Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	441	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700)	618	$210,333,862
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	254	$146,336,178
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	19	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	176	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	265	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	116	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	44	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200)	122	$146,336,178
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies	46	$146,336,178

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jan 16, 2009	1	$31,832,636		3,144	$10,125	$31,832,636	1
Jan 23, 2009	1	$21,623,182	-32%	3,144	$6,878	$64,923,380	2
Jan 30, 2009	2	$13,872,751	-36%	3,206	$4,327	$83,247,655	3
Feb 6, 2009	5	$10,884,825	-22%	3,169	$3,435	$96,886,687	4
Feb 13, 2009	6	$10,983,319	+1%	2,965	$3,704	$109,797,819	5
Feb 20, 2009	7	$6,821,377	-38%	2,835	$2,406	$121,200,930	6
Feb 27, 2009	6	$5,602,392	-18%	2,698	$2,076	$128,107,912	7
Mar 6, 2009	5	$4,146,316	-26%	2,558	$1,621	$133,588,995	8
Mar 13, 2009	7	$3,119,151	-25%	2,281	$1,367	$137,785,983	9
Mar 20, 2009	11	$1,842,984	-41%	1,762	$1,046	$141,052,214	10
Mar 27, 2009	14	$840,596	-54%	1,082	$777	$142,503,850	11
Apr 3, 2009	16	$373,718	-56%	545	$686	$143,162,362	12
Apr 10, 2009	15	$596,019	+59%	514	$1,160	$143,956,523	13
Apr 17, 2009	17	$473,756	-21%	403	$1,176	$144,689,133	14
Apr 24, 2009	19	$357,883	-24%	342	$1,046	$145,151,723	15
May 1, 2009	22	$273,508	-24%	297	$921	$145,501,364	16
May 8, 2009	19	$226,886	-17%	267	$850	$145,790,203	17
May 15, 2009	21	$236,184	+4%	240	$984	$146,081,053	18
May 22, 2009	32	$147,141	-38%	194	$758	$146,293,127	19

