The Expendables 2 (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $85,028,192Details
International Box Office $226,951,064Details
Worldwide Box Office $311,979,256
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $24,913,439 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $13,533,431 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $38,446,870
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The Expendables are back and this time it's personal... Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin Yang, Gunnar Jensen, Toll Road and Hale Caesar -- with newest members Billy the and Maggie aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time - six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that's nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way....

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,591,370 (33.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,316 opening theaters/3,355 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $115,151,238

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 983 $85,028,192
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 421 $226,951,064
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 522 $311,979,256
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $85,028,192
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 53 $226,951,064
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 75 $311,979,256

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: August 17th, 2012 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: August 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Greece)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
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Video Release: November 20th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2233, 7/25/2012)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: The Expendables
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Keywords: Mercenaries, Ensemble, Martial Arts, Mixed Martial Arts, War, Revenge, Screenplay Written By the Star, Intertitle, Rescue, Prologue
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Nu Image
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 63 $9,030,381 Aug 31, 2012 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 142 $12,868,011 Aug 31, 2012 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 53 $11,455,180 Aug 31, 2012 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $16,323,268 Aug 31, 2012 17
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 46 $28,591,370 Aug 17, 2012 3
Top Lionsgate Weekend Domestic 30 $28,591,370 Aug 17, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2012 1 $28,591,370   3,316 $8,622   $28,591,370 1
Aug 24, 2012 1 $13,423,579 -53% 3,355 $4,001   $52,237,523 2
Aug 31, 2012 3 $9,030,381 -33% 3,334 $2,709   $66,389,286 3
Sep 7, 2012 3 $4,951,899 -45% 3,260 $1,519   $75,619,038 4
Sep 14, 2012 5 $3,146,001 -36% 2,896 $1,086   $80,405,980 5
Sep 21, 2012 13 $1,457,853 -54% 1,820 $801   $83,019,805 6
Sep 28, 2012 20 $524,199 -64% 815 $643   $84,025,347 7
Oct 5, 2012 29 $167,624 -68% 313 $536   $84,370,358 8
Oct 12, 2012 37 $65,968 -61% 146 $452   $84,501,958 9
Oct 19, 2012 44 $45,091 -32% 92 $490   $84,573,293 10
Oct 26, 2012 32 $112,946 +150% 178 $635   $84,705,404 11
Nov 2, 2012 33 $102,612 -9% 173 $593   $84,855,313 12
Nov 9, 2012 36 $63,350 -38% 134 $473   $84,956,224 13
Nov 16, 2012 45 $35,365 -44% 95 $372   $85,017,401 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 16, 2012 P $725,000     0     $725,000  
Aug 17, 2012 1 $10,494,145     3,316 $3,165   $10,494,145 1
Aug 18, 2012 1 $10,210,399 -3%   3,316 $3,079   $20,704,544 2
Aug 19, 2012 1 $7,886,826 -23%   3,316 $2,378   $28,591,370 3
Aug 20, 2012 1 $2,792,129 -65%   3,316 $842   $31,383,499 4
Aug 21, 2012 1 $3,230,645 +16%   3,316 $974   $34,614,144 5
Aug 22, 2012 1 $2,163,690 -33%   3,316 $653   $36,777,834 6
Aug 23, 2012 1 $2,036,110 -6%   3,316 $614   $38,813,944 7
Aug 24, 2012 1 $3,836,908 +88% -63% 3,355 $1,144   $42,650,852 8
Aug 25, 2012 1 $5,597,075 +46% -45% 3,355 $1,668   $48,247,927 9
Aug 26, 2012 1 $3,989,596 -29% -49% 3,355 $1,189   $52,237,523 10
Aug 27, 2012 1 $1,361,996 -66% -51% 3,355 $406   $53,599,519 11
Aug 28, 2012 1 $1,644,780 +21% -49% 3,355 $490   $55,244,299 12
Aug 29, 2012 2 $1,062,193 -35% -51% 3,355 $317   $56,306,492 13
Aug 30, 2012 1 $1,052,413 -1% -48% 3,355 $314   $57,358,905 14
Aug 31, 2012 3 $2,210,156 +110% -42% 3,334 $663   $59,569,061 15
Sep 1, 2012 3 $3,342,273 +51% -40% 3,334 $1,002   $62,911,334 16
Sep 2, 2012 3 $3,477,952 +4% -13% 3,334 $1,043   $66,389,286 17
Sep 3, 2012 3 $2,424,799 -30% +78% 3,334 $727   $68,814,085 18
Sep 4, 2012 3 $787,969 -68% -52% 3,334 $236   $69,602,054 19
Sep 5, 2012 4 $517,571 -34% -51% 3,334 $155   $70,119,625 20
Sep 6, 2012 4 $547,514 +6% -48% 3,334 $164   $70,667,139 21
Sep 7, 2012 4 $1,338,396 +144% -39% 3,260 $411   $72,005,535 22
Sep 8, 2012 3 $2,309,362 +73% -31% 3,260 $708   $74,314,897 23
Sep 9, 2012 3 $1,304,141 -44% -63% 3,260 $400   $75,619,038 24
Sep 10, 2012 4 $378,741 -71% -84% 3,260 $116   $75,997,779 25
Sep 11, 2012 4 $505,398 +33% -36% 3,260 $155   $76,503,177 26
Sep 12, 2012 4 $380,729 -25% -26% 3,260 $117   $76,883,906 27
Sep 13, 2012 4 $376,073 -1% -31% 3,260 $115   $77,259,979 28
Sep 14, 2012 6 $888,407 +136% -34% 2,896 $307   $78,148,386 29
Sep 15, 2012 6 $1,433,271 +61% -38% 2,896 $495   $79,581,657 30
Sep 16, 2012 6 $824,323 -42% -37% 2,896 $285   $80,405,980 31
Sep 17, 2012 5 $279,004 -66% -26% 2,896 $96   $80,684,984 32
Sep 18, 2012 5 $364,714 +31% -28% 2,896 $126   $81,049,698 33
Sep 19, 2012 5 $254,442 -30% -33% 2,896 $88   $81,304,140 34
Sep 20, 2012 5 $257,812 +1% -31% 2,896 $89   $81,561,952 35
Sep 21, 2012 12 $399,146 +55% -55% 1,820 $219   $81,961,098 36
Sep 22, 2012 12 $681,114 +71% -52% 1,820 $374   $82,642,212 37
Sep 23, 2012 11 $377,593 -45% -54% 1,820 $207   $83,019,805 38
Sep 24, 2012 12 $107,954 -71% -61% 1,820 $59   $83,127,759 39
Sep 25, 2012 - $141,931 +31% -61% 1,820 $78   $83,269,690 40
Sep 26, 2012 - $120,145 -15% -53% 1,820 $66   $83,389,835 41
Sep 27, 2012 12 $111,313 -7% -57% 1,820 $61   $83,501,148 42
Sep 28, 2012 21 $140,029 +26% -65% 815 $172   $83,641,177 43
Sep 29, 2012 20 $244,200 +74% -64% 815 $300   $83,885,377 44
Sep 30, 2012 20 $139,970 -43% -63% 815 $172   $84,025,347 45
Oct 1, 2012 - $39,802 -72% -63% 815 $49   $84,065,149 46
Oct 2, 2012 - $53,716 +35% -62% 815 $66   $84,118,865 47
Oct 3, 2012 - $39,533 -26% -67% 815 $49   $84,158,398 48
Oct 4, 2012 - $44,336 +12% -60% 815 $54   $84,202,734 49
Oct 5, 2012 - $43,752 -1% -69% 313 $140   $84,246,486 50
Oct 6, 2012 - $75,718 +73% -69% 313 $242   $84,322,204 51
Oct 7, 2012 - $48,154 -36% -66% 313 $154   $84,370,358 52
Oct 8, 2012 - $22,171 -54% -44% 313 $71   $84,392,529 53
Oct 9, 2012 - $16,912 -24% -69% 313 $54   $84,409,441 54
Oct 10, 2012 - $14,976 -11% -62% 313 $48   $84,424,417 55
Oct 11, 2012 - $11,573 -23% -74% 313 $37   $84,435,990 56
Oct 12, 2012 - $18,987 +64% -57% 146 $130   $84,454,977 57
Oct 13, 2012 - $29,085 +53% -62% 146 $199   $84,484,062 58
Oct 14, 2012 - $17,896 -38% -63% 146 $123   $84,501,958 59
Oct 15, 2012 - $6,006 -66% -73% 146 $41   $84,507,964 60
Oct 16, 2012 - $8,138 +35% -52% 146 $56   $84,516,102 61
Oct 17, 2012 - $6,004 -26% -60% 146 $41   $84,522,106 62
Oct 18, 2012 - $6,096 +2% -47% 146 $42   $84,528,202 63
Oct 19, 2012 - $12,744 +109% -33% 92 $139   $84,540,946 64
Oct 20, 2012 - $20,835 +63% -28% 92 $226   $84,561,781 65
Oct 21, 2012 - $11,512 -45% -36% 92 $125   $84,573,293 66
Oct 22, 2012 - $4,257 -63% -29% 92 $46   $84,577,550 67
Oct 23, 2012 - $5,968 +40% -27% 92 $65   $84,583,518 68
Oct 24, 2012 - $4,075 -32% -32% 92 $44   $84,587,593 69
Oct 25, 2012 - $4,865 +19% -20% 92 $53   $84,592,458 70
Oct 26, 2012 - $31,188 +541% +145% 178 $175   $84,623,646 71
Oct 27, 2012 - $48,331 +55% +132% 178 $272   $84,671,977 72
Oct 28, 2012 - $33,427 -31% +190% 178 $188   $84,705,404 73
Oct 29, 2012 - $11,282 -66% +165% 178 $63   $84,716,686 74
Oct 30, 2012 - $13,312 +18% +123% 178 $75   $84,729,998 75
Oct 31, 2012 - $10,507 -21% +158% 178 $59   $84,740,505 76
Nov 1, 2012 - $12,196 +16% +151% 178 $69   $84,752,701 77
Nov 2, 2012 - $26,938 +121% -14% 173 $156   $84,779,639 78
Nov 3, 2012 - $46,953 +74% -3% 173 $271   $84,826,592 79
Nov 4, 2012 - $28,721 -39% -14% 173 $166   $84,855,313 80
Nov 5, 2012 - $9,126 -68% -19% 173 $53   $84,864,439 81
Nov 6, 2012 - $10,224 +12% -23% 173 $59   $84,874,663 82
Nov 7, 2012 - $9,219 -10% -12% 173 $53   $84,883,882 83
Nov 8, 2012 - $8,992 -2% -26% 173 $52   $84,892,874 84
Nov 9, 2012 - $15,952 +77% -41% 134 $119   $84,908,826 85
Nov 10, 2012 - $27,762 +74% -41% 134 $207   $84,936,588 86
Nov 11, 2012 - $19,636 -29% -32% 134 $147   $84,956,224 87
Nov 12, 2012 - $9,706 -51% +6% 134 $72   $84,965,930 88
Nov 13, 2012 - $5,662 -42% -45% 134 $42   $84,971,592 89
Nov 14, 2012 - $4,971 -12% -46% 134 $37   $84,976,563 90
Nov 15, 2012 - $5,473 +10% -39% 134 $41   $84,982,036 91
Nov 16, 2012 - $8,748 +60% -45% 95 $92   $84,990,784 92
Nov 17, 2012 - $15,521 +77% -44% 95 $163   $85,006,305 93
Nov 18, 2012 - $11,096 -29% -43% 95 $117   $85,017,401 94
Nov 19, 2012 - $4,891 -56% -50% 95 $51   $85,022,292 95
Nov 20, 2012 - $5,900 +21% +4% 95 $62   $85,028,192 96

