Parental Guidance (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $77,267,296Details
International Box Office $43,565,087Details
Worldwide Box Office $120,832,383
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,450,545 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,480,583 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $13,931,128
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Synopsis

Artie and Diane Decker, are called in by their daughter to help care for their three grandkids. When their old school methods of parenting collide with their grandchildren’s’ new school and hyper-scheduled way of life, the once-orderly household spins out of control, and Artie and Diane must employ some unexpected tactics, including a new parenting style for themselves, to help teach their grandkids how to actually act like kids.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,554,053 (18.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:63.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,367 opening theaters/3,368 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $103,934,971

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: December 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
December 26th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
December 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 3rd, 2013 (Wide) (Bahrain)
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Video Release: March 26th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2246, 10/24/2012)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ocean's Twelve
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Babysitters, Generational Conflict, Family Comedy, Fired, In-Laws / Future In-Laws
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

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Date
Days In
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New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 150 $9,704,619 Jan 4, 2013 13
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $14,095,394 Jan 4, 2013 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 86 $14,554,053 Dec 28, 2012 6
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 141 $21,138,921 Dec 28, 2012 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 37 $14,554,053 Dec 28, 2012 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $21,138,921 Dec 28, 2012 6

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2012 4 $14,554,053   3,367 $4,323   $29,342,745 1
Jan 4, 2013 5 $9,704,619 -33% 3,368 $2,881   $52,339,698 2
Jan 11, 2013 8 $6,088,838 -37% 2,957 $2,059   $60,639,142 3
Jan 18, 2013 12 $4,252,418 -30% 2,337 $1,820   $66,277,572 4
Jan 25, 2013 15 $2,502,684 -41% 1,736 $1,442   $70,845,497 5
Feb 1, 2013 17 $1,488,766 -41% 1,480 $1,006   $72,900,590 6
Feb 8, 2013 17 $1,071,766 -28% 1,219 $879   $74,344,256 7
Feb 15, 2013 21 $489,509 -54% 603 $812   $75,153,369 8
Feb 22, 2013 26 $296,950 -39% 381 $779   $75,772,733 9
Mar 1, 2013 30 $208,431 -30% 258 $808   $76,060,892 10
Mar 8, 2013 30 $165,790 -20% 219 $757   $76,285,229 11
Mar 15, 2013 33 $153,005 -8% 222 $689   $76,543,900 12
Mar 22, 2013 35 $135,529 -11% 185 $733   $76,736,126 13
Mar 29, 2013 38 $88,669 -35% 140 $633   $76,898,488 14
Apr 5, 2013 40 $82,411 -7% 110 $749   $77,045,462 15
Apr 12, 2013 47 $52,748 -36% 90 $586   $77,118,977 16
Apr 19, 2013 44 $55,604 +5% 90 $618   $77,184,907 17
Apr 26, 2013 54 $24,155 -57% 61 $396   $77,221,857 18
May 3, 2013 68 $13,294 -45% 42 $317   $77,240,666 19
May 10, 2013 70 $9,422 -29% 29 $325   $77,253,083 20
May 17, 2013 66 $9,089 -4% 22 $413   $77,264,926 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2012 4 $6,317,559     3,359 $1,881   $6,317,559 1
Dec 26, 2012 4 $4,327,777 -31%   3,359 $1,288   $10,645,336 2
Dec 27, 2012 4 $4,143,356 -4%   3,359 $1,234   $14,788,692 3
Dec 28, 2012 4 $5,061,707 +22%   3,367 $1,503   $19,850,399 4
Dec 29, 2012 4 $5,330,872 +5%   3,367 $1,583   $25,181,271 5
Dec 30, 2012 4 $4,161,474 -22%   3,367 $1,236   $29,342,745 6
Dec 31, 2012 4 $4,650,605 +12%   3,367 $1,381   $33,993,350 7
Jan 1, 2013 4 $4,663,074 n/c -26% 3,367 $1,385   $38,656,424 8
Jan 2, 2013 4 $2,142,142 -54% -51% 3,367 $636   $40,798,566 9
Jan 3, 2013 4 $1,836,513 -14% -56% 3,367 $545   $42,635,079 10
Jan 4, 2013 5 $3,137,813 +71% -38% 3,368 $932   $45,772,892 11
Jan 5, 2013 5 $4,270,856 +36% -20% 3,368 $1,268   $50,043,748 12
Jan 6, 2013 5 $2,295,950 -46% -45% 3,368 $682   $52,339,698 13
Jan 7, 2013 7 $583,083 -75% -87% 3,368 $173   $52,922,781 14
Jan 8, 2013 7 $666,256 +14% -86% 3,368 $198   $53,589,037 15
Jan 9, 2013 8 $481,171 -28% -78% 3,368 $143   $54,070,208 16
Jan 10, 2013 9 $480,096 n/c -74% 3,368 $143   $54,550,304 17
Jan 11, 2013 9 $1,689,134 +252% -46% 2,957 $571   $56,239,438 18
Jan 12, 2013 7 $2,876,054 +70% -33% 2,957 $973   $59,115,492 19
Jan 13, 2013 8 $1,523,650 -47% -34% 2,957 $515   $60,639,142 20
Jan 14, 2013 12 $300,336 -80% -48% 2,957 $102   $60,939,478 21
Jan 15, 2013 11 $419,685 +40% -37% 2,957 $142   $61,359,163 22
Jan 16, 2013 11 $320,959 -24% -33% 2,957 $109   $61,680,122 23
Jan 17, 2013 10 $345,032 +8% -28% 2,957 $117   $62,025,154 24
Jan 18, 2013 12 $1,073,092 +211% -36% 2,337 $459   $63,098,246 25
Jan 19, 2013 12 $1,906,043 +78% -34% 2,337 $816   $65,004,289 26
Jan 20, 2013 12 $1,273,283 -33% -16% 2,337 $545   $66,277,572 27
Jan 21, 2013 8 $1,380,418 +8% +360% 2,337 $591   $67,657,990 28
Jan 22, 2013 13 $278,858 -80% -34% 2,337 $119   $67,936,848 29
Jan 23, 2013 13 $197,275 -29% -39% 2,337 $84   $68,134,123 30
Jan 24, 2013 13 $208,690 +6% -40% 2,337 $89   $68,342,813 31
Jan 25, 2013 16 $538,061 +158% -50% 1,736 $310   $68,880,874 32
Jan 26, 2013 14 $1,254,976 +133% -34% 1,736 $723   $70,135,850 33
Jan 27, 2013 15 $709,647 -43% -44% 1,736 $409   $70,845,497 34
Jan 28, 2013 - $157,244 -78% -89% 1,736 $91   $71,002,741 35
Jan 29, 2013 - $153,923 -2% -45% 1,736 $89   $71,156,664 36
Jan 30, 2013 - $121,672 -21% -38% 1,736 $70   $71,278,336 37
Jan 31, 2013 - $133,488 +10% -36% 1,736 $77   $71,411,824 38
Feb 1, 2013 19 $401,392 +201% -25% 1,480 $271   $71,813,216 39
Feb 2, 2013 17 $793,933 +98% -37% 1,480 $536   $72,607,149 40
Feb 3, 2013 14 $293,441 -63% -59% 1,480 $198   $72,900,590 41
Feb 4, 2013 20 $84,762 -71% -46% 1,480 $57   $72,985,352 42
