A Haunted House (2013)

A Haunted House poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,041,683Details
International Box Office $19,880,875Details
Worldwide Box Office $59,922,558
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,354,292 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,158,836 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,513,128
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Young couple Malcolm and Kisha have just moved in to their dream house. As they settle in, they quickly find they’re not alone. But it's not the house that's haunted, it's Malcolm’s girlfriend who is possessed by a demon. Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghostbusters to rid her of this unwelcome intruder, determined not to let the evil spirit ruin his relationship... or, more importantly, his sex life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,101,682 (45.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 24.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,160 opening theaters/2,160 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,093,397

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 11th, 2013 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: January 16th, 2013 (Wide) (Philippines)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Italy)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
January 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
February 1st, 2013 (Wide) (Brazil)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 23rd, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2246, 10/24/2012)
Running Time: 86 minutes
Franchise: A Haunted House
Comparisons: vs. Scary Movie V
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Keywords: Spoof, Found Footage, Haunting, Possessed, Paranormal Investigation, Religious, Psychics, Screenplay Written By the Star, Horror Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Open Road Films, IM Global, Endgame Entertainment, Automatik, Baby Way
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 160 $8,170,023 Jan 18, 2013 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 234 $11,866,492 Jan 18, 2013 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 147 $9,472,030 Jan 18, 2013 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $13,757,581 Jan 18, 2013 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2013 2 $18,101,682   2,160 $8,380   $18,101,682 1
Jan 18, 2013 6 $8,170,023 -55% 2,160 $3,782   $29,783,202 2
Jan 25, 2013 13 $3,244,017 -60% 2,002 $1,620   $35,439,998 3
Feb 1, 2013 16 $1,522,116 -53% 1,501 $1,014   $37,756,019 4
Feb 8, 2013 22 $780,058 -49% 913 $854   $39,000,451 5
Feb 15, 2013 26 $298,490 -62% 340 $878   $39,546,261 6
Feb 22, 2013 31 $202,016 -32% 302 $669   $39,863,720 7
Mar 1, 2013 40 $101,138 -50% 169 $598   $40,041,683 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 11, 2013 2 $6,792,123     2,160 $3,145   $6,792,123 1
Jan 12, 2013 2 $7,537,706 +11%   2,160 $3,490   $14,329,829 2
Jan 13, 2013 3 $3,771,853 -50%   2,160 $1,746   $18,101,682 3
Jan 14, 2013 4 $981,212 -74%   2,160 $454   $19,082,894 4
Jan 15, 2013 5 $971,252 -1%   2,160 $450   $20,054,146 5
Jan 16, 2013 5 $777,002 -20%   2,160 $360   $20,831,148 6
Jan 17, 2013 5 $782,031 +1%   2,160 $362   $21,613,179 7
Jan 18, 2013 6 $2,425,001 +210% -64% 2,160 $1,123   $24,038,180 8
Jan 19, 2013 6 $3,487,013 +44% -54% 2,160 $1,614   $27,525,193 9
Jan 20, 2013 5 $2,258,009 -35% -40% 2,160 $1,045   $29,783,202 10
Jan 21, 2013 9 $1,302,007 -42% +33% 2,160 $603   $31,085,209 11
Jan 22, 2013 11 $452,103 -65% -53% 2,160 $209   $31,537,312 12
Jan 23, 2013 11 $334,556 -26% -57% 2,160 $155   $31,871,868 13
Jan 24, 2013 11 $324,113 -3% -59% 2,160 $150   $32,195,981 14
Jan 25, 2013 12 $825,013 +155% -66% 2,002 $412   $33,020,994 15
Jan 26, 2013 13 $1,592,003 +93% -54% 2,002 $795   $34,612,997 16
Jan 27, 2013 13 $827,001 -48% -63% 2,002 $413   $35,439,998 17
Jan 28, 2013 13 $216,256 -74% -83% 2,002 $108   $35,656,254 18
Jan 29, 2013 15 $220,013 +2% -51% 2,002 $110   $35,876,267 19
Jan 30, 2013 15 $173,610 -21% -48% 2,002 $87   $36,049,877 20
Jan 31, 2013 15 $184,026 +6% -43% 2,002 $92   $36,233,903 21
Feb 1, 2013 18 $475,101 +158% -42% 1,501 $317   $36,709,004 22
Feb 2, 2013 15 $812,012 +71% -49% 1,501 $541   $37,521,016 23
Feb 3, 2013 17 $235,003 -71% -72% 1,501 $157   $37,756,019 24
Feb 4, 2013 18 $124,255 -47% -43% 1,501 $83   $37,880,274 25
Feb 5, 2013 19 $129,225 +4% -41% 1,501 $86   $38,009,499 26
Feb 6, 2013 19 $109,841 -15% -37% 1,501 $73   $38,119,340 27
Feb 7, 2013 19 $101,053 -8% -45% 1,501 $67   $38,220,393 28
Feb 8, 2013 - $191,023 +89% -60% 913 $209   $38,411,416 29
Feb 9, 2013 - $380,023 +99% -53% 913 $416   $38,791,439 30
Feb 10, 2013 - $209,012 -45% -11% 913 $229   $39,000,451 31
Feb 11, 2013 - $58,523 -72% -53% 913 $64   $39,058,974 32
Feb 12, 2013 - $60,108 +3% -53% 913 $66   $39,119,082 33
Feb 13, 2013 - $42,677 -29% -61% 913 $47   $39,161,759 34
Feb 14, 2013 - $86,012 +102% -15% 913 $94   $39,247,771 35
Feb 15, 2013 - $75,092 -13% -61% 340 $221   $39,322,863 36
Feb 16, 2013 - $131,411 +75% -65% 340 $387   $39,454,274 37
Feb 17, 2013 - $91,987 -30% -56% 340 $271   $39,546,261 38
Feb 18, 2013 - $45,073 -51% -23% 340 $133   $39,591,334 39
Feb 19, 2013 - $25,184 -44% -58% 340 $74   $39,616,518 40
Feb 20, 2013 - $23,658 -6% -45% 340 $70   $39,640,176 41
Feb 21, 2013 - $21,528 -9% -75% 340 $63   $39,661,704 42
Feb 22, 2013 - $49,011 +128% -35% 302 $162   $39,710,715 43
Feb 23, 2013 - $92,001 +88% -30% 302 $305   $39,802,716 44
Feb 24, 2013 - $61,004 -34% -34% 302 $202   $39,863,720 45
Feb 25, 2013 - $19,471 -68% -57% 302 $64   $39,883,191 46
Feb 26, 2013 - $19,081 -2% -24% 302 $63   $39,902,272 47
Feb 27, 2013 - $18,317 -4% -23% 302 $61   $39,920,589 48
Feb 28, 2013 - $19,956 +9% -7% 302 $66   $39,940,545 49
Mar 1, 2013 - $25,162 +26% -49% 169 $149   $39,965,707 50
Mar 2, 2013 - $46,046 +83% -50% 169 $272   $40,011,753 51
Mar 3, 2013 - $29,930 -35% -51% 169 $177   $40,041,683 52

