The Darkest Hour (2011)

The Darkest Hour poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,443,494Details
International Box Office $43,183,292Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,626,786
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,473,720 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,968,846 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,442,566
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,993,519 (14.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$34,800,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,324 opening theaters/2,327 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,107,606

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,697 $21,443,494
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,239 $43,183,292
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,608 $64,626,786

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2011 (Wide) by Summit Entertainment
International Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Venezuela)
Video Release: April 10th, 2012 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2169, 4/27/2011)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Looper
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Action Horror, Set in Russia, Entrepreneur, Betrayal, Scene in End Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, Summit Entertainment, New Regency, Bazelevs Company, Jacobson Company
Production Countries: Russian Federation, United States
Languages: English, Russian

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 436 $5,769,739 Dec 30, 2011 8
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 121 $2,993,519 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 127 $4,148,648 Dec 23, 2011 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 9 $2,993,519   2,324 $1,288   $2,993,519 1
Dec 30, 2011 9 $4,163,241 +39% 2,327 $1,789   $13,137,963 2
Jan 6, 2012 10 $3,124,316 -25% 2,163 $1,444   $18,690,605 3
Jan 13, 2012 16 $1,079,299 -65% 1,182 $913   $20,528,473 4
Jan 20, 2012 30 $183,036 -83% 301 $608   $21,074,627 5
Jan 27, 2012 47 $42,767 -77% 87 $492   $21,171,248 6
Feb 3, 2012 52 $19,554 -54% 39 $501   $21,203,764 7
Feb 10, 2012 75 $6,880 -65% 18 $382   $21,217,489 8
Feb 17, 2012 45 $98,691 +1,334% 113 $873   $21,319,696 9
Feb 24, 2012 50 $65,568 -34% 94 $698   $21,426,805 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2011 8 $2,993,519     2,324 $1,288   $2,993,519 1
Dec 26, 2011 8 $2,068,960 -31%   2,324 $890   $5,062,479 2
Dec 27, 2011 9 $1,461,990 -29%   2,324 $629   $6,524,469 3
Dec 28, 2011 9 $1,242,087 -15%   2,324 $534   $7,766,556 4
Dec 29, 2011 9 $1,208,166 -3%   2,324 $520   $8,974,722 5
Dec 30, 2011 9 $1,656,459 +37%   2,327 $712   $10,631,181 6
Dec 31, 2011 10 $1,041,303 -37%   2,327 $447   $11,672,484 7
Jan 1, 2012 9 $1,465,479 +41% -51% 2,327 $630   $13,137,963 8
Jan 2, 2012 9 $1,077,671 -26% -48% 2,327 $463   $14,215,634 9
Jan 3, 2012 9 $587,176 -46% -60% 2,327 $252   $14,802,810 10
Jan 4, 2012 9 $406,926 -31% -67% 2,327 $175   $15,209,736 11
Jan 5, 2012 9 $356,553 -12% -70% 2,327 $153   $15,566,289 12
Jan 6, 2012 11 $1,070,660 +200% -35% 2,163 $495   $16,636,949 13
Jan 7, 2012 11 $1,393,600 +30% +34% 2,163 $644   $18,030,549 14
Jan 8, 2012 10 $660,056 -53% -55% 2,163 $305   $18,690,605 15
Jan 9, 2012 11 $186,360 -72% -83% 2,163 $86   $18,876,965 16
Jan 10, 2012 12 $216,582 +16% -63% 2,163 $100   $19,093,547 17
Jan 11, 2012 12 $181,470 -16% -55% 2,163 $84   $19,275,017 18
Jan 12, 2012 12 $174,157 -4% -51% 2,163 $81   $19,449,174 19
Jan 13, 2012 - $305,381 +75% -71% 1,182 $258   $19,754,555 20
Jan 14, 2012 - $447,674 +47% -68% 1,182 $379   $20,202,229 21
Jan 15, 2012 - $326,244 -27% -51% 1,182 $276   $20,528,473 22
Jan 16, 2012 - $185,550 -43% n/c 1,182 $157   $20,714,023 23
Jan 17, 2012 - $62,900 -66% -71% 1,182 $53   $20,776,923 24
Jan 18, 2012 - $58,239 -7% -68% 1,182 $49   $20,835,162 25
Jan 19, 2012 - $56,429 -3% -68% 1,182 $48   $20,891,591 26
Jan 20, 2012 - $51,652 -8% -83% 301 $172   $20,943,243 27
Jan 21, 2012 - $89,211 +73% -80% 301 $296   $21,032,454 28
Jan 22, 2012 - $42,173 -53% -87% 301 $140   $21,074,627 29
Jan 23, 2012 - $13,405 -68% -93% 301 $45   $21,088,032 30
Jan 24, 2012 - $13,722 +2% -78% 301 $46   $21,101,754 31
Jan 25, 2012 - $13,334 -3% -77% 301 $44   $21,115,088 32
Jan 26, 2012 - $13,393 n/c -76% 301 $44   $21,128,481 33
Jan 27, 2012 - $11,873 -11% -77% 87 $136   $21,140,354 34
Jan 28, 2012 - $21,071 +77% -76% 87 $242   $21,161,425 35
Jan 29, 2012 - $9,823 -53% -77% 87 $113   $21,171,248 36
Jan 30, 2012 - $2,752 -72% -79% 87 $32   $21,174,000 37
Jan 31, 2012 - $3,749 +36% -73% 87 $43   $21,177,749 38
Feb 1, 2012 - $3,066 -18% -77% 87 $35   $21,180,815 39
Feb 2, 2012 - $3,395 +11% -75% 87 $39   $21,184,210 40
Feb 3, 2012 - $5,689 +68% -52% 39 $146   $21,189,899 41
Feb 4, 2012 - $10,159 +79% -52% 39 $260   $21,200,058 42
Feb 5, 2012 - $3,706 -64% -62% 39 $95   $21,203,764 43
Feb 6, 2012 - $1,606 -57% -42% 39 $41   $21,205,370 44
Feb 7, 2012 - $2,048 +28% -45% 39 $53   $21,207,418 45
Feb 8, 2012 - $1,635 -20% -47% 39 $42   $21,209,053 46
Feb 9, 2012 - $1,556 -5% -54% 39 $40   $21,210,609 47
Feb 10, 2012 - $1,907 +23% -66% 18 $106   $21,212,516 48
Feb 11, 2012 - $2,944 +54% -71% 18 $164   $21,215,460 49
Feb 12, 2012 - $2,029 -31% -45% 18 $113   $21,217,489 50
Feb 13, 2012 - $582 -71% -64% 18 $32   $21,218,071 51
Feb 14, 2012 - $1,360 +134% -34% 18 $76   $21,219,431 52
Feb 15, 2012 - $744 -45% -54% 18 $41   $21,220,175 53
Feb 16, 2012 - $830 +12% -47% 18 $46   $21,221,005 54
Feb 17, 2012 - $24,620 +2,866% +1,191% 113 $218   $21,245,625 55
Feb 18, 2012 - $41,466 +68% +1,308% 113 $367   $21,287,091 56
Feb 19, 2012 - $32,605 -21% +1,507% 113 $289   $21,319,696 57
Feb 20, 2012 - $17,255 -47% +2,865% 113 $153   $21,336,951 58
Feb 21, 2012 - $9,033 -48% +564% 113 $80   $21,345,984 59
Feb 22, 2012 - $7,905 -12% +963% 113 $70   $21,353,889 60
Feb 23, 2012 - $7,348 -7% +785% 113 $65   $21,361,237 61
Feb 24, 2012 - $17,439 +137% -29% 94 $186   $21,378,676 62
Feb 25, 2012 - $29,936 +72% -28% 94 $318   $21,408,612 63
Feb 26, 2012 - $18,193 -39% -44% 94 $194   $21,426,805 64
Feb 27, 2012 - $4,867 -73% -72% 94 $52   $21,431,672 65
Feb 28, 2012 - $5,259 +8% -42% 94 $56   $21,436,931 66
Feb 29, 2012 - $4,713 -10% -40% 94 $50   $21,441,644 67
Mar 1, 2012 - $1,850 -61% -75% 94 $20   $21,443,494 68

