The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The Da Vinci Code poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $217,536,138Details
International Box Office $550,284,321Details
Worldwide Box Office $767,820,459
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $102,756,914 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $102,756,914
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$77,073,388 (35.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,735 opening theaters/3,757 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $349,718,401

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 192 $217,536,138
All Time International Box Office 92 $550,284,321
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 113 $767,820,459

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: May 19th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: November 14th, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content.
Running Time: 152 minutes
Franchise: Da Vinci Code
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Keywords: Religious, Artists, Treasure Hunters, Secret Societies, Set in Paris, Set in France
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions, John Calley
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French, Latin, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Monday 92 $735,883 Jul 3, 2006 46
Fastest to $100m 173 $200,127,912 Jun 20, 2006 33
Fastest to $150m 166 $200,127,912 Jun 20, 2006 33
Fastest to $200m 166 $200,127,912 Jun 20, 2006 33
Biggest 2nd Monday 45 $8,405,702 May 29, 2006 11
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 43 $34,031,670 May 26, 2006 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $58,711,128 May 26, 2006 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 42 $42,437,372 May 26, 2006 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $73,212,564 May 26, 2006 10
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 38 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 28 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 15 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 65 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 48 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 97 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 13 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 6 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top 2006 Theater Average 37 $20,635 May 19, 2006 3
Fastest to $50m 124 $55,947,620 May 20, 2006 2
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 69 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 40 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 36 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 13 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 100 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2006 1 $77,073,388   3,735 $20,635   $77,073,388 1
May 26, 2006 2 $34,031,670 -56% 3,754 $9,065   $136,512,707 2
Jun 2, 2006 4 $18,610,187 -45% 3,757 $4,953   $171,966,151 3
Jun 9, 2006 5 $10,443,347 -44% 3,319 $3,147   $189,171,331 4
Jun 16, 2006 9 $5,266,560 -50% 2,413 $2,183   $198,767,811 5
Jun 23, 2006 10 $4,050,844 -23% 1,911 $2,120   $205,589,742 6
Jun 30, 2006 10 $2,425,158 -40% 1,384 $1,752   $209,917,990 7
Jul 7, 2006 11 $1,321,762 -45% 1,012 $1,306   $213,210,326 8
Jul 14, 2006 13 $900,448 -32% 700 $1,286   $214,891,691 9
Jul 21, 2006 16 $470,930 -48% 322 $1,463   $215,874,848 10
Jul 28, 2006 27 $245,956 -48% 201 $1,224   $216,385,837 11
Aug 4, 2006 23 $302,142 +23% 287 $1,053   $216,838,676 12
Aug 11, 2006 30 $234,745 -22% 264 $889   $217,250,093 13
Aug 18, 2006 37 $167,071 -29% 211 $792   $217,536,138 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 19, 2006 1 $28,630,324     3,735 $7,665   $28,630,324 1
May 20, 2006 1 $27,317,296 -5%   3,735 $7,314   $55,947,620 2
May 21, 2006 1 $21,125,768 -23%   3,735 $5,656   $77,073,388 3
May 22, 2006 1 $8,811,932 -58%   3,735 $2,359   $85,885,320 4
May 23, 2006 1 $6,163,530 -30%   3,735 $1,650   $92,048,850 5
May 24, 2006 1 $5,127,774 -17%   3,735 $1,373   $97,176,624 6
May 25, 2006 1 $5,304,413 +3%   3,735 $1,420   $102,481,037 7
May 26, 2006 2 $10,216,316 +93% -64% 3,754 $2,721   $112,697,353 8
May 27, 2006 2 $12,593,471 +23% -54% 3,754 $3,355   $125,290,824 9
May 28, 2006 2 $11,221,883 -11% -47% 3,754 $2,989   $136,512,707 10
May 29, 2006 2 $8,405,702 -25% -5% 3,754 $2,239   $144,918,409 11
May 30, 2006 2 $2,922,928 -65% -53% 3,754 $779   $147,841,337 12
May 31, 2006 2 $2,781,192 -5% -46% 3,754 $741   $150,622,529 13
Jun 1, 2006 2 $2,733,435 -2% -48% 3,754 $728   $153,355,964 14
Jun 2, 2006 4 $5,248,445 +92% -49% 3,757 $1,397   $158,604,409 15
Jun 3, 2006 4 $8,149,024 +55% -35% 3,757 $2,169   $166,753,433 16
Jun 4, 2006 4 $5,212,718 -36% -54% 3,757 $1,387   $171,966,151 17
Jun 5, 2006 4 $1,678,501 -68% -80% 3,757 $447   $173,644,652 18
Jun 6, 2006 5 $1,845,155 +10% -37% 3,757 $491   $175,489,807 19
Jun 7, 2006 5 $1,643,802 -11% -41% 3,757 $438   $177,133,609 20
Jun 8, 2006 5 $1,594,375 -3% -42% 3,757 $424   $178,727,984 21
Jun 9, 2006 5 $3,048,317 +91% -42% 3,319 $918   $181,776,301 22
Jun 10, 2006 5 $4,507,024 +48% -45% 3,319 $1,358   $186,283,325 23
Jun 11, 2006 6 $2,888,006 -36% -45% 3,319 $870   $189,171,331 24
Jun 12, 2006 6 $1,112,806 -61% -34% 3,319 $335   $190,284,137 25
Jun 13, 2006 6 $1,095,474 -2% -41% 3,319 $330   $191,379,611 26
Jun 14, 2006 6 $1,103,205 +1% -33% 3,319 $332   $192,482,816 27
Jun 15, 2006 6 $1,018,435 -8% -36% 3,319 $307   $193,501,251 28
Jun 16, 2006 9 $1,445,656 +42% -53% 2,413 $599   $194,946,907 29
Jun 17, 2006 9 $2,112,396 +46% -53% 2,413 $875   $197,059,303 30
Jun 18, 2006 8 $1,708,508 -19% -41% 2,413 $708   $198,767,811 31
Jun 19, 2006 9 $656,993 -62% -41% 2,413 $272   $199,424,804 32
Jun 20, 2006 8 $703,108 +7% -36% 2,413 $291   $200,127,912 33
Jun 21, 2006 9 $696,334 -1% -37% 2,413 $289   $200,824,246 34
Jun 22, 2006 9 $714,652 +3% -30% 2,413 $296   $201,538,898 35
Jun 23, 2006 10 $1,098,065 +54% -24% 1,911 $575   $202,636,963 36
Jun 24, 2006 10 $1,678,638 +53% -21% 1,911 $878   $204,315,601 37
Jun 25, 2006 10 $1,274,141 -24% -25% 1,911 $667   $205,589,742 38
Jun 26, 2006 10 $541,023 -58% -18% 1,911 $283   $206,130,765 39
Jun 27, 2006 10 $541,023 n/c -23% 1,911 $283   $206,671,788 40
Jun 28, 2006 10 $413,713 -24% -41% 1,911 $216   $207,085,501 41
Jun 29, 2006 10 $418,140 +1% -41% 1,911 $219   $207,492,832 42
Jun 30, 2006 11 $648,063 +55% -41% 1,911 $339   $208,140,895 43
Jul 1, 2006 10 $869,773 +34% -48% 1,384 $628   $209,010,668 44
Jul 2, 2006 10 $907,322 +4% -29% 1,384 $656   $209,917,990 45
Jul 3, 2006 9 $735,883 -19% +36% 1,384 $532   $210,653,873 46
Jul 4, 2006 10 $585,570 -20% +8% 1,384 $423   $211,239,443 47
Jul 14, 2006 14 $229,000     700 $327   $214,220,000 57
Jul 15, 2006 13 $402,000 +76%   700 $574   $214,622,000 58
Jul 16, 2006 13 $270,000 -33%   700 $386   $214,891,691 59
Jul 17, 2006 13 $123,000 -54%   700 $176   $215,015,000 60
Jul 18, 2006 13 $135,000 +10%   700 $193   $215,150,000 61
Jul 19, 2006 15 $124,000 -8%   700 $177   $215,274,000 62
Jul 20, 2006 15 $130,000 +5%   700 $186   $215,403,918 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2006 1 $102,481,037   3,735 $27,438   $102,481,037 1
May 26, 2006 2 $50,874,927 -50% 3,754 $13,552   $153,355,964 2
Jun 2, 2006 4 $25,372,020 -50% 3,757 $6,753   $178,727,984 3
Jun 9, 2006 5 $14,773,267 -42% 3,319 $4,451   $193,501,251 4
Jun 16, 2006 9 $8,037,647 -46% 2,413 $3,331   $201,538,898 5
Jun 23, 2006 11 $5,953,934 -26% 1,911 $3,116   $207,492,832 6
Jun 30, 2006 10 $4,395,732 -26% 1,384 $3,176   $211,888,564 7
Jul 7, 2006 11 $2,102,679 -52% 1,012 $2,078   $213,991,243 8
Jul 14, 2006 13 $1,412,675 -33% 700 $2,018   $215,403,918 9
Jul 21, 2006 17 $735,963 -48% 322 $2,286   $216,139,881 10
Jul 28, 2006 27 $396,653 -46% 201 $1,973   $216,536,534 11
Aug 4, 2006 25 $478,814 +21% 287 $1,668   $217,015,348 12
Aug 11, 2006 30 $353,719 -26% 264 $1,340   $217,369,067 13
Aug 18, 2006 42 $167,071 -53% 211 $792   $217,536,138 14

