Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800)	733	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,068	$145,723,102
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500)	483	$106,954,678
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	25	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies	6	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies	8	$145,723,102
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	2	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400)	317	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600)	508	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	257	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies	37	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	143	$106,954,678
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	3	$106,954,678
Leggiest Movies	77	12.04

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 3, 2010	13	$1,443,809		18	$80,212	$1,443,809	1
Dec 10, 2010	6	$3,305,368	+129%	90	$36,726	$5,584,542	2
Dec 17, 2010	7	$8,383,479	+154%	959	$8,742	$15,791,753	3
Dec 24, 2010	9	$6,254,986	-25%	1,466	$4,267	$28,689,060	4
Dec 31, 2010	9	$8,881,595	+42%	1,553	$5,719	$47,807,791	5
Jan 7, 2011	5	$8,113,011	-9%	1,584	$5,122	$61,218,504	6
Jan 14, 2011	5	$8,342,648	+3%	2,328	$3,584	$73,211,006	7
Jan 21, 2011	6	$5,869,744	-30%	2,407	$2,439	$83,250,375	8
Jan 28, 2011	8	$5,118,269	-13%	2,315	$2,211	$90,722,310	9
Feb 4, 2011	9	$3,373,851	-34%	1,977	$1,707	$95,861,708	10
Feb 11, 2011	14	$2,122,555	-37%	1,069	$1,986	$99,337,220	11
Feb 18, 2011	15	$1,327,788	-37%	656	$2,024	$101,536,863	12
Feb 25, 2011	15	$1,327,844	n/c	617	$2,152	$103,576,418	13
Mar 4, 2011	15	$1,012,346	-24%	681	$1,487	$105,118,886	14
Mar 11, 2011	20	$440,504	-56%	337	$1,307	$105,928,217	15
Mar 18, 2011	27	$174,210	-60%	191	$912	$106,303,657	16
Mar 25, 2011	29	$184,355	+6%	207	$891	$106,578,424	17
Apr 1, 2011	34	$105,270	-43%	162	$650	$106,774,597	18
Apr 8, 2011	45	$51,033	-52%	103	$495	$106,882,290	19
Apr 15, 2011	57	$19,584	-62%	49	$400	$106,928,998	20
Apr 22, 2011	85	$5,561	-72%	20	$278	$106,948,143	21
Apr 29, 2011	100	$1,570	-72%	8	$196	$106,952,327	22

