City of Ember (2008)

City of Ember
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,873,007Details
International Box Office $9,958,551
Worldwide Box Office $17,831,558
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $8,380,473
Total $8,380,473
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,129,473 (39.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,022 opening theaters/2,023 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,113,614

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 10th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 20th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Geographical setting: Underground
Plot point: Robot
Social setting: Dystopia, Post Apocalypse
Source material: Young Adult Book Adaptation
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Walden Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2008 11 $3,129,473   2,022 $1,548   $3,129,473 1
Oct 17, 2008 15 $1,730,755 -45% 2,023 $856   $5,926,753 2
Oct 24, 2008 22 $476,742 -72% 536 $889   $6,872,812 3
Oct 31, 2008 28 $225,045 -53% 257 $876   $7,221,478 4
Nov 7, 2008 35 $133,651 -41% 180 $743   $7,416,488 5
Nov 14, 2008 37 $97,067 -27% 171 $568   $7,571,177 6
Nov 21, 2008 40 $62,389 -36% 148 $422   $7,658,330 7
Nov 28, 2008 42 $54,470 -13% 111 $491   $7,743,762 8
Dec 5, 2008 47 $27,861 -49% 83 $336   $7,781,625 9
Dec 12, 2008 55 $16,760 -40% 63 $266   $7,807,276 10
Dec 19, 2008 58 $8,921 -47% 40 $223   $7,823,153 11
Dec 26, 2008 58 $10,521 +18% 25 $421   $7,841,892 12
Jan 2, 2009 65 $10,122 -4% 23 $440   $7,862,312 13
Jan 9, 2009 65 $7,587 -25% 19 $399   $7,871,693 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 2008 10 $973,047     2,022 $481   $973,047 1
Oct 11, 2008 10 $1,271,641 +31%   2,022 $629   $2,244,688 2
Oct 12, 2008 10 $884,785 -30%   2,022 $438   $3,129,473 3
Oct 13, 2008 8 $471,941 -47%   2,022 $233   $3,601,414 4
Oct 14, 2008 12 $200,336 -58%   2,022 $99   $3,801,750 5
Oct 15, 2008 11 $180,545 -10%   2,022 $89   $3,982,295 6
Oct 16, 2008 11 $213,703 +18%   2,022 $106   $4,195,998 7
Oct 17, 2008 15 $506,694 +137% -48% 2,023 $250   $4,702,692 8
Oct 18, 2008 15 $738,512 +46% -42% 2,023 $365   $5,441,204 9
Oct 19, 2008 14 $485,549 -34% -45% 2,023 $240   $5,926,753 10
Oct 20, 2008 - $113,836 -77% -76% 2,023 $56   $6,040,589 11
Oct 21, 2008 - $110,642 -3% -45% 2,023 $55   $6,151,231 12
Oct 22, 2008 - $111,143 n/c -38% 2,023 $55   $6,262,374 13
Oct 23, 2008 - $133,696 +20% -37% 2,023 $66   $6,396,070 14
Oct 24, 2008 - $135,456 +1% -73% 536 $253   $6,531,526 15
Oct 25, 2008 - $198,617 +47% -73% 536 $371   $6,730,143 16
Oct 26, 2008 - $142,669 -28% -71% 536 $266   $6,872,812 17
Oct 27, 2008 - $28,579 -80% -75% 536 $53   $6,901,391 18
Oct 28, 2008 - $29,921 +5% -73% 536 $56   $6,931,312 19
Oct 29, 2008 - $29,056 -3% -74% 536 $54   $6,960,368 20
Oct 30, 2008 19 $36,065 +24% -73% 536 $67   $6,996,433 21
Oct 31, 2008 - $43,121 +20% -68% 536 $80   $7,039,554 22
Nov 1, 2008 - $104,221 +142% -48% 536 $194   $7,143,775 23
Nov 2, 2008 - $77,703 -25% -46% 536 $145   $7,221,478 24
Nov 3, 2008 - $13,821 -82% -52% 536 $26   $7,235,299 25
Nov 4, 2008 - $20,941 +52% -30% 536 $39   $7,256,240 26
