Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

Paul, Apostle of Christ
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,547,999Details
International Box Office $8,530,501Details
Worldwide Box Office $26,078,500
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,780,914 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,971,349 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,752,263
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Synopsis

The story of two men. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into the city of Rome to visit Paul, who is held captive in Nero’s darkest, bleakest prison cell. But Nero is determined to rid Rome of Christians, and does not flinch from executing them in the grisliest ways possible. Before Paul’s death sentence can be enacted, Luke resolves to write another book, one that details the beginnings of “The Way” and the birth of what will come to be known as the church. Bound in chains, Paul’s struggle is internal. He has survived so much—floggings, shipwreck, starvation, stoning, hunger and thirst, cold and exposure—yet as he waits for his appointment with death, he is haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds. Alone in the dark, he wonders if he has been forgotten… and if he has the strength to finish well. Two men struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit in order to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ and spread their message to the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,172,585 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,473 opening theaters/1,746 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,764,803

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,116 $17,547,999
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,177 $8,530,501
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,676 $26,078,500

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: March 23rd, 2018 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Egypt)
March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Iraq)
March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Lebanon)
March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Syria)
March 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Philippines)
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Video Release: June 12th, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent content and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2512 (Cert #51100), 1/31/2018)
Running Time: 113 minutes
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Keywords: Faith-Based Film, Religious, Christians, Discrimination, Prison, Political Prisoner, Ancient Rome, Hagiography, Faith-Based Drama
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Affirm Films, Giving Films, Outside Da Box Films, Mandalay Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 23, 2018 8 $5,172,585   1,473 $3,512   $5,172,585 1
Mar 30, 2018 10 $3,457,864 -33% 1,473 $2,347   $11,488,702 2
Apr 6, 2018 15 $1,772,226 -49% 1,262 $1,404   $15,003,077 3
Apr 13, 2018 18 $611,693 -65% 581 $1,053   $16,394,992 4
Apr 20, 2018 23 $331,697 -46% 377 $880   $17,011,816 5
Apr 27, 2018 30 $104,607 -68% 177 $591   $17,276,253 6
May 4, 2018 37 $66,262 -37% 146 $454   $17,407,931 7
May 11, 2018 43 $50,472 -24% 112 $451   $17,499,876 8
May 18, 2018 49 $21,430 -58% 59 $363   $17,547,999 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 23, 2018 8 $1,656,905     1,473 $1,125   $1,656,905 1
Mar 24, 2018 8 $1,878,039 +13%   1,473 $1,275   $3,534,944 2
Mar 25, 2018 8 $1,637,641 -13%   1,473 $1,112   $5,172,585 3
Mar 26, 2018 8 $618,346 -62%   1,473 $420   $5,790,931 4
Mar 27, 2018 8 $913,192 +48%   1,473 $620   $6,704,123 5
Mar 28, 2018 9 $680,812 -25%   1,473 $462   $7,384,935 6
Mar 29, 2018 9 $645,903 -5%   1,473 $438   $8,030,838 7
Mar 30, 2018 10 $1,220,265 +89% -26% 1,473 $828   $9,251,103 8
Mar 31, 2018 10 $1,232,802 +1% -34% 1,473 $837   $10,483,905 9
Apr 1, 2018 10 $1,004,797 -18% -39% 1,473 $682   $11,488,702 10
Apr 2, 2018 11 $454,713 -55% -26% 1,473 $309   $11,943,415 11
Apr 3, 2018 10 $545,439 +20% -40% 1,473 $370   $12,488,854 12
Apr 4, 2018 10 $400,419 -27% -41% 1,473 $272   $12,889,273 13
Apr 5, 2018 10 $341,578 -15% -47% 1,473 $232   $13,230,851 14
Apr 6, 2018 15 $492,819 +44% -60% 1,262 $391   $13,723,670 15
Apr 7, 2018 15 $752,940 +53% -39% 1,262 $597   $14,476,610 16
Apr 8, 2018 14 $526,467 -30% -48% 1,262 $417   $15,003,077 17
Apr 9, 2018 12 $189,573 -64% -58% 1,262 $150   $15,192,650 18
Apr 10, 2018 13 $259,634 +37% -52% 1,262 $206   $15,452,284 19
Apr 11, 2018 15 $175,784 -32% -56% 1,262 $139   $15,628,068 20
Apr 12, 2018 14 $155,231 -12% -55% 1,262 $123   $15,783,299 21
Apr 13, 2018 - $164,252 +6% -67% 581 $283   $15,947,551 22
Apr 14, 2018 - $235,098 +43% -69% 581 $405   $16,182,649 23
Apr 15, 2018 - $212,343 -10% -60% 581 $365   $16,394,992 24
Apr 16, 2018 - $68,884 -68% -64% 581 $119   $16,463,876 25
Apr 17, 2018 - $86,106 +25% -67% 581 $148   $16,549,982 26
Apr 18, 2018 - $65,913 -23% -63% 581 $113   $16,615,895 27
Apr 19, 2018 - $64,224 -3% -59% 581 $111   $16,680,119 28
Apr 20, 2018 - $89,204 +39% -46% 377 $237   $16,769,323 29
Apr 21, 2018 - $130,701 +47% -44% 377 $347   $16,900,024 30
Apr 22, 2018 - $111,792 -14% -47% 377 $297   $17,011,816 31
Apr 23, 2018 - $39,514 -65% -43% 377 $105   $17,051,330 32
Apr 24, 2018 - $46,895 +19% -46% 377 $124   $17,098,225 33
Apr 25, 2018 - $39,356 -16% -40% 377 $104   $17,137,581 34
Apr 26, 2018 - $34,065 -13% -47% 377 $90   $17,171,646 35
Apr 27, 2018 - $27,973 -18% -69% 177 $158   $17,199,619 36
Apr 28, 2018 - $42,064 +50% -68% 177 $238   $17,241,683 37
Apr 29, 2018 - $34,570 -18% -69% 177 $195   $17,276,253 38
May 4, 2018 - $20,035   -28% 146 $137   $17,361,704 43
May 5, 2018 - $24,412 +22% -42% 146 $167   $17,386,116 44
May 6, 2018 - $21,815 -11% -37% 146 $149   $17,407,931 45
May 7, 2018 - $9,867 -55%   146 $68   $17,417,798 46
May 8, 2018 - $11,705 +19%   146 $80   $17,429,503 47
May 9, 2018 - $10,088 -14%   146 $69   $17,439,591 48
May 10, 2018 - $9,813 -3%   146 $67   $17,449,404 49
May 11, 2018 - $12,416 +27% -38% 112 $111   $17,461,820 50
May 12, 2018 - $18,619 +50% -24% 112 $166   $17,480,439 51
May 13, 2018 - $19,437 +4% -11% 112 $174   $17,499,876 52
May 14, 2018 - $5,308 -73% -46% 112 $47   $17,505,184 53
May 15, 2018 - $7,675 +45% -34% 112 $69   $17,512,859 54
May 16, 2018 - $8,044 +5% -20% 112 $72   $17,520,903 55
May 17, 2018 - $5,666 -30% -42% 112 $51   $17,526,569 56
May 18, 2018 - $5,084 -10% -59% 59 $86   $17,531,653 57
May 19, 2018 - $8,309 +63% -55% 59 $141   $17,539,962 58
May 20, 2018 - $8,037 -3% -59% 59 $136   $17,547,999 59

