The Ruins (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,432,844Details
International Box Office $5,477,719
Worldwide Box Office $22,910,563
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $10,918,396
Total $10,918,396
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A group of friends become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle—where they discover something deadly living among the ruins.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,003,421 (45.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,812 opening theaters/2,814 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,038,557

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 8th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Plot point: Killer Plants, Surprise Twist, Tourists In Trouble
Subgenre: Slasher Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Red Hour Productions
Production Countries: United States, Australia
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $8,003,421   2,812 $2,846   $8,003,421 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $3,385,395 -58% 2,814 $1,203   $13,548,871 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,209,263 -64% 1,857 $651   $15,828,143 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $420,262 -65% 722 $582   $16,673,890 4
May 2, 2008 30 $141,870 -66% 240 $591   $16,939,323 5
May 9, 2008 44 $62,651 -56% 100 $627   $17,037,079 6
May 16, 2008 31 $101,643 +62% 70 $1,452   $17,156,022 7
May 23, 2008 31 $81,639 -20% 123 $664   $17,247,322 8
May 30, 2008 31 $63,700 -22% 140 $455   $17,348,436 9
Jun 6, 2008 51 $22,788 -64% 61 $374   $17,402,425 10
Jun 13, 2008 61 $16,320 -28% 30 $544   $17,427,926 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 4, 2008 4 $2,789,241     2,812 $992   $2,789,241 1
Apr 5, 2008 5 $3,128,767 +12%   2,812 $1,113   $5,918,008 2
Apr 6, 2008 5 $2,085,413 -33%   2,812 $742   $8,003,421 3
Apr 7, 2008 5 $595,516 -71%   2,812 $212   $8,598,937 4
Apr 8, 2008 5 $595,220 n/c   2,812 $212   $9,194,157 5
Apr 9, 2008 5 $486,271 -18%   2,812 $173   $9,680,428 6
Apr 10, 2008 5 $483,048 -1%   2,812 $172   $10,163,476 7
Apr 11, 2008 8 $1,040,179 +115% -63% 2,814 $370   $11,203,655 8
Apr 12, 2008 9 $1,410,390 +36% -55% 2,814 $501   $12,614,045 9
Apr 13, 2008 8 $934,826 -34% -55% 2,814 $332   $13,548,871 10
Apr 14, 2008 7 $287,517 -69% -52% 2,814 $102   $13,836,388 11
Apr 15, 2008 8 $275,040 -4% -54% 2,814 $98   $14,111,428 12
Apr 16, 2008 8 $253,305 -8% -48% 2,814 $90   $14,364,733 13
Apr 17, 2008 8 $254,147 n/c -47% 2,814 $90   $14,618,880 14
Apr 18, 2008 - $369,575 +45% -64% 1,857 $199   $14,988,455 15
Apr 19, 2008 13 $503,249 +36% -64% 1,857 $271   $15,491,704 16
Apr 20, 2008 13 $336,439 -33% -64% 1,857 $181   $15,828,143 17
Apr 21, 2008 13 $111,147 -67% -61% 1,857 $60   $15,939,290 18
Apr 22, 2008 13 $105,401 -5% -62% 1,857 $57   $16,044,691 19
Apr 23, 2008 12 $104,555 -1% -59% 1,857 $56   $16,149,246 20
Apr 24, 2008 13 $104,382 n/c -59% 1,857 $56   $16,253,628 21
Apr 25, 2008 - $125,237 +20% -66% 722 $173   $16,378,865 22
Apr 26, 2008 - $182,009 +45% -64% 722 $252   $16,560,874 23
Apr 27, 2008 - $113,016 -38% -66% 722 $157   $16,673,890 24
Apr 28, 2008 - $35,274 -69% -68% 722 $49   $16,709,164 25
Apr 29, 2008 - $32,600 -8% -69% 722 $45   $16,741,764 26
Apr 30, 2008 - $32,032 -2% -69% 722 $44   $16,773,796 27
May 1, 2008 - $23,657 -26% -77% 722 $33   $16,797,453 28