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2013 3 $21,613,179   2,160 $10,006   $21,613,179 1
Jan 18, 2013 8 $10,582,802 -51% 2,160 $4,899   $32,195,981 2
Jan 25, 2013 13 $4,037,922 -62% 2,002 $2,017   $36,233,903 3
Feb 1, 2013 18 $1,986,490 -51% 1,501 $1,323   $38,220,393 4
Feb 8, 2013 25 $1,027,378 -48% 913 $1,125   $39,247,771 5
Feb 15, 2013 27 $413,933 -60% 340 $1,217   $39,661,704 6
Feb 22, 2013 29 $278,841 -33% 302 $923   $39,940,545 7
Mar 1, 2013 46 $101,138 -64% 169 $598   $40,041,683 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/21/2013 $199,102 42 42 184 $711,158 12/30/2018
Austria 3/7/2013 $66,307 25 25 118 $178,881 12/14/2015
Belgium 2/20/2013 $54,391 11 11 47 $160,019 12/14/2015
Brazil 2/1/2013 $905,681 289 289 1,283 $4,900,047 12/14/2015
Croatia 2/21/2013 $19,263 7 7 42 $66,854 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/28/2013 $17,300 22 25 47 $31,116 12/30/2018
Egypt 4/10/2013 $8,528 4 4 9 $17,187 12/30/2018
Germany 2/21/2013 $585,663 346 346 1,063 $1,114,704 12/14/2015
Italy 1/17/2013 $1,951,930 301 301 628 $4,251,409 12/14/2015
Mexico 3/1/2013 $447,229 326 326 1,085 $1,734,094 12/14/2015
Netherlands 2/14/2013 $218,634 39 39 110 $635,190 12/14/2015
Peru 2/28/2013 $223,645 49 63 170 $820,772 12/30/2018
Philippines 1/16/2013 $109,743 55 55 100 $163,395 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/17/2013 $0 0 241 283 $1,420,581 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/31/2013 $48,799 6 7 13 $96,012 12/14/2015
Slovakia 4/4/2013 $17,529 13 13 24 $31,638 12/14/2015
Spain 12/20/2013 $85,272 75 75 143 $158,225 12/13/2015
Thailand 4/18/2013 $8,401 11 11 20 $13,211 12/14/2015
United Arab Emirates 4/11/2013 $168,980 28 28 40 $307,436 12/30/2018
Venezuela 3/8/2013 $200,808 29 30 210 $2,498,003 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $570,943
 
