Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $292,137,260Details
International Box Office $647,482,589Details
Worldwide Box Office $939,619,849
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $231,482,615 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $5,288,983 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $236,771,598
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Synopsis

Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of Magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, for he fears that professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods, cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$77,108,414 (26.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,285 opening theaters/4,285 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $446,920,041

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 111 $292,137,260
All Time International Box Office 54 $647,482,589
All Time Worldwide Box Office 65 $939,619,849

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: July 11th, 2007 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
July 11th, 2007 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
September 2nd, 2018 (Limited), released as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (Re-Release)
International Releases: July 11th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
July 11th, 2007 (Wide), released as Harry Potter en de orde van de Feniks (Netherlands)
July 11th, 2007 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 12th, 2007 (Wide) (South Korea)
July 12th, 2007 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
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Video Release: December 11th, 2007 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images
Running Time: 138 minutes
Franchise: Harry Potter
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2007
vs. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Keywords: Boarding School, Good vs. Evil, 3-D, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Heyday Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Monday 64 $682,118 Sep 3, 2007 55
Fastest to $250m 89 $251,505,177 Aug 2, 2007 23
Fastest to $200m 84 $207,866,865 Jul 20, 2007 12
Biggest 1st Wednesday 88 $8,438,206 Jul 18, 2007 8
Fastest to $150m 68 $150,130,637 Jul 16, 2007 6
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 20 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 48 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 57 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 27 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 18 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 96 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 92 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 28 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top 2007 Theater Average 54 $17,995 Jul 13, 2007 5
Widest Opening Weekend 60 4,285 Jul 13, 2007 5
Fastest to $100m 85 $116,759,603 Jul 13, 2007 4
Biggest Domestic Thursday 24 $18,374,405 Jul 12, 2007 2
Fastest to $50m 108 $62,606,743 Jul 12, 2007 2
Top Adventure Day Domestic 37 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Animation/Live Action Day Domestic 62 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 21 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 11 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top PG-13 Day Domestic 96 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic Sequel Day 91 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 16 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic July Day 18 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 4 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Previews 61 $12,000,000 Jul 10, 2007 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2007 1 $77,108,414   4,285 $17,995   $139,715,157 1
Jul 20, 2007 2 $32,511,350 -58% 4,285 $7,587   $207,866,865 2
Jul 27, 2007 3 $17,733,085 -45% 4,005 $4,428   $242,439,214 3
Aug 3, 2007 5 $9,522,220 -46% 3,125 $3,047   $261,027,397 4
Aug 10, 2007 8 $5,432,130 -43% 2,585 $2,101   $272,047,388 5
Aug 17, 2007 9 $3,656,379 -33% 1,955 $1,870   $278,762,117 6
Aug 24, 2007 12 $2,402,412 -34% 1,322 $1,817   $283,230,934 7
Aug 31, 2007 13 $1,893,258 -21% 1,017 $1,862   $286,143,377 8
Sep 7, 2007 15 $1,031,339 -46% 775 $1,331   $288,201,180 9
Sep 14, 2007 15 $803,227 -22% 589 $1,364   $289,326,081 10
Sep 21, 2007 27 $328,427 -59% 320 $1,026   $289,855,714 11
Sep 28, 2007 27 $229,779 -30% 241 $953   $290,175,378 12
Oct 5, 2007 28 $363,449 +58% 408 $891   $290,598,256 13
Oct 12, 2007 34 $287,874 -21% 377 $764   $291,041,408 14
Oct 19, 2007 33 $208,306 -28% 283 $736   $291,340,445 15
Oct 26, 2007 35 $147,780 -29% 225 $657   $291,551,968 16
Nov 2, 2007 35 $107,293 -27% 159 $675   $291,704,500 17
Nov 9, 2007 40 $78,855 -27% 105 $751   $291,808,642 18
Nov 16, 2007 41 $50,740 -36% 90 $564   $291,880,420 19
Nov 23, 2007 44 $46,634 -8% 56 $833   $291,946,208 20
Nov 30, 2007 48 $23,034 -51% 52 $443   $291,980,108 21
Dec 7, 2007 64 $10,274 -55% 38 $270   $292,000,866 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 10, 2007 P $12,000,000     2,311 $5,193   $12,000,000  
Jul 11, 2007 1 $44,232,338     4,181 $10,579   $44,232,338 1
Jul 12, 2007 1 $18,374,405 -58%   4,181 $4,395   $62,606,743 2
Jul 13, 2007 1 $25,841,985 +41%   4,285 $6,031   $88,448,728 3
Jul 14, 2007 1 $28,310,875 +10%   4,285 $6,607   $116,759,603 4
Jul 15, 2007 1 $22,955,554 -19%   4,285 $5,357   $139,715,157 5
Jul 16, 2007 1 $10,415,480 -55%   4,285 $2,431   $150,130,637 6
Jul 17, 2007 1 $9,169,473 -12%   4,285 $2,140   $159,300,110 7
Jul 18, 2007 1 $8,438,206 -8% -81% 4,285 $1,969   $167,738,316 8
Jul 19, 2007 1 $7,617,199 -10% -59% 4,285 $1,778   $175,355,515 9
Jul 20, 2007 3 $10,215,440 +34% -60% 4,285 $2,384   $185,570,955 10
Jul 21, 2007 1 $12,281,132 +20% -57% 4,285 $2,866   $197,852,087 11
Jul 22, 2007 1 $10,014,778 -18% -56% 4,285 $2,337   $207,866,865 12
Jul 23, 2007 2 $4,814,325 -52% -54% 4,285 $1,124   $212,681,190 13
Jul 24, 2007 2 $4,402,221 -9% -52% 4,285 $1,027   $217,083,411 14
Jul 25, 2007 2 $3,915,354 -11% -54% 4,285 $914   $220,998,765 15
Jul 26, 2007 2 $3,707,364 -5% -51% 4,285 $865   $224,706,129 16
Jul 27, 2007 4 $5,065,822 +37% -50% 4,005 $1,265   $229,771,951 17
Jul 28, 2007 3 $7,073,211 +40% -42% 4,005 $1,766   $236,845,162 18
Jul 29, 2007 3 $5,594,052 -21% -44% 4,005 $1,397   $242,439,214 19
Jul 30, 2007 4 $2,438,374 -56% -49% 4,005 $609   $244,877,588 20
Jul 31, 2007 4 $2,313,995 -5% -47% 4,005 $578   $247,191,583 21
Aug 1, 2007 4 $2,166,253 -6% -45% 4,005 $541   $249,357,836 22
Aug 2, 2007 4 $2,147,341 -1% -42% 4,005 $536   $251,505,177 23
Aug 3, 2007 6 $2,662,236 +24% -47% 3,125 $852   $254,167,413 24
Aug 4, 2007 5 $3,787,937 +42% -46% 3,125 $1,212   $257,955,350 25
Aug 5, 2007 5 $3,072,047 -19% -45% 3,125 $983   $261,027,397 26
Aug 6, 2007 6 $1,627,226 -47% -33% 3,125 $521   $262,654,623 27
Aug 7, 2007 6 $1,424,156 -12% -38% 3,125 $456   $264,078,779 28
Aug 8, 2007 6 $1,342,310 -6% -38% 3,125 $430   $265,421,089 29
Aug 9, 2007 6 $1,194,169 -11% -44% 3,125 $382   $266,615,258 30
Aug 10, 2007 8 $1,574,706 +32% -41% 2,585 $609   $268,189,964 31
Aug 11, 2007 8 $2,089,181 +33% -45% 2,585 $808   $270,279,145 32
Aug 12, 2007 5 $1,768,243 -15% -42% 2,585 $684   $272,047,388 33
Aug 13, 2007 8 $781,150 -56% -52% 2,585 $302   $272,828,538 34
Aug 14, 2007 8 $772,384 -1% -46% 2,585 $299   $273,600,922 35
Aug 15, 2007 8 $738,419 -4% -45% 2,585 $286   $274,339,341 36
Aug 16, 2007 8 $766,397 +4% -36% 2,585 $296   $275,105,738 37
Aug 17, 2007 10 $918,428 +20% -42% 1,955 $470   $276,024,166 38
Aug 18, 2007 10 $1,454,395 +58% -30% 1,955 $744   $277,478,561 39
Aug 19, 2007 8 $1,283,556 -12% -27% 1,955 $657   $278,762,117 40
Aug 20, 2007 9 $554,297 -57% -29% 1,955 $284   $279,316,414 41
Aug 21, 2007 9 $558,484 +1% -28% 1,955 $286   $279,874,898 42
Aug 22, 2007 9 $482,294 -14% -35% 1,955 $247   $280,357,192 43
Aug 23, 2007 9 $471,330 -2% -39% 1,955 $241   $280,828,522 44
Aug 24, 2007 - $554,000 +18% -40% 1,322 $419   $281,383,000 45
Aug 27, 2007 11 $266,149   -52% 1,322 $201   $283,497,083 48
Aug 28, 2007 11 $261,381 -2% -53% 1,322 $198   $283,758,464 49
Aug 29, 2007 12 $243,395 -7% -50% 1,322 $184   $284,001,859 50
Aug 30, 2007 12 $248,260 +2% -47% 1,322 $188   $284,250,119 51
Sep 3, 2007 13 $682,118   +156% 1,017 $671   $286,825,495 55
Oct 19, 2007 - $58,660     283 $207   $291,190,799 101
Oct 20, 2007 - $96,708 +65%   283 $342   $291,287,507 102
Oct 21, 2007 - $52,938 -45%   283 $187   $291,340,445 103
Oct 22, 2007 - $14,147 -73%   283 $50   $291,354,592 104
Oct 23, 2007 - $16,654 +18%   283 $59   $291,371,246 105
Oct 24, 2007 - $16,412 -1%   283 $58   $291,387,658 106

