War of the Worlds (2005)

The War of the Worlds poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $234,280,354Details
International Box Office $372,556,181Details
Worldwide Box Office $606,836,535
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Located somewhere in the New England United States, the family — like millions of others around the globe — is forced to take refuge from the aliens’ highly advanced weapons and impenetrable shields, which are unstoppable against anything that mankind can throw at them. Unable to fight back and finding it more and more difficult to remain hidden from the aliens, the human race faces the end of its existence.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$64,878,725 (27.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,908 opening theaters/3,910 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $384,863,044

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 163 $234,280,354
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 204 $372,556,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 180 $606,836,535
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies 5 $234,280,354
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies 3 $372,556,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies 4 $606,836,535

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 29th, 2005 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 24th, 2005 (Wide), released as War Of The Worlds (Australia)
June 29th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 24th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: November 22nd, 2005 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2005
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration, Set in Illinois, Set in England, Set in France, Set in Italy, Restaurants, War, 2000s, End of the World, Car Accident
Source:Remake
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Cruise-Wagner
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $150m 133 $202,125,023 Jul 22, 2005 24
Fastest to $200m 133 $202,125,023 Jul 22, 2005 24
Biggest 1st Monday 78 $12,183,228 Jul 4, 2005 6
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 30 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 81 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 87 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 19 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Remake Weekend Domestic 8 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 42 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Fastest to $100m 118 $100,561,125 Jul 1, 2005 5
Fastest to $50m 162 $100,561,125 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 10 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $114,372,792 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 10 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $114,372,792 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top 2005 Theater Average 63 $16,602 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 53 $23,182,200 Jul 2, 2005 4
Top Remake Day Domestic 24 $23,182,200 Jul 2, 2005 4
Biggest Domestic July Day 99 $23,182,200 Jul 2, 2005 4
Biggest Domestic Thursday 52 $14,425,917 Jun 30, 2005 2
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 26 $21,256,483 Jun 29, 2005 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $64,878,725   3,908 $16,602   $100,561,125 1
Jul 8, 2005 2 $30,469,118 -53% 3,910 $7,793   $164,978,282 2
Jul 15, 2005 4 $15,244,749 -50% 3,724 $4,094   $192,435,922 3
Jul 22, 2005 6 $8,925,605 -41% 3,265 $2,734   $208,430,643 4
Jul 29, 2005 9 $5,481,239 -39% 2,324 $2,359   $218,378,264 5
Aug 5, 2005 9 $3,548,295 -35% 1,940 $1,829   $224,615,038 6
Aug 12, 2005 12 $2,158,694 -39% 1,340 $1,611   $228,570,693 7
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,057,340 -51% 713 $1,483   $230,614,825 8
Aug 26, 2005 17 $758,139 -28% 579 $1,309   $231,806,280 9
Sep 2, 2005 24 $447,055 -41% 408 $1,096   $232,500,642 10
Sep 9, 2005 28 $226,697 -49% 307 $738   $232,901,322 11
Sep 16, 2005 38 $149,127 -34% 157 $950   $233,122,751 12
Sep 23, 2005 45 $87,068 -42% 117 $744   $233,250,863 13
Sep 30, 2005 52 $55,744 -36% 73 $764   $233,331,057 14
Oct 7, 2005 31 $222,138 +298% 245 $907   $233,575,986 15
Oct 14, 2005 32 $172,668 -22% 216 $799   $233,846,752 16
Oct 21, 2005 42 $119,841 -31% 169 $709   $234,043,462 17
Oct 28, 2005 50 $62,056 -48% 119 $521   $234,141,872 18
Nov 4, 2005 57 $39,898 -36% 71 $562   $234,206,993 19
Nov 11, 2005 64 $26,802 -33% 43 $623   $234,249,189 20
Nov 18, 2005 61 $17,203 -36% 34 $506   $234,277,056 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 29, 2005 1 $21,256,483     3,908 $5,439   $21,256,483 1
Jun 30, 2005 1 $14,425,917 -32%   3,908 $3,691   $35,682,400 2
Jul 1, 2005 1 $21,920,576 +52%   3,908 $5,609   $57,602,976 3
Jul 2, 2005 1 $23,182,200 +6%   3,908 $5,932   $80,785,176 4
Jul 3, 2005 1 $19,775,949 -15%   3,908 $5,060   $100,561,125 5
Jul 4, 2005 1 $12,183,228 -38%   3,908 $3,118   $112,744,353 6
Jul 5, 2005 1 $8,453,028 -31%   3,908 $2,163   $121,197,381 7
Jul 6, 2005 1 $7,124,191 -16% -66% 3,908 $1,823   $128,321,572 8
Jul 7, 2005 1 $6,187,592 -13% -57% 3,908 $1,583   $134,509,164 9
Jul 8, 2005 2 $9,713,727 +57% -56% 3,910 $2,484   $144,222,891 10
Jul 9, 2005 2 $12,291,809 +27% -47% 3,910 $3,144   $156,514,700 11
Jul 10, 2005 2 $8,463,582 -31% -57% 3,910 $2,165   $164,978,282 12
Jul 11, 2005 2 $3,278,467 -61% -73% 3,910 $838   $168,256,749 13
Jul 12, 2005 2 $3,077,922 -6% -64% 3,910 $787   $171,334,671 14
Jul 13, 2005 2 $2,984,767 -3% -58% 3,910 $763   $174,319,438 15
Jul 14, 2005 2 $2,871,735 -4% -54% 3,910 $734   $177,191,173 16
Jul 15, 2005 4 $4,400,956 +53% -55% 3,724 $1,182   $181,592,129 17
Jul 16, 2005 4 $6,234,094 +42% -49% 3,724 $1,674   $187,826,223 18
Jul 17, 2005 4 $4,600,699 -26% -46% 3,724 $1,235   $192,426,922 19
Jul 18, 2005 4 $1,918,597 -58% -41% 3,724 $515   $194,345,519 20
Jul 19, 2005 4 $1,814,028 -5% -41% 3,724 $487   $196,159,547 21
Jul 20, 2005 4 $1,648,974 -9% -45% 3,724 $443   $197,817,521 22
Jul 21, 2005 4 $1,687,517 +2% -41% 3,724 $453   $199,505,038 23
Jul 22, 2005 8 $2,619,985 +55% -40% 3,264 $803   $202,125,023 24
Jul 23, 2005 6 $3,711,420 +42% -40% 3,264 $1,137   $205,836,443 25
Jul 24, 2005 6 $2,594,200 -30% -44% 3,264 $795   $208,430,643 26
Jul 25, 2005 6 $1,156,578 -55% -40% 3,265 $354   $209,587,221 27
Jul 26, 2005 6 $1,183,426 +2% -35% 3,265 $362   $210,770,647 28
Jul 27, 2005 6 $1,078,232 -9% -35% 3,265 $330   $211,848,879 29
Jul 28, 2005 6 $1,048,146 -3% -38% 3,265 $321   $212,897,025 30
Jul 29, 2005 9 $1,570,038 +50% -40% 2,324 $676   $214,467,063 31
Jul 30, 2005 7 $2,260,836 +44% -39% 2,324 $973   $216,727,899 32
Jul 31, 2005 9 $1,650,365 -27% -36% 2,324 $710   $218,378,264 33
Aug 1, 2005 9 $731,123 -56% -37% 2,324 $315   $219,109,387 34
Aug 2, 2005 10 $682,414 -7% -42% 2,324 $294   $219,791,801 35
Aug 3, 2005 10 $632,235 -7% -41% 2,324 $272   $220,424,036 36
Aug 4, 2005 10 $642,707 +2% -39% 2,324 $277   $221,066,743 37
Aug 5, 2005 9 $1,037,323 +61% -34% 1,940 $535   $222,104,066 38
Aug 6, 2005 9 $1,461,787 +41% -35% 1,940 $753   $223,565,853 39
Aug 7, 2005 9 $1,049,185 -28% -36% 1,940 $541   $224,615,038 40
Aug 8, 2005 10 $452,612 -57% -38% 1,940 $233   $225,067,650 41
Aug 9, 2005 10 $477,978 +6% -30% 1,940 $246   $225,545,628 42
Aug 10, 2005 10 $441,047 -8% -30% 1,940 $227   $225,986,675 43
Aug 11, 2005 10 $425,324 -4% -34% 1,940 $219   $226,411,999 44
Sep 5, 2005 23 $106,229     408 $260   $232,606,871 69
Oct 10, 2005 32 $28,533     245 $116   $233,604,517 104

