Eagle Eye (2008)

Eagle Eye poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $101,440,743Details
International Box Office $79,144,516Details
Worldwide Box Office $180,585,259
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $39,471,809 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $39,471,809
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,150,721 (28.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,510 opening theaters/3,614 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $152,299,894

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 786 $101,440,743
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,385 $79,144,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,028 $180,585,259

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 26th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
September 26th, 2008 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 28th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
March 16th, 2009 by Paramount Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Uninvited
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Keywords: Terrorism, Surprise Twist, Artificial Intelligence, IMAX: DMR
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, K/O Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 290 $5,481,054 Oct 31, 2008 38
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $10,913,762 Oct 10, 2008 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 106 $17,176,260 Oct 10, 2008 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 69 $12,311,253 Oct 10, 2008 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $19,375,658 Oct 10, 2008 17
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 29 $29,150,721 Sep 26, 2008 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 57 $29,150,721 Sep 26, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic September Day 44 $12,378,941 Sep 27, 2008 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 2008 1 $29,150,721   3,510 $8,305   $29,150,721 1
Oct 3, 2008 2 $17,709,817 -39% 3,516 $5,037   $54,614,521 2
Oct 10, 2008 4 $10,913,762 -38% 3,614 $3,020   $70,409,979 3
Oct 17, 2008 5 $7,029,718 -36% 3,326 $2,114   $81,021,825 4
Oct 24, 2008 8 $5,051,952 -28% 2,558 $1,975   $87,903,354 5
Oct 31, 2008 9 $3,482,655 -31% 2,007 $1,735   $92,616,665 6
Nov 7, 2008 10 $2,541,602 -27% 1,407 $1,806   $96,348,829 7
Nov 14, 2008 11 $1,463,140 -42% 1,214 $1,205   $98,738,396 8
Nov 21, 2008 15 $667,605 -54% 757 $882   $99,740,445 9
Nov 28, 2008 24 $247,824 -63% 325 $763   $100,232,865 10
Dec 5, 2008 30 $113,174 -54% 205 $552   $100,404,599 11
Dec 12, 2008 24 $198,135 +75% 320 $619   $100,639,704 12
Dec 19, 2008 27 $129,410 -35% 254 $509   $100,856,790 13
Dec 26, 2008 30 $158,602 +23% 205 $774   $101,111,837 14
Jan 2, 2009 31 $146,604 -8% 195 $752   $101,401,695 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 26, 2008 1 $9,800,184     3,510 $2,792   $9,800,184 1
Sep 27, 2008 1 $12,378,941 +26%   3,510 $3,527   $22,179,125 2
Sep 28, 2008 1 $6,971,596 -44%   3,510 $1,986   $29,150,721 3
Sep 29, 2008 1 $2,078,092 -70%   3,510 $592   $31,228,813 4
Sep 30, 2008 1 $2,351,508 +13%   3,510 $670   $33,580,321 5
Oct 1, 2008 1 $1,781,225 -24%   3,510 $507   $35,361,546 6
Oct 2, 2008 1 $1,543,158 -13%   3,510 $440   $36,904,704 7
Oct 3, 2008 2 $5,439,686 +253% -44% 3,516 $1,547   $42,344,390 8
Oct 4, 2008 2 $7,869,322 +45% -36% 3,516 $2,238   $50,213,712 9
Oct 5, 2008 2 $4,400,809 -44% -37% 3,516 $1,252   $54,614,521 10
Oct 6, 2008 2 $1,144,466 -74% -45% 3,516 $326   $55,758,987 11
Oct 7, 2008 2 $1,190,993 +4% -49% 3,516 $339   $56,949,980 12
Oct 8, 2008 2 $1,202,244 +1% -33% 3,516 $342   $58,152,224 13
Oct 9, 2008 2 $1,343,993 +12% -13% 3,516 $382   $59,496,217 14
Oct 10, 2008 4 $3,263,999 +143% -40% 3,614 $903   $62,760,216 15
Oct 11, 2008 4 $4,678,472 +43% -41% 3,614 $1,295   $67,438,688 16
Oct 12, 2008 4 $2,971,291 -36% -32% 3,614 $822   $70,409,979 17
Oct 13, 2008 4 $1,397,491 -53% +22% 3,614 $387   $71,807,470 18
Oct 14, 2008 4 $724,816 -48% -39% 3,614 $201   $72,532,286 19
Oct 15, 2008 4 $667,806 -8% -44% 3,614 $185   $73,200,092 20
Oct 16, 2008 4 $792,015 +19% -41% 3,614 $219   $73,992,107 21
Oct 17, 2008 6 $2,196,158 +177% -33% 3,326 $660   $76,188,265 22
Oct 18, 2008 5 $3,168,849 +44% -32% 3,326 $953   $79,357,114 23
Oct 19, 2008 6 $1,664,711 -47% -44% 3,326 $501   $81,021,825 24
Oct 20, 2008 7 $454,972 -73% -67% 3,326 $137   $81,476,797 25
Oct 21, 2008 6 $473,636 +4% -35% 3,326 $142   $81,950,433 26
Oct 22, 2008 6 $432,661 -9% -35% 3,326 $130   $82,383,094 27
Oct 23, 2008 6 $468,308 +8% -41% 3,326 $141   $82,851,402 28
Oct 24, 2008 7 $1,631,359 +248% -26% 2,558 $638   $84,482,761 29
Oct 25, 2008 7 $2,245,686 +38% -29% 2,558 $878   $86,728,447 30
Oct 26, 2008 8 $1,174,907 -48% -29% 2,558 $459   $87,903,354 31
Oct 27, 2008 9 $297,406 -75% -35% 2,558 $116   $88,200,760 32
Oct 28, 2008 8 $318,641 +7% -33% 2,558 $125   $88,519,401 33
Oct 29, 2008 8 $295,802 -7% -32% 2,558 $116   $88,815,203 34
Oct 30, 2008 8 $318,807 +8% -32% 2,558 $125   $89,134,010 35
Oct 31, 2008 9 $697,803 +119% -57% 2,007 $348   $89,831,813 36
Nov 1, 2008 9 $1,794,567 +157% -20% 2,007 $894   $91,626,380 37
Nov 2, 2008 10 $990,285 -45% -16% 2,007 $493   $92,616,665 38
Nov 3, 2008 10 $311,547 -69% +5% 2,007 $155   $92,928,212 39
Nov 4, 2008 10 $342,306 +10% +7% 2,007 $171   $93,270,518 40
