Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,479,370Details
International Box Office $174,618,986Details
Worldwide Box Office $215,098,356
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,625,827 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,429,000 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,054,827
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Synopsis

Valerian and Laureline are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner—blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him. Under directive from their Commander, Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha’s seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time—uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,007,624 (42.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:18.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$180,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,553 opening theaters/3,553 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,647,445

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,284 $40,479,370
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 599 $174,618,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 833 $215,098,356

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: July 21st, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: July 20th, 2017 (Wide), released as Валериан и градът на хилядите планети (Bulgaria)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide), released as Valerian a město tisíce planet (Czech Republic)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Germany)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Slovakia)
July 27th, 2017 (Wide), released as Valerian ve Bin Gezegen İmparatorluğu (Turkey)
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Video Release: November 21st, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action, suggestive material and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2475 (Cert #50830), 5/10/2017)
Running Time: 129 minutes
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Keywords: Set in Outer Space, Space Opera, Romance, Alien Encounters, Robot, Unrequited Love, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: EuropaCorp, Fundamental Films, BNP Paribas Film Fund, River Road Entertainment, Belga Films, Valerian S.A.S., TF1 Film Productions, OCS., Orange Studio, Universum Film, Novo Pictures
Production Countries: France
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 5 $17,007,624   3,553 $4,787   $17,007,624 1
Jul 28, 2017 8 $6,360,085 -63% 3,553 $1,790   $30,186,232 2
Aug 4, 2017 12 $2,395,377 -62% 1,795 $1,334   $36,137,260 3
Aug 11, 2017 17 $901,323 -62% 785 $1,148   $38,359,317 4
Aug 18, 2017 20 $397,019 -56% 465 $854   $39,227,747 5
Aug 25, 2017 27 $248,339 -37% 318 $781   $39,687,071 6
Sep 1, 2017 30 $250,190 +1% 280 $894   $40,075,609 7
Sep 8, 2017 33 $106,947 -57% 229 $467   $40,309,952 8
Sep 15, 2017 35 $79,095 -26% 151 $524   $40,442,321 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 20, 2017 P $1,700,000     0     $1,700,000  
Jul 21, 2017 3 $6,495,217     3,553 $1,828   $6,495,217 1
Jul 22, 2017 5 $6,006,459 -8%   3,553 $1,691   $12,501,676 2
Jul 23, 2017 5 $4,505,948 -25%   3,553 $1,268   $17,007,624 3
Jul 24, 2017 6 $1,820,364 -60%   3,553 $512   $18,827,988 4
Jul 25, 2017 6 $2,271,692 +25%   3,553 $639   $21,099,680 5
Jul 26, 2017 6 $1,398,902 -38%   3,553 $394   $22,498,582 6
Jul 27, 2017 6 $1,327,565 -5%   3,553 $374   $23,826,147 7
Jul 28, 2017 8 $1,853,621 +40% -71% 3,553 $522   $25,679,768 8
Jul 29, 2017 8 $2,631,088 +42% -56% 3,553 $741   $28,310,856 9
Jul 30, 2017 8 $1,875,376 -29% -58% 3,553 $528   $30,186,232 10
Jul 31, 2017 8 $836,900 -55% -54% 3,553 $236   $31,023,132 11
Aug 1, 2017 8 $1,183,776 +41% -48% 3,553 $333   $32,206,908 12
Aug 2, 2017 8 $834,733 -29% -40% 3,553 $235   $33,041,641 13
Aug 3, 2017 8 $700,242 -16% -47% 3,553 $197   $33,741,883 14
Aug 4, 2017 12 $679,928 -3% -63% 1,795 $379   $34,421,811 15
Aug 5, 2017 12 $984,411 +45% -63% 1,795 $548   $35,406,222 16
Aug 6, 2017 12 $731,038 -26% -61% 1,795 $407   $36,137,260 17
Aug 7, 2017 13 $365,102 -50% -56% 1,795 $203   $36,502,362 18
Aug 8, 2017 12 $444,207 +22% -62% 1,795 $247   $36,946,569 19
Aug 9, 2017 12 $291,336 -34% -65% 1,795 $162   $37,237,905 20
Aug 10, 2017 13 $220,089 -24% -69% 1,795 $123   $37,457,994 21
Aug 11, 2017 - $251,274 +14% -63% 785 $320   $37,709,268 22
Aug 12, 2017 - $395,282 +57% -60% 785 $504   $38,104,550 23
