Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

Paranormal Activity 3 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $104,028,807Details
International Box Office $103,011,037Details
Worldwide Box Office $207,039,844
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,572,853 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,572,853
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A prequel to the first two films in the series, mostly set 18 years earlier.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$52,568,183 (50.5% of total gross)
Legs:1.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 41.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,321 opening theaters/3,329 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,416,093

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 749 $104,028,807
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,060 $103,011,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 885 $207,039,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $104,028,807
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $103,011,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 180 $207,039,844

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 21st, 2011 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: October 21st, 2011 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, language, brief sexuality and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2193, 10/12/2011)
Running Time: 81 minutes
Franchise: Paranormal Activity
Comparisons: vs. Hanna
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Keywords: Haunting, Demons, Found Footage, Prologue, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Non-Chronological, Prequel, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Blumhouse, Solana Films, Room 101
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 310 $5,145,964 Nov 11, 2011 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 21 $18,144,516 Oct 28, 2011 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $25,855,361 Oct 28, 2011 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 12 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 53 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 8 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 88 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 34 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 31 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 36 50.0% Oct 21, 2011 3
Top 2011 Theater Average 80 $15,829 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 51 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Top Horror Day Domestic 9 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 39 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Top R Day Domestic 37 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Biggest Domestic October Day 13 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 2011 1 $52,568,183   3,321 $15,829   $52,568,183 1
Oct 28, 2011 2 $18,144,516 -65% 3,329 $5,450   $80,919,170 2
Nov 4, 2011 4 $8,333,691 -54% 3,286 $2,536   $95,116,745 3
Nov 11, 2011 8 $3,611,283 -57% 2,776 $1,301   $100,808,835 4
Nov 18, 2011 11 $1,000,518 -72% 1,402 $714   $102,619,195 5
Nov 25, 2011 23 $275,373 -72% 355 $776   $103,245,770 6
Dec 2, 2011 33 $130,883 -52% 255 $513   $103,442,444 7
Dec 9, 2011 27 $142,652 +9% 302 $472   $103,629,004 8
Dec 16, 2011 31 $91,616 -36% 206 $445   $103,783,478 9
Dec 23, 2011 42 $30,058 -67% 124 $242   $103,878,057 10
Dec 30, 2011 46 $53,544 +78% 124 $432   $103,993,239 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 20, 2011 P $8,000,000     2,200 $3,636   $8,000,000  
Oct 21, 2011 1 $26,305,745     3,321 $7,921   $26,305,745 1
Oct 22, 2011 1 $17,203,500 -35%   3,321 $5,180   $43,509,245 2
Oct 23, 2011 1 $9,058,938 -47%   3,321 $2,728   $52,568,183 3
Oct 24, 2011 1 $2,882,100 -68%   3,321 $868   $55,450,283 4
Oct 25, 2011 1 $2,868,765 n/c   3,321 $864   $58,319,048 5
Oct 26, 2011 1 $2,140,394 -25%   3,321 $645   $60,459,442 6
Oct 27, 2011 1 $2,315,212 +8%   3,321 $697   $62,774,654 7
Oct 28, 2011 2 $6,444,371 +178% -76% 3,329 $1,936   $69,219,025 8
Oct 29, 2011 2 $7,289,921 +13% -58% 3,329 $2,190   $76,508,946 9
Oct 30, 2011 2 $4,410,224 -40% -51% 3,329 $1,325   $80,919,170 10
Oct 31, 2011 1 $2,531,585 -43% -12% 3,329 $760   $83,450,755 11
Nov 1, 2011 3 $1,328,012 -48% -54% 3,329 $399   $84,778,767 12
Nov 2, 2011 3 $988,773 -26% -54% 3,329 $297   $85,767,540 13
Nov 3, 2011 2 $1,015,514 +3% -56% 3,329 $305   $86,783,054 14
Nov 4, 2011 4 $2,938,821 +189% -54% 3,286 $894   $89,721,875 15
