Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $219,614,612Details
International Box Office $223,868,601Details
Worldwide Box Office $443,483,213
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $74,726,862 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,543,269 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $83,270,131
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$48,875,415 (22.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,700 opening theaters/3,747 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $311,133,880

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $219,614,612
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 434 $223,868,601
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 301 $443,483,213

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: December 23rd, 2009 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 30th, 2010 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor
Running Time: 89 minutes
Franchise: Alvin and the Chipmunks
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Singers, 2000s, Accidental Injury, Battle of the Sexes, High School, Set in Los Angeles, Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 168 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Fastest to $150m 159 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Fastest to $200m 159 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Fastest to $50m 193 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Biggest 4th Monday 38 $3,685,859 Jan 18, 2010 27
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 94 $11,619,949 Jan 15, 2010 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 150 $16,642,007 Jan 15, 2010 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 73 $15,305,808 Jan 15, 2010 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $21,920,870 Jan 15, 2010 26
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 23 $35,189,653 Jan 1, 2010 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 12 $35,189,653 Jan 1, 2010 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 15 $50,398,362 Jan 1, 2010 12
Biggest Domestic January Day 55 $14,373,273 Jan 2, 2010 11
Biggest 1st Thursday 72 $8,732,013 Dec 31, 2009 9
Biggest 1st Wednesday 44 $11,777,294 Dec 30, 2009 8
Biggest 1st Tuesday 56 $12,532,035 Dec 29, 2009 7
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 77 $12,532,035 Dec 29, 2009 7
Biggest 1st Monday 80 $12,096,892 Dec 28, 2009 6
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 34 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 42 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 19 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 72 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top PG Weekend Domestic 89 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 12 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $73,638,959 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 2 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 3 $73,638,959 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 72 $19,842,031 Dec 26, 2009 4
Top Based on TV Day Domestic 39 $19,842,031 Dec 26, 2009 4
Biggest Domestic December Day 95 $19,842,031 Dec 26, 2009 4
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 34 $18,801,277 Dec 23, 2009 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 4 $219,614,612 Dec 23, 2009 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 3 $48,875,415   3,700 $13,210   $75,589,048 1
Jan 1, 2010 3 $35,189,653 -28% 3,747 $9,391   $155,916,935 2
Jan 8, 2010 3 $16,566,489 -53% 3,641 $4,550   $178,451,165 3
Jan 15, 2010 4 $11,619,949 -30% 3,296 $3,525   $192,711,792 4
Jan 22, 2010 7 $6,403,504 -45% 2,973 $2,154   $204,140,348 5
Jan 29, 2010 9 $3,997,136 -38% 2,526 $1,582   $209,294,997 6
Feb 5, 2010 14 $2,125,922 -47% 1,965 $1,082   $212,156,137 7
Feb 12, 2010 17 $1,280,651 -40% 1,057 $1,212   $213,896,122 8
Feb 19, 2010 15 $935,085 -27% 841 $1,112   $215,581,073 9
Feb 26, 2010 19 $771,365 -18% 707 $1,091   $216,556,981 10
Mar 5, 2010 18 $544,451 -29% 562 $969   $217,367,092 11
Mar 12, 2010 18 $461,580 -15% 408 $1,131   $217,963,072 12
Mar 19, 2010 21 $378,542 -18% 380 $996   $218,641,790 13
Mar 26, 2010 26 $275,949 -27% 307 $899   $219,028,490 14
Apr 2, 2010 33 $135,056 -51% 255 $530   $219,304,216 15
Apr 9, 2010 38 $78,887 -42% 151 $522   $219,485,915 16
Apr 16, 2010 47 $38,107 -52% 169 $225   $219,543,166 17
Apr 23, 2010 51 $25,357 -33% 65 $390   $219,578,735 18
Apr 30, 2010 71 $12,515 -51% 43 $291   $219,599,237 19
May 7, 2010 81 $5,648 -55% 26 $217   $219,607,111 20
May 14, 2010 84 $3,940 -30% 15 $263   $219,613,391 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 23, 2009 1 $18,801,277     3,656 $5,143   $18,801,277 1
Dec 24, 2009 2 $7,912,356 -58%   3,656 $2,164   $26,713,633 2
Dec 25, 2009 3 $13,890,011 +76%   3,700 $3,754   $40,603,644 3
Dec 26, 2009 3 $19,842,031 +43%   3,700 $5,363   $60,445,675 4
Dec 27, 2009 3 $15,143,373 -24%   3,700 $4,093   $75,589,048 5
Dec 28, 2009 2 $12,096,892 -20%   3,700 $3,269   $87,685,940 6
Dec 29, 2009 2 $12,532,035 +4%   3,700 $3,387   $100,217,975 7
Dec 30, 2009 2 $11,777,294 -6% -37% 3,700 $3,183   $111,995,269 8
Dec 31, 2009 2 $8,732,013 -26% +10% 3,700 $2,360   $120,727,282 9
Jan 1, 2010 3 $12,998,264 +49% -6% 3,747 $3,469   $133,725,546 10
Jan 2, 2010 3 $14,373,273 +11% -28% 3,747 $3,836   $148,098,819 11
Jan 3, 2010 2 $7,818,116 -46% -48% 3,747 $2,087   $155,916,935 12
Jan 4, 2010 3 $2,217,825 -72% -82% 3,747 $592   $158,134,760 13
Jan 5, 2010 4 $1,552,890 -30% -88% 3,747 $414   $159,687,650 14
Jan 6, 2010 4 $1,177,774 -24% -90% 3,747 $314   $160,865,424 15
Jan 7, 2010 4 $1,019,252 -13% -88% 3,747 $272   $161,884,676 16
Jan 8, 2010 4 $3,468,656 +240% -73% 3,641 $953   $165,353,332 17
Jan 9, 2010 2 $8,049,828 +132% -44% 3,641 $2,211   $173,403,160 18
Jan 10, 2010 2 $5,048,005 -37% -35% 3,641 $1,386   $178,451,165 19
Jan 11, 2010 5 $655,415 -87% -70% 3,641 $180   $179,106,580 20
Jan 12, 2010 5 $727,988 +11% -53% 3,641 $200   $179,834,568 21
Jan 13, 2010 6 $613,597 -16% -48% 3,641 $169   $180,448,165 22
Jan 14, 2010 5 $643,678 +5% -37% 3,641 $177   $181,091,843 23
Jan 15, 2010 5 $2,419,609 +276% -30% 3,296 $734   $183,511,452 24
Jan 16, 2010 4 $5,267,865 +118% -35% 3,296 $1,598   $188,779,317 25
Jan 17, 2010 4 $3,932,475 -25% -22% 3,296 $1,193   $192,711,792 26
Jan 18, 2010 3 $3,685,859 -6% +462% 3,296 $1,118   $196,397,651 27
Jan 19, 2010 6 $545,647 -85% -25% 3,296 $166   $196,943,298 28
Jan 20, 2010 9 $383,238 -30% -38% 3,296 $116   $197,326,536 29
Jan 21, 2010 8 $410,308 +7% -36% 3,296 $124   $197,736,844 30
Jan 22, 2010 9 $1,397,817 +241% -42% 2,973 $470   $199,134,661 31
Jan 23, 2010 7 $3,239,989 +132% -38% 2,973 $1,090   $202,374,650 32
Jan 24, 2010 6 $1,765,698 -46% -55% 2,973 $594   $204,140,348 33
Jan 25, 2010 9 $343,975 -81% -91% 2,973 $116   $204,484,323 34
Jan 26, 2010 11 $292,885 -15% -46% 2,973 $99   $204,777,208 35
Jan 27, 2010 11 $249,861 -15% -35% 2,973 $84   $205,027,069 36
Jan 28, 2010 11 $270,792 +8% -34% 2,973 $91   $205,297,861 37
Jan 29, 2010 10 $809,461 +199% -42% 2,526 $320   $206,107,322 38
Jan 30, 2010 9 $1,912,971 +136% -41% 2,526 $757   $208,020,293 39
Jan 31, 2010 7 $1,274,704 -33% -28% 2,526 $505   $209,294,997 40
Feb 1, 2010 11 $220,806 -83% -36% 2,526 $87   $209,515,803 41
Feb 2, 2010 14 $187,246 -15% -36% 2,526 $74   $209,703,049 42
Feb 3, 2010 - $173,089 -8% -31% 2,526 $69   $209,876,138 43
Feb 4, 2010 - $154,077 -11% -43% 2,526 $61   $210,030,215 44
Feb 5, 2010 15 $425,689 +176% -47% 1,965 $217   $210,455,904 45
Feb 6, 2010 13 $1,144,202 +169% -40% 1,965 $582   $211,600,106 46
Feb 7, 2010 10 $556,031 -51% -56% 1,965 $283   $212,156,137 47
Feb 8, 2010 - $130,793 -76% -41% 1,965 $67   $212,286,930 48
Feb 9, 2010 - $106,759 -18% -43% 1,965 $54   $212,393,689 49
Feb 10, 2010 - $99,583 -7% -42% 1,965 $51   $212,493,272 50
Feb 11, 2010 - $122,199 +23% -21% 1,965 $62   $212,615,471 51
Feb 12, 2010 18 $208,801 +71% -51% 1,057 $198   $212,824,272 52
Feb 13, 2010 17 $530,740 +154% -54% 1,057 $502   $213,355,012 53
Feb 14, 2010 17 $541,110 +2% -3% 1,057 $512   $213,896,122 54
Feb 15, 2010 12 $415,684 -23% +218% 1,057 $393   $214,311,806 55
Feb 16, 2010 14 $121,670 -71% +14% 1,057 $115   $214,433,476 56
Feb 17, 2010 16 $102,070 -16% +2% 1,057 $97   $214,535,546 57
Feb 18, 2010 16 $110,442 +8% -10% 1,057 $104   $214,645,988 58
Feb 19, 2010 - $192,935 +75% -8% 841 $229   $214,838,923 59
Feb 20, 2010 15 $451,277 +134% -15% 841 $537   $215,290,200 60
Feb 21, 2010 14 $290,873 -36% -46% 841 $346   $215,581,073 61
Feb 22, 2010 - $51,724 -82% -88% 841 $62   $215,632,797 62
Feb 23, 2010 - $50,108 -3% -59% 841 $60   $215,682,905 63
Feb 24, 2010 - $50,854 +1% -50% 841 $60   $215,733,759 64
Feb 25, 2010 - $51,857 +2% -53% 841 $62   $215,785,616 65
Feb 26, 2010 - $145,258 +180% -25% 707 $205   $215,930,874 66
Feb 27, 2010 - $388,883 +168% -14% 707 $550   $216,319,757 67
Feb 28, 2010 - $237,224 -39% -18% 707 $336   $216,556,981 68
Mar 1, 2010 - $67,240 -72% +30% 707 $95   $216,624,221 69
Mar 2, 2010 - $73,953 +10% +48% 707 $105   $216,698,174 70
Mar 3, 2010 - $61,730 -17% +21% 707 $87   $216,759,904 71
Mar 4, 2010 - $62,737 +2% +21% 707 $89   $216,822,641 72
Mar 5, 2010 - $126,789 +102% -13% 562 $226   $216,949,430 73
Mar 6, 2010 - $257,833 +103% -34% 562 $459   $217,207,263 74
Mar 7, 2010 - $159,829 -38% -33% 562 $284   $217,367,092 75
Mar 8, 2010 - $33,619 -79% -50% 562 $60   $217,400,711 76
Mar 9, 2010 - $35,831 +7% -52% 562 $64   $217,436,542 77
Mar 10, 2010 - $30,844 -14% -50% 562 $55   $217,467,386 78
Mar 11, 2010 - $34,106 +11% -46% 562 $61   $217,501,492 79
Mar 12, 2010 - $103,855 +205% -18% 408 $255   $217,605,347 80
Mar 13, 2010 - $214,469 +107% -17% 408 $526   $217,819,816 81
Mar 14, 2010 - $143,256 -33% -10% 408 $351   $217,963,072 82
Mar 15, 2010 - $72,293 -50% +115% 408 $177   $218,035,365 83
Mar 16, 2010 - $86,774 +20% +142% 408 $213   $218,122,139 84
Mar 17, 2010 - $70,080 -19% +127% 408 $172   $218,192,219 85
Mar 18, 2010 - $71,029 +1% +108% 408 $174   $218,263,248 86
Mar 19, 2010 - $116,470 +64% +12% 380 $307   $218,379,718 87
Mar 20, 2010 - $159,599 +37% -26% 380 $420   $218,539,317 88
Mar 21, 2010 - $102,473 -36% -28% 380 $270   $218,641,790 89
Mar 22, 2010 - $27,395 -73% -62% 380 $72   $218,669,185 90
Mar 23, 2010 - $27,524 n/c -68% 380 $72   $218,696,709 91
Mar 24, 2010 - $25,804 -6% -63% 380 $68   $218,722,513 92
Mar 25, 2010 - $30,028 +16% -58% 380 $79   $218,752,541 93
Mar 26, 2010 - $72,460 +141% -38% 380 $191   $218,825,001 94
Mar 27, 2010 - $121,642 +68% -24% 380 $320   $218,946,643 95
Mar 28, 2010 - $81,847 -33% -20% 380 $215   $219,028,490 96
Mar 29, 2010 - $32,959 -60% +20% 380 $87   $219,061,449 97
Mar 30, 2010 - $37,902 +15% +38% 380 $100   $219,099,351 98
Mar 31, 2010 - $33,027 -13% +28% 380 $87   $219,132,378 99
Apr 1, 2010 - $36,782 +11% +22% 380 $97   $219,169,160 100
Apr 2, 2010 - $56,890 +55% -21% 255 $223   $219,226,050 101
Apr 3, 2010 - $52,667 -7% -57% 255 $207   $219,278,717 102
Apr 4, 2010 - $25,499 -52% -69% 255 $100   $219,304,216 103
Apr 5, 2010 - $27,899 +9% -15% 255 $109   $219,332,115 104
Apr 6, 2010 - $23,851 -15% -37% 255 $94   $219,355,966 105
Apr 7, 2010 - $24,568 +3% -26% 255 $96   $219,380,534 106
Apr 8, 2010 - $26,494 +8% -28% 255 $104   $219,407,028 107
Apr 9, 2010 - $24,533 -7% -57% 151 $162   $219,431,561 108
Apr 10, 2010 - $33,273 +36% -37% 151 $220   $219,464,834 109
Apr 11, 2010 - $21,081 -37% -17% 151 $140   $219,485,915 110
Apr 12, 2010 - $4,756 -77% -83% 151 $31   $219,490,671 111
Apr 13, 2010 - $5,095 +7% -79% 151 $34   $219,495,766 112
Apr 14, 2010 - $4,379 -14% -82% 151 $29   $219,500,145 113
Apr 15, 2010 - $4,914 +12% -81% 151 $33   $219,505,059 114
Apr 16, 2010 - $7,086 +44% -71% 169 $42   $219,512,145 115
Apr 17, 2010 - $18,994 +168% -43% 169 $112   $219,531,139 116
Apr 18, 2010 - $12,027 -37% -43% 169 $71   $219,543,166 117
Apr 19, 2010 - $2,198 -82% -54% 169 $13   $219,545,364 118
Apr 20, 2010 - $2,907 +32% -43% 169 $17   $219,548,271 119
Apr 21, 2010 - $2,569 -12% -41% 169 $15   $219,550,840 120
Apr 22, 2010 - $2,538 -1% -48% 169 $15   $219,553,378 121

