Das Leben der Anderen (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,284,657Details
International Box Office $69,912,390Details
Worldwide Box Office $81,197,047
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,987,378 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,987,378
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$213,589 (1.9% of total gross)
Legs:13.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:13.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 40.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/259 max. theaters, 11.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,271,422

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2007 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as The Lives of Others
Video Release: August 21st, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Lives of Others, The
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality/nudity.
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Set in East / West Berlin, Secret Police, Cold War, Crime Drama, 1980s, Political, Writing and Writers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: German

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 99 $4,442 Aug 31, 2007 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 100 $6,656 Aug 24, 2007 199
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 93 $18,114 Aug 3, 2007 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 58 $46,555 Jul 27, 2007 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 25 $153,721 Jul 20, 2007 164
Top 2007 Theater Average 62 $16,430 Feb 9, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2007 36 $213,589   13 $16,430   $213,589 1
Feb 16, 2007 27 $350,878 +64% 32 $10,965   $661,685 2
Feb 23, 2007 24 $441,256 +26% 58 $7,608   $1,315,931 3
Mar 2, 2007 19 $781,095 +77% 112 $6,974   $2,320,756 4
Mar 9, 2007 17 $852,558 +9% 163 $5,230   $3,460,248 5
Mar 16, 2007 15 $802,380 -6% 218 $3,681   $4,591,077 6
Mar 23, 2007 19 $742,648 -7% 232 $3,201   $5,672,720 7
Mar 30, 2007 17 $610,325 -18% 259 $2,356   $6,557,434 8
Apr 6, 2007 19 $590,779 -3% 213 $2,774   $7,427,381 9
Apr 13, 2007 22 $484,508 -18% 214 $2,264   $8,142,845 10
Apr 20, 2007 24 $311,055 -36% 198 $1,571   $8,632,096 11
Apr 27, 2007 28 $305,838 -2% 189 $1,618   $9,067,448 12
May 4, 2007 23 $222,413 -27% 144 $1,545   $9,417,886 13
May 11, 2007 28 $185,979 -16% 130 $1,431   $9,690,825 14
May 18, 2007 25 $172,924 -7% 115 $1,504   $9,951,853 15
May 25, 2007 27 $150,887 -13% 56 $2,694   $10,192,152 16
Jun 1, 2007 31 $95,720 -37% 57 $1,679   $10,379,393 17
Jun 8, 2007 35 $73,097 -24% 52 $1,406   $10,508,023 18
Jun 15, 2007 37 $55,037 -25% 38 $1,448   $10,606,828 19
Jun 22, 2007 39 $46,411 -16% 34 $1,365   $10,688,829 20
Jun 29, 2007 41 $29,468 -37% 22 $1,339   $10,748,017 21
Jul 6, 2007 40 $33,172 +13% 25 $1,327   $10,814,343 22
Jul 13, 2007 46 $26,176 -21% 19 $1,378   $10,864,149 23
Jul 20, 2007 34 $153,721 +487% 253 $608   $11,032,457 24
Jul 27, 2007 43 $46,555 -70% 52 $895   $11,174,539 25
Aug 3, 2007 56 $18,114 -61% 27 $671   $11,215,009 26
Aug 10, 2007 67 $11,216 -38% 10 $1,122   $11,241,504 27
Aug 17, 2007 74 $8,572 -24% 10 $857   $11,257,599 28
Aug 24, 2007 80 $6,656 -22% 6 $1,109   $11,273,091 29
Aug 31, 2007 81 $4,442 -33% 4 $1,111   $11,281,304 30
Sep 7, 2007 111 $1,940 -56% 4 $485   $11,284,657 31

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2007 25 $87,938     32 $2,748   $749,623 11
May 28, 2007 26 $41,721     56 $745   $10,233,873 109
Sep 3, 2007 83 $736     4 $184   $11,282,040 207

