9 (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,749,894Details
International Box Office $16,810,105Details
Worldwide Box Office $48,559,999
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $11,708,558 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $5,812,991 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $17,521,549
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,740,446 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:65.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,661 opening theaters/2,060 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,635,179

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,881 $31,749,894
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,873 $16,810,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,184 $48,559,999
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $31,749,894
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $16,810,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $48,559,999

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 2009 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: December 29th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and scary images.
Running Time: 79 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Beowulf
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Keywords: Action Adventure, Living Toys, Post Apocalypse, Remake, Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Mute
Source:Based on Short Film
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Relativity Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 230 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,881 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,385 $45,635,179
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,318 $31,749,894
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 92 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 17 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 508 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,116 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus Features Movies 29 $31,749,894

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 2009 2 $10,740,446   1,661 $6,466   $15,160,926 1
Sep 18, 2009 6 $5,563,134 -48% 2,060 $2,701   $22,918,077 2
Sep 25, 2009 9 $2,959,231 -47% 2,025 $1,461   $27,227,811 3
Oct 2, 2009 14 $1,398,401 -53% 1,598 $875   $29,441,230 4
Oct 9, 2009 16 $829,650 -41% 1,216 $682   $30,659,622 5
Oct 16, 2009 31 $232,125 -72% 488 $476   $31,219,946 6
Oct 23, 2009 50 $51,328 -78% 134 $383   $31,339,937 7
Oct 30, 2009 54 $32,953 -36% 91 $362   $31,389,319 8
Nov 6, 2009 35 $99,607 +202% 126 $791   $31,506,416 9
Nov 13, 2009 37 $70,399 -29% 111 $634   $31,625,752 10
Nov 20, 2009 42 $43,390 -38% 92 $472   $31,691,649 11
Nov 27, 2009 55 $29,189 -33% 63 $463   $31,743,332 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 9, 2009 1 $3,115,775     1,653 $1,885   $3,115,775 1
Sep 10, 2009 1 $1,304,705 -58%   1,653 $789   $4,420,480 2
Sep 11, 2009 2 $3,295,258 +153%   1,661 $1,984   $7,715,738 3
Sep 12, 2009 2 $4,711,272 +43%   1,661 $2,836   $12,427,010 4
