Shark Night 3D (2011)

Shark Night 3D poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,877,153Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,378,127 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $909,182 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,287,309
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwater predators in Shark Night 3D. Arriving by boat at her family's Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake, and fast. But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,404,260 (44.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,806 opening theaters/2,848 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,661,499

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 4,000 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,710 $18,877,153

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2011 (Wide) by Relativity
Video Release: January 3rd, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Shark Night
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, disturbing images, sexual references, partial nudity, language and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2177, 6/22/2011)
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Sleep
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 3-D, Torture Porn, Slasher Horror, Animals Gone Bad, Corrupt Cops, Underwater, Surprise Twist, Prologue, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Rogue Pictures, Incentive Filmed Entertainment, Sierra Pictures, Next Films, Silverwood Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 82 $8,404,260 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $11,647,268 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 83 $10,126,458 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 99 $14,022,042 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day) 25 $8,404,260 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 34 $11,647,268 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 25 $10,126,458 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 27 $14,022,042 Sep 2, 2011 3

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 4,000 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,544 $25,661,499
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,344 $18,877,153
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,997 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,519 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,110 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,435 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Relativity Movies 21 $18,877,153

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 4 $8,404,260   2,806 $2,995   $8,404,260 1
Sep 9, 2011 7 $3,408,413 -59% 2,848 $1,197   $14,672,592 2
Sep 16, 2011 11 $1,801,701 -47% 2,082 $865   $17,310,402 3
Sep 23, 2011 19 $466,801 -74% 637 $733   $18,223,238 4
Sep 30, 2011 33 $141,688 -70% 292 $485   $18,492,105 5
