Disturbia (2007) - Financial Information
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $22,224,982 (27.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 68.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.9 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,925 opening theaters/3,132 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $132,857,925 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,088 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,510 | $37,718,653 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,614 | $118,537,627 |
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 13th, 2007 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | August 7th, 2007 by Dreamworks Video |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 on appeal for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality (originally R) |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Comparisons: | vs. The Silence of the Lambs Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | House Arrest, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Serial Killer, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Single Parent, Unbelieving Police |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | DreamWorks Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest No. 1 Domestic | 67 | $9,023,835 | Apr 27, 2007 | 17 |
| Biggest Domestic April Weekend | 86 | $22,224,982 | Apr 13, 2007 | 3 |
| Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic | 84 | $22,224,982 | Apr 13, 2007 | 3 |
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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records
| Record | Rank | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,088 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) | 1,304 | $132,857,925 |
| All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 770 | $80,818,974 |
| Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2007 | 35 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) | 466 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) | 805 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) | 426 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies | 65 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) | 478 | $80,818,974 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) | 150 | $80,818,974 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2007 | 1 | $22,224,982 | 2,925 | $7,598 | $22,224,982 | 1 | |
| Apr 20, 2007 | 1 | $13,010,778 | -41% | 3,015 | $4,315 | $40,205,142 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 2007 | 1 | $9,023,835 | -31% | 3,047 | $2,962 | $52,109,598 | 3 |
| May 4, 2007 | 2 | $5,844,363 | -35% | 3,132 | $1,866 | $60,007,779 | 4 |
| May 11, 2007 | 4 | $4,732,839 | -19% | 3,106 | $1,524 | $66,220,865 | 5 |
| May 18, 2007 | 5 | $3,731,349 | -21% | 2,547 | $1,465 | $71,379,695 | 6 |
| May 25, 2007 | 7 | $1,932,969 | -48% | 1,632 | $1,184 | $74,443,046 | 7 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | 10 | $1,112,533 | -42% | 1,035 | $1,075 | $76,703,481 | 8 |
| Jun 8, 2007 | 10 | $523,504 | -53% | 568 | $922 | $77,768,967 | 9 |
| Jun 15, 2007 | 18 | $251,249 | -52% | 283 | $888 | $78,289,474 | 10 |
