That’s My Boy (2012)

That's My Boy poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,931,089Details
International Box Office $21,948,592Details
Worldwide Box Office $58,879,681
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,276,289 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,804,283 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,080,572
Further financial details...

Synopsis

While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,453,714 (36.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$57,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,030 opening theaters/3,030 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,014,716

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 15th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: June 13th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Trinidad)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Aruba)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Australia)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Curacao)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Suriname)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 16th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2217, 4/4/2012)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Michael Jackson's This Is It
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Keywords: Fictionalized Version of Yourself, Delayed Adulthood, Gratuitous Cameos, Sex Crimes, Unexpected Pregnancy, Dysfunctional Family, Unexpected Families, Wedding Day, Bachelor Party, Strippers / Stripping, IRS, February / May Romance, Satirical Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2012 4 $13,453,714   3,030 $4,440   $13,453,714 1
Jun 22, 2012 7 $7,630,411 -43% 3,030 $2,518   $27,910,794 2
Jun 29, 2012 14 $2,240,411 -71% 2,363 $948   $34,419,159 3
Jul 6, 2012 19 $621,656 -72% 400 $1,554   $36,100,833 4
Jul 13, 2012 24 $309,444 -50% 172 $1,799   $36,723,499 5
Jul 20, 2012 35 $71,942 -77% 84 $856   $36,931,089 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 15, 2012 4 $4,552,140     3,030 $1,502   $4,552,140 1
Jun 16, 2012 5 $4,700,635 +3%   3,030 $1,551   $9,252,775 2
Jun 17, 2012 3 $4,200,939 -11%   3,030 $1,386   $13,453,714 3
Jun 18, 2012 3 $2,002,287 -52%   3,030 $661   $15,456,001 4
Jun 19, 2012 4 $1,904,116 -5%   3,030 $628   $17,360,117 5
Jun 20, 2012 4 $1,601,914 -16%   3,030 $529   $18,962,031 6
Jun 21, 2012 5 $1,318,352 -18%   3,030 $435   $20,280,383 7
Jun 22, 2012 7 $2,459,510 +87% -46% 3,030 $812   $22,739,893 8
Jun 23, 2012 8 $2,850,168 +16% -39% 3,030 $941   $25,590,061 9
Jun 24, 2012 5 $2,320,733 -19% -45% 3,030 $766   $27,910,794 10
Jun 25, 2012 5 $1,231,077 -47% -39% 3,030 $406   $29,141,871 11
Jun 26, 2012 5 $1,305,532 +6% -31% 3,030 $431   $30,447,403 12
Jun 27, 2012 5 $950,215 -27% -41% 3,030 $314   $31,397,618 13
Jun 28, 2012 8 $781,130 -18% -41% 3,030 $258   $32,178,748 14
Jun 29, 2012 14 $755,022 -3% -69% 2,363 $320   $32,933,770 15
Jun 30, 2012 14 $819,042 +8% -71% 2,363 $347   $33,752,812 16
Jul 1, 2012 14 $666,347 -19% -71% 2,363 $282   $34,419,159 17
Jul 2, 2012 15 $366,373 -45% -70% 2,363 $155   $34,785,532 18
Jul 3, 2012 14 $308,120 -16% -76% 1,030 $299   $35,093,652 19
Jul 4, 2012 16 $190,083 -38% -80% 1,030 $185   $35,283,735 20
Jul 5, 2012 16 $195,442 +3% -75% 822 $238   $35,479,177 21
Jul 6, 2012 - $215,843 +10% -71% 400 $540   $35,695,020 22
Jul 7, 2012 - $255,989 +19% -69% 400 $640   $35,951,009 23
Jul 8, 2012 - $149,824 -41% -78% 400 $375   $36,100,833 24
Jul 9, 2012 - $71,489 -52% -80% 400 $179   $36,172,322 25
Jul 10, 2012 - $94,103 +32% -69% 400 $235   $36,266,425 26
Jul 11, 2012 - $72,837 -23% -62% 400 $182   $36,339,262 27
Jul 12, 2012 - $74,793 +3% -62% 400 $187   $36,414,055 28
Jul 13, 2012 - $101,283 +35% -53% 172 $589   $36,515,338 29
Jul 14, 2012 - $141,689 +40% -45% 172 $824   $36,657,027 30
Jul 15, 2012 - $66,472 -53% -56% 172 $386   $36,723,499 31
Jul 20, 2012 - $23,951   -76% 84 $285   $36,883,098 36
Jul 21, 2012 - $30,987 +29% -78% 84 $369   $36,914,085 37
Jul 22, 2012 - $17,004 -45% -74% 84 $202   $36,931,089 38

