Samson (2018)

Samson
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,719,928Details
International Box Office $172,510Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,892,438
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $952,212 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $576,149 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,528,361
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Based on the biblical epic of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. His supernatural strength and impulsive decisions quickly pit him against the oppressive Philistine empire. After being betrayed by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress, Samson is captured and blinded by his enemies. Samson calls upon his God once more for supernatural strength and turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,942,569 (41.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:96.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,249 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,585,161

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,647 $4,719,928
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,827 $172,510
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,990 $4,892,438

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


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Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 16th, 2018 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: February 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Turkey)
March 2nd, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
March 9th, 2018 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as SAMSON (South Korea)
May 18th, 2018 (Wide), released as Sanson (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 1st, 2018 by Pure Flix
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and battle sequences.
(Rating bulletin 2508 (Cert #51384), 1/3/2018)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Case for Christ
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Keywords: Religious, Bible Epic, Sword and Sandal, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Cross-Culture Romance, Faith-Based Film, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pure Flix, Boomtown Films
Production Countries: South Africa, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 124 $1,942,569 Feb 16, 2018 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $2,427,410 Feb 16, 2018 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 82 $2,255,864 Feb 16, 2018 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 82 $2,813,056 Feb 16, 2018 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $1,942,569   1,249 $1,555   $1,942,569 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $970,708 -50% 1,140 $851   $3,743,204 2
Mar 2, 2018 25 $308,487 -68% 434 $711   $4,440,576 3
Mar 9, 2018 38 $71,316 -77% 93 $767   $4,627,245 4
Mar 16, 2018 56 $19,902 -72% 34 $585   $4,675,433 5
Mar 23, 2018 63 $14,807 -26% 36 $411   $4,697,083 6
Mar 30, 2018 72 $7,665 -48% 22 $348   $4,713,353 7
Apr 6, 2018 86 $2,178 -72% 6 $363   $4,719,494 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 16, 2018 9 $630,110     1,249 $504   $630,110 1
Feb 17, 2018 11 $743,279 +18%   1,249 $595   $1,373,389 2
Feb 18, 2018 12 $569,180 -23%   1,249 $456   $1,942,569 3
Feb 19, 2018 13 $313,295 -45%   1,249 $251   $2,255,864 4
Feb 20, 2018 11 $228,164 -27%   1,249 $183   $2,484,028 5
Feb 21, 2018 13 $142,394 -38%   1,249 $114   $2,626,422 6
Feb 22, 2018 12 $146,074 +3%   1,249 $117   $2,772,496 7
