The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $39,177,684Details
International Box Office $30,248,282Details
Worldwide Box Office $69,425,966
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,582,088 (32.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,655 opening theaters/2,655 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,886,961

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,348 $39,177,684
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,754 $30,248,282
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,442 $69,425,966

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: June 10th, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax/Dimension
Video Release: September 20th, 2005 by Dimension Home, released as Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, The
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action and some rude humor
Running Time: 94 minutes
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Keywords: Visual Effects, 3-D, Voiceover/Narration, Bullies, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Columbia Pictures, Troublemaker Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2005 5 $12,582,088   2,655 $4,739   $12,582,088 1
Jun 17, 2005 6 $6,692,907 -47% 2,655 $2,521   $24,015,408 2
Jun 24, 2005 9 $3,496,044 -48% 2,352 $1,486   $30,539,862 3
Jul 1, 2005 12 $1,650,457 -53% 1,616 $1,021   $34,452,433 4
Jul 8, 2005 15 $902,712 -45% 1,075 $840   $36,766,260 5
Jul 15, 2005 20 $328,552 -64% 657 $500   $37,717,364 6
Jul 22, 2005 30 $136,806 -58% 300 $456   $38,075,914 7
Jul 29, 2005 39 $60,485 -56% 192 $315   $38,229,893 8
Aug 5, 2005 30 $172,788 +186% 282 $613   $38,449,955 9
Aug 12, 2005 32 $161,077 -7% 252 $639   $38,741,551 10
Aug 19, 2005 38 $116,409 -28% 229 $508   $38,943,250 11
Aug 26, 2005 48 $56,968 -51% 176 $324   $39,041,112 12
Sep 2, 2005 58 $29,861 -48% 97 $308   $39,087,822 13
Sep 9, 2005 60 $19,519 -35% 64 $305   $39,122,485 14
Sep 16, 2005 68 $18,073 -7% 38 $476   $39,144,467 15
Sep 23, 2005 75 $11,190 -38% 26 $430   $39,158,136 16
Sep 30, 2005 87 $6,959 -38% 18 $387   $39,166,861 17
Oct 7, 2005 92 $4,370 -37% 12 $364   $39,173,451 18
Oct 14, 2005 105 $2,387 -45% 35 $68   $39,177,541 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 10, 2005 5 $3,900,000     2,655 $1,469   $3,900,000 1
Jun 11, 2005 5 $4,900,000 +26%   2,655 $1,846   $8,800,000 2
Jun 12, 2005 4 $3,700,000 -24%   2,655 $1,394   $12,582,088 3
Jun 13, 2005 5 $1,210,000 -67%   2,655 $456   $13,792,000 4
Jun 14, 2005 5 $1,145,000 -5%   2,655 $431   $14,937,000 5
Jun 15, 2005 6 $1,200,000 +5%   2,655 $452   $16,137,000 6
Jun 16, 2005 6 $1,185,000 -1%   2,655 $446   $17,322,501 7
Jun 17, 2005 7 $2,000,000 +69% -49% 2,655 $753   $19,300,000 8
Jun 18, 2005 6 $2,700,000 +35% -45% 2,655 $1,017   $22,000,000 9
Jun 19, 2005 6 $2,000,000 -26% -46% 2,655 $753   $24,015,408 10
Jun 20, 2005 6 $805,000 -60% -33% 2,655 $303   $24,820,000 11
Jun 21, 2005 6 $805,000 n/c -30% 2,655 $303   $25,625,000 12
Jun 22, 2005 7 $800,000 -1% -33% 2,655 $301   $26,425,000 13
Jun 23, 2005 7 $705,000 -12% -41% 2,655 $266   $27,043,818 14
Jun 24, 2005 9 $1,000,000 +42% -50% 2,352 $425   $28,000,000 15
Jun 25, 2005 10 $1,400,000 +40% -48% 2,352 $595   $29,400,000 16
Jun 26, 2005 9 $1,100,000 -21% -45% 2,352 $468   $30,539,862 17
Jun 27, 2005 9 $565,000 -49% -30% 2,352 $240   $31,105,000 18
Jun 28, 2005 9 $625,000 +11% -22% 2,352 $266   $31,730,000 19
Jun 29, 2005 10 $555,000 -11% -31% 2,352 $236   $32,285,000 20
Jun 30, 2005 10 $555,000 n/c -21% 2,352 $236   $32,840,000 21
Jul 4, 2005 12 $405,311   -28% 1,616 $251   $34,857,744 25
Sep 5, 2005 47 $11,163     97 $115   $39,098,985 88
Oct 10, 2005 68 $1,203     12 $100   $39,174,654 123

