The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $655,871Details
International Box Office $657,143Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,313,014
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$115,053 (17.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:27 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $920,838

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 2009 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Video Release: March 9th, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for a disturbing sequence of cruel and brutal violence, and brief strong language.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mortal Kombat
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Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Persian

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 2009 32 $115,053   27 $4,261   $115,053 1
Jul 3, 2009 35 $74,441 -35% 25 $2,978   $248,974 2
Jul 10, 2009 41 $52,165 -30% 25 $2,087   $338,691 3
Jul 17, 2009 34 $73,582 +41% 34 $2,164   $435,505 4
Jul 24, 2009 42 $46,862 -36% 30 $1,562   $519,730 5
Jul 31, 2009 55 $25,512 -46% 20 $1,276   $572,066 6
Aug 7, 2009 67 $11,268 -56% 12 $939   $598,669 7
Aug 14, 2009 76 $5,009 -56% 8 $626   $610,243 8
Aug 21, 2009 87 $4,015 -20% 9 $446   $616,575 9
Aug 28, 2009 104 $1,679 -58% 4 $420   $621,676 10
Sep 4, 2009 95 $1,896 +13% 5 $379   $624,270 11
Sep 11, 2009 112 $1,024 -46% 3 $341   $626,544 12
Sep 18, 2009 114 $1,184 +16% 4 $296   $629,826 13
Sep 25, 2009 115 $1,158 -2% 3 $386   $631,233 14
Oct 2, 2009 120 $640 -45% 3 $213   $632,643 15
Oct 9, 2009 131 $255 -60% 1 $255   $633,422 16
Oct 16, 2009 90 $5,960 +2,237% 4 $1,490   $640,120 17
Oct 23, 2009 98 $3,339 -44% 4 $835   $646,264 18
Oct 30, 2009 107 $2,370 -29% 5 $474   $649,935 19
Nov 6, 2009 95 $2,528 +7% 5 $506   $654,205 20
Nov 20, 2009 127 $93   1 $93   $655,647 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 26, 2009 - $34,275     27 $1,269   $34,275 1
Jun 27, 2009 - $46,192 +35%   27 $1,711   $80,467 2
Jun 28, 2009 - $34,586 -25%   27 $1,281   $115,053 3
Jun 29, 2009 - $12,300 -64%   27 $456   $127,353 4
Jun 30, 2009 - $14,454 +18%   27 $535   $141,807 5
Jul 1, 2009 - $13,922 -4%   27 $516   $155,729 6
Jul 2, 2009 - $18,804 +35%   27 $696   $174,533 7
Jul 3, 2009 - $28,769 +53% -16% 25 $1,151   $203,302 8
Jul 4, 2009 - $20,101 -30% -56% 25 $804   $223,403 9
Jul 5, 2009 - $25,571 +27% -26% 25 $1,023   $248,974 10
Jul 6, 2009 - $8,938 -65% -27% 25 $358   $257,912 11
Jul 7, 2009 - $8,480 -5% -41% 25 $339   $266,392 12
Jul 8, 2009 - $10,088 +19% -28% 25 $404   $276,480 13
Jul 9, 2009 - $10,046 n/c -47% 25 $402   $286,526 14
Jul 10, 2009 - $13,698 +36% -52% 25 $548   $300,224 15
Jul 11, 2009 - $21,165 +55% +5% 25 $847   $321,389 16
Jul 12, 2009 - $17,302 -18% -32% 25 $692   $338,691 17
Jul 13, 2009 - $5,717 -67% -36% 25 $229   $344,408 18
Jul 14, 2009 - $6,170 +8% -27% 25 $247   $350,578 19
Jul 15, 2009 - $5,526 -10% -45% 25 $221   $356,104 20
Jul 16, 2009 - $5,816 +5% -42% 25 $233   $361,923 21
Jul 17, 2009 - $20,837 +258% +52% 34 $613   $382,760 22
Jul 18, 2009 - $29,740 +43% +41% 34 $875   $412,500 23
Jul 19, 2009 - $23,005 -23% +33% 34 $677   $435,505 24
Jul 20, 2009 - $8,677 -62% +52% 34 $255   $444,182 25
Jul 21, 2009 - $9,198 +6% +49% 34 $271   $453,380 26
Jul 22, 2009 - $9,301 +1% +68% 34 $274   $462,681 27
Jul 23, 2009 - $10,187 +10% +75% 34 $300   $472,868 28
Jul 24, 2009 - $12,339 +21% -41% 30 $411   $485,207 29
Jul 25, 2009 - $18,461 +50% -38% 30 $615   $503,668 30
Jul 26, 2009 - $16,062 -13% -30% 30 $535   $519,730 31
Jul 30, 2009 - $7,500   -26% 30 $250   $546,554 35
Jul 31, 2009 - $7,119 -5% -42% 22 $324   $553,673 36
Aug 1, 2009 - $10,795 +52% -42% 22 $491   $564,468 37
Aug 2, 2009 - $7,923 -27% -51% 22 $360   $572,391 38
Aug 3, 2009 - $3,566 -55%   22 $162   $575,957 39
Aug 4, 2009 - $3,947 +11%   22 $179   $579,904 40
Aug 5, 2009 - $3,710 -6%   22 $169   $583,614 41
Aug 6, 2009 - $3,787 +2% -50% 22 $172   $587,401 42
Aug 7, 2009 - $2,588 -32% -64% 11 $235   $589,989 43
Aug 8, 2009 - $5,159 +99% -52% 11 $469   $595,148 44
Aug 9, 2009 - $3,521 -32% -56% 11 $320   $598,669 45
Aug 10, 2009 - $1,639 -53% -54% 11 $149   $600,308 46
Aug 11, 2009 - $1,670 +2% -58% 11 $152   $601,978 47
Aug 12, 2009 - $1,428 -14% -62% 11 $130   $603,406 48
Aug 13, 2009 - $1,828 +28% -52% 11 $166   $605,234 49
Aug 14, 2009 - $1,167 -36% -55% 8 $146   $606,401 50
Aug 15, 2009 - $1,997 +71% -61% 8 $250   $608,398 51
Aug 16, 2009 - $1,845 -8% -48% 8 $231   $610,243 52