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 2009 2 $26,713,633   3,656 $7,307   $26,713,633 1
Dec 25, 2009 3 $94,013,649 +252% 3,700 $25,409   $120,727,282 2
Jan 1, 2010 3 $41,157,394 -56% 3,747 $10,984   $161,884,676 3
Jan 8, 2010 3 $19,207,167 -53% 3,641 $5,275   $181,091,843 4
Jan 15, 2010 4 $16,645,001 -13% 3,296 $5,050   $197,736,844 5
Jan 22, 2010 9 $7,561,017 -55% 2,973 $2,543   $205,297,861 6
Jan 29, 2010 9 $4,732,354 -37% 2,526 $1,873   $210,030,215 7
Feb 5, 2010 15 $2,585,256 -45% 1,965 $1,316   $212,615,471 8
Feb 12, 2010 17 $2,030,517 -21% 1,057 $1,921   $214,645,988 9
Feb 19, 2010 15 $1,139,628 -44% 841 $1,355   $215,785,616 10
Feb 26, 2010 19 $1,037,025 -9% 707 $1,467   $216,822,641 11
Mar 5, 2010 19 $678,851 -35% 562 $1,208   $217,501,492 12
Mar 12, 2010 18 $761,756 +12% 408 $1,867   $218,263,248 13
Mar 19, 2010 21 $489,293 -36% 380 $1,288   $218,752,541 14
Mar 26, 2010 28 $416,619 -15% 307 $1,357   $219,169,160 15
Apr 2, 2010 32 $237,868 -43% 255 $933   $219,407,028 16
Apr 9, 2010 41 $98,031 -59% 151 $649   $219,505,059 17
Apr 16, 2010 52 $48,319 -51% 169 $286   $219,553,378 18
Apr 23, 2010 54 $33,344 -31% 65 $513   $219,586,722 19
Apr 30, 2010 78 $14,741 -56% 43 $343   $219,601,463 20
May 7, 2010 78 $7,988 -46% 26 $307   $219,609,451 21
May 14, 2010 86 $5,161 -35% 15 $344   $219,614,612 22

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
Apr 4, 201012,538,572 2,538,572$43,302,453$43,302,4531
Apr 11, 20101421,942-83% 2,960,514$7,000,946$50,303,3992
Apr 18, 20101262,849-38% 3,223,363$4,288,013$54,591,4123
Apr 25, 20104178,442-32% 3,401,805$2,896,542$57,487,9544
May 2, 20103114,569-36% 3,516,374$1,852,936$59,340,8905
May 9, 20107102,262-11% 3,618,636$1,116,691$60,457,5816
May 16, 20101370,128-31% 3,688,764$706,189$61,163,7707
May 23, 20101954,634-22% 3,743,398$675,222$61,838,9928
May 30, 20101647,681-13% 3,791,079$774,297$62,613,2899
Jun 6, 20102432,277-32% 3,823,356$602,024$63,215,31310
Jun 13, 20102021,619-33% 3,844,975$461,674$63,676,98711
Jun 20, 20102341,162+90% 3,886,137$838,931$64,515,91812
Apr 24, 20112872,906 4,247,665$827,505$69,901,70956
Apr 8, 20121374,575 4,422,874$747,242$71,814,450106
Jul 1, 2018931,688 4,699,086$189,811$73,935,561431
Jul 8, 2018841,378+31% 4,740,464$247,854$74,183,415432
Jul 15, 2018730,102-27% 4,770,566$180,311$74,363,726433
Jul 22, 2018925,467-15% 4,796,033$161,970$74,525,696434
Jul 29, 2018719,118-25% 4,815,151$0$74,525,696435