Sep 13, 2009 2 $2,733,916 -42%   1,661 $1,646   $15,160,926 5
Sep 14, 2009 2 $583,815 -79%   1,661 $351   $15,744,741 6
Sep 15, 2009 3 $591,578 +1%   1,661 $356   $16,336,319 7
Sep 16, 2009 3 $512,511 -13% -84% 1,661 $309   $16,848,830 8
Sep 17, 2009 3 $506,113 -1% -61% 1,661 $305   $17,354,943 9
Sep 18, 2009 6 $1,592,912 +215% -52% 2,060 $773   $18,947,855 10
Sep 19, 2009 6 $2,419,841 +52% -49% 2,060 $1,175   $21,367,696 11
Sep 20, 2009 5 $1,550,381 -36% -43% 2,060 $753   $22,918,077 12
Sep 21, 2009 7 $356,785 -77% -39% 2,060 $173   $23,274,862 13
Sep 22, 2009 7 $378,454 +6% -36% 2,060 $184   $23,653,316 14
Sep 23, 2009 7 $313,241 -17% -39% 2,060 $152   $23,966,557 15
Sep 24, 2009 7 $302,023 -4% -40% 2,060 $147   $24,268,580 16
Sep 25, 2009 10 $796,519 +164% -50% 2,025 $393   $25,065,099 17
Sep 26, 2009 9 $1,295,449 +63% -46% 2,025 $640   $26,360,548 18
Sep 27, 2009 8 $867,263 -33% -44% 2,025 $428   $27,227,811 19
Sep 28, 2009 10 $254,801 -71% -29% 2,025 $126   $27,482,612 20
Sep 29, 2009 10 $200,409 -21% -47% 2,025 $99   $27,683,021 21
Sep 30, 2009 11 $176,006 -12% -44% 2,025 $87   $27,859,027 22
Oct 1, 2009 10 $183,802 +4% -39% 2,025 $91   $28,042,829 23
Oct 2, 2009 - $362,578 +97% -54% 1,598 $227   $28,405,407 24
Oct 3, 2009 - $637,474 +76% -51% 1,598 $399   $29,042,881 25
Oct 4, 2009 - $398,349 -38% -54% 1,598 $249   $29,441,230 26
Oct 5, 2009 - $97,328 -76% -62% 1,598 $61   $29,538,558 27
Oct 6, 2009 - $99,025 +2% -51% 1,598 $62   $29,637,583 28
Oct 7, 2009 - $95,471 -4% -46% 1,598 $60   $29,733,054 29
Oct 8, 2009 - $96,918 +2% -47% 1,598 $61   $29,829,972 30
Oct 9, 2009 - $225,599 +133% -38% 1,216 $186   $30,055,571 31
Oct 10, 2009 - $353,587 +57% -45% 1,216 $291   $30,409,158 32
Oct 11, 2009 - $250,464 -29% -37% 1,216 $206   $30,659,622 33
Oct 12, 2009 - $134,431 -46% +38% 1,216 $111   $30,794,053 34
Oct 13, 2009 - $65,653 -51% -34% 1,216 $54   $30,859,706 35
Oct 14, 2009 - $56,809 -13% -40% 1,216 $47   $30,916,515 36
Oct 15, 2009 - $71,306 +26% -26% 1,216 $59   $30,987,821 37
Oct 16, 2009 - $61,038 -14% -73% 488 $125   $31,048,859 38
Oct 17, 2009 - $101,709 +67% -71% 488 $208   $31,150,568 39
Oct 18, 2009 - $69,378 -32% -72% 488 $142   $31,219,946 40
Oct 19, 2009 - $18,066 -74% -87% 488 $37   $31,238,012 41
Oct 20, 2009 - $16,899 -6% -74% 488 $35   $31,254,911 42
Oct 21, 2009 - $15,899 -6% -72% 488 $33   $31,270,810 43
Oct 22, 2009 - $17,799 +12% -75% 488 $36   $31,288,609 44
Oct 23, 2009 - $13,805 -22% -77% 134 $103   $31,302,414 45
Oct 24, 2009 - $22,953 +66% -77% 134 $171   $31,325,367 46
Oct 25, 2009 - $14,570 -37% -79% 134 $109   $31,339,937 47
Oct 26, 2009 - $4,442 -70% -75% 134 $33   $31,344,379 48
Oct 27, 2009 - $4,125 -7% -76% 134 $31   $31,348,504 49
Oct 28, 2009 - $3,355 -19% -79% 134 $25   $31,351,859 50
Oct 29, 2009 - $4,507 +34% -75% 134 $34   $31,356,366 51
Oct 30, 2009 - $9,563 +112% -31% 91 $105   $31,365,929 52
Oct 31, 2009 - $10,218 +7% -55% 91 $112   $31,376,147 53
Nov 1, 2009 - $13,172 +29% -10% 91 $145   $31,389,319 54
Nov 2, 2009 - $4,643 -65% +5% 91 $51   $31,393,962 55
Nov 3, 2009 - $4,340 -7% +5% 91 $48   $31,398,302 56
