Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,161,554Details
International Box Office $33,533,889Details
Worldwide Box Office $68,695,443
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $27,353,890 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $27,353,890
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Synopsis

Star Wars: The Clone Wars follows the Republic’s clone army in their struggle against Count Dooku’s Separatist forces, and features fan-favorite characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, and Darth Maul.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,611,273 (41.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 8.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,452 opening theaters/3,452 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,567,011

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 11th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking.
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Star Wars
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Keywords: Cloning, Action Adventure, Space Opera, War, Set in Outer Space, Kidnap, Good vs. Evil
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lucasfilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 272 $5,924,488 Aug 29, 2008 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2008 3 $14,611,273   3,452 $4,233   $14,611,273 1
Aug 22, 2008 5 $5,661,456 -61% 3,452 $1,640   $24,999,054 2
Aug 29, 2008 12 $2,711,145 -52% 2,444 $1,109   $29,619,167 3
Sep 5, 2008 13 $1,692,345 -38% 1,952 $867   $32,752,889 4
Sep 12, 2008 19 $881,447 -48% 1,005 $877   $33,919,298 5
Sep 19, 2008 24 $393,460 -55% 688 $572   $34,477,361 6
Sep 26, 2008 31 $187,722 -52% 315 $596   $34,742,666 7
Oct 3, 2008 48 $67,153 -64% 166 $405   $34,853,585 8
Oct 10, 2008 61 $25,992 -61% 76 $342   $34,897,507 9
Oct 17, 2008 36 $100,933 +288% 234 $431   $35,011,371 10
Oct 24, 2008 49 $48,079 -52% 140 $343   $35,089,551 11
Oct 31, 2008 56 $28,484 -41% 84 $339   $35,129,959 12
Nov 7, 2008 67 $14,577 -49% 49 $297   $35,154,336 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 15, 2008 2 $6,228,973     3,452 $1,804   $6,228,973 1
Aug 16, 2008 3 $5,019,444 -19%   3,452 $1,454   $11,248,417 2
Aug 17, 2008 3 $3,362,856 -33%   3,452 $974   $14,611,273 3
Aug 18, 2008 4 $1,366,530 -59%   3,452 $396   $15,977,803 4
Aug 19, 2008 4 $1,338,022 -2%   3,452 $388   $17,315,825 5
Aug 20, 2008 5 $1,079,089 -19%   3,452 $313   $18,394,914 6
Aug 21, 2008 5 $942,684 -13%   3,452 $273   $19,337,598 7
Aug 22, 2008 7 $1,595,337 +69% -74% 3,452 $462   $20,932,935 8
Aug 23, 2008 5 $2,378,081 +49% -53% 3,452 $689   $23,311,016 9
Aug 24, 2008 6 $1,688,038 -29% -50% 3,452 $489   $24,999,054 10
Aug 25, 2008 7 $577,141 -66% -58% 3,452 $167   $25,576,195 11
Aug 26, 2008 8 $503,403 -13% -62% 3,452 $146   $26,079,598 12
Aug 27, 2008 9 $414,368 -18% -62% 3,452 $120   $26,493,966 13
Aug 28, 2008 8 $414,056 n/c -56% 3,452 $120   $26,908,022 14
Aug 29, 2008 13 $670,742 +62% -58% 2,444 $274   $27,578,764 15
Aug 30, 2008 11 $1,105,421 +65% -54% 2,444 $452   $28,684,185 16
Aug 31, 2008 13 $934,982 -15% -45% 2,444 $383   $29,619,167 17
Sep 1, 2008 9 $1,053,265 +13% +82% 2,444 $431   $30,672,432 18
Sep 2, 2008 13 $173,297 -84% -66% 2,444 $71   $30,845,729 19
Sep 3, 2008 15 $118,376 -32% -71% 2,444 $48   $30,964,105 20
Sep 4, 2008 - $96,439 -19% -77% 2,444 $39   $31,060,544 21
Sep 5, 2008 16 $298,360 +209% -56% 1,952 $153   $31,358,904 22
Sep 6, 2008 12 $879,654 +195% -20% 1,952 $451   $32,238,558 23
Sep 7, 2008 11 $514,331 -42% -45% 1,952 $263   $32,752,889 24
Sep 8, 2008 16 $68,169 -87% -94% 1,952 $35   $32,821,058 25
Sep 9, 2008 19 $72,940 +7% -58% 1,952 $37   $32,893,998 26
Sep 10, 2008 17 $71,882 -1% -39% 1,952 $37   $32,965,880 27
Sep 11, 2008 17 $71,971 n/c -25% 1,952 $37   $33,037,851 28
Sep 12, 2008 20 $143,687 +100% -52% 1,005 $143   $33,181,538 29
Sep 13, 2008 18 $419,160 +192% -52% 1,005 $417   $33,600,698 30
Sep 14, 2008 17 $318,600 -24% -38% 1,005 $317   $33,919,298 31
Sep 15, 2008 19 $44,336 -86% -35% 1,005 $44   $33,963,634 32
