Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $55,675,313Details
International Box Office $84,041,404Details
Worldwide Box Office $139,716,717
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $16,406,595 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,212,787 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $24,619,382
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,112,211 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,575 opening theaters/3,575 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,067,561

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 24th, 2010 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
September 24th, 2010 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 17th, 2010 by Warner Home Video, released as Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole
MPAA Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action.
(Rating bulletin 2134, 8/18/2010)
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Good vs. Evil, 3-D, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Animal Logic, Village Roadshow Productions
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 136 $6,888,019 Oct 8, 2010 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 193 $9,864,968 Oct 8, 2010 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 108 $8,158,927 Oct 8, 2010 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 116 $11,685,149 Oct 8, 2010 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2010 2 $16,112,211   3,575 $4,507   $16,112,211 1
Oct 1, 2010 2 $10,887,429 -32% 3,575 $3,045   $30,079,298 2
Oct 8, 2010 4 $6,888,019 -37% 3,225 $2,136   $39,273,984 3
Oct 15, 2010 6 $4,228,236 -39% 2,502 $1,690   $45,994,776 4
Oct 22, 2010 8 $3,248,019 -23% 2,236 $1,453   $50,244,733 5
Oct 29, 2010 11 $1,758,321 -46% 2,010 $875   $52,673,828 6
Nov 5, 2010 17 $481,463 -73% 740 $651   $54,011,558 7
Nov 12, 2010 27 $170,047 -65% 240 $709   $54,362,501 8
Nov 19, 2010 32 $79,295 -53% 138 $575   $54,470,152 9
Nov 26, 2010 38 $71,735 -10% 130 $552   $54,579,493 10
Dec 3, 2010 23 $214,304 +199% 322 $666   $54,811,207 11
Dec 10, 2010 23 $158,223 -26% 288 $549   $55,032,706 12
Dec 17, 2010 25 $107,164 -32% 210 $510   $55,194,666 13
Dec 24, 2010 35 $46,593 -57% 158 $295   $55,345,591 14
Dec 31, 2010 35 $87,645 +88% 158 $555   $55,549,823 15
Jan 7, 2011 38 $56,534 -35% 95 $595   $55,638,928 16
Jan 14, 2011 54 $13,434 -76% 41 $328   $55,668,070 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 24, 2010 3 $4,519,426     3,575 $1,264   $4,519,426 1
Sep 25, 2010 2 $6,891,584 +52%   3,575 $1,928   $11,411,010 2
Sep 26, 2010 1 $4,701,201 -32%   3,575 $1,315   $16,112,211 3
Sep 27, 2010 3 $827,357 -82%   3,575 $231   $16,939,568 4
Sep 28, 2010 3 $848,103 +3%   3,575 $237   $17,787,671 5
Sep 29, 2010 3 $703,197 -17%   3,575 $197   $18,490,868 6
Sep 30, 2010 3 $701,001 n/c   3,575 $196   $19,191,869 7
Oct 1, 2010 4 $2,571,219 +267% -43% 3,575 $719   $21,763,088 8
Oct 2, 2010 2 $5,161,686 +101% -25% 3,575 $1,444   $26,924,774 9
Oct 3, 2010 2 $3,154,524 -39% -33% 3,575 $882   $30,079,298 10
Oct 4, 2010 4 $574,110 -82% -31% 3,575 $161   $30,653,408 11
Oct 5, 2010 4 $615,272 +7% -27% 3,575 $172   $31,268,680 12
Oct 6, 2010 4 $549,051 -11% -22% 3,575 $154   $31,817,731 13
Oct 7, 2010 4 $568,234 +3% -19% 3,575 $159   $32,385,965 14
Oct 8, 2010 6 $1,763,643 +210% -31% 3,225 $547   $34,149,608 15
Oct 9, 2010 4 $2,970,295 +68% -42% 3,225 $921   $37,119,903 16
Oct 10, 2010 4 $2,154,081 -27% -32% 3,225 $668   $39,273,984 17
Oct 11, 2010 4 $1,270,908 -41% +121% 3,225 $394   $40,544,892 18
Oct 12, 2010 7 $427,143 -66% -31% 3,225 $132   $40,972,035 19
Oct 13, 2010 7 $365,460 -14% -33% 3,225 $113   $41,337,495 20
Oct 14, 2010 5 $429,045 +17% -24% 3,225 $133   $41,766,540 21
Oct 15, 2010 7 $1,042,205 +143% -41% 2,502 $417   $42,808,745 22
Oct 16, 2010 6 $1,897,298 +82% -36% 2,502 $758   $44,706,043 23
Oct 17, 2010 6 $1,288,733 -32% -40% 2,502 $515   $45,994,776 24
Oct 18, 2010 7 $257,218 -80% -80% 2,502 $103   $46,251,994 25
Oct 19, 2010 8 $244,142 -5% -43% 2,502 $98   $46,496,136 26
Oct 20, 2010 8 $238,161 -2% -35% 2,502 $95   $46,734,297 27
Oct 21, 2010 7 $262,417 +10% -39% 2,502 $105   $46,996,714 28
Oct 22, 2010 9 $768,593 +193% -26% 2,236 $344   $47,765,307 29
Oct 23, 2010 8 $1,442,613 +88% -24% 2,236 $645   $49,207,920 30
Oct 24, 2010 8 $1,036,813 -28% -20% 2,236 $464   $50,244,733 31
Oct 25, 2010 9 $185,339 -82% -28% 2,236 $83   $50,430,072 32
Oct 26, 2010 9 $161,056 -13% -34% 2,236 $72   $50,591,128 33
Oct 27, 2010 9 $158,302 -2% -34% 2,236 $71   $50,749,430 34
Oct 28, 2010 9 $166,077 +5% -37% 2,236 $74   $50,915,507 35
Oct 29, 2010 11 $481,518 +190% -37% 2,010 $240   $51,397,025 36
Oct 30, 2010 10 $841,451 +75% -42% 2,010 $419   $52,238,476 37
Oct 31, 2010 11 $435,352 -48% -58% 2,010 $217   $52,673,828 38
Nov 1, 2010 9 $222,489 -49% +20% 2,010 $111   $52,896,317 39
Nov 2, 2010 9 $343,267 +54% +113% 2,010 $171   $53,239,584 40
Nov 3, 2010 11 $121,326 -65% -23% 2,010 $60   $53,360,910 41
Nov 4, 2010 11 $169,185 +39% +2% 2,010 $84   $53,530,095 42
Nov 5, 2010 - $110,350 -35% -77% 740 $149   $53,640,445 43
Nov 6, 2010 - $220,726 +100% -74% 740 $298   $53,861,171 44
Nov 7, 2010 - $150,387 -32% -65% 740 $203   $54,011,558 45
