Apocalypto (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,866,635Details
International Box Office $70,165,637
Worldwide Box Office $121,032,272
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $52,482,199
Total $52,482,199
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Synopsis

When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,005,604 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,465 opening theaters/2,465 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,160,889

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2006 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: January 25th, 2024 (Limited), released as Apocalypto (АПОКАЛИПСИС. ПЕРЕВЫПУСК) (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: May 22nd, 2007 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images
Running Time: 138 minutes
Geographical setting: South America
Plot point: Dead Language
Social setting: End of the World
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1500s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Icon Distribution, Inc.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2006 1 $15,005,604   2,465 $6,087   $15,005,604 1
Dec 15, 2006 6 $8,008,126 -47% 2,465 $3,249   $28,209,532 2
Dec 22, 2006 13 $2,868,725 -64% 2,144 $1,338   $34,592,881 3
Dec 29, 2006 14 $3,264,798 +14% 2,023 $1,614   $42,654,236 4
Jan 5, 2007 18 $1,762,525 -46% 903 $1,952   $47,335,193 5
Jan 12, 2007 26 $849,666 -52% 467 $1,819   $48,873,271 6
Jan 19, 2007 32 $517,784 -39% 349 $1,484   $49,799,017 7
Jan 26, 2007 35 $228,685 -56% 175 $1,307   $50,222,634 8
Feb 2, 2007 43 $103,472 -55% 114 $908   $50,403,817 9
Feb 9, 2007 42 $160,207 +55% 233 $688   $50,612,000 10
Feb 16, 2007 45 $75,207 -53% 140 $537   $50,758,790 11
Feb 23, 2007 57 $32,851 -56% 73 $450   $50,829,674 12
Mar 2, 2007 69 $14,593 -56% 35 $417   $50,859,889 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 8, 2006 1 $4,904,946     2,465 $1,990   $4,904,946 1
Dec 9, 2006 2 $5,727,673 +17%   2,465 $2,324   $10,632,619 2
Dec 10, 2006 1 $4,372,985 -24%   2,465 $1,774   $15,005,604 3
Dec 11, 2006 1 $1,510,608 -65%   2,465 $613   $16,516,212 4
Dec 12, 2006 1 $1,340,932 -11%   2,465 $544   $17,857,144 5
Dec 13, 2006 1 $1,190,670 -11%   2,465 $483   $19,047,814 6
Dec 14, 2006 1 $1,153,592 -3%   2,465 $468   $20,201,406 7
Dec 15, 2006 5 $2,260,525 +96% -54% 2,465 $917   $22,461,931 8
Dec 16, 2006 6 $3,138,017 +39% -45% 2,465 $1,273   $25,599,948 9
Dec 17, 2006 4 $2,609,584 -17% -40% 2,465 $1,059   $28,209,532 10
Dec 18, 2006 6 $913,376 -65% -40% 2,465 $371   $29,122,908 11
Dec 19, 2006 6 $886,540 -3% -34% 2,465 $360   $30,009,448 12
Dec 20, 2006 9 $830,143 -6% -30% 2,465 $337   $30,839,591 13
Dec 21, 2006 8 $884,565 +7% -23% 2,465 $359   $31,724,156 14
Dec 25, 2006 13 $1,611,189   +76% 2,144 $751   $36,204,070 18
Dec 29, 2006 14 $1,100,000     2,023 $544   $40,500,000 22
Jan 15, 2007 26 $166,265     467 $356   $49,039,536 39
Jan 19, 2007 29 $140,000     349 $401   $49,420,000 43
Feb 19, 2007 45 $13,934     140 $100   $50,772,724 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2006 1 $20,201,406   2,465 $8,195   $20,201,406 1
Dec 15, 2006 6 $11,522,750 -43% 2,465 $4,675   $31,724,156 2
Dec 22, 2006 14 $7,665,282 -33% 2,144 $3,575   $39,389,438 3
Dec 29, 2006 14 $6,183,230 -19% 2,023 $3,056   $45,572,668 4
Jan 5, 2007 17 $2,450,937 -60% 903 $2,714   $48,023,605 5
Jan 12, 2007 26 $1,257,628 -49% 467 $2,693   $49,281,233 6
Jan 19, 2007 30 $712,716 -43% 349 $2,042   $49,993,949 7
Jan 26, 2007 35 $306,396 -57% 175 $1,751   $50,300,345 8
Feb 2, 2007 43 $151,448 -51% 114 $1,328   $50,451,793 9
Feb 9, 2007 42 $231,790 +53% 233 $995   $50,683,583 10
Feb 16, 2007 49 $113,240 -51% 140 $809   $50,796,823 11
Feb 23, 2007 58 $48,473 -57% 73 $664   $50,845,296 12
Mar 2, 2007 68 $21,339 -56% 35 $610   $50,866,635 13

