Hot Rod (2007)

Hot Rod
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,938,332Details
International Box Office $433,232Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,371,564
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $25,806,910 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $25,806,910
Further financial details...

Synopsis

For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank’s operation — and then Rod will kick Frank’s butt.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,310,711 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,607 opening theaters/2,607 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,839,418

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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 2007 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 26th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: November 27th, 2007 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor, language, some comic drug-related and violent content.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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Keywords: Daredevil, Dysfunctional Family, Sports Comedy, Medical and Hospitals, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2007 9 $5,310,711   2,607 $2,037   $5,310,711 1
Aug 10, 2007 14 $2,223,876 -58% 2,607 $853   $11,016,352 2
Aug 17, 2007 19 $571,780 -74% 811 $705   $13,106,020 3
Aug 24, 2007 34 $154,544 -73% 239 $647   $13,574,599 4
Aug 31, 2007 37 $136,437 -12% 193 $707   $13,753,573 5
Sep 7, 2007 50 $43,493 -68% 107 $406   $13,826,668 6
Sep 14, 2007 69 $24,540 -44% 80 $307   $13,858,342 7
Sep 21, 2007 47 $57,747 +135% 164 $352   $13,920,741 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2007 8 $1,984,751     2,607 $761   $1,984,751 1
Aug 4, 2007 9 $1,764,457 -11%   2,607 $677   $3,749,208 2
Aug 5, 2007 9 $1,561,503 -12%   2,607 $599   $5,310,711 3
Aug 6, 2007 8 $1,013,947 -35%   2,607 $389   $6,324,658 4
Aug 7, 2007 8 $896,787 -12%   2,607 $344   $7,221,445 5
Aug 8, 2007 8 $822,752 -8%   2,607 $316   $8,044,197 6
Aug 9, 2007 8 $748,279 -9%   2,607 $287   $8,792,476 7
Aug 10, 2007 - $773,249 +3% -61% 1,803 $429   $9,565,725 8
Aug 11, 2007 - $787,138 +2% -55% 1,803 $437   $10,352,863 9
Aug 12, 2007 - $663,489 -16% -58% 1,803 $368   $11,016,352 10
Aug 13, 2007 13 $399,812 -40% -61% 1,803 $222   $11,416,164 11
Aug 14, 2007 13 $393,691 -2% -56% 1,803 $218   $11,809,855 12
Aug 15, 2007 13 $372,136 -5% -55% 1,803 $206   $12,181,991 13
Aug 16, 2007 14 $352,249 -5% -53% 1,803 $195   $12,534,240 14
Aug 17, 2007 - $193,377 -45% -75% 811 $238   $12,727,617 15
Aug 18, 2007 - $225,140 +16% -71% 811 $278   $12,952,757 16
Aug 19, 2007 - $153,263 -32% -77% 811 $189   $13,106,020 17
Aug 20, 2007 - $85,184 -44% -79% 811 $105   $13,191,204 18
