The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007)

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,794,452Details
International Box Office $23,058,167Details
Worldwide Box Office $31,852,619
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,998,082 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,998,082
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,745,315 (42.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,141 opening theaters/3,173 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,460,109

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,600 $8,794,452
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,231 $23,058,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,163 $31,852,619

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: October 5th, 2007 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 18th, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy action and some scary images
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
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Keywords: Good vs. Evil, Secret Magic, Heroic Adventure, Young Adult Book Adaptation, Coming of Age
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 286 $6,151,460 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 164 $7,069,212 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 90 $3,745,315 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $6,151,460 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 64 $4,304,089 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $7,069,212 Oct 5, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2007 5 $3,745,315   3,141 $1,192   $3,745,315 1
Oct 12, 2007 10 $2,212,955 -41% 3,173 $697   $7,167,028 2
Oct 19, 2007 25 $466,531 -79% 835 $559   $8,193,886 3
Oct 26, 2007 32 $173,698 -63% 353 $492   $8,510,587 4
Nov 2, 2007 43 $59,423 -66% 150 $396   $8,630,954 5
Nov 9, 2007 48 $50,931 -14% 122 $417   $8,695,565 6
Nov 16, 2007 45 $35,368 -31% 88 $402   $8,746,699 7
Nov 23, 2007 68 $10,612 -70% 41 $259   $8,766,892 8
Nov 30, 2007 67 $5,574 -47% 26 $214   $8,775,615 9
Dec 7, 2007 75 $5,532 -1% 22 $251   $8,782,643 10
Dec 14, 2007 60 $7,135 +29% 37 $193   $8,791,738 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 5, 2007 7 $1,091,908     3,141 $348   $1,091,908 1
Oct 6, 2007 5 $1,544,866 +41%   3,141 $492   $2,636,774 2
Oct 7, 2007 5 $1,108,541 -28%   3,141 $353   $3,745,315 3
Oct 8, 2007 5 $558,774 -50%   3,141 $178   $4,304,089 4
Oct 9, 2007 7 $238,007 -57%   3,141 $76   $4,542,096 5
Oct 10, 2007 8 $206,665 -13%   3,141 $66   $4,748,761 6
Oct 11, 2007 7 $205,312 -1%   3,141 $65   $4,954,073 7
Oct 12, 2007 11 $598,790 +192% -45% 3,141 $191   $5,552,863 8
Oct 13, 2007 10 $981,995 +64% -36% 3,173 $309   $6,534,858 9
Oct 14, 2007 10 $632,170 -36% -43% 3,173 $199   $7,167,028 10
Oct 15, 2007 12 $141,756 -78% -75% 3,173 $45   $7,308,784 11
Oct 16, 2007 12 $131,678 -7% -45% 3,173 $41   $7,440,462 12
Oct 17, 2007 12 $132,657 +1% -36% 3,173 $42   $7,573,119 13
Oct 18, 2007 12 $154,236 +16% -25% 3,173 $49   $7,727,355 14
Oct 19, 2007 - $115,093 -25% -81% 835 $138   $7,842,448 15
Oct 20, 2007 - $205,603 +79% -79% 835 $246   $8,048,051 16