Nov 5, 2011 4 $3,724,675 +27% -49% 3,286 $1,133   $93,446,550 16
Nov 6, 2011 5 $1,670,195 -55% -62% 3,286 $508   $95,116,745 17
Nov 7, 2011 5 $505,874 -70% -80% 3,286 $154   $95,622,619 18
Nov 8, 2011 5 $537,381 +6% -60% 3,286 $164   $96,160,000 19
Nov 9, 2011 5 $418,198 -22% -58% 3,286 $127   $96,578,198 20
Nov 10, 2011 5 $619,354 +48% -39% 3,286 $188   $97,197,552 21
Nov 11, 2011 8 $1,383,951 +123% -53% 2,776 $499   $98,581,503 22
Nov 12, 2011 8 $1,533,769 +11% -59% 2,776 $553   $100,115,272 23
Nov 13, 2011 8 $693,563 -55% -58% 2,776 $250   $100,808,835 24
Nov 14, 2011 8 $209,403 -70% -59% 2,776 $75   $101,018,238 25
Nov 15, 2011 8 $231,869 +11% -57% 2,776 $84   $101,250,107 26
Nov 16, 2011 8 $193,656 -16% -54% 2,776 $70   $101,443,763 27
Nov 17, 2011 8 $174,914 -10% -72% 2,776 $63   $101,618,677 28
Nov 18, 2011 10 $333,285 +91% -76% 2,776 $120   $101,951,962 29
Nov 19, 2011 11 $444,008 +33% -71% 2,776 $160   $102,395,970 30
Nov 20, 2011 11 $223,225 -50% -68% 2,776 $80   $102,619,195 31
Nov 21, 2011 11 $106,055 -52% -49% 2,776 $38   $102,725,250 32
Nov 22, 2011 11 $139,353 +31% -40% 2,776 $50   $102,864,603 33
Nov 23, 2011 - $55,064 -60% -72% 355 $155   $102,919,667 34
Nov 24, 2011 - $50,730 -8% -71% 355 $143   $102,970,397 35
Nov 25, 2011 - $112,722 +122% -66% 355 $318   $103,083,119 36
Nov 26, 2011 - $116,847 +4% -74% 355 $329   $103,199,966 37
Nov 27, 2011 - $45,804 -61% -79% 355 $129   $103,245,770 38
Nov 28, 2011 - $16,615 -64% -84% 355 $47   $103,262,385 39
Nov 29, 2011 - $17,500 +5% -87% 355 $49   $103,279,885 40
Nov 30, 2011 - $15,255 -13% -72% 355 $43   $103,295,140 41
Dec 1, 2011 - $16,421 +8% -68% 355 $46   $103,311,561 42
Dec 2, 2011 - $41,279 +151% -63% 255 $162   $103,352,840 43
Dec 3, 2011 - $60,765 +47% -48% 255 $238   $103,413,605 44
Dec 4, 2011 - $28,839 -53% -37% 255 $113   $103,442,444 45
Dec 5, 2011 - $11,192 -61% -33% 255 $44   $103,453,636 46
Dec 6, 2011 - $10,875 -3% -38% 255 $43   $103,464,511 47
Dec 7, 2011 - $10,540 -3% -31% 255 $41   $103,475,051 48
Dec 8, 2011 - $11,301 +7% -31% 255 $44   $103,486,352 49
Dec 9, 2011 - $41,000 +263% -1% 302 $136   $103,527,352 50
Dec 10, 2011 - $64,265 +57% +6% 302 $213   $103,591,617 51
Dec 11, 2011 - $37,387 -42% +30% 302 $124   $103,629,004 52
Dec 12, 2011 - $15,235 -59% +36% 302 $50   $103,644,239 53
Dec 13, 2011 - $16,154 +6% +49% 302 $53   $103,660,393 54
Dec 14, 2011 - $15,115 -6% +43% 302 $50   $103,675,508 55
Dec 15, 2011 - $16,354 +8% +45% 302 $54   $103,691,862 56
Dec 16, 2011 - $25,181 +54% -39% 206 $122   $103,717,043 57
Dec 17, 2011 - $37,218 +48% -42% 206 $181   $103,754,261 58
Dec 18, 2011 - $29,217 -21% -22% 206 $142   $103,783,478 59
Dec 19, 2011 - $15,899 -46% +4% 206 $77   $103,799,377 60
Dec 20, 2011 - $17,603 +11% +9% 206 $85   $103,816,980 61
Dec 21, 2011 - $14,702 -16% -3% 206 $71   $103,831,682 62
Dec 22, 2011 - $16,317 +11% n/c 206 $79   $103,847,999 63
Dec 23, 2011 - $12,376 -24% -51% 124 $100   $103,860,375 64
Dec 24, 2011 - $3,978 -68% -89% 124 $32   $103,864,353 65
Dec 25, 2011 - $13,704 +244% -53% 124 $111   $103,878,057 66
Dec 26, 2011 - $16,059 +17% +1% 124 $130   $103,894,116 67
Dec 27, 2011 - $13,896 -13% -21% 124 $112   $103,908,012 68
Dec 28, 2011 - $15,418 +11% +5% 124 $124   $103,923,430 69
Dec 29, 2011 - $16,265 +5% n/c 124 $131   $103,939,695 70
Dec 30, 2011 - $21,472 +32% +73% 124 $173   $103,961,167 71
Dec 31, 2011 - $10,216 -52% +157% 124 $82   $103,971,383 72
Jan 1, 2012 - $21,856 +114% +59% 124 $176   $103,993,239 73
Jan 2, 2012 - $14,589 -33% -9% 124 $118   $104,007,828 74
Jan 3, 2012 - $7,143 -51% -49% 124 $58   $104,014,971 75
Jan 4, 2012 - $7,266 +2% -53% 124 $59   $104,022,237 76
Jan 5, 2012 - $6,570 -10% -60% 124 $53   $104,028,807 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 2011 1 $62,774,654   3,321 $18,902   $62,774,654 1
Oct 28, 2011 2 $24,008,400 -62% 3,329 $7,212   $86,783,054 2
Nov 4, 2011 4 $10,414,498 -57% 3,286 $3,169   $97,197,552 3
Nov 11, 2011 8 $4,421,125 -58% 2,776 $1,593   $101,618,677 4
Nov 18, 2011 14 $1,351,720 -69% 1,402 $964   $102,970,397 5
Nov 25, 2011 23 $341,164 -75% 355 $961   $103,311,561 6
Dec 2, 2011 31 $174,791 -49% 255 $685   $103,486,352 7
Dec 9, 2011 28 $205,510 +18% 302 $680   $103,691,862 8
Dec 16, 2011 33 $156,137 -24% 206 $758   $103,847,999 9
Dec 23, 2011 43 $91,696 -41% 124 $739   $103,939,695 10
Dec 30, 2011 45 $89,112 -3% 124 $719   $104,028,807 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 10/21/2011 $0 0 1 1 $5,109,975 12/11/2015
Indonesia 1/18/2012 $0 0 4 4 $1,116,125 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $96,784,937
 
