Shutter Island (2010)

Shutter Island poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $128,012,934Details
International Box Office $171,448,848Details
Worldwide Box Office $299,461,782
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $26,539,626 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,574,661 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $35,114,287
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,062,440 (32.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,991 opening theaters/3,356 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $170,846,154

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 539 $128,012,934
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 617 $171,448,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 559 $299,461,782
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 92 $128,012,934
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 91 $171,448,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 81 $299,461,782

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: February 19th, 2010 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 18th, 2010 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 18th, 2010 (Wide), released as Остров проклятых (Russia (CIS))
January 21st, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 8th, 2010 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity
(Rating bulletin 2105, 1/27/2010)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Departed
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Keywords: Film Noir, Faulty Memory, Mental Illness, Murder - Suicide, Suicide, Prison, Police Procedural, Hallucinations, Psychological Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Phoenix Pictures, Sikelia Productions, Appian Way
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic February Weekend 21 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 20 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 59 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 58 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 25 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top 2010 Theater Average 82 $13,729 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 50 $16,300,327 Feb 20, 2010 2
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 56 $16,300,327 Feb 20, 2010 2
Biggest Domestic February Day 49 $16,300,327 Feb 20, 2010 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 1 $41,062,440   2,991 $13,729   $41,062,440 1
Feb 26, 2010 1 $22,665,205 -45% 3,003 $7,548   $75,541,271 2
Mar 5, 2010 3 $13,225,411 -42% 3,178 $4,162   $95,750,005 3
Mar 12, 2010 4 $8,144,133 -38% 3,356 $2,427   $108,011,645 4
Mar 19, 2010 7 $4,735,834 -42% 2,704 $1,751   $115,750,466 5
Mar 26, 2010 8 $3,187,487 -33% 2,123 $1,501   $120,612,552 6
Apr 2, 2010 10 $1,488,403 -53% 1,356 $1,098   $123,440,937 7
Apr 9, 2010 11 $885,288 -41% 869 $1,019   $125,001,481 8
Apr 16, 2010 16 $522,049 -41% 602 $867   $125,800,945 9
Apr 23, 2010 22 $285,849 -45% 408 $701   $126,262,527 10
Apr 30, 2010 28 $179,124 -37% 250 $716   $126,544,744 11
May 7, 2010 24 $270,307 +51% 189 $1,430   $126,876,238 12
May 14, 2010 25 $292,367 +8% 310 $943   $127,213,670 13
May 21, 2010 24 $240,937 -18% 256 $941   $127,564,141 14
May 28, 2010 29 $169,369 -30% 201 $843   $127,811,974 15
Jun 4, 2010 38 $77,735 -54% 152 $511   $127,968,405 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2010 1 $14,058,226     2,991 $4,700   $14,058,226 1
Feb 20, 2010 1 $16,300,327 +16%   2,991 $5,450   $30,358,553 2
Feb 21, 2010 1 $10,703,887 -34%   2,991 $3,579   $41,062,440 3
Feb 22, 2010 1 $3,338,123 -69%   2,991 $1,116   $44,400,563 4
Feb 23, 2010 1 $3,149,100 -6%   2,991 $1,053   $47,549,663 5
Feb 24, 2010 1 $2,638,537 -16%   2,991 $882   $50,188,200 6
Feb 25, 2010 1 $2,687,866 +2%   2,991 $899   $52,876,066 7
Feb 26, 2010 1 $6,645,378 +147% -53% 3,003 $2,213   $59,521,444 8
Feb 27, 2010 1 $10,323,195 +55% -37% 3,003 $3,438   $69,844,639 9
Feb 28, 2010 1 $5,696,632 -45% -47% 3,003 $1,897   $75,541,271 10
Mar 1, 2010 1 $1,774,857 -69% -47% 3,003 $591   $77,316,128 11
Mar 2, 2010 1 $1,937,252 +9% -38% 3,003 $645   $79,253,380 12
Mar 3, 2010 1 $1,651,191 -15% -37% 3,003 $550   $80,904,571 13
Mar 4, 2010 2 $1,620,023 -2% -40% 3,003 $539   $82,524,594 14
Mar 5, 2010 3 $4,024,045 +148% -39% 3,178 $1,266   $86,548,639 15
Mar 6, 2010 2 $5,986,030 +49% -42% 3,178 $1,884   $92,534,669 16
Mar 7, 2010 3 $3,215,336 -46% -44% 3,178 $1,012   $95,750,005 17
Mar 8, 2010 3 $1,011,425 -69% -43% 3,178 $318   $96,761,430 18
Mar 9, 2010 2 $1,101,674 +9% -43% 3,178 $347   $97,863,104 19
Mar 10, 2010 2 $970,211 -12% -41% 3,178 $305   $98,833,315 20
Mar 11, 2010 2 $1,034,197 +7% -36% 3,178 $325   $99,867,512 21
Mar 12, 2010 6 $2,401,174 +132% -40% 3,356 $715   $102,268,686 22
Mar 13, 2010 4 $3,548,743 +48% -41% 3,356 $1,057   $105,817,429 23
Mar 14, 2010 4 $2,194,216 -38% -32% 3,356 $654   $108,011,645 24
Mar 15, 2010 4 $797,561 -64% -21% 3,356 $238   $108,809,206 25
Mar 16, 2010 4 $827,367 +4% -25% 3,356 $247   $109,636,573 26
Mar 17, 2010 4 $632,019 -24% -35% 3,356 $188   $110,268,592 27
Mar 18, 2010 4 $746,040 +18% -28% 3,356 $222   $111,014,632 28
Mar 19, 2010 7 $1,390,945 +86% -42% 2,704 $514   $112,405,577 29
Mar 20, 2010 7 $2,085,567 +50% -41% 2,704 $771   $114,491,144 30
Mar 21, 2010 7 $1,259,322 -40% -43% 2,704 $466   $115,750,466 31
Mar 22, 2010 7 $425,875 -66% -47% 2,704 $157   $116,176,341 32
Mar 23, 2010 7 $438,498 +3% -47% 2,704 $162   $116,614,839 33
Mar 24, 2010 7 $396,390 -10% -37% 2,704 $147   $117,011,229 34
Mar 25, 2010 8 $413,836 +4% -45% 2,704 $153   $117,425,065 35
Mar 26, 2010 8 $956,938 +131% -31% 2,123 $451   $118,382,003 36
