Hot Fuzz (2007)

Hot Fuzz
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,618,786Details
International Box Office $57,077,044Details
Worldwide Box Office $80,695,830
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $34,370,230 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,270,459 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $36,640,689
Further financial details...

Synopsis

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds if difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Nick smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,848,464 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:825 opening theaters/1,272 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,149,100

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 20th, 2007 (Wide) by Focus Features
International Releases: February 16th, 2007 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: July 31st, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent content including some graphic images, and language.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Franchise: Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy
Comparisons: vs. The Comedian
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Police Detective, Buddy Cop, Surprise Twist, Serial Killer, Life in a Small Town
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Rogue Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Big Talk Pictures
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2007 6 $5,848,464   825 $7,089   $5,848,464 1
Apr 27, 2007 6 $4,876,867 -17% 1,272 $3,834   $12,601,055 2
May 4, 2007 9 $2,219,346 -54% 1,266 $1,753   $16,310,098 3
May 11, 2007 10 $1,716,670 -23% 1,240 $1,384   $18,991,668 4
May 18, 2007 9 $1,291,898 -25% 973 $1,328   $21,125,512 5
May 25, 2007 15 $495,726 -62% 462 $1,073   $22,170,853 6
Jun 1, 2007 22 $222,335 -55% 251 $886   $22,717,622 7
Jun 8, 2007 27 $113,326 -49% 129 $878   $22,963,357 8
Jun 15, 2007 33 $82,405 -27% 99 $832   $23,122,431 9
Jun 22, 2007 36 $51,595 -37% 76 $679   $23,216,055 10
Jun 29, 2007 30 $85,826 +66% 164 $523   $23,335,665 11
Jul 6, 2007 32 $68,566 -20% 140 $490   $23,472,882 12
Jul 13, 2007 41 $42,538 -38% 87 $489   $23,562,907 13
Jul 20, 2007 50 $21,682 -49% 51 $425   $23,618,786 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 20, 2007 5 $2,100,000     825 $2,545   $2,100,000 1
Apr 21, 2007 7 $2,300,000 +10%   825 $2,788   $4,400,000 2
Apr 22, 2007 7 $1,400,000 -39%   825 $1,697   $5,848,464 3
Apr 23, 2007 5 $450,000 -68%   825 $545   $6,298,000 4
Apr 24, 2007 5 $465,000 +3%   825 $564   $6,763,000 5
Apr 25, 2007 5 $445,000 -4%   825 $539   $7,208,000 6
Apr 26, 2007 5 $475,000 +7%   825 $576   $7,724,188 7
Apr 27, 2007 6 $1,600,000 +237% -24% 1,272 $1,258   $9,300,000 8
Apr 28, 2007 7 $2,000,000 +25% -13% 1,272 $1,572   $11,300,000 9
Apr 29, 2007 6 $1,300,000 -35% -7% 1,272 $1,022   $12,601,055 10
Apr 30, 2007 5 $405,000 -69% -10% 1,272 $318   $13,006,000 11
May 1, 2007 5 $395,000 -2% -15% 1,272 $311   $13,401,000 12
May 2, 2007 4 $370,000 -6% -17% 1,272 $291   $13,771,000 13
May 3, 2007 5 $305,000 -18% -36% 1,272 $240   $14,090,753 14
May 4, 2007 8 $696,000 +128% -57% 1,266 $550   $14,787,000 15
May 5, 2007 9 $859,000 +23% -57% 1,266 $679   $15,646,000 16
May 6, 2007 7 $664,000 -23% -49% 1,266 $524   $16,310,098 17
May 7, 2007 5 $225,000 -66% -44% 1,266 $178   $16,535,000 18
May 8, 2007 6 $240,000 +7% -39% 1,266 $190   $16,775,000 19
May 9, 2007 5 $240,000 n/c -35% 1,266 $190   $17,015,000 20
May 10, 2007 5 $249,000 +4% -18% 1,266 $197   $17,274,998 21
May 11, 2007 8 $500,000 +101% -28% 1,236 $405   $17,770,000 22
May 12, 2007 9 $700,000 +40% -19% 1,236 $566   $18,470,000 23
May 13, 2007 10 $520,000 -26% -22% 1,236 $421   $18,991,668 24
May 14, 2007 7 $218,000 -58% -3% 1,236 $176   $19,210,000 25
May 15, 2007 6 $230,000 +6% -4% 1,236 $186   $19,440,000 26
May 18, 2007 9 $377,000   -25% 973 $387   $20,120,000 29
May 19, 2007 9 $508,000 +35% -27% 973 $522   $20,628,000 30
May 20, 2007 8 $404,000 -20% -22% 973 $415   $21,125,512 31
May 21, 2007 7 $170,000 -58% -22% 973 $175   $21,296,000 32
May 28, 2007 12 $140,731   -17% 462 $305   $22,311,585 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2007 6 $7,724,188   825 $9,363   $7,724,188 1
Apr 27, 2007 6 $6,366,564 -18% 1,272 $5,005   $14,090,752 2
May 4, 2007 8 $3,184,246 -50% 1,266 $2,515   $17,274,998 3
May 11, 2007 8 $2,558,616 -20% 1,240 $2,063   $19,833,614 4
May 18, 2007 9 $1,841,513 -28% 973 $1,893   $21,675,127 5
May 25, 2007 14 $820,160 -55% 462 $1,775   $22,495,287 6
Jun 1, 2007 21 $354,744 -57% 251 $1,413   $22,850,031 7
Jun 8, 2007 28 $189,995 -46% 129 $1,473   $23,040,026 8
Jun 15, 2007 33 $124,434 -35% 99 $1,257   $23,164,460 9
Jun 22, 2007 36 $85,379 -31% 76 $1,123   $23,249,839 10
Jun 29, 2007 30 $154,477 +81% 164 $942   $23,404,316 11
Jul 6, 2007 31 $116,053 -25% 140 $829   $23,520,369 12
Jul 13, 2007 40 $76,735 -34% 87 $882   $23,597,104 13
Jul 20, 2007 59 $21,682 -72% 51 $425   $23,618,786 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/5/2020 $65 2 2 2 $0 11/13/2020
United Kingdom 2/16/2007 $0 0 15 18 $26,348,728 11/22/2023
 