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 3, 2010	13	$415,822			18	$23,101	$415,822	1
Dec 4, 2010	-	$543,443	+31%		18	$30,191	$959,265	2
Dec 5, 2010	11	$484,544	-11%		18	$26,919	$1,443,809	3
Dec 6, 2010	10	$210,708	-57%		18	$11,706	$1,654,517	4
Dec 7, 2010	11	$209,974	n/c		18	$11,665	$1,864,491	5
Dec 8, 2010	10	$212,750	+1%		18	$11,819	$2,077,241	6
Dec 9, 2010	10	$201,933	-5%		18	$11,219	$2,279,174	7
Dec 10, 2010	8	$987,144	+389%	+137%	90	$10,968	$3,266,318	8
Dec 11, 2010	7	$1,306,579	+32%	+140%	90	$14,518	$4,572,897	9
Dec 12, 2010	5	$1,011,645	-23%	+109%	90	$11,241	$5,584,542	10
Dec 13, 2010	5	$425,076	-58%	+102%	90	$4,723	$6,009,618	11
Dec 14, 2010	5	$475,896	+12%	+127%	90	$5,288	$6,485,514	12
Dec 15, 2010	5	$477,750	n/c	+125%	90	$5,308	$6,963,264	13
Dec 16, 2010	5	$445,010	-7%	+120%	90	$4,945	$7,408,274	14
Dec 17, 2010	7	$2,516,655	+466%	+155%	959	$2,624	$9,924,929	15
Dec 18, 2010	7	$3,175,269	+26%	+143%	959	$3,311	$13,100,198	16
Dec 19, 2010	6	$2,691,555	-15%	+166%	959	$2,807	$15,791,753	17
Dec 20, 2010	6	$1,497,124	-44%	+252%	959	$1,561	$17,288,877	18
Dec 21, 2010	6	$1,593,300	+6%	+235%	959	$1,661	$18,882,177	19
Dec 22, 2010	7	$1,763,495	+11%	+269%	1,456	$1,211	$20,645,672	20
Dec 23, 2010	7	$1,788,402	+1%	+302%	1,456	$1,228	$22,434,074	21
Dec 24, 2010	8	$1,055,312	-41%	-58%	1,457	$724	$23,489,386	22
Dec 25, 2010	7	$2,523,933	+139%	-21%	1,466	$1,722	$26,013,319	23
Dec 26, 2010	8	$2,675,741	+6%	-1%	1,466	$1,825	$28,689,060	24
Dec 27, 2010	8	$2,451,056	-8%	+64%	1,466	$1,672	$31,140,116	25
Dec 28, 2010	8	$2,492,650	+2%	+56%	1,466	$1,700	$33,632,766	26
Dec 29, 2010	8	$2,587,327	+4%	+47%	1,466	$1,765	$36,220,093	27
Dec 30, 2010	8	$2,706,103	+5%	+51%	1,466	$1,846	$38,926,196	28
Dec 31, 2010	11	$1,940,147	-28%	+84%	1,553	$1,249	$40,866,343	29
Jan 1, 2011	7	$3,884,035	+100%	+54%	1,553	$2,501	$44,750,378	30
Jan 2, 2011	5	$3,057,413	-21%	+14%	1,553	$1,969	$47,807,791	31
Jan 3, 2011	4	$1,489,744	-51%	-39%	1,553	$959	$49,297,535	32
Jan 4, 2011	4	$1,330,323	-11%	-47%	1,553	$857	$50,627,858	33
Jan 5, 2011	4	$1,224,323	-8%	-53%	1,553	$788	$51,852,181	34
Jan 6, 2011	4	$1,253,312	+2%	-54%	1,553	$807	$53,105,493	35
Jan 7, 2011	6	$2,436,070	+94%	+26%	1,584	$1,538	$55,541,563	36
Jan 8, 2011	5	$3,404,969	+40%	-12%	1,584	$2,150	$58,946,532	37
Jan 9, 2011	5	$2,271,972	-33%	-26%	1,584	$1,434	$61,218,504	38
Jan 10, 2011	2	$811,617	-64%	-46%	1,584	$512	$62,030,121	39
Jan 11, 2011	2	$954,765	+18%	-28%	1,584	$603	$62,984,886	40
Jan 12, 2011	2	$923,099	-3%	-25%	1,584	$583	$63,907,985	41
Jan 13, 2011	2	$960,373	+4%	-23%	1,584	$606	$64,868,358	42
Jan 14, 2011	5	$2,399,857	+150%	-1%	2,328	$1,031	$67,268,215	43
Jan 15, 2011	5	$3,272,843	+36%	-4%	2,328	$1,406	$70,541,058	44
Jan 16, 2011	5	$2,669,948	-18%	+18%	2,328	$1,147	$73,211,006	45
Jan 17, 2011	6	$1,809,114	-32%	+123%	2,328	$777	$75,020,120	46
Jan 18, 2011	4	$863,100	-52%	-10%	2,328	$371	$75,883,220	47
Jan 19, 2011	4	$744,864	-14%	-19%	2,328	$320	$76,628,084	48
Jan 20, 2011	4	$752,547	+1%	-22%	2,328	$323	$77,380,631	49
Jan 21, 2011	6	$1,766,812	+135%	-26%	2,407	$734	$79,147,443	50
Jan 22, 2011	6	$2,758,228	+56%	-16%	2,407	$1,146	$81,905,671	51
Jan 23, 2011	6	$1,344,704	-51%	-50%	2,407	$559	$83,250,375	52
Jan 24, 2011	6	$490,969	-63%	-73%	2,407	$204	$83,741,344	53
Jan 25, 2011	6	$672,920	+37%	-22%	2,407	$280	$84,414,264	54
Jan 26, 2011	5	$551,674	-18%	-26%	2,407	$229	$84,965,938	55
Jan 27, 2011	5	$638,103	+16%	-15%	2,407	$265	$85,604,041	56
Jan 28, 2011	8	$1,411,118	+121%	-20%	2,315	$610	$87,015,159	57
Jan 29, 2011	8	$2,285,440	+62%	-17%	2,315	$987	$89,300,599	58
Jan 30, 2011	7	$1,421,711	-38%	+6%	2,315	$614	$90,722,310	59
Jan 31, 2011	7	$432,383	-70%	-12%	2,315	$187	$91,154,693	60
Feb 1, 2011	7	$446,339	+3%	-34%	2,315	$193	$91,601,032	61
Feb 2, 2011	7	$428,434	-4%	-22%	2,315	$185	$92,029,466	62
Feb 3, 2011	7	$458,391	+7%	-28%	2,315	$198	$92,487,857	63
Feb 4, 2011	10	$1,070,534	+134%	-24%	1,977	$541	$93,558,391	64
Feb 5, 2011	10	$1,694,699	+58%	-26%	1,977	$857	$95,253,090	65
Feb 6, 2011	9	$608,618	-64%	-57%	1,977	$308	$95,861,708	66
Feb 7, 2011	9	$304,938	-50%	-29%	1,977	$154	$96,166,646	67
Feb 8, 2011	9	$404,529	+33%	-9%	1,977	$205	$96,571,175	68
Feb 9, 2011	10	$308,387	-24%	-28%	1,977	$156	$96,879,562	69
Feb 10, 2011	9	$335,103	+9%	-27%	1,977	$170	$97,214,665	70
Feb 11, 2011	13	$562,221	+68%	-47%	1,069	$526	$97,776,886	71
Feb 12, 2011	14	$982,477	+75%	-42%	1,069	$919	$98,759,363	72
Feb 13, 2011	13	$577,857	-41%	-5%	1,069	$541	$99,337,220	73
Feb 14, 2011	13	$319,043	-45%	+5%	1,069	$298	$99,656,263	74
Feb 15, 2011	13	$192,542	-40%	-52%	1,069	$180	$99,848,805	75
Feb 16, 2011	13	$174,098	-10%	-44%	1,069	$163	$100,022,903	76
Feb 17, 2011	13	$186,172	+7%	-44%	1,069	$174	$100,209,075	77
Feb 18, 2011	15	$314,007	+69%	-44%	656	$479	$100,523,082	78
Feb 19, 2011	15	$565,568	+80%	-42%	656	$862	$101,088,650	79
Feb 20, 2011	15	$448,213	-21%	-22%	656	$683	$101,536,863	80
Feb 21, 2011	15	$281,128	-37%	-12%	656	$429	$101,817,991	81
Feb 22, 2011	14	$142,194	-49%	-26%	656	$217	$101,960,185	82
Feb 23, 2011	13	$140,422	-1%	-19%	656	$214	$102,100,607	83
Feb 24, 2011	13	$147,967	+5%	-21%	656	$226	$102,248,574	84
Feb 25, 2011	15	$352,057	+138%	+12%	617	$571	$102,600,631	85
Feb 26, 2011	14	$663,867	+89%	+17%	617	$1,076	$103,264,498	86
Feb 27, 2011	15	$311,920	-53%	-30%	617	$506	$103,576,418	87
Feb 28, 2011	13	$130,149	-58%	-54%	617	$211	$103,706,567	88
Mar 1, 2011	13	$145,649	+12%	+2%	617	$236	$103,852,216	89
Mar 2, 2011	13	$127,157	-13%	-9%	617	$206	$103,979,373	90
Mar 3, 2011	14	$127,167	n/c	-14%	617	$206	$104,106,540	91
Mar 4, 2011	15	$275,657	+117%	-22%	681	$405	$104,382,197	92
Mar 5, 2011	16	$453,223	+64%	-32%	681	$666	$104,835,420	93
Mar 6, 2011	15	$283,466	-37%	-9%	681	$416	$105,118,886	94
Mar 7, 2011	-	$85,597	-70%	-34%	681	$126	$105,204,483	95
Mar 8, 2011	-	$97,126	+13%	-33%	681	$143	$105,301,609	96
Mar 9, 2011	-	$87,850	-10%	-31%	681	$129	$105,389,459	97
Mar 10, 2011	-	$98,254	+12%	-23%	681	$144	$105,487,713	98
Mar 11, 2011	-	$122,167	+24%	-56%	337	$363	$105,609,880	99
Mar 12, 2011	-	$204,118	+67%	-55%	337	$606	$105,813,998	100
Mar 13, 2011	-	$114,219	-44%	-60%	337	$339	$105,928,217	101
Mar 14, 2011	-	$47,302	-59%	-45%	337	$140	$105,975,519	102
Mar 15, 2011	-	$56,652	+20%	-42%	337	$168	$106,032,171	103
Mar 16, 2011	-	$52,491	-7%	-40%	337	$156	$106,084,662	104
Mar 17, 2011	-	$44,785	-15%	-54%	337	$133	$106,129,447	105
Mar 18, 2011	-	$52,405	+17%	-57%	191	$274	$106,181,852	106
Mar 19, 2011	-	$76,614	+46%	-62%	191	$401	$106,258,466	107
Mar 20, 2011	-	$45,191	-41%	-60%	191	$237	$106,303,657	108
Mar 21, 2011	-	$21,396	-53%	-55%	191	$112	$106,325,053	109
Mar 22, 2011	-	$25,317	+18%	-55%	191	$133	$106,350,370	110
Mar 23, 2011	-	$21,204	-16%	-60%	191	$111	$106,371,574	111
Mar 24, 2011	-	$22,495	+6%	-50%	191	$118	$106,394,069	112
Mar 25, 2011	-	$51,684	+130%	-1%	207	$250	$106,445,753	113
Mar 26, 2011	-	$82,221	+59%	+7%	207	$397	$106,527,974	114
Mar 27, 2011	-	$50,450	-39%	+12%	207	$244	$106,578,424	115
Mar 28, 2011	-	$21,131	-58%	-1%	207	$102	$106,599,555	116
Mar 29, 2011	-	$24,508	+16%	-3%	207	$118	$106,624,063	117
Mar 30, 2011	-	$22,493	-8%	+6%	207	$109	$106,646,556	118
Mar 31, 2011	-	$22,771	+1%	+1%	207	$110	$106,669,327	119
Apr 1, 2011	-	$32,048	+41%	-38%	162	$198	$106,701,375	120
Apr 2, 2011	-	$45,437	+42%	-45%	162	$280	$106,746,812	121
Apr 3, 2011	-	$27,785	-39%	-45%	162	$172	$106,774,597	122
Apr 4, 2011	-	$12,381	-55%	-41%	162	$76	$106,786,978	123
Apr 5, 2011	-	$15,638	+26%	-36%	162	$97	$106,802,616	124
Apr 6, 2011	-	$14,007	-10%	-38%	162	$86	$106,816,623	125
Apr 7, 2011	-	$14,634	+4%	-36%	162	$90	$106,831,257	126
Apr 8, 2011	-	$16,547	+13%	-48%	103	$161	$106,847,804	127
Apr 9, 2011	-	$22,341	+35%	-51%	103	$217	$106,870,145	128
Apr 10, 2011	-	$12,145	-46%	-56%	103	$118	$106,882,290	129
Apr 11, 2011	-	$5,965	-51%	-52%	103	$58	$106,888,255	130
Apr 12, 2011	-	$7,721	+29%	-51%	103	$75	$106,895,976	131
Apr 13, 2011	-	$6,584	-15%	-53%	103	$64	$106,902,560	132
Apr 14, 2011	-	$6,854	+4%	-53%	103	$67	$106,909,414	133
Apr 15, 2011	-	$5,613	-18%	-66%	49	$115	$106,915,027	134
Apr 16, 2011	-	$9,366	+67%	-58%	49	$191	$106,924,393	135
Apr 17, 2011	-	$4,605	-51%	-62%	49	$94	$106,928,998	136
Apr 18, 2011	-	$3,016	-35%	-49%	49	$62	$106,932,014	137
Apr 19, 2011	-	$3,628	+20%	-53%	49	$74	$106,935,642	138
Apr 20, 2011	-	$3,515	-3%	-47%	49	$72	$106,939,157	139
Apr 21, 2011	-	$3,425	-3%	-50%	49	$70	$106,942,582	140
Apr 22, 2011	-	$2,335	-32%	-58%	20	$117	$106,944,917	141
Apr 23, 2011	-	$2,123	-9%	-77%	20	$106	$106,947,040	142
Apr 24, 2011	-	$1,103	-48%	-76%	20	$55	$106,948,143	143
Apr 25, 2011	-	$595	-46%	-80%	20	$30	$106,948,738	144
Apr 26, 2011	-	$691	+16%	-81%	20	$35	$106,949,429	145
Apr 27, 2011	-	$672	-3%	-81%	20	$34	$106,950,101	146
Apr 28, 2011	-	$656	-2%	-81%	20	$33	$106,950,757	147

