Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $131,921,738Details
International Box Office $157,558,953Details
Worldwide Box Office $289,480,691
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $63,617,782 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $63,617,782
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$58,051,684 (44.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,959 opening theaters/3,963 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,909,286

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 515 $131,921,738
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 670 $157,558,953
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 580 $289,480,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 75 $131,921,738
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 75 $157,558,953
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 74 $289,480,691

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: June 15th, 2007 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 2nd, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Fantastic Four
Comparisons: vs. Guardians of the Galaxy
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Alien Invasion, End of the World, Visual Effects
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Constance Marks Productions, Marvel Studios, 1492 Pictures, Bernd Eichinger
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 342 $6,963,941 Jul 6, 2007 24
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 37 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 20 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 81 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 55 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 82 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top 2007 Theater Average 74 $14,663 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 53 $21,990,579 Jun 15, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic June Day 95 $21,990,579 Jun 15, 2007 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2007 1 $58,051,684   3,959 $14,663   $58,051,684 1
Jun 22, 2007 3 $20,009,476 -66% 3,963 $5,049   $97,463,035 2
Jun 29, 2007 5 $9,143,876 -54% 3,424 $2,671   $114,944,684 3
Jul 6, 2007 8 $4,239,993 -54% 2,618 $1,620   $123,881,586 4
Jul 13, 2007 11 $1,633,612 -61% 1,312 $1,245   $127,192,730 5
Jul 20, 2007 13 $751,826 -54% 601 $1,251   $128,879,368 6
Jul 27, 2007 20 $467,792 -38% 390 $1,199   $129,757,156 7
Aug 3, 2007 24 $361,690 -23% 307 $1,178   $130,178,275 8
Aug 10, 2007 27 $229,449 -37% 255 $900   $130,788,105 9
Aug 17, 2007 29 $200,577 -13% 229 $876   $131,117,315 10
Aug 24, 2007 33 $155,554 -22% 187 $832   $131,385,634 11
Aug 31, 2007 40 $114,613 -26% 165 $695   $131,565,620 12
Sep 7, 2007 39 $80,432 -30% 33 $2,437   $131,696,748 13
Sep 14, 2007 49 $53,891 -33% 101 $534   $131,766,943 14
Sep 21, 2007 52 $45,903 -15% 77 $596   $131,825,455 15
Sep 28, 2007 53 $40,577 -12% 71 $572   $131,879,346 16
Oct 5, 2007 64 $14,815 -63% 37 $400   $131,907,538 17
Oct 12, 2007 82 $6,074 -59% 13 $467   $131,920,333 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 15, 2007 1 $21,990,579     3,959 $5,555   $21,990,579 1
Jun 16, 2007 1 $19,647,670 -11%   3,959 $4,963   $41,638,249 2
Jun 17, 2007 1 $16,413,435 -16%   3,959 $4,146   $58,051,684 3
Jun 18, 2007 1 $5,896,708 -64%   3,959 $1,489   $63,948,392 4
Jun 19, 2007 1 $5,101,445 -13%   3,959 $1,289   $69,049,837 5
Jun 20, 2007 1 $4,464,001 -12%   3,959 $1,128   $73,513,838 6
Jun 21, 2007 1 $3,939,721 -12%   3,959 $995   $77,453,559 7
Jun 22, 2007 3 $6,263,622 +59% -72% 3,963 $1,581   $83,717,181 8
Jun 23, 2007 2 $7,965,366 +27% -59% 3,963 $2,010   $91,682,547 9
Jun 24, 2007 2 $5,780,488 -27% -65% 3,963 $1,459   $97,463,035 10
Jun 25, 2007 3 $2,377,521 -59% -60% 3,963 $600   $99,840,556 11
Jun 26, 2007 3 $2,209,632 -7% -57% 3,963 $558   $102,050,188 12
Jun 27, 2007 4 $1,870,790 -15% -58% 3,963 $472   $103,920,978 13
Jun 28, 2007 4 $1,879,830 n/c -52% 3,963 $474   $105,800,808 14
Jun 29, 2007 5 $2,807,347 +49% -55% 3,424 $820   $108,608,155 15
Jun 30, 2007 5 $3,638,482 +30% -54% 3,424 $1,063   $112,246,637 16
Jul 1, 2007 5 $2,698,047 -26% -53% 3,424 $788   $114,944,684 17
Jul 2, 2007 6 $1,176,317 -56% -51% 3,424 $344   $116,121,001 18
Jul 3, 2007 8 $1,075,810 -9% -51% 2,708 $397   $117,196,811 19
Jul 4, 2007 7 $1,465,742 +36% -22% 2,708 $541   $118,662,553 20
Jul 5, 2007 8 $979,040 -33% -48% 2,708 $362   $119,641,593 21
Jul 6, 2007 8 $1,326,959 +36% -53% 2,618 $507   $120,968,552 22
Jul 7, 2007 8 $1,666,983 +26% -54% 2,618 $637   $122,635,535 23
Jul 8, 2007 8 $1,246,051 -25% -54% 2,618 $476   $123,881,586 24
Jul 9, 2007 8 $546,472 -56% -54% 2,618 $209   $124,428,058 25
Jul 10, 2007 8 $532,622 -3% -50% 2,618 $203   $124,960,680 26
Jul 11, 2007 11 $311,123 -42% -79% 2,618 $119   $125,271,803 27
Jul 12, 2007 11 $287,315 -8% -71% 2,618 $110   $125,559,118 28
Jul 13, 2007 12 $461,984 +61% -65% 1,312 $352   $126,021,102 29
Jul 14, 2007 11 $681,834 +48% -59% 1,312 $520   $126,702,936 30
Jul 15, 2007 11 $489,794 -28% -61% 1,312 $373   $127,192,730 31
Jul 16, 2007 11 $221,218 -55% -60% 1,312 $169   $127,413,948 32
Jul 17, 2007 11 $228,414 +3% -57% 1,312 $174   $127,642,362 33
Jul 18, 2007 11 $241,717 +6% -22% 1,312 $184   $127,884,079 34
Jul 19, 2007 11 $243,463 +1% -15% 1,312 $186   $128,127,542 35
Jul 20, 2007 - $221,636 -9% -52% 601 $369   $128,349,178 36
Jul 21, 2007 - $309,850 +40% -55% 601 $516   $128,659,028 37
