Warcraft (2016)

Warcraft poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,365,290Details
International Box Office $391,534,534Details
Worldwide Box Office $438,899,824
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,944,543 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $12,507,014 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $17,451,557
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home. So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,166,110 (51.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:10.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$160,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,400 opening theaters/3,406 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,028,650

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,964 $47,365,290
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 190 $391,534,534
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 304 $438,899,824

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: June 10th, 2016 (Wide) by Universal
June 10th, 2016 (IMAX) by Universal
International Releases: May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Philippines)
May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Switzerland)
May 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Denmark)
May 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: September 13th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy violence.
(Rating bulletin 2400 (Cert #49858), 11/18/2015)
Running Time: 123 minutes
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Keywords: Sword & Sorcerer, Invented Language, Visual Effects, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Game
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Blizzard Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Based on Game Weekend Domestic 21 $24,166,110 Jun 10, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2016 2 $24,166,110   3,400 $7,108   $24,166,110 1
Jun 17, 2016 5 $7,241,430 -70% 3,406 $2,126   $38,432,955 2
Jun 24, 2016 10 $2,247,420 -69% 1,952 $1,151   $44,003,890 3
Jul 1, 2016 18 $509,730 -77% 411 $1,240   $45,798,655 4
Jul 8, 2016 16 $443,340 -13% 228 $1,944   $46,557,475 5
Jul 15, 2016 25 $207,390 -53% 149 $1,392   $46,978,995 6
Jul 22, 2016 39 $78,725 -62% 104 $757   $47,167,650 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 9, 2016 P $3,100,000     0     $3,100,000  
Jun 10, 2016 2 $10,701,750     3,400 $3,148   $10,701,750 1
Jun 11, 2016 3 $7,834,150 -27%   3,400 $2,304   $18,535,900 2
Jun 12, 2016 3 $5,630,210 -28%   3,400 $1,656   $24,166,110 3
Jun 13, 2016 3 $1,870,460 -67%   3,400 $550   $26,036,570 4
Jun 14, 2016 3 $2,329,630 +25%   3,400 $685   $28,366,200 5
Jun 15, 2016 3 $1,576,855 -32%   3,400 $464   $29,943,055 6
Jun 16, 2016 3 $1,248,470 -21%   3,400 $367   $31,191,525 7
Jun 17, 2016 5 $1,944,785 +56% -82% 3,406 $571   $33,136,310 8
Jun 18, 2016 5 $2,713,875 +40% -65% 3,406 $797   $35,850,185 9
Jun 19, 2016 5 $2,582,770 -5% -54% 3,406 $758   $38,432,955 10
Jun 20, 2016 5 $898,185 -65% -52% 3,406 $264   $39,331,140 11
Jun 21, 2016 5 $1,044,050 +16% -55% 3,406 $307   $40,375,190 12
Jun 22, 2016 6 $775,505 -26% -51% 3,406 $228   $41,150,695 13
Jun 23, 2016 6 $605,775 -22% -51% 3,406 $178   $41,756,470 14
Jun 24, 2016 12 $636,170 +5% -67% 1,952 $326   $42,392,640 15
Jun 25, 2016 10 $925,960 +46% -66% 1,952 $474   $43,318,600 16
Jun 26, 2016 10 $685,290 -26% -73% 1,952 $351   $44,003,890 17
Jun 27, 2016 11 $317,170 -54% -65% 1,952 $162   $44,321,060 18
Jun 28, 2016 11 $429,010 +35% -59% 1,952 $220   $44,750,070 19
Jun 29, 2016 11 $342,875 -20% -56% 1,952 $176   $45,092,945 20
Jun 30, 2016 12 $195,980 -43% -68% 1,952 $100   $45,288,925 21
Jul 1, 2016 - $142,570 -27% -78% 411 $347   $45,431,495 22
Jul 2, 2016 - $200,145 +40% -78% 411 $487   $45,631,640 23
Jul 3, 2016 - $167,015 -17% -76% 411 $406   $45,798,655 24
Jul 4, 2016 - $97,835 -41% -69% 411 $238   $45,896,490 25
Jul 5, 2016 - $94,050 -4% -78% 411 $229   $45,990,540 26
Jul 6, 2016 - $71,615 -24% -79% 411 $174   $46,062,155 27
Jul 7, 2016 - $51,980 -27% -73% 411 $126   $46,114,135 28
Jul 8, 2016 - $147,950 +185% +4% 228 $649   $46,262,085 29
Jul 9, 2016 - $192,375 +30% -4% 228 $844   $46,454,460 30
Jul 10, 2016 - $103,015 -46% -38% 228 $452   $46,557,475 31
Jul 11, 2016 - $53,380 -48% -45% 228 $234   $46,610,855 32
Jul 12, 2016 - $61,015 +14% -35% 228 $268   $46,671,870 33
Jul 13, 2016 - $50,910 -17% -29% 228 $223   $46,722,780 34
Jul 14, 2016 - $48,825 -4% -6% 228 $214   $46,771,605 35
Jul 15, 2016 - $63,860 +31% -57% 149 $429   $46,835,465 36
Jul 16, 2016 - $99,965 +57% -48% 149 $671   $46,935,430 37
