Paraguay Box Office for Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)

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Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Paraguay Box Office $171,576Details
Worldwide Box Office $514,873,747Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $33,557,812 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $29,048,076 Details
Total North America Video Sales $62,605,888
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Synopsis

Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. To do so, he decides he will pose as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, even going so far as to trap a lackadaisical misfit reindeer to pull his sleigh. Meanwhile, down in Who-ville, Cindy-Lou Who-a young girl overflowing with holiday cheer-plots with her gang of friends to trap Santa Claus as he makes his Christmas Eve rounds so that she can thank him for help for her overworked single mother. As Christmas approaches, however, her good-natured scheme threatens to collide with the Grinch's more nefarious one. Will Cindy-Lou achieve her goal of finally meeting Santa Claus? Will the Grinch succeed in silencing the Whos’ holiday cheer once and for all?

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$75,000,000
Paraguay Releases: November 22nd, 2018 (Wide)
Video Release: January 22nd, 2019 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for brief rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2537 (Cert #51723), 7/25/2018)
Running Time: 86 minutes
Keywords: Christmas, Christmas in November, Single Parent, Animal Lead, Widow/Widower, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, 3-D, Voiceover/Narration, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment, Chris Meledandri
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Home Market Releases for February 5th, 2019

February 5th, 2019

Widows

We are finally getting to the massive fall hits on the home market, as Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch hits the home market this week. It is the biggest release, but not the best. The Pick of the Week was a coin toss between Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms and Widows. In the end, the latter won, but both are worth buying. More...

Home Market Releases for January 22nd, 2019

January 24th, 2019

The Hate U Give

We’re getting close to the monster hits from fall finally coming out on the home market. Closer, but we are not quite there yet. This week’s biggest release is First Man, but it is not the best. The race for Pick of the Week came down to three contenders: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Hate U Give, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Set Three. It was a close race, but in the end The Hate U Give won out. More...

2018 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 4th, 2019

Black Panther

The Producers Guild of America announced their nominations in the theatrical categories today and there are some trends building. However, there are also some questions generated after these nominations were announced. More...

International Box Office: Aquaman Surfs to $400 million Internationally

December 27th, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman had another significant expansion helping it keep first place with $95.2 million on 31,900 screens in 70 markets for totals of $415.5 million internationally and, including updated Domestic tallies, the global take is $488.2 million worldwide. It is ahead of every other film in the D.C.E.U. on the international chart, which is impressive. Its biggest new market was South Korea, where it earned first place with $7.94 million on 1,272 screens for a total opening of $10.08 million. It also opened in first place in France with $6.6 million on 607 screens, as well as in Germany with $4.9 million 805. The film’s biggest market overall was China, where it slipped to second with $23.41 million on 12,000 screens for a three-week total of $233.59 million. More...

Christmas Predictions: Can Sherlock Solve the Case?

December 24th, 2018

Holmes and Watson

Tomorrow is Christmas Day, which is a surprisingly good day to release a movie, and two new films are hoping to take advantage of this. Holmes and Watson is by far the bigger of the two releases, but despite the comedic talent in the movie, its reviews are, well, practically non-existent. There’s only one review and it is negative. Not that long ago, I thought the film would still open with $10 million for the day, as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly do have box office drawing power. However, the lack of reviews hurts and the buzz isn’t loud enough to compensate. I think $8 million is more likely. More...

International Box Office: Aquaman Tops Competition by $100 million

December 19th, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman expanded worldwide at the weekend, earning $131.3 million on 44,134 screens in 43 markets for a two-week total of $266.4 million on the international market. It debuted in over 40 markets, but China was still the dominant force, as it pulled in $54.24 million on 24,528 screens there over the weekend for a two-week total of $189.30 million. A 42% drop-off is amazing for China, which is know for sharp sophomore declines, and the film is already the fourth-biggest super hero film in that market. On the other hand, the film’s biggest opening came in Mexico, where it earned $6.62 million over the weekend for a total opening of $8.00 million there. This is significantly below the openings of both Wonder Woman and Justice League. Overall, Aquaman beat those films more often then not, sometimes by rather large margins. For example, it earned $7.8 million on 3,110 screens in Russia, which was more than double Wonder Woman’s opening in that market. However, at this point, we can safely say China will contribute a disproportionate share of its international box office. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Spider-Man Starts Strong as Christmas Holidays Begin

