Babylon A.D. (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,532,572Details
International Box Office $47,683,925
Worldwide Box Office $70,216,497
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $18,055,692
Total $18,055,692
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,484,627 (42.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,390 opening theaters/3,425 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,533,362

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 29th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 6th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.
Running Time: 100 minutes
Social setting: End of the World
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 2020s, Near Future
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Babylon A.D., SAS, Babylon Films, StudioCanal, M6 Films, Canal Plus, Cinecinema
Production Countries: France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 29, 2008 2 $9,484,627   3,390 $2,798   $9,484,627 1
Sep 5, 2008 6 $4,180,570 -56% 3,425 $1,221   $17,378,536 2
Sep 12, 2008 11 $1,864,585 -55% 2,062 $904   $20,415,057 3
Sep 19, 2008 19 $754,936 -60% 1,013 $745   $21,709,956 4
Sep 26, 2008 28 $226,208 -70% 423 $535   $22,165,980 5
Oct 3, 2008 38 $102,555 -55% 155 $662   $22,333,252 6
Oct 10, 2008 43 $60,290 -41% 90 $670   $22,422,004 7
Oct 17, 2008 46 $46,998 -22% 86 $546   $22,489,779 8
Oct 24, 2008 76 $11,473 -76% 33 $348   $22,510,705 9
Oct 31, 2008 91 $6,577 -43% 21 $313   $22,520,843 10
Nov 7, 2008 97 $3,977 -40% 12 $331   $22,527,653 11
Nov 14, 2008 101 $2,284 -43% 9 $254   $22,531,698 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 29, 2008 1 $3,120,314     3,390 $920   $3,120,314 1
Aug 30, 2008 2 $3,354,655 +8%   3,390 $990   $6,474,969 2
Aug 31, 2008 3 $3,009,658 -10%   3,390 $888   $9,484,627 3
Sep 1, 2008 4 $2,056,944 -32%   3,390 $607   $11,541,571 4
Sep 2, 2008 2 $669,620 -67%   3,390 $198   $12,211,191 5
Sep 3, 2008 3 $516,263 -23%   3,390 $152   $12,727,454 6
Sep 4, 2008 3 $470,512 -9%   3,390 $139   $13,197,966 7
Sep 5, 2008 6 $1,238,175 +163% -60% 3,425 $362   $14,436,141 8
Sep 6, 2008 6 $1,849,169 +49% -45% 3,425 $540   $16,285,310 9
Sep 7, 2008 5 $1,093,226 -41% -64% 3,425 $319   $17,378,536 10
Sep 8, 2008 6 $296,563 -73% -86% 3,425 $87   $17,675,099 11
Sep 9, 2008 7 $327,831 +11% -51% 3,425 $96   $18,002,930 12
Sep 10, 2008 8 $276,877 -16% -46% 3,425 $81   $18,279,807 13
Sep 11, 2008 8 $270,665 -2% -42% 3,425 $79   $18,550,472 14
Sep 12, 2008 12 $518,053 +91% -58% 2,062 $251   $19,068,525 15
Sep 13, 2008 11 $828,098 +60% -55% 2,062 $402   $19,896,623 16
Sep 14, 2008 12 $518,434 -37% -53% 2,062 $251   $20,415,057 17
Sep 15, 2008 12 $136,613 -74% -54% 2,062 $66   $20,551,670 18
Sep 16, 2008 12 $142,793 +5% -56% 2,062 $69   $20,694,463 19
Sep 17, 2008 12 $128,026 -10% -54% 2,062 $62   $20,822,489 20
Sep 18, 2008 12 $132,531 +4% -51% 2,062 $64   $20,955,020 21
Sep 19, 2008 - $207,450 +57% -60% 1,013 $205   $21,162,470 22
Sep 20, 2008 19 $342,960 +65% -59% 1,013 $339   $21,505,430 23
Sep 21, 2008 19 $204,526 -40% -61% 1,013 $202   $21,709,956 24
Sep 22, 2008 - $59,324 -71% -57% 1,013 $59   $21,769,280 25
Sep 23, 2008 - $60,006 +1% -58% 1,013 $59   $21,829,286 26
Sep 24, 2008 - $54,536 -9% -57% 1,013 $54   $21,883,822 27
Sep 25, 2008 - $55,950 +3% -58% 1,013 $55   $21,939,772 28
Sep 26, 2008 - $63,251 +13% -70% 423 $150   $22,003,023 29
Sep 27, 2008 - $101,904 +61% -70% 423 $241   $22,104,927 30
Sep 28, 2008 - $61,053 -40% -70% 423 $144   $22,165,980 31
Sep 29, 2008 - $15,511 -75% -74% 423 $37   $22,181,491 32
Sep 30, 2008 - $17,748 +14% -70% 423 $42   $22,199,239 33
Oct 1, 2008 - $16,861 -5% -69% 423 $40   $22,216,100 34
Oct 2, 2008 - $14,597 -13% -74% 423 $35   $22,230,697 35
Oct 3, 2008 - $30,016 +106% -53% 155 $194   $22,260,713 36
Oct 4, 2008 - $46,246 +54% -55% 155 $298   $22,306,959 37
Oct 5, 2008 - $26,293 -43% -57% 155 $170   $22,333,252 38
Oct 6, 2008 - $6,857 -74% -56% 155 $44   $22,340,109 39
Oct 7, 2008 - $8,233 +20% -54% 155 $53   $22,348,342 40
Oct 8, 2008 - $6,393 -22% -62% 155 $41   $22,354,735 41
Oct 9, 2008 - $6,979 +9% -52% 155 $45   $22,361,714 42
Oct 10, 2008 - $15,625 +124% -48% 90 $174   $22,377,339 43
Oct 11, 2008 - $24,902 +59% -46% 90 $277   $22,402,241 44
Oct 12, 2008 - $19,763 -21% -25% 90 $220   $22,422,004 45
Oct 13, 2008 - $7,822 -60% +14% 90 $87   $22,429,826 46
Oct 14, 2008 - $6,270 -20% -24% 90 $70   $22,436,096 47
Oct 15, 2008 - $3,359 -46% -47% 90 $37   $22,439,455 48
Oct 16, 2008 - $3,326 -1% -52% 90 $37   $22,442,781 49
Oct 17, 2008 - $14,888 +348% -5% 86 $173   $22,457,669 50
Oct 18, 2008 - $20,496 +38% -18% 86 $238   $22,478,165 51
Oct 19, 2008 - $11,614 -43% -41% 86 $135   $22,489,779 52
Oct 20, 2008 - $2,250 -81% -71% 86 $26   $22,492,029 53
Oct 21, 2008 - $2,468 +10% -61% 86 $29   $22,494,497 54
Oct 22, 2008 - $2,487 +1% -26% 86 $29   $22,496,984 55
Oct 23, 2008 - $2,248 -10% -32% 86 $26   $22,499,232 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 29, 2008 2 $13,197,966   3,390 $3,893   $13,197,966 1
Sep 5, 2008 6 $5,352,506 -59% 3,425 $1,563   $18,550,472 2
Sep 12, 2008 12 $2,404,548 -55% 2,062 $1,166   $20,955,020 3
Sep 19, 2008 17 $984,752 -59% 1,013 $972   $21,939,772 4
Sep 26, 2008 28 $290,925 -70% 423 $688   $22,230,697 5
Oct 3, 2008 41 $131,017 -55% 155 $845   $22,361,714 6
Oct 10, 2008 48 $81,067 -38% 90 $901   $22,442,781 7
Oct 17, 2008 51 $56,451 -30% 86 $656   $22,499,232 8
Oct 24, 2008 78 $15,034 -73% 33 $456   $22,514,266 9
Oct 31, 2008 91 $9,410 -37% 21 $448   $22,523,676 10
Nov 7, 2008 99 $5,738 -39% 12 $478   $22,529,414 11
Nov 14, 2008 96 $3,158 -45% 9 $351   $22,532,572 12