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2012 4 $20,280,383   3,030 $6,693   $20,280,383 1
Jun 22, 2012 6 $11,898,365 -41% 3,030 $3,927   $32,178,748 2
Jun 29, 2012 15 $3,300,429 -72% 822 $4,015   $35,479,177 3
Jul 6, 2012 20 $934,878 -72% 400 $2,337   $36,414,055 4
Jul 13, 2012 26 $445,092 -52% 172 $2,588   $36,859,147 5
Jul 20, 2012 41 $71,942 -84% 84 $856   $36,931,089 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Aruba 6/14/2012 $7,735 3 3 12 $29,632 12/29/2018
Australia 6/14/2012 $1,392,456 226 226 712 $3,743,893 12/10/2015
Bulgaria 8/17/2012 $0 0 3 6 $70,417 12/29/2018
Central America 9/7/2012 $43,165 32 32 156 $262,502 12/12/2015
Chile 9/27/2012 $101,625 30 30 87 $294,849 12/29/2018
Croatia 8/2/2012 $0 0 17 55 $49,644 12/29/2018
Curacao 6/14/2012 $5,753 1 1 6 $25,717 12/29/2018
Denmark 8/23/2012 $2,942 2 2 2 $2,942 12/11/2015
Dominican Republic 8/2/2012 $20,479 16 16 35 $46,306 12/29/2018
Estonia 8/24/2012 $12,934 3 3 17 $58,903 12/12/2015
Germany 9/27/2012 $675,495 308 308 664 $1,648,419 12/12/2015
Ghana 8/17/2012 $1,799 1 1 2 $3,769 12/29/2018
Hungary 8/2/2012 $94,406 35 46 288 $503,906 12/29/2018
Israel 6/21/2012 $138,072 23 23 104 $653,809 12/29/2018
Jamaica 6/15/2012 $6,180 4 4 11 $19,635 12/29/2018
Kenya 8/17/2012 $2,737 4 6 15 $9,585 12/29/2018
Latvia 8/24/2012 $14,561 4 4 26 $82,842 12/29/2018
Lebanon 9/6/2012 $32,329 11 11 23 $89,084 12/29/2018
Lithuania 8/3/2012 $0 0 5 18 $42,626 12/11/2015
Mexico 7/20/2012 $439,124 394 394 997 $1,357,347 12/11/2015
Nigeria 8/17/2012 $5,008 8 8 30 $29,163 12/29/2018
Peru 8/23/2012 $118,988 34 36 195 $601,456 12/29/2018
Poland 8/17/2012 $78,331 49 49 226 $373,627 12/29/2018
Portugal 8/9/2012 $75,774 34 34 139 $288,066 12/12/2015
Romania 8/17/2012 $76,567 36 36 178 $306,512 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/19/2012 $2,377,030 444 444 1,199 $5,531,488 12/29/2018
Slovakia 8/2/2012 $9,462 17 17 49 $38,678 12/11/2015
Slovenia 8/30/2012 $22,749 5 5 39 $72,650 12/12/2015
South Africa 8/3/2012 $86,810 59 60 243 $373,573 12/12/2015
Spain 8/31/2012 $578,532 247 247 809 $1,869,356 12/12/2015
Suriname 6/14/2012 $1,767 1 1 5 $7,574 12/29/2018
Trinidad 6/13/2012 $14,073 6 6 19 $57,517 12/29/2018
Ukraine 8/23/2012 $231,877 74 74 124 $776,241 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 9/7/2012 $405,206 289 289 443 $876,442 12/11/2015
Uruguay 8/17/2012 $33,450 6 6 32 $112,460 12/29/2018
Venezuela 10/19/2012 $177,323 34 34 125 $843,516 12/12/2015
 
Rest of World $794,446
 
International Total$21,948,592 12/29/2018

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
Oct 21, 20125113,616 113,616$2,000,778$2,000,7781
Oct 28, 20121540,074-65% 153,690$737,762$2,738,5402
Nov 4, 20122410,692-73% 164,382$193,739$2,932,2793

