The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $59,076,019Details
International Box Office $103,961,642Details
Worldwide Box Office $163,037,661
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,956,141 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $6,642,926 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $11,599,067
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Synopsis

The adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune—all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$811,166 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:6.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$31,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,467 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $77,651,240

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 7th, 2014 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: March 5th, 2014 (Wide) (Belgium)
March 6th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
March 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Austria)
March 7th, 2014 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
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Video Release: June 17th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2299, 11/20/2013)
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Ensemble, Writing and Writers, Non-Chronological, Unnamed Character, Inheritance, Wrongfully Convicted, Prison Break, Romance, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Rags to Riches, May / December Romance, Hitmen, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Intertitle, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Immigration, Fascism, Orphan, Bigotry, Gratuitous Cameos, Animated Sequences, Winter Sports, Old Age Makeup, Nazis Outside of World War II, 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Studio Babelsberg, American Empirical
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French, German

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 95 $374,752 May 30, 2014 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 68 $657,051 May 23, 2014 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 58 $1,041,698 May 16, 2014 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 42 $1,545,746 May 9, 2014 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 42 $1,777,513 May 2, 2014 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 32 $2,459,171 Apr 25, 2014 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 24 $3,415,528 Apr 18, 2014 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 18 $4,069,245 Apr 11, 2014 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 8 $6,115,230 Apr 4, 2014 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 4 $8,539,795 Mar 28, 2014 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 7 $6,787,955 Mar 21, 2014 17
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 62 $22,329 Mar 21, 2014 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 15 $3,638,041 Mar 14, 2014 10
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 23 $55,122 Mar 14, 2014 10
Theater Average Opening Weekend 7 $202,792 Mar 7, 2014 3
Theater Average 10 $202,792 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top 2014 Theater Average 1 $202,792 Mar 7, 2014 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 32 1,463 Mar 7, 2014 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 17 $811,166   4 $202,792   $811,166 1
Mar 14, 2014 8 $3,638,041 +348% 66 $55,122   $4,776,981 2
Mar 21, 2014 7 $6,787,955 +87% 304 $22,329   $12,998,474 3
Mar 28, 2014 6 $8,539,795 +26% 977 $8,741   $24,171,610 4
Apr 4, 2014 6 $6,115,230 -28% 1,263 $4,842   $33,195,657 5
Apr 11, 2014 8 $4,069,245 -33% 1,467 $2,774   $39,488,800 6
Apr 18, 2014 12 $3,415,528 -16% 1,280 $2,668   $44,964,929 7
Apr 25, 2014 13 $2,459,171 -28% 1,221 $2,014   $48,803,152 8
May 2, 2014 9 $1,777,513 -28% 884 $2,011   $51,548,945 9
May 9, 2014 11 $1,545,746 -13% 770 $2,007   $53,826,874 10
May 16, 2014 12 $1,041,698 -33% 630 $1,653   $55,478,504 11
May 23, 2014 15 $657,051 -37% 360 $1,825   $56,589,497 12
May 30, 2014 15 $374,752 -43% 249 $1,505   $57,338,771 13
Jun 6, 2014 21 $243,079 -35% 185 $1,314   $57,777,522 14
Jun 13, 2014 25 $196,466 -19% 149 $1,319   $58,109,813 15
Jun 20, 2014 29 $132,861 -32% 112 $1,186   $58,347,156 16
Jun 27, 2014 32 $119,673 -10% 90 $1,330   $58,550,014 17
Jul 4, 2014 35 $100,089 -16% 72 $1,390   $58,722,693 18
Jul 11, 2014 38 $69,321 -31% 63 $1,100   $58,848,866 19
Jul 18, 2014 40 $52,376 -24% 46 $1,139   $58,943,020 20
Jul 25, 2014 53 $26,581 -49% 37 $718   $59,000,057 21
Aug 1, 2014 58 $15,008 -44% 23 $653   $59,034,599 22
Aug 8, 2014 68 $7,282 -51% 16 $455   $59,051,486 23
Aug 15, 2014 68 $7,871 +8% 9 $875   $59,065,243 24
Aug 22, 2014 71 $6,424 -18% 8 $803   $59,073,773 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 7, 2014 15 $260,447     4 $65,112   $260,447 1
Mar 8, 2014 - $298,159 +14%   4 $74,540   $558,606 2
Mar 9, 2014 15 $252,560 -15%   4 $63,140   $811,166 3
Mar 10, 2014 14 $88,166 -65%   4 $22,042   $899,332 4
Mar 11, 2014 18 $79,461 -10%   4 $19,865   $978,793 5
Mar 12, 2014 17 $83,383 +5%   4 $20,846   $1,062,176 6
Mar 13, 2014 17 $76,764 -8%   4 $19,191   $1,138,940 7
Mar 14, 2014 8 $1,103,508 +1,338% +324% 66 $16,720   $2,242,448 8
Mar 15, 2014 8 $1,436,150 +30% +382% 66 $21,760   $3,678,598 9
Mar 16, 2014 8 $1,098,383 -24% +335% 66 $16,642   $4,776,981 10
Mar 17, 2014 8 $347,318 -68% +294% 66 $5,262   $5,124,299 11
Mar 18, 2014 8 $370,528 +7% +366% 66 $5,614   $5,494,827 12
Mar 19, 2014 8 $368,882 n/c +342% 66 $5,589   $5,863,709 13
Mar 20, 2014 8 $346,810 -6% +352% 66 $5,255   $6,210,519 14
Mar 21, 2014 7 $1,890,100 +445% +71% 304 $6,217   $8,100,619 15
Mar 22, 2014 7 $2,929,915 +55% +104% 304 $9,638   $11,030,534 16
Mar 23, 2014 7 $1,967,940 -33% +79% 304 $6,473   $12,998,474 17
Mar 24, 2014 7 $627,844 -68% +81% 304 $2,065   $13,626,318 18
Mar 25, 2014 7 $724,452 +15% +96% 304 $2,383   $14,350,770 19
Mar 26, 2014 6 $684,087 -6% +85% 304 $2,250   $15,034,857 20
Mar 27, 2014 7 $596,958 -13% +72% 304 $1,964   $15,631,815 21
Mar 28, 2014 4 $2,405,393 +303% +27% 977 $2,462   $18,037,208 22
Mar 29, 2014 5 $3,907,007 +62% +33% 977 $3,999   $21,944,215 23
Mar 30, 2014 6 $2,227,395 -43% +13% 977 $2,280   $24,171,610 24
Mar 31, 2014 4 $696,162 -69% +11% 977 $713   $24,867,772 25
Apr 1, 2014 4 $805,846 +16% +11% 977 $825   $25,673,618 26
Apr 2, 2014 4 $711,709 -12% +4% 977 $728   $26,385,327 27
Apr 3, 2014 4 $695,100 -2% +16% 977 $711   $27,080,427 28
Apr 4, 2014 5 $1,841,472 +165% -23% 1,263 $1,458   $28,921,899 29
Apr 5, 2014 6 $2,679,819 +46% -31% 1,263 $2,122   $31,601,718 30
Apr 6, 2014 6 $1,593,939 -41% -28% 1,263 $1,262   $33,195,657 31
Apr 7, 2014 5 $504,780 -68% -27% 1,263 $400   $33,700,437 32
Apr 8, 2014 5 $680,295 +35% -16% 1,263 $539   $34,380,732 33
Apr 9, 2014 5 $530,617 -22% -25% 1,263 $420   $34,911,349 34
Apr 10, 2014 5 $508,206 -4% -27% 1,263 $402   $35,419,555 35
Apr 11, 2014 8 $1,184,476 +133% -36% 1,467 $807   $36,604,031 36
Apr 12, 2014 8 $1,821,088 +54% -32% 1,467 $1,241   $38,425,119 37
Apr 13, 2014 8 $1,063,681 -42% -33% 1,467 $725   $39,488,800 38
Apr 14, 2014 8 $412,576 -61% -18% 1,467 $281   $39,901,376 39
Apr 15, 2014 8 $600,703 +46% -12% 1,467 $409   $40,502,079 40
Apr 16, 2014 9 $507,413 -16% -4% 1,467 $346   $41,009,492 41
Apr 17, 2014 9 $539,909 +6% +6% 1,467 $368   $41,549,401 42
Apr 18, 2014 12 $1,166,055 +116% -2% 1,280 $911   $42,715,456 43
Apr 19, 2014 12 $1,476,584 +27% -19% 1,280 $1,154   $44,192,040 44
Apr 20, 2014 12 $772,889 -48% -27% 1,280 $604   $44,964,929 45
Apr 21, 2014 12 $345,816 -55% -16% 1,280 $270   $45,310,745 46
Apr 22, 2014 12 $360,350 +4% -40% 1,280 $282   $45,671,095 47
Apr 23, 2014 12 $346,077 -4% -32% 1,280 $270   $46,017,172 48
Apr 24, 2014 12 $326,809 -6% -39% 1,280 $255   $46,343,981 49
Apr 25, 2014 14 $662,777 +103% -43% 1,221 $543   $47,006,758 50
Apr 26, 2014 12 $1,149,337 +73% -22% 1,221 $941   $48,156,095 51
Apr 27, 2014 14 $647,057 -44% -16% 1,221 $530   $48,803,152 52
Apr 28, 2014 12 $211,084 -67% -39% 1,221 $173   $49,014,236 53
Apr 29, 2014 10 $274,431 +30% -24% 1,221 $225   $49,288,667 54
Apr 30, 2014 9 $251,715 -8% -27% 1,221 $206   $49,540,382 55
