Dear John (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $80,014,842Details
International Box Office $62,018,667
Worldwide Box Office $142,033,509
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $31,246,989
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,375,364
Total $33,622,353
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,468,614 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,969 opening theaters/3,062 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $121,289,924

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 5th, 2010 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 25th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and violence
(Rating bulletin 2102 (Cert #45758), 1/6/2010)
Running Time: 107 minutes
Plot point: Autism, Romance, War
Social setting: Afghanistan War
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Gems, Relativity Media, Temple Hill Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 1 $30,468,614   2,969 $10,262   $30,468,614 1
Feb 12, 2010 5 $16,071,526 -47% 2,975 $5,402   $53,949,098 2
Feb 19, 2010 6 $7,130,552 -56% 3,062 $2,329   $65,801,765 3
Feb 26, 2010 7 $4,808,498 -33% 3,006 $1,600   $72,432,096 4
Mar 5, 2010 10 $2,782,079 -42% 2,496 $1,115   $76,626,086 5
Mar 12, 2010 16 $1,021,434 -63% 1,249 $818   $78,554,493 6
Mar 19, 2010 25 $236,476 -77% 388 $609   $79,241,754 7
Mar 26, 2010 33 $97,180 -59% 163 $596   $79,417,160 8
Apr 2, 2010 31 $153,553 +58% 266 $577   $79,602,353 9
Apr 9, 2010 31 $125,476 -18% 221 $568   $79,826,847 10
Apr 16, 2010 40 $64,291 -49% 122 $527   $79,931,135 11
Apr 23, 2010 41 $62,917 -2% 103 $611   $80,014,842 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 5, 2010 1 $13,764,704     2,969 $4,636   $13,764,704 1
Feb 6, 2010 1 $12,470,283 -9%   2,969 $4,200   $26,234,987 2
Feb 7, 2010 2 $4,233,627 -66%   2,969 $1,426   $30,468,614 3
Feb 8, 2010 2 $2,140,429 -49%   2,969 $721   $32,609,043 4
Feb 9, 2010 2 $1,906,865 -11%   2,969 $642   $34,515,908 5
Feb 10, 2010 2 $1,507,954 -21%   2,969 $508   $36,023,862 6
Feb 11, 2010 2 $1,853,710 +23%   2,969 $624   $37,877,572 7
Feb 12, 2010 5 $4,096,969 +121% -70% 2,975 $1,377   $41,974,541 8
Feb 13, 2010 5 $5,460,261 +33% -56% 2,975 $1,835   $47,434,802 9
Feb 14, 2010 5 $6,514,296 +19% +54% 2,975 $2,190   $53,949,098 10
Feb 15, 2010 5 $2,128,662 -67% -1% 2,975 $716   $56,077,760 11
Feb 16, 2010 5 $941,717 -56% -51% 2,975 $317   $57,019,477 12
Feb 17, 2010 5 $803,791 -15% -47% 2,975 $270   $57,823,268 13
Feb 18, 2010 5 $847,945 +5% -54% 2,975 $285   $58,671,213 14
Feb 19, 2010 6 $2,354,138 +178% -43% 3,062 $769   $61,025,351 15
Feb 20, 2010 6 $3,152,858 +34% -42% 3,062 $1,030   $64,178,209 16
Feb 21, 2010 6 $1,623,556 -49% -75% 3,062 $530   $65,801,765 17
Feb 22, 2010 6 $428,540 -74% -80% 3,062 $140   $66,230,305 18
Feb 23, 2010 6 $511,968 +19% -46% 3,062 $167   $66,742,273 19
Feb 24, 2010 6 $432,399 -16% -46% 3,062 $141   $67,174,672 20
Feb 25, 2010 6 $448,926 +4% -47% 3,062 $147   $67,623,598 21