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 23, 2018 9 $8,030,838   1,473 $5,452   $8,030,838 1
Mar 30, 2018 10 $5,200,013 -35% 1,473 $3,530   $13,230,851 2
Apr 6, 2018 15 $2,552,448 -51% 1,262 $2,023   $15,783,299 3
Apr 13, 2018 18 $896,820 -65% 581 $1,544   $16,680,119 4
Apr 20, 2018 22 $491,527 -45% 377 $1,304   $17,171,646 5
Apr 27, 2018 32 $170,023 -65% 177 $961   $17,341,669 6
May 4, 2018 36 $107,735 -37% 1,746 $62   $17,449,404 7
May 11, 2018 42 $77,165 -28% 112 $689   $17,526,569 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/18/2018 $13,193 0 0 0 $38,330 1/1/2019
Australia 3/29/2018 $151,138 45 45 188 $536,416 6/27/2018
Brazil 5/3/2018 $734,289 366 526 1,700 $3,060,417 8/7/2018
Egypt 3/22/2018 $0 0 2 9 $37,622 1/1/2019
France 5/2/2018 $94,338 67 67 129 $211,155 5/15/2018
Iraq 3/22/2018 $0 0 1 5 $7,331 1/1/2019
Jamaica 3/28/2018 $3,580 4 4 4 $3,580 1/1/2019
Japan 11/3/2018 $31,702 9 9 65 $280,945 2/6/2019
Kenya 3/30/2018 $3,943 10 10 15 $7,595 1/1/2019
Lebanon 3/22/2018 $0 0 10 25 $132,243 1/1/2019
Mexico 5/4/2018 $267,236 0 0 0 $898,053 5/21/2018
New Zealand 3/29/2018 $1,212 4 7 17 $18,746 6/5/2018
Norway 5/18/2018 $3,427 3 3 11 $13,796 6/20/2018
Philippines 3/23/2018 $0 0 37 54 $68,244 1/1/2019
Poland 5/4/2018 $38,000 118 118 310 $134,556 1/1/2019
Slovakia 4/6/2018 $40,669 71 71 142 $93,662 5/30/2018
South Africa 3/23/2018 $0 0 14 36 $87,020 6/11/2018
South Korea 10/31/2018 $2,375 1 217 971 $1,881,058 4/16/2019
Spain 3/23/2018 $103,718 77 79 261 $444,506 7/3/2018
Syria 3/22/2018 $0 0 1 1 $2,762 1/1/2019
Trinidad 3/28/2018 $11,908 15 15 25 $23,462 1/1/2019
 