Oct 7, 2011 39 $66,288 -53% 145 $457   $18,595,988 6
Oct 14, 2011 52 $40,241 -39% 115 $350   $18,656,145 7
Oct 21, 2011 44 $66,626 +66% 102 $653   $18,732,313 8
Oct 28, 2011 48 $46,049 -31% 90 $512   $18,797,286 9
Nov 4, 2011 55 $26,071 -43% 44 $593   $18,837,424 10
Nov 11, 2011 62 $15,831 -39% 29 $546   $18,860,403 11
Nov 18, 2011 65 $8,558 -46% 27 $317   $18,872,522 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2011 3 $2,797,477     2,806 $997   $2,797,477 1
Sep 3, 2011 4 $3,003,938 +7%   2,806 $1,071   $5,801,415 2
Sep 4, 2011 6 $2,602,845 -13%   2,806 $928   $8,404,260 3
Sep 5, 2011 7 $1,722,198 -34%   2,806 $614   $10,126,458 4
Sep 6, 2011 7 $523,481 -70%   2,806 $187   $10,649,939 5
Sep 7, 2011 7 $337,165 -36%   2,806 $120   $10,987,104 6
Sep 8, 2011 8 $277,075 -18%   2,806 $99   $11,264,179 7
Sep 9, 2011 7 $1,001,904 +262% -64% 2,848 $352   $12,266,083 8
Sep 10, 2011 7 $1,625,102 +62% -46% 2,848 $571   $13,891,185 9
Sep 11, 2011 8 $781,407 -52% -70% 2,848 $274   $14,672,592 10
Sep 12, 2011 8 $196,378 -75% -89% 2,848 $69   $14,868,970 11
Sep 13, 2011 8 $264,188 +35% -50% 2,848 $93   $15,133,158 12
Sep 14, 2011 9 $182,552 -31% -46% 2,848 $64   $15,315,710 13
Sep 15, 2011 10 $192,991 +6% -30% 2,848 $68   $15,508,701 14
Sep 16, 2011 11 $542,589 +181% -46% 2,082 $261   $16,051,290 15
Sep 17, 2011 11 $844,377 +56% -48% 2,082 $406   $16,895,667 16
Sep 18, 2011 12 $414,735 -51% -47% 2,082 $199   $17,310,402 17
Sep 19, 2011 14 $105,054 -75% -47% 2,082 $50   $17,415,456 18
Sep 20, 2011 13 $131,863 +26% -50% 2,082 $63   $17,547,319 19
Sep 21, 2011 13 $105,612 -20% -42% 2,082 $51   $17,652,931 20
Sep 22, 2011 13 $103,506 -2% -46% 2,082 $50   $17,756,437 21
Sep 23, 2011 - $134,969 +30% -75% 637 $212   $17,891,406 22
Sep 24, 2011 - $224,403 +66% -73% 637 $352   $18,115,809 23
Sep 25, 2011 - $107,429 -52% -74% 637 $169   $18,223,238 24
Sep 26, 2011 - $27,645 -74% -74% 637 $43   $18,250,883 25
Sep 27, 2011 - $33,085 +20% -75% 637 $52   $18,283,968 26
Sep 28, 2011 - $30,432 -8% -71% 637 $48   $18,314,400 27
Sep 29, 2011 - $36,017 +18% -65% 637 $57   $18,350,417 28
Sep 30, 2011 - $36,374 +1% -73% 292 $125   $18,386,791 29
Oct 1, 2011 - $72,117 +98% -68% 292 $247   $18,458,908 30
Oct 2, 2011 - $33,197 -54% -69% 292 $114   $18,492,105 31
Oct 3, 2011 - $8,660 -74% -69% 292 $30   $18,500,765 32
Oct 4, 2011 - $10,314 +19% -69% 292 $35   $18,511,079 33
Oct 5, 2011 - $8,822 -14% -71% 292 $30   $18,519,901 34
Oct 6, 2011 - $9,799 +11% -73% 292 $34   $18,529,700 35
Oct 7, 2011 - $16,467 +68% -55% 145 $114   $18,546,167 36
Oct 8, 2011 - $30,100 +83% -58% 145 $208   $18,576,267 37
Oct 9, 2011 - $19,721 -34% -41% 145 $136   $18,595,988 38
Oct 10, 2011 - $7,938 -60% -8% 145 $55   $18,603,926 39
Oct 11, 2011 - $4,101 -48% -60% 145 $28   $18,608,027 40
Oct 12, 2011 - $4,276 +4% -52% 145 $29   $18,612,303 41
Oct 13, 2011 - $3,601 -16% -63% 145 $25   $18,615,904 42
Oct 14, 2011 - $10,139 +182% -38% 115 $88   $18,626,043 43
Oct 15, 2011 - $20,526 +102% -32% 115 $178   $18,646,569 44
