G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $150,201,498Details
International Box Office $152,267,519Details
Worldwide Box Office $302,469,017
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $72,535,348 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $16,762,801 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $89,298,149
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Synopsis

Armed with the latest in military and spy technology, the team of elite soldiers known as G.I. Joe travel around the globe to wherever their services are needed. In their latest assignment Gen. Hawk, Duke and the rest of the G.I. Joe team take on Destro, a corrupt arms dealer, and fight the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,713,046 (36.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$175,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,007 opening theaters/4,007 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $215,889,615

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 424 $150,201,498
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 717 $152,267,519
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 564 $302,469,017

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: August 7th, 2009 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 3rd, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: G.I. Joe
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Keywords: Action Adventure, Presumed Dead, Terrorism, Bent on World Domination, Washington, D.C., Political, Special Ops
Source:Based on Toy
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: di Bonaventura Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Hasbro Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 211 $5,175,113 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 295 $7,583,265 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 161 $6,705,288 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 165 $9,825,478 Sep 4, 2009 31
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 11 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top Based on Toy Weekend Domestic 4 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 50 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 31 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top 2009 Theater Average 97 $13,654 Aug 7, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic August Day 19 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1
Top Based on Toy Day Domestic 12 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 92 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 63 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 424 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600) 590 $215,889,615
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $150,201,498
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 5 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies 88 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 128 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 56 $150,201,498

