Shark Tale (2004)

Shark Tale
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $161,412,000Details
International Box Office $210,329,123Details
Worldwide Box Office $371,741,123
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,604,606 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,016 opening theaters/4,070 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $273,664,212

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 366 $161,412,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 468 $210,329,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 396 $371,741,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 67 $161,412,000
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 83 $210,329,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 76 $371,741,123

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: October 1st, 2004 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: September 20th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: February 8th, 2005 by Dreamworks Animated Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and crude humor
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Underwater, Family Adventure, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Romance, Organized Crime
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 88 $7,502,096 Oct 29, 2004 31
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 83 $13,651,157 Oct 29, 2004 31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 11 $31,330,299 Oct 8, 2004 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 7 $57,010,048 Oct 8, 2004 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 10 $36,604,299 Oct 8, 2004 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $66,606,856 Oct 8, 2004 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 17 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 71 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Dreamworks SKG Weekend Domestic 3 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 76 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 94 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Dreamworks SKG Day Domestic 8 $21,085,643 Oct 2, 2004 2
Biggest Domestic October Day 25 $21,085,643 Oct 2, 2004 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2004 1 $47,604,606   4,016 $11,854   $47,604,606 1
Oct 8, 2004 1 $31,330,299 -34% 4,070 $7,698   $87,350,275 2
Oct 15, 2004 1 $22,005,952 -30% 3,948 $5,574   $118,724,863 3
Oct 22, 2004 2 $14,308,271 -35% 3,656 $3,914   $136,982,460 4
Oct 29, 2004 4 $7,502,096 -48% 3,381 $2,219   $146,859,079 5
Nov 5, 2004 7 $4,555,382 -39% 2,817 $1,617   $154,031,467 6
Nov 12, 2004 11 $2,097,544 -54% 1,622 $1,293   $157,530,386 7
Nov 19, 2004 17 $575,850 -73% 907 $635   $158,432,301 8
Nov 26, 2004 19 $325,442 -43% 512 $636   $158,966,465 9
Dec 3, 2004 26 $147,382 -55% 408 $361   $159,160,152 10
Dec 10, 2004 32 $79,264 -46% 216 $367   $159,273,065 11
Dec 17, 2004 21 $271,236 +242% 411 $660   $159,568,781 12
Dec 31, 2004 25 $341,261   407 $838   $160,762,022 14
Jan 7, 2005 30 $220,000 -36% 162 $1,358   $161,412,000 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 1, 2004 1 $12,700,000     4,016 $3,162   $12,700,000 1
Oct 2, 2004 1 $21,085,643 +66%   4,016 $5,250   $34,006,489 2
Oct 3, 2004 1 $13,598,117 -36%   4,016 $3,386   $47,604,606 3
Oct 4, 2004 1 $2,356,000 -83%   4,016 $587   $49,961,000 4
Oct 5, 2004 1 $2,063,000 -12%   4,016 $514   $52,024,000 5
Oct 6, 2004 1 $1,940,000 -6%   4,016 $483   $53,963,000 6
Oct 7, 2004 1 $2,057,000 +6%   4,016 $512   $56,020,000 7
Oct 8, 2004 1 $8,100,000 +294% -36% 4,070 $1,990   $64,100,000 8
Oct 9, 2004 1 $13,944,289 +72% -34% 4,070 $3,426   $77,791,590 9
Oct 10, 2004 1 $9,558,685 -31% -30% 4,070 $2,349   $87,350,275 10
Oct 11, 2004 1 $5,274,000 -45% +124% 4,070 $1,296   $92,624,000 11
Oct 12, 2004 1 $1,399,000 -73% -32% 4,070 $344   $94,023,000 12
Oct 13, 2004 1 $1,270,000 -9% -35% 4,070 $312   $95,293,000 13
Oct 14, 2004 1 $1,426,000 +12% -31% 4,070 $350   $96,719,000 14
Oct 15, 2004 1 $5,700,000 +300% -30% 3,948 $1,444   $102,419,000 15
Oct 16, 2004 1 $9,874,275 +73% -29% 3,948 $2,501   $112,245,006 16
Oct 17, 2004 1 $6,479,857 -34% -32% 3,948 $1,641   $118,724,863 17
Oct 18, 2004 1 $1,031,000 -84% -80% 3,948 $261   $119,756,000 18
Oct 19, 2004 3 $954,000 -7% -32% 3,948 $242   $120,710,000 19
Oct 20, 2004 2 $903,000 -5% -29% 3,948 $229   $121,613,000 20
Oct 21, 2004 1 $1,061,000 +17% -26% 3,948 $269   $122,674,000 21
Oct 22, 2004 2 $3,600,000 +239% -37% 3,656 $985   $126,300,000 22
Oct 23, 2004 2 $6,512,927 +81% -34% 3,656 $1,781   $132,821,506 23
Oct 24, 2004 2 $4,160,954 -36% -36% 3,656 $1,138   $136,982,460 24
Oct 25, 2004 3 $633,000 -85% -39% 3,656 $173   $137,616,000 25
Oct 26, 2004 3 $543,000 -14% -43% 3,656 $149   $138,159,000 26
Oct 27, 2004 3 $539,000 -1% -40% 3,656 $147   $138,697,000 27
Oct 28, 2004 3 $660,000 +22% -38% 3,656 $181   $139,357,000 28
Oct 29, 2004 4 $2,200,000 +233% -39% 3,381 $651   $141,557,000 29
Oct 30, 2004 4 $3,711,079 +69% -43% 3,381 $1,098   $145,223,297 30
Oct 31, 2004 4 $1,635,782 -56% -61% 3,381 $484   $146,859,079 31
Nov 1, 2004 4 $683,000 -58% +8% 3,381 $202   $147,542,000 32
Nov 2, 2004 4 $978,000 +43% +80% 3,381 $289   $148,520,000 33
Nov 3, 2004 5 $411,000 -58% -24% 3,381 $122   $148,931,000 34
Nov 4, 2004 5 $545,000 +33% -17% 3,381 $161   $149,476,000 35
Nov 5, 2004 7 $1,200,000 +120% -45% 2,817 $426   $150,676,000 36
Nov 6, 2004 7 $2,129,517 +77% -43% 2,817 $756   $152,725,882 37
Nov 7, 2004 7 $1,305,585 -39% -20% 2,817 $463   $154,031,467 38
Nov 8, 2004 7 $183,000 -86% -73% 2,817 $65   $154,215,000 39
Nov 9, 2004 8 $179,000 -2% -82% 2,817 $64   $154,393,000 40
Nov 10, 2004 8 $225,000 +26% -45% 2,817 $80   $154,619,000 41
Nov 11, 2004 7 $814,000 +262% +49% 2,817 $289   $155,432,842 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2004 1 $56,019,976   4,016 $13,949   $56,019,976 1
Oct 8, 2004 1 $40,698,935 -27% 4,070 $10,000   $96,718,911 2
Oct 15, 2004 1 $25,955,278 -36% 3,948 $6,574   $122,674,189 3
Oct 22, 2004 2 $16,682,794 -36% 3,656 $4,563   $139,356,983 4
Oct 29, 2004 4 $10,119,102 -39% 3,381 $2,993   $149,476,085 5
Nov 5, 2004 8 $5,956,757 -41% 2,817 $2,115   $155,432,842 6
Nov 12, 2004 11 $2,423,609 -59% 1,622 $1,494   $157,856,451 7
Nov 19, 2004 18 $784,572 -68% 907 $865   $158,641,023 8
Nov 26, 2004 20 $371,747 -53% 512 $726   $159,012,770 9
Dec 3, 2004 28 $181,031 -51% 408 $444   $159,193,801 10
Dec 10, 2004 32 $103,744 -43% 216 $480   $159,297,545 11
Dec 31, 2004 24 $771,239   407 $1,895   $161,192,000 14
Jan 7, 2005 32 $220,000 -71% 162 $1,358   $161,412,000 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/20/2004 $1,817,125 310 310 2,115 $11,858,474 9/3/2020
 