May 1, 2014 9 $231,050 -8% -29% 1,021 $226   $49,771,432 56
May 2, 2014 10 $477,867 +107% -28% 884 $541   $50,249,299 57
May 3, 2014 9 $813,219 +70% -29% 884 $920   $51,062,518 58
May 4, 2014 10 $486,427 -40% -25% 884 $550   $51,548,945 59
May 5, 2014 7 $157,131 -68% -26% 884 $178   $51,706,076 60
May 6, 2014 7 $203,749 +30% -26% 884 $230   $51,909,825 61
May 7, 2014 7 $186,732 -8% -26% 884 $211   $52,096,557 62
May 8, 2014 8 $184,571 -1% -20% 884 $209   $52,281,128 63
May 9, 2014 11 $398,577 +116% -17% 770 $518   $52,679,705 64
May 10, 2014 11 $652,451 +64% -20% 770 $847   $53,332,156 65
May 11, 2014 12 $494,718 -24% +2% 770 $642   $53,826,874 66
May 12, 2014 11 $130,119 -74% -17% 770 $169   $53,956,993 67
May 13, 2014 10 $164,850 +27% -19% 770 $214   $54,121,843 68
May 14, 2014 9 $155,113 -6% -17% 770 $201   $54,276,956 69
May 15, 2014 9 $159,850 +3% -13% 770 $208   $54,436,806 70
May 16, 2014 12 $298,829 +87% -25% 630 $474   $54,735,635 71
May 17, 2014 12 $460,181 +54% -29% 630 $730   $55,195,816 72
May 18, 2014 12 $282,688 -39% -43% 630 $449   $55,478,504 73
May 19, 2014 11 $123,336 -56% -5% 630 $196   $55,601,840 74
May 20, 2014 12 $110,314 -11% -33% 630 $175   $55,712,154 75
May 21, 2014 12 $105,878 -4% -32% 630 $168   $55,818,032 76
May 22, 2014 11 $114,414 +8% -28% 630 $182   $55,932,446 77
May 23, 2014 15 $165,111 +44% -45% 360 $459   $56,097,557 78
May 24, 2014 15 $266,082 +61% -42% 360 $739   $56,363,639 79
May 25, 2014 15 $225,858 -15% -20% 360 $627   $56,589,497 80
May 26, 2014 - $173,705 -23% +41% 360 $483   $56,763,202 81
May 27, 2014 16 $70,879 -59% -36% 360 $197   $56,834,081 82
May 28, 2014 16 $69,480 -2% -34% 360 $193   $56,903,561 83
May 29, 2014 16 $60,458 -13% -47% 360 $168   $56,964,019 84
May 30, 2014 14 $104,377 +73% -37% 249 $419   $57,068,396 85
May 31, 2014 14 $177,232 +70% -33% 249 $712   $57,245,628 86
Jun 1, 2014 14 $93,143 -47% -59% 249 $374   $57,338,771 87
Jun 2, 2014 15 $45,655 -51% -74% 249 $183   $57,384,426 88
Jun 3, 2014 15 $52,850 +16% -25% 249 $212   $57,437,276 89
Jun 4, 2014 15 $49,488 -6% -29% 249 $199   $57,486,764 90
Jun 5, 2014 15 $47,679 -4% -21% 249 $191   $57,534,443 91
Jun 6, 2014 - $67,951 +43% -35% 185 $367   $57,602,394 92
Jun 7, 2014 - $107,028 +58% -40% 185 $579   $57,709,422 93
Jun 8, 2014 - $68,100 -36% -27% 185 $368   $57,777,522 94
Jun 9, 2014 - $31,649 -54% -31% 185 $171   $57,809,171 95
Jun 10, 2014 - $35,374 +12% -33% 185 $191   $57,844,545 96
Jun 11, 2014 - $35,881 +1% -27% 185 $194   $57,880,426 97
Jun 12, 2014 - $32,921 -8% -31% 185 $178   $57,913,347 98
Jun 13, 2014 - $54,816 +67% -19% 149 $368   $57,968,163 99
Jun 14, 2014 - $84,351 +54% -21% 149 $566   $58,052,514 100
Jun 15, 2014 - $57,299 -32% -16% 149 $385   $58,109,813 101
Jun 16, 2014 - $21,322 -63% -33% 149 $143   $58,131,135 102
Jun 17, 2014 - $27,064 +27% -23% 149 $182   $58,158,199 103
Jun 18, 2014 - $27,804 +3% -23% 149 $187   $58,186,003 104
Jun 19, 2014 - $28,292 +2% -14% 149 $190   $58,214,295 105
Jun 20, 2014 - $39,551 +40% -28% 112 $353   $58,253,846 106
Jun 21, 2014 - $59,800 +51% -29% 112 $534   $58,313,646 107
Jun 22, 2014 - $33,510 -44% -42% 112 $299   $58,347,156 108
Jun 23, 2014 - $20,417 -39% -4% 112 $182   $58,367,573 109
Jun 24, 2014 - $24,834 +22% -8% 112 $222   $58,392,407 110
Jun 25, 2014 - $19,124 -23% -31% 112 $171   $58,411,531 111
Jun 26, 2014 - $18,810 -2% -34% 112 $168   $58,430,341 112
Jun 27, 2014 - $31,719 +69% -20% 90 $352   $58,462,060 113
Jun 28, 2014 - $52,768 +66% -12% 90 $586   $58,514,828 114
Jun 29, 2014 - $35,186 -33% +5% 90 $391   $58,550,014 115
Jun 30, 2014 - $18,953 -46% -7% 90 $211   $58,568,967 116
Jul 1, 2014 - $17,468 -8% -30% 90 $194   $58,586,435 117
Jul 2, 2014 - $15,124 -13% -21% 80 $189   $58,601,559 118
Jul 3, 2014 - $21,045 +39% +12% 80 $263   $58,622,604 119
Jul 4, 2014 - $27,985 +33% -12% 72 $389   $58,650,589 120
Jul 5, 2014 - $41,908 +50% -21% 72 $582   $58,692,497 121
Jul 6, 2014 - $30,196 -28% -14% 72 $419   $58,722,693 122
Jul 7, 2014 - $14,005 -54% -26% 72 $195   $58,736,698 123
Jul 8, 2014 - $15,753 +12% -10% 72 $219   $58,752,451 124
Jul 9, 2014 - $12,974 -18% -14% 72 $180   $58,765,425 125
Jul 10, 2014 - $14,120 +9% -33% 72 $196   $58,779,545 126
Jul 11, 2014 - $20,928 +48% -25% 63 $332   $58,800,473 127
Jul 12, 2014 - $31,010 +48% -26% 63 $492   $58,831,483 128
Jul 13, 2014 - $17,383 -44% -42% 63 $276   $58,848,866 129
Jul 14, 2014 - $10,058 -42% -28% 63 $160   $58,858,924 130
Jul 15, 2014 - $11,649 +16% -26% 63 $185   $58,870,573 131
Jul 16, 2014 - $10,424 -11% -20% 63 $165   $58,880,997 132
Jul 17, 2014 - $9,647 -7% -32% 63 $153   $58,890,644 133
Jul 18, 2014 - $13,560 +41% -35% 46 $295   $58,904,204 134
Jul 19, 2014 - $23,296 +72% -25% 46 $506   $58,927,500 135
Jul 20, 2014 - $15,520 -33% -11% 46 $337   $58,943,020 136
Jul 21, 2014 - $6,661 -57% -34% 46 $145   $58,949,681 137
Jul 22, 2014 - $7,718 +16% -34% 46 $168   $58,957,399 138
Jul 23, 2014 - $8,684 +13% -17% 46 $189   $58,966,083 139
Jul 24, 2014 - $7,393 -15% -23% 46 $161   $58,973,476 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 17 $1,138,940   4 $284,735   $1,138,940 1
Mar 14, 2014 8 $5,071,579 +345% 66 $76,842   $6,210,519 2
Mar 21, 2014 6 $9,421,296 +86% 304 $30,991   $15,631,815 3
Mar 28, 2014 6 $11,448,612 +22% 977 $11,718   $27,080,427 4
Apr 4, 2014 5 $8,339,128 -27% 1,263 $6,603   $35,419,555 5
Apr 11, 2014 9 $6,129,846 -26% 1,467 $4,178   $41,549,401 6
Apr 18, 2014 12 $4,794,580 -22% 1,280 $3,746   $46,343,981 7
Apr 25, 2014 13 $3,427,451 -29% 1,021 $3,357   $49,771,432 8
May 2, 2014 9 $2,509,696 -27% 884 $2,839   $52,281,128 9
May 9, 2014 11 $2,155,678 -14% 770 $2,800   $54,436,806 10
May 16, 2014 13 $1,495,640 -31% 630 $2,374   $55,932,446 11
May 23, 2014 15 $1,031,573 -31% 360 $2,865   $56,964,019 12
May 30, 2014 16 $570,424 -45% 249 $2,291   $57,534,443 13
Jun 6, 2014 22 $378,904 -34% 185 $2,048   $57,913,347 14
Jun 13, 2014 25 $300,948 -21% 149 $2,020   $58,214,295 15
Jun 20, 2014 29 $216,046 -28% 112 $1,929   $58,430,341 16
Jun 27, 2014 34 $192,263 -11% 80 $2,403   $58,622,604 17
Jul 4, 2014 35 $156,941 -18% 72 $2,180   $58,779,545 18
Jul 11, 2014 38 $111,099 -29% 63 $1,763   $58,890,644 19
Jul 18, 2014 42 $82,832 -25% 46 $1,801   $58,973,476 20
Jul 25, 2014 52 $46,115 -44% 37 $1,246   $59,019,591 21
Aug 1, 2014 57 $24,613 -47% 23 $1,070   $59,044,204 22
Aug 8, 2014 67 $13,168 -46% 16 $823   $59,057,372 23
Aug 15, 2014 67 $9,977 -24% 9 $1,109   $59,067,349 24
Aug 22, 2014 68 $8,670 -13% 8 $1,084   $59,076,019 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/20/2014 $0 0 1 2 $941,972 12/30/2018
Australia 4/10/2014 $0 0 36 112 $11,233,970 7/31/2023
Austria 3/7/2014 $0 0 10 49 $1,114,656 12/17/2015
Bahrain 5/1/2014 $0 0 1 5 $26,935 12/30/2018
Belgium 3/5/2014 $0 0 5 9 $1,404,427 12/15/2015
Brazil 7/3/2014 $41,321 23 55 229 $1,643,734 12/17/2015
Colombia 7/18/2014 $89,001 30 30 57 $201,369 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/13/2014 $0 0 9 17 $461,161 12/30/2018
Germany 3/6/2014 $0 0 122 491 $9,559,825 10/13/2015
Hong Kong 3/20/2014 $0 0 1 1 $520,020 12/15/2015
India 7/25/2014 $95,594 49 49 49 $95,594 12/17/2015
Italy 4/10/2014 $0 0 61 129 $6,238,904 12/17/2015
Japan 6/6/2014 $0 0 102 187 $2,812,641 12/16/2015
Lebanon 5/1/2014 $0 0 1 2 $110,015 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/14/2014 $0 0 1 5 $162,861 1/5/2022
Netherlands 3/13/2014 $0 0 28 31 $3,082,270 10/20/2015
New Zealand 4/11/2014 $0 0 7 27 $2,104,440 7/24/2023
Peru 4/24/2014 $0 0 1 1 $151,968 12/30/2018
Portugal 4/10/2014 $0 0 1 2 $542,019 7/5/2023
South Korea 3/20/2014 $0 0 84 388 $4,922,268 8/30/2023
Spain 3/21/2014 $0 0 22 86 $6,127,948 12/17/2015
Sweden 3/21/2014 $0 0 9 38 $3,203,905 12/17/2015
Taiwan 4/18/2014 $0 0 1 5 $684,074 12/17/2015
Ukraine 5/15/2014 $0 0 3 9 $320,112 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/7/2014 $0 0 9 19 $18,509,536 12/16/2015
 
Rest of World $27,785,018
 
International Total$103,961,642 8/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 22, 2014642,470 42,470$636,625$636,6251
Jun 29, 20141621,295-50% 63,765$319,212$955,8372
Jul 6, 20142918,158-15% 81,923$272,188$1,228,0253
Jul 13, 20142817,261-5% 99,184$258,742$1,486,7674
Jan 25, 20152713,421 240,614$99,852$3,312,13132
Mar 1, 20152716,547 289,064$198,399$3,872,57937

