Inkheart (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,303,424Details
International Box Office $49,352,514Details
Worldwide Box Office $66,655,938
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $9,332,881 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,332,881
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,601,379 (43.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,655 opening theaters/2,655 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,870,786

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,158 $17,303,424
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,992 $49,352,514
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,516 $66,655,938

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: January 23rd, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 23rd, 2009 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Prologue, Fiction / Reality Crossover, Writing and Writers
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema
Production Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 337 $5,607,049 Jan 30, 2009 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2009 7 $7,601,379   2,655 $2,863   $7,601,379 1
Jan 30, 2009 10 $3,721,492 -51% 2,655 $1,402   $12,813,023 2
Feb 6, 2009 20 $1,231,458 -67% 1,175 $1,048   $14,885,535 3
Feb 13, 2009 29 $455,017 -63% 391 $1,164   $15,613,277 4
Feb 20, 2009 36 $174,415 -62% 211 $827   $16,034,054 5
Feb 27, 2009 36 $176,389 +1% 197 $895   $16,258,644 6
Mar 6, 2009 30 $250,260 +42% 310 $807   $16,573,717 7
Mar 13, 2009 33 $187,856 -25% 289 $650   $16,840,355 8
Mar 20, 2009 34 $127,553 -32% 194 $657   $17,066,686 9
Mar 27, 2009 33 $82,732 -35% 152 $544   $17,203,561 10
Apr 3, 2009 48 $42,287 -49% 101 $419   $17,281,832 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 23, 2009 8 $2,103,467     2,655 $792   $2,103,467 1
Jan 24, 2009 7 $3,401,516 +62%   2,655 $1,281   $5,504,983 2
Jan 25, 2009 7 $2,096,396 -38%   2,655 $790   $7,601,379 3
Jan 26, 2009 11 $403,290 -81%   2,655 $152   $8,004,669 4
Jan 27, 2009 11 $379,093 -6%   2,655 $143   $8,383,762 5
Jan 28, 2009 11 $368,355 -3%   2,655 $139   $8,752,117 6
Jan 29, 2009 11 $339,414 -8%   2,655 $128   $9,091,531 7
Jan 30, 2009 12 $1,009,470 +197% -52% 2,655 $380   $10,101,001 8
Jan 31, 2009 10 $1,843,276 +83% -46% 2,655 $694   $11,944,277 9
Feb 1, 2009 9 $868,746 -53% -59% 2,655 $327   $12,813,023 10
Feb 2, 2009 15 $208,368 -76% -48% 2,655 $78   $13,021,391 11
Feb 3, 2009 16 $211,058 +1% -44% 2,655 $79   $13,232,449 12
Feb 4, 2009 16 $203,145 -4% -45% 2,655 $77   $13,435,594 13
Feb 5, 2009 16 $218,483 +8% -36% 2,655 $82   $13,654,077 14
Feb 6, 2009 - $258,464 +18% -74% 1,175 $220   $13,912,541 15
Feb 7, 2009 - $563,738 +118% -69% 1,175 $480   $14,476,279 16
Feb 8, 2009 - $409,256 -27% -53% 1,175 $348   $14,885,535 17
Feb 9, 2009 - $79,005 -81% -62% 1,175 $67   $14,964,540 18
Feb 10, 2009 - $61,298 -22% -71% 1,175 $52   $15,025,838 19
Feb 11, 2009 - $58,336 -5% -71% 1,175 $50   $15,084,174 20
Feb 12, 2009 - $74,086 +27% -66% 1,175 $63   $15,158,260 21
Feb 13, 2009 - $82,411 +11% -68% 391 $211   $15,240,671 22
Feb 14, 2009 - $224,397 +172% -60% 391 $574   $15,465,068 23
Feb 15, 2009 - $148,209 -34% -64% 391 $379   $15,613,277 24
Feb 16, 2009 22 $173,478 +17% +120% 391 $444   $15,786,755 25
Feb 17, 2009 - $27,254 -84% -56% 391 $70   $15,814,009 26
Feb 18, 2009 - $22,422 -18% -62% 391 $57   $15,836,431 27
Feb 19, 2009 - $23,208 +4% -69% 391 $59   $15,859,639 28
Feb 20, 2009 - $39,568 +70% -52% 211 $188   $15,899,207 29
Feb 21, 2009 - $79,342 +101% -65% 211 $376   $15,978,549 30
Feb 22, 2009 - $55,505 -30% -63% 211 $263   $16,034,054 31