Oct 21, 2007 - $145,835 -29% -77% 835 $175   $8,193,886 17
Oct 22, 2007 - $34,079 -77% -76% 835 $41   $8,227,965 18
Oct 23, 2007 - $32,531 -5% -75% 835 $39   $8,260,496 19
Oct 24, 2007 - $35,097 +8% -74% 835 $42   $8,295,593 20
Oct 25, 2007 - $41,296 +18% -73% 835 $49   $8,336,889 21
Oct 26, 2007 - $46,502 +13% -60% 353 $132   $8,383,391 22
Oct 27, 2007 - $77,850 +67% -62% 353 $221   $8,461,241 23
Oct 28, 2007 - $49,346 -37% -66% 353 $140   $8,510,587 24
Oct 29, 2007 - $15,171 -69% -55% 353 $43   $8,525,758 25
Oct 30, 2007 - $13,874 -9% -57% 353 $39   $8,539,632 26
Oct 31, 2007 - $15,854 +14% -55% 353 $45   $8,555,486 27
Nov 1, 2007 - $16,045 +1% -61% 353 $45   $8,571,531 28
Nov 2, 2007 - $14,511 -10% -69% 150 $97   $8,586,042 29
Nov 3, 2007 - $27,557 +90% -65% 150 $184   $8,613,599 30
Nov 4, 2007 - $17,355 -37% -65% 150 $116   $8,630,954 31
Nov 5, 2007 - $3,392 -80% -78% 150 $23   $8,634,346 32
Nov 6, 2007 - $3,686 +9% -73% 150 $25   $8,638,032 33
Nov 7, 2007 - $3,475 -6% -78% 150 $23   $8,641,507 34
Nov 8, 2007 - $3,127 -10% -81% 150 $21   $8,644,634 35
Nov 9, 2007 - $13,876 +344% -4% 122 $114   $8,658,510 36
Nov 10, 2007 - $22,705 +64% -18% 122 $186   $8,681,215 37
Nov 11, 2007 - $14,350 -37% -17% 122 $118   $8,695,565 38
Nov 12, 2007 - $6,981 -51% +106% 122 $57   $8,702,546 39
Nov 13, 2007 - $3,312 -53% -10% 122 $27   $8,705,858 40
Nov 14, 2007 - $2,917 -12% -16% 122 $24   $8,708,775 41
Nov 15, 2007 - $2,556 -12% -18% 122 $21   $8,711,331 42
Nov 16, 2007 - $9,906 +288% -29% 88 $113   $8,721,237 43
Nov 17, 2007 - $16,606 +68% -27% 88 $189   $8,737,843 44
Nov 18, 2007 - $8,856 -47% -38% 88 $101   $8,746,699 45
Nov 19, 2007 - $2,596 -71% -63% 88 $30   $8,749,295 46
Nov 20, 2007 - $3,226 +24% -3% 88 $37   $8,752,521 47
Nov 21, 2007 - $2,345 -27% -20% 57 $41   $8,754,866 48
Nov 22, 2007 - $1,414 -40% -45% 57 $25   $8,756,280 49
Nov 23, 2007 - $3,622 +156% -63% 41 $88   $8,759,902 50
Nov 24, 2007 - $4,463 +23% -73% 41 $109   $8,764,365 51
Nov 25, 2007 - $2,527 -43% -71% 41 $62   $8,766,892 52
Nov 26, 2007 - $684 -73% -74% 41 $17   $8,767,576 53
Nov 27, 2007 - $974 +42% -70% 41 $24   $8,768,550 54
Nov 28, 2007 - $750 -23% -68% 41 $18   $8,769,300 55
Nov 29, 2007 - $741 -1% -48% 41 $18   $8,770,041 56
Nov 30, 2007 - $1,036 +40% -71% 26 $40   $8,771,077 57
Dec 1, 2007 - $2,252 +117% -50% 26 $87   $8,773,329 58
Dec 2, 2007 - $2,286 +2% -10% 26 $88   $8,775,615 59
Dec 3, 2007 - $351 -85% -49% 26 $14   $8,775,966 60
Dec 4, 2007 - $495 +41% -49% 26 $19   $8,776,461 61
Dec 5, 2007 - $259 -48% -65% 26 $10   $8,776,720 62
Dec 6, 2007 - $391 +51% -47% 26 $15   $8,777,111 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2007 6 $4,954,073   3,141 $1,577   $4,954,073 1
Oct 12, 2007 11 $2,773,282 -44% 3,173 $874   $7,727,355 2
Oct 19, 2007 25 $609,534 -78% 835 $730   $8,336,889 3
Oct 26, 2007 34 $234,642 -62% 353 $665   $8,571,531 4
Nov 2, 2007 44 $73,103 -69% 150 $487   $8,644,634 5
Nov 9, 2007 51 $66,697 -9% 122 $547   $8,711,331 6
Nov 16, 2007 56 $44,949 -33% 88 $511   $8,756,280 7
Nov 23, 2007 70 $13,761 -69% 41 $336   $8,770,041 8
Nov 30, 2007 71 $7,070 -49% 26 $272   $8,777,111 9
Dec 7, 2007 81 $7,492 +6% 22 $341   $8,784,603 10
Dec 14, 2007 64 $9,849 +31% 37 $266   $8,794,452 11

