Her (2014)

Her poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,568,251Details
International Box Office $22,470,558Details
Worldwide Box Office $48,038,809
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,369,480 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,376,139 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,745,619
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Synopsis

Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, “Her” follows Theodore, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” a bright, female voice who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$260,382 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/2,005 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,736,312

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 2013 (Oscar Qualifying Run) by Warner Bros.
January 10th, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 16th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
February 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Finland)
February 21st, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
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Video Release: May 13th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content and brief graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2295, 10/23/2013)
Running Time: 119 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships Gone Wrong, Voiceover/Narration, Interspecies Romance, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Romantic Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Annapurna Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 402 $5,440,204 Jan 17, 2014 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 268 $6,515,964 Jan 17, 2014 33
Top 2014 Theater Average 13 $43,397 Dec 20, 2013 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2013 22 $260,382   6 $43,397   $364,260 1
Dec 27, 2013 18 $649,673 +150% 47 $13,823   $1,541,994 2
Jan 3, 2014 17 $721,714 +11% 47 $15,356   $2,987,741 3
Jan 10, 2014 11 $5,345,477 +641% 1,729 $3,092   $8,744,777 4
Jan 17, 2014 10 $4,034,417 -25% 1,729 $2,333   $15,033,844 5
Jan 24, 2014 11 $2,289,318 -43% 1,325 $1,728   $19,179,726 6
Jan 31, 2014 16 $1,189,397 -48% 803 $1,481   $21,236,913 7
Feb 7, 2014 18 $731,145 -39% 457 $1,600   $22,464,032 8
Feb 14, 2014 20 $601,955 -18% 255 $2,361   $23,310,945 9
Feb 21, 2014 21 $409,428 -32% 250 $1,638   $23,980,038 10
Feb 28, 2014 25 $421,049 +3% 250 $1,684   $24,594,344 11
Mar 7, 2014 26 $262,253 -38% 155 $1,692   $24,998,431 12
Mar 14, 2014 30 $150,628 -43% 121 $1,245   $25,240,095 13
Mar 21, 2014 42 $70,572 -53% 73 $967   $25,377,942 14
Mar 28, 2014 45 $48,944 -31% 110 $445   $25,459,687 15
Apr 4, 2014 56 $32,382 -34% 85 $381   $25,523,806 16
Apr 11, 2014 59 $16,523 -49% 38 $435   $25,556,065 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 18, 2013 18 $58,423     6 $9,737   $58,423 1
Dec 19, 2013 - $45,835 -22%   6 $7,639   $104,258 2
Dec 20, 2013 - $72,219 +58%   6 $12,037   $176,477 3
Dec 21, 2013 - $100,322 +39%   6 $16,720   $276,799 4
Dec 22, 2013 - $87,841 -12%   6 $14,640   $364,620 5
Dec 23, 2013 - $50,744 -42%   6 $8,457   $415,364 6
Dec 24, 2013 - $47,088 -7%   6 $7,848   $461,873 7
Dec 25, 2013 - $262,861 +458% +350% 6 $43,810   $724,734 8
Dec 26, 2013 15 $166,988 -36% +264% 6 $27,831   $892,321 9
Dec 30, 2013 - $169,943   +235% 47 $3,616   $1,711,937 13
Dec 31, 2013 - $144,592 -15% +207% 47 $3,076   $1,856,529 14
Jan 1, 2014 17 $270,571 +87% +3% 47 $5,757   $2,127,100 15
Jan 2, 2014 17 $136,825 -49% -18% 47 $2,911   $2,264,976 16
Jan 3, 2014 - $205,947 +51%   47 $4,382   $2,470,923 17
Jan 4, 2014 - $312,816 +52%   47 $6,656   $2,783,739 18
Jan 5, 2014 - $204,002 -35%   47 $4,340   $2,987,741 19
Jan 6, 2014 17 $87,487 -57% -49% 47 $1,861   $3,075,228 20
Jan 7, 2014 17 $102,605 +17% -29% 47 $2,183   $3,177,833 21
Jan 8, 2014 16 $113,684 +11% -58% 47 $2,419   $3,291,517 22
Jan 9, 2014 16 $107,783 -5% -21% 47 $2,293   $3,399,300 23
Jan 10, 2014 11 $1,809,783 +1,579% +779% 1,729 $1,047   $5,209,083 24
Jan 11, 2014 11 $2,229,137 +23% +613% 2,005 $1,112   $7,438,220 25
Jan 12, 2014 10 $1,306,557 -41% +540% 1,729 $756   $8,744,777 26
Jan 13, 2014 8 $524,105 -60% +499% 1,729 $303   $9,268,882 27
Jan 14, 2014 8 $632,103 +21% +516% 1,729 $366   $9,900,985 28
Jan 15, 2014 8 $507,059 -20% +346% 1,729 $293   $10,408,044 29
Jan 16, 2014 8 $553,085 +9% +413% 1,729 $320   $10,999,427 30
Jan 17, 2014 10 $1,158,124 +109% -36% 1,729 $670   $12,157,551 31
Jan 18, 2014 11 $1,765,515 +52% -21% 1,729 $1,021   $13,923,066 32
Jan 19, 2014 10 $1,110,778 -37% -15% 1,729 $642   $15,033,844 33
Jan 20, 2014 12 $797,775 -28% +52% 1,729 $461   $15,831,619 34
Jan 21, 2014 10 $368,180 -54% -42% 1,729 $213   $16,199,799 35
Jan 22, 2014 9 $341,114 -7% -33% 1,729 $197   $16,540,913 36
Jan 23, 2014 9 $349,495 +2% -37% 1,729 $202   $16,890,408 37