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 9 $8,974,722   2,324 $3,862   $8,974,722 1
Dec 30, 2011 9 $6,591,567 -27% 2,327 $2,833   $15,566,289 2
Jan 6, 2012 11 $3,882,885 -41% 2,163 $1,795   $19,449,174 3
Jan 13, 2012 17 $1,442,417 -63% 1,182 $1,220   $20,891,591 4
Jan 20, 2012 31 $236,890 -84% 301 $787   $21,128,481 5
Jan 27, 2012 45 $55,729 -76% 87 $641   $21,184,210 6
Feb 3, 2012 53 $26,399 -53% 39 $677   $21,210,609 7
Feb 10, 2012 72 $10,396 -61% 18 $578   $21,221,005 8
Feb 17, 2012 47 $140,232 +1,249% 113 $1,241   $21,361,237 9
Feb 24, 2012 49 $82,257 -41% 94 $875   $21,443,494 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Venezuela 4/20/2012 $0 0 30 43 $739,289 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $42,444,003
 
International Total$43,183,292 12/10/2015

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
Apr 15, 20125139,004 139,004$2,083,670$2,083,6701
Apr 22, 2012766,686-52% 205,690$999,623$3,083,2932
Apr 29, 20122128,838-57% 234,528$446,701$3,529,9943
May 6, 20122521,688-25% 256,216$356,768$3,886,7624

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 15, 2012192,921 92,921$1,828,515$1,828,5151
Apr 22, 2012621,467-77% 114,388$480,215$2,308,7302
Apr 29, 20121111,194-48% 125,582$252,316$2,561,0463

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Lead Ensemble Members

Emile Hirsch    Sean
Olivia Thirlby    Natalie
Max Minghella    Ben
Rachael Taylor    Anne
Joel Kinnaman    Skyler

Supporting Cast

Gosha Kutsenko    Matvei
Dato Bakhtadze    Sergei
Veronika Vernaskaya    Vika
Artur Smolyaninov    Yuri
Anna Roudakova    Tess

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Gorak    Director
Jon Spaihts    Screenwriter
Leslie Bohem    Story Creator
M.T. Ahern    Story Creator
Jon Spaihts    Story Creator
Tom Jacobson    Producer
Timur Bekmambetov    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Monnie Wills    Executive Producer
Scott Kevan    Director of Photography
Valeri Viktorov    Production Designer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Fernando Villena    Editor
Tyler Bates    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Anastasia Brown    Music Supervisor
Varya Avdyushko    Costume Designer
K.C. Colwell    First Assistant Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Our Darkest Hour

April 25th, 2012

This literally could turn out to be the worst week of the year on the Blu-ray sales chart. The best-selling new release was The Darkest Hour, which only managed 158,000 units / $3.17 million. The only good news is the film's opening week Blu-ray share, which was an impressive 54%. More...

DVD Sales: Iron Has Soft Start on DVD

April 25th, 2012

It was a bad week for DVD, which is common at this time of year. The Iron Lady was the best of the new releases, but it only managed second place. War Horse climbed into top spot with 244,000 units / $4.67 million over the week for totals of 830,000 units / $14.62 million after two. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 10th, 2012

April 10th, 2012

It is a really slow week on the home market. The biggest theatrical release coming out is The Iron Lady. The film did extremely well for a limited release, but that's not saying a whole lot. The only other wide release is The Darkest Hour, but that film bombed quite badly, so it likely won't have much of an impact on the home market. As for the best of the best, A Trip to the Moon Blu-ray is at the top of the list and is the Pick of the Week. There are a couple runner-ups, namely Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous on DVD and Into the Abyss on Blu-ray More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Year, Same Old Results

