The Ruins (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,432,844Details
International Box Office $5,477,719Details
Worldwide Box Office $22,910,563
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,915,972 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,915,972
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A group of friends become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle—where they discover something deadly living among the ruins.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,003,421 (45.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,812 opening theaters/2,814 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,173,549

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,187 $17,432,844
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,369 $5,477,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,121 $22,910,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,474 $17,432,844
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $5,477,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $22,910,563

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 8th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Shark Night 3D
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Keywords: Slasher Horror, Surprise Twist, Killer Plants, Tourists In Trouble
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Red Hour Productions
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,187 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,502 $26,173,549
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,518 $17,432,844
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 876 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,693 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,210 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 348 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,474 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 436 $17,432,844

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $8,003,421   2,812 $2,846   $8,003,421 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $3,385,395 -58% 2,814 $1,203   $13,548,871 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,209,263 -64% 1,857 $651   $15,828,143 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $420,262 -65% 722 $582   $16,673,890 4
May 2, 2008 31 $141,870 -66% 240 $591   $16,939,323 5
May 9, 2008 44 $62,651 -56% 100 $627   $17,037,079 6
May 16, 2008 31 $101,643 +62% 70 $1,452   $17,156,022 7
May 23, 2008 31 $81,639 -20% 123 $664   $17,247,322 8
May 30, 2008 31 $63,700 -22% 140 $455   $17,348,436 9
Jun 6, 2008 51 $22,788 -64% 61 $374   $17,402,425 10
Jun 13, 2008 61 $16,320 -28% 30 $544   $17,427,926 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 4, 2008 4 $2,789,241     2,812 $992   $2,789,241 1
Apr 5, 2008 5 $3,128,767 +12%   2,812 $1,113   $5,918,008 2
Apr 6, 2008 5 $2,085,413 -33%   2,812 $742   $8,003,421 3
Apr 7, 2008 5 $595,516 -71%   2,812 $212   $8,598,937 4
Apr 8, 2008 5 $595,220 n/c   2,812 $212   $9,194,157 5
Apr 9, 2008 5 $486,271 -18%   2,812 $173   $9,680,428 6
Apr 10, 2008 5 $483,048 -1%   2,812 $172   $10,163,476 7
Apr 11, 2008 8 $1,040,179 +115% -63% 2,814 $370   $11,203,655 8
Apr 12, 2008 9 $1,410,390 +36% -55% 2,814 $501   $12,614,045 9
Apr 13, 2008 8 $934,826 -34% -55% 2,814 $332   $13,548,871 10
Apr 14, 2008 7 $287,517 -69% -52% 2,814 $102   $13,836,388 11
Apr 15, 2008 8 $275,040 -4% -54% 2,814 $98   $14,111,428 12
Apr 16, 2008 8 $253,305 -8% -48% 2,814 $90   $14,364,733 13
Apr 17, 2008 8 $254,147 n/c -47% 2,814 $90   $14,618,880 14
Apr 18, 2008 - $369,575 +45% -64% 1,857 $199   $14,988,455 15
Apr 19, 2008 13 $503,249 +36% -64% 1,857 $271   $15,491,704 16
Apr 20, 2008 13 $336,439 -33% -64% 1,857 $181   $15,828,143 17
Apr 21, 2008 13 $111,147 -67% -61% 1,857 $60   $15,939,290 18
Apr 22, 2008 13 $105,401 -5% -62% 1,857 $57   $16,044,691 19
Apr 23, 2008 12 $104,555 -1% -59% 1,857 $56   $16,149,246 20
Apr 24, 2008 13 $104,382 n/c -59% 1,857 $56   $16,253,628 21
Apr 25, 2008 - $125,237 +20% -66% 722 $173   $16,378,865 22
Apr 26, 2008 - $182,009 +45% -64% 722 $252   $16,560,874 23
