August Rush (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,664,162Details
International Box Office $32,941,600Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,605,762
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $24,981,574 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $24,981,574
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,421,369 (29.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,310 opening theaters/2,310 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,367,396

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,862 $31,664,162
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,612 $32,941,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,572 $64,605,762

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: November 17th, 2007 (Sneak Peek) by Warner Bros.
November 21st, 2007 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 29th, 2007 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: March 11th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some thematic elements, mild violence and language
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Age of Adaline
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Keywords: Musicians, Life Drama, Reunited With Biological Family, Dysfunctional Family, Orphanage, One Night Stand, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Homeless, Busking
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 169 $9,421,369 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 192 $15,474,051 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 157 $13,243,069 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 156 $17,631,754 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 67 $9,421,369 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 71 $15,474,051 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 63 $13,243,069 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $21,750,963 Nov 23, 2007 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2007 7 $9,421,369   2,310 $4,079   $13,243,069 1
Nov 30, 2007 7 $5,021,435 -47% 2,310 $2,174   $20,225,907 2
Dec 7, 2007 7 $3,510,446 -30% 2,310 $1,520   $25,133,572 3
Dec 14, 2007 10 $1,765,319 -50% 2,007 $880   $28,045,110 4
Dec 21, 2007 17 $473,938 -73% 701 $676   $29,495,525 5
Dec 28, 2007 26 $240,036 -49% 262 $916   $30,035,617 6
Jan 4, 2008 30 $186,866 -22% 194 $963   $30,439,970 7
Jan 11, 2008 33 $134,590 -28% 184 $731   $30,638,276 8
Jan 18, 2008 32 $205,685 +53% 314 $655   $30,889,869 9
Jan 25, 2008 35 $188,657 -8% 283 $667   $31,190,409 10
Feb 1, 2008 39 $142,842 -24% 253 $565   $31,392,245 11
Feb 8, 2008 44 $91,563 -36% 179 $512   $31,529,568 12
Feb 15, 2008 56 $41,655 -55% 82 $508   $31,608,184 13
Feb 22, 2008 66 $24,567 -41% 48 $512   $31,655,091 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 21, 2007 8 $1,863,409     2,280 $817   $1,863,409 1
Nov 22, 2007 6 $1,958,291 +5%   2,280 $859   $3,821,700 2
Nov 23, 2007 7 $3,774,223 +93%   2,310 $1,634   $7,595,923 3
Nov 24, 2007 7 $3,703,500 -2%   2,310 $1,603   $11,299,423 4
Nov 25, 2007 8 $1,943,646 -48%   2,310 $841   $13,243,069 5
Nov 26, 2007 8 $483,330 -75%   2,310 $209   $13,726,399 6
Nov 27, 2007 7 $507,664 +5%   2,310 $220   $14,234,063 7
Nov 28, 2007 6 $479,019 -6% -74% 2,310 $207   $14,713,082 8
Nov 29, 2007 4 $491,390 +3% -75% 2,310 $213   $15,204,472 9
Nov 30, 2007 6 $1,766,629 +260% -53% 2,310 $765   $16,971,101 10
Dec 1, 2007 8 $2,077,309 +18% -44% 2,310 $899   $19,048,410 11
