Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Conan the Barbarian 3D poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,295,021Details
International Box Office $42,061,112Details
Worldwide Box Office $63,356,133
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $11,373,954 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,915,888 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $16,289,842
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The most legendary Barbarian of all time is back. Having thrived and evolved for eight consecutive decades in the public imagination- in prose and graphics, on the big screen and small, in games and properties of all kinds- Conan's exploits in the Hyborian Age now come alive like never before in a colossal 3D action-adventure film. A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,021,215 (47.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,015 opening theaters/3,015 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,948,332

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2011 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: May 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Vietnam)
Video Release: November 22nd, 2011 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2177, 6/22/2011)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Franchise: Conan
Comparisons: vs. Warcraft
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Good vs. Evil, Sword & Sorcerer, 3-D, Remake, Revenge, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Action Adventure, Development Hell
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Conan Properties International, Emmett/Furla Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2011 4 $10,021,215   3,015 $3,324   $10,021,215 1
Aug 26, 2011 8 $3,185,094 -68% 3,015 $1,056   $16,660,669 2
Sep 2, 2011 16 $1,577,143 -50% 1,722 $916   $19,794,733 3
Sep 9, 2011 31 $303,866 -81% 551 $551   $20,920,882 4
Sep 16, 2011 41 $87,936 -71% 154 $571   $21,150,244 5
Sep 23, 2011 65 $20,491 -77% 56 $366   $21,211,016 6
Sep 30, 2011 49 $50,505 +146% 115 $439   $21,270,904 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 19, 2011 4 $3,673,635     3,015 $1,218   $3,673,635 1
Aug 20, 2011 4 $3,562,080 -3%   3,015 $1,181   $7,235,715 2
Aug 21, 2011 4 $2,785,500 -22%   3,015 $924   $10,021,215 3
Aug 22, 2011 4 $984,891 -65%   3,015 $327   $11,006,106 4
Aug 23, 2011 5 $1,074,321 +9%   3,015 $356   $12,080,427 5
Aug 24, 2011 5 $727,137 -32%   3,015 $241   $12,807,564 6
Aug 25, 2011 6 $668,011 -8%   3,015 $222   $13,475,575 7
Aug 26, 2011 10 $947,785 +42% -74% 3,015 $314   $14,423,360 8
Aug 27, 2011 10 $1,217,932 +29% -66% 3,015 $404   $15,641,292 9
Aug 28, 2011 8 $1,019,377 -16% -63% 3,015 $338   $16,660,669 10
Aug 29, 2011 8 $397,835 -61% -60% 3,015 $132   $17,058,504 11
Aug 30, 2011 8 $485,810 +22% -55% 3,015 $161   $17,544,314 12
Aug 31, 2011 10 $342,160 -30% -53% 3,015 $113   $17,886,474 13
Sep 1, 2011 11 $331,116 -3% -50% 3,015 $110   $18,217,590 14
Sep 2, 2011 - $372,709 +13% -61% 1,722 $216   $18,590,299 15
Sep 3, 2011 - $532,193 +43% -56% 1,722 $309   $19,122,492 16
Sep 4, 2011 - $672,241 +26% -34% 1,722 $390   $19,794,733 17
Sep 5, 2011 18 $427,442 -36% +7% 1,722 $248   $20,222,175 18
Sep 6, 2011 - $156,440 -63% -68% 1,722 $91   $20,378,615 19
Sep 7, 2011 - $123,120 -21% -64% 1,722 $71   $20,501,735 20
Sep 8, 2011 - $115,281 -6% -65% 1,722 $67   $20,617,016 21
Sep 9, 2011 - $87,412 -24% -77% 551 $159   $20,704,428 22
Sep 10, 2011 - $132,212 +51% -75% 551 $240   $20,836,640 23
Sep 11, 2011 - $84,242 -36% -87% 551 $153   $20,920,882 24
Sep 12, 2011 - $33,268 -61% -92% 551 $60   $20,954,150 25
Sep 13, 2011 - $39,316 +18% -75% 551 $71   $20,993,466 26
Sep 14, 2011 - $32,709 -17% -73% 551 $59   $21,026,175 27
Sep 15, 2011 - $36,133 +10% -69% 551 $66   $21,062,308 28
Sep 16, 2011 - $26,324 -27% -70% 154 $171   $21,088,632 29
Sep 17, 2011 - $37,347 +42% -72% 154 $243   $21,125,979 30
Sep 18, 2011 - $24,265 -35% -71% 154 $158   $21,150,244 31
Sep 19, 2011 - $8,470 -65% -75% 154 $55   $21,158,714 32
Sep 20, 2011 - $11,838 +40% -70% 154 $77   $21,170,552 33
Sep 21, 2011 - $9,689 -18% -70% 154 $63   $21,180,241 34
Sep 22, 2011 - $10,284 +6% -72% 154 $67   $21,190,525 35
Sep 23, 2011 - $6,414 -38% -76% 56 $115   $21,196,939 36
Sep 24, 2011 - $8,755 +36% -77% 56 $156   $21,205,694 37
Sep 25, 2011 - $5,322 -39% -78% 56 $95   $21,211,016 38
Sep 26, 2011 - $1,859 -65% -78% 56 $33   $21,212,875 39
Sep 27, 2011 - $2,807 +51% -76% 56 $50   $21,215,682 40
Sep 28, 2011 - $2,291 -18% -76% 56 $41   $21,217,973 41
Sep 29, 2011 - $2,426 +6% -76% 56 $43   $21,220,399 42
Sep 30, 2011 - $13,366 +451% +108% 56 $239   $21,233,765 43
Oct 1, 2011 - $21,210 +59% +142% 56 $379   $21,254,975 44
Oct 2, 2011 - $15,929 -25% +199% 56 $284   $21,270,904 45
Oct 3, 2011 - $5,894 -63% +217% 56 $105   $21,276,798 46
Oct 4, 2011 - $6,561 +11% +134% 56 $117   $21,283,359 47
Oct 5, 2011 - $5,803 -12% +153% 56 $104   $21,289,162 48
Oct 6, 2011 - $5,859 +1% +142% 56 $105   $21,295,021 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2011 4 $13,475,575   3,015 $4,470   $13,475,575 1
Aug 26, 2011 8 $4,742,015 -65% 3,015 $1,573   $18,217,590 2
Sep 2, 2011 16 $2,399,426 -49% 1,722 $1,393   $20,617,016 3
Sep 9, 2011 31 $445,292 -81% 551 $808   $21,062,308 4
Sep 16, 2011 41 $128,217 -71% 154 $833   $21,190,525 5
Sep 23, 2011 63 $29,874 -77% 56 $533   $21,220,399 6
Sep 30, 2011 46 $74,622 +150% 115 $649   $21,295,021 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Vietnam 5/11/2012 $56,744 18 18 24 $103,726 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $41,957,386
 
