Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	440	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700)	686	$199,026,677
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	187	$146,408,305
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	17	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	72	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	264	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies	70	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	131	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	237	$146,408,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	53	$146,408,305

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 3, 2011	1	$55,101,604		3,641	$15,134	$55,101,604	1
Jun 10, 2011	2	$24,128,986	-56%	3,692	$6,535	$98,023,335	2
Jun 17, 2011	4	$11,933,524	-51%	3,375	$3,536	$120,358,086	3
Jun 24, 2011	6	$6,680,480	-44%	2,633	$2,537	$132,895,408	4
Jul 1, 2011	11	$2,950,918	-56%	1,602	$1,842	$138,662,645	5
Jul 8, 2011	13	$1,473,384	-50%	847	$1,740	$142,090,121	6
Jul 15, 2011	16	$635,586	-57%	470	$1,352	$143,455,857	7
Jul 22, 2011	20	$348,046	-45%	295	$1,180	$144,210,364	8
Jul 29, 2011	22	$287,509	-17%	254	$1,132	$144,723,842	9
Aug 5, 2011	20	$369,568	+29%	235	$1,573	$145,292,351	10
Aug 12, 2011	30	$187,809	-49%	183	$1,026	$145,688,546	11
Aug 19, 2011	36	$131,661	-30%	146	$902	$145,939,795	12
Aug 26, 2011	37	$113,522	-14%	110	$1,032	$146,123,667	13
Sep 2, 2011	44	$107,362	-5%	101	$1,063	$146,277,350	14
Sep 9, 2011	57	$40,255	-63%	67	$601	$146,358,175	15
Sep 16, 2011	62	$17,349	-57%	36	$482	$146,390,210	16
Sep 23, 2011	78	$8,567	-51%	22	$389	$146,405,371	17