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 19, 200612,825,729 2,825,729$42,797,644$42,797,6441
Nov 26, 200631,550,649-45% 4,376,378$23,058,151$65,855,7952
Dec 3, 20066340,971-78% 4,717,349$5,503,408$71,359,2033
Dec 10, 20069425,786+25% 5,143,135$7,271,148$78,630,3514
Dec 17, 200617258,940-39% 5,402,075$4,392,088$83,022,4395
Dec 24, 200621349,727+35% 5,751,802$6,360,520$89,382,9596
Dec 31, 200622155,347-56% 5,907,149$2,812,682$92,195,6417
Jan 7, 200722127,983-18% 6,035,132$2,192,349$94,387,9908
May 17, 20091662,709 6,284,619$664,734$98,142,448131
Jun 21, 20091661,164 6,346,723$637,439$98,789,140136

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

Tom Hanks    Robert Langdon
Audrey Tautou    Sophie Neveu

Supporting Cast

Ian McKellen    Sir Leigh Teabing
Jean Reno    Bezu Fache
Paul Bettany    Silas
Alfred Molina    Bishop Aringarosa
Jurgen Prochnow    Vernet
Étienne Chicot    Lt. Collet
Jean-Pierre Marielle    Jacques Sauniere
Marie-Francoise Audollent    Sister Sandrine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ron Howard    Director
Akiva Goldsman    Screenwriter
Dan Brown    Executive Producer
Todd Hallowell    Executive Producer
Brian Grazer    Producer
Ron Howard    Producer
John Calley    Producer
Dan Brown    Story Creator
Salvatore Totino    Cinematographer
Dan Hanley    Editor
Mike Hill    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Allan Cameron    Production Designer
Giles Masters    Art Director
Tony Reading    Art Director
Jean-Michel Ducourty    Art Director
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
Daniel Orlandi    Costume Designer
Ivan Sharrock    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Sound Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Sound Mixer
Chic Ciccolini    Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Pagan    Sound Designer
Angus Bickerton    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kathleen McGill    Associate Producer
Louisa Velis    Associate Producer
William M. Connor    Assistant Director
Todd Hallowell    Second Unit Director
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Ros Hubbard    Casting Director
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director: UK Second Unit

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

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Mutants Hope to have a Memorable Weekend

May 25th, 2006

Memorial Day long weekend is the busiest weekend of the year. Many times it has been compared to the Superbowl, and for good reason. Over the next four days more than 25 million people will go to see a movie, each of them will be inundated with ads for upcoming releases. Trailers, posters, stands, ads on their popcorn boxes, ads on their drinks, ads, ads, ads. If the films fail to bring in moviegoers this weekend, the effects will be felt for months. All this pressure falls on just one wide release and last week's superstar. More...