Feb 23, 2018 15 $257,329 +76% -59% 1,140 $226   $3,029,825 8
Feb 24, 2018 - $406,552 +58% -45% 1,140 $357   $3,436,377 9
Feb 25, 2018 15 $306,827 -25% -46% 1,140 $269   $3,743,204 10
Feb 26, 2018 14 $91,498 -70% -71% 1,140 $80   $3,834,702 11
Feb 27, 2018 13 $128,315 +40% -44% 1,140 $113   $3,963,017 12
Feb 28, 2018 - $89,596 -30% -37% 1,140 $79   $4,052,613 13
Mar 1, 2018 - $79,476 -11% -46% 1,140 $70   $4,132,089 14
Mar 2, 2018 - $77,236 -3% -70% 434 $178   $4,209,325 15
Mar 3, 2018 - $131,051 +70% -68% 434 $302   $4,340,376 16
Mar 4, 2018 - $100,200 -24% -67% 434 $231   $4,440,576 17
Mar 5, 2018 - $27,439 -73% -70% 434 $63   $4,468,015 18
Mar 6, 2018 - $34,877 +27% -73% 434 $80   $4,502,892 19
Mar 7, 2018 - $28,861 -17% -68% 434 $67   $4,531,753 20
Mar 8, 2018 - $24,176 -16% -70% 434 $56   $4,555,929 21
Mar 9, 2018 - $15,609 -35% -80% 93 $168   $4,571,538 22
Mar 10, 2018 - $28,670 +84% -78% 93 $308   $4,600,208 23
Mar 11, 2018 - $27,037 -6% -73% 93 $291   $4,627,245 24
Mar 12, 2018 - $6,516 -76% -76% 93 $70   $4,633,761 25
Mar 13, 2018 - $8,374 +29% -76% 93 $90   $4,642,135 26
Mar 14, 2018 - $8,078 -4% -72% 93 $87   $4,650,213 27
Mar 15, 2018 - $5,318 -34% -78% 93 $57   $4,655,531 28
Mar 16, 2018 - $5,212 -2% -67% 34 $153   $4,660,743 29
Mar 17, 2018 - $7,896 +51% -72% 34 $232   $4,668,639 30
Mar 18, 2018 - $6,794 -14% -75% 34 $200   $4,675,433 31
Mar 19, 2018 - $1,676 -75% -74% 34 $49   $4,677,109 32
Mar 20, 2018 - $2,010 +20% -76% 34 $59   $4,679,119 33
Mar 21, 2018 - $1,845 -8% -77% 34 $54   $4,680,964 34
Mar 22, 2018 - $1,312 -29% -75% 34 $39   $4,682,276 35
Mar 23, 2018 - $3,289 +151% -37% 36 $91   $4,685,565 36
Mar 24, 2018 - $6,675 +103% -15% 36 $185   $4,692,240 37
Mar 25, 2018 - $4,843 -27% -29% 36 $135   $4,697,083 38
Mar 26, 2018 - $1,910 -61% +14% 36 $53   $4,698,993 39
Mar 27, 2018 - $2,438 +28% +21% 36 $68   $4,701,431 40
Mar 28, 2018 - $2,018 -17% +9% 36 $56   $4,703,449 41
Mar 29, 2018 - $2,239 +11% +71% 36 $62   $4,705,688 42
Mar 30, 2018 - $2,814 +26% -14% 22 $128   $4,708,502 43
Mar 31, 2018 - $2,599 -8% -61% 22 $118   $4,711,101 44
Apr 1, 2018 - $2,252 -13% -53% 22 $102   $4,713,353 45
Apr 2, 2018 - $1,055 -53% -45% 22 $48   $4,714,408 46
Apr 3, 2018 - $1,029 -2% -58% 22 $47   $4,715,437 47
Apr 4, 2018 - $897 -13% -56% 22 $41   $4,716,334 48
Apr 5, 2018 - $982 +9% -56% 22 $45   $4,717,316 49
Apr 6, 2018 - $400 -59% -86% 6 $67   $4,717,716 50
Apr 7, 2018 - $1,038 +160% -60% 6 $173   $4,718,754 51
Apr 8, 2018 - $740 -29% -67% 6 $123   $4,719,494 52
Apr 9, 2018 - $97 -87% -91% 6 $16   $4,719,591 53
Apr 10, 2018 - $140 +44% -86% 6 $23   $4,719,731 54
Apr 11, 2018 - $113 -19% -87% 6 $19   $4,719,844 55
Apr 12, 2018 - $84 -26% -91% 6 $14   $4,719,928 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $2,772,496   1,249 $2,220   $2,772,496 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $1,359,593 -51% 1,140 $1,193   $4,132,089 2
Mar 2, 2018 26 $423,840 -69% 434 $977   $4,555,929 3
Mar 9, 2018 39 $99,602 -77% 93 $1,071   $4,655,531 4
Mar 16, 2018 57 $26,745 -73% 34 $787   $4,682,276 5
Mar 23, 2018 62 $23,412 -12% 36 $650   $4,705,688 6
Mar 30, 2018 70 $11,628 -50% 22 $529   $4,717,316 7
Apr 6, 2018 88 $2,612 -78% 6 $435   $4,719,928 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/2/2018 $23,796 35 35 56 $41,601 7/16/2018
New Zealand 3/9/2018 $13,196 13 13 43 $31,189 4/16/2018
South Korea 4/5/2018 $0 0 0 0 $13,252 5/24/2018
Spain 5/18/2018 $25,038 74 74 74 $25,384 5/24/2018
Turkey 2/23/2018 $9,592 49 49 49 $15,797 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 9/21/2018 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $45,287
 