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2007 36 $310,807   13 $23,908   $310,807 1
Feb 16, 2007 27 $563,868 +81% 32 $17,621   $874,675 2
Feb 23, 2007 22 $664,986 +18% 58 $11,465   $1,539,661 3
Mar 2, 2007 19 $1,068,029 +61% 112 $9,536   $2,607,690 4
Mar 9, 2007 17 $1,181,007 +11% 163 $7,245   $3,788,697 5
Mar 16, 2007 14 $1,141,375 -3% 218 $5,236   $4,930,072 6
Mar 23, 2007 19 $1,017,037 -11% 232 $4,384   $5,947,109 7
Mar 30, 2007 20 $889,493 -13% 259 $3,434   $6,836,602 8
Apr 6, 2007 19 $821,735 -8% 213 $3,858   $7,658,337 9
Apr 13, 2007 22 $662,704 -19% 214 $3,097   $8,321,041 10
Apr 20, 2007 24 $440,569 -34% 198 $2,225   $8,761,610 11
Apr 27, 2007 27 $433,863 -2% 189 $2,296   $9,195,473 12
May 4, 2007 22 $309,373 -29% 144 $2,148   $9,504,846 13
May 11, 2007 26 $274,083 -11% 130 $2,108   $9,778,929 14
May 18, 2007 27 $262,336 -4% 115 $2,281   $10,041,265 15
May 25, 2007 30 $242,408 -8% 56 $4,329   $10,283,673 16
Jun 1, 2007 32 $151,253 -38% 57 $2,654   $10,434,926 17
Jun 8, 2007 34 $116,865 -23% 52 $2,247   $10,551,791 18
Jun 15, 2007 40 $90,627 -22% 38 $2,385   $10,642,418 19
Jun 22, 2007 40 $76,131 -16% 34 $2,239   $10,718,549 20
Jun 29, 2007 39 $62,622 -18% 22 $2,846   $10,781,171 21
Jul 6, 2007 39 $56,802 -9% 25 $2,272   $10,837,973 22
Jul 13, 2007 46 $40,763 -28% 19 $2,145   $10,878,736 23
Jul 20, 2007 34 $249,248 +511% 253 $985   $11,127,984 24
Jul 27, 2007 41 $68,911 -72% 52 $1,325   $11,196,895 25
Aug 3, 2007 55 $33,393 -52% 27 $1,237   $11,230,288 26
Aug 10, 2007 66 $18,739 -44% 10 $1,874   $11,249,027 27
Aug 17, 2007 67 $17,408 -7% 10 $1,741   $11,266,435 28
Aug 24, 2007 78 $10,427 -40% 6 $1,738   $11,276,862 29
Aug 31, 2007 84 $5,855 -44% 4 $1,464   $11,282,717 30
Sep 7, 2007 102 $1,940 -67% 4 $485   $11,284,657 31

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
Aug 26, 20072737,135 37,135$701,480$701,4801

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Uncategorized

Sebastian Koch    Georg Dreyman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck    Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck    Screenwriter
Max Wiedemann    Producer
Quirin Berg    Producer

DVD Rentals - Holdovers Hog the Top Five

September 2nd, 2007

While there were plenty of new releases that charted this week, the top five was nearly identical to last week. In fact, the top four were identical, which left Wild Hogs in first place with $7.81 million in rentals over the week and $17.75 million in total. More...

DVD Releases for August 21, 2007

August 20th, 2007

This is another week without a first run release that demands to be purchased. That is not to say there are no first run releases coming out tomorrow, just none that need picking up. Fortunately, TV on DVD and Special Editions were able to pick up the slack. From the former category we have Ugly Betty - The Complete First Season and House, M.D. - Season Three that were contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. From the latter, we have House of Games - Criterion Collection and Serenity - Collector's Edition. And the winner is... Serenity - Collector's Edition. Buy it early, buy it often, and maybe we'll have a sequel before too long. More...

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

The Transformers held on strong dipping just 7% to $33.77 million on 4626 screens in 41 markets for a total of $192.44 million. This includes an estimated $6.4 million from previews in the U.K. The film's only major opening of the weekend was Mexico where it placed first with $5.46 million on 410 screens pushing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into second place. The Transformers also continued its amazing run in South Korea adding $3.12 million on 442 screens for a running tally of $46.21 million, which is like making $500 million here given the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

Pirates Sail into First Place on Per Theater Chart

May 30th, 2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and its record-breaking theater count of 4,362 were able to top the per theater chart this weekend with $26,303. As impressive as that was, both Shrek the Third and Spider-Man 3 opened with better averages. Paprika opened in second place with $17,797, but while that's a great start, its niche market appeal will prevent it from expanding wide. Last week's winner, Once, fell to third with $16,607, but, given the film's expansion, this was an amazing hold. The Golden Door opened with an average of $13,872 in two theaters while Shrek the Third was close behind with $12,713. More...

International Details - Slow Week Outside of Spider-Man

May 20th, 2007

The competition is still being pushed down by Spider-Man 3 and although there were half a dozen new releases to chart this week, it was still impossible to fill out a top 30 chart with any real details. For instance, Next had no major openings and its best midlevel was a second place debut in Malaysia with $115,000 on 30 screens. However, it was still able to remain in sixth place with $2.45 million on 1347 screens in 19 markets while its running total has grown to $18.94 million. More...

