Season of the Witch (2011)

Season of the Witch poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,827,228Details
International Box Office $66,299,372Details
Worldwide Box Office $91,126,600
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,293,946 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,806,674 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,100,620
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Behman, a heroic Crusader, and his closest friend Felson return home after decades of fierce fighting, only to find their world destroyed by the Plague. The church elders, convinced that a girl accused of being a witch is responsible for the devastation, command the two to transport the strange girl to a remote monastery where monks will perform an ancient ritual to rid the land of her curse. They embark on a harrowing, action-filled journey that will test their strength and courage as they discover the girl’s dark secret and find themselves battling a terrifyingly powerful force that will determine the fate of the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,612,375 (42.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,816 opening theaters/2,827 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,749,992

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,365 $24,827,228
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,599 $66,299,372
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,980 $91,126,600

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: January 7th, 2011 (Wide) by Relativity
Video Release: June 28th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and disturbing content
(Rating bulletin 2103, 1/13/2010)
PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and disturbing content.
(Rating bulletin 2147, 11/17/2010)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Religious, War, Epidemic, Occult, Demons, Returning Soldiers, Possessed, Voiceover/Narration, Zombies, Sword & Sorcerer, Supernatural, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Rogue Pictures, Atlas Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 367 $6,539,502 Jan 14, 2011 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 236 $5,416,042 Jan 14, 2011 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 247 $7,692,950 Jan 14, 2011 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 7, 2011 3 $10,612,375   2,816 $3,769   $10,612,375 1
Jan 14, 2011 10 $4,606,584 -57% 2,827 $1,629   $18,104,324 2
Jan 21, 2011 12 $2,297,299 -50% 2,307 $996   $22,189,331 3
Jan 28, 2011 19 $778,183 -66% 1,110 $701   $23,710,664 4
Feb 4, 2011 28 $284,126 -63% 492 $577   $24,242,055 5
Feb 11, 2011 40 $94,222 -67% 176 $535   $24,444,997 6
Feb 18, 2011 51 $33,293 -65% 132 $252   $24,529,487 7
Feb 25, 2011 42 $102,987 +209% 171 $602   $24,648,106 8
Mar 4, 2011 48 $56,965 -45% 109 $523   $24,744,416 9
Mar 11, 2011 56 $25,799 -55% 54 $478   $24,794,249 10
Mar 18, 2011 69 $12,761 -51% 31 $412   $24,823,283 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 7, 2011 3 $3,762,152     2,816 $1,336   $3,762,152 1
Jan 8, 2011 4 $4,303,458 +14%   2,816 $1,528   $8,065,610 2
Jan 9, 2011 4 $2,546,765 -41%   2,816 $904   $10,612,375 3
Jan 10, 2011 4 $754,249 -70%   2,816 $268   $11,366,624 4
Jan 11, 2011 4 $816,934 +8%   2,816 $290   $12,183,558 5
Jan 12, 2011 7 $659,278 -19%   2,816 $234   $12,842,836 6
Jan 13, 2011 7 $654,904 -1%   2,816 $233   $13,497,740 7
Jan 14, 2011 9 $1,284,171 +96% -66% 2,827 $454   $14,781,911 8
Jan 15, 2011 10 $1,873,876 +46% -56% 2,827 $663   $16,655,787 9
Jan 16, 2011 10 $1,448,537 -23% -43% 2,827 $512   $18,104,324 10
Jan 17, 2011 12 $809,458 -44% +7% 2,827 $286   $18,913,782 11
Jan 18, 2011 9 $368,901 -54% -55% 2,827 $130   $19,282,683 12
Jan 19, 2011 9 $307,120 -17% -53% 2,827 $109   $19,589,803 13
Jan 20, 2011 9 $302,229 -2% -54% 2,827 $107   $19,892,032 14
Jan 21, 2011 12 $638,503 +111% -50% 2,307 $277   $20,530,535 15
Jan 22, 2011 12 $1,104,078 +73% -41% 2,307 $479   $21,634,613 16
Jan 23, 2011 12 $554,718 -50% -62% 2,307 $240   $22,189,331 17
Jan 24, 2011 11 $187,659 -66% -77% 2,307 $81   $22,376,990 18