Aug 17, 2009 - $608 -67% -63% 8 $76   $610,851 53
Aug 18, 2009 - $554 -9% -67% 8 $69   $611,405 54
Aug 19, 2009 - $539 -3% -62% 8 $67   $611,944 55
Aug 20, 2009 - $616 +14% -66% 8 $77   $612,560 56
Aug 21, 2009 - $1,111 +80% -5% 9 $123   $613,671 57
Aug 22, 2009 - $1,646 +48% -18% 9 $183   $615,317 58
Aug 23, 2009 - $1,258 -24% -32% 9 $140   $616,575 59
Aug 24, 2009 - $898 -29% +48% 9 $100   $617,473 60
Aug 25, 2009 - $987 +10% +78% 9 $110   $618,460 61
Aug 26, 2009 - $852 -14% +58% 9 $95   $619,312 62
Aug 27, 2009 - $685 -20% +11% 9 $76   $619,997 63
Aug 28, 2009 - $413 -40% -63% 3 $138   $620,410 64
Aug 29, 2009 - $758 +84% -54% 3 $253   $621,168 65
Aug 30, 2009 - $508 -33% -60% 3 $169   $621,676 66
Aug 31, 2009 - $65 -87% -93% 3 $22   $621,741 67
Sep 1, 2009 - $157 +142% -84% 3 $52   $621,898 68
Sep 2, 2009 - $222 +41% -74% 3 $74   $622,120 69
Sep 3, 2009 - $254 +14% -63% 3 $85   $622,374 70
Sep 4, 2009 - $463 +82% +12% 5 $93   $622,837 71
Sep 5, 2009 - $708 +53% -7% 5 $142   $623,545 72
Sep 6, 2009 - $725 +2% +43% 5 $145   $624,270 73
Sep 7, 2009 77 $698 -4% +974% 5 $140   $624,968 74
Sep 8, 2009 - $142 -80% -10% 5 $28   $625,110 75
Sep 9, 2009 - $247 +74% +11% 5 $49   $625,357 76
Sep 10, 2009 - $163 -34% -36% 5 $33   $625,520 77
Sep 11, 2009 - $293 +80% -37% 3 $98   $625,813 78
Sep 12, 2009 - $335 +14% -53% 3 $112   $626,148 79
Sep 13, 2009 - $396 +18% -45% 3 $132   $626,544 80
Sep 14, 2009 - $163 -59% -77% 3 $54   $626,707 81
Sep 15, 2009 - $612 +275% +331% 3 $204   $627,319 82
Sep 16, 2009 - $899 +47% +264% 3 $300   $628,218 83
Sep 17, 2009 - $424 -53% +160% 3 $141   $628,642 84
Sep 18, 2009 - $219 -48% -25% 4 $55   $628,861 85
Sep 19, 2009 - $841 +284% +151% 4 $210   $629,702 86
Sep 20, 2009 - $124 -85% -69% 4 $31   $629,826 87
Sep 21, 2009 - $53 -57% -67% 4 $13   $629,879 88
Sep 22, 2009 - $48 -9% -92% 4 $12   $629,927 89
Sep 23, 2009 - $121 +152% -87% 4 $30   $630,048 90
Sep 24, 2009 - $27 -78% -94% 4 $7   $630,075 91
Sep 25, 2009 - $456 +1,589% +108% 3 $152   $630,531 92
Sep 26, 2009 - $462 +1% -45% 3 $154   $630,993 93
Sep 27, 2009 - $240 -48% +94% 3 $80   $631,233 94
Sep 28, 2009 - $196 -18% +270% 3 $65   $631,429 95
Sep 29, 2009 - $146 -26% +204% 3 $49   $631,575 96
Sep 30, 2009 - $142 -3% +17% 3 $47   $631,717 97
Oct 1, 2009 - $286 +101% +959% 3 $95   $632,003 98
Oct 2, 2009 - $126 -56% -72% 3 $42   $632,129 99
Oct 3, 2009 - $256 +103% -45% 3 $85   $632,385 100
Oct 4, 2009 - $269 +5% +12% 3 $90   $632,654 101
Oct 5, 2009 - $76 -72% -61% 3 $25   $632,730 102
Oct 6, 2009 - $229 +201% +57% 3 $76   $632,959 103
Oct 7, 2009 - $133 -42% -6% 3 $44   $633,092 104
Oct 8, 2009 - $75 -44% -74% 3 $25   $633,167 105
Oct 9, 2009 - $61 -19% -52% 2 $31   $633,228 106
Oct 10, 2009 - $101 +66% -61% 2 $51   $633,329 107
Oct 11, 2009 - $93 -8% -65% 2 $47   $633,422 108
Oct 12, 2009 - $77 -17% +1% 2 $39   $633,499 109
Oct 13, 2009 - $58 -25% -75% 2 $29   $633,557 110
Oct 14, 2009 - $57 -2% -57% 2 $29   $633,614 111
Oct 15, 2009 - $546 +858% +628% 3 $182   $634,160 112
Oct 16, 2009 - $1,664 +205% +2,628% 4 $416   $635,824 113
Oct 17, 2009 - $2,182 +31% +2,060% 4 $546   $638,006 114
Oct 18, 2009 - $2,114 -3% +2,173% 4 $529   $640,120 115
Oct 19, 2009 - $1,226 -42% +1,492% 4 $307   $641,346 116
Oct 20, 2009 - $378 -69% +552% 4 $95   $641,724 117
Oct 21, 2009 - $566 +50% +893% 4 $142   $642,290 118
Oct 22, 2009 - $635 +12% +16% 4 $159   $642,925 119
Oct 23, 2009 - $462 -27% -72% 4 $116   $643,387 120
Oct 24, 2009 - $1,346 +191% -38% 4 $337   $644,733 121
Oct 25, 2009 - $1,531 +14% -28% 4 $383   $646,264 122
Oct 26, 2009 - $225 -85% -82% 4 $56   $646,489 123
Oct 27, 2009 - $421 +87% +11% 4 $105   $646,910 124
Oct 28, 2009 - $344 -18% -39% 4 $86   $647,254 125
Oct 29, 2009 - $311 -10% -51% 4 $78   $647,565 126
Oct 30, 2009 - $661 +113% +43% 4 $165   $648,226 127
Oct 31, 2009 - $694 +5% -48% 5 $139   $648,920 128
Nov 1, 2009 - $1,015 +46% -34% 5 $203   $649,935 129
Nov 2, 2009 - $148 -85% -34% 5 $30   $650,083 130
Nov 3, 2009 - $405 +174% -4% 5 $81   $650,488 131
Nov 4, 2009 - $465 +15% +35% 4 $116   $650,953 132
Nov 5, 2009 - $464 n/c +49% 3 $155   $651,417 133
Nov 6, 2009 - $769 +66% +16% 5 $154   $652,186 134
Nov 7, 2009 - $766 n/c +10% 5 $153   $652,952 135
Nov 8, 2009 - $993 +30% -2% 5 $199   $653,945 136
Nov 9, 2009 - $374 -62% +153% 5 $75   $654,319 137
Nov 10, 2009 - $249 -33% -39% 5 $50   $654,568 138
Nov 11, 2009 - $726 +192% +56% 5 $145   $655,294 139
Nov 22, 2009 - $93     1 $93   $655,647 150
Nov 23, 2009 - $99 +6%   1 $99   $655,746 151
Nov 24, 2009 - $125 +26%   1 $125   $655,871 152