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 1 $54,713,046   4,007 $13,654   $54,713,046 1
Aug 14, 2009 2 $22,324,341 -59% 4,007 $5,571   $98,577,529 2
Aug 21, 2009 3 $12,204,927 -45% 3,953 $3,088   $120,235,874 3
Aug 28, 2009 5 $7,715,572 -37% 3,467 $2,225   $132,151,954 4
Sep 4, 2009 8 $5,175,113 -33% 2,846 $1,818   $139,491,579 5
Sep 11, 2009 11 $2,455,620 -53% 2,120 $1,158   $144,200,266 6
Sep 18, 2009 15 $1,377,943 -44% 1,361 $1,012   $146,189,915 7
Sep 25, 2009 17 $845,390 -39% 895 $945   $147,415,055 8
Oct 2, 2009 21 $486,940 -42% 588 $828   $148,137,305 9
Oct 9, 2009 18 $687,865 +41% 609 $1,129   $148,969,502 10
Oct 16, 2009 18 $407,537 -41% 514 $793   $149,645,921 11
Oct 23, 2009 22 $235,381 -42% 407 $578   $150,010,209 12
Oct 30, 2009 35 $91,344 -61% 205 $446   $150,167,630 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 7, 2009 1 $22,159,303     4,007 $5,530   $22,159,303 1
Aug 8, 2009 1 $18,168,671 -18%   4,007 $4,534   $40,327,974 2
Aug 9, 2009 1 $14,385,072 -21%   4,007 $3,590   $54,713,046 3
Aug 10, 2009 1 $6,405,981 -55%   4,007 $1,599   $61,119,027 4
Aug 11, 2009 1 $5,960,560 -7%   4,007 $1,488   $67,079,587 5
Aug 12, 2009 1 $4,809,945 -19%   4,007 $1,200   $71,889,532 6
Aug 13, 2009 1 $4,363,656 -9%   4,007 $1,089   $76,253,188 7
Aug 14, 2009 3 $7,023,197 +61% -68% 4,007 $1,753   $83,276,385 8
Aug 15, 2009 2 $8,877,365 +26% -51% 4,007 $2,215   $92,153,750 9
Aug 16, 2009 2 $6,423,779 -28% -55% 4,007 $1,603   $98,577,529 10
Aug 17, 2009 2 $2,611,015 -59% -59% 4,007 $652   $101,188,544 11
Aug 18, 2009 2 $2,588,366 -1% -57% 4,007 $646   $103,776,910 12
Aug 19, 2009 2 $2,185,769 -16% -55% 4,007 $545   $105,962,679 13
Aug 20, 2009 2 $2,068,268 -5% -53% 4,007 $516   $108,030,947 14
Aug 21, 2009 3 $3,690,583 +78% -47% 3,953 $934   $111,721,530 15
Aug 22, 2009 3 $5,114,084 +39% -42% 3,953 $1,294   $116,835,614 16
Aug 23, 2009 3 $3,400,260 -34% -47% 3,953 $860   $120,235,874 17
Aug 24, 2009 3 $1,140,611 -66% -56% 3,953 $289   $121,376,485 18
Aug 25, 2009 5 $1,167,704 +2% -55% 3,953 $295   $122,544,189 19
Aug 26, 2009 5 $981,122 -16% -55% 3,953 $248   $123,525,311 20
Aug 27, 2009 5 $911,071 -7% -56% 3,953 $230   $124,436,382 21
Aug 28, 2009 5 $2,262,876 +148% -39% 3,467 $653   $126,699,258 22
Aug 29, 2009 5 $3,495,902 +54% -32% 3,467 $1,008   $130,195,160 23
Aug 30, 2009 5 $1,956,794 -44% -42% 3,467 $564   $132,151,954 24
Aug 31, 2009 6 $583,025 -70% -49% 3,467 $168   $132,734,979 25
Sep 1, 2009 7 $595,411 +2% -49% 3,467 $172   $133,330,390 26
Sep 2, 2009 7 $491,340 -17% -50% 3,467 $142   $133,821,730 27
Sep 3, 2009 7 $494,736 +1% -46% 3,467 $143   $134,316,466 28
Sep 4, 2009 9 $1,252,686 +153% -45% 2,846 $440   $135,569,152 29
Sep 5, 2009 7 $1,994,848 +59% -43% 2,846 $701   $137,564,000 30
Sep 6, 2009 7 $1,927,579 -3% -1% 2,846 $677   $139,491,579 31
Sep 7, 2009 7 $1,530,175 -21% +162% 2,846 $538   $141,021,754 32
Sep 8, 2009 10 $279,283 -82% -53% 2,846 $98   $141,301,037 33
Sep 9, 2009 11 $224,614 -20% -54% 2,846 $79   $141,525,651 34
Sep 10, 2009 11 $218,995 -3% -56% 2,846 $77   $141,744,646 35
Sep 11, 2009 14 $664,821 +204% -47% 2,120 $314   $142,409,467 36
Sep 12, 2009 11 $1,197,859 +80% -40% 2,120 $565   $143,607,326 37
Sep 13, 2009 11 $592,940 -51% -69% 2,120 $280   $144,200,266 38
Sep 14, 2009 14 $144,743 -76% -91% 2,120 $68   $144,345,009 39
Sep 15, 2009 14 $154,527 +7% -45% 2,120 $73   $144,499,536 40
Sep 16, 2009 14 $153,218 -1% -32% 2,120 $72   $144,652,754 41
Sep 17, 2009 - $159,218 +4% -27% 2,120 $75   $144,811,972 42
Sep 18, 2009 15 $393,988 +147% -41% 1,361 $289   $145,205,960 43
Sep 19, 2009 14 $621,627 +58% -48% 1,361 $457   $145,827,587 44
Sep 20, 2009 15 $362,328 -42% -39% 1,361 $266   $146,189,915 45
Sep 21, 2009 - $92,179 -75% -36% 1,361 $68   $146,282,094 46
Sep 22, 2009 - $101,611 +10% -34% 1,361 $75   $146,383,705 47
Sep 23, 2009 - $90,128 -11% -41% 1,361 $66   $146,473,833 48
Sep 24, 2009 - $95,832 +6% -40% 1,361 $70   $146,569,665 49
Sep 25, 2009 - $230,215 +140% -42% 895 $257   $146,799,880 50
Sep 26, 2009 - $401,634 +74% -35% 895 $449   $147,201,514 51
Sep 27, 2009 - $213,541 -47% -41% 895 $239   $147,415,055 52
Sep 28, 2009 - $62,962 -71% -32% 895 $70   $147,478,017 53
Sep 29, 2009 - $55,575 -12% -45% 895 $62   $147,533,592 54
Sep 30, 2009 - $54,608 -2% -39% 895 $61   $147,588,200 55
Oct 1, 2009 - $62,165 +14% -35% 895 $69   $147,650,365 56
Oct 2, 2009 - $134,598 +117% -42% 588 $229   $147,784,963 57
Oct 3, 2009 - $230,890 +72% -43% 588 $393   $148,015,853 58
Oct 4, 2009 - $121,452 -47% -43% 588 $207   $148,137,305 59
Oct 5, 2009 - $35,247 -71% -44% 588 $60   $148,172,552 60
Oct 6, 2009 - $36,872 +5% -34% 588 $63   $148,209,424 61
Oct 7, 2009 - $35,120 -5% -36% 588 $60   $148,244,544 62
Oct 8, 2009 - $37,093 +6% -40% 588 $63   $148,281,637 63
Oct 9, 2009 - $195,811 +428% +45% 609 $322   $148,477,448 64
Oct 10, 2009 - $294,108 +50% +27% 609 $483   $148,771,556 65
Oct 11, 2009 - $197,946 -33% +63% 609 $325   $148,969,502 66
Oct 12, 2009 - $91,971 -54% +161% 609 $151   $149,061,473 67
Oct 13, 2009 - $57,718 -37% +57% 609 $95   $149,119,191 68
Oct 14, 2009 - $55,281 -4% +57% 609 $91   $149,174,472 69
Oct 15, 2009 - $63,912 +16% +72% 609 $105   $149,238,384 70
Oct 16, 2009 - $116,170 +82% -41% 514 $226   $149,354,554 71
Oct 17, 2009 - $182,061 +57% -38% 514 $354   $149,536,615 72
Oct 18, 2009 - $109,306 -40% -45% 514 $213   $149,645,921 73
Oct 19, 2009 - $30,905 -72% -66% 514 $60   $149,676,826 74
Oct 20, 2009 - $33,009 +7% -43% 514 $64   $149,709,835 75
Oct 21, 2009 - $30,538 -7% -45% 514 $59   $149,740,373 76
Oct 22, 2009 - $34,455 +13% -46% 514 $67   $149,774,828 77
Oct 23, 2009 - $68,424 +99% -41% 407 $168   $149,843,252 78
Oct 24, 2009 - $107,100 +57% -41% 407 $263   $149,950,352 79
Oct 25, 2009 - $59,857 -44% -45% 407 $147   $150,010,209 80
Oct 26, 2009 - $16,665 -72% -46% 407 $41   $150,026,874 81
Oct 27, 2009 - $17,087 +3% -48% 407 $42   $150,043,961 82
Oct 28, 2009 - $15,404 -10% -50% 407 $38   $150,059,365 83
Oct 29, 2009 - $16,921 +10% -51% 407 $42   $150,076,286 84
Oct 30, 2009 - $28,422 +68% -58% 205 $139   $150,104,708 85
Oct 31, 2009 - $30,292 +7% -72% 205 $148   $150,135,000 86
Nov 1, 2009 - $32,630 +8% -45% 205 $159   $150,167,630 87
Nov 2, 2009 - $8,318 -75% -50% 205 $41   $150,175,948 88
Nov 3, 2009 - $9,207 +11% -46% 205 $45   $150,185,155 89
Nov 4, 2009 - $7,880 -14% -49% 205 $38   $150,193,035 90
Nov 5, 2009 - $8,463 +7% -50% 205 $41   $150,201,498 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 1 $76,253,188   4,007 $19,030   $76,253,188 1
Aug 14, 2009 2 $31,777,759 -58% 4,007 $7,931   $108,030,947 2
Aug 21, 2009 3 $16,405,435 -48% 3,953 $4,150   $124,436,382 3
Aug 28, 2009 6 $9,880,084 -40% 3,467 $2,850   $134,316,466 4
Sep 4, 2009 8 $7,428,180 -25% 2,846 $2,610   $141,744,646 5
Sep 11, 2009 11 $3,067,326 -59% 2,120 $1,447   $144,811,972 6
Sep 18, 2009 15 $1,757,693 -43% 1,361 $1,291   $146,569,665 7
Sep 25, 2009 17 $1,080,700 -39% 895 $1,207   $147,650,365 8
Oct 2, 2009 24 $631,272 -42% 588 $1,074   $148,281,637 9
Oct 9, 2009 18 $956,747 +52% 609 $1,571   $149,238,384 10
Oct 16, 2009 20 $536,444 -44% 514 $1,044   $149,774,828 11
Oct 23, 2009 24 $301,458 -44% 407 $741   $150,076,286 12
Oct 30, 2009 36 $125,212 -58% 205 $611   $150,201,498 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 717 $152,267,519
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 440 $152,267,519
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office 23 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 6 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 205 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 69 $152,267,519

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 564 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 326 $302,469,017
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 7 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 66 $302,469,017

