Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	522	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600)	583	$216,929,055
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	317	$132,384,315
Top 2006 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	15	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies	17	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	331	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	154	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies	45	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies	84	$132,384,315
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	89	$132,384,315

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 6, 2006	1	$26,887,467		3,017	$8,912	$26,887,467	1
Oct 13, 2006	2	$19,034,294	-29%	3,017	$6,309	$56,985,185	2
Oct 20, 2006	2	$13,462,256	-29%	3,005	$4,480	$76,935,185	3
Oct 27, 2006	2	$9,848,258	-27%	2,951	$3,337	$91,098,431	4
Nov 3, 2006	5	$7,722,388	-22%	2,785	$2,773	$102,004,054	5
Nov 10, 2006	7	$5,164,480	-33%	2,210	$2,337	$109,702,938	6
Nov 17, 2006	9	$2,585,402	-50%	1,611	$1,605	$113,841,430	7
Nov 24, 2006	15	$1,709,135	-34%	910	$1,878	$116,748,722	8
Dec 1, 2006	18	$825,361	-52%	572	$1,443	$118,002,823	9
Dec 8, 2006	20	$438,302	-47%	355	$1,235	$118,740,373	10
Dec 15, 2006	20	$341,300	-22%	254	$1,344	$119,273,628	11
Dec 22, 2006	26	$219,428	-36%	191	$1,149	$119,700,906	12
Dec 29, 2006	29	$342,787	+56%	172	$1,993	$120,359,613	13
Jan 5, 2007	31	$296,547	-13%	138	$2,149	$120,927,301	14
Jan 12, 2007	37	$254,785	-14%	117	$2,178	$121,292,075	15
Jan 19, 2007	35	$301,952	+19%	127	$2,378	$121,732,446	16
Jan 26, 2007	12	$3,365,481	+1,015%	1,453	$2,316	$125,237,852	17
Feb 2, 2007	12	$2,287,463	-32%	1,453	$1,574	$128,583,307	18
Feb 9, 2007	17	$1,342,338	-41%	766	$1,752	$130,744,874	19
Feb 16, 2007	28	$347,060	-74%	320	$1,085	$131,438,233	20
Feb 23, 2007	33	$214,213	-38%	274	$782	$131,805,297	21
Mar 2, 2007	27	$238,491	+11%	216	$1,104	$132,141,905	22
Mar 9, 2007	40	$102,265	-57%	120	$852	$132,310,442	23
Mar 16, 2007	59	$29,189	-71%	68	$429	$132,373,442	24

