Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $132,092,958Details
International Box Office $104,319,495Details
Worldwide Box Office $236,412,453
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $20,031,247 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $11,514,490 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $31,545,737
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Synopsis

Pat Solitano has lost everything—his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother and father after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat’s parents want is for him to get back on his feet—and to share their family’s obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he’ll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$443,003 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:12.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$21,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/2,809 max. theaters, 10.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $176,131,067

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 513 $132,092,958
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $104,319,495
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 747 $236,412,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 83 $132,092,958
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $104,319,495
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $236,412,453
Leggiest Movies 68 12.28

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 2012 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: November 21st, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
November 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Estonia)
November 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Iceland)
December 6th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
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Video Release: April 30th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2246, 10/24/2012)
Running Time: 122 minutes
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Keywords: Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Mental Illness, Football, Depression, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Widow/Widower, Dancing, Romance, Superstition, 2013 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Weinstein Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 64 $547,660 Apr 19, 2013 157
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 80 $603,470 Apr 5, 2013 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 68 $900,927 Mar 29, 2013 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 44 $1,585,071 Mar 22, 2013 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 24 $2,525,603 Mar 15, 2013 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 13 $3,618,171 Mar 8, 2013 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 3 $5,723,010 Mar 1, 2013 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 8 $5,750,866 Feb 22, 2013 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 7 $6,241,902 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 197 $6,241,902 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 270 $9,066,001 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 160 $7,413,756 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $10,768,053 Feb 15, 2013 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 9 $6,425,271 Feb 8, 2013 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 5 $7,738,058 Feb 1, 2013 80
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $7,738,058 Feb 1, 2013 80
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 125 $11,239,082 Feb 1, 2013 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 5 $9,444,039 Jan 25, 2013 73
Biggest 10th Thursday 4 $918,029 Jan 24, 2013 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 5 $845,014 Jan 23, 2013 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 5 $1,001,935 Jan 22, 2013 68
Biggest 10th Monday 1 $1,987,543 Jan 21, 2013 67
Biggest 10th Sunday 4 $3,018,054 Jan 20, 2013 66
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 6 $10,752,836 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 107 $10,752,836 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $15,617,877 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 101 $12,740,379 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $18,504,665 Jan 18, 2013 66
Biggest 10th Saturday 4 $4,742,124 Jan 19, 2013 65
Biggest 10th Friday 3 $2,992,658 Jan 18, 2013 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 15 $653,638 Jan 17, 2013 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 19 $648,608 Jan 16, 2013 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 17 $750,026 Jan 15, 2013 61
Biggest 9th Monday 59 $582,766 Jan 14, 2013 60
Biggest 9th Sunday 52 $1,339,882 Jan 13, 2013 59
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 68 $5,018,527 Jan 11, 2013 59
Theater Average 9th Weekend 82 $6,196 Jan 11, 2013 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 40 $2,182,404 Jan 12, 2013 58
Biggest 9th Friday 31 $1,496,241 Jan 11, 2013 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 53 $567,935 Jan 10, 2013 56
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 461 $5,253,065 Jan 4, 2013 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 82 $604,060 Jan 3, 2013 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 82 $643,415 Jan 2, 2013 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 26 $1,353,598 Jan 1, 2013 47
Biggest 7th Monday 46 $1,128,950 Dec 31, 2012 46
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 419 $5,924,974 Dec 28, 2012 45
Biggest 6th Thursday 76 $968,102 Dec 27, 2012 42
Biggest 6th Wednesday 93 $901,854 Dec 26, 2012 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 84 $1,124,532 Dec 25, 2012 40
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 344 $6,246,595 Nov 23, 2012 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 266 $5,660,124 Nov 23, 2012 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 300 $6,538,051 Nov 23, 2012 10
Top 2012 Theater Average 22 $27,688 Nov 16, 2012 3
Never No. 1 Domestic 64 $132,092,958 Nov 16, 2012 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2012 17 $443,003   16 $27,688   $443,003 1
Nov 23, 2012 9 $4,383,669 +890% 367 $11,945   $6,209,767 2
Nov 30, 2012 11 $3,090,131 -30% 371 $8,329   $10,740,112 3
Dec 7, 2012 11 $2,171,665 -30% 371 $5,854   $13,964,405 4
Dec 14, 2012 11 $2,109,274 -3% 371 $5,685   $16,979,323 5
Dec 21, 2012 13 $1,781,196 -16% 371 $4,801   $19,861,238 6
Dec 28, 2012 12 $4,079,314 +129% 745 $5,476   $27,330,036 7
Jan 4, 2013 12 $3,616,710 -11% 745 $4,855   $34,676,769 8
Jan 11, 2013 10 $5,018,527 +39% 810 $6,196   $41,324,232 9
Jan 18, 2013 3 $10,752,836 +114% 2,523 $4,262   $54,712,106 10
Jan 25, 2013 4 $9,444,039 -12% 2,641 $3,576   $68,908,666 11
Feb 1, 2013 3 $7,738,058 -18% 2,809 $2,755   $80,002,616 12
Feb 8, 2013 4 $6,425,271 -17% 2,809 $2,287   $89,519,510 13
Feb 15, 2013 8 $6,241,902 -3% 2,202 $2,835   $98,616,374 14
Feb 22, 2013 7 $5,750,866 -8% 2,012 $2,858   $107,176,012 15
Mar 1, 2013 8 $5,723,010 n/c 1,836 $3,117   $115,302,649 16
Mar 8, 2013 8 $3,618,171 -37% 1,727 $2,095   $120,622,513 17
Mar 15, 2013 8 $2,525,603 -30% 1,602 $1,577   $124,551,782 18
Mar 22, 2013 11 $1,585,071 -37% 1,044 $1,518   $127,163,614 19
Mar 29, 2013 13 $900,927 -43% 752 $1,198   $128,712,563 20
Apr 5, 2013 14 $603,470 -33% 524 $1,152   $129,725,117 21
Apr 12, 2013 16 $408,626 -32% 451 $906   $130,333,798 22
Apr 19, 2013 17 $547,660 +34% 867 $632   $131,030,875 23
Apr 26, 2013 23 $197,626 -64% 361 $547   $131,422,968 24
May 3, 2013 20 $198,548 n/c 468 $424   $131,703,512 25
May 10, 2013 26 $123,892 -38% 323 $384   $131,927,475 26
May 17, 2013 39 $47,033 -62% 131 $359   $132,028,680 27
May 24, 2013 51 $17,734 -62% 35 $507   $132,071,150 28
May 31, 2013 53 $8,132 -54% 35 $232   $132,088,910 29