Apr 27, 2008 - $113,016 -38% -66% 722 $157   $16,673,890 24
Apr 28, 2008 - $35,274 -69% -68% 722 $49   $16,709,164 25
Apr 29, 2008 - $32,600 -8% -69% 722 $45   $16,741,764 26
Apr 30, 2008 - $32,032 -2% -69% 722 $44   $16,773,796 27
May 1, 2008 - $23,657 -26% -77% 722 $33   $16,797,453 28
May 2, 2008 - $44,392 +88% -65% 240 $185   $16,841,845 29
May 3, 2008 - $65,849 +48% -64% 240 $274   $16,907,694 30
May 4, 2008 - $31,629 -52% -72% 240 $132   $16,939,323 31
May 5, 2008 - $8,189 -74% -77% 240 $34   $16,947,512 32
May 6, 2008 - $8,894 +9% -73% 240 $37   $16,956,406 33
May 7, 2008 - $9,043 +2% -72% 240 $38   $16,965,449 34
May 8, 2008 - $8,979 -1% -62% 240 $37   $16,974,428 35
May 9, 2008 - $25,333 +182% -43% 100 $253   $16,999,761 36
May 10, 2008 - $26,703 +5% -59% 100 $267   $17,026,464 37
May 11, 2008 - $10,615 -60% -66% 100 $106   $17,037,079 38
May 12, 2008 - $4,465 -58% -45% 100 $45   $17,041,544 39
May 13, 2008 - $4,271 -4% -52% 100 $43   $17,045,815 40
May 14, 2008 - $4,712 +10% -48% 100 $47   $17,050,527 41
May 15, 2008 - $3,852 -18% -57% 100 $39   $17,054,379 42
May 16, 2008 - $33,654 +774% +33% 70 $481   $17,088,033 43
May 17, 2008 - $38,366 +14% +44% 70 $548   $17,126,399 44
May 18, 2008 - $29,623 -23% +179% 70 $423   $17,156,022 45
May 19, 2008 - $2,575 -91% -42% 70 $37   $17,158,597 46
May 20, 2008 - $2,711 +5% -37% 70 $39   $17,161,308 47
May 21, 2008 - $2,038 -25% -57% 70 $29   $17,163,346 48
May 22, 2008 - $2,337 +15% -39% 70 $33   $17,165,683 49
May 23, 2008 - $21,129 +804% -37% 123 $172   $17,186,812 50
May 24, 2008 - $30,392 +44% -21% 123 $247   $17,217,204 51
May 25, 2008 - $30,118 -1% +2% 123 $245   $17,247,322 52
May 26, 2008 35 $15,496 -49% +502% 123 $126   $17,262,818 53
May 27, 2008 - $7,250 -53% +167% 123 $59   $17,270,068 54
May 28, 2008 - $7,567 +4% +271% 123 $62   $17,277,635 55
May 29, 2008 - $7,101 -6% +204% 123 $58   $17,284,736 56
May 30, 2008 - $19,322 +172% -9% 140 $138   $17,304,058 57
May 31, 2008 - $26,041 +35% -14% 140 $186   $17,330,099 58
Jun 1, 2008 - $18,337 -30% -39% 140 $131   $17,348,436 59
Jun 2, 2008 - $7,803 -57% -50% 140 $56   $17,356,239 60
Jun 3, 2008 - $7,403 -5% +2% 140 $53   $17,363,642 61
Jun 4, 2008 - $7,915 +7% +5% 140 $57   $17,371,557 62
Jun 5, 2008 - $8,080 +2% +14% 140 $58   $17,379,637 63
Jun 6, 2008 - $6,823 -16% -65% 61 $112   $17,386,460 64
Jun 7, 2008 - $9,873 +45% -62% 61 $162   $17,396,333 65
Jun 8, 2008 - $6,092 -38% -67% 61 $100   $17,402,425 66
Jun 9, 2008 - $2,312 -62% -70% 61 $38   $17,404,737 67
Jun 10, 2008 - $2,370 +3% -68% 61 $39   $17,407,107 68
Jun 11, 2008 - $2,224 -6% -72% 61 $36   $17,409,331 69
Jun 12, 2008 - $2,275 +2% -72% 61 $37   $17,411,606 70
Jun 13, 2008 - $5,473 +141% -20% 30 $182   $17,417,079 71
Jun 14, 2008 - $9,055 +65% -8% 30 $302   $17,426,134 72
Jun 15, 2008 - $1,792 -80% -71% 30 $60   $17,427,926 73
Jun 16, 2008 - $1,331 -26% -42% 30 $44   $17,429,257 74
Jun 17, 2008 - $1,058 -21% -55% 30 $35   $17,430,315 75
Jun 18, 2008 - $1,205 +14% -46% 30 $40   $17,431,520 76
Jun 19, 2008 - $1,324 +10% -42% 30 $44   $17,432,844 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $10,163,476   2,812 $3,614   $10,163,476 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $4,455,404 -56% 2,814 $1,583   $14,618,880 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,634,748 -63% 1,857 $880   $16,253,628 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $543,825 -67% 722 $753   $16,797,453 4
May 2, 2008 32 $176,975 -67% 240 $737   $16,974,428 5
May 9, 2008 46 $79,951 -55% 100 $800   $17,054,379 6
May 16, 2008 35 $111,304 +39% 70 $1,590   $17,165,683 7
May 23, 2008 31 $119,053 +7% 123 $968   $17,284,736 8
May 30, 2008 31 $94,901 -20% 140 $678   $17,379,637 9
Jun 6, 2008 57 $31,969 -66% 61 $524   $17,411,606 10
Jun 13, 2008 59 $21,238 -34% 30 $708   $17,432,844 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,369 $5,477,719
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,506 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,003 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,301 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,263 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $5,477,719