Feb 5, 2013 20 $104,524 +23% -32% 1,480 $71   $73,089,876 43
Feb 6, 2013 20 $89,890 -14% -26% 1,480 $61   $73,179,766 44
Feb 7, 2013 20 $92,724 +3% -31% 1,480 $63   $73,272,490 45
Feb 8, 2013 - $240,950 +160% -40% 1,219 $198   $73,513,440 46
Feb 9, 2013 - $518,953 +115% -35% 1,219 $426   $74,032,393 47
Feb 10, 2013 - $311,863 -40% +6% 1,219 $256   $74,344,256 48
Feb 11, 2013 - $92,083 -70% +9% 1,219 $76   $74,436,339 49
Feb 12, 2013 - $87,407 -5% -16% 1,219 $72   $74,523,746 50
Feb 13, 2013 - $61,558 -30% -32% 1,219 $50   $74,585,304 51
Feb 14, 2013 - $78,556 +28% -15% 642 $122   $74,663,860 52
Feb 15, 2013 - $118,649 +51% -51% 603 $197   $74,782,509 53
Feb 16, 2013 - $204,216 +72% -61% 603 $339   $74,986,725 54
Feb 17, 2013 - $166,644 -18% -47% 603 $276   $75,153,369 55
Feb 18, 2013 - $190,323 +14% +107% 603 $316   $75,343,692 56
Feb 19, 2013 - $48,619 -74% -44% 603 $81   $75,392,311 57
Feb 20, 2013 - $43,032 -11% -30% 603 $71   $75,435,343 58
Feb 21, 2013 - $40,440 -6% -49% 603 $67   $75,475,783 59
Feb 22, 2013 - $78,073 +93% -34% 381 $205   $75,553,856 60
Feb 23, 2013 - $147,170 +89% -28% 381 $386   $75,701,026 61
Feb 24, 2013 - $71,707 -51% -57% 381 $188   $75,772,733 62
Feb 25, 2013 - $16,553 -77% -91% 381 $43   $75,789,286 63
Feb 26, 2013 - $23,856 +44% -51% 381 $63   $75,813,142 64
Feb 27, 2013 - $18,916 -21% -56% 381 $50   $75,832,058 65
Feb 28, 2013 - $20,403 +8% -50% 381 $54   $75,852,461 66
Mar 1, 2013 - $53,392 +162% -32% 258 $207   $75,905,853 67
Mar 2, 2013 - $98,651 +85% -33% 258 $382   $76,004,504 68
Mar 3, 2013 - $56,388 -43% -21% 258 $219   $76,060,892 69
Mar 4, 2013 - $13,569 -76% -18% 258 $53   $76,074,461 70
Mar 5, 2013 - $15,153 +12% -36% 258 $59   $76,089,614 71
Mar 6, 2013 - $15,011 -1% -21% 258 $58   $76,104,625 72
Mar 7, 2013 - $14,814 -1% -27% 258 $57   $76,119,439 73
Mar 8, 2013 - $47,503 +221% -11% 219 $217   $76,166,942 74
Mar 9, 2013 - $78,276 +65% -21% 219 $357   $76,245,218 75
Mar 10, 2013 - $40,011 -49% -29% 219 $183   $76,285,229 76
Mar 11, 2013 - $22,423 -44% +65% 219 $102   $76,307,652 77
Mar 12, 2013 - $30,314 +35% +100% 219 $138   $76,337,966 78
Mar 13, 2013 - $25,476 -16% +70% 219 $116   $76,363,442 79
Mar 14, 2013 - $27,453 +8% +85% 219 $125   $76,390,895 80
Mar 15, 2013 - $52,073 +90% +10% 222 $235   $76,442,968 81
Mar 16, 2013 - $63,397 +22% -19% 222 $286   $76,506,365 82
Mar 17, 2013 - $37,535 -41% -6% 222 $169   $76,543,900 83
Mar 18, 2013 - $12,668 -66% -44% 222 $57   $76,556,568 84
Mar 19, 2013 - $15,489 +22% -49% 222 $70   $76,572,057 85
Mar 20, 2013 - $14,016 -10% -45% 222 $63   $76,586,073 86
Mar 21, 2013 - $14,524 +4% -47% 222 $65   $76,600,597 87
Mar 22, 2013 - $43,257 +198% -17% 185 $234   $76,643,854 88
Mar 23, 2013 - $62,246 +44% -2% 185 $336   $76,706,100 89
Mar 24, 2013 - $30,026 -52% -20% 185 $162   $76,736,126 90
Mar 25, 2013 - $14,247 -53% +12% 185 $77   $76,750,373 91
Mar 26, 2013 - $20,721 +45% +34% 185 $112   $76,771,094 92
Mar 27, 2013 - $17,556 -15% +25% 185 $95   $76,788,650 93
Mar 28, 2013 - $21,169 +21% +46% 185 $114   $76,809,819 94
Mar 29, 2013 - $37,541 +77% -13% 140 $268   $76,847,360 95
Mar 30, 2013 - $35,135 -6% -44% 140 $251   $76,882,495 96
Mar 31, 2013 - $15,993 -54% -47% 140 $114   $76,898,488 97
Apr 1, 2013 - $15,896 -1% +12% 140 $114   $76,914,384 98
Apr 2, 2013 - $16,424 +3% -21% 140 $117   $76,930,808 99
Apr 3, 2013 - $14,876 -9% -15% 140 $106   $76,945,684 100
Apr 4, 2013 - $17,367 +17% -18% 140 $124   $76,963,051 101
Apr 5, 2013 - $30,105 +73% -20% 110 $274   $76,993,156 102
Apr 6, 2013 - $37,373 +24% +6% 110 $340   $77,030,529 103
Apr 7, 2013 - $14,933 -60% -7% 110 $136   $77,045,462 104
Apr 8, 2013 - $4,477 -70% -72% 110 $41   $77,049,939 105
Apr 9, 2013 - $5,708 +27% -65% 110 $52   $77,055,647 106
Apr 10, 2013 - $4,985 -13% -66% 110 $45   $77,060,632 107
Apr 11, 2013 - $5,597 +12% -68% 110 $51   $77,066,229 108
Apr 12, 2013 - $14,567 +160% -52% 90 $162   $77,080,796 109
Apr 13, 2013 - $26,490 +82% -29% 90 $294   $77,107,286 110
Apr 14, 2013 - $11,691 -56% -22% 90 $130   $77,118,977 111
Apr 15, 2013 - $2,262 -81% -49% 90 $25   $77,121,239 112
Apr 16, 2013 - $2,965 +31% -48% 90 $33   $77,124,204 113
Apr 17, 2013 - $2,359 -20% -53% 90 $26   $77,126,563 114
Apr 18, 2013 - $2,740 +16% -51% 90 $30   $77,129,303 115
Apr 19, 2013 - $15,028 +448% +3% 90 $167   $77,144,331 116
Apr 20, 2013 - $27,553 +83% +4% 90 $306   $77,171,884 117
Apr 21, 2013 - $13,023 -53% +11% 90 $145   $77,184,907 118
Apr 22, 2013 - $2,707 -79% +20% 90 $30   $77,187,614 119
Apr 23, 2013 - $3,714 +37% +25% 90 $41   $77,191,328 120
Apr 24, 2013 - $3,173 -15% +35% 90 $35   $77,194,501 121
Apr 25, 2013 - $3,201 +1% +17% 90 $36   $77,197,702 122
Apr 26, 2013 - $6,075 +90% -60% 61 $100   $77,203,777 123
Apr 27, 2013 - $11,721 +93% -57% 61 $192   $77,215,498 124
Apr 28, 2013 - $6,359 -46% -51% 61 $104   $77,221,857 125
Apr 29, 2013 - $1,319 -79% -51% 61 $22   $77,223,176 126
Apr 30, 2013 - $1,465 +11% -61% 61 $24   $77,224,641 127
May 1, 2013 - $1,398 -5% -56% 61 $23   $77,226,039 128
May 2, 2013 - $1,333 -5% -58% 61 $22   $77,227,372 129
May 3, 2013 - $3,083 +131% -49% 42 $73   $77,230,455 130
May 4, 2013 - $7,102 +130% -39% 42 $169   $77,237,557 131
May 5, 2013 - $3,109 -56% -51% 42 $74   $77,240,666 132
May 6, 2013 - $695 -78% -47% 42 $17   $77,241,361 133
May 7, 2013 - $906 +30% -38% 42 $22   $77,242,267 134
May 8, 2013 - $703 -22% -50% 42 $17   $77,242,970 135
May 9, 2013 - $691 -2% -48% 42 $16   $77,243,661 136
May 10, 2013 - $1,956 +183% -37% 29 $67   $77,245,617 137
May 11, 2013 - $4,214 +115% -41% 29 $145   $77,249,831 138
May 12, 2013 - $3,252 -23% +5% 29 $112   $77,253,083 139
May 13, 2013 - $548 -83% -21% 29 $19   $77,253,631 140
May 14, 2013 - $973 +78% +7% 29 $34   $77,254,604 141
May 15, 2013 - $798 -18% +14% 29 $28   $77,255,402 142
May 16, 2013 - $435 -45% -37% 29 $15   $77,255,837 143
May 17, 2013 - $1,961 +351% n/c 22 $89   $77,257,798 144
May 18, 2013 - $4,379 +123% +4% 22 $199   $77,262,177 145
May 19, 2013 - $2,749 -37% -15% 22 $125   $77,264,926 146
May 20, 2013 - $428 -84% -22% 22 $19   $77,265,354 147
May 21, 2013 - $577 +35% -41% 22 $26   $77,265,931 148
May 22, 2013 - $540 -6% -32% 22 $25   $77,266,471 149
May 23, 2013 - $825 +53% +90% 22 $38   $77,267,296 150