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 16, 2012 - $120,770     16 $7,548   $120,770 1
Nov 17, 2012 - $182,518 +51%   16 $11,407   $303,288 2
Nov 18, 2012 - $139,715 -23%   16 $8,732   $443,003 3
Nov 19, 2012 - $49,495 -65%   16 $3,093   $492,498 4
Nov 21, 2012 9 $661,593     367 $1,803   $1,211,236 6
Nov 22, 2012 10 $614,862 -7%   367 $1,675   $1,826,098 7
Nov 23, 2012 9 $1,620,849 +164% +1,242% 367 $4,416   $3,446,947 8
Nov 24, 2012 9 $1,706,448 +5% +835% 367 $4,650   $5,153,395 9
Nov 25, 2012 9 $1,056,372 -38% +656% 367 $2,878   $6,209,767 10
Nov 26, 2012 9 $324,366 -69% +555% 367 $884   $6,534,133 11
Nov 27, 2012 9 $400,345 +23%   367 $1,091   $6,934,478 12
Nov 28, 2012 9 $350,835 -12% -47% 367 $956   $7,285,313 13
Nov 29, 2012 9 $364,668 +4% -41% 367 $994   $7,649,981 14
Nov 30, 2012 - $911,153 +150% -44% 371 $2,456   $8,561,134 15
Dec 1, 2012 - $1,378,595 +51% -19% 371 $3,716   $9,939,729 16
Dec 2, 2012 - $800,383 -42% -24% 371 $2,157   $10,740,112 17
Dec 3, 2012 11 $232,973 -71% -28% 371 $628   $10,973,085 18
Dec 4, 2012 10 $306,182 +31% -24% 371 $825   $11,279,267 19
Dec 5, 2012 10 $253,185 -17% -28% 371 $682   $11,532,452 20
Dec 6, 2012 10 $260,288 +3% -29% 371 $702   $11,792,740 21
Dec 7, 2012 11 $643,368 +147% -29% 371 $1,734   $12,436,108 22
Dec 8, 2012 11 $971,156 +51% -30% 371 $2,618   $13,407,264 23
Dec 9, 2012 11 $557,141 -43% -30% 371 $1,502   $13,964,405 24
Dec 10, 2012 11 $190,253 -66% -18% 371 $513   $14,154,658 25
Dec 11, 2012 11 $247,464 +30% -19% 371 $667   $14,402,122 26
Dec 12, 2012 11 $225,567 -9% -11% 371 $608   $14,627,689 27
Dec 13, 2012 11 $242,360 +7% -7% 371 $653   $14,870,049 28
Dec 14, 2012 10 $583,351 +141% -9% 371 $1,572   $15,453,400 29
Dec 15, 2012 11 $932,091 +60% -4% 371 $2,512   $16,385,491 30
Dec 16, 2012 10 $593,832 -36% +7% 371 $1,601   $16,979,323 31
Dec 17, 2012 9 $255,344 -57% +34% 371 $688   $17,234,667 32
Dec 18, 2012 9 $309,759 +21% +25% 371 $835   $17,544,426 33
Dec 19, 2012 9 $264,076 -15% +17% 371 $712   $17,808,502 34
Dec 20, 2012 10 $271,540 +3% +12% 371 $732   $18,080,042 35
Dec 21, 2012 13 $439,279 +62% -25% 371 $1,184   $18,519,321 36
Dec 22, 2012 12 $724,036 +65% -22% 371 $1,952   $19,243,357 37
Dec 23, 2012 13 $617,881 -15% +4% 371 $1,665   $19,861,238 38
Dec 24, 2012 12 $394,996 -36% +55% 371 $1,065   $20,256,234 39
Dec 25, 2012 13 $1,124,532 +185% +263% 745 $1,509   $21,380,766 40
Dec 26, 2012 13 $901,854 -20% +242% 745 $1,211   $22,282,620 41
Dec 27, 2012 13 $968,102 +7% +257% 745 $1,299   $23,250,722 42
Dec 28, 2012 12 $1,284,297 +33% +192% 745 $1,724   $24,535,019 43
Dec 29, 2012 12 $1,531,494 +19% +112% 745 $2,056   $26,066,513 44
Dec 30, 2012 12 $1,263,523 -17% +104% 745 $1,696   $27,330,036 45
Dec 31, 2012 12 $1,128,950 -11% +186% 745 $1,515   $28,458,986 46
Jan 1, 2013 12 $1,353,598 +20% +20% 745 $1,817   $29,812,584 47
Jan 2, 2013 13 $643,415 -52% -29% 745 $864   $30,455,999 48
Jan 3, 2013 13 $604,060 -6% -38% 745 $811   $31,060,059 49
Jan 4, 2013 12 $1,100,233 +82% -14% 745 $1,477   $32,160,292 50
Jan 5, 2013 12 $1,574,374 +43% +3% 745 $2,113   $33,734,666 51
Jan 6, 2013 12 $942,103 -40% -25% 745 $1,265   $34,676,769 52
Jan 7, 2013 10 $288,746 -69% -74% 745 $388   $34,965,515 53
Jan 8, 2013 10 $411,355 +42% -70% 745 $552   $35,376,870 54
Jan 9, 2013 9 $360,900 -12% -44% 745 $484   $35,737,770 55
Jan 10, 2013 8 $567,935 +57% -6% 745 $762   $36,305,705 56
Jan 11, 2013 11 $1,496,241 +163% +36% 810 $1,847   $37,801,946 57
Jan 12, 2013 10 $2,182,404 +46% +39% 810 $2,694   $39,984,350 58
Jan 13, 2013 9 $1,339,882 -39% +42% 810 $1,654   $41,324,232 59
Jan 14, 2013 8 $582,766 -57% +102% 810 $719   $41,906,998 60
Jan 15, 2013 7 $750,026 +29% +82% 810 $926   $42,657,024 61
Jan 16, 2013 6 $648,608 -14% +80% 810 $801   $43,305,632 62
Jan 17, 2013 7 $653,638 +1% +15% 810 $807   $43,959,270 63
Jan 18, 2013 3 $2,992,658 +358% +100% 2,523 $1,186   $46,951,928 64
Jan 19, 2013 3 $4,742,124 +58% +117% 2,523 $1,880   $51,694,052 65
Jan 20, 2013 3 $3,018,054 -36% +125% 2,523 $1,196   $54,712,106 66
Jan 21, 2013 3 $1,987,543 -34% +241% 2,523 $788   $56,699,649 67
Jan 22, 2013 3 $1,001,935 -50% +34% 2,523 $397   $57,701,584 68
Jan 23, 2013 3 $845,014 -16% +30% 2,523 $335   $58,546,598 69
Jan 24, 2013 3 $918,029 +9% +40% 2,523 $364   $59,464,627 70
Jan 25, 2013 3 $2,356,526 +157% -21% 2,641 $892   $61,821,153 71
Jan 26, 2013 4 $4,573,400 +94% -4% 2,641 $1,732   $66,394,553 72
Jan 27, 2013 4 $2,514,113 -45% -17% 2,641 $952   $68,908,666 73
Jan 28, 2013 2 $714,473 -72% -64% 2,641 $271   $69,623,139 74
Jan 29, 2013 2 $987,638 +38% -1% 2,641 $374   $70,610,777 75
Jan 30, 2013 2 $805,040 -18% -5% 2,641 $305   $71,415,817 76
Jan 31, 2013 2 $848,741 +5% -8% 2,641 $321   $72,264,558 77
Feb 1, 2013 3 $2,451,976 +189% +4% 2,809 $873   $74,716,534 78
Feb 2, 2013 3 $4,116,572 +68% -10% 2,809 $1,465   $78,833,106 79
Feb 3, 2013 3 $1,169,510 -72% -53% 2,809 $416   $80,002,616 80
Feb 4, 2013 3 $628,123 -46% -12% 2,809 $224   $80,630,739 81
Feb 5, 2013 3 $907,558 +44% -8% 2,809 $323   $81,538,297 82
Feb 6, 2013 2 $793,177 -13% -1% 2,809 $282   $82,331,474 83
Feb 7, 2013 2 $762,765 -4% -10% 2,809 $272   $83,094,239 84
Feb 8, 2013 4 $1,605,358 +110% -35% 2,809 $572   $84,699,597 85
Feb 9, 2013 4 $3,107,050 +94% -25% 2,809 $1,106   $87,806,647 86
Feb 10, 2013 5 $1,712,863 -45% +46% 2,809 $610   $89,519,510 87
Feb 11, 2013 4 $506,541 -70% -19% 2,809 $180   $90,026,051 88
Feb 12, 2013 4 $604,365 +19% -33% 2,809 $215   $90,630,416 89
Feb 13, 2013 4 $509,487 -16% -36% 2,809 $181   $91,139,903 90
Feb 14, 2013 7 $1,234,569 +142% +62% 2,532 $488   $92,374,472 91
Feb 15, 2013 8 $1,525,937 +24% -5% 2,202 $693   $93,900,409 92
Feb 16, 2013 7 $2,721,641 +78% -12% 2,202 $1,236   $96,622,050 93
Feb 17, 2013 7 $1,994,324 -27% +16% 2,202 $906   $98,616,374 94
Feb 18, 2013 7 $1,171,854 -41% +131% 2,202 $532   $99,788,228 95
Feb 19, 2013 8 $568,301 -52% -6% 2,202 $258   $100,356,529 96
Feb 20, 2013 5 $513,573 -10% +1% 2,202 $233   $100,870,102 97
Feb 21, 2013 5 $555,044 +8% -55% 2,202 $252   $101,425,146 98
Feb 22, 2013 7 $1,535,102 +177% +1% 2,012 $763   $102,960,248 99
Feb 23, 2013 7 $2,913,477 +90% +7% 2,012 $1,448   $105,873,725 100
Feb 24, 2013 7 $1,302,287 -55% -35% 2,012 $647   $107,176,012 101
Feb 25, 2013 5 $561,348 -57% -52% 2,012 $279   $107,737,360 102
Feb 26, 2013 5 $694,385 +24% +22% 2,012 $345   $108,431,745 103
Feb 27, 2013 5 $565,909 -19% +10% 2,012 $281   $108,997,654 104
Feb 28, 2013 5 $581,985 +3% +5% 2,012 $289   $109,579,639 105
Mar 1, 2013 7 $1,568,028 +169% +2% 1,836 $854   $111,147,667 106
Mar 2, 2013 8 $2,748,570 +75% -6% 1,836 $1,497   $113,896,237 107
Mar 3, 2013 6 $1,406,412 -49% +8% 1,836 $766   $115,302,649 108
Mar 4, 2013 6 $394,372 -72% -30% 1,836 $215   $115,697,021 109
Mar 5, 2013 6 $469,691 +19% -32% 1,836 $256   $116,166,712 110
Mar 6, 2013 6 $433,098 -8% -23% 1,836 $236   $116,599,810 111
Mar 7, 2013 6 $404,532 -7% -30% 1,836 $220   $117,004,342 112
Mar 8, 2013 9 $1,041,854 +158% -34% 1,727 $603   $118,046,196 113
Mar 9, 2013 7 $1,740,610 +67% -37% 1,727 $1,008   $119,786,806 114
Mar 10, 2013 8 $835,707 -52% -41% 1,727 $484   $120,622,513 115
Mar 11, 2013 9 $305,885 -63% -22% 1,727 $177   $120,928,398 116
Mar 12, 2013 9 $426,645 +39% -9% 1,727 $247   $121,355,043 117
Mar 13, 2013 9 $329,690 -23% -24% 1,727 $191   $121,684,733 118
Mar 14, 2013 9 $341,446 +4% -16% 1,727 $198   $122,026,179 119
Mar 15, 2013 9 $751,830 +120% -28% 1,602 $469   $122,778,009 120
Mar 16, 2013 7 $1,192,022 +59% -32% 1,602 $744   $123,970,031 121
Mar 17, 2013 10 $581,751 -51% -30% 1,602 $363   $124,551,782 122
Mar 18, 2013 8 $235,211 -60% -23% 1,602 $147   $124,786,993 123
Mar 19, 2013 9 $282,770 +20% -34% 1,602 $177   $125,069,763 124
Mar 20, 2013 8 $270,057 -4% -18% 1,602 $169   $125,339,820 125
Mar 21, 2013 8 $238,723 -12% -30% 1,602 $149   $125,578,543 126
Mar 22, 2013 11 $443,854 +86% -41% 1,044 $425   $126,022,397 127
Mar 23, 2013 11 $758,378 +71% -36% 1,044 $726   $126,780,775 128
Mar 24, 2013 11 $382,839 -50% -34% 1,044 $367   $127,163,614 129
Mar 25, 2013 11 $148,149 -61% -37% 1,044 $142   $127,311,763 130
Mar 26, 2013 11 $179,646 +21% -36% 1,044 $172   $127,491,409 131
Mar 27, 2013 10 $154,601 -14% -43% 1,044 $148   $127,646,010 132
Mar 28, 2013 11 $165,626 +7% -31% 1,044 $159   $127,811,636 133
Mar 29, 2013 13 $302,031 +82% -32% 752 $402   $128,113,667 134
Mar 30, 2013 12 $374,591 +24% -51% 752 $498   $128,488,258 135
Mar 31, 2013 13 $224,305 -40% -41% 752 $298   $128,712,563 136
Apr 1, 2013 13 $104,353 -53% -30% 752 $139   $128,816,916 137
Apr 2, 2013 13 $100,184 -4% -44% 752 $133   $128,917,100 138
Apr 3, 2013 13 $96,120 -4% -38% 752 $128   $129,013,220 139
Apr 4, 2013 13 $108,427 +13% -35% 752 $144   $129,121,647 140
Apr 5, 2013 14 $189,234 +75% -37% 524 $361   $129,310,881 141
Apr 6, 2013 14 $273,183 +44% -27% 524 $521   $129,584,064 142
Apr 7, 2013 15 $141,053 -48% -37% 524 $269   $129,725,117 143
Apr 8, 2013 14 $41,992 -70% -60% 524 $80   $129,767,109 144
Apr 9, 2013 14 $55,398 +32% -45% 524 $106   $129,822,507 145
Apr 10, 2013 14 $50,787 -8% -47% 524 $97   $129,873,294 146
Apr 11, 2013 14 $51,878 +2% -52% 524 $99   $129,925,172 147
Apr 12, 2013 - $118,523 +128% -37% 451 $263   $130,043,695 148
Apr 13, 2013 16 $198,857 +68% -27% 451 $441   $130,242,552 149
Apr 14, 2013 17 $91,246 -54% -35% 451 $202   $130,333,798 150
Apr 15, 2013 17 $32,434 -64% -23% 451 $72   $130,366,232 151
Apr 16, 2013 17 $41,934 +29% -24% 451 $93   $130,408,166 152
Apr 17, 2013 17 $36,217 -14% -29% 451 $80   $130,444,383 153
Apr 18, 2013 17 $38,832 +7% -25% 451 $86   $130,483,215 154
Apr 19, 2013 - $148,357 +282% +25% 867 $171   $130,631,572 155
Apr 20, 2013 - $270,790 +83% +36% 867 $312   $130,902,362 156
Apr 21, 2013 - $128,513 -53% +41% 867 $148   $131,030,875 157
Apr 22, 2013 - $44,653 -65% +38% 867 $52   $131,075,528 158
Apr 23, 2013 - $55,454 +24% +32% 867 $64   $131,130,982 159
Apr 24, 2013 - $49,161 -11% +36% 867 $57   $131,180,143 160
Apr 25, 2013 - $45,199 -8% +16% 867 $52   $131,225,342 161
Apr 26, 2013 - $57,816 +28% -61% 361 $160   $131,283,158 162
Apr 27, 2013 - $94,020 +63% -65% 361 $260   $131,377,178 163
Apr 28, 2013 - $45,790 -51% -64% 361 $127   $131,422,968 164
Apr 29, 2013 - $19,631 -57% -56% 361 $54   $131,442,599 165
Apr 30, 2013 - $24,254 +24% -56% 361 $67   $131,466,853 166
May 1, 2013 - $19,049 -21% -61% 361 $53   $131,485,902 167
May 2, 2013 - $19,062 n/c -58% 361 $53   $131,504,964 168
May 3, 2013 - $61,604 +223% +7% 468 $132   $131,566,568 169
May 4, 2013 - $87,764 +42% -7% 468 $188   $131,654,332 170
May 5, 2013 - $49,180 -44% +7% 468 $105   $131,703,512 171
May 6, 2013 - $21,445 -56% +9% 468 $46   $131,724,957 172
May 7, 2013 - $30,239 +41% +25% 468 $65   $131,755,196 173
May 8, 2013 - $24,488 -19% +29% 468 $52   $131,779,684 174
May 9, 2013 - $23,899 -2% +25% 468 $51   $131,803,583 175
May 10, 2013 - $34,376 +44% -44% 323 $106   $131,837,959 176
May 11, 2013 - $52,777 +54% -40% 323 $163   $131,890,736 177
May 12, 2013 - $36,739 -30% -25% 323 $114   $131,927,475 178
May 13, 2013 - $12,266 -67% -43% 323 $38   $131,939,741 179
May 14, 2013 - $15,409 +26% -49% 323 $48   $131,955,150 180
May 15, 2013 - $13,695 -11% -44% 323 $42   $131,968,845 181
May 16, 2013 - $12,802 -7% -46% 323 $40   $131,981,647 182
May 17, 2013 - $14,279 +12% -58% 131 $109   $131,995,926 183
May 18, 2013 - $20,503 +44% -61% 131 $157   $132,016,429 184
May 19, 2013 - $12,251 -40% -67% 131 $94   $132,028,680 185
May 20, 2013 - $5,187 -58% -58% 131 $40   $132,033,867 186
May 21, 2013 - $6,524 +26% -58% 131 $50   $132,040,391 187
May 22, 2013 - $6,249 -4% -54% 131 $48   $132,046,640 188
May 23, 2013 - $6,776 +8% -47% 131 $52   $132,053,416 189
May 24, 2013 - $4,725 -30% -67% 35 $135   $132,058,141 190
May 25, 2013 - $7,143 +51% -65% 35 $204   $132,065,284 191
May 26, 2013 - $5,866 -18% -52% 35 $168   $132,071,150 192
May 27, 2013 - $4,161 -29% -20% 35 $119   $132,075,311 193
May 28, 2013 - $1,708 -59% -74% 35 $49   $132,077,019 194
May 29, 2013 - $1,788 +5% -71% 35 $51   $132,078,807 195
May 30, 2013 - $1,971 +10% -71% 35 $56   $132,080,778 196
May 31, 2013 - $2,503 +27% -47% 35 $72   $132,083,281 197
Jun 1, 2013 - $3,369 +35% -53% 35 $96   $132,086,650 198
Jun 2, 2013 - $2,260 -33% -61% 35 $65   $132,088,910 199
Jun 3, 2013 - $748 -67% -82% 35 $21   $132,089,658 200
Jun 4, 2013 - $1,108 +48% -35% 35 $32   $132,090,766 201
Jun 5, 2013 - $1,145 +3% -36% 35 $33   $132,091,911 202
Jun 6, 2013 - $1,047 -9% -47% 35 $30   $132,092,958 203

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2012 13 $1,826,098   16 $114,131   $1,826,098 1
Nov 23, 2012 9 $5,823,883 +219% 367 $15,869   $7,649,981 2
Nov 30, 2012 10 $4,142,759 -29% 371 $11,166   $11,792,740 3
Dec 7, 2012 11 $3,077,309 -26% 371 $8,295   $14,870,049 4
Dec 14, 2012 10 $3,209,993 +4% 371 $8,652   $18,080,042 5
Dec 21, 2012 13 $5,170,680 +61% 745 $6,941   $23,250,722 6
Dec 28, 2012 12 $7,809,337 +51% 745 $10,482   $31,060,059 7
Jan 4, 2013 11 $5,245,646 -33% 745 $7,041   $36,305,705 8
Jan 11, 2013 8 $7,653,565 +46% 810 $9,449   $43,959,270 9
Jan 18, 2013 3 $15,505,357 +103% 2,523 $6,146   $59,464,627 10
Jan 25, 2013 3 $12,799,931 -17% 2,641 $4,847   $72,264,558 11
Feb 1, 2013 3 $10,829,681 -15% 2,809 $3,855   $83,094,239 12
Feb 8, 2013 4 $9,280,233 -14% 2,809 $3,304   $92,374,472 13
Feb 15, 2013 7 $9,050,674 -2% 2,202 $4,110   $101,425,146 14
Feb 22, 2013 7 $8,154,493 -10% 2,012 $4,053   $109,579,639 15
Mar 1, 2013 8 $7,424,703 -9% 1,836 $4,044   $117,004,342 16
Mar 8, 2013 9 $5,021,837 -32% 1,727 $2,908   $122,026,179 17
Mar 15, 2013 8 $3,552,364 -29% 1,602 $2,217   $125,578,543 18
Mar 22, 2013 12 $2,233,093 -37% 1,044 $2,139   $127,811,636 19
Mar 29, 2013 13 $1,310,011 -41% 752 $1,742   $129,121,647 20
Apr 5, 2013 14 $803,525 -39% 524 $1,533   $129,925,172 21
Apr 12, 2013 17 $558,043 -31% 451 $1,237   $130,483,215 22
Apr 19, 2013 17 $742,127 +33% 867 $856   $131,225,342 23
Apr 26, 2013 23 $279,622 -62% 361 $775   $131,504,964 24
May 3, 2013 18 $298,619 +7% 468 $638   $131,803,583 25
May 10, 2013 27 $178,064 -40% 323 $551   $131,981,647 26
May 17, 2013 39 $71,769 -60% 131 $548   $132,053,416 27
May 24, 2013 51 $25,391 -65% 35 $725   $132,078,807 28
May 31, 2013 52 $14,151 -44% 35 $404   $132,092,958 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/31/2013 $408,079 48 58 416 $2,239,770 12/30/2018
Australia 1/31/2013 $551,782 222 256 2,163 $14,313,759 12/14/2015
Austria 1/3/2013 $0 0 42 278 $699,181 12/14/2015
Belgium 2/27/2013 $217,281 37 37 230 $980,891 12/14/2015
Bolivia 2/14/2013 $0 0 7 18 $73,352 12/30/2018
Brazil 2/1/2013 $885,091 184 185 1,070 $7,983,646 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 1/25/2013 $24,287 14 14 90 $126,856 12/30/2018
Chile 2/14/2013 $0 0 28 135 $860,104 12/30/2018
Colombia 2/15/2013 $182,890 48 48 170 $1,298,549 12/30/2018
Croatia 1/24/2013 $39,144 11 15 99 $160,840 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 2/28/2013 $6,862 16 55 215 $361,931 12/30/2018
Denmark 4/25/2013 $263,823 92 92 92 $338,699 12/14/2015
Ecuador 2/8/2013 $0 0 5 5 $109,351 12/30/2018
Egypt 1/2/2013 $32,754 7 7 30 $103,419 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/23/2012 $0 0 4 8 $71,797 12/12/2015
Finland 2/1/2013 $108,945 45 45 155 $469,555 12/14/2015
France 1/30/2013 $2,048,684 253 279 1,596 $8,418,581 12/14/2015
Germany 1/3/2013 $885,990 176 201 766 $2,866,447 12/14/2015
Greece 1/31/2013 $167,967 18 18 138 $880,101 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 2/28/2013 $353,828 19 19 67 $1,068,917 12/14/2015
Hungary 1/10/2013 $82,401 21 21 126 $300,558 12/30/2018
Iceland 11/23/2012 $0 0 2 6 $37,953 12/30/2018
Italy 3/7/2013 $1,616,513 255 282 1,125 $6,585,644 12/14/2015
Japan 2/22/2013 $317,879 56 56 56 $424,336 12/14/2015
Latvia 12/14/2012 $4,150 1 4 15 $68,887 12/30/2018
Lebanon 12/6/2012 $24,441 8 8 10 $73,547 12/29/2018
Lithuania 12/14/2012 $12,375 9 9 34 $64,951 12/14/2015
Mexico 2/8/2013 $584,262 234 234 1,527 $3,869,157 12/14/2015
Netherlands 2/28/2013 $299,697 65 70 471 $1,556,014 12/14/2015
New Zealand 1/31/2013 $28,851 24 46 465 $1,057,423 12/14/2015
Nigeria 2/8/2013 $4,871 4 5 30 $24,995 12/30/2018
Norway 1/11/2013 $139,497 70 70 201 $716,130 12/14/2015
Peru 2/14/2013 $97,127 21 21 107 $364,105 12/30/2018
Philippines 2/27/2013 $112,668 60 60 92 $195,030 12/30/2018
Poland 2/8/2013 $463,827 90 122 722 $2,391,742 12/30/2018
Portugal 1/10/2013 $204,488 39 43 307 $894,933 12/14/2015
Romania 2/1/2013 $87,557 35 35 137 $278,990 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 2/28/2013 $6,994 8 8 32 $37,153 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/10/2013 $118,189 17 17 77 $414,894 12/14/2015
Slovakia 2/14/2013 $108,689 37 37 80 $285,407 12/14/2015
Slovenia 3/14/2013 $9,197 6 6 36 $46,580 12/14/2015
South Africa 12/28/2012 $0 0 28 28 $317,979 12/14/2015
South Korea 2/14/2013 $347,243 223 223 309 $806,427 3/11/2020
Spain 1/25/2013 $1,961,116 328 346 3,213 $12,786,492 12/16/2015
Sweden 2/22/2013 $0 0 127 515 $2,395,352 12/14/2015
Switzerland 1/3/2013 $295,691 36 43 244 $993,789 12/14/2015
Taiwan 2/22/2013 $206,281 28 32 171 $1,652,134 12/14/2015
Thailand 2/21/2013 $1,428 7,928 38,077 91,766 $144,433 12/14/2015
Turkey 1/4/2013 $134,518 43 43 224 $842,837 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/22/2012 $0 0 4 6 $262,571 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 11/21/2012 $0 0 390 1,176 $8,051,650 12/14/2015
Uruguay 2/1/2013 $37,420 5 6 64 $478,243 12/30/2018
Venezuela 2/8/2013 $14,973 13 42 222 $1,861,084 12/14/2015
Vietnam 3/15/2013 $0 0 14 27 $119,550 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $10,492,779
 
