The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,982,478Details
International Box Office $47,188,314Details
Worldwide Box Office $68,170,792
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $17,427,092 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $17,427,092
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,021,753 (47.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,185 opening theaters/3,185 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,772,356

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,723 $20,982,478
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,063 $47,188,314
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,471 $68,170,792

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 25th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: December 2nd, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: X-Files
Comparisons: vs. The Darkest Hour
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Keywords: Action Horror, Supernatural, FBI, Priest, Kidnap, Child Abuse, Sex Crimes, Scene in End Credits, Human Experimentation
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox, Ten Thirteen
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 4 $10,021,753   3,185 $3,147   $10,021,753 1
Aug 1, 2008 9 $3,385,878 -66% 3,185 $1,063   $17,021,373 2
Aug 8, 2008 12 $1,290,738 -62% 1,695 $761   $19,750,553 3
Aug 15, 2008 27 $252,450 -80% 262 $964   $20,504,740 4
Aug 22, 2008 41 $116,850 -54% 163 $717   $20,707,728 5
Aug 29, 2008 42 $87,441 -25% 94 $930   $20,837,515 6
Sep 5, 2008 53 $36,792 -58% 78 $472   $20,895,448 7
Sep 12, 2008 61 $23,652 -36% 65 $364   $20,933,100 8
Sep 19, 2008 66 $18,642 -21% 50 $373   $20,959,743 9
Sep 26, 2008 79 $8,561 -54% 33 $259   $20,975,101 10
Oct 3, 2008 103 $2,855 -67% 11 $260   $20,981,633 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 25, 2008 4 $3,993,442     3,185 $1,254   $3,993,442 1
Jul 26, 2008 5 $3,427,696 -14%   3,185 $1,076   $7,421,138 2
Jul 27, 2008 5 $2,600,615 -24%   3,185 $817   $10,021,753 3
Jul 28, 2008 6 $1,010,265 -61%   3,185 $317   $11,032,018 4
Jul 29, 2008 7 $980,736 -3%   3,185 $308   $12,012,754 5
Jul 30, 2008 7 $838,837 -14%   3,185 $263   $12,851,591 6
Jul 31, 2008 8 $783,904 -7%   3,185 $246   $13,635,495 7
Aug 1, 2008 9 $991,227 +26% -75% 3,185 $311   $14,626,722 8
Aug 2, 2008 9 $1,394,461 +41% -59% 3,185 $438   $16,021,183 9
Aug 3, 2008 9 $1,000,190 -28% -62% 3,185 $314   $17,021,373 10
Aug 4, 2008 9 $462,056 -54% -54% 3,185 $145   $17,483,429 11
Aug 5, 2008 10 $458,790 -1% -53% 3,185 $144   $17,942,219 12
Aug 6, 2008 12 $272,815 -41% -67% 3,185 $86   $18,215,034 13
Aug 7, 2008 12 $244,781 -10% -69% 3,185 $77   $18,459,815 14
Aug 8, 2008 12 $366,509 +50% -63% 1,695 $216   $18,826,324 15
Aug 9, 2008 12 $534,686 +46% -62% 1,695 $315   $19,361,010 16
Aug 10, 2008 12 $389,543 -27% -61% 1,695 $230   $19,750,553 17
Aug 11, 2008 12 $166,572 -57% -64% 1,695 $98   $19,917,125 18
Aug 12, 2008 12 $170,183 +2% -63% 1,695 $100   $20,087,308 19
Aug 13, 2008 15 $84,320 -50% -69% 1,695 $50   $20,171,628 20
