Dark Skies (2013)

Dark Skies poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,418,667Details
International Box Office $10,285,444Details
Worldwide Box Office $27,704,111
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,459,811 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,229,604 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,689,415
Further financial details...

Synopsis

As suburban husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,189,166 (47.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,500,000 (worldwide box office is 7.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,313 opening theaters/2,313 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,096,333

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,142 $17,418,667
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,755 $10,285,444
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,526 $27,704,111

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: February 22nd, 2013 (Wide) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: February 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
February 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Malaysia)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Latvia)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Lithuania)
March 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: May 28th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, terror throughout, sexual material, drug content and language - all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2256, 1/26/2013)
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Intertitle, Fired, Architecture, Unbelieving Police, Digital Cinematography, Alien Invasion, Surprise Twist, Psychological Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Alliance Films, IM Global, Blumhouse, Robotproof
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2013 6 $8,189,166   2,313 $3,540   $8,189,166 1
Mar 1, 2013 10 $3,468,553 -58% 2,313 $1,500   $13,365,240 2
Mar 8, 2013 14 $1,254,261 -64% 1,505 $833   $15,564,388 3
Mar 15, 2013 18 $544,605 -57% 703 $775   $16,647,116 4
Mar 22, 2013 29 $186,012 -66% 205 $907   $17,015,497 5
Mar 29, 2013 48 $56,634 -70% 101 $561   $17,130,748 6
Apr 5, 2013 60 $18,865 -67% 28 $674   $17,178,166 7
Apr 12, 2013 54 $34,924 +85% 25 $1,397   $17,217,858 8
Apr 19, 2013 41 $67,995 +95% 91 $747   $17,293,065 9
Apr 26, 2013 52 $27,730 -59% 63 $440   $17,343,775 10
May 3, 2013 66 $14,279 -49% 29 $492   $17,367,457 11
May 17, 2013 52 $17,282   32 $540   $17,411,930 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 22, 2013 4 $3,094,178     2,313 $1,338   $3,094,178 1
Feb 23, 2013 6 $3,493,614 +13%   2,313 $1,510   $6,587,792 2
Feb 24, 2013 6 $1,601,374 -54%   2,313 $692   $8,189,166 3
Feb 25, 2013 6 $450,454 -72%   2,313 $195   $8,639,620 4
Feb 26, 2013 6 $510,808 +13%   2,313 $221   $9,150,428 5
Feb 27, 2013 7 $385,107 -25%   2,313 $166   $9,535,535 6
Feb 28, 2013 7 $361,152 -6%   2,313 $156   $9,896,687 7
Mar 1, 2013 10 $1,094,128 +203% -65% 2,313 $473   $10,990,815 8
Mar 2, 2013 10 $1,601,245 +46% -54% 2,313 $692   $12,592,060 9
Mar 3, 2013 10 $773,180 -52% -52% 2,313 $334   $13,365,240 10
Mar 4, 2013 10 $232,046 -70% -48% 2,313 $100   $13,597,286 11
Mar 5, 2013 10 $282,962 +22% -45% 2,313 $122   $13,880,248 12
Mar 6, 2013 10 $222,289 -21% -42% 2,313 $96   $14,102,537 13
Mar 7, 2013 10 $207,590 -7% -43% 2,313 $90   $14,310,127 14
Mar 8, 2013 - $391,627 +89% -64% 1,505 $260   $14,701,754 15
Mar 9, 2013 - $585,788 +50% -63% 1,505 $389   $15,287,542 16
Mar 10, 2013 - $276,846 -53% -64% 1,505 $184   $15,564,388 17
Mar 11, 2013 - $130,766 -53% -44% 1,505 $87   $15,695,154 18
Mar 12, 2013 - $150,200 +15% -47% 1,505 $100   $15,845,354 19
Mar 13, 2013 - $126,695 -16% -43% 1,505 $84   $15,972,049 20
Mar 14, 2013 - $130,462 +3% -37% 1,505 $87   $16,102,511 21
Mar 15, 2013 - $188,460 +44% -52% 703 $268   $16,290,971 22
Mar 16, 2013 - $241,804 +28% -59% 703 $344   $16,532,775 23
Mar 17, 2013 - $114,341 -53% -59% 703 $163   $16,647,116 24
Mar 18, 2013 - $45,547 -60% -65% 703 $65   $16,692,663 25
Mar 22, 2013 - $58,489   -69% 205 $285   $16,887,974 29
Mar 23, 2013 - $87,345 +49% -64% 205 $426   $16,975,319 30
Mar 24, 2013 - $40,178 -54% -65% 205 $196   $17,015,497 31
Mar 25, 2013 - $15,839 -61% -65% 205 $77   $17,031,336 32
Mar 26, 2013 - $17,018 +7%   205 $83   $17,048,354 33
Mar 27, 2013 - $12,489 -27%   205 $61   $17,060,843 34
Mar 28, 2013 - $13,271 +6%   205 $65   $17,074,114 35
Mar 29, 2013 - $23,075 +74% -61% 101 $228   $17,097,189 36
Mar 30, 2013 - $23,645 +2% -73% 101 $234   $17,120,834 37