International Total$104,319,495 3/11/2020

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
May 5, 20131378,685 378,685$6,361,908$6,361,9081
May 12, 20133185,038-51% 563,723$2,851,436$9,213,3442
May 19, 2013770,523-62% 634,246$1,166,450$10,379,7943
May 26, 20131637,973-46% 672,219$682,375$11,062,1694
Jun 2, 20131763,012+66% 735,231$1,120,353$12,182,5225
Jun 9, 20132813,910-78% 749,141$226,872$12,409,3946
Jun 16, 20131421,283+53% 770,424$319,032$12,728,4267
Jul 28, 20132922,544 846,071$323,056$14,007,05013

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 5, 20131203,582 203,582$4,676,279$4,676,2791
May 12, 2013489,146-56% 292,728$2,046,782$6,723,0612
May 19, 2013633,584-62% 326,312$746,226$7,469,2873
May 26, 20131218,026-46% 344,338$410,091$7,879,3784
Jun 2, 20131911,964-34% 356,302$270,149$8,149,5275

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Leading Cast

Bradley Cooper    Pat
Jennifer Lawrence    Tiffany

Supporting Cast

Robert De Niro    Pat Sr.
Jacki Weaver    Doloras
Anupam Kher    Dr. Cliff Patel
Chris Tucker    Danny
Julia Stiles    Veronica
John Ortiz   
Shea Whigham   
Dash Mihok   
Paul Herman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

David O. Russell    Director
David O. Russell    Screenwriter
Matthew Quick    Based on the novel by
Masanobu Takayanagi    Director of Photography
Judy Becker    Production Designer
Mark Bridges    Costume Designer
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Donna Gigliotti    Producer
Bruce Cohen    Producer
Jonathan Gordon    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
George Para    Executive Producer
Michelle Raimo Kouyate    Executive Producer
Bradley Cooper    Executive Producer
Crispin Struthers    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Sue Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Jesse Rosenthal    Art Director
Heather Loeffler    Set Decorator
Tom Nelson    Sound Mixer
Odin Benitez    Supervising Sound Editor
John Ross    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Drew Jiritano    Special Effects Coordinator
Edwardo Mendez    Visual Effects Supervisor
David James    Visual Effects Producer
Mandy Moore    Choreography
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Michele Ziegler    Assistant Director
Mary Vernieu    Casting
Lindsay Graham    Casting

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

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: May 5th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

New releases for this week were a little bit stronger than last week earning the top three spots on the DVD sales chart and three of the top four spots on the Blu-ray sales chart. Unfortunately, those three releases were the only new releases to chart. Additionally, while they finished higher than last week's new releases, they didn't sell that much more. The Silver Linings Playbook opened in first place with 379,000 units / $6.36 million on DVD and on Blu-ray with 210,000 units / $4.82 million. This is weaker than I was hoping for. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 36%, which is great for a dramedy. Since then, the film has sold 727,000 units / $12.04 million on DVD and 375,000 units / $8.57 million on Blu-ray. The film made more than $100 million domestically and earned an Oscar, so I was hoping for much more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 30th, 2013

April 30th, 2013

Like I mentioned last week, this week the biggest release on the home market is Silver Linings Playbook, while there are a couple other sizable releases, like Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray. However, you quickly run into filler as you look down the list. Fortunately, Silver Linings Playbook is such a great movie that the Blu-ray Combo Pack would be Pick of the Week material, even during a busy week. It is not the only contender for that title. Even sight unseen, Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee Complete Series Megaset comes a close second, while Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three earned that title last week. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases Strike Out

April 16th, 2013

There were no films able to reach the $10,000 club on this week's per theater average. However, while this is disappointing, it is not uncommon for this time of year. The best film was 42, which not only opened in first place on the overall chart, but also earned first place on the per theater average chart with an average of $9,153. The best limited release of the week was Disconnect, which earned an average of $8,240 in 15 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Gimme Got the Loot

March 27th, 2013

Gimme the Loot led the way on the per theater chart with $21,065 in its lone theater. The overall box office leader, The Croods, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,786. More...

International Box Office: Oz Still Powerful

March 21st, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful remained in first place with $48.2 million on 10,433 screens in 55 markets for totals of $138.6 million internationally and $282.7 million worldwide. The film took top spot in France with a hair under $5.00 million on 620 screens. During its second weekend in Russia, the film added $4.93 million on 1,137 screens for a total of $21.63 million so far. At this pace, it should have no trouble earning a profit. The only question is whether or not it will get there before it reaches the home market. More...

International Box Office: Oz Powers Its Way to the Top

March 15th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful began its international run in first place with $69.2 million on 11,250 screens in 46 markets. It crushed the competition is Russia with $14.65 million on 1,137 screens, but this particular market tends to reward fantasy films. It wasn't quite as strong in the U.K., but still earned first place with $5.53 million on 530 screens. It also topped the charts in Mexico ($5.26 million on 207 screens); in Australia ($4.88 million on 268); in Brazil ($4.39 million 732); Italy ($3.76 million 588); Germany ($3.74 million on 548); and in Spain ($2.62 million on 649). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $2.81 million on 584 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.50 million. It could do no better than fourth in South Korea with $1.58 million on 425 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.73 million. It is too soon to tell where it will end up, but this is a good start. More...

Per Theater Chart: Somebody Up There Likes These Films

March 13th, 2013

There were a trio of films to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Somebody Up There Likes Me earned first place with $34,362 in its one theater. The overall number one film, Oz the Great and Powerful, earned second place with an average of $20,223 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The We and the I, which managed $10,774 in one theater. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oz Be Great or Just Good?

March 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases opening this week, but their relative box office potentials could hardly be more different. Oz the Great and Powerful is opening in nearly 4,000 theaters and could make more than the rest of the box office combined. Dead Man Down, on the other hand, is opening in barely more than 2,000 theaters and on the low end of expectations, might not make the top five. The main competition for Oz is The Lorax, which opened last year with just over $70 million, while it made close to $40 million this weekend last year. If Oz fails to match that lower number, then the box office is in world of trouble. Let's be honest, the box office is already in a world of trouble, but if Oz bombs, then it is as good as dead. More...

International Box Office: Journey Never Ends

March 6th, 2013

Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons earned first place for the third weekend in a row earning $23.37 million in 8 markets for a running tally of $193.09 million. A few years ago, a Chinese film earning nearly $200 million would have been the biggest news of the year, but this is becoming almost common. More...

Per Theater Chart: Getting Stoked

March 5th, 2013

There was only one film able to top $10,000 on the per theater chart, as Stoker earned an average of $22,935 in seven theaters. Its reviews were only good and not great, so I'm not sure how well it will do next week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jack No Giant

March 3rd, 2013

The year's first big-budget special effects extravaganza is headed for a decidedly weak opening weekend. Jack the Giant Slayer will earn about $28 million, according to Warner Bros., which is only a fraction of its reported $195 million production budget. Even with international numbers expected to be better, the film will struggle financially. The weekend's other openers are posting even more modest numbers, but benefit from having much, much lower budgets. 21 and Over is set for $9 million for Relativity and The Last Exorcism Part II will post about $8 million for CBS Films. Phantom, from new distributor RCR Media Group, will pick up a very weak $460,000 or so (they have not shared an official number with us) from 1,118 theaters, highlighting once more the challenge for new distributors in establishing a place in the market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Not Again

February 26th, 2013

No remained in top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $11,625 in six theaters. It should continue to expand and it might reach a major milestone before too long. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

2013 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards are the Silver Linings for Smaller Films

February 24th, 2013

Independent Spirit Award were handed out yesterday and while the average moviegoer will be more focused on the Oscars tonight, a lot of great films were honored yesterday. This includes Silver Linings Playbook, which took home numerous awards, including the top prizes.

The categories and winners are...




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Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Regains Top Spot

February 24th, 2013

The box office crown for Oscar weekend will be claimed by Identity Thief, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, even though the comedy will fall by a relatively large 41% from last weekend. So its win is in large part due to the low-key new releases: Snitch will be second with $13 million in a modest 2,511 theaters and Dark Skies is headed for 6th place with $8.85 million from 2,313 theaters. Neither new film has particularly low per theater averages ($5,177 and $3,826 respectively), so their so-so debuts are as much a factor of their smallish opening theater counts as lack of demand. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 22nd, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there are nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. Let's take a look at the nominees, and their chances to claiming the crown on Sunday. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 22nd, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the Best Director, which is one of the stranger races this year. Before Awards Season began, I thought Kathryn Bigelow would be the favorite. She wasn't even nominated. The evidence suggests Ben Affleck will win. But again, he wasn't even nominated. So with the top two choices not even on the list of nominees, we are looking at the best of the rest. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is a race that is not as close as many thought it would be, and it is not the two early front-runners running away with the Oscar. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actress

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, finishing with Best Lead Actress. This race is easily the most competitive of the four acting categories this year. The person seen as the favorite has switched, more than once, and at the moment, I'm not sure who is going to win. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. This category is not truly competitive, but I'm supporting an underdog. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Supporting Actor. This category is more competitive than Best Supporting Actress, but even so, it is mostly a two horse race. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is again not a very competitive category this year. I'm not saying it is impossible for upset to happen here, but it is very, very unlikely. More...

International Box Office: Journey has a Good Day

February 21st, 2013

Thanks to the Chinese New Year, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons rocketed into first place with $94.26 million in 5 markets over the weekend for a total run of $113.09 million. The film broke a number of records in its native China, including biggest opening day for a Chinese film ($12.3 million) and biggest single day of all time ($19.6 million) and fastest to $100 million in China (8 days). At this point, someone in North America should be interested in grabbing the film for a domestic release. More...

Per Theater Chart: No Means Business

February 21st, 2013

No led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $17,936 in four theaters. The Gatekeepers remained strong with an average of $11,296 in four theaters during its third weekend of release. This is very impressive longevity. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo's Wins go From Zero to Thirty

February 19th, 2013

Argo continues its winning ways at the WGAs this weekend. It has become the defacto favorite for the Oscars, despite the high profile Oscar snub. More...

Weekend Estimates: Die Hard to Win Close Weekend Race

February 17th, 2013

President's Day weekend will end with a win and a solid opening for A Good Day to Die Hard, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but it'll be a close run thing. Safe Haven was a predictable winner on Valentine's Day but has faded fast and is projected to earn $21.4 million Friday-Sunday for third place. Second place is going to be claimed by Identity Thief with about $23.4 million over three days, during which time it has steadily caught up with Die Hard, so much so that it has a good chance of winning the day on Monday. The Bruce Willis actioner will, however, get to claim the title for the weekend with a respectable $25 million for three days and close to $40 million in total by the end of Monday. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Storm Doesn't Slow Down Thief's Start

February 12th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office, all things considered, with Identity Thief crushing expectations and all of the holdovers matching theirs. Only Side Effects struggled at the box office. This helped the overall box office climb 18% from last week to $104 million. This was 47% lower than the same weekend last year; however, this weekend last year was Valentine's weekend, which is one of the biggest non-holiday weekends of the year, so the comparison isn't fair. As I predicted last week, the lead 2013 had built up has evaporated and it is now 1.2% lower than 2012 at $1.05 billion to $1.06 billion. Since Valentine's Day is this Thursday, we should make up the difference quickly. More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Makes Sneak Assault at the Box Office

February 10th, 2013

Universal has a winner on its hands this weekend, as Identity Thief is set to make a very impressive $36.5 million or so, according to their Sunday tracking, and that in spite of the big storm in the Northeast (reportedly causing a 10% at the box office) and mediocre reviews. The performance is perhaps helped by the surfeit of Oscar-hopefuls and action movies in theaters recently, and is clearly also a feather in the cap for stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The weekend's other opener, Side Effects is set for a more modest $10 million, which isn't exactly DOA, but is at best on life support. Perhaps good word of mouth will help it hang on in theaters for a while. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Side Effects Steal the Win from Identity Thief

February 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases this week, Identity Thief and Side Effects. One of these films is earning amazing reviews and one of them is the overwhelming favorite to win the box office race. Identity Thief looks like it is going to finish in first place and it's only real competition is from last year. Last year the box office was led by a one-two punch of The Vow and Safe House, both of which earned more than $40 million. No movie is going to do that this year, so 2013 is going to lose big this week. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

Per Theater Chart: Gated Community

February 5th, 2013

The Gatekeepers led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $22,226 in three theaters. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Koch with an average of $17,598 in two. Both films should continue to do well on the art house circuit, but as documentaries, I doubt they will expand significantly. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Warm Bodies is a Silver Lining for Slow Weekend

February 4th, 2013

There were a number of factors that hurt the box office over the weekend, not the least of which was the rather exciting Super Bowl game. (At least it sounds like it was exciting. I Googled the score a couple times, but I didn't watch the game.) Warm Bodies easily won the weekend race and finished on the high end of expectations, while Silver Linings Playbook remains on pace to reach $100 million. On the other hand, Bullet to the Head bombed. Overall, the box office fell 21% to just $89 million. Again, the Super Bowl had a lot to do with that. Compared to last year, the box office was down 23%. 2013 is still ahead of 2012 by 3.4% at $917 million to $887 million but that lead could be gone by the end of next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Warm Bodies Tops Slow Superbowl Weekend

February 3rd, 2013

Counter-programming will win the day this Superbowl weekend, with rombie comedy Warm Bodies posting a respectable $20.025 million, according to Lionsgate's Sunday estimate. While there's nothing special about that result, it does give the film a shot at making money, which is more than can be said for actioner Bullet to the Head. Sylvester Stallone's latest will limp to $4.5 million for the weekend, an even worse result than Jason Statham's Parker (which debuted with $7 million) and Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Last Stand ($6.3 million). Put those three together, and you get a combined opening of $17.8 million, which still wouldn't much to write home about if one of them had earned it on its own. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Warm Up?

