Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,923	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,580	$41,323,890
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,356	$31,165,421
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	89	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700)	615	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,509	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300)	204	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600)	510	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,135	$31,165,421
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400)	389	$31,165,421

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 23, 2013	3	$9,336,957		3,118	$2,995	$14,088,359	1
Aug 30, 2013	7	$5,475,416	-41%	3,118	$1,756	$22,929,600	2
Sep 6, 2013	11	$2,207,000	-60%	2,519	$876	$27,851,204	3
Sep 13, 2013	14	$1,128,079	-49%	1,576	$716	$29,642,685	4
Sep 20, 2013	18	$650,370	-42%	1,047	$621	$30,654,901	5
Sep 27, 2013	29	$190,982	-71%	329	$580	$31,046,201	6
Oct 4, 2013	41	$67,633	-65%	146	$463	$31,165,421	7

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Aug 21, 2013	1	$3,006,254			3,046	$987	$3,006,254	1
Aug 22, 2013	3	$1,745,148	-42%		3,046	$573	$4,751,402	2
Aug 23, 2013	4	$3,127,145	+79%		3,118	$1,003	$7,878,547	3
Aug 24, 2013	3	$3,764,616	+20%		3,118	$1,207	$11,643,163	4
Aug 25, 2013	4	$2,445,196	-35%		3,118	$784	$14,088,359	5
Aug 26, 2013	4	$902,731	-63%		3,118	$290	$14,991,090	6
Aug 27, 2013	3	$1,072,895	+19%		3,118	$344	$16,063,985	7
Aug 28, 2013	5	$710,779	-34%	-76%	3,118	$228	$16,774,764	8
Aug 29, 2013	5	$679,420	-4%	-61%	3,118	$218	$17,454,184	9
Aug 30, 2013	7	$1,445,178	+113%	-54%	3,118	$463	$18,899,362	10
Aug 31, 2013	7	$2,066,459	+43%	-45%	3,118	$663	$20,965,821	11
Sep 1, 2013	7	$1,963,779	-5%	-20%	3,118	$630	$22,929,600	12
Sep 2, 2013	8	$1,594,293	-19%	+77%	3,118	$511	$24,523,893	13
Sep 3, 2013	6	$470,015	-71%	-56%	3,118	$151	$24,993,908	14
Sep 4, 2013	7	$331,651	-29%	-53%	3,118	$106	$25,325,559	15
Sep 5, 2013	8	$318,645	-4%	-53%	3,118	$102	$25,644,204	16
Sep 6, 2013	-	$591,631	+86%	-59%	2,519	$235	$26,235,835	17
Sep 7, 2013	-	$1,031,472	+74%	-50%	2,519	$409	$27,267,307	18
Sep 8, 2013	-	$583,897	-43%	-70%	2,519	$232	$27,851,204	19
Sep 9, 2013	9	$153,978	-74%	-90%	2,519	$61	$28,005,182	20
Sep 10, 2013	9	$208,778	+36%	-56%	2,519	$83	$28,213,960	21
Sep 11, 2013	9	$157,523	-25%	-53%	2,519	$63	$28,371,483	22
Sep 12, 2013	9	$143,123	-9%	-55%	2,519	$57	$28,514,606	23
Sep 13, 2013	-	$328,395	+129%	-44%	1,576	$208	$28,843,001	24
Sep 14, 2013	-	$501,532	+53%	-51%	1,576	$318	$29,344,533	25
Sep 15, 2013	-	$298,152	-41%	-49%	1,576	$189	$29,642,685	26
Sep 16, 2013	-	$81,941	-73%	-47%	1,576	$52	$29,724,626	27
Sep 17, 2013	-	$110,065	+34%	-47%	1,576	$70	$29,834,691	28
Sep 18, 2013	-	$82,059	-25%	-48%	1,576	$52	$29,916,750	29
Sep 19, 2013	-	$87,781	+7%	-39%	1,576	$56	$30,004,531	30
Sep 20, 2013	-	$178,741	+104%	-46%	1,047	$171	$30,183,272	31
Sep 21, 2013	-	$307,396	+72%	-39%	1,047	$294	$30,490,668	32
Sep 22, 2013	-	$164,233	-47%	-45%	1,047	$157	$30,654,901	33
Sep 23, 2013	-	$47,805	-71%	-42%	1,047	$46	$30,702,706	34
Sep 24, 2013	-	$57,067	+19%	-48%	1,047	$55	$30,759,773	35
Sep 25, 2013	-	$46,767	-18%	-43%	1,047	$45	$30,806,540	36
Sep 26, 2013	-	$48,679	+4%	-45%	1,047	$46	$30,855,219	37
Sep 27, 2013	-	$60,902	+25%	-66%	329	$185	$30,916,121	38
Sep 28, 2013	-	$89,352	+47%	-71%	329	$272	$31,005,473	39
Sep 29, 2013	-	$40,728	-54%	-75%	329	$124	$31,046,201	40
Oct 4, 2013	-	$20,134		-67%	146	$138	$31,117,922	45
Oct 5, 2013	-	$30,411	+51%	-66%	146	$208	$31,148,333	46
Oct 6, 2013	-	$17,088	-44%	-58%	146	$117	$31,165,421	47

