Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office	63	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	296	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 301-400)	393	$270,310,958
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	139	$180,174,880
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	8	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	104	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	59	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies	64	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	129	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies	83	$180,174,880
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	38	$180,174,880

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 7, 2008	1	$63,106,589		4,056	$15,559	$63,106,589	1
Nov 14, 2008	2	$35,017,301	-45%	4,065	$8,614	$116,905,195	2
Nov 21, 2008	4	$15,661,936	-55%	4,007	$3,909	$137,109,390	3
Nov 28, 2008	6	$14,207,329	-9%	3,709	$3,831	$159,066,369	4
Dec 5, 2008	6	$5,079,120	-64%	3,317	$1,531	$165,653,852	5
Dec 12, 2008	8	$3,181,231	-37%	2,768	$1,149	$169,937,394	6
Dec 19, 2008	12	$1,569,610	-51%	2,007	$782	$172,392,069	7
Dec 26, 2008	20	$923,018	-41%	808	$1,142	$174,862,381	8
Jan 2, 2009	22	$958,397	+4%	707	$1,356	$177,016,810	9
Jan 9, 2009	26	$319,301	-67%	375	$851	$177,495,492	10
Jan 16, 2009	27	$528,787	+66%	334	$1,583	$178,095,872	11
Jan 23, 2009	27	$509,443	-4%	303	$1,681	$178,853,694	12
Jan 30, 2009	29	$326,479	-36%	275	$1,187	$179,282,122	13
Feb 6, 2009	31	$247,079	-24%	240	$1,029	$179,606,381	14
Feb 13, 2009	40	$155,635	-37%	182	$855	$179,808,450	15
Feb 20, 2009	43	$97,817	-37%	151	$648	$179,982,968	16