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2005 6 $17,322,501   2,655 $6,524   $17,322,501 1
Jun 17, 2005 6 $9,721,317 -44% 2,655 $3,662   $27,043,818 2
Jun 24, 2005 9 $5,758,158 -41% 2,352 $2,448   $32,801,976 3
Jul 1, 2005 12 $3,061,572 -47% 1,616 $1,895   $35,863,548 4
Jul 8, 2005 14 $1,525,264 -50% 1,075 $1,419   $37,388,812 5
Jul 15, 2005 18 $550,296 -64% 657 $838   $37,939,108 6
Jul 22, 2005 30 $230,300 -58% 300 $768   $38,169,408 7
Jul 29, 2005 36 $107,759 -53% 192 $561   $38,277,167 8
Aug 5, 2005 28 $303,307 +181% 282 $1,076   $38,580,474 9
Aug 12, 2005 34 $246,367 -19% 252 $978   $38,826,841 10
Aug 19, 2005 41 $157,303 -36% 229 $687   $38,984,144 11
Aug 26, 2005 48 $73,817 -53% 176 $419   $39,057,961 12
Sep 2, 2005 56 $45,005 -39% 97 $464   $39,102,966 13
Sep 9, 2005 64 $23,428 -48% 64 $366   $39,126,394 14
Sep 16, 2005 78 $20,552 -12% 38 $541   $39,146,946 15
Sep 23, 2005 82 $12,956 -37% 26 $498   $39,159,902 16
Sep 30, 2005 86 $9,179 -29% 18 $510   $39,169,081 17
Oct 7, 2005 93 $6,073 -34% 12 $506   $39,175,154 18

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Taylor Lautner    Shark Boy
Taylor Dooley    Lava Girl

Supporting Cast

Cayden Boyd    Max
David Arquette    Dad
Kristin Davis    Mom
George Lopez    Mr. Electric/Tobor/Ice Guardian/Mr Electricdad
Jacob Davich    Linus/Minus
Sasha Pieterse    Marissa/Ice Princess
Rico Torres    Sharkboy's Dad
Marc Musso    Classroom Kid
Shane Graham    Classroom Kid
Tiger Darrow    Classroom Kid
Rocket Rodriguez    Lug
Racer Rodriguez    Sharkboy Age 7
Rebel Rodriguez    Sharkboy Age 5

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Rodriguez    Director
Robert Rodriguez    Producer
Elizabeth Avellan    Producer
Robert Rodriguez    Screenwriter
Marcel Rodriguez    Screenwriter
Racer Rodriguez    Story by
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Robert Rodriguez    Director of Photography
Robert Rodriguez    Editor
Graeme Revell    Composer
John Debney    Composer
Robert Rodriguez    Composer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Bill Scott    Line Producer
Brian Bettwy    Assistant Director
Bill Scott    Unit Production Manager
Jeanette Scott    Art Director
Steve Joyner    Art Director
Jeanette Scott    Set Decorator
David Hack    Set Decorator
Nina Proctor    Costume Designer
Nina Proctor    Costume Supervisor
Ethan Maniquis    Associate Editor
Ed Novick    Sound Mixer
Sergio Reyes    Re-recording Mixer
Robert Rodriguez    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Rakoczy    Supervising Sound Editor
William Jacobs    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Craig Henighan    Sound Effects Editor
Paula Fairfield    Sound Effects Editor
Carla Murray    Sound Effects Editor
Angelo Palazzo    Sound Effects Editor
Charles Ewing Smith    Dialogue Editor
Bruce Nyznik    Dialogue Editor
Tim Rakoczy    Music Editor
Ermahn Ospina    Make up
Howard Berger    Special Make-up Effects
Greg Nicotero*    Special Make-up Effects
George Oldziey    Additional Music
Carl Thiel    Additional Music
Jeff Dashnaw    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 8th, 2011

