Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Live Free or Die Hard poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $134,529,403Details
International Box Office $247,758,744Details
Worldwide Box Office $382,288,147
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $102,026,702 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $102,026,702
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,369,559 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$110,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,408 opening theaters/3,411 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $205,900,377

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 497 $134,529,403
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 368 $247,758,744
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 380 $382,288,147

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 27th, 2007 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
February 13th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
Video Release: November 20th, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation
Running Time: 129 minutes
Franchise: Die Hard
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Keywords: Terrorism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Ingenius Film Partners
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 76 $17,730,149 Jul 6, 2007 12
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $29,120,744 Jul 6, 2007 12
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 84 $33,369,559 Jun 29, 2007 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 59 $134,529,403 Jun 27, 2007 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2007 2 $33,369,559   3,408 $9,792   $48,398,130 1
Jul 6, 2007 3 $17,730,149 -47% 3,411 $5,198   $84,424,123 2
Jul 13, 2007 4 $11,279,135 -36% 3,201 $3,524   $103,322,580 3
Jul 20, 2007 6 $7,101,638 -37% 2,727 $2,604   $116,267,866 4
Jul 27, 2007 8 $5,618,728 -21% 2,271 $2,474   $125,396,389 5
Aug 3, 2007 13 $2,132,768 -62% 1,422 $1,500   $130,178,275 6
Aug 10, 2007 18 $685,463 -68% 503 $1,363   $131,888,585 7
Aug 17, 2007 21 $393,816 -43% 503 $783   $132,649,320 8
Aug 24, 2007 28 $272,157 -31% 310 $878   $133,105,328 9
Aug 31, 2007 29 $301,639 +11% 269 $1,121   $133,541,341 10
Sep 7, 2007 29 $212,692 -29% 280 $760   $133,897,281 11
Sep 14, 2007 34 $144,883 -32% 231 $627   $134,118,544 12
Sep 21, 2007 42 $119,002 -18% 208 $572   $134,287,036 13
Sep 28, 2007 45 $73,608 -38% 155 $475   $134,397,016 14
Oct 5, 2007 52 $39,868 -46% 69 $578   $134,460,955 15
Oct 12, 2007 63 $20,409 -49% 37 $552   $134,493,804 16
Oct 19, 2007 78 $11,220 -45% 22 $510   $134,512,720 17
Oct 26, 2007 88 $5,487 -51% 15 $366   $134,520,804 18
Nov 2, 2007 87 $4,883 -11% 11 $444   $134,527,196 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 27, 2007 1 $9,111,638     3,172 $2,873   $9,111,638 1
Jun 28, 2007 1 $5,916,933 -35%   3,172 $1,865   $15,028,571 2
Jun 29, 2007 2 $10,512,186 +78%   3,408 $3,085   $25,540,757 3
Jun 30, 2007 2 $12,727,963 +21%   3,408 $3,735   $38,268,720 4
Jul 1, 2007 2 $10,129,410 -20%   3,408 $2,972   $48,398,130 5
Jul 2, 2007 3 $4,276,961 -58%   3,408 $1,255   $52,675,091 6
Jul 3, 2007 3 $4,440,899 +4%   3,408 $1,303   $57,115,990 7
Jul 4, 2007 3 $5,954,819 +34% -35% 3,408 $1,747   $63,070,809 8
Jul 5, 2007 3 $3,623,165 -39% -39% 3,408 $1,063   $66,693,974 9
Jul 6, 2007 3 $5,450,250 +50% -48% 3,411 $1,598   $72,144,224 10
Jul 7, 2007 3 $6,888,116 +26% -46% 3,411 $2,019   $79,032,340 11
Jul 8, 2007 3 $5,391,783 -22% -47% 3,411 $1,581   $84,424,123 12
Jul 9, 2007 3 $2,179,298 -60% -49% 3,411 $639   $86,603,421 13
Jul 10, 2007 3 $2,071,116 -5% -53% 3,411 $607   $88,674,537 14
Jul 11, 2007 4 $1,746,301 -16% -71% 3,411 $512   $90,420,838 15
Jul 12, 2007 4 $1,622,607 -7% -55% 3,411 $476   $92,043,445 16
Jul 13, 2007 4 $3,243,006 +100% -40% 3,201 $1,013   $95,286,451 17
Jul 14, 2007 4 $4,646,044 +43% -33% 3,201 $1,451   $99,932,495 18
Jul 15, 2007 4 $3,390,085 -27% -37% 3,201 $1,059   $103,322,580 19
Jul 16, 2007 4 $1,420,385 -58% -35% 3,201 $444   $104,742,965 20
Jul 17, 2007 4 $1,485,296 +5% -28% 3,201 $464   $106,228,261 21
Jul 18, 2007 4 $1,488,768 n/c -15% 3,201 $465   $107,717,029 22
Jul 19, 2007 4 $1,449,199 -3% -11% 3,201 $453   $109,166,228 23
Jul 20, 2007 6 $2,173,605 +50% -33% 2,727 $797   $111,339,833 24
Jul 21, 2007 6 $2,878,001 +32% -38% 2,727 $1,055   $114,217,834 25
Jul 22, 2007 6 $2,050,032 -29% -40% 2,727 $752   $116,267,866 26
Jul 23, 2007 6 $927,666 -55% -35% 2,727 $340   $117,195,532 27
Jul 24, 2007 6 $916,021 -1% -38% 2,727 $336   $118,111,553 28
Jul 25, 2007 6 $837,247 -9% -44% 2,727 $307   $118,948,800 29
Jul 26, 2007 6 $828,861 -1% -43% 2,727 $304   $119,777,661 30
Jul 27, 2007 8 $1,641,657 +98% -24% 2,271 $723   $121,419,318 31
Jul 28, 2007 8 $2,336,539 +42% -19% 2,271 $1,029   $123,755,857 32
Jul 29, 2007 8 $1,640,532 -30% -20% 2,271 $722   $125,396,389 33
Jul 30, 2007 8 $690,779 -58% -26% 2,271 $304   $126,087,168 34
Jul 31, 2007 8 $666,865 -3% -27% 2,271 $294   $126,754,033 35
Aug 1, 2007 8 $646,077 -3% -23% 2,271 $284   $127,400,110 36
Aug 2, 2007 8 $645,397 n/c -22% 2,271 $284   $128,045,507 37
Aug 3, 2007 - $625,006 -3% -62% 1,422 $440   $128,670,513 38
Aug 4, 2007 - $899,271 +44% -62% 1,422 $632   $129,569,784 39
Aug 5, 2007 - $608,491 -32% -63% 1,422 $428   $130,178,275 40
Aug 6, 2007 12 $296,889 -51% -57% 1,422 $209   $130,475,164 41
Aug 7, 2007 12 $275,487 -7% -59% 1,422 $194   $130,750,651 42
Aug 8, 2007 - $229,678 -17% -64% 1,422 $162   $130,980,329 43
Aug 9, 2007 13 $222,793 -3% -65% 1,422 $157   $131,203,122 44
Aug 10, 2007 - $218,233 -2% -65% 503 $434   $131,421,355 45
Aug 11, 2007 - $288,246 +32% -68% 503 $573   $131,709,601 46
Aug 12, 2007 - $178,984 -38% -71% 503 $356   $131,888,585 47
Aug 13, 2007 - $85,983 -52% -71% 503 $171   $131,974,568 48
Aug 14, 2007 - $96,670 +12% -65% 503 $192   $132,071,238 49
Aug 15, 2007 - $92,325 -4% -60% 503 $184   $132,163,563 50
Aug 16, 2007 - $91,941 n/c -59% 503 $183   $132,255,504 51
Aug 17, 2007 - $120,727 +31% -45% 503 $240   $132,376,231 52
Aug 18, 2007 - $167,172 +38% -42% 503 $332   $132,543,403 53
Aug 19, 2007 - $105,917 -37% -41% 503 $211   $132,649,320 54
Aug 20, 2007 - $44,272 -58% -49% 503 $88   $132,693,592 55
Aug 21, 2007 - $49,150 +11% -49% 503 $98   $132,742,742 56
Aug 22, 2007 - $44,675 -9% -52% 503 $89   $132,787,417 57
Aug 23, 2007 - $45,754 +2% -50% 503 $91   $132,833,171 58
Aug 24, 2007 - $82,004 +79% -32% 310 $265   $132,915,175 59
Aug 25, 2007 - $121,790 +49% -27% 310 $393   $133,036,965 60
Aug 26, 2007 - $68,363 -44% -35% 310 $221   $133,105,328 61
Aug 27, 2007 - $29,675 -57% -33% 310 $96   $133,135,003 62
Aug 28, 2007 - $36,306 +22% -26% 310 $117   $133,171,309 63
Aug 29, 2007 - $34,040 -6% -24% 310 $110   $133,205,349 64
Aug 30, 2007 - $34,353 +1% -25% 310 $111   $133,239,702 65
Aug 31, 2007 - $74,160 +116% -10% 269 $276   $133,313,862 66
Sep 1, 2007 - $116,472 +57% -4% 269 $433   $133,430,334 67
Sep 2, 2007 - $111,007 -5% +62% 269 $413   $133,541,341 68
Sep 3, 2007 30 $72,875 -34% +146% 269 $271   $133,614,216 69
Sep 4, 2007 - $24,776 -66% -32% 269 $92   $133,638,992 70
Sep 5, 2007 - $22,632 -9% -34% 269 $84   $133,661,624 71
Sep 6, 2007 - $22,965 +1% -33% 269 $85   $133,684,589 72
Sep 7, 2007 - $61,531 +168% -17% 280 $220   $133,746,120 73
Sep 8, 2007 - $99,459 +62% -15% 280 $355   $133,845,579 74
Sep 9, 2007 - $51,702 -48% -53% 280 $185   $133,897,281 75
Sep 10, 2007 - $17,857 -65% -75% 280 $64   $133,915,138 76
Sep 11, 2007 - $20,759 +16% -16% 280 $74   $133,935,897 77
Sep 12, 2007 - $19,217 -7% -15% 280 $69   $133,955,114 78
Sep 13, 2007 - $18,547 -3% -19% 280 $66   $133,973,661 79
Sep 14, 2007 - $43,821 +136% -29% 231 $190   $134,017,482 80
Sep 15, 2007 - $66,724 +52% -33% 231 $289   $134,084,206 81
Sep 16, 2007 - $34,338 -49% -34% 231 $149   $134,118,544 82
Sep 17, 2007 - $11,643 -66% -35% 231 $50   $134,130,187 83
Sep 18, 2007 18 $13,437 +15% -35% 231 $58   $134,143,624 84
Sep 19, 2007 - $12,101 -10% -37% 231 $52   $134,155,725 85
Sep 20, 2007 - $12,309 +2% -34% 231 $53   $134,168,034 86
Sep 21, 2007 - $34,699 +182% -21% 208 $167   $134,202,733 87
Sep 22, 2007 - $56,335 +62% -16% 208 $271   $134,259,068 88
Sep 23, 2007 - $27,968 -50% -19% 208 $134   $134,287,036 89
Sep 24, 2007 - $10,541 -62% -9% 208 $51   $134,297,577 90
Sep 25, 2007 - $2,264 -79% -83% 208 $11   $134,299,841 91
Sep 26, 2007 - $11,727 +418% -3% 208 $56   $134,311,568 92
Sep 27, 2007 - $11,840 +1% -4% 208 $57   $134,323,408 93
Sep 28, 2007 - $21,059 +78% -39% 155 $136   $134,344,467 94
Sep 29, 2007 - $35,244 +67% -37% 155 $227   $134,379,711 95
Sep 30, 2007 - $17,305 -51% -38% 155 $112   $134,397,016 96
Oct 1, 2007 - $5,714 -67% -46% 155 $37   $134,402,730 97
Oct 2, 2007 - $6,519 +14% +188% 155 $42   $134,409,249 98
Oct 3, 2007 - $5,745 -12% -51% 155 $37   $134,414,994 99
Oct 4, 2007 - $6,093 +6% -49% 155 $39   $134,421,087 100
Oct 5, 2007 - $12,122 +99% -42% 69 $176   $134,433,209 101
Oct 6, 2007 - $19,478 +61% -45% 69 $282   $134,452,687 102
Oct 7, 2007 - $8,268 -58% -52% 69 $120   $134,460,955 103
Oct 8, 2007 - $3,662 -56% -36% 69 $53   $134,464,617 104
Oct 9, 2007 - $2,984 -19% -54% 69 $43   $134,467,601 105
Oct 10, 2007 - $3,000 +1% -48% 69 $43   $134,470,601 106
Oct 11, 2007 - $2,794 -7% -54% 69 $40   $134,473,395 107
Oct 12, 2007 - $6,012 +115% -50% 37 $162   $134,479,407 108
Oct 13, 2007 - $9,493 +58% -51% 37 $257   $134,488,900 109
Oct 14, 2007 - $4,904 -48% -41% 37 $133   $134,493,804 110
Oct 15, 2007 - $1,761 -64% -52% 37 $48   $134,495,565 111
Oct 16, 2007 - $2,195 +25% -26% 37 $59   $134,497,760 112
Oct 17, 2007 - $1,872 -15% -38% 37 $51   $134,499,632 113
Oct 18, 2007 - $1,868 n/c -33% 37 $50   $134,501,500 114