Jul 17, 2016 - $43,565 -56% -58% 149 $292   $46,978,995 38
Jul 18, 2016 - $25,490 -41% -52% 149 $171   $47,004,485 39
Jul 19, 2016 - $32,675 +28% -46% 149 $219   $47,037,160 40
Jul 20, 2016 - $28,045 -14% -45% 149 $188   $47,065,205 41
Jul 21, 2016 - $23,720 -15% -51% 149 $159   $47,088,925 42
Jul 22, 2016 - $22,390 -6% -65% 104 $215   $47,111,315 43
Jul 23, 2016 - $33,350 +49% -67% 104 $321   $47,144,665 44
Jul 24, 2016 - $22,985 -31% -47% 104 $221   $47,167,650 45
Jul 25, 2016 - $11,785 -49% -54% 104 $113   $47,179,435 46
Jul 26, 2016 - $17,465 +48% -47% 104 $168   $47,196,900 47
Jul 27, 2016 - $14,550 -17% -48% 104 $140   $47,211,450 48
Jul 28, 2016 - $14,205 -2% -40% 104 $137   $47,225,655 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2016 3 $31,191,525   3,400 $9,174   $31,191,525 1
Jun 17, 2016 5 $10,564,945 -66% 3,406 $3,102   $41,756,470 2
Jun 24, 2016 11 $3,532,455 -67% 1,952 $1,810   $45,288,925 3
Jul 1, 2016 19 $825,210 -77% 411 $2,008   $46,114,135 4
Jul 8, 2016 18 $657,470 -20% 228 $2,884   $46,771,605 5
Jul 15, 2016 27 $317,320 -52% 149 $2,130   $47,088,925 6
Jul 22, 2016 38 $136,730 -57% 104 $1,315   $47,225,655 7
Jul 29, 2016 43 $76,920 -44% 52 $1,479   $47,302,575 8
Aug 5, 2016 46 $45,895 -40% 22 $2,086   $47,348,470 9
Aug 12, 2016 81 $3,270 -93% 9 $363   $47,351,740 10
Aug 19, 2016 77 $7,100 +117% 7 $1,014   $47,358,840 11
Aug 26, 2016 92 $3,595 -49% 8 $449   $47,362,435 12
Sep 2, 2016 93 $2,855 -21% 4 $714   $47,365,290 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/1/2016 $902,977 142 142 335 $1,960,910 11/30/2018
Australia 6/17/2016 $2,514,928 430 430 1,075 $4,772,734 8/24/2016
Austria 5/27/2016 $473,811 65 70 343 $1,653,565 8/24/2016
Belgium 6/1/2016 $667,169 135 135 693 $1,778,359 8/10/2016
Brazil 6/2/2016 $2,691,059 1,212 1,212 1,882 $5,882,511 8/3/2016
Bulgaria 6/10/2016 $228,507 0 0 0 $706,163 2/26/2019
Chile 6/30/2016 $330,767 60 60 117 $611,462 12/31/2018
China 6/7/2016 $65,030,000 125,330 125,330 214,916 $213,541,456 8/13/2018
Colombia 6/30/2016 $841,614 193 193 396 $1,699,972 12/20/2018
Croatia 6/9/2016 $121,035 27 27 98 $245,794 12/31/2018
Cyprus 6/17/2016 $33,000 0 0 0 $33,000 6/20/2016
Czech Republic 6/10/2016 $790,158 145 145 483 $1,794,716 12/31/2018
Denmark 5/26/2016 $718,916 69 72 334 $1,968,944 8/3/2016
Ecuador 6/10/2016 $250,000 0 0 0 $250,000 12/31/2018
Finland 6/10/2016 $266,770 123 123 375 $695,343 8/16/2016
France 5/25/2016 $4,438,788 490 517 3,122 $14,136,472 8/3/2016
Germany 5/26/2016 $5,804,790 608 652 3,995 $15,664,189 9/1/2016
Greece 6/10/2016 $305,699 112 112 286 $701,645 7/20/2016
Hong Kong 6/10/2016 $1,291,672 46 46 157 $2,499,502 7/12/2016
Hungary 5/26/2016 $436,292 60 65 291 $1,187,030 12/31/2018
India 6/10/2016 $676,000 0 0 0 $676,000 9/5/2016
Israel 6/10/2016 $295,443 24 24 96 $665,661 12/31/2018
Italy 6/1/2016 $1,652,881 641 641 1,382 $3,975,641 7/27/2016
Japan 7/1/2016 $272,247 47 47 162 $658,557 8/10/2016
Lithuania 6/10/2016 $77,385 155 155 393 $188,237 7/20/2016
Malaysia 6/10/2016 $1,467,434 134 134 461 $2,518,539 7/20/2016
Mexico 6/17/2016 $2,677,075 0 674 705 $5,580,883 7/12/2016
Netherlands 6/2/2016 $695,443 105 105 573 $2,208,361 8/10/2016
New Zealand 6/17/2016 $411,235 96 96 266 $754,499 8/24/2016
Norway 5/27/2016 $691,077 142 142 349 $1,479,944 8/16/2016
Panama 6/30/2016 $521,207 23 23 36 $921,370 12/31/2018
Peru 6/30/2016 $716,138 91 91 212 $1,312,890 12/31/2018
Philippines 5/25/2016 $1,334,654 159 159 415 $2,481,117 12/31/2018
Poland 6/10/2016 $837,220 142 149 719 $2,481,866 11/18/2018
Portugal 6/9/2016 $285,400 68 75 262 $786,057 8/3/2016
Russia (CIS) 5/26/2016 $10,298,176 1,249 1,253 5,258 $22,850,672 12/31/2018
Singapore 6/10/2016 $1,040,261 77 77 173 $1,742,609 7/20/2016
Slovakia 6/9/2016 $362,562 73 73 198 $611,093 8/3/2016
Slovenia 5/26/2016 $33,743 10 10 63 $137,873 7/27/2016
South Africa 6/10/2016 $282,857 140 143 431 $785,145 8/10/2016
South Korea 6/10/2016 $4,240,500 736 736 1,520 $8,709,364 7/20/2016
Spain 6/3/2016 $2,518,617 614 650 2,400 $6,075,890 8/11/2016
Sweden 5/27/2016 $1,284,953 143 143 506 $3,443,697 8/3/2016
Switzerland 5/25/2016 $616,038 59 73 324 $1,681,321 8/10/2016
Taiwan 6/10/2016 $2,868,245 133 133 395 $4,854,972 7/20/2016
Thailand 5/26/2016 $1,272,477 157 157 349 $2,419,696 6/21/2016
Trinidad 6/10/2016 $118,000 0 0 0 $118,000 12/31/2018
Turkey 6/3/2016 $947,967 453 453 1,632 $2,591,024 2/26/2019
Ukraine 6/10/2016 $911,000 0 0 0 $911,000 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 6/3/2016 $5,261,689 500 509 1,743 $8,892,000 9/8/2018
Uruguay 7/8/2016 $32,000 0 0 0 $32,000 12/31/2018
Venezuela 6/17/2016 $26,417 64 64 116 $94,510 7/12/2016
Vietnam 6/10/2016 $544,000 0 0 0 $544,000 12/31/2018
 