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jun 2, 2011	P	$3,400,000			0		$3,400,000
Jun 3, 2011	1	$21,398,778			3,641	$5,877	$21,398,778	1
Jun 4, 2011	1	$19,713,168	-8%		3,641	$5,414	$41,111,946	2
Jun 5, 2011	1	$13,989,658	-29%		3,641	$3,842	$55,101,604	3
Jun 6, 2011	1	$5,452,193	-61%		3,641	$1,497	$60,553,797	4
Jun 7, 2011	1	$5,075,246	-7%		3,641	$1,394	$65,629,043	5
Jun 8, 2011	1	$4,238,061	-16%		3,641	$1,164	$69,867,104	6
Jun 9, 2011	1	$4,027,245	-5%		3,641	$1,106	$73,894,349	7
Jun 10, 2011	2	$7,525,242	+87%	-65%	3,692	$2,038	$81,419,591	8
Jun 11, 2011	2	$10,027,477	+33%	-49%	3,692	$2,716	$91,447,068	9
Jun 12, 2011	2	$6,576,267	-34%	-53%	3,692	$1,781	$98,023,335	10
Jun 13, 2011	2	$2,726,803	-59%	-50%	3,692	$739	$100,750,138	11
Jun 14, 2011	2	$2,968,837	+9%	-42%	3,692	$804	$103,718,975	12
Jun 15, 2011	2	$2,319,163	-22%	-45%	3,692	$628	$106,038,138	13
Jun 16, 2011	2	$2,386,424	+3%	-41%	3,692	$646	$108,424,562	14
Jun 17, 2011	4	$3,402,278	+43%	-55%	3,375	$1,008	$111,826,840	15
Jun 18, 2011	4	$4,453,520	+31%	-56%	3,375	$1,320	$116,280,360	16
Jun 19, 2011	4	$4,077,726	-8%	-38%	3,375	$1,208	$120,358,086	17
Jun 20, 2011	4	$1,462,145	-64%	-46%	3,375	$433	$121,820,231	18
Jun 21, 2011	4	$1,576,163	+8%	-47%	3,375	$467	$123,396,394	19
Jun 22, 2011	4	$1,388,807	-12%	-40%	3,375	$411	$124,785,201	20
Jun 23, 2011	5	$1,429,727	+3%	-40%	3,375	$424	$126,214,928	21
Jun 24, 2011	6	$2,110,439	+48%	-38%	2,633	$802	$128,325,367	22
Jun 25, 2011	6	$2,650,753	+26%	-40%	2,633	$1,007	$130,976,120	23
Jun 26, 2011	6	$1,919,288	-28%	-53%	2,633	$729	$132,895,408	24
Jun 27, 2011	6	$858,965	-55%	-41%	2,633	$326	$133,754,373	25
Jun 28, 2011	7	$873,691	+2%	-45%	2,633	$332	$134,628,064	26
Jun 29, 2011	9	$525,562	-40%	-62%	2,023	$260	$135,153,626	27
Jun 30, 2011	8	$558,101	+6%	-61%	2,023	$276	$135,711,727	28
Jul 1, 2011	10	$837,188	+50%	-60%	1,602	$523	$136,548,915	29
Jul 2, 2011	10	$1,065,154	+27%	-60%	1,602	$665	$137,614,069	30
Jul 3, 2011	10	$1,048,576	-2%	-45%	1,602	$655	$138,662,645	31
Jul 4, 2011	11	$666,710	-36%	-22%	1,602	$416	$139,329,355	32
Jul 5, 2011	10	$464,823	-30%	-47%	1,602	$290	$139,794,178	33
Jul 6, 2011	11	$408,007	-12%	-22%	1,602	$255	$140,202,185	34
Jul 7, 2011	11	$414,552	+2%	-26%	1,602	$259	$140,616,737	35
Jul 8, 2011	-	$446,869	+8%	-47%	847	$528	$141,063,606	36
Jul 9, 2011	-	$593,338	+33%	-44%	847	$701	$141,656,944	37
Jul 10, 2011	-	$433,177	-27%	-59%	847	$511	$142,090,121	38
Jul 11, 2011	13	$194,366	-55%	-71%	847	$229	$142,284,487	39
Jul 12, 2011	13	$213,473	+10%	-54%	847	$252	$142,497,960	40
Jul 13, 2011	13	$177,214	-17%	-57%	847	$209	$142,675,174	41
Jul 14, 2011	13	$145,097	-18%	-65%	847	$171	$142,820,271	42
Jul 15, 2011	-	$184,214	+27%	-59%	470	$392	$143,004,485	43
Jul 16, 2011	-	$260,776	+42%	-56%	470	$555	$143,265,261	44
Jul 17, 2011	-	$190,596	-27%	-56%	470	$406	$143,455,857	45
Jul 18, 2011	-	$97,870	-49%	-50%	470	$208	$143,553,727	46
Jul 19, 2011	-	$108,610	+11%	-49%	470	$231	$143,662,337	47
Jul 20, 2011	-	$98,222	-10%	-45%	470	$209	$143,760,559	48
Jul 21, 2011	-	$101,759	+4%	-30%	470	$217	$143,862,318	49
Jul 22, 2011	-	$108,727	+7%	-41%	295	$369	$143,971,045	50
Jul 23, 2011	-	$138,545	+27%	-47%	295	$470	$144,109,590	51
Jul 24, 2011	-	$100,774	-27%	-47%	295	$342	$144,210,364	52
Jul 25, 2011	-	$55,040	-45%	-44%	295	$187	$144,265,404	53
Jul 26, 2011	-	$62,442	+13%	-43%	295	$212	$144,327,846	54
Jul 27, 2011	-	$54,984	-12%	-44%	295	$186	$144,382,830	55
Jul 28, 2011	-	$53,503	-3%	-47%	295	$181	$144,436,333	56
Jul 29, 2011	-	$86,128	+61%	-21%	254	$339	$144,522,461	57
Jul 30, 2011	-	$114,084	+32%	-18%	254	$449	$144,636,545	58
Jul 31, 2011	-	$87,297	-23%	-13%	254	$344	$144,723,842	59
Aug 1, 2011	-	$49,326	-43%	-10%	254	$194	$144,773,168	60
Aug 2, 2011	-	$52,573	+7%	-16%	254	$207	$144,825,741	61
Aug 3, 2011	-	$50,297	-4%	-9%	254	$198	$144,876,038	62
Aug 4, 2011	-	$46,745	-7%	-13%	254	$184	$144,922,783	63
Aug 5, 2011	-	$127,818	+173%	+48%	235	$544	$145,050,601	64
Aug 6, 2011	-	$149,880	+17%	+31%	235	$638	$145,200,481	65
Aug 7, 2011	-	$91,870	-39%	+5%	235	$391	$145,292,351	66
Aug 8, 2011	-	$54,211	-41%	+10%	235	$231	$145,346,562	67
Aug 9, 2011	-	$57,526	+6%	+9%	235	$245	$145,404,088	68
Aug 10, 2011	-	$46,388	-19%	-8%	235	$197	$145,450,476	69
Aug 11, 2011	-	$50,261	+8%	+8%	235	$214	$145,500,737	70
Aug 12, 2011	-	$58,511	+16%	-54%	183	$320	$145,559,248	71
Aug 13, 2011	-	$76,892	+31%	-49%	183	$420	$145,636,140	72
Aug 14, 2011	-	$52,406	-32%	-43%	183	$286	$145,688,546	73
Aug 15, 2011	-	$28,888	-45%	-47%	183	$158	$145,717,434	74
Aug 16, 2011	-	$34,730	+20%	-40%	183	$190	$145,752,164	75
Aug 17, 2011	-	$28,236	-19%	-39%	183	$154	$145,780,400	76
Aug 18, 2011	-	$27,734	-2%	-45%	183	$152	$145,808,134	77
Aug 19, 2011	-	$41,152	+48%	-30%	146	$282	$145,849,286	78
Aug 20, 2011	-	$54,683	+33%	-29%	146	$375	$145,903,969	79
Aug 21, 2011	-	$35,826	-34%	-32%	146	$245	$145,939,795	80
Aug 22, 2011	-	$17,710	-51%	-39%	146	$121	$145,957,505	81
Aug 23, 2011	-	$19,669	+11%	-43%	146	$135	$145,977,174	82
Aug 24, 2011	-	$16,072	-18%	-43%	146	$110	$145,993,246	83
Aug 25, 2011	-	$16,899	+5%	-39%	146	$116	$146,010,145	84
Aug 26, 2011	-	$33,548	+99%	-18%	110	$305	$146,043,693	85
Aug 27, 2011	-	$49,507	+48%	-9%	110	$450	$146,093,200	86
Aug 28, 2011	-	$30,467	-38%	-15%	110	$277	$146,123,667	87
Aug 29, 2011	-	$12,486	-59%	-29%	110	$114	$146,136,153	88
Aug 30, 2011	-	$11,650	-7%	-41%	110	$106	$146,147,803	89
Aug 31, 2011	-	$9,673	-17%	-40%	110	$88	$146,157,476	90
Sep 1, 2011	-	$12,512	+29%	-26%	110	$114	$146,169,988	91
Sep 2, 2011	-	$26,290	+110%	-22%	101	$260	$146,196,278	92
Sep 3, 2011	-	$37,888	+44%	-23%	101	$375	$146,234,166	93
Sep 4, 2011	-	$43,184	+14%	+42%	101	$428	$146,277,350	94
Sep 5, 2011	49	$22,650	-48%	+81%	101	$224	$146,300,000	95
Sep 6, 2011	-	$6,247	-72%	-46%	101	$62	$146,306,247	96
Sep 7, 2011	-	$5,835	-7%	-40%	101	$58	$146,312,082	97
Sep 8, 2011	-	$5,838	n/c	-53%	101	$58	$146,317,920	98
Sep 9, 2011	-	$12,019	+106%	-54%	67	$179	$146,329,939	99
Sep 10, 2011	-	$18,522	+54%	-51%	67	$276	$146,348,461	100
Sep 11, 2011	-	$9,714	-48%	-78%	67	$145	$146,358,175	101
Sep 12, 2011	-	$3,768	-61%	-83%	67	$56	$146,361,943	102
Sep 13, 2011	-	$3,687	-2%	-41%	67	$55	$146,365,630	103
Sep 14, 2011	-	$3,480	-6%	-40%	67	$52	$146,369,110	104
Sep 15, 2011	-	$3,751	+8%	-36%	67	$56	$146,372,861	105