November 7th, 2011

It's a rather mixed week on the home market. Granted, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is coming out this week, but it doesn't make its home market debut till Friday. Also, after the Harry Potter releases, there's a huge drop in quality. Given the issue with the Harry Potter releases, it's best to wait till next year and grab the ultimate editions. I'm not sure there's anything here that rises to the level of Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Captain America: The First Avenger on Blu-ray Combo Pack, even though it didn't come out this week. However, the screener was late and it is the best release on this week's list. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

November 7th, 2011

I have seen every single movie Robert Rodriguez has directed except three: Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, From Dusk Till Dawn, and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Amazingly, I will be reviewing all three movies this month, starting with the The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. More...

Still Having Fun on the International Charts

February 12th, 2006

Fun with Dick and Jane fell to sixth place with $6.45 million on 2487 screens in 43 markets for an running international total of $53.27 million so far, which is less than half of what it earned domestically. The film opened in Singapore with $450,000 from 30 screens and managed to repeat in first place in Italy with $1.33 million on 314 screens over the weekend and a $3.96 million total after two weeks. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film fell from first to third, but it still earned $1.59 million on 374 screens for a three-week total of $9.34 million. More...

Brothers are not so Grimm

October 23rd, 2005

The Brothers Grimm dropped just 35% during its second weekend in France adding $2.1 million to its $5.7 million total there. In Germany, the film performed a nearly the same level falling 36% to $950,000 over the weekend and $2.9 million during its run. Overall the film made $4 million for a $27.8 million runny tally and that places it fourth on this week's charts. While the film struggled domestically, it is doing quite a bit better on the international scene, and could show a profit sometime during its home market run. More...

Internationl Round-up: Company Nine Reaches $14 Million

October 16th, 2005

Company 9 remained in first place in Russia, its home market, down just 13% to $4.3 million for a running total of $14.3 million, which is well ahead of Revenge of the Sith's final box office in the market (which was just shy of $10 million). More...

The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

October 9th, 2005

Company 9 opened in its native market of Russia with a stunning $5.0 million over the weekend and $6.25 million including the midweek numbers, which is better than Revenge of the Sith's opening in that market. This also means there were two films that did so well in their local markets that they managed to place in the top five overall. More...

International Round-up: Red Eye Takes Off

October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

Yard Can't Stop Long Slump

October 1st, 2005

The Longest Yard easily won the weekly race to the top of the Rental Charts with $9.54 million in DVD rentals and $810,000 in VHS rentals for a total of $10.35 million. More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

DVD Releases for September 20, 2005

September 19th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. There were a few first run releases this week and more than a couple from the TV on DVD category, but the DVD pick of the week goes to a Special Edition release, Mallrats - 10th Anniversary Extended Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Mafia Rubs Out Competition

September 18th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 is the latest local film to lead the South Korean box office as it opened with $5.555 million on 449 screens, $7.515 million including Thursday. Not only was that easily enough for first place in its home market, but also put the film in third place on the overall international box office charts. More...

U.K. is Virgin Territory

September 11th, 2005

The 40-Year Old Virgin topped the U.K. marked with an impressive $3.26 million on 394 screens in the U.K., but this is probably not indicative of its potential in other international markets. The film should do well in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, but will likely struggle in non-English speaking markets. (Germany may be an exception.) More...

War Ends World Tour with a Blast

September 4th, 2005

War of the Worlds opened in its last international market over the weekend making $3.0 million on 583 screens in China. That's about 10% more money that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith earned, but War of the Worlds needed nearly double the number of screens. Overall the film added $4.5 million to its $345 million international total, easily the second best of the year so far. More...

Key Openings for Skeleton

August 28th, 2005

The Skeleton Key opened in 10- more markets over the weekend and in now playing on 1400 screens, however, it still hasn't found the success the studio was hoping for. It did open in first place in Germany, but it still had a very soft opening with $1.6 million. It also opened in first place in Russia with $625,000 over the weekend and $780,000 since Thursday, but in Australia and New Zealand it had to settle for a distant second place with $760,000 and $110,000 respectively. The Skeleton Key also open in Austria with $230,000 for the week, but its placing is unknown at the moment. Add in holdovers in France, ($250,000 for $2.2 million) and the U.K., ($130,000 for $4.5 million) and you have roughly $4 million for the weekend and $16.5 million so far. More...