Dec 2, 2007 8 $1,177,497 -43% -39% 2,310 $510   $20,225,907 12
Dec 3, 2007 8 $324,315 -72% -33% 2,310 $140   $20,550,222 13
Dec 4, 2007 6 $363,246 +12% -28% 2,310 $157   $20,913,468 14
Dec 5, 2007 6 $347,161 -4% -28% 2,310 $150   $21,260,629 15
Dec 6, 2007 6 $362,497 +4% -26% 2,310 $157   $21,623,126 16
Dec 7, 2007 7 $1,143,287 +215% -35% 2,310 $495   $22,766,413 17
Dec 8, 2007 7 $1,548,551 +35% -25% 2,310 $670   $24,314,964 18
Dec 9, 2007 9 $818,608 -47% -30% 2,310 $354   $25,133,572 19
Dec 10, 2007 7 $271,294 -67% -16% 2,310 $117   $25,404,866 20
Dec 11, 2007 7 $301,443 +11% -17% 2,310 $130   $25,706,309 21
Dec 12, 2007 7 $292,154 -3% -16% 2,310 $126   $25,998,463 22
Dec 13, 2007 6 $281,328 -4% -22% 2,310 $122   $26,279,791 23
Dec 14, 2007 9 $600,812 +114% -47% 2,007 $299   $26,880,603 24
Dec 15, 2007 10 $724,777 +21% -53% 2,007 $361   $27,605,380 25
Dec 16, 2007 11 $439,730 -39% -46% 2,007 $219   $28,045,110 26
Dec 17, 2007 6 $218,330 -50% -20% 2,007 $109   $28,263,440 27
Dec 18, 2007 6 $231,261 +6% -23% 2,007 $115   $28,494,701 28
Dec 19, 2007 6 $244,440 +6% -16% 2,007 $122   $28,739,141 29
Dec 20, 2007 6 $282,446 +16% n/c 2,007 $141   $29,021,587 30
Jan 1, 2008 - $74,505     262 $284   $30,173,217 42
Jan 21, 2008 31 $53,143     314 $169   $30,943,012 62
Jan 22, 2008 - $20,501 -61%   314 $65   $30,963,513 63
Jan 23, 2008 - $17,887 -13%   314 $57   $30,981,400 64
Jan 24, 2008 - $20,352 +14%   314 $65   $31,001,752 65
Jan 25, 2008 - $56,742 +179%   283 $201   $31,058,494 66
Jan 26, 2008 - $85,334 +50%   283 $302   $31,143,828 67
Jan 27, 2008 - $46,581 -45%   283 $165   $31,190,409 68
Jan 28, 2008 - $14,440 -69% -73% 283 $51   $31,204,849 69
Jan 29, 2008 - $14,118 -2% -31% 283 $50   $31,218,967 70
Jan 30, 2008 - $14,545 +3% -19% 283 $51   $31,233,512 71
Jan 31, 2008 - $15,891 +9% -22% 283 $56   $31,249,403 72
Feb 1, 2008 - $47,648 +200% -16% 253 $188   $31,297,051 73
Feb 2, 2008 - $71,683 +50% -16% 253 $283   $31,368,734 74
Feb 3, 2008 - $23,511 -67% -50% 253 $93   $31,392,245 75
Feb 4, 2008 - $10,991 -53% -24% 253 $43   $31,403,236 76
Feb 5, 2008 - $11,122 +1% -21% 253 $44   $31,414,358 77
Feb 6, 2008 - $10,010 -10% -31% 253 $40   $31,424,368 78
Feb 7, 2008 - $13,637 +36% -14% 253 $54   $31,438,005 79
Feb 8, 2008 - $27,874 +104% -42% 179 $156   $31,465,879 80
Feb 9, 2008 - $42,626 +53% -41% 179 $238   $31,508,505 81
Feb 10, 2008 - $21,063 -51% -10% 179 $118   $31,529,568 82
Feb 11, 2008 - $7,899 -62% -28% 179 $44   $31,537,467 83
Feb 12, 2008 - $7,030 -11% -37% 179 $39   $31,544,497 84
Feb 13, 2008 - $6,927 -1% -31% 179 $39   $31,551,424 85
Feb 14, 2008 - $15,105 +118% +11% 179 $84   $31,566,529 86
Feb 15, 2008 - $11,337 -25% -59% 82 $138   $31,577,866 87
Feb 16, 2008 - $19,436 +71% -54% 82 $237   $31,597,302 88
Feb 17, 2008 - $10,882 -44% -48% 82 $133   $31,608,184 89
Feb 18, 2008 53 $10,536 -3% +33% 82 $128   $31,618,720 90
Feb 19, 2008 - $3,629 -66% -48% 82 $44   $31,622,349 91
Feb 20, 2008 - $3,712 +2% -46% 82 $45   $31,626,061 92
Feb 21, 2008 - $4,463 +20% -70% 82 $54   $31,630,524 93
Feb 22, 2008 - $8,053 +80% -29% 48 $168   $31,638,577 94
Feb 23, 2008 - $11,401 +42% -41% 48 $238   $31,649,978 95
Feb 24, 2008 - $5,113 -55% -53% 48 $107   $31,655,091 96
Feb 25, 2008 - $2,877 -44% -73% 48 $60   $31,657,968 97
Feb 26, 2008 - $2,202 -23% -39% 48 $46   $31,660,170 98
Feb 27, 2008 - $1,934 -12% -48% 48 $40   $31,662,104 99
Feb 28, 2008 - $2,058 +6% -54% 48 $43   $31,664,162 100