| Jun 22, 2007 | 25 | $110,706 | -56% | 187 | $592 | $78,539,639 | 11 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | 22 | $199,674 | +80% | 284 | $703 | $78,801,059 | 12 |
| Jul 6, 2007 | 21 | $302,010 | +51% | 283 | $1,067 | $79,305,519 | 13 |
| Jul 13, 2007 | 27 | $200,099 | -34% | 232 | $862 | $79,654,902 | 14 |
| Jul 20, 2007 | 36 | $115,691 | -42% | 190 | $609 | $79,886,463 | 15 |
| Jul 27, 2007 | 38 | $80,167 | -31% | 155 | $517 | $80,050,171 | 16 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2007 | 1 | $8,838,362 | 2,925 | $3,022 | $8,838,362 | 1 | ||
| Apr 14, 2007 | 1 | $8,817,968 | n/c | 2,925 | $3,015 | $17,656,330 | 2 | |
| Apr 15, 2007 | 1 | $4,568,652 | -48% | 2,925 | $1,562 | $22,224,982 | 3 | |
| Apr 16, 2007 | 1 | $1,398,199 | -69% | 2,925 | $478 | $23,623,181 | 4 | |
| Apr 17, 2007 | 1 | $1,254,490 | -10% | 2,925 | $429 | $24,877,671 | 5 | |
| Apr 18, 2007 | 1 | $1,153,976 | -8% | 2,925 | $395 | $26,031,647 | 6 | |
| Apr 19, 2007 | 1 | $1,162,717 | +1% | 2,925 | $398 | $27,194,364 | 7 | |
| Apr 20, 2007 | 1 | $4,777,331 | +311% | -46% | 3,015 | $1,585 | $31,971,695 | 8 |
| Apr 21, 2007 | 1 | $5,569,321 | +17% | -37% | 3,015 | $1,847 | $37,541,016 | 9 |
| Apr 22, 2007 | 2 | $2,664,126 | -52% | -42% | 3,015 | $884 | $40,205,142 | 10 |
| Apr 23, 2007 | 2 | $721,291 | -73% | -48% | 3,015 | $239 | $40,926,433 | 11 |
| Apr 24, 2007 | 2 | $702,800 | -3% | -44% | 3,015 | $233 | $41,629,233 | 12 |
| Apr 25, 2007 | 2 | $702,003 | n/c | -39% | 3,015 | $233 | $42,331,236 | 13 |
| Apr 26, 2007 | 2 | $754,527 | +7% | -35% | 3,015 | $250 | $43,085,763 | 14 |
| Apr 27, 2007 | 1 | $3,265,827 | +333% | -32% | 3,047 | $1,072 | $46,351,590 | 15 |
| Apr 28, 2007 | 1 | $3,920,286 | +20% | -30% | 3,047 | $1,287 | $50,271,876 | 16 |
| Apr 29, 2007 | 1 | $1,837,722 | -53% | -31% | 3,047 | $603 | $52,109,598 | 17 |
| Apr 30, 2007 | 1 | $545,582 | -70% | -24% | 3,047 | $179 | $52,655,180 | 18 |
| May 1, 2007 | 2 | $551,032 | +1% | -22% | 3,047 | $181 | $53,206,212 | 19 |
| May 2, 2007 | 2 | $496,487 | -10% | -29% | 3,047 | $163 | $53,702,699 | 20 |
| May 3, 2007 | 1 | $460,717 | -7% | -39% | 3,047 | $151 | $54,163,416 | 21 |
| May 4, 2007 | 2 | $2,183,787 | +374% | -33% | 3,132 | $697 | $56,347,203 | 22 |
| May 5, 2007 | 2 | $2,310,582 | +6% | -41% | 3,132 | $738 | $58,657,785 | 23 |
| May 6, 2007 | 2 | $1,349,994 | -42% | -27% | 3,132 | $431 | $60,007,779 | 24 |
| May 7, 2007 | 2 | $366,382 | -73% | -33% | 3,132 | $117 | $60,374,161 | 25 |
| May 8, 2007 | 2 | $377,612 | +3% | -31% | 3,132 | $121 | $60,751,773 | 26 |
| May 9, 2007 | 2 | $366,476 | -3% | -26% | 3,132 | $117 | $61,118,249 | 27 |
| May 10, 2007 | 2 | $369,777 | +1% | -20% | 3,132 | $118 | $61,488,026 | 28 |
| May 11, 2007 | 4 | $1,616,806 | +337% | -26% | 3,106 | $521 | $63,104,832 | 29 |
| May 12, 2007 | 4 | $2,020,012 | +25% | -13% | 3,106 | $650 | $65,124,844 | 30 |
| May 13, 2007 | 4 | $1,096,021 | -46% | -19% | 3,106 | $353 | $66,220,865 | 31 |
| May 14, 2007 | 4 | $361,331 | -67% | -1% | 3,106 | $116 | $66,582,196 | 32 |
| May 15, 2007 | 4 | $366,032 | +1% | -3% | 3,106 | $118 | $66,948,228 | 33 |
| May 16, 2007 | 4 | $369,102 | +1% | +1% | 3,106 | $119 | $67,317,330 | 34 |
| May 17, 2007 | 5 | $331,016 | -10% | -10% | 3,106 | $107 | $67,648,346 | 35 |