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 7, 2008	1	$17,555,027			4,056	$4,328	$17,555,027	1
Nov 8, 2008	1	$27,531,174	+57%		4,056	$6,788	$45,086,201	2
Nov 9, 2008	1	$18,020,388	-35%		4,056	$4,443	$63,106,589	3
Nov 10, 2008	1	$5,146,972	-71%		4,056	$1,269	$68,253,561	4
Nov 11, 2008	1	$9,780,159	+90%		4,056	$2,411	$78,033,720	5
Nov 12, 2008	1	$1,912,967	-80%		4,056	$472	$79,946,687	6
Nov 13, 2008	1	$1,941,207	+1%		4,056	$479	$81,887,894	7
Nov 14, 2008	2	$8,149,669	+320%	-54%	4,065	$2,005	$90,037,563	8
Nov 15, 2008	2	$16,882,856	+107%	-39%	4,065	$4,153	$106,920,419	9
Nov 16, 2008	2	$9,984,776	-41%	-45%	4,065	$2,456	$116,905,195	10
Nov 17, 2008	2	$1,165,768	-88%	-77%	4,065	$287	$118,070,963	11
Nov 18, 2008	2	$1,190,359	+2%	-88%	4,065	$293	$119,261,322	12
Nov 19, 2008	2	$1,069,706	-10%	-44%	4,065	$263	$120,331,028	13
Nov 20, 2008	2	$1,116,426	+4%	-42%	4,065	$275	$121,447,454	14
Nov 21, 2008	4	$3,725,772	+234%	-54%	4,007	$930	$125,173,226	15
Nov 22, 2008	4	$7,308,462	+96%	-57%	4,007	$1,824	$132,481,688	16
Nov 23, 2008	4	$4,627,702	-37%	-54%	4,007	$1,155	$137,109,390	17
Nov 24, 2008	4	$1,179,852	-75%	+1%	4,007	$294	$138,289,242	18
Nov 25, 2008	4	$1,622,174	+37%	+36%	4,007	$405	$139,911,416	19
Nov 26, 2008	6	$2,737,260	+69%	+156%	3,709	$738	$142,648,676	20
Nov 27, 2008	7	$2,210,364	-19%	+98%	3,709	$596	$144,859,040	21
Nov 28, 2008	6	$5,660,695	+156%	+52%	3,709	$1,526	$150,519,735	22
Nov 29, 2008	6	$5,533,131	-2%	-24%	3,709	$1,492	$156,052,866	23
Nov 30, 2008	6	$3,013,503	-46%	-35%	3,709	$812	$159,066,369	24
Dec 1, 2008	7	$460,765	-85%	-61%	3,709	$124	$159,527,134	25
Dec 2, 2008	7	$377,288	-18%	-77%	3,709	$102	$159,904,422	26
Dec 3, 2008	7	$331,572	-12%	-88%	3,709	$89	$160,235,994	27
Dec 4, 2008	7	$338,738	+2%	-85%	3,709	$91	$160,574,732	28
Dec 5, 2008	8	$1,262,859	+273%	-78%	3,317	$381	$161,837,591	29
Dec 6, 2008	6	$2,325,137	+84%	-58%	3,317	$701	$164,162,728	30
Dec 7, 2008	6	$1,491,124	-36%	-51%	3,317	$450	$165,653,852	31
Dec 8, 2008	8	$323,936	-78%	-30%	3,317	$98	$165,977,788	32
Dec 9, 2008	8	$255,138	-21%	-32%	3,317	$77	$166,232,926	33
Dec 10, 2008	8	$259,696	+2%	-22%	3,317	$78	$166,492,622	34
Dec 11, 2008	8	$263,541	+1%	-22%	3,317	$79	$166,756,163	35
Dec 12, 2008	8	$717,242	+172%	-43%	2,768	$259	$167,473,405	36
Dec 13, 2008	7	$1,537,561	+114%	-34%	2,768	$555	$169,010,966	37
Dec 14, 2008	7	$926,428	-40%	-38%	2,768	$335	$169,937,394	38
Dec 15, 2008	12	$188,007	-80%	-42%	2,768	$68	$170,125,401	39
Dec 16, 2008	11	$215,112	+14%	-16%	2,768	$78	$170,340,513	40
Dec 17, 2008	11	$222,554	+3%	-14%	2,768	$80	$170,563,067	41
Dec 18, 2008	9	$259,392	+17%	-2%	2,768	$94	$170,822,459	42
Dec 19, 2008	13	$363,055	+40%	-49%	2,007	$181	$171,185,514	43
Dec 20, 2008	12	$675,802	+86%	-56%	2,007	$337	$171,861,316	44
Dec 21, 2008	12	$530,753	-21%	-43%	2,007	$264	$172,392,069	45
Dec 22, 2008	9	$515,124	-3%	+174%	2,007	$257	$172,907,193	46
Dec 23, 2008	9	$530,468	+3%	+147%	2,007	$264	$173,437,661	47
Dec 24, 2008	10	$350,784	-34%	+58%	2,007	$175	$173,788,445	48
Dec 25, 2008	-	$150,918	-57%	-42%	808	$187	$173,939,363	49
Dec 26, 2008	-	$286,618	+90%	-21%	808	$355	$174,225,981	50
Dec 27, 2008	-	$347,585	+21%	-49%	808	$430	$174,573,566	51
Dec 28, 2008	-	$288,815	-17%	-46%	808	$357	$174,862,381	52
Dec 29, 2008	-	$270,225	-6%	-48%	808	$334	$175,132,606	53
Dec 30, 2008	-	$300,708	+11%	-43%	808	$372	$175,433,314	54
Dec 31, 2008	-	$254,620	-15%	-27%	808	$315	$175,687,934	55
Jan 1, 2009	-	$370,479	+46%	+145%	808	$459	$176,058,413	56
Jan 2, 2009	-	$377,577	+2%	+32%	707	$534	$176,435,990	57
Jan 3, 2009	-	$348,587	-8%	n/c	707	$493	$176,784,577	58
Jan 4, 2009	-	$232,233	-33%	-20%	707	$328	$177,016,810	59
Jan 5, 2009	-	$64,575	-72%	-76%	707	$91	$177,081,385	60
Jan 6, 2009	-	$33,900	-48%	-89%	707	$48	$177,115,285	61
Jan 7, 2009	-	$31,160	-8%	-88%	707	$44	$177,146,445	62
Jan 8, 2009	-	$29,746	-5%	-92%	707	$42	$177,176,191	63
Jan 9, 2009	-	$51,373	+73%	-86%	375	$137	$177,227,564	64
Jan 10, 2009	-	$159,016	+210%	-54%	375	$424	$177,386,580	65
Jan 11, 2009	-	$108,912	-32%	-53%	375	$290	$177,495,492	66
Jan 12, 2009	-	$19,511	-82%	-70%	375	$52	$177,515,003	67
Jan 13, 2009	-	$17,906	-8%	-47%	375	$48	$177,532,909	68
Jan 14, 2009	-	$15,790	-12%	-49%	375	$42	$177,548,699	69
Jan 15, 2009	-	$18,386	+16%	-38%	375	$49	$177,567,085	70
Jan 16, 2009	-	$119,280	+549%	+132%	334	$357	$177,686,365	71
Jan 17, 2009	-	$244,218	+105%	+54%	334	$731	$177,930,583	72
Jan 18, 2009	-	$165,289	-32%	+52%	334	$495	$178,095,872	73
Jan 19, 2009	25	$158,665	-4%	+713%	334	$475	$178,254,537	74
Jan 20, 2009	-	$32,450	-80%	+81%	334	$97	$178,286,987	75
Jan 21, 2009	-	$27,244	-16%	+73%	334	$82	$178,314,231	76
Jan 22, 2009	-	$30,020	+10%	+63%	334	$90	$178,344,251	77
Jan 23, 2009	-	$103,856	+246%	-13%	303	$343	$178,448,107	78
Jan 24, 2009	-	$263,329	+154%	+8%	303	$869	$178,711,436	79
Jan 25, 2009	-	$142,258	-46%	-14%	303	$469	$178,853,694	80
Jan 26, 2009	-	$26,139	-82%	-84%	303	$86	$178,879,833	81
Jan 27, 2009	-	$22,626	-13%	-30%	303	$75	$178,902,459	82
Jan 28, 2009	-	$25,381	+12%	-7%	303	$84	$178,927,840	83
Jan 29, 2009	-	$27,803	+10%	-7%	303	$92	$178,955,643	84
Jan 30, 2009	-	$85,367	+207%	-18%	275	$310	$179,041,010	85
Jan 31, 2009	-	$171,358	+101%	-35%	275	$623	$179,212,368	86
Feb 1, 2009	-	$69,754	-59%	-51%	275	$254	$179,282,122	87
Feb 2, 2009	-	$19,673	-72%	-25%	275	$72	$179,301,795	88
Feb 3, 2009	-	$18,655	-5%	-18%	275	$68	$179,320,450	89
Feb 4, 2009	-	$18,922	+1%	-25%	275	$69	$179,339,372	90
Feb 5, 2009	-	$19,930	+5%	-28%	275	$72	$179,359,302	91
Feb 6, 2009	-	$58,375	+193%	-32%	240	$243	$179,417,677	92
Feb 7, 2009	-	$119,819	+105%	-30%	240	$499	$179,537,496	93
Feb 8, 2009	-	$68,885	-43%	-1%	240	$287	$179,606,381	94
Feb 9, 2009	-	$12,846	-81%	-35%	240	$54	$179,619,227	95
Feb 10, 2009	-	$10,615	-17%	-43%	240	$44	$179,629,842	96
Feb 11, 2009	-	$10,100	-5%	-47%	240	$42	$179,639,942	97
Feb 12, 2009	-	$12,873	+27%	-35%	240	$54	$179,652,815	98
Feb 13, 2009	-	$32,379	+152%	-45%	182	$178	$179,685,194	99
Feb 14, 2009	-	$74,092	+129%	-38%	182	$407	$179,759,286	100
Feb 15, 2009	-	$49,164	-34%	-29%	182	$270	$179,808,450	101
Feb 16, 2009	36	$42,753	-13%	+233%	182	$235	$179,851,203	102
Feb 17, 2009	-	$11,524	-73%	+9%	182	$63	$179,862,727	103
Feb 18, 2009	-	$11,340	-2%	+12%	182	$62	$179,874,067	104
Feb 19, 2009	-	$11,084	-2%	-14%	182	$61	$179,885,151	105
Feb 20, 2009	-	$22,973	+107%	-29%	151	$152	$179,908,124	106
Feb 21, 2009	-	$44,981	+96%	-39%	151	$298	$179,953,105	107
Feb 22, 2009	-	$29,863	-34%	-39%	151	$198	$179,982,968	108
Feb 23, 2009	-	$6,011	-80%	-86%	151	$40	$179,988,979	109
Feb 24, 2009	-	$6,935	+15%	-40%	151	$46	$179,995,914	110
Feb 25, 2009	-	$6,883	-1%	-39%	151	$46	$180,002,835	111
Feb 26, 2009	-	$8,115	+18%	-27%	151	$54	$180,010,950	112

