Hostage (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,636,443Details
International Box Office $43,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $77,636,443
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,214,734 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,123 opening theaters/2,183 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,898,866

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 11th, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax
International Releases: April 15th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 21st, 2005 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and some drug use
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 16 Blocks
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Keywords: Hostage, Kidnap, Organized Crime, Prologue, Murder - Suicide, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 271 $7,294,828 Mar 25, 2005 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 11, 2005 4 $10,214,734   2,123 $4,811   $10,214,734 1
Mar 18, 2005 6 $5,989,221 -41% 2,183 $2,744   $19,503,139 2
Mar 25, 2005 7 $4,138,040 -31% 1,977 $2,093   $26,201,432 3
Apr 1, 2005 11 $2,335,451 -44% 1,728 $1,352   $30,288,870 4
Apr 8, 2005 13 $1,185,551 -49% 1,269 $934   $32,234,819 5
Apr 15, 2005 15 $749,806 -37% 934 $803   $33,406,625 6
Apr 22, 2005 20 $322,573 -57% 492 $656   $34,033,731 7
Apr 29, 2005 35 $110,023 -66% 184 $598   $34,290,441 8
May 6, 2005 45 $36,631 -67% 92 $398   $34,378,145 9
May 13, 2005 54 $24,154 -34% 80 $302   $34,417,823 10
May 20, 2005 48 $27,270 +13% 47 $580   $34,458,463 11
May 27, 2005 41 $39,462 +45% 103 $383   $34,513,959 12
Jun 3, 2005 38 $38,698 -2% 101 $383   $34,579,828 13
Jun 10, 2005 49 $19,143 -51% 64 $299   $34,617,915 14
Jun 17, 2005 67 $7,749 -60% 21 $369   $34,636,443 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 11, 2005 4 $3,300,000     2,123 $1,554   $3,300,000 1
Mar 12, 2005 4 $4,200,000 +27%   2,123 $1,978   $7,500,000 2
Mar 13, 2005 3 $2,800,000 -33%   2,123 $1,319   $10,214,734 3
Mar 14, 2005 3 $921,000 -67%   2,123 $434   $11,136,000 4
Mar 15, 2005 3 $909,000 -1%   2,123 $428   $12,045,000 5
Mar 16, 2005 3 $832,000 -8%   2,123 $392   $12,877,000 6
Mar 17, 2005 4 $697,000 -16%   2,123 $328   $13,514,000 7
Mar 18, 2005 7 $1,700,000 +144% -48% 2,183 $779   $15,200,000 8
Mar 19, 2005 6 $2,600,000 +53% -38% 2,183 $1,191   $17,800,000 9
Mar 20, 2005 5 $1,700,000 -35% -39% 2,183 $779   $19,503,139 10
Mar 21, 2005 4 $625,000 -63% -32% 2,183 $286   $20,128,000 11
Mar 22, 2005 6 $655,000 +5% -28% 2,183 $300   $20,784,000 12
Mar 23, 2005 6 $640,000 -2% -23% 2,183 $293   $21,424,000 13
Mar 24, 2005 7 $620,000 -3% -11% 2,183 $284   $22,063,392 14
Mar 25, 2005 8 $1,300,000 +110% -24% 1,977 $658   $23,400,000 15
Mar 26, 2005 7 $1,600,000 +23% -38% 1,977 $809   $25,000,000 16
Mar 27, 2005 6 $1,200,000 -25% -29% 1,977 $607   $26,201,432 17
Mar 28, 2005 8 $538,000 -55% -14% 1,977 $272   $26,740,000 18
Mar 29, 2005 8 $431,000 -20% -34% 1,977 $218   $27,170,000 19
Mar 30, 2005 9 $392,000 -9% -39% 1,977 $198   $27,562,000 20
Mar 31, 2005 9 $423,000 +8% -32% 1,977 $214   $27,953,000 21
Apr 1, 2005 11 $700,000 +65% -46% 1,728 $405   $28,700,000 22
Apr 2, 2005 11 $1,000,000 +43% -38% 1,728 $579   $29,700,000 23
Apr 3, 2005 11 $600,000 -40% -50% 1,728 $347   $30,288,870 24
Apr 4, 2005 9 $175,000 -71% -67% 1,728 $101   $30,464,000 25
Apr 5, 2005 9 $202,000 +15% -53% 1,728 $117   $30,666,000 26
Apr 6, 2005 10 $196,000 -3% -50% 1,728 $113   $30,862,000 27
May 30, 2005 39 $11,110     103 $108   $34,525,069 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 11, 2005 3 $13,513,918   2,123 $6,365   $13,513,918 1
Mar 18, 2005 6 $8,549,474 -37% 2,183 $3,916   $22,063,392 2
Mar 25, 2005 8 $5,890,027 -31% 1,977 $2,979   $27,953,419 3
Apr 1, 2005 11 $3,095,849 -47% 1,728 $1,792   $31,049,268 4
Apr 8, 2005 14 $1,607,551 -48% 1,269 $1,267   $32,656,819 5
Apr 15, 2005 14 $1,054,339 -34% 934 $1,129   $33,711,158 6
Apr 22, 2005 20 $469,260 -55% 492 $954   $34,180,418 7
Apr 29, 2005 37 $161,096 -66% 184 $876   $34,341,514 8
May 6, 2005 46 $52,155 -68% 92 $567   $34,393,669 9
May 13, 2005 54 $37,524 -28% 80 $469   $34,431,193 10
May 20, 2005 46 $43,304 +15% 47 $921   $34,474,497 11
May 27, 2005 42 $66,633 +54% 103 $647   $34,541,130 12
Jun 3, 2005 38 $57,642 -13% 101 $571   $34,598,772 13
Jun 10, 2005 50 $29,922 -48% 64 $468   $34,628,694 14
Jun 17, 2005 76 $7,749 -74% 21 $369   $34,636,443 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/15/2005 $466,188 120 120 476 $1,366,098 9/24/2020
 