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jan 16, 2009	1	$9,791,368			3,144	$3,114	$9,791,368	1
Jan 17, 2009	1	$13,235,767	+35%		3,144	$4,210	$23,027,135	2
Jan 18, 2009	1	$8,805,501	-33%		3,144	$2,801	$31,832,636	3
Jan 19, 2009	1	$7,401,602	-16%		3,144	$2,354	$39,234,238	4
Jan 20, 2009	1	$1,591,683	-78%		3,144	$506	$40,825,921	5
Jan 21, 2009	2	$1,195,583	-25%		3,144	$380	$42,021,504	6
Jan 22, 2009	2	$1,278,694	+7%		3,144	$407	$43,300,198	7
Jan 23, 2009	2	$5,612,176	+339%	-43%	3,144	$1,785	$48,912,374	8
Jan 24, 2009	1	$10,066,149	+79%	-24%	3,144	$3,202	$58,978,523	9
Jan 25, 2009	1	$5,944,857	-41%	-32%	3,144	$1,891	$64,923,380	10
Jan 26, 2009	2	$1,140,115	-81%	-85%	3,144	$363	$66,063,495	11
Jan 27, 2009	3	$1,081,117	-5%	-32%	3,144	$344	$67,144,612	12
Jan 28, 2009	1	$1,158,610	+7%	-3%	3,144	$369	$68,303,222	13
Jan 29, 2009	2	$1,071,682	-8%	-16%	3,144	$341	$69,374,904	14
Jan 30, 2009	3	$4,085,226	+281%	-27%	3,206	$1,274	$73,460,130	15
Jan 31, 2009	2	$7,259,165	+78%	-28%	3,206	$2,264	$80,719,295	16
Feb 1, 2009	2	$2,528,360	-65%	-57%	3,206	$789	$83,247,655	17
Feb 2, 2009	3	$705,315	-72%	-38%	3,206	$220	$83,952,970	18
Feb 3, 2009	4	$686,579	-3%	-36%	3,206	$214	$84,639,549	19
Feb 4, 2009	4	$665,107	-3%	-43%	3,206	$207	$85,304,656	20
Feb 5, 2009	4	$697,206	+5%	-35%	3,206	$217	$86,001,862	21
Feb 6, 2009	6	$2,760,598	+296%	-32%	3,169	$871	$88,762,460	22
Feb 7, 2009	5	$5,201,124	+88%	-28%	3,169	$1,641	$93,963,584	23
Feb 8, 2009	5	$2,923,103	-44%	+16%	3,169	$922	$96,886,687	24
Feb 9, 2009	5	$532,394	-82%	-25%	3,169	$168	$97,419,081	25
Feb 10, 2009	7	$465,701	-13%	-32%	3,169	$147	$97,884,782	26
Feb 11, 2009	7	$403,856	-13%	-39%	3,169	$127	$98,288,638	27
Feb 12, 2009	6	$525,862	+30%	-25%	3,169	$166	$98,814,500	28
Feb 13, 2009	7	$2,377,615	+352%	-14%	2,965	$802	$101,192,115	29
Feb 14, 2009	6	$5,432,501	+128%	+4%	2,965	$1,832	$106,624,616	30
Feb 15, 2009	6	$3,173,203	-42%	+9%	2,965	$1,070	$109,797,819	31
Feb 16, 2009	6	$2,590,705	-18%	+387%	2,965	$874	$112,388,524	32
Feb 17, 2009	6	$727,984	-72%	+56%	2,965	$246	$113,116,508	33
Feb 18, 2009	6	$604,490	-17%	+50%	2,965	$204	$113,720,998	34
Feb 19, 2009	6	$658,555	+9%	+25%	2,965	$222	$114,379,553	35
Feb 20, 2009	9	$1,857,521	+182%	-22%	2,835	$655	$116,237,074	36
Feb 21, 2009	7	$3,132,266	+69%	-42%	2,835	$1,105	$119,369,340	37
Feb 22, 2009	6	$1,831,590	-42%	-42%	2,835	$646	$121,200,930	38
Feb 23, 2009	9	$331,144	-82%	-87%	2,835	$117	$121,532,074	39
Feb 24, 2009	9	$343,201	+4%	-53%	2,835	$121	$121,875,275	40
Feb 25, 2009	9	$298,388	-13%	-51%	2,835	$105	$122,173,663	41
Feb 26, 2009	9	$331,857	+11%	-50%	2,835	$117	$122,505,520	42
Feb 27, 2009	8	$1,421,484	+328%	-23%	2,698	$527	$123,927,004	43
Feb 28, 2009	5	$2,683,100	+89%	-14%	2,698	$994	$126,610,104	44
Mar 1, 2009	6	$1,497,808	-44%	-18%	2,698	$555	$128,107,912	45
Mar 2, 2009	7	$365,048	-76%	+10%	2,698	$135	$128,472,960	46
Mar 3, 2009	7	$351,356	-4%	+2%	2,698	$130	$128,824,316	47
Mar 4, 2009	7	$308,851	-12%	+4%	2,698	$114	$129,133,167	48
Mar 5, 2009	7	$309,512	n/c	-7%	2,698	$115	$129,442,679	49
Mar 6, 2009	6	$1,119,940	+262%	-21%	2,558	$438	$130,562,619	50
Mar 7, 2009	5	$1,987,503	+77%	-26%	2,558	$777	$132,550,122	51
Mar 8, 2009	5	$1,038,873	-48%	-31%	2,558	$406	$133,588,995	52
Mar 9, 2009	6	$246,788	-76%	-32%	2,558	$96	$133,835,783	53
Mar 10, 2009	7	$271,782	+10%	-23%	2,558	$106	$134,107,565	54
Mar 11, 2009	6	$265,350	-2%	-14%	2,558	$104	$134,372,915	55
Mar 12, 2009	6	$293,917	+11%	-5%	2,558	$115	$134,666,832	56
Mar 13, 2009	9	$859,612	+192%	-23%	2,281	$377	$135,526,444	57
Mar 14, 2009	7	$1,465,513	+70%	-26%	2,281	$642	$136,991,957	58
Mar 15, 2009	8	$794,026	-46%	-24%	2,281	$348	$137,785,983	59
Mar 16, 2009	8	$326,104	-59%	+32%	2,281	$143	$138,112,087	60
Mar 17, 2009	8	$338,543	+4%	+25%	2,281	$148	$138,450,630	61
Mar 18, 2009	7	$364,314	+8%	+37%	2,281	$160	$138,814,944	62
Mar 19, 2009	6	$394,286	+8%	+34%	2,281	$173	$139,209,230	63
Mar 20, 2009	11	$595,113	+51%	-31%	1,762	$338	$139,804,343	64
Mar 21, 2009	11	$817,968	+37%	-44%	1,762	$464	$140,622,311	65
Mar 22, 2009	11	$429,903	-47%	-46%	1,762	$244	$141,052,214	66
Mar 23, 2009	11	$145,917	-66%	-55%	1,762	$83	$141,198,131	67
Mar 24, 2009	11	$151,766	+4%	-55%	1,762	$86	$141,349,897	68
Mar 25, 2009	11	$157,824	+4%	-57%	1,762	$90	$141,507,721	69
Mar 26, 2009	11	$155,533	-1%	-61%	1,762	$88	$141,663,254	70
Mar 27, 2009	14	$238,619	+53%	-60%	1,082	$221	$141,901,873	71
Mar 28, 2009	14	$377,295	+58%	-54%	1,082	$349	$142,279,168	72
Mar 29, 2009	14	$224,682	-40%	-48%	1,082	$208	$142,503,850	73
Mar 30, 2009	14	$65,044	-71%	-55%	1,082	$60	$142,568,894	74
Mar 31, 2009	14	$72,814	+12%	-52%	1,082	$67	$142,641,708	75
Apr 1, 2009	14	$71,678	-2%	-55%	1,082	$66	$142,713,386	76
Apr 2, 2009	14	$75,258	+5%	-52%	1,082	$70	$142,788,644	77
Apr 3, 2009	16	$121,261	+61%	-49%	545	$222	$142,909,905	78
Apr 4, 2009	16	$163,675	+35%	-57%	545	$300	$143,073,580	79
Apr 5, 2009	16	$88,782	-46%	-60%	545	$163	$143,162,362	80
May 25, 2009	27	$43,051			194	$222	$146,336,178	130

