The Fighter (2010)

The Fighter poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $93,617,009Details
International Box Office $35,645,379Details
Worldwide Box Office $129,262,388
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $22,670,641 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,105,692 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $30,776,333
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Dicky Eklund is a former boxing hero who squandered his talents and threw away his shot at greatness. Micky Ward, his half-brother, is a struggling journeyman boxer who spent his life living in his big brother's shadow. The Fighter is the story of two brothers who come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family and redeem their past.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$300,010 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,534 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $124,623,392

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 871 $93,617,009
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,495 $35,645,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $129,262,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $93,617,009
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 644 $35,645,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $129,262,388

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 2010 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
December 17th, 2010 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: March 15th, 2011 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2146, 11/10/2010)
Running Time: 115 minutes
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Keywords: Boxing, Comeback, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction, 2011 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Closest to the Hole, Mandeville Films, Relativity Media, Weinstein Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Monday 88 $285,519 Feb 14, 2011 67
Biggest 10th Saturday 92 $1,047,808 Feb 12, 2011 65
Biggest 9th Thursday 98 $273,506 Feb 10, 2011 63
Biggest 9th Saturday 75 $1,564,525 Feb 5, 2011 58
Biggest 9th Friday 82 $886,657 Feb 4, 2011 57
Biggest 8th Saturday 89 $1,885,765 Jan 29, 2011 51
Biggest 6th Monday 70 $1,280,957 Jan 17, 2011 39
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 283 $5,101,140 Jan 14, 2011 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 346 $7,241,571 Jan 14, 2011 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 211 $6,382,097 Jan 14, 2011 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 222 $9,066,894 Jan 14, 2011 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 145 $10,005,066 Dec 31, 2010 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 222 $14,329,180 Dec 31, 2010 24
Biggest 3rd Thursday 92 $2,630,509 Dec 30, 2010 21
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 203 $7,580,116 Dec 24, 2010 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 291 $10,856,181 Dec 24, 2010 17
Theater Average Opening Weekend 66 $75,003 Dec 10, 2010 3
Theater Average 86 $75,003 Dec 10, 2010 3
Top 2010 Theater Average 3 $75,003 Dec 10, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2010 19 $300,010   4 $75,003   $300,010 1
Dec 17, 2010 4 $12,135,468 +3,945% 2,503 $4,848   $12,569,403 2
Dec 24, 2010 6 $7,580,116 -38% 2,511 $3,019   $26,659,714 3
Dec 31, 2010 6 $10,005,066 +32% 2,534 $3,948   $46,388,853 4
Jan 7, 2011 7 $7,001,504 -30% 2,528 $2,770   $57,845,946 5
Jan 14, 2011 9 $5,101,140 -27% 2,414 $2,113   $65,745,804 6
Jan 21, 2011 8 $4,164,504 -18% 2,275 $1,831   $72,680,740 7
Jan 28, 2011 9 $3,960,280 -5% 1,914 $2,069   $78,278,204 8
Feb 4, 2011 11 $2,838,173 -28% 1,662 $1,708   $82,400,738 9
Feb 11, 2011 13 $2,165,480 -24% 1,049 $2,064   $85,632,024 10
Feb 18, 2011 13 $1,567,302 -28% 759 $2,065   $87,978,800 11
Feb 25, 2011 13 $1,576,103 +1% 668 $2,359   $90,369,463 12
Mar 4, 2011 14 $1,163,695 -26% 575 $2,024   $92,037,546 13
Mar 11, 2011 18 $576,083 -50% 463 $1,244   $92,931,288 14
Mar 18, 2011 25 $219,526 -62% 316 $695   $93,367,575 15
Mar 25, 2011 35 $110,318 -50% 179 $616   $93,571,803 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 10, 2010 19 $98,521     4 $24,630   $98,521 1
Dec 11, 2010 20 $121,451 +23%   4 $30,363   $219,972 2
Dec 12, 2010 19 $80,038 -34%   4 $20,010   $300,010 3
Dec 13, 2010 20 $30,276 -62%   4 $7,569   $330,286 4
Dec 14, 2010 20 $37,902 +25%   4 $9,476   $368,188 5
Dec 15, 2010 - $33,956 -10%   4 $8,489   $402,144 6
Dec 16, 2010 - $31,791 -6%   4 $7,948   $433,935 7
Dec 17, 2010 3 $3,941,211 +12,297% +3,900% 2,503 $1,575   $4,375,146 8
Dec 18, 2010 4 $4,891,664 +24% +3,928% 2,503 $1,954   $9,266,810 9
Dec 19, 2010 4 $3,302,593 -32% +4,026% 2,503 $1,319   $12,569,403 10
Dec 20, 2010 5 $1,619,806 -51% +5,250% 2,503 $647   $14,189,209 11
Dec 21, 2010 5 $1,903,048 +17% +4,921% 2,503 $760   $16,092,257 12
Dec 22, 2010 8 $1,396,450 -27% +4,013% 2,503 $558   $17,488,707 13
Dec 23, 2010 8 $1,590,891 +14% +4,904% 2,503 $636   $19,079,598 14
Dec 24, 2010 7 $1,269,916 -20% -68% 2,511 $506   $20,349,514 15
Dec 25, 2010 6 $3,395,913 +167% -31% 2,511 $1,352   $23,745,427 16
Dec 26, 2010 6 $2,914,287 -14% -12% 2,511 $1,161   $26,659,714 17
Dec 27, 2010 9 $2,433,385 -17% +50% 2,511 $969   $29,093,099 18
Dec 28, 2010 9 $2,229,167 -8% +17% 2,511 $888   $31,322,266 19
Dec 29, 2010 9 $2,431,012 +9% +74% 2,511 $968   $33,753,278 20
Dec 30, 2010 9 $2,630,509 +8% +65% 2,511 $1,048   $36,383,787 21
Dec 31, 2010 8 $2,658,007 +1% +109% 2,534 $1,049   $39,041,794 22
Jan 1, 2011 5 $4,423,221 +66% +30% 2,534 $1,746   $43,465,015 23
Jan 2, 2011 6 $2,923,838 -34% n/c 2,534 $1,154   $46,388,853 24
Jan 3, 2011 5 $1,296,556 -56% -47% 2,534 $512   $47,685,409 25
Jan 4, 2011 5 $1,164,444 -10% -48% 2,534 $460   $48,849,853 26
Jan 5, 2011 5 $992,095 -15% -59% 2,534 $392   $49,841,948 27
Jan 6, 2011 5 $1,002,494 +1% -62% 2,534 $396   $50,844,442 28
Jan 7, 2011 7 $2,153,219 +115% -19% 2,528 $852   $52,997,661 29
