The Lovely Bones (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,114,232Details
International Box Office $50,780,216Details
Worldwide Box Office $94,894,448
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $12,796,461 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,880,821 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $14,677,282
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$116,616 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/2,638 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,299,892

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,105 $44,114,232
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,957 $50,780,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,915 $94,894,448

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 11th, 2009 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
January 15th, 2010 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 20th, 2010 by Paramount Home Video
April 20th, 2010 by Paramount Home Video, released as Lovely Bones, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language
Running Time: 135 minutes
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Keywords: Heaven and Hell, Murdered Child, 1970s, Mystery Drama, Serial Killer, Death of a Son or Daughter, First Love, Possessed, Supernatural, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Wingnut Films
Production Countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Sunday 92 $1,235,983 Jan 31, 2010 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 69 $2,141,770 Jan 30, 2010 51
Biggest 8th Friday 66 $1,349,075 Jan 29, 2010 50
Biggest 7th Sunday 74 $1,927,685 Jan 24, 2010 45
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 48 $8,418,192 Jan 22, 2010 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 26 $3,894,394 Jan 23, 2010 44
Biggest 7th Friday 32 $2,596,113 Jan 22, 2010 43
Biggest 6th Monday 12 $2,905,215 Jan 18, 2010 39
Biggest 6th Sunday 10 $4,931,605 Jan 17, 2010 38
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 10 $17,005,133 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 47 $17,005,133 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 71 $24,354,630 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 47 $19,910,348 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 60 $28,515,460 Jan 15, 2010 38
Biggest 6th Saturday 15 $6,353,511 Jan 16, 2010 37
Biggest 6th Friday 9 $5,720,017 Jan 15, 2010 36
Theater Average 5th Weekend 56 $12,857 Jan 8, 2010 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 30 $21,559 Jan 1, 2010 24
Top 2009 Theater Average 17 $38,872 Dec 11, 2009 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2009 31 $116,616   3 $38,872   $116,616 1
Dec 18, 2009 38 $45,097 -61% 3 $15,032   $200,687 2
Dec 25, 2009 40 $41,916 -7% 3 $13,972   $276,161 3
Jan 1, 2010 39 $64,678 +54% 3 $21,559   $383,101 4
Jan 8, 2010 45 $38,572 -40% 3 $12,857   $448,080 5
Jan 15, 2010 3 $17,005,133 +43,987% 2,563 $6,635   $17,471,796 6
Jan 22, 2010 5 $8,418,192 -50% 2,571 $3,274   $31,242,633 7
Jan 29, 2010 7 $4,726,828 -44% 2,638 $1,792   $38,005,738 8
Feb 5, 2010 13 $2,262,399 -52% 2,330 $971   $41,485,830 9
Feb 12, 2010 19 $690,285 -69% 833 $829   $42,847,901 10
Feb 19, 2010 26 $266,297 -61% 469 $568   $43,364,519 11
Feb 26, 2010 37 $150,318 -44% 261 $576   $43,592,366 12
Mar 5, 2010 33 $170,986 +14% 263 $650   $43,818,839 13
Mar 12, 2010 33 $93,000 -46% 188 $495   $43,982,842 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 11, 2009 - $43,532     3 $14,511   $43,532 1
Dec 12, 2009 - $40,692 -7%   3 $13,564   $84,224 2
Dec 13, 2009 - $32,392 -20%   3 $10,797   $116,616 3
Dec 14, 2009 - $10,824 -67%   3 $3,608   $127,440 4
Dec 15, 2009 - $9,591 -11%   3 $3,197   $137,031 5
Dec 16, 2009 - $8,748 -9%   3 $2,916   $145,779 6
Dec 17, 2009 - $9,811 +12%   3 $3,270   $155,590 7
Dec 18, 2009 - $13,101 +34% -70% 3 $4,367   $168,691 8
Dec 19, 2009 - $16,034 +22% -61% 3 $5,345   $184,725 9
Dec 20, 2009 - $15,962 n/c -51% 3 $5,321   $200,687 10
Dec 21, 2009 - $8,040 -50% -26% 3 $2,680   $208,727 11
Dec 22, 2009 - $10,047 +25% +5% 3 $3,349   $218,774 12
Dec 23, 2009 - $7,628 -24% -13% 3 $2,543   $226,402 13
Dec 24, 2009 - $7,843 +3% -20% 3 $2,614   $234,245 14
Dec 25, 2009 - $13,120 +67% n/c 3 $4,373   $247,365 15
Dec 26, 2009 - $13,861 +6% -14% 3 $4,620   $261,226 16
Dec 27, 2009 - $14,935 +8% -6% 3 $4,978   $276,161 17
Dec 28, 2009 - $10,630 -29% +32% 3 $3,543   $286,791 18
Dec 29, 2009 - $11,049 +4% +10% 3 $3,683   $297,840 19
Dec 30, 2009 - $14,470 +31% +90% 3 $4,823   $312,310 20
Dec 31, 2009 - $6,113 -58% -22% 3 $2,038   $318,423 21
Jan 1, 2010 - $24,949 +308% +90% 3 $8,316   $343,372 22
Jan 2, 2010 - $23,707 -5% +71% 3 $7,902   $367,079 23
Jan 3, 2010 - $16,022 -32% +7% 3 $5,341   $383,101 24
Jan 4, 2010 - $6,384 -60% -40% 3 $2,128   $389,485 25
Jan 5, 2010 - $7,553 +18% -32% 3 $2,518   $397,038 26
Jan 6, 2010 - $5,852 -23% -60% 3 $1,951   $402,890 27
Jan 7, 2010 - $6,618 +13% +8% 3 $2,206   $409,508 28
