The Book of Eli (2010)

The Book of Eli poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $94,835,059Details
International Box Office $63,915,758Details
Worldwide Box Office $158,750,817
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $44,715,348 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $18,544,185 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $63,259,533
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,789,494 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,111 opening theaters/3,111 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $129,571,859

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 860 $94,835,059
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $63,915,758
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,211 $158,750,817
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $94,835,059
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $63,915,758
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 276 $158,750,817

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 15th, 2010 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 15th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R For some brutal violence and language
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Keywords: Post Apocalypse
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Alcon Entertainment, Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 406 $5,201,492 Feb 12, 2010 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $6,031,285 Feb 12, 2010 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $6,756,134 Feb 5, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 31 $32,789,494 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 10 $32,789,494 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $46,960,868 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 11 $38,437,553 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $55,049,973 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 7 $32,789,494 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $46,960,868 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 8 $38,437,553 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $55,049,973 Jan 15, 2010 3
Biggest Domestic January Day 88 $11,780,279 Jan 16, 2010 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2010 2 $32,789,494   3,111 $10,540   $32,789,494 1
Jan 22, 2010 3 $15,732,463 -52% 3,111 $5,057   $60,735,686 2
Jan 29, 2010 5 $8,908,286 -43% 3,075 $2,897   $74,511,765 3
Feb 5, 2010 7 $4,717,335 -47% 2,820 $1,673   $82,045,140 4
Feb 12, 2010 11 $3,631,838 -23% 1,825 $1,990   $87,586,069 5
Feb 19, 2010 11 $1,888,305 -48% 1,455 $1,298   $90,775,391 6
Feb 26, 2010 12 $1,112,493 -41% 975 $1,141   $92,506,955 7
Mar 5, 2010 19 $533,156 -52% 555 $961   $93,412,890 8
Mar 12, 2010 27 $186,285 -65% 220 $847   $93,787,369 9
Mar 19, 2010 35 $77,778 -58% 100 $778   $93,952,832 10
Mar 26, 2010 38 $54,113 -30% 77 $703   $94,037,100 11
Apr 2, 2010 26 $188,992 +249% 218 $867   $94,255,260 12
Apr 9, 2010 30 $135,004 -29% 187 $722   $94,482,974 13
Apr 16, 2010 35 $85,073 -37% 146 $583   $94,617,842 14
Apr 23, 2010 40 $63,399 -25% 111 $571   $94,715,798 15
Apr 30, 2010 52 $39,242 -38% 77 $510   $94,781,408 16
May 7, 2010 52 $24,738 -37% 61 $406   $94,822,707 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2010 1 $11,672,970     3,111 $3,752   $11,672,970 1
Jan 16, 2010 2 $11,780,279 +1%   3,111 $3,787   $23,453,249 2
Jan 17, 2010 2 $9,336,245 -21%   3,111 $3,001   $32,789,494 3
Jan 18, 2010 2 $5,648,059 -40%   3,111 $1,816   $38,437,553 4
Jan 19, 2010 2 $2,488,344 -56%   3,111 $800   $40,925,897 5
Jan 20, 2010 2 $2,033,108 -18%   3,111 $654   $42,959,005 6
Jan 21, 2010 2 $2,044,218 +1%   3,111 $657   $45,003,223 7
Jan 22, 2010 3 $4,932,539 +141% -58% 3,111 $1,586   $49,935,762 8
Jan 23, 2010 2 $7,501,154 +52% -36% 3,111 $2,411   $57,436,916 9
Jan 24, 2010 4 $3,298,770 -56% -65% 3,111 $1,060   $60,735,686 10
Jan 25, 2010 2 $1,309,143 -60% -77% 3,111 $421   $62,044,829 11
Jan 26, 2010 2 $1,322,159 +1% -47% 3,111 $425   $63,366,988 12
Jan 27, 2010 2 $1,114,175 -16% -45% 3,111 $358   $64,481,163 13
Jan 28, 2010 2 $1,122,316 +1% -45% 3,111 $361   $65,603,479 14
Jan 29, 2010 4 $2,470,162 +120% -50% 3,075 $803   $68,073,641 15
Jan 30, 2010 5 $3,915,401 +59% -48% 3,075 $1,273   $71,989,042 16
Jan 31, 2010 5 $2,522,723 -36% -24% 3,075 $820   $74,511,765 17
Feb 1, 2010 4 $744,213 -70% -43% 3,075 $242   $75,255,978 18
Feb 2, 2010 4 $729,129 -2% -45% 3,075 $237   $75,985,107 19
Feb 3, 2010 4 $668,296 -8% -40% 3,075 $217   $76,653,403 20
Feb 4, 2010 4 $674,402 +1% -40% 3,075 $219   $77,327,805 21
Feb 5, 2010 7 $1,515,860 +125% -39% 2,820 $538   $78,843,665 22
Feb 6, 2010 7 $2,449,910 +62% -37% 2,820 $869   $81,293,575 23
Feb 7, 2010 7 $751,565 -69% -70% 2,820 $267   $82,045,140 24
Feb 8, 2010 5 $521,247 -31% -30% 2,820 $185   $82,566,387 25
Feb 9, 2010 5 $474,166 -9% -35% 2,820 $168   $83,040,553 26
Feb 10, 2010 5 $411,265 -13% -38% 2,820 $146   $83,451,818 27
Feb 11, 2010 5 $502,413 +22% -26% 2,820 $178   $83,954,231 28
Feb 12, 2010 11 $723,938 +44% -52% 1,825 $397   $84,678,169 29
Feb 13, 2010 10 $1,340,876 +85% -45% 1,825 $735   $86,019,045 30
Feb 14, 2010 11 $1,567,024 +17% +109% 1,825 $859   $87,586,069 31
Feb 15, 2010 11 $579,383 -63% +11% 1,825 $317   $88,165,452 32
Feb 16, 2010 11 $247,459 -57% -48% 1,825 $136   $88,412,911 33
Feb 17, 2010 10 $230,050 -7% -44% 1,825 $126   $88,642,961 34
Feb 18, 2010 11 $244,125 +6% -51% 1,825 $134   $88,887,086 35
Feb 19, 2010 12 $518,953 +113% -28% 1,455 $357   $89,406,039 36
Feb 20, 2010 11 $864,503 +67% -36% 1,455 $594   $90,270,542 37
Feb 21, 2010 11 $504,849 -42% -68% 1,455 $347   $90,775,391 38
Feb 22, 2010 11 $158,278 -69% -73% 1,455 $109   $90,933,669 39
Feb 23, 2010 11 $153,356 -3% -38% 1,455 $105   $91,087,025 40
Feb 24, 2010 11 $144,201 -6% -37% 1,455 $99   $91,231,226 41
Feb 25, 2010 11 $163,236 +13% -33% 1,455 $112   $91,394,462 42
Feb 26, 2010 - $297,719 +82% -43% 975 $305   $91,692,181 43
Feb 27, 2010 - $526,773 +77% -39% 975 $540   $92,218,954 44
