Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	219	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 301-400)	364	$285,515,469
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	110	$210,031,325
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	6	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies	5	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	105	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	35	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies	72	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$210,031,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies	31	$210,031,325

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Apr 29, 2011	1	$86,198,765		3,644	$23,655	$86,198,765	1
May 6, 2011	2	$32,445,320	-62%	3,662	$8,860	$139,779,285	2
May 13, 2011	3	$20,444,270	-37%	3,793	$5,390	$169,690,470	3
May 20, 2011	4	$10,576,865	-48%	3,622	$2,920	$186,165,450	4
May 27, 2011	6	$6,409,150	-39%	2,981	$2,150	$195,818,250	5
Jun 3, 2011	7	$3,165,355	-51%	2,237	$1,415	$201,979,665	6
Jun 10, 2011	10	$1,727,330	-45%	1,329	$1,300	$205,094,205	7
Jun 17, 2011	13	$872,160	-50%	729	$1,196	$206,816,880	8
Jun 24, 2011	16	$508,335	-42%	458	$1,110	$207,752,210	9
Jul 1, 2011	21	$332,215	-35%	302	$1,100	$208,303,660	10
Jul 8, 2011	25	$261,485	-21%	241	$1,085	$208,782,685	11
Jul 15, 2011	27	$214,145	-18%	212	$1,010	$209,142,635	12
Jul 22, 2011	31	$169,650	-21%	174	$975	$209,445,775	13
Jul 29, 2011	33	$138,110	-19%	125	$1,105	$209,688,235	14
Aug 5, 2011	46	$58,055	-58%	86	$675	$209,805,005	15

