Pontypool (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,865Details
International Box Office $28,051Details
Worldwide Box Office $31,916
OpusData ID: 100720100
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Synopsis

A radio announcer and his crew find themselves stranded at the radio station as a mysterious infection breaks out in the world around them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,541 (39.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,825

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,526 $3,865
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,601-24,700) 24,641 $28,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,860 $31,916
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,067 $3,865

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 29th, 2009 (Limited) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Comparisons: vs. Amour
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,526 $3,865
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,662 $5,825
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,425 $3,865
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2009 (Rank 501-600) 540 $3,865
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,067 $3,865
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,030 $5,825
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 358 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,614 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,301-16,400) 16,309 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,898 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,448 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,030 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $3,865

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 29, 2009 94 $1,541   1 $1,541   $1,541 1
Jun 5, 2009 108 $484 -69% 1 $484   $3,478 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 29, 2009 91 $2,994   1 $2,994   $2,994 1
Jun 5, 2009 103 $876 -71% 1 $876   $3,865 2

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,601-24,700) 24,641 $28,051
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,101-23,200) 23,106 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,411 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,101-21,200) 21,164 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,141 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,901 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,255 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $28,051

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,860 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,001-30,100) 30,034 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,512 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,411 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,433 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,343 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,227 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $31,916

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce McDonald    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 26th, 2010

January 26th, 2010

It's a soft week at the top, as the biggest release of the week is Michael Jackson's This Is It. There are a few other wide releases hitting the home market as well, but all the rest were box office disappointments of varying degrees. This Is It is a good movie and the DVD / Blu-ray are worth picking up, but they are not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to a smaller Canadian film, Pontypool, which earned excellent reviews while the DVD gets a rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...


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Synopsis

A radio announcer and his crew find themselves stranded at the radio station as a mysterious infection breaks out in the world around them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,541 (39.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,825

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,526 $3,865
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,601-24,700) 24,641 $28,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,860 $31,916
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,067 $3,865

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 29th, 2009 (Limited) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Comparisons: vs. Amour
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce McDonald    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 26th, 2010

January 26th, 2010

It's a soft week at the top, as the biggest release of the week is Michael Jackson's This Is It. There are a few other wide releases hitting the home market as well, but all the rest were box office disappointments of varying degrees. This Is It is a good movie and the DVD / Blu-ray are worth picking up, but they are not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to a smaller Canadian film, Pontypool, which earned excellent reviews while the DVD gets a rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,526 $3,865
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,662 $5,825
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,425 $3,865
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2009 (Rank 501-600) 540 $3,865
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,067 $3,865
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,030 $5,825
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 358 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,614 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,301-16,400) 16,309 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,898 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,448 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,030 $3,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $3,865

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 29, 2009 94 $1,541   1 $1,541   $1,541 1
Jun 5, 2009 108 $484 -69% 1 $484   $3,478 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 29, 2009 91 $2,994   1 $2,994   $2,994 1
Jun 5, 2009 103 $876 -71% 1 $876   $3,865 2

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,601-24,700) 24,641 $28,051
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,101-23,200) 23,106 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,411 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,101-21,200) 21,164 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,141 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,901 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,255 $28,051
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $28,051

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,860 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,001-30,100) 30,034 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,512 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,411 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,433 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,343 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,227 $31,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $31,916

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.