Mar 27, 2010 8 $1,355,311 +42% -35% 2,123 $638   $119,737,314 37
Mar 28, 2010 9 $875,238 -35% -30% 2,123 $412   $120,612,552 38
Mar 29, 2010 9 $337,739 -61% -21% 2,123 $159   $120,950,291 39
Mar 30, 2010 9 $340,116 +1% -22% 2,123 $160   $121,290,407 40
Mar 31, 2010 9 $328,229 -3% -17% 2,123 $155   $121,618,636 41
Apr 1, 2010 9 $333,898 +2% -19% 2,123 $157   $121,952,534 42
Apr 2, 2010 10 $532,929 +60% -44% 1,356 $393   $122,485,463 43
Apr 3, 2010 9 $584,447 +10% -57% 1,356 $431   $123,069,910 44
Apr 4, 2010 10 $371,027 -37% -58% 1,356 $274   $123,440,937 45
Apr 5, 2010 10 $184,289 -50% -45% 1,356 $136   $123,625,226 46
Apr 6, 2010 10 $160,866 -13% -53% 1,356 $119   $123,786,092 47
Apr 7, 2010 10 $162,700 +1% -50% 1,356 $120   $123,948,792 48
Apr 8, 2010 10 $167,401 +3% -50% 1,356 $123   $124,116,193 49
Apr 9, 2010 11 $282,583 +69% -47% 869 $325   $124,398,776 50
Apr 10, 2010 - $399,739 +41% -32% 869 $460   $124,798,515 51
Apr 11, 2010 - $202,966 -49% -45% 869 $234   $125,001,481 52
Apr 12, 2010 - $67,951 -67% -63% 869 $78   $125,069,432 53
Apr 13, 2010 - $77,827 +15% -52% 869 $90   $125,147,259 54
Apr 14, 2010 - $66,759 -14% -59% 869 $77   $125,214,018 55
Apr 15, 2010 - $64,878 -3% -61% 869 $75   $125,278,896 56
Apr 16, 2010 - $145,135 +124% -49% 602 $241   $125,424,031 57
Apr 17, 2010 - $241,133 +66% -40% 602 $401   $125,665,164 58
Apr 18, 2010 - $135,781 -44% -33% 602 $226   $125,800,945 59
Apr 19, 2010 - $41,857 -69% -38% 602 $70   $125,842,802 60
Apr 20, 2010 - $46,521 +11% -40% 602 $77   $125,889,323 61
Apr 21, 2010 - $45,831 -1% -31% 602 $76   $125,935,154 62
Apr 22, 2010 - $41,524 -9% -36% 602 $69   $125,976,678 63
Apr 23, 2010 - $79,999 +93% -45% 408 $196   $126,056,677 64
Apr 24, 2010 - $132,563 +66% -45% 408 $325   $126,189,240 65
Apr 25, 2010 - $73,287 -45% -46% 408 $180   $126,262,527 66
Apr 26, 2010 - $24,215 -67% -42% 408 $59   $126,286,742 67
Apr 27, 2010 - $28,469 +18% -39% 408 $70   $126,315,211 68
Apr 28, 2010 - $24,587 -14% -46% 408 $60   $126,339,798 69
Apr 29, 2010 - $25,822 +5% -38% 408 $63   $126,365,620 70
Apr 30, 2010 - $57,110 +121% -29% 250 $228   $126,422,730 71
May 1, 2010 - $77,572 +36% -41% 250 $310   $126,500,302 72
May 2, 2010 - $44,442 -43% -39% 250 $178   $126,544,744 73
May 3, 2010 - $13,951 -69% -42% 250 $56   $126,558,695 74
May 4, 2010 - $16,117 +16% -43% 250 $64   $126,574,812 75
May 5, 2010 - $15,017 -7% -39% 250 $60   $126,589,829 76
May 6, 2010 - $16,102 +7% -38% 250 $64   $126,605,931 77
May 7, 2010 - $112,829 +601% +98% 189 $597   $126,718,760 78
May 8, 2010 - $109,891 -3% +42% 189 $581   $126,828,651 79
May 9, 2010 - $47,587 -57% +7% 189 $252   $126,876,238 80
May 10, 2010 - $10,282 -78% -26% 189 $54   $126,886,520 81
May 11, 2010 - $13,203 +28% -18% 189 $70   $126,899,723 82
May 12, 2010 - $11,266 -15% -25% 189 $60   $126,910,989 83
May 13, 2010 - $10,314 -8% -36% 189 $55   $126,921,303 84
May 14, 2010 - $86,887 +742% -23% 310 $280   $127,008,190 85
May 15, 2010 - $137,435 +58% +25% 310 $443   $127,145,625 86
May 16, 2010 - $68,045 -50% +43% 310 $220   $127,213,670 87
May 17, 2010 - $26,822 -61% +161% 310 $87   $127,240,492 88
May 18, 2010 - $28,546 +6% +116% 310 $92   $127,269,038 89
May 19, 2010 - $27,329 -4% +143% 310 $88   $127,296,367 90
May 20, 2010 - $26,837 -2% +160% 310 $87   $127,323,204 91
May 21, 2010 - $57,143 +113% -34% 310 $184   $127,380,347 92
May 22, 2010 - $81,577 +43% -41% 310 $263   $127,461,924 93
May 23, 2010 - $102,217 +25% +50% 310 $330   $127,564,141 94
May 24, 2010 - $18,700 -82% -30% 310 $60   $127,582,841 95
May 25, 2010 - $20,106 +8% -30% 310 $65   $127,602,947 96
May 26, 2010 - $19,443 -3% -29% 310 $63   $127,622,390 97
May 27, 2010 - $20,215 +4% -25% 310 $65   $127,642,605 98
May 28, 2010 - $36,402 +80% -36% 201 $181   $127,679,007 99
May 29, 2010 - $67,252 +85% -18% 201 $335   $127,746,259 100
May 30, 2010 - $65,715 -2% -36% 201 $327   $127,811,974 101
May 31, 2010 34 $33,067 -50% +77% 201 $165   $127,845,041 102
Jun 1, 2010 - $15,386 -53% -23% 201 $77   $127,860,427 103
Jun 2, 2010 - $15,005 -2% -23% 201 $75   $127,875,432 104
Jun 3, 2010 - $15,238 +2% -25% 201 $76   $127,890,670 105
Jun 4, 2010 - $22,343 +47% -39% 152 $147   $127,913,013 106
Jun 5, 2010 - $32,900 +47% -51% 152 $216   $127,945,913 107
Jun 6, 2010 - $22,492 -32% -66% 152 $148   $127,968,405 108
Jun 7, 2010 - $10,460 -53% -68% 152 $69   $127,978,865 109
Jun 8, 2010 - $11,265 +8% -27% 152 $74   $127,990,130 110
Jun 9, 2010 - $11,880 +5% -21% 152 $78   $128,002,010 111
Jun 10, 2010 - $10,924 -8% -28% 152 $72   $128,012,934 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 1 $52,876,066   2,991 $17,678   $52,876,066 1
Feb 26, 2010 1 $29,648,528 -44% 3,003 $9,873   $82,524,594 2
Mar 5, 2010 2 $17,342,918 -42% 3,178 $5,457   $99,867,512 3
Mar 12, 2010 4 $11,147,120 -36% 3,356 $3,322   $111,014,632 4
Mar 19, 2010 7 $6,410,433 -42% 2,704 $2,371   $117,425,065 5
Mar 26, 2010 9 $4,527,469 -29% 2,123 $2,133   $121,952,534 6
Apr 2, 2010 10 $2,163,659 -52% 1,356 $1,596   $124,116,193 7
Apr 9, 2010 12 $1,162,703 -46% 869 $1,338   $125,278,896 8
Apr 16, 2010 17 $697,782 -40% 602 $1,159   $125,976,678 9
Apr 23, 2010 22 $388,942 -44% 408 $953   $126,365,620 10
Apr 30, 2010 29 $240,311 -38% 250 $961   $126,605,931 11
May 7, 2010 27 $315,372 +31% 189 $1,669   $126,921,303 12
May 14, 2010 25 $401,901 +27% 310 $1,296   $127,323,204 13
May 21, 2010 27 $319,401 -21% 256 $1,248   $127,642,605 14
May 28, 2010 30 $248,065 -22% 201 $1,234   $127,890,670 15
Jun 4, 2010 38 $122,264 -51% 152 $804   $128,012,934 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/21/2021 $1,505 1 1 1 $7,940,362 1/28/2021
Russia (CIS) 5/18/2010 $0 0 190 263 $76,505 8/25/2021
South Korea 3/18/2010 $0 0 45 87 $6,717,438 11/25/2020
 
