Fair*Game (2010)

Fair*Game poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,540,691Details
International Box Office $12,252,214Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,792,905
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Fair Game is a drama inspired by the experiences of real-life undercover CIA officer Valarie Plame, whose career is destroyed and her marriage strained to its limits when her covert status is exposed by a White House press leak. As a covert officer in the CIA's Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valarie's husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the Administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$651,082 (6.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:46 opening theaters/436 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,032,406

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,503 $9,540,691
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,489 $12,252,214
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,266 $21,792,905
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $9,540,691

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 2010 (Limited) by Summit Entertainment
Video Release: March 29th, 2011 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language
(Rating bulletin 2117, 4/21/2010)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Red
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Political, Foreign Language, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Hypnotic, Weed Road Pictures, Zucker Pictures, River Road Entertainment, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Participant Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 79 $14,154 Nov 5, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,503 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,652 $13,032,406
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,752 $9,540,691
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 132 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $13,032,406
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,899 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 412 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,092 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Summit Entertainment Movies 24 $9,540,691

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 15 $651,082   46 $14,154   $651,082 1
Nov 12, 2010 15 $1,020,654 +57% 175 $5,832   $1,919,640 2
Nov 19, 2010 10 $1,455,819 +43% 386 $3,772   $3,724,546 3
Nov 26, 2010 12 $1,560,189 +7% 396 $3,940   $5,958,797 4
Dec 3, 2010 14 $970,358 -38% 436 $2,226   $7,306,442 5
Dec 10, 2010 16 $555,618 -43% 436 $1,274   $8,207,297 6
Dec 17, 2010 20 $219,973 -60% 268 $821   $8,650,388 7
Dec 24, 2010 27 $119,031 -46% 161 $739   $8,895,867 8
Dec 31, 2010 33 $96,548 -19% 109 $886   $9,118,756 9
Jan 7, 2011 37 $72,887 -25% 103 $708   $9,241,952 10
Jan 14, 2011 43 $45,080 -38% 79 $571   $9,320,833 11
Jan 21, 2011 45 $35,096 -22% 72 $487   $9,376,706 12
Jan 28, 2011 52 $15,066 -57% 40 $377   $9,410,991 13
Feb 4, 2011 38 $52,847 +251% 149 $355   $9,474,145 14
Feb 11, 2011 46 $24,824 -53% 78 $318   $9,528,092 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 5, 2010 - $177,685     46 $3,863   $177,685 1
Nov 6, 2010 - $292,905 +65%   46 $6,368   $470,590 2
Nov 7, 2010 - $180,492 -38%   46 $3,924   $651,082 3
Nov 8, 2010 - $52,149 -71%   46 $1,134   $703,231 4
Nov 9, 2010 - $57,836 +11%   46 $1,257   $761,067 5
Nov 10, 2010 - $57,899 n/c   46 $1,259   $818,966 6