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 4, 20102186,586 186,586$4,289,619$4,289,6191
Apr 11, 2010627,704-85% 214,290$636,904$4,926,5232
Apr 18, 2010327,648n/c241,938$561,527$5,488,0503
Apr 25, 2010623,597-15% 265,535$471,711$5,959,7614
May 2, 2010717,213-27% 282,748$344,086$6,303,8475
May 9, 2010822,168+29% 304,916$340,274$6,644,1216
Nov 28, 201010126,233 448,906$1,279,999$8,151,54435

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Leading Cast

Justin Long    Alvin
Matthew Gray Gubler    Simon
Jesse McCartney    Theodore

Supporting Cast

Zachary Levi    Toby
David Cross    Ian
Jason Lee    Dave Seville
Amy Poehler    Elinor
Anna Faris    Jeanette
Christina Applegate    Brittany
Wendy Malik    Dr. Rubin
Anjelah N. Johnson    Julie
Kathryn Joosten    Aunt Jackie
Kevin Schmidt    Ryan
Chris Warren Jr.    Xander
Jane Lynch   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Betty Thomas    Director
Jon Vitti    Screenwriter
Jonathan Aibel    Screenwriter
Glenn Berger    Screenwriter
Ross Bagdasarian Jr    Screenwriter
Janice Karman    Screenwriter
Anthony B. Richmond    Cinematographer
Janice Karman    Producer
Ross Bagdasarian Jr    Producer
Karen Rosenfelt    Executive Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Michele Imperato Stabile    Executive Producer
Steve Waterman    Executive Producer
Marcia Hinds    Production Designer
Chris Bailey    Animation Supervisor
Matthew Friedman    Editor
David Newman    Composer
Mildred Iatrou Morgan*    Supervising Sound Editor
Ali Dee Theodore    Executive Music Producer

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

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This week's selection of new releases were relatively slim, leaving Avatar on top of the DVD Sales Chart. Over its first full week of release, the film sold 1.77 million units, lifting its total to 5.73 million units and $96.22 million in consumer spending at retail. It is already the second best selling DVD of 2010 and it might take top spot in as few as two weeks. More...

DVD Sales: Avatar Annihilates Competition, Records

May 5th, 2010

After two weeks of soft sales by new releases, this week's DVD sales chart was dominated by a new release, namely Avatar. That film sold 3.96 million units, generating $75.87 million in sales. This performance was made even more impressive, since the DVD was released on the 22nd, meaning it was only for sale for three days instead of the customary five days for the opening week of sales. In those three days, the film has become the third best selling DVD of 2010 in terms of units sold and second best in terms of dollars generated. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Win is Elemental

April 28th, 2010

None of the new releases were able to reach the top five and only four were able to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart. This left Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in first place for the third week row as it sold an additional 263,000 units, lifting its running tally to 3.22 million units sold for $54.59 million total. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Scores a Second Win

April 20th, 2010

The week ending April 11 was one of the weakest weeks in a long time for new releases, with not a single one reaching the top five on the DVD sales chart. Only three reached the top 30. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel remained the best selling DVD with 394,000 units sold for the week, pumping its total sales to 2.93 million units after two. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Does More Than Squeak Out a Win

April 13th, 2010

The latest DVD sales chart reflects heavy discounts for pre-Easter sales, so it comes as no surprise that family films did so well. This includes Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which led all new releases, scoring first place with 1.98 million units sold and $33.75 million in sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April, 6th, 2010

April 6th, 2010

There is not a single first-run wide release on this week's list. The biggest new release of the week is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, which made less than $2 million in theaters. The biggest selling release of the week is the Lord of the Rings - The Theatrical Trilogy on Blu-ray, but the extended edition has already been announced. After those two releases there is practically nothing of interest. In all honesty, many of the releases on this list would have been ignored had this been a busy week. The release I'm looking forward to the most is Yesterday Was A Lie, but the DVD is late, so I don't know if it is merely worth buying or if it is worthy of the Pick of the Week honor. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 30th, 2010

March 30th, 2010

The trailing end of the winter blockbuster releases are hitting the home market over the next month. This week we have two $200 million hits, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Sherlock Holmes. There are also a few Oscar nominated movies: An Education and The Baader Meinhof Complex. Three of these four are worth picking up (as are a number of smaller releases) but none scream Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

March 25th, 2010

When Alvin and the Chipmunks came out it was a surprise hit, earning more than $200 million domestically and $350 million worldwide. Granted, it was scorned by critics, myself included. Since it was so profitable, it was inevitable that a sequel would be made. Or squeakquel, as it were. Obviously those that hated the original will probably feel the same about Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, but can it at least live up to its predecessor? More...

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog may have slipped out of the top five internationally, but it still added $8.32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $143.18 million. It had no major market openings again this week, but it added $2.84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in France for a total of $27.30 million after a month of release there. This weekend the film debuted in Japan, which could help it return to the top five. Regardless, it has made enough money that it should show a profit, eventually. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

International Details: Princess Still Treated Like Royalty Overseas

February 21st, 2010

As expected, The Princess and the Frog reached $100 million internationally just before the weekend started, ultimately overtaking its domestic total. It had no major market openings over the past weekend, but it managed to rise to first place in France with $4.09 million on 697 screens for a total of $17.31 million after three. It also remained solid in the U.K., adding $2.36 million on 501 screens for a total of $6.58 million. Overall, it pulled in $11.29 million on 3349 screens in 34 markets for a total of $111.94 million internationally and $213.69 million worldwide. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

For the first time during its international run, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel missed the top five and placed sixth with $7.10 million on 3,699 screens in 42 markets for a total of $200.87 million internationally and $413.03 million worldwide. With no major market openings left, the film will likely fall further down the chart over the coming weeks, but it has already made a huge profit, so Fox will be more than happy. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits Century Mark

February 3rd, 2010

It was another milestone weekend for Avatar as it became the first film to ever reach $2 billion worldwide. It did so despite falling below $100 million over the weekend for the first time during its run. That said, it still pulled in an incredible $95.44 million on 11,088 screens in 84 markets for a total of $1.45 billion internationally and $2.05 billion worldwide. Its biggest market was Italy where it added $10.38 million on 800 screens over the weekend for a total of $52.94 million after three. Its best market overall remains France where it has $133.9 million, but China is catching up with $126.3 million. The film also reached the century mark in the U.K. with $103.52 million, including $7.74 million on 424 screens over the weekend and in Germany with $102.03 million including $7.88 million on 599 screens. It may have already gotten there in Russia, while it is about a week away from that milestone in Japan, Australia, South Korea. Additionally, it looks like it is just a matter of time for Spain and Italy. That would be ten markets with $100 million or more, to go with the countless other records the film has already set. The next major milestone is $1.84 billion internationally, which is what Titanicmade worldwide. And with its impressive list of Oscar nominations, $2 billion internationally becomes a lot more likely. And who knows, perhaps even $3 billion worldwide? We are dealing with unprecedented numbers, so the usual rules about Oscar bounces just don't apply. Winning could result in a flood at the box office, or its publicity could be at saturation levels already and it won't have a major effect. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Tops the World

January 27th, 2010

As expected, Avatar became the highest grossing film on the international chart over the weekend while it had to wait until Monday to do the same worldwide. Over the weekend, it made $108.27 million on 11,925 screens in 94 markets for a total of $1.29 billion internationally and $1.84 billion worldwide, as of Sunday night. The film had already crossed $100 million France, while it did the same in China with $102.3 million, including $11.7 million on 1,013 screens this past weekend. It is about to hit the century mark in Germany ($93.24 million); Russia ($93.22 million); and the U.K. ($92.80 million). It could have enough left in the tank to do the same in a number of other markets, but it will be more challenging. For instance, in South Korea it added $5.43 million on 526 screens to take its running tally to $79.31 million while it had similar results in Japan ($5.75 million over the weekend and $77.73 million in total), Australia ($5.07 million on 420 screens for $76.76 million) and in Spain ($5.65 million on 579 screens for $73.88 million). It is too early to tell where it will end up in Italy, but it did add $12.38 million on 856 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.49 million after two. It could reach $100 million or more in ten markets. Calling it amazing seems redundant at this point. More...

Sixth Number One for Avatar Gives it Number Two Overall

January 26th, 2010

January is coming to a close and we've yet to have a new release top the charts as Avatar reigned at multiplexes again this week. The weakness in the new releases is starting to take its toll, as the overall box office slumped to $144 million, which was 15% lower than last weekend and 10% lower than the same weekend last year. 2010 is still ahead of last year's pace by 9.7% at $888 million to $810 million, so there's little reason to panic at this point. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Reaches Ten Digits

January 21st, 2010

For only the second time in box office history a film has reached $1 billion internationally. That film is of course Avatar, which again led the way at the international box office over the weekend. It added $128.87 million on 14,575 screens in 95 markets for a total of $1.12 billion internationally and $1.61 billion worldwide, as of Sunday. Avatar's only major opening of the weekend was in Italy, which is also the last territory to get the movie. In that market, it set a record for biggest box office debut with $13.88 million on 848 screens. Other markets of note include China where it added $17.9 million on 2,509 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.6 million, which is the best ever for that market. It also broke the all-time record in South Korea with $71.91 million after a month of release, including $6.11 million on 579 screens this past weekend. Meanwhile France remains its most lucrative market with a running tally of $115.3 million after $11.6 million this weekend. There are a number of other markets where the film looks poised to cross the century mark (Russia at $86.15 million so far, Germany at $82.74 million, U.K. at $80.76 million, etc.) and the film continues to set records in numerous markets, as it is domestically. At this pace, the film could top Titanic on the international stage as early as this weekend, while worldwide it is just a matter of time. More...