International Total$19,880,875 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 28, 20134170,502 170,502$2,954,800$2,954,8001
May 5, 2013652,296-69% 222,798$1,038,599$3,993,3992
May 12, 20132718,158-65% 240,956$360,618$4,354,0173
May 26, 20133023,825 275,585$464,826$5,033,4105
Jun 2, 20132914,141-41% 289,726$211,974$5,245,3846

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 28, 2013363,542 63,542$1,477,978$1,477,9781
May 5, 20131016,287-74% 79,829$404,884$1,882,8622

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Lead Ensemble Members

Marlon Wayans    Malcolm Johnson
Essence Atkins    Kisha Johnson
Cedric the Entertainer    Father Doug Williams
Nick Swardson    Chip the Psychic
David Koechner    Dan the Security Man
Dave Sheridan    Bob

Supporting Cast

Affion Crockett    Ray-Ray

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michel Tiddes    Director
Marlon Wayans    Screenwriter
Rick Alvarez    Screenwriter
Marlon Wayans    Producer
Rick Alvarez    Producer
Stuart Ford    Executive Producer
Lisa Blum    Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar    Executive Producer
Steve Squillante    Executive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Executive Producer
Todd King    Co-Executive Producer
Steve Gainer    Cinematographer
Suzanne Hines    Editor
Andy Ross    Music Supervisor
Fred Andrews    Production Designer
Ariyela Wald-Cohain    Costume Designer
Matthew Nicolay    Sound
Ross Novie    Assistant Director
Mary Vernieu    Casting
Venus Kanani    Casting Director

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

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: April 28th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

There were a quartet of new releases this week, but it was a matter of quantity over quality and Django Unchained remained on top of the DVD and Blu-ray carts. The Gangster Squad settled for second place with 314,000 units / $5.04 million on DVD and 149,000 units / $3.52 million It's opening week Blu-ray share was 32%, which is solid for a drama, but nothing too impressive. Its running totals are 532,000 units / $8.31 million on DVD and 236,000 units / $5.69 million on Blu-ray. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 23rd, 2013