Nov 11, 2010 - $80,020 +38%   46 $1,740   $898,986 7
Nov 12, 2010 15 $279,456 +249% +57% 175 $1,597   $1,178,442 8
Nov 13, 2010 15 $473,935 +70% +62% 175 $2,708   $1,652,377 9
Nov 14, 2010 15 $267,263 -44% +48% 175 $1,527   $1,919,640 10
Nov 15, 2010 14 $79,258 -70% +52% 175 $453   $1,998,898 11
Nov 16, 2010 15 $94,781 +20% +64% 175 $542   $2,093,679 12
Nov 17, 2010 14 $89,908 -5% +55% 175 $514   $2,183,587 13
Nov 18, 2010 14 $85,140 -5% +6% 175 $487   $2,268,727 14
Nov 19, 2010 10 $381,411 +348% +36% 386 $988   $2,650,138 15
Nov 20, 2010 10 $696,608 +83% +47% 386 $1,805   $3,346,746 16
Nov 21, 2010 10 $377,800 -46% +41% 386 $979   $3,724,546 17
Nov 22, 2010 10 $120,099 -68% +52% 386 $311   $3,844,645 18
Nov 23, 2010 10 $150,181 +25% +58% 386 $389   $3,994,826 19
Nov 24, 2010 - $184,520 +23% +105% 386 $478   $4,179,346 20
Nov 25, 2010 - $219,262 +19% +158% 386 $568   $4,398,608 21
Nov 26, 2010 12 $589,194 +169% +54% 396 $1,488   $4,987,802 22
Nov 27, 2010 12 $650,458 +10% -7% 396 $1,643   $5,638,260 23
Nov 28, 2010 12 $320,537 -51% -15% 396 $809   $5,958,797 24
Nov 29, 2010 12 $91,995 -71% -23% 396 $232   $6,050,792 25
Nov 30, 2010 12 $107,153 +16% -29% 396 $271   $6,157,945 26
Dec 1, 2010 12 $93,609 -13% -49% 396 $236   $6,251,554 27
Dec 2, 2010 12 $84,530 -10% -61% 396 $213   $6,336,084 28
Dec 3, 2010 - $276,960 +228% -53% 436 $635   $6,613,044 29
Dec 4, 2010 - $452,109 +63% -30% 436 $1,037   $7,065,153 30
Dec 5, 2010 - $241,289 -47% -25% 436 $553   $7,306,442 31
Dec 6, 2010 - $75,328 -69% -18% 436 $173   $7,381,770 32
Dec 7, 2010 - $96,110 +28% -10% 436 $220   $7,477,880 33
Dec 8, 2010 - $86,296 -10% -8% 436 $198   $7,564,176 34
Dec 9, 2010 - $87,503 +1% +4% 436 $201   $7,651,679 35
Dec 10, 2010 17 $155,324 +78% -44% 436 $356   $7,807,003 36
Dec 11, 2010 15 $263,561 +70% -42% 436 $604   $8,070,564 37
Dec 12, 2010 16 $136,733 -48% -43% 436 $314   $8,207,297 38
Dec 13, 2010 17 $51,443 -62% -32% 436 $118   $8,258,740 39
Dec 14, 2010 17 $63,956 +24% -33% 436 $147   $8,322,696 40
Dec 15, 2010 - $53,457 -16% -38% 436 $123   $8,376,153 41
Dec 16, 2010 - $54,262 +2% -38% 436 $124   $8,430,415 42
Dec 17, 2010 20 $53,553 -1% -66% 268 $200   $8,483,968 43
Dec 18, 2010 20 $103,256 +93% -61% 268 $385   $8,587,224 44
Dec 19, 2010 20 $63,164 -39% -54% 268 $236   $8,650,388 45
Dec 20, 2010 - $30,335 -52% -41% 268 $113   $8,680,723 46
Dec 21, 2010 - $36,003 +19% -44% 268 $134   $8,716,726 47
Dec 22, 2010 - $26,239 -27% -51% 268 $98   $8,742,965 48
Dec 23, 2010 - $33,871 +29% -38% 268 $126   $8,776,836 49
Dec 24, 2010 - $27,404 -19% -49% 161 $170   $8,804,240 50
Dec 25, 2010 - $52,643 +92% -49% 161 $327   $8,856,883 51
Dec 26, 2010 - $38,984 -26% -38% 161 $242   $8,895,867 52
Dec 27, 2010 - $31,277 -20% +3% 161 $194   $8,927,144 53
Dec 28, 2010 - $33,413 +7% -7% 161 $208   $8,960,557 54
Dec 29, 2010 - $29,793 -11% +14% 161 $185   $8,990,350 55
Dec 30, 2010 - $31,858 +7% -6% 161 $198   $9,022,208 56
Dec 31, 2010 - $26,181 -18% -4% 109 $240   $9,048,389 57
Jan 1, 2011 - $42,337 +62% -20% 109 $388   $9,090,726 58
Jan 2, 2011 - $28,030 -34% -28% 109 $257   $9,118,756 59
Jan 3, 2011 - $14,045 -50% -55% 109 $129   $9,132,801 60
Jan 4, 2011 - $13,077 -7% -61% 109 $120   $9,145,878 61
Jan 5, 2011 - $10,908 -17% -63% 109 $100   $9,156,786 62
Jan 6, 2011 - $12,279 +13% -61% 109 $113   $9,169,065 63
Jan 7, 2011 - $20,131 +64% -23% 103 $195   $9,189,196 64
Jan 8, 2011 - $34,853 +73% -18% 103 $338   $9,224,049 65
Jan 9, 2011 - $17,903 -49% -36% 103 $174   $9,241,952 66