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2007 13 $3,821,700   2,280 $1,676   $3,821,700 1
Nov 23, 2007 7 $11,382,772 +198% 2,310 $4,928   $15,204,472 2
Nov 30, 2007 7 $6,418,654 -44% 2,310 $2,779   $21,623,126 3
Dec 7, 2007 8 $4,656,665 -27% 2,310 $2,016   $26,279,791 4
Dec 14, 2007 9 $2,741,796 -41% 2,007 $1,366   $29,021,587 5
Dec 21, 2007 21 $773,994 -72% 701 $1,104   $29,795,581 6
Dec 28, 2007 26 $457,523 -41% 262 $1,746   $30,253,104 7
Jan 4, 2008 28 $250,582 -45% 194 $1,292   $30,503,686 8
Jan 11, 2008 33 $180,498 -28% 184 $981   $30,684,184 9
Jan 18, 2008 32 $317,568 +76% 314 $1,011   $31,001,752 10
Jan 25, 2008 35 $247,651 -22% 283 $875   $31,249,403 11
Feb 1, 2008 39 $188,602 -24% 253 $745   $31,438,005 12
Feb 8, 2008 47 $128,524 -32% 179 $718   $31,566,529 13
Feb 15, 2008 59 $63,995 -50% 82 $780   $31,630,524 14
Feb 22, 2008 67 $33,638 -47% 48 $701   $31,664,162 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
South Korea 11/29/2007 $0 0 128 349 $12,979,486 11/29/2023
 
Rest of World $19,962,114
 
International Total$32,941,600 11/29/2023

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
Mar 16, 20086334,219 334,219$5,995,889$5,995,8891
Mar 23, 20089237,449-29% 571,668$3,832,427$9,828,3162
Mar 30, 20081074,826-68% 646,494$1,442,645$11,270,9613
Apr 6, 20081072,299-3% 718,793$1,383,803$12,654,7644
Apr 13, 20081448,280-33% 767,073$907,664$13,562,4285
Apr 20, 20081851,956+8% 819,029$887,408$14,449,8366
Apr 27, 20082436,467-30% 855,496$656,041$15,105,8777
May 4, 20082725,142-31% 880,638$451,047$15,556,9248
May 11, 20083021,431-15% 902,069$385,544$15,942,4689
Nov 2, 20082032,137 1,136,199$417,460$20,080,93734
May 9, 20102029,517 1,297,580$191,565$21,815,580113

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

Freddie Highmore    August Rush

Supporting Cast

Keri Russell    Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers    Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard    Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams    Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
William Sadler    Thomas
Leon Thomas III    Arthur
Jamia Simone Nash    Hope
Aaron Staton    Nick
Alex O'Loughlin    Marshall

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Mancina    Composer

International Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

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DVD Releases for April 1, 2008

April 1st, 2008

A mixed week when it comes to top-notch releases and there were very few that caught my eye. There are several that are worth picking up, but only Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Baker Street - 2-Disc Special Edition was a contender for DVD Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Sales - Bee Earns an A on Sales Chart

March 23rd, 2008

There were eight new releases to chart this week, including seven of the top eight spots. Needless to say, we had a new sales champion with Bee Movie leading the way with 1.41 million units sold for total revenue of $23.09 million. That isn't the best start of the year, but it is close. In fact, the film is already the ninth best-selling DVD of 2008 More...

DVD Rentals - No Rental Better than Old Men

March 23rd, 2008

New releases took the top four spots on the rental chart this week including No Country for Old Men, which earned first place with $10.20 million during its opening week. More...

DVD Releases for March 11, 2008

March 11th, 2008

A rather slow week for new releases, which is good because three DVDs arrived late last week and I was able to get caught up on spotlight reviews. (Actually, I'm not completely caught up as at least one failed to show up in time for this week.) As for the DVD Pick of the Week, the obvious choice would seem to be No Country for Old Men, but the lackluster DVD just screams double-dip and in the end I went with Stargate - Ark of Truth - Buy from Amazon instead. More...

Awards Season - No Shortage of Love for Country or Blood

January 22nd, 2008

The Oscar nominations were announced today and there is no shortage of contenders. In fact, with no real juggernaut to deal with, the competition is more up in the air that most years. More...

2007 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part IV

December 23rd, 2007

For many people reading this, it is December 24th. Christmas Eve. If you haven't got all of your Christmas shopping done, may I offer a word of advice... AAAAHHHHHHHHHH! But don't worry, you are not along. December 24th is the busiest shopping day of the year. Granted, a lot of it is people buying food for the next day, but at least a few people are looking for last minute gifts. This week we are looking at the... well... anything. Anything that pops into my head that I think would make a good gift. And there are some that might not, but we are getting into desperation time. More...