More Records Fall to Avatar

January 19th, 2010

It was a record breaking Martin Luther King long weekend, as Avatar remained in top spot at least for three out of the four days, and for the weekend as a whole. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. This was down compared to last year by 12% over three days and 9% over four, which makes it the first down weekend in two months. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. More...

Weekend Preview: Any Hope for New Releases?

January 14th, 2010

It's Martin Luther King long weekend, the first long weekend of the year, but not the biggest. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. However, it might have a negative effect in the short term as people stay home to watch the awards. This could prevent the new releases from keeping up with last year's crop, which included the first $100 million movie of 2009 — a feat that is very unlikely to happen again this year. In fact, Avatar will probably continue to rule to box office as it overtakes yet another film on the All-Time Chart. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits New Milestones

January 13th, 2010

Titanic... You're next. Avatar saw its weekend box office climb by 10% to $150.99 million on 15,301 screens in 93 markets for a total of $915.05 million internationally and $1.35 billion worldwide. This is now the second highest grossing film of all time, and at this rate Titanic's seemingly insurmountable record is very much within reach. In fact, Avatar is now the biggest ever release in Russia with $76.17 million, including $11.14 million on 927 screens this past weekend and it has broken all-time records in other smaller markets and is coming close in a number of major markets. Additionally, the film had the biggest opening in China, where it debuted with $41.4 million on 2,474 screens. That would be a pretty good opening domestically, so to see it in an international market is enormous. I'll be very, very interested to see if this is a aberration, or this is a sign that China is becoming the biggest international market. Other markets of note include France, where it has crossed the $100 million mark, the first international market where it reached that milestone. This won't be the last market where the film reaches $100 million, while by this time next week it will have reached $1 billion internationally and $1.5 billion worldwide. More...

Avatar Has Another Titanic Weekend

January 11th, 2010

There were few major surprises over the weekend, but the biggest was Avatar's unbelievable hold, as the film again beat expectations. The overall box office also beat expectations with $162 million. This was 27% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was up 9.5% compared to the same weekend last year. It's very early in the year, but 2010 already has more than a $100 million lead over 2009's pace, leading $447 million to $341 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Rolls On as Daybreakers Leads New Releases

January 10th, 2010

It was another weekend of total box office domination for Avatar, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $48.5 million, the alien adventure movie was down just 29% from New Year's weekend, and shot past $400 million. Fox estimates it will have $429 million by the end of the day on Sunday. The new releases were never going to compete at that level, but Daybreakers had a decent opening with a 3-day estimate of $15 million, enough only for 4th place behind Sherlock Holmes ($16.1 million for $165.2 million cume) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) ($16.3 million for $178.2 million). More...

International Top Five - Billion Dollar Blockbuster

January 6th, 2010

For only the fifth time in history, a film has reached $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That film is, of course, Avatar, which again dominated the international chart with $138.85 million on 13,784 screens in 88 markets over the weekend for totals of $676.88 million internationally and $1.03 billion worldwide. The film's biggest single market of the weekend was France, where it added $16.88 million on 730 screens over the weekend for a total of $65.52 million after three. It also topped $10 million in South Korea with $11.00 million on 728 screens and in Germany with $10.79 million on 738. The film has made $48.34 million and $53.97 million in those two markets respectively, also after three weeks of release. It just missed the $10 million mark in Spain with $9.66 million on 794 screens over the weekend for a total of $44.45 million and in the U.K. it earned a nearly identical weekend result with $9.60 million on 493 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.05 million. By this time next week, Avatar will be the second highest grossing film all time and while Titanic's record seems safe, for now, it is not inconceivable that Avatar could reach $1 billion internationally. More...

And a Very, Very Happy New Year

January 4th, 2010

2010 continued the record-breaking ways of 2009 thanks to incredible holds by most films in the top ten. In fact, all but one film we talked about on Thursday topped expectations, sometimes by margins that are difficult to believe. Overall ticket sales were $220 million, which is 21% lower than last weekend, but a stunning 44% higher than last year. 2009 ended the year with an estimated total of $10.60 billion, which was more than 10% higher than last year's final tally, and almost $1 billion more than the previous record. Simply amazing. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Continues Record-Breaking Run

January 3rd, 2010

Avatar continued its record-setting pace over the weekend, easily breaking the record for the biggest third weekend for a movie (see chart) and also setting a new record for a weekend in January (see chart). Fox estimates a $68.3 million weekend, down a little under 10% from Christmas weekend. Total box office after 17 days is $352 million in the US, and an incredible $670.2 million internationally, for $1.022 billion worldwide, which will put it 4th in the all-time list of global earners by Monday (see chart). Although it's too soon to tell where it will end up in the US (beyond stating the obvious that $400 million is a formality at this point, and $500 million looks all but certain), the movie will clearly end up either number one or two on the list of biggest global earners in theaters. Titanic's all-time record looks under severe threat already. More...

International Details - Number Two for Alvin and the Chipmunks

January 3rd, 2010

Due to the holidays, a lot of studios didn't release exact international numbers for the past weekend, leaving us to deal with estimates for only a few titles. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel opened in second place with $36.5 million on 5,492 screens in 42 markets, finishing in second place to Avatar in about half of them. It did top the chart in the U.K. with $8.56 million on 478 screens, but that includes previews. It opened in second place in Spain with $3.24 million on 352 screens and in Mexico with $2.42 million on 768 screens. Meanwhile, it had to settle for third place in Australia and Germany earning $2.94 million on 363 screens and $2.81 million on 612 screens respectively. The film has opened in most major markets, so it appears it has no real shot at topping its domestic run on the international scene. Then again, neither did the original. More...

Contest - A Sequel By Any Other Name - Winning Announcement

December 31st, 2009

The winners of our A Sequel By Any Other Name contest were determined and they are... More...

Holdovers Ring in the New Year

December 31st, 2009

As usual, there are no new wide releases the first weekend of the year, but that doesn't mean there are no stories to talk about. The most obvious story is the comparison to last year, which was led by Marley & Me with just over $24 million. It is very likely that wouldn't even come close to reaching the top three this weekend. More...

Avatar Repeats its Win on the Per Theater Chart

December 29th, 2009

As it did on the overall chart, Avatar led the way on the per theater chart, earning an average of $21,880. Second place went to the overall second place film, Sherlock Holmes, which pulled in an average of $18,031. 3 Idiots did something most Bollywood films don't manage to do, namely top $10,000 on the per theater chart. Additionally, it was a wider release than most of its compadres, which makes this opening even more impressive. Crazy Heart expanded somewhat, but still remained strong with an average of $13,321 and this makes hitting milestones much more likely. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was the third wide release to crack $10,000 with an average of $13,210. Finally we get to Lovely Bones, which is down to an estimated average of $12,667. This is roughly a third of its opening weekend average and it still hasn't expanded, which doesn't bode well. More...

Merry Christmas for All

December 28th, 2009

The final weekend of 2009 turned into a record-breaker with two massive new releases and a holdover that still managed to come out on top. Overall the box office pulled in an estimated $278 million over the weekend, which crushed the previous record for the biggest weekend by all movies combined. Additionally, this was 39% higher than the same weekend last year and pushed 2009's running tally to $10.38 billion. This is 9.2% higher than last year's pace and more than 7% more than the previous record, and there is another week left to go. More...

Investigating the New Releases

December 23rd, 2009

It's Christmas on Friday, but one new release got the jump on the competition on Wednesday night. With three wide releases and two movies expanding wide, or at least wide-ish, this weekend will be just as busy as it was last year. However, despite all of these new films, it looks like we could have a repeat on top as Avatar continues its strong run. Meanwhile, the 2009 box office running tally surpassed the $10 billion mark early on Tuesday. This is of course the first time the yearly box office total has hit eleven digits and there are more records remaining to be broken. More...