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 23, 20088241,652 241,652$4,818,541$4,818,5411
Mar 30, 20081272,319-70% 313,971$1,445,657$6,264,1982
Apr 6, 20081645,405-37% 359,376$905,830$7,170,0283
Apr 13, 20082733,325-27% 392,701$664,834$7,834,8624

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

Alexander Ludwig    Will Stanton

Supporting Cast

Christopher Eccleston    The Rider
Ian McShane    Merriman Lyon
Frances Conroy    Miss Greythorne
James Cosmo    Dawson
Jim Piddock    Old George
Amelia Warner    Maggie Barnes
John Benjamin Hickey    John Stanton
Wendy Crewson    Mary Stanton
Emma Lockhart    Gwen Stanton
Gregory Smith    Max Stanton
Edmond Entin    Stanton twins
Gary Entin    Stanton twins

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

Production and Technical Credits

David L. Cunningham    Director
John Hodge    Screenwriter
Susan Cooper    Story Creator
Marc Platt    Producer
Kelly Port    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

DVD Sales - Enchanted has Legendary Opening

March 31st, 2008

New releases had an impressive one-two punch on the DVD sales chart with I Am Legend leading the way over second place Enchanted by 3.56 million to 2.82 million in terms of units and $66.39 million to $44.69 million in terms of dollars. They are not only the top two for the week, they are the top two openings of 2008 so far, and catapult both movies into the top four for the year to date. More...

DVD Rentals - Legend for Hire

March 31st, 2008

Half a dozen new releases charted this week, including I Am Legend, which generated $10.99 million in rentals. More...

DVD Releases for March 18, 2008

March 18th, 2008

The movie business is cyclical with peaks (summer season and the winter holidays), as well as lulls (September and January). This translates into the peaks and lulls in the home market as well, just three to four months later. We are finally coming out of the latest home market quiet period and the biggest hit of the Christmas Holidays is hitting the home market. However it is not the DVD Pick of the Week. That honor goes to Enchanted, which is worth picking up on DVD but is a must-have on Blu-ray. More...

International Details - Surf's Time is Not Up

November 11th, 2007

Surf's Up grew by 77% in France adding $3.44 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.36 million in total. This growth was due to the Toussaint holiday while it was enough to lift the film's weekend box office to $5.84 million on 1996 screens in 32 markets for a total of $72.34 million. The film has yet to open in Scandinavia as well as Japan and should hit $100 million internationally before it is done, which is significantly more than the $58.87 million it earned domestically, but not enough to show a profit just yet. More...

International Details - Orphans Still Strong

November 4th, 2007

The Orphanage may have fallen out of the top five internationally, but it remained the top draw in Spain with $4.11 million on 373 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $20.78 million. This is more than Ratatouille has earned in that market after three months of release and equivalent to $200 to $300 million here. It won't make $200 to $300 million here, in fact, it might not make $20 million here. It all depends on how well it does with critics and award committees. More...

International Details - Superbad Neither Super Nor Bad

October 28th, 2007

Superbad climbed into sixth place with $4.26 million on 1836 screens in 27 markets for a total of $31.79 million. Most of that growth came from Spain where the film debuted in second place with $2.24 million on 350 screens while it also opened in Brazil with $511,000 on 192 screens. The film doesn't have many major markets left to open in, but it has already earned more than most comparable films do during their entire run. More...

Even Horror Films Can't Survive the October of Terrors

October 22nd, 2007

It's been more than a month since we've seen the weekend box office numbers top last year's figures. This time around the overall box office was $97 million, which was down 2% from last weekend and 8% from the same weekend last year. So far this fall is behind lasts year's pace by more than 6%, 10% if you are using tickets sold and not dollars. Year to date, on the other hand, is still showing a 6% growth, and up more than $400 million on last year's pace. Even ticket sales are still up a strong 1.4%, so there's no reason to panic just yet, but the recent weakness is still a cause for concern. More...

International Details - Another Bollywood Blockbuster

October 21st, 2007

Bhool Bhulaiyaa became the latest in a long line of Indian films to strike it rich on the international box office as it scored sixth place with $4.59 million on 756 screens in 17 markets. The supernatural comedy even scored a top ten finish in Britain with $600,000 on 45 screens topping a few major Hollywood releases that week. More...

Why Do We Underestimate Tyler Perry?

October 15th, 2007

October is turning into a nightmare at the box office as all but one new release failed to reach modest expectations. The overall box office did take in $100 million, which was a health 19% increase from the last week. However, that was still 10% lower than the same weekend last year. 2007 is still up 7% from last year, but the fall season is down 5% and if things don't turn around, and soon, it could cast a gloom on the important holiday box office market. More...