January 3rd, 2012

2011 ends and 2012 begins, but the new beginnings didn't change. The overall box office rose to $155 million over the weekend, $200 million if you include Monday. This is higher than last weekend, but since Christmas landed on the weekend, this was to be expected. It is troubling that for the three-day portion of the weekend, the box office was 3% lower than last year, which is weaker than expected. 2011 ended with $10.22 billion, which was 3% lower than 2010. Attendance was down 4%, meaning the year had the lowest tickets sales since 1995. We can only hope the next 52 weeks are better than the last 52 weeks were. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ring in the New Year with Auld Films

December 29th, 2011

The New Year's Eve weekend is one of the most prosperous at the box office, but it also usually has no wide releases. This is the case this year, for the most part. War Horse and The Darkest Hour will have their first full weekends at the box office, but that's as close as we have to a new release. This means it is unlikely there will be many major changes in the ranking of the top five films and Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol has a clear shot at first place. Also, because Christmas Eve fell on Saturday, we should see strong growth across the board. Anything less than double-digit growth by any film will be considered a disappointment. This means we could actually end 2011 on a winning note compared to 2010. It wouldn't be enough to make a difference in the big picture, but a win is a win. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ethereal Results

December 27th, 2011

Due to the placement of Christmas Day, we are still dealing with mostly studio estimates for weekend numbers. However, while we wait for the final numbers, we can look at some of these early results and compare them to expectations and in some cases use them predict how these films will end their theatrical runs. (In some cases, there's not enough information to guess where it will go in the future.) As for the overall box office numbers, we don't know if the final tally will be higher or lower than last year, but I'm not optimistic. More...

Christmas Weekend Estimates: Mission Impossible Wins Yuletide Race

December 26th, 2011

A mess of Wednesday, Friday and Sunday openings makes for a somewhat confusing picture at the box office over Christmas weekend, but Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol came out the clear-cut winner according to studio estimates released on Sunday and Monday. Its weekend haul of approximately $29.5 million left it $9 million clear of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which is the only other movie that can claim to be really strong at the box office at this point in time. More...

Weekend Predictions: Six Days of Christmas

December 21st, 2011

This year Christmas is a mess, when it comes to the box office. There are six films opening or expanding wide spread over six days. This includes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was bumped up at the last minute and opened on Tuesday. At the other end of the time frame, War Horse and The Darkest Hour don't open till Sunday. The number of films virtually guarantees at least two will struggle at the box office, but hopefully by spreading out the releases, moviegoers will be able to spread their daily movie contact among the new releases. That is if people will bother going to the movies. The longer the slump continues, the more likely it is due to a systemic issue. When people stop going to the movies, they don't see as many trailers and posters for upcoming releases and they are less excited about upcoming releases and, therefore, they are less likely to see movies in the future. It's a vicious cycle. Last year wasn't a great weekend at the box office, because Christmas Eve, which is a dead zone at the box office, landed on a Friday. This year it lands on a Saturday, so it could be even worse. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

Well... game over. At the beginning of November, 2011's total box office was $340 million behind 2010's pace. We needed that gap to be closed significantly by the end of the month, but it actually grew wider. So now that there's virtually no chance that 2011 will avoid a year-over-year decline at the box office, not unless there's a surprise Avatar coming out this month. But is there at least some hope for the next four weeks? Last December six films reach $100 million, including one that opened in limited release and expanded wide, but none reached $200 million. This year, four are practically sure bets at $100 million, including one or two that could reach $200 million. Plus, there are four others that should make between $75 million and $100 million. I doubt all of them will reach the century mark, but if one did, it wouldn't be a shock. Then there's a couple of limited releases that should expand wide and, maybe, if one of them becomes the big play during Awards Season, it could reach $100 million as well. Even if every film beat expectations, 2011 won't come out ahead. But maybe if enough do, we can at least end the year on a high note. Unfortunately it has come down to that. Instead of talking about the box office record being broken, we are hoping 2011 doesn't end on yet another sour note. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,993,519 (14.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$34,800,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,324 opening theaters/2,327 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,107,606

