Overlord (2018)

Overlord
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,704,844Details
International Box Office $17,473,345Details
Worldwide Box Office $39,178,189
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,448,364 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,344,523 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $5,792,887
Further financial details...

Synopsis

With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion's success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,202,108 (47.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,859 opening theaters/2,859 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,683,673

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 9th, 2018 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
November 9th, 2018 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 3rd, 2018 (Wide), released as ОВЕРЛОРД (Russia (CIS))
November 7th, 2018 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 9th, 2018 (Wide) (Argentina)
November 9th, 2018 (Wide) (Brazil)
November 9th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 19th, 2019 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, disturbing images, language, and brief sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2526 (Cert #51550), 5/9/2018)
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Keywords: World War II, Nazis, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Behind Enemy Lines, Occult, Super Soldiers, IMAX: DMR, Action Horror, 1940s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 90 $10,202,108 Nov 9, 2018 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 136 $12,290,366 Nov 9, 2018 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 25 $10,202,108 Nov 9, 2018 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $12,290,366 Nov 9, 2018 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2018 3 $10,202,108   2,859 $3,568   $10,202,108 1
Nov 16, 2018 8 $3,790,251 -63% 2,859 $1,326   $17,683,140 2
Nov 23, 2018 13 $1,112,065 -71% 1,223 $909   $20,191,451 3
Nov 30, 2018 15 $405,268 -64% 533 $760   $21,014,283 4
Dec 7, 2018 22 $255,142 -37% 391 $653   $21,475,551 5
Dec 14, 2018 32 $65,116 -74% 173 $376   $21,665,871 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2018 P $900,000     2,620 $344   $900,000  
Nov 9, 2018 3 $3,794,798     2,859 $1,327   $3,794,798 1
Nov 10, 2018 4 $3,707,820 -2%   2,859 $1,297   $7,502,618 2
Nov 11, 2018 4 $2,699,490 -27%   2,859 $944   $10,202,108 3
Nov 12, 2018 4 $1,279,581 -53%   2,859 $448   $11,481,689 4
Nov 13, 2018 3 $1,140,620 -11%   2,859 $399   $12,622,309 5
Nov 14, 2018 3 $720,570 -37%   2,859 $252   $13,342,879 6
Nov 15, 2018 3 $550,010 -24%   2,859 $192   $13,892,889 7
Nov 16, 2018 8 $1,060,865 +93% -72% 2,859 $371   $14,953,754 8
Nov 17, 2018 8 $1,612,618 +52% -57% 2,859 $564   $16,566,372 9
Nov 18, 2018 8 $1,116,768 -31% -59% 2,859 $391   $17,683,140 10
Nov 19, 2018 8 $450,216 -60% -65% 2,859 $157   $18,133,356 11
Nov 20, 2018 8 $446,670 -1% -61% 2,859 $156   $18,580,026 12
Nov 21, 2018 12 $261,369 -41% -64% 1,223 $214   $18,841,395 13
Nov 22, 2018 12 $237,991 -9% -57% 1,223 $195   $19,079,386 14
Nov 23, 2018 12 $430,664 +81% -59% 1,223 $352   $19,510,050 15
