Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $46,009,673Details
International Box Office $29,888,427Details
Worldwide Box Office $75,898,100
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,665,722 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,306,651 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,972,373
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Hard-partying brothers Mike and Dave place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,628,170 (36.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$33,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,982 opening theaters/3,008 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $57,339,219

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2016 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 7th, 2016 (Wide), released as Maikas ir Deivas ieško pamergių (Lithuania)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide), released as Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates (New Zealand)
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Video Release: September 13th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude sexual content, language throughout, drug use and some graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2423 (Cert #50290), 5/4/2016)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Disasters, Set in Hawaii, Delayed Adulthood, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 4 $16,628,170   2,982 $5,576   $16,628,170 1
Jul 15, 2016 5 $7,657,918 -54% 3,008 $2,546   $31,481,634 2
Jul 22, 2016 8 $4,385,285 -43% 2,137 $2,052   $40,343,032 3
Jul 29, 2016 13 $1,452,957 -67% 1,070 $1,358   $43,990,069 4
Aug 5, 2016 22 $276,936 -81% 297 $932   $45,082,556 5
Aug 12, 2016 39 $106,695 -61% 139 $768   $45,379,148 6
Aug 19, 2016 31 $158,574 +49% 112 $1,416   $45,612,940 7
Aug 26, 2016 41 $69,252 -56% 94 $737   $45,729,092 8
Sep 2, 2016 46 $93,667 +35% 89 $1,052   $45,857,536 9
Sep 9, 2016 51 $38,806 -59% 56 $693   $45,928,533 10
Sep 16, 2016 63 $20,062 -48% 45 $446   $45,965,055 11
Sep 23, 2016 72 $9,229 -54% 29 $318   $45,985,309 12
Sep 30, 2016 75 $7,393 -20% 21 $352   $45,996,945 13
Oct 7, 2016 73 $6,033 -18% 15 $402   $46,007,113 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 7, 2016 P $1,600,000     2,560 $625   $1,600,000  
Jul 8, 2016 2 $6,635,592     2,982 $2,225   $6,635,592 1
Jul 9, 2016 4 $5,670,192 -15%   2,982 $1,901   $12,305,784 2
Jul 10, 2016 4 $4,322,386 -24%   2,982 $1,449   $16,628,170 3
Jul 11, 2016 4 $1,790,118 -59%   2,982 $600   $18,418,288 4
Jul 12, 2016 4 $2,267,837 +27%   2,982 $761   $20,686,125 5
Jul 13, 2016 4 $1,633,278 -28%   2,982 $548   $22,319,403 6
Jul 14, 2016 4 $1,504,313 -8%   2,982 $504   $23,823,716 7
