The Rite (2011)

The Rite poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,047,633Details
International Box Office $64,096,354Details
Worldwide Box Office $97,143,987
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,846,579 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,406,376 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,252,955
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Inspired by true events, the film follows seminary student Michael Kovak, who is sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Wearing his deep skepticism like armor, Michael challenges his superiors to look to psychiatry, rather than demons, in treating the possessed. Only when he's sent to apprentice with the unorthodox Father Lucas--a legendary priest who has performed thousands of exorcisms--does Michael's armor begin to fall. As he is drawn into a troubling case that seems to transcend even Father Lucas's skill, he begins to glimpse a phenomenon science can't explain or control...and an evil so violent and terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,789,393 (44.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$37,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,985 opening theaters/2,985 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,924,777

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,744 $33,047,633
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $64,096,354
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $97,143,987

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


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Vudu:Vudu
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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 28th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: May 17th, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing thematic material, violence, frightening images, and language including sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2154, 1/12/2011)
Running Time: 114 minutes
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Keywords: Religious, Possessed, Demons, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Contrafilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 140 $5,589,311 Feb 4, 2011 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $7,934,578 Feb 4, 2011 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,744 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,387 $44,924,777
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,203 $33,047,633
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 95 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 84 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 194 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,066 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $33,047,633