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Oct 6, 2006	1	$8,689,561			3,017	$2,880	$8,689,561	1
Oct 7, 2006	1	$10,743,556	+24%		3,017	$3,561	$19,433,117	2
Oct 8, 2006	1	$7,454,350	-31%		3,017	$2,471	$26,887,467	3
Oct 9, 2006	1	$3,870,323	-48%		3,017	$1,283	$30,757,790	4
Oct 10, 2006	1	$2,478,432	-36%		3,017	$821	$33,236,222	5
Oct 11, 2006	1	$2,396,299	-3%		3,017	$794	$35,632,521	6
Oct 12, 2006	1	$2,318,370	-3%		3,017	$768	$37,950,891	7
Oct 13, 2006	2	$5,713,442	+146%	-34%	3,017	$1,894	$43,664,333	8
Oct 14, 2006	1	$8,127,897	+42%	-24%	3,017	$2,694	$51,792,230	9
Oct 15, 2006	1	$5,192,955	-36%	-30%	3,017	$1,721	$56,985,185	10
Oct 16, 2006	1	$1,618,040	-69%	-58%	3,017	$536	$58,603,225	11
Oct 17, 2006	1	$1,753,305	+8%	-29%	3,017	$581	$60,356,530	12
Oct 18, 2006	1	$1,557,031	-11%	-35%	3,017	$516	$61,913,561	13
Oct 19, 2006	1	$1,559,368	n/c	-33%	3,017	$517	$63,472,929	14
Oct 20, 2006	2	$4,159,312	+167%	-27%	3,005	$1,384	$67,632,241	15
Oct 21, 2006	2	$5,774,201	+39%	-29%	3,005	$1,922	$73,406,442	16
Oct 22, 2006	2	$3,528,743	-39%	-32%	3,005	$1,174	$76,935,185	17
Oct 23, 2006	2	$1,052,210	-70%	-35%	3,005	$350	$77,987,395	18
Oct 24, 2006	2	$1,123,314	+7%	-36%	3,005	$374	$79,110,709	19
Oct 25, 2006	1	$1,067,129	-5%	-31%	3,005	$355	$80,177,838	20
Oct 26, 2006	1	$1,072,335	n/c	-31%	3,005	$357	$81,250,173	21
Oct 27, 2006	3	$2,775,778	+159%	-33%	2,951	$941	$84,025,951	22
Oct 28, 2006	2	$4,566,337	+65%	-21%	2,951	$1,547	$88,592,288	23
Oct 29, 2006	2	$2,506,143	-45%	-29%	2,951	$849	$91,098,431	24
Oct 30, 2006	2	$723,289	-71%	-31%	2,951	$245	$91,821,720	25
Oct 31, 2006	2	$808,391	+12%	-28%	2,951	$274	$92,630,111	26
Nov 1, 2006	2	$828,192	+2%	-22%	2,951	$281	$93,458,303	27
Nov 2, 2006	2	$823,363	-1%	-23%	2,951	$279	$94,281,666	28
Nov 3, 2006	6	$2,318,051	+182%	-16%	2,785	$832	$96,599,717	29
Nov 4, 2006	5	$3,600,442	+55%	-21%	2,785	$1,293	$100,200,159	30
Nov 5, 2006	5	$1,803,895	-50%	-28%	2,785	$648	$102,004,054	31
Nov 6, 2006	5	$603,483	-67%	-17%	2,785	$217	$102,607,537	32
Nov 7, 2006	5	$677,295	+12%	-16%	2,785	$243	$103,284,832	33
Nov 8, 2006	5	$615,266	-9%	-26%	2,785	$221	$103,900,098	34
Nov 9, 2006	6	$638,360	+4%	-22%	2,785	$229	$104,538,458	35
Nov 10, 2006	9	$1,606,153	+152%	-31%	2,210	$727	$106,144,611	36
Nov 11, 2006	6	$2,327,031	+45%	-35%	2,210	$1,053	$108,471,642	37
Nov 12, 2006	7	$1,231,296	-47%	-32%	2,210	$557	$109,702,938	38
Nov 13, 2006	7	$416,343	-66%	-31%	2,210	$188	$110,119,281	39
Nov 14, 2006	7	$396,143	-5%	-42%	2,210	$179	$110,515,424	40
Nov 15, 2006	7	$367,338	-7%	-40%	2,210	$166	$110,882,762	41
Nov 16, 2006	7	$373,266	+2%	-42%	2,210	$169	$111,256,028	42
Nov 17, 2006	10	$788,275	+111%	-51%	1,611	$489	$112,044,303	43
Nov 18, 2006	9	$1,143,310	+45%	-51%	1,611	$710	$113,187,613	44
Nov 19, 2006	9	$653,817	-43%	-47%	1,611	$406	$113,841,430	45
Nov 20, 2006	9	$253,250	-61%	-39%	1,611	$157	$114,094,680	46
Nov 21, 2006	7	$317,313	+25%	-20%	1,611	$197	$114,411,993	47
Dec 25, 2006	27	$74,216			191	$389	$119,775,122	81
Jan 15, 2007	35	$55,257			117	$472	$121,347,332	102
Jan 26, 2007	12	$870,000			1,453	$599	$122,740,000	113
Jan 27, 2007	11	$1,500,000	+72%		1,453	$1,032	$124,200,000	114
Jan 28, 2007	10	$980,699	-35%		1,453	$675	$125,237,852	115
Jan 29, 2007	10	$253,195	-74%		1,453	$174	$125,491,047	116
Jan 30, 2007	10	$278,353	+10%		1,453	$192	$125,769,400	117
Jan 31, 2007	10	$263,165	-5%		1,453	$181	$126,032,565	118
Feb 1, 2007	10	$263,279	n/c		1,453	$181	$126,295,844	119
Feb 2, 2007	12	$750,000	+185%	-14%	1,453	$516	$127,050,000	120
Feb 5, 2007	11	$216,465		-15%	1,453	$149	$128,799,772	123
Feb 6, 2007	12	$204,171	-6%	-27%	1,453	$141	$129,003,943	124
Feb 7, 2007	10	$201,125	-1%	-24%	1,453	$138	$129,205,068	125
Feb 8, 2007	10	$197,468	-2%	-25%	1,453	$136	$129,402,536	126
Feb 19, 2007	32	$60,127			320	$188	$131,498,360	137