September-Like Numbers at the Box Office

October 8th, 2007

September was predictable almost to the point of boredom. However, October got off to a rather shocking, near record-breaking start. Granted, these weren't records that studios want to break, with the overall box office fell 7% from last weekend to just $84 million. Worse yet, that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2007

October 6th, 2007

We are starting to get full websites for some of the massive holiday season releases, which should mean there will be at least one award worthy website on each week's list. As for this week, there were a few that have potential assuming the sections marked coming soon live up to the rest of the site. But just one site, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - Official Site, that was worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Heartbreak at the Box Office

October 4th, 2007

September may be over, but the box office isn't exactly heating up. There are three wide releases this week (or two, depending on your definition of wide), but only one has a shot at any real box office success. And even that is rather subdued given the film's pedigree. I don't expect things to be significantly different next weekend, or the weekend after that. In fact, the next true hit doesn't come till November. More...

2007 Preview: October

October 1st, 2007

October means one thing: Free candy. ... Oh yeah, and the unofficial start of Award Season. And Halloween brings us a few horror films as well. Unfortunately, this year October is rather weak, with no film looking like a strong contender for $100 million and most of the films with early Oscar buzz having performed poorly with the critics. The only good news is last October was also weak at the box office, meaning there's at least a reasonable shot at 2007 maintaining its box office lead over 2006. More...

Contest - Dark Times Ahead

September 28th, 2007

For the first time since August, we have a film with a shot at $100 million opening next week. This film, The Dark is Rising, is also this week's target film. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for The Dark is Rising. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win 1408 - 2-Disc Collector's Edition. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win Black Sheep on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4, 2007

August 5th, 2007

Another big list of movie sites, but not much in the way of top-notch entries. For a movie site to be an award winner, I expect it to have all of the usual features, extras like clips, something interactive like a game, and background sound and animation. The film that best exemplifies that criteria is Stardust - Official Site, which is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14, 2007

July 14th, 2007

One of the last summer blockbusters launched its full site this week. This means two things, The Bourne Ultimatum - Official Site is the clear winner of the weekly website award. And secondly, there will likely be a slowdown in top-notch sites as we approach the dog days of summer, and the even worse days of September. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 13, 2007

May 13th, 2007

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October 15th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Jumper, Kung Fu Panda, Charlie Wilson's War and more. More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,745,315 (42.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,141 opening theaters/3,173 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,460,109

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,600 $8,794,452
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,231 $23,058,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,163 $31,852,619

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 5th, 2007 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 18th, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy action and some scary images
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Good vs. Evil, Secret Magic, Heroic Adventure, Young Adult Book Adaptation, Coming of Age
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 286 $6,151,460 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 164 $7,069,212 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 90 $3,745,315 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $6,151,460 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 64 $4,304,089 Oct 5, 2007 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $7,069,212 Oct 5, 2007 3

Leading Cast

Alexander Ludwig    Will Stanton

Supporting Cast

Christopher Eccleston    The Rider
Ian McShane    Merriman Lyon
Frances Conroy    Miss Greythorne
James Cosmo    Dawson
Jim Piddock    Old George
Amelia Warner    Maggie Barnes
John Benjamin Hickey    John Stanton
Wendy Crewson    Mary Stanton
Emma Lockhart    Gwen Stanton
Gregory Smith    Max Stanton
Edmond Entin    Stanton twins
Gary Entin    Stanton twins

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

Production and Technical Credits

David L. Cunningham    Director
John Hodge    Screenwriter
Susan Cooper    Story Creator
Marc Platt    Producer
Kelly Port    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

DVD Sales - Enchanted has Legendary Opening

March 31st, 2008

New releases had an impressive one-two punch on the DVD sales chart with I Am Legend leading the way over second place Enchanted by 3.56 million to 2.82 million in terms of units and $66.39 million to $44.69 million in terms of dollars. They are not only the top two for the week, they are the top two openings of 2008 so far, and catapult both movies into the top four for the year to date. More...

DVD Rentals - Legend for Hire

March 31st, 2008

Half a dozen new releases charted this week, including I Am Legend, which generated $10.99 million in rentals. More...

DVD Releases for March 18, 2008

March 18th, 2008

The movie business is cyclical with peaks (summer season and the winter holidays), as well as lulls (September and January). This translates into the peaks and lulls in the home market as well, just three to four months later. We are finally coming out of the latest home market quiet period and the biggest hit of the Christmas Holidays is hitting the home market. However it is not the DVD Pick of the Week. That honor goes to Enchanted, which is worth picking up on DVD but is a must-have on Blu-ray. More...