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 7, 2008	1	$81,887,894		4,056	$20,189	$81,887,894	1
Nov 14, 2008	3	$39,559,560	-52%	4,065	$9,732	$121,447,454	2
Nov 21, 2008	4	$23,411,586	-41%	4,007	$5,843	$144,859,040	3
Nov 28, 2008	6	$15,715,692	-33%	3,709	$4,237	$160,574,732	4
Dec 5, 2008	6	$6,181,431	-61%	3,317	$1,864	$166,756,163	5
Dec 12, 2008	8	$4,066,296	-34%	2,768	$1,469	$170,822,459	6
Dec 19, 2008	16	$3,116,904	-23%	2,007	$1,553	$173,939,363	7
Dec 26, 2008	20	$2,119,050	-32%	808	$2,623	$176,058,413	8
Jan 2, 2009	22	$1,117,778	-47%	707	$1,581	$177,176,191	9
Jan 9, 2009	27	$390,894	-65%	375	$1,042	$177,567,085	10
Jan 16, 2009	27	$777,166	+99%	334	$2,327	$178,344,251	11
Jan 23, 2009	28	$611,392	-21%	303	$2,018	$178,955,643	12
Jan 30, 2009	29	$403,659	-34%	275	$1,468	$179,359,302	13
Feb 6, 2009	32	$293,513	-27%	240	$1,223	$179,652,815	14
Feb 13, 2009	39	$232,336	-21%	182	$1,277	$179,885,151	15
Feb 20, 2009	43	$125,799	-46%	140	$899	$180,010,950	16

