Ratatouille (2007)

Ratatouille poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $206,445,654Details
International Box Office $420,104,041Details
Worldwide Box Office $626,549,695
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $217,019,465 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $217,019,465
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,027,395 (22.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,940 opening theaters/3,940 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $315,969,867

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 2007 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: August 1st, 2007 (Wide) (Netherlands)
September 6th, 2007 (Wide) (New Zealand)
June 1st, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Netherlands)
September 15th, 2023 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: November 6th, 2007 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Food, Voiceover/Narration, Family Movie, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Disney-Pixar
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Monday 41 $473,350 Sep 3, 2007 67
Fastest to $100m 211 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Fastest to $150m 208 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Fastest to $200m 208 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Fastest to $50m 232 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Biggest 4th Thursday 86 $1,645,685 Jul 26, 2007 28
Biggest 4th Wednesday 96 $1,627,210 Jul 25, 2007 27
Biggest 3rd Thursday 65 $2,969,960 Jul 19, 2007 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 61 $3,225,727 Jul 18, 2007 20
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 39 $29,014,293 Jul 6, 2007 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 42 $47,654,292 Jul 6, 2007 10
Biggest 1st Thursday 97 $7,855,873 Jul 5, 2007 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 58 $10,205,079 Jul 4, 2007 6
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 65 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 73 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 13 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 78 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top 2007 Theater Average 100 $11,936 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top G Day Domestic 43 $16,976,145 Jun 30, 2007 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2007 1 $47,027,395   3,940 $11,936   $47,027,395 1
Jul 6, 2007 2 $29,014,293 -38% 3,940 $7,364   $109,531,598 2
Jul 13, 2007 3 $18,012,196 -38% 3,625 $4,969   $142,997,082 3
Jul 20, 2007 5 $10,899,179 -39% 3,402 $3,204   $165,519,955 4
Jul 27, 2007 7 $7,455,594 -32% 2,934 $2,541   $179,904,396 5
Aug 3, 2007 11 $3,987,800 -47% 1,940 $2,056   $188,246,213 6
Aug 10, 2007 13 $2,373,416 -40% 1,835 $1,293   $193,415,480 7
Aug 17, 2007 16 $1,643,850 -31% 1,403 $1,172   $196,620,846 8
Aug 24, 2007 18 $1,168,729 -29% 956 $1,223   $199,064,945 9
Aug 31, 2007 18 $1,201,679 +3% 1,068 $1,125   $200,776,098 10
Sep 7, 2007 22 $570,557 -53% 620 $920   $201,994,077 11
Sep 14, 2007 25 $448,933 -21% 474 $947   $202,576,301 12
Sep 21, 2007 26 $360,229 -20% 377 $956   $203,040,254 13
Sep 28, 2007 26 $243,895 -32% 280 $871   $203,360,412 14
Oct 5, 2007 26 $441,337 +81% 420 $1,051   $203,855,456 15
Oct 12, 2007 30 $389,332 -12% 393 $991   $204,431,330 16
Oct 19, 2007 29 $340,588 -13% 366 $931   $204,907,550 17
Oct 26, 2007 25 $295,692 -13% 331 $893   $205,292,872 18
Nov 2, 2007 26 $255,821 -13% 305 $839   $205,630,874 19
Nov 9, 2007 29 $219,129 -14% 261 $840   $205,917,649 20
Nov 16, 2007 32 $135,458 -38% 237 $572   $206,114,243 21
Nov 23, 2007 33 $128,718 -5% 220 $585   $206,307,914 22
Nov 30, 2007 35 $59,838 -54% 195 $307   $206,385,425 23
Dec 7, 2007 49 $35,953 -40% 153 $235   $206,435,493 24

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 29, 2007 1 $16,452,942     3,940 $4,176   $16,452,942 1
Jun 30, 2007 1 $16,976,145 +3%   3,940 $4,309   $33,429,087 2
Jul 1, 2007 1 $13,598,308 -20%   3,940 $3,451   $47,027,395 3
Jul 2, 2007 2 $7,550,960 -44%   3,940 $1,916   $54,578,355 4
Jul 3, 2007 2 $7,900,000 +5%   3,940 $2,005   $62,400,000 5
Jul 4, 2007 2 $10,205,079 +29%   3,940 $2,590   $72,718,000 6
Jul 5, 2007 2 $7,855,873 -23%   3,940 $1,994   $80,517,305 7
Jul 6, 2007 2 $9,430,549 +20% -43% 3,940 $2,394   $89,947,854 8
Jul 7, 2007 2 $10,856,360 +15% -36% 3,940 $2,755   $100,804,214 9
Jul 8, 2007 2 $8,727,384 -20% -36% 3,940 $2,215   $109,531,598 10
Jul 9, 2007 2 $4,068,900 -53% -46% 3,940 $1,033   $113,600,498 11
Jul 10, 2007 2 $4,152,276 +2% -47% 3,940 $1,054   $117,752,774 12
Jul 11, 2007 3 $3,921,653 -6% -62% 3,940 $995   $121,674,427 13
Jul 12, 2007 3 $3,310,459 -16% -58% 3,940 $840   $124,984,886 14
Jul 13, 2007 3 $5,368,711 +62% -43% 3,625 $1,481   $130,353,597 15
Jul 14, 2007 3 $7,153,967 +33% -34% 3,625 $1,974   $137,507,564 16
Jul 15, 2007 3 $5,489,518 -23% -37% 3,625 $1,514   $142,997,082 17
Jul 16, 2007 3 $2,524,660 -54% -38% 3,625 $696   $145,521,742 18
Jul 17, 2007 3 $2,903,347 +15% -30% 3,625 $801   $148,425,089 19
Jul 18, 2007 3 $3,225,727 +11% -18% 3,625 $890   $151,650,816 20
Jul 19, 2007 3 $2,969,960 -8% -10% 3,625 $819   $154,620,776 21
Jul 20, 2007 5 $3,516,840 +18% -34% 3,042 $1,156   $158,137,616 22
Jul 21, 2007 5 $4,202,839 +20% -41% 3,042 $1,382   $162,340,455 23
Jul 22, 2007 5 $3,179,500 -24% -42% 3,042 $1,045   $165,519,955 24
Jul 23, 2007 5 $1,866,667 -41% -26% 3,042 $614   $167,386,622 25
Jul 24, 2007 5 $1,789,285 -4% -38% 3,042 $588   $169,175,907 26
Jul 25, 2007 5 $1,627,210 -9% -50% 3,042 $535   $170,803,117 27
Jul 26, 2007 5 $1,645,685 +1% -45% 3,042 $541   $172,448,802 28
Jul 27, 2007 7 $2,219,718 +35% -37% 2,934 $757   $174,668,520 29
Jul 28, 2007 7 $2,963,481 +34% -29% 2,934 $1,010   $177,632,001 30
Jul 29, 2007 7 $2,272,395 -23% -29% 2,934 $775   $179,904,396 31
Jul 30, 2007 7 $1,064,798 -53% -43% 2,934 $363   $180,969,194 32
Jul 31, 2007 7 $1,092,336 +3% -39% 2,934 $372   $182,061,530 33
Aug 1, 2007 7 $1,074,782 -2% -34% 2,934 $366   $183,136,312 34
Aug 2, 2007 7 $1,122,101 +4% -32% 2,934 $382   $184,258,413 35
Aug 3, 2007 11 $1,183,921 +6% -47% 1,940 $610   $185,442,334 36
Aug 4, 2007 10 $1,583,336 +34% -47% 1,940 $816   $187,025,670 37
Aug 5, 2007 10 $1,220,543 -23% -46% 1,940 $629   $188,246,213 38
Aug 6, 2007 10 $755,599 -38% -29% 1,940 $389   $189,001,812 39
Aug 7, 2007 10 $709,026 -6% -35% 1,940 $365   $189,710,838 40
Aug 8, 2007 11 $708,382 n/c -34% 1,940 $365   $190,419,220 41
Aug 9, 2007 11 $622,844 -12% -44% 1,940 $321   $191,042,064 42
Aug 16, 2007 11 $432,513   -31% 1,835 $236   $194,976,996 49
Sep 3, 2007 16 $473,350     1,068 $443   $201,249,448 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2007 2 $80,517,305   3,940 $20,436   $80,517,305 1
Jul 6, 2007 3 $44,467,581 -45% 3,940 $11,286   $124,984,886 2
Jul 13, 2007 3 $29,635,890 -33% 3,625 $8,175   $154,620,776 3
Jul 20, 2007 5 $17,828,026 -40% 3,402 $5,240   $172,448,802 4
Jul 27, 2007 7 $11,809,611 -34% 2,934 $4,025   $184,258,413 5
Aug 3, 2007 10 $6,783,651 -43% 1,940 $3,497   $191,042,064 6
Aug 10, 2007 13 $3,934,932 -42% 1,835 $2,144   $194,976,996 7
Aug 17, 2007 15 $2,919,220 -26% 1,403 $2,081   $197,896,216 8
Aug 24, 2007 19 $1,678,203 -43% 956 $1,755   $199,574,419 9
Aug 31, 2007 18 $1,849,101 +10% 1,068 $1,731   $201,423,520 10
Sep 7, 2007 24 $703,848 -62% 620 $1,135   $202,127,368 11
Sep 14, 2007 26 $552,657 -21% 474 $1,166   $202,680,025 12
Sep 21, 2007 27 $436,492 -21% 377 $1,158   $203,116,517 13
Sep 28, 2007 27 $297,602 -32% 280 $1,063   $203,414,119 14
Oct 5, 2007 28 $627,879 +111% 420 $1,495   $204,041,998 15
Oct 12, 2007 30 $524,964 -16% 393 $1,336   $204,566,962 16
Oct 19, 2007 28 $430,218 -18% 366 $1,175   $204,997,180 17
Oct 26, 2007 26 $377,873 -12% 331 $1,142   $205,375,053 18
Nov 2, 2007 27 $323,467 -14% 305 $1,061   $205,698,520 19
Nov 9, 2007 31 $280,265 -13% 261 $1,074   $205,978,785 20
Nov 16, 2007 36 $200,411 -28% 237 $846   $206,179,196 21
Nov 23, 2007 33 $146,391 -27% 220 $665   $206,325,587 22
Nov 30, 2007 38 $73,953 -49% 195 $379   $206,399,540 23
Dec 7, 2007 52 $46,114 -38% 153 $301   $206,445,654 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Netherlands 8/1/2007 $0 0 130 258 $86,748 9/25/2023
New Zealand 9/6/2007 $0 0 1 1 $324 6/7/2022
 