January 31st, 2013

February begins with two wide releases, Warm Bodies and Bullet to the Head. Both will have to deal with holdovers, and more importantly, The Super Bowl. Bullet to the Head's target audience is nearly identical to that for the Super Bowl, while at least Warm Bodies has at least some chance of a breakout success. Last year there were three wide releases, two of which opened with more than $20 million. It is going to be almost impossible for 2013 to match that result. More...

Per Theater Chart: John Lives

January 29th, 2013

John Dies at the End didn't crash and burn at the box office. I'm genuinely surprised. The film's reviews were mixed, and generally speaking, even great reviews are no guarantee for a limited release. Also, it opened on Video on Demand before coming out in theaters, which is usually a death sentence for a film's box office chances. However, John Dies at the End earned first place on the per theater chart with $12,467 in its lone theater. The only other film to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was Happy People: A Year in the Taiga with $10,481, also in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Become the Hunted

January 28th, 2013

January ended, and we should all be glad it did. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters did beat modest expectations, but most of the rest failed that test with Movie 43 crashing worse than even my low expectations. The overall box office fell 20% from last weekend to $112 million. This was 11% less than the same weekend last year; fortunately, this was the first miss of 2013 and the year still has a lead of 10% over 2012 at $797 million to $721 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln's Double-Win Still Leaves it Behind Argo

January 28th, 2013

The SAG handed out their awards over the weekend and while Lincoln took home two awards, Argo continues its surprising run by winning the big award of the night. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Escapes With the Win

January 28th, 2013

Producers Guild of America gave out their awards over the weekend, and there were a couple surprises, including a big win for Argo. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hansel & Gretel Best of Weak Opening Bunch

January 27th, 2013

January will go out like a lamb at the box office, with three new releases failing to catch on with moviegoers this weekend and not much action among the holdovers. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters will win the weekend more-or-less by default, with a modest $19 million bow from 3,372 theaters. That spells financial disaster for a film that reportedly cost $50 million to make. FilmDistrict's $30 million-budgeted Parker will have a similarly tough time recouping its investment, although lower marketing costs will help. It starts out with $7 million and a per theater average of $3,147. Even more disappointing is Movie 43, which is set to open with $5 million, although its $6 million budget and likely long shelf life on video will avert catastrophe. More...

Weekend Predictions: Hunting the Competition

January 24th, 2013

There are three wide releases during the final weekend of January, but it looks like none of them will please critics. As I write this, the three films have a total of seven reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, none of them are positive. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters should easily be the biggest hit of the three new films, but not everyone thinks it will come out on top, as Mama could remain potent. Parker and Movie 43 will likely struggle and getting to just $10 million over the weekend might be asking too much. Fortunately, the combination of new releases and holdovers is very similar to last year, so 2013 could win yet another weekend to start the year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Love Leads the Way

January 23rd, 2013

Amour continues to show legs most limited releases can only dream of. Despite expanding its theater count to 36, the film topped the per theater chart with an average of $11,479. It is very rare for a wide release to reach the $10,000 level during this time of year, but that's exactly what Mama did, as it opened with an average of $10,730 during the three-day portion of the weekend. Quartet might have reached the $10,000 mark. We are still relying on studio estimates and at the moment the studio says it made $320,000 in 32 theaters for an average of exactly $10,000. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mama Wins MLK Weekend

January 20th, 2013

For all the Oscar hype, moviegoers are voting with their feet this MLK weekend for a more straightforward entertainment bang for their buck. Mama is set to win the weekend by a large margin, with Universal estimating a $28.1 million three-day weekend and about $33 million over four days. With the film playing in a relatively modest 2,647 theaters, that translates into a per theater average of $10,625, comfortably ahead of any other wide release. Jessica Chastain has dual reasons to celebrate, with Zero Dark Thirty set to finish second for the weekend with $17.6 million. Fellow Oscar-hopeful Silver Linings Playbook will be third with about $11.35 million over three days in its first weekend in wide release. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Zero Remain Number One?

January 17th, 2013

There are a trio of new releases opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, but it looks like Zero Dark Thirty has a good chance to remain in first place. Mama is earning pretty good buzz, even if its reviews are only mixed. The Last Stand is the widest release of the week and the reviews are positive, but the buzz is mixed, to be kind. Finally, there's Broken City, which has the quietest buzz and the weakest reviews. Last year, Underworld: Awakening opened with just over $25 million and there's almost no chance that will happen again this year. Then again, we might have better depth. More...

Per Theater Chart: Singing a Love Song

January 15th, 2013

Quartet opened on top of the per theater chart with an average of $23,561 in two theaters. This is very impressive, especially for this time of year. Amour expanded from 3 to 15 theaters, but you couldn't tell from its per theater average, as it held very well down just 14% to $17,138. More...

2013 Awards Season: Les Mis Leads Ways as Surprises Dominate

January 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards last night, and the trend of surprises continues. Les Miserables led the way with three awards, only one of which I was truly expecting. Meanwhile, Argo won more awards than Lincoln. I don't think anyone was predicting that. More...

Weekend Estimates: Minor Oscar Effect as Zero Dark Thirty Wins

January 13th, 2013

As expected, Zero Dark Thirty will ride its Oscar nominations to a win at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. But the overall Oscar effect seems quite small. In fact, A Haunted House, which it's safe to say won't be on any Oscar lists this time next year, will have the highest per theater average in the top 10, and came in a very creditable second place with $18.8 million from just 2,160 theaters. Gangster Squad, which has some Oscar-style pedigree, but suffered from a delay for reshoots following the Aurora tragedy, will come in third with a slightly disappointing $16.7 million from 3,103 venues. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

Per Theater Chart: Zero Still Heroic on Per Theater Chart

January 8th, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty remained on the top of the per theater chart with an average of $44,933 in 60 theaters. To emphasize, the film saw its theater count leap from 5 to 60, but its per theater average only dropped 29% from $63,283 to $44,933. That's a lower drop-off than the average film in the top ten. At this point, expanding wide is a given, while the film has a solid shot at $100 million. 56 Up opened very strong with $22,088 in one theater. This should help it expand, but it is a documentary, so it is not going to expand wide. Amour remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $19,944. It is still playing in 3 theaters, but it should have room to expand significantly. More...

2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark

January 7th, 2013

Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

Weekend Estimates: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Surprises

January 6th, 2013

After a few weeks of family fare at the top of the box office charts, teens and young adults are reasserting themselves in movie theaters this weekend, pushing Texas Chainsaw 3D to a surprise win and Django Unchained above The Hobbit. Both films will earn over $20 million this weekend, according to studio estimates. There's also a lot of strength in depth this weekend, with 21 films set to earn over $1 million. That's not quite a record (25 films topped $1 million the weekends of January 12, 2007 and the following weekend -- for the full list, see our analysis), but it's certainly a healthy way to start 2013. More...

Per Theater Chart: Zero to $1 million in Nine Days

January 3rd, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty shot up to the top of the per theater chart with averages of $83,430 during its opening weekend and $63,283 during its sophomore stint. Expanding truly wide is virtually guaranteed. Amour was well back with an average of $20,005 over the past weekend and $22,755 during its opening weekend. The Impossible rose 27% to $12,172 in 15 theaters. This is a great sign and while its reviews are too low to be a major contender during Awards Season, it should still do well enough to expand significantly, but probably not truly wide. The final film in the $10,000 club was Django Unchained, which opened with an average of $10,008. More...

Weekend Estimates: Narrow Win for The Hobbit Caps Year

December 30th, 2012

2012 comes to an end on a decidedly positive note for the movie industry this weekend, thanks to strong performances from three films. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will come out on top, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with $32.92 million or so for the weekend and a total to date of $222.7 million. Django Unchained will post an impressive second place with $30.7 million and a per theater average over $10,000. Finally, Les Miserables is set for a little over $28 million, for a six-day total of $67.5 million. With those three films bringing in $90 million between, and plenty of strength in depth, 2012 will finish on a winning note. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hobbit Reaches the Top

December 18th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey easily led the way on the per theater chart. In fact, it was the only film to top $10,000. The film pulled in an average of $20,919, which is great for this time of year. The best new release was Let Fury Have the Hour, which only managed $3,386 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hobbit Sets Out with $84.775 Million

December 16th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is one of the most-keenly anticipated films of 2012, and its opening weekend hasn't disappointed. Warner Bros. is projecting an $84.775 millioon opening weekend, which is comfortably the biggest December weekend of all time. The film also, unsurprisingly, takes the record for biggest day in December. Tempering the celebrations a little is the fact that it will most likely be only the 37th-biggest opening weekend. However, a mid-December opening gives the film a chance to play through the long Holiday weekends to come. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings franchise films have enjoyed multipliers of between 5 and 6 on their opening weekend, which makes The Hobbit a very good bet for a final tally of $350 million, and $400 million can't be ruled out at this stage.

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Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are a Little Rusty

December 4th, 2012

It was a rather slow week on the per theater chart with only two films topping the $10,000 mark, and none of them were massive hits. Rust and Bone rose to first place with an average of $12,369 in two theaters. It rose to top spot thanks to a miniscule 9% drop-off. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Beware of Mr. Baker, which was right behind with $12,195 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dawn Still Breaking Bank

December 3rd, 2012

It was a close race for top spot as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 just held off Skyfall by less than $1 million. Unfortunately, the best new release, Killing Them Softly, failed to match low expectations, while The Collection barely managed a spot in the top ten. The overall box office fell 45% to $114 million. However, as sharp as that decline was, it was still 41% higher than the same weekend last year and December begins with 2012 ahead of 2011 by 5.9% at $9.91 billion to $9.36 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Killing Has Soft Opening

December 2nd, 2012

The weekend after Thanksgiving is not known for its box office prowess, and this year is proving no different. Most films in the top 10 are down around 50% from last weekend, and the new wide releases are both falling short of their respective distributor's hopes. Killing Them Softly is headed for a $7 million debut, according to Weinstein, which is Brad Pitt's worst wide opening since Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas back in 2003, and worst live action wide release since 1994's The Favor. Meanwhile, LD Distribution is projecting $3.4 million for The Collection in 1,403 theaters, which is less of a surprise, but still a disappointment. With those two misfires, the top of the chart is once more populated by Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall, which are essentially neck and neck at this point, with Twilight topping $250 million domestically this weekend and Bond set to reach that landmark in the next few days. More...

International Box Office: More Milestones for Twilight

November 29th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 held firm in first place with $104.21 million on 12,818 screens in 73 markets for a two-week total of $365.46 million intentionally and $592.83 million worldwide. By this time next week, it should be the biggest hit in the franchise. This past weekend, the film opened in Germany earning first place with $12.82 million on 765 screens for a total opening of $16.67 million. Its best holdover was in the U.K. where it made $8.56 million on 559 screens over the weekend for a total of $43.22 million. This is a strong result, but it was down 66%, which is troubling. It was better in Russia down 62% to $8.30 million on 1,380 screens for a total of $36.28 million after two. A 62% decline is actually average for the market, more or less. The film has very few markets left to open in, but it is already profitable, so the studio should be very happy. More...

Awards Season: Silver Linings for Limited Releases

November 28th, 2012

The Independent Spirit Awards has a special place in the Awards Season. The nominations are the unoffficial start of Awards Season, but the actual awards aren't given out until Oscar weekend, so they are the beginning at the end of Awards Season. They also help out a lot of limited releases that would otherwise not get enough buzz, although they are not so good at predicting Oscar wins. This year, two films tied for most nominations, Moonrise Kingdom and The Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned five nominations. They weren't the only films to earn multiple nominations though. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moviegoers Fill Up on Leftovers

November 26th, 2012

The Thanksgiving long weekend was stronger than anticipated with nearly every film topping predictions, some by pretty big margins. In fact, some earned more over three days than they were expected to earn over five days. Despite this, the box office was actually down 17% from last weekend to $208 million over the three-day portion of the weekend. This was 26% higher than the three-day portion of last year's Thanksgiving long weekend. Over five days, the box office pulled in $291 million, which is the most ever for a Thanksgiving weekend and 25% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.75 billion, which is 5.5% higher than last year's running tally of $9.24 billion. If 2012 can simply match 2011 the rest of the way, then we will set a new all-time yearly box office total with about $10.7 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight and Bond Lead Record-Setting Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2012

As expected, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall are dominating the Thanksgiving charts, and, with some help from three new releases and two strong holdovers, will produce the most lucrative Thanksgiving holiday in history. All told, we should see something a little over $200 million in revenue for the three-day portion of the weekend, placing it in the top 20 weekends of all time. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is tracking about in line with Part 1 at this point in its run. In contrast, Skyfall is well ahead of James Bond's previous outing, and has become the first Bond movie to top $200 million domestically (before adjusting for inflation). More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Fight for Table Scraps

November 21st, 2012

It's the beginning of Thanksgiving long weekend tonight, which means it is a busy day for new releases. There are three new releases opening wide, plus another film that is expanding wide enough that is has a shot at the top ten. Unfortunately for the new films, there's little hope any of them will top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 over the weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will top Skyfall for second place. Rise of the Guardians is the only one with a real shot at second place, while Life of Pi and Red Dawn will be in a tough battle for fifth place. Finally, Silver Linings Playbook is expanding to more than 400 theaters and could grab tenth place. The box office last year looks very similar to the box office potential this year. With a little luck, there will be mostly pleasant surprises rather than serious disappointments and 2012 will have another solid win. More...

Per Theater Chart: Dawn of a Busy Day

November 20th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 led the overall chart and the per theater chart. Its average was $34,660, which is especially impressive, as it was playing in more than 4,000 theaters. The next best release was Silver Linings Playbook, which earned an average of $27,688 in 16 theaters. This suggests a strong potential to expand, while its reviews suggest a strong word-of-mouth and some Awards Season buzz. Anna Karenina was next up with an average of $20,043, also playing in 16 theaters, but the reviews suggest it will struggle if it tries to expand. The Comedy opened in New York this week after playing in Los Angeles last week and it did really well earning $13,150. Both members of last week's $10,000 club remained above that mark this week with Lincoln earning an average of $11,859 and Skyfall earning an average of $11,727. One final note, while Jab Tak Hai Jaan didn't quite reach that mark with an average of $8,022 in 160 theaters, it debuted on Tuesday. In total, it made $1.94 million, which would have given it an average of $12,136, had it made that over the weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts 8th-Biggest Weekend

November 18th, 2012

The beginning of the end for the Twilight franchise is here, and, as expected, big money is being made by Lionsgate/Summit. While this installment doesn't look like it will break franchise records, Lionsgate is predicting a $141.3 million opening weekend, which will be the 8th-best of all time, assuming it holds up. New Moon will most likely remain the top opener for the franchise with $142.8 million, although it will be a close-run thing. Twilight will most likely end up the 5th-highest-grossing franchise at the domestic box office, behind only the "box office gods", Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman and James Bond. More...

Limited Releases: There's Always a Silver Lining

November 16th, 2012

There's good news and bad news this week when it comes to limited releases, and both focus on the same film: Silver Linings Playbook. At the beginning of the month, this was one wide release I was really looking forward to and I thought it had a real chance of being a sleeper hit. However, it was moved up a week and is rolling out in limited release this week before expanding to select cities next week. It should be the biggest hit this week, but expanding wide is never an easy task. There are a few other limited releases this week that have earned some measure of pre-release buzz, but none of them have earned reviews to match. More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...