Rest of World $30,728,316
 
International Total$57,077,044 11/22/2023

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
Aug 5, 20072853,947 853,947$14,628,112$14,628,1121
Aug 12, 20076248,309-71% 1,102,256$4,891,687$19,519,7992
Aug 19, 20079113,580-54% 1,215,836$2,270,464$21,790,2633
Aug 26, 20071368,171-40% 1,284,007$1,362,738$23,153,0014
Sep 2, 20071263,495-7% 1,347,502$1,269,265$24,422,2665
Sep 9, 20073040,428-36% 1,387,930$808,156$25,230,4226

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 30, 2009166,667 6,667$118,496$118,496109

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Leading Cast

Simon Pegg    Nicholas Angel
Nick Frost    PC Danny Butterman

Supporting Cast

Jim Broadbent    Inspector Frank Butterman
Bill Bailey    Sgt. Turner
Tim Barlow    Treacher
David Bradley    Mr. Webbley
Adam Buxton    Tim Messenger
Olivia Colman    PC Doris Thatcher
Paddy Considine    DS Andy Wainwright
Steve Coogan    Metropolitan Police Inspector
Ron Cook    Mr. Merchant
Timothy Dalton    Simon Skinner
Julia Deakin    Mary Porter
Kevin Eldon    Sgt. Tony Fisher
Patricia Franklin    Annette Roper
Martin Freeman    Metro Desk Sergeant
Bill Nighy    Metropolitan Chief Inspector Kenneth
Stuart Wilson    Dr. Robin Hatcher
Edward Woodward    Tom Weaver
Paul Freeman    Rev. Philip Shooter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edgar Wright    Director
Nira Park    Producer
Tim Bevan    Producer
Eric Fellner    Producer
Edgar Wright    Screenwriter
Simon Pegg    Screenwriter
Natascha Wharton    Executive Producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos    Line Producer
Jess Hall    Director of Photography
Marcus Rowland    Production Designer
Chris Dickens    Editor
Annie Hardinge    Costume Designer
David Arnold    Composer

DVD Releases for September 22nd, 2009 - Part I

September 22nd, 2009

Both a great week for home market releases, and a rather soft week. There are numerous DVDs and Blu-rays worth consideration for DVD Pick of the Week, but almost all of them are from the TV on DVD category, and no first run theatrical releases even coming close to that level. The best of the best are 30 Rock - Season Three, Castle - Season One, Star Trek - The Original Series - Season Two - Blu-ray, and Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season Two - Blu-ray, all from the TV on DVD category, while Star Trek - The Next Generation - The Movie Collection on Blu-ray and Wallace and Gromit - The Complete Collection - Blu-ray. And of those six possibilities, the DVD Pick of the Week is... All of them. I honestly tried to narrow it down, but I just couldn't. They are all so amazing. With so many top-notch releases, it's no surprise that the list had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. 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...

DVD Rentals - Disturbing News on the Rental Charts

August 19th, 2007

Disturbia led a large group of new releases and took first place on the rental charts with $9.70 million in rentals. More...

300 Times 5 Million Equals Number One

August 12th, 2007

New releases made their presence felt this week, earning five spots on the DVD sales chart, including the first two places. The battle for first place wasn't even close, though, as 300 made a dominant debut, selling 5.10 million units, which was 2 million more than the rest of the top 30 combined. Its opening week sales of $115 million was double the rest of the top 30. Second place went to Hot Fuzz with a very respectable 676,000 units; you must remember, this is a film that only cost 8 million Pounds to make, roughly, which is about $17 million American. The film made more than that in just one week on the home market in combined rentals and sales, so everyone involved must be very, very happy indeed. Pathfinder's sales were stronger than its rentals as it moved 562,000 units for a total of $10.10 million in sales, which was more than it earned theatrically. More...

DVD Releases for July 31, 2007

July 30th, 2007

We finally got some wide releases worth picking up this week, which have been in tight supply most of the summer. It's been rare to find one first-run release worth picking up in any given week, but this week we have two that are contenders for DVD Pick of the Week: 300 - 2-Disc Special Edition and Hot Fuzz - Buy from Amazon. I was a little worried that a special edition for the latter might be around the corner, but that wasn't enough to prevent me from naming it as the DVD Pick of the Week. 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...

International Details - Pirates Ship Starts to Sink

July 8th, 2007

Some very interesting news on the international front this weekend regarding Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. First of all, it fell out of the top five; however, it was still able to pull in more than $10 million over the weekend. Not too long ago it was a chore to find a dozen films that cracked $1 million, while this past weekend we had 6 that earned $10 million or more. Over the weekend the film added $14.02 million on 5775 screens in 104 markets for a total of $608.89 million internationally. It is the sixth film to cross $600 million internationally and is now in fifth place on that chart. Worldwide the film has $906.89 million making it the ninth highest grosser of all time. The U.K. is still the film's best market at $78.51 million compared to second pace Japan where it has made $74.02 million. However, that gap continues to narrow with the film making $3.23 million on 691 screens in the latter and $1.37 million on 401 screens in the former. More...

International Details - Black Mark at the Box Office

July 1st, 2007

There was a troubling lack of final results this week and this results in a few studio estimates with some of the numbers. However, it appears that Black House was able to place fourth on the international charts after winning the box office race in South Korea The film was able to top its native market with $2.71 million on 325 screens over the weekend and $3.35 million in total. More...

International Details - Spidey Sinks to Second but Still Reaches Milestones

June 3rd, 2007

Spider-Man 3 earned a comfortable second place earning almost as much as the rest of the films on this list with $21.07 million on 10,365 screens in 76 markets for a total of $501.00 million. It is only the 14th film to reach that milestone while it became the 16th film to top $800 million worldwide and has already climbed into 14th place overall. The U.K. regained the lead as the best market for the film adding $2.58 million on 460 screens for a total of $61.09 million. Japan took in $2.36 million on 630 screens while France made $2.31 million on 866 screens as the only other two markets to top $2 million over the weekend and the film now has $47.79 million and $48.55 million respectively. There were a quartet of led by Brazil, ($1.29 million for the weekend and $21.55 million in total); Spain, ($1.29 million / $22.49 million); Mexico, ($1.22 million / $32.90 million); and Germany, ($1.01 million / $27.16 million). More...