Rest of World $549,002
 
International Total$8,530,501 4/16/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 24, 2018368,450 68,450$1,024,012$1,024,0122
Jul 1, 2018642,699-38% 111,149$638,777$1,662,7893
Jul 8, 2018939,456-8% 150,605$590,262$2,253,0514
Jul 15, 20181421,694-45% 172,299$331,267$2,584,3185
Jul 29, 2018299,146 188,154$136,824$2,821,5097
Sep 16, 20182811,531 235,014$149,442$3,503,58314
Sep 23, 2018295,395-53% 240,409$69,919$3,573,50215
Sep 30, 2018289,958+85% 250,367$129,056$3,702,55816

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 24, 2018537,168 37,168$763,435$763,4352
Jul 1, 2018927,009-27% 64,177$605,277$1,368,7123
Jul 8, 20181020,226-25% 84,403$484,202$1,852,9144
Jul 15, 2018209,253-54% 93,656$241,778$2,094,6925

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Leading Cast

James Caviezel    Saint Luke
James Faulkner    Saint Paul
Olivier Martinez    Mauritius Gallas

Supporting Cast

Joanne Whalley    Priscilla
John Lynch    Aquila
Yorgos Karamihos    Saul of Tarsus
Antonia Campbell-Hughes    Irenica
Alessandro Sperduti    Cassius
Manuel Cauchi    Ananais
Noah Huntley    Publius
Kenneth Spiteri    Eubulus
Alexandra Vino    Octavia
Anthony Edridge    Severus
Andre Agius    Stephen
John Paul Pace    Christian Man
Erica Muscat    Christian Woman
Jacob Groth    Young Christian Man
Henry Holland    Young Saul of Tarsus
Nina Sultana    Little Girl
Natalie Rossignaud    Young Girl
Iskander El Hag Aisa    Christian Man 4
Daryl Luke Vassallo    Tarquin
Vladislav Ilich    Judas
Chris Dingli    Roman Doctor
Mario Opinato    Balbus
Anthony Ellul    Jewish Doctor
Stephen Buhagiar    Jewish Man 1
Mikhail Basmadjian    Jewish Man 2
Husam Chadat    Gamaliel
Edward Mercieca    High Priest
Philip Mizzi    Elder
Graham Charles    Roman Soldier
Joe Azzopardi    Roman Thug
Nora Jolie Eckermann    Caelia
Sarah Michelle Attard    Beaten Woman
Stephen Caruana    Beaten Man
Nikovich Sammut    Market Grower/Roman by Burning Dummy
Neil Martin    Roman Soldier 1
Jeremy Debattista    Roman Soldier 2
Luke Tabone    Prefect’s Office Guard 1
Aaron Fenech    Prefect’s Office Guard 2
Nick Mangion    Christian from Camp
Morgan Chetcuti    Christian Tied to a Post
Jonathan Aquilina    Thug 1
Jonathan Delia    Thug 2
Sean Zerafa    Roman Thug
Ronald Abdilla    Angry Man 1
Robert Grima    Executioner
Byron Sultana    Slave
Zachary Caruana    Cassius’ Man
Rudy Emanuel Catania    Prison Guard at Side Door
Jesmond Said    Prison Guard with Lash
Manwel Borg    Christian Victim 1
Miguel Cauchi    Christian Victim 2
Ana Luisa dos Santos Flor    Christian Victim 3

