Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	390	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 401-500)	406	$265,916,965
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	216	$158,119,460
Top 2005 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	12	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Movie Movies	4	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	228	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	91	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	33	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	214	$158,119,460
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	49	$158,119,460

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 27, 2005	2	$47,606,480		3,634	$13,100	$47,606,480	1
Jun 3, 2005	2	$26,078,156	-45%	3,634	$7,176	$95,782,410	2
Jun 10, 2005	4	$13,878,482	-47%	3,654	$3,798	$118,484,565	3
Jun 17, 2005	5	$8,239,853	-41%	3,312	$2,488	$132,144,471	4
Jun 24, 2005	8	$5,527,359	-33%	2,516	$2,197	$141,947,805	5
Jul 1, 2005	9	$3,342,445	-40%	1,790	$1,867	$148,030,555	6
Jul 8, 2005	11	$2,067,385	-38%	1,226	$1,686	$152,324,184	7
Jul 15, 2005	16	$951,318	-54%	1,012	$940	$154,391,858	8
Jul 22, 2005	19	$414,906	-56%	393	$1,056	$155,363,469	9
Jul 29, 2005	23	$221,783	-47%	232	$956	$155,785,202	10
Aug 5, 2005	18	$416,645	+88%	365	$1,141	$156,353,072	11
Aug 12, 2005	22	$338,287	-19%	320	$1,057	$156,931,216	12
Aug 19, 2005	29	$235,970	-30%	284	$831	$157,335,993	13
Aug 26, 2005	30	$179,319	-24%	218	$823	$157,589,830	14
Sep 2, 2005	35	$128,703	-28%	187	$688	$157,772,031	15
Sep 9, 2005	39	$72,175	-44%	130	$555	$157,891,109	16
Sep 16, 2005	39	$95,170	+32%	88	$1,081	$158,018,439	17
Sep 23, 2005	54	$38,895	-59%	67	$581	$158,085,835	18
Sep 30, 2005	70	$14,161	-64%	38	$373	$158,115,031	19