Feb 28, 2010 - $288,001 -45% -43% 975 $295   $92,506,955 45
Mar 1, 2010 11 $94,138 -67% -41% 975 $97   $92,601,093 46
Mar 2, 2010 - $93,111 -1% -39% 975 $95   $92,694,204 47
Mar 3, 2010 - $91,205 -2% -37% 975 $94   $92,785,409 48
Mar 4, 2010 12 $94,325 +3% -42% 975 $97   $92,879,734 49
Mar 5, 2010 - $155,895 +65% -48% 555 $281   $93,035,629 50
Mar 6, 2010 - $239,183 +53% -55% 555 $431   $93,274,812 51
Mar 7, 2010 - $138,078 -42% -52% 555 $249   $93,412,890 52
Mar 8, 2010 - $47,480 -66% -50% 555 $86   $93,460,370 53
Mar 9, 2010 - $46,974 -1% -50% 555 $85   $93,507,344 54
Mar 10, 2010 - $45,505 -3% -50% 555 $82   $93,552,849 55
Mar 11, 2010 - $48,235 +6% -49% 555 $87   $93,601,084 56
Mar 12, 2010 - $54,420 +13% -65% 220 $247   $93,655,504 57
Mar 13, 2010 - $82,477 +52% -66% 220 $375   $93,737,981 58
Mar 14, 2010 - $49,388 -40% -64% 220 $224   $93,787,369 59
Mar 15, 2010 - $21,719 -56% -54% 220 $99   $93,809,088 60
Mar 16, 2010 - $23,808 +10% -49% 220 $108   $93,832,896 61
Mar 17, 2010 - $20,075 -16% -56% 220 $91   $93,852,971 62
Mar 18, 2010 - $22,083 +10% -54% 220 $100   $93,875,054 63
Mar 19, 2010 - $23,854 +8% -56% 100 $239   $93,898,908 64
Mar 20, 2010 - $34,091 +43% -59% 100 $341   $93,932,999 65
Mar 21, 2010 - $19,833 -42% -60% 100 $198   $93,952,832 66
Mar 22, 2010 - $7,140 -64% -67% 100 $71   $93,959,972 67
Mar 23, 2010 - $7,312 +2% -69% 100 $73   $93,967,284 68
Mar 24, 2010 - $7,677 +5% -62% 100 $77   $93,974,961 69
Mar 25, 2010 - $8,026 +5% -64% 100 $80   $93,982,987 70
Mar 26, 2010 - $15,505 +93% -35% 77 $201   $93,998,492 71
Mar 27, 2010 - $23,258 +50% -32% 77 $302   $94,021,750 72
Mar 28, 2010 - $15,350 -34% -23% 77 $199   $94,037,100 73
Mar 29, 2010 - $7,215 -53% +1% 77 $94   $94,044,315 74
Mar 30, 2010 - $7,504 +4% +3% 77 $97   $94,051,819 75
Mar 31, 2010 - $6,228 -17% -19% 77 $81   $94,058,047 76
Apr 1, 2010 - $8,221 +32% +2% 77 $107   $94,066,268 77
Apr 2, 2010 - $72,495 +782% +368% 218 $333   $94,138,763 78
Apr 3, 2010 - $70,383 -3% +203% 218 $323   $94,209,146 79
Apr 4, 2010 - $46,114 -34% +200% 218 $212   $94,255,260 80
Apr 5, 2010 - $22,819 -51% +216% 218 $105   $94,278,079 81
Apr 6, 2010 - $23,295 +2% +210% 218 $107   $94,301,374 82
Apr 7, 2010 - $22,730 -2% +265% 218 $104   $94,324,104 83
Apr 8, 2010 - $23,866 +5% +190% 218 $109   $94,347,970 84
Apr 9, 2010 - $42,412 +78% -41% 187 $227   $94,390,382 85
Apr 10, 2010 - $56,622 +34% -20% 187 $303   $94,447,004 86
Apr 11, 2010 - $35,970 -36% -22% 187 $192   $94,482,974 87
Apr 12, 2010 - $12,250 -66% -46% 187 $66   $94,495,224 88
Apr 13, 2010 - $12,642 +3% -46% 187 $68   $94,507,866 89
Apr 14, 2010 - $12,189 -4% -46% 187 $65   $94,519,875 90
Apr 15, 2010 - $12,894 +6% -46% 187 $69   $94,532,769 91
Apr 16, 2010 - $24,815 +92% -41% 146 $170   $94,557,584 92
Apr 17, 2010 - $36,543 +47% -35% 146 $250   $94,594,127 93
Apr 18, 2010 - $23,715 -35% -34% 146 $162   $94,617,842 94
Apr 19, 2010 - $8,001 -66% -35% 146 $55   $94,625,843 95
Apr 20, 2010 - $8,791 +10% -30% 146 $60   $94,634,634 96
Apr 21, 2010 - $8,898 +1% -27% 146 $61   $94,643,532 97
Apr 22, 2010 - $8,867 n/c -31% 146 $61   $94,652,399 98
Apr 23, 2010 - $18,770 +112% -24% 111 $169   $94,671,169 99
Apr 24, 2010 - $27,834 +48% -24% 111 $251   $94,699,003 100
Apr 25, 2010 - $16,795 -40% -29% 111 $151   $94,715,798 101
Apr 26, 2010 - $6,079 -64% -24% 111 $55   $94,721,877 102
Apr 27, 2010 - $7,058 +16% -20% 111 $64   $94,728,935 103
Apr 28, 2010 - $6,423 -9% -28% 111 $58   $94,735,358 104
Apr 29, 2010 - $6,808 +6% -23% 111 $61   $94,742,166 105
Apr 30, 2010 - $11,019 +62% -41% 77 $143   $94,753,185 106
May 1, 2010 - $16,913 +53% -39% 77 $220   $94,770,098 107
May 2, 2010 - $11,310 -33% -33% 77 $147   $94,781,408 108
May 3, 2010 - $4,172 -63% -31% 77 $54   $94,785,580 109
May 4, 2010 - $3,956 -5% -44% 77 $51   $94,789,536 110
May 5, 2010 - $4,035 +2% -37% 77 $52   $94,793,571 111
May 6, 2010 - $4,398 +9% -35% 77 $57   $94,797,969 112
May 7, 2010 - $6,344 +44% -42% 61 $104   $94,804,313 113
May 8, 2010 - $10,291 +62% -39% 61 $169   $94,814,604 114
May 9, 2010 - $8,103 -21% -28% 61 $133   $94,822,707 115
May 10, 2010 - $2,847 -65% -32% 61 $47   $94,825,554 116
May 11, 2010 - $3,035 +7% -23% 61 $50   $94,828,589 117
May 12, 2010 - $3,329 +10% -17% 61 $55   $94,831,918 118
May 13, 2010 - $3,141 -6% -29% 61 $51   $94,835,059 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2010 2 $45,003,223   3,111 $14,466   $45,003,223 1
Jan 22, 2010 3 $20,600,256 -54% 3,111 $6,622   $65,603,479 2
Jan 29, 2010 4 $11,724,326 -43% 3,075 $3,813   $77,327,805 3
Feb 5, 2010 7 $6,626,426 -43% 2,820 $2,350   $83,954,231 4
Feb 12, 2010 11 $4,932,855 -26% 1,825 $2,703   $88,887,086 5
Feb 19, 2010 11 $2,507,376 -49% 1,455 $1,723   $91,394,462 6
Feb 26, 2010 12 $1,485,272 -41% 975 $1,523   $92,879,734 7
Mar 5, 2010 18 $721,350 -51% 555 $1,300   $93,601,084 8
Mar 12, 2010 27 $273,970 -62% 220 $1,245   $93,875,054 9
Mar 19, 2010 37 $107,933 -61% 100 $1,079   $93,982,987 10
Mar 26, 2010 41 $83,281 -23% 77 $1,082   $94,066,268 11
Apr 2, 2010 27 $281,702 +238% 218 $1,292   $94,347,970 12
Apr 9, 2010 29 $184,799 -34% 187 $988   $94,532,769 13
Apr 16, 2010 37 $119,630 -35% 146 $819   $94,652,399 14
Apr 23, 2010 42 $89,767 -25% 111 $809   $94,742,166 15
Apr 30, 2010 53 $55,803 -38% 77 $725   $94,797,969 16
May 7, 2010 50 $37,090 -34% 61 $608   $94,835,059 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 20, 20101788,548 788,548$13,657,651$13,657,6511
Jun 27, 20101290,518-63% 1,079,066$6,420,244$20,077,8952
Jul 4, 20105176,315-39% 1,255,381$3,850,720$23,928,6153
Jul 11, 20104156,867-11% 1,412,248$3,336,216$27,264,8314
Jul 18, 2010695,285-39% 1,507,533$2,026,893$29,291,7245
Jul 25, 2010779,747-16% 1,587,280$1,630,324$30,922,0486
Aug 1, 20101048,153-40% 1,635,433$994,639$31,916,6877
Aug 8, 20101548,541+1% 1,683,974$985,640$32,902,3278
Aug 15, 2010953,476+10% 1,737,450$1,113,365$34,015,6929
Aug 22, 20101147,098-12% 1,784,548$982,714$34,998,40610
Aug 29, 20101641,994-11% 1,826,542$881,324$35,879,73011
Sep 5, 20102527,360-35% 1,853,902$569,189$36,448,91912
Sep 12, 20102917,582-36% 1,871,484$362,386$36,811,30513