Jan 25, 2011 10 $203,776 +9% -45% 2,307 $88   $22,580,766 19
Jan 26, 2011 10 $170,176 -16% -45% 2,307 $74   $22,750,942 20
Jan 27, 2011 12 $181,539 +7% -40% 2,307 $79   $22,932,481 21
Jan 28, 2011 18 $205,684 +13% -68% 1,110 $185   $23,138,165 22
Jan 29, 2011 19 $359,960 +75% -67% 1,110 $324   $23,498,125 23
Jan 30, 2011 20 $212,539 -41% -62% 1,110 $191   $23,710,664 24
Jan 31, 2011 18 $56,253 -74% -70% 1,110 $51   $23,766,917 25
Feb 1, 2011 17 $62,568 +11% -69% 1,110 $56   $23,829,485 26
Feb 2, 2011 17 $64,905 +4% -62% 1,110 $58   $23,894,390 27
Feb 3, 2011 18 $63,539 -2% -65% 1,110 $57   $23,957,929 28
Feb 4, 2011 - $78,936 +24% -62% 492 $160   $24,036,865 29
Feb 5, 2011 - $144,749 +83% -60% 492 $294   $24,181,614 30
Feb 6, 2011 - $60,441 -58% -72% 492 $123   $24,242,055 31
Feb 7, 2011 - $26,903 -55% -52% 492 $55   $24,268,958 32
Feb 8, 2011 - $27,810 +3% -56% 492 $57   $24,296,768 33
Feb 9, 2011 - $26,520 -5% -59% 492 $54   $24,323,288 34
Feb 10, 2011 - $27,487 +4% -57% 492 $56   $24,350,775 35
Feb 11, 2011 - $24,391 -11% -69% 176 $139   $24,375,166 36
Feb 12, 2011 - $43,060 +77% -70% 176 $245   $24,418,226 37
Feb 13, 2011 - $26,771 -38% -56% 176 $152   $24,444,997 38
Feb 14, 2011 - $16,751 -37% -38% 176 $95   $24,461,748 39
Feb 15, 2011 - $12,061 -28% -57% 176 $69   $24,473,809 40
Feb 16, 2011 - $9,631 -20% -64% 176 $55   $24,483,440 41
Feb 17, 2011 - $12,754 +32% -54% 176 $72   $24,496,194 42
Feb 18, 2011 - $8,530 -33% -65% 132 $65   $24,504,724 43
Feb 19, 2011 - $14,902 +75% -65% 132 $113   $24,519,626 44
Feb 20, 2011 - $9,861 -34% -63% 132 $75   $24,529,487 45
Feb 21, 2011 49 $5,717 -42% -66% 132 $43   $24,535,204 46
Feb 22, 2011 - $3,294 -42% -73% 132 $25   $24,538,498 47
Feb 23, 2011 - $3,173 -4% -67% 132 $24   $24,541,671 48
Feb 24, 2011 - $3,448 +9% -73% 132 $26   $24,545,119 49
Feb 25, 2011 - $27,538 +699% +223% 171 $161   $24,572,657 50
Feb 26, 2011 - $45,463 +65% +205% 171 $266   $24,618,120 51
Feb 27, 2011 - $29,986 -34% +204% 171 $175   $24,648,106 52
Feb 28, 2011 - $9,338 -69% +63% 171 $55   $24,657,444 53
Mar 1, 2011 - $10,586 +13% +221% 171 $62   $24,668,030 54
Mar 2, 2011 - $9,259 -13% +192% 171 $54   $24,677,289 55
Mar 3, 2011 - $10,162 +10% +195% 171 $59   $24,687,451 56
Mar 4, 2011 - $14,987 +47% -46% 109 $137   $24,702,438 57
Mar 5, 2011 - $25,395 +69% -44% 109 $233   $24,727,833 58
Mar 6, 2011 - $16,583 -35% -45% 109 $152   $24,744,416 59
Mar 7, 2011 - $5,804 -65% -38% 109 $53   $24,750,220 60
Mar 8, 2011 - $6,302 +9% -40% 109 $58   $24,756,522 61
Mar 9, 2011 - $5,680 -10% -39% 109 $52   $24,762,202 62
Mar 10, 2011 - $6,248 +10% -39% 109 $57   $24,768,450 63
Mar 11, 2011 - $6,565 +5% -56% 54 $122   $24,775,015 64
Mar 12, 2011 - $11,148 +70% -56% 54 $206   $24,786,163 65
Mar 13, 2011 - $8,086 -27% -51% 54 $150   $24,794,249 66
Mar 14, 2011 - $3,756 -54% -35% 54 $70   $24,798,005 67
Mar 15, 2011 - $4,170 +11% -34% 54 $77   $24,802,175 68
Mar 16, 2011 - $4,005 -4% -29% 54 $74   $24,806,180 69
Mar 17, 2011 - $4,342 +8% -31% 54 $80   $24,810,522 70
Mar 18, 2011 - $3,765 -13% -43% 31 $121   $24,814,287 71
Mar 19, 2011 - $5,198 +38% -53% 31 $168   $24,819,485 72
Mar 20, 2011 - $3,798 -27% -53% 31 $123   $24,823,283 73
Mar 21, 2011 - $1,206 -68% -68% 31 $39   $24,824,489 74
Mar 22, 2011 - $837 -31% -80% 31 $27   $24,825,326 75
Mar 23, 2011 - $932 +11% -77% 31 $30   $24,826,258 76
Mar 24, 2011 - $970 +4% -78% 31 $31   $24,827,228 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 7, 2011 3 $13,497,739   2,816 $4,793   $13,497,739 1
Jan 14, 2011 9 $6,394,292 -53% 2,827 $2,262   $19,892,032 2
Jan 21, 2011 12 $3,040,449 -52% 2,307 $1,318   $22,932,481 3
Jan 28, 2011 19 $1,025,448 -66% 1,110 $924   $23,957,929 4
Feb 4, 2011 28 $392,846 -62% 492 $798   $24,350,775 5
Feb 11, 2011 40 $145,419 -63% 176 $826   $24,496,194 6
Feb 18, 2011 51 $48,925 -66% 132 $371   $24,545,119 7
Feb 25, 2011 43 $142,332 +191% 171 $832   $24,687,451 8
Mar 4, 2011 47 $80,999 -43% 109 $743   $24,768,450 9
Mar 11, 2011 55 $42,072 -48% 54 $779   $24,810,522 10
Mar 18, 2011 75 $16,706 -60% 31 $539   $24,827,228 11