Nov 4, 2009 - $4,278 -1% +28% 91 $47   $31,402,580 57
Nov 5, 2009 - $4,229 -1% -6% 91 $46   $31,406,809 58
Nov 6, 2009 - $26,242 +521% +174% 126 $208   $31,433,051 59
Nov 7, 2009 - $43,004 +64% +321% 126 $341   $31,476,055 60
Nov 8, 2009 - $30,361 -29% +130% 126 $241   $31,506,416 61
Nov 9, 2009 - $9,157 -70% +97% 126 $73   $31,515,573 62
Nov 10, 2009 - $10,847 +18% +150% 126 $86   $31,526,420 63
Nov 11, 2009 - $20,381 +88% +376% 126 $162   $31,546,801 64
Nov 12, 2009 - $8,552 -58% +102% 126 $68   $31,555,353 65
Nov 13, 2009 - $18,112 +112% -31% 111 $163   $31,573,465 66
Nov 14, 2009 - $30,543 +69% -29% 111 $275   $31,604,008 67
Nov 15, 2009 - $21,744 -29% -28% 111 $196   $31,625,752 68
Nov 16, 2009 - $6,075 -72% -34% 111 $55   $31,631,827 69
Nov 17, 2009 - $5,614 -8% -48% 111 $51   $31,637,441 70
Nov 18, 2009 - $5,374 -4% -74% 111 $48   $31,642,815 71
Nov 19, 2009 - $5,444 +1% -36% 111 $49   $31,648,259 72
Nov 20, 2009 - $10,988 +102% -39% 92 $119   $31,659,247 73
Nov 21, 2009 - $18,897 +72% -38% 92 $205   $31,678,144 74
Nov 22, 2009 - $13,505 -29% -38% 92 $147   $31,691,649 75
Nov 23, 2009 - $5,765 -57% -5% 92 $63   $31,697,414 76
Nov 24, 2009 - $6,746 +17% +20% 92 $73   $31,704,160 77
Nov 25, 2009 - $5,382 -20% n/c 63 $85   $31,709,542 78
Nov 26, 2009 - $4,601 -15% -15% 63 $73   $31,714,143 79
Nov 27, 2009 - $10,349 +125% -6% 63 $164   $31,724,492 80
Nov 28, 2009 - $11,439 +11% -39% 63 $182   $31,735,931 81
Nov 29, 2009 - $7,401 -35% -45% 63 $117   $31,743,332 82
Nov 30, 2009 - $1,758 -76% -70% 63 $28   $31,745,090 83
Dec 1, 2009 - $1,358 -23% -80% 63 $22   $31,746,448 84
Dec 2, 2009 - $1,731 +27% -68% 63 $27   $31,748,179 85
Dec 3, 2009 - $1,715 -1% -63% 63 $27   $31,749,894 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 4, 2009 11 $4,420,480   1,653 $2,674   $4,420,480 1
Sep 11, 2009 2 $12,934,463 +193% 1,661 $7,787   $17,354,943 2
Sep 18, 2009 6 $6,913,637 -47% 2,060 $3,356   $24,268,580 3
Sep 25, 2009 9 $3,774,249 -45% 2,025 $1,864   $28,042,829 4
Oct 2, 2009 14 $1,787,143 -53% 1,598 $1,118   $29,829,972 5
Oct 9, 2009 17 $1,157,849 -35% 1,216 $952   $30,987,821 6
Oct 16, 2009 31 $300,788 -74% 488 $616   $31,288,609 7
Oct 23, 2009 52 $67,757 -77% 134 $506   $31,356,366 8
Oct 30, 2009 54 $50,443 -26% 91 $554   $31,406,809 9
Nov 6, 2009 35 $148,544 +194% 126 $1,179   $31,555,353 10
Nov 13, 2009 39 $92,906 -37% 111 $837   $31,648,259 11
Nov 20, 2009 47 $65,884 -29% 92 $716   $31,714,143 12
Nov 27, 2009 56 $35,751 -46% 63 $567   $31,749,894 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 401-500) 408 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,873 $16,810,105
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,180 $16,810,105
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 139 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 16 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 317 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 685 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,134 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Focus Features Movies 64 $16,810,105