International Box Office - Da Vinci Confounds Analysts as Records Fall

May 24th, 2006

To call The Da Vinci Code's worldwide start impressive is an understatement of incredible proportions. The film pulled in a record breaking $152.45 million on 12,182 screens in 57 markets for a total of $155.00 million including previews, which tops Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith's record of $144.7 million on 10,000 screens in 114 markets. (On a side note, that latter film did earn a better per screen average by a significant margin.) The film already has $232.07 million on the worldwide scene and will enter the top 200 by the beginning of the weekend. This is even more impressive as industry tracking had it struggling to make $100 million internationally and predictions were for just over $150 million worldwide. More...

Da Vinci Da Stroys Competition

May 23rd, 2006

First of all, this headline represents the last of my Da Vinic Da puns, I promise. (On a side note, had the movie bombed I would have used Da Vinci Da Saster as the headline. Awful, isn't it?) Moving on... The Da Vinci Code was the only film able to earn more than $10,000 per theatre over the weekend with an incredible $77.1 million in 3,735 for a per theatre average of $20,635. That was more than double the second place film, fellow wide release Over the Hedge, which came close to making the $10,000 club with $9,475. More...

Da Vinci is Da Vine

May 22nd, 2006

It was a good news, bad news weekend. Good news, The Da Vinci Code had one of the biggest opening weekends of all time and that helped the overall box office climb 63.8% from last weekend to $163 million. Bad news, every other film in the top five missed expectations, leaving the box office of flat with the same weekend last year. Not all of the smaller, independent releases have reported yet, but when they do, this weekend should see just a tiny increase, one that would round to 0.0%, but that's compared to microscopic decline of 0.001% it is showing right now. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19

May 19th, 2006

It was a good week for movie sites, although it's hard to tell looking just at the number of sites featured here. However, while the numbers of sites is low, the quality is very high with three sites in the running for the Weekly Website Award, (four if you include Casino Royale - Official Site, which I preemptively gave the award to when the placeholder site went live). Both The Break-Up - Official Site and Pulse - Official Site were also in the running, but in the end I went with See No Evil - Official Site. However, I expect the other two sites to win the award in later weeks. More...

Decoding Da Vinci

May 18th, 2006

One of the most hotly anticipated movies of the year opens this weekend, as does the latest digitally animated movie. Neither film looks likely to break any opening weekend box office records on its own, but we could have the biggest one-two opening punch ever, and with their respective target audiences, both movies should have strong legs. Whatever happens, one record will be broken this weekend, although it's a mark that no-one will be proud of achieving. More...

Contest - The Home Brewed Da Vinci Code Contest

May 15th, 2006

It's Monday, so that's means it's contest time again. This week you must predict the opening weekend box office of The Da Vinci Code to win. Whoever comes closest to predicting the opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Home Movies - Season Four. On the other hand, whoever comes closest to predicting the opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan - The Complete First Season. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2006 Preview: May

April 30th, 2006

There are quite a few sure-fire, monster hits coming out this month, although none looks likely to come close to the box office performance of last year's May champ, Revenge of the Sith. On the other hand, this time last year, the Summer Box Office season got off to a really, really bad start so we should at see some strong year-to-year gains, at least for the first two weeks. This should help 2006 extend its lead over 2005 and push ticket sales into the black. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 14 - April 20

April 20th, 2006

Another slow week and either I've lost my mojo for finding new and updated sites, or this is the calm before the storm that is the summer box office season. And speaking of Storm, the best of the bunch this week is X-Men: The Last Stand - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 6

April 6th, 2006

It's a much busier week this week including several sites that I found through e-mails. Thanks for the tips. (On a side note, if you sent me an e-mail regarding a movie site and I forgot it, please send it again. It was a big list this week and I'm almost positive one or two sites slipped between the cracks.) Unfortunately, while there are plenty of sites on this week's list, there's not a lot of top notch ones. The movie on this list that made me the most excited was The Simpsons Movie, and that one doesn't even have an official movie site, just the teaser trailer. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30

March 30th, 2006

Another week with less sites than I would have liked. (On a side note, it seems every time something weird happens it happens on a Thursday. This time its slight internet connection problems / memory leak. I think. Whatever it is, it's causing my computer to act really slowly.) This shorter list doesn't mean there isn't an award-worthy site and the best of the best is Over the Hedge - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23

February 23rd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Just when I thought the slump was over, we have the shortest list in a few weeks. The best site of the week was Brick - Official Site, which helped sell the movie well and that is the most important job of a movie site. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 27 - February 2

February 2nd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It was another slow week with nothing really grabbing my attention and nothing award-winning, (although there are a couple of sites that show promise). Hopefully some of the summer blockbusters will start launching flash sites so this slump can end. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15

December 15th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. We've hit another slow patch for movie websites, which is not unexpected since the most of the new site on this list are for films that open months from now so there's hardly any content, or open during the dead zone that is January. I would say the best of the rest would be King Kong - Official Site, but it is not strong enough to win the Weekly Website Award. 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 May 13 - May 18

May 18th, 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, New Police Story - Official Site. More...