Rest of World $156,714,543
 
International Total$171,448,848 8/25/2021

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
Jun 13, 20102504,211 504,211$8,637,134$8,637,1341
Jun 20, 20103231,833-54% 736,044$3,938,843$12,575,9772
Jun 27, 20101096,132-59% 832,176$1,860,154$14,436,1313
Jul 4, 20101170,131-27% 902,307$1,401,919$15,838,0504
Jul 11, 20101163,354-10% 965,661$1,211,962$17,050,0125
Jul 18, 20101747,829-25% 1,013,490$860,444$17,910,4566
Jul 25, 20101647,967n/c1,061,457$944,950$18,855,4067
Aug 1, 20102030,753-36% 1,092,210$614,752$19,470,1588
Aug 8, 20102330,944+1% 1,123,154$618,571$20,088,7299
Aug 15, 20102530,772-1% 1,153,926$617,286$20,706,01510
Aug 22, 20102927,769-10% 1,181,695$473,739$21,179,75411
Aug 29, 20103020,859-25% 1,202,554$357,315$21,537,06912

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 13, 20102129,227 129,227$3,082,072$3,082,0721
Jun 20, 2010479,438-39% 208,665$1,587,174$4,669,2462
Jun 27, 2010925,200-68% 233,865$502,989$5,172,2353
Jul 4, 20101017,129-32% 250,994$341,895$5,514,1304
Jul 11, 20101213,172-23% 264,166$262,911$5,777,0415
Jul 18, 20101011,123-16% 275,289$222,023$5,999,0646
Jul 25, 2010129,140-18% 284,429$182,427$6,181,4917
Aug 1, 2010147,642-16% 292,071$152,539$6,334,0308
Aug 8, 20101711,693+53% 303,764$233,394$6,567,4249
Aug 22, 2010205,858 311,702$116,922$6,725,86111

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Leading Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio    Teddy Daniels

Supporting Cast

Mark Ruffalo    Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley    Dr. Cawley
Max von Sydow    Dr. Naehring
Michelle Williams    Dolores Chanal
Emily Mortimer    Rachel 1
Patricia Clarkson    Rachel 2
Jackie Earle Haley    George Noyce
Ted Levine    Warden
Elias Koteas    Laeddis

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Scorsese    Director
Laeta Kalogridis    Screenwriter
Dennis Lehane    Story Creator
Mike Medavoy    Producer
Arnold W. Messer    Producer
Bradley J. Fischer    Producer
Martin Scorsese    Producer
Chris Brigham    Executive Producer
Laeta Kalogridis    Executive Producer
Dennis Lehane    Executive Producer
Gianni Nunnari    Executive Producer
Louis Phillips    Executive Producer
Joseph Reidy    Co-Producer
Emma Tillinger Koskoff    Co-Producer
Amy Herman    Co-Producer
Robert Richardson    Cinematographer
Thelma Schoonmaker    Editor
Robbie Robertson    Music Supervisor
Dante Ferretti    Production Designer
Robert Guerra    Supervising Art Director
Christina Wilson    Art Director
Max Bixcoe    Art Director
Francesca Lo Schiavo    Set Decorator
Sandy Powell    Costume Designer
Petur Hliddal    Sound Mixer
Philip Stockton    Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty    Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Robert Legato    Visual Effects Supervisor
R. Bruce Steinheimer    Special Effects Coordinator
G. A. Aguilar    Stunt Coordinator
Joseph Reidy    Assistant Director
Robert Legato    Second Unit Director
Robert Legato    Second Unit Camera
Ellen Lewis    Casting Director
Meghan Rafferty    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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International Top Five: Titan Towers Above Competition

April 14th, 2010

Clash of the Titans nearly doubled its reach over the weekend as it remained in top spot with $53.87 million on 6629 screens in 32 markets for a still early total of $120.95 million internationally and $231.18 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $11.82 million on 920 screens. That's a lot given the size of the market, but Russia has a history of rewarding fantasy films. In France it also opened in first place, earning $6.41 million on 576 screens, while in Germany it showed similar strength with $5.93 million on 628 screens. As far as holdovers were concerned, it remained in first place in South Korea with $4.11 million on 642 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.17 million after two. It also remained on top in the U.K. with $3.77 million on 468 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.56 million after two. More...

International Details: Shutter Slips to Sixth

April 11th, 2010

Shutter Island fell to sixth place with $6.64 million on 2870 screens in 39 markets for a total of $135.53 million internationally and $258.97 million worldwide. With a debut in Japan this weekend, it could climb back into the top five. Even if it doesn't, it still has to be considered a financial success. More...

International Top Five: Dragon Soars, But Alice Still Wonderful

March 31st, 2010

A couple of major market debuts helped Alice in Wonderland keep its hold on first place, with $50.63 million on 8369 screens in 51 markets for a total of $367.77 million internationally and $661.30 million worldwide. In France it debuted in first place with $11.67 million on 735 screens, while it opened with $5.1 million on 450 screens in China. The film added $3.74 million on 510 screens in the U.K. for a total of $52.18 million, which is the film's best single foreign market. By this time next week it should have crossed the $400 million mark internationally and $700 million worldwide. $800 million is practically a lock at this point. Depending on how well it does in Spain, Japan, and Brazil, it could finish with more than $900 million. It has done particularly well in Mexico, with a running tally of $22.56 million. This bodes well for its chances in Spain and Brazil. However, it hasn't managed the same success in South Korea, with $16.95 million. This could be an omen for its run in Japan. More...

International Top Five: Alice is Just a Little Shy

March 24th, 2010

Alice in Wonderland remained in first place for the third weekend in a row, adding $47.50 million on 6,827 screens in 49 markets for a total of $299.78 million internationally. I guarantee it reached $300 million internationally early on Monday. In fact, weekend estimates had it topping $300 million on Sunday, before the revised final numbers were released. The film again had no major market openings this weekend, but it remains a powerhouse in many countries. This includes the U.K., where it pulled in $7.26 million on 525 screens over the weekend for a total of $45.65 million after just three weeks of release. The film now has made $565.22 million worldwide after just three weeks of release. With openings in France, Spain, Japan, and Brazil ahead of it, it is on track for $750 million. More...

International Top Five: Alice Replicates Incredible Holds Worldwide

March 17th, 2010

Despite no major market openings this past weekend, Alice in Wonderland slipped just 15% during its second weekend of release as it easily topped the international charts yet again. Over the past weekend it managed $80.59 million on 7065 screens in 45 markets for a total of $225.05 million internationally and $434.39 million worldwide. It did open in first place in Belgium, with $1.44 million on 112 screens over the weekend and $1.65 million in total. Its biggest market of the weekend was the U.K. where it added $11.07 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $34.29 million after two. In Germany, the film actually grew a tiny bit to $7.15 million on 555 screens over the weekend for a total of $16.53 million. In South Korea it was down just 2% to $4.57 million on 444 screens, giving the film $11.28 million in total. With debuts in France, Spain, Japan, and Brazil over the next month and a half, the film will have no trouble adding to its totals. It could more than double its current worldwide box office. More...

Audiences Stay Mad over Alice

March 16th, 2010

The box office results were mostly fantastic over the weekend, thanks almost entirely to one film, Alice in Wonderland. The movie was able to hold on better than almost everyone predicted, but the rest of the new releases failed to connect. This resulted in a 26% drop from last weekend, as the overall market pulled in $147 million. However, this was 45% higher than the same weekend last year. Meanwhile, year-to-date 2010 has now pulled in $2.24 billion, which is nearly 9.0% higher than last year's pace. More...

Alice is out of New Releases' League

March 11th, 2010

There are three or four new wide releases coming out this week (depending on your definition of wide) but it appears that none of them have a real shot at taking top spot away from Alice in Wonderland. This is true despite the overwhelming majority of analysts who are predicting that the film will suffer at least a 55% drop-off this weekend. Fortunately for the box office as a whole, this should still be more than enough to keep pace with last year, even if none of the new releases match the best of last year's crop. More...