April 23rd, 2013

This time of year tends to be really bad on the home market. By this late in spring, there are only a few late winter releases still finding their way on the home market. Last weekend it was Django Unchained and next weekend it will be Silver Linings Playbook. This week, there are no such releases. The best selling release according to Amazon.com is Jurassic Park, which makes its home market 3D debut. (It is still in the top ten at the box office, so that might be helping the sales.) I hope to get a screener to review but so far it is late, so I'm not sure if the 3D upgrade is worth the triple-dip. As far as Pick of the Week Contenders, there are not many. The Impossible is probably the best bet, but I'm still waiting for the screener. The week is so bad, that I took the time to review Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray a week in advance, just so I would have something to choose as Pick of the Week this week. It is expensive, but there are several classic episodes that aired this season and there is a ton of new extras on the six-disc set. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oscar Bounce Subdued

January 14th, 2013

Oscar nominations didn't produce a big box office bounce over the weekend, but Zero Dark Thirty still managed an easy win, despite missing my admittedly high expectations. The only film in the top five to be a pleasant surprise was A Haunted House, although "pleasant" is not a word most critics were using to describe it. The box office pulled in $141 million overall, which was 4.7% lower than last weekend. More importantly though, it was 6.3% higher than the same weekend last year, which means if A Haunted House bombed like I thought it would, 2013 would have lost in the year-over-year comparison. Fortunately, we had a second win in as many weeks and 2013 is off to an early 22% lead, at $441 million to $362 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Minor Oscar Effect as Zero Dark Thirty Wins

January 13th, 2013

As expected, Zero Dark Thirty will ride its Oscar nominations to a win at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. But the overall Oscar effect seems quite small. In fact, A Haunted House, which it's safe to say won't be on any Oscar lists this time next year, will have the highest per theater average in the top 10, and came in a very creditable second place with $18.8 million from just 2,160 theaters. Gangster Squad, which has some Oscar-style pedigree, but suffered from a delay for reshoots following the Aurora tragedy, will come in third with a slightly disappointing $16.7 million from 3,103 venues. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oscar Glory Shine a Light on Dark?

January 11th, 2013

With the Oscar nominations announced yesterday, most movie aficionados are focusing on that. This is great news for Zero Dark Thirty, which picked up five Oscars yesterday and should lead the box office this week. There are other films opening wide this week. This includes Gangster Squad, which should do acceptable business, even though its reviews are weak. Finally there's A Haunted House, which is an early contender for worst movie of the year. Last year, Contraband opened with just over $24 million and I think Zero Dark Thirty will top that. Overall, 2013 looks pretty good in comparison. More...

Contest: Gangs All Here

January 4th, 2013

There are three films opening or expanding wide next Friday, so there at first appears to be some choice for the target film in our weekly box office prediction contest. However, while Zero Dark Thirty should be the biggest hit of the week, it is expanding wide and we prefer new releases. On the other end of the scale, A Haunted House could be the biggest bomb of the month. This leaves Gangster Squad as the clear choice for for target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Gangster Squad. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Nickelodeon: Let's Learn: 1, 2, 3 on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Nickelodeon: Let's Learn: 1, 2, 3 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: January

January 1st, 2013

December ended on a positive note with 2012 topping 2011 with a week to spare. Hopefully this will translate into strong box office numbers going forward. There are several January releases that actually look very interesting, but you always have to ask, if the films are as good as they look, why are they opening in January? The biggest hit on this list will likely not be a January release, but a limited release from December that is expanding wide in January. Zero Dark Thirty opened in limited release the Wednesday before Christmas and right away it got off to an incredible start. If it can turn some of its Awards Season nominations into wins, which seems very likely at this point, it should be the biggest hit of January. If it can earn some major Oscars, then it might crack $100 million. Unfortunately, no other film on this release list is likely to come close to the $100 million mark. Last January was unseasonably strong with three films opening with $20 million or more and four films finishing with $50 million or more. It is possible that none of the new releases will reach those relatively weak standards. More...


