Joy (2015)

Joy poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $56,451,232Details
International Box Office $44,682,827Details
Worldwide Box Office $101,134,059
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,179,480 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,388,882 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,568,362
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Synopsis

Inspired by the life and times of inventor entrepreneur Joy Mangano, creator of Ingenious Designs with over $1 billion in sales, as well as inspired by elements from the lives of other historic business pioneers. The story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,015,168 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,896 opening theaters/2,924 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,272,681

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,626 $56,451,232
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,157 $44,682,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,799 $101,134,059

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: December 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Greece)
December 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Israel)
December 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
December 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Denmark)
December 25th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
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Video Release: April 8th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (Cert #50137), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Black Mass
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Keywords: Entrepreneur, Inventor, Dysfunctional Family, Professional Rivalry, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Davis Entertainment, 10 by 10 Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 137 $10,210,971 Jan 1, 2016 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 242 $13,401,156 Jan 1, 2016 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 67 $17,015,168 Dec 25, 2015 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $22,331,173 Dec 25, 2015 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 30 $17,015,168 Dec 25, 2015 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 46 $22,331,173 Dec 25, 2015 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2015 3 $17,015,168   2,896 $5,875   $17,015,168 1
Jan 1, 2016 6 $10,210,971 -40% 2,924 $3,492   $38,521,065 2
Jan 8, 2016 9 $4,476,246 -56% 2,513 $1,781   $46,531,854 3
Jan 15, 2016 12 $2,915,331 -35% 1,796 $1,623   $51,565,599 4
Jan 22, 2016 17 $1,165,995 -60% 966 $1,207   $54,225,633 5
Jan 29, 2016 20 $574,953 -51% 447 $1,286   $55,368,577 6
Feb 5, 2016 26 $241,557 -58% 286 $845   $55,845,747 7
Feb 12, 2016 33 $130,191 -46% 173 $753   $56,101,883 8
Feb 19, 2016 44 $79,186 -39% 124 $639   $56,250,869 9
Feb 26, 2016 47 $60,432 -24% 95 $636   $56,353,574 10
Mar 4, 2016 53 $30,695 -49% 49 $626   $56,415,623 11
Mar 11, 2016 68 $12,835 -58% 22 $583   $56,443,482 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2015 3 $6,897,909     2,896 $2,382   $6,897,909 1
Dec 26, 2015 3 $5,971,161 -13%   2,896 $2,062   $12,869,070 2
Dec 27, 2015 5 $4,146,098 -31%   2,896 $1,432   $17,015,168 3
Dec 28, 2015 5 $2,613,959 -37%   2,896 $903   $19,629,127 4
Dec 29, 2015 5 $2,847,735 +9%   2,896 $983   $22,476,862 5
Dec 30, 2015 6 $2,619,598 -8%   2,896 $905   $25,096,460 6
Dec 31, 2015 3 $3,213,634 +23%   2,896 $1,110   $28,310,094 7
Jan 1, 2016 6 $4,013,424 +25% -42% 2,924 $1,373   $32,323,518 8
Jan 2, 2016 6 $4,128,701 +3% -31% 2,924 $1,412   $36,452,219 9
Jan 3, 2016 6 $2,068,846 -50% -50% 2,924 $708   $38,521,065 10
Jan 4, 2016 7 $785,328 -62% -70% 2,924 $269   $39,306,393 11
Jan 5, 2016 5 $1,105,352 +41% -61% 2,924 $378   $40,411,745 12
Jan 6, 2016 6 $855,279 -23% -67% 2,924 $293   $41,267,024 13
Jan 7, 2016 6 $788,584 -8% -75% 2,924 $270   $42,055,608 14
Jan 8, 2016 8 $1,421,551 +80% -65% 2,513 $566   $43,477,159 15
Jan 9, 2016 9 $2,000,988 +41% -52% 2,513 $796   $45,478,147 16
Jan 10, 2016 9 $1,053,707 -47% -49% 2,513 $419   $46,531,854 17
Jan 11, 2016 8 $427,786 -59% -46% 2,513 $170   $46,959,640 18
Jan 12, 2016 8 $637,184 +49% -42% 2,513 $254   $47,596,824 19
Jan 13, 2016 8 $523,701 -18% -39% 2,513 $208   $48,120,525 20
Jan 14, 2016 8 $529,743 +1% -33% 2,513 $211   $48,650,268 21
Jan 15, 2016 11 $866,827 +64% -39% 1,796 $483   $49,517,095 22
Jan 16, 2016 12 $1,162,949 +34% -42% 1,796 $648   $50,680,044 23
Jan 17, 2016 12 $885,555 -24% -16% 1,796 $493   $51,565,599 24
Jan 18, 2016 12 $630,925 -29% +47% 1,796 $351   $52,196,524 25
Jan 19, 2016 11 $352,242 -44% -45% 1,796 $196   $52,548,766 26
Jan 20, 2016 10 $262,710 -25% -50% 1,796 $146   $52,811,476 27
Jan 21, 2016 10 $248,162 -6% -53% 1,796 $138   $53,059,638 28
Jan 22, 2016 - $365,995 +47% -58% 966 $379   $53,425,633 29
Jan 23, 2016 - $515,476 +41% -56% 966 $534   $53,941,109 30
Jan 24, 2016 - $255,056 -51% -71% 966 $264   $54,196,165 31
Jan 25, 2016 - $113,426 -56% -82% 966 $117   $54,309,591 32
Jan 26, 2016 15 $161,392 +42% -54% 966 $167   $54,470,983 33
Jan 27, 2016 13 $170,662 +6% -35% 966 $177   $54,641,645 34
Jan 28, 2016 15 $151,979 -11% -39% 966 $157   $54,793,624 35
Jan 29, 2016 - $161,274 +6% -56% 447 $361   $54,954,898 36
Jan 30, 2016 - $259,504 +61% -50% 447 $581   $55,214,402 37
Jan 31, 2016 - $154,175 -41% -40% 447 $345   $55,368,577 38
Feb 1, 2016 - $54,649 -65% -52% 447 $122   $55,423,226 39
Feb 2, 2016 - $67,986 +24% -58% 447 $152   $55,491,212 40
Feb 3, 2016 - $57,685 -15% -66% 447 $129   $55,548,897 41