Feb 26, 2010 7 $1,540,286 +243% -35% 3,006 $512   $69,163,884 22
Feb 27, 2010 7 $2,201,069 +43% -30% 3,006 $732   $71,364,953 23
Feb 28, 2010 8 $1,067,143 -52% -34% 3,006 $355   $72,432,096 24
Mar 1, 2010 8 $304,017 -72% -29% 3,006 $101   $72,736,113 25
Mar 2, 2010 7 $401,221 +32% -22% 3,006 $133   $73,137,334 26
Mar 3, 2010 7 $350,958 -13% -19% 3,006 $117   $73,488,292 27
Mar 4, 2010 7 $355,715 +1% -21% 3,006 $118   $73,844,007 28
Mar 5, 2010 9 $967,823 +172% -37% 2,496 $388   $74,811,830 29
Mar 6, 2010 10 $1,234,681 +28% -44% 2,496 $495   $76,046,511 30
Mar 7, 2010 10 $579,575 -53% -46% 2,496 $232   $76,626,086 31
Mar 8, 2010 10 $198,958 -66% -35% 2,496 $80   $76,825,044 32
Mar 9, 2010 10 $241,413 +21% -40% 2,496 $97   $77,066,457 33
Mar 10, 2010 10 $218,549 -9% -38% 2,496 $88   $77,285,006 34
Mar 11, 2010 10 $248,053 +13% -30% 2,496 $99   $77,533,059 35
Mar 12, 2010 - $354,431 +43% -63% 1,249 $284   $77,887,490 36
Mar 13, 2010 - $435,286 +23% -65% 1,249 $349   $78,322,776 37
Mar 14, 2010 - $231,717 -47% -60% 1,249 $186   $78,554,493 38
Mar 15, 2010 - $104,678 -55% -47% 1,249 $84   $78,659,171 39
Mar 16, 2010 - $123,815 +18% -49% 1,249 $99   $78,782,986 40
Mar 17, 2010 - $106,459 -14% -51% 1,249 $85   $78,889,445 41
Mar 18, 2010 - $115,833 +9% -53% 1,249 $93   $79,005,278 42
Mar 19, 2010 - $83,773 -28% -76% 388 $216   $79,089,051 43
Mar 20, 2010 - $98,409 +17% -77% 388 $254   $79,187,460 44
Mar 21, 2010 - $54,294 -45% -77% 388 $140   $79,241,754 45
Mar 26, 2010 - $33,034   -61% 163 $203   $79,353,014 50
Mar 27, 2010 - $40,876 +24% -58% 163 $251   $79,393,890 51
Mar 28, 2010 - $23,270 -43% -57% 163 $143   $79,417,160 52
Apr 2, 2010 - $59,057   +79% 266 $222   $79,507,857 57
Apr 3, 2010 - $60,872 +3% +49% 266 $229   $79,568,729 58
Apr 4, 2010 - $33,624 -45% +44% 266 $126   $79,602,353 59
Apr 9, 2010 - $44,250   -25% 221 $200   $79,745,621 64
Apr 10, 2010 - $53,742 +21% -12% 221 $243   $79,799,363 65
Apr 11, 2010 - $27,484 -49% -18% 221 $124   $79,826,847 66
Apr 16, 2010 - $20,186   -54% 122 $165   $79,887,030 71
Apr 17, 2010 - $28,817 +43% -46% 122 $236   $79,915,847 72
Apr 18, 2010 - $15,288 -47% -44% 122 $125   $79,931,135 73
Apr 23, 2010 - $22,888   +13% 103 $222   $79,974,813 78
Apr 24, 2010 - $28,096 +23% -3% 103 $273   $80,002,909 79
Apr 25, 2010 - $11,933 -58% -22% 103 $116   $80,014,842 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 1 $37,877,572   2,969 $12,758   $37,877,572 1
Feb 12, 2010 5 $20,793,641 -45% 2,975 $6,989   $58,671,213 2
Feb 19, 2010 6 $8,952,385 -57% 3,062 $2,924   $67,623,598 3
Feb 26, 2010 7 $6,220,409 -31% 3,006 $2,069   $73,844,007 4
Mar 5, 2010 10 $3,689,052 -41% 2,496 $1,478   $77,533,059 5
Mar 12, 2010 16 $1,472,219 -60% 1,249 $1,179   $79,005,278 6
Mar 19, 2010 26 $314,702 -79% 388 $811   $79,319,980 7
Mar 26, 2010 35 $128,820 -59% 163 $790   $79,448,800 8
Apr 2, 2010 30 $252,571 +96% 266 $950   $79,701,371 9
Apr 9, 2010 31 $165,473 -34% 221 $749   $79,866,844 10