Jan 24, 2014 11 $656,516 +88% -43% 1,325 $495   $17,546,924 38
Jan 25, 2014 11 $1,011,485 +54% -43% 1,325 $763   $18,558,409 39
Jan 26, 2014 12 $621,317 -39% -44% 1,325 $469   $19,179,726 40
Jan 27, 2014 11 $193,199 -69% -76% 1,325 $146   $19,372,925 41
Jan 28, 2014 11 $241,086 +25% -35% 1,325 $182   $19,614,011 42
Jan 29, 2014 12 $209,365 -13% -39% 1,325 $158   $19,823,376 43
Jan 30, 2014 10 $224,140 +7% -36% 1,325 $169   $20,047,516 44
Jan 31, 2014 15 $377,769 +69% -42% 803 $470   $20,425,285 45
Feb 1, 2014 16 $598,593 +58% -41% 803 $745   $21,023,878 46
Feb 2, 2014 16 $213,035 -64% -66% 803 $265   $21,236,913 47
Feb 3, 2014 16 $118,221 -45% -39% 803 $147   $21,355,134 48
Feb 4, 2014 17 $131,239 +11% -46% 803 $163   $21,486,373 49
Feb 5, 2014 16 $122,118 -7% -42% 803 $152   $21,608,491 50
Feb 6, 2014 16 $124,396 +2% -45% 803 $155   $21,732,887 51
Feb 7, 2014 18 $183,939 +48% -51% 457 $402   $21,916,826 52
Feb 8, 2014 18 $341,517 +86% -43% 457 $747   $22,258,343 53
Feb 9, 2014 19 $205,689 -40% -3% 457 $450   $22,464,032 54
Feb 10, 2014 - $60,314 -71% -49% 457 $132   $22,524,346 55
Feb 11, 2014 - $66,485 +10% -49% 457 $145   $22,590,831 56
Feb 12, 2014 - $57,158 -14% -53% 457 $125   $22,647,989 57
Feb 13, 2014 - $61,001 +7% -51% 457 $133   $22,708,990 58
Feb 14, 2014 - $192,788 +216% +5% 255 $756   $22,901,778 59
Feb 15, 2014 - $232,800 +21% -32% 255 $913   $23,134,578 60
Feb 16, 2014 - $176,367 -24% -14% 255 $692   $23,310,945 61
Feb 17, 2014 - $108,186 -39% +79% 255 $424   $23,419,131 62
Feb 18, 2014 - $51,115 -53% -23% 255 $200   $23,470,246 63
Feb 19, 2014 - $49,081 -4% -14% 255 $192   $23,519,327 64
Feb 20, 2014 - $51,283 +4% -16% 255 $201   $23,570,610 65
Feb 21, 2014 - $106,111 +107% -45% 250 $424   $23,676,721 66
Feb 22, 2014 - $188,354 +78% -19% 250 $753   $23,865,075 67
Feb 23, 2014 - $114,963 -39% -35% 250 $460   $23,980,038 68
Feb 24, 2014 - $38,470 -67% -64% 250 $154   $24,018,508 69
Feb 25, 2014 - $53,096 +38% +4% 250 $212   $24,071,604 70
Feb 26, 2014 - $52,430 -1% +7% 250 $210   $24,124,034 71
Feb 27, 2014 - $49,261 -6% -4% 250 $197   $24,173,295 72
Feb 28, 2014 - $116,374 +136% +10% 250 $465   $24,289,669 73
Mar 1, 2014 - $218,721 +88% +16% 250 $875   $24,508,390 74
Mar 2, 2014 - $85,954 -61% -25% 250 $344   $24,594,344 75
Mar 3, 2014 - $37,210 -57% -3% 250 $149   $24,631,554 76
Mar 4, 2014 - $38,200 +3% -28% 250 $153   $24,669,754 77
Mar 5, 2014 - $32,020 -16% -39% 250 $128   $24,701,774 78
Mar 6, 2014 - $34,404 +7% -30% 250 $138   $24,736,178 79
Mar 7, 2014 - $73,759 +114% -37% 155 $476   $24,809,937 80
Mar 8, 2014 - $118,636 +61% -46% 155 $765   $24,928,573 81
Mar 9, 2014 - $69,858 -41% -19% 155 $451   $24,998,431 82
Mar 10, 2014 - $22,040 -68% -41% 155 $142   $25,020,471 83
Mar 11, 2014 - $25,148 +14% -34% 155 $162   $25,045,619 84
Mar 12, 2014 - $22,441 -11% -30% 155 $145   $25,068,060 85
Mar 13, 2014 - $21,407 -5% -38% 155 $138   $25,089,467 86
Mar 14, 2014 - $43,884 +105% -41% 121 $363   $25,133,351 87
Mar 15, 2014 - $67,784 +54% -43% 121 $560   $25,201,135 88
Mar 16, 2014 - $38,960 -43% -44% 121 $322   $25,240,095 89
Mar 17, 2014 - $14,415 -63% -35% 121 $119   $25,254,510 90
Mar 18, 2014 - $20,036 +39% -20% 121 $166   $25,274,546 91
Mar 19, 2014 - $17,832 -11% -21% 121 $147   $25,292,378 92
Mar 20, 2014 - $14,992 -16% -30% 121 $124   $25,307,370 93
Mar 21, 2014 - $18,011 +20% -59% 73 $247   $25,325,381 94
Mar 22, 2014 - $31,455 +75% -54% 73 $431   $25,356,836 95
Mar 23, 2014 - $21,106 -33% -46% 73 $289   $25,377,942 96
Mar 24, 2014 - $7,076 -66% -51% 73 $97   $25,385,018 97
Mar 25, 2014 - $10,738 +52% -46% 73 $147   $25,395,756 98
Mar 26, 2014 - $8,161 -24% -54% 73 $112   $25,403,917 99
Mar 27, 2014 - $6,826 -16% -54% 73 $94   $25,410,743 100
Mar 28, 2014 - $14,757 +116% -18% 110 $134   $25,425,500 101
Mar 29, 2014 - $20,451 +39% -35% 110 $186   $25,445,951 102
Mar 30, 2014 - $13,736 -33% -35% 110 $125   $25,459,687 103
Mar 31, 2014 - $6,361 -54% -10% 110 $58   $25,466,048 104
Apr 1, 2014 - $7,696 +21% -28% 110 $70   $25,473,744 105
Apr 2, 2014 - $7,472 -3% -8% 110 $68   $25,481,216 106
Apr 3, 2014 - $10,208 +37% +50% 110 $93   $25,491,424 107
Apr 4, 2014 - $9,668 -5% -34% 85 $114   $25,501,092 108
Apr 5, 2014 - $14,726 +52% -28% 85 $173   $25,515,818 109
Apr 6, 2014 - $7,988 -46% -42% 85 $94   $25,523,806 110
Apr 7, 2014 - $3,494 -56% -45% 85 $41   $25,527,300 111
Apr 8, 2014 - $4,227 +21% -45% 85 $50   $25,531,527 112
Apr 9, 2014 - $3,929 -7% -47% 85 $46   $25,535,456 113
Apr 10, 2014 - $4,086 +4% -60% 85 $48   $25,539,542 114
Apr 11, 2014 - $4,563 +12% -53% 38 $120   $25,544,105 115
Apr 12, 2014 - $7,325 +61% -50% 38 $193   $25,551,430 116
Apr 13, 2014 - $4,635 -37% -42% 38 $122   $25,556,065 117
Apr 14, 2014 - $2,595 -44% -26% 38 $68   $25,558,660 118
Apr 15, 2014 - $3,050 +18% -28% 38 $80   $25,561,710 119
Apr 16, 2014 - $2,929 -4% -25% 38 $77   $25,564,639 120
Apr 17, 2014 - $3,612 +23% -12% 38 $95   $25,568,251 121

