The Muppets (2011)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $88,625,922Details
International Box Office $71,836,030
Worldwide Box Office $160,461,952
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $31,996,610
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $24,738,647
Total $56,735,257
Further financial details...

Synopsis

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary and Gary's girlfriend, Mary, from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,239,026 (33.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,440 opening theaters/3,440 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $133,626,496

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as The Muppets
International Releases: December 2nd, 2011 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
January 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: March 20th, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2188, 9/7/2011)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Muppets
Cast, crew, or production detail: Breaking the Fourth Wall, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Gratuitous Cameos, Prologue, Puppets in a Live-Action World, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Corporate Malfeasance, Dream Sequence, Kidnap, Performing Arts, Relationships Gone Wrong, Road Trip, Robot
Social setting: TV Industry
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 2 $29,239,026   3,440 $8,500   $41,516,691 1
Dec 2, 2011 2 $11,082,755 -62% 3,440 $3,222   $56,357,170 2
Dec 9, 2011 4 $6,978,870 -37% 3,328 $2,097   $65,742,128 3
Dec 16, 2011 9 $3,520,926 -50% 2,808 $1,254   $70,994,571 4
Dec 23, 2011 10 $2,145,762 -39% 1,752 $1,225   $75,702,287 5
Dec 30, 2011 11 $2,662,191 +24% 1,541 $1,728   $82,529,452 6
Jan 6, 2012 15 $1,358,289 -49% 1,236 $1,099   $85,561,195 7
Jan 13, 2012 21 $573,868 -58% 547 $1,049   $86,409,396 8
Jan 20, 2012 28 $261,418 -54% 285 $917   $87,036,379 9
Jan 27, 2012 31 $212,903 -19% 206 $1,034   $87,314,426 10
Feb 10, 2012 32 $271,985   291 $935   $87,777,650 12
Feb 17, 2012 36 $207,263 -24% 269 $770   $88,067,260 13
Feb 24, 2012 39 $145,905 -30% 205 $712   $88,355,068 14
Mar 2, 2012 44 $79,202 -46% 138 $574   $88,479,901 15
Mar 9, 2012 56 $41,574 -48% 84 $495   $88,542,491 16
Mar 16, 2012 64 $21,928 -47% 52 $422   $88,586,976 17
Mar 23, 2012 66 $12,381 -44% 35 $354   $88,605,092 18
Mar 30, 2012 73 $8,464 -32% 21 $403   $88,625,922 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 23, 2011 2 $6,510,912     3,440 $1,893   $6,510,912 1
Nov 24, 2011 2 $5,766,753 -11%   3,440 $1,676   $12,277,665 2
Nov 25, 2011 2 $12,123,246 +110%   3,440 $3,524   $24,400,911 3
Nov 26, 2011 2 $10,927,021 -10%   3,440 $3,176   $35,327,932 4
Nov 27, 2011 2 $6,188,759 -43%   3,440 $1,799   $41,516,691 5
Nov 28, 2011 2 $1,072,282 -83%   3,440 $312   $42,588,973 6
Nov 29, 2011 2 $1,042,471 -3%   3,440 $303   $43,631,444 7
Nov 30, 2011 2 $809,272 -22% -88% 3,440 $235   $44,440,716 8
Dec 1, 2011 2 $833,699 +3% -86% 3,440 $242   $45,274,415 9