December 18th, 2018

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

The weekend went according to predictions, more or less. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was the biggest surprise and it beat our prediction by barely more than $1 million at $35.36 million. The Mule was a distant second place with $17.51 million, but this is still a good result for its production budget / target demographic. On the other hand, Mortal Engines bombed. There’s no polite way to describe this result. The overall box office rose by 37% from last weekend, hitting $115 million. Unfortunately, this weekend last year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened with nearly double that by itself. 2018 was off by 58% when compared to last year. That would be a terrible result, even if there were a misalignment in holidays. Fortunately, 2018 still has a huge lead over 2017, up by 9.3% or $930 million at $10.96 billion to $10.03 billion and even if 2018 loses by this amount for the next two weeks, it will still end the year with a massive lead over 2018. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man is too much for just one Universe

December 16th, 2018

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Sony’s estimates have Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse earning $35.4 million over the weekend. Its reviews and its A plus from CinemaScore should both helps its legs, as will the upcoming holidays. On the other hand, it does have direct competition next weekend, more or less. Aquaman will attack it from the super hero side of things, while Mary Poppins Returns will take from its family film side. That said, with a start like this, $100 million domestically is practically guaranteed, while $150 million is a solid goal to aim for. More...

Friday Estimates: Spidey Starts Miles Ahead of the Competition

December 15th, 2018

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse debuted with $12.6 million on Friday, putting it on pace for $35.5 million over the full weekend, at least according to Sony. It will get a tiny boost on Sunday, because about 5% of school kids start their winter holidays on Monday. It will get a larger boost from its reviews, which remain Oscar-worthy. And this is not a case of the critics loving it and the audiences being more ambivalent, as the film earned an A plus from CinemaScore and a five-star rating from PostTrak. If the film does match Sony’s estimates, then it will be a little better than our prediction. More importantly, if its word-of-mouth boosts its legs, it could earn more than $200 million domestically. That’s asking a lot, but it is a possibility. It is certainly something to keep our eyes on. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Spider-man Swing into First Place?

December 13th, 2018

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

After two weeks with no new releases in the top five, we have three new films vying for a position there. This includes Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, which is all but guaranteed a spot in the top five. The Mule was thought to be an Awards Season contender, but its reviews are disappointing, given those high hopes. Finally there’s Mortal Engines, a film that cost $100 million to make and will likely barely earn a spot in the top five. This weekend last year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened with $220.01 million. That’s more than the entire box office will earn this year. This could be more than all three wide releases earn in total. Fortunately, 2018 has a $1 billion lead over 2017, so three weeks of bad losses won’t change that. More...

International Box Office: Aquaman Floods China

December 12th, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman debuted in China dominating the market with $92.98 million over the weekend for a total opening of $94.28 million. This is roughly as much as the rest of the top five made combined. It is also certainly more than it will open with domestically. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Calm before the Winter Storm

December 11th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

There were no new releases / expansions / re-releases in the top five over the weekend. In fact, there were no such films in the top ten. Not a single film in the top five even switched positions, so there’s almost nothing to talk about. Ralph Breaks the Internet held on a tiny bit better than predicted, but that didn’t stop the overall box office falling 27% from last weekend to $84 million. This is still ahead of the same weekend last year, but by a tiny 1.5% margin. Year-to-date, 2018’s margin over 2017 barely changed and currently sits at 10.7% or $1.04 billion at $10.82 billion to $9.77 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Christmas Comes Early for Animation

December 9th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Both animated films are doing great at the box office with Ralph Breaks the Internet matching our prediction nearly perfectly with a studio estimate of $16.1 million over the weekend, which would give it a running tally of $140.9 million. Internationally, the film has barely opened in half the world earning $18.0 million over the weekend for a total of $117.3 million. This includes a first place debut in Spain with $4.6 million over the five-day weekend. Its next major market isn’t until December 21st when it opens in Japan, while it is a Boxing Day release in Australia. More...

Friday Estimates: Box Office Sinks a Little Deeper

December 8th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It looks like it will be another soft weekend at the box office. The lack of new releases is not helping holdovers too much, but most of the top five is on pace to match expectations, more or less. For example, Ralph Breaks the Internet pulled in $3.52 million on Friday, putting it on pace for $15 million over the weekend. This is within a rounding error of our prediction and nothing to panic about. Granted, the film is falling behind Coco’s pace, while $200 million domestically is becoming a more difficult goal, but Disney could give it a push over the top if it wants to. More...

