Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800)	711	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	962	$156,915,631
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500)	465	$109,205,660
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	30	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400)	310	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500)	489	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	248	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies	25	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400)	350	$109,205,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	109	$109,205,660

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 9, 2009	1	$34,286,740		3,000	$11,429	$34,286,740	1
Oct 16, 2009	4	$17,227,390	-50%	3,009	$5,725	$62,617,735	2
Oct 23, 2009	5	$10,620,685	-38%	3,074	$3,455	$77,736,885	3
Oct 30, 2009	4	$6,460,525	-39%	3,026	$2,135	$87,026,280	4
Nov 6, 2009	7	$6,129,045	-5%	2,857	$2,145	$95,680,555	5
Nov 13, 2009	7	$4,164,940	-32%	2,509	$1,660	$102,045,330	6
Nov 20, 2009	8	$1,943,075	-53%	1,712	$1,135	$104,992,030	7
Nov 27, 2009	14	$960,995	-51%	862	$1,115	$106,700,205	8
Dec 4, 2009	20	$313,005	-67%	432	$725	$107,233,200	9
Dec 11, 2009	19	$257,820	-18%	371	$695	$107,592,235	10
Dec 18, 2009	23	$170,610	-34%	294	$580	$107,863,225	11
Dec 25, 2009	29	$162,155	-5%	230	$705	$108,134,160	12
Jan 1, 2010	29	$214,295	+32%	222	$965	$108,511,760	13
Jan 8, 2010	30	$147,750	-31%	197	$750	$108,731,660	14
Jan 15, 2010	31	$126,750	-14%	169	$750	$108,911,575	15
Jan 22, 2010	36	$107,545	-15%	157	$685	$109,065,605	16
Jan 29, 2010	40	$79,965	-26%	144	$555	$109,176,215	17