Jan 8, 2011 7 $3,052,646 +42% -31% 2,528 $1,208   $56,050,307 30
Jan 9, 2011 8 $1,795,639 -41% -39% 2,528 $710   $57,845,946 31
Jan 10, 2011 6 $595,983 -67% -54% 2,528 $236   $58,441,929 32
Jan 11, 2011 6 $766,816 +29% -34% 2,528 $303   $59,208,745 33
Jan 12, 2011 5 $712,383 -7% -28% 2,528 $282   $59,921,128 34
Jan 13, 2011 6 $723,536 +2% -28% 2,528 $286   $60,644,664 35
Jan 14, 2011 7 $1,491,724 +106% -31% 2,414 $618   $62,136,388 36
Jan 15, 2011 9 $2,127,022 +43% -30% 2,414 $881   $64,263,410 37
Jan 16, 2011 9 $1,482,394 -30% -17% 2,414 $614   $65,745,804 38
Jan 17, 2011 10 $1,280,957 -14% +115% 2,414 $531   $67,026,761 39
Jan 18, 2011 6 $544,080 -58% -29% 2,414 $225   $67,570,841 40
Jan 19, 2011 6 $475,189 -13% -33% 2,414 $197   $68,046,030 41
Jan 20, 2011 6 $470,206 -1% -35% 2,414 $195   $68,516,236 42
Jan 21, 2011 8 $1,226,707 +161% -18% 2,275 $539   $69,742,943 43
Jan 22, 2011 8 $2,182,197 +78% +3% 2,275 $959   $71,925,140 44
Jan 23, 2011 11 $755,600 -65% -49% 2,275 $332   $72,680,740 45
Jan 24, 2011 7 $320,186 -58% -75% 2,275 $141   $73,000,926 46
Jan 25, 2011 7 $466,718 +46% -14% 2,275 $205   $73,467,644 47
Jan 26, 2011 7 $400,256 -14% -16% 2,275 $176   $73,867,900 48
Jan 27, 2011 7 $450,024 +12% -4% 2,275 $198   $74,317,924 49
Jan 28, 2011 9 $1,010,840 +125% -18% 1,914 $528   $75,328,764 50
Jan 29, 2011 9 $1,885,765 +87% -14% 1,914 $985   $77,214,529 51
Jan 30, 2011 9 $1,063,675 -44% +41% 1,914 $556   $78,278,204 52
Jan 31, 2011 9 $300,188 -72% -6% 1,914 $157   $78,578,392 53
Feb 1, 2011 9 $323,196 +8% -31% 1,914 $169   $78,901,588 54
Feb 2, 2011 9 $332,947 +3% -17% 1,914 $174   $79,234,535 55
Feb 3, 2011 9 $328,030 -1% -27% 1,914 $171   $79,562,565 56
Feb 4, 2011 11 $886,657 +170% -12% 1,662 $533   $80,449,222 57
Feb 5, 2011 11 $1,564,525 +76% -17% 1,662 $941   $82,013,747 58
Feb 6, 2011 13 $386,991 -75% -64% 1,662 $233   $82,400,738 59
Feb 7, 2011 11 $238,110 -38% -21% 1,662 $143   $82,638,848 60
Feb 8, 2011 10 $300,098 +26% -7% 1,662 $181   $82,938,946 61
Feb 9, 2011 11 $254,092 -15% -24% 1,662 $153   $83,193,038 62
Feb 10, 2011 10 $273,506 +8% -17% 1,662 $165   $83,466,544 63
Feb 11, 2011 14 $540,434 +98% -39% 1,049 $515   $84,006,978 64
Feb 12, 2011 13 $1,047,808 +94% -33% 1,049 $999   $85,054,786 65
Feb 13, 2011 14 $577,238 -45% +49% 1,049 $550   $85,632,024 66
Feb 14, 2011 14 $285,519 -51% +20% 1,049 $272   $85,917,543 67
Feb 15, 2011 14 $178,318 -38% -41% 1,049 $170   $86,095,861 68
Feb 16, 2011 14 $157,765 -12% -38% 1,049 $150   $86,253,626 69
Feb 17, 2011 14 $157,872 n/c -42% 1,049 $150   $86,411,498 70
Feb 18, 2011 14 $324,576 +106% -40% 759 $428   $86,736,074 71
Feb 19, 2011 13 $692,370 +113% -34% 759 $912   $87,428,444 72
Feb 20, 2011 12 $550,356 -21% -5% 759 $725   $87,978,800 73
Feb 21, 2011 13 $343,533 -38% +20% 759 $453   $88,322,333 74
Feb 22, 2011 13 $150,960 -56% -15% 759 $199   $88,473,293 75
Feb 23, 2011 12 $152,857 +1% -3% 759 $201   $88,626,150 76
Feb 24, 2011 12 $167,210 +9% +6% 759 $220   $88,793,360 77
Feb 25, 2011 14 $402,342 +141% +24% 668 $602   $89,195,702 78
Feb 26, 2011 12 $833,904 +107% +20% 668 $1,248   $90,029,606 79
Feb 27, 2011 13 $339,857 -59% -38% 668 $509   $90,369,463 80
Feb 28, 2011 11 $137,808 -59% -60% 668 $206   $90,507,271 81
Mar 1, 2011 10 $152,200 +10% +1% 668 $228   $90,659,471 82
Mar 2, 2011 11 $130,431 -14% -15% 668 $195   $90,789,902 83
Mar 3, 2011 13 $129,247 -1% -23% 668 $193   $90,919,149 84
Mar 4, 2011 14 $281,961 +118% -30% 575 $490   $91,201,110 85
Mar 5, 2011 14 $529,525 +88% -37% 575 $921   $91,730,635 86
Mar 6, 2011 14 $306,911 -42% -10% 575 $534   $92,037,546 87
Mar 7, 2011 - $77,398 -75% -44% 575 $135   $92,114,944 88
Mar 8, 2011 - $80,037 +3% -47% 575 $139   $92,194,981 89
Mar 9, 2011 - $75,371 -6% -42% 575 $131   $92,270,352 90
Mar 10, 2011 - $84,853 +13% -34% 575 $148   $92,355,205 91
Mar 11, 2011 - $152,967 +80% -46% 463 $330   $92,508,172 92
Mar 12, 2011 - $275,424 +80% -48% 453 $608   $92,783,596 93
Mar 13, 2011 - $147,692 -46% -52% 453 $326   $92,931,288 94
Mar 14, 2011 - $55,527 -62% -28% 453 $123   $92,986,815 95
Mar 15, 2011 - $65,047 +17% -19% 453 $144   $93,051,862 96
Mar 16, 2011 - $53,736 -17% -29% 453 $119   $93,105,598 97
Mar 17, 2011 - $42,451 -21% -50% 453 $94   $93,148,049 98
Mar 18, 2011 - $65,080 +53% -57% 316 $206   $93,213,129 99
Mar 19, 2011 - $100,495 +54% -64% 316 $318   $93,313,624 100
Mar 20, 2011 - $53,951 -46% -63% 316 $171   $93,367,575 101
Mar 21, 2011 - $22,011 -59% -60% 316 $70   $93,389,586 102
Mar 22, 2011 - $25,136 +14% -61% 316 $80   $93,414,722 103
Mar 23, 2011 - $23,294 -7% -57% 316 $74   $93,438,016 104
Mar 24, 2011 - $23,469 +1% -45% 316 $74   $93,461,485 105
Mar 25, 2011 - $30,700 +31% -53% 179 $172   $93,492,185 106
Mar 26, 2011 - $50,883 +66% -49% 179 $284   $93,543,068 107
Mar 27, 2011 - $28,735 -44% -47% 179 $161   $93,571,803 108
Mar 28, 2011 - $11,099 -61% -50% 179 $62   $93,582,902 109
Mar 29, 2011 - $11,367 +2% -55% 179 $64   $93,594,269 110
Mar 30, 2011 - $11,575 +2% -50% 179 $65   $93,605,844 111
Mar 31, 2011 - $11,165 -4% -52% 179 $62   $93,617,009 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2010 20 $433,935   4 $108,484   $433,935 1
Dec 17, 2010 4 $18,645,663 +4,197% 2,503 $7,449   $19,079,598 2
Dec 24, 2010 8 $17,304,189 -7% 2,511 $6,891   $36,383,787 3
Dec 31, 2010 5 $14,460,655 -16% 2,534 $5,707   $50,844,442 4
Jan 7, 2011 6 $9,800,222 -32% 2,528 $3,877   $60,644,664 5
Jan 14, 2011 8 $7,871,572 -20% 2,414 $3,261   $68,516,236 6
Jan 21, 2011 7 $5,801,688 -26% 2,275 $2,550   $74,317,924 7
Jan 28, 2011 9 $5,244,641 -10% 1,914 $2,740   $79,562,565 8
Feb 4, 2011 11 $3,903,979 -26% 1,662 $2,349   $83,466,544 9
Feb 11, 2011 14 $2,944,954 -25% 1,049 $2,807   $86,411,498 10
Feb 18, 2011 13 $2,381,862 -19% 759 $3,138   $88,793,360 11
Feb 25, 2011 13 $2,080,491 -13% 668 $3,115   $90,873,851 12
Mar 4, 2011 14 $1,436,056 -31% 575 $2,497   $92,355,205 13
Mar 11, 2011 18 $792,844 -45% 463 $1,712   $93,148,049 14
Mar 18, 2011 25 $313,436 -60% 316 $992   $93,461,485 15
Mar 25, 2011 35 $155,524 -50% 179 $869   $93,617,009 16