Rest of World $41,633,902
 
International Total$43,000,000 9/24/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    Jeff Talley

Supporting Cast

Marjean Holden    Carol Flores

Uncategorized

Art LaFleur    Bill Jorgenson
Jonathan Tucker    Dennis Kelly
Ben Foster    Mars
Kevin Pollak    Mr. Smith
Rumer Willis    Amanda Talley
Kim Coates    The Watchman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Florent-Emilio Siri    Director

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August 23rd, 2011

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Corpse Bridesmaid

November 20th, 2005

The Corpse Bride missed the top five by the narrowest of narrow margins losing out to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $5.50 million to $5.45 million. The film earned its $5.45 million on 2586 screens in 28 markets pushing its total to $53.4 million total at the international box office. In South Korea the film fell 43% to $753,000 on 114 screens, which is better than average for the market. And the film is also doing well in Italy adding $764,000 on 268 screens to its $2.67 million running tally there, $700,000 in France for a $8 million box office, and $462,000 in Japan for a $7.0 million box office. More...

Chicken's Little Start on the International Scene is Lucrative

November 13th, 2005

Chicken Little started its international run with day-and-date debuts in 9 markets earning $5.54 million on 900 screens, just missing the top five in the process. Its best market was kid-friendly Mexico with $3.1 million on 600 screens, which is about on par with its opening domestically. On the other hand, the film broke records in Malaysia with $477,000 on 40 screens. Other results include a first place debuts in Russia with $1.1 million on 197 screens and in Taiwan with $463,000 on 18 screens, (including previews). More...

Zorro Steals the Show

November 6th, 2005

With The Legend of Zorro earning a nearly worldwide release this past weekend, and the imminent release of another juggernaut, there was little room for other releases this weekend on the international scene. More...

The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

October 9th, 2005

Company 9 opened in its native market of Russia with a stunning $5.0 million over the weekend and $6.25 million including the midweek numbers, which is better than Revenge of the Sith's opening in that market. This also means there were two films that did so well in their local markets that they managed to place in the top five overall. More...