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2012 6 $14,788,692   3,359 $4,403   $14,788,692 1
Dec 28, 2012 4 $27,846,387 +88% 3,367 $8,270   $42,635,079 2
Jan 4, 2013 6 $11,915,225 -57% 3,368 $3,538   $54,550,304 3
Jan 11, 2013 9 $7,474,850 -37% 2,957 $2,528   $62,025,154 4
Jan 18, 2013 12 $6,317,659 -15% 2,337 $2,703   $68,342,813 5
Jan 25, 2013 15 $3,069,011 -51% 1,736 $1,768   $71,411,824 6
Feb 1, 2013 19 $1,860,666 -39% 1,480 $1,257   $73,272,490 7
Feb 8, 2013 21 $1,391,370 -25% 1,219 $1,141   $74,663,860 8
Feb 15, 2013 21 $811,923 -42% 603 $1,346   $75,475,783 9
Feb 22, 2013 27 $376,678 -54% 381 $989   $75,852,461 10
Mar 1, 2013 30 $266,978 -29% 258 $1,035   $76,119,439 11
Mar 8, 2013 28 $271,456 +2% 219 $1,240   $76,390,895 12
Mar 15, 2013 32 $209,702 -23% 222 $945   $76,600,597 13
Mar 22, 2013 37 $209,222 n/c 185 $1,131   $76,809,819 14
Mar 29, 2013 37 $153,232 -27% 140 $1,095   $76,963,051 15
Apr 5, 2013 42 $103,178 -33% 110 $938   $77,066,229 16
Apr 12, 2013 50 $63,074 -39% 90 $701   $77,129,303 17
Apr 19, 2013 46 $68,399 +8% 90 $760   $77,197,702 18
Apr 26, 2013 59 $29,670 -57% 61 $486   $77,227,372 19
May 3, 2013 74 $16,289 -45% 42 $388   $77,243,661 20
May 10, 2013 73 $12,176 -25% 29 $420   $77,255,837 21
May 17, 2013 75 $11,459 -6% 22 $521   $77,267,296 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/24/2013 $248,297 51 58 297 $1,324,528 12/30/2018
Australia 12/26/2012 $0 0 238 1,037 $11,384,441 12/14/2015
Austria 3/1/2013 $130,157 64 66 413 $470,781 12/14/2015
Bahrain 1/3/2013 $32,785 5 5 14 $95,915 12/30/2018
Bolivia 1/17/2013 $39,088 9 9 36 $171,448 12/30/2018
Brazil 1/11/2013 $817,248 265 265 932 $3,463,978 12/14/2015
Central America 1/18/2013 $180,712 74 74 139 $401,179 12/14/2015
Chile 1/31/2013 $125,757 45 49 177 $550,736 12/30/2018
Colombia 1/11/2013 $0 0 88 215 $1,129,826 12/30/2018
East Africa 1/3/2013 $1,041 1 1 2 $5,061 12/14/2015
Ecuador 1/11/2013 $93,862 29 29 211 $458,092 12/30/2018
France 3/13/2013 $2,321 10 10 10 $2,321 12/14/2015
Germany 2/28/2013 $620,420 394 400 2,085 $1,922,198 12/14/2015
Indonesia 1/4/2013 $7,031 66 66 130 $179,640 12/30/2018
Israel 1/3/2013 $86,087 21 21 80 $258,879 12/30/2018
Kenya 1/4/2013 $8,396 6 7 29 $21,077 12/30/2018
Kuwait 1/10/2013 $78,563 9 9 15 $164,112 12/30/2018
Lebanon 1/3/2013 $60,421 11 11 40 $164,973 12/30/2018
Malaysia 1/3/2013 $120,198 58 58 159 $316,632 12/14/2015
Mexico 12/27/2012 $1,110,057 700 700 2,751 $5,225,527 12/14/2015
New Zealand 12/26/2012 $134,289 64 64 249 $571,879 12/14/2015
Oman 1/3/2013 $6,129 4 4 7 $12,755 12/30/2018
Peru 1/10/2013 $230,173 52 52 295 $1,132,611 12/30/2018
Philippines 1/16/2013 $80,068 57 57 70 $100,202 12/30/2018
Qatar 1/3/2013 $35,399 5 5 8 $69,145 12/30/2018
Romania 1/4/2013 $88,523 39 39 160 $294,878 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/17/2013 $874,667 677 677 1,427 $1,959,368 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/10/2013 $16,474 11 11 121 $99,106 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/3/2013 $27,434 22 28 86 $334,821 12/14/2015
Slovenia 1/10/2013 $15,218 6 6 42 $72,305 12/14/2015
South Africa 1/4/2013 $0 0 60 221 $613,730 12/14/2015
Spain 3/1/2013 $130,602 56 56 223 $330,896 12/14/2015
Ukraine 1/17/2013 $75,120 38 42 96 $137,677 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 1/3/2013 $162,012 25 25 41 $321,896 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 12/28/2012 $2,081,210 439 439 2,432 $7,518,177 12/14/2015
Uruguay 1/11/2013 $9,674 6 6 66 $293,648 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/12/2013 $262,050 53 54 148 $1,112,409 12/14/2015
Vietnam 1/18/2013 $40,476 17 17 23 $878,240 12/30/2018
 
