Southland Tales (2007)

Southland Tales
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $275,380Details
International Box Office $89,227Details
Worldwide Box Office $364,607
Further financial details...

Synopsis

With the United States under the threat of nuclear attack, the lives of several people converge in a dystopian Los Angeles. Movie star Boxer Santaros plans his next film with the help of ambitious porn actress Krysta Now and troubled policeman Roland Taverner. Meanwhile, Marxist revolutionaries, greedy corporations and secretive government agencies pursue their separate agendas among a paranoid populace.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$123,428 (44.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:63 opening theaters/63 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $421,474

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2007 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Video Release: March 18th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content
Running Time: 144 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mamma Mia!
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Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Wild Bunch, Cherry Road Films, MHF Zweite Academy Film, Inferno Distribution, Eden Rock Media, Persistant Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2007 33 $123,428   63 $1,959   $140,773 1
Nov 23, 2007 46 $37,361 -70% 29 $1,288   $227,365 2
Nov 30, 2007 56 $11,775 -68% 10 $1,178   $256,026 3
Dec 7, 2007 74 $5,609 -52% 6 $935   $267,206 4
Dec 14, 2007 76 $2,810 -50% 4 $703   $273,420 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2007 40 $172,659   63 $2,741   $190,004 2
Nov 23, 2007 47 $54,247 -69% 29 $1,871   $244,251 3
Nov 30, 2007 57 $17,346 -68% 10 $1,735   $261,597 4
Dec 7, 2007 77 $9,013 -48% 6 $1,502   $270,610 5
Dec 14, 2007 76 $4,770 -47% 4 $1,193   $275,380 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Dwayne Johnson    Boxer Santaros/Jericho Kane
Seann William Scott    Roland Taverner/Ronald Taverner
Sarah Michelle Gellar    Krysta Kapowsky/Krysta Now

Supporting Cast

Nora Dunn    Cindy Pinziki
Christopher Lambert    Walter Mung
John Larroquette    Mr. Smallhouse
Bai Ling    Serpentine
Jon Lovitz    Officer Bart Bookman
Mandy Moore    Madeline Frost Santaros
Holmes Osborne    Senator Bobby Frost
Cheri Oteri    Zora Carmichaels
Amy Poehler    Dream
Lou Taylor Pucci    Martin Kefauver
Miranda Richardson    Nana Mae Frost
Wallace Shawn    Baron Von Westphalen
Kevin Smith    Simon Theiry
Justin Timberlake    Private Pilot Abilene
Janeane Garofalo    General Tina McArthur
Curtis Armstrong    Doctor Soberin Exx
Will Sasso    Fortunio Balducci
Beth Grant    Dr. Inga Von Westphalen/Marion Card

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Kelly    Director
Bill Johnson    Executive Producer

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part I

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

Contest - Box Office Predictions are a Cottage Industry

May 16th, 2008

May completes its hat trick of potential monster hits as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull debuts next week. Not only does this film have the potential to be the biggest hit of the year, it is also this week's target film. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Southland Tales on DVD and The Cottage on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win Southland Tales on DVD and The Cottage on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for April 22, 2008

April 21st, 2008

It's a slow week by nearly every measure: big releases, overall quality, overall quantity, spotlight reviews, etc. This is great news for me since recently a package arrived with several DVDs, all of which were late. I'm not quite completely caught up, but I am very close. As for this week's releases, there were only a handful of releases that were even in contention for DVD Pick of the Week. Both The Savages - DVD and The Orphanage - DVD or Blu-ray earned excellent reviews, but their home market releases were only average. Cloverfield - DVD wasn't as good a movie, but the DVD had the best combination of movie quality and special features. The specter of a Blu-ray release notwithstanding, it is the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Rentals - Legend for Hire

March 31st, 2008

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

DVD Releases for March 18, 2008

March 18th, 2008

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

Honeymoon Not Over for Old Men

November 20th, 2007

Margot at the Wedding won the race on the per theater chart with just over $80,000 in two theater for an average of $40,518. No Country for Old Men was pushed into second place, but it managed seventh place on the overall chart with over $3 million in just 148 theaters, giving the film an impressive average of $20,782. The only other film to top $10,000 was Holly with $12,442 in its lone theater. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 16, 2007

November 17th, 2007

It was a one horse race for the Weekly Website Award with Beowulf - Official Site walking away with that honor. More...

What Would Jesus Watch? Limited Releases, Of Course!

November 16th, 2007

A rather mixed bag of limited releases this week with a couple that were pushed back from earlier, wide releases and a couple of busted Oscar bait movies. This leaves only a handful of movies worth checking out, including a pair of documentaries: I for India and What Would Jesus Buy?. More...

Cast Updates - November 8, 2007

November 8th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Box, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Sleepwalking, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 21, 2007

October 21st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harold and Kumar 2, Son of Rambow, Wolverine and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 29, 2007

July 29th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hellboy 2, The Mummy 3, The Pink Panther 2 and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 10 - March 16

March 16th, 2006

Pretty average week with all best sites being previous award winners. The best of the rest was Silent Hill - Official Site, and even though this week's update wasn't huge, it was enough to make the overall site award-worthy. More...