International Details - No Heartbreak for the Kid

December 16th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid slipped a spot to sixth with $5.04 million on 2029 screens in 46 markets for a total of $79.44 million internationally, which is more than twice what it earned domestically. This includes France where it pulled in $1.10 million on 320 screens while lifting its running tally to $3.37 million in that market. More...

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December 11th, 2007

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International Details - Bee Movie is Buzzing Internationally

December 9th, 2007

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Contest - Legendary Prizes

December 7th, 2007

Next weekend I Am Legend opens wide and is the clear favorite to finish in first place at the box office, it is also the target movie in this week's box office prediction contest. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for I Am Legend. 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 Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour - Volume 2. Meanwhile, 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 Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour - Volume 2. In addition, one other entry chosen arbitrarily will win a copy of August Rush Soundtrack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Will Golden Rule?

December 6th, 2007

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Awake Can't Captivate Moviegoers

December 3rd, 2007

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Asleep at the Wheel

November 29th, 2007

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The More the Merrier

November 27th, 2007

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November 25th, 2007

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Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 23, 2007

November 24th, 2007

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November 21st, 2007

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November 15th, 2007

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2007 Preview: November

November 1st, 2007

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Movie Website Updates for October 7, 2007 - October 13, 2007

October 14th, 2007

Quite a few full sites launched this week, but as is the case most times, there were pretty Spartan at the moment and it will take a few more updates before we can tell if they are award-worthy or not. That said, it was a site for a movie that opens this week, Lars and the Real Girl - Official Site, that won the top prize as it finished adding all the material marked coming soon this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22, 2007

September 22nd, 2007

Not a long list this week, but at least we had a clear winner for the Weekly Website Award, Resident Evil: Extinction - Official Site. IN the coming weeks we should see some big sites launch as award season starts to heat up. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11, 2007

August 12th, 2007

Another good week for movie sites with a few sites that either won in the past or could win in the future. This includes this weeks winner, The Brothers Solomon - Official Site. More...

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August 5th, 2007

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June 30th, 2007

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New Movie US Release Dates - April 1, 2007

April 1st, 2007

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,421,369 (29.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,310 opening theaters/2,310 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,367,396

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,862 $31,664,162
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,612 $32,941,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,572 $64,605,762

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: November 17th, 2007 (Sneak Peek) by Warner Bros.
November 21st, 2007 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 29th, 2007 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: March 11th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some thematic elements, mild violence and language
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Age of Adaline
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Keywords: Musicians, Life Drama, Reunited With Biological Family, Dysfunctional Family, Orphanage, One Night Stand, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Homeless, Busking
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 169 $9,421,369 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 192 $15,474,051 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 157 $13,243,069 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 156 $17,631,754 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 67 $9,421,369 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 71 $15,474,051 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 63 $13,243,069 Nov 23, 2007 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $21,750,963 Nov 23, 2007 5

Leading Cast

Freddie Highmore    August Rush

Supporting Cast

Keri Russell    Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers    Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard    Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams    Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
William Sadler    Thomas
Leon Thomas III    Arthur
Jamia Simone Nash    Hope
Aaron Staton    Nick
Alex O'Loughlin    Marshall

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Mancina    Composer

International Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

The Happening fell from first to fifth with just $14.05 million on 5579 screens in 65 markets for a total of $56.40 million after two weeks. Good news, it was able to remain in first place in France despite falling 60% to $1.93 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.68 million after two. On the other hand, it fell from first to third in Spain down 65% to $1.20 million on 387 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.41 million after two. Even worse, it was down just under 80% in Italy and just over 80% in South Korea earning $367,000 on 338 screens and $206,000 on 293 screens respectively. Its totals of $2.77 million in the former and $2.18 million in the latter are hardly impressive, and well below its domestic run. This is a shocking decline, especially since films tend to have better legs internationally than they have domestically. And while it should earn more on the international marketplace, there's little hope of reaching $200 million worldwide now. More...

DVD Releases for April 1, 2008

April 1st, 2008

A mixed week when it comes to top-notch releases and there were very few that caught my eye. There are several that are worth picking up, but only Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Baker Street - 2-Disc Special Edition was a contender for DVD Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Sales - Bee Earns an A on Sales Chart

March 23rd, 2008

There were eight new releases to chart this week, including seven of the top eight spots. Needless to say, we had a new sales champion with Bee Movie leading the way with 1.41 million units sold for total revenue of $23.09 million. That isn't the best start of the year, but it is close. In fact, the film is already the ninth best-selling DVD of 2008 More...