Nov 5, 2008 - $13,635 -35% -53% 536 $25   $7,269,875 27
Nov 6, 2008 - $12,962 -5% -64% 536 $24   $7,282,837 28
Nov 7, 2008 - $34,960 +170% -19% 180 $194   $7,317,797 29
Nov 8, 2008 - $62,138 +78% -40% 180 $345   $7,379,935 30
Nov 9, 2008 - $36,553 -41% -53% 180 $203   $7,416,488 31
Nov 10, 2008 - $14,111 -61% +2% 180 $78   $7,430,599 32
Nov 11, 2008 - $26,679 +89% +27% 180 $148   $7,457,278 33
Nov 12, 2008 - $8,816 -67% -35% 180 $49   $7,466,094 34
Nov 13, 2008 - $8,016 -9% -38% 180 $45   $7,474,110 35
Nov 14, 2008 - $26,440 +230% -24% 171 $155   $7,500,550 36
Nov 15, 2008 - $44,435 +68% -28% 171 $260   $7,544,985 37
Nov 16, 2008 - $26,192 -41% -28% 171 $153   $7,571,177 38
Nov 17, 2008 - $6,900 -74% -51% 171 $40   $7,578,077 39
Nov 18, 2008 - $6,006 -13% -77% 171 $35   $7,584,083 40
Nov 19, 2008 - $6,244 +4% -29% 171 $37   $7,590,327 41
Nov 20, 2008 - $5,614 -10% -30% 171 $33   $7,595,941 42
Nov 21, 2008 - $16,168 +188% -39% 148 $109   $7,612,109 43
Nov 22, 2008 - $27,345 +69% -38% 148 $185   $7,639,454 44
Nov 23, 2008 - $18,876 -31% -28% 148 $128   $7,658,330 45
Nov 24, 2008 - $6,244 -67% -10% 148 $42   $7,664,574 46
Nov 25, 2008 - $8,145 +30% +36% 148 $55   $7,672,719 47
Nov 26, 2008 - $8,935 +10% +43% 110 $81   $7,681,654 48
Nov 27, 2008 - $7,638 -15% +36% 110 $69   $7,689,292 49
Nov 28, 2008 - $20,365 +167% +26% 111 $183   $7,709,657 50
Nov 29, 2008 - $21,874 +7% -20% 111 $197   $7,731,531 51
Nov 30, 2008 - $12,231 -44% -35% 111 $110   $7,743,762 52
Dec 1, 2008 - $2,594 -79% -58% 111 $23   $7,746,356 53
Dec 2, 2008 - $2,592 n/c -68% 111 $23   $7,748,948 54
Dec 3, 2008 - $2,110 -19% -76% 111 $19   $7,751,058 55
Dec 4, 2008 - $2,706 +28% -65% 111 $24   $7,753,764 56
Dec 5, 2008 - $7,105 +163% -65% 83 $86   $7,760,869 57
Dec 6, 2008 - $12,078 +70% -45% 83 $146   $7,772,947 58
Dec 7, 2008 - $8,678 -28% -29% 83 $105   $7,781,625 59
Dec 8, 2008 - $2,475 -71% -5% 83 $30   $7,784,100 60
Dec 9, 2008 - $2,791 +13% +8% 83 $34   $7,786,891 61
Dec 10, 2008 - $1,920 -31% -9% 83 $23   $7,788,811 62
Dec 11, 2008 - $1,705 -11% -37% 83 $21   $7,790,516 63
Dec 12, 2008 - $4,840 +184% -32% 63 $77   $7,795,356 64
Dec 13, 2008 - $7,731 +60% -36% 63 $123   $7,803,087 65
Dec 14, 2008 - $4,189 -46% -52% 63 $66   $7,807,276 66
Dec 15, 2008 - $1,317 -69% -47% 63 $21   $7,808,593 67
Dec 16, 2008 - $1,483 +13% -47% 63 $24   $7,810,076 68
Dec 17, 2008 - $2,673 +80% +39% 63 $42   $7,812,749 69
Dec 18, 2008 - $1,483 -45% -13% 63 $24   $7,814,232 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2008 11 $4,195,998   2,022 $2,075   $4,195,998 1
Oct 17, 2008 15 $2,200,072 -48% 2,023 $1,088   $6,396,070 2
Oct 24, 2008 22 $600,363 -73% 536 $1,120   $6,996,433 3
Oct 31, 2008 29 $286,404 -52% 257 $1,114   $7,282,837 4
Nov 7, 2008 35 $191,273 -33% 180 $1,063   $7,474,110 5
Nov 14, 2008 36 $121,831 -36% 171 $712   $7,595,941 6
Nov 21, 2008 44 $93,351 -23% 148 $631   $7,689,292 7
Nov 28, 2008 45 $64,472 -31% 111 $581   $7,753,764 8
Dec 5, 2008 47 $36,752 -43% 83 $443   $7,790,516 9
Dec 12, 2008 59 $23,716 -35% 63 $376   $7,814,232 10
Dec 19, 2008 60 $17,139 -28% 40 $428   $7,831,371 11
Dec 26, 2008 58 $20,819 +21% 25 $833   $7,852,190 12