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 22, 2014349,699 49,699$991,992$991,9921
Jun 29, 2014913,859-72% 63,558$276,625$1,268,6172
Jul 6, 20141112,441-10% 75,999$248,319$1,516,9363
Jul 13, 20141410,467-16% 86,466$208,920$1,725,8564
Jan 18, 2015617,314 169,682$250,707$2,930,81131
Jan 25, 2015477,917+350% 247,599$749,557$3,680,36832
Feb 1, 20151314,976-81% 262,575$211,011$3,891,37933

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Lead Ensemble Members

Ralph Fiennes    M. Gustave
F. Murray Abraham    Mr. Moustafa
Mathieu Amalric    Serge
Adrien Brody    Dmitri
Willem Dafoe    Jopling
Jeff Goldblum    Kovacs
Harvey Keitel    Ludwig
Jude Law    Young Writer
Bill Murray    M. Ivan
Edward Norton    Henckels
Saoirse Ronan    Agatha
Jason Schwartzman    M. Jean
Lea Seydoux    Clotilde
Tilda Swinton    Madame D.
Tom Wilkinson    Author
Owen Wilson    M. Chuck
Tony Revolori    Zero

Supporting Cast

Larry Pine    Mr. Mosher
Giselda Volodi    Serge's Sister
Florian Lukas    Pinky
Karl Markovics    Wolf
Volker Zack Michalowski    Gunther
Neal Huff    Lieutenant
Ben Howard    Soldier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Anderson    Director
Wes Anderson    Screenwriter
Wes Anderson    Story Creator
Hugo Guinness    Story Creator
Wes Anderson    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Steven Rales    Producer
Jeremy Dawson    Producer
Molly Cooper    Executive Producer
Carl Woebcken*    Executive Producer
Christoph Fisser    Executive Producer
Henning Molfenter    Executive Producer
Jane Frazer    Co-Producer
Robert Yeoman    Director of Photography
Adam Stockhausen    Production Designer
Barney Pilling    Editor
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Milena Canonero    Costume Designer
Jina Jay    Casting Director
Douglas Aibel    Casting Director
Roman Coppola    Special Photography Unit
Frances Hannon    Hair, Make-up, and Prosthetic Designer
Simone Bar    Additional Casting
Alexandra Montag    Additional Casting
Antoinette Boulat    Additional Casting
Josh Robertson    Assistant Director
Ben Howard    Assistant Director
Pawel Wdowczak    Sound Mixer
Gerald Sullivan    Supervising Art Director
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Octavia Peissel    Associate Producer
Martin Scali    Second Unit Director
Miki Emmrich    Unit Production Manager
Gabriel Sanchez    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wayne Lemmer    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio    Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Lemmer    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Yann McCullough    Music Editor
Julie Dartnell    Make-up and Hair Designer
Norma Webb    Make-up and Hair Designer
Patricia Colin    Costume Supervisor
Stephan Gessler    Art Director
Steve Summersgill    Art Director
Tarnia Nicol    Assistant Art Director
Josef Brandl    Set Designer
Uli Nefzer    Special Effects Supervisor
Gerd Nefzer    Special Effects Supervisor
Klaus Mielich    Special Effects Coordinator
Nefzer Babelsberg    Special Effects
Henrik Fett    Visual Effects Executive Producer
Jenny Foster    Visual Effects Producer
Volkhart Buff    Stunt Coordinator
Mark Coulier    Prosthetic Makeup Designer

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

Oscar Predictions: Boyhood and Birdman Neck and Neck for Top Two Awards

February 22nd, 2015

The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest.

After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. The predicted Best Picture winner is, in fact, a statistical dead heat. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges.

Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because he’s more “due” for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. As noted, though, “favorite” is strong, given the closeness of this category, with Linklater getting 55% of the votes and Inarritu taking a 46% share.

The other big story about this year’s contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything each gathered a handful of votes from The Numbers readers, and Selma and Whiplash are given virtually no chance at all. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

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 look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

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 look at the Best Director category, which is neither among the most nor among the least competitive categories. We definitely have a favorite, but we also have another nominee with a better than average shot at winning. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 17th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

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 look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Original Screenplay. This is actually a two-horse race and for once, I'd be happy with either of the two leading contenders winning. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Winners

February 14th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Writers Guild of America winners were just announced and there wasn't a lot of surprises to talk about, but enough interesting things happened that it wasn't boring. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Lucy has Diamond Debut on Blu

February 9th, 2015

New releases dominated the Blu-ray Sales Chart earning the top three spots. This includes Lucy, which opened in first place with 425,000 units / $8.71 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. Action films tend to do really well on Blu-ray, so this result isn't too much of a surprise. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners

February 8th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 15th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were the last major Awards Season group to hand out their nominations and did so over two days this week. Not surprisingly, for the most part, the same group of films appear on this list as have appeared on the rest of the Awards Season nominations. Birdman, Boyhood, and The Imitation Game all make appearances, More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. The Golden Globes winners were announced Sunday night and while there were not a lot of surprises, there are some things worth talking about. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Boyhood poster

The Writers Guild of America nominations were latest to be announced, but were there any real surprises? Yes. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. More on that later. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Under the Skin

July 14th, 2014

Under the Skin stars Scarlett Johansson, which gave the film a lot more star power than most limited releases have. On the other hand, the premise was a little out there, so much so that it really never had a shot at expanding significantly. It managed $2.5 million, which is great, especially considering so far this year only three limited releases have topped $10 million (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Chef, and very recently Belle). Does the film work as an art house film? Will it please more mainstream audiences? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 1st, 2014

June 30th, 2014

It is a terrible week on the home market. The biggest new release according to Amazon.com is Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits, which is coming out on DVD and DVD or Blu-ray. However, according to the people sending me a screener, it doesn't come out till the first week of August. The best release on this week's list is The Grand Budapest Hotel, but it came out last month and the Blu-ray arrived late. The best new release on this week's list, that I know is coming out this week, is The Lunchbox and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

June 28th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel is the latest film from auteur director, Wes Anderson, and it is also his biggest box office hit. I liked some of his earlier films, but after The Life Aquatic and The Darjeeling Limited, I didn't consider myself a fan of his work. Then I saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom and I loved both. Because of this, I was super excited to see The Grand Budapest Hotel and its box office success caused my expectations to rise even more. Did they rise too high? Is this Wes Anderson's best movie, as well as his biggest hit? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 17th, 2014

June 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. There are several releases coming out this week that are absolutely worth picking up. But there are also several of these where I'm still waiting for screeners to arrive, some of which are contenders for Pick of the Week, like The Grand Budapest Hotel or House of Cards. Other potential Pick of the Week contenders include Ernest and Celestine on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The LEGO Movie on Blu-ray Combo Pack. It was literally a coin toss and Ernest and Celestine won. Meanwhile, No Clue on DVD wins the Puck of the Week, for the best Canadian release of the week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Godzilla Chows Down on the Competition

May 20th, 2014

The Immigrant poster

Godzilla led the way on both the overall box office chart and the per theater box office chart, earning an average of $23,580 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The second best film on the per theater chart was The Immigrant with an average of $14,688 in three theaters. Chinese Puzzle was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,772 in two theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Belle Has Beautiful Debut

May 7th, 2014

Belle poster

Belle led the way on the per theater chart with an opening of just over $100,000 in four theaters for an average of $26,645. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was relatively close behind with an average of $21,186 in more than 4,000 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club on the per theater chart was Ida, which made $55,000 in 3 theaters for an average of $18,479. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man Swings into Summer with $92 million

May 4th, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster

The modern tradition is that first weekend in May starts the Summer season with a super-hero action movie. And Hollywood being the industry that lets no tradition go before it's beaten it to death, this year we start Summer, on the first weekend in May, with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Now, the most amazing fact about the Spider-Man franchise is probably that every movie has done worse at the domestic box office than the one before it, even without adjusting for inflation. This is another tradition that looks like it might continue, with Spider-Man 2 opening with $92 million—without doubt a very good debut, but one that points towards a final box office around $250 million, or perhaps a shade higher. With The Amazing Spider-Man having made $262 million in 2012, a fourth straight decline for the franchise looks like a 50-50 bet right now. More...

Per Theater Chart: Most Limited Releases have a Rough Time

April 30th, 2014

From the Rough poster

It was not a good week on the per theater chart, as only one film topped the $10,000 mark. That film was Locke, which earned an average of $20,252 in four theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Fade Sharpens into Focus

April 23rd, 2014

Fading Gigolo poster

Fading Gigolo debuted on top of the per theater chart with an average of $36,160 in five theaters. This is the second best per theater average for a 2014 release behind The Grand Budapest Hotel. Granted, it was well behind that film, but still in second place. Also, given the film's reviews, it won't last very long at the box office. The only other film to reach the $10,000 club was Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version, which celebrated its 60th anniversary with $10,903 in one theater. More...

International Box Office: Rio 2 Rise, Soldier Surges Past Milestones

April 17th, 2014

Rio 2 poster

Rio 2 raced to first place with $63.5 million on 20,008 screens in 65 markets for a total of $125.6 million after four weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Mexico, where it earned $8.42 million on 2,627 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.97 million. This is about $3 million more than the first film's debut there. It also earned first place in Australia with $2.09 million on 278 screens, although this is weaker than its predecessor. It is still too soon to tell where it will finish internationally, as it has been doing better in some markets, but worse in others, when compared to Rio. That said, I think the studio should be happy overall. More...

International Box Office: Winter of Content

April 9th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier remained in first place on the international chart with $109.8 million in 50 markets for a two week total of $209.4 million internationally and $304.4 million worldwide. The Winter Soldier is already ahead of the first Captain America internationally, and by this time next week, it will have $500 million worldwide, about 30% more than its predecessor's final figure. This week, the film opened in first place in a trio of major markets, led by China where it earned $36.23 million, which is just over $20 million more than the first film finished with in that market. Russia was next with an opening of $7.79 million on 1,685, or $1 million lower than the first film's final tally there. Finally there was Australia, where the film opened with $5.91 million, which is about 20% more than its predecessor opened with. As far as holdovers go, the film added $4.64 million in the U.K. for a total of $18.31 million there, which is already ahead of the first film's total. More...

Per Theater Chart: Under Over Everyone Else

April 8th, 2014

Under the Skin poster

Under the Skin opened surprisingly well with a per theater average of $33,289 in four theaters. This is the second best opening per theater average for any film released in 2014, well back of The Grand Budapest Hotel's record-breaking debut. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which earned an average of $24,130 in nearly 4,000 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Winter Soldier Produces a Lot of Heat

April 7th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

So the first weekend of April was amazing. Not only did Game of Thrones set a series record for ratings (and the best for HBO since The Sopranos) but Captain America: The Winter Soldier set the April opening weekend of all time. Its opening was on the high end of expectations, which is great news, and this strength helped the overall box office grow by 19% from last weekend to $167 million. This is also 24% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 now has $2.55 billion, which is 7% more than 2013's running tally of $2.38 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Captain America Freeze Out the Competition?