International Total$103,011,037 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 29, 20122101,396 101,396$2,026,898$2,026,8983
Feb 5, 20121222,013 123,409$440,047$2,466,9452

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Leading Cast

Chloe Cserngey    Young Katie
Jessica Brown*    Young Kristi

Supporting Cast

Lauren Bittner    Julie
Chris Smith    Dennis
Katie Featherston    Katie
Hallie Foote    Grandma Lois
Dustin Ingram    Randy Rosen
Johanna Braddy    Lisa
Brian Boland    Daniel
Sprague Grayden    Adult Kristi
William Prieto    Hunter
Jackson Prieto    Hunter
Paitoon Cheng    Ida
Eddie Medrano    Party Magician
Rebecca Delgado Smith    Crying Bridesmaid
Bailey Brown    Bailey
Tucker Brown    Tucker
Jessica Berger    Kid
Hayden Sosa    Kid
Asher Rowland    Kid
Saige Gernhauser    Kid
Meredith Eaton    Woman
Bonita Friedericy    Dorothy Wolfe
Marilyn Alex    Creepy Lady
Jackie Benoit    Creepy Lady
Jody Carter    Creepy Lady
Maria Olsen    Creepy Lady
Karen Teliha    Creepy Lady

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

Production and Technical Credits

Henry Joost    Director
Ariel Schulman    Director
Christopher Landon    Screenwriter
Oren Peli    Based on the origional film "Paranormal Activity" Directed by Oren Peli
Jason Blum    Producer
Oren Peli    Producer
Steven Schneider    Producer
Akiva Goldsman    Executive Producer
Jennifer Spence    Production Designer
Gregory Plotkin    Editor
Peter Brown    Composer
Magdalena Gorka    Director of Photography
Christopher Landon    Co-Producer
Gregory Plotkin    Co-Producer
Jeanette Volturno-Brill    Co-Producer
James Moran    Assistant Director
Rick A. Osako    Unit Production Manager
David Wilson    Art Director
Kelly Berry    Set Decorator
Keith Dunkerley    Second Unit Camera
Leah Butler    Costume Designer
Linda Huse    Costume Supervisor
Zsolt Magyar    Sound Mixer
Joe Dzuban    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Mann    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Brown    Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Brown    Sound Designer
Stephen P. Robinson    Sound Designer
Glynna Grimala    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Daniel S. Irwin    Dialogue Editor
Kymber Blake    Make up Department Head
Paula Jane Hamilton    Key Make up
Rene Vaca    Hair Department Head
Terri Taylor    Casting Director
Rob King    Stunt Coordinator

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

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February 14th, 2012

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November 13th, 2011

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November 9th, 2011

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November 3rd, 2011

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October 26th, 2011

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Martha Marcy May Marlene Makes the Most on Per Theater Chart

October 25th, 2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene was one of five films to top $10,000 on the per theater chart leading the way with $34,413. Combining the film's opening with its reviews and it suggests serious potential for expansion. Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey opened with $22,963 in its lone theater, which is surprisingly strong. The overall box office leader, Paranormal Activity 3, was next with $15,829. Last week's winner on the per theater chart, The Skin I Live In, remained strong with an average of $11,771 in 21 theaters. Further expansion is likely, as it is earning some measure of mainstream success, but its bizarre subject matter will prevent it from truly escaping the art house circuit. Margin Call was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club, as it was playing in 56 theaters, which is a lot for a limited release. Its opening weekend average of $10,034 and excellent reviews suggests some potential to expand, while reaching $1 million should happen sometime during the upcoming weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Paranormal Wasn't Just Your Regular Hit

October 24th, 2011

The industry as a whole has to be breathing a small sigh of relief after the weekend numbers started to come in. Paranormal Activity 3 broke records over the weekend helping the overall box office along the way. It grew 38% compared to last weekend, hitting $121 million. Unfortunately, that was still 6% lower than the same weekend Last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is 4% behind 2010's pace at $8.38 billion to $8.73 million and there's little hope that deficit will go away by the end of the year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Big Activity at the Box Office

October 23rd, 2011

After a poor September and slow start to October, Paranormal Activity 3 put some life back in to the movie industry this weekend with a huge $54 million opening weekend, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. That's comfortably a record for the franchise and will almost certainly top Jackass 3D to become the biggest October's biggest weekend too. With no other horror flick coming out between now and Halloween, it should be set for a comfortable $100 million or so at the box office (on a budget of $5 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office See Some Action?