Leading

Vin Diesel    Thoorop

Supporting

Melanie Thierry    Aurora
Michelle Yeoh    Sister Rebecca
Lambert Wilson    Dr. Arthur Darquandier
Mark Strong    Finn
Jerome Le Banner    Killa
Charlotte Rampling    Neolite Priestess
Gerard Depardieu    Gorsky

Production and Technical Credits

Mathieu Kassovitz    Director
Mathieu Kassovitz    Screenwriter
Eric Besnard    Screenwriter
Maurice G. Dantec    Based on the novel "Babylon Babies"
Ilan Goldman    Producer
Avram Butch Kaplan    Executive Producer
David Valdes    Executive Producer
Thierry Arbogast    Cinematographer
Benjamin Weill    Editor
Atli Orvarsson    Composer
Sonja Klaus    Production Designer
Paul Cross    Production Designer
John King    Supervising Art Director
Francesca Cross    Set Decorator
Michel Pages    Set Decorator
Chattoune Fab    Costume Designer
John Rodda    Sound Mixer
Nicolas Becker    Sound Designer
Ken Yasumoto    Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Yasumoto    Re-recording Mixer
Francois-Joseph Hors    Re-recording Mixer
Stephane Ceretti    Visual Effects Supervisor
Buf Compagnie    Visual Effects Designer
Bob Brown    Stunt Coordinator
Alain Figlarz    Fight Choreographer
Benoit Jaubert    Associate Producer
Charlie Watson    Assistant Director
Kieron Phipps    Assistant Director
Jina Jay    Casting Director
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director