International Details - 300's Last Stab at Glory

May 6th, 2007

300 was knocked out of the top five this week but still added $3.82 million on 3,537 screens in 52 markets for a total of $223.77 million. The film has yet to open in Japan, but that's about it at this point and there's little hope that the movie will hit any more milestones from now until then. However, it is already a massive hit and a huge financial boon for the studio, so everything it does earn will be pure gravy. More...

Spidey Has His Eye on Jack Sparrow

May 3rd, 2007

With the start of the summer blockbuster season, all eyes are on Spider-man 3. But the real question isn't whether Spider-man 3 will win the box office race, there's very little doubt that it will. No, the real question is whether Spider-man 3 can break Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's opening weekend record. More...

April Ends with an Ugh

May 1st, 2007

Wow. That was one of the worst weekends I can remember. There was almost nothing worth celebrating as the overall box office dipped by 12% from last weekend to $78 million. That's nearly 24% lower than the same weekend last year and probably the worst weekend in more than a year. (We'll have more details on that when the box office chart is certified later this week.) The only silver lining I can think of is a possible reason for this massive dip. In my opinion, a lot of people who thought about going to the movies this weekend likely said, "Let's wait a week and catch Spider-man 3 instead." I can't prove this happened, but this time next weekend if Spider-man 3 has broken records, we'll know that it is a likely scenario. More...

International Details - Reaping the Rewards

April 29th, 2007

The Reaping climbed into sixth place this past weekend with $5.98 million on 2634 screens in 39 markets for a total of just $20.38 million. The film had a couple respectable openings including South Korea where it made $1.17 million on 129 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total while it took in $335,000 in Brazil. However, in most markets the film stumbled, like in France where is placed seventh with $684,000 or the the U.K. where it placed eighth with $622,000 on 282 screens. The film debuted in ninth place in Australia, ($405,000 on 133 screens); in Russia, ($261,000 on 111); and in Germany, ($247,000 on 201). Mexico became the film's best market as it has pulled in $4.45 million in three weeks, including $589,000 on 350 screens this past weekend; this is just ahead of the $4.25 million the film has earned in Spain, but it only managed $334,000 on 299 screens this past weekend and will quickly disappear there. More...

Disturbing News for New Releases

April 23rd, 2007

It was a slow weekend at the box office as most of the new releases, and a couple of the holdovers, were unable to live up to expectations. How slow was it? The overall box office dropped below $100 million. It fell 25% from last weekend to just $89 million and that's a severe 19% drop-off from the same weekend last year. In fact this was the worst weekend since last September. However, it is important to note that overall 2007 is still ahead of last year's pace by 5% and most analysts expect many, many records to fall this summer. More...

International Details - Sun Shines during Sophomore Stint

April 22nd, 2007

Sunshine climbed into sixth place with $5.20 million on 1866 screens in 30 markets for a total of $10.20 million. However, while it nearly doubled last week's opening, this was entirely due to the film's expansion. Its biggest market of the weekend was France where it placed fourth with $1.36 million on 339 screens while it placed eighth in its debut in Australia with just $611,000 on 161 screens. On the other hand, the film only managed $508,000 on 192 screens during its debut in Japan and while likely see a sharp drop-off next weekend given its weak per screen average. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film suffered the worst week-to-week drop-off in the top ten down 57% to $879,000 on 409 screens over the weekend and a total of $4.45 million in total. More...

Weekend Estimates: Disturbia Unmoved at Top of Chart

April 22nd, 2007

Disturbia held off a batch of openers to spend a second weekend at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The thriller earned a solid $13.46 million, down just under 40% from last weekend. That was a couple of million more than fellow-thriller Fracture, which opened with an estimated $11.18 million. Vacancy had the most disappointing start among the main contenders for box office victory, earning $7.6 million and falling behind Blades of Glory over the weekend to finish fourth. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 15 - April 21, 2007

April 21st, 2007

There were a few new flash sites to launch this week, but while there might be a couple future winners among those sites, it was a long time resident on this week's list that walked away with top honors. That site was Hot Fuzz - Official Site, which probably could have won several weeks ago if the features were added all at once. However, it's much better to spread the updates out in order to get people coming back week after week. More...

Will a New Release find a Vacancy on Top of the Charts?

April 19th, 2007

Another week, another batch of new movies that are hoping to find a spot in the top ten. While there are four wide - or wide-ish - releases, none are tracking with any real strength and there's a good chance Disturbia will be a repeat winner this weekend. However, two newcomers, Fracture and Vacancy, stand a catch of stealing first. All three films are so evenly matched, we might not know the winner until the final numbers are released on Monday. More...

Contest - Cracking From the Heat

April 16th, 2007

This Friday Hot Fuzz finally lands on our shores and to celebrate we have four Hot Fuzz related prizes, some distantly related. However, since that film isn't opening truly wide, we will be basing this week's box office prediction contest on Fracture. To win one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Fracture. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Hot Fuzz T-shirt, poster, and soundtrack. Meanwhile, the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will win a copy of Hot Fuss by The Killers for no other reason than the names are sort of similar and I happen to have an extra copy on CD, as well as 3 Needles on DVD, and if that has a connection to Hot Fuzz I haven't found it. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Details - Hogs Gone Wild

April 15th, 2007

Wild Hogs had its best performance of its run so far climbing into sixth place with $3.33 million on 817 screens in 8 markets for a total of $18.43 million after a month of release. About half of that came from the film's number one debut in Mexico where it earned $1.33 million on 355 screens over the weekend and $1.67 million including previews while the film did reasonable business in Taiwan with $345,000 on 40. Its best market to date has been Australia where the film has earned $11.30 million, including $907,000 on 263 screens this past weekend. More...

International Details - Norbit Slims Down

April 8th, 2007

Norbit saw its weekend haul sliced neatly in half landing in sixth place with $4.09 million on 2270 screens in 39 markets for a total of $49.38 million. The film wasn't able to crack $1 million in any single market, but Italy came the closest with $940,000 on 263 screens for a two-week total of $3.19 million. 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...

International Details - Good Start for Martial Artist Mutants

April 1st, 2007

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started its international run this past weekend and just missed the top five on debut. It did manage $3.92 million on 1,004 screens in 8 markets over the weekend and $4.53 million including previews. Of this box office, nearly half of it came from a pair of third place openings in England ($1.27 million on 368 screens over the weekend and $1.86 million in total), and Australia ($379,000 on 58 screens). The film also opened in Russia where the strong mutant demographic helped the film capture second place with $1.38 million on 360 screens. (That was a Chernobyl joke, by the way.) More...

