From Paris With Love (2010)

From Paris With Love poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,077,427Details
International Box Office $29,061,741Details
Worldwide Box Office $53,139,168
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $16,574,854 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,270,350 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $20,845,204
Further financial details...

Synopsis

James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can’t believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realizes that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,158,860 (33.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$52,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,722 opening theaters/2,722 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,896,658

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 5th, 2010 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: November 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (Bolivia)
Video Release: June 8th, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, released as From Paris with Love
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Into the Storm
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Crime, C.I.A., Gangs, Triads, Set in Paris, Set in France, Terrorism, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Apipoulai Productions, Canal Plus, TPS Star
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 223 $5,495,113 Feb 12, 2010 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 310 $7,870,066 Feb 12, 2010 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 174 $6,352,780 Feb 12, 2010 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 190 $9,098,410 Feb 12, 2010 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 69 $8,158,860 Feb 5, 2010 3
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 112 $11,685,059 Feb 5, 2010 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day) 28 $8,158,860 Feb 5, 2010 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $11,685,059 Feb 5, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 3 $8,158,860   2,722 $2,997   $8,158,860 1
Feb 12, 2010 7 $5,495,113 -33% 2,722 $2,019   $16,607,903 2
Feb 19, 2010 9 $2,661,829 -52% 2,311 $1,152   $21,361,504 3
Feb 26, 2010 13 $1,055,240 -60% 1,278 $826   $23,324,666 4
Mar 5, 2010 27 $267,682 -75% 401 $668   $23,979,741 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 5, 2010 3 $2,948,715     2,722 $1,083   $2,948,715 1
Feb 6, 2010 3 $3,755,807 +27%   2,722 $1,380   $6,704,522 2
Feb 7, 2010 4 $1,454,338 -61%   2,722 $534   $8,158,860 3
Feb 8, 2010 3 $823,815 -43%   2,722 $303   $8,982,675 4
Feb 9, 2010 3 $831,705 +1%   2,722 $306   $9,814,380 5
Feb 10, 2010 3 $628,362 -24%   2,722 $231   $10,442,742 6
Feb 11, 2010 3 $670,048 +7%   2,722 $246   $11,112,790 7
Feb 12, 2010 7 $1,162,361 +73% -61% 2,722 $427   $12,275,151 8
Feb 13, 2010 7 $1,999,559 +72% -47% 2,722 $735   $14,274,710 9
Feb 14, 2010 7 $2,333,193 +17% +60% 2,722 $857   $16,607,903 10
Feb 15, 2010 7 $857,667 -63% +4% 2,722 $315   $17,465,570 11
Feb 16, 2010 7 $446,234 -48% -46% 2,722 $164   $17,911,804 12
Feb 17, 2010 7 $392,880 -12% -37% 2,722 $144   $18,304,684 13
Feb 18, 2010 7 $394,991 +1% -41% 2,722 $145   $18,699,675 14
Feb 19, 2010 9 $727,480 +84% -37% 2,311 $315   $19,427,155 15
Feb 20, 2010 9 $1,184,206 +63% -41% 2,311 $512   $20,611,361 16
Feb 21, 2010 9 $750,143 -37% -68% 2,311 $325   $21,361,504 17
Feb 22, 2010 8 $222,293 -70% -74% 2,311 $96   $21,583,797 18
Feb 23, 2010 8 $244,676 +10% -45% 2,311 $106   $21,828,473 19
Feb 24, 2010 8 $220,567 -10% -44% 2,311 $95   $22,049,040 20
Feb 25, 2010 8 $220,386 n/c -44% 2,311 $95   $22,269,426 21
Feb 26, 2010 - $270,168 +23% -63% 1,278 $211   $22,539,594 22
Feb 27, 2010 - $488,965 +81% -59% 1,278 $383   $23,028,559 23
Feb 28, 2010 - $296,107 -39% -61% 1,278 $232   $23,324,666 24
Mar 1, 2010 12 $88,578 -70% -60% 1,278 $69   $23,413,244 25
Mar 2, 2010 12 $108,578 +23% -56% 1,278 $85   $23,521,822 26
Mar 3, 2010 13 $97,229 -10% -56% 1,278 $76   $23,619,051 27
Mar 4, 2010 - $93,008 -4% -58% 1,278 $73   $23,712,059 28
Mar 5, 2010 - $73,719 -21% -73% 401 $184   $23,785,778 29
Mar 6, 2010 - $119,423 +62% -76% 401 $298   $23,905,201 30
Mar 7, 2010 - $74,540 -38% -75% 401 $186   $23,979,741 31
Mar 8, 2010 - $21,424 -71% -76% 401 $53   $24,001,165 32
Mar 9, 2010 - $25,464 +19% -77% 401 $64   $24,026,629 33
Mar 10, 2010 - $24,799 -3% -74% 401 $62   $24,051,428 34
Mar 11, 2010 - $25,999 +5% -72% 401 $65   $24,077,427 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 4 $11,112,790   2,722 $4,083   $11,112,790 1
Feb 12, 2010 7 $7,586,885 -32% 2,722 $2,787   $18,699,675 2
Feb 19, 2010 9 $3,569,751 -53% 2,311 $1,545   $22,269,426 3
Feb 26, 2010 13 $1,442,633 -60% 1,278 $1,129   $23,712,059 4
Mar 5, 2010 26 $365,368 -75% 401 $911   $24,077,427 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Bolivia 11/22/2012 $6,602 3 3 5 $13,545 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $29,048,196
 