Aug 13, 2017 - $254,767 -36% -65% 785 $325   $38,359,317 24
Aug 14, 2017 - $109,548 -57% -70% 785 $140   $38,468,865 25
Aug 15, 2017 - $175,443 +60% -61% 785 $223   $38,644,308 26
Aug 16, 2017 - $102,319 -42% -65% 785 $130   $38,746,627 27
Aug 17, 2017 - $84,101 -18% -62% 785 $107   $38,830,728 28
Aug 18, 2017 - $115,622 +37% -54% 465 $249   $38,946,350 29
Aug 19, 2017 - $170,456 +47% -57% 465 $367   $39,116,806 30
Aug 20, 2017 - $110,941 -35% -56% 465 $239   $39,227,747 31
Aug 21, 2017 - $44,516 -60% -59% 465 $96   $39,272,263 32
Aug 22, 2017 - $73,930 +66% -58% 465 $159   $39,346,193 33
Aug 23, 2017 - $52,384 -29% -49% 465 $113   $39,398,577 34
Aug 24, 2017 - $40,155 -23% -52% 465 $86   $39,438,732 35
Aug 25, 2017 - $75,795 +89% -34% 318 $238   $39,514,527 36
Aug 26, 2017 - $100,532 +33% -41% 318 $316   $39,615,059 37
Aug 27, 2017 - $72,012 -28% -35% 318 $226   $39,687,071 38
Aug 28, 2017 - $30,387 -58% -32% 318 $96   $39,717,458 39
Aug 29, 2017 - $43,795 +44% -41% 318 $138   $39,761,253 40
Aug 30, 2017 - $30,939 -29% -41% 318 $97   $39,792,192 41
Aug 31, 2017 - $33,227 +7% -17% 318 $104   $39,825,419 42
Sep 1, 2017 - $52,448 +58% -31% 280 $187   $39,877,867 43
Sep 2, 2017 - $88,827 +69% -12% 280 $317   $39,966,694 44
Sep 3, 2017 - $108,915 +23% +51% 280 $389   $40,075,609 45
Sep 4, 2017 - $71,514 -34% +135% 280 $255   $40,147,123 46
Sep 5, 2017 - $23,503 -67% -46% 280 $84   $40,170,626 47
Sep 6, 2017 - $16,467 -30% -47% 280 $59   $40,187,093 48
Sep 7, 2017 - $15,912 -3% -52% 280 $57   $40,203,005 49
Sep 8, 2017 - $28,962 +82% -45% 229 $126   $40,231,967 50
Sep 9, 2017 - $51,366 +77% -42% 229 $224   $40,283,333 51
Sep 10, 2017 - $26,619 -48% -76% 229 $116   $40,309,952 52
Sep 11, 2017 - $10,430 -61% -85% 229 $46   $40,320,382 53
Sep 12, 2017 - $18,065 +73% -23% 229 $79   $40,338,447 54
Sep 13, 2017 - $12,768 -29% -22% 229 $56   $40,351,215 55
Sep 14, 2017 - $12,011 -6% -25% 229 $52   $40,363,226 56
Sep 15, 2017 - $21,461 +79% -26% 151 $142   $40,384,687 57
Sep 16, 2017 - $35,286 +64% -31% 151 $234   $40,419,973 58
Sep 17, 2017 - $22,348 -37% -16% 151 $148   $40,442,321 59
Sep 18, 2017 - $8,294 -63% -20% 151 $55   $40,450,615 60
Sep 19, 2017 - $11,611 +40% -36% 151 $77   $40,462,226 61
Sep 20, 2017 - $8,668 -25% -32% 151 $57   $40,470,894 62
Sep 21, 2017 - $8,476 -2% -29% 151 $56   $40,479,370 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 5 $23,826,147   3,553 $6,706   $23,826,147 1
Jul 28, 2017 8 $9,915,736 -58% 3,553 $2,791   $33,741,883 2
Aug 4, 2017 12 $3,716,111 -63% 1,795 $2,070   $37,457,994 3
Aug 11, 2017 17 $1,372,734 -63% 785 $1,749   $38,830,728 4
Aug 18, 2017 20 $608,004 -56% 465 $1,308   $39,438,732 5
Aug 25, 2017 26 $386,687 -36% 318 $1,216   $39,825,419 6
Sep 1, 2017 30 $377,586 -2% 280 $1,349   $40,203,005 7
Sep 8, 2017 32 $160,221 -58% 229 $700   $40,363,226 8
Sep 15, 2017 34 $116,144 -28% 151 $769   $40,479,370 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/25/2017 $381,808 0 0 0 $756,637 1/1/2019
Australia 8/11/2017 $992,240 433 433 1,184 $2,276,354 10/3/2017
Brazil 8/11/2017 $1,082,081 0 0 0 $2,463,492 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 7/20/2017 $50,810 0 0 0 $280,411 2/26/2019
China 8/24/2017 $29,070,000 81,436 81,436 115,885 $62,073,824 10/12/2018
Czech Republic 7/21/2017 $178,946 127 127 388 $607,187 1/1/2019
France 7/28/2017 $12,200,000 0 0 0 $36,781,160 6/28/2018
Germany 7/21/2017 $2,900,000 0 0 0 $13,534,383 6/29/2018
Hong Kong 7/28/2017 $718,261 46 46 151 $1,791,365 10/27/2018
India 7/28/2017 $190,676 0 0 0 $289,331 10/3/2018
Indonesia 8/4/2017 $394,109 180 180 232 $607,436 1/1/2019
Italy 9/21/2017 $1,182,521 0 0 0 $2,807,811 10/18/2017
Lithuania 7/28/2017 $28,273 133 133 334 $132,955 9/1/2017
Mexico 8/3/2017 $2,049,258 0 0 0 $4,979,880 10/12/2018
Netherlands 7/28/2017 $414,260 173 173 678 $1,500,931 11/3/2018
New Zealand 8/11/2017 $184,771 126 126 415 $464,871 9/25/2017
Poland 8/4/2017 $540,000 0 0 0 $2,499,034 1/1/2019
Portugal 7/28/2017 $209,652 88 88 310 $717,726 9/26/2017
Russia (CIS) 8/11/2017 $5,791,620 1,565 1,569 6,203 $14,453,896 1/1/2019
Slovakia 7/21/2017 $88,766 80 80 195 $266,130 9/13/2017
South Korea 8/30/2017 $0 0 629 1,184 $3,655,603 12/22/2020
Spain 8/18/2017 $885,234 615 615 1,993 $3,684,591 10/30/2018
Taiwan 8/4/2017 $421,000 0 67 122 $939,141 10/28/2018
Turkey 7/27/2017 $196,555 402 402 924 $707,322 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 8/4/2017 $2,427,214 551 551 1,101 $5,161,611 9/30/2018
 
