Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $318,604,126Details
International Box Office $266,567,421Details
Worldwide Box Office $585,171,547
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $183,621,582 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $14,887,755 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $198,509,337
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$102,118,668 (32.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$186,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,105 opening theaters/4,154 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $467,231,126

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 88 $318,604,126
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 335 $266,567,421
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 191 $585,171,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 31 $318,604,126
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 53 $266,567,421
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 46 $585,171,547

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: May 2nd, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
May 2nd, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Regal Entertainment
International Releases: August 17th, 2018 (Wide), released as Iron Man (re:2018) (Australia)
Video Release: September 30th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Iron Man
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2008
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Corporate Malfeasance, Surprise Twist, Kidnap, Terrorism, Afghanistan War, Scene in End Credits, Arms Dealer, Inventor, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Intertitle, Gratuitous Cameos, Origin Story, Motion Capture Performance, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios, Fairview Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Thursday 97 $197,477 Jul 10, 2008 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 98 $193,844 Jul 9, 2008 69
Biggest 9th Thursday 87 $294,039 Jul 3, 2008 63
Biggest 8th Thursday 55 $537,624 Jun 26, 2008 56
Biggest 8th Wednesday 68 $503,165 Jun 25, 2008 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 81 $512,328 Jun 24, 2008 54
Biggest 8th Monday 84 $552,947 Jun 23, 2008 53
Biggest 8th Sunday 90 $1,254,955 Jun 22, 2008 52
Biggest 8th Friday 99 $1,130,531 Jun 20, 2008 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 58 $743,079 Jun 19, 2008 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 64 $723,320 Jun 18, 2008 48
Fastest to $300m 85 $300,042,790 Jun 18, 2008 48
Biggest 7th Monday 96 $720,888 Jun 16, 2008 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 66 $2,035,062 Jun 15, 2008 45
Biggest 5th Thursday 72 $1,324,459 Jun 5, 2008 35
Biggest 5th Wednesday 77 $1,312,678 Jun 4, 2008 34
Biggest 5th Sunday 65 $3,689,901 Jun 1, 2008 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 50 $13,541,264 May 30, 2008 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 42 $6,068,126 May 31, 2008 30
Biggest 5th Friday 51 $3,783,237 May 30, 2008 29
Biggest 4th Monday 12 $5,663,877 May 26, 2008 25
Biggest 4th Sunday 31 $7,111,285 May 25, 2008 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 55 $20,447,253 May 23, 2008 24
Fastest to $250m 91 $252,614,669 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $20,447,253 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 89 $32,180,219 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 64 $26,111,130 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $41,094,122 May 23, 2008 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 63 $7,898,842 May 24, 2008 23
Biggest 4th Friday 71 $5,437,126 May 23, 2008 22
Biggest 3rd Sunday 44 $9,748,402 May 18, 2008 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 54 $31,838,996 May 16, 2008 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 50 $13,431,355 May 17, 2008 16
Fastest to $150m 98 $213,375,983 May 16, 2008 16
Fastest to $200m 98 $213,375,983 May 16, 2008 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 67 $8,659,239 May 16, 2008 15
Biggest 2nd Sunday 65 $14,942,808 May 11, 2008 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 67 $51,190,629 May 9, 2008 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 56 $21,374,629 May 10, 2008 9
Biggest 2nd Friday 80 $14,873,192 May 9, 2008 8
Biggest 1st Sunday 76 $26,034,208 May 4, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Sunday 88 $26,034,208 May 4, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 21 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 73 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 28 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 36 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 32 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 23 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 5 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 60 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 36 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Weekend 79 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Fastest to $100m 75 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top 2008 Theater Average 26 $24,877 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest 1st Saturday 63 $37,350,099 May 3, 2008 2
Biggest Domestic Saturday 71 $37,350,099 May 3, 2008 2
Fastest to $50m 71 $76,084,460 May 2, 2008 2
Biggest 1st Friday 72 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Adventure Day Domestic 55 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Day Domestic 82 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Live Action Day Domestic 70 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 48 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 8 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Super Hero Day Domestic 81 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 74 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 44 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2008 1 $102,118,668   4,105 $24,877   $102,118,668 1
May 9, 2008 1 $51,190,629 -50% 4,111 $12,452   $177,825,024 2
May 16, 2008 2 $31,838,996 -38% 4,154 $7,665   $223,124,385 3
May 23, 2008 3 $20,447,253 -36% 3,915 $5,223   $252,614,669 4
May 30, 2008 4 $13,541,264 -34% 3,650 $3,710   $276,166,336 5
Jun 6, 2008 6 $7,477,439 -45% 2,931 $2,551   $288,847,640 6
Jun 13, 2008 7 $5,620,375 -25% 2,403 $2,339   $297,918,329 7
Jun 20, 2008 9 $4,030,272 -28% 1,912 $2,108   $304,816,141 8
Jun 27, 2008 11 $2,257,113 -44% 1,379 $1,637   $309,179,318 9
Jul 4, 2008 12 $1,459,613 -35% 1,019 $1,432   $311,708,133 10
Jul 11, 2008 14 $939,134 -36% 710 $1,323   $313,421,025 11
Jul 18, 2008 16 $451,838 -52% 375 $1,205   $314,376,968 12
Jul 25, 2008 22 $310,654 -31% 274 $1,134   $314,925,955 13
Aug 1, 2008 16 $580,179 +87% 407 $1,426   $315,687,768 14
Aug 8, 2008 19 $426,502 -26% 345 $1,236   $316,468,817 15
Aug 15, 2008 23 $341,178 -20% 315 $1,083   $317,058,295 16
Aug 22, 2008 29 $243,342 -29% 257 $947   $317,473,452 17
Aug 29, 2008 33 $223,636 -8% 220 $1,017   $317,794,156 18
Sep 5, 2008 38 $126,734 -43% 205 $618   $318,006,770 19
Sep 12, 2008 39 $94,816 -25% 156 $608   $318,134,740 20
Sep 19, 2008 43 $59,037 -38% 124 $476   $318,219,154 21
Sep 26, 2008 48 $58,364 -1% 121 $482   $318,298,180 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 2, 2008 1 $38,734,361     4,105 $9,436   $38,734,361 1
May 3, 2008 1 $37,350,099 -4%   4,105 $9,099   $76,084,460 2
May 4, 2008 1 $26,034,208 -30%   4,105 $6,342   $102,118,668 3
May 5, 2008 1 $6,934,568 -73%   4,105 $1,689   $109,053,236 4
May 6, 2008 1 $6,505,784 -6%   4,105 $1,585   $115,559,020 5
May 7, 2008 1 $5,747,344 -12%   4,105 $1,400   $121,306,364 6
May 8, 2008 1 $5,328,031 -7%   4,105 $1,298   $126,634,395 7
May 9, 2008 1 $14,873,192 +179% -62% 4,111 $3,618   $141,507,587 8
May 10, 2008 1 $21,374,629 +44% -43% 4,111 $5,199   $162,882,216 9
May 11, 2008 1 $14,942,808 -30% -43% 4,111 $3,635   $177,825,024 10
May 12, 2008 1 $3,850,844 -74% -44% 4,111 $937   $181,675,868 11
May 13, 2008 1 $3,357,146 -13% -48% 4,111 $817   $185,033,014 12
May 14, 2008 1 $3,082,988 -8% -46% 4,111 $750   $188,116,002 13
May 15, 2008 1 $3,169,387 +3% -41% 4,111 $771   $191,285,389 14
May 16, 2008 2 $8,659,239 +173% -42% 4,154 $2,085   $199,944,628 15
May 17, 2008 2 $13,431,355 +55% -37% 4,154 $3,233   $213,375,983 16
May 18, 2008 2 $9,748,402 -27% -35% 4,154 $2,347   $223,124,385 17
May 19, 2008 2 $3,072,182 -68% -20% 4,154 $740   $226,196,567 18
May 20, 2008 2 $2,219,928 -28% -34% 4,154 $534   $228,416,495 19
May 21, 2008 2 $1,926,258 -13% -38% 4,154 $464   $230,342,753 20
May 22, 2008 3 $1,824,663 -5% -42% 4,154 $439   $232,167,416 21
May 23, 2008 3 $5,437,126 +198% -37% 3,915 $1,389   $237,604,542 22
May 24, 2008 3 $7,898,842 +45% -41% 3,915 $2,018   $245,503,384 23
May 25, 2008 3 $7,111,285 -10% -27% 3,915 $1,816   $252,614,669 24
May 26, 2008 3 $5,663,877 -20% +84% 3,915 $1,447   $258,278,546 25
May 27, 2008 3 $1,561,073 -72% -30% 3,915 $399   $259,839,619 26
May 28, 2008 3 $1,395,588 -11% -28% 3,915 $356   $261,235,207 27
May 29, 2008 3 $1,389,865 n/c -24% 3,915 $355   $262,625,072 28
May 30, 2008 4 $3,783,237 +172% -30% 3,650 $1,037   $266,408,309 29
May 31, 2008 4 $6,068,126 +60% -23% 3,650 $1,663   $272,476,435 30
Jun 1, 2008 4 $3,689,901 -39% -48% 3,650 $1,011   $276,166,336 31
Jun 2, 2008 4 $1,230,719 -67% -78% 3,650 $337   $277,397,055 32
Jun 3, 2008 4 $1,336,009 +9% -14% 3,650 $366   $278,733,064 33
Jun 4, 2008 4 $1,312,678 -2% -6% 3,650 $360   $280,045,742 34
Jun 5, 2008 4 $1,324,459 +1% -5% 3,650 $363   $281,370,201 35
Jun 6, 2008 6 $2,187,329 +65% -42% 2,931 $746   $283,557,530 36
Jun 7, 2008 6 $3,164,558 +45% -48% 2,931 $1,080   $286,722,088 37
Jun 8, 2008 6 $2,125,552 -33% -42% 2,931 $725   $288,847,640 38
Jun 9, 2008 6 $893,971 -58% -27% 2,931 $305   $289,741,611 39
Jun 10, 2008 6 $859,778 -4% -36% 2,931 $293   $290,601,389 40
Jun 11, 2008 6 $857,937 n/c -35% 2,931 $293   $291,459,326 41
Jun 12, 2008 6 $838,628 -2% -37% 2,931 $286   $292,297,954 42
Jun 13, 2008 8 $1,466,126 +75% -33% 2,403 $610   $293,764,080 43
Jun 14, 2008 7 $2,119,187 +45% -33% 2,403 $882   $295,883,267 44
Jun 15, 2008 7 $2,035,062 -4% -4% 2,403 $847   $297,918,329 45
Jun 16, 2008 7 $720,888 -65% -19% 2,403 $300   $298,639,217 46
Jun 17, 2008 7 $680,253 -6% -21% 2,403 $283   $299,319,470 47
Jun 18, 2008 7 $723,320 +6% -16% 2,403 $301   $300,042,790 48
Jun 19, 2008 7 $743,079 +3% -11% 2,403 $309   $300,785,869 49
Jun 20, 2008 9 $1,130,531 +52% -23% 1,912 $591   $301,916,400 50
Jun 21, 2008 9 $1,644,786 +45% -22% 1,912 $860   $303,561,186 51
Jun 22, 2008 9 $1,254,955 -24% -38% 1,912 $656   $304,816,141 52
Jun 23, 2008 9 $552,947 -56% -23% 1,912 $289   $305,369,088 53
Jun 24, 2008 9 $512,328 -7% -25% 1,912 $268   $305,881,416 54
Jun 25, 2008 9 $503,165 -2% -30% 1,912 $263   $306,384,581 55
Jun 26, 2008 9 $537,624 +7% -28% 1,912 $281   $306,922,205 56
Jun 27, 2008 11 $636,953 +18% -44% 1,379 $462   $307,559,158 57
Jun 28, 2008 11 $928,651 +46% -44% 1,379 $673   $308,487,809 58
Jun 29, 2008 11 $691,509 -26% -45% 1,379 $501   $309,179,318 59
Jun 30, 2008 11 $336,907 -51% -39% 1,379 $244   $309,516,225 60
Jul 1, 2008 12 $244,176 -28% -52% 1,379 $177   $309,760,401 61
Jul 2, 2008 13 $194,080 -21% -61% 1,379 $141   $309,954,481 62
Jul 3, 2008 - $294,039 +52% -45% 1,379 $213   $310,248,520 63
Jul 4, 2008 12 $405,289 +38% -36% 1,019 $398   $310,653,809 64
Jul 5, 2008 13 $627,496 +55% -32% 1,019 $616   $311,281,305 65
Jul 6, 2008 - $426,828 -32% -38% 1,019 $419   $311,708,133 66
Jul 7, 2008 13 $190,671 -55% -43% 1,019 $187   $311,898,804 67
Jul 8, 2008 - $191,766 +1% -21% 1,019 $188   $312,090,570 68
Jul 9, 2008 - $193,844 +1% n/c 1,019 $190   $312,284,414 69
Jul 10, 2008 - $197,477 +2% -33% 1,019 $194   $312,481,891 70
Jul 11, 2008 - $266,545 +35% -34% 710 $375   $312,748,436 71
Jul 12, 2008 - $393,307 +48% -37% 710 $554   $313,141,743 72
Jul 13, 2008 - $279,282 -29% -35% 710 $393   $313,421,025 73
Jul 14, 2008 - $126,106 -55% -34% 710 $178   $313,547,131 74
Jul 15, 2008 - $124,522 -1% -35% 710 $175   $313,671,653 75
Jul 16, 2008 - $132,915 +7% -31% 710 $187   $313,804,568 76
Jul 17, 2008 - $120,562 -9% -39% 710 $170   $313,925,130 77
Jul 18, 2008 - $141,575 +17% -47% 375 $378   $314,066,705 78
Jul 19, 2008 - $189,969 +34% -52% 375 $507   $314,256,674 79
Jul 20, 2008 - $120,294 -37% -57% 375 $321   $314,376,968 80
Jul 21, 2008 - $55,221 -54% -56% 375 $147   $314,432,189 81
Jul 22, 2008 - $57,092 +3% -54% 375 $152   $314,489,281 82
Jul 23, 2008 - $62,696 +10% -53% 375 $167   $314,551,977 83
Jul 24, 2008 - $63,324 +1% -47% 375 $169   $314,615,301 84
Jul 25, 2008 - $92,172 +46% -35% 274 $336   $314,707,473 85
Jul 26, 2008 - $127,609 +38% -33% 274 $466   $314,835,082 86
Jul 27, 2008 - $90,873 -29% -24% 274 $332   $314,925,955 87
Jul 28, 2008 - $42,025 -54% -24% 274 $153   $314,967,980 88
Jul 29, 2008 - $50,392 +20% -12% 274 $184   $315,018,372 89
Jul 30, 2008 - $46,229 -8% -26% 274 $169   $315,064,601 90
Jul 31, 2008 - $42,988 -7% -32% 274 $157   $315,107,589 91
Aug 1, 2008 15 $174,012 +305% +89% 407 $428   $315,281,601 92
Aug 2, 2008 16 $234,185 +35% +84% 407 $575   $315,515,786 93
Aug 3, 2008 16 $171,982 -27% +89% 407 $423   $315,687,768 94
Aug 4, 2008 16 $91,440 -47% +118% 407 $225   $315,779,208 95
Aug 5, 2008 16 $94,709 +4% +88% 407 $233   $315,873,917 96
Aug 6, 2008 18 $84,511 -11% +83% 407 $208   $315,958,428 97
Aug 7, 2008 - $83,887 -1% +95% 407 $206   $316,042,315 98
Aug 8, 2008 18 $123,484 +47% -29% 345 $358   $316,165,799 99
Aug 9, 2008 18 $177,082 +43% -24% 345 $513   $316,342,881 100
Aug 10, 2008 18 $125,936 -29% -27% 345 $365   $316,468,817 101
Aug 11, 2008 18 $60,134 -52% -34% 345 $174   $316,528,951 102
Aug 12, 2008 18 $61,890 +3% -35% 345 $179   $316,590,841 103
Aug 13, 2008 19 $62,889 +2% -26% 345 $182   $316,653,730 104
Aug 14, 2008 18 $63,387 +1% -24% 345 $184   $316,717,117 105
Aug 15, 2008 - $101,652 +60% -18% 315 $323   $316,818,769 106
Aug 16, 2008 - $146,586 +44% -17% 315 $465   $316,965,355 107
Aug 17, 2008 - $92,940 -37% -26% 315 $295   $317,058,295 108
Aug 18, 2008 - $41,171 -56% -32% 315 $131   $317,099,466 109
Aug 19, 2008 - $46,831 +14% -24% 315 $149   $317,146,297 110
Aug 20, 2008 - $43,460 -7% -31% 315 $138   $317,189,757 111
Aug 21, 2008 - $40,353 -7% -36% 315 $128   $317,230,110 112
Aug 22, 2008 - $72,954 +81% -28% 257 $284   $317,303,064 113
Aug 23, 2008 - $106,363 +46% -27% 257 $414   $317,409,427 114
Aug 24, 2008 - $64,025 -40% -31% 257 $249   $317,473,452 115
Aug 25, 2008 - $22,189 -65% -46% 257 $86   $317,495,641 116
Aug 26, 2008 - $26,116 +18% -44% 257 $102   $317,521,757 117
Aug 27, 2008 - $24,176 -7% -44% 257 $94   $317,545,933 118
Aug 28, 2008 - $24,587 +2% -39% 257 $96   $317,570,520 119
Aug 29, 2008 - $49,601 +102% -32% 220 $225   $317,620,121 120
Aug 30, 2008 - $84,640 +71% -20% 220 $385   $317,704,761 121
Aug 31, 2008 - $89,395 +6% +40% 220 $406   $317,794,156 122
Sep 1, 2008 34 $53,520 -40% +141% 220 $243   $317,847,676 123
Sep 2, 2008 - $11,162 -79% -57% 220 $51   $317,858,838 124
Sep 3, 2008 - $10,305 -8% -57% 220 $47   $317,869,143 125
Sep 4, 2008 - $10,893 +6% -56% 220 $50   $317,880,036 126
Sep 5, 2008 - $35,385 +225% -29% 205 $173   $317,915,421 127
Sep 6, 2008 - $61,965 +75% -27% 205 $302   $317,977,386 128
Sep 7, 2008 - $29,384 -53% -67% 205 $143   $318,006,770 129
Sep 8, 2008 - $7,192 -76% -87% 205 $35   $318,013,962 130
Sep 9, 2008 - $8,577 +19% -23% 205 $42   $318,022,539 131
Sep 10, 2008 - $8,265 -4% -20% 205 $40   $318,030,804 132
Sep 11, 2008 - $9,120 +10% -16% 205 $44   $318,039,924 133
Sep 12, 2008 - $26,103 +186% -26% 156 $167   $318,066,027 134
Sep 13, 2008 - $46,788 +79% -24% 156 $300   $318,112,815 135
Sep 14, 2008 - $21,925 -53% -25% 156 $141   $318,134,740 136
Sep 15, 2008 - $5,552 -75% -23% 156 $36   $318,140,292 137
Sep 16, 2008 - $6,383 +15% -26% 156 $41   $318,146,675 138
Sep 17, 2008 - $6,697 +5% -19% 156 $43   $318,153,372 139
Sep 18, 2008 - $6,745 +1% -26% 156 $43   $318,160,117 140
Sep 19, 2008 - $15,656 +132% -40% 124 $126   $318,175,773 141
Sep 20, 2008 - $27,820 +78% -41% 124 $224   $318,203,593 142
Sep 21, 2008 - $15,561 -44% -29% 124 $125   $318,219,154 143
Sep 22, 2008 - $4,631 -70% -17% 124 $37   $318,223,785 144
Sep 23, 2008 - $5,731 +24% -10% 124 $46   $318,229,516 145
Sep 24, 2008 - $4,955 -14% -26% 124 $40   $318,234,471 146
Sep 25, 2008 - $5,345 +8% -21% 124 $43   $318,239,816 147
Sep 26, 2008 - $16,942 +217% +8% 121 $140   $318,256,758 148
Sep 27, 2008 - $28,836 +70% +4% 121 $238   $318,285,594 149
Sep 28, 2008 - $12,586 -56% -19% 121 $104   $318,298,180 150
Sep 29, 2008 - $3,737 -70% -19% 121 $31   $318,301,917 151
Sep 30, 2008 - $4,033 +8% -30% 121 $33   $318,305,950 152
Oct 1, 2008 - $3,455 -14% -30% 121 $29   $318,309,405 153
Oct 2, 2008 - $3,794 +10% -29% 121 $31   $318,313,199 154
May 6, 2010 11 $192,025     1,105 $174   $318,604,126 735