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 311 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,184 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,554 $48,559,999
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 102 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 16 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,134 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus Features Movies 43 $48,559,999

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 3, 20106170,575 170,575$2,898,069$2,898,0691
Jan 10, 20109109,901-36% 280,476$1,867,218$4,765,2872
Jan 17, 20102352,678-52% 333,154$894,999$5,660,2863
Jan 24, 20102738,061-28% 371,215$646,656$6,306,9424
Feb 7, 20103022,513 416,253$382,496$7,072,1386

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 3, 2010594,506 94,506$2,361,700$2,361,7001
Jan 10, 20101029,047-69% 123,553$725,882$3,087,5822
Jan 17, 20101616,793-42% 140,346$405,728$3,493,3103

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Leading Cast

Elijah Wood    9

Supporting Cast

Jennifer Connelly    7
Martin Landau    2
Christopher Plummer    1
John C. Reilly    5
Crispin Glover    6

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shane Acker    Director
Pamela Pettler    Screenwriter
Shane Acker    Story Creator

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September 15th, 2009

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August 30th, 2009

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,740,446 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:65.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,661 opening theaters/2,060 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,635,179

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,881 $31,749,894
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,873 $16,810,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,184 $48,559,999
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $31,749,894
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $16,810,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $48,559,999

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 2009 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: December 29th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and scary images.
Running Time: 79 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Beowulf
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Adventure, Living Toys, Post Apocalypse, Remake, Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Mute
Source:Based on Short Film
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Relativity Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Elijah Wood    9

Supporting Cast

Jennifer Connelly    7
Martin Landau    2
Christopher Plummer    1
John C. Reilly    5
Crispin Glover    6

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shane Acker    Director
Pamela Pettler    Screenwriter
Shane Acker    Story Creator

DVD Sales: 2010 Starts with a Hangover

January 31st, 2010

None of the new releases were able to take top spot on the DVD sales chart for January 3, leaving The Hangover in first place for the third week in a row. It added 692,000 units and $12.43 million to take its running tallies to 6.63 million units and $125.40 million. More...

Awards Season - Looking Up for the PGA

January 6th, 2010

The Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, and while there are only three categories for theatrical releases, they tend to be quite accurate predictors for the Oscar nominations. This is great news for Up, which picked up nominations in two of the three categories. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 29th, 2009

December 28th, 2009

The Tuesday after Christmas might seem a strange week to release a DVD or Blu-ray because it's too late to be a Christmas gift. On the other hand, it's perfect for Boxing Week sales. Overall we have a very short list this week, but there are still a few releases of note, including 9, which is bit expensive on Blu-ray, but still Pick of the Week material. Meanwhile, Paranormal Activity is also a Pick of the Week contender, but the screener is late, so I can't say for sure. I blame the Christmas shipping rush for the delay in getting here.
More...

International Details - Viking Still Pillaging International Box Office

September 26th, 2009

Vicky the Viking fell to sixth place with 7.40 million on 898 screens in 3 markets for a total of $24.55 million. Of that, $5.92 million was earned on 751 screens in Germany and it now has $18.94 million in its native market. More...

That's A Spicy Box Office

September 21st, 2009

As expected, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs finished in first place over the weekend, and it beat industry expectations by earning more than $30 million. This helped the overall box office grow by 9.9% from last weekend. The total weekend haul of $101 million was also 14.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year to date, 2009 has made $7.70 billion at the box office, which is 7.9% higher than last year's pace. This isn't as large a lead as the box office has had this year, but it's still fantastic. More...

International Details - Dusk for Ice Age

September 19th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs fell out of the top five this past weekend earning $7.08 million on 3521 screens in 35 markets for a total of $670.44 million internationally and $865.11 million worldwide. It is now the third highest grossing film internationally of all time, while it is 18th place worldwide. That's quite a gap. The film remained in first place in Italy earning $3.14 million on 690 screens over the weekend for a total of $33.63 million after three. So far the film has earned more than 77% of its worldwide box office internationally, which is a very high percentage, and it will keep creeping higher as its international run comes to a close. More...

Meatballs Has More than a Chance

September 18th, 2009

We have four wide releases this week, or at least three wide releases and one semi-wide. There should be very little suspense on which film will finish first though, as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is the clear favorite. The real question is how much it will make and whether or not it can help the overall box office top last year. Or, if some of the pundits are correct, by how much. More...

Autumn Box Office Starts a Little Soft

September 15th, 2009

The first official weekend of Autumn was not great at the box office, as every single new release missed expectations, some by small margins, others quite dramatically. This was enough to push the total box office down to $92 million, off 6.7% from last weekend and 8.7% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 is still up on 2008 by a significant margin, leading $7.53 billion to $7.00 billion. More...

How Good Will Bad Do?

September 11th, 2009

Fall officially begins with the weekend after Labor Day, which in many years is the worst weekend of the year. That probably won't be the case now thanks to Tyler Perry's propensity for wearing dresses. This time last year wasn't the first weekend after Labor Day (it's a strange year this year and the weekends don't line up perfectly) and this will mean 2009 might have a little more trouble keeping up with last year than it normally would. 2009 should still come out ahead, but it will be close compared to the first weekend of Fall from last year. More...

Just in Time for Number Nine

September 9th, 2009

It's September 9th, 2009. Or the ninth day of the ninth month of 2009, which makes it the perfect day to release 9 in theaters. At least that's what the studio hopes. The reality could be a lot different. More...