Jul 15, 2016 5 $2,365,355 +57% -64% 3,008 $786   $26,189,071 8
Jul 16, 2016 5 $2,962,898 +25% -48% 3,008 $985   $29,151,969 9
Jul 17, 2016 5 $2,329,665 -21% -46% 3,008 $774   $31,481,634 10
Jul 18, 2016 5 $1,122,461 -52% -37% 3,008 $373   $32,604,095 11
Jul 19, 2016 5 $1,439,524 +28% -37% 3,008 $479   $34,043,619 12
Jul 20, 2016 5 $1,038,086 -28% -36% 3,008 $345   $35,081,705 13
Jul 21, 2016 6 $876,042 -16% -42% 3,008 $291   $35,957,747 14
Jul 22, 2016 9 $1,335,578 +52% -44% 2,137 $625   $37,293,325 15
Jul 23, 2016 8 $1,745,237 +31% -41% 2,137 $817   $39,038,562 16
Jul 24, 2016 8 $1,304,470 -25% -44% 2,137 $610   $40,343,032 17
Jul 25, 2016 9 $634,318 -51% -43% 2,137 $297   $40,977,350 18
Jul 26, 2016 8 $724,118 +14% -50% 2,137 $339   $41,701,468 19
Jul 27, 2016 10 $506,028 -30% -51% 1,896 $267   $42,207,496 20
Jul 28, 2016 10 $329,616 -35% -62% 1,896 $174   $42,537,112 21
Jul 29, 2016 13 $452,651 +37% -66% 1,070 $423   $42,989,763 22
Jul 30, 2016 13 $562,795 +24% -68% 1,070 $526   $43,552,558 23
Jul 31, 2016 13 $437,511 -22% -66% 1,070 $409   $43,990,069 24
Aug 1, 2016 13 $222,303 -49% -65% 1,070 $208   $44,212,372 25
Aug 2, 2016 13 $262,567 +18% -64% 1,070 $245   $44,474,939 26
Aug 3, 2016 13 $210,694 -20% -58% 1,070 $197   $44,685,633 27
Aug 4, 2016 13 $119,987 -43% -64% 1,070 $112   $44,805,620 28
Aug 5, 2016 - $87,696 -27% -81% 297 $295   $44,893,316 29
Aug 6, 2016 - $112,402 +28% -80% 297 $378   $45,005,718 30
Aug 7, 2016 - $76,838 -32% -82% 297 $259   $45,082,556 31
Aug 8, 2016 - $48,875 -36% -78% 297 $165   $45,131,431 32
Aug 9, 2016 - $59,033 +21% -78% 297 $199   $45,190,464 33
Aug 10, 2016 - $46,931 -21% -78% 297 $158   $45,237,395 34
Aug 11, 2016 - $35,058 -25% -71% 297 $118   $45,272,453 35
Aug 12, 2016 - $32,233 -8% -63% 139 $232   $45,304,686 36
Aug 13, 2016 - $42,638 +32% -62% 139 $307   $45,347,324 37
Aug 14, 2016 - $31,824 -25% -59% 139 $229   $45,379,148 38
Aug 15, 2016 - $17,459 -45% -64% 139 $126   $45,396,607 39
Aug 16, 2016 - $22,429 +28% -62% 139 $161   $45,419,036 40
Aug 17, 2016 - $18,504 -17% -61% 139 $133   $45,437,540 41
Aug 18, 2016 - $16,826 -9% -52% 139 $121   $45,454,366 42
Aug 19, 2016 - $63,298 +276% +96% 112 $565   $45,517,664 43
Aug 20, 2016 - $73,246 +16% +72% 112 $654   $45,590,910 44
Aug 21, 2016 - $22,030 -70% -31% 112 $197   $45,612,940 45
Aug 22, 2016 - $11,932 -46% -32% 112 $107   $45,624,872 46
Aug 23, 2016 - $14,190 +19% -37% 112 $127   $45,639,062 47
Aug 24, 2016 - $10,222 -28% -45% 112 $91   $45,649,284 48
Aug 25, 2016 - $10,556 +3% -37% 112 $94   $45,659,840 49
Aug 26, 2016 - $21,589 +105% -66% 94 $230   $45,681,429 50
Aug 27, 2016 - $31,099 +44% -58% 94 $331   $45,712,528 51
Aug 28, 2016 - $16,564 -47% -25% 94 $176   $45,729,092 52