Rest of World $11,185,904
 
International Total$174,618,986 12/22/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 26, 20172652,107 52,107$779,521$779,5211
Dec 3, 2017955,596+7% 107,703$822,821$1,602,3422
Dec 10, 20171822,158-60% 129,861$331,484$1,933,8263
Jan 7, 2018287,283 177,376$108,954$2,644,6507

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 26, 20171986,823 86,823$1,843,791$1,843,7911
Dec 3, 2017564,388-26% 151,211$1,343,478$3,187,2692
Dec 10, 2017928,958-55% 180,169$604,673$3,791,9423
Dec 17, 20171820,915-28% 201,084$408,898$4,200,8404
Dec 31, 20172015,382 240,299$294,700$4,949,8936
Jan 7, 2018159,571-38% 249,870$183,316$5,133,2097
Jan 14, 2018176,857-28% 256,727$129,430$5,262,6398
Feb 18, 20182011,065 288,566$186,631$5,967,76513
Mar 4, 2018197,551 305,941$128,401$6,265,24715

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Leading Cast

Dane DeHaan    Major Valerian
Cara Delevingne    Sergeant Laureline

Supporting Cast

Clive Owen    Commander Arün Filitt
Rihanna    Bubble
Ethan Hawke    Jolly the Pimp
Kris Wu    Sergeant Neza
John Goodman    Igon Siruss
Herbie Hancock    Defence Minister
Sam Spruell    General Okto Bar
Alain Chabat    Bob the Pirate
Rutger Hauer    President of the World State Federation
Peter Hudson    Captain Crowford
Xavier Giannoli    Captain Norton
Louis Leterrier    Captain Welcoming Mercurys
Eric Rochant    Captain Welcoming Palm Muret
Benoit Jacquot    Captain Welcoming Arysum
Olivier Megaton    Captain Welcoming KCO2
Gerard Krawczyk    Captain Welcoming Martapurais
Pierre Cachia    Kortan Dahuk
David Saada    Kortan Dahuk
Hippolyte Burkhart-Uhlen    Kortan Dahuk
Florian Guichard    Mercury
Stéphane Mir    Mercury
Thierry Barthe    Mercury
Pier Ewudu    Palm Muret
Andrew Tisba    Palm Muret
Yannick Lorte    Palm Muret
Charly Akakpo    Arysum-Kormn
Clément Beauruelle    Arysum-Kormn
Audrey Kamp    Arysum-Kormn
Anthony Hornez    Martapurais
Julien Bleitrach    Martapurais
Maxime Babara Toure    Martapurais
Sasha Luss    Princess Liho-Minaa/Creature Candy Dress
Aymeline Valade    Emperor Haban-Limai
Elizabeth Debicki    Emperor Haban-Limai
Pauline Hoarau    Empress Aloi/Creature Swing Angel
Barbara Weber Scaff*    Empress Aloi
Marilhea Peillard    Tsuuri
Lee Delong    Tsuuri/Tourist
Diva Cam    Maatri
Judith Brunett    Maatri
Marie Barrouillet    Tsuuri Child
Cindy Bruna    Guard
Sija Titko    Guard
Daphnée Kbidi    Tortured Pearl
Nick Marzock    Tortured Pearl
Ola Rapace    Major Gibson
Stefan Konarske    Captain Zito
Mahamadou Coulibaly    Major Gibson’s Soldier/Igon Junior
Julien Marlin    Major Gibson’s Soldier
Yvan Lucker    Major Gibson’s Soldier
Tom Hygreck    Major Gibson’s Soldier
Gavin Drea    Sergeant Cooper
Abel Jafry    Bus Driver
Laurent Ferraro    Igon Siruss/Doghan-Daguis
Jean-Robert Lombard    Igon Sirus Guard
Leonid Glushchenko    Igon Sirus Guard
Peter Eberst    Igon Sirus Guard
Akim Chir    Igon Sirus Guard
Aurélien Gaya    Igon Sirus Guard
Jean-Francois Lenogue    Igon Sirus Guard
Lamine Ba    Igon Sirus Guard
Eric Lampaert    Guide Thaziit
Paul Lefevre    Siirt Guard/Siirt Salesman
Patrick Cottet Moine    Siirt Cop
Guillaume Maison    Siirt Salesman
Jean-Christophe Brizard    Siirt Salesman
Irene Palco    Female Tourist
Sam Douglas    Male Tourist
Tonio Descanvelle    DA/Doghan-Daguis
Velvet D’Amour    Tourist
James Flynn    Guide #2
Doug Rand    Doghan-Daguis
Grant Moninger    Doghan-Daguis
Robbie Rist    Doghan-Daguis
Christopher Swindel    Doghan-Daguis
Emilie Goldblum    Bubble Dancer
Claire Tran    Bubble/Glamopod/Control Room Sergeant
Anders Heinrichsen    Police Officer
Alain “Biff” Etoundi*    Club Bouncer
Fayet Nsumoto    Club Bouncer
Kristina Kachinskaya    Creature Twin
Veronika Khayla    Creature Twin
Sissi Duparc    Creature Louis XVI
Noam Frost    Creature Bird Woman
Sand Van Roy    Creature Jessica Rabbit
Pauline Serreau    Creature Tattoo
Tristan Robin    Roper
Philippe Rigot    Hero Merchant
Alexandre Willaume    Captain Kris
Reginal Kudiwu    Major Samk
Etienne Menard    Red Zone Captain
Peter LaMarque    Warship Captain
Maximilien Seweryn    K-Tron Captain
Zouheir Zerhouni    K-Tron Warrior
Tristan Zerbib    K-Tron Warrior
Jonas Bloquet    K-Tron Warrior/Control Room Soldier
Elliot Jenicot    Interrogation Room Captain
Staiv Gentis    Control Room Soldier
Chloe Hollings    Alex-Intruder
Aguendia Fotabong    Boulan Bathor Emperor
Tania Dessources    Boulan Bathor Emperor’s Wife
Gaëtan Cotigny    Fisherman
François Bredon    Fisherman
Cedric Chevalme    Bubble/Boulan-Bathor/Valerian

Narrator(s)

Mathieu Kassovitz    Hawker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luc Besson    Director
Pierre Christin    Screenwriter
Jean Claude Mezieres    Screenwriter
Luc Besson    Screenwriter
Pierre Christin    Story based on ‘Valerian and Laureline’ by
Jean Claude Mezieres    Story based on ‘Valerian and Laureline’ by
Virginie Silla*    Producer
Hugues Tissander    Production Designer
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Thierry Arbogast    Director of Photography
Olivier Beriot    Costume Designer
Sophie Leclerc    Visual Effects Producer
Julien Rey    Editor
Stephane Gluck    First Assistant Director
Emmanuelle Fourault    Second Assistant Director
Abbi Yardley    Second Assistant Director
Marie Gennesseaux    Script Supervisor
Nathalie Cheron    Casting Director
Laurent Demianoff    Stunt Supervisor
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen    Make up
Guilaine Tortereau    Hairstylist
Gilles Boillot    Art Director
Thierry Zemmour    Art Director
Stephane Robuchon    Art Director
Christian Vallat    Art Director
Etienne Rohde    Art Director
Evelyne Tissandier    Set Decorator
Philippe Hubin    Special Effects Supervisor
Jean-Christophe Magnaud    Special Effects Coordinator
Adam lagattuta    Visual Effects Production Supervisor
Martin Hill    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Reynolds    Animation Supervisor
Paul Story    Animation Supervisor
Ben Pickering    Visual Effects Producer
Joe Letteri    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ken McGaugh    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wayne Taz Stables    Visual Effects Supervisor
R. Christopher White    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Conley    Executive Producer
Christopher Egden    Production Manager
Josh Gold    Sound Designer
Nia Hansen    Sound Designer
Samson Neslund    Sound Effects Editor

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

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Atomic Blonde easily topped The Emoji Movie during previews, earning $1.52 million. However, had the action flick not topped the family film, it would have been a disaster. Compared to other recent action films, Atomic Blonde underperformed Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ($1.7 million) and Baby Driver ($2.1 million), but at least it topped King Arthur: Legend of the Sword ($1.15 million). This summer, the average action film has opened with just over 10 times what it made during its previews, which is bad news for Atomic Blonde, as it puts the film’s opening weekend at $15 million to $16 million. Its reviews are good, but not great enough to really change this trend. Even $20 million would be a boon after this start. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dunkirk has Stellar $50.51 million Opening

