X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $179,883,157Details
International Box Office $194,942,603Details
Worldwide Box Office $374,825,760
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $80,213,135 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $32,763,310 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $112,976,445
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$85,058,003 (47.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,099 opening theaters/4,102 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $252,555,953

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 290 $179,883,157
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 519 $194,942,603
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 392 $374,825,760
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 61 $179,883,157
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 63 $194,942,603
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 64 $374,825,760

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: May 1st, 2009 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: September 15th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: X-Men
Wolverine
Comparisons: vs. The Passion of the Christ
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Disrupted by 2007/2008 WGA Strike
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Studios, Dune Entertainment, Donners’ Company, Seed Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $8,070,557 May 22, 2009 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 183 $12,159,636 May 22, 2009 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 106 $9,910,686 May 22, 2009 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $14,932,103 May 22, 2009 24
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 33 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 8 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 63 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 57 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 39 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 85 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 5 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 49 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top 2009 Theater Average 42 $20,751 May 1, 2009 3
Fastest to $50m 105 $63,757,542 May 2, 2009 2
Biggest 1st Friday 92 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 10 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 72 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Top Spin-Off Day Domestic 9 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 94 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 60 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2009 1 $85,058,003   4,099 $20,751   $85,058,003 1
May 8, 2009 2 $26,408,288 -69% 4,102 $6,438   $129,032,435 2
May 15, 2009 3 $14,702,425 -44% 3,892 $3,778   $150,993,169 3
May 22, 2009 6 $8,070,557 -45% 3,183 $2,536   $163,324,294 4
May 29, 2009 8 $3,873,377 -52% 2,263 $1,712   $170,843,712 5
Jun 5, 2009 11 $1,927,096 -50% 1,389 $1,387   $174,347,386 6
Jun 12, 2009 12 $933,573 -52% 799 $1,168   $176,150,506 7
Jun 19, 2009 14 $635,130 -32% 536 $1,185   $177,288,905 8
Jun 26, 2009 20 $310,167 -51% 360 $862   $177,836,819 9
Jul 3, 2009 19 $296,352 -4% 303 $978   $178,341,745 10
Jul 10, 2009 22 $295,839 n/c 279 $1,060   $178,841,391 11
Jul 17, 2009 28 $192,096 -35% 226 $850   $179,193,521 12
Jul 24, 2009 32 $139,663 -27% 181 $772   $179,464,085 13
Jul 31, 2009 38 $82,355 -41% 129 $638   $179,638,403 14
Aug 7, 2009 47 $44,794 -46% 92 $487   $179,737,340 15
Aug 14, 2009 52 $34,684 -23% 64 $542   $179,801,299 16
Aug 21, 2009 58 $23,693 -32% 46 $515   $179,840,414 17
Aug 28, 2009 65 $14,116 -40% 26 $543   $179,863,544 18
Sep 4, 2009 83 $4,812 -66% 10 $481   $179,873,957 19
Sep 11, 2009 100 $2,627 -45% 7 $375   $179,878,374 20
Sep 18, 2009 119 $883 -66% 5 $177   $179,879,825 21
Sep 25, 2009 104 $2,760 +213% 4 $690   $179,883,016 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 1, 2009 1 $34,433,831     4,099 $8,401   $34,433,831 1
May 2, 2009 1 $29,323,711 -15%   4,099 $7,154   $63,757,542 2
May 3, 2009 1 $21,300,461 -27%   4,099 $5,197   $85,058,003 3
May 4, 2009 1 $5,451,023 -74%   4,099 $1,330   $90,509,026 4
May 5, 2009 1 $4,632,575 -15%   4,099 $1,130   $95,141,601 5
May 6, 2009 1 $4,011,209 -13%   4,099 $979   $99,152,810 6
May 7, 2009 1 $3,471,337 -13%   4,099 $847   $102,624,147 7
May 8, 2009 2 $8,317,835 +140% -76% 4,102 $2,028   $110,941,982 8
May 9, 2009 2 $11,231,427 +35% -62% 4,102 $2,738   $122,173,409 9
May 10, 2009 2 $6,859,026 -39% -68% 4,102 $1,672   $129,032,435 10
May 11, 2009 2 $1,975,325 -71% -64% 4,102 $482   $131,007,760 11
May 12, 2009 2 $1,894,749 -4% -59% 4,102 $462   $132,902,509 12
May 13, 2009 2 $1,705,242 -10% -57% 4,102 $416   $134,607,751 13
May 14, 2009 2 $1,682,993 -1% -52% 4,102 $410   $136,290,744 14
May 15, 2009 3 $4,175,922 +148% -50% 3,892 $1,073   $140,466,666 15
May 16, 2009 3 $6,442,453 +54% -43% 3,892 $1,655   $146,909,119 16
May 17, 2009 3 $4,084,050 -37% -40% 3,892 $1,049   $150,993,169 17
May 18, 2009 3 $1,425,181 -65% -28% 3,892 $366   $152,418,350 18
May 19, 2009 3 $1,067,934 -25% -44% 3,892 $274   $153,486,284 19
May 20, 2009 3 $956,416 -10% -44% 3,892 $246   $154,442,700 20
May 21, 2009 4 $811,037 -15% -52% 3,892 $208   $155,253,737 21
May 22, 2009 6 $2,250,228 +177% -46% 3,183 $707   $157,503,965 22
May 23, 2009 6 $3,008,644 +34% -53% 3,183 $945   $160,512,609 23
May 24, 2009 6 $2,811,685 -7% -31% 3,183 $883   $163,324,294 24
May 25, 2009 6 $1,840,129 -35% +29% 3,183 $578   $165,164,423 25
May 26, 2009 6 $649,051 -65% -39% 3,183 $204   $165,813,474 26
May 27, 2009 5 $568,433 -12% -41% 3,183 $179   $166,381,907 27
May 28, 2009 - $588,428 +4% -27% 3,183 $185   $166,970,335 28
May 29, 2009 8 $1,154,311 +96% -49% 3,183 $363   $168,124,646 29
May 30, 2009 8 $1,695,755 +47% -44% 3,183 $533   $169,820,401 30
May 31, 2009 8 $1,023,311 -40% -64% 3,183 $321   $170,843,712 31
Jun 1, 2009 8 $383,984 -62% -79% 3,183 $121   $171,227,696 32
Jun 2, 2009 8 $410,095 +7% -37% 3,183 $129   $171,637,791 33
Jun 3, 2009 7 $393,875 -4% -31% 3,183 $124   $172,031,666 34
Jun 4, 2009 8 $388,624 -1% -34% 3,183 $122   $172,420,290 35
Jun 5, 2009 11 $603,433 +55% -48% 1,389 $434   $173,023,723 36
Jun 6, 2009 10 $838,994 +39% -51% 1,389 $604   $173,862,717 37
Jun 7, 2009 10 $484,669 -42% -53% 1,389 $349   $174,347,386 38
Jun 8, 2009 10 $218,034 -55% -43% 1,389 $157   $174,565,420 39
Jun 9, 2009 10 $217,635 n/c -47% 1,389 $157   $174,783,055 40
Jun 10, 2009 10 $214,372 -1% -46% 1,389 $154   $174,997,427 41
Jun 11, 2009 10 $219,506 +2% -44% 1,389 $158   $175,216,933 42
Jun 12, 2009 12 $276,023 +26% -54% 799 $345   $175,492,956 43
Jun 13, 2009 12 $397,429 +44% -53% 799 $497   $175,890,385 44
Jun 14, 2009 12 $260,121 -35% -46% 799 $326   $176,150,506 45
Jun 15, 2009 12 $120,180 -54% -45% 799 $150   $176,270,686 46
Jun 16, 2009 12 $130,181 +8% -40% 799 $163   $176,400,867 47
Jun 17, 2009 12 $122,980 -6% -43% 799 $154   $176,523,847 48
Jun 18, 2009 12 $129,928 +6% -41% 799 $163   $176,653,775 49
Jun 19, 2009 14 $180,387 +39% -35% 536 $337   $176,834,162 50
Jun 20, 2009 14 $235,646 +31% -41% 536 $440   $177,069,808 51
Jun 21, 2009 14 $219,097 -7% -16% 536 $409   $177,288,905 52
Jun 22, 2009 14 $75,889 -65% -37% 536 $142   $177,364,794 53
Jun 23, 2009 16 $74,708 -2% -43% 536 $139   $177,439,502 54
Jun 24, 2009 - $44,325 -41% -64% 341 $130   $177,483,827 55
Jun 25, 2009 - $42,825 -3% -67% 341 $126   $177,526,652 56
Jun 26, 2009 - $95,896 +124% -47% 360 $266   $177,622,548 57
Jun 27, 2009 - $127,815 +33% -46% 360 $355   $177,750,363 58
Jun 28, 2009 - $86,456 -32% -61% 360 $240   $177,836,819 59
Jun 29, 2009 - $45,442 -47% -40% 360 $126   $177,882,261 60
Jun 30, 2009 - $57,845 +27% -23% 341 $170   $177,940,106 61
Jul 1, 2009 - $48,197 -17% +9% 341 $141   $177,988,303 62
Jul 2, 2009 - $57,090 +18% +33% 341 $167   $178,045,393 63
Jul 3, 2009 15 $121,705 +113% +27% 303 $402   $178,167,098 64
Jul 4, 2009 17 $77,836 -36% -39% 303 $257   $178,244,934 65
Jul 5, 2009 15 $96,811 +24% +12% 303 $320   $178,341,745 66
Jul 6, 2009 15 $50,659 -48% +11% 303 $167   $178,392,404 67
Jul 7, 2009 16 $55,115 +9% -5% 303 $182   $178,447,519 68
Jul 8, 2009 16 $48,290 -12% n/c 303 $159   $178,495,809 69
Jul 9, 2009 16 $49,743 +3% -13% 303 $164   $178,545,552 70
Jul 10, 2009 - $99,460 +100% -18% 279 $356   $178,645,012 71
Jul 11, 2009 - $116,492 +17% +50% 279 $418   $178,761,504 72
Jul 12, 2009 - $79,887 -31% -17% 279 $286   $178,841,391 73
Jul 13, 2009 - $41,006 -49% -19% 279 $147   $178,882,397 74
Jul 14, 2009 - $45,826 +12% -17% 279 $164   $178,928,223 75
Jul 15, 2009 - $35,521 -22% -26% 279 $127   $178,963,744 76
Jul 16, 2009 - $37,681 +6% -24% 279 $135   $179,001,425 77
Jul 17, 2009 - $57,953 +54% -42% 226 $256   $179,059,378 78
Jul 18, 2009 - $78,510 +35% -33% 226 $347   $179,137,888 79
Jul 19, 2009 - $55,633 -29% -30% 226 $246   $179,193,521 80
Jul 20, 2009 - $30,280 -46% -26% 226 $134   $179,223,801 81
Jul 21, 2009 - $36,045 +19% -21% 226 $159   $179,259,846 82
Jul 22, 2009 - $31,295 -13% -12% 226 $138   $179,291,141 83
Jul 23, 2009 - $33,281 +6% -12% 226 $147   $179,324,422 84
Jul 24, 2009 - $43,125 +30% -26% 181 $238   $179,367,547 85
Jul 25, 2009 - $58,822 +36% -25% 181 $325   $179,426,369 86
Jul 26, 2009 - $37,716 -36% -32% 181 $208   $179,464,085 87
Jul 27, 2009 - $21,870 -42% -28% 181 $121   $179,485,955 88
Jul 28, 2009 - $24,649 +13% -32% 181 $136   $179,510,604 89
Jul 29, 2009 - $23,518 -5% -25% 181 $130   $179,534,122 90
Jul 30, 2009 - $21,926 -7% -34% 181 $121   $179,556,048 91
Jul 31, 2009 - $25,267 +15% -41% 129 $196   $179,581,315 92
Aug 1, 2009 - $33,366 +32% -43% 129 $259   $179,614,681 93
Aug 2, 2009 - $23,722 -29% -37% 129 $184   $179,638,403 94
Aug 3, 2009 - $13,038 -45% -40% 129 $101   $179,651,441 95
Aug 4, 2009 - $14,364 +10% -42% 129 $111   $179,665,805 96
Aug 5, 2009 - $13,050 -9% -45% 129 $101   $179,678,855 97
Aug 6, 2009 - $13,691 +5% -38% 129 $106   $179,692,546 98
Aug 7, 2009 - $13,945 +2% -45% 92 $152   $179,706,491 99
Aug 8, 2009 - $18,035 +29% -46% 92 $196   $179,724,526 100
Aug 9, 2009 - $12,814 -29% -46% 92 $139   $179,737,340 101
Aug 10, 2009 - $6,806 -47% -48% 92 $74   $179,744,146 102
Aug 11, 2009 - $7,936 +17% -45% 92 $86   $179,752,082 103
Aug 12, 2009 - $7,121 -10% -45% 92 $77   $179,759,203 104
Aug 13, 2009 - $7,412 +4% -46% 92 $81   $179,766,615 105
Aug 14, 2009 - $11,067 +49% -21% 64 $173   $179,777,682 106
Aug 15, 2009 - $14,683 +33% -19% 64 $229   $179,792,365 107
Aug 16, 2009 - $8,934 -39% -30% 64 $140   $179,801,299 108
Aug 17, 2009 - $3,944 -56% -42% 64 $62   $179,805,243 109
Aug 18, 2009 - $4,078 +3% -49% 64 $64   $179,809,321 110
Aug 19, 2009 - $3,626 -11% -49% 64 $57   $179,812,947 111
Aug 20, 2009 - $3,774 +4% -49% 64 $59   $179,816,721 112
Aug 21, 2009 - $7,180 +90% -35% 46 $156   $179,823,901 113
Aug 22, 2009 - $10,296 +43% -30% 46 $224   $179,834,197 114
Aug 23, 2009 - $6,217 -40% -30% 46 $135   $179,840,414 115
Aug 24, 2009 - $2,580 -59% -35% 46 $56   $179,842,994 116
Aug 25, 2009 - $2,169 -16% -47% 46 $47   $179,845,163 117
Aug 26, 2009 - $2,051 -5% -43% 46 $45   $179,847,214 118
Aug 27, 2009 - $2,214 +8% -41% 46 $48   $179,849,428 119
Aug 28, 2009 - $4,061 +83% -43% 26 $156   $179,853,489 120
Aug 29, 2009 - $6,907 +70% -33% 26 $266   $179,860,396 121
Aug 30, 2009 - $3,148 -54% -49% 26 $121   $179,863,544 122
Aug 31, 2009 - $1,355 -57% -47% 26 $52   $179,864,899 123
Sep 1, 2009 - $1,237 -9% -43% 26 $48   $179,866,136 124
Sep 2, 2009 - $1,626 +31% -21% 26 $63   $179,867,762 125
Sep 3, 2009 - $1,383 -15% -38% 26 $53   $179,869,145 126
Sep 7, 2009 73 $1,202   -11% 10 $120   $179,875,159 130