Rest of World $420,016,969
 
International Total$420,104,041 9/25/2023

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
Nov 11, 200714,919,574 4,919,574$73,744,414$73,744,4141
Nov 18, 200721,486,462-70% 6,406,036$22,282,065$96,026,4792
Nov 25, 200751,523,755+3% 7,929,791$22,292,536$118,319,0153
Dec 2, 20074690,914-55% 8,620,705$10,108,072$128,427,0874
Dec 9, 20074569,964-18% 9,190,669$8,948,435$137,375,5225
Dec 16, 20077795,573+40% 9,986,242$11,925,639$149,301,1616
Dec 23, 20079858,664+8% 10,844,906$13,412,332$162,713,4937
Dec 30, 20079388,326-55% 11,233,232$6,302,531$169,016,0248
Jan 6, 200811141,992-63% 11,375,224$2,304,530$171,320,5549
Jan 13, 200812105,776-26% 11,481,000$1,580,293$172,900,84710
Jan 20, 20081462,937-40% 11,543,937$940,279$173,841,12611
Jan 27, 20081846,989-25% 11,590,926$702,016$174,543,14212
Feb 3, 20082150,363+7% 11,641,289$754,941$175,298,08313
Feb 10, 20081642,601-15% 11,683,890$636,459$175,934,54214
Mar 2, 20085335,861 12,091,033$5,017,763$182,020,82217
Mar 9, 20082353,065-84% 12,144,098$792,791$182,813,61318
Mar 23, 20082097,011 12,281,318$1,449,344$184,865,69020
May 22, 2016249,431 13,633,040$122,509$204,840,507446
Apr 2, 2017267,605 13,901,275$80,917$208,148,130491
Jul 16, 2017256,739 13,993,332$62,336$209,001,738506
Apr 22, 2018297,737 14,222,928$77,061$211,488,328546
May 26, 2019263,163 14,434,258$47,413$214,121,613603
Jun 16, 2019233,972 14,450,899$39,680$214,333,311606
Mar 15, 2020307,372 14,593,732$71,951$215,916,567645

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

Patton Oswalt    Remy
Ian Holm    Skinner
Lou Romano    Linguini
Janeane Garofalo    Collette

Supporting Cast

Brian Dennehy    Django
Peter Sohn    Emile
Peter O'Toole    Anton Ego
Brad Garrett    Gusteau
Will Arnett    Horst
Julius Callahan    Lalo & Francois
James Remar    Larousse
John Ratzenberger    Mustafa
Teddy Newton    Lawyer (Talon Labarthe)
Tony Fucile    Pompidou & Health Inspector
Jake Steinfeld    Git (Lab Rat)
Brad Bird    Ambrister Minion

Narrator(s)

Stephanie Roux   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brad Bird    Director
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Andrew Stanton    Executive Producer
Brad Lewis    Producer
Brad Bird    Screenwriter
Jan Pinkava    Story Creator
Jim Capobianco    Story Creator
Brad Bird    Story Creator
Sharon Calahan    Cinematographer
Robert Anderson    Cinematographer
Michael Giacchino    Composer
Darren Holmes    Editor
Mark Andrews    Story Supervisor
Michael Fong    Supervising Technical Director
Harley Jessup    Production Designer
Dominique Louis    Art Director
Robert Kondo    Art Director
Belinda Van Valkenburg    Shading Art Direction
Jason Deamer    Character Designer
Greg Dykstra    Character Designer
Carter Goodrich    Character Designer
Dan Lee    Character Designer
Dylan Brown    Supervising Animator
Mark Walsh    Supervising Animator
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Michael Silvers    Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin Reher    Casting Director
Natalie Lyon    Casting Director
Jim Capobianco    Screenwriter

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

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International Top Five - Ratatouille's a Five Star International Release

November 7th, 2007

For the fifth week in a row, Ratatouille led the way on the international charts as it pulled in $15.65 million on 3732 screens in 30 markets for a total of $375.08 million. The film is still number one in the U.K. with $3.22 million on 498 screens and in Italy with $3.15 million on 536 screens. However, its best market of the weekend was Germany where it added $3.84 million on 835 screens scoring second place in the process. The film now has $42.19 million in Germany, $40.89 million in the U.K., and $20.37 million in Italy, which is impressive but well back of France where the animated feature has earned $66.05 million after three months of release. Even with no further markets to open in, Ratatouille will have no problem becoming just the third Pixar film to earn $600 million worldwide and the sixth such hit this year. More...

DVD Releases for November 6, 2007 - Part 2

November 6th, 2007

Now that Halloween is over, the Christmas shopping season has (un)officially started and there is a flood of DVDs coming out this week, so much so that we again had to split the list into two parts. (And looking at next week's list, we might have to do it again.) Despite this long list, it was an easy choice for DVD Pick of the Week: Cars - Blu-Ray Release. Although when the other two Blu-Ray Pixar screeners show up, I might have to revise that choice. More...