Contest - A Sequel By Any Other Name

December 18th, 2009

We are exactly one week away from Christmas Day. Have you got your shopping done yet? If not, this contest won't help you, cause the prizes won't be mailed until it's too late. Regardless, we have a new contest and a new target film, Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakquel. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakquel. 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 Deadline 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 Deadline on DVD. Remember, while the movie opens on Wednesday, we only count the film's 3-day weekend. That's Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: December

December 1st, 2009

November turned out to be a good month with more films meeting or exceeding expectations that missing. We also saw records broken as 2009 marches closer to the all-time record, and the possibility of becoming the first year to hit $10 billion in total ticket sales growing. It won't need that much to get there, and even if just one or two of the predicted $100 million hits this month get to that milestone, we will still finish the year by breaking records. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - May 13, 2008

May 13th, 2008

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

Cast Updates - May 9, 2008

May 9th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Avengers, Iron Man 2, Push, and more! More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$48,875,415 (22.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,700 opening theaters/3,747 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $311,133,880

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $219,614,612
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 434 $223,868,601
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 301 $443,483,213

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: December 23rd, 2009 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 30th, 2010 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor
Running Time: 89 minutes
Franchise: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Comparisons: vs. Alvin and the Chipmunks
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Singers, 2000s, Accidental Injury, Battle of the Sexes, High School, Set in Los Angeles, Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 168 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Fastest to $150m 159 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Fastest to $200m 159 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Fastest to $50m 193 $202,374,650 Jan 22, 2010 32
Biggest 4th Monday 38 $3,685,859 Jan 18, 2010 27
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 94 $11,619,949 Jan 15, 2010 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 150 $16,642,007 Jan 15, 2010 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 73 $15,305,808 Jan 15, 2010 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $21,920,870 Jan 15, 2010 26
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 23 $35,189,653 Jan 1, 2010 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 12 $35,189,653 Jan 1, 2010 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 15 $50,398,362 Jan 1, 2010 12
Biggest Domestic January Day 55 $14,373,273 Jan 2, 2010 11
Biggest 1st Thursday 72 $8,732,013 Dec 31, 2009 9
Biggest 1st Wednesday 44 $11,777,294 Dec 30, 2009 8
Biggest 1st Tuesday 56 $12,532,035 Dec 29, 2009 7
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 77 $12,532,035 Dec 29, 2009 7
Biggest 1st Monday 80 $12,096,892 Dec 28, 2009 6
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 34 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 42 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 19 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 72 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top PG Weekend Domestic 89 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 12 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $73,638,959 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 2 $48,875,415 Dec 25, 2009 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 3 $73,638,959 Dec 25, 2009 5
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 72 $19,842,031 Dec 26, 2009 4
Top Based on TV Day Domestic 39 $19,842,031 Dec 26, 2009 4
Biggest Domestic December Day 95 $19,842,031 Dec 26, 2009 4
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 34 $18,801,277 Dec 23, 2009 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 4 $219,614,612 Dec 23, 2009 0

Leading Cast

Justin Long    Alvin
Matthew Gray Gubler    Simon
Jesse McCartney    Theodore

Supporting Cast

Zachary Levi    Toby
David Cross    Ian
Jason Lee    Dave Seville
Amy Poehler    Elinor
Anna Faris    Jeanette
Christina Applegate    Brittany
Wendy Malik    Dr. Rubin
Anjelah N. Johnson    Julie
Kathryn Joosten    Aunt Jackie
Kevin Schmidt    Ryan
Chris Warren Jr.    Xander
Jane Lynch   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Betty Thomas    Director
Jon Vitti    Screenwriter
Jonathan Aibel    Screenwriter
Glenn Berger    Screenwriter
Ross Bagdasarian Jr    Screenwriter
Janice Karman    Screenwriter
Anthony B. Richmond    Cinematographer
Janice Karman    Producer
Ross Bagdasarian Jr    Producer
Karen Rosenfelt    Executive Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Michele Imperato Stabile    Executive Producer
Steve Waterman    Executive Producer
Marcia Hinds    Production Designer
Chris Bailey    Animation Supervisor
Matthew Friedman    Editor
David Newman    Composer
Mildred Iatrou Morgan*    Supervising Sound Editor
Ali Dee Theodore    Executive Music Producer

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

DVD Sales: New Releases Fail to Overtake Avatar

May 12th, 2010

This week's selection of new releases were relatively slim, leaving Avatar on top of the DVD Sales Chart. Over its first full week of release, the film sold 1.77 million units, lifting its total to 5.73 million units and $96.22 million in consumer spending at retail. It is already the second best selling DVD of 2010 and it might take top spot in as few as two weeks. More...

DVD Sales: Avatar Annihilates Competition, Records

May 5th, 2010

After two weeks of soft sales by new releases, this week's DVD sales chart was dominated by a new release, namely Avatar. That film sold 3.96 million units, generating $75.87 million in sales. This performance was made even more impressive, since the DVD was released on the 22nd, meaning it was only for sale for three days instead of the customary five days for the opening week of sales. In those three days, the film has become the third best selling DVD of 2010 in terms of units sold and second best in terms of dollars generated. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Win is Elemental

April 28th, 2010

None of the new releases were able to reach the top five and only four were able to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart. This left Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in first place for the third week row as it sold an additional 263,000 units, lifting its running tally to 3.22 million units sold for $54.59 million total. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Scores a Second Win

April 20th, 2010

The week ending April 11 was one of the weakest weeks in a long time for new releases, with not a single one reaching the top five on the DVD sales chart. Only three reached the top 30. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel remained the best selling DVD with 394,000 units sold for the week, pumping its total sales to 2.93 million units after two. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Does More Than Squeak Out a Win

April 13th, 2010

The latest DVD sales chart reflects heavy discounts for pre-Easter sales, so it comes as no surprise that family films did so well. This includes Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which led all new releases, scoring first place with 1.98 million units sold and $33.75 million in sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April, 6th, 2010

April 6th, 2010

There is not a single first-run wide release on this week's list. The biggest new release of the week is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, which made less than $2 million in theaters. The biggest selling release of the week is the Lord of the Rings - The Theatrical Trilogy on Blu-ray, but the extended edition has already been announced. After those two releases there is practically nothing of interest. In all honesty, many of the releases on this list would have been ignored had this been a busy week. The release I'm looking forward to the most is Yesterday Was A Lie, but the DVD is late, so I don't know if it is merely worth buying or if it is worthy of the Pick of the Week honor. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 30th, 2010

March 30th, 2010

The trailing end of the winter blockbuster releases are hitting the home market over the next month. This week we have two $200 million hits, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Sherlock Holmes. There are also a few Oscar nominated movies: An Education and The Baader Meinhof Complex. Three of these four are worth picking up (as are a number of smaller releases) but none scream Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

March 25th, 2010

When Alvin and the Chipmunks came out it was a surprise hit, earning more than $200 million domestically and $350 million worldwide. Granted, it was scorned by critics, myself included. Since it was so profitable, it was inevitable that a sequel would be made. Or squeakquel, as it were. Obviously those that hated the original will probably feel the same about Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, but can it at least live up to its predecessor? More...

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog may have slipped out of the top five internationally, but it still added $8.32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $143.18 million. It had no major market openings again this week, but it added $2.84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in France for a total of $27.30 million after a month of release there. This weekend the film debuted in Japan, which could help it return to the top five. Regardless, it has made enough money that it should show a profit, eventually. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

International Details: Princess Still Treated Like Royalty Overseas

February 21st, 2010

As expected, The Princess and the Frog reached $100 million internationally just before the weekend started, ultimately overtaking its domestic total. It had no major market openings over the past weekend, but it managed to rise to first place in France with $4.09 million on 697 screens for a total of $17.31 million after three. It also remained solid in the U.K., adding $2.36 million on 501 screens for a total of $6.58 million. Overall, it pulled in $11.29 million on 3349 screens in 34 markets for a total of $111.94 million internationally and $213.69 million worldwide. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

For the first time during its international run, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel missed the top five and placed sixth with $7.10 million on 3,699 screens in 42 markets for a total of $200.87 million internationally and $413.03 million worldwide. With no major market openings left, the film will likely fall further down the chart over the coming weeks, but it has already made a huge profit, so Fox will be more than happy. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits Century Mark

February 3rd, 2010

It was another milestone weekend for Avatar as it became the first film to ever reach $2 billion worldwide. It did so despite falling below $100 million over the weekend for the first time during its run. That said, it still pulled in an incredible $95.44 million on 11,088 screens in 84 markets for a total of $1.45 billion internationally and $2.05 billion worldwide. Its biggest market was Italy where it added $10.38 million on 800 screens over the weekend for a total of $52.94 million after three. Its best market overall remains France where it has $133.9 million, but China is catching up with $126.3 million. The film also reached the century mark in the U.K. with $103.52 million, including $7.74 million on 424 screens over the weekend and in Germany with $102.03 million including $7.88 million on 599 screens. It may have already gotten there in Russia, while it is about a week away from that milestone in Japan, Australia, South Korea. Additionally, it looks like it is just a matter of time for Spain and Italy. That would be ten markets with $100 million or more, to go with the countless other records the film has already set. The next major milestone is $1.84 billion internationally, which is what Titanicmade worldwide. And with its impressive list of Oscar nominations, $2 billion internationally becomes a lot more likely. And who knows, perhaps even $3 billion worldwide? We are dealing with unprecedented numbers, so the usual rules about Oscar bounces just don't apply. Winning could result in a flood at the box office, or its publicity could be at saturation levels already and it won't have a major effect. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Tops the World

January 27th, 2010

As expected, Avatar became the highest grossing film on the international chart over the weekend while it had to wait until Monday to do the same worldwide. Over the weekend, it made $108.27 million on 11,925 screens in 94 markets for a total of $1.29 billion internationally and $1.84 billion worldwide, as of Sunday night. The film had already crossed $100 million France, while it did the same in China with $102.3 million, including $11.7 million on 1,013 screens this past weekend. It is about to hit the century mark in Germany ($93.24 million); Russia ($93.22 million); and the U.K. ($92.80 million). It could have enough left in the tank to do the same in a number of other markets, but it will be more challenging. For instance, in South Korea it added $5.43 million on 526 screens to take its running tally to $79.31 million while it had similar results in Japan ($5.75 million over the weekend and $77.73 million in total), Australia ($5.07 million on 420 screens for $76.76 million) and in Spain ($5.65 million on 579 screens for $73.88 million). It is too early to tell where it will end up in Italy, but it did add $12.38 million on 856 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.49 million after two. It could reach $100 million or more in ten markets. Calling it amazing seems redundant at this point. More...

