The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,428,195Details
International Box Office $34,920,023Details
Worldwide Box Office $67,348,218
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,528,835 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,446,554 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $11,975,389
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,706,654 (39.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,443 opening theaters/2,453 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,500,741

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 2009 (Wide) by Overture Films
Video Release: March 23rd, 2010 by Overture Films/Anchor Bay
MPAA Rating: R For language, some drug content and brief nudity
Running Time: 94 minutes
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Overture Films, Momentum Pictures, Winchester Capital Management, BBC Films, Smokehouse Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 149 $5,861,753 Nov 13, 2009 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 196 $8,831,707 Nov 13, 2009 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2009 3 $12,706,654   2,443 $5,201   $12,706,654 1
Nov 13, 2009 4 $5,861,753 -54% 2,453 $2,390   $23,038,050 2
Nov 20, 2009 7 $2,829,031 -52% 2,056 $1,376   $27,680,089 3
Nov 27, 2009 11 $1,501,837 -47% 1,119 $1,342   $30,521,930 4
Dec 4, 2009 18 $400,153 -73% 509 $786   $31,289,229 5
Dec 11, 2009 22 $202,035 -50% 324 $624   $31,655,240 6
Dec 18, 2009 30 $86,086 -57% 207 $416   $31,847,604 7
Dec 25, 2009 42 $29,965 -65% 74 $405   $31,944,330 8
Jan 1, 2010 46 $41,494 +38% 74 $561   $32,018,431 9
Jan 8, 2010 32 $120,976 +192% 198 $611   $32,158,526 10
Jan 15, 2010 42 $69,595 -42% 142 $490   $32,290,433 11
Jan 22, 2010 45 $47,080 -32% 95 $496   $32,374,035 12
Jan 29, 2010 52 $25,158 -47% 72 $349   $32,416,109 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 2009 3 $4,641,831     2,443 $1,900   $4,641,831 1
Nov 7, 2009 3 $5,290,882 +14%   2,443 $2,166   $9,932,713 2
Nov 8, 2009 3 $2,773,941 -48%   2,443 $1,135   $12,706,654 3
Nov 9, 2009 3 $915,228 -67%   2,443 $375   $13,621,882 4
Nov 10, 2009 3 $1,217,459 +33%   2,443 $498   $14,839,341 5
Nov 11, 2009 3 $1,516,188 +25%   2,443 $621   $16,355,529 6
Nov 12, 2009 2 $820,768 -46%   2,443 $336   $17,176,297 7
Nov 13, 2009 3 $1,942,167 +137% -58% 2,453 $792   $19,118,464 8
Nov 14, 2009 3 $2,608,451 +34% -51% 2,453 $1,063   $21,726,915 9
Nov 15, 2009 5 $1,311,135 -50% -53% 2,453 $535   $23,038,050 10
Nov 16, 2009 4 $431,319 -67% -53% 2,453 $176   $23,469,369 11
Nov 17, 2009 3 $520,012 +21% -57% 2,453 $212   $23,989,381 12
Nov 18, 2009 3 $448,150 -14% -70% 2,453 $183   $24,437,531 13
Nov 19, 2009 4 $413,527 -8% -50% 2,453 $169   $24,851,058 14
Nov 20, 2009 7 $861,993 +108% -56% 2,056 $419   $25,713,051 15
Nov 21, 2009 7 $1,265,189 +47% -51% 2,056 $615   $26,978,240 16
Nov 22, 2009 7 $701,849 -45% -46% 2,056 $341   $27,680,089 17
Nov 23, 2009 7 $303,874 -57% -30% 2,056 $148   $27,983,963 18
Nov 24, 2009 7 $380,365 +25% -27% 2,056 $185   $28,364,328 19
Nov 25, 2009 - $285,702 -25% -36% 1,119 $255   $28,650,030 20
Nov 26, 2009 - $370,063 +30% -11% 1,119 $331   $29,020,093 21
Nov 27, 2009 10 $632,627 +71% -27% 1,119 $565   $29,652,720 22
Nov 28, 2009 10 $600,637 -5% -53% 1,119 $537   $30,253,357 23
Nov 29, 2009 12 $268,573 -55% -62% 1,119 $240   $30,521,930 24
Nov 30, 2009 13 $88,797 -67% -71% 1,119 $79   $30,610,727 25
Dec 1, 2009 13 $92,412 +4% -76% 1,119 $83   $30,703,139 26
Dec 2, 2009 13 $94,802 +3% -67% 1,119 $85   $30,797,941 27
Dec 3, 2009 13 $91,135 -4% -75% 1,119 $81   $30,889,076 28
Dec 4, 2009 - $124,268 +36% -80% 509 $244   $31,013,344 29
Dec 5, 2009 - $175,610 +41% -71% 509 $345   $31,188,954 30
Dec 6, 2009 - $100,275 -43% -63% 509 $197   $31,289,229 31
Dec 7, 2009 - $39,133 -61% -56% 509 $77   $31,328,362 32
Dec 8, 2009 - $41,460 +6% -55% 509 $81   $31,369,822 33
Dec 9, 2009 - $40,342 -3% -57% 509 $79   $31,410,164 34
Dec 10, 2009 - $43,041 +7% -53% 509 $85   $31,453,205 35
Dec 11, 2009 - $59,242 +38% -52% 324 $183   $31,512,447 36
Dec 12, 2009 - $89,779 +52% -49% 324 $277   $31,602,226 37
Dec 13, 2009 - $53,014 -41% -47% 324 $164   $31,655,240 38
