The American (2010)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,606,376Details
International Box Office $32,344,347
Worldwide Box Office $67,950,723
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $7,913,812
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,828,673
Total $10,742,485
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Synopsis

Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,177,790 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,823 opening theaters/2,833 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,973,674

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 1st, 2010 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: December 28th, 2010 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for violence, sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2131, 7/28/2010)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Geographical setting: Italy
Plot point: Hitman Falling In Love with their Target, Hitmen, One Last Job, Romance
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Greenlit Productions, This is That, Smokehouse Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Italian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 3, 2010 1 $13,177,790   2,823 $4,668   $16,321,575 1
Sep 10, 2010 3 $5,674,240 -57% 2,833 $2,003   $28,111,358 2
Sep 17, 2010 7 $2,672,521 -53% 2,457 $1,088   $32,772,475 3
Sep 24, 2010 12 $896,382 -66% 1,315 $682   $34,607,381 4
Oct 1, 2010 29 $210,428 -77% 374 $563   $35,202,471 5
Oct 8, 2010 39 $85,672 -59% 174 $492   $35,375,768 6
Oct 15, 2010 43 $71,959 -16% 144 $500   $35,491,872 7
Oct 22, 2010 48 $32,031 -55% 76 $421   $35,562,113 8
Oct 29, 2010 53 $19,511 -39% 42 $465   $35,596,227 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 1, 2010 1 $1,674,363     2,721 $615   $1,674,363 1
Sep 2, 2010 1 $1,469,422 -12%   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 2
Sep 3, 2010 2 $3,844,126 +162%   2,823 $1,362   $6,987,911 3
Sep 4, 2010 1 $4,841,737 +26%   2,823 $1,715   $11,829,648 4
Sep 5, 2010 1 $4,491,927 -7%   2,823 $1,591   $16,321,575 5
Sep 6, 2010 1 $3,484,543 -22%   2,823 $1,234   $19,806,118 6
Sep 7, 2010 1 $1,073,258 -69%   2,823 $380   $20,879,376 7
Sep 8, 2010 1 $834,188 -22% -50% 2,823 $295   $21,713,564 8
Sep 9, 2010 1 $723,554 -13% -51% 2,823 $256   $22,437,118 9
Sep 10, 2010 3 $1,780,355 +146% -54% 2,833 $628   $24,217,473 10
Sep 11, 2010 3 $2,517,676 +41% -48% 2,833 $889   $26,735,149 11
Sep 12, 2010 2 $1,376,209 -45% -69% 2,833 $486   $28,111,358 12
Sep 13, 2010 2 $436,040 -68% -87% 2,833 $154   $28,547,398 13
Sep 14, 2010 2 $599,509 +37% -44% 2,833 $212   $29,146,907 14
Sep 15, 2010 2 $465,198 -22% -44% 2,833 $164   $29,612,105 15
Sep 16, 2010 2 $487,849 +5% -33% 2,833 $172   $30,099,954 16
Sep 17, 2010 7 $833,999 +71% -53% 2,457 $339   $30,933,953 17