Leading

Rudy Youngblood    Jaguar Paw

Supporting

Dalia Hernandez    Seven
Jonathan Brewer    Blunted
Morris Birdyellowhead    Flint Sky
Carlos Emilio Baez    Turtles Run
Amilcar Ramirez    Curl Nose
Israel Contreras    Smoke Frog
Israel Rios    Cocoa Leaf
Isabel Diaz    Mother in Law
Espiridion Acosta Cache    Old Story Teller
Mayra Serbulo    Young Woman
Iazua Larios    Sky Flower
Lorena Hernandez    Village Girl
Itandehui Gutierrez    Wife
Sayuri Gutierrez    Eldest Daughter
Hiram Soto    Fish Hunter
Jose Suarez    First Temple Sacrifice
Raoul Trujillo    Zero Wolf
Gerardo Taracena    Middle Eye
Rodolfo Palacios    Snake Ink
Ariel Galvan    Hanging Moss
Bernardo Ruiz    Drunkards Four
Richard Diaz Mendoza    Cut Rock
Richard Can    Ten Peccary
Carlos Ramos    Monkey Jaw
Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza    Buzzard Hook
Marco Antonio Argueta    Speaking Wind
Javier Escobar    Vicious Holcane
Fernando Hernandez    High Pries
Maria Isidra Hoil    Oracle Girl
Aquetzali Garcia    Oracle Girl
Abel Woolrich    Laughing Man
Antonio Monroy    Chilam
Nicolas Jasso    Man on Temple Top
Ronaldo Eknal    Slave Auctioneer
Miriam Tun    Woman Auctioneer
Rafael Velez    King
Diana Botello    Queen
Joaquin Rendon    Head Chac

Production and Technical Credits

Mel Gibson    Director
Mel Gibson    Screenwriter
Farhad Safinia    Screenwriter
Mel Gibson    Producer
Bruce Davey    Producer
Ned Dowd    Executive Producer
Vicki Christianson    Executive Producer
Farhad Safinia    Co-Producer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Tom Sanders    Production Designer
John Wright    Editor
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Vittorio Sodano    Co-Make up Designer
Aldo Signoretti    Make-up and Hair Designer
James Horner    Composer
Carla Hool    Casting Director
Adrian Grunberg    Assistant Director
Mic Rodgers    Second Unit Director
Ned Dowd    Unit Production Manager
Theresa Wachter    Supervising Art Director
Roberto Bonelli    Art Director
Naaman Marshall    Art Director
Jay Aroesty    Set Decorator
Richard Merriman    Second Unit Camera
Mario Cardona    Additional Photography
Daryn Okada    Additional Photography
Maryan Zurek    Underwater Photography
Jeannie Ione Flynn    Costume Supervisor
Ismael Jardon    Costume Supervisor
Kevin Stitt    Additional Editor
Fernando Carmara    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Sean McCormack    Supervising Sound Editor
Kami Asgar    Supervising Sound Editor
Benjamin L. Cook    Sound Effects Editor
Jonathan Golodner    Sound Effects Editor
Herwig Maurer    Sound Effects Editor
Chuck Michael    Sound Effects Editor
Suhail F. Kafity*    Sound Effects Editor
Scott A. Jennings    Sound Effects Editor
Benjamin L. Cook    Sound Designer
Scott G.G. Haller    Dialogue Editor
Dick Bernstein    Music Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Lorella DeRossi    Make up
Giorgio Gregorini    Hairstylist
Aurora Chavira    Hairstylist
Keith Vanderlaan    Special Effects Makeup-Prosthetic
Caterina "Katia" Sisto*    Special Effects-Prosthetic Supervistor
Brian Sipe    Special Make-up Effects
Todd Tucker    Special Make-up Effects
Sylvia Wells    Music Supervisor
Mic Rodgers    Stunt Coordinator
Gerardo Moreno    Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