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Nov 8, 200912,611,705 2,611,705$42,179,036$42,179,0361
Nov 15, 20093608,966-77% 3,220,671$9,834,801$52,013,8372
Nov 22, 20096254,770-58% 3,475,441$4,278,607$56,292,4443
Dec 6, 200910159,222 3,729,614$2,763,521$60,066,2445
Dec 13, 200917178,139+12% 3,907,753$2,800,363$62,866,6076
Dec 20, 200919150,748-15% 4,058,501$2,617,633$65,484,2407
Dec 27, 200923133,886-11% 4,192,387$2,341,559$67,825,7998

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Nov 8, 20091276,124 276,124$5,519,719$5,519,7191
Nov 15, 20093119,584-57% 395,708$2,390,492$7,910,2112
Nov 22, 2009373,999-38% 469,707$1,590,874$9,501,0853
Dec 6, 20091231,641 517,964$677,286$10,510,5275
Dec 13, 20091245,781+45% 563,745$969,669$11,480,1966
Dec 27, 20091353,580 623,646$1,154,479$12,761,0328
Jan 3, 20101819,966-63% 643,612$447,469$13,208,5019
Jan 17, 20101815,253 670,540$334,553$13,776,44111
Jan 31, 20101413,634 694,124$309,048$14,276,53213
Feb 21, 20101217,218 723,473$358,805$14,855,51016
Jul 25, 2021144,896 814,310$104,628$16,509,037612

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Lead Ensemble Members

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje    Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston    Destro
Joseph Gordon-Levitt    Rex
Byung-hun Lee    Storm Shadow
Sienna Miller    Baroness
Rachel Nichols    Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara
Ray Park    Snake Eyes
Said Taghmaoui    Breaker
Channing Tatum    Conrad Hauser / Duke
Dennis Quaid    General Clayton Abernathy / Hawk

Supporting Cast

Jonathan Pryce    President of the United States
Byeong-Heon Lee    Storm Shadow
Brendan Fraser    Gung Ho
Marlon Wayans    Ripcord
Kevin J. O’Connor    Scientist
Arnold Vosloo    Zartan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Sommers    Director
Stuart Beattie    Screenwriter
David Elliot    Screenwriter
Paul Lovett    Screenwriter
Lorenzo di Bonaventura    Producer
Brian Goldner    Producer
Bob Ducsay    Producer
David Womark    Executive Producer
Stephen Sommers    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Executive Producer
Erik Howsam    Executive Producer
JoAnn Perritano    Co-Producer
Michael B. Gordon    Story Creator
Stuart Beattie    Story Creator
Stephen Sommers    Story Creator
Mitchell Amundsen    Cinematographer
Bob Ducsay    Editor
Jim May    Editor
Joseph Hiura    Set Designer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Ed Verreaux    Production Designer
Greg Papalia    Supervising Art Director
Chad Frey    Art Director
Kevin Ishioka    Art Director
Randy Moore    Art Director
Benjamin Edelberg    Set Designer
Noelle King    Set Designer
Jeff Markwith    Set Designer
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Patte Strong-Lord    Set Designer
Geoff Hubbard    Set Designer
James O.F. Hewitt    Set Designer
Gary A. Lee    Set Designer
John Berger    Set Designer
Kate Sullivan    Set Decorator
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
Leslie Shatz    Re-recording Mixer
Marcus Young    Fight Choreographer
Boyd Shermis    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cliff Lanning    Assistant Director
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
R.A. Rondell    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Cliff Lanning    Associate Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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November 25th, 2009

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November 18th, 2009

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November 18th, 2009

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September 19th, 2009

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International Details - Still a Force to be Reckoned With

September 5th, 2009

G-Force just missed the top five with $7.09 million on 2964 screens in 30 markets for a total of $67.97 million. The film had no major market openings this week, but it did add $2.17 million on 409 screens in Russia for a total of $8.93 million after two weeks there. Up next is Spain this weekend, which means it could climb back into the top five, if it performs well there. More...

Final Starts Out on Top

August 31st, 2009

It was a great weekend at the box office as all but one film in the top five films met or exceeded expectations, some by large margins. This helped the box office pull in a very healthy total of $125 million over the weekend, which was just 1.7% lower than last week. More importantly, it was a stunning 28% higher than the same weekend last year. Wow. Granted, this weekend last year was Labor Day weekend, which is a terrible time at the box office, but this is still a fantastic result. Year-to-date, 2009 has pulled in $7.24 billion, which is 7.4% higher than last year's pace. More...

It's Going to be a Scary Weekend

August 28th, 2009

There are two horror sequels opening at saturation-level theater counts this week, both of which could open with near identical numbers over the next three days. This close race should add interest to the weekend box office, while 2009 should have little trouble maintaining its lead over last year, which had four wide releases, none of which topped $10 million. More...

International Top Five - Glourious Debut for Basterds

August 26th, 2009

Inglourious Basterds made its debut on the international market taking first place with $27.49 million on 2650 screens in 22 markets. This includes first place openings in a number of major markets, led by France where it opened with $6.09 million on 500 screens; this is not really surprising as Quentin Tarantino is extremely popular in that market. The U.K. was close behind with $5.92 million on 444 screens, while it also topped the charts in Germany ($4.20 million on 439 screens) and in Australia ($2.56 million on 266). On the other hand, the film was stuck in second place in Russia, but still performed well with $2.55 million on 340 screens. So far the film is tracking well ahead of Kill Bill - Volume 1 and should become his biggest hit of all time topping Pulp Fiction. More...

Basterds are the Pride of the Charts

August 24th, 2009

Overall the box office was weaker than expected this weekend with only one of four releases meeting expectations, while the holdovers were not able to completely compensate. This led a 10.5% drop-off in ticket sales from last weekend; however, the $127 million total box office take is still 20% higher than the same weekend last year. 2009 stretched its year-to-date lead over 2008 to 6.9%, earning $7.06 billion to $6.60 billion so far. More...

Glory Awaits

August 21st, 2009

This week we have two saturation level releases and two releases that don't even qualify as truly wide but could still reach the top ten. Realistically, even with four wide-ish releases, only one of them has a real shot at top spot and that will hurt the overall box office. On the other hand, this week last year was much worse in terms of high powered releases and 2009 should continue its winning ways. More...