Dec 2, 2011 2 $2,721,975 +226% -78% 3,440 $791   $47,996,390 10
Dec 3, 2011 2 $5,134,456 +89% -53% 3,440 $1,493   $53,130,846 11
Dec 4, 2011 2 $3,226,324 -37% -48% 3,440 $938   $56,357,170 12
Dec 5, 2011 2 $571,567 -82% -47% 3,440 $166   $56,928,737 13
Dec 6, 2011 2 $682,444 +19% -35% 3,440 $198   $57,611,181 14
Dec 7, 2011 2 $567,704 -17% -30% 3,440 $165   $58,178,885 15
Dec 8, 2011 2 $584,373 +3% -30% 3,440 $170   $58,763,258 16
Dec 9, 2011 4 $1,672,046 +186% -39% 3,328 $502   $60,435,304 17
Dec 10, 2011 4 $3,268,931 +96% -36% 3,328 $982   $63,704,235 18
Dec 11, 2011 3 $2,037,893 -38% -37% 3,328 $612   $65,742,128 19
Dec 12, 2011 6 $408,232 -80% -29% 3,328 $123   $66,150,360 20
Dec 13, 2011 6 $476,100 +17% -30% 3,328 $143   $66,626,460 21
Dec 14, 2011 5 $419,949 -12% -26% 3,328 $126   $67,046,409 22
Dec 15, 2011 7 $427,236 +2% -27% 3,328 $128   $67,473,645 23
Dec 16, 2011 10 $854,714 +100% -49% 2,808 $304   $68,328,359 24
Dec 17, 2011 9 $1,541,563 +80% -53% 2,808 $549   $69,869,922 25
Dec 18, 2011 9 $1,124,649 -27% -45% 2,808 $401   $70,994,571 26
Dec 19, 2011 9 $588,340 -48% +44% 2,808 $210   $71,582,911 27
Dec 20, 2011 9 $678,834 +15% +43% 2,808 $242   $72,261,745 28
Dec 21, 2011 8 $586,401 -14% +40% 2,808 $209   $72,848,146 29
Dec 22, 2011 8 $708,379 +21% +66% 2,808 $252   $73,556,525 30
Dec 23, 2011 9 $928,676 +31% +9% 1,752 $530   $74,485,201 31
Dec 24, 2011 8 $607,133 -35% -61% 1,752 $347   $75,092,334 32
Dec 25, 2011 15 $609,953 n/c -46% 1,752 $348   $75,702,287 33
Dec 26, 2011 11 $1,123,575 +84% +91% 1,752 $641   $76,825,862 34
Dec 27, 2011 10 $1,014,029 -10% +49% 1,536 $660   $77,839,891 35
Dec 28, 2011 10 $1,012,427 n/c +73% 1,536 $659   $78,852,318 36
Dec 29, 2011 10 $1,014,943 n/c +43% 1,536 $661   $79,867,261 37
Dec 30, 2011 10 $1,104,535 +9% +19% 1,541 $717   $80,971,796 38
Dec 31, 2011 11 $823,487 -25% +36% 1,541 $534   $81,795,283 39
Jan 1, 2012 13 $734,169 -11% +20% 1,541 $476   $82,529,452 40
Jan 2, 2012 10 $1,031,621 +41% -8% 1,541 $669   $83,561,073 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 6 $12,277,665   3,440 $3,569   $12,277,665 1
Nov 25, 2011 2 $32,996,750 +169% 3,440 $9,592   $45,274,415 2
Dec 2, 2011 2 $13,488,843 -59% 3,440 $3,921   $58,763,258 3
Dec 9, 2011 4 $8,710,387 -35% 3,328 $2,617   $67,473,645 4
Dec 16, 2011 10 $6,082,880 -30% 2,808 $2,166   $73,556,525 5
Dec 23, 2011 10 $6,310,736 +4% 1,752 $3,602   $79,867,261 6
Dec 30, 2011 11 $4,335,645 -31% 1,541 $2,814   $84,202,906 7
Jan 6, 2012 16 $1,632,622 -62% 1,236 $1,321   $85,835,528 8
Jan 13, 2012 21 $939,433 -42% 547 $1,717   $86,774,961 9
Jan 20, 2012 29 $326,562 -65% 285 $1,146   $87,101,523 10
Feb 10, 2012 34 $354,332   291 $1,218   $87,859,997 13
Feb 17, 2012 34 $349,166 -1% 269 $1,298   $88,209,163 14
Feb 24, 2012 38 $191,536 -45% 205 $934   $88,400,699 15
Mar 2, 2012 41 $100,218 -48% 138 $726   $88,500,917 16
Mar 9, 2012 57 $64,131 -36% 84 $763   $88,565,048 17
Mar 16, 2012 62 $27,663 -57% 52 $532   $88,592,711 18
Mar 23, 2012 62 $24,747 -11% 35 $707   $88,617,458 19