Jan 8, 2010 - $9,566 +45% -62% 3 $3,189   $419,074 29
Jan 9, 2010 - $15,300 +60% -35% 3 $5,100   $434,374 30
Jan 10, 2010 - $13,706 -10% -14% 3 $4,569   $448,080 31
Jan 11, 2010 - $4,156 -70% -35% 3 $1,385   $452,236 32
Jan 12, 2010 - $7,192 +73% -5% 3 $2,397   $459,428 33
Jan 13, 2010 - $3,145 -56% -46% 3 $1,048   $462,573 34
Jan 14, 2010 - $4,090 +30% -38% 3 $1,363   $466,663 35
Jan 15, 2010 3 $5,720,017 +139,754% +59,695% 2,563 $2,232   $6,186,680 36
Jan 16, 2010 3 $6,353,511 +11% +41,426% 2,563 $2,479   $12,540,191 37
Jan 17, 2010 3 $4,931,605 -22% +35,881% 2,563 $1,924   $17,471,796 38
Jan 18, 2010 5 $2,905,215 -41% +69,804% 2,563 $1,134   $20,377,011 39
Jan 19, 2010 3 $948,043 -67% +13,082% 2,563 $370   $21,325,054 40
Jan 20, 2010 3 $734,680 -23% +23,260% 2,563 $287   $22,059,734 41
Jan 21, 2010 4 $764,707 +4% +18,597% 2,563 $298   $22,824,441 42
Jan 22, 2010 5 $2,596,113 +239% -55% 2,571 $1,010   $25,420,554 43
Jan 23, 2010 5 $3,894,394 +50% -39% 2,571 $1,515   $29,314,948 44
Jan 24, 2010 5 $1,927,685 -51% -61% 2,571 $750   $31,242,633 45
Jan 25, 2010 5 $505,718 -74% -83% 2,571 $197   $31,748,351 46
Jan 26, 2010 6 $553,546 +9% -42% 2,571 $215   $32,301,897 47
Jan 27, 2010 6 $478,442 -14% -35% 2,571 $186   $32,780,339 48
Jan 28, 2010 5 $498,571 +4% -35% 2,571 $194   $33,278,910 49
Jan 29, 2010 7 $1,349,075 +171% -48% 2,638 $511   $34,627,985 50
Jan 30, 2010 7 $2,141,770 +59% -45% 2,638 $812   $36,769,755 51
Jan 31, 2010 8 $1,235,983 -42% -36% 2,638 $469   $38,005,738 52
Feb 1, 2010 8 $308,354 -75% -39% 2,638 $117   $38,314,092 53
Feb 2, 2010 9 $332,988 +8% -40% 2,638 $126   $38,647,080 54
Feb 3, 2010 10 $291,727 -12% -39% 2,638 $111   $38,938,807 55
Feb 4, 2010 10 $284,624 -2% -43% 2,638 $108   $39,223,431 56
Feb 5, 2010 12 $718,766 +153% -47% 2,330 $308   $39,942,197 57
Feb 6, 2010 14 $1,125,193 +57% -47% 2,330 $483   $41,067,390 58
Feb 7, 2010 11 $418,440 -63% -66% 2,330 $180   $41,485,830 59
Feb 8, 2010 13 $175,780 -58% -43% 2,330 $75   $41,661,610 60
Feb 9, 2010 14 $163,520 -7% -51% 2,330 $70   $41,825,130 61
Feb 10, 2010 14 $153,315 -6% -47% 2,330 $66   $41,978,445 62
Feb 11, 2010 14 $179,171 +17% -37% 2,330 $77   $42,157,616 63
Feb 12, 2010 19 $141,077 -21% -80% 833 $169   $42,298,693 64
Feb 13, 2010 19 $252,804 +79% -78% 833 $303   $42,551,497 65
Feb 14, 2010 19 $296,404 +17% -29% 833 $356   $42,847,901 66
Feb 15, 2010 22 $114,517 -61% -35% 833 $137   $42,962,418 67
Feb 16, 2010 - $44,317 -61% -73% 833 $53   $43,006,735 68
Feb 17, 2010 - $44,611 +1% -71% 833 $54   $43,051,346 69
Feb 18, 2010 - $46,876 +5% -74% 833 $56   $43,098,222 70
Feb 19, 2010 - $77,659 +66% -45% 469 $166   $43,175,881 71
Feb 20, 2010 - $120,947 +56% -52% 469 $258   $43,296,828 72
Feb 21, 2010 - $67,691 -44% -77% 469 $144   $43,364,519 73
Feb 22, 2010 - $18,876 -72% -84% 469 $40   $43,383,395 74
Feb 23, 2010 - $18,781 -1% -58% 469 $40   $43,402,176 75
Feb 24, 2010 - $18,486 -2% -59% 469 $39   $43,420,662 76
Feb 25, 2010 - $21,386 +16% -54% 469 $46   $43,442,048 77
Feb 26, 2010 - $43,287 +102% -44% 261 $166   $43,485,335 78
Feb 27, 2010 - $70,230 +62% -42% 261 $269   $43,555,565 79
Feb 28, 2010 - $36,801 -48% -46% 261 $141   $43,592,366 80
Mar 1, 2010 - $13,015 -65% -31% 261 $50   $43,605,381 81
Mar 2, 2010 - $15,322 +18% -18% 261 $59   $43,620,703 82
Mar 3, 2010 - $13,465 -12% -27% 261 $52   $43,634,168 83
Mar 4, 2010 - $13,685 +2% -36% 261 $52   $43,647,853 84
Mar 5, 2010 - $49,837 +264% +15% 263 $189   $43,697,690 85
Mar 6, 2010 - $76,802 +54% +9% 263 $292   $43,774,492 86
Mar 7, 2010 - $44,347 -42% +21% 263 $169   $43,818,839 87
Mar 8, 2010 - $16,200 -63% +24% 263 $62   $43,835,039 88
Mar 9, 2010 - $19,541 +21% +28% 263 $74   $43,854,580 89
Mar 10, 2010 - $16,457 -16% +22% 263 $63   $43,871,037 90
Mar 11, 2010 - $18,805 +14% +37% 263 $72   $43,889,842 91
Mar 12, 2010 - $27,475 +46% -45% 188 $146   $43,917,317 92
Mar 13, 2010 - $40,521 +47% -47% 188 $216   $43,957,838 93
Mar 14, 2010 - $25,004 -38% -44% 188 $133   $43,982,842 94
Mar 15, 2010 - $10,851 -57% -33% 188 $58   $43,993,693 95
Mar 16, 2010 - $11,653 +7% -40% 188 $62   $44,005,346 96
Mar 17, 2010 - $10,694 -8% -35% 188 $57   $44,016,040 97
Mar 18, 2010 - $12,198 +14% -35% 188 $65   $44,028,238 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2009 29 $155,590   3 $51,863   $155,590 1
Dec 18, 2009 41 $78,655 -49% 3 $26,218   $234,245 2
Dec 25, 2009 39 $84,178 +7% 3 $28,059   $318,423 3
Jan 1, 2010 41 $91,085 +8% 3 $30,362   $409,508 4
Jan 8, 2010 44 $57,155 -37% 3 $19,052   $466,663 5
Jan 15, 2010 3 $22,357,778 +39,018% 2,563 $8,723   $22,824,441 6
Jan 22, 2010 5 $10,454,469 -53% 2,571 $4,066   $33,278,910 7
Jan 29, 2010 6 $5,944,521 -43% 2,638 $2,253   $39,223,431 8
Feb 5, 2010 13 $2,934,185 -51% 2,330 $1,259   $42,157,616 9
Feb 12, 2010 20 $940,606 -68% 833 $1,129   $43,098,222 10
Feb 19, 2010 27 $343,826 -63% 469 $733   $43,442,048 11
Feb 26, 2010 38 $205,805 -40% 261 $789   $43,647,853 12
Mar 5, 2010 32 $241,989 +18% 263 $920   $43,889,842 13
Mar 12, 2010 34 $138,396 -43% 188 $736   $44,028,238 14