Trailers for Movies Opening September 8-11, 2009

September 9th, 2009


2009 Preview: September

September 1st, 2009

Summer ended on a strong note with three films from August that have the potential to cross $100 million at the box office. But I don't think there's a single film coming out this month that has the potential to do the same. Then again, we're not concerned with keeping up with August, we are concerned with keeping up with September last year, and that will be an easier task most weeks. More...

International Details - Post Summer Hangover

August 30th, 2009

Summer is mostly over and we're moving back to the normal schedule for the international box office columns. Mostly. There are still not enough multi-million dollar films to fill out the top 30, but as the blockbusters make way for smaller releases, that will change. Meanwhile, The Hangover remained in sixth place with $7.65 million on 2782 screens in 46 markets for a total of $152.38 million internationally and $420.65 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Brazil with $1.13 million on 205 screens, while it remained in first place in Mexico with $1.04 million on 398 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.56 million after two. Other million dollar markets include Spain where it was down just 18% to $1.27 million on 319 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.88 million after two, and Germany where it added $1.02 million on 427 screens giving the film a total of $15.29 million after a month of release. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 230 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,881 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,385 $45,635,179
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,318 $31,749,894
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 92 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 17 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 508 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,116 $31,749,894
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus Features Movies 29 $31,749,894

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 2009 2 $10,740,446   1,661 $6,466   $15,160,926 1
Sep 18, 2009 6 $5,563,134 -48% 2,060 $2,701   $22,918,077 2
Sep 25, 2009 9 $2,959,231 -47% 2,025 $1,461   $27,227,811 3
Oct 2, 2009 14 $1,398,401 -53% 1,598 $875   $29,441,230 4
Oct 9, 2009 16 $829,650 -41% 1,216 $682   $30,659,622 5
Oct 16, 2009 31 $232,125 -72% 488 $476   $31,219,946 6
Oct 23, 2009 50 $51,328 -78% 134 $383   $31,339,937 7
Oct 30, 2009 54 $32,953 -36% 91 $362   $31,389,319 8
Nov 6, 2009 35 $99,607 +202% 126 $791   $31,506,416 9
Nov 13, 2009 37 $70,399 -29% 111 $634   $31,625,752 10
Nov 20, 2009 42 $43,390 -38% 92 $472   $31,691,649 11
Nov 27, 2009 55 $29,189 -33% 63 $463   $31,743,332 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 9, 2009 1 $3,115,775     1,653 $1,885   $3,115,775 1
Sep 10, 2009 1 $1,304,705 -58%   1,653 $789   $4,420,480 2
Sep 11, 2009 2 $3,295,258 +153%   1,661 $1,984   $7,715,738 3
Sep 12, 2009 2 $4,711,272 +43%   1,661 $2,836   $12,427,010 4
Sep 13, 2009 2 $2,733,916 -42%   1,661 $1,646   $15,160,926 5
Sep 14, 2009 2 $583,815 -79%   1,661 $351   $15,744,741 6
Sep 15, 2009 3 $591,578 +1%   1,661 $356   $16,336,319 7
Sep 16, 2009 3 $512,511 -13% -84% 1,661 $309   $16,848,830 8
Sep 17, 2009 3 $506,113 -1% -61% 1,661 $305   $17,354,943 9