International Top of the Chart - Joe Slows But Still Tops Chart

August 19th, 2009

G.I.Joe remained in top spot on the international chart with $26.12 million on 6875 screens in 49 markets for a total of $91.58 million. The film had only one major opening of note, Germany, but while it finished first there, it still struggled with just $1.74 million on 474 screens. It earned more in South Korea with $2.70 million on 488 screens over the weekend and $10.48 million after two. It added $1.75 million on 514 screens over the weekend in France for a total there of $5.66 million. It had near identical results over the weekend in Japan ($1.36 million on 385 screens) and in the U.K. ($1.35 million on 442 screens) and it now has $6.99 million and $6.32 million in those two markets. So far it is hard to be overly impressed by these results, especially when compared to its production budget. The only way this film gets a sequel is if it is a massive hit on the home market, and even then I think the studio will demand a cut in costs. More...

Nine Helps '09 Strive to Become Number One

August 18th, 2009

Nine was the lucky number over the weekend as District 9 topped the charts with better than expected results. Also, nine of the ten film talked about in Thursday's column met or exceeded expectations. This helped the box office bring in $142 million overall, which was only 3% lower than last weekend. More importantly, it was 14% higher than the same weekend last year, which was much better than expected. Year-to-date, 2009 has earned $6.86 billion in total revenue, which is 6.6% higher than last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: District 9 Tops Predictions with Big Opening Weekend

August 16th, 2009

District 9 showed that quality is still worth something at the box office this weekend by topping most predictions to score a healthy $37 million opening, according to Sony's estimate released on Sunday morning. While that's some way behind the $54.7 million earned by G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra last weekend, it was made in almost 1,000 theaters, and at a much lower cost to the studio. Profitability for the movie seems assured. More...

Nine Aiming at Number One

August 14th, 2009

As summer slows down, the number of new releases speeds up. This week we have five films with a shot at reaching the top ten, but only three of those are opening truly wide, and only one is a saturation-level release. It's hard to say if this week is much stronger or weaker than last year, but it should be close. More...

International Top of the Chart - Joe Wraps Up Summer Season

August 12th, 2009

The final summer blockbuster release of the year, G.I. Joe, opened in first place on the international chart this weekend with $43.04 million on 6,381 screens in 35 markets. However, while it came out first overall, its opening in most markets was just average. More...

Contest - Knowing is Half the Battle - Winning Announcement

August 11th, 2009

The winners of our Knowing is Half the Battle contest were determined and they are... More...

G.I. Joe Dominates Per Theater Chart

August 11th, 2009

Not only did G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra win the race to the top of the overall box office chart, it was also the only film to crack the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Its average of $13,654 was about 50% more than the second place film, Cold Souls, which opened with an average of $9,043 in 7 theaters. More...

G.I. Joe Fires Up the Box Office

August 11th, 2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra topped expectations and that helped 2009 finally snap its month-long slump at the box office. Overall the industry brought in $146 million, which was 17% higher than last weekend, and more importantly, 22% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $6.64 billion, which is 6.6% higher than 2008's pace; however, while that's impressive, it is seriously off its highs for the year and 2009 will need to work to make sure ticket sales don't fall behind last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: G.I. Joe Enlivens Late Summer Box Office

August 9th, 2009

While its hefty price tag means it's got a long way to go before it turns a profit, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra did enjoy a strong opening weekend at the US and international box office, according to Paramount's numbers, released on Sunday. The action flick stormed to $56.2 million in the US, the 4th biggest August weekend ever (see complete list) and picked up an estimated $44 million internationally for a $100 million worldwide opening. After a lukewarm reception from critics, Paramount reports a solid response from audiences, which bodes well for healthy numbers for a few weeks. More...

Go Joe!

August 7th, 2009

August begins with the movie industry hoping that summer will last at least one more week. There is some hope that we will have a $60 or $70 million opener this weekend, but even if G.I.Joe earns just half of that, it will be a better start than the top film from last year and hopefully that means 2009 will finally end its recent slump. More...

2009 Preview: August

August 1st, 2009

July was a mixed month with several of the big hits failing to live up to great expectations, while still being big hits. There were no surprise hits, but no outright bombs either. No outright bombs is what the industry is hoping for August, but that seems less likely. We could see a monster hit opening on the first week, but that potential hit, G.I.Joe, could also be a monster bomb. There is at least one movie opening each week that I'm personally interested in, although for the most part it is not the widest release of the week that piques my interest. More...

Contest - Knowing is Half the Battle

July 31st, 2009

The final potential monster hit of the summer comes out next week, but G.I.Joe - The Rise of Cobra also has the potential to be the most expensive bomb of the year, which complicates the box office prediction contest, as it is this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of G.I.Joe - The Rise of Cobra. 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 Secret Diary of a Call Girl on DVD and the soundtrack to Funny People on CD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Echelon Conspiracy on DVD and Van Wilder - Freshman Year on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 31, 2008

January 31st, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Duplicity, G.I. Joe, Public Enemies, and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 10, 2008

January 10th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Armored, Easy Virtue, Solomon Kane, and more! More...

Cast Updates - December 20, 2007

December 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Four Christmases, My Sister's Keeper, Quarantined, and more! More...

Cast Updates - December 6, 2007

December 6th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for A Christmas Carol, Milk, Seven Pounds, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 25, 2007

November 25th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Lovely Bones, The Taking of Pelham 123, G.I. Joe and more! More...

Cast Updates - November 22, 2007

November 22nd, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Pinkville and more! More...

Cast Updates - November 1, 2007

November 1st, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Game, Meet the Browns, The Taking of Pelham 123, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - August 21, 2007

August 21st, 2007

Starting today we will provide a list of announced movies, new stars and directors on our website each Tuesday. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Armed with the latest in military and spy technology, the team of elite soldiers known as G.I. Joe travel around the globe to wherever their services are needed. In their latest assignment Gen. Hawk, Duke and the rest of the G.I. Joe team take on Destro, a corrupt arms dealer, and fight the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,713,046 (36.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$175,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,007 opening theaters/4,007 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $215,889,615

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 424 $150,201,498
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 717 $152,267,519
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 564 $302,469,017