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 1 $14,789,393   2,985 $4,955   $14,789,393 1
Feb 4, 2011 6 $5,589,311 -62% 2,985 $1,872   $23,701,534 2
Feb 11, 2011 11 $3,252,360 -42% 2,207 $1,474   $28,858,297 3
Feb 18, 2011 16 $1,130,106 -65% 1,048 $1,078   $31,392,491 4
Feb 25, 2011 20 $479,351 -58% 545 $880   $32,310,529 5
Mar 4, 2011 31 $157,972 -67% 201 $786   $32,622,519 6
Mar 11, 2011 49 $50,223 -68% 85 $591   $32,722,529 7
Mar 18, 2011 34 $109,727 +118% 202 $543   $32,858,190 8
Mar 25, 2011 40 $75,240 -31% 155 $485   $32,982,411 9
Apr 1, 2011 58 $25,741 -66% 72 $358   $33,037,754 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 28, 2011 1 $5,296,201     2,985 $1,774   $5,296,201 1
Jan 29, 2011 1 $6,010,280 +13%   2,985 $2,013   $11,306,481 2
Jan 30, 2011 1 $3,482,912 -42%   2,985 $1,167   $14,789,393 3
Jan 31, 2011 1 $943,416 -73%   2,985 $316   $15,732,809 4
Feb 1, 2011 4 $855,060 -9%   2,985 $286   $16,587,869 5
Feb 2, 2011 3 $772,196 -10%   2,985 $259   $17,360,065 6
Feb 3, 2011 4 $752,158 -3%   2,985 $252   $18,112,223 7
Feb 4, 2011 5 $1,936,469 +157% -63% 2,985 $649   $20,048,692 8
Feb 5, 2011 6 $2,734,634 +41% -55% 2,985 $916   $22,783,326 9
Feb 6, 2011 6 $918,208 -66% -74% 2,985 $308   $23,701,534 10
Feb 7, 2011 6 $503,003 -45% -47% 2,985 $169   $24,204,537 11
Feb 8, 2011 6 $527,238 +5% -38% 2,985 $177   $24,731,775 12
Feb 9, 2011 7 $428,043 -19% -45% 2,985 $143   $25,159,818 13
Feb 10, 2011 6 $446,119 +4% -41% 2,985 $149   $25,605,937 14
Feb 11, 2011 11 $882,672 +98% -54% 2,207 $400   $26,488,609 15
Feb 12, 2011 11 $1,494,863 +69% -45% 2,207 $677   $27,983,472 16
Feb 13, 2011 12 $874,825 -41% -5% 2,207 $396   $28,858,297 17
Feb 14, 2011 9 $663,142 -24% +32% 2,207 $300   $29,521,439 18
Feb 15, 2011 11 $266,448 -60% -49% 2,207 $121   $29,787,887 19
Feb 16, 2011 11 $238,384 -11% -44% 2,207 $108   $30,026,271 20
Feb 17, 2011 11 $236,114 -1% -47% 2,207 $107   $30,262,385 21
Feb 18, 2011 16 $303,060 +28% -66% 1,048 $289   $30,565,445 22
Feb 19, 2011 16 $478,668 +58% -68% 1,048 $457   $31,044,113 23
Feb 20, 2011 - $348,378 -27% -60% 1,048 $332   $31,392,491 24
Feb 21, 2011 18 $182,193 -48% -73% 1,048 $174   $31,574,684 25
Feb 22, 2011 - $92,294 -49% -65% 1,048 $88   $31,666,978 26
Feb 23, 2011 - $82,193 -11% -66% 1,048 $78   $31,749,171 27
Feb 24, 2011 - $82,007 n/c -65% 1,048 $78   $31,831,178 28
Feb 25, 2011 - $137,090 +67% -55% 545 $252   $31,968,268 29
Feb 26, 2011 - $213,457 +56% -55% 545 $392   $32,181,725 30
Feb 27, 2011 - $128,804 -40% -63% 545 $236   $32,310,529 31
Feb 28, 2011 - $38,126 -70% -79% 545 $70   $32,348,655 32
Mar 1, 2011 - $40,032 +5% -57% 545 $73   $32,388,687 33
Mar 2, 2011 - $38,507 -4% -53% 545 $71   $32,427,194 34
Mar 3, 2011 - $37,353 -3% -54% 545 $69   $32,464,547 35
Mar 4, 2011 - $45,373 +21% -67% 201 $226   $32,509,920 36
Mar 5, 2011 - $69,489 +53% -67% 201 $346   $32,579,409 37
Mar 6, 2011 - $43,110 -38% -67% 201 $214   $32,622,519 38
Mar 7, 2011 - $12,502 -71% -67% 201 $62   $32,635,021 39
Mar 8, 2011 - $12,851 +3% -68% 201 $64   $32,647,872 40
Mar 9, 2011 - $12,466 -3% -68% 201 $62   $32,660,338 41
Mar 10, 2011 - $11,968 -4% -68% 201 $60   $32,672,306 42
Mar 11, 2011 - $13,067 +9% -71% 85 $154   $32,685,373 43
Mar 12, 2011 - $22,182 +70% -68% 85 $261   $32,707,555 44
Mar 13, 2011 - $14,974 -32% -65% 85 $176   $32,722,529 45
Mar 14, 2011 - $6,937 -54% -45% 85 $82   $32,729,466 46
Mar 15, 2011 - $6,701 -3% -48% 85 $79   $32,736,167 47
Mar 16, 2011 - $6,367 -5% -49% 85 $75   $32,742,534 48
Mar 17, 2011 - $5,929 -7% -50% 85 $70   $32,748,463 49
Mar 18, 2011 - $33,801 +470% +159% 202 $167   $32,782,264 50
Mar 19, 2011 - $43,671 +29% +97% 202 $216   $32,825,935 51
Mar 20, 2011 - $32,255 -26% +115% 202 $160   $32,858,190 52
Mar 21, 2011 - $11,934 -63% +72% 202 $59   $32,870,124 53
Mar 22, 2011 - $13,366 +12% +99% 202 $66   $32,883,490 54
Mar 23, 2011 - $11,496 -14% +81% 202 $57   $32,894,986 55
Mar 24, 2011 - $12,185 +6% +106% 202 $60   $32,907,171 56
Mar 25, 2011 - $20,117 +65% -40% 155 $130   $32,927,288 57
Mar 26, 2011 - $31,861 +58% -27% 155 $206   $32,959,149 58
Mar 27, 2011 - $23,262 -27% -28% 155 $150   $32,982,411 59
Mar 28, 2011 - $7,310 -69% -39% 155 $47   $32,989,721 60
Mar 29, 2011 - $7,529 +3% -44% 155 $49   $32,997,250 61
Mar 30, 2011 - $7,078 -6% -38% 155 $46   $33,004,328 62
Mar 31, 2011 - $7,685 +9% -37% 155 $50   $33,012,013 63
Apr 1, 2011 - $6,913 -10% -66% 72 $96   $33,018,926 64
Apr 2, 2011 - $11,297 +63% -65% 72 $157   $33,030,223 65
Apr 3, 2011 - $7,531 -33% -68% 72 $105   $33,037,754 66
Apr 4, 2011 - $2,410 -68% -67% 72 $33   $33,040,164 67
Apr 5, 2011 - $2,609 +8% -65% 72 $36   $33,042,773 68
Apr 6, 2011 - $2,348 -10% -67% 72 $33   $33,045,121 69
Apr 7, 2011 - $2,512 +7% -67% 72 $35   $33,047,633 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 1 $18,112,223   2,985 $6,068   $18,112,223 1
Feb 4, 2011 7 $7,493,714 -59% 2,985 $2,510   $25,605,937 2
Feb 11, 2011 12 $4,656,448 -38% 2,207 $2,110   $30,262,385 3
Feb 18, 2011 16 $1,568,793 -66% 1,048 $1,497   $31,831,178 4
Feb 25, 2011 21 $633,369 -60% 545 $1,162   $32,464,547 5
Mar 4, 2011 32 $207,759 -67% 201 $1,034   $32,672,306 6
Mar 11, 2011 47 $76,157 -63% 85 $896   $32,748,463 7
Mar 18, 2011 35 $158,708 +108% 202 $786   $32,907,171 8
Mar 25, 2011 43 $104,842 -34% 155 $676   $33,012,013 9
Apr 1, 2011 59 $35,620 -66% 72 $495   $33,047,633 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $64,096,354
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,186 $64,096,354
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 64 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 37 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,262 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies 93 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies 88 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $64,096,354