April 3rd, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

It is the first weekend in April, which means one thing... Game of Thrones returns! Also, Captain America: The Winter Soldier opens domestically. The film already opened internationally and was a much bigger hit than its predecessor was in the markets it debuted in, which bodes well for its opening here. On the other hand, it scared away all other films and there's no competition opening in wide release and it could take a real bite out of the holdovers. That said, this weekend last year, the biggest hit of the weekend was Evil Dead, which only made $25.78 million and The Winter Soldier could earn four times that over the weekend. More...

International Box Office: Winter of Content

April 3rd, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier started its international run a week earlier than its domestic run and it started out really well. It earned first place with $75.2 million in 32 markets. This includes a number of major markets, led by the U.K. with $10.05 million on 535 screens. By comparison, the first Captain America made $14.75 million in the U.K., in total, including a $4.90 million start. It also cracked $10 million in South Korea with $8.89 million on 1,268 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.99 million. The first film made $3.81 million in South Korea in total. The Winter Soldier also opened in Mexico, earning $8.60 million on 2,681, which was a little bit above its predecessor opening. It is too soon to tell if it will reach $20 million, like The First Avenger did. The first film made $10.28 million in France in total, while this film opened with $6.06 million on 664 screens. In Germany, the film only managed $3.66 million on 626 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.99 million, compared to $4.81 million the original made in total. It had a near identical opening in Italy with $3.60 million on 648 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $4.06 million. This is close to half of the $8.60 million the first film made in total in that market. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Spain with $2.93 million in 709 screens, which is just a little bit more than the $2.54 million the original opened with. As you can tell, The Winter Soldier topped The First Avenger's opening in every major market. It topped its predecessor's total in one major market. This is an amazing start and with several major markets left ahead of it, an international total of $300 million is a reasonable goal. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mistakes Paid Dividends, while Raid Rules

April 1st, 2014

Mistaken for Strangers poster

It was a close race, but The Raid 2 took top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $23,613 in seven theaters. Finding Vivian Maier was right behind with an average of $21,200 in three theaters. The overall number one film, Noah, was the only other film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $12,257. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Noah Sails to the Top, but Box Office Sinks

April 1st, 2014

Noah poster

March is over and it ended on a bit of a down note. Noah topped expectations, but not every film managed to do the same. For instance, Sabotage barely avoided the Mendoza Line. Overall the box office was down less than $1 million, or 0.7%, when compared to last weekend. Compared to last year, the box office was down 5%, which isn't great, but given how strong 2014 has been, it is hardly a reason to panic. In fact, year-to-date, 2014 has a 6% lead over 2013 at $2.35 billion to $2.22 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Noah Wash Away the Competition?

March 27th, 2014

Noah poster

The final weekend in March is a busy one with two wide releases, possibly two wide expansions, and a semi-wide release that could reach the top ten. Noah is the wider of the two wide releases and should have little trouble earning first place over the weekend. On the other hand, there is a chance Sabotage won't reach the top five. Both Bad Words and The Grand Budapest Hotel are expanding wide, or widish. The Grand Budapest Hotel should pop into the top five, but not everyone thinks Bad Words will reach the top ten. Finally, Cesar Chavez is opening in more than 600 theaters and there is a chance it will reach the top ten. This weekend last year was led by G.I. Joe: Retaliation with just over $40 million. Noah could get there, but even if it does, I don't think the other films will hold their end of the bargain and 2014 will finally lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 26th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed remained in first place on the international chart with $29.2 million in 55 markets for a two-week total of $96.1 million. This includes $10.5 million over the weekend in China, and $24.22 million for the full week. After two weeks of release, the film has $45.54 million in that one market. The film opened in first place in Germany with $2.91 million on 455 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.06 million. The film opens in Spain and France, among other markets, in April, while by the time it debuts in Japan, it might have covered its production budget internationally. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thrills are Not Cheap But Grand Still Rules

March 25th, 2014

Cheap Thrills poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel expanded once again, but still managed to lead the way on the per theater chart with an average of $22,329 in 304 theaters. The overall number one film, Divergent, was in second place on the per theater chart with an average of $13,874. Rob the Mob was right behind with $13,833 in its lone theater. Jodorowsky's Dune opened in three theaters earning an average of $12,006. God's Not Dead was the big surprise of the weekend with an average of $11,852 in 780 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Divergent Results

March 25th, 2014

Divergent poster

This weekend, there were two new wide releases at the box office. One was a big hit and the other struggled. Also, one was a hit with critics and one was not. Sadly, the critical miss was a box office hit with Divergent earning more than $50 million while Muppets Most Wanted failed to reach $20 million. Overall, the total box office this weekend was $141 million, which is 24% more than last weekend. It is also more than the same weekend last year, but by less than 2%. Year-to-date, 2014 is 8% ahead of 2013 at $2.16 billion to $2.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Diverse Winners at the Box Office

March 23rd, 2014

Divergent poster

Once more, the Summit division of Lionsgate is showing the rest of the industry how to successfully bring a Young Adult novel to the screen, with Divergent delivering an impressive $56 million on its opening weekend. While that's a long, long way short of the $152.5 million posted by The Hunger Games on its debut, it is in the same ballpark as the $69.6 million enjoyed by Twilight when it came out in 2008, in spite of being from a book with a smaller fanbase. It's also the second-biggest weekend of the year so far after The LEGO Movie, and bodes well for an impressive final tally, and sequels to come.

But that's not the only piece of good news on a weekend where the theme is diversity. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 20th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed performed a lot better internationally than it did domestically earning first place with $45.6 million in 40 markets. Unfortunately, $21.09 million was earned during its opening weekend in China. I say unfortunately, because studios only get about 20% of the box office haul in that market, compared to 40% in most other international markets and 60% domestically. It also earned first place in Russia with $5.84 million on 1,050 screens and in the U.K., with $3.35 million on 469. The surprise result came in Malaysia where it earned $1.89 million on 184 screens. On the other hand, the film had a trio of third place debuts in Australia ($1.38 million on 457 screens); Brazil ($1.29 on 335); and Italy ($1.07 million on 426). The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't open in Japan till June. It likely topped its production budget worldwide by Monday, so as long as its legs are not really short, it should break even sometime on the home market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand Still the Grandest of Them All

March 19th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Despite expanding from 4 to 66 theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel held on well enough to lead the per theater chart with ease. In fact, its average of $55,122 was the second best per theater average for the year, behind only its opening weekend. Bad Words came in second place with an average of $18,884 in six theaters. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide. Fortunately, the film already has a wide release scheduled and as the ad campaign for the wide release ramps up, it should at least become a midlevel hit when compared to its production budget. Enemy was right behind with an estimated $18,000 in its lone theater. Le Week-End was the final film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $14,536 in three theaters during its opening weekend of release. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Peabody and Sherman Travel to the Top

March 18th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

The weekend box office didn't shake out as expected with the new films failing to live up to the low end of predictions. Need for Speed didn't earn first place, in fact, it only managed third place. Tyler Perry's Single Mothers Club barely managed fifth place and was the worst opening for Tyler Perry in his directing career. On the positive side, Mr. Peabody and Sherman held on better than expected allowing it to rise to first place. The overall box office sank compared to last weekend, down 21% to $114 million. This is still above last year's box office total by 6%. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in almost $2.00 billion, which is 11% ahead of 2013's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Peabody Beats Out Action Trio

March 16th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

An over-abundance of action movies this weekend split the market for moviegoers looking for such entertainment, allowing the animated family adventure Mr. Peabody and Sherman to sneak in and win the weekend. Peabody will be down a decent 34% from last weekend at $21.2 million, according to Fox, and will hit $63 million by the end of the weekend. Its legs will take it past 300: Rise of an Empire, which will be down 58% to $19.1 million for the weekend, and $78.4 million after two. Both films will top new release Need for Speed. Disney's debutant will post around $17.8 million for the weekend, a number undoubtedly squeezed by competition with 300 and Non-Stop, which will post $10.6 million in its third weekend, for $68.8 million in total. More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand, Grandeur, Grandest

March 12th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $202,792 in four theaters. This is the best per theater average this year and the best per theater average since Frozen's debut last year. It is also the best per theater average for a live action film of all time, beating The Master's old record of $147,262 in five theaters set in 2012. The film will clearly expand wide enough to earn a significant measure of mainstream success, if it doesn't expand truly wide. Particle Fever was next with an average of $14,323 in three theaters over the weekend, while its total since Wednesday is $49,869. The only wide release to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was 300: Rise of an Empire, which earned an average of $13,006. Interior. Leather Bar. was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club earning $10,902 in one theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: 300 and Peabody in Shadow of Budapest Hotel

March 9th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Two movies with very different audiences top this weekend's box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, but the really eye-popping numbers are to be found lower down the rankings. 300: Rise of an Empire leads the charge with a very solid $45 million or so from 3,470 theaters. While that's a long way behind the $70.9 million earned by 300 on its opening weekend, it's an impressive showing for a film that hasn't been earning particularly strong reviews and doesn't share much of the cast, nor the director, from the original movie. In second place, Mr. Peabody & Sherman will land at around $32.5 million for Fox. Playing in 3,934 theaters, the family animated adventure will have a decent $8,361 theater average, and its legs over the next few weeks will be closely watched -- it'll need them for any chance of a sequel.

The main story for the weekend, however, lies lower in the chart. More...

Limited Releases are Looking Grand

March 7th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

This week the list of limited releases includes The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is earning amazing buzz and arguably better reviews. It will likely dominate the per theater chart so much so that the rest of the films might suffer as as result. This would be too bad, because there are several other films that deserve to find an audience. Grand Piano and In Fear are both earning great reviews, but as horror films playing on Video on Demand, their box office numbers will be nothing more than an afterthought. There are also a couple of comedies I'm interested in seeing, Journey To The West and No Clue, although the latter is only playing in Canada. More...

2014 Preview: March

March 1st, 2014

Divergent poster

2014 continued its strong run in February with The Lego Movie beating even the high end expectations and will become the first film released in 2014 to reach $200 million. March doesn't look as strong, as no film is on track to hit $200 million, but there are five films that have a chance at $100 million. Granted, not all of them will get there; in fact, there's a chance only one of them will get there. Divergent is the film I think has the best shot at the century club, but it could be joined by Mr. Peabody and Sherman, for instance, which is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Noah is a big-budget Bible epic and the studio has to be hoping for at least $100 million, but the buzz is quite negative and there have been reports of troubles behind-the-scenes. Last March was led by Oz The Great and Powerful, which pulled in more than $200 million domestically. I don't think any film opening this March will match that figure. In addition, The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation also hit the $100 million milestone, while Olympus Has Fallen came very close. Granted, there were also some big bombs last March, like The Host, but even so, I think 2014 will lose ground in the year-over-year comparison. More...