International Details - Not Much News to Report Other Than Spider-Man

May 13th, 2007

With Spider-Man 3 dominating the global market last weekend, there was very little else happening on the international charts that was newsworthy. With little in the way of new releases, or even expansion for holdovers, it was impossible just to fill out a top 30 chart. And with several films expected to attempt a worldwide opening over the next couple months, it will likely be that way till mid-August. More...

International Details - 300's Last Stab at Glory

May 6th, 2007

300 was knocked out of the top five this week but still added $3.82 million on 3,537 screens in 52 markets for a total of $223.77 million. The film has yet to open in Japan, but that's about it at this point and there's little hope that the movie will hit any more milestones from now until then. However, it is already a massive hit and a huge financial boon for the studio, so everything it does earn will be pure gravy. More...

International Details - Reaping the Rewards

April 29th, 2007

The Reaping climbed into sixth place this past weekend with $5.98 million on 2634 screens in 39 markets for a total of just $20.38 million. The film had a couple respectable openings including South Korea where it made $1.17 million on 129 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total while it took in $335,000 in Brazil. However, in most markets the film stumbled, like in France where is placed seventh with $684,000 or the the U.K. where it placed eighth with $622,000 on 282 screens. The film debuted in ninth place in Australia, ($405,000 on 133 screens); in Russia, ($261,000 on 111); and in Germany, ($247,000 on 201). Mexico became the film's best market as it has pulled in $4.45 million in three weeks, including $589,000 on 350 screens this past weekend; this is just ahead of the $4.25 million the film has earned in Spain, but it only managed $334,000 on 299 screens this past weekend and will quickly disappear there. More...

International Details - Sun Shines during Sophomore Stint

April 22nd, 2007

Sunshine climbed into sixth place with $5.20 million on 1866 screens in 30 markets for a total of $10.20 million. However, while it nearly doubled last week's opening, this was entirely due to the film's expansion. Its biggest market of the weekend was France where it placed fourth with $1.36 million on 339 screens while it placed eighth in its debut in Australia with just $611,000 on 161 screens. On the other hand, the film only managed $508,000 on 192 screens during its debut in Japan and while likely see a sharp drop-off next weekend given its weak per screen average. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film suffered the worst week-to-week drop-off in the top ten down 57% to $879,000 on 409 screens over the weekend and a total of $4.45 million in total. More...

International Details - Hogs Gone Wild

April 15th, 2007

Wild Hogs had its best performance of its run so far climbing into sixth place with $3.33 million on 817 screens in 8 markets for a total of $18.43 million after a month of release. About half of that came from the film's number one debut in Mexico where it earned $1.33 million on 355 screens over the weekend and $1.67 million including previews while the film did reasonable business in Taiwan with $345,000 on 40. Its best market to date has been Australia where the film has earned $11.30 million, including $907,000 on 263 screens this past weekend. More...

International Details - Norbit Slims Down

April 8th, 2007

Norbit saw its weekend haul sliced neatly in half landing in sixth place with $4.09 million on 2270 screens in 39 markets for a total of $49.38 million. The film wasn't able to crack $1 million in any single market, but Italy came the closest with $940,000 on 263 screens for a two-week total of $3.19 million. More...

International Details - Good Start for Martial Artist Mutants

April 1st, 2007

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started its international run this past weekend and just missed the top five on debut. It did manage $3.92 million on 1,004 screens in 8 markets over the weekend and $4.53 million including previews. Of this box office, nearly half of it came from a pair of third place openings in England ($1.27 million on 368 screens over the weekend and $1.86 million in total), and Australia ($379,000 on 58 screens). The film also opened in Russia where the strong mutant demographic helped the film capture second place with $1.38 million on 360 screens. (That was a Chernobyl joke, by the way.) More...

Namesake Falls From Top Spot on Per Theater Chart

March 27th, 2007

There was a new leader on top of the Per Theater Chart as Journey from the Fall opened with $87,442 in 4 theaters for an average of $21,861. This pushed Namesake into second place with a still amazing average of $11,169; this film has show amazing resilience on this chart despite massive increases in its theater count. More...

International Details - Taxi Still Picking Up Plenty of Passengers

March 25th, 2007

The French film, Taxi 4, just missed the top five with $3.94 million on 1255 screens in 7 markets for a total of $49.56 million. Obviously, most of that has come from France, $35.70 million in fact, but the film is also doing well in Russia with $10.63 million so far, including $2.22 million on 466 screens over the weekend. More...

Namesake Goes for Hat Trick

March 20th, 2007

Namesake was the top film on the Per Theater Chart for the second weekend in a row with an average of $17,440 in its 41 theaters. Second place went to the only newcomer in the $10,000 club, Hat Trick with $15,500 in its lone theater. The only other film to crack $10,000 was the overall box office leader, 300, which just managed that feat with $10,054. More...