Sep 18, 2009 6 $1,592,912 +215% -52% 2,060 $773   $18,947,855 10
Sep 19, 2009 6 $2,419,841 +52% -49% 2,060 $1,175   $21,367,696 11
Sep 20, 2009 5 $1,550,381 -36% -43% 2,060 $753   $22,918,077 12
Sep 21, 2009 7 $356,785 -77% -39% 2,060 $173   $23,274,862 13
Sep 22, 2009 7 $378,454 +6% -36% 2,060 $184   $23,653,316 14
Sep 23, 2009 7 $313,241 -17% -39% 2,060 $152   $23,966,557 15
Sep 24, 2009 7 $302,023 -4% -40% 2,060 $147   $24,268,580 16
Sep 25, 2009 10 $796,519 +164% -50% 2,025 $393   $25,065,099 17
Sep 26, 2009 9 $1,295,449 +63% -46% 2,025 $640   $26,360,548 18
Sep 27, 2009 8 $867,263 -33% -44% 2,025 $428   $27,227,811 19
Sep 28, 2009 10 $254,801 -71% -29% 2,025 $126   $27,482,612 20
Sep 29, 2009 10 $200,409 -21% -47% 2,025 $99   $27,683,021 21
Sep 30, 2009 11 $176,006 -12% -44% 2,025 $87   $27,859,027 22
Oct 1, 2009 10 $183,802 +4% -39% 2,025 $91   $28,042,829 23
Oct 2, 2009 - $362,578 +97% -54% 1,598 $227   $28,405,407 24
Oct 3, 2009 - $637,474 +76% -51% 1,598 $399   $29,042,881 25
Oct 4, 2009 - $398,349 -38% -54% 1,598 $249   $29,441,230 26
Oct 5, 2009 - $97,328 -76% -62% 1,598 $61   $29,538,558 27
Oct 6, 2009 - $99,025 +2% -51% 1,598 $62   $29,637,583 28
Oct 7, 2009 - $95,471 -4% -46% 1,598 $60   $29,733,054 29
Oct 8, 2009 - $96,918 +2% -47% 1,598 $61   $29,829,972 30
Oct 9, 2009 - $225,599 +133% -38% 1,216 $186   $30,055,571 31
Oct 10, 2009 - $353,587 +57% -45% 1,216 $291   $30,409,158 32
Oct 11, 2009 - $250,464 -29% -37% 1,216 $206   $30,659,622 33
Oct 12, 2009 - $134,431 -46% +38% 1,216 $111   $30,794,053 34
Oct 13, 2009 - $65,653 -51% -34% 1,216 $54   $30,859,706 35
Oct 14, 2009 - $56,809 -13% -40% 1,216 $47   $30,916,515 36
Oct 15, 2009 - $71,306 +26% -26% 1,216 $59   $30,987,821 37
Oct 16, 2009 - $61,038 -14% -73% 488 $125   $31,048,859 38
Oct 17, 2009 - $101,709 +67% -71% 488 $208   $31,150,568 39
Oct 18, 2009 - $69,378 -32% -72% 488 $142   $31,219,946 40
Oct 19, 2009 - $18,066 -74% -87% 488 $37   $31,238,012 41
Oct 20, 2009 - $16,899 -6% -74% 488 $35   $31,254,911 42
Oct 21, 2009 - $15,899 -6% -72% 488 $33   $31,270,810 43
Oct 22, 2009 - $17,799 +12% -75% 488 $36   $31,288,609 44
Oct 23, 2009 - $13,805 -22% -77% 134 $103   $31,302,414 45
Oct 24, 2009 - $22,953 +66% -77% 134 $171   $31,325,367 46
Oct 25, 2009 - $14,570 -37% -79% 134 $109   $31,339,937 47
Oct 26, 2009 - $4,442 -70% -75% 134 $33   $31,344,379 48
Oct 27, 2009 - $4,125 -7% -76% 134 $31   $31,348,504 49
Oct 28, 2009 - $3,355 -19% -79% 134 $25   $31,351,859 50
Oct 29, 2009 - $4,507 +34% -75% 134 $34   $31,356,366 51
Oct 30, 2009 - $9,563 +112% -31% 91 $105   $31,365,929 52
Oct 31, 2009 - $10,218 +7% -55% 91 $112   $31,376,147 53
Nov 1, 2009 - $13,172 +29% -10% 91 $145   $31,389,319 54
Nov 2, 2009 - $4,643 -65% +5% 91 $51   $31,393,962 55
Nov 3, 2009 - $4,340 -7% +5% 91 $48   $31,398,302 56
Nov 4, 2009 - $4,278 -1% +28% 91 $47   $31,402,580 57
Nov 5, 2009 - $4,229 -1% -6% 91 $46   $31,406,809 58
Nov 6, 2009 - $26,242 +521% +174% 126 $208   $31,433,051 59
Nov 7, 2009 - $43,004 +64% +321% 126 $341   $31,476,055 60
Nov 8, 2009 - $30,361 -29% +130% 126 $241   $31,506,416 61
Nov 9, 2009 - $9,157 -70% +97% 126 $73   $31,515,573 62
Nov 10, 2009 - $10,847 +18% +150% 126 $86   $31,526,420 63
Nov 11, 2009 - $20,381 +88% +376% 126 $162   $31,546,801 64
Nov 12, 2009 - $8,552 -58% +102% 126 $68   $31,555,353 65
Nov 13, 2009 - $18,112 +112% -31% 111 $163   $31,573,465 66
Nov 14, 2009 - $30,543 +69% -29% 111 $275   $31,604,008 67