Dec 14, 2009 - $23,807 -55% -39% 324 $73   $31,679,047 39
Dec 15, 2009 - $27,879 +17% -33% 324 $86   $31,706,926 40
Dec 16, 2009 - $26,817 -4% -34% 324 $83   $31,733,743 41
Dec 17, 2009 - $27,775 +4% -35% 324 $86   $31,761,518 42
Dec 18, 2009 - $25,015 -10% -58% 207 $121   $31,786,533 43
Dec 19, 2009 - $33,313 +33% -63% 207 $161   $31,819,846 44
Dec 20, 2009 - $27,758 -17% -48% 207 $134   $31,847,604 45
Dec 21, 2009 - $18,318 -34% -23% 207 $88   $31,865,922 46
Dec 22, 2009 - $20,612 +13% -26% 207 $100   $31,886,534 47
Dec 23, 2009 - $17,670 -14% -34% 207 $85   $31,904,204 48
Dec 24, 2009 - $10,161 -42% -63% 207 $49   $31,914,365 49
Dec 25, 2009 - $6,723 -34% -73% 74 $91   $31,921,088 50
Dec 26, 2009 - $13,508 +101% -59% 74 $183   $31,934,596 51
Dec 27, 2009 - $9,734 -28% -65% 74 $132   $31,944,330 52
Dec 28, 2009 - $8,303 -15% -55% 74 $112   $31,952,633 53
Dec 29, 2009 - $8,681 +5% -58% 74 $117   $31,961,314 54
Dec 30, 2009 - $9,010 +4% -49% 74 $122   $31,970,324 55
Dec 31, 2009 - $6,613 -27% -35% 74 $89   $31,976,937 56
Jan 1, 2010 - $15,645 +137% +133% 74 $211   $31,992,582 57
Jan 2, 2010 - $16,725 +7% +24% 74 $226   $32,009,307 58
Jan 3, 2010 - $9,124 -45% -6% 74 $123   $32,018,431 59
Jan 4, 2010 - $4,407 -52% -47% 74 $60   $32,022,838 60
Jan 5, 2010 - $4,919 +12% -43% 74 $66   $32,027,757 61
Jan 6, 2010 - $5,445 +11% -40% 74 $74   $32,033,202 62
Jan 7, 2010 - $4,348 -20% -34% 74 $59   $32,037,550 63
Jan 8, 2010 - $36,227 +733% +132% 198 $183   $32,073,777 64
Jan 9, 2010 - $51,943 +43% +211% 198 $262   $32,125,720 65
Jan 10, 2010 - $32,806 -37% +260% 198 $166   $32,158,526 66
Jan 11, 2010 - $14,846 -55% +237% 198 $75   $32,173,372 67
Jan 12, 2010 - $17,026 +15% +246% 198 $86   $32,190,398 68
Jan 13, 2010 - $14,543 -15% +167% 198 $73   $32,204,941 69
Jan 14, 2010 - $15,897 +9% +266% 198 $80   $32,220,838 70
Jan 15, 2010 - $20,577 +29% -43% 142 $145   $32,241,415 71
Jan 16, 2010 - $27,416 +33% -47% 142 $193   $32,268,831 72
Jan 17, 2010 - $21,602 -21% -34% 142 $152   $32,290,433 73
Jan 18, 2010 40 $13,496 -38% -9% 142 $95   $32,303,929 74
Jan 19, 2010 - $7,677 -43% -55% 142 $54   $32,311,606 75
Jan 20, 2010 - $7,402 -4% -49% 142 $52   $32,319,008 76
Jan 21, 2010 - $7,947 +7% -50% 142 $56   $32,326,955 77
Jan 22, 2010 - $14,755 +86% -28% 95 $155   $32,341,710 78
Jan 23, 2010 - $21,983 +49% -20% 95 $231   $32,363,693 79
Jan 24, 2010 - $10,342 -53% -52% 95 $109   $32,374,035 80
Jan 25, 2010 - $3,973 -62% -71% 95 $42   $32,378,008 81
Jan 26, 2010 - $4,615 +16% -40% 95 $49   $32,382,623 82
Jan 27, 2010 - $3,984 -14% -46% 95 $42   $32,386,607 83
Jan 28, 2010 - $4,344 +9% -45% 95 $46   $32,390,951 84
Jan 29, 2010 - $6,543 +51% -56% 72 $91   $32,397,494 85
Jan 30, 2010 - $11,422 +75% -48% 72 $159   $32,408,916 86
Jan 31, 2010 - $7,193 -37% -30% 72 $100   $32,416,109 87
Feb 1, 2010 - $2,504 -65% -37% 72 $35   $32,418,613 88
Feb 2, 2010 - $3,348 +34% -27% 72 $47   $32,421,961 89
Feb 3, 2010 - $3,023 -10% -24% 72 $42   $32,424,984 90
Feb 4, 2010 - $3,211 +6% -26% 72 $45   $32,428,195 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2009 3 $17,176,297   2,443 $7,031   $17,176,297 1
Nov 13, 2009 3 $7,674,761 -55% 2,453 $3,129   $24,851,058 2
Nov 20, 2009 9 $4,169,035 -46% 2,056 $2,028   $29,020,093 3
Nov 27, 2009 12 $1,868,983 -55% 1,119 $1,670   $30,889,076 4
Dec 4, 2009 18 $564,129 -70% 509 $1,108   $31,453,205 5
Dec 11, 2009 21 $308,313 -45% 324 $952   $31,761,518 6
Dec 18, 2009 32 $152,847 -50% 207 $738   $31,914,365 7
Dec 25, 2009 42 $62,572 -59% 74 $846   $31,976,937 8
Jan 1, 2010 47 $60,613 -3% 74 $819   $32,037,550 9
Jan 8, 2010 32 $183,288 +202% 198 $926   $32,220,838 10
Jan 15, 2010 41 $106,117 -42% 142 $747   $32,326,955 11
Jan 22, 2010 46 $63,996 -40% 95 $674   $32,390,951 12
Jan 29, 2010 53 $37,244 -42% 72 $517   $32,428,195 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 28, 20105187,230 187,230$3,407,586$3,407,5861
Apr 4, 20102664,987-65% 252,217$1,182,763$4,590,3492
Apr 11, 20101444,093-32% 296,310$679,914$5,270,2633
Apr 18, 20101734,749-21% 331,059$573,011$5,843,2744
Apr 25, 20102122,802-34% 353,861$376,005$6,219,2795
May 2, 20102515,747-31% 369,608$240,614$6,459,8936