Nov 8, 2010 - $29,350 -80% -87% 740 $40   $54,040,908 46
Nov 9, 2010 - $28,194 -4% -92% 740 $38   $54,069,102 47
Nov 10, 2010 - $32,168 +14% -73% 530 $61   $54,101,270 48
Nov 11, 2010 - $91,184 +183% -46% 530 $172   $54,192,454 49
Nov 12, 2010 - $49,125 -46% -55% 240 $205   $54,241,579 50
Nov 13, 2010 - $74,389 +51% -66% 240 $310   $54,315,968 51
Nov 14, 2010 - $46,533 -37% -69% 240 $194   $54,362,501 52
Nov 15, 2010 - $6,342 -86% -78% 240 $26   $54,368,843 53
Nov 16, 2010 - $8,164 +29% -71% 240 $34   $54,377,007 54
Nov 17, 2010 - $6,640 -19% -79% 240 $28   $54,383,647 55
Nov 18, 2010 - $7,210 +9% -92% 240 $30   $54,390,857 56
Nov 19, 2010 - $21,072 +192% -57% 138 $153   $54,411,929 57
Nov 20, 2010 - $35,203 +67% -53% 138 $255   $54,447,132 58
Nov 21, 2010 - $23,020 -35% -51% 138 $167   $54,470,152 59
Nov 22, 2010 - $8,669 -62% +37% 138 $63   $54,478,821 60
Nov 23, 2010 - $9,489 +9% +16% 138 $69   $54,488,310 61
Nov 24, 2010 - $12,674 +34% +91% 130 $97   $54,500,984 62
Nov 25, 2010 - $6,774 -47% -6% 130 $52   $54,507,758 63
Nov 26, 2010 - $24,927 +268% +18% 130 $192   $54,532,685 64
Nov 27, 2010 - $29,820 +20% -15% 130 $229   $54,562,505 65
Nov 28, 2010 - $16,988 -43% -26% 130 $131   $54,579,493 66
Nov 29, 2010 - $4,926 -71% -43% 130 $38   $54,584,419 67
Nov 30, 2010 - $4,581 -7% -52% 130 $35   $54,589,000 68
Dec 1, 2010 - $4,032 -12% -68% 130 $31   $54,593,032 69
Dec 2, 2010 - $3,871 -4% -43% 130 $30   $54,596,903 70
Dec 3, 2010 - $54,449 +1,307% +118% 322 $169   $54,651,352 71
Dec 4, 2010 - $91,043 +67% +205% 322 $283   $54,742,395 72
Dec 5, 2010 - $68,812 -24% +305% 322 $214   $54,811,207 73
Dec 6, 2010 - $15,115 -78% +207% 322 $47   $54,826,322 74
Dec 7, 2010 - $17,836 +18% +289% 322 $55   $54,844,158 75
Dec 8, 2010 - $15,161 -15% +276% 322 $47   $54,859,319 76
Dec 9, 2010 - $15,164 n/c +292% 322 $47   $54,874,483 77
Dec 10, 2010 - $37,154 +145% -32% 288 $129   $54,911,637 78
Dec 11, 2010 - $72,772 +96% -20% 288 $253   $54,984,409 79
Dec 12, 2010 - $48,297 -34% -30% 288 $168   $55,032,706 80
Dec 13, 2010 - $13,324 -72% -12% 288 $46   $55,046,030 81
Dec 14, 2010 - $14,922 +12% -16% 288 $52   $55,060,952 82
Dec 15, 2010 - $12,238 -18% -19% 288 $42   $55,073,190 83
Dec 16, 2010 - $14,312 +17% -6% 288 $50   $55,087,502 84
Dec 17, 2010 - $24,793 +73% -33% 210 $118   $55,112,295 85
Dec 18, 2010 - $46,498 +88% -36% 210 $221   $55,158,793 86
Dec 19, 2010 - $35,873 -23% -26% 210 $171   $55,194,666 87
Dec 20, 2010 - $24,870 -31% +87% 210 $118   $55,219,536 88
Dec 21, 2010 - $32,825 +32% +120% 210 $156   $55,252,361 89
Dec 22, 2010 - $23,372 -29% +91% 180 $130   $55,275,733 90
Dec 23, 2010 - $23,265 n/c +63% 180 $129   $55,298,998 91
Dec 24, 2010 - $11,067 -52% -55% 158 $70   $55,310,065 92
Dec 25, 2010 - $14,258 +29% -69% 158 $90   $55,324,323 93
Dec 26, 2010 - $21,268 +49% -41% 158 $135   $55,345,591 94
Dec 27, 2010 - $23,136 +9% -7% 158 $146   $55,368,727 95
Dec 28, 2010 - $32,371 +40% -1% 158 $205   $55,401,098 96
Dec 29, 2010 - $30,430 -6% +30% 158 $193   $55,431,528 97
Dec 30, 2010 - $30,650 +1% +32% 158 $194   $55,462,178 98
Dec 31, 2010 - $24,235 -21% +119% 158 $153   $55,486,413 99
Jan 1, 2011 - $37,470 +55% +163% 158 $237   $55,523,883 100
Jan 2, 2011 - $25,940 -31% +22% 158 $164   $55,549,823 101
Jan 3, 2011 - $13,190 -49% -43% 158 $83   $55,563,013 102
Jan 4, 2011 - $8,310 -37% -74% 158 $53   $55,571,323 103
Jan 5, 2011 - $5,984 -28% -80% 158 $38   $55,577,307 104
Jan 6, 2011 - $5,087 -15% -83% 158 $32   $55,582,394 105
Jan 7, 2011 - $10,913 +115% -55% 95 $115   $55,593,307 106
Jan 8, 2011 - $27,659 +153% -26% 95 $291   $55,620,966 107
Jan 9, 2011 - $17,962 -35% -31% 95 $189   $55,638,928 108
Jan 10, 2011 - $3,740 -79% -72% 95 $39   $55,642,668 109
Jan 11, 2011 - $4,201 +12% -49% 95 $44   $55,646,869 110
Jan 12, 2011 - $3,613 -14% -40% 95 $38   $55,650,482 111
Jan 13, 2011 - $4,154 +15% -18% 95 $44   $55,654,636 112
Jan 14, 2011 - $2,491 -40% -77% 41 $61   $55,657,127 113
Jan 15, 2011 - $6,376 +156% -77% 41 $156   $55,663,503 114
Jan 16, 2011 - $4,567 -28% -75% 41 $111   $55,668,070 115
Jan 17, 2011 47 $5,263 +15% +41% 41 $128   $55,673,333 116
Jan 18, 2011 - $737 -86% -82% 41 $18   $55,674,070 117
Jan 19, 2011 - $679 -8% -81% 41 $17   $55,674,749 118
Jan 20, 2011 - $564 -17% -86% 41 $14   $55,675,313 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2010 3 $19,191,869   3,575 $5,368   $19,191,869 1
Oct 1, 2010 3 $13,194,096 -31% 3,575 $3,691   $32,385,965 2
Oct 8, 2010 4 $9,380,575 -29% 3,225 $2,909   $41,766,540 3
Oct 15, 2010 7 $5,230,174 -44% 2,502 $2,090   $46,996,714 4
Oct 22, 2010 8 $3,918,793 -25% 2,236 $1,753   $50,915,507 5
Oct 29, 2010 10 $2,614,588 -33% 2,010 $1,301   $53,530,095 6
Nov 5, 2010 19 $662,359 -75% 740 $895   $54,192,454 7
Nov 12, 2010 29 $198,403 -70% 240 $827   $54,390,857 8
Nov 19, 2010 37 $116,901 -41% 138 $847   $54,507,758 9
Nov 26, 2010 39 $89,145 -24% 130 $686   $54,596,903 10
Dec 3, 2010 24 $277,580 +211% 322 $862   $54,874,483 11
Dec 10, 2010 26 $213,019 -23% 288 $740   $55,087,502 12
Dec 17, 2010 27 $211,496 -1% 210 $1,007   $55,298,998 13
Dec 24, 2010 32 $163,180 -23% 158 $1,033   $55,462,178 14
Dec 31, 2010 33 $120,216 -26% 158 $761   $55,582,394 15
Jan 7, 2011 39 $72,242 -40% 95 $760   $55,654,636 16
Jan 14, 2011 54 $20,677 -71% 41 $504   $55,675,313 17

