Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office	65	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	306	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600)	513	$233,548,528
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	143	$177,002,924
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	17	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	109	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	61	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies	37	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	134	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies	88	$177,002,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	35	$177,002,924

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 13, 2014	2	$49,451,322		4,253	$11,627	$49,451,322	1
Jun 20, 2014	3	$24,719,312	-50%	4,268	$5,792	$94,596,047	2
Jun 27, 2014	3	$13,237,697	-46%	3,750	$3,530	$121,952,229	3
Jul 4, 2014	5	$8,961,088	-32%	3,283	$2,730	$140,215,452	4
Jul 11, 2014	5	$6,073,372	-32%	2,885	$2,105	$152,276,733	5
Jul 18, 2014	8	$3,904,709	-36%	2,169	$1,800	$160,776,604	6
Jul 25, 2014	12	$2,234,919	-43%	1,358	$1,646	$165,663,799	7
Aug 1, 2014	15	$1,216,629	-46%	861	$1,413	$168,570,686	8
Aug 8, 2014	16	$690,037	-43%	526	$1,312	$170,121,152	9
Aug 15, 2014	20	$579,545	-16%	377	$1,537	$171,242,138	10
Aug 22, 2014	23	$500,324	-14%	353	$1,417	$172,107,286	11
Aug 29, 2014	17	$1,176,225	+135%	1,096	$1,073	$173,506,452	12
Sep 5, 2014	20	$543,504	-54%	666	$816	$174,725,162	13
Sep 12, 2014	26	$372,012	-32%	460	$809	$175,236,284	14
Sep 19, 2014	28	$237,801	-36%	316	$753	$175,576,448	15
Sep 26, 2014	25	$204,555	-14%	277	$738	$175,859,659	16
Oct 3, 2014	26	$173,206	-15%	227	$763	$176,092,826	17
Oct 10, 2014	29	$167,451	-3%	204	$821	$176,311,671	18
Oct 17, 2014	36	$103,230	-38%	182	$567	$176,486,147	19
Oct 24, 2014	40	$80,687	-22%	146	$553	$176,595,394	20
Oct 31, 2014	36	$89,109	+10%	129	$691	$176,706,379	21
Nov 7, 2014	36	$68,811	-23%	96	$717	$176,802,960	22
Nov 14, 2014	37	$50,843	-26%	97	$524	$176,884,934	23
Nov 21, 2014	38	$33,441	-34%	76	$440	$176,933,927	24
Nov 28, 2014	42	$29,012	-13%	74	$392	$176,980,231	25
Dec 5, 2014	55	$13,262	-54%	46	$288	$176,997,107	26

