Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	307	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 401-500)	492	$240,286,858
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	164	$176,760,185
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	11	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies	10	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies	79	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	57	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	135	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	174	$176,760,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	36	$176,760,185

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 5, 2011	1	$54,806,191		3,648	$15,024	$54,806,191	1
Aug 12, 2011	1	$27,832,307	-49%	3,691	$7,541	$105,208,226	2
Aug 19, 2011	2	$16,119,502	-42%	3,471	$4,644	$133,583,862	3
Aug 26, 2011	3	$8,867,741	-45%	3,346	$2,650	$148,674,018	4
Sep 2, 2011	5	$7,915,295	-11%	3,193	$2,479	$160,139,988	5
Sep 9, 2011	6	$3,886,285	-51%	2,887	$1,346	$167,847,116	6
Sep 16, 2011	9	$2,658,131	-32%	2,340	$1,136	$171,651,537	7
Sep 23, 2011	12	$1,162,288	-56%	1,178	$987	$173,600,811	8
Sep 30, 2011	15	$541,075	-53%	591	$916	$174,482,629	9
Oct 7, 2011	19	$295,891	-45%	382	$775	$174,937,803	10
Oct 14, 2011	22	$238,361	-19%	273	$873	$175,306,812	11
Oct 21, 2011	27	$237,066	-1%	249	$952	$175,631,265	12
Oct 28, 2011	32	$174,885	-26%	231	$757	$175,888,652	13
Nov 4, 2011	32	$178,230	+2%	199	$896	$176,140,806	14
Nov 11, 2011	32	$130,158	-27%	164	$794	$176,332,809	15
Nov 18, 2011	37	$86,291	-34%	131	$659	$176,454,885	16
Nov 25, 2011	41	$77,065	-11%	103	$748	$176,585,297	17
Dec 2, 2011	45	$43,435	-44%	84	$517	$176,646,396	18
Dec 9, 2011	48	$35,670	-18%	61	$585	$176,698,086	19
Dec 16, 2011	45	$28,828	-19%	54	$534	$176,740,650	20

