Along Came Polly (2004)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $88,073,507Details
International Box Office $84,970,903Details
Worldwide Box Office $173,044,410
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,721,185 (31.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$42,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,984 opening theaters/3,052 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $152,887,663

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 943 $88,073,507
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,292 $84,970,903
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $173,044,410

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 2004 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: January 22nd, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 8th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language, crude humor and some drug references.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Last Christmas
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Jersey Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 277 $8,792,202 Feb 13, 2004 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 197 $5,454,855 Feb 13, 2004 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 177 $9,925,909 Feb 13, 2004 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 47 $9,310,060 Jan 30, 2004 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $16,941,017 Jan 30, 2004 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 52 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 17 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 19 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $50,442,737 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 19 $32,450,825 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $59,049,009 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 12 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 5 $50,442,737 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 11 $32,450,825 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $59,049,009 Jan 16, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2004 1 $27,721,185   2,984 $9,290   $27,721,185 1
Jan 23, 2004 2 $16,352,625 -41% 2,995 $5,460   $53,263,615 2
Jan 30, 2004 3 $9,310,060 -43% 3,052 $3,050   $66,002,555 3
Feb 6, 2004 4 $6,846,305 -26% 2,958 $2,315   $75,046,055 4
Feb 13, 2004 6 $4,831,820 -29% 2,543 $1,900   $81,388,805 5
Feb 20, 2004 14 $2,142,535 -56% 1,714 $1,250   $84,955,980 6
Feb 27, 2004 19 $690,560 -68% 664 $1,040   $86,149,245 7
Mar 5, 2004 24 $365,105 -47% 408 $895   $86,699,955 8
Mar 12, 2004 30 $248,040 -32% 312 $795   $87,062,135 9
Mar 19, 2004 26 $208,275 -16% 248 $840   $87,379,545 10
Mar 26, 2004 30 $142,120 -32% 209 $680   $87,596,035 11
Apr 2, 2004 35 $100,860 -29% 164 $615   $87,751,215 12
Apr 9, 2004 46 $61,880 -39% 119 $520   $87,856,565 13
May 28, 2004 69 $28,522   36 $792   $88,073,507 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 16, 2004 1 $8,877,225     2,984 $2,975   $8,877,225 1
Jan 17, 2004 1 $11,354,120 +28%   2,984 $3,805   $20,231,345 2
Jan 18, 2004 1 $7,489,840 -34%   2,984 $2,510   $27,721,185 3
Jan 19, 2004 1 $4,729,640 -37%   2,984 $1,585   $32,450,825 4
Jan 20, 2004 1 $1,670,000 -65%   2,984 $560   $34,121,000 5
Jan 21, 2004 1 $1,328,000 -20%   2,984 $445   $35,449,000 6
Jan 22, 2004 1 $1,642,000 +24%   2,984 $550   $36,911,000 7
Jan 23, 2004 2 $5,000,000 +205% -44% 2,995 $1,669   $41,900,000 8
Jan 24, 2004 1 $7,592,325 +52% -33% 2,995 $2,535   $49,534,840 9
Jan 25, 2004 2 $3,728,775 -51% -50% 2,995 $1,245   $53,263,615 10
Jan 26, 2004 2 $840,000 -77% -82% 2,995 $280   $54,104,000 11
Jan 27, 2004 2 $855,000 +2% -49% 2,995 $285   $54,958,000 12
Jan 28, 2004 2 $882,000 +3% -34% 2,995 $294   $55,840,000 13
Jan 29, 2004 2 $852,000 -3% -48% 2,995 $284   $56,692,000 14
Jan 30, 2004 3 $3,000,000 +252% -40% 3,050 $984   $59,700,000 15
Jan 31, 2004 2 $4,776,000 +59% -37% 3,052 $1,565   $64,627,000 16
Feb 1, 2004 2 $2,137,000 -55% -43% 3,052 $700   $66,002,555 17
Feb 2, 2004 3 $549,000 -74% -35% 3,052 $180   $66,552,000 18
Feb 3, 2004 2 $594,000 +8% -31% 3,052 $195   $67,146,000 19
Feb 4, 2004 2 $534,000 -10% -39% 3,052 $175   $67,680,000 20
Feb 5, 2004 2 $520,000 -3% -39% 3,052 $170   $68,200,000 21
Feb 6, 2004 5 $2,000,000 +285% -33% 2,955 $677   $70,200,000 22
Feb 7, 2004 4 $3,224,220 +61% -32% 2,958 $1,090   $73,420,620 23
Feb 8, 2004 6 $1,625,435 -50% -24% 2,958 $550   $75,046,055 24
Feb 9, 2004 4 $370,000 -77% -33% 2,958 $125   $75,416,055 25
Feb 10, 2004 4 $386,000 +4% -35% 2,958 $130   $75,802,000 26
Feb 11, 2004 4 $355,000 -8% -34% 2,958 $120   $76,157,000 27
Feb 12, 2004 4 $400,000 +13% -23% 2,958 $135   $76,557,000 28
Feb 13, 2004 6 $1,000,000 +150% -50% 2,545 $393   $77,600,000 29
Feb 14, 2004 5 $2,632,125 +163% -18% 2,543 $1,035   $80,193,595 30
Feb 15, 2004 8 $1,195,210 -55% -26% 2,543 $470   $81,388,805 31
Feb 16, 2004 8 $623,035 -48% +68% 2,543 $245   $82,011,840 32
Feb 17, 2004 9 $281,000 -55% -27% 2,543 $110   $82,292,000 33
Feb 18, 2004 9 $267,000 -5% -25% 2,543 $105   $82,559,000 34
Feb 19, 2004 10 $254,000 -5% -37% 2,543 $100   $82,813,000 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2004 1 $36,910,990   2,984 $12,370   $36,910,990 1
Jan 23, 2004 2 $19,781,505 -46% 2,995 $6,605   $56,692,495 2
Jan 30, 2004 3 $11,507,255 -42% 3,052 $3,770   $68,199,750 3
Feb 6, 2004 5 $8,357,235 -27% 2,958 $2,825   $76,556,985 4
Feb 13, 2004 7 $6,256,460 -25% 2,543 $2,460   $82,813,445 5
Feb 20, 2004 15 $2,645,240 -58% 1,714 $1,543   $85,458,685 6
Feb 27, 2004 19 $876,165 -67% 664 $1,320   $86,334,850 7
Mar 5, 2004 24 $479,245 -45% 408 $1,175   $86,814,095 8
Mar 12, 2004 30 $357,175 -25% 312 $1,145   $87,171,270 9
Mar 19, 2004 27 $282,645 -21% 248 $1,140   $87,453,915 10
Mar 26, 2004 34 $196,440 -30% 209 $940   $87,650,355 11
Apr 2, 2004 36 $144,330 -27% 164 $880   $87,794,685 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/22/2004 $1,969,195 200 200 200 $1,969,195 4/2/2020
 