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 21, 2012829,062 29,062$583,280$583,2801
Oct 28, 2012209,228-68% 38,290$184,186$767,4662

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Leading Cast

Adam Sandler    Donny
Andy Samberg    Todd

Supporting Cast

Leighton Meester    Jamie
Tony Orlando    Steve Spirou
Will Forte    Phil
Milo Ventimiglia    Chad

Cameos

Vanilla Ice    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sean Anders    Director
David Caspe    Screenwriter
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Heather Parry    Producer
Allen Covert    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Executive Producer
John Morris    Executive Producer
Dennis Dugan    Executive Producer
Tim Herlihy    Executive Producer
Brandon Trost    Cinematographer
Tom Costain    Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur    Music Supervisor
Aaron Osborne    Production Designer
Erin Cochran    Art Director
Paul Sonski    Set Designer
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Harry Otto    Set Designer
Jennifer Gentile    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Re-recording Mixer
Dan DeLeeuw    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jery Hewitt    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Silverberg    Assistant Director
Tyler Spindel    Second Unit Director
Rachel Tenner    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Mad Money for Madagascar

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was one of seven new releases to reach the top 20 on this week's Blu-ray sales chart. It took first place with 768,000 units / $15.36 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 45%. This is good for a digitally animated kids movie. In fact, this wouldn't be bad if it were an action film. More...

DVD Sales: Most Wanted is Indeed the Most Wanted

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted lived up to its name becoming the best selling new release and earning first place on the DVD sales chart. The film sold 944,000 units and generated $16.03 million in revenue, which was easily enough for first place. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Brave Hits Bullseye

June 25th, 2012

Turns out the weekend was rather predictable, with nearly every film earning roughly what they were expected to do. More films topped expectations than missed them, and this includes Brave, which earned more than last year's winner, Cars 2. This helped the overall box office grow 26% from last weekend to $164 million. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, were not as strong compared to the counter-programming from last year, Bad Teacher, and this meant 2012 lost to 2011 by 7%. Worse still, next weekend will be a disaster, as there are four middling releases that will have to compete with Transformers: Dark of the Moon. More...

Weekend Predictions: Braving the Uncertainty

June 21st, 2012

This is not a fun time to be a box office analyst, as there has been a lot of unpredictability recently. Predicting the number one film is easy, as Brave is the only film earning any real buzz. In fact, people will be comparing it to Cars 2 more than any other film playing in theaters this weekend. This is partially because Cars 2 opened this weekend last year, but also because that was Pixar's most recent film. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has generated a lot of buzz on the internet, but that means little at the box office. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World will need to connect with more mature moviegoers, and while they haven't had a lot of wide releases to check out, the film is opening in less than 2000 theaters, which will hurt its box office chances. Unless we have some pleasant surprises, we could see another loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rock Sinks, Boy Bombs

June 18th, 2012

The weekend could be be described as an epic disappointment. Rock of Ages and That's My Boy earned less during their opening weekends than some expected they would make during their opening days. This meant Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted had an easy win, even though it slumped a little bit more than expected. In fact, the only film in the top five that beat expectations was Snow White and the Huntsman. The overall box office fell 28% from last weekend to $130 million. More importantly, this was 15% lower than the same weekend last year. These wild swings at the box office are making it hard to predict what will happen in the future. We can't seem to get any momentum either way these past few weeks. Still, 2012 is ahead of 2011 by 9.5% at $4.91 billion to $4.49 billion and we do have at least one monster hit left to open this summer, so that lead could increase by the end of August. More...

Weekend Estimates: Madagascar Holds On as Openers Disappoint

June 17th, 2012

What was billed as a potentially tight race at the top of the chart this weekend has turned into a romp for Madagascar 3 thanks in part to a steep second-weekend decline for Prometheus, but mainly to weak openings for Rock of Ages and That's My Boy. Madagascar itself will be down 41% to $35.5 million and a 10 day total of $120.4 million, which is a fairly sizable decline for a family movie at this time of year. Prometheus is set to decline 60% to $20.2 million this weekend, for $88.9 million so far. Rock of Ages will be third with $15 million for the weekend, which leaves it far short of its $75 million budget. That's My Boy will most likely end up in 5th place with $13 million, which may prove to be Adam Sandler's worst opening weekend ever, once adjusted for ticket price inflation. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Rock?

