The Wedding Date (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,726,995Details
International Box Office $15,448,043Details
Worldwide Box Office $47,175,038
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Kat Ellis, a New-York-based service rep for Virgin Atlantic, must return to her parents' London home for her little sister's wedding. The best man is none other than her ex-fiancé, who, two years before, inexplicably dumped her. In a desperate attempt to face the ordeal with dignity, Kat cashes in her 401K and hires Nick, a top-drawer male escort, to pose as her new boyfriend at the wedding. Even more valuable to Kat than Nick's good looks and charisma is that he is a veritable expert on human behavior. But after Kat finally unearths a dark secret from the past, she discovers that what began as a pretend relationship with Nick has turned into something entirely unexpected: a second chance at love. Something borrowed has become something true. - Gold Circle Films

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,129,580 (35.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,695 opening theaters/1,705 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,356,785

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $31,726,995
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,961 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,205 $47,175,038

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 4th, 2005 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: May 27th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: August 16th, 2005 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Grudge
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Keywords: Epilogue, Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gold Circle Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 338 $6,791,210 Feb 18, 2005 17
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $7,950,691 Feb 18, 2005 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 30 $11,129,580 Feb 4, 2005 3
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $19,620,009 Feb 4, 2005 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day) 20 $11,129,580 Feb 4, 2005 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 17 $19,620,009 Feb 4, 2005 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 4, 2005 2 $11,129,580   1,695 $6,566   $11,129,580 1
Feb 11, 2005 6 $5,513,065 -50% 1,704 $3,235   $19,421,375 2
Feb 18, 2005 10 $3,852,360 -30% 1,566 $2,460   $25,267,265 3
Feb 25, 2005 12 $2,109,640 -45% 1,290 $1,635   $28,896,210 4
Mar 4, 2005 17 $850,485 -60% 810 $1,050   $30,320,730 5
Mar 11, 2005 21 $382,180 -55% 394 $970   $30,991,225 6
Mar 18, 2005 27 $233,645 -39% 264 $885   $31,386,520 7
Mar 25, 2005 39 $88,880 -62% 176 $505   $31,585,300 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 4, 2005 2 $4,200,000     1,695 $2,478   $4,200,000 1
Feb 5, 2005 3 $4,946,480 +18%   1,695 $2,918   $9,173,010 2
Feb 6, 2005 3 $1,956,570 -60%   1,695 $1,154   $11,129,580 3
Feb 7, 2005 3 $720,000 -63%   1,695 $425   $11,850,000 4
Feb 8, 2005 3 $721,000 n/c   1,695 $425   $12,570,000 5
Feb 9, 2005 3 $644,000 -11%   1,695 $380   $13,214,000 6
Feb 10, 2005 3 $695,000 +8%   1,694 $410   $13,908,000 7
Feb 11, 2005 5 $1,600,000 +130% -62% 1,705 $938   $15,500,000 8
Feb 12, 2005 7 $2,479,320 +55% -50% 1,704 $1,455   $18,100,150 9
Feb 13, 2005 7 $1,321,225 -47% -32% 1,704 $775   $19,421,375 10
Feb 14, 2005 5 $843,000 -36% +17% 1,704 $495   $20,265,000 11
Feb 15, 2005 4 $383,000 -55% -47% 1,704 $225   $20,648,000 12
Feb 16, 2005 4 $366,000 -4% -43% 1,704 $215   $21,014,000 13
Feb 17, 2005 4 $401,000 +10% -42% 1,704 $235   $21,415,000 14
Feb 18, 2005 8 $1,100,000 +174% -31% 1,565 $703   $22,500,000 15
Feb 19, 2005 11 $1,612,980 +47% -35% 1,566 $1,030   $24,163,235 16
Feb 20, 2005 11 $1,104,030 -32% -16% 1,566 $705   $25,267,265 17
Feb 21, 2005 10 $657,725 -40% -22% 1,566 $420   $25,924,990 18
Feb 23, 2005 10 $290,000   -21% 1,565 $185   $26,504,000 20
Feb 24, 2005 10 $282,000 -3% -30% 1,565 $180   $26,787,000 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 4, 2005 2 $13,908,310   1,695 $8,205   $13,908,310 1
Feb 11, 2005 5 $7,506,595 -46% 1,704 $4,405   $21,414,905 2
Feb 18, 2005 11 $5,371,665 -28% 1,566 $3,430   $26,786,570 3
Feb 25, 2005 12 $2,683,675 -50% 1,290 $2,080   $29,470,245 4
Mar 4, 2005 17 $1,138,800 -58% 810 $1,406   $30,609,045 5
Mar 11, 2005 22 $543,830 -52% 394 $1,380   $31,152,875 6
Mar 18, 2005 28 $343,545 -37% 264 $1,301   $31,496,420 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/27/2005 $505,700 86 86 396 $1,472,740 9/25/2020
 
