Beyond the Lights (2014)

Beyond the Lights poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,618,727Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,221,290 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $538,706 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,759,996
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Noni Jean is a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom. But not all is what it seems,and the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart—until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance. But can Kaz’s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,200,284 (42.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,789 opening theaters/1,789 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,286,638

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,549 $14,618,727
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,414 $14,618,727

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


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Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2014 (Wide) by Relativity
Video Release: February 10th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including suggestive gestures, partial nudity, language and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2333, 7/30/2014)
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Before I Fall
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Keywords: African Americans, Romance, Musicians, Singers, Big Break, Depression, Suicide Attempt, Political, Romantic Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Relativity Media, Undisputed Cinema, Homegrown Pictures, BET Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $6,200,284 Nov 14, 2014 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $8,410,952 Nov 14, 2014 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 62 $6,200,284 Nov 14, 2014 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $8,410,952 Nov 14, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 4 $6,200,284   1,789 $3,466   $6,200,284 1
Nov 21, 2014 6 $2,634,224 -58% 1,766 $1,492   $10,128,001 2
Nov 28, 2014 11 $1,570,656 -40% 1,187 $1,323   $12,731,390 3
Dec 5, 2014 14 $723,845 -54% 827 $875   $13,815,382 4
Dec 12, 2014 21 $292,501 -60% 459 $637   $14,323,343 5
Dec 19, 2014 37 $43,146 -85% 77 $560   $14,458,669 6
Dec 26, 2014 45 $31,495 -27% 34 $926   $14,522,040 7
Jan 2, 2015 53 $19,778 -37% 23 $860   $14,564,709 8
Jan 9, 2015 73 $2,877 -85% 19 $151   $14,572,891 9
Jan 16, 2015 58 $21,360 +642% 57 $375   $14,595,201 10
Jan 23, 2015 72 $7,234 -66% 31 $233   $14,612,840 11
Jan 30, 2015 78 $2,651 -63% 29 $91   $14,617,945 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 14, 2014 4 $2,304,833     1,789 $1,288   $2,304,833 1
Nov 15, 2014 4 $2,642,326 +15%   1,789 $1,477   $4,947,159 2
Nov 16, 2014 4 $1,253,125 -53%   1,789 $700   $6,200,284 3
Nov 17, 2014 4 $342,182 -73%   1,789 $191   $6,542,466 4
Nov 18, 2014 6 $410,535 +20%   1,789 $229   $6,953,001 5
Nov 19, 2014 7 $284,319 -31%   1,789 $159   $7,237,320 6
Nov 20, 2014 7 $256,457 -10%   1,789 $143   $7,493,777 7
Nov 21, 2014 6 $794,639 +210% -66% 1,766 $450   $8,288,416 8
Nov 22, 2014 6 $1,215,461 +53% -54% 1,766 $688   $9,503,877 9
Nov 23, 2014 6 $624,124 -49% -50% 1,766 $353   $10,128,001 10
Nov 24, 2014 7 $249,841 -60% -27% 1,766 $141   $10,377,842 11
Nov 25, 2014 6 $317,016 +27% -23% 1,766 $180   $10,694,858 12
Nov 26, 2014 - $237,315 -25% -17% 1,766 $134   $10,932,173 13
Nov 27, 2014 - $228,561 -4% -11% 1,766 $129   $11,160,734 14
Nov 28, 2014 12 $586,388 +157% -26% 1,187 $494   $11,747,122 15
Nov 29, 2014 10 $692,889 +18% -43% 1,187 $584   $12,440,011 16
Nov 30, 2014 12 $291,379 -58% -53% 1,187 $245   $12,731,390 17
Dec 1, 2014 12 $91,004 -69% -64% 1,187 $77   $12,822,394 18
Dec 2, 2014 12 $102,081 +12% -68% 1,187 $86   $12,924,475 19
Dec 3, 2014 12 $81,975 -20% -65% 1,187 $69   $13,006,450 20
Dec 4, 2014 12 $85,087 +4% -63% 1,187 $72   $13,091,537 21
Dec 5, 2014 14 $207,986 +144% -65% 827 $251   $13,299,523 22
Dec 6, 2014 14 $348,887 +68% -50% 827 $422   $13,648,410 23