Jul 22, 2007 - $220,340 -29% -55% 601 $367   $128,879,368 38
Jul 23, 2007 - $100,447 -54% -55% 601 $167   $128,979,815 39
Jul 24, 2007 - $106,937 +6% -53% 601 $178   $129,086,752 40
Jul 25, 2007 - $96,819 -9% -60% 601 $161   $129,183,571 41
Jul 26, 2007 - $105,793 +9% -57% 601 $176   $129,289,364 42
Jul 27, 2007 - $142,315 +35% -36% 390 $365   $129,431,679 43
Jul 28, 2007 - $194,959 +37% -37% 390 $500   $129,626,638 44
Jul 29, 2007 - $130,518 -33% -41% 390 $335   $129,757,156 45
Jul 30, 2007 - $60,306 -54% -40% 390 $155   $129,817,462 46
Jul 31, 2007 - $63,658 +6% -40% 390 $163   $129,881,120 47
Aug 1, 2007 - $59,203 -7% -39% 390 $152   $129,940,323 48
Aug 2, 2007 - $63,765 +8% -40% 390 $164   $130,004,088 49
Aug 3, 2007 - $98,431 +54% -31% 307 $321   $130,102,519 50
Aug 4, 2007 - $143,734 +46% -26% 307 $468   $130,246,253 51
Aug 5, 2007 - $119,525 -17% -8% 307 $389   $130,365,778 52
Aug 6, 2007 - $48,997 -59% -19% 307 $160   $130,414,775 53
Aug 7, 2007 - $50,738 +4% -20% 307 $165   $130,465,513 54
Aug 8, 2007 - $46,738 -8% -21% 307 $152   $130,512,251 55
Aug 9, 2007 - $46,405 -1% -27% 307 $151   $130,558,656 56
Aug 10, 2007 - $68,562 +48% -30% 255 $269   $130,627,218 57
Aug 11, 2007 - $93,900 +37% -35% 255 $368   $130,721,118 58
Aug 12, 2007 - $66,987 -29% -44% 255 $263   $130,788,105 59
Aug 13, 2007 - $30,725 -54% -37% 255 $120   $130,818,830 60
Aug 14, 2007 - $33,594 +9% -34% 255 $132   $130,852,424 61
Aug 15, 2007 - $32,259 -4% -31% 255 $127   $130,884,683 62
Aug 16, 2007 - $32,055 -1% -31% 255 $126   $130,916,738 63
Aug 17, 2007 - $55,412 +73% -19% 229 $242   $130,972,150 64
Aug 18, 2007 - $86,587 +56% -8% 229 $378   $131,058,737 65
Aug 19, 2007 - $58,578 -32% -13% 229 $256   $131,117,315 66
Aug 20, 2007 - $26,693 -54% -13% 229 $117   $131,144,008 67
Aug 21, 2007 - $32,052 +20% -5% 229 $140   $131,176,060 68
Aug 22, 2007 - $26,156 -18% -19% 229 $114   $131,202,216 69
Aug 23, 2007 - $27,864 +7% -13% 229 $122   $131,230,080 70
Aug 24, 2007 - $45,851 +65% -17% 187 $245   $131,275,931 71
Aug 25, 2007 - $66,164 +44% -24% 187 $354   $131,342,095 72
Aug 26, 2007 - $43,539 -34% -26% 187 $233   $131,385,634 73
Aug 27, 2007 - $15,989 -63% -40% 187 $86   $131,401,623 74
Aug 28, 2007 - $17,140 +7% -47% 187 $92   $131,418,763 75
Aug 29, 2007 - $15,196 -11% -42% 187 $81   $131,433,959 76
Aug 30, 2007 - $17,048 +12% -39% 187 $91   $131,451,007 77
Aug 31, 2007 - $24,771 +45% -46% 165 $150   $131,475,778 78
Sep 1, 2007 - $45,116 +82% -32% 165 $273   $131,520,894 79
Sep 2, 2007 - $44,726 -1% +3% 165 $271   $131,565,620 80
Sep 3, 2007 43 $31,651 -29% +98% 165 $192   $131,597,271 81
Sep 4, 2007 - $7,430 -77% -57% 165 $45   $131,604,701 82
Sep 5, 2007 - $5,889 -21% -61% 165 $36   $131,610,590 83
Sep 6, 2007 - $5,726 -3% -66% 165 $35   $131,616,316 84
Sep 7, 2007 - $19,336 +238% -22% 128 $151   $131,635,652 85
Sep 8, 2007 - $38,371 +98% -15% 128 $300   $131,674,023 86
Sep 9, 2007 - $22,725 -41% -49% 128 $178   $131,696,748 87
Sep 10, 2007 - $3,918 -83% -88% 128 $31   $131,700,666 88
Sep 11, 2007 - $4,218 +8% -43% 128 $33   $131,704,884 89
Sep 12, 2007 - $3,876 -8% -34% 128 $30   $131,708,760 90
Sep 13, 2007 - $4,292 +11% -25% 128 $34   $131,713,052 91
Sep 14, 2007 - $14,137 +229% -27% 101 $140   $131,727,189 92
Sep 15, 2007 - $26,551 +88% -31% 101 $263   $131,753,740 93
Sep 16, 2007 - $13,203 -50% -42% 101 $131   $131,766,943 94
Sep 17, 2007 - $3,026 -77% -23% 101 $30   $131,769,969 95
Sep 18, 2007 20 $3,074 +2% -27% 101 $30   $131,773,043 96
Sep 19, 2007 - $2,854 -7% -26% 101 $28   $131,775,897 97
Sep 20, 2007 - $3,655 +28% -15% 101 $36   $131,779,552 98
Sep 21, 2007 - $12,282 +236% -13% 77 $160   $131,791,834 99
Sep 22, 2007 - $22,053 +80% -17% 77 $286   $131,813,887 100
Sep 23, 2007 - $11,568 -48% -12% 77 $150   $131,825,455 101
Sep 24, 2007 - $3,004 -74% -1% 77 $39   $131,828,459 102
Sep 25, 2007 - $3,412 +14% +11% 77 $44   $131,831,871 103
Sep 26, 2007 - $3,189 -7% +12% 77 $41   $131,835,060 104
Sep 27, 2007 - $3,709 +16% +1% 77 $48   $131,838,769 105
Sep 28, 2007 - $9,462 +155% -23% 71 $133   $131,848,231 106
Sep 29, 2007 - $19,636 +108% -11% 71 $277   $131,867,867 107
Sep 30, 2007 - $11,479 -42% -1% 71 $162   $131,879,346 108
Oct 1, 2007 - $3,051 -73% +2% 71 $43   $131,882,397 109
Oct 2, 2007 - $3,109 +2% -9% 71 $44   $131,885,506 110
Oct 3, 2007 - $3,420 +10% +7% 71 $48   $131,888,926 111
Oct 4, 2007 - $3,797 +11% +2% 71 $53   $131,892,723 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2007 1 $77,453,559   3,959 $19,564   $77,453,559 1
Jun 22, 2007 3 $28,347,249 -63% 3,963 $7,153   $105,800,808 2
Jun 29, 2007 6 $13,840,785 -51% 3,424 $4,042   $119,641,593 3
Jul 6, 2007 9 $5,917,525 -57% 2,618 $2,260   $125,559,118 4
Jul 13, 2007 11 $2,568,424 -57% 1,312 $1,958   $128,127,542 5
Jul 20, 2007 14 $1,161,822 -55% 601 $1,933   $129,289,364 6
Jul 27, 2007 23 $527,221 -55% 390 $1,352   $129,816,585 7
Aug 3, 2007 25 $742,071 +41% 307 $2,417   $130,558,656 8
Aug 10, 2007 28 $358,082 -52% 255 $1,404   $130,916,738 9
Aug 17, 2007 30 $313,342 -12% 229 $1,368   $131,230,080 10
Aug 24, 2007 34 $220,927 -29% 187 $1,181   $131,451,007 11
Aug 31, 2007 42 $165,309 -25% 165 $1,002   $131,616,316 12
Sep 7, 2007 45 $96,736 -41% 33 $2,931   $131,713,052 13
Sep 14, 2007 51 $66,500 -31% 101 $658   $131,779,552 14
Sep 21, 2007 55 $59,217 -11% 77 $769   $131,838,769 15
Sep 28, 2007 54 $53,954 -9% 71 $760   $131,892,723 16
Oct 5, 2007 65 $21,536 -60% 37 $582   $131,914,259 17
Oct 12, 2007 84 $7,479 -65% 13 $575   $131,921,738 18