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 27, 2005	1	$16,186,262			3,634	$4,454	$16,186,262	1
May 28, 2005	3	$17,298,059	+7%		3,634	$4,760	$33,484,321	2
May 29, 2005	3	$14,122,159	-18%		3,634	$3,886	$47,606,480	3
May 30, 2005	3	$11,006,765	-22%		3,634	$3,029	$58,613,245	4
May 31, 2005	2	$3,978,035	-64%		3,634	$1,095	$62,591,280	5
Jun 1, 2005	3	$3,664,317	-8%		3,634	$1,008	$66,255,597	6
Jun 2, 2005	3	$3,448,657	-6%		3,634	$949	$69,704,254	7
Jun 3, 2005	1	$8,741,824	+153%	-46%	3,634	$2,406	$78,446,078	8
Jun 4, 2005	2	$10,496,346	+20%	-39%	3,634	$2,888	$88,942,424	9
Jun 5, 2005	3	$6,839,986	-35%	-52%	3,634	$1,882	$95,782,410	10
Jun 6, 2005	3	$2,277,492	-67%	-79%	3,634	$627	$98,059,902	11
Jun 7, 2005	3	$2,281,598	n/c	-43%	3,634	$628	$100,341,500	12
Jun 8, 2005	3	$2,174,668	-5%	-41%	3,634	$598	$102,516,168	13
Jun 9, 2005	3	$2,089,915	-4%	-39%	3,634	$575	$104,606,083	14
Jun 10, 2005	3	$4,538,610	+117%	-48%	3,654	$1,242	$109,144,693	15
Jun 11, 2005	4	$5,765,124	+27%	-45%	3,654	$1,578	$114,909,817	16
Jun 12, 2005	5	$3,574,748	-38%	-48%	3,654	$978	$118,484,565	17
Jun 13, 2005	4	$1,514,998	-58%	-33%	3,654	$415	$119,999,563	18
Jun 14, 2005	4	$1,396,805	-8%	-39%	3,654	$382	$121,396,368	19
Jun 15, 2005	5	$1,253,872	-10%	-42%	3,654	$343	$122,650,240	20
Jun 16, 2005	5	$1,254,378	n/c	-40%	3,654	$343	$123,904,618	21
Jun 17, 2005	4	$2,695,382	+115%	-41%	3,312	$814	$126,600,000	22
Jun 18, 2005	5	$3,333,475	+24%	-42%	3,312	$1,006	$129,933,475	23
Jun 19, 2005	5	$2,213,996	-34%	-38%	3,312	$668	$132,147,471	24
Jun 20, 2005	4	$1,132,174	-49%	-25%	3,312	$342	$133,279,645	25
Jun 21, 2005	5	$1,068,906	-6%	-23%	3,312	$323	$134,348,551	26
Jun 22, 2005	5	$1,102,138	+3%	-12%	3,312	$333	$135,450,689	27
Jun 23, 2005	5	$972,757	-12%	-22%	3,312	$294	$136,420,446	28
Jun 24, 2005	7	$1,760,988	+81%	-35%	2,516	$700	$138,181,434	29
Jun 25, 2005	8	$2,220,789	+26%	-33%	2,516	$883	$140,402,223	30
Jun 26, 2005	8	$1,545,582	-30%	-30%	2,516	$614	$141,947,805	31
Jun 27, 2005	8	$804,827	-48%	-29%	2,516	$320	$142,752,632	32
Jun 28, 2005	8	$787,452	-2%	-26%	2,516	$313	$143,540,084	33
Jun 29, 2005	8	$584,039	-26%	-47%	1,790	$326	$144,124,123	34
Jun 30, 2005	8	$563,987	-3%	-42%	1,790	$315	$144,688,110	35
Jul 1, 2005	9	$1,044,201	+85%	-41%	1,790	$583	$145,732,311	36
Jul 2, 2005	9	$1,275,414	+22%	-43%	1,790	$713	$147,007,725	37
Jul 3, 2005	9	$1,022,830	-20%	-34%	1,790	$571	$148,030,555	38
Jul 4, 2005	9	$661,872	-35%	-18%	1,790	$370	$148,692,427	39
Jul 5, 2005	9	$552,267	-17%	-30%	1,790	$309	$149,244,694	40
Jul 6, 2005	9	$525,529	-5%	-10%	1,790	$294	$149,770,223	41
Jul 7, 2005	9	$486,576	-7%	-14%	1,790	$272	$150,256,799	42
Sep 5, 2005	34	$26,894			187	$144	$157,798,925	102

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 27, 2005	3	$69,704,254		3,634	$19,181	$69,704,254	1
Jun 3, 2005	2	$34,901,829	-50%	3,634	$9,604	$104,606,083	2
Jun 10, 2005	5	$19,298,535	-45%	3,654	$5,281	$123,904,618	3
Jun 17, 2005	5	$12,515,828	-35%	3,312	$3,779	$136,420,446	4
Jun 24, 2005	8	$8,267,664	-34%	2,516	$3,286	$144,688,110	5
Jul 1, 2005	9	$5,568,689	-33%	1,790	$3,111	$150,256,799	6
Jul 8, 2005	11	$3,183,741	-43%	1,226	$2,597	$153,440,540	7
Jul 15, 2005	14	$1,508,023	-53%	1,012	$1,490	$154,948,563	8
Jul 22, 2005	19	$614,856	-59%	393	$1,565	$155,563,419	9
Jul 29, 2005	23	$373,008	-39%	232	$1,608	$155,936,427	10
Aug 5, 2005	20	$656,502	+76%	365	$1,799	$156,592,929	11
Aug 12, 2005	26	$507,094	-23%	320	$1,585	$157,100,023	12
Aug 19, 2005	29	$310,488	-39%	284	$1,093	$157,410,511	13
Aug 26, 2005	35	$232,817	-25%	218	$1,068	$157,643,328	14
Sep 2, 2005	36	$175,606	-25%	187	$939	$157,818,934	15
Sep 9, 2005	39	$104,335	-41%	130	$803	$157,923,269	16
Sep 16, 2005	42	$123,671	+19%	88	$1,405	$158,046,940	17
Sep 23, 2005	54	$53,930	-56%	67	$805	$158,100,870	18
Sep 30, 2005	74	$18,590	-66%	38	$489	$158,119,460	19