DVD Rentals - No Rental Better than Old Men

March 23rd, 2008

New releases took the top four spots on the rental chart this week including No Country for Old Men, which earned first place with $10.20 million during its opening week. More...

DVD Releases for March 11, 2008

March 11th, 2008

A rather slow week for new releases, which is good because three DVDs arrived late last week and I was able to get caught up on spotlight reviews. (Actually, I'm not completely caught up as at least one failed to show up in time for this week.) As for the DVD Pick of the Week, the obvious choice would seem to be No Country for Old Men, but the lackluster DVD just screams double-dip and in the end I went with Stargate - Ark of Truth - Buy from Amazon instead. More...

Awards Season - No Shortage of Love for Country or Blood

January 22nd, 2008

The Oscar nominations were announced today and there is no shortage of contenders. In fact, with no real juggernaut to deal with, the competition is more up in the air that most years. More...

2007 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part IV

December 23rd, 2007

For many people reading this, it is December 24th. Christmas Eve. If you haven't got all of your Christmas shopping done, may I offer a word of advice... AAAAHHHHHHHHHH! But don't worry, you are not along. December 24th is the busiest shopping day of the year. Granted, a lot of it is people buying food for the next day, but at least a few people are looking for last minute gifts. This week we are looking at the... well... anything. Anything that pops into my head that I think would make a good gift. And there are some that might not, but we are getting into desperation time. More...

International Details - No Heartbreak for the Kid

December 16th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid slipped a spot to sixth with $5.04 million on 2029 screens in 46 markets for a total of $79.44 million internationally, which is more than twice what it earned domestically. This includes France where it pulled in $1.10 million on 320 screens while lifting its running tally to $3.37 million in that market. More...

Compass Can't Find an Audience

December 11th, 2007

The box office has been soft practically since summer ended, but things are starting to get desperate. This was another week of significant declines at the box office, with overall business of just $82 million. That's down more than 2% from last weekend, and, more significantly, down more than 15% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2007 is still ahead in terms of raw dollars, but ticket sales are now trailing last year's pace. More...

International Details - Bee Movie is Buzzing Internationally

December 9th, 2007

Bee Movie returned to the charts in sixth place with $6.71 million on 1288 screens in 11 markets for an early international total of $19.43 million after a month of release. This includes a pair of first place debuts in Spain and Mexico. In the former it earned $2.81 million on 421 screens while in the latter is earned $2.60 million on 389 screens. While Spain is the larger marker, I thought the family friendly nature of Mexico would give it the edge. Even so, there are great openings for the film. More...

Contest - Legendary Prizes

December 7th, 2007

Next weekend I Am Legend opens wide and is the clear favorite to finish in first place at the box office, it is also the target movie in this week's box office prediction contest. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for I Am Legend. 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 Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour - Volume 2. Meanwhile, 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 Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour - Volume 2. In addition, one other entry chosen arbitrarily will win a copy of August Rush Soundtrack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Will Golden Rule?

December 6th, 2007

It's another slow week for wide releases -- like last weekend, there's only one. However, His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass should do significantly better than last week's Awake. It better do significantly better or the holiday season is in real trouble. More...

Awake Can't Captivate Moviegoers

December 3rd, 2007

There were very few shocks at the box office this weekend as Enchanted remained the dominant film. However, there was an unsettling malaise as the overall box office reached just $85 million. This is barely more than half of last weekend's $162 million holiday-inflated haul, but that was to be expected. What wasn't as expected was the 8% drop-off from the same weekend last year. At the moment, 2007 is ahead of 2006 in terms of box office and ticket sales. However, while a gain at the box office is academic at this point, a slide in ticket sales is likely if things don't turn around. More...

Asleep at the Wheel

November 29th, 2007

The weekend after Thanksgiving is the only slow weekend during the entire Holiday Season. So it comes as no surprise that only one movie is opening wide, but it is a bit surprising that the weekend is a weak as it is. More...

The More the Merrier

November 27th, 2007

Thanksgiving provided plenty of reasons for studios to give thanks, especially since every single film managed to earn enough to be called a hit in one form or other. Even the weakest releases of the week did well compared to their modest costs. Overall, the box office brought in $162 million over three days, which is 55% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is virtually identical to the same weekend last year. Over five days, movies earned an estimated $229 million, which is up just shy of 2% from last year. This is great news after a Fall that most would like to forget, but the growth is still lower than ticket price inflation, meaning actual attendance was down. More...