Rest of World $13,975,303
 
International Total$15,448,043 9/25/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 12, 20062188,899 88,899$0$026

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

Leading Cast

Debra Messing    Kat Ellis
Dermot Mulroney    Nick Mercer

Supporting Cast

Amy Adams    Amy
Peter Egan    Victor Ellis
Holland Taylor    Bunny Ellis
Jack Davenport    Edward Fletcher-Wooten
Jeremy Sheffield    Jeffrey
Sarah Parish    TJ
Kerry Shale    Clipboard Manager
Stephen Lobo    Harry

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

Production and Technical Credits

Blake Neely    Composer
Clare Kilner    Director

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

DVD Releases for July 10, 2007

July 9th, 2007

Another slow week with little in the way of top-notch DVD releases. The best of the bunch is Extras - The Complete Second Season, but I'm a little worried about the inside nature of the humor. That said, it is still worth picking up, especially if you are the kind of person into movies enough to check out box office numbers, and I think that includes most people reading this column right now. On a side note, we only have two spotlight reviews this week, both of them for DVDs that were released last week. However, the double-shot of Canada and Independence Day meant they didn't arrive until it was too late for last week's column. More...

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This week there were three new releases ranking in the top five on the rental charts led by The Ring Two with $7.45 million, $6.99 million of that coming from DVD rentals. On a side note, many rental places are phasing out VHS rentals and it won't be long before the industry stop tracking these numbers entirely. More...

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August 27th, 2005

It's no surprise that Sin City led the rental market this weekend, but it was a little surprising that it was the top seller as well. During its opening week the film earned $8.61 million in DVD rentals and $480,000 in VHS rentals for a grand total of $9.09 million, which is lower than I would have thought. More...

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August 15th, 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's been quite a slump for high quality wide releases the DVD front, mainly because there wasn't a single wide release that earned overwhelmingly positive reviews during the first three months of the year. This week the first such film is hitting the home market, but the DVD release is crap, so it's up to the TV on DVD section to bail us out once again. Fortunately there are two amazing sets coming out tomorrow, one was a critically acclaimed but short-lived series and the other is a critically acclaimed and incredible enduring show. The first is Undeclared - The Complete Series - Buy from Amazon, which is coming out just in time for the release of The 40 Year-Old Virgin, both of which were created by Judd Apatow. And the second is The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season - Buy from Amazon, which needs no other explanation. Lastly we have Ryan - Buy from Amazon, which was released earlier in the month, but should be part of everyone's collection. More...

The Largest Yard

June 12th, 2005

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Late Figures Change Top Five

June 5th, 2005

It was a slightly busier weekend as several studios were brave enough, or foolhardy enough to try and sandwich their film between the worldwide release of Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, which debuts in just 10 days. With War of the Worlds' worldwide release just two weeks after that, there's very little room for smaller films to survive. More...

Calm Before the Storm

May 22nd, 2005

It was another slow weekend for international details as few studios were brave enough, or foolish enough to try and squeeze in a release between Kingdom of Heaven and Revenge of the Sith. It was hard to find many films that earned more than $1 million over the weekend and most of the activity came from smaller releases in midlevel markets. Next weekend there could be even fewer details as Revenge of the Sith should dominate every market, but after that the summer blockbuster season should be in full swing and things should pick up. More...