International Top Five - International Auds Gorge on Ratatouille

October 31st, 2007

Ratatouille's feeding frenzy continues with another first place finish this time the film earned $22.61 million on 4271 screens in 29 markets for a total of $348.16 million. Even though the film had no new openings this week, and won't for the rest of its run, it still managed first place in a handful of markets. The best of these was the U.K. where it earned $7.40 million on 525 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.73 million, which is already more than Cars earned in that market in total. Meanwhile in Italy it remained in first place despite having to deal with five wide releases while adding $4.56 million on 624 screens for a two-week total of $14.07 million. On the other hand, a local hit pushed the film into second place in Germany, but it still earned $3.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.15 million. It looks more and more likely that the film will reach $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide. Only Finding Nemo earned more internationally for Pixar and only The Incredibles and Finding Nemo earned more worldwide. More...

International Top Five - Audiences Still Haven't Had Their Fill of Ratatouille

October 24th, 2007

Ratatouille remained in first place over the weekend as it topped $300 million internationally and $500 million worldwide. Over the weekend the film opened in first place in Italy with $6.29 million on 658 screens over the weekend and $7.26 million in total, which is the best opening for a Pixar film in that market. It also topped the charts in Sweden with $1.71 million on 183 screens over the weekend and $2.03 million in total and Poland with $1.24 million on 130 screens over the weekend and $1.49 million. Overall, Ratatouille added $30.11 million on 4168 screens in 29 markets for a total of $310.12 million internationally and $515.03 million worldwide. The film could reach $400 million internationally, especially with its impressive legs so far. In the U.K. the film was down only 31% to $6.26 million on 535 screens over the weekend and $18.38 million in total, while in Germany it was down just 1% to $6.40 million on 860 screens over the weekend and $29.24 million in total. The only Pixar film to make more in that latter market was Finding Nemo at $54 million, which is in all likelihood out of reach, but not completely out of the question. More...

International Top Five - Second Helping for Ratatouille

October 17th, 2007

Ratatouille remained in top spot with $21.07 million on 3721 screens in 39 markets for a total of $271.85 million. This includes a dominating first place, $9.08 million opening on 503 screens in the U.K. This was nearly twice as much as Cars debuted with in that market, but only half as much as The Incredibles. Meanwhile in Germany, the film was down 45% to $6.46 million for the weekend and $20.40 million in total. This is already more than Cars made in total in that market and is about a week away from also topping The Incredibles final figure of $24.22 million. Its best market is still France where it has made $64.76 million, just a hair below the $64.78 million Finding Nemo made in that market meaning Ratatouille has already become the all-time highest grossing Pixar movie in France. More...

International Top Five - Ratatouille Earns its First Michelin Star

October 10th, 2007

Ratatouille climbed to the top on the international charts thanks to a first place opening in Germany, which is one of its last major markets. The film pulled in $11.71 million on 853 screens, which is almost four times what Cars made during its opening and more than twice what The Incredibles debuted with. It isn't as strong as Finding Nemo but that's such a high standard that no one will be disappointed that it didn't make it there. Overall the film added $19.33 million on 3265 screens in 30 markets for a total of $245.83 million, including $63.92 million in France. More...

International Top Five - Bourne Refuses to Fall

October 3rd, 2007

The summer blockbuster season may have ended a month ago, but The Bourne Ultimatum is still ruling the international box office. This week the film added $9.61 million on 2875 screens in 47 markets for a total of $162.78 million so far. The film had no major, or even midlevel openings this past weekend, but it still managed an estimated $1.5 million in France for a total of $12.6 million after three weeks there. Even if the film had no more markets left to debut in, it could still cross $200 million internationally, and with openings in Italy and Japan still ahead, the goal is to earn more than the first two installments in the franchise combined. More...

International Details - Ratatouille Serves Up an International Dish

September 30th, 2007

Ratatouille opening in first place in South Africa this weekend earning $298,000 on 40 screens, which is very close to what The Simpsons Movie made in its opening there a few weeks ago. Its best market of the weekend remains France where it was down a mere 4% to $1.67 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.63 million. At this pace, the film will reach $60 million by this time next week while topping Finding Nemo's total of nearly $65 million is increasingly in reach. Overall Ratatouille added $4.66 million on 2535 screens in 27 markets for a total of $216.42 million, which is more than Cars managed, and this film still has openings in Germany, U.K., Italy, and Scandinavia. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

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

International Top Five - Ultimatum Ultimate Bourne Film

September 12th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum regained top spot as it became the fist film from the Bourne franchise to cross $300 million worldwide while it is about a week from being the highest grossing film internationally as well. Over the weekend the film added $15.79 million on 3341 screens in 38 markets for a total of $98.24 million internationally and $308.53 million worldwide. It was aided by two openings in major markets as it scored first place in both Germany, ($4.65 million on 703 screens), and Mexico, ($1.43 million on 385 screens). Meanwhile, the film is still doing swift business in holdovers like Australia with $3.25 million on 402 screens over the weekend and $10.08 million in total and the U.K. with $2.21 million on 457 screens over the weekend and $40.63 million in total. The Bourne Ultimatum opens in France and South Korea this week while it doesn't hit Italy and Japan till November and by then it could have $200 million internationally. More...

International Top Five - Shrek Storms Back to the Top

September 6th, 2007

It was the end of summer and that's the best time for Shrek the Third to make its debut in Italy. Summers in Italy are for outdoor activities, so much so that many theaters close down for the season, which makes it a good plan to hold off opening blockbusters there till the fall. The film dominated that market earning $8.02 million on 705 screens over the weekend and $10.67 million overall. The film also opened in three of the four Scandinavian markets earning a combined $4.06 million on 347 screens, including previews / midweek numbers. Overall the film added $17.87 million on 1849 screens in 23 markets for a total of $436.45 million. More...

Halloween has Furious Beginning

September 4th, 2007

The summer ended on a strong note, including a record-breaking opening by Halloween. Overall the box office earning $118 million over the 3-day weekend, which was up 8% from last weekend and 16% from the same weekend last year. Over 4 days, the box office total was $149 million, up 15% from last year. With records broken for total box office, number of $300 million movies, number of $200 million movies, and more, this is a summer most movie executives will deeply miss. More...

International Top Five - Bourne Breaks Bank

August 29th, 2007

The top five on this week's international charts was the same as last week, only in a slightly different order. For instance, The Bourne Ultimatum was able to climb into top spot with $15.17 million on 2059 screens in 24 markets for a total of $52.55 million so far. The film had a number of openings, including Russia where it opening in first place with $2.57 million on 453 screens and New Zealand where it top the box office with $666,000 on 60 screens. However, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $976,000 on 196 screens, but that was still the best per screen average in the top ten there. The film's biggest market overall was the U.K. where it remained in first place with $5.77 million on 456 screens for a two-week total of $27.86 million, which is more than either of the previous films made in that market. In fact, The Bourne Ultimatum is on track to top the $33.94 million the first two films made in total in the U.K. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Streak is Summer's Best

August 22nd, 2007

The Simpsons Movie topped the charts for the fourth weekend in a row, the first film do win four weeks in a row on the international chart this summer. However, it was very, very close with $22.30 million on 3128 screens in 49 market for a total of $267.62 million internationally while its worldwide total is now $432.89 million. The film opened in first place in Russia with $3.66 million on 545 screens while in Brazil it took in $2.73 million on 442 screens. Its final significant opening of the weekend came in the Netherlands where it also took first place with $844,000 on 190 screens including the biggest opening day for an animated film at just under $222,000. The film is already $100 million ahead of its domestic pace on the international scene and should hit $300 million before long, while worldwide it could be headed to $500 million. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Stave Off Potter

August 15th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, The Simpsons Movie topped the charts, but it was a close race as the TV adaptation pulled in $24.12 million on 6,629 screens in 55 markets for a total of $232.02 million, just beating Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which clocked in with $23.87 million. The Simpsons' nearly 50% drop-off can be explained by they lack of new openings and the film is still performing strongly in several major markets, including the U.K. where it added $4.39 million on 506 screens to its running tally of $60.41 million. Meanwhile in Mexico, the film was down 64% during its second weekend of release, although that's typical of the film's performance so far and it was still able to earn first place with $1.95 million on 986 screens for a total of $11.10 million so far. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Score, according to Estimates