Jan 10, 2011 - $7,309 -59% -48% 103 $71   $9,249,261 67
Jan 11, 2011 - $8,439 +15% -35% 103 $82   $9,257,700 68
Jan 12, 2011 - $8,320 -1% -24% 103 $81   $9,266,020 69
Jan 13, 2011 - $9,733 +17% -21% 103 $94   $9,275,753 70
Jan 14, 2011 - $14,319 +47% -29% 79 $181   $9,290,072 71
Jan 15, 2011 - $18,835 +32% -46% 79 $238   $9,308,907 72
Jan 16, 2011 - $11,926 -37% -33% 79 $151   $9,320,833 73
Jan 17, 2011 45 $6,603 -45% -10% 79 $84   $9,327,436 74
Jan 18, 2011 - $4,750 -28% -44% 79 $60   $9,332,186 75
Jan 19, 2011 - $4,499 -5% -46% 79 $57   $9,336,685 76
Jan 20, 2011 - $4,925 +9% -49% 79 $62   $9,341,610 77
Jan 21, 2011 - $11,483 +133% -20% 72 $159   $9,353,093 78
Jan 22, 2011 - $16,046 +40% -15% 72 $223   $9,369,139 79
Jan 23, 2011 - $7,567 -53% -37% 72 $105   $9,376,706 80
Jan 24, 2011 - $4,071 -46% -38% 72 $57   $9,380,777 81
Jan 25, 2011 - $4,690 +15% -1% 72 $65   $9,385,467 82
Jan 26, 2011 - $4,008 -15% -11% 72 $56   $9,389,475 83
Jan 27, 2011 - $6,450 +61% +31% 72 $90   $9,395,925 84
Jan 28, 2011 - $4,501 -30% -61% 40 $113   $9,400,426 85
Jan 29, 2011 - $6,815 +51% -58% 40 $170   $9,407,241 86
Jan 30, 2011 - $3,750 -45% -50% 40 $94   $9,410,991 87
Jan 31, 2011 - $3,161 -16% -22% 40 $79   $9,414,152 88
Feb 1, 2011 - $2,183 -31% -53% 40 $55   $9,416,335 89
Feb 2, 2011 - $2,579 +18% -36% 40 $64   $9,418,914 90
Feb 3, 2011 - $2,384 -8% -63% 40 $60   $9,421,298 91
Feb 4, 2011 - $17,931 +652% +298% 149 $120   $9,439,229 92
Feb 5, 2011 - $25,695 +43% +277% 149 $172   $9,464,924 93
Feb 6, 2011 - $9,221 -64% +146% 149 $62   $9,474,145 94
Feb 7, 2011 - $6,937 -25% +119% 149 $47   $9,481,082 95
Feb 8, 2011 - $7,634 +10% +250% 149 $51   $9,488,716 96
Feb 9, 2011 - $7,372 -3% +186% 149 $49   $9,496,088 97
Feb 10, 2011 - $7,180 -3% +201% 149 $48   $9,503,268 98
Feb 11, 2011 - $7,229 +1% -60% 78 $93   $9,510,497 99
Feb 12, 2011 - $10,894 +51% -58% 78 $140   $9,521,391 100
Feb 13, 2011 - $6,701 -38% -27% 78 $86   $9,528,092 101
Feb 14, 2011 - $4,628 -31% -33% 78 $59   $9,532,720 102
Feb 15, 2011 - $2,460 -47% -68% 78 $32   $9,535,180 103
Feb 16, 2011 - $2,583 +5% -65% 78 $33   $9,537,763 104
Feb 17, 2011 - $2,928 +13% -59% 78 $38   $9,540,691 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 16 $898,986   46 $19,543   $898,986 1
Nov 12, 2010 15 $1,369,741 +52% 175 $7,827   $2,268,727 2
Nov 19, 2010 14 $2,129,881 +55% 386 $5,518   $4,398,608 3
Nov 26, 2010 12 $1,937,476 -9% 396 $4,893   $6,336,084 4
Dec 3, 2010 14 $1,315,595 -32% 436 $3,017   $7,651,679 5
Dec 10, 2010 16 $778,736 -41% 436 $1,786   $8,430,415 6
Dec 17, 2010 23 $346,421 -56% 268 $1,293   $8,776,836 7
Dec 24, 2010 28 $245,372 -29% 161 $1,524   $9,022,208 8
Dec 31, 2010 30 $146,857 -40% 109 $1,347   $9,169,065 9
Jan 7, 2011 37 $106,688 -27% 103 $1,036   $9,275,753 10
Jan 14, 2011 43 $65,857 -38% 79 $834   $9,341,610 11
Jan 21, 2011 46 $54,315 -18% 72 $754   $9,395,925 12
Jan 28, 2011 51 $25,373 -53% 40 $634   $9,421,298 13
Feb 4, 2011 38 $81,970 +223% 149 $550   $9,503,268 14
Feb 11, 2011 47 $37,423 -54% 78 $480   $9,540,691 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,489 $12,252,214
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,745 $12,252,214
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 287 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,725 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 303 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 961 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,230 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Summit Entertainment Movies 21 $12,252,214