October 20th, 2011

The box office was terrible last weekend, so much so that it is hard to imagine things won't turnaround this weekend. There is one film, Paranormal Activity 3, that's almost guaranteed to be a hit, but expectations for the other wide releases range from expensive bomb, The Three Musketeers 3D; international hit that will flop here, Johnny English Reborn and niche market film just hoping to reach the top ten, The Mighty Macs. Last year Paranormal Activity 2 opened with just over $40 million. Paranormal Activity 3 might be able to do the same, but the rest of the new releases and the holdovers are not looking good, so there could be a sizable decline in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Activity is Good for Your Bones

October 14th, 2011

There are two new releases opening next week that should be at saturation level theater counts: The Three Musketeers - 3D and Paranormal Activity 3. While they both are opening in roughly the same number of theaters, the latter should have the advantage at the box office and it is 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 Paranormal Activity 3. 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 Bones: Season Six on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Modern Family: Season Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: October

October 1st, 2011

There is a little bit of good news going into October, as September did help close the year-to-date deficit, even if it was by a small amount. Unfortunately, we really needed a better result to be optimistic about our chances of closing that gap entirely by the end of the year. Even worse, this month represents the last chance 2011 has to catch up to 2010. I know there are two additional months left in the year, but October of 2010 was a soft month with four of the five weekends showing year-over-year declines. If October 2011 is even weaker, the odds of making up the $300 million deficit will be all but gone. It becomes even more troubling that there are no movies opening in October that are guaranteed to be monster hits. So, while October of 2010 was weak compared to October of 2009, it looks like it will be stronger than October of 2011. Hopefully I'm just being pessimistic. There are a couple films that have a shot at $100 million and I will be surprised if none of them at least come close to that milestone, but the slate of films is weaker than I would like. More...


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Synopsis

A prequel to the first two films in the series, mostly set 18 years earlier.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$52,568,183 (50.5% of total gross)
Legs:1.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 41.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,321 opening theaters/3,329 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,416,093

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 749 $104,028,807
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,060 $103,011,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 885 $207,039,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $104,028,807
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $103,011,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 180 $207,039,844

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 21st, 2011 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: October 21st, 2011 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, language, brief sexuality and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2193, 10/12/2011)
Running Time: 81 minutes
Franchise: Paranormal Activity
Comparisons: vs. Hanna
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Keywords: Haunting, Demons, Found Footage, Prologue, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Non-Chronological, Prequel, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Blumhouse, Solana Films, Room 101
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 310 $5,145,964 Nov 11, 2011 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 21 $18,144,516 Oct 28, 2011 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $25,855,361 Oct 28, 2011 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 12 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 53 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 8 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 88 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 34 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 31 $52,568,183 Oct 21, 2011 3
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 36 50.0% Oct 21, 2011 3
Top 2011 Theater Average 80 $15,829 Oct 21, 2011 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 51 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Top Horror Day Domestic 9 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 39 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Top R Day Domestic 37 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1
Biggest Domestic October Day 13 $26,305,745 Oct 21, 2011 1

Leading Cast

Chloe Cserngey    Young Katie
Jessica Brown*    Young Kristi

Supporting Cast

Lauren Bittner    Julie
Chris Smith    Dennis
Katie Featherston    Katie
Hallie Foote    Grandma Lois
Dustin Ingram    Randy Rosen
Johanna Braddy    Lisa
Brian Boland    Daniel
Sprague Grayden    Adult Kristi
William Prieto    Hunter
Jackson Prieto    Hunter
Paitoon Cheng    Ida
Eddie Medrano    Party Magician
Rebecca Delgado Smith    Crying Bridesmaid
Bailey Brown    Bailey
Tucker Brown    Tucker
Jessica Berger    Kid
Hayden Sosa    Kid
Asher Rowland    Kid
Saige Gernhauser    Kid
Meredith Eaton    Woman
Bonita Friedericy    Dorothy Wolfe
Marilyn Alex    Creepy Lady
Jackie Benoit    Creepy Lady
Jody Carter    Creepy Lady
Maria Olsen    Creepy Lady
Karen Teliha    Creepy Lady

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

Production and Technical Credits

Henry Joost    Director
Ariel Schulman    Director
Christopher Landon    Screenwriter
Oren Peli    Based on the origional film "Paranormal Activity" Directed by Oren Peli
Jason Blum    Producer
Oren Peli    Producer
Steven Schneider    Producer
Akiva Goldsman    Executive Producer
Jennifer Spence    Production Designer
Gregory Plotkin    Editor
Peter Brown    Composer
Magdalena Gorka    Director of Photography
Christopher Landon    Co-Producer
Gregory Plotkin    Co-Producer
Jeanette Volturno-Brill    Co-Producer
James Moran    Assistant Director
Rick A. Osako    Unit Production Manager
David Wilson    Art Director
Kelly Berry    Set Decorator
Keith Dunkerley    Second Unit Camera
Leah Butler    Costume Designer
Linda Huse    Costume Supervisor
Zsolt Magyar    Sound Mixer
Joe Dzuban    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Mann    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Brown    Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Brown    Sound Designer
Stephen P. Robinson    Sound Designer
Glynna Grimala    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Daniel S. Irwin    Dialogue Editor
Kymber Blake    Make up Department Head
Paula Jane Hamilton    Key Make up
Rene Vaca    Hair Department Head
Terri Taylor    Casting Director
Rob King    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Steel Grabs the Loot