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Animated Box Office	36	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	176	$419,505,894
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	104	$419,505,894
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office	5	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	65	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	35	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies	32	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	81	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies	42	$419,505,894
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	16	$419,505,894

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office	39	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	187	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	112	$599,680,774
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	5	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	62	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	38	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies	35	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	86	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies	49	$599,680,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	21	$599,680,774

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Feb 8, 2009	1	1,681,938		1,681,938	$27,096,021	$27,096,021	1
Feb 15, 2009	1	1,828,194	+9%	3,510,132	$29,452,205	$56,548,226	2
Feb 22, 2009	2	471,954	-74%	3,982,086	$8,312,431	$64,860,657	3
Mar 1, 2009	2	403,297	-15%	4,385,383	$6,387,821	$71,248,478	4
Mar 8, 2009	4	154,879	-62%	4,540,262	$2,978,199	$74,226,677	5
Mar 15, 2009	7	157,402	+2%	4,697,664	$2,774,478	$77,001,155	6
Mar 22, 2009	10	83,086	-47%	4,780,750	$1,352,623	$78,353,778	7
Mar 29, 2009	4	165,547	+99%	4,946,297	$1,931,669	$80,285,447	8
Apr 5, 2009	8	194,953	+18%	5,141,250	$1,853,867	$82,139,314	9
Apr 12, 2009	2	1,322,714	+578%	6,463,964	$12,266,453	$94,405,767	10
Apr 19, 2009	16	60,742	-95%	6,524,706	$763,412	$95,169,179	11
Apr 26, 2009	19	67,846	+12%	6,592,552	$958,691	$96,127,870	12
May 3, 2009	20	72,388	+7%	6,664,940	$946,603	$97,074,473	13
May 31, 2009	22	52,861		6,780,533	$927,393	$99,094,561	17
Jun 7, 2009	22	41,833	-21%	6,822,366	$741,862	$99,836,423	18
Oct 4, 2009	12	72,211		6,998,868	$739,433	$102,149,372	35
Oct 25, 2009	21	39,188		7,043,273	$401,285	$102,602,235	38
Nov 29, 2009	7	691,040		7,739,907	$4,332,821	$106,999,424	43
Apr 4, 2010	19	73,111		7,870,150	$680,620	$108,437,784	61
Jun 10, 2012	18	41,467		8,046,968	$402,470	$110,601,098	175

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 4, 2010	12	17,725		32,699	$366,384	$652,540	61
Jun 10, 2012	19	9,272		72,508	$124,746	$1,271,026	175
Oct 21, 2012	20	8,988		91,063	$100,848	$1,611,052	194

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.

DVD Sales - Twilight Doesn't Set

April 8th, 2009

Another weird week for new releases as the top two DVDs on the sales chart are both new releases and holdovers. Twilight had its first full week of sales adding 2.46 million units to its running tally of 6.03 million, which is the best for 2009 so far. It also become the film DVD to cross the century mark with $108.32 million in sales so far. More...

International Details - Shopaholic Selling Well

March 22nd, 2009

Confessions Of A Shopaholic nearly doubled its weekend haul as it pulled in $6.78 million on 2023 screens in 26 markets for a total of $31.91 million after a month of release. The film opened in first place in Australia, no surprise there, as that's the home of Isla Fisher, with $1.89 million on 309 screens. It earned a nearly identical result of $1.84 million on 426 screens in Germany, but that was only enough for third place in that market. Next up for the film is South Korea and Spain at the end of this month, while it doesn't end its run till the end of May when it opens in Japan and France. More...

DVD Sales - Beverly Hills Success

March 17th, 2009

There were half-a-dozen new releases to reach the top 30 on the sales chart this week, including a new number one movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua. That film sold 1.61 million unites generating $28.40 million in sales, which was enough to put it in sixth place on the 2009 sales chart after just a week of release. More...