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2012 1 $38,813,944   3,316 $11,705   $38,813,944 1
Aug 24, 2012 1 $18,544,961 -52% 3,355 $5,528   $57,358,905 2
Aug 31, 2012 3 $13,308,234 -28% 3,334 $3,992   $70,667,139 3
Sep 7, 2012 3 $6,592,840 -50% 3,260 $2,022   $77,259,979 4
Sep 14, 2012 5 $4,301,973 -35% 2,896 $1,485   $81,561,952 5
Sep 21, 2012 12 $1,939,196 -55% 1,820 $1,065   $83,501,148 6
Sep 28, 2012 20 $701,586 -64% 815 $861   $84,202,734 7
Oct 5, 2012 27 $233,256 -67% 313 $745   $84,435,990 8
Oct 12, 2012 36 $92,212 -60% 146 $632   $84,528,202 9
Oct 19, 2012 45 $64,256 -30% 92 $698   $84,592,458 10
Oct 26, 2012 32 $160,243 +149% 178 $900   $84,752,701 11
Nov 2, 2012 34 $140,173 -13% 173 $810   $84,892,874 12
Nov 9, 2012 35 $89,162 -36% 134 $665   $84,982,036 13
Nov 16, 2012 50 $46,156 -48% 95 $486   $85,028,192 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/16/2012 $752,544 108 112 368 $2,191,646 12/29/2018
Australia 8/30/2012 $3,035,476 276 281 1,075 $8,634,653 12/12/2015
Austria 8/30/2012 $629,782 70 85 462 $2,004,259 12/12/2015
Belgium 8/22/2012 $815,752 60 60 394 $2,678,030 12/12/2015
Bolivia 8/23/2012 $35,167 11 11 65 $216,928 12/29/2018
Brazil 8/31/2012 $3,726,781 655 655 3,124 $16,367,974 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 8/24/2012 $65,336 29 29 149 $336,734 12/29/2018
Chile 10/11/2012 $0 0 44 92 $395,089 12/29/2018
Croatia 8/16/2012 $58,524 11 14 76 $255,673 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 9/6/2012 $227,269 86 86 283 $826,963 12/29/2018
Denmark 8/30/2012 $0 0 25 44 $1,418,178 12/12/2015
Estonia 8/17/2012 $54,625 5 5 18 $180,973 12/11/2015
Finland 8/17/2012 $0 0 63 211 $1,274,777 12/12/2015
France 8/22/2012 $6,078,277 535 535 2,855 $15,825,283 12/11/2015
Germany 8/30/2012 $3,836,950 515 587 2,960 $12,063,030 12/12/2015
Greece 8/16/2012 $249,704 56 56 181 $816,536 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/13/2012 $555,081 40 44 132 $1,664,341 12/12/2015
Hungary 8/30/2012 $239,944 35 39 308 $777,142 12/29/2018
Iceland 8/22/2012 $59,698 5 5 20 $231,512 12/29/2018
India 8/24/2012 $1,802,653 800 800 1,050 $3,151,166 12/11/2015
Italy 8/17/2012 $1,896,007 379 426 1,265 $6,676,582 12/11/2015
Latvia 8/17/2012 $26,016 4 5 25 $125,316 12/29/2018
Lebanon 8/16/2012 $0 0 13 52 $560,668 12/29/2018
Lithuania 8/24/2012 $31,911 10 10 21 $161,665 12/12/2015
Malaysia 8/16/2012 $0 0 143 507 $5,027,237 12/12/2015
Mexico 8/17/2012 $3,221,470 1,237 1,237 4,829 $10,828,854 12/12/2015
Netherlands 8/16/2012 $556,005 98 99 387 $2,920,657 12/12/2015
New Zealand 8/30/2012 $351,331 53 56 274 $1,001,913 12/12/2015
Nigeria 8/17/2012 $0 0 8 16 $102,004 12/29/2018
Norway 8/17/2012 $0 0 86 245 $1,894,309 12/12/2015
Peru 8/23/2012 $442,790 84 84 389 $2,036,020 12/29/2018
Philippines 8/16/2012 $0 0 95 200 $2,276,039 12/29/2018
Poland 8/24/2012 $367,727 102 120 525 $1,389,600 12/29/2018
Portugal 8/15/2012 $0 0 16 25 $2,048,281 12/12/2015
Romania 8/31/2012 $136,526 36 36 145 $491,602 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 8/16/2012 $0 0 815 1,868 $17,150,304 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 8/16/2012 $17,077 10 10 100 $93,809 12/29/2018
Singapore 8/16/2012 $982,183 38 38 150 $2,661,665 12/11/2015
Slovakia 9/6/2012 $64,661 25 25 100 $232,699 12/12/2015
Slovenia 8/16/2012 $0 0 6 54 $185,188 12/12/2015
Spain 8/24/2012 $2,382,384 459 459 2,118 $7,168,633 12/12/2015
Sweden 8/22/2012 $366,471 97 97 283 $1,299,171 12/11/2015
Switzerland 8/22/2012 $175,106 23 78 312 $1,906,111 12/12/2015
Taiwan 8/17/2012 $699,607 41 42 185 $2,963,727 12/11/2015
Thailand 8/16/2012 $686,304 124 124 369 $1,760,521 12/11/2015
Turkey 8/17/2012 $0 0 154 999 $3,073,525 12/29/2018
Ukraine 8/16/2012 $607,260 123 123 467 $1,357,576 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 8/16/2012 $0 0 39 110 $2,490,765 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 8/16/2012 $3,084,023 451 462 1,517 $9,686,288 12/11/2015
Uruguay 10/5/2012 $25,744 10 10 17 $42,978 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/14/2012 $198,519 46 46 101 $627,749 12/14/2015
Vietnam 9/7/2012 $215,219 35 35 101 $623,598 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $64,775,123
 