Weekend Predictions: Short List of New Releases

December 6th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The first weekend of December is usually a terrible weekend to release a new film. However, that’s because it is usually the first weekend after Thanksgiving long weekend. This year this is not the case, but there are still no wide releases to talk about. The closest to a new release is Schindler’s List, which is getting a semi-wide release. It has a slim chance at reaching the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This means the top five this week will be identical the top five from last weekend with Ralph Breaks the Internet leading the way. This weekend last year, Coco remained in top spot with $18.45 million, while the only wide release was Just Getting Started, which missed the Mendoza Line. I think 2018 will win in the year-over-year competition, but not by a lot. More...

International Box Office: Bohemian Rhapsody Challenges Grindelwald for Top Spot

December 5th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald remained in first place on the international chart with $40.8 million on 18,922 screens in 80 markets for totals of $386.9 million internationally and $521.4 million worldwide. Its biggest market of the weekend was Japan, where it added $7.5 million to its running tally, which now sits at $25.6 million. Its biggest market overall is China, where it has $56.65 million, including $2.37 million this past weekend, followed by the U.K. with $33.8 million, including $3.5 million this past weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ralph Wins, Most Holdovers Hold Strong

December 4th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The post-holiday weekend matched expectations, more or less. Ralph Breaks the Internet led the way with $25.57 million over the weekend. The Possession of Hannah Grace opened better than expected and earned more than it cost to make, so if it can find an audience on the home market, it could break even. Overall, the box office fell almost exactly $100 million from last weekend, but it is a post holiday weekend, so this 47% drop-off is not unexpected. More importantly, this is 9.5% above the same weekend last year, which continues 2018’s winning streak. 2018’s lead over 2017 is basically within a rounding error of where it was last week at $10.8 million / $1.05 billion at $10.70 billion to $9.65 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ralph Slips, Still Strong, Hannah Tops Expectations, Still Soft

December 2nd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet will retain top spot on the weekend box office chart with an estimated $25.8 million for a two-week total of $119.3 million. Granted, this is lower than we predicted, but not so much lower than anyone at Disney should be panicking. Internationally, the film added an estimated $33.7 million in 27 markets, lifting its international total to $87.7 million after two weeks of release. Its only major market opening of the weekend was the U.K. where it reportedly earned $5.2 million. This is less than Wreck-It Ralph opened with, but that film debuted during the school holidays, so it got a boost. Ralph Breaks the Internet should have longer than average legs thanks to Christmas, but I don’t think it will match its predecessor in this market. More...

Friday Estimates: Ralph has a mostly Graceful Decline

December 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet remained in top spot on the box office chart on Friday earning $5.74 million. This is 74% lower than its opening Friday; granted, that was a holiday, so a sharp decline was practically guranteed, but this is still sharper than anticipated. Look for $25 million over the weekend, which is weaker than our prediction and puts $200 million in jeopardy. It will need help over the Christmas break to get there. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases don’t look Very Graceful

November 29th, 2018

The Possession of Hannah Grace

It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving long weekend, which is one of the worst weekends for a wide release. This weekend, The Possession of Hannah Grace is the only new release and it is only opening in 1,700 theaters. This means Ralph Breaks the Internet will have no trouble remaining in first place. In fact, the top five from last weekend will remain nearly the same. A couple might switch places, but that’s it. This weekend last year, Coco remained in top spot with just under $28 million, while there were no new releases / semi-wide expansions that managed to grab a spot in the top five. Its holdovers vs. holdovers, which gives 2018 a small advantage. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ralph, Creed Lead Box Office, Break Records

November 27th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The weekend box office was more lucrative than predicted with both Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II breaking records. Depending on how technical you want to be. Ralph Breaks the Internet led the way with $55.67 million over the three-day weekend and $84.47 million over five. This is technically the record for biggest Thanksgiving opening, as Frozen had a prestige opening the weekend before and only expanded wide on Thanksgiving. Nearly every other film on this week’s list also topped predictions helping this weekend to rise 26% from last weekend hitting $216 million over the three-day period. This was also 15% higher than the same weekend last year, which is a more important result. I was really expecting 2018’s lead over 2017 to be down significantly from its peak; however, instead it has stretched its lead to $1.04 billion or 11% at $10.53 billion to $9.49 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ralph Wrecks Predictions, Technically Sets Record

November 25th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

While Thanksgiving long weekend wasn’t as lucrative as earlier figures suggested, estimates are still better than our predictions. For example, Ralph Breaks the Internet should open with $55.67 million over the three-day weekend for a five-day opening of $84.47 million. This is technically the record for biggest Thanksgiving opening, as Frozen had a prestige opening the weekend before and only expanded wide on Thanksgiving. Internationally, the film reportedly made $41.5 million during its opening weekend. This doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is only playing in about a third of international markets, and only three major markets. It opened with an estimated $19.5 million in China, while it was also dominant in Mexico ($6.3 million) and Russia ($5.7 million). Overall, the film nearly tripled Wreck-it Ralph’s openings in the same markets. The film won’t have the same legs, as sequels almost never do, but this is still an amazing start and it is clearly on pace for $600 million worldwide. More...