July 25th, 2017

Girls Trip

Both Dunkirk and Girls Trip topped expectations earning $50.51 million and $31.20 million respectively. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets didn’t do as well, but it should do well internationally. Overall, the weekend box office rose 11% from last weekend earning $181 million. On the downside, this was 7.8% lower than the same weekend last year and 2017 had already lost its lead over 2016, so this is really bad news. Year-to-date, 2017 is now behind 2016 by $31 million / 0.5% at $6.46 billion to $6.49 billion. Things really need to turn around soon, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Hopefully the fall will be much better. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dunkirk, Girls Trip Post Impressive Debuts

July 23rd, 2017

Dunkirk

Dunkirk will easily top the chart at the box office this weekend, with a $50.5 million opening weekend from 3,720 theaters that’s broadly in line with expectations, and also remarkably similar to the first weekend for Interstellar, which opened with $47.5 million from 3,561 theaters back in 2014. It seems that the film has reached the Christopher Nolan fan base, but not extended much beyond that. Remarkably, Pearl Harbor remains the record holder for biggest opening weekend for a World War II movie, with the $59 million it earned back in 2001 (equivalent to roughly $93 million with today’s ticket prices). More...

Friday Estimates: Dunkirk Dunks on the Competition with $19.8 million

July 22nd, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Dunkirk dominated the Friday box office chart. Okay, maybe dominate is too strong a word, but more on that down below. The film earned a better than anticipated opening day of $19.8 million. Additionally, its reviews are award-worthy, while it earned an A minus from CinemaScore. Frankly, given its reviews, I’m surprised it only got an A minus. With its $5.5 million in previews, I was expecting an opening day a little north of $20 million, so hopefully this isn’t a sign of short legs. Look for an opening weekend of $55 million. On a side note, the reason we are not using Dunkirk images is we only got two of them and we’ve already used them both, twice. I tried to find the French site to see if they had more images (This is what I did for Kong: Skull Island.) but I ended up on the Dunkirk tourist site by accident and now all of the ads I see on YouTube are in French. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dunkirk and Girls Trip Make Promising Starts

July 21st, 2017

Girls Trip

I was expecting Dunkirk to make about $4 million during previews and it made $5.5 million. Since its reviews are award-worthy and the film is aimed at a more mature target audience, it should have better legs than most similar films. Perhaps $60 million is more likely than I thought. More...

Weekend Predictions: Take a Trip with Valerian and Laureline to Dunkirk

July 20th, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

So far this summer, box office is running about $200 million behind last year’s pace. The numbers have fallen so far that, year to date, 2017 is now behind 2016’s box office pace. This is even more depressing as last weekend, five of the top six films earned Tomatometer Scores that were over 90% positive. This week, we are continuing the amazing run with critics as two of the three wide releases are earning 90% positive reviews or better, but it doesn’t look like we will be able to improve our box office woes. This weekend last year, Star Trek Beyond opened with nearly $60 million and four other films earned more than $20 million. This weekend, Dunkirk will open in first place and it might top Star Trek Beyond, but that seems unlikely. Even getting to $50 million could be asking too much. Girls Trip should have a box office run somewhere between Rough Night and Bad Moms. ... Yes, I know that’s a lot of wiggle room, but there’s a lot of uncertainty here. Finally there’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which cost $180 million to make but is earning almost no buzz here. (It should do a lot better internationally.) We would have to have all three new releases beat expectations and have solid holdovers for 2017 to come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Stick Together

July 13th, 2017

Dunkirk

Next weekend, there are three wide releases. Originally, I thought Dunkirk would walk away with the weekend, but I’ve heard rumblings that the film isn’t going to live up to expectations, either at the box office or with critics. It is still likely going to be the biggest new release of the week, but Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at least has a shot at the upset. Dunkirk is still the best choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening three-day weekend box office number for Dunkirk.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film’s opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). 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 Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven’t won, or haven’t won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don’t delay! More...

2017 Preview: July

July 1st, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

I hate it when the first of the month lands on a Saturday. By the time this story goes live, we will still have almost no box office data for Despicable Me 3, so we won’t know if June ended on a positive note. Fortunately, Wonder Woman beat expectations and might end up as the biggest hit of the summer, at least for a little while. July begins with Spider-Man: Homecoming, which should make at least $300 million and is the last film being released this summer that has a shot at being a $400 million hit domestically. It is very likely that nothing else this month will come within $100 million of that movie, so that could help its legs. There are a few potential $100 million hits, including War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, and a couple of other long shots. Last July had a similar feel with The Secret Life of Pets topping the list with well over $300 million, while there were five other $100 million hits. This July would have to beat expectations substantially to match this performance. I’m not confident 2017 will be able to maintain its pace at the box office. I’m worried at least one big film will struggled and 2017 will end the month behind 2016’s pace. More...

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Trailer

March 29th, 2017

Sci-fi adventure starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, written and directed by Luc Besson opens July 21 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Valerian and Laureline are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner—blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him. Under directive from their Commander, Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha’s seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time—uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,007,624 (42.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:18.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$180,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,553 opening theaters/3,553 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,647,445

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,284 $40,479,370
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 599 $174,618,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 833 $215,098,356

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: July 21st, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: July 20th, 2017 (Wide), released as Валериан и градът на хилядите планети (Bulgaria)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide), released as Valerian a město tisíce planet (Czech Republic)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Germany)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Slovakia)
July 27th, 2017 (Wide), released as Valerian ve Bin Gezegen İmparatorluğu (Turkey)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 21st, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action, suggestive material and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2475 (Cert #50830), 5/10/2017)
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ready Player One
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Keywords: Set in Outer Space, Space Opera, Romance, Alien Encounters, Robot, Unrequited Love, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: EuropaCorp, Fundamental Films, BNP Paribas Film Fund, River Road Entertainment, Belga Films, Valerian S.A.S., TF1 Film Productions, OCS., Orange Studio, Universum Film, Novo Pictures
Production Countries: France
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Dane DeHaan    Major Valerian
Cara Delevingne    Sergeant Laureline