Rest of World $198,470,649
 
International Total$210,329,123 9/3/2020

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
Oct 10, 20102635,995 170,804$393,537$1,731,824296

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

Leading Cast

Will Smith    Oscar
Robert De Niro    Don Lino
Saverio Guerra    Pontrelli

Supporting Cast

Renée Zellweger    Angie
Jack Black    Lenny
Angelina Jolie    Lola
Martin Scorsese    Sykes
Peter Falk    Don Brizzi
Michael Imperioli    Frankie
Vincent Pastore    Luca
Doug E. Doug    Bernie
Ziggy Marley    Ernie
Phil LaMarr    Prawn Shop Owner
Jenifer Lewis    Motown Turtle

Cameos

Katie Couric    Katie Current

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

Production and Technical Credits

Vicky Jenson    Director
Bibo Bergeron    Director
Rob Letterman    Director
Michael J. Wilson    Screenwriter
Rob Letterman    Screenwriter
Bill Damaschke    Producer
Janet Healy    Producer
Allison Lyon Segan    Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg    Executive Producer
Nick Fletcher    Supervising Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Darren Higman    Music Supervisor
Laura Wasserman    Music Supervisor
Daniel St. Pierre    Production Designer
Samuel Michlap    Art Director
Seth Engstrom    Art Director
Doug Cooper    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ken Stuart Duncan    Supervising Animator
Lionel Gallat    Supervising Animator
Fabrice Joubert    Supervising Animator
Fabio Lignini    Supervising Animator
William Salazar    Supervising Animator
Richard Anderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Leslee Feldman    Casting Director

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

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April 24th, 2005

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International Box Office Busier than Weekend Before

April 17th, 2005

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Cool Reception

April 10th, 2005

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France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

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March 27th, 2005

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Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

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Hitch Tops 2005 Charts

March 16th, 2005

Not only is Hitch the undisputed champion of 2005 for the domestic market, it is also the new number one worldwide, topping Howl's Moving Castle $216.5 million to $211.9 million. And with $28.1 million this weekend on 4,600 screens in 40 markets, the film sits at $66.0 million internationally and could become the first film from 2005 to reach the $100 million milestone on the international scene. The film's biggest opening of the weekend came from the U.K., where it racked up $8.1 million including sneak peaks, which represented more than 50% of total box office in the market. Add in first place debuts in Italy with $2.5 million on 300, Belgium with $820,000 on 57, Netherlands with $670,000 on 93 and $225,000 on 16 screens in the U.E.A. The film also performed admirably in South Korea with a third place, $1.4 million weekend on 175 screens. Notable holdovers include its $6.3 million in Germany, down less than 30% to $17.2 million in that market alone and $1.83 million in Australia, down 34% and still first place in both markets. The film was also first place in Scandinavia, but exact numbers are currently unavailable. More...