Feb 23, 2009 - $11,486 -79% -93% 211 $54   $16,045,540 32
Feb 24, 2009 - $13,283 +16% -51% 211 $63   $16,058,823 33
Feb 25, 2009 - $11,158 -16% -50% 211 $53   $16,069,981 34
Feb 26, 2009 - $12,274 +10% -47% 211 $58   $16,082,255 35
Feb 27, 2009 - $44,561 +263% +13% 197 $226   $16,126,816 36
Feb 28, 2009 - $78,821 +77% -1% 197 $400   $16,205,637 37
Mar 1, 2009 - $53,007 -33% -5% 197 $269   $16,258,644 38
Mar 2, 2009 - $13,782 -74% +20% 197 $70   $16,272,426 39
Mar 3, 2009 - $18,841 +37% +42% 197 $96   $16,291,267 40
Mar 4, 2009 - $16,015 -15% +44% 197 $81   $16,307,282 41
Mar 5, 2009 - $16,175 +1% +32% 197 $82   $16,323,457 42
Mar 6, 2009 - $67,197 +315% +51% 310 $217   $16,390,654 43
Mar 7, 2009 - $113,211 +68% +44% 310 $365   $16,503,865 44
Mar 8, 2009 - $69,852 -38% +32% 310 $225   $16,573,717 45
Mar 9, 2009 - $20,526 -71% +49% 310 $66   $16,594,243 46
Mar 10, 2009 - $19,500 -5% +3% 310 $63   $16,613,743 47
Mar 11, 2009 - $17,940 -8% +12% 310 $58   $16,631,683 48
Mar 12, 2009 - $20,816 +16% +29% 310 $67   $16,652,499 49
Mar 13, 2009 - $51,289 +146% -24% 289 $177   $16,703,788 50
Mar 14, 2009 - $82,497 +61% -27% 289 $285   $16,786,285 51
Mar 15, 2009 - $54,070 -34% -23% 289 $187   $16,840,355 52
Mar 16, 2009 - $21,879 -60% +7% 289 $76   $16,862,234 53
Mar 17, 2009 - $24,178 +11% +24% 289 $84   $16,886,412 54
Mar 18, 2009 - $24,184 n/c +35% 289 $84   $16,910,596 55
Mar 19, 2009 - $28,537 +18% +37% 289 $99   $16,939,133 56
Mar 20, 2009 - $40,389 +42% -21% 194 $208   $16,979,522 57
Mar 21, 2009 - $52,061 +29% -37% 194 $268   $17,031,583 58
Mar 22, 2009 - $35,103 -33% -35% 194 $181   $17,066,686 59
Mar 23, 2009 - $12,755 -64% -42% 194 $66   $17,079,441 60
Mar 24, 2009 - $13,851 +9% -43% 194 $71   $17,093,292 61
Mar 25, 2009 - $13,630 -2% -44% 194 $70   $17,106,922 62
Mar 26, 2009 - $13,907 +2% -51% 194 $72   $17,120,829 63
Mar 27, 2009 - $23,667 +70% -41% 152 $156   $17,144,496 64
Mar 28, 2009 - $34,971 +48% -33% 152 $230   $17,179,467 65
Mar 29, 2009 - $24,094 -31% -31% 152 $159   $17,203,561 66
Mar 30, 2009 - $8,915 -63% -30% 152 $59   $17,212,476 67
Mar 31, 2009 - $9,406 +6% -32% 152 $62   $17,221,882 68
Apr 1, 2009 - $8,371 -11% -39% 152 $55   $17,230,253 69
Apr 2, 2009 - $9,292 +11% -33% 152 $61   $17,239,545 70
Apr 3, 2009 - $13,750 +48% -42% 101 $136   $17,253,295 71
Apr 4, 2009 - $16,818 +22% -52% 101 $167   $17,270,113 72
Apr 5, 2009 - $11,719 -30% -51% 101 $116   $17,281,832 73
Apr 6, 2009 - $4,454 -62% -50% 101 $44   $17,286,286 74
Apr 7, 2009 - $6,191 +39% -34% 101 $61   $17,292,477 75
Apr 8, 2009 - $5,263 -15% -37% 101 $52   $17,297,740 76
Apr 9, 2009 - $5,684 +8% -39% 101 $56   $17,303,424 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2009 7 $9,091,531   2,655 $3,424   $9,091,531 1
Jan 30, 2009 11 $4,562,546 -50% 2,655 $1,718   $13,654,077 2
Feb 6, 2009 21 $1,504,183 -67% 1,175 $1,280   $15,158,260 3
Feb 13, 2009 27 $701,379 -53% 391 $1,794   $15,859,639 4
Feb 20, 2009 37 $222,616 -68% 211 $1,055   $16,082,255 5
Feb 27, 2009 36 $241,202 +8% 197 $1,224   $16,323,457 6
Mar 6, 2009 31 $329,042 +36% 310 $1,061   $16,652,499 7
Mar 13, 2009 32 $286,634 -13% 289 $992   $16,939,133 8
Mar 20, 2009 34 $181,696 -37% 194 $937   $17,120,829 9
Mar 27, 2009 33 $118,716 -35% 152 $781   $17,239,545 10
Apr 3, 2009 51 $58,195 -51% 101 $576   $17,297,740 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 28, 20094186,873 186,873$3,268,409$3,268,4091
Jul 5, 20091085,330-54% 272,203$1,455,730$4,724,1392
Jul 12, 20091746,075-46% 318,278$759,777$5,483,9163
Jul 19, 20092539,976-13% 358,254$607,635$6,091,5514
Jul 26, 20093029,723-26% 387,977$388,182$6,479,7335