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 2007 6 $15,028,571   3,172 $4,738   $15,028,571 1
Jun 29, 2007 3 $51,665,403 +244% 3,408 $15,160   $66,693,974 2
Jul 6, 2007 4 $25,349,471 -51% 3,411 $7,432   $92,043,445 3
Jul 13, 2007 4 $17,122,783 -32% 3,201 $5,349   $109,166,228 4
Jul 20, 2007 6 $10,611,433 -38% 2,727 $3,891   $119,777,661 5
Jul 27, 2007 8 $8,267,846 -22% 2,271 $3,641   $128,045,507 6
Aug 3, 2007 13 $3,157,615 -62% 1,422 $2,221   $131,203,122 7
Aug 10, 2007 17 $1,052,382 -67% 503 $2,092   $132,255,504 8
Aug 17, 2007 21 $577,667 -45% 503 $1,148   $132,833,171 9
Aug 24, 2007 28 $406,531 -30% 310 $1,311   $133,239,702 10
Aug 31, 2007 29 $444,887 +9% 269 $1,654   $133,684,589 11
Sep 7, 2007 28 $289,072 -35% 280 $1,032   $133,973,661 12
Sep 14, 2007 34 $194,373 -33% 231 $841   $134,168,034 13
Sep 21, 2007 42 $155,374 -20% 208 $747   $134,323,408 14
Sep 28, 2007 47 $97,679 -37% 155 $630   $134,421,087 15
Oct 5, 2007 55 $52,308 -46% 69 $758   $134,473,395 16
Oct 12, 2007 62 $28,105 -46% 37 $760   $134,501,500 17
Oct 19, 2007 79 $13,817 -51% 22 $628   $134,515,317 18
Oct 26, 2007 91 $6,996 -49% 15 $466   $134,522,313 19
Nov 2, 2007 86 $7,090 +1% 11 $645   $134,529,403 20