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
Oct 7, 200711,781,949 1,781,949$29,219,152$29,219,1521
Oct 14, 20074545,546-69% 2,327,495$9,423,871$38,643,0232
Oct 21, 20077256,802-53% 2,584,297$4,291,418$42,934,4413
Oct 28, 20078165,460-36% 2,749,757$2,864,559$45,799,0004
Nov 4, 20078122,891-26% 2,872,648$2,019,689$47,818,6895
Nov 11, 20071595,440-22% 2,968,088$1,771,815$49,590,5046
Nov 18, 20072564,265-33% 3,032,353$1,184,655$50,775,1597

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

Ioan Gruffudd    Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
Jessica Alba    Susan Storm/Invisible Woman
Chris Evans    Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
Michael Chiklis    Benjamin J. Grimm/The Thing

Supporting Cast

Julian McMahon    Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom
Kerry Washington    Alicia Masters
Andre Braugher    General Hager
Laurence Fishburne    Voice of the Silver Surfer
Vanessa Minnillo   
Beau Garrett    Frankie Raye
Doug Jones    Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd

Cameos

Stan Lee    Rejected Wedding Guest

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Story    Director
Don Payne    Screenwriter
Mark Frost    Screenwriter
John Turman    Story Creator
Mark Frost    Story Creator
Stan Lee    Story Creator
Jack Kirby    Story Creator
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Avi Arad    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Kevin Feige    Executive Producer
Chris Columbus    Executive Producer
Mark Radcliffe    Executive Producer
Michael Barnathan    Executive Producer
Ross Fanger    Co-Producer
Lee Cleary    Co-Producer
Larry Blanford    Cinematographer
William Hoy    Editor
Peter S. Elliot    Editor
John Ottman    Composer
Kirk M. Petruccelli    Production Designer
Daniel T. Dorrance    Supervising Art Director
Alessandra Tanaka    Art Director
Bryan Sutton    Set Designer
Peter Bodnarus    Set Designer
Rodrigo Segovia    Set Designer
Jay Mitchell    Set Designer
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Mary Vogt    Costume Designer
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan    Sound Designer
Mike Elizalde    Special Make-up Effects
Scott Squires    Visual Effects Supervisor
Allison Calleri    Associate Producer
Stewart Bethune    Associate Producer
Lee Cleary    Assistant Director
E.J. Foerster    Second Unit Director
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director
Corren Mayrs    Second Unit Director
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director: 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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The Transformers held on strong dipping just 7% to $33.77 million on 4626 screens in 41 markets for a total of $192.44 million. This includes an estimated $6.4 million from previews in the U.K. The film's only major opening of the weekend was Mexico where it placed first with $5.46 million on 410 screens pushing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into second place. The Transformers also continued its amazing run in South Korea adding $3.12 million on 442 screens for a running tally of $46.21 million, which is like making $500 million here given the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

International Details - Harry Was Not the Only Film to Light Up the Charts

July 22nd, 2007

As expected, The Transformers fell to second place this week, what wasn't expected was how well it held on. The film was down a mere 23% to $36.13 million on 3667 screens in 31 markets for a total of $146.66 million internationally. The film opened in China with a record-setting $12.6 million on 300 screens over the first five days while it earned $498,000 on 71 in Greece and $258,000 from 28 in Israel. The film's best market so far has been South Korea where it has taken in $39.52 million in three weeks, including $5.76 million on 540 screens this past weekend. This is a record for a non-South Korean film and an unexpectedly strong performance. Additionally, the film has yet to open in a number of major markets including the U.K., Japan, France, and Mexico and should hit $300 million internationally and $600 million worldwide, if not more. More...

International Details - Pirates Still Have Some Fight Left in Them

July 15th, 2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End remained in sixth place with $8.94 million on 5442 screens in 101 markets for a total of $624.93 million. Internationally the film is in fifth place all-time and should top Dead Man's Chest shortly. Worldwide, it is also in fifth place but Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone's $974.56 million seems safe. As for At World's End's individual markets, the U.K. is still ahead of Japan $80.06 million to $77.58 million. However, Japan is catching up $2.28 million on 674 screens compared to just $738,000 on 357 in the U.K. At this pace Japan will need just two weeks to become the film's biggest draw. More...

International Top Five - Third Threepeats

July 5th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, Shrek the Third led the international box office this time growing substantially to $60.98 million on 5810 screens in 41 markets for a total of $262.00 million. Almost all of the growth came from Britain where it scored a record-opening of $33.45 million on 535 screens, sort of. This includes more than $10 million in previews that was earned over three days and that, plus a weakened American dollar, helped it over the top. On the other hand, the film struggled in Japan placing third with $2.97 million on 543 screens; that was less than Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End earned in its sixth week there. Holdovers were led by Spain where the film dipped just 33% to $5.16 million on 672 screens for a $17.24 million total while Germany was nearly as strong down 38% to $4.42 million on 857 screens for a total of $14.67 million. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

There was some good news over the weekend; the mini-slump ended as the overall box office pulled in $156 million, 1% over the same weekend last year. That's not a big increase, in fact, it is below ticket price inflation, but that's still something to celebrate and focusing on the good news is good for business. More...

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

The mini-slump of 2007 threatens to become the dominant story if things don't change soon. This week there are a two wide releases hoping to prop up the box office numbers, as well as two other films opening or expanding semi-wide. None look like they will set records during their opening weekends, but Ratatouille should outperform Superman Returns, and that's good news. More...

International Top Five - Shrek the First

June 28th, 2007

Shrek the Third managed to grow, albeit by a tiny amount, adding $47.29 million on 5,737 screens in 45 markets for a total of $170.44 million. The film opened in a pair of major markets scoring first place in Germany with $7.84 million on 861 screens and a nearly identical $7.77 million on 687 screens in Spain. While these numbers are impressive, they are not up to the same level as Shrek 2 managed. On the other hand, it had the best openig of the year and the franchise in Belgium with $2.47 million on 125 screens, including midweek numbers. Holdovers continue to be a problem as the film was down 42% in France, the second worst in the top ten, adding $7.62 million on 8750 screens for a $22.22 million running tally. In Mexico is was even worse down 56% to $3.82 million on 417 screens over the weekend and $17.23 million in total More...

Evan Makes Executives Uptighty

June 25th, 2007

The box office was off last year's pace, again, this time it is mainly due to the box office struggles of the overall box office leader, Evan Almighty, which missed lowered expectations. Overall the industry added $132 million over the weekend, which was down 9% from last weekend and 6% from the same weekend last year. It is not time to panic, yet, but if we don't see the box office rebound over the next few weeks, industry talk will switch from the big hits to the misses, and that tends to worsen a depressed market even more. More...