International Top Five: Alice is a Worldwide Wonderland

March 10th, 2010

As it did domestically, Alice in Wonderland opened in first place internationally with $95.27 million on 6389 screens in 41 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $100.52 million. This is a little lower that its domestic debut, but it has yet to open in about a third of the international markets, so if it can open with similar strength in those place, the film should have about a 60 / 40 international/ domestic split. This means that even if the film has poor legs, it should have no trouble topping $500 million globally. The film's biggest single market was the U.K., where it opened in first place with $16.04 million on 533 screens for a per screen average of just over $30,000. It was surprisingly strong in Italy, where it made $11.15 million on 668 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.37 million. It nearly cracked $10 million in its opening in Australia, pulling in $9.46 million on 48 screens. Other major markets include Mexico ($7.92 million on 780 screens), Germany ($7.12 million on 452), South Korea ($4.69 million on 440), and Russia ($4.11 million on 868). More...

Alice Shatters Records, Turns 2010 Around

March 8th, 2010

Wow. There's no other word to describe it. Alice in Wonderland's record-breaking opening blew away all expectations and by itself was almost as much as the entire weekend box office last weekend and last year. Overall, the box office pulled in $197 million, which was 65% higher than last weekend and 69% higher than the same weekend last year. It pushed the year-to-date box office to $2.04 billion, which is 5.9% higher than last year's record-setting pace. Additionally, attendance is also above last year's pace by close to 4%. More...

Alice's Expectations are Wonderful

March 4th, 2010

It is the beginning of a new month and there's lots of pressure on the box office to keep up pace with last year. There was only one wide release this time last year, Watchmen, but it opened with more than $55 million, which at the time was the third best March opening ever. This time around Alice in Wonderland is expecting to top that figure. In fact, a lot think it will set the March opening record. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Laps Nearest Competition

March 3rd, 2010

For the eleventh weekend in a row, Avatar was the biggest draw at the international box office, but this week its win was extra special. Over the weekend it made $39.75 million on 7247 screens in 70 markets for a total of $1.85 billion internationally. This is more than Titanic made worldwide, meaning the film has in effect lapped its nearest competition. Additionally, it has reached $2.56 billion worldwide, which is an astounding number. To put this in perspective, this would be enough for the film to earn seventh place on the list of highest grossing franchises worldwide, and it will likely top Batman and Pirates of the Caribbean with ease. The film has set records in many major markets, including Italy, France, and South Korea, while it is creeping up on $100 million in Spain, Australia, and Italy to go along with the seven other markets where it has already reached that milestone. More...

Island Alone at the Top

March 2nd, 2010

Overall, it was a solid weekend at the box office. While the new releases were not quite able to match expectations, holdovers were able to compensate, helping the overall box office to $119 million. This was down 11% from last weekend, but more importantly it was 6.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Ticket sales are still down by about 0.5%, but thanks to higher prices, 2010 is ahead of 2009 at $1.80 billion to $1.78 billion. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

Weekend Estimates: Shutter Island Wins Again

February 28th, 2010

A decent 46% second weekend drop was good enough to keep Shutter Island at the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $22.2 million, the movie beat out good debuts by Cop Out and The Crazies, which picked up $18.6 million and $16.5 million respectively. Overall business for the weekend looks as though it will be up about 20% compared to this weekend last year. More...

Weekend Race Looks Crazy

February 25th, 2010

February ends with a couple of wide releases, both of which have a shot at taking first place. However, while both new films have a shot at top spot, Shutter Island will probably remain there over the weekend. This is not to say that the new releases are particularly weak, especially compared to the new releases that came out this time last year. In fact, the top three films from this year might all perform better than the top film last year, so 2010 has a real chance to stop the slide and maintain its record-setting pace. More...

Contest: Hard as Cannon Balls: Winning Announcement

February 24th, 2010

The winners of our Hard as Cannon Balls contest were determined and they are... More...

Ghost Haunts the Top of the Per Theater Chart

February 24th, 2010

Showing once again that there's no such thing as bad publicity, Ghost Writer topped the per theater chart with an average of $45,752 in four theaters during its opening weekend. It will be interesting to see if it can maintain this momentum going forward. Shutter Island was the only other film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $13,729 in nearly 3,000 theaters on its way to the number one spot on the overall chart. More...

Shutter Surprises but Can't Save Box Office

February 23rd, 2010

While Shutter Island exceeded expectations, it was the only film in the top five to do so, which hurt the overall box office. The total box office during the weekend was $134 million, 35% lower than last weekend. Then again, it was a post-holiday, post-Valentine's Day weekend, so this collapse isn't as bad as it looks. However, it was 6.0% lower than the same weekend last year and that's certainly not good. Year-to-date, 2010 has pulled in $1.65 billion (1.6% higher than last year's pace) but unless 2010 starts putting together some wins, it won't be long before it loses its lead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Scorsese Scores Best Opening

February 21st, 2010

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio both enjoyed record openings this weekend as Shutter Island made an excellent debut, according to Paramount's estimates released on Sunday. With $40.2 million in the bank so far, the thriller will most likely be among the ten biggest openers in February, and decent word-of-mouth will most likely propel it past $100 million at the box office. More...

Looking for a Picture Perfect Start

February 18th, 2010

There's only one wide release opening this week, Shutter Island, which should help that film maximize its box office potential. However, there's little hope it will match last year's number one film, Madea Goes to Jail. Hopefully the post-holiday weekend won't be too hard on the holdovers and 2010 can add another win over last year. Perhaps it can even lift ticket sales over last year's pace. More...

Contest: Hard as Cannon Balls

February 12th, 2010

Sometimes it's hard to figure out what movie will be the biggest new release of the week and therefore should be the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. This is not the case his week. There's only one new wide release this week and that is Shutter Island, which is the latest Scorsese / DiCaprio collaboration. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Shutter Island. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Cannon: Season Two: Volume Two, which comes out on DVD on Tuesday. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2010 Preview: February

February 1st, 2010

2010 started in record-breaking fashion with the most lucrative January of all time, and only the second time that the box office reached $1 billion before the end of the month. The first year to do that was 2009. There were two problems preventing real celebration, however. Firstly, roughly 30% of the total box office for the month came from one film, Avatar, which was a holdover. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, most films that were released / expanded wide in January missed expectations. Because of this, February starts on a bit of a down note. Compared to last year, the top of the list is about as strong with a couple of films aiming for $100 million, while there are fewer films that seem like they will bomb at the box office. More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 28, 2008

February 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Driving Lessons, Night at the Museum 2, Shutter Island, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

Cast Updates - December 6, 2007

December 6th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for A Christmas Carol, Milk, Seven Pounds, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - November 27, 2007

November 27th, 2007

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...