February 8th, 2012

There was no competition on the Blu-ray sales chart, as Real Steel topped all new releases and holdovers by a healthy margin. It sold 799,000 units and generated $22.36 million in sales giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. Hopefully we will see a lot more films crack 50% as the winter blockbusters start to come out. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 24th, 2012

January 24th, 2012

There are three first run releases of note this week, including an Awards Season player, 50/50; the latest installment in a perennial horror franchise, Paranormal Activity 3; and big budget family film, Real Steel. Of those three, 50/50 is the best and a contender for Pick of the Week. Other contenders include Godzilla: The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and Wings on Blu-ray. However, I'm going with a late arrival: Moneyball on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Paranormal Activity 3

January 23rd, 2012

"It's Halloween, so it must be Saw." has turned to "It's Halloween, so it must be Paranormal Activity". With the fourth film already in production, we get Paranormal Activity 3 hitting the home market this week. I've reviewed the previous installments, so how will this one compare to those two films? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Immortals Avoid a Quick Death

November 14th, 2011

We finally had some good news, as there was a surprise hit at the box office. Immortals opened with substantially more than expected, while the rest of the top five at least came within $500,000 of weekend predictions. This led to an increase from last weekend of 20% to $136 million, while compared to last year, the box office was 12% higher. There is still some bad news. For instance, 2011 is still behind 2010's pace by about 4% at $8.83 billion to $9.19 billion. Also, in order to catch up, we need to maintain year-over-year gains that are about twice as high as they were this weekend. I don't see that happening. More...

Weekend Estimates: Immortals Easily Wins Three-Way Race

November 13th, 2011

Relativity will enjoy a relatively comfortable win at the box office this weekend, based on Sunday estimates. 3D fantasy action movie Immortals is set to earn about $32 million, according to their Sunday estimate, and will comfortably beat fellow-opener Jack and Jill. The Adam Sandler comedy is projected to earn $26 million, which makes it essentially tied with Puss in Boots. The animated adventure will be down just 22% this weekend and has passed $100 million at the box office in its third weekend. More...

International Box Office: Feeling Adventurous

November 9th, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn remained on top of the international chart during its second weekend of release, while it crossed the $100 million milestone over the weekend. It expanded into more than two dozen new markets, but most were of the smaller variety. Overall, it made $38.98 million on 7,103 screens in 45 markets, for a total of $123.55 million so far. Russia was the only real exception, where it opened in second place with $4.81 million on 788 screens. It plummeted 74% in France, but still added $6.99 million on 850 screens for a two-week total of $33.44 million. On the other hand, it remained in first place in Spain with $5.19 million on 819 screens over the weekend, for a total of $16.62 million after two. At this point, $200 million internationally is a given, which is likely close to the film's total budget. If it can close close to that figure here, it will break even before the lucrative home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Can't Give Puss the Boot

November 7th, 2011

November began like most of 2011 has gone, on a losing note. We are running out of time to turn things around and this weekend it wasn't even close. Neither Tower Heist nor A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas put up much of a fight at the box office and, if it weren't for Puss in Boots's incredible hold, the numbers would have been nothing short of tragic. Granted, the box office rose by 9% from last weekend to $114 million, but that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by 4% at $8.66 billion to $9.02 billion and, at this point, I'd settle for that situation not getting any worse from now till the New Year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Heist Tower Above the Competition, or Will the Box Office Feel Ripped Off?

November 3rd, 2011

October ended on a winning note, but overall the month was terrible. Only two films released that month will get to $100 million, while there were five that were bombs. The industry is hoping things will turn around starting this weekend. That might be tricky, as the two new releases opening this weekend, Tower Heist and A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas are no where near as strong as last year's new releases. Tower Heist likely won't top Due Date, while Harold and Kumar won't open as strongly as For Colored Girls... did. And that's not even taking into account Megamind, which led the way. If 2011 is to catch up to 2010, it will need to average 20% growth year-over-year. However, it is far more likely we will see 20% drop-off this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Christmas Comes Early

November 3rd, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn doesn't open here till a few days before Christmas, but it led the way on the international chart with an astonishing $56.56 million on 5,699 screens in 19 markets. Its biggest opening was in France, where it managed $26.97 million on 850 screens. That's like a $150 million opening here. It's a record for a non-sequel in that market. It wasn't as impressive in the U.K., but it did score $10.83 million on 512 screens, which is equivalent to a $50 million to $60 million opening here. These results will force me to re-evaluate its box office potential with an above $200 million run a lot more likely now. Granted, the source material is better known in Europe, plus it will have a lot more competition when it debuts here, but this is still a great sign going forward. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Halloween Scares Up a Rare Win for 2011

October 31st, 2011

It was a rare winning weekend at the box office, although it came too late to salvage the month, which was a bloody affair and 2011 fell tens of millions of dollars further behind last year's pace. The lone bright spot over the weekend was Puss in Boots, which easily led the way. However, even here there was darkness, as it failed to live up to the low end of expectations. The overall box office was a macabre $105 million, or 14% lower than last weekend. We did get a jolt with the box office creeping up 11% from last year. However, while double-digit growth would normally send chills up your spine, not having to deal with Halloween on the weekend itself explains much of that success. Year-to-date, 2011 remains lifeless down 4% from last year at $8.52 billion compared to $8.86 billion and unless some dark magic can revive the box office, and soon, we will have the second year in a row of year-over-year declines and 2011 could see the lowest ticket sales in about a decade and a half. That's truly scary. More...