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Synopsis

Pat Solitano has lost everything—his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother and father after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat’s parents want is for him to get back on his feet—and to share their family’s obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he’ll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$443,003 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:12.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$21,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/2,809 max. theaters, 10.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $176,131,067

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 513 $132,092,958
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $104,319,495
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 747 $236,412,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 83 $132,092,958
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $104,319,495
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $236,412,453
Leggiest Movies 68 12.28

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 2012 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: November 21st, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
November 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Estonia)
November 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Iceland)
December 6th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
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Video Release: April 30th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2246, 10/24/2012)
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2013
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Keywords: Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Mental Illness, Football, Depression, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Widow/Widower, Dancing, Romance, Superstition, 2013 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Weinstein Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 64 $547,660 Apr 19, 2013 157
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 80 $603,470 Apr 5, 2013 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 68 $900,927 Mar 29, 2013 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 44 $1,585,071 Mar 22, 2013 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 24 $2,525,603 Mar 15, 2013 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 13 $3,618,171 Mar 8, 2013 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 3 $5,723,010 Mar 1, 2013 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 8 $5,750,866 Feb 22, 2013 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 7 $6,241,902 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 197 $6,241,902 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 270 $9,066,001 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 160 $7,413,756 Feb 15, 2013 94
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $10,768,053 Feb 15, 2013 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 9 $6,425,271 Feb 8, 2013 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 5 $7,738,058 Feb 1, 2013 80
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $7,738,058 Feb 1, 2013 80
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 125 $11,239,082 Feb 1, 2013 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 5 $9,444,039 Jan 25, 2013 73
Biggest 10th Thursday 4 $918,029 Jan 24, 2013 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 5 $845,014 Jan 23, 2013 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 5 $1,001,935 Jan 22, 2013 68
Biggest 10th Monday 1 $1,987,543 Jan 21, 2013 67
Biggest 10th Sunday 4 $3,018,054 Jan 20, 2013 66
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 6 $10,752,836 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 107 $10,752,836 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $15,617,877 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 101 $12,740,379 Jan 18, 2013 66
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $18,504,665 Jan 18, 2013 66
Biggest 10th Saturday 4 $4,742,124 Jan 19, 2013 65
Biggest 10th Friday 3 $2,992,658 Jan 18, 2013 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 15 $653,638 Jan 17, 2013 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 19 $648,608 Jan 16, 2013 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 17 $750,026 Jan 15, 2013 61
Biggest 9th Monday 59 $582,766 Jan 14, 2013 60
Biggest 9th Sunday 52 $1,339,882 Jan 13, 2013 59
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 68 $5,018,527 Jan 11, 2013 59
Theater Average 9th Weekend 82 $6,196 Jan 11, 2013 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 40 $2,182,404 Jan 12, 2013 58
Biggest 9th Friday 31 $1,496,241 Jan 11, 2013 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 53 $567,935 Jan 10, 2013 56
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 461 $5,253,065 Jan 4, 2013 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 82 $604,060 Jan 3, 2013 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 82 $643,415 Jan 2, 2013 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 26 $1,353,598 Jan 1, 2013 47
Biggest 7th Monday 46 $1,128,950 Dec 31, 2012 46
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 419 $5,924,974 Dec 28, 2012 45
Biggest 6th Thursday 76 $968,102 Dec 27, 2012 42
Biggest 6th Wednesday 93 $901,854 Dec 26, 2012 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 84 $1,124,532 Dec 25, 2012 40
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 344 $6,246,595 Nov 23, 2012 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 266 $5,660,124 Nov 23, 2012 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 300 $6,538,051 Nov 23, 2012 10
Top 2012 Theater Average 22 $27,688 Nov 16, 2012 3
Never No. 1 Domestic 64 $132,092,958 Nov 16, 2012 0

Leading Cast

Bradley Cooper    Pat
Jennifer Lawrence    Tiffany

Supporting Cast

Robert De Niro    Pat Sr.
Jacki Weaver    Doloras
Anupam Kher    Dr. Cliff Patel
Chris Tucker    Danny
Julia Stiles    Veronica
John Ortiz   
Shea Whigham   
Dash Mihok   
Paul Herman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

David O. Russell    Director
David O. Russell    Screenwriter
Matthew Quick    Based on the novel by
Masanobu Takayanagi    Director of Photography
Judy Becker    Production Designer
Mark Bridges    Costume Designer
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Donna Gigliotti    Producer
Bruce Cohen    Producer
Jonathan Gordon    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
George Para    Executive Producer
Michelle Raimo Kouyate    Executive Producer
Bradley Cooper    Executive Producer
Crispin Struthers    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Sue Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Jesse Rosenthal    Art Director
Heather Loeffler    Set Decorator
Tom Nelson    Sound Mixer
Odin Benitez    Supervising Sound Editor
John Ross    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Drew Jiritano    Special Effects Coordinator
Edwardo Mendez    Visual Effects Supervisor
David James    Visual Effects Producer
Mandy Moore    Choreography
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Michele Ziegler    Assistant Director
Mary Vernieu    Casting
Lindsay Graham    Casting

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

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: May 5th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

New releases for this week were a little bit stronger than last week earning the top three spots on the DVD sales chart and three of the top four spots on the Blu-ray sales chart. Unfortunately, those three releases were the only new releases to chart. Additionally, while they finished higher than last week's new releases, they didn't sell that much more. The Silver Linings Playbook opened in first place with 379,000 units / $6.36 million on DVD and on Blu-ray with 210,000 units / $4.82 million. This is weaker than I was hoping for. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 36%, which is great for a dramedy. Since then, the film has sold 727,000 units / $12.04 million on DVD and 375,000 units / $8.57 million on Blu-ray. The film made more than $100 million domestically and earned an Oscar, so I was hoping for much more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 30th, 2013

April 30th, 2013

Like I mentioned last week, this week the biggest release on the home market is Silver Linings Playbook, while there are a couple other sizable releases, like Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray. However, you quickly run into filler as you look down the list. Fortunately, Silver Linings Playbook is such a great movie that the Blu-ray Combo Pack would be Pick of the Week material, even during a busy week. It is not the only contender for that title. Even sight unseen, Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee Complete Series Megaset comes a close second, while Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three earned that title last week. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases Strike Out

April 16th, 2013

There were no films able to reach the $10,000 club on this week's per theater average. However, while this is disappointing, it is not uncommon for this time of year. The best film was 42, which not only opened in first place on the overall chart, but also earned first place on the per theater average chart with an average of $9,153. The best limited release of the week was Disconnect, which earned an average of $8,240 in 15 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Gimme Got the Loot

March 27th, 2013

Gimme the Loot led the way on the per theater chart with $21,065 in its lone theater. The overall box office leader, The Croods, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,786. More...

International Box Office: Oz Still Powerful

March 21st, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful remained in first place with $48.2 million on 10,433 screens in 55 markets for totals of $138.6 million internationally and $282.7 million worldwide. The film took top spot in France with a hair under $5.00 million on 620 screens. During its second weekend in Russia, the film added $4.93 million on 1,137 screens for a total of $21.63 million so far. At this pace, it should have no trouble earning a profit. The only question is whether or not it will get there before it reaches the home market. More...

International Box Office: Oz Powers Its Way to the Top

March 15th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful began its international run in first place with $69.2 million on 11,250 screens in 46 markets. It crushed the competition is Russia with $14.65 million on 1,137 screens, but this particular market tends to reward fantasy films. It wasn't quite as strong in the U.K., but still earned first place with $5.53 million on 530 screens. It also topped the charts in Mexico ($5.26 million on 207 screens); in Australia ($4.88 million on 268); in Brazil ($4.39 million 732); Italy ($3.76 million 588); Germany ($3.74 million on 548); and in Spain ($2.62 million on 649). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $2.81 million on 584 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.50 million. It could do no better than fourth in South Korea with $1.58 million on 425 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.73 million. It is too soon to tell where it will end up, but this is a good start. More...

Per Theater Chart: Somebody Up There Likes These Films

March 13th, 2013

There were a trio of films to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Somebody Up There Likes Me earned first place with $34,362 in its one theater. The overall number one film, Oz the Great and Powerful, earned second place with an average of $20,223 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The We and the I, which managed $10,774 in one theater. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oz Be Great or Just Good?

March 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases opening this week, but their relative box office potentials could hardly be more different. Oz the Great and Powerful is opening in nearly 4,000 theaters and could make more than the rest of the box office combined. Dead Man Down, on the other hand, is opening in barely more than 2,000 theaters and on the low end of expectations, might not make the top five. The main competition for Oz is The Lorax, which opened last year with just over $70 million, while it made close to $40 million this weekend last year. If Oz fails to match that lower number, then the box office is in world of trouble. Let's be honest, the box office is already in a world of trouble, but if Oz bombs, then it is as good as dead. More...

International Box Office: Journey Never Ends

March 6th, 2013

Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons earned first place for the third weekend in a row earning $23.37 million in 8 markets for a running tally of $193.09 million. A few years ago, a Chinese film earning nearly $200 million would have been the biggest news of the year, but this is becoming almost common. More...

Per Theater Chart: Getting Stoked

March 5th, 2013

There was only one film able to top $10,000 on the per theater chart, as Stoker earned an average of $22,935 in seven theaters. Its reviews were only good and not great, so I'm not sure how well it will do next week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jack No Giant

March 3rd, 2013

The year's first big-budget special effects extravaganza is headed for a decidedly weak opening weekend. Jack the Giant Slayer will earn about $28 million, according to Warner Bros., which is only a fraction of its reported $195 million production budget. Even with international numbers expected to be better, the film will struggle financially. The weekend's other openers are posting even more modest numbers, but benefit from having much, much lower budgets. 21 and Over is set for $9 million for Relativity and The Last Exorcism Part II will post about $8 million for CBS Films. Phantom, from new distributor RCR Media Group, will pick up a very weak $460,000 or so (they have not shared an official number with us) from 1,118 theaters, highlighting once more the challenge for new distributors in establishing a place in the market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Not Again

February 26th, 2013

No remained in top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $11,625 in six theaters. It should continue to expand and it might reach a major milestone before too long. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

2013 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards are the Silver Linings for Smaller Films

February 24th, 2013

Independent Spirit Award were handed out yesterday and while the average moviegoer will be more focused on the Oscars tonight, a lot of great films were honored yesterday. This includes Silver Linings Playbook, which took home numerous awards, including the top prizes.

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Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Regains Top Spot

February 24th, 2013

The box office crown for Oscar weekend will be claimed by Identity Thief, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, even though the comedy will fall by a relatively large 41% from last weekend. So its win is in large part due to the low-key new releases: Snitch will be second with $13 million in a modest 2,511 theaters and Dark Skies is headed for 6th place with $8.85 million from 2,313 theaters. Neither new film has particularly low per theater averages ($5,177 and $3,826 respectively), so their so-so debuts are as much a factor of their smallish opening theater counts as lack of demand. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 22nd, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there are nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. Let's take a look at the nominees, and their chances to claiming the crown on Sunday. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 22nd, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the Best Director, which is one of the stranger races this year. Before Awards Season began, I thought Kathryn Bigelow would be the favorite. She wasn't even nominated. The evidence suggests Ben Affleck will win. But again, he wasn't even nominated. So with the top two choices not even on the list of nominees, we are looking at the best of the rest. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is a race that is not as close as many thought it would be, and it is not the two early front-runners running away with the Oscar. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actress

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, finishing with Best Lead Actress. This race is easily the most competitive of the four acting categories this year. The person seen as the favorite has switched, more than once, and at the moment, I'm not sure who is going to win. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. This category is not truly competitive, but I'm supporting an underdog. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Supporting Actor. This category is more competitive than Best Supporting Actress, but even so, it is mostly a two horse race. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 21st, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is again not a very competitive category this year. I'm not saying it is impossible for upset to happen here, but it is very, very unlikely. More...

International Box Office: Journey has a Good Day

February 21st, 2013

Thanks to the Chinese New Year, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons rocketed into first place with $94.26 million in 5 markets over the weekend for a total run of $113.09 million. The film broke a number of records in its native China, including biggest opening day for a Chinese film ($12.3 million) and biggest single day of all time ($19.6 million) and fastest to $100 million in China (8 days). At this point, someone in North America should be interested in grabbing the film for a domestic release. More...

Per Theater Chart: No Means Business

February 21st, 2013

No led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $17,936 in four theaters. The Gatekeepers remained strong with an average of $11,296 in four theaters during its third weekend of release. This is very impressive longevity. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo's Wins go From Zero to Thirty

February 19th, 2013

Argo continues its winning ways at the WGAs this weekend. It has become the defacto favorite for the Oscars, despite the high profile Oscar snub. More...

Weekend Estimates: Die Hard to Win Close Weekend Race

February 17th, 2013

President's Day weekend will end with a win and a solid opening for A Good Day to Die Hard, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but it'll be a close run thing. Safe Haven was a predictable winner on Valentine's Day but has faded fast and is projected to earn $21.4 million Friday-Sunday for third place. Second place is going to be claimed by Identity Thief with about $23.4 million over three days, during which time it has steadily caught up with Die Hard, so much so that it has a good chance of winning the day on Monday. The Bruce Willis actioner will, however, get to claim the title for the weekend with a respectable $25 million for three days and close to $40 million in total by the end of Monday. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Storm Doesn't Slow Down Thief's Start

February 12th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office, all things considered, with Identity Thief crushing expectations and all of the holdovers matching theirs. Only Side Effects struggled at the box office. This helped the overall box office climb 18% from last week to $104 million. This was 47% lower than the same weekend last year; however, this weekend last year was Valentine's weekend, which is one of the biggest non-holiday weekends of the year, so the comparison isn't fair. As I predicted last week, the lead 2013 had built up has evaporated and it is now 1.2% lower than 2012 at $1.05 billion to $1.06 billion. Since Valentine's Day is this Thursday, we should make up the difference quickly. More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Makes Sneak Assault at the Box Office

February 10th, 2013

Universal has a winner on its hands this weekend, as Identity Thief is set to make a very impressive $36.5 million or so, according to their Sunday tracking, and that in spite of the big storm in the Northeast (reportedly causing a 10% at the box office) and mediocre reviews. The performance is perhaps helped by the surfeit of Oscar-hopefuls and action movies in theaters recently, and is clearly also a feather in the cap for stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The weekend's other opener, Side Effects is set for a more modest $10 million, which isn't exactly DOA, but is at best on life support. Perhaps good word of mouth will help it hang on in theaters for a while. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Side Effects Steal the Win from Identity Thief

February 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases this week, Identity Thief and Side Effects. One of these films is earning amazing reviews and one of them is the overwhelming favorite to win the box office race. Identity Thief looks like it is going to finish in first place and it's only real competition is from last year. Last year the box office was led by a one-two punch of The Vow and Safe House, both of which earned more than $40 million. No movie is going to do that this year, so 2013 is going to lose big this week. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

Per Theater Chart: Gated Community

February 5th, 2013

The Gatekeepers led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $22,226 in three theaters. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Koch with an average of $17,598 in two. Both films should continue to do well on the art house circuit, but as documentaries, I doubt they will expand significantly. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Warm Bodies is a Silver Lining for Slow Weekend

February 4th, 2013

There were a number of factors that hurt the box office over the weekend, not the least of which was the rather exciting Super Bowl game. (At least it sounds like it was exciting. I Googled the score a couple times, but I didn't watch the game.) Warm Bodies easily won the weekend race and finished on the high end of expectations, while Silver Linings Playbook remains on pace to reach $100 million. On the other hand, Bullet to the Head bombed. Overall, the box office fell 21% to just $89 million. Again, the Super Bowl had a lot to do with that. Compared to last year, the box office was down 23%. 2013 is still ahead of 2012 by 3.4% at $917 million to $887 million but that lead could be gone by the end of next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Warm Bodies Tops Slow Superbowl Weekend

February 3rd, 2013

Counter-programming will win the day this Superbowl weekend, with rombie comedy Warm Bodies posting a respectable $20.025 million, according to Lionsgate's Sunday estimate. While there's nothing special about that result, it does give the film a shot at making money, which is more than can be said for actioner Bullet to the Head. Sylvester Stallone's latest will limp to $4.5 million for the weekend, an even worse result than Jason Statham's Parker (which debuted with $7 million) and Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Last Stand ($6.3 million). Put those three together, and you get a combined opening of $17.8 million, which still wouldn't much to write home about if one of them had earned it on its own. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Warm Up?