Supporting Cast

Clive Owen    Commander Arün Filitt
Rihanna    Bubble
Ethan Hawke    Jolly the Pimp
Kris Wu    Sergeant Neza
John Goodman    Igon Siruss
Herbie Hancock    Defence Minister
Sam Spruell    General Okto Bar
Alain Chabat    Bob the Pirate
Rutger Hauer    President of the World State Federation
Peter Hudson    Captain Crowford
Xavier Giannoli    Captain Norton
Louis Leterrier    Captain Welcoming Mercurys
Eric Rochant    Captain Welcoming Palm Muret
Benoit Jacquot    Captain Welcoming Arysum
Olivier Megaton    Captain Welcoming KCO2
Gerard Krawczyk    Captain Welcoming Martapurais
Pierre Cachia    Kortan Dahuk
David Saada    Kortan Dahuk
Hippolyte Burkhart-Uhlen    Kortan Dahuk
Florian Guichard    Mercury
Stéphane Mir    Mercury
Thierry Barthe    Mercury
Pier Ewudu    Palm Muret
Andrew Tisba    Palm Muret
Yannick Lorte    Palm Muret
Charly Akakpo    Arysum-Kormn
Clément Beauruelle    Arysum-Kormn
Audrey Kamp    Arysum-Kormn
Anthony Hornez    Martapurais
Julien Bleitrach    Martapurais
Maxime Babara Toure    Martapurais
Sasha Luss    Princess Liho-Minaa/Creature Candy Dress
Aymeline Valade    Emperor Haban-Limai
Elizabeth Debicki    Emperor Haban-Limai
Pauline Hoarau    Empress Aloi/Creature Swing Angel
Barbara Weber Scaff*    Empress Aloi
Marilhea Peillard    Tsuuri
Lee Delong    Tsuuri/Tourist
Diva Cam    Maatri
Judith Brunett    Maatri
Marie Barrouillet    Tsuuri Child
Cindy Bruna    Guard
Sija Titko    Guard
Daphnée Kbidi    Tortured Pearl
Nick Marzock    Tortured Pearl
Ola Rapace    Major Gibson
Stefan Konarske    Captain Zito
Mahamadou Coulibaly    Major Gibson’s Soldier/Igon Junior
Julien Marlin    Major Gibson’s Soldier
Yvan Lucker    Major Gibson’s Soldier
Tom Hygreck    Major Gibson’s Soldier
Gavin Drea    Sergeant Cooper
Abel Jafry    Bus Driver
Laurent Ferraro    Igon Siruss/Doghan-Daguis
Jean-Robert Lombard    Igon Sirus Guard
Leonid Glushchenko    Igon Sirus Guard
Peter Eberst    Igon Sirus Guard
Akim Chir    Igon Sirus Guard
Aurélien Gaya    Igon Sirus Guard
Jean-Francois Lenogue    Igon Sirus Guard
Lamine Ba    Igon Sirus Guard
Eric Lampaert    Guide Thaziit
Paul Lefevre    Siirt Guard/Siirt Salesman
Patrick Cottet Moine    Siirt Cop
Guillaume Maison    Siirt Salesman
Jean-Christophe Brizard    Siirt Salesman
Irene Palco    Female Tourist
Sam Douglas    Male Tourist
Tonio Descanvelle    DA/Doghan-Daguis
Velvet D’Amour    Tourist
James Flynn    Guide #2
Doug Rand    Doghan-Daguis
Grant Moninger    Doghan-Daguis
Robbie Rist    Doghan-Daguis
Christopher Swindel    Doghan-Daguis
Emilie Goldblum    Bubble Dancer
Claire Tran    Bubble/Glamopod/Control Room Sergeant
Anders Heinrichsen    Police Officer
Alain “Biff” Etoundi*    Club Bouncer
Fayet Nsumoto    Club Bouncer
Kristina Kachinskaya    Creature Twin
Veronika Khayla    Creature Twin
Sissi Duparc    Creature Louis XVI
Noam Frost    Creature Bird Woman
Sand Van Roy    Creature Jessica Rabbit
Pauline Serreau    Creature Tattoo
Tristan Robin    Roper
Philippe Rigot    Hero Merchant
Alexandre Willaume    Captain Kris
Reginal Kudiwu    Major Samk
Etienne Menard    Red Zone Captain
Peter LaMarque    Warship Captain
Maximilien Seweryn    K-Tron Captain
Zouheir Zerhouni    K-Tron Warrior
Tristan Zerbib    K-Tron Warrior
Jonas Bloquet    K-Tron Warrior/Control Room Soldier
Elliot Jenicot    Interrogation Room Captain
Staiv Gentis    Control Room Soldier
Chloe Hollings    Alex-Intruder
Aguendia Fotabong    Boulan Bathor Emperor
Tania Dessources    Boulan Bathor Emperor’s Wife
Gaëtan Cotigny    Fisherman
François Bredon    Fisherman
Cedric Chevalme    Bubble/Boulan-Bathor/Valerian

Narrator(s)

Mathieu Kassovitz    Hawker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luc Besson    Director
Pierre Christin    Screenwriter
Jean Claude Mezieres    Screenwriter
Luc Besson    Screenwriter
Pierre Christin    Story based on ‘Valerian and Laureline’ by
Jean Claude Mezieres    Story based on ‘Valerian and Laureline’ by
Virginie Silla*    Producer
Hugues Tissander    Production Designer
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Thierry Arbogast    Director of Photography
Olivier Beriot    Costume Designer
Sophie Leclerc    Visual Effects Producer
Julien Rey    Editor
Stephane Gluck    First Assistant Director
Emmanuelle Fourault    Second Assistant Director
Abbi Yardley    Second Assistant Director
Marie Gennesseaux    Script Supervisor
Nathalie Cheron    Casting Director
Laurent Demianoff    Stunt Supervisor
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen    Make up
Guilaine Tortereau    Hairstylist
Gilles Boillot    Art Director
Thierry Zemmour    Art Director
Stephane Robuchon    Art Director
Christian Vallat    Art Director
Etienne Rohde    Art Director
Evelyne Tissandier    Set Decorator
Philippe Hubin    Special Effects Supervisor
Jean-Christophe Magnaud    Special Effects Coordinator
Adam lagattuta    Visual Effects Production Supervisor
Martin Hill    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Reynolds    Animation Supervisor
Paul Story    Animation Supervisor
Ben Pickering    Visual Effects Producer
Joe Letteri    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ken McGaugh    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wayne Taz Stables    Visual Effects Supervisor
R. Christopher White    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Conley    Executive Producer
Christopher Egden    Production Manager
Josh Gold    Sound Designer
Nia Hansen    Sound Designer
Samson Neslund    Sound Effects Editor

