War of the Worlds (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $234,280,354Details
International Box Office $372,556,181
Worldwide Box Office $606,836,535
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Synopsis

Located somewhere in the New England United States, the family — like millions of others around the globe — is forced to take refuge from the aliens’ highly advanced weapons and impenetrable shields, which are unstoppable against anything that mankind can throw at them. Unable to fight back and finding it more and more difficult to remain hidden from the aliens, the human race faces the end of its existence.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$64,878,725 (27.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,908 opening theaters/3,910 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $437,128,396

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 2005 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 24th, 2005 (Wide), released as War Of The Worlds (Australia)
June 29th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 24th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: November 22nd, 2005 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Remake, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration
Geographical setting: England, France, Illinois, Italy
Plot point: Car Accident, Restaurants, War
Social setting: Alien Invasion, End of the World
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 2000s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Cruise-Wagner
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $64,878,725   3,908 $16,602   $100,561,125 1
Jul 8, 2005 2 $30,469,118 -53% 3,910 $7,793   $164,978,282 2
Jul 15, 2005 4 $15,244,749 -50% 3,724 $4,094   $192,435,922 3
Jul 22, 2005 6 $8,925,605 -41% 3,265 $2,734   $208,430,643 4
Jul 29, 2005 9 $5,481,239 -39% 2,324 $2,359   $218,378,264 5
Aug 5, 2005 9 $3,548,295 -35% 1,940 $1,829   $224,615,038 6
Aug 12, 2005 12 $2,158,694 -39% 1,340 $1,611   $228,570,693 7
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,057,340 -51% 713 $1,483   $230,614,825 8
Aug 26, 2005 17 $758,139 -28% 579 $1,309   $231,806,280 9
Sep 2, 2005 24 $447,055 -41% 408 $1,096   $232,500,642 10
Sep 9, 2005 28 $226,697 -49% 307 $738   $232,901,322 11
Sep 16, 2005 38 $149,127 -34% 157 $950   $233,122,751 12
Sep 23, 2005 45 $87,068 -42% 117 $744   $233,250,863 13
Sep 30, 2005 52 $55,744 -36% 73 $764   $233,331,057 14
Oct 7, 2005 31 $222,138 +298% 245 $907   $233,575,986 15
Oct 14, 2005 32 $172,668 -22% 216 $799   $233,846,752 16
Oct 21, 2005 42 $119,841 -31% 169 $709   $234,043,462 17
Oct 28, 2005 50 $62,056 -48% 119 $521   $234,141,872 18
Nov 4, 2005 57 $39,898 -36% 71 $562   $234,206,993 19
Nov 11, 2005 64 $26,802 -33% 43 $623   $234,249,189 20
Nov 18, 2005 61 $17,203 -36% 34 $506   $234,277,056 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 29, 2005 1 $21,256,483     3,908 $5,439   $21,256,483 1
Jun 30, 2005 1 $14,425,917 -32%   3,908 $3,691   $35,682,400 2
Jul 1, 2005 1 $21,920,576 +52%   3,908 $5,609   $57,602,976 3
Jul 2, 2005 1 $23,182,200 +6%   3,908 $5,932   $80,785,176 4
Jul 3, 2005 1 $19,775,949 -15%   3,908 $5,060   $100,561,125 5
Jul 4, 2005 1 $12,183,228 -38%   3,908 $3,118   $112,744,353 6
Jul 5, 2005 1 $8,453,028 -31%   3,908 $2,163   $121,197,381 7
Jul 6, 2005 1 $7,124,191 -16% -66% 3,908 $1,823   $128,321,572 8
Jul 7, 2005 1 $6,187,592 -13% -57% 3,908 $1,583   $134,509,164 9
Jul 8, 2005 2 $9,713,727 +57% -56% 3,910 $2,484   $144,222,891 10
Jul 9, 2005 2 $12,291,809 +27% -47% 3,910 $3,144   $156,514,700 11
Jul 10, 2005 2 $8,463,582 -31% -57% 3,910 $2,165   $164,978,282 12
Jul 11, 2005 2 $3,278,467 -61% -73% 3,910 $838   $168,256,749 13
Jul 12, 2005 2 $3,077,922 -6% -64% 3,910 $787   $171,334,671 14
Jul 13, 2005 2 $2,984,767 -3% -58% 3,910 $763   $174,319,438 15
Jul 14, 2005 2 $2,871,735 -4% -54% 3,910 $734   $177,191,173 16
Jul 15, 2005 4 $4,400,956 +53% -55% 3,724 $1,182   $181,592,129 17
Jul 16, 2005 4 $6,234,094 +42% -49% 3,724 $1,674   $187,826,223 18
Jul 17, 2005 4 $4,600,699 -26% -46% 3,724 $1,235   $192,426,922 19
Jul 18, 2005 4 $1,918,597 -58% -41% 3,724 $515   $194,345,519 20
Jul 19, 2005 4 $1,814,028 -5% -41% 3,724 $487   $196,159,547 21
Jul 20, 2005 4 $1,648,974 -9% -45% 3,724 $443   $197,817,521 22
Jul 21, 2005 4 $1,687,517 +2% -41% 3,724 $453   $199,505,038 23
Jul 22, 2005 8 $2,619,985 +55% -40% 3,264 $803   $202,125,023 24
Jul 23, 2005 6 $3,711,420 +42% -40% 3,264 $1,137   $205,836,443 25
Jul 24, 2005 6 $2,594,200 -30% -44% 3,264 $795   $208,430,643 26
Jul 25, 2005 6 $1,156,578 -55% -40% 3,265 $354   $209,587,221 27
Jul 26, 2005 6 $1,183,426 +2% -35% 3,265 $362   $210,770,647 28
Jul 27, 2005 6 $1,078,232 -9% -35% 3,265 $330   $211,848,879 29
Jul 28, 2005 6 $1,048,146 -3% -38% 3,265 $321   $212,897,025 30
Jul 29, 2005 9 $1,570,038 +50% -40% 2,324 $676   $214,467,063 31
Jul 30, 2005 7 $2,260,836 +44% -39% 2,324 $973   $216,727,899 32
Jul 31, 2005 9 $1,650,365 -27% -36% 2,324 $710   $218,378,264 33
Aug 1, 2005 9 $731,123 -56% -37% 2,324 $315   $219,109,387 34
Aug 2, 2005 10 $682,414 -7% -42% 2,324 $294   $219,791,801 35
Aug 3, 2005 10 $632,235 -7% -41% 2,324 $272   $220,424,036 36
Aug 4, 2005 10 $642,707 +2% -39% 2,324 $277   $221,066,743 37
Aug 5, 2005 9 $1,037,323 +61% -34% 1,940 $535   $222,104,066 38
Aug 6, 2005 9 $1,461,787 +41% -35% 1,940 $753   $223,565,853 39
Aug 7, 2005 9 $1,049,185 -28% -36% 1,940 $541   $224,615,038 40
Aug 8, 2005 10 $452,612 -57% -38% 1,940 $233   $225,067,650 41
Aug 9, 2005 10 $477,978 +6% -30% 1,940 $246   $225,545,628 42
Aug 10, 2005 10 $441,047 -8% -30% 1,940 $227   $225,986,675 43
Aug 11, 2005 10 $425,324 -4% -34% 1,940 $219   $226,411,999 44
Sep 5, 2005 23 $106,229     408 $260   $232,606,871 69
Oct 10, 2005 32 $28,533     245 $116   $233,604,517 104