Oct 16, 2011 - $9,576 -53% -51% 115 $83   $18,656,145 45
Oct 17, 2011 - $2,357 -75% -70% 115 $20   $18,658,502 46
Oct 18, 2011 - $2,868 +22% -30% 115 $25   $18,661,370 47
Oct 19, 2011 - $2,145 -25% -50% 115 $19   $18,663,515 48
Oct 20, 2011 - $2,172 +1% -40% 115 $19   $18,665,687 49
Oct 21, 2011 - $16,220 +647% +60% 102 $159   $18,681,907 50
Oct 22, 2011 - $30,538 +88% +49% 102 $299   $18,712,445 51
Oct 23, 2011 - $19,868 -35% +107% 102 $195   $18,732,313 52
Oct 24, 2011 - $5,487 -72% +133% 102 $54   $18,737,800 53
Oct 25, 2011 - $4,766 -13% +66% 102 $47   $18,742,566 54
Oct 26, 2011 - $4,376 -8% +104% 102 $43   $18,746,942 55
Oct 27, 2011 - $4,295 -2% +98% 102 $42   $18,751,237 56
Oct 28, 2011 - $12,413 +189% -23% 90 $138   $18,763,650 57
Oct 29, 2011 - $19,113 +54% -37% 90 $212   $18,782,763 58
Oct 30, 2011 - $14,523 -24% -27% 90 $161   $18,797,286 59
Oct 31, 2011 - $3,146 -78% -43% 90 $35   $18,800,432 60
Nov 1, 2011 - $4,011 +27% -16% 90 $45   $18,804,443 61
Nov 2, 2011 - $3,268 -19% -25% 90 $36   $18,807,711 62
Nov 3, 2011 - $3,642 +11% -15% 90 $40   $18,811,353 63
Nov 4, 2011 - $6,215 +71% -50% 44 $141   $18,817,568 64
Nov 5, 2011 - $12,345 +99% -35% 44 $281   $18,829,913 65
Nov 6, 2011 - $7,511 -39% -48% 44 $171   $18,837,424 66
Nov 7, 2011 - $2,085 -72% -34% 44 $47   $18,839,509 67
Nov 8, 2011 - $1,888 -9% -53% 44 $43   $18,841,397 68
Nov 9, 2011 - $1,286 -32% -61% 44 $29   $18,842,683 69
Nov 10, 2011 - $1,889 +47% -48% 44 $43   $18,844,572 70
Nov 11, 2011 - $4,749 +151% -24% 29 $164   $18,849,321 71
Nov 12, 2011 - $6,622 +39% -46% 29 $228   $18,855,943 72
Nov 13, 2011 - $4,460 -33% -41% 29 $154   $18,860,403 73
Nov 14, 2011 - $973 -78% -53% 29 $34   $18,861,376 74
Nov 15, 2011 - $1,029 +6% -45% 29 $35   $18,862,405 75
Nov 16, 2011 - $791 -23% -38% 29 $27   $18,863,196 76
Nov 17, 2011 - $768 -3% -59% 29 $26   $18,863,964 77
Nov 18, 2011 - $2,141 +179% -55% 27 $79   $18,866,105 78
Nov 19, 2011 - $3,704 +73% -44% 27 $137   $18,869,809 79
Nov 20, 2011 - $2,713 -27% -39% 27 $100   $18,872,522 80
Nov 21, 2011 - $1,297 -52% +33% 27 $48   $18,873,819 81
Nov 22, 2011 - $2,105 +62% +105% 27 $78   $18,875,924 82
Nov 23, 2011 - $718 -66% -9% 27 $27   $18,876,642 83
Nov 24, 2011 - $511 -29% -33% 27 $19   $18,877,153 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 5 $11,264,179   2,806 $4,014   $11,264,179 1
Sep 9, 2011 7 $4,244,522 -62% 2,848 $1,490   $15,508,701 2
Sep 16, 2011 10 $2,247,736 -47% 2,082 $1,080   $17,756,437 3
Sep 23, 2011 19 $593,980 -74% 637 $932   $18,350,417 4
Sep 30, 2011 34 $179,283 -70% 292 $614   $18,529,700 5
Oct 7, 2011 41 $86,204 -52% 145 $595   $18,615,904 6
Oct 14, 2011 53 $49,783 -42% 115 $433   $18,665,687 7
Oct 21, 2011 45 $85,550 +72% 102 $839   $18,751,237 8
Oct 28, 2011 49 $60,116 -30% 90 $668   $18,811,353 9
Nov 4, 2011 55 $33,219 -45% 44 $755   $18,844,572 10
Nov 11, 2011 62 $19,392 -42% 29 $669   $18,863,964 11
Nov 18, 2011 67 $13,189 -32% 27 $488   $18,877,153 12