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Synopsis

The adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune—all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$811,166 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:6.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$31,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,467 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $77,651,240

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 7th, 2014 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: March 5th, 2014 (Wide) (Belgium)
March 6th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
March 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Austria)
March 7th, 2014 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
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Video Release: June 17th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2299, 11/20/2013)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2015
vs. Moonrise Kingdom
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Keywords: Ensemble, Writing and Writers, Non-Chronological, Unnamed Character, Inheritance, Wrongfully Convicted, Prison Break, Romance, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Rags to Riches, May / December Romance, Hitmen, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Intertitle, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Immigration, Fascism, Orphan, Bigotry, Gratuitous Cameos, Animated Sequences, Winter Sports, Old Age Makeup, Nazis Outside of World War II, 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Studio Babelsberg, American Empirical
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French, German

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 95 $374,752 May 30, 2014 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 68 $657,051 May 23, 2014 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 58 $1,041,698 May 16, 2014 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 42 $1,545,746 May 9, 2014 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 42 $1,777,513 May 2, 2014 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 32 $2,459,171 Apr 25, 2014 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 24 $3,415,528 Apr 18, 2014 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 18 $4,069,245 Apr 11, 2014 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 8 $6,115,230 Apr 4, 2014 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 4 $8,539,795 Mar 28, 2014 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 7 $6,787,955 Mar 21, 2014 17
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 62 $22,329 Mar 21, 2014 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 15 $3,638,041 Mar 14, 2014 10
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 23 $55,122 Mar 14, 2014 10
Theater Average Opening Weekend 7 $202,792 Mar 7, 2014 3
Theater Average 10 $202,792 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top 2014 Theater Average 1 $202,792 Mar 7, 2014 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 32 1,463 Mar 7, 2014 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Ralph Fiennes    M. Gustave
F. Murray Abraham    Mr. Moustafa
Mathieu Amalric    Serge
Adrien Brody    Dmitri
Willem Dafoe    Jopling
Jeff Goldblum    Kovacs
Harvey Keitel    Ludwig
Jude Law    Young Writer
Bill Murray    M. Ivan
Edward Norton    Henckels
Saoirse Ronan    Agatha
Jason Schwartzman    M. Jean
Lea Seydoux    Clotilde
Tilda Swinton    Madame D.
Tom Wilkinson    Author
Owen Wilson    M. Chuck
Tony Revolori    Zero

Supporting Cast

Larry Pine    Mr. Mosher
Giselda Volodi    Serge's Sister
Florian Lukas    Pinky
Karl Markovics    Wolf
Volker Zack Michalowski    Gunther
Neal Huff    Lieutenant
Ben Howard    Soldier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Anderson    Director
Wes Anderson    Screenwriter
Wes Anderson    Story Creator
Hugo Guinness    Story Creator
Wes Anderson    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Steven Rales    Producer
Jeremy Dawson    Producer
Molly Cooper    Executive Producer
Carl Woebcken*    Executive Producer
Christoph Fisser    Executive Producer
Henning Molfenter    Executive Producer
Jane Frazer    Co-Producer
Robert Yeoman    Director of Photography
Adam Stockhausen    Production Designer
Barney Pilling    Editor
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Milena Canonero    Costume Designer
Jina Jay    Casting Director
Douglas Aibel    Casting Director
Roman Coppola    Special Photography Unit
Frances Hannon    Hair, Make-up, and Prosthetic Designer
Simone Bar    Additional Casting
Alexandra Montag    Additional Casting
Antoinette Boulat    Additional Casting
Josh Robertson    Assistant Director
Ben Howard    Assistant Director
Pawel Wdowczak    Sound Mixer
Gerald Sullivan    Supervising Art Director
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Octavia Peissel    Associate Producer
Martin Scali    Second Unit Director
Miki Emmrich    Unit Production Manager
Gabriel Sanchez    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wayne Lemmer    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio    Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Lemmer    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Yann McCullough    Music Editor
Julie Dartnell    Make-up and Hair Designer
Norma Webb    Make-up and Hair Designer
Patricia Colin    Costume Supervisor
Stephan Gessler    Art Director
Steve Summersgill    Art Director
Tarnia Nicol    Assistant Art Director
Josef Brandl    Set Designer
Uli Nefzer    Special Effects Supervisor
Gerd Nefzer    Special Effects Supervisor
Klaus Mielich    Special Effects Coordinator
Nefzer Babelsberg    Special Effects
Henrik Fett    Visual Effects Executive Producer
Jenny Foster    Visual Effects Producer
Volkhart Buff    Stunt Coordinator
Mark Coulier    Prosthetic Makeup Designer

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

Oscar Predictions: Boyhood and Birdman Neck and Neck for Top Two Awards

February 22nd, 2015

The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest.

After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. The predicted Best Picture winner is, in fact, a statistical dead heat. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges.

Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because he’s more “due” for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. As noted, though, “favorite” is strong, given the closeness of this category, with Linklater getting 55% of the votes and Inarritu taking a 46% share.

The other big story about this year’s contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything each gathered a handful of votes from The Numbers readers, and Selma and Whiplash are given virtually no chance at all. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

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 look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

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 look at the Best Director category, which is neither among the most nor among the least competitive categories. We definitely have a favorite, but we also have another nominee with a better than average shot at winning. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 17th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

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 look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Original Screenplay. This is actually a two-horse race and for once, I'd be happy with either of the two leading contenders winning. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Winners

February 14th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Writers Guild of America winners were just announced and there wasn't a lot of surprises to talk about, but enough interesting things happened that it wasn't boring. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Lucy has Diamond Debut on Blu

February 9th, 2015

New releases dominated the Blu-ray Sales Chart earning the top three spots. This includes Lucy, which opened in first place with 425,000 units / $8.71 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. Action films tend to do really well on Blu-ray, so this result isn't too much of a surprise. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners

February 8th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 15th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were the last major Awards Season group to hand out their nominations and did so over two days this week. Not surprisingly, for the most part, the same group of films appear on this list as have appeared on the rest of the Awards Season nominations. Birdman, Boyhood, and The Imitation Game all make appearances, More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. The Golden Globes winners were announced Sunday night and while there were not a lot of surprises, there are some things worth talking about. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Boyhood poster

The Writers Guild of America nominations were latest to be announced, but were there any real surprises? Yes. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. More on that later. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Under the Skin

July 14th, 2014

Under the Skin stars Scarlett Johansson, which gave the film a lot more star power than most limited releases have. On the other hand, the premise was a little out there, so much so that it really never had a shot at expanding significantly. It managed $2.5 million, which is great, especially considering so far this year only three limited releases have topped $10 million (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Chef, and very recently Belle). Does the film work as an art house film? Will it please more mainstream audiences? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 1st, 2014

June 30th, 2014

It is a terrible week on the home market. The biggest new release according to Amazon.com is Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits, which is coming out on DVD and DVD or Blu-ray. However, according to the people sending me a screener, it doesn't come out till the first week of August. The best release on this week's list is The Grand Budapest Hotel, but it came out last month and the Blu-ray arrived late. The best new release on this week's list, that I know is coming out this week, is The Lunchbox and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

June 28th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel is the latest film from auteur director, Wes Anderson, and it is also his biggest box office hit. I liked some of his earlier films, but after The Life Aquatic and The Darjeeling Limited, I didn't consider myself a fan of his work. Then I saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom and I loved both. Because of this, I was super excited to see The Grand Budapest Hotel and its box office success caused my expectations to rise even more. Did they rise too high? Is this Wes Anderson's best movie, as well as his biggest hit? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 17th, 2014

June 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. There are several releases coming out this week that are absolutely worth picking up. But there are also several of these where I'm still waiting for screeners to arrive, some of which are contenders for Pick of the Week, like The Grand Budapest Hotel or House of Cards. Other potential Pick of the Week contenders include Ernest and Celestine on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The LEGO Movie on Blu-ray Combo Pack. It was literally a coin toss and Ernest and Celestine won. Meanwhile, No Clue on DVD wins the Puck of the Week, for the best Canadian release of the week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Godzilla Chows Down on the Competition

May 20th, 2014

The Immigrant poster

Godzilla led the way on both the overall box office chart and the per theater box office chart, earning an average of $23,580 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The second best film on the per theater chart was The Immigrant with an average of $14,688 in three theaters. Chinese Puzzle was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,772 in two theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Belle Has Beautiful Debut

May 7th, 2014

Belle poster

Belle led the way on the per theater chart with an opening of just over $100,000 in four theaters for an average of $26,645. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was relatively close behind with an average of $21,186 in more than 4,000 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club on the per theater chart was Ida, which made $55,000 in 3 theaters for an average of $18,479. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man Swings into Summer with $92 million

May 4th, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster

The modern tradition is that first weekend in May starts the Summer season with a super-hero action movie. And Hollywood being the industry that lets no tradition go before it's beaten it to death, this year we start Summer, on the first weekend in May, with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Now, the most amazing fact about the Spider-Man franchise is probably that every movie has done worse at the domestic box office than the one before it, even without adjusting for inflation. This is another tradition that looks like it might continue, with Spider-Man 2 opening with $92 million—without doubt a very good debut, but one that points towards a final box office around $250 million, or perhaps a shade higher. With The Amazing Spider-Man having made $262 million in 2012, a fourth straight decline for the franchise looks like a 50-50 bet right now. More...

Per Theater Chart: Most Limited Releases have a Rough Time

April 30th, 2014

From the Rough poster

It was not a good week on the per theater chart, as only one film topped the $10,000 mark. That film was Locke, which earned an average of $20,252 in four theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Fade Sharpens into Focus

April 23rd, 2014

Fading Gigolo poster

Fading Gigolo debuted on top of the per theater chart with an average of $36,160 in five theaters. This is the second best per theater average for a 2014 release behind The Grand Budapest Hotel. Granted, it was well behind that film, but still in second place. Also, given the film's reviews, it won't last very long at the box office. The only other film to reach the $10,000 club was Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version, which celebrated its 60th anniversary with $10,903 in one theater. More...

International Box Office: Rio 2 Rise, Soldier Surges Past Milestones

April 17th, 2014

Rio 2 poster

Rio 2 raced to first place with $63.5 million on 20,008 screens in 65 markets for a total of $125.6 million after four weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Mexico, where it earned $8.42 million on 2,627 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.97 million. This is about $3 million more than the first film's debut there. It also earned first place in Australia with $2.09 million on 278 screens, although this is weaker than its predecessor. It is still too soon to tell where it will finish internationally, as it has been doing better in some markets, but worse in others, when compared to Rio. That said, I think the studio should be happy overall. More...

