The Book of Life (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,151,543Details
International Box Office $47,500,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $97,651,543
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $14,554,966
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $9,136,677
Total $23,691,643
OpusData ID: 185160100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Manolo is a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,005,218 (33.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,071 opening theaters/3,113 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,380,102

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: February 20th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
February 27th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
April 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
June 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Turkey)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 27th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild action, rude humor, some thematic elements and brief scary images.
(Rating bulletin 2333, 7/30/2014)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Intertitle, Training Montage, Voiceover/Narration
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Geographical setting: Mexico
Plot point: Arranged Marriage, Bandits, Bullfighting, False Identity, Father’s Footsteps, Gambling, Love Triangle, Museum, Musicians, Romance, Singers, Undead
Social setting: Underworld
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Guillermo del Toro
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 3 $17,005,218   3,071 $5,537   $17,005,218 1
Oct 24, 2014 5 $10,049,271 -41% 3,113 $3,228   $30,162,720 2
Oct 31, 2014 5 $8,206,797 -18% 2,794 $2,937   $40,430,592 3
Nov 7, 2014 10 $2,754,003 -66% 2,166 $1,271   $45,168,928 4
Nov 14, 2014 16 $963,947 -65% 1,006 $958   $47,352,516 5
Nov 21, 2014 21 $379,882 -61% 438 $867   $47,912,292 6
Nov 28, 2014 25 $243,497 -36% 279 $873   $48,366,944 7
Dec 5, 2014 30 $143,282 -41% 245 $585   $48,548,645 8
Dec 12, 2014 27 $167,718 +17% 228 $736   $48,750,137 9
Dec 19, 2014 28 $113,966 -32% 173 $659   $48,914,148 10
Dec 26, 2014 32 $173,403 +52% 148 $1,172   $49,197,909 11
Jan 2, 2015 33 $173,693 n/c 134 $1,296   $49,564,131 12
Jan 9, 2015 34 $123,342 -29% 122 $1,011   $49,735,307 13
Jan 16, 2015 40 $100,839 -18% 96 $1,050   $49,864,949 14
Jan 23, 2015 40 $81,006 -20% 90 $900   $50,000,318 15
Jan 30, 2015 46 $56,820 -30% 74 $768   $50,073,659 16
Feb 6, 2015 58 $37,296 -34% 57 $654   $50,123,408 17
Feb 13, 2015 70 $9,936 -73% 19 $523   $50,142,646 18
Feb 20, 2015 73 $3,190 -68% 12 $266   $50,150,619 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2014 P $300,000     2,150 $140   $300,000  
Oct 17, 2014 3 $4,986,338     3,071 $1,624   $4,986,338 1
Oct 18, 2014 3 $6,913,670 +39%   3,071 $2,251   $11,900,008 2
Oct 19, 2014 2 $5,105,210 -26%   3,071 $1,662   $17,005,218 3
Oct 20, 2014 3 $840,366 -84%   3,071 $274   $17,845,584 4
Oct 21, 2014 5 $948,168 +13%   3,071 $309   $18,793,752 5
Oct 22, 2014 6 $660,932 -30%   3,071 $215   $19,454,684 6
Oct 23, 2014 5 $658,765 n/c   3,071 $215   $20,113,449 7
Oct 24, 2014 6 $2,414,174 +266% -52% 3,113 $776   $22,527,623 8
Oct 25, 2014 5 $4,340,226 +80% -37% 3,113 $1,394   $26,867,849 9
Oct 26, 2014 4 $3,294,871 -24% -35% 3,113 $1,058   $30,162,720 10
Oct 27, 2014 6 $511,681 -84% -39% 3,113 $164   $30,674,401 11
Oct 28, 2014 6 $619,887 +21% -35% 3,113 $199   $31,294,288 12
Oct 29, 2014 6 $460,635 -26% -30% 3,113 $148   $31,754,923 13
Oct 30, 2014 6 $468,872 +2% -29% 3,113 $151   $32,223,795 14