International Total$29,061,741 12/29/2018

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
Jun 13, 20103293,011 293,011$5,605,300$5,605,3001
Jun 20, 20107116,705-60% 409,716$1,749,408$7,354,7082
Jun 27, 20101554,588-53% 464,304$993,502$8,348,2103
Jul 4, 20102436,053-34% 500,357$661,573$9,009,7834
Jul 11, 20102433,432-7% 533,789$589,406$9,599,1895
Jul 18, 20101549,906+49% 583,695$801,490$10,400,6796
Jul 25, 20102336,865-26% 620,560$615,646$11,016,3257
Aug 1, 20102525,882-30% 646,442$424,982$11,441,3078
Aug 8, 20103019,808-23% 666,250$312,570$11,753,8779

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 13, 2010375,329 75,329$1,667,040$1,667,0401
Jun 20, 2010641,122-45% 116,451$845,468$2,512,5082
Jun 27, 20101212,919-69% 129,370$361,616$2,874,1243
Jul 4, 2010168,786-32% 138,156$245,922$3,120,0464
Jul 11, 2010206,605-25% 144,761$181,297$3,301,3435
Jul 18, 2010196,058-8% 150,819$157,195$3,458,5386
Nov 7, 2010197,854 174,400$129,826$3,848,32322

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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Leading Cast

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers    James Reece
John Travolta    Charlie Wax

Supporting Cast

Richard Durden    Ambassador Bennington
Amber Rose Revah    Nichole

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

Production and Technical Credits

Pierre Morel    Director
Adi Hasak    Screenwriter
Luc Besson    Story by
India Osborne    Producer
Virginie Besson-Silla    Executive Producer
Stephane Moreno Carpio    First Assistant Director

Contest: Live or Die

July 29th, 2016

Suicide Squad

Next week is the first week of August and only two wide releases are coming out: Nine Lives and Suicide Squad. ... It is not going to be a competitive weekend at the box office. There are many who think Suicide Squad will earn well over $100 million during its opening weekend, so there’s little doubt it should be the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Suicide Squad.

The main prize this week is a John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle that includes five Blu-rays, plus a Digital Download Code. The bundle is lead by I Am Wrath (Blu-ray Combo Pack), as well as The Forger (Blu-ray); From Paris With Love (Blu-ray); The Punisher (Blu-ray); Pulp Fiction (Blu-ray); and She’s So Lovely (Digital Downloads).

To determine the winner, we will look at the participant who came the closest without going over and the participant who came the closest without going under. Whoever is closest among those two wins the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. The other will win a pair of previously reviewed movies.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will be in the running for the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be in the running for the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. To determine the winner, we will look at the participant who came the closest without going over and the participant who came the closest without going under. Whoever is closest among those two wins the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. The other will win a pair of previously reviewed movies.

Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a pair of previously reviewed movies.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales: Alice Shuts Out New Releases

June 22nd, 2010

No new release was able to take top spot on this week's sales chart leaving Alice in Wonderland as the repeat champion. It added $12.34 million from 657,000 units sold to take its two-week totals to 2.75 million units and $52.47 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 8th, 2010

June 8th, 2010

This time of year is normally very slow at the home market. It's too late for the last of the winter blockbusters to find their way onto DVD, while it is too early for the flood of TV on DVD releases coming out to promote the upcoming season. However, thanks to a better than expected spring at the box office, we have another strong week at the top. The best-selling release is Shutter Island. While that movie is good enough to be worth picking up on its own, the DVD and Blu-ray are weak enough to prevent it from being the Pick of the Week. To find the Pick of the Week we have to go a little further down the sales list till we get to Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy on Blu-ray from Amazon and Animation Express on Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: From Paris With Love

June 3rd, 2010

From Paris With Love was a January release... oh boy. Then again, it was written by Luc Besson, who has given us a number of cool action movies over the years. Plus, it was directed by Pierre Morel who has just directed the massive surprise hit, Taken, and who made the breakout hit, District 13, which in just four years has influenced a number of films. Given the type of films these men make, I expected a stylish action film, and nothing more. Some might say I'm setting the bar a little too low, but can the film accomplish this task? More...

International Details: Foreign Releases Go Lala

April 25th, 2010

There were more than a dozen foreign releases to reach the top 30 on the international chart, starting with Go Lala Go!. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. More...

International Details: Things are Looking Up for The Round Up

March 21st, 2010

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

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

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

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

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

Presidents' Weekend Was Lovely

February 16th, 2010

Okay. Wow. All three wide releases beat expectations, some by massive margins, which helped this year shatter the previous Presidents' Day long weekend record. The three-day tally this year was $205 million, ahead of the previous record by more than $16 million. And, adding in Monday, the total box office over four days was $239 million, nearly $20 million more than the previous best. (In both cases, the previous best was last year.) This helped push the year-to-date box office to $1.48 billion, which is 1.6% higher than last year's pace. However, ticket sales still lag behind, albeit by less than half a percent. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

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

Contest: Love These Prizes - Winning Announcement

February 11th, 2010

The winners of our Love These Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

The Streak Ends in More Ways Than One

February 9th, 2010

In a shocking development, Avatar didn't win at the box office race over the weekend. Instead, the romantic drama Dear John, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, took top spot. Unfortunately, while Dear John did much better than expected, the overall box office was still weak. Total box office was $114 million, which was 9% lower than last weekend and 26% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has brought it $1.21 billion, which is 1.2% more than last year; however, for the first time admissions are down, by 0.8%. This is a troubling sign. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dear John Tops Avatar

February 7th, 2010

Avatar's run at the top of the chart came to an end over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Its surprise vanquisher turned out to be Dear John, which ran up an impressive $32.4 million opening, a record for Superbowl weekend. Avatar was down almost 25% to $23.6 million -- its weakest weekend yet, in spite of an impressive list of Oscar nominations earlier in the week. But with $630 million in the bank now from North America alone, this can hardly be described a disappointment. More...

Any Oscar Bounce for Avatar?

February 4th, 2010

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2010 Preview: February

February 1st, 2010

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Contest: Love These Prizes

January 28th, 2010

There is no saturation level release next week and there's a chance neither new film will finish in first place. However, we need a target film for this week's box office prediction contest and it is ... let me flip a coin... From Paris With Love. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for From Paris With Love. 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 Triangle on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Triangle on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can’t believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realizes that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,158,860 (33.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$52,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,722 opening theaters/2,722 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,896,658