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 25, 200712,681,723 2,681,723$44,326,199$44,326,1991
Dec 2, 20071915,401-66% 3,597,124$15,472,199$59,798,3982
Dec 9, 20075487,149-47% 4,084,273$8,537,481$68,335,8793
Dec 16, 200712591,436+21% 4,675,709$9,449,787$77,785,6664
Dec 23, 200715483,712-18% 5,159,421$8,442,758$86,228,4245
Dec 30, 200720248,080-49% 5,407,501$4,237,206$90,465,6306
Jan 6, 20081991,267-63% 5,498,768$1,546,063$92,011,6937
Jan 20, 20082741,455 5,593,338$712,611$93,629,9159

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.

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    John McClane

Supporting Cast

Justin Long    Matthew Farrell
Timothy Olyphant    Thomas Gabriel
Cliff Curtis    Bowman
Maggie Q    Mai Lihn
Mary Elizabeth Winstead    Lucy McClane
Kevin Smith    Warlock
Yancey Arias    Agent Johnson
Christina Chang    Taylor
Yorgo Constantine    Russo
Andrew Friedman    Casper
Sung Kang    Raj
Matthew O'Leary    Clay
Cyril Raffaelli    Rand
Jonathan Sadowski    Trey
Chris Ellis    Scalvino
Zeljko Ivanek    Molina
Rick Cramer    MP Rodriguez

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

Production and Technical Credits

Len Wiseman    Director
Mark Bomback    Screenwriter
Mark Bomback    Story Creator
David Marconi    Story Creator
John Carlin    Based on the article "A Farewell to Arms"
Roderick Thorp    Character Creator
Michael Fottrell    Producer
Arnold Rifkin    Executive Producer
William Wisher    Executive Producer
Stephen Eads    Co-Producer
Simon Duggan    Cinematographer
Nicolas de Toth    Editor
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Patrick Tatopoulos    Production Designer
Troy Sizemore    Supervising Art Director
Beat Frutiger    Art Director
James Hegedus    Art Director
Greg Hooper    Set Designer
Geoff Hubbard    Set Designer
Anshuman Prasad    Set Designer
Robert Gould    Set Decorator
Denise Wingate    Costume Designer
Steve Nelson    Sound Mixer
Cameron Frankley    Sound Designer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Patrick McClung    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Neinardus    Special Effects Supervisor
Brad Martin    Stunt Coordinator
Dieter Busch    Assistant Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Jonathan Taylor    Second Unit Camera
Gary Capo    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director

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

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International Details - Summer Transforms into Fall

August 26th, 2007

The Transformers fell out of the top five but still cracked 8 digits with $11.10 million on 54.92 screens in 52 markets for a total of $354.33 million. The film is mostly coasting on holdovers at the moment, but it did top the Polish market with $664,000 on 106 screens while its best market was Japan where it added $2.49 million on 592 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.98 million. More...

International Details - Dragons Dominate South Korean Marketplace

August 19th, 2007

D-War slipped to sixth place overall, but remained in first place in South Korea with $10.19 million on 623 screens over the weekend and $37.81 million in total. More...

International Details - Die Hard still has Life Left

August 12th, 2007

Live Free or Die Hard was knocked out of the top five but still earned $7.15 million on 317 screens in 29 markets for a total of $192.83 million. The film opened in first place in four markets, with the biggest being Brazil at $1.60 million on 352 screens over the weekend and $2.07 million in total. At this pace the film would hit $200 million this weekend, even if it didn't open in Australia, while it will top Die Hard with a Vengeance's worldwide total shortly. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Nearly Reaches Nine-Digits

August 1st, 2007

The Simpsons Movie started its international run with a bang -- a nuclear powered bang. The film earned $82.49 million over the weekend on 5,527 screens in 71 markets and now has $96.85 million including midweek numbers and previews. This is an unbelievably huge opening and one that would have floored analysts not too long ago. However, it is less than half way to what At World's End opened with earlier in the year and just over half of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Spider-Man 3's openings, leaving it in fourth place for the year. The film's best individual market was the U.K., where it earned a massive $27.67 million opening on 499 screens, which helped pave the way for the largest weekend ever in that market. Other major markets include $14.22 million on 754 screens in Germany, $11.32 million on 442 screens in Australia, $9.47 million on 716 screens in France, and $7.57 million on 672 screens in Spain. The film has also yet to open in Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, Russia, and other significant markets. I'm a little concerned by the Fanboy Effect and what it could do to the film's legs, but no matter what happens from now on, the film is a financial success, and one that practically demands a sequel. More...

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

The Transformers held on strong dipping just 7% to $33.77 million on 4626 screens in 41 markets for a total of $192.44 million. This includes an estimated $6.4 million from previews in the U.K. The film's only major opening of the weekend was Mexico where it placed first with $5.46 million on 410 screens pushing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into second place. The Transformers also continued its amazing run in South Korea adding $3.12 million on 442 screens for a running tally of $46.21 million, which is like making $500 million here given the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

International Details - Harry Was Not the Only Film to Light Up the Charts

July 22nd, 2007

As expected, The Transformers fell to second place this week, what wasn't expected was how well it held on. The film was down a mere 23% to $36.13 million on 3667 screens in 31 markets for a total of $146.66 million internationally. The film opened in China with a record-setting $12.6 million on 300 screens over the first five days while it earned $498,000 on 71 in Greece and $258,000 from 28 in Israel. The film's best market so far has been South Korea where it has taken in $39.52 million in three weeks, including $5.76 million on 540 screens this past weekend. This is a record for a non-South Korean film and an unexpectedly strong performance. Additionally, the film has yet to open in a number of major markets including the U.K., Japan, France, and Mexico and should hit $300 million internationally and $600 million worldwide, if not more. More...

Harry Potter and the Fanboy Effect

July 17th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix burst onto screens on Wednesday but proved the old adage that the fire that burns brightest burns the shortest as it fell off its record breaking pace immediately. That said, the weekend was still one worth celebrating as the overall box office took in $181 million, which was a small increase (4.3%) from last weekend, and a substantial increase (14%) from the same weekend last year. And there are still five more films to come that should have little trouble topping $100 million and a couple that could reach $200 million. More...

Harry Potter and the Record Opening

July 12th, 2007

Well, the numbers are in for Wednesday and it looks like we are in for a very good weekend. In fact, 2007 is back to re-writing the history books and we have at least a few more records that will be set before long. More...

International Top Five - A Change at the Top

July 11th, 2007

The Transformers climbed into top spot with $47.17 million on 3381 screens in 29 markets for a total of $97.21 million. The film opened in nearly 20 markets, and did extremely well in a number of them, but it was a holdover that led the way. In South Korea the film grew by 5% to $11.83 million on 617 screens for a two-week total of $31.02 million, which is nearly what Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End will earn there in total. Its biggest opening came in Russia where it made $6.81 million on 700 screens over the weekend and $7.19 million in total while in Spain it took in $3.57 million on 565 screens over the weekend and $4.87 million in total. These two totals are probably better indicators of the film's international drawing power, but it should still do very well overseas. More...