Rest of World $83,001,708
 
International Total$84,970,903 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 6, 200619100,313 100,313$0$0113

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Ben Stiller    Ruben
Jennifer Aniston    Polly Prince

Supporting Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman    Sandy
Debra Messing    Lisa
Hank Azaria    Claude
Bryan Brown    Leland Van Lew
Alec Baldwin    Stan Indursky
Jsu Garcia    Javier
Michele Lee    Vivian Feffer
Bob Dishy    Irving Feffer
Cheryl Hines    Catering Manager
Kevin Hart    Vic

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Hamburg    Director
John Hamburg    Screenwriter
Danny DeVito    Producer
Michael Shamberg    Producer
Stacey Sher    Producer
Jane Bartelme    Executive Producer
Dan Levine    Executive Producer
Seamus McGarvey    Cinematographer
William Kerr    Editor
Nick Moore    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Andrew Laws    Production Designer
Martin Whist    Art Director
Mary Saisselin    Set Designer
Gregory A. Berry    Set Designer
Don Diers    Set Decorator
Cindy Evans    Costume Designer
Geoffrey Patterson    Sound
Darren King    Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Curtis    Special Effects Coordinator
Alex Daniels    Stunt Coordinator
Joann Fregalette Jansen    Choreography
Anne Fletcher    Choreography
Anders Bard    Associate Producer
Daniel Silverberg    Assistant Director
Alex Daniels    Second Unit Director
Larry Blanford    Second Unit Camera
Kathleen Chopin    Casting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Releases for June 8, 2004