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jun 12, 2014	P	$2,000,000			0		$2,000,000
Jun 13, 2014	2	$18,440,040			4,253	$4,336	$18,440,040	1
Jun 14, 2014	2	$17,315,466	-6%		4,253	$4,071	$35,755,506	2
Jun 15, 2014	1	$13,695,816	-21%		4,253	$3,220	$49,451,322	3
Jun 16, 2014	2	$5,056,288	-63%		4,253	$1,189	$54,507,610	4
Jun 17, 2014	2	$5,905,504	+17%		4,253	$1,389	$60,413,114	5
Jun 18, 2014	2	$4,778,724	-19%		4,253	$1,124	$65,191,838	6
Jun 19, 2014	2	$4,684,897	-2%		4,253	$1,102	$69,876,735	7
Jun 20, 2014	3	$7,636,170	+63%	-59%	4,268	$1,789	$77,512,905	8
Jun 21, 2014	-	$10,066,297	+32%	-42%	4,268	$2,359	$87,579,202	9
Jun 22, 2014	-	$7,016,845	-30%	-49%	4,268	$1,644	$94,596,047	10
Jun 23, 2014	2	$3,123,254	-55%	-38%	4,268	$732	$97,719,301	11
Jun 24, 2014	2	$4,336,155	+39%	-27%	4,268	$1,016	$102,055,456	12
Jun 25, 2014	1	$3,524,302	-19%	-26%	4,268	$826	$105,579,758	13
Jun 26, 2014	1	$3,134,774	-11%	-33%	4,268	$734	$108,714,532	14
Jun 27, 2014	3	$4,120,789	+31%	-46%	3,750	$1,099	$112,835,321	15
Jun 28, 2014	3	$5,156,662	+25%	-49%	3,750	$1,375	$117,991,983	16
Jun 29, 2014	3	$3,960,246	-23%	-44%	3,750	$1,056	$121,952,229	17
Jun 30, 2014	3	$2,273,703	-43%	-27%	3,750	$606	$124,225,932	18
Jul 1, 2014	2	$2,614,015	+15%	-40%	3,750	$697	$126,839,947	19
Jul 2, 2014	6	$1,970,305	-25%	-44%	3,311	$595	$128,810,252	20
Jul 3, 2014	6	$2,444,112	+24%	-22%	3,311	$738	$131,254,364	21
Jul 4, 2014	3	$2,763,377	+13%	-33%	3,297	$838	$134,017,741	22
Jul 5, 2014	5	$3,458,998	+25%	-33%	3,297	$1,049	$137,476,739	23
Jul 6, 2014	5	$2,738,713	-21%	-31%	3,297	$831	$140,215,452	24
Jul 7, 2014	4	$1,445,085	-47%	-36%	3,297	$438	$141,660,537	25
Jul 8, 2014	3	$1,828,937	+27%	-30%	3,297	$555	$143,489,474	26
Jul 9, 2014	3	$1,383,752	-24%	-30%	3,297	$420	$144,873,226	27
Jul 10, 2014	3	$1,330,135	-4%	-46%	3,297	$403	$146,203,361	28
Jul 11, 2014	5	$1,814,339	+36%	-34%	2,885	$629	$148,017,700	29
Jul 12, 2014	5	$2,406,157	+33%	-30%	2,885	$834	$150,423,857	30
Jul 13, 2014	4	$1,852,876	-23%	-32%	2,885	$642	$152,276,733	31
Jul 14, 2014	4	$1,013,279	-45%	-30%	2,885	$351	$153,290,012	32
Jul 15, 2014	4	$1,503,579	+48%	-18%	2,885	$521	$154,793,591	33
Jul 16, 2014	4	$1,181,499	-21%	-15%	2,885	$410	$155,975,090	34
Jul 17, 2014	4	$896,805	-24%	-33%	2,885	$311	$156,871,895	35
Jul 18, 2014	8	$1,087,699	+21%	-40%	2,169	$501	$157,959,594	36
Jul 19, 2014	8	$1,613,896	+48%	-33%	2,169	$744	$159,573,490	37
Jul 20, 2014	8	$1,203,114	-25%	-35%	2,169	$555	$160,776,604	38
Jul 21, 2014	8	$568,217	-53%	-44%	2,169	$262	$161,344,821	39
Jul 22, 2014	8	$755,419	+33%	-50%	2,169	$348	$162,100,240	40
Jul 23, 2014	7	$709,145	-6%	-40%	2,169	$327	$162,809,385	41
Jul 24, 2014	7	$619,495	-13%	-31%	2,169	$286	$163,428,880	42
Jul 25, 2014	12	$610,626	-1%	-44%	1,358	$450	$164,039,506	43
Jul 26, 2014	12	$851,933	+40%	-47%	1,358	$627	$164,891,439	44
Jul 27, 2014	12	$772,360	-9%	-36%	1,358	$569	$165,663,799	45
Jul 28, 2014	10	$435,441	-44%	-23%	1,358	$321	$166,099,240	46
Jul 29, 2014	10	$491,311	+13%	-35%	1,358	$362	$166,590,551	47
Jul 30, 2014	10	$401,598	-18%	-43%	1,358	$296	$166,992,149	48
Jul 31, 2014	10	$361,908	-10%	-42%	1,358	$267	$167,354,057	49
Aug 1, 2014	14	$334,046	-8%	-45%	861	$388	$167,688,103	50
Aug 2, 2014	13	$500,332	+50%	-41%	861	$581	$168,188,435	51
Aug 3, 2014	13	$382,251	-24%	-51%	861	$444	$168,570,686	52
Aug 4, 2014	12	$228,725	-40%	-47%	861	$266	$168,799,411	53
Aug 5, 2014	-	$251,035	+10%	-49%	861	$292	$169,050,446	54
Aug 6, 2014	12	$201,136	-20%	-50%	861	$234	$169,251,582	55
Aug 7, 2014	10	$179,533	-11%	-50%	861	$209	$169,431,115	56
Aug 8, 2014	14	$197,849	+10%	-41%	526	$376	$169,628,964	57
Aug 9, 2014	14	$285,891	+44%	-43%	526	$544	$169,914,855	58
Aug 10, 2014	14	$206,297	-28%	-46%	526	$392	$170,121,152	59
Aug 11, 2014	14	$125,970	-39%	-45%	526	$239	$170,247,122	60
Aug 12, 2014	15	$179,040	+42%	-29%	526	$340	$170,426,162	61
Aug 13, 2014	15	$132,942	-26%	-34%	526	$253	$170,559,104	62
Aug 14, 2014	14	$103,489	-22%	-42%	526	$197	$170,662,593	63
Aug 15, 2014	-	$157,657	+52%	-20%	377	$418	$170,820,250	64
Aug 16, 2014	16	$246,077	+56%	-14%	377	$653	$171,066,327	65
Aug 17, 2014	-	$175,811	-29%	-15%	377	$466	$171,242,138	66
Aug 18, 2014	16	$80,835	-54%	-36%	377	$214	$171,322,973	67
Aug 19, 2014	16	$106,969	+32%	-40%	377	$284	$171,429,942	68
Aug 20, 2014	16	$86,707	-19%	-35%	377	$230	$171,516,649	69
Aug 21, 2014	15	$90,313	+4%	-13%	377	$240	$171,606,962	70
Aug 22, 2014	-	$139,894	+55%	-11%	353	$396	$171,746,856	71
Aug 23, 2014	-	$224,308	+60%	-9%	353	$635	$171,971,164	72
Aug 24, 2014	-	$136,122	-39%	-23%	353	$386	$172,107,286	73
Aug 25, 2014	-	$50,104	-63%	-38%	353	$142	$172,157,390	74
Aug 26, 2014	-	$61,549	+23%	-42%	353	$174	$172,218,939	75
Aug 27, 2014	-	$50,543	-18%	-42%	353	$143	$172,269,482	76
Aug 28, 2014	18	$60,745	+20%	-33%	353	$172	$172,330,227	77
Aug 29, 2014	16	$234,188	+286%	+67%	1,096	$214	$172,564,415	78
Aug 30, 2014	16	$448,974	+92%	+100%	1,096	$410	$173,013,389	79
Aug 31, 2014	16	$493,063	+10%	+262%	1,096	$450	$173,506,452	80
Sep 1, 2014	16	$508,380	+3%	+915%	1,096	$464	$174,014,832	81
Sep 2, 2014	-	$78,656	-85%	+28%	1,096	$72	$174,093,488	82
Sep 3, 2014	-	$46,719	-41%	-8%	1,096	$43	$174,140,207	83
Sep 4, 2014	-	$41,451	-11%	-32%	1,096	$38	$174,181,658	84
Sep 5, 2014	-	$96,835	+134%	-59%	666	$145	$174,278,493	85
Sep 6, 2014	-	$288,920	+198%	-36%	666	$434	$174,567,413	86
Sep 7, 2014	-	$157,749	-45%	-68%	666	$237	$174,725,162	87
Sep 8, 2014	-	$35,392	-78%	-93%	666	$53	$174,760,554	88
Sep 9, 2014	-	$36,985	+5%	-53%	666	$56	$174,797,539	89
Sep 10, 2014	-	$33,863	-8%	-28%	666	$51	$174,831,402	90
Sep 11, 2014	-	$32,870	-3%	-21%	666	$49	$174,864,272	91
Sep 12, 2014	-	$79,055	+141%	-18%	460	$172	$174,943,327	92
Sep 13, 2014	-	$178,547	+126%	-38%	460	$388	$175,121,874	93
Sep 14, 2014	-	$114,410	-36%	-27%	460	$249	$175,236,284	94
Sep 15, 2014	-	$23,306	-80%	-34%	460	$51	$175,259,590	95
Sep 16, 2014	-	$27,830	+19%	-25%	460	$61	$175,287,420	96
Sep 17, 2014	-	$24,628	-12%	-27%	460	$54	$175,312,048	97
Sep 18, 2014	-	$26,599	+8%	-19%	460	$58	$175,338,647	98
Sep 19, 2014	-	$52,063	+96%	-34%	316	$165	$175,390,710	99
Sep 20, 2014	-	$114,080	+119%	-36%	316	$361	$175,504,790	100
Sep 21, 2014	-	$71,658	-37%	-37%	316	$227	$175,576,448	101
Sep 22, 2014	-	$18,911	-74%	-19%	316	$60	$175,595,359	102
Sep 23, 2014	-	$17,989	-5%	-35%	316	$57	$175,613,348	103
Sep 24, 2014	-	$17,297	-4%	-30%	316	$55	$175,630,645	104
Sep 25, 2014	-	$24,459	+41%	-8%	316	$77	$175,655,104	105
Sep 26, 2014	-	$48,443	+98%	-7%	277	$175	$175,703,547	106
Sep 27, 2014	-	$99,572	+106%	-13%	277	$359	$175,803,119	107
Sep 28, 2014	-	$56,540	-43%	-21%	277	$204	$175,859,659	108
Sep 29, 2014	-	$15,687	-72%	-17%	277	$57	$175,875,346	109
Sep 30, 2014	-	$15,353	-2%	-15%	277	$55	$175,890,699	110
Oct 1, 2014	-	$13,229	-14%	-24%	277	$48	$175,903,928	111
Oct 2, 2014	-	$15,692	+19%	-36%	277	$57	$175,919,620	112
Oct 3, 2014	-	$39,921	+154%	-18%	227	$176	$175,959,541	113
Oct 4, 2014	-	$87,309	+119%	-12%	227	$385	$176,046,850	114
Oct 5, 2014	-	$45,976	-47%	-19%	227	$203	$176,092,826	115
Oct 6, 2014	-	$11,888	-74%	-24%	227	$52	$176,104,714	116
Oct 7, 2014	-	$12,371	+4%	-19%	227	$54	$176,117,085	117
Oct 8, 2014	-	$11,857	-4%	-10%	227	$52	$176,128,942	118
Oct 9, 2014	-	$15,278	+29%	-3%	227	$67	$176,144,220	119
Oct 10, 2014	-	$44,696	+193%	+12%	204	$219	$176,188,916	120
Oct 11, 2014	-	$77,446	+73%	-11%	204	$380	$176,266,362	121
Oct 12, 2014	-	$45,309	-41%	-1%	204	$222	$176,311,671	122
Oct 13, 2014	-	$28,214	-38%	+137%	204	$138	$176,339,885	123
Oct 14, 2014	-	$12,855	-54%	+4%	204	$63	$176,352,740	124
Oct 15, 2014	-	$12,140	-6%	+2%	204	$60	$176,364,880	125
Oct 16, 2014	-	$18,037	+49%	+18%	204	$88	$176,382,917	126
Oct 17, 2014	-	$28,437	+58%	-36%	182	$156	$176,411,354	127
Oct 18, 2014	-	$48,680	+71%	-37%	182	$267	$176,460,034	128
Oct 19, 2014	-	$26,113	-46%	-42%	182	$143	$176,486,147	129
Oct 20, 2014	-	$7,816	-70%	-72%	182	$43	$176,493,963	130
Oct 21, 2014	-	$6,383	-18%	-50%	182	$35	$176,500,346	131
Oct 22, 2014	-	$6,531	+2%	-46%	182	$36	$176,506,877	132
Oct 23, 2014	-	$7,830	+20%	-57%	182	$43	$176,514,707	133
Oct 24, 2014	-	$20,129	+157%	-29%	146	$138	$176,534,836	134
Oct 25, 2014	-	$38,772	+93%	-20%	146	$266	$176,573,608	135
Oct 26, 2014	-	$21,786	-44%	-17%	146	$149	$176,595,394	136
Oct 27, 2014	-	$5,277	-76%	-32%	146	$36	$176,600,671	137
Oct 28, 2014	-	$5,244	-1%	-18%	146	$36	$176,605,915	138
Oct 29, 2014	-	$4,689	-11%	-28%	146	$32	$176,610,604	139
Oct 30, 2014	-	$6,666	+42%	-15%	146	$46	$176,617,270	140
Oct 31, 2014	-	$13,207	+98%	-34%	129	$102	$176,630,477	141
Nov 1, 2014	-	$47,029	+256%	+21%	129	$365	$176,677,506	142
Nov 2, 2014	-	$28,873	-39%	+33%	129	$224	$176,706,379	143
Nov 3, 2014	-	$7,720	-73%	+46%	129	$60	$176,714,099	144
Nov 4, 2014	-	$7,973	+3%	+52%	129	$62	$176,722,072	145
Nov 5, 2014	-	$5,607	-30%	+20%	129	$43	$176,727,679	146
Nov 6, 2014	-	$6,470	+15%	-3%	129	$50	$176,734,149	147
Nov 7, 2014	-	$15,523	+140%	+18%	96	$162	$176,749,672	148
Nov 8, 2014	-	$33,197	+114%	-29%	96	$346	$176,782,869	149
Nov 9, 2014	-	$20,091	-39%	-30%	96	$209	$176,802,960	150
Nov 10, 2014	-	$9,061	-55%	+17%	96	$94	$176,812,021	151
Nov 11, 2014	-	$14,953	+65%	+88%	96	$156	$176,826,974	152
Nov 12, 2014	-	$3,755	-75%	-33%	96	$39	$176,830,729	153
Nov 13, 2014	-	$3,362	-10%	-48%	96	$35	$176,834,091	154
Nov 14, 2014	-	$10,319	+207%	-34%	97	$106	$176,844,410	155
Nov 15, 2014	-	$26,439	+156%	-20%	97	$273	$176,870,849	156
Nov 16, 2014	-	$14,085	-47%	-30%	97	$145	$176,884,934	157
Nov 17, 2014	-	$3,336	-76%	-63%	97	$34	$176,888,270	158
Nov 18, 2014	-	$4,021	+21%	-73%	97	$41	$176,892,291	159
Nov 19, 2014	-	$4,024	n/c	+7%	97	$41	$176,896,315	160
Nov 20, 2014	-	$4,171	+4%	+24%	97	$43	$176,900,486	161
Nov 21, 2014	-	$7,104	+70%	-31%	76	$93	$176,907,590	162
Nov 22, 2014	27	$16,774	+136%	-37%	76	$221	$176,924,364	163
Nov 23, 2014	-	$9,563	-43%	-32%	76	$126	$176,933,927	164
Nov 24, 2014	-	$3,984	-58%	+19%	76	$52	$176,937,911	165
Nov 25, 2014	-	$5,067	+27%	+26%	76	$67	$176,942,978	166
Nov 26, 2014	-	$5,582	+10%	+39%	68	$82	$176,948,560	167
Nov 27, 2014	-	$2,659	-52%	-36%	68	$39	$176,951,219	168
Nov 28, 2014	-	$10,806	+306%	+52%	74	$146	$176,962,025	169
Nov 29, 2014	-	$13,008	+20%	-22%	74	$176	$176,975,033	170
Nov 30, 2014	-	$5,198	-60%	-46%	74	$70	$176,980,231	171
Dec 1, 2014	-	$906	-83%	-77%	74	$12	$176,981,137	172
Dec 2, 2014	-	$808	-11%	-84%	74	$11	$176,981,945	173
Dec 3, 2014	-	$888	+10%	-84%	74	$12	$176,982,833	174
Dec 4, 2014	-	$1,012	+14%	-62%	74	$14	$176,983,845	175

