America: Imagine a World Without Her (2014)

America: Imagine a World Without Her poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,444,502Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,515,950 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $822,450 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,338,400
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Someone once observed, “America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good she will cease to be great.” Today that notion of the essential goodness of America is under attack, replaced by another story in which theft and plunder are seen as the defining features of American history—from the theft of Native American and Mexican lands and the exploitation of African labor to a contemporary foreign policy said to be based on stealing oil and a capitalist system that robs people of their “fair share.” Our founding fathers warned us that, although the freedoms they gave us were hard fought, they could very easily be lost. America stands at a crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future. America the movie takes 21st-century Americans into the future by first visiting our past.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,608 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/1,105 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,058,954

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,572 $14,444,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,443 $14,444,502

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 2014 (Limited) by Lionsgate
July 2nd, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: October 28th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2326, 6/10/2014)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Agitprop, Reenactments, Directing Yourself, Slavery, Alternate History, Civil War, Screenplay Written By the Star, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: AmericaFilm, LLC
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2014 43 $38,608   3 $12,869   $38,608 1
Jul 4, 2014 11 $2,743,753 +7,007% 1,105 $2,483   $4,062,721 2
Jul 11, 2014 12 $2,393,811 -13% 1,105 $2,166   $8,211,791 3
Jul 18, 2014 12 $1,677,356 -30% 1,030 $1,629   $11,421,052 4
Jul 25, 2014 20 $903,937 -46% 760 $1,189   $13,242,504 5
Aug 1, 2014 26 $354,731 -61% 478 $742   $14,074,774 6
Aug 8, 2014 42 $66,792 -81% 121 $552   $14,320,857 7
Aug 15, 2014 59 $19,177 -71% 62 $309   $14,375,883 8
Aug 22, 2014 56 $22,540 +18% 72 $313   $14,412,582 9
Aug 29, 2014 73 $7,915 -65% 23 $344   $14,438,086 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 27, 2014 - $12,364     3 $4,121   $12,364 1
Jun 28, 2014 - $12,300 -1%   3 $4,100   $24,664 2
Jun 29, 2014 - $13,944 +13%   3 $4,648   $38,608 3
Jun 30, 2014 - $1,983 -86%   3 $661   $40,591 4
Jul 1, 2014 - $1,704 -14%   3 $568   $42,295 5
Jul 2, 2014 11 $650,025 +38,047%   1,105 $588   $692,320 6
Jul 3, 2014 12 $626,648 -4%   1,105 $567   $1,318,968 7
Jul 4, 2014 11 $1,008,746 +61% +8,059% 1,105 $913   $2,327,714 8
Jul 5, 2014 12 $947,642 -6% +7,604% 1,105 $858   $3,275,356 9
Jul 6, 2014 12 $787,365 -17% +5,547% 1,105 $713   $4,062,721 10
Jul 7, 2014 12 $356,055 -55% +17,855% 1,105 $322   $4,418,776 11
Jul 8, 2014 12 $461,581 +30% +26,988% 1,105 $418   $4,880,357 12
Jul 9, 2014 11 $472,348 +2% -27% 1,105 $427   $5,352,705 13
Jul 10, 2014 11 $465,275 -1% -26% 1,105 $421   $5,817,980 14
Jul 11, 2014 11 $725,218 +56% -28% 1,105 $656   $6,543,198 15
Jul 12, 2014 12 $949,498 +31% n/c 1,105 $859   $7,492,696 16
Jul 13, 2014 11 $719,095 -24% -9% 1,105 $651   $8,211,791 17
Jul 14, 2014 9 $376,626 -48% +6% 1,105 $341   $8,588,417 18
