Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,457,946Details
International Box Office $5,398,360
Worldwide Box Office $36,856,306
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $21,946,280
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $918,542
Total $22,864,822
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

Lifelong friends and now roommates, Zack and Miri are buried under a mountain of debt. When the electricity is turned off, they realize that desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to make an adult film to raise some cash. Though they swear that having sex will not damage their friendship, their business proposition quickly turns into something much more.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,065,630 (32.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:85.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,735 opening theaters/2,735 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,384,740

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 31st, 2008 (Wide) by Weinstein Co.
Video Release: February 3rd, 2009 by Weinstein Co./Genius
MPA Rating: R for Appeal for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language
Running Time: 101 minutes
Plot point: Amateur Porn, Hockey, Money Troubles, Romance
Social setting: Porn Business
Subgenre: Sex Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Weinstein Company, View Askew
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 2008 2 $10,065,630   2,735 $3,680   $10,065,630 1
Nov 7, 2008 5 $6,274,530 -38% 2,735 $2,294   $20,686,907 2
Nov 14, 2008 6 $3,146,312 -50% 2,210 $1,424   $26,465,482 3
Nov 21, 2008 9 $1,605,579 -49% 1,222 $1,314   $29,256,029 4
Nov 28, 2008 16 $524,425 -67% 445 $1,178   $30,439,806 5
Dec 5, 2008 20 $226,098 -57% 275 $822   $30,839,277 6
Dec 12, 2008 32 $100,786 -55% 163 $618   $31,047,926 7
Dec 19, 2008 41 $36,307 -64% 87 $417   $31,153,007 8
Dec 26, 2008 53 $22,700 -37% 46 $493   $31,200,038 9
Jan 2, 2009 41 $67,517 +197% 102 $662   $31,300,810 10
Jan 9, 2009 44 $47,878 -29% 103 $465   $31,382,624 11
Jan 16, 2009 56 $19,366 -60% 50 $387   $31,430,482 12
Jan 23, 2009 58 $10,462 -46% 27 $387   $31,452,765 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 31, 2008 3 $2,194,513     2,735 $802   $2,194,513 1
Nov 1, 2008 2 $4,809,265 +119%   2,735 $1,758   $7,003,778 2
Nov 2, 2008 2 $3,061,852 -36%   2,735 $1,120   $10,065,630 3
Nov 3, 2008 1 $1,184,236 -61%   2,735 $433   $11,249,866 4
Nov 4, 2008 2 $1,060,200 -10%   2,735 $388   $12,310,066 5
Nov 5, 2008 1 $1,065,000 n/c   2,735 $389   $13,375,000 6
Nov 6, 2008 1 $1,032,915 -3%   2,735 $378   $14,412,377 7
Nov 7, 2008 4 $2,194,889 +112% n/c 2,735 $803   $16,607,266 8
Nov 8, 2008 5 $2,626,752 +20% -45% 2,735 $960   $19,234,018 9
Nov 9, 2008 5 $1,452,889 -45% -53% 2,735 $531   $20,686,907 10
Nov 10, 2008 4 $775,113 -47% -35% 2,735 $283   $21,462,020 11
Nov 11, 2008 5 $875,000 +13% -17% 2,735 $320   $22,317,000 12
Nov 12, 2008 4 $495,000 -43% -54% 2,735 $181   $22,812,000 13
Nov 13, 2008 4 $463,305 -6% -55% 2,735 $169   $23,377,692 14
Nov 14, 2008 6 $1,084,052 +134% -51% 2,210 $491   $24,461,744 15
Nov 15, 2008 6 $1,327,825 +22% -49% 2,210 $601   $25,789,569 16
Nov 16, 2008 6 $734,435 -45% -49% 2,210 $332   $26,524,004 17
Nov 17, 2008 5 $290,000 -61% -63% 2,210 $131   $26,814,000 18
Nov 18, 2008 5 $327,916 +13% -63% 2,210 $148   $27,086,082 19
Nov 19, 2008 5 $283,433 -14% -43% 2,210 $128   $27,369,515 20
Nov 20, 2008 5 $280,935 -1% -39% 2,210 $127   $27,650,450 21
Nov 21, 2008 8 $526,230 +87% -51% 1,220 $431   $28,176,680 22
Nov 22, 2008 9 $678,836 +29% -49% 1,220 $556   $28,855,516 23
Nov 23, 2008 9 $400,513 -41% -45% 1,220 $328   $29,256,029 24
Nov 24, 2008 7 $192,246 -52% -34% 1,220 $158   $29,448,275 25
Nov 25, 2008 8 $240,516 +25% -27% 1,222 $197   $29,688,791 26
Nov 26, 2008 14 $112,732 -53% -60% 437 $258   $29,801,523 27
Nov 27, 2008 14 $113,858 +1% -59% 437 $261   $29,915,381 28
Nov 28, 2008 15 $202,667 +78% -61% 437 $464   $30,118,048 29
Nov 29, 2008 15 $218,882 +8% -68% 437 $501   $30,336,930 30
Nov 30, 2008 14 $102,876 -53% -74% 437 $235   $30,439,806 31
Dec 1, 2008 14 $42,697 -58% -78% 437 $98   $30,482,503 32
Dec 2, 2008 13 $47,220 +11% -80% 437 $108   $30,529,723 33
Dec 3, 2008 13 $41,423 -12% -63% 437 $95   $30,571,146 34
Jan 19, 2009 53 $3,827     50 $77   $31,434,309 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 2008 2 $14,412,377   2,735 $5,270   $14,412,377 1
Nov 7, 2008 5 $8,906,793 -38% 2,735 $3,257   $23,319,170 2
Nov 14, 2008 6 $4,331,280 -51% 2,210 $1,960   $27,650,450 3
Nov 21, 2008 12 $2,264,931 -48% 1,222 $1,853   $29,915,381 4
Nov 28, 2008 14 $697,798 -69% 445 $1,568   $30,613,179 5
Dec 5, 2008 18 $333,961 -52% 275 $1,214   $30,947,140 6
Dec 12, 2008 28 $169,560 -49% 163 $1,040   $31,116,700 7
Dec 19, 2008 48 $60,638 -64% 87 $697   $31,177,338 8
Dec 26, 2008 54 $55,955 -8% 46 $1,216   $31,233,293 9
Jan 2, 2009 41 $101,453 +81% 102 $995   $31,334,746 10
Jan 9, 2009 43 $76,370 -25% 103 $741   $31,411,116 11
Jan 16, 2009 55 $31,187 -59% 50 $624   $31,442,303 12
Jan 23, 2009 59 $15,643 -50% 27 $579   $31,457,946 13

