Speed Racer (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,945,766Details
International Box Office $49,448,696Details
Worldwide Box Office $93,394,462
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $14,921,145 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $14,921,145
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Synopsis

The story resolves around Speed Racer, who is loyal to the family business run by his parents. After turning down an offer to race for one of the big companies he uncovers a race fixing plot and joins forces with former rival Racer X.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,561,337 (42.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,606 opening theaters/3,606 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,449,707

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,110 $43,945,766
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,989 $49,448,696
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,938 $93,394,462

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
May 9th, 2008 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: September 16th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking
Running Time: 135 minutes
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Keywords: Live Action Cartoon, Visual Effects, Auto Racing, IMAX: DMR, Digital Cinematography
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 267 $6,205,169 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 148 $5,272,202 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $8,297,477 May 23, 2008 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 3 $18,561,337   3,606 $5,147   $18,561,337 1
May 16, 2008 4 $8,117,459 -56% 3,606 $2,251   $30,284,073 2
May 23, 2008 5 $3,942,756 -51% 3,112 $1,267   $36,152,093 3
May 30, 2008 7 $2,259,031 -43% 2,070 $1,091   $40,677,371 4
Jun 6, 2008 14 $427,547 -81% 855 $500   $42,075,228 5
Jun 13, 2008 16 $183,385 -57% 260 $705   $42,504,512 6
Jun 20, 2008 19 $152,674 -17% 151 $1,011   $42,737,927 7
Jun 27, 2008 32 $81,016 -47% 112 $723   $42,888,276 8
Jul 4, 2008 19 $202,251 +150% 293 $690   $43,196,832 9
Jul 11, 2008 27 $160,379 -21% 247 $649   $43,525,610 10
Jul 18, 2008 30 $112,698 -30% 200 $563   $43,740,375 11
Jul 25, 2008 40 $49,323 -56% 128 $385   $43,868,613 12
Aug 1, 2008 58 $23,070 -53% 70 $330   $43,929,341 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2008 3 $6,192,227     3,606 $1,717   $6,192,227 1
May 10, 2008 3 $7,332,365 +18%   3,606 $2,033   $13,524,592 2
May 11, 2008 3 $5,036,745 -31%   3,606 $1,397   $18,561,337 3
May 12, 2008 3 $1,074,257 -79%   3,606 $298   $19,635,594 4
May 13, 2008 3 $912,360 -15%   3,606 $253   $20,547,954 5
May 14, 2008 3 $816,216 -11%   3,606 $226   $21,364,170 6
May 15, 2008 3 $802,444 -2%   3,606 $223   $22,166,614 7
May 16, 2008 4 $2,002,323 +150% -68% 3,606 $555   $24,168,937 8
May 17, 2008 4 $3,448,419 +72% -53% 3,606 $956   $27,617,356 9
May 18, 2008 4 $2,666,717 -23% -47% 3,606 $740   $30,284,073 10
May 19, 2008 4 $667,156 -75% -38% 3,606 $185   $30,951,229 11
May 20, 2008 4 $484,368 -27% -47% 3,606 $134   $31,435,597 12
May 21, 2008 5 $422,210 -13% -48% 3,606 $117   $31,857,807 13
May 22, 2008 6 $355,000 -16% -56% 3,606 $98   $32,213,007 14
May 23, 2008 6 $994,501 +180% -50% 3,112 $320   $33,207,501 15
May 24, 2008 5 $1,589,498 +60% -54% 3,112 $511   $34,796,999 16
May 25, 2008 5 $1,358,757 -15% -49% 3,112 $437   $36,155,756 17
May 26, 2008 5 $1,329,446 -2% +99% 3,112 $427   $37,485,202 18
May 27, 2008 7 $322,250 -76% -33% 3,112 $104   $37,807,452 19
May 28, 2008 7 $301,147 -7% -29% 3,112 $97   $38,108,599 20
May 29, 2008 6 $313,404 +4% -12% 3,112 $101   $38,422,003 21
May 30, 2008 9 $527,426 +68% -47% 2,070 $255   $38,949,429 22
May 31, 2008 7 $1,029,525 +95% -35% 2,070 $497   $39,978,954 23
Jun 1, 2008 7 $702,080 -32% -48% 2,070 $339   $40,681,034 24
Jun 2, 2008 8 $212,801 -70% -84% 2,070 $103   $40,893,835 25