Sep 16, 2008 - $40,474 -9% -45% 1,005 $40   $34,004,108 33
Sep 17, 2008 - $41,451 +2% -42% 1,005 $41   $34,045,559 34
Sep 18, 2008 - $38,342 -8% -47% 1,005 $38   $34,083,901 35
Sep 19, 2008 - $75,421 +97% -48% 688 $110   $34,159,322 36
Sep 20, 2008 - $184,867 +145% -56% 688 $269   $34,344,189 37
Sep 21, 2008 - $133,172 -28% -58% 688 $194   $34,477,361 38
Sep 22, 2008 - $19,976 -85% -55% 688 $29   $34,497,337 39
Sep 23, 2008 - $18,179 -9% -55% 688 $26   $34,515,516 40
Sep 24, 2008 - $19,087 +5% -54% 688 $28   $34,534,603 41
Sep 25, 2008 - $20,341 +7% -47% 688 $30   $34,554,944 42
Sep 26, 2008 - $35,339 +74% -53% 315 $112   $34,590,283 43
Sep 27, 2008 - $88,980 +152% -52% 315 $282   $34,679,263 44
Sep 28, 2008 - $63,403 -29% -52% 315 $201   $34,742,666 45
Sep 29, 2008 - $9,811 -85% -51% 315 $31   $34,752,477 46
Sep 30, 2008 - $14,912 +52% -18% 315 $47   $34,767,389 47
Oct 1, 2008 - $9,544 -36% -50% 315 $30   $34,776,933 48
Oct 2, 2008 - $9,499 n/c -53% 315 $30   $34,786,432 49
Oct 3, 2008 - $14,651 +54% -59% 166 $88   $34,801,083 50
Oct 4, 2008 - $31,837 +117% -64% 166 $192   $34,832,920 51
Oct 5, 2008 - $20,665 -35% -67% 166 $124   $34,853,585 52
Oct 6, 2008 - $3,927 -81% -60% 166 $24   $34,857,512 53
Oct 7, 2008 - $4,084 +4% -73% 166 $25   $34,861,596 54
Oct 8, 2008 - $3,921 -4% -59% 166 $24   $34,865,517 55
Oct 9, 2008 - $5,998 +53% -37% 166 $36   $34,871,515 56
Oct 10, 2008 - $6,042 +1% -59% 76 $80   $34,877,557 57
Oct 11, 2008 - $11,078 +83% -65% 76 $146   $34,888,635 58
Oct 12, 2008 - $8,872 -20% -57% 76 $117   $34,897,507 59
Oct 13, 2008 - $6,033 -32% +54% 76 $79   $34,903,540 60
Oct 14, 2008 - $2,112 -65% -48% 76 $28   $34,905,652 61
Oct 15, 2008 - $2,081 -1% -47% 76 $27   $34,907,733 62
Oct 16, 2008 - $2,705 +30% -55% 76 $36   $34,910,438 63
Oct 17, 2008 - $29,097 +976% +382% 234 $124   $34,939,535 64
Oct 18, 2008 - $42,086 +45% +280% 234 $180   $34,981,621 65
Oct 19, 2008 - $29,750 -29% +235% 234 $127   $35,011,371 66
Oct 20, 2008 - $7,735 -74% +28% 234 $33   $35,019,106 67
Oct 21, 2008 - $7,503 -3% +255% 234 $32   $35,026,609 68
Oct 22, 2008 - $6,978 -7% +235% 234 $30   $35,033,587 69
Oct 23, 2008 - $7,885 +13% +191% 234 $34   $35,041,472 70
Oct 24, 2008 - $11,907 +51% -59% 140 $85   $35,053,379 71
Oct 25, 2008 - $21,498 +81% -49% 140 $154   $35,074,877 72
Oct 26, 2008 - $14,674 -32% -51% 140 $105   $35,089,551 73
Oct 27, 2008 - $2,935 -80% -62% 140 $21   $35,092,486 74
Oct 28, 2008 - $2,876 -2% -62% 140 $21   $35,095,362 75
Oct 29, 2008 - $2,658 -8% -62% 140 $19   $35,098,020 76
Oct 30, 2008 - $3,455 +30% -56% 140 $25   $35,101,475 77
Oct 31, 2008 - $3,129 -9% -74% 84 $37   $35,104,604 78
Nov 1, 2008 - $13,095 +319% -39% 84 $156   $35,117,699 79
Nov 2, 2008 - $12,260 -6% -16% 84 $146   $35,129,959 80
Nov 3, 2008 - $2,095 -83% -29% 84 $25   $35,132,054 81
Nov 4, 2008 - $3,771 +80% +31% 84 $45   $35,135,825 82
Nov 5, 2008 - $1,830 -51% -31% 84 $22   $35,137,655 83
Nov 6, 2008 - $2,104 +15% -39% 84 $25   $35,139,759 84
Nov 7, 2008 - $2,291 +9% -27% 49 $47   $35,142,050 85
Nov 8, 2008 - $7,149 +212% -45% 49 $146   $35,149,199 86
Nov 9, 2008 - $5,137 -28% -58% 49 $105   $35,154,336 87
Nov 10, 2008 - $2,158 -58% +3% 49 $44   $35,156,494 88
Nov 11, 2008 - $3,716 +72% -1% 49 $76   $35,160,210 89
Nov 12, 2008 - $595 -84% -67% 49 $12   $35,160,805 90
Nov 13, 2008 - $749 +26% -64% 49 $15   $35,161,554 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2008 3 $19,337,598   3,452 $5,602   $19,337,598 1
Aug 22, 2008 6 $7,570,424 -61% 3,452 $2,193   $26,908,022 2
Aug 29, 2008 10 $4,152,522 -45% 2,444 $1,699   $31,060,544 3
Sep 5, 2008 13 $1,977,307 -52% 1,952 $1,013   $33,037,851 4
Sep 12, 2008 19 $1,046,050 -47% 1,005 $1,041   $34,083,901 5
Sep 19, 2008 24 $471,043 -55% 688 $685   $34,554,944 6
Sep 26, 2008 33 $231,488 -51% 315 $735   $34,786,432 7
Oct 3, 2008 47 $85,083 -63% 166 $513   $34,871,515 8
Oct 10, 2008 60 $38,923 -54% 76 $512   $34,910,438 9
Oct 17, 2008 36 $131,034 +237% 234 $560   $35,041,472 10
Oct 24, 2008 51 $60,003 -54% 140 $429   $35,101,475 11
Oct 31, 2008 58 $38,284 -36% 84 $456   $35,139,759 12
Nov 7, 2008 69 $21,795 -43% 49 $445   $35,161,554 13