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

Synopsis

The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,062,440 (32.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,991 opening theaters/3,356 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $170,846,154

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 539 $128,012,934
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 617 $171,448,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 559 $299,461,782
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 92 $128,012,934
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 91 $171,448,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 81 $299,461,782

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: February 19th, 2010 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 18th, 2010 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 18th, 2010 (Wide), released as Остров проклятых (Russia (CIS))
January 21st, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 8th, 2010 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity
(Rating bulletin 2105, 1/27/2010)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Departed
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Keywords: Film Noir, Faulty Memory, Mental Illness, Murder - Suicide, Suicide, Prison, Police Procedural, Hallucinations, Psychological Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Phoenix Pictures, Sikelia Productions, Appian Way
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic February Weekend 21 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 20 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 59 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 58 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 25 $41,062,440 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top 2010 Theater Average 82 $13,729 Feb 19, 2010 3
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 50 $16,300,327 Feb 20, 2010 2
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 56 $16,300,327 Feb 20, 2010 2
Biggest Domestic February Day 49 $16,300,327 Feb 20, 2010 2

Leading Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio    Teddy Daniels

Supporting Cast

Mark Ruffalo    Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley    Dr. Cawley
Max von Sydow    Dr. Naehring
Michelle Williams    Dolores Chanal
Emily Mortimer    Rachel 1
Patricia Clarkson    Rachel 2
Jackie Earle Haley    George Noyce
Ted Levine    Warden
Elias Koteas    Laeddis

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Scorsese    Director
Laeta Kalogridis    Screenwriter
Dennis Lehane    Story Creator
Mike Medavoy    Producer
Arnold W. Messer    Producer
Bradley J. Fischer    Producer
Martin Scorsese    Producer
Chris Brigham    Executive Producer
Laeta Kalogridis    Executive Producer
Dennis Lehane    Executive Producer
Gianni Nunnari    Executive Producer
Louis Phillips    Executive Producer
Joseph Reidy    Co-Producer
Emma Tillinger Koskoff    Co-Producer
Amy Herman    Co-Producer
Robert Richardson    Cinematographer
Thelma Schoonmaker    Editor
Robbie Robertson    Music Supervisor
Dante Ferretti    Production Designer
Robert Guerra    Supervising Art Director
Christina Wilson    Art Director
Max Bixcoe    Art Director
Francesca Lo Schiavo    Set Decorator
Sandy Powell    Costume Designer
Petur Hliddal    Sound Mixer
Philip Stockton    Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty    Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Robert Legato    Visual Effects Supervisor
R. Bruce Steinheimer    Special Effects Coordinator
G. A. Aguilar    Stunt Coordinator
Joseph Reidy    Assistant Director
Robert Legato    Second Unit Director
Robert Legato    Second Unit Camera
Ellen Lewis    Casting Director
Meghan Rafferty    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: Booking Top Spot on the Chart

June 29th, 2010

Few new releases reached the top 30 on the sales chart this week, but one of them, The Book of Eli, led the way with 789,000 units / $17.62 million in opening week consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Sales: Alice Shuts Out New Releases

June 22nd, 2010

No new release was able to take top spot on this week's sales chart leaving Alice in Wonderland as the repeat champion. It added $12.34 million from 657,000 units sold to take its two-week totals to 2.75 million units and $52.47 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 8th, 2010

June 8th, 2010

This time of year is normally very slow at the home market. It's too late for the last of the winter blockbusters to find their way onto DVD, while it is too early for the flood of TV on DVD releases coming out to promote the upcoming season. However, thanks to a better than expected spring at the box office, we have another strong week at the top. The best-selling release is Shutter Island. While that movie is good enough to be worth picking up on its own, the DVD and Blu-ray are weak enough to prevent it from being the Pick of the Week. To find the Pick of the Week we have to go a little further down the sales list till we get to Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy on Blu-ray from Amazon and Animation Express on Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Shutter Island

June 7th, 2010

Shutter Island was originally scheduled for a release in October of 2009, but was pushed back to February of 2010. Considering the pedigree this film has (with Oscar winner Martin Scorsese behind the camera and the three time Oscar nominated Leonardo DiCaprio in front) there was a lot of Awards Season Buzz going in. So why would the studio move the film from an early Awards Season position to the middle of February? There are very few legitimate answers to that question that wouldn't crush expectations. The reason I've seen given the most was that the studio didn't have the finances to promote the film at the time. Paramount, a studio that had earned more than $1 billion in each of the last three years, didn't have $60 to $80 million to spend on advertising? Not sure I buy that. So was that the real reason, or was the film just a bust and the studio wanted to dump it on a softer time of year? More...

International Details: Date Night Dips in Popularity

May 2nd, 2010

Date Night fell out of the top five, but added $7.47 million on 3120 screens in 48 markets for a total of $28.31 million. The film opened in first place in the U.K., but only made $1.97 million on 400 screens, which is about the same as $11 million here. That's not a great start and there's little hope that the film will match its domestic total overseas, but it is still a solid midlevel hit and should show a profit by the time it reaches the home market. More...

International Details: Foreign Releases Go Lala

April 25th, 2010

There were more than a dozen foreign releases to reach the top 30 on the international chart, starting with Go Lala Go!. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. More...

International Top Five: Titan Towers Above Competition

April 14th, 2010

Clash of the Titans nearly doubled its reach over the weekend as it remained in top spot with $53.87 million on 6629 screens in 32 markets for a still early total of $120.95 million internationally and $231.18 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $11.82 million on 920 screens. That's a lot given the size of the market, but Russia has a history of rewarding fantasy films. In France it also opened in first place, earning $6.41 million on 576 screens, while in Germany it showed similar strength with $5.93 million on 628 screens. As far as holdovers were concerned, it remained in first place in South Korea with $4.11 million on 642 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.17 million after two. It also remained on top in the U.K. with $3.77 million on 468 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.56 million after two. More...

International Details: Shutter Slips to Sixth

April 11th, 2010

Shutter Island fell to sixth place with $6.64 million on 2870 screens in 39 markets for a total of $135.53 million internationally and $258.97 million worldwide. With a debut in Japan this weekend, it could climb back into the top five. Even if it doesn't, it still has to be considered a financial success. More...

International Top Five: Dragon Soars, But Alice Still Wonderful

March 31st, 2010

A couple of major market debuts helped Alice in Wonderland keep its hold on first place, with $50.63 million on 8369 screens in 51 markets for a total of $367.77 million internationally and $661.30 million worldwide. In France it debuted in first place with $11.67 million on 735 screens, while it opened with $5.1 million on 450 screens in China. The film added $3.74 million on 510 screens in the U.K. for a total of $52.18 million, which is the film's best single foreign market. By this time next week it should have crossed the $400 million mark internationally and $700 million worldwide. $800 million is practically a lock at this point. Depending on how well it does in Spain, Japan, and Brazil, it could finish with more than $900 million. It has done particularly well in Mexico, with a running tally of $22.56 million. This bodes well for its chances in Spain and Brazil. However, it hasn't managed the same success in South Korea, with $16.95 million. This could be an omen for its run in Japan. More...

International Top Five: Alice is Just a Little Shy

March 24th, 2010

Alice in Wonderland remained in first place for the third weekend in a row, adding $47.50 million on 6,827 screens in 49 markets for a total of $299.78 million internationally. I guarantee it reached $300 million internationally early on Monday. In fact, weekend estimates had it topping $300 million on Sunday, before the revised final numbers were released. The film again had no major market openings this weekend, but it remains a powerhouse in many countries. This includes the U.K., where it pulled in $7.26 million on 525 screens over the weekend for a total of $45.65 million after just three weeks of release. The film now has made $565.22 million worldwide after just three weeks of release. With openings in France, Spain, Japan, and Brazil ahead of it, it is on track for $750 million. More...

International Top Five: Alice Replicates Incredible Holds Worldwide

March 17th, 2010

Despite no major market openings this past weekend, Alice in Wonderland slipped just 15% during its second weekend of release as it easily topped the international charts yet again. Over the past weekend it managed $80.59 million on 7065 screens in 45 markets for a total of $225.05 million internationally and $434.39 million worldwide. It did open in first place in Belgium, with $1.44 million on 112 screens over the weekend and $1.65 million in total. Its biggest market of the weekend was the U.K. where it added $11.07 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $34.29 million after two. In Germany, the film actually grew a tiny bit to $7.15 million on 555 screens over the weekend for a total of $16.53 million. In South Korea it was down just 2% to $4.57 million on 444 screens, giving the film $11.28 million in total. With debuts in France, Spain, Japan, and Brazil over the next month and a half, the film will have no trouble adding to its totals. It could more than double its current worldwide box office. More...