Dec 7, 2014 15 $166,972 -52% -43% 827 $202   $13,815,382 24
Dec 8, 2014 15 $54,309 -67% -40% 827 $66   $13,869,691 25
Dec 9, 2014 14 $63,011 +16% -38% 827 $76   $13,932,702 26
Dec 10, 2014 14 $53,397 -15% -35% 827 $65   $13,986,099 27
Dec 11, 2014 15 $44,743 -16% -47% 827 $54   $14,030,842 28
Dec 12, 2014 - $78,137 +75% -62% 459 $170   $14,108,979 29
Dec 13, 2014 - $145,842 +87% -58% 459 $318   $14,254,821 30
Dec 14, 2014 - $68,522 -53% -59% 459 $149   $14,323,343 31
Dec 15, 2014 - $27,954 -59% -49% 459 $61   $14,351,297 32
Dec 16, 2014 - $27,626 -1% -56% 459 $60   $14,378,923 33
Dec 17, 2014 - $19,839 -28% -63% 459 $43   $14,398,762 34
Dec 18, 2014 - $16,761 -16% -63% 459 $37   $14,415,523 35
Dec 19, 2014 - $11,708 -30% -85% 77 $152   $14,427,231 36
Dec 20, 2014 - $18,786 +60% -87% 77 $244   $14,446,017 37
Dec 21, 2014 - $12,652 -33% -82% 77 $164   $14,458,669 38
Dec 22, 2014 - $9,601 -24% -66% 77 $125   $14,468,270 39
Dec 23, 2014 - $8,191 -15% -70% 77 $106   $14,476,461 40
Dec 24, 2014 - $5,008 -39% -75% 77 $65   $14,481,469 41
Dec 25, 2014 - $9,076 +81% -46% 77 $118   $14,490,545 42
Dec 26, 2014 - $10,955 +21% -6% 34 $322   $14,501,500 43
Dec 27, 2014 - $12,567 +15% -33% 34 $370   $14,514,067 44
Dec 28, 2014 - $7,973 -37% -37% 34 $235   $14,522,040 45
Dec 29, 2014 - $5,721 -28% -40% 34 $168   $14,527,761 46
Dec 30, 2014 - $6,368 +11% -22% 34 $187   $14,534,129 47
Dec 31, 2014 - $3,506 -45% -30% 34 $103   $14,537,635 48
Jan 1, 2015 - $7,296 +108% -20% 34 $215   $14,544,931 49
Jan 2, 2015 - $7,671 +5% -30% 23 $334   $14,552,602 50
Jan 3, 2015 - $8,455 +10% -33% 23 $368   $14,561,057 51
Jan 4, 2015 - $3,652 -57% -54% 23 $159   $14,564,709 52
Jan 5, 2015 - $1,601 -56% -72% 23 $70   $14,566,310 53
Jan 6, 2015 - $1,596 n/c -75% 23 $69   $14,567,906 54
Jan 7, 2015 - $1,163 -27% -67% 23 $51   $14,569,069 55
Jan 8, 2015 - $945 -19% -87% 23 $41   $14,570,014 56
Jan 9, 2015 - $619 -34% -92% 19 $33   $14,570,633 57
Jan 10, 2015 - $1,597 +158% -81% 19 $84   $14,572,230 58
Jan 11, 2015 - $661 -59% -82% 19 $35   $14,572,891 59
Jan 12, 2015 - $441 -33% -72% 19 $23   $14,573,332 60
Jan 13, 2015 - $97 -78% -94% 19 $5   $14,573,429 61
Jan 14, 2015 - $181 +87% -84% 19 $10   $14,573,610 62
Jan 15, 2015 - $231 +28% -76% 19 $12   $14,573,841 63
Jan 16, 2015 - $5,559 +2,306% +798% 57 $98   $14,579,400 64
Jan 17, 2015 - $9,323 +68% +484% 57 $164   $14,588,723 65
Jan 18, 2015 - $6,478 -31% +880% 57 $114   $14,595,201 66
Jan 19, 2015 - $4,579 -29% +938% 57 $80   $14,599,780 67
Jan 20, 2015 - $2,159 -53% +2,126% 57 $38   $14,601,939 68
Jan 21, 2015 - $1,684 -22% +830% 57 $30   $14,603,623 69
Jan 22, 2015 - $1,983 +18% +758% 57 $35   $14,605,606 70
Jan 23, 2015 - $1,649 -17% -70% 31 $53   $14,607,255 71
Jan 24, 2015 - $3,863 +134% -59% 31 $125   $14,611,118 72
Jan 25, 2015 - $1,722 -55% -73% 31 $56   $14,612,840 73
Jan 26, 2015 - $527 -69% -88% 31 $17   $14,613,367 74
Jan 27, 2015 - $775 +47% -64% 31 $25   $14,614,142 75
Jan 28, 2015 - $481 -38% -71% 31 $16   $14,614,623 76
Jan 29, 2015 - $671 +40% -66% 31 $22   $14,615,294 77
Jan 30, 2015 - $878 +31% -47% 29 $30   $14,616,172 78
Jan 31, 2015 - $1,396 +59% -64% 29 $48   $14,617,568 79
Feb 1, 2015 - $377 -73% -78% 29 $13   $14,617,945 80
Feb 2, 2015 - $209 -45% -60% 29 $7   $14,618,154 81
Feb 3, 2015 - $167 -20% -78% 29 $6   $14,618,321 82
Feb 4, 2015 - $197 +18% -59% 29 $7   $14,618,518 83
Feb 5, 2015 - $209 +6% -69% 29 $7   $14,618,727 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 4 $7,493,777   1,789 $4,189   $7,493,777 1
Nov 21, 2014 8 $3,666,957 -51% 1,766 $2,076   $11,160,734 2
Nov 28, 2014 12 $1,930,803 -47% 1,187 $1,627   $13,091,537 3
Dec 5, 2014 14 $939,305 -51% 827 $1,136   $14,030,842 4
Dec 12, 2014 22 $384,681 -59% 459 $838   $14,415,523 5
Dec 19, 2014 43 $75,022 -80% 77 $974   $14,490,545 6
Dec 26, 2014 46 $54,386 -28% 34 $1,600   $14,544,931 7
Jan 2, 2015 56 $25,083 -54% 23 $1,091   $14,570,014 8
Jan 9, 2015 77 $3,827 -85% 19 $201   $14,573,841 9
Jan 16, 2015 57 $31,765 +730% 57 $557   $14,605,606 10
Jan 23, 2015 74 $9,688 -70% 31 $313   $14,615,294 11
Jan 30, 2015 83 $3,433 -65% 29 $118   $14,618,727 12