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.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,484,627 (42.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,390 opening theaters/3,425 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,533,362

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 29th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 6th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.
Running Time: 100 minutes
Social setting: End of the World
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 2020s, Near Future
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Babylon A.D., SAS, Babylon Films, StudioCanal, M6 Films, Canal Plus, Cinecinema
Production Countries: France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 29, 2008 2 $9,484,627   3,390 $2,798   $9,484,627 1
Sep 5, 2008 6 $4,180,570 -56% 3,425 $1,221   $17,378,536 2
Sep 12, 2008 11 $1,864,585 -55% 2,062 $904   $20,415,057 3
Sep 19, 2008 19 $754,936 -60% 1,013 $745   $21,709,956 4
Sep 26, 2008 28 $226,208 -70% 423 $535   $22,165,980 5
Oct 3, 2008 38 $102,555 -55% 155 $662   $22,333,252 6
Oct 10, 2008 43 $60,290 -41% 90 $670   $22,422,004 7
Oct 17, 2008 46 $46,998 -22% 86 $546   $22,489,779 8
Oct 24, 2008 76 $11,473 -76% 33 $348   $22,510,705 9
Oct 31, 2008 91 $6,577 -43% 21 $313   $22,520,843 10
Nov 7, 2008 97 $3,977 -40% 12 $331   $22,527,653 11
Nov 14, 2008 101 $2,284 -43% 9 $254   $22,531,698 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 29, 2008 1 $3,120,314     3,390 $920   $3,120,314 1
Aug 30, 2008 2 $3,354,655 +8%   3,390 $990   $6,474,969 2
Aug 31, 2008 3 $3,009,658 -10%   3,390 $888   $9,484,627 3
Sep 1, 2008 4 $2,056,944 -32%   3,390 $607   $11,541,571 4
Sep 2, 2008 2 $669,620 -67%   3,390 $198   $12,211,191 5
Sep 3, 2008 3 $516,263 -23%   3,390 $152   $12,727,454 6
Sep 4, 2008 3 $470,512 -9%   3,390 $139   $13,197,966 7
Sep 5, 2008 6 $1,238,175 +163% -60% 3,425 $362   $14,436,141 8
Sep 6, 2008 6 $1,849,169 +49% -45% 3,425 $540   $16,285,310 9
Sep 7, 2008 5 $1,093,226 -41% -64% 3,425 $319   $17,378,536 10
Sep 8, 2008 6 $296,563 -73% -86% 3,425 $87   $17,675,099 11
Sep 9, 2008 7 $327,831 +11% -51% 3,425 $96   $18,002,930 12
Sep 10, 2008 8 $276,877 -16% -46% 3,425 $81   $18,279,807 13
Sep 11, 2008 8 $270,665 -2% -42% 3,425 $79   $18,550,472 14
Sep 12, 2008 12 $518,053 +91% -58% 2,062 $251   $19,068,525 15
Sep 13, 2008 11 $828,098 +60% -55% 2,062 $402   $19,896,623 16
Sep 14, 2008 12 $518,434 -37% -53% 2,062 $251   $20,415,057 17
Sep 15, 2008 12 $136,613 -74% -54% 2,062 $66   $20,551,670 18
Sep 16, 2008 12 $142,793 +5% -56% 2,062 $69   $20,694,463 19
Sep 17, 2008 12 $128,026 -10% -54% 2,062 $62   $20,822,489 20
Sep 18, 2008 12 $132,531 +4% -51% 2,062 $64   $20,955,020 21
Sep 19, 2008 - $207,450 +57% -60% 1,013 $205   $21,162,470 22
Sep 20, 2008 19 $342,960 +65% -59% 1,013 $339   $21,505,430 23
Sep 21, 2008 19 $204,526 -40% -61% 1,013 $202   $21,709,956 24
Sep 22, 2008 - $59,324 -71% -57% 1,013 $59   $21,769,280 25
Sep 23, 2008 - $60,006 +1% -58% 1,013 $59   $21,829,286 26
Sep 24, 2008 - $54,536 -9% -57% 1,013 $54   $21,883,822 27
Sep 25, 2008 - $55,950 +3% -58% 1,013 $55   $21,939,772 28
Sep 26, 2008 - $63,251 +13% -70% 423 $150   $22,003,023 29
Sep 27, 2008 - $101,904 +61% -70% 423 $241   $22,104,927 30
Sep 28, 2008 - $61,053 -40% -70% 423 $144   $22,165,980 31
Sep 29, 2008 - $15,511 -75% -74% 423 $37   $22,181,491 32
Sep 30, 2008 - $17,748 +14% -70% 423 $42   $22,199,239 33
Oct 1, 2008 - $16,861 -5% -69% 423 $40   $22,216,100 34
Oct 2, 2008 - $14,597 -13% -74% 423 $35   $22,230,697 35
Oct 3, 2008 - $30,016 +106% -53% 155 $194   $22,260,713 36
Oct 4, 2008 - $46,246 +54% -55% 155 $298   $22,306,959 37
Oct 5, 2008 - $26,293 -43% -57% 155 $170   $22,333,252 38
Oct 6, 2008 - $6,857 -74% -56% 155 $44   $22,340,109 39
Oct 7, 2008 - $8,233 +20% -54% 155 $53   $22,348,342 40
Oct 8, 2008 - $6,393 -22% -62% 155 $41   $22,354,735 41
Oct 9, 2008 - $6,979 +9% -52% 155 $45   $22,361,714 42
Oct 10, 2008 - $15,625 +124% -48% 90 $174   $22,377,339 43
Oct 11, 2008 - $24,902 +59% -46% 90 $277   $22,402,241 44
Oct 12, 2008 - $19,763 -21% -25% 90 $220   $22,422,004 45
Oct 13, 2008 - $7,822 -60% +14% 90 $87   $22,429,826 46
Oct 14, 2008 - $6,270 -20% -24% 90 $70   $22,436,096 47
Oct 15, 2008 - $3,359 -46% -47% 90 $37   $22,439,455 48
Oct 16, 2008 - $3,326 -1% -52% 90 $37   $22,442,781 49
Oct 17, 2008 - $14,888 +348% -5% 86 $173   $22,457,669 50
Oct 18, 2008 - $20,496 +38% -18% 86 $238   $22,478,165 51
Oct 19, 2008 - $11,614 -43% -41% 86 $135   $22,489,779 52
Oct 20, 2008 - $2,250 -81% -71% 86 $26   $22,492,029 53
Oct 21, 2008 - $2,468 +10% -61% 86 $29   $22,494,497 54
Oct 22, 2008 - $2,487 +1% -26% 86 $29   $22,496,984 55
Oct 23, 2008 - $2,248 -10% -32% 86 $26   $22,499,232 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 29, 2008 2 $13,197,966   3,390 $3,893   $13,197,966 1
Sep 5, 2008 6 $5,352,506 -59% 3,425 $1,563   $18,550,472 2
Sep 12, 2008 12 $2,404,548 -55% 2,062 $1,166   $20,955,020 3
Sep 19, 2008 17 $984,752 -59% 1,013 $972   $21,939,772 4
Sep 26, 2008 28 $290,925 -70% 423 $688   $22,230,697 5
Oct 3, 2008 41 $131,017 -55% 155 $845   $22,361,714 6
Oct 10, 2008 48 $81,067 -38% 90 $901   $22,442,781 7
Oct 17, 2008 51 $56,451 -30% 86 $656   $22,499,232 8
Oct 24, 2008 78 $15,034 -73% 33 $456   $22,514,266 9
Oct 31, 2008 91 $9,410 -37% 21 $448   $22,523,676 10
Nov 7, 2008 99 $5,738 -39% 12 $478   $22,529,414 11
Nov 14, 2008 96 $3,158 -45% 9 $351   $22,532,572 12