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	6/3/2005	$2,486,376	258	258	1,325	$8,098,993	9/25/2020
Rest of World						$25,340,052
International Total						$33,439,045	9/25/2020

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,641	$33,439,045
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,050	$33,439,045
Top 2005 Movies at the International Box Office	77	$33,439,045
All Time International Box Office for Based on Movie Movies	22	$33,439,045
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,133	$33,439,045
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,222	$33,439,045
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)	346	$33,439,045
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900)	891	$33,439,045
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	215	$33,439,045

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	982	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	662	$191,558,505
Top 2005 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	22	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Movie Movies	9	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700)	686	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	345	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies	100	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500)	447	$191,558,505
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	106	$191,558,505

Date	Rank	Days In Top 10	Vierwership Score
Jan 5, 2022	9	1	2
Jan 6, 2022	7	2	6
Jan 7, 2022	6	3	11
Jan 8, 2022	7	4	15
Jan 9, 2022	7	5	19
Jan 10, 2022	7	6	23
Jan 11, 2022	9	7	25
Jan 12, 2022	10	8	26

Surprise Twist on the International Charts

October 30th, 2005

Oliver Twist opened in two major markets over the weekend, placing second in both France with $2.4 million on 547 screens and Italy with $1.3 million on 301 screens. Other markets include $360,000 in the U.K. for a $3.6 million total there and $140,000 in Poland for $1.1 million. Add it up and you have $4.2 million for the weekend and $9.6 million in total. More...

Brothers are not so Grimm

October 23rd, 2005

The Brothers Grimm dropped just 35% during its second weekend in France adding $2.1 million to its $5.7 million total there. In Germany, the film performed a nearly the same level falling 36% to $950,000 over the weekend and $2.9 million during its run. Overall the film made $4 million for a $27.8 million runny tally and that places it fourth on this week's charts. While the film struggled domestically, it is doing quite a bit better on the international scene, and could show a profit sometime during its home market run. More...

Kingdom's Start far from Heavenly

October 22nd, 2005

Kingdom of Heaven was able to capture top spot on the home market rental numbers with $7.24 million in DVD rentals and $540,000 in VHS rentals for a combined total of $7.78 million. However, while these numbers were enough for the film to finish in first place, it was still not a great start, especially when taking into account the film's massive production budget. More...

Internationl Round-up: Company Nine Reaches $14 Million

October 16th, 2005

Company 9 remained in first place in Russia, its home market, down just 13% to $4.3 million for a running total of $14.3 million, which is well ahead of Revenge of the Sith's final box office in the market (which was just shy of $10 million). More...

Amityville Scares Slump Into Submission

October 15th, 2005

The Amityville Horror won the race for top spot on the rental charts with $8.78 million in DVD rentals and $520,000 in VHS rentals for a combined total of $9.30 million. This result, plus the rest of the competition, helped pull the rental market out of its extended slump. More...

The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

October 9th, 2005

Company 9 opened in its native market of Russia with a stunning $5.0 million over the weekend and $6.25 million including the midweek numbers, which is better than Revenge of the Sith's opening in that market. This also means there were two films that did so well in their local markets that they managed to place in the top five overall. More...

Yard Goes Long

October 8th, 2005

The Longest Yard again won the race on the home market with $9.11 million in DVD rentals and $800,000 in VHS rentals for a total of $9.91 million for the week. That's down a miniscule 4% from its opening weekend and strong enough for a $20.46 million two-week total. More...

International Round-up: Red Eye Takes Off

October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

Yard Can't Stop Long Slump

October 1st, 2005

The Longest Yard easily won the weekly race to the top of the Rental Charts with $9.54 million in DVD rentals and $810,000 in VHS rentals for a total of $10.35 million. More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

DVD Releases for September 20, 2005

September 19th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. There were a few first run releases this week and more than a couple from the TV on DVD category, but the DVD pick of the week goes to a Special Edition release, Mallrats - 10th Anniversary Extended Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Mafia Rubs Out Competition

September 18th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 is the latest local film to lead the South Korean box office as it opened with $5.555 million on 449 screens, $7.515 million including Thursday. Not only was that easily enough for first place in its home market, but also put the film in third place on the overall international box office charts. More...