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
Dec 19, 201025136,841 136,841$1,914,406$1,914,4061
Dec 26, 201020181,930+33% 318,771$2,545,201$4,459,6072
Jan 2, 201122108,151-41% 426,922$1,621,183$6,080,7903
Jan 9, 20112264,349-41% 491,271$1,329,579$7,410,3694
Jan 16, 20111956,444-12% 547,715$1,138,639$8,549,0085
Jan 23, 20112831,117-45% 578,832$654,475$9,203,4836
Feb 20, 201115159,484 794,732$2,087,295$12,530,82810
Feb 27, 20112158,943-63% 853,675$834,503$13,365,33111

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 19, 20101843,346 43,346$960,991$960,9911
Dec 26, 201015102,639+137% 145,985$2,382,246$3,343,2372
Jan 2, 20111341,936-59% 187,921$1,127,721$4,470,9583
Jan 16, 20111818,095 220,933$532,332$5,436,1815
Feb 27, 20111125,176 284,992$534,530$6,755,95711

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Lead Ensemble Members

Jim Sturgess    Soren
Emily Barclay    Gylfie
Anthony LaPaglia    Twillight
Adrienne de Faria    Eglantine
David Wenham    Digger

Supporting Cast

Ryan Kwanten    Kludd
Hugo Weaving    Grimble
Helen Mirren    Nyra
Sam Neill    Allomere
Geoffrey Rush    Ezylryb
Abbie Cornish    Otulissa
Miriam Margolyes    Mrs. Plithiver
Joel Edgerton    Metal Beak
Emilie de Ravin   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Zareh Nalbandian    Producer
Donald De Line    Executive Producer
Deborah Snyder    Executive Producer
Lionel Wigram    Executive Producer
Chris de Faria    Executive Producer
Kathryn Lasky    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Zack Snyder    Director
John Orloff    Screenwriter
Emil Stern    Screenwriter
Kathryn Lasky    Story Creator

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October 20th, 2010

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October 7th, 2010

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October 6th, 2010

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October 4th, 2010

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Weekend Estimates: Social Network Has Three Million Friends

October 3rd, 2010

The Social Network connected with about three million moviegoers this weekend to top the box office chart with an estimated $23 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. While that's a very respectable start, interest in the movie was mainly concentrated in urban areas, particular on the coasts, and the movie was soft in the central United States. While stellar reviews should lead to good word-of-mouth, the film's limited demographic appeal certainly seems to have held it back from being a huge success. That said, this weekend's other openers are looking on in envy. More...

Countdown to Halloween Begins

September 30th, 2010

It's the beginning of October, so it should come as no surprise there are a couple of horror films are coming out. More surprisingly, a couple of films released this week are also earning Oscar- or near Oscar-worthy reviews. (There's only three films, so there's some crossover.) Direct competition between the films could hurt, but hopefully not so much that 2010 falls behind last year's pace. It's not like last year was explosive at the box office, as Zombieland just missed $25 million at the box office, and it was the clear winner. Will any of the wide releases top that figure? And will the overall box office help 2010 maintain its lead over 2009? More...

Contest: Singing a Happy Tune: Winning Announcement

September 28th, 2010

The winners of our Singing a Happy Tune contest were determined and they are... More...