Oct 31, 2014 7 $1,102,028 +135% -54% 2,794 $394   $33,325,823 15
Nov 1, 2014 5 $4,138,775 +276% -5% 2,794 $1,481   $37,464,598 16
Nov 2, 2014 1 $2,965,994 -28% -10% 2,794 $1,062   $40,430,592 17
Nov 3, 2014 7 $464,895 -84% -9% 2,794 $166   $40,895,487 18
Nov 4, 2014 7 $864,904 +86% +40% 2,794 $310   $41,760,391 19
Nov 5, 2014 8 $335,504 -61% -27% 2,794 $120   $42,095,895 20
Nov 6, 2014 9 $319,030 -5% -32% 2,794 $114   $42,414,925 21
Nov 7, 2014 11 $655,306 +105% -41% 2,166 $303   $43,070,231 22
Nov 8, 2014 10 $1,219,490 +86% -71% 2,166 $563   $44,289,721 23
Nov 9, 2014 10 $879,207 -28% -70% 2,166 $406   $45,168,928 24
Nov 10, 2014 10 $295,951 -66% -36% 2,166 $137   $45,464,879 25
Nov 11, 2014 9 $703,024 +138% -19% 2,166 $325   $46,167,903 26
Nov 12, 2014 12 $110,393 -84% -67% 2,166 $51   $46,278,296 27
Nov 13, 2014 12 $110,273 n/c -65% 2,166 $51   $46,388,569 28
Nov 14, 2014 - $190,998 +73% -71% 1,006 $190   $46,579,567 29
Nov 15, 2014 - $431,678 +126% -65% 1,006 $429   $47,011,245 30
Nov 16, 2014 - $341,271 -21% -61% 1,006 $339   $47,352,516 31
Nov 17, 2014 - $47,910 -86% -84% 1,006 $48   $47,400,426 32
Nov 18, 2014 - $50,156 +5% -93% 1,006 $50   $47,450,582 33
Nov 19, 2014 - $43,840 -13% -60% 1,006 $44   $47,494,422 34
Nov 20, 2014 - $37,988 -13% -66% 1,006 $38   $47,532,410 35
Nov 21, 2014 - $73,690 +94% -61% 438 $168   $47,606,100 36
Nov 22, 2014 17 $171,231 +132% -60% 438 $391   $47,777,331 37
Nov 23, 2014 - $134,961 -21% -60% 438 $308   $47,912,292 38
Nov 24, 2014 15 $60,307 -55% +26% 438 $138   $47,972,599 39
Nov 25, 2014 15 $73,741 +22% +47% 438 $168   $48,046,340 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $51,120 -31% +17% 249 $205   $48,097,460 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $25,987 -49% -32% 249 $104   $48,123,447 42
Nov 28, 2014 - $90,079 +247% +22% 279 $323   $48,213,526 43
Nov 29, 2014 - $95,396 +6% -44% 279 $342   $48,308,922 44
Nov 30, 2014 - $58,022 -39% -57% 279 $208   $48,366,944 45
Dec 1, 2014 - $10,478 -82% -83% 279 $38   $48,377,422 46
Dec 2, 2014 - $9,481 -10% -87% 279 $34   $48,386,903 47
Dec 3, 2014 - $8,384 -12% -84% 279 $30   $48,395,287 48
Dec 4, 2014 - $10,076 +20% -61% 279 $36   $48,405,363 49
Dec 5, 2014 - $28,486 +183% -68% 245 $116   $48,433,849 50
Dec 6, 2014 - $67,180 +136% -30% 245 $274   $48,501,029 51
Dec 7, 2014 - $47,616 -29% -18% 245 $194   $48,548,645 52
Dec 8, 2014 - $7,657 -84% -27% 245 $31   $48,556,302 53
Dec 9, 2014 - $9,366 +22% -1% 245 $38   $48,565,668 54
Dec 10, 2014 - $8,212 -12% -2% 245 $34   $48,573,880 55
Dec 11, 2014 - $8,539 +4% -15% 245 $35   $48,582,419 56
Dec 12, 2014 - $34,996 +310% +23% 228 $153   $48,617,415 57
Dec 13, 2014 - $78,157 +123% +16% 228 $343   $48,695,572 58
Dec 14, 2014 - $54,565 -30% +15% 228 $239   $48,750,137 59
Dec 15, 2014 - $11,214 -79% +46% 228 $49   $48,761,351 60
Dec 16, 2014 - $14,307 +28% +53% 228 $63   $48,775,658 61
Dec 17, 2014 - $11,612 -19% +41% 228 $51   $48,787,270 62
Dec 18, 2014 - $12,912 +11% +51% 207 $62   $48,800,182 63
Dec 19, 2014 - $25,133 +95% -28% 173 $145   $48,825,315 64
Dec 20, 2014 - $46,662 +86% -40% 173 $270   $48,871,977 65
Dec 21, 2014 - $42,171 -10% -23% 173 $244   $48,914,148 66
Dec 22, 2014 - $28,830 -32% +157% 173 $167   $48,942,978 67
Dec 23, 2014 - $33,864 +17% +137% 173 $196   $48,976,842 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $14,599 -57% +26% 173 $84   $48,991,441 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $33,065 +126% +156% 148 $223   $49,024,506 70
Dec 26, 2014 - $52,145 +58% +107% 148 $352   $49,076,651 71