International Details - Surf's Time is Not Up

November 11th, 2007

Surf's Up grew by 77% in France adding $3.44 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.36 million in total. This growth was due to the Toussaint holiday while it was enough to lift the film's weekend box office to $5.84 million on 1996 screens in 32 markets for a total of $72.34 million. The film has yet to open in Scandinavia as well as Japan and should hit $100 million internationally before it is done, which is significantly more than the $58.87 million it earned domestically, but not enough to show a profit just yet. More...

International Details - Orphans Still Strong

November 4th, 2007

The Orphanage may have fallen out of the top five internationally, but it remained the top draw in Spain with $4.11 million on 373 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $20.78 million. This is more than Ratatouille has earned in that market after three months of release and equivalent to $200 to $300 million here. It won't make $200 to $300 million here, in fact, it might not make $20 million here. It all depends on how well it does with critics and award committees. More...

International Details - Superbad Neither Super Nor Bad

October 28th, 2007

Superbad climbed into sixth place with $4.26 million on 1836 screens in 27 markets for a total of $31.79 million. Most of that growth came from Spain where the film debuted in second place with $2.24 million on 350 screens while it also opened in Brazil with $511,000 on 192 screens. The film doesn't have many major markets left to open in, but it has already earned more than most comparable films do during their entire run. More...

Even Horror Films Can't Survive the October of Terrors

October 22nd, 2007

It's been more than a month since we've seen the weekend box office numbers top last year's figures. This time around the overall box office was $97 million, which was down 2% from last weekend and 8% from the same weekend last year. So far this fall is behind lasts year's pace by more than 6%, 10% if you are using tickets sold and not dollars. Year to date, on the other hand, is still showing a 6% growth, and up more than $400 million on last year's pace. Even ticket sales are still up a strong 1.4%, so there's no reason to panic just yet, but the recent weakness is still a cause for concern. More...

International Details - Another Bollywood Blockbuster

October 21st, 2007

Bhool Bhulaiyaa became the latest in a long line of Indian films to strike it rich on the international box office as it scored sixth place with $4.59 million on 756 screens in 17 markets. The supernatural comedy even scored a top ten finish in Britain with $600,000 on 45 screens topping a few major Hollywood releases that week. More...

Why Do We Underestimate Tyler Perry?

October 15th, 2007

October is turning into a nightmare at the box office as all but one new release failed to reach modest expectations. The overall box office did take in $100 million, which was a health 19% increase from the last week. However, that was still 10% lower than the same weekend last year. 2007 is still up 7% from last year, but the fall season is down 5% and if things don't turn around, and soon, it could cast a gloom on the important holiday box office market. More...

September-Like Numbers at the Box Office

October 8th, 2007

September was predictable almost to the point of boredom. However, October got off to a rather shocking, near record-breaking start. Granted, these weren't records that studios want to break, with the overall box office fell 7% from last weekend to just $84 million. Worse yet, that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2007

October 6th, 2007

We are starting to get full websites for some of the massive holiday season releases, which should mean there will be at least one award worthy website on each week's list. As for this week, there were a few that have potential assuming the sections marked coming soon live up to the rest of the site. But just one site, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - Official Site, that was worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Heartbreak at the Box Office

October 4th, 2007

September may be over, but the box office isn't exactly heating up. There are three wide releases this week (or two, depending on your definition of wide), but only one has a shot at any real box office success. And even that is rather subdued given the film's pedigree. I don't expect things to be significantly different next weekend, or the weekend after that. In fact, the next true hit doesn't come till November. More...

2007 Preview: October

October 1st, 2007

October means one thing: Free candy. ... Oh yeah, and the unofficial start of Award Season. And Halloween brings us a few horror films as well. Unfortunately, this year October is rather weak, with no film looking like a strong contender for $100 million and most of the films with early Oscar buzz having performed poorly with the critics. The only good news is last October was also weak at the box office, meaning there's at least a reasonable shot at 2007 maintaining its box office lead over 2006. More...