Apr 16, 2010 44 $85,081 -49% 122 $697   $79,951,925 11
Apr 23, 2010 46 $62,917 -26% 103 $611   $80,014,842 12

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,468,614 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,969 opening theaters/3,062 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $121,289,924

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 5th, 2010 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 25th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and violence
(Rating bulletin 2102 (Cert #45758), 1/6/2010)
Running Time: 107 minutes
Plot point: Autism, Romance, War
Social setting: Afghanistan War
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Gems, Relativity Media, Temple Hill Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 1 $30,468,614   2,969 $10,262   $30,468,614 1
Feb 12, 2010 5 $16,071,526 -47% 2,975 $5,402   $53,949,098 2
Feb 19, 2010 6 $7,130,552 -56% 3,062 $2,329   $65,801,765 3
Feb 26, 2010 7 $4,808,498 -33% 3,006 $1,600   $72,432,096 4
Mar 5, 2010 10 $2,782,079 -42% 2,496 $1,115   $76,626,086 5
Mar 12, 2010 16 $1,021,434 -63% 1,249 $818   $78,554,493 6
Mar 19, 2010 25 $236,476 -77% 388 $609   $79,241,754 7
Mar 26, 2010 33 $97,180 -59% 163 $596   $79,417,160 8
Apr 2, 2010 31 $153,553 +58% 266 $577   $79,602,353 9
Apr 9, 2010 31 $125,476 -18% 221 $568   $79,826,847 10
Apr 16, 2010 40 $64,291 -49% 122 $527   $79,931,135 11
Apr 23, 2010 41 $62,917 -2% 103 $611   $80,014,842 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 5, 2010 1 $13,764,704     2,969 $4,636   $13,764,704 1
Feb 6, 2010 1 $12,470,283 -9%   2,969 $4,200   $26,234,987 2
Feb 7, 2010 2 $4,233,627 -66%   2,969 $1,426   $30,468,614 3
Feb 8, 2010 2 $2,140,429 -49%   2,969 $721   $32,609,043 4
Feb 9, 2010 2 $1,906,865 -11%   2,969 $642   $34,515,908 5
Feb 10, 2010 2 $1,507,954 -21%   2,969 $508   $36,023,862 6
Feb 11, 2010 2 $1,853,710 +23%   2,969 $624   $37,877,572 7
Feb 12, 2010 5 $4,096,969 +121% -70% 2,975 $1,377   $41,974,541 8
Feb 13, 2010 5 $5,460,261 +33% -56% 2,975 $1,835   $47,434,802 9
Feb 14, 2010 5 $6,514,296 +19% +54% 2,975 $2,190   $53,949,098 10
Feb 15, 2010 5 $2,128,662 -67% -1% 2,975 $716   $56,077,760 11
Feb 16, 2010 5 $941,717 -56% -51% 2,975 $317   $57,019,477 12
Feb 17, 2010 5 $803,791 -15% -47% 2,975 $270   $57,823,268 13
Feb 18, 2010 5 $847,945 +5% -54% 2,975 $285   $58,671,213 14
Feb 19, 2010 6 $2,354,138 +178% -43% 3,062 $769   $61,025,351 15
Feb 20, 2010 6 $3,152,858 +34% -42% 3,062 $1,030   $64,178,209 16
Feb 21, 2010 6 $1,623,556 -49% -75% 3,062 $530   $65,801,765 17
Feb 22, 2010 6 $428,540 -74% -80% 3,062 $140   $66,230,305 18
Feb 23, 2010 6 $511,968 +19% -46% 3,062 $167   $66,742,273 19
Feb 24, 2010 6 $432,399 -16% -46% 3,062 $141   $67,174,672 20
Feb 25, 2010 6 $448,926 +4% -47% 3,062 $147   $67,623,598 21
Feb 26, 2010 7 $1,540,286 +243% -35% 3,006 $512   $69,163,884 22
Feb 27, 2010 7 $2,201,069 +43% -30% 3,006 $732   $71,364,953 23