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 32 $104,258   6 $17,376   $104,258 1
Dec 20, 2013 21 $788,443 +656% 6 $131,407   $892,321 2
Dec 27, 2013 18 $722,982 -8% 47 $15,383   $2,264,976 3
Jan 3, 2014 17 $1,134,324 +57% 47 $24,135   $3,399,300 4
Jan 10, 2014 10 $7,600,127 +570% 1,729 $4,396   $10,999,427 5
Jan 17, 2014 10 $5,890,981 -22% 1,729 $3,407   $16,890,408 6
Jan 24, 2014 11 $3,157,108 -46% 1,325 $2,383   $20,047,516 7
Jan 31, 2014 16 $1,685,371 -47% 803 $2,099   $21,732,887 8
Feb 7, 2014 20 $976,103 -42% 457 $2,136   $22,708,990 9
Feb 14, 2014 21 $861,620 -12% 255 $3,379   $23,570,610 10
Feb 21, 2014 22 $602,685 -30% 250 $2,411   $24,173,295 11
Feb 28, 2014 25 $562,883 -7% 250 $2,252   $24,736,178 12
Mar 7, 2014 26 $353,289 -37% 155 $2,279   $25,089,467 13
Mar 14, 2014 28 $217,903 -38% 121 $1,801   $25,307,370 14
Mar 21, 2014 42 $103,373 -53% 73 $1,416   $25,410,743 15
Mar 28, 2014 42 $80,681 -22% 110 $733   $25,491,424 16
Apr 4, 2014 51 $48,118 -40% 85 $566   $25,539,542 17
Apr 11, 2014 52 $28,709 -40% 38 $756   $25,568,251 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/16/2014 $0 0 2 3 $982,911 11/6/2023
Finland 2/7/2014 $0 0 1 1 $237,204 12/15/2015
Japan 6/28/2014 $165,104 22 23 68 $712,404 12/16/2015
South Korea 5/22/2014 $0 0 59 312 $2,549,036 11/1/2023
Spain 2/21/2014 $0 0 5 14 $2,235,749 12/17/2015
 
Rest of World $15,753,254
 
International Total$22,470,558 11/6/2023

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
May 18, 2014555,931 55,931$912,794$912,7941
May 25, 20141919,380-65% 75,311$290,119$1,202,9132
Jun 1, 2014239,384-52% 84,695$140,666$1,343,5793
Jun 8, 2014307,364-22% 92,059$110,386$1,453,9654

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 18, 2014448,813 48,813$1,176,389$1,176,3891
May 25, 2014209,078-81% 57,891$208,712$1,385,1012

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Leading Cast

Joaquin Phoenix    Theodore

Supporting Cast

Amy Adams    Amy
Rooney Mara    Catherine
Olivia Wilde    Blind Date
Scarlett Johansson    Samantha
Lynn Adrianna    Letter Writer #1
Lisa Renee Pitts    Letter Writer #2
Gabe Gomez    Letter Writer #3
Chris Pratt    Paul
Artt Butler    Text Voice
May Lindstrom    Sexy Pregnant TV Star
Bill Hader    Chat Room Friend #2
Brian Johnson, Jr.    OS1 Commercial Lead
Matt Letscher    Charles
Adam Spiegel    Alien Child
David Azar    Theodore's Divorce Attorney
Dr. Guy Lewis    Marriage Counselor
Melanie Seacat    Nice Lady
Pramod Kumar    Pizza Vendor
Evelyn Edwards    Mother Who Dated Pricks
Steve Zissis    New Sweet Boyfriend of Mother Who Dated Pricks
Dane White    Son
Nicole Grother    Daughter
James Ozasky    Catherine's Dad
Samantha Sarakanti    Mother of Newborn
Luka Jones    Lewman
Gracie Prewitt    Jocelyn (Birthday Girl)
Claudia Choi    Uncomfortable Waitress
Laura Kai Chen    Tatiana
Portia Doubleday    Surrogate Date Isabella
Soko    Voice of Isabella
Wendy Leon    Grocery Shopper
Charles Riley    Busker/Dancer
Robert Benard    Michael Wadsworth
Lisa Cohen    Michael Wadsworth's Wife
Grant Samson    Michael Wadsworth's Associate
Brian Cox    Alan Watts

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

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Jonze    Director
Spike Jonze    Screenwriter
Spike Jonze    Producer
Vincent Landay    Producer
Megan Ellison    Producer
Daniel Lupi    Executive Producer
Natalie Farrey    Executive Producer
Chelsea Barnard    Executive Producer
Hoyte Van Hoytema    Director of Photography
K.K. Barrett    Production Designer
Eric Zumbrunnen    Editor
Jeff Buchanan    Editor
Casey Storm    Costume Designer
Arcade Fire*    Composer
Arcade Fire*    Composer
Ren Klyce    Sound Designer
Ren Klyce    Music Supervisor
Ellen Lewis    Casting Director
Cassandra Kulukundis    Casting Director
Natalie Farrey    Co-Producer
Chelsea Barnard    Co-Producer
Daniel Lupi    Unit Production Manager
Thomas P. Smith    Assistant Director
Robert E. Kay    Assistant Director
Samantha Morton    Associate Producer
Thomas P. Smith    Associate Producer
Will Weiske    Production Supervisor
Austin Gorg    Art Director
Allen Coulter    Set Designer
Gene Serdena    Set Decorator
Steve Artmont    Make up
Cydney Cornell    Hairstylist
Wyatt Troll    Second Unit Camera
Eduard Grau    Second Unit Camera
Drew Kunin    Sound Mixer
Malcolm Fife    Dialogue Editor
Steve Slanec    Dialogue Editor
David C. Hughes    Sound Effects Editor
Marie Ebbing    Music Editor
Maryjo Lang    Foley Mixer
Larry Zipf    Recordist
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
Ren Klyce    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Mavromates    Visual Effects Producer
Janelle Croshaw    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Gibbs    Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Rogers    Stunt Coordinator
Karen O    Song Writer

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

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February 27th, 2014

12 Years a Slave 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. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there were nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 25th, 2014

Her 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 will look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Original Screenplay. This race is twice as competitive as the Best Adapted Screenplay, by that I mean it is a two-way race for the Oscar and not a runaway race. More...