Nov 24, 2018 13 $445,398 +3% -72% 1,223 $364   $19,955,448 16
Nov 25, 2018 13 $236,003 -47% -79% 1,223 $193   $20,191,451 17
Nov 26, 2018 12 $121,361 -49% -73% 1,223 $99   $20,312,812 18
Nov 27, 2018 13 $126,123 +4% -72% 1,223 $103   $20,438,935 19
Nov 28, 2018 14 $92,007 -27% -65% 1,223 $75   $20,530,942 20
Nov 29, 2018 14 $78,073 -15% -67% 1,223 $64   $20,609,015 21
Nov 30, 2018 15 $123,292 +58% -71% 533 $231   $20,732,307 22
Dec 1, 2018 - $172,311 +40% -61% 533 $323   $20,904,618 23
Dec 2, 2018 15 $109,665 -36% -54% 533 $206   $21,014,283 24
Dec 3, 2018 15 $44,987 -59% -63% 533 $84   $21,059,270 25
Dec 4, 2018 15 $65,668 +46% -48% 533 $123   $21,124,938 26
Dec 5, 2018 - $50,348 -23% -45% 533 $94   $21,175,286 27
Dec 6, 2018 15 $45,123 -10% -42% 533 $85   $21,220,409 28
Dec 7, 2018 - $73,468 +63% -40% 391 $188   $21,293,877 29
Dec 8, 2018 - $109,478 +49% -36% 391 $280   $21,403,355 30
Dec 9, 2018 - $72,196 -34% -34% 391 $185   $21,475,551 31
Dec 10, 2018 - $33,377 -54% -26% 391 $85   $21,508,928 32
Dec 11, 2018 - $37,259 +12% -43% 391 $95   $21,546,187 33
Dec 12, 2018 - $31,581 -15% -37% 391 $81   $21,577,768 34
Dec 13, 2018 - $22,987 -27% -49% 391 $59   $21,600,755 35
Dec 14, 2018 - $18,342 -20% -75% 173 $106   $21,619,097 36
Dec 15, 2018 - $26,019 +42% -76% 173 $150   $21,645,116 37
Dec 16, 2018 - $20,755 -20% -71% 173 $120   $21,665,871 38
Dec 17, 2018 - $10,890 -48% -67% 173 $63   $21,676,761 39
Dec 18, 2018 - $12,734 +17% -66% 173 $74   $21,689,495 40
Dec 19, 2018 - $8,228 -35% -74% 173 $48   $21,697,723 41
Dec 20, 2018 - $7,121 -13% -69% 173 $41   $21,704,844 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2018 3 $13,892,889   2,859 $4,859   $13,892,889 1
Nov 16, 2018 10 $5,186,497 -63% 1,223 $4,241   $19,079,386 2
Nov 23, 2018 13 $1,529,629 -71% 1,223 $1,251   $20,609,015 3
Nov 30, 2018 15 $611,394 -60% 533 $1,147   $21,220,409 4
Dec 7, 2018 22 $380,346 -38% 391 $973   $21,600,755 5
Dec 14, 2018 36 $104,089 -73% 173 $602   $21,704,844 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/9/2018 $71,237 108 108 193 $114,815 12/16/2018
Australia 12/7/2018 $252,823 180 180 579 $530,478 1/1/2019
Brazil 11/9/2018 $378,590 400 400 645 $763,575 12/16/2018
France 11/23/2018 $816,889 0 270 472 $1,591,565 12/16/2018
Germany 11/9/2018 $333,081 315 315 821 $696,126 12/16/2018
Hong Kong 11/9/2018 $387,000 52 52 52 $387,000 11/12/2018
Indonesia 11/9/2018 $831,597 281 281 281 $987,829 1/1/2019
Italy 11/9/2018 $327,906 237 237 262 $552,339 12/16/2018
Lithuania 11/9/2018 $9,636 44 44 48 $15,303 11/22/2018
Malaysia 11/9/2018 $420,000 104 104 104 $420,000 11/12/2018
Mexico 11/9/2018 $591,771 665 665 798 $1,227,679 12/16/2018
Netherlands 11/9/2018 $217,083 69 70 251 $524,965 12/16/2018
Poland 11/30/2018 $85,454 92 92 184 $169,078 12/16/2018
Portugal 11/9/2018 $65,467 58 58 150 $123,036 12/4/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/3/2018 $187,800 149 1,411 3,495 $2,030,042 1/1/2019
Spain 11/9/2018 $374,542 274 274 853 $868,970 12/16/2018
Taiwan 11/9/2018 $428,769 108 108 156 $1,191,459 12/11/2018
Thailand 11/9/2018 $174,000 64 64 64 $174,000 11/12/2018
Turkey 11/9/2018 $79,262 180 180 334 $187,206 11/29/2018
United Kingdom 11/7/2018 $879,746 421 421 834 $1,669,559 12/16/2018
 