DVD Sales - Going Out of Business is Good Titles

March 11th, 2009

A combination of terrible new releases and two massive store sales (including the Circuit City Going out of Business sale) meant this week's sales chart was dominated by some of the biggest hits from last year. However, the number one DVD remained High School Musical 3 - Senior Year, which sold an additional 543,000 units for the week to give it a total of 2.05 million units sold and $36.14 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Sales - High School Graduates Top of Its Class

March 3rd, 2009

Six new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart, and four of those six reached the top five. This includes High School Musical 3 - Senior Year, which sold 1.50 million units while generating $26.55 million in consumer spending for the second fastest start of the year. More...

DVD Sales - Escape Greater

February 24th, 2009

There were four or five new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart depending on how you count Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa. During its first full week of release it sold 1.83 million units, giving it totals of 3.51 million units and $56.55 million, which is easily the best sales figures for any DVD this year. More...

DVD Rentals - Nights has Good Week on Rental Chart

February 24th, 2009

Nights in Rodanthe led a troop of five new releases to take first place on the rental charts, pulling in 16% more rental revenue than second place Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa during its first full week on the chart. More...

DVD Sales - No Escape for Competition

February 23rd, 2009

There were a huge number of new releases this week, and they occupied the top four spots on this week's sales chart. The new number one was Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa, which was released later in the week than the rest of the releases. Over the weekend it sold 1.68 million units and $27.10 million, plus an additional 89,000 units and $2.76 million from the two-pack. More...

DVD Rentals - Lake has Lingering View on top of Rental Chart

February 23rd, 2009

Lakeview Terrace repeated on top of the rental chart this week, despite there being four new releases trying to cram into the top five. This week it was a close race as it earned just over 10% more than the second place Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa. More...

DVD Releases for February 17, 2009 - Part II

February 17th, 2009

This felt like a slow week to me, but looking at the list there were 15 spotlight reviews, which is a huge amount for one week. There are a large number of DVDs worth checking out, but looking at the top of the list, I think Christopher Titus - Love is Evol is the best DVD coming out this week, and the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week. As has happened pretty much every week this year, there are so many DVDs on this week's list that is had to be split into two. The second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Bride Wars as Bridesmaid

February 15th, 2009

Bride Wars continues its bridesmaid run just missing the top five this week after just missing the top ten last week. It did ad $5.88 million on 2485 screens in 30 markets for a total of $32.11 million after a month of release. Openings this week include Germany, where the film placed second with $1.62 million on 455 screens, which is a mixed debut. More...

DVD Releases for February 10, 2009 - Part I

February 10th, 2009

One of the busier weeks in the past several weeks, but there's little in the way of top-notch releases. The biggest box office hit was Nights in Rodanthe, which struggled to become a mid-level hit. The best release in my opinion is My Name is Bruce on Blu-ray, but only if you are a Bruce Campbell Fanboy. I am, and I'm awarding it the DVD Pick of the Week. While there were not as many top-notch releases, there were still more than enough bulk to force this column to be split into two. The second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Slumdog Continues to Earn Millions

February 8th, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire slipped to sixth place with $7.67 million on 1275 screens in 12 markets for a total of $42.46 million. The film had no major openings this past weekend, but it added $3.02 million on 416 screens during its fourth weekend on top of the charts in the U.K. for a total of $18.21 million in that one market. More...

DVD Releases for February 3, 2009 - Part II

February 3rd, 2009

Wow. That was... Due to technical difficulties, late deliveries, and some misfiled DVDs, this week's list is a little later than normal (but it's still Tuesday, so it's not technically late). It is also a lot larger than normal with a record number of Spotlight reviews (23 in all, or 30 if you count individual movies). There are also some very high quality releases including Zack and Miri Make a Porno on either DVD or Blu-ray. However, given the subject matter of that film, I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. The best release of the week is, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist on DVD or Blu-ray, but especially on Blu-ray, which is worth the upgrade. That film is the DVD Pick of the Week. With a record number of spotlight reviews, it goes without saying that the list had to be split up this week, with the first part found here, while the third part can be found here. (First time I had to separate the list into three parts.) More...

DVD Releases for February 3, 2009 - Part I

February 3rd, 2009

Wow. That was... Due to technical difficulties, late deliveries, and some misfiled DVDs, this week's list is a little later than normal (but it's still Tuesday, so it's not technically late). It is also a lot larger than normal with a record number of Spotlight reviews (23 in all, or 30 if you count individual movies). There are also some very high quality releases including Zack and Miri Make a Porno on either DVD or Blu-ray. However, given the subject matter of that film, I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. The best release of the week is, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist on DVD or Blu-ray, but especially the Blu-ray, which is worth the upgrade. That film is the DVD Pick of the Week. With a record number of spotlight reviews, it goes without saying that the list had to be split up this week, with the second part found here, while the third part can be found here. (First time I had to separate the list into three parts.) More...