Feb 4, 2016 - $55,293 -4% -64% 447 $124   $55,604,190 42
Feb 5, 2016 - $76,945 +39% -52% 286 $269   $55,681,135 43
Feb 6, 2016 - $123,102 +60% -53% 286 $430   $55,804,237 44
Feb 7, 2016 - $41,510 -66% -73% 286 $145   $55,845,747 45
Feb 8, 2016 - $28,854 -30% -47% 286 $101   $55,874,601 46
Feb 9, 2016 - $35,814 +24% -47% 286 $125   $55,910,415 47
Feb 10, 2016 - $32,660 -9% -43% 286 $114   $55,943,075 48
Feb 11, 2016 - $28,617 -12% -48% 286 $100   $55,971,692 49
Feb 12, 2016 - $31,597 +10% -59% 173 $183   $56,003,289 50
Feb 13, 2016 - $51,016 +61% -59% 173 $295   $56,054,305 51
Feb 14, 2016 - $47,578 -7% +15% 173 $275   $56,101,883 52
Feb 15, 2016 - $22,286 -53% -23% 173 $129   $56,124,169 53
Feb 16, 2016 - $16,777 -25% -53% 173 $97   $56,140,946 54
Feb 17, 2016 - $14,619 -13% -55% 173 $85   $56,155,565 55
Feb 18, 2016 - $16,118 +10% -44% 173 $93   $56,171,683 56
Feb 19, 2016 - $23,356 +45% -26% 124 $188   $56,195,039 57
Feb 20, 2016 - $35,196 +51% -31% 124 $284   $56,230,235 58
Feb 21, 2016 - $20,634 -41% -57% 124 $166   $56,250,869 59
Feb 22, 2016 - $9,335 -55% -58% 124 $75   $56,260,204 60
Feb 23, 2016 - $11,678 +25% -30% 124 $94   $56,271,882 61
Feb 24, 2016 - $10,239 -12% -30% 124 $83   $56,282,121 62
Feb 25, 2016 - $11,021 +8% -32% 124 $89   $56,293,142 63
Feb 26, 2016 - $19,401 +76% -17% 95 $204   $56,312,543 64
Feb 27, 2016 - $27,936 +44% -21% 95 $294   $56,340,479 65
Feb 28, 2016 - $13,095 -53% -37% 95 $138   $56,353,574 66
Feb 29, 2016 - $6,085 -54% -35% 95 $64   $56,359,659 67
Mar 1, 2016 - $9,085 +49% -22% 95 $96   $56,368,744 68
Mar 2, 2016 - $8,284 -9% -19% 95 $87   $56,377,028 69
Mar 3, 2016 - $7,900 -5% -28% 95 $83   $56,384,928 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2015 4 $28,310,094   2,896 $9,776   $28,310,094 1
Jan 1, 2016 6 $13,745,514 -51% 2,924 $4,701   $42,055,608 2
Jan 8, 2016 9 $6,594,660 -52% 2,513 $2,624   $48,650,268 3
Jan 15, 2016 12 $4,409,370 -33% 1,796 $2,455   $53,059,638 4
Jan 22, 2016 17 $1,733,986 -61% 966 $1,795   $54,793,624 5
Jan 29, 2016 20 $810,566 -53% 447 $1,813   $55,604,190 6
Feb 5, 2016 24 $367,502 -55% 286 $1,285   $55,971,692 7
Feb 12, 2016 35 $199,991 -46% 173 $1,156   $56,171,683 8
Feb 19, 2016 40 $121,459 -39% 124 $980   $56,293,142 9
Feb 26, 2016 44 $91,786 -24% 95 $966   $56,384,928 10
Mar 4, 2016 52 $45,719 -50% 49 $933   $56,430,647 11
Mar 11, 2016 68 $20,585 -55% 22 $936   $56,451,232 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/14/2016 $137,806 49 49 94 $314,194 2/17/2016
Australia 12/25/2015 $1,017,398 304 304 1,272 $5,683,007 6/9/2016
Austria 1/1/2016 $166,221 53 53 219 $527,184 6/9/2016
Bahrain 12/31/2015 $37,707 5 5 9 $67,881 12/31/2018
Belgium 1/13/2016 $152,302 27 29 74 $445,375 6/9/2016
Bolivia 1/14/2016 $17,352 7 7 12 $37,195 12/31/2018
Brazil 1/21/2016 $460,354 147 147 408 $1,358,552 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 1/8/2016 $17,581 31 31 86 $54,570 2/26/2019
Central America 1/14/2016 $100,753 68 68 102 $175,304 2/2/2016
Chile 2/4/2016 $32,912 21 21 30 $60,278 12/31/2018
Colombia 1/14/2016 $99,743 65 65 65 $99,743 12/31/2018
Croatia 1/14/2016 $40,675 23 23 76 $94,132 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 1/7/2016 $21,981 67 67 124 $49,439 12/31/2018
Denmark 12/25/2015 $0 0 71 112 $644,794 6/9/2016
Ecuador 1/29/2016 $0 0 19 31 $82,718 12/31/2018
Finland 1/1/2016 $64,196 39 42 207 $375,360 6/9/2016
France 12/30/2015 $1,365,357 264 264 1,026 $3,323,140 6/9/2016
Germany 12/31/2015 $915,020 327 336 1,033 $2,204,519 6/9/2016
Greece 12/24/2015 $85,883 24 24 79 $288,617 6/9/2016
Hong Kong 12/31/2015 $340,537 27 27 74 $608,525 6/9/2016
Hungary 12/31/2015 $67,554 0 33 33 $157,211 12/31/2018
India 1/22/2016 $0 0 10 10 $220,995 6/9/2016
Iraq 12/31/2015 $4,404 3 3 6 $9,130 12/31/2018
Israel 12/24/2015 $154,727 21 21 101 $608,906 12/31/2018
Italy 1/28/2016 $1,167,709 323 333 935 $2,902,599 6/9/2016
Kenya 1/8/2016 $0 0 13 13 $6,793 12/31/2018
Kuwait 12/31/2015 $84,303 10 10 14 $137,220 12/31/2018
Latvia 1/1/2016 $0 0 4 4 $22,513 12/31/2018
Lebanon 12/31/2015 $23,969 6 6 15 $107,161 12/31/2018
Lithuania 1/22/2016 $0 0 35 35 $39,060 6/9/2016
Malaysia 2/18/2016 $0 0 10 18 $26,260 6/9/2016
Mexico 1/8/2016 $509,444 0 449 452 $1,409,739 6/9/2016
Netherlands 1/7/2016 $249,857 62 62 246 $884,362 6/9/2016
New Zealand 12/25/2015 $59,932 74 76 453 $751,167 6/9/2016
Oman 12/31/2015 $9,598 5 5 7 $13,847 12/31/2018
Peru 1/14/2016 $0 0 17 32 $159,701 12/31/2018
Poland 1/8/2016 $0 0 83 83 $344,828 12/31/2018
Portugal 1/7/2016 $168,109 44 45 177 $457,018 6/9/2016
Qatar 12/31/2015 $32,483 7 7 8 $47,931 12/31/2018
Romania 1/8/2016 $53,854 48 48 96 $87,764 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/21/2016 $242,021 475 475 475 $543,431 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/7/2016 $0 0 17 37 $34,940 12/31/2018
Singapore 1/7/2016 $112,560 15 19 53 $260,155 6/9/2016
Slovakia 1/7/2016 $20,098 48 48 48 $20,098 6/9/2016
Slovenia 1/21/2016 $8,118 14 14 48 $32,048 6/9/2016
South Africa 1/8/2016 $48,375 39 40 79 $102,704 6/9/2016
South Korea 3/10/2016 $6,201 0 405 665 $1,150,906 9/10/2018
Spain 1/8/2016 $1,138,772 292 319 1,147 $3,137,805 6/9/2016
Sweden 12/25/2015 $211,384 98 120 267 $908,592 6/9/2016
Taiwan 12/31/2015 $418,022 76 76 260 $1,188,104 6/9/2016
Thailand 2/18/2016 $43,125 60 60 107 $86,391 6/9/2016
Turkey 1/8/2016 $70,174 0 15 26 $247,865 12/31/2018
Ukraine 1/21/2016 $0 0 14 17 $45,096 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 12/31/2015 $191,608 32 32 62 $532,326 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 1/1/2016 $2,271,273 507 532 1,918 $7,408,496 6/9/2016
Uruguay 1/14/2016 $15,861 7 8 20 $59,810 12/31/2018
 