Transformers's Changing Fortunes

July 10th, 2007

Records fell this past week(end) as The Transformers topped almost all expectations and broke a couple of records. However, while the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 12% higher than last weekend, it was 20% lower than the same weekend last year. There are some mitigating circumstances to deal with. For instance, the midweek releases did pull some business from the weekend. And secondly, last year at this time was the then record-breaking opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. More...

Expectations Change Little

July 6th, 2007

With the strange release schedule this week, it seemed a smart plan to give updates just before the weekend starts. This should be the end of the scheduling weirdness as well, at least until the next holiday. More...

International Top Five - Third Threepeats

July 5th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, Shrek the Third led the international box office this time growing substantially to $60.98 million on 5810 screens in 41 markets for a total of $262.00 million. Almost all of the growth came from Britain where it scored a record-opening of $33.45 million on 535 screens, sort of. This includes more than $10 million in previews that was earned over three days and that, plus a weakened American dollar, helped it over the top. On the other hand, the film struggled in Japan placing third with $2.97 million on 543 screens; that was less than Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End earned in its sixth week there. Holdovers were led by Spain where the film dipped just 33% to $5.16 million on 672 screens for a $17.24 million total while Germany was nearly as strong down 38% to $4.42 million on 857 screens for a total of $14.67 million. More...

Seven Day Weekend

July 3rd, 2007

The weekend lasts seven days this time around, starting on Monday evening at 8 p.m. with the debut of The Transformers in roughly 3,000 theaters. And with July Fourth on Wednesday, there are films opening up practically every day this week. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

There was some good news over the weekend; the mini-slump ended as the overall box office pulled in $156 million, 1% over the same weekend last year. That's not a big increase, in fact, it is below ticket price inflation, but that's still something to celebrate and focusing on the good news is good for business. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30, 2007

June 30th, 2007

One of the slowest weeks I can remember for this list, but at least we have a top-notch site to give the Weekly Website Award to: Ratatouille - Official Site. More...

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

The mini-slump of 2007 threatens to become the dominant story if things don't change soon. This week there are a two wide releases hoping to prop up the box office numbers, as well as two other films opening or expanding semi-wide. None look like they will set records during their opening weekends, but Ratatouille should outperform Superman Returns, and that's good news. More...

Live Fast and Try Not to Die Hard

June 27th, 2007

Live Free of Die Hard tried to get a head start on the competition tonight opening in over 3000 theaters. But will this strategy pay off? More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10 - June 16, 2007

June 17th, 2007

There weren't as many websites on this week's list as in the past few weeks, but there were at least three that earned some consideration for the Weekly Website Award. In the end, that honor went to I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

A busy week for new sites with roughly a dozen making their first appearance on this week's list. However, it was a site making its last appearance, Knocked Up - Official Site, that was judged best-of-the-best. More...

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

With the irrational exuberance of May over, June promises to be a solid month with a number of big hits opening. In fact, every week there's at least one film being released that has a legitimate shot at $100 million at the box office and two films that should hit $200 million. If both Ratatouille and Evan Almighty make it there, we will have six $200 million films so far this year, just two back of 2005's record. On the other hand, there are also a number of films on this month's list that may or may not open wide, and for most of these becoming a midlevel hit will be a chore. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

Either it was a really slow week or my Google-Fu is way off, because there's a short list this week. Not only were there very few new / updated sites, but there was nothing that jumped out as award winners. I was tempted to give the award to The Transformers - Official Site just for the new trailer, but I already geeked-out over that site when the first trailer came out. In the end there just wasn't a site worthy of the award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 7, 2007

April 7th, 2007

It's the Saturday after Good Friday, which explains why this column was delayed one day. But while the Friday was good, this week's sites were mediocre, at least they were compared to high expectations. If this was January, it would be a great list. However, at this point of the year I'm expecting one potential summer blockbuster to have a major website launch each week, and that didn't happen this time. We still had an award-worthy effort with Grindhouse - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - April 1, 2007

April 1st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Nanny Diaries, Sweeney Todd, The Happening and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30, 2007

March 31st, 2007

Awesome. We are finally getting some major updates to the summer blockbuster movies. The ones people are watching to see if they break records. This includes the first half of the massively interactive website for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Official Site. And while the site isn't done yet, it is still more than enough to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 6, 2006

August 6th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a sequel to Madagascar and more. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,369,559 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$110,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,408 opening theaters/3,411 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $205,900,377

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 497 $134,529,403
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 368 $247,758,744
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 380 $382,288,147

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 27th, 2007 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
February 13th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
Video Release: November 20th, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation
Running Time: 129 minutes
Franchise: Die Hard
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Terrorism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Ingenius Film Partners
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 76 $17,730,149 Jul 6, 2007 12
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $29,120,744 Jul 6, 2007 12
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 84 $33,369,559 Jun 29, 2007 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 59 $134,529,403 Jun 27, 2007 0

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    John McClane

Supporting Cast

Justin Long    Matthew Farrell
Timothy Olyphant    Thomas Gabriel
Cliff Curtis    Bowman
Maggie Q    Mai Lihn
Mary Elizabeth Winstead    Lucy McClane
Kevin Smith    Warlock
Yancey Arias    Agent Johnson
Christina Chang    Taylor
Yorgo Constantine    Russo
Andrew Friedman    Casper
Sung Kang    Raj
Matthew O'Leary    Clay
Cyril Raffaelli    Rand
Jonathan Sadowski    Trey
Chris Ellis    Scalvino
Zeljko Ivanek    Molina
Rick Cramer    MP Rodriguez

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

Production and Technical Credits

Len Wiseman    Director
Mark Bomback    Screenwriter
Mark Bomback    Story Creator
David Marconi    Story Creator
John Carlin    Based on the article "A Farewell to Arms"
Roderick Thorp    Character Creator
Michael Fottrell    Producer
Arnold Rifkin    Executive Producer
William Wisher    Executive Producer
Stephen Eads    Co-Producer
Simon Duggan    Cinematographer
Nicolas de Toth    Editor
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Patrick Tatopoulos    Production Designer
Troy Sizemore    Supervising Art Director
Beat Frutiger    Art Director
James Hegedus    Art Director
Greg Hooper    Set Designer
Geoff Hubbard    Set Designer
Anshuman Prasad    Set Designer
Robert Gould    Set Decorator
Denise Wingate    Costume Designer
Steve Nelson    Sound Mixer
Cameron Frankley    Sound Designer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Patrick McClung    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Neinardus    Special Effects Supervisor
Brad Martin    Stunt Coordinator
Dieter Busch    Assistant Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Jonathan Taylor    Second Unit Camera
Gary Capo    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director

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

DVD Rentals - Bourne the Ultimate Rental of the Week

December 24th, 2007

New releases lead the way on the rental chart but it was The Bourne Ultimatum that came out in first place with $15.44 million in rentals, which is one of the best opening weeks this year. More...