Owls not Legendary on IMAX

September 28th, 2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole opened on 193 IMAX screens domestically, but only managed about $1.7 million. Its per screen average on IMAX was nearly twice its overall per theater average, but it was still a soft opening. After three weeks of release, Resident Evil: After Life has reached $8.3 million worldwide, which is impressive, as IMAX hasn't managed the same market penetration internationally as it has domestically, and this film is definitely a bigger international hit than it is domestically. However, with success stories like Inception, which crossed the $50 million mark on the global IMAX box office over the weekend, that is changing. More...

Greed is Good, But Not Great

September 27th, 2010

While none of the three new releases were able to live up to expectations, the holdovers did more than just hold their own, which helped the overall box office pull in $101 million over the weekend. This was nearly identical to last week, while it was higher than the same weekend last year by 4.5% and that helped 2010 maintain its lead over 2009. Currently 2010 is ahead of 2009 by a nearly 4% margin at $8.07 billion to $7.76 billion. Losing a $300 million lead in just three months would be impressive in its ineptitude, but we can't be too quick to claim victory. After all, Avatar made almost as much during the last two weeks of 2009 and there's nothing opening for the rest of 2010 that can compensate for that much at the box office. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wall Street Opens Up

September 26th, 2010

Twenty-three years after the opening of the original, Wall Street 2 marked the successful return of Gordon Gecko this weekend with a good (though hardly blockbusting) $19 million opening. Intervening years of inflation and radical changes in theatrical distribution make a comparison between the openings of the two movies virtually meaningless, but it is noteworthy that the first Wall Street was more a of cultural icon than a box office hit. It earned $43,848,100 - very respectable for the time, but less than, for example, Outrageous Fortune, Dragnet or La Bamba, which were all also released in 1987. Wall Street 2 looks headed for similar respectability. Whether it'll catch the national mood in the same way is more doubtful. More...

Will New Releases be Legendary?

September 23rd, 2010

It's the final weekend of September and there are three and a half new releases this week looking to cash in. We could have a race for the top, as two films, Legend of the Guardians and Wall Street 2 are both vying for top spot. It might be close enough that one could win Friday night at the box office, while the other wins the weekend as a whole. Or perhaps one will win opening weekend, while the other will finish its box office run with more. Either way, combined they should help 2010 keep pace with last year, which didn't exactly have a strong crop of new releases. More...

Contest: Singing a Happy Tune

September 17th, 2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole should have little trouble leading the box office next weekend and should be the biggest hit of the month. More importantly, it is the target film this week. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Legend of the Guardians. 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 SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments on DVD, as well as Lets Hear It for the Laurie Berkner Band 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 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Slumber Party on DVD, as well as Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2010 Preview: September

September 1st, 2010

Summer has ended and while there were some bigger than expected hits in August, this trend is unlikely to continue in September. There are four weekends this September and nearly a dozen films opening wide, plus a few more that may or may not open wide. Of all of those films, maybe three of four will be midlevel hits, while only one film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D, has a real shot at reaching the $100 million milestone. This is compared to last year when we had two $100 million hits, although one of those was Paranormal Activity, which didn't expand truly wide till Halloween. Hopefully 2010 can gain ground on 2009 overall, even if it doesn't have as many $100 million hits. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 14, 2008

September 14th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Box, Hangover, The Fast and the Furious 4 and more! More...

Cast Updates - July 5, 2008

July 5th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Appaloosa, Bad Lieutenant, Night at the Museum 2, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - July 2, 2008

July 2nd, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 29, 2008

June 29th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Pride and Glory, Final Destination 4, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and more! More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,112,211 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,575 opening theaters/3,575 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,067,561

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 24th, 2010 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
September 24th, 2010 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 17th, 2010 by Warner Home Video, released as Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole
MPAA Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action.
(Rating bulletin 2134, 8/18/2010)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ice Age: Collision Course
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Good vs. Evil, 3-D, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Animal Logic, Village Roadshow Productions
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 136 $6,888,019 Oct 8, 2010 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 193 $9,864,968 Oct 8, 2010 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 108 $8,158,927 Oct 8, 2010 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 116 $11,685,149 Oct 8, 2010 17

Lead Ensemble Members

Jim Sturgess    Soren
Emily Barclay    Gylfie
Anthony LaPaglia    Twillight
Adrienne de Faria    Eglantine
David Wenham    Digger

Supporting Cast

Ryan Kwanten    Kludd
Hugo Weaving    Grimble
Helen Mirren    Nyra
Sam Neill    Allomere
Geoffrey Rush    Ezylryb
Abbie Cornish    Otulissa
Miriam Margolyes    Mrs. Plithiver
Joel Edgerton    Metal Beak
Emilie de Ravin   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Zareh Nalbandian    Producer
Donald De Line    Executive Producer
Deborah Snyder    Executive Producer
Lionel Wigram    Executive Producer
Chris de Faria    Executive Producer
Kathryn Lasky    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Zack Snyder    Director
John Orloff    Screenwriter
Emil Stern    Screenwriter
Kathryn Lasky    Story Creator

DVD Sales: Gru was Despicable to the Competition

December 28th, 2010

There were seven new releases to chart this week, including the new number one. In fact, that new number one dominated in a surprising way and none of the other new releases managed to make much of an impact at the box office. Despicable Me led the way with 3.75 million units sold and $62.70 million. If there were any doubts about a sequel, this ended them, as the film is already in the top ten for the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 14th, 2010

December 13th, 2010

This week we have the last of the major summer blockbusters hitting the home market, and not only did Despicable Me earn $250 million domestically and more than $500 million worldwide, it also earned amazing reviews. This makes it an obvious contender for Pick of the Week. Unfortunately, the screener is late, and I hate to award that honor to a release when this is the case. As far as its competition is concerned, there are two main releases vying for that title: The Quintessential Guy Maddin! on DVD and The Town on Blu-ray. Despite my well-documented pro-Canada bias, I'm giving it to the latter. More...

