Fantastic Four (2015)

The Fantastic Four poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $56,117,548Details
International Box Office $111,731,639Details
Worldwide Box Office $167,849,187
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,175,116 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $6,388,108 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $13,563,224
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Synopsis

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,685,737 (45.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,995 opening theaters/4,004 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,761,231

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,635 $56,117,548
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 976 $111,731,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,121 $167,849,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 103 $56,117,548
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 89 $111,731,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 94 $167,849,187

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 5th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
August 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
August 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Switzerland)
August 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 6th, 2015 (Wide), released as The Fantastic Four (Australia)
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Video Release: November 20th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2383, 7/22/2015)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Fantastic Four
Comparisons: vs. Guardians of the Galaxy
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Keywords: Development Hell, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Famously Bad, Set in Area 51, Origin Story, Marvel Comics, Reboot, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, End of the World, 2000s, Surprise Twist, Character POV shot, Motion Capture Performance, Action Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: MARV Films, Kinberg Genre, Robert Kulzer, Constantin Film, Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 69 $25,685,737 Aug 7, 2015 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2015 2 $25,685,737   3,995 $6,429   $25,685,737 1
Aug 14, 2015 4 $8,168,756 -68% 4,004 $2,040   $42,129,974 2
Aug 21, 2015 10 $3,733,632 -54% 2,581 $1,447   $49,708,994 3
Aug 28, 2015 13 $1,782,398 -52% 1,675 $1,064   $52,745,496 4
Sep 4, 2015 20 $1,102,148 -38% 1,135 $971   $54,422,659 5
Sep 11, 2015 25 $445,977 -60% 676 $660   $55,375,614 6
Sep 18, 2015 32 $226,969 -49% 355 $639   $55,713,788 7
Sep 25, 2015 33 $137,034 -40% 219 $626   $55,915,188 8
Oct 2, 2015 40 $71,084 -48% 131 $543   $56,029,183 9
Oct 9, 2015 46 $34,339 -52% 72 $477   $56,086,051 10
Oct 16, 2015 66 $9,935 -71% 26 $382   $56,114,221 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 2015 P $2,700,000     0     $2,700,000  
Aug 7, 2015 1 $11,282,868     3,995 $2,824   $11,282,868 1
Aug 8, 2015 2 $8,577,825 -24%   3,995 $2,147   $19,860,693 2
Aug 9, 2015 2 $5,825,044 -32%   3,995 $1,458   $25,685,737 3
Aug 10, 2015 2 $2,262,459 -61%   3,995 $566   $27,948,196 4
Aug 11, 2015 2 $2,935,121 +30%   3,995 $735   $30,883,317 5
Aug 12, 2015 2 $1,665,804 -43%   3,995 $417   $32,549,121 6
Aug 13, 2015 2 $1,412,097 -15%   3,995 $353   $33,961,218 7
Aug 14, 2015 4 $2,461,566 +74% -78% 4,004 $615   $36,422,784 8
Aug 15, 2015 4 $3,377,835 +37% -61% 4,004 $844   $39,800,619 9
Aug 16, 2015 4 $2,329,355 -31% -60% 4,004 $582   $42,129,974 10
Aug 17, 2015 4 $962,269 -59% -57% 4,004 $240   $43,092,243 11
Aug 18, 2015 4 $1,279,981 +33% -56% 4,004 $320   $44,372,224 12
Aug 19, 2015 4 $841,769 -34% -49% 4,004 $210   $45,213,993 13
Aug 20, 2015 4 $761,369 -10% -46% 4,004 $190   $45,975,362 14
Aug 21, 2015 9 $1,091,439 +43% -56% 2,581 $423   $47,066,801 15
Aug 22, 2015 9 $1,607,800 +47% -52% 2,581 $623   $48,674,601 16
Aug 23, 2015 10 $1,034,393 -36% -56% 2,581 $401   $49,708,994 17
Aug 24, 2015 11 $323,093 -69% -66% 2,581 $125   $50,032,087 18
Aug 25, 2015 11 $433,972 +34% -66% 2,581 $168   $50,466,059 19
Aug 26, 2015 12 $253,860 -42% -70% 2,581 $98   $50,719,919 20
Aug 27, 2015 12 $243,179 -4% -68% 2,581 $94   $50,963,098 21
Aug 28, 2015 - $441,539 +82% -60% 1,675 $264   $51,404,637 22
Aug 29, 2015 13 $839,686 +90% -48% 1,675 $501   $52,244,323 23
Aug 30, 2015 13 $501,173 -40% -52% 1,675 $299   $52,745,496 24
Aug 31, 2015 - $151,477 -70% -53% 1,675 $90   $52,896,973 25
Sep 1, 2015 15 $187,386 +24% -57% 1,675 $112   $53,084,359 26
Sep 2, 2015 - $121,409 -35% -52% 1,675 $72   $53,205,768 27
Sep 3, 2015 - $114,743 -5% -53% 1,675 $69   $53,320,511 28
Sep 4, 2015 - $233,357 +103% -47% 1,135 $206   $53,553,868 29
Sep 5, 2015 - $443,846 +90% -47% 1,135 $391   $53,997,714 30
Sep 6, 2015 - $424,945 -4% -15% 1,135 $374   $54,422,659 31
Sep 7, 2015 - $350,766 -17% +132% 1,135 $309   $54,773,425 32
Sep 8, 2015 - $65,772 -81% -65% 1,135 $58   $54,839,197 33
Sep 9, 2015 - $47,809 -27% -61% 1,135 $42   $54,887,006 34
Sep 10, 2015 - $42,631 -11% -63% 1,135 $38   $54,929,637 35
Sep 11, 2015 - $103,659 +143% -56% 676 $153   $55,033,296 36
Sep 12, 2015 - $218,165 +110% -51% 676 $323   $55,251,461 37
Sep 13, 2015 - $124,153 -43% -71% 676 $184   $55,375,614 38
Sep 14, 2015 - $33,348 -73% -90% 676 $49   $55,408,962 39
Sep 15, 2015 - $34,902 +5% -47% 676 $52   $55,443,864 40