Weekend Estimates: Puss in Boots Opens with $34 Million

October 30th, 2011

Although it's perhaps an exaggeration to call it the start of the Holiday Season, Puss in Boots' debut this weekend was intended to give Dreamworks Animation a head start on what will be a very competitive season, and it looks as though it can be called a moderate success. The Shrek spin-off will earn an estimated $34 million this weekend, which should put it on track to earn comfortably over $100 million during its run in domestic theaters. While that's a very respectable performance for October, it pales in comparison to other films in the franchise. Even Shrek Forever After more than doubled that number, and the original Shrek posted over $42 million in 2001. So it's far from certain that this will be the start of a long-lived offshot for the franchise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Moviegoers Get a Kick Out of Puss in Boots?

October 27th, 2011

Puss in Boots was pushed up a week and will likely dominate the pre-Halloween weekend with last weekend's winner, Paranormal Activity 3, coming in a distant second. There are a couple of other new wide releases, In Time and The Rum Diary, but neither are generating a lot of buzz. There is some good news, as this weekend last year was a real disappointment and there's a chance both Puss in Boots and Paranormal Activity 3 will earn more than last year's number one film, Saw VII. Hopefully October can end on a high note, because it's been a bad month so far. More...

International Box Office: Paranormal Inactivity

October 26th, 2011

The international box office was pretty slow this week and the only new release to have any impact was Paranormal Activity 3. This film did top the chart with $26.11 million on 3,876 screens in 42 markets. Leading the way was the U.K. with $5.43 million on 391 screens, which was easily enough for first place in that market. It also topped the charts in Russia with $3.20 million on 637 screens, in Australia with $3.04 million on 192, in Mexico with $1.96 million on 732, and in Spain with $1.04 million on 232. On the other hand, it had to settle for third place in France with $2.50 million on 215 screens and in Brazil with $1.21 million on 200. Compared to previous installments, these results were mixed. The film was stronger in Australia, but weaker in the U.K. and France, for instance. It's too soon to tell where it will finish, but assuming it is the biggest hit domestically of the three films, it should at least come close to $200 million worldwide. More...

Contest: Activity is Good for Your Bones: Winning Announcement

October 25th, 2011

The winners of our Activity is Good for Your Bones contest were determined and they are... More...

Martha Marcy May Marlene Makes the Most on Per Theater Chart

October 25th, 2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene was one of five films to top $10,000 on the per theater chart leading the way with $34,413. Combining the film's opening with its reviews and it suggests serious potential for expansion. Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey opened with $22,963 in its lone theater, which is surprisingly strong. The overall box office leader, Paranormal Activity 3, was next with $15,829. Last week's winner on the per theater chart, The Skin I Live In, remained strong with an average of $11,771 in 21 theaters. Further expansion is likely, as it is earning some measure of mainstream success, but its bizarre subject matter will prevent it from truly escaping the art house circuit. Margin Call was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club, as it was playing in 56 theaters, which is a lot for a limited release. Its opening weekend average of $10,034 and excellent reviews suggests some potential to expand, while reaching $1 million should happen sometime during the upcoming weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Paranormal Wasn't Just Your Regular Hit

October 24th, 2011

The industry as a whole has to be breathing a small sigh of relief after the weekend numbers started to come in. Paranormal Activity 3 broke records over the weekend helping the overall box office along the way. It grew 38% compared to last weekend, hitting $121 million. Unfortunately, that was still 6% lower than the same weekend Last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is 4% behind 2010's pace at $8.38 billion to $8.73 million and there's little hope that deficit will go away by the end of the year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Big Activity at the Box Office

October 23rd, 2011

After a poor September and slow start to October, Paranormal Activity 3 put some life back in to the movie industry this weekend with a huge $54 million opening weekend, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. That's comfortably a record for the franchise and will almost certainly top Jackass 3D to become the biggest October's biggest weekend too. With no other horror flick coming out between now and Halloween, it should be set for a comfortable $100 million or so at the box office (on a budget of $5 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office See Some Action?

October 20th, 2011

The box office was terrible last weekend, so much so that it is hard to imagine things won't turnaround this weekend. There is one film, Paranormal Activity 3, that's almost guaranteed to be a hit, but expectations for the other wide releases range from expensive bomb, The Three Musketeers 3D; international hit that will flop here, Johnny English Reborn and niche market film just hoping to reach the top ten, The Mighty Macs. Last year Paranormal Activity 2 opened with just over $40 million. Paranormal Activity 3 might be able to do the same, but the rest of the new releases and the holdovers are not looking good, so there could be a sizable decline in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Activity is Good for Your Bones

October 14th, 2011

There are two new releases opening next week that should be at saturation level theater counts: The Three Musketeers - 3D and Paranormal Activity 3. While they both are opening in roughly the same number of theaters, the latter should have the advantage at the box office and it is 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 Paranormal Activity 3. 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 Bones: Season Six on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Modern Family: Season Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: October