Leading

Seth Rogen    Zack
Elizabeth Banks    Miri Linky

Supporting

Craig Robinson    Delaney
Jason Mewes    Lester
Traci Lords    Bubbles
Jeff Anderson    Deacon
Katie Morgan    Stacey
Ricky Mabe    Barry
Tisha Campbell-Martin    Delaney's Wife
Brandon Routh    Bobby Long
Gerry Bednob    Mr. Surya
Justin Long    Brandon
Edward Janda    Customer
Nicholas Lombardi    Teen
Chris Milan    Teen
Jennifer Schwalbach    Betzy
Kenny Hotz    Zack II
Anne Wade    Roxanne
Tom Savini    Jenkins
Jimmy Norton    Auditioner
Jean-Pierre Nutini    Auditioner
Alice G. Eisner    Auditioner
David Early    Auditioner
Matt Potter    Auditioner
Lena Cheney    Auditioning Girl
Marie Blanchard    Stripper
Deanna Betros    Stripper
Danielle Fortwangler    Stripper
Katelyn Hoffman    Stripper
Ashley Kunich    Stripper
Milos Milicevic    Construction Foreman
James W. Smith    Indecisive Customer
Tyler Labine    Drunk Customer
Lauren Anne Miller    Moaner and Groaner

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Smith    Director
Kevin Smith    Screenwriter
Scott Mosier    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Carla Gardini    Executive Producer
Laura Greenlee    Co-Producer
David Klein    Director of Photography
Robert Holtzman    Production Designer
Kevin Smith    Editor
James L. Venable*    Composer
Salvador Perez    Costume Designer
Leslie Rodier    Associate Producer
Milos Milicevic    Assistant Director
Laura Greenlee    Unit Production Manager
Elise Viola    Art Director
Diana Stoughton    Set Decorator
John 'Buzz' Moyer    Second Unit Camera
N. Rozakis-Takehara    Costume Supervisor
Whit Norris    Sound Mixer
Chris Strollo    Additional Sound
Gary A. Rizzo    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Myers    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Silvers    Supervising Sound Editor
Al Nelson    Sound Effects Editor
Larry Oatfield    Sound Effects Editor
Tom Myers    Sound Designer
Michael Silvers    Dialogue Editor
Erich Stratmann    Music Editor
Sharon Ilson Burke*    Make up
Gianna Sparacino    Hairstylist
James L. Venable*    Music Producer
Gary Jenson    Casting Director
Nancy Mosser*    Casting Director
Ivan Kraljevic    Second Assistant Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.