Aug 21, 2007 - $82,689 -3% -79% 811 $102   $13,273,893 19
Aug 22, 2007 - $73,861 -11% -80% 811 $91   $13,347,754 20
Aug 23, 2007 - $72,301 -2% -79% 811 $89   $13,420,055 21
Aug 24, 2007 - $52,012 -28% -73% 239 $218   $13,472,067 22
Aug 25, 2007 - $67,847 +30% -70% 239 $284   $13,539,914 23
Aug 26, 2007 - $34,685 -49% -77% 239 $145   $13,574,599 24
Aug 27, 2007 - $13,315 -62% -84% 239 $56   $13,587,914 25
Aug 28, 2007 - $11,332 -15% -86% 239 $47   $13,599,246 26
Aug 29, 2007 - $9,963 -12% -87% 239 $42   $13,609,209 27
Aug 30, 2007 - $7,927 -20% -89% 239 $33   $13,617,136 28
Aug 31, 2007 - $29,610 +274% -43% 239 $124   $13,646,746 29
Sep 1, 2007 - $46,529 +57% -31% 239 $195   $13,693,275 30
Sep 2, 2007 - $60,298 +30% +74% 239 $252   $13,753,573 31
Sep 3, 2007 48 $17,772 -71% +33% 239 $74   $13,771,345 32
Sep 4, 2007 - $3,857 -78% -66% 193 $20   $13,775,202 33
Sep 5, 2007 - $4,204 +9% -58% 193 $22   $13,779,406 34
Sep 6, 2007 - $3,769 -10% -52% 193 $20   $13,783,175 35
Sep 7, 2007 - $14,903 +295% -50% 107 $139   $13,798,078 36
Sep 8, 2007 - $20,863 +40% -55% 107 $195   $13,818,941 37
Sep 9, 2007 - $7,727 -63% -87% 107 $72   $13,826,668 38
Sep 10, 2007 - $1,768 -77% -90% 107 $17   $13,828,436 39
Sep 11, 2007 - $2,193 +24% -43% 107 $20   $13,830,629 40
Sep 12, 2007 - $1,596 -27% -62% 107 $15   $13,832,225 41
Sep 13, 2007 - $1,577 -1% -58% 107 $15   $13,833,802 42
Sep 14, 2007 - $8,888 +464% -40% 80 $111   $13,842,690 43
Sep 15, 2007 - $11,419 +28% -45% 80 $143   $13,854,109 44
Sep 16, 2007 - $4,233 -63% -45% 80 $53   $13,858,342 45
Sep 17, 2007 - $1,250 -70% -29% 80 $16   $13,859,592 46
Sep 18, 2007 23 $1,170 -6% -47% 80 $15   $13,860,762 47
Sep 19, 2007 - $1,304 +11% -18% 80 $16   $13,862,066 48
Sep 20, 2007 - $928 -29% -41% 80 $12   $13,862,994 49
Sep 21, 2007 - $15,967 +1,621% +80% 164 $97   $13,878,961 50
Sep 22, 2007 - $26,634 +67% +133% 164 $162   $13,905,595 51
Sep 23, 2007 - $15,146 -43% +258% 164 $92   $13,920,741 52
Sep 24, 2007 - $4,343 -71% +247% 164 $26   $13,925,084 53
Sep 25, 2007 - $4,702 +8% +302% 164 $29   $13,929,786 54
Sep 26, 2007 - $4,240 -10% +225% 164 $26   $13,934,026 55
Sep 27, 2007 - $4,306 +2% +364% 164 $26   $13,938,332 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2007 9 $8,792,476   2,607 $3,373   $8,792,476 1
Aug 10, 2007 14 $3,741,764 -57% 2,607 $1,435   $12,534,240 2
Aug 17, 2007 18 $885,815 -76% 811 $1,092   $13,420,055 3
Aug 24, 2007 37 $197,081 -78% 239 $825   $13,617,136 4
Aug 31, 2007 41 $166,039 -16% 193 $860   $13,783,175 5
Sep 7, 2007 61 $50,627 -70% 107 $473   $13,833,802 6
Sep 14, 2007 68 $29,192 -42% 80 $365   $13,862,994 7
Sep 21, 2007 48 $75,338 +158% 164 $459   $13,938,332 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/26/2020 $462 1 1 1 $462 12/4/2020
 