October 1st, 2011

There is a little bit of good news going into October, as September did help close the year-to-date deficit, even if it was by a small amount. Unfortunately, we really needed a better result to be optimistic about our chances of closing that gap entirely by the end of the year. Even worse, this month represents the last chance 2011 has to catch up to 2010. I know there are two additional months left in the year, but October of 2010 was a soft month with four of the five weekends showing year-over-year declines. If October 2011 is even weaker, the odds of making up the $300 million deficit will be all but gone. It becomes even more troubling that there are no movies opening in October that are guaranteed to be monster hits. So, while October of 2010 was weak compared to October of 2009, it looks like it will be stronger than October of 2011. Hopefully I'm just being pessimistic. There are a couple films that have a shot at $100 million and I will be surprised if none of them at least come close to that milestone, but the slate of films is weaker than I would like. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 2011 1 $52,568,183   3,321 $15,829   $52,568,183 1
Oct 28, 2011 2 $18,144,516 -65% 3,329 $5,450   $80,919,170 2
Nov 4, 2011 4 $8,333,691 -54% 3,286 $2,536   $95,116,745 3
Nov 11, 2011 8 $3,611,283 -57% 2,776 $1,301   $100,808,835 4
Nov 18, 2011 11 $1,000,518 -72% 1,402 $714   $102,619,195 5
Nov 25, 2011 23 $275,373 -72% 355 $776   $103,245,770 6
Dec 2, 2011 33 $130,883 -52% 255 $513   $103,442,444 7
Dec 9, 2011 27 $142,652 +9% 302 $472   $103,629,004 8
Dec 16, 2011 31 $91,616 -36% 206 $445   $103,783,478 9
Dec 23, 2011 42 $30,058 -67% 124 $242   $103,878,057 10
Dec 30, 2011 46 $53,544 +78% 124 $432   $103,993,239 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 20, 2011 P $8,000,000     2,200 $3,636   $8,000,000  
Oct 21, 2011 1 $26,305,745     3,321 $7,921   $26,305,745 1
Oct 22, 2011 1 $17,203,500 -35%   3,321 $5,180   $43,509,245 2
Oct 23, 2011 1 $9,058,938 -47%   3,321 $2,728   $52,568,183 3
Oct 24, 2011 1 $2,882,100 -68%   3,321 $868   $55,450,283 4
Oct 25, 2011 1 $2,868,765 n/c   3,321 $864   $58,319,048 5
Oct 26, 2011 1 $2,140,394 -25%   3,321 $645   $60,459,442 6
Oct 27, 2011 1 $2,315,212 +8%   3,321 $697   $62,774,654 7
Oct 28, 2011 2 $6,444,371 +178% -76% 3,329 $1,936   $69,219,025 8
Oct 29, 2011 2 $7,289,921 +13% -58% 3,329 $2,190   $76,508,946 9
Oct 30, 2011 2 $4,410,224 -40% -51% 3,329 $1,325   $80,919,170 10
Oct 31, 2011 1 $2,531,585 -43% -12% 3,329 $760   $83,450,755 11
Nov 1, 2011 3 $1,328,012 -48% -54% 3,329 $399   $84,778,767 12
Nov 2, 2011 3 $988,773 -26% -54% 3,329 $297   $85,767,540 13
Nov 3, 2011 2 $1,015,514 +3% -56% 3,329 $305   $86,783,054 14
Nov 4, 2011 4 $2,938,821 +189% -54% 3,286 $894   $89,721,875 15
Nov 5, 2011 4 $3,724,675 +27% -49% 3,286 $1,133   $93,446,550 16
Nov 6, 2011 5 $1,670,195 -55% -62% 3,286 $508   $95,116,745 17
Nov 7, 2011 5 $505,874 -70% -80% 3,286 $154   $95,622,619 18
Nov 8, 2011 5 $537,381 +6% -60% 3,286 $164   $96,160,000 19
Nov 9, 2011 5 $418,198 -22% -58% 3,286 $127   $96,578,198 20
Nov 10, 2011 5 $619,354 +48% -39% 3,286 $188   $97,197,552 21
Nov 11, 2011 8 $1,383,951 +123% -53% 2,776 $499   $98,581,503 22
Nov 12, 2011 8 $1,533,769 +11% -59% 2,776 $553   $100,115,272 23
Nov 13, 2011 8 $693,563 -55% -58% 2,776 $250   $100,808,835 24
Nov 14, 2011 8 $209,403 -70% -59% 2,776 $75   $101,018,238 25
Nov 15, 2011 8 $231,869 +11% -57% 2,776 $84   $101,250,107 26
Nov 16, 2011 8 $193,656 -16% -54% 2,776 $70   $101,443,763 27
Nov 17, 2011 8 $174,914 -10% -72% 2,776 $63   $101,618,677 28
Nov 18, 2011 10 $333,285 +91% -76% 2,776 $120   $101,951,962 29
Nov 19, 2011 11 $444,008 +33% -71% 2,776 $160   $102,395,970 30
Nov 20, 2011 11 $223,225 -50% -68% 2,776 $80   $102,619,195 31