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 20, 20111766,304 766,304$11,486,897$11,486,8971
Mar 27, 20114225,191-71% 991,495$3,440,918$14,927,8152
Apr 3, 2011884,646-62% 1,076,141$1,353,490$16,281,3053
Apr 10, 2011984,857n/c1,160,998$1,211,758$17,493,0634
Apr 17, 20111934,517-59% 1,195,515$569,185$18,062,2485
Apr 24, 20113036,604+6% 1,232,119$525,267$18,587,5156
May 1, 20112828,531-22% 1,260,650$445,940$19,033,4557
May 8, 20112628,372-1% 1,289,022$471,826$19,505,2818
Jun 19, 20112131,214 1,364,428$492,557$20,733,60314

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 20, 20111194,093 194,093$4,390,384$4,390,3841
Mar 27, 2011430,591-84% 224,684$647,619$5,038,0032
Apr 3, 2011922,037-28% 246,721$492,745$5,530,7483
Apr 10, 2011834,097+55% 280,818$623,299$6,154,0474
Apr 24, 20111913,874 305,089$271,107$6,612,1956
Jun 19, 2011729,749 345,756$455,457$7,234,80514

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Leading Cast

Mark Wahlberg    Mickey Ward
Christian Bale    Dickie Eklund
Amy Adams    Charlene Fleming

Supporting Cast

Melissa Leo    Alice Ward
Jack McGee    George Ward
Melissa McMeekin    “Little Alice” Eklund
Bianca Hunter    Cathy “Pork” Eklund
Dendrie Taylor    Gail “Red Dog” Eklund
Jenna Lamia    Sherri Ward
Frank Renzulli    Sal Lanano

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Hoberman    Producer
Todd Lieberman    Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Producer
Mark Wahlberg    Producer
Paul Aufiero    Producer
Paul Tamasy    Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Darren Aronofsky    Executive Producer
Leslie Varrelman    Executive Producer
Keith Dorrington    Executive Producer
Eric Johnson    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jeff Waxman    Co-Producer
Kenneth Halsband    Co-Producer
David O. Russell    Director
Scott Silvery    Screenwriter
Paul Tamasy    Screenwriter
Eric Johnson    Screenwriter
Keith Dorrington    Story Creator
Paul Tamasy    Story Creator
Eric Johnson    Story Creator
Hoyte Van Hoytema    Cinematographer
Pamela Martin    Editor
Michael Brook    Composer
Happy Walters    Music Supervisor
Season Kent    Music Supervisor
Judy Becker    Production Designer
Laura Ballinger Gardner    Art Director
Gene Serdena    Set Decorator
Anton Gold    Sound Designer
Odin Benitez    Supervising Sound Editor
John Ross    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Steve Ricci    Special Effects Coordinator
Tim Carras    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Siegle    Stunt Coordinator
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Louis DiBella    Associate Producer
Michele Ziegler    Assistant Director
Sheila Jaffe    Casting Director
Victoria Sampson    Dialogue Editor

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

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With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is possibly the most competitive of the four acting races. Even though there's definitely a favorite. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 6th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Original Screenplay, which is not only one of the more competitive categories this year, it is also one of the harder ones to predict due to complications with other awards. More...