Jun 3, 2008 9 $233,202 +10% -28% 2,070 $113   $41,127,037 26
Jun 4, 2008 9 $258,218 +11% -14% 2,070 $125   $41,385,255 27
Jun 5, 2008 8 $266,089 +3% -15% 2,070 $129   $41,651,344 28
Jun 6, 2008 13 $113,192 -57% -79% 855 $132   $41,764,536 29
Jun 7, 2008 - $167,480 +48% -84% 855 $196   $41,932,016 30
Jun 8, 2008 - $146,875 -12% -79% 855 $172   $42,078,891 31
Jun 9, 2008 12 $59,381 -60% -72% 855 $69   $42,138,272 32
Jun 10, 2008 12 $60,170 +1% -74% 855 $70   $42,198,442 33
Jun 11, 2008 12 $61,975 +3% -76% 855 $72   $42,256,754 34
Jun 12, 2008 11 $64,373 +4% -76% 855 $75   $42,321,127 35
Jun 13, 2008 - $48,579 -25% -57% 260 $187   $42,369,706 36
Jun 14, 2008 - $79,451 +64% -53% 260 $306   $42,449,157 37
Jun 15, 2008 - $55,355 -30% -62% 260 $213   $42,504,512 38
Jun 16, 2008 16 $20,038 -64% -66% 260 $77   $42,524,550 39
Jun 17, 2008 - $20,446 +2% -66% 260 $79   $42,544,996 40
Jun 18, 2008 - $19,646 -4% -68% 260 $76   $42,564,642 41
Jun 19, 2008 - $20,611 +5% -68% 260 $79   $42,585,253 42
Jun 20, 2008 - $42,800 +108% -12% 151 $283   $42,628,053 43
Jun 21, 2008 - $70,252 +64% -12% 151 $465   $42,698,305 44
Jul 4, 2008 - $47,684     293 $163   $43,042,265 57
Jul 5, 2008 - $88,167 +85%   293 $301   $43,130,432 58
Jul 6, 2008 - $66,400 -25%   293 $227   $43,196,832 59
Jul 7, 2008 - $38,047 -43%   293 $130   $43,234,879 60
Jul 8, 2008 - $46,752 +23%   293 $160   $43,281,631 61
Jul 9, 2008 - $41,592 -11%   293 $142   $43,323,223 62
Jul 10, 2008 - $42,008 +1%   293 $143   $43,365,231 63
Jul 11, 2008 - $49,433 +18% +4% 247 $200   $43,414,664 64
Jul 12, 2008 - $66,090 +34% -25% 247 $268   $43,480,754 65
Jul 13, 2008 - $44,856 -32% -32% 247 $182   $43,525,610 66
Jul 14, 2008 - $23,293 -48% -39% 247 $94   $43,548,903 67
Jul 15, 2008 - $27,457 +18% -41% 247 $111   $43,576,360 68
Jul 16, 2008 - $25,383 -8% -39% 247 $103   $43,601,743 69
Jul 17, 2008 - $25,934 +2% -38% 247 $105   $43,627,677 70
Jul 18, 2008 - $36,277 +40% -27% 200 $181   $43,663,954 71
Jul 19, 2008 - $45,120 +24% -32% 200 $226   $43,709,074 72
Jul 20, 2008 - $31,301 -31% -30% 200 $157   $43,740,375 73
Jul 21, 2008 - $16,643 -47% -29% 200 $83   $43,757,018 74
Jul 22, 2008 - $20,834 +25% -24% 200 $104   $43,777,852 75
Jul 23, 2008 - $20,037 -4% -21% 200 $100   $43,797,889 76
Jul 24, 2008 - $21,401 +7% -17% 200 $107   $43,819,290 77
Jul 25, 2008 - $15,229 -29% -58% 128 $119   $43,834,519 78
Jul 26, 2008 - $19,631 +29% -56% 128 $153   $43,854,150 79
Jul 27, 2008 - $14,463 -26% -54% 128 $113   $43,868,613 80
Jul 28, 2008 - $7,111 -51% -57% 128 $56   $43,875,724 81
Jul 29, 2008 - $9,678 +36% -54% 128 $76   $43,885,402 82
Jul 30, 2008 - $11,522 +19% -42% 128 $90   $43,896,924 83
Jul 31, 2008 - $9,347 -19% -56% 128 $73   $43,906,271 84
Aug 1, 2008 - $6,833 -27% -55% 70 $98   $43,913,104 85
Aug 2, 2008 - $9,452 +38% -52% 70 $135   $43,922,556 86
Aug 3, 2008 - $6,785 -28% -53% 70 $97   $43,929,341 87
Aug 4, 2008 - $3,396 -50% -52% 70 $49   $43,932,737 88
Aug 5, 2008 - $4,317 +27% -55% 70 $62   $43,937,054 89
Aug 6, 2008 - $4,313 n/c -63% 70 $62   $43,941,367 90
Aug 7, 2008 - $4,399 +2% -53% 70 $63   $43,945,766 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 3 $22,166,614   3,606 $6,147   $22,166,614 1
May 16, 2008 5 $10,042,723 -55% 3,606 $2,785   $32,209,337 2
May 23, 2008 5 $6,209,003 -38% 3,112 $1,995   $38,418,340 3
May 30, 2008 7 $3,229,341 -48% 2,070 $1,560   $41,647,681 4
Jun 6, 2008 13 $673,446 -79% 855 $788   $42,321,127 5
Jun 13, 2008 18 $264,126 -61% 260 $1,016   $42,585,253 6
Jun 20, 2008 24 $222,007 -16% 151 $1,470   $42,807,260 7
Jun 27, 2008 27 $187,321 -16% 112 $1,673   $42,994,581 8
Jul 4, 2008 20 $370,650 +98% 293 $1,265   $43,365,231 9
Jul 11, 2008 26 $236,512 -36% 247 $958   $43,601,743 10
Jul 18, 2008 30 $191,613 -19% 200 $958   $43,819,290 11
Jul 25, 2008 37 $86,981 -55% 128 $680   $43,906,271 12
Aug 1, 2008 56 $39,495 -55% 70 $564   $43,945,766 13