Aug 14, 2008 15 $80,662 -4% -67% 1,695 $48   $20,252,290 21
Aug 15, 2008 - $78,177 -3% -79% 262 $298   $20,330,467 22
Aug 16, 2008 - $115,312 +48% -78% 262 $440   $20,445,779 23
Aug 17, 2008 - $58,961 -49% -85% 262 $225   $20,504,740 24
Aug 18, 2008 - $20,056 -66% -88% 262 $77   $20,524,796 25
Aug 19, 2008 - $25,569 +27% -85% 262 $98   $20,550,365 26
Aug 20, 2008 - $20,846 -18% -75% 262 $80   $20,571,211 27
Aug 21, 2008 - $19,667 -6% -76% 262 $75   $20,590,878 28
Aug 22, 2008 - $36,141 +84% -54% 163 $222   $20,627,019 29
Aug 23, 2008 - $53,116 +47% -54% 163 $326   $20,680,135 30
Aug 24, 2008 - $27,593 -48% -53% 163 $169   $20,707,728 31
Aug 25, 2008 - $11,046 -60% -45% 163 $68   $20,718,774 32
Aug 26, 2008 - $12,259 +11% -52% 163 $75   $20,731,033 33
Aug 27, 2008 - $9,565 -22% -54% 163 $59   $20,740,598 34
Aug 28, 2008 - $9,476 -1% -52% 163 $58   $20,750,074 35
Aug 29, 2008 - $14,522 +53% -60% 94 $154   $20,764,596 36
Aug 30, 2008 - $24,233 +67% -54% 94 $258   $20,788,829 37
Aug 31, 2008 - $48,686 +101% +76% 94 $518   $20,837,515 38
Sep 1, 2008 50 $9,751 -80% -12% 94 $104   $20,847,266 39
Sep 2, 2008 - $3,731 -62% -70% 94 $40   $20,850,997 40
Sep 3, 2008 - $3,673 -2% -62% 94 $39   $20,854,670 41
Sep 4, 2008 - $3,986 +9% -58% 94 $42   $20,858,656 42
Sep 5, 2008 - $11,376 +185% -22% 78 $146   $20,870,032 43
Sep 6, 2008 - $16,769 +47% -31% 78 $215   $20,886,801 44
Sep 7, 2008 - $8,647 -48% -82% 78 $111   $20,895,448 45
Sep 8, 2008 - $3,156 -64% -68% 78 $40   $20,898,604 46
Sep 9, 2008 - $3,786 +20% +1% 78 $49   $20,902,390 47
Sep 10, 2008 - $3,647 -4% -1% 78 $47   $20,906,037 48
Sep 11, 2008 - $3,411 -6% -14% 78 $44   $20,909,448 49
Sep 12, 2008 - $6,899 +102% -39% 65 $106   $20,916,347 50
Sep 13, 2008 - $11,005 +60% -34% 65 $169   $20,927,352 51
Sep 14, 2008 - $5,748 -48% -34% 65 $88   $20,933,100 52
Sep 15, 2008 - $1,621 -72% -49% 65 $25   $20,934,721 53
Sep 16, 2008 - $1,732 +7% -54% 65 $27   $20,936,453 54
Sep 17, 2008 - $2,309 +33% -37% 65 $36   $20,938,762 55
Sep 18, 2008 - $2,339 +1% -31% 65 $36   $20,941,101 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 5 $13,635,495   3,185 $4,281   $13,635,495 1
Aug 1, 2008 11 $4,824,320 -65% 3,185 $1,515   $18,459,815 2
Aug 8, 2008 15 $1,792,475 -63% 1,695 $1,058   $20,252,290 3
Aug 15, 2008 31 $338,588 -81% 262 $1,292   $20,590,878 4
Aug 22, 2008 41 $159,196 -53% 163 $977   $20,750,074 5
Aug 29, 2008 44 $108,582 -32% 94 $1,155   $20,858,656 6
Sep 5, 2008 53 $50,792 -53% 78 $651   $20,909,448 7
Sep 12, 2008 60 $31,653 -38% 65 $487   $20,941,101 8
Sep 19, 2008 67 $25,439 -20% 50 $509   $20,966,540 9
Sep 26, 2008 80 $12,238 -52% 33 $371   $20,978,778 10
Oct 3, 2008 107 $3,700 -70% 11 $336   $20,982,478 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
Dec 7, 20087290,439 290,439$6,103,169$6,103,1691
Dec 14, 200813176,618-39% 467,057$3,631,513$9,734,6822
Dec 21, 200828116,463-34% 583,520$2,378,850$12,113,5323
Dec 28, 20082493,747-20% 677,267$1,711,736$13,825,2684
Jan 4, 20092835,074-63% 712,341$688,376$14,513,6445