Audiences Stay Mad over Alice

March 16th, 2010

The box office results were mostly fantastic over the weekend, thanks almost entirely to one film, Alice in Wonderland. The movie was able to hold on better than almost everyone predicted, but the rest of the new releases failed to connect. This resulted in a 26% drop from last weekend, as the overall market pulled in $147 million. However, this was 45% higher than the same weekend last year. Meanwhile, year-to-date 2010 has now pulled in $2.24 billion, which is nearly 9.0% higher than last year's pace. More...

Alice is out of New Releases' League

March 11th, 2010

There are three or four new wide releases coming out this week (depending on your definition of wide) but it appears that none of them have a real shot at taking top spot away from Alice in Wonderland. This is true despite the overwhelming majority of analysts who are predicting that the film will suffer at least a 55% drop-off this weekend. Fortunately for the box office as a whole, this should still be more than enough to keep pace with last year, even if none of the new releases match the best of last year's crop. More...

International Top Five: Alice is a Worldwide Wonderland

March 10th, 2010

As it did domestically, Alice in Wonderland opened in first place internationally with $95.27 million on 6389 screens in 41 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $100.52 million. This is a little lower that its domestic debut, but it has yet to open in about a third of the international markets, so if it can open with similar strength in those place, the film should have about a 60 / 40 international/ domestic split. This means that even if the film has poor legs, it should have no trouble topping $500 million globally. The film's biggest single market was the U.K., where it opened in first place with $16.04 million on 533 screens for a per screen average of just over $30,000. It was surprisingly strong in Italy, where it made $11.15 million on 668 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.37 million. It nearly cracked $10 million in its opening in Australia, pulling in $9.46 million on 48 screens. Other major markets include Mexico ($7.92 million on 780 screens), Germany ($7.12 million on 452), South Korea ($4.69 million on 440), and Russia ($4.11 million on 868). More...

Alice Shatters Records, Turns 2010 Around

March 8th, 2010

Wow. There's no other word to describe it. Alice in Wonderland's record-breaking opening blew away all expectations and by itself was almost as much as the entire weekend box office last weekend and last year. Overall, the box office pulled in $197 million, which was 65% higher than last weekend and 69% higher than the same weekend last year. It pushed the year-to-date box office to $2.04 billion, which is 5.9% higher than last year's record-setting pace. Additionally, attendance is also above last year's pace by close to 4%. More...

Alice's Expectations are Wonderful

March 4th, 2010

It is the beginning of a new month and there's lots of pressure on the box office to keep up pace with last year. There was only one wide release this time last year, Watchmen, but it opened with more than $55 million, which at the time was the third best March opening ever. This time around Alice in Wonderland is expecting to top that figure. In fact, a lot think it will set the March opening record. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Laps Nearest Competition

March 3rd, 2010

For the eleventh weekend in a row, Avatar was the biggest draw at the international box office, but this week its win was extra special. Over the weekend it made $39.75 million on 7247 screens in 70 markets for a total of $1.85 billion internationally. This is more than Titanic made worldwide, meaning the film has in effect lapped its nearest competition. Additionally, it has reached $2.56 billion worldwide, which is an astounding number. To put this in perspective, this would be enough for the film to earn seventh place on the list of highest grossing franchises worldwide, and it will likely top Batman and Pirates of the Caribbean with ease. The film has set records in many major markets, including Italy, France, and South Korea, while it is creeping up on $100 million in Spain, Australia, and Italy to go along with the seven other markets where it has already reached that milestone. More...

Island Alone at the Top

March 2nd, 2010

Overall, it was a solid weekend at the box office. While the new releases were not quite able to match expectations, holdovers were able to compensate, helping the overall box office to $119 million. This was down 11% from last weekend, but more importantly it was 6.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Ticket sales are still down by about 0.5%, but thanks to higher prices, 2010 is ahead of 2009 at $1.80 billion to $1.78 billion. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

Weekend Estimates: Shutter Island Wins Again

February 28th, 2010

A decent 46% second weekend drop was good enough to keep Shutter Island at the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $22.2 million, the movie beat out good debuts by Cop Out and The Crazies, which picked up $18.6 million and $16.5 million respectively. Overall business for the weekend looks as though it will be up about 20% compared to this weekend last year. More...

Weekend Race Looks Crazy

February 25th, 2010

February ends with a couple of wide releases, both of which have a shot at taking first place. However, while both new films have a shot at top spot, Shutter Island will probably remain there over the weekend. This is not to say that the new releases are particularly weak, especially compared to the new releases that came out this time last year. In fact, the top three films from this year might all perform better than the top film last year, so 2010 has a real chance to stop the slide and maintain its record-setting pace. More...

Contest: Hard as Cannon Balls: Winning Announcement

February 24th, 2010

The winners of our Hard as Cannon Balls contest were determined and they are... More...

Ghost Haunts the Top of the Per Theater Chart

February 24th, 2010

Showing once again that there's no such thing as bad publicity, Ghost Writer topped the per theater chart with an average of $45,752 in four theaters during its opening weekend. It will be interesting to see if it can maintain this momentum going forward. Shutter Island was the only other film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $13,729 in nearly 3,000 theaters on its way to the number one spot on the overall chart. More...

Shutter Surprises but Can't Save Box Office

February 23rd, 2010

While Shutter Island exceeded expectations, it was the only film in the top five to do so, which hurt the overall box office. The total box office during the weekend was $134 million, 35% lower than last weekend. Then again, it was a post-holiday, post-Valentine's Day weekend, so this collapse isn't as bad as it looks. However, it was 6.0% lower than the same weekend last year and that's certainly not good. Year-to-date, 2010 has pulled in $1.65 billion (1.6% higher than last year's pace) but unless 2010 starts putting together some wins, it won't be long before it loses its lead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Scorsese Scores Best Opening

February 21st, 2010

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio both enjoyed record openings this weekend as Shutter Island made an excellent debut, according to Paramount's estimates released on Sunday. With $40.2 million in the bank so far, the thriller will most likely be among the ten biggest openers in February, and decent word-of-mouth will most likely propel it past $100 million at the box office. More...

Looking for a Picture Perfect Start

February 18th, 2010

There's only one wide release opening this week, Shutter Island, which should help that film maximize its box office potential. However, there's little hope it will match last year's number one film, Madea Goes to Jail. Hopefully the post-holiday weekend won't be too hard on the holdovers and 2010 can add another win over last year. Perhaps it can even lift ticket sales over last year's pace. More...

Contest: Hard as Cannon Balls

February 12th, 2010

Sometimes it's hard to figure out what movie will be the biggest new release of the week and therefore should be the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. This is not the case his week. There's only one new wide release this week and that is Shutter Island, which is the latest Scorsese / DiCaprio collaboration. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Shutter Island. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Cannon: Season Two: Volume Two, which comes out on DVD on Tuesday. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2010 Preview: February

February 1st, 2010

2010 started in record-breaking fashion with the most lucrative January of all time, and only the second time that the box office reached $1 billion before the end of the month. The first year to do that was 2009. There were two problems preventing real celebration, however. Firstly, roughly 30% of the total box office for the month came from one film, Avatar, which was a holdover. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, most films that were released / expanded wide in January missed expectations. Because of this, February starts on a bit of a down note. Compared to last year, the top of the list is about as strong with a couple of films aiming for $100 million, while there are fewer films that seem like they will bomb at the box office. More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 28, 2008

February 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Driving Lessons, Night at the Museum 2, Shutter Island, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

Cast Updates - December 6, 2007

December 6th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for A Christmas Carol, Milk, Seven Pounds, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - November 27, 2007