International Total$172,510 2/26/2019

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
May 20, 2018715,601 15,601$233,391$233,3913

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 20, 20181313,924 13,924$250,081$250,0813

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Leading Cast

Caitlin Leahy    Delilah
Taylor James    Samson

Supporting Cast

Jackson Rathbone    Rallah
Rutger Hauer    Manoah
Lindsay Wagner    Zealphonis
Francis Douglas    Taren
Greg Kriek    Caleb
Billy Zane    King Balek
Danny Keough    Wadesh

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Macdonald    Director
Zachary Warren Smith    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Screenwriter
Galen Gilbert    Screenwriter
Timothy Ratajczak    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Story by
Zachary Warren Smith    Story by
David A.R. White    Producer
Michael Scott    Producer
Elizabeth Travis    Producer
Alysoun Wolfe    Producer
Vlokkie Gordon    Producer
Bruce Macdonald    Producer
Craig Jones    Producer
Brittany Yost    Producer
Jim Ameduri    Executive Producer
Daryl Lefever    Co-Producer
Jackson Rathbone    Co-Producer
Ian Campbell    Co-Producer
Trevor Michael Brown    Director of Photography
Tim Goodwin    Editor
Dihantus Engelbrecht    Costume Designer
Will Musser    Composer

Home Market Releases for May 15th, 2018

May 14th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther comes out on DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this week and it has scared away all of the competition. It’s so bad, that even though Black Panther was Pick of the Week last week and I hate giving a film Pick of the Week twice, it is still clearly the best film on this week’s list. The only real competition is Early Man, which is only coming out on Video on Demand this week, but I got to the review early. More...

Home Market Releases for May 1st, 2018

May 2nd, 2018

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

It is a really shallow week. There are releases that are fighting for a spot in the top five that normally would be so far down the list that we wouldn’t even cover them. That doesn’t mean there are no releases that are worth picking up. In Between was a limited release that earned near perfect reviews. The 1970s film, Legend of the Mountain, got a recent release and its reviews are even better. I reviewed Mary and the Witch’s Flower last week and it nearly won Pick of the Week then. I reviewed Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: The Complete Series this week and it is one of my favorite recent Anime comedies. It was a really close race between these four films and in the end, it came down to a coin-toss with Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid coming out ahead. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Another Week, Another Set of Records for Black Panther

February 26th, 2018

Black Panther

Almost everyone expected Black Panther to earn first place over the weekend. I doubt there were many people who expected this. The film fell just 45% earning $111.66 million for a ten-day total of $403.61 million, helping the film make appearances on a number of record charts, including; second biggest second weekend of release, second fastest to $400 million, etc. The new releases matched expectations, more or less, with Game Night earning second place and coming within a rounding error of our prediction. Overall, the box office earned $192 million. This is 33% lower than last weekend; however, this is a good hold for a post-holiday weekend. Compared to last year, the box office was up by 55% and this is a much more important number. Year-to-date, 2018 has a 14% / $230 million lead over 2017, at $1.88 billion to $1.65 billion. This is great news at this point of the year, but we really need to stretch that lead to over $300 million in the next two plus weeks, before we are dealing with Beauty and the Beast, if we can’t, then this lead could evaporate before the end of March. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Black Panther Re-Writes the Record Book

