Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,760,080Details
International Box Office $11,970,774Details
Worldwide Box Office $49,730,854
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Synopsis

Sky Captain and reporter Polly Perkins investigate the disappearance of well-known scientists around the world. Together with Frankly Cook, commander of an all-female amphibious squadron, and technical genius Dex they try to stop Dr. Totenkopf from executing his evil plot to destroy the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,580,278 (41.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,170 opening theaters/3,170 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,723,115

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 17th, 2004 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: February 4th, 2005 (Wide), released as Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow (Australia)
Video Release: April 18th, 2006 by Paramount Home Video, released as Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
MPA Rating: PG for sequences of stylized sci-fi violence and brief mild language
Running Time: 107 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Geographical setting: New York, New York City
Plot point: Investigative Journalist, Mad Scientist, Missing Person, Robot
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1930s, Steampunk
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Brooklyn Films II, Riff Raff, Blue Flower, Filmauro
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Italy
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2004 1 $15,580,278   3,170 $4,915   $15,580,278 1
Sep 24, 2004 2 $6,658,035 -57% 3,170 $2,100   $25,517,193 2
Oct 1, 2004 4 $3,278,417 -51% 2,721 $1,205   $30,590,216 3
Oct 8, 2004 7 $2,341,872 -29% 1,743 $1,344   $33,932,601 4
Oct 15, 2004 10 $1,218,417 -48% 1,208 $1,009   $35,899,489 5
Oct 22, 2004 16 $578,496 -53% 872 $663   $36,832,192 6
Oct 29, 2004 24 $223,973 -61% 335 $669   $37,226,427 7
Nov 5, 2004 30 $100,338 -55% 201 $499   $37,392,123 8
Nov 12, 2004 43 $43,173 -57% 107 $403   $37,480,359 9
Nov 19, 2004 51 $20,453 -53% 71 $288   $37,514,410 10
Nov 26, 2004 38 $91,915 +349% 191 $481   $37,635,325 11
Dec 3, 2004 42 $43,552 -53% 142 $307   $37,713,761 12
Dec 10, 2004 52 $19,468 -55% 69 $282   $37,747,092 13
Dec 17, 2004 61 $6,224 -68% 30 $207   $37,760,080 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 17, 2004 1 $5,100,000     3,170 $1,609   $5,100,000 1
Sep 18, 2004 1 $6,529,339 +28%   3,170 $2,060   $11,704,850 2
Sep 19, 2004 1 $3,875,428 -41%   3,170 $1,223   $15,580,278 3
Sep 20, 2004 1 $925,000 -76%   3,170 $292   $16,506,000 4
Sep 21, 2004 1 $878,000 -5%   3,170 $277   $17,384,000 5
Sep 22, 2004 1 $752,000 -14%   3,170 $237   $18,136,000 6
Sep 23, 2004 1 $723,000 -4%   3,170 $228   $18,859,000 7
Sep 24, 2004 2 $2,100,000 +190% -59% 3,170 $662   $21,000,000 8
Sep 25, 2004 2 $2,957,495 +41% -55% 3,170 $933   $23,769,278 9
Sep 26, 2004 2 $1,747,915 -41% -55% 3,170 $551   $25,517,193 10
Sep 27, 2004 2 $503,000 -71% -46% 3,170 $159   $26,021,000 11
Sep 28, 2004 2 $486,000 -3% -45% 3,170 $153   $26,507,000 12
Sep 29, 2004 2 $428,000 -12% -43% 3,170 $135   $26,935,000 13
Sep 30, 2004 2 $377,000 -12% -48% 3,170 $119   $27,312,000 14
Oct 1, 2004 4 $1,100,000 +192% -48% 2,721 $404   $28,400,000 15
Oct 2, 2004 4 $1,369,903 +25% -54% 2,721 $503   $29,693,073 16
Oct 3, 2004 4 $897,143 -35% -49% 2,721 $330   $30,590,216 17
Oct 4, 2004 4 $247,000 -72% -51% 2,721 $91   $30,838,000 18
Oct 5, 2004 4 $272,000 +10% -44% 2,721 $100   $31,110,000 19
Oct 6, 2004 5 $242,000 -11% -43% 2,721 $89   $31,352,000 20
Oct 7, 2004 5 $239,000 -1% -37% 2,721 $88   $31,591,000 21
Oct 8, 2004 7 $500,000 +109% -55% 1,743 $287   $32,100,000 22
Oct 9, 2004 7 $1,237,958 +148% -10% 1,743 $710   $33,346,804 23
Oct 10, 2004 7 $585,797 -53% -35% 1,743 $336   $33,932,601 24
Oct 11, 2004 7 $304,000 -48% +23% 1,743 $174   $34,237,000 25
Oct 12, 2004 7 $154,000 -49% -43% 1,743 $88   $34,391,000 26
Oct 13, 2004 7 $133,000 -14% -45% 1,743 $76   $34,524,000 27
Oct 14, 2004 8 $158,000 +19% -34% 1,743 $91   $34,682,000 28
Oct 16, 2004 10 $542,445   -56% 1,208 $449   $35,571,089 30
Oct 17, 2004 10 $328,400 -39% -44% 1,208 $272   $35,899,489 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2004 1 $18,859,158   3,170 $5,949   $18,859,158 1
Sep 24, 2004 2 $8,452,641 -55% 3,170 $2,666   $27,311,799 2
Oct 1, 2004 4 $4,278,930 -49% 2,721 $1,573   $31,590,729 3
Oct 8, 2004 7 $3,090,343 -28% 1,743 $1,773   $34,681,072 4
Oct 15, 2004 10 $1,572,624 -49% 1,208 $1,302   $36,253,696 5
Oct 22, 2004 16 $748,758 -52% 872 $859   $37,002,454 6
Oct 29, 2004 24 $289,331 -61% 335 $864   $37,291,785 7
Nov 5, 2004 32 $145,401 -50% 201 $723   $37,437,186 8
Nov 12, 2004 45 $56,771 -61% 107 $531   $37,493,957 9
Nov 19, 2004 47 $49,453 -13% 71 $697   $37,543,410 10
Nov 26, 2004 36 $126,799 +156% 191 $664   $37,670,209 11
Dec 3, 2004 45 $57,415 -55% 142 $404   $37,727,624 12
Dec 10, 2004 47 $26,232 -54% 69 $380   $37,753,856 13
Dec 17, 2004 67 $6,224 -76% 30 $207   $37,760,080 14

