The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

The Last Witch Hunter poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,367,660Details
International Box Office $103,451,252Details
Worldwide Box Office $130,818,912
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,982,821 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $7,966,944 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,949,765
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Synopsis

The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,812,861 (39.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,082 opening theaters/3,082 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,996,839

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,147 $27,367,660
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $103,451,252
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,440 $130,818,912

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: October 23rd, 2015 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: October 21st, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 21st, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
October 21st, 2015 (Wide) (Taiwan)
October 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Austria)
October 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Bolivia)
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Video Release: January 12th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
(Rating bulletin 2389, 9/2/2015)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Witches, Set in New York City, Good vs. Evil, Epidemic, Secret Magic, Hallucinations, Surprise Twist, Bubonic Plague / Black Death, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Death of a Son or Daughter, Prologue, Revenge, Non-Chronological, Faulty Memory, Femme Fatale, Double-Crossed, Monster, Supernatural, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Marc Canton, One Race Films, Goldmann Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 143 $5,162,398 Oct 30, 2015 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $6,775,277 Oct 30, 2015 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 2015 4 $10,812,861   3,082 $3,508   $10,812,861 1
Oct 30, 2015 5 $5,162,398 -52% 3,082 $1,675   $19,025,259 2
Nov 6, 2015 8 $2,598,464 -50% 2,286 $1,137   $23,520,165 3
Nov 13, 2015 10 $1,482,463 -43% 1,479 $1,002   $26,059,042 4
Nov 20, 2015 18 $342,482 -77% 624 $549   $26,822,658 5
Nov 27, 2015 35 $64,839 -81% 148 $438   $26,983,145 6
Dec 4, 2015 30 $109,955 +70% 171 $643   $27,111,660 7
Dec 11, 2015 33 $88,867 -19% 144 $617   $27,241,706 8
Dec 18, 2015 36 $39,729 -55% 94 $423   $27,314,227 9
Dec 25, 2015 49 $16,538 -58% 30 $551   $27,356,090 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 22, 2015 P $525,000     0     $525,000  
Oct 23, 2015 3 $3,770,882     3,082 $1,224   $3,770,882 1
Oct 24, 2015 4 $4,275,372 +13%   3,082 $1,387   $8,046,254 2
Oct 25, 2015 4 $2,766,607 -35%   3,082 $898   $10,812,861 3
Oct 26, 2015 3 $780,092 -72%   3,082 $253   $11,592,953 4
Oct 27, 2015 3 $990,218 +27%   3,082 $321   $12,583,171 5
Oct 28, 2015 4 $655,889 -34%   3,082 $213   $13,239,060 6
Oct 29, 2015 4 $623,801 -5%   3,082 $202   $13,862,861 7
Oct 30, 2015 6 $1,491,779 +139% -60% 3,082 $484   $15,354,640 8
Oct 31, 2015 4 $2,023,321 +36% -53% 3,082 $656   $17,377,961 9
Nov 1, 2015 5 $1,647,298 -19% -40% 3,082 $534   $19,025,259 10
Nov 2, 2015 5 $482,875 -71% -38% 3,082 $157   $19,508,134 11
Nov 3, 2015 6 $643,302 +33% -35% 3,082 $209   $20,151,436 12
Nov 4, 2015 5 $411,607 -36% -37% 3,082 $134   $20,563,043 13
Nov 5, 2015 5 $358,658 -13% -43% 3,082 $116   $20,921,701 14
Nov 6, 2015 8 $696,806 +94% -53% 2,286 $305   $21,618,507 15
Nov 7, 2015 8 $1,214,167 +74% -40% 2,286 $531   $22,832,674 16
Nov 8, 2015 8 $687,491 -43% -58% 2,286 $301   $23,520,165 17
Nov 9, 2015 7 $197,885 -71% -59% 2,286 $87   $23,718,050 18
Nov 10, 2015 7 $298,742 +51% -54% 2,286 $131   $24,016,792 19
Nov 11, 2015 8 $382,430 +28% -7% 2,286 $167   $24,399,222 20
Nov 12, 2015 8 $177,357 -54% -51% 2,286 $78   $24,576,579 21
Nov 13, 2015 11 $404,661 +128% -42% 1,479 $274   $24,981,240 22
Nov 14, 2015 10 $671,995 +66% -45% 1,479 $454   $25,653,235 23
Nov 15, 2015 10 $405,807 -40% -41% 1,479 $274   $26,059,042 24
Nov 16, 2015 11 $115,496 -72% -42% 1,479 $78   $26,174,538 25
Nov 17, 2015 10 $140,315 +21% -53% 1,479 $95   $26,314,853 26
Nov 18, 2015 12 $101,481 -28% -73% 1,479 $69   $26,416,334 27
Nov 19, 2015 14 $63,842 -37% -64% 1,479 $43   $26,480,176 28
Nov 20, 2015 - $95,017 +49% -77% 624 $152   $26,575,193 29
Nov 21, 2015 - $145,561 +53% -78% 624 $233   $26,720,754 30
Nov 22, 2015 - $101,904 -30% -75% 624 $163   $26,822,658 31
Nov 23, 2015 - $40,706 -60% -65% 624 $65   $26,863,364 32
Nov 24, 2015 - $33,081 -19% -76% 624 $53   $26,896,445 33
Nov 25, 2015 - $9,666 -71% -90% 624 $15   $26,906,111 34
Nov 26, 2015 - $12,195 +26% -81% 624 $20   $26,918,306 35
Nov 27, 2015 - $23,711 +94% -75% 148 $160   $26,942,017 36
Nov 28, 2015 - $27,855 +17% -81% 148 $188   $26,969,872 37
Nov 29, 2015 - $13,273 -52% -87% 148 $90   $26,983,145 38
Nov 30, 2015 - $4,373 -67% -89% 148 $30   $26,987,518 39
Dec 1, 2015 - $5,265 +20% -84% 148 $36   $26,992,783 40
Dec 2, 2015 - $4,907 -7% -49% 148 $33   $26,997,690 41
Dec 3, 2015 - $4,015 -18% -67% 148 $27   $27,001,705 42
Dec 4, 2015 - $28,504 +610% +20% 171 $167   $27,030,209 43
Dec 5, 2015 - $48,830 +71% +75% 171 $286   $27,079,039 44
Dec 6, 2015 - $32,621 -33% +146% 171 $191   $27,111,660 45