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 3, 2010	12	$2,279,174		18	$126,621	$2,279,174	1
Dec 10, 2010	5	$5,129,100	+125%	90	$56,990	$7,408,274	2
Dec 17, 2010	6	$15,025,800	+193%	959	$15,668	$22,434,074	3
Dec 24, 2010	9	$16,492,122	+10%	1,466	$11,250	$38,926,196	4
Dec 31, 2010	6	$14,179,297	-14%	1,553	$9,130	$53,105,493	5
Jan 7, 2011	5	$11,762,865	-17%	1,584	$7,426	$64,868,358	6
Jan 14, 2011	4	$12,512,273	+6%	2,328	$5,375	$77,380,631	7
Jan 21, 2011	6	$8,223,410	-34%	2,407	$3,416	$85,604,041	8
Jan 28, 2011	8	$6,883,816	-16%	2,315	$2,974	$92,487,857	9
Feb 4, 2011	9	$4,726,808	-31%	1,977	$2,391	$97,214,665	10
Feb 11, 2011	13	$2,994,410	-37%	1,069	$2,801	$100,209,075	11
Feb 18, 2011	15	$2,039,499	-32%	656	$3,109	$102,248,574	12
Feb 25, 2011	15	$1,857,966	-9%	617	$3,011	$104,106,540	13
Mar 4, 2011	15	$1,381,173	-26%	681	$2,028	$105,487,713	14
Mar 11, 2011	20	$641,734	-54%	337	$1,904	$106,129,447	15
Mar 18, 2011	28	$264,622	-59%	191	$1,385	$106,394,069	16
Mar 25, 2011	28	$275,258	+4%	207	$1,330	$106,669,327	17
Apr 1, 2011	32	$161,930	-41%	162	$1,000	$106,831,257	18
Apr 8, 2011	44	$78,157	-52%	103	$759	$106,909,414	19
Apr 15, 2011	57	$33,168	-58%	49	$677	$106,942,582	20
Apr 22, 2011	89	$8,175	-75%	20	$409	$106,950,757	21
Apr 29, 2011	96	$3,921	-52%	8	$490	$106,954,678	22

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
South Korea	2/24/2011	$0	0	46	93	$10,816,215	8/30/2023
Rest of World						$213,495,817
International Total						$224,312,032	8/30/2023

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500)	440	$224,312,032
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	237	$224,312,032
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office	17	$224,312,032
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	186	$224,312,032
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	257	$224,312,032
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	107	$224,312,032
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies	17	$224,312,032
All Time International Box Office for R Movies	58	$224,312,032
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	2	$224,312,032

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	497	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	280	$331,266,710
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	17	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	199	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	297	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	115	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies	20	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies	66	$331,266,710
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	2	$331,266,710