Mar 31, 2013 - $9,914 -58% -75% 101 $98   $17,130,748 38
Apr 2, 2013 - $7,221   -58% 101 $71   $17,145,290 40
Apr 3, 2013 - $6,565 -9% -47% 101 $65   $17,151,855 41
Apr 4, 2013 - $7,446 +13% -44% 101 $74   $17,159,301 42
Apr 5, 2013 - $6,448 -13% -72% 28 $230   $17,165,749 43
Apr 6, 2013 - $8,442 +31% -64% 28 $302   $17,174,191 44
Apr 7, 2013 - $3,975 -53% -60% 28 $142   $17,178,166 45
Apr 8, 2013 - $1,172 -71%   28 $42   $17,179,338 46
Apr 9, 2013 - $1,138 -3% -84% 28 $41   $17,180,476 47
Apr 10, 2013 - $1,292 +14% -80% 28 $46   $17,181,768 48
Apr 11, 2013 - $1,166 -10% -84% 28 $42   $17,182,934 49
Apr 12, 2013 - $12,088 +937% +87% 25 $484   $17,195,022 50
Apr 13, 2013 - $16,401 +36% +94% 25 $656   $17,211,423 51
Apr 14, 2013 - $6,435 -61% +62% 25 $257   $17,217,858 52
Apr 15, 2013 - $2,018 -69% +72% 25 $81   $17,219,876 53
Apr 16, 2013 - $1,678 -17% +47% 25 $67   $17,221,554 54
Apr 17, 2013 - $1,797 +7% +39% 25 $72   $17,223,351 55
Apr 18, 2013 - $1,719 -4% +47% 25 $69   $17,225,070 56
Apr 19, 2013 - $20,643 +1,101% +71% 91 $227   $17,245,713 57
Apr 20, 2013 - $30,786 +49% +88% 91 $338   $17,276,499 58
Apr 21, 2013 - $16,566 -46% +157% 91 $182   $17,293,065 59
Apr 22, 2013 - $6,135 -63% +204% 91 $67   $17,299,200 60
Apr 23, 2013 - $6,035 -2% +260% 91 $66   $17,305,235 61
Apr 24, 2013 - $5,797 -4% +223% 91 $64   $17,311,032 62
Apr 25, 2013 - $5,013 -14% +192% 91 $55   $17,316,045 63
Apr 26, 2013 - $7,100 +42% -66% 63 $113   $17,323,145 64
Apr 27, 2013 - $12,318 +73% -60% 63 $196   $17,335,463 65
Apr 28, 2013 - $8,312 -33% -50% 63 $132   $17,343,775 66
Apr 29, 2013 - $2,456 -70% -60% 63 $39   $17,346,231 67
Apr 30, 2013 - $2,716 +11% -55% 63 $43   $17,348,947 68
May 1, 2013 - $2,064 -24% -64% 63 $33   $17,351,011 69
May 2, 2013 - $2,167 +5% -57% 63 $34   $17,353,178 70
May 3, 2013 - $3,714 +71% -48% 29 $128   $17,356,892 71
May 4, 2013 - $5,902 +59% -52% 29 $204   $17,362,794 72
May 5, 2013 - $4,663 -21% -44% 29 $161   $17,367,457 73
May 6, 2013 - $1,239 -73% -50% 29 $43   $17,368,696 74
May 7, 2013 - $1,282 +3% -53% 29 $44   $17,369,978 75
May 8, 2013 - $1,135 -11% -45% 29 $39   $17,371,113 76
May 9, 2013 - $1,201 +6% -45% 29 $41   $17,372,314 77
May 13, 2013 - $1,891   +53% 29 $65   $17,389,602 81
May 14, 2013 - $1,941 +3% +51% 29 $67   $17,391,543 82
May 15, 2013 - $1,357 -30% +20% 29 $47   $17,392,900 83
May 16, 2013 - $1,748 +29% +46% 29 $60   $17,394,648 84
May 17, 2013 - $4,355 +149%   32 $136   $17,399,003 85
May 18, 2013 - $7,392 +70%   32 $231   $17,406,395 86
May 19, 2013 - $5,535 -25%   32 $173   $17,411,930 87
May 20, 2013 - $1,627 -71% -14% 32 $51   $17,413,557 88
May 21, 2013 - $1,765 +8% -9% 32 $55   $17,415,322 89
May 22, 2013 - $1,752 -1% +29% 32 $55   $17,417,074 90
May 23, 2013 - $1,593 -9% -9% 32 $50   $17,418,667 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2013 6 $9,896,687   2,313 $4,279   $9,896,687 1
Mar 1, 2013 10 $4,413,440 -55% 2,313 $1,908   $14,310,127 2
Mar 8, 2013 14 $1,792,384 -59% 1,505 $1,191   $16,102,511 3
Mar 15, 2013 18 $726,974 -59% 703 $1,034   $16,829,485 4
Mar 22, 2013 32 $244,629 -66% 205 $1,193   $17,074,114 5
Mar 29, 2013 48 $85,187 -65% 101 $843   $17,159,301 6
Apr 5, 2013 65 $23,633 -72% 28 $844   $17,182,934 7
Apr 12, 2013 58 $42,136 +78% 25 $1,685   $17,225,070 8
Apr 19, 2013 41 $90,975 +116% 91 $1,000   $17,316,045 9
Apr 26, 2013 51 $37,133 -59% 63 $589   $17,353,178 10
May 3, 2013 72 $19,136 -48% 29 $660   $17,372,314 11
May 10, 2013 63 $22,334 +17% 29 $770   $17,394,648 12
May 17, 2013 56 $24,019 +8% 32 $751   $17,418,667 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/24/2013 $0 0 4 9 $263,607 12/30/2018
Chile 12/12/2013 $29,685 27 27 36 $108,425 12/30/2018
Croatia 4/18/2013 $4,453 6 6 12 $8,500 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 4/18/2013 $14,559 34 34 66 $24,744 12/30/2018
Egypt 4/17/2013 $9,537 5 5 10 $16,403 12/30/2018
Estonia 3/22/2013 $5,253 2 2 2 $5,253 12/14/2015
Latvia 3/15/2013 $3,938 2 2 5 $66,140 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/15/2013 $12,028 5 5 17 $37,260 12/14/2015
Malaysia 2/28/2013 $133,860 60 60 166 $296,309 12/14/2015
Mexico 4/19/2013 $310,453 221 221 410 $551,056 12/14/2015
Netherlands 3/21/2013 $106,553 40 40 76 $241,957 12/14/2015
Norway 4/12/2013 $48,233 46 56 116 $127,383 12/14/2015
Russia (CIS) 2/21/2013 $935,439 620 620 1,339 $1,598,123 12/30/2018
Singapore 4/18/2013 $57,125 15 15 30 $92,319 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 4/3/2013 $1,571,554 385 385 1,016 $3,247,477 12/14/2015
Uruguay 12/12/2013 $8,222 8 8 12 $23,935 12/30/2018
Vietnam 3/29/2013 $70,607 25 25 25 $70,607 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $3,505,946
 