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Synopsis

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary and Gary's girlfriend, Mary, from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,239,026 (33.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,440 opening theaters/3,440 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $133,626,496

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as The Muppets
International Releases: December 2nd, 2011 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
January 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: March 20th, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2188, 9/7/2011)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Muppets
Cast, crew, or production detail: Breaking the Fourth Wall, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Gratuitous Cameos, Prologue, Puppets in a Live-Action World, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Corporate Malfeasance, Dream Sequence, Kidnap, Performing Arts, Relationships Gone Wrong, Road Trip, Robot
Social setting: TV Industry
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 2 $29,239,026   3,440 $8,500   $41,516,691 1
Dec 2, 2011 2 $11,082,755 -62% 3,440 $3,222   $56,357,170 2
Dec 9, 2011 4 $6,978,870 -37% 3,328 $2,097   $65,742,128 3
Dec 16, 2011 9 $3,520,926 -50% 2,808 $1,254   $70,994,571 4
Dec 23, 2011 10 $2,145,762 -39% 1,752 $1,225   $75,702,287 5
Dec 30, 2011 11 $2,662,191 +24% 1,541 $1,728   $82,529,452 6
Jan 6, 2012 15 $1,358,289 -49% 1,236 $1,099   $85,561,195 7
Jan 13, 2012 21 $573,868 -58% 547 $1,049   $86,409,396 8
Jan 20, 2012 28 $261,418 -54% 285 $917   $87,036,379 9
Jan 27, 2012 31 $212,903 -19% 206 $1,034   $87,314,426 10
Feb 10, 2012 32 $271,985   291 $935   $87,777,650 12
Feb 17, 2012 36 $207,263 -24% 269 $770   $88,067,260 13
Feb 24, 2012 39 $145,905 -30% 205 $712   $88,355,068 14
Mar 2, 2012 44 $79,202 -46% 138 $574   $88,479,901 15
Mar 9, 2012 56 $41,574 -48% 84 $495   $88,542,491 16
Mar 16, 2012 64 $21,928 -47% 52 $422   $88,586,976 17
Mar 23, 2012 66 $12,381 -44% 35 $354   $88,605,092 18
Mar 30, 2012 73 $8,464 -32% 21 $403   $88,625,922 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 23, 2011 2 $6,510,912     3,440 $1,893   $6,510,912 1
Nov 24, 2011 2 $5,766,753 -11%   3,440 $1,676   $12,277,665 2
Nov 25, 2011 2 $12,123,246 +110%   3,440 $3,524   $24,400,911 3
Nov 26, 2011 2 $10,927,021 -10%   3,440 $3,176   $35,327,932 4
Nov 27, 2011 2 $6,188,759 -43%   3,440 $1,799   $41,516,691 5
Nov 28, 2011 2 $1,072,282 -83%   3,440 $312   $42,588,973 6
Nov 29, 2011 2 $1,042,471 -3%   3,440 $303   $43,631,444 7
Nov 30, 2011 2 $809,272 -22% -88% 3,440 $235   $44,440,716 8
Dec 1, 2011 2 $833,699 +3% -86% 3,440 $242   $45,274,415 9
Dec 2, 2011 2 $2,721,975 +226% -78% 3,440 $791   $47,996,390 10
Dec 3, 2011 2 $5,134,456 +89% -53% 3,440 $1,493   $53,130,846 11
Dec 4, 2011 2 $3,226,324 -37% -48% 3,440 $938   $56,357,170 12