August 8th, 2007

Full numbers are not in, so we are stuck with studio estimates for this week's international top five round-up. That means a couple of films could switch places when the final numbers are in. However, it is certain that The Simpsons Movie will take top spot as it pulled in an estimated $47.3 million on 6,627 screens in 75 markets for a two-week total of $187 million. This week's numbers include several new releases, including Mexico, where the family friendly film dominated the box office taking in $5.46 million on 842 screens over the weekend and $6.84 million in total. Holdovers were mixed with the film down 70% in the U.K. and 64% in Germany, however, it still made $8.18 million on 519 screens in the former market and $5.15 million on 816 screens in the latter for running tallies of $24.96 million and $49.14 million respectively. It fell more than 50% in almost all major markets, but with a worldwide total of more than $300 million after the weekend, the studio should be very happy with the results. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Nearly Reaches Nine-Digits

August 1st, 2007

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

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

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

Chuck and Harry Finish One-Two but Hairspray is the Real Winner

July 24th, 2007

As expected, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix traded spots during the weekend. However, they both finished lower than expected in raw dollars. Fortunately Hairspray and the rest of the films were able to compensate. The overall box office was down 14% from last weekend to $155 million, but that was still up close to 3% compared to the same weekend last year. 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...

Chuck and Harry

July 19th, 2007

The buddy comedy with Adam Sandler and Kevin James opens this weekend, and while it won't be seen as one of the major hits of the summer, it should still be in a relatively close battle with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for top spot on the charts this weekend. More...

Harry Potter and the Fanboy Effect

July 17th, 2007

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

Harry Potter and the Record Opening

July 12th, 2007

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

International Top Five - A Change at the Top

July 11th, 2007

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

Transformers's Changing Fortunes

July 10th, 2007

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

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...

Expectations Change Little

July 6th, 2007

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

Seven Day Weekend

July 3rd, 2007

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

Rats Make Per Theater Chart Sick

July 3rd, 2007

There were only two films to crack $10,000 on the per theater chart this week, both of which placed in the top ten overall. The box office champion, Ratatouille, finished in first place with an average of $11,936 while Sicko wasn't too far behind with $10,208. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30, 2007

June 30th, 2007

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

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23, 2007

June 24th, 2007

One of the most anticipate films of the summer became the best site of the week. The Simpsons Movie - Official Site is finally here and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Contest - Some Enchanted Evening

June 22nd, 2007

Ratatouille explodes into theaters next week, while Evening makes a wide-ish opening. Because of the uncertainty in Evening's theater count, we will be using Ratatouille as our target film even though the prizes come from Evening. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for Ratatouille. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win an Evening poster, book, and make-up bag. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win an Evening cookbook and candle. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10 - June 16, 2007

June 17th, 2007

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

Summer Looking to Return to Fantastic Ways

June 14th, 2007

After an amazing May, June has shown a bit of weakness and the summer has fallen off its record-setting pace. Things look to turn-around thanks to a super-hero sequel and the buzz suggests Fantastic Four franchise should be up to the task of rescuing a slumping box office, again. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

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

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26, 2007

May 26th, 2007

Another slow week. If this keeps up I'm going to have to rethink my methodology. Not only were there not as many sites as I would like, there were none that really stood out as award-worthy. The best was Stardust - Official Site, but here I will wait for more of the content to be added before I make a final decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for 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...

Movie Website Updates for March 17 - March 23, 2007

March 24th, 2007

Good week for trailers with several on the list, including a trio of major summer blockbusters. However, while those site will obviously generate the most traffic, they are not award-worthy sites, (at least not yet). The best site this week is Pathfinder - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 10 - March 16, 2007

March 17th, 2007

We are starting to get some serious updates on the websites for the summer blockbusters, however, it will be a few more weeks before this list is dominated by such films. In the meantime, it is a website for a new release, Dead Silence - Official Site, that is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15, 2006

December 16th, 2006

The end of year big movie rush continues, the last few big movies are launching their sites. And one such movie, Night at the Museum - Official Site, is the winning of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 16th, 2006

High quantity on sites this week, but many of them were for new releases, most of which haven't had any updates in a while. Those that did have updates were generally quite small, but one site stood above them all, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - Official Site, which is easily the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 26th, 2006

It's another busy week with nearly three dozen films being represented here. Taking top prize is Invincible - Official Site, although there were a few others that could take that claim before all is said and done. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3rd - June 9

June 9th, 2006

It was a slow week it terms of major updates and that allowed the Fanboy in me to grant The Transformers - Official Site the gloriously premature Weekly Website Award. Let's hope the full site lives up to this title. More...

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,027,395 (22.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,940 opening theaters/3,940 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $315,969,867

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 2007 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: August 1st, 2007 (Wide) (Netherlands)
September 6th, 2007 (Wide) (New Zealand)
June 1st, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Netherlands)
September 15th, 2023 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: November 6th, 2007 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. WALL-E
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Food, Voiceover/Narration, Family Movie, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Disney-Pixar
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Monday 41 $473,350 Sep 3, 2007 67
Fastest to $100m 211 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Fastest to $150m 208 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Fastest to $200m 208 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Fastest to $50m 232 $200,776,098 Aug 31, 2007 66
Biggest 4th Thursday 86 $1,645,685 Jul 26, 2007 28
Biggest 4th Wednesday 96 $1,627,210 Jul 25, 2007 27
Biggest 3rd Thursday 65 $2,969,960 Jul 19, 2007 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 61 $3,225,727 Jul 18, 2007 20
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 39 $29,014,293 Jul 6, 2007 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 42 $47,654,292 Jul 6, 2007 10
Biggest 1st Thursday 97 $7,855,873 Jul 5, 2007 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 58 $10,205,079 Jul 4, 2007 6
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 65 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 73 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 13 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 78 $47,027,395 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top 2007 Theater Average 100 $11,936 Jun 29, 2007 3
Top G Day Domestic 43 $16,976,145 Jun 30, 2007 2

Leading Cast

Patton Oswalt    Remy
Ian Holm    Skinner
Lou Romano    Linguini
Janeane Garofalo    Collette

Supporting Cast

Brian Dennehy    Django
Peter Sohn    Emile
Peter O'Toole    Anton Ego
Brad Garrett    Gusteau
Will Arnett    Horst
Julius Callahan    Lalo & Francois
James Remar    Larousse
John Ratzenberger    Mustafa
Teddy Newton    Lawyer (Talon Labarthe)
Tony Fucile    Pompidou & Health Inspector
Jake Steinfeld    Git (Lab Rat)
Brad Bird    Ambrister Minion

Narrator(s)

Stephanie Roux   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brad Bird    Director
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Andrew Stanton    Executive Producer
Brad Lewis    Producer
Brad Bird    Screenwriter
Jan Pinkava    Story Creator
Jim Capobianco    Story Creator
Brad Bird    Story Creator
Sharon Calahan    Cinematographer
Robert Anderson    Cinematographer
Michael Giacchino    Composer
Darren Holmes    Editor
Mark Andrews    Story Supervisor
Michael Fong    Supervising Technical Director
Harley Jessup    Production Designer
Dominique Louis    Art Director
Robert Kondo    Art Director
Belinda Van Valkenburg    Shading Art Direction
Jason Deamer    Character Designer
Greg Dykstra    Character Designer
Carter Goodrich    Character Designer
Dan Lee    Character Designer
Dylan Brown    Supervising Animator
Mark Walsh    Supervising Animator
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Michael Silvers    Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin Reher    Casting Director
Natalie Lyon    Casting Director
Jim Capobianco    Screenwriter

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Sales - Beowulf has 7 Days on Top

March 10th, 2008

There were plenty of new releases to hit the sales chart this week, as well as an older release that returned to the top five. Number one was Beowulf with 902,000 units sold for $17.08 million in revenue in its first week. More...