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $98,826,764   3,908 $25,288   $134,509,164 2
Jul 8, 2005 2 $42,682,009 -57% 3,910 $10,916   $177,191,173 3
Jul 15, 2005 4 $22,313,865 -48% 3,724 $5,992   $199,505,038 4
Jul 22, 2005 6 $13,391,987 -40% 3,265 $4,102   $212,897,025 5
Jul 29, 2005 9 $8,169,718 -39% 2,324 $3,515   $221,066,743 6
Aug 5, 2005 9 $5,345,256 -35% 1,940 $2,755   $226,411,999 7
Aug 12, 2005 12 $3,145,486 -41% 1,340 $2,347   $229,557,485 8
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,490,656 -53% 713 $2,091   $231,048,141 9
Aug 26, 2005 21 $1,005,446 -33% 579 $1,737   $232,053,587 10
Sep 2, 2005 25 $621,038 -38% 408 $1,522   $232,674,625 11
Sep 9, 2005 30 $298,999 -52% 307 $974   $232,973,624 12
Sep 16, 2005 40 $190,171 -36% 157 $1,211   $233,163,795 13
Sep 23, 2005 45 $111,518 -41% 117 $953   $233,275,313 14
Sep 30, 2005 50 $78,535 -30% 73 $1,076   $233,353,848 15
Oct 7, 2005 32 $320,236 +308% 245 $1,307   $233,674,084 16
Oct 14, 2005 31 $249,537 -22% 216 $1,155   $233,923,621 17
Oct 21, 2005 45 $156,195 -37% 169 $924   $234,079,816 18
Oct 28, 2005 50 $87,279 -44% 119 $733   $234,167,095 19
Nov 4, 2005 58 $55,292 -37% 71 $779   $234,222,387 20
Nov 11, 2005 61 $37,466 -32% 43 $871   $234,259,853 21
Nov 18, 2005 73 $20,501 -45% 34 $603   $234,280,354 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/24/2005 $0 0 400 758 $12,953,025 9/25/2020
New Zealand 6/29/2005 $0 0 1 1 $144 10/20/2022
 