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Hyatt    Director
Andrew Hyatt    Screenwriter
Andrew Hyatt    Story by
T.J. Berden    Story by
David Zelon    Producer
T.J. Berden    Producer
Eric Groth    Executive Producer
Rick Jackson    Executive Producer
Harrison Powell    Executive Producer
Jim Caviezel*    Executive Producer
Gerardo Madrazo    Director of Photography
Dave Arrowsmith    Production Designer
Scott Richter    Editor
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek    Composer
Luciano Capozzi    Costume Designer
Patricia DiCerto    Casting Director
Simon Sansone    Line Producer
Simon Sansone    Unit Production Manager
Hristo Dimitrov    First Assistant Director
Oana Ene    Second Assistant Director
Steve Abela    Stunt Coordinator
Ino Bonello    Art Director
Craig Menzies    Set Decorator
Aleksandar Bundalo    Sound Mixer
Kenneth Cassar    Special Effects Supervisor
Robert Grech    Special Effects
Lesley Micallef    Special Effects
Samuel Delia    Special Effects
Wayne Galea    Special Effects
Martina Zammit Maempel    Costume Supervisor
Jackie Grima    Make-up and Hair Designer
Mark Sansone    Location Manager
Ryan Gatt    Script Supervisor
David Townsend    Post-Production Supervisor
Eric Fernandez    Assistant Editor
Matthew Pullicino    Visual Effects Producer
Amira Borg    Visual Effects Producer
Cary Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Jeremy B. Davis    Re-recording Mixer
Mandell Winter    Supervising Sound Editor
David Esparza    Sound Designer
Larry Goeb    Dialogue Editor
Richard Yawn*    Dialogue Editor
Chato Hill    Dialogue Editor
Ron Mellegers    Foley Mixer
Ryan Lukasik    Foley Mixer
Randy Wilson    Foley Mixer
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek    Music Producer
Rafal Paczkowski    Score Recordist
Rafal Paczkowski    Score Mixer
Curt Sobel    Music Supervisor

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

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Synopsis

The story of two men. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into the city of Rome to visit Paul, who is held captive in Nero’s darkest, bleakest prison cell. But Nero is determined to rid Rome of Christians, and does not flinch from executing them in the grisliest ways possible. Before Paul’s death sentence can be enacted, Luke resolves to write another book, one that details the beginnings of “The Way” and the birth of what will come to be known as the church. Bound in chains, Paul’s struggle is internal. He has survived so much—floggings, shipwreck, starvation, stoning, hunger and thirst, cold and exposure—yet as he waits for his appointment with death, he is haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds. Alone in the dark, he wonders if he has been forgotten… and if he has the strength to finish well. Two men struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit in order to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ and spread their message to the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,172,585 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,473 opening theaters/1,746 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,764,803

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,116 $17,547,999
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,177 $8,530,501
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,676 $26,078,500

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: March 23rd, 2018 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Egypt)
March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Iraq)
March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Lebanon)
March 22nd, 2018 (Wide) (Syria)
March 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Philippines)
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Video Release: June 12th, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent content and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2512 (Cert #51100), 1/31/2018)
Running Time: 113 minutes
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Keywords: Faith-Based Film, Religious, Christians, Discrimination, Prison, Political Prisoner, Ancient Rome, Hagiography, Faith-Based Drama
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Affirm Films, Giving Films, Outside Da Box Films, Mandalay Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

James Caviezel    Saint Luke
James Faulkner    Saint Paul
Olivier Martinez    Mauritius Gallas

