December 1st, 2012
November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month.
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All Acting Credits
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Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,711 |
$441,426,807 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) |
1,734 |
$441,426,807 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) |
3,506 |
$441,426,807 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) |
4,120 |
$494,027,731 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) |
3,191 |
$494,027,731 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) |
4,765 |
$494,027,731 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) |
3,480 |
$935,454,538 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) |
2,542 |
$935,454,538 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) |
4,180 |
$935,454,538 |
All Technical Credits
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Director Credits
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Producer Credits
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Writer Credits
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office |
37 |
$1,155,302,481 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
112 |
$1,002,428,192 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) |
569 |
$258,523,016 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office |
83 |
$887,273,830 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
173 |
$292,797,119 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office |
53 |
$1,445,296,887 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office |
81 |
$1,836,674,466 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
304 |
$612,082,758 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office |
96 |
$1,221,139,104 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
313 |
$195,998,032 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office |
46 |
$2,600,599,368 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office |
92 |
$2,839,102,658 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
381 |
$870,605,774 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office |
77 |
$2,108,412,934 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
232 |
$488,795,151 |