Rest of World $359,603,012
 
International Total$372,556,181 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 6, 2010137,471 7,471$95,409$95,409237

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
May 2, 202291 2
May 3, 2022102 3
May 4, 2022103 4

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Leading Cast

Tom Cruise    Ray Ferier

Supporting Cast

Dakota Fanning    Rachel Ferrier
Miranda Otto    Mary Ann Ferrier
Justin Chatwin    Robbie Ferrier
Tim Robbins    Ogilvy
Rick Gonzalez    Vincent
Yul Vazquez    Julio
Lenny Venito    Manny the Mechanic
Lisa Ann Walter    Bartender
Ann Robinson    Grandmother
Gene Berry    Grandfather
Channing Tatum    Boy in church scene
Takayo Fischer    Older Woman
Amy Ryan    Neighbor with Toddler

Narrator(s)

Morgan Freeman    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Kathleen Kennedy    Producer
Colin Wilson    Producer
Paula Wagner    Executive Producer
Josh Friedman    Screenwriter
David Koepp    Screenwriter
H.G. Wells    Story Creator
Janusz Kaminski    Cinematographer
Rick Carter    Production Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
John Williams    Composer
Tony Fanning    Art Director
Doug Meerdink    Art Director
Andrew Menzies    Art Director
Norman Newberry    Art Director
Kevin Cross    Set Designer
Billy Hunter    Set Designer
Aric Cheng    Set Designer
Scott Herbertson    Set Designer
Roy Barnes    Set Designer
Anne Kuljian    Set Decorator
Joanna Johnston    Costume Designer
Ronald Judkins    Sound Mixer
Richard King    Supervising Sound Editor
Richard King    Sound Designer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Muren    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Pablo Helman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Somner    Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Easton Smith    Additional Art Direction-Assistant Art Director

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

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Four has Fantastic Start

December 17th, 2005

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Smiths Fight Their Way to the Top

December 10th, 2005

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War's World Leader

December 3rd, 2005

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November 21st, 2005

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September 18th, 2005

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September 11th, 2005

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September 4th, 2005

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Key Openings for Skeleton

August 28th, 2005

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August 21st, 2005

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August 14th, 2005

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Charlie Savors Sweet Victory

August 3rd, 2005

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July 27th, 2005

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Madagascar Makes its Move

July 20th, 2005

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Sweet Success

July 18th, 2005

The weekend box office was even busier than expected, despite the incredible competition on Saturday from the release of the latest Harry Potter novel. Every film in the top ten topped Sunday estimates and landed within a couple million of predictions, leading to a 10.5% increase from last week, and more importantly, a 7.1% increase from last year. Year-to-date things are not as rosy: 2005 is still down 8.1% from last year with $4.751 billion, while the summer is down by 10.5% at $2.25 billion. More...

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July 15th, 2005

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July 13th, 2005

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July 11th, 2005

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July 8th, 2005

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Worldwide War

July 6th, 2005

War of the Worlds made its worldwide debut on Wednesday bringing in $13.35 million on that day alone and $102.5 million on 8000 screens in 78 markets in its first five days. Compared to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, War of the Worlds made almost 30% less over the same period, and nearly 20% lower than the earlier 5-day record of $125.7 million set by The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Its best single market was Japan where the film made $15.5 million on 765, but the U.K. was close behind with $15.2 million on 507 screens. War of the Worlds beat Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in a few markets, (Hong Kong, $1.7 million vs. $1.2 million) Taiwan, ($1.0 million vs. $500,000) and Russia, ($3.7 million vs. $3.2 million.) However, in many other major markets the film was far behind including Spain ($9.7 million vs. $7.7 million), Australia, ($10.4 million vs. $5.9 million), and Germany, ($17.8 million vs. $7.3 million.) More...

Penguins March On

July 6th, 2005

Despite a blockbuster opening by the competition, March of the Penguins was able to repeat on top of the Per Theater Charts with an average of $20,601. Coming in second was said blockbuster, War of the Worlds, which earned an average of $16,602 in just shy of 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The Beat My Heart Skipped. The French film earned $65,000 in just five theaters for a $13,073 average. More...

Box Office Fights a Losing War

July 5th, 2005

It was a very predictable weekend at the box office as four of the top five films finished within $1 million or so within expectations, at least over the first 3 days. Monday was another story as several films missed predictions. And as expected, the overall box office was down again on a year-to-year comparison -- and that's now for 19 weeks in a row. But first some good news, the 3-day portion of the weekend saw an 11.1% increase from last weekend, which is not all that great taking into account the holiday on Monday. On a yearly comparison the 3-day weekend was down 14.6% while the 4-day weekend was down an incredible 23%. Year-to-date 2005 has now brought in $4.313 billion, 8.4% behind 2004, while the summer is down 11.7% at $1.813 billion so far. More...

Independence Day Long Weekend

July 4th, 2005

As with all long weekends, July Fourth will cause a one day delay in both Weekend Wrap-up and the Per Theatre Charts. They will be published on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. In the meantime, here are the studio estimates for the Top Ten, both over the 3-day weekend and the 4-day weekend. More...