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 3, 2011	2	542,332		542,332	$8,129,557	$8,129,557	1
Apr 10, 2011	5	154,500	-72%	696,832	$2,315,955	$10,445,512	2
Apr 17, 2011	8	86,048	-44%	782,880	$1,418,932	$11,864,444	3
Apr 24, 2011	25	78,049	-9%	860,929	$1,086,442	$12,950,886	4
May 1, 2011	7	73,445	-6%	934,374	$954,051	$13,904,937	5
May 8, 2011	4	197,386	+169%	1,131,760	$2,056,762	$15,961,699	6
May 15, 2011	20	32,185	-84%	1,163,945	$321,528	$16,283,227	7
May 22, 2011	25	22,074	-31%	1,186,019	$248,995	$16,532,222	8
May 29, 2011	22	29,094	+32%	1,215,113	$377,931	$16,910,153	9
Jun 5, 2011	30	17,339	-40%	1,232,452	$217,778	$17,127,931	10

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 3, 2011	2	200,042		200,042	$4,598,977	$4,598,977	1
Apr 10, 2011	7	34,158	-83%	234,200	$719,610	$5,318,587	2
Apr 17, 2011	16	17,850	-48%	252,050	$404,007	$5,722,594	3
Apr 24, 2011	16	19,457	+9%	271,507	$434,158	$6,156,752	4
May 1, 2011	14	10,738	-45%	282,245	$229,444	$6,386,196	5
May 8, 2011	7	25,544	+138%	307,789	$488,848	$6,875,044	6
May 15, 2011	20	12,206	-52%	319,995	$286,488	$7,161,532	7
May 29, 2011	20	9,411		337,156	$218,420	$7,554,834	9

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 21st, 2011

June 21st, 2011

It's another busy week for DVD / Blu-ray with four first-run releases coming out this week. Five if you include Cedar Rapids, which was had surprisingly brisk ticket sales in limited release. Cedar Rapids is also the only one of the big releases that I would consider for Pick of the Week honors. Despite the number of wide releases on this week's list, I'm going with an unorthodox choice for Pick of the Week, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Alpocalypse, but Louie: Season One on Blu-ray earns an honorable mention. More...

International Box Office: Pirates Sink Competition, Plunder Box Office

May 25th, 2011

While Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opened on the low end of expectations domestically, it broke records internationally with $222.03 million on 18,210 screens in 65 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $260.43 million. This is the largest ever international opening, and adding in its domestic debut, the film has $350.58 million worldwide. Its biggest single market was Russia, surprisingly, with $26.75 million on 1,716 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $31.42 million. That's more than At World's End earned in that market in total. The film also reportedly earned $20 million during its debut in China, but further details are not available. More...

International Box Office: Fast Five Laps Competition

May 18th, 2011

Fast Five remained in top spot on the international chart with $58.34 million on 8,819 screens in 61 markets for totals of $272.24 million internationally and $441.93 million worldwide. The film's only major market opening was in China, where it grabbed $9.1 million, which was easily enough for first place. It remained in first place in France ($4.97 million on 500 screens) and in Mexico ($4.77 million on 1,003) while it now has $15.17 million and $17.22 million in those two markets respectively. Its biggest market so far has been Russia, where it has earned $27.39 million after three weeks of release, including $2.53 million on 752 screens this past weekend. At this point, $600 million worldwide is becoming very likely, even with few additional markets left to open in. In fact, its next major market is Japan, but it doesn't open there till October. More...

DVD Sales: King's in the Green

May 17th, 2011

As expected, there were not many new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart. However, in an unexpected twist, this weakness in the new releases allowed The King's Speech to climb into top spot with 531,000 units over the weekend for totals of 1.66 million units / $23.93 million after three. Maybe its word-of-mouth is helping out. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: No Strings Attached

May 14th, 2011

No Strings Attached came out right when Natalie Portman's Oscar buzz for Black Swan was reaching its peak. To have an Oscar-nominated actress in the lead could only help matters. On the other hand, Ashton Kutcher has been acting in movies for a decade and not once, not once, have any of his films earned overall positive reviews. When these two forces combine, what is the result? More...

DVD Sales: Tangled in Tight Race on Top

April 19th, 2011

Despite having to deal with several new releases, Tangled was able to remain on top of the sales chart this week, albeit in a close race. It sold an additional 807,000 units over the week for a total of 4.27 million units, while its revenue rose to $65.17 million. More...

DVD Sales: Tangled Straightens Out the Competition

April 11th, 2011

It was an awesome week for new releases on the sales chart, or should that be "new release". While there were five new releases to chart, one of them, Tangled, dominated selling 3.46 million units while generating $51.92 million in sales. It is already the biggest selling DVD of 2011. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 29th, 2011

March 30th, 2011

It's a very busy week for DVD and Blu-ray releases with several top-tier releases, as well as plenty of interesting catalog titles. Paradoxically, this week's list could be rather short, as I've previously reviewed most of the major releases, while I'm still waiting on about half of the catalog titles to show up. So this week's list is mostly just links to the reviews already done and notices of what reviews to look forward to if / when late screeners arrive. In the meantime, the best of the best is a three-horse race between Tangled, Black Swan, and Mad Men: Season Four. All three are absolutely worth picking up, but for Pick of the Week I'm going with the Mad Men: Season Four on Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Black Swan

March 28th, 2011

It took just two feature films for Darren Aronofsky to develop a reputation for creating award-worthy films and for Oscar buzz to start with the mere attachment of his name to a movie. His latest film, Black Swan, was by far his biggest box office hit reaching $100 million domestically and may still make it to $300 million worldwide. But how well does it rank next to previous films he's made like Requiem for a Dream or The Wrestler? More...

International Box Office: Exporting Doldrums

March 23rd, 2011

The international box office is as weak as the domestic box office is with very few films worth talking about. We do have a new number one, as Battle: Los Angeles earned first place with $28.74 million on 8,384 screens in 52 markets for a running tally of $51.70 million after just two weeks of release. The film debuted in first place in Australia with $2.58 million on 328 screens, while it also placed first during its debut in Brazil with $1.51 million on 263 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in France with $2.07 million on 295 screens. The number one film was a local hit, so there is a mitigating factor. As for its long-term chances, it was down 51% in the U.K. to $1.42 million on 417 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.61 million after two. This is not a great start there and will likely ends its run with the equivalent of $50 million to $60 million here. More...

International Box Office: Rango Moseys to the Top

March 16th, 2011

Rango climbed into first place on the international chart this weekend adding $24.05 million on 5214 screens in 46 markets to its two-week total of $47.18 million. It opened in first place in Australia with $2.73 million on 296 screens, while it finished a very close second in Brazil with $1.75 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $2.75 million. As far as holdovers go, it was down just 6% in the U.K. to $2.48 million on 471 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.82 million after two. It was able to remain in first place in Mexico with $2.13 million on 927 screens over the weekend and $5.82 million after two. With debuts in Russia, France, Italy, Japan, and other markets still ahead, it should have little troublen hitting $100 million internationally and $250 million worldwide making it the biggest hit of the year, so far. More...