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 25, 20103194,268 194,268$3,704,691$3,704,6911
May 2, 2010867,112-65% 261,380$1,140,233$4,844,9242
May 9, 20101538,697-42% 300,077$657,462$5,502,3863
May 16, 20101936,869-5% 336,946$642,258$6,144,6444
May 23, 20102522,762-38% 359,708$416,089$6,560,7335

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 25, 2010440,902 40,902$899,028$899,0281
May 2, 20101411,073-73% 51,975$307,930$1,206,9582

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Leading Cast

Mark Wahlberg    Jack Salmon
Rachel Weisz    Abigail Salmon

Supporting Cast

Susan Sarandon    Lynn
Stanley Tucci    George Harvey
Michael Imperioli    Len Fenerman
Saoirse Ronan    Susie Salmon
Rose McIver    Lindsey Salmon
Christian Ashdale    Buckley Salmon
Reece Ritchie    Ray Singh
Carolyn Dando    Ruth Connors
Nikki Soohoo    Holly
Andrew James Allen    Samuel Heckler
Jake Abel    Brian Nelson
A.J. Michalka    Clarissa
Tom McCarthy    Principal Caden
Stink Fisher    Mr. Connors
Evelyn Lennon    Susie Salmon (aged three years)
Stefania LaVie Owen    Flora Hernandez
Marley McKay    Nate
Ashley Brimfield    Teenage Girl in Parking Lot
John Jezior    Mr. O'Dwyer
Anna George    Mrs. Singh
Kirit Kapadia    Mr. Singh
Richard Lambeth    Deputy
William Zielinski    Deputy
Glen Drake    Deputy
Nick Baker    Deputy
Dan Kern    Hospital Doctor
Greg Wood    Hospital Doctor
Freya Milner    Jackie Meyer
Katie Jackson    Leah Fox
Ruby Hudson    Lana Johnson
Tina Graham    Sophie Cichetti
Phoebe Gittins    Mr. Harvey's Victim
Anna Dawson    Mr. Harvey's Victim
Lili Bayliss    Mr. Harvey's Victim
Bruce Phillips    Grandfather
Veronica Horn    Grace Tarking
Jack Hoffman    Fashion Show MC
David C. Roehm    Mr. Coleman
Seth F. Miller    Soccer Coach
Lee Miller    Townsperson
Michael A. Salvato    Townsperson
Nakia Dillard    Townsperson
William Hummel    Townsperson
James Vassanelli    Townsperson
Scott Evans    Townsperson
Billy Jackson    Mall Shopper
Bob Burns    Mall Shopper
Kathy Burns    Townsperson
April Philips    Police Station Mother
Grace Carden-Horton    Police Station Girl
Gabby Greig    Police Station Girl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Jackson    Director
Fran Walsh    Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens    Screenwriter
Peter Jackson    Screenwriter
Alice Sebold    Story Creator
Carolynne Cunningham    Producer
Fran Walsh    Producer
Peter Jackson    Producer
Aimee Peyronnet    Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Ken Kamins    Executive Producer
James Wilson    Executive Producer
Andrew Lesnie    Director of Photography
Naomi Shohan    Production Designer
Jabez Olssen    Editor
Nancy Steiner    Costume Designer
Philippa Boyens    Co-Producer
Brian Eno    Composer
Anne Bruning    Co-Producer
Marc Ashton    Co-Producer
Carolynne Cunningham    Assistant Director
Anne Bruning    Unit Production Manager
Denise Pinckley    Unit Production Manager
Chris Shriver    Art Director
Jules Cook    Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.    Set Decorator
Meg Everist    Set Decorator
Richard Bluck    Second Unit Camera
David B. Nowell    Additional Photography
Kate Hawley    Additional Costume Designer
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Hammond Peek    Sound Mixer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hedges    Re-recording Mixer
Gilbert Lake    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Brent Burge    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Brent Burge    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Ward    Supervising Sound Editor
Melanie Graham    Sound Effects Editor
Hayden Collow    Sound Effects Editor
Shannon Mills    Sound Effects Editor
Dave Whitehead    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Jason Canovas    Dialogue Editor
Martin Kwok    Dialogue Editor
Polly McKinnon    Dialogue Editor
David Long    Music Editor
Chris Winter    Music Editor
Stephen Gallagher    Music Editor
Nigel Scott    Music Editor
Rick Findlater    Make up
Kay Georgiou    Hairstylist
Peter Swords King*    Make-up and Hair Designer
Leo Abrahams    Composer
Jon Hopkins    Composer
Stephen Gallagher    Additional Music
David Long    Additional Music
Nigel Scott    Additional Music
Chris Winter    Additional Music
Victoria Kelly    Additional Music
Victoria Burrows    Casting Director
Scot Boland    Casting Director
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Jina Jay    Casting Director
Liz Mullane    Casting Director
Peter Bucossi    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Awards Season: Avatar Not Hurting for Oscar Nominations

February 2nd, 2010

Oscar nominations were announced at 5:38 this morning, continuing a tradition that have never been adequately explained to me. (Why so early in the morning? Does earning an Oscar nomination become sweeter if people have to wake you up to congratulate you?) Leading the way in nominations were Avatar and The Hurt Locker, both of which pick up nine nods each, many of them in the same categories. 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...

One More Week for Avatar?