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 2009 34 $174,533   27 $6,464   $174,533 1
Jul 3, 2009 36 $111,993 -36% 25 $4,480   $286,526 2
Jul 10, 2009 43 $75,397 -33% 25 $3,016   $361,923 3
Jul 17, 2009 34 $110,945 +47% 34 $3,263   $472,868 4
Jul 24, 2009 46 $73,686 -34% 30 $2,456   $546,554 5
Jul 31, 2009 55 $40,847 -45% 22 $1,857   $587,401 6
Aug 7, 2009 65 $17,833 -56% 12 $1,486   $605,234 7
Aug 14, 2009 82 $7,326 -59% 8 $916   $612,560 8
Aug 21, 2009 83 $7,437 +2% 9 $826   $619,997 9
Aug 28, 2009 101 $2,377 -68% 4 $594   $622,374 10
Sep 4, 2009 97 $3,146 +32% 5 $629   $625,520 11
Sep 11, 2009 105 $3,122 -1% 3 $1,041   $628,642 12
Sep 18, 2009 118 $1,433 -54% 4 $358   $630,075 13
Sep 25, 2009 117 $1,928 +35% 3 $643   $632,003 14
Oct 2, 2009 118 $1,164 -40% 3 $388   $633,167 15
Oct 9, 2009 131 $993 -15% 1 $993   $634,160 16
Oct 16, 2009 91 $8,765 +783% 4 $2,191   $642,925 17
Oct 23, 2009 101 $4,640 -47% 3 $1,547   $647,565 18
Oct 30, 2009 105 $4,112 -11% 5 $822   $651,677 19
Nov 6, 2009 98 $3,877 -6% 5 $775   $655,554 20
Nov 20, 2009 134 $317   1 $317   $655,871 22