Rest of World $4,035,328
 
International Total$44,682,827 2/26/2019

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 8, 20161112,400 112,400$1,700,612$1,700,6125
May 15, 2016827,554-75% 139,954$468,142$2,168,7546
May 22, 20161121,226-23% 161,180$325,182$2,493,9367

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 8, 2016531,248 31,248$631,857$631,8575
May 15, 2016813,372-57% 44,620$268,672$900,5296
May 22, 20161210,727-20% 55,347$218,118$1,118,6477

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Leading Cast

Jennifer Lawrence    Joy Mangano
Robert De Niro    Rudy
Bradley Cooper    Neil Walker

Supporting Cast

Edgar Ramirez    Tony
Diane Ladd    Mimi
Virginia Madsen    Terry
Isabella Rossellini    Trudy
Dascha Polanco    Jackie
Elisabeth Rohm    Peggy
Susan Lucci    Danica
Laura Wright    Clarinda
Maurice Benard    Ridge
Donna Mills    Priscilla
Jimmy Jean-Louis    Touissant
Ken Howard    Mop Executive
Ray De La Paz    Tony's Father
John Enos    Roderick
Marianne Leone    Sharon
Melissa Rivers    Joan Rivers
Drena De Niro    Cindy
Isabella Crovetti Cramp    Young Joy
Emily Nunez    Young Jackie
Madison Wolfe    Young Peggy
Aundrea Gadsby    Cristy 5 years old
Tomas Denson Elizondo    Tommy 3 years old
Alexander Cook    Bartholomew
Lori McCoy-Bell    Angry Airline Customer
Suzanne Frazier Wilkins    Airline Customer
Luisa Maria Badaracco    Susan
Jamell Washington    Airline Customer Service Clerk
Gary Tolchin    Airline Supervisor
Will LeBow    Monsignor
Johnnie McQuarley    Andre
Pedro Martinez Campos    College Party Band
Carlos Sala Valencia    College Party Band
Alvaro Benavides    College Party Band
Edgar Pantoja Aleman    College Party Band
Shonda Schilling    College Party Goer
Grant Schilling    College Party Goer
Gary Zahakos    Divorce Mediator
Josef Boreland    Boat Captain
Pedro Sabino    Tino
Mateo Gomez    Latin Priest
Marcela Jaramillo    Eucaria
Jim Frangione    Charlie
Melissa McMeekin    Parking Lot Woman
Erica McDermott    Parking Lot Woman
Carla Antonino    Parking Lot Woman
Michele L Egerton    Parking Lot Woman
Marianne Bayard    Angela
Fiore Leo    Angela's Brother
Steven DeMarco    Angela's Brother
Collin Knight    Parking Lot Officer
Barbara Feeney    Receptionist
Damien DiPaola    Marv Brickman
Patsy Meck    Patsy
Jeremiah Kissel    Boardroom Rep
Dale Place    Boardroom Rep
Mitchell Rosenwald    Boardroom Rep
Thomas Matthews    Thomas
Matthew Russell    Roger from Wardrobe
Bates Wilder    Todd
Paul Herman    Rifle Man
Christy Cashman    Sarina Kimball
Colleen Camp    Lori
Richard McElvain    Dr. Whitten
Mark Nemeskal    Funeral Priest
Patrick Pitu    Eerie Fabri-Pac Guy
Michael DeMello    Gregory
Ken Cheeseman    Gerhardt
Daniel Bowen    Fabri-Pac Man
Naheem Garcia    Police Officer
Raymond Alongi    Police Officer
Johnny Lee Davenport    Ray Cagney
Sonny Mirabella    Front Desk Clerk
Bill Thorpe    Dallas Man
Sam Weisman    Lead Diller Attorney
Jeff Avigian    Diller Attorney
Barry Primus    Rudy's Attorney
Eliana Adise    Teen Cristy
Calidore Robinson    Teen Tommy
Jasmine White    Young Memphis Woman

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

Production and Technical Credits

David O. Russell    Director
David O. Russell    Screenwriter
Annie Mumolo    Story by
David O. Russell    Story by
John Davis    Producer
Ken Mok    Producer
Megan Ellison    Producer
Jonathan Gordon    Producer
David O. Russell    Producer
Matthew Budman    Executive Producer
John Fox    Executive Producer
Mary McLaglen    Executive Producer
Joy Mangano    Executive Producer
George Parra    Executive Producer
Annie Mumolo    Executive Producer
Ethan Smith    Executive Producer
Linus Sandgren    Director of Photography
Judy Becker    Production Designer
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Alan Baumgarten    Editor
Christopher Tellefsen    Editor
Tom Cross    Editor
Michele Ziegler    Co-Producer
West Dylan Thordson    Composer
David Campbell    Composer
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Michael Wilkinson    Costume Designer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lindsay Graham    Casting Director
George Parra    Unit Production Manager
Ethan Smith    Unit Production Manager
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Kate Kelly    Production Supervisor
Vickie M Hsieh    Production Supervisor
Peter Rogness    Art Director
Heather Loeffler    Set Decorator
Tracy Scott    Script Supervisor
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound Mixer
Tim Pedegana    Post-Production Supervisor
Elliott Eisman    First Assistant Editor
John To    First Assistant Editor
Tom Pilla    Second Assistant Editor
Philip Tallman    Music Editor
Lise Richardson    Music Editor
David Robinson    Visual Effects Producer
John Ross    Supervising Sound Editor
John Ross    Re-recording Mixer
Christian P. Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Renée Tondelli    Dialogue Editor
Jason King    Sound Designer
Sean Massey    Dialogue Editor
Michelle Pazer    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Welch    Dialogue Editor
Donna Maloney    Costume Supervisor
Virginia B. Johnson    Costume Supervisor
Evelyne Noraz    Make up
Bjoern Rehbein    Make up
Aurora Bergere    Make up
Lori McCoy-Bell    Hairstylist
Judson Bell    Special Effects Coordinator
Trent Claus    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gregory D Liegey    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