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
Sep 21, 20081390,191 390,191$6,268,301$6,268,3011
Sep 28, 20083154,450-60% 544,641$2,493,410$8,761,7112
Oct 5, 2008577,658-50% 622,299$1,258,300$10,020,0113
Oct 12, 20081147,139-39% 669,438$767,107$10,787,1184
Oct 19, 20081631,881-32% 701,319$522,498$11,309,6165
Oct 26, 20082622,840-28% 724,159$375,629$11,685,2456

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

Leading Cast

Emile Hirsch    Speed

Supporting Cast

Christina Ricci    Trixie
John Goodman    Pops Racer
Susan Sarandon    Mom Racer
Matthew Fox    Racer X
Benno Furmann    Inspector Detector
Hiroyuki Sanada    Mr. Musha
Rain*    Taejo Togokhan
Richard Roundtree    Ben Burns
Roger Allam    Mr. Royalton
Paulie Litt    Spritle
Kick Gurry    Sparky
John Benfield    Cruncher Block
Christian Oliver    Snake Oiler
Ralph Herforth    Cannonball Taylor
Scott Porter    Rex
Nan Yu    Horuko
Nayo K. Wallace*    Minx
Melvil Poupaud    Johnny "Goodboy" Jones
Ramon Tikaram    Casa Christo Announcer
Ben Miles    Cass Jones
Peter Fernandez    Local Announcer
Cosma Shiva Hagen    Gennie
Moritz Bleibtreu    Grey Ghost
Karl Yune    Taejo Body Guard
Joon Park    Yakuza Driver
Nicholas Elia    Young Speed
Melissa Holroyd    Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter    Young Trixie
Gian Ganziano    Everyman Announcer
Harvey Friedman    Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda    Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa    Russian Announcer
Sami Loris    Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo    French Announcer
Sean McDonagh    Celtic Announcer
Vinzenz Kiefer    Crew Chief/Sempre Fi-Ber Driver
Mark Zak    Blackjack Benelli
Julia Joyce    Blonde Pack Leader
Clayton Nemrow    Race Announcer
Ricky Watson    Race Commentator
Brandon Robinson    Big Mouth
L. Trey Wilson    Press Man
Lauren Blake    Flight Attendant
Waldemar Kobus    Vinny-Cruncher Thug
Max Hopp    Cruncher-Thug
Julie T. Wallace    Truck Driver
Matthias Redlhammer    Marvin The Cleaning Man
Ecki Hoffmann    Joel Goldman
Stephen Marcus    Security Goon
Art La Fleur    Fuji Announcer
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo    Fuji Announcer
Paul Sirr    Dour Face
Kady Taylor    Queen of Casa Cristo
Junior Sone Enang    Shark Driver
Jana Pallaske    Delila
Dari Maximova    Flying Fox
Werner Daehn    Sempre Fi-Ber Leader
Komi Togbonou    Thor-azine Leader
Leila Rozario    Hydro-cell Driver
Steven Wilson    C.I.B. Security Man
Togo Igawa    Mr. Togokahn
Jonathan Kinsler    Fuji Reporter
Anatole Taubman    Fuji Reporter
Frank Witter    Security Official
Megan Gay    Senior Race Official
Corinne Orr    Grand Prix Female Announcer
Joe Mazza    Nitro
Ludmilla Ismailow    Denise
Milka Duno    Gearbox
Amira Osman    Count Down Tower Woman
Ashley Walters    Prince Kabala
Jens Neuhaus    German Announcer
Sesede Terziyan    Turkish Announcer
Ill-Young Kim    Korean Announcer
Yuriri Naka    Japanese Announcer
Oscar Ortega Sanchez    Spanish Announcer
Yu Fang    Chinese Announcer
Narges Rashidi    Persian Announcer
Andres Cantor    Grand Prix Announcer

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

Production and Technical Credits

The Wachowski Brothers*    Director
The Wachowski Brothers*    Director
The Wachowski Brothers*    Screenwriter
The Wachowski Brothers*    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Grant Hill    Producer
Andy Wachowski    Producer
Larry Wachowski*    Producer
David Lane Seltzer    Executive Producer
Michael Lambert    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
David Tattersall    Director of Photography
Owen Paterson    Production Designer
Zach Staenberg    Editor
Roger Barton    Editor
Kym Barrett    Costume Designer
Michael Giacchino    Composer
Jessica Alan    Co-Producer
Roberto Malerba    Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Carl L. Woebcken*    Co-Producer
Marcus Loges    Line Producer
Terry Needham    Assistant Director
Martin Krauka    Assistant Director (Element Unit)
James McTeigue    Second Unit Director
Roberto Malerba    Unit Production Manager
Grant Hill    Unit Production Manager
Kelly Helstrom-Maxwell    Production Supervisor
Hugh Bateup    Supervising Art Director
Sebastian Krawinkel    Art Director
Marco Bittner Rosser    Art Director
Anja Mueller    Art Director
Peter Walpole    Set Decorator
Harvey Harrison    Second Unit Camera
Martin Fuhrer    Additional Photography
Daniele Massaccesi    Additional Photography
Barbara Jager    Costume Supervisor
Lisa Nora Lovaas    Costume Supervisor
Ivan Sharrock    Sound Mixer
Matthias Richter    Sound Mixer-Element Unit
Felix Andriessens    Sound Mixer-Splinter Unit
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Ozanich    Re-recording Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
William R. Dean    Co-Supervising Sound Editor
David A. Whittaker    Sound Effects Editor
A.D. Yerys    Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Watkins    Sound Effects Editor
Dane A. Davis    Sound Designer
Stephanie Flack    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Joe E. Rand    Music Editor
Stephen M. Davis    Music Editor
Jeremy Woodhead    Make-up and Hair Designer
Lora Kennedy    Casting Director
Lucinda Syson    Casting Director
Anja Dihrberg    Casting Director
Chad Stahelski    Supervising Stunt Coordinator
David Leitch    Stunt Coordinator
Antje "Angie" Rau    Stunt Coordinator
Will Dodds    Co-Second Assistant Director-Uncredited

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

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International Details - Narnia is Prince of the International Charts

May 25th, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened in second place on the international charts with $23.31 million on 3037 screens in 12 markets giving it the best per screen average on this week's list. The film only opened in three major markets, but it finished first in all of them. This includes Russia where it managed $6.73 million on 735 screens and Mexico where it earned $6.27 million on 842 and in both cases it opened significantly higher than the original. On the other hand, while it managed first place in South Korea, its opening of $3.42 million on 670 screens over the weekend and a total of $3.90 million is significantly lower than the originals opening of $3.94 million on 262 screens over three days and $5.22 million in total. Next up for the film is its debut in Japan this weekend, while it has major openings all the way till late August. More...

Indiana Jones and the Opening Long Weekend

May 22nd, 2008

For the first time in nearly two decades, there is an Indiana Jones movie opening in theaters. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is arguably the most anticipated new release of the year and should crush the competition at the box office. In fact, there are more than a few people who expect records will the broken this weekend. With expectations this high, it might be almost impossible for the film to match them. More...

A Prince Among Kings

May 19th, 2008

The weekend box office was ... mixed, to be generous. The box office leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, missed expectations by $30 million, give or take, while the overall box office numbers was also well below expectations at $132 million. At least this was above last weekend's box office tally by about 5%, but below last year's pace by a flabbergasting 27%. Year-to-date 2008 lost even more ground and is now behind last year's pace by nearly 4% $3.21 billion to $3.09 billion. Things need to turn around soon lest the narrative becomes the slumping box office, however, I don't see that happening. More...

International Details - What Happened to Speed Racer?

May 18th, 2008

Like it did domestically, What Happens in Vegas... managed to open in second place on the international charts. It was able to do so in part because it opened in nearly every major market over the past weekend earning solid openings in many of them. This includes second place in both the U.K. ($2.47 million on 398 screens), in France ($2.36 million on 304 screens), and in Australia ($2.33 million on 335). It also placed first in Spain with an impressive $3.77 million on 398 screens and also topped the charts in both Russia and Germany with $3.70 million on 476 screens $1.85 million on 500 screens respectively. Overall it managed to pull in $24.86 million on 3904 screens in 36 markets during its opening weekend on the charts, and should have little difficulty matching its domestic total. More...