Sixth Number One for Avatar Gives it Number Two Overall

January 26th, 2010

January is coming to a close and we've yet to have a new release top the charts as Avatar reigned at multiplexes again this week. The weakness in the new releases is starting to take its toll, as the overall box office slumped to $144 million, which was 15% lower than last weekend and 10% lower than the same weekend last year. 2010 is still ahead of last year's pace by 9.7% at $888 million to $810 million, so there's little reason to panic at this point. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Reaches Ten Digits

January 21st, 2010

For only the second time in box office history a film has reached $1 billion internationally. That film is of course Avatar, which again led the way at the international box office over the weekend. It added $128.87 million on 14,575 screens in 95 markets for a total of $1.12 billion internationally and $1.61 billion worldwide, as of Sunday. Avatar's only major opening of the weekend was in Italy, which is also the last territory to get the movie. In that market, it set a record for biggest box office debut with $13.88 million on 848 screens. Other markets of note include China where it added $17.9 million on 2,509 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.6 million, which is the best ever for that market. It also broke the all-time record in South Korea with $71.91 million after a month of release, including $6.11 million on 579 screens this past weekend. Meanwhile France remains its most lucrative market with a running tally of $115.3 million after $11.6 million this weekend. There are a number of other markets where the film looks poised to cross the century mark (Russia at $86.15 million so far, Germany at $82.74 million, U.K. at $80.76 million, etc.) and the film continues to set records in numerous markets, as it is domestically. At this pace, the film could top Titanic on the international stage as early as this weekend, while worldwide it is just a matter of time. More...

More Records Fall to Avatar

January 19th, 2010

It was a record breaking Martin Luther King long weekend, as Avatar remained in top spot at least for three out of the four days, and for the weekend as a whole. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. This was down compared to last year by 12% over three days and 9% over four, which makes it the first down weekend in two months. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. More...

Weekend Preview: Any Hope for New Releases?

January 14th, 2010

It's Martin Luther King long weekend, the first long weekend of the year, but not the biggest. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. However, it might have a negative effect in the short term as people stay home to watch the awards. This could prevent the new releases from keeping up with last year's crop, which included the first $100 million movie of 2009 — a feat that is very unlikely to happen again this year. In fact, Avatar will probably continue to rule to box office as it overtakes yet another film on the All-Time Chart. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits New Milestones

January 13th, 2010

Titanic... You're next. Avatar saw its weekend box office climb by 10% to $150.99 million on 15,301 screens in 93 markets for a total of $915.05 million internationally and $1.35 billion worldwide. This is now the second highest grossing film of all time, and at this rate Titanic's seemingly insurmountable record is very much within reach. In fact, Avatar is now the biggest ever release in Russia with $76.17 million, including $11.14 million on 927 screens this past weekend and it has broken all-time records in other smaller markets and is coming close in a number of major markets. Additionally, the film had the biggest opening in China, where it debuted with $41.4 million on 2,474 screens. That would be a pretty good opening domestically, so to see it in an international market is enormous. I'll be very, very interested to see if this is a aberration, or this is a sign that China is becoming the biggest international market. Other markets of note include France, where it has crossed the $100 million mark, the first international market where it reached that milestone. This won't be the last market where the film reaches $100 million, while by this time next week it will have reached $1 billion internationally and $1.5 billion worldwide. More...

Avatar Has Another Titanic Weekend

January 11th, 2010

There were few major surprises over the weekend, but the biggest was Avatar's unbelievable hold, as the film again beat expectations. The overall box office also beat expectations with $162 million. This was 27% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was up 9.5% compared to the same weekend last year. It's very early in the year, but 2010 already has more than a $100 million lead over 2009's pace, leading $447 million to $341 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Rolls On as Daybreakers Leads New Releases

January 10th, 2010

It was another weekend of total box office domination for Avatar, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $48.5 million, the alien adventure movie was down just 29% from New Year's weekend, and shot past $400 million. Fox estimates it will have $429 million by the end of the day on Sunday. The new releases were never going to compete at that level, but Daybreakers had a decent opening with a 3-day estimate of $15 million, enough only for 4th place behind Sherlock Holmes ($16.1 million for $165.2 million cume) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) ($16.3 million for $178.2 million). More...

International Top Five - Billion Dollar Blockbuster

January 6th, 2010

For only the fifth time in history, a film has reached $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That film is, of course, Avatar, which again dominated the international chart with $138.85 million on 13,784 screens in 88 markets over the weekend for totals of $676.88 million internationally and $1.03 billion worldwide. The film's biggest single market of the weekend was France, where it added $16.88 million on 730 screens over the weekend for a total of $65.52 million after three. It also topped $10 million in South Korea with $11.00 million on 728 screens and in Germany with $10.79 million on 738. The film has made $48.34 million and $53.97 million in those two markets respectively, also after three weeks of release. It just missed the $10 million mark in Spain with $9.66 million on 794 screens over the weekend for a total of $44.45 million and in the U.K. it earned a nearly identical weekend result with $9.60 million on 493 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.05 million. By this time next week, Avatar will be the second highest grossing film all time and while Titanic's record seems safe, for now, it is not inconceivable that Avatar could reach $1 billion internationally. More...

And a Very, Very Happy New Year

January 4th, 2010

2010 continued the record-breaking ways of 2009 thanks to incredible holds by most films in the top ten. In fact, all but one film we talked about on Thursday topped expectations, sometimes by margins that are difficult to believe. Overall ticket sales were $220 million, which is 21% lower than last weekend, but a stunning 44% higher than last year. 2009 ended the year with an estimated total of $10.60 billion, which was more than 10% higher than last year's final tally, and almost $1 billion more than the previous record. Simply amazing. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Continues Record-Breaking Run

January 3rd, 2010

Avatar continued its record-setting pace over the weekend, easily breaking the record for the biggest third weekend for a movie (see chart) and also setting a new record for a weekend in January (see chart). Fox estimates a $68.3 million weekend, down a little under 10% from Christmas weekend. Total box office after 17 days is $352 million in the US, and an incredible $670.2 million internationally, for $1.022 billion worldwide, which will put it 4th in the all-time list of global earners by Monday (see chart). Although it's too soon to tell where it will end up in the US (beyond stating the obvious that $400 million is a formality at this point, and $500 million looks all but certain), the movie will clearly end up either number one or two on the list of biggest global earners in theaters. Titanic's all-time record looks under severe threat already. More...

International Details - Number Two for Alvin and the Chipmunks

January 3rd, 2010

Due to the holidays, a lot of studios didn't release exact international numbers for the past weekend, leaving us to deal with estimates for only a few titles. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel opened in second place with $36.5 million on 5,492 screens in 42 markets, finishing in second place to Avatar in about half of them. It did top the chart in the U.K. with $8.56 million on 478 screens, but that includes previews. It opened in second place in Spain with $3.24 million on 352 screens and in Mexico with $2.42 million on 768 screens. Meanwhile, it had to settle for third place in Australia and Germany earning $2.94 million on 363 screens and $2.81 million on 612 screens respectively. The film has opened in most major markets, so it appears it has no real shot at topping its domestic run on the international scene. Then again, neither did the original. More...

Contest - A Sequel By Any Other Name - Winning Announcement

December 31st, 2009

The winners of our A Sequel By Any Other Name contest were determined and they are... More...

Holdovers Ring in the New Year

December 31st, 2009

As usual, there are no new wide releases the first weekend of the year, but that doesn't mean there are no stories to talk about. The most obvious story is the comparison to last year, which was led by Marley & Me with just over $24 million. It is very likely that wouldn't even come close to reaching the top three this weekend. More...

Avatar Repeats its Win on the Per Theater Chart

December 29th, 2009

As it did on the overall chart, Avatar led the way on the per theater chart, earning an average of $21,880. Second place went to the overall second place film, Sherlock Holmes, which pulled in an average of $18,031. 3 Idiots did something most Bollywood films don't manage to do, namely top $10,000 on the per theater chart. Additionally, it was a wider release than most of its compadres, which makes this opening even more impressive. Crazy Heart expanded somewhat, but still remained strong with an average of $13,321 and this makes hitting milestones much more likely. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was the third wide release to crack $10,000 with an average of $13,210. Finally we get to Lovely Bones, which is down to an estimated average of $12,667. This is roughly a third of its opening weekend average and it still hasn't expanded, which doesn't bode well. More...

Merry Christmas for All

December 28th, 2009

The final weekend of 2009 turned into a record-breaker with two massive new releases and a holdover that still managed to come out on top. Overall the box office pulled in an estimated $278 million over the weekend, which crushed the previous record for the biggest weekend by all movies combined. Additionally, this was 39% higher than the same weekend last year and pushed 2009's running tally to $10.38 billion. This is 9.2% higher than last year's pace and more than 7% more than the previous record, and there is another week left to go. More...

Investigating the New Releases

December 23rd, 2009

It's Christmas on Friday, but one new release got the jump on the competition on Wednesday night. With three wide releases and two movies expanding wide, or at least wide-ish, this weekend will be just as busy as it was last year. However, despite all of these new films, it looks like we could have a repeat on top as Avatar continues its strong run. Meanwhile, the 2009 box office running tally surpassed the $10 billion mark early on Tuesday. This is of course the first time the yearly box office total has hit eleven digits and there are more records remaining to be broken. More...