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 5th, 2010 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: November 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (Bolivia)
Video Release: June 8th, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, released as From Paris with Love
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Into the Storm
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Crime, C.I.A., Gangs, Triads, Set in Paris, Set in France, Terrorism, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Apipoulai Productions, Canal Plus, TPS Star
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 223 $5,495,113 Feb 12, 2010 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 310 $7,870,066 Feb 12, 2010 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 174 $6,352,780 Feb 12, 2010 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 190 $9,098,410 Feb 12, 2010 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 69 $8,158,860 Feb 5, 2010 3
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 112 $11,685,059 Feb 5, 2010 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day) 28 $8,158,860 Feb 5, 2010 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $11,685,059 Feb 5, 2010 3

Leading Cast

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers    James Reece
John Travolta    Charlie Wax

Supporting Cast

Richard Durden    Ambassador Bennington
Amber Rose Revah    Nichole

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

Production and Technical Credits

Pierre Morel    Director
Adi Hasak    Screenwriter
Luc Besson    Story by
India Osborne    Producer
Virginie Besson-Silla    Executive Producer
Stephane Moreno Carpio    First Assistant Director

Contest: Live or Die

July 29th, 2016

Suicide Squad

Next week is the first week of August and only two wide releases are coming out: Nine Lives and Suicide Squad. ... It is not going to be a competitive weekend at the box office. There are many who think Suicide Squad will earn well over $100 million during its opening weekend, so there’s little doubt it should be the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Suicide Squad.

The main prize this week is a John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle that includes five Blu-rays, plus a Digital Download Code. The bundle is lead by I Am Wrath (Blu-ray Combo Pack), as well as The Forger (Blu-ray); From Paris With Love (Blu-ray); The Punisher (Blu-ray); Pulp Fiction (Blu-ray); and She’s So Lovely (Digital Downloads).

To determine the winner, we will look at the participant who came the closest without going over and the participant who came the closest without going under. Whoever is closest among those two wins the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. The other will win a pair of previously reviewed movies.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will be in the running for the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be in the running for the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. To determine the winner, we will look at the participant who came the closest without going over and the participant who came the closest without going under. Whoever is closest among those two wins the John Travolta Blu-ray Bundle. The other will win a pair of previously reviewed movies.

Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a pair of previously reviewed movies.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales: Alice Shuts Out New Releases

June 22nd, 2010

No new release was able to take top spot on this week's sales chart leaving Alice in Wonderland as the repeat champion. It added $12.34 million from 657,000 units sold to take its two-week totals to 2.75 million units and $52.47 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 8th, 2010

June 8th, 2010

This time of year is normally very slow at the home market. It's too late for the last of the winter blockbusters to find their way onto DVD, while it is too early for the flood of TV on DVD releases coming out to promote the upcoming season. However, thanks to a better than expected spring at the box office, we have another strong week at the top. The best-selling release is Shutter Island. While that movie is good enough to be worth picking up on its own, the DVD and Blu-ray are weak enough to prevent it from being the Pick of the Week. To find the Pick of the Week we have to go a little further down the sales list till we get to Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy on Blu-ray from Amazon and Animation Express on Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: From Paris With Love

June 3rd, 2010

From Paris With Love was a January release... oh boy. Then again, it was written by Luc Besson, who has given us a number of cool action movies over the years. Plus, it was directed by Pierre Morel who has just directed the massive surprise hit, Taken, and who made the breakout hit, District 13, which in just four years has influenced a number of films. Given the type of films these men make, I expected a stylish action film, and nothing more. Some might say I'm setting the bar a little too low, but can the film accomplish this task? More...

International Details: Foreign Releases Go Lala

April 25th, 2010

There were more than a dozen foreign releases to reach the top 30 on the international chart, starting with Go Lala Go!. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. More...