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October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

Baby Scores a Knockout Punch

July 23rd, 2005

To call Million Dollar Baby's debut on the home market a knockout is very apt. Perhaps too apt. Not only did the film easily win the week with $12.42 million in combined rentals, every other film in the top five saw serious drop-offs, sending the overall market sharply downwards. More...

Seeking for Number One

July 16th, 2005

It looks like the home market is starting to recover from its extended slump as Hide & Seek was the number one with $11.71 million in combined rentals, $10.55 million from DVDs and $1.16 million from VHS. The film was also the number one selling DVD this week, but no figures were released. More...

Pacifier Makes some Noise on the Home Market

July 9th, 2005

The Pacifier took the lead on the Rental Charts on the Home Market and was the only new release in the to five. Vin Diesel's first foray into comedies led the DVD charts with $9.48 million, the VHS charts with $1.29 million, and the combined charts with $10.77 million. It was also the best selling DVD for the week, but as usual there were no sales numbers released. More...

Crowded Competition can't Overthrow Hitch

July 2nd, 2005

Hitch held onto top spot on the rental charts this week despite four new releases making the top five, and it wasn't even a close contest. The film added $10.58 million in combined rentals, down just 16% from last week for a $23.21 million two-week total. More...

DVD Releases for June 21, 2005

June 20th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It's another bad week for first-run releases; this is hardly surprising when you consider the low quality of wide releases earlier in the year. But unlike last week there's little in the way of older releases, special editions and TV on DVD to pick up the slack. Just one release stood out as a must have, the fantastic Degrassi The Next Generation - Season 2 - Buy from Amazon making this the third week in a row I've picked a release from this long running series as my DVD pick of the week. That's a record that probably won't be broken for a long, long time. More...

Corrected - Ruling the International Box Office

June 19th, 2005

Just when the International Details column was getting back to normal we have another film dominating the international scene. Mr. and Mrs. Smith led in nearly every major / midlevel market and those it didn't were mostly owned by Revenge of the Sith. Because of that there isn't as much news to tell as usual, and with Batman Begins opening worldwide this weekend and in two weeks, War of the Worlds doing the same, this trend will last until mid-July at the earliest. More...

The Largest Yard

June 12th, 2005

The Longest Yard opened in second place in Australia with $2.5 million. On the other hand, the film could only manage $750,000 on 260 screens in Mexico, not surprising since Adam Sandler has never been a big draw internationally, especially outside English speaking markets. More...

Late Figures Change Top Five

June 5th, 2005

It was a slightly busier weekend as several studios were brave enough, or foolhardy enough to try and sandwich their film between the worldwide release of Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, which debuts in just 10 days. With War of the Worlds' worldwide release just two weeks after that, there's very little room for smaller films to survive. More...

Sith Steal the Show

May 29th, 2005

Revenge of the Sith dominated nearly every market it opened in and in most of them it was the only new film in the top ten. Because of this there's almost no international details to report and those details that are available are single market releases. More...

Calm Before the Storm

May 22nd, 2005

It was another slow weekend for international details as few studios were brave enough, or foolish enough to try and squeeze in a release between Kingdom of Heaven and Revenge of the Sith. It was hard to find many films that earned more than $1 million over the weekend and most of the activity came from smaller releases in midlevel markets. Next weekend there could be even fewer details as Revenge of the Sith should dominate every market, but after that the summer blockbuster season should be in full swing and things should pick up. More...

Kingdom's Reign Cruel to Competition

May 16th, 2005

The summer got off to a really, really slow start international this week and while Kingdom of Heaven didn't wasn't quite the blockbuster most people were looking for, it did cannibalized what little box office there was. There were a few local films to make noise, including Negotiator: Bayside Shakedown 3, which easily topped the Japanese market with $5,275,685 on just 280 for a huge $18,842 per screen average. More...

Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

International: Constantine Continues to Climb

May 1st, 2005

It was a good news, bad news kind of weekend for Constantine. The film remained in top spot in Japan with $2,330,027 on 349 screens for a $9,011,671 running tally in the market. Bad news, it dropped 37% during its second weekend in the market, which is really steep for Japan. Overall the film brought in $3 million on 1,200 screens in 40 markets for a international box office of $136.4 million. More...