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$77,073,388 (35.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,735 opening theaters/3,757 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $349,718,401

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 192 $217,536,138
All Time International Box Office 92 $550,284,321
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 113 $767,820,459

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: May 19th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: November 14th, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content.
Running Time: 152 minutes
Franchise: Da Vinci Code
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2006
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Keywords: Religious, Artists, Treasure Hunters, Secret Societies, Set in Paris, Set in France
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions, John Calley
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French, Latin, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Monday 92 $735,883 Jul 3, 2006 46
Fastest to $100m 173 $200,127,912 Jun 20, 2006 33
Fastest to $150m 166 $200,127,912 Jun 20, 2006 33
Fastest to $200m 166 $200,127,912 Jun 20, 2006 33
Biggest 2nd Monday 45 $8,405,702 May 29, 2006 11
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 43 $34,031,670 May 26, 2006 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $58,711,128 May 26, 2006 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 42 $42,437,372 May 26, 2006 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $73,212,564 May 26, 2006 10
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 38 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 28 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 15 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 65 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 48 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 97 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 13 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 6 $77,073,388 May 19, 2006 3
Top 2006 Theater Average 37 $20,635 May 19, 2006 3
Fastest to $50m 124 $55,947,620 May 20, 2006 2
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 69 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 40 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 36 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 13 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 100 $28,630,324 May 19, 2006 1

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Robert Langdon
Audrey Tautou    Sophie Neveu

Supporting Cast

Ian McKellen    Sir Leigh Teabing
Jean Reno    Bezu Fache
Paul Bettany    Silas
Alfred Molina    Bishop Aringarosa
Jurgen Prochnow    Vernet
Étienne Chicot    Lt. Collet
Jean-Pierre Marielle    Jacques Sauniere
Marie-Francoise Audollent    Sister Sandrine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ron Howard    Director
Akiva Goldsman    Screenwriter
Dan Brown    Executive Producer
Todd Hallowell    Executive Producer
Brian Grazer    Producer
Ron Howard    Producer
John Calley    Producer
Dan Brown    Story Creator
Salvatore Totino    Cinematographer
Dan Hanley    Editor
Mike Hill    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Allan Cameron    Production Designer
Giles Masters    Art Director
Tony Reading    Art Director
Jean-Michel Ducourty    Art Director
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
Daniel Orlandi    Costume Designer
Ivan Sharrock    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Sound Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Sound Mixer
Chic Ciccolini    Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Pagan    Sound Designer
Angus Bickerton    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kathleen McGill    Associate Producer
Louisa Velis    Associate Producer
William M. Connor    Assistant Director
Todd Hallowell    Second Unit Director
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Ros Hubbard    Casting Director
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director: UK Second Unit

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

DVD Releases for May 5th, 2009 - Part I

May 5th, 2009

The last of the Best Picture Oscar Nominees hits the home market this week. And while the Blu-ray arrived late, the Two-Disc DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. On the other hand, no other release on this week's list came close to be a contender for that title, and overall it was a rather slow week. Still not so slow that I didn't have to split this week's column into two parts, with the second part found here. More...

DVD Releases for April 28th, 2009 - Part I

April 27th, 2009

We are about to enter the summer blockbuster season, which is great for box office numbers, not so good for the home market. In fact, it is arguably the weakest time of the year for DVD sales. Looking at this week's list, that's not a huge surprise. There are no first run releases that are must haves, nor are there are lot of smaller releases to pick up the slack. The clear DVD Pick of the Week is Star Trek - The Original Series - Season One - Blu-ray, which is better than the previous HD DVD release. Also worth picking up is One-Eyed Monster on DVD, but that has a more limited target audience. While there's not a lot on the top, there's plenty of bulk, so much so we need a second page, which can be found here. More...

10 Million People Purchase Pirate DVDs This Week

December 16th, 2006

There were a boatload of new releases to chart this week led by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with $12.93 million, which was just a hair lower than Superman Returns's open week rentals from a week ago. This week that film placed second with a still impressive $10.71 million. More...

Award Season - Babel and Departed are Golden

December 15th, 2006

Babel led the way when the Golden Globe nominations were announced today with seven nominations while The Departed was close behind with six. More...

Home Market is Super, Man!

December 9th, 2006

Superman Returns led a group of four new releases, all of which placed in the top ten. It was the clear winner after taking in $12.95 million during its first week of release, which was one of the best debuts of the year. More...

Ice Age Heats up the Home Market

December 3rd, 2006

There was a new number one this week as Ice Age: The Meltdown led both the sales and the rental charts. In the latter it took in $10.26 million for the week, less than $1 million above The Da Vinci Code's $9.35 million haul. More...

Da Vinci Dominates Home Market

November 25th, 2006

The Da Vinci Code led a large group of new releases, taking top spot on the charts with $11.05 million in rentals while it also topped the sales chart with ease. More...

DVD Releases for November 14, 2006

November 14th, 2006

With Thanksgivings just around the corner, there are a lot of releases coming out this week. You see, every time this year there's a media report that the day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year. However, this is not true. Christmas Eve is actually the biggest shopping day of the year (talk about last minute gifts). Even so, Thanksgiving is still a massively important time of the year and there's no surprise that studios are trying to get out as many gift ideas as possible just in time for the holiday rush. With that in mind, there are several full series sets coming out this week, including DVD Pick of the Week contender Get Smart - The Complete Series - Buy Direct. However, when it comes to the winner, there's really only one choice and that is Looney Tunes - Golden Collection - Volume Four - Buy from Amazon. More...