Rest of World $3,248,321
 
International Total$17,473,345 1/1/2019

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 24, 2019531,718 31,718$570,607$570,6071
Mar 3, 20191817,083-46% 48,801$307,323$877,9302

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 24, 2019485,581 85,581$2,052,324$2,052,3241
Mar 3, 2019826,451-69% 112,032$658,149$2,710,4732
Mar 10, 20191316,190-39% 128,222$391,894$3,102,3673
Mar 17, 2019177,509-54% 135,731$166,631$3,268,9984

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Lead Ensemble Members

Jovan Adepo    Pvt. Ed Boyce
Jacob Anderson    Dawson
Pilou Asbaek    Cpt. Wafner
Iain De Caestecker    Morton Chase
John Magaro    Tibbet
Wyatt Russell    Cpl Ford
Bokeem Woodbine    Sgt. Eldson

Supporting Cast

Mathilde Ollivier    Chloe
Gianny Taufer    Paul
Eva Magyar    Aunt Simone
Erich Redman    Dr. Schmidt
Dominic Applewhite    Jacob Rosenfeld

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

Production and Technical Credits

Julius Avery    Director
Billy Ray    Screenwriter
Mark L. Smith*    Screenwriter
Billy Ray    Story by
J.J. Abrams    Producer
Lindsey Weber    Producer
Cory Bennett Lewis    Executive Producer
Jo Burn    Executive Producer
Jon Cohen    Executive Producer
Matt Evans    Editor
Jed Kurzel    Composer
Laurie Rose    Director of Photography

Home Market Releases for February 19th, 2019

February 20th, 2019

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

The fall smash hits and the Oscar contenders are starting to come out in full force, making it a great time on the home market. This week, we have one of the biggest hits of the fall, A Star is Born; one of the best movies of the year, Can You Ever Forgive Me?; and the Anime that arguably solidified Moe as powerhouse genre, K-ON: Complete Collection Premium Box Set. Of the three, I like K-ON the most, but I admit that price will scare away a lot of people, so Can You Ever Forgive Me? is the better choice for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Overlord

February 18th, 2019

Overlord

Overlord was one of two films that came out this past fall that looked stylish and engaging, but failed to find an audience in theaters. The other film was Bad Times at the El Royale, which I loved. Will I be as entertained this time around? Or were audiences right to stay away? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grindelwald Debuts on Top, but Pales Compared to Harry Potter

November 19th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the weekend box office chart; however, it failed to meet expectations by about 10%. Additionally, neither Instant Family nor Widows matched expectations and this hurt the overall box office, which fell 2.9% from last weekend to $172 million. More importantly, this is 14% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 has reached $10 billion and now has a running tally of $10.18 billion. This is 11% or $1.01 billion ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grinch Matches Expectations, Incredibles’ Record Safe for Now

November 12th, 2018

The Grinch

The weekend box office had a few success stories and a couple of misses. Dr Seuss’ The Grinch was one of the success stories with $67.57 million, which matches predictions perfectly. The other two new wide releases were less successful. Overlord did okay, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. On the other hand, The Girl in the Spider’s Web likely won’t break even. The overall box office rose 15% from last weekend hitting $167 million. This is 11% more from the same weekend last year. I really wasn’t expecting 2018’s losing streak to end after just one weekend. This is great news. 2018’s lead over 2017 is practically the same as it was last weekend at $1.01 billion or 11% at $9.95 billion to $8.94 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Grinch Grabs First Place, Bohemian Sings a Long Note

November 11th, 2018

The Grinch

The Weekend box office is on par with expectations, for the most part. Dr Seuss’ The Grinch is dominating the box office chart with an estimated $66.0 million debut. This isn’t the record for biggest November weekend for an animated film, but it is reasonably close. Its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore suggest reasonably long legs at the box office. In fact, with the holidays coming up, it has an outside chance at $200 million. Internationally, its start is a little more muted at $12.7 million in 23 markets, including $6.53 in 559 theaters in the U.K. That’s equivalent to a $35 million opening here, given the relative size of the two markets. More...