Nov 5, 2008 8 $253,617 -26% -14% 2,007 $126   $93,524,135 41
Nov 6, 2008 9 $283,092 +12% -11% 2,007 $141   $93,807,227 42
Nov 7, 2008 10 $780,079 +176% +12% 1,407 $554   $94,587,306 43
Nov 8, 2008 10 $1,186,426 +52% -34% 1,407 $843   $95,773,732 44
Nov 9, 2008 11 $575,097 -52% -42% 1,407 $409   $96,348,829 45
Nov 10, 2008 10 $286,851 -50% -8% 1,407 $204   $96,635,680 46
Nov 11, 2008 10 $373,792 +30% +9% 1,407 $266   $97,009,472 47
Nov 12, 2008 10 $132,564 -65% -48% 1,407 $94   $97,142,036 48
Nov 13, 2008 11 $133,220 n/c -53% 1,407 $95   $97,275,256 49
Nov 14, 2008 11 $455,305 +242% -42% 1,214 $375   $97,730,561 50
Nov 15, 2008 11 $701,480 +54% -41% 1,214 $578   $98,432,041 51
Nov 16, 2008 11 $306,355 -56% -47% 1,214 $252   $98,738,396 52
Nov 17, 2008 12 $78,136 -74% -73% 1,214 $64   $98,816,532 53
Nov 18, 2008 11 $86,514 +11% -77% 1,214 $71   $98,903,046 54
Nov 19, 2008 11 $84,113 -3% -37% 1,214 $69   $98,987,159 55
Nov 20, 2008 10 $85,681 +2% -36% 1,214 $71   $99,072,840 56
Nov 21, 2008 14 $219,266 +156% -52% 757 $290   $99,292,106 57
Nov 22, 2008 14 $298,659 +36% -57% 757 $395   $99,590,765 58
Nov 23, 2008 14 $149,680 -50% -51% 757 $198   $99,740,445 59
Nov 24, 2008 14 $63,702 -57% -18% 757 $84   $99,804,147 60
Nov 25, 2008 13 $88,734 +39% +3% 757 $117   $99,892,881 61
Nov 26, 2008 - $42,553 -52% -49% 325 $131   $99,935,434 62
Nov 27, 2008 - $49,607 +17% -42% 325 $153   $99,985,041 63
Nov 28, 2008 - $101,996 +106% -53% 325 $314   $100,087,037 64
Nov 29, 2008 - $102,733 +1% -66% 325 $316   $100,189,770 65
Nov 30, 2008 - $43,095 -58% -71% 325 $133   $100,232,865 66
Dec 1, 2008 - $15,255 -65% -76% 325 $47   $100,248,120 67
Dec 2, 2008 - $15,097 -1% -83% 325 $46   $100,263,217 68
Dec 3, 2008 - $14,251 -6% -67% 325 $44   $100,277,468 69
Dec 4, 2008 - $13,957 -2% -72% 325 $43   $100,291,425 70
Dec 5, 2008 - $38,266 +174% -62% 205 $187   $100,329,691 71
Dec 6, 2008 - $48,135 +26% -53% 205 $235   $100,377,826 72
Dec 7, 2008 - $26,773 -44% -38% 205 $131   $100,404,599 73
Dec 8, 2008 - $8,890 -67% -42% 205 $43   $100,413,489 74
Dec 9, 2008 - $9,450 +6% -37% 205 $46   $100,422,939 75
Dec 10, 2008 - $8,372 -11% -41% 205 $41   $100,431,311 76
Dec 11, 2008 - $10,258 +23% -27% 205 $50   $100,441,569 77
Dec 12, 2008 - $58,965 +475% +54% 320 $184   $100,500,534 78
Dec 13, 2008 - $88,377 +50% +84% 320 $276   $100,588,911 79
Dec 14, 2008 - $50,793 -43% +90% 320 $159   $100,639,704 80
Dec 15, 2008 - $20,683 -59% +133% 320 $65   $100,660,387 81
Dec 16, 2008 - $21,642 +5% +129% 320 $68   $100,682,029 82
Dec 17, 2008 - $22,679 +5% +171% 320 $71   $100,704,708 83
Dec 18, 2008 - $22,672 n/c +121% 320 $71   $100,727,380 84
Dec 19, 2008 - $38,391 +69% -35% 254 $151   $100,765,771 85
Dec 20, 2008 - $50,273 +31% -43% 254 $198   $100,816,044 86
Dec 21, 2008 - $40,746 -19% -20% 254 $160   $100,856,790 87
Dec 22, 2008 - $27,028 -34% +31% 254 $106   $100,883,818 88
Dec 23, 2008 - $27,396 +1% +27% 254 $108   $100,911,214 89
Dec 24, 2008 - $12,597 -54% -44% 254 $50   $100,923,811 90
Dec 25, 2008 - $29,424 +134% +30% 205 $144   $100,953,235 91
Dec 26, 2008 - $52,631 +79% +37% 205 $257   $101,005,866 92
Dec 27, 2008 - $60,420 +15% +20% 205 $295   $101,066,286 93
Dec 28, 2008 - $45,551 -25% +12% 205 $222   $101,111,837 94
Dec 29, 2008 - $32,045 -30% +19% 205 $156   $101,143,882 95
Dec 30, 2008 - $32,232 +1% +18% 205 $157   $101,176,114 96
Dec 31, 2008 - $22,872 -29% +82% 205 $112   $101,198,986 97
Jan 1, 2009 - $56,105 +145% +91% 205 $274   $101,255,091 98
Jan 2, 2009 - $55,073 -2% +5% 195 $282   $101,310,164 99
Jan 3, 2009 - $59,801 +9% -1% 195 $307   $101,369,965 100
Jan 4, 2009 - $31,730 -47% -30% 195 $163   $101,401,695 101
Jan 5, 2009 - $10,506 -67% -67% 195 $54   $101,412,201 102
Jan 6, 2009 - $10,711 +2% -67% 195 $55   $101,422,912 103
Jan 7, 2009 - $9,346 -13% -59% 195 $48   $101,432,258 104
Jan 8, 2009 - $8,485 -9% -85% 195 $44   $101,440,743 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 2008 1 $36,904,704   3,510 $10,514   $36,904,704 1
Oct 3, 2008 2 $22,591,513 -39% 3,516 $6,425   $59,496,217 2
Oct 10, 2008 4 $14,495,890 -36% 3,614 $4,011   $73,992,107 3
Oct 17, 2008 6 $8,859,295 -39% 3,326 $2,664   $82,851,402 4
Oct 24, 2008 8 $6,282,608 -29% 2,558 $2,456   $89,134,010 5
Oct 31, 2008 10 $4,673,217 -26% 2,007 $2,328   $93,807,227 6
Nov 7, 2008 11 $3,468,029 -26% 1,407 $2,465   $97,275,256 7
Nov 14, 2008 12 $1,797,584 -48% 1,214 $1,481   $99,072,840 8
Nov 21, 2008 18 $912,201 -49% 757 $1,205   $99,985,041 9
Nov 28, 2008 23 $306,384 -66% 325 $943   $100,291,425 10
Dec 5, 2008 30 $150,144 -51% 205 $732   $100,441,569 11
Dec 12, 2008 24 $285,811 +90% 320 $893   $100,727,380 12
Dec 19, 2008 34 $225,855 -21% 254 $889   $100,953,235 13
Dec 26, 2008 30 $301,856 +34% 205 $1,472   $101,255,091 14
Jan 2, 2009 31 $185,652 -38% 195 $952   $101,440,743 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 28, 200820182,592 182,592$3,302,249$3,302,2491
Jan 4, 200911,044,682+472% 1,227,274$18,862,151$22,164,4002
Jan 11, 20095265,204-75% 1,492,478$4,194,069$26,358,4693
Jan 18, 200911125,451-53% 1,617,929$2,140,708$28,499,1774
Jan 25, 20091294,414-25% 1,712,343$1,462,643$29,961,8205
Feb 1, 20091867,715-28% 1,780,058$1,151,649$31,113,4696
Feb 8, 20092266,268-2% 1,846,326$1,194,196$32,307,6657
Feb 15, 20092949,544-25% 1,895,870$770,057$33,077,7228
Mar 22, 20092928,517 2,024,037$559,991$35,457,63013
Apr 5, 20091554,381 2,082,415$1,038,786$36,574,94015

Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
May 10, 202191 2

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

Shia LaBeouf    Jerome "Jerry" Shaw
Michelle Monaghan    Rachel Holloman

Supporting Cast

Rosario Dawson    Zoe
Michael Chiklis    Defense Secretary Callister
Anthony Mackie    Maj. William Bowman
Billy Bob Thornton    Agent Thomas Morgan
Anthony Azizi    Ranim
Cameron Boyce    Sam
Ethan Embry    Toby Grant
Eric Christian Olsen    Craig
William Sadler    William Shaw

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

Production and Technical Credits

D.J. Caruso    Director
John Glenn    Screenwriter
Travis Adam Wright    Screenwriter
Hillary Seitz    Screenwriter
Dan McDermott    Screenwriter
Dan McDermott    Story Creator
Alex Kurtzman    Producer
Roberto Orci    Producer
Patrick Crowley    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Edward McDonnell    Executive Producer
Dariusz Wolski    Cinematographer
Jim Page    Editor
Brian Tyler    Composer
Tom Sanders    Production Designer
Sean Haworth    Art Director
Kevin Kavanaugh    Art Director
Naaman Marshall    Art Director
Amy Heinz    Set Designer
Masako Masuda    Set Designer
Cindy Carr    Set Decorator
Marie-Sylvie Deveau    Costume Designer
Kirk Francis    Sound Mixer
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Rygiel    Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Chesney    Special Effects Coordinator
Gregg Smrz    Stunt Coordinator
Larry Blanford    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting
Tricia Wood    Casting
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director

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

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January 13th, 2009

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January 9th, 2009

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January 7th, 2009

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December 29th, 2008

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December 26th, 2008

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December 2nd, 2008

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November 17th, 2008

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November 12th, 2008

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November 9th, 2008

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October 29th, 2008

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International Top Five - Eagle Flies to the Top

October 23rd, 2008

Eagle Eye reached the top spot on the international charts this weekend with $11.48 million on 3,546 screens in 45 markets for a total of $44.81 million. This film opened in the two biggest international markets and scored second place in the both the U.K. with $1.92 million on 362 screens and in Japan with $2.44 million on 306. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in South Korea with $2.14 million on 441 screens over the weekend and $6.49 million after two. More...

Box Office is not in Payne, but not Exactly Healthy Either

October 20th, 2008

It was a mixed weekend at the box office. The new releases were not able to match modest expectations, which caused the overall box office to drop 2% to $100 million compared to last weekend. However, this was close to 4% higher than the same weekend last year. Even better, year-to-date, 2008 has now just over $7.51 billion in ticket sales while at the same point in 2007, total receipts were just under $7.51 billion. With High School Musical 3 and Saw V opening this Friday, we could see continued growth at the box office. More...

International Details - Updates and More

October 19th, 2008

First some updates on Wednesday's numbers. Due to Columbus Day, we were relying on studio estimates instead of final numbers, and while they were mostly accurate, they were not entirely accurate. The Russia film, Admiral (Koltchak), did indeed top the charts with $12.51 million on 1,223 screens in 2 markets over the weekend and $13.31 million in total. Meanwhile, Eagle Eye added $10.88 million on 3,030 screens in 38 markets for a still early total of $29.41 million. Mamma Mia! continues its quest for $400 million with $8.37 million on 3,713 screens in 46 markets for a total of $390.72 million. These three films were very close to the original figures, however, the rest of the top five was different than originally reported, starting with... More...

International Top Five - Top of the Chart is Truly International

October 16th, 2008

We had a new winner on top of the international charts as the Russia film, Admiral (Koltchak) opened in its native market with $11.35 million and $1.47 million in neighboring Ukraine. Its total weekend revenue of $12.82 million came on 1,088 screens, giving the film an impressive per screen average of $11,783. It has to be considered a hit already, but how well it holds on will determine how fast the studio will recoup its $20 million production budget. More...

Most New Releases Turn Out to be Dogs

October 13th, 2008

With four wide releases this past weekend, I knew not all of them would be hits, but I also didn't expect all of them to be misses. Perhaps that's not entirely fair, and given the production budgets involved, not all films flopped at the box office, but enough did that overall box office receipts dropped 10% to $102 million. Compared to the same week last year, that still represents an increase, albeit by less than 3%, which is more or less in line with ticket price inflation. Year-to-date, 2008 and 2007 have both brought in $7.38 billion, but 2008 has had the edge the past few weeks and could retake the lead this upcoming weekend. More...

Box Office Going to the Dogs?

October 9th, 2008

The truth is that we have too many movies right now. It's hard enough for most films to thrive at the box office, and it is nearly impossible for them to do it when they have to deal with so much competition. This week we have four films opening wide, which is half as many new openers as last week. However, all four are opening in more in 2,000 theaters, which is twice as many as last week. Despite this onslaught of new films, we might have a holdover come out on top, as Beverly Hills Chihuahua has a decent shot at repeating at number one. More...

International Top Five - A Little Song and Dance Overtakes a Superhero

October 9th, 2008

Thanks to an impressive opening in Italy, Mamma Mia! was able to overtake Hancock on the yearly international charts. Over the weekend the film added $14.25 million on 4,222 screens in 48 markets for an international total of $377.29 million, just ahead of the $375 million Hancock has brought in. In Italy, the film opened in first place with $2.52 million on 400 screens, while it added $1.36 million on 403 screens in the U.K. for a total of $110.14 million after thirteen weeks of release. Worldwide the film has amassed an astounding $520.01 million, and with Japan ahead, it should reach the all-time top 50 before long. More...