Sep 18, 2010 7 $1,205,881 +45% -52% 2,457 $491   $32,139,834 18
Sep 19, 2010 7 $632,641 -48% -54% 2,457 $257   $32,772,475 19
Sep 20, 2010 7 $207,630 -67% -52% 2,457 $85   $32,980,105 20
Sep 21, 2010 6 $272,481 +31% -55% 2,457 $111   $33,252,586 21
Sep 22, 2010 6 $229,612 -16% -51% 2,457 $93   $33,482,198 22
Sep 23, 2010 6 $228,801 n/c -53% 2,457 $93   $33,710,999 23
Sep 24, 2010 12 $271,683 +19% -67% 1,315 $207   $33,982,682 24
Sep 25, 2010 12 $405,114 +49% -66% 1,315 $308   $34,387,796 25
Sep 26, 2010 12 $219,585 -46% -65% 1,315 $167   $34,607,381 26
Sep 27, 2010 11 $92,062 -58% -56% 1,315 $70   $34,699,443 27
Sep 28, 2010 11 $108,667 +18% -60% 1,315 $83   $34,808,110 28
Sep 29, 2010 11 $92,891 -15% -60% 1,315 $71   $34,901,001 29
Sep 30, 2010 13 $91,042 -2% -60% 1,315 $69   $34,992,043 30
Oct 1, 2010 - $64,929 -29% -76% 374 $174   $35,056,972 31
Oct 2, 2010 - $96,261 +48% -76% 374 $257   $35,153,233 32
Oct 3, 2010 - $49,238 -49% -78% 374 $132   $35,202,471 33
Oct 4, 2010 - $19,914 -60% -78% 374 $53   $35,222,385 34
Oct 5, 2010 - $25,463 +28% -77% 374 $68   $35,247,848 35
Oct 6, 2010 - $21,395 -16% -77% 374 $57   $35,269,243 36
Oct 7, 2010 - $20,853 -3% -77% 374 $56   $35,290,096 37
Oct 8, 2010 - $25,076 +20% -61% 174 $144   $35,315,172 38
Oct 9, 2010 - $37,407 +49% -61% 174 $215   $35,352,579 39
Oct 10, 2010 - $23,189 -38% -53% 174 $133   $35,375,768 40
Oct 11, 2010 - $12,827 -45% -36% 174 $74   $35,388,595 41
Oct 12, 2010 - $10,568 -18% -58% 174 $61   $35,399,163 42
Oct 13, 2010 - $9,905 -6% -54% 174 $57   $35,409,068 43
Oct 14, 2010 - $10,845 +9% -48% 174 $62   $35,419,913 44
Oct 15, 2010 - $22,343 +106% -11% 144 $155   $35,442,256 45
Oct 16, 2010 - $31,762 +42% -15% 144 $221   $35,474,018 46
Oct 17, 2010 - $17,854 -44% -23% 144 $124   $35,491,872 47
Oct 18, 2010 - $7,720 -57% -40% 144 $54   $35,499,592 48
Oct 19, 2010 - $10,116 +31% -4% 144 $70   $35,509,708 49
Oct 20, 2010 - $10,318 +2% +4% 144 $72   $35,520,026 50
Oct 21, 2010 - $10,056 -3% -7% 144 $70   $35,530,082 51
Oct 22, 2010 - $9,974 -1% -55% 76 $131   $35,540,056 52
Oct 23, 2010 - $13,498 +35% -58% 76 $178   $35,553,554 53
Oct 24, 2010 - $8,559 -37% -52% 76 $113   $35,562,113 54
Oct 25, 2010 - $3,057 -64% -60% 76 $40   $35,565,170 55
Oct 26, 2010 - $4,108 +34% -59% 76 $54   $35,569,278 56
Oct 27, 2010 - $3,928 -4% -62% 76 $52   $35,573,206 57
Oct 28, 2010 - $3,510 -11% -65% 76 $46   $35,576,716 58
Oct 29, 2010 - $6,370 +81% -36% 42 $152   $35,583,086 59
Oct 30, 2010 - $8,505 +34% -37% 42 $203   $35,591,591 60
Oct 31, 2010 - $4,636 -45% -46% 42 $110   $35,596,227 61
Nov 1, 2010 - $1,754 -62% -43% 42 $42   $35,597,981 62
Nov 2, 2010 - $2,630 +50% -36% 42 $63   $35,600,611 63
Nov 3, 2010 - $2,426 -8% -38% 42 $58   $35,603,037 64
Nov 4, 2010 - $3,339 +38% -5% 42 $80   $35,606,376 65