International Box Office: Holidays Help Despicable Return to Top

November 3rd, 2010

Thanks in part to holidays in France, Despicable Me was able to return to top spot with $21.65 million on 4511 screens in 44 markets for a total of $234.58 million internationally and $482.46 million worldwide. By this time next week, it will have more internationally than domestically and a total of more than half-a-billion worldwide. Its top market was France, where school holidays helped it more than double its take at $6.17 million on 657 screens, but that's for the 5-day weekend. Overall it has made $19.80 million in that market. It opened in second place in Japan with $2.93 million on 225 screens over the weekend and $3.12 million in total. It was flat in the U.K. adding another $4.15 million on 532 screens for a three week total of $24.21 million. More...

International Box Office: Getting Active

October 27th, 2010

Mirroring its domestic debut, Paranormal Activity 2 opened in first place internationally with $22.32 million on 2752 screens in 21 markets. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $5.92 million on 389 screens, while it also topped the charts in Australia with $2.68 million on 185 screens and in Mexico with $1.86 million in 452. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in South Korea with $1.05 million on 218 screens over the weekend and $1.18 million in total. While in Italy it could do no better than fourth place with $1.55 million on 250. More...

IMAX Merely Normal

October 26th, 2010

Paranormal Activity 2 opened in $2.4 million on 151 IMAX screens domestically giving it an average of $16,000 per IMAX screen. That's not that much better than its overall per theater average. It managed $120,000 on just 5 IMAX screens in France, its first international market, which is a much better result. Meanwhile, it was announced that Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole has earned $7 million on IMAX screens worldwide, including $5.3 million domestically. More...

International Box Office: Despicable Is the Most Loved Movie Around

October 20th, 2010

Despicable Me completed its climb to the top of the international chart with $27.03 million on 4751 screens in 40 markets for totals of $170.27 million internationally and $417.32 million worldwide. This week's openings include the U.K., where it topped the chart with $5.81 million on 522 screens, which is a good result, but not a great result. It placed second in Italy with less money at $4.86 million on 544 screens, but ironically, this is a better result due to the relative size of the two markets and it only placed second due to a massive local hit. Meanwhile, the film was down just 23% in France adding $3.57 million on 657 screens for a two-week total of $8.82 million. It was down 35% in Spain, but remained in first place with $2.25 million on 542 screens over the weekend and $8.27 million in total. The film is running out of places to open in, but by this time next week it should have $200 million internationally, while $500 million worldwide is still the main goal. More...

International Box Office: Eat Pray is Loving Top Spot

October 13th, 2010

Eat Pray Love rose to top spot on the international chart with $18.47 million on 4289 screens in 55 markets for a total of $64.81 million internationally. By this time next week, the film should have more revenue internationally than it had domestically, and it was a solid midlevel hit here. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.42 million on 328 screens over the weekend and $3.63 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for fourth place in Russia with $1.74 million on 223 screens.

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Social is still Popular with the People

October 11th, 2010

The race for top spot was pretty close this weekend with the first and second place films finishing within $1 million of each other. On the other hand, combined there were significantly weaker than last year's number one film, Couples Retreat. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that the overall box office was down, falling 2% from last weekend to $93 million and 15% from last year. 2010 still has a massive lead over 2009 at $8.31 billion to $8.04 billion, but year-over-year declines like this mean that lead is not safe. More...

Will There Be a Real Horse Race at the Box Office?

October 7th, 2010

There could be a real tight race for top spot at the box office this week, which is good news as it gives us something to talk about while we avoid the year-over-year comparison. There are three wide releases coming out this week; however, it is very possible that their combined opening weekend results will be less than last year's number one film, Couples Retreat. Even if 2010 avoids that fate, there's almost no chance it will keep up with last year's pace. More...

International Box Office: Number One Film is a Real Mystery

October 6th, 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife was in a close race for top spot on the international chart, but lost out to Detective Dee: Mystery Of The Phantom Flame, a Chinese film. That film opened with $16.42 million on 650 screens in 4 markets over the weekend for a total opening on $17.63 million. Most of this likely came from its native market, unfortunately, China is not a market that releases box office number in anything close to a timely fashion, so exact numbers there will likely remain a mystery for a while. More...

Most New Releases are Anti-Social

October 4th, 2010

October started in such a way that it feels like September was extended a weekend. The top film wasn't bad, but the other two wide releases bombed. Overall the box office brought in $95 million, which was down 6% from last week and 11% from the same weekend last year. 2010 is still ahead of 2009 by 4% at $8.19 billion to $7.90 billion, but if it were to lose 11% each weekend, that lead would evaporate by the end of the year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Social Network Has Three Million Friends

October 3rd, 2010

The Social Network connected with about three million moviegoers this weekend to top the box office chart with an estimated $23 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. While that's a very respectable start, interest in the movie was mainly concentrated in urban areas, particular on the coasts, and the movie was soft in the central United States. While stellar reviews should lead to good word-of-mouth, the film's limited demographic appeal certainly seems to have held it back from being a huge success. That said, this weekend's other openers are looking on in envy. More...

Countdown to Halloween Begins

September 30th, 2010

It's the beginning of October, so it should come as no surprise there are a couple of horror films are coming out. More surprisingly, a couple of films released this week are also earning Oscar- or near Oscar-worthy reviews. (There's only three films, so there's some crossover.) Direct competition between the films could hurt, but hopefully not so much that 2010 falls behind last year's pace. It's not like last year was explosive at the box office, as Zombieland just missed $25 million at the box office, and it was the clear winner. Will any of the wide releases top that figure? And will the overall box office help 2010 maintain its lead over 2009? More...

Contest: Singing a Happy Tune: Winning Announcement

September 28th, 2010

The winners of our Singing a Happy Tune contest were determined and they are... More...

Owls not Legendary on IMAX

September 28th, 2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole opened on 193 IMAX screens domestically, but only managed about $1.7 million. Its per screen average on IMAX was nearly twice its overall per theater average, but it was still a soft opening. After three weeks of release, Resident Evil: After Life has reached $8.3 million worldwide, which is impressive, as IMAX hasn't managed the same market penetration internationally as it has domestically, and this film is definitely a bigger international hit than it is domestically. However, with success stories like Inception, which crossed the $50 million mark on the global IMAX box office over the weekend, that is changing. More...