Jan 2, 2009 67 $11,916 -43% 23 $518   $7,864,106 13
Jan 9, 2009 67 $7,587 -36% 19 $399   $7,871,693 14

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,129,473 (39.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,022 opening theaters/2,023 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,113,614

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 10th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 20th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Geographical setting: Underground
Plot point: Robot
Social setting: Dystopia, Post Apocalypse
Source material: Young Adult Book Adaptation
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Walden Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2008 11 $3,129,473   2,022 $1,548   $3,129,473 1
Oct 17, 2008 15 $1,730,755 -45% 2,023 $856   $5,926,753 2
Oct 24, 2008 22 $476,742 -72% 536 $889   $6,872,812 3
Oct 31, 2008 28 $225,045 -53% 257 $876   $7,221,478 4
Nov 7, 2008 35 $133,651 -41% 180 $743   $7,416,488 5
Nov 14, 2008 37 $97,067 -27% 171 $568   $7,571,177 6
Nov 21, 2008 40 $62,389 -36% 148 $422   $7,658,330 7
Nov 28, 2008 42 $54,470 -13% 111 $491   $7,743,762 8
Dec 5, 2008 47 $27,861 -49% 83 $336   $7,781,625 9
Dec 12, 2008 55 $16,760 -40% 63 $266   $7,807,276 10
Dec 19, 2008 58 $8,921 -47% 40 $223   $7,823,153 11
Dec 26, 2008 58 $10,521 +18% 25 $421   $7,841,892 12
Jan 2, 2009 65 $10,122 -4% 23 $440   $7,862,312 13
Jan 9, 2009 65 $7,587 -25% 19 $399   $7,871,693 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 2008 10 $973,047     2,022 $481   $973,047 1
Oct 11, 2008 10 $1,271,641 +31%   2,022 $629   $2,244,688 2
Oct 12, 2008 10 $884,785 -30%   2,022 $438   $3,129,473 3
Oct 13, 2008 8 $471,941 -47%   2,022 $233   $3,601,414 4
Oct 14, 2008 12 $200,336 -58%   2,022 $99   $3,801,750 5
Oct 15, 2008 11 $180,545 -10%   2,022 $89   $3,982,295 6
Oct 16, 2008 11 $213,703 +18%   2,022 $106   $4,195,998 7
Oct 17, 2008 15 $506,694 +137% -48% 2,023 $250   $4,702,692 8
Oct 18, 2008 15 $738,512 +46% -42% 2,023 $365   $5,441,204 9
Oct 19, 2008 14 $485,549 -34% -45% 2,023 $240   $5,926,753 10
Oct 20, 2008 - $113,836 -77% -76% 2,023 $56   $6,040,589 11
Oct 21, 2008 - $110,642 -3% -45% 2,023 $55   $6,151,231 12
Oct 22, 2008 - $111,143 n/c -38% 2,023 $55   $6,262,374 13
Oct 23, 2008 - $133,696 +20% -37% 2,023 $66   $6,396,070 14
Oct 24, 2008 - $135,456 +1% -73% 536 $253   $6,531,526 15
Oct 25, 2008 - $198,617 +47% -73% 536 $371   $6,730,143 16
Oct 26, 2008 - $142,669 -28% -71% 536 $266   $6,872,812 17
Oct 27, 2008 - $28,579 -80% -75% 536 $53   $6,901,391 18
Oct 28, 2008 - $29,921 +5% -73% 536 $56   $6,931,312 19
Oct 29, 2008 - $29,056 -3% -74% 536 $54   $6,960,368 20
Oct 30, 2008 19 $36,065 +24% -73% 536 $67   $6,996,433 21
Oct 31, 2008 - $43,121 +20% -68% 536 $80   $7,039,554 22
Nov 1, 2008 - $104,221 +142% -48% 536 $194   $7,143,775 23
Nov 2, 2008 - $77,703 -25% -46% 536 $145   $7,221,478 24
Nov 3, 2008 - $13,821 -82% -52% 536 $26   $7,235,299 25
Nov 4, 2008 - $20,941 +52% -30% 536 $39   $7,256,240 26
Nov 5, 2008 - $13,635 -35% -53% 536 $25   $7,269,875 27
Nov 6, 2008 - $12,962 -5% -64% 536 $24   $7,282,837 28
Nov 7, 2008 - $34,960 +170% -19% 180 $194   $7,317,797 29