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 6, 2006	1	$37,950,891		3,017	$12,579	$37,950,891	1
Oct 13, 2006	1	$25,522,038	-33%	3,017	$8,459	$63,472,929	2
Oct 20, 2006	2	$17,777,244	-30%	3,005	$5,916	$81,250,173	3
Oct 27, 2006	2	$13,031,493	-27%	2,951	$4,416	$94,281,666	4
Nov 3, 2006	5	$10,256,792	-21%	2,785	$3,683	$104,538,458	5
Nov 10, 2006	7	$6,717,570	-35%	2,210	$3,040	$111,256,028	6
Nov 17, 2006	11	$3,783,559	-44%	1,611	$2,349	$115,039,587	7
Nov 24, 2006	16	$2,137,875	-43%	910	$2,349	$117,177,462	8
Dec 1, 2006	17	$1,124,609	-47%	572	$1,966	$118,302,071	9
Dec 8, 2006	20	$630,257	-44%	355	$1,775	$118,932,328	10
Dec 15, 2006	21	$549,150	-13%	254	$2,162	$119,481,478	11
Dec 22, 2006	27	$535,348	-3%	191	$2,803	$120,016,826	12
Dec 29, 2006	29	$613,928	+15%	172	$3,569	$120,630,754	13
Jan 5, 2007	31	$406,536	-34%	138	$2,946	$121,037,290	14
Jan 12, 2007	37	$393,204	-3%	117	$3,361	$121,430,494	15
Jan 19, 2007	33	$441,877	+12%	127	$3,479	$121,872,371	16
Jan 26, 2007	12	$4,423,473	+901%	1,453	$3,044	$126,295,844	17
Feb 2, 2007	12	$3,106,692	-30%	1,453	$2,138	$129,402,536	18
Feb 9, 2007	20	$1,688,637	-46%	766	$2,204	$131,091,173	19
Feb 16, 2007	30	$499,911	-70%	320	$1,562	$131,591,084	20
Feb 23, 2007	31	$312,330	-38%	274	$1,140	$131,903,414	21
Mar 2, 2007	27	$304,763	-2%	216	$1,411	$132,208,177	22
Mar 9, 2007	44	$136,076	-55%	120	$1,134	$132,344,253	23
Mar 16, 2007	59	$40,062	-71%	68	$589	$132,384,315	24

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	12/4/2020	$340	1	1	1	$340	12/11/2020
South Korea	11/23/2006	$0	0	37	37	$2,676,969	7/12/2023
Rest of World						$154,598,995
International Total						$157,276,304	7/12/2023

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700)	690	$157,276,304
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500)	426	$157,276,304
Top 2006 Movies at the International Box Office	14	$157,276,304
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies	19	$157,276,304
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500)	441	$157,276,304
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	196	$157,276,304
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies	71	$157,276,304
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	105	$157,276,304
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200)	108	$157,276,304

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	593	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	346	$289,660,619
Top 2006 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	14	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies	17	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	370	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	156	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies	56	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies	88	$289,660,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200)	105	$289,660,619