May 2, 2008 - $44,392 +88% -65% 240 $185   $16,841,845 29
May 3, 2008 - $65,849 +48% -64% 240 $274   $16,907,694 30
May 4, 2008 - $31,629 -52% -72% 240 $132   $16,939,323 31
May 5, 2008 - $8,189 -74% -77% 240 $34   $16,947,512 32
May 6, 2008 - $8,894 +9% -73% 240 $37   $16,956,406 33
May 7, 2008 - $9,043 +2% -72% 240 $38   $16,965,449 34
May 8, 2008 - $8,979 -1% -62% 240 $37   $16,974,428 35
May 9, 2008 - $25,333 +182% -43% 100 $253   $16,999,761 36
May 10, 2008 - $26,703 +5% -59% 100 $267   $17,026,464 37
May 11, 2008 - $10,615 -60% -66% 100 $106   $17,037,079 38
May 12, 2008 - $4,465 -58% -45% 100 $45   $17,041,544 39
May 13, 2008 - $4,271 -4% -52% 100 $43   $17,045,815 40
May 14, 2008 - $4,712 +10% -48% 100 $47   $17,050,527 41
May 15, 2008 - $3,852 -18% -57% 100 $39   $17,054,379 42
May 16, 2008 - $33,654 +774% +33% 70 $481   $17,088,033 43
May 17, 2008 - $38,366 +14% +44% 70 $548   $17,126,399 44
May 18, 2008 - $29,623 -23% +179% 70 $423   $17,156,022 45
May 19, 2008 - $2,575 -91% -42% 70 $37   $17,158,597 46
May 20, 2008 - $2,711 +5% -37% 70 $39   $17,161,308 47
May 21, 2008 - $2,038 -25% -57% 70 $29   $17,163,346 48
May 22, 2008 - $2,337 +15% -39% 70 $33   $17,165,683 49
May 23, 2008 - $21,129 +804% -37% 123 $172   $17,186,812 50
May 24, 2008 - $30,392 +44% -21% 123 $247   $17,217,204 51
May 25, 2008 - $30,118 -1% +2% 123 $245   $17,247,322 52
May 26, 2008 35 $15,496 -49% +502% 123 $126   $17,262,818 53
May 27, 2008 - $7,250 -53% +167% 123 $59   $17,270,068 54
May 28, 2008 - $7,567 +4% +271% 123 $62   $17,277,635 55
May 29, 2008 - $7,101 -6% +204% 123 $58   $17,284,736 56
May 30, 2008 - $19,322 +172% -9% 140 $138   $17,304,058 57
May 31, 2008 - $26,041 +35% -14% 140 $186   $17,330,099 58
Jun 1, 2008 - $18,337 -30% -39% 140 $131   $17,348,436 59
Jun 2, 2008 - $7,803 -57% -50% 140 $56   $17,356,239 60
Jun 3, 2008 - $7,403 -5% +2% 140 $53   $17,363,642 61
Jun 4, 2008 - $7,915 +7% +5% 140 $57   $17,371,557 62
Jun 5, 2008 - $8,080 +2% +14% 140 $58   $17,379,637 63
Jun 6, 2008 - $6,823 -16% -65% 61 $112   $17,386,460 64
Jun 7, 2008 - $9,873 +45% -62% 61 $162   $17,396,333 65
Jun 8, 2008 - $6,092 -38% -67% 61 $100   $17,402,425 66
Jun 9, 2008 - $2,312 -62% -70% 61 $38   $17,404,737 67
Jun 10, 2008 - $2,370 +3% -68% 61 $39   $17,407,107 68
Jun 11, 2008 - $2,224 -6% -72% 61 $36   $17,409,331 69
Jun 12, 2008 - $2,275 +2% -72% 61 $37   $17,411,606 70
Jun 13, 2008 - $5,473 +141% -20% 30 $182   $17,417,079 71
Jun 14, 2008 - $9,055 +65% -8% 30 $302   $17,426,134 72
Jun 15, 2008 - $1,792 -80% -71% 30 $60   $17,427,926 73
Jun 16, 2008 - $1,331 -26% -42% 30 $44   $17,429,257 74
Jun 17, 2008 - $1,058 -21% -55% 30 $35   $17,430,315 75
Jun 18, 2008 - $1,205 +14% -46% 30 $40   $17,431,520 76
Jun 19, 2008 - $1,324 +10% -42% 30 $44   $17,432,844 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $10,163,476   2,812 $3,614   $10,163,476 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $4,455,404 -56% 2,814 $1,583   $14,618,880 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,634,748 -63% 1,857 $880   $16,253,628 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $543,825 -67% 722 $753   $16,797,453 4
May 2, 2008 32 $176,975 -67% 240 $737   $16,974,428 5
May 9, 2008 46 $79,951 -55% 100 $800   $17,054,379 6
May 16, 2008 35 $111,304 +39% 70 $1,590   $17,165,683 7
May 23, 2008 31 $119,053 +7% 123 $968   $17,284,736 8
May 30, 2008 31 $94,901 -20% 140 $678   $17,379,637 9