Rest of World $26,566,279
 
International Total$391,534,534 2/26/2019

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 2, 20162105,921 105,921$1,902,341$1,902,3413
Oct 9, 2016541,784-61% 147,705$750,441$2,652,7824
Oct 16, 20161219,103-54% 166,808$343,090$2,995,8725

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 2, 20161283,939 283,939$6,017,798$6,017,7983
Oct 9, 2016263,806-78% 347,745$1,343,815$7,361,6134
Oct 16, 2016627,426-57% 375,171$580,988$7,942,6015
Oct 23, 2016818,356-33% 393,527$384,230$8,326,8316
Oct 30, 20161414,439-21% 407,966$302,458$8,629,2897
Nov 6, 2016169,376-35% 417,342$194,851$8,824,1408
Nov 13, 20161910,615+13% 427,957$224,344$9,048,4849

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Lead Ensemble Members

Travis Fimmel    Anduin Lothar
Paula Patton    Garona
Ben Foster    Medivh
Dominic Cooper    Llane Wrynn
Toby Kebbell    Durotan/Antonidas

Supporting Cast

Ben Schnetzer    Khadgar
Robert Kazinsky    Orgrim
Clancy Brown    Blackhand
Daniel Wu    Gul'dan
Ruth Negga    Lady Taria
Anna Galvin    Draka
Callum Keith Rennie    Moroes
Burkely Duffield    Callan
Ryan Robbins    Karos
Dean Redman    Varis/Caged Frostwolf
Glenn Ennis    Compound Guard
Terry Notary    Peon
Elena Wurlitzer    Draenei Mother
Michael Adamthwaite    King Magni
Anna Van Hooft    Aloman
Callan Mulvey    Warrior
Adrian McMorran    Officer
Kyle Rideout    Officer
Michael Antonakos    Officer
Elisabeth Rosen    Westfall Woman
Patrick Sabongui    Footman
Kent O’Connor    Footman
Wesley MacInnes    Gate Guard
Mackenzie Gray    Lordaerian Delegate
Christian Sloan    Elf Delegate
Valerie Wiseman    Kul Tiran Delegate
Dan Payne    Clansman
Eugene Lipinski    Finden
Christina Jastrzembska    Archmage
Travis MacDonald    Prison Mage
Frank C. Turner    Prison Mage
Tommy Rieder    Young Medivh
Dylan Schombing    Varian Wrynn
Donavon Stinson    Prison Soldier
Meelah Robbins    Scared Girl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Duncan Jones    Director
Duncan Jones    Screenwriter
Charles Leavitt    Screenwriter
Charles Rosen    Producer
Thomas Tull    Producer
Jon Jashni    Producer
Alex Gartner    Producer
Stuart Fenegan    Producer
Jillian Share    Executive Producer
Brent O’Connor    Executive Producer
Mike Morhaime    Executive Producer
Paul Sams    Executive Producer
La Peikang    Executive Producer
Edward Cheng    Executive Producer
Qian Shimu    Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei    Executive Producer
Gavin Bocquet    Production Designer
Paul Hirsch    Editor
Ramin Djawadi    Composer
Simon Duggan    Director of Photography
Chris Metzen    Co-Producer
Nick Carpenter    Co-Producer
Rob Pardo    Co-Producer
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Bill Westenhofer    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff White    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Hal Hickel    Animation Supervisor
Mark Soper    Visual Effects Producer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lindsay Graham    Casting Director
Brent O’Connor    Unit Production Manager
LeeAnn Stonebreaker    Unit Production Manager
Cecil O’Connor    Production Manager
Pete Whyte    First Assistant Director
Cindy Smith    Second Assistant Director
Rebecca Steel Roven    Co-Producer
Tom Struthers    Second Unit Director
Tom Struthers    Stunt Coordinator
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Bellfort    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Tronick    Additional Editor
Gina Hirsch    Additional Editor
David E. Hall    Post-Production Supervisor
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Keller    Re-recording Mixer
Helen Jarvis    Supervising Art Director
Rod McLean    Art Director
Dan Hermansen    Art Director
Grant Van Der Slagt    Art Director
Margot Ready    Art Director
Douglas Higgins    Assistant Art Director
Harrison Yurkiw    Assistant Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Jessica Clothier    Script Supervisor
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Jana Rayne MacDonald    Costume Supervisor
Carolyn Bentley    Sets Supervisor
Connie Parker    Make up
Toby Lindala    Special Make-up Effects
Sanna Seppanen    Make up
Cameron Waldbauer    Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Tuminello    First Assistant Editor
Steve Bobertz    First Assistant Editor
Thom M. Kyle    Assistant Editor
Shae Salmon    Assistant Editor
Aaron Brock    Assistant Editor
Michael Bauer    Music Editor
Peter Myles    Music Editor
Jina Johnson    Location Manager
Jaceson Mann    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Marisol Roncali    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Natalye Vivian    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Michael Barton    Set Designer
Sheila Millar    Set Designer
Jay Mitchell    Set Designer
Nancy Anna Brown    Set Designer
Peter Reginald Stratford*    Set Designer
Siri Hermanski    Set Designer
Douglas A. Girling    Set Designer
Laurel Bergman    Set Designer
Ron Turner    Set Designer
Hector Gika    Sound Effects Editor
Sylvain Lasseur    Sound Effects Editor
Lauren Hadaway    Sound Effects Editor
Jackie Zhou    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Gary A. Rizzo    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Michael Babcock    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Eric Hoehn    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Tim LeBlanc    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Nerses Auguste Gezalyan*    Foley Mixer
Peter Afterman    Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen    Music Supervisor
Brandon Campbell    Additional Music
Gustavo Borner    Score Mixer
Nick Wollage    Score Recordist
Fiona Cruickshank    Score Recordist

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

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June 18th, 2016

Finding-Dory

Finding Dory led the way on Friday with $54.95 million. This is the best opening day for a Pixar film and the best opening day for an animated film. Simply, a fantastic start. Our prediction of $129 million seems woefully inadequate. It is a family-friendly film with 95% positive reviews and a CinemaScore of A, so it should have good legs, meaning a $140 million is the new target. This would also be a record for an animated film and put it in the top twenty opening weekends. If this calculation holds true, then getting to $400 million domestically will be an easy feat. Hitting $500 million isn’t out of the question. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Audience Find Dory? Is Seeing Central Intelligence the Smart Thing to do?

June 16th, 2016

Finding-Dory

This weekend should be the best weekend in June, led by Finding Dory. Finding Dory should easily be the biggest hit of the month, one of the biggest hits of the year, and the fastest opening film in Pixar's history. On the other hand, Central Intelligence is just hoping for a solid second place opening in its role as counter-programming. If it hits $30 million, then the studio will be very happy. This weekend last year, Jurassic World led the way with $106.59 million, while Inside Out opened in second place with $90.44 million. 2016 is going to lose more ground to 2015. I just hope they keep it close. I will be happy if Finding Dory and Central Intelligence earned a combined $150 million to $170 million. More...

International Box Office: Warcraft Crushes Competition in China on way to $185.8 Million Weekend

June 16th, 2016

Warcraft

Warcraft roared into first place with $185.8 million in 52 markets for totals of $261.7 million internationally and 285.9 million worldwide. There are some amazing news to report from over the weekend, but also some bad news. First the positive news. The film broke records in China earning $156.17 million during its five-day opening. That topped the previous record held by Furious 7. Unfortunately, outside of China, its box office run was much closer to its North American debut. For example, it earned second place in South Korea with $4.26 million on 736 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.09 million. Because of how much money the film is earning in China and how little of that the studio sees, the film could make $600 million internationally and still struggle to break even. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Conjuring Conquers Competition with $40.41 million

June 14th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

As anticipated, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist led the weekend box office with ease pulling in $40.41 million. The second place film, Warcraft, earned 40% less. Now You See Me 2 only managed third place and it will need a lot of help to break even. The overall box office was $152 million, which is 13% more than last weekend. However, it was also more than $100 million less than this weekend last year. Normally a 44% collapse like this only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. In this case, it's because of Jurassic World. 2016 is still ahead of 2015 by a substantial margin at $4.76 billion to $4.54 billion. 2016's lead is now 4.8%, more than a full percentage point lower than it was this time last week, but hopefully Finding Dory will help prevent a similar descent this week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Conjuring Top at Home, Warcraft Dominates in China

June 12th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

This weekend’s box office is a tale of two continents. In North America, The Conjuring 2 is off to a great start, easily winning the weekend with $40.35 million, and averaging over $10,000 per theater. In Asia—China to be specific—Warcraft has made a record-breaking debut. Its domestic prospects look horrible though, with just $24.36 million expected for the weekend. More...