Will Evan be Almighty, or just Alrighty?

June 21st, 2007

A trio of new releases this week are led by Evan Almighty, but while that film has a clear shot at first place, the real question is whether the overall box office can avoid falling behind last year's pace. Last year's top 10 pulled in just under $125 million, which is certainly within reach, but far from a sure thing. More...

International Top Five - Shrek Steals the Show

June 20th, 2007

Not only did Shrek the Third climb to top spot this weekend, it also crossed $100 million internationally while hitting $400 million worldwide. Over the weekend the film added more than 10 new markets earning $46.64 million on 3564 screens in 32 markets for a total of $108.27 million, double its haul at this point last week. Its biggest new market of the week was France where it earned $12.5 million from 850 screens, 20% more than Shrek 2 opened with. The film was also tops in Mexico with $9.12 million on 418 screens and in Brazil with $5.9 million on 280. That last figure represents a record for animated films and is nearly triple what Shrek 2 opened with. On the other hand, the film fell nearly 50% in Australia to $4.41 million on 476 screens for a total of $16.78 million while its decline was even steeper in South Korea down 69% to $2.7 million over the weekend and $15.2 million in total. That said, it is still tracking for a $500 million international total and $800 million worldwide. On the other hand, poor critical reception and shorter legs suggest the franchise peaked with Shrek 2 and Shrek 4 and Shrek 5 might be pressing the studio's luck. More...

Surfer Overshadows Limited Releases on Per Theater Chart

June 19th, 2007

Only one new release topped $10,000 on the per theater chart this week, and only two films in total were able to do that. That new release was the overall box office leader, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which pulled in an average of $14,663. The only holdover was 12:08 East of Bucharest with $10,108 in its lone theater. More...

Four Fantastic over Father's Day

June 19th, 2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer set a record for best Father's Day opening and overall the box office reached just over $145 million, which was 7% more than last weekend. But that's still lower than the same weekend last year by just over 4%. On the one hand, the box office is still healthy and undoubtedly more records will fall this year. On the other hand, there are some troubling signs and perhaps the irrational exuberance is starting to wear off. More...

Weekend Estimates: Surf's Up for Fantastic Four

June 17th, 2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer made a good start at the box office over the weekend, earning $57.4 million, according to Fox's Sunday estimate. That's about on par with the $56 million opening achieved by the first movie in the franchise a couple of years ago, and vindicates the studio's decision to go ahead with a sequel, despite the lukewarm reception to Fantastic Four. If it manages a similar week-to-week performance, Silver Surfer should be another profitable outing, and guarantee another episode for the franchise. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10 - June 16, 2007

June 17th, 2007

There weren't as many websites on this week's list as in the past few weeks, but there were at least three that earned some consideration for the Weekly Website Award. In the end, that honor went to I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - Official Site. More...

Summer Looking to Return to Fantastic Ways

June 14th, 2007

After an amazing May, June has shown a bit of weakness and the summer has fallen off its record-setting pace. Things look to turn-around thanks to a super-hero sequel and the buzz suggests Fantastic Four franchise should be up to the task of rescuing a slumping box office, again. More...

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

With the irrational exuberance of May over, June promises to be a solid month with a number of big hits opening. In fact, every week there's at least one film being released that has a legitimate shot at $100 million at the box office and two films that should hit $200 million. If both Ratatouille and Evan Almighty make it there, we will have six $200 million films so far this year, just two back of 2005's record. On the other hand, there are also a number of films on this month's list that may or may not open wide, and for most of these becoming a midlevel hit will be a chore. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 6 - May 12, 2007

May 12th, 2007

Not the best week for sites as there was only one that had even a chance of winning, Surf's Up - Official Site. There were a couple others that showed potential, but they will need a little more work to win. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 15 - April 21, 2007

April 21st, 2007

There were a few new flash sites to launch this week, but while there might be a couple future winners among those sites, it was a long time resident on this week's list that walked away with top honors. That site was Hot Fuzz - Official Site, which probably could have won several weeks ago if the features were added all at once. However, it's much better to spread the updates out in order to get people coming back week after week. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 8 - April 14, 2007

April 14th, 2007

Even with the extra day, it was a slow week for websites. There were a couple films to have their full sites go live this week, but in both cases there was a lack of features. The best of the list is Pathfinder - Official Site, but it's not up to the level of an award winner. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 24 - March 2, 2007

March 2nd, 2007

Just an average week in terms of updates, but there are a couple sites of note including the winner of the Weekly Website Award, Wild Hogs - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 22 - December 29, 2006

December 30th, 2006

Another abridged list with just the sites for movies opening this week, and two others. While there is less than a dozen films on this week list, the first one, Arthur and the Invisibles - Official Site, is worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$58,051,684 (44.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,959 opening theaters/3,963 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,909,286

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 515 $131,921,738
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 670 $157,558,953
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 580 $289,480,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 75 $131,921,738
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 75 $157,558,953
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 74 $289,480,691

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: June 15th, 2007 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 2nd, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Fantastic Four
Comparisons: vs. Guardians of the Galaxy
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Alien Invasion, End of the World, Visual Effects
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Constance Marks Productions, Marvel Studios, 1492 Pictures, Bernd Eichinger
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 342 $6,963,941 Jul 6, 2007 24
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 37 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 20 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 81 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 55 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 82 $58,051,684 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top 2007 Theater Average 74 $14,663 Jun 15, 2007 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 53 $21,990,579 Jun 15, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic June Day 95 $21,990,579 Jun 15, 2007 1

Leading Cast

Ioan Gruffudd    Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
Jessica Alba    Susan Storm/Invisible Woman
Chris Evans    Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
Michael Chiklis    Benjamin J. Grimm/The Thing

Supporting Cast

Julian McMahon    Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom
Kerry Washington    Alicia Masters
Andre Braugher    General Hager
Laurence Fishburne    Voice of the Silver Surfer
Vanessa Minnillo   
Beau Garrett    Frankie Raye
Doug Jones    Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd

Cameos

Stan Lee    Rejected Wedding Guest

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Story    Director
Don Payne    Screenwriter
Mark Frost    Screenwriter
John Turman    Story Creator
Mark Frost    Story Creator
Stan Lee    Story Creator
Jack Kirby    Story Creator
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Avi Arad    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Kevin Feige    Executive Producer
Chris Columbus    Executive Producer
Mark Radcliffe    Executive Producer
Michael Barnathan    Executive Producer
Ross Fanger    Co-Producer
Lee Cleary    Co-Producer
Larry Blanford    Cinematographer
William Hoy    Editor
Peter S. Elliot    Editor
John Ottman    Composer
Kirk M. Petruccelli    Production Designer
Daniel T. Dorrance    Supervising Art Director
Alessandra Tanaka    Art Director
Bryan Sutton    Set Designer
Peter Bodnarus    Set Designer
Rodrigo Segovia    Set Designer
Jay Mitchell    Set Designer
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Mary Vogt    Costume Designer
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan    Sound Designer
Mike Elizalde    Special Make-up Effects
Scott Squires    Visual Effects Supervisor
Allison Calleri    Associate Producer
Stewart Bethune    Associate Producer
Lee Cleary    Assistant Director
E.J. Foerster    Second Unit Director
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director
Corren Mayrs    Second Unit Director
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director: Second Unit

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

DVD Sales - Transformers Change the Home Market

October 29th, 2007

There were six new releases on this week's sales chart, including the number one film of the week, The Transformers. That DVD sold 5.09 million units for opening week sales of $117.01 million, which was the best opening on the home market this year in terms of raw dollars. However, 300 sold more units, barely, at 5.10 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Transformers almost Teppid on the Rental Chart

October 29th, 2007

The Transformers led a list of six new releases and the overall rental chart this week, but at $9.97 million in rentals, it was a subdued victory compared to its dominance of the sales chart. More...