| May 18, 2007 | 4 | $1,215,847 | +267% | -25% | 2,547 | $477 | $68,864,193 | 36 |
| May 19, 2007 | 4 | $1,599,563 | +32% | -21% | 2,547 | $628 | $70,463,756 | 37 |
| May 20, 2007 | 5 | $915,939 | -43% | -16% | 2,547 | $360 | $71,379,695 | 38 |
| May 21, 2007 | 5 | $313,895 | -66% | -13% | 2,547 | $123 | $71,693,590 | 39 |
| May 22, 2007 | 5 | $287,998 | -8% | -21% | 2,547 | $113 | $71,981,588 | 40 |
| May 23, 2007 | 5 | $281,808 | -2% | -24% | 2,547 | $111 | $72,263,396 | 41 |
| May 24, 2007 | 6 | $246,681 | -12% | -25% | 2,547 | $97 | $72,510,077 | 42 |
| May 25, 2007 | 7 | $548,542 | +122% | -55% | 1,632 | $336 | $73,058,619 | 43 |
| May 26, 2007 | 8 | $710,419 | +30% | -56% | 1,632 | $435 | $73,769,038 | 44 |
| May 27, 2007 | 7 | $674,008 | -5% | -26% | 1,632 | $413 | $74,443,046 | 45 |
| May 28, 2007 | 8 | $500,059 | -26% | +59% | 1,632 | $306 | $74,943,105 | 46 |
| May 29, 2007 | 8 | $207,436 | -59% | -28% | 1,632 | $127 | $75,150,541 | 47 |
| May 30, 2007 | 8 | $214,309 | +3% | -24% | 1,632 | $131 | $75,364,850 | 48 |
| May 31, 2007 | 8 | $226,098 | +6% | -8% | 1,632 | $139 | $75,590,948 | 49 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | 9 | $362,501 | +60% | -34% | 1,035 | $350 | $75,953,449 | 50 |
| Jun 2, 2007 | 10 | $466,066 | +29% | -34% | 1,035 | $450 | $76,419,515 | 51 |
| Jun 3, 2007 | 10 | $283,966 | -39% | -58% | 1,035 | $274 | $76,703,481 | 52 |
| Jun 4, 2007 | 10 | $135,446 | -52% | -73% | 1,035 | $131 | $76,838,927 | 53 |
| Jun 5, 2007 | 10 | $134,823 | n/c | -35% | 1,035 | $130 | $76,973,750 | 54 |
| Jun 6, 2007 | 10 | $132,266 | -2% | -38% | 1,035 | $128 | $77,106,016 | 55 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | 9 | $139,447 | +5% | -38% | 1,035 | $135 | $77,245,463 | 56 |
| Jun 8, 2007 | 10 | $179,785 | +29% | -50% | 568 | $317 | $77,425,248 | 57 |
| Jun 9, 2007 | 11 | $223,690 | +24% | -52% | 568 | $394 | $77,648,938 | 58 |
| Jun 10, 2007 | 12 | $120,029 | -46% | -58% | 568 | $211 | $77,768,967 | 59 |
| Jun 11, 2007 | 10 | $68,907 | -43% | -49% | 568 | $121 | $77,837,874 | 60 |
| Jun 12, 2007 | 10 | $65,283 | -5% | -52% | 568 | $115 | $77,903,157 | 61 |
| Jun 13, 2007 | 10 | $66,273 | +2% | -50% | 568 | $117 | $77,969,430 | 62 |
| Jun 14, 2007 | 10 | $68,795 | +4% | -51% | 568 | $121 | $78,038,225 | 63 |
| Jun 15, 2007 | - | $85,791 | +25% | -52% | 283 | $303 | $78,124,016 | 64 |
| Jun 16, 2007 | - | $106,583 | +24% | -52% | 283 | $377 | $78,230,599 | 65 |
| Jun 17, 2007 | - | $58,875 | -45% | -51% | 283 | $208 | $78,289,474 | 66 |
| Jun 18, 2007 | - | $32,115 | -45% | -53% | 283 | $113 | $78,321,589 | 67 |
| Jun 19, 2007 | - | $37,716 | +17% | -42% | 283 | $133 | $78,359,305 | 68 |
| Jun 20, 2007 | - | $35,036 | -7% | -47% | 283 | $124 | $78,394,341 | 69 |
| Jun 21, 2007 | - | $34,592 | -1% | -50% | 283 | $122 | $78,428,933 | 70 |
| Jun 22, 2007 | - | $36,208 | +5% | -58% | 187 | $194 | $78,465,141 | 71 |
| Jun 23, 2007 | - | $44,529 | +23% | -58% | 187 | $238 | $78,509,670 | 72 |
| Jun 24, 2007 | - | $29,969 | -33% | -49% | 187 | $160 | $78,539,639 | 73 |
| Jun 25, 2007 | - | $15,273 | -49% | -52% | 187 | $82 | $78,554,912 | 74 |
| Jun 26, 2007 | - | $17,685 | +16% | -53% | 187 | $95 | $78,572,597 | 75 |