Awards Season - No Country but Plenty of Oscars for Old Men

February 25th, 2008

The Oscars have all been awarded and No Country for Old Men was the big winner at the Oscars, taking home four major awards. (It was shut out of the technical nominations.) The second biggest winner of the night was The Bourne Ultimatum with three awards, all technical. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay

February 15th, 2008

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at Best Writing - Original Screenplay and Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Best Animated Feature / Best Documentary

February 13th, 2008

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film and Best Feature Length Documentary. More...

Awards Season - Country's Wins are Getting Old

February 10th, 2008

The final guilds awards were handed recently and it seems like a stuck record with No Country for Old Men picking up award after award. However, it wasn't the only winner. More...

Awards Season - No Shortage of Love for Country or Blood

January 22nd, 2008

The Oscar nominations were announced today and there is no shortage of contenders. In fact, with no real juggernaut to deal with, the competition is more up in the air that most years. More...

Awards Season - Guilds Get into the Act

January 15th, 2008

The final three guilds handed out their nominations over the past week and while most deal with television, there are a handful of theatrical nominations for each of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America. More...

Awards Season - No Ceremony but Plenty of Winners

January 14th, 2008

The WGA strike meant the Golden Globes ceremony was cancelled last night and the winners were instead announced during a half-hour press conference. For people who think the awards have become bloated, this was welcome news. More...

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

December 17th, 2007

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

International Details - No Heartbreak for the Kid

December 16th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid slipped a spot to sixth with $5.04 million on 2029 screens in 46 markets for a total of $79.44 million internationally, which is more than twice what it earned domestically. This includes France where it pulled in $1.10 million on 320 screens while lifting its running tally to $3.37 million in that market. More...

Award Season - Globes Spread the Love Around

December 13th, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, but there were no truly dominate films out of the 14 theatrical categories. 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...

International Details - Bee Movie is Buzzing Internationally

December 9th, 2007

Bee Movie returned to the charts in sixth place with $6.71 million on 1288 screens in 11 markets for an early international total of $19.43 million after a month of release. This includes a pair of first place debuts in Spain and Mexico. In the former it earned $2.81 million on 421 screens while in the latter is earned $2.60 million on 389 screens. While Spain is the larger marker, I thought the family friendly nature of Mexico would give it the edge. Even so, there are great openings for the film. More...

DVD Sales - Living for the Home Market

December 3rd, 2007

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

International Details - Lions are more like Lambs

December 3rd, 2007

Lions for Lambs climbed a spot to sixth place with $4.34 million on 2453 screens in 53 markets for a total of $25.97 million, while only managing $1 million or more in one market this past weekend, ($1.40 million on 390 screens during its sixth place debut in France). It opens in Italy later this month and Japan in the spring of '08, but there's almost no chance the film will show a profit at this point. Normally one movie losing money isn't a big issue because the studio can rely on one or two monster hits to pay for their misses, (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made enough money to pay for the entire budgets of half-a-dozen misses for Warner Bros. this year, and that's before the home market). However, United Artists is a newly relauched studio and they don't have a war chest built up from past victories. Stumbling out of the gate like this hurts. More...

2007 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

December 2nd, 2007

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

DVD Sales - Shrek Stomps Competition

November 25th, 2007

Shrek the Third was the second digitally animated film to debut on top of the sales chart in two weeks. Preliminary numbers have the DVD selling 4.10 million units for $62.42 million in sales. The Thanksgiving holiday delayed full numbers and this could change when final updates are in, although they won't change by enough to drop it out of first place. More...

DVD Rentals - Shrek Even Stronger on Rental Charts

November 25th, 2007

There were only four new releases to chart this week on the DVD rental chart, including Shrek the Third, which opened in top spot with $11.01 million in rentals. More...

International Top Five - Beowulf is the Leader of the Pack

November 21st, 2007

Beowulf was able to come out on top on the international charts just as it did domestically, but it was by a lot closer margin of victory. During its first weekend of release, the film pulled in $17.41 million on 2432 screens in 13 markets, including a first place debut in South Korea where it earned $2.91 million on 365 screens over the weekend and $3.92 million in total. Beowulf opened in other major markets but had to settle for second in the U.K. with $4.51 million on 485 screens, and in Germany with $2.12 million on 698 screens while it could do no better than third place in Italy with $2.09 million on 368. Like its domestic debut, these results could be described as disappointing when placed next to its $150 million production budget. More...

DVD Sales - Ratatouille Rules the Sales Chart

November 19th, 2007

Ratatouille led a large group of new releases on this week's sales chart selling a massive 3.86 million units for first week sales of $57.82 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Why Buy Chuck and Larry When You can Rent It?

November 19th, 2007

There were just four new releases to chart on this week's rental charts, but three of them placed in the top five. This includes the new number one renter, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which pulled in $9.26 million in rentals. More...

International Top Five - Bollywood Blowout

November 14th, 2007

For the first time in a while we have a Hollywood film releases day-and-date internationally in more than 40 markets, so it comes as a huge surprise that the number one film this weekend is Om Shanti Om. It is true that Bollywood films have been performing better as of late and the overall market is typically slow during the fall, but earning $18.17 million on 1,048 screens in 17 markets is still a fantastic start by any measure. Most of that figure came from India, but unfortunately that market generally doesn't release final numbers till much later in the week, if not the following week. We have read reports of record openings on the vast majority of the 600 screens it opened on in its native market, and expectations are for strong legs there. Meanwhile, the film placed seventh in the U.K. with $1.07 million on just 52 screens for a per screen average of over $20,000. More...

DVD Releases for November 13, 2007

November 12th, 2007

Another week, another $300 million hit comes out on DVD, along with a few dozen other films and TV series. While this week wasn't quite as busy as it has been for a few weeks, we still had plenty of contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. This includes this week's winner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition - Blu-Ray, while a release from last week, Ratatouille - Blu-Ray, earns a belated honor. More...

Contest - Feeling Blu

November 8th, 2007

The third family film of the month is Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. 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 Ratatouille on Blu-Ray. That's right, we have our first Blu-Ray giveaway. 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 Broken on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Top Five - Ratatouille's a Five Star International Release

November 7th, 2007

For the fifth week in a row, Ratatouille led the way on the international charts as it pulled in $15.65 million on 3732 screens in 30 markets for a total of $375.08 million. The film is still number one in the U.K. with $3.22 million on 498 screens and in Italy with $3.15 million on 536 screens. However, its best market of the weekend was Germany where it added $3.84 million on 835 screens scoring second place in the process. The film now has $42.19 million in Germany, $40.89 million in the U.K., and $20.37 million in Italy, which is impressive but well back of France where the animated feature has earned $66.05 million after three months of release. Even with no further markets to open in, Ratatouille will have no problem becoming just the third Pixar film to earn $600 million worldwide and the sixth such hit this year. More...

DVD Releases for November 6, 2007 - Part 2

November 6th, 2007

Now that Halloween is over, the Christmas shopping season has (un)officially started and there is a flood of DVDs coming out this week, so much so that we again had to split the list into two parts. (And looking at next week's list, we might have to do it again.) Despite this long list, it was an easy choice for DVD Pick of the Week: Cars - Blu-Ray Release. Although when the other two Blu-Ray Pixar screeners show up, I might have to revise that choice. More...

International Top Five - International Auds Gorge on Ratatouille

October 31st, 2007

Ratatouille's feeding frenzy continues with another first place finish this time the film earned $22.61 million on 4271 screens in 29 markets for a total of $348.16 million. Even though the film had no new openings this week, and won't for the rest of its run, it still managed first place in a handful of markets. The best of these was the U.K. where it earned $7.40 million on 525 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.73 million, which is already more than Cars earned in that market in total. Meanwhile in Italy it remained in first place despite having to deal with five wide releases while adding $4.56 million on 624 screens for a two-week total of $14.07 million. On the other hand, a local hit pushed the film into second place in Germany, but it still earned $3.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.15 million. It looks more and more likely that the film will reach $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide. Only Finding Nemo earned more internationally for Pixar and only The Incredibles and Finding Nemo earned more worldwide. More...