War Ends World Tour with a Blast

September 4th, 2005

War of the Worlds opened in its last international market over the weekend making $3.0 million on 583 screens in China. That's about 10% more money that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith earned, but War of the Worlds needed nearly double the number of screens. Overall the film added $4.5 million to its $345 million international total, easily the second best of the year so far. More...

Key Openings for Skeleton

August 28th, 2005

The Skeleton Key opened in 10- more markets over the weekend and in now playing on 1400 screens, however, it still hasn't found the success the studio was hoping for. It did open in first place in Germany, but it still had a very soft opening with $1.6 million. It also opened in first place in Russia with $625,000 over the weekend and $780,000 since Thursday, but in Australia and New Zealand it had to settle for a distant second place with $760,000 and $110,000 respectively. The Skeleton Key also open in Austria with $230,000 for the week, but its placing is unknown at the moment. Add in holdovers in France, ($250,000 for $2.2 million) and the U.K., ($130,000 for $4.5 million) and you have roughly $4 million for the weekend and $16.5 million so far. More...

Smiths Still Strong on International Scene

August 21st, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in first place in both the Czech Republic with $180,000 on 20 screens and in Slovakia with $50,000 on 8 screens. The film also remained in first place in France with $2.675 million, Belgium with $635,000, The Netherlands with $490,000 and Poland with $266,000. Strangest of all, the film stayed in second place for the fourth weekend in a row in Germany adding $2.12 million to its $20.6 million running tally in the market. Overall the film has made $143 million in markets where Fox is handling the distribution and may have hit $200 million overall, but there's no conformation on that yet. More...

Smiths' Summer Tour Continues

August 14th, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in Belgium with $1.7 million on 80 screens, easily enough for first place and had a similar result with $480,000 in Poland. It also remained in first place in France with $2.88 million, (despite falling 54% there) and in the Netherlands with $740,000. In Germany the film remained in second place for the third straight week with $3.06 million for a $17.06 million running tally. The film now have $140 million in territories where Fox is handling the distribution and $192 million overall. More...

Island Vacation

August 7th, 2005

The Island managed a couple of first place finished over the weekend, but the results were still less than impressive. In Australia the film opened with $1.404 million for a close victory while in Hong Kong it earned a disappointing $490,000 over the weekend and $520,000 including previews. It's best market continued to be South Korea with $3.167 million, down 38% from last weekend dropping to second place along the way. On the other hand, no wide openings and a mere 23% drop-off allowed the film to rise to first in New Zealand. Overall the film added $7.64 million to its $24.1 million running tally on the international scene and will opens in several markets this weekend including the U.K., Germany and Spain. More...

Late Numbers Lift Charlie into Top Five

July 31st, 2005

Early numbers had Mr. and Mrs. Smith taking fifth place on the overall international box office charts, but better than expected results has Charlie and the Chocolate Factory overtaking them $6.7 million to $5.4 million. It's biggest single market continues to be France where the film dipped just 6% during its second weekend there earning $3,533,857 for a $9,034,141 running tally. But it was even more impressive in Belgium where the film shot up by 68% to $400,000 for the weekend and $785,000 in total. The film also opened in first place in three markets, Brazil with $1.1 million on 200 screens, Holland with $625,000 on 124 screens, and South Africa with $275,000 on 41 screens. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has $13.3 million so far and opens in a couple of important markets this weekend, (The U.K. and Mexico.) More...

Charlie Appeals to the Sweet-tooth in its International Debut

July 24th, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened in three French speaking markets over the weekend and while it didn't finish first, it still had a great start. In France the film earned $3,741,793 in 670 theaters for the best per theater average in the top ten. The result was similar in Belgium ($250,000) and Switzerland ($190,000), giving the film $4.2 million for the weekend. More...

The Smiths' Honeymoon in Asia Continues

July 17th, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith continues its excellent run in Asia with a $2.2 million opening in 450 theatres in China. The film also added $1.8 million in South Korea for an $18 million running total in that market, (although it was pushed out of the top spot in that market. Overall the film made $4 million pushing its total to $117 million internationally and $275 million worldwide. More...

Competition Crumbles under Alien Invasion

July 10th, 2005

With the last of this summer's worldwide releases opening last weekend, the international details are once again dominated by smaller films. And to compound matters, most of those are only making noise in one of two markets. However, over the next few weeks there are plenty of big films opening in big markets and the International Details column should start showing signs of life soon. More...