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 27, 2010 20 $1,469,422   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 1
Sep 3, 2010 1 $19,293,333 +1,213% 2,823 $6,834   $22,437,118 2
Sep 10, 2010 2 $7,662,836 -60% 2,833 $2,705   $30,099,954 3
Sep 17, 2010 7 $3,611,045 -53% 2,457 $1,470   $33,710,999 4
Sep 24, 2010 12 $1,281,044 -65% 1,315 $974   $34,992,043 5
Oct 1, 2010 26 $298,053 -77% 374 $797   $35,290,096 6
Oct 8, 2010 40 $129,817 -56% 174 $746   $35,419,913 7
Oct 15, 2010 42 $110,169 -15% 144 $765   $35,530,082 8
Oct 22, 2010 48 $46,634 -58% 76 $614   $35,576,716 9
Oct 29, 2010 55 $29,660 -36% 42 $706   $35,606,376 10

Leading

George Clooney    Jack / Edward

Supporting

Violante Placido    Clara
Thekla Reuten    Mathilde
Paolo Bonacelli    Father Benedetto
Johan Leysen    Pavel
Irina Bjorklund    Ingrid
Lars Hjelm    Hunter
Björn Granath    Hunter
Giorgio Gobbi    Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi    Old Chinese Vendor
Guido Palliggiano    Waiter (Market)
Samuli Vauramo    Young Swedish Man
Antonio Rampino    Postmaster
Filippo Timi    Fabio
Ilaria Cramerotti    Hooker
Angelica Novak    Hooker
Isabelle Adriani    Hooker
Raffaele Serao    Barman (Town Square Bar)
Anna Foglietta    Anna
Sandro Dori    Waiter (Locanda Grapelli)

Production and Technical Credits

Anton Corbijn    Director
Rowan Joffe    Screenwriter
Martin Booth    Story Creator
Anne Carey    Producer
Jill Green    Producer
Ann Wingate    Producer
Grant Heslov    Producer
George Clooney    Producer
Enzo Sisti    Executive Producer
Martin Ruhe    Director of Photography
Mark Digby    Production Designer
Andrew Hulme    Editor
Herbert Gronemeyer    Composer
Suttirat Anne Larlarb    Costume Designer
Beatrice Kruger    Casting Director
Miska Cheyko    Assistant Director
Erik Paoletti    Unit Production Manager
Vito Colazzo    Unit Production Manager
Susanne Tiger    Production Manager
Borge Hansson    Production Supervisor
Denis Schnegg    Supervising Art Director
Domenico Sica    Art Director
Mikael Varhelyi    Art Director
Michelle Day    Set Decorator
Daniela Zorzetto    Set Decorator
Chris Munro    Sound Mixer
Paul Munro    Sound Mixer
Andrew Stirk    Re-recording Mixer
Jamie Roden    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Davies    Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Gillies    Sound Effects Editor
Paul Davies    Sound Designer
Peter Shaw    Dialogue Editor
Peter Clarke    Music Editor
Manlio Rocchetti    Make up
Stefano Ceccarelli    Hairstylist
Franco Salamon    Stunt Coordinator
Giorgio Antonini    Stunt Coordinator

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,177,790 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,823 opening theaters/2,833 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,973,674