Synopsis

Lifelong friends and now roommates, Zack and Miri are buried under a mountain of debt. When the electricity is turned off, they realize that desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to make an adult film to raise some cash. Though they swear that having sex will not damage their friendship, their business proposition quickly turns into something much more.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,065,630 (32.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:85.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,735 opening theaters/2,735 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,384,740

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 31st, 2008 (Wide) by Weinstein Co.
Video Release: February 3rd, 2009 by Weinstein Co./Genius
MPA Rating: R for Appeal for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language
Running Time: 101 minutes
Plot point: Amateur Porn, Hockey, Money Troubles, Romance
Social setting: Porn Business
Subgenre: Sex Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Weinstein Company, View Askew
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 2008 2 $10,065,630   2,735 $3,680   $10,065,630 1
Nov 7, 2008 5 $6,274,530 -38% 2,735 $2,294   $20,686,907 2
Nov 14, 2008 6 $3,146,312 -50% 2,210 $1,424   $26,465,482 3
Nov 21, 2008 9 $1,605,579 -49% 1,222 $1,314   $29,256,029 4
Nov 28, 2008 16 $524,425 -67% 445 $1,178   $30,439,806 5
Dec 5, 2008 20 $226,098 -57% 275 $822   $30,839,277 6
Dec 12, 2008 32 $100,786 -55% 163 $618   $31,047,926 7
Dec 19, 2008 41 $36,307 -64% 87 $417   $31,153,007 8
Dec 26, 2008 53 $22,700 -37% 46 $493   $31,200,038 9
Jan 2, 2009 41 $67,517 +197% 102 $662   $31,300,810 10
Jan 9, 2009 44 $47,878 -29% 103 $465   $31,382,624 11
Jan 16, 2009 56 $19,366 -60% 50 $387   $31,430,482 12
Jan 23, 2009 58 $10,462 -46% 27 $387   $31,452,765 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 31, 2008 3 $2,194,513     2,735 $802   $2,194,513 1
Nov 1, 2008 2 $4,809,265 +119%   2,735 $1,758   $7,003,778 2
Nov 2, 2008 2 $3,061,852 -36%   2,735 $1,120   $10,065,630 3
Nov 3, 2008 1 $1,184,236 -61%   2,735 $433   $11,249,866 4
Nov 4, 2008 2 $1,060,200 -10%   2,735 $388   $12,310,066 5
Nov 5, 2008 1 $1,065,000 n/c   2,735 $389   $13,375,000 6
Nov 6, 2008 1 $1,032,915 -3%   2,735 $378   $14,412,377 7
Nov 7, 2008 4 $2,194,889 +112% n/c 2,735 $803   $16,607,266 8
Nov 8, 2008 5 $2,626,752 +20% -45% 2,735 $960   $19,234,018 9
Nov 9, 2008 5 $1,452,889 -45% -53% 2,735 $531   $20,686,907 10
Nov 10, 2008 4 $775,113 -47% -35% 2,735 $283   $21,462,020 11
Nov 11, 2008 5 $875,000 +13% -17% 2,735 $320   $22,317,000 12
Nov 12, 2008 4 $495,000 -43% -54% 2,735 $181   $22,812,000 13
Nov 13, 2008 4 $463,305 -6% -55% 2,735 $169   $23,377,692 14
Nov 14, 2008 6 $1,084,052 +134% -51% 2,210 $491   $24,461,744 15
Nov 15, 2008 6 $1,327,825 +22% -49% 2,210 $601   $25,789,569 16
Nov 16, 2008 6 $734,435 -45% -49% 2,210 $332   $26,524,004 17
Nov 17, 2008 5 $290,000 -61% -63% 2,210 $131   $26,814,000 18
Nov 18, 2008 5 $327,916 +13% -63% 2,210 $148   $27,086,082 19
Nov 19, 2008 5 $283,433 -14% -43% 2,210 $128   $27,369,515 20
Nov 20, 2008 5 $280,935 -1% -39% 2,210 $127   $27,650,450 21
Nov 21, 2008 8 $526,230 +87% -51% 1,220 $431   $28,176,680 22
Nov 22, 2008 9 $678,836 +29% -49% 1,220 $556   $28,855,516 23
Nov 23, 2008 9 $400,513 -41% -45% 1,220 $328   $29,256,029 24
Nov 24, 2008 7 $192,246 -52% -34% 1,220 $158   $29,448,275 25
Nov 25, 2008 8 $240,516 +25% -27% 1,222 $197   $29,688,791 26
Nov 26, 2008 14 $112,732 -53% -60% 437 $258   $29,801,523 27
Nov 27, 2008 14 $113,858 +1% -59% 437 $261   $29,915,381 28
Nov 28, 2008 15 $202,667 +78% -61% 437 $464   $30,118,048 29
Nov 29, 2008 15 $218,882 +8% -68% 437 $501   $30,336,930 30
Nov 30, 2008 14 $102,876 -53% -74% 437 $235   $30,439,806 31
Dec 1, 2008 14 $42,697 -58% -78% 437 $98   $30,482,503 32
Dec 2, 2008 13 $47,220 +11% -80% 437 $108   $30,529,723 33
Dec 3, 2008 13 $41,423 -12% -63% 437 $95   $30,571,146 34
Jan 19, 2009 53 $3,827     50 $77   $31,434,309 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 2008 2 $14,412,377   2,735 $5,270   $14,412,377 1
Nov 7, 2008 5 $8,906,793 -38% 2,735 $3,257   $23,319,170 2
Nov 14, 2008 6 $4,331,280 -51% 2,210 $1,960   $27,650,450 3
Nov 21, 2008 12 $2,264,931 -48% 1,222 $1,853   $29,915,381 4
Nov 28, 2008 14 $697,798 -69% 445 $1,568   $30,613,179 5
Dec 5, 2008 18 $333,961 -52% 275 $1,214   $30,947,140 6
Dec 12, 2008 28 $169,560 -49% 163 $1,040   $31,116,700 7
Dec 19, 2008 48 $60,638 -64% 87 $697   $31,177,338 8
Dec 26, 2008 54 $55,955 -8% 46 $1,216   $31,233,293 9
Jan 2, 2009 41 $101,453 +81% 102 $995   $31,334,746 10
Jan 9, 2009 43 $76,370 -25% 103 $741   $31,411,116 11
Jan 16, 2009 55 $31,187 -59% 50 $624   $31,442,303 12
Jan 23, 2009 59 $15,643 -50% 27 $579   $31,457,946 13