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jan 16, 2009	1	$43,300,198		3,144	$13,772	$43,300,198	1
Jan 23, 2009	1	$26,074,706	-40%	3,144	$8,293	$69,374,904	2
Jan 30, 2009	2	$16,626,958	-36%	3,206	$5,186	$86,001,862	3
Feb 6, 2009	5	$12,812,638	-23%	3,169	$4,043	$98,814,500	4
Feb 13, 2009	6	$15,565,053	+21%	2,965	$5,250	$114,379,553	5
Feb 20, 2009	8	$8,125,967	-48%	2,835	$2,866	$122,505,520	6
Feb 27, 2009	6	$6,937,159	-15%	2,698	$2,571	$129,442,679	7
Mar 6, 2009	6	$5,224,153	-25%	2,558	$2,042	$134,666,832	8
Mar 13, 2009	7	$4,542,398	-13%	2,281	$1,991	$139,209,230	9
Mar 20, 2009	11	$2,454,024	-46%	1,762	$1,393	$141,663,254	10
Mar 27, 2009	14	$1,125,390	-54%	1,082	$1,040	$142,788,644	11
Apr 3, 2009	16	$571,860	-49%	545	$1,049	$143,360,504	12
Apr 10, 2009	15	$854,873	+49%	514	$1,663	$144,215,377	13
Apr 17, 2009	18	$578,463	-32%	403	$1,435	$144,793,840	14
Apr 24, 2009	21	$434,016	-25%	342	$1,269	$145,227,856	15
May 1, 2009	23	$335,461	-23%	297	$1,129	$145,563,317	16
May 8, 2009	21	$281,552	-16%	267	$1,055	$145,844,869	17
May 15, 2009	23	$301,117	+7%	240	$1,255	$146,145,986	18
May 22, 2009	32	$190,192	-37%	194	$980	$146,336,178	19

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,373	$39,568,572
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,818	$39,568,572
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office	78	$39,568,572
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,141	$39,568,572
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,894	$39,568,572
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,076	$39,568,572
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)	307	$39,568,572
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500)	415	$39,568,572
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	261	$39,568,572

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,020	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	691	$185,904,750
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	36	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500)	437	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800)	718	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	367	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	107	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300)	249	$185,904,750
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	137	$185,904,750

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
May 24, 2009	1	1,702,832		1,702,832	$27,551,822	$27,551,822	1
May 31, 2009	1	459,660	-73%	2,162,492	$8,237,107	$35,788,929	2
Jun 7, 2009	3	192,032	-58%	2,354,524	$3,070,592	$38,859,521	3
Jun 14, 2009	4	167,045	-13%	2,521,569	$2,671,050	$41,530,571	4
Jun 21, 2009	14	67,044	-60%	2,588,613	$1,014,376	$42,544,947	5
Jun 28, 2009	14	56,162	-16%	2,644,775	$890,168	$43,435,115	6
Jul 5, 2009	28	40,792	-27%	2,685,567	$652,264	$44,087,379	7
Jul 26, 2009	14	49,679		2,773,002	$822,684	$45,539,180	10
Nov 29, 2009	9	499,226		3,340,978	$3,309,868	$50,119,070	28