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 1, 2015750,553 50,553$845,246$845,2463

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 1, 20151612,490 12,490$256,418$256,4183

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Leading Cast

Gugu Mbatha-Raw    Noni Jean
Nate Parker    Kaz Nicol

Supporting Cast

Minnie Driver    Macy Jean
Colson "MGK" Baker*    Kid Culprit
Danny Glover    Captian David Nicol
Jordan Belfi    Steve Sams
Jesse Woodrow    Carl
Darryl Stephens    Quentin
Elaine Tan    April
Isaac Keys    Jonas
Tyler Christopher    Liam King
Benito Martinez    Jesse Soria
Aisha Hinds    J. Stanley
India Jean-Jacques    Noni (age 10)
Deidrie Henry    Felicia
Malieek Straughter*    Awards Stage Manager
Brandon Wilson    Male Fan
Greg Davis, Jr.    Officer Aforo
Sky Soleil    LAPD Cop #2
Hayley Marie Norman    Shai
Rob Locke    Emcee
Laurieann Gibson    Choreographer Gibson
Aml Ameen    Trey
Onahoua Rodriguez    Donia
Wren T. Brown    Pastor Marks
Irvin Whitlow    Irv
Wade Allain-Marcus    Photographer
Ithamar Enriquez    Spanish Karaoke Guy
Erika Ringor    Town Car Driver
Chris Barnes    Worthy Farm Stage Manager
Hector Bucio    Man at Mexico Market
Tom Wright    Reverend
Tina D'Marco    Vendor
Amy Johnson    Reporter
Taylor Maas    Dancer
Brandee Evans    Dancer
Christina Webber    Dancer
Anisha Gibbs    Dancer
Helen Gedlu    Dancer