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
Nov 16, 20083394,953 394,953$7,366,031$7,366,0311
Nov 23, 20087164,566-58% 559,519$2,789,279$10,155,3102
Nov 30, 200828193,626+18% 753,145$3,603,496$13,758,8063
Dec 7, 200814172,937-11% 926,082$2,657,091$16,415,8974
Dec 14, 200817148,660-14% 1,074,742$2,390,274$18,806,1715
Dec 21, 200830108,831-27% 1,183,573$1,764,782$20,570,9536

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

Matt Lanter    Anakin Skywalker
Ashley Eckstein    Ahsoka Tano
James Arnold Taylor    Obi-Wan Kenobi/4-A7/Medical Droid

Supporting Cast

Dee Bradley Baker    Captain Rex/Commander Cody/Clone Troopers
Tom Kane    Yoda/Narrator/Admiral Yularen
Nika Futterman    Asajj Ventress/Tee-C-Seventy
Ian Abercrombie    Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Corey Burton    General Loathsom/Ziro the Hutt/Kronos-327
Catherine Taber    Padme Amidala
Matthew Wood    Battle Droids
Kevin Michael Richardson    Jabba the Hutt
David Acord    Rotta the Huttlet
Samuel L. Jackson    Mace Windu
Anthony Daniels    C-3PO
Christopher Lee    Count Dooku

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dave Filoni    Director
Henry Gilroy    Screenwriter
Steven Melching    Screenwriter
Scott Murphy    Screenwriter
Catherine Winder    Producer
George Lucas    Executive Producer
Jason A.W. Tucker    Editor
Kevin Kiner    Composer
John Williams    Composer
Sarah Wall    Production Manager
Hugh Hitchens    Production Manager
Athena Yvette Portillo    Production Manager
David Gray    Production Supervisor (Asset)
Michele Yost    Story and Layout
Julie Peng    Story and Layout
Jesse Yeh    Animation Director
Kevin Jong    Animation Director
Nic Anastassiou    Associate Editor
Cameron Davis    Recordist
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
David Acord    Sound Editor
Matthew Wood    Sound Editor
David Acord    Sound Designer
Steve Slanec    Dialogue Editor
Cheryl Nardi    Dialogue Editor
Orlando Duenas    Make up
Mark Evans    Music Editor
Sue Blu    Casting Director

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

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November 26th, 2008

The number of new releases reached double digits on the sales chart this week, if you include Kung Fu Panda, which got a two-day jump on sales last week. This week it took first place with 3.76 million units sold and $63.91 million in revenue for totals of 4.54 million and $77.42 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Golden Army for Rent

November 26th, 2008

While there were four new releases in the top five on the sales chart this week, it was the exact opposite on the rental charts as there was only one new release to reach top five. That new release, Hellboy II - The Golden Army, came out on top, and generated over 40% more revenue than second place Kung Fu Panda. More...