Smiths Still Strong on International Scene

August 21st, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in first place in both the Czech Republic with $180,000 on 20 screens and in Slovakia with $50,000 on 8 screens. The film also remained in first place in France with $2.675 million, Belgium with $635,000, The Netherlands with $490,000 and Poland with $266,000. Strangest of all, the film stayed in second place for the fourth weekend in a row in Germany adding $2.12 million to its $20.6 million running tally in the market. Overall the film has made $143 million in markets where Fox is handling the distribution and may have hit $200 million overall, but there's no conformation on that yet. More...

Smiths' Summer Tour Continues

August 14th, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in Belgium with $1.7 million on 80 screens, easily enough for first place and had a similar result with $480,000 in Poland. It also remained in first place in France with $2.88 million, (despite falling 54% there) and in the Netherlands with $740,000. In Germany the film remained in second place for the third straight week with $3.06 million for a $17.06 million running tally. The film now have $140 million in territories where Fox is handling the distribution and $192 million overall. More...

Island Vacation

August 7th, 2005

The Island managed a couple of first place finished over the weekend, but the results were still less than impressive. In Australia the film opened with $1.404 million for a close victory while in Hong Kong it earned a disappointing $490,000 over the weekend and $520,000 including previews. It's best market continued to be South Korea with $3.167 million, down 38% from last weekend dropping to second place along the way. On the other hand, no wide openings and a mere 23% drop-off allowed the film to rise to first in New Zealand. Overall the film added $7.64 million to its $24.1 million running tally on the international scene and will opens in several markets this weekend including the U.K., Germany and Spain. More...

Late Numbers Lift Charlie into Top Five

July 31st, 2005

Early numbers had Mr. and Mrs. Smith taking fifth place on the overall international box office charts, but better than expected results has Charlie and the Chocolate Factory overtaking them $6.7 million to $5.4 million. It's biggest single market continues to be France where the film dipped just 6% during its second weekend there earning $3,533,857 for a $9,034,141 running tally. But it was even more impressive in Belgium where the film shot up by 68% to $400,000 for the weekend and $785,000 in total. The film also opened in first place in three markets, Brazil with $1.1 million on 200 screens, Holland with $625,000 on 124 screens, and South Africa with $275,000 on 41 screens. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has $13.3 million so far and opens in a couple of important markets this weekend, (The U.K. and Mexico.) More...

Charlie Appeals to the Sweet-tooth in its International Debut

July 24th, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened in three French speaking markets over the weekend and while it didn't finish first, it still had a great start. In France the film earned $3,741,793 in 670 theaters for the best per theater average in the top ten. The result was similar in Belgium ($250,000) and Switzerland ($190,000), giving the film $4.2 million for the weekend. More...

Smiths a Smash Hit, Box Office Still Slow

June 13th, 2005

Despite the number one film beating expectations by $10 million, the box office is still struggling. First the good news: the weekend numbers were 9.6% higher than last weekend. But more importantly they were 9.7% lower than the same weekend last year. Overall 2005 is 10.3% lower for the Summer at $1.121 billion, and 7.2% lower for the year at $3.621 billion. One bit of good news: should Batman Begins meet market expectations we should see the first weekend of yearly growth in almost four months. More...

Somebody Put a Hit on the Box Office - Update!