Greed is Good, But Not Great

September 27th, 2010

While none of the three new releases were able to live up to expectations, the holdovers did more than just hold their own, which helped the overall box office pull in $101 million over the weekend. This was nearly identical to last week, while it was higher than the same weekend last year by 4.5% and that helped 2010 maintain its lead over 2009. Currently 2010 is ahead of 2009 by a nearly 4% margin at $8.07 billion to $7.76 billion. Losing a $300 million lead in just three months would be impressive in its ineptitude, but we can't be too quick to claim victory. After all, Avatar made almost as much during the last two weeks of 2009 and there's nothing opening for the rest of 2010 that can compensate for that much at the box office. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wall Street Opens Up

September 26th, 2010

Twenty-three years after the opening of the original, Wall Street 2 marked the successful return of Gordon Gecko this weekend with a good (though hardly blockbusting) $19 million opening. Intervening years of inflation and radical changes in theatrical distribution make a comparison between the openings of the two movies virtually meaningless, but it is noteworthy that the first Wall Street was more a of cultural icon than a box office hit. It earned $43,848,100 - very respectable for the time, but less than, for example, Outrageous Fortune, Dragnet or La Bamba, which were all also released in 1987. Wall Street 2 looks headed for similar respectability. Whether it'll catch the national mood in the same way is more doubtful. More...

Will New Releases be Legendary?

September 23rd, 2010

It's the final weekend of September and there are three and a half new releases this week looking to cash in. We could have a race for the top, as two films, Legend of the Guardians and Wall Street 2 are both vying for top spot. It might be close enough that one could win Friday night at the box office, while the other wins the weekend as a whole. Or perhaps one will win opening weekend, while the other will finish its box office run with more. Either way, combined they should help 2010 keep pace with last year, which didn't exactly have a strong crop of new releases. More...

Contest: Singing a Happy Tune

September 17th, 2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole should have little trouble leading the box office next weekend and should be the biggest hit of the month. More importantly, it is the target film this week. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Legend of the Guardians. 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 SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments on DVD, as well as Lets Hear It for the Laurie Berkner Band 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 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Slumber Party on DVD, as well as Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2010 Preview: September

September 1st, 2010

Summer has ended and while there were some bigger than expected hits in August, this trend is unlikely to continue in September. There are four weekends this September and nearly a dozen films opening wide, plus a few more that may or may not open wide. Of all of those films, maybe three of four will be midlevel hits, while only one film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D, has a real shot at reaching the $100 million milestone. This is compared to last year when we had two $100 million hits, although one of those was Paranormal Activity, which didn't expand truly wide till Halloween. Hopefully 2010 can gain ground on 2009 overall, even if it doesn't have as many $100 million hits. More...

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Cast Updates - July 5, 2008

July 5th, 2008

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New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - July 2, 2008

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New Movie US Release Dates - June 29, 2008