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2008 1 $126,634,395   4,105 $30,849   $126,634,395 1
May 9, 2008 1 $64,650,994 -49% 4,111 $15,726   $191,285,389 2
May 16, 2008 2 $40,882,027 -37% 4,154 $9,842   $232,167,416 3
May 23, 2008 3 $30,457,656 -25% 3,915 $7,780   $262,625,072 4
May 30, 2008 4 $18,745,129 -38% 3,650 $5,136   $281,370,201 5
Jun 6, 2008 6 $10,927,753 -42% 2,931 $3,728   $292,297,954 6
Jun 13, 2008 7 $8,487,915 -22% 2,403 $3,532   $300,785,869 7
Jun 20, 2008 9 $6,136,336 -28% 1,912 $3,209   $306,922,205 8
Jun 27, 2008 12 $3,326,315 -46% 1,379 $2,412   $310,248,520 9
Jul 4, 2008 13 $2,233,371 -33% 1,019 $2,192   $312,481,891 10
Jul 11, 2008 14 $1,443,239 -35% 710 $2,033   $313,925,130 11
Jul 18, 2008 16 $690,171 -52% 375 $1,840   $314,615,301 12
Jul 25, 2008 22 $492,288 -29% 274 $1,797   $315,107,589 13
Aug 1, 2008 18 $934,726 +90% 407 $2,297   $316,042,315 14
Aug 8, 2008 22 $674,802 -28% 345 $1,956   $316,717,117 15
Aug 15, 2008 26 $512,993 -24% 315 $1,629   $317,230,110 16
Aug 22, 2008 31 $340,410 -34% 257 $1,325   $317,570,520 17
Aug 29, 2008 34 $309,516 -9% 220 $1,407   $317,880,036 18
Sep 5, 2008 40 $159,888 -48% 205 $780   $318,039,924 19
Sep 12, 2008 39 $120,193 -25% 156 $770   $318,160,117 20
Sep 19, 2008 44 $79,699 -34% 124 $643   $318,239,816 21
Sep 26, 2008 50 $73,383 -8% 121 $606   $318,313,199 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/17/2018 $1,079 28 28 28 $1,079 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $266,566,342
 