International Top Five - Audiences Still Haven't Had Their Fill of Ratatouille

October 24th, 2007

Ratatouille remained in first place over the weekend as it topped $300 million internationally and $500 million worldwide. Over the weekend the film opened in first place in Italy with $6.29 million on 658 screens over the weekend and $7.26 million in total, which is the best opening for a Pixar film in that market. It also topped the charts in Sweden with $1.71 million on 183 screens over the weekend and $2.03 million in total and Poland with $1.24 million on 130 screens over the weekend and $1.49 million. Overall, Ratatouille added $30.11 million on 4168 screens in 29 markets for a total of $310.12 million internationally and $515.03 million worldwide. The film could reach $400 million internationally, especially with its impressive legs so far. In the U.K. the film was down only 31% to $6.26 million on 535 screens over the weekend and $18.38 million in total, while in Germany it was down just 1% to $6.40 million on 860 screens over the weekend and $29.24 million in total. The only Pixar film to make more in that latter market was Finding Nemo at $54 million, which is in all likelihood out of reach, but not completely out of the question. More...

International Top Five - Second Helping for Ratatouille

October 17th, 2007

Ratatouille remained in top spot with $21.07 million on 3721 screens in 39 markets for a total of $271.85 million. This includes a dominating first place, $9.08 million opening on 503 screens in the U.K. This was nearly twice as much as Cars debuted with in that market, but only half as much as The Incredibles. Meanwhile in Germany, the film was down 45% to $6.46 million for the weekend and $20.40 million in total. This is already more than Cars made in total in that market and is about a week away from also topping The Incredibles final figure of $24.22 million. Its best market is still France where it has made $64.76 million, just a hair below the $64.78 million Finding Nemo made in that market meaning Ratatouille has already become the all-time highest grossing Pixar movie in France. More...

International Top Five - Ratatouille Earns its First Michelin Star

October 10th, 2007

Ratatouille climbed to the top on the international charts thanks to a first place opening in Germany, which is one of its last major markets. The film pulled in $11.71 million on 853 screens, which is almost four times what Cars made during its opening and more than twice what The Incredibles debuted with. It isn't as strong as Finding Nemo but that's such a high standard that no one will be disappointed that it didn't make it there. Overall the film added $19.33 million on 3265 screens in 30 markets for a total of $245.83 million, including $63.92 million in France. More...

International Top Five - Bourne Refuses to Fall

October 3rd, 2007

The summer blockbuster season may have ended a month ago, but The Bourne Ultimatum is still ruling the international box office. This week the film added $9.61 million on 2875 screens in 47 markets for a total of $162.78 million so far. The film had no major, or even midlevel openings this past weekend, but it still managed an estimated $1.5 million in France for a total of $12.6 million after three weeks there. Even if the film had no more markets left to debut in, it could still cross $200 million internationally, and with openings in Italy and Japan still ahead, the goal is to earn more than the first two installments in the franchise combined. More...

International Details - Ratatouille Serves Up an International Dish

September 30th, 2007

Ratatouille opening in first place in South Africa this weekend earning $298,000 on 40 screens, which is very close to what The Simpsons Movie made in its opening there a few weeks ago. Its best market of the weekend remains France where it was down a mere 4% to $1.67 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.63 million. At this pace, the film will reach $60 million by this time next week while topping Finding Nemo's total of nearly $65 million is increasingly in reach. Overall Ratatouille added $4.66 million on 2535 screens in 27 markets for a total of $216.42 million, which is more than Cars managed, and this film still has openings in Germany, U.K., Italy, and Scandinavia. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

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

International Top Five - Ultimatum Ultimate Bourne Film

September 12th, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum regained top spot as it became the fist film from the Bourne franchise to cross $300 million worldwide while it is about a week from being the highest grossing film internationally as well. Over the weekend the film added $15.79 million on 3341 screens in 38 markets for a total of $98.24 million internationally and $308.53 million worldwide. It was aided by two openings in major markets as it scored first place in both Germany, ($4.65 million on 703 screens), and Mexico, ($1.43 million on 385 screens). Meanwhile, the film is still doing swift business in holdovers like Australia with $3.25 million on 402 screens over the weekend and $10.08 million in total and the U.K. with $2.21 million on 457 screens over the weekend and $40.63 million in total. The Bourne Ultimatum opens in France and South Korea this week while it doesn't hit Italy and Japan till November and by then it could have $200 million internationally. More...

International Top Five - Shrek Storms Back to the Top

September 6th, 2007

It was the end of summer and that's the best time for Shrek the Third to make its debut in Italy. Summers in Italy are for outdoor activities, so much so that many theaters close down for the season, which makes it a good plan to hold off opening blockbusters there till the fall. The film dominated that market earning $8.02 million on 705 screens over the weekend and $10.67 million overall. The film also opened in three of the four Scandinavian markets earning a combined $4.06 million on 347 screens, including previews / midweek numbers. Overall the film added $17.87 million on 1849 screens in 23 markets for a total of $436.45 million. More...

Halloween has Furious Beginning

September 4th, 2007

The summer ended on a strong note, including a record-breaking opening by Halloween. Overall the box office earning $118 million over the 3-day weekend, which was up 8% from last weekend and 16% from the same weekend last year. Over 4 days, the box office total was $149 million, up 15% from last year. With records broken for total box office, number of $300 million movies, number of $200 million movies, and more, this is a summer most movie executives will deeply miss. More...

International Top Five - Bourne Breaks Bank

August 29th, 2007

The top five on this week's international charts was the same as last week, only in a slightly different order. For instance, The Bourne Ultimatum was able to climb into top spot with $15.17 million on 2059 screens in 24 markets for a total of $52.55 million so far. The film had a number of openings, including Russia where it opening in first place with $2.57 million on 453 screens and New Zealand where it top the box office with $666,000 on 60 screens. However, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $976,000 on 196 screens, but that was still the best per screen average in the top ten there. The film's biggest market overall was the U.K. where it remained in first place with $5.77 million on 456 screens for a two-week total of $27.86 million, which is more than either of the previous films made in that market. In fact, The Bourne Ultimatum is on track to top the $33.94 million the first two films made in total in the U.K. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Streak is Summer's Best

August 22nd, 2007

The Simpsons Movie topped the charts for the fourth weekend in a row, the first film do win four weeks in a row on the international chart this summer. However, it was very, very close with $22.30 million on 3128 screens in 49 market for a total of $267.62 million internationally while its worldwide total is now $432.89 million. The film opened in first place in Russia with $3.66 million on 545 screens while in Brazil it took in $2.73 million on 442 screens. Its final significant opening of the weekend came in the Netherlands where it also took first place with $844,000 on 190 screens including the biggest opening day for an animated film at just under $222,000. The film is already $100 million ahead of its domestic pace on the international scene and should hit $300 million before long, while worldwide it could be headed to $500 million. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Stave Off Potter

August 15th, 2007

For the third weekend in a row, The Simpsons Movie topped the charts, but it was a close race as the TV adaptation pulled in $24.12 million on 6,629 screens in 55 markets for a total of $232.02 million, just beating Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which clocked in with $23.87 million. The Simpsons' nearly 50% drop-off can be explained by they lack of new openings and the film is still performing strongly in several major markets, including the U.K. where it added $4.39 million on 506 screens to its running tally of $60.41 million. Meanwhile in Mexico, the film was down 64% during its second weekend of release, although that's typical of the film's performance so far and it was still able to earn first place with $1.95 million on 986 screens for a total of $11.10 million so far. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Score, according to Estimates

August 8th, 2007

Full numbers are not in, so we are stuck with studio estimates for this week's international top five round-up. That means a couple of films could switch places when the final numbers are in. However, it is certain that The Simpsons Movie will take top spot as it pulled in an estimated $47.3 million on 6,627 screens in 75 markets for a two-week total of $187 million. This week's numbers include several new releases, including Mexico, where the family friendly film dominated the box office taking in $5.46 million on 842 screens over the weekend and $6.84 million in total. Holdovers were mixed with the film down 70% in the U.K. and 64% in Germany, however, it still made $8.18 million on 519 screens in the former market and $5.15 million on 816 screens in the latter for running tallies of $24.96 million and $49.14 million respectively. It fell more than 50% in almost all major markets, but with a worldwide total of more than $300 million after the weekend, the studio should be very happy with the results. More...