Swimming with Sharks

March 13th, 2005

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March 6th, 2005

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March 5th, 2005

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DVD Releases for February 8, 2005

February 7th, 2005

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Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

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December 1st, 2004

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November 24th, 2004

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November 17th, 2004

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November 10th, 2004

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Sharks 4 - Dwarves 7

November 3rd, 2004

Holidays throughout Europe, and a $1.5 million, first place finish in Russia helped Shark Tale remain in top spot for the fourth straight week, although it was a much closer contest this week. Highlights include $4.3 million in the U.K., off just 24% compared to its sophomore weekend, $4.0 million in France, which was up 47% from last weekend for a $15.5 million in 4,300 theatres in 27 markets weekend. Its international running total topped $100 million, the 13th film to do so this year, and now sits at $109.6 million. More...

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November 1st, 2004

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October 29th, 2004

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Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

Christmas Doesn't Come Early this Year

October 25th, 2004

Thanks to a much better than expected debut of the number one film we saw a large jump in the box office for the week, 8.75% to be more precise. However, with the rest of the films on the list just able to live up to expectations, the overall box office was still well short of last year's performance. The 18.25% drop on the yearly comparison is quite troubling, and it probably won't get much better next week either. More...

Will Audiences Hold a Grudge?

October 22nd, 2004

It's one week from Halloween, and that can only mean one thing. It's Christmas time! That's right, the first Christmas movie of the year is coming to theatres. Sigh. The only Christmas movie you can legitimately watch at this time of year is The Nightmare Before Christmas. More...

Sharks do a Double-Take

October 20th, 2004

Thanks to mostly unopposed openings several more markets, Shark Tale was able to repeat as the international box office champ this week. Not only that, but its $29.6 million more than doubled its international tally prior to the start of the weekend as the film now sits at $56.2 million. The best opening of the weekend, and most likely of its international run, was in the U.K. where the film managed to take in $9.1 million, ($13.6 million if you include last week's previews.) In France the result was strong with $4.2 million but in the face of local competition, it could only manage $3.4 million in Germany. More...

Team America Sleeps with the Fishes

October 18th, 2004

Unlike the summer, the fall has seen plenty of films hold up well in the face of new competition. This was the saving grace at the box office this week as neither new film made much of an impact. Even so, the overall box office dropped 9.3% from last week and a disturbing 14% from last year. Year to date 2004 is still maintaining its 4% lead over 2003, which is inline with ticket price increases. More...

Team America on the Offensive

October 15th, 2004

Two films open wide this weekend, one has really wooden acting and the other stars marionettes. OK, that was a cheap joke. After a very strong start, October is starting to show signs of weakness and will probably see another small drop at the box office. More...

Shark Attack

October 13th, 2004

With openings in nearly a dozen new markets, Shark Tale was able to take top spot on the international charts with $9.4 million in 16 markets, pushing its early total to $19.2 million internationally and over $100 million worldwide. Highlights include $4.4 million in the U.K., (including previews) and $2.05 million in Mexico. How happy the studio is with these results depends on their expectations. Compared to the average film, Shark Tale is a massive hit. But compared to Dreamworks previous digitally animated film, Shrek 2, it is a large drop. More...

Sharks Kill Competition

October 11th, 2004

For the first time in a month we saw a movie repeat on the top of the charts. Not only that, but Shark Tale held up better than expected. Even so, the overall weekend box was down 5.1% from last weekend, but down just 0.9% from last year. More...

Can Shark Stay on Top?

October 8th, 2004

A trio of new films open wide this week, but none look likely to de-thrown Shark Tale as the weekend champ. Overall there should be a small drop at the box office, whether the drop will be large enough to push the weekend box office below 2003 level is up in the air. More...

Collateral Climbs to the Top

October 6th, 2004

Collateral finished first on the international charts breaking The Village's five week run on top. Although, with a weekly take of only $9.4 million in 28 markets, it has as much to do with the weakness of the competition as it does with the strength of the film itself. The largest chunk of that box office came from France, where the film earned $3.8 million. More...

Audiences Heart Huckabees

October 5th, 2004

Busy week on the per theatre charts as no less than five films broke the $10,000 per theatre barrier. I Heart Huckabees had the best per theatre average of the year earning nearly $300,000 in four theatres for an average of $73,044. Last week's winner, The Motorcycle Diaries held up rather well despite a sizeable expansion; its per theatre average of $16,201 in 67 theatres to pull in just north of $1 million this past weekend. The overall chart leader was next on the list; Shark Tale's $11,854 per theater average was the best for a wide release since July. Close behind was Therese with $357,000 in 32 theatres for an average of $11,156. And rounding out the $10,000 club was Dig!; the Rockumentary earned an average of $10,219 in two theatres over the weekend. More...

Shark Start Goes Swimmingly

October 4th, 2004

It's amazing what the turning of a page on a calendar can do for the movie industry. After a dismal September, October got off to a near record start. It goes without saying that the weekend box office was up significantly from last week, 58.9% to be more exact and the yearly comparison was also very impressive at 20.9% increase. However, the yearly comparison is a bit misleading as Shark Tale is probably the biggest movie to open this month, so the box office may have already peaked for the month. We'll have to wait till next week to see if this is a sign of newfound strength or just an aberration. More...