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2009 1 $102,624,147   4,099 $25,036   $102,624,147 1
May 8, 2009 2 $33,666,597 -67% 4,099 $8,213   $136,290,744 2
May 15, 2009 3 $18,962,993 -44% 3,892 $4,872   $155,253,737 3
May 22, 2009 6 $11,716,598 -38% 3,183 $3,681   $166,970,335 4
May 29, 2009 8 $5,449,955 -53% 3,183 $1,712   $172,420,290 5
Jun 5, 2009 10 $2,796,643 -49% 1,389 $2,013   $175,216,933 6
Jun 12, 2009 12 $1,436,842 -49% 799 $1,798   $176,653,775 7
Jun 19, 2009 15 $872,877 -39% 536 $1,629   $177,526,652 8
Jun 26, 2009 23 $518,741 -41% 360 $1,441   $178,045,393 9
Jul 3, 2009 20 $500,159 -4% 303 $1,651   $178,545,552 10
Jul 10, 2009 25 $455,873 -9% 0     $179,001,425 11
Jul 17, 2009 28 $322,997 -29% 226 $1,429   $179,324,422 12
Jul 24, 2009 32 $231,626 -28% 181 $1,280   $179,556,048 13
Jul 31, 2009 36 $136,498 -41% 129 $1,058   $179,692,546 14
Aug 7, 2009 47 $74,069 -46% 92 $805   $179,766,615 15
Aug 14, 2009 54 $50,106 -32% 64 $783   $179,816,721 16
Aug 21, 2009 58 $32,707 -35% 46 $711   $179,849,428 17
Aug 28, 2009 67 $19,717 -40% 26 $758   $179,869,145 18
Sep 4, 2009 85 $6,602 -67% 10 $660   $179,875,747 19
Sep 11, 2009 104 $3,195 -52% 7 $456   $179,878,942 20
Sep 18, 2009 119 $1,314 -59% 5 $263   $179,880,256 21
Sep 25, 2009 112 $2,901 +121% 4 $725   $179,883,157 22