Sep 16, 2015 - $24,272 -30% -49% 676 $36   $55,468,136 41
Sep 17, 2015 - $18,683 -23% -56% 676 $28   $55,486,819 42
Sep 18, 2015 - $63,096 +238% -39% 355 $178   $55,549,915 43
Sep 19, 2015 - $108,960 +73% -50% 355 $307   $55,658,875 44
Sep 20, 2015 - $54,913 -50% -56% 355 $155   $55,713,788 45
Sep 21, 2015 - $14,052 -74% -58% 355 $40   $55,727,840 46
Sep 22, 2015 - $17,299 +23% -50% 355 $49   $55,745,139 47
Sep 23, 2015 - $17,260 n/c -29% 355 $49   $55,762,399 48
Sep 24, 2015 - $15,755 -9% -16% 355 $44   $55,778,154 49
Sep 25, 2015 - $36,671 +133% -42% 219 $167   $55,814,825 50
Sep 26, 2015 - $65,139 +78% -40% 219 $297   $55,879,964 51
Sep 27, 2015 - $35,224 -46% -36% 219 $161   $55,915,188 52
Sep 28, 2015 - $10,650 -70% -24% 219 $49   $55,925,838 53
Sep 29, 2015 - $11,823 +11% -32% 219 $54   $55,937,661 54
Sep 30, 2015 - $9,884 -16% -43% 219 $45   $55,947,545 55
Oct 1, 2015 - $10,554 +7% -33% 219 $48   $55,958,099 56
Oct 2, 2015 - $17,509 +66% -52% 131 $134   $55,975,608 57
Oct 3, 2015 - $34,003 +94% -48% 131 $260   $56,009,611 58
Oct 4, 2015 - $19,572 -42% -44% 131 $149   $56,029,183 59
Oct 5, 2015 - $5,293 -73% -50% 131 $40   $56,034,476 60
Oct 6, 2015 - $5,933 +12% -50% 131 $45   $56,040,409 61
Oct 7, 2015 - $5,229 -12% -47% 131 $40   $56,045,638 62
Oct 8, 2015 - $6,074 +16% -42% 131 $46   $56,051,712 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2015 2 $33,961,218   3,995 $8,501   $33,961,218 1
Aug 14, 2015 4 $12,014,144 -65% 4,004 $3,001   $45,975,362 2
Aug 21, 2015 10 $4,987,736 -58% 2,581 $1,932   $50,963,098 3
Aug 28, 2015 15 $2,357,413 -53% 1,675 $1,407   $53,320,511 4
Sep 4, 2015 21 $1,609,126 -32% 1,135 $1,418   $54,929,637 5
Sep 11, 2015 25 $557,182 -65% 676 $824   $55,486,819 6
Sep 18, 2015 32 $291,335 -48% 355 $821   $55,778,154 7
Sep 25, 2015 34 $179,945 -38% 219 $822   $55,958,099 8
Oct 2, 2015 38 $93,613 -48% 131 $715   $56,051,712 9
Oct 9, 2015 43 $52,574 -44% 72 $730   $56,104,286 10
Oct 16, 2015 77 $13,262 -75% 26 $510   $56,117,548 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/6/2015 $581,257 158 158 392 $1,425,527 10/13/2015
Australia 8/6/2015 $1,936,705 333 337 1,201 $4,033,705 9/22/2015
Austria 8/13/2015 $87,398 54 54 202 $262,946 9/22/2015
Bahrain 8/13/2015 $0 0 2 3 $169,712 12/30/2018
Belgium 8/26/2015 $250,780 75 75 301 $620,402 10/6/2015
Bolivia 8/6/2015 $136,626 28 28 82 $479,549 12/30/2018
Brazil 8/6/2015 $2,680,347 858 858 2,639 $6,198,671 12/8/2015
Bulgaria 8/7/2015 $30,608 0 16 33 $124,755 12/30/2018
Central America 8/6/2015 $0 0 36 57 $1,475,828 9/22/2015
Chile 8/20/2015 $209,405 89 89 278 $627,192 12/30/2018
Colombia 8/6/2015 $0 0 164 309 $1,768,015 12/30/2018
Croatia 8/13/2015 $0 0 20 25 $71,702 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 8/13/2015 $67,255 108 108 228 $162,908 12/30/2018
Ecuador 8/7/2015 $0 0 37 116 $1,230,258 12/30/2018
Estonia 8/7/2015 $14,318 10 10 20 $31,453 8/18/2015
Finland 8/7/2015 $52,275 77 77 157 $111,916 8/25/2015
France 8/5/2015 $3,667,261 648 648 2,706 $8,515,574 9/9/2015
Germany 8/13/2015 $581,028 474 474 516 $1,246,451 10/6/2015
Greece 8/6/2015 $0 0 41 85 $309,276 9/2/2015
Hong Kong 8/6/2015 $1,021,057 94 94 200 $1,928,060 9/9/2015
Hungary 8/13/2015 $68,462 59 59 118 $139,425 12/30/2018
Indonesia 8/12/2015 $0 0 119 174 $2,693,288 12/30/2018
Israel 8/6/2015 $154,208 26 26 104 $451,333 12/30/2018
Italy 9/11/2015 $1,036,197 0 322 350 $2,139,118 10/27/2015
Japan 10/9/2015 $0 0 645 1,241 $2,503,040 10/27/2015
Kenya 8/14/2015 $0 0 10 10 $59,591 12/30/2018
Lebanon 8/13/2015 $52,829 17 17 17 $52,829 12/30/2018
Lithuania 8/7/2015 $7,762 113 113 157 $16,933 8/19/2015
Malaysia 8/6/2015 $1,438,116 166 166 468 $2,516,131 9/22/2015
Mexico 8/6/2015 $4,165,712 0 228 228 $10,240,076 9/7/2018
Mongolia 8/14/2015 $0 0 4 4 $34,307 12/30/2018
Netherlands 8/6/2015 $268,555 83 83 332 $738,230 9/9/2015
New Zealand 8/6/2015 $326,471 125 125 465 $665,497 9/30/2015
Norway 8/7/2015 $0 0 3 3 $374,284 9/22/2015
Peru 8/6/2015 $802,665 157 157 467 $2,029,806 12/30/2018
Philippines 8/5/2015 $1,676,992 332 332 525 $2,371,605 12/30/2018
Poland 8/14/2015 $121,567 0 0 0 $442,356 12/30/2018
Portugal 8/6/2015 $0 0 61 119 $556,428 10/13/2015
Romania 8/7/2015 $62,055 52 52 129 $183,259 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 8/20/2015 $2,321,691 1,896 1,896 4,519 $4,787,519 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 8/6/2015 $0 0 3 3 $32,213 12/30/2018
Singapore 8/6/2015 $0 0 62 104 $2,064,175 9/18/2015
Slovakia 8/13/2015 $30,027 54 54 85 $50,785 8/26/2015
Slovenia 8/21/2015 $0 0 12 24 $10,065 9/9/2015
South Africa 8/14/2015 $0 0 59 64 $432,261 9/30/2015
South Korea 8/6/2015 $0 0 450 699 $2,554,253 9/22/2015
Spain 8/21/2015 $1,075,526 466 466 1,657 $3,758,622 10/20/2015
Sweden 8/7/2015 $228,588 150 150 267 $528,799 9/9/2015
Switzerland 8/5/2015 $138,233 30 67 97 $342,685 8/18/2015
Taiwan 8/6/2015 $562,023 83 83 186 $1,222,892 11/4/2018
Thailand 8/6/2015 $661,881 210 210 477 $1,232,955 9/2/2015
Turkey 8/7/2015 $292,361 288 352 1,817 $1,461,966 12/30/2018
Ukraine 8/20/2015 $146,292 187 187 598 $337,153 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 8/13/2015 $0 0 7 18 $1,442,875 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 8/7/2015 $4,154,951 539 539 1,652 $9,643,089 10/20/2015
Uruguay 8/6/2015 $29,892 11 11 32 $64,565 12/30/2018
Venezuela 8/21/2015 $1,281,761 71 71 360 $8,015,704 10/13/2015
Vietnam 8/7/2015 $338,010 105 105 210 $693,606 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $14,054,021
 