Nov 21, 2011 11 $106,055 -52% -49% 2,776 $38   $102,725,250 32
Nov 22, 2011 11 $139,353 +31% -40% 2,776 $50   $102,864,603 33
Nov 23, 2011 - $55,064 -60% -72% 355 $155   $102,919,667 34
Nov 24, 2011 - $50,730 -8% -71% 355 $143   $102,970,397 35
Nov 25, 2011 - $112,722 +122% -66% 355 $318   $103,083,119 36
Nov 26, 2011 - $116,847 +4% -74% 355 $329   $103,199,966 37
Nov 27, 2011 - $45,804 -61% -79% 355 $129   $103,245,770 38
Nov 28, 2011 - $16,615 -64% -84% 355 $47   $103,262,385 39
Nov 29, 2011 - $17,500 +5% -87% 355 $49   $103,279,885 40
Nov 30, 2011 - $15,255 -13% -72% 355 $43   $103,295,140 41
Dec 1, 2011 - $16,421 +8% -68% 355 $46   $103,311,561 42
Dec 2, 2011 - $41,279 +151% -63% 255 $162   $103,352,840 43
Dec 3, 2011 - $60,765 +47% -48% 255 $238   $103,413,605 44
Dec 4, 2011 - $28,839 -53% -37% 255 $113   $103,442,444 45
Dec 5, 2011 - $11,192 -61% -33% 255 $44   $103,453,636 46
Dec 6, 2011 - $10,875 -3% -38% 255 $43   $103,464,511 47
Dec 7, 2011 - $10,540 -3% -31% 255 $41   $103,475,051 48
Dec 8, 2011 - $11,301 +7% -31% 255 $44   $103,486,352 49
Dec 9, 2011 - $41,000 +263% -1% 302 $136   $103,527,352 50
Dec 10, 2011 - $64,265 +57% +6% 302 $213   $103,591,617 51
Dec 11, 2011 - $37,387 -42% +30% 302 $124   $103,629,004 52
Dec 12, 2011 - $15,235 -59% +36% 302 $50   $103,644,239 53
Dec 13, 2011 - $16,154 +6% +49% 302 $53   $103,660,393 54
Dec 14, 2011 - $15,115 -6% +43% 302 $50   $103,675,508 55
Dec 15, 2011 - $16,354 +8% +45% 302 $54   $103,691,862 56
Dec 16, 2011 - $25,181 +54% -39% 206 $122   $103,717,043 57
Dec 17, 2011 - $37,218 +48% -42% 206 $181   $103,754,261 58
Dec 18, 2011 - $29,217 -21% -22% 206 $142   $103,783,478 59
Dec 19, 2011 - $15,899 -46% +4% 206 $77   $103,799,377 60
Dec 20, 2011 - $17,603 +11% +9% 206 $85   $103,816,980 61
Dec 21, 2011 - $14,702 -16% -3% 206 $71   $103,831,682 62
Dec 22, 2011 - $16,317 +11% n/c 206 $79   $103,847,999 63
Dec 23, 2011 - $12,376 -24% -51% 124 $100   $103,860,375 64
Dec 24, 2011 - $3,978 -68% -89% 124 $32   $103,864,353 65
Dec 25, 2011 - $13,704 +244% -53% 124 $111   $103,878,057 66
Dec 26, 2011 - $16,059 +17% +1% 124 $130   $103,894,116 67
Dec 27, 2011 - $13,896 -13% -21% 124 $112   $103,908,012 68
Dec 28, 2011 - $15,418 +11% +5% 124 $124   $103,923,430 69
Dec 29, 2011 - $16,265 +5% n/c 124 $131   $103,939,695 70
Dec 30, 2011 - $21,472 +32% +73% 124 $173   $103,961,167 71
Dec 31, 2011 - $10,216 -52% +157% 124 $82   $103,971,383 72
Jan 1, 2012 - $21,856 +114% +59% 124 $176   $103,993,239 73
Jan 2, 2012 - $14,589 -33% -9% 124 $118   $104,007,828 74
Jan 3, 2012 - $7,143 -51% -49% 124 $58   $104,014,971 75
Jan 4, 2012 - $7,266 +2% -53% 124 $59   $104,022,237 76
Jan 5, 2012 - $6,570 -10% -60% 124 $53   $104,028,807 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 2011 1 $62,774,654   3,321 $18,902   $62,774,654 1
Oct 28, 2011 2 $24,008,400 -62% 3,329 $7,212   $86,783,054 2
Nov 4, 2011 4 $10,414,498 -57% 3,286 $3,169   $97,197,552 3
Nov 11, 2011 8 $4,421,125 -58% 2,776 $1,593   $101,618,677 4
Nov 18, 2011 14 $1,351,720 -69% 1,402 $964   $102,970,397 5
Nov 25, 2011 23 $341,164 -75% 355 $961   $103,311,561 6
Dec 2, 2011 31 $174,791 -49% 255 $685   $103,486,352 7
Dec 9, 2011 28 $205,510 +18% 302 $680   $103,691,862 8
Dec 16, 2011 33 $156,137 -24% 206 $758   $103,847,999 9
Dec 23, 2011 43 $91,696 -41% 124 $739   $103,939,695 10
Dec 30, 2011 45 $89,112 -3% 124 $719   $104,028,807 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 10/21/2011 $0 0 1 1 $5,109,975 12/11/2015
Indonesia 1/18/2012 $0 0 4 4 $1,116,125 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $96,784,937
 
International Total$103,011,037 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 29, 20122101,396 101,396$2,026,898$2,026,8983
Feb 5, 20121222,013 123,409$440,047$2,466,9452

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