Awards Season: SAG Selects Speech as King

January 30th, 2011

The SAG awards were handed out tonight, and again there were no real surprises. The King's Speech took home two awards, including Best Cast. The The Fighter also came away with two wins, taking home both Supporting awards. This does seem to take away a lot of the guesswork for Oscar predictions. More...

Awards Season: Oscars Offer a Truly Regal Performance

January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Awards Season - Globes Get Social

January 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the hardware tonight, and while there were plenty of winners, one film, The Social Network, stood out by winning four awards, including three of the major ones. More...

Awards Season: No Dark Horses for DGA

January 12th, 2011

The Directors Guild of America spreads out the nomination process, but the last of the theatrical categories were announced today. The guild hands out awards in nearly a dozen categories, but only two for theatrical release. Two categories, ten nominations, and only one that wasn't completely foreseen. More...

Will Holdovers Bewitch the Box Office?

January 6th, 2011

So, will holdovers bewitch the box office? The answer to that is almost guaranteed to be yes. There is almost no chance either the one wide release, Season of the Witch, or the major expansion, Country Strong, will top the chart. In fact, one could argue there's a better chance neither will reach the top five. This is really bad news for the start of 2011. We knew the holdovers wouldn't be as strong as they were last year, no with Avatar earning $50 million over the weekend, but if the new releases can't keep pace with last year's new releases, we could be in trouble. More...

Awards Season: PGA Doesn't Toy With Expectations

January 4th, 2011

Producers Guild of America announced the nominations in seven categories, three of which are for theatrical releases. Like last year, there was only one repeat nominee, and again like last year, it was a Pixar release. More...

Awards Season: WGA Sticks to the Letter of the Law

January 4th, 2011

WGA nominations were announced this week, and there were some strange results, as the guild is sticking to their rules, which resulted in a number of possible Oscar contenders being ruled ineligible. That said, of the non-documentary films, only one hasn't picked up a single nomination previously, so it is hard to say this list is too out there. More...

New Year Brings Little to Celebrate

January 3rd, 2011

2011 has begun but it didn't get off to a strong start. It didn't even get off to a better than expected start, as only one film in the top five really topped expectations. Overall, the box office grew by 10% from last week hitting $159 million, but that's not great given Christmas Eve landed on a Friday. It was also down 28% from the same weekend last year, so 2011 is off to a bad start. Granted, it's incredibly early, but there are not a lot of hopeful signs for the rest of the month and double-digit declines will likely be the norm. More...

Celebrate the New Year with Holdovers

December 30th, 2010

The New Year's weekend normally has no wide releases, and that's the case this year. This means last weekend's three big hits will finish one-two-three this weekend, although they could finish in a different order. Meanwhile, all three combined might not make as much as Avatar earned this time last year, meaning 2010 will end and 2011 will begin on a sour note. More...

Christmas Gifts Include a Major Milestone plus a Lump of Coal or Two

December 27th, 2010

It was a good news, really bad news weekend. Let's start with the good news. The overall box office for the year reached $10 billion for only the second time in history. Bad news, the box office this past weekend was so bad that 2010 lost its lead over 2009. It did rise from last weekend by 8% to $145 million, but that's 47% lower than the same weekend last year. Granted, Christmas Eve landing on a Friday did have a lot to do with that, but this is still a terrible result. Year-to-date, 2010 has now earned $10.33 billion, which is about $50 million behind last year's pace. It won't get better next weekend, so 2010 won't be setting the record. More...

Tron Scores Easy Win Over Weak Competition

December 20th, 2010

The weekend numbers were mixed with only one film performing really well and a few more pulling in middling numbers for this time of year. Overall the box office was up 47% from last weekend adding $135 million to its running tally, meaning it crossed the $10 billion mark over the weekend. The good news is this was a weekend faster than that milestone was reached last year and the second highest in history. The bad news is that it was down 2% from last year, while the year-to-date race now has 2010 up by just 1.2% at $10.07 billion to $9.94 billion. There is a chance that by this time next week, 2010 will have surrendered its lead. More...

Awards Season - SAG Solidifies Awards Season Picture

December 17th, 2010

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while there were a couple of interesting notes, overall there was a decided lack of surprises. The King's Speech and The Fighter led the way with four nominations each, while Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right were right behind with three. All four have been considered Awards Season players for a long time, so their success with SAG merely confirms that and is not shocking in the least. More...

Can Tron Save the Win?

December 16th, 2010

Early in the year, after the fantastic success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, it looked like 2010 would see more tickets sold than 2009, and it could crush the total box office record. That seems like a long, long time ago. Memorial Day was a disaster and, despite a few bright spots here and there, the box office has never regained its early shine. Now the question is not whether 2010 will see more tickets sold; it won't. The question is whether or not 2010's total box office can remain above 2009's pace. If Tron: Legacy is a monster hit, it could go along way to helping save a win for 2010. It's going to need to be a monster hit to keep pace with last year and the only shred of good news I can think of for 2010 is that Avatar was a relatively slow starter, when compared to its eventual run. More...

Awards Season - King of the Globes, or at Least the Nominations

December 14th, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations early this morning, and there are some interesting surprises included in the mix. Leading the way was The King's Speech, which has long been seen as one of the major players this Awards Season. Meanwhile, The Fighter and The Social Network were right behind with six each. There were many, many other films nomination, including more than a few shocks. ... Mostly in one category. More...

Fighting to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

December 14th, 2010

The Fighter started its run on top of the per theater chart with an average of $75,003 in four theaters. That's not the best per theater average of the year, or even of recent weeks, but it does suggest it will perform well when it expands wide on Friday. Black Swan remained potent on the per theater chart despite very significant expansion. It earned an average of $36,726 in 90 theaters, which is more than enough to assume further expansion over the coming weeks. The King's Speech was close behind with an average of $31,148 in 19 theaters during its third week of release. More...

Limited Releases are Putting Up a Fight

December 10th, 2010

Another week, another Oscar hopeful coming out in limited release. Unfortunately, very few of the films on this week's list are earning Award-worthy reviews. In fact, most are not even earning reviews that are strong enough to suggest they will thrive in limited release. Hopefully we will still get a few hits out of the mix. More...