Feb 28, 2010 8 $1,067,143 -52% -34% 3,006 $355   $72,432,096 24
Mar 1, 2010 8 $304,017 -72% -29% 3,006 $101   $72,736,113 25
Mar 2, 2010 7 $401,221 +32% -22% 3,006 $133   $73,137,334 26
Mar 3, 2010 7 $350,958 -13% -19% 3,006 $117   $73,488,292 27
Mar 4, 2010 7 $355,715 +1% -21% 3,006 $118   $73,844,007 28
Mar 5, 2010 9 $967,823 +172% -37% 2,496 $388   $74,811,830 29
Mar 6, 2010 10 $1,234,681 +28% -44% 2,496 $495   $76,046,511 30
Mar 7, 2010 10 $579,575 -53% -46% 2,496 $232   $76,626,086 31
Mar 8, 2010 10 $198,958 -66% -35% 2,496 $80   $76,825,044 32
Mar 9, 2010 10 $241,413 +21% -40% 2,496 $97   $77,066,457 33
Mar 10, 2010 10 $218,549 -9% -38% 2,496 $88   $77,285,006 34
Mar 11, 2010 10 $248,053 +13% -30% 2,496 $99   $77,533,059 35
Mar 12, 2010 - $354,431 +43% -63% 1,249 $284   $77,887,490 36
Mar 13, 2010 - $435,286 +23% -65% 1,249 $349   $78,322,776 37
Mar 14, 2010 - $231,717 -47% -60% 1,249 $186   $78,554,493 38
Mar 15, 2010 - $104,678 -55% -47% 1,249 $84   $78,659,171 39
Mar 16, 2010 - $123,815 +18% -49% 1,249 $99   $78,782,986 40
Mar 17, 2010 - $106,459 -14% -51% 1,249 $85   $78,889,445 41
Mar 18, 2010 - $115,833 +9% -53% 1,249 $93   $79,005,278 42
Mar 19, 2010 - $83,773 -28% -76% 388 $216   $79,089,051 43
Mar 20, 2010 - $98,409 +17% -77% 388 $254   $79,187,460 44
Mar 21, 2010 - $54,294 -45% -77% 388 $140   $79,241,754 45
Mar 26, 2010 - $33,034   -61% 163 $203   $79,353,014 50
Mar 27, 2010 - $40,876 +24% -58% 163 $251   $79,393,890 51
Mar 28, 2010 - $23,270 -43% -57% 163 $143   $79,417,160 52
Apr 2, 2010 - $59,057   +79% 266 $222   $79,507,857 57
Apr 3, 2010 - $60,872 +3% +49% 266 $229   $79,568,729 58
Apr 4, 2010 - $33,624 -45% +44% 266 $126   $79,602,353 59
Apr 9, 2010 - $44,250   -25% 221 $200   $79,745,621 64
Apr 10, 2010 - $53,742 +21% -12% 221 $243   $79,799,363 65
Apr 11, 2010 - $27,484 -49% -18% 221 $124   $79,826,847 66
Apr 16, 2010 - $20,186   -54% 122 $165   $79,887,030 71
Apr 17, 2010 - $28,817 +43% -46% 122 $236   $79,915,847 72
Apr 18, 2010 - $15,288 -47% -44% 122 $125   $79,931,135 73
Apr 23, 2010 - $22,888   +13% 103 $222   $79,974,813 78
Apr 24, 2010 - $28,096 +23% -3% 103 $273   $80,002,909 79
Apr 25, 2010 - $11,933 -58% -22% 103 $116   $80,014,842 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 2010 1 $37,877,572   2,969 $12,758   $37,877,572 1
Feb 12, 2010 5 $20,793,641 -45% 2,975 $6,989   $58,671,213 2
Feb 19, 2010 6 $8,952,385 -57% 3,062 $2,924   $67,623,598 3
Feb 26, 2010 7 $6,220,409 -31% 3,006 $2,069   $73,844,007 4
Mar 5, 2010 10 $3,689,052 -41% 2,496 $1,478   $77,533,059 5
Mar 12, 2010 16 $1,472,219 -60% 1,249 $1,179   $79,005,278 6
Mar 19, 2010 26 $314,702 -79% 388 $811   $79,319,980 7
Mar 26, 2010 35 $128,820 -59% 163 $790   $79,448,800 8
Apr 2, 2010 30 $252,571 +96% 266 $950   $79,701,371 9
Apr 9, 2010 31 $165,473 -34% 221 $749   $79,866,844 10
Apr 16, 2010 44 $85,081 -49% 122 $697   $79,951,925 11
Apr 23, 2010 46 $62,917 -26% 103 $611   $80,014,842 12

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.