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Oct 9, 2009	1	$12,478,510			3,000	$4,160	$12,478,510	1
Oct 10, 2009	1	$13,379,125	+7%		3,000	$4,460	$25,857,635	2
Oct 11, 2009	1	$8,429,105	-37%		3,000	$2,810	$34,286,740	3
Oct 12, 2009	1	$4,006,225	-52%		3,000	$1,335	$38,292,965	4
Oct 13, 2009	1	$2,580,555	-36%		3,000	$860	$40,873,520	5
Oct 14, 2009	1	$2,281,425	-12%		3,000	$760	$43,154,945	6
Oct 15, 2009	1	$2,235,400	-2%		3,000	$745	$45,390,345	7
Oct 16, 2009	4	$5,792,505	+159%	-54%	3,009	$1,925	$51,182,850	8
Oct 17, 2009	4	$7,643,005	+32%	-43%	3,009	$2,540	$58,825,855	9
Oct 18, 2009	4	$3,791,880	-50%	-55%	3,009	$1,260	$62,617,735	10
Oct 19, 2009	4	$1,083,705	-71%	-73%	3,009	$360	$63,701,440	11
Oct 20, 2009	4	$1,203,335	+11%	-53%	3,009	$400	$64,904,775	12
Oct 21, 2009	4	$1,097,900	-9%	-52%	3,009	$365	$66,002,675	13
Oct 22, 2009	4	$1,113,525	+1%	-50%	3,009	$370	$67,116,200	14
Oct 23, 2009	5	$3,642,690	+227%	-37%	3,074	$1,185	$70,758,890	15
Oct 24, 2009	4	$4,826,180	+32%	-37%	3,074	$1,570	$75,585,070	16
Oct 25, 2009	5	$2,151,815	-55%	-43%	3,074	$700	$77,736,885	17
Oct 26, 2009	5	$691,650	-68%	-36%	3,074	$225	$78,428,535	18
Oct 27, 2009	5	$799,565	+16%	-34%	3,074	$260	$79,228,100	19
Oct 28, 2009	6	$646,005	-19%	-41%	3,074	$210	$79,874,105	20
Oct 29, 2009	5	$691,650	+7%	-38%	3,074	$225	$80,565,755	21
Oct 30, 2009	4	$2,390,540	+246%	-34%	3,026	$790	$82,956,295	22
Oct 31, 2009	4	$2,224,110	-7%	-54%	3,026	$735	$85,180,405	23
Nov 1, 2009	5	$1,845,875	-17%	-14%	3,026	$610	$87,026,280	24
Nov 2, 2009	4	$590,070	-68%	-15%	3,026	$195	$87,616,350	25
Nov 3, 2009	5	$680,850	+15%	-15%	3,026	$225	$88,297,200	26
Nov 4, 2009	4	$588,590	-14%	-9%	3,026	$195	$88,885,790	27
Nov 5, 2009	4	$665,720	+13%	-4%	3,026	$220	$89,551,510	28
Nov 6, 2009	7	$2,028,470	+205%	-15%	2,857	$710	$91,579,980	29
Nov 7, 2009	7	$2,885,570	+42%	+30%	2,857	$1,010	$94,465,550	30
Nov 8, 2009	8	$1,215,005	-58%	-34%	2,857	$425	$95,680,555	31
Nov 9, 2009	8	$385,695	-68%	-35%	2,857	$135	$96,066,250	32
Nov 10, 2009	8	$600,450	+56%	-12%	2,857	$210	$96,666,700	33
Nov 11, 2009	9	$799,425	+33%	+36%	2,857	$280	$97,466,125	34
Nov 12, 2009	7	$414,265	-48%	-38%	2,857	$145	$97,880,390	35
Nov 13, 2009	8	$1,417,585	+242%	-30%	2,509	$565	$99,297,975	36
Nov 14, 2009	6	$1,957,020	+38%	-32%	2,509	$780	$101,254,995	37
Nov 15, 2009	9	$790,335	-60%	-35%	2,509	$315	$102,045,330	38
Nov 16, 2009	9	$250,865	-68%	-35%	2,509	$100	$102,296,195	39
Nov 17, 2009	8	$275,990	+10%	-54%	2,509	$110	$102,572,185	40
Nov 18, 2009	8	$263,505	-5%	-67%	2,509	$105	$102,835,690	41
Nov 19, 2009	10	$213,265	-19%	-49%	2,509	$85	$103,048,955	42
Nov 20, 2009	8	$650,560	+205%	-54%	1,712	$380	$103,699,515	43
Nov 21, 2009	8	$898,755	+38%	-54%	1,712	$525	$104,598,270	44
Nov 22, 2009	11	$393,760	-56%	-50%	1,712	$230	$104,992,030	45
Nov 23, 2009	11	$162,640	-59%	-35%	1,712	$95	$105,154,670	46
Nov 24, 2009	9	$231,120	+42%	-16%	1,712	$135	$105,385,790	47
Nov 25, 2009	-	$163,780	-29%	-38%	862	$190	$105,549,570	48
Nov 26, 2009	-	$189,640	+16%	-11%	862	$220	$105,739,210	49
Nov 27, 2009	14	$383,225	+102%	-41%	862	$445	$106,122,435	50
Nov 28, 2009	13	$418,300	+9%	-53%	862	$485	$106,540,735	51
Nov 29, 2009	16	$159,470	-62%	-60%	862	$185	$106,700,205	52
Nov 30, 2009	15	$51,720	-68%	-68%	862	$60	$106,751,925	53
Dec 1, 2009	-	$56,030	+8%	-76%	862	$65	$106,807,955	54
Dec 2, 2009	-	$56,285	n/c	-66%	862	$65	$106,864,240	55
Dec 3, 2009	-	$55,955	-1%	-70%	862	$65	$106,920,195	56
Dec 4, 2009	-	$105,995	+89%	-72%	432	$245	$107,026,190	57
Dec 5, 2009	-	$140,265	+32%	-66%	432	$325	$107,166,455	58
Dec 6, 2009	-	$66,745	-52%	-58%	432	$155	$107,233,200	59
Dec 7, 2009	-	$26,050	-61%	-50%	432	$60	$107,259,250	60
Dec 8, 2009	-	$25,705	-1%	-54%	432	$60	$107,284,955	61
Dec 9, 2009	-	$23,550	-8%	-58%	432	$55	$107,308,505	62
Dec 10, 2009	-	$25,910	+10%	-54%	432	$60	$107,334,415	63
Dec 11, 2009	-	$81,595	+215%	-23%	371	$220	$107,416,010	64
Dec 12, 2009	-	$115,010	+41%	-18%	371	$310	$107,531,020	65
Dec 13, 2009	-	$61,215	-47%	-8%	371	$165	$107,592,235	66
Dec 14, 2009	-	$24,280	-60%	-7%	371	$65	$107,616,515	67
Dec 15, 2009	-	$25,970	+7%	+1%	371	$70	$107,642,485	68
Dec 16, 2009	-	$24,125	-7%	+2%	371	$65	$107,666,610	69
Dec 17, 2009	-	$26,005	+8%	n/c	371	$70	$107,692,615	70
Dec 18, 2009	-	$53,005	+104%	-35%	294	$180	$107,745,620	71
Dec 19, 2009	-	$67,625	+28%	-41%	294	$230	$107,813,245	72
Dec 20, 2009	-	$49,980	-26%	-18%	294	$170	$107,863,225	73
Dec 21, 2009	-	$32,340	-35%	+33%	294	$110	$107,895,565	74
Dec 22, 2009	-	$33,810	+5%	+30%	294	$115	$107,929,375	75
Dec 23, 2009	-	$29,400	-13%	+22%	294	$100	$107,958,775	76
Dec 24, 2009	-	$13,230	-55%	-49%	294	$45	$107,972,005	77
Dec 25, 2009	-	$35,650	+169%	-33%	230	$155	$108,007,655	78
Dec 26, 2009	-	$70,155	+97%	+4%	230	$305	$108,077,810	79
Dec 27, 2009	-	$56,350	-20%	+13%	230	$245	$108,134,160	80
Dec 28, 2009	-	$40,250	-29%	+24%	230	$175	$108,174,410	81
Dec 29, 2009	-	$42,555	+6%	+26%	230	$185	$108,216,965	82
Dec 30, 2009	-	$44,850	+5%	+53%	230	$195	$108,261,815	83
Dec 31, 2009	-	$35,650	-21%	+169%	230	$155	$108,297,465	84
Jan 1, 2010	-	$81,095	+127%	+127%	222	$365	$108,378,560	85
Jan 2, 2010	-	$91,020	+12%	+30%	222	$410	$108,469,580	86
Jan 3, 2010	-	$42,180	-54%	-25%	222	$190	$108,511,760	87
Jan 4, 2010	-	$18,870	-55%	-53%	222	$85	$108,530,630	88
Jan 5, 2010	-	$19,980	+6%	-53%	222	$90	$108,550,610	89
Jan 6, 2010	-	$17,760	-11%	-60%	222	$80	$108,568,370	90
Jan 7, 2010	-	$15,540	-13%	-56%	222	$70	$108,583,910	91
Jan 8, 2010	-	$45,310	+192%	-44%	197	$230	$108,629,220	92
Jan 9, 2010	-	$66,980	+48%	-26%	197	$340	$108,696,200	93
Jan 10, 2010	-	$35,460	-47%	-16%	197	$180	$108,731,660	94
Jan 11, 2010	-	$11,820	-67%	-37%	197	$60	$108,743,480	95
Jan 12, 2010	-	$13,755	+16%	-31%	197	$70	$108,757,235	96
Jan 13, 2010	-	$13,745	n/c	-23%	197	$70	$108,770,980	97
Jan 14, 2010	-	$13,845	+1%	-11%	197	$70	$108,784,825	98
Jan 15, 2010	-	$37,180	+169%	-18%	169	$220	$108,822,005	99
Jan 16, 2010	-	$53,235	+43%	-21%	169	$315	$108,875,240	100
Jan 17, 2010	-	$36,335	-32%	+2%	169	$215	$108,911,575	101
Jan 18, 2010	39	$19,435	-47%	+64%	169	$115	$108,931,010	102
Jan 19, 2010	-	$9,295	-52%	-32%	169	$55	$108,940,305	103
Jan 20, 2010	-	$8,450	-9%	-39%	169	$50	$108,948,755	104
Jan 21, 2010	-	$9,305	+10%	-33%	169	$55	$108,958,060	105
Jan 22, 2010	-	$33,755	+263%	-9%	157	$215	$108,991,815	106
Jan 23, 2010	-	$53,380	+58%	n/c	157	$340	$109,045,195	107
Jan 24, 2010	-	$20,410	-62%	-44%	157	$130	$109,065,605	108
Jan 25, 2010	-	$7,065	-65%	-64%	157	$45	$109,072,670	109
Jan 26, 2010	-	$7,850	+11%	-16%	157	$50	$109,080,520	110
Jan 27, 2010	-	$7,825	n/c	-7%	157	$50	$109,088,345	111
Jan 28, 2010	-	$7,905	+1%	-15%	157	$50	$109,096,250	112
Jan 29, 2010	-	$23,785	+201%	-30%	144	$165	$109,120,035	113
Jan 30, 2010	-	$38,200	+61%	-28%	144	$265	$109,158,235	114
Jan 31, 2010	-	$17,980	-53%	-12%	144	$125	$109,176,215	115
Feb 1, 2010	-	$6,480	-64%	-8%	144	$45	$109,182,695	116
Feb 2, 2010	-	$7,195	+11%	-8%	144	$50	$109,189,890	117
Feb 3, 2010	-	$7,920	+10%	+1%	144	$55	$109,197,810	118
Feb 4, 2010	-	$7,850	-1%	-1%	144	$55	$109,205,660	119