Jul 15, 2014 11 $419,676 +11% -9% 1,105 $380   $9,008,093 19
Jul 16, 2014 11 $395,250 -6% -16% 1,105 $358   $9,403,343 20
Jul 17, 2014 9 $340,353 -14% -27% 1,105 $308   $9,743,696 21
Jul 18, 2014 12 $504,762 +48% -30% 1,030 $490   $10,248,458 22
Jul 19, 2014 12 $687,726 +36% -28% 1,030 $668   $10,936,184 23
Jul 20, 2014 12 $484,868 -29% -33% 1,030 $471   $11,421,052 24
Jul 21, 2014 12 $222,282 -54% -41% 1,030 $216   $11,643,334 25
Jul 22, 2014 12 $248,041 +12% -41% 1,030 $241   $11,891,375 26
Jul 23, 2014 12 $228,515 -8% -42% 1,030 $222   $12,119,890 27
Jul 24, 2014 12 $218,677 -4% -36% 1,030 $212   $12,338,567 28
Jul 25, 2014 - $254,129 +16% -50% 760 $334   $12,592,696 29
Jul 26, 2014 - $356,335 +40% -48% 760 $469   $12,949,031 30
Jul 27, 2014 - $293,473 -18% -39% 760 $386   $13,242,504 31
Jul 28, 2014 - $128,691 -56% -42% 760 $169   $13,371,195 32
Jul 29, 2014 - $128,148 n/c -48% 760 $169   $13,499,343 33
Jul 30, 2014 - $114,936 -10% -50% 760 $151   $13,614,279 34
Jul 31, 2014 - $105,764 -8% -52% 760 $139   $13,720,043 35
Aug 1, 2014 - $101,846 -4% -60% 478 $213   $13,821,889 36
Aug 2, 2014 - $149,516 +47% -58% 478 $313   $13,971,405 37
Aug 3, 2014 - $103,369 -31% -65% 478 $216   $14,074,774 38
Aug 4, 2014 - $47,050 -54% -63% 478 $98   $14,121,824 39
Aug 5, 2014 - $49,759 +6% -61% 478 $104   $14,171,583 40
Aug 6, 2014 - $43,875 -12% -62% 478 $92   $14,215,458 41
Aug 7, 2014 - $38,607 -12% -63% 478 $81   $14,254,065 42
Aug 8, 2014 - $19,952 -48% -80% 121 $165   $14,274,017 43
Aug 9, 2014 - $25,216 +26% -83% 121 $208   $14,299,233 44
Aug 10, 2014 - $21,624 -14% -79% 121 $179   $14,320,857 45
Aug 11, 2014 - $10,662 -51% -77% 121 $88   $14,331,519 46
Aug 12, 2014 - $13,699 +28% -72% 121 $113   $14,345,218 47
Aug 13, 2014 - $5,581 -59% -87% 121 $46   $14,350,799 48
Aug 14, 2014 - $5,907 +6% -85% 121 $49   $14,356,706 49
Aug 15, 2014 - $5,389 -9% -73% 62 $87   $14,362,095 50
Aug 16, 2014 - $8,314 +54% -67% 62 $134   $14,370,409 51
Aug 17, 2014 - $5,474 -34% -75% 62 $88   $14,375,883 52
Aug 18, 2014 - $3,274 -40% -69% 62 $53   $14,379,157 53
Aug 19, 2014 - $4,198 +28% -69% 62 $68   $14,383,355 54
Aug 20, 2014 - $3,066 -27% -45% 62 $49   $14,386,421 55
Aug 21, 2014 - $3,621 +18% -39% 62 $58   $14,390,042 56
Aug 22, 2014 - $6,731 +86% +25% 72 $93   $14,396,773 57
Aug 23, 2014 - $9,304 +38% +12% 72 $129   $14,406,077 58
Aug 24, 2014 - $6,505 -30% +19% 72 $90   $14,412,582 59
Aug 25, 2014 - $7,124 +10% +118% 72 $99   $14,419,706 60
Aug 26, 2014 - $3,267 -54% -22% 72 $45   $14,422,973 61
Aug 27, 2014 - $3,395 +4% +11% 72 $47   $14,426,368 62
Aug 28, 2014 - $3,803 +12% +5% 72 $53   $14,430,171 63
Aug 29, 2014 - $2,363 -38% -65% 23 $103   $14,432,534 64
Aug 30, 2014 - $2,836 +20% -70% 23 $123   $14,435,370 65
Aug 31, 2014 - $2,716 -4% -58% 23 $118   $14,438,086 66
Sep 1, 2014 - $2,622 -3% -63% 23 $114   $14,440,708 67
Sep 2, 2014 - $1,405 -46% -57% 23 $61   $14,442,113 68
Sep 3, 2014 - $1,127 -20% -67% 23 $49   $14,443,240 69
Sep 4, 2014 - $1,262 +12% -67% 23 $55   $14,444,502 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2014 15 $1,320,616   1,105 $1,195   $1,320,616 1
Jul 4, 2014 12 $4,497,364 +241% 1,105 $4,070   $5,817,980 2
Jul 11, 2014 11 $3,925,716 -13% 1,105 $3,553   $9,743,696 3
Jul 18, 2014 12 $2,594,871 -34% 1,030 $2,519   $12,338,567 4
Jul 25, 2014 20 $1,381,476 -47% 760 $1,818   $13,720,043 5
Aug 1, 2014 27 $534,022 -61% 478 $1,117   $14,254,065 6
Aug 8, 2014 45 $102,641 -81% 121 $848   $14,356,706 7
Aug 15, 2014 53 $33,336 -68% 62 $538   $14,390,042 8
Aug 22, 2014 50 $40,129 +20% 72 $557   $14,430,171 9
Aug 29, 2014 73 $14,331 -64% 23 $623   $14,444,502 10