International Total$226,951,064 12/29/2018

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
Nov 25, 20128332,057 332,057$4,788,262$4,788,2621
Dec 2, 20125267,875-19% 599,932$4,093,130$8,881,3922
Dec 9, 201211146,568-45% 746,500$2,783,326$11,664,7183
Dec 16, 201216134,695-8% 881,195$1,990,792$13,655,5104
Dec 23, 201223110,232-18% 991,427$1,243,417$14,898,9275
Dec 30, 20121997,735-11% 1,089,162$1,855,988$16,754,9156
Jan 6, 20131281,013-17% 1,170,175$1,538,437$18,293,3527
Jan 13, 20131856,372-30% 1,226,547$1,070,504$19,363,8568
Jan 20, 20132412,868-77% 1,239,415$192,505$19,556,3619
Jan 27, 20132721,359+66% 1,260,774$319,531$19,875,89210

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 25, 20122356,156 356,156$6,845,311$6,845,3111
Dec 2, 2012472,251-80% 428,407$1,467,424$8,312,7352
Dec 9, 2012946,884-35% 475,291$935,804$9,248,5393
Dec 16, 20121356,277+20% 531,568$1,113,158$10,361,6974
Dec 30, 20122032,530 592,237$747,859$11,756,4666
Jan 6, 20132015,726-52% 607,963$361,537$12,118,0037

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Lead Ensemble Members

Sylvester Stallone    Barney Ross
Jason Statham    Lee Christmas
Jet Li    Yin Yang
Dolph Lundgren    Gunnar Jensen
Chuck Norris    Booker

Supporting Cast

Terry Crews    Hale Caesar
Randy Couture    Toll Road
Liam Hemsworth    Billy the Kid
Scott Adkins    Hector
Yu Nan    Maggie
Jean-Claude Van Damme    Vilain
Bruce Willis    Mr. Church
Arnold Schwarzenegger    Trench
Amanda Ooms    Pilar
Charisma Carpenter    Lacy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon West    Director
Richard Wenk    Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Ken Kaufman    Story Creator
David Agosto    Story Creator
Richard Wenk    Story Creator
David Callaham    Character Creator
Avi Lerner    Producer
Kevin King-Templeton    Producer
Danny Lerner    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
Jon Feltheimer    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk    Executive Producer
Guymon Casady    Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Robert Earl    Co-Producer
Jib Polhemus    Co-Producer
Zygi Kamasa    Co-Producer
Todd E. Miller    Editor
Shelly Johnson    Director of Photography
Paul Cross    Production Designer
Lizz Wolf    Costume Designer
Brian Tyler    Composer
Kate Dowd    U.K. Casting

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Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

New releases did better on the Blu-ray sales chart than it did on the DVD sales chart, relatively speaking. Brave sold an additional 756,000 units generating $15.59 million more revenue for the week giving it a total of 1.80 million units / $37.33 million after just two weeks of release. This is a very strong start for a kids movie. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Were Expendable

January 16th, 2013

There were not many new releases to reach the top 30 on the November 25th edition of the DVD sales chart. This is not a surprise, as it was the Thanksgiving Sales weekend and holdovers tend to dominate the chart. Brave remained in top spot with 1.59 million units / $27.28 million during its second week of release. At this point, it had sold 3.75 million units and generated $61.79 million, which was enough for sixth place for 2012. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Braving the Harsh Conditions

January 9th, 2013

There were quite a few new releases to chart on the November 18th edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. In fact, there were five in the top ten. Leading the way was Brave with 1.16 million units and $23.97 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 35%, which is lower than expected. Granted, it is a kids movie, but it is a 3D animated kids movie. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 20th, 2012

November 18th, 2012

It's not a good week on the home market. The best-selling new release is The Expendables 2, which makes sense, as the film made $300 million worldwide. However, the second best selling new release of the week is Cinderella on DVD. The Blu-ray Combo Pack came out last month and is currently cheaper than the DVD. It is a really shallow week for new releases. As for releases that might compete for Pick of the Week, there's not a lot here to look at. I'm going to go with the special edition DVD for The Point! a TV movie from 1971 that isn't exactly forgotten, but is isn't as well known as it should be. Grave of the Fireflies on Blu-ray is the only other contender for the week. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: The Expendables 2

November 18th, 2012

The Expendables cost $82 million, which is not an insignificant amount of money, especially for a mini-major like Lionsgate. However, the risk paid off when it became the distributor's biggest hit of all time. (That record has since been broken by The Hunger Games.) It was obvious that they would make a sequel, but is it any good? Granted, in my review, I called the original, "a pretty mindless action film that takes itself a little too seriously at times." So I'm not expecting a lot here. If the movie can provide mindless action like before, then I will assume it is worth checking out for fans. Can it deliver? Can it surpass expectations? More...

International Box Office: Evil Triumphs

September 26th, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution remained in first place on the international chart with $29.83 million on 7,250 screens in 73 markets for a total of $103 million internationally. It is already the second best in the franchise internationally and while it might not become the number one film, it has made enough to ensure another installment. The film opened in first place in Germany with $3.40 million on 475 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.74 million, while it also topped the chart in Mexico with $3.55 million on 1,218. Its best market of the weekend was Japan, where it added $6.35 million on 775 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.23 million after just two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Evil Finds a Home Worldwide

September 19th, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution debuted in top spot on the international chart with $49.61 million on 6,154 screens in 65 markets. The film opened in first place in a trio of major markets with Japan pulling in $8.63 million on 774 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $11.17 million. Russia was close behind with $8.37 million on 1,100 screens. It was was able to grab first place in Brazil with $3.15 million on 391. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in South Korea with $1.99 million on 368 screens over the weekend and a total opening of $2.44 million. It debuted in third place in Australia with $1.50 million on 175. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office of the Living Dead

September 17th, 2012

2012 started off so well that I keep thinking the box office will return to those glory days, or at the very least it will stop sucking. That didn't happen this weekend. Granted, the box office grew 28% from last weekend to $86 million. However, this is 15% lower than the same weekend last year and it is still one of the worst weekends of all time. Year-to-date, 2012 still leads 2011, but that lead has shrunk to just 3.0% at $7.80 billion to $7.58 billion. If things don't turn around very soon, 2012 will lose its lead in terms of tickets sold (currently just 1.8%) and its overall lead shortly after that. Since fewer people are watching movies in theaters, it means fewer people are seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films. Fewer people seeing trailers for upcoming films does often times result in fewer people seeing these upcoming movies. We need a true blockbuster to break out of this cycle. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Fight Their Way to the Top

September 13th, 2012

The Expendables 2 opened in China and that helped propel it into first place with $41.62 million on 5,930 screens in 48 markets for an international total of $157.29 million. Unfortunately, as it is usually the case, no numbers for China were released, but were likely more than half the film's weekend haul. It also opened in South Korea earning third place with $1.58 million on 394 screens over the weekend for a total of $1.81 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Go Silent

September 10th, 2012

Yuck. The overall box office this past weekend was not only the worst of the year so far, but it was the worst we've seen in more than a decade. Not only did the box office have a decade of inflation, but also a decade of population growth, which makes this result even more depressing. The Possession was the only bright spot in the top ten. Both The Words and The Cold Light of Day missed the Mendoza Line during their opening weekend. Overall, the box office plummeted 35% to just $67 million. Compared to last year, the box office fell by 17%. It's a disaster. 2012 is still ahead of 2011 by 3.3% at $7.70 billion to $7.45 billion. Things will have to get better next weekend, so hopefully we will never have to think about this weekend again. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office is Going to Get Schooled

September 6th, 2012

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the entire year at the box office. This certainly seems to be the case this year. There are two wide releases, or to be more accurate, one wide release, The Words, and one semi-wide release, The Cold Light of Day. Neither film is expected to top $10 million. The last time the number one film over the weekend earned less than $10,000,000 was way back in 2008 with the release of Bangkok Dangerous, which opened in the weekend after Labor Day. There is a slim chance The Words will earn less than Bangkok Dangerous did. This weekend last year wasn't actually pretty good with Contagion dominating the chart. There's almost no chance any film opening this weekend will match the $22.40 million that film earned. The top three films combined probably won't match that figure. 2012 will start the autumn with a pretty big fall. More...