Dec 7, 2015 - $9,942 -70% +127% 171 $58   $27,121,602 46
Dec 8, 2015 - $11,407 +15% +117% 171 $67   $27,133,009 47
Dec 9, 2015 - $9,532 -16% +94% 171 $56   $27,142,541 48
Dec 10, 2015 - $10,298 +8% +156% 171 $60   $27,152,839 49
Dec 11, 2015 - $22,615 +120% -21% 144 $157   $27,175,454 50
Dec 12, 2015 - $38,616 +71% -21% 144 $268   $27,214,070 51
Dec 13, 2015 - $27,636 -28% -15% 144 $192   $27,241,706 52
Dec 14, 2015 - $8,491 -69% -15% 144 $59   $27,250,197 53
Dec 15, 2015 - $8,568 +1% -25% 144 $60   $27,258,765 54
Dec 16, 2015 - $7,861 -8% -18% 144 $55   $27,266,626 55
Dec 17, 2015 - $7,872 n/c -24% 144 $55   $27,274,498 56
Dec 18, 2015 - $9,621 +22% -57% 94 $102   $27,284,119 57
Dec 19, 2015 - $15,722 +63% -59% 94 $167   $27,299,841 58
Dec 20, 2015 - $14,386 -8% -48% 94 $153   $27,314,227 59
Dec 21, 2015 - $6,908 -52% -19% 94 $73   $27,321,135 60
Dec 22, 2015 - $7,031 +2% -18% 94 $75   $27,328,166 61
Dec 23, 2015 - $7,065 n/c -10% 94 $75   $27,335,231 62
Dec 24, 2015 - $4,321 -39% -45% 94 $46   $27,339,552 63
Dec 25, 2015 - $5,422 +25% -44% 30 $181   $27,344,974 64
Dec 26, 2015 - $6,002 +11% -62% 30 $200   $27,350,976 65
Dec 27, 2015 - $5,114 -15% -64% 30 $170   $27,356,090 66
Dec 28, 2015 - $3,048 -40% -56% 30 $102   $27,359,138 67
Dec 29, 2015 - $3,094 +2% -56% 30 $103   $27,362,232 68
Dec 30, 2015 - $3,352 +8% -53% 30 $112   $27,365,584 69
Dec 31, 2015 - $2,076 -38% -52% 30 $69   $27,367,660 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 2015 4 $13,862,861   3,082 $4,498   $13,862,861 1
Oct 30, 2015 7 $7,058,840 -49% 3,082 $2,290   $20,921,701 2
Nov 6, 2015 8 $3,654,878 -48% 2,286 $1,599   $24,576,579 3
Nov 13, 2015 10 $1,903,597 -48% 1,479 $1,287   $26,480,176 4
Nov 20, 2015 23 $438,130 -77% 624 $702   $26,918,306 5
Nov 27, 2015 34 $83,399 -81% 148 $564   $27,001,705 6
Dec 4, 2015 31 $151,134 +81% 171 $884   $27,152,839 7
Dec 11, 2015 33 $121,659 -20% 144 $845   $27,274,498 8
Dec 18, 2015 36 $65,054 -47% 94 $692   $27,339,552 9
Dec 25, 2015 51 $28,108 -57% 30 $937   $27,367,660 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/5/2015 $329,756 45 45 146 $971,184 12/31/2018
Australia 10/30/2015 $785,476 182 187 677 $2,434,823 12/29/2015
Austria 10/22/2015 $219,703 52 53 271 $730,705 6/9/2016
Belgium 10/21/2015 $0 0 46 207 $1,303,886 6/9/2016
Bolivia 10/22/2015 $19,755 7 7 21 $79,916 12/30/2018
Brazil 10/29/2015 $2,121,504 468 468 2,243 $9,056,339 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 10/23/2015 $66,306 38 38 182 $338,887 12/30/2018
Central America 10/22/2015 $0 0 87 87 $478,121 11/3/2015
Chile 10/29/2015 $157,591 43 45 203 $726,052 12/30/2018
China 1/14/2016 $9,020,000 25,968 25,968 58,779 $27,404,244 10/2/2018
Colombia 11/12/2015 $0 0 168 409 $1,988,875 12/30/2018
Croatia 10/22/2015 $0 0 24 96 $124,501 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/22/2015 $167,065 97 97 167 $461,035 12/30/2018
Denmark 1/14/2016 $9,981 4 4 4 $9,981 6/9/2016
Estonia 10/23/2015 $38,437 8 11 28 $115,678 11/25/2015
France 10/28/2015 $1,644,422 265 266 993 $3,638,253 11/25/2015
Germany 10/22/2015 $1,135,722 422 443 1,992 $3,470,515 12/8/2015
Greece 10/29/2015 $106,347 41 42 116 $345,207 11/25/2015
Hong Kong 10/22/2015 $343,644 28 28 80 $958,263 12/1/2015
Hungary 10/22/2015 $0 0 60 60 $500,644 12/30/2018
Iceland 10/23/2015 $23,250 8 8 8 $23,250 12/30/2018
Iraq 10/22/2015 $17,305 3 3 12 $67,101 12/30/2018
Italy 10/29/2015 $1,483,390 301 301 700 $3,174,691 6/9/2016
Japan 9/30/2016 $49,576 0 0 0 $99,226 8/20/2018
Kenya 1/1/2016 $0 0 15 15 $45,808 12/31/2018
Kuwait 10/22/2015 $8,951 2 2 3 $28,920 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/30/2015 $0 0 5 8 $69,564 12/30/2018
Lebanon 10/22/2015 $41,244 12 12 26 $300,489 12/30/2018
Lithuania 10/23/2015 $0 0 29 40 $103,024 11/25/2015
Malaysia 10/22/2015 $901,490 118 156 590 $2,588,978 12/21/2015
Mexico 10/30/2015 $904,419 651 651 744 $4,190,040 6/9/2016
Netherlands 10/22/2015 $287,254 51 52 284 $848,806 12/1/2015
New Zealand 10/30/2015 $165,279 59 64 235 $437,927 12/16/2015
Oman 10/22/2015 $1,525 1 1 2 $9,870 12/30/2018
Peru 10/29/2015 $419,936 125 125 394 $1,601,671 12/30/2018
Philippines 10/21/2015 $747,905 135 135 361 $1,827,612 12/30/2018
Portugal 10/29/2015 $187,490 48 48 245 $602,843 6/9/2016
Romania 10/23/2015 $224,113 55 55 133 $765,566 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/29/2015 $4,334,033 1,310 1,310 3,912 $8,795,912 11/20/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/22/2015 $0 0 8 10 $42,607 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/22/2015 $478,788 39 39 109 $1,038,118 11/25/2015
Slovakia 10/22/2015 $67,491 51 51 130 $165,136 11/17/2015
Slovenia 10/29/2015 $0 0 10 40 $33,510 12/1/2015
South Africa 12/18/2015 $103,758 42 42 77 $401,721 6/9/2016
South Korea 12/30/2015 $390,060 278 278 299 $785,026 6/9/2016
Spain 10/30/2015 $752,488 266 266 1,093 $2,608,709 12/21/2015
Switzerland 10/22/2015 $0 0 11 11 $587,584 11/25/2015
Taiwan 10/21/2015 $273,131 21 68 122 $2,136,628 11/25/2015
Thailand 10/22/2015 $888,781 157 157 435 $1,810,848 11/25/2015
Turkey 10/23/2015 $370,173 222 238 872 $1,702,021 2/26/2019
Ukraine 10/29/2015 $336,714 176 176 539 $797,353 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/22/2015 $897,491 39 39 150 $2,312,976 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/23/2015 $1,904,114 365 369 1,298 $4,268,835 6/9/2016
Uruguay 10/22/2015 $18,252 3 5 17 $68,954 12/30/2018
Venezuela 10/30/2015 $429,225 33 41 141 $2,999,695 2/2/2016
Vietnam 10/23/2015 $264,385 73 74 236 $973,124 12/30/2018
 
