Religulous (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,011,160Details
International Box Office $870,157Details
Worldwide Box Office $13,881,317
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $9,130,210 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,130,210
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,409,643 (26.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:93.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:502 opening theaters/568 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,081,824

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 2008 (Exclusive) by Lionsgate
October 3rd, 2008 (Expands Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: February 17th, 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language and sexual material
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Religious
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 46 $2,230,898 Oct 10, 2008 12
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 15 $3,409,643 Oct 3, 2008 5
Never Wide Domestic 78 $13,011,160 Oct 1, 2008 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 2008 10 $3,409,643   502 $6,792   $3,428,633 1
Oct 10, 2008 13 $2,230,898 -35% 568 $3,928   $6,732,631 2
Oct 17, 2008 16 $1,446,221 -35% 540 $2,678   $9,068,325 3
Oct 24, 2008 17 $945,030 -35% 452 $2,091   $10,563,579 4
Oct 31, 2008 21 $577,059 -39% 405 $1,425   $11,478,638 5
Nov 7, 2008 20 $423,273 -27% 274 $1,545   $12,125,806 6
Nov 14, 2008 28 $230,474 -46% 238 $968   $12,550,842 7
Nov 21, 2008 31 $123,599 -46% 140 $883   $12,772,716 8
Nov 28, 2008 40 $62,364 -50% 61 $1,022   $12,889,735 9
Dec 5, 2008 43 $35,630 -43% 59 $604   $12,953,375 10
Dec 12, 2008 49 $21,664 -39% 42 $516   $12,995,673 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 3, 2008 10 $1,106,967     502 $2,205   $1,125,957 3
Oct 4, 2008 10 $1,408,689 +27%   502 $2,806   $2,534,646 4
Oct 5, 2008 9 $893,987 -37%   502 $1,781   $3,428,633 5
Oct 6, 2008 9 $281,510 -69%   502 $561   $3,710,143 6
Oct 7, 2008 9 $223,092 -21%   502 $444   $3,933,235 7
Oct 8, 2008 9 $287,971 +29%   502 $574   $4,221,206 8
Oct 9, 2008 9 $287,971 n/c   502 $574   $4,509,177 9
Oct 10, 2008 13 $621,844 +116% -44% 568 $1,095   $5,131,021 10
Oct 11, 2008 12 $959,623 +54% -32% 568 $1,689   $6,090,644 11
Oct 12, 2008 12 $649,431 -32% -27% 568 $1,143   $6,740,075 12
Oct 13, 2008 12 $316,711 -51% +13% 568 $558   $7,049,342 13
Oct 14, 2008 11 $215,548 -32% -3% 568 $379   $7,264,890 14
Oct 15, 2008 14 $153,482 -29% -47% 568 $270   $7,418,372 15
Oct 16, 2008 12 $203,732 +33% -29% 568 $359   $7,622,104 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 2008 71 $18,990   2 $9,495   $18,990 1
Oct 3, 2008 10 $4,482,743 +23,506% 502 $8,930   $4,501,733 2
Oct 10, 2008 13 $3,120,371 -30% 568 $5,494   $7,622,104 3
Oct 17, 2008 16 $1,996,445 -36% 540 $3,697   $9,618,549 4
Oct 24, 2008 17 $1,283,030 -36% 452 $2,839   $10,901,579 5
Oct 31, 2008 21 $800,954 -38% 405 $1,978   $11,702,533 6
Nov 7, 2008 21 $617,835 -23% 274 $2,255   $12,320,368 7
Nov 14, 2008 29 $328,749 -47% 238 $1,381   $12,649,117 8
Nov 21, 2008 36 $178,254 -46% 140 $1,273   $12,827,371 9
Nov 28, 2008 39 $90,374 -49% 61 $1,482   $12,917,745 10
Dec 5, 2008 41 $56,264 -38% 59 $954   $12,974,009 11
Dec 12, 2008 51 $37,151 -34% 42 $885   $13,011,160 12

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
Feb 22, 2009999,777 99,777$1,994,542$1,994,5421
Mar 1, 20092373,282-27% 173,059$1,464,907$3,459,4492
Mar 8, 20092641,872-43% 214,931$837,021$4,296,4703

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

Bill Maher    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Larry Charles    Director

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Doggoneit!

October 7th, 2008

Of the eight films that opened or expanded on Friday, only two were able to do some serious business, while most were lucky if they topped the Mendoza line by earning more than $2,000 per theater. It was just a disaster, in many ways. That said, it was still the first weekend in October and the overall box office was up 13% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was 35% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 closed the gap with 2007. 2008 is just a little below and 2007 a little above $7.25 billion. By this time next week, 2008 could retake the lead, at least in terms of raw dollars. More...