Jun 6, 2008 57 $31,969 -66% 61 $524   $17,411,606 10
Jun 13, 2008 59 $21,238 -34% 30 $708   $17,432,844 11

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Synopsis

A group of friends become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle—where they discover something deadly living among the ruins.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,003,421 (45.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,812 opening theaters/2,814 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,038,557

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 8th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Plot point: Killer Plants, Surprise Twist, Tourists In Trouble
Subgenre: Slasher Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Red Hour Productions
Production Countries: United States, Australia
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $8,003,421   2,812 $2,846   $8,003,421 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $3,385,395 -58% 2,814 $1,203   $13,548,871 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,209,263 -64% 1,857 $651   $15,828,143 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $420,262 -65% 722 $582   $16,673,890 4
May 2, 2008 30 $141,870 -66% 240 $591   $16,939,323 5
May 9, 2008 44 $62,651 -56% 100 $627   $17,037,079 6
May 16, 2008 31 $101,643 +62% 70 $1,452   $17,156,022 7
May 23, 2008 31 $81,639 -20% 123 $664   $17,247,322 8
May 30, 2008 31 $63,700 -22% 140 $455   $17,348,436 9
Jun 6, 2008 51 $22,788 -64% 61 $374   $17,402,425 10
Jun 13, 2008 61 $16,320 -28% 30 $544   $17,427,926 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 4, 2008 4 $2,789,241     2,812 $992   $2,789,241 1
Apr 5, 2008 5 $3,128,767 +12%   2,812 $1,113   $5,918,008 2
Apr 6, 2008 5 $2,085,413 -33%   2,812 $742   $8,003,421 3
Apr 7, 2008 5 $595,516 -71%   2,812 $212   $8,598,937 4
Apr 8, 2008 5 $595,220 n/c   2,812 $212   $9,194,157 5
Apr 9, 2008 5 $486,271 -18%   2,812 $173   $9,680,428 6
Apr 10, 2008 5 $483,048 -1%   2,812 $172   $10,163,476 7
Apr 11, 2008 8 $1,040,179 +115% -63% 2,814 $370   $11,203,655 8
Apr 12, 2008 9 $1,410,390 +36% -55% 2,814 $501   $12,614,045 9
Apr 13, 2008 8 $934,826 -34% -55% 2,814 $332   $13,548,871 10
Apr 14, 2008 7 $287,517 -69% -52% 2,814 $102   $13,836,388 11
Apr 15, 2008 8 $275,040 -4% -54% 2,814 $98   $14,111,428 12
Apr 16, 2008 8 $253,305 -8% -48% 2,814 $90   $14,364,733 13
Apr 17, 2008 8 $254,147 n/c -47% 2,814 $90   $14,618,880 14
Apr 18, 2008 - $369,575 +45% -64% 1,857 $199   $14,988,455 15
Apr 19, 2008 13 $503,249 +36% -64% 1,857 $271   $15,491,704 16
Apr 20, 2008 13 $336,439 -33% -64% 1,857 $181   $15,828,143 17
Apr 21, 2008 13 $111,147 -67% -61% 1,857 $60   $15,939,290 18
Apr 22, 2008 13 $105,401 -5% -62% 1,857 $57   $16,044,691 19
Apr 23, 2008 12 $104,555 -1% -59% 1,857 $56   $16,149,246 20
Apr 24, 2008 13 $104,382 n/c -59% 1,857 $56   $16,253,628 21
Apr 25, 2008 - $125,237 +20% -66% 722 $173   $16,378,865 22
Apr 26, 2008 - $182,009 +45% -64% 722 $252   $16,560,874 23
Apr 27, 2008 - $113,016 -38% -66% 722 $157   $16,673,890 24
Apr 28, 2008 - $35,274 -69% -68% 722 $49   $16,709,164 25
Apr 29, 2008 - $32,600 -8% -69% 722 $45   $16,741,764 26
Apr 30, 2008 - $32,032 -2% -69% 722 $44   $16,773,796 27
May 1, 2008 - $23,657 -26% -77% 722 $33   $16,797,453 28
May 2, 2008 - $44,392 +88% -65% 240 $185   $16,841,845 29
May 3, 2008 - $65,849 +48% -64% 240 $274   $16,907,694 30
May 4, 2008 - $31,629 -52% -72% 240 $132   $16,939,323 31