Will October get off to a Scary Start?

October 1st, 2004

Well, September is over so the industry can breathe a collective sigh of relief. And it couldn't end a moment too soon. How bad was September? Total box office for September was $423 million, the worst month in two years. And the majority of that box office came from holdovers released in previous months like Hero, which earned nearly $30 million during the month of September. Fortunately, the first weekend in October sees the release of what should be the first $100 million movie since The Village. More...

2004 Preview: October

October 1st, 2004

October is generally a transition month. Not the dumping ground that September is, but without a major holiday, it's not as prosperous as November. Also, the month is usually good to horror movies for the obvious reason. One last note, the movie industry as a whole is in a bit of a slump right now, of the 11 films that opened wide in September, only 2 will beat expectations by any reasonable degree. This has caused me to downgrade some of my predictions, especially for earlier in the month. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 24 - September 30

September 30th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner Shark Tale - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Village's Population Grows

September 29th, 2004

For the fifth week in a row The Village finished in first place with $14.0 million on 4000 screens in 38 markets. The biggest opening of the week was $5.2 million in Spain, but suffered another collapse in Mexico dropping 55% during its second weekend there. Its international total hit $100 million over the weekend, the fifth Disney film to do so this year, and the 17th overall. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 17 - September 23

September 23rd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner I Huckabees - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 3 - September 9

September 9th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner A Dirty Shame - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for August 27 - September 2

September 2nd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Spongebob Squarepants Movie - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for May 14 - May 20

May 20th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates. It was another deceptively slow week as there are lots of site on the list, but none stood out as an award winning site. Many were simple placeholders, others had just minor updates, and the only three flash sites to launch were mostly marked coming soon. I was even tempted to not give out an award or maybe even bring in a ringer. But in the end I went with The Incredibles - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 23 - April 29

April 29th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Mean Girls - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 2 - April 8

April 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week saw a deceptively poor crop of site as there were a lot of movie site launched / updated / released, more than 30 in fact. However, very few of them even came close to the being considered for this week's award. It's so bad I've spent the last 3 hours looking for a gem of movie site that I may have missed in previous weeks. In the end it was Kill Bill: Volume 2 - Official Site that won the award with only one or two other that were even briefly considered. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 2 - October 9

October 9th, 2003



  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,604,606 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,016 opening theaters/4,070 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $273,664,212

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 366 $161,412,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 468 $210,329,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 396 $371,741,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 67 $161,412,000
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 83 $210,329,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 76 $371,741,123

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, Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 2004 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: September 20th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: February 8th, 2005 by Dreamworks Animated Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and crude humor
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Secret Life of Pets
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Keywords: Underwater, Family Adventure, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Romance, Organized Crime
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 88 $7,502,096 Oct 29, 2004 31
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 83 $13,651,157 Oct 29, 2004 31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 11 $31,330,299 Oct 8, 2004 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 7 $57,010,048 Oct 8, 2004 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 10 $36,604,299 Oct 8, 2004 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $66,606,856 Oct 8, 2004 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 17 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 71 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Dreamworks SKG Weekend Domestic 3 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 76 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 94 $47,604,606 Oct 1, 2004 3
Top Dreamworks SKG Day Domestic 8 $21,085,643 Oct 2, 2004 2
Biggest Domestic October Day 25 $21,085,643 Oct 2, 2004 2

Leading Cast

Will Smith    Oscar
Robert De Niro    Don Lino
Saverio Guerra    Pontrelli

Supporting Cast

Renée Zellweger    Angie
Jack Black    Lenny
Angelina Jolie    Lola
Martin Scorsese    Sykes
Peter Falk    Don Brizzi
Michael Imperioli    Frankie
Vincent Pastore    Luca
Doug E. Doug    Bernie
Ziggy Marley    Ernie
Phil LaMarr    Prawn Shop Owner
Jenifer Lewis    Motown Turtle

Cameos

Katie Couric    Katie Current

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

Production and Technical Credits

Vicky Jenson    Director
Bibo Bergeron    Director
Rob Letterman    Director
Michael J. Wilson    Screenwriter
Rob Letterman    Screenwriter
Bill Damaschke    Producer
Janet Healy    Producer
Allison Lyon Segan    Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg    Executive Producer
Nick Fletcher    Supervising Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Darren Higman    Music Supervisor
Laura Wasserman    Music Supervisor
Daniel St. Pierre    Production Designer
Samuel Michlap    Art Director
Seth Engstrom    Art Director
Doug Cooper    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ken Stuart Duncan    Supervising Animator
Lionel Gallat    Supervising Animator
Fabrice Joubert    Supervising Animator
Fabio Lignini    Supervising Animator
William Salazar    Supervising Animator
Richard Anderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Leslee Feldman    Casting Director

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

Hitch still Connecting with Moviegoers

April 24th, 2005

Hitch is just coasting on holdovers now, and will be until it opens in Japan at the beginning of June. This week it added $5.1 million from 3000 screens in 55 markets to its already impressive $170.4 million international total and with soft week to week drop-offs and a good showing in Japan and it will have a $200 million future. This week the film added $643,359 in its fifth weekend in France for a $12,785,670 total in the market, $110,000 in its second weekend in Argentina, (rising to first place in the meantime) as well as other, smaller markets. More...