International Top Five - Simpsons Nearly Reaches Nine-Digits

August 1st, 2007

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

International Details - Transformers Remains Hair-raising

July 29th, 2007

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

Chuck and Harry Finish One-Two but Hairspray is the Real Winner

July 24th, 2007

As expected, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix traded spots during the weekend. However, they both finished lower than expected in raw dollars. Fortunately Hairspray and the rest of the films were able to compensate. The overall box office was down 14% from last weekend to $155 million, but that was still up close to 3% compared to the same weekend last year. 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...

Chuck and Harry

July 19th, 2007

The buddy comedy with Adam Sandler and Kevin James opens this weekend, and while it won't be seen as one of the major hits of the summer, it should still be in a relatively close battle with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for top spot on the charts this weekend. More...

Harry Potter and the Fanboy Effect

July 17th, 2007

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

Harry Potter and the Record Opening

July 12th, 2007

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

International Top Five - A Change at the Top

July 11th, 2007

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

Transformers's Changing Fortunes

July 10th, 2007

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

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...

Expectations Change Little

July 6th, 2007

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

Seven Day Weekend

July 3rd, 2007

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

Rats Make Per Theater Chart Sick

July 3rd, 2007

There were only two films to crack $10,000 on the per theater chart this week, both of which placed in the top ten overall. The box office champion, Ratatouille, finished in first place with an average of $11,936 while Sicko wasn't too far behind with $10,208. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30, 2007

June 30th, 2007

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

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23, 2007

June 24th, 2007

One of the most anticipate films of the summer became the best site of the week. The Simpsons Movie - Official Site is finally here and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Contest - Some Enchanted Evening

June 22nd, 2007

Ratatouille explodes into theaters next week, while Evening makes a wide-ish opening. Because of the uncertainty in Evening's theater count, we will be using Ratatouille as our target film even though the prizes come from Evening. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for Ratatouille. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win an Evening poster, book, and make-up bag. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win an Evening cookbook and candle. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10 - June 16, 2007

June 17th, 2007

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

Summer Looking to Return to Fantastic Ways

June 14th, 2007

After an amazing May, June has shown a bit of weakness and the summer has fallen off its record-setting pace. Things look to turn-around thanks to a super-hero sequel and the buzz suggests Fantastic Four franchise should be up to the task of rescuing a slumping box office, again. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

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

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26, 2007

May 26th, 2007

Another slow week. If this keeps up I'm going to have to rethink my methodology. Not only were there not as many sites as I would like, there were none that really stood out as award-worthy. The best was Stardust - Official Site, but here I will wait for more of the content to be added before I make a final decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for 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...

Movie Website Updates for March 17 - March 23, 2007

March 24th, 2007

Good week for trailers with several on the list, including a trio of major summer blockbusters. However, while those site will obviously generate the most traffic, they are not award-worthy sites, (at least not yet). The best site this week is Pathfinder - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 10 - March 16, 2007

March 17th, 2007

We are starting to get some serious updates on the websites for the summer blockbusters, however, it will be a few more weeks before this list is dominated by such films. In the meantime, it is a website for a new release, Dead Silence - Official Site, that is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15, 2006

December 16th, 2006

The end of year big movie rush continues, the last few big movies are launching their sites. And one such movie, Night at the Museum - Official Site, is the winning of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 16th, 2006

High quantity on sites this week, but many of them were for new releases, most of which haven't had any updates in a while. Those that did have updates were generally quite small, but one site stood above them all, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - Official Site, which is easily the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 26th, 2006

It's another busy week with nearly three dozen films being represented here. Taking top prize is Invincible - Official Site, although there were a few others that could take that claim before all is said and done. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3rd - June 9

June 9th, 2006

It was a slow week it terms of major updates and that allowed the Fanboy in me to grant The Transformers - Official Site the gloriously premature Weekly Website Award. Let's hope the full site lives up to this title. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2007 1 $47,027,395   3,940 $11,936   $47,027,395 1
Jul 6, 2007 2 $29,014,293 -38% 3,940 $7,364   $109,531,598 2
Jul 13, 2007 3 $18,012,196 -38% 3,625 $4,969   $142,997,082 3
Jul 20, 2007 5 $10,899,179 -39% 3,402 $3,204   $165,519,955 4
Jul 27, 2007 7 $7,455,594 -32% 2,934 $2,541   $179,904,396 5
Aug 3, 2007 11 $3,987,800 -47% 1,940 $2,056   $188,246,213 6
Aug 10, 2007 13 $2,373,416 -40% 1,835 $1,293   $193,415,480 7
Aug 17, 2007 16 $1,643,850 -31% 1,403 $1,172   $196,620,846 8
Aug 24, 2007 18 $1,168,729 -29% 956 $1,223   $199,064,945 9
Aug 31, 2007 18 $1,201,679 +3% 1,068 $1,125   $200,776,098 10
Sep 7, 2007 22 $570,557 -53% 620 $920   $201,994,077 11
Sep 14, 2007 25 $448,933 -21% 474 $947   $202,576,301 12
Sep 21, 2007 26 $360,229 -20% 377 $956   $203,040,254 13
Sep 28, 2007 26 $243,895 -32% 280 $871   $203,360,412 14
Oct 5, 2007 26 $441,337 +81% 420 $1,051   $203,855,456 15
Oct 12, 2007 30 $389,332 -12% 393 $991   $204,431,330 16
Oct 19, 2007 29 $340,588 -13% 366 $931   $204,907,550 17
Oct 26, 2007 25 $295,692 -13% 331 $893   $205,292,872 18
Nov 2, 2007 26 $255,821 -13% 305 $839   $205,630,874 19
Nov 9, 2007 29 $219,129 -14% 261 $840   $205,917,649 20
Nov 16, 2007 32 $135,458 -38% 237 $572   $206,114,243 21
Nov 23, 2007 33 $128,718 -5% 220 $585   $206,307,914 22
Nov 30, 2007 35 $59,838 -54% 195 $307   $206,385,425 23
Dec 7, 2007 49 $35,953 -40% 153 $235   $206,435,493 24