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 9, 2009	1	$45,390,345		3,000	$15,130	$45,390,345	1
Oct 16, 2009	4	$21,725,855	-52%	3,009	$7,220	$67,116,200	2
Oct 23, 2009	5	$13,449,555	-38%	3,074	$4,375	$80,565,755	3
Oct 30, 2009	4	$8,985,755	-33%	3,026	$2,970	$89,551,510	4
Nov 6, 2009	8	$8,328,880	-7%	2,857	$2,915	$97,880,390	5
Nov 13, 2009	7	$5,168,565	-38%	2,509	$2,060	$107,213,895	6
Nov 20, 2009	11	$2,690,255	-48%	1,712	$1,571	$105,739,210	7
Nov 27, 2009	15	$1,180,985	-56%	862	$1,370	$106,920,195	8
Dec 4, 2009	20	$414,220	-65%	432	$959	$107,334,415	9
Dec 11, 2009	20	$358,200	-14%	371	$965	$107,692,615	10
Dec 18, 2009	26	$279,390	-22%	294	$950	$107,972,005	11
Dec 25, 2009	29	$325,460	+16%	230	$1,415	$108,297,465	12
Jan 1, 2010	30	$286,445	-12%	222	$1,290	$108,583,910	13
Jan 8, 2010	31	$200,915	-30%	197	$1,020	$108,784,825	14
Jan 15, 2010	34	$173,235	-14%	169	$1,025	$108,958,060	15
Jan 22, 2010	37	$138,190	-20%	157	$880	$109,096,250	16
Jan 29, 2010	40	$109,410	-21%	144	$760	$109,205,660	17