Friday Estimates: Sequels Still Struggle, but Conjuring Comes Out on Top with $16.4 million

June 11th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist is the only bit of good news to come out of Friday, and even then it was muted. The film earned $16.4 million on Friday, which is enough for first place, but it is also about 3.3% lower than the original’s opening day and sequels really need to open faster than the original. Its outlook for the rest of the weekend is mixed when compared to the first film. Both films earned identical A- CinemaScores, but the sequel’s reviews are weaker and sequels tend to be more front-loaded. Look for an opening weekend of about $38 million. This is a little better than predicted and almost as much as it cost to make. Hopefully it is enough to get to $100 million domestically, because we could use some good news at the box office. Even if it doesn’t quite get to the century mark, as long as it doesn’t completely collapse, it will break even sooner rather than later. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Conjuring 2 Re-Capture's Box Office Might with $3.4 million

June 10th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist had the best run during Midnight showings earning $3.4 million on Thursday. By comparison, The Conjuring earned $3.3 million during its previews. The Enfield Poltergeist does have a good Tomatometer Score (74% positive), but the Sequel Effect will still be in play and that will limit the film's weekend box office. Look for $35 million, or close to it. This will make it the biggest horror release of 2016 by Sunday, perhaps as early as Saturday. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Scare the Industry?

June 9th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

If this weekend is as bad as some fear it will be, it could begin to cause a panic among some studio executives. Two of the three wide releases are sequels and there are some who expect both to fail to match their predecessors by significant margins. If this happens, we will have six sequels failing to match expectations during a four-week stretch. Worse still, there are more than six additional sequels left to open before the end of summer. (Finding Dory seems safe, but the rest could flop as well.) The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist should come out on top at the box office, but with less than the original made. Now You See Me 2 will likely continue Lionsgate's losing streak. Meanwhile, Warcraft could do well enough in China to justify a sequel, which is great news, because it will likely bomb here. This weekend last year, Jurassic World opened with $208 million. There's no way the entire box office will make that much this year. 2016 is going to get pummeled in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Apocalypse Tops Weekend Chart, Zootopia Hits $1 billion

June 9th, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse returned to top spot on the international chart with $84.4 million in 66 markets for totals of $286.0 million internationally and $403.0 million worldwide. Most of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it earned first place with $59.33 million. This is the best opening in the franchise in that market. The film has yet to open in Japan, but will likely fall out of the top ten before it gets there. More...

Contest: Scared Silly

June 3rd, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

There are three wide releases coming out next week. The Conjuring 2: The Enfeild Poltergeist is expected to top Now You See Me 2 for top spot. (Warcraft is just hoping to not embarrass itself at this point.) While there is a chance of an upset, The Enfeild Poltergeist has a large enough advantage that I'm confident in making it the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Conjuring 2: The Enfeild Poltergeist.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are, two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box. 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.

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

International Box Office: Alice is Looking Up

June 2nd, 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass opened in first place on the international chart with $65.0 million in 43 markets for a worldwide opening of $91.9 million, not including holiday Monday. The film's biggest opening was in China, where it made $26.88 million. It also did well in Mexico opening in first place with $4.85 million. On the other hand, it had mediocre openings in Russia (second place with $3.95 million on 1,199 screens), in the U.K. (second place with $3.33 million in 603 theaters) and in Australia (first place with $2.18 million on 503 screens). Those three openings were similar to a $20 million opening here, more or less. If the film can get to $300 million to $350 million worldwide, then it will have a shot at breaking even, eventually. It opens in France this week, Japan next month, and closes its international run in South Korea in September. It will be a while before we will know where it ends. More...

2016 Preview: June

June 1st, 2016

Finding Dory

May was great, as long as you don't compare it to last May. Captain America: Civil War was a monster hit and is closing in on $400 million, while both X-Men: Apocalypse and The Angry Birds Movie will earn over $100 million. Looking ahead, every week in June, there is one movie that should top $100 million; however, only Finding Dory is expected to make more than $200 million. In fact, that film is expected to make close to $400 million domestically and over $1 billion worldwide. Last June, there were two monster hits, Inside Out and Jurassic World, plus one $100 million hit, Spy. I don't see how 2016 will top that. Even if every film with a shot at $100 million gets to that milestone, 2016 still might not top last year's pace. Fortunately, 2016 does have a large lead and that could be enough to keep 2016 ahead of 2015's pace in the year-over-year competition. It could be really close at the end of the month, on the other hand. More...


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Synopsis

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home. So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,166,110 (51.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:10.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$160,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,400 opening theaters/3,406 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,028,650

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,964 $47,365,290
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 190 $391,534,534
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 304 $438,899,824

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: June 10th, 2016 (Wide) by Universal
June 10th, 2016 (IMAX) by Universal
International Releases: May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Philippines)
May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Switzerland)
May 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Denmark)
May 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: September 13th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy violence.
(Rating bulletin 2400 (Cert #49858), 11/18/2015)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ocean's Twelve
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Keywords: Sword & Sorcerer, Invented Language, Visual Effects, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Game
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Blizzard Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

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Date
Days In
Release
Top Based on Game Weekend Domestic 21 $24,166,110 Jun 10, 2016 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Travis Fimmel    Anduin Lothar
Paula Patton    Garona
Ben Foster    Medivh
Dominic Cooper    Llane Wrynn
Toby Kebbell    Durotan/Antonidas