June 10th, 2005

It's another crowded weekend with four wide releases, well, four if you stretch the definition of wide slightly. There's only one saturation level release (3,000 or more theaters), and two of the new films couldn't crack 2,000. To top things off, at the moment not one of these films is earning overall positive reviews. Even so, we should see a significant increase in the total box office compared to last weekend, but there is likely going to be another drop-off on a year-to-year basis. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9

June 9th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Stealth - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2

June 2nd, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Perfect Man - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: June

June 1st, 2005

June's a great month for movies, even though it doesn't have a major long weekend like May (Memorial Day), or July (Independence Day). There are a couple of films that have real potential to become monster hits, plus lots of $100 million contenders. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,582,088 (32.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,655 opening theaters/2,655 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,886,961

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,348 $39,177,684
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,754 $30,248,282
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,442 $69,425,966

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


Watch Now On

Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 10th, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax/Dimension
Video Release: September 20th, 2005 by Dimension Home, released as Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, The
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action and some rude humor
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Shorts
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, 3-D, Voiceover/Narration, Bullies, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Columbia Pictures, Troublemaker Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Taylor Lautner    Shark Boy
Taylor Dooley    Lava Girl

Supporting Cast

Cayden Boyd    Max
David Arquette    Dad
Kristin Davis    Mom
George Lopez    Mr. Electric/Tobor/Ice Guardian/Mr Electricdad
Jacob Davich    Linus/Minus
Sasha Pieterse    Marissa/Ice Princess
Rico Torres    Sharkboy's Dad
Marc Musso    Classroom Kid
Shane Graham    Classroom Kid
Tiger Darrow    Classroom Kid
Rocket Rodriguez    Lug
Racer Rodriguez    Sharkboy Age 7
Rebel Rodriguez    Sharkboy Age 5

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Rodriguez    Director
Robert Rodriguez    Producer
Elizabeth Avellan    Producer
Robert Rodriguez    Screenwriter
Marcel Rodriguez    Screenwriter
Racer Rodriguez    Story by
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Robert Rodriguez    Director of Photography
Robert Rodriguez    Editor
Graeme Revell    Composer
John Debney    Composer
Robert Rodriguez    Composer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Bill Scott    Line Producer
Brian Bettwy    Assistant Director
Bill Scott    Unit Production Manager
Jeanette Scott    Art Director
Steve Joyner    Art Director
Jeanette Scott    Set Decorator
David Hack    Set Decorator
Nina Proctor    Costume Designer
Nina Proctor    Costume Supervisor
Ethan Maniquis    Associate Editor
Ed Novick    Sound Mixer
Sergio Reyes    Re-recording Mixer
Robert Rodriguez    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Rakoczy    Supervising Sound Editor
William Jacobs    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Craig Henighan    Sound Effects Editor
Paula Fairfield    Sound Effects Editor
Carla Murray    Sound Effects Editor
Angelo Palazzo    Sound Effects Editor
Charles Ewing Smith    Dialogue Editor
Bruce Nyznik    Dialogue Editor
Tim Rakoczy    Music Editor
Ermahn Ospina    Make up
Howard Berger    Special Make-up Effects
Greg Nicotero*    Special Make-up Effects
George Oldziey    Additional Music
Carl Thiel    Additional Music
Jeff Dashnaw    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 8th, 2011

November 7th, 2011

It's a rather mixed week on the home market. Granted, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is coming out this week, but it doesn't make its home market debut till Friday. Also, after the Harry Potter releases, there's a huge drop in quality. Given the issue with the Harry Potter releases, it's best to wait till next year and grab the ultimate editions. I'm not sure there's anything here that rises to the level of Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Captain America: The First Avenger on Blu-ray Combo Pack, even though it didn't come out this week. However, the screener was late and it is the best release on this week's list. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

November 7th, 2011

I have seen every single movie Robert Rodriguez has directed except three: Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, From Dusk Till Dawn, and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Amazingly, I will be reviewing all three movies this month, starting with the The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. More...

Still Having Fun on the International Charts

February 12th, 2006

Fun with Dick and Jane fell to sixth place with $6.45 million on 2487 screens in 43 markets for an running international total of $53.27 million so far, which is less than half of what it earned domestically. The film opened in Singapore with $450,000 from 30 screens and managed to repeat in first place in Italy with $1.33 million on 314 screens over the weekend and a $3.96 million total after two weeks. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film fell from first to third, but it still earned $1.59 million on 374 screens for a three-week total of $9.34 million. More...

Brothers are not so Grimm

October 23rd, 2005

The Brothers Grimm dropped just 35% during its second weekend in France adding $2.1 million to its $5.7 million total there. In Germany, the film performed a nearly the same level falling 36% to $950,000 over the weekend and $2.9 million during its run. Overall the film made $4 million for a $27.8 million runny tally and that places it fourth on this week's charts. While the film struggled domestically, it is doing quite a bit better on the international scene, and could show a profit sometime during its home market run. More...

