Australia Box Office for Flight (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $5,797,093Details
Worldwide Box Office $160,558,438Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $22,394,513 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $10,930,567 Details
Total North America Video Sales $33,325,080
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Synopsis

Whip Whitaker is a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane?

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$31,000,000
Australia Releases: January 31st, 2013 (Wide)
Video Release: February 5th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity and an intense action sequence.
(Rating bulletin 2240, 9/12/2012)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Keywords: In a Plane, Lawyers, Disaster, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Addiction
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, ImageMovers, Parkes+Macdonald Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Blu-ray Sales: February 17th, 2013: Skyfall Sky High on High Definition

April 10th, 2013

As expected, Skyfall dominated the list of new releases and easily earned first place on the February 17th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold an outstanding 1.62 million units and generated $32.33 million in sales while its opening Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. That's a fantastic start. More...

Blu-ray Sales: February 10th, 2013: Peter Pan Flies High

April 2nd, 2013

Peter Pan led a group of six new releases earning first place on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 10th, 2013, with 515,000 units / $14.40 million, which is a strong opening for a catalog release. More...

DVD Sales: February 10th, 2013: Flight Takes Flight

April 2nd, 2013

There were five new releases to reach the top six on the February 10th edition of the DVD sales chart. This includes Flight with 585,000 units / $8.76 million during its first week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: February 3rd, 2013: Transylvania Transcends Competition

March 20th, 2013

New releases took four of the top five spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 3rd, 2013. Hotel Transylvania led the way with 633,000 units / $14.54 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 37%, which is very healthy for a kids movie. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, finishing with Best Original Screenplay. There are actually three films that could win that and it wouldn't be a total shock if they did. That said, there is still a favorite to contend with. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. This category is not truly competitive, but I'm supporting an underdog. More...

International Box Office: Journey has a Good Day

February 21st, 2013

Thanks to the Chinese New Year, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons rocketed into first place with $94.26 million in 5 markets over the weekend for a total run of $113.09 million. The film broke a number of records in its native China, including biggest opening day for a Chinese film ($12.3 million) and biggest single day of all time ($19.6 million) and fastest to $100 million in China (8 days). At this point, someone in North America should be interested in grabbing the film for a domestic release. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 5th, 2013

February 4th, 2013

It's not a bad week as far as first run releases go with three of them appearing high on the chart. This includes Flight, which has earned some major nominations during Awards Season. However, it is a shallow week, as there are also Direct-to-DVD kids releases and even a workout DVD in the top ten, according to Amazon.com. Leading the way is Peter Pan on Blu-ray Combo Pack or Blu-ray Combo Pack with Storybook App. This is not only the best-selling Blu-ray of the week, but it is also the best and is the Pick of the Week. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark

January 7th, 2013

Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices. More...

Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moviegoers Fill Up on Leftovers

November 26th, 2012

The Thanksgiving long weekend was stronger than anticipated with nearly every film topping predictions, some by pretty big margins. In fact, some earned more over three days than they were expected to earn over five days. Despite this, the box office was actually down 17% from last weekend to $208 million over the three-day portion of the weekend. This was 26% higher than the three-day portion of last year's Thanksgiving long weekend. Over five days, the box office pulled in $291 million, which is the most ever for a Thanksgiving weekend and 25% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.75 billion, which is 5.5% higher than last year's running tally of $9.24 billion. If 2012 can simply match 2011 the rest of the way, then we will set a new all-time yearly box office total with about $10.7 billion. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Twilight Shines Bright for Lionsgate

November 19th, 2012

While The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 wasn't quite as strong as predicted, it still had a monster opening. Likewise, the two big holdovers both fell a little further than anticipated. The only film in the top five that really beat expectations was Lincoln. Fortunately, all of the films in the top five came close enough to matching the predictions that the overall box office was still very strong. Compared to last week, the box office grew by 44% to just under $250 million. Compared to last year, the box office grew 12%, which is a much more important number. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.41 billion and is now 4.8% above last year's pace. It is still technically possible that 2012 will fail to match last year at the box office, but it is ferociously unlikely. More...