Supporting Cast

Joanne Whalley    Priscilla
John Lynch    Aquila
Yorgos Karamihos    Saul of Tarsus
Antonia Campbell-Hughes    Irenica
Alessandro Sperduti    Cassius
Manuel Cauchi    Ananais
Noah Huntley    Publius
Kenneth Spiteri    Eubulus
Alexandra Vino    Octavia
Anthony Edridge    Severus
Andre Agius    Stephen
John Paul Pace    Christian Man
Erica Muscat    Christian Woman
Jacob Groth    Young Christian Man
Henry Holland    Young Saul of Tarsus
Nina Sultana    Little Girl
Natalie Rossignaud    Young Girl
Iskander El Hag Aisa    Christian Man 4
Daryl Luke Vassallo    Tarquin
Vladislav Ilich    Judas
Chris Dingli    Roman Doctor
Mario Opinato    Balbus
Anthony Ellul    Jewish Doctor
Stephen Buhagiar    Jewish Man 1
Mikhail Basmadjian    Jewish Man 2
Husam Chadat    Gamaliel
Edward Mercieca    High Priest
Philip Mizzi    Elder
Graham Charles    Roman Soldier
Joe Azzopardi    Roman Thug
Nora Jolie Eckermann    Caelia
Sarah Michelle Attard    Beaten Woman
Stephen Caruana    Beaten Man
Nikovich Sammut    Market Grower/Roman by Burning Dummy
Neil Martin    Roman Soldier 1
Jeremy Debattista    Roman Soldier 2
Luke Tabone    Prefect’s Office Guard 1
Aaron Fenech    Prefect’s Office Guard 2
Nick Mangion    Christian from Camp
Morgan Chetcuti    Christian Tied to a Post
Jonathan Aquilina    Thug 1
Jonathan Delia    Thug 2
Sean Zerafa    Roman Thug
Ronald Abdilla    Angry Man 1
Robert Grima    Executioner
Byron Sultana    Slave
Zachary Caruana    Cassius’ Man
Rudy Emanuel Catania    Prison Guard at Side Door
Jesmond Said    Prison Guard with Lash
Manwel Borg    Christian Victim 1
Miguel Cauchi    Christian Victim 2
Ana Luisa dos Santos Flor    Christian Victim 3

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Hyatt    Director
Andrew Hyatt    Screenwriter
Andrew Hyatt    Story by
T.J. Berden    Story by
David Zelon    Producer
T.J. Berden    Producer
Eric Groth    Executive Producer
Rick Jackson    Executive Producer
Harrison Powell    Executive Producer
Jim Caviezel*    Executive Producer
Gerardo Madrazo    Director of Photography
Dave Arrowsmith    Production Designer
Scott Richter    Editor
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek    Composer
Luciano Capozzi    Costume Designer
Patricia DiCerto    Casting Director
Simon Sansone    Line Producer
Simon Sansone    Unit Production Manager
Hristo Dimitrov    First Assistant Director
Oana Ene    Second Assistant Director
Steve Abela    Stunt Coordinator
Ino Bonello    Art Director
Craig Menzies    Set Decorator
Aleksandar Bundalo    Sound Mixer
Kenneth Cassar    Special Effects Supervisor
Robert Grech    Special Effects
Lesley Micallef    Special Effects
Samuel Delia    Special Effects
Wayne Galea    Special Effects
Martina Zammit Maempel    Costume Supervisor
Jackie Grima    Make-up and Hair Designer
Mark Sansone    Location Manager
Ryan Gatt    Script Supervisor
David Townsend    Post-Production Supervisor
Eric Fernandez    Assistant Editor
Matthew Pullicino    Visual Effects Producer
Amira Borg    Visual Effects Producer
Cary Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Jeremy B. Davis    Re-recording Mixer
Mandell Winter    Supervising Sound Editor
David Esparza    Sound Designer
Larry Goeb    Dialogue Editor
Richard Yawn*    Dialogue Editor
Chato Hill    Dialogue Editor
Ron Mellegers    Foley Mixer
Ryan Lukasik    Foley Mixer
Randy Wilson    Foley Mixer
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek    Music Producer
Rafal Paczkowski    Score Recordist
Rafal Paczkowski    Score Mixer
Curt Sobel    Music Supervisor

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

Home Market Releases for June 19th, 2018

June 19th, 2018

Dark Matter: Season Three

Summer is the worst time of the year for the home market and this week is no exception. The “biggest” new release of the week is Pacific Rim: Uprising, but it is not worth picking up. There are a few contenders for Pick of the Week, including the final season of Dark Matter; a dark comedy, The Death of Stalin; and an Anime release, Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World. In the end, I went with Dark Matter as the Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Releases for June 12th, 2018

June 12th, 2018

Love, Simon

There are not many big releases on this week’s list. Tomb Raider, Sherlock Gnomes, The Strangers: Prey at Night, and Love, Simon were, at best, midlevel hits domestically. Worse still, only the last one earned good reviews. Fortunately, the film is good enough that the DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack is worthy as Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Spielberg’s Decade Best Can’t Save Overall Box Office

April 3rd, 2018

Ready Player One

Ready Player One not only opened in first place over the weekend, but its three-day total of $41.77 million was Steven Spielberg’s best opening weekend as a director in almost exactly a decade. Acrimony was a solid second place finisher with $17.17 million. God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness missed the top ten. Overall, the box office rose 4.9% from last weekend hitting $136 million, but this was still 20% lower than the same weekend last year. 2018 is now 4.9% or $150 million behind 2017’s pace at $2.84 billion to $2.99 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ready Player One Solid On Debut