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $98,826,764   3,908 $25,288   $134,509,164 2
Jul 8, 2005 2 $42,682,009 -57% 3,910 $10,916   $177,191,173 3
Jul 15, 2005 4 $22,313,865 -48% 3,724 $5,992   $199,505,038 4
Jul 22, 2005 6 $13,391,987 -40% 3,265 $4,102   $212,897,025 5
Jul 29, 2005 9 $8,169,718 -39% 2,324 $3,515   $221,066,743 6
Aug 5, 2005 9 $5,345,256 -35% 1,940 $2,755   $226,411,999 7
Aug 12, 2005 12 $3,145,486 -41% 1,340 $2,347   $229,557,485 8
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,490,656 -53% 713 $2,091   $231,048,141 9
Aug 26, 2005 21 $1,005,446 -33% 579 $1,737   $232,053,587 10
Sep 2, 2005 25 $621,038 -38% 408 $1,522   $232,674,625 11
Sep 9, 2005 30 $298,999 -52% 307 $974   $232,973,624 12
Sep 16, 2005 40 $190,171 -36% 157 $1,211   $233,163,795 13
Sep 23, 2005 45 $111,518 -41% 117 $953   $233,275,313 14
Sep 30, 2005 50 $78,535 -30% 73 $1,076   $233,353,848 15
Oct 7, 2005 32 $320,236 +308% 245 $1,307   $233,674,084 16
Oct 14, 2005 31 $249,537 -22% 216 $1,155   $233,923,621 17
Oct 21, 2005 45 $156,195 -37% 169 $924   $234,079,816 18
Oct 28, 2005 50 $87,279 -44% 119 $733   $234,167,095 19
Nov 4, 2005 58 $55,292 -37% 71 $779   $234,222,387 20
Nov 11, 2005 61 $37,466 -32% 43 $871   $234,259,853 21
Nov 18, 2005 73 $20,501 -45% 34 $603   $234,280,354 22