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 16, 2013	14	$4,751,402		3,046	$1,560	$4,751,402	1
Aug 23, 2013	3	$12,702,782	+167%	3,118	$4,074	$17,454,184	2
Aug 30, 2013	7	$8,190,020	-36%	3,118	$2,627	$25,644,204	3
Sep 6, 2013	10	$2,870,402	-65%	2,519	$1,140	$28,514,606	4
Sep 13, 2013	14	$1,489,925	-48%	1,576	$945	$30,004,531	5
Sep 20, 2013	18	$850,688	-43%	1,047	$813	$30,855,219	6
Sep 27, 2013	29	$242,569	-71%	329	$737	$31,097,788	7

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,185	$44,800,146
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,654	$44,800,146
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office	99	$44,800,146
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500)	431	$44,800,146
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,723	$44,800,146
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300)	203	$44,800,146
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500)	496	$44,800,146
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800)	785	$44,800,146
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	240	$44,800,146

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,314	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,775	$75,965,567
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	95	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500)	480	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,891	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200)	195	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500)	486	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900)	870	$75,965,567
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	285	$75,965,567

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Dec 8, 2013	5	297,591		297,591	$4,460,889	$4,460,889	1
Dec 15, 2013	19	69,080	-77%	366,671	$1,035,509	$5,496,398	2
Dec 22, 2013	30	42,802	-38%	409,473	$641,602	$6,138,000	3
Jan 5, 2014	29	26,841		469,131	$402,347	$7,032,274	5

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Dec 8, 2013	4	155,806		159,370	$2,958,747	$3,030,555	1
Dec 15, 2013	19	43,289	-72%	202,659	$822,050	$3,852,605	2

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 3rd, 2013

December 3rd, 2013

There are a trio first run releases hitting the home market this week; however, all of them missed expectations at the box office to one degree or the other. The Wolverine performed the best and it is definitely the only one worth checking out, but I won't know if it is the best till the screener arrive. (I hope I get the Extended Edition 3D Combo Pack, because I hear it is a much better version of the movie). Contenders for Pick of the Week are limited. The Rutles Anthology was on the short list, but in the end I went with Drinking Buddies on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

International Box Office: Elysium Returns to the Top

September 6th, 2013

Elysium returned to first place with $17.89 million on 5,056 screens in 55 markets for an international total of $97.87 million. The film earned second place in South Korea with an estimated $5 million on 588 screens, including weekday numbers. It earned first place in Italy, albeit with a lower opening of $2.06 million on 404 screens. The film has yet to open in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Summer Ends in an Upward Direction

September 4th, 2013

The Labor Day long weekend is over and pre-weekend predictions were spot on, at least when it came to the top-two films. One Direction: This is Us opened in first place on Friday, but by Sunday had fallen to fifth place, allowing Lee Daniels' The Butler to remain on top, if you go by the four-day weekend. There were a few surprises this weekend, including Instructions Not Included. I hoped it would do well, but I never imaged it would do this well. Overall the weekend was strong at $125 million over the three-day weekend, which was 14% more than last weekend. Over four days, the total box office was $160 million. This was 21% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 holds a 0.9% lead over 2012 at 7.44 billion to $7.37 billion. More...

