Black Christmas (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,235,738Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $30,133,307 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $30,133,307
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,723,364 (22.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,544 opening theaters/1,544 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,691,041

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2006 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: December 5th, 2006 by Sommerville House, released as Black Christmas (Unrated)
MPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Christmas, Surprise Twist, Fraternity/Sorority, College, Remake, Christmas Horror
Source:Remake
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 413 $6,423,519 Dec 29, 2006 7

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 2006 13 $3,723,364   1,544 $2,412   $10,917,918 1
Jan 5, 2007 17 $1,798,578 -52% 1,504 $1,196   $15,224,364 2
Jan 12, 2007 31 $335,217 -81% 465 $721   $16,006,998 3
Jan 19, 2007 43 $86,384 -74% 167 $517   $16,184,405 4
Jan 26, 2007 63 $12,502 -86% 46 $272   $16,219,198 5
Feb 2, 2007 70 $8,160 -35% 23 $355   $16,231,801 6
Feb 9, 2007 92 $1,563 -81% 4 $391   $16,235,293 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2006 6 $3,307,602     1,278 $2,588   $3,307,602 1
Dec 26, 2006 11 $1,763,413 -47%   1,278 $1,380   $5,071,015 2
Dec 27, 2006 - $1,149,644 -35%   1,278 $900   $6,220,659 3
Dec 28, 2006 - $973,895 -15%   1,278 $762   $7,194,554 4
Dec 29, 2006 11 $1,525,277 +57%   1,544 $988   $8,719,831 5
Dec 30, 2006 - $1,609,899 +6%   1,544 $1,043   $10,329,730 6
Dec 31, 2006 - $588,188 -63%   1,544 $381   $10,917,918 7
Jan 1, 2007 - $1,213,380 +106% -63% 1,544 $786   $12,131,298 8
Jan 2, 2007 - $561,716 -54% -68% 1,544 $364   $12,693,014 9
Jan 3, 2007 - $390,457 -30% -66% 1,544 $253   $13,083,471 10
Jan 5, 2007 - $550,000   -64% 1,504 $366   $13,980,000 12
Jan 15, 2007 38 $36,465     465 $78   $16,043,463 22

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 22, 2006 15 $7,194,554   1,278 $5,630   $7,194,554 1
Dec 29, 2006 13 $6,231,232 -13% 1,544 $4,036   $13,425,786 2
Jan 5, 2007 18 $2,245,995 -64% 1,504 $1,493   $15,671,781 3
Jan 12, 2007 35 $426,240 -81% 465 $917   $16,098,021 4
Jan 19, 2007 43 $108,675 -75% 167 $651   $16,206,696 5
Jan 26, 2007 63 $16,945 -84% 46 $368   $16,223,641 6
Feb 2, 2007 73 $10,089 -40% 23 $439   $16,233,730 7
Feb 9, 2007 99 $2,008 -80% 4 $502   $16,235,738 8

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 8, 200710238,581 238,581$5,246,396$5,246,39618
Apr 15, 200710186,333-22% 424,914$4,097,463$9,343,85919
Apr 22, 20072157,907-69% 482,821$1,273,375$10,617,23420
Oct 21, 20073043,183 900,047$560,947$18,304,84646
Oct 28, 20073058,183+35% 958,230$755,797$19,060,64347

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

Katie Cassidy    Kelli
Mary Elizabeth Winstead    Heather
Lacey Chabert    Dana
Michelle Trachtenberg    Melissa

Supporting Cast

Oliver Hudson    Kyle
Andrea Martin    Ms. Mac
Kristen Cloke    Leigh
Robert Mann    Billy
Karin Konoval    Billy's Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part I

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for June 12, 2007

June 11th, 2007

The Summer is traditionally the weakest time of the year for DVD releases and this is not surprising as the target audience is too busy checking out the latest theatrical releases to be bothered with the home market. First-run releases are also weak because the delay from theater to home means we are not getting prime offerings here. TV on DVD releases are likewise weak because it is too late to take advantage of season finales and too soon to take advantage of season premieres. So, to find the best offering, one has to look to limited releases like Grbavica - Buy from Amazon, or TV movies like Masters of Horror - The Screwfly Solution. But the DVD Pick of the Week goes to a classic, The Hustler - Two-Disc Collector's Edition
More...

Shepherd Leads All on the Home Market

April 14th, 2007

The Good Shepherd led a flock of new releases earning $8.66 million. This was only a small, small margin ahead of the second place Pursuit of Happyness, which added $8.48 million to its two-week total of $18.43 million. More...