January 31st, 2013

February begins with two wide releases, Warm Bodies and Bullet to the Head. Both will have to deal with holdovers, and more importantly, The Super Bowl. Bullet to the Head's target audience is nearly identical to that for the Super Bowl, while at least Warm Bodies has at least some chance of a breakout success. Last year there were three wide releases, two of which opened with more than $20 million. It is going to be almost impossible for 2013 to match that result. More...

Per Theater Chart: John Lives

January 29th, 2013

John Dies at the End didn't crash and burn at the box office. I'm genuinely surprised. The film's reviews were mixed, and generally speaking, even great reviews are no guarantee for a limited release. Also, it opened on Video on Demand before coming out in theaters, which is usually a death sentence for a film's box office chances. However, John Dies at the End earned first place on the per theater chart with $12,467 in its lone theater. The only other film to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was Happy People: A Year in the Taiga with $10,481, also in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Become the Hunted

January 28th, 2013

January ended, and we should all be glad it did. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters did beat modest expectations, but most of the rest failed that test with Movie 43 crashing worse than even my low expectations. The overall box office fell 20% from last weekend to $112 million. This was 11% less than the same weekend last year; fortunately, this was the first miss of 2013 and the year still has a lead of 10% over 2012 at $797 million to $721 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln's Double-Win Still Leaves it Behind Argo

January 28th, 2013

The SAG handed out their awards over the weekend and while Lincoln took home two awards, Argo continues its surprising run by winning the big award of the night. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Escapes With the Win

January 28th, 2013

Producers Guild of America gave out their awards over the weekend, and there were a couple surprises, including a big win for Argo. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hansel & Gretel Best of Weak Opening Bunch

January 27th, 2013

January will go out like a lamb at the box office, with three new releases failing to catch on with moviegoers this weekend and not much action among the holdovers. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters will win the weekend more-or-less by default, with a modest $19 million bow from 3,372 theaters. That spells financial disaster for a film that reportedly cost $50 million to make. FilmDistrict's $30 million-budgeted Parker will have a similarly tough time recouping its investment, although lower marketing costs will help. It starts out with $7 million and a per theater average of $3,147. Even more disappointing is Movie 43, which is set to open with $5 million, although its $6 million budget and likely long shelf life on video will avert catastrophe. More...

Weekend Predictions: Hunting the Competition

January 24th, 2013

There are three wide releases during the final weekend of January, but it looks like none of them will please critics. As I write this, the three films have a total of seven reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, none of them are positive. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters should easily be the biggest hit of the three new films, but not everyone thinks it will come out on top, as Mama could remain potent. Parker and Movie 43 will likely struggle and getting to just $10 million over the weekend might be asking too much. Fortunately, the combination of new releases and holdovers is very similar to last year, so 2013 could win yet another weekend to start the year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Love Leads the Way

January 23rd, 2013

Amour continues to show legs most limited releases can only dream of. Despite expanding its theater count to 36, the film topped the per theater chart with an average of $11,479. It is very rare for a wide release to reach the $10,000 level during this time of year, but that's exactly what Mama did, as it opened with an average of $10,730 during the three-day portion of the weekend. Quartet might have reached the $10,000 mark. We are still relying on studio estimates and at the moment the studio says it made $320,000 in 32 theaters for an average of exactly $10,000. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mama Wins MLK Weekend

January 20th, 2013

For all the Oscar hype, moviegoers are voting with their feet this MLK weekend for a more straightforward entertainment bang for their buck. Mama is set to win the weekend by a large margin, with Universal estimating a $28.1 million three-day weekend and about $33 million over four days. With the film playing in a relatively modest 2,647 theaters, that translates into a per theater average of $10,625, comfortably ahead of any other wide release. Jessica Chastain has dual reasons to celebrate, with Zero Dark Thirty set to finish second for the weekend with $17.6 million. Fellow Oscar-hopeful Silver Linings Playbook will be third with about $11.35 million over three days in its first weekend in wide release. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Zero Remain Number One?

January 17th, 2013

There are a trio of new releases opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, but it looks like Zero Dark Thirty has a good chance to remain in first place. Mama is earning pretty good buzz, even if its reviews are only mixed. The Last Stand is the widest release of the week and the reviews are positive, but the buzz is mixed, to be kind. Finally, there's Broken City, which has the quietest buzz and the weakest reviews. Last year, Underworld: Awakening opened with just over $25 million and there's almost no chance that will happen again this year. Then again, we might have better depth. More...

Per Theater Chart: Singing a Love Song

January 15th, 2013

Quartet opened on top of the per theater chart with an average of $23,561 in two theaters. This is very impressive, especially for this time of year. Amour expanded from 3 to 15 theaters, but you couldn't tell from its per theater average, as it held very well down just 14% to $17,138. More...

2013 Awards Season: Les Mis Leads Ways as Surprises Dominate

January 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards last night, and the trend of surprises continues. Les Miserables led the way with three awards, only one of which I was truly expecting. Meanwhile, Argo won more awards than Lincoln. I don't think anyone was predicting that. More...

Weekend Estimates: Minor Oscar Effect as Zero Dark Thirty Wins

January 13th, 2013

As expected, Zero Dark Thirty will ride its Oscar nominations to a win at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. But the overall Oscar effect seems quite small. In fact, A Haunted House, which it's safe to say won't be on any Oscar lists this time next year, will have the highest per theater average in the top 10, and came in a very creditable second place with $18.8 million from just 2,160 theaters. Gangster Squad, which has some Oscar-style pedigree, but suffered from a delay for reshoots following the Aurora tragedy, will come in third with a slightly disappointing $16.7 million from 3,103 venues. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

Per Theater Chart: Zero Still Heroic on Per Theater Chart

January 8th, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty remained on the top of the per theater chart with an average of $44,933 in 60 theaters. To emphasize, the film saw its theater count leap from 5 to 60, but its per theater average only dropped 29% from $63,283 to $44,933. That's a lower drop-off than the average film in the top ten. At this point, expanding wide is a given, while the film has a solid shot at $100 million. 56 Up opened very strong with $22,088 in one theater. This should help it expand, but it is a documentary, so it is not going to expand wide. Amour remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $19,944. It is still playing in 3 theaters, but it should have room to expand significantly. More...

2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark

January 7th, 2013

Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

Weekend Estimates: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Surprises

January 6th, 2013

After a few weeks of family fare at the top of the box office charts, teens and young adults are reasserting themselves in movie theaters this weekend, pushing Texas Chainsaw 3D to a surprise win and Django Unchained above The Hobbit. Both films will earn over $20 million this weekend, according to studio estimates. There's also a lot of strength in depth this weekend, with 21 films set to earn over $1 million. That's not quite a record (25 films topped $1 million the weekends of January 12, 2007 and the following weekend -- for the full list, see our analysis), but it's certainly a healthy way to start 2013. More...

Per Theater Chart: Zero to $1 million in Nine Days

January 3rd, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty shot up to the top of the per theater chart with averages of $83,430 during its opening weekend and $63,283 during its sophomore stint. Expanding truly wide is virtually guaranteed. Amour was well back with an average of $20,005 over the past weekend and $22,755 during its opening weekend. The Impossible rose 27% to $12,172 in 15 theaters. This is a great sign and while its reviews are too low to be a major contender during Awards Season, it should still do well enough to expand significantly, but probably not truly wide. The final film in the $10,000 club was Django Unchained, which opened with an average of $10,008. More...

Weekend Estimates: Narrow Win for The Hobbit Caps Year

December 30th, 2012

2012 comes to an end on a decidedly positive note for the movie industry this weekend, thanks to strong performances from three films. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will come out on top, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with $32.92 million or so for the weekend and a total to date of $222.7 million. Django Unchained will post an impressive second place with $30.7 million and a per theater average over $10,000. Finally, Les Miserables is set for a little over $28 million, for a six-day total of $67.5 million. With those three films bringing in $90 million between, and plenty of strength in depth, 2012 will finish on a winning note. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hobbit Reaches the Top

December 18th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey easily led the way on the per theater chart. In fact, it was the only film to top $10,000. The film pulled in an average of $20,919, which is great for this time of year. The best new release was Let Fury Have the Hour, which only managed $3,386 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hobbit Sets Out with $84.775 Million

December 16th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is one of the most-keenly anticipated films of 2012, and its opening weekend hasn't disappointed. Warner Bros. is projecting an $84.775 millioon opening weekend, which is comfortably the biggest December weekend of all time. The film also, unsurprisingly, takes the record for biggest day in December. Tempering the celebrations a little is the fact that it will most likely be only the 37th-biggest opening weekend. However, a mid-December opening gives the film a chance to play through the long Holiday weekends to come. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings franchise films have enjoyed multipliers of between 5 and 6 on their opening weekend, which makes The Hobbit a very good bet for a final tally of $350 million, and $400 million can't be ruled out at this stage.

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Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are a Little Rusty

December 4th, 2012

It was a rather slow week on the per theater chart with only two films topping the $10,000 mark, and none of them were massive hits. Rust and Bone rose to first place with an average of $12,369 in two theaters. It rose to top spot thanks to a miniscule 9% drop-off. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Beware of Mr. Baker, which was right behind with $12,195 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dawn Still Breaking Bank

December 3rd, 2012

It was a close race for top spot as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 just held off Skyfall by less than $1 million. Unfortunately, the best new release, Killing Them Softly, failed to match low expectations, while The Collection barely managed a spot in the top ten. The overall box office fell 45% to $114 million. However, as sharp as that decline was, it was still 41% higher than the same weekend last year and December begins with 2012 ahead of 2011 by 5.9% at $9.91 billion to $9.36 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Killing Has Soft Opening

December 2nd, 2012

The weekend after Thanksgiving is not known for its box office prowess, and this year is proving no different. Most films in the top 10 are down around 50% from last weekend, and the new wide releases are both falling short of their respective distributor's hopes. Killing Them Softly is headed for a $7 million debut, according to Weinstein, which is Brad Pitt's worst wide opening since Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas back in 2003, and worst live action wide release since 1994's The Favor. Meanwhile, LD Distribution is projecting $3.4 million for The Collection in 1,403 theaters, which is less of a surprise, but still a disappointment. With those two misfires, the top of the chart is once more populated by Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall, which are essentially neck and neck at this point, with Twilight topping $250 million domestically this weekend and Bond set to reach that landmark in the next few days. More...

International Box Office: More Milestones for Twilight

November 29th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 held firm in first place with $104.21 million on 12,818 screens in 73 markets for a two-week total of $365.46 million intentionally and $592.83 million worldwide. By this time next week, it should be the biggest hit in the franchise. This past weekend, the film opened in Germany earning first place with $12.82 million on 765 screens for a total opening of $16.67 million. Its best holdover was in the U.K. where it made $8.56 million on 559 screens over the weekend for a total of $43.22 million. This is a strong result, but it was down 66%, which is troubling. It was better in Russia down 62% to $8.30 million on 1,380 screens for a total of $36.28 million after two. A 62% decline is actually average for the market, more or less. The film has very few markets left to open in, but it is already profitable, so the studio should be very happy. More...

Awards Season: Silver Linings for Limited Releases

November 28th, 2012

The Independent Spirit Awards has a special place in the Awards Season. The nominations are the unoffficial start of Awards Season, but the actual awards aren't given out until Oscar weekend, so they are the beginning at the end of Awards Season. They also help out a lot of limited releases that would otherwise not get enough buzz, although they are not so good at predicting Oscar wins. This year, two films tied for most nominations, Moonrise Kingdom and The Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned five nominations. They weren't the only films to earn multiple nominations though. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moviegoers Fill Up on Leftovers

November 26th, 2012

The Thanksgiving long weekend was stronger than anticipated with nearly every film topping predictions, some by pretty big margins. In fact, some earned more over three days than they were expected to earn over five days. Despite this, the box office was actually down 17% from last weekend to $208 million over the three-day portion of the weekend. This was 26% higher than the three-day portion of last year's Thanksgiving long weekend. Over five days, the box office pulled in $291 million, which is the most ever for a Thanksgiving weekend and 25% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.75 billion, which is 5.5% higher than last year's running tally of $9.24 billion. If 2012 can simply match 2011 the rest of the way, then we will set a new all-time yearly box office total with about $10.7 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight and Bond Lead Record-Setting Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2012

As expected, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall are dominating the Thanksgiving charts, and, with some help from three new releases and two strong holdovers, will produce the most lucrative Thanksgiving holiday in history. All told, we should see something a little over $200 million in revenue for the three-day portion of the weekend, placing it in the top 20 weekends of all time. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is tracking about in line with Part 1 at this point in its run. In contrast, Skyfall is well ahead of James Bond's previous outing, and has become the first Bond movie to top $200 million domestically (before adjusting for inflation). More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Fight for Table Scraps

November 21st, 2012

It's the beginning of Thanksgiving long weekend tonight, which means it is a busy day for new releases. There are three new releases opening wide, plus another film that is expanding wide enough that is has a shot at the top ten. Unfortunately for the new films, there's little hope any of them will top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 over the weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will top Skyfall for second place. Rise of the Guardians is the only one with a real shot at second place, while Life of Pi and Red Dawn will be in a tough battle for fifth place. Finally, Silver Linings Playbook is expanding to more than 400 theaters and could grab tenth place. The box office last year looks very similar to the box office potential this year. With a little luck, there will be mostly pleasant surprises rather than serious disappointments and 2012 will have another solid win. More...

Per Theater Chart: Dawn of a Busy Day

November 20th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 led the overall chart and the per theater chart. Its average was $34,660, which is especially impressive, as it was playing in more than 4,000 theaters. The next best release was Silver Linings Playbook, which earned an average of $27,688 in 16 theaters. This suggests a strong potential to expand, while its reviews suggest a strong word-of-mouth and some Awards Season buzz. Anna Karenina was next up with an average of $20,043, also playing in 16 theaters, but the reviews suggest it will struggle if it tries to expand. The Comedy opened in New York this week after playing in Los Angeles last week and it did really well earning $13,150. Both members of last week's $10,000 club remained above that mark this week with Lincoln earning an average of $11,859 and Skyfall earning an average of $11,727. One final note, while Jab Tak Hai Jaan didn't quite reach that mark with an average of $8,022 in 160 theaters, it debuted on Tuesday. In total, it made $1.94 million, which would have given it an average of $12,136, had it made that over the weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts 8th-Biggest Weekend

November 18th, 2012

The beginning of the end for the Twilight franchise is here, and, as expected, big money is being made by Lionsgate/Summit. While this installment doesn't look like it will break franchise records, Lionsgate is predicting a $141.3 million opening weekend, which will be the 8th-best of all time, assuming it holds up. New Moon will most likely remain the top opener for the franchise with $142.8 million, although it will be a close-run thing. Twilight will most likely end up the 5th-highest-grossing franchise at the domestic box office, behind only the "box office gods", Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman and James Bond. More...