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Aug 4, 2011	P	$1,300,000			1,024	$1,270	$1,300,000
Aug 5, 2011	1	$19,534,699			3,648	$5,355	$19,534,699	1
Aug 6, 2011	1	$19,305,174	-1%		3,648	$5,292	$38,839,873	2
Aug 7, 2011	1	$15,966,318	-17%		3,648	$4,377	$54,806,191	3
Aug 8, 2011	1	$6,652,998	-58%		3,648	$1,824	$61,459,189	4
Aug 9, 2011	1	$6,673,092	n/c		3,648	$1,829	$68,132,281	5
Aug 10, 2011	2	$4,914,439	-26%		3,648	$1,347	$73,046,720	6
Aug 11, 2011	2	$4,329,199	-12%		3,648	$1,187	$77,375,919	7
Aug 12, 2011	1	$8,107,990	+87%	-58%	3,691	$2,197	$85,483,909	8
Aug 13, 2011	1	$10,927,862	+35%	-43%	3,691	$2,961	$96,411,771	9
Aug 14, 2011	1	$8,796,455	-20%	-45%	3,691	$2,383	$105,208,226	10
Aug 15, 2011	2	$3,547,640	-60%	-47%	3,691	$961	$108,755,866	11
Aug 16, 2011	2	$3,584,956	+1%	-46%	3,691	$971	$112,340,822	12
Aug 17, 2011	2	$2,614,742	-27%	-47%	3,691	$708	$114,955,564	13
Aug 18, 2011	2	$2,508,796	-4%	-42%	3,691	$680	$117,464,360	14
Aug 19, 2011	2	$4,627,819	+84%	-43%	3,471	$1,333	$122,092,179	15
Aug 20, 2011	2	$6,728,834	+45%	-38%	3,471	$1,939	$128,821,013	16
Aug 21, 2011	2	$4,762,849	-29%	-46%	3,471	$1,372	$133,583,862	17
Aug 22, 2011	2	$1,631,579	-66%	-54%	3,471	$470	$135,215,441	18
Aug 23, 2011	2	$1,812,796	+11%	-49%	3,471	$522	$137,028,237	19
Aug 24, 2011	2	$1,390,106	-23%	-47%	3,471	$400	$138,418,343	20
Aug 25, 2011	2	$1,387,934	n/c	-45%	3,471	$400	$139,806,277	21
Aug 26, 2011	4	$2,606,772	+88%	-44%	3,346	$779	$142,413,049	22
Aug 27, 2011	3	$3,689,583	+42%	-45%	3,346	$1,103	$146,102,632	23
Aug 28, 2011	3	$2,571,386	-30%	-46%	3,346	$768	$148,674,018	24
Aug 29, 2011	3	$927,821	-64%	-43%	3,346	$277	$149,601,839	25
Aug 30, 2011	3	$1,056,457	+14%	-42%	3,346	$316	$150,658,296	26
Aug 31, 2011	4	$801,188	-24%	-42%	3,346	$239	$151,459,484	27
Sep 1, 2011	4	$765,209	-4%	-45%	3,346	$229	$152,224,693	28
Sep 2, 2011	6	$1,867,251	+144%	-28%	3,193	$585	$154,091,944	29
Sep 3, 2011	5	$2,937,524	+57%	-20%	3,193	$920	$157,029,468	30
Sep 4, 2011	3	$3,110,520	+6%	+21%	3,193	$974	$160,139,988	31
Sep 5, 2011	3	$2,410,190	-23%	+160%	3,193	$755	$162,550,178	32
Sep 6, 2011	5	$575,007	-76%	-46%	3,193	$180	$163,125,185	33
Sep 7, 2011	5	$445,497	-23%	-44%	3,193	$140	$163,570,682	34
Sep 8, 2011	4	$390,149	-12%	-49%	3,193	$122	$163,960,831	35
Sep 9, 2011	6	$1,093,995	+180%	-41%	2,887	$379	$165,054,826	36
Sep 10, 2011	5	$1,827,545	+67%	-38%	2,887	$633	$166,882,371	37
Sep 11, 2011	6	$964,745	-47%	-69%	2,887	$334	$167,847,116	38
Sep 12, 2011	6	$257,705	-73%	-89%	2,887	$89	$168,104,821	39
Sep 13, 2011	6	$334,896	+30%	-42%	2,887	$116	$168,439,717	40
Sep 14, 2011	6	$269,737	-19%	-39%	2,887	$93	$168,709,454	41
Sep 15, 2011	6	$283,952	+5%	-27%	2,887	$98	$168,993,406	42
Sep 16, 2011	9	$750,013	+164%	-31%	2,340	$321	$169,743,419	43
Sep 17, 2011	8	$1,216,703	+62%	-33%	2,340	$520	$170,960,122	44
Sep 18, 2011	9	$691,415	-43%	-28%	2,340	$295	$171,651,537	45
Sep 19, 2011	10	$186,742	-73%	-28%	2,340	$80	$171,838,279	46
Sep 20, 2011	10	$219,356	+17%	-35%	2,340	$94	$172,057,635	47
Sep 21, 2011	9	$187,953	-14%	-30%	2,340	$80	$172,245,588	48
Sep 22, 2011	9	$192,935	+3%	-32%	2,340	$82	$172,438,523	49
Sep 23, 2011	14	$316,452	+64%	-58%	1,178	$269	$172,754,975	50
Sep 24, 2011	12	$545,483	+72%	-55%	1,178	$463	$173,300,458	51
Sep 25, 2011	12	$300,353	-45%	-57%	1,178	$255	$173,600,811	52
Sep 26, 2011	-	$78,291	-74%	-58%	1,178	$66	$173,679,102	53
Sep 27, 2011	-	$86,383	+10%	-61%	1,178	$73	$173,765,485	54
Sep 28, 2011	-	$80,058	-7%	-57%	1,178	$68	$173,845,543	55
Sep 29, 2011	-	$96,011	+20%	-50%	1,178	$82	$173,941,554	56
Sep 30, 2011	-	$146,860	+53%	-54%	591	$248	$174,088,414	57
Oct 1, 2011	-	$257,815	+76%	-53%	591	$436	$174,346,229	58
Oct 2, 2011	-	$136,400	-47%	-55%	591	$231	$174,482,629	59
Oct 3, 2011	-	$37,102	-73%	-53%	591	$63	$174,519,731	60
Oct 4, 2011	-	$42,178	+14%	-51%	591	$71	$174,561,909	61
Oct 5, 2011	-	$39,170	-7%	-51%	591	$66	$174,601,079	62
Oct 6, 2011	-	$40,833	+4%	-57%	591	$69	$174,641,912	63
Oct 7, 2011	-	$81,671	+100%	-44%	382	$214	$174,723,583	64
Oct 8, 2011	-	$132,208	+62%	-49%	382	$346	$174,855,791	65
Oct 9, 2011	-	$82,012	-38%	-40%	382	$215	$174,937,803	66
Oct 10, 2011	-	$41,708	-49%	+12%	382	$109	$174,979,511	67
Oct 11, 2011	-	$29,153	-30%	-31%	382	$76	$175,008,664	68
Oct 12, 2011	-	$28,143	-3%	-28%	382	$74	$175,036,807	69
Oct 13, 2011	-	$31,644	+12%	-23%	382	$83	$175,068,451	70
Oct 14, 2011	-	$70,021	+121%	-14%	273	$256	$175,138,472	71
Oct 15, 2011	-	$107,229	+53%	-19%	273	$393	$175,245,701	72
Oct 16, 2011	-	$61,111	-43%	-25%	273	$224	$175,306,812	73
Oct 17, 2011	-	$20,207	-67%	-52%	273	$74	$175,327,019	74
Oct 18, 2011	-	$25,234	+25%	-13%	273	$92	$175,352,253	75
Oct 19, 2011	-	$20,332	-19%	-28%	273	$74	$175,372,585	76
Oct 20, 2011	-	$21,614	+6%	-32%	273	$79	$175,394,199	77
Oct 21, 2011	-	$70,521	+226%	+1%	249	$283	$175,464,720	78
Oct 22, 2011	-	$106,040	+50%	-1%	249	$426	$175,570,760	79
Oct 23, 2011	-	$60,505	-43%	-1%	249	$243	$175,631,265	80
Oct 24, 2011	-	$18,985	-69%	-6%	249	$76	$175,650,250	81
Oct 25, 2011	-	$22,083	+16%	-12%	249	$89	$175,672,333	82
Oct 26, 2011	-	$18,739	-15%	-8%	249	$75	$175,691,072	83
Oct 27, 2011	-	$22,695	+21%	+5%	249	$91	$175,713,767	84
Oct 28, 2011	-	$48,243	+113%	-32%	231	$209	$175,762,010	85
Oct 29, 2011	-	$77,227	+60%	-27%	231	$334	$175,839,237	86
Oct 30, 2011	-	$49,415	-36%	-18%	231	$214	$175,888,652	87
Oct 31, 2011	-	$17,645	-64%	-7%	231	$76	$175,906,297	88
Nov 1, 2011	-	$18,715	+6%	-15%	231	$81	$175,925,012	89
Nov 2, 2011	-	$17,905	-4%	-4%	231	$78	$175,942,917	90
Nov 3, 2011	-	$19,659	+10%	-13%	231	$85	$175,962,576	91
Nov 4, 2011	-	$50,109	+155%	+4%	199	$252	$176,012,685	92
Nov 5, 2011	-	$79,868	+59%	+3%	199	$401	$176,092,553	93
Nov 6, 2011	-	$48,253	-40%	-2%	199	$242	$176,140,806	94
Nov 7, 2011	-	$13,058	-73%	-26%	199	$66	$176,153,864	95
Nov 8, 2011	-	$15,615	+20%	-17%	199	$78	$176,169,479	96
Nov 9, 2011	-	$14,357	-8%	-20%	199	$72	$176,183,836	97
Nov 10, 2011	-	$18,815	+31%	-4%	199	$95	$176,202,651	98
Nov 11, 2011	-	$44,031	+134%	-12%	164	$268	$176,246,682	99
Nov 12, 2011	-	$52,206	+19%	-35%	164	$318	$176,298,888	100
Nov 13, 2011	-	$33,921	-35%	-30%	164	$207	$176,332,809	101
Nov 14, 2011	-	$8,790	-74%	-33%	164	$54	$176,341,599	102
Nov 15, 2011	-	$9,727	+11%	-38%	164	$59	$176,351,326	103
Nov 16, 2011	-	$8,549	-12%	-40%	164	$52	$176,359,875	104
Nov 17, 2011	-	$8,719	+2%	-54%	164	$53	$176,368,594	105
Nov 18, 2011	-	$22,283	+156%	-49%	131	$170	$176,390,877	106
Nov 19, 2011	-	$38,906	+75%	-25%	131	$297	$176,429,783	107
Nov 20, 2011	-	$25,102	-35%	-26%	131	$192	$176,454,885	108
Nov 21, 2011	-	$11,006	-56%	+25%	131	$84	$176,465,891	109
Nov 22, 2011	-	$13,929	+27%	+43%	131	$106	$176,479,820	110
Nov 23, 2011	-	$16,490	+18%	+93%	120	$137	$176,496,310	111
Nov 24, 2011	-	$11,922	-28%	+37%	120	$99	$176,508,232	112
Nov 25, 2011	-	$29,709	+149%	+33%	103	$288	$176,537,941	113
Nov 26, 2011	-	$31,303	+5%	-20%	103	$304	$176,569,244	114
Nov 27, 2011	-	$16,053	-49%	-36%	103	$156	$176,585,297	115
Nov 28, 2011	-	$4,237	-74%	-62%	103	$41	$176,589,534	116
Nov 29, 2011	-	$4,657	+10%	-67%	103	$45	$176,594,191	117
Nov 30, 2011	-	$3,980	-15%	-76%	103	$39	$176,598,171	118
Dec 1, 2011	-	$4,790	+20%	-60%	103	$47	$176,602,961	119
Dec 2, 2011	-	$11,474	+140%	-61%	84	$137	$176,614,435	120
Dec 3, 2011	-	$19,098	+66%	-39%	84	$227	$176,633,533	121
Dec 4, 2011	-	$12,863	-33%	-20%	84	$153	$176,646,396	122
Dec 5, 2011	-	$3,449	-73%	-19%	84	$41	$176,649,845	123
Dec 6, 2011	-	$3,899	+13%	-16%	84	$46	$176,653,744	124
Dec 7, 2011	-	$4,259	+9%	+7%	84	$51	$176,658,003	125
Dec 8, 2011	-	$4,413	+4%	-8%	84	$53	$176,662,416	126
Dec 9, 2011	-	$8,884	+101%	-23%	61	$146	$176,671,300	127
Dec 10, 2011	-	$16,661	+88%	-13%	61	$273	$176,687,961	128
Dec 11, 2011	-	$10,125	-39%	-21%	61	$166	$176,698,086	129
Dec 12, 2011	-	$3,233	-68%	-6%	61	$53	$176,701,319	130
Dec 13, 2011	-	$3,673	+14%	-6%	61	$60	$176,704,992	131
Dec 14, 2011	-	$3,222	-12%	-24%	61	$53	$176,708,214	132
Dec 15, 2011	-	$3,608	+12%	-18%	61	$59	$176,711,822	133