May 5, 2008 - $8,189 -74% -77% 240 $34   $16,947,512 32
May 6, 2008 - $8,894 +9% -73% 240 $37   $16,956,406 33
May 7, 2008 - $9,043 +2% -72% 240 $38   $16,965,449 34
May 8, 2008 - $8,979 -1% -62% 240 $37   $16,974,428 35
May 9, 2008 - $25,333 +182% -43% 100 $253   $16,999,761 36
May 10, 2008 - $26,703 +5% -59% 100 $267   $17,026,464 37
May 11, 2008 - $10,615 -60% -66% 100 $106   $17,037,079 38
May 12, 2008 - $4,465 -58% -45% 100 $45   $17,041,544 39
May 13, 2008 - $4,271 -4% -52% 100 $43   $17,045,815 40
May 14, 2008 - $4,712 +10% -48% 100 $47   $17,050,527 41
May 15, 2008 - $3,852 -18% -57% 100 $39   $17,054,379 42
May 16, 2008 - $33,654 +774% +33% 70 $481   $17,088,033 43
May 17, 2008 - $38,366 +14% +44% 70 $548   $17,126,399 44
May 18, 2008 - $29,623 -23% +179% 70 $423   $17,156,022 45
May 19, 2008 - $2,575 -91% -42% 70 $37   $17,158,597 46
May 20, 2008 - $2,711 +5% -37% 70 $39   $17,161,308 47
May 21, 2008 - $2,038 -25% -57% 70 $29   $17,163,346 48
May 22, 2008 - $2,337 +15% -39% 70 $33   $17,165,683 49
May 23, 2008 - $21,129 +804% -37% 123 $172   $17,186,812 50
May 24, 2008 - $30,392 +44% -21% 123 $247   $17,217,204 51
May 25, 2008 - $30,118 -1% +2% 123 $245   $17,247,322 52
May 26, 2008 35 $15,496 -49% +502% 123 $126   $17,262,818 53
May 27, 2008 - $7,250 -53% +167% 123 $59   $17,270,068 54
May 28, 2008 - $7,567 +4% +271% 123 $62   $17,277,635 55
May 29, 2008 - $7,101 -6% +204% 123 $58   $17,284,736 56
May 30, 2008 - $19,322 +172% -9% 140 $138   $17,304,058 57
May 31, 2008 - $26,041 +35% -14% 140 $186   $17,330,099 58
Jun 1, 2008 - $18,337 -30% -39% 140 $131   $17,348,436 59
Jun 2, 2008 - $7,803 -57% -50% 140 $56   $17,356,239 60
Jun 3, 2008 - $7,403 -5% +2% 140 $53   $17,363,642 61
Jun 4, 2008 - $7,915 +7% +5% 140 $57   $17,371,557 62
Jun 5, 2008 - $8,080 +2% +14% 140 $58   $17,379,637 63
Jun 6, 2008 - $6,823 -16% -65% 61 $112   $17,386,460 64
Jun 7, 2008 - $9,873 +45% -62% 61 $162   $17,396,333 65
Jun 8, 2008 - $6,092 -38% -67% 61 $100   $17,402,425 66
Jun 9, 2008 - $2,312 -62% -70% 61 $38   $17,404,737 67
Jun 10, 2008 - $2,370 +3% -68% 61 $39   $17,407,107 68
Jun 11, 2008 - $2,224 -6% -72% 61 $36   $17,409,331 69
Jun 12, 2008 - $2,275 +2% -72% 61 $37   $17,411,606 70
Jun 13, 2008 - $5,473 +141% -20% 30 $182   $17,417,079 71
Jun 14, 2008 - $9,055 +65% -8% 30 $302   $17,426,134 72
Jun 15, 2008 - $1,792 -80% -71% 30 $60   $17,427,926 73
Jun 16, 2008 - $1,331 -26% -42% 30 $44   $17,429,257 74
Jun 17, 2008 - $1,058 -21% -55% 30 $35   $17,430,315 75
Jun 18, 2008 - $1,205 +14% -46% 30 $40   $17,431,520 76
Jun 19, 2008 - $1,324 +10% -42% 30 $44   $17,432,844 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $10,163,476   2,812 $3,614   $10,163,476 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $4,455,404 -56% 2,814 $1,583   $14,618,880 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,634,748 -63% 1,857 $880   $16,253,628 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $543,825 -67% 722 $753   $16,797,453 4
May 2, 2008 32 $176,975 -67% 240 $737   $16,974,428 5
May 9, 2008 46 $79,951 -55% 100 $800   $17,054,379 6
May 16, 2008 35 $111,304 +39% 70 $1,590   $17,165,683 7
May 23, 2008 31 $119,053 +7% 123 $968   $17,284,736 8
May 30, 2008 31 $94,901 -20% 140 $678   $17,379,637 9
Jun 6, 2008 57 $31,969 -66% 61 $524   $17,411,606 10
Jun 13, 2008 59 $21,238 -34% 30 $708   $17,432,844 11

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