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January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

2015 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 11th, 2016

The Revenant

The Golden Globes were handed out on Sunday evening. There were a few minor surprises and some infuriating results. On the other hand, no one film truly dominated, with The Revenant leading the way with just three wins. Only two other movies earned more than one win, The Martian and Steve Jobs. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Star Wars misses its third Century Mark, Still Sets Multiple Records with $90.24 Million

January 4th, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As expected, Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominated the weekend box office earning $90.24 million, breaking several records along the way. However, it did fall 40% over the weekend, which is a lot for this time of year. It appears The Force Awakens is acting more like a typical blockbuster hit and less like the typically leggy December release. That said, I don't think Disney is disappointed with the results so far. On the other hand, The Hateful Eight got off to a disappointing start earning third place with just a fraction of Django Unchained's opening weekend. The overall box office was down from last week, but was still an incredible $219 million. This was 26% lower than last week, but 41% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date is a little less useful, as 2016 is only 3 days old, but it is 27% higher than 2015 was after the first weekend. This is even more impressive, as 2015 had an extra day before the weekend.

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Contest: Joy to the World: Winning Announcement

December 29th, 2015

Joy

The winners of our Joy to the World contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Joy opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Force Awakens Earns $149.20 million and Daddy Hits Home Run

December 28th, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens easily won the weekend race, but not by as much as anticipated. On the other hand, Daddy's Home was a surprise hit and should cruise to $100 million. None of the rest of the new releases really bombed and most will end their runs as midlevel hits. Overall, the box office fell just 5.1% from last weekend to $295 million, which is the second biggest combined weekend of all time. It was also 41% bigger than the same weekend last year and 2015's year-over-year lead grew to 7.0%. It looks like the 2015 box office will reach $11 billion when all is said and done, but we won't know for sure till we get the absolute final numbers. More...

Weekend Estimates: Star Wars’ $153 million Christmas demolishes another set of records

December 27th, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Star Wars juggernaut continues to roll through box office records all around the world this weekend. It will pass $1 billion globally today, Sunday, in just its 12th day in release—one day faster than Jurassic World. That blockbuster figure is largely thanks to an incredible $544 million after just ten days domestically, far ahead of Jurassic World’s $402 million at the same point in its run. The Force Awakens has now broken records for every milestone from $50 million to $500 million, with more to fall. The current record for fastest to $550 million is also Jurassic World, which reached the mark in 24 days. Star Wars will do it in eleven. After that, we will start looking at some serious all-time records. More...

The Force Awakens Doubles Previous Christmas Record with $49.34 Million

December 26th, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens set another record by earning $49.34 million on Christmas Day. This more than doubles the previous record of $24.61 million held by Sherlock Holmes. However, this was only 79% more than it made on Christmas Eve, whereas Avatar rose 107% on the same day in its run. You can't even say Avatar had it easy due to weaker competition, so perhaps the explanation lies elsewhere. Perhaps a lot of people who were scared off by the crowds thus far decided to see the movie on Christmas Eve, because it is historically a slow day a the box office. That’s certainly what I was thinking. Because of this, I'm lowing my expectations for the weekend from $170 million to $160 million. This would have been a good opening weekend result for the film. It will be well above the current Record Second Weekend of $106.59 million by Jurassic World. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The New Releases Experience Any Joy?

December 23rd, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

There are five wide releases / wide expansions this week, none of which will even come close to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' second weekend of release. The rest of the box office combined won't come close to The Force Awakens' sophomore stint. It looks like Daddy's Home has the advantage for second place, while Joy should be close behind. The Big Short expands wide on Wednesday and its five-day total should be close to the previous two films' three-day totals. On the downside, it looks like both Concussion and Point Break will open on the outside of the top five. The Force Awakens will make more than the entire top ten made this weekend last year, so 2015 will end the year on a very positive note in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Christmas Wish: Winning Announcement

December 23rd, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The winners of our Christmas Wish contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Joy to the World

December 18th, 2015

Joy

Star Wars: The Force Awakens will destroy next week's new releases at the box office, but we still have to pick one of them to be the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. None of them look significantly stronger than the rest and there could be a three-way race for second place. One of the films that will be in that race is Joy and its name does fit the Christmas theme of the prizes. Because of that, it is the best choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Joy.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. There is a difference this time. Two people will earn Frankenprizes consisting of two Christmas Movies, A Christmas Detour and Ice Sculpture Christmas. The other winner will earn a Frankprize consisting of two "lumps of coal" movies.

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

2015 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 10th, 2015

Carol

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning and we are already beginning to see a trend for this year's Awards Season. For the most part, the same films are coming up over and over again. Carol led the way with five awards, while there was a three-way tie for second place with The Big Short, The Revenant and Steve Jobs each picking up four. More...

2015 Preview: December

December 1st, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

November ended on a positive note with a strong Thanksgiving weekend. Even so, the overall numbers were mixed with a lot of misses mixed in with a few hits. It was better than October and we will call that a victory. Meanwhile, December is potentially record-breaking. Actually, given the evidence, it is almost assuredly going to be record-breaking. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already set a record for the most money taken from ticket pre-sales and the biggest December weekend will fall. The pre-orders alone will guarantee that. On the downside, it is very likely that no film will make as much in total as The Force Awakens will make during its opening weekend. There's a chance no film makes in total as much as The Force Awakens makes during its opening day. There are a few films that have a shot at $100 million. For example, Joy should get there, if it becomes a major player during Awards Season. If not, it will at least come close. Daddy's Home, and to a lesser extent Sisters, could be surprise $100 million hits. However, like the rest of 2015, December is shaping up to be a month of a record-breaking hit and a lot of films that struggle just to get noticed. On the other hand, last December, was a lot more balanced at the top with four films earning more than $100 million, led by The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. There's a chance The Force Awakens earns more than all four $100 million hits from last year earned combined. More...