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

When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,005,604 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,465 opening theaters/2,465 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,160,889

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2006 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: January 25th, 2024 (Limited), released as Apocalypto (АПОКАЛИПСИС. ПЕРЕВЫПУСК) (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: May 22nd, 2007 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images
Running Time: 138 minutes
Geographical setting: South America
Plot point: Dead Language
Social setting: End of the World
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1500s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Icon Distribution, Inc.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2006 1 $15,005,604   2,465 $6,087   $15,005,604 1
Dec 15, 2006 6 $8,008,126 -47% 2,465 $3,249   $28,209,532 2
Dec 22, 2006 13 $2,868,725 -64% 2,144 $1,338   $34,592,881 3
Dec 29, 2006 14 $3,264,798 +14% 2,023 $1,614   $42,654,236 4
Jan 5, 2007 18 $1,762,525 -46% 903 $1,952   $47,335,193 5
Jan 12, 2007 26 $849,666 -52% 467 $1,819   $48,873,271 6
Jan 19, 2007 32 $517,784 -39% 349 $1,484   $49,799,017 7
Jan 26, 2007 35 $228,685 -56% 175 $1,307   $50,222,634 8
Feb 2, 2007 43 $103,472 -55% 114 $908   $50,403,817 9
Feb 9, 2007 42 $160,207 +55% 233 $688   $50,612,000 10
Feb 16, 2007 45 $75,207 -53% 140 $537   $50,758,790 11
Feb 23, 2007 57 $32,851 -56% 73 $450   $50,829,674 12
Mar 2, 2007 69 $14,593 -56% 35 $417   $50,859,889 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 8, 2006 1 $4,904,946     2,465 $1,990   $4,904,946 1
Dec 9, 2006 2 $5,727,673 +17%   2,465 $2,324   $10,632,619 2
Dec 10, 2006 1 $4,372,985 -24%   2,465 $1,774   $15,005,604 3
Dec 11, 2006 1 $1,510,608 -65%   2,465 $613   $16,516,212 4
Dec 12, 2006 1 $1,340,932 -11%   2,465 $544   $17,857,144 5
Dec 13, 2006 1 $1,190,670 -11%   2,465 $483   $19,047,814 6
Dec 14, 2006 1 $1,153,592 -3%   2,465 $468   $20,201,406 7
Dec 15, 2006 5 $2,260,525 +96% -54% 2,465 $917   $22,461,931 8
Dec 16, 2006 6 $3,138,017 +39% -45% 2,465 $1,273   $25,599,948 9
Dec 17, 2006 4 $2,609,584 -17% -40% 2,465 $1,059   $28,209,532 10
Dec 18, 2006 6 $913,376 -65% -40% 2,465 $371   $29,122,908 11
Dec 19, 2006 6 $886,540 -3% -34% 2,465 $360   $30,009,448 12
Dec 20, 2006 9 $830,143 -6% -30% 2,465 $337   $30,839,591 13
Dec 21, 2006 8 $884,565 +7% -23% 2,465 $359   $31,724,156 14
Dec 25, 2006 13 $1,611,189   +76% 2,144 $751   $36,204,070 18
Dec 29, 2006 14 $1,100,000     2,023 $544   $40,500,000 22
Jan 15, 2007 26 $166,265     467 $356   $49,039,536 39
Jan 19, 2007 29 $140,000     349 $401   $49,420,000 43
Feb 19, 2007 45 $13,934     140 $100   $50,772,724 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2006 1 $20,201,406   2,465 $8,195   $20,201,406 1
Dec 15, 2006 6 $11,522,750 -43% 2,465 $4,675   $31,724,156 2
Dec 22, 2006 14 $7,665,282 -33% 2,144 $3,575   $39,389,438 3
Dec 29, 2006 14 $6,183,230 -19% 2,023 $3,056   $45,572,668 4
Jan 5, 2007 17 $2,450,937 -60% 903 $2,714   $48,023,605 5
Jan 12, 2007 26 $1,257,628 -49% 467 $2,693   $49,281,233 6
Jan 19, 2007 30 $712,716 -43% 349 $2,042   $49,993,949 7
Jan 26, 2007 35 $306,396 -57% 175 $1,751   $50,300,345 8
Feb 2, 2007 43 $151,448 -51% 114 $1,328   $50,451,793 9
Feb 9, 2007 42 $231,790 +53% 233 $995   $50,683,583 10
Feb 16, 2007 49 $113,240 -51% 140 $809   $50,796,823 11
Feb 23, 2007 58 $48,473 -57% 73 $664   $50,845,296 12
Mar 2, 2007 68 $21,339 -56% 35 $610   $50,866,635 13