Thanksgiving Weekend Estimates: Enchanted Movie Market

November 25th, 2007

As expected, Enchanted won the Thanksgiving box office race, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With a solid $35 million over the three day weekend, and $50 million in five days, the family fantasy had an excellent debut. If strong reviews translate into good word-of-mouth, this could be the first blockbuster of the Holiday Season. The biggest surprise of the weekend, though, was This Christmas, which blew past its tracking numbers and beat everyone's expectations with an estimated $18.6 million in just 1,858 theaters. It has already notched up $27.1 million in its first five days. Also out-performing expectations was Hitman, which finished fourth with a very creditable $13.035 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 23, 2007

November 24th, 2007

There are not a whole lot of movies on this week's list, but at least we had a race for top spot with both This Christmas - Official Site and Enchanted - Official Site. Both had their strong points, but in the end Enchanted was able to take home the crown. More...

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Food, Family, and Films

November 21st, 2007

The five-day Thanksgiving long weekend officially starts tonight, as does the lucrative holiday weekend. From now until the New Year, there we should see hit after hit released, as well as a number of Oscar contenders. With the box office slowing down, this couldn't come at a better time. More...

Will Mr. Magorium Be Wonderful or Will Beowulf Slay the Competition?

November 15th, 2007

It's looking like 2007 is going to end on a really soft note. Since mid-September, only one weekend has been above the same weekend last year, and there's almost no chance that things will turn around this weekend. This time last year, we had two $40 million openers. This weekend, we might not have a single film top $30 million. More...

2007 Preview: November

November 1st, 2007

After a horrible October, we finally get to November and the start of the holiday season. Just like the summer season doesn't officially begin until Memorial Day, the winter holiday season doesn't officially begin until the Thanksgiving long weekend. However, studios are trying to stretch the lucrative box office season as long as possible and the holiday-like releases start during the first weekend of the month. This means practically every weekend this month, there's at least one potential $100 million movie. There are also a few that might be Oscar contenders, although not as many as I had expected. In fact, so far Award Season has been particularly slow, but at least this means there should be more buzz surrounding the upcoming films as the race is wide open. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 7, 2007 - October 13, 2007

October 14th, 2007

Quite a few full sites launched this week, but as is the case most times, there were pretty Spartan at the moment and it will take a few more updates before we can tell if they are award-worthy or not. That said, it was a site for a movie that opens this week, Lars and the Real Girl - Official Site, that won the top prize as it finished adding all the material marked coming soon this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22, 2007

September 22nd, 2007

Not a long list this week, but at least we had a clear winner for the Weekly Website Award, Resident Evil: Extinction - Official Site. IN the coming weeks we should see some big sites launch as award season starts to heat up. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11, 2007

August 12th, 2007

Another good week for movie sites with a few sites that either won in the past or could win in the future. This includes this weeks winner, The Brothers Solomon - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 5, 2007

August 5th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Fame, Watchmen, Shrek 4 and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30, 2007

June 30th, 2007

One of the slowest weeks I can remember for this list, but at least we have a top-notch site to give the Weekly Website Award to: Ratatouille - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - April 1, 2007