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 20, 200912,423,662 2,423,662$40,196,919$40,196,9191
Sep 27, 20091637,256-74% 3,060,918$11,494,250$51,691,1692
Oct 4, 20093274,758-57% 3,335,676$5,304,396$56,995,5653
Oct 11, 20094183,634-33% 3,519,310$3,125,910$60,121,4754
Oct 18, 20095176,314-4% 3,695,624$2,724,281$62,845,7565
Oct 25, 2009891,983-48% 3,787,607$1,425,102$64,270,8586
Nov 1, 20091471,456-22% 3,859,063$1,094,935$65,365,7937
Nov 8, 20092095,327+33% 3,954,390$1,460,410$66,826,2038
Nov 15, 20091569,471-27% 4,023,861$1,064,296$67,890,4999
Nov 22, 20092539,416-43% 4,063,277$579,805$68,470,30410
Apr 25, 20101924,135 4,429,326$394,293$73,617,20232
Jun 5, 20112229,635 4,635,778$160,794$75,975,82890
Jul 28, 20132825,866 4,864,177$150,364$78,122,535202

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 20, 20091718,125 718,125$16,842,664$16,842,6641
Sep 27, 20091128,785-82% 846,910$2,941,472$19,784,1362
Oct 4, 2009373,186-43% 920,096$1,766,362$21,550,4983
Oct 11, 2009344,412-39% 964,508$1,003,956$22,554,4544
Oct 18, 2009529,884-33% 994,392$731,210$23,285,6645
Oct 25, 2009522,905-23% 1,017,297$579,694$23,865,3586
Nov 1, 2009719,388-15% 1,036,685$469,089$24,334,4477
Nov 8, 20091216,954-13% 1,053,639$366,376$24,700,8238
Nov 15, 20091512,873-24% 1,066,512$278,182$24,979,0059
Nov 29, 20093196,150 1,263,382$3,683,642$28,676,08211
Dec 6, 20091823,003-88% 1,286,385$489,355$29,165,43712
Feb 7, 20101119,333 1,328,367$323,740$29,849,96921
Mar 7, 2010624,316 1,360,094$387,300$30,344,65425
Apr 25, 2010916,518 1,399,176$252,560$30,933,21032
Jun 5, 2011522,818 1,469,962$196,970$31,542,68990
Jun 12, 20111710,289-55% 1,480,251$82,788$31,625,47791
Jul 28, 20131415,998 1,530,221$202,934$32,262,858202

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Leading Cast

Hugh Jackman    Logan / Wolverine

Supporting Cast

Liev Schreiber    Victor Creed / Sabretooth
Danny Huston    William Stryker
will.i.am    John Wraith / Kestrel
Lynn Collins    Kayla Silver Fox
Kevin Durand    Frederick J. Dukes / The Blob
Dominic Monaghan    Barnell Bohusk / Beak
Taylor Kitsch    Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney    David North / Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds    Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Troye Mellet    Young Logan
Scott Adkins    Weapon XI
Julia Blake    Heather Hudson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gavin Hood    Director
David Benioff    Screenwriter
Skip Woods    Screenwriter
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Hugh Jackman    Producer
John Palermo    Producer
Richard Donner    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Louis G. Fridman    Co-Producer
Peter MacDonald    Co-Producer
Donald M. McAlpine    Cinematographer
Nicolas de Toth    Editor
Megan Gill    Editor
Harry Gregson-Williams    Composer
Barry Robison    Production Designer
Ian Gracie    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Murphy    Art Director
Brian Edmonds    Art Director
Rebecca Cohen    Set Decorator
Louise Mingenbach    Costume Designer
Guntis Sics    Sound Mixer
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Derek Vanderhorst    Supervising Sound Editor
Derek Vanderhorst    Sound Designer
Patrick McClung    Visual Effects Supervisor
Alec Gillis    Special Make-up Effects
Tom Woodruff, Jr.    Special Make-up Effects
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Dean Choe    Stunt Coordinator
Michael Mitchell    Stunt Coordinator
Phillip A. Patterson    Assistant Director
Chris Soldo    Assistant Director
Christine King    Casting Director
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Lee Cleary    First Assistant Director
Paul Barry    Key Second Assistant Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director (Canada)
Mitchell Kenney    Costume Supervisor

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

Blu-ray Sales: Blu Blood Good for Business

June 15th, 2011

True Blood: Season Three was able to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, and while the margin was closer than it was on the DVD sales chart, it was still dominant. It started its Blu-ray run with sales of 199,000 units / $7.09 million, which is amazing for a TV on Blu release, although the comparison is difficult, as most TV on DVD releases don't have a Blu-ray release. Likewise, its 20% Blu-ray ratio seems impressive for this type of release; however, there are so few TV on Blu releases that it's hard to judge. More...

DVD Sales - Getting Hitched to Proposal

October 27th, 2009

The Proposal led all new releases and totally dominated the sales chart this week selling 2.41 million units generating $39.26 million in the process. More...

DVD Sales - Monster Headache on Sales Chart

October 20th, 2009

It's a bit of a mess on the DVD Sales chart this week as there are two releases that can claim top spot. We have Monsters vs. Aliens repeating on top with 721,000 units for the week giving it totals of 2.96 million units and $51.51 million. However, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released this week and sold an estimated 1.5 million units of their DVD/Blu-ray combo pack. This is where things get confusing. The studio has decided to declare these as Blu-ray units. That's enough to be the number one selling DVD for the week, and enough to be one of the best selling Blu-rays of all time. The latter is probably the reason Disney did this, and it could really boost Blu-ray player sales over the holiday shopping season. More...

DVD Sales - Wicked Witches Strong, but Monsters Prevail

October 14th, 2009

This week, we saw a more manageable list of new releases reaching the top 30 on the sales chart, with five new titles and one re-release appearing, compared to a total of nine last week. Leading the way was Monsters vs. Aliens with 2.19 million units sold for opening week consumer spending at retail of $38.20 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Monsters and Aliens vs. The Competition

October 14th, 2009

As it did on the sales chart, Monsters vs. Aliens led the way on the rental chart this week, topping all new releases with relative ease. More...

DVD Sales - Origins On Top

October 7th, 2009

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart; however, X-Men Origins - Wolverine remained in top spot with 595,000 units / $10.74 million over the week for a total of 3.02 million / $50.94 million after two. It is already in the top ten for the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Past Catches Up to Home Market

October 7th, 2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past led all new releases topping the rental chart this week with more than twice the number of rentals as X-Men Origins - Wolverine managed. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases Slice Up the Chart

September 29th, 2009

There were more than ten new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including the first summer blockbuster to reach the home market. That film, X-Men Origins - Wolverine, took top spot with a massive 2.42 million units and $40.20 million in consumer spending at retail in its opening week. More...

DVD Rentals - Wolverine Cuts Down the Competition

September 29th, 2009

There were not as many new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's rental chart as there were on the sales chart, but the same film topped both. X-Men Origins - Wolverine earned first place with more than 2.5 times as many rentals as State of Play, which was pushed into second place after two weeks on top. More...

DVD Releases for September 29th, 2009

September 28th, 2009

This week there are not that many releases on this week's list, but there a few releases at the very top that are worthy of being the DVD Pick of the Week. Monsters vs. Aliens is certainly in that list, but until the DVD and Blu-ray shows up, I can't confirm if it's a DVD Pick of the Week of merely a must buy. Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Edition on either DVD or Blu-ray Gift-set is DVD Pick of the Week material. More...

International Details - Dusk for Ice Age

September 19th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs fell out of the top five this past weekend earning $7.08 million on 3521 screens in 35 markets for a total of $670.44 million internationally and $865.11 million worldwide. It is now the third highest grossing film internationally of all time, while it is 18th place worldwide. That's quite a gap. The film remained in first place in Italy earning $3.14 million on 690 screens over the weekend for a total of $33.63 million after three. So far the film has earned more than 77% of its worldwide box office internationally, which is a very high percentage, and it will keep creeping higher as its international run comes to a close. More...

DVD Releases for September 15th, 2009 - Part II

September 15th, 2009

The Christmas shopping season starts early this year, as it seems to do every year. Only 15 days into September we have the first summer blockbuster of the year coming out. While X-Men Origins - Wolverine will easily be the biggest release of the week, it won't be the best. I think the best selections out there are from the TV on DVD categories, which is common this time of year, and I would rank Sanctuary - Season One and Transformers - Season Two - Volume One as the best of the best and both are my pick for the DVD Pick of the Week. There was a large number of spotlight reviews, including a trio that arrived late, so the list had to be split into two. The first part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for September 15th, 2009 - Part I

September 15th, 2009

The Christmas shopping season starts early this year, as it seems to do every year. Only 15 days into September we have the first summer blockbuster of the year coming out. While X-Men Origins - Wolverine will easily be the biggest release of the week, it won't be the best. I think the best selections out there are from the TV on DVD categories, which is common this time of year, and I would rank Sanctuary - Season One and Transformers - Season Two - Volume One as the best of the best and both are my DVD Picks of the Week. There are a large number of spotlight reviews, including a trio that arrived late, so the list had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Terminating Another Milestone

June 28th, 2009

Terminator Salvation fell to second place with $18.94 million on 9263 screens in 71 markets over the weekend, for a total of $200.84 million internationally and $320.57 million worldwide. The film has been troubled by sharp drop-offs internationally, and that was certainly the case this past weekend, as it was down 65% in Japan. Japan. It was down 65% in Japan, which is a market known for its strong holds. It still added $3.72 million on 697 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.70 million after two, but that's a sharper decline than anticipated. More...