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 20, 20101301,702 301,702$7,539,533$7,539,5331
Jun 27, 2010186,360-71% 388,062$2,158,136$9,697,6692
Jul 4, 2010453,487-38% 441,549$1,336,644$11,034,3133
Jul 11, 2010528,753-46% 470,302$718,533$11,752,8464
Jul 18, 2010620,878-27% 491,180$521,749$12,274,5955
Jul 25, 2010615,073-28% 506,253$376,680$12,651,2756
Aug 1, 20101110,846-28% 517,099$280,690$12,931,9657
Aug 8, 20101911,010+2% 528,109$296,929$13,228,8948
Aug 15, 201078,161-26% 536,270$220,259$13,449,1539
Aug 29, 2010148,834 550,466$238,437$13,832,31411

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Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Eli

Supporting Cast

Gary Oldman    Carnegie
Mila Kunis    Solara
Ray Stevenson    Redridge
Jennifer Beals    Claudia
Michael Gambon    George
Frances de la Tour    Martha
Evan Jones    Martz
Joe Pingue    Hoyt
Tom Waits    Engineer
Chris Browning    Hijack Leader
Richard Cetrone    Hijacker
Lateef Crowder    Hijacker
Keith Davis    Hijacker
Don Tai    Hijacker
Thom Williams    Hijacker
Lora Cunningham    Young Woman Hijacker
Scott Wilder    middle-aged man
Heidi Pascoe    Middle aged Woman
Jennifer Caputo    biker
Eddie Perez    Biker
Spencer Sano    Biker
Karin Silvestri    Biker
Mike Gunther    Snipers
John Koyama    Sniper
Mike McCarty    Sniper
Scott Morgan    Construction Thug Leader
Sala Baker    Construction Thug
Arron Shiver    Bartender
Justin Tade    Town Doctor
Mike Seal    Door Guard
Richard A. Smith    Orpheum Patron
Paul Crawford    Town Thug
Edward A. Duran    Town Thug
David Wald    Town Thug
Jermaine Washington    Town Thug
Kofi Elam    Convoy Thug
Clay Donahue Fontenot    Convoy Thug
Al Goto    Convoy Thug
Brad Martin    Convoy Thug
Tim Rigby    Convoy Thug
Luis Bordonada    Carnegie Gunman #1
Robert Powell    Carnegie Gunman #2
Angelique Midthunder    Gatling Gun Gunner
Todd Schneider    Caddy Driver
Darrin Prescott    Suburban Driver
Laurence Chavez    Ice Cream Truck Driver
Brian Lucero    Alcatraz Guard
David Midthunder    Alcatraz Soldier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Albert Hughes    Director
Allen Hughes    Director
Gary Whitta    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Denzel Washington    Producer
Broderick Johnson    Producer
Andrew Kosove    Producer
David Valdes    Producer
Steve Richards    Executive Producer
Susan Downey    Executive Producer
Erik Olsen    Executive Producer
Steven P. Wegner    Co-Producer
Yolanda T. Cochran    Co-Producer
John David Washington    Co-Producer
Don Burgess    Cinematographer
Cindy Mollo    Editor
Atticus Ross    Composer
Claudia Sarne    Composer
Leopold Ross    Composer
Deva Anderson    Music Supervisor
Gae Buckley    Production Designer
Chris Burian-Mohr    Art Director
John Chichester    Set Designer
Lorrie Campbell    Set Designer
Siobhan Roome    Set Designer
Derrick D. Ballard    Set Designer
Ricardo Guillermo    Set Designer
Patrick T. Cassidy    Set Decorator
Sharen Davis    Costume Designer
David Brownlow    Sound Mixer
Steven D. Williams    Supervising Sound Editor
Steven D. Williams    Sound Designer
Eric A. Norris    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric A. Norris    Sound Designer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Farhat    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brad Arensman    Associate Producer
Ethan Erwin    Associate Producer
Jeffrey Wetzel    Assistant Director
Charlie Parish    Second Unit Director
Mandy Marin    Casting Director

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

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July 7th, 2010

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June 29th, 2010

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 15th, 2010

June 14th, 2010

As it usually this time of year, the selection of first run releases on the home market is rather weak, with only one certified hit: The Book of Eli. That's not to say there are not a lot of interesting releases, as we have many summer TV series hitting the home market ahead of their premieres. However, looking for the Pick of the Week we have to dig deep to find a mostly undiscovered gem: Mary & Max. Both the DVD and the Blu-ray are worth buying, but the latter is the better deal. More...

International Details: Date Night Dips in Popularity

May 2nd, 2010

Date Night fell out of the top five, but added $7.47 million on 3120 screens in 48 markets for a total of $28.31 million. The film opened in first place in the U.K., but only made $1.97 million on 400 screens, which is about the same as $11 million here. That's not a great start and there's little hope that the film will match its domestic total overseas, but it is still a solid midlevel hit and should show a profit by the time it reaches the home market. More...

International Details: Foreign Releases Go Lala

April 25th, 2010

There were more than a dozen foreign releases to reach the top 30 on the international chart, starting with Go Lala Go!. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. More...

International Details: Date Night an International Affair

April 18th, 2010

Date Night started its international run in sixth place with $7.05 million on 1616 screens in 34 markets. While it is playing in a large number of markets, these were mostly of the smaller variety. The largest was Australia, where it placed third with $1.99 million on 304 screens. It also placed third in Brazil with $1.02 million on 174. It managed second place in Mexico, but with only $863,000 on 305 screens. More...