November 27th, 2007

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 1 $41,062,440   2,991 $13,729   $41,062,440 1
Feb 26, 2010 1 $22,665,205 -45% 3,003 $7,548   $75,541,271 2
Mar 5, 2010 3 $13,225,411 -42% 3,178 $4,162   $95,750,005 3
Mar 12, 2010 4 $8,144,133 -38% 3,356 $2,427   $108,011,645 4
Mar 19, 2010 7 $4,735,834 -42% 2,704 $1,751   $115,750,466 5
Mar 26, 2010 8 $3,187,487 -33% 2,123 $1,501   $120,612,552 6
Apr 2, 2010 10 $1,488,403 -53% 1,356 $1,098   $123,440,937 7
Apr 9, 2010 11 $885,288 -41% 869 $1,019   $125,001,481 8
Apr 16, 2010 16 $522,049 -41% 602 $867   $125,800,945 9
Apr 23, 2010 22 $285,849 -45% 408 $701   $126,262,527 10
Apr 30, 2010 28 $179,124 -37% 250 $716   $126,544,744 11
May 7, 2010 24 $270,307 +51% 189 $1,430   $126,876,238 12
May 14, 2010 25 $292,367 +8% 310 $943   $127,213,670 13
May 21, 2010 24 $240,937 -18% 256 $941   $127,564,141 14
May 28, 2010 29 $169,369 -30% 201 $843   $127,811,974 15
Jun 4, 2010 38 $77,735 -54% 152 $511   $127,968,405 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2010 1 $14,058,226     2,991 $4,700   $14,058,226 1
Feb 20, 2010 1 $16,300,327 +16%   2,991 $5,450   $30,358,553 2
Feb 21, 2010 1 $10,703,887 -34%   2,991 $3,579   $41,062,440 3
Feb 22, 2010 1 $3,338,123 -69%   2,991 $1,116   $44,400,563 4
Feb 23, 2010 1 $3,149,100 -6%   2,991 $1,053   $47,549,663 5
Feb 24, 2010 1 $2,638,537 -16%   2,991 $882   $50,188,200 6
Feb 25, 2010 1 $2,687,866 +2%   2,991 $899   $52,876,066 7
Feb 26, 2010 1 $6,645,378 +147% -53% 3,003 $2,213   $59,521,444 8
Feb 27, 2010 1 $10,323,195 +55% -37% 3,003 $3,438   $69,844,639 9
Feb 28, 2010 1 $5,696,632 -45% -47% 3,003 $1,897   $75,541,271 10
Mar 1, 2010 1 $1,774,857 -69% -47% 3,003 $591   $77,316,128 11
Mar 2, 2010 1 $1,937,252 +9% -38% 3,003 $645   $79,253,380 12
Mar 3, 2010 1 $1,651,191 -15% -37% 3,003 $550   $80,904,571 13
Mar 4, 2010 2 $1,620,023 -2% -40% 3,003 $539   $82,524,594 14
Mar 5, 2010 3 $4,024,045 +148% -39% 3,178 $1,266   $86,548,639 15
Mar 6, 2010 2 $5,986,030 +49% -42% 3,178 $1,884   $92,534,669 16
Mar 7, 2010 3 $3,215,336 -46% -44% 3,178 $1,012   $95,750,005 17
Mar 8, 2010 3 $1,011,425 -69% -43% 3,178 $318   $96,761,430 18
Mar 9, 2010 2 $1,101,674 +9% -43% 3,178 $347   $97,863,104 19
Mar 10, 2010 2 $970,211 -12% -41% 3,178 $305   $98,833,315 20
Mar 11, 2010 2 $1,034,197 +7% -36% 3,178 $325   $99,867,512 21
Mar 12, 2010 6 $2,401,174 +132% -40% 3,356 $715   $102,268,686 22
Mar 13, 2010 4 $3,548,743 +48% -41% 3,356 $1,057   $105,817,429 23
Mar 14, 2010 4 $2,194,216 -38% -32% 3,356 $654   $108,011,645 24
Mar 15, 2010 4 $797,561 -64% -21% 3,356 $238   $108,809,206 25
Mar 16, 2010 4 $827,367 +4% -25% 3,356 $247   $109,636,573 26
Mar 17, 2010 4 $632,019 -24% -35% 3,356 $188   $110,268,592 27
Mar 18, 2010 4 $746,040 +18% -28% 3,356 $222   $111,014,632 28
Mar 19, 2010 7 $1,390,945 +86% -42% 2,704 $514   $112,405,577 29
Mar 20, 2010 7 $2,085,567 +50% -41% 2,704 $771   $114,491,144 30
Mar 21, 2010 7 $1,259,322 -40% -43% 2,704 $466   $115,750,466 31
Mar 22, 2010 7 $425,875 -66% -47% 2,704 $157   $116,176,341 32
Mar 23, 2010 7 $438,498 +3% -47% 2,704 $162   $116,614,839 33
Mar 24, 2010 7 $396,390 -10% -37% 2,704 $147   $117,011,229 34
Mar 25, 2010 8 $413,836 +4% -45% 2,704 $153   $117,425,065 35
Mar 26, 2010 8 $956,938 +131% -31% 2,123 $451   $118,382,003 36
Mar 27, 2010 8 $1,355,311 +42% -35% 2,123 $638   $119,737,314 37
Mar 28, 2010 9 $875,238 -35% -30% 2,123 $412   $120,612,552 38
Mar 29, 2010 9 $337,739 -61% -21% 2,123 $159   $120,950,291 39
Mar 30, 2010 9 $340,116 +1% -22% 2,123 $160   $121,290,407 40
Mar 31, 2010 9 $328,229 -3% -17% 2,123 $155   $121,618,636 41
Apr 1, 2010 9 $333,898 +2% -19% 2,123 $157   $121,952,534 42
Apr 2, 2010 10 $532,929 +60% -44% 1,356 $393   $122,485,463 43
Apr 3, 2010 9 $584,447 +10% -57% 1,356 $431   $123,069,910 44
Apr 4, 2010 10 $371,027 -37% -58% 1,356 $274   $123,440,937 45
Apr 5, 2010 10 $184,289 -50% -45% 1,356 $136   $123,625,226 46
Apr 6, 2010 10 $160,866 -13% -53% 1,356 $119   $123,786,092 47
Apr 7, 2010 10 $162,700 +1% -50% 1,356 $120   $123,948,792 48
Apr 8, 2010 10 $167,401 +3% -50% 1,356 $123   $124,116,193 49
Apr 9, 2010 11 $282,583 +69% -47% 869 $325   $124,398,776 50
Apr 10, 2010 - $399,739 +41% -32% 869 $460   $124,798,515 51
Apr 11, 2010 - $202,966 -49% -45% 869 $234   $125,001,481 52
Apr 12, 2010 - $67,951 -67% -63% 869 $78   $125,069,432 53
Apr 13, 2010 - $77,827 +15% -52% 869 $90   $125,147,259 54
Apr 14, 2010 - $66,759 -14% -59% 869 $77   $125,214,018 55
Apr 15, 2010 - $64,878 -3% -61% 869 $75   $125,278,896 56
Apr 16, 2010 - $145,135 +124% -49% 602 $241   $125,424,031 57
Apr 17, 2010 - $241,133 +66% -40% 602 $401   $125,665,164 58
Apr 18, 2010 - $135,781 -44% -33% 602 $226   $125,800,945 59
Apr 19, 2010 - $41,857 -69% -38% 602 $70   $125,842,802 60
Apr 20, 2010 - $46,521 +11% -40% 602 $77   $125,889,323 61
Apr 21, 2010 - $45,831 -1% -31% 602 $76   $125,935,154 62
Apr 22, 2010 - $41,524 -9% -36% 602 $69   $125,976,678 63
Apr 23, 2010 - $79,999 +93% -45% 408 $196   $126,056,677 64
Apr 24, 2010 - $132,563 +66% -45% 408 $325   $126,189,240 65
Apr 25, 2010 - $73,287 -45% -46% 408 $180   $126,262,527 66
Apr 26, 2010 - $24,215 -67% -42% 408 $59   $126,286,742 67
Apr 27, 2010 - $28,469 +18% -39% 408 $70   $126,315,211 68
Apr 28, 2010 - $24,587 -14% -46% 408 $60   $126,339,798 69
Apr 29, 2010 - $25,822 +5% -38% 408 $63   $126,365,620 70
Apr 30, 2010 - $57,110 +121% -29% 250 $228   $126,422,730 71
May 1, 2010 - $77,572 +36% -41% 250 $310   $126,500,302 72
May 2, 2010 - $44,442 -43% -39% 250 $178   $126,544,744 73
May 3, 2010 - $13,951 -69% -42% 250 $56   $126,558,695 74
May 4, 2010 - $16,117 +16% -43% 250 $64   $126,574,812 75
May 5, 2010 - $15,017 -7% -39% 250 $60   $126,589,829 76
May 6, 2010 - $16,102 +7% -38% 250 $64   $126,605,931 77
May 7, 2010 - $112,829 +601% +98% 189 $597   $126,718,760 78
May 8, 2010 - $109,891 -3% +42% 189 $581   $126,828,651 79
May 9, 2010 - $47,587 -57% +7% 189 $252   $126,876,238 80
May 10, 2010 - $10,282 -78% -26% 189 $54   $126,886,520 81
May 11, 2010 - $13,203 +28% -18% 189 $70   $126,899,723 82
May 12, 2010 - $11,266 -15% -25% 189 $60   $126,910,989 83
May 13, 2010 - $10,314 -8% -36% 189 $55   $126,921,303 84
May 14, 2010 - $86,887 +742% -23% 310 $280   $127,008,190 85
May 15, 2010 - $137,435 +58% +25% 310 $443   $127,145,625 86
May 16, 2010 - $68,045 -50% +43% 310 $220   $127,213,670 87
May 17, 2010 - $26,822 -61% +161% 310 $87   $127,240,492 88
May 18, 2010 - $28,546 +6% +116% 310 $92   $127,269,038 89
May 19, 2010 - $27,329 -4% +143% 310 $88   $127,296,367 90
May 20, 2010 - $26,837 -2% +160% 310 $87   $127,323,204 91
May 21, 2010 - $57,143 +113% -34% 310 $184   $127,380,347 92
May 22, 2010 - $81,577 +43% -41% 310 $263   $127,461,924 93
May 23, 2010 - $102,217 +25% +50% 310 $330   $127,564,141 94
May 24, 2010 - $18,700 -82% -30% 310 $60   $127,582,841 95
May 25, 2010 - $20,106 +8% -30% 310 $65   $127,602,947 96
May 26, 2010 - $19,443 -3% -29% 310 $63   $127,622,390 97
May 27, 2010 - $20,215 +4% -25% 310 $65   $127,642,605 98
May 28, 2010 - $36,402 +80% -36% 201 $181   $127,679,007 99
May 29, 2010 - $67,252 +85% -18% 201 $335   $127,746,259 100
May 30, 2010 - $65,715 -2% -36% 201 $327   $127,811,974 101
May 31, 2010 34 $33,067 -50% +77% 201 $165   $127,845,041 102
Jun 1, 2010 - $15,386 -53% -23% 201 $77   $127,860,427 103
Jun 2, 2010 - $15,005 -2% -23% 201 $75   $127,875,432 104
Jun 3, 2010 - $15,238 +2% -25% 201 $76   $127,890,670 105
Jun 4, 2010 - $22,343 +47% -39% 152 $147   $127,913,013 106
Jun 5, 2010 - $32,900 +47% -51% 152 $216   $127,945,913 107
Jun 6, 2010 - $22,492 -32% -66% 152 $148   $127,968,405 108
Jun 7, 2010 - $10,460 -53% -68% 152 $69   $127,978,865 109
Jun 8, 2010 - $11,265 +8% -27% 152 $74   $127,990,130 110
Jun 9, 2010 - $11,880 +5% -21% 152 $78   $128,002,010 111
Jun 10, 2010 - $10,924 -8% -28% 152 $72   $128,012,934 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 1 $52,876,066   2,991 $17,678   $52,876,066 1
Feb 26, 2010 1 $29,648,528 -44% 3,003 $9,873   $82,524,594 2
Mar 5, 2010 2 $17,342,918 -42% 3,178 $5,457   $99,867,512 3
Mar 12, 2010 4 $11,147,120 -36% 3,356 $3,322   $111,014,632 4
Mar 19, 2010 7 $6,410,433 -42% 2,704 $2,371   $117,425,065 5
Mar 26, 2010 9 $4,527,469 -29% 2,123 $2,133   $121,952,534 6
Apr 2, 2010 10 $2,163,659 -52% 1,356 $1,596   $124,116,193 7
Apr 9, 2010 12 $1,162,703 -46% 869 $1,338   $125,278,896 8
Apr 16, 2010 17 $697,782 -40% 602 $1,159   $125,976,678 9
Apr 23, 2010 22 $388,942 -44% 408 $953   $126,365,620 10
Apr 30, 2010 29 $240,311 -38% 250 $961   $126,605,931 11
May 7, 2010 27 $315,372 +31% 189 $1,669   $126,921,303 12
May 14, 2010 25 $401,901 +27% 310 $1,296   $127,323,204 13
May 21, 2010 27 $319,401 -21% 256 $1,248   $127,642,605 14
May 28, 2010 30 $248,065 -22% 201 $1,234   $127,890,670 15
Jun 4, 2010 38 $122,264 -51% 152 $804   $128,012,934 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/21/2021 $1,505 1 1 1 $7,940,362 1/28/2021
Russia (CIS) 5/18/2010 $0 0 190 263 $76,505 8/25/2021
South Korea 3/18/2010 $0 0 45 87 $6,717,438 11/25/2020
 