International Box Office Busier than Weekend Before

April 17th, 2005

The Pacifier finally debut across Australia after playing in Queensland and Victoria for the past two weeks; the massive expansion allowed the film to climb to first place with $1.125 million on 267 screens. That lifted its total in the market to $3.41 million so far and the film should have strong legs. Add to that its $1.75 million opening in Spain and $590,000 in Belgium and the film managed $4.1 million over the weekend, which doubled its early total to $8.1 million. More...

Cool Reception

April 10th, 2005

It was a slow week at the international box office, the slowest of the year, and without much activity at the box office hit there were little in the way of details published by the studios. Therefore this week's column is much shorter than usual. Leading the best of the rest was Be Cool with an estimated $5 million for a disappointing $12.7 million international tally. Its best single market was the U.K. where the film finished second with $2.2 million on 336 screens after an exclusive engagement last weekend. The film also did well in the Netherlands with $190,000 on 43 screens but really struggles in Germany opening in fifth place with just $930,000 on 321 screens, a result mirrored in Austria, (fifth place, $165,948.) More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

After gathering in all the data the winner for the race for fifth place is Million Dollar Baby, I think. It would need to lost more than 40% from last week's total and that's not taking into account its openings in South Korea at $1,515,672 and second place, its $110,000, third place debut in Finland, $86,000 in Russia, $50,000, second place debut in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, exact weekend totals are unknown but it is estimated at $6 million raising its international total to $43 million so far. More...

Hitch Tops 2005 Charts

March 16th, 2005

Not only is Hitch the undisputed champion of 2005 for the domestic market, it is also the new number one worldwide, topping Howl's Moving Castle $216.5 million to $211.9 million. And with $28.1 million this weekend on 4,600 screens in 40 markets, the film sits at $66.0 million internationally and could become the first film from 2005 to reach the $100 million milestone on the international scene. The film's biggest opening of the weekend came from the U.K., where it racked up $8.1 million including sneak peaks, which represented more than 50% of total box office in the market. Add in first place debuts in Italy with $2.5 million on 300, Belgium with $820,000 on 57, Netherlands with $670,000 on 93 and $225,000 on 16 screens in the U.E.A. The film also performed admirably in South Korea with a third place, $1.4 million weekend on 175 screens. Notable holdovers include its $6.3 million in Germany, down less than 30% to $17.2 million in that market alone and $1.83 million in Australia, down 34% and still first place in both markets. The film was also first place in Scandinavia, but exact numbers are currently unavailable. More...

Swimming with Sharks

March 13th, 2005

Shark Tale finished its international run with a second place $2.08 million opening in Japan on 485 screens. Its $4,296 per screen average it quite low for the market and generally means the film won't have the usual legs films in Japan have. The film performed much better in Italy where it finished first again with $3.0 million, down just 23% during its sophomore stint. Overall it took in $5.2 million to raise its international total to $181 million, but without any more openings it might struggle to hit $200 million. More...

The Aviator Soars Higher than Before

March 6th, 2005

The Aviator beat weekend estimates by a substantial margin leading to a $5.9 million box office on 3000 screens in 34 markets. The multi-Oscar winning movie has hit $86.2 million internationally and will cross $200 million worldwide before too long. The film dropped a spot to fifth place in South Korea with $834,660 for the week and slipped to second in Australia with $798,000. The only market the film opened it was Argentina, where it easily took top spot with $232,000. More...

Saw Remains on Top of Belated Rental Charts

March 5th, 2005

Thanks in part to a slow week for DVD releases, Saw remained the top DVD rental on this weeks charts with $6.80 million this week, a drop of 28% from last week, and a two week total of $16.27 million so far. On the VHS side, the film dropped first to third with $1.09 million, down 38% for a total of $2.83 million. More...

DVD Releases for February 8, 2005

February 7th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section including this week's winner, which we'll get to in a moment. This week is further evidence in the power of the growing TV on DVD market. There are nine shows making their debut on DVD. All-in-all there are 537 DVDs being released tomorrow, but it seems like 500 of them are re-releases. There was so much that any real gem was buried under an avalanche of dreck. Nothing stood out as a must have, but two limited releases, Before Sunset - Buy from Amazon and Robot Stories - Buy from Amazon are worth a rental. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Incredibles have a Super Weekend

December 1st, 2004

With a nearly 3-1 lead over its nearest competitor, The Incredibles took top spot on the International Box Office charts this week with $44.3 million on 4,362 screens in 22 markets for a running tally of $59.1 million. The film opened number one in all twelve markets and in a few of the markets the film debuted in this week it was able to break the record for biggest debut by an animated films. However, in others it fell short to either Finding Nemo, (France) or Shrek 2 (the U.K. and Spain.) Its biggest single market was the U.K., where the brought in $18.1 million, including sneak peaks, which was a Disney record. Other highlights include $9.2 million in France, $5.6 million in Spain, $5.4 million in Italy, and $1.3 million in Belgium. Considering the results so far it should challenge for supremacy among the elite animated films and $400 million to $500 million isn't out of the question. More...

Bridget Slims Down but Still Number One

November 24th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason's second round of openings was no quite as strong as last week's, but it was still more than enough to keep its first place finish at the international box office. Overall the British comedy took in $20.6 million on 1,854 screens in 18 markets lifting its tally to $59 million. Out of the new openings, the film was most impressive in Spain with $2.6 million while its best market overall was the U.K. where the film dropped just 29% to $9.3 million. The film is still tracking well ahead of the original and is becoming one of the monster hits of the fall. More...