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 3, 2011	1	$73,894,349		3,641	$20,295	$73,894,349	1
Jun 10, 2011	2	$34,530,213	-53%	3,692	$9,353	$108,424,562	2
Jun 17, 2011	4	$17,790,366	-48%	3,375	$5,271	$126,214,928	3
Jun 24, 2011	6	$9,496,799	-47%	2,633	$3,607	$135,711,727	4
Jul 1, 2011	11	$4,905,010	-48%	1,602	$3,062	$140,616,737	5
Jul 8, 2011	14	$2,203,534	-55%	847	$2,602	$142,820,271	6
Jul 15, 2011	16	$1,042,047	-53%	470	$2,217	$143,862,318	7
Jul 22, 2011	22	$574,015	-45%	295	$1,946	$144,436,333	8
Jul 29, 2011	21	$486,450	-15%	254	$1,915	$144,922,783	9
Aug 5, 2011	21	$577,954	+19%	235	$2,459	$145,500,737	10
Aug 12, 2011	30	$307,397	-47%	183	$1,680	$145,808,134	11
Aug 19, 2011	36	$202,011	-34%	146	$1,384	$146,010,145	12
Aug 26, 2011	39	$159,843	-21%	110	$1,453	$146,169,988	13
Sep 2, 2011	47	$147,932	-7%	101	$1,465	$146,317,920	14
Sep 9, 2011	58	$54,941	-63%	67	$820	$146,372,861	15
Sep 16, 2011	66	$23,943	-56%	36	$665	$146,396,804	16
Sep 23, 2011	79	$11,501	-52%	22	$523	$146,408,305	17