International Box Office: Rises Returns to the Top

September 5th, 2012

Thanks to its opening in China, The Dark Knight Rises returned to the top of the international chart with $49.8 million on 10,000 screens in 64 markets. The film now has $577.7 million internationally and $1.009 billion worldwide, becoming just the twelfth film to reach that milestone. In China, the film earned $28.5 million on 4,100 screens, which was easily enough for first place. The film had to settle for second place in Italy with $4.95 million on 914 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.75 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Gets Possessive

September 4th, 2012

There's good news and bad news for the Labor Day long weekend. Overall, the box office was a little stronger than predicted with The Possession having the second best Labor Day long weekend opening of all time. (Only Halloween had a stronger opening.) This helped the overall box office rise 7.0% from last weekend to $104 million. However, despite this performance, the overall weekend was softer than last year down 2.5% over the three-day portion of the weekend and 3.3% over the four-day portion of the weekend. Year-to-date, 2012 still maintains a lead of 2011 at $7.61 billion to $7.34 billion. The lead is down to 3.6% in terms of revenue and just 2.4% in terms of tickets sold. We might see a further drop in attendance, which would be a huge collapse after an incredibly strong spring and early summer. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Work?

August 30th, 2012

It's the Labor Day long weekend, a weekend that a lot of families like to spend outdoors, or on a last minute vacation before school starts. It is generally a bad time to release a film, but three films hope to outperform the historical averages for the weekend. I don't think it will work. The Possession could win the weekend, but Lawless also has a shot. The other wide release, The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure, doesn’t have a shot at top spot. It doesn't have a shot at the top ten. It does have a shot at breaking records, on the other hand. As for the holdovers, The Expendables has a shot at the threepeat, but that would be really bad news for the overall box office. Speaking of which, last year, none of the new wide releases were able to crack $10 million, which left The Help in first place. I don't think any film this year will top that film's weekend haul, but overall the depth is better this year and perhaps we can eke out a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Brave the Competition

August 29th, 2012

The Expendables 2 remained in first place with $25.96 million on 5,672 screens in 33 markets for a total of $66.76 million. It debuted in first place in Spain with $2.45 million on 459 screens, which is significantly more than the original made in Spain when it opened. Meanwhile, it added $3.13 million on 815 screens in Russia, for a total of $14.22 million after two weeks of release in that market. This is more than its predecessor earned in total in Russia. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dog Days of Summer

August 27th, 2012

Ugh. That's really all I have to say. None of the new releases were able to make an impact at the box office; in fact, none of them even reached the top five. There was a new entrant in the top five, as The Dark Knight Rises rose to fifth place. That's how bad the box office was over the weekend. A film that's more than a month old returned to the top five. The best new release was Premium Rush, which only managed eighth place. Overall, the box office plummeted by 30% to just $97 million. Amazingly, this was still higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by just 4.6%. Year-to-date, 2012 maintains its lead over 2011. It is ahead of last year's pace by 4.2% at $7.43 billion to $7.13 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Leads as Openers Falter

August 26th, 2012

The Summer box office season will come to an abrupt halt this weekend as returning films dominate the chart thanks to some decidedly lackluster openings. The top holdover, The Expendables 2, will win by default with a decent second weekend of $13.5 million, according to Lionsgate's Sunday morning estimate. That's down a fairly respectable 53% from its debut figure. The standout performer among returning films is political documentary 2016: Obama's America, which is projected to earn $6.2 million from 1,091 theaters -- the best per theater average in the top 10. That film will end up in 8th place, though, after an impressive 4th place on Friday, suggesting that it has a fairly narrow, if enthusiastic, fan base. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases be Hits or will Moviegoers Run Away?

August 23rd, 2012

Last weekend there were seven films to earning more than $10 million. This weekend, it looks like none of the new releases will reach that mark, while there's a slim chance none of the holdovers will stay above that level either. Granted, it would take an epic collapse by The Expendables 2 to fail to top $10 million, but it is possible. Of the new releases, Premium Rush is the only one with a shot at $10 million. It has good reviews, but they probably won't be enough. I thought Hit and Run would be a disaster with critics, but its reviews are actually above 50% positive. On the other hand, its Wednesday opening was a disaster. Finally there's The Apparition. It is opening in less than 1000 theaters and was not screened for critics. Enough said. Last year was also terrible, so there a chance 2012 will squeak out a win. More...

International Box Office: International Box Office is Essential for The Expendables

August 23rd, 2012

The Expendables 2 earned first place during its international debut with $23.01 million on 3,741 screens in 19 markets. It was led by Russia where it made $8.12 million on 804 during its opening weekend. It also topped the chart in Mexico ($3.32 million on 1,249) and in Italy ($1.91 million on 379). It only managed fourth place in the U.K. with $3.12 million on 451 screens. By comparison, The Expendables earned much less in Russia, Mexico, and Italy, but much more in the U.K. Overall, the sequel has made a little more than its predecessor, but it is too soon to tell where it will end up. More...

Contest: Butterflies and Bullets: Winning Announcement

August 22nd, 2012

The winners of our Butterflies and Bullets were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Summer Has Set

August 20th, 2012

Apparently summer ended over the weekend. It didn't go out with a thud, but more just faded away. The Expendables 2 was able to earn first place, but missed even the low end of expectations. In fact, the only new release to not struggle as much as analysts were expecting was Sparkle, and even that film missed expectations, it just did so by a tiny margin. There is some good news. There was a lot of depth with seven films earning more than $10 million over the weekend and overall the box office only slipped 2.3% from last weekend hitting $139 million. This was actually 12% higher than the same weekend last year. Analysts were obviously hoping for something more, but at this point, a win is a win. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but that lead has shrunk to 3.3% at $7.22 billion to $6.99 billion. Attendance is only up by 2.1%, so if the rest of August and September don't pull their weight, we might see 2012 lose that lead entirely. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables 2 Blasts Competition

August 19th, 2012

The Expendables 2 will enjoy a comfortable win at the box office this weekend, even though its debut number looks as though it will fall somewhat behind the first film in the franchise. Lionsgate currently has the film pegged at $28.75 million for the weekend, well ahead of The Bourne Legacy's $17 million second weekend. ParaNorman will scare up about $14 million for third place, and a total of seven films will top $10 million this weekend, including the two other debutants, Sparkle (which is set for $12 million, per Sony), and The Odd Life of Timothy Green (shooting for $10.9 million, according to Disney). More...

Weekend Predictions: Are The Expendables Essential Viewing?

August 16th, 2012

It looks like summer will be extended by one more week, as The Expendables 2 is tracking for an opening of close to $40 million, maybe a little more. Even better for the market, it isn't the only new release of the weekend. I think ParaNorman could be a solid hit in a counter-programming role. Not everyone agrees with me, on the other hand. ParaNorman is competing with The Odd Life of Timothy Green, but as a live action family film, it's chances are a lot weaker. The final new release is Sparkle, which only has a 50/50 chance of reaching the top five. Last year there were also four wide releases, but combined they made less than $40 million. The Expendables 2 could make more than that by itself. 2012 should finally break out of its losing streak. More...

Contest: Butterflies and Bullets

August 10th, 2012

Next week there are four films opening wide; however, only one of them, The Expendables 2 has any real shot at first place. ParaNorman should have better legs and there's a slim chance it will outlast its rival in the end. Regardless of ParaNorman's potential legs, The Expendables 2 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 The Expendables 2. 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 Butterfly Swords 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 also win a copy of Butterfly Swords on DVD. Finally, one other entrant will be chosen regardless of what they predicted, and they will win the last copy of Butterfly Swords on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: August

August 1st, 2012

July was another bad month with five of the seven films missing expectations. Only one matched expectations, or came close enough to call it a victory, while another film is too close to call. 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but that margin did shrink last month, despite the performance of The Dark Knight Rises, which earned $300 million during the month. Looking ahead to August, there are fourteen films opening wide, maybe fifteen, making it the busiest month in a long time. Of those releases, five or six have a shot at $100 million, while none will get much beyond that point. Maybe The Bourne Legacy will be a surprise hit and match the average of its predecessors, but most analysts wouldn't be willing to bet money on that. By comparison, last August only had two films that topped $100 million, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Help. I don't think any film opening this August will match those two films, but we have much better depth this time around. Hopefully we will be able to extend our lead this month, unlike the last two months. More...


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Synopsis

The Expendables are back and this time it's personal... Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin Yang, Gunnar Jensen, Toll Road and Hale Caesar -- with newest members Billy the and Maggie aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time - six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that's nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way....