DVD Releases for November 11, 2008 - Part II

November 11th, 2008

I have just one word to describe this week's DVD Release Report, and that word is, 'Ggrrghfuul.' 'Ggrrghfuul' is the sound one makes after reviewing 19 DVDs in one week, and I wasn't even able to put a dent in my pile of late DVDs. (On a related note, I have never been late reviewing a movie, as long as it arrives before the weekend before the movie is released. Given how busy some weeks have been, that's quite a feat.) As for the actual releases, there are a number of top-notch offerings coming out on Tuesday, and one that came out on Sunday. These include Firefly - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - Buy from Amazon, Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army - Buy from Amazon: 3-Disc DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Collector's Edition, and Sunset Boulevard - Centennial Collection - Buy from Amazon. All three are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week, and I'm not going to bother to narrow it down further. Additionally, there are two late releases featured on this week's list, Futurama - Bender's Game - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Kung Fu Panda - Buy from Amazon: DVD, With Secrets of the Furious Five, or Blu-ray, and both of these are also worthy of DVD Pick of the Week Honors. As expected with such a massive amount of releases, the list has been split into two and the first part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for November 11, 2008 - Part I

November 11th, 2008

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International Details - Wanted Still in Demand

September 14th, 2008

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International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

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International Details - Hell Pulls in the Gold

August 31st, 2008

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army returned to the international chart in sixth place with $7.20 million on 828 screens in 14 markets for a total of $32.93 million. Of that weekend haul, $5.45 million was earned on 464 screens in the U.K., where it topped the charts this past weekend. Compared to the original, this film has made more domestically and more worldwide, while it is nearing its international total with openings in Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France, and other markets left ahead of it. More...

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August 25th, 2008

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International Details - Cliff Strong Overseas

August 24th, 2008

Ponyo on the Cliff is locked in first place in Japan growing by 13% to $7.75 million on 481 screens over the weekend for a total of $90.47 million at the end of last weekend, and it is likely that it has hit $100 million in the meantime. More...

Contest - Cloned Prizes - Winning Announcement

August 20th, 2008

The winners of our Cloned Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

Thunder Rumbles to the Top

August 18th, 2008

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Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of August 15, 2008

August 16th, 2008

Not a good week for movie sites with more than a few that are missing, broken, or even worse, MySpace. That said, Tropic Thunder's Official Site is top-notch and worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Thunder Starts to Make Noise

August 14th, 2008

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Contest - Cloned Prizes

August 8th, 2008

One of the most unpredictable releases for the month comes out next week as Star Wars: The Clone Wars makes its debut on Friday. It is also this week's target film and in order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Stargate - Continuum on DVD. In addition, we have a trio of 'cloned' prizes, or prizes that have been featured in previous contests. These include Exes and Ohs - Season One - DVD, Run's House - Season One & Two on DVD, and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - Season One 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 a copy of Stargate - Continuum on DVD, as well as the three 'cloned' prizes mentioned above: Exes and Ohs - Season One - DVD, Run's House - Season One & Two on DVD, and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

2008 Preview: August

August 1st, 2008

Summer usually comes screeching to a halt early in August, usually by the second weekend in August. However, this year we could have a $100 million hit opening each of the first three weeks. Or we could have no $100 million hits opening during the whole month. On the other end, there are a number of releases that probably looked good on paper, but failed to live up to their potential, not to mention a few that could not have looked good, even on paper. (I'm looking at you, Disaster Movie.) More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - February 19, 2008

February 19th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...


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

Synopsis

Star Wars: The Clone Wars follows the Republic’s clone army in their struggle against Count Dooku’s Separatist forces, and features fan-favorite characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, and Darth Maul.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,611,273 (41.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 8.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,452 opening theaters/3,452 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,567,011

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 11th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking.
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Star Wars
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Cloning, Action Adventure, Space Opera, War, Set in Outer Space, Kidnap, Good vs. Evil
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lucasfilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 272 $5,924,488 Aug 29, 2008 17

Leading Cast

Matt Lanter    Anakin Skywalker
Ashley Eckstein    Ahsoka Tano
James Arnold Taylor    Obi-Wan Kenobi/4-A7/Medical Droid

Supporting Cast

Dee Bradley Baker    Captain Rex/Commander Cody/Clone Troopers
Tom Kane    Yoda/Narrator/Admiral Yularen
Nika Futterman    Asajj Ventress/Tee-C-Seventy
Ian Abercrombie    Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Corey Burton    General Loathsom/Ziro the Hutt/Kronos-327
Catherine Taber    Padme Amidala
Matthew Wood    Battle Droids
Kevin Michael Richardson    Jabba the Hutt
David Acord    Rotta the Huttlet
Samuel L. Jackson    Mace Windu
Anthony Daniels    C-3PO
Christopher Lee    Count Dooku