International Total$10,285,444 12/30/2018

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 2, 20131157,058 157,058$2,338,594$2,338,5941
Jun 9, 20131816,634-89% 173,692$248,845$2,587,4392
Jun 16, 20132316,929+2% 190,621$252,919$2,840,3583
Jun 23, 20132314,824-12% 205,445$221,767$3,062,1254
Jun 30, 20132713,252-11% 218,697$198,250$3,260,3755
Jul 7, 20132922,745+72% 241,442$340,265$3,600,6406
Jul 14, 20132416,533-27% 257,975$247,168$3,847,8087

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 2, 2013227,810 27,810$553,412$553,4121

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Lead Ensemble Members

Keri Russell    Lacy Barrett
Josh Hamilton    Daniel Barrett
Dakota Goyo    Jesse Barrett
Kadan Rockett    Sam Barrett

Supporting Cast

J.K. Simmons    Edwin Pollard
L.J. Benet    Kevin Ratner

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

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Stewart    Director
Scott Stewart    Screenwriter
Jason Blum    Producer
Scott Stewart    Executive Producer
Charles Layton    Executive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Executive Producer
Jeff Okin    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jessica Hall    Co-Producer
Jeanette Volturno-Brill    Co-Producer
David Boyd    Cinematographer
Peter Gvozdas    Editor
Joseph Bishara    Composer
Jeff Higinbotham    Production Designer
David King    Art Director
Heman Camacho    Set Decorator
Kelle Kutsugeras    Costume Designer
Buck Robinson    Sound Mixer
Kelly Cabral    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Mann    Re-recording Mixer
Rob King    Stunt Coordinator
Adam Druxman    Assistant Director
Rick Montgomery    Casting Director

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

Home Market Numbers: Dark Skies for the Home Market

June 23rd, 2013

We are in the heart of summer, which means terrible news on the home market. There were nearly no new releases to make an impact on the Blu-ray sales chart, so it should come as no surprise that the overall Blu-ray sales were weak. In total, there were 779,000 units sold and $18.33 million in revenue generated. This was higher than last week, albeit by miniscule margins of 4% in terms of units and 11% in terms of revenue. It was also higher than the same weekend last year, and by healthier margins of 42% in terms of units and 15% in terms of revenue. DVD sales were a little stronger compared to last week, which resulted in a small decline in the overall Blu-ray share to 28% in terms of units and 37% in terms of revenue. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Last Remains on Top

June 23rd, 2013

There were very few new releases to chart this week, and only one of them managed a place in the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart. The Last Stand remained in first place with 73,000 units / $1.82 million for the week and 183,000 units / $3.47 million after two. More...