Supporting Cast

Ben Schnetzer    Khadgar
Robert Kazinsky    Orgrim
Clancy Brown    Blackhand
Daniel Wu    Gul'dan
Ruth Negga    Lady Taria
Anna Galvin    Draka
Callum Keith Rennie    Moroes
Burkely Duffield    Callan
Ryan Robbins    Karos
Dean Redman    Varis/Caged Frostwolf
Glenn Ennis    Compound Guard
Terry Notary    Peon
Elena Wurlitzer    Draenei Mother
Michael Adamthwaite    King Magni
Anna Van Hooft    Aloman
Callan Mulvey    Warrior
Adrian McMorran    Officer
Kyle Rideout    Officer
Michael Antonakos    Officer
Elisabeth Rosen    Westfall Woman
Patrick Sabongui    Footman
Kent O’Connor    Footman
Wesley MacInnes    Gate Guard
Mackenzie Gray    Lordaerian Delegate
Christian Sloan    Elf Delegate
Valerie Wiseman    Kul Tiran Delegate
Dan Payne    Clansman
Eugene Lipinski    Finden
Christina Jastrzembska    Archmage
Travis MacDonald    Prison Mage
Frank C. Turner    Prison Mage
Tommy Rieder    Young Medivh
Dylan Schombing    Varian Wrynn
Donavon Stinson    Prison Soldier
Meelah Robbins    Scared Girl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Duncan Jones    Director
Duncan Jones    Screenwriter
Charles Leavitt    Screenwriter
Charles Rosen    Producer
Thomas Tull    Producer
Jon Jashni    Producer
Alex Gartner    Producer
Stuart Fenegan    Producer
Jillian Share    Executive Producer
Brent O’Connor    Executive Producer
Mike Morhaime    Executive Producer
Paul Sams    Executive Producer
La Peikang    Executive Producer
Edward Cheng    Executive Producer
Qian Shimu    Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei    Executive Producer
Gavin Bocquet    Production Designer
Paul Hirsch    Editor
Ramin Djawadi    Composer
Simon Duggan    Director of Photography
Chris Metzen    Co-Producer
Nick Carpenter    Co-Producer
Rob Pardo    Co-Producer
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Bill Westenhofer    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff White    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Hal Hickel    Animation Supervisor
Mark Soper    Visual Effects Producer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lindsay Graham    Casting Director
Brent O’Connor    Unit Production Manager
LeeAnn Stonebreaker    Unit Production Manager
Cecil O’Connor    Production Manager
Pete Whyte    First Assistant Director
Cindy Smith    Second Assistant Director
Rebecca Steel Roven    Co-Producer
Tom Struthers    Second Unit Director
Tom Struthers    Stunt Coordinator
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Bellfort    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Tronick    Additional Editor
Gina Hirsch    Additional Editor
David E. Hall    Post-Production Supervisor
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Keller    Re-recording Mixer
Helen Jarvis    Supervising Art Director
Rod McLean    Art Director
Dan Hermansen    Art Director
Grant Van Der Slagt    Art Director
Margot Ready    Art Director
Douglas Higgins    Assistant Art Director
Harrison Yurkiw    Assistant Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Jessica Clothier    Script Supervisor
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Jana Rayne MacDonald    Costume Supervisor
Carolyn Bentley    Sets Supervisor
Connie Parker    Make up
Toby Lindala    Special Make-up Effects
Sanna Seppanen    Make up
Cameron Waldbauer    Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Tuminello    First Assistant Editor
Steve Bobertz    First Assistant Editor
Thom M. Kyle    Assistant Editor
Shae Salmon    Assistant Editor
Aaron Brock    Assistant Editor
Michael Bauer    Music Editor
Peter Myles    Music Editor
Jina Johnson    Location Manager
Jaceson Mann    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Marisol Roncali    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Natalye Vivian    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Michael Barton    Set Designer
Sheila Millar    Set Designer
Jay Mitchell    Set Designer
Nancy Anna Brown    Set Designer
Peter Reginald Stratford*    Set Designer
Siri Hermanski    Set Designer
Douglas A. Girling    Set Designer
Laurel Bergman    Set Designer
Ron Turner    Set Designer
Hector Gika    Sound Effects Editor
Sylvain Lasseur    Sound Effects Editor
Lauren Hadaway    Sound Effects Editor
Jackie Zhou    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Gary A. Rizzo    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Michael Babcock    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Eric Hoehn    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Tim LeBlanc    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Nerses Auguste Gezalyan*    Foley Mixer
Peter Afterman    Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen    Music Supervisor
Brandon Campbell    Additional Music
Gustavo Borner    Score Mixer
Nick Wollage    Score Recordist
Fiona Cruickshank    Score Recordist

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

Home Market Releases for September 27th, 2016

September 27th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

It is a pretty good week on the home market with a few releases worth picking up. The biggest of these is Central Intelligence, but while it is worth picking up, it isn’t a contender for Pick of the Week. There are some smaller releases that were up for that title, including The Shallows, An American Werewolf in London and The Innocents. However, in the end, I went with Captain America: Civil War. The Blu-ray screener arrived late, and I held off on naming it Pick of the Week when it came out for that very reason. More...

Weekend Estimates: Newcomers Can’t Dislodge Suicide Squad

August 21st, 2016

Suicide Squad

Three even-matched debutants proved to be no match for the incumbents at the box office this weekend, with Suicide Squad taking a third straight victory at the box office with $20.71 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection. Sausage Party stays in second with $15.3 million, and that leaves the new entrants in 3rd, 4th and 5th. This was a weekend where diversity isn’t the problem, but novelty is. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Star Trek go Above and Beyond the Competition?

July 21st, 2016

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond leads a pack of three wide releases this weekend and there are some who think it will have the best live-action release since Captain America: Civil War. That would be great news for the overall box office. Ice Age: Collision Course has to deal with direct competition and terrible reviews, but it should still do relatively well thanks to goodwill its franchise has built up. The final new release of the week is Lights Out. This low-budget horror film won’t need to earn $20 million over the weekend to break even, but there’s a slim chance it will. In fact, The Secret Life of Pets should easily add another $20 million to its running tally, and Ghostbusters has a good shot at doing the same. So we could have five films earning $20 million over the weekend for the first time in a year. We should have three films earning more than $25 million. Meanwhile this weekend last year, there were no films that earned more than $25 million. Hopefully 2016 will win the year-over-year competition with ease. More...

International Box Office: Dory Earns $50 Million to Dump Warcraft

June 22nd, 2016

Finding Dory

Finding Dory started its international run in first place with $50.0 million in 29 markets. Its biggest market was China, where it earned second place with 18.15 million over the weekend and $18.18 million including previews. This is not a lot of money compared to last week's winner; however, China is not a market that is kind to animated films. Before this year, no animated movie had earned more than $100 million in China and the current record is held by Zootopia at $235.77 million. Zootopia only made $23.99 million during its opening weekend in China, so this isn't a bad start for Finding Dory. Additionally, Finding Dory doubled Zootopia's opening in Australia with $7.63 million on 524 screens. It also performed very well in Argentina ($3.5 million) and in Russia ($3.25 million on 1,220 screens). It is still too early to tell if Finding Dory will top $1 billion worldwide, but this start gives box office watchers a reason to be optimistic. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dory Dominates with $135.06 Million, Central is Solid with $35.54 Million

June 21st, 2016

Finding-Dory

In our prediction column, I said I wanted the top two films to earn a combined total of $150 million to $170 million. Finding Dory's and Central Intelligence's combined opening weekend was $170.60 million. The overall box office was 53% higher than last weekend at $233 million. However, this was still 6.3% lower than the same weekend last year. Finding Dory did do better than either Jurassic World or Inside Out individually, but couldn't compete with their combined totals. 2016 is still ahead of 2015, but its lead was cut by a third at $150 million or 3.1%. That said, 2016 hit $5 billion a week faster than 2015 did and its lead of $5.06 billion to $4.91 billion is still substantial. More...