2010 Preview: December

December 1st, 2010

It's the end of the year and there are certainly some question marks that will be answered over the next 31 days. Are there any monster hits left for 2010? Will 2010 manage to stay ahead of 2009? Will it actually start winning again at the box office? Unfortunately, the answer to all three of those questions might be no. First of all, of the November wide releases, only two will really match expectations, with a couple of others coming close. So December starts on the weak side. Additionally, last December saw the release of Avatar, the biggest box office hit of all time. There's no film coming out this month that will match that movie. In fact, there's a chance no movie coming out this month will match last December's second place film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. This means that even though 2010 had a $300 million lead over 2009 just a few weeks ago, by the end of the year, 2010 might fail to break last year's record. More...

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

Synopsis

Dicky Eklund is a former boxing hero who squandered his talents and threw away his shot at greatness. Micky Ward, his half-brother, is a struggling journeyman boxer who spent his life living in his big brother's shadow. The Fighter is the story of two brothers who come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family and redeem their past.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$300,010 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,534 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $124,623,392

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 871 $93,617,009
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,495 $35,645,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $129,262,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $93,617,009
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 644 $35,645,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $129,262,388

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 2010 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
December 17th, 2010 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: March 15th, 2011 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2146, 11/10/2010)
Running Time: 115 minutes
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Keywords: Boxing, Comeback, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction, 2011 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Closest to the Hole, Mandeville Films, Relativity Media, Weinstein Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Monday 88 $285,519 Feb 14, 2011 67
Biggest 10th Saturday 92 $1,047,808 Feb 12, 2011 65
Biggest 9th Thursday 98 $273,506 Feb 10, 2011 63
Biggest 9th Saturday 75 $1,564,525 Feb 5, 2011 58
Biggest 9th Friday 82 $886,657 Feb 4, 2011 57
Biggest 8th Saturday 89 $1,885,765 Jan 29, 2011 51
Biggest 6th Monday 70 $1,280,957 Jan 17, 2011 39
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 283 $5,101,140 Jan 14, 2011 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 346 $7,241,571 Jan 14, 2011 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 211 $6,382,097 Jan 14, 2011 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 222 $9,066,894 Jan 14, 2011 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 145 $10,005,066 Dec 31, 2010 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 222 $14,329,180 Dec 31, 2010 24
Biggest 3rd Thursday 92 $2,630,509 Dec 30, 2010 21
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 203 $7,580,116 Dec 24, 2010 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 291 $10,856,181 Dec 24, 2010 17
Theater Average Opening Weekend 66 $75,003 Dec 10, 2010 3
Theater Average 86 $75,003 Dec 10, 2010 3
Top 2010 Theater Average 3 $75,003 Dec 10, 2010 3

Leading Cast

Mark Wahlberg    Mickey Ward
Christian Bale    Dickie Eklund
Amy Adams    Charlene Fleming

Supporting Cast

Melissa Leo    Alice Ward
Jack McGee    George Ward
Melissa McMeekin    “Little Alice” Eklund
Bianca Hunter    Cathy “Pork” Eklund
Dendrie Taylor    Gail “Red Dog” Eklund
Jenna Lamia    Sherri Ward
Frank Renzulli    Sal Lanano

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Hoberman    Producer
Todd Lieberman    Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Producer
Mark Wahlberg    Producer
Paul Aufiero    Producer
Paul Tamasy    Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Darren Aronofsky    Executive Producer
Leslie Varrelman    Executive Producer
Keith Dorrington    Executive Producer
Eric Johnson    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jeff Waxman    Co-Producer
Kenneth Halsband    Co-Producer
David O. Russell    Director
Scott Silvery    Screenwriter
Paul Tamasy    Screenwriter
Eric Johnson    Screenwriter
Keith Dorrington    Story Creator
Paul Tamasy    Story Creator
Eric Johnson    Story Creator
Hoyte Van Hoytema    Cinematographer
Pamela Martin    Editor
Michael Brook    Composer
Happy Walters    Music Supervisor
Season Kent    Music Supervisor
Judy Becker    Production Designer
Laura Ballinger Gardner    Art Director
Gene Serdena    Set Decorator
Anton Gold    Sound Designer
Odin Benitez    Supervising Sound Editor
John Ross    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Steve Ricci    Special Effects Coordinator
Tim Carras    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Siegle    Stunt Coordinator
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Louis DiBella    Associate Producer
Michele Ziegler    Assistant Director
Sheila Jaffe    Casting Director
Victoria Sampson    Dialogue Editor

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

DVD Sales: Yogi Outsmarts the Competition, Barely

April 5th, 2011

Like last week, four new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart and all four landed in the top five. It was a close race for top spot with Yogi Bear leading The Tourist 685,000 units to 609,000 units. In terms of dollars it was even closer at $10.27 million to $9.99 million. More...

DVD Sales: The Fighter Knocks Out the Competition

March 30th, 2011

Only four new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart; however, all four landed on the top of the chart. Leading the was way The Fighter with 880,000 units and $13.20 million during its first week on the home market. Barbie: A Fairy Secret was fairly close behind with 630,000 / $7.86 million. Hereafter was a ways back with 309,000 units / $4.32 million. The final new release to chart was The Switch in fourth place, which was very close behind, especially in terms of dollars, at 288,000 units / $4.32 million. Megamind fell from second to fifth with 267,000 units / $4.00 million for the week and 2.31 million units / $32.66 million after four. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 15th, 2011

March 14th, 2011

Another exhaustingly slow week. It seems like forever since there was a week with two or more top-tier releases. There is one film that was a hit both at the box office and with critics, The Fighter, while most of the rest failed to succeed in both areas and during a normal week many would have not even been worth mentioning. That said, The Fighter would have been a contender for Pick of the Week even if the competition was stronger than average and the DVD or the Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is worth grabbing. More...

Awards Season: And the Oscars go to... The King's Speech for Best Picture

February 27th, 2011

The Oscar are being handed out tonight and we will be going over the winners as they are announced and giving a few reactions, perhaps there will be a few surprises along the way. This story will be updated as the winners are announced, so check back throughout the evening to see if The King's Speech will be this year's winner, or if The Social Network will manage the upset. Plus there are many other potentially interesting results ahead. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we wrap things up and the final category is the most prestigious, Best Picture. With ten nominations, it's a crowded field; however, all but a couple of those are clearly long shots. More...

2011 Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Director

February 20th, 2011

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Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 13th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we will look at the four acting categories, with Best Supporting Actor, which is a two-horse race, if you want to be very generous. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 13th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is possibly the most competitive of the four acting races. Even though there's definitely a favorite. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 6th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Original Screenplay, which is not only one of the more competitive categories this year, it is also one of the harder ones to predict due to complications with other awards. More...