Bridget has 26 million Reasons to Celebrate

November 17th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason opened in a mere half a dozen international markets over the weekend, but what an opening it was. Despite place on fewer than 1000 screens the film was able to pull in an amazing $26.7 million, the lion's share coming from the U.K. where the film took in $19.1 million on 496 screens, (including $5.9 million from sneak peaks.) That was the best opening for a Working Title film smashing the previous record of $11.1 million for Love Actually. In each market the film broke the record for Working Title films and more than doubled the original's debut. And even with legs that are expected to be much lower, it should be able to break $300 million internationally, although it may have trouble hitting $50 million domestically. More...

Dwarves Tower Above All

November 10th, 2004

It's a rare feat for a non-Hollywood film to top the international charts, but that's just what the German spoof, Seven Dwarfs, did this week. Playing in just three markets the film took in $10.6 million on under 1,000 screens. In its home market of Germany the film eased just 19% to $9.2 million; the result was not quite as good in Austria where it dropped a respectable 30% to $915,000, but it was in Switzerland where it shined - increasing 4% to $500,000. Overall the film has now made $29.0 million so far but the real test comes with increased competition from holiday fare and the ability to find an audience in non-German speaking markets. More...

Sharks 4 - Dwarves 7

November 3rd, 2004

Holidays throughout Europe, and a $1.5 million, first place finish in Russia helped Shark Tale remain in top spot for the fourth straight week, although it was a much closer contest this week. Highlights include $4.3 million in the U.K., off just 24% compared to its sophomore weekend, $4.0 million in France, which was up 47% from last weekend for a $15.5 million in 4,300 theatres in 27 markets weekend. Its international running total topped $100 million, the 13th film to do so this year, and now sits at $109.6 million. More...

Halloween not as Scary as Predicted

November 1st, 2004

With four of the films in the top five beating expectations, this Halloween wasn't as bad as predicted. It was still down about 5.0% from last weekend and 1.5% from last year, but that's not as bad as it could have been. At first glance that's not too bad, however, last year Halloween was on a Friday and there were no new wide releases, which undoubtedly lead to last year under-performing. More...

Will Halloween Scare Away Moviegoers?

October 29th, 2004

Traditionally, Halloween is not a good day for the movies, with kids and families staying away from the theatres in order to trick or treat. The only films that really benefit from Halloween are horror films aimed at High School and College students. More...

Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

Christmas Doesn't Come Early this Year

October 25th, 2004

Thanks to a much better than expected debut of the number one film we saw a large jump in the box office for the week, 8.75% to be more precise. However, with the rest of the films on the list just able to live up to expectations, the overall box office was still well short of last year's performance. The 18.25% drop on the yearly comparison is quite troubling, and it probably won't get much better next week either. More...

Will Audiences Hold a Grudge?

October 22nd, 2004

It's one week from Halloween, and that can only mean one thing. It's Christmas time! That's right, the first Christmas movie of the year is coming to theatres. Sigh. The only Christmas movie you can legitimately watch at this time of year is The Nightmare Before Christmas. More...

Sharks do a Double-Take

October 20th, 2004

Thanks to mostly unopposed openings several more markets, Shark Tale was able to repeat as the international box office champ this week. Not only that, but its $29.6 million more than doubled its international tally prior to the start of the weekend as the film now sits at $56.2 million. The best opening of the weekend, and most likely of its international run, was in the U.K. where the film managed to take in $9.1 million, ($13.6 million if you include last week's previews.) In France the result was strong with $4.2 million but in the face of local competition, it could only manage $3.4 million in Germany. More...

Team America Sleeps with the Fishes

October 18th, 2004

Unlike the summer, the fall has seen plenty of films hold up well in the face of new competition. This was the saving grace at the box office this week as neither new film made much of an impact. Even so, the overall box office dropped 9.3% from last week and a disturbing 14% from last year. Year to date 2004 is still maintaining its 4% lead over 2003, which is inline with ticket price increases. More...

Team America on the Offensive

October 15th, 2004

Two films open wide this weekend, one has really wooden acting and the other stars marionettes. OK, that was a cheap joke. After a very strong start, October is starting to show signs of weakness and will probably see another small drop at the box office. More...

Shark Attack

October 13th, 2004

With openings in nearly a dozen new markets, Shark Tale was able to take top spot on the international charts with $9.4 million in 16 markets, pushing its early total to $19.2 million internationally and over $100 million worldwide. Highlights include $4.4 million in the U.K., (including previews) and $2.05 million in Mexico. How happy the studio is with these results depends on their expectations. Compared to the average film, Shark Tale is a massive hit. But compared to Dreamworks previous digitally animated film, Shrek 2, it is a large drop. More...

Sharks Kill Competition

October 11th, 2004

For the first time in a month we saw a movie repeat on the top of the charts. Not only that, but Shark Tale held up better than expected. Even so, the overall weekend box was down 5.1% from last weekend, but down just 0.9% from last year. More...

Can Shark Stay on Top?

October 8th, 2004

A trio of new films open wide this week, but none look likely to de-thrown Shark Tale as the weekend champ. Overall there should be a small drop at the box office, whether the drop will be large enough to push the weekend box office below 2003 level is up in the air. More...