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,121 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,323 $22,910,563
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 167 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 970 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,441 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,673 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $22,910,563

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 13, 20084181,639 181,639$3,848,676$3,848,6761
Jul 20, 20081071,927-60% 253,566$1,494,737$5,343,4132
Jul 27, 20081644,371-38% 297,937$894,888$6,238,3013
Aug 3, 20082735,684-20% 333,621$717,259$6,955,5604

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Lead Ensemble Members

Jonathan Tucker    Jeff
Jena Malone    Amy
Shawn Ashmore    Eric
Laura Ramsey    Stacey
Joe Anderson    Mathias

Supporting Cast

Sergio Calderon    Lead Mayan
Jesse Ramirez    Mayan Bowman
Balder Moreno    Mayan Horseman
Dimitri Baveas    Dimitri
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez    Taxi Driver

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Carter Smith    Director
Scott B. Smith    Screenwriter
Scott Smith    Story based on the book by
Stuart Cornfeld    Producer
Jeremy Kramer    Producer
Chris Bender    Producer
Ben Stiller    Executive Producer
Trish Hofmann    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Executive Producer
Darius Khondji    Director of Photography
Grant Major    Production Designer
Jeff Betancourt    Editor
Lizzy Gardner    Costume Designer
Gregory L. McMurray    Visual Effects Supervisor
Graeme Revell    Composer
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Synopsis

A group of friends become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle—where they discover something deadly living among the ruins.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,003,421 (45.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,812 opening theaters/2,814 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,173,549

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,187 $17,432,844
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,369 $5,477,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,121 $22,910,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,474 $17,432,844
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $5,477,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $22,910,563

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 8th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Shark Night 3D
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror, Surprise Twist, Killer Plants, Tourists In Trouble
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Red Hour Productions
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Jonathan Tucker    Jeff
Jena Malone    Amy
Shawn Ashmore    Eric
Laura Ramsey    Stacey
Joe Anderson    Mathias

Supporting Cast

Sergio Calderon    Lead Mayan
Jesse Ramirez    Mayan Bowman
Balder Moreno    Mayan Horseman
Dimitri Baveas    Dimitri
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez    Taxi Driver

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Carter Smith    Director
Scott B. Smith    Screenwriter
Scott Smith    Story based on the book by
Stuart Cornfeld    Producer
Jeremy Kramer    Producer
Chris Bender    Producer
Ben Stiller    Executive Producer
Trish Hofmann    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Executive Producer
Darius Khondji    Director of Photography
Grant Major    Production Designer
Jeff Betancourt    Editor
Lizzy Gardner    Costume Designer
Gregory L. McMurray    Visual Effects Supervisor
Graeme Revell    Composer
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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July 23rd, 2008

Gotham Knight landed direct-to-DVD and directly on top of this week's sales chart with revenue of $4.86 million from 230,000 units. More...