International Total$43,565,087 12/30/2018

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
Mar 31, 20136339,329 339,329$0$01
Apr 7, 20135109,941-68% 449,270$2,074,587$2,074,5872
Apr 14, 2013583,111-24% 532,381$1,289,883$3,364,4703
Apr 21, 2013853,263-36% 585,644$1,064,195$4,428,6654
Apr 28, 20131741,062-23% 626,706$820,419$5,249,0845
May 5, 20132521,667-47% 648,373$432,907$5,681,9916
May 12, 20131236,930+70% 685,303$632,611$6,314,6027
May 19, 20132916,281-56% 701,584$325,132$6,639,7348
Jun 23, 20133016,074 774,779$273,097$7,906,30713

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 31, 20136156,547 156,547$0$01
Apr 7, 2013933,035-79% 189,582$916,381$916,3812
Apr 14, 20131024,952-24% 214,534$516,256$1,432,6373
Apr 21, 20131113,456-46% 227,990$394,920$1,827,5574
Apr 28, 2013208,285-38% 236,275$228,828$2,056,3855

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Lead Ensemble Members

Billy Crystal    Artie Decker
Bette Midler    Diane Decker
Marisa Tomei    Alice Simmons
Tom Everett Scott    Phil Simmons

Supporting Cast

Bailee Madison    Harper Simmons
Joshua Rush    Turner Simmons
Kyle Harrison Breitkopf    Barker Simmons
Jennifer Crystal Foley    Cassandra
Rhoda Griffis    Dr. Schveer
Gedde Watanabe    Mr. Cheng

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Fickman    Director
Lisa Addario    Screenwriter
Joe Syracuse    Screenwriter
Billy Crystal    Producer
Peter Chernin    Producer
Dylan Clark    Producer
Kevin Halloran    Executive Producer
Josh McLaughlin    Co-Producer
Dean Semler    Cinematographer
Kent Beyda    Editor
Marc Shaiman    Composer
Julia Michels    Music Supervisor
David J. Bomba    Production Designer
John R Jensen    Art Director
Patrick Cassidy    Set Decorator
Genevieve Tyrrell    Costume Designer
Jeff Wexler    Sound
Robert L. Sephton    Supervising Sound Editor
Donald L. Sparks    Assistant Director
Marcia Ross    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: April 14th, 2013: Bible Doesn't Resurrect Sales Numbers

May 31st, 2013

There were only three new releases to reach the top 30 on the April 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart and none of them reached the top five. This left the top five identical to last week. The Bible: The Epic Miniseries sold 161,000 units and generated $5.29 million in sales for the week, lifting its running tallies to 597,000 units / $19.60 million. More...

DVD Sales: April 7th, 2013: The Bible Leads the Way

May 23rd, 2013

New releases were nearly shut out of the April 7th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. That said, the one and only new release to chart was The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, which earned first place with 436,000 units / $14.31 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Feels Miserable(s)

May 19th, 2013

There were quite a few new releases to reach the upper echelon of the March 31st, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. Lincoln was the best of these earning first place with 496,000 units / $14.24 million during its first week of release for a Blu-ray share of 38%. This is really good for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Leads and Holdovers Soar

May 19th, 2013

The week of March 31st, 2013 was a strange week on the home market, as it contained Easter weekend. Easter sales helped a lot of older releases rise on the DVD sales chart. Even so, a new release, Lincoln, led the way with 818,000 units / $15.62 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 26th, 2013

March 27th, 2013

It is a shallow week on the home market. Lincoln is coming out and should dominate the sales chart, but after that, there's almost nothing to talk about. Given its reviews and its Awards Season success, it is the easy choice for Pick of the Week, right? Not so fast. I'm still waiting for the screener. Speaking of late reviews, Skyfall finally showed up and despite not coming out this week, or this month, I'm giving the Blu-ray Combo Pack Pick of the Week honors. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Texas Messes With Holdovers

January 7th, 2013

There was a pleasant surprise during the first weekend of 2013, as Texas Chainsaw 3D opened in first place with more than $20 million. Django Unchained also beat that milestone. The overall box office still fell from last weekend, down 18% to $147 million, but this is to be expected for a post-holiday weekend. It was 5.9% higher than the same weekend last year and 2013 is off to an early lead over 2012 at $253 million to $191 million. Hopefully I don't have to tell you it is way too early to pay serious attention to those numbers, but it is better to win early than fall behind. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Win New Year?

January 4th, 2013

Its the first weekend of 2013 and there is one new wide release and a previous limited release expanding semi-wide. Will either film compete for top spot? Not likely. There are some recent examples of horror films opening well in January, so Texas Chainsaw 3D could be a surprise hit, but there's also a chance it won't reach the top 5. Meanwhile, Promised Land is a message movie, but one that has limited appeal beyond those that agree with the message. This means The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will remain on top of the box office chart. If it does so, it will mean in the past nine weeks, only three films have earned first place over the weekend. 2012 got off to a strong start and last year the box office was led by The Devil Inside, which made $33.73 million. I don't think any film will make $20 million over the weekend this year, so 2013 could start off on a losing note. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Happy New Year!

December 31st, 2012

The last news story of the year is the weekend wrap-up, but since many studios are still closed for the holidays, we are still dealing with estimates. It appears that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won a close race for top spot just ahead of Django Unchained. Additionally, every film in the top five came within a rounding error of predictions, or was better than expected, and the overall box office was massive compared to last year. We won't have final numbers for the last two weekends till Wednesday or Thursday, so there will be a lot of catching up to do, but it is hard to complain about the results we've seen. More...

Weekend Estimates: Narrow Win for The Hobbit Caps Year

December 30th, 2012

2012 comes to an end on a decidedly positive note for the movie industry this weekend, thanks to strong performances from three films. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will come out on top, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with $32.92 million or so for the weekend and a total to date of $222.7 million. Django Unchained will post an impressive second place with $30.7 million and a per theater average over $10,000. Finally, Les Miserables is set for a little over $28 million, for a six-day total of $67.5 million. With those three films bringing in $90 million between, and plenty of strength in depth, 2012 will finish on a winning note. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ringing Out the Old Year

December 28th, 2012

There are three wide releases this weekend; however, all of them were released on Christmas day, so we have a few box office numbers to look at. Les Miserables was a surprise winner on Christmas day, while both Django Unchained and Parental Guidance also beat expectations, which bodes well for their perform this weekend. Even so, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will likely remain in top spot as it crosses $200 million domestically. Compared to last year the box office looks pretty good. No film topped $30 million last year, but The Hobbit should get to that mark this year. However, last year seven films topped $10 million, while only six will do so this year. 2013 has a shot at ending on a winning note, but it should be close. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

Contest: Army of Two

December 20th, 2012

Next weekend is a mess. Let's be upfront about that right now. There are three new wide releases opening next weekend, but all three films are opening on Christmas Day, which lands on the Tuesday. Of these three films, both Django Unchained and Les Miserables have a shot at top spot, while Parental Guidance is clearly counter-programming. Django Unchained has nearly perfect reviews and some of the loudest buzz we've heard for any film opening this winter. As such, 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 Django Unchained. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they going over or under, will win a copy of Army Wives: Season Six, Part One and Part Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...