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 8, 20121270,997 70,997$1,064,245$1,064,2451

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 8, 20121915,388 15,388$324,066$324,0661

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.

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.

Leading Cast

Sara Paxton    Sara

Supporting Cast

Dustin Milligan    Nick
Katharine McPhee    Beth
Donal Logue    Sheriff Greg Sabin
Chris Carmack    Dennis
Damon Lipari    Keith
Chris Zylka    Blake
Sinqua Walls    Malik
Alyssa Diaz    Maya
Joel Moore    Gordon
Joshua Leonard    Red

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

Production and Technical Credits

David R. Ellis    Director
Mike Fleiss    Producer
Lynette Howell    Producer
Chris Briggs    Producer
Douglas Curtis    Executive Producer
Will Hayes    Screenwriter
Jesse Studenberg    Screenwriter
Ryan Kavanaugh    Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Nick Meyer    Executive Producer
Matthew Rowland    Executive Producer
Clint Kisker    Executive Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Overall Sales are in Remission

January 19th, 2012

The Blu-ray sales chart was both busy and slow this week. On the one hand, there were five new releases that charted this week, including three in the top ten. On the other hand, only one of those new releases, Contagion, did any significant business. It was able to sell 274,000 units while generating $4.93 million in revenue, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 40%. That's a very good share for a drama, but its overall home market run is disappointing. 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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 17th, 2012

January 16th, 2012

It's a slow week on the home market; there are four first run wide releases on this week's list, which is not bad, but only one of those, The Ides of March, earned reviews that were even remotely good. Unfortunately, there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out, so it's a pretty shallow week as well. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, The Ides of March on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack win that honor, practically by default. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Shark Night

January 11th, 2012

Shark Night opened in theaters at the beginning of September, which is one of the worst times of the year to release a movie. It wasn't expected to be a big hit, but it missed low expectations earning less than $20 million at the box office. Is it as bad as its box office performance would indicate? Or is there another explanation here? (Perhaps 3D fade is just too much and moviegoers are tuning out.) And if it is worth checking out, are there enough extras to warrant buying over just renting? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 3rd, 2012

January 3rd, 2012

The first Tuesday of the year is not a great time of year for new releases on the home market. It's an even worse time of year for critics, especially this year. With Christmas Day landing on the Sunday, many studios took the entire week off, so there are plenty of screeners that still haven't made it my way. (There is some good news here, as I was able to get caught up on all of the screeners that had previously arrived late.) A couple of these potential late arrivals are contenders for Pick of the Week, like Justified: Season Two - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Mildred Pierce - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. They also have competition from Contagion - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray, but in the end I gave that honor to The Guard - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Sandler Slay Immortals, or Will Boots Beat Them All?

November 10th, 2011

2011 continues to stumble to the finish line and I'm starting to get more than a little depressed at the overall box office numbers. This week we have three wide releases, if you stretch the definition of wide a little bit, as J. Edgar will open in less than 2,000 theaters. On the other hand, both Jack and Jill and Immortals are opening in 3,000 theaters and both have a shot at first place. However, Puss in Boots has an even better shot at holding onto first place for the third weekend in a row. While this is good news for Puss in Boots, it's bad news for the box office as a whole. It will likely earn substantially less than last year's number one film, Megamind. The combined openings of the three wide releases coming out this week will likely be larger than three wide releases from last year. If there's a pleasant surprise or two, 2011 will be able to earn the win. At least there's little chance we will see the kind of year-over-year declines we saw the last two weeks. 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 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...

2011 Preview: September

September 1st, 2011

After a strong start, August ended on a really low note, and that's bad news for September, as it means the positive momentum we had is gone. Looking at the upcoming month, there are 18 films opening wide over five weekends (including one re-release) but only four or five of them have a real shot at being midlevel hits, and it is unlikely that all of them will get there. Worse still, there are no films opening this month that look like they will match The Town, which made more than $90 million last September. In fact, the selection of releases is so weak that the film I'm most looking forward to is a limited release that has already come out on Video on Demand, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. (It has seventeen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and still not a negative one among them.) More...