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Synopsis

Located somewhere in the New England United States, the family — like millions of others around the globe — is forced to take refuge from the aliens’ highly advanced weapons and impenetrable shields, which are unstoppable against anything that mankind can throw at them. Unable to fight back and finding it more and more difficult to remain hidden from the aliens, the human race faces the end of its existence.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$64,878,725 (27.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,908 opening theaters/3,910 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $437,128,396

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 2005 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 24th, 2005 (Wide), released as War Of The Worlds (Australia)
June 29th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 24th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: November 22nd, 2005 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Remake, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration
Geographical setting: England, France, Illinois, Italy
Plot point: Car Accident, Restaurants, War
Social setting: Alien Invasion, End of the World
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 2000s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Cruise-Wagner
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $64,878,725   3,908 $16,602   $100,561,125 1
Jul 8, 2005 2 $30,469,118 -53% 3,910 $7,793   $164,978,282 2
Jul 15, 2005 4 $15,244,749 -50% 3,724 $4,094   $192,435,922 3
Jul 22, 2005 6 $8,925,605 -41% 3,265 $2,734   $208,430,643 4
Jul 29, 2005 9 $5,481,239 -39% 2,324 $2,359   $218,378,264 5
Aug 5, 2005 9 $3,548,295 -35% 1,940 $1,829   $224,615,038 6
Aug 12, 2005 12 $2,158,694 -39% 1,340 $1,611   $228,570,693 7
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,057,340 -51% 713 $1,483   $230,614,825 8
Aug 26, 2005 17 $758,139 -28% 579 $1,309   $231,806,280 9
Sep 2, 2005 24 $447,055 -41% 408 $1,096   $232,500,642 10
Sep 9, 2005 28 $226,697 -49% 307 $738   $232,901,322 11
Sep 16, 2005 38 $149,127 -34% 157 $950   $233,122,751 12
Sep 23, 2005 45 $87,068 -42% 117 $744   $233,250,863 13
Sep 30, 2005 52 $55,744 -36% 73 $764   $233,331,057 14
Oct 7, 2005 31 $222,138 +298% 245 $907   $233,575,986 15
Oct 14, 2005 32 $172,668 -22% 216 $799   $233,846,752 16
Oct 21, 2005 42 $119,841 -31% 169 $709   $234,043,462 17
Oct 28, 2005 50 $62,056 -48% 119 $521   $234,141,872 18
Nov 4, 2005 57 $39,898 -36% 71 $562   $234,206,993 19
Nov 11, 2005 64 $26,802 -33% 43 $623   $234,249,189 20
Nov 18, 2005 61 $17,203 -36% 34 $506   $234,277,056 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 29, 2005 1 $21,256,483     3,908 $5,439   $21,256,483 1
Jun 30, 2005 1 $14,425,917 -32%   3,908 $3,691   $35,682,400 2
Jul 1, 2005 1 $21,920,576 +52%   3,908 $5,609   $57,602,976 3
Jul 2, 2005 1 $23,182,200 +6%   3,908 $5,932   $80,785,176 4
Jul 3, 2005 1 $19,775,949 -15%   3,908 $5,060   $100,561,125 5
Jul 4, 2005 1 $12,183,228 -38%   3,908 $3,118   $112,744,353 6
Jul 5, 2005 1 $8,453,028 -31%   3,908 $2,163   $121,197,381 7
Jul 6, 2005 1 $7,124,191 -16% -66% 3,908 $1,823   $128,321,572 8
Jul 7, 2005 1 $6,187,592 -13% -57% 3,908 $1,583   $134,509,164 9
Jul 8, 2005 2 $9,713,727 +57% -56% 3,910 $2,484   $144,222,891 10
Jul 9, 2005 2 $12,291,809 +27% -47% 3,910 $3,144   $156,514,700 11
Jul 10, 2005 2 $8,463,582 -31% -57% 3,910 $2,165   $164,978,282 12
Jul 11, 2005 2 $3,278,467 -61% -73% 3,910 $838   $168,256,749 13
Jul 12, 2005 2 $3,077,922 -6% -64% 3,910 $787   $171,334,671 14
Jul 13, 2005 2 $2,984,767 -3% -58% 3,910 $763   $174,319,438 15
Jul 14, 2005 2 $2,871,735 -4% -54% 3,910 $734   $177,191,173 16
Jul 15, 2005 4 $4,400,956 +53% -55% 3,724 $1,182   $181,592,129 17
Jul 16, 2005 4 $6,234,094 +42% -49% 3,724 $1,674   $187,826,223 18
Jul 17, 2005 4 $4,600,699 -26% -46% 3,724 $1,235   $192,426,922 19
Jul 18, 2005 4 $1,918,597 -58% -41% 3,724 $515   $194,345,519 20
Jul 19, 2005 4 $1,814,028 -5% -41% 3,724 $487   $196,159,547 21
Jul 20, 2005 4 $1,648,974 -9% -45% 3,724 $443   $197,817,521 22
Jul 21, 2005 4 $1,687,517 +2% -41% 3,724 $453   $199,505,038 23
Jul 22, 2005 8 $2,619,985 +55% -40% 3,264 $803   $202,125,023 24
Jul 23, 2005 6 $3,711,420 +42% -40% 3,264 $1,137   $205,836,443 25
Jul 24, 2005 6 $2,594,200 -30% -44% 3,264 $795   $208,430,643 26
Jul 25, 2005 6 $1,156,578 -55% -40% 3,265 $354   $209,587,221 27
Jul 26, 2005 6 $1,183,426 +2% -35% 3,265 $362   $210,770,647 28
Jul 27, 2005 6 $1,078,232 -9% -35% 3,265 $330   $211,848,879 29
Jul 28, 2005 6 $1,048,146 -3% -38% 3,265 $321   $212,897,025 30
Jul 29, 2005 9 $1,570,038 +50% -40% 2,324 $676   $214,467,063 31
Jul 30, 2005 7 $2,260,836 +44% -39% 2,324 $973   $216,727,899 32
Jul 31, 2005 9 $1,650,365 -27% -36% 2,324 $710   $218,378,264 33
Aug 1, 2005 9 $731,123 -56% -37% 2,324 $315   $219,109,387 34
Aug 2, 2005 10 $682,414 -7% -42% 2,324 $294   $219,791,801 35
Aug 3, 2005 10 $632,235 -7% -41% 2,324 $272   $220,424,036 36
Aug 4, 2005 10 $642,707 +2% -39% 2,324 $277   $221,066,743 37
Aug 5, 2005 9 $1,037,323 +61% -34% 1,940 $535   $222,104,066 38
Aug 6, 2005 9 $1,461,787 +41% -35% 1,940 $753   $223,565,853 39
Aug 7, 2005 9 $1,049,185 -28% -36% 1,940 $541   $224,615,038 40
Aug 8, 2005 10 $452,612 -57% -38% 1,940 $233   $225,067,650 41
Aug 9, 2005 10 $477,978 +6% -30% 1,940 $246   $225,545,628 42
Aug 10, 2005 10 $441,047 -8% -30% 1,940 $227   $225,986,675 43
Aug 11, 2005 10 $425,324 -4% -34% 1,940 $219   $226,411,999 44
Sep 5, 2005 23 $106,229     408 $260   $232,606,871 69
Oct 10, 2005 32 $28,533     245 $116   $233,604,517 104