DVD Sales: Ray of Sunshine for Dark Skies

June 23rd, 2013

New releases were really weak with only one reaching the top ten on the DVD sales chart. That film was Dark Skies, which opened in first place with 136,000 units / $2.04 million. This is actually a little better than expected, given its box office numbers. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 28th, 2013

May 28th, 2013

It's the day after Memorial Day, which means we are in the summer season, which is a terrible time for the home market. The only first-run release of the week is Dark Skies, which is hardly a major release. There are a few summer TV shows that are coming out on DVD and / or Blu-ray, some of which are interesting. The latest season of Doctor Who is coming out this week, but it is being split, and not just into two parts, so that precludes it from being a Pick of the Week contender. There are not a lot of options for Pick of the Week, but I'm going with Beetlejuice: The Complete Series, but keep in mind there could be some nostalgia at work here and Lore on DVD or Blu-ray is arguably the better release. Meanwhile, Hellbound? on DVD earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week for best Canadian release. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Dark Skies

May 26th, 2013

Dark Skies opened in theaters with no reviews, it missed the top five during its opening weekend, and then quickly disappeared from theaters. This week, it reaches the home market, but is it as bad as that sounds? Or should the studio have more faith in the film? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Jack Was Just Average-Sized

March 4th, 2013

The box office was mostly disappointing over the weekend. Jack the Giant Slayer was able to match expectations, more or less, but this was bad news because its expectations were really low compared to its production budget. The other two wide releases, 21 and Over and The Last Exorcism Part II both struggled and failed to live up to the low end of expectations. There was a fourth film that was supposed to open wide, but in the end, Phantom opened in barely more than 1,000 theaters and didn't even come close to the Mendoza Line. The overall box office did grow by 6.0% from last weekend to $109 million. However, that was 35% lower than the same weekend last year. This is several layers of disaster. Year-to-date, 2013 has pulled in $1.55 billion, but that is 7.9% lower than 2012's pace. I don't see it getting better going forward and for the most part, the rest of the month is really bad in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oscars Steal the Spotlight

February 25th, 2013

The Oscars proved to be too much competition for the new releases as neither Snitch nor Dark Skies were able to find much success. Indeed, it was Identity Thief that rose to top spot in its third week of release. Most films in the top five were able to at least match expectations, but the overall box office still plummeted 27% from last weekend to just $103 million. The comparison to last year was not quite as bad, but it was still down by a stunning 23%. Ouch. 2013 is now behind 2012 by a full $100 million or 6.7% at $1.41 billion to $1.51 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Regains Top Spot

February 24th, 2013

The box office crown for Oscar weekend will be claimed by Identity Thief, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, even though the comedy will fall by a relatively large 41% from last weekend. So its win is in large part due to the low-key new releases: Snitch will be second with $13 million in a modest 2,511 theaters and Dark Skies is headed for 6th place with $8.85 million from 2,313 theaters. Neither new film has particularly low per theater averages ($5,177 and $3,826 respectively), so their so-so debuts are as much a factor of their smallish opening theater counts as lack of demand. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dark Skies for New Releases

February 21st, 2013

There are just two wide releases coming out this week, Snitch and Dark Skies. Most analysts think Snitch is the stronger of the two films, but most also think Identity Thief will return to top spot. Looking at all of the evidence, it certainly seems that way. Unless one of the new releases is a truly big surprise, it looks like we won't keep pace with last year again this weekend. 2013 needed to get off to a really fast start, because there's no film that's going to match The Hunger Games, and once we are dealing with that film in the year-over-year comparison, 2013 might be sunk for good. More...

Contest: Snitches Get Prizes

February 15th, 2013

Next weekend is the final weekend of February and while there are two films opening wide, Snitch and Dark Skies, neither of them look like they will be big hits, or even midlevel hits. Snitch's box office potential is only marginally stronger than Dark Skies' is so it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Snitch. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Swamp People: Season Three 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 Storage Wars: Volume Four on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: February

February 1st, 2013

For the most part, January was a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start. I'm not so sure about February, on the other hand. There's only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $100 million, A Good Day to Die Hard, but I'm a little concerned that it won't live up to expectations. The franchise has been around a long time and it is possible that the target audience has either moved on or are too young to remember when these films were huge at the box office. The film I'm most looking forward to seeing is Warm Bodies, which is earning amazing early reviews (the keyword there is "early"), but it is too high-concept to be a major hit. Last February, there were a couple of films that topped $100 million, plus a few other midlevel hits. I would like to think that would also be the case this year, but I have to be more cautious than that. The evidence points to a weak month ahead, for the most part. More...