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $97,143,987
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 70 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 55 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,488 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 115 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 748 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 283 $97,143,987

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 20114162,999 162,999$2,573,754$2,573,7541
May 29, 20111176,179-53% 239,178$1,141,923$3,715,6772
Jun 5, 20111251,525-32% 290,703$772,360$4,488,0373
Jun 12, 20112234,682-33% 325,385$519,883$5,007,9204
Jun 19, 20112828,870-17% 354,255$288,411$5,296,3315

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 2011255,357 55,357$1,150,316$1,150,3161
May 29, 2011721,010-62% 76,367$475,444$1,625,7602
Jun 5, 2011208,146-61% 84,513$182,218$1,807,9783
Jun 19, 20111314,208 101,423$223,373$2,073,7715

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Leading Cast

Anthony Hopkins    Father Lucas Trevant

Supporting Cast

Colin O'Donoghue    Michael Kovak
Alice Braga    Angeline
Ciaran Hinds    Father Xavier
Toby Jones    Father Matthew
Rutger Hauer    Istvan Kovak
Marta Gastini    Rosaria
Maria Grazia Cucinotta    Aunt Andria
Arianna Veronesi    Aunt Andria
Andrea Calligari    Vincenzo
Chris Marquette    Eddie
Torrey DeVitto    Nina
Ben Cheetham    Young Micheal
Marija Karan    Sandra
Rosa Pianeta    Woman in Exorcism Video
Giampiero Ingrassia    Doctor
Rosario Tedesco    Police Officer
Cecilia Dazzi    Nurse
Attila Bardoczy    Xavier's Secretary
Nadia Kibout    Ethnic Nun
Anita Pititto    Vatican Nun
Sandor Baranyai    Concierge
Fabiola Balestriere    Young Girl
Aniko Vincze    Katalin Kovak

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mikael Hafstrom    Director
Beau Flynn    Producer
Tripp Vinson    Producer
Merideth Finn    Executive Producer
Robert Bernacchi    Executive Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Christy Fletcher    Co-Producer
Emma Parry    Co-Producer
Mark Tuohy    Co-Producer
Michael Petroni    Screenwriter
Matt Baglio    Story Creator
Ben Davis    Cinematographer
David Rosenbloom    Editor
Alex Heffes    Composer
Andrew Laws    Production Designer
Stuart Kearns    Supervising Art Director
Lorand Javor    Art Director
Peter Walpole    Set Decorator
Carlo Poggioli    Costume Designer
Mac Ruth    Sound Mixer
Mark Mangini    Supervising Sound Editor
Carlo Poggioli    Sound Designer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Marc Kolbe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sean Guest    Assistant Director
John Greaves    Second Unit Director
Tim Wooster    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: The Fix is in for The Mechanic

June 1st, 2011

While The Mechanic had to settle for second place on this week's DVD Sales Chart, it led the way with ease on the Blu-ray Sales Chart with 230,000 units / $3.90 million. Its Blu-ray sales ratio of 37% is strong for a decidedly second-tier release. More...