International Details - Racing Towards Milestones

June 14th, 2009

Night at the Museum - Battle for the Smithsonian was pushed into second place in the international chart, but still added $27.88 million on 8350 screens in 66 markets while it lifted its international total to $149.55 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $4.33 million on 669 screens over the weekend and $4.75 million in total. It also remained in first place in China with $2.1 million on 818 screens over the weekend and $12.2 million in total, but that was a huge drop-off from last week. On the other hand, the film improved by 18% in the U.K. with $3.96 million on 509 screens over the weekend for a running tally of $25.31 million after three. That's better than the film's performance here, if you take into account the relative size of the two markets. The film opens in Mexico this weekend, and in Japan in August. It has likely reached $300 million worldwide already, and could make it all the way to $400 million before it is done. This is a drop-off from its predecessor, but the film is still well on its way to profitability and will get there before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

International Details - Terminator's Salvation Yet to Come

June 7th, 2009

Terminator Salvation opened worldwide this weekend, but we won't have those numbers till Wednesday. In the meantime, it earned third place with $13.37 million on 1283 screens in 12 markets for a total of $25.52 million. Most of this has come from South Korea, where it slipped to second place with $4.21 million on 713 screens over the weekend for a total of $15.52 million after two. So far the film has been a disappointment domestically, but it can salvage its run with a massive box office next weekend on the international stage. If it does so, profitability will be assured, but that's a big 'if'. More...

International Details - Still Treking

May 31st, 2009

Star Trek slipped to third place on the international chart with $11.34 million on 5069 screens in 56 markets for a total of $87.68 million. It has now made more internationally than the previous film made worldwide. The film's best market was the U.K. where it has made $24.37 million, including $2.60 million on 474 screens this past weekend. As for future releases, it opens in Japan this weekend, while it has yet to open in Mexico, India, and other markets. More...

International Details - Trek Reaches Milestone

May 24th, 2009

Star Trek's second weekend of release on the international chart was not as strong as it was domestically as it dropped 44% to 20.02 million on 5782 screens in 55 markets, but it lifted its total of $67.89 million internationally and it became the first in the franchise to reach $200 million worldwide. The film opened in China, but box office numbers were not released. We do have details on most holdovers, including the U.K., where it added $5.27 million on 498 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.42 million after two. The only other multi-million market was Australia, where it earned $2.04 million on 317 screens giving it a total of $6.66 million. More...

Weekend Box Office Ends Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

May 18th, 2009

There were mixed results at the weekend box office as Angels and Demons missed the low end of most analysts' expectations, which led to an 8% decline in box office numbers from last weekend. However, at $137 million, it was up 4.2% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $3.62 billion compared to last year's pace of $3.13 billion, which is an increase of close to 16%. More...

International Details - Wolverine is Cut Down, but Still Fighting Hard

May 17th, 2009

Wolverine was pushed into second place on the international chart with $28.95 million on 8982 screens in 93 markets for a total of $121.58 million. This was a 60% drop-off, but that was better than it was domestically, and it appears $300 million worldwide is a sure bet. The film was pushed into third place in the U.K., but still managed a healthy $3.39 million on 484 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.47 million. It remained in first place in France with $3.95 million on 700 screens, but that was for the full week giving the film $11.80 million after two. It also finished in first place in Brazil with $2.11 million on 609 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.81 million after two. Next up for the film is Mexico, where it opens at the end of May, while it ends its run in Japan in August. More...

Summer Looks to Continue its Angelic Run

May 15th, 2009

Summer looks to go three for three with the release of Angels and Demons. On the one hand, so far 2009 has been amazing at the box office with almost no movie really faltering. On the other hand, the original did not impress critics and that could hurt this film's run. That said, this time last year was a little weaker than expected as Prince Caspian stumbled out of the gate. More...

Star Trek Travels a Lonely Road on the Per Theater Chart

May 13th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Star Trek, was the only $10,000 film over the weekend, earning an impressive average of $20,578. Second place went to Wolverine, which was way back at $6,443. More...

Star Trek Soars Higher

May 12th, 2009

It was a good news / bad news type of weekend, but I think it is safe to say the good news outshone the bad news. Yes, the overall box office was down 5.5% from last weekend to $149 million, but that was just shy of 20% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now amassed an impressive $3.44 billion compared to just $2.96 billion this time last year. That's an increase of 16% over last year, which is an unbelievable pace, one that I assume 2009 will not be able to keep up. However, each dollar earned now is one less dollar needed to be earned at the end of the year to keep pace with inflation. More...

Where No Star Trek Film has Gone Before

May 8th, 2009

A delayed column this week as my new computer is still on route. (Short Story Version: My hard drive was more corrupted than expected, and it is taking longer to retrieve my data, which includes all my bookmarks and passwords. I know, dumb of me not to have them written down.) There is only one film that has a real shot at number one, Star Trek, while there is little doubt the overall box office will beat this week last year. More...

International Top of the Chart - Wolverine Slices Up the Competition

May 7th, 2009

Wolverine opened worldwide over the weekend and easily won the race to the top of the international box office. During its opening weekend, it managed $73.11 million on 9364 screens in 101 markets. This includes number on openings in many major markets, the best of which was the U.K. at $9.93 million on 488 screens, which was triple its nearest competition. More...

Contest - Be the Best There Is at What You Do - Winning Announcement

May 6th, 2009

The winners of our Be the Best There Is at What You Do contest were determined and they are... More...

X Marks the Top of the Per Theater Chart

May 5th, 2009

There was only one film to top $10,000 on the per theater charts; in fact, there was only one film that care reasonably close. Wolverine was that one film as it topped both the per theater chart and the overall chart with an average of $20,751 in more than 4000 theaters. Second place went to Three Monkeys with $8,818 in just one theater. More...

Wolverine Win Weekend, Can't Take Down Iron Man

May 4th, 2009

The first weekend of summer was a success, mostly. Overall the weekend ticket sales amounted to $158 million, which was 39% more than last weekend. It was below the same weekend last year, but by less than 1%. Year-to-date 2009 has now made $3.25 billion, which is 16% more than last year's pace, If 2009 can simply maintain pace with 2008 over the summer, most in the industry will be ecstatic, so this is a fine start. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wolverine Tops Chart with Muscular $87 Million

May 3rd, 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine made an impressive opening over the weekend, according to studio estimates, with $87 million. While that's a little behind Iron Man's massive opening this weekend last year, it's still a good start to the summer season. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past helped the weekend beat last year's total by pulling in a better-than-expected $15.3 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of May 1st, 2009

May 2nd, 2009

Looking like a bad week for websites with none of them rising above average. That is till we get to the last website on this week's list, X-Men Origins - Wolverine's Official Site, which is the best of the week, and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Wolverine Ready to Slice Up the Competition

May 1st, 2009

Summer is finally here, and everyone wants to know if 2009 can keep up its blazing pace. I'm going to say no, simply because the law of averages says the box office should return to the mean. That could start this weekend and last year's top film will be very tough to beat. More...

2009 Preview: May

May 1st, 2009

Last May was strong with two films that cracked $300 million at the box office. This May we might not have any movies reach that milestone. Then again, there are six films that have a shot to reach $200 million. I'm not saying all of them will get there, but I would be surprised if at least two of them don't get there, while all six should reach at least $100 million, which is two more than the same month last year. There are also a few midlevel hits in the waiting, as a few limited releases of note. This latter category includes The Brothers Bloom, Departures, and Pontypool. More...

Contest - Be the Best There Is at What You Do

April 24th, 2009

Summer finally starts and we have what should be the biggest release of the year, so far as Wolverine is opening mega-wide. More importantly, it is the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Wolverine. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of iCarly - Season One - Volume Two on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Ron White - Behavioral Problems on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday, May 1 to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 17, 2008

January 17th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Public Enemies, The Road, Whip It, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 21, 2007

October 21st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harold and Kumar 2, Son of Rambow, Wolverine and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 18, 2007

October 18th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Miracle at St. Ana's, Star Trek XI, Wolverine, and more! More...

New Upcoming Movies

October 12th, 2004

A number of upcoming movies have been added to the site. Most noticeable of these new movies are a spin-off to the X-Men movies: Wolverine, Michael Mann directing a Miami Vice movie based on his own eighties television series and a sequel to last year's surprise hit The Italian Job, Italian Job 2. More...