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Synopsis

Young couple Malcolm and Kisha have just moved in to their dream house. As they settle in, they quickly find they’re not alone. But it's not the house that's haunted, it's Malcolm’s girlfriend who is possessed by a demon. Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghostbusters to rid her of this unwelcome intruder, determined not to let the evil spirit ruin his relationship... or, more importantly, his sex life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,101,682 (45.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 24.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,160 opening theaters/2,160 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,093,397

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 11th, 2013 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: January 16th, 2013 (Wide) (Philippines)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Italy)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
January 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
February 1st, 2013 (Wide) (Brazil)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 23rd, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2246, 10/24/2012)
Running Time: 86 minutes
Franchise: A Haunted House
Comparisons: vs. Scary Movie V
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Spoof, Found Footage, Haunting, Possessed, Paranormal Investigation, Religious, Psychics, Screenplay Written By the Star, Horror Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Open Road Films, IM Global, Endgame Entertainment, Automatik, Baby Way
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 160 $8,170,023 Jan 18, 2013 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 234 $11,866,492 Jan 18, 2013 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 147 $9,472,030 Jan 18, 2013 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $13,757,581 Jan 18, 2013 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Marlon Wayans    Malcolm Johnson
Essence Atkins    Kisha Johnson
Cedric the Entertainer    Father Doug Williams
Nick Swardson    Chip the Psychic
David Koechner    Dan the Security Man
Dave Sheridan    Bob

Supporting Cast

Affion Crockett    Ray-Ray

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michel Tiddes    Director
Marlon Wayans    Screenwriter
Rick Alvarez    Screenwriter
Marlon Wayans    Producer
Rick Alvarez    Producer
Stuart Ford    Executive Producer
Lisa Blum    Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar    Executive Producer
Steve Squillante    Executive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Executive Producer
Todd King    Co-Executive Producer
Steve Gainer    Cinematographer
Suzanne Hines    Editor
Andy Ross    Music Supervisor
Fred Andrews    Production Designer
Ariyela Wald-Cohain    Costume Designer
Matthew Nicolay    Sound
Ross Novie    Assistant Director
Mary Vernieu    Casting
Venus Kanani    Casting Director

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

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: April 28th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

There were a quartet of new releases this week, but it was a matter of quantity over quality and Django Unchained remained on top of the DVD and Blu-ray carts. The Gangster Squad settled for second place with 314,000 units / $5.04 million on DVD and 149,000 units / $3.52 million It's opening week Blu-ray share was 32%, which is solid for a drama, but nothing too impressive. Its running totals are 532,000 units / $8.31 million on DVD and 236,000 units / $5.69 million on Blu-ray. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 23rd, 2013

April 23rd, 2013

This time of year tends to be really bad on the home market. By this late in spring, there are only a few late winter releases still finding their way on the home market. Last weekend it was Django Unchained and next weekend it will be Silver Linings Playbook. This week, there are no such releases. The best selling release according to Amazon.com is Jurassic Park, which makes its home market 3D debut. (It is still in the top ten at the box office, so that might be helping the sales.) I hope to get a screener to review but so far it is late, so I'm not sure if the 3D upgrade is worth the triple-dip. As far as Pick of the Week Contenders, there are not many. The Impossible is probably the best bet, but I'm still waiting for the screener. The week is so bad, that I took the time to review Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray a week in advance, just so I would have something to choose as Pick of the Week this week. It is expensive, but there are several classic episodes that aired this season and there is a ton of new extras on the six-disc set. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oscar Bounce Subdued