Awards Season: SAG Selects Speech as King

January 30th, 2011

The SAG awards were handed out tonight, and again there were no real surprises. The King's Speech took home two awards, including Best Cast. The The Fighter also came away with two wins, taking home both Supporting awards. This does seem to take away a lot of the guesswork for Oscar predictions. More...

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January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Awards Season - Globes Get Social

January 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the hardware tonight, and while there were plenty of winners, one film, The Social Network, stood out by winning four awards, including three of the major ones. More...

Awards Season: No Dark Horses for DGA

January 12th, 2011

The Directors Guild of America spreads out the nomination process, but the last of the theatrical categories were announced today. The guild hands out awards in nearly a dozen categories, but only two for theatrical release. Two categories, ten nominations, and only one that wasn't completely foreseen. More...

Will Holdovers Bewitch the Box Office?

January 6th, 2011

So, will holdovers bewitch the box office? The answer to that is almost guaranteed to be yes. There is almost no chance either the one wide release, Season of the Witch, or the major expansion, Country Strong, will top the chart. In fact, one could argue there's a better chance neither will reach the top five. This is really bad news for the start of 2011. We knew the holdovers wouldn't be as strong as they were last year, no with Avatar earning $50 million over the weekend, but if the new releases can't keep pace with last year's new releases, we could be in trouble. More...

Awards Season: PGA Doesn't Toy With Expectations

January 4th, 2011

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Awards Season: WGA Sticks to the Letter of the Law

January 4th, 2011

WGA nominations were announced this week, and there were some strange results, as the guild is sticking to their rules, which resulted in a number of possible Oscar contenders being ruled ineligible. That said, of the non-documentary films, only one hasn't picked up a single nomination previously, so it is hard to say this list is too out there. More...

New Year Brings Little to Celebrate

January 3rd, 2011

2011 has begun but it didn't get off to a strong start. It didn't even get off to a better than expected start, as only one film in the top five really topped expectations. Overall, the box office grew by 10% from last week hitting $159 million, but that's not great given Christmas Eve landed on a Friday. It was also down 28% from the same weekend last year, so 2011 is off to a bad start. Granted, it's incredibly early, but there are not a lot of hopeful signs for the rest of the month and double-digit declines will likely be the norm. More...

Celebrate the New Year with Holdovers

December 30th, 2010

The New Year's weekend normally has no wide releases, and that's the case this year. This means last weekend's three big hits will finish one-two-three this weekend, although they could finish in a different order. Meanwhile, all three combined might not make as much as Avatar earned this time last year, meaning 2010 will end and 2011 will begin on a sour note. More...

Christmas Gifts Include a Major Milestone plus a Lump of Coal or Two

December 27th, 2010

It was a good news, really bad news weekend. Let's start with the good news. The overall box office for the year reached $10 billion for only the second time in history. Bad news, the box office this past weekend was so bad that 2010 lost its lead over 2009. It did rise from last weekend by 8% to $145 million, but that's 47% lower than the same weekend last year. Granted, Christmas Eve landing on a Friday did have a lot to do with that, but this is still a terrible result. Year-to-date, 2010 has now earned $10.33 billion, which is about $50 million behind last year's pace. It won't get better next weekend, so 2010 won't be setting the record. More...

Tron Scores Easy Win Over Weak Competition

December 20th, 2010

The weekend numbers were mixed with only one film performing really well and a few more pulling in middling numbers for this time of year. Overall the box office was up 47% from last weekend adding $135 million to its running tally, meaning it crossed the $10 billion mark over the weekend. The good news is this was a weekend faster than that milestone was reached last year and the second highest in history. The bad news is that it was down 2% from last year, while the year-to-date race now has 2010 up by just 1.2% at $10.07 billion to $9.94 billion. There is a chance that by this time next week, 2010 will have surrendered its lead. More...