June 7th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Last week there were nearly 700 new releases, but the list of releases this week is just a third the length. However, in many ways it's a much stronger week with three or four candidates for DVD pick of the week. Some of the candidates were the multiple Oscar winning Mystic River - Buy from Amazon and the hilarious SCTV - Buy from Amazon. But in the end I went with The Dead Zone - The Complete Second Season - Buy from Amazon, one of the best Stephen King adaptations in the past decade, although I'll probably end up buying all three anyway. More...

Passion's Top Draw

April 6th, 2004

Another 7 openings helped keep The Passion of the Christ in top spot with $25.4 million. And the same pattern is holding true, the smaller the market the better the result. In Spain it opened to $3.2 million, about on par with Gothika's opening at the end of February. In South Korea it opened first with $2.3 million, significantly below the local productions that have been taking tops spot for most of the year. So far the film has earned just over $80 million internationally and over $400 million worldwide. More...

International Audiences do a Double Take

March 30th, 2004

With no new wider releases the top five international box office finished in the same order as last weekend. The Passion of the Christ again topped the week thanks to number one openings in many markets and even a few records. The biggest slice of its estimated $16 million take came from the U.K. where it finished first, sort of. Including previews its $3.6 was strong enough for first place; if you don't include previews then it drops to third place behind the debut of Dawn of the Dead and the second weekend of Starsky and Hutch. The film again had strong results in small markets breaking records in Argentina and Venezuela. Total international run now sits at $58.7 million in 36 markets, good, but certainly not comparable to its domestic total. More...

Passions Rise Internationally

March 23rd, 2004

The Passion of the Christ had mixed openings during its fourth weekend in international release. In Latin America is performed very well, where it made two thirds of its $15 million weekend take, breaking records in Chile and Central America along the way. On the flip side it could only manage a paltry $2.3 million in Germany, half of first place Brother Bear and on par with Gothika's opening earlier in the year. It would have been more impressive if the situation was reversed. After all, record breaking performances throughout Latin American won't earn as much as a blockbuster performance in Germany. Overall Passions has pulled in $32.3 million in 19, mostly smaller markets. More...

Polly Wants the Number One Position?

March 16th, 2004

Without an international breakout hit, the domestic slowdown is still affecting the international box-office. This week a single massive opening in a major market could have put a film in the top five. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. But a string of strong openings helped push Along Came Polly into first place with $12.4 million. It's still early in its international run, but with $40.2 million so far and with some big markets left it should beat its domestic total. More...

Box Office Woes extend Overseas

March 9th, 2004

The earlier domestic box office slow down is starting to affect the international box office as no movie could manage $10 million or more at the box office. Compare that to last week when three movies managed that feat. Even winning 11 Oscars didn't help Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's international box office as it dropped 15% to $9.4 million, although that was enough for it to reclaim the weekly crown. Overall its international total is now just shy of $680 million while its worldwide total is nearing $1.05 billion. More...

Million Dollar Dates

February 18th, 2004

Mixed would be the best way to describe the weekend results. With the exception of the number one film, all movies beat Friday's predictions. However, the overall box office was again failed to match last year's pace. Valentine's Day and President's Day helped the 3-day total increase by more than 10% from last weekend, but it was down 14% from last year. The four-day total fared better, but by a barely noticeable margin dropping 13%. More...

Valentines Day / President's Day Double Shot

February 13th, 2004

With both Valentine's Day and President's Day occurring this weekend, there are twice as many reasons to see a movie. And with only one movie opening wide, it should open huge. Holdovers should also perform well given the extra day, but they will have a hard time living up to last year. More...