| Jun 27, 2007 | - | $13,789 | -22% | -61% | 187 | $74 | $78,586,386 | 76 |
| Jun 28, 2007 | - | $14,999 | +9% | -57% | 187 | $80 | $78,601,385 | 77 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | - | $62,080 | +314% | +71% | 284 | $219 | $78,663,465 | 78 |
| Jun 30, 2007 | - | $76,966 | +24% | +73% | 284 | $271 | $78,740,431 | 79 |
| Jul 1, 2007 | - | $60,628 | -21% | +102% | 284 | $213 | $78,801,059 | 80 |
| Jul 2, 2007 | - | $42,547 | -30% | +179% | 284 | $150 | $78,843,606 | 81 |
| Jul 3, 2007 | - | $67,261 | +58% | +280% | 284 | $237 | $78,910,867 | 82 |
| Jul 4, 2007 | - | $41,134 | -39% | +198% | 284 | $145 | $78,952,001 | 83 |
| Jul 5, 2007 | - | $51,508 | +25% | +243% | 284 | $181 | $79,003,509 | 84 |
| Jul 6, 2007 | - | $106,225 | +106% | +71% | 283 | $375 | $79,109,734 | 85 |
| Jul 7, 2007 | - | $124,473 | +17% | +62% | 283 | $440 | $79,234,207 | 86 |
| Jul 8, 2007 | - | $71,312 | -43% | +18% | 283 | $252 | $79,305,519 | 87 |
| Jul 9, 2007 | - | $36,408 | -49% | -14% | 283 | $129 | $79,341,927 | 88 |
| Jul 10, 2007 | - | $37,313 | +2% | -45% | 283 | $132 | $79,379,240 | 89 |
| Jul 11, 2007 | - | $37,308 | n/c | -9% | 283 | $132 | $79,416,548 | 90 |
| Jul 12, 2007 | - | $38,255 | +3% | -26% | 283 | $135 | $79,454,803 | 91 |
| Jul 13, 2007 | - | $65,171 | +70% | -39% | 232 | $281 | $79,519,974 | 92 |
| Jul 14, 2007 | - | $82,020 | +26% | -34% | 232 | $354 | $79,601,994 | 93 |
| Jul 15, 2007 | - | $52,908 | -35% | -26% | 232 | $228 | $79,654,902 | 94 |
| Jul 16, 2007 | - | $28,382 | -46% | -22% | 232 | $122 | $79,683,284 | 95 |
| Jul 17, 2007 | - | $30,835 | +9% | -17% | 232 | $133 | $79,714,119 | 96 |
| Jul 18, 2007 | - | $27,909 | -9% | -25% | 232 | $120 | $79,742,028 | 97 |
| Jul 19, 2007 | - | $28,744 | +3% | -25% | 232 | $124 | $79,770,772 | 98 |
| Jul 20, 2007 | - | $35,905 | +25% | -45% | 190 | $189 | $79,806,677 | 99 |
| Jul 21, 2007 | - | $45,130 | +26% | -45% | 190 | $238 | $79,851,807 | 100 |
| Jul 22, 2007 | - | $34,656 | -23% | -34% | 190 | $182 | $79,886,463 | 101 |
| Jul 23, 2007 | - | $19,897 | -43% | -30% | 190 | $105 | $79,906,360 | 102 |
| Jul 24, 2007 | - | $21,175 | +6% | -31% | 190 | $111 | $79,927,535 | 103 |
| Jul 25, 2007 | - | $21,146 | n/c | -24% | 190 | $111 | $79,948,681 | 104 |
| Jul 26, 2007 | - | $21,323 | +1% | -26% | 190 | $112 | $79,970,004 | 105 |
| Jul 27, 2007 | - | $24,168 | +13% | -33% | 155 | $156 | $79,994,172 | 106 |
| Jul 28, 2007 | - | $32,111 | +33% | -29% | 155 | $207 | $80,026,283 | 107 |
| Jul 29, 2007 | - | $23,888 | -26% | -31% | 155 | $154 | $80,050,171 | 108 |
| Jul 30, 2007 | - | $13,942 | -42% | -30% | 155 | $90 | $80,064,113 | 109 |
| Jul 31, 2007 | - | $13,773 | -1% | -35% | 155 | $89 | $80,077,886 | 110 |
| Aug 1, 2007 | - | $14,103 | +2% | -33% | 155 | $91 | $80,091,989 | 111 |
| Aug 2, 2007 | - | $14,712 | +4% | -31% | 155 | $95 | $80,106,701 | 112 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2007 | 1 | $27,194,364 | 2,925 | $9,297 | $27,194,364 | 1 | |
| Apr 20, 2007 | 1 | $15,891,399 | -42% | 3,015 | $5,271 | $43,085,763 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 2007 | 1 | $11,077,653 | -30% | 3,047 | $3,636 | $54,163,416 | 3 |
| May 4, 2007 | 2 | $7,324,610 | -34% | 3,132 | $2,339 | $61,488,026 | 4 |