Weekend Estimates: LEGO Builds Instant Franchise

February 9th, 2014

Lego poster

2014 is shaping up to be a good year at the box office. After excellent openings for Ride Along and Lone Survivor in January, February is getting off to a spectacular start thanks to a huge opening weekend for The LEGO Movie. Warner Bros. is projecting an opening of $69.1 million for the toy spin-off -- far and away the biggest weekend of the year so far, and the second-best February weekend ever, behind only The Passion of the Christ. Numbers like that guarantee a sequel or three, and boost a franchise that has already built an impressive following in the video market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Artistic Integrity

February 5th, 2014

Tim's Vermeer poster

Tim's Vermeer led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $14,468 in four theaters. It was the only film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart this weekend. Peter Brook: The Tightrope did make $10,301 in one theater, but that was over five days. Over the weekend, it pulled in $6,768. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: A.I. and Pirates Told the Right Stories

February 1st, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs handed out their awards on Saturday and depending on who you talk to, there were a couple of major upsets. There was certainly at least one upset, but the other awards are less surprising. More...

Per Theater Chart: Along for the Ride

January 22nd, 2014

Ride Along poster

The only film to top $10,000 on this week's per theater chart was Ride Along, which earned an average of $15,590. This is an amazing result for a January release. In fact, it would have been amazing for a limited release. More...

Weekend Projections: Ride Along Sets January Opening Record

January 19th, 2014

Ride Along poster

What could have been a close run thing at the box office this weekend has turned into a romp to victory for Ride Along, with the comedy set to break Cloverfield's record for biggest opening weekend in January with estimated three-day $41.2 million. The performance is all the more impressive for being delivered from just 2,663 theaters, and marks Universal's third consecutive MLK weekend win, following Mama last year and Contraband in 2012. With the studio's holdover, Lone Survivor, holding on to second place with $23.2 million in its second weekend the other three wide openers range from 3rd to 6th place in the charts. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

Per Theater Chart: Still Lonely

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There was only one film in the $10,000 club, but that's one more than a lot of people thought there would be. Lone Survivor expanded wide earning $37.85 million in 2,876 theaters for an average of $13,161. That's awesome, especially for this time of year. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

2014 Awards Season: Golden Globes: All American Night

January 13th, 2014

American Hustle poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globe awards last night, and there were a few surprises in the mix. American Hustle led the way with three wins, which isn't a real surprise, but I think many thought another film would lead with three or more wins. The only other film to earn more than one award was Dallas Buyers Club at just two. That might give you a hint at what the big surprise was. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Survivor Be Lonely At the Top?

January 10th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There is only one truly new wide release this weekend: The Legend of Hercules. This film is earning zero positive reviews and most analysts think it will miss the top five. Fortunately, there are a couple of limited releases expanding wide this weekend that should help compensate. Lone Survivor is the most obviously mainstream hit and it has been doing surprisingly well in limited release. Meanwhile, Her is probably too out there to be a mainstream hit, but its reviews suggest it should at least do well with those looking for Oscar-quality films. This weekend last year was the weekend Zero Dark Thirty expanded wide. It pulled in $24.44 million over the weekend, which is a figure Lone Survivor might match. Unfortunately for 2014, 2013 had much better depth at the box office, so even if the Lone Survivor does get to $25 million or beyond, it still looks like the year will continue lower than last year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Feeling Lonely

January 7th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

It was a slow week for new releases as none topped $10,000 on the per theater chart. There were some holdovers that performed well, led by Lone Survivor, which pulled in an average of $42,429 in two theaters. This is compared to $45,436 during its opening weekend. Such a small decline is great news for its upcoming wide expansion. August: Osage County was next with an average of $27,983 in five theaters, which is 22% lower than its opening average of $35,860. Its running tally is already at nearly half a million and it has potential to expand, especially if it continues to do well during Awards Season. The final film in the $10,000 club was Her with an average of $15,378 in 47 theaters. It is already at nearly $3 million after three weeks of release and it expands wide this weekend. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell

January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year. More...

Weekend Projections: Marked Ones Frozen Out

January 5th, 2014

Frozen poster

Given the weather conditions in half the country, this weekend couldn't have a more appropriate winner at the box office. Disney's Frozen takes top honors again in its 7th weekend in release after previously topping the chart the weekend of December 6th. The film is projected to earn $20.72 million this weekend, making it only the fourth film ever to earn more than $20 million at this stage in its theatrical run. Avatar, Titanic and Home Alone are the other three (and see full list of 7th weekends here). Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones was pushed into second spot with a decent $18.2 million opening. More...

Contest: Powering Up

January 3rd, 2014

Technically, there's only one wide release next week, The Legend of Hercules. Unfortunately, it is expected to bomb. Fortunately, there are two limited releases expanding wide next week, Her and Lone Survivor. Lone Survivor is by far the most mainstream of these three films and as such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Lone Survivor. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Power Rangers Megaforce: The Mysterious Robo Knight on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: January

January 1st, 2014

Jack Ryan poster

It's the first month of the new year, but the biggest hit might be a film released in December. Last month ended on a slow note with all five Christmas day releases failing to become hits, some more than others. (It's a little too soon to tell if The Wolf of Wall Street or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will do well enough to break even any time soon, but neither is a serious hit.) There are still some December releases that will likely remain on the charts through the opening weekends of January, while there are some films that opened in limited release last month with a scheduled wide release this month. Of the purely January releases, I would guess Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will be the biggest hit. Even then, it won't live up to the previous films in the franchise, even if you don't take inflation into account. Most of the rest of the new releases will be happy if they can become midlevel hits. Last January was led by Mama, which earned more than $70 million. I think Shadow Recruit will top that figure at the box office, while there are a similar number of likely box office bombs opening this year as there were last year. 2014 could start out ahead of 2013's pace, but it likely won't be a huge difference either way. More...

Limited Releases: Her and Now

December 20th, 2013

Her poster

There are not a huge number of limited releases on this week's list, but all of the ones that have more than a few reviews on Rotten Tomatoes have outstanding reviews. Her isn't earning the best reviews, but it does have the best combined reviews and buzz and has the best shot at mainstream success. The Past could also expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success, if it can translate its reviews into Awards Season glory. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...