Contest: To the Moon

August 26th, 2011

Next week is the beginning of September, which means the quality of films will continue to drop. (And it's not like there have been a lot of box office hits coming out the past few weeks.) There are two films that could battle it out for top spot: Apollo 18 and Shark Night 3D. I don't expect either to be anything more than a midlevel hit, but Apollo 18 will likely come out on top. Regardless of that prediction, 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 Apollo 18. 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 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Halloween Parade on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Go, Diego, Go!: Fiercest Animal Rescues on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

A sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwater predators in Shark Night 3D. Arriving by boat at her family's Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake, and fast. But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,404,260 (44.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,806 opening theaters/2,848 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,661,499

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 4,000 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,710 $18,877,153

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2011 (Wide) by Relativity
Video Release: January 3rd, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Shark Night
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, disturbing images, sexual references, partial nudity, language and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2177, 6/22/2011)
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Sleep
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 3-D, Torture Porn, Slasher Horror, Animals Gone Bad, Corrupt Cops, Underwater, Surprise Twist, Prologue, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Rogue Pictures, Incentive Filmed Entertainment, Sierra Pictures, Next Films, Silverwood Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 82 $8,404,260 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $11,647,268 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 83 $10,126,458 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 99 $14,022,042 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day) 25 $8,404,260 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 34 $11,647,268 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 25 $10,126,458 Sep 2, 2011 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 27 $14,022,042 Sep 2, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Sara Paxton    Sara

Supporting Cast

Dustin Milligan    Nick
Katharine McPhee    Beth
Donal Logue    Sheriff Greg Sabin
Chris Carmack    Dennis
Damon Lipari    Keith
Chris Zylka    Blake
Sinqua Walls    Malik
Alyssa Diaz    Maya
Joel Moore    Gordon
Joshua Leonard    Red

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

Production and Technical Credits

David R. Ellis    Director
Mike Fleiss    Producer
Lynette Howell    Producer
Chris Briggs    Producer
Douglas Curtis    Executive Producer
Will Hayes    Screenwriter
Jesse Studenberg    Screenwriter
Ryan Kavanaugh    Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Nick Meyer    Executive Producer
Matthew Rowland    Executive Producer
Clint Kisker    Executive Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Overall Sales are in Remission

January 19th, 2012

The Blu-ray sales chart was both busy and slow this week. On the one hand, there were five new releases that charted this week, including three in the top ten. On the other hand, only one of those new releases, Contagion, did any significant business. It was able to sell 274,000 units while generating $4.93 million in revenue, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 40%. That's a very good share for a drama, but its overall home market run is disappointing. 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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 17th, 2012

January 16th, 2012

It's a slow week on the home market; there are four first run wide releases on this week's list, which is not bad, but only one of those, The Ides of March, earned reviews that were even remotely good. Unfortunately, there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out, so it's a pretty shallow week as well. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, The Ides of March on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack win that honor, practically by default. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Shark Night

January 11th, 2012

Shark Night opened in theaters at the beginning of September, which is one of the worst times of the year to release a movie. It wasn't expected to be a big hit, but it missed low expectations earning less than $20 million at the box office. Is it as bad as its box office performance would indicate? Or is there another explanation here? (Perhaps 3D fade is just too much and moviegoers are tuning out.) And if it is worth checking out, are there enough extras to warrant buying over just renting? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 3rd, 2012

January 3rd, 2012

The first Tuesday of the year is not a great time of year for new releases on the home market. It's an even worse time of year for critics, especially this year. With Christmas Day landing on the Sunday, many studios took the entire week off, so there are plenty of screeners that still haven't made it my way. (There is some good news here, as I was able to get caught up on all of the screeners that had previously arrived late.) A couple of these potential late arrivals are contenders for Pick of the Week, like Justified: Season Two - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Mildred Pierce - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. They also have competition from Contagion - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray, but in the end I gave that honor to The Guard - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Sandler Slay Immortals, or Will Boots Beat Them All?

November 10th, 2011

2011 continues to stumble to the finish line and I'm starting to get more than a little depressed at the overall box office numbers. This week we have three wide releases, if you stretch the definition of wide a little bit, as J. Edgar will open in less than 2,000 theaters. On the other hand, both Jack and Jill and Immortals are opening in 3,000 theaters and both have a shot at first place. However, Puss in Boots has an even better shot at holding onto first place for the third weekend in a row. While this is good news for Puss in Boots, it's bad news for the box office as a whole. It will likely earn substantially less than last year's number one film, Megamind. The combined openings of the three wide releases coming out this week will likely be larger than three wide releases from last year. If there's a pleasant surprise or two, 2011 will be able to earn the win. At least there's little chance we will see the kind of year-over-year declines we saw the last two weeks. 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 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...