International Total$266,567,421 8/27/2018

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
Oct 5, 200814,246,899 4,246,899$77,908,088$77,908,0881
Oct 12, 200821,107,805-74% 5,354,704$23,009,110$100,917,1982
Oct 19, 20082449,422-59% 5,804,126$8,246,759$109,163,9573
Oct 26, 20084333,197-26% 6,137,323$5,724,558$114,888,5154
Nov 2, 20085182,818-45% 6,320,141$3,088,546$117,977,0615
Nov 9, 20088159,579-13% 6,479,720$2,752,307$120,729,3686
Nov 16, 200810141,218-12% 6,620,938$2,344,657$123,074,0257
Nov 23, 200812117,814-17% 6,738,752$1,925,576$124,999,6018
Nov 30, 20088471,770+300% 7,210,522$7,144,060$132,143,6619
Dec 7, 20088285,035-40% 7,495,557$4,256,114$136,399,77510
Dec 14, 200810253,410-11% 7,748,967$4,149,944$140,549,71911
Dec 21, 200811331,156+31% 8,080,123$5,552,526$146,102,24512
Dec 28, 200815320,220-3% 8,400,343$5,316,389$151,418,63413
Jan 4, 200920107,607-66% 8,507,950$1,753,822$153,172,45614
Jan 11, 20091292,662-14% 8,600,612$1,471,593$154,644,04915
Jan 18, 20093034,903-62% 8,635,515$553,237$155,197,28616
Feb 8, 20093030,906 8,739,215$498,848$156,874,25019
Sep 13, 20091550,263 9,036,074$702,410$161,737,11950
Apr 25, 20101627,835 9,144,271$408,390$163,110,21582
May 2, 20101325,473-8% 9,169,744$336,707$163,446,92283
May 9, 2010970,953+179% 9,240,697$890,311$164,337,23384
May 16, 20109106,029+49% 9,346,726$1,322,839$165,660,07285
May 23, 20101276,923-27% 9,423,649$965,022$166,625,09486
May 30, 2010970,378-9% 9,494,027$850,011$167,475,10587
Jun 6, 20102038,732-45% 9,532,759$484,165$167,959,27088
Jun 13, 20101833,671-13% 9,566,430$418,339$168,377,60989
Jul 11, 20102040,725 9,615,980$489,962$168,984,19393
Sep 26, 20102051,776 9,690,112$612,624$169,887,616104
Oct 3, 2010889,895+74% 9,780,007$1,256,373$171,143,989105
May 13, 20122129,515 9,960,937$295,929$173,331,597189
Sep 30, 20122117,946 10,028,297$142,303$173,919,505209
Nov 25, 20122792,999 10,225,730$882,068$175,806,328217
May 5, 20132720,487 10,451,122$192,522$178,016,162240
May 12, 20132426,198+28% 10,477,320$255,499$178,271,661241
May 19, 20132219,658-25% 10,496,978$192,810$178,464,471242
May 5, 2019259,272 10,860,674$90,114$182,429,177553
May 12, 2019227,416-20% 10,868,090$72,603$182,501,780554
May 19, 2019275,482-26% 10,873,572$53,778$182,555,558555
Jun 9, 20192437 10,883,555$426$182,653,355558
Jun 30, 20192510,182 10,893,997$99,682$182,755,585561

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 2009205,280 5,280$131,937$131,93745
Aug 23, 2009204,995 15,115$121,024$370,22747
Sep 13, 2009913,318 31,697$302,980$747,46150
Sep 20, 2009514,865+12% 46,562$297,155$1,044,61651
Sep 27, 2009117,006-53% 53,568$143,061$1,187,67752
Apr 18, 20101911,035 164,673$187,487$3,099,16481
Apr 25, 20101212,585+14% 177,258$213,824$3,312,98882
May 2, 2010815,502+23% 192,760$365,220$3,678,20883
May 9, 2010438,109+146% 230,869$766,752$4,444,96084
May 16, 2010530,946-19% 261,815$618,603$5,063,56385
May 23, 20101018,732-39% 280,547$374,447$5,438,01086
May 30, 20101210,506-44% 291,053$210,007$5,648,01787
Jun 6, 2010175,092-52% 296,145$101,788$5,749,80588
Jun 13, 20101113,393+163% 309,538$267,719$6,017,52489
Sep 26, 2010107,086 355,210$144,195$6,941,310104
Oct 3, 2010723,800+236% 379,010$494,555$7,435,865105
Oct 10, 2010178,252-65% 387,262$180,308$7,616,173106
May 6, 2012167,496 452,321$339,117$10,514,363188
May 13, 20121712,974+73% 465,295$496,505$11,010,868189
Sep 30, 20121517,471 486,517$622,092$11,740,229209
May 5, 20131910,688 579,748$114,311$12,730,307240
Sep 29, 2013203,917 612,954$80,590$13,384,056261
Aug 18, 20191018,043 672,019$519,405$14,740,132568

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Leading Cast

Robert Downey Jr.*    Tony Stark/Iron Man
Terrence Howard    Rhodey
Jeff Bridges    Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow    Virginia "Pepper" Potts

Supporting Cast

Leslie Bibb    Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub    Yinsen
Faran Tahir    Raza
Clark Gregg    Agent Coulson
Bill Smitrovick*    General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya    Abu Bakar
Sahar Bibiyan    Gulmira mom
Fahim Fazli    Omar
Ahmed Ahmed    Ahmed
Marco Khan    Insurgent #4

Cameos

Samuel L. Jackson    Nick Fury
Stan Lee    Hugh Hefner
Jon Favreau    Happy Hogan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Favreau    Director
Mark Fergus    Screenwriter
Hawk Ostby    Screenwriter
Art Marcum    Screenwriter
Matt Holloway    Screenwriter
Avi Arad    Producer
Kevin Feige    Producer
Peter Billingsley    Executive Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
David Maisel    Executive Producer
Jon Favreau    Executive Producer
Avi Arad    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Co-Producer
Stan Lee    Story Creator
Don Heck    Story Creator
Larry Lieber    Story Creator
Jack Kirby    Story Creator
Matthew Libatique    Cinematographer
Ramin Djawadi    Composer
Dan Lebental    Editor
John Nelson    Visual Effects Supervisor
Rebecca Bentjen    Costume Designer
Laura Jean Shannon    Costume Designer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
J. Michael Riva    Production Designer
David Klassen    Supervising Art Director
Richard Mays    Art Director
Susan Wexler    Art Director
Ernie Avila    Art Director
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Noelle King    Set Designer
Lauri Gaffin    Set Decorator
Frank Eulner    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Ben Snow    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Sudick    Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Heffron    Associate Producer
Eric Heffron    Assistant Director
Phil Nelson    Second Unit Director
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Jojo Villanueva    Music Coordinator
Chris Castaldi    Assistant Director-Second Unit

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

DVD Sales - Going Out of Business is Good Titles

March 11th, 2009

A combination of terrible new releases and two massive store sales (including the Circuit City Going out of Business sale) meant this week's sales chart was dominated by some of the biggest hits from last year. However, the number one DVD remained High School Musical 3 - Senior Year, which sold an additional 543,000 units for the week to give it a total of 2.05 million units sold and $36.14 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Sales - All Max and No Payne

February 3rd, 2009

New releases were all over the top 30 this week, including Max Payne, which took first place with 543,000 units sold for the week and $12.92 million in sales. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. 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...

2008 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

December 3rd, 2008

Thanksgiving is over and that can only mean on thing, Christmas shopping! And that means it is time for our annual Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will look at some of the recent releases, as well as some soon to be released Blu-ray films. More...

DVD Sales - Tink's the Belle of the Sales Chart

November 11th, 2008

New releases were not as strong this week as they were last week, and this hurt overall sales. However, Tinker Bell still did very well, especially for a direct-to-DVD release, selling 1.94 million units and generating $30.73 million in sales during its first week of release. Had the movie opened in theaters, I would suspect it would have been a much bigger hit than Space Chimps and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, probably bigger than those two films combined, and perhaps even earned $100 million or more, depending on its release date. More...

DVD Rentals - Journey to the Top of the Rental Chart

November 11th, 2008

New releases were spread thin on the rental chart this week, but one of them, Journey to the Center of the Earth, did earn first place and earned nearly 25% more than the second place The Incredible Hulk. More...

DVD Sales - Hulk Feeling Blu

November 4th, 2008

Plenty of new releases did fantastic business this week, earning first place and three of the top five spots. That new number one release was The Incredible Hulk, which earned $51.33 million from 2.15 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Hulk Brings in the Green

November 4th, 2008

Most of the new releases that charted on this week's sales chart also charted on this week's rental chart, and they even shared the same new number one film, The Incredible Hulk. More...

DVD Sales - Indiana Jones and the Millions of Sales

October 28th, 2008

There were more than half-a-dozen new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That film topped the charts with 3.03 million units sold for sales of $70.57 million. However, the Franchise Collection placed sixth with 177,000 units sold and $10.85 million in sales. Add in the individual releases and the total sales were more than $80 million from 3.3 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Crystal is Golden

October 28th, 2008

There were fewer new releases that were able to reach the top 30 on the rental chart this week, but the same film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was able to come out on top. More...

DVD Sales - Sleeping Beauty has Lively Opening Week Sales

October 20th, 2008

New releases were again dominant on this week's DVD sales chart with three in the top five, five in the top ten, and nine in total. This includes the new number one selling DVD, Sleeping Beauty, which generated $22.43 million in revenue from 1.34 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Don't Mess With M. Night Shyamalan

October 20th, 2008

New releases played an important role on this week's rental charts, taking the top two spots. However, while The Happening and You Don't Mess With the Zohan finished one - two, Iron Man was very close behind in third. More...

UPDATED: DVD Sales - Man oh Man!

October 12th, 2008

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on the sales chart this week, but what we lacked in quantity, we more than made up for in quality. This is because the first of the summer blockbusters reached the home market. Iron Man topped the charts with 5.12 million units sold and $93.98 million in opening week revenue. Not only is this the best opening of the year, Iron Man nearly took top spot on the yearly chart after just one week in release. More...

DVD Rentals - Don't Forget About Rentals

October 12th, 2008

New releases did better on the rental chart than they did on the sales chart with six films placing in the top 30, including Iron Man, which topped the charts generating 25% more revenue than a fellow new release, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. 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...

DVD Releases for September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

A much smaller list of films on this week's list. How small? It fit on one page. This is mainly for two reasons. One, I didn't get to the backlog of late arrivals. I hope to get a big chunk of them done for next week, but I have ten new releases to get through first. Secondly, the first of the summer monster hits came out this week, and Iron Man scared away a lot of the competition. Speaking of competition, there was quite a race for the DVD Pick of the Week with the Two-Disc Collector's Edition or Blu-ray release of Iron Man near the top of the list. As was the Judd Apatow Unrated Comedy Collection, also on Blu-ray. I couldn't decide which was better, so I'm giving the title of DVD Pick of the Week to both. Other contenders were Sports Night - The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Edition and Taxi to the Dark Side - Buy from Amazon, and Can't Hardly Wait, although the last one comes with a "Guilty Pleasure" warning. More...