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 13, 2014	2	$69,876,735		4,253	$16,430	$69,876,735	1
Jun 20, 2014	2	$38,837,797	-44%	4,268	$9,100	$108,714,532	2
Jun 27, 2014	3	$22,539,832	-42%	3,311	$6,808	$131,254,364	3
Jul 4, 2014	4	$14,948,997	-34%	3,297	$4,534	$146,203,361	4
Jul 11, 2014	4	$10,668,534	-29%	2,885	$3,698	$156,871,895	5
Jul 18, 2014	8	$6,556,985	-39%	2,169	$3,023	$163,428,880	6
Jul 25, 2014	11	$3,925,177	-40%	1,358	$2,890	$167,354,057	7
Aug 1, 2014	14	$2,077,058	-47%	861	$2,412	$169,431,115	8
Aug 8, 2014	17	$1,231,478	-41%	526	$2,341	$170,662,593	9
Aug 15, 2014	18	$944,369	-23%	377	$2,505	$171,606,962	10
Aug 22, 2014	23	$723,265	-23%	353	$2,049	$172,330,227	11
Aug 29, 2014	17	$1,851,431	+156%	1,096	$1,689	$174,181,658	12
Sep 5, 2014	21	$682,614	-63%	666	$1,025	$174,864,272	13
Sep 12, 2014	26	$474,375	-31%	460	$1,031	$175,338,647	14
Sep 19, 2014	28	$316,457	-33%	316	$1,001	$175,655,104	15
Sep 26, 2014	28	$251,250	-21%	277	$907	$175,906,354	16
Oct 3, 2014	27	$237,866	-5%	227	$1,048	$176,144,220	17
Oct 10, 2014	29	$238,697	n/c	204	$1,170	$176,382,917	18
Oct 17, 2014	40	$131,790	-45%	182	$724	$176,514,707	19
Oct 24, 2014	43	$102,563	-22%	146	$702	$176,617,270	20
Oct 31, 2014	40	$116,879	+14%	129	$906	$176,734,149	21
Nov 7, 2014	38	$99,942	-14%	96	$1,041	$176,834,091	22
Nov 14, 2014	43	$66,395	-34%	97	$684	$176,900,486	23
Nov 21, 2014	38	$50,733	-24%	68	$746	$176,951,219	24
Nov 28, 2014	47	$32,626	-36%	74	$441	$176,983,845	25
Dec 5, 2014	54	$19,079	-42%	46	$415	$177,002,924	26