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,591,370 (33.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,316 opening theaters/3,355 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $115,151,238

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 983 $85,028,192
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 421 $226,951,064
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 522 $311,979,256
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $85,028,192
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 53 $226,951,064
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 75 $311,979,256

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: August 17th, 2012 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: August 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Greece)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
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Video Release: November 20th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2233, 7/25/2012)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: The Expendables
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Keywords: Mercenaries, Ensemble, Martial Arts, Mixed Martial Arts, War, Revenge, Screenplay Written By the Star, Intertitle, Rescue, Prologue
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Nu Image
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 63 $9,030,381 Aug 31, 2012 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 142 $12,868,011 Aug 31, 2012 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 53 $11,455,180 Aug 31, 2012 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $16,323,268 Aug 31, 2012 17
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 46 $28,591,370 Aug 17, 2012 3
Top Lionsgate Weekend Domestic 30 $28,591,370 Aug 17, 2012 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Sylvester Stallone    Barney Ross
Jason Statham    Lee Christmas
Jet Li    Yin Yang
Dolph Lundgren    Gunnar Jensen
Chuck Norris    Booker

Supporting Cast

Terry Crews    Hale Caesar
Randy Couture    Toll Road
Liam Hemsworth    Billy the Kid
Scott Adkins    Hector
Yu Nan    Maggie
Jean-Claude Van Damme    Vilain
Bruce Willis    Mr. Church
Arnold Schwarzenegger    Trench
Amanda Ooms    Pilar
Charisma Carpenter    Lacy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon West    Director
Richard Wenk    Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Ken Kaufman    Story Creator
David Agosto    Story Creator
Richard Wenk    Story Creator
David Callaham    Character Creator
Avi Lerner    Producer
Kevin King-Templeton    Producer
Danny Lerner    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
Jon Feltheimer    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk    Executive Producer
Guymon Casady    Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Robert Earl    Co-Producer
Jib Polhemus    Co-Producer
Zygi Kamasa    Co-Producer
Todd E. Miller    Editor
Shelly Johnson    Director of Photography
Paul Cross    Production Designer
Lizz Wolf    Costume Designer
Brian Tyler    Composer
Kate Dowd    U.K. Casting

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 17th, 2013

Men in Black 3 led all new releases earning first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 241,000 units / $6.75 million during its opening week of release. Its Blu-ray share was just under 40%, which is low for this type of release. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get a Black Eye

January 17th, 2013

There were a quartet of new releases to reach the December 2nd edition of the DVD sales chart, but none of them were able to challenge for top spot. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and Brave were in a battle for first place with the former winning if you go by units at 637,000 to 584,000. However, the latter wins in terms of revenue at $11.65 million to $8.09 million. Brave is still a little behind in terms of total units at 4.33 million to 4.75 million; however, after just three weeks of release, it has overtaken The Lorax's 17-week total revenue at $73.45 million to $72.32 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

New releases did better on the Blu-ray sales chart than it did on the DVD sales chart, relatively speaking. Brave sold an additional 756,000 units generating $15.59 million more revenue for the week giving it a total of 1.80 million units / $37.33 million after just two weeks of release. This is a very strong start for a kids movie. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Were Expendable

January 16th, 2013

There were not many new releases to reach the top 30 on the November 25th edition of the DVD sales chart. This is not a surprise, as it was the Thanksgiving Sales weekend and holdovers tend to dominate the chart. Brave remained in top spot with 1.59 million units / $27.28 million during its second week of release. At this point, it had sold 3.75 million units and generated $61.79 million, which was enough for sixth place for 2012. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Braving the Harsh Conditions

January 9th, 2013

There were quite a few new releases to chart on the November 18th edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. In fact, there were five in the top ten. Leading the way was Brave with 1.16 million units and $23.97 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 35%, which is lower than expected. Granted, it is a kids movie, but it is a 3D animated kids movie. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 20th, 2012

November 18th, 2012

It's not a good week on the home market. The best-selling new release is The Expendables 2, which makes sense, as the film made $300 million worldwide. However, the second best selling new release of the week is Cinderella on DVD. The Blu-ray Combo Pack came out last month and is currently cheaper than the DVD. It is a really shallow week for new releases. As for releases that might compete for Pick of the Week, there's not a lot here to look at. I'm going to go with the special edition DVD for The Point! a TV movie from 1971 that isn't exactly forgotten, but is isn't as well known as it should be. Grave of the Fireflies on Blu-ray is the only other contender for the week. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: The Expendables 2

November 18th, 2012

The Expendables cost $82 million, which is not an insignificant amount of money, especially for a mini-major like Lionsgate. However, the risk paid off when it became the distributor's biggest hit of all time. (That record has since been broken by The Hunger Games.) It was obvious that they would make a sequel, but is it any good? Granted, in my review, I called the original, "a pretty mindless action film that takes itself a little too seriously at times." So I'm not expecting a lot here. If the movie can provide mindless action like before, then I will assume it is worth checking out for fans. Can it deliver? Can it surpass expectations? More...

International Box Office: Evil Triumphs

September 26th, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution remained in first place on the international chart with $29.83 million on 7,250 screens in 73 markets for a total of $103 million internationally. It is already the second best in the franchise internationally and while it might not become the number one film, it has made enough to ensure another installment. The film opened in first place in Germany with $3.40 million on 475 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.74 million, while it also topped the chart in Mexico with $3.55 million on 1,218. Its best market of the weekend was Japan, where it added $6.35 million on 775 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.23 million after just two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Evil Finds a Home Worldwide

September 19th, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution debuted in top spot on the international chart with $49.61 million on 6,154 screens in 65 markets. The film opened in first place in a trio of major markets with Japan pulling in $8.63 million on 774 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $11.17 million. Russia was close behind with $8.37 million on 1,100 screens. It was was able to grab first place in Brazil with $3.15 million on 391. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in South Korea with $1.99 million on 368 screens over the weekend and a total opening of $2.44 million. It debuted in third place in Australia with $1.50 million on 175. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office of the Living Dead

September 17th, 2012

2012 started off so well that I keep thinking the box office will return to those glory days, or at the very least it will stop sucking. That didn't happen this weekend. Granted, the box office grew 28% from last weekend to $86 million. However, this is 15% lower than the same weekend last year and it is still one of the worst weekends of all time. Year-to-date, 2012 still leads 2011, but that lead has shrunk to just 3.0% at $7.80 billion to $7.58 billion. If things don't turn around very soon, 2012 will lose its lead in terms of tickets sold (currently just 1.8%) and its overall lead shortly after that. Since fewer people are watching movies in theaters, it means fewer people are seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films. Fewer people seeing trailers for upcoming films does often times result in fewer people seeing these upcoming movies. We need a true blockbuster to break out of this cycle. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Fight Their Way to the Top

September 13th, 2012

The Expendables 2 opened in China and that helped propel it into first place with $41.62 million on 5,930 screens in 48 markets for an international total of $157.29 million. Unfortunately, as it is usually the case, no numbers for China were released, but were likely more than half the film's weekend haul. It also opened in South Korea earning third place with $1.58 million on 394 screens over the weekend for a total of $1.81 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Go Silent

September 10th, 2012

Yuck. The overall box office this past weekend was not only the worst of the year so far, but it was the worst we've seen in more than a decade. Not only did the box office have a decade of inflation, but also a decade of population growth, which makes this result even more depressing. The Possession was the only bright spot in the top ten. Both The Words and The Cold Light of Day missed the Mendoza Line during their opening weekend. Overall, the box office plummeted 35% to just $67 million. Compared to last year, the box office fell by 17%. It's a disaster. 2012 is still ahead of 2011 by 3.3% at $7.70 billion to $7.45 billion. Things will have to get better next weekend, so hopefully we will never have to think about this weekend again. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office is Going to Get Schooled

September 6th, 2012

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the entire year at the box office. This certainly seems to be the case this year. There are two wide releases, or to be more accurate, one wide release, The Words, and one semi-wide release, The Cold Light of Day. Neither film is expected to top $10 million. The last time the number one film over the weekend earned less than $10,000,000 was way back in 2008 with the release of Bangkok Dangerous, which opened in the weekend after Labor Day. There is a slim chance The Words will earn less than Bangkok Dangerous did. This weekend last year wasn't actually pretty good with Contagion dominating the chart. There's almost no chance any film opening this weekend will match the $22.40 million that film earned. The top three films combined probably won't match that figure. 2012 will start the autumn with a pretty big fall. More...