International Box Office: Winter of Content

April 9th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier remained in first place on the international chart with $109.8 million in 50 markets for a two week total of $209.4 million internationally and $304.4 million worldwide. The Winter Soldier is already ahead of the first Captain America internationally, and by this time next week, it will have $500 million worldwide, about 30% more than its predecessor's final figure. This week, the film opened in first place in a trio of major markets, led by China where it earned $36.23 million, which is just over $20 million more than the first film finished with in that market. Russia was next with an opening of $7.79 million on 1,685, or $1 million lower than the first film's final tally there. Finally there was Australia, where the film opened with $5.91 million, which is about 20% more than its predecessor opened with. As far as holdovers go, the film added $4.64 million in the U.K. for a total of $18.31 million there, which is already ahead of the first film's total. More...

Per Theater Chart: Under Over Everyone Else

April 8th, 2014

Under the Skin poster

Under the Skin opened surprisingly well with a per theater average of $33,289 in four theaters. This is the second best opening per theater average for any film released in 2014, well back of The Grand Budapest Hotel's record-breaking debut. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which earned an average of $24,130 in nearly 4,000 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Winter Soldier Produces a Lot of Heat

April 7th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

So the first weekend of April was amazing. Not only did Game of Thrones set a series record for ratings (and the best for HBO since The Sopranos) but Captain America: The Winter Soldier set the April opening weekend of all time. Its opening was on the high end of expectations, which is great news, and this strength helped the overall box office grow by 19% from last weekend to $167 million. This is also 24% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 now has $2.55 billion, which is 7% more than 2013's running tally of $2.38 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Captain America Freeze Out the Competition?

April 3rd, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

It is the first weekend in April, which means one thing... Game of Thrones returns! Also, Captain America: The Winter Soldier opens domestically. The film already opened internationally and was a much bigger hit than its predecessor was in the markets it debuted in, which bodes well for its opening here. On the other hand, it scared away all other films and there's no competition opening in wide release and it could take a real bite out of the holdovers. That said, this weekend last year, the biggest hit of the weekend was Evil Dead, which only made $25.78 million and The Winter Soldier could earn four times that over the weekend. More...

International Box Office: Winter of Content

April 3rd, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier started its international run a week earlier than its domestic run and it started out really well. It earned first place with $75.2 million in 32 markets. This includes a number of major markets, led by the U.K. with $10.05 million on 535 screens. By comparison, the first Captain America made $14.75 million in the U.K., in total, including a $4.90 million start. It also cracked $10 million in South Korea with $8.89 million on 1,268 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.99 million. The first film made $3.81 million in South Korea in total. The Winter Soldier also opened in Mexico, earning $8.60 million on 2,681, which was a little bit above its predecessor opening. It is too soon to tell if it will reach $20 million, like The First Avenger did. The first film made $10.28 million in France in total, while this film opened with $6.06 million on 664 screens. In Germany, the film only managed $3.66 million on 626 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.99 million, compared to $4.81 million the original made in total. It had a near identical opening in Italy with $3.60 million on 648 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $4.06 million. This is close to half of the $8.60 million the first film made in total in that market. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Spain with $2.93 million in 709 screens, which is just a little bit more than the $2.54 million the original opened with. As you can tell, The Winter Soldier topped The First Avenger's opening in every major market. It topped its predecessor's total in one major market. This is an amazing start and with several major markets left ahead of it, an international total of $300 million is a reasonable goal. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mistakes Paid Dividends, while Raid Rules

April 1st, 2014

Mistaken for Strangers poster

It was a close race, but The Raid 2 took top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $23,613 in seven theaters. Finding Vivian Maier was right behind with an average of $21,200 in three theaters. The overall number one film, Noah, was the only other film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $12,257. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Noah Sails to the Top, but Box Office Sinks

April 1st, 2014

Noah poster

March is over and it ended on a bit of a down note. Noah topped expectations, but not every film managed to do the same. For instance, Sabotage barely avoided the Mendoza Line. Overall the box office was down less than $1 million, or 0.7%, when compared to last weekend. Compared to last year, the box office was down 5%, which isn't great, but given how strong 2014 has been, it is hardly a reason to panic. In fact, year-to-date, 2014 has a 6% lead over 2013 at $2.35 billion to $2.22 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Noah Wash Away the Competition?

March 27th, 2014

Noah poster

The final weekend in March is a busy one with two wide releases, possibly two wide expansions, and a semi-wide release that could reach the top ten. Noah is the wider of the two wide releases and should have little trouble earning first place over the weekend. On the other hand, there is a chance Sabotage won't reach the top five. Both Bad Words and The Grand Budapest Hotel are expanding wide, or widish. The Grand Budapest Hotel should pop into the top five, but not everyone thinks Bad Words will reach the top ten. Finally, Cesar Chavez is opening in more than 600 theaters and there is a chance it will reach the top ten. This weekend last year was led by G.I. Joe: Retaliation with just over $40 million. Noah could get there, but even if it does, I don't think the other films will hold their end of the bargain and 2014 will finally lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 26th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed remained in first place on the international chart with $29.2 million in 55 markets for a two-week total of $96.1 million. This includes $10.5 million over the weekend in China, and $24.22 million for the full week. After two weeks of release, the film has $45.54 million in that one market. The film opened in first place in Germany with $2.91 million on 455 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.06 million. The film opens in Spain and France, among other markets, in April, while by the time it debuts in Japan, it might have covered its production budget internationally. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thrills are Not Cheap But Grand Still Rules

March 25th, 2014

Cheap Thrills poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel expanded once again, but still managed to lead the way on the per theater chart with an average of $22,329 in 304 theaters. The overall number one film, Divergent, was in second place on the per theater chart with an average of $13,874. Rob the Mob was right behind with $13,833 in its lone theater. Jodorowsky's Dune opened in three theaters earning an average of $12,006. God's Not Dead was the big surprise of the weekend with an average of $11,852 in 780 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Divergent Results

March 25th, 2014

Divergent poster

This weekend, there were two new wide releases at the box office. One was a big hit and the other struggled. Also, one was a hit with critics and one was not. Sadly, the critical miss was a box office hit with Divergent earning more than $50 million while Muppets Most Wanted failed to reach $20 million. Overall, the total box office this weekend was $141 million, which is 24% more than last weekend. It is also more than the same weekend last year, but by less than 2%. Year-to-date, 2014 is 8% ahead of 2013 at $2.16 billion to $2.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Diverse Winners at the Box Office

March 23rd, 2014

Divergent poster

Once more, the Summit division of Lionsgate is showing the rest of the industry how to successfully bring a Young Adult novel to the screen, with Divergent delivering an impressive $56 million on its opening weekend. While that's a long, long way short of the $152.5 million posted by The Hunger Games on its debut, it is in the same ballpark as the $69.6 million enjoyed by Twilight when it came out in 2008, in spite of being from a book with a smaller fanbase. It's also the second-biggest weekend of the year so far after The LEGO Movie, and bodes well for an impressive final tally, and sequels to come.

But that's not the only piece of good news on a weekend where the theme is diversity. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 20th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed performed a lot better internationally than it did domestically earning first place with $45.6 million in 40 markets. Unfortunately, $21.09 million was earned during its opening weekend in China. I say unfortunately, because studios only get about 20% of the box office haul in that market, compared to 40% in most other international markets and 60% domestically. It also earned first place in Russia with $5.84 million on 1,050 screens and in the U.K., with $3.35 million on 469. The surprise result came in Malaysia where it earned $1.89 million on 184 screens. On the other hand, the film had a trio of third place debuts in Australia ($1.38 million on 457 screens); Brazil ($1.29 on 335); and Italy ($1.07 million on 426). The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't open in Japan till June. It likely topped its production budget worldwide by Monday, so as long as its legs are not really short, it should break even sometime on the home market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand Still the Grandest of Them All

March 19th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Despite expanding from 4 to 66 theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel held on well enough to lead the per theater chart with ease. In fact, its average of $55,122 was the second best per theater average for the year, behind only its opening weekend. Bad Words came in second place with an average of $18,884 in six theaters. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide. Fortunately, the film already has a wide release scheduled and as the ad campaign for the wide release ramps up, it should at least become a midlevel hit when compared to its production budget. Enemy was right behind with an estimated $18,000 in its lone theater. Le Week-End was the final film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $14,536 in three theaters during its opening weekend of release. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Peabody and Sherman Travel to the Top

March 18th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

The weekend box office didn't shake out as expected with the new films failing to live up to the low end of predictions. Need for Speed didn't earn first place, in fact, it only managed third place. Tyler Perry's Single Mothers Club barely managed fifth place and was the worst opening for Tyler Perry in his directing career. On the positive side, Mr. Peabody and Sherman held on better than expected allowing it to rise to first place. The overall box office sank compared to last weekend, down 21% to $114 million. This is still above last year's box office total by 6%. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in almost $2.00 billion, which is 11% ahead of 2013's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Peabody Beats Out Action Trio

March 16th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

An over-abundance of action movies this weekend split the market for moviegoers looking for such entertainment, allowing the animated family adventure Mr. Peabody and Sherman to sneak in and win the weekend. Peabody will be down a decent 34% from last weekend at $21.2 million, according to Fox, and will hit $63 million by the end of the weekend. Its legs will take it past 300: Rise of an Empire, which will be down 58% to $19.1 million for the weekend, and $78.4 million after two. Both films will top new release Need for Speed. Disney's debutant will post around $17.8 million for the weekend, a number undoubtedly squeezed by competition with 300 and Non-Stop, which will post $10.6 million in its third weekend, for $68.8 million in total. More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand, Grandeur, Grandest

March 12th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $202,792 in four theaters. This is the best per theater average this year and the best per theater average since Frozen's debut last year. It is also the best per theater average for a live action film of all time, beating The Master's old record of $147,262 in five theaters set in 2012. The film will clearly expand wide enough to earn a significant measure of mainstream success, if it doesn't expand truly wide. Particle Fever was next with an average of $14,323 in three theaters over the weekend, while its total since Wednesday is $49,869. The only wide release to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was 300: Rise of an Empire, which earned an average of $13,006. Interior. Leather Bar. was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club earning $10,902 in one theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: 300 and Peabody in Shadow of Budapest Hotel

March 9th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Two movies with very different audiences top this weekend's box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, but the really eye-popping numbers are to be found lower down the rankings. 300: Rise of an Empire leads the charge with a very solid $45 million or so from 3,470 theaters. While that's a long way behind the $70.9 million earned by 300 on its opening weekend, it's an impressive showing for a film that hasn't been earning particularly strong reviews and doesn't share much of the cast, nor the director, from the original movie. In second place, Mr. Peabody & Sherman will land at around $32.5 million for Fox. Playing in 3,934 theaters, the family animated adventure will have a decent $8,361 theater average, and its legs over the next few weeks will be closely watched -- it'll need them for any chance of a sequel.

The main story for the weekend, however, lies lower in the chart. More...

Limited Releases are Looking Grand

March 7th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

This week the list of limited releases includes The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is earning amazing buzz and arguably better reviews. It will likely dominate the per theater chart so much so that the rest of the films might suffer as as result. This would be too bad, because there are several other films that deserve to find an audience. Grand Piano and In Fear are both earning great reviews, but as horror films playing on Video on Demand, their box office numbers will be nothing more than an afterthought. There are also a couple of comedies I'm interested in seeing, Journey To The West and No Clue, although the latter is only playing in Canada. More...