Few Films Open ahead of War's Worldwide Debut

July 3rd, 2005

Summer blockbusters continue to squeeze out the competition, so much so that the only real news is about such blockbusters. For instance, War of the Worlds managed $13.35 million during its first day of release on the international scene, which is good, but below expectations. On the other hand, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith broke another record earning $4.96 million during its preview in Japan. More...

Box Office War

July 1st, 2005

The Independence Day long weekend is one of the most important weekends on the calendar. However, there will likely be little celebrating once the numbers start coming in. Simply put, the target needed to break The Slump is too high and there's almost no chance of breaking it this weekend. More...

2005 Preview: July

July 1st, 2005

July Starts with a bang, thanks to the long Independence Day weekend, but the rest of the month is solid, with a potential $100 million movie being released practically every weekend. It is also the first full month where school children are free meaning weekday numbers are almost as important as weekend grosses. On the other hand, the month isn't as strong as last year and there's a good chance the record breaking slump the box office is in will continue throughout the month. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30

June 30th, 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, Pretty Persuasion - Official Site. More...

Aliens begin War with Surprise Attack

June 29th, 2005

War of the Worlds gets a jump on the both the Independence Day long weekend and the competition when it opens tonight. The most important question regarding the film is whether the combination of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise can finally break the box office out of its 18 week slump? More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23

June 23rd, 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, Chicken Little - 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...

Movie Website Updates for May 19 - May 26

May 26th, 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, Cinderella Man - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5

May 5th, 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. Slow week with most of the sites being merely average or too early in their development to tell if the film is an award winning site or not. So in the end I decided not to hand out the award to any site. Hopefully next week things will pick up. More...

Movie Website Launches for April 15 - April 21

April 21st, 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, Kicking and Screaming - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for April 1 - April 7

April 7th, 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, Yes - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 18 - March 24

March 24th, 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 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 4 - February 10

February 10th, 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 Jacket - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Fantastic Four to Wait a Week Longer

February 8th, 2005

The Summer Season Shuffle continues today with the news that Fantastic Four will be pushed back a week to July 8, avoiding a July 4 showdown with Dreamwork's War of the Worlds. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 14 - January 20

January 20th, 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, Fantastic Four - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 10 - December 16

December 16th, 2004

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 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Official Site and all subsidiaries. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for November 26 - December 2

December 2nd, 2004

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 Ocean's Twelve - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Located somewhere in the New England United States, the family — like millions of others around the globe — is forced to take refuge from the aliens’ highly advanced weapons and impenetrable shields, which are unstoppable against anything that mankind can throw at them. Unable to fight back and finding it more and more difficult to remain hidden from the aliens, the human race faces the end of its existence.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$64,878,725 (27.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,908 opening theaters/3,910 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $384,863,044

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 163 $234,280,354
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 204 $372,556,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 180 $606,836,535
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies 5 $234,280,354
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies 3 $372,556,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies 4 $606,836,535

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 29th, 2005 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 24th, 2005 (Wide), released as War Of The Worlds (Australia)
June 29th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 24th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: November 22nd, 2005 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2005
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration, Set in Illinois, Set in England, Set in France, Set in Italy, Restaurants, War, 2000s, End of the World, Car Accident
Source:Remake
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Cruise-Wagner
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $150m 133 $202,125,023 Jul 22, 2005 24
Fastest to $200m 133 $202,125,023 Jul 22, 2005 24
Biggest 1st Monday 78 $12,183,228 Jul 4, 2005 6
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 30 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 81 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 87 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 19 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Remake Weekend Domestic 8 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 42 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Fastest to $100m 118 $100,561,125 Jul 1, 2005 5
Fastest to $50m 162 $100,561,125 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 10 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $114,372,792 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 10 $64,878,725 Jul 1, 2005 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $114,372,792 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top 2005 Theater Average 63 $16,602 Jul 1, 2005 5
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 53 $23,182,200 Jul 2, 2005 4
Top Remake Day Domestic 24 $23,182,200 Jul 2, 2005 4
Biggest Domestic July Day 99 $23,182,200 Jul 2, 2005 4
Biggest Domestic Thursday 52 $14,425,917 Jun 30, 2005 2
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 26 $21,256,483 Jun 29, 2005 1

Leading Cast

Tom Cruise    Ray Ferier

Supporting Cast

Dakota Fanning    Rachel Ferrier
Miranda Otto    Mary Ann Ferrier
Justin Chatwin    Robbie Ferrier
Tim Robbins    Ogilvy
Rick Gonzalez    Vincent
Yul Vazquez    Julio
Lenny Venito    Manny the Mechanic
Lisa Ann Walter    Bartender
Ann Robinson    Grandmother
Gene Berry    Grandfather
Channing Tatum    Boy in church scene
Takayo Fischer    Older Woman
Amy Ryan    Neighbor with Toddler

Narrator(s)