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Synopsis

Inspired by the life and times of inventor entrepreneur Joy Mangano, creator of Ingenious Designs with over $1 billion in sales, as well as inspired by elements from the lives of other historic business pioneers. The story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,015,168 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,896 opening theaters/2,924 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,272,681

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,626 $56,451,232
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,157 $44,682,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,799 $101,134,059

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: December 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Greece)
December 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Israel)
December 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
December 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Denmark)
December 25th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
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Video Release: April 8th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (Cert #50137), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Black Mass
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Keywords: Entrepreneur, Inventor, Dysfunctional Family, Professional Rivalry, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Davis Entertainment, 10 by 10 Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 137 $10,210,971 Jan 1, 2016 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 242 $13,401,156 Jan 1, 2016 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 67 $17,015,168 Dec 25, 2015 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $22,331,173 Dec 25, 2015 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 30 $17,015,168 Dec 25, 2015 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 46 $22,331,173 Dec 25, 2015 3

Leading Cast

Jennifer Lawrence    Joy Mangano
Robert De Niro    Rudy
Bradley Cooper    Neil Walker

Supporting Cast

Edgar Ramirez    Tony
Diane Ladd    Mimi
Virginia Madsen    Terry
Isabella Rossellini    Trudy
Dascha Polanco    Jackie
Elisabeth Rohm    Peggy
Susan Lucci    Danica
Laura Wright    Clarinda
Maurice Benard    Ridge
Donna Mills    Priscilla
Jimmy Jean-Louis    Touissant
Ken Howard    Mop Executive
Ray De La Paz    Tony's Father
John Enos    Roderick
Marianne Leone    Sharon
Melissa Rivers    Joan Rivers
Drena De Niro    Cindy
Isabella Crovetti Cramp    Young Joy
Emily Nunez    Young Jackie
Madison Wolfe    Young Peggy
Aundrea Gadsby    Cristy 5 years old
Tomas Denson Elizondo    Tommy 3 years old
Alexander Cook    Bartholomew
Lori McCoy-Bell    Angry Airline Customer
Suzanne Frazier Wilkins    Airline Customer
Luisa Maria Badaracco    Susan
Jamell Washington    Airline Customer Service Clerk
Gary Tolchin    Airline Supervisor
Will LeBow    Monsignor
Johnnie McQuarley    Andre
Pedro Martinez Campos    College Party Band
Carlos Sala Valencia    College Party Band
Alvaro Benavides    College Party Band
Edgar Pantoja Aleman    College Party Band
Shonda Schilling    College Party Goer
Grant Schilling    College Party Goer
Gary Zahakos    Divorce Mediator
Josef Boreland    Boat Captain
Pedro Sabino    Tino
Mateo Gomez    Latin Priest
Marcela Jaramillo    Eucaria
Jim Frangione    Charlie
Melissa McMeekin    Parking Lot Woman
Erica McDermott    Parking Lot Woman
Carla Antonino    Parking Lot Woman
Michele L Egerton    Parking Lot Woman
Marianne Bayard    Angela
Fiore Leo    Angela's Brother
Steven DeMarco    Angela's Brother
Collin Knight    Parking Lot Officer
Barbara Feeney    Receptionist
Damien DiPaola    Marv Brickman
Patsy Meck    Patsy
Jeremiah Kissel    Boardroom Rep
Dale Place    Boardroom Rep
Mitchell Rosenwald    Boardroom Rep
Thomas Matthews    Thomas
Matthew Russell    Roger from Wardrobe
Bates Wilder    Todd
Paul Herman    Rifle Man
Christy Cashman    Sarina Kimball
Colleen Camp    Lori
Richard McElvain    Dr. Whitten
Mark Nemeskal    Funeral Priest
Patrick Pitu    Eerie Fabri-Pac Guy
Michael DeMello    Gregory
Ken Cheeseman    Gerhardt
Daniel Bowen    Fabri-Pac Man
Naheem Garcia    Police Officer
Raymond Alongi    Police Officer
Johnny Lee Davenport    Ray Cagney
Sonny Mirabella    Front Desk Clerk
Bill Thorpe    Dallas Man
Sam Weisman    Lead Diller Attorney
Jeff Avigian    Diller Attorney
Barry Primus    Rudy's Attorney
Eliana Adise    Teen Cristy
Calidore Robinson    Teen Tommy
Jasmine White    Young Memphis Woman

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

Production and Technical Credits

David O. Russell    Director
David O. Russell    Screenwriter
Annie Mumolo    Story by
David O. Russell    Story by
John Davis    Producer
Ken Mok    Producer
Megan Ellison    Producer
Jonathan Gordon    Producer
David O. Russell    Producer
Matthew Budman    Executive Producer
John Fox    Executive Producer
Mary McLaglen    Executive Producer
Joy Mangano    Executive Producer
George Parra    Executive Producer
Annie Mumolo    Executive Producer
Ethan Smith    Executive Producer
Linus Sandgren    Director of Photography
Judy Becker    Production Designer
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Alan Baumgarten    Editor
Christopher Tellefsen    Editor
Tom Cross    Editor
Michele Ziegler    Co-Producer
West Dylan Thordson    Composer
David Campbell    Composer
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Michael Wilkinson    Costume Designer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lindsay Graham    Casting Director
George Parra    Unit Production Manager
Ethan Smith    Unit Production Manager
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Kate Kelly    Production Supervisor
Vickie M Hsieh    Production Supervisor
Peter Rogness    Art Director
Heather Loeffler    Set Decorator
Tracy Scott    Script Supervisor
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound Mixer
Tim Pedegana    Post-Production Supervisor
Elliott Eisman    First Assistant Editor
John To    First Assistant Editor
Tom Pilla    Second Assistant Editor
Philip Tallman    Music Editor
Lise Richardson    Music Editor
David Robinson    Visual Effects Producer
John Ross    Supervising Sound Editor
John Ross    Re-recording Mixer
Christian P. Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Renée Tondelli    Dialogue Editor
Jason King    Sound Designer
Sean Massey    Dialogue Editor
Michelle Pazer    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Welch    Dialogue Editor
Donna Maloney    Costume Supervisor
Virginia B. Johnson    Costume Supervisor
Evelyne Noraz    Make up
Bjoern Rehbein    Make up
Aurora Bergere    Make up
Lori McCoy-Bell    Hairstylist
Judson Bell    Special Effects Coordinator
Trent Claus    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gregory D Liegey    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

Home Market Releases for May 3rd, 2016

May 2nd, 2016

East Side Sushi

This week the biggest releases are busted Oscar-bait, Joy; a post-apocalyptic young adult adaptation, The 5th Wave; and the latest from Nicholas Sparks, The Choice. Joy is worth at least a rental. The other two are not. There are no major releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week, so that title will go to a smaller release, East Side Sushi on DVD. It has earned unanimously positive reviews, but no buzz. More...