Collateral Climbs to the Top

October 6th, 2004

Collateral finished first on the international charts breaking The Village's five week run on top. Although, with a weekly take of only $9.4 million in 28 markets, it has as much to do with the weakness of the competition as it does with the strength of the film itself. The largest chunk of that box office came from France, where the film earned $3.8 million. More...

Audiences Heart Huckabees

October 5th, 2004

Busy week on the per theatre charts as no less than five films broke the $10,000 per theatre barrier. I Heart Huckabees had the best per theatre average of the year earning nearly $300,000 in four theatres for an average of $73,044. Last week's winner, The Motorcycle Diaries held up rather well despite a sizeable expansion; its per theatre average of $16,201 in 67 theatres to pull in just north of $1 million this past weekend. The overall chart leader was next on the list; Shark Tale's $11,854 per theater average was the best for a wide release since July. Close behind was Therese with $357,000 in 32 theatres for an average of $11,156. And rounding out the $10,000 club was Dig!; the Rockumentary earned an average of $10,219 in two theatres over the weekend. More...

Shark Start Goes Swimmingly

October 4th, 2004

It's amazing what the turning of a page on a calendar can do for the movie industry. After a dismal September, October got off to a near record start. It goes without saying that the weekend box office was up significantly from last week, 58.9% to be more exact and the yearly comparison was also very impressive at 20.9% increase. However, the yearly comparison is a bit misleading as Shark Tale is probably the biggest movie to open this month, so the box office may have already peaked for the month. We'll have to wait till next week to see if this is a sign of newfound strength or just an aberration. More...

Will October get off to a Scary Start?

October 1st, 2004

Well, September is over so the industry can breathe a collective sigh of relief. And it couldn't end a moment too soon. How bad was September? Total box office for September was $423 million, the worst month in two years. And the majority of that box office came from holdovers released in previous months like Hero, which earned nearly $30 million during the month of September. Fortunately, the first weekend in October sees the release of what should be the first $100 million movie since The Village. More...

2004 Preview: October

October 1st, 2004

October is generally a transition month. Not the dumping ground that September is, but without a major holiday, it's not as prosperous as November. Also, the month is usually good to horror movies for the obvious reason. One last note, the movie industry as a whole is in a bit of a slump right now, of the 11 films that opened wide in September, only 2 will beat expectations by any reasonable degree. This has caused me to downgrade some of my predictions, especially for earlier in the month. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 24 - September 30

September 30th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner Shark Tale - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Village's Population Grows

September 29th, 2004

For the fifth week in a row The Village finished in first place with $14.0 million on 4000 screens in 38 markets. The biggest opening of the week was $5.2 million in Spain, but suffered another collapse in Mexico dropping 55% during its second weekend there. Its international total hit $100 million over the weekend, the fifth Disney film to do so this year, and the 17th overall. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 17 - September 23

September 23rd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner I Huckabees - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 3 - September 9

September 9th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner A Dirty Shame - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for August 27 - September 2

September 2nd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Spongebob Squarepants Movie - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for May 14 - May 20

May 20th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates. It was another deceptively slow week as there are lots of site on the list, but none stood out as an award winning site. Many were simple placeholders, others had just minor updates, and the only three flash sites to launch were mostly marked coming soon. I was even tempted to not give out an award or maybe even bring in a ringer. But in the end I went with The Incredibles - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 23 - April 29

April 29th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Mean Girls - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 2 - April 8

April 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week saw a deceptively poor crop of site as there were a lot of movie site launched / updated / released, more than 30 in fact. However, very few of them even came close to the being considered for this week's award. It's so bad I've spent the last 3 hours looking for a gem of movie site that I may have missed in previous weeks. In the end it was Kill Bill: Volume 2 - Official Site that won the award with only one or two other that were even briefly considered. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 2 - October 9