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  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$85,058,003 (47.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,099 opening theaters/4,102 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $252,555,953

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 290 $179,883,157
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 519 $194,942,603
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 392 $374,825,760
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 61 $179,883,157
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 63 $194,942,603
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 64 $374,825,760

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: May 1st, 2009 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: September 15th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: X-Men
Wolverine
Comparisons: vs. The Passion of the Christ
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Disrupted by 2007/2008 WGA Strike
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Studios, Dune Entertainment, Donners’ Company, Seed Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $8,070,557 May 22, 2009 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 183 $12,159,636 May 22, 2009 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 106 $9,910,686 May 22, 2009 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $14,932,103 May 22, 2009 24
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 33 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 8 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 63 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 57 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 39 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 85 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 5 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 49 $85,058,003 May 1, 2009 3
Top 2009 Theater Average 42 $20,751 May 1, 2009 3
Fastest to $50m 105 $63,757,542 May 2, 2009 2
Biggest 1st Friday 92 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 10 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 72 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Top Spin-Off Day Domestic 9 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 94 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 60 $34,433,831 May 1, 2009 1

Leading Cast

Hugh Jackman    Logan / Wolverine

Supporting Cast

Liev Schreiber    Victor Creed / Sabretooth
Danny Huston    William Stryker
will.i.am    John Wraith / Kestrel
Lynn Collins    Kayla Silver Fox
Kevin Durand    Frederick J. Dukes / The Blob
Dominic Monaghan    Barnell Bohusk / Beak
Taylor Kitsch    Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney    David North / Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds    Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Troye Mellet    Young Logan
Scott Adkins    Weapon XI
Julia Blake    Heather Hudson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gavin Hood    Director
David Benioff    Screenwriter
Skip Woods    Screenwriter
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Hugh Jackman    Producer
John Palermo    Producer
Richard Donner    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Louis G. Fridman    Co-Producer
Peter MacDonald    Co-Producer
Donald M. McAlpine    Cinematographer
Nicolas de Toth    Editor
Megan Gill    Editor
Harry Gregson-Williams    Composer
Barry Robison    Production Designer
Ian Gracie    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Murphy    Art Director
Brian Edmonds    Art Director
Rebecca Cohen    Set Decorator
Louise Mingenbach    Costume Designer
Guntis Sics    Sound Mixer
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Derek Vanderhorst    Supervising Sound Editor
Derek Vanderhorst    Sound Designer
Patrick McClung    Visual Effects Supervisor
Alec Gillis    Special Make-up Effects
Tom Woodruff, Jr.    Special Make-up Effects
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Dean Choe    Stunt Coordinator
Michael Mitchell    Stunt Coordinator
Phillip A. Patterson    Assistant Director
Chris Soldo    Assistant Director
Christine King    Casting Director
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Lee Cleary    First Assistant Director
Paul Barry    Key Second Assistant Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director (Canada)
Mitchell Kenney    Costume Supervisor

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

Blu-ray Sales: Blu Blood Good for Business

June 15th, 2011

True Blood: Season Three was able to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, and while the margin was closer than it was on the DVD sales chart, it was still dominant. It started its Blu-ray run with sales of 199,000 units / $7.09 million, which is amazing for a TV on Blu release, although the comparison is difficult, as most TV on DVD releases don't have a Blu-ray release. Likewise, its 20% Blu-ray ratio seems impressive for this type of release; however, there are so few TV on Blu releases that it's hard to judge. More...

DVD Sales - Getting Hitched to Proposal

October 27th, 2009

The Proposal led all new releases and totally dominated the sales chart this week selling 2.41 million units generating $39.26 million in the process. More...

DVD Sales - Monster Headache on Sales Chart

October 20th, 2009

It's a bit of a mess on the DVD Sales chart this week as there are two releases that can claim top spot. We have Monsters vs. Aliens repeating on top with 721,000 units for the week giving it totals of 2.96 million units and $51.51 million. However, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released this week and sold an estimated 1.5 million units of their DVD/Blu-ray combo pack. This is where things get confusing. The studio has decided to declare these as Blu-ray units. That's enough to be the number one selling DVD for the week, and enough to be one of the best selling Blu-rays of all time. The latter is probably the reason Disney did this, and it could really boost Blu-ray player sales over the holiday shopping season. More...

DVD Sales - Wicked Witches Strong, but Monsters Prevail

October 14th, 2009

This week, we saw a more manageable list of new releases reaching the top 30 on the sales chart, with five new titles and one re-release appearing, compared to a total of nine last week. Leading the way was Monsters vs. Aliens with 2.19 million units sold for opening week consumer spending at retail of $38.20 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Monsters and Aliens vs. The Competition

October 14th, 2009

As it did on the sales chart, Monsters vs. Aliens led the way on the rental chart this week, topping all new releases with relative ease. More...

DVD Sales - Origins On Top

October 7th, 2009

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart; however, X-Men Origins - Wolverine remained in top spot with 595,000 units / $10.74 million over the week for a total of 3.02 million / $50.94 million after two. It is already in the top ten for the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Past Catches Up to Home Market

October 7th, 2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past led all new releases topping the rental chart this week with more than twice the number of rentals as X-Men Origins - Wolverine managed. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases Slice Up the Chart

September 29th, 2009

There were more than ten new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including the first summer blockbuster to reach the home market. That film, X-Men Origins - Wolverine, took top spot with a massive 2.42 million units and $40.20 million in consumer spending at retail in its opening week. More...

DVD Rentals - Wolverine Cuts Down the Competition

September 29th, 2009

There were not as many new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's rental chart as there were on the sales chart, but the same film topped both. X-Men Origins - Wolverine earned first place with more than 2.5 times as many rentals as State of Play, which was pushed into second place after two weeks on top. More...

DVD Releases for September 29th, 2009

September 28th, 2009

This week there are not that many releases on this week's list, but there a few releases at the very top that are worthy of being the DVD Pick of the Week. Monsters vs. Aliens is certainly in that list, but until the DVD and Blu-ray shows up, I can't confirm if it's a DVD Pick of the Week of merely a must buy. Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Edition on either DVD or Blu-ray Gift-set is DVD Pick of the Week material. More...

International Details - Dusk for Ice Age

September 19th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs fell out of the top five this past weekend earning $7.08 million on 3521 screens in 35 markets for a total of $670.44 million internationally and $865.11 million worldwide. It is now the third highest grossing film internationally of all time, while it is 18th place worldwide. That's quite a gap. The film remained in first place in Italy earning $3.14 million on 690 screens over the weekend for a total of $33.63 million after three. So far the film has earned more than 77% of its worldwide box office internationally, which is a very high percentage, and it will keep creeping higher as its international run comes to a close. More...

DVD Releases for September 15th, 2009 - Part II

September 15th, 2009

The Christmas shopping season starts early this year, as it seems to do every year. Only 15 days into September we have the first summer blockbuster of the year coming out. While X-Men Origins - Wolverine will easily be the biggest release of the week, it won't be the best. I think the best selections out there are from the TV on DVD categories, which is common this time of year, and I would rank Sanctuary - Season One and Transformers - Season Two - Volume One as the best of the best and both are my pick for the DVD Pick of the Week. There was a large number of spotlight reviews, including a trio that arrived late, so the list had to be split into two. The first part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for September 15th, 2009 - Part I

September 15th, 2009

The Christmas shopping season starts early this year, as it seems to do every year. Only 15 days into September we have the first summer blockbuster of the year coming out. While X-Men Origins - Wolverine will easily be the biggest release of the week, it won't be the best. I think the best selections out there are from the TV on DVD categories, which is common this time of year, and I would rank Sanctuary - Season One and Transformers - Season Two - Volume One as the best of the best and both are my DVD Picks of the Week. There are a large number of spotlight reviews, including a trio that arrived late, so the list had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Terminating Another Milestone

June 28th, 2009

Terminator Salvation fell to second place with $18.94 million on 9263 screens in 71 markets over the weekend, for a total of $200.84 million internationally and $320.57 million worldwide. The film has been troubled by sharp drop-offs internationally, and that was certainly the case this past weekend, as it was down 65% in Japan. Japan. It was down 65% in Japan, which is a market known for its strong holds. It still added $3.72 million on 697 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.70 million after two, but that's a sharper decline than anticipated. More...