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.

Lead Ensemble Members

Brendan Fraser    Mortimer "Mo" Folchart
Paul Bettany    Dustfinger
Helen Mirren    Elinor
Andy Serkis    Capricorn
Eliza Hope Bennett*    Meggie Folchart
Rafi Gavron    Farid
Jamie Foreman    Basta
Matt King    Cockerell

Supporting Cast

Jim Broadbent    Fenoglio
Sienna Guillory    Resa
Lesley Sharp    Mortola
Steve Speirs    Flatnose
Stephen Graham    Fulvio
John Thompson    Darius
Richard Strange    Bookstore Proprietor
Mirabel O'Keefe    Young Meggie
Tereza Srbova    Rapunzel
Jennifer Connelly    Roxanne
Matthew Bower    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Rod Buchannen    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Terry Cavanagh    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Tara Donelly    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Faith Erde    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Clayton Fussell    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Anna Gamester    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Adrian Gas    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Pippa Gebette    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Keeran Greener    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Jessica Grist    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Eloise Horwood    Masquerade Ball Dancer
James Horwood    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Gow Hunter    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Alice Jackson    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Ceri Jerome    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Alec Mann    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Jamie Meek    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Cassie Newby    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Helen Soraya    Masquerade Ball Dancer

Narrator(s)

Roger Allam    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Iain Softley    Director
David Lindsay-Abaire    Screenwriter
Cornelia Funke    Story Creator
Iain Softley    Producer
Diana Pokorny    Producer
Cornelia Funke    Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Mark Ordesky    Executive Producer
Ileen Maisel    Executive Producer
Roger Pratt    Director of Photography
John Beard    Production Designer
Martin Walsh    Editor
Javier Navarrete    Composer
Andy Licht    Executive Producer
Ute Leonhardt    Line Producer
Tommy Gormley    First Assistant Director
Chloe Cheterton    Assistant Director
Inti Carboni    Assistant Director
Angus More Gordon    Unit Production Manager
Massimo Iacobis    Production Manager
Rod McLean    Art Director
Stuart Rose    Art Director
Andrea Faini    Art Director
Dimitri Capuani    Art Director
Niamh Coulter    Set Decorator
Federica Sasso    Set Decorator
Alan J. Stewart    Second Unit Camera
Paul Bond    Additional Photography
Verity Hawkes    Costume Designer
Charlotte Finlay    Costume Supervisor
David Stephenson    Sound Mixer
Tim Cavagin    Re-recording Mixer
Steve Single    Re-recording Mixer
Nick Adams    Supervising Sound Editor
Samir Foco    Screenwriter
Jon Olive    Sound Designer
Joakim Sundstrom    Dialogue Editor
Jeremy Adamson    Dialogue Editor
Michael Connell    Music Editor
Ruth Barrett    Music Editor
Kirsty Whalley    Music Editor
Jenny Shircore    Make-up and Hair Designer
Sara Lord    Music Supervisor
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Dan Hubbard    Casting Director
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator

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

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June 23rd, 2009

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February 15th, 2009

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February 8th, 2009

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January 23rd, 2009

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January 5th, 2009

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December 21st, 2008

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,601,379 (43.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,655 opening theaters/2,655 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,870,786

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,158 $17,303,424
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,992 $49,352,514
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,516 $66,655,938

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: January 23rd, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 23rd, 2009 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Prologue, Fiction / Reality Crossover, Writing and Writers
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema
Production Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 337 $5,607,049 Jan 30, 2009 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Brendan Fraser    Mortimer "Mo" Folchart
Paul Bettany    Dustfinger
Helen Mirren    Elinor
Andy Serkis    Capricorn
Eliza Hope Bennett*    Meggie Folchart
Rafi Gavron    Farid
Jamie Foreman    Basta
Matt King    Cockerell

Supporting Cast

Jim Broadbent    Fenoglio
Sienna Guillory    Resa
Lesley Sharp    Mortola
Steve Speirs    Flatnose
Stephen Graham    Fulvio
John Thompson    Darius
Richard Strange    Bookstore Proprietor
Mirabel O'Keefe    Young Meggie
Tereza Srbova    Rapunzel
Jennifer Connelly    Roxanne
Matthew Bower    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Rod Buchannen    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Terry Cavanagh    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Tara Donelly    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Faith Erde    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Clayton Fussell    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Anna Gamester    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Adrian Gas    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Pippa Gebette    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Keeran Greener    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Jessica Grist    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Eloise Horwood    Masquerade Ball Dancer
James Horwood    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Gow Hunter    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Alice Jackson    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Ceri Jerome    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Alec Mann    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Jamie Meek    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Cassie Newby    Masquerade Ball Dancer
Helen Soraya    Masquerade Ball Dancer

Narrator(s)

Roger Allam    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Iain Softley    Director
David Lindsay-Abaire    Screenwriter
Cornelia Funke    Story Creator
Iain Softley    Producer
Diana Pokorny    Producer
Cornelia Funke    Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Mark Ordesky    Executive Producer
Ileen Maisel    Executive Producer
Roger Pratt    Director of Photography
John Beard    Production Designer
Martin Walsh    Editor
Javier Navarrete    Composer
Andy Licht    Executive Producer
Ute Leonhardt    Line Producer
Tommy Gormley    First Assistant Director
Chloe Cheterton    Assistant Director
Inti Carboni    Assistant Director
Angus More Gordon    Unit Production Manager
Massimo Iacobis    Production Manager
Rod McLean    Art Director
Stuart Rose    Art Director
Andrea Faini    Art Director
Dimitri Capuani    Art Director
Niamh Coulter    Set Decorator
Federica Sasso    Set Decorator
Alan J. Stewart    Second Unit Camera
Paul Bond    Additional Photography
Verity Hawkes    Costume Designer
Charlotte Finlay    Costume Supervisor
David Stephenson    Sound Mixer
Tim Cavagin    Re-recording Mixer
Steve Single    Re-recording Mixer
Nick Adams    Supervising Sound Editor
Samir Foco    Screenwriter
Jon Olive    Sound Designer
Joakim Sundstrom    Dialogue Editor
Jeremy Adamson    Dialogue Editor
Michael Connell    Music Editor
Ruth Barrett    Music Editor
Kirsty Whalley    Music Editor
Jenny Shircore    Make-up and Hair Designer
Sara Lord    Music Supervisor
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Dan Hubbard    Casting Director
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD Rentals - Still Gran(d)

July 15th, 2009

Gran Torino returned to the top of the rental chart with more than 50% more rentals than the second place release, 12 Rounds, which opened a tiny, tiny fraction ahead of Confessions of a Shopaholic. More...

DVD Sales - Shopaholic Rings Up the Sales

July 7th, 2009

It was a relatively slow week for new releases, but we still had a new number one DVD on top of the sales chart this week. That DVD was Confessions of a Shopaholic with 554,000 units and $9.51 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Rentals - Breaking The Code

July 7th, 2009

There was a surprise on top of the rental chart as two new releases battled it out for first place. Surprisingly, The Code won the fight with roughly 16% more rentals than second place Confessions of a Shopaholic opened with. More...