Friday Estimates: Ralph Slips Below Moana’s Pace, Still a Monster Hit

November 24th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet again led the way on Friday with $21.74 million for a three-day total $50.54 million. Good news: It is still on pace to top our prediction; in fact, depending on when you read this on Saturday, it might have already done so. At this point, a five-day opening of $85 million seems like a safe bet. Bad news: it has fallen behind Moana’s daily pace, despite a much faster start, so it will definitely have weaker legs. It should still have no problem getting to $200 million domestically and still is in a race with Dr Seuss’ The Grinch for biggest hit of November. It’s just no longer a record-setting opening. More...

Daily Box Office: Ralph Slips, but is still Thankful

November 23rd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and some studios were closed for the day, but we have a full list of box office numbers today. Ralph Breaks the Internet continued to lead the way at the box office with $10.3 million on Thursday for a two-day total of $28.8 million. The film is still well above Coco and Moana’s two-day pace, but it fell 44% from its Wednesday debut, which is a sharper decline than either of those two films suffered. It is on pace to dominate the five-day weekend with $85 million, which is below yesterday’s pace and below Frozen’s record-setting wide expansion, but I can’t imagine there are many people at Disney that are disappointed with this result. The film’s reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore, plus its family friendly target audience should help it last in theaters till the new year and it should be profitable enough that the studio will want to turn the franchise into a trilogy. More...

Daily Box Office: Ralph is Breaking Record Books

November 22nd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend, which means many studios are closed and are not reporting official numbers. However, one of the studios that is reporting numbers is Disney and they are reporting record-breaking numbers. Ralph Breaks the Internet earned $18.5 million on Wednesday, which is significantly more than either Coco or Moana managed the previous two years. In fact, this is more than Frozen managed during its record-breaking wide expansion back in 2013. This film’s reviews are great and it earned an A minus from CinemaScore, so it should have good legs and could top Frozen’s $93.59 million five-day opening. In fact, some studios think it has a real chance of $100 million during its five-day opening. I’m not that bullish, but even if it only earns $90 million over five-days, it will still be a monster hit and way more than we predicted. More...

Weekend Prediction: Will Ralph Wreck the Competition?

November 21st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend, which means it is officially the start of the holiday blockbuster season. This year, three films are opening wide hoping to become hits. One of them, Ralph Breaks the Internet, could become the biggest hit of the month. Creed II is expected to top its predecessor during its five-day opening. Robin Hood is just hoping not to bomb in theaters. Both Green Book and The Front Runner were scheduled to expand wide, but neither will. In fact, The Front Runner isn’t even expanding semi-wide. This weekend last year, Coco opened with nearly $73 million during its five day weekend. Ralph Breaks the Internet likely won’t earn that much over the weekend, but it should come close. Additionally, Justice League earned $60 million during the five-day frame, which is very likely better than Creed II will perform. However, after that point, 2018’s depth becomes stronger than 2017’s depth and we should earn the small win in the year-over-year competition. More...

International Box Office: Grindelwald Has Quarter Billion Dollar Global Debut

November 20th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald started its international run with $191.5 million on 50,865 screens in 79 markets for a worldwide debut of $253.7 million. Its largest opening was in China, but it had to settle for second place there with $36.68 million on 22,008 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $37.53 million. It had more impressive debuts in the U.K. ($16.3 million on 1,823 screens) and in Russia ($12.36 million on 1,623). The film had the best opening in the Harry Potter franchise in 21 markets, but overall, it was only 3% ahead of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the same markets. Its much weaker reviews will likely lead to shorter legs, but even so, it should still have no problem getting to $600 million worldwide and becoming Warner Bros.’ biggest hit of the year. If the next installment in the franchise falls just as much, then the studio will have reason to be concerned. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grindelwald Debuts on Top, but Pales Compared to Harry Potter