International Box Office: Jurassic Park Roars in China

August 28th, 2013

Jurassic Park earned first place in China with $32.08 on 3,000 screens, but that was for the full week. Over the weekend, the film's international weekend haul was $28.9 million on 3,373 screens in 11 markets for a total of $43.37 million during its 3-D re-release. Even with the tiny studio share in China, it makes sense to release films like this in 3-D there, because they didn't get a chance to see it in theaters the first time around. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Butting Heads

August 26th, 2013

Summer is rapidly ending and you can tell by the box office numbers of the wide releases this weekend. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones had the biggest opening of the three wide releases, but not really the best opening. The World's End earned a little less over the three-day weekend, but it also reportedly cost just $20 million to make, so it will earn a profit, unlike City of Bones. The final new release was You're Next, which couldn't live up to its reviews, but again, it is rumored to have cost very little to make, perhaps less than $1 million, so it should break even sooner rather than later. With the weakness in the new releases, Lee Daniels' The Butler had no trouble repeating in first place, but the overall box office did fall by 21% from last weekend to $110 million. This was still better than last year by 12%, which extends 2013's winning streak to five weeks. Year-to-date, 2013 has pulled in $7.18 billion leading 2012's pace of $6.97 billion by 3%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Openers Falter to Give Butler Second Win

August 25th, 2013

Lee Daniels' The Butler will enjoy a second weekend atop the box office chart thanks in part to a good hold, at 31% down from last weekend, but also because of a major misfire for Mortal Instruments: City of Bones on its opening weekend. The fantasy adventure will only muster about $9.3 million Friday-Sunday for $14.05 million after five days in release -- a big disappointment for a film that reportedly cost $60 million to produce. International markets will make up some of the gap, and a sequel is still said to be in the works, but North America won't contribute much if anything to the coffers after marketing costs are taken into account. The rest of the chart has some bright spots though. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Any New Release take out The Butler?

August 23rd, 2013

There are three wide releases coming out this week, well, two and a half really. The World's End is only opening in 1,548 theaters, but it is also earning by far the best reviews. It is probably still too much of a niche market to take top spot. You're Next is earning great reviews and horror films do have a history of doing well at this time of year. The final wide release of the week is The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Not only did it open on Wednesday, but its reviews are terrible. Last year there were three wide releases, all of them bombed. Combined they made less than $14 million. The new releases should have no trouble topping last year's new releases, while the holdovers are also stronger. More...

Contest: Around the World and Back

August 16th, 2013

Next weekend there are three wide releases, the biggest of which is The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. However, the film is opening on a Wednesday, which complicates things when it comes to the weekly box office prediction contest. Instead, we will use one of the two smaller releases: The World's End or You're Next. Maybe it's personal bias, but I think The World's End will have the bigger opening, plus the prize also has "World" in the title, so it works. Thus, it is 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 The World's End. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a signed copy of the In a World... poster, signed by the writer / director / star, Lake Bell.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: August

August 1st, 2013

July was hit and miss at the box office, mostly miss. In fact, only two films really topped expectations, Despicable Me 2 and The Conjuring. That said, 2013 has nearly closed the gap with 2012 and it won't take much to pull ahead. Looking forward to August, we find that it is a very busy month with 16 or so films opening wide over five weeks. Of course, the closer you get to September, the more likely these films will struggle to find an audience, and more often than not, there are simply too many films opening wide to suspect they will all find an audience. On the high end, 2 Guns could be the biggest hit of the month with just over $100 million. The Smurfs 2 and Elysium could pull in $100 million. All three of those films are opening in the first two weeks of the month. After that, most of the new releases will be lucky if they reach $50 million during their theatrical runs. By comparison, last August was not as busy with 14 wide releases. Of those, only one film, The Bourne Legacy, topped $100 million, although a couple came reasonably close. Hopefully we will have more $100 million hits this time around and 2013 will be able to complete the comeback. More...