Home Market Releases for April 5th, 2016

April 5th, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits the home market this week. Needless to say, there are very few other new releases that are tempted to compete with the highest grossing domestic hit of all time. The only other release that is a contender for Pick of the Week is Casual: Season One on DVD. I'm still waiting for the screener for that show, so The Force Awakens is the clear winner of Pick of the Week. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to enter our Oscar competition, and win all Best Picture nominees on Blu-ray or DVD. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actress

February 26th, 2016

Room

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. The Best Lead Actress is not generating a lot of buzz, but one actress has been constantly winning and is the overwhelming favorite. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

2015 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 11th, 2016

The Revenant

The Golden Globes were handed out on Sunday evening. There were a few minor surprises and some infuriating results. On the other hand, no one film truly dominated, with The Revenant leading the way with just three wins. Only two other movies earned more than one win, The Martian and Steve Jobs. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Star Wars misses its third Century Mark, Still Sets Multiple Records with $90.24 Million

January 4th, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As expected, Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominated the weekend box office earning $90.24 million, breaking several records along the way. However, it did fall 40% over the weekend, which is a lot for this time of year. It appears The Force Awakens is acting more like a typical blockbuster hit and less like the typically leggy December release. That said, I don't think Disney is disappointed with the results so far. On the other hand, The Hateful Eight got off to a disappointing start earning third place with just a fraction of Django Unchained's opening weekend. The overall box office was down from last week, but was still an incredible $219 million. This was 26% lower than last week, but 41% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date is a little less useful, as 2016 is only 3 days old, but it is 27% higher than 2015 was after the first weekend. This is even more impressive, as 2015 had an extra day before the weekend.

More...

Contest: Joy to the World: Winning Announcement

December 29th, 2015

Joy

The winners of our Joy to the World contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Joy opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Force Awakens Earns $149.20 million and Daddy Hits Home Run

December 28th, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens easily won the weekend race, but not by as much as anticipated. On the other hand, Daddy's Home was a surprise hit and should cruise to $100 million. None of the rest of the new releases really bombed and most will end their runs as midlevel hits. Overall, the box office fell just 5.1% from last weekend to $295 million, which is the second biggest combined weekend of all time. It was also 41% bigger than the same weekend last year and 2015's year-over-year lead grew to 7.0%. It looks like the 2015 box office will reach $11 billion when all is said and done, but we won't know for sure till we get the absolute final numbers. More...

Weekend Estimates: Star Wars’ $153 million Christmas demolishes another set of records

December 27th, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Star Wars juggernaut continues to roll through box office records all around the world this weekend. It will pass $1 billion globally today, Sunday, in just its 12th day in release—one day faster than Jurassic World. That blockbuster figure is largely thanks to an incredible $544 million after just ten days domestically, far ahead of Jurassic World’s $402 million at the same point in its run. The Force Awakens has now broken records for every milestone from $50 million to $500 million, with more to fall. The current record for fastest to $550 million is also Jurassic World, which reached the mark in 24 days. Star Wars will do it in eleven. After that, we will start looking at some serious all-time records. More...

The Force Awakens Doubles Previous Christmas Record with $49.34 Million

December 26th, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens set another record by earning $49.34 million on Christmas Day. This more than doubles the previous record of $24.61 million held by Sherlock Holmes. However, this was only 79% more than it made on Christmas Eve, whereas Avatar rose 107% on the same day in its run. You can't even say Avatar had it easy due to weaker competition, so perhaps the explanation lies elsewhere. Perhaps a lot of people who were scared off by the crowds thus far decided to see the movie on Christmas Eve, because it is historically a slow day a the box office. That’s certainly what I was thinking. Because of this, I'm lowing my expectations for the weekend from $170 million to $160 million. This would have been a good opening weekend result for the film. It will be well above the current Record Second Weekend of $106.59 million by Jurassic World. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The New Releases Experience Any Joy?

December 23rd, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

There are five wide releases / wide expansions this week, none of which will even come close to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' second weekend of release. The rest of the box office combined won't come close to The Force Awakens' sophomore stint. It looks like Daddy's Home has the advantage for second place, while Joy should be close behind. The Big Short expands wide on Wednesday and its five-day total should be close to the previous two films' three-day totals. On the downside, it looks like both Concussion and Point Break will open on the outside of the top five. The Force Awakens will make more than the entire top ten made this weekend last year, so 2015 will end the year on a very positive note in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Christmas Wish: Winning Announcement

December 23rd, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The winners of our Christmas Wish contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Joy to the World

December 18th, 2015

Joy

Star Wars: The Force Awakens will destroy next week's new releases at the box office, but we still have to pick one of them to be the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. None of them look significantly stronger than the rest and there could be a three-way race for second place. One of the films that will be in that race is Joy and its name does fit the Christmas theme of the prizes. Because of that, it is the best choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Joy.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. There is a difference this time. Two people will earn Frankenprizes consisting of two Christmas Movies, A Christmas Detour and Ice Sculpture Christmas. The other winner will earn a Frankprize consisting of two "lumps of coal" movies.

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

2015 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 10th, 2015

Carol

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning and we are already beginning to see a trend for this year's Awards Season. For the most part, the same films are coming up over and over again. Carol led the way with five awards, while there was a three-way tie for second place with The Big Short, The Revenant and Steve Jobs each picking up four. More...