International Total$42,061,112 12/29/2018

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
Nov 27, 201117234,128 234,128$3,509,579$3,509,5791
Dec 4, 20112469,334-70% 303,462$1,143,318$4,652,8972
Dec 11, 20112946,253-33% 349,715$762,712$5,415,6093

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 27, 20111090,016 90,016$2,071,045$2,071,0451

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Leading Cast

Jason Momoa    Conan
Rachel Nichols    Tamara
Stephen Lang    Khalar Zym
Rose McGowan    Marique

Supporting Cast

Said Taghmaoui    Ela-Shan
Leo Howard    Young Conan
Ron Perlman    Corin
Steve O'Donnell    Lucius
Nonso Anozie    Artus
Bob Sapp    Ukafa
Milton Walsh    Remo
Raad Rawi    Fassir

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marcus Nispel    Director
Thomas Dean Donnelly    Screenwriter
Joshua Oppenheimer    Screenwriter
Sean Hood    Screenwriter
Robert E. Howard    Story Creator
Fredrik Malmberg    Producer
Boaz Davidson    Producer
Joe Gatta    Producer
Danny Lerner    Producer
John Baldecchi    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
Henry Winterstern    Producer
Samuel Hadida    Executive Producer
Victor Hadida    Executive Producer
Frederick Fierst    Executive Producer
George Furla    Executive Producer
Avi Lerner    Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
John Sacchi    Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Thamas Kloss    Cinematographer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
Chris August    Production Designer
Wendy Partridge    Costume Designer
Tyler Bates    Composer
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting

Blu-ray Sales: Top of the Chart Looks Super

December 8th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 and Super 8 had legitimate claim to top spot in this week's Blu-ray sales chart. The holdover sold more units at 550,000 units to 503,000 units, but the newcomer led the way in revenue at $11.49 million to $9.89 million. That represented an opening week Blu-ray ratio of 55%, which should make the studio happy. Also of note this week, the final Harry Potter release became the best selling Blu-ray of the year with 3.95 million units sold and $86.16 million in total revenue so far. More...