International Box Office: Rises Returns to the Top

September 5th, 2012

Thanks to its opening in China, The Dark Knight Rises returned to the top of the international chart with $49.8 million on 10,000 screens in 64 markets. The film now has $577.7 million internationally and $1.009 billion worldwide, becoming just the twelfth film to reach that milestone. In China, the film earned $28.5 million on 4,100 screens, which was easily enough for first place. The film had to settle for second place in Italy with $4.95 million on 914 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.75 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Gets Possessive

September 4th, 2012

There's good news and bad news for the Labor Day long weekend. Overall, the box office was a little stronger than predicted with The Possession having the second best Labor Day long weekend opening of all time. (Only Halloween had a stronger opening.) This helped the overall box office rise 7.0% from last weekend to $104 million. However, despite this performance, the overall weekend was softer than last year down 2.5% over the three-day portion of the weekend and 3.3% over the four-day portion of the weekend. Year-to-date, 2012 still maintains a lead of 2011 at $7.61 billion to $7.34 billion. The lead is down to 3.6% in terms of revenue and just 2.4% in terms of tickets sold. We might see a further drop in attendance, which would be a huge collapse after an incredibly strong spring and early summer. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Work?

August 30th, 2012

It's the Labor Day long weekend, a weekend that a lot of families like to spend outdoors, or on a last minute vacation before school starts. It is generally a bad time to release a film, but three films hope to outperform the historical averages for the weekend. I don't think it will work. The Possession could win the weekend, but Lawless also has a shot. The other wide release, The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure, doesn’t have a shot at top spot. It doesn't have a shot at the top ten. It does have a shot at breaking records, on the other hand. As for the holdovers, The Expendables has a shot at the threepeat, but that would be really bad news for the overall box office. Speaking of which, last year, none of the new wide releases were able to crack $10 million, which left The Help in first place. I don't think any film this year will top that film's weekend haul, but overall the depth is better this year and perhaps we can eke out a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Brave the Competition

August 29th, 2012

The Expendables 2 remained in first place with $25.96 million on 5,672 screens in 33 markets for a total of $66.76 million. It debuted in first place in Spain with $2.45 million on 459 screens, which is significantly more than the original made in Spain when it opened. Meanwhile, it added $3.13 million on 815 screens in Russia, for a total of $14.22 million after two weeks of release in that market. This is more than its predecessor earned in total in Russia. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dog Days of Summer

August 27th, 2012

Ugh. That's really all I have to say. None of the new releases were able to make an impact at the box office; in fact, none of them even reached the top five. There was a new entrant in the top five, as The Dark Knight Rises rose to fifth place. That's how bad the box office was over the weekend. A film that's more than a month old returned to the top five. The best new release was Premium Rush, which only managed eighth place. Overall, the box office plummeted by 30% to just $97 million. Amazingly, this was still higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by just 4.6%. Year-to-date, 2012 maintains its lead over 2011. It is ahead of last year's pace by 4.2% at $7.43 billion to $7.13 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Leads as Openers Falter

August 26th, 2012

The Summer box office season will come to an abrupt halt this weekend as returning films dominate the chart thanks to some decidedly lackluster openings. The top holdover, The Expendables 2, will win by default with a decent second weekend of $13.5 million, according to Lionsgate's Sunday morning estimate. That's down a fairly respectable 53% from its debut figure. The standout performer among returning films is political documentary 2016: Obama's America, which is projected to earn $6.2 million from 1,091 theaters -- the best per theater average in the top 10. That film will end up in 8th place, though, after an impressive 4th place on Friday, suggesting that it has a fairly narrow, if enthusiastic, fan base. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases be Hits or will Moviegoers Run Away?

August 23rd, 2012

Last weekend there were seven films to earning more than $10 million. This weekend, it looks like none of the new releases will reach that mark, while there's a slim chance none of the holdovers will stay above that level either. Granted, it would take an epic collapse by The Expendables 2 to fail to top $10 million, but it is possible. Of the new releases, Premium Rush is the only one with a shot at $10 million. It has good reviews, but they probably won't be enough. I thought Hit and Run would be a disaster with critics, but its reviews are actually above 50% positive. On the other hand, its Wednesday opening was a disaster. Finally there's The Apparition. It is opening in less than 1000 theaters and was not screened for critics. Enough said. Last year was also terrible, so there a chance 2012 will squeak out a win. More...

International Box Office: International Box Office is Essential for The Expendables

August 23rd, 2012

The Expendables 2 earned first place during its international debut with $23.01 million on 3,741 screens in 19 markets. It was led by Russia where it made $8.12 million on 804 during its opening weekend. It also topped the chart in Mexico ($3.32 million on 1,249) and in Italy ($1.91 million on 379). It only managed fourth place in the U.K. with $3.12 million on 451 screens. By comparison, The Expendables earned much less in Russia, Mexico, and Italy, but much more in the U.K. Overall, the sequel has made a little more than its predecessor, but it is too soon to tell where it will end up. More...

Contest: Butterflies and Bullets: Winning Announcement

August 22nd, 2012

The winners of our Butterflies and Bullets were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Summer Has Set

August 20th, 2012

Apparently summer ended over the weekend. It didn't go out with a thud, but more just faded away. The Expendables 2 was able to earn first place, but missed even the low end of expectations. In fact, the only new release to not struggle as much as analysts were expecting was Sparkle, and even that film missed expectations, it just did so by a tiny margin. There is some good news. There was a lot of depth with seven films earning more than $10 million over the weekend and overall the box office only slipped 2.3% from last weekend hitting $139 million. This was actually 12% higher than the same weekend last year. Analysts were obviously hoping for something more, but at this point, a win is a win. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but that lead has shrunk to 3.3% at $7.22 billion to $6.99 billion. Attendance is only up by 2.1%, so if the rest of August and September don't pull their weight, we might see 2012 lose that lead entirely. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables 2 Blasts Competition

August 19th, 2012

The Expendables 2 will enjoy a comfortable win at the box office this weekend, even though its debut number looks as though it will fall somewhat behind the first film in the franchise. Lionsgate currently has the film pegged at $28.75 million for the weekend, well ahead of The Bourne Legacy's $17 million second weekend. ParaNorman will scare up about $14 million for third place, and a total of seven films will top $10 million this weekend, including the two other debutants, Sparkle (which is set for $12 million, per Sony), and The Odd Life of Timothy Green (shooting for $10.9 million, according to Disney). More...

Weekend Predictions: Are The Expendables Essential Viewing?

August 16th, 2012

It looks like summer will be extended by one more week, as The Expendables 2 is tracking for an opening of close to $40 million, maybe a little more. Even better for the market, it isn't the only new release of the weekend. I think ParaNorman could be a solid hit in a counter-programming role. Not everyone agrees with me, on the other hand. ParaNorman is competing with The Odd Life of Timothy Green, but as a live action family film, it's chances are a lot weaker. The final new release is Sparkle, which only has a 50/50 chance of reaching the top five. Last year there were also four wide releases, but combined they made less than $40 million. The Expendables 2 could make more than that by itself. 2012 should finally break out of its losing streak. More...

Contest: Butterflies and Bullets

August 10th, 2012

Next week there are four films opening wide; however, only one of them, The Expendables 2 has any real shot at first place. ParaNorman should have better legs and there's a slim chance it will outlast its rival in the end. Regardless of ParaNorman's potential legs, The Expendables 2 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 The Expendables 2. 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 Butterfly Swords 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 also win a copy of Butterfly Swords on DVD. Finally, one other entrant will be chosen regardless of what they predicted, and they will win the last copy of Butterfly Swords on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: August