Morgan Freeman    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Kathleen Kennedy    Producer
Colin Wilson    Producer
Paula Wagner    Executive Producer
Josh Friedman    Screenwriter
David Koepp    Screenwriter
H.G. Wells    Story Creator
Janusz Kaminski    Cinematographer
Rick Carter    Production Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
John Williams    Composer
Tony Fanning    Art Director
Doug Meerdink    Art Director
Andrew Menzies    Art Director
Norman Newberry    Art Director
Kevin Cross    Set Designer
Billy Hunter    Set Designer
Aric Cheng    Set Designer
Scott Herbertson    Set Designer
Roy Barnes    Set Designer
Anne Kuljian    Set Decorator
Joanna Johnston    Costume Designer
Ronald Judkins    Sound Mixer
Richard King    Supervising Sound Editor
Richard King    Sound Designer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Muren    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Pablo Helman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Somner    Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Easton Smith    Additional Art Direction-Assistant Art Director

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

Mountain of Oscar Nominations

January 31st, 2006

Brokeback Mountain again led the list of nominees as with 8 Oscar nods. There were three films with six nominations a piece, Crash, Good Night and Good Luck, and Memoirs of a Geisha, (although for that last one, they were all the less prestigious technical awards. More...

Four has Fantastic Start

December 17th, 2005

Fantastic Four was the movie that stopped the massive box office slump this summer, and it is continuing that strong performance on the home market. It topped the home market with a combined total of $11.26 million, $10.47 million from DVDs and $800,000 from VHS. More...

Smiths Fight Their Way to the Top

December 10th, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith won the race to the top of the weekly rental charts and nearly had the same total as last week's winner. Over the week the film pulled in $15.44 million in combined rentals, just $100,000 behind War of the Worlds opening. More...

War's World Leader

December 3rd, 2005

War of the Worlds easily won the race on the rental charts with $15.54 million in combined rentals, which is one of the best results of the year. This is more of a surprise than it may first seem, since people usually buy blockbusters like this and not rent them as much. More...

DVD Releases for November 22, 2005

November 21st, 2005

As Christmas approaches, each week more and more DVDs are being released that theoretically would make perfect gifts. But for the DVD Pick of the Week I went with the perfect Re-Gift, Seinfeld - Re-Gift Set. There are a couple others I would recommend (like the King Kong - Collector's Edition), but overall it feels like a really slow week. 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...

Charlie Savors Sweet Victory

August 3rd, 2005

Thanks almost entirely to a massive opening in the U.K., Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was able to top the international box office charts with $19.8 million on 2300 screens in 15 markets over the weekend. It's biggest draw was in the U.K. at $14.1 million on 531 screens, which was more than the total made by the second place movie. That is on par with War of the Worlds's opened a couple of weeks ago and should lead to a $40 million to $45 million total in that market alone. And that should come as a bit of a relief to the studio since the film was monstrously expensive to make and it will need a strong showing internationally to make a profit. Other openings this weekend include a first place, $1.43 million debut in just 47 theatres in Mexico, which was more than double its nearest competitor. Holdovers continued to help Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's international campaign adding $2.37 million during its third weekend in France to its $12.8 million running tally there. Overall the film now has $36.3 million internationally and could finish its run north of $300 million. More...

Madagascar is Fantastic on the International Stage

July 27th, 2005

It was a close race for top spot on the international charts this weekend but Madagascar just managed to pull ahead when the final figures were announced. The film added $24.6 million this weekend to its $190 million international total, including an incredible performances in both Germany and South Korea. The film was down just 14% during its second weekend adding $7.5 million to its $20.5 million running tally, if the film continues to show strong legs is could beat Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in the market. In south Korea the film rose by 14% to $2.65 million for the week and $5.41 million during its tun. Things weren't quite as rosy in the U.K. where the film dropped by 40% to $5.7 million for a total of $19.7 million so far. The film remained in first place in both Hong Kong, ($574,000) and Taiwan, ($375,000) while its only opening was in Venezuela where the film earned $360,000. More...

Box Office Crashes on a Deserted Island

July 25th, 2005

I guess analysts got caught up in the recent bit of good news at the box office because nobody was able to predict this weekend's disaster. Only one film in the top five was able to beat expectations by any real margin and every new film came up short. Speaking of coming up short, the overall box office fell by 16% from last weekend and 8.8% from last year. However, strong weekday numbers helped on the year-to-date comparison with 2005 at $4.983 billion, down 7.7% from 2004 while the summer season is 9.6% below last year's pace. More...

Madagascar Makes its Move

July 20th, 2005

Unlike so many day-and-date worldwide openings, Madagascar went the few markets at a time route, but still managed to reach the top of the international charts this weekend with $31 million on 5,100 screens. Most of that came from openings in both the U.K. ($9.7 million on 505 screens) and Germany ($8.5 million on 800). The film also opened in South Korea, but failed to topple War of the Worlds, finishing second with $2.375 million in 301 theaters over the weekend and $2.69 million overall. The film led in a couple of other Asian markets, taking in $1.35 million on 80 screens in Taiwan and in Hong Kong it brought in $1.2 million on 50 screens since its release on Thursday. Overall the film now has brought in $143 million internationally and $327 million worldwide. More...

Sweet Success

July 18th, 2005

The weekend box office was even busier than expected, despite the incredible competition on Saturday from the release of the latest Harry Potter novel. Every film in the top ten topped Sunday estimates and landed within a couple million of predictions, leading to a 10.5% increase from last week, and more importantly, a 7.1% increase from last year. Year-to-date things are not as rosy: 2005 is still down 8.1% from last year with $4.751 billion, while the summer is down by 10.5% at $2.25 billion. More...