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Synopsis

Artie and Diane Decker, are called in by their daughter to help care for their three grandkids. When their old school methods of parenting collide with their grandchildren’s’ new school and hyper-scheduled way of life, the once-orderly household spins out of control, and Artie and Diane must employ some unexpected tactics, including a new parenting style for themselves, to help teach their grandkids how to actually act like kids.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,554,053 (18.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:63.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,367 opening theaters/3,368 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $103,934,971

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: December 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
December 26th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
December 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 3rd, 2013 (Wide) (Bahrain)
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Video Release: March 26th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2246, 10/24/2012)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ocean's Twelve
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Babysitters, Generational Conflict, Family Comedy, Fired, In-Laws / Future In-Laws
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 378 $6,176,399 Jan 18, 2013 27
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 229 $5,632,836 Jan 18, 2013 27
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $8,181,381 Jan 18, 2013 27
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 150 $9,704,619 Jan 4, 2013 13
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $14,095,394 Jan 4, 2013 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 86 $14,554,053 Dec 28, 2012 6
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 141 $21,138,921 Dec 28, 2012 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 37 $14,554,053 Dec 28, 2012 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $21,138,921 Dec 28, 2012 6

Lead Ensemble Members

Billy Crystal    Artie Decker
Bette Midler    Diane Decker
Marisa Tomei    Alice Simmons
Tom Everett Scott    Phil Simmons

Supporting Cast

Bailee Madison    Harper Simmons
Joshua Rush    Turner Simmons
Kyle Harrison Breitkopf    Barker Simmons
Jennifer Crystal Foley    Cassandra
Rhoda Griffis    Dr. Schveer
Gedde Watanabe    Mr. Cheng

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Fickman    Director
Lisa Addario    Screenwriter
Joe Syracuse    Screenwriter
Billy Crystal    Producer
Peter Chernin    Producer
Dylan Clark    Producer
Kevin Halloran    Executive Producer
Josh McLaughlin    Co-Producer
Dean Semler    Cinematographer
Kent Beyda    Editor
Marc Shaiman    Composer
Julia Michels    Music Supervisor
David J. Bomba    Production Designer
John R Jensen    Art Director
Patrick Cassidy    Set Decorator
Genevieve Tyrrell    Costume Designer
Jeff Wexler    Sound
Robert L. Sephton    Supervising Sound Editor
Donald L. Sparks    Assistant Director
Marcia Ross    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: April 14th, 2013: Bible Doesn't Resurrect Sales Numbers

May 31st, 2013

There were only three new releases to reach the top 30 on the April 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart and none of them reached the top five. This left the top five identical to last week. The Bible: The Epic Miniseries sold 161,000 units and generated $5.29 million in sales for the week, lifting its running tallies to 597,000 units / $19.60 million. More...

DVD Sales: April 7th, 2013: The Bible Leads the Way

May 23rd, 2013

New releases were nearly shut out of the April 7th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. That said, the one and only new release to chart was The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, which earned first place with 436,000 units / $14.31 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Feels Miserable(s)

May 19th, 2013

There were quite a few new releases to reach the upper echelon of the March 31st, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. Lincoln was the best of these earning first place with 496,000 units / $14.24 million during its first week of release for a Blu-ray share of 38%. This is really good for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Leads and Holdovers Soar

May 19th, 2013

The week of March 31st, 2013 was a strange week on the home market, as it contained Easter weekend. Easter sales helped a lot of older releases rise on the DVD sales chart. Even so, a new release, Lincoln, led the way with 818,000 units / $15.62 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 26th, 2013

March 27th, 2013

It is a shallow week on the home market. Lincoln is coming out and should dominate the sales chart, but after that, there's almost nothing to talk about. Given its reviews and its Awards Season success, it is the easy choice for Pick of the Week, right? Not so fast. I'm still waiting for the screener. Speaking of late reviews, Skyfall finally showed up and despite not coming out this week, or this month, I'm giving the Blu-ray Combo Pack Pick of the Week honors. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Texas Messes With Holdovers

January 7th, 2013

There was a pleasant surprise during the first weekend of 2013, as Texas Chainsaw 3D opened in first place with more than $20 million. Django Unchained also beat that milestone. The overall box office still fell from last weekend, down 18% to $147 million, but this is to be expected for a post-holiday weekend. It was 5.9% higher than the same weekend last year and 2013 is off to an early lead over 2012 at $253 million to $191 million. Hopefully I don't have to tell you it is way too early to pay serious attention to those numbers, but it is better to win early than fall behind. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Win New Year?

January 4th, 2013

Its the first weekend of 2013 and there is one new wide release and a previous limited release expanding semi-wide. Will either film compete for top spot? Not likely. There are some recent examples of horror films opening well in January, so Texas Chainsaw 3D could be a surprise hit, but there's also a chance it won't reach the top 5. Meanwhile, Promised Land is a message movie, but one that has limited appeal beyond those that agree with the message. This means The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will remain on top of the box office chart. If it does so, it will mean in the past nine weeks, only three films have earned first place over the weekend. 2012 got off to a strong start and last year the box office was led by The Devil Inside, which made $33.73 million. I don't think any film will make $20 million over the weekend this year, so 2013 could start off on a losing note. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Happy New Year!

December 31st, 2012

The last news story of the year is the weekend wrap-up, but since many studios are still closed for the holidays, we are still dealing with estimates. It appears that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won a close race for top spot just ahead of Django Unchained. Additionally, every film in the top five came within a rounding error of predictions, or was better than expected, and the overall box office was massive compared to last year. We won't have final numbers for the last two weekends till Wednesday or Thursday, so there will be a lot of catching up to do, but it is hard to complain about the results we've seen. More...

Weekend Estimates: Narrow Win for The Hobbit Caps Year

December 30th, 2012

2012 comes to an end on a decidedly positive note for the movie industry this weekend, thanks to strong performances from three films. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will come out on top, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with $32.92 million or so for the weekend and a total to date of $222.7 million. Django Unchained will post an impressive second place with $30.7 million and a per theater average over $10,000. Finally, Les Miserables is set for a little over $28 million, for a six-day total of $67.5 million. With those three films bringing in $90 million between, and plenty of strength in depth, 2012 will finish on a winning note. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ringing Out the Old Year

December 28th, 2012

There are three wide releases this weekend; however, all of them were released on Christmas day, so we have a few box office numbers to look at. Les Miserables was a surprise winner on Christmas day, while both Django Unchained and Parental Guidance also beat expectations, which bodes well for their perform this weekend. Even so, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will likely remain in top spot as it crosses $200 million domestically. Compared to last year the box office looks pretty good. No film topped $30 million last year, but The Hobbit should get to that mark this year. However, last year seven films topped $10 million, while only six will do so this year. 2013 has a shot at ending on a winning note, but it should be close. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