International Details - The Very Best has to Settle for Sixth Place

February 2nd, 2009

The Very Best Film 2, the sequel to The Very Best Film opened in Russia and a handful of other markets this past weekend. It scored first place in its native land with $8.38 million on 948 screens, while it earned sixth place in total with $9.29 million on 1072 screens in 4 markets. This is a serious decline from its predecessor's opening weekend, but still a strong start otherwise. More...

International Details - Escaping the Top Five

January 25th, 2009

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa fell from second to sixth with $9.07 million on 5601 screens in 48 markets for a total of $380.42 million. No openings hurt the film this past weekend, and its only $1 million markets this past weekend were South Korea at $1.20 million on 432 screens and Poland at $1.09 million on 130. The film has made $3.76 million after two weeks in the former and $7.72 million after three weeks in the latter. More...

International Top Five - Red Cliff Sequel Starts in the Black

January 14th, 2009

Red Cliff 2, the sequel to the record breaking Red Cliff, opened in its native China with a stunning $14.85 million on 1398 screens. It also earned first place in Singapore with $873,000 on 47 screens, and combined it took first place on the international chart while playing in just those two markets. More...

International Top Five - Escape Greater than Original

January 7th, 2009

Not only did Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa remained in first place for the third weekend in a row, and four in total, the film also managed to surpass the international total of its predecessor. It was aided by a record-breaking first place opening in Poland where the film opened with $3.22 million on 130 screens over the weekend for a total of $4.02 million. Granted, films like this tend to do very well in this market, but this is still a pleasant surprise. It was not as impressive in China with $2.43 million on 600 screens earning third place there. Holdovers were led by France, where the film added $4.50 million on 820 screens over the weekend and $38.75 million in total. Meanwhile in Italy, the film earned $3.86 million on 571 screens for a total of $29.38 million. Overall it made $31.96 million over the weekend on 6290 screens in 43 market and it now has $339.88 million internationally and $516.90 million Worldwide. More...

International Top Five - Holiday Escape

December 31st, 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa remained in first place over the weekend with $37.54 million on 6211 screens in 49 markets for a total of $285.35 million after two months of release. This includes no major openings over the weekend, but the holiday did boost the box office in a number of markets, including Italy where it was up 56% to $9.76 million on 583 screens over the weekend for a total of $21.18 million after two. Meanwhile in France the film was down just 6% to $5.11 million on 834 screens over the weekend for a total of $31.25 million after four. With openings in China, Poland, South Korea, and Japan ahead of the film, $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide is within reach. More...

International Top of the Chart - No Escape for Madagascar

December 24th, 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa returned to the number one spot on the international chart with $38.79 million on 5959 screens in 56 markets for a total of $224.34 million. The film opened in first place in Italy with $6.29 million on 565 screens, while it also topped the charts in Australia with $2.44 million on 368 screens over the weekend and $4.84 million including previews. Holdovers include France, where the film was down a mere 15% to $5.42 million on 829 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.07 million after three. It was nearly as strong in Germany with $4.99 million on 839 screens over the weekend for a total of $26.48 million. Meanwhile in the U.K. it added $2.75 million on 551 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.05 million. More...

International Top Five - Earth Goes Global

December 17th, 2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still opened globally over the weekend and took top spot on the international chart with $39.22 million on 7,715 screens in 90 markets. This is a good start, but not a great start and it appears to be heading for $150 million internationally and $250 million worldwide. Individual markets were led by Russia where the film made $5.89 million on 725 screens, but it was also a big hit in the U.K. ($4.21 million on 465 screens including previews); Spain ($3.21 million on 464 screens); and Italy ($2.35 million on 448). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in France ($3.40 million on 606 screens); Germany ($2.95 million on 804 screens); and Mexico ($2.87 million on 804). The film has yet to open in a few major markets like Japan, South Korea, and Australia, and it opens in all three markets over the next few weeks. More...

International Top Five - Madagascar Chases Down Top Spot

December 10th, 2008

As expected, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa earned first place on the international chart. However, its weekend haul of $50.99 million on 5,009 screens in 33 markets was better than expected, while its total of $126.43 million internationally is close to 40% of the original's final. Its best market of the week was Germany where it pulled in $11.43 million on 841 screens, while it also performed amazingly in France ($9.54 million on 788 screens) and in the U.K. ($9.48 million on 520). Other first place debuts included Mexico ($4.53 million on 438 screens); Switzerland ($2.51 million on 152); Belgium ($1.69 million on 115); and Austria ($1.57 million on 101). More...