Per Theater Chart: Jane Eyre is in the Red

March 15th, 2011

It was an amazing week on the per theater chart, even if you ignore Red State's special showings. The latest Kevin Smith offering added more than $100,000 over the weekend, at two special showings, for an average of $51,283. At this pace, it's going to start hitting major milestones before its theatrical debut this fall. Meanwhile, Jane Eyre had the best per theater average for a regular release this year at $45,721 in four theaters. The good news doesn't end there as Kill The Irishman opened with an average of $29,086 in five theaters, which also suggests the ability to expand significantly. Certified Copy earned close to $80,000 in five theaters for an average of $15,587. That would have been enough to lead the way many weekends so far this year. 3 Backyards opened with $11,000 in one theater, while the overall number one film, Battle: Los Angeles opened with an average of $10,411 in more than 3400 theaters. More...

International Box Office: Giving Up Deadlines for Lent

March 10th, 2011

This week is was Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Wednesday, and now it's the beginning of Lent. Because of this, a lot of international numbers were not as timely as I would like. And we are still stuck with a lot of studio estimates. Leading the way was The King's Speech with $18.9 million over the weekend for a total of $183.5 million internationally and just over $300 million worldwide. It grew by 31% in Japan to $1.61 million on 124 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.32 million after two. Meanwhile it was down just 11% in the U.K. to $1.76 million on 470 screens over the weekend for a total of $68.45 million after two months of release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Red Hot Start

March 8th, 2011

Red State started its box office run over the weekend, sort of. It played at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City at a special engagement, bringing in $161,590 for one showing. However, with ticket prices at $54, it's hardly a regular showing, so some are saying it shouldn't count. There is an argument to be made that people were paying for the Q&A with Kevin Smith and it is more accurate to consider this part of his popular speaking tour. That said, Dreamgirls also started with a premium showing at higher that usual prices and that counted. Given the number of tickets sold, even if they cost the average amount, it still would have earned $30,000, which would have still led the way on the Per Theater Chart. The only real competition was from Happythankyoumoreplease, which opened with an average of $17,532 in two theaters. More...

International Box Office: Swan's Song a Three-Part Harmony

March 2nd, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, Black Swan led the way on the international chart, pulling in $17.50 million on 3,950 screens in 45 markets for a total of $123.37 million internationally and $226.95 million worldwide. In Spain it remained in first place with $2.52 million on 319 screens over the weekend for a total of $6.47 million after two. It added $2.81 million on 363 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.74 million after three. It doesn't have many markets left to open in, but the film has already made nearly a quarter billion dollars on a production budget of just $13 million, so it is fantastically profitable. More...

Per Theater Chart: I Am Is Number One

March 1st, 2011

There were no films that managed a per theater average of $10,000 or more over the weekend, but I Am came the closest with an average of $9,649 in two theaters. Meanwhile the best new release was Of Gods and Men with an average of $9,360 in 33 theaters. More...

Awards Season: And the Oscars go to... The King's Speech for Best Picture

February 27th, 2011

The Oscar are being handed out tonight and we will be going over the winners as they are announced and giving a few reactions, perhaps there will be a few surprises along the way. This story will be updated as the winners are announced, so check back throughout the evening to see if The King's Speech will be this year's winner, or if The Social Network will manage the upset. Plus there are many other potentially interesting results ahead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gnomeo Top on Another Dismal Weekend

February 27th, 2011

All eyes are on the Oscars this weekend, as the industry suffers another poor weekend at the box office. Aside from a blip caused by the timing of President's Day, the overall box office has now been down for 16 straight weeks, and no film will crack $15 million this weekend, with Gnomeo and Juliet likely to be the lowest-earning February number one since Black Hawk Down's $11 million number one weekend in 2002. More...

Awards Season: Swan Wins Its Independence

February 26th, 2011

Independent Spirit Award hand out their nominations earlier than the other major awards, but don't hand out the hardware till the day before the Oscars. The long wait ended last night and Black Swan became the big winner sweeping the four categories it was nominated it. It wasn't the only winner of the night, however. More...

International Box Office: Swan and Speech Have Unlimited Success

February 23rd, 2011

As I've stated in the past, it is quite rare for a film that opened in limited release in the United States to go on and have success internationally. Most markets are simply too small to have the infrastructure to support limited releases. So it's quite a pleasant surprise to find two such films atop the international box office. Leading the way for the second weekend in a row is Black Swan, this time earning $17.60 million on 3,699 screens in 39 markets. In total it has $98.24 million and it has likely already reached the century mark. It opened in first place in Spain with $2.91 million on 296 screens, but it was not as strong in Italy with $1.50 million on 257 screens, which was only enough for third place. Oscar contenders tend to perform really well in Italy, so this is a bit of a disappointment. As far as holdovers are concerned, the film was down just 18% in France, adding $3.82 million on 338 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.77 million after just two weeks of release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Last Lions Opens in First Place

February 23rd, 2011

There were a pair of $10,000 films on the per theater chart this week, led by The Last Lions with an average of $13,336 in four theaters. I Am was relatively close behind with $10,500 in one theater. More...

Unknown Finds Self On Top of Chart

February 22nd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news situation this weekend as a number of films missed expectations. However, the overall box office was still enough for 2011 to secure its first win, topping last year's box office $145 million to $134 million. Granted, this is not exactly a fair comparison, as it was President's Day long weekend this year and it wasn't last year, but when you've had a 14-week losing streak, you will take any win that you can. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010's pace by nearly $400 million at $1.39 billion to $1.78 billion and there's little you can do to spin that into a positive. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we wrap things up and the final category is the most prestigious, Best Picture. With ten nominations, it's a crowded field; however, all but a couple of those are clearly long shots. More...

2011 Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Director

February 20th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we wrap things up with our final two categories, starting with Best Director, which looks to be a two-horse race. But what a race! More...

Number Four Is Headed For Number One, But Will It Be Enough?

February 17th, 2011

We need a win. It has been more than three months since we've seen a victory in the year-over-year comparison, and with last year's Alice in Wonderland looming ahead on the comparisons, if we don't get a win soon, we might not get one for another couple of months. There is some good news this weekend. It's President's Day long weekend, which actually happened one weekend earlier last year. This means we have a holiday weekend this year going up against the post-holiday weekend from last year. Granted, Shutter Island opened with more than $40 million and I don't think any film will repeat that feat this year. However, last year's second place film, Valentine's Day made under $17 million, and each of the top five films this year could make that much. In order words, depth could be the key to the first victory of the year. More...