April 1st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Nanny Diaries, Sweeney Todd, The Happening and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2007 7 $9,421,369   2,310 $4,079   $13,243,069 1
Nov 30, 2007 7 $5,021,435 -47% 2,310 $2,174   $20,225,907 2
Dec 7, 2007 7 $3,510,446 -30% 2,310 $1,520   $25,133,572 3
Dec 14, 2007 10 $1,765,319 -50% 2,007 $880   $28,045,110 4
Dec 21, 2007 17 $473,938 -73% 701 $676   $29,495,525 5
Dec 28, 2007 26 $240,036 -49% 262 $916   $30,035,617 6
Jan 4, 2008 30 $186,866 -22% 194 $963   $30,439,970 7
Jan 11, 2008 33 $134,590 -28% 184 $731   $30,638,276 8
Jan 18, 2008 32 $205,685 +53% 314 $655   $30,889,869 9
Jan 25, 2008 35 $188,657 -8% 283 $667   $31,190,409 10
Feb 1, 2008 39 $142,842 -24% 253 $565   $31,392,245 11
Feb 8, 2008 44 $91,563 -36% 179 $512   $31,529,568 12
Feb 15, 2008 56 $41,655 -55% 82 $508   $31,608,184 13
Feb 22, 2008 66 $24,567 -41% 48 $512   $31,655,091 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 21, 2007 8 $1,863,409     2,280 $817   $1,863,409 1
Nov 22, 2007 6 $1,958,291 +5%   2,280 $859   $3,821,700 2
Nov 23, 2007 7 $3,774,223 +93%   2,310 $1,634   $7,595,923 3
Nov 24, 2007 7 $3,703,500 -2%   2,310 $1,603   $11,299,423 4
Nov 25, 2007 8 $1,943,646 -48%   2,310 $841   $13,243,069 5
Nov 26, 2007 8 $483,330 -75%   2,310 $209   $13,726,399 6
Nov 27, 2007 7 $507,664 +5%   2,310 $220   $14,234,063 7
Nov 28, 2007 6 $479,019 -6% -74% 2,310 $207   $14,713,082 8
Nov 29, 2007 4 $491,390 +3% -75% 2,310 $213   $15,204,472 9
Nov 30, 2007 6 $1,766,629 +260% -53% 2,310 $765   $16,971,101 10
Dec 1, 2007 8 $2,077,309 +18% -44% 2,310 $899   $19,048,410 11
Dec 2, 2007 8 $1,177,497 -43% -39% 2,310 $510   $20,225,907 12
Dec 3, 2007 8 $324,315 -72% -33% 2,310 $140   $20,550,222 13
Dec 4, 2007 6 $363,246 +12% -28% 2,310 $157   $20,913,468 14
Dec 5, 2007 6 $347,161 -4% -28% 2,310 $150   $21,260,629 15
Dec 6, 2007 6 $362,497 +4% -26% 2,310 $157   $21,623,126 16
Dec 7, 2007 7 $1,143,287 +215% -35% 2,310 $495   $22,766,413 17
Dec 8, 2007 7 $1,548,551 +35% -25% 2,310 $670   $24,314,964 18
Dec 9, 2007 9 $818,608 -47% -30% 2,310 $354   $25,133,572 19
Dec 10, 2007 7 $271,294 -67% -16% 2,310 $117   $25,404,866 20
Dec 11, 2007 7 $301,443 +11% -17% 2,310 $130   $25,706,309 21
Dec 12, 2007 7 $292,154 -3% -16% 2,310 $126   $25,998,463 22
Dec 13, 2007 6 $281,328 -4% -22% 2,310 $122   $26,279,791 23
Dec 14, 2007 9 $600,812 +114% -47% 2,007 $299   $26,880,603 24
Dec 15, 2007 10 $724,777 +21% -53% 2,007 $361   $27,605,380 25
Dec 16, 2007 11 $439,730 -39% -46% 2,007 $219   $28,045,110 26
Dec 17, 2007 6 $218,330 -50% -20% 2,007 $109   $28,263,440 27
Dec 18, 2007 6 $231,261 +6% -23% 2,007 $115   $28,494,701 28
Dec 19, 2007 6 $244,440 +6% -16% 2,007 $122   $28,739,141 29
Dec 20, 2007 6 $282,446 +16% n/c 2,007 $141   $29,021,587 30
Jan 1, 2008 - $74,505     262 $284   $30,173,217 42
Jan 21, 2008 31 $53,143     314 $169   $30,943,012 62
Jan 22, 2008 - $20,501 -61%   314 $65   $30,963,513 63
Jan 23, 2008 - $17,887 -13%   314 $57   $30,981,400 64
Jan 24, 2008 - $20,352 +14%   314 $65   $31,001,752 65
Jan 25, 2008 - $56,742 +179%   283 $201   $31,058,494 66
Jan 26, 2008 - $85,334 +50%   283 $302   $31,143,828 67
Jan 27, 2008 - $46,581 -45%   283 $165   $31,190,409 68
Jan 28, 2008 - $14,440 -69% -73% 283 $51   $31,204,849 69
Jan 29, 2008 - $14,118 -2% -31% 283 $50   $31,218,967 70
Jan 30, 2008 - $14,545 +3% -19% 283 $51   $31,233,512 71
Jan 31, 2008 - $15,891 +9% -22% 283 $56   $31,249,403 72
Feb 1, 2008 - $47,648 +200% -16% 253 $188   $31,297,051 73
Feb 2, 2008 - $71,683 +50% -16% 253 $283   $31,368,734 74
Feb 3, 2008 - $23,511 -67% -50% 253 $93   $31,392,245 75
Feb 4, 2008 - $10,991 -53% -24% 253 $43   $31,403,236 76
Feb 5, 2008 - $11,122 +1% -21% 253 $44   $31,414,358 77
Feb 6, 2008 - $10,010 -10% -31% 253 $40   $31,424,368 78
Feb 7, 2008 - $13,637 +36% -14% 253 $54   $31,438,005 79
Feb 8, 2008 - $27,874 +104% -42% 179 $156   $31,465,879 80
Feb 9, 2008 - $42,626 +53% -41% 179 $238   $31,508,505 81
Feb 10, 2008 - $21,063 -51% -10% 179 $118   $31,529,568 82
Feb 11, 2008 - $7,899 -62% -28% 179 $44   $31,537,467 83
Feb 12, 2008 - $7,030 -11% -37% 179 $39   $31,544,497 84
Feb 13, 2008 - $6,927 -1% -31% 179 $39   $31,551,424 85
Feb 14, 2008 - $15,105 +118% +11% 179 $84   $31,566,529 86
Feb 15, 2008 - $11,337 -25% -59% 82 $138   $31,577,866 87
Feb 16, 2008 - $19,436 +71% -54% 82 $237   $31,597,302 88
Feb 17, 2008 - $10,882 -44% -48% 82 $133   $31,608,184 89
Feb 18, 2008 53 $10,536 -3% +33% 82 $128   $31,618,720 90
Feb 19, 2008 - $3,629 -66% -48% 82 $44   $31,622,349 91
Feb 20, 2008 - $3,712 +2% -46% 82 $45   $31,626,061 92
Feb 21, 2008 - $4,463 +20% -70% 82 $54   $31,630,524 93
Feb 22, 2008 - $8,053 +80% -29% 48 $168   $31,638,577 94
Feb 23, 2008 - $11,401 +42% -41% 48 $238   $31,649,978 95
Feb 24, 2008 - $5,113 -55% -53% 48 $107   $31,655,091 96
Feb 25, 2008 - $2,877 -44% -73% 48 $60   $31,657,968 97
Feb 26, 2008 - $2,202 -23% -39% 48 $46   $31,660,170 98
Feb 27, 2008 - $1,934 -12% -48% 48 $40   $31,662,104 99
Feb 28, 2008 - $2,058 +6% -54% 48 $43   $31,664,162 100