DVD Sales - Pirates Find Plenty of Booty on the Home Market

December 17th, 2007

Only five new releases landed on the sales chart this week, but that included the top two sellers. Leading the way was Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End with a year's best weekly sales of 7.35 million units and total revenue of $145.06 million, which crushes The Transformers' opening week by nearly 2 million units. In fact, after just one week, At World's End is in fourth place for the whole year. At this pace, it could be the biggest seller of the year by next week. More...

DVD Rentals - Superbad is Super but Pirates were not Bad

December 17th, 2007

Like it was on the sales chart, new releases took the top two spots on the DVD rental chart. However, they finished in the opposite order as Superbad beat out Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End $13.97 million to $9.54 million. Superbad's performance here compared to its performance on the sales chart may be explained either as a clear case of Try-Before-You-Buy, or it may be a lot of people interested in seeing it are expecting to get it for Christmas. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases Die, Hard

December 10th, 2007

There were no new releases to reach the top five on the sales chart this week and this left Live Free or Die Hard in first place with 716,000 units sold this week. That raises its total sales to 2.78 million units and $47.60 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Waitress is Making a Living on the Home Market

December 10th, 2007

Only one new releases managed to reach the top five leaving Live Free or Die Hard with a clear number one finish adding $10.26 million to its total of $22.68 million after two weeks of release. More...

DVD Sales - Living for the Home Market

December 3rd, 2007

New releases were not plentiful on the sales chart this week, but they dominated the top five by taking three spots. This includes Live Free or Die Hard in first place with 2.06 million units sold and $35.11 million in total sales. More...

DVD Rentals - Die Hard far from Free

December 3rd, 2007

Like on the sales chart, Live Free or Die Hard led the way in rentals with $12.42 million during its first week of release, which makes it one of the best renting new releases of the year. More...

2007 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

December 2nd, 2007

It's the first of December. (At least it was when I was writing this intro the first time. I was only going to do a dozen or so releases, but the list ballooned well out of control.) This week kicks off our second annual Holiday Gift Guide with a look at some high definition releases, because nothing says holidays like a format war. More...

International Details - Elizabeth a Little More Golden Overseas

November 25th, 2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age nearly reached the top five with $5.79 million on 1579 screens in 12 markets for a total of $21.80 million. This includes a first place, $1.89 million opening on 470 screens in Russia, while the film added $933,000 on 394 screens in the U.K. for a total of $8.40 million so far. More...

DVD Releases for November 20, 2007 - Part II

November 20th, 2007

Another big list of DVD releases, including nearly a dozen spotlight reviews. And again, we had to split the list into two parts. There is also a number of high quality releases this week making the selection for DVD Pick of the Week tough to make. Live Free or Die Hard had me interested, either the Unrated 2-Disc Edition or as part of the Blu-Ray Die Hard Collection, but in the end I went with Star Trek - The Original Series - Season 1 - HD-DVD/DVD Combo. Even at that price, it is still the best on this week's list. More...

DVD Releases for November 20, 2007 - Part I

November 20th, 2007

This week, we have another big list of DVD releases, including nearly a dozen spotlight reviews. And again, we had to split the list into two parts. There are also a number of high quality releases this week, making the selection for DVD Pick of the Week a tough one. Live Free or Die Hard had me interested, either the Unrated 2-Disc Edition or as part of the Blu-Ray Die Hard Collection, but in the end I went with Star Trek - The Original Series - Season 1 - HD-DVD/DVD Combo. Even at a steep price, it is still the best on this week's list. More...

International Details - Orphans Still Strong

November 4th, 2007

The Orphanage may have fallen out of the top five internationally, but it remained the top draw in Spain with $4.11 million on 373 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $20.78 million. This is more than Ratatouille has earned in that market after three months of release and equivalent to $200 to $300 million here. It won't make $200 to $300 million here, in fact, it might not make $20 million here. It all depends on how well it does with critics and award committees. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

Rush Hour 3 missed spending its fifth week in fifth place by less than $4000 at $5.69 million on 2443 screens in 31 markets for a total of $69.71 million. This weekend the film opened in first place in Russia with $2.28 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Denmark with $485,000 on 41 screens over the weekend and $517,000 in total. More...

International Details - Chuck and Larry Hold of Late Charge by Die Hard

September 16th, 2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry soared into sixth place with $4.72 million on 1521 screens in 21 markets for a total of $14.61 million internationally. The film finally hit big in a non-English speaking market earning first place with $1.27 million on 364 screens in Russia, but was soft in its debuts in South Korea and Italy. In Italy it managed $683,000 on 198 screens, but that was a tiny fraction of the first place film, while in South Korea it managed just ninth place with $275,000 on 123 screens over the weekend and $312,000 in total. More...

International Details - Knocked Up Leaps Up

September 2nd, 2007

Knocked Up went from barely making the top 30 to nearly hitting the top five after adding $6.89 million on 1628 screens in 19 markets. The film now has a total of $25.54 million internationally while its worldwide total hit $173.34 million. To put this into perspective, The 40-Year Old Virgin earned $177.34 million and Knocked Up has yet to open in France, Spain, Italy, and many other significant markets. This week it did open in two major markets, the U.K. and Germany. In the former it had to settle for second place with $3.08 million on 423 screens while in the later it topped the charts with $2.11 million on 597 screens. In both markets this represents a small drop-off from The 40-Year Old Virgin, but the movie has already covered its total cost, so there's little reason to complain. More...

International Details - Summer Transforms into Fall

August 26th, 2007

The Transformers fell out of the top five but still cracked 8 digits with $11.10 million on 54.92 screens in 52 markets for a total of $354.33 million. The film is mostly coasting on holdovers at the moment, but it did top the Polish market with $664,000 on 106 screens while its best market was Japan where it added $2.49 million on 592 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.98 million. More...

International Details - Dragons Dominate South Korean Marketplace

August 19th, 2007

D-War slipped to sixth place overall, but remained in first place in South Korea with $10.19 million on 623 screens over the weekend and $37.81 million in total. More...

International Details - Die Hard still has Life Left

August 12th, 2007

Live Free or Die Hard was knocked out of the top five but still earned $7.15 million on 317 screens in 29 markets for a total of $192.83 million. The film opened in first place in four markets, with the biggest being Brazil at $1.60 million on 352 screens over the weekend and $2.07 million in total. At this pace the film would hit $200 million this weekend, even if it didn't open in Australia, while it will top Die Hard with a Vengeance's worldwide total shortly. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Nearly Reaches Nine-Digits

August 1st, 2007

The Simpsons Movie started its international run with a bang -- a nuclear powered bang. The film earned $82.49 million over the weekend on 5,527 screens in 71 markets and now has $96.85 million including midweek numbers and previews. This is an unbelievably huge opening and one that would have floored analysts not too long ago. However, it is less than half way to what At World's End opened with earlier in the year and just over half of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Spider-Man 3's openings, leaving it in fourth place for the year. The film's best individual market was the U.K., where it earned a massive $27.67 million opening on 499 screens, which helped pave the way for the largest weekend ever in that market. Other major markets include $14.22 million on 754 screens in Germany, $11.32 million on 442 screens in Australia, $9.47 million on 716 screens in France, and $7.57 million on 672 screens in Spain. The film has also yet to open in Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, Russia, and other significant markets. I'm a little concerned by the Fanboy Effect and what it could do to the film's legs, but no matter what happens from now on, the film is a financial success, and one that practically demands a sequel. More...