International Details - Rushing to the Top

March 18th, 2007

There was quite an international flavor on the charts this past weekend with five local hits charting, and one more just missing that mark. The best of these was Lubov Morkov, which opened in sixth place with $5.38 million on 492 screens in 4 markets over the weekend and $6.28 million in total. Of this amount, $4.90 million on 427 screens was earned over the weekend in Russia while it managed $5.80 million including midweek numbers. More...

Namesake Springs to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

March 13th, 2007

Namesake proved that Kal Penn could lead a drama better than he does most of his comedies. Over the weekend, the film pulled in nearly a quarter of a million dollars in just 6 theaters for an average of $41,425. That was well ahead of the overall box office leader, 300 and its still fantastic $22,844. The last film in the $10,000 club was a holdover, as Into Great Silence fell just 3.4% to $11,566 despite doubling its theater count to two. More...

International Details - Music Holds onto an Extended Note

March 11th, 2007

Music and Lyrics remained in sixth place with $5.64 million on 1645 screens in 18 markets for a total of $32.01 million internationally. The film disappointed domestically, but it appears to be making up for that softness on the international scene. The film's best opening of the weekend came from South Korea where it placed second with $2.06 million on 144 screens while it also grabbed second place in Brazil with $490,000 on 140. Holdovers were led by the U.K. where the film earned $1.09 million on 364 screens during its fourth week of release for a total of $15.71 million in that market alone. That's close to a $100 million run here, taking into account the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

Oscar Bump Fails to Pan Out

March 7th, 2007

The Oscars proved to be little help at the box office with no film seeing a real Oscar bounce. Only a handful of films saw any growth in overall box office or per theater average, and none had both. For most films, however, the Oscars came too late in their run to have any effect. More...

Silence is Golden but the Per Theater Chart's Gone Wild

March 6th, 2007

Only two films were able to top $10,000 on the per theater chart this week and they couldn't be more different. The overall box office leader, Wild Hogs, also led the per theater chart with $12,078. Second place went to Into Great Silence, which made $11,355 in its lone theater over the weekend and $15,128 since Wednesday. More...

Per Theater Chart is a Lonely Avenue

February 27th, 2007

Avenue Montaigne was the only film to top $10,000 on the Per Theater Chart this week. The film dipped less than 30% but maintained an average of $10,376 in its two theaters. More...

Award Season - And the Oscar Goes to... The Departed for the Fourth Time Tonight

February 25th, 2007

The Oscars have all been handed out, but that's not the end of our coverage. Tune in tomorrow for more thoughts as well as next week when we look at the Oscar bounce. And later on we'll announce the winners of our contest, More...

Award Season - Little Miss Big Winner

February 25th, 2007

While the Independent Spirit Award announces their nominations earlier than anyone else, they only handed the awards last night. The two big winners were Little Miss Sunshine and Half Nelson, but both have to be seen as underdogs for tonight's Oscars. More...

Per Theater Chart is Right Up the Rider's Avenue

February 21st, 2007

Avenue Montaigne intersected with the per theater chart in first place with an average of $14,689 in its two theaters. Second place went to the overall box office leader as Ghost Rider averaged $12,542 in its 3,619 theaters. Next up was last week's winner, The Lives of Others, which showed very strong potential for mainstream success as it expanded. Despite seeing its theater count grow from 13 to 32, it per theater average fell just 33% to $10,965. The final film to top $10,000 was Bamako, which barely made it with $10,183. More...

Per Theater Chart Won by the Other Foreign Language Oscar Contender

February 13th, 2007

Discussion about the Best Foreign Language Oscar has so far been dominated by Pan's Labyrinth, but this weekend The Lives of Others made the case that it shouldn't be ignored. The film opened with more than $200,000 in 13 theaters for an average of $16,430. It is still a long shot to expand beyond 100 theaters, but this is a good beginning. In second place was the overall box office leader, Norbit, which pulled in an average of $10,904 in more than 3,000 theaters, much to the chagrin of movie critics everywhere. Finally, last week's winner, Factory Girl placed third, earning an average of $10,872 in its 18 theaters. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9, 2007

February 9th, 2007

Still waiting sites for the big summer blockbusters to come online. In the meantime, this week is relatively busy, but with only a couple sites that look like they could be award-worthy once the features are added. The best of the best, and I use that term loosely, is Norbit - Official Site with a site that could be more entertaining than the movie it promotes. More...

Limited Releases - Sinfully Good or Just Sinful?

February 9th, 2007

Several high quality films on this week's list, include an Oscar nominated one. On the other end of things, the widest release is again the worst reviewed, which is an all too common trend. More...