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Argentina	6/19/2014	$0	0	222	682	$5,177,638	4/13/2019
Australia	6/19/2014	$0	0	548	2,412	$22,457,914	10/11/2017
Austria	7/24/2014	$747,232	83	83	83	$1,093,793	12/17/2015
Bahrain	6/5/2014	$0	0	6	22	$365,524	12/30/2018
Belgium	7/2/2014	$700,875	152	152	584	$2,880,132	12/17/2015
Bolivia	6/19/2014	$0	0	20	61	$526,284	12/30/2018
Brazil	6/19/2014	$0	0	516	2,497	$23,155,976	12/17/2015
Bulgaria	6/20/2014	$0	0	56	242	$568,547	12/30/2018
Chile	6/19/2014	$0	0	139	538	$4,904,127	12/30/2018
Colombia	6/20/2014	$0	0	301	905	$4,572,860	12/30/2018
Croatia	6/19/2014	$0	0	36	156	$385,936	12/30/2018
Czech Republic	6/19/2014	$0	0	93	332	$2,076,010	12/30/2018
Denmark	7/3/2014	$0	0	150	291	$2,729,911	12/17/2015
East Africa	6/13/2014	$0	0	1	1	$5,441	12/15/2015
Ecuador	6/20/2014	$0	0	53	155	$1,240,000	12/30/2018
Egypt	6/11/2014	$0	0	9	31	$211,742	12/30/2018
Estonia	7/4/2014	$137,893	8	8	31	$330,442	12/17/2015
Finland	7/4/2014	$195,232	159	160	529	$838,407	12/17/2015
France	7/2/2014	$8,217,567	699	699	2,796	$20,488,068	12/17/2015
Germany	7/24/2014	$5,230,022	695	695	695	$5,784,736	12/17/2015
Greece	6/12/2014	$0	0	43	165	$678,761	12/17/2015
Hong Kong	7/3/2014	$118,838	46	89	333	$2,267,826	12/17/2015
Hungary	6/19/2014	$0	0	61	305	$1,658,872	12/30/2018
Iceland	6/18/2014	$0	0	18	38	$200,654	12/30/2018
India	6/13/2014	$0	0	92	169	$2,783,684	12/16/2015
Indonesia	6/13/2014	$0	0	94	147	$3,748,070	12/30/2018
Israel	6/19/2014	$0	0	59	262	$1,517,481	12/30/2018
Kenya	6/20/2014	$0	0	12	49	$59,589	12/30/2018
Kuwait	6/5/2014	$0	0	12	26	$624,767	12/30/2018
Latvia	7/4/2014	$154,642	26	26	89	$280,104	12/30/2018
Lebanon	6/5/2014	$0	0	12	42	$210,132	12/30/2018
Lithuania	7/4/2014	$71,367	21	22	85	$371,807	12/17/2015
Malaysia	6/12/2014	$0	0	97	230	$3,922,124	12/17/2015
Mexico	6/19/2014	$0	0	2,075	5,105	$19,431,450	12/17/2015
Netherlands	7/2/2014	$577,042	211	219	864	$2,814,582	12/17/2015
New Zealand	7/3/2014	$516,571	160	166	581	$3,335,591	12/17/2015
Nigeria	6/20/2014	$0	0	12	34	$38,345	12/30/2018
Norway	7/4/2014	$786,696	142	142	455	$2,555,431	12/17/2015
Oman	6/5/2014	$0	0	10	17	$215,721	12/30/2018
Peru	6/19/2014	$0	0	154	256	$2,356,655	12/30/2018
Philippines	6/11/2014	$0	0	32	67	$3,284,116	12/30/2018
Poland	6/20/2014	$0	0	250	937	$5,292,879	12/30/2018
Portugal	6/12/2014	$0	0	85	344	$1,207,463	12/17/2015
Qatar	6/5/2014	$0	0	5	16	$454,798	12/30/2018
Romania	6/20/2014	$0	0	71	294	$632,966	12/30/2018
Russia (CIS)	6/12/2014	$0	0	1,711	4,036	$29,700,612	12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro	6/19/2014	$0	0	26	130	$130,786	12/30/2018
Singapore	6/12/2014	$0	0	35	92	$3,634,487	12/17/2015
Slovakia	6/19/2014	$0	0	44	150	$950,039	12/17/2015
Slovenia	6/19/2014	$0	0	22	88	$199,425	12/17/2015
South Africa	6/20/2014	$0	0	126	464	$1,950,026	12/17/2015
South Korea	7/23/2014	$6,087,978	828	828	828	$7,440,331	12/17/2015
Spain	8/1/2014	$0	0	1	3	$12,112,308	10/13/2015
Sweden	7/2/2014	$1,140,226	152	152	482	$3,399,295	12/17/2015
Switzerland	7/2/2014	$221,143	58	120	261	$2,301,096	12/17/2015
Taiwan	7/4/2014	$1,137,325	72	73	280	$4,021,528	12/17/2015
Thailand	6/12/2014	$0	0	56	121	$1,463,248	12/17/2015
Turkey	6/20/2014	$0	0	205	1,541	$1,481,351	12/31/2018
Ukraine	6/12/2014	$0	0	181	437	$1,657,842	12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates	6/5/2014	$0	0	52	180	$2,915,099	12/30/2018
United Kingdom	6/27/2014	$1,029,468	134	588	2,017	$41,435,640	12/15/2015
Uruguay	6/19/2014	$0	0	24	92	$711,024	12/30/2018
Venezuela	7/18/2014	$1,645,988	107	107	208	$4,644,653	12/17/2015
Vietnam	6/13/2014	$0	0	38	72	$1,582,218	12/30/2018
Rest of World						$156,114,982
International Total						$437,583,346	4/13/2019