DVD Releases for April 3, 2007

April 2nd, 2007

It's another busy week with dozens of releases on this week's list (including four spotlight reviews). As for the cream of the cop, there were a few interesting choices with two top contenders for DVD Pick of the Week: Volver - Buy from Amazon and The Lost Room - Buy from Amazon. It was a close call, but the supreme cool of The Lost Room helped it win out in the end. More...

Contest - Dreaming of a White Easter

April 2nd, 2007

Tomorrow the the horror remake Black Christmas is coming on an Unrated DVD, so it's quite a coincidence that it is snowing where I live. It's April 2nd, and it's snowing here. Yes, I live in Canada, but in this part of Canada there is a less than 50 / 50 chance that we get snow on Christmas Day and it is practically unheard of to get snow in March. Yet here it is snowing in April. This is freaking me out. I'm expecting to start hailing, then it will rain frogs, and before you know it AnnaSophia Robb is hanging around with Hilary Swank trying to figure out what the hell is going on. I'm telling you, this is a sign of the end times! Repent! Repent! ...

Moving on.

As previously stated, Black Christmas - Unrated Edition is coming out on DVD and it is the spotlight prize on this week's contest, but not the only prize. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of The Reaping. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Black Christmas - Unrated Edition and a copy of Princesas on DVD. Meanwhile, the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will also win Black Christmas - Unrated Edition and a copy of Princesas on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

New Year was a Weekend to Celebrate

January 3rd, 2007

It was a fairly predictable weekend as far as box office numbers go. No film really beat expectations by a wide margin, nor did any fail to do so. This meant nearly every film in the top ten showed significant growth (the lone exception was Rocky Balboa), while the only film in the top twenty to see a serious drop-off was the Christmas film, The Nativity Story, which plummeted more than 67%. More...

New Year is Out with the New, In with the Old

December 29th, 2006

It's the New Year's Day long weekend, and not surprisingly, there are no new wide releases this week. There are, on the other hand, two movies that are playing their first weekend, Dreamgirls and Black Christmas. However, it looks as if neither has what it takes to wrestle top spot from Night at the Museum. More...

Christmas Delivers Some Gifts to Good Moviegoers (and a Couple of Lumps of Coal)

December 28th, 2006

Most films missed expectations this weekend and that hurt the overall box office, which was off 8% compared to last year. But there were still reasons to celebrate with Pursuit of Happyness and Rocky Balboa matching their production budget over the weekend while Dreamgirls exploded on Christmas Day. More...

International Details - Curse's Foiled by Invisibles

December 23rd, 2006

Curse of the Golden Flower started its international run in its native China with a record breaking $12.27 million on 826 screens. That was almost enough to reach the top five falling just short to Arthur & the Invisibles and its $12.47 million. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 16 - December 21, 2006

December 22nd, 2006

An abridged list with just the sites for movies opening this week, and maybe one or two others. Because it is such a short list, there's no real strong choice for Weekly Website Award. Rocky Balboa - Official Site comes the closest, but it doesn't quite get there. More...

Rocky Looks to Knock Out Competition With Fast Start

December 21st, 2006

Christmas is one of the busiest times of year and this year is no exception with five films opening wide from now to the 25th and another expanding. Because of the crowd, at least one or two will be lost, squeezed out by the competition. However, there are also two or three films that are aiming at $100 million, or more. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 2 - December 8, 2006

December 9th, 2006

Good week for websites with a number of candidates for the top spot. In the end I went with Ghost Rider - Official Site, but there's a few others here that will undoubtedly win in the coming weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 25 - December 1, 2006

December 2nd, 2006

Good week with plenty of strong site, but there was not a whole lot of competition at the very top as The Good Shephard - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

2006 Preview: December

December 1st, 2006

Looking at my calendar I see that it's March 11th. ... March 11th, 2003. This means it's time for me to get a new calendar, but more importantly, it's time for the December preview. December is an insanely busy time of year with studio release major blockbusters in hopes of cashing in on the holidays, as well as a ton of Oscar bait movies hoping to remain fresh in voters' minds by the time the ballots are handed out. On a side note, this is the first time in several years that's there not an obvious Must See movie opening during the month. Sure, there are quite a few that should crack $100 million at the box office, maybe even $200 million, but nothing like The Lord of the Rings. In addition to the ton of wide releases and limited releases scheduled to open wide this month, there are several more movies opening in limited release this month before expanding in the new year. Movies like Home of the Brave, Arthur & the Invisibles, The Painted Veil, Letters from Iwo Jima, Children of Men, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Fast Track, and Pan's Labyrinth, and possibly some others. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 18 - November 24, 2006

November 24th, 2006

This week the list is abridged due to the holidays, but there are still a few good sites here. In fact, percent-wise, there are more good site than most weeks. However, the best site has already won the award while the rest don't quite reach the level of an Award-winning site. If I were to pick the best of the rest it would be Dhoom 2: Back in Action - Official Site. More...