DVD Sales: Never Repeats During First Full Week

May 31st, 2011

It's not like there were no new releases, but Justin Bieber: Never Say Never didn't have a lot of trouble keeping top spot on the DVD sales chart to itself. During its first full week of release it sold an additional 476,000 units, lifting its totals to 967,000 units / $17.26 million after two. Given its target demographic, Fangirls, it's not exactly surprising that it is selling so well on DVD. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 17th, 2011

May 16th, 2011

It's kind of an odd week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While it is a busier week than average when it comes to first run releases, none of them did well with critics and I don't think any of them will be big sellers. There are a few limited releases, TV on DVD releases, and catalogue titles that are vying to make up the difference. As far the best, there's not a lot here that can even compete with The Hustler's Blu-ray debut. More...

International Box Office: Exporting Doldrums

March 23rd, 2011

The international box office is as weak as the domestic box office is with very few films worth talking about. We do have a new number one, as Battle: Los Angeles earned first place with $28.74 million on 8,384 screens in 52 markets for a running tally of $51.70 million after just two weeks of release. The film debuted in first place in Australia with $2.58 million on 328 screens, while it also placed first during its debut in Brazil with $1.51 million on 263 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in France with $2.07 million on 295 screens. The number one film was a local hit, so there is a mitigating factor. As for its long-term chances, it was down 51% in the U.K. to $1.42 million on 417 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.61 million after two. This is not a great start there and will likely ends its run with the equivalent of $50 million to $60 million here. More...

Room Can't Fill the Vacancy at the Box Office

February 7th, 2011

The Super Bowl turned out to be a rather good game and it broke ratings records with 111 million people turning in to watch at least part of it. On the other hand, the box office was anything but record-breaking. Overall the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $87 million. Even worse, that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is already $310 million behind 2010 with a total of $988 million. 2011 is almost two full weeks behind 2010's pace, and I don't think things will get a whole lot better next weekend. More...

Contest: Rite or Wrong: Winning Announcement

February 2nd, 2011

The winners of our Rite or Wrong contest were determined and they are... More...

New Releases Can't Rite Sinking Box Office

January 31st, 2011

Twelve. The year-over-year slump has reached twelve weeks, and it won't be long before that story becomes the biggest news in the industry. (Thank goodness for Oscars, otherwise that would already be the case.) The final weekend of January pulled in $109 million, which was 6% higher than last weekend, but it was also 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 has managed $872 million, but that pales compared to the $1.15 billion 2010 had earned at this point. 2011 is already nearly $300 million behind last year's pace after just one month. And sadly, I'm not seeing a lot of reason for optimism over the next month either. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Rite Tops Another Slow Weekend

January 30th, 2011

It looks like another slow weekend at the box office, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but there are some signs of improvement, thanks to a couple of decent openings and some healthy performances by Oscar hopefuls. The Rite debuted with an estimated $15 million, about in line with expectations, while The Mechanic posted $11.5 million, which is a little ahead of the consensus going into the weekend. More...

Hitmen vs. Exorcists

January 27th, 2011

It's the last weekend of January, so it's one last chance for 2011 to avoid a catastrophic start. At the beginning of the month I thought that if January 2011 was 20% lower than January 2010, it would be bad news. As of the end of last weekend, that figure was closer to 30%. This weekend, there's almost no chance things will improve, as this time last year Avatar earned more than $30 million, while this year the top two films combined likely won't earn that much. Hopefully the two wide releases this weekend will be competitive with last year's two wide releases, but even that doesn't seem particularly likely. More...

Wednesday Daily Numbers, Theater Counts and Trailers

January 27th, 2011

Our daily charts are updated every day by 1pm (with early studio reports) and 3pm (with complete final numbers). On Thursdays, we publish early studio theater counts by 1.30pm, and the complete list by 5pm.

- Wednesday Daily Numbers
- Weekend Theater Counts

Trailers for this week's openers:

- The Mechanic
- The Rite
- From Prada to Nada More...

Contest: Rite or Wrong

January 21st, 2011

It should be a close race between the two wide releases next weekend. The Rite is opening in slightly more theaters than The Mechanic, which might give it the edge at the box office. However, it was definitely the tiebreaker when it came to becoming 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 The Rite. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: January

January 1st, 2011

Well, 2010 is over and while it started amazingly, it ended on a real down note. I'm not saying December was a disaster. ... Actually I am. There were only ten wide releases, and of those, eight missed expectations, some by very wide margins. Despite having a $200 million lead going into the month, 2010 still managed to lose out to 2009. The bad news continues in 2011, as Avatar made $300 million during January alone. With no strong holdovers to help power the box office, and only one or two potential solid hits among the new releases, 2011 will likely get off to a very weak start. More...