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 1st, 2010 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: December 28th, 2010 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for violence, sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2131, 7/28/2010)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Geographical setting: Italy
Plot point: Hitman Falling In Love with their Target, Hitmen, One Last Job, Romance
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Greenlit Productions, This is That, Smokehouse Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Italian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 3, 2010 1 $13,177,790   2,823 $4,668   $16,321,575 1
Sep 10, 2010 3 $5,674,240 -57% 2,833 $2,003   $28,111,358 2
Sep 17, 2010 7 $2,672,521 -53% 2,457 $1,088   $32,772,475 3
Sep 24, 2010 12 $896,382 -66% 1,315 $682   $34,607,381 4
Oct 1, 2010 29 $210,428 -77% 374 $563   $35,202,471 5
Oct 8, 2010 39 $85,672 -59% 174 $492   $35,375,768 6
Oct 15, 2010 43 $71,959 -16% 144 $500   $35,491,872 7
Oct 22, 2010 48 $32,031 -55% 76 $421   $35,562,113 8
Oct 29, 2010 53 $19,511 -39% 42 $465   $35,596,227 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 1, 2010 1 $1,674,363     2,721 $615   $1,674,363 1
Sep 2, 2010 1 $1,469,422 -12%   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 2
Sep 3, 2010 2 $3,844,126 +162%   2,823 $1,362   $6,987,911 3
Sep 4, 2010 1 $4,841,737 +26%   2,823 $1,715   $11,829,648 4
Sep 5, 2010 1 $4,491,927 -7%   2,823 $1,591   $16,321,575 5
Sep 6, 2010 1 $3,484,543 -22%   2,823 $1,234   $19,806,118 6
Sep 7, 2010 1 $1,073,258 -69%   2,823 $380   $20,879,376 7
Sep 8, 2010 1 $834,188 -22% -50% 2,823 $295   $21,713,564 8
Sep 9, 2010 1 $723,554 -13% -51% 2,823 $256   $22,437,118 9
Sep 10, 2010 3 $1,780,355 +146% -54% 2,833 $628   $24,217,473 10
Sep 11, 2010 3 $2,517,676 +41% -48% 2,833 $889   $26,735,149 11
Sep 12, 2010 2 $1,376,209 -45% -69% 2,833 $486   $28,111,358 12
Sep 13, 2010 2 $436,040 -68% -87% 2,833 $154   $28,547,398 13
Sep 14, 2010 2 $599,509 +37% -44% 2,833 $212   $29,146,907 14
Sep 15, 2010 2 $465,198 -22% -44% 2,833 $164   $29,612,105 15
Sep 16, 2010 2 $487,849 +5% -33% 2,833 $172   $30,099,954 16
Sep 17, 2010 7 $833,999 +71% -53% 2,457 $339   $30,933,953 17
Sep 18, 2010 7 $1,205,881 +45% -52% 2,457 $491   $32,139,834 18
Sep 19, 2010 7 $632,641 -48% -54% 2,457 $257   $32,772,475 19
Sep 20, 2010 7 $207,630 -67% -52% 2,457 $85   $32,980,105 20
Sep 21, 2010 6 $272,481 +31% -55% 2,457 $111   $33,252,586 21
Sep 22, 2010 6 $229,612 -16% -51% 2,457 $93   $33,482,198 22
Sep 23, 2010 6 $228,801 n/c -53% 2,457 $93   $33,710,999 23
Sep 24, 2010 12 $271,683 +19% -67% 1,315 $207   $33,982,682 24
Sep 25, 2010 12 $405,114 +49% -66% 1,315 $308   $34,387,796 25
Sep 26, 2010 12 $219,585 -46% -65% 1,315 $167   $34,607,381 26
Sep 27, 2010 11 $92,062 -58% -56% 1,315 $70   $34,699,443 27
Sep 28, 2010 11 $108,667 +18% -60% 1,315 $83   $34,808,110 28
Sep 29, 2010 11 $92,891 -15% -60% 1,315 $71   $34,901,001 29
Sep 30, 2010 13 $91,042 -2% -60% 1,315 $69   $34,992,043 30
Oct 1, 2010 - $64,929 -29% -76% 374 $174   $35,056,972 31
Oct 2, 2010 - $96,261 +48% -76% 374 $257   $35,153,233 32
Oct 3, 2010 - $49,238 -49% -78% 374 $132   $35,202,471 33
Oct 4, 2010 - $19,914 -60% -78% 374 $53   $35,222,385 34
Oct 5, 2010 - $25,463 +28% -77% 374 $68   $35,247,848 35
Oct 6, 2010 - $21,395 -16% -77% 374 $57   $35,269,243 36
Oct 7, 2010 - $20,853 -3% -77% 374 $56   $35,290,096 37
Oct 8, 2010 - $25,076 +20% -61% 174 $144   $35,315,172 38
Oct 9, 2010 - $37,407 +49% -61% 174 $215   $35,352,579 39
Oct 10, 2010 - $23,189 -38% -53% 174 $133   $35,375,768 40
Oct 11, 2010 - $12,827 -45% -36% 174 $74   $35,388,595 41
Oct 12, 2010 - $10,568 -18% -58% 174 $61   $35,399,163 42
Oct 13, 2010 - $9,905 -6% -54% 174 $57   $35,409,068 43
Oct 14, 2010 - $10,845 +9% -48% 174 $62   $35,419,913 44
Oct 15, 2010 - $22,343 +106% -11% 144 $155   $35,442,256 45
Oct 16, 2010 - $31,762 +42% -15% 144 $221   $35,474,018 46
Oct 17, 2010 - $17,854 -44% -23% 144 $124   $35,491,872 47
Oct 18, 2010 - $7,720 -57% -40% 144 $54   $35,499,592 48
Oct 19, 2010 - $10,116 +31% -4% 144 $70   $35,509,708 49
Oct 20, 2010 - $10,318 +2% +4% 144 $72   $35,520,026 50
Oct 21, 2010 - $10,056 -3% -7% 144 $70   $35,530,082 51
Oct 22, 2010 - $9,974 -1% -55% 76 $131   $35,540,056 52
Oct 23, 2010 - $13,498 +35% -58% 76 $178   $35,553,554 53
Oct 24, 2010 - $8,559 -37% -52% 76 $113   $35,562,113 54
Oct 25, 2010 - $3,057 -64% -60% 76 $40   $35,565,170 55
Oct 26, 2010 - $4,108 +34% -59% 76 $54   $35,569,278 56
Oct 27, 2010 - $3,928 -4% -62% 76 $52   $35,573,206 57
Oct 28, 2010 - $3,510 -11% -65% 76 $46   $35,576,716 58
Oct 29, 2010 - $6,370 +81% -36% 42 $152   $35,583,086 59
Oct 30, 2010 - $8,505 +34% -37% 42 $203   $35,591,591 60
Oct 31, 2010 - $4,636 -45% -46% 42 $110   $35,596,227 61
Nov 1, 2010 - $1,754 -62% -43% 42 $42   $35,597,981 62
Nov 2, 2010 - $2,630 +50% -36% 42 $63   $35,600,611 63
Nov 3, 2010 - $2,426 -8% -38% 42 $58   $35,603,037 64
Nov 4, 2010 - $3,339 +38% -5% 42 $80   $35,606,376 65