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October 1st, 2008

September ends, and for that we are all very grateful. However, while we are entering the final push for 2008 at the box office, things don't look too rosy for the upcoming month. First of all, there are way too many films opening, including eight that are opening or expanding on the first weekend. Of those two, maybe three will thrive. Most will sink without being noticed, which could negatively affect the overall box office going forward. On the other hand, there are a few films opening this month that could be players come Awards Season, which is just around the corner. Perhaps this will help a few mid-level hits rise above the crowd. More...

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,409,643 (26.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:93.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:502 opening theaters/568 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,081,824

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 2008 (Exclusive) by Lionsgate
October 3rd, 2008 (Expands Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: February 17th, 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language and sexual material
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Religious
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 46 $2,230,898 Oct 10, 2008 12
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 15 $3,409,643 Oct 3, 2008 5
Never Wide Domestic 78 $13,011,160 Oct 1, 2008 0

Leading Cast

Bill Maher    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Larry Charles    Director

DVD Sales - High School Graduates Top of Its Class

March 3rd, 2009

Six new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart, and four of those six reached the top five. This includes High School Musical 3 - Senior Year, which sold 1.50 million units while generating $26.55 million in consumer spending for the second fastest start of the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Body Wins, and That's the Truth

March 3rd, 2009

There were seven new releases to chart this week, and a few others that just missed that mark. The winner was Body of Lies with roughly 20% more revenue than second place Changeling. More...

DVD Releases for February 17, 2009 - Part II

February 17th, 2009

This felt like a slow week to me, but looking at the list there were 15 spotlight reviews, which is a huge amount for one week. There are a large number of DVDs worth checking out, but looking at the top of the list, I think Christopher Titus - Love is Evol is the best DVD coming out this week, and the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week. As has happened pretty much every week this year, there are so many DVDs on this week's list that is had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. More...

Changeling is Feeling Lucky on the Per Theater Chart

October 28th, 2008

Changeling's weaker than expected reviews didn't hurt it at the box office, at least not its opening weekend. The film topped the per theater chart with an impressive average of $32,601 in 15 theaters. Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom placed a close second with a surprisingly strong average of $30,336 in five theaters. Synecdoche, New York also opened better than expected despite weaker than expected reviews with an average of $19,133 in nine theaters. Let the Right One In did something no horror film has been able to do in a while: survive in limited release. It opened in four theaters with nearly $50,000 for an average of $12,324. Now all it has to do is maintain this momentum as it expands. The final film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, High School Musical 3, which opened with an average of $11,601 in saturation release. More...

Most New Releases Turn Out to be Dogs

October 13th, 2008

With four wide releases this past weekend, I knew not all of them would be hits, but I also didn't expect all of them to be misses. Perhaps that's not entirely fair, and given the production budgets involved, not all films flopped at the box office, but enough did that overall box office receipts dropped 10% to $102 million. Compared to the same week last year, that still represents an increase, albeit by less than 3%, which is more or less in line with ticket price inflation. Year-to-date, 2008 and 2007 have both brought in $7.38 billion, but 2008 has had the edge the past few weeks and could retake the lead this upcoming weekend. More...

Rachel Gets Hitched to Per Theater Chart

October 7th, 2008

It was a light week for limited releases, but we had one of the best results of the year on the per theater chart with Rachel Getting Married earning an amazing $32,597. More...

Doggoneit!

October 7th, 2008

Of the eight films that opened or expanded on Friday, only two were able to do some serious business, while most were lucky if they topped the Mendoza line by earning more than $2,000 per theater. It was just a disaster, in many ways. That said, it was still the first weekend in October and the overall box office was up 13% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was 35% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 closed the gap with 2007. 2008 is just a little below and 2007 a little above $7.25 billion. By this time next week, 2008 could retake the lead, at least in terms of raw dollars. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of October 3, 2008

October 5th, 2008

A busy week for new releases with more than a dozen sites here, but most were just average. The best of this week's selection was the Official Site for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which has enough of the basics, extras, and style to stand out. More...

Weekend Estimates: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Scores Healthy Win

October 5th, 2008

Beverly Hills Chihuahua rose above a very crowded field of openers to claim the box office crown, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The movie scored Disney's biggest opening weekend in October with an estimated $29 million. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist also performed well with a $12 million debut in 2,421 theaters. That's a great return for a movie with a budget reported at $13 million. The other strong performer was Appaloosa, which expanded to 1,045 theaters and pulled in $5.015 million for an impressive 5th place. The rest of the wide openers didn't fare so well, although a couple of limited releases impressed... More...