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500)	486	$209,000,000
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	218	$209,000,000
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office	18	$209,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	72	$209,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	286	$209,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies	62	$209,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	173	$209,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	239	$209,000,000
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	61	$209,000,000

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	446	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	203	$355,408,305
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	18	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	77	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	260	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies	69	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	163	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	231	$355,408,305
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	64	$355,408,305

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Sep 11, 2011	1	385,656		385,656	$6,328,615	$6,328,615	1
Sep 18, 2011	2	360,093	-7%	745,749	$6,838,166	$13,166,781	2
Sep 25, 2011	5	97,151	-73%	842,900	$1,844,897	$15,011,678	3
Oct 2, 2011	5	78,139	-20%	921,039	$1,283,042	$16,294,720	4
Oct 9, 2011	7	64,351	-18%	985,390	$1,033,477	$17,328,197	5
Oct 16, 2011	11	43,314	-33%	1,028,704	$717,280	$18,045,477	6
Oct 23, 2011	15	31,019	-28%	1,059,723	$589,051	$18,634,528	7
Oct 30, 2011	20	23,350	-25%	1,083,073	$396,716	$19,031,244	8
Nov 6, 2011	22	17,738	-24%	1,100,811	$301,369	$19,332,613	9
Nov 13, 2011	25	42,288	+138%	1,143,099	$422,457	$19,755,070	10
Nov 27, 2011	19	201,733		1,344,832	$1,827,701	$21,582,771	12
Jun 1, 2014	28	13,937		1,933,054	$100,068	$28,126,823	143
Oct 19, 2014	21	12,475		2,001,444	$93,562	$28,632,449	163

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Sep 11, 2011	1	444,739		444,739	$10,433,577	$10,433,577	1
Sep 18, 2011	3	245,259	-45%	689,998	$6,411,509	$16,845,086	2
Sep 25, 2011	5	75,378	-69%	765,376	$1,720,305	$18,565,391	3
Oct 2, 2011	5	48,864	-35%	814,240	$1,228,058	$19,793,449	4
Oct 9, 2011	10	33,636	-31%	847,876	$799,669	$20,593,118	5
Oct 16, 2011	9	33,557	n/c	881,433	$773,171	$21,366,289	6
Oct 23, 2011	13	21,222	-37%	902,655	$534,459	$21,900,748	7
Oct 30, 2011	13	15,644	-26%	918,299	$328,289	$22,229,037	8
Nov 27, 2011	7	105,804		1,121,527	$1,141,815	$24,513,074	12
Dec 4, 2011	5	60,449	-43%	1,181,976	$1,413,707	$25,926,781	13
Jan 8, 2012	8	23,892		1,254,339	$483,577	$27,391,416	18
Jul 28, 2013	13	16,603		1,393,111	$199,067	$29,055,223	99
May 18, 2014	15	13,471		1,468,139	$265,922	$30,536,279	141
May 25, 2014	12	12,269	-9%	1,480,408	$205,019	$30,741,298	142
Jun 1, 2014	12	13,223	+8%	1,493,631	$161,848	$30,903,146	143
Jun 8, 2014	16	9,522	-28%	1,503,153	$76,174	$30,979,320	144
Oct 19, 2014	16	6,275		1,545,169	$84,339	$31,544,026	163

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.