Weekend Estimates: Finding Dory Surges to Biggest Animated Opening with $136.2 Million

June 19th, 2016

Finding-Dory

Finding Dory is rewriting the record books this weekend, posting the biggest weekend ever for an animated film. Disney is projecting a total of $136.18 million in its first three days, which will easily break the record of $121.6 million set by Shrek the Third back in 2007. The previous top mark for a Pixar movie was Toy Story 3’s $110.3 million. With an A CinemaScore (for the 17th time straight for Pixar, per Disney), and 95% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the film should enjoy Pixar’s traditional good legs. In the Summer, that has meant a ratio between opening and final box office of somewhere between 3 and 4, which points towards a final box office somewhere between $400 million and $520 million for the fish pic. By way of comparison Finding Nemo earned $518 million, adjusted for inflation. More...

Friday Estimates: Dory Finds Success with $54.95 Million

June 18th, 2016

Finding-Dory

Finding Dory led the way on Friday with $54.95 million. This is the best opening day for a Pixar film and the best opening day for an animated film. Simply, a fantastic start. Our prediction of $129 million seems woefully inadequate. It is a family-friendly film with 95% positive reviews and a CinemaScore of A, so it should have good legs, meaning a $140 million is the new target. This would also be a record for an animated film and put it in the top twenty opening weekends. If this calculation holds true, then getting to $400 million domestically will be an easy feat. Hitting $500 million isn’t out of the question. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Audience Find Dory? Is Seeing Central Intelligence the Smart Thing to do?

June 16th, 2016

Finding-Dory

This weekend should be the best weekend in June, led by Finding Dory. Finding Dory should easily be the biggest hit of the month, one of the biggest hits of the year, and the fastest opening film in Pixar's history. On the other hand, Central Intelligence is just hoping for a solid second place opening in its role as counter-programming. If it hits $30 million, then the studio will be very happy. This weekend last year, Jurassic World led the way with $106.59 million, while Inside Out opened in second place with $90.44 million. 2016 is going to lose more ground to 2015. I just hope they keep it close. I will be happy if Finding Dory and Central Intelligence earned a combined $150 million to $170 million. More...

International Box Office: Warcraft Crushes Competition in China on way to $185.8 Million Weekend

June 16th, 2016

Warcraft

Warcraft roared into first place with $185.8 million in 52 markets for totals of $261.7 million internationally and 285.9 million worldwide. There are some amazing news to report from over the weekend, but also some bad news. First the positive news. The film broke records in China earning $156.17 million during its five-day opening. That topped the previous record held by Furious 7. Unfortunately, outside of China, its box office run was much closer to its North American debut. For example, it earned second place in South Korea with $4.26 million on 736 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.09 million. Because of how much money the film is earning in China and how little of that the studio sees, the film could make $600 million internationally and still struggle to break even. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Conjuring Conquers Competition with $40.41 million

June 14th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

As anticipated, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist led the weekend box office with ease pulling in $40.41 million. The second place film, Warcraft, earned 40% less. Now You See Me 2 only managed third place and it will need a lot of help to break even. The overall box office was $152 million, which is 13% more than last weekend. However, it was also more than $100 million less than this weekend last year. Normally a 44% collapse like this only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. In this case, it's because of Jurassic World. 2016 is still ahead of 2015 by a substantial margin at $4.76 billion to $4.54 billion. 2016's lead is now 4.8%, more than a full percentage point lower than it was this time last week, but hopefully Finding Dory will help prevent a similar descent this week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Conjuring Top at Home, Warcraft Dominates in China

June 12th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

This weekend’s box office is a tale of two continents. In North America, The Conjuring 2 is off to a great start, easily winning the weekend with $40.35 million, and averaging over $10,000 per theater. In Asia—China to be specific—Warcraft has made a record-breaking debut. Its domestic prospects look horrible though, with just $24.36 million expected for the weekend. More...

Friday Estimates: Sequels Still Struggle, but Conjuring Comes Out on Top with $16.4 million

June 11th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist is the only bit of good news to come out of Friday, and even then it was muted. The film earned $16.4 million on Friday, which is enough for first place, but it is also about 3.3% lower than the original’s opening day and sequels really need to open faster than the original. Its outlook for the rest of the weekend is mixed when compared to the first film. Both films earned identical A- CinemaScores, but the sequel’s reviews are weaker and sequels tend to be more front-loaded. Look for an opening weekend of about $38 million. This is a little better than predicted and almost as much as it cost to make. Hopefully it is enough to get to $100 million domestically, because we could use some good news at the box office. Even if it doesn’t quite get to the century mark, as long as it doesn’t completely collapse, it will break even sooner rather than later. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Conjuring 2 Re-Capture's Box Office Might with $3.4 million

June 10th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist had the best run during Midnight showings earning $3.4 million on Thursday. By comparison, The Conjuring earned $3.3 million during its previews. The Enfield Poltergeist does have a good Tomatometer Score (74% positive), but the Sequel Effect will still be in play and that will limit the film's weekend box office. Look for $35 million, or close to it. This will make it the biggest horror release of 2016 by Sunday, perhaps as early as Saturday. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Scare the Industry?

June 9th, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

If this weekend is as bad as some fear it will be, it could begin to cause a panic among some studio executives. Two of the three wide releases are sequels and there are some who expect both to fail to match their predecessors by significant margins. If this happens, we will have six sequels failing to match expectations during a four-week stretch. Worse still, there are more than six additional sequels left to open before the end of summer. (Finding Dory seems safe, but the rest could flop as well.) The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist should come out on top at the box office, but with less than the original made. Now You See Me 2 will likely continue Lionsgate's losing streak. Meanwhile, Warcraft could do well enough in China to justify a sequel, which is great news, because it will likely bomb here. This weekend last year, Jurassic World opened with $208 million. There's no way the entire box office will make that much this year. 2016 is going to get pummeled in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Apocalypse Tops Weekend Chart, Zootopia Hits $1 billion

June 9th, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse returned to top spot on the international chart with $84.4 million in 66 markets for totals of $286.0 million internationally and $403.0 million worldwide. Most of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it earned first place with $59.33 million. This is the best opening in the franchise in that market. The film has yet to open in Japan, but will likely fall out of the top ten before it gets there. More...

Contest: Scared Silly

June 3rd, 2016

The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

There are three wide releases coming out next week. The Conjuring 2: The Enfeild Poltergeist is expected to top Now You See Me 2 for top spot. (Warcraft is just hoping to not embarrass itself at this point.) While there is a chance of an upset, The Enfeild Poltergeist has a large enough advantage that I'm confident in making it the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Conjuring 2: The Enfeild Poltergeist.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are, two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box. 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.