International Total$111,731,639 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
Dec 20, 20157202,860 202,860$3,122,015$3,122,0155
Dec 27, 201514106,856-47% 309,716$1,772,741$4,894,7566
Jan 3, 20161337,974-64% 347,690$422,651$5,317,4077
Jan 10, 20161519,950-47% 367,640$358,900$5,676,3078
Jan 17, 2016288,445-58% 376,085$151,926$5,828,2339
Jan 31, 20161813,295 396,814$132,817$6,070,92511

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 20, 20158174,926 174,926$3,472,290$3,472,2905
Dec 27, 20151487,230-50% 262,156$1,519,553$4,991,8436
Jan 3, 20161629,025-67% 291,181$435,084$5,426,9277
Jan 31, 20161124,564 336,300$245,398$5,877,67111
Feb 7, 2016189,516-61% 345,816$95,062$5,972,73312

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Leading Cast

Miles Teller    Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
Michael B. Jordan    Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
Kate Mara    Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman
Jamie Bell    Ben Grimm/The Thing

Supporting Cast

Toby Kebbell    Victor von Doom
Reg E. Cathey    Dr. Franklin Storm
Tim Blake Nelson    Dr. Allen
Jodi Lyn Brockton    Lawyer
Chet Hanks    Jimmy Grimm
Aaron V. Williamson    Navy Seal
Sue-Lyn Ansari    Baxter Board Member
Don Yesso    Pentagon General
Owen Judge    Young Reed Richards
Jane Rumbaua    Johnny's Doctor
Christopher Heskey    Delta Force Soldier #2
Wayne Pére    Science Fair Judge
Shauna Rappold    Military Tech
Mary Rachel Dudley    Mrs. Richards
Jaylen Moore    Delta Force Leader
Lance E. Nichols    D.C. General Official
Jerrad Vunovich    Baxter Student
Mary-Pat Green    Ben's Mother
Rhonda Dents    Science Fair Judge
David Kency    Guard
Melissa McCurley    Sue Storm's Doctor
Gus Rhodes    Argentine
Han Soto    Reed's Doctor
Evan Hannemann    Young Ben Grimm
Kylen Davis    Kid Teaser
Ben VanderMey    Area 57 Soldier
Marco St. John    Military Official #2 Area 57
Nick Killebrew    Science Fair Student
Deneen Tyler    D.C. Military Official
Lisa Ann Smith    NYC Passerby
Nicolas Bosc    Rebel
Alexandra Goel    Sibling
Anthony Reynolds    Military Official #1
Patrick Kearns    Hazmat Worker
John Ceallach    Navy SEAL
Mike R. Moreau    Military Tech
Allen Romeraux    Science Student
Timothy Bell    Local Cop
Daryl Thibodaux    Lab Technician
John R. Mangus    USMC Captain
Joseph Oliveira    Army Soldier
Jesse Yarborough    Politician
Bryan Stapf    Reed's Guard
Kerry Sims    Military Officer
Robert "Bigg Sarge" Deon*    Delta Force Operative
Cynthia LeBlanc    Baxter Institute Professor
Jeffry Griffin    Reed Scientist
Anthony Ramsey    Street Racer
Ravi Naidu    Ben Scientist #1
Duane Moseley    Area 57 Tech
Andre Pushkin    Ukrainian Rebel
Jerome Andries    Baxter Security Guard #1
Santana Draper    Science Fair Kid
Michael 'Mick' Harrity*    Military Interrogator
Artrial Clark    Angry New Yorker
Michael D. Anglin    Baxter Boardroom Member
David Michael Cefalu    Military Tech
Kesha Bullard    Ben Scientist #2
Alfonzo Walker    Soldier
Fernandez Osvaldo    Delta Force Soldier
Spence Maughon    Johnny's Technician
Steve Kish    Quantum Gate Scientist
Eric Berris    Science Fair Patron
Garrett Hollingsworth    Ben's Brother
Gerard 'Jerry' Lewis*    Navy Seal
Nathan Alan Thomas    Scientist Hazmat Suit
Keith Nussbaum    Area 57 Tech
Abhi Trivedi    Baxter Employee #19
Nathaniel Holt    Military Tech
Markeith Coleman    Ball Player
Robert D'Arensbourg    Senior Quatum Physicist
Tamika Shanell Johnson    Hospital Patient
Will Stone    Baxter Boardroom Member
Joshua Montes    Boy Classmate
Samantha Hopkins    Sibling
Barney Lanning    Science Fair Plane Kid
Andrew J. Spinks    Air Force Major
Kurt Schlachter    Sue Storm's Doctor
Carlos Retana, Jr.    South American Captive
Anna R. Parsons    Girl Classmate
Clint Michael Naquin    Chechen Rebel
Adam Elder    Area 57 Guard
M. Jearl Vinot    Quantum Scientist
Roger L. Pfeiffer    Scientist
Gloria Gonnillini    Civilian Lab Tech
Jackson Pyle    Government Caretaker
Adam Fristoe    Quantum Gate Scientist (Area 57)
Juan Corrigan    Barter Shop Owner
Ben Papac    Baxter Student
Jim Gleason    Board Member
Gabe Begneaud    Trash Talk Car Driver
Elvin Presley    Drag Race Official
James Thomas Rowland    Monkey Test Lab Technician
Brittney Alger    Street Race Girl
Brian Stapf    Reed's Guard
Hunter Burke    Reed's Scientist (Area 57)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Josh Trank    Director
Josh Trank    Screenwriter
Simon Kinberg    Screenwriter
Jeremy Slater    Screenwriter
Simon Kinberg    Producer
Matthew Vaughn    Producer
Gregory Goodman    Producer
Hutch Parker    Producer
Robert Kulzer    Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Chris Seagers    Production Designer
Elliot Greenberg    Editor
Stephen Rivkin    Editor
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Philip Glass    Composer
Matthew Jensen    Director of Photography
George L. Little    Costume Designer
Kevin Mack    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cliff Lanning    Associate Producer
Cliff Lanning    Assistant Director
Andrea von Foerster    Music Supervisor
Thomas Frohling    Supervising Art Director
Miguel Lopez-Castillo    Art Director
Tristan P. Bourne    Art Director
Douglas Cumming    Art Director
Clint Wallace    Art Director
Victor J. Zolfo    Set Decorator
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Craig Henighan    Supervising Sound Editor
John Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Will Files    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Henighan    Re-recording Mixer
James E. Price    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cari Thomas    Visual Effects Producer
Phil Neilson    Second Unit Director
Gregg Smrz    Second Unit Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
Jeff Dashnaw    Stunt Coordinator
Brian Machleit    Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Ledda    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

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August 21st, 2015

Sinister 2

After last week's reprieve, summer truly ends this week. There are three wide releases coming out, none of which are expected to become even midlevel hits. Also, none of them are earning overall positive reviews. The biggest movie is Sinister 2, which is expected to do well enough to earn a profit, mostly thanks to its very low production budget. American Ultra is the best in terms of Tomatometer Score—by a huge margin. However, it is still earning less than 50% positive reviews by a large margin. The biggest movie in terms of production budget is Hitman: Agent 47, which is bad news for the studio, because it is not expected to do well. In fact, there's almost no chance any of the three new releases will top Straight Outta Compton this weekend. There's a small chance that their combined openings won't top Straight Outta Compton. There is some good news. This weekend last year, there were no movies that earned more than $20 million, which is the absolute low end of Straight Outta Compton's range. On the other hand, If I Stay was the best new release with $15.68 million. That's more than any of the wide releases this year will earn and it only managed third place last year. I think 2015 will win with ease at the top of the chart, but 2014 might have better depth, keeping it ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Mission Completes Hattrick, but International Fair Thrives

August 20th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation remained in first place for the third weekend in a row with $46.1 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $235.3 million internationally and $373.6 million worldwide. The film's biggest opening was in France where it easily earned first place with $7.96 million on 719 screens. It also earned first place with $2.99 million on 947 screens in Brazil. The film isn't quite done its international run. It opens in Italy this weekend and China next month. It should have no trouble getting to $300 million internationally and could get all the way to $500 million worldwide. China could be a huge market for the movie. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Compton Makes the Competition Cry U.N.C.L.E.

August 18th, 2015

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Straight Outta Compton destroyed expectations earning even more than the outlier prediction I saw. Sadly, our predictions for The Man From U.N.C.L.E. turned out to be too optimistic, but overall the box office was still very strong. In fact, it grew 12% from last week to $148 million. Growth like that almost never happens at this time of year. Compared to last year, the box office was also strong, albeit by a smaller 3.7% margin. That said, a win is a win and worth celebrating, especially after a couple of strong declines. Year-to-date, 2015 maintains a strong lead over 2014 at $7.09 billion to $6.73 billion. A 5.4% lead year-over-year is a great margin for this time of year and it would take a really serious collapse to put that lead at risk. I don't think that's going to happen. In fact, there are three potential $1 billion hits yet to open in theaters, which is actually better than it was last year. Add in the number of potential $100 million hits and the lead could grow through till the end of the year. More...