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dave Filoni    Director
Henry Gilroy    Screenwriter
Steven Melching    Screenwriter
Scott Murphy    Screenwriter
Catherine Winder    Producer
George Lucas    Executive Producer
Jason A.W. Tucker    Editor
Kevin Kiner    Composer
John Williams    Composer
Sarah Wall    Production Manager
Hugh Hitchens    Production Manager
Athena Yvette Portillo    Production Manager
David Gray    Production Supervisor (Asset)
Michele Yost    Story and Layout
Julie Peng    Story and Layout
Jesse Yeh    Animation Director
Kevin Jong    Animation Director
Nic Anastassiou    Associate Editor
Cameron Davis    Recordist
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
David Acord    Sound Editor
Matthew Wood    Sound Editor
David Acord    Sound Designer
Steve Slanec    Dialogue Editor
Cheryl Nardi    Dialogue Editor
Orlando Duenas    Make up
Mark Evans    Music Editor
Sue Blu    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales - Panda Fights its Way to the Top

November 26th, 2008

The number of new releases reached double digits on the sales chart this week, if you include Kung Fu Panda, which got a two-day jump on sales last week. This week it took first place with 3.76 million units sold and $63.91 million in revenue for totals of 4.54 million and $77.42 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Golden Army for Rent

November 26th, 2008

While there were four new releases in the top five on the sales chart this week, it was the exact opposite on the rental charts as there was only one new release to reach top five. That new release, Hellboy II - The Golden Army, came out on top, and generated over 40% more revenue than second place Kung Fu Panda. More...

DVD Releases for November 11, 2008 - Part II

November 11th, 2008

I have just one word to describe this week's DVD Release Report, and that word is, 'Ggrrghfuul.' 'Ggrrghfuul' is the sound one makes after reviewing 19 DVDs in one week, and I wasn't even able to put a dent in my pile of late DVDs. (On a related note, I have never been late reviewing a movie, as long as it arrives before the weekend before the movie is released. Given how busy some weeks have been, that's quite a feat.) As for the actual releases, there are a number of top-notch offerings coming out on Tuesday, and one that came out on Sunday. These include Firefly - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - Buy from Amazon, Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army - Buy from Amazon: 3-Disc DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Collector's Edition, and Sunset Boulevard - Centennial Collection - Buy from Amazon. All three are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week, and I'm not going to bother to narrow it down further. Additionally, there are two late releases featured on this week's list, Futurama - Bender's Game - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Kung Fu Panda - Buy from Amazon: DVD, With Secrets of the Furious Five, or Blu-ray, and both of these are also worthy of DVD Pick of the Week Honors. As expected with such a massive amount of releases, the list has been split into two and the first part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for November 11, 2008 - Part I

November 11th, 2008

I have just one word to describe this week's DVD Release Report, and that word is, 'Ggrrghfuul.' 'Ggrrghfuul' is the sound one makes after reviewing 19 DVDs in one week, and I wasn't even able to put a dent in my pile of late DVDs. (On a related note, I have never been late reviewing a movie, as long as it arrives before the weekend before the movie is released. Given how busy some weeks have been, that's quite a feat.) As for the actual releases, there are a number of top-notch offerings coming out on Tuesday, and one that came out on Sunday. These include Firefly - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - Buy from Amazon, Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army - Buy from Amazon: 3-Disc DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Collector's Edition, and Sunset Boulevard - Centennial Collection - Buy from Amazon. All three are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week, and I'm not going to bother to narrow it down further. Additionally, there are two late releases featured on this week's list, Futurama - Bender's Game - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Kung Fu Panda - Buy from Amazon: DVD, With Secrets of the Furious Five, or Blu-ray, and both of these are also worthy of DVD Pick of the Week Honors. As expected with such a massive amount of releases, the list has been split into two and the second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Wanted Still in Demand

September 14th, 2008

Wanted failed to reach first place during its opening in Germany, but still rose dramatically earning sixth internationally with $6.13 million on 1590 screens in 29 markets for a total of $147.68 million. In Germany is finished in second place behind The Dark Knight's third weekend of release earning $3.18 million on 444 screens, which is still impressive. Next up is Spain this weekend, while it opens wide in Japan next weekend and China early in October. More...

International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

You Don't Mess With The Zohan slipped out of the top five with $7.96 million on 2296 screens in 33 markets for a total of $69.53 million internationally, which is more than Adam Sandler's previous film made in total internationally. This week the film opened in France landing in 10th place with just $816,000, but it was playing on just 171 screens. On the other hand, it added $1.66 million on 335 screens in Spain for a two-week total of $6.45 million. More...

International Details - Hell Pulls in the Gold

August 31st, 2008

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army returned to the international chart in sixth place with $7.20 million on 828 screens in 14 markets for a total of $32.93 million. Of that weekend haul, $5.45 million was earned on 464 screens in the U.K., where it topped the charts this past weekend. Compared to the original, this film has made more domestically and more worldwide, while it is nearing its international total with openings in Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France, and other markets left ahead of it. More...