International Total$103,451,252 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
Feb 7, 20161227,191 227,191$3,589,618$3,589,6184
Feb 14, 20162107,548-53% 334,739$2,149,885$5,739,5035
Feb 21, 2016373,916-31% 408,655$1,477,581$7,217,0846
Feb 28, 20161026,374-64% 435,029$527,216$7,744,3007
Mar 6, 20161316,663-37% 451,692$333,093$8,077,3938
Mar 13, 20162516,467-1% 468,159$329,175$8,406,5689
Mar 20, 20162712,360-25% 480,519$220,379$8,626,94710
Apr 3, 20162214,656 510,963$263,222$9,171,51112
Apr 10, 2016296,684-54% 517,647$86,625$9,258,13613

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 7, 20162146,314 146,314$3,064,093$3,064,0934
Feb 14, 2016374,693-49% 221,007$2,000,275$5,064,3685
Feb 21, 2016446,350-38% 267,357$1,020,623$6,084,9916
Feb 28, 20161015,842-66% 283,199$344,410$6,429,4017
Mar 6, 20161512,348-22% 295,547$301,280$6,730,6818
Mar 13, 20161610,108-18% 305,655$198,413$6,929,0949
Mar 20, 20161610,499+4% 316,154$186,039$7,115,13310

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Leading Cast

Vin Diesel    Kaulder

Supporting Cast

Elijah Wood    Dolan 37th
Rose Leslie    Chloe
Julie Engelbrecht    The Witch Queen
Michael Caine    Dolan 36th
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson    Belial
Rena Owen    Glaeser
Joseph Gilgun    Ellic
Isaach de Bankolé    Max Schlesinger
Michael Halsey    Grosette
Sloane Coombs    Elizabeth
Lotte Verbeek    Helena
Dawn Olivieri    Danique
Inbar Lavi    Sonia
Armani Jackson    Armani
Aimee Carrero    Miranda
Bex Taylor Klaus    Bronwyn
David Whalen    Council Member #1
Jack Erdie    Council Member #2
Toussaint Raphael Abessolo    Council Member #3
Laura Smiley    Council Member #4
Allegra Carpenter    Fatima
Joseph Rittenhouse    Doorman
Samara Lee    Little Girl
Nathan Hollabaugh    Businessman
David Vegh    Bakery Owner
Billy Hepfinger    Euro Witch
Corey Rieger    Priest
Denver Milord    A&C Soldier #1
Gregory Johnstone    A&C Soldier #2
Jonathan Visser    A&C Soldier #3
Bonnie Morgan    Witch Attacker #1
Mark Steger    Witch Attacker #2
Mark Musashi    Witch Attacker #3
Shane Callahan    Hipster Man at Parlour
Alanna Janell    Hipster Woman at Parlour
Wayman Ezell    Soho Painter Witch
Jackson Frazer    Boy on Plane
Ruth Crawford    Old Woman Danique
Zoltan Hodi    Stunt A&C Soldier #4
James Hutchison    Stunt A&C Soldier #5
Jonathan Yurco    Stunt A&C Soldier #6
Casey Hendershot    Stunt A&C Soldier #7
Daniel Hernandez    Stunt A&C Soldier #8
Efka Kvaraciejus    Stunt A&C Soldier #9
Jared Eddo    Stunt A&C Soldier #10
Mike Mukatis    Stunt Shadow Witch #1
Jon Valera    Stunt Shadow Witch #2
Bobby Talbert    Stunt Bodyguard #1
Michael Vehar    Bodyguard #3
Kurt Angle    Stunt Bodyguard #4
Mark Rademacher    Axe & Cross Elder
Colleen "Coco" Hunter*    Female Model #3
John Bernecker    Stunt Witch Attacker #4
Tracey Turner    Council Member #5
Sharon McCune    Council Member #6

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

Production and Technical Credits

Breck Eisner    Director
Cory Goodman    Screenwriter
Burk Sharpless    Screenwriter
Matt Sazama    Screenwriter
Mark Canton    Producer
Vin Diesel    Producer
Bernie Goldmann    Producer
Samantha Vincent    Executive Producer
Adam Goldworm    Executive Producer
Ric Kidney    Executive Producer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Julie Berghoff    Production Designer
Dean Zimmerman    Editor
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Luca Mosca    Costume Designer
Steve Jablonsky    Composer
John Papsidera    Casting Director
Ric Kidney    Unit Production Manager
Mark Cotone    First Assistant Director
Eric Glasser    Second Assistant Director
Donna Sloan    Executive in Charge of Production
Jon Hoeber    Co-Producer
Erich Hoeber    Co-Producer
Mark Cotone    Associate Producer
F. Valentino Morales    Associate Producer
Bo Shen    Co Producer-Associate Co Producer
Yang Rong    Co Producer-Associate Co Producer
Thomas Elder Groebe    Visual Effects Producer
Susan M. Ehrhart    Production Supervisor
Christy Dimmig    Production Supervisor
Tom Reta    Supervising Art Director
Randy Moore    Art Director
Sophie Neudorfer    Set Decorator
Christine Kim    Additional Editor
Emily Chiu    First Assistant Editor
Nathaniel Fuller    Assistant Editor
Kim Berner    Script Supervisor
Christopher Strollo    Sound Mixer
Lee Gilmore    Sound Effects Editor
Kate Dougherty    Set Designer
Drew Hittie    Set Designer
Peter Chesney    Special Effects Coordinator
James Pastorius    Special Effects Supervisor-On Set Visual Effects Supervisor
Darcie Buterbaugh    Costume Supervisor
Laura Wolford    Costume Supervisor
Justin Raleigh    Makeup and Special Makeup Effects Designer
Karen Lovell    Hairstylist
Rosalee Riggle    Hairstylist
Deanna Brigidi*    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Kim Winther    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Mac Carter    Second Unit Director
Patrick Loungway    Second Unit Camera
John Gooch    Sound Mixer
Jonathan Eusebio    Stunt Coordinator
Troy Robinson    Stunt Coordinator

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

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November 17th, 2015

Love the Coopers

There's not much in the way of good news to talk about, which is something that is becoming sadly common. Two of the three new releases missed expectations and expectations were low to begin with. Love the Coopers led the new releases, but it is hardly what you would call a box office hit. Even calling it a middling hit is overstating things. The 33 barely managed a spot in the top five and will quickly leave theaters. My All-American missed the Mendoza Line* by a mile and missed the top ten in the process. This meant Spectre and The Peanuts Movie remained on top of the charts, but they could only help the box office avoid becoming a disaster. As it is, the overall box office fell 33% from last weekend to just $108 million. This was 23% less than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2015's lead over 2015 took a real hit and its down to 3.9% at $9.06 billion to $8.72 billion. However, as we've seen recently, the overall box office is weaker than the these numbers look, as we've seen few major hits and many, many bombs. More...

International Box Office: Spectre Nearly Another Milestone

November 10th, 2015

Spectre

As expected, Spectre remained in first pulling in $117.8 million in 73 markets for totals of $223.1 million internationally and $293.1 million worldwide. This is almost as much as it cost to make, so if it can double this figure, it should be able to break even eventually. The film's biggest market was the U.K. where it added $19.99 million on 696 screens over the weekend for a total of $98.82 million. It has already overtaken Jurassic World for the biggest hit of the year in the U.K. and should have no trouble rocketing into the top five on the all-time chart there. The film's biggest opening was in Germany, where it pulled in $18.06 million on 1,460 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $20.26 million. This is about 15% lower than Skyfall's opening in that market. Likewise, the film wasn't as strong during its debut in Russia earning $6.29 million on 2,112 screens, compared to $8.27 million on 1,254 screens for Skyfall. At this pace, Spectre will definitely fail to match Skyfall, but anything close to $800 million will be enough to break even, perhaps before it reaches the home market. It all depends on how much its global advertising campaign cost. More...