International Details - Hedge Still a Success Overseas

August 6th, 2006

Over the Hedge may have slipped out of the top five landing in sixth place this week, but it is still bringing in plenty at the box office. After earning $7.12 million on 3877 screens in 33 markets the film now has $121.76 million internationally and is closing in on its domestic total with several more markets left to open in. Its biggest market was again Germany with $1.49 million on 743 screens over the weekend for a four-week total of $14.26 million. Should it perform well in Japan and Italy, it will have no trouble reaching $300 million worldwide. And while that is low compared to the historical averages for digitally animated films, but is still a great result. More...

International Details - Worldwide Mission Ends in China

July 30th, 2006

A first place debut in China lifted Mission: Impossible 3 into sixth place overall with $5.74 million on 838 screens in 21 markets for a total of $239.82 million. In China it earned $2.8 million on 394 screens while in Japan it managed $2.50 million on 540 for a total of $29.92 million after three weeks of release. More...

International Details - Peninsula at Pinnacle

July 23rd, 2006

A South Korean film, Hanbando, a.k.a. The Korean Peninsula, topped its native market with a huge $6.14 million on 520 screens over the weekend and a total of $9.85 million overall. That was good enough for sixth place on the international charts. More...

International Details - Da Vinci Outpaces Fast and the Furious

July 16th, 2006

The Da Vinci Code slipped out of the top five with $3.85 million on 3037 screens in 55 markets for a total of $515.15 million. This is the 11th best international total ever, while its worldwide mark of $728.36 million places it 23rd on the all-time worldwide chart. More...

International Details - Da Vinci Sinks Poseidon

July 9th, 2006

Last minute updates in weekend numbers showed that it was The Da Vinci Code and not Poseidon grabbing the final spot in the top five. It was an exceedingly close race with the former film topping the latter by less than $3000 both with $5.68 million. The Da Vinci Code earned its box office on 4352 screens in 57 markets while Poseidon needed just 3584 in 48. On the other hand, their running tallies are worlds apart with The Da Vinci Code leading $507.68 million to $94.72 million. That film became just the 12th film to cross $500 million internationally and is less than $20 million from overtaking Finding Nemo for 10th place on the international charts. More...

International Top Five - World Cup Kills Competition

June 28th, 2006

With the World Cup heating up, the vast majority of the world was focuses on the world of sports and movies were a distant second choice for entertainment. No film was able to top $10.0 million internationally over the weekend while number one openings in a handful of markets helped Poseidon top the charts. Over the weekend the film earned $8.90 million on 3982 screens in 46 markets for a total of $83.16 million. Its best debut came from Russia where it made $1.9 million on 371 screens over the weekend and $2.6 million in total while it took in $997,000 on 291 screens in Brazil. Other number one debuts include $378,000 on 60 screens over the weekend in Belgium, ($445,000 in total), and $255,000 on 134 in Turkey. The film has yet to opened in Germany, among other markets and should have no trouble reaching $100 million internationally, however, that isn't enough by a long shot. More...

International Top Five - Mutants Make Their Move

June 21st, 2006

Openings in South Korea and Taiwan helped X-Men: The Last Stand climb into first place on the international charts with $14.64 million on 6271 screens in 57 markets for an international total of $180.81 million. (Which, like last week's international total, is another palindrome. What are the odds of that?) The film earned $5.9 million on 353 in South Korea and $1.4 million on 166 screens in Taiwan, finishing first in both markets. However, they were not the only results of note this week as the film dipped just 16% to $1.37 million on 459 screens over the weekend for a total of $32.16 million in total. At this point, even if the film didn't have any additional openings left, it would still cross the $200 million mark before its run was over. As it is, it has yet to open in both China and Japan and could earn more internationally than it did stateside. More...

International Top Five - Cup Crushes Competition

June 14th, 2006

The world's attention is focused on the World Cup, except for in the United States, which only has three days left till they are eliminated. This caused a huge drop in box office revenue in most markets, but The Da Vinci Code still led with a strong $22.05 million on 9889 screens in 65 markets for a total of $453.40 million on the international stage. That ranks it 16th internationally while its $640.28 million worldwide puts it ahead of The Passion of the Christ, among others, and into 27th place on the All Time Charts. The film is still leading in a few major markets including Germany at $1.29 million on 905 screens over the weekend and $41.69 million in total and Italy at $1.50 million on 645 screens for a total of $32.90 million. However, both those markets are also football-crazed, which led to drop-offs of 72% and 79% respectively. Its best market over the weekend and overall is Japan where it was down just 25% to $4.45 million on 767 screens for a total of $55.53 million after four weeks of release. More...

Pixar Wins, but Victory not as Sweet as in Years Past

June 12th, 2006

The weekend went more or less according to plan. Cars won the box office crown with ease, but it just didn't quite earn as much as most had expected. This didn't hurt the overall box office too much as it reached $154 million, up 13.3% from last weekend and more importantly up 6.8% from the same weekend last year. This puts the summer box office even with last year while year-to-date 2006 is up by 3%. More...

International Top Five - Another Milestone for Da Vinci

June 7th, 2006

The Da Vinci Code completed its three-peat, earning $51.61 million on 11,676 screens in 66 markets for a total of $408.86 million on the international scene. The film became only the 21st film to top $400 million internationally, and it should become the 12th to reach $500 million before too long. Worldwide the film has $580.82 million, placing it in 32nd spot on the All Time Charts and should have no trouble reaching $700 million and might even place in the top twenty before its run is over. As for individual markets, the film is still leading in many major markets including Germany ($6.19 million on 902 screens for a total of $38.79 million), Japan ($6.06 million on 822 screens and $45.95 million in total), Italy ($5.39 million on 747 screens for a $30.68 million total), as well as Spain ($2.69 million on 752 screens for a total of $25.77 million). The Da Vinci Code could top the charts next week as well, but with the World Cup starting, it will likely see huge declines in most major markets, especially those with teams participating in the two-week football tournament. More...