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Synopsis

Inspired by true events, the film follows seminary student Michael Kovak, who is sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Wearing his deep skepticism like armor, Michael challenges his superiors to look to psychiatry, rather than demons, in treating the possessed. Only when he's sent to apprentice with the unorthodox Father Lucas--a legendary priest who has performed thousands of exorcisms--does Michael's armor begin to fall. As he is drawn into a troubling case that seems to transcend even Father Lucas's skill, he begins to glimpse a phenomenon science can't explain or control...and an evil so violent and terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,789,393 (44.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$37,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,985 opening theaters/2,985 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,924,777

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,744 $33,047,633
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $64,096,354
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $97,143,987

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: January 28th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: May 17th, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing thematic material, violence, frightening images, and language including sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2154, 1/12/2011)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Religious, Possessed, Demons, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Contrafilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 140 $5,589,311 Feb 4, 2011 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $7,934,578 Feb 4, 2011 10

Leading Cast

Anthony Hopkins    Father Lucas Trevant

Supporting Cast

Colin O'Donoghue    Michael Kovak
Alice Braga    Angeline
Ciaran Hinds    Father Xavier
Toby Jones    Father Matthew
Rutger Hauer    Istvan Kovak
Marta Gastini    Rosaria
Maria Grazia Cucinotta    Aunt Andria
Arianna Veronesi    Aunt Andria
Andrea Calligari    Vincenzo
Chris Marquette    Eddie
Torrey DeVitto    Nina
Ben Cheetham    Young Micheal
Marija Karan    Sandra
Rosa Pianeta    Woman in Exorcism Video
Giampiero Ingrassia    Doctor
Rosario Tedesco    Police Officer
Cecilia Dazzi    Nurse
Attila Bardoczy    Xavier's Secretary
Nadia Kibout    Ethnic Nun
Anita Pititto    Vatican Nun
Sandor Baranyai    Concierge
Fabiola Balestriere    Young Girl
Aniko Vincze    Katalin Kovak

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mikael Hafstrom    Director
Beau Flynn    Producer
Tripp Vinson    Producer
Merideth Finn    Executive Producer
Robert Bernacchi    Executive Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Christy Fletcher    Co-Producer
Emma Parry    Co-Producer
Mark Tuohy    Co-Producer
Michael Petroni    Screenwriter
Matt Baglio    Story Creator
Ben Davis    Cinematographer
David Rosenbloom    Editor
Alex Heffes    Composer
Andrew Laws    Production Designer
Stuart Kearns    Supervising Art Director
Lorand Javor    Art Director
Peter Walpole    Set Decorator
Carlo Poggioli    Costume Designer
Mac Ruth    Sound Mixer
Mark Mangini    Supervising Sound Editor
Carlo Poggioli    Sound Designer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Marc Kolbe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sean Guest    Assistant Director
John Greaves    Second Unit Director
Tim Wooster    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: The Fix is in for The Mechanic

June 1st, 2011

While The Mechanic had to settle for second place on this week's DVD Sales Chart, it led the way with ease on the Blu-ray Sales Chart with 230,000 units / $3.90 million. Its Blu-ray sales ratio of 37% is strong for a decidedly second-tier release. More...

DVD Sales: Never Repeats During First Full Week

May 31st, 2011

It's not like there were no new releases, but Justin Bieber: Never Say Never didn't have a lot of trouble keeping top spot on the DVD sales chart to itself. During its first full week of release it sold an additional 476,000 units, lifting its totals to 967,000 units / $17.26 million after two. Given its target demographic, Fangirls, it's not exactly surprising that it is selling so well on DVD. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 17th, 2011

May 16th, 2011

It's kind of an odd week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While it is a busier week than average when it comes to first run releases, none of them did well with critics and I don't think any of them will be big sellers. There are a few limited releases, TV on DVD releases, and catalogue titles that are vying to make up the difference. As far the best, there's not a lot here that can even compete with The Hustler's Blu-ray debut. More...