Dec 27, 2014 - $65,579 +26% +41% 148 $443   $49,142,230 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $55,679 -15% +32% 148 $376   $49,197,909 73
Dec 29, 2014 - $39,665 -29% +38% 148 $268   $49,237,574 74
Dec 30, 2014 - $51,664 +30% +53% 148 $349   $49,289,238 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $33,862 -34% +132% 148 $229   $49,323,100 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $67,338 +99% +104% 148 $455   $49,390,438 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $58,239 -14% +12% 134 $435   $49,448,677 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $68,926 +18% +5% 134 $514   $49,517,603 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $46,528 -32% -16% 134 $347   $49,564,131 80
Jan 5, 2015 - $16,028 -66% -60% 134 $120   $49,580,159 81
Jan 6, 2015 - $10,874 -32% -79% 134 $81   $49,591,033 82
Jan 7, 2015 - $10,376 -5% -69% 134 $77   $49,601,409 83
Jan 8, 2015 - $10,556 +2% -84% 134 $79   $49,611,965 84
Jan 9, 2015 - $23,637 +124% -59% 122 $194   $49,635,602 85
Jan 10, 2015 - $57,562 +144% -16% 122 $472   $49,693,164 86
Jan 11, 2015 - $42,143 -27% -9% 122 $345   $49,735,307 87
Jan 12, 2015 - $6,414 -85% -60% 122 $53   $49,741,721 88
Jan 13, 2015 - $7,336 +14% -33% 122 $60   $49,749,057 89
Jan 14, 2015 - $7,603 +4% -27% 122 $62   $49,756,660 90
Jan 15, 2015 - $7,450 -2% -29% 122 $61   $49,764,110 91
Jan 16, 2015 - $18,086 +143% -23% 96 $188   $49,782,196 92
Jan 17, 2015 - $46,135 +155% -20% 96 $481   $49,828,331 93
Jan 18, 2015 - $36,618 -21% -13% 96 $381   $49,864,949 94
Jan 19, 2015 - $37,951 +4% +492% 96 $395   $49,902,900 95
Jan 20, 2015 - $6,708 -82% -9% 96 $70   $49,909,608 96
Jan 21, 2015 - $4,893 -27% -36% 96 $51   $49,914,501 97
Jan 22, 2015 - $4,811 -2% -35% 96 $50   $49,919,312 98
Jan 23, 2015 - $14,968 +211% -17% 90 $166   $49,934,280 99
Jan 24, 2015 - $37,918 +153% -18% 90 $421   $49,972,198 100
Jan 25, 2015 - $28,120 -26% -23% 90 $312   $50,000,318 101
Jan 26, 2015 - $3,927 -86% -90% 90 $44   $50,004,245 102
Jan 27, 2015 - $4,705 +20% -30% 90 $52   $50,008,950 103
Jan 28, 2015 - $3,910 -17% -20% 90 $43   $50,012,860 104
Jan 29, 2015 - $3,979 +2% -17% 90 $44   $50,016,839 105
Jan 30, 2015 - $12,253 +208% -18% 74 $166   $50,029,092 106
Jan 31, 2015 - $30,188 +146% -20% 74 $408   $50,059,280 107
Feb 1, 2015 - $14,379 -52% -49% 74 $194   $50,073,659 108
Feb 2, 2015 - $3,210 -78% -18% 74 $43   $50,076,869 109
Feb 3, 2015 - $3,324 +4% -29% 74 $45   $50,080,193 110
Feb 4, 2015 - $3,044 -8% -22% 74 $41   $50,083,237 111
Feb 5, 2015 - $2,875 -6% -28% 74 $39   $50,086,112 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 3 $20,113,449   3,071 $6,549   $20,113,449 1
Oct 24, 2014 5 $12,110,346 -40% 3,113 $3,890   $32,223,795 2
Oct 31, 2014 6 $10,191,130 -16% 2,794 $3,648   $42,414,925 3
Nov 7, 2014 10 $3,973,644 -61% 2,166 $1,835   $46,388,569 4
Nov 14, 2014 16 $1,143,841 -71% 1,006 $1,137   $47,532,410 5
Nov 21, 2014 23 $591,037 -48% 249 $2,374   $48,123,447 6
Nov 28, 2014 28 $281,916 -52% 279 $1,010   $48,405,363 7
Dec 5, 2014 30 $177,056 -37% 245 $723   $48,582,419 8
Dec 12, 2014 29 $217,763 +23% 207 $1,052   $48,800,182 9
Dec 19, 2014 34 $224,324 +3% 148 $1,516   $49,024,506 10
Dec 26, 2014 31 $365,932 +63% 148 $2,473   $49,390,438 11
Jan 2, 2015 34 $221,527 -39% 134 $1,653   $49,611,965 12
Jan 9, 2015 36 $152,145 -31% 122 $1,247   $49,764,110 13
Jan 16, 2015 38 $155,202 +2% 96 $1,617   $49,919,312 14
Jan 23, 2015 43 $97,527 -37% 90 $1,084   $50,016,839 15
Jan 30, 2015 47 $69,273 -29% 74 $936   $50,086,112 16
Feb 6, 2015 56 $46,598 -33% 57 $818   $50,132,710 17
Feb 13, 2015 72 $14,719 -68% 19 $775   $50,147,429 18
Feb 20, 2015 84 $4,114 -72% 12 $343   $50,151,543 19