DVD Sales: Cars 2 Retakes Lead Thanks to Black Friday

December 6th, 2011

Cars 2 returned to top spot on the DVD Sales Chart this week thanks in part to Black Friday sales. Over the week it sold 1.06 million units, lifting its totals to 3.86 million units / $61.14 million putting into fourth place for 2011. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 22nd, 2011

November 22nd, 2011

It's kind of a slow week on the home market in two ways. Firstly, the only major release of the week is Super 8. Secondly, half the releases I was supposed to review are running late. Fortunately, Super 8 is a top notch film and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is this week's Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office was Beyond Help

August 29th, 2011

Hurricane Irene battered the east coast, which may have had a bigger impact at the box office than some were expecting, but at least it wasn't worst case scenario levels. The overall box office plummeted 25% to just $93 million. That wasn't the worst weekend of the year, but it came uncomfortably close. Compared to last year, the box office was down down 19%, meaning the year-to-date decline worsened. With 2011 down by 4.3% at $7.28 billion to $7.60 billion, the year is running out of time to make up the difference. If we go into the holiday season down by $320 million, it might be impossible to make up the ground, no matter how strong the Christmas releases are. More...

Contest: Clash of the Non-Titans: Winning Announcement

August 25th, 2011

The winners of our Clash of the Non-Titans contest were determined and they are... More...

International Box Office: Little Blue Guys Earning Lots of Green

August 24th, 2011

The Smurfs remained in first place with $35.18 million on 10,737 screens in 47 markets for a total of $211.52 million internationally and $329.07 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did add $3.95 million on 504 screens during its third weekend in Brazil and it now has $21.91 million in that market. That's like earning more than $200 million domestically. With openings in Italy, Japan, and Australia still ahead, the film should have no trouble getting to $400 million worldwide, which means it is on pace to earn a profit before the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Sends out an S.O.S.

August 22nd, 2011

Yuck. That's really all that needs to be said about the weekend box office. Outside of The Help, there are practically no positive stories to report. All four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, some by significant margins, which led to a 20% collapse from last weekend. There was also a decline from last year, albeit by just 3%, which is actually an improvement on 2011's average. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by just over 4% at $7.13 billion to $7.43 billion. There's little hope things will turn around next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Weak Field Gifts The Help Top Spot

August 21st, 2011

Four weak debut weekends has gifted The Help a win at the box office as the historical drama posted an impressive 21% decline from last weekend to earn an estimated $20.479 million. The decline in percentage terms was helped by the fact that the film opened on a Wednesday, but it's still an impressive performance. Rise of the Apes help on to second place with $16.3 million in its third weekend, which is perhaps an even better indication of the level of disinterest in the new releases. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Will Need Help

August 19th, 2011

Four wide releases open this week, or three wide and one semi-wide, depending on how you define those terms. However, none of them look to be legitimate threats for top spot, as most analysts are predicting The Help will win the weekend. Rise of the Planet of the Apes has a pretty good shot at second place, so we could have the new releases battling for third place. That's kind of sad, but not without precedent. This time last year five films opened wide or semi-wide, but not a single one of them reached the teens at the box office. (Vampires Suck led the way with $12.20 million.) So there's a good chance that 2011 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison despite the rather weak selection of new releases. More...

Contest: Clash of the Non-Titans

August 12th, 2011

I think it safe to say summer is over, as next week's batch of releases will all struggle just to be midlevel hits. Which one has the best shot at top spot? Not One Day, which is not opening truly wide. Other than that, it's is a coin toss. I'm going with... tails, Conan the Barbarian 3D as this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Conan the Barbarian in 3D. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Clash on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Clash on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: August

August 1st, 2011

It's that time of year again, the time where we try to guess when Summer ends. According to the real world, Summer ends on the 22nd of September, but in the movie business, summer ends suddenly one weekend in August, and it's never really predictable which weekend that will be. There is some reason to be optimistic, as July ended on a relatively strong note. Both films that were predicted to be monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, were monster hits. And for every potential $100 million hit that missed expectations, there was another film that topped them. If this momentum can carry forward, then perhaps summer can be extended for for one or two more weeks. August of 2010 was a good end to the Summer with two $100 million movies and a few mid-level hits. I'm not sure if 2011 will be able to replicate that performance, but Summer could end on a high note. More...