2015 Preview: December

December 1st, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

November ended on a positive note with a strong Thanksgiving weekend. Even so, the overall numbers were mixed with a lot of misses mixed in with a few hits. It was better than October and we will call that a victory. Meanwhile, December is potentially record-breaking. Actually, given the evidence, it is almost assuredly going to be record-breaking. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already set a record for the most money taken from ticket pre-sales and the biggest December weekend will fall. The pre-orders alone will guarantee that. On the downside, it is very likely that no film will make as much in total as The Force Awakens will make during its opening weekend. There's a chance no film makes in total as much as The Force Awakens makes during its opening day. There are a few films that have a shot at $100 million. For example, Joy should get there, if it becomes a major player during Awards Season. If not, it will at least come close. Daddy's Home, and to a lesser extent Sisters, could be surprise $100 million hits. However, like the rest of 2015, December is shaping up to be a month of a record-breaking hit and a lot of films that struggle just to get noticed. On the other hand, last December, was a lot more balanced at the top with four films earning more than $100 million, led by The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. There's a chance The Force Awakens earns more than all four $100 million hits from last year earned combined. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2015 3 $17,015,168   2,896 $5,875   $17,015,168 1
Jan 1, 2016 6 $10,210,971 -40% 2,924 $3,492   $38,521,065 2
Jan 8, 2016 9 $4,476,246 -56% 2,513 $1,781   $46,531,854 3
Jan 15, 2016 12 $2,915,331 -35% 1,796 $1,623   $51,565,599 4
Jan 22, 2016 17 $1,165,995 -60% 966 $1,207   $54,225,633 5
Jan 29, 2016 20 $574,953 -51% 447 $1,286   $55,368,577 6
Feb 5, 2016 26 $241,557 -58% 286 $845   $55,845,747 7
Feb 12, 2016 33 $130,191 -46% 173 $753   $56,101,883 8
Feb 19, 2016 44 $79,186 -39% 124 $639   $56,250,869 9
Feb 26, 2016 47 $60,432 -24% 95 $636   $56,353,574 10
Mar 4, 2016 53 $30,695 -49% 49 $626   $56,415,623 11
Mar 11, 2016 68 $12,835 -58% 22 $583   $56,443,482 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2015 3 $6,897,909     2,896 $2,382   $6,897,909 1
Dec 26, 2015 3 $5,971,161 -13%   2,896 $2,062   $12,869,070 2
Dec 27, 2015 5 $4,146,098 -31%   2,896 $1,432   $17,015,168 3
Dec 28, 2015 5 $2,613,959 -37%   2,896 $903   $19,629,127 4
Dec 29, 2015 5 $2,847,735 +9%   2,896 $983   $22,476,862 5
Dec 30, 2015 6 $2,619,598 -8%   2,896 $905   $25,096,460 6
Dec 31, 2015 3 $3,213,634 +23%   2,896 $1,110   $28,310,094 7
Jan 1, 2016 6 $4,013,424 +25% -42% 2,924 $1,373   $32,323,518 8
Jan 2, 2016 6 $4,128,701 +3% -31% 2,924 $1,412   $36,452,219 9
Jan 3, 2016 6 $2,068,846 -50% -50% 2,924 $708   $38,521,065 10
Jan 4, 2016 7 $785,328 -62% -70% 2,924 $269   $39,306,393 11
Jan 5, 2016 5 $1,105,352 +41% -61% 2,924 $378   $40,411,745 12
Jan 6, 2016 6 $855,279 -23% -67% 2,924 $293   $41,267,024 13
Jan 7, 2016 6 $788,584 -8% -75% 2,924 $270   $42,055,608 14
Jan 8, 2016 8 $1,421,551 +80% -65% 2,513 $566   $43,477,159 15
Jan 9, 2016 9 $2,000,988 +41% -52% 2,513 $796   $45,478,147 16
Jan 10, 2016 9 $1,053,707 -47% -49% 2,513 $419   $46,531,854 17
Jan 11, 2016 8 $427,786 -59% -46% 2,513 $170   $46,959,640 18
Jan 12, 2016 8 $637,184 +49% -42% 2,513 $254   $47,596,824 19
Jan 13, 2016 8 $523,701 -18% -39% 2,513 $208   $48,120,525 20
Jan 14, 2016 8 $529,743 +1% -33% 2,513 $211   $48,650,268 21
Jan 15, 2016 11 $866,827 +64% -39% 1,796 $483   $49,517,095 22
Jan 16, 2016 12 $1,162,949 +34% -42% 1,796 $648   $50,680,044 23
Jan 17, 2016 12 $885,555 -24% -16% 1,796 $493   $51,565,599 24
Jan 18, 2016 12 $630,925 -29% +47% 1,796 $351   $52,196,524 25
Jan 19, 2016 11 $352,242 -44% -45% 1,796 $196   $52,548,766 26
Jan 20, 2016 10 $262,710 -25% -50% 1,796 $146   $52,811,476 27
Jan 21, 2016 10 $248,162 -6% -53% 1,796 $138   $53,059,638 28
Jan 22, 2016 - $365,995 +47% -58% 966 $379   $53,425,633 29
Jan 23, 2016 - $515,476 +41% -56% 966 $534   $53,941,109 30
Jan 24, 2016 - $255,056 -51% -71% 966 $264   $54,196,165 31
Jan 25, 2016 - $113,426 -56% -82% 966 $117   $54,309,591 32
Jan 26, 2016 15 $161,392 +42% -54% 966 $167   $54,470,983 33
Jan 27, 2016 13 $170,662 +6% -35% 966 $177   $54,641,645 34
Jan 28, 2016 15 $151,979 -11% -39% 966 $157   $54,793,624 35
Jan 29, 2016 - $161,274 +6% -56% 447 $361   $54,954,898 36
Jan 30, 2016 - $259,504 +61% -50% 447 $581   $55,214,402 37
Jan 31, 2016 - $154,175 -41% -40% 447 $345   $55,368,577 38
Feb 1, 2016 - $54,649 -65% -52% 447 $122   $55,423,226 39
Feb 2, 2016 - $67,986 +24% -58% 447 $152   $55,491,212 40
Feb 3, 2016 - $57,685 -15% -66% 447 $129   $55,548,897 41
Feb 4, 2016 - $55,293 -4% -64% 447 $124   $55,604,190 42
Feb 5, 2016 - $76,945 +39% -52% 286 $269   $55,681,135 43
Feb 6, 2016 - $123,102 +60% -53% 286 $430   $55,804,237 44
Feb 7, 2016 - $41,510 -66% -73% 286 $145   $55,845,747 45
Feb 8, 2016 - $28,854 -30% -47% 286 $101   $55,874,601 46
Feb 9, 2016 - $35,814 +24% -47% 286 $125   $55,910,415 47
Feb 10, 2016 - $32,660 -9% -43% 286 $114   $55,943,075 48
Feb 11, 2016 - $28,617 -12% -48% 286 $100   $55,971,692 49
Feb 12, 2016 - $31,597 +10% -59% 173 $183   $56,003,289 50
Feb 13, 2016 - $51,016 +61% -59% 173 $295   $56,054,305 51
Feb 14, 2016 - $47,578 -7% +15% 173 $275   $56,101,883 52