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

The Transformers held on strong dipping just 7% to $33.77 million on 4626 screens in 41 markets for a total of $192.44 million. This includes an estimated $6.4 million from previews in the U.K. The film's only major opening of the weekend was Mexico where it placed first with $5.46 million on 410 screens pushing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into second place. The Transformers also continued its amazing run in South Korea adding $3.12 million on 442 screens for a running tally of $46.21 million, which is like making $500 million here given the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

International Details - Harry Was Not the Only Film to Light Up the Charts

July 22nd, 2007

As expected, The Transformers fell to second place this week, what wasn't expected was how well it held on. The film was down a mere 23% to $36.13 million on 3667 screens in 31 markets for a total of $146.66 million internationally. The film opened in China with a record-setting $12.6 million on 300 screens over the first five days while it earned $498,000 on 71 in Greece and $258,000 from 28 in Israel. The film's best market so far has been South Korea where it has taken in $39.52 million in three weeks, including $5.76 million on 540 screens this past weekend. This is a record for a non-South Korean film and an unexpectedly strong performance. Additionally, the film has yet to open in a number of major markets including the U.K., Japan, France, and Mexico and should hit $300 million internationally and $600 million worldwide, if not more. More...

Harry Potter and the Fanboy Effect

July 17th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix burst onto screens on Wednesday but proved the old adage that the fire that burns brightest burns the shortest as it fell off its record breaking pace immediately. That said, the weekend was still one worth celebrating as the overall box office took in $181 million, which was a small increase (4.3%) from last weekend, and a substantial increase (14%) from the same weekend last year. And there are still five more films to come that should have little trouble topping $100 million and a couple that could reach $200 million. More...

Harry Potter and the Record Opening

July 12th, 2007

Well, the numbers are in for Wednesday and it looks like we are in for a very good weekend. In fact, 2007 is back to re-writing the history books and we have at least a few more records that will be set before long. More...

International Top Five - A Change at the Top

July 11th, 2007

The Transformers climbed into top spot with $47.17 million on 3381 screens in 29 markets for a total of $97.21 million. The film opened in nearly 20 markets, and did extremely well in a number of them, but it was a holdover that led the way. In South Korea the film grew by 5% to $11.83 million on 617 screens for a two-week total of $31.02 million, which is nearly what Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End will earn there in total. Its biggest opening came in Russia where it made $6.81 million on 700 screens over the weekend and $7.19 million in total while in Spain it took in $3.57 million on 565 screens over the weekend and $4.87 million in total. These two totals are probably better indicators of the film's international drawing power, but it should still do very well overseas. More...

Transformers's Changing Fortunes

July 10th, 2007

Records fell this past week(end) as The Transformers topped almost all expectations and broke a couple of records. However, while the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 12% higher than last weekend, it was 20% lower than the same weekend last year. There are some mitigating circumstances to deal with. For instance, the midweek releases did pull some business from the weekend. And secondly, last year at this time was the then record-breaking opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. More...

Expectations Change Little

July 6th, 2007

With the strange release schedule this week, it seemed a smart plan to give updates just before the weekend starts. This should be the end of the scheduling weirdness as well, at least until the next holiday. More...

International Top Five - Third Threepeats

July 5th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, Shrek the Third led the international box office this time growing substantially to $60.98 million on 5810 screens in 41 markets for a total of $262.00 million. Almost all of the growth came from Britain where it scored a record-opening of $33.45 million on 535 screens, sort of. This includes more than $10 million in previews that was earned over three days and that, plus a weakened American dollar, helped it over the top. On the other hand, the film struggled in Japan placing third with $2.97 million on 543 screens; that was less than Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End earned in its sixth week there. Holdovers were led by Spain where the film dipped just 33% to $5.16 million on 672 screens for a $17.24 million total while Germany was nearly as strong down 38% to $4.42 million on 857 screens for a total of $14.67 million. More...

Seven Day Weekend

July 3rd, 2007

The weekend lasts seven days this time around, starting on Monday evening at 8 p.m. with the debut of The Transformers in roughly 3,000 theaters. And with July Fourth on Wednesday, there are films opening up practically every day this week. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

There was some good news over the weekend; the mini-slump ended as the overall box office pulled in $156 million, 1% over the same weekend last year. That's not a big increase, in fact, it is below ticket price inflation, but that's still something to celebrate and focusing on the good news is good for business. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30, 2007

June 30th, 2007

One of the slowest weeks I can remember for this list, but at least we have a top-notch site to give the Weekly Website Award to: Ratatouille - Official Site. More...

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

The mini-slump of 2007 threatens to become the dominant story if things don't change soon. This week there are a two wide releases hoping to prop up the box office numbers, as well as two other films opening or expanding semi-wide. None look like they will set records during their opening weekends, but Ratatouille should outperform Superman Returns, and that's good news. More...

Live Fast and Try Not to Die Hard

June 27th, 2007

Live Free of Die Hard tried to get a head start on the competition tonight opening in over 3000 theaters. But will this strategy pay off? More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10 - June 16, 2007

June 17th, 2007

There weren't as many websites on this week's list as in the past few weeks, but there were at least three that earned some consideration for the Weekly Website Award. In the end, that honor went to I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

A busy week for new sites with roughly a dozen making their first appearance on this week's list. However, it was a site making its last appearance, Knocked Up - Official Site, that was judged best-of-the-best. More...

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

With the irrational exuberance of May over, June promises to be a solid month with a number of big hits opening. In fact, every week there's at least one film being released that has a legitimate shot at $100 million at the box office and two films that should hit $200 million. If both Ratatouille and Evan Almighty make it there, we will have six $200 million films so far this year, just two back of 2005's record. On the other hand, there are also a number of films on this month's list that may or may not open wide, and for most of these becoming a midlevel hit will be a chore. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

Either it was a really slow week or my Google-Fu is way off, because there's a short list this week. Not only were there very few new / updated sites, but there was nothing that jumped out as award winners. I was tempted to give the award to The Transformers - Official Site just for the new trailer, but I already geeked-out over that site when the first trailer came out. In the end there just wasn't a site worthy of the award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 7, 2007

April 7th, 2007

It's the Saturday after Good Friday, which explains why this column was delayed one day. But while the Friday was good, this week's sites were mediocre, at least they were compared to high expectations. If this was January, it would be a great list. However, at this point of the year I'm expecting one potential summer blockbuster to have a major website launch each week, and that didn't happen this time. We still had an award-worthy effort with Grindhouse - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - April 1, 2007

April 1st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Nanny Diaries, Sweeney Todd, The Happening and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30, 2007

March 31st, 2007

Awesome. We are finally getting some major updates to the summer blockbuster movies. The ones people are watching to see if they break records. This includes the first half of the massively interactive website for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Official Site. And while the site isn't done yet, it is still more than enough to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 6, 2006