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Synopsis

As suburban husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,189,166 (47.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,500,000 (worldwide box office is 7.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,313 opening theaters/2,313 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,096,333

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,142 $17,418,667
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,755 $10,285,444
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,526 $27,704,111

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: February 22nd, 2013 (Wide) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: February 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
February 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Malaysia)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Latvia)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Lithuania)
March 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: May 28th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, terror throughout, sexual material, drug content and language - all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2256, 1/26/2013)
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Intertitle, Fired, Architecture, Unbelieving Police, Digital Cinematography, Alien Invasion, Surprise Twist, Psychological Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Alliance Films, IM Global, Blumhouse, Robotproof
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Keri Russell    Lacy Barrett
Josh Hamilton    Daniel Barrett
Dakota Goyo    Jesse Barrett
Kadan Rockett    Sam Barrett

Supporting Cast

J.K. Simmons    Edwin Pollard
L.J. Benet    Kevin Ratner

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

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Stewart    Director
Scott Stewart    Screenwriter
Jason Blum    Producer
Scott Stewart    Executive Producer
Charles Layton    Executive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Executive Producer
Jeff Okin    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jessica Hall    Co-Producer
Jeanette Volturno-Brill    Co-Producer
David Boyd    Cinematographer
Peter Gvozdas    Editor
Joseph Bishara    Composer
Jeff Higinbotham    Production Designer
David King    Art Director
Heman Camacho    Set Decorator
Kelle Kutsugeras    Costume Designer
Buck Robinson    Sound Mixer
Kelly Cabral    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Mann    Re-recording Mixer
Rob King    Stunt Coordinator
Adam Druxman    Assistant Director
Rick Montgomery    Casting Director

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

Home Market Numbers: Dark Skies for the Home Market

June 23rd, 2013

We are in the heart of summer, which means terrible news on the home market. There were nearly no new releases to make an impact on the Blu-ray sales chart, so it should come as no surprise that the overall Blu-ray sales were weak. In total, there were 779,000 units sold and $18.33 million in revenue generated. This was higher than last week, albeit by miniscule margins of 4% in terms of units and 11% in terms of revenue. It was also higher than the same weekend last year, and by healthier margins of 42% in terms of units and 15% in terms of revenue. DVD sales were a little stronger compared to last week, which resulted in a small decline in the overall Blu-ray share to 28% in terms of units and 37% in terms of revenue. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Last Remains on Top

June 23rd, 2013

There were very few new releases to chart this week, and only one of them managed a place in the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart. The Last Stand remained in first place with 73,000 units / $1.82 million for the week and 183,000 units / $3.47 million after two. More...

DVD Sales: Ray of Sunshine for Dark Skies

June 23rd, 2013

New releases were really weak with only one reaching the top ten on the DVD sales chart. That film was Dark Skies, which opened in first place with 136,000 units / $2.04 million. This is actually a little better than expected, given its box office numbers. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 28th, 2013

May 28th, 2013

It's the day after Memorial Day, which means we are in the summer season, which is a terrible time for the home market. The only first-run release of the week is Dark Skies, which is hardly a major release. There are a few summer TV shows that are coming out on DVD and / or Blu-ray, some of which are interesting. The latest season of Doctor Who is coming out this week, but it is being split, and not just into two parts, so that precludes it from being a Pick of the Week contender. There are not a lot of options for Pick of the Week, but I'm going with Beetlejuice: The Complete Series, but keep in mind there could be some nostalgia at work here and Lore on DVD or Blu-ray is arguably the better release. Meanwhile, Hellbound? on DVD earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week for best Canadian release. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Dark Skies

May 26th, 2013

Dark Skies opened in theaters with no reviews, it missed the top five during its opening weekend, and then quickly disappeared from theaters. This week, it reaches the home market, but is it as bad as that sounds? Or should the studio have more faith in the film? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Jack Was Just Average-Sized

March 4th, 2013

The box office was mostly disappointing over the weekend. Jack the Giant Slayer was able to match expectations, more or less, but this was bad news because its expectations were really low compared to its production budget. The other two wide releases, 21 and Over and The Last Exorcism Part II both struggled and failed to live up to the low end of expectations. There was a fourth film that was supposed to open wide, but in the end, Phantom opened in barely more than 1,000 theaters and didn't even come close to the Mendoza Line. The overall box office did grow by 6.0% from last weekend to $109 million. However, that was 35% lower than the same weekend last year. This is several layers of disaster. Year-to-date, 2013 has pulled in $1.55 billion, but that is 7.9% lower than 2012's pace. I don't see it getting better going forward and for the most part, the rest of the month is really bad in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oscars Steal the Spotlight