November 19th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the weekend box office chart; however, it failed to meet expectations by about 10%. Additionally, neither Instant Family nor Widows matched expectations and this hurt the overall box office, which fell 2.9% from last weekend to $172 million. More importantly, this is 14% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 has reached $10 billion and now has a running tally of $10.18 billion. This is 11% or $1.01 billion ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Grindelwald Fails to Match Expectations, at least Domestically

November 18th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the chart over the weekend. However, the opening is weaker than expected with an estimated $62.2 million. Additionally, it has weaker reviews (40% vs. 74%) compared to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; a worse CinemaScore (B plus vs. A); and a lower internal multiplier (2.43 vs. 2.51), so this film's legs will likely be much shorter and getting to $200 million might be asking too much. On the other hand, the film has an estimated $191 million internationally, so there’s no reason to worry for Warner Bros., as this movie will be fantastically profitable in the end. More...

Friday Estimates: Grindelwald Comes in First, but Doesn’t have a Fantastic Friday

November 17th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened in first place with $25.7 million on Friday. The film actually had better previews than Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but its Friday was 13% below its predecessor. This is a bad sign for its legs. Additionally, its reviews fell to just 40% positive, while it only managed a B plus from CinemaScore. On the positive side, the film is doing much better internationally and the film already has $74.3 million in just two days of international release. It will break even on just its international numbers, but the film’s poor reception with critics and moviegoers could hurt the rest of the installments in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. More...

Weekend Prediction: Is Grindelwald Committing Crimes against the Harry Potter Franchise?

November 15th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest installment in the Harry Potter franchise, but sadly, its reviews are, by far, the worst in the franchise. It should still have no trouble earning first place and will very likely break even just on its international numbers, but this is still troubling for its future. The second biggest release of the week is Instant Family and its reviews are good, but not great. They are certainly fine for a family comedy. Widows is the best-reviewed new release, but its buzz is quiet enough that it will barely finish in the top five. Meanwhile, A Private War is expanding nationwide and that could help it earn a spot in the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This weekend last year, Justice League opened with $93.84 million, while Wonder debuted in second place with $27.55 million. Add in The Star’s $9.81 million opening and the three wide releases pulled in $130 million. There’s no way the new releases this year will match that and 2018 will likely lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Theater Averages: Chef is in Like Flynn

November 14th, 2018

Chef Flynn

Chef Flynn debuted on top spot on the theater average chart with $29,869 in one theater. The overall box office chart leader, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, was next with an average of $16,318. The Front Runner followed with an average of $12,886 over the weekend. The film opened on Tuesday, which obviously had some negative effect of its weekend number, but even the full six-day result of $71,742 / $17,936 average isn’t enough to warrant a full wide expansion. El Angel was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,674 in two theaters. More...

International Box Office: Venom Sinks its Teeth into China

November 14th, 2018

Venom

Venom roared into first place with $117.30 million on 44,833 screens in 85 markets for totals of $467.71 million internationally and $674.01 million worldwide. Nearly all of the film’s weekend haul came from China, where it made $107.85 million in 40,000 theaters over the weekend for a total opening of $110.40 million. Whoever made the decision to recut the movie to a PG-13 rating feels like a genius after this result. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grinch Matches Expectations, Incredibles’ Record Safe for Now

November 12th, 2018

The Grinch

The weekend box office had a few success stories and a couple of misses. Dr Seuss’ The Grinch was one of the success stories with $67.57 million, which matches predictions perfectly. The other two new wide releases were less successful. Overlord did okay, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. On the other hand, The Girl in the Spider’s Web likely won’t break even. The overall box office rose 15% from last weekend hitting $167 million. This is 11% more from the same weekend last year. I really wasn’t expecting 2018’s losing streak to end after just one weekend. This is great news. 2018’s lead over 2017 is practically the same as it was last weekend at $1.01 billion or 11% at $9.95 billion to $8.94 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Grinch Grabs First Place, Bohemian Sings a Long Note

November 11th, 2018

The Grinch

The Weekend box office is on par with expectations, for the most part. Dr Seuss’ The Grinch is dominating the box office chart with an estimated $66.0 million debut. This isn’t the record for biggest November weekend for an animated film, but it is reasonably close. Its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore suggest reasonably long legs at the box office. In fact, with the holidays coming up, it has an outside chance at $200 million. Internationally, its start is a little more muted at $12.7 million in 23 markets, including $6.53 in 559 theaters in the U.K. That’s equivalent to a $35 million opening here, given the relative size of the two markets. More...