International Details - Racing Towards Milestones

June 14th, 2009

Night at the Museum - Battle for the Smithsonian was pushed into second place in the international chart, but still added $27.88 million on 8350 screens in 66 markets while it lifted its international total to $149.55 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $4.33 million on 669 screens over the weekend and $4.75 million in total. It also remained in first place in China with $2.1 million on 818 screens over the weekend and $12.2 million in total, but that was a huge drop-off from last week. On the other hand, the film improved by 18% in the U.K. with $3.96 million on 509 screens over the weekend for a running tally of $25.31 million after three. That's better than the film's performance here, if you take into account the relative size of the two markets. The film opens in Mexico this weekend, and in Japan in August. It has likely reached $300 million worldwide already, and could make it all the way to $400 million before it is done. This is a drop-off from its predecessor, but the film is still well on its way to profitability and will get there before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

International Details - Terminator's Salvation Yet to Come

June 7th, 2009

Terminator Salvation opened worldwide this weekend, but we won't have those numbers till Wednesday. In the meantime, it earned third place with $13.37 million on 1283 screens in 12 markets for a total of $25.52 million. Most of this has come from South Korea, where it slipped to second place with $4.21 million on 713 screens over the weekend for a total of $15.52 million after two. So far the film has been a disappointment domestically, but it can salvage its run with a massive box office next weekend on the international stage. If it does so, profitability will be assured, but that's a big 'if'. More...

International Details - Still Treking

May 31st, 2009

Star Trek slipped to third place on the international chart with $11.34 million on 5069 screens in 56 markets for a total of $87.68 million. It has now made more internationally than the previous film made worldwide. The film's best market was the U.K. where it has made $24.37 million, including $2.60 million on 474 screens this past weekend. As for future releases, it opens in Japan this weekend, while it has yet to open in Mexico, India, and other markets. More...

International Details - Trek Reaches Milestone

May 24th, 2009

Star Trek's second weekend of release on the international chart was not as strong as it was domestically as it dropped 44% to 20.02 million on 5782 screens in 55 markets, but it lifted its total of $67.89 million internationally and it became the first in the franchise to reach $200 million worldwide. The film opened in China, but box office numbers were not released. We do have details on most holdovers, including the U.K., where it added $5.27 million on 498 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.42 million after two. The only other multi-million market was Australia, where it earned $2.04 million on 317 screens giving it a total of $6.66 million. More...

Weekend Box Office Ends Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

May 18th, 2009

There were mixed results at the weekend box office as Angels and Demons missed the low end of most analysts' expectations, which led to an 8% decline in box office numbers from last weekend. However, at $137 million, it was up 4.2% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $3.62 billion compared to last year's pace of $3.13 billion, which is an increase of close to 16%. More...

International Details - Wolverine is Cut Down, but Still Fighting Hard

May 17th, 2009

Wolverine was pushed into second place on the international chart with $28.95 million on 8982 screens in 93 markets for a total of $121.58 million. This was a 60% drop-off, but that was better than it was domestically, and it appears $300 million worldwide is a sure bet. The film was pushed into third place in the U.K., but still managed a healthy $3.39 million on 484 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.47 million. It remained in first place in France with $3.95 million on 700 screens, but that was for the full week giving the film $11.80 million after two. It also finished in first place in Brazil with $2.11 million on 609 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.81 million after two. Next up for the film is Mexico, where it opens at the end of May, while it ends its run in Japan in August. More...

Summer Looks to Continue its Angelic Run

May 15th, 2009

Summer looks to go three for three with the release of Angels and Demons. On the one hand, so far 2009 has been amazing at the box office with almost no movie really faltering. On the other hand, the original did not impress critics and that could hurt this film's run. That said, this time last year was a little weaker than expected as Prince Caspian stumbled out of the gate. More...

Star Trek Travels a Lonely Road on the Per Theater Chart

May 13th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Star Trek, was the only $10,000 film over the weekend, earning an impressive average of $20,578. Second place went to Wolverine, which was way back at $6,443. More...

Star Trek Soars Higher

May 12th, 2009

It was a good news / bad news type of weekend, but I think it is safe to say the good news outshone the bad news. Yes, the overall box office was down 5.5% from last weekend to $149 million, but that was just shy of 20% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now amassed an impressive $3.44 billion compared to just $2.96 billion this time last year. That's an increase of 16% over last year, which is an unbelievable pace, one that I assume 2009 will not be able to keep up. However, each dollar earned now is one less dollar needed to be earned at the end of the year to keep pace with inflation. More...

Where No Star Trek Film has Gone Before

May 8th, 2009

A delayed column this week as my new computer is still on route. (Short Story Version: My hard drive was more corrupted than expected, and it is taking longer to retrieve my data, which includes all my bookmarks and passwords. I know, dumb of me not to have them written down.) There is only one film that has a real shot at number one, Star Trek, while there is little doubt the overall box office will beat this week last year. More...

International Top of the Chart - Wolverine Slices Up the Competition

May 7th, 2009

Wolverine opened worldwide over the weekend and easily won the race to the top of the international box office. During its opening weekend, it managed $73.11 million on 9364 screens in 101 markets. This includes number on openings in many major markets, the best of which was the U.K. at $9.93 million on 488 screens, which was triple its nearest competition. More...

Contest - Be the Best There Is at What You Do - Winning Announcement

May 6th, 2009

The winners of our Be the Best There Is at What You Do contest were determined and they are... More...

X Marks the Top of the Per Theater Chart

May 5th, 2009

There was only one film to top $10,000 on the per theater charts; in fact, there was only one film that care reasonably close. Wolverine was that one film as it topped both the per theater chart and the overall chart with an average of $20,751 in more than 4000 theaters. Second place went to Three Monkeys with $8,818 in just one theater. More...

Wolverine Win Weekend, Can't Take Down Iron Man

May 4th, 2009

The first weekend of summer was a success, mostly. Overall the weekend ticket sales amounted to $158 million, which was 39% more than last weekend. It was below the same weekend last year, but by less than 1%. Year-to-date 2009 has now made $3.25 billion, which is 16% more than last year's pace, If 2009 can simply maintain pace with 2008 over the summer, most in the industry will be ecstatic, so this is a fine start. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wolverine Tops Chart with Muscular $87 Million

May 3rd, 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine made an impressive opening over the weekend, according to studio estimates, with $87 million. While that's a little behind Iron Man's massive opening this weekend last year, it's still a good start to the summer season. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past helped the weekend beat last year's total by pulling in a better-than-expected $15.3 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of May 1st, 2009

May 2nd, 2009

Looking like a bad week for websites with none of them rising above average. That is till we get to the last website on this week's list, X-Men Origins - Wolverine's Official Site, which is the best of the week, and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Wolverine Ready to Slice Up the Competition

May 1st, 2009

Summer is finally here, and everyone wants to know if 2009 can keep up its blazing pace. I'm going to say no, simply because the law of averages says the box office should return to the mean. That could start this weekend and last year's top film will be very tough to beat. More...

2009 Preview: May

May 1st, 2009

Last May was strong with two films that cracked $300 million at the box office. This May we might not have any movies reach that milestone. Then again, there are six films that have a shot to reach $200 million. I'm not saying all of them will get there, but I would be surprised if at least two of them don't get there, while all six should reach at least $100 million, which is two more than the same month last year. There are also a few midlevel hits in the waiting, as a few limited releases of note. This latter category includes The Brothers Bloom, Departures, and Pontypool. More...

Contest - Be the Best There Is at What You Do

April 24th, 2009

Summer finally starts and we have what should be the biggest release of the year, so far as Wolverine is opening mega-wide. More importantly, it is the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Wolverine. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of iCarly - Season One - Volume Two on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Ron White - Behavioral Problems on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday, May 1 to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 17, 2008

January 17th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Public Enemies, The Road, Whip It, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 21, 2007

October 21st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harold and Kumar 2, Son of Rambow, Wolverine and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 18, 2007

October 18th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Miracle at St. Ana's, Star Trek XI, Wolverine, and more! More...