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Synopsis

The most legendary Barbarian of all time is back. Having thrived and evolved for eight consecutive decades in the public imagination- in prose and graphics, on the big screen and small, in games and properties of all kinds- Conan's exploits in the Hyborian Age now come alive like never before in a colossal 3D action-adventure film. A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,021,215 (47.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,015 opening theaters/3,015 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,948,332

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2011 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: May 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Vietnam)
Video Release: November 22nd, 2011 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2177, 6/22/2011)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Franchise: Conan
Comparisons: vs. Warcraft
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Good vs. Evil, Sword & Sorcerer, 3-D, Remake, Revenge, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Action Adventure, Development Hell
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Conan Properties International, Emmett/Furla Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Jason Momoa    Conan
Rachel Nichols    Tamara
Stephen Lang    Khalar Zym
Rose McGowan    Marique

Supporting Cast

Said Taghmaoui    Ela-Shan
Leo Howard    Young Conan
Ron Perlman    Corin
Steve O'Donnell    Lucius
Nonso Anozie    Artus
Bob Sapp    Ukafa
Milton Walsh    Remo
Raad Rawi    Fassir

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marcus Nispel    Director
Thomas Dean Donnelly    Screenwriter
Joshua Oppenheimer    Screenwriter
Sean Hood    Screenwriter
Robert E. Howard    Story Creator
Fredrik Malmberg    Producer
Boaz Davidson    Producer
Joe Gatta    Producer
Danny Lerner    Producer
John Baldecchi    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
Henry Winterstern    Producer
Samuel Hadida    Executive Producer
Victor Hadida    Executive Producer
Frederick Fierst    Executive Producer
George Furla    Executive Producer
Avi Lerner    Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
John Sacchi    Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Thamas Kloss    Cinematographer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
Chris August    Production Designer
Wendy Partridge    Costume Designer
Tyler Bates    Composer
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting

Blu-ray Sales: Top of the Chart Looks Super

December 8th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 and Super 8 had legitimate claim to top spot in this week's Blu-ray sales chart. The holdover sold more units at 550,000 units to 503,000 units, but the newcomer led the way in revenue at $11.49 million to $9.89 million. That represented an opening week Blu-ray ratio of 55%, which should make the studio happy. Also of note this week, the final Harry Potter release became the best selling Blu-ray of the year with 3.95 million units sold and $86.16 million in total revenue so far. More...

DVD Sales: Cars 2 Retakes Lead Thanks to Black Friday

December 6th, 2011

Cars 2 returned to top spot on the DVD Sales Chart this week thanks in part to Black Friday sales. Over the week it sold 1.06 million units, lifting its totals to 3.86 million units / $61.14 million putting into fourth place for 2011. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 22nd, 2011

November 22nd, 2011

It's kind of a slow week on the home market in two ways. Firstly, the only major release of the week is Super 8. Secondly, half the releases I was supposed to review are running late. Fortunately, Super 8 is a top notch film and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is this week's Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office was Beyond Help

August 29th, 2011

Hurricane Irene battered the east coast, which may have had a bigger impact at the box office than some were expecting, but at least it wasn't worst case scenario levels. The overall box office plummeted 25% to just $93 million. That wasn't the worst weekend of the year, but it came uncomfortably close. Compared to last year, the box office was down down 19%, meaning the year-to-date decline worsened. With 2011 down by 4.3% at $7.28 billion to $7.60 billion, the year is running out of time to make up the difference. If we go into the holiday season down by $320 million, it might be impossible to make up the ground, no matter how strong the Christmas releases are. More...

Contest: Clash of the Non-Titans: Winning Announcement

August 25th, 2011

The winners of our Clash of the Non-Titans contest were determined and they are... More...

International Box Office: Little Blue Guys Earning Lots of Green

August 24th, 2011

The Smurfs remained in first place with $35.18 million on 10,737 screens in 47 markets for a total of $211.52 million internationally and $329.07 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did add $3.95 million on 504 screens during its third weekend in Brazil and it now has $21.91 million in that market. That's like earning more than $200 million domestically. With openings in Italy, Japan, and Australia still ahead, the film should have no trouble getting to $400 million worldwide, which means it is on pace to earn a profit before the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Sends out an S.O.S.