The Barbers Finish on Top while the Hockey Stars fail to win Gold

February 9th, 2004

February started out strong, at least compared to January, with two of the three wide releases performing strongly. And even though we saw a sharp 17% increase from last weekend, 2004 continues losing ground to 2003. It fell 8% from last same weekend last year and maintaining its year to date decline of 8%. And next week 50 First Dates will need a near record performance lest 2004 drop even further back. More...

Serving Notice

February 3rd, 2004

There was a surprise upset this weekend for top spot on the charts. But even with the number one film beating expectations by more than $12 million, the overall box office still couldn't meet expectations. Total box office was done 5.2% from last weekend, dropping below the $100 million mark. Year to date 2004 was already down 6% from last year and this weekend didn't help the cause; it dropped 18.4% from last year, but just 5.2% from last Superbowl weekend. More...

Yikes. Just yikes.

January 30th, 2004

It's been a while since the prospects for catching a good movie at the theatres was this bad. And it's not like there's lack of wide releases this week. There are three of them. Three wide releases with combined reviews of only 17% positive. In fact, the box office race for top spot should prove more interesting that any of the movies trying to get there. More...

Effective Marketing

January 26th, 2004

There seems to be a pattern developing for 2004. The number one movie surprises, but the overall box office is lower than expected. This week was no different. The total box office was down from last weekend's 3-day total, which is not surprising as last weekend was a long weekend. But it dropped by a massive 24.7%. The performance compared to last year that is more troubling. Before the weekend 2004 was 7% behind 2003 and at first glance this weekend was almost flat compared to last year, down less than $200,000 or just 0.002%. But this weekend last year was Superbowl weekend, so the performance is really more equivalent to a 10% drop. More...

That 70s Showdown

January 23rd, 2004

Two movies staring That '70s Show alumnus open this weekend, and while neither of them will be recognized with any major awards, they probably won't light up the box office either. In fact, next weekend isn't looking that spectacular either. The box office should pick up again in February. More...

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,721,185 (31.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$42,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,984 opening theaters/3,052 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $152,887,663

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 943 $88,073,507
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,292 $84,970,903
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $173,044,410

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 2004 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: January 22nd, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 8th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language, crude humor and some drug references.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Last Christmas
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Jersey Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 277 $8,792,202 Feb 13, 2004 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 197 $5,454,855 Feb 13, 2004 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 177 $9,925,909 Feb 13, 2004 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 47 $9,310,060 Jan 30, 2004 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $16,941,017 Jan 30, 2004 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 52 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 17 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 19 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $50,442,737 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 19 $32,450,825 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $59,049,009 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 12 $27,721,185 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 5 $50,442,737 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 11 $32,450,825 Jan 16, 2004 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $59,049,009 Jan 16, 2004 3

Leading Cast

Ben Stiller    Ruben
Jennifer Aniston    Polly Prince

Supporting Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman    Sandy
Debra Messing    Lisa
Hank Azaria    Claude
Bryan Brown    Leland Van Lew
Alec Baldwin    Stan Indursky
Jsu Garcia    Javier
Michele Lee    Vivian Feffer
Bob Dishy    Irving Feffer
Cheryl Hines    Catering Manager
Kevin Hart    Vic

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Hamburg    Director
John Hamburg    Screenwriter
Danny DeVito    Producer
Michael Shamberg    Producer
Stacey Sher    Producer
Jane Bartelme    Executive Producer
Dan Levine    Executive Producer
Seamus McGarvey    Cinematographer
William Kerr    Editor
Nick Moore    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Andrew Laws    Production Designer
Martin Whist    Art Director
Mary Saisselin    Set Designer
Gregory A. Berry    Set Designer
Don Diers    Set Decorator
Cindy Evans    Costume Designer
Geoffrey Patterson    Sound
Darren King    Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Curtis    Special Effects Coordinator
Alex Daniels    Stunt Coordinator
Joann Fregalette Jansen    Choreography
Anne Fletcher    Choreography
Anders Bard    Associate Producer
Daniel Silverberg    Assistant Director
Alex Daniels    Second Unit Director
Larry Blanford    Second Unit Camera
Kathleen Chopin    Casting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Releases for June 8, 2004