February 20th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther destroyed expectations over the Presidents Day long weekend earning $202.00 million / $242.16 million over the 3-day / 4-day weekend. The list of records this film broke seems endless, but we will get to that in a bit. Unfortunately, the two other new releases, Early Man and Samson, both bombed. On a more positive note, the total box office rose 103% from last weekend reaching $285 million. This is the third-biggest weekend of all-time, and the biggest non-December weekend. This is also 92% higher than the same weekend last year. Even if we use Presidents Day of last year, 2018 was still 51% higher. More importantly, 2018 completely erased the small deficit it had and is now ahead of 2017 by $120 million or 8% at $1.62 billion to $1.50 billion. More impressively, 2018 is even ahead of 2017 in terms of ticket sales at 178 million to 172 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Black Panther Powers to $218 Million Long Weekend

February 18th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther is riding a waving of positive feedback all the way to record territory this weekend, with Disney projecting a $192 million three-day, and $218 million four-day weekend, as of Sunday morning. That gives the film three outright records right off the bat: biggest weekend in February, biggest three-day Presidents Day weekend, and biggest four-day Presidents Day weekend. In each case, the film is topping the jaw-dropping-at-the-time opening of Deadpool in 2016. More...

Friday Estimates: Black Panther Crushes Expectations, Headed over $200 million for Weekend

February 17th, 2018

Black Panther

As expected, Black Panther crushed the competition on Friday. However, it beat all but the most enthusiastic predictions to earn $75.81 million for the day. Add in 97% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ from CinemaScore, and the film should have good legs over the weekend. On the negative side, it is a monster hit thanks in part to the deafening hype, so that’s going to result in shorter legs. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Deadpool is no Match for Black Panther and Wakandan Might

February 16th, 2018

Black Panther

I tried to remain cautious in the face of the overwhelming hype surrounding the release of Black Panther. This could be a mistake. It started its domestic box office run with $25.2 million in previews on Thursday, which crushed the $12.7 million Deadpool earned during the beginning of its record-breaking debut weekend. Not only is this the best previews for a Presidents Day debut, it is the best pre-summer preview, topping The Hunger Games’s $19.7 million. It is also the second best for the MCU, just ahead of Civil War’s $25 million mark, and just behind Age of Ultron’s result of $27.6 million. The film’s 97% positive reviews suggest it will have long legs; however, as we’ve seen time and time again, even Award-worthy reviews are almost never a match for an extreme Fanboy Effect. That said, this result is way above the $20 million I was expecting and a $200 million four-day debut is now more likely than not. More...

Weekend Predictions: Black Panther is About to Bring In a Lot of Green

February 15th, 2018

Black Panther

It’s Presidents Day long weekend and there are two-and-a-half films trying to take advantage of the holiday with wide releases. However, the only film opening this weekend that people are actually talking about is Black Panther. This film is earning more buzz than any film opening until Infinity War and is widely expected to break records. Early Man’s reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, but it is just hoping to reach the top five. Finally, there’s Samson, which is only opening semi-wide. This weekend last year was the weekend after Presidents Day long weekend, so it is not a fair comparison and 2018 will crush 2017. Compared to Presidents Day of last year, 2018 will still crush the competition. More...

2018 Preview: February

February 1st, 2018

Black Panther

2018 got off to a good start and January more or less held its ground when compared to 2017. There were some misses, but surprise holdovers made up the difference. Looking forward, February will be dominated by Black Panther. In fact, it will very likely make more during its opening weekend than the second place film, Fifty Shades Freed, will likely make in total. Black Panther likely won’t break records, but it could come close, while Fifty Shade Freed and Peter Rabbit both have a 50/50 shot at $100 million. Last February, The Lego Batman Movie both earned $175 million, while Fifty Shades Darker earned over $100 million. Black Panther will easily beat any film from last February; in fact, it could earn more than the top two films earned combined. As long as the rest of the box office isn’t a complete disaster, February should help 2018 earn a significant edge over 2017 in the year-over-year comparisons. More...

Samson Trailer

January 22nd, 2018

Biblical epic starring Jackson Rathbone opens February 16 ... Full Movie Details.

Based on the biblical epic of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. His supernatural strength and impulsive decisions quickly pit him against the oppressive Philistine empire. After being betrayed by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress, Samson is captured and blinded by his enemies. Samson calls upon his God once more for supernatural strength and turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory. More...