February 25th, 2013

The Oscars proved to be too much competition for the new releases as neither Snitch nor Dark Skies were able to find much success. Indeed, it was Identity Thief that rose to top spot in its third week of release. Most films in the top five were able to at least match expectations, but the overall box office still plummeted 27% from last weekend to just $103 million. The comparison to last year was not quite as bad, but it was still down by a stunning 23%. Ouch. 2013 is now behind 2012 by a full $100 million or 6.7% at $1.41 billion to $1.51 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Regains Top Spot

February 24th, 2013

The box office crown for Oscar weekend will be claimed by Identity Thief, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, even though the comedy will fall by a relatively large 41% from last weekend. So its win is in large part due to the low-key new releases: Snitch will be second with $13 million in a modest 2,511 theaters and Dark Skies is headed for 6th place with $8.85 million from 2,313 theaters. Neither new film has particularly low per theater averages ($5,177 and $3,826 respectively), so their so-so debuts are as much a factor of their smallish opening theater counts as lack of demand. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dark Skies for New Releases

February 21st, 2013

There are just two wide releases coming out this week, Snitch and Dark Skies. Most analysts think Snitch is the stronger of the two films, but most also think Identity Thief will return to top spot. Looking at all of the evidence, it certainly seems that way. Unless one of the new releases is a truly big surprise, it looks like we won't keep pace with last year again this weekend. 2013 needed to get off to a really fast start, because there's no film that's going to match The Hunger Games, and once we are dealing with that film in the year-over-year comparison, 2013 might be sunk for good. More...

Contest: Snitches Get Prizes

February 15th, 2013

Next weekend is the final weekend of February and while there are two films opening wide, Snitch and Dark Skies, neither of them look like they will be big hits, or even midlevel hits. Snitch's box office potential is only marginally stronger than Dark Skies' is so it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Snitch. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Swamp People: Season Three 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 Storage Wars: Volume Four on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: February