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December 17th, 2010

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December 16th, 2010

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December 14th, 2010

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December 14th, 2010

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December 10th, 2010

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2010 19 $300,010   4 $75,003   $300,010 1
Dec 17, 2010 4 $12,135,468 +3,945% 2,503 $4,848   $12,569,403 2
Dec 24, 2010 6 $7,580,116 -38% 2,511 $3,019   $26,659,714 3
Dec 31, 2010 6 $10,005,066 +32% 2,534 $3,948   $46,388,853 4
Jan 7, 2011 7 $7,001,504 -30% 2,528 $2,770   $57,845,946 5
Jan 14, 2011 9 $5,101,140 -27% 2,414 $2,113   $65,745,804 6
Jan 21, 2011 8 $4,164,504 -18% 2,275 $1,831   $72,680,740 7
Jan 28, 2011 9 $3,960,280 -5% 1,914 $2,069   $78,278,204 8
Feb 4, 2011 11 $2,838,173 -28% 1,662 $1,708   $82,400,738 9
Feb 11, 2011 13 $2,165,480 -24% 1,049 $2,064   $85,632,024 10
Feb 18, 2011 13 $1,567,302 -28% 759 $2,065   $87,978,800 11
Feb 25, 2011 13 $1,576,103 +1% 668 $2,359   $90,369,463 12
Mar 4, 2011 14 $1,163,695 -26% 575 $2,024   $92,037,546 13
Mar 11, 2011 18 $576,083 -50% 463 $1,244   $92,931,288 14
Mar 18, 2011 25 $219,526 -62% 316 $695   $93,367,575 15
Mar 25, 2011 35 $110,318 -50% 179 $616   $93,571,803 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 10, 2010 19 $98,521     4 $24,630   $98,521 1
Dec 11, 2010 20 $121,451 +23%   4 $30,363   $219,972 2
Dec 12, 2010 19 $80,038 -34%   4 $20,010   $300,010 3
Dec 13, 2010 20 $30,276 -62%   4 $7,569   $330,286 4
Dec 14, 2010 20 $37,902 +25%   4 $9,476   $368,188 5
Dec 15, 2010 - $33,956 -10%   4 $8,489   $402,144 6
Dec 16, 2010 - $31,791 -6%   4 $7,948   $433,935 7
Dec 17, 2010 3 $3,941,211 +12,297% +3,900% 2,503 $1,575   $4,375,146 8
Dec 18, 2010 4 $4,891,664 +24% +3,928% 2,503 $1,954   $9,266,810 9
Dec 19, 2010 4 $3,302,593 -32% +4,026% 2,503 $1,319   $12,569,403 10
Dec 20, 2010 5 $1,619,806 -51% +5,250% 2,503 $647   $14,189,209 11
Dec 21, 2010 5 $1,903,048 +17% +4,921% 2,503 $760   $16,092,257 12
Dec 22, 2010 8 $1,396,450 -27% +4,013% 2,503 $558   $17,488,707 13
Dec 23, 2010 8 $1,590,891 +14% +4,904% 2,503 $636   $19,079,598 14
Dec 24, 2010 7 $1,269,916 -20% -68% 2,511 $506   $20,349,514 15
Dec 25, 2010 6 $3,395,913 +167% -31% 2,511 $1,352   $23,745,427 16
Dec 26, 2010 6 $2,914,287 -14% -12% 2,511 $1,161   $26,659,714 17
Dec 27, 2010 9 $2,433,385 -17% +50% 2,511 $969   $29,093,099 18
Dec 28, 2010 9 $2,229,167 -8% +17% 2,511 $888   $31,322,266 19
Dec 29, 2010 9 $2,431,012 +9% +74% 2,511 $968   $33,753,278 20
Dec 30, 2010 9 $2,630,509 +8% +65% 2,511 $1,048   $36,383,787 21
Dec 31, 2010 8 $2,658,007 +1% +109% 2,534 $1,049   $39,041,794 22
Jan 1, 2011 5 $4,423,221 +66% +30% 2,534 $1,746   $43,465,015 23
Jan 2, 2011 6 $2,923,838 -34% n/c 2,534 $1,154   $46,388,853 24
Jan 3, 2011 5 $1,296,556 -56% -47% 2,534 $512   $47,685,409 25
Jan 4, 2011 5 $1,164,444 -10% -48% 2,534 $460   $48,849,853 26
Jan 5, 2011 5 $992,095 -15% -59% 2,534 $392   $49,841,948 27
Jan 6, 2011 5 $1,002,494 +1% -62% 2,534 $396   $50,844,442 28
Jan 7, 2011 7 $2,153,219 +115% -19% 2,528 $852   $52,997,661 29
Jan 8, 2011 7 $3,052,646 +42% -31% 2,528 $1,208   $56,050,307 30
Jan 9, 2011 8 $1,795,639 -41% -39% 2,528 $710   $57,845,946 31
Jan 10, 2011 6 $595,983 -67% -54% 2,528 $236   $58,441,929 32
Jan 11, 2011 6 $766,816 +29% -34% 2,528 $303   $59,208,745 33
Jan 12, 2011 5 $712,383 -7% -28% 2,528 $282   $59,921,128 34
Jan 13, 2011 6 $723,536 +2% -28% 2,528 $286   $60,644,664 35
Jan 14, 2011 7 $1,491,724 +106% -31% 2,414 $618   $62,136,388 36
Jan 15, 2011 9 $2,127,022 +43% -30% 2,414 $881   $64,263,410 37
Jan 16, 2011 9 $1,482,394 -30% -17% 2,414 $614   $65,745,804 38
Jan 17, 2011 10 $1,280,957 -14% +115% 2,414 $531   $67,026,761 39
Jan 18, 2011 6 $544,080 -58% -29% 2,414 $225   $67,570,841 40
Jan 19, 2011 6 $475,189 -13% -33% 2,414 $197   $68,046,030 41
Jan 20, 2011 6 $470,206 -1% -35% 2,414 $195   $68,516,236 42
Jan 21, 2011 8 $1,226,707 +161% -18% 2,275 $539   $69,742,943 43
Jan 22, 2011 8 $2,182,197 +78% +3% 2,275 $959   $71,925,140 44
Jan 23, 2011 11 $755,600 -65% -49% 2,275 $332   $72,680,740 45
Jan 24, 2011 7 $320,186 -58% -75% 2,275 $141   $73,000,926 46
Jan 25, 2011 7 $466,718 +46% -14% 2,275 $205   $73,467,644 47
Jan 26, 2011 7 $400,256 -14% -16% 2,275 $176   $73,867,900 48
Jan 27, 2011 7 $450,024 +12% -4% 2,275 $198   $74,317,924 49
Jan 28, 2011 9 $1,010,840 +125% -18% 1,914 $528   $75,328,764 50
Jan 29, 2011 9 $1,885,765 +87% -14% 1,914 $985   $77,214,529 51
Jan 30, 2011 9 $1,063,675 -44% +41% 1,914 $556   $78,278,204 52
Jan 31, 2011 9 $300,188 -72% -6% 1,914 $157   $78,578,392 53
Feb 1, 2011 9 $323,196 +8% -31% 1,914 $169   $78,901,588 54
Feb 2, 2011 9 $332,947 +3% -17% 1,914 $174   $79,234,535 55
Feb 3, 2011 9 $328,030 -1% -27% 1,914 $171   $79,562,565 56
Feb 4, 2011 11 $886,657 +170% -12% 1,662 $533   $80,449,222 57
Feb 5, 2011 11 $1,564,525 +76% -17% 1,662 $941   $82,013,747 58
Feb 6, 2011 13 $386,991 -75% -64% 1,662 $233   $82,400,738 59