Cameos

Estelle    Herself
Sean Anderson    Himself
Rocsi Diaz    Herself
Debra Lee    Herself
Roland Martin    Himself
Mark Ridley Thomas    Himself
Chaka Khan    Herself
Amar'e Stoudemire    Himself
Don Lemon    Himself
Gayle King    Herself
Deandre Jordan    Himself
James Hardy    Himself
Ashley Hamilton    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gina Prince-Bythewood    Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood    Screenwriter
Stephanie Allain    Producer
Reggie Rock Bythewood    Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Producer
Amar'e Stoudemire    Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Matt Alvarez    Executive Producer
Robbie Brenner    Executive Producer
Ron Burkle    Executive Producer
Jason Colbeck    Executive Producer
Kenneth Halsband    Co-Producer
Marc Ambrose    Co-Producer
Tami Reiker    Director of Photography
Cecilia Montiel    Production Designer
Terilyn A. Shropshire    Editor
Mark Isham    Composer
Julia Michels    Music Supervisor
Sandra Hernandez    Costume Designer
Aisha Coley    Casting Director
Laurieann Gibson    Choreography
Chris Lemos    Associate Producer
Jules Carideo    Production Supervisor
Suzanne Tenner    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Willie D. Burton    Sound Mixer
Nick Ralbovsky    Art Director
Lori Mazuer    Set Decorator
Sarah Staskauskas    Set Decorator
Devon P. Patterson    Costume Supervisor
Anita Gibson    Make up
Dionne Wynn    Make up
Kim Kimble    Hairstylist
Jasmine Kimble    Hairstylist
Renetta Amador*    Script Supervisor
Kris Smith    Script Supervisor
Sebastian Mazzola    Second Assistant Director
David Waine    Special Effects Coordinator
Josh Hakian    Special Effects Supervisor
M'Saada Nia    Additional Casting-L.A. Casting Assistant
Kristan Berona    Extras Casting
Sande Alessi    Extras Casting
Lissy Holm    Additional Casting-U.K. Casting
Georgia Landers    Additional Casting-U.K. Casting
Christopher Kulikowski    Post-Production Supervisor
Pascal Vaguelsy    Post-Production Supervisor
Kenneth Marsten    Additional Editor
Aziza Ngozi    First Assistant Editor
Leslie Shatz    Re-recording Mixer
Colette Dahanne    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Javier Bennassar    Supervising Sound Editor
Jesse Ehredt    Assistant Sound Editor
Art Espinosa    Assistant Sound Editor
Jo Caron    Foley Mixer
Tim Carras    Visual Effects Supervisor
Josh Comen    Visual Effects Producer
Del Spiva    Music Editor
Jennifer Nash    Music Editor
Kevin Scott    Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Rugetti    Stunt Coordinator

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

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November 24th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

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November 20th, 2014

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Dumb and Dumber To poster

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Contest: Smart and Smarter

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Dumb and Dumber To poster

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Synopsis

Noni Jean is a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom. But not all is what it seems,and the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart—until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance. But can Kaz’s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,200,284 (42.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,789 opening theaters/1,789 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,286,638

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,549 $14,618,727
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,414 $14,618,727

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


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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2014 (Wide) by Relativity
Video Release: February 10th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including suggestive gestures, partial nudity, language and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2333, 7/30/2014)
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Before I Fall
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Keywords: African Americans, Romance, Musicians, Singers, Big Break, Depression, Suicide Attempt, Political, Romantic Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Relativity Media, Undisputed Cinema, Homegrown Pictures, BET Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $6,200,284 Nov 14, 2014 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $8,410,952 Nov 14, 2014 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 62 $6,200,284 Nov 14, 2014 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $8,410,952 Nov 14, 2014 3

Leading Cast

Gugu Mbatha-Raw    Noni Jean
Nate Parker    Kaz Nicol

Supporting Cast

Minnie Driver    Macy Jean
Colson "MGK" Baker*    Kid Culprit
Danny Glover    Captian David Nicol
Jordan Belfi    Steve Sams
Jesse Woodrow    Carl
Darryl Stephens    Quentin
Elaine Tan    April
Isaac Keys    Jonas
Tyler Christopher    Liam King
Benito Martinez    Jesse Soria
Aisha Hinds    J. Stanley
India Jean-Jacques    Noni (age 10)
Deidrie Henry    Felicia
Malieek Straughter*    Awards Stage Manager
Brandon Wilson    Male Fan
Greg Davis, Jr.    Officer Aforo
Sky Soleil    LAPD Cop #2
Hayley Marie Norman    Shai
Rob Locke    Emcee
Laurieann Gibson    Choreographer Gibson
Aml Ameen    Trey
Onahoua Rodriguez    Donia
Wren T. Brown    Pastor Marks
Irvin Whitlow    Irv
Wade Allain-Marcus    Photographer
Ithamar Enriquez    Spanish Karaoke Guy
Erika Ringor    Town Car Driver
Chris Barnes    Worthy Farm Stage Manager
Hector Bucio    Man at Mexico Market
Tom Wright    Reverend
Tina D'Marco    Vendor
Amy Johnson    Reporter
Taylor Maas    Dancer
Brandee Evans    Dancer
Christina Webber    Dancer
Anisha Gibbs    Dancer
Helen Gedlu    Dancer