Friday Estimates: Grinch Steals Top Spot, but Doesn’t have Incredible Start

November 10th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch debuted in first place on Friday with $18.67 million. This is not quite as good as we were originally expecting, but better than its previews would indicate. This is good news for the film’s long term chances. Its reviews having fallen below the overall positive level. It did earn an A minus from CinemaScore, which is good for a family film, but not great. Universal expects the film to earn $67 million over the weekend, which is close enough to our $68 million prediction to be a success. It is also very close to its $75 million production budget. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Grinch Grabs $2.2 million on Thursday Night

November 9th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch started its box office run with previews in 3,200 theaters earning $2.2 million. By comparison, Smallfoot, the most recent computer animated film, earned $850,000 during its previews. If The Grinch has the same legs, then it would make $60 million during its opening weekend, which is a little lower than our prediction, but still a great start for a film that cost $75 million to make. On the other hand, this film’s reviews are not as good as Smallfoot’s reviews are, which could lead to weaker word-of-mouth. Additionally, it is based on a well-known book, so that could front-load the film’s box office numbers. Hopefully this won’t be an issue and the film will top $60 million with ease. We will know more by this time tomorrow when the Friday Estimates show up. More...

Weekend Prediction: Will Grinch Spread the Holiday Cheer?

November 8th, 2018

The Grinch

Dr Seuss’ The Grinch could be the biggest hit of the month, if it gets off to a fast start this weekend. There is some good news, as it could break The Incredibles’ record for November weekend for an animated film. This weekend, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and Overlord are both aiming to become midlevel hits. I’m not sure either will get there. Their buzz hasn’t grown as their release date has neared, which is troubling. This does mean Bohemian Rhapsody will very likely earn a solid second place, while The Nutcracker and the Four Realms has a shot at third. This weekend last year, Thor: Ragnarok earned more than $57 million during its second weekend of release, while the combined openings of Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express were even better. 2018 should be better on top, but it won’t have the same depth leading to a loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