Doggoneit!

October 7th, 2008

Of the eight films that opened or expanded on Friday, only two were able to do some serious business, while most were lucky if they topped the Mendoza line by earning more than $2,000 per theater. It was just a disaster, in many ways. That said, it was still the first weekend in October and the overall box office was up 13% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was 35% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 closed the gap with 2007. 2008 is just a little below and 2007 a little above $7.25 billion. By this time next week, 2008 could retake the lead, at least in terms of raw dollars. More...

International Details - Eye on the Prize

October 5th, 2008

Eagle Eye opened in sixth place on the international chart with $4.51 million on 1,124 screens in 13 markets, much of that coming from two markets: Australia and Mexico. In the former it made $1.42 million on 231 screens while in the latter it made just a hair under $900,000 on 350 screens. In both markets the film finished in second place, while it opens in major markets every week until the end of October, while it doesn't end its run until early next year. More...

Tight Competition Likely to Squeeze out Most Films

October 3rd, 2008

If you thought last weekend was too busy, this weekend is worse with eight films opening or expanding wide, or at least wide-ish. However, only one film is opening at saturation level (3,000 or more theaters) and one other is opening truly wide (2,000 or more theaters). After those two films, the rest of the new releases will be forced to fight over the table scraps. More...

Box Office Soars Like Some Kind of Bird

September 30th, 2008

It was a relatively predictable weekend at the box office with four of the top five films matching expectations, more or less. There was only one film on Thursday's column that beat expectations by a serious degree, and it was matched by another film that missed expectations by nearly the same margin. Overall the box office just climbed above nine digits, hitting $101 million over the weekend. This was 14% more than last weekend and 11% more than the same weekend last year. 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than 1% at $7.11 billion to $7.15 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Eagle Eye Wins Big, Fireproof Surprises

September 28th, 2008

As expected, the weekend belonged to Shia LaBeouf and Eagle Eye. The thriller posted a strong $29.2 million debut, according to studio estimates on Sunday, giving it the fourth-biggest September weekend (see list). Nights in Rodanthe also opened solidly, as it picked up an estimated $13.57 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of September 26, 2008

September 27th, 2008

An absolutely huge list of movie sites this week, however, out of the more than a dozen sites on this week's list, most have just the basics, plus a few video clips. It's really hard to get excited about that. In fact, the only site that stood out was Eagle Eye's Official Site, but even here it felt too slick and lacked the substance needed to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

Weekend Showcase Emphasizes Quantity over Quality

September 25th, 2008

There are seven films opening in more than 250 theaters this weekend, but this is clearly a case of quantity over quality. Only two are opening in more than 2,000 and none of the seven are earning overall positive reviews. (Most of these films don't have a real shot at a top five placing, so we will deal with many of them in our round-up of limited releases.) There's no real question on which film will top the charts this week, as Eagle Eye is practically a lock for that position. But there are questions about whether it can top last year's winner, or whether 2008 can play catch up over last year. More...

Contest - Fly Like an Eagle

September 19th, 2008

There's only one saturation level film opening next week, Eagle Eye, and it is the target film in our latest box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Eagle Eye. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the Alvin and The Chipmunks - Holiday Gift Set on DVD and Rebel on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration on DVD and Manswers - The Best of Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2008 Preview: September

September 1st, 2008

A pretty bland month with no wide release that look likely to surprise, either becoming a potential $100 million hit, or bombing so bad that they fail even to reach $10 million. The latter is a lot more likely, however, with a number of films that have serious obstacles to overcome, and it is very unlikely all of them will avoid bombing. On the other end of the scale, there are no films that have a legitimate shot at $100 million, while The top film of the month could make less than $70 million. More...

Cast Updates - August 28, 2008

August 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for City of Ember, Flash of Genius, Toy Story 3, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Alice in Wonderland and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 10, 2008

January 10th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Armored, Easy Virtue, Solomon Kane, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 18, 2007

November 18th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Eagle Eye, Dragon Ball Z, Angels & Demons and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 25, 2007

October 25th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Burning Plan, Cry of the Owl, Helen, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 12, 2007

August 12th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Bucket List, Be Kind Rewind, Charlie Bartlett and more. More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,150,721 (28.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,510 opening theaters/3,614 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $152,299,894

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 786 $101,440,743
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,385 $79,144,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,028 $180,585,259

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 26th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
September 26th, 2008 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 28th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
March 16th, 2009 by Paramount Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Uninvited
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Keywords: Terrorism, Surprise Twist, Artificial Intelligence, IMAX: DMR
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, K/O Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 290 $5,481,054 Oct 31, 2008 38
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $10,913,762 Oct 10, 2008 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 106 $17,176,260 Oct 10, 2008 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 69 $12,311,253 Oct 10, 2008 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $19,375,658 Oct 10, 2008 17
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 29 $29,150,721 Sep 26, 2008 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 57 $29,150,721 Sep 26, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic September Day 44 $12,378,941 Sep 27, 2008 2

Leading Cast

Shia LaBeouf    Jerome "Jerry" Shaw
Michelle Monaghan    Rachel Holloman

Supporting Cast

Rosario Dawson    Zoe
Michael Chiklis    Defense Secretary Callister
Anthony Mackie    Maj. William Bowman
Billy Bob Thornton    Agent Thomas Morgan
Anthony Azizi    Ranim
Cameron Boyce    Sam
Ethan Embry    Toby Grant
Eric Christian Olsen    Craig
William Sadler    William Shaw

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

Production and Technical Credits

D.J. Caruso    Director
John Glenn    Screenwriter
Travis Adam Wright    Screenwriter
Hillary Seitz    Screenwriter
Dan McDermott    Screenwriter
Dan McDermott    Story Creator
Alex Kurtzman    Producer
Roberto Orci    Producer
Patrick Crowley    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Edward McDonnell    Executive Producer
Dariusz Wolski    Cinematographer
Jim Page    Editor
Brian Tyler    Composer
Tom Sanders    Production Designer
Sean Haworth    Art Director
Kevin Kavanaugh    Art Director
Naaman Marshall    Art Director
Amy Heinz    Set Designer
Masako Masuda    Set Designer
Cindy Carr    Set Decorator
Marie-Sylvie Deveau    Costume Designer
Kirk Francis    Sound Mixer
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Rygiel    Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Chesney    Special Effects Coordinator
Gregg Smrz    Stunt Coordinator
Larry Blanford    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting
Tricia Wood    Casting
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director

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

DVD Sales - Express Runs to the Top

January 19th, 2009

The new releases overwhelmed the sales chart this week taking the top four places, and six of the top ten, and nine of the top thirty. This includes the new number one film, Pineapple Express, which opened in first place with 1.48 million units sold and $31.39 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - New Releases Dominate First Full Week of New Year

January 19th, 2009

New releases took the top four spots on the rental chart this week, just as they did on the sales chart, and they did it mostly in the same order. Pineapple Express led the way with about 16% more rentals than second place Righteous Kill. More...