August 22nd, 2011

Yuck. That's really all that needs to be said about the weekend box office. Outside of The Help, there are practically no positive stories to report. All four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, some by significant margins, which led to a 20% collapse from last weekend. There was also a decline from last year, albeit by just 3%, which is actually an improvement on 2011's average. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by just over 4% at $7.13 billion to $7.43 billion. There's little hope things will turn around next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Weak Field Gifts The Help Top Spot

August 21st, 2011

Four weak debut weekends has gifted The Help a win at the box office as the historical drama posted an impressive 21% decline from last weekend to earn an estimated $20.479 million. The decline in percentage terms was helped by the fact that the film opened on a Wednesday, but it's still an impressive performance. Rise of the Apes help on to second place with $16.3 million in its third weekend, which is perhaps an even better indication of the level of disinterest in the new releases. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Will Need Help

August 19th, 2011

Four wide releases open this week, or three wide and one semi-wide, depending on how you define those terms. However, none of them look to be legitimate threats for top spot, as most analysts are predicting The Help will win the weekend. Rise of the Planet of the Apes has a pretty good shot at second place, so we could have the new releases battling for third place. That's kind of sad, but not without precedent. This time last year five films opened wide or semi-wide, but not a single one of them reached the teens at the box office. (Vampires Suck led the way with $12.20 million.) So there's a good chance that 2011 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison despite the rather weak selection of new releases. More...

Contest: Clash of the Non-Titans

August 12th, 2011

I think it safe to say summer is over, as next week's batch of releases will all struggle just to be midlevel hits. Which one has the best shot at top spot? Not One Day, which is not opening truly wide. Other than that, it's is a coin toss. I'm going with... tails, Conan the Barbarian 3D as this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Conan the Barbarian in 3D. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Clash on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Clash on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: August