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Synopsis

Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, “Her” follows Theodore, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” a bright, female voice who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$260,382 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/2,005 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,736,312

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 2013 (Oscar Qualifying Run) by Warner Bros.
January 10th, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 16th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
February 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Finland)
February 21st, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
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Video Release: May 13th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content and brief graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2295, 10/23/2013)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2014
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Keywords: Romance, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships Gone Wrong, Voiceover/Narration, Interspecies Romance, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Romantic Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Annapurna Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 402 $5,440,204 Jan 17, 2014 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 268 $6,515,964 Jan 17, 2014 33
Top 2014 Theater Average 13 $43,397 Dec 20, 2013 5

Leading Cast

Joaquin Phoenix    Theodore

Supporting Cast

Amy Adams    Amy
Rooney Mara    Catherine
Olivia Wilde    Blind Date
Scarlett Johansson    Samantha
Lynn Adrianna    Letter Writer #1
Lisa Renee Pitts    Letter Writer #2
Gabe Gomez    Letter Writer #3
Chris Pratt    Paul
Artt Butler    Text Voice
May Lindstrom    Sexy Pregnant TV Star
Bill Hader    Chat Room Friend #2
Brian Johnson, Jr.    OS1 Commercial Lead
Matt Letscher    Charles
Adam Spiegel    Alien Child
David Azar    Theodore's Divorce Attorney
Dr. Guy Lewis    Marriage Counselor
Melanie Seacat    Nice Lady
Pramod Kumar    Pizza Vendor
Evelyn Edwards    Mother Who Dated Pricks
Steve Zissis    New Sweet Boyfriend of Mother Who Dated Pricks
Dane White    Son
Nicole Grother    Daughter
James Ozasky    Catherine's Dad
Samantha Sarakanti    Mother of Newborn
Luka Jones    Lewman
Gracie Prewitt    Jocelyn (Birthday Girl)
Claudia Choi    Uncomfortable Waitress
Laura Kai Chen    Tatiana
Portia Doubleday    Surrogate Date Isabella
Soko    Voice of Isabella
Wendy Leon    Grocery Shopper
Charles Riley    Busker/Dancer
Robert Benard    Michael Wadsworth
Lisa Cohen    Michael Wadsworth's Wife
Grant Samson    Michael Wadsworth's Associate
Brian Cox    Alan Watts

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

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Jonze    Director
Spike Jonze    Screenwriter
Spike Jonze    Producer
Vincent Landay    Producer
Megan Ellison    Producer
Daniel Lupi    Executive Producer
Natalie Farrey    Executive Producer
Chelsea Barnard    Executive Producer
Hoyte Van Hoytema    Director of Photography
K.K. Barrett    Production Designer
Eric Zumbrunnen    Editor
Jeff Buchanan    Editor
Casey Storm    Costume Designer
Arcade Fire*    Composer
Arcade Fire*    Composer
Ren Klyce    Sound Designer
Ren Klyce    Music Supervisor
Ellen Lewis    Casting Director
Cassandra Kulukundis    Casting Director
Natalie Farrey    Co-Producer
Chelsea Barnard    Co-Producer
Daniel Lupi    Unit Production Manager
Thomas P. Smith    Assistant Director
Robert E. Kay    Assistant Director
Samantha Morton    Associate Producer
Thomas P. Smith    Associate Producer
Will Weiske    Production Supervisor
Austin Gorg    Art Director
Allen Coulter    Set Designer
Gene Serdena    Set Decorator
Steve Artmont    Make up
Cydney Cornell    Hairstylist
Wyatt Troll    Second Unit Camera
Eduard Grau    Second Unit Camera
Drew Kunin    Sound Mixer
Malcolm Fife    Dialogue Editor
Steve Slanec    Dialogue Editor
David C. Hughes    Sound Effects Editor
Marie Ebbing    Music Editor
Maryjo Lang    Foley Mixer
Larry Zipf    Recordist
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
Ren Klyce    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Mavromates    Visual Effects Producer
Janelle Croshaw    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Gibbs    Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Rogers    Stunt Coordinator
Karen O    Song Writer

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

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 May 13th, 2014

May 13th, 2014

It's a weird week on the home market. There are more first-run releases on this week's list than last week, as well as some TV on DVD releases and others. That said, it still feels very shallow. Even coming up with a list of ten new releases will include some filler. According to Amazon.com, I, Frankenstein is the biggest selling new release of the week. However, Her is the best new release of the week and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. 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...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Ceremony Live Blog - And the Oscar goes to... 12 Years a Slave

March 2nd, 2014

The Oscars are being handed out this evening and as usual, we will be live-blogging the event. Here's the last look at the nominations with those chosen by our contest entrants as the likely winners in Bold. If I disagree with the consensus, they are in italics, and sharp-eyed readers will note there are no categories where that's true. Finally, if I am rooting for an underdog, they are underlined. There are only two categories where that is true. I want Chiwetel Ejiofor to win Best Lead Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave. I also want Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa to win for Best Hair and Make-up, because Dallas Buyers Club had a hair and make-up budget of $250. Yes it was effective, but the special effects make-up used in Bad Grandpa was just more difficult to pull off, even if the movie wasn't Oscar-bait. Regardless, I don't expect there to be many surprises at this year's awards. More...

Weekend Estimates: Non-Stop Tops Son of God on Oscar Weekend

March 2nd, 2014

Non-Stop poster

Even with awards shows dominating industry headlines this weekend, three movies, none of which are nominated for anything, will manage to top $20 million at the box office. Top of the pile will be Liam Neeson actioner Non-Stop, which will debut with a shade over $30 million. That's the best performance for a non-sequel movie Neeson has headlined. Not far behind, Son of God is projected to earn around $26.5 million this weekend, and Fox is projecting it to top the chart on Sunday. The third movie topping $20 million will be The LEGO Movie, which passes $200 million in the process in its 4th weekend in release. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 27th, 2014

12 Years a Slave 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. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there were nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 25th, 2014

Her 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 will look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Original Screenplay. This race is twice as competitive as the Best Adapted Screenplay, by that I mean it is a two-way race for the Oscar and not a runaway race. More...

Weekend Estimates: LEGO Builds Instant Franchise

February 9th, 2014

Lego poster

2014 is shaping up to be a good year at the box office. After excellent openings for Ride Along and Lone Survivor in January, February is getting off to a spectacular start thanks to a huge opening weekend for The LEGO Movie. Warner Bros. is projecting an opening of $69.1 million for the toy spin-off -- far and away the biggest weekend of the year so far, and the second-best February weekend ever, behind only The Passion of the Christ. Numbers like that guarantee a sequel or three, and boost a franchise that has already built an impressive following in the video market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Artistic Integrity

February 5th, 2014

Tim's Vermeer poster

Tim's Vermeer led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $14,468 in four theaters. It was the only film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart this weekend. Peter Brook: The Tightrope did make $10,301 in one theater, but that was over five days. Over the weekend, it pulled in $6,768. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: A.I. and Pirates Told the Right Stories

February 1st, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs handed out their awards on Saturday and depending on who you talk to, there were a couple of major upsets. There was certainly at least one upset, but the other awards are less surprising. More...

Per Theater Chart: Along for the Ride

January 22nd, 2014

Ride Along poster

The only film to top $10,000 on this week's per theater chart was Ride Along, which earned an average of $15,590. This is an amazing result for a January release. In fact, it would have been amazing for a limited release. More...