Cameos

Estelle    Herself
Sean Anderson    Himself
Rocsi Diaz    Herself
Debra Lee    Herself
Roland Martin    Himself
Mark Ridley Thomas    Himself
Chaka Khan    Herself
Amar'e Stoudemire    Himself
Don Lemon    Himself
Gayle King    Herself
Deandre Jordan    Himself
James Hardy    Himself
Ashley Hamilton    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gina Prince-Bythewood    Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood    Screenwriter
Stephanie Allain    Producer
Reggie Rock Bythewood    Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Producer
Amar'e Stoudemire    Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Matt Alvarez    Executive Producer
Robbie Brenner    Executive Producer
Ron Burkle    Executive Producer
Jason Colbeck    Executive Producer
Kenneth Halsband    Co-Producer
Marc Ambrose    Co-Producer
Tami Reiker    Director of Photography
Cecilia Montiel    Production Designer
Terilyn A. Shropshire    Editor
Mark Isham    Composer
Julia Michels    Music Supervisor
Sandra Hernandez    Costume Designer
Aisha Coley    Casting Director
Laurieann Gibson    Choreography
Chris Lemos    Associate Producer
Jules Carideo    Production Supervisor
Suzanne Tenner    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Willie D. Burton    Sound Mixer
Nick Ralbovsky    Art Director
Lori Mazuer    Set Decorator
Sarah Staskauskas    Set Decorator
Devon P. Patterson    Costume Supervisor
Anita Gibson    Make up
Dionne Wynn    Make up
Kim Kimble    Hairstylist
Jasmine Kimble    Hairstylist
Renetta Amador*    Script Supervisor
Kris Smith    Script Supervisor
Sebastian Mazzola    Second Assistant Director
David Waine    Special Effects Coordinator
Josh Hakian    Special Effects Supervisor
M'Saada Nia    Additional Casting-L.A. Casting Assistant
Kristan Berona    Extras Casting
Sande Alessi    Extras Casting
Lissy Holm    Additional Casting-U.K. Casting
Georgia Landers    Additional Casting-U.K. Casting
Christopher Kulikowski    Post-Production Supervisor
Pascal Vaguelsy    Post-Production Supervisor
Kenneth Marsten    Additional Editor
Aziza Ngozi    First Assistant Editor
Leslie Shatz    Re-recording Mixer
Colette Dahanne    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Javier Bennassar    Supervising Sound Editor
Jesse Ehredt    Assistant Sound Editor
Art Espinosa    Assistant Sound Editor
Jo Caron    Foley Mixer
Tim Carras    Visual Effects Supervisor
Josh Comen    Visual Effects Producer
Del Spiva    Music Editor
Jennifer Nash    Music Editor
Kevin Scott    Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Rugetti    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD Sales: Hero Saves the Day

March 15th, 2015

New releases earned the top three spots on the DVD sales chart this week. This includes Big Hero 6, which opened in first place with 963,000 units / $14.44. This isn't at the same level as Frozen opened with, but it is already the second best selling DVD in 2015. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Hero is Bigger than Big

March 15th, 2015

While Big Hero 6 wasn't the only new release on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, it might as well have been. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin. It sold 1.99 million units generating $37.59 million in the process. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 67%, which is stunning. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. For a family film, it is hard to comprehend. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 24th, 2015

February 24th, 2015

This list is going to be a little shorter than I wanted... a lot shorter actually. My Internet Provider decided it would be a good idea to do maintenance tonight, so I was without internet access for several hours. There are two first-run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week: Big Hero 6 (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Whiplash (DVD or Blu-ray). The other contender is the Criterion Collection release for Watership Down (Blu-ray). All three are worth owning, but Big Hero 6 is the Pick of the Week. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hunger Games Goes on a Diet

November 24th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

As expected, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 earned first place with ease pulling in more than the rest of the box office combined. On the downside, it was well below the optimistic expectations at just $121.90 million. ... It seems strange that an opening of $121.90 million is considered disappointing. Worse still, none of the other films in the top five topped predictions, so they couldn't help mitigate Mockingjay, Part 1's softer than anticipated opening. The overall box office still rose 38% from last weekend to $194 million, but this was 14% lower than the same weekend last year. There's really no way to spin that in a positive manner. Year-to-date, 2014 has earned $8.94 billion, which is 3.2% or $290 million lower than last year's pace. Again, it is hard to spin that number in a positive way.