January 14th, 2013

Oscar nominations didn't produce a big box office bounce over the weekend, but Zero Dark Thirty still managed an easy win, despite missing my admittedly high expectations. The only film in the top five to be a pleasant surprise was A Haunted House, although "pleasant" is not a word most critics were using to describe it. The box office pulled in $141 million overall, which was 4.7% lower than last weekend. More importantly though, it was 6.3% higher than the same weekend last year, which means if A Haunted House bombed like I thought it would, 2013 would have lost in the year-over-year comparison. Fortunately, we had a second win in as many weeks and 2013 is off to an early 22% lead, at $441 million to $362 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Minor Oscar Effect as Zero Dark Thirty Wins

January 13th, 2013

As expected, Zero Dark Thirty will ride its Oscar nominations to a win at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. But the overall Oscar effect seems quite small. In fact, A Haunted House, which it's safe to say won't be on any Oscar lists this time next year, will have the highest per theater average in the top 10, and came in a very creditable second place with $18.8 million from just 2,160 theaters. Gangster Squad, which has some Oscar-style pedigree, but suffered from a delay for reshoots following the Aurora tragedy, will come in third with a slightly disappointing $16.7 million from 3,103 venues. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oscar Glory Shine a Light on Dark?

January 11th, 2013

With the Oscar nominations announced yesterday, most movie aficionados are focusing on that. This is great news for Zero Dark Thirty, which picked up five Oscars yesterday and should lead the box office this week. There are other films opening wide this week. This includes Gangster Squad, which should do acceptable business, even though its reviews are weak. Finally there's A Haunted House, which is an early contender for worst movie of the year. Last year, Contraband opened with just over $24 million and I think Zero Dark Thirty will top that. Overall, 2013 looks pretty good in comparison. More...

Contest: Gangs All Here

January 4th, 2013

There are three films opening or expanding wide next Friday, so there at first appears to be some choice for the target film in our weekly box office prediction contest. However, while Zero Dark Thirty should be the biggest hit of the week, it is expanding wide and we prefer new releases. On the other end of the scale, A Haunted House could be the biggest bomb of the month. This leaves Gangster Squad as the clear choice for for target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Gangster Squad. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Nickelodeon: Let's Learn: 1, 2, 3 on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Nickelodeon: Let's Learn: 1, 2, 3 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: January