August 6th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a sequel to Madagascar and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2007 2 $33,369,559   3,408 $9,792   $48,398,130 1
Jul 6, 2007 3 $17,730,149 -47% 3,411 $5,198   $84,424,123 2
Jul 13, 2007 4 $11,279,135 -36% 3,201 $3,524   $103,322,580 3
Jul 20, 2007 6 $7,101,638 -37% 2,727 $2,604   $116,267,866 4
Jul 27, 2007 8 $5,618,728 -21% 2,271 $2,474   $125,396,389 5
Aug 3, 2007 13 $2,132,768 -62% 1,422 $1,500   $130,178,275 6
Aug 10, 2007 18 $685,463 -68% 503 $1,363   $131,888,585 7
Aug 17, 2007 21 $393,816 -43% 503 $783   $132,649,320 8
Aug 24, 2007 28 $272,157 -31% 310 $878   $133,105,328 9
Aug 31, 2007 29 $301,639 +11% 269 $1,121   $133,541,341 10
Sep 7, 2007 29 $212,692 -29% 280 $760   $133,897,281 11
Sep 14, 2007 34 $144,883 -32% 231 $627   $134,118,544 12
Sep 21, 2007 42 $119,002 -18% 208 $572   $134,287,036 13
Sep 28, 2007 45 $73,608 -38% 155 $475   $134,397,016 14
Oct 5, 2007 52 $39,868 -46% 69 $578   $134,460,955 15
Oct 12, 2007 63 $20,409 -49% 37 $552   $134,493,804 16
Oct 19, 2007 78 $11,220 -45% 22 $510   $134,512,720 17
Oct 26, 2007 88 $5,487 -51% 15 $366   $134,520,804 18
Nov 2, 2007 87 $4,883 -11% 11 $444   $134,527,196 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 27, 2007 1 $9,111,638     3,172 $2,873   $9,111,638 1
Jun 28, 2007 1 $5,916,933 -35%   3,172 $1,865   $15,028,571 2
Jun 29, 2007 2 $10,512,186 +78%   3,408 $3,085   $25,540,757 3
Jun 30, 2007 2 $12,727,963 +21%   3,408 $3,735   $38,268,720 4
Jul 1, 2007 2 $10,129,410 -20%   3,408 $2,972   $48,398,130 5
Jul 2, 2007 3 $4,276,961 -58%   3,408 $1,255   $52,675,091 6
Jul 3, 2007 3 $4,440,899 +4%   3,408 $1,303   $57,115,990 7
Jul 4, 2007 3 $5,954,819 +34% -35% 3,408 $1,747   $63,070,809 8
Jul 5, 2007 3 $3,623,165 -39% -39% 3,408 $1,063   $66,693,974 9
Jul 6, 2007 3 $5,450,250 +50% -48% 3,411 $1,598   $72,144,224 10
Jul 7, 2007 3 $6,888,116 +26% -46% 3,411 $2,019   $79,032,340 11
Jul 8, 2007 3 $5,391,783 -22% -47% 3,411 $1,581   $84,424,123 12
Jul 9, 2007 3 $2,179,298 -60% -49% 3,411 $639   $86,603,421 13
Jul 10, 2007 3 $2,071,116 -5% -53% 3,411 $607   $88,674,537 14
Jul 11, 2007 4 $1,746,301 -16% -71% 3,411 $512   $90,420,838 15
Jul 12, 2007 4 $1,622,607 -7% -55% 3,411 $476   $92,043,445 16
Jul 13, 2007 4 $3,243,006 +100% -40% 3,201 $1,013   $95,286,451 17
Jul 14, 2007 4 $4,646,044 +43% -33% 3,201 $1,451   $99,932,495 18
Jul 15, 2007 4 $3,390,085 -27% -37% 3,201 $1,059   $103,322,580 19
Jul 16, 2007 4 $1,420,385 -58% -35% 3,201 $444   $104,742,965 20
Jul 17, 2007 4 $1,485,296 +5% -28% 3,201 $464   $106,228,261 21
Jul 18, 2007 4 $1,488,768 n/c -15% 3,201 $465   $107,717,029 22
Jul 19, 2007 4 $1,449,199 -3% -11% 3,201 $453   $109,166,228 23
Jul 20, 2007 6 $2,173,605 +50% -33% 2,727 $797   $111,339,833 24
Jul 21, 2007 6 $2,878,001 +32% -38% 2,727 $1,055   $114,217,834 25
Jul 22, 2007 6 $2,050,032 -29% -40% 2,727 $752   $116,267,866 26
Jul 23, 2007 6 $927,666 -55% -35% 2,727 $340   $117,195,532 27
Jul 24, 2007 6 $916,021 -1% -38% 2,727 $336   $118,111,553 28
Jul 25, 2007 6 $837,247 -9% -44% 2,727 $307   $118,948,800 29
Jul 26, 2007 6 $828,861 -1% -43% 2,727 $304   $119,777,661 30
Jul 27, 2007 8 $1,641,657 +98% -24% 2,271 $723   $121,419,318 31
Jul 28, 2007 8 $2,336,539 +42% -19% 2,271 $1,029   $123,755,857 32
Jul 29, 2007 8 $1,640,532 -30% -20% 2,271 $722   $125,396,389 33
Jul 30, 2007 8 $690,779 -58% -26% 2,271 $304   $126,087,168 34
Jul 31, 2007 8 $666,865 -3% -27% 2,271 $294   $126,754,033 35
Aug 1, 2007 8 $646,077 -3% -23% 2,271 $284   $127,400,110 36
Aug 2, 2007 8 $645,397 n/c -22% 2,271 $284   $128,045,507 37
Aug 3, 2007 - $625,006 -3% -62% 1,422 $440   $128,670,513 38
Aug 4, 2007 - $899,271 +44% -62% 1,422 $632   $129,569,784 39
Aug 5, 2007 - $608,491 -32% -63% 1,422 $428   $130,178,275 40
Aug 6, 2007 12 $296,889 -51% -57% 1,422 $209   $130,475,164 41
Aug 7, 2007 12 $275,487 -7% -59% 1,422 $194   $130,750,651 42
Aug 8, 2007 - $229,678 -17% -64% 1,422 $162   $130,980,329 43
Aug 9, 2007 13 $222,793 -3% -65% 1,422 $157   $131,203,122 44
Aug 10, 2007 - $218,233 -2% -65% 503 $434   $131,421,355 45
Aug 11, 2007 - $288,246 +32% -68% 503 $573   $131,709,601 46
Aug 12, 2007 - $178,984 -38% -71% 503 $356   $131,888,585 47
Aug 13, 2007 - $85,983 -52% -71% 503 $171   $131,974,568 48
Aug 14, 2007 - $96,670 +12% -65% 503 $192   $132,071,238 49
Aug 15, 2007 - $92,325 -4% -60% 503 $184   $132,163,563 50
Aug 16, 2007 - $91,941 n/c -59% 503 $183   $132,255,504 51
Aug 17, 2007 - $120,727 +31% -45% 503 $240   $132,376,231 52
Aug 18, 2007 - $167,172 +38% -42% 503 $332   $132,543,403 53
Aug 19, 2007 - $105,917 -37% -41% 503 $211   $132,649,320 54
Aug 20, 2007 - $44,272 -58% -49% 503 $88   $132,693,592 55
Aug 21, 2007 - $49,150 +11% -49% 503 $98   $132,742,742 56
Aug 22, 2007 - $44,675 -9% -52% 503 $89   $132,787,417 57
Aug 23, 2007 - $45,754 +2% -50% 503 $91   $132,833,171 58
Aug 24, 2007 - $82,004 +79% -32% 310 $265   $132,915,175 59
Aug 25, 2007 - $121,790 +49% -27% 310 $393   $133,036,965 60
Aug 26, 2007 - $68,363 -44% -35% 310 $221   $133,105,328 61
Aug 27, 2007 - $29,675 -57% -33% 310 $96   $133,135,003 62
Aug 28, 2007 - $36,306 +22% -26% 310 $117   $133,171,309 63
Aug 29, 2007 - $34,040 -6% -24% 310 $110   $133,205,349 64
Aug 30, 2007 - $34,353 +1% -25% 310 $111   $133,239,702 65
Aug 31, 2007 - $74,160 +116% -10% 269 $276   $133,313,862 66
Sep 1, 2007 - $116,472 +57% -4% 269 $433   $133,430,334 67
Sep 2, 2007 - $111,007 -5% +62% 269 $413   $133,541,341 68
Sep 3, 2007 30 $72,875 -34% +146% 269 $271   $133,614,216 69
Sep 4, 2007 - $24,776 -66% -32% 269 $92   $133,638,992 70
Sep 5, 2007 - $22,632 -9% -34% 269 $84   $133,661,624 71
Sep 6, 2007 - $22,965 +1% -33% 269 $85   $133,684,589 72
Sep 7, 2007 - $61,531 +168% -17% 280 $220   $133,746,120 73
Sep 8, 2007 - $99,459 +62% -15% 280 $355   $133,845,579 74
Sep 9, 2007 - $51,702 -48% -53% 280 $185   $133,897,281 75
Sep 10, 2007 - $17,857 -65% -75% 280 $64   $133,915,138 76
Sep 11, 2007 - $20,759 +16% -16% 280 $74   $133,935,897 77
Sep 12, 2007 - $19,217 -7% -15% 280 $69   $133,955,114 78
Sep 13, 2007 - $18,547 -3% -19% 280 $66   $133,973,661 79
Sep 14, 2007 - $43,821 +136% -29% 231 $190   $134,017,482 80
Sep 15, 2007 - $66,724 +52% -33% 231 $289   $134,084,206 81
Sep 16, 2007 - $34,338 -49% -34% 231 $149   $134,118,544 82
Sep 17, 2007 - $11,643 -66% -35% 231 $50   $134,130,187 83
Sep 18, 2007 18 $13,437 +15% -35% 231 $58   $134,143,624 84
Sep 19, 2007 - $12,101 -10% -37% 231 $52   $134,155,725 85
Sep 20, 2007 - $12,309 +2% -34% 231 $53   $134,168,034 86
Sep 21, 2007 - $34,699 +182% -21% 208 $167   $134,202,733 87
Sep 22, 2007 - $56,335 +62% -16% 208 $271   $134,259,068 88
Sep 23, 2007 - $27,968 -50% -19% 208 $134   $134,287,036 89
Sep 24, 2007 - $10,541 -62% -9% 208 $51   $134,297,577 90
Sep 25, 2007 - $2,264 -79% -83% 208 $11   $134,299,841 91
Sep 26, 2007 - $11,727 +418% -3% 208 $56   $134,311,568 92
Sep 27, 2007 - $11,840 +1% -4% 208 $57   $134,323,408 93
Sep 28, 2007 - $21,059 +78% -39% 155 $136   $134,344,467 94
Sep 29, 2007 - $35,244 +67% -37% 155 $227   $134,379,711 95
Sep 30, 2007 - $17,305 -51% -38% 155 $112   $134,397,016 96
Oct 1, 2007 - $5,714 -67% -46% 155 $37   $134,402,730 97
Oct 2, 2007 - $6,519 +14% +188% 155 $42   $134,409,249 98
Oct 3, 2007 - $5,745 -12% -51% 155 $37   $134,414,994 99
Oct 4, 2007 - $6,093 +6% -49% 155 $39   $134,421,087 100
Oct 5, 2007 - $12,122 +99% -42% 69 $176   $134,433,209 101
Oct 6, 2007 - $19,478 +61% -45% 69 $282   $134,452,687 102
Oct 7, 2007 - $8,268 -58% -52% 69 $120   $134,460,955 103
Oct 8, 2007 - $3,662 -56% -36% 69 $53   $134,464,617 104
Oct 9, 2007 - $2,984 -19% -54% 69 $43   $134,467,601 105
Oct 10, 2007 - $3,000 +1% -48% 69 $43   $134,470,601 106
Oct 11, 2007 - $2,794 -7% -54% 69 $40   $134,473,395 107
Oct 12, 2007 - $6,012 +115% -50% 37 $162   $134,479,407 108
Oct 13, 2007 - $9,493 +58% -51% 37 $257   $134,488,900 109
Oct 14, 2007 - $4,904 -48% -41% 37 $133   $134,493,804 110
Oct 15, 2007 - $1,761 -64% -52% 37 $48   $134,495,565 111
Oct 16, 2007 - $2,195 +25% -26% 37 $59   $134,497,760 112
Oct 17, 2007 - $1,872 -15% -38% 37 $51   $134,499,632 113
Oct 18, 2007 - $1,868 n/c -33% 37 $50   $134,501,500 114