Weekend Predictions: Twilight Dawns for the Final Time

November 15th, 2012

As The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 prepares to re-write the record book, it would be easy to overlook the rest of the top five. However, there are a few other films of note. Firstly, Lincoln, which is expanding this weekend and will nearly be at the truly wide level. Nearly everyone thinks this film will grab a spot in the top five. Also, despite a lot of people predicting Breaking Dawn will break records, a lot of people think Skyfall will hold up pretty well over the weekend. By comparison, last year, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 had an impressive opening, but it was the only thing about the weekend that was impressive, as Happy Feet 2 crashed and burned. There's a slim chance Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will open with more than the combined openings of those two films. Adding in Skyfall and 2012 should come out with a major win this week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sky High Start

November 13th, 2012

Most people were expecting Skyfall to be a monster hit, but the film actually beat great expectations. Its opening helped the box office grow by 25% from last week to $173 million, which was 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 reached the $9 billion mark and not sits at $9.10 billion. By comparison, at this point in 2011, the total box office was $8.72 billion giving 2012 a 4.4% lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Sky's the Limit

November 8th, 2012

There's only one wide release this weekend, but Skyfall could become one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. Nearly all analysts assume it will be the fastest opening Bond film of all time. It might make more that last year's top three films made combined. Wreck-It-Ralph should still be strong at the box office, while Flight should hold on better than most other films do. Overall it should be a very good week at the box office. More...

Per Theater Chart: Flight and Ralph Fly Above the Competition

November 7th, 2012

Flight earned top spot on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $13,217, just ahead of the overall box office leader, Wreck-It-Ralph, which earned an average of $13,070. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Wreck-It Helps Fix the Box Office

November 5th, 2012

Wreck-It-Ralph's opening was on the very high end of expectations, which was a pleasant surprise over the weekend. Also, Flight beat all but the most bullish predictions. Even The Man with the Iron Fists did a little better than expected. Overall, the box office soared 49% from last weekend to $138 million. It was also higher compared to this weekend last year by a very impressive 21%. November certainly got off to a great start. Year-to-date, 2012 is ahead of 2011's pace by just under 4.0% at $8.89 billion to $8.55 billion. After a couple weak months, the box office has shown great strength and it would take a disastrous collapse for 2012 to not come out ahead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wreck-It Ralph Beats Up the Competition

November 4th, 2012

Wreck-It Ralph is breathing new life into the box office this weekend, after a few slow weeks, and with some help from an impressive opening for Flight this weekend will be a healthy 20% or so ahead of last year. Disney is projecting that Ralph will open with $49.1 million, which is a very creditable performance, if well behind the openings of The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc., both of which were released on the equivalent weekend in years gone by. The Pixar brand still counts for a lot, evidently. Flight's $25.01 million projection is well ahead of expectations (take a bow Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis), and has strong enough reviews to have good chances of legs into the Holiday Season. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ralph Set to Wreck the Box Office Competition

November 2nd, 2012

There's only one truly wide release this week, Wreck-It-Ralph, but it is opening in more than 3,700 theaters and with reviews that match its pre-release buzz. There are also two films opening in a little under 2,000 theaters, Flight and The Man with the Iron Fists, but both are earning good reviews and could have some impact at the box office by earning places in the top five. Last year the box office was led by Puss in Boots with $33.05 million during its sophomore stint. I think Wreck-It-Ralph will easily top that. The new releases were Tower Heist and A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, which combined pulled in $36.98 million. I really doubt Flight and Iron Fists will do the same. So unless Wreck-It-Ralph has close to a $50 million opening, November will start off on a losing note in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...

Contest: Vote Early, Vote Often - Update

October 26th, 2012

Wreck-It-Ralph is the only film opening truly wide next week and it might open in more theaters than the combined theater counts of Flight and The Man with the Iron Fists. So it is obviously the film in this week's Box Office Prediction Contest, right? Not so fast. This week we don't have a Box Office Prediction Contest. We have a Presidential Election Prediction Contest. In order to win, one must predict the Electoral College results for the 2012 Presidential Election as reported by CNN on their official site at noon, Pacific Time, on Wednesday, November 7th. As a tie-breaker, we will be using the percentage of the vote earned by the two main candidates, again as reported by CNN on their official site at noon on Wednesday November 7th. While you are researching your predictions, it is very important to keep in mind that the chances all 50 states and D.C. will be called by noon on Wednesday is roughly 0%. To emphasize, last time around, it took three weeks for Missouri to be called. This time around one of two things are guaranteed to happen. Either one candidate will win with a surprisingly strong margin, in which case the news networks will not be in a rush to call a state that is close. Or the candidates will be so close that at least one close state could tip the balance, in which case no network will want to get the call wrong and have another Florida 2000 on our hands. So read your favorite political sites, head over to 270towin.com, or another similar site, to play with the map to figure out how many Electoral College votes Obama and Romney will have, as well as the number of states that will remain undecided by the next day. And don't forget the popular vote tie-breaker.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the actual results, without going over Obama's total, will win a copies of The American President on Blu-ray and Dave on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the actual results, without going over Romney's total, will win a copies of The American President on Blu-ray and Dave on Blu-ray.