Leading

Rudy Youngblood    Jaguar Paw

Supporting

Dalia Hernandez    Seven
Jonathan Brewer    Blunted
Morris Birdyellowhead    Flint Sky
Carlos Emilio Baez    Turtles Run
Amilcar Ramirez    Curl Nose
Israel Contreras    Smoke Frog
Israel Rios    Cocoa Leaf
Isabel Diaz    Mother in Law
Espiridion Acosta Cache    Old Story Teller
Mayra Serbulo    Young Woman
Iazua Larios    Sky Flower
Lorena Hernandez    Village Girl
Itandehui Gutierrez    Wife
Sayuri Gutierrez    Eldest Daughter
Hiram Soto    Fish Hunter
Jose Suarez    First Temple Sacrifice
Raoul Trujillo    Zero Wolf
Gerardo Taracena    Middle Eye
Rodolfo Palacios    Snake Ink
Ariel Galvan    Hanging Moss
Bernardo Ruiz    Drunkards Four
Richard Diaz Mendoza    Cut Rock
Richard Can    Ten Peccary
Carlos Ramos    Monkey Jaw
Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza    Buzzard Hook
Marco Antonio Argueta    Speaking Wind
Javier Escobar    Vicious Holcane
Fernando Hernandez    High Pries
Maria Isidra Hoil    Oracle Girl
Aquetzali Garcia    Oracle Girl
Abel Woolrich    Laughing Man
Antonio Monroy    Chilam
Nicolas Jasso    Man on Temple Top
Ronaldo Eknal    Slave Auctioneer
Miriam Tun    Woman Auctioneer
Rafael Velez    King
Diana Botello    Queen
Joaquin Rendon    Head Chac

Production and Technical Credits

Mel Gibson    Director
Mel Gibson    Screenwriter
Farhad Safinia    Screenwriter
Mel Gibson    Producer
Bruce Davey    Producer
Ned Dowd    Executive Producer
Vicki Christianson    Executive Producer
Farhad Safinia    Co-Producer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Tom Sanders    Production Designer
John Wright    Editor
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Vittorio Sodano    Co-Make up Designer
Aldo Signoretti    Make-up and Hair Designer
James Horner    Composer
Carla Hool    Casting Director
Adrian Grunberg    Assistant Director
Mic Rodgers    Second Unit Director
Ned Dowd    Unit Production Manager
Theresa Wachter    Supervising Art Director
Roberto Bonelli    Art Director
Naaman Marshall    Art Director
Jay Aroesty    Set Decorator
Richard Merriman    Second Unit Camera
Mario Cardona    Additional Photography
Daryn Okada    Additional Photography
Maryan Zurek    Underwater Photography
Jeannie Ione Flynn    Costume Supervisor
Ismael Jardon    Costume Supervisor
Kevin Stitt    Additional Editor
Fernando Carmara    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Sean McCormack    Supervising Sound Editor
Kami Asgar    Supervising Sound Editor
Benjamin L. Cook    Sound Effects Editor
Jonathan Golodner    Sound Effects Editor
Herwig Maurer    Sound Effects Editor
Chuck Michael    Sound Effects Editor
Suhail F. Kafity*    Sound Effects Editor
Scott A. Jennings    Sound Effects Editor
Benjamin L. Cook    Sound Designer
Scott G.G. Haller    Dialogue Editor
Dick Bernstein    Music Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Lorella DeRossi    Make up
Giorgio Gregorini    Hairstylist
Aurora Chavira    Hairstylist
Keith Vanderlaan    Special Effects Makeup-Prosthetic
Caterina "Katia" Sisto*    Special Effects-Prosthetic Supervistor
Brian Sipe    Special Make-up Effects
Todd Tucker    Special Make-up Effects
Sylvia Wells    Music Supervisor
Mic Rodgers    Stunt Coordinator
Gerardo Moreno    Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

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.