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,697 $21,443,494
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,239 $43,183,292
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,608 $64,626,786

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2011 (Wide) by Summit Entertainment
International Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Venezuela)
Video Release: April 10th, 2012 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2169, 4/27/2011)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Looper
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Action Horror, Set in Russia, Entrepreneur, Betrayal, Scene in End Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, Summit Entertainment, New Regency, Bazelevs Company, Jacobson Company
Production Countries: Russian Federation, United States
Languages: English, Russian

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 436 $5,769,739 Dec 30, 2011 8
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 121 $2,993,519 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 127 $4,148,648 Dec 23, 2011 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Emile Hirsch    Sean
Olivia Thirlby    Natalie
Max Minghella    Ben
Rachael Taylor    Anne
Joel Kinnaman    Skyler

Supporting Cast

Gosha Kutsenko    Matvei
Dato Bakhtadze    Sergei
Veronika Vernaskaya    Vika
Artur Smolyaninov    Yuri
Anna Roudakova    Tess

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Gorak    Director
Jon Spaihts    Screenwriter
Leslie Bohem    Story Creator
M.T. Ahern    Story Creator
Jon Spaihts    Story Creator
Tom Jacobson    Producer
Timur Bekmambetov    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Monnie Wills    Executive Producer
Scott Kevan    Director of Photography
Valeri Viktorov    Production Designer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Fernando Villena    Editor
Tyler Bates    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Anastasia Brown    Music Supervisor
Varya Avdyushko    Costume Designer
K.C. Colwell    First Assistant Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Our Darkest Hour

April 25th, 2012

This literally could turn out to be the worst week of the year on the Blu-ray sales chart. The best-selling new release was The Darkest Hour, which only managed 158,000 units / $3.17 million. The only good news is the film's opening week Blu-ray share, which was an impressive 54%. More...

DVD Sales: Iron Has Soft Start on DVD

April 25th, 2012

It was a bad week for DVD, which is common at this time of year. The Iron Lady was the best of the new releases, but it only managed second place. War Horse climbed into top spot with 244,000 units / $4.67 million over the week for totals of 830,000 units / $14.62 million after two. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 10th, 2012

April 10th, 2012

It is a really slow week on the home market. The biggest theatrical release coming out is The Iron Lady. The film did extremely well for a limited release, but that's not saying a whole lot. The only other wide release is The Darkest Hour, but that film bombed quite badly, so it likely won't have much of an impact on the home market. As for the best of the best, A Trip to the Moon Blu-ray is at the top of the list and is the Pick of the Week. There are a couple runner-ups, namely Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous on DVD and Into the Abyss on Blu-ray More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Year, Same Old Results

January 3rd, 2012

2011 ends and 2012 begins, but the new beginnings didn't change. The overall box office rose to $155 million over the weekend, $200 million if you include Monday. This is higher than last weekend, but since Christmas landed on the weekend, this was to be expected. It is troubling that for the three-day portion of the weekend, the box office was 3% lower than last year, which is weaker than expected. 2011 ended with $10.22 billion, which was 3% lower than 2010. Attendance was down 4%, meaning the year had the lowest tickets sales since 1995. We can only hope the next 52 weeks are better than the last 52 weeks were. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ring in the New Year with Auld Films

December 29th, 2011

The New Year's Eve weekend is one of the most prosperous at the box office, but it also usually has no wide releases. This is the case this year, for the most part. War Horse and The Darkest Hour will have their first full weekends at the box office, but that's as close as we have to a new release. This means it is unlikely there will be many major changes in the ranking of the top five films and Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol has a clear shot at first place. Also, because Christmas Eve fell on Saturday, we should see strong growth across the board. Anything less than double-digit growth by any film will be considered a disappointment. This means we could actually end 2011 on a winning note compared to 2010. It wouldn't be enough to make a difference in the big picture, but a win is a win. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ethereal Results

December 27th, 2011

Due to the placement of Christmas Day, we are still dealing with mostly studio estimates for weekend numbers. However, while we wait for the final numbers, we can look at some of these early results and compare them to expectations and in some cases use them predict how these films will end their theatrical runs. (In some cases, there's not enough information to guess where it will go in the future.) As for the overall box office numbers, we don't know if the final tally will be higher or lower than last year, but I'm not optimistic. More...