Friday Estimates: Grinch Steals Top Spot, but Doesn’t have Incredible Start

November 10th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch debuted in first place on Friday with $18.67 million. This is not quite as good as we were originally expecting, but better than its previews would indicate. This is good news for the film’s long term chances. Its reviews having fallen below the overall positive level. It did earn an A minus from CinemaScore, which is good for a family film, but not great. Universal expects the film to earn $67 million over the weekend, which is close enough to our $68 million prediction to be a success. It is also very close to its $75 million production budget. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Grinch Grabs $2.2 million on Thursday Night

November 9th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch started its box office run with previews in 3,200 theaters earning $2.2 million. By comparison, Smallfoot, the most recent computer animated film, earned $850,000 during its previews. If The Grinch has the same legs, then it would make $60 million during its opening weekend, which is a little lower than our prediction, but still a great start for a film that cost $75 million to make. On the other hand, this film’s reviews are not as good as Smallfoot’s reviews are, which could lead to weaker word-of-mouth. Additionally, it is based on a well-known book, so that could front-load the film’s box office numbers. Hopefully this won’t be an issue and the film will top $60 million with ease. We will know more by this time tomorrow when the Friday Estimates show up. More...

Weekend Prediction: Will Grinch Spread the Holiday Cheer?

November 8th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch could be the biggest hit of the month, if it gets off to a fast start this weekend. There is some good news, as it could break The Incredibles’ record for November weekend for an animated film. This weekend, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and Overlord are both aiming to become midlevel hits. I’m not sure either will get there. Their buzz hasn’t grown as their release date has neared, which is troubling. This does mean Bohemian Rhapsody will very likely earn a solid second place, while The Nutcracker and the Four Realms has a shot at third. This weekend last year, Thor: Ragnarok earned more than $57 million during its second weekend of release, while the combined openings of Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express were even better. 2018 should be better on top, but it won’t have the same depth leading to a loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

Overlord Trailer

July 18th, 2018

World War II horror movie opens October 26 ... Full Movie Details. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion's success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,202,108 (47.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,859 opening theaters/2,859 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,683,673

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 9th, 2018 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
November 9th, 2018 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 3rd, 2018 (Wide), released as ОВЕРЛОРД (Russia (CIS))
November 7th, 2018 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 9th, 2018 (Wide) (Argentina)
November 9th, 2018 (Wide) (Brazil)
November 9th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 19th, 2019 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, disturbing images, language, and brief sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2526 (Cert #51550), 5/9/2018)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: World War II, Nazis, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Behind Enemy Lines, Occult, Super Soldiers, IMAX: DMR, Action Horror, 1940s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 90 $10,202,108 Nov 9, 2018 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 136 $12,290,366 Nov 9, 2018 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 25 $10,202,108 Nov 9, 2018 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $12,290,366 Nov 9, 2018 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Jovan Adepo    Pvt. Ed Boyce
Jacob Anderson    Dawson
Pilou Asbaek    Cpt. Wafner
Iain De Caestecker    Morton Chase
John Magaro    Tibbet
Wyatt Russell    Cpl Ford
Bokeem Woodbine    Sgt. Eldson

Supporting Cast

Mathilde Ollivier    Chloe
Gianny Taufer    Paul
Eva Magyar    Aunt Simone
Erich Redman    Dr. Schmidt
Dominic Applewhite    Jacob Rosenfeld

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

Production and Technical Credits

Julius Avery    Director
Billy Ray    Screenwriter
Mark L. Smith*    Screenwriter
Billy Ray    Story by
J.J. Abrams    Producer
Lindsey Weber    Producer
Cory Bennett Lewis    Executive Producer
Jo Burn    Executive Producer
Jon Cohen    Executive Producer
Matt Evans    Editor
Jed Kurzel    Composer
Laurie Rose    Director of Photography