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 29, 2007 1 $16,452,942     3,940 $4,176   $16,452,942 1
Jun 30, 2007 1 $16,976,145 +3%   3,940 $4,309   $33,429,087 2
Jul 1, 2007 1 $13,598,308 -20%   3,940 $3,451   $47,027,395 3
Jul 2, 2007 2 $7,550,960 -44%   3,940 $1,916   $54,578,355 4
Jul 3, 2007 2 $7,900,000 +5%   3,940 $2,005   $62,400,000 5
Jul 4, 2007 2 $10,205,079 +29%   3,940 $2,590   $72,718,000 6
Jul 5, 2007 2 $7,855,873 -23%   3,940 $1,994   $80,517,305 7
Jul 6, 2007 2 $9,430,549 +20% -43% 3,940 $2,394   $89,947,854 8
Jul 7, 2007 2 $10,856,360 +15% -36% 3,940 $2,755   $100,804,214 9
Jul 8, 2007 2 $8,727,384 -20% -36% 3,940 $2,215   $109,531,598 10
Jul 9, 2007 2 $4,068,900 -53% -46% 3,940 $1,033   $113,600,498 11
Jul 10, 2007 2 $4,152,276 +2% -47% 3,940 $1,054   $117,752,774 12
Jul 11, 2007 3 $3,921,653 -6% -62% 3,940 $995   $121,674,427 13
Jul 12, 2007 3 $3,310,459 -16% -58% 3,940 $840   $124,984,886 14
Jul 13, 2007 3 $5,368,711 +62% -43% 3,625 $1,481   $130,353,597 15
Jul 14, 2007 3 $7,153,967 +33% -34% 3,625 $1,974   $137,507,564 16
Jul 15, 2007 3 $5,489,518 -23% -37% 3,625 $1,514   $142,997,082 17
Jul 16, 2007 3 $2,524,660 -54% -38% 3,625 $696   $145,521,742 18
Jul 17, 2007 3 $2,903,347 +15% -30% 3,625 $801   $148,425,089 19
Jul 18, 2007 3 $3,225,727 +11% -18% 3,625 $890   $151,650,816 20
Jul 19, 2007 3 $2,969,960 -8% -10% 3,625 $819   $154,620,776 21
Jul 20, 2007 5 $3,516,840 +18% -34% 3,042 $1,156   $158,137,616 22
Jul 21, 2007 5 $4,202,839 +20% -41% 3,042 $1,382   $162,340,455 23
Jul 22, 2007 5 $3,179,500 -24% -42% 3,042 $1,045   $165,519,955 24
Jul 23, 2007 5 $1,866,667 -41% -26% 3,042 $614   $167,386,622 25
Jul 24, 2007 5 $1,789,285 -4% -38% 3,042 $588   $169,175,907 26
Jul 25, 2007 5 $1,627,210 -9% -50% 3,042 $535   $170,803,117 27
Jul 26, 2007 5 $1,645,685 +1% -45% 3,042 $541   $172,448,802 28
Jul 27, 2007 7 $2,219,718 +35% -37% 2,934 $757   $174,668,520 29
Jul 28, 2007 7 $2,963,481 +34% -29% 2,934 $1,010   $177,632,001 30
Jul 29, 2007 7 $2,272,395 -23% -29% 2,934 $775   $179,904,396 31
Jul 30, 2007 7 $1,064,798 -53% -43% 2,934 $363   $180,969,194 32
Jul 31, 2007 7 $1,092,336 +3% -39% 2,934 $372   $182,061,530 33
Aug 1, 2007 7 $1,074,782 -2% -34% 2,934 $366   $183,136,312 34
Aug 2, 2007 7 $1,122,101 +4% -32% 2,934 $382   $184,258,413 35
Aug 3, 2007 11 $1,183,921 +6% -47% 1,940 $610   $185,442,334 36
Aug 4, 2007 10 $1,583,336 +34% -47% 1,940 $816   $187,025,670 37
Aug 5, 2007 10 $1,220,543 -23% -46% 1,940 $629   $188,246,213 38
Aug 6, 2007 10 $755,599 -38% -29% 1,940 $389   $189,001,812 39
Aug 7, 2007 10 $709,026 -6% -35% 1,940 $365   $189,710,838 40
Aug 8, 2007 11 $708,382 n/c -34% 1,940 $365   $190,419,220 41
Aug 9, 2007 11 $622,844 -12% -44% 1,940 $321   $191,042,064 42
Aug 16, 2007 11 $432,513   -31% 1,835 $236   $194,976,996 49
Sep 3, 2007 16 $473,350     1,068 $443   $201,249,448 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2007 2 $80,517,305   3,940 $20,436   $80,517,305 1
Jul 6, 2007 3 $44,467,581 -45% 3,940 $11,286   $124,984,886 2
Jul 13, 2007 3 $29,635,890 -33% 3,625 $8,175   $154,620,776 3
Jul 20, 2007 5 $17,828,026 -40% 3,402 $5,240   $172,448,802 4
Jul 27, 2007 7 $11,809,611 -34% 2,934 $4,025   $184,258,413 5
Aug 3, 2007 10 $6,783,651 -43% 1,940 $3,497   $191,042,064 6
Aug 10, 2007 13 $3,934,932 -42% 1,835 $2,144   $194,976,996 7
Aug 17, 2007 15 $2,919,220 -26% 1,403 $2,081   $197,896,216 8
Aug 24, 2007 19 $1,678,203 -43% 956 $1,755   $199,574,419 9
Aug 31, 2007 18 $1,849,101 +10% 1,068 $1,731   $201,423,520 10
Sep 7, 2007 24 $703,848 -62% 620 $1,135   $202,127,368 11
Sep 14, 2007 26 $552,657 -21% 474 $1,166   $202,680,025 12
Sep 21, 2007 27 $436,492 -21% 377 $1,158   $203,116,517 13
Sep 28, 2007 27 $297,602 -32% 280 $1,063   $203,414,119 14
Oct 5, 2007 28 $627,879 +111% 420 $1,495   $204,041,998 15
Oct 12, 2007 30 $524,964 -16% 393 $1,336   $204,566,962 16
Oct 19, 2007 28 $430,218 -18% 366 $1,175   $204,997,180 17
Oct 26, 2007 26 $377,873 -12% 331 $1,142   $205,375,053 18
Nov 2, 2007 27 $323,467 -14% 305 $1,061   $205,698,520 19
Nov 9, 2007 31 $280,265 -13% 261 $1,074   $205,978,785 20
Nov 16, 2007 36 $200,411 -28% 237 $846   $206,179,196 21
Nov 23, 2007 33 $146,391 -27% 220 $665   $206,325,587 22
Nov 30, 2007 38 $73,953 -49% 195 $379   $206,399,540 23
Dec 7, 2007 52 $46,114 -38% 153 $301   $206,445,654 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Netherlands 8/1/2007 $0 0 130 258 $86,748 9/25/2023
New Zealand 9/6/2007 $0 0 1 1 $324 6/7/2022
 
Rest of World $420,016,969
 
International Total$420,104,041 9/25/2023

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
Nov 11, 200714,919,574 4,919,574$73,744,414$73,744,4141
Nov 18, 200721,486,462-70% 6,406,036$22,282,065$96,026,4792
Nov 25, 200751,523,755+3% 7,929,791$22,292,536$118,319,0153
Dec 2, 20074690,914-55% 8,620,705$10,108,072$128,427,0874
Dec 9, 20074569,964-18% 9,190,669$8,948,435$137,375,5225
Dec 16, 20077795,573+40% 9,986,242$11,925,639$149,301,1616
Dec 23, 20079858,664+8% 10,844,906$13,412,332$162,713,4937
Dec 30, 20079388,326-55% 11,233,232$6,302,531$169,016,0248
Jan 6, 200811141,992-63% 11,375,224$2,304,530$171,320,5549
Jan 13, 200812105,776-26% 11,481,000$1,580,293$172,900,84710
Jan 20, 20081462,937-40% 11,543,937$940,279$173,841,12611
Jan 27, 20081846,989-25% 11,590,926$702,016$174,543,14212
Feb 3, 20082150,363+7% 11,641,289$754,941$175,298,08313
Feb 10, 20081642,601-15% 11,683,890$636,459$175,934,54214
Mar 2, 20085335,861 12,091,033$5,017,763$182,020,82217
Mar 9, 20082353,065-84% 12,144,098$792,791$182,813,61318
Mar 23, 20082097,011 12,281,318$1,449,344$184,865,69020
May 22, 2016249,431 13,633,040$122,509$204,840,507446
Apr 2, 2017267,605 13,901,275$80,917$208,148,130491
Jul 16, 2017256,739 13,993,332$62,336$209,001,738506
Apr 22, 2018297,737 14,222,928$77,061$211,488,328546
May 26, 2019263,163 14,434,258$47,413$214,121,613603
Jun 16, 2019233,972 14,450,899$39,680$214,333,311606
Mar 15, 2020307,372 14,593,732$71,951$215,916,567645

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