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	10/8/2009	$2,684,511	217	223	1,548	$9,994,104	3/27/2017
Rest of World						$53,250,659
International Total						$63,244,763	3/27/2017

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,686	$63,244,763
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,220	$63,244,763
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office	48	$63,244,763
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800)	789	$63,244,763
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,300	$63,244,763
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800)	707	$63,244,763
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies	82	$63,244,763
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700)	643	$63,244,763
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	193	$63,244,763

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,108	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800)	765	$172,450,423
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	38	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500)	483	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900)	801	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	419	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies	47	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500)	492	$172,450,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	148	$172,450,423

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Feb 14, 2010	1	1,293,496		1,293,496	$20,683,001	$20,683,001	1
Feb 21, 2010	4	275,909	-79%	1,569,405	$4,411,785	$25,094,786	2
Feb 28, 2010	3	162,402	-41%	1,731,807	$2,596,808	$27,691,594	3
Mar 7, 2010	6	105,888	-35%	1,837,695	$1,693,149	$29,384,743	4
Mar 14, 2010	15	69,652	-34%	1,907,347	$1,113,735	$30,498,478	5
Mar 21, 2010	25	48,039	-31%	1,955,386	$832,035	$31,330,513	6
Mar 28, 2010	27	41,730	-13%	1,997,116	$714,835	$32,045,348	7
Apr 11, 2010	30	21,857		2,037,505	$332,226	$32,710,965	9

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Feb 14, 2010	1	218,720		218,720	$4,929,239	$4,929,239	1
Feb 21, 2010	3	45,118	-79%	263,838	$991,245	$5,920,484	2
Feb 28, 2010	16	21,469	-52%	285,307	$530,079	$6,450,563	3
Mar 7, 2010	15	10,628	-50%	295,935	$269,162	$6,719,725	4

