Pompeii (2014)

Pompeii poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,169,033Details
International Box Office $85,300,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $108,469,033
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $4,165,503
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $4,820,144
Total $8,985,647
OpusData ID: 115430100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,340,823 (44.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,658 opening theaters/2,658 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,916,969

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 21st, 2014 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: April 25th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
June 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
Video Release: May 20th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2303, 12/24/2013)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Plot point: Arranged Marriage, Disaster, Gladiators, Romance, Unrequited Love
Social setting: Slavery, Sword and Sandal
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Constantin Film International, Impact Pictures
Production Countries: Germany, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 21, 2014 3 $10,340,823   2,658 $3,890   $10,340,823 1
Feb 28, 2014 7 $4,331,431 -58% 2,658 $1,630   $17,767,115 2
Mar 7, 2014 13 $1,593,629 -63% 1,658 $961   $21,061,657 3
Mar 14, 2014 18 $588,026 -63% 671 $876   $22,416,035 4
Mar 21, 2014 34 $125,797 -79% 201 $626   $22,814,030 5
Mar 28, 2014 33 $92,852 -26% 162 $573   $22,970,543 6
Apr 4, 2014 35 $71,077 -23% 134 $530   $23,091,127 7
Apr 11, 2014 38 $68,756 -3% 93 $739   $23,169,033 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2014 3 $3,367,131     2,658 $1,267   $3,367,131 1
Feb 22, 2014 4 $4,259,122 +26%   2,658 $1,602   $7,626,253 2
Feb 23, 2014 4 $2,714,570 -36%   2,658 $1,021   $10,340,823 3
Feb 24, 2014 3 $765,309 -72%   2,658 $288   $11,106,132 4
Feb 25, 2014 3 $1,001,637 +31%   2,658 $377   $12,107,769 5
Feb 26, 2014 4 $692,782 -31%   2,658 $261   $12,800,551 6
Feb 27, 2014 4 $635,133 -8%   2,658 $239   $13,435,684 7
Feb 28, 2014 6 $1,210,630 +91% -64% 2,658 $455   $14,646,314 8
Mar 1, 2014 7 $1,971,668 +63% -54% 2,658 $742   $16,617,982 9
Mar 2, 2014 6 $1,149,133 -42% -58% 2,658 $432   $17,767,115 10
Mar 3, 2014 6 $396,415 -66% -48% 2,658 $149   $18,163,530 11
Mar 4, 2014 4 $557,575 +41% -44% 2,658 $210   $18,721,105 12
Mar 5, 2014 6 $387,380 -31% -44% 2,658 $146   $19,108,485 13
Mar 6, 2014 6 $359,543 -7% -43% 2,658 $135   $19,468,028 14
Mar 7, 2014 13 $466,355 +30% -61% 1,658 $281   $19,934,383 15
Mar 8, 2014 13 $695,955 +49% -65% 1,658 $420   $20,630,338 16
Mar 9, 2014 12 $431,319 -38% -62% 1,658 $260   $21,061,657 17
Mar 10, 2014 12 $170,452 -60% -57% 1,658 $103   $21,232,109 18
Mar 11, 2014 10 $251,782 +48% -55% 1,658 $152   $21,483,891 19
Mar 12, 2014 12 $175,309 -30% -55% 1,658 $106   $21,659,200 20
Mar 13, 2014 11 $168,809 -4% -53% 1,658 $102   $21,828,009 21
Mar 14, 2014 17 $171,334 +1% -63% 671 $255   $21,999,343 22
Mar 15, 2014 18 $257,860 +51% -63% 671 $384   $22,257,203 23
Mar 16, 2014 17 $158,832 -38% -63% 671 $237   $22,416,035 24
Mar 17, 2014 17 $62,729 -61% -63% 671 $93   $22,478,764 25
Mar 18, 2014 16 $86,806 +38% -66% 671 $129   $22,565,570 26
Mar 19, 2014 16 $64,694 -25% -63% 671 $96   $22,630,264 27
Mar 20, 2014 16 $57,969 -10% -66% 671 $86   $22,688,233 28
Mar 21, 2014 - $37,454 -35% -78% 201 $186   $22,725,687 29
Mar 22, 2014 - $55,997 +50% -78% 201 $279   $22,781,684 30
Mar 23, 2014 - $32,346 -42% -80% 201 $161   $22,814,030 31
Mar 24, 2014 - $13,187 -59% -79% 201 $66   $22,827,217 32
Mar 25, 2014 - $20,257 +54% -77% 201 $101   $22,847,474 33
Mar 26, 2014 - $14,825 -27% -77% 201 $74   $22,862,299 34
Mar 27, 2014 - $15,392 +4% -73% 201 $77   $22,877,691 35
Mar 28, 2014 - $26,410 +72% -29% 162 $163   $22,904,101 36
Mar 29, 2014 - $41,534 +57% -26% 162 $256   $22,945,635 37
Mar 30, 2014 - $24,908 -40% -23% 162 $154   $22,970,543 38
Apr 4, 2014 - $19,647   -26% 134 $147   $22,990,190 43
Apr 5, 2014 - $29,810 +52% -28% 134 $222   $23,020,000 44
Apr 6, 2014 - $21,620 -27% -13% 134 $161   $23,091,127 45
Apr 11, 2014 - $10,817   -45% 93 $116   $23,101,944 50
Apr 12, 2014 - $16,914 +56% -43% 93 $182   $23,118,858 51
Apr 13, 2014 - $41,025 +143% +90% 93 $441   $23,169,033 52