Bunnies Make Some Noise but Tropic Stays Hot

August 25th, 2008

Summer is winding down and the overall box office numbers show that quite clearly. Over the weekend, $106 million worth of tickets were sold, which is 15% lower than last weekend. On the other hand, it is a mere 1.3% lower than the same weekend last year, which continues the month-long slump. However, while 2008 is behind 2007's pace, it is by just 0.5% at $6.50 billion to $6.53 billion. More...

International Details - Cliff Strong Overseas

August 24th, 2008

Ponyo on the Cliff is locked in first place in Japan growing by 13% to $7.75 million on 481 screens over the weekend for a total of $90.47 million at the end of last weekend, and it is likely that it has hit $100 million in the meantime. More...

Contest - Cloned Prizes - Winning Announcement

August 20th, 2008

The winners of our Cloned Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

Thunder Rumbles to the Top

August 18th, 2008

We finally had a new box office champion last weekend, as Tropic Thunder earned top spot and dethrowned The Dark Knight. Additionally, overall box office receipts of $124 million were stronger than they have been in a few weeks. That's 3.5% higher than last weekend, but sadly just over 4% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than a percent, $6.34 billion to $6.37 billion. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of August 15, 2008

August 16th, 2008

Not a good week for movie sites with more than a few that are missing, broken, or even worse, MySpace. That said, Tropic Thunder's Official Site is top-notch and worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Thunder Starts to Make Noise

August 14th, 2008

As summer winds down, the box office potential of the wide releases slumps, but the number of wide releases increases. This week we have three (and a couple of not so wide releases that we will get to later), including one that is already in theaters. None are likely to set the box office on fire. That said, there's almost no chance that The Dark Knight will repeat as the box office winner, which will bring an end to its nearly month-long reign. However, it will hit a milestone of its own. More...

Contest - Cloned Prizes

August 8th, 2008

One of the most unpredictable releases for the month comes out next week as Star Wars: The Clone Wars makes its debut on Friday. It is also this week's target film and in order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Stargate - Continuum on DVD. In addition, we have a trio of 'cloned' prizes, or prizes that have been featured in previous contests. These include Exes and Ohs - Season One - DVD, Run's House - Season One & Two on DVD, and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - Season One 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 a copy of Stargate - Continuum on DVD, as well as the three 'cloned' prizes mentioned above: Exes and Ohs - Season One - DVD, Run's House - Season One & Two on DVD, and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

2008 Preview: August

August 1st, 2008

Summer usually comes screeching to a halt early in August, usually by the second weekend in August. However, this year we could have a $100 million hit opening each of the first three weeks. Or we could have no $100 million hits opening during the whole month. On the other end, there are a number of releases that probably looked good on paper, but failed to live up to their potential, not to mention a few that could not have looked good, even on paper. (I'm looking at you, Disaster Movie.) More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - February 19, 2008