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

David Duchovny    Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson    Special Agent Dana Scully

Supporting Cast

Amanda Peet    ASAC Dakota Whitney
Billy Connolly    Father Joseph Crissman
Xzibit    Agent Mosley Drummy
Callum Keith Rennie    2nd Abductor (Janke Dacyshyn)
Mitch Pileggi    Walter Skinner
Fagin Woodcock    Franz Tomczeszyn
Carrie Ruscheinsky    Margaret Fearon
Nicki Aycox    Second Victim

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Carter    Director
Chris Carter    Screenwriter
Frank Spotnitz    Screenwriter
Frank Spotnitz    Producer
Chris Carter    Producer
Brent O’Connor    Executive Producer
Bill Roe    Director of Photography
Mark Freeborn    Production Designer
Richard Harris    Editor
Mark Snow    Composer

DVD Sales - A Prince's Ransom

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the top of the sales chart this week, earning the top three spots. This included The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which sold 3.34 million units and generated $54.72 million in revenue. More...

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December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart taking the top two places and four of the top five. This includes Step Brothers and Wanted, which finished neck and neck in first and second places respectively. More...

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December 2nd, 2008

It's the slowest week in more than a month, which is not surprising since it is the Tuesday after Black Friday. That doesn't mean there are no top-notch releases this week, or major sellers. In fact, there are three $100 million hits from last summer coming out this week. However, to find the DVD Pick of the Week we have to go a bit further back, all the way back to 1942 and Casablanca - The Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. 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...

International Details - Panda Leads the Back of the Pack

August 17th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda slipped to sixth place with $9.34 million on 4736 screens in 47 markets for a total of $349.69 million internationally. The film is starting to shed theaters and markets at an accelerated pace, however, it still has openings in Italy and other smaller markets ahead of it, while it could reach $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide before the end of its run. (The latter it a lot easier than the former.) More...

International Details - Another Milestone for Hancock

August 10th, 2008

Hancock fell from second to sixth with $12.03 million on 5425 screens in 68 markets, however, it still reached $300 million internationally since last week and now has a running tally of $319.43 million. Its best market of the weekend was Spain where it added $1.92 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.56 million after two. Meanwhile, its best market overall remains the U.K. where it has $47.09 million after a month of release, including $900,000 on 318 screens this past weekend. With Japan and Italy still ahead, the film should become Will Smith's second $600 million movie, but it will end well back of Independence Day. More...

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August 4th, 2008

For the third weekend in a row, The Dark Knight came out on top at the box office -- the first time this year we've had a three-time champ. Unfortunately, the film didn't come out on top because it beat expectations by a massive margin, but because The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor missed expectations. That led to a drop at the overall box office by just over 15% from last weekend to $153 million. This is also lower than the same weekend last year by just under 14%. Meanwhile, 2008's and 2007's year-to-date numbers are nearly identical at $5.93 billion, with this year a tiny, tiny amount lower. More...

International Details - Milestone Weekend

August 3rd, 2008

Hancock fell 56% to $20.22 million on 7516 screens in 70 markets, however, that was still enough for second place on the international chart this week, and lifted its totals to $295.58 million internationally and $502.06 million worldwide, reaching a major milestone. The film's best market of the week was Spain where it remained in first place with $3.98 million on 575 screens for a total of $16.86 million. It is also performing well in Germany where it held on to second place with $1.70 million on 755 screens over the weekend and $33.62 million after four. However, it is starting to slip in the U.K. falling to fifth place with $1.40 million on 400 screens, but its total of $45.15 million in that market is still fantastic. Hancock likely hit $300 million early last week, and it has yet to open in Japan and Italy. More...

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July 31st, 2008

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July 29th, 2008

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I Want to Believe in the New Releases

July 24th, 2008

Two new wide releases make their debut today, but neither of them have a legitimate shot at first place. In fact, it would take a shocking result for Step Brothers and X-Files: I Want to Believe to earn more combined than The Dark Knight will make during its second weekend of release. The real competition for The Dark Knight is The Simpsons movie, which opened this time last year. More...

Contest - You Must Believe to Win

July 18th, 2008

July comes to a close next week with the release of X-Files: I Want to Believe, which is this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of X-Files: I Want to Believe. 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 It's a Boy Girl Thing on DVD and Manswers - The Best of 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 It's a Boy Girl Thing on DVD and Manswers - The Best of Season One on DVD. Additionally, whoever comes the closest without regard to whether they were over or under will win a signed poster from Baghead, which opens in New York City and Los Angeles next week. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win a third copy of and Manswers - The Best of Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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July 1st, 2008

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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:$10,021,753 (47.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,185 opening theaters/3,185 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,772,356

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,723 $20,982,478
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,063 $47,188,314
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,471 $68,170,792

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD (Special Edition)
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 25th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: December 2nd, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: X-Files
Comparisons: vs. The Darkest Hour
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Horror, Supernatural, FBI, Priest, Kidnap, Child Abuse, Sex Crimes, Scene in End Credits, Human Experimentation
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox, Ten Thirteen
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

David Duchovny    Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson    Special Agent Dana Scully