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 28, 2010819,268 19,268$327,371$327,3711
Apr 4, 20101913,920-28% 33,188$236,509$563,8802

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Leading Cast

George Clooney    Lyn Cassady
Ewan McGregor    Bob Wilton
Jeff Bridges    Bill Django
Kevin Spacey    Larry Hooper

Supporting Cast

Stephen Lang    Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Robert Patrick    Todd Nixon
Waleed Zuaiter    Mahmud Daash
Stephen Root    Gus Lacey
Glenn Morshower    Major General Holtz
Nick Offerman    Scotty Mercer
Tim Griffin    Tim Kootz
Rebecca Mader    Debora Wilton
Jacob Browne    Lieutenant Boone
Todd Latourrette    Dave
Brad Grunberg    Ron
Elsa Villafane    Gus' Mother
Fawad Masood Siddiqui    Kuwait Waiter
Samuel Gates    Journalist #1
McCaleb Burnett    Journalist #2
Sean Phillips    Vietnam Soldier
Matt Newton    Vietnam Private Chris
Minh Tu Van    VC Woman
Robert Curtis Brown    General Brown
Hrach Titizian    Kidnapper #1
Shafik N. Bahou    Kidnapper #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Grant Heslov    Director
Rolfe Kent    Composer
Peter Straughan    Screenwriter
Alison Owen    Executive Producer
Amanda Mackey    Casting Director
Barbara A. Hall    Unit Production Manager
Barbara A. Hall    Executive Producer
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond*    Casting Director
David M. Thompson    Executive Producer
David Webb    Assistant Director
Edward Tise    Sound Mixer
Ellen S. Gordon    Unit Production Manager
James Holt    Executive Producer
John Saunders    Assistant Director
Kevin Harris    Special Effects Coordinator
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Louise Frogley    Costume Designer
Marcia Calosio    Set Decorator
Mark Mangini    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Mangini    Sound Designer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Monica Monserrate    Set Decorator
Peter Borck    Art Director
Robert Elswit    Cinematographer
Sharon Seymour    Production Designer
Tatiana S. Riegel    Editor
Thomas J. Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Lister    Producer

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

DVD Sales: Blind Siding the Competition

April 7th, 2010

There were several new releases on the sales chart this week; as many as nine, depending on how you look at things. The best selling DVD was definitely a new release: The Blind Side sold 2.54 million units generating $41.63 million in sales. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 23rd, 2010

March 23rd, 2010

An excellent week with at least four releases that are worthy of Pick of the Week honors: The African Queen, Mad Men: Season Three, and both Toy Story Blu-rays. (In addition, there are several other releases that are worth picking up.) I found it impossible to limit my pick to just one, so I'm going with the Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Blu-ray / DVD Combo sets as the Pick of the Week. 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 - Revenge Remains Popular

December 20th, 2009

Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard fell out of the top five, but still did relatively well, earning $8.14 million on 2,198 screens in 19 markets for an early total of $23.58 million. In its native France it added $6.27 million on 925 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.57 million after two. This is not that much weaker than the original, which at this point had made just over $20 million in France. More...