Aug 29, 2016 - $7,769 -53% -35% 94 $83   $45,736,861 53
Aug 30, 2016 - $9,817 +26% -31% 94 $104   $45,746,678 54
Aug 31, 2016 - $8,290 -16% -19% 94 $88   $45,754,968 55
Sep 1, 2016 - $8,901 +7% -16% 94 $95   $45,763,869 56
Sep 2, 2016 - $18,295 +106% -15% 89 $206   $45,782,164 57
Sep 3, 2016 - $42,484 +132% +37% 89 $477   $45,824,648 58
Sep 4, 2016 - $32,888 -23% +99% 89 $370   $45,857,536 59
Sep 5, 2016 - $12,387 -62% +59% 89 $139   $45,869,923 60
Sep 6, 2016 - $6,858 -45% -30% 89 $77   $45,876,781 61
Sep 7, 2016 - $6,778 -1% -18% 89 $76   $45,883,559 62
Sep 8, 2016 - $6,168 -9% -31% 89 $69   $45,889,727 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 4 $23,823,716   2,982 $7,989   $23,823,716 1
Jul 15, 2016 5 $12,134,031 -49% 3,008 $4,034   $35,957,747 2
Jul 22, 2016 8 $6,579,365 -46% 1,896 $3,470   $42,537,112 3
Jul 29, 2016 13 $2,268,508 -66% 1,070 $2,120   $44,805,620 4
Aug 5, 2016 22 $466,833 -79% 297 $1,572   $45,272,453 5
Aug 12, 2016 37 $181,913 -61% 139 $1,309   $45,454,366 6
Aug 19, 2016 32 $205,474 +13% 112 $1,835   $45,659,840 7
Aug 26, 2016 42 $104,029 -49% 94 $1,107   $45,763,869 8
Sep 2, 2016 46 $125,858 +21% 89 $1,414   $45,889,727 9
Sep 9, 2016 51 $55,266 -56% 56 $987   $45,944,993 10
Sep 16, 2016 61 $31,087 -44% 45 $691   $45,976,080 11
Sep 23, 2016 77 $13,472 -57% 29 $465   $45,989,552 12
Sep 30, 2016 77 $11,528 -14% 21 $549   $46,001,080 13
Oct 7, 2016 78 $8,593 -25% 15 $573   $46,009,673 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/26/2016 $73,880 72 72 109 $115,493 11/30/2018
Australia 7/8/2016 $1,886,326 307 307 1,108 $5,179,836 8/29/2016
Brazil 7/29/2016 $245,293 147 147 147 $498,904 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 7/8/2016 $19,123 0 0 0 $98,392 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 7/8/2016 $24,234 64 64 141 $104,426 12/31/2018
France 8/19/2016 $712,771 0 0 0 $1,507,286 8/17/2018
Germany 9/2/2016 $1,400,000 0 0 0 $2,860,880 8/19/2018
Hong Kong 8/19/2016 $130,106 74 74 74 $130,106 11/15/2018
Italy 10/12/2016 $96,941 0 0 0 $124,864 10/18/2016
Lithuania 7/7/2016 $18,957 12 46 100 $80,831 8/26/2016
Mexico 9/1/2016 $1,018,621 0 0 0 $2,361,795 9/21/2016
Netherlands 7/28/2016 $292,831 90 91 420 $1,078,173 9/6/2016
New Zealand 7/8/2016 $125,725 44 48 180 $431,712 8/15/2016
Poland 8/12/2016 $117,581 0 0 0 $117,581 11/18/2018
Portugal 7/29/2016 $110,888 48 49 148 $329,993 9/8/2016
Russia (CIS) 7/8/2016 $668,748 690 690 1,658 $1,648,587 11/14/2018
Slovakia 7/8/2016 $19,642 43 43 102 $60,031 8/3/2016
Slovenia 7/8/2016 $7,570 12 12 47 $82,180 10/3/2016
Spain 10/21/2016 $163,752 180 180 346 $486,184 11/10/2016
Turkey 7/8/2016 $25,667 84 84 145 $81,022 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 8/12/2016 $1,381,948 452 452 865 $3,157,155 9/8/2018
 