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 2, 2014399,664 99,664$1,182,015$1,182,0151
Nov 9, 20141031,714-68% 131,378$330,460$1,512,4752

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 2, 2014530,163 30,163$426,810$426,8101

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Supporting Cast

John Koopman    George Washington
Don Taylor    Abraham Lincoln
Josh Bonzie    Frederick Douglass
Janitta Swain    Madame C.J. Walker
Rodney Luis Aquino    Hernan Cortes
Michael D. Arite    Major Henry Rathbone
Chad Baker    Gustave de Beaumont
Andrew Baker    Lucayan Indian
Katy Baker    Audience Member at Lincoln-Douglas debate
Joey Arguello    East Indian

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Sullivan    Director
Dinesh D'Souza    Director
John Sullivan    Screenwriter
Dinesh D'Souza    Screenwriter
Bruce Schooley    Screenwriter
Gerald R. Molen    Producer
John Sullivan    Producer
Gerald R. Molen    Executive Producer
Gray Frederickson    Associate Producer
Aaron Brubaker    Associate Producer
Sonia Pourmand    Associate Producer
Michael B. Curylo    Line Producer
Dinesh D'Souza    Executive Producer
John Sullivan    Executive Producer
Bruce Schooley    Executive Producer
Bryan Miller    Composer
Dinesh D'Souza    Story Creator
Lauren Byrd    Associate Editor
Michael May    Associate Editor
Jeffrey Wilkins    Assistant Editor
James Franck    Associate Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 28th, 2014

October 27th, 2014

It's a terrible week on the home market with no major releases. The biggest theatrical release is Begin Again, which earned excellent reviews, but opened in limited release and never expanded truly wide. The best new release on the list is the limited edition Breaking Bad: The Complete Series 2014 Barrel, but it costs more than $200, so it is out of the price range of most people. Besides those two releases, there's more filler than releases worth talking about. Begin Again wins Pick of the Week, practically by default, as it is the only release I can enthusiastically recommend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Break of Dawn

July 14th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

As expected, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes earned first place and it finished on the high end of reasonable expectations. Unfortunately, it crushed the competition earning more than four times more than the second place film, Transformers: Age of Extinction. It made almost as much as the rest of the box office combined made, so the overall box office was still soft for this time of year at just $149 million. Granted, this is 13% higher than last weekend, but more troublesome, it was 23% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is now more than $200 million lower than 2013's pace at $5.57 billion to $5.78 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Apes Dawns with $73 Million

July 13th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

In the midst of a disappointing Summer for Hollywood, the arrival of an unabashed success is welcome news indeed, and that’s what we have this weekend, with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes delivering an excellent $73 million opening weekend, well ahead of early industry expectations. The success of the film is most likely down to two factors: first, its reviews have been excellent, and, second, its storyline is sufficiently interesting to draw in people who aren’t excited by the thought of yet another super hero/monster movie. After the success of Maleficent and the failure of Edge of Tomorrow, films that strive to be a bit different are now scoring 2 out of 3 this Summer; films that are the product of formulas and marketing departments haven’t produced a single out-and-out hit. If the studios could get the message in the that, we really would see the dawn of something. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dinobots Dominate Subdued Box Office