Contest: Army of Two

December 20th, 2012

Next weekend is a mess. Let's be upfront about that right now. There are three new wide releases opening next weekend, but all three films are opening on Christmas Day, which lands on the Tuesday. Of these three films, both Django Unchained and Les Miserables have a shot at top spot, while Parental Guidance is clearly counter-programming. Django Unchained has nearly perfect reviews and some of the loudest buzz we've heard for any film opening this winter. As such, 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 Django Unchained. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they going over or under, will win a copy of Army Wives: Season Six, Part One and Part Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2012 4 $14,554,053   3,367 $4,323   $29,342,745 1
Jan 4, 2013 5 $9,704,619 -33% 3,368 $2,881   $52,339,698 2
Jan 11, 2013 8 $6,088,838 -37% 2,957 $2,059   $60,639,142 3
Jan 18, 2013 12 $4,252,418 -30% 2,337 $1,820   $66,277,572 4
Jan 25, 2013 15 $2,502,684 -41% 1,736 $1,442   $70,845,497 5
Feb 1, 2013 17 $1,488,766 -41% 1,480 $1,006   $72,900,590 6
Feb 8, 2013 17 $1,071,766 -28% 1,219 $879   $74,344,256 7
Feb 15, 2013 21 $489,509 -54% 603 $812   $75,153,369 8
Feb 22, 2013 26 $296,950 -39% 381 $779   $75,772,733 9
Mar 1, 2013 30 $208,431 -30% 258 $808   $76,060,892 10
Mar 8, 2013 30 $165,790 -20% 219 $757   $76,285,229 11
Mar 15, 2013 33 $153,005 -8% 222 $689   $76,543,900 12
Mar 22, 2013 35 $135,529 -11% 185 $733   $76,736,126 13
Mar 29, 2013 38 $88,669 -35% 140 $633   $76,898,488 14
Apr 5, 2013 40 $82,411 -7% 110 $749   $77,045,462 15
Apr 12, 2013 47 $52,748 -36% 90 $586   $77,118,977 16
Apr 19, 2013 44 $55,604 +5% 90 $618   $77,184,907 17
Apr 26, 2013 54 $24,155 -57% 61 $396   $77,221,857 18
May 3, 2013 68 $13,294 -45% 42 $317   $77,240,666 19
May 10, 2013 70 $9,422 -29% 29 $325   $77,253,083 20
May 17, 2013 66 $9,089 -4% 22 $413   $77,264,926 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2012 4 $6,317,559     3,359 $1,881   $6,317,559 1
Dec 26, 2012 4 $4,327,777 -31%   3,359 $1,288   $10,645,336 2
Dec 27, 2012 4 $4,143,356 -4%   3,359 $1,234   $14,788,692 3
Dec 28, 2012 4 $5,061,707 +22%   3,367 $1,503   $19,850,399 4
Dec 29, 2012 4 $5,330,872 +5%   3,367 $1,583   $25,181,271 5
Dec 30, 2012 4 $4,161,474 -22%   3,367 $1,236   $29,342,745 6
Dec 31, 2012 4 $4,650,605 +12%   3,367 $1,381   $33,993,350 7
Jan 1, 2013 4 $4,663,074 n/c -26% 3,367 $1,385   $38,656,424 8
Jan 2, 2013 4 $2,142,142 -54% -51% 3,367 $636   $40,798,566 9
Jan 3, 2013 4 $1,836,513 -14% -56% 3,367 $545   $42,635,079 10
Jan 4, 2013 5 $3,137,813 +71% -38% 3,368 $932   $45,772,892 11
Jan 5, 2013 5 $4,270,856 +36% -20% 3,368 $1,268   $50,043,748 12
Jan 6, 2013 5 $2,295,950 -46% -45% 3,368 $682   $52,339,698 13
Jan 7, 2013 7 $583,083 -75% -87% 3,368 $173   $52,922,781 14
Jan 8, 2013 7 $666,256 +14% -86% 3,368 $198   $53,589,037 15
Jan 9, 2013 8 $481,171 -28% -78% 3,368 $143   $54,070,208 16
Jan 10, 2013 9 $480,096 n/c -74% 3,368 $143   $54,550,304 17
Jan 11, 2013 9 $1,689,134 +252% -46% 2,957 $571   $56,239,438 18
Jan 12, 2013 7 $2,876,054 +70% -33% 2,957 $973   $59,115,492 19
Jan 13, 2013 8 $1,523,650 -47% -34% 2,957 $515   $60,639,142 20
Jan 14, 2013 12 $300,336 -80% -48% 2,957 $102   $60,939,478 21
Jan 15, 2013 11 $419,685 +40% -37% 2,957 $142   $61,359,163 22
Jan 16, 2013 11 $320,959 -24% -33% 2,957 $109   $61,680,122 23
Jan 17, 2013 10 $345,032 +8% -28% 2,957 $117   $62,025,154 24
Jan 18, 2013 12 $1,073,092 +211% -36% 2,337 $459   $63,098,246 25
Jan 19, 2013 12 $1,906,043 +78% -34% 2,337 $816   $65,004,289 26
Jan 20, 2013 12 $1,273,283 -33% -16% 2,337 $545   $66,277,572 27
Jan 21, 2013 8 $1,380,418 +8% +360% 2,337 $591   $67,657,990 28
Jan 22, 2013 13 $278,858 -80% -34% 2,337 $119   $67,936,848 29
Jan 23, 2013 13 $197,275 -29% -39% 2,337 $84   $68,134,123 30
Jan 24, 2013 13 $208,690 +6% -40% 2,337 $89   $68,342,813 31
Jan 25, 2013 16 $538,061 +158% -50% 1,736 $310   $68,880,874 32
Jan 26, 2013 14 $1,254,976 +133% -34% 1,736 $723   $70,135,850 33
Jan 27, 2013 15 $709,647 -43% -44% 1,736 $409   $70,845,497 34
Jan 28, 2013 - $157,244 -78% -89% 1,736 $91   $71,002,741 35
Jan 29, 2013 - $153,923 -2% -45% 1,736 $89   $71,156,664 36
Jan 30, 2013 - $121,672 -21% -38% 1,736 $70   $71,278,336 37
Jan 31, 2013 - $133,488 +10% -36% 1,736 $77   $71,411,824 38
Feb 1, 2013 19 $401,392 +201% -25% 1,480 $271   $71,813,216 39
Feb 2, 2013 17 $793,933 +98% -37% 1,480 $536   $72,607,149 40
Feb 3, 2013 14 $293,441 -63% -59% 1,480 $198   $72,900,590 41
Feb 4, 2013 20 $84,762 -71% -46% 1,480 $57   $72,985,352 42
Feb 5, 2013 20 $104,524 +23% -32% 1,480 $71   $73,089,876 43
Feb 6, 2013 20 $89,890 -14% -26% 1,480 $61   $73,179,766 44
Feb 7, 2013 20 $92,724 +3% -31% 1,480 $63   $73,272,490 45
Feb 8, 2013 - $240,950 +160% -40% 1,219 $198   $73,513,440 46
Feb 9, 2013 - $518,953 +115% -35% 1,219 $426   $74,032,393 47
Feb 10, 2013 - $311,863 -40% +6% 1,219 $256   $74,344,256 48
Feb 11, 2013 - $92,083 -70% +9% 1,219 $76   $74,436,339 49
Feb 12, 2013 - $87,407 -5% -16% 1,219 $72   $74,523,746 50
Feb 13, 2013 - $61,558 -30% -32% 1,219 $50   $74,585,304 51
Feb 14, 2013 - $78,556 +28% -15% 642 $122   $74,663,860 52
Feb 15, 2013 - $118,649 +51% -51% 603 $197   $74,782,509 53
Feb 16, 2013 - $204,216 +72% -61% 603 $339   $74,986,725 54
Feb 17, 2013 - $166,644 -18% -47% 603 $276   $75,153,369 55
Feb 18, 2013 - $190,323 +14% +107% 603 $316   $75,343,692 56