| May 11, 2007 | 4 | $6,160,320 | -16% | 3,106 | $1,983 | $67,648,346 | 5 |
| May 18, 2007 | 6 | $4,861,731 | -21% | 2,547 | $1,909 | $72,510,077 | 6 |
| May 25, 2007 | 8 | $3,080,871 | -37% | 1,632 | $1,888 | $75,590,948 | 7 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | 10 | $1,654,515 | -46% | 1,035 | $1,599 | $77,245,463 | 8 |
| Jun 8, 2007 | 11 | $792,762 | -52% | 568 | $1,396 | $78,038,225 | 9 |
| Jun 15, 2007 | 18 | $390,708 | -51% | 283 | $1,381 | $78,428,933 | 10 |
| Jun 22, 2007 | 25 | $172,452 | -56% | 187 | $922 | $78,601,385 | 11 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | 23 | $402,124 | +133% | 284 | $1,416 | $79,003,509 | 12 |
| Jul 6, 2007 | 21 | $451,294 | +12% | 283 | $1,595 | $79,454,803 | 13 |
| Jul 13, 2007 | 29 | $315,969 | -30% | 232 | $1,362 | $79,770,772 | 14 |
| Jul 20, 2007 | 36 | $199,232 | -37% | 190 | $1,049 | $79,970,004 | 15 |
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International Details - Knocked Up Leaps Up
September 2nd, 2007
Knocked Up went from barely making the top 30 to nearly hitting the top five after adding $6.89 million on 1628 screens in 19 markets. The film now has a total of $25.54 million internationally while its worldwide total hit $173.34 million. To put this into perspective, The 40-Year Old Virgin earned $177.34 million and Knocked Up has yet to open in France, Spain, Italy, and many other significant markets. This week it did open in two major markets, the U.K. and Germany. In the former it had to settle for second place with $3.08 million on 423 screens while in the later it topped the charts with $2.11 million on 597 screens. In both markets this represents a small drop-off from The 40-Year Old Virgin, but the movie has already covered its total cost, so there's little reason to complain.
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DVD Rentals - New Releases Hog Half the Spots on the Rental Chart
August 26th, 2007
New releases took three of the top five places on the DVD rental chart, including first place.
Wild Hogs was the overall rental leader with $9.94 million, which was in line with Disturbia's opening last week.
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DVD Sales - Sales Chart Goes Wild
August 26th, 2007
Wild Hogs led a healthy group of new releases to win the race on the DVD sales chart with 2.20 million units sold and $35.16 million in first week sales.
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DVD Rentals - Disturbing News on the Rental Charts
August 19th, 2007
Disturbia led a large group of new releases and took first place on the rental charts with $9.70 million in rentals.
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DVD Sales - 300 Does Double Duty at Number One
August 19th, 2007
Despite a busy week for new releases, 300 was able to stay on top of the DVD sales chart.
This should really surprise no one as it has been tough this year for any DVD to move more than 1 million units in a single week, and with first week sales of more than 5 million units, even a sharp drop-off would leave 300 in first place.
And it did have a sharp drop-off, down more than 70% to 1.50 million units sold this week for a total of 6.60 million after two.