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 21, 2014 3 $13,435,684   2,658 $5,055   $13,435,684 1
Feb 28, 2014 7 $6,032,344 -55% 2,658 $2,270   $19,468,028 2
Mar 7, 2014 12 $2,359,981 -61% 1,658 $1,423   $21,828,009 3
Mar 14, 2014 17 $860,224 -64% 671 $1,282   $22,688,233 4
Mar 21, 2014 34 $189,458 -78% 201 $943   $22,877,691 5
Mar 28, 2014 32 $142,359 -25% 162 $879   $23,020,050 6
Apr 4, 2014 34 $107,958 -24% 134 $806   $23,078,501 7

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Japan 6/7/2014 $0 0 214 214 $2,744,172 12/15/2015
Spain 4/25/2014 $0 0 9 24 $3,313,973 12/17/2015
  
Rest of World $79,241,855
  
International Total $85,300,000 12/17/2015

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Kit Harington    Milo

Supporting

Carrie Anne Moss    Cassia's Mother

Leading

Emily Browning    Cassia

Supporting

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje    Bridgageous
Jessica Lucas    Ariadne
Jared Harris    Lucretius
Kiefer Sutherland    Senator Corvis
Paz Vega    Flavia
Joe Pingue    Graecus

Production and Technical Credits

Paul W.S. Anderson    Director
Janet Scott Batchler    Screenwriter
Lee Batchler    Screenwriter
Michael Robert Johnson    Screenwriter
Jeremy Bolt    Producer
Paul W.S. Anderson    Producer
Robert Kulzer    Producer
Don Carmody    Producer
Martin Moszkowicz    Executive Producer
Peter Schlessel    Executive Producer
Jon Brown    Executive Producer
Glen MacPherson    Director of Photography
Paul Denham Austerberry    Production Designer
Michele Conroy    Editor
Christine Rothe    Executive in Charge of Production
Wendy Partridge    Costume Designer
Dennis Berardi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mr. X    Digital Effects Supervisor
Mr. X    Visual Effects By
Clinton Shorter    Composer
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
Deirdre Bowen    Casting Director
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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


Synopsis

Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,340,823 (44.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,658 opening theaters/2,658 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,916,969