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Apr 29, 2011	1	$34,399,360			3,644	$9,440	$34,399,360	1
Apr 30, 2011	1	$29,935,460	-13%		3,644	$8,215	$64,334,820	2
May 1, 2011	1	$21,863,945	-27%		3,644	$6,000	$86,198,765	3
May 2, 2011	1	$6,231,240	-71%		3,644	$1,710	$92,430,005	4
May 3, 2011	1	$6,158,360	-1%		3,644	$1,690	$98,588,365	5
May 4, 2011	1	$4,627,880	-25%		3,644	$1,270	$103,216,245	6
May 5, 2011	1	$4,117,720	-11%		3,644	$1,130	$107,333,965	7
May 6, 2011	2	$10,638,110	+158%	-69%	3,662	$2,905	$117,972,075	8
May 7, 2011	2	$12,780,380	+20%	-57%	3,662	$3,490	$130,752,455	9
May 8, 2011	2	$9,026,830	-29%	-59%	3,662	$2,465	$139,779,285	10
May 9, 2011	2	$2,526,785	-72%	-59%	3,662	$690	$142,306,070	11
May 10, 2011	2	$2,691,570	+7%	-56%	3,662	$735	$144,997,640	12
May 11, 2011	2	$2,141,225	-20%	-54%	3,662	$585	$147,138,865	13
May 12, 2011	2	$2,107,335	-2%	-49%	3,662	$575	$149,246,200	14
May 13, 2011	3	$5,917,080	+181%	-44%	3,793	$1,560	$155,163,280	15
May 14, 2011	3	$8,932,515	+51%	-30%	3,793	$2,355	$164,095,795	16
May 15, 2011	3	$5,594,675	-37%	-38%	3,791	$1,476	$169,690,470	17
May 16, 2011	3	$1,593,060	-72%	-37%	3,791	$420	$171,283,530	18
May 17, 2011	3	$1,725,815	+8%	-36%	3,791	$455	$173,009,345	19
May 18, 2011	3	$1,308,585	-24%	-39%	3,791	$345	$174,317,930	20
May 19, 2011	3	$1,270,655	-3%	-40%	3,791	$335	$175,588,585	21
May 20, 2011	4	$3,151,140	+148%	-47%	3,622	$870	$178,739,725	22
May 21, 2011	4	$4,473,170	+42%	-50%	3,622	$1,235	$183,212,895	23
May 22, 2011	4	$2,952,555	-34%	-47%	3,622	$815	$186,165,450	24
May 23, 2011	4	$1,049,425	-64%	-34%	3,622	$290	$187,214,875	25
May 24, 2011	4	$850,880	-19%	-51%	3,622	$235	$188,065,755	26
May 25, 2011	4	$723,425	-15%	-45%	3,622	$200	$188,789,180	27
May 26, 2011	6	$619,920	-14%	-51%	3,024	$205	$189,409,100	28
May 27, 2011	6	$1,803,505	+191%	-43%	2,981	$605	$191,212,605	29
May 28, 2011	6	$2,444,420	+36%	-45%	2,981	$820	$193,657,025	30
May 29, 2011	6	$2,161,225	-12%	-27%	2,981	$725	$195,818,250	31
May 30, 2011	6	$1,490,500	-31%	+42%	2,981	$500	$197,308,750	32
May 31, 2011	6	$551,485	-63%	-35%	2,981	$185	$197,860,235	33
Jun 1, 2011	6	$462,055	-16%	-36%	2,981	$155	$198,322,290	34
Jun 2, 2011	6	$492,020	+6%	-21%	2,981	$165	$198,814,310	35
Jun 3, 2011	7	$973,095	+98%	-46%	2,237	$435	$199,787,405	36
Jun 4, 2011	7	$1,375,755	+41%	-44%	2,237	$615	$201,163,160	37
Jun 5, 2011	8	$816,505	-41%	-62%	2,237	$365	$201,979,665	38
Jun 6, 2011	7	$346,735	-58%	-77%	2,237	$155	$202,326,400	39
Jun 7, 2011	7	$347,005	n/c	-37%	2,237	$155	$202,673,405	40
Jun 8, 2011	7	$335,550	-3%	-27%	2,237	$150	$203,008,955	41
Jun 9, 2011	8	$357,920	+7%	-27%	2,237	$160	$203,366,875	42
Jun 10, 2011	10	$524,445	+47%	-46%	1,329	$395	$203,891,320	43
Jun 11, 2011	10	$751,025	+43%	-45%	1,329	$565	$204,642,345	44
Jun 12, 2011	10	$451,860	-40%	-45%	1,329	$340	$205,094,205	45
Jun 13, 2011	10	$212,640	-53%	-39%	1,329	$160	$205,306,845	46
Jun 14, 2011	11	$219,285	+3%	-37%	1,329	$165	$205,526,130	47
Jun 15, 2011	10	$205,950	-6%	-39%	1,329	$155	$205,732,080	48
Jun 16, 2011	10	$212,640	+3%	-41%	1,329	$160	$205,944,720	49
Jun 17, 2011	14	$252,195	+19%	-52%	729	$346	$206,196,915	50
Jun 18, 2011	13	$339,050	+34%	-55%	729	$465	$206,535,965	51
Jun 19, 2011	13	$280,915	-17%	-38%	729	$385	$206,816,880	52
Jun 20, 2011	14	$105,705	-62%	-50%	729	$145	$206,922,585	53
Jun 21, 2011	15	$106,060	n/c	-52%	729	$145	$207,028,645	54
Jun 22, 2011	14	$105,880	n/c	-49%	729	$145	$207,134,525	55
Jun 23, 2011	14	$109,350	+3%	-49%	729	$150	$207,243,875	56
Jun 24, 2011	-	$160,285	+47%	-36%	458	$350	$207,404,160	57
Jun 25, 2011	-	$203,780	+27%	-40%	458	$445	$207,607,940	58
Jun 26, 2011	-	$144,270	-29%	-49%	458	$315	$207,752,210	59
Jun 27, 2011	16	$64,120	-56%	-39%	458	$140	$207,816,330	60
Jun 28, 2011	19	$64,220	n/c	-39%	458	$140	$207,880,550	61
Jun 29, 2011	-	$44,590	-31%	-58%	343	$130	$207,925,140	62
Jun 30, 2011	-	$46,305	+4%	-58%	343	$135	$207,971,445	63
Jul 1, 2011	-	$98,150	+112%	-39%	302	$325	$208,069,595	64
Jul 2, 2011	-	$122,310	+25%	-40%	302	$405	$208,191,905	65
Jul 3, 2011	-	$111,755	-9%	-23%	302	$370	$208,303,660	66
Jul 4, 2011	21	$58,890	-47%	-8%	302	$195	$208,362,550	67
Jul 5, 2011	-	$52,850	-10%	-18%	302	$175	$208,415,400	68
Jul 6, 2011	-	$52,905	n/c	+19%	302	$175	$208,468,305	69
Jul 7, 2011	-	$52,895	n/c	+14%	302	$175	$208,521,200	70
Jul 8, 2011	-	$78,325	+48%	-20%	302	$259	$208,599,525	71
Jul 9, 2011	-	$102,425	+31%	-16%	302	$339	$208,701,950	72
Jul 10, 2011	-	$80,735	-21%	-28%	302	$267	$208,782,685	73
Jul 11, 2011	-	$37,355	-54%	-37%	302	$124	$208,820,040	74
Jul 12, 2011	-	$40,970	+10%	-22%	302	$136	$208,861,010	75
Jul 13, 2011	-	$34,945	-15%	-34%	302	$116	$208,895,955	76
Jul 14, 2011	-	$32,535	-7%	-38%	302	$108	$208,928,490	77
Jul 15, 2011	-	$62,555	+92%	-20%	212	$295	$208,991,045	78
Jul 16, 2011	-	$85,860	+37%	-16%	212	$405	$209,076,905	79
Jul 17, 2011	-	$65,730	-23%	-19%	212	$310	$209,142,635	80
Jul 18, 2011	-	$30,740	-53%	-18%	212	$145	$209,173,375	81
Jul 19, 2011	-	$36,040	+17%	-12%	212	$170	$209,209,415	82
Jul 20, 2011	-	$32,860	-9%	-6%	212	$155	$209,242,275	83
Jul 21, 2011	-	$33,850	+3%	+4%	212	$160	$209,276,125	84
Jul 22, 2011	-	$47,850	+41%	-24%	174	$275	$209,323,975	85
Jul 23, 2011	-	$67,860	+42%	-21%	174	$390	$209,391,835	86
Jul 24, 2011	-	$53,940	-21%	-18%	174	$310	$209,445,775	87
Jul 25, 2011	-	$24,360	-55%	-21%	174	$140	$209,470,135	88
Jul 26, 2011	-	$27,840	+14%	-23%	174	$160	$209,497,975	89
Jul 27, 2011	-	$26,095	-6%	-21%	174	$150	$209,524,070	90
Jul 28, 2011	-	$26,055	n/c	-23%	174	$150	$209,550,125	91
Jul 29, 2011	-	$39,985	+53%	-16%	125	$320	$209,590,110	92
Jul 30, 2011	-	$54,375	+36%	-20%	125	$435	$209,644,485	93
Jul 31, 2011	-	$43,750	-20%	-19%	125	$350	$209,688,235	94
Aug 1, 2011	-	$14,375	-67%	-41%	125	$115	$209,702,610	95
Aug 2, 2011	-	$14,965	+4%	-46%	125	$120	$209,717,575	96
Aug 3, 2011	-	$13,750	-8%	-47%	125	$110	$209,731,325	97
Aug 4, 2011	-	$15,625	+14%	-40%	125	$125	$209,746,950	98
Aug 5, 2011	-	$16,340	+5%	-59%	86	$190	$209,763,290	99
Aug 6, 2011	-	$23,650	+45%	-57%	86	$275	$209,786,940	100
Aug 7, 2011	-	$18,065	-24%	-59%	86	$210	$209,805,005	101
Aug 8, 2011	-	$8,170	-55%	-43%	86	$95	$209,813,175	102
Aug 9, 2011	-	$8,560	+5%	-43%	86	$100	$209,821,735	103
Aug 10, 2011	-	$8,200	-4%	-40%	86	$95	$209,829,935	104
Aug 11, 2011	-	$7,740	-6%	-50%	86	$90	$209,837,675	105