2015 Preview: April

April 1st, 2015

March ended on a good note and helped 2015 maintain its lead over 2014 thanks to a trio of $100 million movies: Cinderella, Insurgent, and Home. April isn't as strong as far as depth goes, as only Furious 7 is expected to come close to $100 million at the box office. On the positive side, it could earn $100 million during its opening weekend, becoming the fastest starting film of the year, so far. On the negative side, it is expected to earn more than double the rest of the films' combined box office totals. Even worse, last April, there were two $100 million hits, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as two others that came close. There's no way April 2015 is going to live up to April 2014. I just hope the collapse isn't so bad that 2015 loses its lead over 2014 completely. More...

DVD Sales - Torino Just as Grand on the Sales Chart

June 24th, 2009

The summer slump on the sales chart was not evident this week, even though there were not that many new releases to deal with. The number one film was Gran Torino, which sold an amazingly strong 2.61 million units for $42.94 million in consumer spending at retail during its opening week. It just missed the top ten for 2009, and it will undoubtedly climb the chart over the coming weeks. More...

DVD Rentals - People Into Gran Torino

June 24th, 2009

Gran Torino led all new releases and the rest of the DVDs on the rental chart with nearly two-and-a-half times the revenue of second place rental, He's Just Not That Into You. More...

DVD Sales - Really Into New Releases

June 17th, 2009

There was a short list of new releases this week, but four of them were still able to reach the top five on this week's sales chart. Leading the way was He's Just Not That Into You with 1.03 million units sold and $17.57 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Rentals - Renters Just Not That Into New Releases

June 17th, 2009

On the one hand, there were three new releases to reach the top five on the rental chart this week. On the other hand, there were only three new releases to reach the top thirty on the rental chart this week. Leading the way was He's Just Not That Into You with roughly 50% more rentals than second place Defiance. More...

DVD Sales - Nothing New Tops the List

June 9th, 2009

A severely weak list of new releases left Paul Blart - Mall Cop at the top of the sales chart this week. The DVD sold an additional 554,000 units and added $9.92 million in consumer spending at retail to lift its total to $39.33 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Long-term Rental

June 9th, 2009

New releases were a little more plentiful on the rental chart than they were on the sales chart, but a holdover still led the way. Paul Blart - Mall Cop earned first place for the second week in a row, generating about 30% more rentals than Taken, which rose to second place. More...

DVD Sales - Paul Blart Heads Up Busy Week

June 4th, 2009

There were nine new releases to crack the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including Paul Blart - Mall Cop. The film, which is the highest grossing January release of all time, took top spot with 1.82 million units sold for opening week consumer spending of $31.01 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Rent-a-Cop

June 4th, 2009

There were not as many new releases to crack the top 30 on this week's rental chart as there were on this week's sales chart; however, the same film, Paul Blart - Mall Cop, topped both lists. More...

DVD Releases for May 19th, 2009 - Part II

May 19th, 2009

Strange week when it comes to spotlight reviews with a lot of pairs. We had a pair of Ben Affleck releases, a pair of Westerns from the Centennial Collection, a pair of Philip K. Dick releases, a pair of World War II films, a pair of two stand up concert DVDs. We even have a spotlight review featuring twins. Besides that quirk of fate, there were a few releases that were contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week, including Terminator 2 - Judgement Day - Skynet Edition, True Blood - Season One, A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, all of which are coming on Blu-ray. In fact, the only contender for DVD Pick of the Week that is actually on DVD is The Guild - Season Two. That said, the best on this week's list is A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, and it is this week's DVD Pick of the Week. With all the double-shots, it comes as no surprise that this week's list had to be split into two, while the first page can be seen here. More...

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May 19th, 2009

It's a strange week when it comes to spotlight reviews with a lot of movies coming in pairs. We have a pair of Ben Affleck releases, a pair of Westerns from the Centennial Collection, a pair of Philip K. Dick releases, a pair of World War II films, a pair of stand up concert DVDs. We even have a spotlight review featuring twins. Besides that quirk of fate, there were a few releases that were contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week, including Terminator 2 - Judgement Day - Skynet Edition, True Blood - Season One, A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, all of which are coming on Blu-ray. In fact, the only contender for DVD Pick of the Week that is actually on DVD is The Guild - Season Two. That said, the best on this week's list is A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, and it is this week's DVD Pick of the Week. With all the double-shots, it comes as no surprise that this week's list had to be split into two, while the second page can be seen here. More...