Rest of World $432,770
 
International Total$433,232 12/4/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 2, 200718176,289 176,289$3,524,017$3,524,0171
Jan 13, 20082167,180 783,958$1,518,940$15,561,7687

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

Andy Samberg    Rod Kimble

Supporting Cast

Isla Fisher    Denise
Jorma Taccone    Kevin Powell
Bill Hader    Dave
Danny McBride    Rico
Sissy Spacek    Marie Powell
Ian McShane    Frank Powell
Chris Parnell    Barry Pasternack
Will Arnett    Jonathan
Mi-Jung Lee    Newswoman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Akiva Schaffer    Director
Pam Brady    Screenwriter
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Paul Linford    Additional Music
Paul Linford    Score Mixer
Jeanette Surga    Music Editor

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

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part I

December 29th, 2008

This week is a mess because we are dealing with DVDs released on the 26th, the 27th, and the 30th. Additionally, we are dealing with the latest two waves of Paramount Blu-rays, so there are a lot of spotlight reviews this week. (Although when it comes to those particular Blu-rays, I have previously reviewed nearly half of them previously, and I have seen more than half of the rest, so it was easy to review.) It was so easy, in fact, I was able to get a couple reviews done in advance, which lead to a record number of spotlight reviews. There are more spotlight reviews this week than the previous four weeks combined. Needless to say, the column had to be split into two, with the second part found here. As for the best of the best, Serenity - Blu-ray easily won the DVD Pick of the Week, while Duckman - Season Three and Four is the DVD Pick of Next Week. Also worth grabbing are Event Horizon on Blu-ray, Ghost Town on either DVD or Blu-ray, Greek - Chapter Two, and The Truman Show on Blu-ray More...

DVD Releases for December 16, 2008

December 16th, 2008

This week is a confusing one on the home market as there are DVDs coming out on Tuesday the 16th, as usual, and on Friday the 19th, and Sunday the 21st as well. While there are a number of great releases that are spread out over three days, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is the best on any day, and worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

Contest - It's Dangerous to go Alone

August 29th, 2008

There's only one wide release next week, so it's easy to choose the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, and that film is Bangkok Dangerous. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Bangkok Dangerous. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Little Mermaid on DVD, Deal on DVD, and Meet Bill on DVD. Meanwhile, 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 copy of Deal on DVD, as well as Hot Rod on DVD. Additionally, one other entrant will be chosen and they will win the third copy of Deal on DVD, as well as Heading South on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! 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 Releases for December 4, 2007

December 4th, 2007

This week was not as busy as I was expecting. Perhaps the thought of going against Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2-Disc Collector's Edition or on Blu-Ray was enough to scare away the competition. However, while that is a formidable release, it is not this week's DVD Pick of the Week. For that, we have Superbad - Unrated 2-Disc Edition or Unrated Blu-Ray Edition. If you have a Blu-Ray player, that edition is worth the extra money, but it is not the kind of release worth upgrading for. More...

Contest - All That Glitters is Not Gold

November 30th, 2007

Another week with only one wide release coming out, but at least this is a much bigger film, as well as is the target film in our latest box office prediction contest. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Hot Rod on DVD Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Who's Your Caddy? on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for November 27, 2007

November 26th, 2007

Last Friday was Black Friday, one of the most important shopping days of the year. And Monday was Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year. So it goes without saying that releasing a DVD the day after the most important weekend of shopping ends is not a good idea. There are still several DVDs worth checking out, and a few contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week. However, there are a lot more sub-par releases and several that are contenders for worse movie of the year (half of which I had the task of reviewing). But let's concentrate on the positive end. The three best bets are Futurama - Bender's Big Score - Buy from Amazon, Namesake - Buy from Amazon, Waitress - Buy from Amazon. If I was forced to choose just one DVD, it would be Bender's Big Score, but all three earn the title of DVD Pick of the Week. Also of note, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series is also being released this week. More...

Traffic Thins for Rush Hour

August 13th, 2007

As expected, Rush Hour 3 took first place this weekend and helped the overall box office hit $155 million. This was 12% lower than last weekend, but the summer season is wrapping up, so week-to-week drop-offs like this are to be expected. More importantly, it was up nearly 20% from the same weekend last year. More...

Bourne's Ultimate Opening

August 7th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum helped 2007 continue its record setting pace and helped the overall box office hit $178 million over the past weekend. That was down 4% from last weekend, but the summer is slowing down and these declines and expected. On the other hand, it was up an amazing 27% from the same weekend last year. More...