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2007 13 $3,821,700   2,280 $1,676   $3,821,700 1
Nov 23, 2007 7 $11,382,772 +198% 2,310 $4,928   $15,204,472 2
Nov 30, 2007 7 $6,418,654 -44% 2,310 $2,779   $21,623,126 3
Dec 7, 2007 8 $4,656,665 -27% 2,310 $2,016   $26,279,791 4
Dec 14, 2007 9 $2,741,796 -41% 2,007 $1,366   $29,021,587 5
Dec 21, 2007 21 $773,994 -72% 701 $1,104   $29,795,581 6
Dec 28, 2007 26 $457,523 -41% 262 $1,746   $30,253,104 7
Jan 4, 2008 28 $250,582 -45% 194 $1,292   $30,503,686 8
Jan 11, 2008 33 $180,498 -28% 184 $981   $30,684,184 9
Jan 18, 2008 32 $317,568 +76% 314 $1,011   $31,001,752 10
Jan 25, 2008 35 $247,651 -22% 283 $875   $31,249,403 11
Feb 1, 2008 39 $188,602 -24% 253 $745   $31,438,005 12
Feb 8, 2008 47 $128,524 -32% 179 $718   $31,566,529 13
Feb 15, 2008 59 $63,995 -50% 82 $780   $31,630,524 14
Feb 22, 2008 67 $33,638 -47% 48 $701   $31,664,162 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
South Korea 11/29/2007 $0 0 128 349 $12,979,486 11/29/2023
 
Rest of World $19,962,114
 
International Total$32,941,600 11/29/2023

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
Mar 16, 20086334,219 334,219$5,995,889$5,995,8891
Mar 23, 20089237,449-29% 571,668$3,832,427$9,828,3162
Mar 30, 20081074,826-68% 646,494$1,442,645$11,270,9613
Apr 6, 20081072,299-3% 718,793$1,383,803$12,654,7644
Apr 13, 20081448,280-33% 767,073$907,664$13,562,4285
Apr 20, 20081851,956+8% 819,029$887,408$14,449,8366
Apr 27, 20082436,467-30% 855,496$656,041$15,105,8777
May 4, 20082725,142-31% 880,638$451,047$15,556,9248
May 11, 20083021,431-15% 902,069$385,544$15,942,4689
Nov 2, 20082032,137 1,136,199$417,460$20,080,93734
May 9, 20102029,517 1,297,580$191,565$21,815,580113

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