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,266 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,459 $21,792,905
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 154 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 344 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,573 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,118 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Summit Entertainment Movies 22 $21,792,905

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Naomi Watts    Valerie Plame
Sean Penn    Joseph Wilson

Supporting Cast

Sam Shepard    Sam Plame
Noah Emmerich    Bill
Michael Kelly    Jack
Bruce McGill    Jim Pavitt
Sunil Malhotra    Ali

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bill Pohlad    Producer
Janet Zucker    Producer
Jerry Zucker    Producer
Akiva Goldsman    Producer
Doug Liman    Producer
Jez Butterworth    Producer
Jeff Skoll    Producer
David Bartis    Executive Producer
Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda    Executive Producer
Kerry Foster    Executive Producer
Mohamed Khalaf    Executive Producer
Kim H. Winther    Co-Producer
Avram Ludwig    Co-Producer
David Sigal    Co-Producer
Doug Liman    Director
Jez Butterworth    Screenwriter
John-Henry Butterworth    Screenwriter
Joseph Wilson    Story Creator
Valerie Plame Wilson    Story Creator

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April 11th, 2011

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March 30th, 2011

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November 30th, 2010

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November 9th, 2010

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Synopsis

Fair Game is a drama inspired by the experiences of real-life undercover CIA officer Valarie Plame, whose career is destroyed and her marriage strained to its limits when her covert status is exposed by a White House press leak. As a covert officer in the CIA's Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valarie's husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the Administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$651,082 (6.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:46 opening theaters/436 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,032,406

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,503 $9,540,691
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,489 $12,252,214
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,266 $21,792,905
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $9,540,691

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 2010 (Limited) by Summit Entertainment
Video Release: March 29th, 2011 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language
(Rating bulletin 2117, 4/21/2010)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Red
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Political, Foreign Language, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Hypnotic, Weed Road Pictures, Zucker Pictures, River Road Entertainment, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Participant Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 79 $14,154 Nov 5, 2010 3

Leading Cast

Naomi Watts    Valerie Plame
Sean Penn    Joseph Wilson

Supporting Cast

Sam Shepard    Sam Plame
Noah Emmerich    Bill
Michael Kelly    Jack
Bruce McGill    Jim Pavitt
Sunil Malhotra    Ali

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bill Pohlad    Producer
Janet Zucker    Producer
Jerry Zucker    Producer
Akiva Goldsman    Producer
Doug Liman    Producer
Jez Butterworth    Producer
Jeff Skoll    Producer
David Bartis    Executive Producer
Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda    Executive Producer
Kerry Foster    Executive Producer
Mohamed Khalaf    Executive Producer
Kim H. Winther    Co-Producer
Avram Ludwig    Co-Producer
David Sigal    Co-Producer
Doug Liman    Director
Jez Butterworth    Screenwriter
John-Henry Butterworth    Screenwriter
Joseph Wilson    Story Creator
Valerie Plame Wilson    Story Creator

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...