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/2/2015 $1,134 64 196 569 $433,539 7/7/2015
Russia (CIS) 2/27/2015 $617,626 1,633 1,633 3,572 $1,179,013 11/19/2018
Spain 2/20/2015 $406,982 426 426 1,719 $1,154,146 11/27/2018
Turkey 6/5/2015 $0 0 0 0 $238,849 12/31/2018
  
Rest of World $44,494,453
  
International Total $47,500,000 12/31/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Diego Luna    Manolo Sanchez
Zoe Saldaña    Maria
Channing Tatum    Joaquin

Supporting

Ice Cube    Candle Maker
Ron Perlman    Xibalba
Christina Applegate    Mary Beth
Kate del Castillo    La Muerte
Cheech Marin    Pancho Rodriguez
Placido Domingo    Jorge
Hector Elizondo    Carlos Sanchez
Ana de la Reguera    Carmen Sanchez / Skeleton Carmen
Eugenio Derbez    Chato
Gabriel Iglesias    Pepe Rodriguez
Ricardo Sanchez    Pablo Rodriguez
Danny Trejo    Manolo's Grandfather
Dan Navarro    Chakal
Carlos Alazraqui    Maria's Father
Grey Delisle    Grandma
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes    Adelita
Tonita Castro    Old Woman La Muerte
Eric Bauza    Father Domingo
Jorge R. Gutierrez    Skeleton Carmelo
Angelica Maria    Sister Ana
Gunnar Sizemore    Ignacio
Ishan Sharma    Sanjay
Trey Bumpass    Goth Kid
Emil-Bastien Bouffard    Young Manolo
Elias Garza    Young Joaquin
Genesis Ochoa    Young Maria

Production and Technical Credits

Jorge R. Gutierrez    Director
Jorge R. Gutierrez    Screenwriter
Doug Langdale    Screenwriter
Aaron Berger    Producer
Brad Booker    Producer
Guillermo del Toro    Producer
Carina Schulze    Producer
Aron Warner    Executive Producer
Cary Granat    Executive Producer
Chuck Peil    Executive Producer
Gustavo Santaolalla    Composer
John Houlihan    Music Supervisor
Geoffrey Stott    Co-Producer
Matthew Teevan    Co-Producer
Ahren Shaw    Editor
Simon Valdimir Varela    Production Designer
Paul J. Sullivan    Art Director
Scott Martin Gershin    Sound Designer
Andy Koyama    Re-recording Mixer
Beau Borders    Re-recording Mixer
Augusto Schillaci    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wesley Mandell    Head of Animation
Ricardo Curtis    Head of Story
Sandra Equihua    Character Designer
Jorge R. Gutierrez    Character Designer
Greg Lyons    Associate Producer
Chris Digiovanni    Associate Producer
Heather M. Drummons    Associate Producer
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director