January 21st, 2010

There are a few new releases hitting theaters tomorrow, but most people are still talking about Avatar and whether or not it can stay on top one more week, and perhaps set a few more records in the process. The other major question of the weekend is whether or not it will top last year and end 2010's one-week losing streak. 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 Estimates: Avatar Wins Again

January 17th, 2010

Avatar was pushed from top spot for a day, but came back to comfortably win its fifth straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With another $41.3 million in the bank, Avatar was down just 18% from last weekend (helped somewhat by the MLK long weekend), and will pass $500 million on Monday after just 32 days in release, easily beating the record held by The Dark Knight (see chart). It also tops Titanic's record for the biggest fifth weekend at the box office (see chart). 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...

Avatar Still Filling Theaters

January 12th, 2010

Avatar returned to the top of the per theater chart thanks to its record-breaking weekend result. It earned more than $50 million in 3,422 theaters for an average of $14,701. Crazy Heart was very close behind with an average of $14,004 in 33 theaters, which suggests further room to expand. Likewise, The Lovely Bones could do reasonably well this Friday when it expands after pulling in an average of $12,857 this weekend; however, there is a note of caution, as the film is still playing in only three theaters. More...

Imaginarium Tops the Per Theater Chart

January 5th, 2010

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus topped the per theater chart this weekend, based on reports from theaters in the United States. The film earned $128,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $31,909, which is roughly what it made last weekend. It is also playing in many more theaters in Canada, but numbers have not been reported from those locations, at least so far this week. The final figures may therefore, as last week, push the final average down considerably. Second place went to to Lovely Bones, which climbed more than 54% to an average of $21,559 in three theaters. This is excellent news for its planned expansion in a couple of weeks, assuming it doesn't fall by the same amount next week. White Ribbon opened next with an average of $19,949, also in three theaters. The overall number one film, Avatar, was just a fraction behind, earning an average of $19,789. At this point, we've nearly run out of superlatives to describe the film's box office run and it is far from over. Crazy Heart saw growth over the weekend, up 38% to an average of $18,416. 3 Idiots expanded somewhat and earned a very impressive average of $11,322 in 132 theaters. A Single Man returned to the $10,000 club with an average of $10,586 in 46 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Sherlock Holmes, which fell sharply but still managed an average of $10,097. More...

2010 Preview: January

January 1st, 2010

2009 ended breaking lots of records, so 2010 starts both on a high note, and with a bit of trepidation. On the one hand, there are several holdovers that should continue to be major players at the box office for the next few weeks, which can only help. On the other hand, there's almost no chance 2010 will get off to as strong a start as 2009 did, since some of what happened at the box office during January of 2009 was unprecedented. 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...

The Whole Nine Yards on the Per Theater Chart

December 22nd, 2009

Like last week, the number one film on the per theater chart managed that feat despite mixed reviews. This week it was Nine, which opened with an average of $64,308, but I am concerned about its ability to expand, especially if its word-of-mouth match its reviews. The number one film on the overall chart, Avatar, placed second with $22,313 while Crazy Heart was not that far behind with an average of $20,666. Up in the Air's expansion continues but it remained strong on the per theater chart with an average of $18,344 in 175 theaters. Finally, Lovely Bones saw its average plummet this weekend to $15,032, which is more than 60% lower than last weekend. Had this been accompanied by an expansion this wouldn't be an issue, but it is still playing in just three theaters. More...

Awards Season: SAG Splits Up the Nominations

December 17th, 2009

The SAG nominations were announced this week, and the trend of the year continues with Up in the Air leading the way, but no one film dominating. This time around Up in the Air was in a three-way tie with Inglourious Basterds and Precious, which makes the race even more interesting. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

Several Lovely Films on the Per Theater Chart

December 15th, 2009

Lovely Bones defied critics to open on top of the per theater chart with $38,872 in three theaters. Up in the Air remained in second place with an average of $33,255 in 72 theaters, while it nearly reached the top ten on the overall chart. A Single Man opened with more than $200,000 in 9 theaters for an average of $24,148. Broken Embraces spent its fourth weekend in the $10,000 club with an average of $18,255 in six theaters. It is starting to expand, so it should start hitting major milestones soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Princess Leaps to Top of Chart

December 13th, 2009

Disney claimed top spot at the box office this weekend as The Princess and the Frog expanded nationwide. But with a weekend box office estimated at $25 million, the movie will need to have great legs over the holidays if Disney's going to recoup its investment. The movie has good reviews and is ideal family fare, so its chances are good, but the studio is looking at the same nail biting exercise as they're going through with A Christmas Carol, which opened with $30 million and reached an estimated $124 million this weekend. More...

Lovely Limited Releases

December 11th, 2009

Another week, another batch of limited releases. This time of year we normally see a lot of Oscar hopefuls being released; however, half the film's on this week's list have no shot at Awards Season glory, and only one of the Oscar bait movies seems to have fulfilled its potential. 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 US Release Dates - May 4, 2008

May 4th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Bottle Shock, Milk, The Lovely Bones and more! More...

Cast Updates - December 20, 2007

December 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Four Christmases, My Sister's Keeper, Quarantined, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 25, 2007

November 25th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Lovely Bones, The Taking of Pelham 123, G.I. Joe and more! More...

Cast Updates - November 1, 2007

November 1st, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Game, Meet the Browns, The Taking of Pelham 123, and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 25, 2007

October 25th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Burning Plan, Cry of the Owl, Helen, and more! More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$116,616 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/2,638 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,299,892

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,105 $44,114,232
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,957 $50,780,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,915 $94,894,448

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 11th, 2009 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
January 15th, 2010 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 20th, 2010 by Paramount Home Video
April 20th, 2010 by Paramount Home Video, released as Lovely Bones, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language
Running Time: 135 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Avatar
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Keywords: Heaven and Hell, Murdered Child, 1970s, Mystery Drama, Serial Killer, Death of a Son or Daughter, First Love, Possessed, Supernatural, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Wingnut Films
Production Countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Sunday 92 $1,235,983 Jan 31, 2010 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 69 $2,141,770 Jan 30, 2010 51
Biggest 8th Friday 66 $1,349,075 Jan 29, 2010 50
Biggest 7th Sunday 74 $1,927,685 Jan 24, 2010 45
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 48 $8,418,192 Jan 22, 2010 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 26 $3,894,394 Jan 23, 2010 44
Biggest 7th Friday 32 $2,596,113 Jan 22, 2010 43
Biggest 6th Monday 12 $2,905,215 Jan 18, 2010 39
Biggest 6th Sunday 10 $4,931,605 Jan 17, 2010 38
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 10 $17,005,133 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 47 $17,005,133 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 71 $24,354,630 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 47 $19,910,348 Jan 15, 2010 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 60 $28,515,460 Jan 15, 2010 38
Biggest 6th Saturday 15 $6,353,511 Jan 16, 2010 37
Biggest 6th Friday 9 $5,720,017 Jan 15, 2010 36
Theater Average 5th Weekend 56 $12,857 Jan 8, 2010 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 30 $21,559 Jan 1, 2010 24
Top 2009 Theater Average 17 $38,872 Dec 11, 2009 3