International Box Office: Swan in the Spotlight

February 16th, 2011

Black Swan rose to top spot with $19.41 million on 3041 screens in 34 markets for a total of $72.90 million internationally. The film is about to cross $100 million domestically, and it looks assured at repeating that feat internationally, which is very impressive for an art house film. It opened in France scoring second place with $4.58 million on 300 screens, giving it the best per screen average in the market. It also opened in Russia earning fourth place with $1.34 million on 329 screens over the weekend and $1.73 million in total. Over the weekend, it earned twice as much as True Grit opened with, despite opening in fewer theaters. On the other hand, even including Wednesday and Thursday, it made less than The Eagle made from Friday to Sunday. This makes it hard to judge its opening. In the meantime, the film added $1.71 million on 481 screens in the U.K. for a total of $20.47 million in that country. It will have little trouble overtaking Dawn Treader in that market, possibly as early as this time next week. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Actress

February 13th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we will look at the four acting categories, ending with Best Lead Actress, which is, while not exactly competitive, at least has a long shot with a shot. More...

International Box Office: Tangled Sets Sights on Major Milestone

February 9th, 2011

Tangled's international run is coming close to an end, but it has a couple of major milestones left to reach. Over the weekend it added $23.90 million on 5186 screens in 42 markets for a total of $288.33 million internationally and $479.40 million worldwide. At this point next week it will have $300 million internationally and $500 million worldwide. In order to reach profitability before it hits the home market, it will need to get past the $600 million mark worldwide, which is likely out of reach. However, assuming it does well on the home market, reaching profitability is inevitable at this point. This week it opened in Spain with $5.61 million on 650 screens, which was enough for first place over the weekend and the third best Disney debut in that market. Meanwhile, the film was down just 11% during its second weekend of release in the U.K., adding $7.38 million on 448 screens over the weekend for a running tally of $17.35 million. And, it has yet to open in Japan, so it is not done yet. More...

Per Theater Chart is Left Out in the Cold

February 8th, 2011

Like last week, only one film reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. That film was Cold Weather, which beat my expectations, earning $14,513 in one theater ahead of its VOD demand later this week. More...

International Box Office: Tangled Returns to Top

February 3rd, 2011

Tangled opened in first place in the U.K. and that helped it climb back into first place internationally this weekend. In the U.K., it earned $8.11 million on 445 screens, which is roughly equivalent to its opening here. It's a little complicated comparing the two, as it opened on a Wednesday domestically, and it also opened on a major holiday. It was a better opening than Despicable Me, and that film earned just over $30 million in the U.K. along and almost $300 million internationally. Overall Tangled added $17.34 million on 4,534 screens in 37 markets for totals of $256.54 million internationally and $446.12 million worldwide. At this pace, $500 million worldwide is practically a lock. More...

Per Theater Chart is Explosive

February 1st, 2011

There's was only one film able to top $10,000 on the per theater chart and that film was Kaboom, which made $13,714 in one theater. More...

Awards Season: SAG Selects Speech as King

January 30th, 2011

The SAG awards were handed out tonight, and again there were no real surprises. The King's Speech took home two awards, including Best Cast. The The Fighter also came away with two wins, taking home both Supporting awards. This does seem to take away a lot of the guesswork for Oscar predictions. More...

Hitmen vs. Exorcists

January 27th, 2011

It's the last weekend of January, so it's one last chance for 2011 to avoid a catastrophic start. At the beginning of the month I thought that if January 2011 was 20% lower than January 2010, it would be bad news. As of the end of last weekend, that figure was closer to 30%. This weekend, there's almost no chance things will improve, as this time last year Avatar earned more than $30 million, while this year the top two films combined likely won't earn that much. Hopefully the two wide releases this weekend will be competitive with last year's two wide releases, but even that doesn't seem particularly likely. More...

International Box Office: Hornet Stings the Competition

January 26th, 2011

Thanks to a combination of solid openings and better than expected holds, The Green Hornet was able to climb into top spot with $18.53 million on 4706 screens in 43 markets for a total of $37.55 million after just two weeks of release. In Australia, the film earned first place with $2.99 million on just 289 screens for a very impressive per screen average. It was also the biggest hit in Mexico with $2.55 million on 439 screens. On the other hand, it struggled in Japan opening in third place with $1.80 million on 459 screens. With a per screen average of well under $5000, it will likely disappear quite quickly in that market. On the up side, the film held well in most major markets down just 30% in France to $1.37 million on 495 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.66 million after two. In Germany it was down just 35% to $2.69 million on 612 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.81 million, also after two. While it was down 37% in the U.K. to $1.90 million on 431 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $6.11 million. With openings in South Korea, Italy, Russia, and Brazil ahead, it could top $100 million internationally and $200 million worldwide. That would be more than enough to be considered a success. More...

Awards Season: Oscars Offer a Truly Regal Performance

January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Better Late Than Never

January 25th, 2011

A few films tend to cross the $100 million milestone every January, as late December releases finish their run and this year is no exception. For instance, late last weekend Due Date hit the century mark on the 73rd day of its theatrical release. That's not a record, but it is certainly unusual for a wide release to take that long to get there. This past weekend, Voyage of the Dawn Treader became the 27th film released in 2010 to hit that mark, and the first for 20th Century Fox to reach that milestone all year long. Just a year after they released Avatar and five other $100 million movies, Fox was nearly shut out of the century club. That's quite a slump. More...

Per Theater Chart: Cleaning House

January 25th, 2011

There's a bit of a controversy on the per theater chart with The Housemaid and Barney's Version in position to claim top spot. The latter made $143,000 in 16 theaters for an average of $8,938, in the United States. Adding it what it made in Canada, and it earned almost $500,000 in 77 theaters for an average of $6,217. That was a great weekend, but only third best on the chart. The winner was The Housemaid with an average of $8,335 in two theaters. This suggests it will be able to find more theaters willing to play it, but it is unlikely that it will expand significantly. More...

Strings Provides No Boost for Box Office

January 24th, 2011

It's getting harder and harder to to spin the weekend numbers, as this time around the overall box office was down significantly, even if you ignore Avatar. The total box office was $103 million, which was 21% lower than last weekend and a stunning 29% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2011 is already almost $250 million behind $2010 at $730 million to $979 million. Granted, it's far too early in the year to panic, but we haven't seen year-over-year growth for nearly three months. More...

No Competition for No Strings

January 20th, 2011

There's only one wide release this week, and it has a clear path to first place at the box office. However, while No Strings Attached will have little trouble winning, the real question box office watchers are asking is: How well will 2011 do compared to 2010? So far the answer to that question as been, "Disastrously." That trend will continue. This weekend last year, Avatar earned close to $35 million, while no new release will make that much. In fact, the top two films will barely earn more than that. If both No Strings Attached and The Green Hornet can earn more than Legion opened with last year, then I'll be willing to call it a victory, of sorts. Not a true victory, but at least we can look at things with some optimism. More...