International Box Office: Spectre has Spectacular Start

November 5th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre opened in first place with $80.4 million during its seven-day opening weekend. That doesn't seem like a huge amount, especially considering some of the opening weekends we've seen on the international stage this year. However, there is a mitigating factor. It was only playing in six markets. This includes the U.K., where the film broke records with $62.82 million in 651 theaters. This is equivalent to a $300 million opening week here, which would be the record for a seven-day box office here. We shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves, as Bond films have a natural affinity for that market. It does mean Spectre has a real shot at a $100 million opening weekend here. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is in Crisis Mode

November 2nd, 2015

Our Brand is Crisis

Most people expected the box office to be really weak this past weekend, but I don't think anyone anticipated this. How bad was this past weekend? All three new releases missed the Mendoza line* and there were no new releases in the top five. The overall box office was just $75 million, which was the lowest for the year and the fourth worst weekend in the past decade. This represents a 28% drop-off from last week and a 21% drop-off from the same weekend last year. 2015's overall lead over 2014 shrunk from 5.2% to 4.7%. The overall lead fell by $40 million at $8.69 billion to $8.31 billion. This is reason to panic, or it would be if Spectre wasn't opening on Friday. The film is breaking records in the U.K. and should be an explosive hit here. Hopefully it will do well enough that we can pretend the past two weeks never happened. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Burnt Out

October 30th, 2015

Burnt

Two of the three wide releases had Thursday previews, with Burnt having the bigger of the two films' launches. Bigger is a relative term. It only managed $250,000 during its previews, which is bad news. Its bad news for the studio, as this doesn't bode well for its box office chances. It is also bad new for me, because this is so low it is hard to find other films to compare it with. It is about 10% lower than The Green Inferno, which is about as close a match as I could find, but those two films share almost none of their respective audiences. The Intern is a closer match as far as audiences are concerned. That film earned $650,000 during its previews on its way to a $24.90 million opening weekend. Burnt has worse reviews, so it likely won't have the same internal multiplier. Even so, it should make between $7 million and $9 million, which is a little higher than predicted, but not enough to keep the studio happy. More...

International Box Office: Martian Completes Another Orbit

October 28th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian returned to first place with $30.0 million in 73 markets for totals of $218.8 million internationally and $385.0 million worldwide. The film's only major market opening was in France where it earned second place with $6.81 million on 560 screens. It also remained in first place in South Korea with $3.99 million on 731 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $28.43 million. I don't know if it has broken even yet, but it is very close to getting there. More...

Contest: On the Hunt: Winning Announcement

October 27th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

The winners of our On the Hunt contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Last Witch Hunter opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases were Hunted Down

October 26th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

Most of the new releases were not expected to do well at the box office. ... Almost no one saw this coming. We had some near-record bombs this weekend and even the best of the new releases were terrible. This left The Martian in first place; in fact, the top three spots and four of the top five were held by holdovers. The best new release, The Last Witch Hunter, barely cracked the $10 million mark. The overall box office fell 14% from last weekend to $105 million. This was also 9.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Midweek numbers were better this year than last year, so the year-over-year actually improved and 2015 now has a 5.2% lead over 2014 at $8.60 billion to $8.18 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Martian Avoids the Wreckage

October 25th, 2015

The Martian

Dismal is about the politest word that can be applied to the box office performance of new releases this weekend. None of the five films new in wide release managed to make the top three on the chart, and two of them didn’t even crack the top ten. That leaves The Martian and Goosebumps to battle it out for first place, and a fourth-week decline of just 25% for The Martian looks virtually certain to give it the win. Fox projects it will make $15.9 million for a total by the end of the weekend of $166 million or so. Its performance to date falls neatly between that of Interstellar and Gravity, which puts the sci-fi adventure on course for a final domestic box office of $230 million (see full comps here). More...

Friday Estimates: Rock Bottom

October 24th, 2015

Rock the Kasbah

Where to start? There are so many new releases to talk about and none of them did well. Some did so poorly that talking about them seems mean. So, let’s start by saying that Friday’s box office chart was led by The Martian, while Goosebumps has a shot at repeating on top of the chart, with each film earning about $14 million to $15 million. Meanwhile, Bridge of Spies should earn third place over the weekend with between $11 million and $12 million. More...

Midnight Box Office: Not a lot of (Paranormal) Activity at Midnight Showings

October 23rd, 2015

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

There were four films that had midnight shows last night, but none of them did particularly well. In fact, had their combined total been earned by one movie, it still wouldn't be much to celebrate about. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension led the way with $600,000 in 1,000 theaters. This is substantially lower than the $800,000 Crimson Peak earned just last week, and that film wasn't a big hit at the box office during its opening weekend. Additionally, Crimson Peak's reviews are a lot better The Ghost Dimension's reviews are. Add in the sequel effect and we could be in for a really bad opening weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Moviegoers Should be Scared to See a New Release this Weekend

October 22nd, 2015

Jem and the Holograms

The box office prediction contests for the past few weeks have had a horror / "horror" theme. That is to say, two people won horror movies and the third won movies that were so bad it is scary they exist. There are four new releases this weekend and they all epitomize the latter. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension has a review embargo, which is never a good sign, while the other three wide releases are all earning less than 20% positive reviews. Does that mean there's nothing worth seeing this week? Nope. Fortunately, Steve Jobs is expanding wide and should earn first place at the box office. It is the only film on this week's list with a shot at $20 million. This weekend last year, Ouija nearly reached $20 million and five other films earned $10 million. I don't think we will match that this year. It could be close and any gain or loss in the year-over-year comparison should be in single digits, so there's no reason to be overly concerned. More...

Contest: Cutis Anserina: Winning Announcement

October 21st, 2015

Goosebumps

The winners of our Cutis Anserina contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Goosebumps opening weekend were... More...

Contest: On the Hunt

October 16th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

Next weekend is a bit of a mess when it comes to the wide releases. Steve Jobs is expected to win, but it is currently in limited release and we don't like using these films as the target film. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension was expected to come in second place, but Paramount Pictures' plan for an early VOD release has caused some theater owners to not book the film. This leaves Jem and the Holograms and The Last Witch Hunter as the possible choices for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. As such, The Last Witch Hunter is the only choice for the target film for this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Last Witch Hunter.

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 previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. There is a difference this time. Two people will earn Frankenprizes consisting of two horror movies. The other winner will earn a Frankprize consisting of two "horror" movies, that is to say movies so bad that it will fill you with horror. We are going to do this again next week, and maybe even during Christmas, with two presents and a lump of coal. We might do this regularly for as long as I have bad movies to give away. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: October

October 1st, 2015

The Martian

September ended on a record note with the debut of Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, there was great depth and 2015's lead over 2014 grew to nearly $500 million. How do things look going forward? The month starts out with The Martian, which should have no trouble becoming the biggest hit of the month and might even top $200 million. On the other hand, no other film is expected to get to $100 million. There's only one or two that will even come close. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. It looks like it will be up to the depth films from both years to determine which year comes out on top. More...