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July 23rd, 2008

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July 21st, 2008

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July 7th, 2008

Another week without a first-run release that deserves serious consideration for the DVD Pick of the Week award. This means we are left looking at special editions, limited releases, and TV on DVD sets for the best of the week. Sadly there are not a lot of contenders here either. Batman Begins on Blu-ray Standard Edition or Limited Edition is certainly worth picking up, but it is mostly just a port of the HD DVD release and I was hoping for more (like having the extras in High Definition). The Monk / Psych two-pack offers two great shows for a reasonable price, but I'm not sure it's award-worthy. The best this week has to offer is Stargate Atlantis - Season Four - Buy from Amazon, and it is this week's DVD Pick of the Week. More...

International Details - Goodbye to the Top Five

April 27th, 2008

Bienvenue Chez les Ch'its, a.k.a. Welcome to the Sticks, remained in first place in France with $4.79 million on 867 screens over the weekend for a total of $175.67 million after 8. However, it fell out of the top five internationally with $5.33 million on 963 screens in 4 markets for a total of $187.13 million. In its native market, the film has ticket sales of 19.25 million putting it about three weeks away from topping Titanic's record of 20.64 million while it is closing in on $200 million internationally. Both of those are amazing records, and the film is hardly showing signs of slowing down. More...

Moviegoers Crown New (Prom) King

April 15th, 2008

Overall the box office was marginally better than expected with practically every film beating expectations. However, no film really surpassed expectations by any great amount and the overall box office was $95 million, which was almost exactly the same as last weekend. However, it was almost 20% less than the same weekend last year and now 2008 is down more than 3% from last year's pace $2.36 billion to $2.44 billion. More...

21 on a Winning Streak

April 8th, 2008

It was a softer than expected weekend at the box office, and expectations were no strong to begin with. Overall the box office brought in $95 million, which was down 11% from last year. More importantly, it was down a staggering 23% from the same weekend last year. Even worse, 2008 is now behind 2007's pace $2.24 billion to $2.28 billion. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of April 4, 2008

April 5th, 2008

Only 11 movies on this week's list, and nearly half of them had no site for the North American release. This made it rather dull reviewing the sites this week, but it did give me a chance to waste an hour or so playing Seashell Shuffle on Nim's Island's Official Site. But despite the addictive nature of that game, the winner of the Weekly Website Award was Leatherheads - Official Site. More...

Head Hopes to Finish on Top

April 3rd, 2008

April starts of with a... with a... well, it starts this week. We have three wide releases this week, but none seem destined for greatness. In fact, it's a limited release that might have the most exciting box office result of the week, even if it doesn't reach the top ten. On the other end, there should at least be a logjam at the top, giving box office watchers something to talk about. More...

2008 Preview: April

April 1st, 2008

April is not a good month to release a movie. In fact, it is one of the worst months to release a movie, especially late in the month as the May mega-releases begin to loom large on the horizon and you don't have a lot of time to pull in some cash before summer starts and the competition becomes too much to handle. There are, however, a few limited release this month that have a real shot at expanding. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? could reach $10 million, which would be amazing for a documentary, but it is doubtful it will expand wide. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,187 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,502 $26,173,549
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,518 $17,432,844
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 876 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,693 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,210 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 348 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,474 $17,432,844
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 436 $17,432,844