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 2007 6 $15,028,571   3,172 $4,738   $15,028,571 1
Jun 29, 2007 3 $51,665,403 +244% 3,408 $15,160   $66,693,974 2
Jul 6, 2007 4 $25,349,471 -51% 3,411 $7,432   $92,043,445 3
Jul 13, 2007 4 $17,122,783 -32% 3,201 $5,349   $109,166,228 4
Jul 20, 2007 6 $10,611,433 -38% 2,727 $3,891   $119,777,661 5
Jul 27, 2007 8 $8,267,846 -22% 2,271 $3,641   $128,045,507 6
Aug 3, 2007 13 $3,157,615 -62% 1,422 $2,221   $131,203,122 7
Aug 10, 2007 17 $1,052,382 -67% 503 $2,092   $132,255,504 8
Aug 17, 2007 21 $577,667 -45% 503 $1,148   $132,833,171 9
Aug 24, 2007 28 $406,531 -30% 310 $1,311   $133,239,702 10
Aug 31, 2007 29 $444,887 +9% 269 $1,654   $133,684,589 11
Sep 7, 2007 28 $289,072 -35% 280 $1,032   $133,973,661 12
Sep 14, 2007 34 $194,373 -33% 231 $841   $134,168,034 13
Sep 21, 2007 42 $155,374 -20% 208 $747   $134,323,408 14
Sep 28, 2007 47 $97,679 -37% 155 $630   $134,421,087 15
Oct 5, 2007 55 $52,308 -46% 69 $758   $134,473,395 16
Oct 12, 2007 62 $28,105 -46% 37 $760   $134,501,500 17
Oct 19, 2007 79 $13,817 -51% 22 $628   $134,515,317 18
Oct 26, 2007 91 $6,996 -49% 15 $466   $134,522,313 19
Nov 2, 2007 86 $7,090 +1% 11 $645   $134,529,403 20

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 25, 200712,681,723 2,681,723$44,326,199$44,326,1991
Dec 2, 20071915,401-66% 3,597,124$15,472,199$59,798,3982
Dec 9, 20075487,149-47% 4,084,273$8,537,481$68,335,8793
Dec 16, 200712591,436+21% 4,675,709$9,449,787$77,785,6664
Dec 23, 200715483,712-18% 5,159,421$8,442,758$86,228,4245
Dec 30, 200720248,080-49% 5,407,501$4,237,206$90,465,6306
Jan 6, 20081991,267-63% 5,498,768$1,546,063$92,011,6937
Jan 20, 20082741,455 5,593,338$712,611$93,629,9159

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