Leading Cast

Mark Wahlberg    Jack Salmon
Rachel Weisz    Abigail Salmon

Supporting Cast

Susan Sarandon    Lynn
Stanley Tucci    George Harvey
Michael Imperioli    Len Fenerman
Saoirse Ronan    Susie Salmon
Rose McIver    Lindsey Salmon
Christian Ashdale    Buckley Salmon
Reece Ritchie    Ray Singh
Carolyn Dando    Ruth Connors
Nikki Soohoo    Holly
Andrew James Allen    Samuel Heckler
Jake Abel    Brian Nelson
A.J. Michalka    Clarissa
Tom McCarthy    Principal Caden
Stink Fisher    Mr. Connors
Evelyn Lennon    Susie Salmon (aged three years)
Stefania LaVie Owen    Flora Hernandez
Marley McKay    Nate
Ashley Brimfield    Teenage Girl in Parking Lot
John Jezior    Mr. O'Dwyer
Anna George    Mrs. Singh
Kirit Kapadia    Mr. Singh
Richard Lambeth    Deputy
William Zielinski    Deputy
Glen Drake    Deputy
Nick Baker    Deputy
Dan Kern    Hospital Doctor
Greg Wood    Hospital Doctor
Freya Milner    Jackie Meyer
Katie Jackson    Leah Fox
Ruby Hudson    Lana Johnson
Tina Graham    Sophie Cichetti
Phoebe Gittins    Mr. Harvey's Victim
Anna Dawson    Mr. Harvey's Victim
Lili Bayliss    Mr. Harvey's Victim
Bruce Phillips    Grandfather
Veronica Horn    Grace Tarking
Jack Hoffman    Fashion Show MC
David C. Roehm    Mr. Coleman
Seth F. Miller    Soccer Coach
Lee Miller    Townsperson
Michael A. Salvato    Townsperson
Nakia Dillard    Townsperson
William Hummel    Townsperson
James Vassanelli    Townsperson
Scott Evans    Townsperson
Billy Jackson    Mall Shopper
Bob Burns    Mall Shopper
Kathy Burns    Townsperson
April Philips    Police Station Mother
Grace Carden-Horton    Police Station Girl
Gabby Greig    Police Station Girl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Jackson    Director
Fran Walsh    Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens    Screenwriter
Peter Jackson    Screenwriter
Alice Sebold    Story Creator
Carolynne Cunningham    Producer
Fran Walsh    Producer
Peter Jackson    Producer
Aimee Peyronnet    Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Ken Kamins    Executive Producer
James Wilson    Executive Producer
Andrew Lesnie    Director of Photography
Naomi Shohan    Production Designer
Jabez Olssen    Editor
Nancy Steiner    Costume Designer
Philippa Boyens    Co-Producer
Brian Eno    Composer
Anne Bruning    Co-Producer
Marc Ashton    Co-Producer
Carolynne Cunningham    Assistant Director
Anne Bruning    Unit Production Manager
Denise Pinckley    Unit Production Manager
Chris Shriver    Art Director
Jules Cook    Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.    Set Decorator
Meg Everist    Set Decorator
Richard Bluck    Second Unit Camera
David B. Nowell    Additional Photography
Kate Hawley    Additional Costume Designer
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Hammond Peek    Sound Mixer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hedges    Re-recording Mixer
Gilbert Lake    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Brent Burge    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Brent Burge    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Ward    Supervising Sound Editor
Melanie Graham    Sound Effects Editor
Hayden Collow    Sound Effects Editor
Shannon Mills    Sound Effects Editor
Dave Whitehead    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Jason Canovas    Dialogue Editor
Martin Kwok    Dialogue Editor
Polly McKinnon    Dialogue Editor
David Long    Music Editor
Chris Winter    Music Editor
Stephen Gallagher    Music Editor
Nigel Scott    Music Editor
Rick Findlater    Make up
Kay Georgiou    Hairstylist
Peter Swords King*    Make-up and Hair Designer
Leo Abrahams    Composer
Jon Hopkins    Composer
Stephen Gallagher    Additional Music
David Long    Additional Music
Nigel Scott    Additional Music
Chris Winter    Additional Music
Victoria Kelly    Additional Music
Victoria Burrows    Casting Director
Scot Boland    Casting Director
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Jina Jay    Casting Director
Liz Mullane    Casting Director
Peter Bucossi    Stunt Coordinator

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

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 and Blu-ray Releases for April 20th, 2010

April 20th, 2010

Paradoxically, this is arguably the biggest week of the year on the home market, as well as one of the slowest. It is the biggest because it marks the release of Avatar on DVD and Blu-ray. However, it is also one of the slowest, because Avatar scared away a lot of other releases. Looking down the list of top sellers and it isn't long before you find busted Oscar bait, TV movies, Direct-to-DVD releases, etc. I expect records could be broken this week, but it is a top-heavy list. As for Pick of the Week contenders, Avatar is obviously a contender, but I'm holding off until the screener arrives. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Lovely Bones

April 17th, 2010

The Lovely Bones was Peter Jackson's first film in four years. In the five years previous to his absence, he had four films released. Combined, those four films earned close to $3.5 billion at the worldwide box office, not to mention 20 Oscars and countless other awards. Granted, no one thought The Lovely Bones would do that well at the box office, but there were still a lot of high hopes for the film. In fact, there was plenty of Awards Season buzz months before the film was released, while $100 million domestically was a possibility, especially if it picked up some major awards. However, early reviews were less than kind and it didn't exactly live up to the higher end of box office predictions. Is the film really disappointing, or is this just a case of great expectations ruining a film's chances? More...