International Details - Blame it On Rio

May 3rd, 2009

OSS 117: Rio Ne Repond Plus slipped a spot to sixth with $4.74 million on 642 screens in 3 markets for a total of $15.15 million. Almost all of this came from France, where it repeated on top with $4.03 million on 602 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.83 million after two. More...

International Details - Japan Rising Sun on International Chart

April 26th, 2009

Japan was a major player on the international charts this past weekend, placing three films in the top 30, and helping a couple others as well. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser placed first in its native market, and sixth internationally, with $6.00 million on 341 screens. More...

International Details - Unknown Success

April 19th, 2009

Knowing was able to sneak into third place, despite earlier reports to the contrary. Over the past weekend it earned $13.35 million on 2943 screens in 24 markets for a total of $47.80 million. The film opened in a number of smaller markets, but most of the growth came from two major markets: Germany and Spain. In the former it made $1.47 million on 440 screens, while in the latter it made a more impressive $2.35 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.11 million. As far as holdovers are concerned, the film held steady in France down just 16% to $3.06 million on 348 screens, but that was for the full week. After two weeks the film now has $6.72 million in that market. More...

International Details - Marley Nears Century Mark

April 12th, 2009

Marley & Me fell to sixth place, but it is nearing $100 million internationally. This past weekend it added $5.97 million on 2860 screens in 33 markets for a total of $83.34 million. The film opened in second place in Italy with $2.00 million on 348 screens, which is on par with expectations. Meanwhile, it added $1.23 million on 464 screens in the U.K. for a total of $18.41 million after four weeks while it made $1.01 million on 439 screens in Japan for a total of $5.17 million after two. It is still aiming at $100 million internationally, but it could be close. More...

International Top Five - Slum Comes Out On Top in Crowded Race

April 1st, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire returned to first place on the international chart with $9.59 million on 3123 screens in 52 markets for a total of $170.31 million internationally and $309.86 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in China with $2.93 million on just over 400 screens, which is the best opening for a non-American foreign film for the past decade. It also showed no signs of declining in Germany, where it added $2.37 million on 270 screens during its second weekend, which was nearly identical to its opening, and it now has a total of $5.54 million. More...

International Details - Watchmen Slowing Down

March 29th, 2009

Watchmen fell out of the top five with $6.35 million on 4965 screens in 53 markets for a total of $60.63 million. Unless it is a big hit in Japan over the weekend, $100 million internationally is likely out of the question, as is $200 million worldwide. Depending on how much it costs to advertise, it could still make enough to show a profit, but it could take quite a bit longer than the studio would have liked. More...

Watchmen Tops 2009 Chart but Below Record Levels

March 10th, 2009

Watchmen opened with the biggest weekend box office of the year so far, but it was below the record-breaking levels some predicted. That said, the overall box office was still up 4% from last weekend, and more importantly, up 8% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $1.96 billion, which is about 14% more than last year's pace. This is down from earlier in the year, but still very impressive nonetheless. More...

Horror Fans Love Valentine's Day

February 17th, 2009

Another record breaking weekend! President's Day long weekend smashed the previous record with a total of $188 million over three days and $220 million over four. To put this into perspective, the previous record was set in 2007 when the box office pulled in $187 million in four days. That's right, this year we earned more in three days than the previous record was over four. It goes without saying that there were huge increases over last weekend (up 22%) and over the same weekend last year (up 37% over three days and 33% over four). Year to date, 2009 has pulled in $1.47 billion, 22% ahead of last year's $1.20 billion pace. More...

Four-Day Weekend Estimates: Horror Leads Record-Breaking Weekend

February 16th, 2009

The theatrical market continued its remarkable run with another record-breaking weekend, based on studio estimates released on Monday. Friday the 13th led with a four-day estimate of $45.2 million, the second-best Presidents' Weekend opening ever. He's Just Not That Into You fell 29% from its opening and earned $23.4 million Friday-to-Monday, giving Warner Bros. a one-two finish. Taken lands in third place with an estimated $22.2 million, while Coraline takes fourth with $19.1 million; both movies fell less than 10% from last weekend, based on a three-day comparison More...