June 14th, 2012

It could be a really close race for the top of the box office chart between Rock of Ages, That's My Boy, and last week's winner, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. All three films have a shot at a weekend haul in the mid-to-high $30 million range. That's the good news. The bad news is, none of them really have a shot at matching Green Lattern's $50 million opening from this weekend last year. Because of this, 2012 will need to rely on depth to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison and while there are some positive signs, it could be a close race. More...

Contest: One for the Ages

June 7th, 2012

It should be another very close race for top spot on the box office next weekend with Rock of Ages and That's My Boy having about equal chances of earning first place. I think Rock of Ages will earn better reviews and will come out on top by a narrow margin. Regardless if I'm right, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Rock of Ages. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island on Blu-ray 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 copy of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island on Blu-ray Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the new Journey 2 App. More...

2012 Preview: June

June 1st, 2012

As May ends and we look forward to June, we have some good news and some bad news to report from last month. First the bad news. Nearly every film missed expectations, sometimes by massive levels. The good news? The Avengers was a record-breaking hit and it managed to compensate for every miss of the month and May of 2012 was just as strong as May of 2011. Unfortunately, the month has ended on a low note and The Avengers is shedding theaters, so new releases will be really important for June's chances. There are two films that were supposed to open wide this month that are no longer doing so, although we did have one film moved up to replace G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but that still leaves just twelve films opening wide over the five weekends in June. This does include six films that have a real shot at earning $100 million or more at the box office, and three of those have a shot at $200 million. Prometheus is earning a ton of buzz and there are some that think it will be the biggest hit of the month. It might even be a $300 million hit. However, you can't count out Brave in the race to become the biggest hit of the month, as Pixar's average is over $250 million and $300 million is also not out of the question. It's hard to compare last June, because there were only four weekends last June, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon opened on the Wednesday before the July 1st long weekend, which throws off the numbers. If you consider Dark of the Moon a June release, then there were six $100 million movies and one $300 million this month last year. We will need nearly every film to match expectations in order for 2012 to continue to strengthen its lead on 2011. More...


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Synopsis

While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,453,714 (36.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$57,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,030 opening theaters/3,030 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,014,716

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 15th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: June 13th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Trinidad)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Aruba)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Australia)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Curacao)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide), released as That's My Boy (Suriname)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 16th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2217, 4/4/2012)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Michael Jackson's This Is It
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Fictionalized Version of Yourself, Delayed Adulthood, Gratuitous Cameos, Sex Crimes, Unexpected Pregnancy, Dysfunctional Family, Unexpected Families, Wedding Day, Bachelor Party, Strippers / Stripping, IRS, February / May Romance, Satirical Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler    Donny
Andy Samberg    Todd

Supporting Cast

Leighton Meester    Jamie
Tony Orlando    Steve Spirou
Will Forte    Phil
Milo Ventimiglia    Chad

Cameos

Vanilla Ice    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sean Anders    Director
David Caspe    Screenwriter
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Heather Parry    Producer
Allen Covert    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Executive Producer
John Morris    Executive Producer
Dennis Dugan    Executive Producer
Tim Herlihy    Executive Producer
Brandon Trost    Cinematographer
Tom Costain    Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur    Music Supervisor
Aaron Osborne    Production Designer
Erin Cochran    Art Director
Paul Sonski    Set Designer
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Harry Otto    Set Designer
Jennifer Gentile    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Re-recording Mixer
Dan DeLeeuw    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jery Hewitt    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Silverberg    Assistant Director
Tyler Spindel    Second Unit Director
Rachel Tenner    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Mad Money for Madagascar

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was one of seven new releases to reach the top 20 on this week's Blu-ray sales chart. It took first place with 768,000 units / $15.36 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 45%. This is good for a digitally animated kids movie. In fact, this wouldn't be bad if it were an action film. More...