Per Theater Chart: Barney Leads the Way, In This Version Anyhow

January 18th, 2011

After an Oscar-qualifying run and a limited release in Canada, Barney's Version, finally started its theatrical run in the United States with an average of $16,310 in four theaters, which was enough to lead the per theater chart. Sort of. It's also playing in Canada, and despite the fact that Canada's considered part of the domestic box office when it comes to wide releases, smaller releases often don't have their box office numbers North of the border reported. This means it is possible that Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune remained on top with $12,377 in its lone theater. More...

Hornet is in the Green, But Dilemma has Problems

January 18th, 2011

2011 continues its trend of performing pretty well against 2010, if you ignore Avatar. This time last year, Avatar earned just over $40 million at the box office over the three-day weekend. This weekend 2011 was behind 2010 by just under $40 million over the same period. (You get a similar result if you look at the four-day numbers.) One could look at this as a small victory, as Avatar is such a rare commodity that it is unfair to expect the box office to compensate for that. However, there are a number of points that makes that thinking dangerous. First of all, even taking out Avatar, 2011's growth is not enough to keep pace with inflation. Secondly, without Avatar as competition, The Book of Eli probably would have earned at least a few million more, as would the rest of the box office. Thirdly, 2011 lost over the four-day weekend by a margin of $210 million to $159 million, which means there were about 7 million fewer people at theaters this weekend, which means there were 7 million fewer people seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films, and the box office can hardly afford missing out on that much free advertising. Finally, already 2011 is behind 2010 by nearly $200 million, at $798 million to $601 million, and if the conventional wisdom becomes, "2011 will be a disaster at the box office", it will take something special to overcome that negative buzz. And quite frankly, I don't see anything really special hitting theaters till the fall, and by then it will be too late. More...

Awards Season - Globes Get Social

January 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the hardware tonight, and while there were plenty of winners, one film, The Social Network, stood out by winning four awards, including three of the major ones. More...

Will The Green Hornet Live Up to Its Name?

January 13th, 2011

Two wide releases this week look to bring in the green and return the overall box office to the black. The wider of the two, The Green Hornet, is even looking to earn more than Avatar did this time last year, which would be a major victory for 2011. I'm not saying its going to, but it is a real possibility. And if it can't, it appears it is more likely than not that it will match The Book of Eli's opening from last year, which would at least be some positive news for the box office. More...

Awards Season: No Dark Horses for DGA

January 12th, 2011

The Directors Guild of America spreads out the nomination process, but the last of the theatrical categories were announced today. The guild hands out awards in nearly a dozen categories, but only two for theatrical release. Two categories, ten nominations, and only one that wasn't completely foreseen. More...

Per Theater Chart: Phil Ochs has Fortunate Start

January 11th, 2011

Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune opened on top of the per theater chart with $18,211 in one theater over the weekend and $26,846 since Wednesday. This pushed Blue Valentine into second place with an average of $17,608; however, Valentine also saw its theater count balloon from 4 to 40. Another Year added one more theater, but it wasn't enough to keeps its overall box office level, as its average slipped to $12,466. The Illusionist hung on with an average of $10,996, but I think it has taken too long and it might be too late to expand significantly. More...

Box Office Can't Find Any Traction

January 10th, 2011

It was quite a depressing weekend, as almost no film in the top five topped expectations. Worst still, it wasn't expected to be a good weekend to begin with. This left the overall box office down just over 30% from last weekend to $112 million. More importantly, that was nearly 30% less than the same weekend last year. If you want to really search for good news, you could point to the fact that if you take out Avatar out of the equation, then 2011 would have beaten 2010 over the weekend, but even here the margin of victory would have been lower than the ticket price inflation. It is way too early to judge how well 2011 will do compared to 2010, but so far it is 23% off of last year's pace at $281 million to $365 million. I expect that gap will grow in terms of raw dollars, but by the time Memorial Day rolls around, 2011 could start rattling off some wins. More...

Weekend Estimates: True Grit Tops Chart in Third Outing

January 9th, 2011

The post-Holiday hangover at the box office began in earnest this weekend, with the week's new wide release, Season of the Witch, and wide expansion, Country Strong both unable to gain much traction, allowing holdovers to dominate the chart. True Grit will end the weekend on top with an estimated $15 million, according to Paramount, and a running total of $110 million. Little Fockers will finish second with about $13.8 million, per Universal's estimates. More...

Will Holdovers Bewitch the Box Office?

January 6th, 2011

So, will holdovers bewitch the box office? The answer to that is almost guaranteed to be yes. There is almost no chance either the one wide release, Season of the Witch, or the major expansion, Country Strong, will top the chart. In fact, one could argue there's a better chance neither will reach the top five. This is really bad news for the start of 2011. We knew the holdovers wouldn't be as strong as they were last year, no with Avatar earning $50 million over the weekend, but if the new releases can't keep pace with last year's new releases, we could be in trouble. More...

Awards Season: PGA Doesn't Toy With Expectations

January 4th, 2011

Producers Guild of America announced the nominations in seven categories, three of which are for theatrical releases. Like last year, there was only one repeat nominee, and again like last year, it was a Pixar release. More...

Awards Season: WGA Sticks to the Letter of the Law

January 4th, 2011

WGA nominations were announced this week, and there were some strange results, as the guild is sticking to their rules, which resulted in a number of possible Oscar contenders being ruled ineligible. That said, of the non-documentary films, only one hasn't picked up a single nomination previously, so it is hard to say this list is too out there. More...

Per Theater Chart: Blue Pulls in the Green

January 4th, 2011

The final weekend of the year saw no less than six films topping the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Leading the way was Blue Valentine with an average of $48,432 over the weekend and it already has close to $300,000 in just four theaters since Wednesday. Country Strong saw its average grow to $20,753, but it was still pushed to second place due to the competition. Another Year opened in third with $18,645 in six theaters, while Somewhere remained steady with $17,302 in eight. The Illusionist grew by 20% to $15,472, but it did have an extra day, as last weekend it opened on Saturday. The final $10,000 film was The King's Speech, which earned more than $7 million in 700 theaters for an average of $11,108. More...