Box Office Fights a Losing War

July 5th, 2005

It was a very predictable weekend at the box office as four of the top five films finished within $1 million or so within expectations, at least over the first 3 days. Monday was another story as several films missed predictions. And as expected, the overall box office was down again on a year-to-year comparison -- and that's now for 19 weeks in a row. But first some good news, the 3-day portion of the weekend saw an 11.1% increase from last weekend, which is not all that great taking into account the holiday on Monday. On a yearly comparison the 3-day weekend was down 14.6% while the 4-day weekend was down an incredible 23%. Year-to-date 2005 has now brought in $4.313 billion, 8.4% behind 2004, while the summer is down 11.7% at $1.813 billion so far. More...

Independence Day Long Weekend

July 4th, 2005

As with all long weekends, July Fourth will cause a one day delay in both Weekend Wrap-up and the Per Theatre Charts. They will be published on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. In the meantime, here are the studio estimates for the Top Ten, both over the 3-day weekend and the 4-day weekend. More...

Few Films Open ahead of War's Worldwide Debut

July 3rd, 2005

Summer blockbusters continue to squeeze out the competition, so much so that the only real news is about such blockbusters. For instance, War of the Worlds managed $13.35 million during its first day of release on the international scene, which is good, but below expectations. On the other hand, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith broke another record earning $4.96 million during its preview in Japan. More...

Slump Spreads Internationally

June 26th, 2005

The international box office is suffering even more than the domestic box office is. In Germany the first six months of 2005 are down 14% compared to the same period in 2004 and Australia also saw double digit decline slipping by 12%. In Spain the total box office is down 8% and it was little better in France at 6%. The U.K. also fell, but at a much more reasonably 1.9%. More...

Box Office Comes Closer to Snapping Slump

June 20th, 2005

With both new films failing to live up to expectations, we saw yet another weekend with lower box office numbers. The total box office was down by 5.67% compared to last weekend. Early predictions had the comparison to the same weekend last year almost too close to call, and final results didn't clear matters up. Right now, we have this weekend down from the comparable weekend last year by a mere 0.82%. However, late numbers from limited releases that are not tracked by the big companies will push this weekend's number higher, but probably not the $1.2 million it needed lift it above last year. That makes this the 17th weekend in a row of declines on the year-to-year comparison, a new and dubious record. Year-to-date, 2005 has brought in $3.841 billion in box office revenue, down 6.6% from the same time last year. The Summer numbers are even worse at $1.34 billion; that's the worst start since 2001 and down 8.1% from last year. More...

DVD Releases for June 21, 2005

June 20th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It's another bad week for first-run releases; this is hardly surprising when you consider the low quality of wide releases earlier in the year. But unlike last week there's little in the way of older releases, special editions and TV on DVD to pick up the slack. Just one release stood out as a must have, the fantastic Degrassi The Next Generation - Season 2 - Buy from Amazon making this the third week in a row I've picked a release from this long running series as my DVD pick of the week. That's a record that probably won't be broken for a long, long time. More...

Corrected - Ruling the International Box Office

June 19th, 2005

Just when the International Details column was getting back to normal we have another film dominating the international scene. Mr. and Mrs. Smith led in nearly every major / midlevel market and those it didn't were mostly owned by Revenge of the Sith. Because of that there isn't as much news to tell as usual, and with Batman Begins opening worldwide this weekend and in two weeks, War of the Worlds doing the same, this trend will last until mid-July at the earliest. More...

Smiths a Smash Hit, Box Office Still Slow

June 13th, 2005

Despite the number one film beating expectations by $10 million, the box office is still struggling. First the good news: the weekend numbers were 9.6% higher than last weekend. But more importantly they were 9.7% lower than the same weekend last year. Overall 2005 is 10.3% lower for the Summer at $1.121 billion, and 7.2% lower for the year at $3.621 billion. One bit of good news: should Batman Begins meet market expectations we should see the first weekend of yearly growth in almost four months. More...

The Largest Yard

June 12th, 2005

The Longest Yard opened in second place in Australia with $2.5 million. On the other hand, the film could only manage $750,000 on 260 screens in Mexico, not surprising since Adam Sandler has never been a big draw internationally, especially outside English speaking markets. More...