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Synopsis

The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,812,861 (39.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,082 opening theaters/3,082 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,996,839

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,147 $27,367,660
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $103,451,252
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,440 $130,818,912

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: October 23rd, 2015 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: October 21st, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 21st, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
October 21st, 2015 (Wide) (Taiwan)
October 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Austria)
October 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Bolivia)
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Video Release: January 12th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
(Rating bulletin 2389, 9/2/2015)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Witches, Set in New York City, Good vs. Evil, Epidemic, Secret Magic, Hallucinations, Surprise Twist, Bubonic Plague / Black Death, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Death of a Son or Daughter, Prologue, Revenge, Non-Chronological, Faulty Memory, Femme Fatale, Double-Crossed, Monster, Supernatural, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Marc Canton, One Race Films, Goldmann Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 143 $5,162,398 Oct 30, 2015 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $6,775,277 Oct 30, 2015 10

Leading Cast

Vin Diesel    Kaulder

Supporting Cast

Elijah Wood    Dolan 37th
Rose Leslie    Chloe
Julie Engelbrecht    The Witch Queen
Michael Caine    Dolan 36th
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson    Belial
Rena Owen    Glaeser
Joseph Gilgun    Ellic
Isaach de Bankolé    Max Schlesinger
Michael Halsey    Grosette
Sloane Coombs    Elizabeth
Lotte Verbeek    Helena
Dawn Olivieri    Danique
Inbar Lavi    Sonia
Armani Jackson    Armani
Aimee Carrero    Miranda
Bex Taylor Klaus    Bronwyn
David Whalen    Council Member #1
Jack Erdie    Council Member #2
Toussaint Raphael Abessolo    Council Member #3
Laura Smiley    Council Member #4
Allegra Carpenter    Fatima
Joseph Rittenhouse    Doorman
Samara Lee    Little Girl
Nathan Hollabaugh    Businessman
David Vegh    Bakery Owner
Billy Hepfinger    Euro Witch
Corey Rieger    Priest
Denver Milord    A&C Soldier #1
Gregory Johnstone    A&C Soldier #2
Jonathan Visser    A&C Soldier #3
Bonnie Morgan    Witch Attacker #1
Mark Steger    Witch Attacker #2
Mark Musashi    Witch Attacker #3
Shane Callahan    Hipster Man at Parlour
Alanna Janell    Hipster Woman at Parlour
Wayman Ezell    Soho Painter Witch
Jackson Frazer    Boy on Plane
Ruth Crawford    Old Woman Danique
Zoltan Hodi    Stunt A&C Soldier #4
James Hutchison    Stunt A&C Soldier #5
Jonathan Yurco    Stunt A&C Soldier #6
Casey Hendershot    Stunt A&C Soldier #7
Daniel Hernandez    Stunt A&C Soldier #8
Efka Kvaraciejus    Stunt A&C Soldier #9
Jared Eddo    Stunt A&C Soldier #10
Mike Mukatis    Stunt Shadow Witch #1
Jon Valera    Stunt Shadow Witch #2
Bobby Talbert    Stunt Bodyguard #1
Michael Vehar    Bodyguard #3
Kurt Angle    Stunt Bodyguard #4
Mark Rademacher    Axe & Cross Elder
Colleen "Coco" Hunter*    Female Model #3
John Bernecker    Stunt Witch Attacker #4
Tracey Turner    Council Member #5
Sharon McCune    Council Member #6

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

Production and Technical Credits

Breck Eisner    Director
Cory Goodman    Screenwriter
Burk Sharpless    Screenwriter
Matt Sazama    Screenwriter
Mark Canton    Producer
Vin Diesel    Producer
Bernie Goldmann    Producer
Samantha Vincent    Executive Producer
Adam Goldworm    Executive Producer
Ric Kidney    Executive Producer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Julie Berghoff    Production Designer
Dean Zimmerman    Editor
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Luca Mosca    Costume Designer
Steve Jablonsky    Composer
John Papsidera    Casting Director
Ric Kidney    Unit Production Manager
Mark Cotone    First Assistant Director
Eric Glasser    Second Assistant Director
Donna Sloan    Executive in Charge of Production
Jon Hoeber    Co-Producer
Erich Hoeber    Co-Producer
Mark Cotone    Associate Producer
F. Valentino Morales    Associate Producer
Bo Shen    Co Producer-Associate Co Producer
Yang Rong    Co Producer-Associate Co Producer
Thomas Elder Groebe    Visual Effects Producer
Susan M. Ehrhart    Production Supervisor
Christy Dimmig    Production Supervisor
Tom Reta    Supervising Art Director
Randy Moore    Art Director
Sophie Neudorfer    Set Decorator
Christine Kim    Additional Editor
Emily Chiu    First Assistant Editor
Nathaniel Fuller    Assistant Editor
Kim Berner    Script Supervisor
Christopher Strollo    Sound Mixer
Lee Gilmore    Sound Effects Editor
Kate Dougherty    Set Designer
Drew Hittie    Set Designer
Peter Chesney    Special Effects Coordinator
James Pastorius    Special Effects Supervisor-On Set Visual Effects Supervisor
Darcie Buterbaugh    Costume Supervisor
Laura Wolford    Costume Supervisor
Justin Raleigh    Makeup and Special Makeup Effects Designer
Karen Lovell    Hairstylist
Rosalee Riggle    Hairstylist
Deanna Brigidi*    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Kim Winther    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Mac Carter    Second Unit Director
Patrick Loungway    Second Unit Camera
John Gooch    Sound Mixer
Jonathan Eusebio    Stunt Coordinator
Troy Robinson    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for February 2nd, 2016

February 2nd, 2016

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

This week the home market is led by a Blu-ray double-dip, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, while there is also an Oscar contender, Bridge of Spies, on the top. After that, the list is filled with bombs and weaker limited releases. It was an easy choice to select Snow White as Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Spectre

November 19th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre again dominated the international box office earning $152.6 million in 92 markets for totals of $413.1 million internationally and $542.1 million worldwide. $500 million worldwide is enough to save face, but the film will need reach at least $600 million worldwide to have a shot at breaking even any time soon. It will likely need $700 million to $800 million to keep the studio happy. Fortunately, that seems very likely. The past weekend, the film opened in first place in China with $48.55 million. It also remained in top spot in the U.K. with $11.96 million in 617 theaters over the weekend for a three-week total of $118.39 million. It is now the fourth biggest hit in that market, while it has a shot at overtaking Skyfall for first place. It will need help from the holidays to get there. Will the movie still be in theaters come New Year's Day? Maybe. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases feel Unloved

November 17th, 2015

Love the Coopers

There's not much in the way of good news to talk about, which is something that is becoming sadly common. Two of the three new releases missed expectations and expectations were low to begin with. Love the Coopers led the new releases, but it is hardly what you would call a box office hit. Even calling it a middling hit is overstating things. The 33 barely managed a spot in the top five and will quickly leave theaters. My All-American missed the Mendoza Line* by a mile and missed the top ten in the process. This meant Spectre and The Peanuts Movie remained on top of the charts, but they could only help the box office avoid becoming a disaster. As it is, the overall box office fell 33% from last weekend to just $108 million. This was 23% less than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2015's lead over 2015 took a real hit and its down to 3.9% at $9.06 billion to $8.72 billion. However, as we've seen recently, the overall box office is weaker than the these numbers look, as we've seen few major hits and many, many bombs. More...