International Details - 51 Goes Planetwide

November 29th, 2009

Planet 51 started its international run in a limited fashion, but was only a little better than its domestic opening. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed fourth with $1.49 million on 344 screens, which is on par with its opening here, perhaps a little bit stronger. The film also placed fourth in Italy with $1.16 million on 255 screens, which is again on par with the US, but perhaps a little weaker. Overall, it landed in sixth place with $3.22 million on 894 screens in 6 markets during its opening weekend, but should improve this weekend when it opens in Spain, Mexico, and Brazil. More...

International Details - Healthy Imagination

November 22nd, 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus climbed into sixth place with $3.20 million on 764 screens in 6 markets for a total of $21.40 million after a month of release. The film opened in fifth place in France with $2.14 million on 234 screens, but that was for the full week. It cracked $10 million in Italy during its run with a total of $10.36 million, including $861,000 on 247 screens this past weekend. More...

Millions Love the End of the World

November 16th, 2009

Great news at the box office, as the number one film topped expectations by a significant margin. In fact, the top three films all did much better than expected. On the down side, the rest of the films we talked about on Thursday struggled and this hurt the overall box office. The total take was up 16.9% from last weekend at $140 million, but this was 5.8% lower than the same weekend last year. Year to date, 2009 has pulled in $8.91 billion, which is 7.0% higher than last year's pace, and by this time next week 2009 will be only the seventh year to cross $9 billion in total ticket sales. More...

International Details - Couples Charge Forward

November 14th, 2009

Couples Retreat expanded this past weekend but just missed the top five with $5.84 million on 1,373 screens in 18 markets for a total of $28.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany under the name All Inclusive, with $2.55 million on 338 screens while it also took third place in Mexico with $446,000 on 235 screens. Next up for the film is Spain next weekend and Italy the weekend after that, while it doesn't end its run until March when it opens in France. More...

Will 2012 be a Disaster?

November 12th, 2009

Just the one truly wide release this week, but we also have a semi-wide release that could sneak its way into the top ten, as well as a limited release that is expanding. That wide release, 2012, is a disaster flick, which might be the best word to describe the overall box office, at least compared to last year. Very few people think 2012 will top the $67.5 million opening of Quantum of Solace, which debuted this weekend last year. In fact, if it misses that mark by a mere $10 million, I think a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised, while if it is short by $20 million or more, not too many people will be shocked. Additionally, the holdovers are going to get crushed in this comparison as well, so there is almost no chance that 2009 will come out ahead. It's a matter of minimizing the damage. More...

Carol Gets a Chilly Reception at the Box Office

November 10th, 2009

It was a mixed weekend at the box office as the overall ticket sales reached $120 million. This was 32% higher than last weekend; however, Halloween had a lot to do with that. More importantly, it was 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Even so, 2009 remains solidly ahead of 2008 by a 7.3% margin. In fact, its total of $8.72 billion is not only well ahead of last year's pace of $8.13 billion, it is almost as much as 2005 in total, and is already the eighth best yearly total ever. More...

Weekend Estimates: Christmas Carol Looks to the Future

November 8th, 2009

Disney's A Christmas Carol got off to a disappointing start over the weekend, according to studio estimates. While a $31 million debut is nothing to sniff at, it's well below expectations and might leave the movie outside the top 50 November weekends (see list). This might be a case of opening a Christmas movie too soon, and Disney will be looking for long legs through Thanksgiving and into the Holiday Season proper, so all is not lost yet, but the next couple of weeks will be key. More...

Will Carol Hit a High Note at the Box Office?

November 5th, 2009

The holiday season unofficial starts this weekend with the first Christmas release of the year. Disney's A Christmas Carol is clearly the favorite to top the chart, but it is the only big release coming out this week, and it is unlikely to match last year's winner, Madagascar 2. This means 2009 will have a tough time keeping up with last year's pace. More...