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

Home Market Releases for November 21st, 2017

November 20th, 2017

The Villainess

It is a slow week on the home market for two reasons. Technically it is one reason, but it is having two effects. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means the schedule is really busy and I need to keep this list short in order to save time. Also, while Thanksgiving means Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the busiest shopping days of the year, you don’t want to release something new into that storm of chaos. The biggest release of the week, not counting VOD releases is The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which I reviewed. As for the best release on this week’s list, I’m torn between Good Time, NEW GAME: The Complete First Season, and The Villainess. It was down to a roll of the dice, but The Villainess on Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Dunkirk Invades China with $30.27 million

September 7th, 2017

Dunkirk

Dunkirk returned to the international top five for the first time in nearly a month with $36.5 million in 60 markets for totals of $280.0 million international and $459.0 million worldwide. Nearly all of this came from its first place opening in China, where it pulled in $29.80 million over the weekend for a four-day opening of $30.27 million. The film also opened in Italy, but had to settle for second place with $3.6 million on 606 screens. Dunkirk wraps up its international run in Japan this weekend and will finish with north of $500 million worldwide. Unless it cost an obscene amount to advertise, this will be enough to ensure profitability by its initial push into the home market. More...

International Box Office: Valerian Has $28.88 million Reasons to Visit China

August 31st, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets earned first place on the international chart with $32.78 million in 32 countries for totals of $124.12 million internationally and $163.81 million worldwide. The film earned first place in China with $28.88 million over the weekend for a total of $29.24 million. The film has yet to open in South Korea and Italy so it will likely top its production budget worldwide; that’s nowhere near enough to break even, but if it can get to $200 million worldwide, then it can at least safe face. More...

Theater Averages: Ingrid Westward Trip nets $45,100

August 16th, 2017

Ingrid Goes West

Ingrid Goes West opened in first place on the theater average chart with an average of $45,100 in three theaters. This is the third best average of the year behind The Big Sick (average of $84,315 in five) and The Beguiled ($57,323 in four). A24 had another success with Good Time earning an average of $31,275 in four theaters. The Trip to Spain opened with an average of $15,102 in three theaters, which is in the middle of the franchise average so far. Finally there’s Wind River, which was the only holdover in the $10,000 club. It managed an average of $13,615 in 45 theaters and already has nearly $1 million in limited release. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dunkirk Does in the Competition with $26.61 million

August 1st, 2017

Dunkirk

Summer is coming to a close, as the two new releases, The Emoji Movie and Atomic Blonde had okay openings over the weekend. Dunkirk was able to earn first place with $26.61 million, which is great news for that movie, but bad news for the overall box office, as it is the worst result for a number one film since April. Overall, the box office fell 20% from last week to $144 million. This is 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 is now behind 2016 by 1.7% or $120 million at $6.70 billion to $6.82 billion. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Atomic Nukes the Competition with $1.52 million

July 28th, 2017

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde easily topped The Emoji Movie during previews, earning $1.52 million. However, had the action flick not topped the family film, it would have been a disaster. Compared to other recent action films, Atomic Blonde underperformed Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ($1.7 million) and Baby Driver ($2.1 million), but at least it topped King Arthur: Legend of the Sword ($1.15 million). This summer, the average action film has opened with just over 10 times what it made during its previews, which is bad news for Atomic Blonde, as it puts the film’s opening weekend at $15 million to $16 million. Its reviews are good, but not great enough to really change this trend. Even $20 million would be a boon after this start. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dunkirk has Stellar $50.51 million Opening

July 25th, 2017

Girls Trip

Both Dunkirk and Girls Trip topped expectations earning $50.51 million and $31.20 million respectively. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets didn’t do as well, but it should do well internationally. Overall, the weekend box office rose 11% from last weekend earning $181 million. On the downside, this was 7.8% lower than the same weekend last year and 2017 had already lost its lead over 2016, so this is really bad news. Year-to-date, 2017 is now behind 2016 by $31 million / 0.5% at $6.46 billion to $6.49 billion. Things really need to turn around soon, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Hopefully the fall will be much better. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dunkirk, Girls Trip Post Impressive Debuts

July 23rd, 2017

Dunkirk

Dunkirk will easily top the chart at the box office this weekend, with a $50.5 million opening weekend from 3,720 theaters that’s broadly in line with expectations, and also remarkably similar to the first weekend for Interstellar, which opened with $47.5 million from 3,561 theaters back in 2014. It seems that the film has reached the Christopher Nolan fan base, but not extended much beyond that. Remarkably, Pearl Harbor remains the record holder for biggest opening weekend for a World War II movie, with the $59 million it earned back in 2001 (equivalent to roughly $93 million with today’s ticket prices). More...

Friday Estimates: Dunkirk Dunks on the Competition with $19.8 million

July 22nd, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Dunkirk dominated the Friday box office chart. Okay, maybe dominate is too strong a word, but more on that down below. The film earned a better than anticipated opening day of $19.8 million. Additionally, its reviews are award-worthy, while it earned an A minus from CinemaScore. Frankly, given its reviews, I’m surprised it only got an A minus. With its $5.5 million in previews, I was expecting an opening day a little north of $20 million, so hopefully this isn’t a sign of short legs. Look for an opening weekend of $55 million. On a side note, the reason we are not using Dunkirk images is we only got two of them and we’ve already used them both, twice. I tried to find the French site to see if they had more images (This is what I did for Kong: Skull Island.) but I ended up on the Dunkirk tourist site by accident and now all of the ads I see on YouTube are in French. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dunkirk and Girls Trip Make Promising Starts

July 21st, 2017

Girls Trip

I was expecting Dunkirk to make about $4 million during previews and it made $5.5 million. Since its reviews are award-worthy and the film is aimed at a more mature target audience, it should have better legs than most similar films. Perhaps $60 million is more likely than I thought. More...