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Apr 29, 2011	1	$107,333,965		3,644	$29,455	$107,333,965	1
May 6, 2011	2	$41,912,235	-61%	3,662	$11,445	$149,246,200	2
May 13, 2011	2	$26,342,385	-37%	3,793	$6,945	$175,588,585	3
May 20, 2011	5	$13,820,515	-48%	3,622	$3,816	$189,409,100	4
May 27, 2011	6	$9,405,210	-32%	2,981	$3,155	$198,814,310	5
Jun 3, 2011	7	$4,552,565	-52%	2,237	$2,035	$203,366,875	6
Jun 10, 2011	10	$2,577,845	-43%	1,329	$1,940	$205,944,720	7
Jun 17, 2011	13	$1,299,155	-50%	729	$1,782	$207,243,875	8
Jun 24, 2011	18	$727,570	-44%	458	$1,589	$207,971,445	9
Jul 1, 2011	21	$549,755	-24%	302	$1,820	$208,521,200	10
Jul 8, 2011	27	$407,290	-26%	241	$1,690	$208,928,490	11
Jul 15, 2011	28	$347,635	-15%	212	$1,640	$209,276,125	12
Jul 22, 2011	32	$274,000	-21%	174	$1,575	$209,550,125	13
Jul 29, 2011	34	$196,825	-28%	125	$1,575	$209,746,950	14
Aug 5, 2011	46	$90,725	-54%	86	$1,055	$209,837,675	15