July 7th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

As expected, Transformers: Age of Extinction won the race to the top of the box office chart and did so with ease. However, that film, and practically every film in the top five, failed to live up to expectations. Tammy still took second place with ease, but it was the only other film to earn more than $10 million over the Independence Day long weekend. Overall, the box office pulled in $132 million over the weekend, which is 27% less than last weekend. Compared to the same weekend last year, the box office was 42% lower this year. Ouch. To put this into perspective, even if you take out Despicable Me 2 from last year's box office, 2014 would have still failed to match 2013's weekend numbers. Year-to-date, 2014 is now $130 million or 2.4% below 2013's pace at $5.35 billion to $5.48 billion. It is still too early to panic, but if things don't turn around soon, the panic button will be pushed. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Top Modest July 4 Weekend

July 6th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

After opening around the $100 million mark last weekend, Transformers: Age of Extinction was always the odds-on favorite to win this weekend, and even a 64% fall will be enough to keep it top with a projected $36.4 million for the Friday–Sunday period. That’s well ahead of Tammy, which will post a respectable $21.2 million for the three-day weekend and almost $33 million in total by the end of Sunday. That’s plenty for a film that cost $20 million to make. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dinobots look to Chomp Down on New Releases

July 3rd, 2014

Tammy poster

There are three wide releases and a wide expansion this week all hoping to take advantage if the Independence Day long weekend. (There was to be one more wide expansion, but Begin Again is expanding to less than 200 theaters.) Tammy is the biggest of these wide releases and it is the latest Melissa McCarthy vehicle and might be a surprise $100 million hit. Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo were in a close battle for third place on Wednesday, but I think their futures will be quite different. Finally, America: Imagine a World Without Her is expanding to over 1,000 theaters. This isn't enough to compete with the new releases, but it could compete for a spot in the top ten. While there are a lot of new releases, Transformers: Age of Extinction will win the race for top spot in the box office chart, unless something surprising happens. The only thing more surprising than Age of Extinction getting knocked out of top spot would be if the overall box office was stronger that the same weekend last year when Despicable Me 2 opened with more than $80 million during the three-day weekend. More...

Per Theater Chart: Beginning on Top

July 1st, 2014

Begin Again poster

Despite there being a $100 million hit on the box office this weekend, Begin Again still led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $26,813 in five theaters. This bodes well for its expansion on Wednesday. The overall number one film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, was next with an average of $23,633 in more than 4,000 theaters. Snowpiercer was the third film to earn a per theater average over $20,000 with an average of $20,266 in eight theaters. America: Imagine a World Without Her was next with an average of $12,869 million in three theaters. Yves Saint Laurent was a surprise entry in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,104 in two theaters. It managed this despite earning weak reviews and opening on the Wednesday. The final film in the $10,000 club was Code Black, which climbed into the $10,000 club during its second weekend of release with $10,953 in two theaters. It is rare for a documentary to do this well, and it is even rarer for a film to see its per theater average grow. More...

2014 Preview: July

July 1st, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.

More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers On Cusp of $100 Million Weekend

June 29th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

Transformers: Age of Extinction is set to deliver the year’s biggest weekend, as it performs to sell-out crowds across the country. Paramount is projecting a weekend total of $100 million as of Sunday morning, which honestly seems like a conveniently round number. Perhaps the studio is playing it safe, and the actual weekend number will be a few million over $100 million? Or maybe they’re hoping that announcing a $100 million weekend will help encourage people to theaters today and push the film over the line? Based on the numbers we’re seeing, it looks more like the latter, and we’ll have to wait until Monday to see if Age of Extinction will actually be the first $100 million opener of the year. At the end of the day, it probably doesn’t matter a huge amount: $99 million versus $101 million is a rounding error, and the film has topped $200 million internationally this weekend, which is a great start towards repaying its reported $210 million production budget. More...

Limited Releases: Begin the Weekend with a Limited Release

June 27th, 2014

Begin Again poster

There are more than a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including two films that are opening in limited release this week with a scheduled wide expansion next week. Unfortunately, I don't have high hopes for either of those two films. There are some films worth checking out, including a pair of documentaries, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, both of which are also playing on Video on Demand. The film I hope has the best start is Snowpiercer, a South Korean film that is earning amazing reviews. More...