June 7th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Last week there were nearly 700 new releases, but the list of releases this week is just a third the length. However, in many ways it's a much stronger week with three or four candidates for DVD pick of the week. Some of the candidates were the multiple Oscar winning Mystic River - Buy from Amazon and the hilarious SCTV - Buy from Amazon. But in the end I went with The Dead Zone - The Complete Second Season - Buy from Amazon, one of the best Stephen King adaptations in the past decade, although I'll probably end up buying all three anyway. More...

Passion's Top Draw

April 6th, 2004

Another 7 openings helped keep The Passion of the Christ in top spot with $25.4 million. And the same pattern is holding true, the smaller the market the better the result. In Spain it opened to $3.2 million, about on par with Gothika's opening at the end of February. In South Korea it opened first with $2.3 million, significantly below the local productions that have been taking tops spot for most of the year. So far the film has earned just over $80 million internationally and over $400 million worldwide. More...

International Audiences do a Double Take

March 30th, 2004

With no new wider releases the top five international box office finished in the same order as last weekend. The Passion of the Christ again topped the week thanks to number one openings in many markets and even a few records. The biggest slice of its estimated $16 million take came from the U.K. where it finished first, sort of. Including previews its $3.6 was strong enough for first place; if you don't include previews then it drops to third place behind the debut of Dawn of the Dead and the second weekend of Starsky and Hutch. The film again had strong results in small markets breaking records in Argentina and Venezuela. Total international run now sits at $58.7 million in 36 markets, good, but certainly not comparable to its domestic total. More...

Passions Rise Internationally

March 23rd, 2004

The Passion of the Christ had mixed openings during its fourth weekend in international release. In Latin America is performed very well, where it made two thirds of its $15 million weekend take, breaking records in Chile and Central America along the way. On the flip side it could only manage a paltry $2.3 million in Germany, half of first place Brother Bear and on par with Gothika's opening earlier in the year. It would have been more impressive if the situation was reversed. After all, record breaking performances throughout Latin American won't earn as much as a blockbuster performance in Germany. Overall Passions has pulled in $32.3 million in 19, mostly smaller markets. More...

Polly Wants the Number One Position?

March 16th, 2004

Without an international breakout hit, the domestic slowdown is still affecting the international box-office. This week a single massive opening in a major market could have put a film in the top five. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. But a string of strong openings helped push Along Came Polly into first place with $12.4 million. It's still early in its international run, but with $40.2 million so far and with some big markets left it should beat its domestic total. More...

Box Office Woes extend Overseas

March 9th, 2004

The earlier domestic box office slow down is starting to affect the international box office as no movie could manage $10 million or more at the box office. Compare that to last week when three movies managed that feat. Even winning 11 Oscars didn't help Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's international box office as it dropped 15% to $9.4 million, although that was enough for it to reclaim the weekly crown. Overall its international total is now just shy of $680 million while its worldwide total is nearing $1.05 billion. More...

Million Dollar Dates

February 18th, 2004

Mixed would be the best way to describe the weekend results. With the exception of the number one film, all movies beat Friday's predictions. However, the overall box office was again failed to match last year's pace. Valentine's Day and President's Day helped the 3-day total increase by more than 10% from last weekend, but it was down 14% from last year. The four-day total fared better, but by a barely noticeable margin dropping 13%. More...

Valentines Day / President's Day Double Shot

February 13th, 2004

With both Valentine's Day and President's Day occurring this weekend, there are twice as many reasons to see a movie. And with only one movie opening wide, it should open huge. Holdovers should also perform well given the extra day, but they will have a hard time living up to last year. More...