2014 Preview: March

March 1st, 2014

Divergent poster

2014 continued its strong run in February with The Lego Movie beating even the high end expectations and will become the first film released in 2014 to reach $200 million. March doesn't look as strong, as no film is on track to hit $200 million, but there are five films that have a chance at $100 million. Granted, not all of them will get there; in fact, there's a chance only one of them will get there. Divergent is the film I think has the best shot at the century club, but it could be joined by Mr. Peabody and Sherman, for instance, which is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Noah is a big-budget Bible epic and the studio has to be hoping for at least $100 million, but the buzz is quite negative and there have been reports of troubles behind-the-scenes. Last March was led by Oz The Great and Powerful, which pulled in more than $200 million domestically. I don't think any film opening this March will match that figure. In addition, The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation also hit the $100 million milestone, while Olympus Has Fallen came very close. Granted, there were also some big bombs last March, like The Host, but even so, I think 2014 will lose ground in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 17 $811,166   4 $202,792   $811,166 1
Mar 14, 2014 8 $3,638,041 +348% 66 $55,122   $4,776,981 2
Mar 21, 2014 7 $6,787,955 +87% 304 $22,329   $12,998,474 3
Mar 28, 2014 6 $8,539,795 +26% 977 $8,741   $24,171,610 4
Apr 4, 2014 6 $6,115,230 -28% 1,263 $4,842   $33,195,657 5
Apr 11, 2014 8 $4,069,245 -33% 1,467 $2,774   $39,488,800 6
Apr 18, 2014 12 $3,415,528 -16% 1,280 $2,668   $44,964,929 7
Apr 25, 2014 13 $2,459,171 -28% 1,221 $2,014   $48,803,152 8
May 2, 2014 9 $1,777,513 -28% 884 $2,011   $51,548,945 9
May 9, 2014 11 $1,545,746 -13% 770 $2,007   $53,826,874 10
May 16, 2014 12 $1,041,698 -33% 630 $1,653   $55,478,504 11
May 23, 2014 15 $657,051 -37% 360 $1,825   $56,589,497 12
May 30, 2014 15 $374,752 -43% 249 $1,505   $57,338,771 13
Jun 6, 2014 21 $243,079 -35% 185 $1,314   $57,777,522 14
Jun 13, 2014 25 $196,466 -19% 149 $1,319   $58,109,813 15
Jun 20, 2014 29 $132,861 -32% 112 $1,186   $58,347,156 16
Jun 27, 2014 32 $119,673 -10% 90 $1,330   $58,550,014 17
Jul 4, 2014 35 $100,089 -16% 72 $1,390   $58,722,693 18
Jul 11, 2014 38 $69,321 -31% 63 $1,100   $58,848,866 19
Jul 18, 2014 40 $52,376 -24% 46 $1,139   $58,943,020 20
Jul 25, 2014 53 $26,581 -49% 37 $718   $59,000,057 21
Aug 1, 2014 58 $15,008 -44% 23 $653   $59,034,599 22
Aug 8, 2014 68 $7,282 -51% 16 $455   $59,051,486 23
Aug 15, 2014 68 $7,871 +8% 9 $875   $59,065,243 24
Aug 22, 2014 71 $6,424 -18% 8 $803   $59,073,773 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 7, 2014 15 $260,447     4 $65,112   $260,447 1
Mar 8, 2014 - $298,159 +14%   4 $74,540   $558,606 2
Mar 9, 2014 15 $252,560 -15%   4 $63,140   $811,166 3
Mar 10, 2014 14 $88,166 -65%   4 $22,042   $899,332 4
Mar 11, 2014 18 $79,461 -10%   4 $19,865   $978,793 5
Mar 12, 2014 17 $83,383 +5%   4 $20,846   $1,062,176 6
Mar 13, 2014 17 $76,764 -8%   4 $19,191   $1,138,940 7
Mar 14, 2014 8 $1,103,508 +1,338% +324% 66 $16,720   $2,242,448 8
Mar 15, 2014 8 $1,436,150 +30% +382% 66 $21,760   $3,678,598 9
Mar 16, 2014 8 $1,098,383 -24% +335% 66 $16,642   $4,776,981 10
Mar 17, 2014 8 $347,318 -68% +294% 66 $5,262   $5,124,299 11
Mar 18, 2014 8 $370,528 +7% +366% 66 $5,614   $5,494,827 12
Mar 19, 2014 8 $368,882 n/c +342% 66 $5,589   $5,863,709 13
Mar 20, 2014 8 $346,810 -6% +352% 66 $5,255   $6,210,519 14
Mar 21, 2014 7 $1,890,100 +445% +71% 304 $6,217   $8,100,619 15
Mar 22, 2014 7 $2,929,915 +55% +104% 304 $9,638   $11,030,534 16
Mar 23, 2014 7 $1,967,940 -33% +79% 304 $6,473   $12,998,474 17
Mar 24, 2014 7 $627,844 -68% +81% 304 $2,065   $13,626,318 18
Mar 25, 2014 7 $724,452 +15% +96% 304 $2,383   $14,350,770 19
Mar 26, 2014 6 $684,087 -6% +85% 304 $2,250   $15,034,857 20
Mar 27, 2014 7 $596,958 -13% +72% 304 $1,964   $15,631,815 21
Mar 28, 2014 4 $2,405,393 +303% +27% 977 $2,462   $18,037,208 22
Mar 29, 2014 5 $3,907,007 +62% +33% 977 $3,999   $21,944,215 23
Mar 30, 2014 6 $2,227,395 -43% +13% 977 $2,280   $24,171,610 24
Mar 31, 2014 4 $696,162 -69% +11% 977 $713   $24,867,772 25
Apr 1, 2014 4 $805,846 +16% +11% 977 $825   $25,673,618 26
Apr 2, 2014 4 $711,709 -12% +4% 977 $728   $26,385,327 27
Apr 3, 2014 4 $695,100 -2% +16% 977 $711   $27,080,427 28
Apr 4, 2014 5 $1,841,472 +165% -23% 1,263 $1,458   $28,921,899 29
Apr 5, 2014 6 $2,679,819 +46% -31% 1,263 $2,122   $31,601,718 30
Apr 6, 2014 6 $1,593,939 -41% -28% 1,263 $1,262   $33,195,657 31
Apr 7, 2014 5 $504,780 -68% -27% 1,263 $400   $33,700,437 32
Apr 8, 2014 5 $680,295 +35% -16% 1,263 $539   $34,380,732 33
Apr 9, 2014 5 $530,617 -22% -25% 1,263 $420   $34,911,349 34
Apr 10, 2014 5 $508,206 -4% -27% 1,263 $402   $35,419,555 35
Apr 11, 2014 8 $1,184,476 +133% -36% 1,467 $807   $36,604,031 36
Apr 12, 2014 8 $1,821,088 +54% -32% 1,467 $1,241   $38,425,119 37
Apr 13, 2014 8 $1,063,681 -42% -33% 1,467 $725   $39,488,800 38
Apr 14, 2014 8 $412,576 -61% -18% 1,467 $281   $39,901,376 39
Apr 15, 2014 8 $600,703 +46% -12% 1,467 $409   $40,502,079 40
Apr 16, 2014 9 $507,413 -16% -4% 1,467 $346   $41,009,492 41
Apr 17, 2014 9 $539,909 +6% +6% 1,467 $368   $41,549,401 42
Apr 18, 2014 12 $1,166,055 +116% -2% 1,280 $911   $42,715,456 43
Apr 19, 2014 12 $1,476,584 +27% -19% 1,280 $1,154   $44,192,040 44
Apr 20, 2014 12 $772,889 -48% -27% 1,280 $604   $44,964,929 45
Apr 21, 2014 12 $345,816 -55% -16% 1,280 $270   $45,310,745 46
Apr 22, 2014 12 $360,350 +4% -40% 1,280 $282   $45,671,095 47
Apr 23, 2014 12 $346,077 -4% -32% 1,280 $270   $46,017,172 48
Apr 24, 2014 12 $326,809 -6% -39% 1,280 $255   $46,343,981 49
Apr 25, 2014 14 $662,777 +103% -43% 1,221 $543   $47,006,758 50
Apr 26, 2014 12 $1,149,337 +73% -22% 1,221 $941   $48,156,095 51
Apr 27, 2014 14 $647,057 -44% -16% 1,221 $530   $48,803,152 52
Apr 28, 2014 12 $211,084 -67% -39% 1,221 $173   $49,014,236 53
Apr 29, 2014 10 $274,431 +30% -24% 1,221 $225   $49,288,667 54
Apr 30, 2014 9 $251,715 -8% -27% 1,221 $206   $49,540,382 55
May 1, 2014 9 $231,050 -8% -29% 1,021 $226   $49,771,432 56
May 2, 2014 10 $477,867 +107% -28% 884 $541   $50,249,299 57
May 3, 2014 9 $813,219 +70% -29% 884 $920   $51,062,518 58
May 4, 2014 10 $486,427 -40% -25% 884 $550   $51,548,945 59
May 5, 2014 7 $157,131 -68% -26% 884 $178   $51,706,076 60
May 6, 2014 7 $203,749 +30% -26% 884 $230   $51,909,825 61
May 7, 2014 7 $186,732 -8% -26% 884 $211   $52,096,557 62
May 8, 2014 8 $184,571 -1% -20% 884 $209   $52,281,128 63
May 9, 2014 11 $398,577 +116% -17% 770 $518   $52,679,705 64
May 10, 2014 11 $652,451 +64% -20% 770 $847   $53,332,156 65
May 11, 2014 12 $494,718 -24% +2% 770 $642   $53,826,874 66
May 12, 2014 11 $130,119 -74% -17% 770 $169   $53,956,993 67
May 13, 2014 10 $164,850 +27% -19% 770 $214   $54,121,843 68
May 14, 2014 9 $155,113 -6% -17% 770 $201   $54,276,956 69
May 15, 2014 9 $159,850 +3% -13% 770 $208   $54,436,806 70
May 16, 2014 12 $298,829 +87% -25% 630 $474   $54,735,635 71
May 17, 2014 12 $460,181 +54% -29% 630 $730   $55,195,816 72
May 18, 2014 12 $282,688 -39% -43% 630 $449   $55,478,504 73
May 19, 2014 11 $123,336 -56% -5% 630 $196   $55,601,840 74
May 20, 2014 12 $110,314 -11% -33% 630 $175   $55,712,154 75
May 21, 2014 12 $105,878 -4% -32% 630 $168   $55,818,032 76
May 22, 2014 11 $114,414 +8% -28% 630 $182   $55,932,446 77