King of the Per Theater Chart

November 30th, 2010

Oscar hopeful, The King's Speech, took one giant leap forward in its quest to bring home the hardware as it topped the weekend per theater chart with and average of $88,863. You can't vote for a movie you haven't seen, so strong box office numbers usually mean more Awards Season Buzz, which in turn usually means better box office numbers. As it did on the overall box office chart, Tangled had to settle for second place on the per theater chart, but its average of $13,535 is still excellent for a saturation level release. The Legend of Pale Male was very close behind with $12,910 in its lone theater. Rounding out the $10,000 club was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, with an average of $11,900. This is way lower than last week, but not many films earn an average of more than $10,000 during their second weekend of release while playing in more than 4000 theaters. More...

Harry Potter Tops Another Chart

November 23rd, 2010

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, also led the way on the per theater chart, pulling in an average of $30,307 in more than 4000 theaters. Last week's winner, Tiny Furniture, was a distant second place, with $16,384 in one theater. Made in Dagenham opened with a disappointing average of $12,521 in three theaters. This should be enough to expand somewhat, but its chances of earning a significant measure of mainstream success took a hit over the weekend. White Material was right behind with an average of $11,538, also in three theaters. More...

Tiny is Anything But on Per Theater Chart

November 16th, 2010

It was a close race for the top of the per theater chart with Tiny Furniture coming out on top with $21,235 in its lone theater. Second place went to 127 Hours with an average of $19,934 in 22 theaters. This bodes well for its chances of expanding. More...

127 is Number One on Per Theater Chart

November 9th, 2010

There were a few limited releases to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. 127 Hours lead the way with an impressive average of $66,213 in four theaters. Fair*Game was well back with $14,154, but it opened in 46 theaters, so this is a much better indicator of its chances to expand. The overall box office leader, MegaMind, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,668, but the second place film, Due Date, came very close with an average of $9,743. More...

Weekend Estimates: MegaMind First as Three Movies Top $20 Million

November 7th, 2010

MegaMind posted a solid $47.65 million to top the weekend chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. That's very much in line with the performance of other opening weekends for non-sequels from DreamWorks Animation. How to Train Your Dragon opened with $43.7 million earlier in the year; Monsters vs. Aliens posted $59.3 million in 2009, and fellow-November-opener Bee Movie scored $38 million back in 2007. Bee Movie ended up with $126 million in total in the US, and $150 million looks like the minimum benchmark for MegaMind as it looks forward to the lucrative holiday season. More...

Limited Releases Are Better Than Fair

November 5th, 2010

After weeks of waiting for the flood of Awards Season hopefuls to finally come out, it appears the wait is over with no less than three releases that could be vying for Oscars on February 27th of next year. Client 9, 127 Hours, and Fair*Game could all be in contention that night, while the latter two could be competing against each other. On the other hand, the competition could hurt at the box office. More...

2010 Preview: November

November 1st, 2010

November's here and expectations are all over the place. October saw 2010 lose ground to 2009, which is a bad sign going forward, but we also saw records fall. This month will undoubtedly see an increase in ticket sales over last month, what with the start of Awards Season and the Holidays, but the real question is how well it will compare with last year. Last November saw the release of a couple of surprise hits, none more surprising than The Blind Side, while in the end there were five $100 million movies and two that reached $200 million. Will that happen this year? Maybe. I count six films with a statistically significant shot at reaching $100 million, including three that might reach $200 million, and one of those has a shot at $300 million. That is on the high end, but even on the low end there are three $100 million movies coming out this month, including one that is all but guaranteed to reach $200 million in the end. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,503 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,652 $13,032,406
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,752 $9,540,691
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 132 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $13,032,406
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,899 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 412 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,092 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $9,540,691
All Time Domestic Box Office for Summit Entertainment Movies 24 $9,540,691