Dec 5, 2011 2 $571,567 -82% -47% 3,440 $166   $56,928,737 13
Dec 6, 2011 2 $682,444 +19% -35% 3,440 $198   $57,611,181 14
Dec 7, 2011 2 $567,704 -17% -30% 3,440 $165   $58,178,885 15
Dec 8, 2011 2 $584,373 +3% -30% 3,440 $170   $58,763,258 16
Dec 9, 2011 4 $1,672,046 +186% -39% 3,328 $502   $60,435,304 17
Dec 10, 2011 4 $3,268,931 +96% -36% 3,328 $982   $63,704,235 18
Dec 11, 2011 3 $2,037,893 -38% -37% 3,328 $612   $65,742,128 19
Dec 12, 2011 6 $408,232 -80% -29% 3,328 $123   $66,150,360 20
Dec 13, 2011 6 $476,100 +17% -30% 3,328 $143   $66,626,460 21
Dec 14, 2011 5 $419,949 -12% -26% 3,328 $126   $67,046,409 22
Dec 15, 2011 7 $427,236 +2% -27% 3,328 $128   $67,473,645 23
Dec 16, 2011 10 $854,714 +100% -49% 2,808 $304   $68,328,359 24
Dec 17, 2011 9 $1,541,563 +80% -53% 2,808 $549   $69,869,922 25
Dec 18, 2011 9 $1,124,649 -27% -45% 2,808 $401   $70,994,571 26
Dec 19, 2011 9 $588,340 -48% +44% 2,808 $210   $71,582,911 27
Dec 20, 2011 9 $678,834 +15% +43% 2,808 $242   $72,261,745 28
Dec 21, 2011 8 $586,401 -14% +40% 2,808 $209   $72,848,146 29
Dec 22, 2011 8 $708,379 +21% +66% 2,808 $252   $73,556,525 30
Dec 23, 2011 9 $928,676 +31% +9% 1,752 $530   $74,485,201 31
Dec 24, 2011 8 $607,133 -35% -61% 1,752 $347   $75,092,334 32
Dec 25, 2011 15 $609,953 n/c -46% 1,752 $348   $75,702,287 33
Dec 26, 2011 11 $1,123,575 +84% +91% 1,752 $641   $76,825,862 34
Dec 27, 2011 10 $1,014,029 -10% +49% 1,536 $660   $77,839,891 35
Dec 28, 2011 10 $1,012,427 n/c +73% 1,536 $659   $78,852,318 36
Dec 29, 2011 10 $1,014,943 n/c +43% 1,536 $661   $79,867,261 37
Dec 30, 2011 10 $1,104,535 +9% +19% 1,541 $717   $80,971,796 38
Dec 31, 2011 11 $823,487 -25% +36% 1,541 $534   $81,795,283 39
Jan 1, 2012 13 $734,169 -11% +20% 1,541 $476   $82,529,452 40
Jan 2, 2012 10 $1,031,621 +41% -8% 1,541 $669   $83,561,073 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 6 $12,277,665   3,440 $3,569   $12,277,665 1
Nov 25, 2011 2 $32,996,750 +169% 3,440 $9,592   $45,274,415 2
Dec 2, 2011 2 $13,488,843 -59% 3,440 $3,921   $58,763,258 3
Dec 9, 2011 4 $8,710,387 -35% 3,328 $2,617   $67,473,645 4
Dec 16, 2011 10 $6,082,880 -30% 2,808 $2,166   $73,556,525 5
Dec 23, 2011 10 $6,310,736 +4% 1,752 $3,602   $79,867,261 6
Dec 30, 2011 11 $4,335,645 -31% 1,541 $2,814   $84,202,906 7
Jan 6, 2012 16 $1,632,622 -62% 1,236 $1,321   $85,835,528 8
Jan 13, 2012 21 $939,433 -42% 547 $1,717   $86,774,961 9
Jan 20, 2012 29 $326,562 -65% 285 $1,146   $87,101,523 10
Feb 10, 2012 34 $354,332   291 $1,218   $87,859,997 13
Feb 17, 2012 34 $349,166 -1% 269 $1,298   $88,209,163 14
Feb 24, 2012 38 $191,536 -45% 205 $934   $88,400,699 15
Mar 2, 2012 41 $100,218 -48% 138 $726   $88,500,917 16
Mar 9, 2012 57 $64,131 -36% 84 $763   $88,565,048 17
Mar 16, 2012 62 $27,663 -57% 52 $532   $88,592,711 18
Mar 23, 2012 62 $24,747 -11% 35 $707   $88,617,458 19

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