2007 Preview: April

April 1st, 2007

April is an interesting month to open a movie. Interesting, but not a particularly good month. This year it does start with Easter, but that's traditionally not a strong long weekend. Only one movie has topped $40 million over that weekend and only one other has cracked $30 million. Worst still, it's jammed right up against May, the start of the summer blockbusters season. Ironically, the closer you get to this most lucrative time of year, the tougher it is for films to make a buck. No movie wants to open the weekend before Spider-man 3, for instance. Overall, there are a few hits to be found in the month, and a few misses, but nothing that really stands out above the pack. 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...

International Details - Taxi Still Picking Up Plenty of Passengers

March 25th, 2007

The French film, Taxi 4, just missed the top five with $3.94 million on 1255 screens in 7 markets for a total of $49.56 million. Obviously, most of that has come from France, $35.70 million in fact, but the film is also doing well in Russia with $10.63 million so far, including $2.22 million on 466 screens over the weekend. More...

International Details - Rushing to the Top

March 18th, 2007

There was quite an international flavor on the charts this past weekend with five local hits charting, and one more just missing that mark. The best of these was Lubov Morkov, which opened in sixth place with $5.38 million on 492 screens in 4 markets over the weekend and $6.28 million in total. Of this amount, $4.90 million on 427 screens was earned over the weekend in Russia while it managed $5.80 million including midweek numbers. More...

International Details - Music Holds onto an Extended Note

March 11th, 2007

Music and Lyrics remained in sixth place with $5.64 million on 1645 screens in 18 markets for a total of $32.01 million internationally. The film disappointed domestically, but it appears to be making up for that softness on the international scene. The film's best opening of the weekend came from South Korea where it placed second with $2.06 million on 144 screens while it also grabbed second place in Brazil with $490,000 on 140. Holdovers were led by the U.K. where the film earned $1.09 million on 364 screens during its fourth week of release for a total of $15.71 million in that market alone. That's close to a $100 million run here, taking into account the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

International Top Five - Rider Looks to Reigns for the Long Haul

February 28th, 2007

Ghost Rider weekend haul grew by 2% to $16.92 million on 3039 screens in 40 markets for a total of $40.06 million internationally. New openings include $3 million on 426 screens in France, $2.37 million on 362 screens in Germany, and $820,000 on 250 screens in India. Holdovers were mixed with high percentage drops in many markets; for instance, the film fell 51% during its second weekend in Spain but still came out on top with $1.54 million on 417 for a two-week total of $5.28 million. On the other hand, the film held up better in Mexico down just 44% but was knocked out of first place with $1.16 million on 403 screens for a total of $5.63 million. The film has yet to open in a number of markets, including the U.K. and Japan, and has likely not yet peaked at the box office. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23, 2007

February 23rd, 2007

Big week in terms of flash sites launching, but a tough one when it comes to picking a winner. There were several sites that were contenders, and a few that will likely be winners after a few more updates, but none that stood out as the best for the week. It's almost like there were so many that were so close to winning the award that none were able to stand out and get me excited. However, there was one site that was updated this week that did, The Simpsons Movie - Official Site. This site did get a new look, but the real draw here is the first full trailer, to go along with the three previous teasers. Is that enough to make it award worthy? No. But while my rational side was distracted by a game of Sudoku the Fanboy in me made that decisions, and all Fanboy freak-outs are legally binding. Hopefully the final site will live up to the award. I have a feeling it will. More...

International Top Five - Number One is Easy for Rider

February 22nd, 2007

Ghost Rider debuted in first place internationally, which is even more impressive when you think about it as super hero movies tend to not do so well internationally. During its debut the film managed $16.60 million on 1748 screens in 26 markets while nearly cracking the $10,000 per screen average. The film had first place openings in 21 of those 26 of markets including $3.67 million on 401 screens in Russia, $3.12 million on 415 screens in Spain, $2.10 million on 403 screens in Mexico, $1.92 million on 208 screens in Australia, and $1.5 million on 120 in Taiwan. It's a little early to given predictions about the film's final box office, but this was a great start and if it can duplicate its run next week when it opens in France, Germany, and other markets it will be on track to top $100 million internationally and may even reach $200 million worldwide. There's no official, official word that a sequel has been given the go-ahead, but the evidence suggests that is a mere formality now. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 18, 2007

February 18th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Miss Potter, DOA: Dead or Alive, Lions for Lambs and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16, 2007

February 17th, 2007

While the big summer blockbusters are sill M.I.A., there are plenty of other films to pick up the slack. This includes this week's winner, Bridge to Terabithia - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9, 2007

February 9th, 2007

Still waiting sites for the big summer blockbusters to come online. In the meantime, this week is relatively busy, but with only a couple sites that look like they could be award-worthy once the features are added. The best of the best, and I use that term loosely, is Norbit - Official Site with a site that could be more entertaining than the movie it promotes. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 27 - February 2, 2007

February 3rd, 2007

Busy week for limited releases and a busy week for websites, which explains why I'm wrapping things up at midnight. There wasn't a whole lot on this week's list that really attracted my attention, but I'm giving the Weekly Website Award to Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters - Official Site, mainly for their ... extracurricular activities of the viral marketers in Boston. And remember people, real bombs are meant to be inconspicuous, they won't sing you a song or make rude gestures at you. 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 - December 28, 2006

December 28th, 2006

Currently I am taking a vacation and because of that the release dates update will be irregular at best. Things should be back to normal (weekly updates on Sunday) starting Sunday January 21. If I have some time, like today on a rainy day in Singapore, I will try to make updates. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 2 - December 8, 2006

December 9th, 2006

Good week for websites with a number of candidates for the top spot. In the end I went with Ghost Rider - Official Site, but there's a few others here that will undoubtedly win in the coming weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 28 - November 3, 2006

November 3rd, 2006

Slow week for websites with only one real contender for the weekly website award, (not counting those sites that have already won). Fortunately, that site, Flushed Away - Official Site, truly deserved to win. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 14 - October 20, 2006

October 20th, 2006

Strange week with very few site featuring updates, but several very strong contenders for Weekly Website Award. In the end I went with The Prestige - Official Site, but several others on this list should win awards in the coming weeks. More...