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Feb 18, 2007	1	3,996,322		3,996,322	$74,465,866	$74,465,866	1
Feb 25, 2007	3	923,602	-77%	4,919,924	$17,250,484	$91,716,350	2
Mar 4, 2007	2	614,024	-34%	5,533,948	$11,703,482	$103,419,832	3
Mar 11, 2007	3	381,293	-38%	5,915,241	$7,502,588	$110,922,420	4
Mar 18, 2007	6	233,463	-39%	6,148,704	$4,410,653	$115,333,073	5
Mar 25, 2007	11	159,849	-32%	6,308,553	$3,153,085	$118,486,158	6
Apr 1, 2007	18	104,698	-35%	6,413,251	$2,027,037	$120,513,195	7
Apr 15, 2007	17	128,213		6,652,321	$2,453,125	$125,025,345	9
Apr 22, 2007	23	51,490	-60%	6,703,811	$1,183,755	$126,209,100	10
Sep 9, 2007	28	41,460		6,955,348	$874,935	$131,659,984	30
Oct 14, 2007	29	42,126		7,017,646	$734,088	$132,740,982	35

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Nov 29, 2009	10	99,608		99,608	$1,045,884	$1,045,884	146

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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Date	Rank	Days In Top 10	Vierwership Score
May 15, 2022	8	1	3
May 16, 2022	6	2	8
May 17, 2022	8	3	11
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The Writers Guild of America is the last of the guilds to hand out nominations, which they did so this week. And while there are 20 or so categories, only two of them are theatrical. More...

International Details - Extended Vacation

January 7th, 2007

Since New Years Eve fell on a Sunday this year, there was precious little in terms of international box office numbers released this week. We have some studio estimates, some box office information for major markets, and some updated totals. But for the most, there's little to share. More...

Award Season - SAG Spreads the Love

January 5th, 2007

The Screen Actors Guide handed out their nominations yesterday and of the 5 theatrical categories, there were more than a dozen films to pick up at least one nomination. More...

Award Season - Swinging Away

January 4th, 2007

The PGA announced their nominations today, two of which deal with theatrical releases. More...

International Details - Curse's Foiled by Invisibles

December 23rd, 2006

Curse of the Golden Flower started its international run in its native China with a record breaking $12.27 million on 826 screens. That was almost enough to reach the top five falling just short to Arthur & the Invisibles and its $12.47 million. More...

Award Season - Babel and Departed are Golden

December 15th, 2006

Babel led the way when the Golden Globe nominations were announced today with seven nominations while The Departed was close behind with six. More...

International Top Five - Casino's Straight Continues

December 14th, 2006

A busy week for new releases didn't stop Casino Royale earning its fourth first place finish in a row with $35.68 million on 4688 screens in 63 markets for a total of $246.65 million. The film opened in 10 new markets (and setting franchise records in each). This included Australia where the film's $5.42 million on 401 screens was more than the rest of the market combined and was equally dominate in New Zealand with $827,000 on 92 screens. The film wasn't as fortunate in Mexico where it had to settle for second place with $1.49 million on 564 screens, which was just $30,000 behind the by box office champ. Speaking of close races, the film was knocked out of top spot in the U.K. with $5.39 million on 495 screens, also falling victim to Happy Feet in a very close battle. So far the film has made $82.52 million in that one market, and with Christmas on its way it is heading for $100 million and the year's best box office there. Overall the film is rapidly closing in on Die Another Day international final tally of $271 million; in fact, it should get there by this time next week. However, it is also likely that this time next week it will no longer be in top spot on the international charts. More...

International Top Five - Casino Hits Trip Aces

December 6th, 2006

A slow week for Casino Royale with only four openings, and only one of those in a major market. In Japan the film had to settle for second place with $2.34 million on 443 screens over the weekend and $3.25 million in total; this was a tiny margin behind local film, Love and Honor. The film also opened in a trio of African markets: South Africa with $509,000 on 77 screens, Kenya, $59,000 on 8, and Nigeria with $44,000 on 4. (Although I've received an e-mail saying the movie made $25 million there and I can earn 12.5% of that if I help a certain theatre owner smuggle it out of the country.) The film's best market remains the U.K. where it added $10.51 million on 506 screens for a total of $73.45 million. The film has already topped Die Another Day in that markets and is gunning for Dead Man's Chest, which ended its run in the market with $98.63 million. Overall, the film earned an easy first place with $43.73 million on 6728 screens in 53 markets for a total of $194.65 million. And with openings in Australia, South Korea, Italy, Mexico and other significant markets left to go, it should have no trouble topping $300 million before long. More...