Somebody Put a Hit on the Box Office - Update!

June 10th, 2005

It's another crowded weekend with four wide releases, well, four if you stretch the definition of wide slightly. There's only one saturation level release (3,000 or more theaters), and two of the new films couldn't crack 2,000. To top things off, at the moment not one of these films is earning overall positive reviews. Even so, we should see a significant increase in the total box office compared to last weekend, but there is likely going to be another drop-off on a year-to-year basis. More...

Box Office Goes Mad

June 6th, 2005

This past weekend was arguably the worst weekend at the box office all year, maybe not in terms of raw dollars, but certainly in terms of drop-offs. None of the new films could match expectations, which helped lead to a 28.38% drop-off from last weekend. Now a post-holiday drop-off is expected, but 28.38%! Even worse, the weekend was down 30.25% from the same time last year. 30.25%! Year-to-date, 2005 has brought in $3.43 billion at the box office, which is 6.7% behind 2004 during the same time frame. And with the later half of 2005 looking weaker, there's little hope it will turn things around. More...

Sith Aim for Trilogy of Wins

June 3rd, 2005

Three new wide releases enter a crowded marketplace this week, but it's unlikely any of them will unseat current champ, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. The biggest box office hit of the year has more to worry about from fellow holdover Madagascar than any of the new films. On a sad note, despite the number of strong contenders at the box office, analysts expect another drop-off from this time last year when Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban set records. More...

Sith Still has Stranglehold on Per Theater Charts

June 1st, 2005

Repeating on top on the Per Theater Charts is tough, especially for a saturation level release like Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. This week the overall chart topper earned an average of $15,071 in its 3,663 theaters, which put it ahead of the third place film, The Longest Yard, which managed $13,100. The only limited release to crack the $10,000 club was Saving Face with $75,000 in 6 theaters for a $12,517 average. Lastly, we have Madagascar with $11,432. More...

Sith Snag Second First Place Finish

May 31st, 2005

It was a good Memorial Day Long Weekend. Good, but not great. The four-day weekend saw $230 million in total ticket sales, 7.2% below the record $248.7 million sold last year. The three-day weekend was even worse at $183 million, 12.5% below 2004. Year-to-date 2005 has brought in $3.248 billion in total box office revenue, which is 5.6% behind 2004's pace. On a positive note, weekday numbers are ahead of last year, which is mitigating the problem. More...

Sith Should Have Memorable Weekend

May 27th, 2005

Ah, Memorial Day Long Weekend, the busiest weekend at the movies in the whole year. Last year nearly a quarter of a billion dollars were spent on tickets during the four days and its economic impact is even greater. More than 30 million people will check out a movie this weekend, and each and every one of those will be inundated by ads for upcoming movies, trailers, posters, standees, ads on the popcorn bucket, ads on the drinks, etc. All that advertising will be a huge boost to upcoming films and will undoubtedly help jumpstart the summer. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 19 - May 26

May 26th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Cinderella Man - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: May

May 1st, 2005

May! The beginning of the lucrative Summer Box Office Season! I know what you're thinking, summer doesn't really begin till mid-June, but for the movie industry summer official begins on the Memorial Day long weekend, and just between you and me, it unofficial begins on the first full weekend of the month. So that means every weekend there's a monster release - one that has people excited since it was first announced. This month such films include Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and ... hold on a second, I'll think of another ... Nope. That's pretty much the only monster film being released this May. Don't get me wrong, every week there's a potential $100 million hit being released, but that's nothing compared to 2003 when 4 films released in May hit $200 million and two others made $100 million. More...

Movie Website Launches for March 25 - March 31

March 31st, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Longest Yard - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 24 - December 30

December 30th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner The Ring 2 - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for June 18 - June 24

June 24th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Suspect Zero - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

New Movie Release Dates

January 30th, 2004

This week's new batch of movie release dates sees the studios start to position themselves for blockbuster performances in Summer 2005, and do some shuffling around of less ambitious releases in 2004. Among movies with new or moved dates: a remake of The Longest Yard, a revival of The Pink Panther, an adaptation of TV's Bewitched, Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2 and many more. More...