Nov 8, 2008 - $62,138 +78% -40% 180 $345   $7,379,935 30
Nov 9, 2008 - $36,553 -41% -53% 180 $203   $7,416,488 31
Nov 10, 2008 - $14,111 -61% +2% 180 $78   $7,430,599 32
Nov 11, 2008 - $26,679 +89% +27% 180 $148   $7,457,278 33
Nov 12, 2008 - $8,816 -67% -35% 180 $49   $7,466,094 34
Nov 13, 2008 - $8,016 -9% -38% 180 $45   $7,474,110 35
Nov 14, 2008 - $26,440 +230% -24% 171 $155   $7,500,550 36
Nov 15, 2008 - $44,435 +68% -28% 171 $260   $7,544,985 37
Nov 16, 2008 - $26,192 -41% -28% 171 $153   $7,571,177 38
Nov 17, 2008 - $6,900 -74% -51% 171 $40   $7,578,077 39
Nov 18, 2008 - $6,006 -13% -77% 171 $35   $7,584,083 40
Nov 19, 2008 - $6,244 +4% -29% 171 $37   $7,590,327 41
Nov 20, 2008 - $5,614 -10% -30% 171 $33   $7,595,941 42
Nov 21, 2008 - $16,168 +188% -39% 148 $109   $7,612,109 43
Nov 22, 2008 - $27,345 +69% -38% 148 $185   $7,639,454 44
Nov 23, 2008 - $18,876 -31% -28% 148 $128   $7,658,330 45
Nov 24, 2008 - $6,244 -67% -10% 148 $42   $7,664,574 46
Nov 25, 2008 - $8,145 +30% +36% 148 $55   $7,672,719 47
Nov 26, 2008 - $8,935 +10% +43% 110 $81   $7,681,654 48
Nov 27, 2008 - $7,638 -15% +36% 110 $69   $7,689,292 49
Nov 28, 2008 - $20,365 +167% +26% 111 $183   $7,709,657 50
Nov 29, 2008 - $21,874 +7% -20% 111 $197   $7,731,531 51
Nov 30, 2008 - $12,231 -44% -35% 111 $110   $7,743,762 52
Dec 1, 2008 - $2,594 -79% -58% 111 $23   $7,746,356 53
Dec 2, 2008 - $2,592 n/c -68% 111 $23   $7,748,948 54
Dec 3, 2008 - $2,110 -19% -76% 111 $19   $7,751,058 55
Dec 4, 2008 - $2,706 +28% -65% 111 $24   $7,753,764 56
Dec 5, 2008 - $7,105 +163% -65% 83 $86   $7,760,869 57
Dec 6, 2008 - $12,078 +70% -45% 83 $146   $7,772,947 58
Dec 7, 2008 - $8,678 -28% -29% 83 $105   $7,781,625 59
Dec 8, 2008 - $2,475 -71% -5% 83 $30   $7,784,100 60
Dec 9, 2008 - $2,791 +13% +8% 83 $34   $7,786,891 61
Dec 10, 2008 - $1,920 -31% -9% 83 $23   $7,788,811 62
Dec 11, 2008 - $1,705 -11% -37% 83 $21   $7,790,516 63
Dec 12, 2008 - $4,840 +184% -32% 63 $77   $7,795,356 64
Dec 13, 2008 - $7,731 +60% -36% 63 $123   $7,803,087 65
Dec 14, 2008 - $4,189 -46% -52% 63 $66   $7,807,276 66
Dec 15, 2008 - $1,317 -69% -47% 63 $21   $7,808,593 67
Dec 16, 2008 - $1,483 +13% -47% 63 $24   $7,810,076 68
Dec 17, 2008 - $2,673 +80% +39% 63 $42   $7,812,749 69
Dec 18, 2008 - $1,483 -45% -13% 63 $24   $7,814,232 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2008 11 $4,195,998   2,022 $2,075   $4,195,998 1
Oct 17, 2008 15 $2,200,072 -48% 2,023 $1,088   $6,396,070 2
Oct 24, 2008 22 $600,363 -73% 536 $1,120   $6,996,433 3
Oct 31, 2008 29 $286,404 -52% 257 $1,114   $7,282,837 4
Nov 7, 2008 35 $191,273 -33% 180 $1,063   $7,474,110 5
Nov 14, 2008 36 $121,831 -36% 171 $712   $7,595,941 6
Nov 21, 2008 44 $93,351 -23% 148 $631   $7,689,292 7
Nov 28, 2008 45 $64,472 -31% 111 $581   $7,753,764 8
Dec 5, 2008 47 $36,752 -43% 83 $443   $7,790,516 9
Dec 12, 2008 59 $23,716 -35% 63 $376   $7,814,232 10
Dec 19, 2008 60 $17,139 -28% 40 $428   $7,831,371 11
Dec 26, 2008 58 $20,819 +21% 25 $833   $7,852,190 12
Jan 2, 2009 67 $11,916 -43% 23 $518   $7,864,106 13
Jan 9, 2009 67 $7,587 -36% 19 $399   $7,871,693 14

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.