International Top Five - Casino Plays to Full Houses Worldwide

November 29th, 2006

Casino Royale's dominance of the worldwide box office continued as it opened in 18 new markets scoring first place in every one of them. In fact, it was number one in 40 of the 50 markets it is currently playing in. Overall the film earned $64.94 million on 6460 screens in 50 markets for a two-week total of $129.06 million. The biggest opening of the weekend was in Germany where it crushed the competition with $12.84 million on 839 screens, more than 10 times its nearest competition. France was also a major contributor to its weekend success with $8.4 million on 823 screens while it captured $3.90 million on 500 screens in Spain, and a combined $8.02 million on 392 screens in the four Scandinavian markets. Not surprisingly, holdovers were led by the U.K. where it dipped just 25% to $16.51 million on 506 screens for a total of $53.96 million, which is nearly what Die Another Day earned in total in that market. Next up for the film is Japan this weekend, Australia the weekend after and South Korea the weekend after that. As for the film's long term potential, it is likely to crack the $500 million milestone worldwide with $600 million being a tough but achievable goal. More...

International Top Five - Bond Bursts Out on top of Box Office

November 23rd, 2006

Casino Royale dominated the weekend box office earning $42.2 million on 3,063 screens in 27 markets, only one of them a true major markets. The film's biggest was the U.K., no surprise there, but the magnitude of the opening caught a lot of people off guard. Its weekend total of $21.55 million on 505 screens was the third biggest opening of all time behind just Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Add in Thursday and the film earned $25.33 million, roughly 47% more than the previous best opening for a Bond film in the market, and Goldeneye had 5 days to earn its $17.2 million. The second biggest market was Russia where the film took in $4.55 million on 540 screens, which was more than four times the nearesst competition and the highest opening ever for a non-Russian film there. It had a similar result in Indian earning $3.2 million on an unprecedented 427 screens beating Spider-man 2's record for a non-Indian film by 87%. Other million dollar markets include Greece with $1.34 million on 111 screens, Thailand with $1.1 million on 154 and Taiwan with $1 million on 116. The film opens in most of the rest of Europe next weekend and should have no trouble remaining on top of the charts. More...

International Top Five - Borat Remains Buoyant

November 15th, 2006

Borat was again the top box office draw on the international scene taking in $15.37 million on 1147 screens in 20 markets for a total of $43.16 million after two weeks of release. The film opened in three markets, but they were of the smaller variety earning $287,000 on 17 screens in Greece, $51,000 on 10 in Bulgaria and $29,000 on 4 in Serbia. The vast majority of the film's weekend total came from the U.K. where it repeated in first place with $8.62 million on 430 screens for a two-week total of $27.13 million. Meanwhile in Germany the film grew by 2%, but was still stuck in second place with $2.76 million on 310 screens for a total of $6.35 million in that market. This week the film opens in France, Spain, and other smaller markets, but it will have a lot of competition from Bond and it will take a minor miracle for the film to not be knocked out of top spot. More...

Holdovers Save Weekend Box Office

November 14th, 2006

There were four new releases opening in varying degrees of wideness this past weekend, but none of them could live up to lowered expectations. This left the overall box office at $127 million, which was down about 2% from last weekend while up less than 1% from the same weekend last year. That's not a large enough increase to keep up with ticket price inflation, but any good news is still welcome at this point. More...