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2005 1 $98,826,764   3,908 $25,288   $134,509,164 2
Jul 8, 2005 2 $42,682,009 -57% 3,910 $10,916   $177,191,173 3
Jul 15, 2005 4 $22,313,865 -48% 3,724 $5,992   $199,505,038 4
Jul 22, 2005 6 $13,391,987 -40% 3,265 $4,102   $212,897,025 5
Jul 29, 2005 9 $8,169,718 -39% 2,324 $3,515   $221,066,743 6
Aug 5, 2005 9 $5,345,256 -35% 1,940 $2,755   $226,411,999 7
Aug 12, 2005 12 $3,145,486 -41% 1,340 $2,347   $229,557,485 8
Aug 19, 2005 16 $1,490,656 -53% 713 $2,091   $231,048,141 9
Aug 26, 2005 21 $1,005,446 -33% 579 $1,737   $232,053,587 10
Sep 2, 2005 25 $621,038 -38% 408 $1,522   $232,674,625 11
Sep 9, 2005 30 $298,999 -52% 307 $974   $232,973,624 12
Sep 16, 2005 40 $190,171 -36% 157 $1,211   $233,163,795 13
Sep 23, 2005 45 $111,518 -41% 117 $953   $233,275,313 14
Sep 30, 2005 50 $78,535 -30% 73 $1,076   $233,353,848 15
Oct 7, 2005 32 $320,236 +308% 245 $1,307   $233,674,084 16
Oct 14, 2005 31 $249,537 -22% 216 $1,155   $233,923,621 17
Oct 21, 2005 45 $156,195 -37% 169 $924   $234,079,816 18
Oct 28, 2005 50 $87,279 -44% 119 $733   $234,167,095 19
Nov 4, 2005 58 $55,292 -37% 71 $779   $234,222,387 20
Nov 11, 2005 61 $37,466 -32% 43 $871   $234,259,853 21
Nov 18, 2005 73 $20,501 -45% 34 $603   $234,280,354 22

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.