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,723,364 (22.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,544 opening theaters/1,544 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,691,041

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2006 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: December 5th, 2006 by Sommerville House, released as Black Christmas (Unrated)
MPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Christmas, Surprise Twist, Fraternity/Sorority, College, Remake, Christmas Horror
Source:Remake
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 413 $6,423,519 Dec 29, 2006 7

Leading Cast

Katie Cassidy    Kelli
Mary Elizabeth Winstead    Heather
Lacey Chabert    Dana
Michelle Trachtenberg    Melissa

Supporting Cast

Oliver Hudson    Kyle
Andrea Martin    Ms. Mac
Kristen Cloke    Leigh
Robert Mann    Billy
Karin Konoval    Billy's Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part I

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for June 12, 2007

June 11th, 2007

The Summer is traditionally the weakest time of the year for DVD releases and this is not surprising as the target audience is too busy checking out the latest theatrical releases to be bothered with the home market. First-run releases are also weak because the delay from theater to home means we are not getting prime offerings here. TV on DVD releases are likewise weak because it is too late to take advantage of season finales and too soon to take advantage of season premieres. So, to find the best offering, one has to look to limited releases like Grbavica - Buy from Amazon, or TV movies like Masters of Horror - The Screwfly Solution. But the DVD Pick of the Week goes to a classic, The Hustler - Two-Disc Collector's Edition
More...

Shepherd Leads All on the Home Market

April 14th, 2007

The Good Shepherd led a flock of new releases earning $8.66 million. This was only a small, small margin ahead of the second place Pursuit of Happyness, which added $8.48 million to its two-week total of $18.43 million. More...

DVD Releases for April 3, 2007

April 2nd, 2007

It's another busy week with dozens of releases on this week's list (including four spotlight reviews). As for the cream of the cop, there were a few interesting choices with two top contenders for DVD Pick of the Week: Volver - Buy from Amazon and The Lost Room - Buy from Amazon. It was a close call, but the supreme cool of The Lost Room helped it win out in the end. More...

Contest - Dreaming of a White Easter

April 2nd, 2007

Tomorrow the the horror remake Black Christmas is coming on an Unrated DVD, so it's quite a coincidence that it is snowing where I live. It's April 2nd, and it's snowing here. Yes, I live in Canada, but in this part of Canada there is a less than 50 / 50 chance that we get snow on Christmas Day and it is practically unheard of to get snow in March. Yet here it is snowing in April. This is freaking me out. I'm expecting to start hailing, then it will rain frogs, and before you know it AnnaSophia Robb is hanging around with Hilary Swank trying to figure out what the hell is going on. I'm telling you, this is a sign of the end times! Repent! Repent! ...

Moving on.

As previously stated, Black Christmas - Unrated Edition is coming out on DVD and it is the spotlight prize on this week's contest, but not the only prize. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of The Reaping. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Black Christmas - Unrated Edition and a copy of Princesas on DVD. Meanwhile, the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will also win Black Christmas - Unrated Edition and a copy of Princesas on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

New Year was a Weekend to Celebrate

January 3rd, 2007

It was a fairly predictable weekend as far as box office numbers go. No film really beat expectations by a wide margin, nor did any fail to do so. This meant nearly every film in the top ten showed significant growth (the lone exception was Rocky Balboa), while the only film in the top twenty to see a serious drop-off was the Christmas film, The Nativity Story, which plummeted more than 67%. More...

New Year is Out with the New, In with the Old

December 29th, 2006

It's the New Year's Day long weekend, and not surprisingly, there are no new wide releases this week. There are, on the other hand, two movies that are playing their first weekend, Dreamgirls and Black Christmas. However, it looks as if neither has what it takes to wrestle top spot from Night at the Museum. More...

Christmas Delivers Some Gifts to Good Moviegoers (and a Couple of Lumps of Coal)

December 28th, 2006

Most films missed expectations this weekend and that hurt the overall box office, which was off 8% compared to last year. But there were still reasons to celebrate with Pursuit of Happyness and Rocky Balboa matching their production budget over the weekend while Dreamgirls exploded on Christmas Day. More...

International Details - Curse's Foiled by Invisibles

December 23rd, 2006

Curse of the Golden Flower started its international run in its native China with a record breaking $12.27 million on 826 screens. That was almost enough to reach the top five falling just short to Arthur & the Invisibles and its $12.47 million. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 16 - December 21, 2006

December 22nd, 2006

An abridged list with just the sites for movies opening this week, and maybe one or two others. Because it is such a short list, there's no real strong choice for Weekly Website Award. Rocky Balboa - Official Site comes the closest, but it doesn't quite get there. More...