International Box Office: Exporting Doldrums

March 23rd, 2011

The international box office is as weak as the domestic box office is with very few films worth talking about. We do have a new number one, as Battle: Los Angeles earned first place with $28.74 million on 8,384 screens in 52 markets for a running tally of $51.70 million after just two weeks of release. The film debuted in first place in Australia with $2.58 million on 328 screens, while it also placed first during its debut in Brazil with $1.51 million on 263 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in France with $2.07 million on 295 screens. The number one film was a local hit, so there is a mitigating factor. As for its long-term chances, it was down 51% in the U.K. to $1.42 million on 417 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.61 million after two. This is not a great start there and will likely ends its run with the equivalent of $50 million to $60 million here. More...

Room Can't Fill the Vacancy at the Box Office

February 7th, 2011

The Super Bowl turned out to be a rather good game and it broke ratings records with 111 million people turning in to watch at least part of it. On the other hand, the box office was anything but record-breaking. Overall the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $87 million. Even worse, that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is already $310 million behind 2010 with a total of $988 million. 2011 is almost two full weeks behind 2010's pace, and I don't think things will get a whole lot better next weekend. More...

Contest: Rite or Wrong: Winning Announcement

February 2nd, 2011

The winners of our Rite or Wrong contest were determined and they are... More...

New Releases Can't Rite Sinking Box Office

January 31st, 2011

Twelve. The year-over-year slump has reached twelve weeks, and it won't be long before that story becomes the biggest news in the industry. (Thank goodness for Oscars, otherwise that would already be the case.) The final weekend of January pulled in $109 million, which was 6% higher than last weekend, but it was also 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 has managed $872 million, but that pales compared to the $1.15 billion 2010 had earned at this point. 2011 is already nearly $300 million behind last year's pace after just one month. And sadly, I'm not seeing a lot of reason for optimism over the next month either. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Rite Tops Another Slow Weekend

January 30th, 2011

It looks like another slow weekend at the box office, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but there are some signs of improvement, thanks to a couple of decent openings and some healthy performances by Oscar hopefuls. The Rite debuted with an estimated $15 million, about in line with expectations, while The Mechanic posted $11.5 million, which is a little ahead of the consensus going into the weekend. More...

Hitmen vs. Exorcists

January 27th, 2011

It's the last weekend of January, so it's one last chance for 2011 to avoid a catastrophic start. At the beginning of the month I thought that if January 2011 was 20% lower than January 2010, it would be bad news. As of the end of last weekend, that figure was closer to 30%. This weekend, there's almost no chance things will improve, as this time last year Avatar earned more than $30 million, while this year the top two films combined likely won't earn that much. Hopefully the two wide releases this weekend will be competitive with last year's two wide releases, but even that doesn't seem particularly likely. More...

Wednesday Daily Numbers, Theater Counts and Trailers

January 27th, 2011

Our daily charts are updated every day by 1pm (with early studio reports) and 3pm (with complete final numbers). On Thursdays, we publish early studio theater counts by 1.30pm, and the complete list by 5pm.

- Wednesday Daily Numbers
- Weekend Theater Counts

Trailers for this week's openers:

- The Mechanic
- The Rite
- From Prada to Nada More...

Contest: Rite or Wrong

January 21st, 2011

It should be a close race between the two wide releases next weekend. The Rite is opening in slightly more theaters than The Mechanic, which might give it the edge at the box office. However, it was definitely the tiebreaker when it came to becoming 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 The Rite. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: January

January 1st, 2011

Well, 2010 is over and while it started amazingly, it ended on a real down note. I'm not saying December was a disaster. ... Actually I am. There were only ten wide releases, and of those, eight missed expectations, some by very wide margins. Despite having a $200 million lead going into the month, 2010 still managed to lose out to 2009. The bad news continues in 2011, as Avatar made $300 million during January alone. With no strong holdovers to help power the box office, and only one or two potential solid hits among the new releases, 2011 will likely get off to a very weak start. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,744 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,387 $44,924,777
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,203 $33,047,633
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 95 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 84 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 194 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,066 $33,047,633
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $33,047,633