Christmas Weekend Estimates: Mission Impossible Wins Yuletide Race

December 26th, 2011

A mess of Wednesday, Friday and Sunday openings makes for a somewhat confusing picture at the box office over Christmas weekend, but Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol came out the clear-cut winner according to studio estimates released on Sunday and Monday. Its weekend haul of approximately $29.5 million left it $9 million clear of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which is the only other movie that can claim to be really strong at the box office at this point in time. More...

Weekend Predictions: Six Days of Christmas

December 21st, 2011

This year Christmas is a mess, when it comes to the box office. There are six films opening or expanding wide spread over six days. This includes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was bumped up at the last minute and opened on Tuesday. At the other end of the time frame, War Horse and The Darkest Hour don't open till Sunday. The number of films virtually guarantees at least two will struggle at the box office, but hopefully by spreading out the releases, moviegoers will be able to spread their daily movie contact among the new releases. That is if people will bother going to the movies. The longer the slump continues, the more likely it is due to a systemic issue. When people stop going to the movies, they don't see as many trailers and posters for upcoming releases and they are less excited about upcoming releases and, therefore, they are less likely to see movies in the future. It's a vicious cycle. Last year wasn't a great weekend at the box office, because Christmas Eve, which is a dead zone at the box office, landed on a Friday. This year it lands on a Saturday, so it could be even worse. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