International Details: Things are Looking Up for The Round Up

March 21st, 2010

The Round Up opened in sixth place with $6.32 million on 632 screens in 3 markets. Of that, $5.67 million was earned on 602 screens in France, which was easily enough for first place in that market. More...

International Details: Princess hits Regal Milestone

March 14th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog remained in sixth place with $5.18 million on 3019 screens in 35 markets for a total of $149.82 million internationally and $253.53 million worldwide. This past week it opened in Japan, struggling into fifth place with $1.02 million on 363 screens. Even with that disappointing result, it should do well enough on the home market to show a profit relatively soon. 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...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

March 5th, 2010

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Supporting Actor, which might be even less competitive than the Best Supporting Actress. 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: Oceans are Anything But Blue

February 8th, 2010

Oceans opened in its native France and that helped it climb into sixth place with $9.52 million on 888 screens in 4 markets for a total of $16.98 million. It earned third place in its native market with $5.39 million on 542 screens while it was down just 7% during its sophomore stint in Japan with $3.48 million on 303 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.81 million after two. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Not Hurting for Oscar Nominations

February 2nd, 2010

Oscar nominations were announced at 5:38 this morning, continuing a tradition that have never been adequately explained to me. (Why so early in the morning? Does earning an Oscar nomination become sweeter if people have to wake you up to congratulate you?) Leading the way in nominations were Avatar and The Hurt Locker, both of which pick up nine nods each, many of them in the same categories. 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...

One More Week for Avatar?

January 21st, 2010

There are a few new releases hitting theaters tomorrow, but most people are still talking about Avatar and whether or not it can stay on top one more week, and perhaps set a few more records in the process. The other major question of the weekend is whether or not it will top last year and end 2010's one-week losing streak. 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 Estimates: Avatar Wins Again

January 17th, 2010

Avatar was pushed from top spot for a day, but came back to comfortably win its fifth straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With another $41.3 million in the bank, Avatar was down just 18% from last weekend (helped somewhat by the MLK long weekend), and will pass $500 million on Monday after just 32 days in release, easily beating the record held by The Dark Knight (see chart). It also tops Titanic's record for the biggest fifth weekend at the box office (see chart). 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...

Avatar Still Filling Theaters

January 12th, 2010

Avatar returned to the top of the per theater chart thanks to its record-breaking weekend result. It earned more than $50 million in 3,422 theaters for an average of $14,701. Crazy Heart was very close behind with an average of $14,004 in 33 theaters, which suggests further room to expand. Likewise, The Lovely Bones could do reasonably well this Friday when it expands after pulling in an average of $12,857 this weekend; however, there is a note of caution, as the film is still playing in only three theaters. More...

Imaginarium Tops the Per Theater Chart

January 5th, 2010

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus topped the per theater chart this weekend, based on reports from theaters in the United States. The film earned $128,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $31,909, which is roughly what it made last weekend. It is also playing in many more theaters in Canada, but numbers have not been reported from those locations, at least so far this week. The final figures may therefore, as last week, push the final average down considerably. Second place went to to Lovely Bones, which climbed more than 54% to an average of $21,559 in three theaters. This is excellent news for its planned expansion in a couple of weeks, assuming it doesn't fall by the same amount next week. White Ribbon opened next with an average of $19,949, also in three theaters. The overall number one film, Avatar, was just a fraction behind, earning an average of $19,789. At this point, we've nearly run out of superlatives to describe the film's box office run and it is far from over. Crazy Heart saw growth over the weekend, up 38% to an average of $18,416. 3 Idiots expanded somewhat and earned a very impressive average of $11,322 in 132 theaters. A Single Man returned to the $10,000 club with an average of $10,586 in 46 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Sherlock Holmes, which fell sharply but still managed an average of $10,097. More...

2010 Preview: January

January 1st, 2010

2009 ended breaking lots of records, so 2010 starts both on a high note, and with a bit of trepidation. On the one hand, there are several holdovers that should continue to be major players at the box office for the next few weeks, which can only help. On the other hand, there's almost no chance 2010 will get off to as strong a start as 2009 did, since some of what happened at the box office during January of 2009 was unprecedented. 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...

The Whole Nine Yards on the Per Theater Chart

December 22nd, 2009

Like last week, the number one film on the per theater chart managed that feat despite mixed reviews. This week it was Nine, which opened with an average of $64,308, but I am concerned about its ability to expand, especially if its word-of-mouth match its reviews. The number one film on the overall chart, Avatar, placed second with $22,313 while Crazy Heart was not that far behind with an average of $20,666. Up in the Air's expansion continues but it remained strong on the per theater chart with an average of $18,344 in 175 theaters. Finally, Lovely Bones saw its average plummet this weekend to $15,032, which is more than 60% lower than last weekend. Had this been accompanied by an expansion this wouldn't be an issue, but it is still playing in just three theaters. More...

Awards Season: SAG Splits Up the Nominations

December 17th, 2009

The SAG nominations were announced this week, and the trend of the year continues with Up in the Air leading the way, but no one film dominating. This time around Up in the Air was in a three-way tie with Inglourious Basterds and Precious, which makes the race even more interesting. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

Several Lovely Films on the Per Theater Chart

December 15th, 2009

Lovely Bones defied critics to open on top of the per theater chart with $38,872 in three theaters. Up in the Air remained in second place with an average of $33,255 in 72 theaters, while it nearly reached the top ten on the overall chart. A Single Man opened with more than $200,000 in 9 theaters for an average of $24,148. Broken Embraces spent its fourth weekend in the $10,000 club with an average of $18,255 in six theaters. It is starting to expand, so it should start hitting major milestones soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Princess Leaps to Top of Chart

December 13th, 2009

Disney claimed top spot at the box office this weekend as The Princess and the Frog expanded nationwide. But with a weekend box office estimated at $25 million, the movie will need to have great legs over the holidays if Disney's going to recoup its investment. The movie has good reviews and is ideal family fare, so its chances are good, but the studio is looking at the same nail biting exercise as they're going through with A Christmas Carol, which opened with $30 million and reached an estimated $124 million this weekend. More...

Lovely Limited Releases

December 11th, 2009

Another week, another batch of limited releases. This time of year we normally see a lot of Oscar hopefuls being released; however, half the film's on this week's list have no shot at Awards Season glory, and only one of the Oscar bait movies seems to have fulfilled its potential. 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...