Rest of World $9,352,996
 
International Total$29,888,427 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
Oct 2, 2016469,094 69,094$1,035,719$1,035,7193
Oct 9, 2016834,652-50% 103,746$519,433$1,555,1524
Oct 16, 20161119,405-44% 123,151$290,881$1,846,0335
Oct 23, 20162416,711-14% 139,862$250,498$2,096,5316

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 2, 2016748,238 48,238$972,566$972,5663
Oct 9, 20161019,091-60% 67,329$384,467$1,357,0334
Oct 16, 20161610,647-44% 77,976$214,946$1,571,9795
Oct 23, 2016186,375-40% 84,351$129,559$1,701,5386

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Leading Cast

Zac Efron    Dave Stangle
Anna Kendrick    Alice
Adam DeVine    Mike Stangle
Aubrey Plaza    Tatiana

Supporting Cast

Stephen Root    Burt Stangle
Stephanie Faracy    Rosie
Sugar Lyn Beard    Jeanie Stangle
Sam Richardson    Eric
Alice Wetterlund    Terry
Chloe Bridges    Chloe
Kumail Nanjiani    Keanu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jake Szymanski    Director
Andrew Jay Cohen    Screenwriter
Brendan O'Brien    Screenwriter
Jonathan Levine    Producer
Peter Chernin    Producer
Jenno Topping    Producer
Andrew Jay Cohen    Executive Producer
Brendan O'Brien    Executive Producer
David Ready    Executive Producer
Nan Morales    Executive Producer
Matthew Clark    Director of Photography
Jonathan Schwartz    Editor
Lee Haxall    Editor
Tyler B. Robinson*    Production Designer
Debra McGuire    Costume Designer
Jeff Cardoni    Composer

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Synopsis

Hard-partying brothers Mike and Dave place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,628,170 (36.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$33,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,982 opening theaters/3,008 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $57,339,219

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2016 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 7th, 2016 (Wide), released as Maikas ir Deivas ieško pamergių (Lithuania)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide), released as Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates (New Zealand)
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Video Release: September 13th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude sexual content, language throughout, drug use and some graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2423 (Cert #50290), 5/4/2016)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bad Moms
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Disasters, Set in Hawaii, Delayed Adulthood, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Zac Efron    Dave Stangle
Anna Kendrick    Alice
Adam DeVine    Mike Stangle
Aubrey Plaza    Tatiana

Supporting Cast

Stephen Root    Burt Stangle
Stephanie Faracy    Rosie
Sugar Lyn Beard    Jeanie Stangle
Sam Richardson    Eric
Alice Wetterlund    Terry
Chloe Bridges    Chloe
Kumail Nanjiani    Keanu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jake Szymanski    Director
Andrew Jay Cohen    Screenwriter
Brendan O'Brien    Screenwriter
Jonathan Levine    Producer
Peter Chernin    Producer
Jenno Topping    Producer
Andrew Jay Cohen    Executive Producer
Brendan O'Brien    Executive Producer
David Ready    Executive Producer
Nan Morales    Executive Producer
Matthew Clark    Director of Photography
Jonathan Schwartz    Editor
Lee Haxall    Editor
Tyler B. Robinson*    Production Designer
Debra McGuire    Costume Designer
Jeff Cardoni    Composer

Home Market Releases for September 27th, 2016

September 27th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

It is a pretty good week on the home market with a few releases worth picking up. The biggest of these is Central Intelligence, but while it is worth picking up, it isn’t a contender for Pick of the Week. There are some smaller releases that were up for that title, including The Shallows, An American Werewolf in London and The Innocents. However, in the end, I went with Captain America: Civil War. The Blu-ray screener arrived late, and I held off on naming it Pick of the Week when it came out for that very reason. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dogs Go to War with $1.9 million Preemptive Strike - Updated with Ben-Hur Numbers

August 19th, 2016

War Dogs

War Dogs got off to a surprisingly strong start with $1.9 million during its midnight previews last night. This is about 20% more than Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates made a few weeks ago. The two films are great comparisons, but we don’t have a lot of other films to work with. This is good news for the film and makes it likely that it will beat predictions by a small margin. More...