October 9th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2004 1 $47,604,606   4,016 $11,854   $47,604,606 1
Oct 8, 2004 1 $31,330,299 -34% 4,070 $7,698   $87,350,275 2
Oct 15, 2004 1 $22,005,952 -30% 3,948 $5,574   $118,724,863 3
Oct 22, 2004 2 $14,308,271 -35% 3,656 $3,914   $136,982,460 4
Oct 29, 2004 4 $7,502,096 -48% 3,381 $2,219   $146,859,079 5
Nov 5, 2004 7 $4,555,382 -39% 2,817 $1,617   $154,031,467 6
Nov 12, 2004 11 $2,097,544 -54% 1,622 $1,293   $157,530,386 7
Nov 19, 2004 17 $575,850 -73% 907 $635   $158,432,301 8
Nov 26, 2004 19 $325,442 -43% 512 $636   $158,966,465 9
Dec 3, 2004 26 $147,382 -55% 408 $361   $159,160,152 10
Dec 10, 2004 32 $79,264 -46% 216 $367   $159,273,065 11
Dec 17, 2004 21 $271,236 +242% 411 $660   $159,568,781 12
Dec 31, 2004 25 $341,261   407 $838   $160,762,022 14
Jan 7, 2005 30 $220,000 -36% 162 $1,358   $161,412,000 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 1, 2004 1 $12,700,000     4,016 $3,162   $12,700,000 1
Oct 2, 2004 1 $21,085,643 +66%   4,016 $5,250   $34,006,489 2
Oct 3, 2004 1 $13,598,117 -36%   4,016 $3,386   $47,604,606 3
Oct 4, 2004 1 $2,356,000 -83%   4,016 $587   $49,961,000 4
Oct 5, 2004 1 $2,063,000 -12%   4,016 $514   $52,024,000 5
Oct 6, 2004 1 $1,940,000 -6%   4,016 $483   $53,963,000 6
Oct 7, 2004 1 $2,057,000 +6%   4,016 $512   $56,020,000 7
Oct 8, 2004 1 $8,100,000 +294% -36% 4,070 $1,990   $64,100,000 8
Oct 9, 2004 1 $13,944,289 +72% -34% 4,070 $3,426   $77,791,590 9
Oct 10, 2004 1 $9,558,685 -31% -30% 4,070 $2,349   $87,350,275 10
Oct 11, 2004 1 $5,274,000 -45% +124% 4,070 $1,296   $92,624,000 11
Oct 12, 2004 1 $1,399,000 -73% -32% 4,070 $344   $94,023,000 12
Oct 13, 2004 1 $1,270,000 -9% -35% 4,070 $312   $95,293,000 13
Oct 14, 2004 1 $1,426,000 +12% -31% 4,070 $350   $96,719,000 14
Oct 15, 2004 1 $5,700,000 +300% -30% 3,948 $1,444   $102,419,000 15
Oct 16, 2004 1 $9,874,275 +73% -29% 3,948 $2,501   $112,245,006 16
Oct 17, 2004 1 $6,479,857 -34% -32% 3,948 $1,641   $118,724,863 17
Oct 18, 2004 1 $1,031,000 -84% -80% 3,948 $261   $119,756,000 18
Oct 19, 2004 3 $954,000 -7% -32% 3,948 $242   $120,710,000 19
Oct 20, 2004 2 $903,000 -5% -29% 3,948 $229   $121,613,000 20
Oct 21, 2004 1 $1,061,000 +17% -26% 3,948 $269   $122,674,000 21
Oct 22, 2004 2 $3,600,000 +239% -37% 3,656 $985   $126,300,000 22
Oct 23, 2004 2 $6,512,927 +81% -34% 3,656 $1,781   $132,821,506 23
Oct 24, 2004 2 $4,160,954 -36% -36% 3,656 $1,138   $136,982,460 24
Oct 25, 2004 3 $633,000 -85% -39% 3,656 $173   $137,616,000 25
Oct 26, 2004 3 $543,000 -14% -43% 3,656 $149   $138,159,000 26
Oct 27, 2004 3 $539,000 -1% -40% 3,656 $147   $138,697,000 27
Oct 28, 2004 3 $660,000 +22% -38% 3,656 $181   $139,357,000 28
Oct 29, 2004 4 $2,200,000 +233% -39% 3,381 $651   $141,557,000 29
Oct 30, 2004 4 $3,711,079 +69% -43% 3,381 $1,098   $145,223,297 30
Oct 31, 2004 4 $1,635,782 -56% -61% 3,381 $484   $146,859,079 31
Nov 1, 2004 4 $683,000 -58% +8% 3,381 $202   $147,542,000 32
Nov 2, 2004 4 $978,000 +43% +80% 3,381 $289   $148,520,000 33
Nov 3, 2004 5 $411,000 -58% -24% 3,381 $122   $148,931,000 34
Nov 4, 2004 5 $545,000 +33% -17% 3,381 $161   $149,476,000 35
Nov 5, 2004 7 $1,200,000 +120% -45% 2,817 $426   $150,676,000 36
Nov 6, 2004 7 $2,129,517 +77% -43% 2,817 $756   $152,725,882 37
Nov 7, 2004 7 $1,305,585 -39% -20% 2,817 $463   $154,031,467 38
Nov 8, 2004 7 $183,000 -86% -73% 2,817 $65   $154,215,000 39
Nov 9, 2004 8 $179,000 -2% -82% 2,817 $64   $154,393,000 40
Nov 10, 2004 8 $225,000 +26% -45% 2,817 $80   $154,619,000 41
Nov 11, 2004 7 $814,000 +262% +49% 2,817 $289   $155,432,842 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2004 1 $56,019,976   4,016 $13,949   $56,019,976 1
Oct 8, 2004 1 $40,698,935 -27% 4,070 $10,000   $96,718,911 2
Oct 15, 2004 1 $25,955,278 -36% 3,948 $6,574   $122,674,189 3
Oct 22, 2004 2 $16,682,794 -36% 3,656 $4,563   $139,356,983 4
Oct 29, 2004 4 $10,119,102 -39% 3,381 $2,993   $149,476,085 5
Nov 5, 2004 8 $5,956,757 -41% 2,817 $2,115   $155,432,842 6
Nov 12, 2004 11 $2,423,609 -59% 1,622 $1,494   $157,856,451 7
Nov 19, 2004 18 $784,572 -68% 907 $865   $158,641,023 8
Nov 26, 2004 20 $371,747 -53% 512 $726   $159,012,770 9
Dec 3, 2004 28 $181,031 -51% 408 $444   $159,193,801 10
Dec 10, 2004 32 $103,744 -43% 216 $480   $159,297,545 11
Dec 31, 2004 24 $771,239   407 $1,895   $161,192,000 14
Jan 7, 2005 32 $220,000 -71% 162 $1,358   $161,412,000 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/20/2004 $1,817,125 310 310 2,115 $11,858,474 9/3/2020
 
Rest of World $198,470,649
 
International Total$210,329,123 9/3/2020

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
Oct 10, 20102635,995 170,804$393,537$1,731,824296

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