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Animated Box Office	32	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	157	$437,583,346
All Time International Sequel Box Office	96	$437,583,346
Top 2014 Movies at the International Box Office	9	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	61	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	31	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies	26	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	73	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies	37	$437,583,346
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	13	$437,583,346

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office	38	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	182	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	108	$614,586,270
Top 2014 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	12	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	61	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	37	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies	30	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	85	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies	48	$614,586,270
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	17	$614,586,270

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Nov 16, 2014	1	632,848		632,848	$9,473,735	$9,473,735	1
Nov 23, 2014	3	247,128	-61%	879,976	$4,253,073	$13,726,808	2
Nov 30, 2014	1	303,121	+23%	1,183,097	$4,577,127	$18,303,935	3
Dec 7, 2014	5	195,821	-35%	1,378,918	$3,413,160	$21,717,095	4
Dec 14, 2014	5	165,986	-15%	1,544,904	$1,852,404	$23,569,499	5
Dec 21, 2014	5	182,447	+10%	1,727,351	$1,922,991	$25,492,490	6
Dec 28, 2014	7	189,879	+4%	1,917,230	$2,189,305	$27,681,795	7
Jan 4, 2015	7	76,873	-60%	1,994,103	$1,169,238	$28,851,033	8
Jan 11, 2015	13	33,115	-57%	2,027,218	$595,739	$29,446,772	9
Jan 18, 2015	17	22,519	-32%	2,049,737	$361,655	$29,808,427	10
Jan 25, 2015	18	16,612	-26%	2,066,349	$249,014	$30,057,441	11
Feb 1, 2015	29	13,902	-16%	2,080,251	$205,750	$30,263,191	12
Feb 8, 2015	15	22,925	+65%	2,103,176	$233,147	$30,496,338	13
Feb 15, 2015	29	22,480	-2%	2,125,656	$342,820	$30,839,158	14

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Nov 16, 2014	1	760,574		760,574	$14,443,300	$14,443,300	1
Nov 23, 2014	2	181,410	-76%	941,984	$3,992,832	$18,436,132	2
Nov 30, 2014	1	426,389	+135%	1,368,373	$7,768,808	$26,204,940	3
Dec 7, 2014	4	70,500	-83%	1,438,873	$1,584,144	$27,789,084	4
Dec 14, 2014	6	51,021	-28%	1,489,894	$859,705	$28,648,789	5
Dec 21, 2014	7	95,497	+87%	1,585,391	$1,438,187	$30,086,976	6
Dec 28, 2014	6	124,347	+30%	1,709,738	$3,660,787	$33,747,763	7
Jan 4, 2015	6	31,869	-74%	1,741,607	$580,019	$34,327,782	8
Jan 11, 2015	12	11,616	-64%	1,753,223	$257,643	$34,585,425	9
Jan 18, 2015	19	7,089	-39%	1,760,312	$126,673	$34,712,098	10
Jan 25, 2015	14	7,112	n/c	1,767,424	$127,653	$34,839,751	11
Feb 8, 2015	10	24,129		1,798,427	$268,078	$35,184,200	13
Apr 5, 2015	18	12,878		1,841,679	$166,905	$35,777,459	21
Feb 10, 2019	16	9,153		2,058,712	$115,195	$38,000,828	222
Feb 17, 2019	20	6,771	-26%	2,065,483	$128,075	$38,128,903	223
Feb 24, 2019	19	9,077	+34%	2,074,560	$156,383	$38,285,286	224

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

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

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

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

Date	Rank	Days In Top 10	Vierwership Score
Sep 16, 2020	10	1	1

Oscar Results: The Numbers Readers Score 18 out of 24

February 23rd, 2015

Once more, entrants in The Numbers Predict the Academy Awards Contest did an impressive job of predicting winners, in spite of a volatile Awards Season. Overall, the top voter-getters in 18 out 24 categories went on to win the Oscar on the night, including all acting awards, all but one of the technical awards, and all the short films.