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Shohreh Aghdashloo    Zahra

Supporting Cast

James Caviezel    Freidoune Sahebjam
Parviz Sayyad    Hashem
David Diaan    Ebrahim
Ali Pourtash    Mullah
Noor al Taher    Kataneh
Haya al Taher    Malaka
Khalid Khan    Warden
Mozhan Marno    Soraya
Vida Ghahremani    Mrs. Massoud
Shima Poorsadeghi    Second Woman
Farzaneh Yazdani    Bita
Salti Hasan    Mrs. Hashem
Laila Qutub    Mehri
Mizyed Azrai    Reza
Talal Nabil Morcos    Kamran
Abdullah Shaheen    Mohsen
Vachik Mangassarian    Morteza Ramazani
Shukreyeh Thijeel    Mourning Women
Fadela Rashem    Mourning Women
Sabiha Faleh    Mourning Women
Zoro Shaswar    Ali's Friends
Jalal Zadhaley    Ali's Friends
Arash Kaftoesian    Ali's Friends
Yousef Shwieyhat    Ringmaster
Rami Hamati    Circus Boys
Fadi Hamati    Cricus Boys
Asa'ad Arada    Monkey Man
Zeid Al-Yasoufy    Circus Drummer
Niayeh Fekni    Servant Girl
Yasha Kate    Servant Girl
Prasanna Puwanarajah    Revolutionary Guard
Yahya Hussein    Mohammed

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cyrus Nowrasteh    Director
John Debney    Composer
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh    Screenwriter
Cyrus Nowrasteh    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 9th, 2010

March 9th, 2010

We have a pair of Awards Season players coming out this week. I was supposed to review both Precious and Up in the Air, but they ran out of screeners for the latter. Because of that, it is hard for me to say which one is more deserving of the Pick of the Week honors, so I'm going to award that title to both of them. That said, while the DVD and the Blu-ray for Precious are worth picking up, the Up in the Air Blu-ray is too expensive compared to the DVD. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Stoning of Soraya M.

March 8th, 2010

The Stoning of Soraya M. opened in limited release in late June. Based on a true story that is both powerful and disturbing, it is the kind of movie that could do well in limited release, but is far too extreme for mainstream appeal. The film had further obstacles in its way, including a theater count that was too high, a Tomatometer Score that was too low, and an opening weekend the same as The Hurt Locker (which as you've probably heard was the big winner at last night's Oscars). It didn't do that badly at the box office, but it also never truly found an audience. Perhaps it is better suited to the home market? More...

Hurt and Revenge Rise on the Per Theater Chart

June 30th, 2009

The Hurt Locker did something most films about the Iraq War have not been able to do: succeed at the box office. During its opening weekend it earned close to $150,000 in just four theaters for an average of $36,338. The overall number one film, Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen, managed second place with an average of $25,736, and nearly double that since Wednesday. Meanwhile, last week's number one film on the per theater average, Whatever Works, landed in third with $10,280. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of June 26th, 2009

June 28th, 2009

For a weekend that features what could be the biggest movie of the year, the list of movie websites is merely average. Then again, I've noticed this trend for a few years that movie websites have stagnated in quality. I blame Running Scared. The website was so popular, that it crashed the server, but the movie itself bombed. It was at this point that I believe studios realized that having a popular website doesn't mean a movie will be a hit. Since then, the amount of effort put into websites has dropped off with more sites featuring less sound and animation; even sites for wide releases are rather cookie cutter at the moment lacking interactivity or creativity. This is part of the reason why I'm strongly considering phasing out this column. There's very few sites worth writing about, and it would give me more time to concentrate on reviewing DVDs, which takes up a considerable amount of my time already. I haven't finalized my decision, so if you have any thoughts, e-mail me. More...