Narnia Set to Reign

May 15th, 2008

There's little doubt which film will come out on top this weekend, as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the only film opening wide this weekend. The real competition are three other films that opened earlier, sometimes much earlier. The first is the film that started this summer, Iron Man, the second is the biggest hit from the same weekend last year, Shrek the Third, and the final one is the film that started the franchise, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Prince Caspian will be judged a success or a failure not whether or not it can finish first, but how it does in comparison to these other films. More...

Contest - Speeding Toward a Green Future - Winning Announcement

May 13th, 2008

The winners of our Speeding Toward a Green Future contest were determined and they are... More...

Iron Man Laps Competition

May 12th, 2008

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Speed Racer Stalls

May 11th, 2008

After a huge opening for Iron Man last weekend, the market fell to earth with a bump this time around thanks to a very disappointing debut for Speed Racer. The much-hyped cartoon action movie from the Wachowski brothers only managed to pull in $20.2 million at the box office, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate, and there's a good chance that What Happens in Vegas, with an estimated $20 million so far, will end up in second place for the weekend. Iron Man, meanwhile, put in a very respectable second weekend with an estimated $50.5 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 9, 2008

May 10th, 2008

Big week for movie releases, which means a big week for websites. However, what this week's list has in quantity, we lose in quality. None have what it takes to become the Weekly Website Winner, and while Speed Racer - Official Site comes the closest, it fails on medical grounds. More...

Go Speed Racer!

May 8th, 2008

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

Contest - Speeding Toward a Green Future

May 2nd, 2008

It's too soon to tell if the summer season got off to a good start or not -- we will have until Saturday, when Friday's box office numbers come out. So it feels premature to talk about Speed Racer. Still, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a prize pack from Big Ideas for a Small Planet (T-shirt, journal, and more), as well as Conspiracy on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a prize pack from Big Ideas for a Small Planet (T-shirt, journal, and more), as well as Conspiracy on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2008 Preview: May

May 1st, 2008

2008 has stumbled pretty badly recently, but, with the past two weekends beating their 2007 counterparts, it looks like it is getting back on track. Hopefully this can continue in May. On the one hand, the start of the Summer should reinvigorate the box office numbers with a few potential $300 million hits opening over the five weekends and two more films that should reach $100 million. Here's the problem: Last year, there were three monster hits that opened in May and they earned a combined box office close to $1 billion. If any of the big three this month (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Iron Man) stumble, then there will be almost no way 2008 can keep pace with 2007. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

A busy week for new sites with roughly a dozen making their first appearance on this week's list. However, it was a site making its last appearance, Knocked Up - Official Site, that was judged best-of-the-best. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 8 - April 14, 2007

April 14th, 2007

Even with the extra day, it was a slow week for websites. There were a couple films to have their full sites go live this week, but in both cases there was a lack of features. The best of the list is Pathfinder - Official Site, but it's not up to the level of an award winner. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - March 11, 2007

March 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Shooter. Pathfinder, Speed Racer and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 19, 2006

November 19th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Charlotte's Web, Speed Racer, The Dark Knight and more. More...


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

Synopsis

The story resolves around Speed Racer, who is loyal to the family business run by his parents. After turning down an offer to race for one of the big companies he uncovers a race fixing plot and joins forces with former rival Racer X.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,561,337 (42.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,606 opening theaters/3,606 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,449,707

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,110 $43,945,766
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,989 $49,448,696
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,938 $93,394,462

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
May 9th, 2008 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: September 16th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking
Running Time: 135 minutes
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Keywords: Live Action Cartoon, Visual Effects, Auto Racing, IMAX: DMR, Digital Cinematography
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 267 $6,205,169 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 148 $5,272,202 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $8,297,477 May 23, 2008 17

Leading Cast

Emile Hirsch    Speed

Supporting Cast

Christina Ricci    Trixie
John Goodman    Pops Racer
Susan Sarandon    Mom Racer
Matthew Fox    Racer X
Benno Furmann    Inspector Detector
Hiroyuki Sanada    Mr. Musha
Rain*    Taejo Togokhan
Richard Roundtree    Ben Burns
Roger Allam    Mr. Royalton
Paulie Litt    Spritle
Kick Gurry    Sparky
John Benfield    Cruncher Block
Christian Oliver    Snake Oiler
Ralph Herforth    Cannonball Taylor
Scott Porter    Rex
Nan Yu    Horuko
Nayo K. Wallace*    Minx
Melvil Poupaud    Johnny "Goodboy" Jones
Ramon Tikaram    Casa Christo Announcer
Ben Miles    Cass Jones
Peter Fernandez    Local Announcer
Cosma Shiva Hagen    Gennie
Moritz Bleibtreu    Grey Ghost
Karl Yune    Taejo Body Guard
Joon Park    Yakuza Driver
Nicholas Elia    Young Speed
Melissa Holroyd    Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter    Young Trixie
Gian Ganziano    Everyman Announcer
Harvey Friedman    Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda    Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa    Russian Announcer
Sami Loris    Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo    French Announcer
Sean McDonagh    Celtic Announcer
Vinzenz Kiefer    Crew Chief/Sempre Fi-Ber Driver
Mark Zak    Blackjack Benelli
Julia Joyce    Blonde Pack Leader
Clayton Nemrow    Race Announcer
Ricky Watson    Race Commentator
Brandon Robinson    Big Mouth
L. Trey Wilson    Press Man
Lauren Blake    Flight Attendant
Waldemar Kobus    Vinny-Cruncher Thug
Max Hopp    Cruncher-Thug
Julie T. Wallace    Truck Driver
Matthias Redlhammer    Marvin The Cleaning Man
Ecki Hoffmann    Joel Goldman
Stephen Marcus    Security Goon
Art La Fleur    Fuji Announcer
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo    Fuji Announcer
Paul Sirr    Dour Face
Kady Taylor    Queen of Casa Cristo
Junior Sone Enang    Shark Driver
Jana Pallaske    Delila
Dari Maximova    Flying Fox
Werner Daehn    Sempre Fi-Ber Leader
Komi Togbonou    Thor-azine Leader
Leila Rozario    Hydro-cell Driver
Steven Wilson    C.I.B. Security Man
Togo Igawa    Mr. Togokahn
Jonathan Kinsler    Fuji Reporter
Anatole Taubman    Fuji Reporter
Frank Witter    Security Official
Megan Gay    Senior Race Official
Corinne Orr    Grand Prix Female Announcer
Joe Mazza    Nitro
Ludmilla Ismailow    Denise
Milka Duno    Gearbox
Amira Osman    Count Down Tower Woman
Ashley Walters    Prince Kabala
Jens Neuhaus    German Announcer
Sesede Terziyan    Turkish Announcer
Ill-Young Kim    Korean Announcer
Yuriri Naka    Japanese Announcer
Oscar Ortega Sanchez    Spanish Announcer
Yu Fang    Chinese Announcer
Narges Rashidi    Persian Announcer
Andres Cantor    Grand Prix Announcer