Weekend Estimates - Bourne Ultimatum Sets New August Record

August 5th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum had a huge opening weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The trilogy-capper earned just over $70 million, enough to set a new record for August (see biggest August openers). That's also comfortably the biggest opening of Matt Damon's career, and will leave the studio with a considerable problem in deciding whether to bring back Bourne for another installment. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4, 2007

August 5th, 2007

Another big list of movie sites, but not much in the way of top-notch entries. For a movie site to be an award winner, I expect it to have all of the usual features, extras like clips, something interactive like a game, and background sound and animation. The film that best exemplifies that criteria is Stardust - Official Site, which is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Bourne to Lead?

August 2nd, 2007

What could be the last major opening this summer debuts today. The Bourne Ultimatum opens in more than 3,600 theaters. The summer has been an overwhelming success to date, up 8% from last year and 3% from 2004's record-setting run. If Bourne can maintain the winning streak, and most analysts agree that it will, then a new record is almost guaranteed. More...

2007 Preview: August

August 1st, 2007

August marks the unofficial end of the lucrative summer box office season. The only question is when will it end. Studios usually hope for two summer-like weekends, and sometimes they can squeeze in three. Other times they can only get one, or none. Sadly, this year the August offerings are not particularly strong with only two that have a real shot at $100 million or more, and three or four others that should earn good reviews (and one of those has since been pulled from the schedule). Most of the rest are films that probably seemed like a good idea at the time but didn't work out and those that were a mistake from day one. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21, 2007

July 21st, 2007

Big list in terms of numbers, not so much in terms of quality. In fact, the best film in terms of updates this week was The Simpsons Movie - Official Site, which has already won the Weekly Website Award. Because of that, there are no new winners this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14, 2007

July 14th, 2007

One of the last summer blockbusters launched its full site this week. This means two things, The Bourne Ultimatum - Official Site is the clear winner of the weekly website award. And secondly, there will likely be a slowdown in top-notch sites as we approach the dog days of summer, and the even worse days of September. 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...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5, 2007

May 6th, 2007

Among the more than two-dozen films on this week's list, there were a few that came very close to winning the Weekly Website Award. Of the three, Spider-Man 3 - Official Site was probably the closest to winning, but in the end was brought down by high expectations. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - March 18, 2007

March 18th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Reaping, Skinwalkers, Hot Rod and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 3, 2006

September 3rd, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains new release dates 300, James Bond 22 and more. More...


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

Synopsis

For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank’s operation — and then Rod will kick Frank’s butt.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,310,711 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,607 opening theaters/2,607 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,839,418

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 2007 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 26th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: November 27th, 2007 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor, language, some comic drug-related and violent content.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Daredevil, Dysfunctional Family, Sports Comedy, Medical and Hospitals, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Andy Samberg    Rod Kimble

Supporting Cast

Isla Fisher    Denise
Jorma Taccone    Kevin Powell
Bill Hader    Dave
Danny McBride    Rico
Sissy Spacek    Marie Powell
Ian McShane    Frank Powell
Chris Parnell    Barry Pasternack
Will Arnett    Jonathan
Mi-Jung Lee    Newswoman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Akiva Schaffer    Director
Pam Brady    Screenwriter
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Paul Linford    Additional Music
Paul Linford    Score Mixer
Jeanette Surga    Music Editor

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

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part I

December 29th, 2008

This week is a mess because we are dealing with DVDs released on the 26th, the 27th, and the 30th. Additionally, we are dealing with the latest two waves of Paramount Blu-rays, so there are a lot of spotlight reviews this week. (Although when it comes to those particular Blu-rays, I have previously reviewed nearly half of them previously, and I have seen more than half of the rest, so it was easy to review.) It was so easy, in fact, I was able to get a couple reviews done in advance, which lead to a record number of spotlight reviews. There are more spotlight reviews this week than the previous four weeks combined. Needless to say, the column had to be split into two, with the second part found here. As for the best of the best, Serenity - Blu-ray easily won the DVD Pick of the Week, while Duckman - Season Three and Four is the DVD Pick of Next Week. Also worth grabbing are Event Horizon on Blu-ray, Ghost Town on either DVD or Blu-ray, Greek - Chapter Two, and The Truman Show on Blu-ray More...