DVD Releases for September 16, 2008 - Part I

September 15th, 2008

We have a big list this week with more than 50 releases. This includes very few top-notch, first run releases, but that weakness is counterbalanced by the strength in the TV on DVD department, including a few contenders for DVD Pick of the Week like Duckman - Season One & Two and Pushing Daisies - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. If I were to choose just one release this week, it would be the former; however, I think the latter has a better chance at mainstream appeal. As I previously said, this is a huge list this week, so much so that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

International Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

The Happening fell from first to fifth with just $14.05 million on 5579 screens in 65 markets for a total of $56.40 million after two weeks. Good news, it was able to remain in first place in France despite falling 60% to $1.93 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.68 million after two. On the other hand, it fell from first to third in Spain down 65% to $1.20 million on 387 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.41 million after two. Even worse, it was down just under 80% in Italy and just over 80% in South Korea earning $367,000 on 338 screens and $206,000 on 293 screens respectively. Its totals of $2.77 million in the former and $2.18 million in the latter are hardly impressive, and well below its domestic run. This is a shocking decline, especially since films tend to have better legs internationally than they have domestically. And while it should earn more on the international marketplace, there's little hope of reaching $200 million worldwide now. More...

International Details - Sex on the Decline

June 22nd, 2008

Sex and the City was knocked out of top spot with $23.71 million on 5591 screens in 44 markets for a total of $136.00 million after three weeks of release. Its biggest opening came from the Netherlands, which is a midlevel market at best, but it earned $810,000 on 108 screens over the weekend and $1.23 million in total. This is a very strong opening and the film will have little trouble topping Iron Man in the market and will even come relatively close to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's total. Additionally, the film earned $4.29 million on 452 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $14.88 million while in the U.K. it pulled in $3.50 million on 470 screens over the weekend lifting its total of $39.80 million after three. More...

Will Smart Succeed, or will Audiences Love Guru?

June 19th, 2008

The outlook for this weekend is mixed. On the one hand, very few people are expecting this week's two new releases to match last week's openings. However, most expect them to top last year's new entries, which is the more important task. This, along with the better holdovers, could be enough to push 2008 over 2007's pace for the first time in a long time. More...

International Details - Panda Feeds on International Audiences

June 15th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda started its international run in third place with $20.46 million on 1521 screens in 9 markets. The film reportedly set records in a number of its smaller, Southeast Asian debuts while its brought in an impressive $8.26 million on 821 screens in Russia and $7.84 million on 632 screens in South Korea (including midweek numbers). Next up for the film is Australia and Mexico next weekend while it has major market opening throughout the summer. More...

International Details - Sex not as Popular with International Audiences

June 8th, 2008

Sex and the City made its international debut this past weekend, and while it wasn't able to top the charts like it did domestically, it still managed a fantastic $32.77 million on 3590 screens in 14 markets over the weekend for a total of $37.52 million. Its biggest opening came in the U.K. where it dominated the market with $17.22 million on 460 screens, which is equivalent to an $80 million to $100 million opening here. It also finished first in Germany with $7.41 million on 836 screens. It also did very well in France with $6.12 million on 551 screens and in Italy with $2.74 million on 552 screens, finishing second in both markets. The film opened in Australia and South Korea this past weekend, while it doesn't end its run till late August with Japan and it should reach several major milestones before then. More...

Sex Starts Big, But Will It Just be a Quickie?

June 2nd, 2008

Sex and the City started off huge on Friday, but it quickly crashed as the weekend wore on. However, its first day was still enough to propel the film into first place and help the overall box office reach $168 million. That was lower than last weekend's total by just over 2%, but that's a very soft decline for a post-holiday weekend. Also, it was nearly 25% higher that the same weekend last year, which is huge growth. 2008 is still behind 2007's pace $3.57 billion to $3.68 billion, but any time it closes the gap is good news. More...

International Details - Narnia Softens

June 1st, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian slipped 21% during its sophomore stint adding $19.35 million on 3681 screens in 13 markets for a still early total of $51.26 million. This includes a first place, $5.34 million opening on 782 screens over the weekend in Japan, while the film has $7.81 million including midweek numbers. This was below the original's opening in that market of $8.92 million, which is troubling. More troubling news came in Mexico where it was down 51% to $3.05 million on 842 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.58 million while in Russia it was down 55% to $3.03 million on 735 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.54 million after two. More...

Will Sex Sell?

May 29th, 2008

There could be quite a battle for top spot at the box office this weekend between the opening of Sex and the City and he sophomore stint of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Hopefully this will help May end with a a stronger box office than the comparable weekend last year. It is possible since the former should open with a bigger box office than Knocked Up while the latter could hold with more than At World's End did. More...

Indiana Jones Tops Iron Man's Opening (Kind Of)

May 28th, 2008

The first long weekend of the summer has come and gone and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was able to earn the tenth best opening weekend of all time, assuming you don't count Iron Man's Thursday night box office. (Which apparently we are supposed to.) However, while this is good news, the overall box office is still in a slump. Sure, the 3-day total was $172 million, which was 31% higher than last weekend, but it was more than 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Add in Monday and the box office pulled in $219 million, which was 14% lower than last year's 4-day total. Year-to-date, 2008 is now 4% behind last year's pace at $3.51 billion to $3.37 billion. More...

Indiana Jones and the Opening Long Weekend

May 22nd, 2008

For the first time in nearly two decades, there is an Indiana Jones movie opening in theaters. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is arguably the most anticipated new release of the year and should crush the competition at the box office. In fact, there are more than a few people who expect records will the broken this weekend. With expectations this high, it might be almost impossible for the film to match them. More...

International Top of the Charts - 200 Million Reasons to Marvel at Iron Man

May 21st, 2008

It seems last week's drop-off by Iron Man had more to do with the weather than the quality of the film as it recovered nicely this week. It was still down, but only by a respectable 32% to $26.18 million on 7,000 screens in 58 markets for a total of $207.71 million. With that, it has overtaken Welcome to the Sticks and become the biggest international hit of the year. More...

A Prince Among Kings

May 19th, 2008

The weekend box office was ... mixed, to be generous. The box office leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, missed expectations by $30 million, give or take, while the overall box office numbers was also well below expectations at $132 million. At least this was above last weekend's box office tally by about 5%, but below last year's pace by a flabbergasting 27%. Year-to-date 2008 lost even more ground and is now behind last year's pace by nearly 4% $3.21 billion to $3.09 billion. Things need to turn around soon lest the narrative becomes the slumping box office, however, I don't see that happening. More...

Narnia Set to Reign

May 15th, 2008

There's little doubt which film will come out on top this weekend, as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the only film opening wide this weekend. The real competition are three other films that opened earlier, sometimes much earlier. The first is the film that started this summer, Iron Man, the second is the biggest hit from the same weekend last year, Shrek the Third, and the final one is the film that started the franchise, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Prince Caspian will be judged a success or a failure not whether or not it can finish first, but how it does in comparison to these other films. More...

International Top of the Chart - Iron Man Goes for Victory Lap

May 14th, 2008

Defying normal international trends, Iron Man had a worse drop-off on the international charts than it did domestically. However, despite falling 60%, it still remained in first place with $39.31 million on 7,208 screens in 57 markets for a total of $165.79 million. It is now the third biggest hit of the year on the international chart, behind just Welcome to the Sticks and 10,000 B.C., while its worldwide total of $343.62 million at the end of the weekend is the best of the year to far. More...

Iron Man the Wise Choice to Top Per Theater Chart

May 13th, 2008

Not only did Iron Man remain on top of the weekend box office chart, it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $12,452. The only other film to top $10,000 was Surfwise, which did it with $10,304 in one theater. More...

Iron Man Laps Competition

May 12th, 2008

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Speed Racer Stalls

May 11th, 2008

After a huge opening for Iron Man last weekend, the market fell to earth with a bump this time around thanks to a very disappointing debut for Speed Racer. The much-hyped cartoon action movie from the Wachowski brothers only managed to pull in $20.2 million at the box office, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate, and there's a good chance that What Happens in Vegas, with an estimated $20 million so far, will end up in second place for the weekend. Iron Man, meanwhile, put in a very respectable second weekend with an estimated $50.5 million. More...

Go Speed Racer!

May 8th, 2008

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

International Top of the Charts - Furious Ferric Debut

May 7th, 2008

Iron Man became the first worldwide smash hit of the year, opening with $98.59 million on 7,588 screens in 56 markets internationally, for a total of $200.71 million worldwide. Even if it only makes $200 million more during the rest of its box office run, it will still make enough to show a profit during its initial push into the home market. Its challenge is that it was truly a worldwide opening, which leaves it with very few additional markets. With a high level of competition coming up, it is unlikely to stay on top for very long. More...

Contest - Turning Iron into Gold - Winning Announcement

May 7th, 2008

The winners of our Turning Iron into Gold contest were determined and they are... More...

Iron Floats to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

May 6th, 2008

The first blockbuster release of the summer, Iron Man, placed first on the Per Theater Chart with an impressive average of $24,877. Second place was a bit of a surprise as cult director Harmony Korine's latest film, Mister Lonely, did better than expected with $16,769 in one theater. Roman de Gare was the only holdover in the $10,000 club as it doubled its theater count, to two, and earned an average of $11,267. Two other new releases, Son of Rambow and Redbelt opened with nearly identical averages of $10,758 and $10,560 respectively. Both have at least a shot at serious expansion over the coming weeks. More...

$100 Million for Iron Man?

May 5th, 2008

Summer started with a bang, and a whimper... it depends on what you compare it to. Over the weekend, the box office totaled $159 million in ticket sales, which is 75% more than last weekend. However, it is also 16% less than the same weekend last year when Spider-man 3 smashed the record for biggest opening weekend. Compared to expectations, this was a great start; compared to last year, 2008 continues to struggle. More...

Weekend Estimates: Iron Man Heading to $100 Million Weekend

May 4th, 2008

Iron Man is heading towards $100 million, the 2nd-biggest opening by a non-sequel and the 10th-biggest opening weekend of all time, according to Paramount's estimates, released on Sunday. The current estimate stands at $100.75 million, which leaves some uncertainty over whether Iron Man will top the magical $100 million level, but either way the performance is incredibly impressive for a movie with less of a built-in audience than the likes of Harry Potter or Spider-Man. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 2, 2008

May 3rd, 2008

Iron Man kicks off the summer blockbuster season this weekend, and since it scared award most of the competition at the box office, there's little competition when it comes to movie websites. Its Official Site was the only one really in contention for the Weekly Website Award and it was the easy winner. More...

Friday Estimates: Iron Man Opens with Strong $34.5 Million

May 3rd, 2008

After attracting an estimated $5.1 million from previews on Thursday, Iron Man opened in all theaters on Friday and earned a giant $34.5 million, according to our estimates. That's going to make it about the 25th-biggest day of all time (see complete list) and either the second- or third-best performance by a non-sequel. Spider-Man holds the record in that category with a $39.4 million opening day back in 2002, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone made $33.5 million when it opened in 2001. More...

Early Start for Iron

May 1st, 2008

Summer unofficially starts this weekend with the release of Iron Man, which actually opened on Thursday night. There is little doubt that it will finish on top of the box office chart this weekend. The real question is how far up the all-time chart it will go. More...

2008 Preview: May

May 1st, 2008

2008 has stumbled pretty badly recently, but, with the past two weekends beating their 2007 counterparts, it looks like it is getting back on track. Hopefully this can continue in May. On the one hand, the start of the Summer should reinvigorate the box office numbers with a few potential $300 million hits opening over the five weekends and two more films that should reach $100 million. Here's the problem: Last year, there were three monster hits that opened in May and they earned a combined box office close to $1 billion. If any of the big three this month (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Iron Man) stumble, then there will be almost no way 2008 can keep pace with 2007. More...