Award Season - Oscar Nods Offer Little Surprises - Correction

January 23rd, 2007

The Oscar nominations were handed out today and for the most part they've followed the script written by previous awards committees fairly closely. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$213,589 (1.9% of total gross)
Legs:13.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:13.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 40.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/259 max. theaters, 11.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,271,422

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2007 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as The Lives of Others
Video Release: August 21st, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Lives of Others, The
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality/nudity.
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set in East / West Berlin, Secret Police, Cold War, Crime Drama, 1980s, Political, Writing and Writers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: German

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 99 $4,442 Aug 31, 2007 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 100 $6,656 Aug 24, 2007 199
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 93 $18,114 Aug 3, 2007 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 58 $46,555 Jul 27, 2007 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 25 $153,721 Jul 20, 2007 164
Top 2007 Theater Average 62 $16,430 Feb 9, 2007 3

Uncategorized

Sebastian Koch    Georg Dreyman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck    Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck    Screenwriter
Max Wiedemann    Producer
Quirin Berg    Producer

DVD Rentals - Holdovers Hog the Top Five

September 2nd, 2007

While there were plenty of new releases that charted this week, the top five was nearly identical to last week. In fact, the top four were identical, which left Wild Hogs in first place with $7.81 million in rentals over the week and $17.75 million in total. More...

DVD Releases for August 21, 2007

August 20th, 2007

This is another week without a first run release that demands to be purchased. That is not to say there are no first run releases coming out tomorrow, just none that need picking up. Fortunately, TV on DVD and Special Editions were able to pick up the slack. From the former category we have Ugly Betty - The Complete First Season and House, M.D. - Season Three that were contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. From the latter, we have House of Games - Criterion Collection and Serenity - Collector's Edition. And the winner is... Serenity - Collector's Edition. Buy it early, buy it often, and maybe we'll have a sequel before too long. More...

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

The Transformers held on strong dipping just 7% to $33.77 million on 4626 screens in 41 markets for a total of $192.44 million. This includes an estimated $6.4 million from previews in the U.K. The film's only major opening of the weekend was Mexico where it placed first with $5.46 million on 410 screens pushing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into second place. The Transformers also continued its amazing run in South Korea adding $3.12 million on 442 screens for a running tally of $46.21 million, which is like making $500 million here given the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

Pirates Sail into First Place on Per Theater Chart

May 30th, 2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and its record-breaking theater count of 4,362 were able to top the per theater chart this weekend with $26,303. As impressive as that was, both Shrek the Third and Spider-Man 3 opened with better averages. Paprika opened in second place with $17,797, but while that's a great start, its niche market appeal will prevent it from expanding wide. Last week's winner, Once, fell to third with $16,607, but, given the film's expansion, this was an amazing hold. The Golden Door opened with an average of $13,872 in two theaters while Shrek the Third was close behind with $12,713. More...

International Details - Slow Week Outside of Spider-Man

May 20th, 2007

The competition is still being pushed down by Spider-Man 3 and although there were half a dozen new releases to chart this week, it was still impossible to fill out a top 30 chart with any real details. For instance, Next had no major openings and its best midlevel was a second place debut in Malaysia with $115,000 on 30 screens. However, it was still able to remain in sixth place with $2.45 million on 1347 screens in 19 markets while its running total has grown to $18.94 million. More...

International Details - Not Much News to Report Other Than Spider-Man

May 13th, 2007

With Spider-Man 3 dominating the global market last weekend, there was very little else happening on the international charts that was newsworthy. With little in the way of new releases, or even expansion for holdovers, it was impossible just to fill out a top 30 chart. And with several films expected to attempt a worldwide opening over the next couple months, it will likely be that way till mid-August. More...

International Details - 300's Last Stab at Glory

May 6th, 2007

300 was knocked out of the top five this week but still added $3.82 million on 3,537 screens in 52 markets for a total of $223.77 million. The film has yet to open in Japan, but that's about it at this point and there's little hope that the movie will hit any more milestones from now until then. However, it is already a massive hit and a huge financial boon for the studio, so everything it does earn will be pure gravy. More...

International Details - Reaping the Rewards

April 29th, 2007

The Reaping climbed into sixth place this past weekend with $5.98 million on 2634 screens in 39 markets for a total of just $20.38 million. The film had a couple respectable openings including South Korea where it made $1.17 million on 129 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total while it took in $335,000 in Brazil. However, in most markets the film stumbled, like in France where is placed seventh with $684,000 or the the U.K. where it placed eighth with $622,000 on 282 screens. The film debuted in ninth place in Australia, ($405,000 on 133 screens); in Russia, ($261,000 on 111); and in Germany, ($247,000 on 201). Mexico became the film's best market as it has pulled in $4.45 million in three weeks, including $589,000 on 350 screens this past weekend; this is just ahead of the $4.25 million the film has earned in Spain, but it only managed $334,000 on 299 screens this past weekend and will quickly disappear there. More...