Our biggest misses were actually in the biggest categories: Best Picture was won by Birdman, not Boyhood; Alejandro Inarritu beat Richard Linklater for Best Director; and Big Hero 6 prevailed over How to Train Your Dragon 2. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

Oscar Predictions: Boyhood and Birdman Neck and Neck for Top Two Awards

February 22nd, 2015

The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest.

After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. The predicted Best Picture winner is, in fact, a statistical dead heat. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges.

Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because he’s more “due” for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. As noted, though, “favorite” is strong, given the closeness of this category, with Linklater getting 55% of the votes and Inarritu taking a 46% share.

The other big story about this year’s contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything each gathered a handful of votes from The Numbers readers, and Selma and Whiplash are given virtually no chance at all. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Animated Film

February 4th, 2015

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Animated Film. For a while, it looked like The LEGO Movie would be the favorite to win the Oscar, then it wasn't even nominated. Because of that, it is a little hard to know what will happen going forward. There is one film that looks to be the favorite, but that was true before the nominations and nearly every expert got it wrong before. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 12th, 2015

We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. The Golden Globes winners were announced Sunday night and while there were not a lot of surprises, there are some things worth talking about. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 26th, 2014

This Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means this is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and a ton of shopping. It also means the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. In some ways, this is better than last year, as there were a wider number of big releases that would make great gifts. However, in other ways it is much weaker. I can't think of a single big franchise box set that came out this year. There are some smaller ones, like the Halloween Box Set, but while the franchise has lasted ten installments and 30 years, how many can you really say are worth repeated viewing? Fortunately, there were plenty of great films to come out this year, starting with what is currently the biggest hit of the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 11th, 2014

November 10th, 2014

It is not a very deep week on the home market. Leading the way is How to Train Your Dragon 2 on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack or 3D Combo Pack. The film failed to live up to high expectations at the box office, but it earned Oscar-worthy reviews. If it doesn't at least earn a nomination for Best Feature-Length Animated Film, I would be shocked. So it should come as no surprise that the Pick of the Week is The Compleat Al, which is making its DVD debut this week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Fail to Protect Box Office

September 9th, 2014

The weekend box office was an unmitigated disaster. Guardians of the Galaxy was the only film to crack $10 million over the weekend and there were no other releases that came close. The only new "wide" release was The Identical, and it missed the top ten. Overall, the box office fell 40% from last weekend to just $66 million. It goes without saying that this is the worst box office of the year so far. In fact, it is the fifth worst box office weekend since 2000 running 23% lower than the worst weekend from last year. The worst weekend from last year was this weekend last year, so that makes the comparison so much easier. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.15 billion, which is 5.1% lower than the last year's pace. Things better turn around soon, or we can say goodbye to any chance to catch up to last year. More...

International Box Office: Dawn of a New Day for Apes

September 4th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rose from eighth to first place thanks to its debut in China. Overall, the film made $51.2 million in 29 markets for totals of $408.0 million internationally and $613.3 million worldwide. It dominated the box office in China with $45.13 million and if it has any legs in this market, it will reach $500 million internationally and $750 million worldwide is within reach after its run in Japan. More...

International Box Office: Lucy is Sky High

August 28th, 2014

Lucy rocketed to first place with 34.0 million in 42 markets for totals of $104.4 million internationally and $218.1 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend came from Taiwan, where the movie opened with $6.2 million on 88 screens. The film also opened in first place in the U.K. with $5.10 million on 486 screens and in Spain with $3.32 million on 387. More impressively, it remained in first place in France with $4.43 million in 615 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.93 million after three weeks of release.

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International Box Office: Dragons Invade China

August 20th, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2 debuted in first place in China with $26.32 million. This helped the film earn first place on the international chart with $37.7 million in 28 markets for totals of $366.0 million internationally and $537.2 million worldwide. The film is already ahead of its predecessor internationally and worldwide, so the studio should be happy, even if it didn't earn as much domestically. More...

International Box Office: Guarding Top Spot

August 13th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy remained in first place with $47.1 million in 50 markets over the weekend for a total of $138.8 million internationally and $315.3 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. It is already ahead of the lifetime total of The Incredible Hulk and should pass another Avengers film or two by this time next week. The film finished in first place in Australia with $6.08 million on 586 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.24 million. The film was pushed into second place in Russia with $6.01 million on 2,097 screens over the weekend for a total of $24.32 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar result in the U.K. with the film landing in second place with $5.59 million on 561 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.24 million. More...

International Box Office: Guardians of the Global Box Office

August 6th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy opened in first place internationally with $67.4 million in 42 markets. This includes a number of major markets, led by Russia with $12.90 million on 2,097 screens and the U.K. with $10.70 million on 554 screens. It also earned first place in Brazil with $5.27 million on 472 screens. It wasn't as strong in South Korea with $3.83 million on 575 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.78 million. There was a massive local release in that market, so that partially explains that result. The film also opened in second place in Australia with $2.15 million on 244 screens, but this was just the film's previews. More...

International Box Office: Apes Overtake Dinobots

July 30th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rose to first place on the international chart with $54.8 million on 12,247 screens in 61 markets for a total of $186.7 million after three weeks of release. Worldwide, the film's running tally rose to $359.2 million, which is still about $120 million away from topping the previous installment, but at this pace, it is practically inevitable that it will get there. This week, the film earned first place in Brazil with $6.86 million on 453 screens for a total opening of $9.10 million, or a two-week total of $9.10 million, depending on what sources you look at. Likewise, it either opened in first place in Mexico, or rose to first place in Mexico earning $6.90 million on 2,392 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.99 million. The film remained in first place in the U.K. with $6.37 million on 574 screens for a two-week total of $28.90 million. More...

International Box Office: Transformers Continue On Top

July 24th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction continues its lock on top spot earning $84.6 million in 58 markets for totals of $662.6 million internationally and $889.6 million worldwide. It is about a week away from becoming the first film released in 2014 to hit the $1 billion mark and it will top Dark of the Moon's international numbers in the process. This weekend, the film opened in first place in Germany with $11.16 million on 645 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $12.84 million. It also pulled in first place in France with $8.91 million on 890 screens. It earned first place in Italy with $3.87 million on 850 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.24 million. Its "biggest" opening of the weekend was in Brazil where it made $16.13 million, but that was with previews. Over the weekend it made $5.71 million on 504 screens. That's a lot of previews. The film's biggest market to date is China, where it has pulled in $306.28 million, including $26.08 million over the past week. However, it has been knocked out of top spot by a local hit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Anarchy on Top?