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

Production and Technical Credits

The Wachowski Brothers*    Director
The Wachowski Brothers*    Director
The Wachowski Brothers*    Screenwriter
The Wachowski Brothers*    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Grant Hill    Producer
Andy Wachowski    Producer
Larry Wachowski*    Producer
David Lane Seltzer    Executive Producer
Michael Lambert    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
David Tattersall    Director of Photography
Owen Paterson    Production Designer
Zach Staenberg    Editor
Roger Barton    Editor
Kym Barrett    Costume Designer
Michael Giacchino    Composer
Jessica Alan    Co-Producer
Roberto Malerba    Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Carl L. Woebcken*    Co-Producer
Marcus Loges    Line Producer
Terry Needham    Assistant Director
Martin Krauka    Assistant Director (Element Unit)
James McTeigue    Second Unit Director
Roberto Malerba    Unit Production Manager
Grant Hill    Unit Production Manager
Kelly Helstrom-Maxwell    Production Supervisor
Hugh Bateup    Supervising Art Director
Sebastian Krawinkel    Art Director
Marco Bittner Rosser    Art Director
Anja Mueller    Art Director
Peter Walpole    Set Decorator
Harvey Harrison    Second Unit Camera
Martin Fuhrer    Additional Photography
Daniele Massaccesi    Additional Photography
Barbara Jager    Costume Supervisor
Lisa Nora Lovaas    Costume Supervisor
Ivan Sharrock    Sound Mixer
Matthias Richter    Sound Mixer-Element Unit
Felix Andriessens    Sound Mixer-Splinter Unit
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Ozanich    Re-recording Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
William R. Dean    Co-Supervising Sound Editor
David A. Whittaker    Sound Effects Editor
A.D. Yerys    Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Watkins    Sound Effects Editor
Dane A. Davis    Sound Designer
Stephanie Flack    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Joe E. Rand    Music Editor
Stephen M. Davis    Music Editor
Jeremy Woodhead    Make-up and Hair Designer
Lora Kennedy    Casting Director
Lucinda Syson    Casting Director
Anja Dihrberg    Casting Director
Chad Stahelski    Supervising Stunt Coordinator
David Leitch    Stunt Coordinator
Antje "Angie" Rau    Stunt Coordinator
Will Dodds    Co-Second Assistant Director-Uncredited

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

UPDATED: DVD Sales - Man oh Man!

October 12th, 2008

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on the sales chart this week, but what we lacked in quantity, we more than made up for in quality. This is because the first of the summer blockbusters reached the home market. Iron Man topped the charts with 5.12 million units sold and $93.98 million in opening week revenue. Not only is this the best opening of the year, Iron Man nearly took top spot on the yearly chart after just one week in release. More...

DVD Sales - Sexy, and Not so Sexy, New Releases

October 6th, 2008

New releases were plentiful on the sales chart this week, but after the new number one release, they were not that strong. That new release was Sex and the City, which sold 1.72 million units raising $38.56 million in opening week revenue. More...

DVD Sales - Go Speed Racer!

September 29th, 2008

There were plenty of new releases on this week's sales chart, nine in fact, but they generally didn't perform as strongly as last week's group. Leading the way was Speed Racer with 406,000 units sold, and $8.40 million in revenue generated, which is relatively better than its theatrical run. More...

DVD Rentals - Made to Order

September 29th, 2008

There were almost as many new releases to reach the top 30 on the rental charts as there were on the sales chart this week, but there were some key differences, including the top spot. The number one rental of the week was Made of Honor, which generated about 20% more revenue than Speed Racer. More...

DVD Releases for September 16, 2008 - Part II

September 15th, 2008

We have a big list this week with more than 50 releases. This includes very few top-notch, first run releases, but that weakness is counterbalanced by the strength in the TV on DVD department, including a few contenders for DVD Pick of the Week like Duckman - Season One & Two and Pushing Daisies - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. If I were to choose just one release this week, it would be the former; however, I think the latter has a better chance at mainstream appeal. As I previously said, this is a huge list this week, so much so that it had to be split into two parts. Part one can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for September 16, 2008 - Part I

September 15th, 2008

We have a big list this week with more than 50 releases. This includes very few top-notch, first run releases, but that weakness is counterbalanced by the strength in the TV on DVD department, including a few contenders for DVD Pick of the Week like Duckman - Season One & Two and Pushing Daisies - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. If I were to choose just one release this week, it would be the former; however, I think the latter has a better chance at mainstream appeal. As I previously said, this is a huge list this week, so much so that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

International Details - Cliff Strong Overseas

August 24th, 2008

Ponyo on the Cliff is locked in first place in Japan growing by 13% to $7.75 million on 481 screens over the weekend for a total of $90.47 million at the end of last weekend, and it is likely that it has hit $100 million in the meantime. More...

International Details - Panda Packs on the Pounds

July 13th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda saw its weekend numbers climb by close to 70%, and its weekend haul of $40.16 million on 5325 screens in 40 markets was the best of its run so far. A run that has brought in $154.13 million so far. However, it still remained in second place thanks to the opening of Hancock. The film had a pair of second place openings including the U.K. where it made $8.63 million on 446 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.96 million. Meanwhile in Germany it was not as strong with $4.48 million on 831 screens, but it still managed second place. The film also slipped to second place in Australia, but it held well down just 24% to $3.83 million on 363 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.63 million. More...

International Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

The Happening fell from first to fifth with just $14.05 million on 5579 screens in 65 markets for a total of $56.40 million after two weeks. Good news, it was able to remain in first place in France despite falling 60% to $1.93 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.68 million after two. On the other hand, it fell from first to third in Spain down 65% to $1.20 million on 387 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.41 million after two. Even worse, it was down just under 80% in Italy and just over 80% in South Korea earning $367,000 on 338 screens and $206,000 on 293 screens respectively. Its totals of $2.77 million in the former and $2.18 million in the latter are hardly impressive, and well below its domestic run. This is a shocking decline, especially since films tend to have better legs internationally than they have domestically. And while it should earn more on the international marketplace, there's little hope of reaching $200 million worldwide now. More...

International Details - Sex on the Decline

June 22nd, 2008

Sex and the City was knocked out of top spot with $23.71 million on 5591 screens in 44 markets for a total of $136.00 million after three weeks of release. Its biggest opening came from the Netherlands, which is a midlevel market at best, but it earned $810,000 on 108 screens over the weekend and $1.23 million in total. This is a very strong opening and the film will have little trouble topping Iron Man in the market and will even come relatively close to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's total. Additionally, the film earned $4.29 million on 452 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $14.88 million while in the U.K. it pulled in $3.50 million on 470 screens over the weekend lifting its total of $39.80 million after three. More...

International Details - Panda Feeds on International Audiences

June 15th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda started its international run in third place with $20.46 million on 1521 screens in 9 markets. The film reportedly set records in a number of its smaller, Southeast Asian debuts while its brought in an impressive $8.26 million on 821 screens in Russia and $7.84 million on 632 screens in South Korea (including midweek numbers). Next up for the film is Australia and Mexico next weekend while it has major market opening throughout the summer. More...

International Details - Sex not as Popular with International Audiences

June 8th, 2008

Sex and the City made its international debut this past weekend, and while it wasn't able to top the charts like it did domestically, it still managed a fantastic $32.77 million on 3590 screens in 14 markets over the weekend for a total of $37.52 million. Its biggest opening came in the U.K. where it dominated the market with $17.22 million on 460 screens, which is equivalent to an $80 million to $100 million opening here. It also finished first in Germany with $7.41 million on 836 screens. It also did very well in France with $6.12 million on 551 screens and in Italy with $2.74 million on 552 screens, finishing second in both markets. The film opened in Australia and South Korea this past weekend, while it doesn't end its run till late August with Japan and it should reach several major milestones before then. More...

International Details - Narnia Softens

June 1st, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian slipped 21% during its sophomore stint adding $19.35 million on 3681 screens in 13 markets for a still early total of $51.26 million. This includes a first place, $5.34 million opening on 782 screens over the weekend in Japan, while the film has $7.81 million including midweek numbers. This was below the original's opening in that market of $8.92 million, which is troubling. More troubling news came in Mexico where it was down 51% to $3.05 million on 842 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.58 million while in Russia it was down 55% to $3.03 million on 735 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.54 million after two. More...

Indiana Jones Tops Iron Man's Opening (Kind Of)

May 28th, 2008

The first long weekend of the summer has come and gone and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was able to earn the tenth best opening weekend of all time, assuming you don't count Iron Man's Thursday night box office. (Which apparently we are supposed to.) However, while this is good news, the overall box office is still in a slump. Sure, the 3-day total was $172 million, which was 31% higher than last weekend, but it was more than 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Add in Monday and the box office pulled in $219 million, which was 14% lower than last year's 4-day total. Year-to-date, 2008 is now 4% behind last year's pace at $3.51 billion to $3.37 billion. More...

International Details - Narnia is Prince of the International Charts

May 25th, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened in second place on the international charts with $23.31 million on 3037 screens in 12 markets giving it the best per screen average on this week's list. The film only opened in three major markets, but it finished first in all of them. This includes Russia where it managed $6.73 million on 735 screens and Mexico where it earned $6.27 million on 842 and in both cases it opened significantly higher than the original. On the other hand, while it managed first place in South Korea, its opening of $3.42 million on 670 screens over the weekend and a total of $3.90 million is significantly lower than the originals opening of $3.94 million on 262 screens over three days and $5.22 million in total. Next up for the film is its debut in Japan this weekend, while it has major openings all the way till late August. More...

Indiana Jones and the Opening Long Weekend

May 22nd, 2008

For the first time in nearly two decades, there is an Indiana Jones movie opening in theaters. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is arguably the most anticipated new release of the year and should crush the competition at the box office. In fact, there are more than a few people who expect records will the broken this weekend. With expectations this high, it might be almost impossible for the film to match them. More...

A Prince Among Kings

May 19th, 2008

The weekend box office was ... mixed, to be generous. The box office leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, missed expectations by $30 million, give or take, while the overall box office numbers was also well below expectations at $132 million. At least this was above last weekend's box office tally by about 5%, but below last year's pace by a flabbergasting 27%. Year-to-date 2008 lost even more ground and is now behind last year's pace by nearly 4% $3.21 billion to $3.09 billion. Things need to turn around soon lest the narrative becomes the slumping box office, however, I don't see that happening. More...

International Details - What Happened to Speed Racer?

May 18th, 2008

Like it did domestically, What Happens in Vegas... managed to open in second place on the international charts. It was able to do so in part because it opened in nearly every major market over the past weekend earning solid openings in many of them. This includes second place in both the U.K. ($2.47 million on 398 screens), in France ($2.36 million on 304 screens), and in Australia ($2.33 million on 335). It also placed first in Spain with an impressive $3.77 million on 398 screens and also topped the charts in both Russia and Germany with $3.70 million on 476 screens $1.85 million on 500 screens respectively. Overall it managed to pull in $24.86 million on 3904 screens in 36 markets during its opening weekend on the charts, and should have little difficulty matching its domestic total. More...

Narnia Set to Reign

May 15th, 2008

There's little doubt which film will come out on top this weekend, as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the only film opening wide this weekend. The real competition are three other films that opened earlier, sometimes much earlier. The first is the film that started this summer, Iron Man, the second is the biggest hit from the same weekend last year, Shrek the Third, and the final one is the film that started the franchise, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Prince Caspian will be judged a success or a failure not whether or not it can finish first, but how it does in comparison to these other films. More...

Contest - Speeding Toward a Green Future - Winning Announcement

May 13th, 2008

The winners of our Speeding Toward a Green Future contest were determined and they are... More...