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Synopsis

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds if difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Nick smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,848,464 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:825 opening theaters/1,272 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,149,100

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 20th, 2007 (Wide) by Focus Features
International Releases: February 16th, 2007 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: July 31st, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent content including some graphic images, and language.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Franchise: Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy
Comparisons: vs. The Comedian
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Police Detective, Buddy Cop, Surprise Twist, Serial Killer, Life in a Small Town
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Rogue Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Big Talk Pictures
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Simon Pegg    Nicholas Angel
Nick Frost    PC Danny Butterman

Supporting Cast

Jim Broadbent    Inspector Frank Butterman
Bill Bailey    Sgt. Turner
Tim Barlow    Treacher
David Bradley    Mr. Webbley
Adam Buxton    Tim Messenger
Olivia Colman    PC Doris Thatcher
Paddy Considine    DS Andy Wainwright
Steve Coogan    Metropolitan Police Inspector
Ron Cook    Mr. Merchant
Timothy Dalton    Simon Skinner
Julia Deakin    Mary Porter
Kevin Eldon    Sgt. Tony Fisher
Patricia Franklin    Annette Roper
Martin Freeman    Metro Desk Sergeant
Bill Nighy    Metropolitan Chief Inspector Kenneth
Stuart Wilson    Dr. Robin Hatcher
Edward Woodward    Tom Weaver
Paul Freeman    Rev. Philip Shooter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edgar Wright    Director
Nira Park    Producer
Tim Bevan    Producer
Eric Fellner    Producer
Edgar Wright    Screenwriter
Simon Pegg    Screenwriter
Natascha Wharton    Executive Producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos    Line Producer
Jess Hall    Director of Photography
Marcus Rowland    Production Designer
Chris Dickens    Editor
Annie Hardinge    Costume Designer
David Arnold    Composer

DVD Releases for September 22nd, 2009 - Part I

September 22nd, 2009

Both a great week for home market releases, and a rather soft week. There are numerous DVDs and Blu-rays worth consideration for DVD Pick of the Week, but almost all of them are from the TV on DVD category, and no first run theatrical releases even coming close to that level. The best of the best are 30 Rock - Season Three, Castle - Season One, Star Trek - The Original Series - Season Two - Blu-ray, and Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season Two - Blu-ray, all from the TV on DVD category, while Star Trek - The Next Generation - The Movie Collection on Blu-ray and Wallace and Gromit - The Complete Collection - Blu-ray. And of those six possibilities, the DVD Pick of the Week is... All of them. I honestly tried to narrow it down, but I just couldn't. They are all so amazing. With so many top-notch releases, it's no surprise that the list had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. 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...

DVD Rentals - Disturbing News on the Rental Charts

August 19th, 2007

Disturbia led a large group of new releases and took first place on the rental charts with $9.70 million in rentals. More...

300 Times 5 Million Equals Number One

August 12th, 2007

New releases made their presence felt this week, earning five spots on the DVD sales chart, including the first two places. The battle for first place wasn't even close, though, as 300 made a dominant debut, selling 5.10 million units, which was 2 million more than the rest of the top 30 combined. Its opening week sales of $115 million was double the rest of the top 30. Second place went to Hot Fuzz with a very respectable 676,000 units; you must remember, this is a film that only cost 8 million Pounds to make, roughly, which is about $17 million American. The film made more than that in just one week on the home market in combined rentals and sales, so everyone involved must be very, very happy indeed. Pathfinder's sales were stronger than its rentals as it moved 562,000 units for a total of $10.10 million in sales, which was more than it earned theatrically. More...

DVD Releases for July 31, 2007

July 30th, 2007

We finally got some wide releases worth picking up this week, which have been in tight supply most of the summer. It's been rare to find one first-run release worth picking up in any given week, but this week we have two that are contenders for DVD Pick of the Week: 300 - 2-Disc Special Edition and Hot Fuzz - Buy from Amazon. I was a little worried that a special edition for the latter might be around the corner, but that wasn't enough to prevent me from naming it as the DVD Pick of the Week. 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...

International Details - Pirates Ship Starts to Sink

July 8th, 2007

Some very interesting news on the international front this weekend regarding Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. First of all, it fell out of the top five; however, it was still able to pull in more than $10 million over the weekend. Not too long ago it was a chore to find a dozen films that cracked $1 million, while this past weekend we had 6 that earned $10 million or more. Over the weekend the film added $14.02 million on 5775 screens in 104 markets for a total of $608.89 million internationally. It is the sixth film to cross $600 million internationally and is now in fifth place on that chart. Worldwide the film has $906.89 million making it the ninth highest grosser of all time. The U.K. is still the film's best market at $78.51 million compared to second pace Japan where it has made $74.02 million. However, that gap continues to narrow with the film making $3.23 million on 691 screens in the latter and $1.37 million on 401 screens in the former. More...

International Details - Black Mark at the Box Office

July 1st, 2007

There was a troubling lack of final results this week and this results in a few studio estimates with some of the numbers. However, it appears that Black House was able to place fourth on the international charts after winning the box office race in South Korea The film was able to top its native market with $2.71 million on 325 screens over the weekend and $3.35 million in total. More...

International Details - Spidey Sinks to Second but Still Reaches Milestones

June 3rd, 2007

Spider-Man 3 earned a comfortable second place earning almost as much as the rest of the films on this list with $21.07 million on 10,365 screens in 76 markets for a total of $501.00 million. It is only the 14th film to reach that milestone while it became the 16th film to top $800 million worldwide and has already climbed into 14th place overall. The U.K. regained the lead as the best market for the film adding $2.58 million on 460 screens for a total of $61.09 million. Japan took in $2.36 million on 630 screens while France made $2.31 million on 866 screens as the only other two markets to top $2 million over the weekend and the film now has $47.79 million and $48.55 million respectively. There were a quartet of led by Brazil, ($1.29 million for the weekend and $21.55 million in total); Spain, ($1.29 million / $22.49 million); Mexico, ($1.22 million / $32.90 million); and Germany, ($1.01 million / $27.16 million). More...