July 17th, 2014

There are a trio of wide releases coming out this week looking to dethrone Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The Purge: Anarchy is the most likely film to come out on top, but the original didn't win over many moviegoers. It opened big, but collapsed very quickly after that. Planes didn't perform much better with moviegoers, but there hasn't been an animated family film released wide since How to Train Your Dragon 2, so Planes: Fire and Rescue could benefit from the lack of competition. Sex Tape is the only non-sequel opening wide this week and that could help it do well. Or the fact that it is not based on a previous movie could hurt it. There is one last film that might reach the top ten, Persecuted, which is opening in 700 theaters. It would only need a per theater average of just over $4,000 to reach the top ten, which is doable. This year, we should have four films that earn more than $20 million. Last year there were only three. However, last year, The Conjuring earned more than $40 million, a milestone no film this year will reach, while seven films earned more than $10 million. This year there will be only four films earning more than $10 million. Again, it looks like 2014 is going to get crushed at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Transformers Climbs into First Place

July 16th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction remained in first place with $100.3 million in 50 markets for totals of $543.5 million internationally and $752.3 million worldwide. This makes is the biggest worldwide hit of the year so far. Granted, half of the film's international total came from China where it has made $279.75 million so far, including $56.36 million this past week, and the studio gets a very small share of the box office revenue from that market. As for new markets, the film debuted in first place in the U.K. with $20.11 million on 533 screens, including previews. This is the biggest opening of the year in that market so far. The film also did well in Mexico with $8.26 million on 3,131 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $15.84 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Break of Dawn

July 14th, 2014

As expected, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes earned first place and it finished on the high end of reasonable expectations. Unfortunately, it crushed the competition earning more than four times more than the second place film, Transformers: Age of Extinction. It made almost as much as the rest of the box office combined made, so the overall box office was still soft for this time of year at just $149 million. Granted, this is 13% higher than last weekend, but more troublesome, it was 23% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is now more than $200 million lower than 2013's pace at $5.57 billion to $5.78 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Apes Look to Climb to the Top

July 10th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the only new wide release of the week and since last week's new releases underperformed, it will dominate the box office this weekend. In fact, it will dominate the box office, even if it barely managed to live up to its predecessor. Transformers: Age of Extinction will be well back with less than $20 million, while Tammy might not reach $10 million. By comparison, this weekend last year, there were two films that earned more than $40 million (Despicable Me 2 and Grown Ups 2) and a total of six films earned $10 million or more. 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Transformers in Their Prime

July 9th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction remained in first place with $95.8 million in 37 markets over the weekend for totals of $400.9 million internationally and $576.3 million worldwide. Its best market remains China, where it added $120.61 million for the full week giving it a total of $222.74 million after two. These numbers are important for two reasons. Firstly, revised totals in China put the film's opening there ahead of its debut in North America. Stunning. Secondly, the film is already ahead of Avatar's final figure in that market. Granted, it's barely above Avatar's pace, as that film pulled in $221.9 million after ten days of release, but that is still great news. It held up better than most films do in South Korea earning $8.05 million on 1,096 screens over the weekend for a total of $34.62 million. In Russia, the film added $7.04 million on 2,171 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.38 million after two. The last major market was Australia, where it pulled in $4.54 million on 623 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $17.32 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dinobots Dominate Subdued Box Office

July 7th, 2014

As expected, Transformers: Age of Extinction won the race to the top of the box office chart and did so with ease. However, that film, and practically every film in the top five, failed to live up to expectations. Tammy still took second place with ease, but it was the only other film to earn more than $10 million over the Independence Day long weekend. Overall, the box office pulled in $132 million over the weekend, which is 27% less than last weekend. Compared to the same weekend last year, the box office was 42% lower this year. Ouch. To put this into perspective, even if you take out Despicable Me 2 from last year's box office, 2014 would have still failed to match 2013's weekend numbers. Year-to-date, 2014 is now $130 million or 2.4% below 2013's pace at $5.35 billion to $5.48 billion. It is still too early to panic, but if things don't turn around soon, the panic button will be pushed. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dinobots look to Chomp Down on New Releases

July 3rd, 2014

There are three wide releases and a wide expansion this week all hoping to take advantage if the Independence Day long weekend. (There was to be one more wide expansion, but Begin Again is expanding to less than 200 theaters.) Tammy is the biggest of these wide releases and it is the latest Melissa McCarthy vehicle and might be a surprise $100 million hit. Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo were in a close battle for third place on Wednesday, but I think their futures will be quite different. Finally, America: Imagine a World Without Her is expanding to over 1,000 theaters. This isn't enough to compete with the new releases, but it could compete for a spot in the top ten. While there are a lot of new releases, Transformers: Age of Extinction will win the race for top spot in the box office chart, unless something surprising happens. The only thing more surprising than Age of Extinction getting knocked out of top spot would be if the overall box office was stronger that the same weekend last year when Despicable Me 2 opened with more than $80 million during the three-day weekend. More...

International Box Office: Beginning of a New Age

July 2nd, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction earned top spot on the international chart with $201.3 million on 10,015 screens in 37 markets. This includes a record $99.81 million opening in China, which is basically a rounding error away from its North American debut. It also broke the record in Russia with $21.23 million on 2,171 screens. Its opening in South Korea was nearly identical with $15.88 million on 1,597 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $21.98 million. The final major market of the weekend was Australia, where it pulled in $8.30 million on 623 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $9.56 million. The film likely cost about $300 million to make and advertise, so it still needs work to break even, but this is an amazing start. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dinobots Propel Transformers to the Top

June 30th, 2014

As expected, Transformers: Age of Extinction easily won the race for the top of the box office chart and became the first film released in 2014 to earn more than $100 million during its opening weekend. Granted, it barely made it, but we will take it. This helped the overall box office climb by 20% to $190 million over the weekend. Unfortunately, this was still 8% lower than the same weekend last year when Monsters University repeated at the box office champion. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $5.11 billion, which is 0.3% below 2013's pace of $5.13 billion. This is still close enough that we shouldn't panic, but the trajectory is going in the wrong direction. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are we Witnessing the Extinction of a Franchise?

June 26th, 2014

There is only one wide release of the week, but it is a potential monster hit. It is also potentially the last in a very profitable franchise. Transformers: Age of Extinction is the fourth film in the Transformers franchise, a franchise that has averaged more than $350 million at the box office. However, they have also averaged well below 50% positive reviews and the poor critical response could finally be taking its toll. It will still crush the competition this weekend, but it likely won't live up to past installments in the franchise. It will also beat last year's new releases and more than double the first place film; however that might not be enough to save 2014. Last year there were five films that pulled in $20 million or more. This year there will be only one. In fact, there will be only four films that pull in $10 million or more. More...