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Synopsis

Someone once observed, “America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good she will cease to be great.” Today that notion of the essential goodness of America is under attack, replaced by another story in which theft and plunder are seen as the defining features of American history—from the theft of Native American and Mexican lands and the exploitation of African labor to a contemporary foreign policy said to be based on stealing oil and a capitalist system that robs people of their “fair share.” Our founding fathers warned us that, although the freedoms they gave us were hard fought, they could very easily be lost. America stands at a crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future. America the movie takes 21st-century Americans into the future by first visiting our past.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,608 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/1,105 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,058,954

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,572 $14,444,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,443 $14,444,502

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 2014 (Limited) by Lionsgate
July 2nd, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: October 28th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2326, 6/10/2014)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Agitprop, Reenactments, Directing Yourself, Slavery, Alternate History, Civil War, Screenplay Written By the Star, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: AmericaFilm, LLC
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

John Koopman    George Washington
Don Taylor    Abraham Lincoln
Josh Bonzie    Frederick Douglass
Janitta Swain    Madame C.J. Walker
Rodney Luis Aquino    Hernan Cortes
Michael D. Arite    Major Henry Rathbone
Chad Baker    Gustave de Beaumont
Andrew Baker    Lucayan Indian
Katy Baker    Audience Member at Lincoln-Douglas debate
Joey Arguello    East Indian

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Sullivan    Director
Dinesh D'Souza    Director
John Sullivan    Screenwriter
Dinesh D'Souza    Screenwriter
Bruce Schooley    Screenwriter
Gerald R. Molen    Producer
John Sullivan    Producer
Gerald R. Molen    Executive Producer
Gray Frederickson    Associate Producer
Aaron Brubaker    Associate Producer
Sonia Pourmand    Associate Producer
Michael B. Curylo    Line Producer
Dinesh D'Souza    Executive Producer
John Sullivan    Executive Producer
Bruce Schooley    Executive Producer
Bryan Miller    Composer
Dinesh D'Souza    Story Creator
Lauren Byrd    Associate Editor
Michael May    Associate Editor
Jeffrey Wilkins    Assistant Editor
James Franck    Associate Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 28th, 2014

October 27th, 2014

It's a terrible week on the home market with no major releases. The biggest theatrical release is Begin Again, which earned excellent reviews, but opened in limited release and never expanded truly wide. The best new release on the list is the limited edition Breaking Bad: The Complete Series 2014 Barrel, but it costs more than $200, so it is out of the price range of most people. Besides those two releases, there's more filler than releases worth talking about. Begin Again wins Pick of the Week, practically by default, as it is the only release I can enthusiastically recommend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Break of Dawn

July 14th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

As expected, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes earned first place and it finished on the high end of reasonable expectations. Unfortunately, it crushed the competition earning more than four times more than the second place film, Transformers: Age of Extinction. It made almost as much as the rest of the box office combined made, so the overall box office was still soft for this time of year at just $149 million. Granted, this is 13% higher than last weekend, but more troublesome, it was 23% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is now more than $200 million lower than 2013's pace at $5.57 billion to $5.78 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Apes Dawns with $73 Million

July 13th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

In the midst of a disappointing Summer for Hollywood, the arrival of an unabashed success is welcome news indeed, and that’s what we have this weekend, with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes delivering an excellent $73 million opening weekend, well ahead of early industry expectations. The success of the film is most likely down to two factors: first, its reviews have been excellent, and, second, its storyline is sufficiently interesting to draw in people who aren’t excited by the thought of yet another super hero/monster movie. After the success of Maleficent and the failure of Edge of Tomorrow, films that strive to be a bit different are now scoring 2 out of 3 this Summer; films that are the product of formulas and marketing departments haven’t produced a single out-and-out hit. If the studios could get the message in the that, we really would see the dawn of something. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dinobots Dominate Subdued Box Office