February 19th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2008 3 $14,611,273   3,452 $4,233   $14,611,273 1
Aug 22, 2008 5 $5,661,456 -61% 3,452 $1,640   $24,999,054 2
Aug 29, 2008 12 $2,711,145 -52% 2,444 $1,109   $29,619,167 3
Sep 5, 2008 13 $1,692,345 -38% 1,952 $867   $32,752,889 4
Sep 12, 2008 19 $881,447 -48% 1,005 $877   $33,919,298 5
Sep 19, 2008 24 $393,460 -55% 688 $572   $34,477,361 6
Sep 26, 2008 31 $187,722 -52% 315 $596   $34,742,666 7
Oct 3, 2008 48 $67,153 -64% 166 $405   $34,853,585 8
Oct 10, 2008 61 $25,992 -61% 76 $342   $34,897,507 9
Oct 17, 2008 36 $100,933 +288% 234 $431   $35,011,371 10
Oct 24, 2008 49 $48,079 -52% 140 $343   $35,089,551 11
Oct 31, 2008 56 $28,484 -41% 84 $339   $35,129,959 12
Nov 7, 2008 67 $14,577 -49% 49 $297   $35,154,336 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 15, 2008 2 $6,228,973     3,452 $1,804   $6,228,973 1
Aug 16, 2008 3 $5,019,444 -19%   3,452 $1,454   $11,248,417 2
Aug 17, 2008 3 $3,362,856 -33%   3,452 $974   $14,611,273 3
Aug 18, 2008 4 $1,366,530 -59%   3,452 $396   $15,977,803 4
Aug 19, 2008 4 $1,338,022 -2%   3,452 $388   $17,315,825 5
Aug 20, 2008 5 $1,079,089 -19%   3,452 $313   $18,394,914 6
Aug 21, 2008 5 $942,684 -13%   3,452 $273   $19,337,598 7
Aug 22, 2008 7 $1,595,337 +69% -74% 3,452 $462   $20,932,935 8
Aug 23, 2008 5 $2,378,081 +49% -53% 3,452 $689   $23,311,016 9
Aug 24, 2008 6 $1,688,038 -29% -50% 3,452 $489   $24,999,054 10
Aug 25, 2008 7 $577,141 -66% -58% 3,452 $167   $25,576,195 11
Aug 26, 2008 8 $503,403 -13% -62% 3,452 $146   $26,079,598 12
Aug 27, 2008 9 $414,368 -18% -62% 3,452 $120   $26,493,966 13
Aug 28, 2008 8 $414,056 n/c -56% 3,452 $120   $26,908,022 14
Aug 29, 2008 13 $670,742 +62% -58% 2,444 $274   $27,578,764 15
Aug 30, 2008 11 $1,105,421 +65% -54% 2,444 $452   $28,684,185 16
Aug 31, 2008 13 $934,982 -15% -45% 2,444 $383   $29,619,167 17
Sep 1, 2008 9 $1,053,265 +13% +82% 2,444 $431   $30,672,432 18
Sep 2, 2008 13 $173,297 -84% -66% 2,444 $71   $30,845,729 19
Sep 3, 2008 15 $118,376 -32% -71% 2,444 $48   $30,964,105 20
Sep 4, 2008 - $96,439 -19% -77% 2,444 $39   $31,060,544 21
Sep 5, 2008 16 $298,360 +209% -56% 1,952 $153   $31,358,904 22
Sep 6, 2008 12 $879,654 +195% -20% 1,952 $451   $32,238,558 23
Sep 7, 2008 11 $514,331 -42% -45% 1,952 $263   $32,752,889 24
Sep 8, 2008 16 $68,169 -87% -94% 1,952 $35   $32,821,058 25
Sep 9, 2008 19 $72,940 +7% -58% 1,952 $37   $32,893,998 26
Sep 10, 2008 17 $71,882 -1% -39% 1,952 $37   $32,965,880 27
Sep 11, 2008 17 $71,971 n/c -25% 1,952 $37   $33,037,851 28
Sep 12, 2008 20 $143,687 +100% -52% 1,005 $143   $33,181,538 29
Sep 13, 2008 18 $419,160 +192% -52% 1,005 $417   $33,600,698 30
Sep 14, 2008 17 $318,600 -24% -38% 1,005 $317   $33,919,298 31
Sep 15, 2008 19 $44,336 -86% -35% 1,005 $44   $33,963,634 32
Sep 16, 2008 - $40,474 -9% -45% 1,005 $40   $34,004,108 33
Sep 17, 2008 - $41,451 +2% -42% 1,005 $41   $34,045,559 34
Sep 18, 2008 - $38,342 -8% -47% 1,005 $38   $34,083,901 35
Sep 19, 2008 - $75,421 +97% -48% 688 $110   $34,159,322 36
Sep 20, 2008 - $184,867 +145% -56% 688 $269   $34,344,189 37
Sep 21, 2008 - $133,172 -28% -58% 688 $194   $34,477,361 38
Sep 22, 2008 - $19,976 -85% -55% 688 $29   $34,497,337 39
Sep 23, 2008 - $18,179 -9% -55% 688 $26   $34,515,516 40
Sep 24, 2008 - $19,087 +5% -54% 688 $28   $34,534,603 41
Sep 25, 2008 - $20,341 +7% -47% 688 $30   $34,554,944 42
Sep 26, 2008 - $35,339 +74% -53% 315 $112   $34,590,283 43
Sep 27, 2008 - $88,980 +152% -52% 315 $282   $34,679,263 44
Sep 28, 2008 - $63,403 -29% -52% 315 $201   $34,742,666 45
Sep 29, 2008 - $9,811 -85% -51% 315 $31   $34,752,477 46
Sep 30, 2008 - $14,912 +52% -18% 315 $47   $34,767,389 47