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Synopsis

Based on the biblical epic of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. His supernatural strength and impulsive decisions quickly pit him against the oppressive Philistine empire. After being betrayed by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress, Samson is captured and blinded by his enemies. Samson calls upon his God once more for supernatural strength and turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,942,569 (41.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:96.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,249 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,585,161

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,647 $4,719,928
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,827 $172,510
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,990 $4,892,438

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 16th, 2018 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: February 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Turkey)
March 2nd, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
March 9th, 2018 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as SAMSON (South Korea)
May 18th, 2018 (Wide), released as Sanson (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 1st, 2018 by Pure Flix
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and battle sequences.
(Rating bulletin 2508 (Cert #51384), 1/3/2018)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Case for Christ
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Religious, Bible Epic, Sword and Sandal, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Cross-Culture Romance, Faith-Based Film, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pure Flix, Boomtown Films
Production Countries: South Africa, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 124 $1,942,569 Feb 16, 2018 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $2,427,410 Feb 16, 2018 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 82 $2,255,864 Feb 16, 2018 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 82 $2,813,056 Feb 16, 2018 3

Leading Cast

Caitlin Leahy    Delilah
Taylor James    Samson

Supporting Cast

Jackson Rathbone    Rallah
Rutger Hauer    Manoah
Lindsay Wagner    Zealphonis
Francis Douglas    Taren
Greg Kriek    Caleb
Billy Zane    King Balek
Danny Keough    Wadesh

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Macdonald    Director
Zachary Warren Smith    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Screenwriter
Galen Gilbert    Screenwriter
Timothy Ratajczak    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Story by
Zachary Warren Smith    Story by
David A.R. White    Producer
Michael Scott    Producer
Elizabeth Travis    Producer
Alysoun Wolfe    Producer
Vlokkie Gordon    Producer
Bruce Macdonald    Producer
Craig Jones    Producer
Brittany Yost    Producer
Jim Ameduri    Executive Producer
Daryl Lefever    Co-Producer
Jackson Rathbone    Co-Producer
Ian Campbell    Co-Producer
Trevor Michael Brown    Director of Photography
Tim Goodwin    Editor
Dihantus Engelbrecht    Costume Designer
Will Musser    Composer

Home Market Releases for May 15th, 2018

May 14th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther comes out on DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this week and it has scared away all of the competition. It’s so bad, that even though Black Panther was Pick of the Week last week and I hate giving a film Pick of the Week twice, it is still clearly the best film on this week’s list. The only real competition is Early Man, which is only coming out on Video on Demand this week, but I got to the review early. More...

Home Market Releases for May 1st, 2018

May 2nd, 2018

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

It is a really shallow week. There are releases that are fighting for a spot in the top five that normally would be so far down the list that we wouldn’t even cover them. That doesn’t mean there are no releases that are worth picking up. In Between was a limited release that earned near perfect reviews. The 1970s film, Legend of the Mountain, got a recent release and its reviews are even better. I reviewed Mary and the Witch’s Flower last week and it nearly won Pick of the Week then. I reviewed Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: The Complete Series this week and it is one of my favorite recent Anime comedies. It was a really close race between these four films and in the end, it came down to a coin-toss with Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid coming out ahead. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Another Week, Another Set of Records for Black Panther

February 26th, 2018

Black Panther

Almost everyone expected Black Panther to earn first place over the weekend. I doubt there were many people who expected this. The film fell just 45% earning $111.66 million for a ten-day total of $403.61 million, helping the film make appearances on a number of record charts, including; second biggest second weekend of release, second fastest to $400 million, etc. The new releases matched expectations, more or less, with Game Night earning second place and coming within a rounding error of our prediction. Overall, the box office earned $192 million. This is 33% lower than last weekend; however, this is a good hold for a post-holiday weekend. Compared to last year, the box office was up by 55% and this is a much more important number. Year-to-date, 2018 has a 14% / $230 million lead over 2017, at $1.88 billion to $1.65 billion. This is great news at this point of the year, but we really need to stretch that lead to over $300 million in the next two plus weeks, before we are dealing with Beauty and the Beast, if we can’t, then this lead could evaporate before the end of March. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Black Panther Re-Writes the Record Book