DVD Sales - Evan Finally Proves Mighty

October 21st, 2007

Evan Almighty was a surprise winner on this week's sales chart topping fellow new release Surf's Up in terms of sales 740,000 units to 682,000 units and in terms of dollars $12.58 million to $10.91 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Another Surfer Scores First Place

October 21st, 2007

New releases took three of the top five places including Surf's Up, which earned first place with $8.13 million. This is unusual since kids movies tend to place higher on the sales chart than the rental chart, but that was not the case here. More...

DVD Sales - Fantastic Four Rises to the Top

October 14th, 2007

There was a battle for top spot on this week's DVD sales chart between two new releases. Both Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's and The Jungle Book's respective studios claimed top prize, but in the end Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer outsold The Jungle Book 1.47 million to 1.28 million and also led in terms of dollars, $24.04 million to $19.18 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Four had Fantastic Start on the Rentals Chart

October 14th, 2007

New releases were not very prominent on the DVD rental chart this week, but they did have two in the top five, including the overall champion, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which made $9.46 million during its first week of release. More...

DVD Releases for October 2, 2007

October 1st, 2007

Busy week, at least for me with seven spotlight reviews (including one double-shot from previous weeks). Of the DVDs I've reviewed, several are easy recommendations, including 1408 - Two-Disc Collector's Edition, which is the DVD Pick of the Week. The NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2006-2007 6-disc set would have also have been a DVD Pick of the Week if the Canucks had won and not the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. More...

International Details - Ratatouille Serves Up an International Dish

September 30th, 2007

Ratatouille opening in first place in South Africa this weekend earning $298,000 on 40 screens, which is very close to what The Simpsons Movie made in its opening there a few weeks ago. Its best market of the weekend remains France where it was down a mere 4% to $1.67 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.63 million. At this pace, the film will reach $60 million by this time next week while topping Finding Nemo's total of nearly $65 million is increasingly in reach. Overall Ratatouille added $4.66 million on 2535 screens in 27 markets for a total of $216.42 million, which is more than Cars managed, and this film still has openings in Germany, U.K., Italy, and Scandinavia. More...

International Details - Harry Potter has 900 Million Reasons to Celebrate

September 9th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix may have fallen out of the top five, but it was able to cross $900 million worldwide since last week making it only the tenth film to do so. Over the weekend the film added $7.08 million on 4486 screens in 53 markets for a total of $626.30 million internationally, which places the film sixth place on that chart just $16 million behind Dead Man's Chest. There's not much to report for individual markets with the film down 43% during its second weekend in Greece adding $612,000 on 129 screens for a total of $2.91 million. Its best market remains Japan at $1.67 million on 605 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.18 million after seven weeks. Meanwhile, the film continues to march towards $100 million in the U.K. and after earning $796,000 on 306 screens over the weekend it now sits at $97.89 million in total. More...

International Details - Knocked Up Leaps Up

September 2nd, 2007

Knocked Up went from barely making the top 30 to nearly hitting the top five after adding $6.89 million on 1628 screens in 19 markets. The film now has a total of $25.54 million internationally while its worldwide total hit $173.34 million. To put this into perspective, The 40-Year Old Virgin earned $177.34 million and Knocked Up has yet to open in France, Spain, Italy, and many other significant markets. This week it did open in two major markets, the U.K. and Germany. In the former it had to settle for second place with $3.08 million on 423 screens while in the later it topped the charts with $2.11 million on 597 screens. In both markets this represents a small drop-off from The 40-Year Old Virgin, but the movie has already covered its total cost, so there's little reason to complain. More...

International Details - Summer Transforms into Fall

August 26th, 2007

The Transformers fell out of the top five but still cracked 8 digits with $11.10 million on 54.92 screens in 52 markets for a total of $354.33 million. The film is mostly coasting on holdovers at the moment, but it did top the Polish market with $664,000 on 106 screens while its best market was Japan where it added $2.49 million on 592 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.98 million. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Stave Off Potter

August 15th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, The Simpsons Movie topped the charts, but it was a close race as the TV adaptation pulled in $24.12 million on 6,629 screens in 55 markets for a total of $232.02 million, just beating Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which clocked in with $23.87 million. The Simpsons' nearly 50% drop-off can be explained by they lack of new openings and the film is still performing strongly in several major markets, including the U.K. where it added $4.39 million on 506 screens to its running tally of $60.41 million. Meanwhile in Mexico, the film was down 64% during its second weekend of release, although that's typical of the film's performance so far and it was still able to earn first place with $1.95 million on 986 screens for a total of $11.10 million so far. More...

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

The Transformers held on strong dipping just 7% to $33.77 million on 4626 screens in 41 markets for a total of $192.44 million. This includes an estimated $6.4 million from previews in the U.K. The film's only major opening of the weekend was Mexico where it placed first with $5.46 million on 410 screens pushing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into second place. The Transformers also continued its amazing run in South Korea adding $3.12 million on 442 screens for a running tally of $46.21 million, which is like making $500 million here given the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

International Details - Harry Was Not the Only Film to Light Up the Charts

July 22nd, 2007

As expected, The Transformers fell to second place this week, what wasn't expected was how well it held on. The film was down a mere 23% to $36.13 million on 3667 screens in 31 markets for a total of $146.66 million internationally. The film opened in China with a record-setting $12.6 million on 300 screens over the first five days while it earned $498,000 on 71 in Greece and $258,000 from 28 in Israel. The film's best market so far has been South Korea where it has taken in $39.52 million in three weeks, including $5.76 million on 540 screens this past weekend. This is a record for a non-South Korean film and an unexpectedly strong performance. Additionally, the film has yet to open in a number of major markets including the U.K., Japan, France, and Mexico and should hit $300 million internationally and $600 million worldwide, if not more. More...

International Details - Pirates Still Have Some Fight Left in Them

July 15th, 2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End remained in sixth place with $8.94 million on 5442 screens in 101 markets for a total of $624.93 million. Internationally the film is in fifth place all-time and should top Dead Man's Chest shortly. Worldwide, it is also in fifth place but Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone's $974.56 million seems safe. As for At World's End's individual markets, the U.K. is still ahead of Japan $80.06 million to $77.58 million. However, Japan is catching up $2.28 million on 674 screens compared to just $738,000 on 357 in the U.K. At this pace Japan will need just two weeks to become the film's biggest draw. More...