DVD Releases for June 23rd, 2009

June 23rd, 2009

Seven spotlight reviews on this week's list, but only one for a DVD coming out on Tuesday. (Four are for screeners that arrived late, two are for ones that arrived early, while there are at least three on this week's list that may or may not show up shortly.) The choices for DVD Pick of the Week are not plentiful, with Waltz with Bashir being the only real contender. Despite coming out on both DVD and Blu-ray, the latter is overpriced compared to the former. More...

International Details - Bride Wars as Bridesmaid

February 15th, 2009

Bride Wars continues its bridesmaid run just missing the top five this week after just missing the top ten last week. It did ad $5.88 million on 2485 screens in 30 markets for a total of $32.11 million after a month of release. Openings this week include Germany, where the film placed second with $1.62 million on 455 screens, which is a mixed debut. More...

International Details - Slumdog Continues to Earn Millions

February 8th, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire slipped to sixth place with $7.67 million on 1275 screens in 12 markets for a total of $42.46 million. The film had no major openings this past weekend, but it added $3.02 million on 416 screens during its fourth weekend on top of the charts in the U.K. for a total of $18.21 million in that one market. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

Contest - Going to the Dogs - Winning Announcement

January 28th, 2009

The winners of our The Pen is Mightier than the Villain contest were determined and they are... More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of January 23rd, 2009

January 25th, 2009

Short list with only four films, only three of which have actual websites. There were only two sites that rated above average, and only one site, Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans's Official Site that was in contention for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Contest - Pen is Mightier than the Villain

January 16th, 2009

Could Inkheart become Brendan Fraser's third $100 million movie is roughly six months? Unlikely, but it is the target film in our latest box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Inkheart. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Supercop on DVD, as well as Pucca - Kung Fu Kisses. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win the second Pucca DVD, Ninjas Love Noodles. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Details - Day Starts to Set on International Chart

January 11th, 2009

The Day the Earth Stood Still fell out of the top five, as it was down 46% to $10.91 million on 5008 screens in 42 markets for a total of $129.59 million internationally and $204.01 million worldwide. The film's best market was Japan, where it remained in second place with $2.71 million on 642 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.19 million after three. More...

International Details - Bollywood Blockbuster Breaks into Top Five

January 5th, 2009

Ghajini was a surprise entry in the top five as the Indian film earned $12.85 million on 1347 screens in 22 markets, which is more than enough to be considered a monster hit. In fact, it set records in its native market and could break the record set by Dhoom 2 worldwide. More...

2009 Preview: January

January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year! If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008. 2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office. More...

International Details - The One tops $10 Million

December 28th, 2008

It turns out studio estimates were highly accurate, and the only real change from Wednesday's column involves a surprise $10 million film. If You Are The One opened in first place in China and fourth place internationally with $11.68 million on 1010 screens. More...

International Details - Bolt Best of the Rest

December 21st, 2008

No new openings left Bolt out of the top five with $4.94 million on 1916 screens in 11 markets for a total of $28.69 million. Its best market was Russia where it slipped to second place with $1.20 million on 570 screens for a three-week total of $10.73 million, while it added $1.06 million on 412 screens over the weekend in Spain for a total of $3.96 million after two. The film has yet to open in most major markets, and won't until the new year, but when it is done it should surpass its domestic total while aiming for $250 million worldwide. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 29, 2008

June 29th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Pride and Glory, Final Destination 4, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 27, 2008

January 27th, 2008

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Cast Updates - January 3, 2008