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 15 $651,082   46 $14,154   $651,082 1
Nov 12, 2010 15 $1,020,654 +57% 175 $5,832   $1,919,640 2
Nov 19, 2010 10 $1,455,819 +43% 386 $3,772   $3,724,546 3
Nov 26, 2010 12 $1,560,189 +7% 396 $3,940   $5,958,797 4
Dec 3, 2010 14 $970,358 -38% 436 $2,226   $7,306,442 5
Dec 10, 2010 16 $555,618 -43% 436 $1,274   $8,207,297 6
Dec 17, 2010 20 $219,973 -60% 268 $821   $8,650,388 7
Dec 24, 2010 27 $119,031 -46% 161 $739   $8,895,867 8
Dec 31, 2010 33 $96,548 -19% 109 $886   $9,118,756 9
Jan 7, 2011 37 $72,887 -25% 103 $708   $9,241,952 10
Jan 14, 2011 43 $45,080 -38% 79 $571   $9,320,833 11
Jan 21, 2011 45 $35,096 -22% 72 $487   $9,376,706 12
Jan 28, 2011 52 $15,066 -57% 40 $377   $9,410,991 13
Feb 4, 2011 38 $52,847 +251% 149 $355   $9,474,145 14
Feb 11, 2011 46 $24,824 -53% 78 $318   $9,528,092 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 5, 2010 - $177,685     46 $3,863   $177,685 1
Nov 6, 2010 - $292,905 +65%   46 $6,368   $470,590 2
Nov 7, 2010 - $180,492 -38%   46 $3,924   $651,082 3
Nov 8, 2010 - $52,149 -71%   46 $1,134   $703,231 4
Nov 9, 2010 - $57,836 +11%   46 $1,257   $761,067 5
Nov 10, 2010 - $57,899 n/c   46 $1,259   $818,966 6
Nov 11, 2010 - $80,020 +38%   46 $1,740   $898,986 7
Nov 12, 2010 15 $279,456 +249% +57% 175 $1,597   $1,178,442 8
Nov 13, 2010 15 $473,935 +70% +62% 175 $2,708   $1,652,377 9
Nov 14, 2010 15 $267,263 -44% +48% 175 $1,527   $1,919,640 10
Nov 15, 2010 14 $79,258 -70% +52% 175 $453   $1,998,898 11
Nov 16, 2010 15 $94,781 +20% +64% 175 $542   $2,093,679 12
Nov 17, 2010 14 $89,908 -5% +55% 175 $514   $2,183,587 13
Nov 18, 2010 14 $85,140 -5% +6% 175 $487   $2,268,727 14
Nov 19, 2010 10 $381,411 +348% +36% 386 $988   $2,650,138 15
Nov 20, 2010 10 $696,608 +83% +47% 386 $1,805   $3,346,746 16
Nov 21, 2010 10 $377,800 -46% +41% 386 $979   $3,724,546 17
Nov 22, 2010 10 $120,099 -68% +52% 386 $311   $3,844,645 18
Nov 23, 2010 10 $150,181 +25% +58% 386 $389   $3,994,826 19
Nov 24, 2010 - $184,520 +23% +105% 386 $478   $4,179,346 20
Nov 25, 2010 - $219,262 +19% +158% 386 $568   $4,398,608 21
Nov 26, 2010 12 $589,194 +169% +54% 396 $1,488   $4,987,802 22
Nov 27, 2010 12 $650,458 +10% -7% 396 $1,643   $5,638,260 23
Nov 28, 2010 12 $320,537 -51% -15% 396 $809   $5,958,797 24
Nov 29, 2010 12 $91,995 -71% -23% 396 $232   $6,050,792 25
Nov 30, 2010 12 $107,153 +16% -29% 396 $271   $6,157,945 26
Dec 1, 2010 12 $93,609 -13% -49% 396 $236   $6,251,554 27
Dec 2, 2010 12 $84,530 -10% -61% 396 $213   $6,336,084 28
Dec 3, 2010 - $276,960 +228% -53% 436 $635   $6,613,044 29
Dec 4, 2010 - $452,109 +63% -30% 436 $1,037   $7,065,153 30
Dec 5, 2010 - $241,289 -47% -25% 436 $553   $7,306,442 31
Dec 6, 2010 - $75,328 -69% -18% 436 $173   $7,381,770 32
Dec 7, 2010 - $96,110 +28% -10% 436 $220   $7,477,880 33
Dec 8, 2010 - $86,296 -10% -8% 436 $198   $7,564,176 34
Dec 9, 2010 - $87,503 +1% +4% 436 $201   $7,651,679 35