DVD Releases for December 16, 2008

December 16th, 2008

This week is a confusing one on the home market as there are DVDs coming out on Tuesday the 16th, as usual, and on Friday the 19th, and Sunday the 21st as well. While there are a number of great releases that are spread out over three days, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is the best on any day, and worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

Contest - It's Dangerous to go Alone

August 29th, 2008

There's only one wide release next week, so it's easy to choose the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, and that film is Bangkok Dangerous. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Bangkok Dangerous. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Little Mermaid on DVD, Deal on DVD, and Meet Bill on DVD. Meanwhile, 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 copy of Deal on DVD, as well as Hot Rod on DVD. Additionally, one other entrant will be chosen and they will win the third copy of Deal on DVD, as well as Heading South on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! 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 Releases for December 4, 2007

December 4th, 2007

This week was not as busy as I was expecting. Perhaps the thought of going against Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2-Disc Collector's Edition or on Blu-Ray was enough to scare away the competition. However, while that is a formidable release, it is not this week's DVD Pick of the Week. For that, we have Superbad - Unrated 2-Disc Edition or Unrated Blu-Ray Edition. If you have a Blu-Ray player, that edition is worth the extra money, but it is not the kind of release worth upgrading for. More...

Contest - All That Glitters is Not Gold

November 30th, 2007

Another week with only one wide release coming out, but at least this is a much bigger film, as well as is the target film in our latest box office prediction contest. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Hot Rod on DVD Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Who's Your Caddy? on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for November 27, 2007

November 26th, 2007

Last Friday was Black Friday, one of the most important shopping days of the year. And Monday was Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year. So it goes without saying that releasing a DVD the day after the most important weekend of shopping ends is not a good idea. There are still several DVDs worth checking out, and a few contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week. However, there are a lot more sub-par releases and several that are contenders for worse movie of the year (half of which I had the task of reviewing). But let's concentrate on the positive end. The three best bets are Futurama - Bender's Big Score - Buy from Amazon, Namesake - Buy from Amazon, Waitress - Buy from Amazon. If I was forced to choose just one DVD, it would be Bender's Big Score, but all three earn the title of DVD Pick of the Week. Also of note, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series is also being released this week. More...

Traffic Thins for Rush Hour

August 13th, 2007

As expected, Rush Hour 3 took first place this weekend and helped the overall box office hit $155 million. This was 12% lower than last weekend, but the summer season is wrapping up, so week-to-week drop-offs like this are to be expected. More importantly, it was up nearly 20% from the same weekend last year. More...

Bourne's Ultimate Opening

August 7th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum helped 2007 continue its record setting pace and helped the overall box office hit $178 million over the past weekend. That was down 4% from last weekend, but the summer is slowing down and these declines and expected. On the other hand, it was up an amazing 27% from the same weekend last year. More...

Weekend Estimates - Bourne Ultimatum Sets New August Record

August 5th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum had a huge opening weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The trilogy-capper earned just over $70 million, enough to set a new record for August (see biggest August openers). That's also comfortably the biggest opening of Matt Damon's career, and will leave the studio with a considerable problem in deciding whether to bring back Bourne for another installment. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4, 2007

August 5th, 2007

Another big list of movie sites, but not much in the way of top-notch entries. For a movie site to be an award winner, I expect it to have all of the usual features, extras like clips, something interactive like a game, and background sound and animation. The film that best exemplifies that criteria is Stardust - Official Site, which is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Bourne to Lead?

August 2nd, 2007

What could be the last major opening this summer debuts today. The Bourne Ultimatum opens in more than 3,600 theaters. The summer has been an overwhelming success to date, up 8% from last year and 3% from 2004's record-setting run. If Bourne can maintain the winning streak, and most analysts agree that it will, then a new record is almost guaranteed. More...