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

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Synopsis

Manolo is a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,005,218 (33.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,071 opening theaters/3,113 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,380,102

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: February 20th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
February 27th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
April 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
June 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Turkey)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 27th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild action, rude humor, some thematic elements and brief scary images.
(Rating bulletin 2333, 7/30/2014)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Intertitle, Training Montage, Voiceover/Narration
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Geographical setting: Mexico
Plot point: Arranged Marriage, Bandits, Bullfighting, False Identity, Father’s Footsteps, Gambling, Love Triangle, Museum, Musicians, Romance, Singers, Undead
Social setting: Underworld
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Guillermo del Toro
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 3 $17,005,218   3,071 $5,537   $17,005,218 1
Oct 24, 2014 5 $10,049,271 -41% 3,113 $3,228   $30,162,720 2
Oct 31, 2014 5 $8,206,797 -18% 2,794 $2,937   $40,430,592 3
Nov 7, 2014 10 $2,754,003 -66% 2,166 $1,271   $45,168,928 4
Nov 14, 2014 16 $963,947 -65% 1,006 $958   $47,352,516 5
Nov 21, 2014 21 $379,882 -61% 438 $867   $47,912,292 6
Nov 28, 2014 25 $243,497 -36% 279 $873   $48,366,944 7
Dec 5, 2014 30 $143,282 -41% 245 $585   $48,548,645 8
Dec 12, 2014 27 $167,718 +17% 228 $736   $48,750,137 9
Dec 19, 2014 28 $113,966 -32% 173 $659   $48,914,148 10
Dec 26, 2014 32 $173,403 +52% 148 $1,172   $49,197,909 11
Jan 2, 2015 33 $173,693 n/c 134 $1,296   $49,564,131 12
Jan 9, 2015 34 $123,342 -29% 122 $1,011   $49,735,307 13
Jan 16, 2015 40 $100,839 -18% 96 $1,050   $49,864,949 14
Jan 23, 2015 40 $81,006 -20% 90 $900   $50,000,318 15
Jan 30, 2015 46 $56,820 -30% 74 $768   $50,073,659 16
Feb 6, 2015 58 $37,296 -34% 57 $654   $50,123,408 17
Feb 13, 2015 70 $9,936 -73% 19 $523   $50,142,646 18
Feb 20, 2015 73 $3,190 -68% 12 $266   $50,150,619 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2014 P $300,000     2,150 $140   $300,000  
Oct 17, 2014 3 $4,986,338     3,071 $1,624   $4,986,338 1
Oct 18, 2014 3 $6,913,670 +39%   3,071 $2,251   $11,900,008 2
Oct 19, 2014 2 $5,105,210 -26%   3,071 $1,662   $17,005,218 3
Oct 20, 2014 3 $840,366 -84%   3,071 $274   $17,845,584 4
Oct 21, 2014 5 $948,168 +13%   3,071 $309   $18,793,752 5
Oct 22, 2014 6 $660,932 -30%   3,071 $215   $19,454,684 6
Oct 23, 2014 5 $658,765 n/c   3,071 $215   $20,113,449 7
Oct 24, 2014 6 $2,414,174 +266% -52% 3,113 $776   $22,527,623 8
Oct 25, 2014 5 $4,340,226 +80% -37% 3,113 $1,394   $26,867,849 9
Oct 26, 2014 4 $3,294,871 -24% -35% 3,113 $1,058   $30,162,720 10
Oct 27, 2014 6 $511,681 -84% -39% 3,113 $164   $30,674,401 11
Oct 28, 2014 6 $619,887 +21% -35% 3,113 $199   $31,294,288 12
Oct 29, 2014 6 $460,635 -26% -30% 3,113 $148   $31,754,923 13
Oct 30, 2014 6 $468,872 +2% -29% 3,113 $151   $32,223,795 14
Oct 31, 2014 7 $1,102,028 +135% -54% 2,794 $394   $33,325,823 15
Nov 1, 2014 5 $4,138,775 +276% -5% 2,794 $1,481   $37,464,598 16
Nov 2, 2014 1 $2,965,994 -28% -10% 2,794 $1,062   $40,430,592 17