Contest - Turning Iron into Gold

April 25th, 2008

Summer blockbuster season is finally here. ... Or least it starts on Friday the 25th with the opening of Iron Man. That is this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict Iron Man's opening weekend box office. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win The Golden Compass and Fall of the Roman Empire, both 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 The Golden Compass and Lars and the Real Girl. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! 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...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Cast Updates - August 23, 2007

August 23rd, 2007

This week's round of new cast information contains updates for Day Zero, The Fighter, He's Just Not That Into You and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

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

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

Synopsis

Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$102,118,668 (32.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$186,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,105 opening theaters/4,154 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $467,231,126

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 88 $318,604,126
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 335 $266,567,421
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 191 $585,171,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 31 $318,604,126
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 53 $266,567,421
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 46 $585,171,547

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: May 2nd, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
May 2nd, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Regal Entertainment
International Releases: August 17th, 2018 (Wide), released as Iron Man (re:2018) (Australia)
Video Release: September 30th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Iron Man
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2008
vs. Thor
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Corporate Malfeasance, Surprise Twist, Kidnap, Terrorism, Afghanistan War, Scene in End Credits, Arms Dealer, Inventor, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Intertitle, Gratuitous Cameos, Origin Story, Motion Capture Performance, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios, Fairview Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Thursday 97 $197,477 Jul 10, 2008 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 98 $193,844 Jul 9, 2008 69
Biggest 9th Thursday 87 $294,039 Jul 3, 2008 63
Biggest 8th Thursday 55 $537,624 Jun 26, 2008 56
Biggest 8th Wednesday 68 $503,165 Jun 25, 2008 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 81 $512,328 Jun 24, 2008 54
Biggest 8th Monday 84 $552,947 Jun 23, 2008 53
Biggest 8th Sunday 90 $1,254,955 Jun 22, 2008 52
Biggest 8th Friday 99 $1,130,531 Jun 20, 2008 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 58 $743,079 Jun 19, 2008 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 64 $723,320 Jun 18, 2008 48
Fastest to $300m 85 $300,042,790 Jun 18, 2008 48
Biggest 7th Monday 96 $720,888 Jun 16, 2008 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 66 $2,035,062 Jun 15, 2008 45
Biggest 5th Thursday 72 $1,324,459 Jun 5, 2008 35
Biggest 5th Wednesday 77 $1,312,678 Jun 4, 2008 34
Biggest 5th Sunday 65 $3,689,901 Jun 1, 2008 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 50 $13,541,264 May 30, 2008 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 42 $6,068,126 May 31, 2008 30
Biggest 5th Friday 51 $3,783,237 May 30, 2008 29
Biggest 4th Monday 12 $5,663,877 May 26, 2008 25
Biggest 4th Sunday 31 $7,111,285 May 25, 2008 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 55 $20,447,253 May 23, 2008 24
Fastest to $250m 91 $252,614,669 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $20,447,253 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 89 $32,180,219 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 64 $26,111,130 May 23, 2008 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $41,094,122 May 23, 2008 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 63 $7,898,842 May 24, 2008 23
Biggest 4th Friday 71 $5,437,126 May 23, 2008 22
Biggest 3rd Sunday 44 $9,748,402 May 18, 2008 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 54 $31,838,996 May 16, 2008 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 50 $13,431,355 May 17, 2008 16
Fastest to $150m 98 $213,375,983 May 16, 2008 16
Fastest to $200m 98 $213,375,983 May 16, 2008 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 67 $8,659,239 May 16, 2008 15
Biggest 2nd Sunday 65 $14,942,808 May 11, 2008 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 67 $51,190,629 May 9, 2008 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 56 $21,374,629 May 10, 2008 9
Biggest 2nd Friday 80 $14,873,192 May 9, 2008 8
Biggest 1st Sunday 76 $26,034,208 May 4, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Sunday 88 $26,034,208 May 4, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 21 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 73 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 28 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 36 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 32 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 23 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 5 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 60 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 36 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest Domestic Weekend 79 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Fastest to $100m 75 $102,118,668 May 2, 2008 3
Top 2008 Theater Average 26 $24,877 May 2, 2008 3
Biggest 1st Saturday 63 $37,350,099 May 3, 2008 2
Biggest Domestic Saturday 71 $37,350,099 May 3, 2008 2
Fastest to $50m 71 $76,084,460 May 2, 2008 2
Biggest 1st Friday 72 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Adventure Day Domestic 55 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Day Domestic 82 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Live Action Day Domestic 70 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 48 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 8 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Top Super Hero Day Domestic 81 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 74 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 44 $38,734,361 May 2, 2008 1

Leading Cast

Robert Downey Jr.*    Tony Stark/Iron Man
Terrence Howard    Rhodey
Jeff Bridges    Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow    Virginia "Pepper" Potts

Supporting Cast

Leslie Bibb    Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub    Yinsen
Faran Tahir    Raza
Clark Gregg    Agent Coulson
Bill Smitrovick*    General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya    Abu Bakar
Sahar Bibiyan    Gulmira mom
Fahim Fazli    Omar
Ahmed Ahmed    Ahmed
Marco Khan    Insurgent #4

Cameos

Samuel L. Jackson    Nick Fury
Stan Lee    Hugh Hefner
Jon Favreau    Happy Hogan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Favreau    Director
Mark Fergus    Screenwriter
Hawk Ostby    Screenwriter
Art Marcum    Screenwriter
Matt Holloway    Screenwriter
Avi Arad    Producer
Kevin Feige    Producer
Peter Billingsley    Executive Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
David Maisel    Executive Producer
Jon Favreau    Executive Producer
Avi Arad    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Co-Producer
Stan Lee    Story Creator
Don Heck    Story Creator
Larry Lieber    Story Creator
Jack Kirby    Story Creator
Matthew Libatique    Cinematographer
Ramin Djawadi    Composer
Dan Lebental    Editor
John Nelson    Visual Effects Supervisor
Rebecca Bentjen    Costume Designer
Laura Jean Shannon    Costume Designer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
J. Michael Riva    Production Designer
David Klassen    Supervising Art Director
Richard Mays    Art Director
Susan Wexler    Art Director
Ernie Avila    Art Director
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Noelle King    Set Designer
Lauri Gaffin    Set Decorator
Frank Eulner    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Ben Snow    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Sudick    Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Heffron    Associate Producer
Eric Heffron    Assistant Director
Phil Nelson    Second Unit Director
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Jojo Villanueva    Music Coordinator
Chris Castaldi    Assistant Director-Second Unit

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

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March 11th, 2009

A combination of terrible new releases and two massive store sales (including the Circuit City Going out of Business sale) meant this week's sales chart was dominated by some of the biggest hits from last year. However, the number one DVD remained High School Musical 3 - Senior Year, which sold an additional 543,000 units for the week to give it a total of 2.05 million units sold and $36.14 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Sales - All Max and No Payne

February 3rd, 2009

New releases were all over the top 30 this week, including Max Payne, which took first place with 543,000 units sold for the week and $12.92 million in sales. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. 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...

2008 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

December 3rd, 2008

Thanksgiving is over and that can only mean on thing, Christmas shopping! And that means it is time for our annual Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will look at some of the recent releases, as well as some soon to be released Blu-ray films. More...

DVD Sales - Tink's the Belle of the Sales Chart

November 11th, 2008

New releases were not as strong this week as they were last week, and this hurt overall sales. However, Tinker Bell still did very well, especially for a direct-to-DVD release, selling 1.94 million units and generating $30.73 million in sales during its first week of release. Had the movie opened in theaters, I would suspect it would have been a much bigger hit than Space Chimps and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, probably bigger than those two films combined, and perhaps even earned $100 million or more, depending on its release date. More...

DVD Rentals - Journey to the Top of the Rental Chart

November 11th, 2008

New releases were spread thin on the rental chart this week, but one of them, Journey to the Center of the Earth, did earn first place and earned nearly 25% more than the second place The Incredible Hulk. More...

DVD Sales - Hulk Feeling Blu

November 4th, 2008

Plenty of new releases did fantastic business this week, earning first place and three of the top five spots. That new number one release was The Incredible Hulk, which earned $51.33 million from 2.15 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Hulk Brings in the Green

November 4th, 2008

Most of the new releases that charted on this week's sales chart also charted on this week's rental chart, and they even shared the same new number one film, The Incredible Hulk. More...

DVD Sales - Indiana Jones and the Millions of Sales

October 28th, 2008

There were more than half-a-dozen new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That film topped the charts with 3.03 million units sold for sales of $70.57 million. However, the Franchise Collection placed sixth with 177,000 units sold and $10.85 million in sales. Add in the individual releases and the total sales were more than $80 million from 3.3 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Crystal is Golden

October 28th, 2008

There were fewer new releases that were able to reach the top 30 on the rental chart this week, but the same film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was able to come out on top. More...

DVD Sales - Sleeping Beauty has Lively Opening Week Sales

October 20th, 2008

New releases were again dominant on this week's DVD sales chart with three in the top five, five in the top ten, and nine in total. This includes the new number one selling DVD, Sleeping Beauty, which generated $22.43 million in revenue from 1.34 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Don't Mess With M. Night Shyamalan

October 20th, 2008

New releases played an important role on this week's rental charts, taking the top two spots. However, while The Happening and You Don't Mess With the Zohan finished one - two, Iron Man was very close behind in third. More...

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October 12th, 2008

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on the sales chart this week, but what we lacked in quantity, we more than made up for in quality. This is because the first of the summer blockbusters reached the home market. Iron Man topped the charts with 5.12 million units sold and $93.98 million in opening week revenue. Not only is this the best opening of the year, Iron Man nearly took top spot on the yearly chart after just one week in release. More...

DVD Rentals - Don't Forget About Rentals

October 12th, 2008

New releases did better on the rental chart than they did on the sales chart with six films placing in the top 30, including Iron Man, which topped the charts generating 25% more revenue than a fellow new release, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. 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...

DVD Releases for September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

A much smaller list of films on this week's list. How small? It fit on one page. This is mainly for two reasons. One, I didn't get to the backlog of late arrivals. I hope to get a big chunk of them done for next week, but I have ten new releases to get through first. Secondly, the first of the summer monster hits came out this week, and Iron Man scared away a lot of the competition. Speaking of competition, there was quite a race for the DVD Pick of the Week with the Two-Disc Collector's Edition or Blu-ray release of Iron Man near the top of the list. As was the Judd Apatow Unrated Comedy Collection, also on Blu-ray. I couldn't decide which was better, so I'm giving the title of DVD Pick of the Week to both. Other contenders were Sports Night - The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Edition and Taxi to the Dark Side - Buy from Amazon, and Can't Hardly Wait, although the last one comes with a "Guilty Pleasure" warning. More...

DVD Releases for September 16, 2008 - Part I

September 15th, 2008

We have a big list this week with more than 50 releases. This includes very few top-notch, first run releases, but that weakness is counterbalanced by the strength in the TV on DVD department, including a few contenders for DVD Pick of the Week like Duckman - Season One & Two and Pushing Daisies - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. If I were to choose just one release this week, it would be the former; however, I think the latter has a better chance at mainstream appeal. As I previously said, this is a huge list this week, so much so that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

International Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

The Happening fell from first to fifth with just $14.05 million on 5579 screens in 65 markets for a total of $56.40 million after two weeks. Good news, it was able to remain in first place in France despite falling 60% to $1.93 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.68 million after two. On the other hand, it fell from first to third in Spain down 65% to $1.20 million on 387 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.41 million after two. Even worse, it was down just under 80% in Italy and just over 80% in South Korea earning $367,000 on 338 screens and $206,000 on 293 screens respectively. Its totals of $2.77 million in the former and $2.18 million in the latter are hardly impressive, and well below its domestic run. This is a shocking decline, especially since films tend to have better legs internationally than they have domestically. And while it should earn more on the international marketplace, there's little hope of reaching $200 million worldwide now. More...