2009 Preview: November

November 1st, 2009

October was not a month to remember, as only two films really beat expectations. (Although Paranormal Activity was the most unexpected hit during the October, it actually opened in September, so one could argue it's not really an 'October hit'.) This month we have a massive collection of potential blockbusters, some potential Oscar contenders, as well as a few unfortunate films that might be squeezed out by the competition. Compared to last November, we might have the same number of $100 million hits, assuming all movies match expectations (fat chance); we have a limited release from this month become the Awards Season darling and reach that milestone (monstrously unlikely); and we count The Princess and the Frog as a November releases (intellectually dishonest). That said, if three or four legitimate November releases reach that milestone, then 2009 will be on pace to tie or break the record for most $100 million released in one calendar year. But overall, 2009 will likely see its lead over 2008 shrink during the next 30 days. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,706,654 (39.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,443 opening theaters/2,453 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,500,741

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 2009 (Wide) by Overture Films
Video Release: March 23rd, 2010 by Overture Films/Anchor Bay
MPAA Rating: R For language, some drug content and brief nudity
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Ladykillers
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Overture Films, Momentum Pictures, Winchester Capital Management, BBC Films, Smokehouse Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 149 $5,861,753 Nov 13, 2009 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 196 $8,831,707 Nov 13, 2009 10

Leading Cast

George Clooney    Lyn Cassady
Ewan McGregor    Bob Wilton
Jeff Bridges    Bill Django
Kevin Spacey    Larry Hooper

Supporting Cast

Stephen Lang    Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Robert Patrick    Todd Nixon
Waleed Zuaiter    Mahmud Daash
Stephen Root    Gus Lacey
Glenn Morshower    Major General Holtz
Nick Offerman    Scotty Mercer
Tim Griffin    Tim Kootz
Rebecca Mader    Debora Wilton
Jacob Browne    Lieutenant Boone
Todd Latourrette    Dave
Brad Grunberg    Ron
Elsa Villafane    Gus' Mother
Fawad Masood Siddiqui    Kuwait Waiter
Samuel Gates    Journalist #1
McCaleb Burnett    Journalist #2
Sean Phillips    Vietnam Soldier
Matt Newton    Vietnam Private Chris
Minh Tu Van    VC Woman
Robert Curtis Brown    General Brown
Hrach Titizian    Kidnapper #1
Shafik N. Bahou    Kidnapper #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Grant Heslov    Director
Rolfe Kent    Composer
Peter Straughan    Screenwriter
Alison Owen    Executive Producer
Amanda Mackey    Casting Director
Barbara A. Hall    Unit Production Manager
Barbara A. Hall    Executive Producer
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond*    Casting Director
David M. Thompson    Executive Producer
David Webb    Assistant Director
Edward Tise    Sound Mixer
Ellen S. Gordon    Unit Production Manager
James Holt    Executive Producer
John Saunders    Assistant Director
Kevin Harris    Special Effects Coordinator
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Louise Frogley    Costume Designer
Marcia Calosio    Set Decorator
Mark Mangini    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Mangini    Sound Designer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Monica Monserrate    Set Decorator
Peter Borck    Art Director
Robert Elswit    Cinematographer
Sharon Seymour    Production Designer
Tatiana S. Riegel    Editor
Thomas J. Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Lister    Producer

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

DVD Sales: Blind Siding the Competition

April 7th, 2010

There were several new releases on the sales chart this week; as many as nine, depending on how you look at things. The best selling DVD was definitely a new release: The Blind Side sold 2.54 million units generating $41.63 million in sales. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 23rd, 2010

March 23rd, 2010

An excellent week with at least four releases that are worthy of Pick of the Week honors: The African Queen, Mad Men: Season Three, and both Toy Story Blu-rays. (In addition, there are several other releases that are worth picking up.) I found it impossible to limit my pick to just one, so I'm going with the Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Blu-ray / DVD Combo sets as the Pick of the Week. 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 - Revenge Remains Popular

December 20th, 2009

Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard fell out of the top five, but still did relatively well, earning $8.14 million on 2,198 screens in 19 markets for an early total of $23.58 million. In its native France it added $6.27 million on 925 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.57 million after two. This is not that much weaker than the original, which at this point had made just over $20 million in France. More...

International Details - 51 Goes Planetwide

November 29th, 2009

Planet 51 started its international run in a limited fashion, but was only a little better than its domestic opening. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed fourth with $1.49 million on 344 screens, which is on par with its opening here, perhaps a little bit stronger. The film also placed fourth in Italy with $1.16 million on 255 screens, which is again on par with the US, but perhaps a little weaker. Overall, it landed in sixth place with $3.22 million on 894 screens in 6 markets during its opening weekend, but should improve this weekend when it opens in Spain, Mexico, and Brazil. More...

International Details - Healthy Imagination

November 22nd, 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus climbed into sixth place with $3.20 million on 764 screens in 6 markets for a total of $21.40 million after a month of release. The film opened in fifth place in France with $2.14 million on 234 screens, but that was for the full week. It cracked $10 million in Italy during its run with a total of $10.36 million, including $861,000 on 247 screens this past weekend. More...

Millions Love the End of the World

November 16th, 2009

Great news at the box office, as the number one film topped expectations by a significant margin. In fact, the top three films all did much better than expected. On the down side, the rest of the films we talked about on Thursday struggled and this hurt the overall box office. The total take was up 16.9% from last weekend at $140 million, but this was 5.8% lower than the same weekend last year. Year to date, 2009 has pulled in $8.91 billion, which is 7.0% higher than last year's pace, and by this time next week 2009 will be only the seventh year to cross $9 billion in total ticket sales. More...