Death by Chocolate

July 15th, 2005

Now that The Slump is over, the movie industry is looking to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to make sure the box office doesn't start a new slump. More...

Worldwide Invasions Shows Signs of Weakness

July 13th, 2005

War of the Worlds again finished on top of the international charts this weekend, but fell further than one would expect in many markets, mostly major markets. In the U.K. it dropped 51% to $7.49 million, down 49% in Spain to $2.9 million, down 47% in Australia to $2.68 million, 46% in Italy to $2.3 million, and down 44% in Germany to $3.7 million. The film also fell 37% in Japan to $5.2 million, which is very high for the market even taking into account the new competition. War of the Worlds also had a few new releases this weekend and overall they were very impressive, especially in South Korea where the film made $8.5 million in 300 theatres since its release on Thursday; compare that to the $3.8 million Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith opened with. On the other hand, War of the Worlds only brought in $11 million in 848 theatres in France, less than half the $22.3 million Sith made and the same was true in Sweden, ($2.7 million on 130 screens vs. $1.1 million on 88.) The film also opened in Belgium with $1.5 million in 85 theatres and Portugal earning $750,000 in 70, both on par with the summer's other blockbuster. Overall War of the Worlds added $60.5 million in 6,300 theatres pushing its international total to $201 million. More...

Super Heroes Stop The Slump

July 11th, 2005

The Slump is dead. After 19 weeks, it has finally ended. It has been more than four months since the last time 2005 topped 2004 in the yearly comparison, but that's just what happened this weekend. Before we start celebrating too much, note that the margin of victory was tiny at just over $500,000. But at this point a victory is a victory and the movie industry will take them anyway they can get them. On a week-to-week basis we actually saw pretty good growth, rising by 5.2%, which is strange for a post-holiday weekend. Year-to-date, 2005 is still off by 8% $4.523 billion to $4.934 billion while the summer is down 11% $2.023 billion vs. $2.281 billion. More...

Box Office Doom

July 8th, 2005

The Fantastic Four battle Dr. Doom and invading aliens this weekend. But the real competition comes from last year when Spider-Man 2 took home $45 million during its second weekend of release. And while no film will top that figure, the combination of strong starts and healthy holdovers could stop The Slump, but I wouldn't bet on it. More...

Worldwide War

July 6th, 2005

War of the Worlds made its worldwide debut on Wednesday bringing in $13.35 million on that day alone and $102.5 million on 8000 screens in 78 markets in its first five days. Compared to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, War of the Worlds made almost 30% less over the same period, and nearly 20% lower than the earlier 5-day record of $125.7 million set by The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Its best single market was Japan where the film made $15.5 million on 765, but the U.K. was close behind with $15.2 million on 507 screens. War of the Worlds beat Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in a few markets, (Hong Kong, $1.7 million vs. $1.2 million) Taiwan, ($1.0 million vs. $500,000) and Russia, ($3.7 million vs. $3.2 million.) However, in many other major markets the film was far behind including Spain ($9.7 million vs. $7.7 million), Australia, ($10.4 million vs. $5.9 million), and Germany, ($17.8 million vs. $7.3 million.) More...

Penguins March On

July 6th, 2005

Despite a blockbuster opening by the competition, March of the Penguins was able to repeat on top of the Per Theater Charts with an average of $20,601. Coming in second was said blockbuster, War of the Worlds, which earned an average of $16,602 in just shy of 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The Beat My Heart Skipped. The French film earned $65,000 in just five theaters for a $13,073 average. More...

Box Office Fights a Losing War

July 5th, 2005

It was a very predictable weekend at the box office as four of the top five films finished within $1 million or so within expectations, at least over the first 3 days. Monday was another story as several films missed predictions. And as expected, the overall box office was down again on a year-to-year comparison -- and that's now for 19 weeks in a row. But first some good news, the 3-day portion of the weekend saw an 11.1% increase from last weekend, which is not all that great taking into account the holiday on Monday. On a yearly comparison the 3-day weekend was down 14.6% while the 4-day weekend was down an incredible 23%. Year-to-date 2005 has now brought in $4.313 billion, 8.4% behind 2004, while the summer is down 11.7% at $1.813 billion so far. More...

Independence Day Long Weekend

July 4th, 2005

As with all long weekends, July Fourth will cause a one day delay in both Weekend Wrap-up and the Per Theatre Charts. They will be published on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. In the meantime, here are the studio estimates for the Top Ten, both over the 3-day weekend and the 4-day weekend. More...

Few Films Open ahead of War's Worldwide Debut

July 3rd, 2005

Summer blockbusters continue to squeeze out the competition, so much so that the only real news is about such blockbusters. For instance, War of the Worlds managed $13.35 million during its first day of release on the international scene, which is good, but below expectations. On the other hand, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith broke another record earning $4.96 million during its preview in Japan. More...

Box Office War

July 1st, 2005

The Independence Day long weekend is one of the most important weekends on the calendar. However, there will likely be little celebrating once the numbers start coming in. Simply put, the target needed to break The Slump is too high and there's almost no chance of breaking it this weekend. More...