Nov 15, 2009 - $21,744 -29% -28% 111 $196   $31,625,752 68
Nov 16, 2009 - $6,075 -72% -34% 111 $55   $31,631,827 69
Nov 17, 2009 - $5,614 -8% -48% 111 $51   $31,637,441 70
Nov 18, 2009 - $5,374 -4% -74% 111 $48   $31,642,815 71
Nov 19, 2009 - $5,444 +1% -36% 111 $49   $31,648,259 72
Nov 20, 2009 - $10,988 +102% -39% 92 $119   $31,659,247 73
Nov 21, 2009 - $18,897 +72% -38% 92 $205   $31,678,144 74
Nov 22, 2009 - $13,505 -29% -38% 92 $147   $31,691,649 75
Nov 23, 2009 - $5,765 -57% -5% 92 $63   $31,697,414 76
Nov 24, 2009 - $6,746 +17% +20% 92 $73   $31,704,160 77
Nov 25, 2009 - $5,382 -20% n/c 63 $85   $31,709,542 78
Nov 26, 2009 - $4,601 -15% -15% 63 $73   $31,714,143 79
Nov 27, 2009 - $10,349 +125% -6% 63 $164   $31,724,492 80
Nov 28, 2009 - $11,439 +11% -39% 63 $182   $31,735,931 81
Nov 29, 2009 - $7,401 -35% -45% 63 $117   $31,743,332 82
Nov 30, 2009 - $1,758 -76% -70% 63 $28   $31,745,090 83
Dec 1, 2009 - $1,358 -23% -80% 63 $22   $31,746,448 84
Dec 2, 2009 - $1,731 +27% -68% 63 $27   $31,748,179 85
Dec 3, 2009 - $1,715 -1% -63% 63 $27   $31,749,894 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 4, 2009 11 $4,420,480   1,653 $2,674   $4,420,480 1
Sep 11, 2009 2 $12,934,463 +193% 1,661 $7,787   $17,354,943 2
Sep 18, 2009 6 $6,913,637 -47% 2,060 $3,356   $24,268,580 3
Sep 25, 2009 9 $3,774,249 -45% 2,025 $1,864   $28,042,829 4
Oct 2, 2009 14 $1,787,143 -53% 1,598 $1,118   $29,829,972 5
Oct 9, 2009 17 $1,157,849 -35% 1,216 $952   $30,987,821 6
Oct 16, 2009 31 $300,788 -74% 488 $616   $31,288,609 7
Oct 23, 2009 52 $67,757 -77% 134 $506   $31,356,366 8
Oct 30, 2009 54 $50,443 -26% 91 $554   $31,406,809 9
Nov 6, 2009 35 $148,544 +194% 126 $1,179   $31,555,353 10
Nov 13, 2009 39 $92,906 -37% 111 $837   $31,648,259 11
Nov 20, 2009 47 $65,884 -29% 92 $716   $31,714,143 12
Nov 27, 2009 56 $35,751 -46% 63 $567   $31,749,894 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 401-500) 408 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,873 $16,810,105
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,180 $16,810,105
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 139 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 16 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 317 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 685 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,134 $16,810,105
All Time International Box Office for Focus Features Movies 64 $16,810,105

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 311 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,184 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,554 $48,559,999
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 102 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 16 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,134 $48,559,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus Features Movies 43 $48,559,999

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 3, 20106170,575 170,575$2,898,069$2,898,0691
Jan 10, 20109109,901-36% 280,476$1,867,218$4,765,2872
Jan 17, 20102352,678-52% 333,154$894,999$5,660,2863
Jan 24, 20102738,061-28% 371,215$646,656$6,306,9424
Feb 7, 20103022,513 416,253$382,496$7,072,1386

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 3, 2010594,506 94,506$2,361,700$2,361,7001
Jan 10, 20101029,047-69% 123,553$725,882$3,087,5822
Jan 17, 20101616,793-42% 140,346$405,728$3,493,3103

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