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
Jul 3, 20112193,028 193,028$3,113,542$3,113,5421
Jul 10, 2011463,586-67% 256,614$1,016,740$4,130,2822
Jul 17, 20112528,346-55% 284,960$481,599$4,611,8813
Jul 24, 20112724,249-14% 309,209$384,347$4,996,2284
Jul 31, 20112819,977-18% 329,186$326,624$5,322,8525
Aug 7, 20113012,332-38% 341,518$192,749$5,515,6016

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 3, 2011352,724 52,724$1,215,278$1,215,2781
Jul 10, 2011919,595-63% 72,319$450,496$1,665,7742

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Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Behmen

Supporting Cast

Ron Perlman    Felson
Stephen Campbell Moore    Debelzaq
Stephen Graham    Hagamar
Ulrich Thomsen    Eckhart
Claire Foy    The Girl
Robert Sheehan    Kay
Christopher Lee    Cardinal D'Ambroise
Kevin Rees    Dying Monk
Andrew Hefler    Jail Bailiff
Fernanda Dorogi    Old Woman (Givaudon)
Samantha Dewey-Gartner    Peasant Turk Girl
Matt Devere    Sergeant in Arms
Robert Banlaki    Livery Boy
Barna Illyes    Cardinal's Priest
Kathleen Turner    Demon Voice
Simone Kirby    Midwife
Elen Rhys    Peasant Girl
Nick Sidi    Priest
Rory MacCann    Soldier Commander
Nicola Sloane    Spinster

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dominic Sena    Director
Bragi Schut    Screenwriter
Charles Roven    Producer
Alex Gartner    Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Executive Producer
Steve Alexander    Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Alan G. Glazer    Executive Producer
Tom Karnowski    Executive Producer
Amir Mokri    Cinematographer

Contest: Reel Steal

September 30th, 2011

October starts next weekend with the release of two films, including Real Steel, which should have no trouble winning the box office, as its main competition is a political drama opening in 1,000 fewer theaters. Because it is the only saturation level release next week, and because it allows me to use a rare double-pun in the title, it is 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 Real Steel. 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 Living Will on DVD. 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 Season of the Witch on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Are Assassinated

July 19th, 2011

New releases were dead on arrival on this week's DVD sales chart. None reached the top five, while only three reached the top 30. This left Sucker Punch in top spot, but with only 105,000 units / $1.58 million units for the week giving it totals of 381,000 units / $5.71 million after two. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ring Sucker Punches New Releases

July 12th, 2011

While it's not common for a box set to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, it is also no real surprise that Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy managed to do just that, as it was clearly the biggest new release of the week. It took top spot with sales of 336,000 units, and thanks to its premium pricing, it generated $25.21 million in opening week consumer spending. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Lack Punch

July 12th, 2011

While plenty of new releases reached the top of this week's sales chart, none were exactly burning up the chart. Leading the way was Sucker Punch, but with only 275,000 units / $4.13 million during its opening week on the chart. Season of the Witch could claim a share of first place with $4.28 million in opening week sales from 265,000 units sold. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 28th, 2011

June 27th, 2011

It's a bit of a madhouse in terms of DVD and Blu-ray releases this week: Amazon.com has more than 400 listed. That said, a lot of them are catalogue titles that would barely warrant a mention during a slow week. The most intriguing first run release is Sucker Punch on Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack, but while I think it's worth picking up, it's appeal is limited enough that it is not worthy of the Pick of the Week honors. Fortunately, one of the catalogue titles is clearly Pick of the Week material. In fact, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition - Blu-ray is one of the most anticipated releases in the history of Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Season of the Witch - Updated with Blu-ray Review

June 26th, 2011

Nicolas Cage's career has been erratic for the past several years. He's made some great movies, like Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Kick Ass, but he's also made some horrendous choices in projects. Of his weaker selection of films, Season of the Witch earned some of the worst reviews of his career and struggled to make any noise during its theatrical release. Is it really this bad? Or does it have enough redeeming qualities to make it worth checking out on the home market? More...