Internationl Round-up: Company Nine Reaches $14 Million

October 16th, 2005

Company 9 remained in first place in Russia, its home market, down just 13% to $4.3 million for a running total of $14.3 million, which is well ahead of Revenge of the Sith's final box office in the market (which was just shy of $10 million). More...

The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

October 9th, 2005

Company 9 opened in its native market of Russia with a stunning $5.0 million over the weekend and $6.25 million including the midweek numbers, which is better than Revenge of the Sith's opening in that market. This also means there were two films that did so well in their local markets that they managed to place in the top five overall. More...

International Round-up: Red Eye Takes Off

October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

Yard Can't Stop Long Slump

October 1st, 2005

The Longest Yard easily won the weekly race to the top of the Rental Charts with $9.54 million in DVD rentals and $810,000 in VHS rentals for a total of $10.35 million. More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

DVD Releases for September 20, 2005

September 19th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. There were a few first run releases this week and more than a couple from the TV on DVD category, but the DVD pick of the week goes to a Special Edition release, Mallrats - 10th Anniversary Extended Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Mafia Rubs Out Competition

September 18th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 is the latest local film to lead the South Korean box office as it opened with $5.555 million on 449 screens, $7.515 million including Thursday. Not only was that easily enough for first place in its home market, but also put the film in third place on the overall international box office charts. More...

U.K. is Virgin Territory

September 11th, 2005

The 40-Year Old Virgin topped the U.K. marked with an impressive $3.26 million on 394 screens in the U.K., but this is probably not indicative of its potential in other international markets. The film should do well in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, but will likely struggle in non-English speaking markets. (Germany may be an exception.) More...

War Ends World Tour with a Blast

September 4th, 2005

War of the Worlds opened in its last international market over the weekend making $3.0 million on 583 screens in China. That's about 10% more money that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith earned, but War of the Worlds needed nearly double the number of screens. Overall the film added $4.5 million to its $345 million international total, easily the second best of the year so far. More...

Key Openings for Skeleton

August 28th, 2005

The Skeleton Key opened in 10- more markets over the weekend and in now playing on 1400 screens, however, it still hasn't found the success the studio was hoping for. It did open in first place in Germany, but it still had a very soft opening with $1.6 million. It also opened in first place in Russia with $625,000 over the weekend and $780,000 since Thursday, but in Australia and New Zealand it had to settle for a distant second place with $760,000 and $110,000 respectively. The Skeleton Key also open in Austria with $230,000 for the week, but its placing is unknown at the moment. Add in holdovers in France, ($250,000 for $2.2 million) and the U.K., ($130,000 for $4.5 million) and you have roughly $4 million for the weekend and $16.5 million so far. More...

Smiths Still Strong on International Scene

August 21st, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in first place in both the Czech Republic with $180,000 on 20 screens and in Slovakia with $50,000 on 8 screens. The film also remained in first place in France with $2.675 million, Belgium with $635,000, The Netherlands with $490,000 and Poland with $266,000. Strangest of all, the film stayed in second place for the fourth weekend in a row in Germany adding $2.12 million to its $20.6 million running tally in the market. Overall the film has made $143 million in markets where Fox is handling the distribution and may have hit $200 million overall, but there's no conformation on that yet. More...

Smiths' Summer Tour Continues

August 14th, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in Belgium with $1.7 million on 80 screens, easily enough for first place and had a similar result with $480,000 in Poland. It also remained in first place in France with $2.88 million, (despite falling 54% there) and in the Netherlands with $740,000. In Germany the film remained in second place for the third straight week with $3.06 million for a $17.06 million running tally. The film now have $140 million in territories where Fox is handling the distribution and $192 million overall. More...

Island Vacation

August 7th, 2005

The Island managed a couple of first place finished over the weekend, but the results were still less than impressive. In Australia the film opened with $1.404 million for a close victory while in Hong Kong it earned a disappointing $490,000 over the weekend and $520,000 including previews. It's best market continued to be South Korea with $3.167 million, down 38% from last weekend dropping to second place along the way. On the other hand, no wide openings and a mere 23% drop-off allowed the film to rise to first in New Zealand. Overall the film added $7.64 million to its $24.1 million running tally on the international scene and will opens in several markets this weekend including the U.K., Germany and Spain. More...