Feb 19, 2013 - $48,619 -74% -44% 603 $81   $75,392,311 57
Feb 20, 2013 - $43,032 -11% -30% 603 $71   $75,435,343 58
Feb 21, 2013 - $40,440 -6% -49% 603 $67   $75,475,783 59
Feb 22, 2013 - $78,073 +93% -34% 381 $205   $75,553,856 60
Feb 23, 2013 - $147,170 +89% -28% 381 $386   $75,701,026 61
Feb 24, 2013 - $71,707 -51% -57% 381 $188   $75,772,733 62
Feb 25, 2013 - $16,553 -77% -91% 381 $43   $75,789,286 63
Feb 26, 2013 - $23,856 +44% -51% 381 $63   $75,813,142 64
Feb 27, 2013 - $18,916 -21% -56% 381 $50   $75,832,058 65
Feb 28, 2013 - $20,403 +8% -50% 381 $54   $75,852,461 66
Mar 1, 2013 - $53,392 +162% -32% 258 $207   $75,905,853 67
Mar 2, 2013 - $98,651 +85% -33% 258 $382   $76,004,504 68
Mar 3, 2013 - $56,388 -43% -21% 258 $219   $76,060,892 69
Mar 4, 2013 - $13,569 -76% -18% 258 $53   $76,074,461 70
Mar 5, 2013 - $15,153 +12% -36% 258 $59   $76,089,614 71
Mar 6, 2013 - $15,011 -1% -21% 258 $58   $76,104,625 72
Mar 7, 2013 - $14,814 -1% -27% 258 $57   $76,119,439 73
Mar 8, 2013 - $47,503 +221% -11% 219 $217   $76,166,942 74
Mar 9, 2013 - $78,276 +65% -21% 219 $357   $76,245,218 75
Mar 10, 2013 - $40,011 -49% -29% 219 $183   $76,285,229 76
Mar 11, 2013 - $22,423 -44% +65% 219 $102   $76,307,652 77
Mar 12, 2013 - $30,314 +35% +100% 219 $138   $76,337,966 78
Mar 13, 2013 - $25,476 -16% +70% 219 $116   $76,363,442 79
Mar 14, 2013 - $27,453 +8% +85% 219 $125   $76,390,895 80
Mar 15, 2013 - $52,073 +90% +10% 222 $235   $76,442,968 81
Mar 16, 2013 - $63,397 +22% -19% 222 $286   $76,506,365 82
Mar 17, 2013 - $37,535 -41% -6% 222 $169   $76,543,900 83
Mar 18, 2013 - $12,668 -66% -44% 222 $57   $76,556,568 84
Mar 19, 2013 - $15,489 +22% -49% 222 $70   $76,572,057 85
Mar 20, 2013 - $14,016 -10% -45% 222 $63   $76,586,073 86
Mar 21, 2013 - $14,524 +4% -47% 222 $65   $76,600,597 87
Mar 22, 2013 - $43,257 +198% -17% 185 $234   $76,643,854 88
Mar 23, 2013 - $62,246 +44% -2% 185 $336   $76,706,100 89
Mar 24, 2013 - $30,026 -52% -20% 185 $162   $76,736,126 90
Mar 25, 2013 - $14,247 -53% +12% 185 $77   $76,750,373 91
Mar 26, 2013 - $20,721 +45% +34% 185 $112   $76,771,094 92
Mar 27, 2013 - $17,556 -15% +25% 185 $95   $76,788,650 93
Mar 28, 2013 - $21,169 +21% +46% 185 $114   $76,809,819 94
Mar 29, 2013 - $37,541 +77% -13% 140 $268   $76,847,360 95
Mar 30, 2013 - $35,135 -6% -44% 140 $251   $76,882,495 96
Mar 31, 2013 - $15,993 -54% -47% 140 $114   $76,898,488 97
Apr 1, 2013 - $15,896 -1% +12% 140 $114   $76,914,384 98
Apr 2, 2013 - $16,424 +3% -21% 140 $117   $76,930,808 99
Apr 3, 2013 - $14,876 -9% -15% 140 $106   $76,945,684 100
Apr 4, 2013 - $17,367 +17% -18% 140 $124   $76,963,051 101
Apr 5, 2013 - $30,105 +73% -20% 110 $274   $76,993,156 102
Apr 6, 2013 - $37,373 +24% +6% 110 $340   $77,030,529 103
Apr 7, 2013 - $14,933 -60% -7% 110 $136   $77,045,462 104
Apr 8, 2013 - $4,477 -70% -72% 110 $41   $77,049,939 105
Apr 9, 2013 - $5,708 +27% -65% 110 $52   $77,055,647 106
Apr 10, 2013 - $4,985 -13% -66% 110 $45   $77,060,632 107
Apr 11, 2013 - $5,597 +12% -68% 110 $51   $77,066,229 108
Apr 12, 2013 - $14,567 +160% -52% 90 $162   $77,080,796 109
Apr 13, 2013 - $26,490 +82% -29% 90 $294   $77,107,286 110
Apr 14, 2013 - $11,691 -56% -22% 90 $130   $77,118,977 111
Apr 15, 2013 - $2,262 -81% -49% 90 $25   $77,121,239 112
Apr 16, 2013 - $2,965 +31% -48% 90 $33   $77,124,204 113
Apr 17, 2013 - $2,359 -20% -53% 90 $26   $77,126,563 114
Apr 18, 2013 - $2,740 +16% -51% 90 $30   $77,129,303 115
Apr 19, 2013 - $15,028 +448% +3% 90 $167   $77,144,331 116
Apr 20, 2013 - $27,553 +83% +4% 90 $306   $77,171,884 117
Apr 21, 2013 - $13,023 -53% +11% 90 $145   $77,184,907 118
Apr 22, 2013 - $2,707 -79% +20% 90 $30   $77,187,614 119
Apr 23, 2013 - $3,714 +37% +25% 90 $41   $77,191,328 120
Apr 24, 2013 - $3,173 -15% +35% 90 $35   $77,194,501 121
Apr 25, 2013 - $3,201 +1% +17% 90 $36   $77,197,702 122
Apr 26, 2013 - $6,075 +90% -60% 61 $100   $77,203,777 123
Apr 27, 2013 - $11,721 +93% -57% 61 $192   $77,215,498 124
Apr 28, 2013 - $6,359 -46% -51% 61 $104   $77,221,857 125
Apr 29, 2013 - $1,319 -79% -51% 61 $22   $77,223,176 126
Apr 30, 2013 - $1,465 +11% -61% 61 $24   $77,224,641 127
May 1, 2013 - $1,398 -5% -56% 61 $23   $77,226,039 128
May 2, 2013 - $1,333 -5% -58% 61 $22   $77,227,372 129
May 3, 2013 - $3,083 +131% -49% 42 $73   $77,230,455 130
May 4, 2013 - $7,102 +130% -39% 42 $169   $77,237,557 131
May 5, 2013 - $3,109 -56% -51% 42 $74   $77,240,666 132
May 6, 2013 - $695 -78% -47% 42 $17   $77,241,361 133
May 7, 2013 - $906 +30% -38% 42 $22   $77,242,267 134
May 8, 2013 - $703 -22% -50% 42 $17   $77,242,970 135
May 9, 2013 - $691 -2% -48% 42 $16   $77,243,661 136
May 10, 2013 - $1,956 +183% -37% 29 $67   $77,245,617 137
May 11, 2013 - $4,214 +115% -41% 29 $145   $77,249,831 138
May 12, 2013 - $3,252 -23% +5% 29 $112   $77,253,083 139
May 13, 2013 - $548 -83% -21% 29 $19   $77,253,631 140
May 14, 2013 - $973 +78% +7% 29 $34   $77,254,604 141
May 15, 2013 - $798 -18% +14% 29 $28   $77,255,402 142
May 16, 2013 - $435 -45% -37% 29 $15   $77,255,837 143
May 17, 2013 - $1,961 +351% n/c 22 $89   $77,257,798 144
May 18, 2013 - $4,379 +123% +4% 22 $199   $77,262,177 145
May 19, 2013 - $2,749 -37% -15% 22 $125   $77,264,926 146
May 20, 2013 - $428 -84% -22% 22 $19   $77,265,354 147
May 21, 2013 - $577 +35% -41% 22 $26   $77,265,931 148
May 22, 2013 - $540 -6% -32% 22 $25   $77,266,471 149
May 23, 2013 - $825 +53% +90% 22 $38   $77,267,296 150