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 5, 2011	1	$77,375,919		3,648	$21,211	$77,375,919	1
Aug 12, 2011	2	$40,088,441	-48%	3,691	$10,861	$117,464,360	2
Aug 19, 2011	2	$22,341,917	-44%	3,471	$6,437	$139,806,277	3
Aug 26, 2011	3	$12,418,416	-44%	3,346	$3,711	$152,224,693	4
Sep 2, 2011	4	$11,736,138	-5%	3,193	$3,676	$163,960,831	5
Sep 9, 2011	6	$5,032,575	-57%	2,887	$1,743	$168,993,406	6
Sep 16, 2011	9	$3,445,117	-32%	2,340	$1,472	$172,438,523	7
Sep 23, 2011	13	$1,503,031	-56%	1,178	$1,276	$173,941,554	8
Sep 30, 2011	14	$700,358	-53%	591	$1,185	$174,641,912	9
Oct 7, 2011	19	$426,539	-39%	382	$1,117	$175,068,451	10
Oct 14, 2011	23	$325,748	-24%	273	$1,193	$175,394,199	11
Oct 21, 2011	27	$319,568	-2%	249	$1,283	$175,713,767	12
Oct 28, 2011	32	$248,809	-22%	231	$1,077	$175,962,576	13
Nov 4, 2011	33	$240,075	-4%	199	$1,206	$176,202,651	14
Nov 11, 2011	34	$165,943	-31%	164	$1,012	$176,368,594	15
Nov 18, 2011	40	$139,638	-16%	131	$1,066	$176,508,232	16
Nov 25, 2011	42	$94,729	-32%	120	$789	$176,602,961	17
Dec 2, 2011	48	$59,455	-37%	84	$708	$176,662,416	18
Dec 9, 2011	47	$49,406	-17%	61	$810	$176,711,822	19
Dec 16, 2011	48	$48,363	-2%	54	$896	$176,760,185	20