DVD Sales: Most Wanted is Indeed the Most Wanted

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted lived up to its name becoming the best selling new release and earning first place on the DVD sales chart. The film sold 944,000 units and generated $16.03 million in revenue, which was easily enough for first place. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Brave Hits Bullseye

June 25th, 2012

Turns out the weekend was rather predictable, with nearly every film earning roughly what they were expected to do. More films topped expectations than missed them, and this includes Brave, which earned more than last year's winner, Cars 2. This helped the overall box office grow 26% from last weekend to $164 million. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, were not as strong compared to the counter-programming from last year, Bad Teacher, and this meant 2012 lost to 2011 by 7%. Worse still, next weekend will be a disaster, as there are four middling releases that will have to compete with Transformers: Dark of the Moon. More...

Weekend Predictions: Braving the Uncertainty

June 21st, 2012

This is not a fun time to be a box office analyst, as there has been a lot of unpredictability recently. Predicting the number one film is easy, as Brave is the only film earning any real buzz. In fact, people will be comparing it to Cars 2 more than any other film playing in theaters this weekend. This is partially because Cars 2 opened this weekend last year, but also because that was Pixar's most recent film. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has generated a lot of buzz on the internet, but that means little at the box office. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World will need to connect with more mature moviegoers, and while they haven't had a lot of wide releases to check out, the film is opening in less than 2000 theaters, which will hurt its box office chances. Unless we have some pleasant surprises, we could see another loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rock Sinks, Boy Bombs

June 18th, 2012

The weekend could be be described as an epic disappointment. Rock of Ages and That's My Boy earned less during their opening weekends than some expected they would make during their opening days. This meant Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted had an easy win, even though it slumped a little bit more than expected. In fact, the only film in the top five that beat expectations was Snow White and the Huntsman. The overall box office fell 28% from last weekend to $130 million. More importantly, this was 15% lower than the same weekend last year. These wild swings at the box office are making it hard to predict what will happen in the future. We can't seem to get any momentum either way these past few weeks. Still, 2012 is ahead of 2011 by 9.5% at $4.91 billion to $4.49 billion and we do have at least one monster hit left to open this summer, so that lead could increase by the end of August. More...

Weekend Estimates: Madagascar Holds On as Openers Disappoint

June 17th, 2012

What was billed as a potentially tight race at the top of the chart this weekend has turned into a romp for Madagascar 3 thanks in part to a steep second-weekend decline for Prometheus, but mainly to weak openings for Rock of Ages and That's My Boy. Madagascar itself will be down 41% to $35.5 million and a 10 day total of $120.4 million, which is a fairly sizable decline for a family movie at this time of year. Prometheus is set to decline 60% to $20.2 million this weekend, for $88.9 million so far. Rock of Ages will be third with $15 million for the weekend, which leaves it far short of its $75 million budget. That's My Boy will most likely end up in 5th place with $13 million, which may prove to be Adam Sandler's worst opening weekend ever, once adjusted for ticket price inflation. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Rock?

June 14th, 2012

It could be a really close race for the top of the box office chart between Rock of Ages, That's My Boy, and last week's winner, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. All three films have a shot at a weekend haul in the mid-to-high $30 million range. That's the good news. The bad news is, none of them really have a shot at matching Green Lattern's $50 million opening from this weekend last year. Because of this, 2012 will need to rely on depth to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison and while there are some positive signs, it could be a close race. More...

Contest: One for the Ages

June 7th, 2012

It should be another very close race for top spot on the box office next weekend with Rock of Ages and That's My Boy having about equal chances of earning first place. I think Rock of Ages will earn better reviews and will come out on top by a narrow margin. Regardless if I'm right, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Rock of Ages. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island on Blu-ray 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 copy of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island on Blu-ray Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the new Journey 2 App. More...