January 3rd, 2008

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2009 7 $7,601,379   2,655 $2,863   $7,601,379 1
Jan 30, 2009 10 $3,721,492 -51% 2,655 $1,402   $12,813,023 2
Feb 6, 2009 20 $1,231,458 -67% 1,175 $1,048   $14,885,535 3
Feb 13, 2009 29 $455,017 -63% 391 $1,164   $15,613,277 4
Feb 20, 2009 36 $174,415 -62% 211 $827   $16,034,054 5
Feb 27, 2009 36 $176,389 +1% 197 $895   $16,258,644 6
Mar 6, 2009 30 $250,260 +42% 310 $807   $16,573,717 7
Mar 13, 2009 33 $187,856 -25% 289 $650   $16,840,355 8
Mar 20, 2009 34 $127,553 -32% 194 $657   $17,066,686 9
Mar 27, 2009 33 $82,732 -35% 152 $544   $17,203,561 10
Apr 3, 2009 48 $42,287 -49% 101 $419   $17,281,832 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 23, 2009 8 $2,103,467     2,655 $792   $2,103,467 1
Jan 24, 2009 7 $3,401,516 +62%   2,655 $1,281   $5,504,983 2
Jan 25, 2009 7 $2,096,396 -38%   2,655 $790   $7,601,379 3
Jan 26, 2009 11 $403,290 -81%   2,655 $152   $8,004,669 4
Jan 27, 2009 11 $379,093 -6%   2,655 $143   $8,383,762 5
Jan 28, 2009 11 $368,355 -3%   2,655 $139   $8,752,117 6
Jan 29, 2009 11 $339,414 -8%   2,655 $128   $9,091,531 7
Jan 30, 2009 12 $1,009,470 +197% -52% 2,655 $380   $10,101,001 8
Jan 31, 2009 10 $1,843,276 +83% -46% 2,655 $694   $11,944,277 9
Feb 1, 2009 9 $868,746 -53% -59% 2,655 $327   $12,813,023 10
Feb 2, 2009 15 $208,368 -76% -48% 2,655 $78   $13,021,391 11
Feb 3, 2009 16 $211,058 +1% -44% 2,655 $79   $13,232,449 12
Feb 4, 2009 16 $203,145 -4% -45% 2,655 $77   $13,435,594 13
Feb 5, 2009 16 $218,483 +8% -36% 2,655 $82   $13,654,077 14
Feb 6, 2009 - $258,464 +18% -74% 1,175 $220   $13,912,541 15
Feb 7, 2009 - $563,738 +118% -69% 1,175 $480   $14,476,279 16
Feb 8, 2009 - $409,256 -27% -53% 1,175 $348   $14,885,535 17
Feb 9, 2009 - $79,005 -81% -62% 1,175 $67   $14,964,540 18
Feb 10, 2009 - $61,298 -22% -71% 1,175 $52   $15,025,838 19
Feb 11, 2009 - $58,336 -5% -71% 1,175 $50   $15,084,174 20
Feb 12, 2009 - $74,086 +27% -66% 1,175 $63   $15,158,260 21
Feb 13, 2009 - $82,411 +11% -68% 391 $211   $15,240,671 22
Feb 14, 2009 - $224,397 +172% -60% 391 $574   $15,465,068 23
Feb 15, 2009 - $148,209 -34% -64% 391 $379   $15,613,277 24
Feb 16, 2009 22 $173,478 +17% +120% 391 $444   $15,786,755 25
Feb 17, 2009 - $27,254 -84% -56% 391 $70   $15,814,009 26
Feb 18, 2009 - $22,422 -18% -62% 391 $57   $15,836,431 27
Feb 19, 2009 - $23,208 +4% -69% 391 $59   $15,859,639 28
Feb 20, 2009 - $39,568 +70% -52% 211 $188   $15,899,207 29
Feb 21, 2009 - $79,342 +101% -65% 211 $376   $15,978,549 30
Feb 22, 2009 - $55,505 -30% -63% 211 $263   $16,034,054 31
Feb 23, 2009 - $11,486 -79% -93% 211 $54   $16,045,540 32
Feb 24, 2009 - $13,283 +16% -51% 211 $63   $16,058,823 33
Feb 25, 2009 - $11,158 -16% -50% 211 $53   $16,069,981 34
Feb 26, 2009 - $12,274 +10% -47% 211 $58   $16,082,255 35
Feb 27, 2009 - $44,561 +263% +13% 197 $226   $16,126,816 36
Feb 28, 2009 - $78,821 +77% -1% 197 $400   $16,205,637 37
Mar 1, 2009 - $53,007 -33% -5% 197 $269   $16,258,644 38
Mar 2, 2009 - $13,782 -74% +20% 197 $70   $16,272,426 39
Mar 3, 2009 - $18,841 +37% +42% 197 $96   $16,291,267 40