Weekend Predictions: Take a Trip with Valerian and Laureline to Dunkirk

July 20th, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

So far this summer, box office is running about $200 million behind last year’s pace. The numbers have fallen so far that, year to date, 2017 is now behind 2016’s box office pace. This is even more depressing as last weekend, five of the top six films earned Tomatometer Scores that were over 90% positive. This week, we are continuing the amazing run with critics as two of the three wide releases are earning 90% positive reviews or better, but it doesn’t look like we will be able to improve our box office woes. This weekend last year, Star Trek Beyond opened with nearly $60 million and four other films earned more than $20 million. This weekend, Dunkirk will open in first place and it might top Star Trek Beyond, but that seems unlikely. Even getting to $50 million could be asking too much. Girls Trip should have a box office run somewhere between Rough Night and Bad Moms. ... Yes, I know that’s a lot of wiggle room, but there’s a lot of uncertainty here. Finally there’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which cost $180 million to make but is earning almost no buzz here. (It should do a lot better internationally.) We would have to have all three new releases beat expectations and have solid holdovers for 2017 to come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Stick Together

July 13th, 2017

Dunkirk

Next weekend, there are three wide releases. Originally, I thought Dunkirk would walk away with the weekend, but I’ve heard rumblings that the film isn’t going to live up to expectations, either at the box office or with critics. It is still likely going to be the biggest new release of the week, but Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at least has a shot at the upset. Dunkirk is still the best choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening three-day weekend box office number for Dunkirk.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film’s opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). 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 Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven’t won, or haven’t won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don’t delay! More...

2017 Preview: July

July 1st, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

I hate it when the first of the month lands on a Saturday. By the time this story goes live, we will still have almost no box office data for Despicable Me 3, so we won’t know if June ended on a positive note. Fortunately, Wonder Woman beat expectations and might end up as the biggest hit of the summer, at least for a little while. July begins with Spider-Man: Homecoming, which should make at least $300 million and is the last film being released this summer that has a shot at being a $400 million hit domestically. It is very likely that nothing else this month will come within $100 million of that movie, so that could help its legs. There are a few potential $100 million hits, including War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, and a couple of other long shots. Last July had a similar feel with The Secret Life of Pets topping the list with well over $300 million, while there were five other $100 million hits. This July would have to beat expectations substantially to match this performance. I’m not confident 2017 will be able to maintain its pace at the box office. I’m worried at least one big film will struggled and 2017 will end the month behind 2016’s pace. More...