Tight Competition Likely to Squeeze out Most Films

October 3rd, 2008

If you thought last weekend was too busy, this weekend is worse with eight films opening or expanding wide, or at least wide-ish. However, only one film is opening at saturation level (3,000 or more theaters) and one other is opening truly wide (2,000 or more theaters). After those two films, the rest of the new releases will be forced to fight over the table scraps. More...

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October 1st, 2008

September ends, and for that we are all very grateful. However, while we are entering the final push for 2008 at the box office, things don't look too rosy for the upcoming month. First of all, there are way too many films opening, including eight that are opening or expanding on the first weekend. Of those two, maybe three will thrive. Most will sink without being noticed, which could negatively affect the overall box office going forward. On the other hand, there are a few films opening this month that could be players come Awards Season, which is just around the corner. Perhaps this will help a few mid-level hits rise above the crowd. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 2008 10 $3,409,643   502 $6,792   $3,428,633 1
Oct 10, 2008 13 $2,230,898 -35% 568 $3,928   $6,732,631 2
Oct 17, 2008 16 $1,446,221 -35% 540 $2,678   $9,068,325 3
Oct 24, 2008 17 $945,030 -35% 452 $2,091   $10,563,579 4
Oct 31, 2008 21 $577,059 -39% 405 $1,425   $11,478,638 5
Nov 7, 2008 20 $423,273 -27% 274 $1,545   $12,125,806 6
Nov 14, 2008 28 $230,474 -46% 238 $968   $12,550,842 7
Nov 21, 2008 31 $123,599 -46% 140 $883   $12,772,716 8
Nov 28, 2008 40 $62,364 -50% 61 $1,022   $12,889,735 9
Dec 5, 2008 43 $35,630 -43% 59 $604   $12,953,375 10
Dec 12, 2008 49 $21,664 -39% 42 $516   $12,995,673 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 3, 2008 10 $1,106,967     502 $2,205   $1,125,957 3
Oct 4, 2008 10 $1,408,689 +27%   502 $2,806   $2,534,646 4
Oct 5, 2008 9 $893,987 -37%   502 $1,781   $3,428,633 5
Oct 6, 2008 9 $281,510 -69%   502 $561   $3,710,143 6
Oct 7, 2008 9 $223,092 -21%   502 $444   $3,933,235 7
Oct 8, 2008 9 $287,971 +29%   502 $574   $4,221,206 8
Oct 9, 2008 9 $287,971 n/c   502 $574   $4,509,177 9
Oct 10, 2008 13 $621,844 +116% -44% 568 $1,095   $5,131,021 10
Oct 11, 2008 12 $959,623 +54% -32% 568 $1,689   $6,090,644 11
Oct 12, 2008 12 $649,431 -32% -27% 568 $1,143   $6,740,075 12
Oct 13, 2008 12 $316,711 -51% +13% 568 $558   $7,049,342 13
Oct 14, 2008 11 $215,548 -32% -3% 568 $379   $7,264,890 14
Oct 15, 2008 14 $153,482 -29% -47% 568 $270   $7,418,372 15
Oct 16, 2008 12 $203,732 +33% -29% 568 $359   $7,622,104 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 2008 71 $18,990   2 $9,495   $18,990 1
Oct 3, 2008 10 $4,482,743 +23,506% 502 $8,930   $4,501,733 2
Oct 10, 2008 13 $3,120,371 -30% 568 $5,494   $7,622,104 3
Oct 17, 2008 16 $1,996,445 -36% 540 $3,697   $9,618,549 4
Oct 24, 2008 17 $1,283,030 -36% 452 $2,839   $10,901,579 5
Oct 31, 2008 21 $800,954 -38% 405 $1,978   $11,702,533 6
Nov 7, 2008 21 $617,835 -23% 274 $2,255   $12,320,368 7
Nov 14, 2008 29 $328,749 -47% 238 $1,381   $12,649,117 8
Nov 21, 2008 36 $178,254 -46% 140 $1,273   $12,827,371 9
Nov 28, 2008 39 $90,374 -49% 61 $1,482   $12,917,745 10
Dec 5, 2008 41 $56,264 -38% 59 $954   $12,974,009 11
Dec 12, 2008 51 $37,151 -34% 42 $885   $13,011,160 12

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
Feb 22, 2009999,777 99,777$1,994,542$1,994,5421
Mar 1, 20092373,282-27% 173,059$1,464,907$3,459,4492
Mar 8, 20092641,872-43% 214,931$837,021$4,296,4703

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.