International Box Office: Spectre Nearly Another Milestone

November 10th, 2015

Spectre

As expected, Spectre remained in first pulling in $117.8 million in 73 markets for totals of $223.1 million internationally and $293.1 million worldwide. This is almost as much as it cost to make, so if it can double this figure, it should be able to break even eventually. The film's biggest market was the U.K. where it added $19.99 million on 696 screens over the weekend for a total of $98.82 million. It has already overtaken Jurassic World for the biggest hit of the year in the U.K. and should have no trouble rocketing into the top five on the all-time chart there. The film's biggest opening was in Germany, where it pulled in $18.06 million on 1,460 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $20.26 million. This is about 15% lower than Skyfall's opening in that market. Likewise, the film wasn't as strong during its debut in Russia earning $6.29 million on 2,112 screens, compared to $8.27 million on 1,254 screens for Skyfall. At this pace, Spectre will definitely fail to match Skyfall, but anything close to $800 million will be enough to break even, perhaps before it reaches the home market. It all depends on how much its global advertising campaign cost. More...

International Box Office: Spectre has Spectacular Start

November 5th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre opened in first place with $80.4 million during its seven-day opening weekend. That doesn't seem like a huge amount, especially considering some of the opening weekends we've seen on the international stage this year. However, there is a mitigating factor. It was only playing in six markets. This includes the U.K., where the film broke records with $62.82 million in 651 theaters. This is equivalent to a $300 million opening week here, which would be the record for a seven-day box office here. We shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves, as Bond films have a natural affinity for that market. It does mean Spectre has a real shot at a $100 million opening weekend here. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is in Crisis Mode

November 2nd, 2015

Our Brand is Crisis

Most people expected the box office to be really weak this past weekend, but I don't think anyone anticipated this. How bad was this past weekend? All three new releases missed the Mendoza line* and there were no new releases in the top five. The overall box office was just $75 million, which was the lowest for the year and the fourth worst weekend in the past decade. This represents a 28% drop-off from last week and a 21% drop-off from the same weekend last year. 2015's overall lead over 2014 shrunk from 5.2% to 4.7%. The overall lead fell by $40 million at $8.69 billion to $8.31 billion. This is reason to panic, or it would be if Spectre wasn't opening on Friday. The film is breaking records in the U.K. and should be an explosive hit here. Hopefully it will do well enough that we can pretend the past two weeks never happened. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Burnt Out

October 30th, 2015

Burnt

Two of the three wide releases had Thursday previews, with Burnt having the bigger of the two films' launches. Bigger is a relative term. It only managed $250,000 during its previews, which is bad news. Its bad news for the studio, as this doesn't bode well for its box office chances. It is also bad new for me, because this is so low it is hard to find other films to compare it with. It is about 10% lower than The Green Inferno, which is about as close a match as I could find, but those two films share almost none of their respective audiences. The Intern is a closer match as far as audiences are concerned. That film earned $650,000 during its previews on its way to a $24.90 million opening weekend. Burnt has worse reviews, so it likely won't have the same internal multiplier. Even so, it should make between $7 million and $9 million, which is a little higher than predicted, but not enough to keep the studio happy. More...

International Box Office: Martian Completes Another Orbit

October 28th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian returned to first place with $30.0 million in 73 markets for totals of $218.8 million internationally and $385.0 million worldwide. The film's only major market opening was in France where it earned second place with $6.81 million on 560 screens. It also remained in first place in South Korea with $3.99 million on 731 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $28.43 million. I don't know if it has broken even yet, but it is very close to getting there. More...

Contest: On the Hunt: Winning Announcement

October 27th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

The winners of our On the Hunt contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Last Witch Hunter opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases were Hunted Down

October 26th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

Most of the new releases were not expected to do well at the box office. ... Almost no one saw this coming. We had some near-record bombs this weekend and even the best of the new releases were terrible. This left The Martian in first place; in fact, the top three spots and four of the top five were held by holdovers. The best new release, The Last Witch Hunter, barely cracked the $10 million mark. The overall box office fell 14% from last weekend to $105 million. This was also 9.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Midweek numbers were better this year than last year, so the year-over-year actually improved and 2015 now has a 5.2% lead over 2014 at $8.60 billion to $8.18 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Martian Avoids the Wreckage

October 25th, 2015

The Martian

Dismal is about the politest word that can be applied to the box office performance of new releases this weekend. None of the five films new in wide release managed to make the top three on the chart, and two of them didn’t even crack the top ten. That leaves The Martian and Goosebumps to battle it out for first place, and a fourth-week decline of just 25% for The Martian looks virtually certain to give it the win. Fox projects it will make $15.9 million for a total by the end of the weekend of $166 million or so. Its performance to date falls neatly between that of Interstellar and Gravity, which puts the sci-fi adventure on course for a final domestic box office of $230 million (see full comps here). More...

Friday Estimates: Rock Bottom

October 24th, 2015

Rock the Kasbah

Where to start? There are so many new releases to talk about and none of them did well. Some did so poorly that talking about them seems mean. So, let’s start by saying that Friday’s box office chart was led by The Martian, while Goosebumps has a shot at repeating on top of the chart, with each film earning about $14 million to $15 million. Meanwhile, Bridge of Spies should earn third place over the weekend with between $11 million and $12 million. More...

Midnight Box Office: Not a lot of (Paranormal) Activity at Midnight Showings

October 23rd, 2015

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

There were four films that had midnight shows last night, but none of them did particularly well. In fact, had their combined total been earned by one movie, it still wouldn't be much to celebrate about. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension led the way with $600,000 in 1,000 theaters. This is substantially lower than the $800,000 Crimson Peak earned just last week, and that film wasn't a big hit at the box office during its opening weekend. Additionally, Crimson Peak's reviews are a lot better The Ghost Dimension's reviews are. Add in the sequel effect and we could be in for a really bad opening weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Moviegoers Should be Scared to See a New Release this Weekend

October 22nd, 2015

Jem and the Holograms

The box office prediction contests for the past few weeks have had a horror / "horror" theme. That is to say, two people won horror movies and the third won movies that were so bad it is scary they exist. There are four new releases this weekend and they all epitomize the latter. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension has a review embargo, which is never a good sign, while the other three wide releases are all earning less than 20% positive reviews. Does that mean there's nothing worth seeing this week? Nope. Fortunately, Steve Jobs is expanding wide and should earn first place at the box office. It is the only film on this week's list with a shot at $20 million. This weekend last year, Ouija nearly reached $20 million and five other films earned $10 million. I don't think we will match that this year. It could be close and any gain or loss in the year-over-year comparison should be in single digits, so there's no reason to be overly concerned. More...

Contest: Cutis Anserina: Winning Announcement

October 21st, 2015

Goosebumps

The winners of our Cutis Anserina contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Goosebumps opening weekend were... More...

Contest: On the Hunt

October 16th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

Next weekend is a bit of a mess when it comes to the wide releases. Steve Jobs is expected to win, but it is currently in limited release and we don't like using these films as the target film. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension was expected to come in second place, but Paramount Pictures' plan for an early VOD release has caused some theater owners to not book the film. This leaves Jem and the Holograms and The Last Witch Hunter as the possible choices for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. As such, The Last Witch Hunter is the only choice for the target film for this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Last Witch Hunter.