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Trailer

March 29th, 2017

Sci-fi adventure starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, written and directed by Luc Besson opens July 21 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 5 $17,007,624   3,553 $4,787   $17,007,624 1
Jul 28, 2017 8 $6,360,085 -63% 3,553 $1,790   $30,186,232 2
Aug 4, 2017 12 $2,395,377 -62% 1,795 $1,334   $36,137,260 3
Aug 11, 2017 17 $901,323 -62% 785 $1,148   $38,359,317 4
Aug 18, 2017 20 $397,019 -56% 465 $854   $39,227,747 5
Aug 25, 2017 27 $248,339 -37% 318 $781   $39,687,071 6
Sep 1, 2017 30 $250,190 +1% 280 $894   $40,075,609 7
Sep 8, 2017 33 $106,947 -57% 229 $467   $40,309,952 8
Sep 15, 2017 35 $79,095 -26% 151 $524   $40,442,321 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 20, 2017 P $1,700,000     0     $1,700,000  
Jul 21, 2017 3 $6,495,217     3,553 $1,828   $6,495,217 1
Jul 22, 2017 5 $6,006,459 -8%   3,553 $1,691   $12,501,676 2
Jul 23, 2017 5 $4,505,948 -25%   3,553 $1,268   $17,007,624 3
Jul 24, 2017 6 $1,820,364 -60%   3,553 $512   $18,827,988 4
Jul 25, 2017 6 $2,271,692 +25%   3,553 $639   $21,099,680 5
Jul 26, 2017 6 $1,398,902 -38%   3,553 $394   $22,498,582 6
Jul 27, 2017 6 $1,327,565 -5%   3,553 $374   $23,826,147 7
Jul 28, 2017 8 $1,853,621 +40% -71% 3,553 $522   $25,679,768 8
Jul 29, 2017 8 $2,631,088 +42% -56% 3,553 $741   $28,310,856 9
Jul 30, 2017 8 $1,875,376 -29% -58% 3,553 $528   $30,186,232 10
Jul 31, 2017 8 $836,900 -55% -54% 3,553 $236   $31,023,132 11
Aug 1, 2017 8 $1,183,776 +41% -48% 3,553 $333   $32,206,908 12
Aug 2, 2017 8 $834,733 -29% -40% 3,553 $235   $33,041,641 13
Aug 3, 2017 8 $700,242 -16% -47% 3,553 $197   $33,741,883 14
Aug 4, 2017 12 $679,928 -3% -63% 1,795 $379   $34,421,811 15
Aug 5, 2017 12 $984,411 +45% -63% 1,795 $548   $35,406,222 16
Aug 6, 2017 12 $731,038 -26% -61% 1,795 $407   $36,137,260 17
Aug 7, 2017 13 $365,102 -50% -56% 1,795 $203   $36,502,362 18
Aug 8, 2017 12 $444,207 +22% -62% 1,795 $247   $36,946,569 19
Aug 9, 2017 12 $291,336 -34% -65% 1,795 $162   $37,237,905 20
Aug 10, 2017 13 $220,089 -24% -69% 1,795 $123   $37,457,994 21
Aug 11, 2017 - $251,274 +14% -63% 785 $320   $37,709,268 22
Aug 12, 2017 - $395,282 +57% -60% 785 $504   $38,104,550 23
Aug 13, 2017 - $254,767 -36% -65% 785 $325   $38,359,317 24
Aug 14, 2017 - $109,548 -57% -70% 785 $140   $38,468,865 25
Aug 15, 2017 - $175,443 +60% -61% 785 $223   $38,644,308 26
Aug 16, 2017 - $102,319 -42% -65% 785 $130   $38,746,627 27
Aug 17, 2017 - $84,101 -18% -62% 785 $107   $38,830,728 28
Aug 18, 2017 - $115,622 +37% -54% 465 $249   $38,946,350 29
Aug 19, 2017 - $170,456 +47% -57% 465 $367   $39,116,806 30
Aug 20, 2017 - $110,941 -35% -56% 465 $239   $39,227,747 31
Aug 21, 2017 - $44,516 -60% -59% 465 $96   $39,272,263 32
Aug 22, 2017 - $73,930 +66% -58% 465 $159   $39,346,193 33
Aug 23, 2017 - $52,384 -29% -49% 465 $113   $39,398,577 34
Aug 24, 2017 - $40,155 -23% -52% 465 $86   $39,438,732 35
Aug 25, 2017 - $75,795 +89% -34% 318 $238   $39,514,527 36
Aug 26, 2017 - $100,532 +33% -41% 318 $316   $39,615,059 37
Aug 27, 2017 - $72,012 -28% -35% 318 $226   $39,687,071 38
Aug 28, 2017 - $30,387 -58% -32% 318 $96   $39,717,458 39
Aug 29, 2017 - $43,795 +44% -41% 318 $138   $39,761,253 40
Aug 30, 2017 - $30,939 -29% -41% 318 $97   $39,792,192 41
Aug 31, 2017 - $33,227 +7% -17% 318 $104   $39,825,419 42
Sep 1, 2017 - $52,448 +58% -31% 280 $187   $39,877,867 43
Sep 2, 2017 - $88,827 +69% -12% 280 $317   $39,966,694 44
Sep 3, 2017 - $108,915 +23% +51% 280 $389   $40,075,609 45
Sep 4, 2017 - $71,514 -34% +135% 280 $255   $40,147,123 46
Sep 5, 2017 - $23,503 -67% -46% 280 $84   $40,170,626 47
Sep 6, 2017 - $16,467 -30% -47% 280 $59   $40,187,093 48
Sep 7, 2017 - $15,912 -3% -52% 280 $57   $40,203,005 49
Sep 8, 2017 - $28,962 +82% -45% 229 $126   $40,231,967 50
Sep 9, 2017 - $51,366 +77% -42% 229 $224   $40,283,333 51
Sep 10, 2017 - $26,619 -48% -76% 229 $116   $40,309,952 52
Sep 11, 2017 - $10,430 -61% -85% 229 $46   $40,320,382 53
Sep 12, 2017 - $18,065 +73% -23% 229 $79   $40,338,447 54
Sep 13, 2017 - $12,768 -29% -22% 229 $56   $40,351,215 55
Sep 14, 2017 - $12,011 -6% -25% 229 $52   $40,363,226 56
Sep 15, 2017 - $21,461 +79% -26% 151 $142   $40,384,687 57
Sep 16, 2017 - $35,286 +64% -31% 151 $234   $40,419,973 58
Sep 17, 2017 - $22,348 -37% -16% 151 $148   $40,442,321 59
Sep 18, 2017 - $8,294 -63% -20% 151 $55   $40,450,615 60
Sep 19, 2017 - $11,611 +40% -36% 151 $77   $40,462,226 61
Sep 20, 2017 - $8,668 -25% -32% 151 $57   $40,470,894 62
Sep 21, 2017 - $8,476 -2% -29% 151 $56   $40,479,370 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 5 $23,826,147   3,553 $6,706   $23,826,147 1
Jul 28, 2017 8 $9,915,736 -58% 3,553 $2,791   $33,741,883 2
Aug 4, 2017 12 $3,716,111 -63% 1,795 $2,070   $37,457,994 3
Aug 11, 2017 17 $1,372,734 -63% 785 $1,749   $38,830,728 4
Aug 18, 2017 20 $608,004 -56% 465 $1,308   $39,438,732 5
Aug 25, 2017 26 $386,687 -36% 318 $1,216   $39,825,419 6
Sep 1, 2017 30 $377,586 -2% 280 $1,349   $40,203,005 7
Sep 8, 2017 32 $160,221 -58% 229 $700   $40,363,226 8
Sep 15, 2017 34 $116,144 -28% 151 $769   $40,479,370 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/25/2017 $381,808 0 0 0 $756,637 1/1/2019
Australia 8/11/2017 $992,240 433 433 1,184 $2,276,354 10/3/2017
Brazil 8/11/2017 $1,082,081 0 0 0 $2,463,492 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 7/20/2017 $50,810 0 0 0 $280,411 2/26/2019
China 8/24/2017 $29,070,000 81,436 81,436 115,885 $62,073,824 10/12/2018
Czech Republic 7/21/2017 $178,946 127 127 388 $607,187 1/1/2019
France 7/28/2017 $12,200,000 0 0 0 $36,781,160 6/28/2018
Germany 7/21/2017 $2,900,000 0 0 0 $13,534,383 6/29/2018
Hong Kong 7/28/2017 $718,261 46 46 151 $1,791,365 10/27/2018
India 7/28/2017 $190,676 0 0 0 $289,331 10/3/2018
Indonesia 8/4/2017 $394,109 180 180 232 $607,436 1/1/2019
Italy 9/21/2017 $1,182,521 0 0 0 $2,807,811 10/18/2017
Lithuania 7/28/2017 $28,273 133 133 334 $132,955 9/1/2017
Mexico 8/3/2017 $2,049,258 0 0 0 $4,979,880 10/12/2018
Netherlands 7/28/2017 $414,260 173 173 678 $1,500,931 11/3/2018
New Zealand 8/11/2017 $184,771 126 126 415 $464,871 9/25/2017
Poland 8/4/2017 $540,000 0 0 0 $2,499,034 1/1/2019
Portugal 7/28/2017 $209,652 88 88 310 $717,726 9/26/2017
Russia (CIS) 8/11/2017 $5,791,620 1,565 1,569 6,203 $14,453,896 1/1/2019
Slovakia 7/21/2017 $88,766 80 80 195 $266,130 9/13/2017
South Korea 8/30/2017 $0 0 629 1,184 $3,655,603 12/22/2020
Spain 8/18/2017 $885,234 615 615 1,993 $3,684,591 10/30/2018
Taiwan 8/4/2017 $421,000 0 67 122 $939,141 10/28/2018
Turkey 7/27/2017 $196,555 402 402 924 $707,322 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 8/4/2017 $2,427,214 551 551 1,101 $5,161,611 9/30/2018
 
Rest of World $11,185,904
 
International Total$174,618,986 12/22/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 26, 20172652,107 52,107$779,521$779,5211
Dec 3, 2017955,596+7% 107,703$822,821$1,602,3422
Dec 10, 20171822,158-60% 129,861$331,484$1,933,8263
Jan 7, 2018287,283 177,376$108,954$2,644,6507

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 26, 20171986,823 86,823$1,843,791$1,843,7911
Dec 3, 2017564,388-26% 151,211$1,343,478$3,187,2692
Dec 10, 2017928,958-55% 180,169$604,673$3,791,9423
Dec 17, 20171820,915-28% 201,084$408,898$4,200,8404
Dec 31, 20172015,382 240,299$294,700$4,949,8936
Jan 7, 2018159,571-38% 249,870$183,316$5,133,2097
Jan 14, 2018176,857-28% 256,727$129,430$5,262,6398
Feb 18, 20182011,065 288,566$186,631$5,967,76513
Mar 4, 2018197,551 305,941$128,401$6,265,24715

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