International Box Office: Tangled Continues Earning the Green

January 20th, 2011

International numbers were a day late due to the holiday, but there were some interesting stories to report. Firstly, Tangled climbed to top spot with $16.01 million on 4187 screens, in 38 markets, for a total of $214.02 million internationally and $395.03 million worldwide. It was able to climb to the top, despite no major market openings. It did add $3.33 million on 432 screens during its second weekend in Australia. That was enough for second place in that market over the weekend, while it lifted its total there to $13.23 million. In Brazil it remained in first place with $2.69 million on 447 screens over the weekend and $12.98 million after two. Up next is the U.K., while it has yet to open in Spain, Scandinavia, and Japan and by the time its done, it could have $500 million worldwide. More...

Hornet is in the Green, But Dilemma has Problems

January 18th, 2011

2011 continues its trend of performing pretty well against 2010, if you ignore Avatar. This time last year, Avatar earned just over $40 million at the box office over the three-day weekend. This weekend 2011 was behind 2010 by just under $40 million over the same period. (You get a similar result if you look at the four-day numbers.) One could look at this as a small victory, as Avatar is such a rare commodity that it is unfair to expect the box office to compensate for that. However, there are a number of points that makes that thinking dangerous. First of all, even taking out Avatar, 2011's growth is not enough to keep pace with inflation. Secondly, without Avatar as competition, The Book of Eli probably would have earned at least a few million more, as would the rest of the box office. Thirdly, 2011 lost over the four-day weekend by a margin of $210 million to $159 million, which means there were about 7 million fewer people at theaters this weekend, which means there were 7 million fewer people seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films, and the box office can hardly afford missing out on that much free advertising. Finally, already 2011 is behind 2010 by nearly $200 million, at $798 million to $601 million, and if the conventional wisdom becomes, "2011 will be a disaster at the box office", it will take something special to overcome that negative buzz. And quite frankly, I don't see anything really special hitting theaters till the fall, and by then it will be too late. More...

Contest: Tis the Season: Winning Announcement

January 11th, 2011

The winners of our Tis the Season contest were determined and they are... More...

Box Office Can't Find Any Traction

January 10th, 2011

It was quite a depressing weekend, as almost no film in the top five topped expectations. Worst still, it wasn't expected to be a good weekend to begin with. This left the overall box office down just over 30% from last weekend to $112 million. More importantly, that was nearly 30% less than the same weekend last year. If you want to really search for good news, you could point to the fact that if you take out Avatar out of the equation, then 2011 would have beaten 2010 over the weekend, but even here the margin of victory would have been lower than the ticket price inflation. It is way too early to judge how well 2011 will do compared to 2010, but so far it is 23% off of last year's pace at $281 million to $365 million. I expect that gap will grow in terms of raw dollars, but by the time Memorial Day rolls around, 2011 could start rattling off some wins. More...

Weekend Estimates: True Grit Tops Chart in Third Outing

January 9th, 2011

The post-Holiday hangover at the box office began in earnest this weekend, with the week's new wide release, Season of the Witch, and wide expansion, Country Strong both unable to gain much traction, allowing holdovers to dominate the chart. True Grit will end the weekend on top with an estimated $15 million, according to Paramount, and a running total of $110 million. Little Fockers will finish second with about $13.8 million, per Universal's estimates. 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...

2011 Preview: January

January 1st, 2011

Well, 2010 is over and while it started amazingly, it ended on a real down note. I'm not saying December was a disaster. ... Actually I am. There were only ten wide releases, and of those, eight missed expectations, some by very wide margins. Despite having a $200 million lead going into the month, 2010 still managed to lose out to 2009. The bad news continues in 2011, as Avatar made $300 million during January alone. With no strong holdovers to help power the box office, and only one or two potential solid hits among the new releases, 2011 will likely get off to a very weak start. More...