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2010 2 $16,112,211   3,575 $4,507   $16,112,211 1
Oct 1, 2010 2 $10,887,429 -32% 3,575 $3,045   $30,079,298 2
Oct 8, 2010 4 $6,888,019 -37% 3,225 $2,136   $39,273,984 3
Oct 15, 2010 6 $4,228,236 -39% 2,502 $1,690   $45,994,776 4
Oct 22, 2010 8 $3,248,019 -23% 2,236 $1,453   $50,244,733 5
Oct 29, 2010 11 $1,758,321 -46% 2,010 $875   $52,673,828 6
Nov 5, 2010 17 $481,463 -73% 740 $651   $54,011,558 7
Nov 12, 2010 27 $170,047 -65% 240 $709   $54,362,501 8
Nov 19, 2010 32 $79,295 -53% 138 $575   $54,470,152 9
Nov 26, 2010 38 $71,735 -10% 130 $552   $54,579,493 10
Dec 3, 2010 23 $214,304 +199% 322 $666   $54,811,207 11
Dec 10, 2010 23 $158,223 -26% 288 $549   $55,032,706 12
Dec 17, 2010 25 $107,164 -32% 210 $510   $55,194,666 13
Dec 24, 2010 35 $46,593 -57% 158 $295   $55,345,591 14
Dec 31, 2010 35 $87,645 +88% 158 $555   $55,549,823 15
Jan 7, 2011 38 $56,534 -35% 95 $595   $55,638,928 16
Jan 14, 2011 54 $13,434 -76% 41 $328   $55,668,070 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 24, 2010 3 $4,519,426     3,575 $1,264   $4,519,426 1
Sep 25, 2010 2 $6,891,584 +52%   3,575 $1,928   $11,411,010 2
Sep 26, 2010 1 $4,701,201 -32%   3,575 $1,315   $16,112,211 3
Sep 27, 2010 3 $827,357 -82%   3,575 $231   $16,939,568 4
Sep 28, 2010 3 $848,103 +3%   3,575 $237   $17,787,671 5
Sep 29, 2010 3 $703,197 -17%   3,575 $197   $18,490,868 6
Sep 30, 2010 3 $701,001 n/c   3,575 $196   $19,191,869 7
Oct 1, 2010 4 $2,571,219 +267% -43% 3,575 $719   $21,763,088 8
Oct 2, 2010 2 $5,161,686 +101% -25% 3,575 $1,444   $26,924,774 9
Oct 3, 2010 2 $3,154,524 -39% -33% 3,575 $882   $30,079,298 10
Oct 4, 2010 4 $574,110 -82% -31% 3,575 $161   $30,653,408 11
Oct 5, 2010 4 $615,272 +7% -27% 3,575 $172   $31,268,680 12
Oct 6, 2010 4 $549,051 -11% -22% 3,575 $154   $31,817,731 13
Oct 7, 2010 4 $568,234 +3% -19% 3,575 $159   $32,385,965 14
Oct 8, 2010 6 $1,763,643 +210% -31% 3,225 $547   $34,149,608 15
Oct 9, 2010 4 $2,970,295 +68% -42% 3,225 $921   $37,119,903 16
Oct 10, 2010 4 $2,154,081 -27% -32% 3,225 $668   $39,273,984 17
Oct 11, 2010 4 $1,270,908 -41% +121% 3,225 $394   $40,544,892 18
Oct 12, 2010 7 $427,143 -66% -31% 3,225 $132   $40,972,035 19
Oct 13, 2010 7 $365,460 -14% -33% 3,225 $113   $41,337,495 20
Oct 14, 2010 5 $429,045 +17% -24% 3,225 $133   $41,766,540 21
Oct 15, 2010 7 $1,042,205 +143% -41% 2,502 $417   $42,808,745 22
Oct 16, 2010 6 $1,897,298 +82% -36% 2,502 $758   $44,706,043 23
Oct 17, 2010 6 $1,288,733 -32% -40% 2,502 $515   $45,994,776 24
Oct 18, 2010 7 $257,218 -80% -80% 2,502 $103   $46,251,994 25
Oct 19, 2010 8 $244,142 -5% -43% 2,502 $98   $46,496,136 26
Oct 20, 2010 8 $238,161 -2% -35% 2,502 $95   $46,734,297 27
Oct 21, 2010 7 $262,417 +10% -39% 2,502 $105   $46,996,714 28
Oct 22, 2010 9 $768,593 +193% -26% 2,236 $344   $47,765,307 29
Oct 23, 2010 8 $1,442,613 +88% -24% 2,236 $645   $49,207,920 30
Oct 24, 2010 8 $1,036,813 -28% -20% 2,236 $464   $50,244,733 31
Oct 25, 2010 9 $185,339 -82% -28% 2,236 $83   $50,430,072 32
Oct 26, 2010 9 $161,056 -13% -34% 2,236 $72   $50,591,128 33
Oct 27, 2010 9 $158,302 -2% -34% 2,236 $71   $50,749,430 34
Oct 28, 2010 9 $166,077 +5% -37% 2,236 $74   $50,915,507 35
Oct 29, 2010 11 $481,518 +190% -37% 2,010 $240   $51,397,025 36
Oct 30, 2010 10 $841,451 +75% -42% 2,010 $419   $52,238,476 37
Oct 31, 2010 11 $435,352 -48% -58% 2,010 $217   $52,673,828 38
Nov 1, 2010 9 $222,489 -49% +20% 2,010 $111   $52,896,317 39
Nov 2, 2010 9 $343,267 +54% +113% 2,010 $171   $53,239,584 40
Nov 3, 2010 11 $121,326 -65% -23% 2,010 $60   $53,360,910 41
Nov 4, 2010 11 $169,185 +39% +2% 2,010 $84   $53,530,095 42
Nov 5, 2010 - $110,350 -35% -77% 740 $149   $53,640,445 43
Nov 6, 2010 - $220,726 +100% -74% 740 $298   $53,861,171 44
Nov 7, 2010 - $150,387 -32% -65% 740 $203   $54,011,558 45
Nov 8, 2010 - $29,350 -80% -87% 740 $40   $54,040,908 46
Nov 9, 2010 - $28,194 -4% -92% 740 $38   $54,069,102 47
Nov 10, 2010 - $32,168 +14% -73% 530 $61   $54,101,270 48
Nov 11, 2010 - $91,184 +183% -46% 530 $172   $54,192,454 49
Nov 12, 2010 - $49,125 -46% -55% 240 $205   $54,241,579 50
Nov 13, 2010 - $74,389 +51% -66% 240 $310   $54,315,968 51
Nov 14, 2010 - $46,533 -37% -69% 240 $194   $54,362,501 52
Nov 15, 2010 - $6,342 -86% -78% 240 $26   $54,368,843 53
Nov 16, 2010 - $8,164 +29% -71% 240 $34   $54,377,007 54
Nov 17, 2010 - $6,640 -19% -79% 240 $28   $54,383,647 55
Nov 18, 2010 - $7,210 +9% -92% 240 $30   $54,390,857 56
Nov 19, 2010 - $21,072 +192% -57% 138 $153   $54,411,929 57
Nov 20, 2010 - $35,203 +67% -53% 138 $255   $54,447,132 58
Nov 21, 2010 - $23,020 -35% -51% 138 $167   $54,470,152 59
Nov 22, 2010 - $8,669 -62% +37% 138 $63   $54,478,821 60
Nov 23, 2010 - $9,489 +9% +16% 138 $69   $54,488,310 61
Nov 24, 2010 - $12,674 +34% +91% 130 $97   $54,500,984 62
Nov 25, 2010 - $6,774 -47% -6% 130 $52   $54,507,758 63
Nov 26, 2010 - $24,927 +268% +18% 130 $192   $54,532,685 64
Nov 27, 2010 - $29,820 +20% -15% 130 $229   $54,562,505 65