Limited Releases are Not Hurting for Theaters

June 26th, 2009

There are only half-a-dozen limited releases on this week's list, but half of them are opening in more than a dozen theaters. Opening in more theaters is not always good for a limited release, and this could be the case this week. Of the film's on this week's list, The Hurt Locker has the best reviews and the best chance at finding an audience. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$115,053 (17.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:27 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $920,838

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 2009 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Video Release: March 9th, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for a disturbing sequence of cruel and brutal violence, and brief strong language.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mortal Kombat
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Persian

Leading Cast

Shohreh Aghdashloo    Zahra

Supporting Cast

James Caviezel    Freidoune Sahebjam
Parviz Sayyad    Hashem
David Diaan    Ebrahim
Ali Pourtash    Mullah
Noor al Taher    Kataneh
Haya al Taher    Malaka
Khalid Khan    Warden
Mozhan Marno    Soraya
Vida Ghahremani    Mrs. Massoud
Shima Poorsadeghi    Second Woman
Farzaneh Yazdani    Bita
Salti Hasan    Mrs. Hashem
Laila Qutub    Mehri
Mizyed Azrai    Reza
Talal Nabil Morcos    Kamran
Abdullah Shaheen    Mohsen
Vachik Mangassarian    Morteza Ramazani
Shukreyeh Thijeel    Mourning Women
Fadela Rashem    Mourning Women
Sabiha Faleh    Mourning Women
Zoro Shaswar    Ali's Friends
Jalal Zadhaley    Ali's Friends
Arash Kaftoesian    Ali's Friends
Yousef Shwieyhat    Ringmaster
Rami Hamati    Circus Boys
Fadi Hamati    Cricus Boys
Asa'ad Arada    Monkey Man
Zeid Al-Yasoufy    Circus Drummer
Niayeh Fekni    Servant Girl
Yasha Kate    Servant Girl
Prasanna Puwanarajah    Revolutionary Guard
Yahya Hussein    Mohammed

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cyrus Nowrasteh    Director
John Debney    Composer
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh    Screenwriter
Cyrus Nowrasteh    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 9th, 2010

March 9th, 2010

We have a pair of Awards Season players coming out this week. I was supposed to review both Precious and Up in the Air, but they ran out of screeners for the latter. Because of that, it is hard for me to say which one is more deserving of the Pick of the Week honors, so I'm going to award that title to both of them. That said, while the DVD and the Blu-ray for Precious are worth picking up, the Up in the Air Blu-ray is too expensive compared to the DVD. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Stoning of Soraya M.

March 8th, 2010

The Stoning of Soraya M. opened in limited release in late June. Based on a true story that is both powerful and disturbing, it is the kind of movie that could do well in limited release, but is far too extreme for mainstream appeal. The film had further obstacles in its way, including a theater count that was too high, a Tomatometer Score that was too low, and an opening weekend the same as The Hurt Locker (which as you've probably heard was the big winner at last night's Oscars). It didn't do that badly at the box office, but it also never truly found an audience. Perhaps it is better suited to the home market? More...

Hurt and Revenge Rise on the Per Theater Chart

June 30th, 2009

The Hurt Locker did something most films about the Iraq War have not been able to do: succeed at the box office. During its opening weekend it earned close to $150,000 in just four theaters for an average of $36,338. The overall number one film, Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen, managed second place with an average of $25,736, and nearly double that since Wednesday. Meanwhile, last week's number one film on the per theater average, Whatever Works, landed in third with $10,280. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of June 26th, 2009

June 28th, 2009

For a weekend that features what could be the biggest movie of the year, the list of movie websites is merely average. Then again, I've noticed this trend for a few years that movie websites have stagnated in quality. I blame Running Scared. The website was so popular, that it crashed the server, but the movie itself bombed. It was at this point that I believe studios realized that having a popular website doesn't mean a movie will be a hit. Since then, the amount of effort put into websites has dropped off with more sites featuring less sound and animation; even sites for wide releases are rather cookie cutter at the moment lacking interactivity or creativity. This is part of the reason why I'm strongly considering phasing out this column. There's very few sites worth writing about, and it would give me more time to concentrate on reviewing DVDs, which takes up a considerable amount of my time already. I haven't finalized my decision, so if you have any thoughts, e-mail me. More...