Feb 7, 2011 11 $238,110 -38% -21% 1,662 $143   $82,638,848 60
Feb 8, 2011 10 $300,098 +26% -7% 1,662 $181   $82,938,946 61
Feb 9, 2011 11 $254,092 -15% -24% 1,662 $153   $83,193,038 62
Feb 10, 2011 10 $273,506 +8% -17% 1,662 $165   $83,466,544 63
Feb 11, 2011 14 $540,434 +98% -39% 1,049 $515   $84,006,978 64
Feb 12, 2011 13 $1,047,808 +94% -33% 1,049 $999   $85,054,786 65
Feb 13, 2011 14 $577,238 -45% +49% 1,049 $550   $85,632,024 66
Feb 14, 2011 14 $285,519 -51% +20% 1,049 $272   $85,917,543 67
Feb 15, 2011 14 $178,318 -38% -41% 1,049 $170   $86,095,861 68
Feb 16, 2011 14 $157,765 -12% -38% 1,049 $150   $86,253,626 69
Feb 17, 2011 14 $157,872 n/c -42% 1,049 $150   $86,411,498 70
Feb 18, 2011 14 $324,576 +106% -40% 759 $428   $86,736,074 71
Feb 19, 2011 13 $692,370 +113% -34% 759 $912   $87,428,444 72
Feb 20, 2011 12 $550,356 -21% -5% 759 $725   $87,978,800 73
Feb 21, 2011 13 $343,533 -38% +20% 759 $453   $88,322,333 74
Feb 22, 2011 13 $150,960 -56% -15% 759 $199   $88,473,293 75
Feb 23, 2011 12 $152,857 +1% -3% 759 $201   $88,626,150 76
Feb 24, 2011 12 $167,210 +9% +6% 759 $220   $88,793,360 77
Feb 25, 2011 14 $402,342 +141% +24% 668 $602   $89,195,702 78
Feb 26, 2011 12 $833,904 +107% +20% 668 $1,248   $90,029,606 79
Feb 27, 2011 13 $339,857 -59% -38% 668 $509   $90,369,463 80
Feb 28, 2011 11 $137,808 -59% -60% 668 $206   $90,507,271 81
Mar 1, 2011 10 $152,200 +10% +1% 668 $228   $90,659,471 82
Mar 2, 2011 11 $130,431 -14% -15% 668 $195   $90,789,902 83
Mar 3, 2011 13 $129,247 -1% -23% 668 $193   $90,919,149 84
Mar 4, 2011 14 $281,961 +118% -30% 575 $490   $91,201,110 85
Mar 5, 2011 14 $529,525 +88% -37% 575 $921   $91,730,635 86
Mar 6, 2011 14 $306,911 -42% -10% 575 $534   $92,037,546 87
Mar 7, 2011 - $77,398 -75% -44% 575 $135   $92,114,944 88
Mar 8, 2011 - $80,037 +3% -47% 575 $139   $92,194,981 89
Mar 9, 2011 - $75,371 -6% -42% 575 $131   $92,270,352 90
Mar 10, 2011 - $84,853 +13% -34% 575 $148   $92,355,205 91
Mar 11, 2011 - $152,967 +80% -46% 463 $330   $92,508,172 92
Mar 12, 2011 - $275,424 +80% -48% 453 $608   $92,783,596 93
Mar 13, 2011 - $147,692 -46% -52% 453 $326   $92,931,288 94
Mar 14, 2011 - $55,527 -62% -28% 453 $123   $92,986,815 95
Mar 15, 2011 - $65,047 +17% -19% 453 $144   $93,051,862 96
Mar 16, 2011 - $53,736 -17% -29% 453 $119   $93,105,598 97
Mar 17, 2011 - $42,451 -21% -50% 453 $94   $93,148,049 98
Mar 18, 2011 - $65,080 +53% -57% 316 $206   $93,213,129 99
Mar 19, 2011 - $100,495 +54% -64% 316 $318   $93,313,624 100
Mar 20, 2011 - $53,951 -46% -63% 316 $171   $93,367,575 101
Mar 21, 2011 - $22,011 -59% -60% 316 $70   $93,389,586 102
Mar 22, 2011 - $25,136 +14% -61% 316 $80   $93,414,722 103
Mar 23, 2011 - $23,294 -7% -57% 316 $74   $93,438,016 104
Mar 24, 2011 - $23,469 +1% -45% 316 $74   $93,461,485 105
Mar 25, 2011 - $30,700 +31% -53% 179 $172   $93,492,185 106
Mar 26, 2011 - $50,883 +66% -49% 179 $284   $93,543,068 107
Mar 27, 2011 - $28,735 -44% -47% 179 $161   $93,571,803 108
Mar 28, 2011 - $11,099 -61% -50% 179 $62   $93,582,902 109
Mar 29, 2011 - $11,367 +2% -55% 179 $64   $93,594,269 110
Mar 30, 2011 - $11,575 +2% -50% 179 $65   $93,605,844 111
Mar 31, 2011 - $11,165 -4% -52% 179 $62   $93,617,009 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2010 20 $433,935   4 $108,484   $433,935 1
Dec 17, 2010 4 $18,645,663 +4,197% 2,503 $7,449   $19,079,598 2
Dec 24, 2010 8 $17,304,189 -7% 2,511 $6,891   $36,383,787 3
Dec 31, 2010 5 $14,460,655 -16% 2,534 $5,707   $50,844,442 4
Jan 7, 2011 6 $9,800,222 -32% 2,528 $3,877   $60,644,664 5
Jan 14, 2011 8 $7,871,572 -20% 2,414 $3,261   $68,516,236 6
Jan 21, 2011 7 $5,801,688 -26% 2,275 $2,550   $74,317,924 7
Jan 28, 2011 9 $5,244,641 -10% 1,914 $2,740   $79,562,565 8
Feb 4, 2011 11 $3,903,979 -26% 1,662 $2,349   $83,466,544 9
Feb 11, 2011 14 $2,944,954 -25% 1,049 $2,807   $86,411,498 10
Feb 18, 2011 13 $2,381,862 -19% 759 $3,138   $88,793,360 11
Feb 25, 2011 13 $2,080,491 -13% 668 $3,115   $90,873,851 12
Mar 4, 2011 14 $1,436,056 -31% 575 $2,497   $92,355,205 13
Mar 11, 2011 18 $792,844 -45% 463 $1,712   $93,148,049 14
Mar 18, 2011 25 $313,436 -60% 316 $992   $93,461,485 15
Mar 25, 2011 35 $155,524 -50% 179 $869   $93,617,009 16

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 20, 20111766,304 766,304$11,486,897$11,486,8971
Mar 27, 20114225,191-71% 991,495$3,440,918$14,927,8152
Apr 3, 2011884,646-62% 1,076,141$1,353,490$16,281,3053
Apr 10, 2011984,857n/c1,160,998$1,211,758$17,493,0634
Apr 17, 20111934,517-59% 1,195,515$569,185$18,062,2485
Apr 24, 20113036,604+6% 1,232,119$525,267$18,587,5156
May 1, 20112828,531-22% 1,260,650$445,940$19,033,4557
May 8, 20112628,372-1% 1,289,022$471,826$19,505,2818
Jun 19, 20112131,214 1,364,428$492,557$20,733,60314

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 20, 20111194,093 194,093$4,390,384$4,390,3841
Mar 27, 2011430,591-84% 224,684$647,619$5,038,0032
Apr 3, 2011922,037-28% 246,721$492,745$5,530,7483
Apr 10, 2011834,097+55% 280,818$623,299$6,154,0474
Apr 24, 20111913,874 305,089$271,107$6,612,1956
Jun 19, 2011729,749 345,756$455,457$7,234,80514

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