2005 Preview: July

July 1st, 2005

July Starts with a bang, thanks to the long Independence Day weekend, but the rest of the month is solid, with a potential $100 million movie being released practically every weekend. It is also the first full month where school children are free meaning weekday numbers are almost as important as weekend grosses. On the other hand, the month isn't as strong as last year and there's a good chance the record breaking slump the box office is in will continue throughout the month. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30

June 30th, 2005

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Aliens begin War with Surprise Attack

June 29th, 2005

War of the Worlds gets a jump on the both the Independence Day long weekend and the competition when it opens tonight. The most important question regarding the film is whether the combination of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise can finally break the box office out of its 18 week slump? More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23

June 23rd, 2005

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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...

Movie Website Updates for May 19 - May 26

May 26th, 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, Cinderella Man - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5

May 5th, 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. Slow week with most of the sites being merely average or too early in their development to tell if the film is an award winning site or not. So in the end I decided not to hand out the award to any site. Hopefully next week things will pick up. More...

Movie Website Launches for April 15 - April 21

April 21st, 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, Kicking and Screaming - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for April 1 - April 7

April 7th, 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, Yes - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 18 - March 24

March 24th, 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 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 4 - February 10

February 10th, 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 Jacket - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Fantastic Four to Wait a Week Longer

February 8th, 2005

The Summer Season Shuffle continues today with the news that Fantastic Four will be pushed back a week to July 8, avoiding a July 4 showdown with Dreamwork's War of the Worlds. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 14 - January 20

January 20th, 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, Fantastic Four - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 10 - December 16

December 16th, 2004

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 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Official Site and all subsidiaries. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for November 26 - December 2

December 2nd, 2004

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 Ocean's Twelve - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $64,878,725   3,908 $16,602   $100,561,125 1
Jul 8, 2005 2 $30,469,118 -53% 3,910 $7,793   $164,978,282 2
Jul 15, 2005 4 $15,244,749 -50% 3,724 $4,094   $192,435,922 3
Jul 22, 2005 6 $8,925,605 -41% 3,265 $2,734   $208,430,643 4
Jul 29, 2005 9 $5,481,239 -39% 2,324 $2,359   $218,378,264 5
Aug 5, 2005 9 $3,548,295 -35% 1,940 $1,829   $224,615,038 6
Aug 12, 2005 12 $2,158,694 -39% 1,340 $1,611   $228,570,693 7
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,057,340 -51% 713 $1,483   $230,614,825 8
Aug 26, 2005 17 $758,139 -28% 579 $1,309   $231,806,280 9
Sep 2, 2005 24 $447,055 -41% 408 $1,096   $232,500,642 10
Sep 9, 2005 28 $226,697 -49% 307 $738   $232,901,322 11
Sep 16, 2005 38 $149,127 -34% 157 $950   $233,122,751 12
Sep 23, 2005 45 $87,068 -42% 117 $744   $233,250,863 13
Sep 30, 2005 52 $55,744 -36% 73 $764   $233,331,057 14
Oct 7, 2005 31 $222,138 +298% 245 $907   $233,575,986 15
Oct 14, 2005 32 $172,668 -22% 216 $799   $233,846,752 16
Oct 21, 2005 42 $119,841 -31% 169 $709   $234,043,462 17
Oct 28, 2005 50 $62,056 -48% 119 $521   $234,141,872 18
Nov 4, 2005 57 $39,898 -36% 71 $562   $234,206,993 19
Nov 11, 2005 64 $26,802 -33% 43 $623   $234,249,189 20
Nov 18, 2005 61 $17,203 -36% 34 $506   $234,277,056 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 29, 2005 1 $21,256,483     3,908 $5,439   $21,256,483 1
Jun 30, 2005 1 $14,425,917 -32%   3,908 $3,691   $35,682,400 2
Jul 1, 2005 1 $21,920,576 +52%   3,908 $5,609   $57,602,976 3
Jul 2, 2005 1 $23,182,200 +6%   3,908 $5,932   $80,785,176 4
Jul 3, 2005 1 $19,775,949 -15%   3,908 $5,060   $100,561,125 5
Jul 4, 2005 1 $12,183,228 -38%   3,908 $3,118   $112,744,353 6
Jul 5, 2005 1 $8,453,028 -31%   3,908 $2,163   $121,197,381 7
Jul 6, 2005 1 $7,124,191 -16% -66% 3,908 $1,823   $128,321,572 8
Jul 7, 2005 1 $6,187,592 -13% -57% 3,908 $1,583   $134,509,164 9
Jul 8, 2005 2 $9,713,727 +57% -56% 3,910 $2,484   $144,222,891 10
Jul 9, 2005 2 $12,291,809 +27% -47% 3,910 $3,144   $156,514,700 11
Jul 10, 2005 2 $8,463,582 -31% -57% 3,910 $2,165   $164,978,282 12
Jul 11, 2005 2 $3,278,467 -61% -73% 3,910 $838   $168,256,749 13
Jul 12, 2005 2 $3,077,922 -6% -64% 3,910 $787   $171,334,671 14
Jul 13, 2005 2 $2,984,767 -3% -58% 3,910 $763   $174,319,438 15
Jul 14, 2005 2 $2,871,735 -4% -54% 3,910 $734   $177,191,173 16
Jul 15, 2005 4 $4,400,956 +53% -55% 3,724 $1,182   $181,592,129 17
Jul 16, 2005 4 $6,234,094 +42% -49% 3,724 $1,674   $187,826,223 18
Jul 17, 2005 4 $4,600,699 -26% -46% 3,724 $1,235   $192,426,922 19
Jul 18, 2005 4 $1,918,597 -58% -41% 3,724 $515   $194,345,519 20
Jul 19, 2005 4 $1,814,028 -5% -41% 3,724 $487   $196,159,547 21
Jul 20, 2005 4 $1,648,974 -9% -45% 3,724 $443   $197,817,521 22
Jul 21, 2005 4 $1,687,517 +2% -41% 3,724 $453   $199,505,038 23
Jul 22, 2005 8 $2,619,985 +55% -40% 3,264 $803   $202,125,023 24
Jul 23, 2005 6 $3,711,420 +42% -40% 3,264 $1,137   $205,836,443 25
Jul 24, 2005 6 $2,594,200 -30% -44% 3,264 $795   $208,430,643 26
Jul 25, 2005 6 $1,156,578 -55% -40% 3,265 $354   $209,587,221 27
Jul 26, 2005 6 $1,183,426 +2% -35% 3,265 $362   $210,770,647 28
Jul 27, 2005 6 $1,078,232 -9% -35% 3,265 $330   $211,848,879 29
Jul 28, 2005 6 $1,048,146 -3% -38% 3,265 $321   $212,897,025 30
Jul 29, 2005 9 $1,570,038 +50% -40% 2,324 $676   $214,467,063 31
Jul 30, 2005 7 $2,260,836 +44% -39% 2,324 $973   $216,727,899 32
Jul 31, 2005 9 $1,650,365 -27% -36% 2,324 $710   $218,378,264 33
Aug 1, 2005 9 $731,123 -56% -37% 2,324 $315   $219,109,387 34
Aug 2, 2005 10 $682,414 -7% -42% 2,324 $294   $219,791,801 35
Aug 3, 2005 10 $632,235 -7% -41% 2,324 $272   $220,424,036 36
Aug 4, 2005 10 $642,707 +2% -39% 2,324 $277   $221,066,743 37
Aug 5, 2005 9 $1,037,323 +61% -34% 1,940 $535   $222,104,066 38
Aug 6, 2005 9 $1,461,787 +41% -35% 1,940 $753   $223,565,853 39
Aug 7, 2005 9 $1,049,185 -28% -36% 1,940 $541   $224,615,038 40
Aug 8, 2005 10 $452,612 -57% -38% 1,940 $233   $225,067,650 41
Aug 9, 2005 10 $477,978 +6% -30% 1,940 $246   $225,545,628 42
Aug 10, 2005 10 $441,047 -8% -30% 1,940 $227   $225,986,675 43
Aug 11, 2005 10 $425,324 -4% -34% 1,940 $219   $226,411,999 44
Sep 5, 2005 23 $106,229     408 $260   $232,606,871 69
Oct 10, 2005 32 $28,533     245 $116   $233,604,517 104