International Details: Things are Looking Up for The Round Up

March 21st, 2010

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

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

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

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

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

Presidents' Weekend Was Lovely

February 16th, 2010

Okay. Wow. All three wide releases beat expectations, some by massive margins, which helped this year shatter the previous Presidents' Day long weekend record. The three-day tally this year was $205 million, ahead of the previous record by more than $16 million. And, adding in Monday, the total box office over four days was $239 million, nearly $20 million more than the previous best. (In both cases, the previous best was last year.) This helped push the year-to-date box office to $1.48 billion, which is 1.6% higher than last year's pace. However, ticket sales still lag behind, albeit by less than half a percent. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

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

Contest: Love These Prizes - Winning Announcement

February 11th, 2010

The winners of our Love These Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

The Streak Ends in More Ways Than One

February 9th, 2010

In a shocking development, Avatar didn't win at the box office race over the weekend. Instead, the romantic drama Dear John, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, took top spot. Unfortunately, while Dear John did much better than expected, the overall box office was still weak. Total box office was $114 million, which was 9% lower than last weekend and 26% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has brought it $1.21 billion, which is 1.2% more than last year; however, for the first time admissions are down, by 0.8%. This is a troubling sign. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dear John Tops Avatar

February 7th, 2010

Avatar's run at the top of the chart came to an end over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Its surprise vanquisher turned out to be Dear John, which ran up an impressive $32.4 million opening, a record for Superbowl weekend. Avatar was down almost 25% to $23.6 million -- its weakest weekend yet, in spite of an impressive list of Oscar nominations earlier in the week. But with $630 million in the bank now from North America alone, this can hardly be described a disappointment. More...

Any Oscar Bounce for Avatar?

February 4th, 2010

It appears Avatar will walk away with yet another victory at the box office and it appears likely that it will set yet another record in the process. There are some factors that make the box office potential of all films a little more fluid this weekend. This includes the Super Bowl, which should draw away a lot of potential ticket buyers. Secondly, the Oscar nominations should help Avatar and a few other holdovers still playing in multiplexes. Depending on which factor is greater, we could keep pace with last year, or the slump could continue. More...

2010 Preview: February

February 1st, 2010

2010 started in record-breaking fashion with the most lucrative January of all time, and only the second time that the box office reached $1 billion before the end of the month. The first year to do that was 2009. There were two problems preventing real celebration, however. Firstly, roughly 30% of the total box office for the month came from one film, Avatar, which was a holdover. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, most films that were released / expanded wide in January missed expectations. Because of this, February starts on a bit of a down note. Compared to last year, the top of the list is about as strong with a couple of films aiming for $100 million, while there are fewer films that seem like they will bomb at the box office. More...