Well... game over. At the beginning of November, 2011's total box office was $340 million behind 2010's pace. We needed that gap to be closed significantly by the end of the month, but it actually grew wider. So now that there's virtually no chance that 2011 will avoid a year-over-year decline at the box office, not unless there's a surprise Avatar coming out this month. But is there at least some hope for the next four weeks? Last December six films reach $100 million, including one that opened in limited release and expanded wide, but none reached $200 million. This year, four are practically sure bets at $100 million, including one or two that could reach $200 million. Plus, there are four others that should make between $75 million and $100 million. I doubt all of them will reach the century mark, but if one did, it wouldn't be a shock. Then there's a couple of limited releases that should expand wide and, maybe, if one of them becomes the big play during Awards Season, it could reach $100 million as well. Even if every film beat expectations, 2011 won't come out ahead. But maybe if enough do, we can at least end the year on a high note. Unfortunately it has come down to that. Instead of talking about the box office record being broken, we are hoping 2011 doesn't end on yet another sour note. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 9 $2,993,519   2,324 $1,288   $2,993,519 1
Dec 30, 2011 9 $4,163,241 +39% 2,327 $1,789   $13,137,963 2
Jan 6, 2012 10 $3,124,316 -25% 2,163 $1,444   $18,690,605 3
Jan 13, 2012 16 $1,079,299 -65% 1,182 $913   $20,528,473 4
Jan 20, 2012 30 $183,036 -83% 301 $608   $21,074,627 5
Jan 27, 2012 47 $42,767 -77% 87 $492   $21,171,248 6
Feb 3, 2012 52 $19,554 -54% 39 $501   $21,203,764 7
Feb 10, 2012 75 $6,880 -65% 18 $382   $21,217,489 8
Feb 17, 2012 45 $98,691 +1,334% 113 $873   $21,319,696 9
Feb 24, 2012 50 $65,568 -34% 94 $698   $21,426,805 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2011 8 $2,993,519     2,324 $1,288   $2,993,519 1
Dec 26, 2011 8 $2,068,960 -31%   2,324 $890   $5,062,479 2
Dec 27, 2011 9 $1,461,990 -29%   2,324 $629   $6,524,469 3
Dec 28, 2011 9 $1,242,087 -15%   2,324 $534   $7,766,556 4
Dec 29, 2011 9 $1,208,166 -3%   2,324 $520   $8,974,722 5
Dec 30, 2011 9 $1,656,459 +37%   2,327 $712   $10,631,181 6
Dec 31, 2011 10 $1,041,303 -37%   2,327 $447   $11,672,484 7
Jan 1, 2012 9 $1,465,479 +41% -51% 2,327 $630   $13,137,963 8
Jan 2, 2012 9 $1,077,671 -26% -48% 2,327 $463   $14,215,634 9
Jan 3, 2012 9 $587,176 -46% -60% 2,327 $252   $14,802,810 10
Jan 4, 2012 9 $406,926 -31% -67% 2,327 $175   $15,209,736 11
Jan 5, 2012 9 $356,553 -12% -70% 2,327 $153   $15,566,289 12
Jan 6, 2012 11 $1,070,660 +200% -35% 2,163 $495   $16,636,949 13
Jan 7, 2012 11 $1,393,600 +30% +34% 2,163 $644   $18,030,549 14
Jan 8, 2012 10 $660,056 -53% -55% 2,163 $305   $18,690,605 15
Jan 9, 2012 11 $186,360 -72% -83% 2,163 $86   $18,876,965 16
Jan 10, 2012 12 $216,582 +16% -63% 2,163 $100   $19,093,547 17