February 1st, 2013

For the most part, January was a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start. I'm not so sure about February, on the other hand. There's only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $100 million, A Good Day to Die Hard, but I'm a little concerned that it won't live up to expectations. The franchise has been around a long time and it is possible that the target audience has either moved on or are too young to remember when these films were huge at the box office. The film I'm most looking forward to seeing is Warm Bodies, which is earning amazing early reviews (the keyword there is "early"), but it is too high-concept to be a major hit. Last February, there were a couple of films that topped $100 million, plus a few other midlevel hits. I would like to think that would also be the case this year, but I have to be more cautious than that. The evidence points to a weak month ahead, for the most part. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2013 6 $8,189,166   2,313 $3,540   $8,189,166 1
Mar 1, 2013 10 $3,468,553 -58% 2,313 $1,500   $13,365,240 2
Mar 8, 2013 14 $1,254,261 -64% 1,505 $833   $15,564,388 3
Mar 15, 2013 18 $544,605 -57% 703 $775   $16,647,116 4
Mar 22, 2013 29 $186,012 -66% 205 $907   $17,015,497 5
Mar 29, 2013 48 $56,634 -70% 101 $561   $17,130,748 6
Apr 5, 2013 60 $18,865 -67% 28 $674   $17,178,166 7
Apr 12, 2013 54 $34,924 +85% 25 $1,397   $17,217,858 8
Apr 19, 2013 41 $67,995 +95% 91 $747   $17,293,065 9
Apr 26, 2013 52 $27,730 -59% 63 $440   $17,343,775 10
May 3, 2013 66 $14,279 -49% 29 $492   $17,367,457 11
May 17, 2013 52 $17,282   32 $540   $17,411,930 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 22, 2013 4 $3,094,178     2,313 $1,338   $3,094,178 1
Feb 23, 2013 6 $3,493,614 +13%   2,313 $1,510   $6,587,792 2
Feb 24, 2013 6 $1,601,374 -54%   2,313 $692   $8,189,166 3
Feb 25, 2013 6 $450,454 -72%   2,313 $195   $8,639,620 4
Feb 26, 2013 6 $510,808 +13%   2,313 $221   $9,150,428 5
Feb 27, 2013 7 $385,107 -25%   2,313 $166   $9,535,535 6
Feb 28, 2013 7 $361,152 -6%   2,313 $156   $9,896,687 7
Mar 1, 2013 10 $1,094,128 +203% -65% 2,313 $473   $10,990,815 8
Mar 2, 2013 10 $1,601,245 +46% -54% 2,313 $692   $12,592,060 9
Mar 3, 2013 10 $773,180 -52% -52% 2,313 $334   $13,365,240 10
Mar 4, 2013 10 $232,046 -70% -48% 2,313 $100   $13,597,286 11
Mar 5, 2013 10 $282,962 +22% -45% 2,313 $122   $13,880,248 12
Mar 6, 2013 10 $222,289 -21% -42% 2,313 $96   $14,102,537 13
Mar 7, 2013 10 $207,590 -7% -43% 2,313 $90   $14,310,127 14
Mar 8, 2013 - $391,627 +89% -64% 1,505 $260   $14,701,754 15
Mar 9, 2013 - $585,788 +50% -63% 1,505 $389   $15,287,542 16
Mar 10, 2013 - $276,846 -53% -64% 1,505 $184   $15,564,388 17
Mar 11, 2013 - $130,766 -53% -44% 1,505 $87   $15,695,154 18
Mar 12, 2013 - $150,200 +15% -47% 1,505 $100   $15,845,354 19
Mar 13, 2013 - $126,695 -16% -43% 1,505 $84   $15,972,049 20
Mar 14, 2013 - $130,462 +3% -37% 1,505 $87   $16,102,511 21
Mar 15, 2013 - $188,460 +44% -52% 703 $268   $16,290,971 22
Mar 16, 2013 - $241,804 +28% -59% 703 $344   $16,532,775 23
Mar 17, 2013 - $114,341 -53% -59% 703 $163   $16,647,116 24
Mar 18, 2013 - $45,547 -60% -65% 703 $65   $16,692,663 25
Mar 22, 2013 - $58,489   -69% 205 $285   $16,887,974 29
Mar 23, 2013 - $87,345 +49% -64% 205 $426   $16,975,319 30
Mar 24, 2013 - $40,178 -54% -65% 205 $196   $17,015,497 31
Mar 25, 2013 - $15,839 -61% -65% 205 $77   $17,031,336 32
Mar 26, 2013 - $17,018 +7%   205 $83   $17,048,354 33
Mar 27, 2013 - $12,489 -27%   205 $61   $17,060,843 34
Mar 28, 2013 - $13,271 +6%   205 $65   $17,074,114 35
Mar 29, 2013 - $23,075 +74% -61% 101 $228   $17,097,189 36
Mar 30, 2013 - $23,645 +2% -73% 101 $234   $17,120,834 37
Mar 31, 2013 - $9,914 -58% -75% 101 $98   $17,130,748 38
Apr 2, 2013 - $7,221   -58% 101 $71   $17,145,290 40
Apr 3, 2013 - $6,565 -9% -47% 101 $65   $17,151,855 41
Apr 4, 2013 - $7,446 +13% -44% 101 $74   $17,159,301 42
Apr 5, 2013 - $6,448 -13% -72% 28 $230   $17,165,749 43
Apr 6, 2013 - $8,442 +31% -64% 28 $302   $17,174,191 44
Apr 7, 2013 - $3,975 -53% -60% 28 $142   $17,178,166 45
Apr 8, 2013 - $1,172 -71%   28 $42   $17,179,338 46
Apr 9, 2013 - $1,138 -3% -84% 28 $41   $17,180,476 47
Apr 10, 2013 - $1,292 +14% -80% 28 $46   $17,181,768 48
Apr 11, 2013 - $1,166 -10% -84% 28 $42   $17,182,934 49
Apr 12, 2013 - $12,088 +937% +87% 25 $484   $17,195,022 50
Apr 13, 2013 - $16,401 +36% +94% 25 $656   $17,211,423 51
Apr 14, 2013 - $6,435 -61% +62% 25 $257   $17,217,858 52