Oct 1, 2008 - $9,544 -36% -50% 315 $30   $34,776,933 48
Oct 2, 2008 - $9,499 n/c -53% 315 $30   $34,786,432 49
Oct 3, 2008 - $14,651 +54% -59% 166 $88   $34,801,083 50
Oct 4, 2008 - $31,837 +117% -64% 166 $192   $34,832,920 51
Oct 5, 2008 - $20,665 -35% -67% 166 $124   $34,853,585 52
Oct 6, 2008 - $3,927 -81% -60% 166 $24   $34,857,512 53
Oct 7, 2008 - $4,084 +4% -73% 166 $25   $34,861,596 54
Oct 8, 2008 - $3,921 -4% -59% 166 $24   $34,865,517 55
Oct 9, 2008 - $5,998 +53% -37% 166 $36   $34,871,515 56
Oct 10, 2008 - $6,042 +1% -59% 76 $80   $34,877,557 57
Oct 11, 2008 - $11,078 +83% -65% 76 $146   $34,888,635 58
Oct 12, 2008 - $8,872 -20% -57% 76 $117   $34,897,507 59
Oct 13, 2008 - $6,033 -32% +54% 76 $79   $34,903,540 60
Oct 14, 2008 - $2,112 -65% -48% 76 $28   $34,905,652 61
Oct 15, 2008 - $2,081 -1% -47% 76 $27   $34,907,733 62
Oct 16, 2008 - $2,705 +30% -55% 76 $36   $34,910,438 63
Oct 17, 2008 - $29,097 +976% +382% 234 $124   $34,939,535 64
Oct 18, 2008 - $42,086 +45% +280% 234 $180   $34,981,621 65
Oct 19, 2008 - $29,750 -29% +235% 234 $127   $35,011,371 66
Oct 20, 2008 - $7,735 -74% +28% 234 $33   $35,019,106 67
Oct 21, 2008 - $7,503 -3% +255% 234 $32   $35,026,609 68
Oct 22, 2008 - $6,978 -7% +235% 234 $30   $35,033,587 69
Oct 23, 2008 - $7,885 +13% +191% 234 $34   $35,041,472 70
Oct 24, 2008 - $11,907 +51% -59% 140 $85   $35,053,379 71
Oct 25, 2008 - $21,498 +81% -49% 140 $154   $35,074,877 72
Oct 26, 2008 - $14,674 -32% -51% 140 $105   $35,089,551 73
Oct 27, 2008 - $2,935 -80% -62% 140 $21   $35,092,486 74
Oct 28, 2008 - $2,876 -2% -62% 140 $21   $35,095,362 75
Oct 29, 2008 - $2,658 -8% -62% 140 $19   $35,098,020 76
Oct 30, 2008 - $3,455 +30% -56% 140 $25   $35,101,475 77
Oct 31, 2008 - $3,129 -9% -74% 84 $37   $35,104,604 78
Nov 1, 2008 - $13,095 +319% -39% 84 $156   $35,117,699 79
Nov 2, 2008 - $12,260 -6% -16% 84 $146   $35,129,959 80
Nov 3, 2008 - $2,095 -83% -29% 84 $25   $35,132,054 81
Nov 4, 2008 - $3,771 +80% +31% 84 $45   $35,135,825 82
Nov 5, 2008 - $1,830 -51% -31% 84 $22   $35,137,655 83
Nov 6, 2008 - $2,104 +15% -39% 84 $25   $35,139,759 84
Nov 7, 2008 - $2,291 +9% -27% 49 $47   $35,142,050 85
Nov 8, 2008 - $7,149 +212% -45% 49 $146   $35,149,199 86
Nov 9, 2008 - $5,137 -28% -58% 49 $105   $35,154,336 87
Nov 10, 2008 - $2,158 -58% +3% 49 $44   $35,156,494 88
Nov 11, 2008 - $3,716 +72% -1% 49 $76   $35,160,210 89
Nov 12, 2008 - $595 -84% -67% 49 $12   $35,160,805 90
Nov 13, 2008 - $749 +26% -64% 49 $15   $35,161,554 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2008 3 $19,337,598   3,452 $5,602   $19,337,598 1
Aug 22, 2008 6 $7,570,424 -61% 3,452 $2,193   $26,908,022 2
Aug 29, 2008 10 $4,152,522 -45% 2,444 $1,699   $31,060,544 3
Sep 5, 2008 13 $1,977,307 -52% 1,952 $1,013   $33,037,851 4
Sep 12, 2008 19 $1,046,050 -47% 1,005 $1,041   $34,083,901 5
Sep 19, 2008 24 $471,043 -55% 688 $685   $34,554,944 6
Sep 26, 2008 33 $231,488 -51% 315 $735   $34,786,432 7
Oct 3, 2008 47 $85,083 -63% 166 $513   $34,871,515 8
Oct 10, 2008 60 $38,923 -54% 76 $512   $34,910,438 9
Oct 17, 2008 36 $131,034 +237% 234 $560   $35,041,472 10
Oct 24, 2008 51 $60,003 -54% 140 $429   $35,101,475 11
Oct 31, 2008 58 $38,284 -36% 84 $456   $35,139,759 12
Nov 7, 2008 69 $21,795 -43% 49 $445   $35,161,554 13

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
Nov 16, 20083394,953 394,953$7,366,031$7,366,0311
Nov 23, 20087164,566-58% 559,519$2,789,279$10,155,3102
Nov 30, 200828193,626+18% 753,145$3,603,496$13,758,8063
Dec 7, 200814172,937-11% 926,082$2,657,091$16,415,8974
Dec 14, 200817148,660-14% 1,074,742$2,390,274$18,806,1715
Dec 21, 200830108,831-27% 1,183,573$1,764,782$20,570,9536

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