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Awards Season: SAG Spreads the Love

December 15th, 2011

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while The Help led the way with four nods, it wasn't the only film that earned multiple nominations. More...

Blu-ray Sales: High Definition Looking Blue

December 15th, 2011

The Smurfs led a group of five new releases on the Blu-ray sales chart earning first place in the process. It sold 355,000 units while generating $8.88 million during its first week on the home market, which represents 42% of all units sold. That's a very strong opening week Blu-ray ratio for a live action kids movie. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Transformers Soar Past the Moon

October 14th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the new releases and the Blu-ray sales chart in a way few films have managed. It sold 1.42 million units generating $29.66 million from Friday through Sunday. Its opening Blu-ray ratio was 64%, which is a record for a first-run release. It also represented 68% of all Blu-rays sold, which is mind-boggling. More...

DVD Sales: Transformers Look on the Bright Side of Things

October 12th, 2011

There were only three new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart, but all three placed high on the list. Leading the way was Transformers: Dark of the Moon with 796,000 units / $13.53 million from Friday through Sunday. This is lower than Bridesmaids opened with last week, but this was a Friday release, so that does have some effect. I'm still a little disappointed in the film's DVD sales, but hopefully it was much stronger on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Bridesmaids Highlight of Banner Week

October 5th, 2011

Bridesmaids led the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, just as it did on the DVD sales chart. It was by far the best new release selling 593,000 units and generating $13.30 million in revenue. Its opening week Blu-ray ratio was 30%, which is very high for this type of release and further proof Blu-ray is taking over from DVD. More...

DVD Sales: Honeymoon Begins for Bridesmaids

October 5th, 2011

New releases were again dominated by TV on DVD releases representing five of the eight new DVDs to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart. However, none of them reached the top five. The best of these new releases was Bridesmaids with 1.37 million units / $21.44 million in opening week sales. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Thor Goes to War

September 28th, 2011

There are three major releases on this week's Blu-ray sales chart, including one that was released a little early, and one that was released a little late. Leading the way in terms of units sold is Thor with 799,000 units / $22.00 million. Its opening Blu-ray ratio was just a hair under 50% and that's a figure that will quickly become the norm for blockbuster releases. More...

DVD Sales: Hammering the Competition

September 27th, 2011

TV on DVD dominated new releases with nine of them in the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart. However, the number one release of the week was not TV on DVD, but Thor, which opened with 811,000 units / $14.53 million. That's the best debut since Rio, and it is likely this film will be even better on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: X-Men are Feeling Classy

September 21st, 2011

We had good news on the Blu-ray sales chart, as X-Men: First Class opened better than it did on DVD. It dominated with 825,000 units / $19.35 million during just three days of sales. That was more than the rest of the market managed over the full week. This gave the film an opening week Blu-ray ratio of just under 60%, which is the best the format has managed for a first-run release. More...

DVD Sales: X Marks the Spot

September 21st, 2011

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week with ten in the top thirty and three in the top five. This includes X-Men: First Class, which took top spot with 561,000 units / $10.01 million during just three days of release. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Bridesmaids

September 20th, 2011

While there were high hopes for Bridesmaids in terms of critical reception, it wasn't expected to be a huge hit in theaters. Female driven comedies are generally a hard sell at the box office. R-rated ones are practically unheard of. It opened with respectable numbers, but nothing too special. Then its legs kicked in. In the end, the film earned more than $160 million and topped such films as X-Men: First Class and Green Lantern, both of which opened with twice as much money as Bridesmaids did. Is it really as good as its box office numbers would indicate. Or will I be one of the few to fail to see its appeal. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Rio Returns to the Top

September 14th, 2011

While Rio fell to third place on the DVD sales chart this week, it remained in first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 70,000 units sold and $1.40 million in sales. Its totals reached 1.58 million units sold and $34.63 million in total sales. More...