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2007 2 $62,606,743   4,181 $14,974   $62,606,743 1
Jul 13, 2007 1 $112,748,772 +80% 4,285 $26,312   $175,355,515 2
Jul 20, 2007 2 $49,350,614 -56% 4,285 $11,517   $224,706,129 3
Jul 27, 2007 3 $26,799,048 -46% 4,005 $6,691   $251,505,177 4
Aug 3, 2007 6 $15,110,081 -44% 3,125 $4,835   $266,615,258 5
Aug 10, 2007 8 $8,490,480 -44% 2,585 $3,285   $275,105,738 6
Aug 17, 2007 9 $5,722,784 -33% 1,955 $2,927   $280,828,522 7
Aug 24, 2007 11 $3,421,597 -40% 1,322 $2,588   $284,250,119 8
Aug 31, 2007 13 $2,919,722 -15% 1,017 $2,871   $287,169,841 9
Sep 7, 2007 15 $1,353,013 -54% 775 $1,746   $288,522,854 10
Sep 14, 2007 15 $1,004,433 -26% 589 $1,705   $289,527,287 11
Sep 21, 2007 28 $418,312 -58% 320 $1,307   $289,945,599 12
Sep 28, 2007 29 $289,208 -31% 241 $1,200   $290,234,807 13
Oct 5, 2007 30 $518,727 +79% 408 $1,271   $290,753,534 14
Oct 12, 2007 34 $378,605 -27% 377 $1,004   $291,132,139 15
Oct 19, 2007 34 $272,049 -28% 283 $961   $291,404,188 16
Oct 26, 2007 36 $193,019 -29% 225 $858   $291,597,207 17
Nov 2, 2007 38 $132,580 -31% 159 $834   $291,729,787 18
Nov 9, 2007 43 $99,893 -25% 105 $951   $291,829,680 19
Nov 16, 2007 50 $69,894 -30% 90 $777   $291,899,574 20
Nov 23, 2007 46 $57,500 -18% 56 $1,027   $291,957,074 21
Nov 30, 2007 51 $33,518 -42% 52 $645   $291,990,592 22
Dec 7, 2007 68 $14,146 -58% 38 $372   $292,004,738 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/11/2007 $0 500 500 535 $30,166,661 11/20/2020
Finland 6/9/2023 $0 0 0 0 $9,243 6/16/2023
Lithuania 7/20/2007 $0 0 1 1 $1,095 11/3/2016
Netherlands 7/11/2007 $0 0 101 101 $11,957,608 8/20/2020
New Zealand 7/11/2007 $0 0 11 33 $7,308 3/18/2024
Russia (CIS) 10/28/2016 $3,265 33 33 33 $12,075 11/14/2018
Slovakia 7/13/2007 $0 0 1 1 $780,710 8/14/2020
South Korea 7/12/2007 $0 0 86 95 $19,054,994 3/2/2022
Turkey 8/10/2007 $0 0 99 280 $268,092 11/2/2023
United Kingdom 7/12/2007 $0 0 152 694 $66,379,308 12/15/2021
 
Rest of World $518,845,495
 
International Total$647,482,589 3/18/2024

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
Dec 16, 200716,990,974 6,990,974$143,424,725$143,424,7251
Dec 23, 200722,116,112-70% 9,107,086$40,967,928$184,392,6532
Dec 30, 20074798,219-62% 9,905,305$15,764,825$200,157,4783
Jan 6, 20087272,658-66% 10,177,963$5,232,307$205,389,7854
Jan 13, 200810113,817-58% 10,291,780$2,171,628$207,561,4135
Jan 20, 2008889,318-22% 10,381,098$1,660,422$209,221,8356
Jan 27, 20081259,905-33% 10,441,003$1,106,445$210,328,2807
Feb 3, 20081951,163-15% 10,492,166$953,990$211,282,2708
Mar 23, 20082745,190 10,671,856$621,091$214,433,56115
Jul 12, 20091450,249 10,961,157$481,079$218,651,88783
Jul 19, 20095108,682+116% 11,069,839$985,963$219,637,85084
Jul 26, 20091153,624-51% 11,123,463$436,494$220,074,34485
Aug 2, 20092242,748-20% 11,166,211$344,335$220,418,67986
Apr 17, 20112330,493 11,269,815$276,980$221,381,915175
Jul 10, 20112222,904 11,296,686$334,714$221,771,010187
Jul 17, 20111434,940+53% 11,331,626$326,864$222,097,874188
Jul 24, 20111730,397-13% 11,362,023$283,768$222,381,642189
Jul 31, 20111929,156-4% 11,391,179$264,955$222,646,597190
Nov 13, 20111560,863 11,464,195$412,955$223,183,303205
Nov 20, 20111771,672+18% 11,535,867$524,876$223,708,179206

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 17, 2011829,719 121,262$355,586$1,596,915175
Jul 10, 20111711,815 152,288$271,689$2,079,735187
Jul 17, 20111115,169+28% 167,457$316,318$2,396,053188
Jul 24, 20111513,897-8% 181,354$214,513$2,610,566189
Jul 31, 2011524,959+80% 206,313$416,999$3,027,565190
Aug 21, 20111714,240 230,243$208,073$3,342,129193
Nov 13, 20111023,297 266,221$721,975$4,457,083205

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Leading Cast

Daniel Radcliffe    Harry Potter
Rupert Grint    Ron Weasley
Emma Watson    Hermione Granger
Ralph Fiennes    Lord Voldemort

Supporting Cast

Helena Bonham Carter    Bellatrix Lestrange
Robbie Coltrane    Rubeus Hagrid
Michael Gambon    Professor Albus Dumbledore
Brendan Gleeson    Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Richard Griffiths    Uncle Vernon Dursley
Jason Isaacs    Lucius Malfoy
Gary Oldman    Sirius Black
Alan Rickman    Professor Severus Snape
Fiona Shaw    Aunt Petunia Dursley
Maggie Smith    Professor Minerva McGonagall
Imelda Staunton    Dolores Umbridge
David Thewlis    Remus Lupin
Emma Thompson    Professor Sybil Trelawney
David Bradley    Argus Filch
Warwick Davis    Filius Flitwick
Tom Felton    Draco Malfoy
Robert Hardy    Cornelius Fudge
Julie Walters    Mrs. Molly Weasley
Mark Williams    Arthur Weasley
Katie Leung    Cho Chang
Matthew Lewis    Neville Longbottom
Evanna Lynch    Luna Lovegood
Bonnie Wright    Ginny Weasley
Devon Murray    Seamus Finnigan
William Melling    Nigel
Shefali Chowdhury    Parvati Patil
Afshan Azad    Padma Patil
Alfie Enoch    Dean Thomas
Josh Herdman    Gregory Goyle
Jamie Waylett    Vincent Crabbe
Robert Pattinson    Cedric Diggory
Geraldine Somerville    Lily Potter
Adrian Rawlins    James Potter
Kathryn Hunter    Mrs. Figg
Natalia Tena    Nymphadora Tonks
George Harris    Kingsley Shacklebolt
Chris Rankin    Percy Weasley
Oliver Phelps    George Weasley
James Phelps    Fred Weasley
Harry Melling    Dudley Dursley
Jessica Hynes   

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Yates    Director
Michael Goldenberg    Screenwriter
J.K. Rowling    Story Creator
David Heyman    Producer
David Barron    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Executive Producer
Slawomir Idziak    Cinematographer
Mark Day    Editor
Nicholas Hooper    Composer
Stuart Craig    Production Designer
Neil Lamont    Supervising Art Director
Andrew Ackland-Snow    Senior Art Director
Mark Bartholomew    Art Director
Alastair Bullock    Art Director
Martin Schadler    Art Director
Gary Tomkins    Art Director
Alex Walker    Art Director
Stephenie McMillan    Art Director
Jany Temime    Costume Designer
Stuart Wilson    Sound
James Mather    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Kennedy    Sound Designer
Jethro Loughran*    Sound Effects Editor
James Boyle    Co-Sound Designer
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Doug Cooper    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
John Richardson    Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Dudman    Special Make-up Effects
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Tim Lewis    Associate Producer
Cliff Lanning    Assistant Director
Stephen Woolfenden    Second Unit Director
Mike Brewster    Second Unit Camera
Fiona Weir    Casting 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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DVD Sales - Simpsons Secure Second Win

January 7th, 2008

Since most new releases were released on Sunday, it comes as no real surprise that The Simpsons Movie remained in first place on this week's DVD sales chart. This time around, the film sold 1.05 million units for a two-week total of 3.81 million units while it generated $16.84 million in revenue for a total of $64.98 million. This is a very good start, but lower than expected after its phenomenal theatrical debut. More...