Friday Estimates: Outta Compton, Into the Record Book

August 15th, 2015

Straight Outta Compton

Friday’s estimates are in and, not to put too fine a point on it, Straight Outta Compton destroyed predictions. In my defense, with Fantastic Four bombing, it looked like summer was over. It is very rare for the box office to rebound this time of year, but that’s exactly what happened. Straight Outta Compton earned $24.2 million on Friday night. Not only is this the biggest opening day for a musical biopic, it tops the previous record-holder’s opening weekend. (Walk the Line earned $22.35 million during its opening weekend back in 2005.) Since the film has broken records, it is a little hard to predict where it will be by the end of the weekend. The big opening day could mean a huge opening weekend. Or it could be the result of an extreme Fanboy Effect. Worst case scenario has the film making less over the rest of the weekend than it did during its opening day. This isn’t common, but it has happened before. That would still result in a $48 million opening weekend. On the higher end, its reviews could translate into long legs and an opening weekend of more than $65 million. If the weekend is below $55 million, then the Fanboy effect was bigger than its reviews. Anything above $60 million and the reverse is true. I'm going to go with $53 million, but as I said, this is a record-breaking opening day, so we are in untested territory. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Compton Go Straight to the Top?

August 14th, 2015

Straight Outta Compton

It appears summer is over, but a strong showing from Straight Outta Compton and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. could mitigate that decline. Both are earning good reviews, which is unusual for this time of year. On the other hand, it is late in August, so neither are expected to be monster hits. Straight Outta Compton has a chance to turn its amazing reviews into long legs, so it could be a surprise $100 million hit. Even so, it won't open explosively. This weekend last year, the best new release was Let's Be Cops, which only managed $17.81 million. I think both new releases will top that by a serious margin. However, the best results from this weekend last year were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy. I think 2014 has an advantage over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison, but I think things will be closer than they were the past two weeks. More...

International Box Office: Rogue Remains Massive, While Fantastic Fairs Better

August 13th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation expanded over the weekend and saw its weekend haul grow, but by a tiny amount. It pulled in $65.5 million in 59 markets over the weekend for totals of $156.7 million internationally and $264.5 million worldwide. The film earned first place in a trio of major markets, led by Russia where it made $4.07 million on 1,125 screens. It also debuted in Germany ($2.84 million on 612) and Spain ($1.73 million on 603). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $4.60 million on 600 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.07 million. Jurassic World earned first place in Japan, so that's hardly a poor opening. Its biggest market overall was South Korea, where it made $6.57 million on 818 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $31.99 million. The film is below average for the franchise so far, but that's still enough to break even and justify yet another installment. More...

Contest: KISS of an Angel: Winning Announcement

August 12th, 2015

The winners of our KISS of an Angel contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Fantastic Four opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mission Still Fantastic, Four Flops

August 11th, 2015

Fantastic Four

Despite what conventional wisdom was predicting, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation remained in first place, as Fantastic Four missed even our low expectations. The Gift also did well, but the other two wide releases opened on the low end of expectations. Overall, the box office fell 8.3% from last weekend down to $132 million, so according to that number, it is safe to say summer is fading fast. Worse still, compared to last year, the box office was 29% lower, which is terrible and a clear sign that summer is already over. Granted, 2015 still has a solid lead over 2014, at $6.88 billion to $6.51 billion. A lead of 5.7% at this time of year is great and it would take an epic collapse for that to disappear anytime soon. I don't think 2015 will bounce back and start padding its lead any time soon, but I also don't think it will have 29% deficits week after week either. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fantastic Four Falls Flat

August 9th, 2015

Fantastic Four

The Summer Season has come to an abrupt end this weekend, with Fantastic Four busting out with only $26.2 million, according to Fox’s Sunday morning estimate. That’s about half of what one would expect for a superhero movie in this budget range, even taking into account the fact that it’s the first in a potential franchise (see here for some comparisons), and a final box office total of less than $80 million seems in prospect, which is nothing short of a disaster: the film is likely not to even cover its marketing budget. More...

Friday Estimates: Far From Fantastic

August 8th, 2015

Fantastic Four

I was significantly less optimistic than most box office analysts were when it came to the weekend predictions. While most predicted Fantastic Four would earn just over $40 million over the weekend, I assumed the film will struggle so much that it was just a matter of time before it was given back to Marvel Studios. Despite my pessimism, I appear to have been too optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Long till Marvel Gets the Fantastic Four Back?

August 7th, 2015

Fantastic Four

There could be a close race on top of the box office chart with Fantastic Four trying to unseat Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation as box office champion. This should be the number one story of the weekend; however, if I'm right and Fantastic Four does as poorly as I think it will, then the franchise will be in the hands of Marvel Studios by the end of the weekend. None of the other three wide releases are guaranteed to top $10 million over the weekend. In fact, it is very likely that one of them, Shaun of the Sheep, will miss the top five. This weekend last year was led by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with $65.58 million. Guardians of the Galaxy was second with $42.12 million. I don't think any film opening this weekend will match Guardians of the Galaxy, while there's a chance all four combined won't match TMNT. 2015 is going to take a beating on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Mission: Possible: Winning Announcement

August 6th, 2015

The winners of our Mission: Possible contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Impossible Mission has Plausible Opening

August 4th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation matched expectations close enough to call it a victory. Meanwhile, Vacation came within 10% of Friday's predictions, but unfortunately, we weren't predicting box office success, so that's not a good thing. With the holdovers slumping as summer ends, the overall box office dipped 3.2% from last weekend. That's not the problem. The problem is the 21% drop-off from the same weekend last year. Granted, Guardians of the Galaxy broke records when it opened this weekend last year, but a 21% drop-off is still troublesome. 2015 still leads 2014 by a substantial margin at $6.67 billion to $6.25 billion, so unless 2015 really crashes, it will still have a lead going into the winter holidays. More...

2015 Preview: August

August 1st, 2015

Fantastic Four

It is still a little too soon to tell how July will finish, as we don't have any numbers for the final weekend at the time of writing. We know Minions was a monster hit and that Ant-man will be a financial success. However, until we see how Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation does, it will be impossible to call the month a true success. If Rogue Nation bombed this weekend, then the month is only a partial success. It would also mean the summer of 2015 could be coming to an abrupt end. As for August, only Fantastic Four has a better than 50/50 chance of reaching $100 million; although some people think Straight Outta Compton also has a shot at that milestone. Besides those two, only a couple of other films even have a realistic shot at becoming midlevel hits. Worse still, last August was amazing with Guardians of the Galaxy breaking records. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also did better than expected with a domestic haul of nearly $200 million. No release this August is going to match that figure. There's a good chance the top two releases combined won't do so. Fortunately, 2015 has a sizable lead over 2014, so even a soft month will keep 2015 ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: KISS of an Angel

July 30th, 2015

August begins next weekend and there are four wide releases. However, only Fantastic Four has a real shot at earning first place. (Ricki and the Flash should become a midlevel hit, but the other two will likely barely make any noise at the box office.) Because of this, Fantastic Four is the only real choice 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 Fantastic Four.