Jan 11, 2012 12 $181,470 -16% -55% 2,163 $84   $19,275,017 18
Jan 12, 2012 12 $174,157 -4% -51% 2,163 $81   $19,449,174 19
Jan 13, 2012 - $305,381 +75% -71% 1,182 $258   $19,754,555 20
Jan 14, 2012 - $447,674 +47% -68% 1,182 $379   $20,202,229 21
Jan 15, 2012 - $326,244 -27% -51% 1,182 $276   $20,528,473 22
Jan 16, 2012 - $185,550 -43% n/c 1,182 $157   $20,714,023 23
Jan 17, 2012 - $62,900 -66% -71% 1,182 $53   $20,776,923 24
Jan 18, 2012 - $58,239 -7% -68% 1,182 $49   $20,835,162 25
Jan 19, 2012 - $56,429 -3% -68% 1,182 $48   $20,891,591 26
Jan 20, 2012 - $51,652 -8% -83% 301 $172   $20,943,243 27
Jan 21, 2012 - $89,211 +73% -80% 301 $296   $21,032,454 28
Jan 22, 2012 - $42,173 -53% -87% 301 $140   $21,074,627 29
Jan 23, 2012 - $13,405 -68% -93% 301 $45   $21,088,032 30
Jan 24, 2012 - $13,722 +2% -78% 301 $46   $21,101,754 31
Jan 25, 2012 - $13,334 -3% -77% 301 $44   $21,115,088 32
Jan 26, 2012 - $13,393 n/c -76% 301 $44   $21,128,481 33
Jan 27, 2012 - $11,873 -11% -77% 87 $136   $21,140,354 34
Jan 28, 2012 - $21,071 +77% -76% 87 $242   $21,161,425 35
Jan 29, 2012 - $9,823 -53% -77% 87 $113   $21,171,248 36
Jan 30, 2012 - $2,752 -72% -79% 87 $32   $21,174,000 37
Jan 31, 2012 - $3,749 +36% -73% 87 $43   $21,177,749 38
Feb 1, 2012 - $3,066 -18% -77% 87 $35   $21,180,815 39
Feb 2, 2012 - $3,395 +11% -75% 87 $39   $21,184,210 40
Feb 3, 2012 - $5,689 +68% -52% 39 $146   $21,189,899 41
Feb 4, 2012 - $10,159 +79% -52% 39 $260   $21,200,058 42
Feb 5, 2012 - $3,706 -64% -62% 39 $95   $21,203,764 43
Feb 6, 2012 - $1,606 -57% -42% 39 $41   $21,205,370 44
Feb 7, 2012 - $2,048 +28% -45% 39 $53   $21,207,418 45
Feb 8, 2012 - $1,635 -20% -47% 39 $42   $21,209,053 46
Feb 9, 2012 - $1,556 -5% -54% 39 $40   $21,210,609 47
Feb 10, 2012 - $1,907 +23% -66% 18 $106   $21,212,516 48
Feb 11, 2012 - $2,944 +54% -71% 18 $164   $21,215,460 49
Feb 12, 2012 - $2,029 -31% -45% 18 $113   $21,217,489 50
Feb 13, 2012 - $582 -71% -64% 18 $32   $21,218,071 51
Feb 14, 2012 - $1,360 +134% -34% 18 $76   $21,219,431 52
Feb 15, 2012 - $744 -45% -54% 18 $41   $21,220,175 53
Feb 16, 2012 - $830 +12% -47% 18 $46   $21,221,005 54
Feb 17, 2012 - $24,620 +2,866% +1,191% 113 $218   $21,245,625 55
Feb 18, 2012 - $41,466 +68% +1,308% 113 $367   $21,287,091 56
Feb 19, 2012 - $32,605 -21% +1,507% 113 $289   $21,319,696 57
Feb 20, 2012 - $17,255 -47% +2,865% 113 $153   $21,336,951 58
Feb 21, 2012 - $9,033 -48% +564% 113 $80   $21,345,984 59
Feb 22, 2012 - $7,905 -12% +963% 113 $70   $21,353,889 60
Feb 23, 2012 - $7,348 -7% +785% 113 $65   $21,361,237 61
Feb 24, 2012 - $17,439 +137% -29% 94 $186   $21,378,676 62
Feb 25, 2012 - $29,936 +72% -28% 94 $318   $21,408,612 63
Feb 26, 2012 - $18,193 -39% -44% 94 $194   $21,426,805 64
Feb 27, 2012 - $4,867 -73% -72% 94 $52   $21,431,672 65
Feb 28, 2012 - $5,259 +8% -42% 94 $56   $21,436,931 66
Feb 29, 2012 - $4,713 -10% -40% 94 $50   $21,441,644 67
Mar 1, 2012 - $1,850 -61% -75% 94 $20   $21,443,494 68