DVD Sales - Simpsons Struggle on Top

December 31st, 2007

There were plenty of new releases to chart this week, but most did not live up to expectations. This includes the number one film, The Simpsons Movie, which sold 2.76 million units during its first week for total sales of $48.14 million. More...

DVD Rentals - No New Release can Top Ultimate

December 31st, 2007

There were 12 new releases to chart this week, including 6 in the top ten alone; however, The Bourne Ultimatum remained in first place with $12.76 million in rentals for the week and $28.20 million in total. More...

DVD Sales - Potter Is Magic on the Home Market

December 24th, 2007

New releases earned the top three spots on the sales chart this week, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which sold 5.26 million units for a total of $108.48 million in opening week revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Bourne the Ultimate Rental of the Week

December 24th, 2007

New releases lead the way on the rental chart but it was The Bourne Ultimatum that came out in first place with $15.44 million in rentals, which is one of the best opening weeks this year. More...

DVD Releases for December 11, 2007

December 11th, 2007

There's a deceptively weak selection of releases this week. Sure, we have DVDs from Harry Potter, Lost, High School Musical, and The Bourne Identity. However, outside of those four franchises, there are no releases in the top ten at Amazon. In fact, you have to get to 17th place on Amazon's charts to find a new release that isn't related to the big four. That said, all four are worth picking up, for different audiences, and three of the four are contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. It took a bit to narrow it down to one selection, but that is Harry Potter Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set - Blu-Ray. Not only is this release worth getting in High Definition, it is worth upgrading to Blu-Ray for. (Although I still suggest waiting a little while longer for the first 2.0 Players to come out.) Also, I got to give out the rare DVD Puck of the Week to The Rocket - Buy from Amazon. More...

International Details - Winning by a Hair

October 7th, 2007

Hairspray managed to climb into sixth place by the narrowest of margins earning $4.59 million on 2073 screens in 37 markets for a running tally of $54.35 million. This includes a third place, $1.36 million opening on 302 screens in Italy, which is close to its opening domestically, when you take into account the relative size of the two markets. On the other hand, many muscials prove to be difficult to market internationally and it was never likely that this film would match its domestic run. However, it has already made enough to be considered a financial success. More...

Going as Planned

October 1st, 2007

Well, that was predictable. Nearly every film finished the weekend within $1 million of Thursday's predictions, and the one that missed the mark by the biggest margin was still off by just $3 million. On the one hand, I'm happy our predictions were accurate. On the other hand, it makes it difficult to find something interesting to add. 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...

IMAX - Transformers Take on IMAX

September 25th, 2007

The Transformers opened on IMAX screens over the weekend and pulled in $1.44 million over the weekend up against $474,000 the weekend before. Because of this, we can assume The Transformers earned roughly $1 million on IMAX screens over the weekend. Unfortunately, all we can do is assume since IMAX rarely releases numbers, usually when records are broken. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

Rush Hour 3 missed spending its fifth week in fifth place by less than $4000 at $5.69 million on 2443 screens in 31 markets for a total of $69.71 million. This weekend the film opened in first place in Russia with $2.28 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Denmark with $485,000 on 41 screens over the weekend and $517,000 in total. More...

International Details - Chuck and Larry Hold of Late Charge by Die Hard

September 16th, 2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry soared into sixth place with $4.72 million on 1521 screens in 21 markets for a total of $14.61 million internationally. The film finally hit big in a non-English speaking market earning first place with $1.27 million on 364 screens in Russia, but was soft in its debuts in South Korea and Italy. In Italy it managed $683,000 on 198 screens, but that was a tiny fraction of the first place film, while in South Korea it managed just ninth place with $275,000 on 123 screens over the weekend and $312,000 in total. 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 Top Five - Bourne Breaks Bank

August 29th, 2007

The top five on this week's international charts was the same as last week, only in a slightly different order. For instance, The Bourne Ultimatum was able to climb into top spot with $15.17 million on 2059 screens in 24 markets for a total of $52.55 million so far. The film had a number of openings, including Russia where it opening in first place with $2.57 million on 453 screens and New Zealand where it top the box office with $666,000 on 60 screens. However, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $976,000 on 196 screens, but that was still the best per screen average in the top ten there. The film's biggest market overall was the U.K. where it remained in first place with $5.77 million on 456 screens for a two-week total of $27.86 million, which is more than either of the previous films made in that market. In fact, The Bourne Ultimatum is on track to top the $33.94 million the first two films made in total in the U.K. More...

Holdovers were Super while New Releases were Bad

August 27th, 2007

Holdovers went one-two-three on the box office chart this week, which is not a completely uncommon event. However, with six wide or wide-ish releases, you would think at least one could finish in the top three. The collapse of the new releases helped keep the overall box office down to $108 million, which was 17% lower than last weekend. However, that is still 4% higher than the same weekend last year and keeps summer 2007 on a record-setting pace. In fact, it has hit $4 billion for the first time ever, so there's plenty of reasons to celebrate. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Streak is Summer's Best

August 22nd, 2007

The Simpsons Movie topped the charts for the fourth weekend in a row, the first film do win four weeks in a row on the international chart this summer. However, it was very, very close with $22.30 million on 3128 screens in 49 market for a total of $267.62 million internationally while its worldwide total is now $432.89 million. The film opened in first place in Russia with $3.66 million on 545 screens while in Brazil it took in $2.73 million on 442 screens. Its final significant opening of the weekend came in the Netherlands where it also took first place with $844,000 on 190 screens including the biggest opening day for an animated film at just under $222,000. The film is already $100 million ahead of its domestic pace on the international scene and should hit $300 million before long, while worldwide it could be headed to $500 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 Top Five - Simpsons Score, according to Estimates

August 8th, 2007

Full numbers are not in, so we are stuck with studio estimates for this week's international top five round-up. That means a couple of films could switch places when the final numbers are in. However, it is certain that The Simpsons Movie will take top spot as it pulled in an estimated $47.3 million on 6,627 screens in 75 markets for a two-week total of $187 million. This week's numbers include several new releases, including Mexico, where the family friendly film dominated the box office taking in $5.46 million on 842 screens over the weekend and $6.84 million in total. Holdovers were mixed with the film down 70% in the U.K. and 64% in Germany, however, it still made $8.18 million on 519 screens in the former market and $5.15 million on 816 screens in the latter for running tallies of $24.96 million and $49.14 million respectively. It fell more than 50% in almost all major markets, but with a worldwide total of more than $300 million after the weekend, the studio should be very happy with the results. More...

Bourne's Ultimate Opening

August 7th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum helped 2007 continue its record setting pace and helped the overall box office hit $178 million over the past weekend. That was down 4% from last weekend, but the summer is slowing down and these declines and expected. On the other hand, it was up an amazing 27% from the same weekend last year. More...

Bourne to Lead?

August 2nd, 2007

What could be the last major opening this summer debuts today. The Bourne Ultimatum opens in more than 3,600 theaters. The summer has been an overwhelming success to date, up 8% from last year and 3% from 2004's record-setting run. If Bourne can maintain the winning streak, and most analysts agree that it will, then a new record is almost guaranteed. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Nearly Reaches Nine-Digits

August 1st, 2007

The Simpsons Movie started its international run with a bang -- a nuclear powered bang. The film earned $82.49 million over the weekend on 5,527 screens in 71 markets and now has $96.85 million including midweek numbers and previews. This is an unbelievably huge opening and one that would have floored analysts not too long ago. However, it is less than half way to what At World's End opened with earlier in the year and just over half of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Spider-Man 3's openings, leaving it in fourth place for the year. The film's best individual market was the U.K., where it earned a massive $27.67 million opening on 499 screens, which helped pave the way for the largest weekend ever in that market. Other major markets include $14.22 million on 754 screens in Germany, $11.32 million on 442 screens in Australia, $9.47 million on 716 screens in France, and $7.57 million on 672 screens in Spain. The film has also yet to open in Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, Russia, and other significant markets. I'm a little concerned by the Fanboy Effect and what it could do to the film's legs, but no matter what happens from now on, the film is a financial success, and one that practically demands a sequel. More...

Simpsons Rake in the D'oh!

July 30th, 2007

Practically every film in the top five beat expectations, including The Simpsons Movie, which crushed expectations. This helped push the overall box office to $185 million over the weekend and that was roughly 19% higher than the last weekend and a stunning 40% higher than the same weekend last year. With one or two more summer releases that could top $200 million, this has been a very lucrative season and one that helped to put 2007 in the record books. More...