International Details: Shutter Slips to Sixth

April 11th, 2010

Shutter Island fell to sixth place with $6.64 million on 2870 screens in 39 markets for a total of $135.53 million internationally and $258.97 million worldwide. With a debut in Japan this weekend, it could climb back into the top five. Even if it doesn't, it still has to be considered a financial success. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

International Details: Princess hits Regal Milestone

March 14th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog remained in sixth place with $5.18 million on 3019 screens in 35 markets for a total of $149.82 million internationally and $253.53 million worldwide. This past week it opened in Japan, struggling into fifth place with $1.02 million on 363 screens. Even with that disappointing result, it should do well enough on the home market to show a profit relatively soon. More...

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog may have slipped out of the top five internationally, but it still added $8.32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $143.18 million. It had no major market openings again this week, but it added $2.84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in France for a total of $27.30 million after a month of release there. This weekend the film debuted in Japan, which could help it return to the top five. Regardless, it has made enough money that it should show a profit, eventually. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

For the first time during its international run, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel missed the top five and placed sixth with $7.10 million on 3,699 screens in 42 markets for a total of $200.87 million internationally and $413.03 million worldwide. With no major market openings left, the film will likely fall further down the chart over the coming weeks, but it has already made a huge profit, so Fox will be more than happy. More...

International Details: Oceans are Anything But Blue

February 8th, 2010

Oceans opened in its native France and that helped it climb into sixth place with $9.52 million on 888 screens in 4 markets for a total of $16.98 million. It earned third place in its native market with $5.39 million on 542 screens while it was down just 7% during its sophomore stint in Japan with $3.48 million on 303 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.81 million after two. More...

An Iceberg Named Avatar

February 2nd, 2010

It was a good new / bad news weekend at the box office. On the one hand, Avatar continued to set records and that helped 2010 start with the highest-grossing January of all time. On the other hand, new releases continue to under-perform, leading the overall box office to slump to $125 million. That was 13% lower than last weekend, but more importantly 1.1% lower than the same weekend last year, which is the third weekend in a row that 2010 was below 2009's pace. Granted, year-to-date 2010 is still ahead of 2009 by 5.5% at $1.06 billion to $1.00 billion, but if new releases are not stronger in February, that could change. More...

International Details: Complicated in Sixth Place

January 31st, 2010

It's Complicated saw its weekend haul climb 16%, but it still fell out of the top five. It added $10.37 million over the weekend on 2,665 screens in 32 markets for a total of $50.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany with $2.40 million on 552 screens over the weekend and $2.74 million in total. Meanwhile in the U.K. it added $1.84 million on 431 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.72 million after three weeks of release. With debuts in Japan, South Korea, and Italy still ahead of it, it could reach $100 million internationally to go with its $100 million domestic total. More...

The Unstoppable Avatar

January 28th, 2010

The consensus among box office trackers has Avatar remaining in top spot, again. The real question is whether or not the new releases will pull their weight and help 2010 stop its mini-slump. The best new release from last year was Taken, which didn't start like a movie destined to reach nearly $150 million, but it is unlikely either of the new releases will come that close to its nearly $25 million opening. More...

Sixth Number One for Avatar Gives it Number Two Overall

January 26th, 2010

January is coming to a close and we've yet to have a new release top the charts as Avatar reigned at multiplexes again this week. The weakness in the new releases is starting to take its toll, as the overall box office slumped to $144 million, which was 15% lower than last weekend and 10% lower than the same weekend last year. 2010 is still ahead of last year's pace by 9.7% at $888 million to $810 million, so there's little reason to panic at this point. More...

International Details: Up in the Charts

January 24th, 2010

Up in the Air started its international run in sixth place with $5.83 million on 936 screens in 9 markets. This includes a fifth place debut in the U.K. where it earned $2.13 million on 325 screens while it also managed fifth in Australia with $1.61 million on just 173 screens. While it is hard for films to open in limited release domestically and expand wide, it is usually a lot harder for these films to thrive internationally. After all, many international markets are simply too small to have a thriving limited release marketplace. It will be interesting to see if this film will be able to take its performance during Awards Season and turn it into a successful international run despite this. More...

One More Week for Avatar?

January 21st, 2010

There are a few new releases hitting theaters tomorrow, but most people are still talking about Avatar and whether or not it can stay on top one more week, and perhaps set a few more records in the process. The other major question of the weekend is whether or not it will top last year and end 2010's one-week losing streak. More...

Contest - Prizes Worth Guarding - Winning Announcement

January 20th, 2010

The winners of our Prizes Worth Guarding contest were determined and they are... More...

Last Finishes First on the Per Theater Chart

January 20th, 2010

The Last Station started its run on top of the per theater chart with an average of $24,574 in three theaters, which was nearly double its nearest competitor. That film was Crazy Heart, which remained in second place with an average of $13,776. That was a decline of just 1.6% from last weekend despite some significant expansion. With a couple of Golden Globe wins, there's little doubt it will remain in theaters for some time to come. Fish Tank was in a virtual tie with an average of $13,750 in two theaters; in fact, since that is still an estimate, it might climb into second place. On the other hand, since Avatar was right behind with $13,025, it could slip a spot. The final film in the $10,000 club was The Book of Eli with an average of $10,540, which was better than expected. More...

More Records Fall to Avatar

January 19th, 2010

It was a record breaking Martin Luther King long weekend, as Avatar remained in top spot at least for three out of the four days, and for the weekend as a whole. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. This was down compared to last year by 12% over three days and 9% over four, which makes it the first down weekend in two months. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Wins Again

January 17th, 2010

Avatar was pushed from top spot for a day, but came back to comfortably win its fifth straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With another $41.3 million in the bank, Avatar was down just 18% from last weekend (helped somewhat by the MLK long weekend), and will pass $500 million on Monday after just 32 days in release, easily beating the record held by The Dark Knight (see chart). It also tops Titanic's record for the biggest fifth weekend at the box office (see chart). More...

Weekend Preview: Any Hope for New Releases?

January 14th, 2010

It's Martin Luther King long weekend, the first long weekend of the year, but not the biggest. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. However, it might have a negative effect in the short term as people stay home to watch the awards. This could prevent the new releases from keeping up with last year's crop, which included the first $100 million movie of 2009 — a feat that is very unlikely to happen again this year. In fact, Avatar will probably continue to rule to box office as it overtakes yet another film on the All-Time Chart. More...

Contest - Prizes Worth Guarding

January 8th, 2010

Next week the widest release of the week is Book of Eli, which may or may not top the charts. (After all, I'm not willing to discount the possibility that Avatar will still be pull in more than $20 million next weekend.) However, while it might not finish first, it will definitely be the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Book of Eli. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a 10 Things I Hate About You - Volume One on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Make It Or Break It - Volume One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2010 Preview: January

January 1st, 2010

2009 ended breaking lots of records, so 2010 starts both on a high note, and with a bit of trepidation. On the one hand, there are several holdovers that should continue to be major players at the box office for the next few weeks, which can only help. On the other hand, there's almost no chance 2010 will get off to as strong a start as 2009 did, since some of what happened at the box office during January of 2009 was unprecedented. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,789,494 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,111 opening theaters/3,111 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $129,571,859

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 860 $94,835,059
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $63,915,758
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,211 $158,750,817
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $94,835,059
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $63,915,758
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 276 $158,750,817