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Synopsis

With the United States under the threat of nuclear attack, the lives of several people converge in a dystopian Los Angeles. Movie star Boxer Santaros plans his next film with the help of ambitious porn actress Krysta Now and troubled policeman Roland Taverner. Meanwhile, Marxist revolutionaries, greedy corporations and secretive government agencies pursue their separate agendas among a paranoid populace.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$123,428 (44.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:63 opening theaters/63 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $421,474

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2007 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Video Release: March 18th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content
Running Time: 144 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mamma Mia!
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Wild Bunch, Cherry Road Films, MHF Zweite Academy Film, Inferno Distribution, Eden Rock Media, Persistant Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Dwayne Johnson    Boxer Santaros/Jericho Kane
Seann William Scott    Roland Taverner/Ronald Taverner
Sarah Michelle Gellar    Krysta Kapowsky/Krysta Now

Supporting Cast

Nora Dunn    Cindy Pinziki
Christopher Lambert    Walter Mung
John Larroquette    Mr. Smallhouse
Bai Ling    Serpentine
Jon Lovitz    Officer Bart Bookman
Mandy Moore    Madeline Frost Santaros
Holmes Osborne    Senator Bobby Frost
Cheri Oteri    Zora Carmichaels
Amy Poehler    Dream
Lou Taylor Pucci    Martin Kefauver
Miranda Richardson    Nana Mae Frost
Wallace Shawn    Baron Von Westphalen
Kevin Smith    Simon Theiry
Justin Timberlake    Private Pilot Abilene
Janeane Garofalo    General Tina McArthur
Curtis Armstrong    Doctor Soberin Exx
Will Sasso    Fortunio Balducci
Beth Grant    Dr. Inga Von Westphalen/Marion Card

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Kelly    Director
Bill Johnson    Executive Producer

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part I

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

Contest - Box Office Predictions are a Cottage Industry

May 16th, 2008

May completes its hat trick of potential monster hits as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull debuts next week. Not only does this film have the potential to be the biggest hit of the year, it is also this week's target film. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Southland Tales on DVD and The Cottage on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win Southland Tales on DVD and The Cottage on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for April 22, 2008

April 21st, 2008

It's a slow week by nearly every measure: big releases, overall quality, overall quantity, spotlight reviews, etc. This is great news for me since recently a package arrived with several DVDs, all of which were late. I'm not quite completely caught up, but I am very close. As for this week's releases, there were only a handful of releases that were even in contention for DVD Pick of the Week. Both The Savages - DVD and The Orphanage - DVD or Blu-ray earned excellent reviews, but their home market releases were only average. Cloverfield - DVD wasn't as good a movie, but the DVD had the best combination of movie quality and special features. The specter of a Blu-ray release notwithstanding, it is the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Rentals - Legend for Hire

March 31st, 2008

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

DVD Releases for March 18, 2008

March 18th, 2008

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

Honeymoon Not Over for Old Men

November 20th, 2007

Margot at the Wedding won the race on the per theater chart with just over $80,000 in two theater for an average of $40,518. No Country for Old Men was pushed into second place, but it managed seventh place on the overall chart with over $3 million in just 148 theaters, giving the film an impressive average of $20,782. The only other film to top $10,000 was Holly with $12,442 in its lone theater. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 16, 2007

November 17th, 2007

It was a one horse race for the Weekly Website Award with Beowulf - Official Site walking away with that honor. More...

What Would Jesus Watch? Limited Releases, Of Course!

November 16th, 2007

A rather mixed bag of limited releases this week with a couple that were pushed back from earlier, wide releases and a couple of busted Oscar bait movies. This leaves only a handful of movies worth checking out, including a pair of documentaries: I for India and What Would Jesus Buy?. More...

Cast Updates - November 8, 2007

November 8th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Box, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Sleepwalking, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 21, 2007

October 21st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harold and Kumar 2, Son of Rambow, Wolverine and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 29, 2007

July 29th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hellboy 2, The Mummy 3, The Pink Panther 2 and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 10 - March 16

March 16th, 2006

Pretty average week with all best sites being previous award winners. The best of the rest was Silent Hill - Official Site, and even though this week's update wasn't huge, it was enough to make the overall site award-worthy. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2007 33 $123,428   63 $1,959   $140,773 1
Nov 23, 2007 46 $37,361 -70% 29 $1,288   $227,365 2
Nov 30, 2007 56 $11,775 -68% 10 $1,178   $256,026 3
Dec 7, 2007 74 $5,609 -52% 6 $935   $267,206 4
Dec 14, 2007 76 $2,810 -50% 4 $703   $273,420 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2007 40 $172,659   63 $2,741   $190,004 2
Nov 23, 2007 47 $54,247 -69% 29 $1,871   $244,251 3
Nov 30, 2007 57 $17,346 -68% 10 $1,735   $261,597 4
Dec 7, 2007 77 $9,013 -48% 6 $1,502   $270,610 5
Dec 14, 2007 76 $4,770 -47% 4 $1,193   $275,380 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.