2007 Preview: August

August 1st, 2007

August marks the unofficial end of the lucrative summer box office season. The only question is when will it end. Studios usually hope for two summer-like weekends, and sometimes they can squeeze in three. Other times they can only get one, or none. Sadly, this year the August offerings are not particularly strong with only two that have a real shot at $100 million or more, and three or four others that should earn good reviews (and one of those has since been pulled from the schedule). Most of the rest are films that probably seemed like a good idea at the time but didn't work out and those that were a mistake from day one. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21, 2007

July 21st, 2007

Big list in terms of numbers, not so much in terms of quality. In fact, the best film in terms of updates this week was The Simpsons Movie - Official Site, which has already won the Weekly Website Award. Because of that, there are no new winners this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14, 2007

July 14th, 2007

One of the last summer blockbusters launched its full site this week. This means two things, The Bourne Ultimatum - Official Site is the clear winner of the weekly website award. And secondly, there will likely be a slowdown in top-notch sites as we approach the dog days of summer, and the even worse days of September. 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...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5, 2007

May 6th, 2007

Among the more than two-dozen films on this week's list, there were a few that came very close to winning the Weekly Website Award. Of the three, Spider-Man 3 - Official Site was probably the closest to winning, but in the end was brought down by high expectations. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - March 18, 2007

March 18th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Reaping, Skinwalkers, Hot Rod and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 3, 2006