Iron Man Laps Competition

May 12th, 2008

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Speed Racer Stalls

May 11th, 2008

After a huge opening for Iron Man last weekend, the market fell to earth with a bump this time around thanks to a very disappointing debut for Speed Racer. The much-hyped cartoon action movie from the Wachowski brothers only managed to pull in $20.2 million at the box office, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate, and there's a good chance that What Happens in Vegas, with an estimated $20 million so far, will end up in second place for the weekend. Iron Man, meanwhile, put in a very respectable second weekend with an estimated $50.5 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 9, 2008

May 10th, 2008

Big week for movie releases, which means a big week for websites. However, what this week's list has in quantity, we lose in quality. None have what it takes to become the Weekly Website Winner, and while Speed Racer - Official Site comes the closest, it fails on medical grounds. More...

Go Speed Racer!

May 8th, 2008

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

Contest - Speeding Toward a Green Future

May 2nd, 2008

It's too soon to tell if the summer season got off to a good start or not -- we will have until Saturday, when Friday's box office numbers come out. So it feels premature to talk about Speed Racer. Still, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a prize pack from Big Ideas for a Small Planet (T-shirt, journal, and more), as well as Conspiracy on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a prize pack from Big Ideas for a Small Planet (T-shirt, journal, and more), as well as Conspiracy on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2008 Preview: May

May 1st, 2008

2008 has stumbled pretty badly recently, but, with the past two weekends beating their 2007 counterparts, it looks like it is getting back on track. Hopefully this can continue in May. On the one hand, the start of the Summer should reinvigorate the box office numbers with a few potential $300 million hits opening over the five weekends and two more films that should reach $100 million. Here's the problem: Last year, there were three monster hits that opened in May and they earned a combined box office close to $1 billion. If any of the big three this month (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Iron Man) stumble, then there will be almost no way 2008 can keep pace with 2007. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

A busy week for new sites with roughly a dozen making their first appearance on this week's list. However, it was a site making its last appearance, Knocked Up - Official Site, that was judged best-of-the-best. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 8 - April 14, 2007

April 14th, 2007

Even with the extra day, it was a slow week for websites. There were a couple films to have their full sites go live this week, but in both cases there was a lack of features. The best of the list is Pathfinder - Official Site, but it's not up to the level of an award winner. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - March 11, 2007

March 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Shooter. Pathfinder, Speed Racer and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 19, 2006