The Writing is on the Wall (or should that be Blackboard?)

July 27th, 2007

One of the most important and anticipated films of modern times opens in theaters this weekend. The Simpsons Movie looks to change how we look at culture and perhaps change the very way we humans interact. OK, probably not, but it should make a boatload of money at the box office this weekend. More...

International Box Office - Potter Maintains Its 9-Digit Pace

July 25th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix maintained its $100 million international pace over the weekend, adding $100.37 million on 11,647 screens in 56 markets for a two-week total of $353.55 million. Staying in the 9-digit range was even more impressive considering the film only earned $148.77 million of last week's opening total of $185.22 million during the weekend and that works out to a drop-off of just 33%. Additionally, the film only had two major openings this weekend, taking first place in both Japan with $17.11 million on 919 screens over the weekend and $18.85 million in total, and in Russia with $7.32 million on 534 screens. This was significantly more than The Goblet of Fire earned in either market. It also had number one openings in a handful of smaller markets including Israel with $655,000 on 33 screens and Romania with $94,000 on 7, among others. More...

Chuck and Harry Finish One-Two but Hairspray is the Real Winner

July 24th, 2007

As expected, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix traded spots during the weekend. However, they both finished lower than expected in raw dollars. Fortunately Hairspray and the rest of the films were able to compensate. The overall box office was down 14% from last weekend to $155 million, but that was still up close to 3% compared to the same weekend last year. More...

Weekend Estimates - Chuck and Larry Harry Potter into Second Place

July 22nd, 2007

One of the closest battles at the box office this Summer ended with a narrow win for I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which carved out a decent $34.78 million opening, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. That was just a couple of million dollars more than the $32.19 million earned by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which fell a thumping 58% from its opening weekend. Potter's box office take was almost certainly significantly hurt by the release of the final book in the series on Saturday, so its week-to-week performance is still hard to discern. More...

Chuck and Harry

July 19th, 2007

The buddy comedy with Adam Sandler and Kevin James opens this weekend, and while it won't be seen as one of the major hits of the summer, it should still be in a relatively close battle with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for top spot on the charts this weekend. More...

International Report - Potter Tops Chart, Sets Franchise Record

July 18th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out on top of the international chart this week with $190.3 million on more than 12,000 screens in 61 markets, placing first in all of them. This includes $33.58 million on 567 screens in the U.K., which is just ahead of Shrek the Third's record breaking debut a couple of weeks ago, and The Order of the Phoenix didn't have three days worth of previews to help boost its opening weekend numbers. More...

Phoenix Flies to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

July 17th, 2007

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was also the leader on the per theater chart with an impressive $17,995 in over 4,000 theaters. My Best Friend was reasonably close behind with an average of $15,082 in three theaters. Meanwhile, Talk to Me exploded on the scene with more than $400,000 in 33 theaters for an average of $12,182. This should be more than enough to earn some mainstream success. Speaking of mainstream success, Rescue Dawn just missed the $10,000 club this week despite growing from 6 theaters to 38 and maintained an average of $9,555. More...

IMAX - Potter Profits on Big Big Screen

July 17th, 2007

There were even more records falling this weekend as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix broke several IMAX records during its opening. This includes the largest number of screens (91 domestically and 35 internationally); biggest Wednesday ($1.9 million); the largest 5-day domestic total ($7.4 million); largest domestic per screen average ($80,500); and the largest worldwide opening ($9.4 million). And because of massive pre-sales and sold out showings, the film should show stronger legs on IMAX screens that it will as a whole. More...

Harry Potter and the Fanboy Effect

July 17th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix burst onto screens on Wednesday but proved the old adage that the fire that burns brightest burns the shortest as it fell off its record breaking pace immediately. That said, the weekend was still one worth celebrating as the overall box office took in $181 million, which was a small increase (4.3%) from last weekend, and a substantial increase (14%) from the same weekend last year. And there are still five more films to come that should have little trouble topping $100 million and a couple that could reach $200 million. More...

Weekend Estimates - Order of Phoenix Hits Box Office Gold

July 15th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hit box office gold over the weekend, earning an estimated $77.41 million according to Warner's Sunday estimate. The movie's five day gross, including Wednesday and Thursday, is now just over $140 million. That's the best five-day start in the history of the franchise (see Harry Potter box office history), and gives the movie a good shot at reaching $300 million during its run. 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...

Harry Potter and the Record Opening

July 12th, 2007

Well, the numbers are in for Wednesday and it looks like we are in for a very good weekend. In fact, 2007 is back to re-writing the history books and we have at least a few more records that will be set before long. More...

Updated - Potter Breaks Wednesday Record with $44.2 Million

July 12th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made a record-breaking $44,232,338 on Wednesday. That's a new benchmark figure for a Wednesday, beating the opening of Spider-Man 2 on June 30, 2004. The number includes $12 million from midnight preview screenings, which was already a record for a Tuesday night. More...

Harry Potter and the Wednesday Opening

July 11th, 2007

Another week and another movie trying to get the jump on the weekend. This time around it's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film of the franchise, but in a summer of steep drop-offs for sequels, there is definitely some concern going into tonight's opening. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 1st - July 7, 2007

July 7th, 2007

The list returns to its normal busy self, in fact, we have several sites making their first appearance this weekend. In addition, there were a couple of older sites that saw massive updates, including this week's winner, Charlie Bartlett - Official Site. More...

Contest - Harry Potter and the Shortened Contest

July 7th, 2007

We have a shorter entry period for this week's box office prediction contest because our target film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens on a Wednesday. (Also, the contest is starting one day late due to the holidays.) To win To win one must simply predict the box office opening for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the yet to be released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of the yet to be released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Wednesday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2007 Preview: July

July 1st, 2007

After a record-breaking start, the summer has slowed down considerably. Granted, it is still hot with a number of big, big blockbusters coming out. In fact, every week in July there's at least one potential $100 million movie. But that's nothing compared to what we saw in May when we have three films open with $100 million. Even worse, outside the four main releases, none of the counter-programming releases look like they will become hits and that will hurt the overall box office. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23, 2007

June 24th, 2007

One of the most anticipate films of the summer became the best site of the week. The Simpsons Movie - Official Site is finally here and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 3, 2007

June 3rd, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

Either it was a really slow week or my Google-Fu is way off, because there's a short list this week. Not only were there very few new / updated sites, but there was nothing that jumped out as award winners. I was tempted to give the award to The Transformers - Official Site just for the new trailer, but I already geeked-out over that site when the first trailer came out. In the end there just wasn't a site worthy of the award this week. More...

IMAX - Spidey's Record Breaking Debut was Big, Really Big

May 8th, 2007

Spider-Man 3 broke several IMAX records over the weekend, starting with biggest single day at $2.2 million. The film also has the biggest domestic weekend at $4.8 million and the biggest worldwide weekend at $6.3 million. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 22 - April 28, 2007

April 29th, 2007

It's a slow week in terms of the cream-of-the-crop sites. There are a few that look like they could be award-worthy once they have a few more updates, but for the most part this week we have a collection that is rather average. There was one stand-out site, Evan Almighty - Official Site, and it was the only choice for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 25 - December 1, 2006

December 2nd, 2006

Good week with plenty of strong site, but there was not a whole lot of competition at the very top as The Good Shephard - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

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

Synopsis

Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of Magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, for he fears that professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods, cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$77,108,414 (26.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,285 opening theaters/4,285 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $446,920,041

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 111 $292,137,260
All Time International Box Office 54 $647,482,589
All Time Worldwide Box Office 65 $939,619,849

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: July 11th, 2007 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
July 11th, 2007 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
September 2nd, 2018 (Limited), released as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (Re-Release)
International Releases: July 11th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
July 11th, 2007 (Wide), released as Harry Potter en de orde van de Feniks (Netherlands)
July 11th, 2007 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 12th, 2007 (Wide) (South Korea)
July 12th, 2007 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
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Video Release: December 11th, 2007 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images
Running Time: 138 minutes
Franchise: Harry Potter
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2007
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Keywords: Boarding School, Good vs. Evil, 3-D, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Heyday Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Monday 64 $682,118 Sep 3, 2007 55
Fastest to $250m 89 $251,505,177 Aug 2, 2007 23
Fastest to $200m 84 $207,866,865 Jul 20, 2007 12
Biggest 1st Wednesday 88 $8,438,206 Jul 18, 2007 8
Fastest to $150m 68 $150,130,637 Jul 16, 2007 6
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 20 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 48 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 57 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 27 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 18 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 96 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 92 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 28 $77,108,414 Jul 13, 2007 5
Top 2007 Theater Average 54 $17,995 Jul 13, 2007 5
Widest Opening Weekend 60 4,285 Jul 13, 2007 5
Fastest to $100m 85 $116,759,603 Jul 13, 2007 4
Biggest Domestic Thursday 24 $18,374,405 Jul 12, 2007 2
Fastest to $50m 108 $62,606,743 Jul 12, 2007 2
Top Adventure Day Domestic 37 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Animation/Live Action Day Domestic 62 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 21 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 11 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top PG-13 Day Domestic 96 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic Sequel Day 91 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 16 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic July Day 18 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 4 $44,232,338 Jul 11, 2007 1
Biggest Previews 61 $12,000,000 Jul 10, 2007 0