Leading

Vin Diesel    Thoorop

Supporting

Melanie Thierry    Aurora
Michelle Yeoh    Sister Rebecca
Lambert Wilson    Dr. Arthur Darquandier
Mark Strong    Finn
Jerome Le Banner    Killa
Charlotte Rampling    Neolite Priestess
Gerard Depardieu    Gorsky

Production and Technical Credits

Mathieu Kassovitz    Director
Mathieu Kassovitz    Screenwriter
Eric Besnard    Screenwriter
Maurice G. Dantec    Based on the novel "Babylon Babies"
Ilan Goldman    Producer
Avram Butch Kaplan    Executive Producer
David Valdes    Executive Producer
Thierry Arbogast    Cinematographer
Benjamin Weill    Editor
Atli Orvarsson    Composer
Sonja Klaus    Production Designer
Paul Cross    Production Designer
John King    Supervising Art Director
Francesca Cross    Set Decorator
Michel Pages    Set Decorator
Chattoune Fab    Costume Designer
John Rodda    Sound Mixer
Nicolas Becker    Sound Designer
Ken Yasumoto    Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Yasumoto    Re-recording Mixer
Francois-Joseph Hors    Re-recording Mixer
Stephane Ceretti    Visual Effects Supervisor
Buf Compagnie    Visual Effects Designer
Bob Brown    Stunt Coordinator
Alain Figlarz    Fight Choreographer
Benoit Jaubert    Associate Producer
Charlie Watson    Assistant Director
Kieron Phipps    Assistant Director
Jina Jay    Casting Director
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director

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.