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

September 13th, 2011

It is an incredibly busy week on the home market with several major releases, including Thor on Blu-ray, as well as Star Wars The Complete Saga, which comes out this Friday. Unfortunately, neither of the screeners have arrived yet, so it is hard to tell if they are pick of the week material. I figured Star Wars would easily take that honor, but the changes made have pissed off enough people that I think it's best that I hold off making a judgment till after it arrives. After spending way too long trying to pick between the two, I'm going with Degrassi: Season Ten, Part Two instead. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 6th, 2011

September 7th, 2011

It's a transition week on the home market and while today doesn't mark the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, it's soon. Very soon. As in Friday. That's when X-Men: First Class comes out, which is the first of the summer blockbusters. The film earned fantastic reviews and will likely be the Pick of the Week, when the screener arrives. More...

International Box Office: Transformers Hold Top Spot with Plenty of Milestones Below

July 13th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon repeated as champion on the international stage with $94.70 million on 11,222 screens in 58 markets for a total of $386.43 million internationally and $647.51 million worldwide. At this pace, by this weekend it will be ahead of Transformers and will have no trouble becoming the biggest hit in the franchise. As for individual markets, it earned the most in South Korea where it was down just 31% to $15.11 million on 1,301 screens over the weekend for a total of $54.47 million after two. It became the fastest film to reach $50 million in that market. It wasn't able to hold on as well in the U.K. down 56% to $7.58 million on 522 screens over the weekend for a total of $31.45 million after two. In Australia it was down 43%, which at first glance seems strong, but it was a holiday weekend in that market and half the films in the top five saw growth. It still added $7.52 million on 596 screens over the weekend for a running tally of $29.13 million, which is stronger than its performance, given the relative size of the two markets. The film fell 56% in Russia, which isn't bad compared to the average drop-off in that market. It managed $7.47 million on 1,385 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $36.03 million. More...

International Box Office: Cars Cuts Off Panda to Take Checkered Flag

June 29th, 2011

In a battle of digitally animated sequels, Cars 2 came out on top with $39.23 million on 4,873 screens in 25 markets for a total opening of $43.98 million. Its best market was Russia where it opened in first place with $9.42 million on 950 screens. By comparison, the original Cars made $4 million in that market, in total. The film was also very strong in Mexico with $8.08 million on 1,981 screens and in Brazil with $5.29 million on 747 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.04 million. The film had to deal with direct competition in Australia, but still came out on top with $5.13 million. The final major market it debuted in was Italy, where it earned $3.86 million on 834 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.71 million. Overall, the film more than doubled the debuts of Cars in the markets it opened in, while it was on par with Toys 3's openings. Granted, it likely won't have the same legs, but this is still a great start. More...

2011 Preview: July

June 28th, 2011

July starts with one of the most important holidays of the year, which is good news for the industry, as June was a little weaker than expected, at least on average. None of the films were shockingly bad at the box office, even if a few missed early predictions by significant degrees. But conversely, none really shocked analysts with their box office prowess. As such, 2011 continued to slide a little further behind 2010's pace, a trend the movie industry hopes will end this month. Fortunately, that is a reasonable goal. Last July was home to two $100 million movies, two $200 million movies, and a one $300 million movie, assuming you count The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as a July film. This time around, we could see two films top $300 million, assuming you count Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a July release. Meanwhile, there are several potential $100 million films. I count up to six films with a statistically significant shot at reaching the century mark, but I would be amazed if more than half of them got there. More...

International Box Office: Kung Fu Fights Past Another Milestone

June 22nd, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2 remained in top spot on the international chart with $58.16 million on 11,244 screens in 54 markets for totals of $284.22 million internationally and $427.89 million worldwide. The film opened in France and Germany with nearly identical results with $6.91 million on 725 screens in the former and $6.91 million on 699 screens in the latter. (The result in Germany does include some previews.) So far the film has made an estimated $77 million in China, which is by far the film's biggest market. More...