International Details - Death has a Noteworthy Start

November 12th, 2006

Desu Noto 2, a.k.a., Death Note 2: The Last Name opened in two market last weekend taking in a total of $7.29 million on 393 screens including finishing first in Japan with $6.50 million on 342 screen over the weekend and $10.33 million in total. In the mean time, the film opened in second place in South Korea with a respectable total of $1.37 million, which includes more than just the weekend, obviously. More...

Unprecedented

November 7th, 2006

To call this weekend unpredictable is an understatement as there was a surprise number one film and records fell. But despite this, the overall market was only mixed. Sure, week-to-week the box office was up roughly 24% from last weekend, but Halloween tends to depress the box office, even when it doesn't hit on the weekend. Compared to the same weekend last year, the $130 million total box office was 4% lower. More...

Holiday Escape

November 2nd, 2006

It's the first week of the winter / holiday season and this weekend alone we have two films coming out that are aimed at the family market. While the time of the year is great for these films, the direct competition will keep both from becoming more than mid-level hits. On the other hand, neither look likely to bomb either. More...

International Top Five - Devil May Care Attitude

November 2nd, 2006

Not too long ago I said that The Devil Wears Prada had no chance to match its domestic total on the international scene. Well, I was wrong. This week the film added $17.62 million on 4352 screens in 47 markets to its international total, a total that now stands at $130.38 million. This week the film opened in first place, in a very, very close battle in South Korea with $2.9 million on 241 screens while it was the clear winner in Belgium earning $640,000 on 60 screens over the weekend and $869,000 in total. As for holdovers the film remained in second place in Germany with $2.89 million on 605 screens over the weekend and $13.69 million after three. The film has yet to open in Japan, China, and the Middle East and should have no problem hitting $150 million internationally before long. More...

Halloween Fails to Shock at Box Office

October 31st, 2006

The final weekend before Halloween was as predictable as they come with every film in the top five finishing within a rounding error of expectations. Even the weekly and year to date comparisons were dull -- down 2% week-to-week but up 2% from the same weekend last year -- hardly noteworthy changes. But I guess no surprises are better than bad surprises. More...

Will This be the Last We See of Saw?

October 27th, 2006

There's only one true wide release of the week, Saw III. But it has a small chance of earning more this weekend than all four wide releases earned last weekend. More...

International Top Five - Prada Passes Milestone

October 26th, 2006

It was a $100 million weekend for The Devil Wears Prada as its $18.6 million haul lifted its international total to $104 million. The film's only opening of note was Sweden where it topped the charts with $606,000 on 66 screens. Most of the film's box office this weekend came from holdovers like Italy where it was down a tiny 7% to $3.33 million on 420 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.50 million while it held on nearly as strong in Germany down 21% to $3.36 million on 598 million for a two week total of $9.23 million. The film still has openings in South Korea and Japan, although I'm unconvinced the film will be a hit in either country. But the film has already earned twice what it needed to show a profit, so the studio has no reason to complain regardless of what happens from now on. More...

Prestige Powers to Number One as Flags Falter

October 24th, 2006

There was no breakout hit this week with even the pleasant surprises merely able to match expectations. This left the overall box office down 5% to $106 million over the weekend; however, that was still 18% more than the same weekend last year when all four new releases flopped to one degree or another. More...

Eastwood Begins His Assault on Oscar

October 19th, 2006

It's a busy week for wide releases with four such films aiming for a spot in the top ten. However, none of them look likely to set the box office on fire and will have to rely on strong legs to make a big impact. Fortunately, all fours film are earning good reviews with the weakest still cracking the 50% positive mark. Quite a turnaround from last weekend when none could top 25% positive. More...

International Top Five - Prada Still a Powerhouse

October 18th, 2006

The Devil Wears Prada remained on top of the international charts as it added $24.61 million on 4217 screens in 42 markets. This lifted its international total to $75.43 million and its worldwide total to $199.75 million. Germany was the film's biggest market as it took in $4.24 million on 559 screens, but a local film kept it out of first place while another local film did the same in the Netherlands where it opened with $631,000 on 80 screens over the weekend and $816,000 in total. It did earn first place in Italy with $3.56 million on 417 screens and in Taiwan with an estimated $1.2 million on 98. Meanwhile, the film performed amazingly in several holdover markets adding $3.47 million on 446 screens in the U.K. to its two-week total of $12.53 million while it remained in first place in France with $1.9 million on 507 screens for $10.1 million after three weeks. As for further milestones, the film has obviously already crossed $200 million worldwide and $100 million internationally won't be far behind. More...