The Barbers Finish on Top while the Hockey Stars fail to win Gold

February 9th, 2004

February started out strong, at least compared to January, with two of the three wide releases performing strongly. And even though we saw a sharp 17% increase from last weekend, 2004 continues losing ground to 2003. It fell 8% from last same weekend last year and maintaining its year to date decline of 8%. And next week 50 First Dates will need a near record performance lest 2004 drop even further back. More...

Serving Notice

February 3rd, 2004

There was a surprise upset this weekend for top spot on the charts. But even with the number one film beating expectations by more than $12 million, the overall box office still couldn't meet expectations. Total box office was done 5.2% from last weekend, dropping below the $100 million mark. Year to date 2004 was already down 6% from last year and this weekend didn't help the cause; it dropped 18.4% from last year, but just 5.2% from last Superbowl weekend. More...

Yikes. Just yikes.

January 30th, 2004

It's been a while since the prospects for catching a good movie at the theatres was this bad. And it's not like there's lack of wide releases this week. There are three of them. Three wide releases with combined reviews of only 17% positive. In fact, the box office race for top spot should prove more interesting that any of the movies trying to get there. More...

Effective Marketing

January 26th, 2004

There seems to be a pattern developing for 2004. The number one movie surprises, but the overall box office is lower than expected. This week was no different. The total box office was down from last weekend's 3-day total, which is not surprising as last weekend was a long weekend. But it dropped by a massive 24.7%. The performance compared to last year that is more troubling. Before the weekend 2004 was 7% behind 2003 and at first glance this weekend was almost flat compared to last year, down less than $200,000 or just 0.002%. But this weekend last year was Superbowl weekend, so the performance is really more equivalent to a 10% drop. More...