Dec 10, 2010 17 $155,324 +78% -44% 436 $356   $7,807,003 36
Dec 11, 2010 15 $263,561 +70% -42% 436 $604   $8,070,564 37
Dec 12, 2010 16 $136,733 -48% -43% 436 $314   $8,207,297 38
Dec 13, 2010 17 $51,443 -62% -32% 436 $118   $8,258,740 39
Dec 14, 2010 17 $63,956 +24% -33% 436 $147   $8,322,696 40
Dec 15, 2010 - $53,457 -16% -38% 436 $123   $8,376,153 41
Dec 16, 2010 - $54,262 +2% -38% 436 $124   $8,430,415 42
Dec 17, 2010 20 $53,553 -1% -66% 268 $200   $8,483,968 43
Dec 18, 2010 20 $103,256 +93% -61% 268 $385   $8,587,224 44
Dec 19, 2010 20 $63,164 -39% -54% 268 $236   $8,650,388 45
Dec 20, 2010 - $30,335 -52% -41% 268 $113   $8,680,723 46
Dec 21, 2010 - $36,003 +19% -44% 268 $134   $8,716,726 47
Dec 22, 2010 - $26,239 -27% -51% 268 $98   $8,742,965 48
Dec 23, 2010 - $33,871 +29% -38% 268 $126   $8,776,836 49
Dec 24, 2010 - $27,404 -19% -49% 161 $170   $8,804,240 50
Dec 25, 2010 - $52,643 +92% -49% 161 $327   $8,856,883 51
Dec 26, 2010 - $38,984 -26% -38% 161 $242   $8,895,867 52
Dec 27, 2010 - $31,277 -20% +3% 161 $194   $8,927,144 53
Dec 28, 2010 - $33,413 +7% -7% 161 $208   $8,960,557 54
Dec 29, 2010 - $29,793 -11% +14% 161 $185   $8,990,350 55
Dec 30, 2010 - $31,858 +7% -6% 161 $198   $9,022,208 56
Dec 31, 2010 - $26,181 -18% -4% 109 $240   $9,048,389 57
Jan 1, 2011 - $42,337 +62% -20% 109 $388   $9,090,726 58
Jan 2, 2011 - $28,030 -34% -28% 109 $257   $9,118,756 59
Jan 3, 2011 - $14,045 -50% -55% 109 $129   $9,132,801 60
Jan 4, 2011 - $13,077 -7% -61% 109 $120   $9,145,878 61
Jan 5, 2011 - $10,908 -17% -63% 109 $100   $9,156,786 62
Jan 6, 2011 - $12,279 +13% -61% 109 $113   $9,169,065 63
Jan 7, 2011 - $20,131 +64% -23% 103 $195   $9,189,196 64
Jan 8, 2011 - $34,853 +73% -18% 103 $338   $9,224,049 65
Jan 9, 2011 - $17,903 -49% -36% 103 $174   $9,241,952 66
Jan 10, 2011 - $7,309 -59% -48% 103 $71   $9,249,261 67
Jan 11, 2011 - $8,439 +15% -35% 103 $82   $9,257,700 68
Jan 12, 2011 - $8,320 -1% -24% 103 $81   $9,266,020 69
Jan 13, 2011 - $9,733 +17% -21% 103 $94   $9,275,753 70
Jan 14, 2011 - $14,319 +47% -29% 79 $181   $9,290,072 71
Jan 15, 2011 - $18,835 +32% -46% 79 $238   $9,308,907 72
Jan 16, 2011 - $11,926 -37% -33% 79 $151   $9,320,833 73
Jan 17, 2011 45 $6,603 -45% -10% 79 $84   $9,327,436 74
Jan 18, 2011 - $4,750 -28% -44% 79 $60   $9,332,186 75
Jan 19, 2011 - $4,499 -5% -46% 79 $57   $9,336,685 76
Jan 20, 2011 - $4,925 +9% -49% 79 $62   $9,341,610 77
Jan 21, 2011 - $11,483 +133% -20% 72 $159   $9,353,093 78
Jan 22, 2011 - $16,046 +40% -15% 72 $223   $9,369,139 79
Jan 23, 2011 - $7,567 -53% -37% 72 $105   $9,376,706 80
Jan 24, 2011 - $4,071 -46% -38% 72 $57   $9,380,777 81
Jan 25, 2011 - $4,690 +15% -1% 72 $65   $9,385,467 82
Jan 26, 2011 - $4,008 -15% -11% 72 $56   $9,389,475 83
Jan 27, 2011 - $6,450 +61% +31% 72 $90   $9,395,925 84
Jan 28, 2011 - $4,501 -30% -61% 40 $113   $9,400,426 85
Jan 29, 2011 - $6,815 +51% -58% 40 $170   $9,407,241 86
Jan 30, 2011 - $3,750 -45% -50% 40 $94   $9,410,991 87