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 previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. There is a difference this time. Two people will earn Frankenprizes consisting of two horror movies. The other winner will earn a Frankprize consisting of two "horror" movies, that is to say movies so bad that it will fill you with horror. We are going to do this again next week, and maybe even during Christmas, with two presents and a lump of coal. We might do this regularly for as long as I have bad movies to give away. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: October

October 1st, 2015

The Martian

September ended on a record note with the debut of Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, there was great depth and 2015's lead over 2014 grew to nearly $500 million. How do things look going forward? The month starts out with The Martian, which should have no trouble becoming the biggest hit of the month and might even top $200 million. On the other hand, no other film is expected to get to $100 million. There's only one or two that will even come close. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. It looks like it will be up to the depth films from both years to determine which year comes out on top. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 2015 4 $10,812,861   3,082 $3,508   $10,812,861 1
Oct 30, 2015 5 $5,162,398 -52% 3,082 $1,675   $19,025,259 2
Nov 6, 2015 8 $2,598,464 -50% 2,286 $1,137   $23,520,165 3
Nov 13, 2015 10 $1,482,463 -43% 1,479 $1,002   $26,059,042 4
Nov 20, 2015 18 $342,482 -77% 624 $549   $26,822,658 5
Nov 27, 2015 35 $64,839 -81% 148 $438   $26,983,145 6
Dec 4, 2015 30 $109,955 +70% 171 $643   $27,111,660 7
Dec 11, 2015 33 $88,867 -19% 144 $617   $27,241,706 8
Dec 18, 2015 36 $39,729 -55% 94 $423   $27,314,227 9
Dec 25, 2015 49 $16,538 -58% 30 $551   $27,356,090 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 22, 2015 P $525,000     0     $525,000  
Oct 23, 2015 3 $3,770,882     3,082 $1,224   $3,770,882 1
Oct 24, 2015 4 $4,275,372 +13%   3,082 $1,387   $8,046,254 2
Oct 25, 2015 4 $2,766,607 -35%   3,082 $898   $10,812,861 3
Oct 26, 2015 3 $780,092 -72%   3,082 $253   $11,592,953 4
Oct 27, 2015 3 $990,218 +27%   3,082 $321   $12,583,171 5
Oct 28, 2015 4 $655,889 -34%   3,082 $213   $13,239,060 6
Oct 29, 2015 4 $623,801 -5%   3,082 $202   $13,862,861 7
Oct 30, 2015 6 $1,491,779 +139% -60% 3,082 $484   $15,354,640 8
Oct 31, 2015 4 $2,023,321 +36% -53% 3,082 $656   $17,377,961 9
Nov 1, 2015 5 $1,647,298 -19% -40% 3,082 $534   $19,025,259 10
Nov 2, 2015 5 $482,875 -71% -38% 3,082 $157   $19,508,134 11
Nov 3, 2015 6 $643,302 +33% -35% 3,082 $209   $20,151,436 12
Nov 4, 2015 5 $411,607 -36% -37% 3,082 $134   $20,563,043 13
Nov 5, 2015 5 $358,658 -13% -43% 3,082 $116   $20,921,701 14
Nov 6, 2015 8 $696,806 +94% -53% 2,286 $305   $21,618,507 15
Nov 7, 2015 8 $1,214,167 +74% -40% 2,286 $531   $22,832,674 16
Nov 8, 2015 8 $687,491 -43% -58% 2,286 $301   $23,520,165 17
Nov 9, 2015 7 $197,885 -71% -59% 2,286 $87   $23,718,050 18
Nov 10, 2015 7 $298,742 +51% -54% 2,286 $131   $24,016,792 19
Nov 11, 2015 8 $382,430 +28% -7% 2,286 $167   $24,399,222 20
Nov 12, 2015 8 $177,357 -54% -51% 2,286 $78   $24,576,579 21
Nov 13, 2015 11 $404,661 +128% -42% 1,479 $274   $24,981,240 22
Nov 14, 2015 10 $671,995 +66% -45% 1,479 $454   $25,653,235 23
Nov 15, 2015 10 $405,807 -40% -41% 1,479 $274   $26,059,042 24
Nov 16, 2015 11 $115,496 -72% -42% 1,479 $78   $26,174,538 25
Nov 17, 2015 10 $140,315 +21% -53% 1,479 $95   $26,314,853 26
Nov 18, 2015 12 $101,481 -28% -73% 1,479 $69   $26,416,334 27
Nov 19, 2015 14 $63,842 -37% -64% 1,479 $43   $26,480,176 28
Nov 20, 2015 - $95,017 +49% -77% 624 $152   $26,575,193 29
Nov 21, 2015 - $145,561 +53% -78% 624 $233   $26,720,754 30
Nov 22, 2015 - $101,904 -30% -75% 624 $163   $26,822,658 31
Nov 23, 2015 - $40,706 -60% -65% 624 $65   $26,863,364 32
Nov 24, 2015 - $33,081 -19% -76% 624 $53   $26,896,445 33
Nov 25, 2015 - $9,666 -71% -90% 624 $15   $26,906,111 34
Nov 26, 2015 - $12,195 +26% -81% 624 $20   $26,918,306 35
Nov 27, 2015 - $23,711 +94% -75% 148 $160   $26,942,017 36
Nov 28, 2015 - $27,855 +17% -81% 148 $188   $26,969,872 37
Nov 29, 2015 - $13,273 -52% -87% 148 $90   $26,983,145 38
Nov 30, 2015 - $4,373 -67% -89% 148 $30   $26,987,518 39
Dec 1, 2015 - $5,265 +20% -84% 148 $36   $26,992,783 40
Dec 2, 2015 - $4,907 -7% -49% 148 $33   $26,997,690 41
Dec 3, 2015 - $4,015 -18% -67% 148 $27   $27,001,705 42
Dec 4, 2015 - $28,504 +610% +20% 171 $167   $27,030,209 43
Dec 5, 2015 - $48,830 +71% +75% 171 $286   $27,079,039 44
Dec 6, 2015 - $32,621 -33% +146% 171 $191   $27,111,660 45
Dec 7, 2015 - $9,942 -70% +127% 171 $58   $27,121,602 46
Dec 8, 2015 - $11,407 +15% +117% 171 $67   $27,133,009 47
Dec 9, 2015 - $9,532 -16% +94% 171 $56   $27,142,541 48
Dec 10, 2015 - $10,298 +8% +156% 171 $60   $27,152,839 49
Dec 11, 2015 - $22,615 +120% -21% 144 $157   $27,175,454 50
Dec 12, 2015 - $38,616 +71% -21% 144 $268   $27,214,070 51
Dec 13, 2015 - $27,636 -28% -15% 144 $192   $27,241,706 52
Dec 14, 2015 - $8,491 -69% -15% 144 $59   $27,250,197 53
Dec 15, 2015 - $8,568 +1% -25% 144 $60   $27,258,765 54
Dec 16, 2015 - $7,861 -8% -18% 144 $55   $27,266,626 55
Dec 17, 2015 - $7,872 n/c -24% 144 $55   $27,274,498 56
Dec 18, 2015 - $9,621 +22% -57% 94 $102   $27,284,119 57
Dec 19, 2015 - $15,722 +63% -59% 94 $167   $27,299,841 58
Dec 20, 2015 - $14,386 -8% -48% 94 $153   $27,314,227 59
Dec 21, 2015 - $6,908 -52% -19% 94 $73   $27,321,135 60
Dec 22, 2015 - $7,031 +2% -18% 94 $75   $27,328,166 61