The Grinch Trailer

June 14th, 2018

Animated adventure from Illumination Entertainment, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, opens November 9 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2018/12/07 - $18,052   15 $1,203   $123,539 3
2018/12/14 - $13,958 -23% 15 $931   $143,652 4
2018/12/21 - $8,514 -39% 14 $608   $159,220 5
2018/12/28 - $5,167 -39% 7 $738   $167,897 6
2019/01/04 - $2,137 -59% 3 $712   $171,576 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Albania 11/22/2018 $12,627 3 4 30 $72,598 2/17/2019
Argentina 11/22/2018 $318,266 209 209 1187 $1,823,199 5/18/2019
Australia 11/30/2018 $2,016,035 375 424 2309 $12,409,308 12/27/2023
Austria 11/30/2018 $115,837 75 90 647 $3,491,503 12/27/2023
Belgium 11/28/2018 $823,812 157 157 1024 $3,746,548 3/1/2019
Bolivia 11/29/2018 $192,275 21 21 114 $888,008 1/23/2019
Brazil 11/9/2018 $1,312,033 546 564 2976 $5,854,260 1/16/2019
Bulgaria 11/23/2018 $159,563 0 40 47 $779,851 2/11/2019
Central America 11/29/2018 $793,844 131 131 502 $3,108,325 1/23/2019
Chile 12/6/2018 $328,577 70 70 375 $1,371,511 1/30/2019
China 12/14/2018 $2,830,000 23231 23231 23231 $3,826,200 1/16/2019
Colombia 11/29/2018 $196,290 193 201 714 $2,222,180 2/6/2019
Croatia 11/8/2018 $125,147 52 52 359 $686,817 12/27/2023
Cyprus 11/8/2018 $50,287 12 12 102 $253,181 1/23/2019
Czech Republic 11/9/2018 $447,564 142 142 795 $1,872,137 2/5/2019
Denmark 11/29/2018 $515,627 83 88 495 $2,196,925 2/20/2019
Ecuador 12/7/2018 $568,386 46 46 148 $1,730,104 1/30/2019
Egypt 11/7/2018 $21,285 16 16 94 $120,981 1/23/2019
Estonia 11/30/2018 $155,057 22 22 154 $604,018 12/24/2020
Finland 11/9/2018 $276,440 200 200 937 $1,487,141 1/30/2019
France 11/28/2018 $3,883,488 642 718 4526 $16,851,108 2/6/2019
Germany 11/29/2018 $3,847,895 655 735 4831 $20,147,270 2/20/2019
Greece 12/6/2018 $233,673 120 120 517 $1,504,313 2/17/2019
Hong Kong 12/27/2018 $496,435 44 44 162 $838,801 1/30/2019
Hungary 12/6/2018 $465,092 83 83 404 $1,835,692 2/20/2019
Iceland 11/9/2018 $91,016 14 14 77 $342,831 1/6/2021
India 11/9/2018 $236,751 272 272 449 $490,219 2/6/2019
Indonesia 11/9/2018 $338,364 190 190 233 $461,605 11/28/2018
Israel 11/29/2018 $228,866 35 35 429 $2,161,632 4/10/2019
Italy 11/29/2018 $2,044,659 0 20 29 $6,636,105 2/16/2019
Japan 12/14/2018 $2,247,440 366 366 2085 $11,853,493 2/16/2019
Latvia 12/7/2018 $28,632 8 14 81 $587,759 3/1/2019
Lebanon 11/8/2018 $60,363 16 16 96 $362,312 1/23/2019
Lithuania 11/30/2018 $160,378 202 202 1061 $830,008 12/25/2019
Macedonia 11/22/2018 $6,542 3 3 20 $47,910 2/17/2019
Malaysia 11/9/2018 $241,101 121 121 411 $543,758 12/28/2018
Mexico 12/7/2018 $5,398,077 0 392 825 $17,688,475 2/6/2019
Middle East Region 11/9/2018 $360,379 64 64 235 $1,084,254 2/20/2019
Mongolia 11/9/2018 $79,074 8 8 59 $202,783 1/16/2019
Netherlands 11/30/2018 $591,381 142 306 1415 $5,581,451 3/1/2019
New Zealand 11/29/2018 $564,001 97 101 463 $1,660,103 12/29/2022
North America 11/9/2018 $67,572,855 4,141 4,141 32,061 $272,699,130
Norway 11/9/2018 $788,409 146 146 719 $3,355,407 2/6/2019
Pakistan 11/9/2018 $7,553 15 15 35 $24,023 12/13/2018
Paraguay 11/22/2018 $0 0 15 54 $171,576 1/10/2019
Peru 12/6/2018 $389,179 101 101 146 $1,196,456 1/16/2019
Philippines 11/28/2018 $276,685 177 177 226 $346,109 12/13/2018
Poland 11/30/2018 $1,072,013 215 225 1114 $5,955,017 2/16/2019
Portugal 11/23/2018 $265,160 111 182 729 $1,711,526 1/29/2019
Romania 11/23/2018 $314,730 78 78 486 $1,177,996 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 12/13/2018 $1,592,233 782 1742 8931 $16,253,876 3/15/2019
Serbia and Montenegro 11/22/2018 $138,107 79 79 513 $831,276 3/3/2021
Singapore 11/29/2018 $224,061 32 32 137 $698,258 1/30/2019
Slovakia 11/9/2018 $202,776 67 67 487 $946,897 2/12/2019
Slovenia 11/22/2018 $119,521 23 23 174 $620,190 3/8/2019
South Africa 12/7/2018 $253,151 135 135 472 $1,740,664 3/20/2019
South Korea 12/19/2018 $4,838 0 724 1458 $3,741,347 1/30/2019
Spain 11/30/2018 $2,078,544 339 339 2453 $8,501,289 4/5/2019
Sweden 11/9/2018 $720,203 191 191 1226 $4,076,892 3/20/2019
Switzerland 11/28/2018 $859,774 114 126 812 $4,243,845 2/17/2019
Taiwan 11/9/2018 $240,220 154 154 401 $538,996 1/2/2019
Thailand 11/9/2018 $177,091 99 99 241 $341,248 12/5/2018
Trinidad 11/9/2018 $79,025 18 18 113 $395,178 1/23/2019
Turkey 11/23/2018 $272,782 277 277 1092 $958,762 1/25/2019
Ukraine 12/20/2018 $532,788 178 180 966 $2,709,247 3/8/2019
United Arab Emirates 11/9/2018 $292,072 50 50 207 $1,189,513 1/6/2021
United Kingdom 11/9/2018 $6,514,831 559 646 6525 $37,909,223 12/2/2021
Uruguay 11/22/2018 $31,797 27 27 162 $229,029 2/20/2019
Venezuela 12/7/2018 $240,073 0 0 0 $1,341,211 2/20/2019
Vietnam 11/9/2018 $383,083 163 164 422 $712,889 12/13/2018
 