Kingdom's Reign Cruel to Competition

May 16th, 2005

The summer got off to a really, really slow start international this week and while Kingdom of Heaven didn't wasn't quite the blockbuster most people were looking for, it did cannibalized what little box office there was. There were a few local films to make noise, including Negotiator: Bayside Shakedown 3, which easily topped the Japanese market with $5,275,685 on just 280 for a huge $18,842 per screen average. More...

Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

International: Constantine Continues to Climb

May 1st, 2005

It was a good news, bad news kind of weekend for Constantine. The film remained in top spot in Japan with $2,330,027 on 349 screens for a $9,011,671 running tally in the market. Bad news, it dropped 37% during its second weekend in the market, which is really steep for Japan. Overall the film brought in $3 million on 1,200 screens in 40 markets for a international box office of $136.4 million. More...

Cool Reception

April 10th, 2005

It was a slow week at the international box office, the slowest of the year, and without much activity at the box office hit there were little in the way of details published by the studios. Therefore this week's column is much shorter than usual. Leading the best of the rest was Be Cool with an estimated $5 million for a disappointing $12.7 million international tally. Its best single market was the U.K. where the film finished second with $2.2 million on 336 screens after an exclusive engagement last weekend. The film also did well in the Netherlands with $190,000 on 43 screens but really struggles in Germany opening in fifth place with just $930,000 on 321 screens, a result mirrored in Austria, (fifth place, $165,948.) More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Smith and Sony Feeling a Lot of Love

February 14th, 2005

Valentine's Day brought a lot of love to both Will Smith and Sony, as records were set. This led to a massive 16.6% increase from last weekend, however, the box office was down 3.6% from last year. But the latter comparison isn't completely accurate since this time last year was the President's Day Long Weekend. Year to date 2005 is up on 2004 by 9%, but before the industry starts to celebrate, 2004 got off to a very slow start before taking off mid-way through the month, so the race is far from over. More...

Hooking Up

February 11th, 2005

It's Valentine's Day weekend, sort of. Valentine's Day is actually on Monday, but I don't think that's going to stop a lot of people from seeing a date movie this weekend. With that extra boost we should have a first mega-hit of the year as romantic comedies should reign supreme. More...

Super Bowl doesn't Stunt the Weekend Box Office

February 7th, 2005

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This Weekend Looks Anything But Super

February 4th, 2005

Super Bowl weekend is usually a horror story for theaters as most people stay at home to watch the game, or at least soak in the hype surrounding the game. The big game is such a threat to the box office that the Super Bowl Weekend is historically the third worst weekend of the year, (the Post Labor Day and Post Thanksgiving weekends being numbers one and two respectively). This year, two films are being released with two different strategies for success. More...

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February 3rd, 2005

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February 1st, 2005

Just one look at February and it feels like it's a worse month than January was. Maybe it's the fact that January was stronger than expected so February's releases look weaker by comparison. Or maybe it's the lack of a massive hit like we had last year. Regardless of the reason, there's little to be enthusiastic about this month. More...

Theater Counts

January 27th, 2005

Hide & Seek makes the biggest debut this weekend, opening in an impressive 3,005 theaters. Whether that's enough to secure top spot depends largely on the performance of The Aviator. The Oscar front-runner expands into 2,503 theaters, and should get a nice bounce from its nominations earlier this week. More...