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300)	295	$294,226,015
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	148	$294,226,015
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office	15	$294,226,015
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies	8	$294,226,015
All Time International Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies	78	$294,226,015
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	67	$294,226,015
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	130	$294,226,015
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	160	$294,226,015
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	35	$294,226,015

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300)	279	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	138	$470,986,200
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	14	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies	8	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies	77	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	57	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	131	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	152	$470,986,200
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	34	$470,986,200

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Dec 18, 2011	1	901,534		901,534	$16,948,839	$16,948,839	1
Dec 25, 2011	5	538,854	-40%	1,440,388	$9,386,837	$26,335,676	2
Jan 1, 2012	4	192,869	-64%	1,633,257	$3,220,912	$29,556,588	3
Jan 8, 2012	5	133,882	-31%	1,767,139	$2,006,891	$31,563,479	4
Jan 15, 2012	12	71,089	-47%	1,838,228	$1,070,600	$32,634,079	5
Jan 22, 2012	11	49,763	-30%	1,887,991	$888,270	$33,522,349	6
Jan 29, 2012	11	41,345	-17%	1,929,336	$749,585	$34,271,934	7
Feb 5, 2012	26	19,064	-54%	1,948,400	$342,771	$34,614,705	8
Feb 19, 2012	4	118,557		2,080,271	$2,094,902	$36,948,194	10
Jun 29, 2014	19	16,155		2,343,322	$129,725	$39,799,230	133
Jul 6, 2014	18	30,136	+87%	2,373,458	$240,184	$40,039,414	134
Jul 13, 2014	8	38,563	+28%	2,412,021	$308,118	$40,347,532	135
Jul 20, 2014	7	30,734	-20%	2,442,755	$233,271	$40,580,803	136
Jul 27, 2014	12	25,931	-16%	2,468,686	$194,482	$40,775,285	137
Aug 3, 2014	14	20,111	-22%	2,488,797	$150,832	$40,926,117	138
Aug 10, 2014	22	16,963	-16%	2,505,760	$127,222	$41,053,339	139

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Dec 18, 2011	1	728,633		728,633	$16,816,850	$16,816,850	1
Dec 25, 2011	2	348,383	-52%	1,077,016	$8,270,605	$25,087,455	2
Jan 1, 2012	1	149,141	-57%	1,226,157	$2,378,799	$27,466,254	3
Jan 8, 2012	6	36,200	-76%	1,262,357	$904,272	$28,370,526	4
Jan 15, 2012	4	41,129	+14%	1,303,486	$824,645	$29,195,171	5
Jan 22, 2012	10	22,959	-44%	1,326,445	$525,310	$29,720,481	6
Jan 29, 2012	16	12,137	-47%	1,338,582	$255,604	$29,976,085	7
Jun 17, 2012	18	12,888		1,408,254	$196,413	$31,172,204	27
Jan 26, 2014	20	9,001		1,483,698	$83,534	$31,872,323	111
Jun 15, 2014	17	12,640		1,507,198	$189,470	$32,224,571	131
Jun 29, 2014	13	10,250		1,519,463	$130,273	$32,380,453	133
Jul 6, 2014	9	17,801	+74%	1,537,264	$225,355	$32,605,808	134
Jul 13, 2014	4	28,628	+61%	1,565,892	$349,266	$32,955,074	135
Jul 20, 2014	4	27,196	-5%	1,593,088	$276,588	$33,231,662	136
Jul 27, 2014	10	16,070	-41%	1,609,158	$146,875	$33,378,537	137
Aug 3, 2014	14	7,904	-51%	1,617,062	$79,044	$33,457,581	138
Aug 10, 2014	18	6,703	-15%	1,623,765	$74,945	$33,532,526	139

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.