Rocky Looks to Knock Out Competition With Fast Start

December 21st, 2006

Christmas is one of the busiest times of year and this year is no exception with five films opening wide from now to the 25th and another expanding. Because of the crowd, at least one or two will be lost, squeezed out by the competition. However, there are also two or three films that are aiming at $100 million, or more. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 2 - December 8, 2006

December 9th, 2006

Good week for websites with a number of candidates for the top spot. In the end I went with Ghost Rider - Official Site, but there's a few others here that will undoubtedly win in the coming weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 25 - December 1, 2006

December 2nd, 2006

Good week with plenty of strong site, but there was not a whole lot of competition at the very top as The Good Shephard - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

2006 Preview: December

December 1st, 2006

Looking at my calendar I see that it's March 11th. ... March 11th, 2003. This means it's time for me to get a new calendar, but more importantly, it's time for the December preview. December is an insanely busy time of year with studio release major blockbusters in hopes of cashing in on the holidays, as well as a ton of Oscar bait movies hoping to remain fresh in voters' minds by the time the ballots are handed out. On a side note, this is the first time in several years that's there not an obvious Must See movie opening during the month. Sure, there are quite a few that should crack $100 million at the box office, maybe even $200 million, but nothing like The Lord of the Rings. In addition to the ton of wide releases and limited releases scheduled to open wide this month, there are several more movies opening in limited release this month before expanding in the new year. Movies like Home of the Brave, Arthur & the Invisibles, The Painted Veil, Letters from Iwo Jima, Children of Men, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Fast Track, and Pan's Labyrinth, and possibly some others. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 18 - November 24, 2006

November 24th, 2006

This week the list is abridged due to the holidays, but there are still a few good sites here. In fact, percent-wise, there are more good site than most weeks. However, the best site has already won the award while the rest don't quite reach the level of an Award-winning site. If I were to pick the best of the rest it would be Dhoom 2: Back in Action - Official Site. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 2006 13 $3,723,364   1,544 $2,412   $10,917,918 1
Jan 5, 2007 17 $1,798,578 -52% 1,504 $1,196   $15,224,364 2
Jan 12, 2007 31 $335,217 -81% 465 $721   $16,006,998 3
Jan 19, 2007 43 $86,384 -74% 167 $517   $16,184,405 4
Jan 26, 2007 63 $12,502 -86% 46 $272   $16,219,198 5
Feb 2, 2007 70 $8,160 -35% 23 $355   $16,231,801 6
Feb 9, 2007 92 $1,563 -81% 4 $391   $16,235,293 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2006 6 $3,307,602     1,278 $2,588   $3,307,602 1
Dec 26, 2006 11 $1,763,413 -47%   1,278 $1,380   $5,071,015 2
Dec 27, 2006 - $1,149,644 -35%   1,278 $900   $6,220,659 3
Dec 28, 2006 - $973,895 -15%   1,278 $762   $7,194,554 4
Dec 29, 2006 11 $1,525,277 +57%   1,544 $988   $8,719,831 5
Dec 30, 2006 - $1,609,899 +6%   1,544 $1,043   $10,329,730 6
Dec 31, 2006 - $588,188 -63%   1,544 $381   $10,917,918 7
Jan 1, 2007 - $1,213,380 +106% -63% 1,544 $786   $12,131,298 8
Jan 2, 2007 - $561,716 -54% -68% 1,544 $364   $12,693,014 9
Jan 3, 2007 - $390,457 -30% -66% 1,544 $253   $13,083,471 10
Jan 5, 2007 - $550,000   -64% 1,504 $366   $13,980,000 12
Jan 15, 2007 38 $36,465     465 $78   $16,043,463 22

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 22, 2006 15 $7,194,554   1,278 $5,630   $7,194,554 1
Dec 29, 2006 13 $6,231,232 -13% 1,544 $4,036   $13,425,786 2
Jan 5, 2007 18 $2,245,995 -64% 1,504 $1,493   $15,671,781 3
Jan 12, 2007 35 $426,240 -81% 465 $917   $16,098,021 4
Jan 19, 2007 43 $108,675 -75% 167 $651   $16,206,696 5
Jan 26, 2007 63 $16,945 -84% 46 $368   $16,223,641 6
Feb 2, 2007 73 $10,089 -40% 23 $439   $16,233,730 7
Feb 9, 2007 99 $2,008 -80% 4 $502   $16,235,738 8

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 8, 200710238,581 238,581$5,246,396$5,246,39618
Apr 15, 200710186,333-22% 424,914$4,097,463$9,343,85919
Apr 22, 20072157,907-69% 482,821$1,273,375$10,617,23420
Oct 21, 20073043,183 900,047$560,947$18,304,84646
Oct 28, 20073058,183+35% 958,230$755,797$19,060,64347

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.