Contest: Tis the Season

December 30th, 2010

Just one wide release next week, Season of the Witch, and as such it's the obvious choice for 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 Season of the Witch. 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 Jersey Shore: Season Two on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win the Heart Burned collection from GIANTmicrobes. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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Synopsis

Behman, a heroic Crusader, and his closest friend Felson return home after decades of fierce fighting, only to find their world destroyed by the Plague. The church elders, convinced that a girl accused of being a witch is responsible for the devastation, command the two to transport the strange girl to a remote monastery where monks will perform an ancient ritual to rid the land of her curse. They embark on a harrowing, action-filled journey that will test their strength and courage as they discover the girl’s dark secret and find themselves battling a terrifyingly powerful force that will determine the fate of the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,612,375 (42.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,816 opening theaters/2,827 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,749,992

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,365 $24,827,228
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,599 $66,299,372
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,980 $91,126,600

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


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Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 7th, 2011 (Wide) by Relativity
Video Release: June 28th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and disturbing content
(Rating bulletin 2103, 1/13/2010)
PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and disturbing content.
(Rating bulletin 2147, 11/17/2010)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Shut In
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Keywords: Religious, War, Epidemic, Occult, Demons, Returning Soldiers, Possessed, Voiceover/Narration, Zombies, Sword & Sorcerer, Supernatural, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Rogue Pictures, Atlas Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 367 $6,539,502 Jan 14, 2011 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 236 $5,416,042 Jan 14, 2011 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 247 $7,692,950 Jan 14, 2011 10

Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Behmen

Supporting Cast

Ron Perlman    Felson
Stephen Campbell Moore    Debelzaq
Stephen Graham    Hagamar
Ulrich Thomsen    Eckhart
Claire Foy    The Girl
Robert Sheehan    Kay
Christopher Lee    Cardinal D'Ambroise
Kevin Rees    Dying Monk
Andrew Hefler    Jail Bailiff
Fernanda Dorogi    Old Woman (Givaudon)
Samantha Dewey-Gartner    Peasant Turk Girl
Matt Devere    Sergeant in Arms
Robert Banlaki    Livery Boy
Barna Illyes    Cardinal's Priest
Kathleen Turner    Demon Voice
Simone Kirby    Midwife
Elen Rhys    Peasant Girl
Nick Sidi    Priest
Rory MacCann    Soldier Commander
Nicola Sloane    Spinster

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dominic Sena    Director
Bragi Schut    Screenwriter
Charles Roven    Producer
Alex Gartner    Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Executive Producer
Steve Alexander    Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Alan G. Glazer    Executive Producer
Tom Karnowski    Executive Producer
Amir Mokri    Cinematographer

Contest: Reel Steal

September 30th, 2011

October starts next weekend with the release of two films, including Real Steel, which should have no trouble winning the box office, as its main competition is a political drama opening in 1,000 fewer theaters. Because it is the only saturation level release next week, and because it allows me to use a rare double-pun in the title, it is 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 Real Steel. 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 Living Will on DVD. 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 Season of the Witch on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Are Assassinated

July 19th, 2011

New releases were dead on arrival on this week's DVD sales chart. None reached the top five, while only three reached the top 30. This left Sucker Punch in top spot, but with only 105,000 units / $1.58 million units for the week giving it totals of 381,000 units / $5.71 million after two. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ring Sucker Punches New Releases

July 12th, 2011

While it's not common for a box set to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, it is also no real surprise that Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy managed to do just that, as it was clearly the biggest new release of the week. It took top spot with sales of 336,000 units, and thanks to its premium pricing, it generated $25.21 million in opening week consumer spending. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Lack Punch

July 12th, 2011

While plenty of new releases reached the top of this week's sales chart, none were exactly burning up the chart. Leading the way was Sucker Punch, but with only 275,000 units / $4.13 million during its opening week on the chart. Season of the Witch could claim a share of first place with $4.28 million in opening week sales from 265,000 units sold. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 28th, 2011

June 27th, 2011

It's a bit of a madhouse in terms of DVD and Blu-ray releases this week: Amazon.com has more than 400 listed. That said, a lot of them are catalogue titles that would barely warrant a mention during a slow week. The most intriguing first run release is Sucker Punch on Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack, but while I think it's worth picking up, it's appeal is limited enough that it is not worthy of the Pick of the Week honors. Fortunately, one of the catalogue titles is clearly Pick of the Week material. In fact, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition - Blu-ray is one of the most anticipated releases in the history of Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Season of the Witch - Updated with Blu-ray Review

June 26th, 2011

Nicolas Cage's career has been erratic for the past several years. He's made some great movies, like Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Kick Ass, but he's also made some horrendous choices in projects. Of his weaker selection of films, Season of the Witch earned some of the worst reviews of his career and struggled to make any noise during its theatrical release. Is it really this bad? Or does it have enough redeeming qualities to make it worth checking out on the home market? More...