International Top Five - Third Threepeats

July 5th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, Shrek the Third led the international box office this time growing substantially to $60.98 million on 5810 screens in 41 markets for a total of $262.00 million. Almost all of the growth came from Britain where it scored a record-opening of $33.45 million on 535 screens, sort of. This includes more than $10 million in previews that was earned over three days and that, plus a weakened American dollar, helped it over the top. On the other hand, the film struggled in Japan placing third with $2.97 million on 543 screens; that was less than Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End earned in its sixth week there. Holdovers were led by Spain where the film dipped just 33% to $5.16 million on 672 screens for a $17.24 million total while Germany was nearly as strong down 38% to $4.42 million on 857 screens for a total of $14.67 million. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

There was some good news over the weekend; the mini-slump ended as the overall box office pulled in $156 million, 1% over the same weekend last year. That's not a big increase, in fact, it is below ticket price inflation, but that's still something to celebrate and focusing on the good news is good for business. More...

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

The mini-slump of 2007 threatens to become the dominant story if things don't change soon. This week there are a two wide releases hoping to prop up the box office numbers, as well as two other films opening or expanding semi-wide. None look like they will set records during their opening weekends, but Ratatouille should outperform Superman Returns, and that's good news. More...

International Top Five - Shrek the First

June 28th, 2007

Shrek the Third managed to grow, albeit by a tiny amount, adding $47.29 million on 5,737 screens in 45 markets for a total of $170.44 million. The film opened in a pair of major markets scoring first place in Germany with $7.84 million on 861 screens and a nearly identical $7.77 million on 687 screens in Spain. While these numbers are impressive, they are not up to the same level as Shrek 2 managed. On the other hand, it had the best openig of the year and the franchise in Belgium with $2.47 million on 125 screens, including midweek numbers. Holdovers continue to be a problem as the film was down 42% in France, the second worst in the top ten, adding $7.62 million on 8750 screens for a $22.22 million running tally. In Mexico is was even worse down 56% to $3.82 million on 417 screens over the weekend and $17.23 million in total More...

Evan Makes Executives Uptighty

June 25th, 2007

The box office was off last year's pace, again, this time it is mainly due to the box office struggles of the overall box office leader, Evan Almighty, which missed lowered expectations. Overall the industry added $132 million over the weekend, which was down 9% from last weekend and 6% from the same weekend last year. It is not time to panic, yet, but if we don't see the box office rebound over the next few weeks, industry talk will switch from the big hits to the misses, and that tends to worsen a depressed market even more. More...

Will Evan be Almighty, or just Alrighty?

June 21st, 2007

A trio of new releases this week are led by Evan Almighty, but while that film has a clear shot at first place, the real question is whether the overall box office can avoid falling behind last year's pace. Last year's top 10 pulled in just under $125 million, which is certainly within reach, but far from a sure thing. More...

International Top Five - Shrek Steals the Show

June 20th, 2007

Not only did Shrek the Third climb to top spot this weekend, it also crossed $100 million internationally while hitting $400 million worldwide. Over the weekend the film added more than 10 new markets earning $46.64 million on 3564 screens in 32 markets for a total of $108.27 million, double its haul at this point last week. Its biggest new market of the week was France where it earned $12.5 million from 850 screens, 20% more than Shrek 2 opened with. The film was also tops in Mexico with $9.12 million on 418 screens and in Brazil with $5.9 million on 280. That last figure represents a record for animated films and is nearly triple what Shrek 2 opened with. On the other hand, the film fell nearly 50% in Australia to $4.41 million on 476 screens for a total of $16.78 million while its decline was even steeper in South Korea down 69% to $2.7 million over the weekend and $15.2 million in total. That said, it is still tracking for a $500 million international total and $800 million worldwide. On the other hand, poor critical reception and shorter legs suggest the franchise peaked with Shrek 2 and Shrek 4 and Shrek 5 might be pressing the studio's luck. More...

Surfer Overshadows Limited Releases on Per Theater Chart

June 19th, 2007

Only one new release topped $10,000 on the per theater chart this week, and only two films in total were able to do that. That new release was the overall box office leader, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which pulled in an average of $14,663. The only holdover was 12:08 East of Bucharest with $10,108 in its lone theater. More...

Four Fantastic over Father's Day

June 19th, 2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer set a record for best Father's Day opening and overall the box office reached just over $145 million, which was 7% more than last weekend. But that's still lower than the same weekend last year by just over 4%. On the one hand, the box office is still healthy and undoubtedly more records will fall this year. On the other hand, there are some troubling signs and perhaps the irrational exuberance is starting to wear off. More...

Weekend Estimates: Surf's Up for Fantastic Four

June 17th, 2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer made a good start at the box office over the weekend, earning $57.4 million, according to Fox's Sunday estimate. That's about on par with the $56 million opening achieved by the first movie in the franchise a couple of years ago, and vindicates the studio's decision to go ahead with a sequel, despite the lukewarm reception to Fantastic Four. If it manages a similar week-to-week performance, Silver Surfer should be another profitable outing, and guarantee another episode for the franchise. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10 - June 16, 2007

June 17th, 2007

There weren't as many websites on this week's list as in the past few weeks, but there were at least three that earned some consideration for the Weekly Website Award. In the end, that honor went to I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - Official Site. More...

Summer Looking to Return to Fantastic Ways

June 14th, 2007

After an amazing May, June has shown a bit of weakness and the summer has fallen off its record-setting pace. Things look to turn-around thanks to a super-hero sequel and the buzz suggests Fantastic Four franchise should be up to the task of rescuing a slumping box office, again. More...

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

With the irrational exuberance of May over, June promises to be a solid month with a number of big hits opening. In fact, every week there's at least one film being released that has a legitimate shot at $100 million at the box office and two films that should hit $200 million. If both Ratatouille and Evan Almighty make it there, we will have six $200 million films so far this year, just two back of 2005's record. On the other hand, there are also a number of films on this month's list that may or may not open wide, and for most of these becoming a midlevel hit will be a chore. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 6 - May 12, 2007

May 12th, 2007

Not the best week for sites as there was only one that had even a chance of winning, Surf's Up - Official Site. There were a couple others that showed potential, but they will need a little more work to win. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 15 - April 21, 2007

April 21st, 2007

There were a few new flash sites to launch this week, but while there might be a couple future winners among those sites, it was a long time resident on this week's list that walked away with top honors. That site was Hot Fuzz - Official Site, which probably could have won several weeks ago if the features were added all at once. However, it's much better to spread the updates out in order to get people coming back week after week. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 8 - April 14, 2007

April 14th, 2007

Even with the extra day, it was a slow week for websites. There were a couple films to have their full sites go live this week, but in both cases there was a lack of features. The best of the list is Pathfinder - Official Site, but it's not up to the level of an award winner. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 24 - March 2, 2007

March 2nd, 2007

Just an average week in terms of updates, but there are a couple sites of note including the winner of the Weekly Website Award, Wild Hogs - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 22 - December 29, 2006