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

International Box Office: Alice is Looking Up

June 2nd, 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass opened in first place on the international chart with $65.0 million in 43 markets for a worldwide opening of $91.9 million, not including holiday Monday. The film's biggest opening was in China, where it made $26.88 million. It also did well in Mexico opening in first place with $4.85 million. On the other hand, it had mediocre openings in Russia (second place with $3.95 million on 1,199 screens), in the U.K. (second place with $3.33 million in 603 theaters) and in Australia (first place with $2.18 million on 503 screens). Those three openings were similar to a $20 million opening here, more or less. If the film can get to $300 million to $350 million worldwide, then it will have a shot at breaking even, eventually. It opens in France this week, Japan next month, and closes its international run in South Korea in September. It will be a while before we will know where it ends. More...

2016 Preview: June

June 1st, 2016

Finding Dory

May was great, as long as you don't compare it to last May. Captain America: Civil War was a monster hit and is closing in on $400 million, while both X-Men: Apocalypse and The Angry Birds Movie will earn over $100 million. Looking ahead, every week in June, there is one movie that should top $100 million; however, only Finding Dory is expected to make more than $200 million. In fact, that film is expected to make close to $400 million domestically and over $1 billion worldwide. Last June, there were two monster hits, Inside Out and Jurassic World, plus one $100 million hit, Spy. I don't see how 2016 will top that. Even if every film with a shot at $100 million gets to that milestone, 2016 still might not top last year's pace. Fortunately, 2016 does have a large lead and that could be enough to keep 2016 ahead of 2015's pace in the year-over-year competition. It could be really close at the end of the month, on the other hand. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2016 2 $24,166,110   3,400 $7,108   $24,166,110 1
Jun 17, 2016 5 $7,241,430 -70% 3,406 $2,126   $38,432,955 2
Jun 24, 2016 10 $2,247,420 -69% 1,952 $1,151   $44,003,890 3
Jul 1, 2016 18 $509,730 -77% 411 $1,240   $45,798,655 4
Jul 8, 2016 16 $443,340 -13% 228 $1,944   $46,557,475 5
Jul 15, 2016 25 $207,390 -53% 149 $1,392   $46,978,995 6
Jul 22, 2016 39 $78,725 -62% 104 $757   $47,167,650 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 9, 2016 P $3,100,000     0     $3,100,000  
Jun 10, 2016 2 $10,701,750     3,400 $3,148   $10,701,750 1
Jun 11, 2016 3 $7,834,150 -27%   3,400 $2,304   $18,535,900 2
Jun 12, 2016 3 $5,630,210 -28%   3,400 $1,656   $24,166,110 3
Jun 13, 2016 3 $1,870,460 -67%   3,400 $550   $26,036,570 4
Jun 14, 2016 3 $2,329,630 +25%   3,400 $685   $28,366,200 5
Jun 15, 2016 3 $1,576,855 -32%   3,400 $464   $29,943,055 6
Jun 16, 2016 3 $1,248,470 -21%   3,400 $367   $31,191,525 7
Jun 17, 2016 5 $1,944,785 +56% -82% 3,406 $571   $33,136,310 8
Jun 18, 2016 5 $2,713,875 +40% -65% 3,406 $797   $35,850,185 9
Jun 19, 2016 5 $2,582,770 -5% -54% 3,406 $758   $38,432,955 10
Jun 20, 2016 5 $898,185 -65% -52% 3,406 $264   $39,331,140 11
Jun 21, 2016 5 $1,044,050 +16% -55% 3,406 $307   $40,375,190 12
Jun 22, 2016 6 $775,505 -26% -51% 3,406 $228   $41,150,695 13
Jun 23, 2016 6 $605,775 -22% -51% 3,406 $178   $41,756,470 14
Jun 24, 2016 12 $636,170 +5% -67% 1,952 $326   $42,392,640 15
Jun 25, 2016 10 $925,960 +46% -66% 1,952 $474   $43,318,600 16
Jun 26, 2016 10 $685,290 -26% -73% 1,952 $351   $44,003,890 17
Jun 27, 2016 11 $317,170 -54% -65% 1,952 $162   $44,321,060 18
Jun 28, 2016 11 $429,010 +35% -59% 1,952 $220   $44,750,070 19
Jun 29, 2016 11 $342,875 -20% -56% 1,952 $176   $45,092,945 20
Jun 30, 2016 12 $195,980 -43% -68% 1,952 $100   $45,288,925 21
Jul 1, 2016 - $142,570 -27% -78% 411 $347   $45,431,495 22
Jul 2, 2016 - $200,145 +40% -78% 411 $487   $45,631,640 23
Jul 3, 2016 - $167,015 -17% -76% 411 $406   $45,798,655 24
Jul 4, 2016 - $97,835 -41% -69% 411 $238   $45,896,490 25
Jul 5, 2016 - $94,050 -4% -78% 411 $229   $45,990,540 26
Jul 6, 2016 - $71,615 -24% -79% 411 $174   $46,062,155 27
Jul 7, 2016 - $51,980 -27% -73% 411 $126   $46,114,135 28
Jul 8, 2016 - $147,950 +185% +4% 228 $649   $46,262,085 29
Jul 9, 2016 - $192,375 +30% -4% 228 $844   $46,454,460 30
Jul 10, 2016 - $103,015 -46% -38% 228 $452   $46,557,475 31
Jul 11, 2016 - $53,380 -48% -45% 228 $234   $46,610,855 32
Jul 12, 2016 - $61,015 +14% -35% 228 $268   $46,671,870 33
Jul 13, 2016 - $50,910 -17% -29% 228 $223   $46,722,780 34
Jul 14, 2016 - $48,825 -4% -6% 228 $214   $46,771,605 35
Jul 15, 2016 - $63,860 +31% -57% 149 $429   $46,835,465 36
Jul 16, 2016 - $99,965 +57% -48% 149 $671   $46,935,430 37
Jul 17, 2016 - $43,565 -56% -58% 149 $292   $46,978,995 38
Jul 18, 2016 - $25,490 -41% -52% 149 $171   $47,004,485 39
Jul 19, 2016 - $32,675 +28% -46% 149 $219   $47,037,160 40
Jul 20, 2016 - $28,045 -14% -45% 149 $188   $47,065,205 41
Jul 21, 2016 - $23,720 -15% -51% 149 $159   $47,088,925 42