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: August 7th, 2009 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 3rd, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: G.I. Joe
Comparisons: vs. American Pie 2
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Keywords: Action Adventure, Presumed Dead, Terrorism, Bent on World Domination, Washington, D.C., Political, Special Ops
Source:Based on Toy
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: di Bonaventura Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Hasbro Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 211 $5,175,113 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 295 $7,583,265 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 161 $6,705,288 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 165 $9,825,478 Sep 4, 2009 31
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 11 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top Based on Toy Weekend Domestic 4 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 50 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 31 $54,713,046 Aug 7, 2009 3
Top 2009 Theater Average 97 $13,654 Aug 7, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic August Day 19 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1
Top Based on Toy Day Domestic 12 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 92 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 63 $22,159,303 Aug 7, 2009 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje    Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston    Destro
Joseph Gordon-Levitt    Rex
Byung-hun Lee    Storm Shadow
Sienna Miller    Baroness
Rachel Nichols    Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara
Ray Park    Snake Eyes
Said Taghmaoui    Breaker
Channing Tatum    Conrad Hauser / Duke
Dennis Quaid    General Clayton Abernathy / Hawk

Supporting Cast

Jonathan Pryce    President of the United States
Byeong-Heon Lee    Storm Shadow
Brendan Fraser    Gung Ho
Marlon Wayans    Ripcord
Kevin J. O’Connor    Scientist
Arnold Vosloo    Zartan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Sommers    Director
Stuart Beattie    Screenwriter
David Elliot    Screenwriter
Paul Lovett    Screenwriter
Lorenzo di Bonaventura    Producer
Brian Goldner    Producer
Bob Ducsay    Producer
David Womark    Executive Producer
Stephen Sommers    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Executive Producer
Erik Howsam    Executive Producer
JoAnn Perritano    Co-Producer
Michael B. Gordon    Story Creator
Stuart Beattie    Story Creator
Stephen Sommers    Story Creator
Mitchell Amundsen    Cinematographer
Bob Ducsay    Editor
Jim May    Editor
Joseph Hiura    Set Designer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Ed Verreaux    Production Designer
Greg Papalia    Supervising Art Director
Chad Frey    Art Director
Kevin Ishioka    Art Director
Randy Moore    Art Director
Benjamin Edelberg    Set Designer
Noelle King    Set Designer
Jeff Markwith    Set Designer
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Patte Strong-Lord    Set Designer
Geoff Hubbard    Set Designer
James O.F. Hewitt    Set Designer
Gary A. Lee    Set Designer
John Berger    Set Designer
Kate Sullivan    Set Decorator
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
Leslie Shatz    Re-recording Mixer
Marcus Young    Fight Choreographer
Boyd Shermis    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cliff Lanning    Assistant Director
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
R.A. Rondell    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Cliff Lanning    Associate Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Rentals: Reaching for the Stars

December 9th, 2009

Star Trek led all new releases and holdovers to dominate the rental chart this week. It took top spot with two-and-a-half times the rentals of last week's winner and this week's second place film, The Ugly Truth. More...

DVD Sales: Going Up

November 25th, 2009

As expected, Up dominated new releases on this week's sales chart as it earned first place with $88.13 million in consumer spending at retail and 5.30 million units. This instantly places it fourth on the overall chart for 2009. More...

DVD Rentals: Ugly Upsets Up

November 25th, 2009

The same two new releases that topped the sales chart this week also topped the rental chart, although they were in the opposite order. The Ugly Truth took first place with more than 50% more rentals than Up. More...

DVD Sales - Rise of G.I.Joe

November 18th, 2009

There were five new releases sprinkled throughout the top 30 on this week's sales chart, mostly in the top ten. This includes a new number one best selling DVD, G.I.Joe - The Rise of Cobra, which sold 2.54 million units and accounted for $41.00 million in consumer spending at retail. This is on par with Wolverine sales late in September. More...

DVD Rentals - G.I.Joe Takes Top Spot

November 18th, 2009

There were five new releases top reach the top 30 of the rental charts, including the top two rentals. G.I.Joe - The Rise of Cobra generated roughly 28% more rentals than The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. This is obviously much closer than they were theatrically. More...

DVD Releases for November 3rd, 2009 - Part I

November 2nd, 2009

Another week with a large selection of great releases, including several contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. (There are also more than a few releases that could have been contenders, but the screeners still have not yet arrived. I fear they will all arrive on the same day and the sheer number of them will cause my head to explode.) The best new release this week is Food, Inc. on either DVD or Blu-ray. Classic releases like North By Northwest on Blu-ray and It's a Wonderful Life on Blu-ray are must haves, as is the James Bond Blu-ray Box Set. Despite there being more than a dozen releases this week where I'm still waiting for the screener to arrive, the list as still too long to fit on one page. The second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Viking Still Pillaging International Box Office

September 26th, 2009

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

International Details - Dusk for Ice Age

September 19th, 2009

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

International Details - An Interesting Proposal

September 12th, 2009

The Proposal had massive gains this past weekend and just failed to reach the top five with $5.83 million on 2160 screens in 42 markets for a total of $124.60 million internationally and $285.57 million worldwide. It is now the biggest worldwide hit for Sandra Bullock, and it still has a chance to overtake Speed internationally. This week it debuted in third place in Italy with $1.43 million on 354 screens over the weekend for a total of $1.86 million during its opening, which is much weaker than its performance here. It has yet to open in France, which is key in its quest to overtake Speed, but even if it bombs there and in Japan, it will still hit $300 million worldwide. More...

International Details - Still a Force to be Reckoned With

September 5th, 2009

G-Force just missed the top five with $7.09 million on 2964 screens in 30 markets for a total of $67.97 million. The film had no major market openings this week, but it did add $2.17 million on 409 screens in Russia for a total of $8.93 million after two weeks there. Up next is Spain this weekend, which means it could climb back into the top five, if it performs well there. More...

Final Starts Out on Top

August 31st, 2009

It was a great weekend at the box office as all but one film in the top five films met or exceeded expectations, some by large margins. This helped the box office pull in a very healthy total of $125 million over the weekend, which was just 1.7% lower than last week. More importantly, it was a stunning 28% higher than the same weekend last year. Wow. Granted, this weekend last year was Labor Day weekend, which is a terrible time at the box office, but this is still a fantastic result. Year-to-date, 2009 has pulled in $7.24 billion, which is 7.4% higher than last year's pace. More...

It's Going to be a Scary Weekend

August 28th, 2009

There are two horror sequels opening at saturation-level theater counts this week, both of which could open with near identical numbers over the next three days. This close race should add interest to the weekend box office, while 2009 should have little trouble maintaining its lead over last year, which had four wide releases, none of which topped $10 million. More...