Hitch still Connecting with Moviegoers

April 24th, 2005

Hitch is just coasting on holdovers now, and will be until it opens in Japan at the beginning of June. This week it added $5.1 million from 3000 screens in 55 markets to its already impressive $170.4 million international total and with soft week to week drop-offs and a good showing in Japan and it will have a $200 million future. This week the film added $643,359 in its fifth weekend in France for a $12,785,670 total in the market, $110,000 in its second weekend in Argentina, (rising to first place in the meantime) as well as other, smaller markets. More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Sequel vs. Skaters

March 18th, 2005

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Robots Win, but not as Easily as Expected

March 14th, 2005

The best word to describe this week's predictions is "Overcompensation." After getting skunked underestimating how well certain films have done in the past many, many analysts overestimated their appeal this weekend. This in part led to a 6.3% drop-off from last weekend and more importantly, a 1.7% drop-off from last year. After sporting a double digit lead just a couple of weeks ago, the Year-to-Date race is a virtual tie at $1.56 billion each. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 4 - March 10

March 10th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2005 Preview: March

March 1st, 2005

March is a transitional month that lacks the huge hits that get people excited, and also lacks the real obvious train-wreck movies that get released during the various dumping grounds during the year. Because of that, it's a month that's hard to predict - the releases all seem so average. There are three films that have a reasonable shot at $100 million, but probably only one of those films will make it there. And that will be helped out dramatically by the Easter holidays, which falls in March this year. More...

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January 20th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Fantastic Four - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,214,734 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,123 opening theaters/2,183 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,898,866

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 11th, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax
International Releases: April 15th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 21st, 2005 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and some drug use
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 16 Blocks
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Hostage, Kidnap, Organized Crime, Prologue, Murder - Suicide, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 271 $7,294,828 Mar 25, 2005 17

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    Jeff Talley

Supporting Cast

Marjean Holden    Carol Flores

Uncategorized

Art LaFleur    Bill Jorgenson
Jonathan Tucker    Dennis Kelly
Ben Foster    Mars
Kevin Pollak    Mr. Smith
Rumer Willis    Amanda Talley
Kim Coates    The Watchman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Florent-Emilio Siri    Director

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 23rd, 2011

August 23rd, 2011

Summer is winding down, and while that means weaker box office numbers, it also means stronger home market releases. We are still a little early for summer blockbusters; however, TV on DVD releases are really heating up and will begin to dominate the scene. There are a few of those worth checking out, including NCIS: Season Eight, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. However, that honor goes to Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension. (An honorable mention also goes to Reboot: The Definitive Mainframe Edition, which finally arrived last week. It was worth the wait.) More...

DVD Releases for February 17, 2009 - Part I

February 17th, 2009

This felt like a slow week to me, but looking at the list there were 15 spotlight reviews, which is a huge amount for one week. There are a large number of DVDs worth checking out, but looking at the top of the list, I think Christopher Titus - Love is Evol is the best DVD coming out this week, and the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week. As has happened pretty much every week this year, there are so many DVDs on this week's list that is had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. More...

Corpse Bridesmaid

November 20th, 2005

The Corpse Bride missed the top five by the narrowest of narrow margins losing out to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $5.50 million to $5.45 million. The film earned its $5.45 million on 2586 screens in 28 markets pushing its total to $53.4 million total at the international box office. In South Korea the film fell 43% to $753,000 on 114 screens, which is better than average for the market. And the film is also doing well in Italy adding $764,000 on 268 screens to its $2.67 million running tally there, $700,000 in France for a $8 million box office, and $462,000 in Japan for a $7.0 million box office. More...

Chicken's Little Start on the International Scene is Lucrative

November 13th, 2005

Chicken Little started its international run with day-and-date debuts in 9 markets earning $5.54 million on 900 screens, just missing the top five in the process. Its best market was kid-friendly Mexico with $3.1 million on 600 screens, which is about on par with its opening domestically. On the other hand, the film broke records in Malaysia with $477,000 on 40 screens. Other results include a first place debuts in Russia with $1.1 million on 197 screens and in Taiwan with $463,000 on 18 screens, (including previews). More...