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 1 $14,789,393   2,985 $4,955   $14,789,393 1
Feb 4, 2011 6 $5,589,311 -62% 2,985 $1,872   $23,701,534 2
Feb 11, 2011 11 $3,252,360 -42% 2,207 $1,474   $28,858,297 3
Feb 18, 2011 16 $1,130,106 -65% 1,048 $1,078   $31,392,491 4
Feb 25, 2011 20 $479,351 -58% 545 $880   $32,310,529 5
Mar 4, 2011 31 $157,972 -67% 201 $786   $32,622,519 6
Mar 11, 2011 49 $50,223 -68% 85 $591   $32,722,529 7
Mar 18, 2011 34 $109,727 +118% 202 $543   $32,858,190 8
Mar 25, 2011 40 $75,240 -31% 155 $485   $32,982,411 9
Apr 1, 2011 58 $25,741 -66% 72 $358   $33,037,754 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 28, 2011 1 $5,296,201     2,985 $1,774   $5,296,201 1
Jan 29, 2011 1 $6,010,280 +13%   2,985 $2,013   $11,306,481 2
Jan 30, 2011 1 $3,482,912 -42%   2,985 $1,167   $14,789,393 3
Jan 31, 2011 1 $943,416 -73%   2,985 $316   $15,732,809 4
Feb 1, 2011 4 $855,060 -9%   2,985 $286   $16,587,869 5
Feb 2, 2011 3 $772,196 -10%   2,985 $259   $17,360,065 6
Feb 3, 2011 4 $752,158 -3%   2,985 $252   $18,112,223 7
Feb 4, 2011 5 $1,936,469 +157% -63% 2,985 $649   $20,048,692 8
Feb 5, 2011 6 $2,734,634 +41% -55% 2,985 $916   $22,783,326 9
Feb 6, 2011 6 $918,208 -66% -74% 2,985 $308   $23,701,534 10
Feb 7, 2011 6 $503,003 -45% -47% 2,985 $169   $24,204,537 11
Feb 8, 2011 6 $527,238 +5% -38% 2,985 $177   $24,731,775 12
Feb 9, 2011 7 $428,043 -19% -45% 2,985 $143   $25,159,818 13
Feb 10, 2011 6 $446,119 +4% -41% 2,985 $149   $25,605,937 14
Feb 11, 2011 11 $882,672 +98% -54% 2,207 $400   $26,488,609 15
Feb 12, 2011 11 $1,494,863 +69% -45% 2,207 $677   $27,983,472 16
Feb 13, 2011 12 $874,825 -41% -5% 2,207 $396   $28,858,297 17
Feb 14, 2011 9 $663,142 -24% +32% 2,207 $300   $29,521,439 18
Feb 15, 2011 11 $266,448 -60% -49% 2,207 $121   $29,787,887 19
Feb 16, 2011 11 $238,384 -11% -44% 2,207 $108   $30,026,271 20
Feb 17, 2011 11 $236,114 -1% -47% 2,207 $107   $30,262,385 21
Feb 18, 2011 16 $303,060 +28% -66% 1,048 $289   $30,565,445 22
Feb 19, 2011 16 $478,668 +58% -68% 1,048 $457   $31,044,113 23
Feb 20, 2011 - $348,378 -27% -60% 1,048 $332   $31,392,491 24
Feb 21, 2011 18 $182,193 -48% -73% 1,048 $174   $31,574,684 25
Feb 22, 2011 - $92,294 -49% -65% 1,048 $88   $31,666,978 26
Feb 23, 2011 - $82,193 -11% -66% 1,048 $78   $31,749,171 27
Feb 24, 2011 - $82,007 n/c -65% 1,048 $78   $31,831,178 28
Feb 25, 2011 - $137,090 +67% -55% 545 $252   $31,968,268 29
Feb 26, 2011 - $213,457 +56% -55% 545 $392   $32,181,725 30
Feb 27, 2011 - $128,804 -40% -63% 545 $236   $32,310,529 31
Feb 28, 2011 - $38,126 -70% -79% 545 $70   $32,348,655 32
Mar 1, 2011 - $40,032 +5% -57% 545 $73   $32,388,687 33
Mar 2, 2011 - $38,507 -4% -53% 545 $71   $32,427,194 34
Mar 3, 2011 - $37,353 -3% -54% 545 $69   $32,464,547 35
Mar 4, 2011 - $45,373 +21% -67% 201 $226   $32,509,920 36
Mar 5, 2011 - $69,489 +53% -67% 201 $346   $32,579,409 37
Mar 6, 2011 - $43,110 -38% -67% 201 $214   $32,622,519 38
Mar 7, 2011 - $12,502 -71% -67% 201 $62   $32,635,021 39
Mar 8, 2011 - $12,851 +3% -68% 201 $64   $32,647,872 40
Mar 9, 2011 - $12,466 -3% -68% 201 $62   $32,660,338 41
Mar 10, 2011 - $11,968 -4% -68% 201 $60   $32,672,306 42
Mar 11, 2011 - $13,067 +9% -71% 85 $154   $32,685,373 43
Mar 12, 2011 - $22,182 +70% -68% 85 $261   $32,707,555 44
Mar 13, 2011 - $14,974 -32% -65% 85 $176   $32,722,529 45
Mar 14, 2011 - $6,937 -54% -45% 85 $82   $32,729,466 46
Mar 15, 2011 - $6,701 -3% -48% 85 $79   $32,736,167 47
Mar 16, 2011 - $6,367 -5% -49% 85 $75   $32,742,534 48