Leading Cast

Daniel Radcliffe    Harry Potter
Rupert Grint    Ron Weasley
Emma Watson    Hermione Granger
Ralph Fiennes    Lord Voldemort

Supporting Cast

Helena Bonham Carter    Bellatrix Lestrange
Robbie Coltrane    Rubeus Hagrid
Michael Gambon    Professor Albus Dumbledore
Brendan Gleeson    Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Richard Griffiths    Uncle Vernon Dursley
Jason Isaacs    Lucius Malfoy
Gary Oldman    Sirius Black
Alan Rickman    Professor Severus Snape
Fiona Shaw    Aunt Petunia Dursley
Maggie Smith    Professor Minerva McGonagall
Imelda Staunton    Dolores Umbridge
David Thewlis    Remus Lupin
Emma Thompson    Professor Sybil Trelawney
David Bradley    Argus Filch
Warwick Davis    Filius Flitwick
Tom Felton    Draco Malfoy
Robert Hardy    Cornelius Fudge
Julie Walters    Mrs. Molly Weasley
Mark Williams    Arthur Weasley
Katie Leung    Cho Chang
Matthew Lewis    Neville Longbottom
Evanna Lynch    Luna Lovegood
Bonnie Wright    Ginny Weasley
Devon Murray    Seamus Finnigan
William Melling    Nigel
Shefali Chowdhury    Parvati Patil
Afshan Azad    Padma Patil
Alfie Enoch    Dean Thomas
Josh Herdman    Gregory Goyle
Jamie Waylett    Vincent Crabbe
Robert Pattinson    Cedric Diggory
Geraldine Somerville    Lily Potter
Adrian Rawlins    James Potter
Kathryn Hunter    Mrs. Figg
Natalia Tena    Nymphadora Tonks
George Harris    Kingsley Shacklebolt
Chris Rankin    Percy Weasley
Oliver Phelps    George Weasley
James Phelps    Fred Weasley
Harry Melling    Dudley Dursley
Jessica Hynes   

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Yates    Director
Michael Goldenberg    Screenwriter
J.K. Rowling    Story Creator
David Heyman    Producer
David Barron    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Executive Producer
Slawomir Idziak    Cinematographer
Mark Day    Editor
Nicholas Hooper    Composer
Stuart Craig    Production Designer
Neil Lamont    Supervising Art Director
Andrew Ackland-Snow    Senior Art Director
Mark Bartholomew    Art Director
Alastair Bullock    Art Director
Martin Schadler    Art Director
Gary Tomkins    Art Director
Alex Walker    Art Director
Stephenie McMillan    Art Director
Jany Temime    Costume Designer
Stuart Wilson    Sound
James Mather    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Kennedy    Sound Designer
Jethro Loughran*    Sound Effects Editor
James Boyle    Co-Sound Designer
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Doug Cooper    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
John Richardson    Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Dudman    Special Make-up Effects
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Tim Lewis    Associate Producer
Cliff Lanning    Assistant Director
Stephen Woolfenden    Second Unit Director
Mike Brewster    Second Unit Camera
Fiona Weir    Casting 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 and Blu-ray Releases for September 4th, 2012

September 3rd, 2012

This week is again loaded with TV on DVD releases, including several in the top best sellers according to Amazon.com. The best TV on DVD release in terms of comedy is 2 Broke Girls: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, while Person of Interest: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray is the best TV on DVD release as far as the dramas are concerned. Both are contenders for Pick of the Week, but neither quite gets there. The Five-Year Engagement on Blu-ray Combo Pack comes a little close, but in the end I went with Headhunters on DVD or Blu-ray. Just keep an eye on the price of the Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Finding the Source of the Problem

August 12th, 2011

It was a slow week on the home market, especially on Blu-ray, where it was a rare week suffering from year-over-year declines. But more on that in a bit. The number one selling Blu-ray was Source Code with 189,000 units. It was a little disappointing on DVD and its opening week Blu-ray ratio was just under 33%, acceptable, but not great. It was visual enough that upgrading to High Definition wasn't a bad choice, but second-tier enough that I would understand if a lot of people just didn't want to bother with the extra price. More...

Analysis: Harry Potter and the Big Pile of Money

July 21st, 2011

With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 off to a record-breaking start, the biggest-earning franchise at the worldwide box office is nearing its end. A few records are still to fall (notably, it will overtake Star Wars in a day or two to become the biggest domestic franchise), but we thought now would be good time to look back at how Harry Potter has shaped the movie industry, and the financial records it has broken along the way. For each film, we look at both the box office receipts and domestic spending on DVD, Blu-ray and video rentals. Warning: some readers may find the large numbers presented disturbing. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 14th, 2011

June 13th, 2011

It's actually a rather busy week for DVD / Blu-ray releases, at least for the summertime, with four first run releases coming out. Granted, those four films averaged just 21% positive reviews, so it is certainly a matter of quantity over quality. Unfortunately, the quantity of first run releases appears to have scared away quality alternatives and there are not a lot of top notch releases. There are a few that are with picking up, some of which are for limited audiences, but as far as Pick of the Week contenders go, there are none. However, True Blood: Season Three arrived late, and I'm giving the Pick of the Week honor to the Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases Haunt Sales Chart

July 30th, 2009

There were not a lot of new releases to chart this week, and only one of them made it into the top five. However, that one film was A Haunting in Connecticut, which earned first place earning $8.76 million on 439,000 units sold. More...

Potter Alert: Half-Blood Prince Pulls in Estimated $20 Million at Midnight Screenings

July 15th, 2009

Variety reports that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grossed an estimated $20 million at midnight screenings last night. If that number holds, it will set a new record for the biggest gross from midnight screenings, topping the $18 million earned by The Dark Knight last year. It's also streets ahead of the $12 million picked up by The Order of the Phoenix two year ago. If the new release maintains this pace, it should comfortably top $200 million by the end of the weekend, and beat Dark Knight's five-day record of $203.7 million. We'll keep you posted on news as we get it. More...

DVD Sales - Chuck More Than Lucky

January 28th, 2008

New releases were not plentiful on the this week's sales chart, but while only three charted, those that did grabbed all but one of the top four spots. This includes the new number one, Good Luck Chuck, which sold 587,000 units for opening week revenue of $9.98 million. More...

DVD Sales - Simpsons Secure Second Win

January 7th, 2008

Since most new releases were released on Sunday, it comes as no real surprise that The Simpsons Movie remained in first place on this week's DVD sales chart. This time around, the film sold 1.05 million units for a two-week total of 3.81 million units while it generated $16.84 million in revenue for a total of $64.98 million. This is a very good start, but lower than expected after its phenomenal theatrical debut. More...

DVD Sales - Simpsons Struggle on Top

December 31st, 2007

There were plenty of new releases to chart this week, but most did not live up to expectations. This includes the number one film, The Simpsons Movie, which sold 2.76 million units during its first week for total sales of $48.14 million. More...

DVD Rentals - No New Release can Top Ultimate

December 31st, 2007

There were 12 new releases to chart this week, including 6 in the top ten alone; however, The Bourne Ultimatum remained in first place with $12.76 million in rentals for the week and $28.20 million in total. More...

DVD Sales - Potter Is Magic on the Home Market

December 24th, 2007

New releases earned the top three spots on the sales chart this week, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which sold 5.26 million units for a total of $108.48 million in opening week revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Bourne the Ultimate Rental of the Week

December 24th, 2007

New releases lead the way on the rental chart but it was The Bourne Ultimatum that came out in first place with $15.44 million in rentals, which is one of the best opening weeks this year. More...

DVD Releases for December 11, 2007

December 11th, 2007

There's a deceptively weak selection of releases this week. Sure, we have DVDs from Harry Potter, Lost, High School Musical, and The Bourne Identity. However, outside of those four franchises, there are no releases in the top ten at Amazon. In fact, you have to get to 17th place on Amazon's charts to find a new release that isn't related to the big four. That said, all four are worth picking up, for different audiences, and three of the four are contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. It took a bit to narrow it down to one selection, but that is Harry Potter Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set - Blu-Ray. Not only is this release worth getting in High Definition, it is worth upgrading to Blu-Ray for. (Although I still suggest waiting a little while longer for the first 2.0 Players to come out.) Also, I got to give out the rare DVD Puck of the Week to The Rocket - Buy from Amazon. More...