Dec 23, 2015 - $7,065 n/c -10% 94 $75   $27,335,231 62
Dec 24, 2015 - $4,321 -39% -45% 94 $46   $27,339,552 63
Dec 25, 2015 - $5,422 +25% -44% 30 $181   $27,344,974 64
Dec 26, 2015 - $6,002 +11% -62% 30 $200   $27,350,976 65
Dec 27, 2015 - $5,114 -15% -64% 30 $170   $27,356,090 66
Dec 28, 2015 - $3,048 -40% -56% 30 $102   $27,359,138 67
Dec 29, 2015 - $3,094 +2% -56% 30 $103   $27,362,232 68
Dec 30, 2015 - $3,352 +8% -53% 30 $112   $27,365,584 69
Dec 31, 2015 - $2,076 -38% -52% 30 $69   $27,367,660 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 2015 4 $13,862,861   3,082 $4,498   $13,862,861 1
Oct 30, 2015 7 $7,058,840 -49% 3,082 $2,290   $20,921,701 2
Nov 6, 2015 8 $3,654,878 -48% 2,286 $1,599   $24,576,579 3
Nov 13, 2015 10 $1,903,597 -48% 1,479 $1,287   $26,480,176 4
Nov 20, 2015 23 $438,130 -77% 624 $702   $26,918,306 5
Nov 27, 2015 34 $83,399 -81% 148 $564   $27,001,705 6
Dec 4, 2015 31 $151,134 +81% 171 $884   $27,152,839 7
Dec 11, 2015 33 $121,659 -20% 144 $845   $27,274,498 8
Dec 18, 2015 36 $65,054 -47% 94 $692   $27,339,552 9
Dec 25, 2015 51 $28,108 -57% 30 $937   $27,367,660 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/5/2015 $329,756 45 45 146 $971,184 12/31/2018
Australia 10/30/2015 $785,476 182 187 677 $2,434,823 12/29/2015
Austria 10/22/2015 $219,703 52 53 271 $730,705 6/9/2016
Belgium 10/21/2015 $0 0 46 207 $1,303,886 6/9/2016
Bolivia 10/22/2015 $19,755 7 7 21 $79,916 12/30/2018
Brazil 10/29/2015 $2,121,504 468 468 2,243 $9,056,339 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 10/23/2015 $66,306 38 38 182 $338,887 12/30/2018
Central America 10/22/2015 $0 0 87 87 $478,121 11/3/2015
Chile 10/29/2015 $157,591 43 45 203 $726,052 12/30/2018
China 1/14/2016 $9,020,000 25,968 25,968 58,779 $27,404,244 10/2/2018
Colombia 11/12/2015 $0 0 168 409 $1,988,875 12/30/2018
Croatia 10/22/2015 $0 0 24 96 $124,501 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/22/2015 $167,065 97 97 167 $461,035 12/30/2018
Denmark 1/14/2016 $9,981 4 4 4 $9,981 6/9/2016
Estonia 10/23/2015 $38,437 8 11 28 $115,678 11/25/2015
France 10/28/2015 $1,644,422 265 266 993 $3,638,253 11/25/2015
Germany 10/22/2015 $1,135,722 422 443 1,992 $3,470,515 12/8/2015
Greece 10/29/2015 $106,347 41 42 116 $345,207 11/25/2015
Hong Kong 10/22/2015 $343,644 28 28 80 $958,263 12/1/2015
Hungary 10/22/2015 $0 0 60 60 $500,644 12/30/2018
Iceland 10/23/2015 $23,250 8 8 8 $23,250 12/30/2018
Iraq 10/22/2015 $17,305 3 3 12 $67,101 12/30/2018
Italy 10/29/2015 $1,483,390 301 301 700 $3,174,691 6/9/2016
Japan 9/30/2016 $49,576 0 0 0 $99,226 8/20/2018
Kenya 1/1/2016 $0 0 15 15 $45,808 12/31/2018
Kuwait 10/22/2015 $8,951 2 2 3 $28,920 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/30/2015 $0 0 5 8 $69,564 12/30/2018
Lebanon 10/22/2015 $41,244 12 12 26 $300,489 12/30/2018
Lithuania 10/23/2015 $0 0 29 40 $103,024 11/25/2015
Malaysia 10/22/2015 $901,490 118 156 590 $2,588,978 12/21/2015
Mexico 10/30/2015 $904,419 651 651 744 $4,190,040 6/9/2016
Netherlands 10/22/2015 $287,254 51 52 284 $848,806 12/1/2015
New Zealand 10/30/2015 $165,279 59 64 235 $437,927 12/16/2015
Oman 10/22/2015 $1,525 1 1 2 $9,870 12/30/2018
Peru 10/29/2015 $419,936 125 125 394 $1,601,671 12/30/2018
Philippines 10/21/2015 $747,905 135 135 361 $1,827,612 12/30/2018
Portugal 10/29/2015 $187,490 48 48 245 $602,843 6/9/2016
Romania 10/23/2015 $224,113 55 55 133 $765,566 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/29/2015 $4,334,033 1,310 1,310 3,912 $8,795,912 11/20/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/22/2015 $0 0 8 10 $42,607 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/22/2015 $478,788 39 39 109 $1,038,118 11/25/2015
Slovakia 10/22/2015 $67,491 51 51 130 $165,136 11/17/2015
Slovenia 10/29/2015 $0 0 10 40 $33,510 12/1/2015
South Africa 12/18/2015 $103,758 42 42 77 $401,721 6/9/2016
South Korea 12/30/2015 $390,060 278 278 299 $785,026 6/9/2016
Spain 10/30/2015 $752,488 266 266 1,093 $2,608,709 12/21/2015
Switzerland 10/22/2015 $0 0 11 11 $587,584 11/25/2015
Taiwan 10/21/2015 $273,131 21 68 122 $2,136,628 11/25/2015
Thailand 10/22/2015 $888,781 157 157 435 $1,810,848 11/25/2015
Turkey 10/23/2015 $370,173 222 238 872 $1,702,021 2/26/2019
Ukraine 10/29/2015 $336,714 176 176 539 $797,353 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/22/2015 $897,491 39 39 150 $2,312,976 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/23/2015 $1,904,114 365 369 1,298 $4,268,835 6/9/2016
Uruguay 10/22/2015 $18,252 3 5 17 $68,954 12/30/2018
Venezuela 10/30/2015 $429,225 33 41 141 $2,999,695 2/2/2016
Vietnam 10/23/2015 $264,385 73 74 236 $973,124 12/30/2018
 
International Total$103,451,252 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
Feb 7, 20161227,191 227,191$3,589,618$3,589,6184
Feb 14, 20162107,548-53% 334,739$2,149,885$5,739,5035
Feb 21, 2016373,916-31% 408,655$1,477,581$7,217,0846
Feb 28, 20161026,374-64% 435,029$527,216$7,744,3007
Mar 6, 20161316,663-37% 451,692$333,093$8,077,3938
Mar 13, 20162516,467-1% 468,159$329,175$8,406,5689
Mar 20, 20162712,360-25% 480,519$220,379$8,626,94710
Apr 3, 20162214,656 510,963$263,222$9,171,51112
Apr 10, 2016296,684-54% 517,647$86,625$9,258,13613

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 7, 20162146,314 146,314$3,064,093$3,064,0934
Feb 14, 2016374,693-49% 221,007$2,000,275$5,064,3685
Feb 21, 2016446,350-38% 267,357$1,020,623$6,084,9916
Feb 28, 20161015,842-66% 283,199$344,410$6,429,4017
Mar 6, 20161512,348-22% 295,547$301,280$6,730,6818
Mar 13, 20161610,108-18% 305,655$198,413$6,929,0949
Mar 20, 20161610,499+4% 316,154$186,039$7,115,13310

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