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Weekend Predictions: Will Hunger Games Leave Moviegoers Hungry?

November 20th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

There is only one wide release coming out this weekend, but it is the biggest release of the year. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 should have no trouble earning the biggest opening weekend of the year so far and it shouldn't take very long before it surpasses Guardians of the Galaxy for number one film of the year. As for the rest of the box office, there's not a lot to look forward to. Dumb and Dumber To will likely take a serious hit, while Big Hero 6 should overtake it over the weekend. This weekend last year, Catching Fire led the way with $158.07 million, which could be more than the entire box office earns this year. Hopefully that won't be the case, but I don't see how 2014 comes out ahead on the year-over-year comparison.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Dumb Leaves the Competition Smarting

November 18th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

There was some good news and bad news over the weekend. The good news was Dumb and Dumber To, which managed a stronger than expected opening, despite its reviews. The bad news was Beyond the Lights, which couldn't turn its reviews into box office success. That said, the good outweighed the bad and overall the box office was quite strong. It was still down 11% from last weekend to $140 million, but that's still 12% more than the same weekend last year. 2014 remains behind 2013's pace by 3.4% or $310 million at $8.72 billion to $9.03 billion, but every little victory will help soften the blow at the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Does it Pay to be Dumb?

November 13th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

It is a slower weekend at the box office than last weekend. Granted, there are two films opening wide, but neither of them are expected to be a huge hit. Dumb and Dumber To is earning terrible reviews, but it is expecting to earn first place at the box office. Beyond the Lights is earning much better reviews, but it will likely only become a midlevel hit at best. As far as holdovers are concerned, both Big Hero 6 and Interstellar will continue to be big factors at the box office, but only these four films have a shot at $10 million or more at the box office. This weekend last year, Thor: The Dark World led the way with $36.59 million while The Best Man Holiday opened in second place with $30.11 million. I think the one-two punch this year will be better, plus we will have a lot more depth leading to 2014 earning a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Smart and Smarter