Late Numbers Lift Charlie into Top Five

July 31st, 2005

Early numbers had Mr. and Mrs. Smith taking fifth place on the overall international box office charts, but better than expected results has Charlie and the Chocolate Factory overtaking them $6.7 million to $5.4 million. It's biggest single market continues to be France where the film dipped just 6% during its second weekend there earning $3,533,857 for a $9,034,141 running tally. But it was even more impressive in Belgium where the film shot up by 68% to $400,000 for the weekend and $785,000 in total. The film also opened in first place in three markets, Brazil with $1.1 million on 200 screens, Holland with $625,000 on 124 screens, and South Africa with $275,000 on 41 screens. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has $13.3 million so far and opens in a couple of important markets this weekend, (The U.K. and Mexico.) More...

Charlie Appeals to the Sweet-tooth in its International Debut

July 24th, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened in three French speaking markets over the weekend and while it didn't finish first, it still had a great start. In France the film earned $3,741,793 in 670 theaters for the best per theater average in the top ten. The result was similar in Belgium ($250,000) and Switzerland ($190,000), giving the film $4.2 million for the weekend. More...

Smiths a Smash Hit, Box Office Still Slow

June 13th, 2005

Despite the number one film beating expectations by $10 million, the box office is still struggling. First the good news: the weekend numbers were 9.6% higher than last weekend. But more importantly they were 9.7% lower than the same weekend last year. Overall 2005 is 10.3% lower for the Summer at $1.121 billion, and 7.2% lower for the year at $3.621 billion. One bit of good news: should Batman Begins meet market expectations we should see the first weekend of yearly growth in almost four months. More...

Somebody Put a Hit on the Box Office - Update!

June 10th, 2005

It's another crowded weekend with four wide releases, well, four if you stretch the definition of wide slightly. There's only one saturation level release (3,000 or more theaters), and two of the new films couldn't crack 2,000. To top things off, at the moment not one of these films is earning overall positive reviews. Even so, we should see a significant increase in the total box office compared to last weekend, but there is likely going to be another drop-off on a year-to-year basis. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9

June 9th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Stealth - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2

June 2nd, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Perfect Man - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: June