Weekend Projections: Ride Along Sets January Opening Record

January 19th, 2014

Ride Along poster

What could have been a close run thing at the box office this weekend has turned into a romp to victory for Ride Along, with the comedy set to break Cloverfield's record for biggest opening weekend in January with estimated three-day $41.2 million. The performance is all the more impressive for being delivered from just 2,663 theaters, and marks Universal's third consecutive MLK weekend win, following Mama last year and Contraband in 2012. With the studio's holdover, Lone Survivor, holding on to second place with $23.2 million in its second weekend the other three wide openers range from 3rd to 6th place in the charts. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

Per Theater Chart: Still Lonely

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There was only one film in the $10,000 club, but that's one more than a lot of people thought there would be. Lone Survivor expanded wide earning $37.85 million in 2,876 theaters for an average of $13,161. That's awesome, especially for this time of year. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

2014 Awards Season: Golden Globes: All American Night

January 13th, 2014

American Hustle poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globe awards last night, and there were a few surprises in the mix. American Hustle led the way with three wins, which isn't a real surprise, but I think many thought another film would lead with three or more wins. The only other film to earn more than one award was Dallas Buyers Club at just two. That might give you a hint at what the big surprise was. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Survivor Be Lonely At the Top?

January 10th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There is only one truly new wide release this weekend: The Legend of Hercules. This film is earning zero positive reviews and most analysts think it will miss the top five. Fortunately, there are a couple of limited releases expanding wide this weekend that should help compensate. Lone Survivor is the most obviously mainstream hit and it has been doing surprisingly well in limited release. Meanwhile, Her is probably too out there to be a mainstream hit, but its reviews suggest it should at least do well with those looking for Oscar-quality films. This weekend last year was the weekend Zero Dark Thirty expanded wide. It pulled in $24.44 million over the weekend, which is a figure Lone Survivor might match. Unfortunately for 2014, 2013 had much better depth at the box office, so even if the Lone Survivor does get to $25 million or beyond, it still looks like the year will continue lower than last year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Feeling Lonely

January 7th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

It was a slow week for new releases as none topped $10,000 on the per theater chart. There were some holdovers that performed well, led by Lone Survivor, which pulled in an average of $42,429 in two theaters. This is compared to $45,436 during its opening weekend. Such a small decline is great news for its upcoming wide expansion. August: Osage County was next with an average of $27,983 in five theaters, which is 22% lower than its opening average of $35,860. Its running tally is already at nearly half a million and it has potential to expand, especially if it continues to do well during Awards Season. The final film in the $10,000 club was Her with an average of $15,378 in 47 theaters. It is already at nearly $3 million after three weeks of release and it expands wide this weekend. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell

January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year. More...

Weekend Projections: Marked Ones Frozen Out

January 5th, 2014

Frozen poster

Given the weather conditions in half the country, this weekend couldn't have a more appropriate winner at the box office. Disney's Frozen takes top honors again in its 7th weekend in release after previously topping the chart the weekend of December 6th. The film is projected to earn $20.72 million this weekend, making it only the fourth film ever to earn more than $20 million at this stage in its theatrical run. Avatar, Titanic and Home Alone are the other three (and see full list of 7th weekends here). Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones was pushed into second spot with a decent $18.2 million opening. More...

Contest: Powering Up

January 3rd, 2014

Technically, there's only one wide release next week, The Legend of Hercules. Unfortunately, it is expected to bomb. Fortunately, there are two limited releases expanding wide next week, Her and Lone Survivor. Lone Survivor is by far the most mainstream of these three films and as such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Lone Survivor. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Power Rangers Megaforce: The Mysterious Robo Knight on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: January

January 1st, 2014

Jack Ryan poster

It's the first month of the new year, but the biggest hit might be a film released in December. Last month ended on a slow note with all five Christmas day releases failing to become hits, some more than others. (It's a little too soon to tell if The Wolf of Wall Street or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will do well enough to break even any time soon, but neither is a serious hit.) There are still some December releases that will likely remain on the charts through the opening weekends of January, while there are some films that opened in limited release last month with a scheduled wide release this month. Of the purely January releases, I would guess Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will be the biggest hit. Even then, it won't live up to the previous films in the franchise, even if you don't take inflation into account. Most of the rest of the new releases will be happy if they can become midlevel hits. Last January was led by Mama, which earned more than $70 million. I think Shadow Recruit will top that figure at the box office, while there are a similar number of likely box office bombs opening this year as there were last year. 2014 could start out ahead of 2013's pace, but it likely won't be a huge difference either way. More...