Contest: Love These Prizes

January 28th, 2010

There is no saturation level release next week and there's a chance neither new film will finish in first place. However, we need a target film for this week's box office prediction contest and it is ... let me flip a coin... From Paris With Love. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for From Paris With Love. 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 Triangle on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Triangle on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 3 $8,158,860   2,722 $2,997   $8,158,860 1
Feb 12, 2010 7 $5,495,113 -33% 2,722 $2,019   $16,607,903 2
Feb 19, 2010 9 $2,661,829 -52% 2,311 $1,152   $21,361,504 3
Feb 26, 2010 13 $1,055,240 -60% 1,278 $826   $23,324,666 4
Mar 5, 2010 27 $267,682 -75% 401 $668   $23,979,741 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 5, 2010 3 $2,948,715     2,722 $1,083   $2,948,715 1
Feb 6, 2010 3 $3,755,807 +27%   2,722 $1,380   $6,704,522 2
Feb 7, 2010 4 $1,454,338 -61%   2,722 $534   $8,158,860 3
Feb 8, 2010 3 $823,815 -43%   2,722 $303   $8,982,675 4
Feb 9, 2010 3 $831,705 +1%   2,722 $306   $9,814,380 5
Feb 10, 2010 3 $628,362 -24%   2,722 $231   $10,442,742 6
Feb 11, 2010 3 $670,048 +7%   2,722 $246   $11,112,790 7
Feb 12, 2010 7 $1,162,361 +73% -61% 2,722 $427   $12,275,151 8
Feb 13, 2010 7 $1,999,559 +72% -47% 2,722 $735   $14,274,710 9
Feb 14, 2010 7 $2,333,193 +17% +60% 2,722 $857   $16,607,903 10
Feb 15, 2010 7 $857,667 -63% +4% 2,722 $315   $17,465,570 11
Feb 16, 2010 7 $446,234 -48% -46% 2,722 $164   $17,911,804 12
Feb 17, 2010 7 $392,880 -12% -37% 2,722 $144   $18,304,684 13
Feb 18, 2010 7 $394,991 +1% -41% 2,722 $145   $18,699,675 14
Feb 19, 2010 9 $727,480 +84% -37% 2,311 $315   $19,427,155 15
Feb 20, 2010 9 $1,184,206 +63% -41% 2,311 $512   $20,611,361 16
Feb 21, 2010 9 $750,143 -37% -68% 2,311 $325   $21,361,504 17
Feb 22, 2010 8 $222,293 -70% -74% 2,311 $96   $21,583,797 18
Feb 23, 2010 8 $244,676 +10% -45% 2,311 $106   $21,828,473 19
Feb 24, 2010 8 $220,567 -10% -44% 2,311 $95   $22,049,040 20
Feb 25, 2010 8 $220,386 n/c -44% 2,311 $95   $22,269,426 21
Feb 26, 2010 - $270,168 +23% -63% 1,278 $211   $22,539,594 22
Feb 27, 2010 - $488,965 +81% -59% 1,278 $383   $23,028,559 23
Feb 28, 2010 - $296,107 -39% -61% 1,278 $232   $23,324,666 24
Mar 1, 2010 12 $88,578 -70% -60% 1,278 $69   $23,413,244 25
Mar 2, 2010 12 $108,578 +23% -56% 1,278 $85   $23,521,822 26
Mar 3, 2010 13 $97,229 -10% -56% 1,278 $76   $23,619,051 27
Mar 4, 2010 - $93,008 -4% -58% 1,278 $73   $23,712,059 28
Mar 5, 2010 - $73,719 -21% -73% 401 $184   $23,785,778 29
Mar 6, 2010 - $119,423 +62% -76% 401 $298   $23,905,201 30
Mar 7, 2010 - $74,540 -38% -75% 401 $186   $23,979,741 31
Mar 8, 2010 - $21,424 -71% -76% 401 $53   $24,001,165 32
Mar 9, 2010 - $25,464 +19% -77% 401 $64   $24,026,629 33
Mar 10, 2010 - $24,799 -3% -74% 401 $62   $24,051,428 34
Mar 11, 2010 - $25,999 +5% -72% 401 $65   $24,077,427 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 4 $11,112,790   2,722 $4,083   $11,112,790 1
Feb 12, 2010 7 $7,586,885 -32% 2,722 $2,787   $18,699,675 2
Feb 19, 2010 9 $3,569,751 -53% 2,311 $1,545   $22,269,426 3
Feb 26, 2010 13 $1,442,633 -60% 1,278 $1,129   $23,712,059 4
Mar 5, 2010 26 $365,368 -75% 401 $911   $24,077,427 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Bolivia 11/22/2012 $6,602 3 3 5 $13,545 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $29,048,196
 
International Total$29,061,741 12/29/2018

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
Jun 13, 20103293,011 293,011$5,605,300$5,605,3001
Jun 20, 20107116,705-60% 409,716$1,749,408$7,354,7082
Jun 27, 20101554,588-53% 464,304$993,502$8,348,2103
Jul 4, 20102436,053-34% 500,357$661,573$9,009,7834
Jul 11, 20102433,432-7% 533,789$589,406$9,599,1895
Jul 18, 20101549,906+49% 583,695$801,490$10,400,6796
Jul 25, 20102336,865-26% 620,560$615,646$11,016,3257
Aug 1, 20102525,882-30% 646,442$424,982$11,441,3078
Aug 8, 20103019,808-23% 666,250$312,570$11,753,8779

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 13, 2010375,329 75,329$1,667,040$1,667,0401
Jun 20, 2010641,122-45% 116,451$845,468$2,512,5082
Jun 27, 20101212,919-69% 129,370$361,616$2,874,1243
Jul 4, 2010168,786-32% 138,156$245,922$3,120,0464
Jul 11, 2010206,605-25% 144,761$181,297$3,301,3435
Jul 18, 2010196,058-8% 150,819$157,195$3,458,5386
Nov 7, 2010197,854 174,400$129,826$3,848,32322

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