International Details - Sun Shines during Sophomore Stint

April 22nd, 2007

Sunshine climbed into sixth place with $5.20 million on 1866 screens in 30 markets for a total of $10.20 million. However, while it nearly doubled last week's opening, this was entirely due to the film's expansion. Its biggest market of the weekend was France where it placed fourth with $1.36 million on 339 screens while it placed eighth in its debut in Australia with just $611,000 on 161 screens. On the other hand, the film only managed $508,000 on 192 screens during its debut in Japan and while likely see a sharp drop-off next weekend given its weak per screen average. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film suffered the worst week-to-week drop-off in the top ten down 57% to $879,000 on 409 screens over the weekend and a total of $4.45 million in total. More...

International Details - Hogs Gone Wild

April 15th, 2007

Wild Hogs had its best performance of its run so far climbing into sixth place with $3.33 million on 817 screens in 8 markets for a total of $18.43 million after a month of release. About half of that came from the film's number one debut in Mexico where it earned $1.33 million on 355 screens over the weekend and $1.67 million including previews while the film did reasonable business in Taiwan with $345,000 on 40. Its best market to date has been Australia where the film has earned $11.30 million, including $907,000 on 263 screens this past weekend. More...

International Details - Norbit Slims Down

April 8th, 2007

Norbit saw its weekend haul sliced neatly in half landing in sixth place with $4.09 million on 2270 screens in 39 markets for a total of $49.38 million. The film wasn't able to crack $1 million in any single market, but Italy came the closest with $940,000 on 263 screens for a two-week total of $3.19 million. More...

International Details - Good Start for Martial Artist Mutants

April 1st, 2007

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started its international run this past weekend and just missed the top five on debut. It did manage $3.92 million on 1,004 screens in 8 markets over the weekend and $4.53 million including previews. Of this box office, nearly half of it came from a pair of third place openings in England ($1.27 million on 368 screens over the weekend and $1.86 million in total), and Australia ($379,000 on 58 screens). The film also opened in Russia where the strong mutant demographic helped the film capture second place with $1.38 million on 360 screens. (That was a Chernobyl joke, by the way.) More...

Namesake Falls From Top Spot on Per Theater Chart

March 27th, 2007

There was a new leader on top of the Per Theater Chart as Journey from the Fall opened with $87,442 in 4 theaters for an average of $21,861. This pushed Namesake into second place with a still amazing average of $11,169; this film has show amazing resilience on this chart despite massive increases in its theater count. More...

International Details - Taxi Still Picking Up Plenty of Passengers

March 25th, 2007

The French film, Taxi 4, just missed the top five with $3.94 million on 1255 screens in 7 markets for a total of $49.56 million. Obviously, most of that has come from France, $35.70 million in fact, but the film is also doing well in Russia with $10.63 million so far, including $2.22 million on 466 screens over the weekend. More...

Namesake Goes for Hat Trick

March 20th, 2007

Namesake was the top film on the Per Theater Chart for the second weekend in a row with an average of $17,440 in its 41 theaters. Second place went to the only newcomer in the $10,000 club, Hat Trick with $15,500 in its lone theater. The only other film to crack $10,000 was the overall box office leader, 300, which just managed that feat with $10,054. More...

International Details - Rushing to the Top

March 18th, 2007

There was quite an international flavor on the charts this past weekend with five local hits charting, and one more just missing that mark. The best of these was Lubov Morkov, which opened in sixth place with $5.38 million on 492 screens in 4 markets over the weekend and $6.28 million in total. Of this amount, $4.90 million on 427 screens was earned over the weekend in Russia while it managed $5.80 million including midweek numbers. More...

Namesake Springs to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

March 13th, 2007

Namesake proved that Kal Penn could lead a drama better than he does most of his comedies. Over the weekend, the film pulled in nearly a quarter of a million dollars in just 6 theaters for an average of $41,425. That was well ahead of the overall box office leader, 300 and its still fantastic $22,844. The last film in the $10,000 club was a holdover, as Into Great Silence fell just 3.4% to $11,566 despite doubling its theater count to two. More...

International Details - Music Holds onto an Extended Note

March 11th, 2007

Music and Lyrics remained in sixth place with $5.64 million on 1645 screens in 18 markets for a total of $32.01 million internationally. The film disappointed domestically, but it appears to be making up for that softness on the international scene. The film's best opening of the weekend came from South Korea where it placed second with $2.06 million on 144 screens while it also grabbed second place in Brazil with $490,000 on 140. Holdovers were led by the U.K. where the film earned $1.09 million on 364 screens during its fourth week of release for a total of $15.71 million in that market alone. That's close to a $100 million run here, taking into account the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

Oscar Bump Fails to Pan Out

March 7th, 2007

The Oscars proved to be little help at the box office with no film seeing a real Oscar bounce. Only a handful of films saw any growth in overall box office or per theater average, and none had both. For most films, however, the Oscars came too late in their run to have any effect. More...