Limited Releases: Her and Now

December 20th, 2013

Her poster

There are not a huge number of limited releases on this week's list, but all of the ones that have more than a few reviews on Rotten Tomatoes have outstanding reviews. Her isn't earning the best reviews, but it does have the best combined reviews and buzz and has the best shot at mainstream success. The Past could also expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success, if it can translate its reviews into Awards Season glory. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2013 22 $260,382   6 $43,397   $364,260 1
Dec 27, 2013 18 $649,673 +150% 47 $13,823   $1,541,994 2
Jan 3, 2014 17 $721,714 +11% 47 $15,356   $2,987,741 3
Jan 10, 2014 11 $5,345,477 +641% 1,729 $3,092   $8,744,777 4
Jan 17, 2014 10 $4,034,417 -25% 1,729 $2,333   $15,033,844 5
Jan 24, 2014 11 $2,289,318 -43% 1,325 $1,728   $19,179,726 6
Jan 31, 2014 16 $1,189,397 -48% 803 $1,481   $21,236,913 7
Feb 7, 2014 18 $731,145 -39% 457 $1,600   $22,464,032 8
Feb 14, 2014 20 $601,955 -18% 255 $2,361   $23,310,945 9
Feb 21, 2014 21 $409,428 -32% 250 $1,638   $23,980,038 10
Feb 28, 2014 25 $421,049 +3% 250 $1,684   $24,594,344 11
Mar 7, 2014 26 $262,253 -38% 155 $1,692   $24,998,431 12
Mar 14, 2014 30 $150,628 -43% 121 $1,245   $25,240,095 13
Mar 21, 2014 42 $70,572 -53% 73 $967   $25,377,942 14
Mar 28, 2014 45 $48,944 -31% 110 $445   $25,459,687 15
Apr 4, 2014 56 $32,382 -34% 85 $381   $25,523,806 16
Apr 11, 2014 59 $16,523 -49% 38 $435   $25,556,065 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 18, 2013 18 $58,423     6 $9,737   $58,423 1
Dec 19, 2013 - $45,835 -22%   6 $7,639   $104,258 2
Dec 20, 2013 - $72,219 +58%   6 $12,037   $176,477 3
Dec 21, 2013 - $100,322 +39%   6 $16,720   $276,799 4
Dec 22, 2013 - $87,841 -12%   6 $14,640   $364,620 5
Dec 23, 2013 - $50,744 -42%   6 $8,457   $415,364 6
Dec 24, 2013 - $47,088 -7%   6 $7,848   $461,873 7
Dec 25, 2013 - $262,861 +458% +350% 6 $43,810   $724,734 8
Dec 26, 2013 15 $166,988 -36% +264% 6 $27,831   $892,321 9
Dec 30, 2013 - $169,943   +235% 47 $3,616   $1,711,937 13
Dec 31, 2013 - $144,592 -15% +207% 47 $3,076   $1,856,529 14
Jan 1, 2014 17 $270,571 +87% +3% 47 $5,757   $2,127,100 15
Jan 2, 2014 17 $136,825 -49% -18% 47 $2,911   $2,264,976 16
Jan 3, 2014 - $205,947 +51%   47 $4,382   $2,470,923 17
Jan 4, 2014 - $312,816 +52%   47 $6,656   $2,783,739 18
Jan 5, 2014 - $204,002 -35%   47 $4,340   $2,987,741 19
Jan 6, 2014 17 $87,487 -57% -49% 47 $1,861   $3,075,228 20
Jan 7, 2014 17 $102,605 +17% -29% 47 $2,183   $3,177,833 21
Jan 8, 2014 16 $113,684 +11% -58% 47 $2,419   $3,291,517 22
Jan 9, 2014 16 $107,783 -5% -21% 47 $2,293   $3,399,300 23
Jan 10, 2014 11 $1,809,783 +1,579% +779% 1,729 $1,047   $5,209,083 24
Jan 11, 2014 11 $2,229,137 +23% +613% 2,005 $1,112   $7,438,220 25
Jan 12, 2014 10 $1,306,557 -41% +540% 1,729 $756   $8,744,777 26
Jan 13, 2014 8 $524,105 -60% +499% 1,729 $303   $9,268,882 27
Jan 14, 2014 8 $632,103 +21% +516% 1,729 $366   $9,900,985 28
Jan 15, 2014 8 $507,059 -20% +346% 1,729 $293   $10,408,044 29
Jan 16, 2014 8 $553,085 +9% +413% 1,729 $320   $10,999,427 30
Jan 17, 2014 10 $1,158,124 +109% -36% 1,729 $670   $12,157,551 31
Jan 18, 2014 11 $1,765,515 +52% -21% 1,729 $1,021   $13,923,066 32
Jan 19, 2014 10 $1,110,778 -37% -15% 1,729 $642   $15,033,844 33
Jan 20, 2014 12 $797,775 -28% +52% 1,729 $461   $15,831,619 34
Jan 21, 2014 10 $368,180 -54% -42% 1,729 $213   $16,199,799 35
Jan 22, 2014 9 $341,114 -7% -33% 1,729 $197   $16,540,913 36
Jan 23, 2014 9 $349,495 +2% -37% 1,729 $202   $16,890,408 37
Jan 24, 2014 11 $656,516 +88% -43% 1,325 $495   $17,546,924 38
Jan 25, 2014 11 $1,011,485 +54% -43% 1,325 $763   $18,558,409 39
Jan 26, 2014 12 $621,317 -39% -44% 1,325 $469   $19,179,726 40
Jan 27, 2014 11 $193,199 -69% -76% 1,325 $146   $19,372,925 41
Jan 28, 2014 11 $241,086 +25% -35% 1,325 $182   $19,614,011 42
Jan 29, 2014 12 $209,365 -13% -39% 1,325 $158   $19,823,376 43
Jan 30, 2014 10 $224,140 +7% -36% 1,325 $169   $20,047,516 44
Jan 31, 2014 15 $377,769 +69% -42% 803 $470   $20,425,285 45
Feb 1, 2014 16 $598,593 +58% -41% 803 $745   $21,023,878 46
Feb 2, 2014 16 $213,035 -64% -66% 803 $265   $21,236,913 47
Feb 3, 2014 16 $118,221 -45% -39% 803 $147   $21,355,134 48
Feb 4, 2014 17 $131,239 +11% -46% 803 $163   $21,486,373 49
Feb 5, 2014 16 $122,118 -7% -42% 803 $152   $21,608,491 50
Feb 6, 2014 16 $124,396 +2% -45% 803 $155   $21,732,887 51
Feb 7, 2014 18 $183,939 +48% -51% 457 $402   $21,916,826 52
Feb 8, 2014 18 $341,517 +86% -43% 457 $747   $22,258,343 53
Feb 9, 2014 19 $205,689 -40% -3% 457 $450   $22,464,032 54
Feb 10, 2014 - $60,314 -71% -49% 457 $132   $22,524,346 55
Feb 11, 2014 - $66,485 +10% -49% 457 $145   $22,590,831 56
Feb 12, 2014 - $57,158 -14% -53% 457 $125   $22,647,989 57
Feb 13, 2014 - $61,001 +7% -51% 457 $133   $22,708,990 58
Feb 14, 2014 - $192,788 +216% +5% 255 $756   $22,901,778 59
Feb 15, 2014 - $232,800 +21% -32% 255 $913   $23,134,578 60
Feb 16, 2014 - $176,367 -24% -14% 255 $692   $23,310,945 61
Feb 17, 2014 - $108,186 -39% +79% 255 $424   $23,419,131 62
Feb 18, 2014 - $51,115 -53% -23% 255 $200   $23,470,246 63
Feb 19, 2014 - $49,081 -4% -14% 255 $192   $23,519,327 64
Feb 20, 2014 - $51,283 +4% -16% 255 $201   $23,570,610 65
Feb 21, 2014 - $106,111 +107% -45% 250 $424   $23,676,721 66
Feb 22, 2014 - $188,354 +78% -19% 250 $753   $23,865,075 67
Feb 23, 2014 - $114,963 -39% -35% 250 $460   $23,980,038 68
Feb 24, 2014 - $38,470 -67% -64% 250 $154   $24,018,508 69
Feb 25, 2014 - $53,096 +38% +4% 250 $212   $24,071,604 70
Feb 26, 2014 - $52,430 -1% +7% 250 $210   $24,124,034 71
Feb 27, 2014 - $49,261 -6% -4% 250 $197   $24,173,295 72
Feb 28, 2014 - $116,374 +136% +10% 250 $465   $24,289,669 73
Mar 1, 2014 - $218,721 +88% +16% 250 $875   $24,508,390 74
Mar 2, 2014 - $85,954 -61% -25% 250 $344   $24,594,344 75
Mar 3, 2014 - $37,210 -57% -3% 250 $149   $24,631,554 76
Mar 4, 2014 - $38,200 +3% -28% 250 $153   $24,669,754 77
Mar 5, 2014 - $32,020 -16% -39% 250 $128   $24,701,774 78
Mar 6, 2014 - $34,404 +7% -30% 250 $138   $24,736,178 79
Mar 7, 2014 - $73,759 +114% -37% 155 $476   $24,809,937 80
Mar 8, 2014 - $118,636 +61% -46% 155 $765   $24,928,573 81
Mar 9, 2014 - $69,858 -41% -19% 155 $451   $24,998,431 82
Mar 10, 2014 - $22,040 -68% -41% 155 $142   $25,020,471 83
Mar 11, 2014 - $25,148 +14% -34% 155 $162   $25,045,619 84
Mar 12, 2014 - $22,441 -11% -30% 155 $145   $25,068,060 85
Mar 13, 2014 - $21,407 -5% -38% 155 $138   $25,089,467 86
Mar 14, 2014 - $43,884 +105% -41% 121 $363   $25,133,351 87
Mar 15, 2014 - $67,784 +54% -43% 121 $560   $25,201,135 88
Mar 16, 2014 - $38,960 -43% -44% 121 $322   $25,240,095 89
Mar 17, 2014 - $14,415 -63% -35% 121 $119   $25,254,510 90
Mar 18, 2014 - $20,036 +39% -20% 121 $166   $25,274,546 91
Mar 19, 2014 - $17,832 -11% -21% 121 $147   $25,292,378 92
Mar 20, 2014 - $14,992 -16% -30% 121 $124   $25,307,370 93
Mar 21, 2014 - $18,011 +20% -59% 73 $247   $25,325,381 94
Mar 22, 2014 - $31,455 +75% -54% 73 $431   $25,356,836 95
Mar 23, 2014 - $21,106 -33% -46% 73 $289   $25,377,942 96
Mar 24, 2014 - $7,076 -66% -51% 73 $97   $25,385,018 97
Mar 25, 2014 - $10,738 +52% -46% 73 $147   $25,395,756 98
Mar 26, 2014 - $8,161 -24% -54% 73 $112   $25,403,917 99
Mar 27, 2014 - $6,826 -16% -54% 73 $94   $25,410,743 100
Mar 28, 2014 - $14,757 +116% -18% 110 $134   $25,425,500 101
Mar 29, 2014 - $20,451 +39% -35% 110 $186   $25,445,951 102
Mar 30, 2014 - $13,736 -33% -35% 110 $125   $25,459,687 103
Mar 31, 2014 - $6,361 -54% -10% 110 $58   $25,466,048 104
Apr 1, 2014 - $7,696 +21% -28% 110 $70   $25,473,744 105
Apr 2, 2014 - $7,472 -3% -8% 110 $68   $25,481,216 106
Apr 3, 2014 - $10,208 +37% +50% 110 $93   $25,491,424 107
Apr 4, 2014 - $9,668 -5% -34% 85 $114   $25,501,092 108
Apr 5, 2014 - $14,726 +52% -28% 85 $173   $25,515,818 109
Apr 6, 2014 - $7,988 -46% -42% 85 $94   $25,523,806 110
Apr 7, 2014 - $3,494 -56% -45% 85 $41   $25,527,300 111
Apr 8, 2014 - $4,227 +21% -45% 85 $50   $25,531,527 112
Apr 9, 2014 - $3,929 -7% -47% 85 $46   $25,535,456 113
Apr 10, 2014 - $4,086 +4% -60% 85 $48   $25,539,542 114
Apr 11, 2014 - $4,563 +12% -53% 38 $120   $25,544,105 115
Apr 12, 2014 - $7,325 +61% -50% 38 $193   $25,551,430 116
Apr 13, 2014 - $4,635 -37% -42% 38 $122   $25,556,065 117
Apr 14, 2014 - $2,595 -44% -26% 38 $68   $25,558,660 118
Apr 15, 2014 - $3,050 +18% -28% 38 $80   $25,561,710 119
Apr 16, 2014 - $2,929 -4% -25% 38 $77   $25,564,639 120
Apr 17, 2014 - $3,612 +23% -12% 38 $95   $25,568,251 121