That 70s Showdown

January 23rd, 2004

Two movies staring That '70s Show alumnus open this weekend, and while neither of them will be recognized with any major awards, they probably won't light up the box office either. In fact, next weekend isn't looking that spectacular either. The box office should pick up again in February. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2004 1 $27,721,185   2,984 $9,290   $27,721,185 1
Jan 23, 2004 2 $16,352,625 -41% 2,995 $5,460   $53,263,615 2
Jan 30, 2004 3 $9,310,060 -43% 3,052 $3,050   $66,002,555 3
Feb 6, 2004 4 $6,846,305 -26% 2,958 $2,315   $75,046,055 4
Feb 13, 2004 6 $4,831,820 -29% 2,543 $1,900   $81,388,805 5
Feb 20, 2004 14 $2,142,535 -56% 1,714 $1,250   $84,955,980 6
Feb 27, 2004 19 $690,560 -68% 664 $1,040   $86,149,245 7
Mar 5, 2004 24 $365,105 -47% 408 $895   $86,699,955 8
Mar 12, 2004 30 $248,040 -32% 312 $795   $87,062,135 9
Mar 19, 2004 26 $208,275 -16% 248 $840   $87,379,545 10
Mar 26, 2004 30 $142,120 -32% 209 $680   $87,596,035 11
Apr 2, 2004 35 $100,860 -29% 164 $615   $87,751,215 12
Apr 9, 2004 46 $61,880 -39% 119 $520   $87,856,565 13
May 28, 2004 69 $28,522   36 $792   $88,073,507 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 16, 2004 1 $8,877,225     2,984 $2,975   $8,877,225 1
Jan 17, 2004 1 $11,354,120 +28%   2,984 $3,805   $20,231,345 2
Jan 18, 2004 1 $7,489,840 -34%   2,984 $2,510   $27,721,185 3
Jan 19, 2004 1 $4,729,640 -37%   2,984 $1,585   $32,450,825 4
Jan 20, 2004 1 $1,670,000 -65%   2,984 $560   $34,121,000 5
Jan 21, 2004 1 $1,328,000 -20%   2,984 $445   $35,449,000 6
Jan 22, 2004 1 $1,642,000 +24%   2,984 $550   $36,911,000 7
Jan 23, 2004 2 $5,000,000 +205% -44% 2,995 $1,669   $41,900,000 8
Jan 24, 2004 1 $7,592,325 +52% -33% 2,995 $2,535   $49,534,840 9
Jan 25, 2004 2 $3,728,775 -51% -50% 2,995 $1,245   $53,263,615 10
Jan 26, 2004 2 $840,000 -77% -82% 2,995 $280   $54,104,000 11
Jan 27, 2004 2 $855,000 +2% -49% 2,995 $285   $54,958,000 12
Jan 28, 2004 2 $882,000 +3% -34% 2,995 $294   $55,840,000 13
Jan 29, 2004 2 $852,000 -3% -48% 2,995 $284   $56,692,000 14
Jan 30, 2004 3 $3,000,000 +252% -40% 3,050 $984   $59,700,000 15
Jan 31, 2004 2 $4,776,000 +59% -37% 3,052 $1,565   $64,627,000 16
Feb 1, 2004 2 $2,137,000 -55% -43% 3,052 $700   $66,002,555 17
Feb 2, 2004 3 $549,000 -74% -35% 3,052 $180   $66,552,000 18
Feb 3, 2004 2 $594,000 +8% -31% 3,052 $195   $67,146,000 19
Feb 4, 2004 2 $534,000 -10% -39% 3,052 $175   $67,680,000 20
Feb 5, 2004 2 $520,000 -3% -39% 3,052 $170   $68,200,000 21
Feb 6, 2004 5 $2,000,000 +285% -33% 2,955 $677   $70,200,000 22
Feb 7, 2004 4 $3,224,220 +61% -32% 2,958 $1,090   $73,420,620 23
Feb 8, 2004 6 $1,625,435 -50% -24% 2,958 $550   $75,046,055 24
Feb 9, 2004 4 $370,000 -77% -33% 2,958 $125   $75,416,055 25
Feb 10, 2004 4 $386,000 +4% -35% 2,958 $130   $75,802,000 26
Feb 11, 2004 4 $355,000 -8% -34% 2,958 $120   $76,157,000 27
Feb 12, 2004 4 $400,000 +13% -23% 2,958 $135   $76,557,000 28
Feb 13, 2004 6 $1,000,000 +150% -50% 2,545 $393   $77,600,000 29
Feb 14, 2004 5 $2,632,125 +163% -18% 2,543 $1,035   $80,193,595 30
Feb 15, 2004 8 $1,195,210 -55% -26% 2,543 $470   $81,388,805 31
Feb 16, 2004 8 $623,035 -48% +68% 2,543 $245   $82,011,840 32
Feb 17, 2004 9 $281,000 -55% -27% 2,543 $110   $82,292,000 33
Feb 18, 2004 9 $267,000 -5% -25% 2,543 $105   $82,559,000 34
Feb 19, 2004 10 $254,000 -5% -37% 2,543 $100   $82,813,000 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2004 1 $36,910,990   2,984 $12,370   $36,910,990 1
Jan 23, 2004 2 $19,781,505 -46% 2,995 $6,605   $56,692,495 2
Jan 30, 2004 3 $11,507,255 -42% 3,052 $3,770   $68,199,750 3
Feb 6, 2004 5 $8,357,235 -27% 2,958 $2,825   $76,556,985 4
Feb 13, 2004 7 $6,256,460 -25% 2,543 $2,460   $82,813,445 5
Feb 20, 2004 15 $2,645,240 -58% 1,714 $1,543   $85,458,685 6
Feb 27, 2004 19 $876,165 -67% 664 $1,320   $86,334,850 7
Mar 5, 2004 24 $479,245 -45% 408 $1,175   $86,814,095 8
Mar 12, 2004 30 $357,175 -25% 312 $1,145   $87,171,270 9
Mar 19, 2004 27 $282,645 -21% 248 $1,140   $87,453,915 10
Mar 26, 2004 34 $196,440 -30% 209 $940   $87,650,355 11
Apr 2, 2004 36 $144,330 -27% 164 $880   $87,794,685 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/22/2004 $1,969,195 200 200 200 $1,969,195 4/2/2020
 
Rest of World $83,001,708
 
International Total$84,970,903 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 6, 200619100,313 100,313$0$0113

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