International Details - Winning by a Hair

October 7th, 2007

Hairspray managed to climb into sixth place by the narrowest of margins earning $4.59 million on 2073 screens in 37 markets for a running tally of $54.35 million. This includes a third place, $1.36 million opening on 302 screens in Italy, which is close to its opening domestically, when you take into account the relative size of the two markets. On the other hand, many muscials prove to be difficult to market internationally and it was never likely that this film would match its domestic run. However, it has already made enough to be considered a financial success. More...

Going as Planned

October 1st, 2007

Well, that was predictable. Nearly every film finished the weekend within $1 million of Thursday's predictions, and the one that missed the mark by the biggest margin was still off by just $3 million. On the one hand, I'm happy our predictions were accurate. On the other hand, it makes it difficult to find something interesting to add. 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...

IMAX - Transformers Take on IMAX

September 25th, 2007

The Transformers opened on IMAX screens over the weekend and pulled in $1.44 million over the weekend up against $474,000 the weekend before. Because of this, we can assume The Transformers earned roughly $1 million on IMAX screens over the weekend. Unfortunately, all we can do is assume since IMAX rarely releases numbers, usually when records are broken. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

Rush Hour 3 missed spending its fifth week in fifth place by less than $4000 at $5.69 million on 2443 screens in 31 markets for a total of $69.71 million. This weekend the film opened in first place in Russia with $2.28 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Denmark with $485,000 on 41 screens over the weekend and $517,000 in total. More...

International Details - Chuck and Larry Hold of Late Charge by Die Hard

September 16th, 2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry soared into sixth place with $4.72 million on 1521 screens in 21 markets for a total of $14.61 million internationally. The film finally hit big in a non-English speaking market earning first place with $1.27 million on 364 screens in Russia, but was soft in its debuts in South Korea and Italy. In Italy it managed $683,000 on 198 screens, but that was a tiny fraction of the first place film, while in South Korea it managed just ninth place with $275,000 on 123 screens over the weekend and $312,000 in total. 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 Top Five - Bourne Breaks Bank

August 29th, 2007

The top five on this week's international charts was the same as last week, only in a slightly different order. For instance, The Bourne Ultimatum was able to climb into top spot with $15.17 million on 2059 screens in 24 markets for a total of $52.55 million so far. The film had a number of openings, including Russia where it opening in first place with $2.57 million on 453 screens and New Zealand where it top the box office with $666,000 on 60 screens. However, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $976,000 on 196 screens, but that was still the best per screen average in the top ten there. The film's biggest market overall was the U.K. where it remained in first place with $5.77 million on 456 screens for a two-week total of $27.86 million, which is more than either of the previous films made in that market. In fact, The Bourne Ultimatum is on track to top the $33.94 million the first two films made in total in the U.K. More...

Holdovers were Super while New Releases were Bad

August 27th, 2007

Holdovers went one-two-three on the box office chart this week, which is not a completely uncommon event. However, with six wide or wide-ish releases, you would think at least one could finish in the top three. The collapse of the new releases helped keep the overall box office down to $108 million, which was 17% lower than last weekend. However, that is still 4% higher than the same weekend last year and keeps summer 2007 on a record-setting pace. In fact, it has hit $4 billion for the first time ever, so there's plenty of reasons to celebrate. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Streak is Summer's Best

August 22nd, 2007

The Simpsons Movie topped the charts for the fourth weekend in a row, the first film do win four weeks in a row on the international chart this summer. However, it was very, very close with $22.30 million on 3128 screens in 49 market for a total of $267.62 million internationally while its worldwide total is now $432.89 million. The film opened in first place in Russia with $3.66 million on 545 screens while in Brazil it took in $2.73 million on 442 screens. Its final significant opening of the weekend came in the Netherlands where it also took first place with $844,000 on 190 screens including the biggest opening day for an animated film at just under $222,000. The film is already $100 million ahead of its domestic pace on the international scene and should hit $300 million before long, while worldwide it could be headed to $500 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 Top Five - Simpsons Score, according to Estimates

August 8th, 2007

Full numbers are not in, so we are stuck with studio estimates for this week's international top five round-up. That means a couple of films could switch places when the final numbers are in. However, it is certain that The Simpsons Movie will take top spot as it pulled in an estimated $47.3 million on 6,627 screens in 75 markets for a two-week total of $187 million. This week's numbers include several new releases, including Mexico, where the family friendly film dominated the box office taking in $5.46 million on 842 screens over the weekend and $6.84 million in total. Holdovers were mixed with the film down 70% in the U.K. and 64% in Germany, however, it still made $8.18 million on 519 screens in the former market and $5.15 million on 816 screens in the latter for running tallies of $24.96 million and $49.14 million respectively. It fell more than 50% in almost all major markets, but with a worldwide total of more than $300 million after the weekend, the studio should be very happy with the results. More...

Bourne's Ultimate Opening

August 7th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum helped 2007 continue its record setting pace and helped the overall box office hit $178 million over the past weekend. That was down 4% from last weekend, but the summer is slowing down and these declines and expected. On the other hand, it was up an amazing 27% from the same weekend last year. More...

Bourne to Lead?

August 2nd, 2007

What could be the last major opening this summer debuts today. The Bourne Ultimatum opens in more than 3,600 theaters. The summer has been an overwhelming success to date, up 8% from last year and 3% from 2004's record-setting run. If Bourne can maintain the winning streak, and most analysts agree that it will, then a new record is almost guaranteed. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Nearly Reaches Nine-Digits

August 1st, 2007

The Simpsons Movie started its international run with a bang -- a nuclear powered bang. The film earned $82.49 million over the weekend on 5,527 screens in 71 markets and now has $96.85 million including midweek numbers and previews. This is an unbelievably huge opening and one that would have floored analysts not too long ago. However, it is less than half way to what At World's End opened with earlier in the year and just over half of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Spider-Man 3's openings, leaving it in fourth place for the year. The film's best individual market was the U.K., where it earned a massive $27.67 million opening on 499 screens, which helped pave the way for the largest weekend ever in that market. Other major markets include $14.22 million on 754 screens in Germany, $11.32 million on 442 screens in Australia, $9.47 million on 716 screens in France, and $7.57 million on 672 screens in Spain. The film has also yet to open in Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, Russia, and other significant markets. I'm a little concerned by the Fanboy Effect and what it could do to the film's legs, but no matter what happens from now on, the film is a financial success, and one that practically demands a sequel. More...

Simpsons Rake in the D'oh!

July 30th, 2007

Practically every film in the top five beat expectations, including The Simpsons Movie, which crushed expectations. This helped push the overall box office to $185 million over the weekend and that was roughly 19% higher than the last weekend and a stunning 40% higher than the same weekend last year. With one or two more summer releases that could top $200 million, this has been a very lucrative season and one that helped to put 2007 in the record books. More...

The Writing is on the Wall (or should that be Blackboard?)

July 27th, 2007

One of the most important and anticipated films of modern times opens in theaters this weekend. The Simpsons Movie looks to change how we look at culture and perhaps change the very way we humans interact. OK, probably not, but it should make a boatload of money at the box office this weekend. More...

International Box Office - Potter Maintains Its 9-Digit Pace

July 25th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix maintained its $100 million international pace over the weekend, adding $100.37 million on 11,647 screens in 56 markets for a two-week total of $353.55 million. Staying in the 9-digit range was even more impressive considering the film only earned $148.77 million of last week's opening total of $185.22 million during the weekend and that works out to a drop-off of just 33%. Additionally, the film only had two major openings this weekend, taking first place in both Japan with $17.11 million on 919 screens over the weekend and $18.85 million in total, and in Russia with $7.32 million on 534 screens. This was significantly more than The Goblet of Fire earned in either market. It also had number one openings in a handful of smaller markets including Israel with $655,000 on 33 screens and Romania with $94,000 on 7, among others. More...

Chuck and Harry Finish One-Two but Hairspray is the Real Winner

July 24th, 2007

As expected, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix traded spots during the weekend. However, they both finished lower than expected in raw dollars. Fortunately Hairspray and the rest of the films were able to compensate. The overall box office was down 14% from last weekend to $155 million, but that was still up close to 3% compared to the same weekend last year. More...

Weekend Estimates - Chuck and Larry Harry Potter into Second Place

July 22nd, 2007

One of the closest battles at the box office this Summer ended with a narrow win for I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which carved out a decent $34.78 million opening, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. That was just a couple of million dollars more than the $32.19 million earned by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which fell a thumping 58% from its opening weekend. Potter's box office take was almost certainly significantly hurt by the release of the final book in the series on Saturday, so its week-to-week performance is still hard to discern. More...

Chuck and Harry

July 19th, 2007

The buddy comedy with Adam Sandler and Kevin James opens this weekend, and while it won't be seen as one of the major hits of the summer, it should still be in a relatively close battle with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for top spot on the charts this weekend. More...

International Report - Potter Tops Chart, Sets Franchise Record

July 18th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out on top of the international chart this week with $190.3 million on more than 12,000 screens in 61 markets, placing first in all of them. This includes $33.58 million on 567 screens in the U.K., which is just ahead of Shrek the Third's record breaking debut a couple of weeks ago, and The Order of the Phoenix didn't have three days worth of previews to help boost its opening weekend numbers. More...