International Details - Couples Charge Forward

November 14th, 2009

Couples Retreat expanded this past weekend but just missed the top five with $5.84 million on 1,373 screens in 18 markets for a total of $28.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany under the name All Inclusive, with $2.55 million on 338 screens while it also took third place in Mexico with $446,000 on 235 screens. Next up for the film is Spain next weekend and Italy the weekend after that, while it doesn't end its run until March when it opens in France. More...

Will 2012 be a Disaster?

November 12th, 2009

Just the one truly wide release this week, but we also have a semi-wide release that could sneak its way into the top ten, as well as a limited release that is expanding. That wide release, 2012, is a disaster flick, which might be the best word to describe the overall box office, at least compared to last year. Very few people think 2012 will top the $67.5 million opening of Quantum of Solace, which debuted this weekend last year. In fact, if it misses that mark by a mere $10 million, I think a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised, while if it is short by $20 million or more, not too many people will be shocked. Additionally, the holdovers are going to get crushed in this comparison as well, so there is almost no chance that 2009 will come out ahead. It's a matter of minimizing the damage. More...

Carol Gets a Chilly Reception at the Box Office

November 10th, 2009

It was a mixed weekend at the box office as the overall ticket sales reached $120 million. This was 32% higher than last weekend; however, Halloween had a lot to do with that. More importantly, it was 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Even so, 2009 remains solidly ahead of 2008 by a 7.3% margin. In fact, its total of $8.72 billion is not only well ahead of last year's pace of $8.13 billion, it is almost as much as 2005 in total, and is already the eighth best yearly total ever. More...

Weekend Estimates: Christmas Carol Looks to the Future

November 8th, 2009

Disney's A Christmas Carol got off to a disappointing start over the weekend, according to studio estimates. While a $31 million debut is nothing to sniff at, it's well below expectations and might leave the movie outside the top 50 November weekends (see list). This might be a case of opening a Christmas movie too soon, and Disney will be looking for long legs through Thanksgiving and into the Holiday Season proper, so all is not lost yet, but the next couple of weeks will be key. More...

Will Carol Hit a High Note at the Box Office?

November 5th, 2009

The holiday season unofficial starts this weekend with the first Christmas release of the year. Disney's A Christmas Carol is clearly the favorite to top the chart, but it is the only big release coming out this week, and it is unlikely to match last year's winner, Madagascar 2. This means 2009 will have a tough time keeping up with last year's pace. More...