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 32 $104,258   6 $17,376   $104,258 1
Dec 20, 2013 21 $788,443 +656% 6 $131,407   $892,321 2
Dec 27, 2013 18 $722,982 -8% 47 $15,383   $2,264,976 3
Jan 3, 2014 17 $1,134,324 +57% 47 $24,135   $3,399,300 4
Jan 10, 2014 10 $7,600,127 +570% 1,729 $4,396   $10,999,427 5
Jan 17, 2014 10 $5,890,981 -22% 1,729 $3,407   $16,890,408 6
Jan 24, 2014 11 $3,157,108 -46% 1,325 $2,383   $20,047,516 7
Jan 31, 2014 16 $1,685,371 -47% 803 $2,099   $21,732,887 8
Feb 7, 2014 20 $976,103 -42% 457 $2,136   $22,708,990 9
Feb 14, 2014 21 $861,620 -12% 255 $3,379   $23,570,610 10
Feb 21, 2014 22 $602,685 -30% 250 $2,411   $24,173,295 11
Feb 28, 2014 25 $562,883 -7% 250 $2,252   $24,736,178 12
Mar 7, 2014 26 $353,289 -37% 155 $2,279   $25,089,467 13
Mar 14, 2014 28 $217,903 -38% 121 $1,801   $25,307,370 14
Mar 21, 2014 42 $103,373 -53% 73 $1,416   $25,410,743 15
Mar 28, 2014 42 $80,681 -22% 110 $733   $25,491,424 16
Apr 4, 2014 51 $48,118 -40% 85 $566   $25,539,542 17
Apr 11, 2014 52 $28,709 -40% 38 $756   $25,568,251 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/16/2014 $0 0 2 3 $982,911 11/6/2023
Finland 2/7/2014 $0 0 1 1 $237,204 12/15/2015
Japan 6/28/2014 $165,104 22 23 68 $712,404 12/16/2015
South Korea 5/22/2014 $0 0 59 312 $2,549,036 11/1/2023
Spain 2/21/2014 $0 0 5 14 $2,235,749 12/17/2015
 
Rest of World $15,753,254
 
International Total$22,470,558 11/6/2023

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
May 18, 2014555,931 55,931$912,794$912,7941
May 25, 20141919,380-65% 75,311$290,119$1,202,9132
Jun 1, 2014239,384-52% 84,695$140,666$1,343,5793
Jun 8, 2014307,364-22% 92,059$110,386$1,453,9654

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 18, 2014448,813 48,813$1,176,389$1,176,3891
May 25, 2014209,078-81% 57,891$208,712$1,385,1012

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