Limited Releases are Not Hurting for Theaters

June 26th, 2009

There are only half-a-dozen limited releases on this week's list, but half of them are opening in more than a dozen theaters. Opening in more theaters is not always good for a limited release, and this could be the case this week. Of the film's on this week's list, The Hurt Locker has the best reviews and the best chance at finding an audience. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 2009 32 $115,053   27 $4,261   $115,053 1
Jul 3, 2009 35 $74,441 -35% 25 $2,978   $248,974 2
Jul 10, 2009 41 $52,165 -30% 25 $2,087   $338,691 3
Jul 17, 2009 34 $73,582 +41% 34 $2,164   $435,505 4
Jul 24, 2009 42 $46,862 -36% 30 $1,562   $519,730 5
Jul 31, 2009 55 $25,512 -46% 20 $1,276   $572,066 6
Aug 7, 2009 67 $11,268 -56% 12 $939   $598,669 7
Aug 14, 2009 76 $5,009 -56% 8 $626   $610,243 8
Aug 21, 2009 87 $4,015 -20% 9 $446   $616,575 9
Aug 28, 2009 104 $1,679 -58% 4 $420   $621,676 10
Sep 4, 2009 95 $1,896 +13% 5 $379   $624,270 11
Sep 11, 2009 112 $1,024 -46% 3 $341   $626,544 12
Sep 18, 2009 114 $1,184 +16% 4 $296   $629,826 13
Sep 25, 2009 115 $1,158 -2% 3 $386   $631,233 14
Oct 2, 2009 120 $640 -45% 3 $213   $632,643 15
Oct 9, 2009 131 $255 -60% 1 $255   $633,422 16
Oct 16, 2009 90 $5,960 +2,237% 4 $1,490   $640,120 17
Oct 23, 2009 98 $3,339 -44% 4 $835   $646,264 18
Oct 30, 2009 107 $2,370 -29% 5 $474   $649,935 19
Nov 6, 2009 95 $2,528 +7% 5 $506   $654,205 20
Nov 20, 2009 127 $93   1 $93   $655,647 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 26, 2009 - $34,275     27 $1,269   $34,275 1
Jun 27, 2009 - $46,192 +35%   27 $1,711   $80,467 2
Jun 28, 2009 - $34,586 -25%   27 $1,281   $115,053 3
Jun 29, 2009 - $12,300 -64%   27 $456   $127,353 4
Jun 30, 2009 - $14,454 +18%   27 $535   $141,807 5
Jul 1, 2009 - $13,922 -4%   27 $516   $155,729 6
Jul 2, 2009 - $18,804 +35%   27 $696   $174,533 7
Jul 3, 2009 - $28,769 +53% -16% 25 $1,151   $203,302 8
Jul 4, 2009 - $20,101 -30% -56% 25 $804   $223,403 9
Jul 5, 2009 - $25,571 +27% -26% 25 $1,023   $248,974 10
Jul 6, 2009 - $8,938 -65% -27% 25 $358   $257,912 11
Jul 7, 2009 - $8,480 -5% -41% 25 $339   $266,392 12
Jul 8, 2009 - $10,088 +19% -28% 25 $404   $276,480 13
Jul 9, 2009 - $10,046 n/c -47% 25 $402   $286,526 14
Jul 10, 2009 - $13,698 +36% -52% 25 $548   $300,224 15
Jul 11, 2009 - $21,165 +55% +5% 25 $847   $321,389 16
Jul 12, 2009 - $17,302 -18% -32% 25 $692   $338,691 17
Jul 13, 2009 - $5,717 -67% -36% 25 $229   $344,408 18
Jul 14, 2009 - $6,170 +8% -27% 25 $247   $350,578 19
Jul 15, 2009 - $5,526 -10% -45% 25 $221   $356,104 20
Jul 16, 2009 - $5,816 +5% -42% 25 $233   $361,923 21
Jul 17, 2009 - $20,837 +258% +52% 34 $613   $382,760 22
Jul 18, 2009 - $29,740 +43% +41% 34 $875   $412,500 23
Jul 19, 2009 - $23,005 -23% +33% 34 $677   $435,505 24
Jul 20, 2009 - $8,677 -62% +52% 34 $255   $444,182 25
Jul 21, 2009 - $9,198 +6% +49% 34 $271   $453,380 26
Jul 22, 2009 - $9,301 +1% +68% 34 $274   $462,681 27
Jul 23, 2009 - $10,187 +10% +75% 34 $300   $472,868 28
Jul 24, 2009 - $12,339 +21% -41% 30 $411   $485,207 29
Jul 25, 2009 - $18,461 +50% -38% 30 $615   $503,668 30
Jul 26, 2009 - $16,062 -13% -30% 30 $535   $519,730 31
Jul 30, 2009 - $7,500   -26% 30 $250   $546,554 35
Jul 31, 2009 - $7,119 -5% -42% 22 $324   $553,673 36
Aug 1, 2009 - $10,795 +52% -42% 22 $491   $564,468 37
Aug 2, 2009 - $7,923 -27% -51% 22 $360   $572,391 38
Aug 3, 2009 - $3,566 -55%   22 $162   $575,957 39
Aug 4, 2009 - $3,947 +11%   22 $179   $579,904 40
Aug 5, 2009 - $3,710 -6%   22 $169   $583,614 41
Aug 6, 2009 - $3,787 +2% -50% 22 $172   $587,401 42
Aug 7, 2009 - $2,588 -32% -64% 11 $235   $589,989 43
Aug 8, 2009 - $5,159 +99% -52% 11 $469   $595,148 44
Aug 9, 2009 - $3,521 -32% -56% 11 $320   $598,669 45
Aug 10, 2009 - $1,639 -53% -54% 11 $149   $600,308 46
Aug 11, 2009 - $1,670 +2% -58% 11 $152   $601,978 47
Aug 12, 2009 - $1,428 -14% -62% 11 $130   $603,406 48
Aug 13, 2009 - $1,828 +28% -52% 11 $166   $605,234 49
Aug 14, 2009 - $1,167 -36% -55% 8 $146   $606,401 50
Aug 15, 2009 - $1,997 +71% -61% 8 $250   $608,398 51
Aug 16, 2009 - $1,845 -8% -48% 8 $231   $610,243 52
Aug 17, 2009 - $608 -67% -63% 8 $76   $610,851 53
Aug 18, 2009 - $554 -9% -67% 8 $69   $611,405 54
Aug 19, 2009 - $539 -3% -62% 8 $67   $611,944 55
Aug 20, 2009 - $616 +14% -66% 8 $77   $612,560 56