We got a last minute prize this week, so 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 Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery on Blu-ray Combo Pack. 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 When the Checks Stop Coming In on DVD. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win a copy of 72%: A Baby Mama Crisis on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Synopsis

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,685,737 (45.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,995 opening theaters/4,004 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,761,231

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,635 $56,117,548
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 976 $111,731,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,121 $167,849,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 103 $56,117,548
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 89 $111,731,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 94 $167,849,187

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 7th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 5th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
August 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
August 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Switzerland)
August 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 6th, 2015 (Wide), released as The Fantastic Four (Australia)
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Video Release: November 20th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2383, 7/22/2015)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Fantastic Four
Comparisons: vs. Guardians of the Galaxy
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Keywords: Development Hell, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Famously Bad, Set in Area 51, Origin Story, Marvel Comics, Reboot, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, End of the World, 2000s, Surprise Twist, Character POV shot, Motion Capture Performance, Action Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: MARV Films, Kinberg Genre, Robert Kulzer, Constantin Film, Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 69 $25,685,737 Aug 7, 2015 3

Leading Cast

Miles Teller    Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
Michael B. Jordan    Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
Kate Mara    Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman
Jamie Bell    Ben Grimm/The Thing

Supporting Cast

Toby Kebbell    Victor von Doom
Reg E. Cathey    Dr. Franklin Storm
Tim Blake Nelson    Dr. Allen
Jodi Lyn Brockton    Lawyer
Chet Hanks    Jimmy Grimm
Aaron V. Williamson    Navy Seal
Sue-Lyn Ansari    Baxter Board Member
Don Yesso    Pentagon General
Owen Judge    Young Reed Richards
Jane Rumbaua    Johnny's Doctor
Christopher Heskey    Delta Force Soldier #2
Wayne Pére    Science Fair Judge
Shauna Rappold    Military Tech
Mary Rachel Dudley    Mrs. Richards
Jaylen Moore    Delta Force Leader
Lance E. Nichols    D.C. General Official
Jerrad Vunovich    Baxter Student
Mary-Pat Green    Ben's Mother
Rhonda Dents    Science Fair Judge
David Kency    Guard
Melissa McCurley    Sue Storm's Doctor
Gus Rhodes    Argentine
Han Soto    Reed's Doctor
Evan Hannemann    Young Ben Grimm
Kylen Davis    Kid Teaser
Ben VanderMey    Area 57 Soldier
Marco St. John    Military Official #2 Area 57
Nick Killebrew    Science Fair Student
Deneen Tyler    D.C. Military Official
Lisa Ann Smith    NYC Passerby
Nicolas Bosc    Rebel
Alexandra Goel    Sibling
Anthony Reynolds    Military Official #1
Patrick Kearns    Hazmat Worker
John Ceallach    Navy SEAL
Mike R. Moreau    Military Tech
Allen Romeraux    Science Student
Timothy Bell    Local Cop
Daryl Thibodaux    Lab Technician
John R. Mangus    USMC Captain
Joseph Oliveira    Army Soldier
Jesse Yarborough    Politician
Bryan Stapf    Reed's Guard
Kerry Sims    Military Officer
Robert "Bigg Sarge" Deon*    Delta Force Operative
Cynthia LeBlanc    Baxter Institute Professor
Jeffry Griffin    Reed Scientist
Anthony Ramsey    Street Racer
Ravi Naidu    Ben Scientist #1
Duane Moseley    Area 57 Tech
Andre Pushkin    Ukrainian Rebel
Jerome Andries    Baxter Security Guard #1
Santana Draper    Science Fair Kid
Michael 'Mick' Harrity*    Military Interrogator
Artrial Clark    Angry New Yorker
Michael D. Anglin    Baxter Boardroom Member
David Michael Cefalu    Military Tech
Kesha Bullard    Ben Scientist #2
Alfonzo Walker    Soldier
Fernandez Osvaldo    Delta Force Soldier
Spence Maughon    Johnny's Technician
Steve Kish    Quantum Gate Scientist
Eric Berris    Science Fair Patron
Garrett Hollingsworth    Ben's Brother
Gerard 'Jerry' Lewis*    Navy Seal
Nathan Alan Thomas    Scientist Hazmat Suit
Keith Nussbaum    Area 57 Tech
Abhi Trivedi    Baxter Employee #19
Nathaniel Holt    Military Tech
Markeith Coleman    Ball Player
Robert D'Arensbourg    Senior Quatum Physicist
Tamika Shanell Johnson    Hospital Patient
Will Stone    Baxter Boardroom Member
Joshua Montes    Boy Classmate
Samantha Hopkins    Sibling
Barney Lanning    Science Fair Plane Kid
Andrew J. Spinks    Air Force Major
Kurt Schlachter    Sue Storm's Doctor
Carlos Retana, Jr.    South American Captive
Anna R. Parsons    Girl Classmate
Clint Michael Naquin    Chechen Rebel
Adam Elder    Area 57 Guard
M. Jearl Vinot    Quantum Scientist
Roger L. Pfeiffer    Scientist
Gloria Gonnillini    Civilian Lab Tech
Jackson Pyle    Government Caretaker
Adam Fristoe    Quantum Gate Scientist (Area 57)
Juan Corrigan    Barter Shop Owner
Ben Papac    Baxter Student
Jim Gleason    Board Member
Gabe Begneaud    Trash Talk Car Driver
Elvin Presley    Drag Race Official
James Thomas Rowland    Monkey Test Lab Technician
Brittney Alger    Street Race Girl
Brian Stapf    Reed's Guard
Hunter Burke    Reed's Scientist (Area 57)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Josh Trank    Director
Josh Trank    Screenwriter
Simon Kinberg    Screenwriter
Jeremy Slater    Screenwriter
Simon Kinberg    Producer
Matthew Vaughn    Producer
Gregory Goodman    Producer
Hutch Parker    Producer
Robert Kulzer    Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Chris Seagers    Production Designer
Elliot Greenberg    Editor
Stephen Rivkin    Editor
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Philip Glass    Composer
Matthew Jensen    Director of Photography
George L. Little    Costume Designer
Kevin Mack    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cliff Lanning    Associate Producer
Cliff Lanning    Assistant Director
Andrea von Foerster    Music Supervisor
Thomas Frohling    Supervising Art Director
Miguel Lopez-Castillo    Art Director
Tristan P. Bourne    Art Director
Douglas Cumming    Art Director
Clint Wallace    Art Director
Victor J. Zolfo    Set Decorator
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Craig Henighan    Supervising Sound Editor
John Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Will Files    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Henighan    Re-recording Mixer
James E. Price    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cari Thomas    Visual Effects Producer
Phil Neilson    Second Unit Director
Gregg Smrz    Second Unit Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
Jeff Dashnaw    Stunt Coordinator
Brian Machleit    Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Ledda    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

Home Market Releases for December 15th, 2015

December 14th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

It is a strange week on the home market, as there are four first-run releases coming out, all of which were sequels. That's a lot. However, only one of them wasn't a box office disappointment, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. Additionally, there's very little depth here. On the plus side, it did give me an excuse to talk about some good releases that might otherwise have fallen between the cracks, like the Top Spin DVD. That said, the Rogue Nation Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Terminator Generates Black Ink

September 3rd, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator Genisys remained in first place with $23.6 million in 26 markets over the weekend for totals of $320.1 million internationally and $409.5 million worldwide. In China, the film pulled in $23.4 million over the weekend for an eight-day total of $85.15 million in that market. It is going to hit the century mark in that market, while its overall worldwide number is high enough to break even. More...

International Box Office: Genisys Reborn in China

August 27th, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator Genisys earned $26.97 million on Sunday in China. That was enough for first place in that market over the entire weekend. In fact, that was enough for first place internationally. Adding in one holdover market, and the movie made $27.4 million in 2 markets for totals of $264.0 million internationally and $353.1 million worldwide. One final note, China is already the film's biggest single market and it could save the franchise and make another installment likely. More...

Weekend Predictions: Summer's Over. Oh boy, is Summer Over!