Contest: Reruns: Winning Announcement

June 12th, 2012

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

Contest: Reruns

June 1st, 2012

While the summer is blockbuster season at the box office, it's rather slow on the home market. Because of this, we are giving away some screeners that arrived late and were added to the prize pool a while ago. Call them summer reruns. The two wide releases next week are Prometheus, a sci-fi reboot, and Rio, a digitally animated family film. So this week's prizes are a sci-fi reboot and a digitally animated family film. Prometheus is very likely going to be the bigger of the two films next weekend, so 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 forPrometheus. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Rise of the Planet of the Apes 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 a copy of Rio on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales: Twilight Sets

February 28th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 remained on top of the DVD sales chart, although it fell to 1.45 million units / $26.03 million for the week giving it a total of 3.80 million units / $68.77 million after two. By comparison, Eclipse actually grew during its first full week of release and had sold 5.38 million units at this point in its run. More...

2012 Awards Season: Live Blogging the Oscars... Best Picture... The Arist

February 26th, 2012

It's Oscars night. (Actually, it's 3:43 in the morning as I'm typing this, but I thought I would get a jump on the celebration.) As I do every year, I will follow the announcements live and update our list of Oscar winners. However, this year I will be doing it a little differently and the list of nominees below will include the favorites as picked by our readers in Italics and as picked by me in Bold. So you can watch live and tell when I'm out of the running for our Oscar contest. (I figure it will take at least 17 wins out of 24 to come out on top. Maybe even 18 or 19 wins.) So, will The Artist be the big winner tonight as our readers predict? Or will Hugo score the upset? Stay tuned to fine out. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Moneyball Earns Greenbacks on Blu-ray

January 25th, 2012

Like it was on the DVD sales chart, there were three new releases to top the Blu-ray sales chart, although they finished in a slightly different order. Moneyball still led the way with 467,000 units / $9.74 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 44%, which is excellent for a drama. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases are Spreading

January 17th, 2012

There were five new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart. This includes a new number one selling DVD, Contagion. The film sold 411,000 units during its first week of release generating $6.16 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Fail to Arrive on Top

January 11th, 2012

Rise of the Planet of the Apes returned to the top of the Blu-ray sales chart with 390,000 units / $5.84 million over the week for totals of 1.59 million units / $33.76 million after three. More...

DVD Sales: Brand New Year, Same Old DVDs

January 10th, 2012

There wasn't a lot of activity on this week's DVD sales chart. There were just two new releases that reached the top 30, neither of them reached the top five. In fact, there was only one film in the top five this week that was wasn't in the top five last week. The Hangover II remained in first place with 298,000 units / $2.96 million for the week giving it total sales of 2.91 million units / $38.35 million, after a month of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Harry Potter and the Century Mark

January 6th, 2012

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 climbed into first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 232,000 units / $4.63 million over the week for a total of 4.79 million units / $102.50 million after seven weeks of release. It became only the third Blu-ray to reach the $100 million milestone. More...

DVD Sales: Serious Hangover on the DVD Chart

January 4th, 2012

There were only four new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart, and only one of those placed in the top five. The Hangover II rose to first place with 521,000 units / $5.20 million for the week and 2.26 million units / $31.22 million after three. This is barely more than half what the original sold during its first week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Apes Rise, Blu-rays Fall

December 29th, 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes led the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, but with only a few new releases that managed to chart, the overall sales were weak. Planet of the Apes sold 675,000 units generating $15.59 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 49%, which was good compared to the average of the format, but weak for the genre. Last minute Christmas sales may have resulted in deeper discounts for DVDs than Blu-rays, at least as a percentage, which could be a mitigating factor. More...

DVD Sales: Apes Conquer Pandas

December 27th, 2011

Only a trio of new releases were able to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart. However, this includes the top two spots. Rise of the Planet of the Apes earned first place with 716,000 units / $13.46 million. It's opening was a little weaker than we would like to see when compared to its theatrical run, but it should be better on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Hanging Out on Top

December 21st, 2011

The Hangover II was the first of three new releases on top of this week's Blu-ray sales chart, selling 951,000 units while generating $16.89 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 42%, which was good for a comedy. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 13th, 2011

December 12th, 2011

It is a surprisingly strong week on the home market with two $100 million hits, Kung Fu Panda 2 on Blu-ray Combo Pack or Rise of the Planet of the Apes on Blu-ray, both of which are contenders for pick of the week. There are also several smaller releases that are also contenders for that title like The Guild: Season Five on DVD. But in the end, I gave that honor to Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame on Blu-ray. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

December 12th, 2011

Planet of the Apes came out more than 40 years ago and is still considered a classic of the genre. It did well enough to produce several sequels, most of which were pale imitations. When it came to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, it made sense to try and explain the origins of the world, but would this result in a good movie? Or perhaps it was a mistake to try and reboot the franchise, again. More...