Weekend Numbers: Lantern in the Green, But Overall Box Office in the Red

June 20th, 2011

The overall box office box office this past weekend was as expected, more or less. A few of the films did a little bit better, a few missed expectations, but not by a lot. This helped the box office grow by 11% from last weekend to $153 million. Unfortunately, this weekend last year saw the release of Toy Story 3, which made $110 million by itself, so year-over-year there was a 23% drop-off. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by 8% at $4.65 billion to $5.03 billion, but perhaps we can close that gap a little bit this coming weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Green Lantern Lights the Way

June 19th, 2011

As expected, Green Lantern led the way at the box office this weekend, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but a weak performance on Saturday and an expected further decline on Sunday will leave it with a fairly modest $52.69 million weekend, according to Warner Bros.' estimate. That puts it behind X-Men: First Class ($55 million) and Thor ($66 million) so far as opening weekends for superhero movies are concerned, and its reviews suggest it won't have the legs of the other two. Mr. Popper's Penguins also under-performed compared to original expectations, although its $18.2 million debut is in line with the numbers Fox was expecting going in to the weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Lantern Pull in the Green?

June 16th, 2011

After a strong start to the summer, which actually began in late April, we could hit a real roadblock this weekend. The only film earning any kind of buzz is Green Lantern, and not all of that buzz is good. Additionally, this weekend last year was dominated by Toy Story 3, which opened with $110 million. There is a chance the top five films won't make that much this year. More...

International Box Office: Panda Doesn't Pull Any Punches

June 15th, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2 climbed into top spot on the international chart after three weeks of release, earning $56.72 million on 11,867 screens in 45 markets for a total of $206.11 million internationally and $332.92 million worldwide. This past weekend the film debuted in a number of major markets, led by the U.K. where it made $10.07 million on 514 screens, but while this was enough for first place in the market, it was less than the original made. On the other hand, it showed growth in Mexico with $7.34 million on 1,841 screens over the weekend and a total opening of $14.69 million, and in Brazil with $4.79 million on 714 screens over the weekend and $5.18 million in total. The film opens in France and Germany next weekend and Japan and Italy in August, so it still has quite a way to go before its international run is over. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Super Surpasses Most Predictions

June 13th, 2011

Nearly every film in the top five beat Thursday's predictions, and the one film that didn't landed within a rounding error of doing so. This helped the overall box office reach $138 million for the weekend, but while this was better than expected, it was still 14% lower than last weekend and 9% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by 7% at $4.43 billion to $4.76 billion, but this is better than it has been for the majority of the year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spielberg Homage Earns Super $37 Million

June 12th, 2011

As someone on Twitter put it this morning, Super 8's $37 million opening takes E.T.'s lifetime gross to $472 million.

The robust opening for J.J. Abrams homage to Steven Spielberg will satisfy Paramount, especially with the heart of the Summer season ahead of it, good reviews and great word-of-mouth. $100 million should be easily achieved from this beginning, and even better numbers aren't out of the question. For a film that reportedly cost $50 million, that's not bad going. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Super Will Super Be?

June 9th, 2011

After X-Men: First Class opened on the low end of expectations last weekend, it is even more important that Super 8 carries its weight this weekend if 2011 is to continue its winning ways. Even if Super 8 does land on the high end of expectations, it might not be enough, as this weekend last year saw the release of The Karate Kid, which was a surprise hit that opened with $55 million. More...

International Box Office: Stranger Tides Sweeps Away More Records

June 8th, 2011

I think it is not unfair to call Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides a disappointment domestically, as it seems very likely that it won't match its hefty production budget, while it is practically guaranteed it will be the weakest installment in the franchise. On the other hand, the film is breaking records internationally. This weekend it tied the record for the fastest film to reach $600 million internationally, which was previously set by Avatar at just 19 days. It also became the fastest to reach $700 million worldwide at 16 days. This weekend its haul was down to $70.78 million on 15,962 screens in 69 markets for a total of $601.58 million internationally and $791.78 million worldwide, but that was enough to earn first place for the third weekend in a row. The film's biggest market of the weekend was Japan where it made $8.63 million on 802 screens, giving it a total of $62.75 million after just three weeks of release. More...