International Top Five - Glourious Debut for Basterds

August 26th, 2009

Inglourious Basterds made its debut on the international market taking first place with $27.49 million on 2650 screens in 22 markets. This includes first place openings in a number of major markets, led by France where it opened with $6.09 million on 500 screens; this is not really surprising as Quentin Tarantino is extremely popular in that market. The U.K. was close behind with $5.92 million on 444 screens, while it also topped the charts in Germany ($4.20 million on 439 screens) and in Australia ($2.56 million on 266). On the other hand, the film was stuck in second place in Russia, but still performed well with $2.55 million on 340 screens. So far the film is tracking well ahead of Kill Bill - Volume 1 and should become his biggest hit of all time topping Pulp Fiction. More...

Basterds are the Pride of the Charts

August 24th, 2009

Overall the box office was weaker than expected this weekend with only one of four releases meeting expectations, while the holdovers were not able to completely compensate. This led a 10.5% drop-off in ticket sales from last weekend; however, the $127 million total box office take is still 20% higher than the same weekend last year. 2009 stretched its year-to-date lead over 2008 to 6.9%, earning $7.06 billion to $6.60 billion so far. More...

Glory Awaits

August 21st, 2009

This week we have two saturation level releases and two releases that don't even qualify as truly wide but could still reach the top ten. Realistically, even with four wide-ish releases, only one of them has a real shot at top spot and that will hurt the overall box office. On the other hand, this week last year was much worse in terms of high powered releases and 2009 should continue its winning ways. More...

International Top of the Chart - Joe Slows But Still Tops Chart

August 19th, 2009

G.I.Joe remained in top spot on the international chart with $26.12 million on 6875 screens in 49 markets for a total of $91.58 million. The film had only one major opening of note, Germany, but while it finished first there, it still struggled with just $1.74 million on 474 screens. It earned more in South Korea with $2.70 million on 488 screens over the weekend and $10.48 million after two. It added $1.75 million on 514 screens over the weekend in France for a total there of $5.66 million. It had near identical results over the weekend in Japan ($1.36 million on 385 screens) and in the U.K. ($1.35 million on 442 screens) and it now has $6.99 million and $6.32 million in those two markets. So far it is hard to be overly impressed by these results, especially when compared to its production budget. The only way this film gets a sequel is if it is a massive hit on the home market, and even then I think the studio will demand a cut in costs. More...

Nine Helps '09 Strive to Become Number One

August 18th, 2009

Nine was the lucky number over the weekend as District 9 topped the charts with better than expected results. Also, nine of the ten film talked about in Thursday's column met or exceeded expectations. This helped the box office bring in $142 million overall, which was only 3% lower than last weekend. More importantly, it was 14% higher than the same weekend last year, which was much better than expected. Year-to-date, 2009 has earned $6.86 billion in total revenue, which is 6.6% higher than last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: District 9 Tops Predictions with Big Opening Weekend

August 16th, 2009

District 9 showed that quality is still worth something at the box office this weekend by topping most predictions to score a healthy $37 million opening, according to Sony's estimate released on Sunday morning. While that's some way behind the $54.7 million earned by G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra last weekend, it was made in almost 1,000 theaters, and at a much lower cost to the studio. Profitability for the movie seems assured. More...

Nine Aiming at Number One

August 14th, 2009

As summer slows down, the number of new releases speeds up. This week we have five films with a shot at reaching the top ten, but only three of those are opening truly wide, and only one is a saturation-level release. It's hard to say if this week is much stronger or weaker than last year, but it should be close. More...

International Top of the Chart - Joe Wraps Up Summer Season

August 12th, 2009

The final summer blockbuster release of the year, G.I. Joe, opened in first place on the international chart this weekend with $43.04 million on 6,381 screens in 35 markets. However, while it came out first overall, its opening in most markets was just average. More...

Contest - Knowing is Half the Battle - Winning Announcement

August 11th, 2009

The winners of our Knowing is Half the Battle contest were determined and they are... More...

G.I. Joe Dominates Per Theater Chart

August 11th, 2009

Not only did G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra win the race to the top of the overall box office chart, it was also the only film to crack the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Its average of $13,654 was about 50% more than the second place film, Cold Souls, which opened with an average of $9,043 in 7 theaters. More...

G.I. Joe Fires Up the Box Office

August 11th, 2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra topped expectations and that helped 2009 finally snap its month-long slump at the box office. Overall the industry brought in $146 million, which was 17% higher than last weekend, and more importantly, 22% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $6.64 billion, which is 6.6% higher than 2008's pace; however, while that's impressive, it is seriously off its highs for the year and 2009 will need to work to make sure ticket sales don't fall behind last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: G.I. Joe Enlivens Late Summer Box Office

August 9th, 2009

While its hefty price tag means it's got a long way to go before it turns a profit, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra did enjoy a strong opening weekend at the US and international box office, according to Paramount's numbers, released on Sunday. The action flick stormed to $56.2 million in the US, the 4th biggest August weekend ever (see complete list) and picked up an estimated $44 million internationally for a $100 million worldwide opening. After a lukewarm reception from critics, Paramount reports a solid response from audiences, which bodes well for healthy numbers for a few weeks. More...

Go Joe!

August 7th, 2009

August begins with the movie industry hoping that summer will last at least one more week. There is some hope that we will have a $60 or $70 million opener this weekend, but even if G.I.Joe earns just half of that, it will be a better start than the top film from last year and hopefully that means 2009 will finally end its recent slump. More...

2009 Preview: August

August 1st, 2009

July was a mixed month with several of the big hits failing to live up to great expectations, while still being big hits. There were no surprise hits, but no outright bombs either. No outright bombs is what the industry is hoping for August, but that seems less likely. We could see a monster hit opening on the first week, but that potential hit, G.I.Joe, could also be a monster bomb. There is at least one movie opening each week that I'm personally interested in, although for the most part it is not the widest release of the week that piques my interest. More...