International Top Five - Quantum Shrinks but Remains Number One

December 3rd, 2008

Quantum of Solace saw its box office sliced nearly in half down to $20.60 million on 8530 screens in 63 markets, however, its running tally grew to $340.61 million after a month of release. It is now the second highest grossing Bond film and the 70th highest grossing film worldwide. The film's best market of the weekend was Germany where it remained in first place with $2.31 million on 801 screens for a total of $35.29 million. Meanwhile in the U.K. it slipped to second place with a still impressive $2.20 million on 500 screens for a total of $72.27 million after a month of release. More...

International Details - Body is Best of the Rest and that's No Lie

November 30th, 2008

Body Of Lies opened in a quartet of major markets, the U.K., Germany, Italy, and Russia, and that helped it climb into second place with $10.17 million on 2837 screens in 32 markets for a total of $33.62 million. It earned second place in both the U.K. with $1.48 million on 393 screens and in Germany where it scored $1.43 million on 427 screens. On the other hand, it earned more in Italy with $1.64 million on 357 screens, but had to settle for third place. Meanwhile in Russia it struggled landing in eighth place with $500,000 on 142 screens. More...

Thanksgiving Estimates: Four Christmases, Family Films Big Winners

November 30th, 2008

Thanksgiving weekend produced three big winners, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. At the top, Four Christmases scored an excellent $31.7 million Friday-Sunday and $46.7 million over the five-day weekend, and is the third best Thanksgiving opening ever, just behind Enchanted's opening last year. Second place, Friday-Sunday, was taken by Bolt, which scored $26.6 million, and, very unusually these days, earned more in its second weekend than it did in its first. In sixth place, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa also benefited from the holiday, dropping just 7% from last weekend to earn another $14.5 million. More...

Vampires Bite, But in a Good Way

November 25th, 2008

Wow. The winning streak at the box office continues as Twilight had the fifth best November weekend and the 32nd best opening weekend of all time. Overall, the box office pulled in $165 million, which is 10% more than last weekend and 2% more than the same weekend last year. It is important to note that there was growth year-to-year despite this weekend last year being the Thanksgiving long weekend. Year-to-date, 2008 remains ahead of 2007, but by a barely perceptible margin of $8.34 billion to $8.32 billion. More...

International Details - School Climbing Higher

November 23rd, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year fell below $10 million this past weekend, but we still able to remain in second place internationally earning $8.65 million on 4642 screens in 34 markets for a total of $123.01 million internationally and $207.178 million worldwide. The only opening of note this weekend came in Russia, however, the film struggled there placing sixth with $353,000 on 128 screens. Its best market was the U.K. where it added $1.46 million on 483 screens over the weekend for a total of $31.76 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight Makes Huge Debut

November 23rd, 2008

Summit Entertainment have their first blockbuster. Vampire romance Twilight opened with an amazing $70.553 million over the weekend, according to Summit's estimate. That's the fourth best opening of 2008, and might also prove to be the fourth best opening in November, although The Incredibles will run it close. (The top three November openers are all from the Harry Potter franchise, incidentally). Perhaps the best measure of Twilight's performance, however, is that it beat last week's debut for James Bond by $3 million, and topped Madagascar's opening two weeks ago by $7 million. That's pretty remarkable. More...

Vampires vs. Superhero Dogs

November 20th, 2008

So far November has been an amazing month, and it looks like it is about to get even better. With two films showing strength at the box office, there should be no problem for the overall box office to top the same weekend last year, and there's even a chance that this week's number one film will top Quantum of Solace's opening from last week. More...

Nothing Small About Quantum

November 18th, 2008

As expected, Quantum of Solace became the biggest opener in the history of the James Bond franchise over the weekend by a huge margin. In fact, the $67.53 million it earned over the past three days was $20 million more than the previous record holder, Die Another Day, and 65% more than Casino Royale opened with in 2006. Even if it has a multiplier of just 2.48 it will become the biggest domestic hit in the franchise, and it has already made more worldwide than all of the pre-Pierce Brosnan Bond films. More...

International Details - High School Graduates to the Century Mark

November 17th, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year remained in second place with $14.63 million on 4413 screens in 30 markets for a total of $110.38 million internationally. This is more than it will make domestically by the end of its run, and at this pace hitting $200 million worldwide will not be an issue, as it has openings in Russia, Australia, and Japan still to go. Its biggest market of the weekend was Italy where it made $2.60 million on 487 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.02 million. Meanwhile, its biggest market overall was the U.K. with $31.44 million, including $2.39 million on 470 screens over the past weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Quantum of Solace Blasts to Bond Franchise Record

November 16th, 2008

Movie audiences embraced a gritty, edgier Bond over the weekend, buying $70.4 million-worth of tickets, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. That will put it among the top 50 weekends of all time and top 30 opening weekends when final numbers are released on Monday. It also blows away the record opening for the franchise, previously held by Die Another Day with $47 million back in 2002. By every measure, this was an impressive start, which confirms that the Bond franchise is as powerful as ever. More...