International Details - 300's Last Stab at Glory

May 6th, 2007

300 was knocked out of the top five this week but still added $3.82 million on 3,537 screens in 52 markets for a total of $223.77 million. The film has yet to open in Japan, but that's about it at this point and there's little hope that the movie will hit any more milestones from now until then. However, it is already a massive hit and a huge financial boon for the studio, so everything it does earn will be pure gravy. More...

Spidey Has His Eye on Jack Sparrow

May 3rd, 2007

With the start of the summer blockbuster season, all eyes are on Spider-man 3. But the real question isn't whether Spider-man 3 will win the box office race, there's very little doubt that it will. No, the real question is whether Spider-man 3 can break Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's opening weekend record. More...

April Ends with an Ugh

May 1st, 2007

Wow. That was one of the worst weekends I can remember. There was almost nothing worth celebrating as the overall box office dipped by 12% from last weekend to $78 million. That's nearly 24% lower than the same weekend last year and probably the worst weekend in more than a year. (We'll have more details on that when the box office chart is certified later this week.) The only silver lining I can think of is a possible reason for this massive dip. In my opinion, a lot of people who thought about going to the movies this weekend likely said, "Let's wait a week and catch Spider-man 3 instead." I can't prove this happened, but this time next weekend if Spider-man 3 has broken records, we'll know that it is a likely scenario. More...

International Details - Reaping the Rewards

April 29th, 2007

The Reaping climbed into sixth place this past weekend with $5.98 million on 2634 screens in 39 markets for a total of just $20.38 million. The film had a couple respectable openings including South Korea where it made $1.17 million on 129 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total while it took in $335,000 in Brazil. However, in most markets the film stumbled, like in France where is placed seventh with $684,000 or the the U.K. where it placed eighth with $622,000 on 282 screens. The film debuted in ninth place in Australia, ($405,000 on 133 screens); in Russia, ($261,000 on 111); and in Germany, ($247,000 on 201). Mexico became the film's best market as it has pulled in $4.45 million in three weeks, including $589,000 on 350 screens this past weekend; this is just ahead of the $4.25 million the film has earned in Spain, but it only managed $334,000 on 299 screens this past weekend and will quickly disappear there. More...

Disturbing News for New Releases

April 23rd, 2007

It was a slow weekend at the box office as most of the new releases, and a couple of the holdovers, were unable to live up to expectations. How slow was it? The overall box office dropped below $100 million. It fell 25% from last weekend to just $89 million and that's a severe 19% drop-off from the same weekend last year. In fact this was the worst weekend since last September. However, it is important to note that overall 2007 is still ahead of last year's pace by 5% and most analysts expect many, many records to fall this summer. More...

International Details - Sun Shines during Sophomore Stint

April 22nd, 2007

Sunshine climbed into sixth place with $5.20 million on 1866 screens in 30 markets for a total of $10.20 million. However, while it nearly doubled last week's opening, this was entirely due to the film's expansion. Its biggest market of the weekend was France where it placed fourth with $1.36 million on 339 screens while it placed eighth in its debut in Australia with just $611,000 on 161 screens. On the other hand, the film only managed $508,000 on 192 screens during its debut in Japan and while likely see a sharp drop-off next weekend given its weak per screen average. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film suffered the worst week-to-week drop-off in the top ten down 57% to $879,000 on 409 screens over the weekend and a total of $4.45 million in total. More...

Weekend Estimates: Disturbia Unmoved at Top of Chart

April 22nd, 2007

Disturbia held off a batch of openers to spend a second weekend at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The thriller earned a solid $13.46 million, down just under 40% from last weekend. That was a couple of million more than fellow-thriller Fracture, which opened with an estimated $11.18 million. Vacancy had the most disappointing start among the main contenders for box office victory, earning $7.6 million and falling behind Blades of Glory over the weekend to finish fourth. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 15 - April 21, 2007

April 21st, 2007

There were a few new flash sites to launch this week, but while there might be a couple future winners among those sites, it was a long time resident on this week's list that walked away with top honors. That site was Hot Fuzz - Official Site, which probably could have won several weeks ago if the features were added all at once. However, it's much better to spread the updates out in order to get people coming back week after week. More...

Will a New Release find a Vacancy on Top of the Charts?

April 19th, 2007

Another week, another batch of new movies that are hoping to find a spot in the top ten. While there are four wide - or wide-ish - releases, none are tracking with any real strength and there's a good chance Disturbia will be a repeat winner this weekend. However, two newcomers, Fracture and Vacancy, stand a catch of stealing first. All three films are so evenly matched, we might not know the winner until the final numbers are released on Monday. More...

Contest - Cracking From the Heat

April 16th, 2007

This Friday Hot Fuzz finally lands on our shores and to celebrate we have four Hot Fuzz related prizes, some distantly related. However, since that film isn't opening truly wide, we will be basing this week's box office prediction contest on Fracture. To win one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Fracture. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Hot Fuzz T-shirt, poster, and soundtrack. Meanwhile, the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will win a copy of Hot Fuss by The Killers for no other reason than the names are sort of similar and I happen to have an extra copy on CD, as well as 3 Needles on DVD, and if that has a connection to Hot Fuzz I haven't found it. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Details - Hogs Gone Wild

April 15th, 2007

Wild Hogs had its best performance of its run so far climbing into sixth place with $3.33 million on 817 screens in 8 markets for a total of $18.43 million after a month of release. About half of that came from the film's number one debut in Mexico where it earned $1.33 million on 355 screens over the weekend and $1.67 million including previews while the film did reasonable business in Taiwan with $345,000 on 40. Its best market to date has been Australia where the film has earned $11.30 million, including $907,000 on 263 screens this past weekend. More...

International Details - Norbit Slims Down

April 8th, 2007

Norbit saw its weekend haul sliced neatly in half landing in sixth place with $4.09 million on 2270 screens in 39 markets for a total of $49.38 million. The film wasn't able to crack $1 million in any single market, but Italy came the closest with $940,000 on 263 screens for a two-week total of $3.19 million. 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...

International Details - Good Start for Martial Artist Mutants

April 1st, 2007

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started its international run this past weekend and just missed the top five on debut. It did manage $3.92 million on 1,004 screens in 8 markets over the weekend and $4.53 million including previews. Of this box office, nearly half of it came from a pair of third place openings in England ($1.27 million on 368 screens over the weekend and $1.86 million in total), and Australia ($379,000 on 58 screens). The film also opened in Russia where the strong mutant demographic helped the film capture second place with $1.38 million on 360 screens. (That was a Chernobyl joke, by the way.) More...