August 21st, 2015

Sinister 2

After last week's reprieve, summer truly ends this week. There are three wide releases coming out, none of which are expected to become even midlevel hits. Also, none of them are earning overall positive reviews. The biggest movie is Sinister 2, which is expected to do well enough to earn a profit, mostly thanks to its very low production budget. American Ultra is the best in terms of Tomatometer Score—by a huge margin. However, it is still earning less than 50% positive reviews by a large margin. The biggest movie in terms of production budget is Hitman: Agent 47, which is bad news for the studio, because it is not expected to do well. In fact, there's almost no chance any of the three new releases will top Straight Outta Compton this weekend. There's a small chance that their combined openings won't top Straight Outta Compton. There is some good news. This weekend last year, there were no movies that earned more than $20 million, which is the absolute low end of Straight Outta Compton's range. On the other hand, If I Stay was the best new release with $15.68 million. That's more than any of the wide releases this year will earn and it only managed third place last year. I think 2015 will win with ease at the top of the chart, but 2014 might have better depth, keeping it ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Mission Completes Hattrick, but International Fair Thrives

August 20th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation remained in first place for the third weekend in a row with $46.1 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $235.3 million internationally and $373.6 million worldwide. The film's biggest opening was in France where it easily earned first place with $7.96 million on 719 screens. It also earned first place with $2.99 million on 947 screens in Brazil. The film isn't quite done its international run. It opens in Italy this weekend and China next month. It should have no trouble getting to $300 million internationally and could get all the way to $500 million worldwide. China could be a huge market for the movie. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Compton Makes the Competition Cry U.N.C.L.E.

August 18th, 2015

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Straight Outta Compton destroyed expectations earning even more than the outlier prediction I saw. Sadly, our predictions for The Man From U.N.C.L.E. turned out to be too optimistic, but overall the box office was still very strong. In fact, it grew 12% from last week to $148 million. Growth like that almost never happens at this time of year. Compared to last year, the box office was also strong, albeit by a smaller 3.7% margin. That said, a win is a win and worth celebrating, especially after a couple of strong declines. Year-to-date, 2015 maintains a strong lead over 2014 at $7.09 billion to $6.73 billion. A 5.4% lead year-over-year is a great margin for this time of year and it would take a really serious collapse to put that lead at risk. I don't think that's going to happen. In fact, there are three potential $1 billion hits yet to open in theaters, which is actually better than it was last year. Add in the number of potential $100 million hits and the lead could grow through till the end of the year. More...

Friday Estimates: Outta Compton, Into the Record Book

August 15th, 2015

Straight Outta Compton

Friday’s estimates are in and, not to put too fine a point on it, Straight Outta Compton destroyed predictions. In my defense, with Fantastic Four bombing, it looked like summer was over. It is very rare for the box office to rebound this time of year, but that’s exactly what happened. Straight Outta Compton earned $24.2 million on Friday night. Not only is this the biggest opening day for a musical biopic, it tops the previous record-holder’s opening weekend. (Walk the Line earned $22.35 million during its opening weekend back in 2005.) Since the film has broken records, it is a little hard to predict where it will be by the end of the weekend. The big opening day could mean a huge opening weekend. Or it could be the result of an extreme Fanboy Effect. Worst case scenario has the film making less over the rest of the weekend than it did during its opening day. This isn’t common, but it has happened before. That would still result in a $48 million opening weekend. On the higher end, its reviews could translate into long legs and an opening weekend of more than $65 million. If the weekend is below $55 million, then the Fanboy effect was bigger than its reviews. Anything above $60 million and the reverse is true. I'm going to go with $53 million, but as I said, this is a record-breaking opening day, so we are in untested territory. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Compton Go Straight to the Top?

August 14th, 2015

Straight Outta Compton

It appears summer is over, but a strong showing from Straight Outta Compton and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. could mitigate that decline. Both are earning good reviews, which is unusual for this time of year. On the other hand, it is late in August, so neither are expected to be monster hits. Straight Outta Compton has a chance to turn its amazing reviews into long legs, so it could be a surprise $100 million hit. Even so, it won't open explosively. This weekend last year, the best new release was Let's Be Cops, which only managed $17.81 million. I think both new releases will top that by a serious margin. However, the best results from this weekend last year were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy. I think 2014 has an advantage over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison, but I think things will be closer than they were the past two weeks. More...

International Box Office: Rogue Remains Massive, While Fantastic Fairs Better

August 13th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation expanded over the weekend and saw its weekend haul grow, but by a tiny amount. It pulled in $65.5 million in 59 markets over the weekend for totals of $156.7 million internationally and $264.5 million worldwide. The film earned first place in a trio of major markets, led by Russia where it made $4.07 million on 1,125 screens. It also debuted in Germany ($2.84 million on 612) and Spain ($1.73 million on 603). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $4.60 million on 600 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.07 million. Jurassic World earned first place in Japan, so that's hardly a poor opening. Its biggest market overall was South Korea, where it made $6.57 million on 818 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $31.99 million. The film is below average for the franchise so far, but that's still enough to break even and justify yet another installment. More...

Contest: KISS of an Angel: Winning Announcement

August 12th, 2015

The winners of our KISS of an Angel contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Fantastic Four opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mission Still Fantastic, Four Flops

August 11th, 2015

Fantastic Four

Despite what conventional wisdom was predicting, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation remained in first place, as Fantastic Four missed even our low expectations. The Gift also did well, but the other two wide releases opened on the low end of expectations. Overall, the box office fell 8.3% from last weekend down to $132 million, so according to that number, it is safe to say summer is fading fast. Worse still, compared to last year, the box office was 29% lower, which is terrible and a clear sign that summer is already over. Granted, 2015 still has a solid lead over 2014, at $6.88 billion to $6.51 billion. A lead of 5.7% at this time of year is great and it would take an epic collapse for that to disappear anytime soon. I don't think 2015 will bounce back and start padding its lead any time soon, but I also don't think it will have 29% deficits week after week either. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fantastic Four Falls Flat

August 9th, 2015

Fantastic Four

The Summer Season has come to an abrupt end this weekend, with Fantastic Four busting out with only $26.2 million, according to Fox’s Sunday morning estimate. That’s about half of what one would expect for a superhero movie in this budget range, even taking into account the fact that it’s the first in a potential franchise (see here for some comparisons), and a final box office total of less than $80 million seems in prospect, which is nothing short of a disaster: the film is likely not to even cover its marketing budget. More...

Friday Estimates: Far From Fantastic

August 8th, 2015

Fantastic Four

I was significantly less optimistic than most box office analysts were when it came to the weekend predictions. While most predicted Fantastic Four would earn just over $40 million over the weekend, I assumed the film will struggle so much that it was just a matter of time before it was given back to Marvel Studios. Despite my pessimism, I appear to have been too optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Long till Marvel Gets the Fantastic Four Back?

August 7th, 2015

Fantastic Four

There could be a close race on top of the box office chart with Fantastic Four trying to unseat Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation as box office champion. This should be the number one story of the weekend; however, if I'm right and Fantastic Four does as poorly as I think it will, then the franchise will be in the hands of Marvel Studios by the end of the weekend. None of the other three wide releases are guaranteed to top $10 million over the weekend. In fact, it is very likely that one of them, Shaun of the Sheep, will miss the top five. This weekend last year was led by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with $65.58 million. Guardians of the Galaxy was second with $42.12 million. I don't think any film opening this weekend will match Guardians of the Galaxy, while there's a chance all four combined won't match TMNT. 2015 is going to take a beating on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Mission: Possible: Winning Announcement

August 6th, 2015

The winners of our Mission: Possible contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Impossible Mission has Plausible Opening

August 4th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation matched expectations close enough to call it a victory. Meanwhile, Vacation came within 10% of Friday's predictions, but unfortunately, we weren't predicting box office success, so that's not a good thing. With the holdovers slumping as summer ends, the overall box office dipped 3.2% from last weekend. That's not the problem. The problem is the 21% drop-off from the same weekend last year. Granted, Guardians of the Galaxy broke records when it opened this weekend last year, but a 21% drop-off is still troublesome. 2015 still leads 2014 by a substantial margin at $6.67 billion to $6.25 billion, so unless 2015 really crashes, it will still have a lead going into the winter holidays. More...