Zorro Steals the Show

November 6th, 2005

With The Legend of Zorro earning a nearly worldwide release this past weekend, and the imminent release of another juggernaut, there was little room for other releases this weekend on the international scene. More...

The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

October 9th, 2005

Company 9 opened in its native market of Russia with a stunning $5.0 million over the weekend and $6.25 million including the midweek numbers, which is better than Revenge of the Sith's opening in that market. This also means there were two films that did so well in their local markets that they managed to place in the top five overall. More...

International Round-up: Red Eye Takes Off

October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

Baby Scores a Knockout Punch

July 23rd, 2005

To call Million Dollar Baby's debut on the home market a knockout is very apt. Perhaps too apt. Not only did the film easily win the week with $12.42 million in combined rentals, every other film in the top five saw serious drop-offs, sending the overall market sharply downwards. More...

Seeking for Number One

July 16th, 2005

It looks like the home market is starting to recover from its extended slump as Hide & Seek was the number one with $11.71 million in combined rentals, $10.55 million from DVDs and $1.16 million from VHS. The film was also the number one selling DVD this week, but no figures were released. More...

Pacifier Makes some Noise on the Home Market

July 9th, 2005

The Pacifier took the lead on the Rental Charts on the Home Market and was the only new release in the to five. Vin Diesel's first foray into comedies led the DVD charts with $9.48 million, the VHS charts with $1.29 million, and the combined charts with $10.77 million. It was also the best selling DVD for the week, but as usual there were no sales numbers released. More...

Crowded Competition can't Overthrow Hitch

July 2nd, 2005

Hitch held onto top spot on the rental charts this week despite four new releases making the top five, and it wasn't even a close contest. The film added $10.58 million in combined rentals, down just 16% from last week for a $23.21 million two-week total. More...

DVD Releases for June 21, 2005

June 20th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It's another bad week for first-run releases; this is hardly surprising when you consider the low quality of wide releases earlier in the year. But unlike last week there's little in the way of older releases, special editions and TV on DVD to pick up the slack. Just one release stood out as a must have, the fantastic Degrassi The Next Generation - Season 2 - Buy from Amazon making this the third week in a row I've picked a release from this long running series as my DVD pick of the week. That's a record that probably won't be broken for a long, long time. More...

Corrected - Ruling the International Box Office

June 19th, 2005

Just when the International Details column was getting back to normal we have another film dominating the international scene. Mr. and Mrs. Smith led in nearly every major / midlevel market and those it didn't were mostly owned by Revenge of the Sith. Because of that there isn't as much news to tell as usual, and with Batman Begins opening worldwide this weekend and in two weeks, War of the Worlds doing the same, this trend will last until mid-July at the earliest. More...

The Largest Yard

June 12th, 2005

The Longest Yard opened in second place in Australia with $2.5 million. On the other hand, the film could only manage $750,000 on 260 screens in Mexico, not surprising since Adam Sandler has never been a big draw internationally, especially outside English speaking markets. More...

Late Figures Change Top Five

June 5th, 2005

It was a slightly busier weekend as several studios were brave enough, or foolhardy enough to try and sandwich their film between the worldwide release of Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, which debuts in just 10 days. With War of the Worlds' worldwide release just two weeks after that, there's very little room for smaller films to survive. More...

Sith Steal the Show

May 29th, 2005

Revenge of the Sith dominated nearly every market it opened in and in most of them it was the only new film in the top ten. Because of this there's almost no international details to report and those details that are available are single market releases. More...

Calm Before the Storm

May 22nd, 2005

It was another slow weekend for international details as few studios were brave enough, or foolish enough to try and squeeze in a release between Kingdom of Heaven and Revenge of the Sith. It was hard to find many films that earned more than $1 million over the weekend and most of the activity came from smaller releases in midlevel markets. Next weekend there could be even fewer details as Revenge of the Sith should dominate every market, but after that the summer blockbuster season should be in full swing and things should pick up. More...