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 15th, 2010 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 15th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R For some brutal violence and language
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Keywords: Post Apocalypse
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Alcon Entertainment, Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 406 $5,201,492 Feb 12, 2010 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $6,031,285 Feb 12, 2010 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $6,756,134 Feb 5, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 31 $32,789,494 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 10 $32,789,494 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $46,960,868 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 11 $38,437,553 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $55,049,973 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 7 $32,789,494 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $46,960,868 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 8 $38,437,553 Jan 15, 2010 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $55,049,973 Jan 15, 2010 3
Biggest Domestic January Day 88 $11,780,279 Jan 16, 2010 2

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Eli

Supporting Cast

Gary Oldman    Carnegie
Mila Kunis    Solara
Ray Stevenson    Redridge
Jennifer Beals    Claudia
Michael Gambon    George
Frances de la Tour    Martha
Evan Jones    Martz
Joe Pingue    Hoyt
Tom Waits    Engineer
Chris Browning    Hijack Leader
Richard Cetrone    Hijacker
Lateef Crowder    Hijacker
Keith Davis    Hijacker
Don Tai    Hijacker
Thom Williams    Hijacker
Lora Cunningham    Young Woman Hijacker
Scott Wilder    middle-aged man
Heidi Pascoe    Middle aged Woman
Jennifer Caputo    biker
Eddie Perez    Biker
Spencer Sano    Biker
Karin Silvestri    Biker
Mike Gunther    Snipers
John Koyama    Sniper
Mike McCarty    Sniper
Scott Morgan    Construction Thug Leader
Sala Baker    Construction Thug
Arron Shiver    Bartender
Justin Tade    Town Doctor
Mike Seal    Door Guard
Richard A. Smith    Orpheum Patron
Paul Crawford    Town Thug
Edward A. Duran    Town Thug
David Wald    Town Thug
Jermaine Washington    Town Thug
Kofi Elam    Convoy Thug
Clay Donahue Fontenot    Convoy Thug
Al Goto    Convoy Thug
Brad Martin    Convoy Thug
Tim Rigby    Convoy Thug
Luis Bordonada    Carnegie Gunman #1
Robert Powell    Carnegie Gunman #2
Angelique Midthunder    Gatling Gun Gunner
Todd Schneider    Caddy Driver
Darrin Prescott    Suburban Driver
Laurence Chavez    Ice Cream Truck Driver
Brian Lucero    Alcatraz Guard
David Midthunder    Alcatraz Soldier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Albert Hughes    Director
Allen Hughes    Director
Gary Whitta    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Denzel Washington    Producer
Broderick Johnson    Producer
Andrew Kosove    Producer
David Valdes    Producer
Steve Richards    Executive Producer
Susan Downey    Executive Producer
Erik Olsen    Executive Producer
Steven P. Wegner    Co-Producer
Yolanda T. Cochran    Co-Producer
John David Washington    Co-Producer
Don Burgess    Cinematographer
Cindy Mollo    Editor
Atticus Ross    Composer
Claudia Sarne    Composer
Leopold Ross    Composer
Deva Anderson    Music Supervisor
Gae Buckley    Production Designer
Chris Burian-Mohr    Art Director
John Chichester    Set Designer
Lorrie Campbell    Set Designer
Siobhan Roome    Set Designer
Derrick D. Ballard    Set Designer
Ricardo Guillermo    Set Designer
Patrick T. Cassidy    Set Decorator
Sharen Davis    Costume Designer
David Brownlow    Sound Mixer
Steven D. Williams    Supervising Sound Editor
Steven D. Williams    Sound Designer
Eric A. Norris    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric A. Norris    Sound Designer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Farhat    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brad Arensman    Associate Producer
Ethan Erwin    Associate Producer
Jeffrey Wetzel    Assistant Director
Charlie Parish    Second Unit Director
Mandy Marin    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: Not the Finest Week on the Home Market

July 20th, 2010

It has been a full month since we had any real activity on the sales chart, and this is starting to take its toll on the overall numbers. New releases were almost nonexistent at the box office, but one of them, Brooklyn's Finest, still managed to top the sales chart this week, albeit with just 297,000 units sold and $4.63 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Light Up the Sales Chart

July 13th, 2010

A trio of new releases led the way on the sales chart this week with Percy & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief topping the chart. It sold 823,000 units over its opening week for consumer spending at retail of $13.99 million. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Fail to Pull in the Green

July 7th, 2010

Only a handful of new releases reached the top 30 on the sales chart this week, and none of them were able to dethrown The Book of Eli. The DVD sold an additional 291,000 units for the week to lift its total to 1.08 million units and $24.04 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Sales: Booking Top Spot on the Chart

June 29th, 2010

Few new releases reached the top 30 on the sales chart this week, but one of them, The Book of Eli, led the way with 789,000 units / $17.62 million in opening week consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 15th, 2010

June 14th, 2010

As it usually this time of year, the selection of first run releases on the home market is rather weak, with only one certified hit: The Book of Eli. That's not to say there are not a lot of interesting releases, as we have many summer TV series hitting the home market ahead of their premieres. However, looking for the Pick of the Week we have to dig deep to find a mostly undiscovered gem: Mary & Max. Both the DVD and the Blu-ray are worth buying, but the latter is the better deal. More...

International Details: Date Night Dips in Popularity

May 2nd, 2010

Date Night fell out of the top five, but added $7.47 million on 3120 screens in 48 markets for a total of $28.31 million. The film opened in first place in the U.K., but only made $1.97 million on 400 screens, which is about the same as $11 million here. That's not a great start and there's little hope that the film will match its domestic total overseas, but it is still a solid midlevel hit and should show a profit by the time it reaches the home market. More...

International Details: Foreign Releases Go Lala

April 25th, 2010

There were more than a dozen foreign releases to reach the top 30 on the international chart, starting with Go Lala Go!. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. More...

International Details: Date Night an International Affair

April 18th, 2010

Date Night started its international run in sixth place with $7.05 million on 1616 screens in 34 markets. While it is playing in a large number of markets, these were mostly of the smaller variety. The largest was Australia, where it placed third with $1.99 million on 304 screens. It also placed third in Brazil with $1.02 million on 174. It managed second place in Mexico, but with only $863,000 on 305 screens. More...

International Details: Shutter Slips to Sixth

April 11th, 2010

Shutter Island fell to sixth place with $6.64 million on 2870 screens in 39 markets for a total of $135.53 million internationally and $258.97 million worldwide. With a debut in Japan this weekend, it could climb back into the top five. Even if it doesn't, it still has to be considered a financial success. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

International Details: Princess hits Regal Milestone

March 14th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog remained in sixth place with $5.18 million on 3019 screens in 35 markets for a total of $149.82 million internationally and $253.53 million worldwide. This past week it opened in Japan, struggling into fifth place with $1.02 million on 363 screens. Even with that disappointing result, it should do well enough on the home market to show a profit relatively soon. More...

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog may have slipped out of the top five internationally, but it still added $8.32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $143.18 million. It had no major market openings again this week, but it added $2.84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in France for a total of $27.30 million after a month of release there. This weekend the film debuted in Japan, which could help it return to the top five. Regardless, it has made enough money that it should show a profit, eventually. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

For the first time during its international run, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel missed the top five and placed sixth with $7.10 million on 3,699 screens in 42 markets for a total of $200.87 million internationally and $413.03 million worldwide. With no major market openings left, the film will likely fall further down the chart over the coming weeks, but it has already made a huge profit, so Fox will be more than happy. More...