Nov 3, 2014 7 $464,895 -84% -9% 2,794 $166   $40,895,487 18
Nov 4, 2014 7 $864,904 +86% +40% 2,794 $310   $41,760,391 19
Nov 5, 2014 8 $335,504 -61% -27% 2,794 $120   $42,095,895 20
Nov 6, 2014 9 $319,030 -5% -32% 2,794 $114   $42,414,925 21
Nov 7, 2014 11 $655,306 +105% -41% 2,166 $303   $43,070,231 22
Nov 8, 2014 10 $1,219,490 +86% -71% 2,166 $563   $44,289,721 23
Nov 9, 2014 10 $879,207 -28% -70% 2,166 $406   $45,168,928 24
Nov 10, 2014 10 $295,951 -66% -36% 2,166 $137   $45,464,879 25
Nov 11, 2014 9 $703,024 +138% -19% 2,166 $325   $46,167,903 26
Nov 12, 2014 12 $110,393 -84% -67% 2,166 $51   $46,278,296 27
Nov 13, 2014 12 $110,273 n/c -65% 2,166 $51   $46,388,569 28
Nov 14, 2014 - $190,998 +73% -71% 1,006 $190   $46,579,567 29
Nov 15, 2014 - $431,678 +126% -65% 1,006 $429   $47,011,245 30
Nov 16, 2014 - $341,271 -21% -61% 1,006 $339   $47,352,516 31
Nov 17, 2014 - $47,910 -86% -84% 1,006 $48   $47,400,426 32
Nov 18, 2014 - $50,156 +5% -93% 1,006 $50   $47,450,582 33
Nov 19, 2014 - $43,840 -13% -60% 1,006 $44   $47,494,422 34
Nov 20, 2014 - $37,988 -13% -66% 1,006 $38   $47,532,410 35
Nov 21, 2014 - $73,690 +94% -61% 438 $168   $47,606,100 36
Nov 22, 2014 17 $171,231 +132% -60% 438 $391   $47,777,331 37
Nov 23, 2014 - $134,961 -21% -60% 438 $308   $47,912,292 38
Nov 24, 2014 15 $60,307 -55% +26% 438 $138   $47,972,599 39
Nov 25, 2014 15 $73,741 +22% +47% 438 $168   $48,046,340 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $51,120 -31% +17% 249 $205   $48,097,460 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $25,987 -49% -32% 249 $104   $48,123,447 42
Nov 28, 2014 - $90,079 +247% +22% 279 $323   $48,213,526 43
Nov 29, 2014 - $95,396 +6% -44% 279 $342   $48,308,922 44
Nov 30, 2014 - $58,022 -39% -57% 279 $208   $48,366,944 45
Dec 1, 2014 - $10,478 -82% -83% 279 $38   $48,377,422 46
Dec 2, 2014 - $9,481 -10% -87% 279 $34   $48,386,903 47
Dec 3, 2014 - $8,384 -12% -84% 279 $30   $48,395,287 48
Dec 4, 2014 - $10,076 +20% -61% 279 $36   $48,405,363 49
Dec 5, 2014 - $28,486 +183% -68% 245 $116   $48,433,849 50
Dec 6, 2014 - $67,180 +136% -30% 245 $274   $48,501,029 51
Dec 7, 2014 - $47,616 -29% -18% 245 $194   $48,548,645 52
Dec 8, 2014 - $7,657 -84% -27% 245 $31   $48,556,302 53
Dec 9, 2014 - $9,366 +22% -1% 245 $38   $48,565,668 54
Dec 10, 2014 - $8,212 -12% -2% 245 $34   $48,573,880 55
Dec 11, 2014 - $8,539 +4% -15% 245 $35   $48,582,419 56
Dec 12, 2014 - $34,996 +310% +23% 228 $153   $48,617,415 57
Dec 13, 2014 - $78,157 +123% +16% 228 $343   $48,695,572 58
Dec 14, 2014 - $54,565 -30% +15% 228 $239   $48,750,137 59
Dec 15, 2014 - $11,214 -79% +46% 228 $49   $48,761,351 60
Dec 16, 2014 - $14,307 +28% +53% 228 $63   $48,775,658 61
Dec 17, 2014 - $11,612 -19% +41% 228 $51   $48,787,270 62
Dec 18, 2014 - $12,912 +11% +51% 207 $62   $48,800,182 63
Dec 19, 2014 - $25,133 +95% -28% 173 $145   $48,825,315 64
Dec 20, 2014 - $46,662 +86% -40% 173 $270   $48,871,977 65
Dec 21, 2014 - $42,171 -10% -23% 173 $244   $48,914,148 66
Dec 22, 2014 - $28,830 -32% +157% 173 $167   $48,942,978 67
Dec 23, 2014 - $33,864 +17% +137% 173 $196   $48,976,842 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $14,599 -57% +26% 173 $84   $48,991,441 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $33,065 +126% +156% 148 $223   $49,024,506 70
Dec 26, 2014 - $52,145 +58% +107% 148 $352   $49,076,651 71
Dec 27, 2014 - $65,579 +26% +41% 148 $443   $49,142,230 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $55,679 -15% +32% 148 $376   $49,197,909 73