2011 Preview: September

September 1st, 2011

After a strong start, August ended on a really low note, and that's bad news for September, as it means the positive momentum we had is gone. Looking at the upcoming month, there are 18 films opening wide over five weekends (including one re-release) but only four or five of them have a real shot at being midlevel hits, and it is unlikely that all of them will get there. Worse still, there are no films opening this month that look like they will match The Town, which made more than $90 million last September. In fact, the selection of releases is so weak that the film I'm most looking forward to is a limited release that has already come out on Video on Demand, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. (It has seventeen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and still not a negative one among them.) More...

Contest: To the Moon

August 26th, 2011

Next week is the beginning of September, which means the quality of films will continue to drop. (And it's not like there have been a lot of box office hits coming out the past few weeks.) There are two films that could battle it out for top spot: Apollo 18 and Shark Night 3D. I don't expect either to be anything more than a midlevel hit, but Apollo 18 will likely come out on top. Regardless of that prediction, 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 Apollo 18. 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 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Halloween Parade on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Go, Diego, Go!: Fiercest Animal Rescues on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 4,000 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,544 $25,661,499
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,344 $18,877,153
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,997 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,519 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,110 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,435 $18,877,153
All Time Domestic Box Office for Relativity Movies 21 $18,877,153

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 4 $8,404,260   2,806 $2,995   $8,404,260 1
Sep 9, 2011 7 $3,408,413 -59% 2,848 $1,197   $14,672,592 2
Sep 16, 2011 11 $1,801,701 -47% 2,082 $865   $17,310,402 3
Sep 23, 2011 19 $466,801 -74% 637 $733   $18,223,238 4
Sep 30, 2011 33 $141,688 -70% 292 $485   $18,492,105 5
Oct 7, 2011 39 $66,288 -53% 145 $457   $18,595,988 6
Oct 14, 2011 52 $40,241 -39% 115 $350   $18,656,145 7
Oct 21, 2011 44 $66,626 +66% 102 $653   $18,732,313 8
Oct 28, 2011 48 $46,049 -31% 90 $512   $18,797,286 9
Nov 4, 2011 55 $26,071 -43% 44 $593   $18,837,424 10
Nov 11, 2011 62 $15,831 -39% 29 $546   $18,860,403 11
Nov 18, 2011 65 $8,558 -46% 27 $317   $18,872,522 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2011 3 $2,797,477     2,806 $997   $2,797,477 1
Sep 3, 2011 4 $3,003,938 +7%   2,806 $1,071   $5,801,415 2
Sep 4, 2011 6 $2,602,845 -13%   2,806 $928   $8,404,260 3