International Details - Sex on the Decline

June 22nd, 2008

Sex and the City was knocked out of top spot with $23.71 million on 5591 screens in 44 markets for a total of $136.00 million after three weeks of release. Its biggest opening came from the Netherlands, which is a midlevel market at best, but it earned $810,000 on 108 screens over the weekend and $1.23 million in total. This is a very strong opening and the film will have little trouble topping Iron Man in the market and will even come relatively close to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's total. Additionally, the film earned $4.29 million on 452 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $14.88 million while in the U.K. it pulled in $3.50 million on 470 screens over the weekend lifting its total of $39.80 million after three. More...

Will Smart Succeed, or will Audiences Love Guru?

June 19th, 2008

The outlook for this weekend is mixed. On the one hand, very few people are expecting this week's two new releases to match last week's openings. However, most expect them to top last year's new entries, which is the more important task. This, along with the better holdovers, could be enough to push 2008 over 2007's pace for the first time in a long time. More...

International Details - Panda Feeds on International Audiences

June 15th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda started its international run in third place with $20.46 million on 1521 screens in 9 markets. The film reportedly set records in a number of its smaller, Southeast Asian debuts while its brought in an impressive $8.26 million on 821 screens in Russia and $7.84 million on 632 screens in South Korea (including midweek numbers). Next up for the film is Australia and Mexico next weekend while it has major market opening throughout the summer. More...

International Details - Sex not as Popular with International Audiences

June 8th, 2008

Sex and the City made its international debut this past weekend, and while it wasn't able to top the charts like it did domestically, it still managed a fantastic $32.77 million on 3590 screens in 14 markets over the weekend for a total of $37.52 million. Its biggest opening came in the U.K. where it dominated the market with $17.22 million on 460 screens, which is equivalent to an $80 million to $100 million opening here. It also finished first in Germany with $7.41 million on 836 screens. It also did very well in France with $6.12 million on 551 screens and in Italy with $2.74 million on 552 screens, finishing second in both markets. The film opened in Australia and South Korea this past weekend, while it doesn't end its run till late August with Japan and it should reach several major milestones before then. More...

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June 2nd, 2008

Sex and the City started off huge on Friday, but it quickly crashed as the weekend wore on. However, its first day was still enough to propel the film into first place and help the overall box office reach $168 million. That was lower than last weekend's total by just over 2%, but that's a very soft decline for a post-holiday weekend. Also, it was nearly 25% higher that the same weekend last year, which is huge growth. 2008 is still behind 2007's pace $3.57 billion to $3.68 billion, but any time it closes the gap is good news. More...

International Details - Narnia Softens

June 1st, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian slipped 21% during its sophomore stint adding $19.35 million on 3681 screens in 13 markets for a still early total of $51.26 million. This includes a first place, $5.34 million opening on 782 screens over the weekend in Japan, while the film has $7.81 million including midweek numbers. This was below the original's opening in that market of $8.92 million, which is troubling. More troubling news came in Mexico where it was down 51% to $3.05 million on 842 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.58 million while in Russia it was down 55% to $3.03 million on 735 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.54 million after two. More...

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May 29th, 2008

There could be quite a battle for top spot at the box office this weekend between the opening of Sex and the City and he sophomore stint of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Hopefully this will help May end with a a stronger box office than the comparable weekend last year. It is possible since the former should open with a bigger box office than Knocked Up while the latter could hold with more than At World's End did. More...

Indiana Jones Tops Iron Man's Opening (Kind Of)

May 28th, 2008

The first long weekend of the summer has come and gone and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was able to earn the tenth best opening weekend of all time, assuming you don't count Iron Man's Thursday night box office. (Which apparently we are supposed to.) However, while this is good news, the overall box office is still in a slump. Sure, the 3-day total was $172 million, which was 31% higher than last weekend, but it was more than 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Add in Monday and the box office pulled in $219 million, which was 14% lower than last year's 4-day total. Year-to-date, 2008 is now 4% behind last year's pace at $3.51 billion to $3.37 billion. More...

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May 21st, 2008

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A Prince Among Kings

May 19th, 2008

The weekend box office was ... mixed, to be generous. The box office leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, missed expectations by $30 million, give or take, while the overall box office numbers was also well below expectations at $132 million. At least this was above last weekend's box office tally by about 5%, but below last year's pace by a flabbergasting 27%. Year-to-date 2008 lost even more ground and is now behind last year's pace by nearly 4% $3.21 billion to $3.09 billion. Things need to turn around soon lest the narrative becomes the slumping box office, however, I don't see that happening. More...

Narnia Set to Reign

May 15th, 2008

There's little doubt which film will come out on top this weekend, as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the only film opening wide this weekend. The real competition are three other films that opened earlier, sometimes much earlier. The first is the film that started this summer, Iron Man, the second is the biggest hit from the same weekend last year, Shrek the Third, and the final one is the film that started the franchise, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Prince Caspian will be judged a success or a failure not whether or not it can finish first, but how it does in comparison to these other films. More...

International Top of the Chart - Iron Man Goes for Victory Lap

May 14th, 2008

Defying normal international trends, Iron Man had a worse drop-off on the international charts than it did domestically. However, despite falling 60%, it still remained in first place with $39.31 million on 7,208 screens in 57 markets for a total of $165.79 million. It is now the third biggest hit of the year on the international chart, behind just Welcome to the Sticks and 10,000 B.C., while its worldwide total of $343.62 million at the end of the weekend is the best of the year to far. More...

Iron Man the Wise Choice to Top Per Theater Chart

May 13th, 2008

Not only did Iron Man remain on top of the weekend box office chart, it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $12,452. The only other film to top $10,000 was Surfwise, which did it with $10,304 in one theater. More...

Iron Man Laps Competition

May 12th, 2008

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Speed Racer Stalls

May 11th, 2008

After a huge opening for Iron Man last weekend, the market fell to earth with a bump this time around thanks to a very disappointing debut for Speed Racer. The much-hyped cartoon action movie from the Wachowski brothers only managed to pull in $20.2 million at the box office, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate, and there's a good chance that What Happens in Vegas, with an estimated $20 million so far, will end up in second place for the weekend. Iron Man, meanwhile, put in a very respectable second weekend with an estimated $50.5 million. More...

Go Speed Racer!

May 8th, 2008

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

International Top of the Charts - Furious Ferric Debut

May 7th, 2008

Iron Man became the first worldwide smash hit of the year, opening with $98.59 million on 7,588 screens in 56 markets internationally, for a total of $200.71 million worldwide. Even if it only makes $200 million more during the rest of its box office run, it will still make enough to show a profit during its initial push into the home market. Its challenge is that it was truly a worldwide opening, which leaves it with very few additional markets. With a high level of competition coming up, it is unlikely to stay on top for very long. More...

Contest - Turning Iron into Gold - Winning Announcement

May 7th, 2008

The winners of our Turning Iron into Gold contest were determined and they are... More...

Iron Floats to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

May 6th, 2008

The first blockbuster release of the summer, Iron Man, placed first on the Per Theater Chart with an impressive average of $24,877. Second place was a bit of a surprise as cult director Harmony Korine's latest film, Mister Lonely, did better than expected with $16,769 in one theater. Roman de Gare was the only holdover in the $10,000 club as it doubled its theater count, to two, and earned an average of $11,267. Two other new releases, Son of Rambow and Redbelt opened with nearly identical averages of $10,758 and $10,560 respectively. Both have at least a shot at serious expansion over the coming weeks. More...

$100 Million for Iron Man?

May 5th, 2008

Summer started with a bang, and a whimper... it depends on what you compare it to. Over the weekend, the box office totaled $159 million in ticket sales, which is 75% more than last weekend. However, it is also 16% less than the same weekend last year when Spider-man 3 smashed the record for biggest opening weekend. Compared to expectations, this was a great start; compared to last year, 2008 continues to struggle. More...

Weekend Estimates: Iron Man Heading to $100 Million Weekend

May 4th, 2008

Iron Man is heading towards $100 million, the 2nd-biggest opening by a non-sequel and the 10th-biggest opening weekend of all time, according to Paramount's estimates, released on Sunday. The current estimate stands at $100.75 million, which leaves some uncertainty over whether Iron Man will top the magical $100 million level, but either way the performance is incredibly impressive for a movie with less of a built-in audience than the likes of Harry Potter or Spider-Man. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 2, 2008

May 3rd, 2008

Iron Man kicks off the summer blockbuster season this weekend, and since it scared award most of the competition at the box office, there's little competition when it comes to movie websites. Its Official Site was the only one really in contention for the Weekly Website Award and it was the easy winner. More...

Friday Estimates: Iron Man Opens with Strong $34.5 Million

May 3rd, 2008

After attracting an estimated $5.1 million from previews on Thursday, Iron Man opened in all theaters on Friday and earned a giant $34.5 million, according to our estimates. That's going to make it about the 25th-biggest day of all time (see complete list) and either the second- or third-best performance by a non-sequel. Spider-Man holds the record in that category with a $39.4 million opening day back in 2002, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone made $33.5 million when it opened in 2001. More...

Early Start for Iron

May 1st, 2008

Summer unofficially starts this weekend with the release of Iron Man, which actually opened on Thursday night. There is little doubt that it will finish on top of the box office chart this weekend. The real question is how far up the all-time chart it will go. More...

2008 Preview: May

May 1st, 2008

2008 has stumbled pretty badly recently, but, with the past two weekends beating their 2007 counterparts, it looks like it is getting back on track. Hopefully this can continue in May. On the one hand, the start of the Summer should reinvigorate the box office numbers with a few potential $300 million hits opening over the five weekends and two more films that should reach $100 million. Here's the problem: Last year, there were three monster hits that opened in May and they earned a combined box office close to $1 billion. If any of the big three this month (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Iron Man) stumble, then there will be almost no way 2008 can keep pace with 2007. More...