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May 4th, 2008

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Cast Updates - December 20, 2007

December 20th, 2007

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New Movie US Release Dates - November 25, 2007

November 25th, 2007

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Cast Updates - November 1, 2007

November 1st, 2007

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October 25th, 2007

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2009 31 $116,616   3 $38,872   $116,616 1
Dec 18, 2009 38 $45,097 -61% 3 $15,032   $200,687 2
Dec 25, 2009 40 $41,916 -7% 3 $13,972   $276,161 3
Jan 1, 2010 39 $64,678 +54% 3 $21,559   $383,101 4
Jan 8, 2010 45 $38,572 -40% 3 $12,857   $448,080 5
Jan 15, 2010 3 $17,005,133 +43,987% 2,563 $6,635   $17,471,796 6
Jan 22, 2010 5 $8,418,192 -50% 2,571 $3,274   $31,242,633 7
Jan 29, 2010 7 $4,726,828 -44% 2,638 $1,792   $38,005,738 8
Feb 5, 2010 13 $2,262,399 -52% 2,330 $971   $41,485,830 9
Feb 12, 2010 19 $690,285 -69% 833 $829   $42,847,901 10
Feb 19, 2010 26 $266,297 -61% 469 $568   $43,364,519 11
Feb 26, 2010 37 $150,318 -44% 261 $576   $43,592,366 12
Mar 5, 2010 33 $170,986 +14% 263 $650   $43,818,839 13
Mar 12, 2010 33 $93,000 -46% 188 $495   $43,982,842 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 11, 2009 - $43,532     3 $14,511   $43,532 1
Dec 12, 2009 - $40,692 -7%   3 $13,564   $84,224 2
Dec 13, 2009 - $32,392 -20%   3 $10,797   $116,616 3
Dec 14, 2009 - $10,824 -67%   3 $3,608   $127,440 4
Dec 15, 2009 - $9,591 -11%   3 $3,197   $137,031 5
Dec 16, 2009 - $8,748 -9%   3 $2,916   $145,779 6
Dec 17, 2009 - $9,811 +12%   3 $3,270   $155,590 7
Dec 18, 2009 - $13,101 +34% -70% 3 $4,367   $168,691 8
Dec 19, 2009 - $16,034 +22% -61% 3 $5,345   $184,725 9
Dec 20, 2009 - $15,962 n/c -51% 3 $5,321   $200,687 10
Dec 21, 2009 - $8,040 -50% -26% 3 $2,680   $208,727 11
Dec 22, 2009 - $10,047 +25% +5% 3 $3,349   $218,774 12
Dec 23, 2009 - $7,628 -24% -13% 3 $2,543   $226,402 13
Dec 24, 2009 - $7,843 +3% -20% 3 $2,614   $234,245 14
Dec 25, 2009 - $13,120 +67% n/c 3 $4,373   $247,365 15
Dec 26, 2009 - $13,861 +6% -14% 3 $4,620   $261,226 16
Dec 27, 2009 - $14,935 +8% -6% 3 $4,978   $276,161 17
Dec 28, 2009 - $10,630 -29% +32% 3 $3,543   $286,791 18
Dec 29, 2009 - $11,049 +4% +10% 3 $3,683   $297,840 19
Dec 30, 2009 - $14,470 +31% +90% 3 $4,823   $312,310 20
Dec 31, 2009 - $6,113 -58% -22% 3 $2,038   $318,423 21
Jan 1, 2010 - $24,949 +308% +90% 3 $8,316   $343,372 22
Jan 2, 2010 - $23,707 -5% +71% 3 $7,902   $367,079 23
Jan 3, 2010 - $16,022 -32% +7% 3 $5,341   $383,101 24
Jan 4, 2010 - $6,384 -60% -40% 3 $2,128   $389,485 25
Jan 5, 2010 - $7,553 +18% -32% 3 $2,518   $397,038 26
Jan 6, 2010 - $5,852 -23% -60% 3 $1,951   $402,890 27
Jan 7, 2010 - $6,618 +13% +8% 3 $2,206   $409,508 28
Jan 8, 2010 - $9,566 +45% -62% 3 $3,189   $419,074 29
Jan 9, 2010 - $15,300 +60% -35% 3 $5,100   $434,374 30
Jan 10, 2010 - $13,706 -10% -14% 3 $4,569   $448,080 31
Jan 11, 2010 - $4,156 -70% -35% 3 $1,385   $452,236 32
Jan 12, 2010 - $7,192 +73% -5% 3 $2,397   $459,428 33
Jan 13, 2010 - $3,145 -56% -46% 3 $1,048   $462,573 34
Jan 14, 2010 - $4,090 +30% -38% 3 $1,363   $466,663 35
Jan 15, 2010 3 $5,720,017 +139,754% +59,695% 2,563 $2,232   $6,186,680 36
Jan 16, 2010 3 $6,353,511 +11% +41,426% 2,563 $2,479   $12,540,191 37
Jan 17, 2010 3 $4,931,605 -22% +35,881% 2,563 $1,924   $17,471,796 38
Jan 18, 2010 5 $2,905,215 -41% +69,804% 2,563 $1,134   $20,377,011 39
Jan 19, 2010 3 $948,043 -67% +13,082% 2,563 $370   $21,325,054 40
Jan 20, 2010 3 $734,680 -23% +23,260% 2,563 $287   $22,059,734 41
Jan 21, 2010 4 $764,707 +4% +18,597% 2,563 $298   $22,824,441 42
Jan 22, 2010 5 $2,596,113 +239% -55% 2,571 $1,010   $25,420,554 43
Jan 23, 2010 5 $3,894,394 +50% -39% 2,571 $1,515   $29,314,948 44
Jan 24, 2010 5 $1,927,685 -51% -61% 2,571 $750   $31,242,633 45
Jan 25, 2010 5 $505,718 -74% -83% 2,571 $197   $31,748,351 46
Jan 26, 2010 6 $553,546 +9% -42% 2,571 $215   $32,301,897 47
Jan 27, 2010 6 $478,442 -14% -35% 2,571 $186   $32,780,339 48
Jan 28, 2010 5 $498,571 +4% -35% 2,571 $194   $33,278,910 49
Jan 29, 2010 7 $1,349,075 +171% -48% 2,638 $511   $34,627,985 50