Movie Website Launches for January 21 - January 27

January 27th, 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 a few updates, including this week's winner, The Wedding Date - 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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December 2nd, 2004

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Synopsis

Kat Ellis, a New-York-based service rep for Virgin Atlantic, must return to her parents' London home for her little sister's wedding. The best man is none other than her ex-fiancé, who, two years before, inexplicably dumped her. In a desperate attempt to face the ordeal with dignity, Kat cashes in her 401K and hires Nick, a top-drawer male escort, to pose as her new boyfriend at the wedding. Even more valuable to Kat than Nick's good looks and charisma is that he is a veritable expert on human behavior. But after Kat finally unearths a dark secret from the past, she discovers that what began as a pretend relationship with Nick has turned into something entirely unexpected: a second chance at love. Something borrowed has become something true. - Gold Circle Films

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,129,580 (35.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,695 opening theaters/1,705 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,356,785

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $31,726,995
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,961 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,205 $47,175,038

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 4th, 2005 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: May 27th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: August 16th, 2005 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Grudge
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Epilogue, Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gold Circle Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 338 $6,791,210 Feb 18, 2005 17
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $7,950,691 Feb 18, 2005 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 30 $11,129,580 Feb 4, 2005 3
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $19,620,009 Feb 4, 2005 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day) 20 $11,129,580 Feb 4, 2005 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 17 $19,620,009 Feb 4, 2005 3

Leading Cast

Debra Messing    Kat Ellis
Dermot Mulroney    Nick Mercer

Supporting Cast

Amy Adams    Amy
Peter Egan    Victor Ellis
Holland Taylor    Bunny Ellis
Jack Davenport    Edward Fletcher-Wooten
Jeremy Sheffield    Jeffrey
Sarah Parish    TJ
Kerry Shale    Clipboard Manager
Stephen Lobo    Harry

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

Production and Technical Credits

Blake Neely    Composer
Clare Kilner    Director

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

DVD Releases for July 10, 2007

July 9th, 2007

Another slow week with little in the way of top-notch DVD releases. The best of the bunch is Extras - The Complete Second Season, but I'm a little worried about the inside nature of the humor. That said, it is still worth picking up, especially if you are the kind of person into movies enough to check out box office numbers, and I think that includes most people reading this column right now. On a side note, we only have two spotlight reviews this week, both of them for DVDs that were released last week. However, the double-shot of Canada and Independence Day meant they didn't arrive until it was too late for last week's column. More...

Millions Rent Rings, But More Buy Sin

September 3rd, 2005

This week there were three new releases ranking in the top five on the rental charts led by The Ring Two with $7.45 million, $6.99 million of that coming from DVD rentals. On a side note, many rental places are phasing out VHS rentals and it won't be long before the industry stop tracking these numbers entirely. More...

Sinfully Good

August 27th, 2005

It's no surprise that Sin City led the rental market this weekend, but it was a little surprising that it was the top seller as well. During its opening week the film earned $8.61 million in DVD rentals and $480,000 in VHS rentals for a grand total of $9.09 million, which is lower than I would have thought. More...

DVD Releases for August 16, 2005

August 15th, 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's been quite a slump for high quality wide releases the DVD front, mainly because there wasn't a single wide release that earned overwhelmingly positive reviews during the first three months of the year. This week the first such film is hitting the home market, but the DVD release is crap, so it's up to the TV on DVD section to bail us out once again. Fortunately there are two amazing sets coming out tomorrow, one was a critically acclaimed but short-lived series and the other is a critically acclaimed and incredible enduring show. The first is Undeclared - The Complete Series - Buy from Amazon, which is coming out just in time for the release of The 40 Year-Old Virgin, both of which were created by Judd Apatow. And the second is The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season - Buy from Amazon, which needs no other explanation. Lastly we have Ryan - Buy from Amazon, which was released earlier in the month, but should be part of everyone's collection. More...

The Largest Yard

June 12th, 2005

The Longest Yard opened in second place in Australia with $2.5 million. On the other hand, the film could only manage $750,000 on 260 screens in Mexico, not surprising since Adam Sandler has never been a big draw internationally, especially outside English speaking markets. More...

Late Figures Change Top Five

June 5th, 2005

It was a slightly busier weekend as several studios were brave enough, or foolhardy enough to try and sandwich their film between the worldwide release of Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, which debuts in just 10 days. With War of the Worlds' worldwide release just two weeks after that, there's very little room for smaller films to survive. More...