DVD Sales - Eye Sees Its Way to the Top

January 13th, 2009

There were a handful of new releases on the first sales chart of the year, including Eagle Eye, which led the way with 1.39 million units during the week. Adding in previous sales, the film has sold 1.58 million units and generated $34.29 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Rentals - New Releases Nearly Invisible

January 13th, 2009

There was not a single new release to chart this week on the rental side of the home market. At least not an entirely new release. Eagle Eye led the way, but it placed fourth during its early release last week. More...

Contest - Going to the Dogs

January 9th, 2009

There are two films that are estimated to be opening with saturation level theater counts (3,000 or more) on Friday. These films are Paul Blart - Mall Cop and Hotel for Dogs. Either one would make a fine choice as the latest target film in our ongoing box office prediction contest, but we are going with ... Hotel for Dogs. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Hotel for Dogs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Eagle Eye - Single Disc Edition, as well as Cyborg Soldier on DVD, Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win Eagle Eye - Single Disc Edition, as well as Kill Switch on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales - Knight Rises

January 7th, 2009

This week, new releases were practically non-existent on the DVD sales chart. In fact, the best selling releases to make their debut on the chart were the late releases from last week. The best seller overall this week was The Dark Knight with 1.69 million units and $37.11 million in consumer retail spending for the week, giving it just a hair under 12.00 million units sold and $252.82 million in sales after three. This is clearly the best selling DVD of 2008 having sold over 1 million units more than WALL-E and nearly $70 million more in retail sales. More...

DVD Rentals - Burn, Baby, Burn

January 7th, 2009

This week on the rental charts we have late releases from the week of the 16th, all the releases from the week of the 23rd, and early releases from the 30th. The number on rental for the week was Burn After Reading, which generated about a sixth more revenue than second place Death Race. More...

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part I

December 29th, 2008

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

Contest - New Year, Old Movie

December 26th, 2008

It's the beginning of the year, and as is costumary on the first weekend of each year, there are no new releases, which makes the process of choosing a target film a little more difficult. Also, we don't have box office information for Christmas day, so we are not exactly sure which film will top the charts this weekend, and therefore will likely top the charts next weekend. It should come down to either Bedtime Stories or Marley & Me. And our target film is ... (flips a coin) Marley & Me. In order to win, one must simply predict the upcoming weekend box office of Marley & Me. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's upcoming 3-day weekend box office (Friday, January 2nd to Sunday, January 4th), without going over, will win The Wackness on DVD and in paperback. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's upcoming 3-day weekend box office (Friday, January 2nd to Sunday, January 4th), without going under, will win Eagle Eye Special Edition DVD and Conspiracy on DVD Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Christmas Surprise over Thanksgiving

December 2nd, 2008

Tryptophan overload wasn't enough to slow do the box office as every film matched or exceeded Thursday's predictions (or came within a rounding error of doing so). This helped the overall box office pull in $164 million over the three-day weekend and an amazing $234 million over five. Over the three-day weekend the box office was down by less than 1% from last weekend, but it was up by just under 2% over last year and nearly 3% over the five day period. (Strangely, it is $10 million behind the record, which was set in 2000. Ticket price inflation alone should have resulted in that record going down by now.) Year-to-date 2008 has now brought in $8.60 billion compared to $8.57 billion over the same period on 2007. More...

International Details - High School Graduates to the Century Mark

November 17th, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year remained in second place with $14.63 million on 4413 screens in 30 markets for a total of $110.38 million internationally. This is more than it will make domestically by the end of its run, and at this pace hitting $200 million worldwide will not be an issue, as it has openings in Russia, Australia, and Japan still to go. Its biggest market of the weekend was Italy where it made $2.60 million on 487 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.02 million. Meanwhile, its biggest market overall was the U.K. with $31.44 million, including $2.39 million on 470 screens over the past weekend. More...

Escape Great on IMAX

November 12th, 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened in more than 4,000 theaters in total, and that included 129 IMAX screens, where it earned $3.63 million over the weekend. That gave it a per theater average of just over $28,000 on the really big screen, which was close to double its regular per theater average. It is also more than twice the $1.6 million Eagle Eye opened with in 84 theaters in September. More...

International Details - World Sees Saw

November 9th, 2008

Saw V slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.44 million on 1703 screens in 26 markets for a total of $16.52 million. This week it opened in fourth place in Russia with $745,000 on 200 screens while in earned seventh place in Mexico with just $148,000 on 120 screens. As far as holdovers go, the film fell more than 60% in the U.K. to $1.55 million on 367 screens for a total of $7.53 million. More...

International Top Five - High School an International Affair

October 29th, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year opened in first place on the international chart with an impressive $40.68 million on 3,165 screens in 19 markets. This includes first place openings in a number of markets, including the U.K. where it pulled in $9.13 million on 493 screens over the weekend for $12.92 million in total. Other first place openings include Germany with $5.69 million on 529 screens and in Spain, where it pulled in a hair under $5.00 million on 402 screens. The film also did well in France to place second with $4.3 million, while it also pulled in more than $1 million in Brazil ($1.7 million) and Poland ($1 million). Next up for the film is Italy this weekend, while it doesn't end its run until Japan in February, so it could be in the charts for a long time. More...

International Top Five - Eagle Flies to the Top

October 23rd, 2008

Eagle Eye reached the top spot on the international charts this weekend with $11.48 million on 3,546 screens in 45 markets for a total of $44.81 million. This film opened in the two biggest international markets and scored second place in the both the U.K. with $1.92 million on 362 screens and in Japan with $2.44 million on 306. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in South Korea with $2.14 million on 441 screens over the weekend and $6.49 million after two. More...

Box Office is not in Payne, but not Exactly Healthy Either

October 20th, 2008

It was a mixed weekend at the box office. The new releases were not able to match modest expectations, which caused the overall box office to drop 2% to $100 million compared to last weekend. However, this was close to 4% higher than the same weekend last year. Even better, year-to-date, 2008 has now just over $7.51 billion in ticket sales while at the same point in 2007, total receipts were just under $7.51 billion. With High School Musical 3 and Saw V opening this Friday, we could see continued growth at the box office. More...

International Details - Updates and More

October 19th, 2008

First some updates on Wednesday's numbers. Due to Columbus Day, we were relying on studio estimates instead of final numbers, and while they were mostly accurate, they were not entirely accurate. The Russia film, Admiral (Koltchak), did indeed top the charts with $12.51 million on 1,223 screens in 2 markets over the weekend and $13.31 million in total. Meanwhile, Eagle Eye added $10.88 million on 3,030 screens in 38 markets for a still early total of $29.41 million. Mamma Mia! continues its quest for $400 million with $8.37 million on 3,713 screens in 46 markets for a total of $390.72 million. These three films were very close to the original figures, however, the rest of the top five was different than originally reported, starting with... More...