May 23, 2014 15 $165,111 +44% -45% 360 $459   $56,097,557 78
May 24, 2014 15 $266,082 +61% -42% 360 $739   $56,363,639 79
May 25, 2014 15 $225,858 -15% -20% 360 $627   $56,589,497 80
May 26, 2014 - $173,705 -23% +41% 360 $483   $56,763,202 81
May 27, 2014 16 $70,879 -59% -36% 360 $197   $56,834,081 82
May 28, 2014 16 $69,480 -2% -34% 360 $193   $56,903,561 83
May 29, 2014 16 $60,458 -13% -47% 360 $168   $56,964,019 84
May 30, 2014 14 $104,377 +73% -37% 249 $419   $57,068,396 85
May 31, 2014 14 $177,232 +70% -33% 249 $712   $57,245,628 86
Jun 1, 2014 14 $93,143 -47% -59% 249 $374   $57,338,771 87
Jun 2, 2014 15 $45,655 -51% -74% 249 $183   $57,384,426 88
Jun 3, 2014 15 $52,850 +16% -25% 249 $212   $57,437,276 89
Jun 4, 2014 15 $49,488 -6% -29% 249 $199   $57,486,764 90
Jun 5, 2014 15 $47,679 -4% -21% 249 $191   $57,534,443 91
Jun 6, 2014 - $67,951 +43% -35% 185 $367   $57,602,394 92
Jun 7, 2014 - $107,028 +58% -40% 185 $579   $57,709,422 93
Jun 8, 2014 - $68,100 -36% -27% 185 $368   $57,777,522 94
Jun 9, 2014 - $31,649 -54% -31% 185 $171   $57,809,171 95
Jun 10, 2014 - $35,374 +12% -33% 185 $191   $57,844,545 96
Jun 11, 2014 - $35,881 +1% -27% 185 $194   $57,880,426 97
Jun 12, 2014 - $32,921 -8% -31% 185 $178   $57,913,347 98
Jun 13, 2014 - $54,816 +67% -19% 149 $368   $57,968,163 99
Jun 14, 2014 - $84,351 +54% -21% 149 $566   $58,052,514 100
Jun 15, 2014 - $57,299 -32% -16% 149 $385   $58,109,813 101
Jun 16, 2014 - $21,322 -63% -33% 149 $143   $58,131,135 102
Jun 17, 2014 - $27,064 +27% -23% 149 $182   $58,158,199 103
Jun 18, 2014 - $27,804 +3% -23% 149 $187   $58,186,003 104
Jun 19, 2014 - $28,292 +2% -14% 149 $190   $58,214,295 105
Jun 20, 2014 - $39,551 +40% -28% 112 $353   $58,253,846 106
Jun 21, 2014 - $59,800 +51% -29% 112 $534   $58,313,646 107
Jun 22, 2014 - $33,510 -44% -42% 112 $299   $58,347,156 108
Jun 23, 2014 - $20,417 -39% -4% 112 $182   $58,367,573 109
Jun 24, 2014 - $24,834 +22% -8% 112 $222   $58,392,407 110
Jun 25, 2014 - $19,124 -23% -31% 112 $171   $58,411,531 111
Jun 26, 2014 - $18,810 -2% -34% 112 $168   $58,430,341 112
Jun 27, 2014 - $31,719 +69% -20% 90 $352   $58,462,060 113
Jun 28, 2014 - $52,768 +66% -12% 90 $586   $58,514,828 114
Jun 29, 2014 - $35,186 -33% +5% 90 $391   $58,550,014 115
Jun 30, 2014 - $18,953 -46% -7% 90 $211   $58,568,967 116
Jul 1, 2014 - $17,468 -8% -30% 90 $194   $58,586,435 117
Jul 2, 2014 - $15,124 -13% -21% 80 $189   $58,601,559 118
Jul 3, 2014 - $21,045 +39% +12% 80 $263   $58,622,604 119
Jul 4, 2014 - $27,985 +33% -12% 72 $389   $58,650,589 120
Jul 5, 2014 - $41,908 +50% -21% 72 $582   $58,692,497 121
Jul 6, 2014 - $30,196 -28% -14% 72 $419   $58,722,693 122
Jul 7, 2014 - $14,005 -54% -26% 72 $195   $58,736,698 123
Jul 8, 2014 - $15,753 +12% -10% 72 $219   $58,752,451 124
Jul 9, 2014 - $12,974 -18% -14% 72 $180   $58,765,425 125
Jul 10, 2014 - $14,120 +9% -33% 72 $196   $58,779,545 126
Jul 11, 2014 - $20,928 +48% -25% 63 $332   $58,800,473 127
Jul 12, 2014 - $31,010 +48% -26% 63 $492   $58,831,483 128
Jul 13, 2014 - $17,383 -44% -42% 63 $276   $58,848,866 129
Jul 14, 2014 - $10,058 -42% -28% 63 $160   $58,858,924 130
Jul 15, 2014 - $11,649 +16% -26% 63 $185   $58,870,573 131
Jul 16, 2014 - $10,424 -11% -20% 63 $165   $58,880,997 132
Jul 17, 2014 - $9,647 -7% -32% 63 $153   $58,890,644 133
Jul 18, 2014 - $13,560 +41% -35% 46 $295   $58,904,204 134
Jul 19, 2014 - $23,296 +72% -25% 46 $506   $58,927,500 135
Jul 20, 2014 - $15,520 -33% -11% 46 $337   $58,943,020 136
Jul 21, 2014 - $6,661 -57% -34% 46 $145   $58,949,681 137
Jul 22, 2014 - $7,718 +16% -34% 46 $168   $58,957,399 138
Jul 23, 2014 - $8,684 +13% -17% 46 $189   $58,966,083 139
Jul 24, 2014 - $7,393 -15% -23% 46 $161   $58,973,476 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 17 $1,138,940   4 $284,735   $1,138,940 1
Mar 14, 2014 8 $5,071,579 +345% 66 $76,842   $6,210,519 2
Mar 21, 2014 6 $9,421,296 +86% 304 $30,991   $15,631,815 3
Mar 28, 2014 6 $11,448,612 +22% 977 $11,718   $27,080,427 4
Apr 4, 2014 5 $8,339,128 -27% 1,263 $6,603   $35,419,555 5
Apr 11, 2014 9 $6,129,846 -26% 1,467 $4,178   $41,549,401 6
Apr 18, 2014 12 $4,794,580 -22% 1,280 $3,746   $46,343,981 7
Apr 25, 2014 13 $3,427,451 -29% 1,021 $3,357   $49,771,432 8
May 2, 2014 9 $2,509,696 -27% 884 $2,839   $52,281,128 9
May 9, 2014 11 $2,155,678 -14% 770 $2,800   $54,436,806 10
May 16, 2014 13 $1,495,640 -31% 630 $2,374   $55,932,446 11
May 23, 2014 15 $1,031,573 -31% 360 $2,865   $56,964,019 12
May 30, 2014 16 $570,424 -45% 249 $2,291   $57,534,443 13
Jun 6, 2014 22 $378,904 -34% 185 $2,048   $57,913,347 14
Jun 13, 2014 25 $300,948 -21% 149 $2,020   $58,214,295 15
Jun 20, 2014 29 $216,046 -28% 112 $1,929   $58,430,341 16
Jun 27, 2014 34 $192,263 -11% 80 $2,403   $58,622,604 17
Jul 4, 2014 35 $156,941 -18% 72 $2,180   $58,779,545 18
Jul 11, 2014 38 $111,099 -29% 63 $1,763   $58,890,644 19
Jul 18, 2014 42 $82,832 -25% 46 $1,801   $58,973,476 20
Jul 25, 2014 52 $46,115 -44% 37 $1,246   $59,019,591 21
Aug 1, 2014 57 $24,613 -47% 23 $1,070   $59,044,204 22
Aug 8, 2014 67 $13,168 -46% 16 $823   $59,057,372 23
Aug 15, 2014 67 $9,977 -24% 9 $1,109   $59,067,349 24
Aug 22, 2014 68 $8,670 -13% 8 $1,084   $59,076,019 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/20/2014 $0 0 1 2 $941,972 12/30/2018
Australia 4/10/2014 $0 0 36 112 $11,233,970 7/31/2023
Austria 3/7/2014 $0 0 10 49 $1,114,656 12/17/2015
Bahrain 5/1/2014 $0 0 1 5 $26,935 12/30/2018
Belgium 3/5/2014 $0 0 5 9 $1,404,427 12/15/2015
Brazil 7/3/2014 $41,321 23 55 229 $1,643,734 12/17/2015
Colombia 7/18/2014 $89,001 30 30 57 $201,369 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/13/2014 $0 0 9 17 $461,161 12/30/2018
Germany 3/6/2014 $0 0 122 491 $9,559,825 10/13/2015
Hong Kong 3/20/2014 $0 0 1 1 $520,020 12/15/2015
India 7/25/2014 $95,594 49 49 49 $95,594 12/17/2015
Italy 4/10/2014 $0 0 61 129 $6,238,904 12/17/2015
Japan 6/6/2014 $0 0 102 187 $2,812,641 12/16/2015
Lebanon 5/1/2014 $0 0 1 2 $110,015 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/14/2014 $0 0 1 5 $162,861 1/5/2022
Netherlands 3/13/2014 $0 0 28 31 $3,082,270 10/20/2015
New Zealand 4/11/2014 $0 0 7 27 $2,104,440 7/24/2023
Peru 4/24/2014 $0 0 1 1 $151,968 12/30/2018
Portugal 4/10/2014 $0 0 1 2 $542,019 7/5/2023
South Korea 3/20/2014 $0 0 84 388 $4,922,268 8/30/2023
Spain 3/21/2014 $0 0 22 86 $6,127,948 12/17/2015
Sweden 3/21/2014 $0 0 9 38 $3,203,905 12/17/2015
Taiwan 4/18/2014 $0 0 1 5 $684,074 12/17/2015
Ukraine 5/15/2014 $0 0 3 9 $320,112 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/7/2014 $0 0 9 19 $18,509,536 12/16/2015
 
Rest of World $27,785,018
 
International Total$103,961,642 8/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 22, 2014642,470 42,470$636,625$636,6251
Jun 29, 20141621,295-50% 63,765$319,212$955,8372
Jul 6, 20142918,158-15% 81,923$272,188$1,228,0253
Jul 13, 20142817,261-5% 99,184$258,742$1,486,7674
Jan 25, 20152713,421 240,614$99,852$3,312,13132
Mar 1, 20152716,547 289,064$198,399$3,872,57937

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 22, 2014349,699 49,699$991,992$991,9921
Jun 29, 2014913,859-72% 63,558$276,625$1,268,6172
Jul 6, 20141112,441-10% 75,999$248,319$1,516,9363
Jul 13, 20141410,467-16% 86,466$208,920$1,725,8564
Jan 18, 2015617,314 169,682$250,707$2,930,81131
Jan 25, 2015477,917+350% 247,599$749,557$3,680,36832
Feb 1, 20151314,976-81% 262,575$211,011$3,891,37933

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