Break ends Up on Top while Stand Falls Down

June 5th, 2006

The post-holiday weekend hit the box office hard as the total fell to $135.8 million, down a massive 30.5% from last weekend. But more importantly it was up by 3.3% from the same weekend last year, which is in line with the year-to-date gains. More...

International Details - Volver Vaults into Fourth Place

June 4th, 2006

The one major change from the studio estimates was in fourth place as the Spanish film, Volver, grew by 15% to $4.55 million on 835 screens in 5 markets for a total of $21.33 million. The big surprise came in France where the film was up a massive 41% from its opened taking in $2.64 million on 333 screens for a two-week total of $5.53 million. Meanwhile, in Italy is was down a mere 16% to $1.11 million on 309 screens for a total of $3.30 million. More...

Taking a Break from Monster Hits

June 1st, 2006

For the second weekend in a row there's only one wide release to deal with. However, unlike last weekend, there is no chance records will be broken, at least not the good kind. The weekend should keep pace with 2005, which saw the all three wide releases struggle. In fact, the one wide release this week could make more than all three did last year. More...

International Top Five - Da Vinci Da Feats Da Mutants

May 31st, 2006

Despite the worldwide opening of X-Men: The Last Stand, The Da Vinci Code was able to remain on top with a relatively comfortable lead. Over the weekend it added $92.8 million on 12,038 screens in 82 markets for an international total of $320 million while its worldwide total has reached $465.25 million. The film is now 34th on the all-time international charts and 56th on the worldwide charts. As for individual markets, the results were mixed. In the U.K. is was down a hefty 48% to $9.15 million on 522 screens for a $35.38 million total but it had a better time in Germany down just 17% to $11.16 million on 887 screens for a $29.62 million two-week total. Its best holdover was Holland where it grew by 5% to $2.19 million on 143 screens for a total of $5.06 million, however, that result was aided by holidays and four of the six holdovers in the top ten saw triple-digit growth. Where does it go from here? The film has already made enough to cover its production and P&A budgets, so the only goals left involve climbing the charts. How far up the charts it reaches is still in doubt, but if I ware a betting man, I'd predict that in the end it should reach the top ten internationally and the top twenty worldwide. More...

X Marks the Spot for Box Office Treasure

May 30th, 2006

Records fell this weekend as X-Men: The Last Stand beat all expectations, so there's little surprise that the overall box office was also much stronger than expected. For the 3-day weekend it was up 20.3% from last weekend at $197 million, which was 6.9% higher than the same weekend last year. The total box office for the 4-day weekend was $242 million or 4.2% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2006 is ahead of 2005 by a 3% margin, which is in line with ticket price inflation. More...

Mutants Hope to have a Memorable Weekend

May 25th, 2006

Memorial Day long weekend is the busiest weekend of the year. Many times it has been compared to the Superbowl, and for good reason. Over the next four days more than 25 million people will go to see a movie, each of them will be inundated with ads for upcoming releases. Trailers, posters, stands, ads on their popcorn boxes, ads on their drinks, ads, ads, ads. If the films fail to bring in moviegoers this weekend, the effects will be felt for months. All this pressure falls on just one wide release and last week's superstar. More...

International Box Office - Da Vinci Confounds Analysts as Records Fall

May 24th, 2006

To call The Da Vinci Code's worldwide start impressive is an understatement of incredible proportions. The film pulled in a record breaking $152.45 million on 12,182 screens in 57 markets for a total of $155.00 million including previews, which tops Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith's record of $144.7 million on 10,000 screens in 114 markets. (On a side note, that latter film did earn a better per screen average by a significant margin.) The film already has $232.07 million on the worldwide scene and will enter the top 200 by the beginning of the weekend. This is even more impressive as industry tracking had it struggling to make $100 million internationally and predictions were for just over $150 million worldwide. More...

Da Vinci Da Stroys Competition

May 23rd, 2006

First of all, this headline represents the last of my Da Vinic Da puns, I promise. (On a side note, had the movie bombed I would have used Da Vinci Da Saster as the headline. Awful, isn't it?) Moving on... The Da Vinci Code was the only film able to earn more than $10,000 per theatre over the weekend with an incredible $77.1 million in 3,735 for a per theatre average of $20,635. That was more than double the second place film, fellow wide release Over the Hedge, which came close to making the $10,000 club with $9,475. More...

Da Vinci is Da Vine

May 22nd, 2006

It was a good news, bad news weekend. Good news, The Da Vinci Code had one of the biggest opening weekends of all time and that helped the overall box office climb 63.8% from last weekend to $163 million. Bad news, every other film in the top five missed expectations, leaving the box office of flat with the same weekend last year. Not all of the smaller, independent releases have reported yet, but when they do, this weekend should see just a tiny increase, one that would round to 0.0%, but that's compared to microscopic decline of 0.001% it is showing right now. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19

May 19th, 2006

It was a good week for movie sites, although it's hard to tell looking just at the number of sites featured here. However, while the numbers of sites is low, the quality is very high with three sites in the running for the Weekly Website Award, (four if you include Casino Royale - Official Site, which I preemptively gave the award to when the placeholder site went live). Both The Break-Up - Official Site and Pulse - Official Site were also in the running, but in the end I went with See No Evil - Official Site. However, I expect the other two sites to win the award in later weeks. More...

Decoding Da Vinci

May 18th, 2006

One of the most hotly anticipated movies of the year opens this weekend, as does the latest digitally animated movie. Neither film looks likely to break any opening weekend box office records on its own, but we could have the biggest one-two opening punch ever, and with their respective target audiences, both movies should have strong legs. Whatever happens, one record will be broken this weekend, although it's a mark that no-one will be proud of achieving. More...