Home Market Releases for February 19th, 2019

February 20th, 2019

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

The fall smash hits and the Oscar contenders are starting to come out in full force, making it a great time on the home market. This week, we have one of the biggest hits of the fall, A Star is Born; one of the best movies of the year, Can You Ever Forgive Me?; and the Anime that arguably solidified Moe as powerhouse genre, K-ON: Complete Collection Premium Box Set. Of the three, I like K-ON the most, but I admit that price will scare away a lot of people, so Can You Ever Forgive Me? is the better choice for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Overlord

February 18th, 2019

Overlord

Overlord was one of two films that came out this past fall that looked stylish and engaging, but failed to find an audience in theaters. The other film was Bad Times at the El Royale, which I loved. Will I be as entertained this time around? Or were audiences right to stay away? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grindelwald Debuts on Top, but Pales Compared to Harry Potter

November 19th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the weekend box office chart; however, it failed to meet expectations by about 10%. Additionally, neither Instant Family nor Widows matched expectations and this hurt the overall box office, which fell 2.9% from last weekend to $172 million. More importantly, this is 14% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 has reached $10 billion and now has a running tally of $10.18 billion. This is 11% or $1.01 billion ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grinch Matches Expectations, Incredibles’ Record Safe for Now

November 12th, 2018

The Grinch

The weekend box office had a few success stories and a couple of misses. Dr Seuss’ The Grinch was one of the success stories with $67.57 million, which matches predictions perfectly. The other two new wide releases were less successful. Overlord did okay, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. On the other hand, The Girl in the Spider’s Web likely won’t break even. The overall box office rose 15% from last weekend hitting $167 million. This is 11% more from the same weekend last year. I really wasn’t expecting 2018’s losing streak to end after just one weekend. This is great news. 2018’s lead over 2017 is practically the same as it was last weekend at $1.01 billion or 11% at $9.95 billion to $8.94 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Grinch Grabs First Place, Bohemian Sings a Long Note

November 11th, 2018

The Grinch

The Weekend box office is on par with expectations, for the most part. Dr Seuss’ The Grinch is dominating the box office chart with an estimated $66.0 million debut. This isn’t the record for biggest November weekend for an animated film, but it is reasonably close. Its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore suggest reasonably long legs at the box office. In fact, with the holidays coming up, it has an outside chance at $200 million. Internationally, its start is a little more muted at $12.7 million in 23 markets, including $6.53 in 559 theaters in the U.K. That’s equivalent to a $35 million opening here, given the relative size of the two markets. More...

Friday Estimates: Grinch Steals Top Spot, but Doesn’t have Incredible Start

November 10th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch debuted in first place on Friday with $18.67 million. This is not quite as good as we were originally expecting, but better than its previews would indicate. This is good news for the film’s long term chances. Its reviews having fallen below the overall positive level. It did earn an A minus from CinemaScore, which is good for a family film, but not great. Universal expects the film to earn $67 million over the weekend, which is close enough to our $68 million prediction to be a success. It is also very close to its $75 million production budget. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Grinch Grabs $2.2 million on Thursday Night

November 9th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch started its box office run with previews in 3,200 theaters earning $2.2 million. By comparison, Smallfoot, the most recent computer animated film, earned $850,000 during its previews. If The Grinch has the same legs, then it would make $60 million during its opening weekend, which is a little lower than our prediction, but still a great start for a film that cost $75 million to make. On the other hand, this film’s reviews are not as good as Smallfoot’s reviews are, which could lead to weaker word-of-mouth. Additionally, it is based on a well-known book, so that could front-load the film’s box office numbers. Hopefully this won’t be an issue and the film will top $60 million with ease. We will know more by this time tomorrow when the Friday Estimates show up. More...

Weekend Prediction: Will Grinch Spread the Holiday Cheer?