Friday Estimates: Ghosts Have Lively Debut with $17.2 million

July 16th, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters topped the box office chart on Friday with $17.2 million. This is the best opening day for the director, Paul Feig, topping his previous champ, The Heat by 25%. If this film has the same internal multiplier as The Heat, then it will earn $49 million over the weekend. This seems a little high, but not out of the question. Ghostbustersreviews are better than The Heat’s reviews were, although both films earned B+ from CinemaScore surveys. On the other hand, Ghostbusters is a remake, so that tends to make the movie more front-loaded. Look for an opening weekend of $45 million. This is right on the edge between financial success and failure. The film will need help internationally in order to break even, but it is way too soon to know if that will happen. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases get Busted?

July 14th, 2016

Ghostbusters

This weekend is rather sparse when it comes to wide releases. Ghostbusters opens this weekend and its buzz and reviews are better than expected and it could be a huge hit. On the other hand, The Secret Life of Pets opened with more than $100 million last weekend and unless it falls more than 50% this weekend, it will remain in first place. That doesn’t feel likely at this point. On the other hand, The Infiltrator opened on Wednesday, but in less than 2,000 theaters. Its reviews are barely in the overall positive range, so it likely won’t be a major factor over the weekend. This weekend last year, Ant-Man opened in first place, pushing Minions into second place. Meanwhile, Trainwreck was a solid midlevel hit. I just don’t see 2016 being able to top that depth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: It’s No Secret that Life of Pets Will Get a Sequel

July 12th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

As expected, The Secret Life of Pets earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, almost no one was expecting it to dominate the way that it did with $104.35 million. There are some calling this film the best opening for a non-franchise animation film, but let’s face the facts... Universal started work on two or three sequels as soon as Friday’s Estimates came in. Meanwhile, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates has a good opening in the role of counter-programming with $16.63 million. Overall, the box office pulled in $217 million, which was 14% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is 1.3% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, this is lower than ticket price inflation, but since most people assumed the weekend would suffer a serious decline, this should be seen as a major victory. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew a tiny bit hitting 2.4% at $6.00 billion to $5.86 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pets Has Best Start for an Animated Franchise

July 10th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets is storming to a massive opening weekend at the box office, with Universal projecting a $103.2 million debut for the Illumination Entertainment animated film. That’s just shy of the $115.7 million made by Minions this weekend last year, and the best opening ever by a non-sequel or spin-off animated film. This performance is particularly significant for Illumination, because it’s their first blockbuster from outside the Despicable Me universe. More...

Friday Estimates: 38 Million Know Secrets while Mike and Dave go Stag

July 9th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets had an amazing Friday, earning $38.33 million. This is nowhere near Finding Dory’s $54.7 million opening day, but it’s still very impressive. Unfortunately, for The Secret Life of Pets, its internal multiple likely won’t be as large. Its reviews have settled at 76%, while it earned an A- from CinemaScore and both of these results are lower than Finding Dory earned. Then again, an A- CinemaScore is still a good result, especially since there have been only three films to earn an A from audiences so far this year. (Finding Dory is one of them, Captain America: Civil War and Me Before You were the other two.) I’m increasing our prediction from $72 million to $88 million, which does mean $300 million domestically is now a reasonable final target. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Are Pets On Pace for $80 million after $5.3 million Previews?

July 8th, 2016

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

The Secret Life of Pets earned $5.3 million during its previews last night. This is not as much as the $6.24 million Minions made last year. It is higher than the $4.7 million Despicable Me 2 earned. (Despicable Me opened before previews were standard and only pulled in $590,000.) Its reviews have slipped to 76% positive, but that’s still good enough to suggest good legs. $80 million is more likely now than it was yesterday, but direct competition could prevent that from happening. More...