November 19th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Charlotte's Web, Speed Racer, The Dark Knight and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 3 $18,561,337   3,606 $5,147   $18,561,337 1
May 16, 2008 4 $8,117,459 -56% 3,606 $2,251   $30,284,073 2
May 23, 2008 5 $3,942,756 -51% 3,112 $1,267   $36,152,093 3
May 30, 2008 7 $2,259,031 -43% 2,070 $1,091   $40,677,371 4
Jun 6, 2008 14 $427,547 -81% 855 $500   $42,075,228 5
Jun 13, 2008 16 $183,385 -57% 260 $705   $42,504,512 6
Jun 20, 2008 19 $152,674 -17% 151 $1,011   $42,737,927 7
Jun 27, 2008 32 $81,016 -47% 112 $723   $42,888,276 8
Jul 4, 2008 19 $202,251 +150% 293 $690   $43,196,832 9
Jul 11, 2008 27 $160,379 -21% 247 $649   $43,525,610 10
Jul 18, 2008 30 $112,698 -30% 200 $563   $43,740,375 11
Jul 25, 2008 40 $49,323 -56% 128 $385   $43,868,613 12
Aug 1, 2008 58 $23,070 -53% 70 $330   $43,929,341 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2008 3 $6,192,227     3,606 $1,717   $6,192,227 1
May 10, 2008 3 $7,332,365 +18%   3,606 $2,033   $13,524,592 2
May 11, 2008 3 $5,036,745 -31%   3,606 $1,397   $18,561,337 3
May 12, 2008 3 $1,074,257 -79%   3,606 $298   $19,635,594 4
May 13, 2008 3 $912,360 -15%   3,606 $253   $20,547,954 5
May 14, 2008 3 $816,216 -11%   3,606 $226   $21,364,170 6
May 15, 2008 3 $802,444 -2%   3,606 $223   $22,166,614 7
May 16, 2008 4 $2,002,323 +150% -68% 3,606 $555   $24,168,937 8
May 17, 2008 4 $3,448,419 +72% -53% 3,606 $956   $27,617,356 9
May 18, 2008 4 $2,666,717 -23% -47% 3,606 $740   $30,284,073 10
May 19, 2008 4 $667,156 -75% -38% 3,606 $185   $30,951,229 11
May 20, 2008 4 $484,368 -27% -47% 3,606 $134   $31,435,597 12
May 21, 2008 5 $422,210 -13% -48% 3,606 $117   $31,857,807 13
May 22, 2008 6 $355,000 -16% -56% 3,606 $98   $32,213,007 14
May 23, 2008 6 $994,501 +180% -50% 3,112 $320   $33,207,501 15
May 24, 2008 5 $1,589,498 +60% -54% 3,112 $511   $34,796,999 16
May 25, 2008 5 $1,358,757 -15% -49% 3,112 $437   $36,155,756 17
May 26, 2008 5 $1,329,446 -2% +99% 3,112 $427   $37,485,202 18
May 27, 2008 7 $322,250 -76% -33% 3,112 $104   $37,807,452 19
May 28, 2008 7 $301,147 -7% -29% 3,112 $97   $38,108,599 20
May 29, 2008 6 $313,404 +4% -12% 3,112 $101   $38,422,003 21
May 30, 2008 9 $527,426 +68% -47% 2,070 $255   $38,949,429 22
May 31, 2008 7 $1,029,525 +95% -35% 2,070 $497   $39,978,954 23
Jun 1, 2008 7 $702,080 -32% -48% 2,070 $339   $40,681,034 24
Jun 2, 2008 8 $212,801 -70% -84% 2,070 $103   $40,893,835 25
Jun 3, 2008 9 $233,202 +10% -28% 2,070 $113   $41,127,037 26
Jun 4, 2008 9 $258,218 +11% -14% 2,070 $125   $41,385,255 27
Jun 5, 2008 8 $266,089 +3% -15% 2,070 $129   $41,651,344 28
Jun 6, 2008 13 $113,192 -57% -79% 855 $132   $41,764,536 29
Jun 7, 2008 - $167,480 +48% -84% 855 $196   $41,932,016 30
Jun 8, 2008 - $146,875 -12% -79% 855 $172   $42,078,891 31
Jun 9, 2008 12 $59,381 -60% -72% 855 $69   $42,138,272 32
Jun 10, 2008 12 $60,170 +1% -74% 855 $70   $42,198,442 33
Jun 11, 2008 12 $61,975 +3% -76% 855 $72   $42,256,754 34
Jun 12, 2008 11 $64,373 +4% -76% 855 $75   $42,321,127 35
Jun 13, 2008 - $48,579 -25% -57% 260 $187   $42,369,706 36
Jun 14, 2008 - $79,451 +64% -53% 260 $306   $42,449,157 37
Jun 15, 2008 - $55,355 -30% -62% 260 $213   $42,504,512 38
Jun 16, 2008 16 $20,038 -64% -66% 260 $77   $42,524,550 39
Jun 17, 2008 - $20,446 +2% -66% 260 $79   $42,544,996 40
Jun 18, 2008 - $19,646 -4% -68% 260 $76   $42,564,642 41
Jun 19, 2008 - $20,611 +5% -68% 260 $79   $42,585,253 42
Jun 20, 2008 - $42,800 +108% -12% 151 $283   $42,628,053 43
Jun 21, 2008 - $70,252 +64% -12% 151 $465   $42,698,305 44
Jul 4, 2008 - $47,684     293 $163   $43,042,265 57
Jul 5, 2008 - $88,167 +85%   293 $301   $43,130,432 58
Jul 6, 2008 - $66,400 -25%   293 $227   $43,196,832 59
Jul 7, 2008 - $38,047 -43%   293 $130   $43,234,879 60
Jul 8, 2008 - $46,752 +23%   293 $160   $43,281,631 61
Jul 9, 2008 - $41,592 -11%   293 $142   $43,323,223 62
Jul 10, 2008 - $42,008 +1%   293 $143   $43,365,231 63
Jul 11, 2008 - $49,433 +18% +4% 247 $200   $43,414,664 64
Jul 12, 2008 - $66,090 +34% -25% 247 $268   $43,480,754 65
Jul 13, 2008 - $44,856 -32% -32% 247 $182   $43,525,610 66
Jul 14, 2008 - $23,293 -48% -39% 247 $94   $43,548,903 67
Jul 15, 2008 - $27,457 +18% -41% 247 $111   $43,576,360 68
Jul 16, 2008 - $25,383 -8% -39% 247 $103   $43,601,743 69
Jul 17, 2008 - $25,934 +2% -38% 247 $105   $43,627,677 70
Jul 18, 2008 - $36,277 +40% -27% 200 $181   $43,663,954 71
Jul 19, 2008 - $45,120 +24% -32% 200 $226   $43,709,074 72
Jul 20, 2008 - $31,301 -31% -30% 200 $157   $43,740,375 73
Jul 21, 2008 - $16,643 -47% -29% 200 $83   $43,757,018 74
Jul 22, 2008 - $20,834 +25% -24% 200 $104   $43,777,852 75
Jul 23, 2008 - $20,037 -4% -21% 200 $100   $43,797,889 76
Jul 24, 2008 - $21,401 +7% -17% 200 $107   $43,819,290 77
Jul 25, 2008 - $15,229 -29% -58% 128 $119   $43,834,519 78
Jul 26, 2008 - $19,631 +29% -56% 128 $153   $43,854,150 79
Jul 27, 2008 - $14,463 -26% -54% 128 $113   $43,868,613 80
Jul 28, 2008 - $7,111 -51% -57% 128 $56   $43,875,724 81
Jul 29, 2008 - $9,678 +36% -54% 128 $76   $43,885,402 82
Jul 30, 2008 - $11,522 +19% -42% 128 $90   $43,896,924 83
Jul 31, 2008 - $9,347 -19% -56% 128 $73   $43,906,271 84
Aug 1, 2008 - $6,833 -27% -55% 70 $98   $43,913,104 85
Aug 2, 2008 - $9,452 +38% -52% 70 $135   $43,922,556 86
Aug 3, 2008 - $6,785 -28% -53% 70 $97   $43,929,341 87
Aug 4, 2008 - $3,396 -50% -52% 70 $49   $43,932,737 88
Aug 5, 2008 - $4,317 +27% -55% 70 $62   $43,937,054 89
Aug 6, 2008 - $4,313 n/c -63% 70 $62   $43,941,367 90
Aug 7, 2008 - $4,399 +2% -53% 70 $63   $43,945,766 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 3 $22,166,614   3,606 $6,147   $22,166,614 1
May 16, 2008 5 $10,042,723 -55% 3,606 $2,785   $32,209,337 2
May 23, 2008 5 $6,209,003 -38% 3,112 $1,995   $38,418,340 3
May 30, 2008 7 $3,229,341 -48% 2,070 $1,560   $41,647,681 4
Jun 6, 2008 13 $673,446 -79% 855 $788   $42,321,127 5
Jun 13, 2008 18 $264,126 -61% 260 $1,016   $42,585,253 6
Jun 20, 2008 24 $222,007 -16% 151 $1,470   $42,807,260 7
Jun 27, 2008 27 $187,321 -16% 112 $1,673   $42,994,581 8
Jul 4, 2008 20 $370,650 +98% 293 $1,265   $43,365,231 9
Jul 11, 2008 26 $236,512 -36% 247 $958   $43,601,743 10
Jul 18, 2008 30 $191,613 -19% 200 $958   $43,819,290 11
Jul 25, 2008 37 $86,981 -55% 128 $680   $43,906,271 12
Aug 1, 2008 56 $39,495 -55% 70 $564   $43,945,766 13

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
Sep 21, 20081390,191 390,191$6,268,301$6,268,3011
Sep 28, 20083154,450-60% 544,641$2,493,410$8,761,7112
Oct 5, 2008577,658-50% 622,299$1,258,300$10,020,0113
Oct 12, 20081147,139-39% 669,438$767,107$10,787,1184
Oct 19, 20081631,881-32% 701,319$522,498$11,309,6165
Oct 26, 20082622,840-28% 724,159$375,629$11,685,2456

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