Mar 17, 2011 - $5,929 -7% -50% 85 $70   $32,748,463 49
Mar 18, 2011 - $33,801 +470% +159% 202 $167   $32,782,264 50
Mar 19, 2011 - $43,671 +29% +97% 202 $216   $32,825,935 51
Mar 20, 2011 - $32,255 -26% +115% 202 $160   $32,858,190 52
Mar 21, 2011 - $11,934 -63% +72% 202 $59   $32,870,124 53
Mar 22, 2011 - $13,366 +12% +99% 202 $66   $32,883,490 54
Mar 23, 2011 - $11,496 -14% +81% 202 $57   $32,894,986 55
Mar 24, 2011 - $12,185 +6% +106% 202 $60   $32,907,171 56
Mar 25, 2011 - $20,117 +65% -40% 155 $130   $32,927,288 57
Mar 26, 2011 - $31,861 +58% -27% 155 $206   $32,959,149 58
Mar 27, 2011 - $23,262 -27% -28% 155 $150   $32,982,411 59
Mar 28, 2011 - $7,310 -69% -39% 155 $47   $32,989,721 60
Mar 29, 2011 - $7,529 +3% -44% 155 $49   $32,997,250 61
Mar 30, 2011 - $7,078 -6% -38% 155 $46   $33,004,328 62
Mar 31, 2011 - $7,685 +9% -37% 155 $50   $33,012,013 63
Apr 1, 2011 - $6,913 -10% -66% 72 $96   $33,018,926 64
Apr 2, 2011 - $11,297 +63% -65% 72 $157   $33,030,223 65
Apr 3, 2011 - $7,531 -33% -68% 72 $105   $33,037,754 66
Apr 4, 2011 - $2,410 -68% -67% 72 $33   $33,040,164 67
Apr 5, 2011 - $2,609 +8% -65% 72 $36   $33,042,773 68
Apr 6, 2011 - $2,348 -10% -67% 72 $33   $33,045,121 69
Apr 7, 2011 - $2,512 +7% -67% 72 $35   $33,047,633 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 1 $18,112,223   2,985 $6,068   $18,112,223 1
Feb 4, 2011 7 $7,493,714 -59% 2,985 $2,510   $25,605,937 2
Feb 11, 2011 12 $4,656,448 -38% 2,207 $2,110   $30,262,385 3
Feb 18, 2011 16 $1,568,793 -66% 1,048 $1,497   $31,831,178 4
Feb 25, 2011 21 $633,369 -60% 545 $1,162   $32,464,547 5
Mar 4, 2011 32 $207,759 -67% 201 $1,034   $32,672,306 6
Mar 11, 2011 47 $76,157 -63% 85 $896   $32,748,463 7
Mar 18, 2011 35 $158,708 +108% 202 $786   $32,907,171 8
Mar 25, 2011 43 $104,842 -34% 155 $676   $33,012,013 9
Apr 1, 2011 59 $35,620 -66% 72 $495   $33,047,633 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $64,096,354
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,186 $64,096,354
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 64 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 37 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,262 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies 93 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies 88 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $64,096,354
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $64,096,354

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $97,143,987
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 70 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 55 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,488 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 115 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 748 $97,143,987
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 283 $97,143,987

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 20114162,999 162,999$2,573,754$2,573,7541
May 29, 20111176,179-53% 239,178$1,141,923$3,715,6772
Jun 5, 20111251,525-32% 290,703$772,360$4,488,0373
Jun 12, 20112234,682-33% 325,385$519,883$5,007,9204
Jun 19, 20112828,870-17% 354,255$288,411$5,296,3315

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 2011255,357 55,357$1,150,316$1,150,3161
May 29, 2011721,010-62% 76,367$475,444$1,625,7602
Jun 5, 2011208,146-61% 84,513$182,218$1,807,9783
Jun 19, 20111314,208 101,423$223,373$2,073,7715

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