Nov 28, 2010 - $16,988 -43% -26% 130 $131   $54,579,493 66
Nov 29, 2010 - $4,926 -71% -43% 130 $38   $54,584,419 67
Nov 30, 2010 - $4,581 -7% -52% 130 $35   $54,589,000 68
Dec 1, 2010 - $4,032 -12% -68% 130 $31   $54,593,032 69
Dec 2, 2010 - $3,871 -4% -43% 130 $30   $54,596,903 70
Dec 3, 2010 - $54,449 +1,307% +118% 322 $169   $54,651,352 71
Dec 4, 2010 - $91,043 +67% +205% 322 $283   $54,742,395 72
Dec 5, 2010 - $68,812 -24% +305% 322 $214   $54,811,207 73
Dec 6, 2010 - $15,115 -78% +207% 322 $47   $54,826,322 74
Dec 7, 2010 - $17,836 +18% +289% 322 $55   $54,844,158 75
Dec 8, 2010 - $15,161 -15% +276% 322 $47   $54,859,319 76
Dec 9, 2010 - $15,164 n/c +292% 322 $47   $54,874,483 77
Dec 10, 2010 - $37,154 +145% -32% 288 $129   $54,911,637 78
Dec 11, 2010 - $72,772 +96% -20% 288 $253   $54,984,409 79
Dec 12, 2010 - $48,297 -34% -30% 288 $168   $55,032,706 80
Dec 13, 2010 - $13,324 -72% -12% 288 $46   $55,046,030 81
Dec 14, 2010 - $14,922 +12% -16% 288 $52   $55,060,952 82
Dec 15, 2010 - $12,238 -18% -19% 288 $42   $55,073,190 83
Dec 16, 2010 - $14,312 +17% -6% 288 $50   $55,087,502 84
Dec 17, 2010 - $24,793 +73% -33% 210 $118   $55,112,295 85
Dec 18, 2010 - $46,498 +88% -36% 210 $221   $55,158,793 86
Dec 19, 2010 - $35,873 -23% -26% 210 $171   $55,194,666 87
Dec 20, 2010 - $24,870 -31% +87% 210 $118   $55,219,536 88
Dec 21, 2010 - $32,825 +32% +120% 210 $156   $55,252,361 89
Dec 22, 2010 - $23,372 -29% +91% 180 $130   $55,275,733 90
Dec 23, 2010 - $23,265 n/c +63% 180 $129   $55,298,998 91
Dec 24, 2010 - $11,067 -52% -55% 158 $70   $55,310,065 92
Dec 25, 2010 - $14,258 +29% -69% 158 $90   $55,324,323 93
Dec 26, 2010 - $21,268 +49% -41% 158 $135   $55,345,591 94
Dec 27, 2010 - $23,136 +9% -7% 158 $146   $55,368,727 95
Dec 28, 2010 - $32,371 +40% -1% 158 $205   $55,401,098 96
Dec 29, 2010 - $30,430 -6% +30% 158 $193   $55,431,528 97
Dec 30, 2010 - $30,650 +1% +32% 158 $194   $55,462,178 98
Dec 31, 2010 - $24,235 -21% +119% 158 $153   $55,486,413 99
Jan 1, 2011 - $37,470 +55% +163% 158 $237   $55,523,883 100
Jan 2, 2011 - $25,940 -31% +22% 158 $164   $55,549,823 101
Jan 3, 2011 - $13,190 -49% -43% 158 $83   $55,563,013 102
Jan 4, 2011 - $8,310 -37% -74% 158 $53   $55,571,323 103
Jan 5, 2011 - $5,984 -28% -80% 158 $38   $55,577,307 104
Jan 6, 2011 - $5,087 -15% -83% 158 $32   $55,582,394 105
Jan 7, 2011 - $10,913 +115% -55% 95 $115   $55,593,307 106
Jan 8, 2011 - $27,659 +153% -26% 95 $291   $55,620,966 107
Jan 9, 2011 - $17,962 -35% -31% 95 $189   $55,638,928 108
Jan 10, 2011 - $3,740 -79% -72% 95 $39   $55,642,668 109
Jan 11, 2011 - $4,201 +12% -49% 95 $44   $55,646,869 110
Jan 12, 2011 - $3,613 -14% -40% 95 $38   $55,650,482 111
Jan 13, 2011 - $4,154 +15% -18% 95 $44   $55,654,636 112
Jan 14, 2011 - $2,491 -40% -77% 41 $61   $55,657,127 113
Jan 15, 2011 - $6,376 +156% -77% 41 $156   $55,663,503 114
Jan 16, 2011 - $4,567 -28% -75% 41 $111   $55,668,070 115
Jan 17, 2011 47 $5,263 +15% +41% 41 $128   $55,673,333 116
Jan 18, 2011 - $737 -86% -82% 41 $18   $55,674,070 117
Jan 19, 2011 - $679 -8% -81% 41 $17   $55,674,749 118
Jan 20, 2011 - $564 -17% -86% 41 $14   $55,675,313 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2010 3 $19,191,869   3,575 $5,368   $19,191,869 1
Oct 1, 2010 3 $13,194,096 -31% 3,575 $3,691   $32,385,965 2
Oct 8, 2010 4 $9,380,575 -29% 3,225 $2,909   $41,766,540 3
Oct 15, 2010 7 $5,230,174 -44% 2,502 $2,090   $46,996,714 4
Oct 22, 2010 8 $3,918,793 -25% 2,236 $1,753   $50,915,507 5
Oct 29, 2010 10 $2,614,588 -33% 2,010 $1,301   $53,530,095 6
Nov 5, 2010 19 $662,359 -75% 740 $895   $54,192,454 7
Nov 12, 2010 29 $198,403 -70% 240 $827   $54,390,857 8
Nov 19, 2010 37 $116,901 -41% 138 $847   $54,507,758 9
Nov 26, 2010 39 $89,145 -24% 130 $686   $54,596,903 10
Dec 3, 2010 24 $277,580 +211% 322 $862   $54,874,483 11
Dec 10, 2010 26 $213,019 -23% 288 $740   $55,087,502 12
Dec 17, 2010 27 $211,496 -1% 210 $1,007   $55,298,998 13
Dec 24, 2010 32 $163,180 -23% 158 $1,033   $55,462,178 14
Dec 31, 2010 33 $120,216 -26% 158 $761   $55,582,394 15
Jan 7, 2011 39 $72,242 -40% 95 $760   $55,654,636 16
Jan 14, 2011 54 $20,677 -71% 41 $504   $55,675,313 17

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
Dec 19, 201025136,841 136,841$1,914,406$1,914,4061
Dec 26, 201020181,930+33% 318,771$2,545,201$4,459,6072
Jan 2, 201122108,151-41% 426,922$1,621,183$6,080,7903
Jan 9, 20112264,349-41% 491,271$1,329,579$7,410,3694
Jan 16, 20111956,444-12% 547,715$1,138,639$8,549,0085
Jan 23, 20112831,117-45% 578,832$654,475$9,203,4836
Feb 20, 201115159,484 794,732$2,087,295$12,530,82810
Feb 27, 20112158,943-63% 853,675$834,503$13,365,33111

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 19, 20101843,346 43,346$960,991$960,9911
Dec 26, 201015102,639+137% 145,985$2,382,246$3,343,2372
Jan 2, 20111341,936-59% 187,921$1,127,721$4,470,9583
Jan 16, 20111818,095 220,933$532,332$5,436,1815
Feb 27, 20111125,176 284,992$534,530$6,755,95711

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