Phoenix Flies to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

July 17th, 2007

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was also the leader on the per theater chart with an impressive $17,995 in over 4,000 theaters. My Best Friend was reasonably close behind with an average of $15,082 in three theaters. Meanwhile, Talk to Me exploded on the scene with more than $400,000 in 33 theaters for an average of $12,182. This should be more than enough to earn some mainstream success. Speaking of mainstream success, Rescue Dawn just missed the $10,000 club this week despite growing from 6 theaters to 38 and maintained an average of $9,555. More...

IMAX - Potter Profits on Big Big Screen

July 17th, 2007

There were even more records falling this weekend as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix broke several IMAX records during its opening. This includes the largest number of screens (91 domestically and 35 internationally); biggest Wednesday ($1.9 million); the largest 5-day domestic total ($7.4 million); largest domestic per screen average ($80,500); and the largest worldwide opening ($9.4 million). And because of massive pre-sales and sold out showings, the film should show stronger legs on IMAX screens that it will as a whole. More...

Harry Potter and the Fanboy Effect

July 17th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix burst onto screens on Wednesday but proved the old adage that the fire that burns brightest burns the shortest as it fell off its record breaking pace immediately. That said, the weekend was still one worth celebrating as the overall box office took in $181 million, which was a small increase (4.3%) from last weekend, and a substantial increase (14%) from the same weekend last year. And there are still five more films to come that should have little trouble topping $100 million and a couple that could reach $200 million. More...

Weekend Estimates - Order of Phoenix Hits Box Office Gold

July 15th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hit box office gold over the weekend, earning an estimated $77.41 million according to Warner's Sunday estimate. The movie's five day gross, including Wednesday and Thursday, is now just over $140 million. That's the best five-day start in the history of the franchise (see Harry Potter box office history), and gives the movie a good shot at reaching $300 million during its run. 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...

Harry Potter and the Record Opening

July 12th, 2007

Well, the numbers are in for Wednesday and it looks like we are in for a very good weekend. In fact, 2007 is back to re-writing the history books and we have at least a few more records that will be set before long. More...

Updated - Potter Breaks Wednesday Record with $44.2 Million

July 12th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made a record-breaking $44,232,338 on Wednesday. That's a new benchmark figure for a Wednesday, beating the opening of Spider-Man 2 on June 30, 2004. The number includes $12 million from midnight preview screenings, which was already a record for a Tuesday night. More...

Harry Potter and the Wednesday Opening

July 11th, 2007

Another week and another movie trying to get the jump on the weekend. This time around it's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film of the franchise, but in a summer of steep drop-offs for sequels, there is definitely some concern going into tonight's opening. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 1st - July 7, 2007

July 7th, 2007

The list returns to its normal busy self, in fact, we have several sites making their first appearance this weekend. In addition, there were a couple of older sites that saw massive updates, including this week's winner, Charlie Bartlett - Official Site. More...

Contest - Harry Potter and the Shortened Contest

July 7th, 2007

We have a shorter entry period for this week's box office prediction contest because our target film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens on a Wednesday. (Also, the contest is starting one day late due to the holidays.) To win To win one must simply predict the box office opening for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the yet to be released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of the yet to be released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Wednesday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2007 Preview: July

July 1st, 2007

After a record-breaking start, the summer has slowed down considerably. Granted, it is still hot with a number of big, big blockbusters coming out. In fact, every week in July there's at least one potential $100 million movie. But that's nothing compared to what we saw in May when we have three films open with $100 million. Even worse, outside the four main releases, none of the counter-programming releases look like they will become hits and that will hurt the overall box office. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23, 2007

June 24th, 2007

One of the most anticipate films of the summer became the best site of the week. The Simpsons Movie - Official Site is finally here and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 3, 2007

June 3rd, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

Either it was a really slow week or my Google-Fu is way off, because there's a short list this week. Not only were there very few new / updated sites, but there was nothing that jumped out as award winners. I was tempted to give the award to The Transformers - Official Site just for the new trailer, but I already geeked-out over that site when the first trailer came out. In the end there just wasn't a site worthy of the award this week. More...

IMAX - Spidey's Record Breaking Debut was Big, Really Big

May 8th, 2007

Spider-Man 3 broke several IMAX records over the weekend, starting with biggest single day at $2.2 million. The film also has the biggest domestic weekend at $4.8 million and the biggest worldwide weekend at $6.3 million. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 22 - April 28, 2007

April 29th, 2007

It's a slow week in terms of the cream-of-the-crop sites. There are a few that look like they could be award-worthy once they have a few more updates, but for the most part this week we have a collection that is rather average. There was one stand-out site, Evan Almighty - Official Site, and it was the only choice for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 25 - December 1, 2006

December 2nd, 2006

Good week with plenty of strong site, but there was not a whole lot of competition at the very top as The Good Shephard - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2007 1 $77,108,414   4,285 $17,995   $139,715,157 1
Jul 20, 2007 2 $32,511,350 -58% 4,285 $7,587   $207,866,865 2
Jul 27, 2007 3 $17,733,085 -45% 4,005 $4,428   $242,439,214 3
Aug 3, 2007 5 $9,522,220 -46% 3,125 $3,047   $261,027,397 4
Aug 10, 2007 8 $5,432,130 -43% 2,585 $2,101   $272,047,388 5
Aug 17, 2007 9 $3,656,379 -33% 1,955 $1,870   $278,762,117 6
Aug 24, 2007 12 $2,402,412 -34% 1,322 $1,817   $283,230,934 7
Aug 31, 2007 13 $1,893,258 -21% 1,017 $1,862   $286,143,377 8
Sep 7, 2007 15 $1,031,339 -46% 775 $1,331   $288,201,180 9
Sep 14, 2007 15 $803,227 -22% 589 $1,364   $289,326,081 10
Sep 21, 2007 27 $328,427 -59% 320 $1,026   $289,855,714 11
Sep 28, 2007 27 $229,779 -30% 241 $953   $290,175,378 12
Oct 5, 2007 28 $363,449 +58% 408 $891   $290,598,256 13
Oct 12, 2007 34 $287,874 -21% 377 $764   $291,041,408 14
Oct 19, 2007 33 $208,306 -28% 283 $736   $291,340,445 15
Oct 26, 2007 35 $147,780 -29% 225 $657   $291,551,968 16
Nov 2, 2007 35 $107,293 -27% 159 $675   $291,704,500 17
Nov 9, 2007 40 $78,855 -27% 105 $751   $291,808,642 18
Nov 16, 2007 41 $50,740 -36% 90 $564   $291,880,420 19
Nov 23, 2007 44 $46,634 -8% 56 $833   $291,946,208 20
Nov 30, 2007 48 $23,034 -51% 52 $443   $291,980,108 21
Dec 7, 2007 64 $10,274 -55% 38 $270   $292,000,866 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 10, 2007 P $12,000,000     2,311 $5,193   $12,000,000  
Jul 11, 2007 1 $44,232,338     4,181 $10,579   $44,232,338 1
Jul 12, 2007 1 $18,374,405 -58%   4,181 $4,395   $62,606,743 2
Jul 13, 2007 1 $25,841,985 +41%   4,285 $6,031   $88,448,728 3
Jul 14, 2007 1 $28,310,875 +10%   4,285 $6,607   $116,759,603 4
Jul 15, 2007 1 $22,955,554 -19%   4,285 $5,357   $139,715,157 5
Jul 16, 2007 1 $10,415,480 -55%   4,285 $2,431   $150,130,637 6
Jul 17, 2007 1 $9,169,473 -12%   4,285 $2,140   $159,300,110 7
Jul 18, 2007 1 $8,438,206 -8% -81% 4,285 $1,969   $167,738,316 8
Jul 19, 2007 1 $7,617,199 -10% -59% 4,285 $1,778   $175,355,515 9
Jul 20, 2007 3 $10,215,440 +34% -60% 4,285 $2,384   $185,570,955 10
Jul 21, 2007 1 $12,281,132 +20% -57% 4,285 $2,866   $197,852,087 11
Jul 22, 2007 1 $10,014,778 -18% -56% 4,285 $2,337   $207,866,865 12
Jul 23, 2007 2 $4,814,325 -52% -54% 4,285 $1,124   $212,681,190 13
Jul 24, 2007 2 $4,402,221 -9% -52% 4,285 $1,027   $217,083,411 14
Jul 25, 2007 2 $3,915,354 -11% -54% 4,285 $914   $220,998,765 15
Jul 26, 2007 2 $3,707,364 -5% -51% 4,285 $865   $224,706,129 16
Jul 27, 2007 4 $5,065,822 +37% -50% 4,005 $1,265   $229,771,951 17
Jul 28, 2007 3 $7,073,211 +40% -42% 4,005 $1,766   $236,845,162 18
Jul 29, 2007 3 $5,594,052 -21% -44% 4,005 $1,397   $242,439,214 19
Jul 30, 2007 4 $2,438,374 -56% -49% 4,005 $609   $244,877,588 20
Jul 31, 2007 4 $2,313,995 -5% -47% 4,005 $578   $247,191,583 21
Aug 1, 2007 4 $2,166,253 -6% -45% 4,005 $541   $249,357,836 22
Aug 2, 2007 4 $2,147,341 -1% -42% 4,005 $536   $251,505,177 23
Aug 3, 2007 6 $2,662,236 +24% -47% 3,125 $852   $254,167,413 24
Aug 4, 2007 5 $3,787,937 +42% -46% 3,125 $1,212   $257,955,350 25
Aug 5, 2007 5 $3,072,047 -19% -45% 3,125 $983   $261,027,397 26
Aug 6, 2007 6 $1,627,226 -47% -33% 3,125 $521   $262,654,623 27
Aug 7, 2007 6 $1,424,156 -12% -38% 3,125 $456   $264,078,779 28
Aug 8, 2007 6 $1,342,310 -6% -38% 3,125 $430   $265,421,089 29
Aug 9, 2007 6 $1,194,169 -11% -44% 3,125 $382   $266,615,258 30
Aug 10, 2007 8 $1,574,706 +32% -41% 2,585 $609   $268,189,964 31
Aug 11, 2007 8 $2,089,181 +33% -45% 2,585 $808   $270,279,145 32
Aug 12, 2007 5 $1,768,243 -15% -42% 2,585 $684   $272,047,388 33
Aug 13, 2007 8 $781,150 -56% -52% 2,585 $302   $272,828,538 34
Aug 14, 2007 8 $772,384 -1% -46% 2,585 $299   $273,600,922 35
Aug 15, 2007 8 $738,419 -4% -45% 2,585 $286   $274,339,341 36
Aug 16, 2007 8 $766,397 +4% -36% 2,585 $296   $275,105,738 37
Aug 17, 2007 10 $918,428 +20% -42% 1,955 $470   $276,024,166 38
Aug 18, 2007 10 $1,454,395 +58% -30% 1,955 $744   $277,478,561 39
Aug 19, 2007 8 $1,283,556 -12% -27% 1,955 $657   $278,762,117 40
Aug 20, 2007 9 $554,297 -57% -29% 1,955 $284   $279,316,414 41
Aug 21, 2007 9 $558,484 +1% -28% 1,955 $286   $279,874,898 42
Aug 22, 2007 9 $482,294 -14% -35% 1,955 $247   $280,357,192 43
Aug 23, 2007 9 $471,330 -2% -39% 1,955 $241   $280,828,522 44
Aug 24, 2007 - $554,000 +18% -40% 1,322 $419   $281,383,000 45
Aug 27, 2007 11 $266,149   -52% 1,322 $201   $283,497,083 48
Aug 28, 2007 11 $261,381 -2% -53% 1,322 $198   $283,758,464 49
Aug 29, 2007 12 $243,395 -7% -50% 1,322 $184   $284,001,859 50
Aug 30, 2007 12 $248,260 +2% -47% 1,322 $188   $284,250,119 51
Sep 3, 2007 13 $682,118   +156% 1,017 $671   $286,825,495 55
Oct 19, 2007 - $58,660     283 $207   $291,190,799 101
Oct 20, 2007 - $96,708 +65%   283 $342   $291,287,507 102
Oct 21, 2007 - $52,938 -45%   283 $187   $291,340,445 103
Oct 22, 2007 - $14,147 -73%   283 $50   $291,354,592 104
Oct 23, 2007 - $16,654 +18%   283 $59   $291,371,246 105
Oct 24, 2007 - $16,412 -1%   283 $58   $291,387,658 106