International Details: Oceans are Anything But Blue

February 8th, 2010

Oceans opened in its native France and that helped it climb into sixth place with $9.52 million on 888 screens in 4 markets for a total of $16.98 million. It earned third place in its native market with $5.39 million on 542 screens while it was down just 7% during its sophomore stint in Japan with $3.48 million on 303 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.81 million after two. More...

An Iceberg Named Avatar

February 2nd, 2010

It was a good new / bad news weekend at the box office. On the one hand, Avatar continued to set records and that helped 2010 start with the highest-grossing January of all time. On the other hand, new releases continue to under-perform, leading the overall box office to slump to $125 million. That was 13% lower than last weekend, but more importantly 1.1% lower than the same weekend last year, which is the third weekend in a row that 2010 was below 2009's pace. Granted, year-to-date 2010 is still ahead of 2009 by 5.5% at $1.06 billion to $1.00 billion, but if new releases are not stronger in February, that could change. More...

International Details: Complicated in Sixth Place

January 31st, 2010

It's Complicated saw its weekend haul climb 16%, but it still fell out of the top five. It added $10.37 million over the weekend on 2,665 screens in 32 markets for a total of $50.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany with $2.40 million on 552 screens over the weekend and $2.74 million in total. Meanwhile in the U.K. it added $1.84 million on 431 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.72 million after three weeks of release. With debuts in Japan, South Korea, and Italy still ahead of it, it could reach $100 million internationally to go with its $100 million domestic total. More...

The Unstoppable Avatar

January 28th, 2010

The consensus among box office trackers has Avatar remaining in top spot, again. The real question is whether or not the new releases will pull their weight and help 2010 stop its mini-slump. The best new release from last year was Taken, which didn't start like a movie destined to reach nearly $150 million, but it is unlikely either of the new releases will come that close to its nearly $25 million opening. More...

Sixth Number One for Avatar Gives it Number Two Overall

January 26th, 2010

January is coming to a close and we've yet to have a new release top the charts as Avatar reigned at multiplexes again this week. The weakness in the new releases is starting to take its toll, as the overall box office slumped to $144 million, which was 15% lower than last weekend and 10% lower than the same weekend last year. 2010 is still ahead of last year's pace by 9.7% at $888 million to $810 million, so there's little reason to panic at this point. More...

International Details: Up in the Charts

January 24th, 2010

Up in the Air started its international run in sixth place with $5.83 million on 936 screens in 9 markets. This includes a fifth place debut in the U.K. where it earned $2.13 million on 325 screens while it also managed fifth in Australia with $1.61 million on just 173 screens. While it is hard for films to open in limited release domestically and expand wide, it is usually a lot harder for these films to thrive internationally. After all, many international markets are simply too small to have a thriving limited release marketplace. It will be interesting to see if this film will be able to take its performance during Awards Season and turn it into a successful international run despite this. More...

One More Week for Avatar?

January 21st, 2010

There are a few new releases hitting theaters tomorrow, but most people are still talking about Avatar and whether or not it can stay on top one more week, and perhaps set a few more records in the process. The other major question of the weekend is whether or not it will top last year and end 2010's one-week losing streak. More...

Contest - Prizes Worth Guarding - Winning Announcement

January 20th, 2010

The winners of our Prizes Worth Guarding contest were determined and they are... More...

Last Finishes First on the Per Theater Chart

January 20th, 2010

The Last Station started its run on top of the per theater chart with an average of $24,574 in three theaters, which was nearly double its nearest competitor. That film was Crazy Heart, which remained in second place with an average of $13,776. That was a decline of just 1.6% from last weekend despite some significant expansion. With a couple of Golden Globe wins, there's little doubt it will remain in theaters for some time to come. Fish Tank was in a virtual tie with an average of $13,750 in two theaters; in fact, since that is still an estimate, it might climb into second place. On the other hand, since Avatar was right behind with $13,025, it could slip a spot. The final film in the $10,000 club was The Book of Eli with an average of $10,540, which was better than expected. More...

More Records Fall to Avatar

January 19th, 2010

It was a record breaking Martin Luther King long weekend, as Avatar remained in top spot at least for three out of the four days, and for the weekend as a whole. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. This was down compared to last year by 12% over three days and 9% over four, which makes it the first down weekend in two months. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Wins Again

January 17th, 2010

Avatar was pushed from top spot for a day, but came back to comfortably win its fifth straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With another $41.3 million in the bank, Avatar was down just 18% from last weekend (helped somewhat by the MLK long weekend), and will pass $500 million on Monday after just 32 days in release, easily beating the record held by The Dark Knight (see chart). It also tops Titanic's record for the biggest fifth weekend at the box office (see chart). More...

Weekend Preview: Any Hope for New Releases?

January 14th, 2010

It's Martin Luther King long weekend, the first long weekend of the year, but not the biggest. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. However, it might have a negative effect in the short term as people stay home to watch the awards. This could prevent the new releases from keeping up with last year's crop, which included the first $100 million movie of 2009 — a feat that is very unlikely to happen again this year. In fact, Avatar will probably continue to rule to box office as it overtakes yet another film on the All-Time Chart. More...

Contest - Prizes Worth Guarding

January 8th, 2010

Next week the widest release of the week is Book of Eli, which may or may not top the charts. (After all, I'm not willing to discount the possibility that Avatar will still be pull in more than $20 million next weekend.) However, while it might not finish first, it will definitely be the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Book of Eli. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a 10 Things I Hate About You - Volume One on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Make It Or Break It - Volume One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2010 Preview: January