February 20th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther destroyed expectations over the Presidents Day long weekend earning $202.00 million / $242.16 million over the 3-day / 4-day weekend. The list of records this film broke seems endless, but we will get to that in a bit. Unfortunately, the two other new releases, Early Man and Samson, both bombed. On a more positive note, the total box office rose 103% from last weekend reaching $285 million. This is the third-biggest weekend of all-time, and the biggest non-December weekend. This is also 92% higher than the same weekend last year. Even if we use Presidents Day of last year, 2018 was still 51% higher. More importantly, 2018 completely erased the small deficit it had and is now ahead of 2017 by $120 million or 8% at $1.62 billion to $1.50 billion. More impressively, 2018 is even ahead of 2017 in terms of ticket sales at 178 million to 172 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Black Panther Powers to $218 Million Long Weekend

February 18th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther is riding a waving of positive feedback all the way to record territory this weekend, with Disney projecting a $192 million three-day, and $218 million four-day weekend, as of Sunday morning. That gives the film three outright records right off the bat: biggest weekend in February, biggest three-day Presidents Day weekend, and biggest four-day Presidents Day weekend. In each case, the film is topping the jaw-dropping-at-the-time opening of Deadpool in 2016. More...

Friday Estimates: Black Panther Crushes Expectations, Headed over $200 million for Weekend

February 17th, 2018

Black Panther

As expected, Black Panther crushed the competition on Friday. However, it beat all but the most enthusiastic predictions to earn $75.81 million for the day. Add in 97% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ from CinemaScore, and the film should have good legs over the weekend. On the negative side, it is a monster hit thanks in part to the deafening hype, so that’s going to result in shorter legs. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Deadpool is no Match for Black Panther and Wakandan Might

February 16th, 2018

Black Panther

I tried to remain cautious in the face of the overwhelming hype surrounding the release of Black Panther. This could be a mistake. It started its domestic box office run with $25.2 million in previews on Thursday, which crushed the $12.7 million Deadpool earned during the beginning of its record-breaking debut weekend. Not only is this the best previews for a Presidents Day debut, it is the best pre-summer preview, topping The Hunger Games’s $19.7 million. It is also the second best for the MCU, just ahead of Civil War’s $25 million mark, and just behind Age of Ultron’s result of $27.6 million. The film’s 97% positive reviews suggest it will have long legs; however, as we’ve seen time and time again, even Award-worthy reviews are almost never a match for an extreme Fanboy Effect. That said, this result is way above the $20 million I was expecting and a $200 million four-day debut is now more likely than not. More...

Weekend Predictions: Black Panther is About to Bring In a Lot of Green

February 15th, 2018

Black Panther

It’s Presidents Day long weekend and there are two-and-a-half films trying to take advantage of the holiday with wide releases. However, the only film opening this weekend that people are actually talking about is Black Panther. This film is earning more buzz than any film opening until Infinity War and is widely expected to break records. Early Man’s reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, but it is just hoping to reach the top five. Finally, there’s Samson, which is only opening semi-wide. This weekend last year was the weekend after Presidents Day long weekend, so it is not a fair comparison and 2018 will crush 2017. Compared to Presidents Day of last year, 2018 will still crush the competition. More...

2018 Preview: February

February 1st, 2018

Black Panther

2018 got off to a good start and January more or less held its ground when compared to 2017. There were some misses, but surprise holdovers made up the difference. Looking forward, February will be dominated by Black Panther. In fact, it will very likely make more during its opening weekend than the second place film, Fifty Shades Freed, will likely make in total. Black Panther likely won’t break records, but it could come close, while Fifty Shade Freed and Peter Rabbit both have a 50/50 shot at $100 million. Last February, The Lego Batman Movie both earned $175 million, while Fifty Shades Darker earned over $100 million. Black Panther will easily beat any film from last February; in fact, it could earn more than the top two films earned combined. As long as the rest of the box office isn’t a complete disaster, February should help 2018 earn a significant edge over 2017 in the year-over-year comparisons. More...