Contest - Knowing is Half the Battle

July 31st, 2009

The final potential monster hit of the summer comes out next week, but G.I.Joe - The Rise of Cobra also has the potential to be the most expensive bomb of the year, which complicates the box office prediction contest, as it is this week's target film. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of G.I.Joe - The Rise of Cobra. 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 Secret Diary of a Call Girl on DVD and the soundtrack to Funny People on CD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Echelon Conspiracy on DVD and Van Wilder - Freshman Year on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 424 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600) 590 $215,889,615
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $150,201,498
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 5 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies 88 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 128 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $150,201,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 56 $150,201,498

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 1 $54,713,046   4,007 $13,654   $54,713,046 1
Aug 14, 2009 2 $22,324,341 -59% 4,007 $5,571   $98,577,529 2
Aug 21, 2009 3 $12,204,927 -45% 3,953 $3,088   $120,235,874 3
Aug 28, 2009 5 $7,715,572 -37% 3,467 $2,225   $132,151,954 4
Sep 4, 2009 8 $5,175,113 -33% 2,846 $1,818   $139,491,579 5
Sep 11, 2009 11 $2,455,620 -53% 2,120 $1,158   $144,200,266 6
Sep 18, 2009 15 $1,377,943 -44% 1,361 $1,012   $146,189,915 7
Sep 25, 2009 17 $845,390 -39% 895 $945   $147,415,055 8
Oct 2, 2009 21 $486,940 -42% 588 $828   $148,137,305 9
Oct 9, 2009 18 $687,865 +41% 609 $1,129   $148,969,502 10
Oct 16, 2009 18 $407,537 -41% 514 $793   $149,645,921 11
Oct 23, 2009 22 $235,381 -42% 407 $578   $150,010,209 12
Oct 30, 2009 35 $91,344 -61% 205 $446   $150,167,630 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 7, 2009 1 $22,159,303     4,007 $5,530   $22,159,303 1
Aug 8, 2009 1 $18,168,671 -18%   4,007 $4,534   $40,327,974 2
Aug 9, 2009 1 $14,385,072 -21%   4,007 $3,590   $54,713,046 3
Aug 10, 2009 1 $6,405,981 -55%   4,007 $1,599   $61,119,027 4
Aug 11, 2009 1 $5,960,560 -7%   4,007 $1,488   $67,079,587 5
Aug 12, 2009 1 $4,809,945 -19%   4,007 $1,200   $71,889,532 6
Aug 13, 2009 1 $4,363,656 -9%   4,007 $1,089   $76,253,188 7
Aug 14, 2009 3 $7,023,197 +61% -68% 4,007 $1,753   $83,276,385 8
Aug 15, 2009 2 $8,877,365 +26% -51% 4,007 $2,215   $92,153,750 9
Aug 16, 2009 2 $6,423,779 -28% -55% 4,007 $1,603   $98,577,529 10
Aug 17, 2009 2 $2,611,015 -59% -59% 4,007 $652   $101,188,544 11
Aug 18, 2009 2 $2,588,366 -1% -57% 4,007 $646   $103,776,910 12
Aug 19, 2009 2 $2,185,769 -16% -55% 4,007 $545   $105,962,679 13
Aug 20, 2009 2 $2,068,268 -5% -53% 4,007 $516   $108,030,947 14
Aug 21, 2009 3 $3,690,583 +78% -47% 3,953 $934   $111,721,530 15
Aug 22, 2009 3 $5,114,084 +39% -42% 3,953 $1,294   $116,835,614 16
Aug 23, 2009 3 $3,400,260 -34% -47% 3,953 $860   $120,235,874 17
Aug 24, 2009 3 $1,140,611 -66% -56% 3,953 $289   $121,376,485 18
Aug 25, 2009 5 $1,167,704 +2% -55% 3,953 $295   $122,544,189 19
Aug 26, 2009 5 $981,122 -16% -55% 3,953 $248   $123,525,311 20
Aug 27, 2009 5 $911,071 -7% -56% 3,953 $230   $124,436,382 21
Aug 28, 2009 5 $2,262,876 +148% -39% 3,467 $653   $126,699,258 22
Aug 29, 2009 5 $3,495,902 +54% -32% 3,467 $1,008   $130,195,160 23
Aug 30, 2009 5 $1,956,794 -44% -42% 3,467 $564   $132,151,954 24
Aug 31, 2009 6 $583,025 -70% -49% 3,467 $168   $132,734,979 25
Sep 1, 2009 7 $595,411 +2% -49% 3,467 $172   $133,330,390 26
Sep 2, 2009 7 $491,340 -17% -50% 3,467 $142   $133,821,730 27
Sep 3, 2009 7 $494,736 +1% -46% 3,467 $143   $134,316,466 28
Sep 4, 2009 9 $1,252,686 +153% -45% 2,846 $440   $135,569,152 29
Sep 5, 2009 7 $1,994,848 +59% -43% 2,846 $701   $137,564,000 30
Sep 6, 2009 7 $1,927,579 -3% -1% 2,846 $677   $139,491,579 31
Sep 7, 2009 7 $1,530,175 -21% +162% 2,846 $538   $141,021,754 32
Sep 8, 2009 10 $279,283 -82% -53% 2,846 $98   $141,301,037 33
Sep 9, 2009 11 $224,614 -20% -54% 2,846 $79   $141,525,651 34
Sep 10, 2009 11 $218,995 -3% -56% 2,846 $77   $141,744,646 35
Sep 11, 2009 14 $664,821 +204% -47% 2,120 $314   $142,409,467 36
Sep 12, 2009 11 $1,197,859 +80% -40% 2,120 $565   $143,607,326 37
Sep 13, 2009 11 $592,940 -51% -69% 2,120 $280   $144,200,266 38
Sep 14, 2009 14 $144,743 -76% -91% 2,120 $68   $144,345,009 39
Sep 15, 2009 14 $154,527 +7% -45% 2,120 $73   $144,499,536 40
Sep 16, 2009 14 $153,218 -1% -32% 2,120 $72   $144,652,754 41
Sep 17, 2009 - $159,218 +4% -27% 2,120 $75   $144,811,972 42
Sep 18, 2009 15 $393,988 +147% -41% 1,361 $289   $145,205,960 43
Sep 19, 2009 14 $621,627 +58% -48% 1,361 $457   $145,827,587 44
Sep 20, 2009 15 $362,328 -42% -39% 1,361 $266   $146,189,915 45
Sep 21, 2009 - $92,179 -75% -36% 1,361 $68   $146,282,094 46
Sep 22, 2009 - $101,611 +10% -34% 1,361 $75   $146,383,705 47
Sep 23, 2009 - $90,128 -11% -41% 1,361 $66   $146,473,833 48
Sep 24, 2009 - $95,832 +6% -40% 1,361 $70   $146,569,665 49
Sep 25, 2009 - $230,215 +140% -42% 895 $257   $146,799,880 50
Sep 26, 2009 - $401,634 +74% -35% 895 $449   $147,201,514 51
Sep 27, 2009 - $213,541 -47% -41% 895 $239   $147,415,055 52
Sep 28, 2009 - $62,962 -71% -32% 895 $70   $147,478,017 53
Sep 29, 2009 - $55,575 -12% -45% 895 $62   $147,533,592 54
Sep 30, 2009 - $54,608 -2% -39% 895 $61   $147,588,200 55
Oct 1, 2009 - $62,165 +14% -35% 895 $69   $147,650,365 56
Oct 2, 2009 - $134,598 +117% -42% 588 $229   $147,784,963 57
Oct 3, 2009 - $230,890 +72% -43% 588 $393   $148,015,853 58
Oct 4, 2009 - $121,452 -47% -43% 588 $207   $148,137,305 59
Oct 5, 2009 - $35,247 -71% -44% 588 $60   $148,172,552 60
Oct 6, 2009 - $36,872 +5% -34% 588 $63   $148,209,424 61
Oct 7, 2009 - $35,120 -5% -36% 588 $60   $148,244,544 62
Oct 8, 2009 - $37,093 +6% -40% 588 $63   $148,281,637 63
Oct 9, 2009 - $195,811 +428% +45% 609 $322   $148,477,448 64
Oct 10, 2009 - $294,108 +50% +27% 609 $483   $148,771,556 65
Oct 11, 2009 - $197,946 -33% +63% 609 $325   $148,969,502 66
Oct 12, 2009 - $91,971 -54% +161% 609 $151   $149,061,473 67
Oct 13, 2009 - $57,718 -37% +57% 609 $95   $149,119,191 68
Oct 14, 2009 - $55,281 -4% +57% 609 $91   $149,174,472 69
Oct 15, 2009 - $63,912 +16% +72% 609 $105   $149,238,384 70
Oct 16, 2009 - $116,170 +82% -41% 514 $226   $149,354,554 71
Oct 17, 2009 - $182,061 +57% -38% 514 $354   $149,536,615 72
Oct 18, 2009 - $109,306 -40% -45% 514 $213   $149,645,921 73
Oct 19, 2009 - $30,905 -72% -66% 514 $60   $149,676,826 74
Oct 20, 2009 - $33,009 +7% -43% 514 $64   $149,709,835 75
Oct 21, 2009 - $30,538 -7% -45% 514 $59   $149,740,373 76
Oct 22, 2009 - $34,455 +13% -46% 514 $67   $149,774,828 77
Oct 23, 2009 - $68,424 +99% -41% 407 $168   $149,843,252 78
Oct 24, 2009 - $107,100 +57% -41% 407 $263   $149,950,352 79
Oct 25, 2009 - $59,857 -44% -45% 407 $147   $150,010,209 80
Oct 26, 2009 - $16,665 -72% -46% 407 $41   $150,026,874 81
Oct 27, 2009 - $17,087 +3% -48% 407 $42   $150,043,961 82
Oct 28, 2009 - $15,404 -10% -50% 407 $38   $150,059,365 83
Oct 29, 2009 - $16,921 +10% -51% 407 $42   $150,076,286 84
Oct 30, 2009 - $28,422 +68% -58% 205 $139   $150,104,708 85
Oct 31, 2009 - $30,292 +7% -72% 205 $148   $150,135,000 86
Nov 1, 2009 - $32,630 +8% -45% 205 $159   $150,167,630 87
Nov 2, 2009 - $8,318 -75% -50% 205 $41   $150,175,948 88
Nov 3, 2009 - $9,207 +11% -46% 205 $45   $150,185,155 89
Nov 4, 2009 - $7,880 -14% -49% 205 $38   $150,193,035 90
Nov 5, 2009 - $8,463 +7% -50% 205 $41   $150,201,498 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 1 $76,253,188   4,007 $19,030   $76,253,188 1
Aug 14, 2009 2 $31,777,759 -58% 4,007 $7,931   $108,030,947 2
Aug 21, 2009 3 $16,405,435 -48% 3,953 $4,150   $124,436,382 3
Aug 28, 2009 6 $9,880,084 -40% 3,467 $2,850   $134,316,466 4
Sep 4, 2009 8 $7,428,180 -25% 2,846 $2,610   $141,744,646 5
Sep 11, 2009 11 $3,067,326 -59% 2,120 $1,447   $144,811,972 6
Sep 18, 2009 15 $1,757,693 -43% 1,361 $1,291   $146,569,665 7
Sep 25, 2009 17 $1,080,700 -39% 895 $1,207   $147,650,365 8
Oct 2, 2009 24 $631,272 -42% 588 $1,074   $148,281,637 9
Oct 9, 2009 18 $956,747 +52% 609 $1,571   $149,238,384 10
Oct 16, 2009 20 $536,444 -44% 514 $1,044   $149,774,828 11
Oct 23, 2009 24 $301,458 -44% 407 $741   $150,076,286 12
Oct 30, 2009 36 $125,212 -58% 205 $611   $150,201,498 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 717 $152,267,519
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 440 $152,267,519
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office 23 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 6 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 205 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $152,267,519
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 69 $152,267,519