January 1st, 2013

December ended on a positive note with 2012 topping 2011 with a week to spare. Hopefully this will translate into strong box office numbers going forward. There are several January releases that actually look very interesting, but you always have to ask, if the films are as good as they look, why are they opening in January? The biggest hit on this list will likely not be a January release, but a limited release from December that is expanding wide in January. Zero Dark Thirty opened in limited release the Wednesday before Christmas and right away it got off to an incredible start. If it can turn some of its Awards Season nominations into wins, which seems very likely at this point, it should be the biggest hit of January. If it can earn some major Oscars, then it might crack $100 million. Unfortunately, no other film on this release list is likely to come close to the $100 million mark. Last January was unseasonably strong with three films opening with $20 million or more and four films finishing with $50 million or more. It is possible that none of the new releases will reach those relatively weak standards. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2013 2 $18,101,682   2,160 $8,380   $18,101,682 1
Jan 18, 2013 6 $8,170,023 -55% 2,160 $3,782   $29,783,202 2
Jan 25, 2013 13 $3,244,017 -60% 2,002 $1,620   $35,439,998 3
Feb 1, 2013 16 $1,522,116 -53% 1,501 $1,014   $37,756,019 4
Feb 8, 2013 22 $780,058 -49% 913 $854   $39,000,451 5
Feb 15, 2013 26 $298,490 -62% 340 $878   $39,546,261 6
Feb 22, 2013 31 $202,016 -32% 302 $669   $39,863,720 7
Mar 1, 2013 40 $101,138 -50% 169 $598   $40,041,683 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 11, 2013 2 $6,792,123     2,160 $3,145   $6,792,123 1
Jan 12, 2013 2 $7,537,706 +11%   2,160 $3,490   $14,329,829 2
Jan 13, 2013 3 $3,771,853 -50%   2,160 $1,746   $18,101,682 3
Jan 14, 2013 4 $981,212 -74%   2,160 $454   $19,082,894 4
Jan 15, 2013 5 $971,252 -1%   2,160 $450   $20,054,146 5
Jan 16, 2013 5 $777,002 -20%   2,160 $360   $20,831,148 6
Jan 17, 2013 5 $782,031 +1%   2,160 $362   $21,613,179 7
Jan 18, 2013 6 $2,425,001 +210% -64% 2,160 $1,123   $24,038,180 8
Jan 19, 2013 6 $3,487,013 +44% -54% 2,160 $1,614   $27,525,193 9
Jan 20, 2013 5 $2,258,009 -35% -40% 2,160 $1,045   $29,783,202 10
Jan 21, 2013 9 $1,302,007 -42% +33% 2,160 $603   $31,085,209 11
Jan 22, 2013 11 $452,103 -65% -53% 2,160 $209   $31,537,312 12
Jan 23, 2013 11 $334,556 -26% -57% 2,160 $155   $31,871,868 13
Jan 24, 2013 11 $324,113 -3% -59% 2,160 $150   $32,195,981 14
Jan 25, 2013 12 $825,013 +155% -66% 2,002 $412   $33,020,994 15
Jan 26, 2013 13 $1,592,003 +93% -54% 2,002 $795   $34,612,997 16
Jan 27, 2013 13 $827,001 -48% -63% 2,002 $413   $35,439,998 17
Jan 28, 2013 13 $216,256 -74% -83% 2,002 $108   $35,656,254 18
Jan 29, 2013 15 $220,013 +2% -51% 2,002 $110   $35,876,267 19
Jan 30, 2013 15 $173,610 -21% -48% 2,002 $87   $36,049,877 20
Jan 31, 2013 15 $184,026 +6% -43% 2,002 $92   $36,233,903 21
Feb 1, 2013 18 $475,101 +158% -42% 1,501 $317   $36,709,004 22
Feb 2, 2013 15 $812,012 +71% -49% 1,501 $541   $37,521,016 23
Feb 3, 2013 17 $235,003 -71% -72% 1,501 $157   $37,756,019 24
Feb 4, 2013 18 $124,255 -47% -43% 1,501 $83   $37,880,274 25
Feb 5, 2013 19 $129,225 +4% -41% 1,501 $86   $38,009,499 26
Feb 6, 2013 19 $109,841 -15% -37% 1,501 $73   $38,119,340 27
Feb 7, 2013 19 $101,053 -8% -45% 1,501 $67   $38,220,393 28
Feb 8, 2013 - $191,023 +89% -60% 913 $209   $38,411,416 29
Feb 9, 2013 - $380,023 +99% -53% 913 $416   $38,791,439 30
Feb 10, 2013 - $209,012 -45% -11% 913 $229   $39,000,451 31
Feb 11, 2013 - $58,523 -72% -53% 913 $64   $39,058,974 32
Feb 12, 2013 - $60,108 +3% -53% 913 $66   $39,119,082 33
Feb 13, 2013 - $42,677 -29% -61% 913 $47   $39,161,759 34
Feb 14, 2013 - $86,012 +102% -15% 913 $94   $39,247,771 35
Feb 15, 2013 - $75,092 -13% -61% 340 $221   $39,322,863 36
Feb 16, 2013 - $131,411 +75% -65% 340 $387   $39,454,274 37
Feb 17, 2013 - $91,987 -30% -56% 340 $271   $39,546,261 38
Feb 18, 2013 - $45,073 -51% -23% 340 $133   $39,591,334 39
Feb 19, 2013 - $25,184 -44% -58% 340 $74   $39,616,518 40
Feb 20, 2013 - $23,658 -6% -45% 340 $70   $39,640,176 41
Feb 21, 2013 - $21,528 -9% -75% 340 $63   $39,661,704 42
Feb 22, 2013 - $49,011 +128% -35% 302 $162   $39,710,715 43
Feb 23, 2013 - $92,001 +88% -30% 302 $305   $39,802,716 44
Feb 24, 2013 - $61,004 -34% -34% 302 $202   $39,863,720 45
Feb 25, 2013 - $19,471 -68% -57% 302 $64   $39,883,191 46
Feb 26, 2013 - $19,081 -2% -24% 302 $63   $39,902,272 47
Feb 27, 2013 - $18,317 -4% -23% 302 $61   $39,920,589 48
Feb 28, 2013 - $19,956 +9% -7% 302 $66   $39,940,545 49
Mar 1, 2013 - $25,162 +26% -49% 169 $149   $39,965,707 50
Mar 2, 2013 - $46,046 +83% -50% 169 $272   $40,011,753 51
Mar 3, 2013 - $29,930 -35% -51% 169 $177   $40,041,683 52