Dec 29, 2014 - $39,665 -29% +38% 148 $268   $49,237,574 74
Dec 30, 2014 - $51,664 +30% +53% 148 $349   $49,289,238 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $33,862 -34% +132% 148 $229   $49,323,100 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $67,338 +99% +104% 148 $455   $49,390,438 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $58,239 -14% +12% 134 $435   $49,448,677 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $68,926 +18% +5% 134 $514   $49,517,603 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $46,528 -32% -16% 134 $347   $49,564,131 80
Jan 5, 2015 - $16,028 -66% -60% 134 $120   $49,580,159 81
Jan 6, 2015 - $10,874 -32% -79% 134 $81   $49,591,033 82
Jan 7, 2015 - $10,376 -5% -69% 134 $77   $49,601,409 83
Jan 8, 2015 - $10,556 +2% -84% 134 $79   $49,611,965 84
Jan 9, 2015 - $23,637 +124% -59% 122 $194   $49,635,602 85
Jan 10, 2015 - $57,562 +144% -16% 122 $472   $49,693,164 86
Jan 11, 2015 - $42,143 -27% -9% 122 $345   $49,735,307 87
Jan 12, 2015 - $6,414 -85% -60% 122 $53   $49,741,721 88
Jan 13, 2015 - $7,336 +14% -33% 122 $60   $49,749,057 89
Jan 14, 2015 - $7,603 +4% -27% 122 $62   $49,756,660 90
Jan 15, 2015 - $7,450 -2% -29% 122 $61   $49,764,110 91
Jan 16, 2015 - $18,086 +143% -23% 96 $188   $49,782,196 92
Jan 17, 2015 - $46,135 +155% -20% 96 $481   $49,828,331 93
Jan 18, 2015 - $36,618 -21% -13% 96 $381   $49,864,949 94
Jan 19, 2015 - $37,951 +4% +492% 96 $395   $49,902,900 95
Jan 20, 2015 - $6,708 -82% -9% 96 $70   $49,909,608 96
Jan 21, 2015 - $4,893 -27% -36% 96 $51   $49,914,501 97
Jan 22, 2015 - $4,811 -2% -35% 96 $50   $49,919,312 98
Jan 23, 2015 - $14,968 +211% -17% 90 $166   $49,934,280 99
Jan 24, 2015 - $37,918 +153% -18% 90 $421   $49,972,198 100
Jan 25, 2015 - $28,120 -26% -23% 90 $312   $50,000,318 101
Jan 26, 2015 - $3,927 -86% -90% 90 $44   $50,004,245 102
Jan 27, 2015 - $4,705 +20% -30% 90 $52   $50,008,950 103
Jan 28, 2015 - $3,910 -17% -20% 90 $43   $50,012,860 104
Jan 29, 2015 - $3,979 +2% -17% 90 $44   $50,016,839 105
Jan 30, 2015 - $12,253 +208% -18% 74 $166   $50,029,092 106
Jan 31, 2015 - $30,188 +146% -20% 74 $408   $50,059,280 107
Feb 1, 2015 - $14,379 -52% -49% 74 $194   $50,073,659 108
Feb 2, 2015 - $3,210 -78% -18% 74 $43   $50,076,869 109
Feb 3, 2015 - $3,324 +4% -29% 74 $45   $50,080,193 110
Feb 4, 2015 - $3,044 -8% -22% 74 $41   $50,083,237 111
Feb 5, 2015 - $2,875 -6% -28% 74 $39   $50,086,112 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 3 $20,113,449   3,071 $6,549   $20,113,449 1
Oct 24, 2014 5 $12,110,346 -40% 3,113 $3,890   $32,223,795 2
Oct 31, 2014 6 $10,191,130 -16% 2,794 $3,648   $42,414,925 3
Nov 7, 2014 10 $3,973,644 -61% 2,166 $1,835   $46,388,569 4
Nov 14, 2014 16 $1,143,841 -71% 1,006 $1,137   $47,532,410 5
Nov 21, 2014 23 $591,037 -48% 249 $2,374   $48,123,447 6
Nov 28, 2014 28 $281,916 -52% 279 $1,010   $48,405,363 7
Dec 5, 2014 30 $177,056 -37% 245 $723   $48,582,419 8
Dec 12, 2014 29 $217,763 +23% 207 $1,052   $48,800,182 9
Dec 19, 2014 34 $224,324 +3% 148 $1,516   $49,024,506 10
Dec 26, 2014 31 $365,932 +63% 148 $2,473   $49,390,438 11
Jan 2, 2015 34 $221,527 -39% 134 $1,653   $49,611,965 12
Jan 9, 2015 36 $152,145 -31% 122 $1,247   $49,764,110 13
Jan 16, 2015 38 $155,202 +2% 96 $1,617   $49,919,312 14
Jan 23, 2015 43 $97,527 -37% 90 $1,084   $50,016,839 15
Jan 30, 2015 47 $69,273 -29% 74 $936   $50,086,112 16
Feb 6, 2015 56 $46,598 -33% 57 $818   $50,132,710 17
Feb 13, 2015 72 $14,719 -68% 19 $775   $50,147,429 18
Feb 20, 2015 84 $4,114 -72% 12 $343   $50,151,543 19