Limited Releases: There's Always a Silver Lining

November 16th, 2012

There's good news and bad news this week when it comes to limited releases, and both focus on the same film: Silver Linings Playbook. At the beginning of the month, this was one wide release I was really looking forward to and I thought it had a real chance of being a sleeper hit. However, it was moved up a week and is rolling out in limited release this week before expanding to select cities next week. It should be the biggest hit this week, but expanding wide is never an easy task. There are a few other limited releases this week that have earned some measure of pre-release buzz, but none of them have earned reviews to match. More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2012 17 $443,003   16 $27,688   $443,003 1
Nov 23, 2012 9 $4,383,669 +890% 367 $11,945   $6,209,767 2
Nov 30, 2012 11 $3,090,131 -30% 371 $8,329   $10,740,112 3
Dec 7, 2012 11 $2,171,665 -30% 371 $5,854   $13,964,405 4
Dec 14, 2012 11 $2,109,274 -3% 371 $5,685   $16,979,323 5
Dec 21, 2012 13 $1,781,196 -16% 371 $4,801   $19,861,238 6
Dec 28, 2012 12 $4,079,314 +129% 745 $5,476   $27,330,036 7
Jan 4, 2013 12 $3,616,710 -11% 745 $4,855   $34,676,769 8
Jan 11, 2013 10 $5,018,527 +39% 810 $6,196   $41,324,232 9
Jan 18, 2013 3 $10,752,836 +114% 2,523 $4,262   $54,712,106 10
Jan 25, 2013 4 $9,444,039 -12% 2,641 $3,576   $68,908,666 11
Feb 1, 2013 3 $7,738,058 -18% 2,809 $2,755   $80,002,616 12
Feb 8, 2013 4 $6,425,271 -17% 2,809 $2,287   $89,519,510 13
Feb 15, 2013 8 $6,241,902 -3% 2,202 $2,835   $98,616,374 14
Feb 22, 2013 7 $5,750,866 -8% 2,012 $2,858   $107,176,012 15
Mar 1, 2013 8 $5,723,010 n/c 1,836 $3,117   $115,302,649 16
Mar 8, 2013 8 $3,618,171 -37% 1,727 $2,095   $120,622,513 17
Mar 15, 2013 8 $2,525,603 -30% 1,602 $1,577   $124,551,782 18
Mar 22, 2013 11 $1,585,071 -37% 1,044 $1,518   $127,163,614 19
Mar 29, 2013 13 $900,927 -43% 752 $1,198   $128,712,563 20
Apr 5, 2013 14 $603,470 -33% 524 $1,152   $129,725,117 21
Apr 12, 2013 16 $408,626 -32% 451 $906   $130,333,798 22
Apr 19, 2013 17 $547,660 +34% 867 $632   $131,030,875 23
Apr 26, 2013 23 $197,626 -64% 361 $547   $131,422,968 24
May 3, 2013 20 $198,548 n/c 468 $424   $131,703,512 25
May 10, 2013 26 $123,892 -38% 323 $384   $131,927,475 26
May 17, 2013 39 $47,033 -62% 131 $359   $132,028,680 27
May 24, 2013 51 $17,734 -62% 35 $507   $132,071,150 28
May 31, 2013 53 $8,132 -54% 35 $232   $132,088,910 29

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 16, 2012 - $120,770     16 $7,548   $120,770 1
Nov 17, 2012 - $182,518 +51%   16 $11,407   $303,288 2
Nov 18, 2012 - $139,715 -23%   16 $8,732   $443,003 3
Nov 19, 2012 - $49,495 -65%   16 $3,093   $492,498 4
Nov 21, 2012 9 $661,593     367 $1,803   $1,211,236 6
Nov 22, 2012 10 $614,862 -7%   367 $1,675   $1,826,098 7
Nov 23, 2012 9 $1,620,849 +164% +1,242% 367 $4,416   $3,446,947 8
Nov 24, 2012 9 $1,706,448 +5% +835% 367 $4,650   $5,153,395 9
Nov 25, 2012 9 $1,056,372 -38% +656% 367 $2,878   $6,209,767 10
Nov 26, 2012 9 $324,366 -69% +555% 367 $884   $6,534,133 11
Nov 27, 2012 9 $400,345 +23%   367 $1,091   $6,934,478 12
Nov 28, 2012 9 $350,835 -12% -47% 367 $956   $7,285,313 13
Nov 29, 2012 9 $364,668 +4% -41% 367 $994   $7,649,981 14
Nov 30, 2012 - $911,153 +150% -44% 371 $2,456   $8,561,134 15
Dec 1, 2012 - $1,378,595 +51% -19% 371 $3,716   $9,939,729 16
Dec 2, 2012 - $800,383 -42% -24% 371 $2,157   $10,740,112 17
Dec 3, 2012 11 $232,973 -71% -28% 371 $628   $10,973,085 18
Dec 4, 2012 10 $306,182 +31% -24% 371 $825   $11,279,267 19
Dec 5, 2012 10 $253,185 -17% -28% 371 $682   $11,532,452 20
Dec 6, 2012 10 $260,288 +3% -29% 371 $702   $11,792,740 21
Dec 7, 2012 11 $643,368 +147% -29% 371 $1,734   $12,436,108 22
Dec 8, 2012 11 $971,156 +51% -30% 371 $2,618   $13,407,264 23
Dec 9, 2012 11 $557,141 -43% -30% 371 $1,502   $13,964,405 24
Dec 10, 2012 11 $190,253 -66% -18% 371 $513   $14,154,658 25
Dec 11, 2012 11 $247,464 +30% -19% 371 $667   $14,402,122 26
Dec 12, 2012 11 $225,567 -9% -11% 371 $608   $14,627,689 27
Dec 13, 2012 11 $242,360 +7% -7% 371 $653   $14,870,049 28
Dec 14, 2012 10 $583,351 +141% -9% 371 $1,572   $15,453,400 29
Dec 15, 2012 11 $932,091 +60% -4% 371 $2,512   $16,385,491 30
Dec 16, 2012 10 $593,832 -36% +7% 371 $1,601   $16,979,323 31
Dec 17, 2012 9 $255,344 -57% +34% 371 $688   $17,234,667 32
Dec 18, 2012 9 $309,759 +21% +25% 371 $835   $17,544,426 33
Dec 19, 2012 9 $264,076 -15% +17% 371 $712   $17,808,502 34
Dec 20, 2012 10 $271,540 +3% +12% 371 $732   $18,080,042 35
Dec 21, 2012 13 $439,279 +62% -25% 371 $1,184   $18,519,321 36
Dec 22, 2012 12 $724,036 +65% -22% 371 $1,952   $19,243,357 37
Dec 23, 2012 13 $617,881 -15% +4% 371 $1,665   $19,861,238 38
Dec 24, 2012 12 $394,996 -36% +55% 371 $1,065   $20,256,234 39
Dec 25, 2012 13 $1,124,532 +185% +263% 745 $1,509   $21,380,766 40
Dec 26, 2012 13 $901,854 -20% +242% 745 $1,211   $22,282,620 41
Dec 27, 2012 13 $968,102 +7% +257% 745 $1,299   $23,250,722 42
Dec 28, 2012 12 $1,284,297 +33% +192% 745 $1,724   $24,535,019 43
Dec 29, 2012 12 $1,531,494 +19% +112% 745 $2,056   $26,066,513 44
Dec 30, 2012 12 $1,263,523 -17% +104% 745 $1,696   $27,330,036 45
Dec 31, 2012 12 $1,128,950 -11% +186% 745 $1,515   $28,458,986 46
Jan 1, 2013 12 $1,353,598 +20% +20% 745 $1,817   $29,812,584 47
Jan 2, 2013 13 $643,415 -52% -29% 745 $864   $30,455,999 48
Jan 3, 2013 13 $604,060 -6% -38% 745 $811   $31,060,059 49
Jan 4, 2013 12 $1,100,233 +82% -14% 745 $1,477   $32,160,292 50
Jan 5, 2013 12 $1,574,374 +43% +3% 745 $2,113   $33,734,666 51
Jan 6, 2013 12 $942,103 -40% -25% 745 $1,265   $34,676,769 52
Jan 7, 2013 10 $288,746 -69% -74% 745 $388   $34,965,515 53
Jan 8, 2013 10 $411,355 +42% -70% 745 $552   $35,376,870 54
Jan 9, 2013 9 $360,900 -12% -44% 745 $484   $35,737,770 55
Jan 10, 2013 8 $567,935 +57% -6% 745 $762   $36,305,705 56
Jan 11, 2013 11 $1,496,241 +163% +36% 810 $1,847   $37,801,946 57
Jan 12, 2013 10 $2,182,404 +46% +39% 810 $2,694   $39,984,350 58
Jan 13, 2013 9 $1,339,882 -39% +42% 810 $1,654   $41,324,232 59
Jan 14, 2013 8 $582,766 -57% +102% 810 $719   $41,906,998 60
Jan 15, 2013 7 $750,026 +29% +82% 810 $926   $42,657,024 61
Jan 16, 2013 6 $648,608 -14% +80% 810 $801   $43,305,632 62
Jan 17, 2013 7 $653,638 +1% +15% 810 $807   $43,959,270 63
Jan 18, 2013 3 $2,992,658 +358% +100% 2,523 $1,186   $46,951,928 64
Jan 19, 2013 3 $4,742,124 +58% +117% 2,523 $1,880   $51,694,052 65
Jan 20, 2013 3 $3,018,054 -36% +125% 2,523 $1,196   $54,712,106 66
Jan 21, 2013 3 $1,987,543 -34% +241% 2,523 $788   $56,699,649 67
Jan 22, 2013 3 $1,001,935 -50% +34% 2,523 $397   $57,701,584 68
Jan 23, 2013 3 $845,014 -16% +30% 2,523 $335   $58,546,598 69
Jan 24, 2013 3 $918,029 +9% +40% 2,523 $364   $59,464,627 70
Jan 25, 2013 3 $2,356,526 +157% -21% 2,641 $892   $61,821,153 71
Jan 26, 2013 4 $4,573,400 +94% -4% 2,641 $1,732   $66,394,553 72
Jan 27, 2013 4 $2,514,113 -45% -17% 2,641 $952   $68,908,666 73
Jan 28, 2013 2 $714,473 -72% -64% 2,641 $271   $69,623,139 74
Jan 29, 2013 2 $987,638 +38% -1% 2,641 $374   $70,610,777 75
Jan 30, 2013 2 $805,040 -18% -5% 2,641 $305   $71,415,817 76
Jan 31, 2013 2 $848,741 +5% -8% 2,641 $321   $72,264,558 77
Feb 1, 2013 3 $2,451,976 +189% +4% 2,809 $873   $74,716,534 78
Feb 2, 2013 3 $4,116,572 +68% -10% 2,809 $1,465   $78,833,106 79
Feb 3, 2013 3 $1,169,510 -72% -53% 2,809 $416   $80,002,616 80
Feb 4, 2013 3 $628,123 -46% -12% 2,809 $224   $80,630,739 81
Feb 5, 2013 3 $907,558 +44% -8% 2,809 $323   $81,538,297 82
Feb 6, 2013 2 $793,177 -13% -1% 2,809 $282   $82,331,474 83
Feb 7, 2013 2 $762,765 -4% -10% 2,809 $272   $83,094,239 84
Feb 8, 2013 4 $1,605,358 +110% -35% 2,809 $572   $84,699,597 85
Feb 9, 2013 4 $3,107,050 +94% -25% 2,809 $1,106   $87,806,647 86
Feb 10, 2013 5 $1,712,863 -45% +46% 2,809 $610   $89,519,510 87
Feb 11, 2013 4 $506,541 -70% -19% 2,809 $180   $90,026,051 88
Feb 12, 2013 4 $604,365 +19% -33% 2,809 $215   $90,630,416 89
Feb 13, 2013 4 $509,487 -16% -36% 2,809 $181   $91,139,903 90
Feb 14, 2013 7 $1,234,569 +142% +62% 2,532 $488   $92,374,472 91
Feb 15, 2013 8 $1,525,937 +24% -5% 2,202 $693   $93,900,409 92
Feb 16, 2013 7 $2,721,641 +78% -12% 2,202 $1,236   $96,622,050 93
Feb 17, 2013 7 $1,994,324 -27% +16% 2,202 $906   $98,616,374 94
Feb 18, 2013 7 $1,171,854 -41% +131% 2,202 $532   $99,788,228 95
Feb 19, 2013 8 $568,301 -52% -6% 2,202 $258   $100,356,529 96
Feb 20, 2013 5 $513,573 -10% +1% 2,202 $233   $100,870,102 97
Feb 21, 2013 5 $555,044 +8% -55% 2,202 $252   $101,425,146 98
Feb 22, 2013 7 $1,535,102 +177% +1% 2,012 $763   $102,960,248 99
Feb 23, 2013 7 $2,913,477 +90% +7% 2,012 $1,448   $105,873,725 100
Feb 24, 2013 7 $1,302,287 -55% -35% 2,012 $647   $107,176,012 101
Feb 25, 2013 5 $561,348 -57% -52% 2,012 $279   $107,737,360 102
Feb 26, 2013 5 $694,385 +24% +22% 2,012 $345   $108,431,745 103
Feb 27, 2013 5 $565,909 -19% +10% 2,012 $281   $108,997,654 104
Feb 28, 2013 5 $581,985 +3% +5% 2,012 $289   $109,579,639 105
Mar 1, 2013 7 $1,568,028 +169% +2% 1,836 $854   $111,147,667 106
Mar 2, 2013 8 $2,748,570 +75% -6% 1,836 $1,497   $113,896,237 107
Mar 3, 2013 6 $1,406,412 -49% +8% 1,836 $766   $115,302,649 108
Mar 4, 2013 6 $394,372 -72% -30% 1,836 $215   $115,697,021 109
Mar 5, 2013 6 $469,691 +19% -32% 1,836 $256   $116,166,712 110
Mar 6, 2013 6 $433,098 -8% -23% 1,836 $236   $116,599,810 111
Mar 7, 2013 6 $404,532 -7% -30% 1,836 $220   $117,004,342 112
Mar 8, 2013 9 $1,041,854 +158% -34% 1,727 $603   $118,046,196 113
Mar 9, 2013 7 $1,740,610 +67% -37% 1,727 $1,008   $119,786,806 114
Mar 10, 2013 8 $835,707 -52% -41% 1,727 $484   $120,622,513 115
Mar 11, 2013 9 $305,885 -63% -22% 1,727 $177   $120,928,398 116
Mar 12, 2013 9 $426,645 +39% -9% 1,727 $247   $121,355,043 117
Mar 13, 2013 9 $329,690 -23% -24% 1,727 $191   $121,684,733 118
Mar 14, 2013 9 $341,446 +4% -16% 1,727 $198   $122,026,179 119
Mar 15, 2013 9 $751,830 +120% -28% 1,602 $469   $122,778,009 120
Mar 16, 2013 7 $1,192,022 +59% -32% 1,602 $744   $123,970,031 121
Mar 17, 2013 10 $581,751 -51% -30% 1,602 $363   $124,551,782 122
Mar 18, 2013 8 $235,211 -60% -23% 1,602 $147   $124,786,993 123
Mar 19, 2013 9 $282,770 +20% -34% 1,602 $177   $125,069,763 124
Mar 20, 2013 8 $270,057 -4% -18% 1,602 $169   $125,339,820 125
Mar 21, 2013 8 $238,723 -12% -30% 1,602 $149   $125,578,543 126
Mar 22, 2013 11 $443,854 +86% -41% 1,044 $425   $126,022,397 127
Mar 23, 2013 11 $758,378 +71% -36% 1,044 $726   $126,780,775 128
Mar 24, 2013 11 $382,839 -50% -34% 1,044 $367   $127,163,614 129
Mar 25, 2013 11 $148,149 -61% -37% 1,044 $142   $127,311,763 130
Mar 26, 2013 11 $179,646 +21% -36% 1,044 $172   $127,491,409 131
Mar 27, 2013 10 $154,601 -14% -43% 1,044 $148   $127,646,010 132
Mar 28, 2013 11 $165,626 +7% -31% 1,044 $159   $127,811,636 133
Mar 29, 2013 13 $302,031 +82% -32% 752 $402   $128,113,667 134
Mar 30, 2013 12 $374,591 +24% -51% 752 $498   $128,488,258 135
Mar 31, 2013 13 $224,305 -40% -41% 752 $298   $128,712,563 136
Apr 1, 2013 13 $104,353 -53% -30% 752 $139   $128,816,916 137
Apr 2, 2013 13 $100,184 -4% -44% 752 $133   $128,917,100 138
Apr 3, 2013 13 $96,120 -4% -38% 752 $128   $129,013,220 139
Apr 4, 2013 13 $108,427 +13% -35% 752 $144   $129,121,647 140
Apr 5, 2013 14 $189,234 +75% -37% 524 $361   $129,310,881 141
Apr 6, 2013 14 $273,183 +44% -27% 524 $521   $129,584,064 142
Apr 7, 2013 15 $141,053 -48% -37% 524 $269   $129,725,117 143
Apr 8, 2013 14 $41,992 -70% -60% 524 $80   $129,767,109 144
Apr 9, 2013 14 $55,398 +32% -45% 524 $106   $129,822,507 145
Apr 10, 2013 14 $50,787 -8% -47% 524 $97   $129,873,294 146
Apr 11, 2013 14 $51,878 +2% -52% 524 $99   $129,925,172 147
Apr 12, 2013 - $118,523 +128% -37% 451 $263   $130,043,695 148
Apr 13, 2013 16 $198,857 +68% -27% 451 $441   $130,242,552 149
Apr 14, 2013 17 $91,246 -54% -35% 451 $202   $130,333,798 150
Apr 15, 2013 17 $32,434 -64% -23% 451 $72   $130,366,232 151
Apr 16, 2013 17 $41,934 +29% -24% 451 $93   $130,408,166 152
Apr 17, 2013 17 $36,217 -14% -29% 451 $80   $130,444,383 153
Apr 18, 2013 17 $38,832 +7% -25% 451 $86   $130,483,215 154
Apr 19, 2013 - $148,357 +282% +25% 867 $171   $130,631,572 155
Apr 20, 2013 - $270,790 +83% +36% 867 $312   $130,902,362 156
Apr 21, 2013 - $128,513 -53% +41% 867 $148   $131,030,875 157
Apr 22, 2013 - $44,653 -65% +38% 867 $52   $131,075,528 158
Apr 23, 2013 - $55,454 +24% +32% 867 $64   $131,130,982 159
Apr 24, 2013 - $49,161 -11% +36% 867 $57   $131,180,143 160
Apr 25, 2013 - $45,199 -8% +16% 867 $52   $131,225,342 161
Apr 26, 2013 - $57,816 +28% -61% 361 $160   $131,283,158 162
Apr 27, 2013 - $94,020 +63% -65% 361 $260   $131,377,178 163
Apr 28, 2013 - $45,790 -51% -64% 361 $127   $131,422,968 164
Apr 29, 2013 - $19,631 -57% -56% 361 $54   $131,442,599 165
Apr 30, 2013 - $24,254 +24% -56% 361 $67   $131,466,853 166
May 1, 2013 - $19,049 -21% -61% 361 $53   $131,485,902 167
May 2, 2013 - $19,062 n/c -58% 361 $53   $131,504,964 168
May 3, 2013 - $61,604 +223% +7% 468 $132   $131,566,568 169
May 4, 2013 - $87,764 +42% -7% 468 $188   $131,654,332 170
May 5, 2013 - $49,180 -44% +7% 468 $105   $131,703,512 171
May 6, 2013 - $21,445 -56% +9% 468 $46   $131,724,957 172
May 7, 2013 - $30,239 +41% +25% 468 $65   $131,755,196 173
May 8, 2013 - $24,488 -19% +29% 468 $52   $131,779,684 174
May 9, 2013 - $23,899 -2% +25% 468 $51   $131,803,583 175
May 10, 2013 - $34,376 +44% -44% 323 $106   $131,837,959 176
May 11, 2013 - $52,777 +54% -40% 323 $163   $131,890,736 177
May 12, 2013 - $36,739 -30% -25% 323 $114   $131,927,475 178
May 13, 2013 - $12,266 -67% -43% 323 $38   $131,939,741 179
May 14, 2013 - $15,409 +26% -49% 323 $48   $131,955,150 180
May 15, 2013 - $13,695 -11% -44% 323 $42   $131,968,845 181
May 16, 2013 - $12,802 -7% -46% 323 $40   $131,981,647 182
May 17, 2013 - $14,279 +12% -58% 131 $109   $131,995,926 183
May 18, 2013 - $20,503 +44% -61% 131 $157   $132,016,429 184
May 19, 2013 - $12,251 -40% -67% 131 $94   $132,028,680 185
May 20, 2013 - $5,187 -58% -58% 131 $40   $132,033,867 186
May 21, 2013 - $6,524 +26% -58% 131 $50   $132,040,391 187
May 22, 2013 - $6,249 -4% -54% 131 $48   $132,046,640 188
May 23, 2013 - $6,776 +8% -47% 131 $52   $132,053,416 189
May 24, 2013 - $4,725 -30% -67% 35 $135   $132,058,141 190
May 25, 2013 - $7,143 +51% -65% 35 $204   $132,065,284 191
May 26, 2013 - $5,866 -18% -52% 35 $168   $132,071,150 192
May 27, 2013 - $4,161 -29% -20% 35 $119   $132,075,311 193
May 28, 2013 - $1,708 -59% -74% 35 $49   $132,077,019 194
May 29, 2013 - $1,788 +5% -71% 35 $51   $132,078,807 195
May 30, 2013 - $1,971 +10% -71% 35 $56   $132,080,778 196
May 31, 2013 - $2,503 +27% -47% 35 $72   $132,083,281 197
Jun 1, 2013 - $3,369 +35% -53% 35 $96   $132,086,650 198
Jun 2, 2013 - $2,260 -33% -61% 35 $65   $132,088,910 199
Jun 3, 2013 - $748 -67% -82% 35 $21   $132,089,658 200
Jun 4, 2013 - $1,108 +48% -35% 35 $32   $132,090,766 201
Jun 5, 2013 - $1,145 +3% -36% 35 $33   $132,091,911 202
Jun 6, 2013 - $1,047 -9% -47% 35 $30   $132,092,958 203