August 1st, 2012

July was another bad month with five of the seven films missing expectations. Only one matched expectations, or came close enough to call it a victory, while another film is too close to call. 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but that margin did shrink last month, despite the performance of The Dark Knight Rises, which earned $300 million during the month. Looking ahead to August, there are fourteen films opening wide, maybe fifteen, making it the busiest month in a long time. Of those releases, five or six have a shot at $100 million, while none will get much beyond that point. Maybe The Bourne Legacy will be a surprise hit and match the average of its predecessors, but most analysts wouldn't be willing to bet money on that. By comparison, last August only had two films that topped $100 million, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Help. I don't think any film opening this August will match those two films, but we have much better depth this time around. Hopefully we will be able to extend our lead this month, unlike the last two months. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2012 1 $28,591,370   3,316 $8,622   $28,591,370 1
Aug 24, 2012 1 $13,423,579 -53% 3,355 $4,001   $52,237,523 2
Aug 31, 2012 3 $9,030,381 -33% 3,334 $2,709   $66,389,286 3
Sep 7, 2012 3 $4,951,899 -45% 3,260 $1,519   $75,619,038 4
Sep 14, 2012 5 $3,146,001 -36% 2,896 $1,086   $80,405,980 5
Sep 21, 2012 13 $1,457,853 -54% 1,820 $801   $83,019,805 6
Sep 28, 2012 20 $524,199 -64% 815 $643   $84,025,347 7
Oct 5, 2012 29 $167,624 -68% 313 $536   $84,370,358 8
Oct 12, 2012 37 $65,968 -61% 146 $452   $84,501,958 9
Oct 19, 2012 44 $45,091 -32% 92 $490   $84,573,293 10
Oct 26, 2012 32 $112,946 +150% 178 $635   $84,705,404 11
Nov 2, 2012 33 $102,612 -9% 173 $593   $84,855,313 12
Nov 9, 2012 36 $63,350 -38% 134 $473   $84,956,224 13
Nov 16, 2012 45 $35,365 -44% 95 $372   $85,017,401 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 16, 2012 P $725,000     0     $725,000  
Aug 17, 2012 1 $10,494,145     3,316 $3,165   $10,494,145 1
Aug 18, 2012 1 $10,210,399 -3%   3,316 $3,079   $20,704,544 2
Aug 19, 2012 1 $7,886,826 -23%   3,316 $2,378   $28,591,370 3
Aug 20, 2012 1 $2,792,129 -65%   3,316 $842   $31,383,499 4
Aug 21, 2012 1 $3,230,645 +16%   3,316 $974   $34,614,144 5
Aug 22, 2012 1 $2,163,690 -33%   3,316 $653   $36,777,834 6
Aug 23, 2012 1 $2,036,110 -6%   3,316 $614   $38,813,944 7
Aug 24, 2012 1 $3,836,908 +88% -63% 3,355 $1,144   $42,650,852 8
Aug 25, 2012 1 $5,597,075 +46% -45% 3,355 $1,668   $48,247,927 9
Aug 26, 2012 1 $3,989,596 -29% -49% 3,355 $1,189   $52,237,523 10
Aug 27, 2012 1 $1,361,996 -66% -51% 3,355 $406   $53,599,519 11
Aug 28, 2012 1 $1,644,780 +21% -49% 3,355 $490   $55,244,299 12
Aug 29, 2012 2 $1,062,193 -35% -51% 3,355 $317   $56,306,492 13
Aug 30, 2012 1 $1,052,413 -1% -48% 3,355 $314   $57,358,905 14
Aug 31, 2012 3 $2,210,156 +110% -42% 3,334 $663   $59,569,061 15
Sep 1, 2012 3 $3,342,273 +51% -40% 3,334 $1,002   $62,911,334 16
Sep 2, 2012 3 $3,477,952 +4% -13% 3,334 $1,043   $66,389,286 17
Sep 3, 2012 3 $2,424,799 -30% +78% 3,334 $727   $68,814,085 18
Sep 4, 2012 3 $787,969 -68% -52% 3,334 $236   $69,602,054 19
Sep 5, 2012 4 $517,571 -34% -51% 3,334 $155   $70,119,625 20
Sep 6, 2012 4 $547,514 +6% -48% 3,334 $164   $70,667,139 21
Sep 7, 2012 4 $1,338,396 +144% -39% 3,260 $411   $72,005,535 22
Sep 8, 2012 3 $2,309,362 +73% -31% 3,260 $708   $74,314,897 23
Sep 9, 2012 3 $1,304,141 -44% -63% 3,260 $400   $75,619,038 24
Sep 10, 2012 4 $378,741 -71% -84% 3,260 $116   $75,997,779 25
Sep 11, 2012 4 $505,398 +33% -36% 3,260 $155   $76,503,177 26
Sep 12, 2012 4 $380,729 -25% -26% 3,260 $117   $76,883,906 27
Sep 13, 2012 4 $376,073 -1% -31% 3,260 $115   $77,259,979 28
Sep 14, 2012 6 $888,407 +136% -34% 2,896 $307   $78,148,386 29
Sep 15, 2012 6 $1,433,271 +61% -38% 2,896 $495   $79,581,657 30
Sep 16, 2012 6 $824,323 -42% -37% 2,896 $285   $80,405,980 31
Sep 17, 2012 5 $279,004 -66% -26% 2,896 $96   $80,684,984 32
Sep 18, 2012 5 $364,714 +31% -28% 2,896 $126   $81,049,698 33
Sep 19, 2012 5 $254,442 -30% -33% 2,896 $88   $81,304,140 34
Sep 20, 2012 5 $257,812 +1% -31% 2,896 $89   $81,561,952 35
Sep 21, 2012 12 $399,146 +55% -55% 1,820 $219   $81,961,098 36
Sep 22, 2012 12 $681,114 +71% -52% 1,820 $374   $82,642,212 37
Sep 23, 2012 11 $377,593 -45% -54% 1,820 $207   $83,019,805 38
Sep 24, 2012 12 $107,954 -71% -61% 1,820 $59   $83,127,759 39
Sep 25, 2012 - $141,931 +31% -61% 1,820 $78   $83,269,690 40
Sep 26, 2012 - $120,145 -15% -53% 1,820 $66   $83,389,835 41
Sep 27, 2012 12 $111,313 -7% -57% 1,820 $61   $83,501,148 42
Sep 28, 2012 21 $140,029 +26% -65% 815 $172   $83,641,177 43
Sep 29, 2012 20 $244,200 +74% -64% 815 $300   $83,885,377 44
Sep 30, 2012 20 $139,970 -43% -63% 815 $172   $84,025,347 45
Oct 1, 2012 - $39,802 -72% -63% 815 $49   $84,065,149 46
Oct 2, 2012 - $53,716 +35% -62% 815 $66   $84,118,865 47
Oct 3, 2012 - $39,533 -26% -67% 815 $49   $84,158,398 48
Oct 4, 2012 - $44,336 +12% -60% 815 $54   $84,202,734 49
Oct 5, 2012 - $43,752 -1% -69% 313 $140   $84,246,486 50
Oct 6, 2012 - $75,718 +73% -69% 313 $242   $84,322,204 51
Oct 7, 2012 - $48,154 -36% -66% 313 $154   $84,370,358 52
Oct 8, 2012 - $22,171 -54% -44% 313 $71   $84,392,529 53
Oct 9, 2012 - $16,912 -24% -69% 313 $54   $84,409,441 54
Oct 10, 2012 - $14,976 -11% -62% 313 $48   $84,424,417 55
Oct 11, 2012 - $11,573 -23% -74% 313 $37   $84,435,990 56
Oct 12, 2012 - $18,987 +64% -57% 146 $130   $84,454,977 57
Oct 13, 2012 - $29,085 +53% -62% 146 $199   $84,484,062 58
Oct 14, 2012 - $17,896 -38% -63% 146 $123   $84,501,958 59
Oct 15, 2012 - $6,006 -66% -73% 146 $41   $84,507,964 60
Oct 16, 2012 - $8,138 +35% -52% 146 $56   $84,516,102 61
Oct 17, 2012 - $6,004 -26% -60% 146 $41   $84,522,106 62
Oct 18, 2012 - $6,096 +2% -47% 146 $42   $84,528,202 63
Oct 19, 2012 - $12,744 +109% -33% 92 $139   $84,540,946 64
Oct 20, 2012 - $20,835 +63% -28% 92 $226   $84,561,781 65
Oct 21, 2012 - $11,512 -45% -36% 92 $125   $84,573,293 66
Oct 22, 2012 - $4,257 -63% -29% 92 $46   $84,577,550 67
Oct 23, 2012 - $5,968 +40% -27% 92 $65   $84,583,518 68
Oct 24, 2012 - $4,075 -32% -32% 92 $44   $84,587,593 69
Oct 25, 2012 - $4,865 +19% -20% 92 $53   $84,592,458 70
Oct 26, 2012 - $31,188 +541% +145% 178 $175   $84,623,646 71
Oct 27, 2012 - $48,331 +55% +132% 178 $272   $84,671,977 72
Oct 28, 2012 - $33,427 -31% +190% 178 $188   $84,705,404 73
Oct 29, 2012 - $11,282 -66% +165% 178 $63   $84,716,686 74
Oct 30, 2012 - $13,312 +18% +123% 178 $75   $84,729,998 75
Oct 31, 2012 - $10,507 -21% +158% 178 $59   $84,740,505 76
Nov 1, 2012 - $12,196 +16% +151% 178 $69   $84,752,701 77
Nov 2, 2012 - $26,938 +121% -14% 173 $156   $84,779,639 78
Nov 3, 2012 - $46,953 +74% -3% 173 $271   $84,826,592 79
Nov 4, 2012 - $28,721 -39% -14% 173 $166   $84,855,313 80
Nov 5, 2012 - $9,126 -68% -19% 173 $53   $84,864,439 81
Nov 6, 2012 - $10,224 +12% -23% 173 $59   $84,874,663 82
Nov 7, 2012 - $9,219 -10% -12% 173 $53   $84,883,882 83
Nov 8, 2012 - $8,992 -2% -26% 173 $52   $84,892,874 84
Nov 9, 2012 - $15,952 +77% -41% 134 $119   $84,908,826 85
Nov 10, 2012 - $27,762 +74% -41% 134 $207   $84,936,588 86
Nov 11, 2012 - $19,636 -29% -32% 134 $147   $84,956,224 87
Nov 12, 2012 - $9,706 -51% +6% 134 $72   $84,965,930 88
Nov 13, 2012 - $5,662 -42% -45% 134 $42   $84,971,592 89
Nov 14, 2012 - $4,971 -12% -46% 134 $37   $84,976,563 90
Nov 15, 2012 - $5,473 +10% -39% 134 $41   $84,982,036 91
Nov 16, 2012 - $8,748 +60% -45% 95 $92   $84,990,784 92
Nov 17, 2012 - $15,521 +77% -44% 95 $163   $85,006,305 93
Nov 18, 2012 - $11,096 -29% -43% 95 $117   $85,017,401 94
Nov 19, 2012 - $4,891 -56% -50% 95 $51   $85,022,292 95
Nov 20, 2012 - $5,900 +21% +4% 95 $62   $85,028,192 96