Contest - Turning Iron into Gold

April 25th, 2008

Summer blockbuster season is finally here. ... Or least it starts on Friday the 25th with the opening of Iron Man. That is this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict Iron Man's opening weekend box office. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win The Golden Compass and Fall of the Roman Empire, both 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 The Golden Compass and Lars and the Real Girl. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! 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...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Cast Updates - August 23, 2007

August 23rd, 2007

This week's round of new cast information contains updates for Day Zero, The Fighter, He's Just Not That Into You and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

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

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2008 1 $102,118,668   4,105 $24,877   $102,118,668 1
May 9, 2008 1 $51,190,629 -50% 4,111 $12,452   $177,825,024 2
May 16, 2008 2 $31,838,996 -38% 4,154 $7,665   $223,124,385 3
May 23, 2008 3 $20,447,253 -36% 3,915 $5,223   $252,614,669 4
May 30, 2008 4 $13,541,264 -34% 3,650 $3,710   $276,166,336 5
Jun 6, 2008 6 $7,477,439 -45% 2,931 $2,551   $288,847,640 6
Jun 13, 2008 7 $5,620,375 -25% 2,403 $2,339   $297,918,329 7
Jun 20, 2008 9 $4,030,272 -28% 1,912 $2,108   $304,816,141 8
Jun 27, 2008 11 $2,257,113 -44% 1,379 $1,637   $309,179,318 9
Jul 4, 2008 12 $1,459,613 -35% 1,019 $1,432   $311,708,133 10
Jul 11, 2008 14 $939,134 -36% 710 $1,323   $313,421,025 11
Jul 18, 2008 16 $451,838 -52% 375 $1,205   $314,376,968 12
Jul 25, 2008 22 $310,654 -31% 274 $1,134   $314,925,955 13
Aug 1, 2008 16 $580,179 +87% 407 $1,426   $315,687,768 14
Aug 8, 2008 19 $426,502 -26% 345 $1,236   $316,468,817 15
Aug 15, 2008 23 $341,178 -20% 315 $1,083   $317,058,295 16
Aug 22, 2008 29 $243,342 -29% 257 $947   $317,473,452 17
Aug 29, 2008 33 $223,636 -8% 220 $1,017   $317,794,156 18
Sep 5, 2008 38 $126,734 -43% 205 $618   $318,006,770 19
Sep 12, 2008 39 $94,816 -25% 156 $608   $318,134,740 20
Sep 19, 2008 43 $59,037 -38% 124 $476   $318,219,154 21
Sep 26, 2008 48 $58,364 -1% 121 $482   $318,298,180 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 2, 2008 1 $38,734,361     4,105 $9,436   $38,734,361 1
May 3, 2008 1 $37,350,099 -4%   4,105 $9,099   $76,084,460 2
May 4, 2008 1 $26,034,208 -30%   4,105 $6,342   $102,118,668 3
May 5, 2008 1 $6,934,568 -73%   4,105 $1,689   $109,053,236 4
May 6, 2008 1 $6,505,784 -6%   4,105 $1,585   $115,559,020 5
May 7, 2008 1 $5,747,344 -12%   4,105 $1,400   $121,306,364 6
May 8, 2008 1 $5,328,031 -7%   4,105 $1,298   $126,634,395 7
May 9, 2008 1 $14,873,192 +179% -62% 4,111 $3,618   $141,507,587 8
May 10, 2008 1 $21,374,629 +44% -43% 4,111 $5,199   $162,882,216 9
May 11, 2008 1 $14,942,808 -30% -43% 4,111 $3,635   $177,825,024 10
May 12, 2008 1 $3,850,844 -74% -44% 4,111 $937   $181,675,868 11
May 13, 2008 1 $3,357,146 -13% -48% 4,111 $817   $185,033,014 12
May 14, 2008 1 $3,082,988 -8% -46% 4,111 $750   $188,116,002 13
May 15, 2008 1 $3,169,387 +3% -41% 4,111 $771   $191,285,389 14
May 16, 2008 2 $8,659,239 +173% -42% 4,154 $2,085   $199,944,628 15
May 17, 2008 2 $13,431,355 +55% -37% 4,154 $3,233   $213,375,983 16
May 18, 2008 2 $9,748,402 -27% -35% 4,154 $2,347   $223,124,385 17
May 19, 2008 2 $3,072,182 -68% -20% 4,154 $740   $226,196,567 18
May 20, 2008 2 $2,219,928 -28% -34% 4,154 $534   $228,416,495 19
May 21, 2008 2 $1,926,258 -13% -38% 4,154 $464   $230,342,753 20
May 22, 2008 3 $1,824,663 -5% -42% 4,154 $439   $232,167,416 21
May 23, 2008 3 $5,437,126 +198% -37% 3,915 $1,389   $237,604,542 22
May 24, 2008 3 $7,898,842 +45% -41% 3,915 $2,018   $245,503,384 23
May 25, 2008 3 $7,111,285 -10% -27% 3,915 $1,816   $252,614,669 24
May 26, 2008 3 $5,663,877 -20% +84% 3,915 $1,447   $258,278,546 25
May 27, 2008 3 $1,561,073 -72% -30% 3,915 $399   $259,839,619 26
May 28, 2008 3 $1,395,588 -11% -28% 3,915 $356   $261,235,207 27
May 29, 2008 3 $1,389,865 n/c -24% 3,915 $355   $262,625,072 28
May 30, 2008 4 $3,783,237 +172% -30% 3,650 $1,037   $266,408,309 29
May 31, 2008 4 $6,068,126 +60% -23% 3,650 $1,663   $272,476,435 30
Jun 1, 2008 4 $3,689,901 -39% -48% 3,650 $1,011   $276,166,336 31
Jun 2, 2008 4 $1,230,719 -67% -78% 3,650 $337   $277,397,055 32
Jun 3, 2008 4 $1,336,009 +9% -14% 3,650 $366   $278,733,064 33
Jun 4, 2008 4 $1,312,678 -2% -6% 3,650 $360   $280,045,742 34
Jun 5, 2008 4 $1,324,459 +1% -5% 3,650 $363   $281,370,201 35
Jun 6, 2008 6 $2,187,329 +65% -42% 2,931 $746   $283,557,530 36
Jun 7, 2008 6 $3,164,558 +45% -48% 2,931 $1,080   $286,722,088 37
Jun 8, 2008 6 $2,125,552 -33% -42% 2,931 $725   $288,847,640 38
Jun 9, 2008 6 $893,971 -58% -27% 2,931 $305   $289,741,611 39
Jun 10, 2008 6 $859,778 -4% -36% 2,931 $293   $290,601,389 40
Jun 11, 2008 6 $857,937 n/c -35% 2,931 $293   $291,459,326 41
Jun 12, 2008 6 $838,628 -2% -37% 2,931 $286   $292,297,954 42
Jun 13, 2008 8 $1,466,126 +75% -33% 2,403 $610   $293,764,080 43
Jun 14, 2008 7 $2,119,187 +45% -33% 2,403 $882   $295,883,267 44
Jun 15, 2008 7 $2,035,062 -4% -4% 2,403 $847   $297,918,329 45
Jun 16, 2008 7 $720,888 -65% -19% 2,403 $300   $298,639,217 46
Jun 17, 2008 7 $680,253 -6% -21% 2,403 $283   $299,319,470 47
Jun 18, 2008 7 $723,320 +6% -16% 2,403 $301   $300,042,790 48
Jun 19, 2008 7 $743,079 +3% -11% 2,403 $309   $300,785,869 49
Jun 20, 2008 9 $1,130,531 +52% -23% 1,912 $591   $301,916,400 50
Jun 21, 2008 9 $1,644,786 +45% -22% 1,912 $860   $303,561,186 51
Jun 22, 2008 9 $1,254,955 -24% -38% 1,912 $656   $304,816,141 52
Jun 23, 2008 9 $552,947 -56% -23% 1,912 $289   $305,369,088 53
Jun 24, 2008 9 $512,328 -7% -25% 1,912 $268   $305,881,416 54
Jun 25, 2008 9 $503,165 -2% -30% 1,912 $263   $306,384,581 55
Jun 26, 2008 9 $537,624 +7% -28% 1,912 $281   $306,922,205 56
Jun 27, 2008 11 $636,953 +18% -44% 1,379 $462   $307,559,158 57
Jun 28, 2008 11 $928,651 +46% -44% 1,379 $673   $308,487,809 58
Jun 29, 2008 11 $691,509 -26% -45% 1,379 $501   $309,179,318 59
Jun 30, 2008 11 $336,907 -51% -39% 1,379 $244   $309,516,225 60
Jul 1, 2008 12 $244,176 -28% -52% 1,379 $177   $309,760,401 61
Jul 2, 2008 13 $194,080 -21% -61% 1,379 $141   $309,954,481 62
Jul 3, 2008 - $294,039 +52% -45% 1,379 $213   $310,248,520 63
Jul 4, 2008 12 $405,289 +38% -36% 1,019 $398   $310,653,809 64
Jul 5, 2008 13 $627,496 +55% -32% 1,019 $616   $311,281,305 65
Jul 6, 2008 - $426,828 -32% -38% 1,019 $419   $311,708,133 66
Jul 7, 2008 13 $190,671 -55% -43% 1,019 $187   $311,898,804 67
Jul 8, 2008 - $191,766 +1% -21% 1,019 $188   $312,090,570 68
Jul 9, 2008 - $193,844 +1% n/c 1,019 $190   $312,284,414 69
Jul 10, 2008 - $197,477 +2% -33% 1,019 $194   $312,481,891 70
Jul 11, 2008 - $266,545 +35% -34% 710 $375   $312,748,436 71
Jul 12, 2008 - $393,307 +48% -37% 710 $554   $313,141,743 72
Jul 13, 2008 - $279,282 -29% -35% 710 $393   $313,421,025 73
Jul 14, 2008 - $126,106 -55% -34% 710 $178   $313,547,131 74
Jul 15, 2008 - $124,522 -1% -35% 710 $175   $313,671,653 75
Jul 16, 2008 - $132,915 +7% -31% 710 $187   $313,804,568 76
Jul 17, 2008 - $120,562 -9% -39% 710 $170   $313,925,130 77
Jul 18, 2008 - $141,575 +17% -47% 375 $378   $314,066,705 78
Jul 19, 2008 - $189,969 +34% -52% 375 $507   $314,256,674 79
Jul 20, 2008 - $120,294 -37% -57% 375 $321   $314,376,968 80
Jul 21, 2008 - $55,221 -54% -56% 375 $147   $314,432,189 81
Jul 22, 2008 - $57,092 +3% -54% 375 $152   $314,489,281 82
Jul 23, 2008 - $62,696 +10% -53% 375 $167   $314,551,977 83
Jul 24, 2008 - $63,324 +1% -47% 375 $169   $314,615,301 84
Jul 25, 2008 - $92,172 +46% -35% 274 $336   $314,707,473 85
Jul 26, 2008 - $127,609 +38% -33% 274 $466   $314,835,082 86
Jul 27, 2008 - $90,873 -29% -24% 274 $332   $314,925,955 87
Jul 28, 2008 - $42,025 -54% -24% 274 $153   $314,967,980 88
Jul 29, 2008 - $50,392 +20% -12% 274 $184   $315,018,372 89
Jul 30, 2008 - $46,229 -8% -26% 274 $169   $315,064,601 90
Jul 31, 2008 - $42,988 -7% -32% 274 $157   $315,107,589 91
Aug 1, 2008 15 $174,012 +305% +89% 407 $428   $315,281,601 92
Aug 2, 2008 16 $234,185 +35% +84% 407 $575   $315,515,786 93
Aug 3, 2008 16 $171,982 -27% +89% 407 $423   $315,687,768 94
Aug 4, 2008 16 $91,440 -47% +118% 407 $225   $315,779,208 95
Aug 5, 2008 16 $94,709 +4% +88% 407 $233   $315,873,917 96
Aug 6, 2008 18 $84,511 -11% +83% 407 $208   $315,958,428 97
Aug 7, 2008 - $83,887 -1% +95% 407 $206   $316,042,315 98
Aug 8, 2008 18 $123,484 +47% -29% 345 $358   $316,165,799 99
Aug 9, 2008 18 $177,082 +43% -24% 345 $513   $316,342,881 100
Aug 10, 2008 18 $125,936 -29% -27% 345 $365   $316,468,817 101
Aug 11, 2008 18 $60,134 -52% -34% 345 $174   $316,528,951 102
Aug 12, 2008 18 $61,890 +3% -35% 345 $179   $316,590,841 103
Aug 13, 2008 19 $62,889 +2% -26% 345 $182   $316,653,730 104
Aug 14, 2008 18 $63,387 +1% -24% 345 $184   $316,717,117 105
Aug 15, 2008 - $101,652 +60% -18% 315 $323   $316,818,769 106
Aug 16, 2008 - $146,586 +44% -17% 315 $465   $316,965,355 107
Aug 17, 2008 - $92,940 -37% -26% 315 $295   $317,058,295 108
Aug 18, 2008 - $41,171 -56% -32% 315 $131   $317,099,466 109
Aug 19, 2008 - $46,831 +14% -24% 315 $149   $317,146,297 110
Aug 20, 2008 - $43,460 -7% -31% 315 $138   $317,189,757 111
Aug 21, 2008 - $40,353 -7% -36% 315 $128   $317,230,110 112
Aug 22, 2008 - $72,954 +81% -28% 257 $284   $317,303,064 113
Aug 23, 2008 - $106,363 +46% -27% 257 $414   $317,409,427 114
Aug 24, 2008 - $64,025 -40% -31% 257 $249   $317,473,452 115
Aug 25, 2008 - $22,189 -65% -46% 257 $86   $317,495,641 116
Aug 26, 2008 - $26,116 +18% -44% 257 $102   $317,521,757 117
Aug 27, 2008 - $24,176 -7% -44% 257 $94   $317,545,933 118
Aug 28, 2008 - $24,587 +2% -39% 257 $96   $317,570,520 119
Aug 29, 2008 - $49,601 +102% -32% 220 $225   $317,620,121 120
Aug 30, 2008 - $84,640 +71% -20% 220 $385   $317,704,761 121
Aug 31, 2008 - $89,395 +6% +40% 220 $406   $317,794,156 122
Sep 1, 2008 34 $53,520 -40% +141% 220 $243   $317,847,676 123
Sep 2, 2008 - $11,162 -79% -57% 220 $51   $317,858,838 124
Sep 3, 2008 - $10,305 -8% -57% 220 $47   $317,869,143 125
Sep 4, 2008 - $10,893 +6% -56% 220 $50   $317,880,036 126
Sep 5, 2008 - $35,385 +225% -29% 205 $173   $317,915,421 127
Sep 6, 2008 - $61,965 +75% -27% 205 $302   $317,977,386 128
Sep 7, 2008 - $29,384 -53% -67% 205 $143   $318,006,770 129
Sep 8, 2008 - $7,192 -76% -87% 205 $35   $318,013,962 130
Sep 9, 2008 - $8,577 +19% -23% 205 $42   $318,022,539 131
Sep 10, 2008 - $8,265 -4% -20% 205 $40   $318,030,804 132
Sep 11, 2008 - $9,120 +10% -16% 205 $44   $318,039,924 133
Sep 12, 2008 - $26,103 +186% -26% 156 $167   $318,066,027 134
Sep 13, 2008 - $46,788 +79% -24% 156 $300   $318,112,815 135
Sep 14, 2008 - $21,925 -53% -25% 156 $141   $318,134,740 136
Sep 15, 2008 - $5,552 -75% -23% 156 $36   $318,140,292 137
Sep 16, 2008 - $6,383 +15% -26% 156 $41   $318,146,675 138
Sep 17, 2008 - $6,697 +5% -19% 156 $43   $318,153,372 139
Sep 18, 2008 - $6,745 +1% -26% 156 $43   $318,160,117 140
Sep 19, 2008 - $15,656 +132% -40% 124 $126   $318,175,773 141
Sep 20, 2008 - $27,820 +78% -41% 124 $224   $318,203,593 142
Sep 21, 2008 - $15,561 -44% -29% 124 $125   $318,219,154 143
Sep 22, 2008 - $4,631 -70% -17% 124 $37   $318,223,785 144
Sep 23, 2008 - $5,731 +24% -10% 124 $46   $318,229,516 145
Sep 24, 2008 - $4,955 -14% -26% 124 $40   $318,234,471 146
Sep 25, 2008 - $5,345 +8% -21% 124 $43   $318,239,816 147
Sep 26, 2008 - $16,942 +217% +8% 121 $140   $318,256,758 148
Sep 27, 2008 - $28,836 +70% +4% 121 $238   $318,285,594 149
Sep 28, 2008 - $12,586 -56% -19% 121 $104   $318,298,180 150
Sep 29, 2008 - $3,737 -70% -19% 121 $31   $318,301,917 151
Sep 30, 2008 - $4,033 +8% -30% 121 $33   $318,305,950 152
Oct 1, 2008 - $3,455 -14% -30% 121 $29   $318,309,405 153
Oct 2, 2008 - $3,794 +10% -29% 121 $31   $318,313,199 154
May 6, 2010 11 $192,025     1,105 $174   $318,604,126 735