November 8th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch could be the biggest hit of the month, if it gets off to a fast start this weekend. There is some good news, as it could break The Incredibles’ record for November weekend for an animated film. This weekend, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and Overlord are both aiming to become midlevel hits. I’m not sure either will get there. Their buzz hasn’t grown as their release date has neared, which is troubling. This does mean Bohemian Rhapsody will very likely earn a solid second place, while The Nutcracker and the Four Realms has a shot at third. This weekend last year, Thor: Ragnarok earned more than $57 million during its second weekend of release, while the combined openings of Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express were even better. 2018 should be better on top, but it won’t have the same depth leading to a loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

Overlord Trailer

July 18th, 2018

World War II horror movie opens October 26 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2018 3 $10,202,108   2,859 $3,568   $10,202,108 1
Nov 16, 2018 8 $3,790,251 -63% 2,859 $1,326   $17,683,140 2
Nov 23, 2018 13 $1,112,065 -71% 1,223 $909   $20,191,451 3
Nov 30, 2018 15 $405,268 -64% 533 $760   $21,014,283 4
Dec 7, 2018 22 $255,142 -37% 391 $653   $21,475,551 5
Dec 14, 2018 32 $65,116 -74% 173 $376   $21,665,871 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2018 P $900,000     2,620 $344   $900,000  
Nov 9, 2018 3 $3,794,798     2,859 $1,327   $3,794,798 1
Nov 10, 2018 4 $3,707,820 -2%   2,859 $1,297   $7,502,618 2
Nov 11, 2018 4 $2,699,490 -27%   2,859 $944   $10,202,108 3
Nov 12, 2018 4 $1,279,581 -53%   2,859 $448   $11,481,689 4
Nov 13, 2018 3 $1,140,620 -11%   2,859 $399   $12,622,309 5
Nov 14, 2018 3 $720,570 -37%   2,859 $252   $13,342,879 6
Nov 15, 2018 3 $550,010 -24%   2,859 $192   $13,892,889 7
Nov 16, 2018 8 $1,060,865 +93% -72% 2,859 $371   $14,953,754 8
Nov 17, 2018 8 $1,612,618 +52% -57% 2,859 $564   $16,566,372 9
Nov 18, 2018 8 $1,116,768 -31% -59% 2,859 $391   $17,683,140 10
Nov 19, 2018 8 $450,216 -60% -65% 2,859 $157   $18,133,356 11
Nov 20, 2018 8 $446,670 -1% -61% 2,859 $156   $18,580,026 12
Nov 21, 2018 12 $261,369 -41% -64% 1,223 $214   $18,841,395 13
Nov 22, 2018 12 $237,991 -9% -57% 1,223 $195   $19,079,386 14
Nov 23, 2018 12 $430,664 +81% -59% 1,223 $352   $19,510,050 15
Nov 24, 2018 13 $445,398 +3% -72% 1,223 $364   $19,955,448 16
Nov 25, 2018 13 $236,003 -47% -79% 1,223 $193   $20,191,451 17
Nov 26, 2018 12 $121,361 -49% -73% 1,223 $99   $20,312,812 18
Nov 27, 2018 13 $126,123 +4% -72% 1,223 $103   $20,438,935 19
Nov 28, 2018 14 $92,007 -27% -65% 1,223 $75   $20,530,942 20
Nov 29, 2018 14 $78,073 -15% -67% 1,223 $64   $20,609,015 21
Nov 30, 2018 15 $123,292 +58% -71% 533 $231   $20,732,307 22
Dec 1, 2018 - $172,311 +40% -61% 533 $323   $20,904,618 23
Dec 2, 2018 15 $109,665 -36% -54% 533 $206   $21,014,283 24
Dec 3, 2018 15 $44,987 -59% -63% 533 $84   $21,059,270 25
Dec 4, 2018 15 $65,668 +46% -48% 533 $123   $21,124,938 26