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/4/2005 $0 0 166 330 $816,123 9/10/2020
  
Rest of World $11,154,651
  
International Total $11,970,774 9/10/2020

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Jude Law    Captain Joseph Sullivan, AKA Sky Captain
Gwyneth Paltrow    Polly Perkins
Angelina Jolie    Frankie

Supporting

Giovanni Ribisi    Dex
Michael Gambon    Editor Paley
Bai Ling    Mysterious Woman
Omid Djalili    Kaji
Trevor Baxter    Dr. Jennings
Julian Curry    Dr. Vargas
Peter Law    Dr. Kessler
Jon Rumney    German Scientist
Khan Bonfils    Creepy
Samta Gyatso    Scary
Louis Hilyer    Executive Officer
Mark Wells    Communication Engineer
James Cash    Uniformed Officer
Tenzin Bhagen    Kalacakra Priest
Thupten Tsondru    Dying Old Man
Matthew Grant    Crewman
Steve Morphew    Crewman
Nancy Crane    Receptionist
Stuart Milligan    Police Sergeant
Paul Canter    Police Officer
Demetri Goritsas    Radio Operator
William Hope    American Broadcaster
Jonathan Keeble    British Broadcaster
Stephan Cornicard    French Broadcaster
Stephen Ballantyne    German Broadcaster
Victor Sobtchak    Russian Broadcaster
Mido Himadi    Soldier
Gerard Monaco    Technician
Chris Robson    Hindenburg Porter
Matthew Coulter    Hindenburg Boy
Merritt Yohnka    Construction Worker