International Box Office: Tangled Continues Earning the Green

January 20th, 2011

International numbers were a day late due to the holiday, but there were some interesting stories to report. Firstly, Tangled climbed to top spot with $16.01 million on 4187 screens, in 38 markets, for a total of $214.02 million internationally and $395.03 million worldwide. It was able to climb to the top, despite no major market openings. It did add $3.33 million on 432 screens during its second weekend in Australia. That was enough for second place in that market over the weekend, while it lifted its total there to $13.23 million. In Brazil it remained in first place with $2.69 million on 447 screens over the weekend and $12.98 million after two. Up next is the U.K., while it has yet to open in Spain, Scandinavia, and Japan and by the time its done, it could have $500 million worldwide. More...

Hornet is in the Green, But Dilemma has Problems

January 18th, 2011

2011 continues its trend of performing pretty well against 2010, if you ignore Avatar. This time last year, Avatar earned just over $40 million at the box office over the three-day weekend. This weekend 2011 was behind 2010 by just under $40 million over the same period. (You get a similar result if you look at the four-day numbers.) One could look at this as a small victory, as Avatar is such a rare commodity that it is unfair to expect the box office to compensate for that. However, there are a number of points that makes that thinking dangerous. First of all, even taking out Avatar, 2011's growth is not enough to keep pace with inflation. Secondly, without Avatar as competition, The Book of Eli probably would have earned at least a few million more, as would the rest of the box office. Thirdly, 2011 lost over the four-day weekend by a margin of $210 million to $159 million, which means there were about 7 million fewer people at theaters this weekend, which means there were 7 million fewer people seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films, and the box office can hardly afford missing out on that much free advertising. Finally, already 2011 is behind 2010 by nearly $200 million, at $798 million to $601 million, and if the conventional wisdom becomes, "2011 will be a disaster at the box office", it will take something special to overcome that negative buzz. And quite frankly, I don't see anything really special hitting theaters till the fall, and by then it will be too late. More...

Contest: Tis the Season: Winning Announcement

January 11th, 2011

The winners of our Tis the Season contest were determined and they are... More...

Box Office Can't Find Any Traction

January 10th, 2011

It was quite a depressing weekend, as almost no film in the top five topped expectations. Worst still, it wasn't expected to be a good weekend to begin with. This left the overall box office down just over 30% from last weekend to $112 million. More importantly, that was nearly 30% less than the same weekend last year. If you want to really search for good news, you could point to the fact that if you take out Avatar out of the equation, then 2011 would have beaten 2010 over the weekend, but even here the margin of victory would have been lower than the ticket price inflation. It is way too early to judge how well 2011 will do compared to 2010, but so far it is 23% off of last year's pace at $281 million to $365 million. I expect that gap will grow in terms of raw dollars, but by the time Memorial Day rolls around, 2011 could start rattling off some wins. More...

Weekend Estimates: True Grit Tops Chart in Third Outing

January 9th, 2011

The post-Holiday hangover at the box office began in earnest this weekend, with the week's new wide release, Season of the Witch, and wide expansion, Country Strong both unable to gain much traction, allowing holdovers to dominate the chart. True Grit will end the weekend on top with an estimated $15 million, according to Paramount, and a running total of $110 million. Little Fockers will finish second with about $13.8 million, per Universal's estimates. 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...

2011 Preview: January

January 1st, 2011

Well, 2010 is over and while it started amazingly, it ended on a real down note. I'm not saying December was a disaster. ... Actually I am. There were only ten wide releases, and of those, eight missed expectations, some by very wide margins. Despite having a $200 million lead going into the month, 2010 still managed to lose out to 2009. The bad news continues in 2011, as Avatar made $300 million during January alone. With no strong holdovers to help power the box office, and only one or two potential solid hits among the new releases, 2011 will likely get off to a very weak start. More...