Calm Before the Storm

May 22nd, 2005

It was another slow weekend for international details as few studios were brave enough, or foolish enough to try and squeeze in a release between Kingdom of Heaven and Revenge of the Sith. It was hard to find many films that earned more than $1 million over the weekend and most of the activity came from smaller releases in midlevel markets. Next weekend there could be even fewer details as Revenge of the Sith should dominate every market, but after that the summer blockbuster season should be in full swing and things should pick up. More...

Kingdom's Reign Cruel to Competition

May 16th, 2005

The summer got off to a really, really slow start international this week and while Kingdom of Heaven didn't wasn't quite the blockbuster most people were looking for, it did cannibalized what little box office there was. There were a few local films to make noise, including Negotiator: Bayside Shakedown 3, which easily topped the Japanese market with $5,275,685 on just 280 for a huge $18,842 per screen average. More...

Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

International: Constantine Continues to Climb

May 1st, 2005

It was a good news, bad news kind of weekend for Constantine. The film remained in top spot in Japan with $2,330,027 on 349 screens for a $9,011,671 running tally in the market. Bad news, it dropped 37% during its second weekend in the market, which is really steep for Japan. Overall the film brought in $3 million on 1,200 screens in 40 markets for a international box office of $136.4 million. More...

Cool Reception

April 10th, 2005

It was a slow week at the international box office, the slowest of the year, and without much activity at the box office hit there were little in the way of details published by the studios. Therefore this week's column is much shorter than usual. Leading the best of the rest was Be Cool with an estimated $5 million for a disappointing $12.7 million international tally. Its best single market was the U.K. where the film finished second with $2.2 million on 336 screens after an exclusive engagement last weekend. The film also did well in the Netherlands with $190,000 on 43 screens but really struggles in Germany opening in fifth place with just $930,000 on 321 screens, a result mirrored in Austria, (fifth place, $165,948.) More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Smith and Sony Feeling a Lot of Love

February 14th, 2005

Valentine's Day brought a lot of love to both Will Smith and Sony, as records were set. This led to a massive 16.6% increase from last weekend, however, the box office was down 3.6% from last year. But the latter comparison isn't completely accurate since this time last year was the President's Day Long Weekend. Year to date 2005 is up on 2004 by 9%, but before the industry starts to celebrate, 2004 got off to a very slow start before taking off mid-way through the month, so the race is far from over. More...

Hooking Up

February 11th, 2005

It's Valentine's Day weekend, sort of. Valentine's Day is actually on Monday, but I don't think that's going to stop a lot of people from seeing a date movie this weekend. With that extra boost we should have a first mega-hit of the year as romantic comedies should reign supreme. More...

Super Bowl doesn't Stunt the Weekend Box Office

February 7th, 2005

With two new releases going up against the media juggernaut that is the Super Bowl, everyone was expecting at least one movie to flop hard, but that didn't happen. Granted, the weekend box office was down 16.8% from last weekend, but that wasn't as steep a drop as expected. Comparisons to last year are a less accurate as Super Bowl happened a weekend earlier. Compared the last year this weekend was down 8.3%, but compared to last Super Bowl weekend, it was up 8.0% More...

This Weekend Looks Anything But Super

February 4th, 2005

Super Bowl weekend is usually a horror story for theaters as most people stay at home to watch the game, or at least soak in the hype surrounding the game. The big game is such a threat to the box office that the Super Bowl Weekend is historically the third worst weekend of the year, (the Post Labor Day and Post Thanksgiving weekends being numbers one and two respectively). This year, two films are being released with two different strategies for success. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 28 - February 3

February 3rd, 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, Dear Wendy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2005 Preview: February

February 1st, 2005

Just one look at February and it feels like it's a worse month than January was. Maybe it's the fact that January was stronger than expected so February's releases look weaker by comparison. Or maybe it's the lack of a massive hit like we had last year. Regardless of the reason, there's little to be enthusiastic about this month. More...