Feb 15, 2016 - $22,286 -53% -23% 173 $129   $56,124,169 53
Feb 16, 2016 - $16,777 -25% -53% 173 $97   $56,140,946 54
Feb 17, 2016 - $14,619 -13% -55% 173 $85   $56,155,565 55
Feb 18, 2016 - $16,118 +10% -44% 173 $93   $56,171,683 56
Feb 19, 2016 - $23,356 +45% -26% 124 $188   $56,195,039 57
Feb 20, 2016 - $35,196 +51% -31% 124 $284   $56,230,235 58
Feb 21, 2016 - $20,634 -41% -57% 124 $166   $56,250,869 59
Feb 22, 2016 - $9,335 -55% -58% 124 $75   $56,260,204 60
Feb 23, 2016 - $11,678 +25% -30% 124 $94   $56,271,882 61
Feb 24, 2016 - $10,239 -12% -30% 124 $83   $56,282,121 62
Feb 25, 2016 - $11,021 +8% -32% 124 $89   $56,293,142 63
Feb 26, 2016 - $19,401 +76% -17% 95 $204   $56,312,543 64
Feb 27, 2016 - $27,936 +44% -21% 95 $294   $56,340,479 65
Feb 28, 2016 - $13,095 -53% -37% 95 $138   $56,353,574 66
Feb 29, 2016 - $6,085 -54% -35% 95 $64   $56,359,659 67
Mar 1, 2016 - $9,085 +49% -22% 95 $96   $56,368,744 68
Mar 2, 2016 - $8,284 -9% -19% 95 $87   $56,377,028 69
Mar 3, 2016 - $7,900 -5% -28% 95 $83   $56,384,928 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2015 4 $28,310,094   2,896 $9,776   $28,310,094 1
Jan 1, 2016 6 $13,745,514 -51% 2,924 $4,701   $42,055,608 2
Jan 8, 2016 9 $6,594,660 -52% 2,513 $2,624   $48,650,268 3
Jan 15, 2016 12 $4,409,370 -33% 1,796 $2,455   $53,059,638 4
Jan 22, 2016 17 $1,733,986 -61% 966 $1,795   $54,793,624 5
Jan 29, 2016 20 $810,566 -53% 447 $1,813   $55,604,190 6
Feb 5, 2016 24 $367,502 -55% 286 $1,285   $55,971,692 7
Feb 12, 2016 35 $199,991 -46% 173 $1,156   $56,171,683 8
Feb 19, 2016 40 $121,459 -39% 124 $980   $56,293,142 9
Feb 26, 2016 44 $91,786 -24% 95 $966   $56,384,928 10
Mar 4, 2016 52 $45,719 -50% 49 $933   $56,430,647 11
Mar 11, 2016 68 $20,585 -55% 22 $936   $56,451,232 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/14/2016 $137,806 49 49 94 $314,194 2/17/2016
Australia 12/25/2015 $1,017,398 304 304 1,272 $5,683,007 6/9/2016
Austria 1/1/2016 $166,221 53 53 219 $527,184 6/9/2016
Bahrain 12/31/2015 $37,707 5 5 9 $67,881 12/31/2018
Belgium 1/13/2016 $152,302 27 29 74 $445,375 6/9/2016
Bolivia 1/14/2016 $17,352 7 7 12 $37,195 12/31/2018
Brazil 1/21/2016 $460,354 147 147 408 $1,358,552 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 1/8/2016 $17,581 31 31 86 $54,570 2/26/2019
Central America 1/14/2016 $100,753 68 68 102 $175,304 2/2/2016
Chile 2/4/2016 $32,912 21 21 30 $60,278 12/31/2018
Colombia 1/14/2016 $99,743 65 65 65 $99,743 12/31/2018
Croatia 1/14/2016 $40,675 23 23 76 $94,132 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 1/7/2016 $21,981 67 67 124 $49,439 12/31/2018
Denmark 12/25/2015 $0 0 71 112 $644,794 6/9/2016
Ecuador 1/29/2016 $0 0 19 31 $82,718 12/31/2018
Finland 1/1/2016 $64,196 39 42 207 $375,360 6/9/2016
France 12/30/2015 $1,365,357 264 264 1,026 $3,323,140 6/9/2016
Germany 12/31/2015 $915,020 327 336 1,033 $2,204,519 6/9/2016
Greece 12/24/2015 $85,883 24 24 79 $288,617 6/9/2016
Hong Kong 12/31/2015 $340,537 27 27 74 $608,525 6/9/2016
Hungary 12/31/2015 $67,554 0 33 33 $157,211 12/31/2018
India 1/22/2016 $0 0 10 10 $220,995 6/9/2016
Iraq 12/31/2015 $4,404 3 3 6 $9,130 12/31/2018
Israel 12/24/2015 $154,727 21 21 101 $608,906 12/31/2018
Italy 1/28/2016 $1,167,709 323 333 935 $2,902,599 6/9/2016
Kenya 1/8/2016 $0 0 13 13 $6,793 12/31/2018
Kuwait 12/31/2015 $84,303 10 10 14 $137,220 12/31/2018
Latvia 1/1/2016 $0 0 4 4 $22,513 12/31/2018
Lebanon 12/31/2015 $23,969 6 6 15 $107,161 12/31/2018
Lithuania 1/22/2016 $0 0 35 35 $39,060 6/9/2016
Malaysia 2/18/2016 $0 0 10 18 $26,260 6/9/2016
Mexico 1/8/2016 $509,444 0 449 452 $1,409,739 6/9/2016
Netherlands 1/7/2016 $249,857 62 62 246 $884,362 6/9/2016
New Zealand 12/25/2015 $59,932 74 76 453 $751,167 6/9/2016
Oman 12/31/2015 $9,598 5 5 7 $13,847 12/31/2018
Peru 1/14/2016 $0 0 17 32 $159,701 12/31/2018
Poland 1/8/2016 $0 0 83 83 $344,828 12/31/2018
Portugal 1/7/2016 $168,109 44 45 177 $457,018 6/9/2016
Qatar 12/31/2015 $32,483 7 7 8 $47,931 12/31/2018
Romania 1/8/2016 $53,854 48 48 96 $87,764 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/21/2016 $242,021 475 475 475 $543,431 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/7/2016 $0 0 17 37 $34,940 12/31/2018
Singapore 1/7/2016 $112,560 15 19 53 $260,155 6/9/2016
Slovakia 1/7/2016 $20,098 48 48 48 $20,098 6/9/2016
Slovenia 1/21/2016 $8,118 14 14 48 $32,048 6/9/2016
South Africa 1/8/2016 $48,375 39 40 79 $102,704 6/9/2016
South Korea 3/10/2016 $6,201 0 405 665 $1,150,906 9/10/2018
Spain 1/8/2016 $1,138,772 292 319 1,147 $3,137,805 6/9/2016
Sweden 12/25/2015 $211,384 98 120 267 $908,592 6/9/2016
Taiwan 12/31/2015 $418,022 76 76 260 $1,188,104 6/9/2016
Thailand 2/18/2016 $43,125 60 60 107 $86,391 6/9/2016
Turkey 1/8/2016 $70,174 0 15 26 $247,865 12/31/2018
Ukraine 1/21/2016 $0 0 14 17 $45,096 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 12/31/2015 $191,608 32 32 62 $532,326 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 1/1/2016 $2,271,273 507 532 1,918 $7,408,496 6/9/2016
Uruguay 1/14/2016 $15,861 7 8 20 $59,810 12/31/2018
 
Rest of World $4,035,328
 
International Total$44,682,827 2/26/2019

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 8, 20161112,400 112,400$1,700,612$1,700,6125
May 15, 2016827,554-75% 139,954$468,142$2,168,7546
May 22, 20161121,226-23% 161,180$325,182$2,493,9367

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 8, 2016531,248 31,248$631,857$631,8575
May 15, 2016813,372-57% 44,620$268,672$900,5296
May 22, 20161210,727-20% 55,347$218,118$1,118,6477

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