April 1st, 2018

Ready Player One

The gulf between blockbusters and also-rans could hardly be starker these days. Since the release of Black Panther to a whopping $202 million on February 16, three movies that could have caught the general public’s imagination have arrived on the scene, and earned somewhere between a fifth and a seventh of that on opening weekend. Ready Player One is the most successful among them, with an opening of $41.2 million predicted by Warner Bros. as of this morning. That compares favorably to the openings of A Wrinkle in Time (which started out with $33.1 million), and Pacific Rim: Uprising ($28.1 million), and is, in fact, the best weekend in 2018 for a movie not called Black Panther, but it barely starts to chip away at considerable marketing costs, let alone a reported $150 million production budget. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Uprising Wins, but Falls Compared to Original

March 27th, 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Pacific Rim: Uprising opened in first place over the weekend. In fact, it opened better than expected with $28.12 million. Unfortunately, that’s nowhere near enough compared to its production budget, so it will need international numbers to thrive. Black Panther was finally removed from top spot, but it also held on better than expected with $17.10 million. As for the rest of the new releases, they ranged from serious disappointments like Sherlock Gnomes and Paul, Apostle of Christ, to complete bombs like Midnight Sun and Unsane. The overall box office slipped just 2.0% from last week earning $129 million. However, this is 36% lower than the same weekend last year. 2018’s lead has completely evaporated and it is now $60 million or $2.1% behind 2017’s pace at $2.64 billion to $2.69 billion. I don’t see that improving this coming weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pacific Rim Leads Weak Field of Openers

March 25th, 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Black Panther’s run at the top of the domestic chart will finally come to an end this weekend, with Pacific Rim: Uprising taking over as the most popular film in the US and Canada. The switch over is mostly due to Panther beginning to run out of steam, rather than Uprising showing any particular strength though. Universal’s sci-fi action movie will pick up $28.005 million over its opening weekend in North America, about in line with expectations, but disappointing for a film that cost $150 million to make. Overseas markets, particularly in Asia, are where the box office action is at for this one. More...

Friday Estimates: Pacific Rim Rises to Meet Expectations

March 24th, 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

As expected, Pacific Rim: Uprising earned first place on Friday. In fact, its opening day box office of $10.36 million is actually a little better than expected and it is on pace for a $26 million opening weekend. Granted, this is a terrible opening compared to the film’s production budget, which is reportedly in the $155 million to $175 million range. Neither its reviews, nor its B-rating from CinemaScore will help its legs, but this film was never made to win over domestic audiences. It was made to shine in Asia, specifically China. It is too soon to tell for sure if that’s a viable strategy, or if Universal is going to have to suck up massive losses. Based on Friday numbers, the studio is predicting a $65 million opening weekend China alone and a $120.5 million international debut. That’s obviously better than here, but the film will need at least $400 million internationally to break even any time soon. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Pacific Rim Rises with $2.35 million from Previews

March 23rd, 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Pacific Rim: Uprising got off to an okay start with $2.35 million from Thursday previews. Given its reviews and the recent results of films like Tomb Raider and last year’s Power Rangers that puts the film’s projected weekend haul at $26 million. That’s a little higher than we predicted, but close enough to call it a victory. More...

Weekend Predictions: Kaiju vs. Panther

March 22nd, 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Black Panther will finally give up its hold on first place, that is unless something goes horribly wrong for Pacific Rim: Uprising. There are four other wide or semi-wide releases hitting theaters this weekend, which is at least two too many. Sherlock Gnomes and Paul, Apostle of Christ are the only two that have a legitimate shot at the top five. Meanwhile, Midnight Sun and Unsane are just hoping to not miss the top ten. This weekend last year, there were three wide releases that earned a combined $60 million. This is more than the five wide releases this year will earn. Also, Beauty and the Beast remained in second place with $90 million. 2018 has already lost its lead over 2017 and this weekend it is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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2018 Preview: March