Jan 31, 2011 - $3,161 -16% -22% 40 $79   $9,414,152 88
Feb 1, 2011 - $2,183 -31% -53% 40 $55   $9,416,335 89
Feb 2, 2011 - $2,579 +18% -36% 40 $64   $9,418,914 90
Feb 3, 2011 - $2,384 -8% -63% 40 $60   $9,421,298 91
Feb 4, 2011 - $17,931 +652% +298% 149 $120   $9,439,229 92
Feb 5, 2011 - $25,695 +43% +277% 149 $172   $9,464,924 93
Feb 6, 2011 - $9,221 -64% +146% 149 $62   $9,474,145 94
Feb 7, 2011 - $6,937 -25% +119% 149 $47   $9,481,082 95
Feb 8, 2011 - $7,634 +10% +250% 149 $51   $9,488,716 96
Feb 9, 2011 - $7,372 -3% +186% 149 $49   $9,496,088 97
Feb 10, 2011 - $7,180 -3% +201% 149 $48   $9,503,268 98
Feb 11, 2011 - $7,229 +1% -60% 78 $93   $9,510,497 99
Feb 12, 2011 - $10,894 +51% -58% 78 $140   $9,521,391 100
Feb 13, 2011 - $6,701 -38% -27% 78 $86   $9,528,092 101
Feb 14, 2011 - $4,628 -31% -33% 78 $59   $9,532,720 102
Feb 15, 2011 - $2,460 -47% -68% 78 $32   $9,535,180 103
Feb 16, 2011 - $2,583 +5% -65% 78 $33   $9,537,763 104
Feb 17, 2011 - $2,928 +13% -59% 78 $38   $9,540,691 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 16 $898,986   46 $19,543   $898,986 1
Nov 12, 2010 15 $1,369,741 +52% 175 $7,827   $2,268,727 2
Nov 19, 2010 14 $2,129,881 +55% 386 $5,518   $4,398,608 3
Nov 26, 2010 12 $1,937,476 -9% 396 $4,893   $6,336,084 4
Dec 3, 2010 14 $1,315,595 -32% 436 $3,017   $7,651,679 5
Dec 10, 2010 16 $778,736 -41% 436 $1,786   $8,430,415 6
Dec 17, 2010 23 $346,421 -56% 268 $1,293   $8,776,836 7
Dec 24, 2010 28 $245,372 -29% 161 $1,524   $9,022,208 8
Dec 31, 2010 30 $146,857 -40% 109 $1,347   $9,169,065 9
Jan 7, 2011 37 $106,688 -27% 103 $1,036   $9,275,753 10
Jan 14, 2011 43 $65,857 -38% 79 $834   $9,341,610 11
Jan 21, 2011 46 $54,315 -18% 72 $754   $9,395,925 12
Jan 28, 2011 51 $25,373 -53% 40 $634   $9,421,298 13
Feb 4, 2011 38 $81,970 +223% 149 $550   $9,503,268 14
Feb 11, 2011 47 $37,423 -54% 78 $480   $9,540,691 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,489 $12,252,214
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,745 $12,252,214
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 287 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,725 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 303 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 961 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,230 $12,252,214
All Time International Box Office for Summit Entertainment Movies 21 $12,252,214

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,266 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,459 $21,792,905
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 154 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 344 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,573 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,118 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $21,792,905
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Summit Entertainment Movies 22 $21,792,905

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