Contest - The Home Brewed Da Vinci Code Contest

May 15th, 2006

It's Monday, so that's means it's contest time again. This week you must predict the opening weekend box office of The Da Vinci Code to win. Whoever comes closest to predicting the opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Home Movies - Season Four. On the other hand, whoever comes closest to predicting the opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan - The Complete First Season. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2006 Preview: May

April 30th, 2006

There are quite a few sure-fire, monster hits coming out this month, although none looks likely to come close to the box office performance of last year's May champ, Revenge of the Sith. On the other hand, this time last year, the Summer Box Office season got off to a really, really bad start so we should at see some strong year-to-year gains, at least for the first two weeks. This should help 2006 extend its lead over 2005 and push ticket sales into the black. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 14 - April 20

April 20th, 2006

Another slow week and either I've lost my mojo for finding new and updated sites, or this is the calm before the storm that is the summer box office season. And speaking of Storm, the best of the bunch this week is X-Men: The Last Stand - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 6

April 6th, 2006

It's a much busier week this week including several sites that I found through e-mails. Thanks for the tips. (On a side note, if you sent me an e-mail regarding a movie site and I forgot it, please send it again. It was a big list this week and I'm almost positive one or two sites slipped between the cracks.) Unfortunately, while there are plenty of sites on this week's list, there's not a lot of top notch ones. The movie on this list that made me the most excited was The Simpsons Movie, and that one doesn't even have an official movie site, just the teaser trailer. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30

March 30th, 2006

Another week with less sites than I would have liked. (On a side note, it seems every time something weird happens it happens on a Thursday. This time its slight internet connection problems / memory leak. I think. Whatever it is, it's causing my computer to act really slowly.) This shorter list doesn't mean there isn't an award-worthy site and the best of the best is Over the Hedge - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23

February 23rd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Just when I thought the slump was over, we have the shortest list in a few weeks. The best site of the week was Brick - Official Site, which helped sell the movie well and that is the most important job of a movie site. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 27 - February 2

February 2nd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It was another slow week with nothing really grabbing my attention and nothing award-winning, (although there are a couple of sites that show promise). Hopefully some of the summer blockbusters will start launching flash sites so this slump can end. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15

December 15th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. We've hit another slow patch for movie websites, which is not unexpected since the most of the new site on this list are for films that open months from now so there's hardly any content, or open during the dead zone that is January. I would say the best of the rest would be King Kong - Official Site, but it is not strong enough to win the Weekly Website Award. 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 May 13 - May 18