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 564 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 326 $302,469,017
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 7 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $302,469,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 66 $302,469,017

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Nov 8, 200912,611,705 2,611,705$42,179,036$42,179,0361
Nov 15, 20093608,966-77% 3,220,671$9,834,801$52,013,8372
Nov 22, 20096254,770-58% 3,475,441$4,278,607$56,292,4443
Dec 6, 200910159,222 3,729,614$2,763,521$60,066,2445
Dec 13, 200917178,139+12% 3,907,753$2,800,363$62,866,6076
Dec 20, 200919150,748-15% 4,058,501$2,617,633$65,484,2407
Dec 27, 200923133,886-11% 4,192,387$2,341,559$67,825,7998

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Nov 8, 20091276,124 276,124$5,519,719$5,519,7191
Nov 15, 20093119,584-57% 395,708$2,390,492$7,910,2112
Nov 22, 2009373,999-38% 469,707$1,590,874$9,501,0853
Dec 6, 20091231,641 517,964$677,286$10,510,5275
Dec 13, 20091245,781+45% 563,745$969,669$11,480,1966
Dec 27, 20091353,580 623,646$1,154,479$12,761,0328
Jan 3, 20101819,966-63% 643,612$447,469$13,208,5019
Jan 17, 20101815,253 670,540$334,553$13,776,44111
Jan 31, 20101413,634 694,124$309,048$14,276,53213
Feb 21, 20101217,218 723,473$358,805$14,855,51016
Jul 25, 2021144,896 814,310$104,628$16,509,037612

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