Weekend Predictions: Secret Hopes to be Exposed to Audiences

July 7th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It should be a good weekend at the box office, at least for The Secret Life of Pets. The film is earning great reviews and should become the biggest hit of the month. There is one downside: the competition. There are a lot of options for families among the films currently in theaters, plus another movie from a long-running franchise opening soon. Also opening this week is Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, which is an R-rated comedy hoping to survive in the counter-programming role. It could become a midlevel hit, or it could fail to open in the top five. This weekend last year, Minions opened with $115.72 million. The Secret Life of Pets is not going to top that. 2016 has better depth, but likely not by enough to win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: No More Secrets

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets will have no trouble beating Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates at the box office next weekend. It will earn more during its opening weekend than Mike and Dave will earn in total. Because of this, it is the obvious choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Secret Life of Pets.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Joseph and Mary on DVD, as well as one other previously reviewed DVD or Blu-ray. 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.

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

2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 4 $16,628,170   2,982 $5,576   $16,628,170 1
Jul 15, 2016 5 $7,657,918 -54% 3,008 $2,546   $31,481,634 2
Jul 22, 2016 8 $4,385,285 -43% 2,137 $2,052   $40,343,032 3
Jul 29, 2016 13 $1,452,957 -67% 1,070 $1,358   $43,990,069 4
Aug 5, 2016 22 $276,936 -81% 297 $932   $45,082,556 5
Aug 12, 2016 39 $106,695 -61% 139 $768   $45,379,148 6
Aug 19, 2016 31 $158,574 +49% 112 $1,416   $45,612,940 7
Aug 26, 2016 41 $69,252 -56% 94 $737   $45,729,092 8
Sep 2, 2016 46 $93,667 +35% 89 $1,052   $45,857,536 9
Sep 9, 2016 51 $38,806 -59% 56 $693   $45,928,533 10
Sep 16, 2016 63 $20,062 -48% 45 $446   $45,965,055 11
Sep 23, 2016 72 $9,229 -54% 29 $318   $45,985,309 12
Sep 30, 2016 75 $7,393 -20% 21 $352   $45,996,945 13
Oct 7, 2016 73 $6,033 -18% 15 $402   $46,007,113 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 7, 2016 P $1,600,000     2,560 $625   $1,600,000  
Jul 8, 2016 2 $6,635,592     2,982 $2,225   $6,635,592 1
Jul 9, 2016 4 $5,670,192 -15%   2,982 $1,901   $12,305,784 2
Jul 10, 2016 4 $4,322,386 -24%   2,982 $1,449   $16,628,170 3
Jul 11, 2016 4 $1,790,118 -59%   2,982 $600   $18,418,288 4
Jul 12, 2016 4 $2,267,837 +27%   2,982 $761   $20,686,125 5
Jul 13, 2016 4 $1,633,278 -28%   2,982 $548   $22,319,403 6
Jul 14, 2016 4 $1,504,313 -8%   2,982 $504   $23,823,716 7
Jul 15, 2016 5 $2,365,355 +57% -64% 3,008 $786   $26,189,071 8
Jul 16, 2016 5 $2,962,898 +25% -48% 3,008 $985   $29,151,969 9