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2012 13 $1,826,098   16 $114,131   $1,826,098 1
Nov 23, 2012 9 $5,823,883 +219% 367 $15,869   $7,649,981 2
Nov 30, 2012 10 $4,142,759 -29% 371 $11,166   $11,792,740 3
Dec 7, 2012 11 $3,077,309 -26% 371 $8,295   $14,870,049 4
Dec 14, 2012 10 $3,209,993 +4% 371 $8,652   $18,080,042 5
Dec 21, 2012 13 $5,170,680 +61% 745 $6,941   $23,250,722 6
Dec 28, 2012 12 $7,809,337 +51% 745 $10,482   $31,060,059 7
Jan 4, 2013 11 $5,245,646 -33% 745 $7,041   $36,305,705 8
Jan 11, 2013 8 $7,653,565 +46% 810 $9,449   $43,959,270 9
Jan 18, 2013 3 $15,505,357 +103% 2,523 $6,146   $59,464,627 10
Jan 25, 2013 3 $12,799,931 -17% 2,641 $4,847   $72,264,558 11
Feb 1, 2013 3 $10,829,681 -15% 2,809 $3,855   $83,094,239 12
Feb 8, 2013 4 $9,280,233 -14% 2,809 $3,304   $92,374,472 13
Feb 15, 2013 7 $9,050,674 -2% 2,202 $4,110   $101,425,146 14
Feb 22, 2013 7 $8,154,493 -10% 2,012 $4,053   $109,579,639 15
Mar 1, 2013 8 $7,424,703 -9% 1,836 $4,044   $117,004,342 16
Mar 8, 2013 9 $5,021,837 -32% 1,727 $2,908   $122,026,179 17
Mar 15, 2013 8 $3,552,364 -29% 1,602 $2,217   $125,578,543 18
Mar 22, 2013 12 $2,233,093 -37% 1,044 $2,139   $127,811,636 19
Mar 29, 2013 13 $1,310,011 -41% 752 $1,742   $129,121,647 20
Apr 5, 2013 14 $803,525 -39% 524 $1,533   $129,925,172 21
Apr 12, 2013 17 $558,043 -31% 451 $1,237   $130,483,215 22
Apr 19, 2013 17 $742,127 +33% 867 $856   $131,225,342 23
Apr 26, 2013 23 $279,622 -62% 361 $775   $131,504,964 24
May 3, 2013 18 $298,619 +7% 468 $638   $131,803,583 25
May 10, 2013 27 $178,064 -40% 323 $551   $131,981,647 26
May 17, 2013 39 $71,769 -60% 131 $548   $132,053,416 27
May 24, 2013 51 $25,391 -65% 35 $725   $132,078,807 28
May 31, 2013 52 $14,151 -44% 35 $404   $132,092,958 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/31/2013 $408,079 48 58 416 $2,239,770 12/30/2018
Australia 1/31/2013 $551,782 222 256 2,163 $14,313,759 12/14/2015
Austria 1/3/2013 $0 0 42 278 $699,181 12/14/2015
Belgium 2/27/2013 $217,281 37 37 230 $980,891 12/14/2015
Bolivia 2/14/2013 $0 0 7 18 $73,352 12/30/2018
Brazil 2/1/2013 $885,091 184 185 1,070 $7,983,646 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 1/25/2013 $24,287 14 14 90 $126,856 12/30/2018
Chile 2/14/2013 $0 0 28 135 $860,104 12/30/2018
Colombia 2/15/2013 $182,890 48 48 170 $1,298,549 12/30/2018
Croatia 1/24/2013 $39,144 11 15 99 $160,840 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 2/28/2013 $6,862 16 55 215 $361,931 12/30/2018
Denmark 4/25/2013 $263,823 92 92 92 $338,699 12/14/2015
Ecuador 2/8/2013 $0 0 5 5 $109,351 12/30/2018
Egypt 1/2/2013 $32,754 7 7 30 $103,419 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/23/2012 $0 0 4 8 $71,797 12/12/2015
Finland 2/1/2013 $108,945 45 45 155 $469,555 12/14/2015
France 1/30/2013 $2,048,684 253 279 1,596 $8,418,581 12/14/2015
Germany 1/3/2013 $885,990 176 201 766 $2,866,447 12/14/2015
Greece 1/31/2013 $167,967 18 18 138 $880,101 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 2/28/2013 $353,828 19 19 67 $1,068,917 12/14/2015
Hungary 1/10/2013 $82,401 21 21 126 $300,558 12/30/2018
Iceland 11/23/2012 $0 0 2 6 $37,953 12/30/2018
Italy 3/7/2013 $1,616,513 255 282 1,125 $6,585,644 12/14/2015
Japan 2/22/2013 $317,879 56 56 56 $424,336 12/14/2015
Latvia 12/14/2012 $4,150 1 4 15 $68,887 12/30/2018
Lebanon 12/6/2012 $24,441 8 8 10 $73,547 12/29/2018
Lithuania 12/14/2012 $12,375 9 9 34 $64,951 12/14/2015
Mexico 2/8/2013 $584,262 234 234 1,527 $3,869,157 12/14/2015
Netherlands 2/28/2013 $299,697 65 70 471 $1,556,014 12/14/2015
New Zealand 1/31/2013 $28,851 24 46 465 $1,057,423 12/14/2015
Nigeria 2/8/2013 $4,871 4 5 30 $24,995 12/30/2018
Norway 1/11/2013 $139,497 70 70 201 $716,130 12/14/2015
Peru 2/14/2013 $97,127 21 21 107 $364,105 12/30/2018
Philippines 2/27/2013 $112,668 60 60 92 $195,030 12/30/2018
Poland 2/8/2013 $463,827 90 122 722 $2,391,742 12/30/2018
Portugal 1/10/2013 $204,488 39 43 307 $894,933 12/14/2015
Romania 2/1/2013 $87,557 35 35 137 $278,990 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 2/28/2013 $6,994 8 8 32 $37,153 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/10/2013 $118,189 17 17 77 $414,894 12/14/2015
Slovakia 2/14/2013 $108,689 37 37 80 $285,407 12/14/2015
Slovenia 3/14/2013 $9,197 6 6 36 $46,580 12/14/2015
South Africa 12/28/2012 $0 0 28 28 $317,979 12/14/2015
South Korea 2/14/2013 $347,243 223 223 309 $806,427 3/11/2020
Spain 1/25/2013 $1,961,116 328 346 3,213 $12,786,492 12/16/2015
Sweden 2/22/2013 $0 0 127 515 $2,395,352 12/14/2015
Switzerland 1/3/2013 $295,691 36 43 244 $993,789 12/14/2015
Taiwan 2/22/2013 $206,281 28 32 171 $1,652,134 12/14/2015
Thailand 2/21/2013 $1,428 7,928 38,077 91,766 $144,433 12/14/2015
Turkey 1/4/2013 $134,518 43 43 224 $842,837 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/22/2012 $0 0 4 6 $262,571 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 11/21/2012 $0 0 390 1,176 $8,051,650 12/14/2015
Uruguay 2/1/2013 $37,420 5 6 64 $478,243 12/30/2018
Venezuela 2/8/2013 $14,973 13 42 222 $1,861,084 12/14/2015
Vietnam 3/15/2013 $0 0 14 27 $119,550 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $10,492,779
 
International Total$104,319,495 3/11/2020

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
May 5, 20131378,685 378,685$6,361,908$6,361,9081
May 12, 20133185,038-51% 563,723$2,851,436$9,213,3442
May 19, 2013770,523-62% 634,246$1,166,450$10,379,7943
May 26, 20131637,973-46% 672,219$682,375$11,062,1694
Jun 2, 20131763,012+66% 735,231$1,120,353$12,182,5225
Jun 9, 20132813,910-78% 749,141$226,872$12,409,3946
Jun 16, 20131421,283+53% 770,424$319,032$12,728,4267
Jul 28, 20132922,544 846,071$323,056$14,007,05013

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 5, 20131203,582 203,582$4,676,279$4,676,2791
May 12, 2013489,146-56% 292,728$2,046,782$6,723,0612
May 19, 2013633,584-62% 326,312$746,226$7,469,2873
May 26, 20131218,026-46% 344,338$410,091$7,879,3784
Jun 2, 20131911,964-34% 356,302$270,149$8,149,5275

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