Silence is Golden but the Per Theater Chart's Gone Wild

March 6th, 2007

Only two films were able to top $10,000 on the per theater chart this week and they couldn't be more different. The overall box office leader, Wild Hogs, also led the per theater chart with $12,078. Second place went to Into Great Silence, which made $11,355 in its lone theater over the weekend and $15,128 since Wednesday. More...

Per Theater Chart is a Lonely Avenue

February 27th, 2007

Avenue Montaigne was the only film to top $10,000 on the Per Theater Chart this week. The film dipped less than 30% but maintained an average of $10,376 in its two theaters. More...

Award Season - And the Oscar Goes to... The Departed for the Fourth Time Tonight

February 25th, 2007

The Oscars have all been handed out, but that's not the end of our coverage. Tune in tomorrow for more thoughts as well as next week when we look at the Oscar bounce. And later on we'll announce the winners of our contest, More...

Award Season - Little Miss Big Winner

February 25th, 2007

While the Independent Spirit Award announces their nominations earlier than anyone else, they only handed the awards last night. The two big winners were Little Miss Sunshine and Half Nelson, but both have to be seen as underdogs for tonight's Oscars. More...

Per Theater Chart is Right Up the Rider's Avenue

February 21st, 2007

Avenue Montaigne intersected with the per theater chart in first place with an average of $14,689 in its two theaters. Second place went to the overall box office leader as Ghost Rider averaged $12,542 in its 3,619 theaters. Next up was last week's winner, The Lives of Others, which showed very strong potential for mainstream success as it expanded. Despite seeing its theater count grow from 13 to 32, it per theater average fell just 33% to $10,965. The final film to top $10,000 was Bamako, which barely made it with $10,183. More...

Per Theater Chart Won by the Other Foreign Language Oscar Contender

February 13th, 2007

Discussion about the Best Foreign Language Oscar has so far been dominated by Pan's Labyrinth, but this weekend The Lives of Others made the case that it shouldn't be ignored. The film opened with more than $200,000 in 13 theaters for an average of $16,430. It is still a long shot to expand beyond 100 theaters, but this is a good beginning. In second place was the overall box office leader, Norbit, which pulled in an average of $10,904 in more than 3,000 theaters, much to the chagrin of movie critics everywhere. Finally, last week's winner, Factory Girl placed third, earning an average of $10,872 in its 18 theaters. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9, 2007

February 9th, 2007

Still waiting sites for the big summer blockbusters to come online. In the meantime, this week is relatively busy, but with only a couple sites that look like they could be award-worthy once the features are added. The best of the best, and I use that term loosely, is Norbit - Official Site with a site that could be more entertaining than the movie it promotes. More...

Limited Releases - Sinfully Good or Just Sinful?

February 9th, 2007

Several high quality films on this week's list, include an Oscar nominated one. On the other end of things, the widest release is again the worst reviewed, which is an all too common trend. More...