Sep 5, 2011 7 $1,722,198 -34%   2,806 $614   $10,126,458 4
Sep 6, 2011 7 $523,481 -70%   2,806 $187   $10,649,939 5
Sep 7, 2011 7 $337,165 -36%   2,806 $120   $10,987,104 6
Sep 8, 2011 8 $277,075 -18%   2,806 $99   $11,264,179 7
Sep 9, 2011 7 $1,001,904 +262% -64% 2,848 $352   $12,266,083 8
Sep 10, 2011 7 $1,625,102 +62% -46% 2,848 $571   $13,891,185 9
Sep 11, 2011 8 $781,407 -52% -70% 2,848 $274   $14,672,592 10
Sep 12, 2011 8 $196,378 -75% -89% 2,848 $69   $14,868,970 11
Sep 13, 2011 8 $264,188 +35% -50% 2,848 $93   $15,133,158 12
Sep 14, 2011 9 $182,552 -31% -46% 2,848 $64   $15,315,710 13
Sep 15, 2011 10 $192,991 +6% -30% 2,848 $68   $15,508,701 14
Sep 16, 2011 11 $542,589 +181% -46% 2,082 $261   $16,051,290 15
Sep 17, 2011 11 $844,377 +56% -48% 2,082 $406   $16,895,667 16
Sep 18, 2011 12 $414,735 -51% -47% 2,082 $199   $17,310,402 17
Sep 19, 2011 14 $105,054 -75% -47% 2,082 $50   $17,415,456 18
Sep 20, 2011 13 $131,863 +26% -50% 2,082 $63   $17,547,319 19
Sep 21, 2011 13 $105,612 -20% -42% 2,082 $51   $17,652,931 20
Sep 22, 2011 13 $103,506 -2% -46% 2,082 $50   $17,756,437 21
Sep 23, 2011 - $134,969 +30% -75% 637 $212   $17,891,406 22
Sep 24, 2011 - $224,403 +66% -73% 637 $352   $18,115,809 23
Sep 25, 2011 - $107,429 -52% -74% 637 $169   $18,223,238 24
Sep 26, 2011 - $27,645 -74% -74% 637 $43   $18,250,883 25
Sep 27, 2011 - $33,085 +20% -75% 637 $52   $18,283,968 26
Sep 28, 2011 - $30,432 -8% -71% 637 $48   $18,314,400 27
Sep 29, 2011 - $36,017 +18% -65% 637 $57   $18,350,417 28
Sep 30, 2011 - $36,374 +1% -73% 292 $125   $18,386,791 29
Oct 1, 2011 - $72,117 +98% -68% 292 $247   $18,458,908 30
Oct 2, 2011 - $33,197 -54% -69% 292 $114   $18,492,105 31
Oct 3, 2011 - $8,660 -74% -69% 292 $30   $18,500,765 32
Oct 4, 2011 - $10,314 +19% -69% 292 $35   $18,511,079 33
Oct 5, 2011 - $8,822 -14% -71% 292 $30   $18,519,901 34
Oct 6, 2011 - $9,799 +11% -73% 292 $34   $18,529,700 35
Oct 7, 2011 - $16,467 +68% -55% 145 $114   $18,546,167 36
Oct 8, 2011 - $30,100 +83% -58% 145 $208   $18,576,267 37
Oct 9, 2011 - $19,721 -34% -41% 145 $136   $18,595,988 38
Oct 10, 2011 - $7,938 -60% -8% 145 $55   $18,603,926 39
Oct 11, 2011 - $4,101 -48% -60% 145 $28   $18,608,027 40
Oct 12, 2011 - $4,276 +4% -52% 145 $29   $18,612,303 41
Oct 13, 2011 - $3,601 -16% -63% 145 $25   $18,615,904 42
Oct 14, 2011 - $10,139 +182% -38% 115 $88   $18,626,043 43
Oct 15, 2011 - $20,526 +102% -32% 115 $178   $18,646,569 44
Oct 16, 2011 - $9,576 -53% -51% 115 $83   $18,656,145 45
Oct 17, 2011 - $2,357 -75% -70% 115 $20   $18,658,502 46
Oct 18, 2011 - $2,868 +22% -30% 115 $25   $18,661,370 47
Oct 19, 2011 - $2,145 -25% -50% 115 $19   $18,663,515 48
Oct 20, 2011 - $2,172 +1% -40% 115 $19   $18,665,687 49
Oct 21, 2011 - $16,220 +647% +60% 102 $159   $18,681,907 50
Oct 22, 2011 - $30,538 +88% +49% 102 $299   $18,712,445 51
Oct 23, 2011 - $19,868 -35% +107% 102 $195   $18,732,313 52
Oct 24, 2011 - $5,487 -72% +133% 102 $54   $18,737,800 53
Oct 25, 2011 - $4,766 -13% +66% 102 $47   $18,742,566 54
Oct 26, 2011 - $4,376 -8% +104% 102 $43   $18,746,942 55
Oct 27, 2011 - $4,295 -2% +98% 102 $42   $18,751,237 56