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/2/2015 $1,134 64 196 569 $433,539 7/7/2015
Russia (CIS) 2/27/2015 $617,626 1,633 1,633 3,572 $1,179,013 11/19/2018
Spain 2/20/2015 $406,982 426 426 1,719 $1,154,146 11/27/2018
Turkey 6/5/2015 $0 0 0 0 $238,849 12/31/2018
  
Rest of World $44,494,453
  
International Total $47,500,000 12/31/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Diego Luna    Manolo Sanchez
Zoe Saldaña    Maria
Channing Tatum    Joaquin

Supporting

Ice Cube    Candle Maker
Ron Perlman    Xibalba
Christina Applegate    Mary Beth
Kate del Castillo    La Muerte
Cheech Marin    Pancho Rodriguez
Placido Domingo    Jorge
Hector Elizondo    Carlos Sanchez
Ana de la Reguera    Carmen Sanchez / Skeleton Carmen
Eugenio Derbez    Chato
Gabriel Iglesias    Pepe Rodriguez
Ricardo Sanchez    Pablo Rodriguez
Danny Trejo    Manolo's Grandfather
Dan Navarro    Chakal
Carlos Alazraqui    Maria's Father
Grey Delisle    Grandma
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes    Adelita
Tonita Castro    Old Woman La Muerte
Eric Bauza    Father Domingo
Jorge R. Gutierrez    Skeleton Carmelo
Angelica Maria    Sister Ana
Gunnar Sizemore    Ignacio
Ishan Sharma    Sanjay
Trey Bumpass    Goth Kid
Emil-Bastien Bouffard    Young Manolo
Elias Garza    Young Joaquin
Genesis Ochoa    Young Maria

Production and Technical Credits

Jorge R. Gutierrez    Director
Jorge R. Gutierrez    Screenwriter
Doug Langdale    Screenwriter
Aaron Berger    Producer
Brad Booker    Producer
Guillermo del Toro    Producer
Carina Schulze    Producer
Aron Warner    Executive Producer
Cary Granat    Executive Producer
Chuck Peil    Executive Producer
Gustavo Santaolalla    Composer
John Houlihan    Music Supervisor
Geoffrey Stott    Co-Producer
Matthew Teevan    Co-Producer
Ahren Shaw    Editor
Simon Valdimir Varela    Production Designer
Paul J. Sullivan    Art Director
Scott Martin Gershin    Sound Designer
Andy Koyama    Re-recording Mixer
Beau Borders    Re-recording Mixer
Augusto Schillaci    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wesley Mandell    Head of Animation
Ricardo Curtis    Head of Story
Sandra Equihua    Character Designer
Jorge R. Gutierrez    Character Designer
Greg Lyons    Associate Producer
Chris Digiovanni    Associate Producer
Heather M. Drummons    Associate Producer
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director

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

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