May 18th, 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, New Police Story - Official Site. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2006 1 $77,073,388   3,735 $20,635   $77,073,388 1
May 26, 2006 2 $34,031,670 -56% 3,754 $9,065   $136,512,707 2
Jun 2, 2006 4 $18,610,187 -45% 3,757 $4,953   $171,966,151 3
Jun 9, 2006 5 $10,443,347 -44% 3,319 $3,147   $189,171,331 4
Jun 16, 2006 9 $5,266,560 -50% 2,413 $2,183   $198,767,811 5
Jun 23, 2006 10 $4,050,844 -23% 1,911 $2,120   $205,589,742 6
Jun 30, 2006 10 $2,425,158 -40% 1,384 $1,752   $209,917,990 7
Jul 7, 2006 11 $1,321,762 -45% 1,012 $1,306   $213,210,326 8
Jul 14, 2006 13 $900,448 -32% 700 $1,286   $214,891,691 9
Jul 21, 2006 16 $470,930 -48% 322 $1,463   $215,874,848 10
Jul 28, 2006 27 $245,956 -48% 201 $1,224   $216,385,837 11
Aug 4, 2006 23 $302,142 +23% 287 $1,053   $216,838,676 12
Aug 11, 2006 30 $234,745 -22% 264 $889   $217,250,093 13
Aug 18, 2006 37 $167,071 -29% 211 $792   $217,536,138 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 19, 2006 1 $28,630,324     3,735 $7,665   $28,630,324 1
May 20, 2006 1 $27,317,296 -5%   3,735 $7,314   $55,947,620 2
May 21, 2006 1 $21,125,768 -23%   3,735 $5,656   $77,073,388 3
May 22, 2006 1 $8,811,932 -58%   3,735 $2,359   $85,885,320 4
May 23, 2006 1 $6,163,530 -30%   3,735 $1,650   $92,048,850 5
May 24, 2006 1 $5,127,774 -17%   3,735 $1,373   $97,176,624 6
May 25, 2006 1 $5,304,413 +3%   3,735 $1,420   $102,481,037 7
May 26, 2006 2 $10,216,316 +93% -64% 3,754 $2,721   $112,697,353 8
May 27, 2006 2 $12,593,471 +23% -54% 3,754 $3,355   $125,290,824 9
May 28, 2006 2 $11,221,883 -11% -47% 3,754 $2,989   $136,512,707 10
May 29, 2006 2 $8,405,702 -25% -5% 3,754 $2,239   $144,918,409 11
May 30, 2006 2 $2,922,928 -65% -53% 3,754 $779   $147,841,337 12
May 31, 2006 2 $2,781,192 -5% -46% 3,754 $741   $150,622,529 13
Jun 1, 2006 2 $2,733,435 -2% -48% 3,754 $728   $153,355,964 14
Jun 2, 2006 4 $5,248,445 +92% -49% 3,757 $1,397   $158,604,409 15
Jun 3, 2006 4 $8,149,024 +55% -35% 3,757 $2,169   $166,753,433 16
Jun 4, 2006 4 $5,212,718 -36% -54% 3,757 $1,387   $171,966,151 17
Jun 5, 2006 4 $1,678,501 -68% -80% 3,757 $447   $173,644,652 18
Jun 6, 2006 5 $1,845,155 +10% -37% 3,757 $491   $175,489,807 19
Jun 7, 2006 5 $1,643,802 -11% -41% 3,757 $438   $177,133,609 20
Jun 8, 2006 5 $1,594,375 -3% -42% 3,757 $424   $178,727,984 21
Jun 9, 2006 5 $3,048,317 +91% -42% 3,319 $918   $181,776,301 22
Jun 10, 2006 5 $4,507,024 +48% -45% 3,319 $1,358   $186,283,325 23
Jun 11, 2006 6 $2,888,006 -36% -45% 3,319 $870   $189,171,331 24
Jun 12, 2006 6 $1,112,806 -61% -34% 3,319 $335   $190,284,137 25
Jun 13, 2006 6 $1,095,474 -2% -41% 3,319 $330   $191,379,611 26
Jun 14, 2006 6 $1,103,205 +1% -33% 3,319 $332   $192,482,816 27
Jun 15, 2006 6 $1,018,435 -8% -36% 3,319 $307   $193,501,251 28
Jun 16, 2006 9 $1,445,656 +42% -53% 2,413 $599   $194,946,907 29
Jun 17, 2006 9 $2,112,396 +46% -53% 2,413 $875   $197,059,303 30
Jun 18, 2006 8 $1,708,508 -19% -41% 2,413 $708   $198,767,811 31
Jun 19, 2006 9 $656,993 -62% -41% 2,413 $272   $199,424,804 32
Jun 20, 2006 8 $703,108 +7% -36% 2,413 $291   $200,127,912 33
Jun 21, 2006 9 $696,334 -1% -37% 2,413 $289   $200,824,246 34
Jun 22, 2006 9 $714,652 +3% -30% 2,413 $296   $201,538,898 35
Jun 23, 2006 10 $1,098,065 +54% -24% 1,911 $575   $202,636,963 36
Jun 24, 2006 10 $1,678,638 +53% -21% 1,911 $878   $204,315,601 37
Jun 25, 2006 10 $1,274,141 -24% -25% 1,911 $667   $205,589,742 38
Jun 26, 2006 10 $541,023 -58% -18% 1,911 $283   $206,130,765 39
Jun 27, 2006 10 $541,023 n/c -23% 1,911 $283   $206,671,788 40
Jun 28, 2006 10 $413,713 -24% -41% 1,911 $216   $207,085,501 41
Jun 29, 2006 10 $418,140 +1% -41% 1,911 $219   $207,492,832 42
Jun 30, 2006 11 $648,063 +55% -41% 1,911 $339   $208,140,895 43
Jul 1, 2006 10 $869,773 +34% -48% 1,384 $628   $209,010,668 44
Jul 2, 2006 10 $907,322 +4% -29% 1,384 $656   $209,917,990 45
Jul 3, 2006 9 $735,883 -19% +36% 1,384 $532   $210,653,873 46
Jul 4, 2006 10 $585,570 -20% +8% 1,384 $423   $211,239,443 47
Jul 14, 2006 14 $229,000     700 $327   $214,220,000 57
Jul 15, 2006 13 $402,000 +76%   700 $574   $214,622,000 58
Jul 16, 2006 13 $270,000 -33%   700 $386   $214,891,691 59
Jul 17, 2006 13 $123,000 -54%   700 $176   $215,015,000 60
Jul 18, 2006 13 $135,000 +10%   700 $193   $215,150,000 61
Jul 19, 2006 15 $124,000 -8%   700 $177   $215,274,000 62
Jul 20, 2006 15 $130,000 +5%   700 $186   $215,403,918 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2006 1 $102,481,037   3,735 $27,438   $102,481,037 1
May 26, 2006 2 $50,874,927 -50% 3,754 $13,552   $153,355,964 2
Jun 2, 2006 4 $25,372,020 -50% 3,757 $6,753   $178,727,984 3
Jun 9, 2006 5 $14,773,267 -42% 3,319 $4,451   $193,501,251 4
Jun 16, 2006 9 $8,037,647 -46% 2,413 $3,331   $201,538,898 5
Jun 23, 2006 11 $5,953,934 -26% 1,911 $3,116   $207,492,832 6
Jun 30, 2006 10 $4,395,732 -26% 1,384 $3,176   $211,888,564 7
Jul 7, 2006 11 $2,102,679 -52% 1,012 $2,078   $213,991,243 8
Jul 14, 2006 13 $1,412,675 -33% 700 $2,018   $215,403,918 9
Jul 21, 2006 17 $735,963 -48% 322 $2,286   $216,139,881 10
Jul 28, 2006 27 $396,653 -46% 201 $1,973   $216,536,534 11
Aug 4, 2006 25 $478,814 +21% 287 $1,668   $217,015,348 12
Aug 11, 2006 30 $353,719 -26% 264 $1,340   $217,369,067 13
Aug 18, 2006 42 $167,071 -53% 211 $792   $217,536,138 14

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 19, 200612,825,729 2,825,729$42,797,644$42,797,6441
Nov 26, 200631,550,649-45% 4,376,378$23,058,151$65,855,7952
Dec 3, 20066340,971-78% 4,717,349$5,503,408$71,359,2033
Dec 10, 20069425,786+25% 5,143,135$7,271,148$78,630,3514
Dec 17, 200617258,940-39% 5,402,075$4,392,088$83,022,4395
Dec 24, 200621349,727+35% 5,751,802$6,360,520$89,382,9596
Dec 31, 200622155,347-56% 5,907,149$2,812,682$92,195,6417
Jan 7, 200722127,983-18% 6,035,132$2,192,349$94,387,9908
May 17, 20091662,709 6,284,619$664,734$98,142,448131
Jun 21, 20091661,164 6,346,723$637,439$98,789,140136

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