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

International Box Office: Immortals Starts as Gods of the Box Office

November 16th, 2011

Immortals opened in first place internationally with an estimated $38 million in three dozen theaters. (Because the film's international run is being handled by multiple studios, getting exact numbers was delayed.) Its biggest market was Russia, where it earned first place with $8.68 million on 1,236 screens, while it earned $5.5 million in China. The film also debuted in first place in South Korea with $3.99 million on 633 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.95 million. It took top spot in the U.K. with $3.45 million on 428 screens and in Germany with $2.63 million on 440. On the other hand, it bombed in Japan earning just $1.26 million on 462 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.69 million. More...

International Box Office: Feeling Adventurous

November 9th, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn remained on top of the international chart during its second weekend of release, while it crossed the $100 million milestone over the weekend. It expanded into more than two dozen new markets, but most were of the smaller variety. Overall, it made $38.98 million on 7,103 screens in 45 markets, for a total of $123.55 million so far. Russia was the only real exception, where it opened in second place with $4.81 million on 788 screens. It plummeted 74% in France, but still added $6.99 million on 850 screens for a two-week total of $33.44 million. On the other hand, it remained in first place in Spain with $5.19 million on 819 screens over the weekend, for a total of $16.62 million after two. At this point, $200 million internationally is a given, which is likely close to the film's total budget. If it can close close to that figure here, it will break even before the lucrative home market. More...

International Box Office: Christmas Comes Early

November 3rd, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn doesn't open here till a few days before Christmas, but it led the way on the international chart with an astonishing $56.56 million on 5,699 screens in 19 markets. Its biggest opening was in France, where it managed $26.97 million on 850 screens. That's like a $150 million opening here. It's a record for a non-sequel in that market. It wasn't as impressive in the U.K., but it did score $10.83 million on 512 screens, which is equivalent to a $50 million to $60 million opening here. These results will force me to re-evaluate its box office potential with an above $200 million run a lot more likely now. Granted, the source material is better known in Europe, plus it will have a lot more competition when it debuts here, but this is still a great sign going forward. More...

International Box Office: Johnny and Steel Go the Distance

October 13th, 2011

Real Steel made its debut on the international chart in first place with $22.85 million on 3,089 screens in 21 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $28.51 million. Its biggest opening was in Russia where it dominated the chart with $7.45 million on 881 screens. It also earned first place in Australia with $4.21 million on 356 screens and in Mexico with $3.15 million on 1,097. More...

International Box Office: Box Office is Starting to Feel Blue

September 21st, 2011

The dry season continues at the box office with the last of the summer blockbusters fading away while the first of the fall hits is a long way off. This has left The Smurfs without any real competition and for six weeks it has topped the international box office. During its eighth week of release, the film pulled in $17.93 million on 6,404 screens in 69 markets for totals of $345.44 million internationally and $483.04 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Italy with $3.55 million on 542 screens, while it also placed first in Australia with $2.56 million on 458 screens over the weekend and $3.59 million in total. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Still Large Overseas

September 14th, 2011

The Smurfs have taken top spot on the international chart for the fifth weekend in a row, this time earning $14.78 million on 6,425 screens in 80 markets for a total of $321.17 million internationally and $457.18 million worldwide. The film opened in Japan over the weekend, but was a non-entity placing fifth with $857,000 on 235 screens over the weekend and $994,000 in total. It opens in Australia and Italy this weekend and if it can do well in those two markets, it should reach $500 million worldwide before long. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Contagion is Catchy, the Rest of Box Office Is Sick

September 12th, 2011

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the year, and that appears to be the case this time around. No film matched Thursday's predictions, although a couple came relatively close, like Contagion. Unfortunately, the rest of the new releases really bombed and most of the holdovers fell significantly more than expected. This led to the box office falling 24% from last weekend to just $82 million. This is the lowest it's been all year, and lower than last year, but by less than 1%. Unless next weekend will be even worse, and it is almost hard to imagine that as a possibility, this will be the lowest point for the year. On the other hand, there's a chance that we don't dip below this level for a long, long time, if ever. Given population growth and inflation, hitting these low points are less likely each year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Four Wide Releases for a Slow Weekend

September 8th, 2011

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend tends to be one of the worst, if not the worst weekend of the year, but that probably won't be the case this year. This weekend we have four wide releases, one of which is a bit of a surprise wide release. One of them, Contagion, could wind up being a real hit. The other three, well, they are not opening truly wide. Maybe The Warrior will be a sleeper hit, but the other two could struggle to reach the top ten. By comparison, this weekend last year Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D was a surprise hit with $26.65 million. It's not terribly likely any film will match that opening, but 2011 has better depth and hopefully that will be the key to victory. More...