Jan 30, 2010 7 $2,141,770 +59% -45% 2,638 $812   $36,769,755 51
Jan 31, 2010 8 $1,235,983 -42% -36% 2,638 $469   $38,005,738 52
Feb 1, 2010 8 $308,354 -75% -39% 2,638 $117   $38,314,092 53
Feb 2, 2010 9 $332,988 +8% -40% 2,638 $126   $38,647,080 54
Feb 3, 2010 10 $291,727 -12% -39% 2,638 $111   $38,938,807 55
Feb 4, 2010 10 $284,624 -2% -43% 2,638 $108   $39,223,431 56
Feb 5, 2010 12 $718,766 +153% -47% 2,330 $308   $39,942,197 57
Feb 6, 2010 14 $1,125,193 +57% -47% 2,330 $483   $41,067,390 58
Feb 7, 2010 11 $418,440 -63% -66% 2,330 $180   $41,485,830 59
Feb 8, 2010 13 $175,780 -58% -43% 2,330 $75   $41,661,610 60
Feb 9, 2010 14 $163,520 -7% -51% 2,330 $70   $41,825,130 61
Feb 10, 2010 14 $153,315 -6% -47% 2,330 $66   $41,978,445 62
Feb 11, 2010 14 $179,171 +17% -37% 2,330 $77   $42,157,616 63
Feb 12, 2010 19 $141,077 -21% -80% 833 $169   $42,298,693 64
Feb 13, 2010 19 $252,804 +79% -78% 833 $303   $42,551,497 65
Feb 14, 2010 19 $296,404 +17% -29% 833 $356   $42,847,901 66
Feb 15, 2010 22 $114,517 -61% -35% 833 $137   $42,962,418 67
Feb 16, 2010 - $44,317 -61% -73% 833 $53   $43,006,735 68
Feb 17, 2010 - $44,611 +1% -71% 833 $54   $43,051,346 69
Feb 18, 2010 - $46,876 +5% -74% 833 $56   $43,098,222 70
Feb 19, 2010 - $77,659 +66% -45% 469 $166   $43,175,881 71
Feb 20, 2010 - $120,947 +56% -52% 469 $258   $43,296,828 72
Feb 21, 2010 - $67,691 -44% -77% 469 $144   $43,364,519 73
Feb 22, 2010 - $18,876 -72% -84% 469 $40   $43,383,395 74
Feb 23, 2010 - $18,781 -1% -58% 469 $40   $43,402,176 75
Feb 24, 2010 - $18,486 -2% -59% 469 $39   $43,420,662 76
Feb 25, 2010 - $21,386 +16% -54% 469 $46   $43,442,048 77
Feb 26, 2010 - $43,287 +102% -44% 261 $166   $43,485,335 78
Feb 27, 2010 - $70,230 +62% -42% 261 $269   $43,555,565 79
Feb 28, 2010 - $36,801 -48% -46% 261 $141   $43,592,366 80
Mar 1, 2010 - $13,015 -65% -31% 261 $50   $43,605,381 81
Mar 2, 2010 - $15,322 +18% -18% 261 $59   $43,620,703 82
Mar 3, 2010 - $13,465 -12% -27% 261 $52   $43,634,168 83
Mar 4, 2010 - $13,685 +2% -36% 261 $52   $43,647,853 84
Mar 5, 2010 - $49,837 +264% +15% 263 $189   $43,697,690 85
Mar 6, 2010 - $76,802 +54% +9% 263 $292   $43,774,492 86
Mar 7, 2010 - $44,347 -42% +21% 263 $169   $43,818,839 87
Mar 8, 2010 - $16,200 -63% +24% 263 $62   $43,835,039 88
Mar 9, 2010 - $19,541 +21% +28% 263 $74   $43,854,580 89
Mar 10, 2010 - $16,457 -16% +22% 263 $63   $43,871,037 90
Mar 11, 2010 - $18,805 +14% +37% 263 $72   $43,889,842 91
Mar 12, 2010 - $27,475 +46% -45% 188 $146   $43,917,317 92
Mar 13, 2010 - $40,521 +47% -47% 188 $216   $43,957,838 93
Mar 14, 2010 - $25,004 -38% -44% 188 $133   $43,982,842 94
Mar 15, 2010 - $10,851 -57% -33% 188 $58   $43,993,693 95
Mar 16, 2010 - $11,653 +7% -40% 188 $62   $44,005,346 96
Mar 17, 2010 - $10,694 -8% -35% 188 $57   $44,016,040 97
Mar 18, 2010 - $12,198 +14% -35% 188 $65   $44,028,238 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2009 29 $155,590   3 $51,863   $155,590 1
Dec 18, 2009 41 $78,655 -49% 3 $26,218   $234,245 2
Dec 25, 2009 39 $84,178 +7% 3 $28,059   $318,423 3
Jan 1, 2010 41 $91,085 +8% 3 $30,362   $409,508 4
Jan 8, 2010 44 $57,155 -37% 3 $19,052   $466,663 5
Jan 15, 2010 3 $22,357,778 +39,018% 2,563 $8,723   $22,824,441 6
Jan 22, 2010 5 $10,454,469 -53% 2,571 $4,066   $33,278,910 7
Jan 29, 2010 6 $5,944,521 -43% 2,638 $2,253   $39,223,431 8
Feb 5, 2010 13 $2,934,185 -51% 2,330 $1,259   $42,157,616 9
Feb 12, 2010 20 $940,606 -68% 833 $1,129   $43,098,222 10
Feb 19, 2010 27 $343,826 -63% 469 $733   $43,442,048 11
Feb 26, 2010 38 $205,805 -40% 261 $789   $43,647,853 12
Mar 5, 2010 32 $241,989 +18% 263 $920   $43,889,842 13
Mar 12, 2010 34 $138,396 -43% 188 $736   $44,028,238 14

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 25, 20103194,268 194,268$3,704,691$3,704,6911
May 2, 2010867,112-65% 261,380$1,140,233$4,844,9242
May 9, 20101538,697-42% 300,077$657,462$5,502,3863
May 16, 20101936,869-5% 336,946$642,258$6,144,6444
May 23, 20102522,762-38% 359,708$416,089$6,560,7335

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 25, 2010440,902 40,902$899,028$899,0281
May 2, 20101411,073-73% 51,975$307,930$1,206,9582

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