Mar 4, 2009 - $16,015 -15% +44% 197 $81   $16,307,282 41
Mar 5, 2009 - $16,175 +1% +32% 197 $82   $16,323,457 42
Mar 6, 2009 - $67,197 +315% +51% 310 $217   $16,390,654 43
Mar 7, 2009 - $113,211 +68% +44% 310 $365   $16,503,865 44
Mar 8, 2009 - $69,852 -38% +32% 310 $225   $16,573,717 45
Mar 9, 2009 - $20,526 -71% +49% 310 $66   $16,594,243 46
Mar 10, 2009 - $19,500 -5% +3% 310 $63   $16,613,743 47
Mar 11, 2009 - $17,940 -8% +12% 310 $58   $16,631,683 48
Mar 12, 2009 - $20,816 +16% +29% 310 $67   $16,652,499 49
Mar 13, 2009 - $51,289 +146% -24% 289 $177   $16,703,788 50
Mar 14, 2009 - $82,497 +61% -27% 289 $285   $16,786,285 51
Mar 15, 2009 - $54,070 -34% -23% 289 $187   $16,840,355 52
Mar 16, 2009 - $21,879 -60% +7% 289 $76   $16,862,234 53
Mar 17, 2009 - $24,178 +11% +24% 289 $84   $16,886,412 54
Mar 18, 2009 - $24,184 n/c +35% 289 $84   $16,910,596 55
Mar 19, 2009 - $28,537 +18% +37% 289 $99   $16,939,133 56
Mar 20, 2009 - $40,389 +42% -21% 194 $208   $16,979,522 57
Mar 21, 2009 - $52,061 +29% -37% 194 $268   $17,031,583 58
Mar 22, 2009 - $35,103 -33% -35% 194 $181   $17,066,686 59
Mar 23, 2009 - $12,755 -64% -42% 194 $66   $17,079,441 60
Mar 24, 2009 - $13,851 +9% -43% 194 $71   $17,093,292 61
Mar 25, 2009 - $13,630 -2% -44% 194 $70   $17,106,922 62
Mar 26, 2009 - $13,907 +2% -51% 194 $72   $17,120,829 63
Mar 27, 2009 - $23,667 +70% -41% 152 $156   $17,144,496 64
Mar 28, 2009 - $34,971 +48% -33% 152 $230   $17,179,467 65
Mar 29, 2009 - $24,094 -31% -31% 152 $159   $17,203,561 66
Mar 30, 2009 - $8,915 -63% -30% 152 $59   $17,212,476 67
Mar 31, 2009 - $9,406 +6% -32% 152 $62   $17,221,882 68
Apr 1, 2009 - $8,371 -11% -39% 152 $55   $17,230,253 69
Apr 2, 2009 - $9,292 +11% -33% 152 $61   $17,239,545 70
Apr 3, 2009 - $13,750 +48% -42% 101 $136   $17,253,295 71
Apr 4, 2009 - $16,818 +22% -52% 101 $167   $17,270,113 72
Apr 5, 2009 - $11,719 -30% -51% 101 $116   $17,281,832 73
Apr 6, 2009 - $4,454 -62% -50% 101 $44   $17,286,286 74
Apr 7, 2009 - $6,191 +39% -34% 101 $61   $17,292,477 75
Apr 8, 2009 - $5,263 -15% -37% 101 $52   $17,297,740 76
Apr 9, 2009 - $5,684 +8% -39% 101 $56   $17,303,424 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2009 7 $9,091,531   2,655 $3,424   $9,091,531 1
Jan 30, 2009 11 $4,562,546 -50% 2,655 $1,718   $13,654,077 2
Feb 6, 2009 21 $1,504,183 -67% 1,175 $1,280   $15,158,260 3
Feb 13, 2009 27 $701,379 -53% 391 $1,794   $15,859,639 4
Feb 20, 2009 37 $222,616 -68% 211 $1,055   $16,082,255 5
Feb 27, 2009 36 $241,202 +8% 197 $1,224   $16,323,457 6
Mar 6, 2009 31 $329,042 +36% 310 $1,061   $16,652,499 7
Mar 13, 2009 32 $286,634 -13% 289 $992   $16,939,133 8
Mar 20, 2009 34 $181,696 -37% 194 $937   $17,120,829 9
Mar 27, 2009 33 $118,716 -35% 152 $781   $17,239,545 10
Apr 3, 2009 51 $58,195 -51% 101 $576   $17,297,740 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 28, 20094186,873 186,873$3,268,409$3,268,4091
Jul 5, 20091085,330-54% 272,203$1,455,730$4,724,1392
Jul 12, 20091746,075-46% 318,278$759,777$5,483,9163
Jul 19, 20092539,976-13% 358,254$607,635$6,091,5514
Jul 26, 20093029,723-26% 387,977$388,182$6,479,7335

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