June 1st, 2005

June's a great month for movies, even though it doesn't have a major long weekend like May (Memorial Day), or July (Independence Day). There are a couple of films that have real potential to become monster hits, plus lots of $100 million contenders. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2005 5 $12,582,088   2,655 $4,739   $12,582,088 1
Jun 17, 2005 6 $6,692,907 -47% 2,655 $2,521   $24,015,408 2
Jun 24, 2005 9 $3,496,044 -48% 2,352 $1,486   $30,539,862 3
Jul 1, 2005 12 $1,650,457 -53% 1,616 $1,021   $34,452,433 4
Jul 8, 2005 15 $902,712 -45% 1,075 $840   $36,766,260 5
Jul 15, 2005 20 $328,552 -64% 657 $500   $37,717,364 6
Jul 22, 2005 30 $136,806 -58% 300 $456   $38,075,914 7
Jul 29, 2005 39 $60,485 -56% 192 $315   $38,229,893 8
Aug 5, 2005 30 $172,788 +186% 282 $613   $38,449,955 9
Aug 12, 2005 32 $161,077 -7% 252 $639   $38,741,551 10
Aug 19, 2005 38 $116,409 -28% 229 $508   $38,943,250 11
Aug 26, 2005 48 $56,968 -51% 176 $324   $39,041,112 12
Sep 2, 2005 58 $29,861 -48% 97 $308   $39,087,822 13
Sep 9, 2005 60 $19,519 -35% 64 $305   $39,122,485 14
Sep 16, 2005 68 $18,073 -7% 38 $476   $39,144,467 15
Sep 23, 2005 75 $11,190 -38% 26 $430   $39,158,136 16
Sep 30, 2005 87 $6,959 -38% 18 $387   $39,166,861 17
Oct 7, 2005 92 $4,370 -37% 12 $364   $39,173,451 18
Oct 14, 2005 105 $2,387 -45% 35 $68   $39,177,541 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 10, 2005 5 $3,900,000     2,655 $1,469   $3,900,000 1
Jun 11, 2005 5 $4,900,000 +26%   2,655 $1,846   $8,800,000 2
Jun 12, 2005 4 $3,700,000 -24%   2,655 $1,394   $12,582,088 3
Jun 13, 2005 5 $1,210,000 -67%   2,655 $456   $13,792,000 4
Jun 14, 2005 5 $1,145,000 -5%   2,655 $431   $14,937,000 5
Jun 15, 2005 6 $1,200,000 +5%   2,655 $452   $16,137,000 6
Jun 16, 2005 6 $1,185,000 -1%   2,655 $446   $17,322,501 7
Jun 17, 2005 7 $2,000,000 +69% -49% 2,655 $753   $19,300,000 8
Jun 18, 2005 6 $2,700,000 +35% -45% 2,655 $1,017   $22,000,000 9
Jun 19, 2005 6 $2,000,000 -26% -46% 2,655 $753   $24,015,408 10
Jun 20, 2005 6 $805,000 -60% -33% 2,655 $303   $24,820,000 11
Jun 21, 2005 6 $805,000 n/c -30% 2,655 $303   $25,625,000 12
Jun 22, 2005 7 $800,000 -1% -33% 2,655 $301   $26,425,000 13
Jun 23, 2005 7 $705,000 -12% -41% 2,655 $266   $27,043,818 14
Jun 24, 2005 9 $1,000,000 +42% -50% 2,352 $425   $28,000,000 15
Jun 25, 2005 10 $1,400,000 +40% -48% 2,352 $595   $29,400,000 16
Jun 26, 2005 9 $1,100,000 -21% -45% 2,352 $468   $30,539,862 17
Jun 27, 2005 9 $565,000 -49% -30% 2,352 $240   $31,105,000 18
Jun 28, 2005 9 $625,000 +11% -22% 2,352 $266   $31,730,000 19
Jun 29, 2005 10 $555,000 -11% -31% 2,352 $236   $32,285,000 20
Jun 30, 2005 10 $555,000 n/c -21% 2,352 $236   $32,840,000 21
Jul 4, 2005 12 $405,311   -28% 1,616 $251   $34,857,744 25
Sep 5, 2005 47 $11,163     97 $115   $39,098,985 88
Oct 10, 2005 68 $1,203     12 $100   $39,174,654 123

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2005 6 $17,322,501   2,655 $6,524   $17,322,501 1
Jun 17, 2005 6 $9,721,317 -44% 2,655 $3,662   $27,043,818 2
Jun 24, 2005 9 $5,758,158 -41% 2,352 $2,448   $32,801,976 3
Jul 1, 2005 12 $3,061,572 -47% 1,616 $1,895   $35,863,548 4
Jul 8, 2005 14 $1,525,264 -50% 1,075 $1,419   $37,388,812 5
Jul 15, 2005 18 $550,296 -64% 657 $838   $37,939,108 6
Jul 22, 2005 30 $230,300 -58% 300 $768   $38,169,408 7
Jul 29, 2005 36 $107,759 -53% 192 $561   $38,277,167 8
Aug 5, 2005 28 $303,307 +181% 282 $1,076   $38,580,474 9
Aug 12, 2005 34 $246,367 -19% 252 $978   $38,826,841 10
Aug 19, 2005 41 $157,303 -36% 229 $687   $38,984,144 11
Aug 26, 2005 48 $73,817 -53% 176 $419   $39,057,961 12
Sep 2, 2005 56 $45,005 -39% 97 $464   $39,102,966 13
Sep 9, 2005 64 $23,428 -48% 64 $366   $39,126,394 14
Sep 16, 2005 78 $20,552 -12% 38 $541   $39,146,946 15
Sep 23, 2005 82 $12,956 -37% 26 $498   $39,159,902 16
Sep 30, 2005 86 $9,179 -29% 18 $510   $39,169,081 17
Oct 7, 2005 93 $6,073 -34% 12 $506   $39,175,154 18

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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