Supporting Cast

Amanda Peet    ASAC Dakota Whitney
Billy Connolly    Father Joseph Crissman
Xzibit    Agent Mosley Drummy
Callum Keith Rennie    2nd Abductor (Janke Dacyshyn)
Mitch Pileggi    Walter Skinner
Fagin Woodcock    Franz Tomczeszyn
Carrie Ruscheinsky    Margaret Fearon
Nicki Aycox    Second Victim

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Carter    Director
Chris Carter    Screenwriter
Frank Spotnitz    Screenwriter
Frank Spotnitz    Producer
Chris Carter    Producer
Brent O’Connor    Executive Producer
Bill Roe    Director of Photography
Mark Freeborn    Production Designer
Richard Harris    Editor
Mark Snow    Composer

DVD Sales - A Prince's Ransom

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the top of the sales chart this week, earning the top three spots. This included The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which sold 3.34 million units and generated $54.72 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Step Brothers are Wanted

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart taking the top two places and four of the top five. This includes Step Brothers and Wanted, which finished neck and neck in first and second places respectively. More...

DVD Releases for December 2, 2008

December 2nd, 2008

It's the slowest week in more than a month, which is not surprising since it is the Tuesday after Black Friday. That doesn't mean there are no top-notch releases this week, or major sellers. In fact, there are three $100 million hits from last summer coming out this week. However, to find the DVD Pick of the Week we have to go a bit further back, all the way back to 1942 and Casablanca - The Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. 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...

International Details - Panda Leads the Back of the Pack

August 17th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda slipped to sixth place with $9.34 million on 4736 screens in 47 markets for a total of $349.69 million internationally. The film is starting to shed theaters and markets at an accelerated pace, however, it still has openings in Italy and other smaller markets ahead of it, while it could reach $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide before the end of its run. (The latter it a lot easier than the former.) More...

International Details - Another Milestone for Hancock

August 10th, 2008

Hancock fell from second to sixth with $12.03 million on 5425 screens in 68 markets, however, it still reached $300 million internationally since last week and now has a running tally of $319.43 million. Its best market of the weekend was Spain where it added $1.92 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.56 million after two. Meanwhile, its best market overall remains the U.K. where it has $47.09 million after a month of release, including $900,000 on 318 screens this past weekend. With Japan and Italy still ahead, the film should become Will Smith's second $600 million movie, but it will end well back of Independence Day. More...

Dark Knight Continues to Light Up Box Office

August 4th, 2008

For the third weekend in a row, The Dark Knight came out on top at the box office -- the first time this year we've had a three-time champ. Unfortunately, the film didn't come out on top because it beat expectations by a massive margin, but because The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor missed expectations. That led to a drop at the overall box office by just over 15% from last weekend to $153 million. This is also lower than the same weekend last year by just under 14%. Meanwhile, 2008's and 2007's year-to-date numbers are nearly identical at $5.93 billion, with this year a tiny, tiny amount lower. More...

International Details - Milestone Weekend

August 3rd, 2008

Hancock fell 56% to $20.22 million on 7516 screens in 70 markets, however, that was still enough for second place on the international chart this week, and lifted its totals to $295.58 million internationally and $502.06 million worldwide, reaching a major milestone. The film's best market of the week was Spain where it remained in first place with $3.98 million on 575 screens for a total of $16.86 million. It is also performing well in Germany where it held on to second place with $1.70 million on 755 screens over the weekend and $33.62 million after four. However, it is starting to slip in the U.K. falling to fifth place with $1.40 million on 400 screens, but its total of $45.15 million in that market is still fantastic. Hancock likely hit $300 million early last week, and it has yet to open in Japan and Italy. More...

Contest - You Must Believe to Win - Winning Announcement

July 31st, 2008

The winners of our You Must Believe to Win contest were determined and they are... More...

Dark Knight Continues its Record Breaking Run

July 29th, 2008

The Dark Knight added a few more records to its impressive list of accomplishments, but it wasn't enough to prevent the overall box office from suffering, as it was down to $181 million over the weekend. That represents a stunning 31% drop-off from last weekend. However, since last weekend was the largest weekend on record, this was not surprising. What was a little surprising was the year-to-year decline; granted, it was down less than 2% from the same weekend last year, but that's still disappointing. As for the year-to-date numbers, strong midweek numbers helped push 2008 into the lead, barely, with 2008 earning $5.68 billion to $5.67 billion for 2007. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of July 25, 2008

July 26th, 2008

Summer is starting to wind down and there's not potential monster hits opening this week, which hurt this week's list at the top. However, while there were no groundbreaking sites this week, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer's Official Site contained a 14-part behind the scenes video blog that is better than most DVDs have. This was enough to give the film the Weekly Website Award. More...