Contest - A Sequel By Any Other Name

December 18th, 2009

We are exactly one week away from Christmas Day. Have you got your shopping done yet? If not, this contest won't help you, cause the prizes won't be mailed until it's too late. Regardless, we have a new contest and a new target film, Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakquel. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakquel. 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 Deadline 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 Deadline on DVD. Remember, while the movie opens on Wednesday, we only count the film's 3-day weekend. That's Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: December

December 1st, 2009

November turned out to be a good month with more films meeting or exceeding expectations that missing. We also saw records broken as 2009 marches closer to the all-time record, and the possibility of becoming the first year to hit $10 billion in total ticket sales growing. It won't need that much to get there, and even if just one or two of the predicted $100 million hits this month get to that milestone, we will still finish the year by breaking records. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - May 13, 2008

May 13th, 2008

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

Cast Updates - May 9, 2008

May 9th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Avengers, Iron Man 2, Push, and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 3 $48,875,415   3,700 $13,210   $75,589,048 1
Jan 1, 2010 3 $35,189,653 -28% 3,747 $9,391   $155,916,935 2
Jan 8, 2010 3 $16,566,489 -53% 3,641 $4,550   $178,451,165 3
Jan 15, 2010 4 $11,619,949 -30% 3,296 $3,525   $192,711,792 4
Jan 22, 2010 7 $6,403,504 -45% 2,973 $2,154   $204,140,348 5
Jan 29, 2010 9 $3,997,136 -38% 2,526 $1,582   $209,294,997 6
Feb 5, 2010 14 $2,125,922 -47% 1,965 $1,082   $212,156,137 7
Feb 12, 2010 17 $1,280,651 -40% 1,057 $1,212   $213,896,122 8
Feb 19, 2010 15 $935,085 -27% 841 $1,112   $215,581,073 9
Feb 26, 2010 19 $771,365 -18% 707 $1,091   $216,556,981 10
Mar 5, 2010 18 $544,451 -29% 562 $969   $217,367,092 11
Mar 12, 2010 18 $461,580 -15% 408 $1,131   $217,963,072 12
Mar 19, 2010 21 $378,542 -18% 380 $996   $218,641,790 13
Mar 26, 2010 26 $275,949 -27% 307 $899   $219,028,490 14
Apr 2, 2010 33 $135,056 -51% 255 $530   $219,304,216 15
Apr 9, 2010 38 $78,887 -42% 151 $522   $219,485,915 16
Apr 16, 2010 47 $38,107 -52% 169 $225   $219,543,166 17
Apr 23, 2010 51 $25,357 -33% 65 $390   $219,578,735 18
Apr 30, 2010 71 $12,515 -51% 43 $291   $219,599,237 19
May 7, 2010 81 $5,648 -55% 26 $217   $219,607,111 20
May 14, 2010 84 $3,940 -30% 15 $263   $219,613,391 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 23, 2009 1 $18,801,277     3,656 $5,143   $18,801,277 1
Dec 24, 2009 2 $7,912,356 -58%   3,656 $2,164   $26,713,633 2
Dec 25, 2009 3 $13,890,011 +76%   3,700 $3,754   $40,603,644 3
Dec 26, 2009 3 $19,842,031 +43%   3,700 $5,363   $60,445,675 4
Dec 27, 2009 3 $15,143,373 -24%   3,700 $4,093   $75,589,048 5
Dec 28, 2009 2 $12,096,892 -20%   3,700 $3,269   $87,685,940 6
Dec 29, 2009 2 $12,532,035 +4%   3,700 $3,387   $100,217,975 7
Dec 30, 2009 2 $11,777,294 -6% -37% 3,700 $3,183   $111,995,269 8
Dec 31, 2009 2 $8,732,013 -26% +10% 3,700 $2,360   $120,727,282 9
Jan 1, 2010 3 $12,998,264 +49% -6% 3,747 $3,469   $133,725,546 10
Jan 2, 2010 3 $14,373,273 +11% -28% 3,747 $3,836   $148,098,819 11
Jan 3, 2010 2 $7,818,116 -46% -48% 3,747 $2,087   $155,916,935 12
Jan 4, 2010 3 $2,217,825 -72% -82% 3,747 $592   $158,134,760 13
Jan 5, 2010 4 $1,552,890 -30% -88% 3,747 $414   $159,687,650 14
Jan 6, 2010 4 $1,177,774 -24% -90% 3,747 $314   $160,865,424 15
Jan 7, 2010 4 $1,019,252 -13% -88% 3,747 $272   $161,884,676 16
Jan 8, 2010 4 $3,468,656 +240% -73% 3,641 $953   $165,353,332 17
Jan 9, 2010 2 $8,049,828 +132% -44% 3,641 $2,211   $173,403,160 18
Jan 10, 2010 2 $5,048,005 -37% -35% 3,641 $1,386   $178,451,165 19
Jan 11, 2010 5 $655,415 -87% -70% 3,641 $180   $179,106,580 20
Jan 12, 2010 5 $727,988 +11% -53% 3,641 $200   $179,834,568 21
Jan 13, 2010 6 $613,597 -16% -48% 3,641 $169   $180,448,165 22
Jan 14, 2010 5 $643,678 +5% -37% 3,641 $177   $181,091,843 23
Jan 15, 2010 5 $2,419,609 +276% -30% 3,296 $734   $183,511,452 24
Jan 16, 2010 4 $5,267,865 +118% -35% 3,296 $1,598   $188,779,317 25
Jan 17, 2010 4 $3,932,475 -25% -22% 3,296 $1,193   $192,711,792 26
Jan 18, 2010 3 $3,685,859 -6% +462% 3,296 $1,118   $196,397,651 27
Jan 19, 2010 6 $545,647 -85% -25% 3,296 $166   $196,943,298 28
Jan 20, 2010 9 $383,238 -30% -38% 3,296 $116   $197,326,536 29
Jan 21, 2010 8 $410,308 +7% -36% 3,296 $124   $197,736,844 30
Jan 22, 2010 9 $1,397,817 +241% -42% 2,973 $470   $199,134,661 31
Jan 23, 2010 7 $3,239,989 +132% -38% 2,973 $1,090   $202,374,650 32
Jan 24, 2010 6 $1,765,698 -46% -55% 2,973 $594   $204,140,348 33
Jan 25, 2010 9 $343,975 -81% -91% 2,973 $116   $204,484,323 34
Jan 26, 2010 11 $292,885 -15% -46% 2,973 $99   $204,777,208 35
Jan 27, 2010 11 $249,861 -15% -35% 2,973 $84   $205,027,069 36
Jan 28, 2010 11 $270,792 +8% -34% 2,973 $91   $205,297,861 37
Jan 29, 2010 10 $809,461 +199% -42% 2,526 $320   $206,107,322 38
Jan 30, 2010 9 $1,912,971 +136% -41% 2,526 $757   $208,020,293 39
Jan 31, 2010 7 $1,274,704 -33% -28% 2,526 $505   $209,294,997 40
Feb 1, 2010 11 $220,806 -83% -36% 2,526 $87   $209,515,803 41
Feb 2, 2010 14 $187,246 -15% -36% 2,526 $74   $209,703,049 42
Feb 3, 2010 - $173,089 -8% -31% 2,526 $69   $209,876,138 43
Feb 4, 2010 - $154,077 -11% -43% 2,526 $61   $210,030,215 44
Feb 5, 2010 15 $425,689 +176% -47% 1,965 $217   $210,455,904 45
Feb 6, 2010 13 $1,144,202 +169% -40% 1,965 $582   $211,600,106 46
Feb 7, 2010 10 $556,031 -51% -56% 1,965 $283   $212,156,137 47
Feb 8, 2010 - $130,793 -76% -41% 1,965 $67   $212,286,930 48
Feb 9, 2010 - $106,759 -18% -43% 1,965 $54   $212,393,689 49
Feb 10, 2010 - $99,583 -7% -42% 1,965 $51   $212,493,272 50
Feb 11, 2010 - $122,199 +23% -21% 1,965 $62   $212,615,471 51
Feb 12, 2010 18 $208,801 +71% -51% 1,057 $198   $212,824,272 52
Feb 13, 2010 17 $530,740 +154% -54% 1,057 $502   $213,355,012 53
Feb 14, 2010 17 $541,110 +2% -3% 1,057 $512   $213,896,122 54
Feb 15, 2010 12 $415,684 -23% +218% 1,057 $393   $214,311,806 55
Feb 16, 2010 14 $121,670 -71% +14% 1,057 $115   $214,433,476 56
Feb 17, 2010 16 $102,070 -16% +2% 1,057 $97   $214,535,546 57
Feb 18, 2010 16 $110,442 +8% -10% 1,057 $104   $214,645,988 58
Feb 19, 2010 - $192,935 +75% -8% 841 $229   $214,838,923 59
Feb 20, 2010 15 $451,277 +134% -15% 841 $537   $215,290,200 60
Feb 21, 2010 14 $290,873 -36% -46% 841 $346   $215,581,073 61
Feb 22, 2010 - $51,724 -82% -88% 841 $62   $215,632,797 62
Feb 23, 2010 - $50,108 -3% -59% 841 $60   $215,682,905 63
Feb 24, 2010 - $50,854 +1% -50% 841 $60   $215,733,759 64
Feb 25, 2010 - $51,857 +2% -53% 841 $62   $215,785,616 65
Feb 26, 2010 - $145,258 +180% -25% 707 $205   $215,930,874 66
Feb 27, 2010 - $388,883 +168% -14% 707 $550   $216,319,757 67
Feb 28, 2010 - $237,224 -39% -18% 707 $336   $216,556,981 68
Mar 1, 2010 - $67,240 -72% +30% 707 $95   $216,624,221 69
Mar 2, 2010 - $73,953 +10% +48% 707 $105   $216,698,174 70
Mar 3, 2010 - $61,730 -17% +21% 707 $87   $216,759,904 71
Mar 4, 2010 - $62,737 +2% +21% 707 $89   $216,822,641 72
Mar 5, 2010 - $126,789 +102% -13% 562 $226   $216,949,430 73
Mar 6, 2010 - $257,833 +103% -34% 562 $459   $217,207,263 74
Mar 7, 2010 - $159,829 -38% -33% 562 $284   $217,367,092 75
Mar 8, 2010 - $33,619 -79% -50% 562 $60   $217,400,711 76
Mar 9, 2010 - $35,831 +7% -52% 562 $64   $217,436,542 77
Mar 10, 2010 - $30,844 -14% -50% 562 $55   $217,467,386 78
Mar 11, 2010 - $34,106 +11% -46% 562 $61   $217,501,492 79
Mar 12, 2010 - $103,855 +205% -18% 408 $255   $217,605,347 80
Mar 13, 2010 - $214,469 +107% -17% 408 $526   $217,819,816 81
Mar 14, 2010 - $143,256 -33% -10% 408 $351   $217,963,072 82
Mar 15, 2010 - $72,293 -50% +115% 408 $177   $218,035,365 83
Mar 16, 2010 - $86,774 +20% +142% 408 $213   $218,122,139 84
Mar 17, 2010 - $70,080 -19% +127% 408 $172   $218,192,219 85
Mar 18, 2010 - $71,029 +1% +108% 408 $174   $218,263,248 86
Mar 19, 2010 - $116,470 +64% +12% 380 $307   $218,379,718 87
Mar 20, 2010 - $159,599 +37% -26% 380 $420   $218,539,317 88
Mar 21, 2010 - $102,473 -36% -28% 380 $270   $218,641,790 89
Mar 22, 2010 - $27,395 -73% -62% 380 $72   $218,669,185 90
Mar 23, 2010 - $27,524 n/c -68% 380 $72   $218,696,709 91
Mar 24, 2010 - $25,804 -6% -63% 380 $68   $218,722,513 92
Mar 25, 2010 - $30,028 +16% -58% 380 $79   $218,752,541 93
Mar 26, 2010 - $72,460 +141% -38% 380 $191   $218,825,001 94
Mar 27, 2010 - $121,642 +68% -24% 380 $320   $218,946,643 95
Mar 28, 2010 - $81,847 -33% -20% 380 $215   $219,028,490 96
Mar 29, 2010 - $32,959 -60% +20% 380 $87   $219,061,449 97
Mar 30, 2010 - $37,902 +15% +38% 380 $100   $219,099,351 98
Mar 31, 2010 - $33,027 -13% +28% 380 $87   $219,132,378 99
Apr 1, 2010 - $36,782 +11% +22% 380 $97   $219,169,160 100
Apr 2, 2010 - $56,890 +55% -21% 255 $223   $219,226,050 101
Apr 3, 2010 - $52,667 -7% -57% 255 $207   $219,278,717 102
Apr 4, 2010 - $25,499 -52% -69% 255 $100   $219,304,216 103
Apr 5, 2010 - $27,899 +9% -15% 255 $109   $219,332,115 104
Apr 6, 2010 - $23,851 -15% -37% 255 $94   $219,355,966 105
Apr 7, 2010 - $24,568 +3% -26% 255 $96   $219,380,534 106
Apr 8, 2010 - $26,494 +8% -28% 255 $104   $219,407,028 107
Apr 9, 2010 - $24,533 -7% -57% 151 $162   $219,431,561 108
Apr 10, 2010 - $33,273 +36% -37% 151 $220   $219,464,834 109
Apr 11, 2010 - $21,081 -37% -17% 151 $140   $219,485,915 110
Apr 12, 2010 - $4,756 -77% -83% 151 $31   $219,490,671 111
Apr 13, 2010 - $5,095 +7% -79% 151 $34   $219,495,766 112
Apr 14, 2010 - $4,379 -14% -82% 151 $29   $219,500,145 113
Apr 15, 2010 - $4,914 +12% -81% 151 $33   $219,505,059 114
Apr 16, 2010 - $7,086 +44% -71% 169 $42   $219,512,145 115
Apr 17, 2010 - $18,994 +168% -43% 169 $112   $219,531,139 116
Apr 18, 2010 - $12,027 -37% -43% 169 $71   $219,543,166 117
Apr 19, 2010 - $2,198 -82% -54% 169 $13   $219,545,364 118
Apr 20, 2010 - $2,907 +32% -43% 169 $17   $219,548,271 119
Apr 21, 2010 - $2,569 -12% -41% 169 $15   $219,550,840 120
Apr 22, 2010 - $2,538 -1% -48% 169 $15   $219,553,378 121