Theater Counts

January 27th, 2005

Hide & Seek makes the biggest debut this weekend, opening in an impressive 3,005 theaters. Whether that's enough to secure top spot depends largely on the performance of The Aviator. The Oscar front-runner expands into 2,503 theaters, and should get a nice bounce from its nominations earlier this week. More...

Movie Website Launches for January 21 - January 27

January 27th, 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 a few updates, including this week's winner, The Wedding Date - 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 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
Feb 4, 2005 2 $11,129,580   1,695 $6,566   $11,129,580 1
Feb 11, 2005 6 $5,513,065 -50% 1,704 $3,235   $19,421,375 2
Feb 18, 2005 10 $3,852,360 -30% 1,566 $2,460   $25,267,265 3
Feb 25, 2005 12 $2,109,640 -45% 1,290 $1,635   $28,896,210 4
Mar 4, 2005 17 $850,485 -60% 810 $1,050   $30,320,730 5
Mar 11, 2005 21 $382,180 -55% 394 $970   $30,991,225 6
Mar 18, 2005 27 $233,645 -39% 264 $885   $31,386,520 7
Mar 25, 2005 39 $88,880 -62% 176 $505   $31,585,300 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 4, 2005 2 $4,200,000     1,695 $2,478   $4,200,000 1
Feb 5, 2005 3 $4,946,480 +18%   1,695 $2,918   $9,173,010 2
Feb 6, 2005 3 $1,956,570 -60%   1,695 $1,154   $11,129,580 3
Feb 7, 2005 3 $720,000 -63%   1,695 $425   $11,850,000 4
Feb 8, 2005 3 $721,000 n/c   1,695 $425   $12,570,000 5
Feb 9, 2005 3 $644,000 -11%   1,695 $380   $13,214,000 6
Feb 10, 2005 3 $695,000 +8%   1,694 $410   $13,908,000 7
Feb 11, 2005 5 $1,600,000 +130% -62% 1,705 $938   $15,500,000 8
Feb 12, 2005 7 $2,479,320 +55% -50% 1,704 $1,455   $18,100,150 9
Feb 13, 2005 7 $1,321,225 -47% -32% 1,704 $775   $19,421,375 10
Feb 14, 2005 5 $843,000 -36% +17% 1,704 $495   $20,265,000 11
Feb 15, 2005 4 $383,000 -55% -47% 1,704 $225   $20,648,000 12
Feb 16, 2005 4 $366,000 -4% -43% 1,704 $215   $21,014,000 13
Feb 17, 2005 4 $401,000 +10% -42% 1,704 $235   $21,415,000 14
Feb 18, 2005 8 $1,100,000 +174% -31% 1,565 $703   $22,500,000 15
Feb 19, 2005 11 $1,612,980 +47% -35% 1,566 $1,030   $24,163,235 16
Feb 20, 2005 11 $1,104,030 -32% -16% 1,566 $705   $25,267,265 17
Feb 21, 2005 10 $657,725 -40% -22% 1,566 $420   $25,924,990 18
Feb 23, 2005 10 $290,000   -21% 1,565 $185   $26,504,000 20
Feb 24, 2005 10 $282,000 -3% -30% 1,565 $180   $26,787,000 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 4, 2005 2 $13,908,310   1,695 $8,205   $13,908,310 1
Feb 11, 2005 5 $7,506,595 -46% 1,704 $4,405   $21,414,905 2
Feb 18, 2005 11 $5,371,665 -28% 1,566 $3,430   $26,786,570 3
Feb 25, 2005 12 $2,683,675 -50% 1,290 $2,080   $29,470,245 4
Mar 4, 2005 17 $1,138,800 -58% 810 $1,406   $30,609,045 5
Mar 11, 2005 22 $543,830 -52% 394 $1,380   $31,152,875 6
Mar 18, 2005 28 $343,545 -37% 264 $1,301   $31,496,420 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/27/2005 $505,700 86 86 396 $1,472,740 9/25/2020
 
Rest of World $13,975,303
 
International Total$15,448,043 9/25/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 12, 20062188,899 88,899$0$026

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