Contest: Tis the Season

December 30th, 2010

Just one wide release next week, Season of the Witch, and as such it's the obvious choice for 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 Season of the Witch. 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 Jersey Shore: Season Two on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win the Heart Burned collection from GIANTmicrobes. 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
Jan 7, 2011 3 $10,612,375   2,816 $3,769   $10,612,375 1
Jan 14, 2011 10 $4,606,584 -57% 2,827 $1,629   $18,104,324 2
Jan 21, 2011 12 $2,297,299 -50% 2,307 $996   $22,189,331 3
Jan 28, 2011 19 $778,183 -66% 1,110 $701   $23,710,664 4
Feb 4, 2011 28 $284,126 -63% 492 $577   $24,242,055 5
Feb 11, 2011 40 $94,222 -67% 176 $535   $24,444,997 6
Feb 18, 2011 51 $33,293 -65% 132 $252   $24,529,487 7
Feb 25, 2011 42 $102,987 +209% 171 $602   $24,648,106 8
Mar 4, 2011 48 $56,965 -45% 109 $523   $24,744,416 9
Mar 11, 2011 56 $25,799 -55% 54 $478   $24,794,249 10
Mar 18, 2011 69 $12,761 -51% 31 $412   $24,823,283 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 7, 2011 3 $3,762,152     2,816 $1,336   $3,762,152 1
Jan 8, 2011 4 $4,303,458 +14%   2,816 $1,528   $8,065,610 2
Jan 9, 2011 4 $2,546,765 -41%   2,816 $904   $10,612,375 3
Jan 10, 2011 4 $754,249 -70%   2,816 $268   $11,366,624 4
Jan 11, 2011 4 $816,934 +8%   2,816 $290   $12,183,558 5
Jan 12, 2011 7 $659,278 -19%   2,816 $234   $12,842,836 6
Jan 13, 2011 7 $654,904 -1%   2,816 $233   $13,497,740 7
Jan 14, 2011 9 $1,284,171 +96% -66% 2,827 $454   $14,781,911 8
Jan 15, 2011 10 $1,873,876 +46% -56% 2,827 $663   $16,655,787 9
Jan 16, 2011 10 $1,448,537 -23% -43% 2,827 $512   $18,104,324 10
Jan 17, 2011 12 $809,458 -44% +7% 2,827 $286   $18,913,782 11
Jan 18, 2011 9 $368,901 -54% -55% 2,827 $130   $19,282,683 12
Jan 19, 2011 9 $307,120 -17% -53% 2,827 $109   $19,589,803 13
Jan 20, 2011 9 $302,229 -2% -54% 2,827 $107   $19,892,032 14
Jan 21, 2011 12 $638,503 +111% -50% 2,307 $277   $20,530,535 15
Jan 22, 2011 12 $1,104,078 +73% -41% 2,307 $479   $21,634,613 16
Jan 23, 2011 12 $554,718 -50% -62% 2,307 $240   $22,189,331 17
Jan 24, 2011 11 $187,659 -66% -77% 2,307 $81   $22,376,990 18
Jan 25, 2011 10 $203,776 +9% -45% 2,307 $88   $22,580,766 19
Jan 26, 2011 10 $170,176 -16% -45% 2,307 $74   $22,750,942 20
Jan 27, 2011 12 $181,539 +7% -40% 2,307 $79   $22,932,481 21
Jan 28, 2011 18 $205,684 +13% -68% 1,110 $185   $23,138,165 22
Jan 29, 2011 19 $359,960 +75% -67% 1,110 $324   $23,498,125 23
Jan 30, 2011 20 $212,539 -41% -62% 1,110 $191   $23,710,664 24
Jan 31, 2011 18 $56,253 -74% -70% 1,110 $51   $23,766,917 25
Feb 1, 2011 17 $62,568 +11% -69% 1,110 $56   $23,829,485 26
Feb 2, 2011 17 $64,905 +4% -62% 1,110 $58   $23,894,390 27
Feb 3, 2011 18 $63,539 -2% -65% 1,110 $57   $23,957,929 28
Feb 4, 2011 - $78,936 +24% -62% 492 $160   $24,036,865 29
Feb 5, 2011 - $144,749 +83% -60% 492 $294   $24,181,614 30
Feb 6, 2011 - $60,441 -58% -72% 492 $123   $24,242,055 31
Feb 7, 2011 - $26,903 -55% -52% 492 $55   $24,268,958 32
Feb 8, 2011 - $27,810 +3% -56% 492 $57   $24,296,768 33
Feb 9, 2011 - $26,520 -5% -59% 492 $54   $24,323,288 34
Feb 10, 2011 - $27,487 +4% -57% 492 $56   $24,350,775 35
Feb 11, 2011 - $24,391 -11% -69% 176 $139   $24,375,166 36
Feb 12, 2011 - $43,060 +77% -70% 176 $245   $24,418,226 37
Feb 13, 2011 - $26,771 -38% -56% 176 $152   $24,444,997 38