Jul 22, 2016 - $22,390 -6% -65% 104 $215   $47,111,315 43
Jul 23, 2016 - $33,350 +49% -67% 104 $321   $47,144,665 44
Jul 24, 2016 - $22,985 -31% -47% 104 $221   $47,167,650 45
Jul 25, 2016 - $11,785 -49% -54% 104 $113   $47,179,435 46
Jul 26, 2016 - $17,465 +48% -47% 104 $168   $47,196,900 47
Jul 27, 2016 - $14,550 -17% -48% 104 $140   $47,211,450 48
Jul 28, 2016 - $14,205 -2% -40% 104 $137   $47,225,655 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 10, 2016 3 $31,191,525   3,400 $9,174   $31,191,525 1
Jun 17, 2016 5 $10,564,945 -66% 3,406 $3,102   $41,756,470 2
Jun 24, 2016 11 $3,532,455 -67% 1,952 $1,810   $45,288,925 3
Jul 1, 2016 19 $825,210 -77% 411 $2,008   $46,114,135 4
Jul 8, 2016 18 $657,470 -20% 228 $2,884   $46,771,605 5
Jul 15, 2016 27 $317,320 -52% 149 $2,130   $47,088,925 6
Jul 22, 2016 38 $136,730 -57% 104 $1,315   $47,225,655 7
Jul 29, 2016 43 $76,920 -44% 52 $1,479   $47,302,575 8
Aug 5, 2016 46 $45,895 -40% 22 $2,086   $47,348,470 9
Aug 12, 2016 81 $3,270 -93% 9 $363   $47,351,740 10
Aug 19, 2016 77 $7,100 +117% 7 $1,014   $47,358,840 11
Aug 26, 2016 92 $3,595 -49% 8 $449   $47,362,435 12
Sep 2, 2016 93 $2,855 -21% 4 $714   $47,365,290 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/1/2016 $902,977 142 142 335 $1,960,910 11/30/2018
Australia 6/17/2016 $2,514,928 430 430 1,075 $4,772,734 8/24/2016
Austria 5/27/2016 $473,811 65 70 343 $1,653,565 8/24/2016
Belgium 6/1/2016 $667,169 135 135 693 $1,778,359 8/10/2016
Brazil 6/2/2016 $2,691,059 1,212 1,212 1,882 $5,882,511 8/3/2016
Bulgaria 6/10/2016 $228,507 0 0 0 $706,163 2/26/2019
Chile 6/30/2016 $330,767 60 60 117 $611,462 12/31/2018
China 6/7/2016 $65,030,000 125,330 125,330 214,916 $213,541,456 8/13/2018
Colombia 6/30/2016 $841,614 193 193 396 $1,699,972 12/20/2018
Croatia 6/9/2016 $121,035 27 27 98 $245,794 12/31/2018
Cyprus 6/17/2016 $33,000 0 0 0 $33,000 6/20/2016
Czech Republic 6/10/2016 $790,158 145 145 483 $1,794,716 12/31/2018
Denmark 5/26/2016 $718,916 69 72 334 $1,968,944 8/3/2016
Ecuador 6/10/2016 $250,000 0 0 0 $250,000 12/31/2018
Finland 6/10/2016 $266,770 123 123 375 $695,343 8/16/2016
France 5/25/2016 $4,438,788 490 517 3,122 $14,136,472 8/3/2016
Germany 5/26/2016 $5,804,790 608 652 3,995 $15,664,189 9/1/2016
Greece 6/10/2016 $305,699 112 112 286 $701,645 7/20/2016
Hong Kong 6/10/2016 $1,291,672 46 46 157 $2,499,502 7/12/2016
Hungary 5/26/2016 $436,292 60 65 291 $1,187,030 12/31/2018
India 6/10/2016 $676,000 0 0 0 $676,000 9/5/2016
Israel 6/10/2016 $295,443 24 24 96 $665,661 12/31/2018
Italy 6/1/2016 $1,652,881 641 641 1,382 $3,975,641 7/27/2016
Japan 7/1/2016 $272,247 47 47 162 $658,557 8/10/2016
Lithuania 6/10/2016 $77,385 155 155 393 $188,237 7/20/2016
Malaysia 6/10/2016 $1,467,434 134 134 461 $2,518,539 7/20/2016
Mexico 6/17/2016 $2,677,075 0 674 705 $5,580,883 7/12/2016
Netherlands 6/2/2016 $695,443 105 105 573 $2,208,361 8/10/2016
New Zealand 6/17/2016 $411,235 96 96 266 $754,499 8/24/2016
Norway 5/27/2016 $691,077 142 142 349 $1,479,944 8/16/2016
Panama 6/30/2016 $521,207 23 23 36 $921,370 12/31/2018
Peru 6/30/2016 $716,138 91 91 212 $1,312,890 12/31/2018
Philippines 5/25/2016 $1,334,654 159 159 415 $2,481,117 12/31/2018
Poland 6/10/2016 $837,220 142 149 719 $2,481,866 11/18/2018
Portugal 6/9/2016 $285,400 68 75 262 $786,057 8/3/2016
Russia (CIS) 5/26/2016 $10,298,176 1,249 1,253 5,258 $22,850,672 12/31/2018
Singapore 6/10/2016 $1,040,261 77 77 173 $1,742,609 7/20/2016
Slovakia 6/9/2016 $362,562 73 73 198 $611,093 8/3/2016
Slovenia 5/26/2016 $33,743 10 10 63 $137,873 7/27/2016
South Africa 6/10/2016 $282,857 140 143 431 $785,145 8/10/2016
South Korea 6/10/2016 $4,240,500 736 736 1,520 $8,709,364 7/20/2016
Spain 6/3/2016 $2,518,617 614 650 2,400 $6,075,890 8/11/2016
Sweden 5/27/2016 $1,284,953 143 143 506 $3,443,697 8/3/2016
Switzerland 5/25/2016 $616,038 59 73 324 $1,681,321 8/10/2016
Taiwan 6/10/2016 $2,868,245 133 133 395 $4,854,972 7/20/2016
Thailand 5/26/2016 $1,272,477 157 157 349 $2,419,696 6/21/2016
Trinidad 6/10/2016 $118,000 0 0 0 $118,000 12/31/2018
Turkey 6/3/2016 $947,967 453 453 1,632 $2,591,024 2/26/2019
Ukraine 6/10/2016 $911,000 0 0 0 $911,000 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 6/3/2016 $5,261,689 500 509 1,743 $8,892,000 9/8/2018
Uruguay 7/8/2016 $32,000 0 0 0 $32,000 12/31/2018
Venezuela 6/17/2016 $26,417 64 64 116 $94,510 7/12/2016
Vietnam 6/10/2016 $544,000 0 0 0 $544,000 12/31/2018
 
Rest of World $26,566,279
 
International Total$391,534,534 2/26/2019

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 2, 20162105,921 105,921$1,902,341$1,902,3413
Oct 9, 2016541,784-61% 147,705$750,441$2,652,7824
Oct 16, 20161219,103-54% 166,808$343,090$2,995,8725

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 2, 20161283,939 283,939$6,017,798$6,017,7983
Oct 9, 2016263,806-78% 347,745$1,343,815$7,361,6134
Oct 16, 2016627,426-57% 375,171$580,988$7,942,6015
Oct 23, 2016818,356-33% 393,527$384,230$8,326,8316
Oct 30, 20161414,439-21% 407,966$302,458$8,629,2897
Nov 6, 2016169,376-35% 417,342$194,851$8,824,1408
Nov 13, 20161910,615+13% 427,957$224,344$9,048,4849

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