Oct 28, 2011 - $12,413 +189% -23% 90 $138   $18,763,650 57
Oct 29, 2011 - $19,113 +54% -37% 90 $212   $18,782,763 58
Oct 30, 2011 - $14,523 -24% -27% 90 $161   $18,797,286 59
Oct 31, 2011 - $3,146 -78% -43% 90 $35   $18,800,432 60
Nov 1, 2011 - $4,011 +27% -16% 90 $45   $18,804,443 61
Nov 2, 2011 - $3,268 -19% -25% 90 $36   $18,807,711 62
Nov 3, 2011 - $3,642 +11% -15% 90 $40   $18,811,353 63
Nov 4, 2011 - $6,215 +71% -50% 44 $141   $18,817,568 64
Nov 5, 2011 - $12,345 +99% -35% 44 $281   $18,829,913 65
Nov 6, 2011 - $7,511 -39% -48% 44 $171   $18,837,424 66
Nov 7, 2011 - $2,085 -72% -34% 44 $47   $18,839,509 67
Nov 8, 2011 - $1,888 -9% -53% 44 $43   $18,841,397 68
Nov 9, 2011 - $1,286 -32% -61% 44 $29   $18,842,683 69
Nov 10, 2011 - $1,889 +47% -48% 44 $43   $18,844,572 70
Nov 11, 2011 - $4,749 +151% -24% 29 $164   $18,849,321 71
Nov 12, 2011 - $6,622 +39% -46% 29 $228   $18,855,943 72
Nov 13, 2011 - $4,460 -33% -41% 29 $154   $18,860,403 73
Nov 14, 2011 - $973 -78% -53% 29 $34   $18,861,376 74
Nov 15, 2011 - $1,029 +6% -45% 29 $35   $18,862,405 75
Nov 16, 2011 - $791 -23% -38% 29 $27   $18,863,196 76
Nov 17, 2011 - $768 -3% -59% 29 $26   $18,863,964 77
Nov 18, 2011 - $2,141 +179% -55% 27 $79   $18,866,105 78
Nov 19, 2011 - $3,704 +73% -44% 27 $137   $18,869,809 79
Nov 20, 2011 - $2,713 -27% -39% 27 $100   $18,872,522 80
Nov 21, 2011 - $1,297 -52% +33% 27 $48   $18,873,819 81
Nov 22, 2011 - $2,105 +62% +105% 27 $78   $18,875,924 82
Nov 23, 2011 - $718 -66% -9% 27 $27   $18,876,642 83
Nov 24, 2011 - $511 -29% -33% 27 $19   $18,877,153 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 5 $11,264,179   2,806 $4,014   $11,264,179 1
Sep 9, 2011 7 $4,244,522 -62% 2,848 $1,490   $15,508,701 2
Sep 16, 2011 10 $2,247,736 -47% 2,082 $1,080   $17,756,437 3
Sep 23, 2011 19 $593,980 -74% 637 $932   $18,350,417 4
Sep 30, 2011 34 $179,283 -70% 292 $614   $18,529,700 5
Oct 7, 2011 41 $86,204 -52% 145 $595   $18,615,904 6
Oct 14, 2011 53 $49,783 -42% 115 $433   $18,665,687 7
Oct 21, 2011 45 $85,550 +72% 102 $839   $18,751,237 8
Oct 28, 2011 49 $60,116 -30% 90 $668   $18,811,353 9
Nov 4, 2011 55 $33,219 -45% 44 $755   $18,844,572 10
Nov 11, 2011 62 $19,392 -42% 29 $669   $18,863,964 11
Nov 18, 2011 67 $13,189 -32% 27 $488   $18,877,153 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,710 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,870 $18,877,153
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 192 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,946 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,961 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,002 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,669 $18,877,153
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Relativity Movies 24 $18,877,153

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 8, 20121270,997 70,997$1,064,245$1,064,2451

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 8, 20121915,388 15,388$324,066$324,0661

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.

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.