July 7th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

As expected, Transformers: Age of Extinction won the race to the top of the box office chart and did so with ease. However, that film, and practically every film in the top five, failed to live up to expectations. Tammy still took second place with ease, but it was the only other film to earn more than $10 million over the Independence Day long weekend. Overall, the box office pulled in $132 million over the weekend, which is 27% less than last weekend. Compared to the same weekend last year, the box office was 42% lower this year. Ouch. To put this into perspective, even if you take out Despicable Me 2 from last year's box office, 2014 would have still failed to match 2013's weekend numbers. Year-to-date, 2014 is now $130 million or 2.4% below 2013's pace at $5.35 billion to $5.48 billion. It is still too early to panic, but if things don't turn around soon, the panic button will be pushed. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Top Modest July 4 Weekend

July 6th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

After opening around the $100 million mark last weekend, Transformers: Age of Extinction was always the odds-on favorite to win this weekend, and even a 64% fall will be enough to keep it top with a projected $36.4 million for the Friday–Sunday period. That’s well ahead of Tammy, which will post a respectable $21.2 million for the three-day weekend and almost $33 million in total by the end of Sunday. That’s plenty for a film that cost $20 million to make. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dinobots look to Chomp Down on New Releases

July 3rd, 2014

Tammy poster

There are three wide releases and a wide expansion this week all hoping to take advantage if the Independence Day long weekend. (There was to be one more wide expansion, but Begin Again is expanding to less than 200 theaters.) Tammy is the biggest of these wide releases and it is the latest Melissa McCarthy vehicle and might be a surprise $100 million hit. Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo were in a close battle for third place on Wednesday, but I think their futures will be quite different. Finally, America: Imagine a World Without Her is expanding to over 1,000 theaters. This isn't enough to compete with the new releases, but it could compete for a spot in the top ten. While there are a lot of new releases, Transformers: Age of Extinction will win the race for top spot in the box office chart, unless something surprising happens. The only thing more surprising than Age of Extinction getting knocked out of top spot would be if the overall box office was stronger that the same weekend last year when Despicable Me 2 opened with more than $80 million during the three-day weekend. More...

Per Theater Chart: Beginning on Top

July 1st, 2014

Begin Again poster

Despite there being a $100 million hit on the box office this weekend, Begin Again still led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $26,813 in five theaters. This bodes well for its expansion on Wednesday. The overall number one film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, was next with an average of $23,633 in more than 4,000 theaters. Snowpiercer was the third film to earn a per theater average over $20,000 with an average of $20,266 in eight theaters. America: Imagine a World Without Her was next with an average of $12,869 million in three theaters. Yves Saint Laurent was a surprise entry in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,104 in two theaters. It managed this despite earning weak reviews and opening on the Wednesday. The final film in the $10,000 club was Code Black, which climbed into the $10,000 club during its second weekend of release with $10,953 in two theaters. It is rare for a documentary to do this well, and it is even rarer for a film to see its per theater average grow. More...

2014 Preview: July

July 1st, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.

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Weekend Estimates: Transformers On Cusp of $100 Million Weekend

June 29th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

Transformers: Age of Extinction is set to deliver the year’s biggest weekend, as it performs to sell-out crowds across the country. Paramount is projecting a weekend total of $100 million as of Sunday morning, which honestly seems like a conveniently round number. Perhaps the studio is playing it safe, and the actual weekend number will be a few million over $100 million? Or maybe they’re hoping that announcing a $100 million weekend will help encourage people to theaters today and push the film over the line? Based on the numbers we’re seeing, it looks more like the latter, and we’ll have to wait until Monday to see if Age of Extinction will actually be the first $100 million opener of the year. At the end of the day, it probably doesn’t matter a huge amount: $99 million versus $101 million is a rounding error, and the film has topped $200 million internationally this weekend, which is a great start towards repaying its reported $210 million production budget. More...