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2008 1 $126,634,395   4,105 $30,849   $126,634,395 1
May 9, 2008 1 $64,650,994 -49% 4,111 $15,726   $191,285,389 2
May 16, 2008 2 $40,882,027 -37% 4,154 $9,842   $232,167,416 3
May 23, 2008 3 $30,457,656 -25% 3,915 $7,780   $262,625,072 4
May 30, 2008 4 $18,745,129 -38% 3,650 $5,136   $281,370,201 5
Jun 6, 2008 6 $10,927,753 -42% 2,931 $3,728   $292,297,954 6
Jun 13, 2008 7 $8,487,915 -22% 2,403 $3,532   $300,785,869 7
Jun 20, 2008 9 $6,136,336 -28% 1,912 $3,209   $306,922,205 8
Jun 27, 2008 12 $3,326,315 -46% 1,379 $2,412   $310,248,520 9
Jul 4, 2008 13 $2,233,371 -33% 1,019 $2,192   $312,481,891 10
Jul 11, 2008 14 $1,443,239 -35% 710 $2,033   $313,925,130 11
Jul 18, 2008 16 $690,171 -52% 375 $1,840   $314,615,301 12
Jul 25, 2008 22 $492,288 -29% 274 $1,797   $315,107,589 13
Aug 1, 2008 18 $934,726 +90% 407 $2,297   $316,042,315 14
Aug 8, 2008 22 $674,802 -28% 345 $1,956   $316,717,117 15
Aug 15, 2008 26 $512,993 -24% 315 $1,629   $317,230,110 16
Aug 22, 2008 31 $340,410 -34% 257 $1,325   $317,570,520 17
Aug 29, 2008 34 $309,516 -9% 220 $1,407   $317,880,036 18
Sep 5, 2008 40 $159,888 -48% 205 $780   $318,039,924 19
Sep 12, 2008 39 $120,193 -25% 156 $770   $318,160,117 20
Sep 19, 2008 44 $79,699 -34% 124 $643   $318,239,816 21
Sep 26, 2008 50 $73,383 -8% 121 $606   $318,313,199 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/17/2018 $1,079 28 28 28 $1,079 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $266,566,342
 
International Total$266,567,421 8/27/2018

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
Oct 5, 200814,246,899 4,246,899$77,908,088$77,908,0881
Oct 12, 200821,107,805-74% 5,354,704$23,009,110$100,917,1982
Oct 19, 20082449,422-59% 5,804,126$8,246,759$109,163,9573
Oct 26, 20084333,197-26% 6,137,323$5,724,558$114,888,5154
Nov 2, 20085182,818-45% 6,320,141$3,088,546$117,977,0615
Nov 9, 20088159,579-13% 6,479,720$2,752,307$120,729,3686
Nov 16, 200810141,218-12% 6,620,938$2,344,657$123,074,0257
Nov 23, 200812117,814-17% 6,738,752$1,925,576$124,999,6018
Nov 30, 20088471,770+300% 7,210,522$7,144,060$132,143,6619
Dec 7, 20088285,035-40% 7,495,557$4,256,114$136,399,77510
Dec 14, 200810253,410-11% 7,748,967$4,149,944$140,549,71911
Dec 21, 200811331,156+31% 8,080,123$5,552,526$146,102,24512
Dec 28, 200815320,220-3% 8,400,343$5,316,389$151,418,63413
Jan 4, 200920107,607-66% 8,507,950$1,753,822$153,172,45614
Jan 11, 20091292,662-14% 8,600,612$1,471,593$154,644,04915
Jan 18, 20093034,903-62% 8,635,515$553,237$155,197,28616
Feb 8, 20093030,906 8,739,215$498,848$156,874,25019
Sep 13, 20091550,263 9,036,074$702,410$161,737,11950
Apr 25, 20101627,835 9,144,271$408,390$163,110,21582
May 2, 20101325,473-8% 9,169,744$336,707$163,446,92283
May 9, 2010970,953+179% 9,240,697$890,311$164,337,23384
May 16, 20109106,029+49% 9,346,726$1,322,839$165,660,07285
May 23, 20101276,923-27% 9,423,649$965,022$166,625,09486
May 30, 2010970,378-9% 9,494,027$850,011$167,475,10587
Jun 6, 20102038,732-45% 9,532,759$484,165$167,959,27088
Jun 13, 20101833,671-13% 9,566,430$418,339$168,377,60989
Jul 11, 20102040,725 9,615,980$489,962$168,984,19393
Sep 26, 20102051,776 9,690,112$612,624$169,887,616104
Oct 3, 2010889,895+74% 9,780,007$1,256,373$171,143,989105
May 13, 20122129,515 9,960,937$295,929$173,331,597189
Sep 30, 20122117,946 10,028,297$142,303$173,919,505209
Nov 25, 20122792,999 10,225,730$882,068$175,806,328217
May 5, 20132720,487 10,451,122$192,522$178,016,162240
May 12, 20132426,198+28% 10,477,320$255,499$178,271,661241
May 19, 20132219,658-25% 10,496,978$192,810$178,464,471242
May 5, 2019259,272 10,860,674$90,114$182,429,177553
May 12, 2019227,416-20% 10,868,090$72,603$182,501,780554
May 19, 2019275,482-26% 10,873,572$53,778$182,555,558555
Jun 9, 20192437 10,883,555$426$182,653,355558
Jun 30, 20192510,182 10,893,997$99,682$182,755,585561

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 2009205,280 5,280$131,937$131,93745
Aug 23, 2009204,995 15,115$121,024$370,22747
Sep 13, 2009913,318 31,697$302,980$747,46150
Sep 20, 2009514,865+12% 46,562$297,155$1,044,61651
Sep 27, 2009117,006-53% 53,568$143,061$1,187,67752
Apr 18, 20101911,035 164,673$187,487$3,099,16481
Apr 25, 20101212,585+14% 177,258$213,824$3,312,98882
May 2, 2010815,502+23% 192,760$365,220$3,678,20883
May 9, 2010438,109+146% 230,869$766,752$4,444,96084
May 16, 2010530,946-19% 261,815$618,603$5,063,56385
May 23, 20101018,732-39% 280,547$374,447$5,438,01086
May 30, 20101210,506-44% 291,053$210,007$5,648,01787
Jun 6, 2010175,092-52% 296,145$101,788$5,749,80588
Jun 13, 20101113,393+163% 309,538$267,719$6,017,52489
Sep 26, 2010107,086 355,210$144,195$6,941,310104
Oct 3, 2010723,800+236% 379,010$494,555$7,435,865105
Oct 10, 2010178,252-65% 387,262$180,308$7,616,173106
May 6, 2012167,496 452,321$339,117$10,514,363188
May 13, 20121712,974+73% 465,295$496,505$11,010,868189
Sep 30, 20121517,471 486,517$622,092$11,740,229209
May 5, 20131910,688 579,748$114,311$12,730,307240
Sep 29, 2013203,917 612,954$80,590$13,384,056261
Aug 18, 20191018,043 672,019$519,405$14,740,132568

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