Samson Trailer

January 22nd, 2018

Biblical epic starring Jackson Rathbone opens February 16 ... Full Movie Details.

Based on the biblical epic of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. His supernatural strength and impulsive decisions quickly pit him against the oppressive Philistine empire. After being betrayed by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress, Samson is captured and blinded by his enemies. Samson calls upon his God once more for supernatural strength and turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $1,942,569   1,249 $1,555   $1,942,569 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $970,708 -50% 1,140 $851   $3,743,204 2
Mar 2, 2018 25 $308,487 -68% 434 $711   $4,440,576 3
Mar 9, 2018 38 $71,316 -77% 93 $767   $4,627,245 4
Mar 16, 2018 56 $19,902 -72% 34 $585   $4,675,433 5
Mar 23, 2018 63 $14,807 -26% 36 $411   $4,697,083 6
Mar 30, 2018 72 $7,665 -48% 22 $348   $4,713,353 7
Apr 6, 2018 86 $2,178 -72% 6 $363   $4,719,494 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 16, 2018 9 $630,110     1,249 $504   $630,110 1
Feb 17, 2018 11 $743,279 +18%   1,249 $595   $1,373,389 2
Feb 18, 2018 12 $569,180 -23%   1,249 $456   $1,942,569 3
Feb 19, 2018 13 $313,295 -45%   1,249 $251   $2,255,864 4
Feb 20, 2018 11 $228,164 -27%   1,249 $183   $2,484,028 5
Feb 21, 2018 13 $142,394 -38%   1,249 $114   $2,626,422 6
Feb 22, 2018 12 $146,074 +3%   1,249 $117   $2,772,496 7
Feb 23, 2018 15 $257,329 +76% -59% 1,140 $226   $3,029,825 8
Feb 24, 2018 - $406,552 +58% -45% 1,140 $357   $3,436,377 9
Feb 25, 2018 15 $306,827 -25% -46% 1,140 $269   $3,743,204 10
Feb 26, 2018 14 $91,498 -70% -71% 1,140 $80   $3,834,702 11
Feb 27, 2018 13 $128,315 +40% -44% 1,140 $113   $3,963,017 12
Feb 28, 2018 - $89,596 -30% -37% 1,140 $79   $4,052,613 13
Mar 1, 2018 - $79,476 -11% -46% 1,140 $70   $4,132,089 14
Mar 2, 2018 - $77,236 -3% -70% 434 $178   $4,209,325 15
Mar 3, 2018 - $131,051 +70% -68% 434 $302   $4,340,376 16
Mar 4, 2018 - $100,200 -24% -67% 434 $231   $4,440,576 17
Mar 5, 2018 - $27,439 -73% -70% 434 $63   $4,468,015 18
Mar 6, 2018 - $34,877 +27% -73% 434 $80   $4,502,892 19
Mar 7, 2018 - $28,861 -17% -68% 434 $67   $4,531,753 20
Mar 8, 2018 - $24,176 -16% -70% 434 $56   $4,555,929 21
Mar 9, 2018 - $15,609 -35% -80% 93 $168   $4,571,538 22
Mar 10, 2018 - $28,670 +84% -78% 93 $308   $4,600,208 23
Mar 11, 2018 - $27,037 -6% -73% 93 $291   $4,627,245 24
Mar 12, 2018 - $6,516 -76% -76% 93 $70   $4,633,761 25
Mar 13, 2018 - $8,374 +29% -76% 93 $90   $4,642,135 26
Mar 14, 2018 - $8,078 -4% -72% 93 $87   $4,650,213 27
Mar 15, 2018 - $5,318 -34% -78% 93 $57   $4,655,531 28
Mar 16, 2018 - $5,212 -2% -67% 34 $153   $4,660,743 29