Aug 21, 2009 - $1,111 +80% -5% 9 $123   $613,671 57
Aug 22, 2009 - $1,646 +48% -18% 9 $183   $615,317 58
Aug 23, 2009 - $1,258 -24% -32% 9 $140   $616,575 59
Aug 24, 2009 - $898 -29% +48% 9 $100   $617,473 60
Aug 25, 2009 - $987 +10% +78% 9 $110   $618,460 61
Aug 26, 2009 - $852 -14% +58% 9 $95   $619,312 62
Aug 27, 2009 - $685 -20% +11% 9 $76   $619,997 63
Aug 28, 2009 - $413 -40% -63% 3 $138   $620,410 64
Aug 29, 2009 - $758 +84% -54% 3 $253   $621,168 65
Aug 30, 2009 - $508 -33% -60% 3 $169   $621,676 66
Aug 31, 2009 - $65 -87% -93% 3 $22   $621,741 67
Sep 1, 2009 - $157 +142% -84% 3 $52   $621,898 68
Sep 2, 2009 - $222 +41% -74% 3 $74   $622,120 69
Sep 3, 2009 - $254 +14% -63% 3 $85   $622,374 70
Sep 4, 2009 - $463 +82% +12% 5 $93   $622,837 71
Sep 5, 2009 - $708 +53% -7% 5 $142   $623,545 72
Sep 6, 2009 - $725 +2% +43% 5 $145   $624,270 73
Sep 7, 2009 77 $698 -4% +974% 5 $140   $624,968 74
Sep 8, 2009 - $142 -80% -10% 5 $28   $625,110 75
Sep 9, 2009 - $247 +74% +11% 5 $49   $625,357 76
Sep 10, 2009 - $163 -34% -36% 5 $33   $625,520 77
Sep 11, 2009 - $293 +80% -37% 3 $98   $625,813 78
Sep 12, 2009 - $335 +14% -53% 3 $112   $626,148 79
Sep 13, 2009 - $396 +18% -45% 3 $132   $626,544 80
Sep 14, 2009 - $163 -59% -77% 3 $54   $626,707 81
Sep 15, 2009 - $612 +275% +331% 3 $204   $627,319 82
Sep 16, 2009 - $899 +47% +264% 3 $300   $628,218 83
Sep 17, 2009 - $424 -53% +160% 3 $141   $628,642 84
Sep 18, 2009 - $219 -48% -25% 4 $55   $628,861 85
Sep 19, 2009 - $841 +284% +151% 4 $210   $629,702 86
Sep 20, 2009 - $124 -85% -69% 4 $31   $629,826 87
Sep 21, 2009 - $53 -57% -67% 4 $13   $629,879 88
Sep 22, 2009 - $48 -9% -92% 4 $12   $629,927 89
Sep 23, 2009 - $121 +152% -87% 4 $30   $630,048 90
Sep 24, 2009 - $27 -78% -94% 4 $7   $630,075 91
Sep 25, 2009 - $456 +1,589% +108% 3 $152   $630,531 92
Sep 26, 2009 - $462 +1% -45% 3 $154   $630,993 93
Sep 27, 2009 - $240 -48% +94% 3 $80   $631,233 94
Sep 28, 2009 - $196 -18% +270% 3 $65   $631,429 95
Sep 29, 2009 - $146 -26% +204% 3 $49   $631,575 96
Sep 30, 2009 - $142 -3% +17% 3 $47   $631,717 97
Oct 1, 2009 - $286 +101% +959% 3 $95   $632,003 98
Oct 2, 2009 - $126 -56% -72% 3 $42   $632,129 99
Oct 3, 2009 - $256 +103% -45% 3 $85   $632,385 100
Oct 4, 2009 - $269 +5% +12% 3 $90   $632,654 101
Oct 5, 2009 - $76 -72% -61% 3 $25   $632,730 102
Oct 6, 2009 - $229 +201% +57% 3 $76   $632,959 103
Oct 7, 2009 - $133 -42% -6% 3 $44   $633,092 104
Oct 8, 2009 - $75 -44% -74% 3 $25   $633,167 105
Oct 9, 2009 - $61 -19% -52% 2 $31   $633,228 106
Oct 10, 2009 - $101 +66% -61% 2 $51   $633,329 107
Oct 11, 2009 - $93 -8% -65% 2 $47   $633,422 108
Oct 12, 2009 - $77 -17% +1% 2 $39   $633,499 109
Oct 13, 2009 - $58 -25% -75% 2 $29   $633,557 110
Oct 14, 2009 - $57 -2% -57% 2 $29   $633,614 111
Oct 15, 2009 - $546 +858% +628% 3 $182   $634,160 112
Oct 16, 2009 - $1,664 +205% +2,628% 4 $416   $635,824 113
Oct 17, 2009 - $2,182 +31% +2,060% 4 $546   $638,006 114
Oct 18, 2009 - $2,114 -3% +2,173% 4 $529   $640,120 115
Oct 19, 2009 - $1,226 -42% +1,492% 4 $307   $641,346 116
Oct 20, 2009 - $378 -69% +552% 4 $95   $641,724 117
Oct 21, 2009 - $566 +50% +893% 4 $142   $642,290 118
Oct 22, 2009 - $635 +12% +16% 4 $159   $642,925 119
Oct 23, 2009 - $462 -27% -72% 4 $116   $643,387 120
Oct 24, 2009 - $1,346 +191% -38% 4 $337   $644,733 121
Oct 25, 2009 - $1,531 +14% -28% 4 $383   $646,264 122
Oct 26, 2009 - $225 -85% -82% 4 $56   $646,489 123
Oct 27, 2009 - $421 +87% +11% 4 $105   $646,910 124
Oct 28, 2009 - $344 -18% -39% 4 $86   $647,254 125
Oct 29, 2009 - $311 -10% -51% 4 $78   $647,565 126
Oct 30, 2009 - $661 +113% +43% 4 $165   $648,226 127
Oct 31, 2009 - $694 +5% -48% 5 $139   $648,920 128
Nov 1, 2009 - $1,015 +46% -34% 5 $203   $649,935 129
Nov 2, 2009 - $148 -85% -34% 5 $30   $650,083 130
Nov 3, 2009 - $405 +174% -4% 5 $81   $650,488 131
Nov 4, 2009 - $465 +15% +35% 4 $116   $650,953 132
Nov 5, 2009 - $464 n/c +49% 3 $155   $651,417 133
Nov 6, 2009 - $769 +66% +16% 5 $154   $652,186 134
Nov 7, 2009 - $766 n/c +10% 5 $153   $652,952 135
Nov 8, 2009 - $993 +30% -2% 5 $199   $653,945 136
Nov 9, 2009 - $374 -62% +153% 5 $75   $654,319 137
Nov 10, 2009 - $249 -33% -39% 5 $50   $654,568 138
Nov 11, 2009 - $726 +192% +56% 5 $145   $655,294 139
Nov 22, 2009 - $93     1 $93   $655,647 150
Nov 23, 2009 - $99 +6%   1 $99   $655,746 151
Nov 24, 2009 - $125 +26%   1 $125   $655,871 152