Saturday the 14th Turns Out to be the Really Unlucky Day for The Grudge

October 17th, 2006

It is reported that Friday the 13th costs the American economy $500 million as there are some people so afraid of that day that they are too scared to leave the house. That doesn't seem to be true for the movies, as Friday was the only day to outpace last weekend. Overall the box office managed $110 million, 1% lower than last weekend. However, that was 25% more than the same weekend last year when all three new releases bombed. More...

International Details - Marching to the Top

October 15th, 2006

The German Film, Deutschland. Ein Sommermarchen, which could translate into English as Germany, A Summer March, but I wouldn't bet money on it. ... Moving on, The film took top spot in its native market with $7.19 million on 584 screens and that was enough for sixth place overall. More...

Grudge Hopes to Take it Out on the Competition

October 12th, 2006

There's little doubt which film will take top spot this weekend as there is almost no serious competition for The Grudge 2. However, analysts are divided on exactly how much it will earn on its way to the top. More...

Crime Pays Way Better Than Retail

October 10th, 2006

October officially washed away the stench that is September with the overall box office beating expectations at a total of $110 million. That is just shy of 10% higher than last weekend and 5% higher than the same weekend last year. Almost all of this growth can be attributed to The Departed, helped by its amazing reviews. The question now is whether it will have better legs than last year's number one film? More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2006

October 7th, 2006

Good week for websites, but most were smaller updates or new sites with just a few features. Two sites, Happy Feet - Official Site and The Prestige - Official Site, stood out above the crowd, but both will need a few more update to take home the Weekly Website Award. More...

Departed and Chainsaw Face-off in Theatres

October 6th, 2006

Martin Scorsese begins his latest campaign to win that elusive Oscar as The Departed looks to take first place over the weekend. The other new releases this weekend are unlikely to win any awards, but with total production budgets just a fraction of The Departed's, they could be more profitable. More...

Contest - Contestants Can Also Win These Departing Gifts

October 2nd, 2006

We have one of our biggest selections of prizes ever for our box office prediction contest this week with a total of six posters, two T-shirts, and 2 DVDs being given away. Prizes come from The Departed, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, I Am a Sex Addict, and more. To win, you need to predict the opening weekend for The Departed. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over will win posters from both The Departed and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, a Police T-shirt from The Departed, and I Am a Sex Addict. Meanwhile the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win posters from both The Departed and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, an Irish T-shirt from The Departed, and Windy City Heat on DVD. In addition, two other lucky winners will be chosen at random and each will receive an additional The Departed poster. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2006 Preview: October

October 1st, 2006

It's October, that means there's more hits, more Oscar hopefuls, and more horror films being released. But more importantly, it means September is over. September seemed weaker than normal in terms of top box office draws, but even though October is bound to produce more hits, the box office potential still seems soft. I only see one $100 million movie, but a least a few more might come within striking distance. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 16th, 2006

High quantity on sites this week, but many of them were for new releases, most of which haven't had any updates in a while. Those that did have updates were generally quite small, but one site stood above them all, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - Official Site, which is easily the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 26th, 2006

It's another busy week with nearly three dozen films being represented here. Taking top prize is Invincible - Official Site, although there were a few others that could take that claim before all is said and done. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11

August 11th, 2006

The torrid pace of website updates continues with more than 30 films on this week's list. There were a few sites that really caught my eye, but it was Trust the Man - Official Site and its interactive map of New York City and its more than 2 dozen clips that won the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4

August 4th, 2006

Third week in a row where the number of sites featured on this list has topped 30. With such a busy week it would take something different to win the award, and that's something Michel Gondry excels at delivering giving The Science of Sleep - Official Site the Weekly Website Award. More...