Production and Technical Credits

Kerry Conran    Director
Kerry Conran    Screenwriter
Jon Avnet    Producer
Marsha Oglesby    Producer
Sadie Frost    Producer
Jude Law    Producer
Aurelio De Laurentiis    Executive Producer
Raffaella De Laurentis    Executive Producer
Bill Haber    Executive Producer
Kevin Conran    Production Designer
Sabrina Plisco    Editor
Edward Shearmur    Composer
Eric Adkins    Director of Photography
Hester Hargett-Aupetit    Co-Producer
Brooke Breton    Co-Producer
Robert Gordon    Associate Producer
Marcia Gay Harden    Marcia Gay
Marcia Gay Harden    Marcia Gay
Matthew Feitshans    Production Supervisor
Steven F. Yamamoto    Animation Director
Pier Luigi Basile    Supervising Art Director
Kirsten Conran    Art Director
Dave Warren    Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Brian Read    Set Decorator
Christopher Probst    Second Unit Camera
Tim Wooster    Second Unit Camera
Kevin Conran    Costume Designer
Stella McCartney    Costume Designer
Richard Pointing    Costume Supervisor
Timothy Coulter    Associate Editor
David Crozier    Sound Mixer
Veda Campbell    Sound Mixer
Terry Porter    Re-recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic    Re-recording Mixer
Todd Toon    Supervising Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf    Sound Effects Editor
Charles W. Ritter    Sound Effects Editor
Adam Kopald    Sound Effects Editor
Chuck Michael    Sound Effects Editor
Todd Toon    Sound Designer
John Kwiatkowski    Dialogue Editor
Daryl Kell    Music Editor
Michael Bauer    Music Editor
Rebecca Lafford    Make up
Kay Georgiou    Hairstylist
Gary Pollard    Special Make-up Effects
Teese Gold    Music Producer
Rick Pagano    Casting Director
Sheila Trezise    Casting Director
Franklin Henson    Stunt Coordinator
Franklin Henson, Sr.    Stunt Coordinator
Ben Howard    Second Assistant Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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


Synopsis

Sky Captain and reporter Polly Perkins investigate the disappearance of well-known scientists around the world. Together with Frankly Cook, commander of an all-female amphibious squadron, and technical genius Dex they try to stop Dr. Totenkopf from executing his evil plot to destroy the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,580,278 (41.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,170 opening theaters/3,170 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,723,115