Worldwide Total$514,873,747 12/27/2023

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

Benedict Cumberbatch    Grinch

Supporting Cast

Cameron Seely    Cindy-Lou Who
Rashida Jones    Donna Who
Tristan O’Hare    Groopert
Kenan Thompson    Mr. Bricklebaum
Sam Lavagnino    Ozzy
Ramone Hamilton    Axl
Angela Lansbury    Mayor McGerkle
Michael Beattie    Store Clerk
Lori Alan    Additional Voice
Carter Hastings    Additional Voice
Carlos Alazraqui    Additional Voice
John Kassir    Additional Voice
Doug Burch    Additional Voice
Evan Kishiyama    Additional Voice
Catherine Cavadini    Additional Voice
Danny Mann    Additional Voice
Tucker Chandler    Additional Voice
Jeremy Maxwell    Additional Voice
Townsend Coleman    Additional Voice
Scott Mosier    Additional Voice
Meilee Condron    Additional Voice
Laraine Newman    Additional Voice
Abby Craden    Additional Voice
Dashiell Priestley    Additional Voice
Brian T. Delaney    Additional Voice
Alex Puccinelli    Additional Voice
John DeMita    Additional Voice
Emma Elizabeth Shannon    Additional Voice
Bill Farmer    Additional Voice
Joel Swetow    Additional Voice
Aaron Fors    Additional Voice
Mindy Sterling    Additional Voice
Willow Geer    Additional Voice
Tara Strong    Additional Voice
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Regina Taufen    Additional Voice
Barbara Harris    Additional Voice
Jim Ward    Additional Voice

Narrator(s)

Pharrell Williams    Narrator

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Production and Technical Credits

Scott Mosier    Director
Yarrow Cheney    Director
Michael LeSieur    Screenwriter
Tommy Swerdlow    Screenwriter
Dr Seuss    Story based on the Book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas by”
Christopher Meledandri    Producer
Janet Healy    Producer
Chris Renaud    Executive Producer
Latifa Ouaou    Executive Producer
Audrey Geisel    Executive Producer
Chris Cartagena    Editor
Danny Elfman    Music By
Colin Stimpson    Art Director
Yarrow Cheney    Character Designer
Eric Guillon    Character Designer
Colin Stimpson    Character Designer
Robert Taylor    Associate Producer
Delphine Le Roch    Production Supervisor
Pierre Leduc    Animation Director
Christophe Delisle    Animation Director
Jonathan Del Val    Animation Director
Hichem Arfaoui    Supervising Animator
Pierre Avon    Supervising Animator
Brecht Debaene    Supervising Animator
Pierre-Francois Duhamel    Supervising Animator
Aymeric Palermo    Supervising Animator
Ludovic Savonniere    Supervising Animator
Emmanuel Vergne    Supervising Animator
Jean-Philippe Martins    Technical Animation Supervisor
Mark O'Hare    Head of Story
Etienne Pecheux    Supervising Technical Director
Jeannine Berger    Post-Production Supervisor
Ken Schretzmann    Editor
John Carnochan    Editor
Kelly Lake    Script Supervisor
Frédéric Simonot    Production Manager
Nicolas Stretta    Associate Editor
Gilad Carmel    Associate Editor
Fanny Bensussan    First Assistant Editor
James D. Kirkpatrick    First Assistant Editor
Nicole Bou-Samra    First Assistant Editor
Paul Neal    First Assistant Editor
Joseph Butler    First Assistant Editor
Noelleen Westcombe    First Assistant Editor
Guy Bar’ely    Story Artist
Habib Louati    Story Artist
Jed Diffenderfer    Story Artist
Christophe Lourdelet    Story Artist
Miguel Jiron    Story Artist
Chris Martin    Story Artist
Mark Koetsier    Story Artist
C. Raggio IV    Story Artist
Loic Rastout    Set Designer
Vincent Massy De La Chesneraye    Set Designer
Anael Bouin    Set Designer
Brett Nystul    Set Designer
Matthieu Gosselin    Set Designer
Edwin Rhemrev    Set Designer
Paul Mager    Set Designer
Benoit Tranchet    Set Designer
Aymeric Seydoux    Set Designer
Dennis Leonard    Supervising Sound Editor
David Acord    Supervising Sound Editor
David Acord    Sound Designer
Gary A. Rizzo    Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Jonathan Greber    Dialogue/ADR Editor
Bonnie Wild    Sound Effects Editor
Pascal Garneau    Sound Effects Editor
James Likowski    Foley Editor
Blake Collins    Foley Mixer
Bill Abbott    Music Editor
Danny Elfman    Score Producer
Noah Snyder    Score Recordist
Noah Snyder    Score Mixer

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