Dec 5, 2018 - $50,348 -23% -45% 533 $94   $21,175,286 27
Dec 6, 2018 15 $45,123 -10% -42% 533 $85   $21,220,409 28
Dec 7, 2018 - $73,468 +63% -40% 391 $188   $21,293,877 29
Dec 8, 2018 - $109,478 +49% -36% 391 $280   $21,403,355 30
Dec 9, 2018 - $72,196 -34% -34% 391 $185   $21,475,551 31
Dec 10, 2018 - $33,377 -54% -26% 391 $85   $21,508,928 32
Dec 11, 2018 - $37,259 +12% -43% 391 $95   $21,546,187 33
Dec 12, 2018 - $31,581 -15% -37% 391 $81   $21,577,768 34
Dec 13, 2018 - $22,987 -27% -49% 391 $59   $21,600,755 35
Dec 14, 2018 - $18,342 -20% -75% 173 $106   $21,619,097 36
Dec 15, 2018 - $26,019 +42% -76% 173 $150   $21,645,116 37
Dec 16, 2018 - $20,755 -20% -71% 173 $120   $21,665,871 38
Dec 17, 2018 - $10,890 -48% -67% 173 $63   $21,676,761 39
Dec 18, 2018 - $12,734 +17% -66% 173 $74   $21,689,495 40
Dec 19, 2018 - $8,228 -35% -74% 173 $48   $21,697,723 41
Dec 20, 2018 - $7,121 -13% -69% 173 $41   $21,704,844 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2018 3 $13,892,889   2,859 $4,859   $13,892,889 1
Nov 16, 2018 10 $5,186,497 -63% 1,223 $4,241   $19,079,386 2
Nov 23, 2018 13 $1,529,629 -71% 1,223 $1,251   $20,609,015 3
Nov 30, 2018 15 $611,394 -60% 533 $1,147   $21,220,409 4
Dec 7, 2018 22 $380,346 -38% 391 $973   $21,600,755 5
Dec 14, 2018 36 $104,089 -73% 173 $602   $21,704,844 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/9/2018 $71,237 108 108 193 $114,815 12/16/2018
Australia 12/7/2018 $252,823 180 180 579 $530,478 1/1/2019
Brazil 11/9/2018 $378,590 400 400 645 $763,575 12/16/2018
France 11/23/2018 $816,889 0 270 472 $1,591,565 12/16/2018
Germany 11/9/2018 $333,081 315 315 821 $696,126 12/16/2018
Hong Kong 11/9/2018 $387,000 52 52 52 $387,000 11/12/2018
Indonesia 11/9/2018 $831,597 281 281 281 $987,829 1/1/2019
Italy 11/9/2018 $327,906 237 237 262 $552,339 12/16/2018
Lithuania 11/9/2018 $9,636 44 44 48 $15,303 11/22/2018
Malaysia 11/9/2018 $420,000 104 104 104 $420,000 11/12/2018
Mexico 11/9/2018 $591,771 665 665 798 $1,227,679 12/16/2018
Netherlands 11/9/2018 $217,083 69 70 251 $524,965 12/16/2018
Poland 11/30/2018 $85,454 92 92 184 $169,078 12/16/2018
Portugal 11/9/2018 $65,467 58 58 150 $123,036 12/4/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/3/2018 $187,800 149 1,411 3,495 $2,030,042 1/1/2019
Spain 11/9/2018 $374,542 274 274 853 $868,970 12/16/2018
Taiwan 11/9/2018 $428,769 108 108 156 $1,191,459 12/11/2018
Thailand 11/9/2018 $174,000 64 64 64 $174,000 11/12/2018
Turkey 11/9/2018 $79,262 180 180 334 $187,206 11/29/2018
United Kingdom 11/7/2018 $879,746 421 421 834 $1,669,559 12/16/2018
 
Rest of World $3,248,321
 
International Total$17,473,345 1/1/2019

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 24, 2019531,718 31,718$570,607$570,6071
Mar 3, 20191817,083-46% 48,801$307,323$877,9302

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 24, 2019485,581 85,581$2,052,324$2,052,3241
Mar 3, 2019826,451-69% 112,032$658,149$2,710,4732
Mar 10, 20191316,190-39% 128,222$391,894$3,102,3673
Mar 17, 2019177,509-54% 135,731$166,631$3,268,9984

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