March 1st, 2018

Ready Player One

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 23, 2018 8 $5,172,585   1,473 $3,512   $5,172,585 1
Mar 30, 2018 10 $3,457,864 -33% 1,473 $2,347   $11,488,702 2
Apr 6, 2018 15 $1,772,226 -49% 1,262 $1,404   $15,003,077 3
Apr 13, 2018 18 $611,693 -65% 581 $1,053   $16,394,992 4
Apr 20, 2018 23 $331,697 -46% 377 $880   $17,011,816 5
Apr 27, 2018 30 $104,607 -68% 177 $591   $17,276,253 6
May 4, 2018 37 $66,262 -37% 146 $454   $17,407,931 7
May 11, 2018 43 $50,472 -24% 112 $451   $17,499,876 8
May 18, 2018 49 $21,430 -58% 59 $363   $17,547,999 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 23, 2018 8 $1,656,905     1,473 $1,125   $1,656,905 1
Mar 24, 2018 8 $1,878,039 +13%   1,473 $1,275   $3,534,944 2
Mar 25, 2018 8 $1,637,641 -13%   1,473 $1,112   $5,172,585 3
Mar 26, 2018 8 $618,346 -62%   1,473 $420   $5,790,931 4
Mar 27, 2018 8 $913,192 +48%   1,473 $620   $6,704,123 5
Mar 28, 2018 9 $680,812 -25%   1,473 $462   $7,384,935 6
Mar 29, 2018 9 $645,903 -5%   1,473 $438   $8,030,838 7
Mar 30, 2018 10 $1,220,265 +89% -26% 1,473 $828   $9,251,103 8
Mar 31, 2018 10 $1,232,802 +1% -34% 1,473 $837   $10,483,905 9
Apr 1, 2018 10 $1,004,797 -18% -39% 1,473 $682   $11,488,702 10
Apr 2, 2018 11 $454,713 -55% -26% 1,473 $309   $11,943,415 11
Apr 3, 2018 10 $545,439 +20% -40% 1,473 $370   $12,488,854 12
Apr 4, 2018 10 $400,419 -27% -41% 1,473 $272   $12,889,273 13
Apr 5, 2018 10 $341,578 -15% -47% 1,473 $232   $13,230,851 14
Apr 6, 2018 15 $492,819 +44% -60% 1,262 $391   $13,723,670 15
Apr 7, 2018 15 $752,940 +53% -39% 1,262 $597   $14,476,610 16
Apr 8, 2018 14 $526,467 -30% -48% 1,262 $417   $15,003,077 17
Apr 9, 2018 12 $189,573 -64% -58% 1,262 $150   $15,192,650 18
Apr 10, 2018 13 $259,634 +37% -52% 1,262 $206   $15,452,284 19
Apr 11, 2018 15 $175,784 -32% -56% 1,262 $139   $15,628,068 20
Apr 12, 2018 14 $155,231 -12% -55% 1,262 $123   $15,783,299 21
Apr 13, 2018 - $164,252 +6% -67% 581 $283   $15,947,551 22
Apr 14, 2018 - $235,098 +43% -69% 581 $405   $16,182,649 23
Apr 15, 2018 - $212,343 -10% -60% 581 $365   $16,394,992 24
Apr 16, 2018 - $68,884 -68% -64% 581 $119   $16,463,876 25
Apr 17, 2018 - $86,106 +25% -67% 581 $148   $16,549,982 26
Apr 18, 2018 - $65,913 -23% -63% 581 $113   $16,615,895 27
Apr 19, 2018 - $64,224 -3% -59% 581 $111   $16,680,119 28
Apr 20, 2018 - $89,204 +39% -46% 377 $237   $16,769,323 29
Apr 21, 2018 - $130,701 +47% -44% 377 $347   $16,900,024 30
Apr 22, 2018 - $111,792 -14% -47% 377 $297   $17,011,816 31
Apr 23, 2018 - $39,514 -65% -43% 377 $105   $17,051,330 32
Apr 24, 2018 - $46,895 +19% -46% 377 $124   $17,098,225 33
Apr 25, 2018 - $39,356 -16% -40% 377 $104   $17,137,581 34
Apr 26, 2018 - $34,065 -13% -47% 377 $90   $17,171,646 35
Apr 27, 2018 - $27,973 -18% -69% 177 $158   $17,199,619 36
Apr 28, 2018 - $42,064 +50% -68% 177 $238   $17,241,683 37
Apr 29, 2018 - $34,570 -18% -69% 177 $195   $17,276,253 38
May 4, 2018 - $20,035   -28% 146 $137   $17,361,704 43
May 5, 2018 - $24,412 +22% -42% 146 $167   $17,386,116 44
May 6, 2018 - $21,815 -11% -37% 146 $149   $17,407,931 45
May 7, 2018 - $9,867 -55%   146 $68   $17,417,798 46
May 8, 2018 - $11,705 +19%   146 $80   $17,429,503 47
May 9, 2018 - $10,088 -14%   146 $69   $17,439,591 48
May 10, 2018 - $9,813 -3%   146 $67   $17,449,404 49
May 11, 2018 - $12,416 +27% -38% 112 $111   $17,461,820 50
May 12, 2018 - $18,619 +50% -24% 112 $166   $17,480,439 51
May 13, 2018 - $19,437 +4% -11% 112 $174   $17,499,876 52
May 14, 2018 - $5,308 -73% -46% 112 $47   $17,505,184 53
May 15, 2018 - $7,675 +45% -34% 112 $69   $17,512,859 54
May 16, 2018 - $8,044 +5% -20% 112 $72   $17,520,903 55
May 17, 2018 - $5,666 -30% -42% 112 $51   $17,526,569 56
May 18, 2018 - $5,084 -10% -59% 59 $86   $17,531,653 57
May 19, 2018 - $8,309 +63% -55% 59 $141   $17,539,962 58
May 20, 2018 - $8,037 -3% -59% 59 $136   $17,547,999 59