Solace the Solitary New Release

November 13th, 2008

We only have one new release this week, which should help it maximize its box office potential. It also helps that the one new release, Quantum of Solace, is the latest film is arguably the most successful movie franchise of all time. (It wins with total number of movies released in the US* and worldwide gross, but not on a per movie box office.) Quantum of Solace should win the weekend with ease and will make more than the number one movie from this weekend last year. In fact, it could make more than the top four films from this weekend last year combined. More...

Contest - No Escape - Winning Announcement

November 12th, 2008

The winners of our No Escape contest was determined and they are... More...

Escape Great on IMAX

November 12th, 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened in more than 4,000 theaters in total, and that included 129 IMAX screens, where it earned $3.63 million over the weekend. That gave it a per theater average of just over $28,000 on the really big screen, which was close to double its regular per theater average. It is also more than twice the $1.6 million Eagle Eye opened with in 84 theaters in September. More...

No Escape from Per Theater Chart

November 11th, 2008

This week the leader on the per theater chart was also the leader of the overall box office chart as Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened with a very impressive average of $15,559 in more than 4,000 theaters. Second place went to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which opened with $250,000 in 17 theaters for an average of $14,887, suggesting at least some potential to expand. The Alphabet Killer was a surprise entry in the $10,000 club, as it earned $11,000 in its lone theater in Rochester, New York. Likewise, JCVD made an impressive debut with just over $20,000 in 2 theaters for an average of $10,060. More...

Box Office Goes Wild

November 11th, 2008

After Halloween basically cut last weekend by a third, this weekend bounced back, and did it with a vengeance. Not only did the number one film beat expectations, the overall box office did as well. Total tickets sales were $142 million, a stunning 62% more than last weekend, which is impressive, even after taking into account Halloween falling on a Friday last weekend and the beginning of November this weekend. Even more importantly, this weekend was 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 has earned $7.96 billion, which is higher than 2007's pace, but by less than 1% as last year at this time the running tally was $7.94 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Madagascar Makes $63.5 Million

November 9th, 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa lit up the box office over the weekend, earning $63.5 million according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. That's the fifth best weekend in November (see complete list), and the second-best outside the Harry Potter franchise, behind only The Incredibles. Madgascar's earnings helped propel the weekend as a whole to a 32% increase from last year, which leaves 2008 leading 2007 by a fraction, year to date. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 7, 2008

November 9th, 2008

It was a big weekend for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Not only is it going to win the box office race, but its Official Site won the Weekly Website Award. More...

Holiday Season Starts

November 6th, 2008

The winter holiday season used to start on Thanksgiving long weekend, but now it starts the first weekend of November. And this year it starts with a sequel that has great expectations associated with it. Some good news, this weekend last year was weaker than expected and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa should have no trouble earning more than all three wide releases from last year combined. In fact, it should earn more than the two top films from last year did. More...

International Top Five - Advance Runs Get the Jump on the Competition

November 5th, 2008

Two of the top five films on this week's international chart opened in advance of their domestic debuts, including the new number one film, Quantum of Solace. The film broke records during its opening in Britain with a phenomenal $25.01 million on 540 screens, which was more than two thirds of the entire box office. It also opened in first place in France with $12.65 million on 807 screens an in Sweden with $2.38 million on 149 screens over the weekend for an opening total of $2.70 million. Overall it made $40.04 million on 2,114 screens over the weekend and $40.36 million in total. The film has started faster than Casino Royale, the only question is whether it can hang on as strongly as that film did. More...

2008 Preview: November

November 1st, 2008

October was weaker than expected with only a few films living up to expectations, and none earning $100 million at the box office. (And only one even came relatively close.) This month, there are three films that should hit $100 million for sure this month, and all three have at least a shot at $200 million. That's good news because 2008 will to close strong to keep its lead over 2007. Top of the list for anticipated films is Quantum of Solace, but there are two kids movies, Bolt and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, that are also worth paying attention to. Additionally, Awards season is starting to heat up, so look for limited releases that could earn Oscar Buzz and become breakout hits. More...

Contest - No Escape

October 30th, 2008

The holiday season (un)official starts next weekend with the release of Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa. It will be the biggest hit of the week, potentially the biggest hit of the month, and possibly even the biggest hit of the rest of the year. It is also the target film this week. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Hell Ride on DVD, The Flight Before Christmas on DVD, as well as South of Pico on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win South of Pico on DVD, as well as Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - June 19, 2008

June 19th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for 2012, Public Enemies, Transformers 2, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, 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...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 6, 2006

August 6th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a sequel to Madagascar and more. More...