Contest - Dark Times Ahead

September 28th, 2007

For the first time since August, we have a film with a shot at $100 million opening next week. This film, The Dark is Rising, is also this week's target film. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for The Dark is Rising. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win 1408 - 2-Disc Collector's Edition. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win Black Sheep on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4, 2007

August 5th, 2007

Another big list of movie sites, but not much in the way of top-notch entries. For a movie site to be an award winner, I expect it to have all of the usual features, extras like clips, something interactive like a game, and background sound and animation. The film that best exemplifies that criteria is Stardust - Official Site, which is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14, 2007

July 14th, 2007

One of the last summer blockbusters launched its full site this week. This means two things, The Bourne Ultimatum - Official Site is the clear winner of the weekly website award. And secondly, there will likely be a slowdown in top-notch sites as we approach the dog days of summer, and the even worse days of September. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 13, 2007

May 13th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for 1408, Illegal Tender, Mr. Woodcock and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 15, 2006

October 15th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Jumper, Kung Fu Panda, Charlie Wilson's War and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2007 5 $3,745,315   3,141 $1,192   $3,745,315 1
Oct 12, 2007 10 $2,212,955 -41% 3,173 $697   $7,167,028 2
Oct 19, 2007 25 $466,531 -79% 835 $559   $8,193,886 3
Oct 26, 2007 32 $173,698 -63% 353 $492   $8,510,587 4
Nov 2, 2007 43 $59,423 -66% 150 $396   $8,630,954 5
Nov 9, 2007 48 $50,931 -14% 122 $417   $8,695,565 6
Nov 16, 2007 45 $35,368 -31% 88 $402   $8,746,699 7
Nov 23, 2007 68 $10,612 -70% 41 $259   $8,766,892 8
Nov 30, 2007 67 $5,574 -47% 26 $214   $8,775,615 9
Dec 7, 2007 75 $5,532 -1% 22 $251   $8,782,643 10
Dec 14, 2007 60 $7,135 +29% 37 $193   $8,791,738 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 5, 2007 7 $1,091,908     3,141 $348   $1,091,908 1
Oct 6, 2007 5 $1,544,866 +41%   3,141 $492   $2,636,774 2
Oct 7, 2007 5 $1,108,541 -28%   3,141 $353   $3,745,315 3
Oct 8, 2007 5 $558,774 -50%   3,141 $178   $4,304,089 4
Oct 9, 2007 7 $238,007 -57%   3,141 $76   $4,542,096 5
Oct 10, 2007 8 $206,665 -13%   3,141 $66   $4,748,761 6
Oct 11, 2007 7 $205,312 -1%   3,141 $65   $4,954,073 7
Oct 12, 2007 11 $598,790 +192% -45% 3,141 $191   $5,552,863 8
Oct 13, 2007 10 $981,995 +64% -36% 3,173 $309   $6,534,858 9
Oct 14, 2007 10 $632,170 -36% -43% 3,173 $199   $7,167,028 10
Oct 15, 2007 12 $141,756 -78% -75% 3,173 $45   $7,308,784 11
Oct 16, 2007 12 $131,678 -7% -45% 3,173 $41   $7,440,462 12
Oct 17, 2007 12 $132,657 +1% -36% 3,173 $42   $7,573,119 13
Oct 18, 2007 12 $154,236 +16% -25% 3,173 $49   $7,727,355 14
Oct 19, 2007 - $115,093 -25% -81% 835 $138   $7,842,448 15
Oct 20, 2007 - $205,603 +79% -79% 835 $246   $8,048,051 16
Oct 21, 2007 - $145,835 -29% -77% 835 $175   $8,193,886 17
Oct 22, 2007 - $34,079 -77% -76% 835 $41   $8,227,965 18
Oct 23, 2007 - $32,531 -5% -75% 835 $39   $8,260,496 19