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2012 6 $14,788,692   3,359 $4,403   $14,788,692 1
Dec 28, 2012 4 $27,846,387 +88% 3,367 $8,270   $42,635,079 2
Jan 4, 2013 6 $11,915,225 -57% 3,368 $3,538   $54,550,304 3
Jan 11, 2013 9 $7,474,850 -37% 2,957 $2,528   $62,025,154 4
Jan 18, 2013 12 $6,317,659 -15% 2,337 $2,703   $68,342,813 5
Jan 25, 2013 15 $3,069,011 -51% 1,736 $1,768   $71,411,824 6
Feb 1, 2013 19 $1,860,666 -39% 1,480 $1,257   $73,272,490 7
Feb 8, 2013 21 $1,391,370 -25% 1,219 $1,141   $74,663,860 8
Feb 15, 2013 21 $811,923 -42% 603 $1,346   $75,475,783 9
Feb 22, 2013 27 $376,678 -54% 381 $989   $75,852,461 10
Mar 1, 2013 30 $266,978 -29% 258 $1,035   $76,119,439 11
Mar 8, 2013 28 $271,456 +2% 219 $1,240   $76,390,895 12
Mar 15, 2013 32 $209,702 -23% 222 $945   $76,600,597 13
Mar 22, 2013 37 $209,222 n/c 185 $1,131   $76,809,819 14
Mar 29, 2013 37 $153,232 -27% 140 $1,095   $76,963,051 15
Apr 5, 2013 42 $103,178 -33% 110 $938   $77,066,229 16
Apr 12, 2013 50 $63,074 -39% 90 $701   $77,129,303 17
Apr 19, 2013 46 $68,399 +8% 90 $760   $77,197,702 18
Apr 26, 2013 59 $29,670 -57% 61 $486   $77,227,372 19
May 3, 2013 74 $16,289 -45% 42 $388   $77,243,661 20
May 10, 2013 73 $12,176 -25% 29 $420   $77,255,837 21
May 17, 2013 75 $11,459 -6% 22 $521   $77,267,296 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/24/2013 $248,297 51 58 297 $1,324,528 12/30/2018
Australia 12/26/2012 $0 0 238 1,037 $11,384,441 12/14/2015
Austria 3/1/2013 $130,157 64 66 413 $470,781 12/14/2015
Bahrain 1/3/2013 $32,785 5 5 14 $95,915 12/30/2018
Bolivia 1/17/2013 $39,088 9 9 36 $171,448 12/30/2018
Brazil 1/11/2013 $817,248 265 265 932 $3,463,978 12/14/2015
Central America 1/18/2013 $180,712 74 74 139 $401,179 12/14/2015
Chile 1/31/2013 $125,757 45 49 177 $550,736 12/30/2018
Colombia 1/11/2013 $0 0 88 215 $1,129,826 12/30/2018
East Africa 1/3/2013 $1,041 1 1 2 $5,061 12/14/2015
Ecuador 1/11/2013 $93,862 29 29 211 $458,092 12/30/2018
France 3/13/2013 $2,321 10 10 10 $2,321 12/14/2015
Germany 2/28/2013 $620,420 394 400 2,085 $1,922,198 12/14/2015
Indonesia 1/4/2013 $7,031 66 66 130 $179,640 12/30/2018
Israel 1/3/2013 $86,087 21 21 80 $258,879 12/30/2018
Kenya 1/4/2013 $8,396 6 7 29 $21,077 12/30/2018
Kuwait 1/10/2013 $78,563 9 9 15 $164,112 12/30/2018
Lebanon 1/3/2013 $60,421 11 11 40 $164,973 12/30/2018
Malaysia 1/3/2013 $120,198 58 58 159 $316,632 12/14/2015
Mexico 12/27/2012 $1,110,057 700 700 2,751 $5,225,527 12/14/2015
New Zealand 12/26/2012 $134,289 64 64 249 $571,879 12/14/2015
Oman 1/3/2013 $6,129 4 4 7 $12,755 12/30/2018
Peru 1/10/2013 $230,173 52 52 295 $1,132,611 12/30/2018
Philippines 1/16/2013 $80,068 57 57 70 $100,202 12/30/2018
Qatar 1/3/2013 $35,399 5 5 8 $69,145 12/30/2018
Romania 1/4/2013 $88,523 39 39 160 $294,878 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/17/2013 $874,667 677 677 1,427 $1,959,368 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/10/2013 $16,474 11 11 121 $99,106 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/3/2013 $27,434 22 28 86 $334,821 12/14/2015
Slovenia 1/10/2013 $15,218 6 6 42 $72,305 12/14/2015
South Africa 1/4/2013 $0 0 60 221 $613,730 12/14/2015
Spain 3/1/2013 $130,602 56 56 223 $330,896 12/14/2015
Ukraine 1/17/2013 $75,120 38 42 96 $137,677 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 1/3/2013 $162,012 25 25 41 $321,896 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 12/28/2012 $2,081,210 439 439 2,432 $7,518,177 12/14/2015
Uruguay 1/11/2013 $9,674 6 6 66 $293,648 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/12/2013 $262,050 53 54 148 $1,112,409 12/14/2015
Vietnam 1/18/2013 $40,476 17 17 23 $878,240 12/30/2018
 
International Total$43,565,087 12/30/2018

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
Mar 31, 20136339,329 339,329$0$01
Apr 7, 20135109,941-68% 449,270$2,074,587$2,074,5872
Apr 14, 2013583,111-24% 532,381$1,289,883$3,364,4703
Apr 21, 2013853,263-36% 585,644$1,064,195$4,428,6654
Apr 28, 20131741,062-23% 626,706$820,419$5,249,0845
May 5, 20132521,667-47% 648,373$432,907$5,681,9916
May 12, 20131236,930+70% 685,303$632,611$6,314,6027
May 19, 20132916,281-56% 701,584$325,132$6,639,7348
Jun 23, 20133016,074 774,779$273,097$7,906,30713

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 31, 20136156,547 156,547$0$01
Apr 7, 2013933,035-79% 189,582$916,381$916,3812
Apr 14, 20131024,952-24% 214,534$516,256$1,432,6373
Apr 21, 20131113,456-46% 227,990$394,920$1,827,5574
Apr 28, 2013208,285-38% 236,275$228,828$2,056,3855

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