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 2009 2 $26,713,633   3,656 $7,307   $26,713,633 1
Dec 25, 2009 3 $94,013,649 +252% 3,700 $25,409   $120,727,282 2
Jan 1, 2010 3 $41,157,394 -56% 3,747 $10,984   $161,884,676 3
Jan 8, 2010 3 $19,207,167 -53% 3,641 $5,275   $181,091,843 4
Jan 15, 2010 4 $16,645,001 -13% 3,296 $5,050   $197,736,844 5
Jan 22, 2010 9 $7,561,017 -55% 2,973 $2,543   $205,297,861 6
Jan 29, 2010 9 $4,732,354 -37% 2,526 $1,873   $210,030,215 7
Feb 5, 2010 15 $2,585,256 -45% 1,965 $1,316   $212,615,471 8
Feb 12, 2010 17 $2,030,517 -21% 1,057 $1,921   $214,645,988 9
Feb 19, 2010 15 $1,139,628 -44% 841 $1,355   $215,785,616 10
Feb 26, 2010 19 $1,037,025 -9% 707 $1,467   $216,822,641 11
Mar 5, 2010 19 $678,851 -35% 562 $1,208   $217,501,492 12
Mar 12, 2010 18 $761,756 +12% 408 $1,867   $218,263,248 13
Mar 19, 2010 21 $489,293 -36% 380 $1,288   $218,752,541 14
Mar 26, 2010 28 $416,619 -15% 307 $1,357   $219,169,160 15
Apr 2, 2010 32 $237,868 -43% 255 $933   $219,407,028 16
Apr 9, 2010 41 $98,031 -59% 151 $649   $219,505,059 17
Apr 16, 2010 52 $48,319 -51% 169 $286   $219,553,378 18
Apr 23, 2010 54 $33,344 -31% 65 $513   $219,586,722 19
Apr 30, 2010 78 $14,741 -56% 43 $343   $219,601,463 20
May 7, 2010 78 $7,988 -46% 26 $307   $219,609,451 21
May 14, 2010 86 $5,161 -35% 15 $344   $219,614,612 22

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
Apr 4, 201012,538,572 2,538,572$43,302,453$43,302,4531
Apr 11, 20101421,942-83% 2,960,514$7,000,946$50,303,3992
Apr 18, 20101262,849-38% 3,223,363$4,288,013$54,591,4123
Apr 25, 20104178,442-32% 3,401,805$2,896,542$57,487,9544
May 2, 20103114,569-36% 3,516,374$1,852,936$59,340,8905
May 9, 20107102,262-11% 3,618,636$1,116,691$60,457,5816
May 16, 20101370,128-31% 3,688,764$706,189$61,163,7707
May 23, 20101954,634-22% 3,743,398$675,222$61,838,9928
May 30, 20101647,681-13% 3,791,079$774,297$62,613,2899
Jun 6, 20102432,277-32% 3,823,356$602,024$63,215,31310
Jun 13, 20102021,619-33% 3,844,975$461,674$63,676,98711
Jun 20, 20102341,162+90% 3,886,137$838,931$64,515,91812
Apr 24, 20112872,906 4,247,665$827,505$69,901,70956
Apr 8, 20121374,575 4,422,874$747,242$71,814,450106
Jul 1, 2018931,688 4,699,086$189,811$73,935,561431
Jul 8, 2018841,378+31% 4,740,464$247,854$74,183,415432
Jul 15, 2018730,102-27% 4,770,566$180,311$74,363,726433
Jul 22, 2018925,467-15% 4,796,033$161,970$74,525,696434
Jul 29, 2018719,118-25% 4,815,151$0$74,525,696435

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 4, 20102186,586 186,586$4,289,619$4,289,6191
Apr 11, 2010627,704-85% 214,290$636,904$4,926,5232
Apr 18, 2010327,648n/c241,938$561,527$5,488,0503
Apr 25, 2010623,597-15% 265,535$471,711$5,959,7614
May 2, 2010717,213-27% 282,748$344,086$6,303,8475
May 9, 2010822,168+29% 304,916$340,274$6,644,1216
Nov 28, 201010126,233 448,906$1,279,999$8,151,54435

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