Update We've had a question regarding exactly what you need to send in for the contest. Here's a good sample entry based on 2008's election results:

Barack Obama Electoral Votes = 350
TIEBREAKER: Popular Vote = 53.7%

John McCain Electoral Votes = 162
TIEBREAKER: Popular Vote = 46.7%

The Electoral Votes do not add up to 538, because two states were uncalled by noon on Wednesday. If you've already sent in your prediction and it doesn't follow this format, send it in again and we will use your original date in case we need to go to the double tie-breaker. (First entry wins.)

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Monday November 5th to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2013/02/01 3 $1,819,983   239 $7,615   $1,910,783 1
2013/02/08 4 $1,105,251 -39% 239 $4,624   $3,590,502 2
2013/02/15 5 $812,316 -27% 234 $3,471   $4,791,762 3
2013/02/22 7 $482,225 -41% 209 $2,307   $5,538,218 4
2013/03/01 10 $209,958 -56% 142 $1,479   $5,797,093 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 2/7/2013 $313,906 50 60 334 $1,528,883 12/30/2018
Australia 1/31/2013 $1,819,983 239 239 1063 $5,797,093 12/14/2015
Austria 1/24/2013 $174,026 42 42 213 $680,920 12/14/2015
Belgium 1/30/2013 $338,618 50 50 266 $1,158,570 12/14/2015
Bolivia 4/4/2013 $12,036 4 4 10 $34,881 12/30/2018
Brazil 2/8/2013 $817,831 169 169 499 $3,346,151 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 2/22/2013 $21,606 15 15 38 $76,563 12/30/2018
Chile 1/31/2013 $75,353 28 43 97 $256,217 12/30/2018
Colombia 2/8/2013 $150,712 45 45 143 $445,391 12/30/2018
Croatia 2/21/2013 $33,037 15 15 66 $82,718 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 2/21/2013 $46,309 69 69 131 $105,435 12/30/2018
Denmark 2/28/2013 $62,230 36 36 85 $143,318 12/14/2015
Ecuador 2/1/2013 $52,233 17 17 50 $145,955 12/30/2018
Egypt 12/12/2012 $26,507 8 9 80 $129,184 12/30/2018
Finland 2/8/2013 $61,952 42 42 85 $154,286 12/14/2015
France 2/13/2013 $2,008,283 338 340 1179 $4,723,119 12/14/2015
Germany 1/24/2013 $1,638,306 342 345 1781 $6,345,532 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 2/21/2013 $156,239 22 22 49 $287,861 12/14/2015
Hungary 1/24/2013 $75,854 24 24 72 $171,451 12/30/2018
Iceland 2/22/2013 $12,560 7 7 19 $45,545 12/30/2018
Indonesia 2/20/2013 $33,149 97 101 230 $578,325 12/30/2018
Israel 1/10/2013 $0 0 16 40 $215,051 12/30/2018
Italy 1/24/2013 $1,785,090 335 335 923 $4,499,338 12/14/2015
Japan 3/1/2013 $1,670,288 321 321 1605 $9,235,539 12/14/2015
Latvia 2/22/2013 $10,425 3 3 15 $39,055 12/30/2018
Lebanon 11/22/2012 $59,764 12 13 31 $140,227 12/29/2018
Lithuania 1/25/2013 $13,467 4 4 18 $45,112 12/14/2015
Malaysia 2/21/2013 $91,081 30 30 74 $210,019 12/14/2015
Mexico 2/8/2013 $1,029,616 400 400 1454 $3,545,999 12/14/2015
Netherlands 1/31/2013 $395,615 41 41 200 $1,261,832 12/14/2015
New Zealand 2/6/2013 $70,158 38 38 138 $212,215 12/14/2015
Nigeria 2/1/2013 $4,247 4 4 40 $32,710 12/30/2018
North America 11/2/2012 $24,900,566 1,884 2,638 18,458 $93,772,375 1/20/2015
Norway 1/25/2013 $108,417 97 97 185 $300,513 12/14/2015
Peru 1/31/2013 $21,875 11 22 96 $306,471 12/30/2018
Philippines 2/13/2013 $118,670 57 57 75 $175,622 12/30/2018
Poland 2/22/2013 $234,201 69 71 253 $659,602 12/30/2018
Portugal 1/10/2013 $199,671 54 55 223 $687,895 12/14/2015
Romania 2/22/2013 $97,754 33 33 105 $184,166 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/15/2012 $863,882 400 400 856 $1,925,864 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/14/2013 $5,868 8 8 48 $22,839 12/30/2018
Singapore 2/21/2013 $117,149 14 14 41 $271,944 12/14/2015
Slovakia 2/21/2013 $0 0 8 8 $67,201 12/14/2015
South Africa 1/25/2013 $58,041 30 30 111 $261,268 12/14/2015
Spain 1/25/2013 $1,333,418 304 304 1703 $4,248,883 12/14/2015
Sweden 1/25/2013 $207,261 88 88 284 $758,122 12/14/2015
Switzerland 1/24/2013 $194,167 30 33 154 $968,398 12/14/2015
Thailand 2/21/2013 $77,029 27 27 63 $194,472 12/14/2015
Turkey 12/7/2012 $245,487 69 69 218 $760,036 12/30/2018
Ukraine 12/6/2012 $235,085 70 76 197 $485,583 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/8/2012 $422,979 41 41 70 $827,046 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 2/1/2013 $2,198,925 387 387 1552 $7,535,112 12/14/2015
Uruguay 1/25/2013 $26,980 9 9 41 $118,537 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/19/2013 $135,219 31 31 58 $351,994 12/14/2015
 