International Box Office: Bewitching the Box Office

June 25th, 2014

Maleficent rose to first place with $47.9 million in 54 markets for totals of $340.8 million internationally and $526.7 million worldwide. It became the first live-action film in Angelina Jolie's career to reach the $500 million mark. The film opened in first place in China with $22.01 million. Up next for the film is Japan and if it does well there, it could top Kung Fu Panda 2 as Angelina Jolie's biggest hit. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Think Sinks, But Still Comes out on Top

June 24th, 2014

This weekend was a disaster. Think Like a Man Too couldn't even live up to the original's opening, which is terrible for a sequel. Jersey Boys opened on the low end of lower expectations. Unfortunately, the holdovers weren't able to take advantage of the weak openings and the overall box office plummeted 22% to just $146 million. Compared to last year, the overall box office was down 39%. That's a disaster. There's no other way to describe it. Last year's number one film, Monster University made more money during its opening day than Think Like a Man Too made during the full weekend. It made more during its opening weekend than the top three films this year made. Even worse, 2014 has lost its lead over 2013. Granted, it is still close at $4.86 billion to $4.88 million, or just 0.3%, but it wasn't that long ago that 2014 was on a record-setting pace. Transformers: Age of Extinction should help turn things around next weekend, but I don't think that film will help in the long run. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rolls to Weekend Win

June 22nd, 2014

Mid-Summer weekend will produce a near tie at the box office, according to estimates released on Sunday, with Sony in first and second place. Think Like a Man Too will come out top with about $30 million, according to the studio—basically in line with the $33 million earned by the first film in the franchise. That portends a total that will fall short of the $91.5 million earned by the previous outing domestically, and with limited international appeal, this installment will be solidly, but not spectacularly profitable. Enough for a third film? Probably. More...

Weekend Predictions: Think or Swim

June 19th, 2014

There are two wide releases coming out this week, but none of them are expected to be monster hits. Think Like a Man Too could eventually get to $100 million, while Jersey Boys might become a midlevel hit, but no more than that. There are a couple of holdovers that should be very big players at the box office, as both How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 22 Jump Street will earn close to $30 million over the next three days. On the other hand, this weekend last year there were two monster hits, Monster University and World War Z, as well as a holdover, Man of Steel, that will make more than either of the two new releases this year will make. 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Trio Top the Charts

June 18th, 2014

There were three films that were in a virtual tie for top spot on the international top ten. Godzilla squeaked out a win with $38.4 million in 62 markets for totals of $248.7 million internationally and $440.2 million worldwide after a month of release. This includes a $37.00 million opening weekend in China. Needless to say, it earned first place in that market. The film finishes its international run in Japan at the end of July and it should jump over $500 million worldwide when it does. More...

Contest: Training Wheels: Winning Announcement

June 18th, 2014

The winners of our Training Wheels contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Jumping over the Competition

June 18th, 2014

There were three films in the $10,000 club, including the top two on the overall chart. 22 Jump Street led the way with an average of $17,263. The Rover was wedged between the two wide releases with an average of $13,860 in five theaters. Next up was How to Train Your Dragon 2 with an average of $11,627. This is good, but lower than expected. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dragons Soar but Jump Higher

June 17th, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2 missed lofty expectations and that allowed 22 Jump Street to earn first place. Both films opened well and their respective studios should be happy, while the overall box office rose by 15% compared to last weekend hitting $187 million. Unfortunately, this is still 8% lower than this weekend last year. Had How to Train Your Dragon 2 matched higher expectations, 2014 would have won on the year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2014 has earned $4.64 billion, putting it 3.0% ahead of 2013's pace of $4.50 billion, so this weekend's loss isn't a big deal. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jump Street and Dragon Share Spoils

June 15th, 2014

Moviegoers are spoiled for choice this weekend, with the two major openers both scoring over 90% positive reviews, and a wealth of returning films that are definitely worth watching. Top of the heap will be 22 Jump Street, which is set to post a $60 million opening weekend—well ahead of the $36.3 million debut posted by the first film in the franchise. With foreign territories also doing significantly better than last time around, 23 Jump Street is surely just a matter of time (my money’s on two years). More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Dragon Get the Jump on the Competition?

June 13th, 2014

This weekend, there are two potential monster hits coming out. How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 22 Jump Street both look to improve upon the box office numbers their respective predecessors managed. Thanks to the sequel effect, they should both start fast. Additionally, both should have better legs than most sequels, thanks to their incredible reviews. The rest of the top five should all earn more than $10 million helping the overall box office. This weekend last year there were only three films to earn more than $10 million. One of them was Man of Steel, which earned more than $116 million by itself. No film this weekend will match that total, but the depth this year is much better. It should be strong enough for 2014 to win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Training Wheels

June 5th, 2014

Next weekend we could have the biggest hit of the year opening wide. How to Train Your Dragon 2 likely won't have the biggest opening of the year, but it could become the first film of the year to reach $300 million, eventually. It should certainly open better than 22 Jump Street will, which is the film's only competition next weekend. As such, it is the choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for How to Train Your Dragon 2.

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 Hitler & The Nazis on DVD, as well as one previously reviewed DVD or Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win two previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: June

June 1st, 2014

It is too soon to tell how May will end, as this story will be published before the weekend estimates came out. (Maleficent had an excellent start on Friday, unlike A Million Ways to Die in the West.) Overall, it was a good month with at least three movies that are on track to hit $200 million, but there was no really big winner for the month. It was nice and balanced. Unfortunately, last May there was a monster hit, Iron Man 3, and 2014 could not compete with that, so it lost ground to 2013. June hopes to turn things around and there are some reasons to be optimistic. All four weeks there is at least one film opening that at least has a shot at $100 million. There are even two films that at least have a shot at $300 million. Transformers: Age of Extinction should win the monthly box office race while How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a long shot to win, but I wouldn't be completely surprised if it did. Additionally, 22 Jump Street, Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, and Think Like a Man 2 are all contenders for the century club. Not all of them will get to that milestone, but all of them at least have a short. Last June, there were three films that reached $200 million, including Man of Steel, which nearly reached $300 million. It looks like June of 2014 will be about as strong as June of 2013, more or less. If all films reach their potential, it could win the year-over-year comparison. Unless there are some shocking bombs, it shouldn't struggle so much that 2014 loses its lead over 2013 entirely.

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