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.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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March 19th, 2010

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December 20th, 2009

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December 13th, 2009

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December 6th, 2009

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November 29th, 2009

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International Top Five - 2012 Destroys Worldwide Competition

November 18th, 2009

2012 crushed the competition with $166.19 million on 12,943 screens in 76 markets and $231.43 million worldwide over its debut weekend. This is the fifth best international opening of all time, and is massively better than expected. The film's biggest market was Russia where it pulled in $16.31 million on 840 screens, while it topped $10 million in Germany ($12.53 million on 756 screens) and the U.K. ($10.83 million on 480 screens). Other major markets included Spain ($8.56 million on 606 screens), South Korea ($8.26 million on 855 screens over the weekend and $10.04 million in total), Italy ($7.64 million on 532), Australia ($5.67 million on 405), Brazil ($5.29 million on 550) and Mexico ($5.03 million on 780). More...

Millions Love the End of the World

November 16th, 2009

Great news at the box office, as the number one film topped expectations by a significant margin. In fact, the top three films all did much better than expected. On the down side, the rest of the films we talked about on Thursday struggled and this hurt the overall box office. The total take was up 16.9% from last weekend at $140 million, but this was 5.8% lower than the same weekend last year. Year to date, 2009 has pulled in $8.91 billion, which is 7.0% higher than last year's pace, and by this time next week 2009 will be only the seventh year to cross $9 billion in total ticket sales. More...

International Details - Couples Charge Forward

November 14th, 2009

Couples Retreat expanded this past weekend but just missed the top five with $5.84 million on 1,373 screens in 18 markets for a total of $28.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany under the name All Inclusive, with $2.55 million on 338 screens while it also took third place in Mexico with $446,000 on 235 screens. Next up for the film is Spain next weekend and Italy the weekend after that, while it doesn't end its run until March when it opens in France. More...

Weekend Estimates: Christmas Carol Looks to the Future

November 8th, 2009

Disney's A Christmas Carol got off to a disappointing start over the weekend, according to studio estimates. While a $31 million debut is nothing to sniff at, it's well below expectations and might leave the movie outside the top 50 November weekends (see list). This might be a case of opening a Christmas movie too soon, and Disney will be looking for long legs through Thanksgiving and into the Holiday Season proper, so all is not lost yet, but the next couple of weeks will be key. More...

International Details - Not Taking Any Chances

November 7th, 2009

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs fell out of the top five but still earned $5.18 million on 2568 screens in 39 markets for a total of $52.45 million so far. This was only 31% lower than last weekend, with no major market openings. In fact, the film doesn't have another major market opening till it debuts in Australia at the end of the month, while it still has openings in Italy and Spain by the end of the year, and it doesn't end its run till early next year with openings in Germany and some midlevel markets. More...

Experiencing It

November 2nd, 2009

It was a tough weekend at the box office, then again, that's always the case when Halloween lands on a weekend. Halloween in one of the worst days at the box office; it's almost as bad as Christmas Eve. And at least with Christmas Eve, you have Christmas Day to look forward to. The overall box office was down 21.8% from last weekend to just $91 million; however, that was 3.5% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 remains well head of 2008 at $8.56 billion to $7.95 billion. More...

International Details - An Ugly Milestone

October 31st, 2009

The Ugly Truth reached a major milestone over the weekend with $5.75 million on 2046 screens in 55 markets for a total of $102.27 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Spain, where it added $1.86 million on 360 screens for a total of $5.17 million. With a debut in Italy a few weeks away, it will likely fall sharply next weekend, but should have no trouble earning $200 million worldwide before its run is over. More...

Will It Have a Good Start?

October 29th, 2009

This Is It got off to a record-breaking start, kind of, while the rest of the top five will be filled with holdovers over Halloween weekend. This weekend last year Halloween was on a Friday, while this year it is on Saturday, neither of which help the box office one bit. But it won't take too much for the number one film this year to top the number one film from last year, and the rest of the box office should follow suit. More...

Saw Still Seen But Paranormal More Active

October 27th, 2009

We had three wide releases this weekend, and not one of them matched expectations. Additionally, last week's number one film fell dramatically at the box office. This led to an equally dramatic decline at the box office with overall ticket sales at just $116 million. This is 16% lower than last weekend, but more importantly 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 still has a 7.6% lead over 2008 at $8.43 billion to $7.84 billion, which is a lead that might be insurmountable at this point. More...