Worldwide Total$160,558,438 12/30/2018

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

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Captain William Whitaker
Nadine Velazquez    Katerina Marquez
Don Cheadle    Hugh Lang
Peter Gerety    Avington Carr

Supporting Cast

Tamara Tunie    Margaret Thomason
Kelly Reilly    Nicole
Bruce Greenwood    Charlie Anderson
Garcelle Beauvais    Deana
John Goodman    Harling Mays
Brian Geraghty    Ken Evans
Melissa Leo    Ellen Block
Carter Cabassa    Son on Plane
Adam Ciesielski    Father on Plane
Conor O Neill    Kip
Charlie E. Schmidt, Jr.    Tiki Pot
Will Sherrod    Schecter
Boni Yanagisawa    Camelia Satou
Adam Tomei    Fran
Dane Davenport    Derek Hogue
John Crow    Field Reporter
E. Roger Mitchell    Craig Matson
Ravi Kapoor    Dr. Kenan
Jill Jane Clements    Morning Nurse
Tommy Kane    Mark Mellon
James Badge Dale    Gaunt Young Man
Susie Spear    Waitress
Philip Pavel    Bartender
Reverend Charles Z. Gardner    Pentecostal Minister
Tom Nowicki    Len Caldwell
Jason Benjamin    Carr's Business Guy/Stalking Reporter
Ric Reitz    Carr's Attorney
Timothy Adams    Whip's Dad
Darius Woods    Young Will
Ron Caldwell    Trevor
Dylan Kussman    Tow Bear Barry
Janet Metzger    Sheila
Bethany Ann Lind    Vicky Evans
Sharon Blackwood    Peach Tree Employees
Pam Smith    Peach Tree Employees
Justin Martin    Will
Tilda Banden    Shannon Walshe
Rhoda Griffis    Amanda Anderson
Michael Beasley    Officer Edmonds
Ted Hall    TV Reporter
Laila Pruitt    Girl on Elevator
Precious Bright    Mom on Elevator
Steve Coulter    NTSB Officer at Hearing
Ted Huckabee    Prison Guard

Cameos

Piers Morgan    Himself
Jim Tilmon    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis    Director
John Gatins    Screenwriter
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Producer
Steve Starkey    Producer
Robert Zemeckis    Producer
Jack Rapke    Producer
Don Burgess    Director of Photography
Nelson Coates    Production Designer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll    Editor
Cherylanne Martin    Executive Producer
Louise Frogley    Costume Designer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Victoria Burrows    Casting
Scot Boland    Casting
Charlie Croughwell    Stunt Coordinator
David Lazan    Art Director
James Edward Ferrell Jr.    Set Decorator
William B. Kaplan    Sound
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Dennis Leonard    Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Leonard    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Sands    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Lantieri    Special Effects Supervisor
Kevin Baillie    Visual Effects Supervisor
Heather Kelton    Associate Producer
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff    Assistant Director
Steve Starkey    Second Unit Camera
Kenneth Karman    Supervising Music Editor

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