Kingdom's Reign Cruel to Competition

May 16th, 2005

The summer got off to a really, really slow start international this week and while Kingdom of Heaven didn't wasn't quite the blockbuster most people were looking for, it did cannibalized what little box office there was. There were a few local films to make noise, including Negotiator: Bayside Shakedown 3, which easily topped the Japanese market with $5,275,685 on just 280 for a huge $18,842 per screen average. More...

Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

International: Constantine Continues to Climb

May 1st, 2005

It was a good news, bad news kind of weekend for Constantine. The film remained in top spot in Japan with $2,330,027 on 349 screens for a $9,011,671 running tally in the market. Bad news, it dropped 37% during its second weekend in the market, which is really steep for Japan. Overall the film brought in $3 million on 1,200 screens in 40 markets for a international box office of $136.4 million. More...

Hitch still Connecting with Moviegoers

April 24th, 2005

Hitch is just coasting on holdovers now, and will be until it opens in Japan at the beginning of June. This week it added $5.1 million from 3000 screens in 55 markets to its already impressive $170.4 million international total and with soft week to week drop-offs and a good showing in Japan and it will have a $200 million future. This week the film added $643,359 in its fifth weekend in France for a $12,785,670 total in the market, $110,000 in its second weekend in Argentina, (rising to first place in the meantime) as well as other, smaller markets. More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Sequel vs. Skaters

March 18th, 2005

It's a model weekend for releases, as we have one high profile release and a counter-programming film. They shouldn't interfere with each other's box office, as their target audiences don't overlap in any significant way. More...

Robots Win, but not as Easily as Expected

March 14th, 2005

The best word to describe this week's predictions is "Overcompensation." After getting skunked underestimating how well certain films have done in the past many, many analysts overestimated their appeal this weekend. This in part led to a 6.3% drop-off from last weekend and more importantly, a 1.7% drop-off from last year. After sporting a double digit lead just a couple of weeks ago, the Year-to-Date race is a virtual tie at $1.56 billion each. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 4 - March 10

March 10th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2005 Preview: March

March 1st, 2005

March is a transitional month that lacks the huge hits that get people excited, and also lacks the real obvious train-wreck movies that get released during the various dumping grounds during the year. Because of that, it's a month that's hard to predict - the releases all seem so average. There are three films that have a reasonable shot at $100 million, but probably only one of those films will make it there. And that will be helped out dramatically by the Easter holidays, which falls in March this year. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 14 - January 20