2015 Preview: August

August 1st, 2015

Fantastic Four

It is still a little too soon to tell how July will finish, as we don't have any numbers for the final weekend at the time of writing. We know Minions was a monster hit and that Ant-man will be a financial success. However, until we see how Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation does, it will be impossible to call the month a true success. If Rogue Nation bombed this weekend, then the month is only a partial success. It would also mean the summer of 2015 could be coming to an abrupt end. As for August, only Fantastic Four has a better than 50/50 chance of reaching $100 million; although some people think Straight Outta Compton also has a shot at that milestone. Besides those two, only a couple of other films even have a realistic shot at becoming midlevel hits. Worse still, last August was amazing with Guardians of the Galaxy breaking records. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also did better than expected with a domestic haul of nearly $200 million. No release this August is going to match that figure. There's a good chance the top two releases combined won't do so. Fortunately, 2015 has a sizable lead over 2014, so even a soft month will keep 2015 ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: KISS of an Angel

July 30th, 2015

August begins next weekend and there are four wide releases. However, only Fantastic Four has a real shot at earning first place. (Ricki and the Flash should become a midlevel hit, but the other two will likely barely make any noise at the box office.) Because of this, Fantastic Four is the only real choice 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 Fantastic Four.

We got a last minute prize this week, so 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 Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery on Blu-ray Combo Pack. 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 When the Checks Stop Coming In on DVD. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win a copy of 72%: A Baby Mama Crisis on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2015 2 $25,685,737   3,995 $6,429   $25,685,737 1
Aug 14, 2015 4 $8,168,756 -68% 4,004 $2,040   $42,129,974 2
Aug 21, 2015 10 $3,733,632 -54% 2,581 $1,447   $49,708,994 3
Aug 28, 2015 13 $1,782,398 -52% 1,675 $1,064   $52,745,496 4
Sep 4, 2015 20 $1,102,148 -38% 1,135 $971   $54,422,659 5
Sep 11, 2015 25 $445,977 -60% 676 $660   $55,375,614 6
Sep 18, 2015 32 $226,969 -49% 355 $639   $55,713,788 7
Sep 25, 2015 33 $137,034 -40% 219 $626   $55,915,188 8
Oct 2, 2015 40 $71,084 -48% 131 $543   $56,029,183 9
Oct 9, 2015 46 $34,339 -52% 72 $477   $56,086,051 10
Oct 16, 2015 66 $9,935 -71% 26 $382   $56,114,221 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 2015 P $2,700,000     0     $2,700,000  
Aug 7, 2015 1 $11,282,868     3,995 $2,824   $11,282,868 1
Aug 8, 2015 2 $8,577,825 -24%   3,995 $2,147   $19,860,693 2
Aug 9, 2015 2 $5,825,044 -32%   3,995 $1,458   $25,685,737 3
Aug 10, 2015 2 $2,262,459 -61%   3,995 $566   $27,948,196 4
Aug 11, 2015 2 $2,935,121 +30%   3,995 $735   $30,883,317 5
Aug 12, 2015 2 $1,665,804 -43%   3,995 $417   $32,549,121 6
Aug 13, 2015 2 $1,412,097 -15%   3,995 $353   $33,961,218 7
Aug 14, 2015 4 $2,461,566 +74% -78% 4,004 $615   $36,422,784 8
Aug 15, 2015 4 $3,377,835 +37% -61% 4,004 $844   $39,800,619 9
Aug 16, 2015 4 $2,329,355 -31% -60% 4,004 $582   $42,129,974 10
Aug 17, 2015 4 $962,269 -59% -57% 4,004 $240   $43,092,243 11
Aug 18, 2015 4 $1,279,981 +33% -56% 4,004 $320   $44,372,224 12
Aug 19, 2015 4 $841,769 -34% -49% 4,004 $210   $45,213,993 13
Aug 20, 2015 4 $761,369 -10% -46% 4,004 $190   $45,975,362 14
Aug 21, 2015 9 $1,091,439 +43% -56% 2,581 $423   $47,066,801 15
Aug 22, 2015 9 $1,607,800 +47% -52% 2,581 $623   $48,674,601 16
Aug 23, 2015 10 $1,034,393 -36% -56% 2,581 $401   $49,708,994 17
Aug 24, 2015 11 $323,093 -69% -66% 2,581 $125   $50,032,087 18
Aug 25, 2015 11 $433,972 +34% -66% 2,581 $168   $50,466,059 19
Aug 26, 2015 12 $253,860 -42% -70% 2,581 $98   $50,719,919 20
Aug 27, 2015 12 $243,179 -4% -68% 2,581 $94   $50,963,098 21
Aug 28, 2015 - $441,539 +82% -60% 1,675 $264   $51,404,637 22
Aug 29, 2015 13 $839,686 +90% -48% 1,675 $501   $52,244,323 23
Aug 30, 2015 13 $501,173 -40% -52% 1,675 $299   $52,745,496 24
Aug 31, 2015 - $151,477 -70% -53% 1,675 $90   $52,896,973 25
Sep 1, 2015 15 $187,386 +24% -57% 1,675 $112   $53,084,359 26
Sep 2, 2015 - $121,409 -35% -52% 1,675 $72   $53,205,768 27
Sep 3, 2015 - $114,743 -5% -53% 1,675 $69   $53,320,511 28
Sep 4, 2015 - $233,357 +103% -47% 1,135 $206   $53,553,868 29
Sep 5, 2015 - $443,846 +90% -47% 1,135 $391   $53,997,714 30
Sep 6, 2015 - $424,945 -4% -15% 1,135 $374   $54,422,659 31
Sep 7, 2015 - $350,766 -17% +132% 1,135 $309   $54,773,425 32
Sep 8, 2015 - $65,772 -81% -65% 1,135 $58   $54,839,197 33
Sep 9, 2015 - $47,809 -27% -61% 1,135 $42   $54,887,006 34
Sep 10, 2015 - $42,631 -11% -63% 1,135 $38   $54,929,637 35
Sep 11, 2015 - $103,659 +143% -56% 676 $153   $55,033,296 36
Sep 12, 2015 - $218,165 +110% -51% 676 $323   $55,251,461 37
Sep 13, 2015 - $124,153 -43% -71% 676 $184   $55,375,614 38
Sep 14, 2015 - $33,348 -73% -90% 676 $49   $55,408,962 39
Sep 15, 2015 - $34,902 +5% -47% 676 $52   $55,443,864 40
Sep 16, 2015 - $24,272 -30% -49% 676 $36   $55,468,136 41
Sep 17, 2015 - $18,683 -23% -56% 676 $28   $55,486,819 42
Sep 18, 2015 - $63,096 +238% -39% 355 $178   $55,549,915 43
Sep 19, 2015 - $108,960 +73% -50% 355 $307   $55,658,875 44
Sep 20, 2015 - $54,913 -50% -56% 355 $155   $55,713,788 45
Sep 21, 2015 - $14,052 -74% -58% 355 $40   $55,727,840 46
Sep 22, 2015 - $17,299 +23% -50% 355 $49   $55,745,139 47
Sep 23, 2015 - $17,260 n/c -29% 355 $49   $55,762,399 48