January 1st, 2010

2009 ended breaking lots of records, so 2010 starts both on a high note, and with a bit of trepidation. On the one hand, there are several holdovers that should continue to be major players at the box office for the next few weeks, which can only help. On the other hand, there's almost no chance 2010 will get off to as strong a start as 2009 did, since some of what happened at the box office during January of 2009 was unprecedented. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2010 2 $32,789,494   3,111 $10,540   $32,789,494 1
Jan 22, 2010 3 $15,732,463 -52% 3,111 $5,057   $60,735,686 2
Jan 29, 2010 5 $8,908,286 -43% 3,075 $2,897   $74,511,765 3
Feb 5, 2010 7 $4,717,335 -47% 2,820 $1,673   $82,045,140 4
Feb 12, 2010 11 $3,631,838 -23% 1,825 $1,990   $87,586,069 5
Feb 19, 2010 11 $1,888,305 -48% 1,455 $1,298   $90,775,391 6
Feb 26, 2010 12 $1,112,493 -41% 975 $1,141   $92,506,955 7
Mar 5, 2010 19 $533,156 -52% 555 $961   $93,412,890 8
Mar 12, 2010 27 $186,285 -65% 220 $847   $93,787,369 9
Mar 19, 2010 35 $77,778 -58% 100 $778   $93,952,832 10
Mar 26, 2010 38 $54,113 -30% 77 $703   $94,037,100 11
Apr 2, 2010 26 $188,992 +249% 218 $867   $94,255,260 12
Apr 9, 2010 30 $135,004 -29% 187 $722   $94,482,974 13
Apr 16, 2010 35 $85,073 -37% 146 $583   $94,617,842 14
Apr 23, 2010 40 $63,399 -25% 111 $571   $94,715,798 15
Apr 30, 2010 52 $39,242 -38% 77 $510   $94,781,408 16
May 7, 2010 52 $24,738 -37% 61 $406   $94,822,707 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2010 1 $11,672,970     3,111 $3,752   $11,672,970 1
Jan 16, 2010 2 $11,780,279 +1%   3,111 $3,787   $23,453,249 2
Jan 17, 2010 2 $9,336,245 -21%   3,111 $3,001   $32,789,494 3
Jan 18, 2010 2 $5,648,059 -40%   3,111 $1,816   $38,437,553 4
Jan 19, 2010 2 $2,488,344 -56%   3,111 $800   $40,925,897 5
Jan 20, 2010 2 $2,033,108 -18%   3,111 $654   $42,959,005 6
Jan 21, 2010 2 $2,044,218 +1%   3,111 $657   $45,003,223 7
Jan 22, 2010 3 $4,932,539 +141% -58% 3,111 $1,586   $49,935,762 8
Jan 23, 2010 2 $7,501,154 +52% -36% 3,111 $2,411   $57,436,916 9
Jan 24, 2010 4 $3,298,770 -56% -65% 3,111 $1,060   $60,735,686 10
Jan 25, 2010 2 $1,309,143 -60% -77% 3,111 $421   $62,044,829 11
Jan 26, 2010 2 $1,322,159 +1% -47% 3,111 $425   $63,366,988 12
Jan 27, 2010 2 $1,114,175 -16% -45% 3,111 $358   $64,481,163 13
Jan 28, 2010 2 $1,122,316 +1% -45% 3,111 $361   $65,603,479 14
Jan 29, 2010 4 $2,470,162 +120% -50% 3,075 $803   $68,073,641 15
Jan 30, 2010 5 $3,915,401 +59% -48% 3,075 $1,273   $71,989,042 16
Jan 31, 2010 5 $2,522,723 -36% -24% 3,075 $820   $74,511,765 17
Feb 1, 2010 4 $744,213 -70% -43% 3,075 $242   $75,255,978 18
Feb 2, 2010 4 $729,129 -2% -45% 3,075 $237   $75,985,107 19
Feb 3, 2010 4 $668,296 -8% -40% 3,075 $217   $76,653,403 20
Feb 4, 2010 4 $674,402 +1% -40% 3,075 $219   $77,327,805 21
Feb 5, 2010 7 $1,515,860 +125% -39% 2,820 $538   $78,843,665 22
Feb 6, 2010 7 $2,449,910 +62% -37% 2,820 $869   $81,293,575 23
Feb 7, 2010 7 $751,565 -69% -70% 2,820 $267   $82,045,140 24
Feb 8, 2010 5 $521,247 -31% -30% 2,820 $185   $82,566,387 25
Feb 9, 2010 5 $474,166 -9% -35% 2,820 $168   $83,040,553 26
Feb 10, 2010 5 $411,265 -13% -38% 2,820 $146   $83,451,818 27
Feb 11, 2010 5 $502,413 +22% -26% 2,820 $178   $83,954,231 28
Feb 12, 2010 11 $723,938 +44% -52% 1,825 $397   $84,678,169 29
Feb 13, 2010 10 $1,340,876 +85% -45% 1,825 $735   $86,019,045 30
Feb 14, 2010 11 $1,567,024 +17% +109% 1,825 $859   $87,586,069 31
Feb 15, 2010 11 $579,383 -63% +11% 1,825 $317   $88,165,452 32
Feb 16, 2010 11 $247,459 -57% -48% 1,825 $136   $88,412,911 33
Feb 17, 2010 10 $230,050 -7% -44% 1,825 $126   $88,642,961 34
Feb 18, 2010 11 $244,125 +6% -51% 1,825 $134   $88,887,086 35
Feb 19, 2010 12 $518,953 +113% -28% 1,455 $357   $89,406,039 36
Feb 20, 2010 11 $864,503 +67% -36% 1,455 $594   $90,270,542 37
Feb 21, 2010 11 $504,849 -42% -68% 1,455 $347   $90,775,391 38
Feb 22, 2010 11 $158,278 -69% -73% 1,455 $109   $90,933,669 39
Feb 23, 2010 11 $153,356 -3% -38% 1,455 $105   $91,087,025 40
Feb 24, 2010 11 $144,201 -6% -37% 1,455 $99   $91,231,226 41
Feb 25, 2010 11 $163,236 +13% -33% 1,455 $112   $91,394,462 42
Feb 26, 2010 - $297,719 +82% -43% 975 $305   $91,692,181 43
Feb 27, 2010 - $526,773 +77% -39% 975 $540   $92,218,954 44
Feb 28, 2010 - $288,001 -45% -43% 975 $295   $92,506,955 45
Mar 1, 2010 11 $94,138 -67% -41% 975 $97   $92,601,093 46
Mar 2, 2010 - $93,111 -1% -39% 975 $95   $92,694,204 47
Mar 3, 2010 - $91,205 -2% -37% 975 $94   $92,785,409 48
Mar 4, 2010 12 $94,325 +3% -42% 975 $97   $92,879,734 49
Mar 5, 2010 - $155,895 +65% -48% 555 $281   $93,035,629 50
Mar 6, 2010 - $239,183 +53% -55% 555 $431   $93,274,812 51
Mar 7, 2010 - $138,078 -42% -52% 555 $249   $93,412,890 52
Mar 8, 2010 - $47,480 -66% -50% 555 $86   $93,460,370 53
Mar 9, 2010 - $46,974 -1% -50% 555 $85   $93,507,344 54
Mar 10, 2010 - $45,505 -3% -50% 555 $82   $93,552,849 55
Mar 11, 2010 - $48,235 +6% -49% 555 $87   $93,601,084 56
Mar 12, 2010 - $54,420 +13% -65% 220 $247   $93,655,504 57
Mar 13, 2010 - $82,477 +52% -66% 220 $375   $93,737,981 58
Mar 14, 2010 - $49,388 -40% -64% 220 $224   $93,787,369 59
Mar 15, 2010 - $21,719 -56% -54% 220 $99   $93,809,088 60
Mar 16, 2010 - $23,808 +10% -49% 220 $108   $93,832,896 61
Mar 17, 2010 - $20,075 -16% -56% 220 $91   $93,852,971 62
Mar 18, 2010 - $22,083 +10% -54% 220 $100   $93,875,054 63
Mar 19, 2010 - $23,854 +8% -56% 100 $239   $93,898,908 64
Mar 20, 2010 - $34,091 +43% -59% 100 $341   $93,932,999 65