This works out to $149.82 million in total sales, which is close to the film's entire theatrical haul.
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DVD Releases for August 7, 2007
August 6th, 2007
Wow.
What a busy week.
Not only do we have dozens of releases (many of them Elvis related), we have nine spotlight reviews.
There aren't as many contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, however.
The two that stand out the most are The Muppet Show - Season Two and The Simpsons - Season 10.
The Muppet Show is the better show while The Simpsons has better extras.
Call it a tie and both are this week's DVD Pick of the Week.
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Pirates set for a Memorable Memorial Day
May 24th, 2007
For the third time in four weeks there will be another $100 million opening. It's strange, for four years after Spider-Man set the record, no film matched its record-setting debut. In fact, no film really came that close. However, in the past 12 months, three films have topped that mark and another film will do the same this weekend.
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Shrek Sets Records for Animated Movie
May 21st, 2007
There was another massive opening over the weekend, something we'll have to get used to this summer, but not all reports are glowing.
The second $100 million opening of the month helped push the overall box office up, way up, to $182 million, which is 70% higher than last weekend.
However impressive these weekly fluctuations may seem, it is the year-to-year increase of 11% that is more important.
The other number of note is 15%, which is how much higher this summer is over the record-setting pace of 2004.
That summer not only gave us Shrek 2, but also Spider-Man 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Those three movies combined for more than $1 billion, a mark this summer's top three films should be able to top.
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Shrek Sets His Sights on Spidey
May 17th, 2007
So far May has been softer than expected. Sure, Spider-man 3 opened with a record breaking weekend, but since then it has started tracking below expectations. Meanwhile, every other film has missed their modest expectations, some by large margins. This weekend things should get back on track with one of the most anticipated films of the year debuting tomorrow, but even here there are some warning signs.
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Records Fall, Falling Records Fall
May 14th, 2007
As expected, no new release came close to challenging Spider-man 3 for top spot.
In fact, the four newcomers were even weaker than expected.
However, while this led to a 44% drop-off from last weekend, the overall box office take of $106 million was still more than 6% higher than the same weekend last year and that's the more important figure.
Next weekend there should be a big bounce as Shrek the Third should earn significantly more than that all by itself.
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Will Spidey Sink or Swing?
May 10th, 2007
This is the only soft weekend in the month of May with new releases forced to fight for the scraps of last weekend's record breaker, which explains why we have four such films trying to split already weak box office prospects. However, none of these new releases has any real shot at unseating Spider-man 3, even though that film is expected to sink pretty far at the box office.
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Spider-Man Sinks Pirates in Opening Salvo of the Summer Battle
May 7th, 2007
Now that's what the Summer is all about.
With Spider-man 3, the blockbuster season got off to a record-breaking start and that lifted the overall box office to amazing heights.
Last weekend was one of the worst weekends in a long time, but Spider-man 3 alone earned nearly twice as much as the previous week's total box office and, adding in the holdovers, the 3-day take of $190 million was 144% more than last weekend, and already ranks as the fourth-biggest single weekend in history with reports for some movies still to come in (see the full list).
More importantly, it is 72% more than the same weekend last year.
Granted, last Summer got off to a slow start, but this is still a huge year-to-year increase and a very good omen for the season as a whole.
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International Details - 300's Last Stab at Glory
May 6th, 2007
300 was knocked out of the top five this week but still added $3.82 million on 3,537 screens in 52 markets for a total of $223.77 million.
The film has yet to open in Japan, but that's about it at this point and there's little hope that the movie will hit any more milestones from now until then.
However, it is already a massive hit and a huge financial boon for the studio, so everything it does earn will be pure gravy.
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Spidey Has His Eye on Jack Sparrow
May 3rd, 2007
With the start of the summer blockbuster season, all eyes are on Spider-man 3.
But the real question isn't whether Spider-man 3 will win the box office race, there's very little doubt that it will.
No, the real question is whether Spider-man 3 can break Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's opening weekend record.
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April Ends with an Ugh
May 1st, 2007
Wow.
That was one of the worst weekends I can remember.
There was almost nothing worth celebrating as the overall box office dipped by 12% from last weekend to $78 million.