Sep 24, 2015 - $15,755 -9% -16% 355 $44   $55,778,154 49
Sep 25, 2015 - $36,671 +133% -42% 219 $167   $55,814,825 50
Sep 26, 2015 - $65,139 +78% -40% 219 $297   $55,879,964 51
Sep 27, 2015 - $35,224 -46% -36% 219 $161   $55,915,188 52
Sep 28, 2015 - $10,650 -70% -24% 219 $49   $55,925,838 53
Sep 29, 2015 - $11,823 +11% -32% 219 $54   $55,937,661 54
Sep 30, 2015 - $9,884 -16% -43% 219 $45   $55,947,545 55
Oct 1, 2015 - $10,554 +7% -33% 219 $48   $55,958,099 56
Oct 2, 2015 - $17,509 +66% -52% 131 $134   $55,975,608 57
Oct 3, 2015 - $34,003 +94% -48% 131 $260   $56,009,611 58
Oct 4, 2015 - $19,572 -42% -44% 131 $149   $56,029,183 59
Oct 5, 2015 - $5,293 -73% -50% 131 $40   $56,034,476 60
Oct 6, 2015 - $5,933 +12% -50% 131 $45   $56,040,409 61
Oct 7, 2015 - $5,229 -12% -47% 131 $40   $56,045,638 62
Oct 8, 2015 - $6,074 +16% -42% 131 $46   $56,051,712 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2015 2 $33,961,218   3,995 $8,501   $33,961,218 1
Aug 14, 2015 4 $12,014,144 -65% 4,004 $3,001   $45,975,362 2
Aug 21, 2015 10 $4,987,736 -58% 2,581 $1,932   $50,963,098 3
Aug 28, 2015 15 $2,357,413 -53% 1,675 $1,407   $53,320,511 4
Sep 4, 2015 21 $1,609,126 -32% 1,135 $1,418   $54,929,637 5
Sep 11, 2015 25 $557,182 -65% 676 $824   $55,486,819 6
Sep 18, 2015 32 $291,335 -48% 355 $821   $55,778,154 7
Sep 25, 2015 34 $179,945 -38% 219 $822   $55,958,099 8
Oct 2, 2015 38 $93,613 -48% 131 $715   $56,051,712 9
Oct 9, 2015 43 $52,574 -44% 72 $730   $56,104,286 10
Oct 16, 2015 77 $13,262 -75% 26 $510   $56,117,548 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/6/2015 $581,257 158 158 392 $1,425,527 10/13/2015
Australia 8/6/2015 $1,936,705 333 337 1,201 $4,033,705 9/22/2015
Austria 8/13/2015 $87,398 54 54 202 $262,946 9/22/2015
Bahrain 8/13/2015 $0 0 2 3 $169,712 12/30/2018
Belgium 8/26/2015 $250,780 75 75 301 $620,402 10/6/2015
Bolivia 8/6/2015 $136,626 28 28 82 $479,549 12/30/2018
Brazil 8/6/2015 $2,680,347 858 858 2,639 $6,198,671 12/8/2015
Bulgaria 8/7/2015 $30,608 0 16 33 $124,755 12/30/2018
Central America 8/6/2015 $0 0 36 57 $1,475,828 9/22/2015
Chile 8/20/2015 $209,405 89 89 278 $627,192 12/30/2018
Colombia 8/6/2015 $0 0 164 309 $1,768,015 12/30/2018
Croatia 8/13/2015 $0 0 20 25 $71,702 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 8/13/2015 $67,255 108 108 228 $162,908 12/30/2018
Ecuador 8/7/2015 $0 0 37 116 $1,230,258 12/30/2018
Estonia 8/7/2015 $14,318 10 10 20 $31,453 8/18/2015
Finland 8/7/2015 $52,275 77 77 157 $111,916 8/25/2015
France 8/5/2015 $3,667,261 648 648 2,706 $8,515,574 9/9/2015
Germany 8/13/2015 $581,028 474 474 516 $1,246,451 10/6/2015
Greece 8/6/2015 $0 0 41 85 $309,276 9/2/2015
Hong Kong 8/6/2015 $1,021,057 94 94 200 $1,928,060 9/9/2015
Hungary 8/13/2015 $68,462 59 59 118 $139,425 12/30/2018
Indonesia 8/12/2015 $0 0 119 174 $2,693,288 12/30/2018
Israel 8/6/2015 $154,208 26 26 104 $451,333 12/30/2018
Italy 9/11/2015 $1,036,197 0 322 350 $2,139,118 10/27/2015
Japan 10/9/2015 $0 0 645 1,241 $2,503,040 10/27/2015
Kenya 8/14/2015 $0 0 10 10 $59,591 12/30/2018
Lebanon 8/13/2015 $52,829 17 17 17 $52,829 12/30/2018
Lithuania 8/7/2015 $7,762 113 113 157 $16,933 8/19/2015
Malaysia 8/6/2015 $1,438,116 166 166 468 $2,516,131 9/22/2015
Mexico 8/6/2015 $4,165,712 0 228 228 $10,240,076 9/7/2018
Mongolia 8/14/2015 $0 0 4 4 $34,307 12/30/2018
Netherlands 8/6/2015 $268,555 83 83 332 $738,230 9/9/2015
New Zealand 8/6/2015 $326,471 125 125 465 $665,497 9/30/2015
Norway 8/7/2015 $0 0 3 3 $374,284 9/22/2015
Peru 8/6/2015 $802,665 157 157 467 $2,029,806 12/30/2018
Philippines 8/5/2015 $1,676,992 332 332 525 $2,371,605 12/30/2018
Poland 8/14/2015 $121,567 0 0 0 $442,356 12/30/2018
Portugal 8/6/2015 $0 0 61 119 $556,428 10/13/2015
Romania 8/7/2015 $62,055 52 52 129 $183,259 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 8/20/2015 $2,321,691 1,896 1,896 4,519 $4,787,519 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 8/6/2015 $0 0 3 3 $32,213 12/30/2018
Singapore 8/6/2015 $0 0 62 104 $2,064,175 9/18/2015
Slovakia 8/13/2015 $30,027 54 54 85 $50,785 8/26/2015
Slovenia 8/21/2015 $0 0 12 24 $10,065 9/9/2015
South Africa 8/14/2015 $0 0 59 64 $432,261 9/30/2015
South Korea 8/6/2015 $0 0 450 699 $2,554,253 9/22/2015
Spain 8/21/2015 $1,075,526 466 466 1,657 $3,758,622 10/20/2015
Sweden 8/7/2015 $228,588 150 150 267 $528,799 9/9/2015
Switzerland 8/5/2015 $138,233 30 67 97 $342,685 8/18/2015
Taiwan 8/6/2015 $562,023 83 83 186 $1,222,892 11/4/2018
Thailand 8/6/2015 $661,881 210 210 477 $1,232,955 9/2/2015
Turkey 8/7/2015 $292,361 288 352 1,817 $1,461,966 12/30/2018
Ukraine 8/20/2015 $146,292 187 187 598 $337,153 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 8/13/2015 $0 0 7 18 $1,442,875 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 8/7/2015 $4,154,951 539 539 1,652 $9,643,089 10/20/2015
Uruguay 8/6/2015 $29,892 11 11 32 $64,565 12/30/2018
Venezuela 8/21/2015 $1,281,761 71 71 360 $8,015,704 10/13/2015
Vietnam 8/7/2015 $338,010 105 105 210 $693,606 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $14,054,021
 
International Total$111,731,639 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
Dec 20, 20157202,860 202,860$3,122,015$3,122,0155
Dec 27, 201514106,856-47% 309,716$1,772,741$4,894,7566
Jan 3, 20161337,974-64% 347,690$422,651$5,317,4077
Jan 10, 20161519,950-47% 367,640$358,900$5,676,3078
Jan 17, 2016288,445-58% 376,085$151,926$5,828,2339
Jan 31, 20161813,295 396,814$132,817$6,070,92511

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 20, 20158174,926 174,926$3,472,290$3,472,2905
Dec 27, 20151487,230-50% 262,156$1,519,553$4,991,8436
Jan 3, 20161629,025-67% 291,181$435,084$5,426,9277
Jan 31, 20161124,564 336,300$245,398$5,877,67111
Feb 7, 2016189,516-61% 345,816$95,062$5,972,73312

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