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2012 1 $38,813,944   3,316 $11,705   $38,813,944 1
Aug 24, 2012 1 $18,544,961 -52% 3,355 $5,528   $57,358,905 2
Aug 31, 2012 3 $13,308,234 -28% 3,334 $3,992   $70,667,139 3
Sep 7, 2012 3 $6,592,840 -50% 3,260 $2,022   $77,259,979 4
Sep 14, 2012 5 $4,301,973 -35% 2,896 $1,485   $81,561,952 5
Sep 21, 2012 12 $1,939,196 -55% 1,820 $1,065   $83,501,148 6
Sep 28, 2012 20 $701,586 -64% 815 $861   $84,202,734 7
Oct 5, 2012 27 $233,256 -67% 313 $745   $84,435,990 8
Oct 12, 2012 36 $92,212 -60% 146 $632   $84,528,202 9
Oct 19, 2012 45 $64,256 -30% 92 $698   $84,592,458 10
Oct 26, 2012 32 $160,243 +149% 178 $900   $84,752,701 11
Nov 2, 2012 34 $140,173 -13% 173 $810   $84,892,874 12
Nov 9, 2012 35 $89,162 -36% 134 $665   $84,982,036 13
Nov 16, 2012 50 $46,156 -48% 95 $486   $85,028,192 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/16/2012 $752,544 108 112 368 $2,191,646 12/29/2018
Australia 8/30/2012 $3,035,476 276 281 1,075 $8,634,653 12/12/2015
Austria 8/30/2012 $629,782 70 85 462 $2,004,259 12/12/2015
Belgium 8/22/2012 $815,752 60 60 394 $2,678,030 12/12/2015
Bolivia 8/23/2012 $35,167 11 11 65 $216,928 12/29/2018
Brazil 8/31/2012 $3,726,781 655 655 3,124 $16,367,974 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 8/24/2012 $65,336 29 29 149 $336,734 12/29/2018
Chile 10/11/2012 $0 0 44 92 $395,089 12/29/2018
Croatia 8/16/2012 $58,524 11 14 76 $255,673 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 9/6/2012 $227,269 86 86 283 $826,963 12/29/2018
Denmark 8/30/2012 $0 0 25 44 $1,418,178 12/12/2015
Estonia 8/17/2012 $54,625 5 5 18 $180,973 12/11/2015
Finland 8/17/2012 $0 0 63 211 $1,274,777 12/12/2015
France 8/22/2012 $6,078,277 535 535 2,855 $15,825,283 12/11/2015
Germany 8/30/2012 $3,836,950 515 587 2,960 $12,063,030 12/12/2015
Greece 8/16/2012 $249,704 56 56 181 $816,536 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/13/2012 $555,081 40 44 132 $1,664,341 12/12/2015
Hungary 8/30/2012 $239,944 35 39 308 $777,142 12/29/2018
Iceland 8/22/2012 $59,698 5 5 20 $231,512 12/29/2018
India 8/24/2012 $1,802,653 800 800 1,050 $3,151,166 12/11/2015
Italy 8/17/2012 $1,896,007 379 426 1,265 $6,676,582 12/11/2015
Latvia 8/17/2012 $26,016 4 5 25 $125,316 12/29/2018
Lebanon 8/16/2012 $0 0 13 52 $560,668 12/29/2018
Lithuania 8/24/2012 $31,911 10 10 21 $161,665 12/12/2015
Malaysia 8/16/2012 $0 0 143 507 $5,027,237 12/12/2015
Mexico 8/17/2012 $3,221,470 1,237 1,237 4,829 $10,828,854 12/12/2015
Netherlands 8/16/2012 $556,005 98 99 387 $2,920,657 12/12/2015
New Zealand 8/30/2012 $351,331 53 56 274 $1,001,913 12/12/2015
Nigeria 8/17/2012 $0 0 8 16 $102,004 12/29/2018
Norway 8/17/2012 $0 0 86 245 $1,894,309 12/12/2015
Peru 8/23/2012 $442,790 84 84 389 $2,036,020 12/29/2018
Philippines 8/16/2012 $0 0 95 200 $2,276,039 12/29/2018
Poland 8/24/2012 $367,727 102 120 525 $1,389,600 12/29/2018
Portugal 8/15/2012 $0 0 16 25 $2,048,281 12/12/2015
Romania 8/31/2012 $136,526 36 36 145 $491,602 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 8/16/2012 $0 0 815 1,868 $17,150,304 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 8/16/2012 $17,077 10 10 100 $93,809 12/29/2018
Singapore 8/16/2012 $982,183 38 38 150 $2,661,665 12/11/2015
Slovakia 9/6/2012 $64,661 25 25 100 $232,699 12/12/2015
Slovenia 8/16/2012 $0 0 6 54 $185,188 12/12/2015
Spain 8/24/2012 $2,382,384 459 459 2,118 $7,168,633 12/12/2015
Sweden 8/22/2012 $366,471 97 97 283 $1,299,171 12/11/2015
Switzerland 8/22/2012 $175,106 23 78 312 $1,906,111 12/12/2015
Taiwan 8/17/2012 $699,607 41 42 185 $2,963,727 12/11/2015
Thailand 8/16/2012 $686,304 124 124 369 $1,760,521 12/11/2015
Turkey 8/17/2012 $0 0 154 999 $3,073,525 12/29/2018
Ukraine 8/16/2012 $607,260 123 123 467 $1,357,576 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 8/16/2012 $0 0 39 110 $2,490,765 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 8/16/2012 $3,084,023 451 462 1,517 $9,686,288 12/11/2015
Uruguay 10/5/2012 $25,744 10 10 17 $42,978 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/14/2012 $198,519 46 46 101 $627,749 12/14/2015
Vietnam 9/7/2012 $215,219 35 35 101 $623,598 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $64,775,123
 
International Total$226,951,064 12/29/2018

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
Nov 25, 20128332,057 332,057$4,788,262$4,788,2621
Dec 2, 20125267,875-19% 599,932$4,093,130$8,881,3922
Dec 9, 201211146,568-45% 746,500$2,783,326$11,664,7183
Dec 16, 201216134,695-8% 881,195$1,990,792$13,655,5104
Dec 23, 201223110,232-18% 991,427$1,243,417$14,898,9275
Dec 30, 20121997,735-11% 1,089,162$1,855,988$16,754,9156
Jan 6, 20131281,013-17% 1,170,175$1,538,437$18,293,3527
Jan 13, 20131856,372-30% 1,226,547$1,070,504$19,363,8568
Jan 20, 20132412,868-77% 1,239,415$192,505$19,556,3619
Jan 27, 20132721,359+66% 1,260,774$319,531$19,875,89210

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 25, 20122356,156 356,156$6,845,311$6,845,3111
Dec 2, 2012472,251-80% 428,407$1,467,424$8,312,7352
Dec 9, 2012946,884-35% 475,291$935,804$9,248,5393
Dec 16, 20121356,277+20% 531,568$1,113,158$10,361,6974
Dec 30, 20122032,530 592,237$747,859$11,756,4666
Jan 6, 20132015,726-52% 607,963$361,537$12,118,0037

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