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2007 2 $62,606,743   4,181 $14,974   $62,606,743 1
Jul 13, 2007 1 $112,748,772 +80% 4,285 $26,312   $175,355,515 2
Jul 20, 2007 2 $49,350,614 -56% 4,285 $11,517   $224,706,129 3
Jul 27, 2007 3 $26,799,048 -46% 4,005 $6,691   $251,505,177 4
Aug 3, 2007 6 $15,110,081 -44% 3,125 $4,835   $266,615,258 5
Aug 10, 2007 8 $8,490,480 -44% 2,585 $3,285   $275,105,738 6
Aug 17, 2007 9 $5,722,784 -33% 1,955 $2,927   $280,828,522 7
Aug 24, 2007 11 $3,421,597 -40% 1,322 $2,588   $284,250,119 8
Aug 31, 2007 13 $2,919,722 -15% 1,017 $2,871   $287,169,841 9
Sep 7, 2007 15 $1,353,013 -54% 775 $1,746   $288,522,854 10
Sep 14, 2007 15 $1,004,433 -26% 589 $1,705   $289,527,287 11
Sep 21, 2007 28 $418,312 -58% 320 $1,307   $289,945,599 12
Sep 28, 2007 29 $289,208 -31% 241 $1,200   $290,234,807 13
Oct 5, 2007 30 $518,727 +79% 408 $1,271   $290,753,534 14
Oct 12, 2007 34 $378,605 -27% 377 $1,004   $291,132,139 15
Oct 19, 2007 34 $272,049 -28% 283 $961   $291,404,188 16
Oct 26, 2007 36 $193,019 -29% 225 $858   $291,597,207 17
Nov 2, 2007 38 $132,580 -31% 159 $834   $291,729,787 18
Nov 9, 2007 43 $99,893 -25% 105 $951   $291,829,680 19
Nov 16, 2007 50 $69,894 -30% 90 $777   $291,899,574 20
Nov 23, 2007 46 $57,500 -18% 56 $1,027   $291,957,074 21
Nov 30, 2007 51 $33,518 -42% 52 $645   $291,990,592 22
Dec 7, 2007 68 $14,146 -58% 38 $372   $292,004,738 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/11/2007 $0 500 500 535 $30,166,661 11/20/2020
Finland 6/9/2023 $0 0 0 0 $9,243 6/16/2023
Lithuania 7/20/2007 $0 0 1 1 $1,095 11/3/2016
Netherlands 7/11/2007 $0 0 101 101 $11,957,608 8/20/2020
New Zealand 7/11/2007 $0 0 11 33 $7,308 3/18/2024
Russia (CIS) 10/28/2016 $3,265 33 33 33 $12,075 11/14/2018
Slovakia 7/13/2007 $0 0 1 1 $780,710 8/14/2020
South Korea 7/12/2007 $0 0 86 95 $19,054,994 3/2/2022
Turkey 8/10/2007 $0 0 99 280 $268,092 11/2/2023
United Kingdom 7/12/2007 $0 0 152 694 $66,379,308 12/15/2021
 
Rest of World $518,845,495
 
International Total$647,482,589 3/18/2024

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
Dec 16, 200716,990,974 6,990,974$143,424,725$143,424,7251
Dec 23, 200722,116,112-70% 9,107,086$40,967,928$184,392,6532
Dec 30, 20074798,219-62% 9,905,305$15,764,825$200,157,4783
Jan 6, 20087272,658-66% 10,177,963$5,232,307$205,389,7854
Jan 13, 200810113,817-58% 10,291,780$2,171,628$207,561,4135
Jan 20, 2008889,318-22% 10,381,098$1,660,422$209,221,8356
Jan 27, 20081259,905-33% 10,441,003$1,106,445$210,328,2807
Feb 3, 20081951,163-15% 10,492,166$953,990$211,282,2708
Mar 23, 20082745,190 10,671,856$621,091$214,433,56115
Jul 12, 20091450,249 10,961,157$481,079$218,651,88783
Jul 19, 20095108,682+116% 11,069,839$985,963$219,637,85084
Jul 26, 20091153,624-51% 11,123,463$436,494$220,074,34485
Aug 2, 20092242,748-20% 11,166,211$344,335$220,418,67986
Apr 17, 20112330,493 11,269,815$276,980$221,381,915175
Jul 10, 20112222,904 11,296,686$334,714$221,771,010187
Jul 17, 20111434,940+53% 11,331,626$326,864$222,097,874188
Jul 24, 20111730,397-13% 11,362,023$283,768$222,381,642189
Jul 31, 20111929,156-4% 11,391,179$264,955$222,646,597190
Nov 13, 20111560,863 11,464,195$412,955$223,183,303205
Nov 20, 20111771,672+18% 11,535,867$524,876$223,708,179206

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 17, 2011829,719 121,262$355,586$1,596,915175
Jul 10, 20111711,815 152,288$271,689$2,079,735187
Jul 17, 20111115,169+28% 167,457$316,318$2,396,053188
Jul 24, 20111513,897-8% 181,354$214,513$2,610,566189
Jul 31, 2011524,959+80% 206,313$416,999$3,027,565190
Aug 21, 20111714,240 230,243$208,073$3,342,129193
Nov 13, 20111023,297 266,221$721,975$4,457,083205

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