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 2009 34 $174,533   27 $6,464   $174,533 1
Jul 3, 2009 36 $111,993 -36% 25 $4,480   $286,526 2
Jul 10, 2009 43 $75,397 -33% 25 $3,016   $361,923 3
Jul 17, 2009 34 $110,945 +47% 34 $3,263   $472,868 4
Jul 24, 2009 46 $73,686 -34% 30 $2,456   $546,554 5
Jul 31, 2009 55 $40,847 -45% 22 $1,857   $587,401 6
Aug 7, 2009 65 $17,833 -56% 12 $1,486   $605,234 7
Aug 14, 2009 82 $7,326 -59% 8 $916   $612,560 8
Aug 21, 2009 83 $7,437 +2% 9 $826   $619,997 9
Aug 28, 2009 101 $2,377 -68% 4 $594   $622,374 10
Sep 4, 2009 97 $3,146 +32% 5 $629   $625,520 11
Sep 11, 2009 105 $3,122 -1% 3 $1,041   $628,642 12
Sep 18, 2009 118 $1,433 -54% 4 $358   $630,075 13
Sep 25, 2009 117 $1,928 +35% 3 $643   $632,003 14
Oct 2, 2009 118 $1,164 -40% 3 $388   $633,167 15
Oct 9, 2009 131 $993 -15% 1 $993   $634,160 16
Oct 16, 2009 91 $8,765 +783% 4 $2,191   $642,925 17
Oct 23, 2009 101 $4,640 -47% 3 $1,547   $647,565 18
Oct 30, 2009 105 $4,112 -11% 5 $822   $651,677 19
Nov 6, 2009 98 $3,877 -6% 5 $775   $655,554 20
Nov 20, 2009 134 $317   1 $317   $655,871 22

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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