That's nearly 24% lower than the same weekend last year and probably the worst weekend in more than a year.
(We'll have more details on that when the box office chart is certified later this week.)
The only silver lining I can think of is a possible reason for this massive dip.
In my opinion, a lot of people who thought about going to the movies this weekend likely said, "Let's wait a week and catch Spider-man 3 instead."
I can't prove this happened, but this time next weekend if Spider-man 3 has broken records, we'll know that it is a likely scenario.
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International Details - Reaping the Rewards
April 29th, 2007
The Reaping climbed into sixth place this past weekend with $5.98 million on 2634 screens in 39 markets for a total of just $20.38 million. The film had a couple respectable openings including South Korea where it made $1.17 million on 129 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total while it took in $335,000 in Brazil. However, in most markets the film stumbled, like in France where is placed seventh with $684,000 or the the U.K. where it placed eighth with $622,000 on 282 screens. The film debuted in ninth place in Australia, ($405,000 on 133 screens); in Russia, ($261,000 on 111); and in Germany, ($247,000 on 201). Mexico became the film's best market as it has pulled in $4.45 million in three weeks, including $589,000 on 350 screens this past weekend; this is just ahead of the $4.25 million the film has earned in Spain, but it only managed $334,000 on 299 screens this past weekend and will quickly disappear there.
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Calm Before the Storm
April 26th, 2007
It's the final weekend before the summer blockbuster season and it appears that while everyone is excited about Spider-man 3, almost no one is paying attention to this week's new releases.
This could result in the worst weekend of the year and there is a possibility that no film will reach $10 million.
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Disturbing News for New Releases
April 23rd, 2007
It was a slow weekend at the box office as most of the new releases, and a couple of the holdovers, were unable to live up to expectations.
How slow was it?
The overall box office dropped below $100 million.
It fell 25% from last weekend to just $89 million and that's a severe 19% drop-off from the same weekend last year.
In fact this was the worst weekend since last September.
However, it is important to note that overall 2007 is still ahead of last year's pace by 5% and most analysts expect many, many records to fall this summer.
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International Details - Sun Shines during Sophomore Stint
April 22nd, 2007
Sunshine climbed into sixth place with $5.20 million on 1866 screens in 30 markets for a total of $10.20 million. However, while it nearly doubled last week's opening, this was entirely due to the film's expansion. Its biggest market of the weekend was France where it placed fourth with $1.36 million on 339 screens while it placed eighth in its debut in Australia with just $611,000 on 161 screens. On the other hand, the film only managed $508,000 on 192 screens during its debut in Japan and while likely see a sharp drop-off next weekend given its weak per screen average. Meanwhile in the U.K. the film suffered the worst week-to-week drop-off in the top ten down 57% to $879,000 on 409 screens over the weekend and a total of $4.45 million in total.
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Weekend Estimates: Disturbia Unmoved at Top of Chart
April 22nd, 2007
Disturbia held off a batch of openers to spend a second weekend at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
The thriller earned a solid $13.46 million, down just under 40% from last weekend.
That was a couple of million more than fellow-thriller Fracture, which opened with an estimated $11.18 million.
Vacancy had the most disappointing start among the main contenders for box office victory, earning $7.6 million and falling behind Blades of Glory over the weekend to finish fourth.
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Will a New Release find a Vacancy on Top of the Charts?
April 19th, 2007
Another week, another batch of new movies that are hoping to find a spot in the top ten.
While there are four wide - or wide-ish - releases, none are tracking with any real strength and there's a good chance Disturbia will be a repeat winner this weekend.
However, two newcomers, Fracture and Vacancy, stand a catch of stealing first.
All three films are so evenly matched, we might not know the winner until the final numbers are released on Monday.
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Year Was No Dog on the Per Theater Chart
April 17th, 2007
There was only one film able to top $10,000 on the per theater charts, and that was Year of the Dog at $15,460. The next closest movie, Disturbia, had less than half that at $7,598.