Moviegoers are Into Not That Into You

February 9th, 2009

2009 returned to its winning ways after a tiny 1% drop-off last week. Not only did the number one film beat expectations, but five of the six films on Thursday's column beat expectations. This led to a 22% jump at the box office to $155 million, which is 38% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now pulled in $1.22 billion vs. $1.02 billion for the same time last year, which is an outstanding 19.6% increase. More...

Will Moviegoers be into New Releases?

February 6th, 2009

There's a quartet of new wide releases coming out this week, with two coming out at saturation level theater counts, and two coming out that are barely opening truly wide. Additionally, only one of the wide releases is earning overall positive reviews, and most analysts seem to think that won't be enough to save it at the box office. Overall the new releases seem stronger than last year, as are the holdovers, which should help 2009 to expand on its lead, while overcoming last weekend's momentary dip at the box office. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

Weekend Estimates: "Taken" Shows Action Can Work on Superbowl Weekend

February 1st, 2009

Moviegoers took Taken to the top of the chart this weekend, in spite of conventional wisdom that says that action thrillers can't work against the power of the Superbowl. Strong performances on Friday and Saturday will propel the movie to a $24.6 million opening weekend, according to Fox's estimate released on Sunday morning. Sony are delighted with another strong hold for Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which was down only 35% to $14 million, while The Uninvited had a decent $10.5 million weekend for Paramount. More...

Inviting New Releases to Town

January 29th, 2009

It could be tough this weekend for 2009 to maintain pace with 2008 for a few reasons. First of all, this time last year was the first weekend of February, and this time it is still the last weekend of January. Secondly, it is Super Bowl weekend, and the two widest releases are aiming at a male audience. Thirdly, this time last year Miley Cyrus proved she was a box office powerhouse, and there's no equivalent this year. That said, while the top of the chart might not be that strong, there is a lot more depth this year. A lot more. In fact, there is a slim chance that the sixth place film will make $10 million or more at the box office this weekend, and it is unlikely that any of the new releases will truly bomb, unlike last year. (Also, the Super Bowl is a lot less interesting this year compared to last.) More...

Blart Beats Back Competition

January 26th, 2009

New releases missed expectations, but enough of the holdovers excelled that that overall box office was still strong. Granted, it was down 17% from last weekend, but given the post-holiday slump, this is not bad. Also, $160 million is 14% more than the same weekend last year and it keeps 2009 well ahead of 2008 $861 million to $707 million, or 22%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sony Wins Big with Blart and Lycans

January 25th, 2009

The theatrical market continued to perform strongly this weekend, with Sony in particular having good reason to cheer. Paul Blart: Mall Cop followed up its amazing opening weekend with a very solid hold, down just 33% to an estimated $21.5 million for the weekend and $64.8 million after two. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans couldn't top that performance, but did a creditable $20.7 million, which will almost certainly translate into a continuation of the franchise. Inkheart was the biggest disappointment of the weekend, earning $7.725 million for seventh place. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

Paul Blart: Box Office Champion

January 20th, 2009

One film on Thursday's prediction column missed expectations; just one. This explains while, despite the fact that the number one film this year was well behind the number one film last year, the overall box office saw amazing growth to $193 million over three days, and $231 million over four. This was ahead of last year's Martin Luther King Jr. day long weekend by 25% and 24% respectively. Year-to-date, 2009 had brought in $668 million, which represents a 24% increase over last year's pace of $539 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of January 16th, 2009

January 17th, 2009

There were a number of wide releases trying to take advantage of the holiday this weekend, and several websites that had what it takes to stand out. The best of these is Hotel for Dogs' Official Site, which is the winner of our Weekly Website Award. More...

Celebrating Valentine's Day a Month Early

January 15th, 2009

A busy week with four films opening wide, all of which have widely different target demographics. Hotel for Dogs is going for families, My Bloody Valentine is going for hardcore horror fans, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is going for fans of SitCom comedy, while Notorious is going for fans of rap. Add in a couple of holdovers, and it's a crowded marketplace. It is unlikely that any of these films will top last year's number one film, Cloverfield, but perhaps combined they will keep pace with last year's box office. More...

2009 Preview: January

January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year! If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008. 2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - January 29, 2008

January 29th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 27, 2008

January 27th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Night Watchman, High School Musical 3, Toy Story 3 and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 17, 2008

January 17th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Public Enemies, The Road, Whip It, and more! More...