Limited Releases: Begin the Weekend with a Limited Release

June 27th, 2014

Begin Again poster

There are more than a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including two films that are opening in limited release this week with a scheduled wide expansion next week. Unfortunately, I don't have high hopes for either of those two films. There are some films worth checking out, including a pair of documentaries, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, both of which are also playing on Video on Demand. The film I hope has the best start is Snowpiercer, a South Korean film that is earning amazing reviews. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2014 43 $38,608   3 $12,869   $38,608 1
Jul 4, 2014 11 $2,743,753 +7,007% 1,105 $2,483   $4,062,721 2
Jul 11, 2014 12 $2,393,811 -13% 1,105 $2,166   $8,211,791 3
Jul 18, 2014 12 $1,677,356 -30% 1,030 $1,629   $11,421,052 4
Jul 25, 2014 20 $903,937 -46% 760 $1,189   $13,242,504 5
Aug 1, 2014 26 $354,731 -61% 478 $742   $14,074,774 6
Aug 8, 2014 42 $66,792 -81% 121 $552   $14,320,857 7
Aug 15, 2014 59 $19,177 -71% 62 $309   $14,375,883 8
Aug 22, 2014 56 $22,540 +18% 72 $313   $14,412,582 9
Aug 29, 2014 73 $7,915 -65% 23 $344   $14,438,086 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 27, 2014 - $12,364     3 $4,121   $12,364 1
Jun 28, 2014 - $12,300 -1%   3 $4,100   $24,664 2
Jun 29, 2014 - $13,944 +13%   3 $4,648   $38,608 3
Jun 30, 2014 - $1,983 -86%   3 $661   $40,591 4
Jul 1, 2014 - $1,704 -14%   3 $568   $42,295 5
Jul 2, 2014 11 $650,025 +38,047%   1,105 $588   $692,320 6
Jul 3, 2014 12 $626,648 -4%   1,105 $567   $1,318,968 7
Jul 4, 2014 11 $1,008,746 +61% +8,059% 1,105 $913   $2,327,714 8
Jul 5, 2014 12 $947,642 -6% +7,604% 1,105 $858   $3,275,356 9
Jul 6, 2014 12 $787,365 -17% +5,547% 1,105 $713   $4,062,721 10
Jul 7, 2014 12 $356,055 -55% +17,855% 1,105 $322   $4,418,776 11
Jul 8, 2014 12 $461,581 +30% +26,988% 1,105 $418   $4,880,357 12
Jul 9, 2014 11 $472,348 +2% -27% 1,105 $427   $5,352,705 13
Jul 10, 2014 11 $465,275 -1% -26% 1,105 $421   $5,817,980 14
Jul 11, 2014 11 $725,218 +56% -28% 1,105 $656   $6,543,198 15
Jul 12, 2014 12 $949,498 +31% n/c 1,105 $859   $7,492,696 16
Jul 13, 2014 11 $719,095 -24% -9% 1,105 $651   $8,211,791 17
Jul 14, 2014 9 $376,626 -48% +6% 1,105 $341   $8,588,417 18
Jul 15, 2014 11 $419,676 +11% -9% 1,105 $380   $9,008,093 19
Jul 16, 2014 11 $395,250 -6% -16% 1,105 $358   $9,403,343 20
Jul 17, 2014 9 $340,353 -14% -27% 1,105 $308   $9,743,696 21
Jul 18, 2014 12 $504,762 +48% -30% 1,030 $490   $10,248,458 22
Jul 19, 2014 12 $687,726 +36% -28% 1,030 $668   $10,936,184 23
Jul 20, 2014 12 $484,868 -29% -33% 1,030 $471   $11,421,052 24
Jul 21, 2014 12 $222,282 -54% -41% 1,030 $216   $11,643,334 25
Jul 22, 2014 12 $248,041 +12% -41% 1,030 $241   $11,891,375 26
Jul 23, 2014 12 $228,515 -8% -42% 1,030 $222   $12,119,890 27
Jul 24, 2014 12 $218,677 -4% -36% 1,030 $212   $12,338,567 28
Jul 25, 2014 - $254,129 +16% -50% 760 $334   $12,592,696 29
Jul 26, 2014 - $356,335 +40% -48% 760 $469   $12,949,031 30
Jul 27, 2014 - $293,473 -18% -39% 760 $386   $13,242,504 31