International Top Five - Top of the Chart is Truly International

October 16th, 2008

We had a new winner on top of the international charts as the Russia film, Admiral (Koltchak) opened in its native market with $11.35 million and $1.47 million in neighboring Ukraine. Its total weekend revenue of $12.82 million came on 1,088 screens, giving the film an impressive per screen average of $11,783. It has to be considered a hit already, but how well it holds on will determine how fast the studio will recoup its $20 million production budget. More...

Most New Releases Turn Out to be Dogs

October 13th, 2008

With four wide releases this past weekend, I knew not all of them would be hits, but I also didn't expect all of them to be misses. Perhaps that's not entirely fair, and given the production budgets involved, not all films flopped at the box office, but enough did that overall box office receipts dropped 10% to $102 million. Compared to the same week last year, that still represents an increase, albeit by less than 3%, which is more or less in line with ticket price inflation. Year-to-date, 2008 and 2007 have both brought in $7.38 billion, but 2008 has had the edge the past few weeks and could retake the lead this upcoming weekend. More...

Box Office Going to the Dogs?

October 9th, 2008

The truth is that we have too many movies right now. It's hard enough for most films to thrive at the box office, and it is nearly impossible for them to do it when they have to deal with so much competition. This week we have four films opening wide, which is half as many new openers as last week. However, all four are opening in more in 2,000 theaters, which is twice as many as last week. Despite this onslaught of new films, we might have a holdover come out on top, as Beverly Hills Chihuahua has a decent shot at repeating at number one. More...

International Top Five - A Little Song and Dance Overtakes a Superhero

October 9th, 2008

Thanks to an impressive opening in Italy, Mamma Mia! was able to overtake Hancock on the yearly international charts. Over the weekend the film added $14.25 million on 4,222 screens in 48 markets for an international total of $377.29 million, just ahead of the $375 million Hancock has brought in. In Italy, the film opened in first place with $2.52 million on 400 screens, while it added $1.36 million on 403 screens in the U.K. for a total of $110.14 million after thirteen weeks of release. Worldwide the film has amassed an astounding $520.01 million, and with Japan ahead, it should reach the all-time top 50 before long. More...

Doggoneit!

October 7th, 2008

Of the eight films that opened or expanded on Friday, only two were able to do some serious business, while most were lucky if they topped the Mendoza line by earning more than $2,000 per theater. It was just a disaster, in many ways. That said, it was still the first weekend in October and the overall box office was up 13% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was 35% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 closed the gap with 2007. 2008 is just a little below and 2007 a little above $7.25 billion. By this time next week, 2008 could retake the lead, at least in terms of raw dollars. More...

International Details - Eye on the Prize

October 5th, 2008

Eagle Eye opened in sixth place on the international chart with $4.51 million on 1,124 screens in 13 markets, much of that coming from two markets: Australia and Mexico. In the former it made $1.42 million on 231 screens while in the latter it made just a hair under $900,000 on 350 screens. In both markets the film finished in second place, while it opens in major markets every week until the end of October, while it doesn't end its run until early next year. More...

Tight Competition Likely to Squeeze out Most Films

October 3rd, 2008

If you thought last weekend was too busy, this weekend is worse with eight films opening or expanding wide, or at least wide-ish. However, only one film is opening at saturation level (3,000 or more theaters) and one other is opening truly wide (2,000 or more theaters). After those two films, the rest of the new releases will be forced to fight over the table scraps. More...

Box Office Soars Like Some Kind of Bird

September 30th, 2008

It was a relatively predictable weekend at the box office with four of the top five films matching expectations, more or less. There was only one film on Thursday's column that beat expectations by a serious degree, and it was matched by another film that missed expectations by nearly the same margin. Overall the box office just climbed above nine digits, hitting $101 million over the weekend. This was 14% more than last weekend and 11% more than the same weekend last year. 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than 1% at $7.11 billion to $7.15 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Eagle Eye Wins Big, Fireproof Surprises

September 28th, 2008

As expected, the weekend belonged to Shia LaBeouf and Eagle Eye. The thriller posted a strong $29.2 million debut, according to studio estimates on Sunday, giving it the fourth-biggest September weekend (see list). Nights in Rodanthe also opened solidly, as it picked up an estimated $13.57 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of September 26, 2008

September 27th, 2008

An absolutely huge list of movie sites this week, however, out of the more than a dozen sites on this week's list, most have just the basics, plus a few video clips. It's really hard to get excited about that. In fact, the only site that stood out was Eagle Eye's Official Site, but even here it felt too slick and lacked the substance needed to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

Weekend Showcase Emphasizes Quantity over Quality

September 25th, 2008

There are seven films opening in more than 250 theaters this weekend, but this is clearly a case of quantity over quality. Only two are opening in more than 2,000 and none of the seven are earning overall positive reviews. (Most of these films don't have a real shot at a top five placing, so we will deal with many of them in our round-up of limited releases.) There's no real question on which film will top the charts this week, as Eagle Eye is practically a lock for that position. But there are questions about whether it can top last year's winner, or whether 2008 can play catch up over last year. More...

Contest - Fly Like an Eagle

September 19th, 2008

There's only one saturation level film opening next week, Eagle Eye, and it is the target film in our latest box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Eagle Eye. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the Alvin and The Chipmunks - Holiday Gift Set on DVD and Rebel on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration on DVD and Manswers - The Best of Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2008 Preview: September

September 1st, 2008

A pretty bland month with no wide release that look likely to surprise, either becoming a potential $100 million hit, or bombing so bad that they fail even to reach $10 million. The latter is a lot more likely, however, with a number of films that have serious obstacles to overcome, and it is very unlikely all of them will avoid bombing. On the other end of the scale, there are no films that have a legitimate shot at $100 million, while The top film of the month could make less than $70 million. More...