International Box Office: Smurfy Way to Start September

September 8th, 2011

The Smurfs started September the same way they ended August, on top of the international chart. Over the weekend the film earned $25.09 million on 8,318 screens in 78 markets for totals of $297.72 million internationally and $429.77 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in the United Arab Emirates with $1.9 million on 37 screens, which was the second best opening in the market this year, behind only Pirates of Caribbean on Stranger Tides. It also earned first place in Sweden with $1.11 million on 128 screens and second place in Norway with $1.05 million on 132. Given its surprising strength over the weekend, getting to $500 million worldwide has become more of a reality. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Painless Labor Marks End of Summer

September 7th, 2011

We had a pleasant surprise over Labor Day long weekend as the holdover held on a lot better than expected, while the new releases were on par with expectations, at least on average. (One struggled, one came within a rounding error of the weekend prediction, and one crushed expectations.) This led to a total box office haul of $107 million from Friday through Sunday and $137 million if you include Monday. By comparison, last year the total box office was $106 million / $133 million. It was a close win, but a win's a win. Overall 2011 is behind 2010 by 4% at $7.46 billion to $7.78 billion. There's a slim chance 2011 will close the gap and come out on top in the end, but in order to do that, it will need to earn bigger victories than it did this weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Labor Day Weekend be a Painful End to Summer?

September 1st, 2011

Summer officially ends at the box office this weekend, although looking at the numbers it's clear that summer ended weeks ago. The selection of new releases includes two horror films that were not screened for critics and a film that I don't think it would be unfair to call busted Oscar bait. There is a chance all three films will bomb and The Help will remain in first place for the third week in a row. On the opposite end of that scale, all three films could find an audience and 2011 could squeak out a win over 2010. More...

International Box Office: Quarter Billion Reasons to Say Smurf

September 1st, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Smurfs earned first place on the international chart. This time they pulled in $26.82 million on 9,023 screens in 48 markets for a total of $258.27 million internationally and $384.22 million worldwide. It was a pretty slow weekend in terms of new releases (it earned $739,000 on 137 screens in Denmark) but that changes next weekend with an opening in Japan, while Australia and Italy are also just around the corner. Even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would still get to $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide, but even with these three major markets, it probably won't hit any other major milestones. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office was Beyond Help

August 29th, 2011

Hurricane Irene battered the east coast, which may have had a bigger impact at the box office than some were expecting, but at least it wasn't worst case scenario levels. The overall box office plummeted 25% to just $93 million. That wasn't the worst weekend of the year, but it came uncomfortably close. Compared to last year, the box office was down down 19%, meaning the year-to-date decline worsened. With 2011 down by 4.3% at $7.28 billion to $7.60 billion, the year is running out of time to make up the difference. If we go into the holiday season down by $320 million, it might be impossible to make up the ground, no matter how strong the Christmas releases are. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The Help Clean Up at the Box Office?

August 25th, 2011

Three wide releases this week, Colombiana, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and My Idiot Brother, but it is likely that none will pose much of a threat to The Help, which is likely to repeat at the top of the box office. There could be an interesting race for second place, as there's no clear consensus on which new release is the strongest or the weakest. Unfortunately, this is because all three are equally weak. Worse still, this weekend last year saw two films earn more than $20 million, which is a mark no film this weekend will match. On the other hand, those were the only two films to crack $10 million, while there could be four, or perhaps even five films do the same this weekend. Perhaps depth will help 2011 come out with a win, but I wouldn't be willing to bet money on that. More...

International Box Office: Little Blue Guys Earning Lots of Green

August 24th, 2011

The Smurfs remained in first place with $35.18 million on 10,737 screens in 47 markets for a total of $211.52 million internationally and $329.07 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did add $3.95 million on 504 screens during its third weekend in Brazil and it now has $21.91 million in that market. That's like earning more than $200 million domestically. With openings in Italy, Japan, and Australia still ahead, the film should have no trouble getting to $400 million worldwide, which means it is on pace to earn a profit before the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Sends out an S.O.S.

August 22nd, 2011

Yuck. That's really all that needs to be said about the weekend box office. Outside of The Help, there are practically no positive stories to report. All four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, some by significant margins, which led to a 20% collapse from last weekend. There was also a decline from last year, albeit by just 3%, which is actually an improvement on 2011's average. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by just over 4% at $7.13 billion to $7.43 billion. There's little hope things will turn around next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Weak Field Gifts The Help Top Spot

August 21st, 2011

Four weak debut weekends has gifted The Help a win at the box office as the historical drama posted an impressive 21% decline from last weekend to earn an estimated $20.479 million. The decline in percentage terms was helped by the fact that the film opened on a Wednesday, but it's still an impressive performance. Rise of the Apes help on to second place with $16.3 million in its third weekend, which is perhaps an even better indication of the level of disinterest in the new releases. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Will Need Help

August 19th, 2011

Four wide releases open this week, or three wide and one semi-wide, depending on how you define those terms. However, none of them look to be legitimate threats for top spot, as most analysts are predicting The Help will win the weekend. Rise of the Planet of the Apes has a pretty good shot at second place, so we could have the new releases battling for third place. That's kind of sad, but not without precedent. This time last year five films opened wide or semi-wide, but not a single one of them reached the teens at the box office. (Vampires Suck led the way with $12.20 million.) So there's a good chance that 2011 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison despite the rather weak selection of new releases. More...