2009 Preview: November

November 1st, 2009

October was not a month to remember, as only two films really beat expectations. (Although Paranormal Activity was the most unexpected hit during the October, it actually opened in September, so one could argue it's not really an 'October hit'.) This month we have a massive collection of potential blockbusters, some potential Oscar contenders, as well as a few unfortunate films that might be squeezed out by the competition. Compared to last November, we might have the same number of $100 million hits, assuming all movies match expectations (fat chance); we have a limited release from this month become the Awards Season darling and reach that milestone (monstrously unlikely); and we count The Princess and the Frog as a November releases (intellectually dishonest). That said, if three or four legitimate November releases reach that milestone, then 2009 will be on pace to tie or break the record for most $100 million released in one calendar year. But overall, 2009 will likely see its lead over 2008 shrink during the next 30 days. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2009 3 $12,706,654   2,443 $5,201   $12,706,654 1
Nov 13, 2009 4 $5,861,753 -54% 2,453 $2,390   $23,038,050 2
Nov 20, 2009 7 $2,829,031 -52% 2,056 $1,376   $27,680,089 3
Nov 27, 2009 11 $1,501,837 -47% 1,119 $1,342   $30,521,930 4
Dec 4, 2009 18 $400,153 -73% 509 $786   $31,289,229 5
Dec 11, 2009 22 $202,035 -50% 324 $624   $31,655,240 6
Dec 18, 2009 30 $86,086 -57% 207 $416   $31,847,604 7
Dec 25, 2009 42 $29,965 -65% 74 $405   $31,944,330 8
Jan 1, 2010 46 $41,494 +38% 74 $561   $32,018,431 9
Jan 8, 2010 32 $120,976 +192% 198 $611   $32,158,526 10
Jan 15, 2010 42 $69,595 -42% 142 $490   $32,290,433 11
Jan 22, 2010 45 $47,080 -32% 95 $496   $32,374,035 12
Jan 29, 2010 52 $25,158 -47% 72 $349   $32,416,109 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 2009 3 $4,641,831     2,443 $1,900   $4,641,831 1
Nov 7, 2009 3 $5,290,882 +14%   2,443 $2,166   $9,932,713 2
Nov 8, 2009 3 $2,773,941 -48%   2,443 $1,135   $12,706,654 3
Nov 9, 2009 3 $915,228 -67%   2,443 $375   $13,621,882 4
Nov 10, 2009 3 $1,217,459 +33%   2,443 $498   $14,839,341 5
Nov 11, 2009 3 $1,516,188 +25%   2,443 $621   $16,355,529 6
Nov 12, 2009 2 $820,768 -46%   2,443 $336   $17,176,297 7
Nov 13, 2009 3 $1,942,167 +137% -58% 2,453 $792   $19,118,464 8
Nov 14, 2009 3 $2,608,451 +34% -51% 2,453 $1,063   $21,726,915 9
Nov 15, 2009 5 $1,311,135 -50% -53% 2,453 $535   $23,038,050 10
Nov 16, 2009 4 $431,319 -67% -53% 2,453 $176   $23,469,369 11
Nov 17, 2009 3 $520,012 +21% -57% 2,453 $212   $23,989,381 12
Nov 18, 2009 3 $448,150 -14% -70% 2,453 $183   $24,437,531 13
Nov 19, 2009 4 $413,527 -8% -50% 2,453 $169   $24,851,058 14
Nov 20, 2009 7 $861,993 +108% -56% 2,056 $419   $25,713,051 15
Nov 21, 2009 7 $1,265,189 +47% -51% 2,056 $615   $26,978,240 16
Nov 22, 2009 7 $701,849 -45% -46% 2,056 $341   $27,680,089 17
Nov 23, 2009 7 $303,874 -57% -30% 2,056 $148   $27,983,963 18
Nov 24, 2009 7 $380,365 +25% -27% 2,056 $185   $28,364,328 19
Nov 25, 2009 - $285,702 -25% -36% 1,119 $255   $28,650,030 20
Nov 26, 2009 - $370,063 +30% -11% 1,119 $331   $29,020,093 21
Nov 27, 2009 10 $632,627 +71% -27% 1,119 $565   $29,652,720 22
Nov 28, 2009 10 $600,637 -5% -53% 1,119 $537   $30,253,357 23
Nov 29, 2009 12 $268,573 -55% -62% 1,119 $240   $30,521,930 24
Nov 30, 2009 13 $88,797 -67% -71% 1,119 $79   $30,610,727 25
Dec 1, 2009 13 $92,412 +4% -76% 1,119 $83   $30,703,139 26
Dec 2, 2009 13 $94,802 +3% -67% 1,119 $85   $30,797,941 27
Dec 3, 2009 13 $91,135 -4% -75% 1,119 $81   $30,889,076 28
Dec 4, 2009 - $124,268 +36% -80% 509 $244   $31,013,344 29
Dec 5, 2009 - $175,610 +41% -71% 509 $345   $31,188,954 30
Dec 6, 2009 - $100,275 -43% -63% 509 $197   $31,289,229 31
Dec 7, 2009 - $39,133 -61% -56% 509 $77   $31,328,362 32
Dec 8, 2009 - $41,460 +6% -55% 509 $81   $31,369,822 33
Dec 9, 2009 - $40,342 -3% -57% 509 $79   $31,410,164 34
Dec 10, 2009 - $43,041 +7% -53% 509 $85   $31,453,205 35
Dec 11, 2009 - $59,242 +38% -52% 324 $183   $31,512,447 36
Dec 12, 2009 - $89,779 +52% -49% 324 $277   $31,602,226 37
Dec 13, 2009 - $53,014 -41% -47% 324 $164   $31,655,240 38
Dec 14, 2009 - $23,807 -55% -39% 324 $73   $31,679,047 39