New Upcoming Movies

October 12th, 2004

A number of upcoming movies have been added to the site. Most noticeable of these new movies are a spin-off to the X-Men movies: Wolverine, Michael Mann directing a Miami Vice movie based on his own eighties television series and a sequel to last year's surprise hit The Italian Job, Italian Job 2. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2009 1 $85,058,003   4,099 $20,751   $85,058,003 1
May 8, 2009 2 $26,408,288 -69% 4,102 $6,438   $129,032,435 2
May 15, 2009 3 $14,702,425 -44% 3,892 $3,778   $150,993,169 3
May 22, 2009 6 $8,070,557 -45% 3,183 $2,536   $163,324,294 4
May 29, 2009 8 $3,873,377 -52% 2,263 $1,712   $170,843,712 5
Jun 5, 2009 11 $1,927,096 -50% 1,389 $1,387   $174,347,386 6
Jun 12, 2009 12 $933,573 -52% 799 $1,168   $176,150,506 7
Jun 19, 2009 14 $635,130 -32% 536 $1,185   $177,288,905 8
Jun 26, 2009 20 $310,167 -51% 360 $862   $177,836,819 9
Jul 3, 2009 19 $296,352 -4% 303 $978   $178,341,745 10
Jul 10, 2009 22 $295,839 n/c 279 $1,060   $178,841,391 11
Jul 17, 2009 28 $192,096 -35% 226 $850   $179,193,521 12
Jul 24, 2009 32 $139,663 -27% 181 $772   $179,464,085 13
Jul 31, 2009 38 $82,355 -41% 129 $638   $179,638,403 14
Aug 7, 2009 47 $44,794 -46% 92 $487   $179,737,340 15
Aug 14, 2009 52 $34,684 -23% 64 $542   $179,801,299 16
Aug 21, 2009 58 $23,693 -32% 46 $515   $179,840,414 17
Aug 28, 2009 65 $14,116 -40% 26 $543   $179,863,544 18
Sep 4, 2009 83 $4,812 -66% 10 $481   $179,873,957 19
Sep 11, 2009 100 $2,627 -45% 7 $375   $179,878,374 20
Sep 18, 2009 119 $883 -66% 5 $177   $179,879,825 21
Sep 25, 2009 104 $2,760 +213% 4 $690   $179,883,016 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 1, 2009 1 $34,433,831     4,099 $8,401   $34,433,831 1
May 2, 2009 1 $29,323,711 -15%   4,099 $7,154   $63,757,542 2
May 3, 2009 1 $21,300,461 -27%   4,099 $5,197   $85,058,003 3
May 4, 2009 1 $5,451,023 -74%   4,099 $1,330   $90,509,026 4
May 5, 2009 1 $4,632,575 -15%   4,099 $1,130   $95,141,601 5
May 6, 2009 1 $4,011,209 -13%   4,099 $979   $99,152,810 6
May 7, 2009 1 $3,471,337 -13%   4,099 $847   $102,624,147 7
May 8, 2009 2 $8,317,835 +140% -76% 4,102 $2,028   $110,941,982 8
May 9, 2009 2 $11,231,427 +35% -62% 4,102 $2,738   $122,173,409 9
May 10, 2009 2 $6,859,026 -39% -68% 4,102 $1,672   $129,032,435 10
May 11, 2009 2 $1,975,325 -71% -64% 4,102 $482   $131,007,760 11
May 12, 2009 2 $1,894,749 -4% -59% 4,102 $462   $132,902,509 12
May 13, 2009 2 $1,705,242 -10% -57% 4,102 $416   $134,607,751 13
May 14, 2009 2 $1,682,993 -1% -52% 4,102 $410   $136,290,744 14
May 15, 2009 3 $4,175,922 +148% -50% 3,892 $1,073   $140,466,666 15
May 16, 2009 3 $6,442,453 +54% -43% 3,892 $1,655   $146,909,119 16
May 17, 2009 3 $4,084,050 -37% -40% 3,892 $1,049   $150,993,169 17
May 18, 2009 3 $1,425,181 -65% -28% 3,892 $366   $152,418,350 18
May 19, 2009 3 $1,067,934 -25% -44% 3,892 $274   $153,486,284 19
May 20, 2009 3 $956,416 -10% -44% 3,892 $246   $154,442,700 20
May 21, 2009 4 $811,037 -15% -52% 3,892 $208   $155,253,737 21
May 22, 2009 6 $2,250,228 +177% -46% 3,183 $707   $157,503,965 22
May 23, 2009 6 $3,008,644 +34% -53% 3,183 $945   $160,512,609 23
May 24, 2009 6 $2,811,685 -7% -31% 3,183 $883   $163,324,294 24
May 25, 2009 6 $1,840,129 -35% +29% 3,183 $578   $165,164,423 25
May 26, 2009 6 $649,051 -65% -39% 3,183 $204   $165,813,474 26
May 27, 2009 5 $568,433 -12% -41% 3,183 $179   $166,381,907 27
May 28, 2009 - $588,428 +4% -27% 3,183 $185   $166,970,335 28
May 29, 2009 8 $1,154,311 +96% -49% 3,183 $363   $168,124,646 29
May 30, 2009 8 $1,695,755 +47% -44% 3,183 $533   $169,820,401 30
May 31, 2009 8 $1,023,311 -40% -64% 3,183 $321   $170,843,712 31
Jun 1, 2009 8 $383,984 -62% -79% 3,183 $121   $171,227,696 32
Jun 2, 2009 8 $410,095 +7% -37% 3,183 $129   $171,637,791 33
Jun 3, 2009 7 $393,875 -4% -31% 3,183 $124   $172,031,666 34
Jun 4, 2009 8 $388,624 -1% -34% 3,183 $122   $172,420,290 35
Jun 5, 2009 11 $603,433 +55% -48% 1,389 $434   $173,023,723 36
Jun 6, 2009 10 $838,994 +39% -51% 1,389 $604   $173,862,717 37
Jun 7, 2009 10 $484,669 -42% -53% 1,389 $349   $174,347,386 38
Jun 8, 2009 10 $218,034 -55% -43% 1,389 $157   $174,565,420 39
Jun 9, 2009 10 $217,635 n/c -47% 1,389 $157   $174,783,055 40
Jun 10, 2009 10 $214,372 -1% -46% 1,389 $154   $174,997,427 41
Jun 11, 2009 10 $219,506 +2% -44% 1,389 $158   $175,216,933 42
Jun 12, 2009 12 $276,023 +26% -54% 799 $345   $175,492,956 43
Jun 13, 2009 12 $397,429 +44% -53% 799 $497   $175,890,385 44
Jun 14, 2009 12 $260,121 -35% -46% 799 $326   $176,150,506 45
Jun 15, 2009 12 $120,180 -54% -45% 799 $150   $176,270,686 46
Jun 16, 2009 12 $130,181 +8% -40% 799 $163   $176,400,867 47
Jun 17, 2009 12 $122,980 -6% -43% 799 $154   $176,523,847 48
Jun 18, 2009 12 $129,928 +6% -41% 799 $163   $176,653,775 49
Jun 19, 2009 14 $180,387 +39% -35% 536 $337   $176,834,162 50
Jun 20, 2009 14 $235,646 +31% -41% 536 $440   $177,069,808 51
Jun 21, 2009 14 $219,097 -7% -16% 536 $409   $177,288,905 52
Jun 22, 2009 14 $75,889 -65% -37% 536 $142   $177,364,794 53
Jun 23, 2009 16 $74,708 -2% -43% 536 $139   $177,439,502 54
Jun 24, 2009 - $44,325 -41% -64% 341 $130   $177,483,827 55
Jun 25, 2009 - $42,825 -3% -67% 341 $126   $177,526,652 56
Jun 26, 2009 - $95,896 +124% -47% 360 $266   $177,622,548 57
Jun 27, 2009 - $127,815 +33% -46% 360 $355   $177,750,363 58
Jun 28, 2009 - $86,456 -32% -61% 360 $240   $177,836,819 59
Jun 29, 2009 - $45,442 -47% -40% 360 $126   $177,882,261 60
Jun 30, 2009 - $57,845 +27% -23% 341 $170   $177,940,106 61
Jul 1, 2009 - $48,197 -17% +9% 341 $141   $177,988,303 62
Jul 2, 2009 - $57,090 +18% +33% 341 $167   $178,045,393 63
Jul 3, 2009 15 $121,705 +113% +27% 303 $402   $178,167,098 64
Jul 4, 2009 17 $77,836 -36% -39% 303 $257   $178,244,934 65
Jul 5, 2009 15 $96,811 +24% +12% 303 $320   $178,341,745 66
Jul 6, 2009 15 $50,659 -48% +11% 303 $167   $178,392,404 67
Jul 7, 2009 16 $55,115 +9% -5% 303 $182   $178,447,519 68
Jul 8, 2009 16 $48,290 -12% n/c 303 $159   $178,495,809 69
Jul 9, 2009 16 $49,743 +3% -13% 303 $164   $178,545,552 70
Jul 10, 2009 - $99,460 +100% -18% 279 $356   $178,645,012 71
Jul 11, 2009 - $116,492 +17% +50% 279 $418   $178,761,504 72
Jul 12, 2009 - $79,887 -31% -17% 279 $286   $178,841,391 73
Jul 13, 2009 - $41,006 -49% -19% 279 $147   $178,882,397 74
Jul 14, 2009 - $45,826 +12% -17% 279 $164   $178,928,223 75
Jul 15, 2009 - $35,521 -22% -26% 279 $127   $178,963,744 76
Jul 16, 2009 - $37,681 +6% -24% 279 $135   $179,001,425 77
Jul 17, 2009 - $57,953 +54% -42% 226 $256   $179,059,378 78
Jul 18, 2009 - $78,510 +35% -33% 226 $347   $179,137,888 79
Jul 19, 2009 - $55,633 -29% -30% 226 $246   $179,193,521 80
Jul 20, 2009 - $30,280 -46% -26% 226 $134   $179,223,801 81
Jul 21, 2009 - $36,045 +19% -21% 226 $159   $179,259,846 82
Jul 22, 2009 - $31,295 -13% -12% 226 $138   $179,291,141 83
Jul 23, 2009 - $33,281 +6% -12% 226 $147   $179,324,422 84
Jul 24, 2009 - $43,125 +30% -26% 181 $238   $179,367,547 85
Jul 25, 2009 - $58,822 +36% -25% 181 $325   $179,426,369 86
Jul 26, 2009 - $37,716 -36% -32% 181 $208   $179,464,085 87
Jul 27, 2009 - $21,870 -42% -28% 181 $121   $179,485,955 88
Jul 28, 2009 - $24,649 +13% -32% 181 $136   $179,510,604 89
Jul 29, 2009 - $23,518 -5% -25% 181 $130   $179,534,122 90
Jul 30, 2009 - $21,926 -7% -34% 181 $121   $179,556,048 91
Jul 31, 2009 - $25,267 +15% -41% 129 $196   $179,581,315 92
Aug 1, 2009 - $33,366 +32% -43% 129 $259   $179,614,681 93
Aug 2, 2009 - $23,722 -29% -37% 129 $184   $179,638,403 94
Aug 3, 2009 - $13,038 -45% -40% 129 $101   $179,651,441 95
Aug 4, 2009 - $14,364 +10% -42% 129 $111   $179,665,805 96
Aug 5, 2009 - $13,050 -9% -45% 129 $101   $179,678,855 97
Aug 6, 2009 - $13,691 +5% -38% 129 $106   $179,692,546 98
Aug 7, 2009 - $13,945 +2% -45% 92 $152   $179,706,491 99
Aug 8, 2009 - $18,035 +29% -46% 92 $196   $179,724,526 100
Aug 9, 2009 - $12,814 -29% -46% 92 $139   $179,737,340 101
Aug 10, 2009 - $6,806 -47% -48% 92 $74   $179,744,146 102
Aug 11, 2009 - $7,936 +17% -45% 92 $86   $179,752,082 103
Aug 12, 2009 - $7,121 -10% -45% 92 $77   $179,759,203 104
Aug 13, 2009 - $7,412 +4% -46% 92 $81   $179,766,615 105
Aug 14, 2009 - $11,067 +49% -21% 64 $173   $179,777,682 106
Aug 15, 2009 - $14,683 +33% -19% 64 $229   $179,792,365 107
Aug 16, 2009 - $8,934 -39% -30% 64 $140   $179,801,299 108
Aug 17, 2009 - $3,944 -56% -42% 64 $62   $179,805,243 109
Aug 18, 2009 - $4,078 +3% -49% 64 $64   $179,809,321 110
Aug 19, 2009 - $3,626 -11% -49% 64 $57   $179,812,947 111
Aug 20, 2009 - $3,774 +4% -49% 64 $59   $179,816,721 112
Aug 21, 2009 - $7,180 +90% -35% 46 $156   $179,823,901 113
Aug 22, 2009 - $10,296 +43% -30% 46 $224   $179,834,197 114
Aug 23, 2009 - $6,217 -40% -30% 46 $135   $179,840,414 115
Aug 24, 2009 - $2,580 -59% -35% 46 $56   $179,842,994 116
Aug 25, 2009 - $2,169 -16% -47% 46 $47   $179,845,163 117
Aug 26, 2009 - $2,051 -5% -43% 46 $45   $179,847,214 118
Aug 27, 2009 - $2,214 +8% -41% 46 $48   $179,849,428 119
Aug 28, 2009 - $4,061 +83% -43% 26 $156   $179,853,489 120
Aug 29, 2009 - $6,907 +70% -33% 26 $266   $179,860,396 121
Aug 30, 2009 - $3,148 -54% -49% 26 $121   $179,863,544 122
Aug 31, 2009 - $1,355 -57% -47% 26 $52   $179,864,899 123
Sep 1, 2009 - $1,237 -9% -43% 26 $48   $179,866,136 124
Sep 2, 2009 - $1,626 +31% -21% 26 $63   $179,867,762 125
Sep 3, 2009 - $1,383 -15% -38% 26 $53   $179,869,145 126
Sep 7, 2009 73 $1,202   -11% 10 $120   $179,875,159 130