Contest: These Prizes are White and Hot: Winning Announcement

June 8th, 2011

The winners of our These Prizes are White and Hot contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Beginners Begins Big but can't Top Tree

June 7th, 2011

The Tree of Life held onto top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $30,915 in 20 theaters. It will undoubtedly expand further. Beginners was right behind with an average of $28,268 in five theaters. Midnight in Paris continues to shine with an average of $18,843 in 147 theaters. It has a planned semi-wide expansion this weekend, so this is very likely the last time it will top $10,000 on the per theater chart, but it will continue to hit milestones. X-Men: First Class earned first place on the overall box office chart and fourth place on the per theater chart with $15,134. Submarine managed to top $10,000 on the per theater chart, but it was close with and average of $10,458 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: First Place for First Class, But Will It Last?

June 6th, 2011

It wasn't exactly a disappointing weekend at the box office, but we did see the overall box office fall closer to the low end of expectations. With $160 million over the weekend, the box office was down 28% from the Friday-through-Sunday portion of the Memorial Day long weekend. However, it was up 24% from this weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 now has pulled in $4.23 billion, compared to $4.55 billion for last year. 2011 is still in a massive hole, but at least there's a chance we can close the gap, while reaching $10 billion in total for the year has become a lot more likely. More...

Weekend Estimates: X-Men First Week Good, Not Great

June 5th, 2011

2011 continued its winning streak at the box office this weekend, with five films topping $10 million and X-Men: First Class posting a very respectable $56 million opening, according to Fox's Sunday estimate. With the studio setting expectations a little lower than that, they can claim an excellent weekend. And they do have a point, but the truth is that this is the worst opening for a movie in the franchise since the first movie arrived in 2000 (and the latest film's estimate is only ahead by a couple of million dollars, so it might not even beat that mark). Excellent reviews and peak Summer business should help the film over the next few weeks, but it can't afford a 60% decline next weekend. More...

The Limited Releases are Looking Beautiful

June 3rd, 2011

For the past two weeks in a row we've seen one limited release just dominate the market by earning close to $100,000 on the per theater chart. Will that happen again this week? The odds are really stacked against it; it would be like a wide release opening with $100 million three weeks in a row. But if it does happen, Submarine is the film most likely to manage that feat. However, there are a few other limited releases worth keeping your eyes on. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will X-Men's Latest Offering be Top of the Class?

June 2nd, 2011

After a record-breaking Memorial Day long weekend, the industry is hoping to maintain that momentum throughout the summer. There's only one wide release to deal with this weekend, X-Men: First Class, but most analysts expect it to earn more than the four wide releases earned in total this weekend last year. Add in stronger holdovers, and every indication says there should be a solid win for 2011 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2011 Preview: June

June 1st, 2011

After a strong May in which most weekends saw growth year-over-year, there is finally some real optimism at the box office. Will that continue this month? It might be tough, as last June was actually pretty good, all things considered. It was certainly busier. This time around there are only seven wide releases, but the lack of competition should help each individual film reach its full potential, and there's a chance five of the seven films will earn more than $100 million at the box office. If less than three of them reach the century mark, it would be a huge shock. On the other hand, there's nothing opening this month that will compare to Toy Story 3, which earned more than $400 million last year. The only one that has a real shot to come close is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. However, since that film opens on a Wednesday the 29th of June and the Friday is the 1st of July, it is more of a July release and we will preview it at the beginning of next month. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Memorial Day To Remember?

May 31st, 2011

Records were broken on Memorial Day long weekend, which makes the weekend one to remember. Ironic then that the biggest hit of the weekend was a film about people who can't remember the night before. Yes, The Hangover 2 easily took top spot, while Kung Fu Panda 2 was disappointingly far behind. On the other hand, it still earned more than last year's number one film, Shrek Forever After, so it at least pulled its weight. Overall, the three-day box office was a very healthy $223 million, or 33% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. Over four days, the box office pulled in $277 million, or 44% more than last year. Those figures were both records for biggest Memorial Day long weekend ever, crushing 2007's offering by $22 million. Year-to-date, 2011 now has $4.02 billion and has cut the gap with 2010 to just over 8% at $4.38 billion. If the rest of the summer is as strong as May was, we could be in good shape going into the fall. More...

Contest: These Prizes are White and Hot

May 26th, 2011

As one month closes and another begins, one thing remains constant, our weekly box office prediction contest. There's only one wide release next week, X-Men: First Class, which makes it 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 X-Men: First Class. 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: Season Four 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 White Collar: Season Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...