December 30th, 2006

Another abridged list with just the sites for movies opening this week, and two others. While there is less than a dozen films on this week list, the first one, Arthur and the Invisibles - Official Site, is worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2007 1 $58,051,684   3,959 $14,663   $58,051,684 1
Jun 22, 2007 3 $20,009,476 -66% 3,963 $5,049   $97,463,035 2
Jun 29, 2007 5 $9,143,876 -54% 3,424 $2,671   $114,944,684 3
Jul 6, 2007 8 $4,239,993 -54% 2,618 $1,620   $123,881,586 4
Jul 13, 2007 11 $1,633,612 -61% 1,312 $1,245   $127,192,730 5
Jul 20, 2007 13 $751,826 -54% 601 $1,251   $128,879,368 6
Jul 27, 2007 20 $467,792 -38% 390 $1,199   $129,757,156 7
Aug 3, 2007 24 $361,690 -23% 307 $1,178   $130,178,275 8
Aug 10, 2007 27 $229,449 -37% 255 $900   $130,788,105 9
Aug 17, 2007 29 $200,577 -13% 229 $876   $131,117,315 10
Aug 24, 2007 33 $155,554 -22% 187 $832   $131,385,634 11
Aug 31, 2007 40 $114,613 -26% 165 $695   $131,565,620 12
Sep 7, 2007 39 $80,432 -30% 33 $2,437   $131,696,748 13
Sep 14, 2007 49 $53,891 -33% 101 $534   $131,766,943 14
Sep 21, 2007 52 $45,903 -15% 77 $596   $131,825,455 15
Sep 28, 2007 53 $40,577 -12% 71 $572   $131,879,346 16
Oct 5, 2007 64 $14,815 -63% 37 $400   $131,907,538 17
Oct 12, 2007 82 $6,074 -59% 13 $467   $131,920,333 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 15, 2007 1 $21,990,579     3,959 $5,555   $21,990,579 1
Jun 16, 2007 1 $19,647,670 -11%   3,959 $4,963   $41,638,249 2
Jun 17, 2007 1 $16,413,435 -16%   3,959 $4,146   $58,051,684 3
Jun 18, 2007 1 $5,896,708 -64%   3,959 $1,489   $63,948,392 4
Jun 19, 2007 1 $5,101,445 -13%   3,959 $1,289   $69,049,837 5
Jun 20, 2007 1 $4,464,001 -12%   3,959 $1,128   $73,513,838 6
Jun 21, 2007 1 $3,939,721 -12%   3,959 $995   $77,453,559 7
Jun 22, 2007 3 $6,263,622 +59% -72% 3,963 $1,581   $83,717,181 8
Jun 23, 2007 2 $7,965,366 +27% -59% 3,963 $2,010   $91,682,547 9
Jun 24, 2007 2 $5,780,488 -27% -65% 3,963 $1,459   $97,463,035 10
Jun 25, 2007 3 $2,377,521 -59% -60% 3,963 $600   $99,840,556 11
Jun 26, 2007 3 $2,209,632 -7% -57% 3,963 $558   $102,050,188 12
Jun 27, 2007 4 $1,870,790 -15% -58% 3,963 $472   $103,920,978 13
Jun 28, 2007 4 $1,879,830 n/c -52% 3,963 $474   $105,800,808 14
Jun 29, 2007 5 $2,807,347 +49% -55% 3,424 $820   $108,608,155 15
Jun 30, 2007 5 $3,638,482 +30% -54% 3,424 $1,063   $112,246,637 16
Jul 1, 2007 5 $2,698,047 -26% -53% 3,424 $788   $114,944,684 17
Jul 2, 2007 6 $1,176,317 -56% -51% 3,424 $344   $116,121,001 18
Jul 3, 2007 8 $1,075,810 -9% -51% 2,708 $397   $117,196,811 19
Jul 4, 2007 7 $1,465,742 +36% -22% 2,708 $541   $118,662,553 20
Jul 5, 2007 8 $979,040 -33% -48% 2,708 $362   $119,641,593 21
Jul 6, 2007 8 $1,326,959 +36% -53% 2,618 $507   $120,968,552 22
Jul 7, 2007 8 $1,666,983 +26% -54% 2,618 $637   $122,635,535 23
Jul 8, 2007 8 $1,246,051 -25% -54% 2,618 $476   $123,881,586 24
Jul 9, 2007 8 $546,472 -56% -54% 2,618 $209   $124,428,058 25
Jul 10, 2007 8 $532,622 -3% -50% 2,618 $203   $124,960,680 26
Jul 11, 2007 11 $311,123 -42% -79% 2,618 $119   $125,271,803 27
Jul 12, 2007 11 $287,315 -8% -71% 2,618 $110   $125,559,118 28
Jul 13, 2007 12 $461,984 +61% -65% 1,312 $352   $126,021,102 29
Jul 14, 2007 11 $681,834 +48% -59% 1,312 $520   $126,702,936 30
Jul 15, 2007 11 $489,794 -28% -61% 1,312 $373   $127,192,730 31
Jul 16, 2007 11 $221,218 -55% -60% 1,312 $169   $127,413,948 32
Jul 17, 2007 11 $228,414 +3% -57% 1,312 $174   $127,642,362 33
Jul 18, 2007 11 $241,717 +6% -22% 1,312 $184   $127,884,079 34
Jul 19, 2007 11 $243,463 +1% -15% 1,312 $186   $128,127,542 35
Jul 20, 2007 - $221,636 -9% -52% 601 $369   $128,349,178 36
Jul 21, 2007 - $309,850 +40% -55% 601 $516   $128,659,028 37
Jul 22, 2007 - $220,340 -29% -55% 601 $367   $128,879,368 38
Jul 23, 2007 - $100,447 -54% -55% 601 $167   $128,979,815 39
Jul 24, 2007 - $106,937 +6% -53% 601 $178   $129,086,752 40
Jul 25, 2007 - $96,819 -9% -60% 601 $161   $129,183,571 41
Jul 26, 2007 - $105,793 +9% -57% 601 $176   $129,289,364 42
Jul 27, 2007 - $142,315 +35% -36% 390 $365   $129,431,679 43
Jul 28, 2007 - $194,959 +37% -37% 390 $500   $129,626,638 44
Jul 29, 2007 - $130,518 -33% -41% 390 $335   $129,757,156 45
Jul 30, 2007 - $60,306 -54% -40% 390 $155   $129,817,462 46
Jul 31, 2007 - $63,658 +6% -40% 390 $163   $129,881,120 47
Aug 1, 2007 - $59,203 -7% -39% 390 $152   $129,940,323 48
Aug 2, 2007 - $63,765 +8% -40% 390 $164   $130,004,088 49
Aug 3, 2007 - $98,431 +54% -31% 307 $321   $130,102,519 50
Aug 4, 2007 - $143,734 +46% -26% 307 $468   $130,246,253 51
Aug 5, 2007 - $119,525 -17% -8% 307 $389   $130,365,778 52
Aug 6, 2007 - $48,997 -59% -19% 307 $160   $130,414,775 53
Aug 7, 2007 - $50,738 +4% -20% 307 $165   $130,465,513 54
Aug 8, 2007 - $46,738 -8% -21% 307 $152   $130,512,251 55
Aug 9, 2007 - $46,405 -1% -27% 307 $151   $130,558,656 56