Cast Updates - August 28, 2008

August 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for City of Ember, Flash of Genius, Toy Story 3, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Alice in Wonderland and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 10, 2008

January 10th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Armored, Easy Virtue, Solomon Kane, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 18, 2007

November 18th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Eagle Eye, Dragon Ball Z, Angels & Demons and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 25, 2007

October 25th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Burning Plan, Cry of the Owl, Helen, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 12, 2007

August 12th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Bucket List, Be Kind Rewind, Charlie Bartlett and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 2008 1 $29,150,721   3,510 $8,305   $29,150,721 1
Oct 3, 2008 2 $17,709,817 -39% 3,516 $5,037   $54,614,521 2
Oct 10, 2008 4 $10,913,762 -38% 3,614 $3,020   $70,409,979 3
Oct 17, 2008 5 $7,029,718 -36% 3,326 $2,114   $81,021,825 4
Oct 24, 2008 8 $5,051,952 -28% 2,558 $1,975   $87,903,354 5
Oct 31, 2008 9 $3,482,655 -31% 2,007 $1,735   $92,616,665 6
Nov 7, 2008 10 $2,541,602 -27% 1,407 $1,806   $96,348,829 7
Nov 14, 2008 11 $1,463,140 -42% 1,214 $1,205   $98,738,396 8
Nov 21, 2008 15 $667,605 -54% 757 $882   $99,740,445 9
Nov 28, 2008 24 $247,824 -63% 325 $763   $100,232,865 10
Dec 5, 2008 30 $113,174 -54% 205 $552   $100,404,599 11
Dec 12, 2008 24 $198,135 +75% 320 $619   $100,639,704 12
Dec 19, 2008 27 $129,410 -35% 254 $509   $100,856,790 13
Dec 26, 2008 30 $158,602 +23% 205 $774   $101,111,837 14
Jan 2, 2009 31 $146,604 -8% 195 $752   $101,401,695 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 26, 2008 1 $9,800,184     3,510 $2,792   $9,800,184 1
Sep 27, 2008 1 $12,378,941 +26%   3,510 $3,527   $22,179,125 2
Sep 28, 2008 1 $6,971,596 -44%   3,510 $1,986   $29,150,721 3
Sep 29, 2008 1 $2,078,092 -70%   3,510 $592   $31,228,813 4
Sep 30, 2008 1 $2,351,508 +13%   3,510 $670   $33,580,321 5
Oct 1, 2008 1 $1,781,225 -24%   3,510 $507   $35,361,546 6
Oct 2, 2008 1 $1,543,158 -13%   3,510 $440   $36,904,704 7
Oct 3, 2008 2 $5,439,686 +253% -44% 3,516 $1,547   $42,344,390 8
Oct 4, 2008 2 $7,869,322 +45% -36% 3,516 $2,238   $50,213,712 9
Oct 5, 2008 2 $4,400,809 -44% -37% 3,516 $1,252   $54,614,521 10
Oct 6, 2008 2 $1,144,466 -74% -45% 3,516 $326   $55,758,987 11
Oct 7, 2008 2 $1,190,993 +4% -49% 3,516 $339   $56,949,980 12
Oct 8, 2008 2 $1,202,244 +1% -33% 3,516 $342   $58,152,224 13
Oct 9, 2008 2 $1,343,993 +12% -13% 3,516 $382   $59,496,217 14
Oct 10, 2008 4 $3,263,999 +143% -40% 3,614 $903   $62,760,216 15
Oct 11, 2008 4 $4,678,472 +43% -41% 3,614 $1,295   $67,438,688 16
Oct 12, 2008 4 $2,971,291 -36% -32% 3,614 $822   $70,409,979 17
Oct 13, 2008 4 $1,397,491 -53% +22% 3,614 $387   $71,807,470 18
Oct 14, 2008 4 $724,816 -48% -39% 3,614 $201   $72,532,286 19
Oct 15, 2008 4 $667,806 -8% -44% 3,614 $185   $73,200,092 20
Oct 16, 2008 4 $792,015 +19% -41% 3,614 $219   $73,992,107 21
Oct 17, 2008 6 $2,196,158 +177% -33% 3,326 $660   $76,188,265 22
Oct 18, 2008 5 $3,168,849 +44% -32% 3,326 $953   $79,357,114 23
Oct 19, 2008 6 $1,664,711 -47% -44% 3,326 $501   $81,021,825 24
Oct 20, 2008 7 $454,972 -73% -67% 3,326 $137   $81,476,797 25
Oct 21, 2008 6 $473,636 +4% -35% 3,326 $142   $81,950,433 26
Oct 22, 2008 6 $432,661 -9% -35% 3,326 $130   $82,383,094 27
Oct 23, 2008 6 $468,308 +8% -41% 3,326 $141   $82,851,402 28
Oct 24, 2008 7 $1,631,359 +248% -26% 2,558 $638   $84,482,761 29
Oct 25, 2008 7 $2,245,686 +38% -29% 2,558 $878   $86,728,447 30
Oct 26, 2008 8 $1,174,907 -48% -29% 2,558 $459   $87,903,354 31
Oct 27, 2008 9 $297,406 -75% -35% 2,558 $116   $88,200,760 32
Oct 28, 2008 8 $318,641 +7% -33% 2,558 $125   $88,519,401 33
Oct 29, 2008 8 $295,802 -7% -32% 2,558 $116   $88,815,203 34
Oct 30, 2008 8 $318,807 +8% -32% 2,558 $125   $89,134,010 35
Oct 31, 2008 9 $697,803 +119% -57% 2,007 $348   $89,831,813 36
Nov 1, 2008 9 $1,794,567 +157% -20% 2,007 $894   $91,626,380 37
Nov 2, 2008 10 $990,285 -45% -16% 2,007 $493   $92,616,665 38
Nov 3, 2008 10 $311,547 -69% +5% 2,007 $155   $92,928,212 39
Nov 4, 2008 10 $342,306 +10% +7% 2,007 $171   $93,270,518 40
Nov 5, 2008 8 $253,617 -26% -14% 2,007 $126   $93,524,135 41
Nov 6, 2008 9 $283,092 +12% -11% 2,007 $141   $93,807,227 42
Nov 7, 2008 10 $780,079 +176% +12% 1,407 $554   $94,587,306 43
Nov 8, 2008 10 $1,186,426 +52% -34% 1,407 $843   $95,773,732 44
Nov 9, 2008 11 $575,097 -52% -42% 1,407 $409   $96,348,829 45
Nov 10, 2008 10 $286,851 -50% -8% 1,407 $204   $96,635,680 46
Nov 11, 2008 10 $373,792 +30% +9% 1,407 $266   $97,009,472 47
Nov 12, 2008 10 $132,564 -65% -48% 1,407 $94   $97,142,036 48
Nov 13, 2008 11 $133,220 n/c -53% 1,407 $95   $97,275,256 49
Nov 14, 2008 11 $455,305 +242% -42% 1,214 $375   $97,730,561 50