Award Season - Oscar Nods Offer Little Surprises - Correction

January 23rd, 2007

The Oscar nominations were handed out today and for the most part they've followed the script written by previous awards committees fairly closely. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2007 36 $213,589   13 $16,430   $213,589 1
Feb 16, 2007 27 $350,878 +64% 32 $10,965   $661,685 2
Feb 23, 2007 24 $441,256 +26% 58 $7,608   $1,315,931 3
Mar 2, 2007 19 $781,095 +77% 112 $6,974   $2,320,756 4
Mar 9, 2007 17 $852,558 +9% 163 $5,230   $3,460,248 5
Mar 16, 2007 15 $802,380 -6% 218 $3,681   $4,591,077 6
Mar 23, 2007 19 $742,648 -7% 232 $3,201   $5,672,720 7
Mar 30, 2007 17 $610,325 -18% 259 $2,356   $6,557,434 8
Apr 6, 2007 19 $590,779 -3% 213 $2,774   $7,427,381 9
Apr 13, 2007 22 $484,508 -18% 214 $2,264   $8,142,845 10
Apr 20, 2007 24 $311,055 -36% 198 $1,571   $8,632,096 11
Apr 27, 2007 28 $305,838 -2% 189 $1,618   $9,067,448 12
May 4, 2007 23 $222,413 -27% 144 $1,545   $9,417,886 13
May 11, 2007 28 $185,979 -16% 130 $1,431   $9,690,825 14
May 18, 2007 25 $172,924 -7% 115 $1,504   $9,951,853 15
May 25, 2007 27 $150,887 -13% 56 $2,694   $10,192,152 16
Jun 1, 2007 31 $95,720 -37% 57 $1,679   $10,379,393 17
Jun 8, 2007 35 $73,097 -24% 52 $1,406   $10,508,023 18
Jun 15, 2007 37 $55,037 -25% 38 $1,448   $10,606,828 19
Jun 22, 2007 39 $46,411 -16% 34 $1,365   $10,688,829 20
Jun 29, 2007 41 $29,468 -37% 22 $1,339   $10,748,017 21
Jul 6, 2007 40 $33,172 +13% 25 $1,327   $10,814,343 22
Jul 13, 2007 46 $26,176 -21% 19 $1,378   $10,864,149 23
Jul 20, 2007 34 $153,721 +487% 253 $608   $11,032,457 24
Jul 27, 2007 43 $46,555 -70% 52 $895   $11,174,539 25
Aug 3, 2007 56 $18,114 -61% 27 $671   $11,215,009 26
Aug 10, 2007 67 $11,216 -38% 10 $1,122   $11,241,504 27
Aug 17, 2007 74 $8,572 -24% 10 $857   $11,257,599 28
Aug 24, 2007 80 $6,656 -22% 6 $1,109   $11,273,091 29
Aug 31, 2007 81 $4,442 -33% 4 $1,111   $11,281,304 30
Sep 7, 2007 111 $1,940 -56% 4 $485   $11,284,657 31

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2007 25 $87,938     32 $2,748   $749,623 11
May 28, 2007 26 $41,721     56 $745   $10,233,873 109
Sep 3, 2007 83 $736     4 $184   $11,282,040 207

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2007 36 $310,807   13 $23,908   $310,807 1
Feb 16, 2007 27 $563,868 +81% 32 $17,621   $874,675 2
Feb 23, 2007 22 $664,986 +18% 58 $11,465   $1,539,661 3
Mar 2, 2007 19 $1,068,029 +61% 112 $9,536   $2,607,690 4
Mar 9, 2007 17 $1,181,007 +11% 163 $7,245   $3,788,697 5
Mar 16, 2007 14 $1,141,375 -3% 218 $5,236   $4,930,072 6
Mar 23, 2007 19 $1,017,037 -11% 232 $4,384   $5,947,109 7
Mar 30, 2007 20 $889,493 -13% 259 $3,434   $6,836,602 8
Apr 6, 2007 19 $821,735 -8% 213 $3,858   $7,658,337 9
Apr 13, 2007 22 $662,704 -19% 214 $3,097   $8,321,041 10
Apr 20, 2007 24 $440,569 -34% 198 $2,225   $8,761,610 11
Apr 27, 2007 27 $433,863 -2% 189 $2,296   $9,195,473 12
May 4, 2007 22 $309,373 -29% 144 $2,148   $9,504,846 13
May 11, 2007 26 $274,083 -11% 130 $2,108   $9,778,929 14
May 18, 2007 27 $262,336 -4% 115 $2,281   $10,041,265 15
May 25, 2007 30 $242,408 -8% 56 $4,329   $10,283,673 16
Jun 1, 2007 32 $151,253 -38% 57 $2,654   $10,434,926 17
Jun 8, 2007 34 $116,865 -23% 52 $2,247   $10,551,791 18
Jun 15, 2007 40 $90,627 -22% 38 $2,385   $10,642,418 19
Jun 22, 2007 40 $76,131 -16% 34 $2,239   $10,718,549 20
Jun 29, 2007 39 $62,622 -18% 22 $2,846   $10,781,171 21
Jul 6, 2007 39 $56,802 -9% 25 $2,272   $10,837,973 22
Jul 13, 2007 46 $40,763 -28% 19 $2,145   $10,878,736 23
Jul 20, 2007 34 $249,248 +511% 253 $985   $11,127,984 24
Jul 27, 2007 41 $68,911 -72% 52 $1,325   $11,196,895 25
Aug 3, 2007 55 $33,393 -52% 27 $1,237   $11,230,288 26
Aug 10, 2007 66 $18,739 -44% 10 $1,874   $11,249,027 27
Aug 17, 2007 67 $17,408 -7% 10 $1,741   $11,266,435 28
Aug 24, 2007 78 $10,427 -40% 6 $1,738   $11,276,862 29
Aug 31, 2007 84 $5,855 -44% 4 $1,464   $11,282,717 30
Sep 7, 2007 102 $1,940 -67% 4 $485   $11,284,657 31

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
Aug 26, 20072737,135 37,135$701,480$701,4801

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