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 27, 2010 20 $1,469,422   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 1
Sep 3, 2010 1 $19,293,333 +1,213% 2,823 $6,834   $22,437,118 2
Sep 10, 2010 2 $7,662,836 -60% 2,833 $2,705   $30,099,954 3
Sep 17, 2010 7 $3,611,045 -53% 2,457 $1,470   $33,710,999 4
Sep 24, 2010 12 $1,281,044 -65% 1,315 $974   $34,992,043 5
Oct 1, 2010 26 $298,053 -77% 374 $797   $35,290,096 6
Oct 8, 2010 40 $129,817 -56% 174 $746   $35,419,913 7
Oct 15, 2010 42 $110,169 -15% 144 $765   $35,530,082 8
Oct 22, 2010 48 $46,634 -58% 76 $614   $35,576,716 9
Oct 29, 2010 55 $29,660 -36% 42 $706   $35,606,376 10

Leading

George Clooney    Jack / Edward

Supporting

Violante Placido    Clara
Thekla Reuten    Mathilde
Paolo Bonacelli    Father Benedetto
Johan Leysen    Pavel
Irina Bjorklund    Ingrid
Lars Hjelm    Hunter
Björn Granath    Hunter
Giorgio Gobbi    Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi    Old Chinese Vendor
Guido Palliggiano    Waiter (Market)
Samuli Vauramo    Young Swedish Man
Antonio Rampino    Postmaster
Filippo Timi    Fabio
Ilaria Cramerotti    Hooker
Angelica Novak    Hooker
Isabelle Adriani    Hooker
Raffaele Serao    Barman (Town Square Bar)
Anna Foglietta    Anna
Sandro Dori    Waiter (Locanda Grapelli)

Production and Technical Credits

Anton Corbijn    Director
Rowan Joffe    Screenwriter
Martin Booth    Story Creator
Anne Carey    Producer
Jill Green    Producer
Ann Wingate    Producer
Grant Heslov    Producer
George Clooney    Producer
Enzo Sisti    Executive Producer
Martin Ruhe    Director of Photography
Mark Digby    Production Designer
Andrew Hulme    Editor
Herbert Gronemeyer    Composer
Suttirat Anne Larlarb    Costume Designer
Beatrice Kruger    Casting Director
Miska Cheyko    Assistant Director
Erik Paoletti    Unit Production Manager
Vito Colazzo    Unit Production Manager
Susanne Tiger    Production Manager
Borge Hansson    Production Supervisor
Denis Schnegg    Supervising Art Director
Domenico Sica    Art Director
Mikael Varhelyi    Art Director
Michelle Day    Set Decorator
Daniela Zorzetto    Set Decorator
Chris Munro    Sound Mixer
Paul Munro    Sound Mixer
Andrew Stirk    Re-recording Mixer
Jamie Roden    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Davies    Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Gillies    Sound Effects Editor
Paul Davies    Sound Designer
Peter Shaw    Dialogue Editor
Peter Clarke    Music Editor
Manlio Rocchetti    Make up
Stefano Ceccarelli    Hairstylist
Franco Salamon    Stunt Coordinator
Giorgio Antonini    Stunt Coordinator

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.