I Want to Believe in the New Releases

July 24th, 2008

Two new wide releases make their debut today, but neither of them have a legitimate shot at first place. In fact, it would take a shocking result for Step Brothers and X-Files: I Want to Believe to earn more combined than The Dark Knight will make during its second weekend of release. The real competition for The Dark Knight is The Simpsons movie, which opened this time last year. More...

Contest - You Must Believe to Win

July 18th, 2008

July comes to a close next week with the release of X-Files: I Want to Believe, which is this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of X-Files: I Want to Believe. 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 It's a Boy Girl Thing on DVD and Manswers - The Best of 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 It's a Boy Girl Thing on DVD and Manswers - The Best of Season One on DVD. Additionally, whoever comes the closest without regard to whether they were over or under will win a signed poster from Baghead, which opens in New York City and Los Angeles next week. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win a third copy of and Manswers - The Best of Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2008 Preview: July

July 1st, 2008

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 4 $10,021,753   3,185 $3,147   $10,021,753 1
Aug 1, 2008 9 $3,385,878 -66% 3,185 $1,063   $17,021,373 2
Aug 8, 2008 12 $1,290,738 -62% 1,695 $761   $19,750,553 3
Aug 15, 2008 27 $252,450 -80% 262 $964   $20,504,740 4
Aug 22, 2008 41 $116,850 -54% 163 $717   $20,707,728 5
Aug 29, 2008 42 $87,441 -25% 94 $930   $20,837,515 6
Sep 5, 2008 53 $36,792 -58% 78 $472   $20,895,448 7
Sep 12, 2008 61 $23,652 -36% 65 $364   $20,933,100 8
Sep 19, 2008 66 $18,642 -21% 50 $373   $20,959,743 9
Sep 26, 2008 79 $8,561 -54% 33 $259   $20,975,101 10
Oct 3, 2008 103 $2,855 -67% 11 $260   $20,981,633 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 25, 2008 4 $3,993,442     3,185 $1,254   $3,993,442 1
Jul 26, 2008 5 $3,427,696 -14%   3,185 $1,076   $7,421,138 2
Jul 27, 2008 5 $2,600,615 -24%   3,185 $817   $10,021,753 3
Jul 28, 2008 6 $1,010,265 -61%   3,185 $317   $11,032,018 4
Jul 29, 2008 7 $980,736 -3%   3,185 $308   $12,012,754 5
Jul 30, 2008 7 $838,837 -14%   3,185 $263   $12,851,591 6
Jul 31, 2008 8 $783,904 -7%   3,185 $246   $13,635,495 7
Aug 1, 2008 9 $991,227 +26% -75% 3,185 $311   $14,626,722 8
Aug 2, 2008 9 $1,394,461 +41% -59% 3,185 $438   $16,021,183 9
Aug 3, 2008 9 $1,000,190 -28% -62% 3,185 $314   $17,021,373 10
Aug 4, 2008 9 $462,056 -54% -54% 3,185 $145   $17,483,429 11
Aug 5, 2008 10 $458,790 -1% -53% 3,185 $144   $17,942,219 12
Aug 6, 2008 12 $272,815 -41% -67% 3,185 $86   $18,215,034 13
Aug 7, 2008 12 $244,781 -10% -69% 3,185 $77   $18,459,815 14
Aug 8, 2008 12 $366,509 +50% -63% 1,695 $216   $18,826,324 15
Aug 9, 2008 12 $534,686 +46% -62% 1,695 $315   $19,361,010 16
Aug 10, 2008 12 $389,543 -27% -61% 1,695 $230   $19,750,553 17
Aug 11, 2008 12 $166,572 -57% -64% 1,695 $98   $19,917,125 18
Aug 12, 2008 12 $170,183 +2% -63% 1,695 $100   $20,087,308 19