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	4/27/2023	$696	1	1	2	$16,733,705	5/8/2023
New Zealand	4/21/2011	$0	0	14	14	$2,335	5/24/2021
Rest of World						$403,208,533
International Total						$419,944,573	5/8/2023

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	175	$419,944,573
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	103	$419,944,573
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office	7	$419,944,573
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies	3	$419,944,573
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies	80	$419,944,573
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	33	$419,944,573
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies	68	$419,944,573
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies	99	$419,944,573
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies	20	$419,944,573

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	172	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	103	$629,975,898
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 201-300)	289	$210,031,325
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	7	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies	3	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies	74	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	21	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies	68	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	109	$629,975,898
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies	21	$629,975,898

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 9, 2011	1	831,414		831,414	$13,593,619	$13,593,619	1
Oct 16, 2011	3	272,664	-67%	1,104,078	$4,632,561	$18,226,180	2
Oct 23, 2011	5	131,550	-52%	1,235,628	$2,048,234	$20,274,414	3
Oct 30, 2011	7	77,692	-41%	1,313,320	$1,331,641	$21,606,055	4
Nov 6, 2011	13	51,255	-34%	1,364,575	$896,450	$22,502,505	5
Nov 13, 2011	23	48,457	-5%	1,413,032	$823,284	$23,325,789	6
Nov 20, 2011	20	66,263	+37%	1,479,295	$1,125,808	$24,451,597	7
Nov 27, 2011	11	370,545	+459%	1,849,840	$3,357,138	$27,808,735	8
Dec 4, 2011	22	73,998	-80%	1,923,838	$987,873	$28,796,608	9
Dec 11, 2011	30	45,156	-39%	1,968,994	$502,586	$29,299,194	10
Jun 2, 2013	21	52,709		2,382,646	$662,025	$34,872,927	87
Dec 15, 2013	22	33,021		2,481,838	$388,987	$36,006,634	115
Apr 5, 2015	18	57,756		2,640,693	$285,892	$37,314,675	183
Apr 12, 2015	5	55,990	-3%	2,696,683	$370,654	$37,685,329	184
Apr 19, 2015	12	33,185	-41%	2,729,868	$227,981	$37,913,310	185
Sep 20, 2015	23	7,988		2,756,943	$59,830	$38,137,916	207