Jul 17, 2016 5 $2,329,665 -21% -46% 3,008 $774   $31,481,634 10
Jul 18, 2016 5 $1,122,461 -52% -37% 3,008 $373   $32,604,095 11
Jul 19, 2016 5 $1,439,524 +28% -37% 3,008 $479   $34,043,619 12
Jul 20, 2016 5 $1,038,086 -28% -36% 3,008 $345   $35,081,705 13
Jul 21, 2016 6 $876,042 -16% -42% 3,008 $291   $35,957,747 14
Jul 22, 2016 9 $1,335,578 +52% -44% 2,137 $625   $37,293,325 15
Jul 23, 2016 8 $1,745,237 +31% -41% 2,137 $817   $39,038,562 16
Jul 24, 2016 8 $1,304,470 -25% -44% 2,137 $610   $40,343,032 17
Jul 25, 2016 9 $634,318 -51% -43% 2,137 $297   $40,977,350 18
Jul 26, 2016 8 $724,118 +14% -50% 2,137 $339   $41,701,468 19
Jul 27, 2016 10 $506,028 -30% -51% 1,896 $267   $42,207,496 20
Jul 28, 2016 10 $329,616 -35% -62% 1,896 $174   $42,537,112 21
Jul 29, 2016 13 $452,651 +37% -66% 1,070 $423   $42,989,763 22
Jul 30, 2016 13 $562,795 +24% -68% 1,070 $526   $43,552,558 23
Jul 31, 2016 13 $437,511 -22% -66% 1,070 $409   $43,990,069 24
Aug 1, 2016 13 $222,303 -49% -65% 1,070 $208   $44,212,372 25
Aug 2, 2016 13 $262,567 +18% -64% 1,070 $245   $44,474,939 26
Aug 3, 2016 13 $210,694 -20% -58% 1,070 $197   $44,685,633 27
Aug 4, 2016 13 $119,987 -43% -64% 1,070 $112   $44,805,620 28
Aug 5, 2016 - $87,696 -27% -81% 297 $295   $44,893,316 29
Aug 6, 2016 - $112,402 +28% -80% 297 $378   $45,005,718 30
Aug 7, 2016 - $76,838 -32% -82% 297 $259   $45,082,556 31
Aug 8, 2016 - $48,875 -36% -78% 297 $165   $45,131,431 32
Aug 9, 2016 - $59,033 +21% -78% 297 $199   $45,190,464 33
Aug 10, 2016 - $46,931 -21% -78% 297 $158   $45,237,395 34
Aug 11, 2016 - $35,058 -25% -71% 297 $118   $45,272,453 35
Aug 12, 2016 - $32,233 -8% -63% 139 $232   $45,304,686 36
Aug 13, 2016 - $42,638 +32% -62% 139 $307   $45,347,324 37
Aug 14, 2016 - $31,824 -25% -59% 139 $229   $45,379,148 38
Aug 15, 2016 - $17,459 -45% -64% 139 $126   $45,396,607 39
Aug 16, 2016 - $22,429 +28% -62% 139 $161   $45,419,036 40
Aug 17, 2016 - $18,504 -17% -61% 139 $133   $45,437,540 41
Aug 18, 2016 - $16,826 -9% -52% 139 $121   $45,454,366 42
Aug 19, 2016 - $63,298 +276% +96% 112 $565   $45,517,664 43
Aug 20, 2016 - $73,246 +16% +72% 112 $654   $45,590,910 44
Aug 21, 2016 - $22,030 -70% -31% 112 $197   $45,612,940 45
Aug 22, 2016 - $11,932 -46% -32% 112 $107   $45,624,872 46
Aug 23, 2016 - $14,190 +19% -37% 112 $127   $45,639,062 47
Aug 24, 2016 - $10,222 -28% -45% 112 $91   $45,649,284 48
Aug 25, 2016 - $10,556 +3% -37% 112 $94   $45,659,840 49
Aug 26, 2016 - $21,589 +105% -66% 94 $230   $45,681,429 50
Aug 27, 2016 - $31,099 +44% -58% 94 $331   $45,712,528 51
Aug 28, 2016 - $16,564 -47% -25% 94 $176   $45,729,092 52
Aug 29, 2016 - $7,769 -53% -35% 94 $83   $45,736,861 53
Aug 30, 2016 - $9,817 +26% -31% 94 $104   $45,746,678 54
Aug 31, 2016 - $8,290 -16% -19% 94 $88   $45,754,968 55
Sep 1, 2016 - $8,901 +7% -16% 94 $95   $45,763,869 56
Sep 2, 2016 - $18,295 +106% -15% 89 $206   $45,782,164 57
Sep 3, 2016 - $42,484 +132% +37% 89 $477   $45,824,648 58
Sep 4, 2016 - $32,888 -23% +99% 89 $370   $45,857,536 59