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 17th, 2004 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: February 4th, 2005 (Wide), released as Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow (Australia)
Video Release: April 18th, 2006 by Paramount Home Video, released as Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
MPA Rating: PG for sequences of stylized sci-fi violence and brief mild language
Running Time: 107 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Geographical setting: New York, New York City
Plot point: Investigative Journalist, Mad Scientist, Missing Person, Robot
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1930s, Steampunk
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Brooklyn Films II, Riff Raff, Blue Flower, Filmauro
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Italy
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2004 1 $15,580,278   3,170 $4,915   $15,580,278 1
Sep 24, 2004 2 $6,658,035 -57% 3,170 $2,100   $25,517,193 2
Oct 1, 2004 4 $3,278,417 -51% 2,721 $1,205   $30,590,216 3
Oct 8, 2004 7 $2,341,872 -29% 1,743 $1,344   $33,932,601 4
Oct 15, 2004 10 $1,218,417 -48% 1,208 $1,009   $35,899,489 5
Oct 22, 2004 16 $578,496 -53% 872 $663   $36,832,192 6
Oct 29, 2004 24 $223,973 -61% 335 $669   $37,226,427 7
Nov 5, 2004 30 $100,338 -55% 201 $499   $37,392,123 8
Nov 12, 2004 43 $43,173 -57% 107 $403   $37,480,359 9
Nov 19, 2004 51 $20,453 -53% 71 $288   $37,514,410 10
Nov 26, 2004 38 $91,915 +349% 191 $481   $37,635,325 11
Dec 3, 2004 42 $43,552 -53% 142 $307   $37,713,761 12
Dec 10, 2004 52 $19,468 -55% 69 $282   $37,747,092 13
Dec 17, 2004 61 $6,224 -68% 30 $207   $37,760,080 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 17, 2004 1 $5,100,000     3,170 $1,609   $5,100,000 1
Sep 18, 2004 1 $6,529,339 +28%   3,170 $2,060   $11,704,850 2
Sep 19, 2004 1 $3,875,428 -41%   3,170 $1,223   $15,580,278 3
Sep 20, 2004 1 $925,000 -76%   3,170 $292   $16,506,000 4
Sep 21, 2004 1 $878,000 -5%   3,170 $277   $17,384,000 5
Sep 22, 2004 1 $752,000 -14%   3,170 $237   $18,136,000 6
Sep 23, 2004 1 $723,000 -4%   3,170 $228   $18,859,000 7
Sep 24, 2004 2 $2,100,000 +190% -59% 3,170 $662   $21,000,000 8
Sep 25, 2004 2 $2,957,495 +41% -55% 3,170 $933   $23,769,278 9
Sep 26, 2004 2 $1,747,915 -41% -55% 3,170 $551   $25,517,193 10
Sep 27, 2004 2 $503,000 -71% -46% 3,170 $159   $26,021,000 11
Sep 28, 2004 2 $486,000 -3% -45% 3,170 $153   $26,507,000 12
Sep 29, 2004 2 $428,000 -12% -43% 3,170 $135   $26,935,000 13
Sep 30, 2004 2 $377,000 -12% -48% 3,170 $119   $27,312,000 14
Oct 1, 2004 4 $1,100,000 +192% -48% 2,721 $404   $28,400,000 15
Oct 2, 2004 4 $1,369,903 +25% -54% 2,721 $503   $29,693,073 16
Oct 3, 2004 4 $897,143 -35% -49% 2,721 $330   $30,590,216 17
Oct 4, 2004 4 $247,000 -72% -51% 2,721 $91   $30,838,000 18
Oct 5, 2004 4 $272,000 +10% -44% 2,721 $100   $31,110,000 19
Oct 6, 2004 5 $242,000 -11% -43% 2,721 $89   $31,352,000 20
Oct 7, 2004 5 $239,000 -1% -37% 2,721 $88   $31,591,000 21
Oct 8, 2004 7 $500,000 +109% -55% 1,743 $287   $32,100,000 22
Oct 9, 2004 7 $1,237,958 +148% -10% 1,743 $710   $33,346,804 23
Oct 10, 2004 7 $585,797 -53% -35% 1,743 $336   $33,932,601 24
Oct 11, 2004 7 $304,000 -48% +23% 1,743 $174   $34,237,000 25
Oct 12, 2004 7 $154,000 -49% -43% 1,743 $88   $34,391,000 26
Oct 13, 2004 7 $133,000 -14% -45% 1,743 $76   $34,524,000 27
Oct 14, 2004 8 $158,000 +19% -34% 1,743 $91   $34,682,000 28
Oct 16, 2004 10 $542,445   -56% 1,208 $449   $35,571,089 30
Oct 17, 2004 10 $328,400 -39% -44% 1,208 $272   $35,899,489 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2004 1 $18,859,158   3,170 $5,949   $18,859,158 1
Sep 24, 2004 2 $8,452,641 -55% 3,170 $2,666   $27,311,799 2
Oct 1, 2004 4 $4,278,930 -49% 2,721 $1,573   $31,590,729 3
Oct 8, 2004 7 $3,090,343 -28% 1,743 $1,773   $34,681,072 4
Oct 15, 2004 10 $1,572,624 -49% 1,208 $1,302   $36,253,696 5
Oct 22, 2004 16 $748,758 -52% 872 $859   $37,002,454 6
Oct 29, 2004 24 $289,331 -61% 335 $864   $37,291,785 7
Nov 5, 2004 32 $145,401 -50% 201 $723   $37,437,186 8
Nov 12, 2004 45 $56,771 -61% 107 $531   $37,493,957 9
Nov 19, 2004 47 $49,453 -13% 71 $697   $37,543,410 10
Nov 26, 2004 36 $126,799 +156% 191 $664   $37,670,209 11
Dec 3, 2004 45 $57,415 -55% 142 $404   $37,727,624 12
Dec 10, 2004 47 $26,232 -54% 69 $380   $37,753,856 13
Dec 17, 2004 67 $6,224 -76% 30 $207   $37,760,080 14