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 9 $8,974,722   2,324 $3,862   $8,974,722 1
Dec 30, 2011 9 $6,591,567 -27% 2,327 $2,833   $15,566,289 2
Jan 6, 2012 11 $3,882,885 -41% 2,163 $1,795   $19,449,174 3
Jan 13, 2012 17 $1,442,417 -63% 1,182 $1,220   $20,891,591 4
Jan 20, 2012 31 $236,890 -84% 301 $787   $21,128,481 5
Jan 27, 2012 45 $55,729 -76% 87 $641   $21,184,210 6
Feb 3, 2012 53 $26,399 -53% 39 $677   $21,210,609 7
Feb 10, 2012 72 $10,396 -61% 18 $578   $21,221,005 8
Feb 17, 2012 47 $140,232 +1,249% 113 $1,241   $21,361,237 9
Feb 24, 2012 49 $82,257 -41% 94 $875   $21,443,494 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Venezuela 4/20/2012 $0 0 30 43 $739,289 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $42,444,003
 
International Total$43,183,292 12/10/2015

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
Apr 15, 20125139,004 139,004$2,083,670$2,083,6701
Apr 22, 2012766,686-52% 205,690$999,623$3,083,2932
Apr 29, 20122128,838-57% 234,528$446,701$3,529,9943
May 6, 20122521,688-25% 256,216$356,768$3,886,7624

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 15, 2012192,921 92,921$1,828,515$1,828,5151
Apr 22, 2012621,467-77% 114,388$480,215$2,308,7302
Apr 29, 20121111,194-48% 125,582$252,316$2,561,0463

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