International Box Office: Tiny Heroes, Huge Box Office

August 18th, 2011

The Smurfs continued to expand this past weekend and reached first place with $61.48 million on 11,055 screens in 40 markets for a total of $143.23 million internationally. Its biggest opening came in China where it debuted in first place with $13.4 million on 3,110 screens from Wednesday through Sunday. It also opened in first place in Russia with $4.28 million on 662 screens, but had to settle for second place in the U.K. with $6.16 million on 447 and third place in South Korea with $2.07 million on 455 screens over the weekend and $2.42 million in total. It also held on really well in Brazil, down just 21% to $5.34 million on 559 over the weekend for a total of $15.36 million after two. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office gets a Little Help

August 16th, 2011

While three of the four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, the one that beat expectations did so by enough that we can still say the box office was a success pulling in $155 million. That was off by 7% when compared to last weekend, but more importantly it was 8% higher than the same weekend last year. The year-over-year winning streak has hit five weeks, while 2010's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just a hair over $300 million at $7.23 billion to $6.93 billion. Should 2011 continue its recent winning ways, the total box office should reach $10 billion for the year and perhaps show a little growth over 2010 in the end. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Conquer Apes?

August 11th, 2011

Four wide releases open this week, but unless one of them is a surprise hit, I think it's safe to say that summer unofficially ends this weekend. That's not to say the films opening this weekend are all destined to bomb and most should at least become solid midlevel hits, but odds are Rise of the Planet of the Apes will retain top spot on the chart. Unfortunately, this weekend last year we did have a surprise hit and there's almost no chance any film this year will match The Expendables' opening and that could mean 2011's winning streak will come to an end. On the other hand, there's a lot more depth this time around and since the four wide releases share very little crossover appeal, they might all reach their potential and that might be enough to eek out a win. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Potter Milestone

August 10th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 became just the third film in history to reach $800 million internationally, and that wasn't the only big news of the week. Over the weekend, the film pulled in $62.43 million on 14,316 screens in 62 markets for totals of $801.32 million internationally and $1.14 billion worldwide. It is now the highest grossing non-James Cameron film of all time. The film opened with just shy of $30 million in China, which is more than twice the previous film's debut there. In fact, it is about 10% less than the previous film's final box office there. There is a chance Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 will break the century mark in this market. Other big news of the weekend came from the U.K. where it earned $4.61 million on 525 screens for a total of $102.39 million. It's still very rare for films to earn $100 million or more in any individual box office, so this is good news. Its next biggest individual market is Japan at $82.19 million, including $4.76 million on 822 screens this past weekend. Looking forward, the film should have no trouble reaching $900 million internationally and it should top Titanic's international number worldwide. More...

Contest: Waiting for the Axe to Fall: Winning Announcement

August 10th, 2011

The winners of our Waiting for the Axe to Fall contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Apes Conquer Crowded Field

August 9th, 2011

Just as it led the overall box office chart, Rise of the Planet of the Apes led the per theater chart with an average of $15,024. Gun Hill Road was in second place with an average of $12,609, which put it just ahead of El Bulli: Cooking in Progress's haul of $12,149 in its lone theater. Bellflower's amazing reviews helped it earn an average of $11,140 in two theaters. The final member of the $10,000 club was The Guard with an average of $10,209 in 19 theaters. It should still find room to expand while reaching at least one major milestone is likely. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Apes Conquer Box Office

August 8th, 2011

It seems summer is still around as the box office was stronger than expected. Not only did Rise of the Planet of the Apes earn more than last year's number one film, The Other Guys, by a large margin, but the rest of the box office was also able to gain ground on 2010. Granted, with a total haul of $167 million, it was down 7% from last weekend. But more importantly, it was up by 26% from last year. Year-to-date 2011 has pulled in $6.68 billion, which is still 5% lower than this point last year, but we are closing the gap and if the fall is as strong as the summer was, we could still squeeze out a win. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Apes Rise Above the Competition?

August 4th, 2011

August begins with two wide releases, include one opening in well over 3,000 theaters, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and one that's just below the saturation level, The Change-Up. This time last year, the one-two punch came from The Other Guys and Step Up 3D, which combined to earn just over $51 million. There are some who think Rise of the Planet of the Apes will earn that much by itself. That's a little too bullish for me, but it does suggest 2011 should extend its winning streak over 2010 to four weeks. More...

2011 Preview: August

August 1st, 2011

It's that time of year again, the time where we try to guess when Summer ends. According to the real world, Summer ends on the 22nd of September, but in the movie business, summer ends suddenly one weekend in August, and it's never really predictable which weekend that will be. There is some reason to be optimistic, as July ended on a relatively strong note. Both films that were predicted to be monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, were monster hits. And for every potential $100 million hit that missed expectations, there was another film that topped them. If this momentum can carry forward, then perhaps summer can be extended for for one or two more weeks. August of 2010 was a good end to the Summer with two $100 million movies and a few mid-level hits. I'm not sure if 2011 will be able to replicate that performance, but Summer could end on a high note. More...

Contest: Waiting for the Axe to Fall

July 29th, 2011

Next week is the first week of August, which means summer may or may not be over. There's a chance both wide releases will struggle and summer will be unofficially over. There's also a chance both films will do well enough to reach $100 million and that momentum could help summer last one or two more weeks. While I think The Change Up will do better in the long run, Rise of the Planet of the Apes will likely open faster and as such it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win the final copy of Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...