November 7th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

Next weekend, Beyond the Lights and Dumb and Dumber To open wide. Dumb and Dumber To is widely expected to dominate Beyond the Lights, although it might not open in first place. Regardless if it debuts in first, second, or possibly third, it is still the clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Dumb and Dumber To.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two previously reviewed movies or one previously reviewed TV on DVD release or three previously reviewed single-disc kids shows. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize consisting of two previously reviewed movies or one previously reviewed TV on DVD release or three previously reviewed single-disc kids shows. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 4 $6,200,284   1,789 $3,466   $6,200,284 1
Nov 21, 2014 6 $2,634,224 -58% 1,766 $1,492   $10,128,001 2
Nov 28, 2014 11 $1,570,656 -40% 1,187 $1,323   $12,731,390 3
Dec 5, 2014 14 $723,845 -54% 827 $875   $13,815,382 4
Dec 12, 2014 21 $292,501 -60% 459 $637   $14,323,343 5
Dec 19, 2014 37 $43,146 -85% 77 $560   $14,458,669 6
Dec 26, 2014 45 $31,495 -27% 34 $926   $14,522,040 7
Jan 2, 2015 53 $19,778 -37% 23 $860   $14,564,709 8
Jan 9, 2015 73 $2,877 -85% 19 $151   $14,572,891 9
Jan 16, 2015 58 $21,360 +642% 57 $375   $14,595,201 10
Jan 23, 2015 72 $7,234 -66% 31 $233   $14,612,840 11
Jan 30, 2015 78 $2,651 -63% 29 $91   $14,617,945 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 14, 2014 4 $2,304,833     1,789 $1,288   $2,304,833 1
Nov 15, 2014 4 $2,642,326 +15%   1,789 $1,477   $4,947,159 2
Nov 16, 2014 4 $1,253,125 -53%   1,789 $700   $6,200,284 3
Nov 17, 2014 4 $342,182 -73%   1,789 $191   $6,542,466 4
Nov 18, 2014 6 $410,535 +20%   1,789 $229   $6,953,001 5
Nov 19, 2014 7 $284,319 -31%   1,789 $159   $7,237,320 6
Nov 20, 2014 7 $256,457 -10%   1,789 $143   $7,493,777 7
Nov 21, 2014 6 $794,639 +210% -66% 1,766 $450   $8,288,416 8
Nov 22, 2014 6 $1,215,461 +53% -54% 1,766 $688   $9,503,877 9
Nov 23, 2014 6 $624,124 -49% -50% 1,766 $353   $10,128,001 10
Nov 24, 2014 7 $249,841 -60% -27% 1,766 $141   $10,377,842 11
Nov 25, 2014 6 $317,016 +27% -23% 1,766 $180   $10,694,858 12
Nov 26, 2014 - $237,315 -25% -17% 1,766 $134   $10,932,173 13
Nov 27, 2014 - $228,561 -4% -11% 1,766 $129   $11,160,734 14
Nov 28, 2014 12 $586,388 +157% -26% 1,187 $494   $11,747,122 15
Nov 29, 2014 10 $692,889 +18% -43% 1,187 $584   $12,440,011 16
Nov 30, 2014 12 $291,379 -58% -53% 1,187 $245   $12,731,390 17
Dec 1, 2014 12 $91,004 -69% -64% 1,187 $77   $12,822,394 18
Dec 2, 2014 12 $102,081 +12% -68% 1,187 $86   $12,924,475 19
Dec 3, 2014 12 $81,975 -20% -65% 1,187 $69   $13,006,450 20
Dec 4, 2014 12 $85,087 +4% -63% 1,187 $72   $13,091,537 21
Dec 5, 2014 14 $207,986 +144% -65% 827 $251   $13,299,523 22
Dec 6, 2014 14 $348,887 +68% -50% 827 $422   $13,648,410 23
Dec 7, 2014 15 $166,972 -52% -43% 827 $202   $13,815,382 24
Dec 8, 2014 15 $54,309 -67% -40% 827 $66   $13,869,691 25
Dec 9, 2014 14 $63,011 +16% -38% 827 $76   $13,932,702 26
Dec 10, 2014 14 $53,397 -15% -35% 827 $65   $13,986,099 27
Dec 11, 2014 15 $44,743 -16% -47% 827 $54   $14,030,842 28
Dec 12, 2014 - $78,137 +75% -62% 459 $170   $14,108,979 29
Dec 13, 2014 - $145,842 +87% -58% 459 $318   $14,254,821 30
Dec 14, 2014 - $68,522 -53% -59% 459 $149   $14,323,343 31
Dec 15, 2014 - $27,954 -59% -49% 459 $61   $14,351,297 32
Dec 16, 2014 - $27,626 -1% -56% 459 $60   $14,378,923 33
Dec 17, 2014 - $19,839 -28% -63% 459 $43   $14,398,762 34
Dec 18, 2014 - $16,761 -16% -63% 459 $37   $14,415,523 35