2012 Preview: June

June 1st, 2012

As May ends and we look forward to June, we have some good news and some bad news to report from last month. First the bad news. Nearly every film missed expectations, sometimes by massive levels. The good news? The Avengers was a record-breaking hit and it managed to compensate for every miss of the month and May of 2012 was just as strong as May of 2011. Unfortunately, the month has ended on a low note and The Avengers is shedding theaters, so new releases will be really important for June's chances. There are two films that were supposed to open wide this month that are no longer doing so, although we did have one film moved up to replace G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but that still leaves just twelve films opening wide over the five weekends in June. This does include six films that have a real shot at earning $100 million or more at the box office, and three of those have a shot at $200 million. Prometheus is earning a ton of buzz and there are some that think it will be the biggest hit of the month. It might even be a $300 million hit. However, you can't count out Brave in the race to become the biggest hit of the month, as Pixar's average is over $250 million and $300 million is also not out of the question. It's hard to compare last June, because there were only four weekends last June, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon opened on the Wednesday before the July 1st long weekend, which throws off the numbers. If you consider Dark of the Moon a June release, then there were six $100 million movies and one $300 million this month last year. We will need nearly every film to match expectations in order for 2012 to continue to strengthen its lead on 2011. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2012 4 $13,453,714   3,030 $4,440   $13,453,714 1
Jun 22, 2012 7 $7,630,411 -43% 3,030 $2,518   $27,910,794 2
Jun 29, 2012 14 $2,240,411 -71% 2,363 $948   $34,419,159 3
Jul 6, 2012 19 $621,656 -72% 400 $1,554   $36,100,833 4
Jul 13, 2012 24 $309,444 -50% 172 $1,799   $36,723,499 5
Jul 20, 2012 35 $71,942 -77% 84 $856   $36,931,089 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 15, 2012 4 $4,552,140     3,030 $1,502   $4,552,140 1
Jun 16, 2012 5 $4,700,635 +3%   3,030 $1,551   $9,252,775 2
Jun 17, 2012 3 $4,200,939 -11%   3,030 $1,386   $13,453,714 3
Jun 18, 2012 3 $2,002,287 -52%   3,030 $661   $15,456,001 4
Jun 19, 2012 4 $1,904,116 -5%   3,030 $628   $17,360,117 5
Jun 20, 2012 4 $1,601,914 -16%   3,030 $529   $18,962,031 6
Jun 21, 2012 5 $1,318,352 -18%   3,030 $435   $20,280,383 7
Jun 22, 2012 7 $2,459,510 +87% -46% 3,030 $812   $22,739,893 8
Jun 23, 2012 8 $2,850,168 +16% -39% 3,030 $941   $25,590,061 9
Jun 24, 2012 5 $2,320,733 -19% -45% 3,030 $766   $27,910,794 10
Jun 25, 2012 5 $1,231,077 -47% -39% 3,030 $406   $29,141,871 11
Jun 26, 2012 5 $1,305,532 +6% -31% 3,030 $431   $30,447,403 12
Jun 27, 2012 5 $950,215 -27% -41% 3,030 $314   $31,397,618 13
Jun 28, 2012 8 $781,130 -18% -41% 3,030 $258   $32,178,748 14
Jun 29, 2012 14 $755,022 -3% -69% 2,363 $320   $32,933,770 15
Jun 30, 2012 14 $819,042 +8% -71% 2,363 $347   $33,752,812 16
Jul 1, 2012 14 $666,347 -19% -71% 2,363 $282   $34,419,159 17
Jul 2, 2012 15 $366,373 -45% -70% 2,363 $155   $34,785,532 18
Jul 3, 2012 14 $308,120 -16% -76% 1,030 $299   $35,093,652 19
Jul 4, 2012 16 $190,083 -38% -80% 1,030 $185   $35,283,735 20
Jul 5, 2012 16 $195,442 +3% -75% 822 $238   $35,479,177 21
Jul 6, 2012 - $215,843 +10% -71% 400 $540   $35,695,020 22
Jul 7, 2012 - $255,989 +19% -69% 400 $640   $35,951,009 23
Jul 8, 2012 - $149,824 -41% -78% 400 $375   $36,100,833 24
Jul 9, 2012 - $71,489 -52% -80% 400 $179   $36,172,322 25
Jul 10, 2012 - $94,103 +32% -69% 400 $235   $36,266,425 26
Jul 11, 2012 - $72,837 -23% -62% 400 $182   $36,339,262 27
Jul 12, 2012 - $74,793 +3% -62% 400 $187   $36,414,055 28
Jul 13, 2012 - $101,283 +35% -53% 172 $589   $36,515,338 29
Jul 14, 2012 - $141,689 +40% -45% 172 $824   $36,657,027 30
Jul 15, 2012 - $66,472 -53% -56% 172 $386   $36,723,499 31
Jul 20, 2012 - $23,951   -76% 84 $285   $36,883,098 36
Jul 21, 2012 - $30,987 +29% -78% 84 $369   $36,914,085 37
Jul 22, 2012 - $17,004 -45% -74% 84 $202   $36,931,089 38