January 20th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Fantastic Four - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 11, 2005 4 $10,214,734   2,123 $4,811   $10,214,734 1
Mar 18, 2005 6 $5,989,221 -41% 2,183 $2,744   $19,503,139 2
Mar 25, 2005 7 $4,138,040 -31% 1,977 $2,093   $26,201,432 3
Apr 1, 2005 11 $2,335,451 -44% 1,728 $1,352   $30,288,870 4
Apr 8, 2005 13 $1,185,551 -49% 1,269 $934   $32,234,819 5
Apr 15, 2005 15 $749,806 -37% 934 $803   $33,406,625 6
Apr 22, 2005 20 $322,573 -57% 492 $656   $34,033,731 7
Apr 29, 2005 35 $110,023 -66% 184 $598   $34,290,441 8
May 6, 2005 45 $36,631 -67% 92 $398   $34,378,145 9
May 13, 2005 54 $24,154 -34% 80 $302   $34,417,823 10
May 20, 2005 48 $27,270 +13% 47 $580   $34,458,463 11
May 27, 2005 41 $39,462 +45% 103 $383   $34,513,959 12
Jun 3, 2005 38 $38,698 -2% 101 $383   $34,579,828 13
Jun 10, 2005 49 $19,143 -51% 64 $299   $34,617,915 14
Jun 17, 2005 67 $7,749 -60% 21 $369   $34,636,443 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 11, 2005 4 $3,300,000     2,123 $1,554   $3,300,000 1
Mar 12, 2005 4 $4,200,000 +27%   2,123 $1,978   $7,500,000 2
Mar 13, 2005 3 $2,800,000 -33%   2,123 $1,319   $10,214,734 3
Mar 14, 2005 3 $921,000 -67%   2,123 $434   $11,136,000 4
Mar 15, 2005 3 $909,000 -1%   2,123 $428   $12,045,000 5
Mar 16, 2005 3 $832,000 -8%   2,123 $392   $12,877,000 6
Mar 17, 2005 4 $697,000 -16%   2,123 $328   $13,514,000 7
Mar 18, 2005 7 $1,700,000 +144% -48% 2,183 $779   $15,200,000 8
Mar 19, 2005 6 $2,600,000 +53% -38% 2,183 $1,191   $17,800,000 9
Mar 20, 2005 5 $1,700,000 -35% -39% 2,183 $779   $19,503,139 10
Mar 21, 2005 4 $625,000 -63% -32% 2,183 $286   $20,128,000 11
Mar 22, 2005 6 $655,000 +5% -28% 2,183 $300   $20,784,000 12
Mar 23, 2005 6 $640,000 -2% -23% 2,183 $293   $21,424,000 13
Mar 24, 2005 7 $620,000 -3% -11% 2,183 $284   $22,063,392 14
Mar 25, 2005 8 $1,300,000 +110% -24% 1,977 $658   $23,400,000 15
Mar 26, 2005 7 $1,600,000 +23% -38% 1,977 $809   $25,000,000 16
Mar 27, 2005 6 $1,200,000 -25% -29% 1,977 $607   $26,201,432 17
Mar 28, 2005 8 $538,000 -55% -14% 1,977 $272   $26,740,000 18
Mar 29, 2005 8 $431,000 -20% -34% 1,977 $218   $27,170,000 19
Mar 30, 2005 9 $392,000 -9% -39% 1,977 $198   $27,562,000 20
Mar 31, 2005 9 $423,000 +8% -32% 1,977 $214   $27,953,000 21
Apr 1, 2005 11 $700,000 +65% -46% 1,728 $405   $28,700,000 22
Apr 2, 2005 11 $1,000,000 +43% -38% 1,728 $579   $29,700,000 23
Apr 3, 2005 11 $600,000 -40% -50% 1,728 $347   $30,288,870 24
Apr 4, 2005 9 $175,000 -71% -67% 1,728 $101   $30,464,000 25
Apr 5, 2005 9 $202,000 +15% -53% 1,728 $117   $30,666,000 26
Apr 6, 2005 10 $196,000 -3% -50% 1,728 $113   $30,862,000 27
May 30, 2005 39 $11,110     103 $108   $34,525,069 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 11, 2005 3 $13,513,918   2,123 $6,365   $13,513,918 1
Mar 18, 2005 6 $8,549,474 -37% 2,183 $3,916   $22,063,392 2
Mar 25, 2005 8 $5,890,027 -31% 1,977 $2,979   $27,953,419 3
Apr 1, 2005 11 $3,095,849 -47% 1,728 $1,792   $31,049,268 4
Apr 8, 2005 14 $1,607,551 -48% 1,269 $1,267   $32,656,819 5
Apr 15, 2005 14 $1,054,339 -34% 934 $1,129   $33,711,158 6
Apr 22, 2005 20 $469,260 -55% 492 $954   $34,180,418 7
Apr 29, 2005 37 $161,096 -66% 184 $876   $34,341,514 8
May 6, 2005 46 $52,155 -68% 92 $567   $34,393,669 9
May 13, 2005 54 $37,524 -28% 80 $469   $34,431,193 10
May 20, 2005 46 $43,304 +15% 47 $921   $34,474,497 11
May 27, 2005 42 $66,633 +54% 103 $647   $34,541,130 12
Jun 3, 2005 38 $57,642 -13% 101 $571   $34,598,772 13
Jun 10, 2005 50 $29,922 -48% 64 $468   $34,628,694 14
Jun 17, 2005 76 $7,749 -74% 21 $369   $34,636,443 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/15/2005 $466,188 120 120 476 $1,366,098 9/24/2020
 
Rest of World $41,633,902
 
International Total$43,000,000 9/24/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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