Aug 13, 2008 15 $84,320 -50% -69% 1,695 $50   $20,171,628 20
Aug 14, 2008 15 $80,662 -4% -67% 1,695 $48   $20,252,290 21
Aug 15, 2008 - $78,177 -3% -79% 262 $298   $20,330,467 22
Aug 16, 2008 - $115,312 +48% -78% 262 $440   $20,445,779 23
Aug 17, 2008 - $58,961 -49% -85% 262 $225   $20,504,740 24
Aug 18, 2008 - $20,056 -66% -88% 262 $77   $20,524,796 25
Aug 19, 2008 - $25,569 +27% -85% 262 $98   $20,550,365 26
Aug 20, 2008 - $20,846 -18% -75% 262 $80   $20,571,211 27
Aug 21, 2008 - $19,667 -6% -76% 262 $75   $20,590,878 28
Aug 22, 2008 - $36,141 +84% -54% 163 $222   $20,627,019 29
Aug 23, 2008 - $53,116 +47% -54% 163 $326   $20,680,135 30
Aug 24, 2008 - $27,593 -48% -53% 163 $169   $20,707,728 31
Aug 25, 2008 - $11,046 -60% -45% 163 $68   $20,718,774 32
Aug 26, 2008 - $12,259 +11% -52% 163 $75   $20,731,033 33
Aug 27, 2008 - $9,565 -22% -54% 163 $59   $20,740,598 34
Aug 28, 2008 - $9,476 -1% -52% 163 $58   $20,750,074 35
Aug 29, 2008 - $14,522 +53% -60% 94 $154   $20,764,596 36
Aug 30, 2008 - $24,233 +67% -54% 94 $258   $20,788,829 37
Aug 31, 2008 - $48,686 +101% +76% 94 $518   $20,837,515 38
Sep 1, 2008 50 $9,751 -80% -12% 94 $104   $20,847,266 39
Sep 2, 2008 - $3,731 -62% -70% 94 $40   $20,850,997 40
Sep 3, 2008 - $3,673 -2% -62% 94 $39   $20,854,670 41
Sep 4, 2008 - $3,986 +9% -58% 94 $42   $20,858,656 42
Sep 5, 2008 - $11,376 +185% -22% 78 $146   $20,870,032 43
Sep 6, 2008 - $16,769 +47% -31% 78 $215   $20,886,801 44
Sep 7, 2008 - $8,647 -48% -82% 78 $111   $20,895,448 45
Sep 8, 2008 - $3,156 -64% -68% 78 $40   $20,898,604 46
Sep 9, 2008 - $3,786 +20% +1% 78 $49   $20,902,390 47
Sep 10, 2008 - $3,647 -4% -1% 78 $47   $20,906,037 48
Sep 11, 2008 - $3,411 -6% -14% 78 $44   $20,909,448 49
Sep 12, 2008 - $6,899 +102% -39% 65 $106   $20,916,347 50
Sep 13, 2008 - $11,005 +60% -34% 65 $169   $20,927,352 51
Sep 14, 2008 - $5,748 -48% -34% 65 $88   $20,933,100 52
Sep 15, 2008 - $1,621 -72% -49% 65 $25   $20,934,721 53
Sep 16, 2008 - $1,732 +7% -54% 65 $27   $20,936,453 54
Sep 17, 2008 - $2,309 +33% -37% 65 $36   $20,938,762 55
Sep 18, 2008 - $2,339 +1% -31% 65 $36   $20,941,101 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 5 $13,635,495   3,185 $4,281   $13,635,495 1
Aug 1, 2008 11 $4,824,320 -65% 3,185 $1,515   $18,459,815 2
Aug 8, 2008 15 $1,792,475 -63% 1,695 $1,058   $20,252,290 3
Aug 15, 2008 31 $338,588 -81% 262 $1,292   $20,590,878 4
Aug 22, 2008 41 $159,196 -53% 163 $977   $20,750,074 5
Aug 29, 2008 44 $108,582 -32% 94 $1,155   $20,858,656 6
Sep 5, 2008 53 $50,792 -53% 78 $651   $20,909,448 7
Sep 12, 2008 60 $31,653 -38% 65 $487   $20,941,101 8
Sep 19, 2008 67 $25,439 -20% 50 $509   $20,966,540 9
Sep 26, 2008 80 $12,238 -52% 33 $371   $20,978,778 10
Oct 3, 2008 107 $3,700 -70% 11 $336   $20,982,478 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
Dec 7, 20087290,439 290,439$6,103,169$6,103,1691
Dec 14, 200813176,618-39% 467,057$3,631,513$9,734,6822
Dec 21, 200828116,463-34% 583,520$2,378,850$12,113,5323
Dec 28, 20082493,747-20% 677,267$1,711,736$13,825,2684
Jan 4, 20092835,074-63% 712,341$688,376$14,513,6445

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