Rest of World $156,714,543
 
International Total$171,448,848 8/25/2021

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
Jun 13, 20102504,211 504,211$8,637,134$8,637,1341
Jun 20, 20103231,833-54% 736,044$3,938,843$12,575,9772
Jun 27, 20101096,132-59% 832,176$1,860,154$14,436,1313
Jul 4, 20101170,131-27% 902,307$1,401,919$15,838,0504
Jul 11, 20101163,354-10% 965,661$1,211,962$17,050,0125
Jul 18, 20101747,829-25% 1,013,490$860,444$17,910,4566
Jul 25, 20101647,967n/c1,061,457$944,950$18,855,4067
Aug 1, 20102030,753-36% 1,092,210$614,752$19,470,1588
Aug 8, 20102330,944+1% 1,123,154$618,571$20,088,7299
Aug 15, 20102530,772-1% 1,153,926$617,286$20,706,01510
Aug 22, 20102927,769-10% 1,181,695$473,739$21,179,75411
Aug 29, 20103020,859-25% 1,202,554$357,315$21,537,06912

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 13, 20102129,227 129,227$3,082,072$3,082,0721
Jun 20, 2010479,438-39% 208,665$1,587,174$4,669,2462
Jun 27, 2010925,200-68% 233,865$502,989$5,172,2353
Jul 4, 20101017,129-32% 250,994$341,895$5,514,1304
Jul 11, 20101213,172-23% 264,166$262,911$5,777,0415
Jul 18, 20101011,123-16% 275,289$222,023$5,999,0646
Jul 25, 2010129,140-18% 284,429$182,427$6,181,4917
Aug 1, 2010147,642-16% 292,071$152,539$6,334,0308
Aug 8, 20101711,693+53% 303,764$233,394$6,567,4249
Aug 22, 2010205,858 311,702$116,922$6,725,86111

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