Dec 19, 2014 - $11,708 -30% -85% 77 $152   $14,427,231 36
Dec 20, 2014 - $18,786 +60% -87% 77 $244   $14,446,017 37
Dec 21, 2014 - $12,652 -33% -82% 77 $164   $14,458,669 38
Dec 22, 2014 - $9,601 -24% -66% 77 $125   $14,468,270 39
Dec 23, 2014 - $8,191 -15% -70% 77 $106   $14,476,461 40
Dec 24, 2014 - $5,008 -39% -75% 77 $65   $14,481,469 41
Dec 25, 2014 - $9,076 +81% -46% 77 $118   $14,490,545 42
Dec 26, 2014 - $10,955 +21% -6% 34 $322   $14,501,500 43
Dec 27, 2014 - $12,567 +15% -33% 34 $370   $14,514,067 44
Dec 28, 2014 - $7,973 -37% -37% 34 $235   $14,522,040 45
Dec 29, 2014 - $5,721 -28% -40% 34 $168   $14,527,761 46
Dec 30, 2014 - $6,368 +11% -22% 34 $187   $14,534,129 47
Dec 31, 2014 - $3,506 -45% -30% 34 $103   $14,537,635 48
Jan 1, 2015 - $7,296 +108% -20% 34 $215   $14,544,931 49
Jan 2, 2015 - $7,671 +5% -30% 23 $334   $14,552,602 50
Jan 3, 2015 - $8,455 +10% -33% 23 $368   $14,561,057 51
Jan 4, 2015 - $3,652 -57% -54% 23 $159   $14,564,709 52
Jan 5, 2015 - $1,601 -56% -72% 23 $70   $14,566,310 53
Jan 6, 2015 - $1,596 n/c -75% 23 $69   $14,567,906 54
Jan 7, 2015 - $1,163 -27% -67% 23 $51   $14,569,069 55
Jan 8, 2015 - $945 -19% -87% 23 $41   $14,570,014 56
Jan 9, 2015 - $619 -34% -92% 19 $33   $14,570,633 57
Jan 10, 2015 - $1,597 +158% -81% 19 $84   $14,572,230 58
Jan 11, 2015 - $661 -59% -82% 19 $35   $14,572,891 59
Jan 12, 2015 - $441 -33% -72% 19 $23   $14,573,332 60
Jan 13, 2015 - $97 -78% -94% 19 $5   $14,573,429 61
Jan 14, 2015 - $181 +87% -84% 19 $10   $14,573,610 62
Jan 15, 2015 - $231 +28% -76% 19 $12   $14,573,841 63
Jan 16, 2015 - $5,559 +2,306% +798% 57 $98   $14,579,400 64
Jan 17, 2015 - $9,323 +68% +484% 57 $164   $14,588,723 65
Jan 18, 2015 - $6,478 -31% +880% 57 $114   $14,595,201 66
Jan 19, 2015 - $4,579 -29% +938% 57 $80   $14,599,780 67
Jan 20, 2015 - $2,159 -53% +2,126% 57 $38   $14,601,939 68
Jan 21, 2015 - $1,684 -22% +830% 57 $30   $14,603,623 69
Jan 22, 2015 - $1,983 +18% +758% 57 $35   $14,605,606 70
Jan 23, 2015 - $1,649 -17% -70% 31 $53   $14,607,255 71
Jan 24, 2015 - $3,863 +134% -59% 31 $125   $14,611,118 72
Jan 25, 2015 - $1,722 -55% -73% 31 $56   $14,612,840 73
Jan 26, 2015 - $527 -69% -88% 31 $17   $14,613,367 74
Jan 27, 2015 - $775 +47% -64% 31 $25   $14,614,142 75
Jan 28, 2015 - $481 -38% -71% 31 $16   $14,614,623 76
Jan 29, 2015 - $671 +40% -66% 31 $22   $14,615,294 77
Jan 30, 2015 - $878 +31% -47% 29 $30   $14,616,172 78
Jan 31, 2015 - $1,396 +59% -64% 29 $48   $14,617,568 79
Feb 1, 2015 - $377 -73% -78% 29 $13   $14,617,945 80
Feb 2, 2015 - $209 -45% -60% 29 $7   $14,618,154 81
Feb 3, 2015 - $167 -20% -78% 29 $6   $14,618,321 82
Feb 4, 2015 - $197 +18% -59% 29 $7   $14,618,518 83
Feb 5, 2015 - $209 +6% -69% 29 $7   $14,618,727 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 4 $7,493,777   1,789 $4,189   $7,493,777 1
Nov 21, 2014 8 $3,666,957 -51% 1,766 $2,076   $11,160,734 2
Nov 28, 2014 12 $1,930,803 -47% 1,187 $1,627   $13,091,537 3
Dec 5, 2014 14 $939,305 -51% 827 $1,136   $14,030,842 4
Dec 12, 2014 22 $384,681 -59% 459 $838   $14,415,523 5
Dec 19, 2014 43 $75,022 -80% 77 $974   $14,490,545 6
Dec 26, 2014 46 $54,386 -28% 34 $1,600   $14,544,931 7
Jan 2, 2015 56 $25,083 -54% 23 $1,091   $14,570,014 8
Jan 9, 2015 77 $3,827 -85% 19 $201   $14,573,841 9
Jan 16, 2015 57 $31,765 +730% 57 $557   $14,605,606 10
Jan 23, 2015 74 $9,688 -70% 31 $313   $14,615,294 11
Jan 30, 2015 83 $3,433 -65% 29 $118   $14,618,727 12

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 1, 2015750,553 50,553$845,246$845,2463

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 1, 20151612,490 12,490$256,418$256,4183

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