September 3rd, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains new release dates 300, James Bond 22 and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2007 9 $5,310,711   2,607 $2,037   $5,310,711 1
Aug 10, 2007 14 $2,223,876 -58% 2,607 $853   $11,016,352 2
Aug 17, 2007 19 $571,780 -74% 811 $705   $13,106,020 3
Aug 24, 2007 34 $154,544 -73% 239 $647   $13,574,599 4
Aug 31, 2007 37 $136,437 -12% 193 $707   $13,753,573 5
Sep 7, 2007 50 $43,493 -68% 107 $406   $13,826,668 6
Sep 14, 2007 69 $24,540 -44% 80 $307   $13,858,342 7
Sep 21, 2007 47 $57,747 +135% 164 $352   $13,920,741 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2007 8 $1,984,751     2,607 $761   $1,984,751 1
Aug 4, 2007 9 $1,764,457 -11%   2,607 $677   $3,749,208 2
Aug 5, 2007 9 $1,561,503 -12%   2,607 $599   $5,310,711 3
Aug 6, 2007 8 $1,013,947 -35%   2,607 $389   $6,324,658 4
Aug 7, 2007 8 $896,787 -12%   2,607 $344   $7,221,445 5
Aug 8, 2007 8 $822,752 -8%   2,607 $316   $8,044,197 6
Aug 9, 2007 8 $748,279 -9%   2,607 $287   $8,792,476 7
Aug 10, 2007 - $773,249 +3% -61% 1,803 $429   $9,565,725 8
Aug 11, 2007 - $787,138 +2% -55% 1,803 $437   $10,352,863 9
Aug 12, 2007 - $663,489 -16% -58% 1,803 $368   $11,016,352 10
Aug 13, 2007 13 $399,812 -40% -61% 1,803 $222   $11,416,164 11
Aug 14, 2007 13 $393,691 -2% -56% 1,803 $218   $11,809,855 12
Aug 15, 2007 13 $372,136 -5% -55% 1,803 $206   $12,181,991 13
Aug 16, 2007 14 $352,249 -5% -53% 1,803 $195   $12,534,240 14
Aug 17, 2007 - $193,377 -45% -75% 811 $238   $12,727,617 15
Aug 18, 2007 - $225,140 +16% -71% 811 $278   $12,952,757 16
Aug 19, 2007 - $153,263 -32% -77% 811 $189   $13,106,020 17
Aug 20, 2007 - $85,184 -44% -79% 811 $105   $13,191,204 18
Aug 21, 2007 - $82,689 -3% -79% 811 $102   $13,273,893 19
Aug 22, 2007 - $73,861 -11% -80% 811 $91   $13,347,754 20
Aug 23, 2007 - $72,301 -2% -79% 811 $89   $13,420,055 21
Aug 24, 2007 - $52,012 -28% -73% 239 $218   $13,472,067 22
Aug 25, 2007 - $67,847 +30% -70% 239 $284   $13,539,914 23
Aug 26, 2007 - $34,685 -49% -77% 239 $145   $13,574,599 24
Aug 27, 2007 - $13,315 -62% -84% 239 $56   $13,587,914 25
Aug 28, 2007 - $11,332 -15% -86% 239 $47   $13,599,246 26
Aug 29, 2007 - $9,963 -12% -87% 239 $42   $13,609,209 27
Aug 30, 2007 - $7,927 -20% -89% 239 $33   $13,617,136 28
Aug 31, 2007 - $29,610 +274% -43% 239 $124   $13,646,746 29
Sep 1, 2007 - $46,529 +57% -31% 239 $195   $13,693,275 30
Sep 2, 2007 - $60,298 +30% +74% 239 $252   $13,753,573 31
Sep 3, 2007 48 $17,772 -71% +33% 239 $74   $13,771,345 32
Sep 4, 2007 - $3,857 -78% -66% 193 $20   $13,775,202 33
Sep 5, 2007 - $4,204 +9% -58% 193 $22   $13,779,406 34
Sep 6, 2007 - $3,769 -10% -52% 193 $20   $13,783,175 35
Sep 7, 2007 - $14,903 +295% -50% 107 $139   $13,798,078 36
Sep 8, 2007 - $20,863 +40% -55% 107 $195   $13,818,941 37
Sep 9, 2007 - $7,727 -63% -87% 107 $72   $13,826,668 38
Sep 10, 2007 - $1,768 -77% -90% 107 $17   $13,828,436 39
Sep 11, 2007 - $2,193 +24% -43% 107 $20   $13,830,629 40
Sep 12, 2007 - $1,596 -27% -62% 107 $15   $13,832,225 41
Sep 13, 2007 - $1,577 -1% -58% 107 $15   $13,833,802 42
Sep 14, 2007 - $8,888 +464% -40% 80 $111   $13,842,690 43
Sep 15, 2007 - $11,419 +28% -45% 80 $143   $13,854,109 44
Sep 16, 2007 - $4,233 -63% -45% 80 $53   $13,858,342 45
Sep 17, 2007 - $1,250 -70% -29% 80 $16   $13,859,592 46
Sep 18, 2007 23 $1,170 -6% -47% 80 $15   $13,860,762 47
Sep 19, 2007 - $1,304 +11% -18% 80 $16   $13,862,066 48
Sep 20, 2007 - $928 -29% -41% 80 $12   $13,862,994 49
Sep 21, 2007 - $15,967 +1,621% +80% 164 $97   $13,878,961 50
Sep 22, 2007 - $26,634 +67% +133% 164 $162   $13,905,595 51
Sep 23, 2007 - $15,146 -43% +258% 164 $92   $13,920,741 52
Sep 24, 2007 - $4,343 -71% +247% 164 $26   $13,925,084 53
Sep 25, 2007 - $4,702 +8% +302% 164 $29   $13,929,786 54
Sep 26, 2007 - $4,240 -10% +225% 164 $26   $13,934,026 55
Sep 27, 2007 - $4,306 +2% +364% 164 $26   $13,938,332 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2007 9 $8,792,476   2,607 $3,373   $8,792,476 1
Aug 10, 2007 14 $3,741,764 -57% 2,607 $1,435   $12,534,240 2
Aug 17, 2007 18 $885,815 -76% 811 $1,092   $13,420,055 3
Aug 24, 2007 37 $197,081 -78% 239 $825   $13,617,136 4
Aug 31, 2007 41 $166,039 -16% 193 $860   $13,783,175 5
Sep 7, 2007 61 $50,627 -70% 107 $473   $13,833,802 6
Sep 14, 2007 68 $29,192 -42% 80 $365   $13,862,994 7
Sep 21, 2007 48 $75,338 +158% 164 $459   $13,938,332 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/26/2020 $462 1 1 1 $462 12/4/2020
 
Rest of World $432,770
 
International Total$433,232 12/4/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 2, 200718176,289 176,289$3,524,017$3,524,0171
Jan 13, 20082167,180 783,958$1,518,940$15,561,7687

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