Oct 24, 2007 - $35,097 +8% -74% 835 $42   $8,295,593 20
Oct 25, 2007 - $41,296 +18% -73% 835 $49   $8,336,889 21
Oct 26, 2007 - $46,502 +13% -60% 353 $132   $8,383,391 22
Oct 27, 2007 - $77,850 +67% -62% 353 $221   $8,461,241 23
Oct 28, 2007 - $49,346 -37% -66% 353 $140   $8,510,587 24
Oct 29, 2007 - $15,171 -69% -55% 353 $43   $8,525,758 25
Oct 30, 2007 - $13,874 -9% -57% 353 $39   $8,539,632 26
Oct 31, 2007 - $15,854 +14% -55% 353 $45   $8,555,486 27
Nov 1, 2007 - $16,045 +1% -61% 353 $45   $8,571,531 28
Nov 2, 2007 - $14,511 -10% -69% 150 $97   $8,586,042 29
Nov 3, 2007 - $27,557 +90% -65% 150 $184   $8,613,599 30
Nov 4, 2007 - $17,355 -37% -65% 150 $116   $8,630,954 31
Nov 5, 2007 - $3,392 -80% -78% 150 $23   $8,634,346 32
Nov 6, 2007 - $3,686 +9% -73% 150 $25   $8,638,032 33
Nov 7, 2007 - $3,475 -6% -78% 150 $23   $8,641,507 34
Nov 8, 2007 - $3,127 -10% -81% 150 $21   $8,644,634 35
Nov 9, 2007 - $13,876 +344% -4% 122 $114   $8,658,510 36
Nov 10, 2007 - $22,705 +64% -18% 122 $186   $8,681,215 37
Nov 11, 2007 - $14,350 -37% -17% 122 $118   $8,695,565 38
Nov 12, 2007 - $6,981 -51% +106% 122 $57   $8,702,546 39
Nov 13, 2007 - $3,312 -53% -10% 122 $27   $8,705,858 40
Nov 14, 2007 - $2,917 -12% -16% 122 $24   $8,708,775 41
Nov 15, 2007 - $2,556 -12% -18% 122 $21   $8,711,331 42
Nov 16, 2007 - $9,906 +288% -29% 88 $113   $8,721,237 43
Nov 17, 2007 - $16,606 +68% -27% 88 $189   $8,737,843 44
Nov 18, 2007 - $8,856 -47% -38% 88 $101   $8,746,699 45
Nov 19, 2007 - $2,596 -71% -63% 88 $30   $8,749,295 46
Nov 20, 2007 - $3,226 +24% -3% 88 $37   $8,752,521 47
Nov 21, 2007 - $2,345 -27% -20% 57 $41   $8,754,866 48
Nov 22, 2007 - $1,414 -40% -45% 57 $25   $8,756,280 49
Nov 23, 2007 - $3,622 +156% -63% 41 $88   $8,759,902 50
Nov 24, 2007 - $4,463 +23% -73% 41 $109   $8,764,365 51
Nov 25, 2007 - $2,527 -43% -71% 41 $62   $8,766,892 52
Nov 26, 2007 - $684 -73% -74% 41 $17   $8,767,576 53
Nov 27, 2007 - $974 +42% -70% 41 $24   $8,768,550 54
Nov 28, 2007 - $750 -23% -68% 41 $18   $8,769,300 55
Nov 29, 2007 - $741 -1% -48% 41 $18   $8,770,041 56
Nov 30, 2007 - $1,036 +40% -71% 26 $40   $8,771,077 57
Dec 1, 2007 - $2,252 +117% -50% 26 $87   $8,773,329 58
Dec 2, 2007 - $2,286 +2% -10% 26 $88   $8,775,615 59
Dec 3, 2007 - $351 -85% -49% 26 $14   $8,775,966 60
Dec 4, 2007 - $495 +41% -49% 26 $19   $8,776,461 61
Dec 5, 2007 - $259 -48% -65% 26 $10   $8,776,720 62
Dec 6, 2007 - $391 +51% -47% 26 $15   $8,777,111 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2007 6 $4,954,073   3,141 $1,577   $4,954,073 1
Oct 12, 2007 11 $2,773,282 -44% 3,173 $874   $7,727,355 2
Oct 19, 2007 25 $609,534 -78% 835 $730   $8,336,889 3
Oct 26, 2007 34 $234,642 -62% 353 $665   $8,571,531 4
Nov 2, 2007 44 $73,103 -69% 150 $487   $8,644,634 5
Nov 9, 2007 51 $66,697 -9% 122 $547   $8,711,331 6
Nov 16, 2007 56 $44,949 -33% 88 $511   $8,756,280 7
Nov 23, 2007 70 $13,761 -69% 41 $336   $8,770,041 8
Nov 30, 2007 71 $7,070 -49% 26 $272   $8,777,111 9
Dec 7, 2007 81 $7,492 +6% 22 $341   $8,784,603 10
Dec 14, 2007 64 $9,849 +31% 37 $266   $8,794,452 11

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 23, 20088241,652 241,652$4,818,541$4,818,5411
Mar 30, 20081272,319-70% 313,971$1,445,657$6,264,1982
Apr 6, 20081645,405-37% 359,376$905,830$7,170,0283
Apr 13, 20082733,325-27% 392,701$664,834$7,834,8624

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