Dec 15, 2009 - $27,879 +17% -33% 324 $86   $31,706,926 40
Dec 16, 2009 - $26,817 -4% -34% 324 $83   $31,733,743 41
Dec 17, 2009 - $27,775 +4% -35% 324 $86   $31,761,518 42
Dec 18, 2009 - $25,015 -10% -58% 207 $121   $31,786,533 43
Dec 19, 2009 - $33,313 +33% -63% 207 $161   $31,819,846 44
Dec 20, 2009 - $27,758 -17% -48% 207 $134   $31,847,604 45
Dec 21, 2009 - $18,318 -34% -23% 207 $88   $31,865,922 46
Dec 22, 2009 - $20,612 +13% -26% 207 $100   $31,886,534 47
Dec 23, 2009 - $17,670 -14% -34% 207 $85   $31,904,204 48
Dec 24, 2009 - $10,161 -42% -63% 207 $49   $31,914,365 49
Dec 25, 2009 - $6,723 -34% -73% 74 $91   $31,921,088 50
Dec 26, 2009 - $13,508 +101% -59% 74 $183   $31,934,596 51
Dec 27, 2009 - $9,734 -28% -65% 74 $132   $31,944,330 52
Dec 28, 2009 - $8,303 -15% -55% 74 $112   $31,952,633 53
Dec 29, 2009 - $8,681 +5% -58% 74 $117   $31,961,314 54
Dec 30, 2009 - $9,010 +4% -49% 74 $122   $31,970,324 55
Dec 31, 2009 - $6,613 -27% -35% 74 $89   $31,976,937 56
Jan 1, 2010 - $15,645 +137% +133% 74 $211   $31,992,582 57
Jan 2, 2010 - $16,725 +7% +24% 74 $226   $32,009,307 58
Jan 3, 2010 - $9,124 -45% -6% 74 $123   $32,018,431 59
Jan 4, 2010 - $4,407 -52% -47% 74 $60   $32,022,838 60
Jan 5, 2010 - $4,919 +12% -43% 74 $66   $32,027,757 61
Jan 6, 2010 - $5,445 +11% -40% 74 $74   $32,033,202 62
Jan 7, 2010 - $4,348 -20% -34% 74 $59   $32,037,550 63
Jan 8, 2010 - $36,227 +733% +132% 198 $183   $32,073,777 64
Jan 9, 2010 - $51,943 +43% +211% 198 $262   $32,125,720 65
Jan 10, 2010 - $32,806 -37% +260% 198 $166   $32,158,526 66
Jan 11, 2010 - $14,846 -55% +237% 198 $75   $32,173,372 67
Jan 12, 2010 - $17,026 +15% +246% 198 $86   $32,190,398 68
Jan 13, 2010 - $14,543 -15% +167% 198 $73   $32,204,941 69
Jan 14, 2010 - $15,897 +9% +266% 198 $80   $32,220,838 70
Jan 15, 2010 - $20,577 +29% -43% 142 $145   $32,241,415 71
Jan 16, 2010 - $27,416 +33% -47% 142 $193   $32,268,831 72
Jan 17, 2010 - $21,602 -21% -34% 142 $152   $32,290,433 73
Jan 18, 2010 40 $13,496 -38% -9% 142 $95   $32,303,929 74
Jan 19, 2010 - $7,677 -43% -55% 142 $54   $32,311,606 75
Jan 20, 2010 - $7,402 -4% -49% 142 $52   $32,319,008 76
Jan 21, 2010 - $7,947 +7% -50% 142 $56   $32,326,955 77
Jan 22, 2010 - $14,755 +86% -28% 95 $155   $32,341,710 78
Jan 23, 2010 - $21,983 +49% -20% 95 $231   $32,363,693 79
Jan 24, 2010 - $10,342 -53% -52% 95 $109   $32,374,035 80
Jan 25, 2010 - $3,973 -62% -71% 95 $42   $32,378,008 81
Jan 26, 2010 - $4,615 +16% -40% 95 $49   $32,382,623 82
Jan 27, 2010 - $3,984 -14% -46% 95 $42   $32,386,607 83
Jan 28, 2010 - $4,344 +9% -45% 95 $46   $32,390,951 84
Jan 29, 2010 - $6,543 +51% -56% 72 $91   $32,397,494 85
Jan 30, 2010 - $11,422 +75% -48% 72 $159   $32,408,916 86
Jan 31, 2010 - $7,193 -37% -30% 72 $100   $32,416,109 87
Feb 1, 2010 - $2,504 -65% -37% 72 $35   $32,418,613 88
Feb 2, 2010 - $3,348 +34% -27% 72 $47   $32,421,961 89
Feb 3, 2010 - $3,023 -10% -24% 72 $42   $32,424,984 90
Feb 4, 2010 - $3,211 +6% -26% 72 $45   $32,428,195 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2009 3 $17,176,297   2,443 $7,031   $17,176,297 1
Nov 13, 2009 3 $7,674,761 -55% 2,453 $3,129   $24,851,058 2
Nov 20, 2009 9 $4,169,035 -46% 2,056 $2,028   $29,020,093 3
Nov 27, 2009 12 $1,868,983 -55% 1,119 $1,670   $30,889,076 4
Dec 4, 2009 18 $564,129 -70% 509 $1,108   $31,453,205 5
Dec 11, 2009 21 $308,313 -45% 324 $952   $31,761,518 6
Dec 18, 2009 32 $152,847 -50% 207 $738   $31,914,365 7
Dec 25, 2009 42 $62,572 -59% 74 $846   $31,976,937 8
Jan 1, 2010 47 $60,613 -3% 74 $819   $32,037,550 9
Jan 8, 2010 32 $183,288 +202% 198 $926   $32,220,838 10
Jan 15, 2010 41 $106,117 -42% 142 $747   $32,326,955 11
Jan 22, 2010 46 $63,996 -40% 95 $674   $32,390,951 12
Jan 29, 2010 53 $37,244 -42% 72 $517   $32,428,195 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 28, 20105187,230 187,230$3,407,586$3,407,5861
Apr 4, 20102664,987-65% 252,217$1,182,763$4,590,3492
Apr 11, 20101444,093-32% 296,310$679,914$5,270,2633
Apr 18, 20101734,749-21% 331,059$573,011$5,843,2744
Apr 25, 20102122,802-34% 353,861$376,005$6,219,2795
May 2, 20102515,747-31% 369,608$240,614$6,459,8936

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 28, 2010819,268 19,268$327,371$327,3711
Apr 4, 20101913,920-28% 33,188$236,509$563,8802

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