Feb 14, 2011 - $16,751 -37% -38% 176 $95   $24,461,748 39
Feb 15, 2011 - $12,061 -28% -57% 176 $69   $24,473,809 40
Feb 16, 2011 - $9,631 -20% -64% 176 $55   $24,483,440 41
Feb 17, 2011 - $12,754 +32% -54% 176 $72   $24,496,194 42
Feb 18, 2011 - $8,530 -33% -65% 132 $65   $24,504,724 43
Feb 19, 2011 - $14,902 +75% -65% 132 $113   $24,519,626 44
Feb 20, 2011 - $9,861 -34% -63% 132 $75   $24,529,487 45
Feb 21, 2011 49 $5,717 -42% -66% 132 $43   $24,535,204 46
Feb 22, 2011 - $3,294 -42% -73% 132 $25   $24,538,498 47
Feb 23, 2011 - $3,173 -4% -67% 132 $24   $24,541,671 48
Feb 24, 2011 - $3,448 +9% -73% 132 $26   $24,545,119 49
Feb 25, 2011 - $27,538 +699% +223% 171 $161   $24,572,657 50
Feb 26, 2011 - $45,463 +65% +205% 171 $266   $24,618,120 51
Feb 27, 2011 - $29,986 -34% +204% 171 $175   $24,648,106 52
Feb 28, 2011 - $9,338 -69% +63% 171 $55   $24,657,444 53
Mar 1, 2011 - $10,586 +13% +221% 171 $62   $24,668,030 54
Mar 2, 2011 - $9,259 -13% +192% 171 $54   $24,677,289 55
Mar 3, 2011 - $10,162 +10% +195% 171 $59   $24,687,451 56
Mar 4, 2011 - $14,987 +47% -46% 109 $137   $24,702,438 57
Mar 5, 2011 - $25,395 +69% -44% 109 $233   $24,727,833 58
Mar 6, 2011 - $16,583 -35% -45% 109 $152   $24,744,416 59
Mar 7, 2011 - $5,804 -65% -38% 109 $53   $24,750,220 60
Mar 8, 2011 - $6,302 +9% -40% 109 $58   $24,756,522 61
Mar 9, 2011 - $5,680 -10% -39% 109 $52   $24,762,202 62
Mar 10, 2011 - $6,248 +10% -39% 109 $57   $24,768,450 63
Mar 11, 2011 - $6,565 +5% -56% 54 $122   $24,775,015 64
Mar 12, 2011 - $11,148 +70% -56% 54 $206   $24,786,163 65
Mar 13, 2011 - $8,086 -27% -51% 54 $150   $24,794,249 66
Mar 14, 2011 - $3,756 -54% -35% 54 $70   $24,798,005 67
Mar 15, 2011 - $4,170 +11% -34% 54 $77   $24,802,175 68
Mar 16, 2011 - $4,005 -4% -29% 54 $74   $24,806,180 69
Mar 17, 2011 - $4,342 +8% -31% 54 $80   $24,810,522 70
Mar 18, 2011 - $3,765 -13% -43% 31 $121   $24,814,287 71
Mar 19, 2011 - $5,198 +38% -53% 31 $168   $24,819,485 72
Mar 20, 2011 - $3,798 -27% -53% 31 $123   $24,823,283 73
Mar 21, 2011 - $1,206 -68% -68% 31 $39   $24,824,489 74
Mar 22, 2011 - $837 -31% -80% 31 $27   $24,825,326 75
Mar 23, 2011 - $932 +11% -77% 31 $30   $24,826,258 76
Mar 24, 2011 - $970 +4% -78% 31 $31   $24,827,228 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 7, 2011 3 $13,497,739   2,816 $4,793   $13,497,739 1
Jan 14, 2011 9 $6,394,292 -53% 2,827 $2,262   $19,892,032 2
Jan 21, 2011 12 $3,040,449 -52% 2,307 $1,318   $22,932,481 3
Jan 28, 2011 19 $1,025,448 -66% 1,110 $924   $23,957,929 4
Feb 4, 2011 28 $392,846 -62% 492 $798   $24,350,775 5
Feb 11, 2011 40 $145,419 -63% 176 $826   $24,496,194 6
Feb 18, 2011 51 $48,925 -66% 132 $371   $24,545,119 7
Feb 25, 2011 43 $142,332 +191% 171 $832   $24,687,451 8
Mar 4, 2011 47 $80,999 -43% 109 $743   $24,768,450 9
Mar 11, 2011 55 $42,072 -48% 54 $779   $24,810,522 10
Mar 18, 2011 75 $16,706 -60% 31 $539   $24,827,228 11

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
Jul 3, 20112193,028 193,028$3,113,542$3,113,5421
Jul 10, 2011463,586-67% 256,614$1,016,740$4,130,2822
Jul 17, 20112528,346-55% 284,960$481,599$4,611,8813
Jul 24, 20112724,249-14% 309,209$384,347$4,996,2284
Jul 31, 20112819,977-18% 329,186$326,624$5,322,8525
Aug 7, 20113012,332-38% 341,518$192,749$5,515,6016

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 3, 2011352,724 52,724$1,215,278$1,215,2781
Jul 10, 2011919,595-63% 72,319$450,496$1,665,7742

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