Leading

Seth Rogen    Zack
Elizabeth Banks    Miri Linky

Supporting

Craig Robinson    Delaney
Jason Mewes    Lester
Traci Lords    Bubbles
Jeff Anderson    Deacon
Katie Morgan    Stacey
Ricky Mabe    Barry
Tisha Campbell-Martin    Delaney's Wife
Brandon Routh    Bobby Long
Gerry Bednob    Mr. Surya
Justin Long    Brandon
Edward Janda    Customer
Nicholas Lombardi    Teen
Chris Milan    Teen
Jennifer Schwalbach    Betzy
Kenny Hotz    Zack II
Anne Wade    Roxanne
Tom Savini    Jenkins
Jimmy Norton    Auditioner
Jean-Pierre Nutini    Auditioner
Alice G. Eisner    Auditioner
David Early    Auditioner
Matt Potter    Auditioner
Lena Cheney    Auditioning Girl
Marie Blanchard    Stripper
Deanna Betros    Stripper
Danielle Fortwangler    Stripper
Katelyn Hoffman    Stripper
Ashley Kunich    Stripper
Milos Milicevic    Construction Foreman
James W. Smith    Indecisive Customer
Tyler Labine    Drunk Customer
Lauren Anne Miller    Moaner and Groaner

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Smith    Director
Kevin Smith    Screenwriter
Scott Mosier    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Carla Gardini    Executive Producer
Laura Greenlee    Co-Producer
David Klein    Director of Photography
Robert Holtzman    Production Designer
Kevin Smith    Editor
James L. Venable*    Composer
Salvador Perez    Costume Designer
Leslie Rodier    Associate Producer
Milos Milicevic    Assistant Director
Laura Greenlee    Unit Production Manager
Elise Viola    Art Director
Diana Stoughton    Set Decorator
John 'Buzz' Moyer    Second Unit Camera
N. Rozakis-Takehara    Costume Supervisor
Whit Norris    Sound Mixer
Chris Strollo    Additional Sound
Gary A. Rizzo    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Myers    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Silvers    Supervising Sound Editor
Al Nelson    Sound Effects Editor
Larry Oatfield    Sound Effects Editor
Tom Myers    Sound Designer
Michael Silvers    Dialogue Editor
Erich Stratmann    Music Editor
Sharon Ilson Burke*    Make up
Gianna Sparacino    Hairstylist
James L. Venable*    Music Producer
Gary Jenson    Casting Director
Nancy Mosser*    Casting Director
Ivan Kraljevic    Second Assistant Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.