2007 Preview: April

April 1st, 2007

April is an interesting month to open a movie. Interesting, but not a particularly good month. This year it does start with Easter, but that's traditionally not a strong long weekend. Only one movie has topped $40 million over that weekend and only one other has cracked $30 million. Worst still, it's jammed right up against May, the start of the summer blockbusters season. Ironically, the closer you get to this most lucrative time of year, the tougher it is for films to make a buck. No movie wants to open the weekend before Spider-man 3, for instance. Overall, there are a few hits to be found in the month, and a few misses, but nothing that really stands out above the pack. 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...

International Details - Taxi Still Picking Up Plenty of Passengers

March 25th, 2007

The French film, Taxi 4, just missed the top five with $3.94 million on 1255 screens in 7 markets for a total of $49.56 million. Obviously, most of that has come from France, $35.70 million in fact, but the film is also doing well in Russia with $10.63 million so far, including $2.22 million on 466 screens over the weekend. More...

International Details - Rushing to the Top

March 18th, 2007

There was quite an international flavor on the charts this past weekend with five local hits charting, and one more just missing that mark. The best of these was Lubov Morkov, which opened in sixth place with $5.38 million on 492 screens in 4 markets over the weekend and $6.28 million in total. Of this amount, $4.90 million on 427 screens was earned over the weekend in Russia while it managed $5.80 million including midweek numbers. More...

International Details - Music Holds onto an Extended Note

March 11th, 2007

Music and Lyrics remained in sixth place with $5.64 million on 1645 screens in 18 markets for a total of $32.01 million internationally. The film disappointed domestically, but it appears to be making up for that softness on the international scene. The film's best opening of the weekend came from South Korea where it placed second with $2.06 million on 144 screens while it also grabbed second place in Brazil with $490,000 on 140. Holdovers were led by the U.K. where the film earned $1.09 million on 364 screens during its fourth week of release for a total of $15.71 million in that market alone. That's close to a $100 million run here, taking into account the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

International Top Five - Rider Looks to Reigns for the Long Haul

February 28th, 2007

Ghost Rider weekend haul grew by 2% to $16.92 million on 3039 screens in 40 markets for a total of $40.06 million internationally. New openings include $3 million on 426 screens in France, $2.37 million on 362 screens in Germany, and $820,000 on 250 screens in India. Holdovers were mixed with high percentage drops in many markets; for instance, the film fell 51% during its second weekend in Spain but still came out on top with $1.54 million on 417 for a two-week total of $5.28 million. On the other hand, the film held up better in Mexico down just 44% but was knocked out of first place with $1.16 million on 403 screens for a total of $5.63 million. The film has yet to open in a number of markets, including the U.K. and Japan, and has likely not yet peaked at the box office. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23, 2007

February 23rd, 2007

Big week in terms of flash sites launching, but a tough one when it comes to picking a winner. There were several sites that were contenders, and a few that will likely be winners after a few more updates, but none that stood out as the best for the week. It's almost like there were so many that were so close to winning the award that none were able to stand out and get me excited. However, there was one site that was updated this week that did, The Simpsons Movie - Official Site. This site did get a new look, but the real draw here is the first full trailer, to go along with the three previous teasers. Is that enough to make it award worthy? No. But while my rational side was distracted by a game of Sudoku the Fanboy in me made that decisions, and all Fanboy freak-outs are legally binding. Hopefully the final site will live up to the award. I have a feeling it will. More...

International Top Five - Number One is Easy for Rider

February 22nd, 2007

Ghost Rider debuted in first place internationally, which is even more impressive when you think about it as super hero movies tend to not do so well internationally. During its debut the film managed $16.60 million on 1748 screens in 26 markets while nearly cracking the $10,000 per screen average. The film had first place openings in 21 of those 26 of markets including $3.67 million on 401 screens in Russia, $3.12 million on 415 screens in Spain, $2.10 million on 403 screens in Mexico, $1.92 million on 208 screens in Australia, and $1.5 million on 120 in Taiwan. It's a little early to given predictions about the film's final box office, but this was a great start and if it can duplicate its run next week when it opens in France, Germany, and other markets it will be on track to top $100 million internationally and may even reach $200 million worldwide. There's no official, official word that a sequel has been given the go-ahead, but the evidence suggests that is a mere formality now. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 18, 2007

February 18th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Miss Potter, DOA: Dead or Alive, Lions for Lambs and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16, 2007

February 17th, 2007

While the big summer blockbusters are sill M.I.A., there are plenty of other films to pick up the slack. This includes this week's winner, Bridge to Terabithia - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9, 2007

February 9th, 2007

Still waiting sites for the big summer blockbusters to come online. In the meantime, this week is relatively busy, but with only a couple sites that look like they could be award-worthy once the features are added. The best of the best, and I use that term loosely, is Norbit - Official Site with a site that could be more entertaining than the movie it promotes. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 27 - February 2, 2007

February 3rd, 2007

Busy week for limited releases and a busy week for websites, which explains why I'm wrapping things up at midnight. There wasn't a whole lot on this week's list that really attracted my attention, but I'm giving the Weekly Website Award to Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters - Official Site, mainly for their ... extracurricular activities of the viral marketers in Boston. And remember people, real bombs are meant to be inconspicuous, they won't sing you a song or make rude gestures at you. 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 - December 28, 2006

December 28th, 2006

Currently I am taking a vacation and because of that the release dates update will be irregular at best. Things should be back to normal (weekly updates on Sunday) starting Sunday January 21. If I have some time, like today on a rainy day in Singapore, I will try to make updates. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 2 - December 8, 2006

December 9th, 2006

Good week for websites with a number of candidates for the top spot. In the end I went with Ghost Rider - Official Site, but there's a few others here that will undoubtedly win in the coming weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 28 - November 3, 2006

November 3rd, 2006

Slow week for websites with only one real contender for the weekly website award, (not counting those sites that have already won). Fortunately, that site, Flushed Away - Official Site, truly deserved to win. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 14 - October 20, 2006