Jul 28, 2014 - $128,691 -56% -42% 760 $169   $13,371,195 32
Jul 29, 2014 - $128,148 n/c -48% 760 $169   $13,499,343 33
Jul 30, 2014 - $114,936 -10% -50% 760 $151   $13,614,279 34
Jul 31, 2014 - $105,764 -8% -52% 760 $139   $13,720,043 35
Aug 1, 2014 - $101,846 -4% -60% 478 $213   $13,821,889 36
Aug 2, 2014 - $149,516 +47% -58% 478 $313   $13,971,405 37
Aug 3, 2014 - $103,369 -31% -65% 478 $216   $14,074,774 38
Aug 4, 2014 - $47,050 -54% -63% 478 $98   $14,121,824 39
Aug 5, 2014 - $49,759 +6% -61% 478 $104   $14,171,583 40
Aug 6, 2014 - $43,875 -12% -62% 478 $92   $14,215,458 41
Aug 7, 2014 - $38,607 -12% -63% 478 $81   $14,254,065 42
Aug 8, 2014 - $19,952 -48% -80% 121 $165   $14,274,017 43
Aug 9, 2014 - $25,216 +26% -83% 121 $208   $14,299,233 44
Aug 10, 2014 - $21,624 -14% -79% 121 $179   $14,320,857 45
Aug 11, 2014 - $10,662 -51% -77% 121 $88   $14,331,519 46
Aug 12, 2014 - $13,699 +28% -72% 121 $113   $14,345,218 47
Aug 13, 2014 - $5,581 -59% -87% 121 $46   $14,350,799 48
Aug 14, 2014 - $5,907 +6% -85% 121 $49   $14,356,706 49
Aug 15, 2014 - $5,389 -9% -73% 62 $87   $14,362,095 50
Aug 16, 2014 - $8,314 +54% -67% 62 $134   $14,370,409 51
Aug 17, 2014 - $5,474 -34% -75% 62 $88   $14,375,883 52
Aug 18, 2014 - $3,274 -40% -69% 62 $53   $14,379,157 53
Aug 19, 2014 - $4,198 +28% -69% 62 $68   $14,383,355 54
Aug 20, 2014 - $3,066 -27% -45% 62 $49   $14,386,421 55
Aug 21, 2014 - $3,621 +18% -39% 62 $58   $14,390,042 56
Aug 22, 2014 - $6,731 +86% +25% 72 $93   $14,396,773 57
Aug 23, 2014 - $9,304 +38% +12% 72 $129   $14,406,077 58
Aug 24, 2014 - $6,505 -30% +19% 72 $90   $14,412,582 59
Aug 25, 2014 - $7,124 +10% +118% 72 $99   $14,419,706 60
Aug 26, 2014 - $3,267 -54% -22% 72 $45   $14,422,973 61
Aug 27, 2014 - $3,395 +4% +11% 72 $47   $14,426,368 62
Aug 28, 2014 - $3,803 +12% +5% 72 $53   $14,430,171 63
Aug 29, 2014 - $2,363 -38% -65% 23 $103   $14,432,534 64
Aug 30, 2014 - $2,836 +20% -70% 23 $123   $14,435,370 65
Aug 31, 2014 - $2,716 -4% -58% 23 $118   $14,438,086 66
Sep 1, 2014 - $2,622 -3% -63% 23 $114   $14,440,708 67
Sep 2, 2014 - $1,405 -46% -57% 23 $61   $14,442,113 68
Sep 3, 2014 - $1,127 -20% -67% 23 $49   $14,443,240 69
Sep 4, 2014 - $1,262 +12% -67% 23 $55   $14,444,502 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2014 15 $1,320,616   1,105 $1,195   $1,320,616 1
Jul 4, 2014 12 $4,497,364 +241% 1,105 $4,070   $5,817,980 2
Jul 11, 2014 11 $3,925,716 -13% 1,105 $3,553   $9,743,696 3
Jul 18, 2014 12 $2,594,871 -34% 1,030 $2,519   $12,338,567 4
Jul 25, 2014 20 $1,381,476 -47% 760 $1,818   $13,720,043 5
Aug 1, 2014 27 $534,022 -61% 478 $1,117   $14,254,065 6
Aug 8, 2014 45 $102,641 -81% 121 $848   $14,356,706 7
Aug 15, 2014 53 $33,336 -68% 62 $538   $14,390,042 8
Aug 22, 2014 50 $40,129 +20% 72 $557   $14,430,171 9
Aug 29, 2014 73 $14,331 -64% 23 $623   $14,444,502 10

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 2, 2014399,664 99,664$1,182,015$1,182,0151
Nov 9, 20141031,714-68% 131,378$330,460$1,512,4752

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 2, 2014530,163 30,163$426,810$426,8101

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