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 23, 2018 9 $8,030,838   1,473 $5,452   $8,030,838 1
Mar 30, 2018 10 $5,200,013 -35% 1,473 $3,530   $13,230,851 2
Apr 6, 2018 15 $2,552,448 -51% 1,262 $2,023   $15,783,299 3
Apr 13, 2018 18 $896,820 -65% 581 $1,544   $16,680,119 4
Apr 20, 2018 22 $491,527 -45% 377 $1,304   $17,171,646 5
Apr 27, 2018 32 $170,023 -65% 177 $961   $17,341,669 6
May 4, 2018 36 $107,735 -37% 1,746 $62   $17,449,404 7
May 11, 2018 42 $77,165 -28% 112 $689   $17,526,569 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/18/2018 $13,193 0 0 0 $38,330 1/1/2019
Australia 3/29/2018 $151,138 45 45 188 $536,416 6/27/2018
Brazil 5/3/2018 $734,289 366 526 1,700 $3,060,417 8/7/2018
Egypt 3/22/2018 $0 0 2 9 $37,622 1/1/2019
France 5/2/2018 $94,338 67 67 129 $211,155 5/15/2018
Iraq 3/22/2018 $0 0 1 5 $7,331 1/1/2019
Jamaica 3/28/2018 $3,580 4 4 4 $3,580 1/1/2019
Japan 11/3/2018 $31,702 9 9 65 $280,945 2/6/2019
Kenya 3/30/2018 $3,943 10 10 15 $7,595 1/1/2019
Lebanon 3/22/2018 $0 0 10 25 $132,243 1/1/2019
Mexico 5/4/2018 $267,236 0 0 0 $898,053 5/21/2018
New Zealand 3/29/2018 $1,212 4 7 17 $18,746 6/5/2018
Norway 5/18/2018 $3,427 3 3 11 $13,796 6/20/2018
Philippines 3/23/2018 $0 0 37 54 $68,244 1/1/2019
Poland 5/4/2018 $38,000 118 118 310 $134,556 1/1/2019
Slovakia 4/6/2018 $40,669 71 71 142 $93,662 5/30/2018
South Africa 3/23/2018 $0 0 14 36 $87,020 6/11/2018
South Korea 10/31/2018 $2,375 1 217 971 $1,881,058 4/16/2019
Spain 3/23/2018 $103,718 77 79 261 $444,506 7/3/2018
Syria 3/22/2018 $0 0 1 1 $2,762 1/1/2019
Trinidad 3/28/2018 $11,908 15 15 25 $23,462 1/1/2019
 
Rest of World $549,002
 
International Total$8,530,501 4/16/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 24, 2018368,450 68,450$1,024,012$1,024,0122
Jul 1, 2018642,699-38% 111,149$638,777$1,662,7893
Jul 8, 2018939,456-8% 150,605$590,262$2,253,0514
Jul 15, 20181421,694-45% 172,299$331,267$2,584,3185
Jul 29, 2018299,146 188,154$136,824$2,821,5097
Sep 16, 20182811,531 235,014$149,442$3,503,58314
Sep 23, 2018295,395-53% 240,409$69,919$3,573,50215
Sep 30, 2018289,958+85% 250,367$129,056$3,702,55816

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 24, 2018537,168 37,168$763,435$763,4352
Jul 1, 2018927,009-27% 64,177$605,277$1,368,7123
Jul 8, 20181020,226-25% 84,403$484,202$1,852,9144
Jul 15, 2018209,253-54% 93,656$241,778$2,094,6925

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