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $8,003,421   2,812 $2,846   $8,003,421 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $3,385,395 -58% 2,814 $1,203   $13,548,871 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,209,263 -64% 1,857 $651   $15,828,143 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $420,262 -65% 722 $582   $16,673,890 4
May 2, 2008 31 $141,870 -66% 240 $591   $16,939,323 5
May 9, 2008 44 $62,651 -56% 100 $627   $17,037,079 6
May 16, 2008 31 $101,643 +62% 70 $1,452   $17,156,022 7
May 23, 2008 31 $81,639 -20% 123 $664   $17,247,322 8
May 30, 2008 31 $63,700 -22% 140 $455   $17,348,436 9
Jun 6, 2008 51 $22,788 -64% 61 $374   $17,402,425 10
Jun 13, 2008 61 $16,320 -28% 30 $544   $17,427,926 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 4, 2008 4 $2,789,241     2,812 $992   $2,789,241 1
Apr 5, 2008 5 $3,128,767 +12%   2,812 $1,113   $5,918,008 2
Apr 6, 2008 5 $2,085,413 -33%   2,812 $742   $8,003,421 3
Apr 7, 2008 5 $595,516 -71%   2,812 $212   $8,598,937 4
Apr 8, 2008 5 $595,220 n/c   2,812 $212   $9,194,157 5
Apr 9, 2008 5 $486,271 -18%   2,812 $173   $9,680,428 6
Apr 10, 2008 5 $483,048 -1%   2,812 $172   $10,163,476 7
Apr 11, 2008 8 $1,040,179 +115% -63% 2,814 $370   $11,203,655 8
Apr 12, 2008 9 $1,410,390 +36% -55% 2,814 $501   $12,614,045 9
Apr 13, 2008 8 $934,826 -34% -55% 2,814 $332   $13,548,871 10
Apr 14, 2008 7 $287,517 -69% -52% 2,814 $102   $13,836,388 11
Apr 15, 2008 8 $275,040 -4% -54% 2,814 $98   $14,111,428 12
Apr 16, 2008 8 $253,305 -8% -48% 2,814 $90   $14,364,733 13
Apr 17, 2008 8 $254,147 n/c -47% 2,814 $90   $14,618,880 14
Apr 18, 2008 - $369,575 +45% -64% 1,857 $199   $14,988,455 15
Apr 19, 2008 13 $503,249 +36% -64% 1,857 $271   $15,491,704 16
Apr 20, 2008 13 $336,439 -33% -64% 1,857 $181   $15,828,143 17
Apr 21, 2008 13 $111,147 -67% -61% 1,857 $60   $15,939,290 18
Apr 22, 2008 13 $105,401 -5% -62% 1,857 $57   $16,044,691 19
Apr 23, 2008 12 $104,555 -1% -59% 1,857 $56   $16,149,246 20
Apr 24, 2008 13 $104,382 n/c -59% 1,857 $56   $16,253,628 21
Apr 25, 2008 - $125,237 +20% -66% 722 $173   $16,378,865 22
Apr 26, 2008 - $182,009 +45% -64% 722 $252   $16,560,874 23
Apr 27, 2008 - $113,016 -38% -66% 722 $157   $16,673,890 24
Apr 28, 2008 - $35,274 -69% -68% 722 $49   $16,709,164 25
Apr 29, 2008 - $32,600 -8% -69% 722 $45   $16,741,764 26
Apr 30, 2008 - $32,032 -2% -69% 722 $44   $16,773,796 27
May 1, 2008 - $23,657 -26% -77% 722 $33   $16,797,453 28
May 2, 2008 - $44,392 +88% -65% 240 $185   $16,841,845 29
May 3, 2008 - $65,849 +48% -64% 240 $274   $16,907,694 30
May 4, 2008 - $31,629 -52% -72% 240 $132   $16,939,323 31
May 5, 2008 - $8,189 -74% -77% 240 $34   $16,947,512 32
May 6, 2008 - $8,894 +9% -73% 240 $37   $16,956,406 33
May 7, 2008 - $9,043 +2% -72% 240 $38   $16,965,449 34
May 8, 2008 - $8,979 -1% -62% 240 $37   $16,974,428 35
May 9, 2008 - $25,333 +182% -43% 100 $253   $16,999,761 36
May 10, 2008 - $26,703 +5% -59% 100 $267   $17,026,464 37
May 11, 2008 - $10,615 -60% -66% 100 $106   $17,037,079 38
May 12, 2008 - $4,465 -58% -45% 100 $45   $17,041,544 39
May 13, 2008 - $4,271 -4% -52% 100 $43   $17,045,815 40
May 14, 2008 - $4,712 +10% -48% 100 $47   $17,050,527 41
May 15, 2008 - $3,852 -18% -57% 100 $39   $17,054,379 42
May 16, 2008 - $33,654 +774% +33% 70 $481   $17,088,033 43
May 17, 2008 - $38,366 +14% +44% 70 $548   $17,126,399 44
May 18, 2008 - $29,623 -23% +179% 70 $423   $17,156,022 45
May 19, 2008 - $2,575 -91% -42% 70 $37   $17,158,597 46
May 20, 2008 - $2,711 +5% -37% 70 $39   $17,161,308 47