Apr 15, 2013 - $2,018 -69% +72% 25 $81   $17,219,876 53
Apr 16, 2013 - $1,678 -17% +47% 25 $67   $17,221,554 54
Apr 17, 2013 - $1,797 +7% +39% 25 $72   $17,223,351 55
Apr 18, 2013 - $1,719 -4% +47% 25 $69   $17,225,070 56
Apr 19, 2013 - $20,643 +1,101% +71% 91 $227   $17,245,713 57
Apr 20, 2013 - $30,786 +49% +88% 91 $338   $17,276,499 58
Apr 21, 2013 - $16,566 -46% +157% 91 $182   $17,293,065 59
Apr 22, 2013 - $6,135 -63% +204% 91 $67   $17,299,200 60
Apr 23, 2013 - $6,035 -2% +260% 91 $66   $17,305,235 61
Apr 24, 2013 - $5,797 -4% +223% 91 $64   $17,311,032 62
Apr 25, 2013 - $5,013 -14% +192% 91 $55   $17,316,045 63
Apr 26, 2013 - $7,100 +42% -66% 63 $113   $17,323,145 64
Apr 27, 2013 - $12,318 +73% -60% 63 $196   $17,335,463 65
Apr 28, 2013 - $8,312 -33% -50% 63 $132   $17,343,775 66
Apr 29, 2013 - $2,456 -70% -60% 63 $39   $17,346,231 67
Apr 30, 2013 - $2,716 +11% -55% 63 $43   $17,348,947 68
May 1, 2013 - $2,064 -24% -64% 63 $33   $17,351,011 69
May 2, 2013 - $2,167 +5% -57% 63 $34   $17,353,178 70
May 3, 2013 - $3,714 +71% -48% 29 $128   $17,356,892 71
May 4, 2013 - $5,902 +59% -52% 29 $204   $17,362,794 72
May 5, 2013 - $4,663 -21% -44% 29 $161   $17,367,457 73
May 6, 2013 - $1,239 -73% -50% 29 $43   $17,368,696 74
May 7, 2013 - $1,282 +3% -53% 29 $44   $17,369,978 75
May 8, 2013 - $1,135 -11% -45% 29 $39   $17,371,113 76
May 9, 2013 - $1,201 +6% -45% 29 $41   $17,372,314 77
May 13, 2013 - $1,891   +53% 29 $65   $17,389,602 81
May 14, 2013 - $1,941 +3% +51% 29 $67   $17,391,543 82
May 15, 2013 - $1,357 -30% +20% 29 $47   $17,392,900 83
May 16, 2013 - $1,748 +29% +46% 29 $60   $17,394,648 84
May 17, 2013 - $4,355 +149%   32 $136   $17,399,003 85
May 18, 2013 - $7,392 +70%   32 $231   $17,406,395 86
May 19, 2013 - $5,535 -25%   32 $173   $17,411,930 87
May 20, 2013 - $1,627 -71% -14% 32 $51   $17,413,557 88
May 21, 2013 - $1,765 +8% -9% 32 $55   $17,415,322 89
May 22, 2013 - $1,752 -1% +29% 32 $55   $17,417,074 90
May 23, 2013 - $1,593 -9% -9% 32 $50   $17,418,667 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2013 6 $9,896,687   2,313 $4,279   $9,896,687 1
Mar 1, 2013 10 $4,413,440 -55% 2,313 $1,908   $14,310,127 2
Mar 8, 2013 14 $1,792,384 -59% 1,505 $1,191   $16,102,511 3
Mar 15, 2013 18 $726,974 -59% 703 $1,034   $16,829,485 4
Mar 22, 2013 32 $244,629 -66% 205 $1,193   $17,074,114 5
Mar 29, 2013 48 $85,187 -65% 101 $843   $17,159,301 6
Apr 5, 2013 65 $23,633 -72% 28 $844   $17,182,934 7
Apr 12, 2013 58 $42,136 +78% 25 $1,685   $17,225,070 8
Apr 19, 2013 41 $90,975 +116% 91 $1,000   $17,316,045 9
Apr 26, 2013 51 $37,133 -59% 63 $589   $17,353,178 10
May 3, 2013 72 $19,136 -48% 29 $660   $17,372,314 11
May 10, 2013 63 $22,334 +17% 29 $770   $17,394,648 12
May 17, 2013 56 $24,019 +8% 32 $751   $17,418,667 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/24/2013 $0 0 4 9 $263,607 12/30/2018
Chile 12/12/2013 $29,685 27 27 36 $108,425 12/30/2018
Croatia 4/18/2013 $4,453 6 6 12 $8,500 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 4/18/2013 $14,559 34 34 66 $24,744 12/30/2018
Egypt 4/17/2013 $9,537 5 5 10 $16,403 12/30/2018
Estonia 3/22/2013 $5,253 2 2 2 $5,253 12/14/2015
Latvia 3/15/2013 $3,938 2 2 5 $66,140 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/15/2013 $12,028 5 5 17 $37,260 12/14/2015
Malaysia 2/28/2013 $133,860 60 60 166 $296,309 12/14/2015
Mexico 4/19/2013 $310,453 221 221 410 $551,056 12/14/2015
Netherlands 3/21/2013 $106,553 40 40 76 $241,957 12/14/2015
Norway 4/12/2013 $48,233 46 56 116 $127,383 12/14/2015
Russia (CIS) 2/21/2013 $935,439 620 620 1,339 $1,598,123 12/30/2018
Singapore 4/18/2013 $57,125 15 15 30 $92,319 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 4/3/2013 $1,571,554 385 385 1,016 $3,247,477 12/14/2015
Uruguay 12/12/2013 $8,222 8 8 12 $23,935 12/30/2018
Vietnam 3/29/2013 $70,607 25 25 25 $70,607 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $3,505,946
 
International Total$10,285,444 12/30/2018

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 2, 20131157,058 157,058$2,338,594$2,338,5941
Jun 9, 20131816,634-89% 173,692$248,845$2,587,4392
Jun 16, 20132316,929+2% 190,621$252,919$2,840,3583
Jun 23, 20132314,824-12% 205,445$221,767$3,062,1254
Jun 30, 20132713,252-11% 218,697$198,250$3,260,3755
Jul 7, 20132922,745+72% 241,442$340,265$3,600,6406
Jul 14, 20132416,533-27% 257,975$247,168$3,847,8087

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 2, 2013227,810 27,810$553,412$553,4121

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