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $98,826,764   3,908 $25,288   $134,509,164 2
Jul 8, 2005 2 $42,682,009 -57% 3,910 $10,916   $177,191,173 3
Jul 15, 2005 4 $22,313,865 -48% 3,724 $5,992   $199,505,038 4
Jul 22, 2005 6 $13,391,987 -40% 3,265 $4,102   $212,897,025 5
Jul 29, 2005 9 $8,169,718 -39% 2,324 $3,515   $221,066,743 6
Aug 5, 2005 9 $5,345,256 -35% 1,940 $2,755   $226,411,999 7
Aug 12, 2005 12 $3,145,486 -41% 1,340 $2,347   $229,557,485 8
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,490,656 -53% 713 $2,091   $231,048,141 9
Aug 26, 2005 21 $1,005,446 -33% 579 $1,737   $232,053,587 10
Sep 2, 2005 25 $621,038 -38% 408 $1,522   $232,674,625 11
Sep 9, 2005 30 $298,999 -52% 307 $974   $232,973,624 12
Sep 16, 2005 40 $190,171 -36% 157 $1,211   $233,163,795 13
Sep 23, 2005 45 $111,518 -41% 117 $953   $233,275,313 14
Sep 30, 2005 50 $78,535 -30% 73 $1,076   $233,353,848 15
Oct 7, 2005 32 $320,236 +308% 245 $1,307   $233,674,084 16
Oct 14, 2005 31 $249,537 -22% 216 $1,155   $233,923,621 17
Oct 21, 2005 45 $156,195 -37% 169 $924   $234,079,816 18
Oct 28, 2005 50 $87,279 -44% 119 $733   $234,167,095 19
Nov 4, 2005 58 $55,292 -37% 71 $779   $234,222,387 20
Nov 11, 2005 61 $37,466 -32% 43 $871   $234,259,853 21
Nov 18, 2005 73 $20,501 -45% 34 $603   $234,280,354 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/24/2005 $0 0 400 758 $12,953,025 9/25/2020
New Zealand 6/29/2005 $0 0 1 1 $144 10/20/2022
 
Rest of World $359,603,012
 
International Total$372,556,181 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 6, 2010137,471 7,471$95,409$95,409237

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
May 2, 202291 2
May 3, 2022102 3
May 4, 2022103 4

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