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2009 1 $102,624,147   4,099 $25,036   $102,624,147 1
May 8, 2009 2 $33,666,597 -67% 4,099 $8,213   $136,290,744 2
May 15, 2009 3 $18,962,993 -44% 3,892 $4,872   $155,253,737 3
May 22, 2009 6 $11,716,598 -38% 3,183 $3,681   $166,970,335 4
May 29, 2009 8 $5,449,955 -53% 3,183 $1,712   $172,420,290 5
Jun 5, 2009 10 $2,796,643 -49% 1,389 $2,013   $175,216,933 6
Jun 12, 2009 12 $1,436,842 -49% 799 $1,798   $176,653,775 7
Jun 19, 2009 15 $872,877 -39% 536 $1,629   $177,526,652 8
Jun 26, 2009 23 $518,741 -41% 360 $1,441   $178,045,393 9
Jul 3, 2009 20 $500,159 -4% 303 $1,651   $178,545,552 10
Jul 10, 2009 25 $455,873 -9% 0     $179,001,425 11
Jul 17, 2009 28 $322,997 -29% 226 $1,429   $179,324,422 12
Jul 24, 2009 32 $231,626 -28% 181 $1,280   $179,556,048 13
Jul 31, 2009 36 $136,498 -41% 129 $1,058   $179,692,546 14
Aug 7, 2009 47 $74,069 -46% 92 $805   $179,766,615 15
Aug 14, 2009 54 $50,106 -32% 64 $783   $179,816,721 16
Aug 21, 2009 58 $32,707 -35% 46 $711   $179,849,428 17
Aug 28, 2009 67 $19,717 -40% 26 $758   $179,869,145 18
Sep 4, 2009 85 $6,602 -67% 10 $660   $179,875,747 19
Sep 11, 2009 104 $3,195 -52% 7 $456   $179,878,942 20
Sep 18, 2009 119 $1,314 -59% 5 $263   $179,880,256 21
Sep 25, 2009 112 $2,901 +121% 4 $725   $179,883,157 22

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Weekly US DVD Sales

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Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 20, 200912,423,662 2,423,662$40,196,919$40,196,9191
Sep 27, 20091637,256-74% 3,060,918$11,494,250$51,691,1692
Oct 4, 20093274,758-57% 3,335,676$5,304,396$56,995,5653
Oct 11, 20094183,634-33% 3,519,310$3,125,910$60,121,4754
Oct 18, 20095176,314-4% 3,695,624$2,724,281$62,845,7565
Oct 25, 2009891,983-48% 3,787,607$1,425,102$64,270,8586
Nov 1, 20091471,456-22% 3,859,063$1,094,935$65,365,7937
Nov 8, 20092095,327+33% 3,954,390$1,460,410$66,826,2038
Nov 15, 20091569,471-27% 4,023,861$1,064,296$67,890,4999
Nov 22, 20092539,416-43% 4,063,277$579,805$68,470,30410
Apr 25, 20101924,135 4,429,326$394,293$73,617,20232
Jun 5, 20112229,635 4,635,778$160,794$75,975,82890
Jul 28, 20132825,866 4,864,177$150,364$78,122,535202

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 20, 20091718,125 718,125$16,842,664$16,842,6641
Sep 27, 20091128,785-82% 846,910$2,941,472$19,784,1362
Oct 4, 2009373,186-43% 920,096$1,766,362$21,550,4983
Oct 11, 2009344,412-39% 964,508$1,003,956$22,554,4544
Oct 18, 2009529,884-33% 994,392$731,210$23,285,6645
Oct 25, 2009522,905-23% 1,017,297$579,694$23,865,3586
Nov 1, 2009719,388-15% 1,036,685$469,089$24,334,4477
Nov 8, 20091216,954-13% 1,053,639$366,376$24,700,8238
Nov 15, 20091512,873-24% 1,066,512$278,182$24,979,0059
Nov 29, 20093196,150 1,263,382$3,683,642$28,676,08211
Dec 6, 20091823,003-88% 1,286,385$489,355$29,165,43712
Feb 7, 20101119,333 1,328,367$323,740$29,849,96921
Mar 7, 2010624,316 1,360,094$387,300$30,344,65425
Apr 25, 2010916,518 1,399,176$252,560$30,933,21032
Jun 5, 2011522,818 1,469,962$196,970$31,542,68990
Jun 12, 20111710,289-55% 1,480,251$82,788$31,625,47791
Jul 28, 20131415,998 1,530,221$202,934$32,262,858202

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

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