Mar 17, 2018 - $7,896 +51% -72% 34 $232   $4,668,639 30
Mar 18, 2018 - $6,794 -14% -75% 34 $200   $4,675,433 31
Mar 19, 2018 - $1,676 -75% -74% 34 $49   $4,677,109 32
Mar 20, 2018 - $2,010 +20% -76% 34 $59   $4,679,119 33
Mar 21, 2018 - $1,845 -8% -77% 34 $54   $4,680,964 34
Mar 22, 2018 - $1,312 -29% -75% 34 $39   $4,682,276 35
Mar 23, 2018 - $3,289 +151% -37% 36 $91   $4,685,565 36
Mar 24, 2018 - $6,675 +103% -15% 36 $185   $4,692,240 37
Mar 25, 2018 - $4,843 -27% -29% 36 $135   $4,697,083 38
Mar 26, 2018 - $1,910 -61% +14% 36 $53   $4,698,993 39
Mar 27, 2018 - $2,438 +28% +21% 36 $68   $4,701,431 40
Mar 28, 2018 - $2,018 -17% +9% 36 $56   $4,703,449 41
Mar 29, 2018 - $2,239 +11% +71% 36 $62   $4,705,688 42
Mar 30, 2018 - $2,814 +26% -14% 22 $128   $4,708,502 43
Mar 31, 2018 - $2,599 -8% -61% 22 $118   $4,711,101 44
Apr 1, 2018 - $2,252 -13% -53% 22 $102   $4,713,353 45
Apr 2, 2018 - $1,055 -53% -45% 22 $48   $4,714,408 46
Apr 3, 2018 - $1,029 -2% -58% 22 $47   $4,715,437 47
Apr 4, 2018 - $897 -13% -56% 22 $41   $4,716,334 48
Apr 5, 2018 - $982 +9% -56% 22 $45   $4,717,316 49
Apr 6, 2018 - $400 -59% -86% 6 $67   $4,717,716 50
Apr 7, 2018 - $1,038 +160% -60% 6 $173   $4,718,754 51
Apr 8, 2018 - $740 -29% -67% 6 $123   $4,719,494 52
Apr 9, 2018 - $97 -87% -91% 6 $16   $4,719,591 53
Apr 10, 2018 - $140 +44% -86% 6 $23   $4,719,731 54
Apr 11, 2018 - $113 -19% -87% 6 $19   $4,719,844 55
Apr 12, 2018 - $84 -26% -91% 6 $14   $4,719,928 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $2,772,496   1,249 $2,220   $2,772,496 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $1,359,593 -51% 1,140 $1,193   $4,132,089 2
Mar 2, 2018 26 $423,840 -69% 434 $977   $4,555,929 3
Mar 9, 2018 39 $99,602 -77% 93 $1,071   $4,655,531 4
Mar 16, 2018 57 $26,745 -73% 34 $787   $4,682,276 5
Mar 23, 2018 62 $23,412 -12% 36 $650   $4,705,688 6
Mar 30, 2018 70 $11,628 -50% 22 $529   $4,717,316 7
Apr 6, 2018 88 $2,612 -78% 6 $435   $4,719,928 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/2/2018 $23,796 35 35 56 $41,601 7/16/2018
New Zealand 3/9/2018 $13,196 13 13 43 $31,189 4/16/2018
South Korea 4/5/2018 $0 0 0 0 $13,252 5/24/2018
Spain 5/18/2018 $25,038 74 74 74 $25,384 5/24/2018
Turkey 2/23/2018 $9,592 49 49 49 $15,797 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 9/21/2018 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $45,287
 
International Total$172,510 2/26/2019

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
May 20, 2018715,601 15,601$233,391$233,3913

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 20, 20181313,924 13,924$250,081$250,0813

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