New Year Brings Little to Celebrate

January 3rd, 2011

2011 has begun but it didn't get off to a strong start. It didn't even get off to a better than expected start, as only one film in the top five really topped expectations. Overall, the box office grew by 10% from last week hitting $159 million, but that's not great given Christmas Eve landed on a Friday. It was also down 28% from the same weekend last year, so 2011 is off to a bad start. Granted, it's incredibly early, but there are not a lot of hopeful signs for the rest of the month and double-digit declines will likely be the norm. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are Strong

December 28th, 2010

There was a real battle for top spot on the per theater chart with Country Strong just coming out on top with an average of $17,321 in 2 theaters. That's a pretty good start, but I'm not sure it will be enough to get a truly wide release. Somewhere was right behind with an average of $17,012 in 7 theaters. However, one could argue it had a better opening, since it was playing in more theaters and opened on Wednesday, thus diluting its weekend average. The final film to reach the $10,000 mark was The Illusionist with an average of $12,865 in 3 theaters, but that was over just two days. More...

Per Theater Chart: King Regains Crown

December 21st, 2010

It was a good week for The King's Speech, as it led the way for Golden Globe nominations and SAG nominations, while retaking top spot on the per theater chart. Despite expanding from 19 theaters to 43 theaters, its average fell just 20% to $25,515. This was twice as much as Tron: Legacy, which placed second with $12,758. The only other film to reach the $10,000 mark was Rabbit Hole at $10,756. This is not bad, but given the Awards Season Buzz, I was expecting more. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ordinary Opening for Tron Leads Lacklustre Weekend

December 19th, 2010

The weekend before Christmas brought little cheer to the movie industry, with Tron: Legacy posting a fairly ordinary $43.6 million opening, and the weekend's two other wide openers and one wide expansion missing the mark. Since Avatar was released this weekend last year, the year-on-year comparisons look bad for the industry as a whole, and 2010 looks certain to lag 2009 in tickets sold, and possibly in total revenue. More...

Awards Season - SAG Solidifies Awards Season Picture

December 17th, 2010

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while there were a couple of interesting notes, overall there was a decided lack of surprises. The King's Speech and The Fighter led the way with four nominations each, while Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right were right behind with three. All four have been considered Awards Season players for a long time, so their success with SAG merely confirms that and is not shocking in the least. More...

Limited Releases Look to Oscar

December 17th, 2010

There are only five films on this week's limited release list, three of which were likely aiming for Oscars, of which two have already picked up major nominations. Hopefully this will be enough to escape a crowded limited release field, which includes some films that are expanding wide (in the case of The Fighter) or in the process of expanding wide (in the case of Black Swan). More...

Can Tron Save the Win?

December 16th, 2010

Early in the year, after the fantastic success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, it looked like 2010 would see more tickets sold than 2009, and it could crush the total box office record. That seems like a long, long time ago. Memorial Day was a disaster and, despite a few bright spots here and there, the box office has never regained its early shine. Now the question is not whether 2010 will see more tickets sold; it won't. The question is whether or not 2010's total box office can remain above 2009's pace. If Tron: Legacy is a monster hit, it could go along way to helping save a win for 2010. It's going to need to be a monster hit to keep pace with last year and the only shred of good news I can think of for 2010 is that Avatar was a relatively slow starter, when compared to its eventual run. More...

Awards Season - King of the Globes, or at Least the Nominations

December 14th, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations early this morning, and there are some interesting surprises included in the mix. Leading the way was The King's Speech, which has long been seen as one of the major players this Awards Season. Meanwhile, The Fighter and The Social Network were right behind with six each. There were many, many other films nomination, including more than a few shocks. ... Mostly in one category. More...

Fighting to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

December 14th, 2010

The Fighter started its run on top of the per theater chart with an average of $75,003 in four theaters. That's not the best per theater average of the year, or even of recent weeks, but it does suggest it will perform well when it expands wide on Friday. Black Swan remained potent on the per theater chart despite very significant expansion. It earned an average of $36,726 in 90 theaters, which is more than enough to assume further expansion over the coming weeks. The King's Speech was close behind with an average of $31,148 in 19 theaters during its third week of release. More...

Voyage of the Damned

December 13th, 2010

Well that sucked. Both new releases underperformed at the box office this past weekend, by a large margin. In fact, combined Dawn Treader and The Tourist earned less than many were thinking Dawn Treader alone would earn. Needless to say, this hurt the overall box office. It was still able to grow by 6.5% from last weekend to $92 million, but that's more than 5% lower than the same weekend last year, and the same weekend last year was a disappointment to begin with. 2010 still has a lead over 2009, but that lead is down to 1.5% at $9.90 billion to $9.75 billion, and by this time next weekend, that lead could be cut in half. And by the end of Christmas weekend, it could be gone entirely. More...

The Beginning of the Voyage

December 9th, 2010

It could be a strong weekend at the box office with two wide releases, both with the potential of earning more than $100 million, perhaps a lot more in one case. This is great news for 2010, as this week last year was not strong. Both Dawn Treader and The Tourist should open with more than The Princess and the Frog did during its debut in wide release, although it could be close for the latter. Combined the two films could make more than the top five did last year. If so, 2010 should win big over 2009, but it will be the last win for 2010, and it still might not be enough to maintain its lead over 2009 in the end. More...

Black Swan Looking Bright on the Per Theater Chart

December 7th, 2010

Black Swan beat all expectations during its opening; in fact, it broke records for Fox Searchlight earning an average of $80,212 in 18 theaters. This bodes well for its expansion this Friday. Last week's winner, The King's Speech, earned a very strong second place with an average of $54,086 in six theaters. I Love You, Phillip Morris and All Good Things opened with nearly identical averages of $18,753 and $18,586 respectively. The Salvation Poem reached the $10,000 mark with an average of $13,124 in two theaters, which is unexpected. More...

No Swan Song for Limited Releases

December 3rd, 2010

There's another eclectic mix of limited releases on this week's list, including a film that could be bound for Oscar glory, another that has been delayed many times in the past, a Christmas film, two Christmas films if you include the re-release of The Polar Express, and more. Will any find some measure of mainstream success. Let's hope so. More...

Awards Season: Winter Showed Its Independence

December 1st, 2010

The official arrival of winter is still a few weeks away, but Winter's Bone ushered in the start of Awards Season picking up seven Independent Spirit Award nominations. This was the most of any film, with The Kids Are All Right placing second with five. More...

2010 Preview: December

December 1st, 2010

It's the end of the year and there are certainly some question marks that will be answered over the next 31 days. Are there any monster hits left for 2010? Will 2010 manage to stay ahead of 2009? Will it actually start winning again at the box office? Unfortunately, the answer to all three of those questions might be no. First of all, of the November wide releases, only two will really match expectations, with a couple of others coming close. So December starts on the weak side. Additionally, last December saw the release of Avatar, the biggest box office hit of all time. There's no film coming out this month that will match that movie. In fact, there's a chance no movie coming out this month will match last December's second place film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. This means that even though 2010 had a $300 million lead over 2009 just a few weeks ago, by the end of the year, 2010 might fail to break last year's record. More...