Sep 5, 2016 - $12,387 -62% +59% 89 $139   $45,869,923 60
Sep 6, 2016 - $6,858 -45% -30% 89 $77   $45,876,781 61
Sep 7, 2016 - $6,778 -1% -18% 89 $76   $45,883,559 62
Sep 8, 2016 - $6,168 -9% -31% 89 $69   $45,889,727 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 4 $23,823,716   2,982 $7,989   $23,823,716 1
Jul 15, 2016 5 $12,134,031 -49% 3,008 $4,034   $35,957,747 2
Jul 22, 2016 8 $6,579,365 -46% 1,896 $3,470   $42,537,112 3
Jul 29, 2016 13 $2,268,508 -66% 1,070 $2,120   $44,805,620 4
Aug 5, 2016 22 $466,833 -79% 297 $1,572   $45,272,453 5
Aug 12, 2016 37 $181,913 -61% 139 $1,309   $45,454,366 6
Aug 19, 2016 32 $205,474 +13% 112 $1,835   $45,659,840 7
Aug 26, 2016 42 $104,029 -49% 94 $1,107   $45,763,869 8
Sep 2, 2016 46 $125,858 +21% 89 $1,414   $45,889,727 9
Sep 9, 2016 51 $55,266 -56% 56 $987   $45,944,993 10
Sep 16, 2016 61 $31,087 -44% 45 $691   $45,976,080 11
Sep 23, 2016 77 $13,472 -57% 29 $465   $45,989,552 12
Sep 30, 2016 77 $11,528 -14% 21 $549   $46,001,080 13
Oct 7, 2016 78 $8,593 -25% 15 $573   $46,009,673 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/26/2016 $73,880 72 72 109 $115,493 11/30/2018
Australia 7/8/2016 $1,886,326 307 307 1,108 $5,179,836 8/29/2016
Brazil 7/29/2016 $245,293 147 147 147 $498,904 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 7/8/2016 $19,123 0 0 0 $98,392 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 7/8/2016 $24,234 64 64 141 $104,426 12/31/2018
France 8/19/2016 $712,771 0 0 0 $1,507,286 8/17/2018
Germany 9/2/2016 $1,400,000 0 0 0 $2,860,880 8/19/2018
Hong Kong 8/19/2016 $130,106 74 74 74 $130,106 11/15/2018
Italy 10/12/2016 $96,941 0 0 0 $124,864 10/18/2016
Lithuania 7/7/2016 $18,957 12 46 100 $80,831 8/26/2016
Mexico 9/1/2016 $1,018,621 0 0 0 $2,361,795 9/21/2016
Netherlands 7/28/2016 $292,831 90 91 420 $1,078,173 9/6/2016
New Zealand 7/8/2016 $125,725 44 48 180 $431,712 8/15/2016
Poland 8/12/2016 $117,581 0 0 0 $117,581 11/18/2018
Portugal 7/29/2016 $110,888 48 49 148 $329,993 9/8/2016
Russia (CIS) 7/8/2016 $668,748 690 690 1,658 $1,648,587 11/14/2018
Slovakia 7/8/2016 $19,642 43 43 102 $60,031 8/3/2016
Slovenia 7/8/2016 $7,570 12 12 47 $82,180 10/3/2016
Spain 10/21/2016 $163,752 180 180 346 $486,184 11/10/2016
Turkey 7/8/2016 $25,667 84 84 145 $81,022 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 8/12/2016 $1,381,948 452 452 865 $3,157,155 9/8/2018
 
Rest of World $9,352,996
 
International Total$29,888,427 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
Oct 2, 2016469,094 69,094$1,035,719$1,035,7193
Oct 9, 2016834,652-50% 103,746$519,433$1,555,1524
Oct 16, 20161119,405-44% 123,151$290,881$1,846,0335
Oct 23, 20162416,711-14% 139,862$250,498$2,096,5316

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 2, 2016748,238 48,238$972,566$972,5663
Oct 9, 20161019,091-60% 67,329$384,467$1,357,0334
Oct 16, 20161610,647-44% 77,976$214,946$1,571,9795
Oct 23, 2016186,375-40% 84,351$129,559$1,701,5386

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