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Friday the 13th Produces some Scary Box Office Numbers
April 16th, 2007
The weekend box office numbers were mixed. On the one hand, there was a small drop in the overall box office numbers with the total ticket sales coming in at $119 million, which was 4% lower than last weekend and 1% lower than the same weekend last year. However, while that's hardly a reason to worry, there were six wide releases meaning the merely average box office numbers had to divided up amongst a crowded field and that really hurt a lot of the new releases. In fact, only one of the six had any real reason to celebrate.
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Movie Website Updates for April 8 - April 14, 2007
April 14th, 2007
Even with the extra day, it was a slow week for websites. There were a couple films to have their full sites go live this week, but in both cases there was a lack of features. The best of the list is Pathfinder - Official Site, but it's not up to the level of an award winner.
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Six New Releases Search for Box Office Glory
April 12th, 2007
There's six new wide releases this weekend, but the overwhelming thought I have when checking them out is, "ZZZZZzzzzzzzz." There are two reasons for this. Firstly, there's not much here to get excited about; most are opening in less than 2,000 theaters and most are earning reviews that are terrible.
Because of this, none look to be runaway hits at the box office; in fact, there's talk that Blades of Glory will again win the weekend box office race.
The second reason for the snores above, last night was the start of the NHL playoffs and the Canucks played their first two games.
Or at least that's how long game one lasted.
Four overtime periods.
So tired.
Oh so tired.
At least they won.
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Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 7, 2007
April 7th, 2007
It's the Saturday after Good Friday, which explains why this column was delayed one day. But while the Friday was good, this week's sites were mediocre, at least they were compared to high expectations. If this was January, it would be a great list. However, at this point of the year I'm expecting one potential summer blockbuster to have a major website launch each week, and that didn't happen this time. We still had an award-worthy effort with Grindhouse - Official Site.
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2007 Preview: April
April 1st, 2007
April is an interesting month to open a movie. Interesting, but not a particularly good month. This year it does start with Easter, but that's traditionally not a strong long weekend. Only one movie has topped $40 million over that weekend and only one other has cracked $30 million. Worst still, it's jammed right up against May, the start of the summer blockbusters season.
Ironically, the closer you get to this most lucrative time of year, the tougher it is for films to make a buck.
No movie wants to open the weekend before Spider-man 3, for instance.
Overall, there are a few hits to be found in the month, and a few misses, but nothing that really stands out above the pack.
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Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30, 2007
March 31st, 2007
Awesome. We are finally getting some major updates to the summer blockbuster movies. The ones people are watching to see if they break records. This includes the first half of the massively interactive website for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Official Site. And while the site isn't done yet, it is still more than enough to win the Weekly Website Award.
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Movie Website Updates for February 24 - March 2, 2007
March 2nd, 2007
Just an average week in terms of updates, but there are a couple sites of note including the winner of the Weekly Website Award, Wild Hogs - Official Site.
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Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23, 2007
February 23rd, 2007
Big week in terms of flash sites launching, but a tough one when it comes to picking a winner. There were several sites that were contenders, and a few that will likely be winners after a few more updates, but none that stood out as the best for the week. It's almost like there were so many that were so close to winning the award that none were able to stand out and get me excited. However, there was one site that was updated this week that did, The Simpsons Movie - Official Site. This site did get a new look, but the real draw here is the first full trailer, to go along with the three previous teasers. Is that enough to make it award worthy? No. But while my rational side was distracted by a game of Sudoku the Fanboy in me made that decisions, and all Fanboy freak-outs are legally binding. Hopefully the final site will live up to the award. I have a feeling it will.
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Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16, 2007
February 17th, 2007
While the big summer blockbusters are sill M.I.A., there are plenty of other films to pick up the slack. This includes this week's winner, Bridge to Terabithia - Official Site. More...
Movie Website Updates for January 13 - January 19, 2007
January 20th, 2007
Another slow week, but its been that way for a while. I'm hoping that will change when the summer blockbusters start launching their full sites soon, in fact, Spider-Man 3's Official Site did go live this week, but it is mostly marked coming soon and too soon to give it the award just yet. More...
New Movie US Release Dates - December 28, 2006
December 28th, 2006
Currently I am taking a vacation and because of that the release dates update will be irregular at best. Things should be back to normal (weekly updates on Sunday) starting Sunday January 21. If I have some time, like today on a rainy day in Singapore, I will try to make updates.
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