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 21st, 2014 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: April 25th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
June 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
Video Release: May 20th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2303, 12/24/2013)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Plot point: Arranged Marriage, Disaster, Gladiators, Romance, Unrequited Love
Social setting: Slavery, Sword and Sandal
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Constantin Film International, Impact Pictures
Production Countries: Germany, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 21, 2014 3 $10,340,823   2,658 $3,890   $10,340,823 1
Feb 28, 2014 7 $4,331,431 -58% 2,658 $1,630   $17,767,115 2
Mar 7, 2014 13 $1,593,629 -63% 1,658 $961   $21,061,657 3
Mar 14, 2014 18 $588,026 -63% 671 $876   $22,416,035 4
Mar 21, 2014 34 $125,797 -79% 201 $626   $22,814,030 5
Mar 28, 2014 33 $92,852 -26% 162 $573   $22,970,543 6
Apr 4, 2014 35 $71,077 -23% 134 $530   $23,091,127 7
Apr 11, 2014 38 $68,756 -3% 93 $739   $23,169,033 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2014 3 $3,367,131     2,658 $1,267   $3,367,131 1
Feb 22, 2014 4 $4,259,122 +26%   2,658 $1,602   $7,626,253 2
Feb 23, 2014 4 $2,714,570 -36%   2,658 $1,021   $10,340,823 3
Feb 24, 2014 3 $765,309 -72%   2,658 $288   $11,106,132 4
Feb 25, 2014 3 $1,001,637 +31%   2,658 $377   $12,107,769 5
Feb 26, 2014 4 $692,782 -31%   2,658 $261   $12,800,551 6
Feb 27, 2014 4 $635,133 -8%   2,658 $239   $13,435,684 7
Feb 28, 2014 6 $1,210,630 +91% -64% 2,658 $455   $14,646,314 8
Mar 1, 2014 7 $1,971,668 +63% -54% 2,658 $742   $16,617,982 9
Mar 2, 2014 6 $1,149,133 -42% -58% 2,658 $432   $17,767,115 10
Mar 3, 2014 6 $396,415 -66% -48% 2,658 $149   $18,163,530 11
Mar 4, 2014 4 $557,575 +41% -44% 2,658 $210   $18,721,105 12
Mar 5, 2014 6 $387,380 -31% -44% 2,658 $146   $19,108,485 13
Mar 6, 2014 6 $359,543 -7% -43% 2,658 $135   $19,468,028 14
Mar 7, 2014 13 $466,355 +30% -61% 1,658 $281   $19,934,383 15
Mar 8, 2014 13 $695,955 +49% -65% 1,658 $420   $20,630,338 16
Mar 9, 2014 12 $431,319 -38% -62% 1,658 $260   $21,061,657 17
Mar 10, 2014 12 $170,452 -60% -57% 1,658 $103   $21,232,109 18
Mar 11, 2014 10 $251,782 +48% -55% 1,658 $152   $21,483,891 19
Mar 12, 2014 12 $175,309 -30% -55% 1,658 $106   $21,659,200 20
Mar 13, 2014 11 $168,809 -4% -53% 1,658 $102   $21,828,009 21
Mar 14, 2014 17 $171,334 +1% -63% 671 $255   $21,999,343 22
Mar 15, 2014 18 $257,860 +51% -63% 671 $384   $22,257,203 23
Mar 16, 2014 17 $158,832 -38% -63% 671 $237   $22,416,035 24
Mar 17, 2014 17 $62,729 -61% -63% 671 $93   $22,478,764 25
Mar 18, 2014 16 $86,806 +38% -66% 671 $129   $22,565,570 26
Mar 19, 2014 16 $64,694 -25% -63% 671 $96   $22,630,264 27
Mar 20, 2014 16 $57,969 -10% -66% 671 $86   $22,688,233 28
Mar 21, 2014 - $37,454 -35% -78% 201 $186   $22,725,687 29
Mar 22, 2014 - $55,997 +50% -78% 201 $279   $22,781,684 30
Mar 23, 2014 - $32,346 -42% -80% 201 $161   $22,814,030 31
Mar 24, 2014 - $13,187 -59% -79% 201 $66   $22,827,217 32
Mar 25, 2014 - $20,257 +54% -77% 201 $101   $22,847,474 33
Mar 26, 2014 - $14,825 -27% -77% 201 $74   $22,862,299 34
Mar 27, 2014 - $15,392 +4% -73% 201 $77   $22,877,691 35
Mar 28, 2014 - $26,410 +72% -29% 162 $163   $22,904,101 36
Mar 29, 2014 - $41,534 +57% -26% 162 $256   $22,945,635 37
Mar 30, 2014 - $24,908 -40% -23% 162 $154   $22,970,543 38
Apr 4, 2014 - $19,647   -26% 134 $147   $22,990,190 43
Apr 5, 2014 - $29,810 +52% -28% 134 $222   $23,020,000 44
Apr 6, 2014 - $21,620 -27% -13% 134 $161   $23,091,127 45
Apr 11, 2014 - $10,817   -45% 93 $116   $23,101,944 50
Apr 12, 2014 - $16,914 +56% -43% 93 $182   $23,118,858 51
Apr 13, 2014 - $41,025 +143% +90% 93 $441   $23,169,033 52

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 21, 2014 3 $13,435,684   2,658 $5,055   $13,435,684 1
Feb 28, 2014 7 $6,032,344 -55% 2,658 $2,270   $19,468,028 2
Mar 7, 2014 12 $2,359,981 -61% 1,658 $1,423   $21,828,009 3
Mar 14, 2014 17 $860,224 -64% 671 $1,282   $22,688,233 4
Mar 21, 2014 34 $189,458 -78% 201 $943   $22,877,691 5
Mar 28, 2014 32 $142,359 -25% 162 $879   $23,020,050 6
Apr 4, 2014 34 $107,958 -24% 134 $806   $23,078,501 7

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Japan 6/7/2014 $0 0 214 214 $2,744,172 12/15/2015
Spain 4/25/2014 $0 0 9 24 $3,313,973 12/17/2015
  
Rest of World $79,241,855
  
International Total $85,300,000 12/17/2015

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Kit Harington    Milo

Supporting

Carrie Anne Moss    Cassia's Mother

Leading

Emily Browning    Cassia

Supporting

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje    Bridgageous
Jessica Lucas    Ariadne
Jared Harris    Lucretius
Kiefer Sutherland    Senator Corvis
Paz Vega    Flavia
Joe Pingue    Graecus

Production and Technical Credits

Paul W.S. Anderson    Director
Janet Scott Batchler    Screenwriter
Lee Batchler    Screenwriter
Michael Robert Johnson    Screenwriter
Jeremy Bolt    Producer
Paul W.S. Anderson    Producer
Robert Kulzer    Producer
Don Carmody    Producer
Martin Moszkowicz    Executive Producer
Peter Schlessel    Executive Producer
Jon Brown    Executive Producer
Glen MacPherson    Director of Photography
Paul Denham Austerberry    Production Designer
Michele Conroy    Editor
Christine Rothe    Executive in Charge of Production
Wendy Partridge    Costume Designer
Dennis Berardi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mr. X    Digital Effects Supervisor
Mr. X    Visual Effects By
Clinton Shorter    Composer
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
Deirdre Bowen    Casting Director
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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