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2013 3 $21,613,179   2,160 $10,006   $21,613,179 1
Jan 18, 2013 8 $10,582,802 -51% 2,160 $4,899   $32,195,981 2
Jan 25, 2013 13 $4,037,922 -62% 2,002 $2,017   $36,233,903 3
Feb 1, 2013 18 $1,986,490 -51% 1,501 $1,323   $38,220,393 4
Feb 8, 2013 25 $1,027,378 -48% 913 $1,125   $39,247,771 5
Feb 15, 2013 27 $413,933 -60% 340 $1,217   $39,661,704 6
Feb 22, 2013 29 $278,841 -33% 302 $923   $39,940,545 7
Mar 1, 2013 46 $101,138 -64% 169 $598   $40,041,683 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/21/2013 $199,102 42 42 184 $711,158 12/30/2018
Austria 3/7/2013 $66,307 25 25 118 $178,881 12/14/2015
Belgium 2/20/2013 $54,391 11 11 47 $160,019 12/14/2015
Brazil 2/1/2013 $905,681 289 289 1,283 $4,900,047 12/14/2015
Croatia 2/21/2013 $19,263 7 7 42 $66,854 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/28/2013 $17,300 22 25 47 $31,116 12/30/2018
Egypt 4/10/2013 $8,528 4 4 9 $17,187 12/30/2018
Germany 2/21/2013 $585,663 346 346 1,063 $1,114,704 12/14/2015
Italy 1/17/2013 $1,951,930 301 301 628 $4,251,409 12/14/2015
Mexico 3/1/2013 $447,229 326 326 1,085 $1,734,094 12/14/2015
Netherlands 2/14/2013 $218,634 39 39 110 $635,190 12/14/2015
Peru 2/28/2013 $223,645 49 63 170 $820,772 12/30/2018
Philippines 1/16/2013 $109,743 55 55 100 $163,395 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/17/2013 $0 0 241 283 $1,420,581 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/31/2013 $48,799 6 7 13 $96,012 12/14/2015
Slovakia 4/4/2013 $17,529 13 13 24 $31,638 12/14/2015
Spain 12/20/2013 $85,272 75 75 143 $158,225 12/13/2015
Thailand 4/18/2013 $8,401 11 11 20 $13,211 12/14/2015
United Arab Emirates 4/11/2013 $168,980 28 28 40 $307,436 12/30/2018
Venezuela 3/8/2013 $200,808 29 30 210 $2,498,003 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $570,943
 
International Total$19,880,875 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 28, 20134170,502 170,502$2,954,800$2,954,8001
May 5, 2013652,296-69% 222,798$1,038,599$3,993,3992
May 12, 20132718,158-65% 240,956$360,618$4,354,0173
May 26, 20133023,825 275,585$464,826$5,033,4105
Jun 2, 20132914,141-41% 289,726$211,974$5,245,3846

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 28, 2013363,542 63,542$1,477,978$1,477,9781
May 5, 20131016,287-74% 79,829$404,884$1,882,8622

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