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 2012 4 $20,280,383   3,030 $6,693   $20,280,383 1
Jun 22, 2012 6 $11,898,365 -41% 3,030 $3,927   $32,178,748 2
Jun 29, 2012 15 $3,300,429 -72% 822 $4,015   $35,479,177 3
Jul 6, 2012 20 $934,878 -72% 400 $2,337   $36,414,055 4
Jul 13, 2012 26 $445,092 -52% 172 $2,588   $36,859,147 5
Jul 20, 2012 41 $71,942 -84% 84 $856   $36,931,089 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Aruba 6/14/2012 $7,735 3 3 12 $29,632 12/29/2018
Australia 6/14/2012 $1,392,456 226 226 712 $3,743,893 12/10/2015
Bulgaria 8/17/2012 $0 0 3 6 $70,417 12/29/2018
Central America 9/7/2012 $43,165 32 32 156 $262,502 12/12/2015
Chile 9/27/2012 $101,625 30 30 87 $294,849 12/29/2018
Croatia 8/2/2012 $0 0 17 55 $49,644 12/29/2018
Curacao 6/14/2012 $5,753 1 1 6 $25,717 12/29/2018
Denmark 8/23/2012 $2,942 2 2 2 $2,942 12/11/2015
Dominican Republic 8/2/2012 $20,479 16 16 35 $46,306 12/29/2018
Estonia 8/24/2012 $12,934 3 3 17 $58,903 12/12/2015
Germany 9/27/2012 $675,495 308 308 664 $1,648,419 12/12/2015
Ghana 8/17/2012 $1,799 1 1 2 $3,769 12/29/2018
Hungary 8/2/2012 $94,406 35 46 288 $503,906 12/29/2018
Israel 6/21/2012 $138,072 23 23 104 $653,809 12/29/2018
Jamaica 6/15/2012 $6,180 4 4 11 $19,635 12/29/2018
Kenya 8/17/2012 $2,737 4 6 15 $9,585 12/29/2018
Latvia 8/24/2012 $14,561 4 4 26 $82,842 12/29/2018
Lebanon 9/6/2012 $32,329 11 11 23 $89,084 12/29/2018
Lithuania 8/3/2012 $0 0 5 18 $42,626 12/11/2015
Mexico 7/20/2012 $439,124 394 394 997 $1,357,347 12/11/2015
Nigeria 8/17/2012 $5,008 8 8 30 $29,163 12/29/2018
Peru 8/23/2012 $118,988 34 36 195 $601,456 12/29/2018
Poland 8/17/2012 $78,331 49 49 226 $373,627 12/29/2018
Portugal 8/9/2012 $75,774 34 34 139 $288,066 12/12/2015
Romania 8/17/2012 $76,567 36 36 178 $306,512 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/19/2012 $2,377,030 444 444 1,199 $5,531,488 12/29/2018
Slovakia 8/2/2012 $9,462 17 17 49 $38,678 12/11/2015
Slovenia 8/30/2012 $22,749 5 5 39 $72,650 12/12/2015
South Africa 8/3/2012 $86,810 59 60 243 $373,573 12/12/2015
Spain 8/31/2012 $578,532 247 247 809 $1,869,356 12/12/2015
Suriname 6/14/2012 $1,767 1 1 5 $7,574 12/29/2018
Trinidad 6/13/2012 $14,073 6 6 19 $57,517 12/29/2018
Ukraine 8/23/2012 $231,877 74 74 124 $776,241 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 9/7/2012 $405,206 289 289 443 $876,442 12/11/2015
Uruguay 8/17/2012 $33,450 6 6 32 $112,460 12/29/2018
Venezuela 10/19/2012 $177,323 34 34 125 $843,516 12/12/2015
 
Rest of World $794,446
 
International Total$21,948,592 12/29/2018

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
Oct 21, 20125113,616 113,616$2,000,778$2,000,7781
Oct 28, 20121540,074-65% 153,690$737,762$2,738,5402
Nov 4, 20122410,692-73% 164,382$193,739$2,932,2793

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 21, 2012829,062 29,062$583,280$583,2801
Oct 28, 2012209,228-68% 38,290$184,186$767,4662

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