May 21, 2008 - $2,038 -25% -57% 70 $29   $17,163,346 48
May 22, 2008 - $2,337 +15% -39% 70 $33   $17,165,683 49
May 23, 2008 - $21,129 +804% -37% 123 $172   $17,186,812 50
May 24, 2008 - $30,392 +44% -21% 123 $247   $17,217,204 51
May 25, 2008 - $30,118 -1% +2% 123 $245   $17,247,322 52
May 26, 2008 35 $15,496 -49% +502% 123 $126   $17,262,818 53
May 27, 2008 - $7,250 -53% +167% 123 $59   $17,270,068 54
May 28, 2008 - $7,567 +4% +271% 123 $62   $17,277,635 55
May 29, 2008 - $7,101 -6% +204% 123 $58   $17,284,736 56
May 30, 2008 - $19,322 +172% -9% 140 $138   $17,304,058 57
May 31, 2008 - $26,041 +35% -14% 140 $186   $17,330,099 58
Jun 1, 2008 - $18,337 -30% -39% 140 $131   $17,348,436 59
Jun 2, 2008 - $7,803 -57% -50% 140 $56   $17,356,239 60
Jun 3, 2008 - $7,403 -5% +2% 140 $53   $17,363,642 61
Jun 4, 2008 - $7,915 +7% +5% 140 $57   $17,371,557 62
Jun 5, 2008 - $8,080 +2% +14% 140 $58   $17,379,637 63
Jun 6, 2008 - $6,823 -16% -65% 61 $112   $17,386,460 64
Jun 7, 2008 - $9,873 +45% -62% 61 $162   $17,396,333 65
Jun 8, 2008 - $6,092 -38% -67% 61 $100   $17,402,425 66
Jun 9, 2008 - $2,312 -62% -70% 61 $38   $17,404,737 67
Jun 10, 2008 - $2,370 +3% -68% 61 $39   $17,407,107 68
Jun 11, 2008 - $2,224 -6% -72% 61 $36   $17,409,331 69
Jun 12, 2008 - $2,275 +2% -72% 61 $37   $17,411,606 70
Jun 13, 2008 - $5,473 +141% -20% 30 $182   $17,417,079 71
Jun 14, 2008 - $9,055 +65% -8% 30 $302   $17,426,134 72
Jun 15, 2008 - $1,792 -80% -71% 30 $60   $17,427,926 73
Jun 16, 2008 - $1,331 -26% -42% 30 $44   $17,429,257 74
Jun 17, 2008 - $1,058 -21% -55% 30 $35   $17,430,315 75
Jun 18, 2008 - $1,205 +14% -46% 30 $40   $17,431,520 76
Jun 19, 2008 - $1,324 +10% -42% 30 $44   $17,432,844 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2008 5 $10,163,476   2,812 $3,614   $10,163,476 1
Apr 11, 2008 8 $4,455,404 -56% 2,814 $1,583   $14,618,880 2
Apr 18, 2008 13 $1,634,748 -63% 1,857 $880   $16,253,628 3
Apr 25, 2008 18 $543,825 -67% 722 $753   $16,797,453 4
May 2, 2008 32 $176,975 -67% 240 $737   $16,974,428 5
May 9, 2008 46 $79,951 -55% 100 $800   $17,054,379 6
May 16, 2008 35 $111,304 +39% 70 $1,590   $17,165,683 7
May 23, 2008 31 $119,053 +7% 123 $968   $17,284,736 8
May 30, 2008 31 $94,901 -20% 140 $678   $17,379,637 9
Jun 6, 2008 57 $31,969 -66% 61 $524   $17,411,606 10
Jun 13, 2008 59 $21,238 -34% 30 $708   $17,432,844 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,369 $5,477,719
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,506 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,003 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,301 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,263 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $5,477,719
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $5,477,719

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,121 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,323 $22,910,563
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 167 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 970 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,441 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,673 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $22,910,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $22,910,563

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 13, 20084181,639 181,639$3,848,676$3,848,6761
Jul 20, 20081071,927-60% 253,566$1,494,737$5,343,4132
Jul 27, 20081644,371-38% 297,937$894,888$6,238,3013
Aug 3, 20082735,684-20% 333,621$717,259$6,955,5604

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