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/4/2005 $0 0 166 330 $816,123 9/10/2020
  
Rest of World $11,154,651
  
International Total $11,970,774 9/10/2020

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Jude Law    Captain Joseph Sullivan, AKA Sky Captain
Gwyneth Paltrow    Polly Perkins
Angelina Jolie    Frankie

Supporting

Giovanni Ribisi    Dex
Michael Gambon    Editor Paley
Bai Ling    Mysterious Woman
Omid Djalili    Kaji
Trevor Baxter    Dr. Jennings
Julian Curry    Dr. Vargas
Peter Law    Dr. Kessler
Jon Rumney    German Scientist
Khan Bonfils    Creepy
Samta Gyatso    Scary
Louis Hilyer    Executive Officer
Mark Wells    Communication Engineer
James Cash    Uniformed Officer
Tenzin Bhagen    Kalacakra Priest
Thupten Tsondru    Dying Old Man
Matthew Grant    Crewman
Steve Morphew    Crewman
Nancy Crane    Receptionist
Stuart Milligan    Police Sergeant
Paul Canter    Police Officer
Demetri Goritsas    Radio Operator
William Hope    American Broadcaster
Jonathan Keeble    British Broadcaster
Stephan Cornicard    French Broadcaster
Stephen Ballantyne    German Broadcaster
Victor Sobtchak    Russian Broadcaster
Mido Himadi    Soldier
Gerard Monaco    Technician
Chris Robson    Hindenburg Porter
Matthew Coulter    Hindenburg Boy
Merritt Yohnka    Construction Worker

Production and Technical Credits

Kerry Conran    Director
Kerry Conran    Screenwriter
Jon Avnet    Producer
Marsha Oglesby    Producer
Sadie Frost    Producer
Jude Law    Producer
Aurelio De Laurentiis    Executive Producer
Raffaella De Laurentis    Executive Producer
Bill Haber    Executive Producer
Kevin Conran    Production Designer
Sabrina Plisco    Editor
Edward Shearmur    Composer
Eric Adkins    Director of Photography
Hester Hargett-Aupetit    Co-Producer
Brooke Breton    Co-Producer
Robert Gordon    Associate Producer
Marcia Gay Harden    Marcia Gay
Marcia Gay Harden    Marcia Gay
Matthew Feitshans    Production Supervisor
Steven F. Yamamoto    Animation Director
Pier Luigi Basile    Supervising Art Director
Kirsten Conran    Art Director
Dave Warren    Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Brian Read    Set Decorator
Christopher Probst    Second Unit Camera
Tim Wooster    Second Unit Camera
Kevin Conran    Costume Designer
Stella McCartney    Costume Designer
Richard Pointing    Costume Supervisor
Timothy Coulter    Associate Editor
David Crozier    Sound Mixer
Veda Campbell    Sound Mixer
Terry Porter    Re-recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic    Re-recording Mixer
Todd Toon    Supervising Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf    Sound Effects Editor
Charles W. Ritter    Sound Effects Editor
Adam Kopald    Sound Effects Editor
Chuck Michael    Sound Effects Editor
Todd Toon    Sound Designer
John Kwiatkowski    Dialogue Editor
Daryl Kell    Music Editor
Michael Bauer    Music Editor
Rebecca Lafford    Make up
Kay Georgiou    Hairstylist
Gary Pollard    Special Make-up Effects
Teese Gold    Music Producer
Rick Pagano    Casting Director
Sheila Trezise    Casting Director
Franklin Henson    Stunt Coordinator
Franklin Henson, Sr.    Stunt Coordinator
Ben Howard    Second Assistant Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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