Nov 15, 2008 11 $701,480 +54% -41% 1,214 $578   $98,432,041 51
Nov 16, 2008 11 $306,355 -56% -47% 1,214 $252   $98,738,396 52
Nov 17, 2008 12 $78,136 -74% -73% 1,214 $64   $98,816,532 53
Nov 18, 2008 11 $86,514 +11% -77% 1,214 $71   $98,903,046 54
Nov 19, 2008 11 $84,113 -3% -37% 1,214 $69   $98,987,159 55
Nov 20, 2008 10 $85,681 +2% -36% 1,214 $71   $99,072,840 56
Nov 21, 2008 14 $219,266 +156% -52% 757 $290   $99,292,106 57
Nov 22, 2008 14 $298,659 +36% -57% 757 $395   $99,590,765 58
Nov 23, 2008 14 $149,680 -50% -51% 757 $198   $99,740,445 59
Nov 24, 2008 14 $63,702 -57% -18% 757 $84   $99,804,147 60
Nov 25, 2008 13 $88,734 +39% +3% 757 $117   $99,892,881 61
Nov 26, 2008 - $42,553 -52% -49% 325 $131   $99,935,434 62
Nov 27, 2008 - $49,607 +17% -42% 325 $153   $99,985,041 63
Nov 28, 2008 - $101,996 +106% -53% 325 $314   $100,087,037 64
Nov 29, 2008 - $102,733 +1% -66% 325 $316   $100,189,770 65
Nov 30, 2008 - $43,095 -58% -71% 325 $133   $100,232,865 66
Dec 1, 2008 - $15,255 -65% -76% 325 $47   $100,248,120 67
Dec 2, 2008 - $15,097 -1% -83% 325 $46   $100,263,217 68
Dec 3, 2008 - $14,251 -6% -67% 325 $44   $100,277,468 69
Dec 4, 2008 - $13,957 -2% -72% 325 $43   $100,291,425 70
Dec 5, 2008 - $38,266 +174% -62% 205 $187   $100,329,691 71
Dec 6, 2008 - $48,135 +26% -53% 205 $235   $100,377,826 72
Dec 7, 2008 - $26,773 -44% -38% 205 $131   $100,404,599 73
Dec 8, 2008 - $8,890 -67% -42% 205 $43   $100,413,489 74
Dec 9, 2008 - $9,450 +6% -37% 205 $46   $100,422,939 75
Dec 10, 2008 - $8,372 -11% -41% 205 $41   $100,431,311 76
Dec 11, 2008 - $10,258 +23% -27% 205 $50   $100,441,569 77
Dec 12, 2008 - $58,965 +475% +54% 320 $184   $100,500,534 78
Dec 13, 2008 - $88,377 +50% +84% 320 $276   $100,588,911 79
Dec 14, 2008 - $50,793 -43% +90% 320 $159   $100,639,704 80
Dec 15, 2008 - $20,683 -59% +133% 320 $65   $100,660,387 81
Dec 16, 2008 - $21,642 +5% +129% 320 $68   $100,682,029 82
Dec 17, 2008 - $22,679 +5% +171% 320 $71   $100,704,708 83
Dec 18, 2008 - $22,672 n/c +121% 320 $71   $100,727,380 84
Dec 19, 2008 - $38,391 +69% -35% 254 $151   $100,765,771 85
Dec 20, 2008 - $50,273 +31% -43% 254 $198   $100,816,044 86
Dec 21, 2008 - $40,746 -19% -20% 254 $160   $100,856,790 87
Dec 22, 2008 - $27,028 -34% +31% 254 $106   $100,883,818 88
Dec 23, 2008 - $27,396 +1% +27% 254 $108   $100,911,214 89
Dec 24, 2008 - $12,597 -54% -44% 254 $50   $100,923,811 90
Dec 25, 2008 - $29,424 +134% +30% 205 $144   $100,953,235 91
Dec 26, 2008 - $52,631 +79% +37% 205 $257   $101,005,866 92
Dec 27, 2008 - $60,420 +15% +20% 205 $295   $101,066,286 93
Dec 28, 2008 - $45,551 -25% +12% 205 $222   $101,111,837 94
Dec 29, 2008 - $32,045 -30% +19% 205 $156   $101,143,882 95
Dec 30, 2008 - $32,232 +1% +18% 205 $157   $101,176,114 96
Dec 31, 2008 - $22,872 -29% +82% 205 $112   $101,198,986 97
Jan 1, 2009 - $56,105 +145% +91% 205 $274   $101,255,091 98
Jan 2, 2009 - $55,073 -2% +5% 195 $282   $101,310,164 99
Jan 3, 2009 - $59,801 +9% -1% 195 $307   $101,369,965 100
Jan 4, 2009 - $31,730 -47% -30% 195 $163   $101,401,695 101
Jan 5, 2009 - $10,506 -67% -67% 195 $54   $101,412,201 102
Jan 6, 2009 - $10,711 +2% -67% 195 $55   $101,422,912 103
Jan 7, 2009 - $9,346 -13% -59% 195 $48   $101,432,258 104
Jan 8, 2009 - $8,485 -9% -85% 195 $44   $101,440,743 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 2008 1 $36,904,704   3,510 $10,514   $36,904,704 1
Oct 3, 2008 2 $22,591,513 -39% 3,516 $6,425   $59,496,217 2
Oct 10, 2008 4 $14,495,890 -36% 3,614 $4,011   $73,992,107 3
Oct 17, 2008 6 $8,859,295 -39% 3,326 $2,664   $82,851,402 4
Oct 24, 2008 8 $6,282,608 -29% 2,558 $2,456   $89,134,010 5
Oct 31, 2008 10 $4,673,217 -26% 2,007 $2,328   $93,807,227 6
Nov 7, 2008 11 $3,468,029 -26% 1,407 $2,465   $97,275,256 7
Nov 14, 2008 12 $1,797,584 -48% 1,214 $1,481   $99,072,840 8
Nov 21, 2008 18 $912,201 -49% 757 $1,205   $99,985,041 9
Nov 28, 2008 23 $306,384 -66% 325 $943   $100,291,425 10
Dec 5, 2008 30 $150,144 -51% 205 $732   $100,441,569 11
Dec 12, 2008 24 $285,811 +90% 320 $893   $100,727,380 12
Dec 19, 2008 34 $225,855 -21% 254 $889   $100,953,235 13
Dec 26, 2008 30 $301,856 +34% 205 $1,472   $101,255,091 14
Jan 2, 2009 31 $185,652 -38% 195 $952   $101,440,743 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 28, 200820182,592 182,592$3,302,249$3,302,2491
Jan 4, 200911,044,682+472% 1,227,274$18,862,151$22,164,4002
Jan 11, 20095265,204-75% 1,492,478$4,194,069$26,358,4693
Jan 18, 200911125,451-53% 1,617,929$2,140,708$28,499,1774
Jan 25, 20091294,414-25% 1,712,343$1,462,643$29,961,8205
Feb 1, 20091867,715-28% 1,780,058$1,151,649$31,113,4696
Feb 8, 20092266,268-2% 1,846,326$1,194,196$32,307,6657
Feb 15, 20092949,544-25% 1,895,870$770,057$33,077,7228
Mar 22, 20092928,517 2,024,037$559,991$35,457,63013
Apr 5, 20091554,381 2,082,415$1,038,786$36,574,94015

Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
May 10, 202191 2

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