Mar 21, 2010 - $19,833 -42% -60% 100 $198   $93,952,832 66
Mar 22, 2010 - $7,140 -64% -67% 100 $71   $93,959,972 67
Mar 23, 2010 - $7,312 +2% -69% 100 $73   $93,967,284 68
Mar 24, 2010 - $7,677 +5% -62% 100 $77   $93,974,961 69
Mar 25, 2010 - $8,026 +5% -64% 100 $80   $93,982,987 70
Mar 26, 2010 - $15,505 +93% -35% 77 $201   $93,998,492 71
Mar 27, 2010 - $23,258 +50% -32% 77 $302   $94,021,750 72
Mar 28, 2010 - $15,350 -34% -23% 77 $199   $94,037,100 73
Mar 29, 2010 - $7,215 -53% +1% 77 $94   $94,044,315 74
Mar 30, 2010 - $7,504 +4% +3% 77 $97   $94,051,819 75
Mar 31, 2010 - $6,228 -17% -19% 77 $81   $94,058,047 76
Apr 1, 2010 - $8,221 +32% +2% 77 $107   $94,066,268 77
Apr 2, 2010 - $72,495 +782% +368% 218 $333   $94,138,763 78
Apr 3, 2010 - $70,383 -3% +203% 218 $323   $94,209,146 79
Apr 4, 2010 - $46,114 -34% +200% 218 $212   $94,255,260 80
Apr 5, 2010 - $22,819 -51% +216% 218 $105   $94,278,079 81
Apr 6, 2010 - $23,295 +2% +210% 218 $107   $94,301,374 82
Apr 7, 2010 - $22,730 -2% +265% 218 $104   $94,324,104 83
Apr 8, 2010 - $23,866 +5% +190% 218 $109   $94,347,970 84
Apr 9, 2010 - $42,412 +78% -41% 187 $227   $94,390,382 85
Apr 10, 2010 - $56,622 +34% -20% 187 $303   $94,447,004 86
Apr 11, 2010 - $35,970 -36% -22% 187 $192   $94,482,974 87
Apr 12, 2010 - $12,250 -66% -46% 187 $66   $94,495,224 88
Apr 13, 2010 - $12,642 +3% -46% 187 $68   $94,507,866 89
Apr 14, 2010 - $12,189 -4% -46% 187 $65   $94,519,875 90
Apr 15, 2010 - $12,894 +6% -46% 187 $69   $94,532,769 91
Apr 16, 2010 - $24,815 +92% -41% 146 $170   $94,557,584 92
Apr 17, 2010 - $36,543 +47% -35% 146 $250   $94,594,127 93
Apr 18, 2010 - $23,715 -35% -34% 146 $162   $94,617,842 94
Apr 19, 2010 - $8,001 -66% -35% 146 $55   $94,625,843 95
Apr 20, 2010 - $8,791 +10% -30% 146 $60   $94,634,634 96
Apr 21, 2010 - $8,898 +1% -27% 146 $61   $94,643,532 97
Apr 22, 2010 - $8,867 n/c -31% 146 $61   $94,652,399 98
Apr 23, 2010 - $18,770 +112% -24% 111 $169   $94,671,169 99
Apr 24, 2010 - $27,834 +48% -24% 111 $251   $94,699,003 100
Apr 25, 2010 - $16,795 -40% -29% 111 $151   $94,715,798 101
Apr 26, 2010 - $6,079 -64% -24% 111 $55   $94,721,877 102
Apr 27, 2010 - $7,058 +16% -20% 111 $64   $94,728,935 103
Apr 28, 2010 - $6,423 -9% -28% 111 $58   $94,735,358 104
Apr 29, 2010 - $6,808 +6% -23% 111 $61   $94,742,166 105
Apr 30, 2010 - $11,019 +62% -41% 77 $143   $94,753,185 106
May 1, 2010 - $16,913 +53% -39% 77 $220   $94,770,098 107
May 2, 2010 - $11,310 -33% -33% 77 $147   $94,781,408 108
May 3, 2010 - $4,172 -63% -31% 77 $54   $94,785,580 109
May 4, 2010 - $3,956 -5% -44% 77 $51   $94,789,536 110
May 5, 2010 - $4,035 +2% -37% 77 $52   $94,793,571 111
May 6, 2010 - $4,398 +9% -35% 77 $57   $94,797,969 112
May 7, 2010 - $6,344 +44% -42% 61 $104   $94,804,313 113
May 8, 2010 - $10,291 +62% -39% 61 $169   $94,814,604 114
May 9, 2010 - $8,103 -21% -28% 61 $133   $94,822,707 115
May 10, 2010 - $2,847 -65% -32% 61 $47   $94,825,554 116
May 11, 2010 - $3,035 +7% -23% 61 $50   $94,828,589 117
May 12, 2010 - $3,329 +10% -17% 61 $55   $94,831,918 118
May 13, 2010 - $3,141 -6% -29% 61 $51   $94,835,059 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2010 2 $45,003,223   3,111 $14,466   $45,003,223 1
Jan 22, 2010 3 $20,600,256 -54% 3,111 $6,622   $65,603,479 2
Jan 29, 2010 4 $11,724,326 -43% 3,075 $3,813   $77,327,805 3
Feb 5, 2010 7 $6,626,426 -43% 2,820 $2,350   $83,954,231 4
Feb 12, 2010 11 $4,932,855 -26% 1,825 $2,703   $88,887,086 5
Feb 19, 2010 11 $2,507,376 -49% 1,455 $1,723   $91,394,462 6
Feb 26, 2010 12 $1,485,272 -41% 975 $1,523   $92,879,734 7
Mar 5, 2010 18 $721,350 -51% 555 $1,300   $93,601,084 8
Mar 12, 2010 27 $273,970 -62% 220 $1,245   $93,875,054 9
Mar 19, 2010 37 $107,933 -61% 100 $1,079   $93,982,987 10
Mar 26, 2010 41 $83,281 -23% 77 $1,082   $94,066,268 11
Apr 2, 2010 27 $281,702 +238% 218 $1,292   $94,347,970 12
Apr 9, 2010 29 $184,799 -34% 187 $988   $94,532,769 13
Apr 16, 2010 37 $119,630 -35% 146 $819   $94,652,399 14
Apr 23, 2010 42 $89,767 -25% 111 $809   $94,742,166 15
Apr 30, 2010 53 $55,803 -38% 77 $725   $94,797,969 16
May 7, 2010 50 $37,090 -34% 61 $608   $94,835,059 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 20, 20101788,548 788,548$13,657,651$13,657,6511
Jun 27, 20101290,518-63% 1,079,066$6,420,244$20,077,8952
Jul 4, 20105176,315-39% 1,255,381$3,850,720$23,928,6153
Jul 11, 20104156,867-11% 1,412,248$3,336,216$27,264,8314
Jul 18, 2010695,285-39% 1,507,533$2,026,893$29,291,7245
Jul 25, 2010779,747-16% 1,587,280$1,630,324$30,922,0486
Aug 1, 20101048,153-40% 1,635,433$994,639$31,916,6877
Aug 8, 20101548,541+1% 1,683,974$985,640$32,902,3278
Aug 15, 2010953,476+10% 1,737,450$1,113,365$34,015,6929
Aug 22, 20101147,098-12% 1,784,548$982,714$34,998,40610
Aug 29, 20101641,994-11% 1,826,542$881,324$35,879,73011
Sep 5, 20102527,360-35% 1,853,902$569,189$36,448,91912
Sep 12, 20102917,582-36% 1,871,484$362,386$36,811,30513

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 20, 20101301,702 301,702$7,539,533$7,539,5331
Jun 27, 2010186,360-71% 388,062$2,158,136$9,697,6692
Jul 4, 2010453,487-38% 441,549$1,336,644$11,034,3133
Jul 11, 2010528,753-46% 470,302$718,533$11,752,8464
Jul 18, 2010620,878-27% 491,180$521,749$12,274,5955
Jul 25, 2010615,073-28% 506,253$376,680$12,651,2756
Aug 1, 20101110,846-28% 517,099$280,690$12,931,9657
Aug 8, 20101911,010+2% 528,109$296,929$13,228,8948
Aug 15, 201078,161-26% 536,270$220,259$13,449,1539
Aug 29, 2010148,834 550,466$238,437$13,832,31411

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