October 20th, 2006

Strange week with very few site featuring updates, but several very strong contenders for Weekly Website Award. In the end I went with The Prestige - Official Site, but several others on this list should win awards in the coming weeks. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2007 6 $5,848,464   825 $7,089   $5,848,464 1
Apr 27, 2007 6 $4,876,867 -17% 1,272 $3,834   $12,601,055 2
May 4, 2007 9 $2,219,346 -54% 1,266 $1,753   $16,310,098 3
May 11, 2007 10 $1,716,670 -23% 1,240 $1,384   $18,991,668 4
May 18, 2007 9 $1,291,898 -25% 973 $1,328   $21,125,512 5
May 25, 2007 15 $495,726 -62% 462 $1,073   $22,170,853 6
Jun 1, 2007 22 $222,335 -55% 251 $886   $22,717,622 7
Jun 8, 2007 27 $113,326 -49% 129 $878   $22,963,357 8
Jun 15, 2007 33 $82,405 -27% 99 $832   $23,122,431 9
Jun 22, 2007 36 $51,595 -37% 76 $679   $23,216,055 10
Jun 29, 2007 30 $85,826 +66% 164 $523   $23,335,665 11
Jul 6, 2007 32 $68,566 -20% 140 $490   $23,472,882 12
Jul 13, 2007 41 $42,538 -38% 87 $489   $23,562,907 13
Jul 20, 2007 50 $21,682 -49% 51 $425   $23,618,786 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 20, 2007 5 $2,100,000     825 $2,545   $2,100,000 1
Apr 21, 2007 7 $2,300,000 +10%   825 $2,788   $4,400,000 2
Apr 22, 2007 7 $1,400,000 -39%   825 $1,697   $5,848,464 3
Apr 23, 2007 5 $450,000 -68%   825 $545   $6,298,000 4
Apr 24, 2007 5 $465,000 +3%   825 $564   $6,763,000 5
Apr 25, 2007 5 $445,000 -4%   825 $539   $7,208,000 6
Apr 26, 2007 5 $475,000 +7%   825 $576   $7,724,188 7
Apr 27, 2007 6 $1,600,000 +237% -24% 1,272 $1,258   $9,300,000 8
Apr 28, 2007 7 $2,000,000 +25% -13% 1,272 $1,572   $11,300,000 9
Apr 29, 2007 6 $1,300,000 -35% -7% 1,272 $1,022   $12,601,055 10
Apr 30, 2007 5 $405,000 -69% -10% 1,272 $318   $13,006,000 11
May 1, 2007 5 $395,000 -2% -15% 1,272 $311   $13,401,000 12
May 2, 2007 4 $370,000 -6% -17% 1,272 $291   $13,771,000 13
May 3, 2007 5 $305,000 -18% -36% 1,272 $240   $14,090,753 14
May 4, 2007 8 $696,000 +128% -57% 1,266 $550   $14,787,000 15
May 5, 2007 9 $859,000 +23% -57% 1,266 $679   $15,646,000 16
May 6, 2007 7 $664,000 -23% -49% 1,266 $524   $16,310,098 17
May 7, 2007 5 $225,000 -66% -44% 1,266 $178   $16,535,000 18
May 8, 2007 6 $240,000 +7% -39% 1,266 $190   $16,775,000 19
May 9, 2007 5 $240,000 n/c -35% 1,266 $190   $17,015,000 20
May 10, 2007 5 $249,000 +4% -18% 1,266 $197   $17,274,998 21
May 11, 2007 8 $500,000 +101% -28% 1,236 $405   $17,770,000 22
May 12, 2007 9 $700,000 +40% -19% 1,236 $566   $18,470,000 23
May 13, 2007 10 $520,000 -26% -22% 1,236 $421   $18,991,668 24
May 14, 2007 7 $218,000 -58% -3% 1,236 $176   $19,210,000 25
May 15, 2007 6 $230,000 +6% -4% 1,236 $186   $19,440,000 26
May 18, 2007 9 $377,000   -25% 973 $387   $20,120,000 29
May 19, 2007 9 $508,000 +35% -27% 973 $522   $20,628,000 30
May 20, 2007 8 $404,000 -20% -22% 973 $415   $21,125,512 31
May 21, 2007 7 $170,000 -58% -22% 973 $175   $21,296,000 32
May 28, 2007 12 $140,731   -17% 462 $305   $22,311,585 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2007 6 $7,724,188   825 $9,363   $7,724,188 1
Apr 27, 2007 6 $6,366,564 -18% 1,272 $5,005   $14,090,752 2
May 4, 2007 8 $3,184,246 -50% 1,266 $2,515   $17,274,998 3
May 11, 2007 8 $2,558,616 -20% 1,240 $2,063   $19,833,614 4
May 18, 2007 9 $1,841,513 -28% 973 $1,893   $21,675,127 5
May 25, 2007 14 $820,160 -55% 462 $1,775   $22,495,287 6
Jun 1, 2007 21 $354,744 -57% 251 $1,413   $22,850,031 7
Jun 8, 2007 28 $189,995 -46% 129 $1,473   $23,040,026 8
Jun 15, 2007 33 $124,434 -35% 99 $1,257   $23,164,460 9
Jun 22, 2007 36 $85,379 -31% 76 $1,123   $23,249,839 10
Jun 29, 2007 30 $154,477 +81% 164 $942   $23,404,316 11
Jul 6, 2007 31 $116,053 -25% 140 $829   $23,520,369 12
Jul 13, 2007 40 $76,735 -34% 87 $882   $23,597,104 13
Jul 20, 2007 59 $21,682 -72% 51 $425   $23,618,786 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/5/2020 $65 2 2 2 $0 11/13/2020
United Kingdom 2/16/2007 $0 0 15 18 $26,348,728 11/22/2023
 
Rest of World $30,728,316
 
International Total$57,077,044 11/22/2023

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
Aug 5, 20072853,947 853,947$14,628,112$14,628,1121
Aug 12, 20076248,309-71% 1,102,256$4,891,687$19,519,7992
Aug 19, 20079113,580-54% 1,215,836$2,270,464$21,790,2633
Aug 26, 20071368,171-40% 1,284,007$1,362,738$23,153,0014
Sep 2, 20071263,495-7% 1,347,502$1,269,265$24,422,2665
Sep 9, 20073040,428-36% 1,387,930$808,156$25,230,4226

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 30, 2009166,667 6,667$118,496$118,496109

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