Aug 10, 2007 - $68,562 +48% -30% 255 $269   $130,627,218 57
Aug 11, 2007 - $93,900 +37% -35% 255 $368   $130,721,118 58
Aug 12, 2007 - $66,987 -29% -44% 255 $263   $130,788,105 59
Aug 13, 2007 - $30,725 -54% -37% 255 $120   $130,818,830 60
Aug 14, 2007 - $33,594 +9% -34% 255 $132   $130,852,424 61
Aug 15, 2007 - $32,259 -4% -31% 255 $127   $130,884,683 62
Aug 16, 2007 - $32,055 -1% -31% 255 $126   $130,916,738 63
Aug 17, 2007 - $55,412 +73% -19% 229 $242   $130,972,150 64
Aug 18, 2007 - $86,587 +56% -8% 229 $378   $131,058,737 65
Aug 19, 2007 - $58,578 -32% -13% 229 $256   $131,117,315 66
Aug 20, 2007 - $26,693 -54% -13% 229 $117   $131,144,008 67
Aug 21, 2007 - $32,052 +20% -5% 229 $140   $131,176,060 68
Aug 22, 2007 - $26,156 -18% -19% 229 $114   $131,202,216 69
Aug 23, 2007 - $27,864 +7% -13% 229 $122   $131,230,080 70
Aug 24, 2007 - $45,851 +65% -17% 187 $245   $131,275,931 71
Aug 25, 2007 - $66,164 +44% -24% 187 $354   $131,342,095 72
Aug 26, 2007 - $43,539 -34% -26% 187 $233   $131,385,634 73
Aug 27, 2007 - $15,989 -63% -40% 187 $86   $131,401,623 74
Aug 28, 2007 - $17,140 +7% -47% 187 $92   $131,418,763 75
Aug 29, 2007 - $15,196 -11% -42% 187 $81   $131,433,959 76
Aug 30, 2007 - $17,048 +12% -39% 187 $91   $131,451,007 77
Aug 31, 2007 - $24,771 +45% -46% 165 $150   $131,475,778 78
Sep 1, 2007 - $45,116 +82% -32% 165 $273   $131,520,894 79
Sep 2, 2007 - $44,726 -1% +3% 165 $271   $131,565,620 80
Sep 3, 2007 43 $31,651 -29% +98% 165 $192   $131,597,271 81
Sep 4, 2007 - $7,430 -77% -57% 165 $45   $131,604,701 82
Sep 5, 2007 - $5,889 -21% -61% 165 $36   $131,610,590 83
Sep 6, 2007 - $5,726 -3% -66% 165 $35   $131,616,316 84
Sep 7, 2007 - $19,336 +238% -22% 128 $151   $131,635,652 85
Sep 8, 2007 - $38,371 +98% -15% 128 $300   $131,674,023 86
Sep 9, 2007 - $22,725 -41% -49% 128 $178   $131,696,748 87
Sep 10, 2007 - $3,918 -83% -88% 128 $31   $131,700,666 88
Sep 11, 2007 - $4,218 +8% -43% 128 $33   $131,704,884 89
Sep 12, 2007 - $3,876 -8% -34% 128 $30   $131,708,760 90
Sep 13, 2007 - $4,292 +11% -25% 128 $34   $131,713,052 91
Sep 14, 2007 - $14,137 +229% -27% 101 $140   $131,727,189 92
Sep 15, 2007 - $26,551 +88% -31% 101 $263   $131,753,740 93
Sep 16, 2007 - $13,203 -50% -42% 101 $131   $131,766,943 94
Sep 17, 2007 - $3,026 -77% -23% 101 $30   $131,769,969 95
Sep 18, 2007 20 $3,074 +2% -27% 101 $30   $131,773,043 96
Sep 19, 2007 - $2,854 -7% -26% 101 $28   $131,775,897 97
Sep 20, 2007 - $3,655 +28% -15% 101 $36   $131,779,552 98
Sep 21, 2007 - $12,282 +236% -13% 77 $160   $131,791,834 99
Sep 22, 2007 - $22,053 +80% -17% 77 $286   $131,813,887 100
Sep 23, 2007 - $11,568 -48% -12% 77 $150   $131,825,455 101
Sep 24, 2007 - $3,004 -74% -1% 77 $39   $131,828,459 102
Sep 25, 2007 - $3,412 +14% +11% 77 $44   $131,831,871 103
Sep 26, 2007 - $3,189 -7% +12% 77 $41   $131,835,060 104
Sep 27, 2007 - $3,709 +16% +1% 77 $48   $131,838,769 105
Sep 28, 2007 - $9,462 +155% -23% 71 $133   $131,848,231 106
Sep 29, 2007 - $19,636 +108% -11% 71 $277   $131,867,867 107
Sep 30, 2007 - $11,479 -42% -1% 71 $162   $131,879,346 108
Oct 1, 2007 - $3,051 -73% +2% 71 $43   $131,882,397 109
Oct 2, 2007 - $3,109 +2% -9% 71 $44   $131,885,506 110
Oct 3, 2007 - $3,420 +10% +7% 71 $48   $131,888,926 111
Oct 4, 2007 - $3,797 +11% +2% 71 $53   $131,892,723 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2007 1 $77,453,559   3,959 $19,564   $77,453,559 1
Jun 22, 2007 3 $28,347,249 -63% 3,963 $7,153   $105,800,808 2
Jun 29, 2007 6 $13,840,785 -51% 3,424 $4,042   $119,641,593 3
Jul 6, 2007 9 $5,917,525 -57% 2,618 $2,260   $125,559,118 4
Jul 13, 2007 11 $2,568,424 -57% 1,312 $1,958   $128,127,542 5
Jul 20, 2007 14 $1,161,822 -55% 601 $1,933   $129,289,364 6
Jul 27, 2007 23 $527,221 -55% 390 $1,352   $129,816,585 7
Aug 3, 2007 25 $742,071 +41% 307 $2,417   $130,558,656 8
Aug 10, 2007 28 $358,082 -52% 255 $1,404   $130,916,738 9
Aug 17, 2007 30 $313,342 -12% 229 $1,368   $131,230,080 10
Aug 24, 2007 34 $220,927 -29% 187 $1,181   $131,451,007 11
Aug 31, 2007 42 $165,309 -25% 165 $1,002   $131,616,316 12
Sep 7, 2007 45 $96,736 -41% 33 $2,931   $131,713,052 13
Sep 14, 2007 51 $66,500 -31% 101 $658   $131,779,552 14
Sep 21, 2007 55 $59,217 -11% 77 $769   $131,838,769 15
Sep 28, 2007 54 $53,954 -9% 71 $760   $131,892,723 16
Oct 5, 2007 65 $21,536 -60% 37 $582   $131,914,259 17
Oct 12, 2007 84 $7,479 -65% 13 $575   $131,921,738 18

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
Oct 7, 200711,781,949 1,781,949$29,219,152$29,219,1521
Oct 14, 20074545,546-69% 2,327,495$9,423,871$38,643,0232
Oct 21, 20077256,802-53% 2,584,297$4,291,418$42,934,4413
Oct 28, 20078165,460-36% 2,749,757$2,864,559$45,799,0004
Nov 4, 20078122,891-26% 2,872,648$2,019,689$47,818,6895
Nov 11, 20071595,440-22% 2,968,088$1,771,815$49,590,5046
Nov 18, 20072564,265-33% 3,032,353$1,184,655$50,775,1597

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