International Top Five - Up Soars Higher

October 21st, 2009

Up had its best weekend on the international stage thanks mainly to two factors: It's first place opening in Italy, and its first place hold in the U.K. In Italy the film opened with $6.67 million on 652 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.15 million, which is a little weaker than Ice Age but better than Transformers. It held on very well well in the U.K. down just 19% to $8.40 million on 746 screens over the weekend for a total of $22.62 million after just two weeks of release. Ny this time next week it could have more than Cars made in total in that market, while it should end its run somewhere between WALL-E ($41 million) and Ratatouille ($48 million). Overall the film added $29.77 million on 4602 screens in 26 markets for a total of $295.15 million internationally and $587.96 million worldwide and has very likely that the film has reached $300 million internationally. More...

Wild Ones Overrun Box Office

October 19th, 2009

It was an excellent weekend at the box office even though the number one film didn't live up to me admittedly bullish expectations. It came close enough to be considered a hit, while the other two new releases topped expectations by substantial margins. Overall, $138 million was spent on movie tickets over the weekend, which was 26% higher than last weekend and more importantly 38% higher than the same weekend last year. So far this year, 2009 has earned $8.28 billion, which is 7.9% higher than 2008's pace. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

How Wild Will the Box Office Be?

October 15th, 2009

There are a trio of three wide releases this week, including one opening in close to 4,000 theaters. This time last year there were four wide releases, but none were sizable hits, which gives 2009 a great chance for expanding its lead over 2008 at the box office race. More...

Contest - No Retreat - Winning Announcement

October 14th, 2009

The winners of our No Retreat contest were determined and they are... More...

Massive Activity on the Per Theater Chart

October 13th, 2009

No less than six films broke the $10,000 per theater average barrier over the weekend. Paranormal Activity topped the per theater chart with its record-breaking weekend, earning an average of $49,379 in 160 theaters. An Education was relatively close behind with an average of $39,754 in 4 theaters, which is a spectacular result at any time. A Serious Man remained strong with an average of $21,872, which is enough to suggest further significant expansion over the coming weeks. The number one film at the box office, Couples Retreat, was next with an average of $11,429. Yes Men Fix the World and Bronson had nearly identical averages at $10,956 vs. $10,940. More...

Weekend Box Office Far From Normal

October 12th, 2009

There was only one new release coming out this weekend, but it topped expectations, and there was a surprise film in the top five, and both these events helped the market as a whole earn $110 million over the weekend. This was 2.9% higher than last weekend and 7.7% higher than the same weekend last year. Year to date, 2009 has now brought in $8.10 billion so far, which is 7.5% higher than the same pace last year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Couples Retreat, Paranormal Activity Star

October 11th, 2009

The Columbus Day holiday weekend produced two big winners, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. At the top of the chart, Couples Retreat exceeded expectations with $35.3 million. A per theater average of nearly $12,000 for the poorly-reviewed comedy is a testament to Universal's marketing campaign and the box office power of its ensemble cast. A great marketing campaign from Paramount can also be attributed to the success of the weekend's other big success: Paranormal Activity, which jumped into the top 5 with an estimated $7.066 million in just 159 theaters. That's the smallest number of theaters for a movie to hit the top five ever, beating the performance of Platoon, which hit 4th place the weekend of January 16, 1987 playing in 174 theaters. More...

Competition Retreat from Weekend Race

October 8th, 2009

There is only one wide release coming out this week, but at least it's a saturation level release, so it should be a major player. In fact, it could make more than the two biggest releases this week last year made combined, which could help 2009 end its mini-slump on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest - No Retreat

October 1st, 2009

There's only one wide release next week, Couples Retreat, which makes it easy to pick the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Couples Retreat. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Important Things with Demetri Martin - Season One on DVD and One Step Beyond - Season One on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Important Things with Demetri Martin - Season One on DVD and One Step Beyond - Season One on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: October

October 1st, 2009

September ended with a thud, but at least there's good news. September has finally ended. Last month more movies missed expectations that topped them, which has put a cooling effect on the overall box office and that could hurt the business going into this month. October should still be stronger than last month, and since October of last year wasn't particularly great, 2009 should at least maintain its lead over 2008 going into the holiday season, even if it isn't as strong every single week. More...