August 1st, 2011

It's that time of year again, the time where we try to guess when Summer ends. According to the real world, Summer ends on the 22nd of September, but in the movie business, summer ends suddenly one weekend in August, and it's never really predictable which weekend that will be. There is some reason to be optimistic, as July ended on a relatively strong note. Both films that were predicted to be monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, were monster hits. And for every potential $100 million hit that missed expectations, there was another film that topped them. If this momentum can carry forward, then perhaps summer can be extended for for one or two more weeks. August of 2010 was a good end to the Summer with two $100 million movies and a few mid-level hits. I'm not sure if 2011 will be able to replicate that performance, but Summer could end on a high note. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2011 4 $10,021,215   3,015 $3,324   $10,021,215 1
Aug 26, 2011 8 $3,185,094 -68% 3,015 $1,056   $16,660,669 2
Sep 2, 2011 16 $1,577,143 -50% 1,722 $916   $19,794,733 3
Sep 9, 2011 31 $303,866 -81% 551 $551   $20,920,882 4
Sep 16, 2011 41 $87,936 -71% 154 $571   $21,150,244 5
Sep 23, 2011 65 $20,491 -77% 56 $366   $21,211,016 6
Sep 30, 2011 49 $50,505 +146% 115 $439   $21,270,904 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 19, 2011 4 $3,673,635     3,015 $1,218   $3,673,635 1
Aug 20, 2011 4 $3,562,080 -3%   3,015 $1,181   $7,235,715 2
Aug 21, 2011 4 $2,785,500 -22%   3,015 $924   $10,021,215 3
Aug 22, 2011 4 $984,891 -65%   3,015 $327   $11,006,106 4
Aug 23, 2011 5 $1,074,321 +9%   3,015 $356   $12,080,427 5
Aug 24, 2011 5 $727,137 -32%   3,015 $241   $12,807,564 6
Aug 25, 2011 6 $668,011 -8%   3,015 $222   $13,475,575 7
Aug 26, 2011 10 $947,785 +42% -74% 3,015 $314   $14,423,360 8
Aug 27, 2011 10 $1,217,932 +29% -66% 3,015 $404   $15,641,292 9
Aug 28, 2011 8 $1,019,377 -16% -63% 3,015 $338   $16,660,669 10
Aug 29, 2011 8 $397,835 -61% -60% 3,015 $132   $17,058,504 11
Aug 30, 2011 8 $485,810 +22% -55% 3,015 $161   $17,544,314 12
Aug 31, 2011 10 $342,160 -30% -53% 3,015 $113   $17,886,474 13
Sep 1, 2011 11 $331,116 -3% -50% 3,015 $110   $18,217,590 14
Sep 2, 2011 - $372,709 +13% -61% 1,722 $216   $18,590,299 15
Sep 3, 2011 - $532,193 +43% -56% 1,722 $309   $19,122,492 16
Sep 4, 2011 - $672,241 +26% -34% 1,722 $390   $19,794,733 17
Sep 5, 2011 18 $427,442 -36% +7% 1,722 $248   $20,222,175 18
Sep 6, 2011 - $156,440 -63% -68% 1,722 $91   $20,378,615 19
Sep 7, 2011 - $123,120 -21% -64% 1,722 $71   $20,501,735 20
Sep 8, 2011 - $115,281 -6% -65% 1,722 $67   $20,617,016 21
Sep 9, 2011 - $87,412 -24% -77% 551 $159   $20,704,428 22
Sep 10, 2011 - $132,212 +51% -75% 551 $240   $20,836,640 23
Sep 11, 2011 - $84,242 -36% -87% 551 $153   $20,920,882 24
Sep 12, 2011 - $33,268 -61% -92% 551 $60   $20,954,150 25
Sep 13, 2011 - $39,316 +18% -75% 551 $71   $20,993,466 26
Sep 14, 2011 - $32,709 -17% -73% 551 $59   $21,026,175 27
Sep 15, 2011 - $36,133 +10% -69% 551 $66   $21,062,308 28
Sep 16, 2011 - $26,324 -27% -70% 154 $171   $21,088,632 29
Sep 17, 2011 - $37,347 +42% -72% 154 $243   $21,125,979 30
Sep 18, 2011 - $24,265 -35% -71% 154 $158   $21,150,244 31
Sep 19, 2011 - $8,470 -65% -75% 154 $55   $21,158,714 32
Sep 20, 2011 - $11,838 +40% -70% 154 $77   $21,170,552 33
Sep 21, 2011 - $9,689 -18% -70% 154 $63   $21,180,241 34
Sep 22, 2011 - $10,284 +6% -72% 154 $67   $21,190,525 35
Sep 23, 2011 - $6,414 -38% -76% 56 $115   $21,196,939 36
Sep 24, 2011 - $8,755 +36% -77% 56 $156   $21,205,694 37
Sep 25, 2011 - $5,322 -39% -78% 56 $95   $21,211,016 38
Sep 26, 2011 - $1,859 -65% -78% 56 $33   $21,212,875 39
Sep 27, 2011 - $2,807 +51% -76% 56 $50   $21,215,682 40
Sep 28, 2011 - $2,291 -18% -76% 56 $41   $21,217,973 41
Sep 29, 2011 - $2,426 +6% -76% 56 $43   $21,220,399 42
Sep 30, 2011 - $13,366 +451% +108% 56 $239   $21,233,765 43
Oct 1, 2011 - $21,210 +59% +142% 56 $379   $21,254,975 44
Oct 2, 2011 - $15,929 -25% +199% 56 $284   $21,270,904 45
Oct 3, 2011 - $5,894 -63% +217% 56 $105   $21,276,798 46
Oct 4, 2011 - $6,561 +11% +134% 56 $117   $21,283,359 47
Oct 5, 2011 - $5,803 -12% +153% 56 $104   $21,289,162 48
Oct 6, 2011 - $5,859 +1% +142% 56 $105   $21,295,021 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2011 4 $13,475,575   3,015 $4,470   $13,475,575 1
Aug 26, 2011 8 $4,742,015 -65% 3,015 $1,573   $18,217,590 2
Sep 2, 2011 16 $2,399,426 -49% 1,722 $1,393   $20,617,016 3
Sep 9, 2011 31 $445,292 -81% 551 $808   $21,062,308 4
Sep 16, 2011 41 $128,217 -71% 154 $833   $21,190,525 5
Sep 23, 2011 63 $29,874 -77% 56 $533   $21,220,399 6
Sep 30, 2011 46 $74,622 +150% 115 $649   $21,295,021 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Vietnam 5/11/2012 $56,744 18 18 24 $103,726 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $41,957,386
 
International Total$42,061,112 12/29/2018

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
Nov 27, 201117234,128 234,128$3,509,579$3,509,5791
Dec 4, 20112469,334-70% 303,462$1,143,318$4,652,8972
Dec 11, 20112946,253-33% 349,715$762,712$5,415,6093

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 27, 20111090,016 90,016$2,071,045$2,071,0451

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