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 9, 2011	2	733,540		733,540	$15,037,579	$15,037,579	1
Oct 16, 2011	4	201,961	-72%	935,501	$4,560,591	$19,598,170	2
Oct 23, 2011	6	63,999	-68%	999,500	$1,307,424	$20,905,594	3
Oct 30, 2011	7	34,572	-46%	1,034,072	$747,400	$21,652,994	4
Nov 6, 2011	8	29,026	-16%	1,063,098	$700,579	$22,353,573	5
Nov 13, 2011	17	14,614	-50%	1,077,712	$343,292	$22,696,865	6
Nov 20, 2011	12	13,240	-9%	1,090,952	$216,246	$22,913,111	7
Nov 27, 2011	6	113,978	+761%	1,204,930	$1,746,074	$24,659,185	8
Dec 4, 2011	16	36,036	-68%	1,240,966	$673,270	$25,332,455	9
Jan 1, 2012	17	25,399		1,285,028	$385,726	$26,000,361	13
Jan 8, 2012	20	14,353	-43%	1,299,381	$287,050	$26,287,411	14
May 26, 2013	13	16,292		1,369,236	$262,067	$27,627,133	86
Jun 2, 2013	10	17,103	+5%	1,386,339	$264,371	$27,891,504	87
Jun 9, 2013	14	10,926	-36%	1,397,265	$150,244	$28,041,748	88
Dec 15, 2013	16	58,000		1,481,172	$695,423	$29,182,500	115
Sep 20, 2015	17	5,754		1,529,002	$62,881	$29,650,602	207

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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October 6th, 2011

The Smurfs were finally knocked off the top spot on the international chart, falling prey to The Sorcerer And The White Snake. This Chinese film opened in a trio of markets earning $15.88 million, but no other details were released. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 4th, 2011

October 5th, 2011

It's a maddening week on the home market. There were more than a dozen featured reviews this week, and what seems like an equal number that are late. (And that's not mentioning the more than a dozen Blu-rays and DVDs that arrived late last week that I still haven't gotten to. At least I don't have to worry about not having enough to do for the next few weeks.) There were a number of contenders for Pick of the Week, including The Walking Dead: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. But in the end I choose The Lion King Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Fast Five

October 2nd, 2011

I don't have high expectations for Fast Five. It did help start the summer blockbuster season a week early this year and ended with $200 million domestically and $600 million worldwide, but I don't expect the plot, the acting, the dialog to be selling points. All I expect is a fun popcorn flick. However, I recently reviewed Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and with that film I was also only expecting a fun popcorn flick, but I was disappointed. Will Fast Five be a more satisfying romp? Or will it too fall for the trap of caring more about the humans than the machines? 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...

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...

International Box Office: Two plus Two can't top Four

June 2nd, 2011

The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides, held off a pair of sequels on the international chart with $122.8 million on 18,000 screens in 65 markets for a total of $470.8 million internationally and $623.7 million worldwide. It tied the record for fastest film to reach $600 million worldwide, which was previously set by At World's End at 12 days. Its biggest single market of the weekend was Japan, where it was down just 8% from its opening weekend with $13.75 million on 800 screens over the weekend for a total of $44.57 million after two. It also cracked $10 million in Germany ($11.16 million on 820 screens for a total of $35.26 million) and in Russia ($10.62 million on 1716 screens over a total of 49.87 million). At this pace, it is likely that the film has already topped the final figure for Curse of the Black Pearl, while $600 million internationally and $900 million worldwide is not out of the question. More...

International Box Office: Pirates Sink Competition, Plunder Box Office

May 25th, 2011

While Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opened on the low end of expectations domestically, it broke records internationally with $222.03 million on 18,210 screens in 65 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $260.43 million. This is the largest ever international opening, and adding in its domestic debut, the film has $350.58 million worldwide. Its biggest single market was Russia, surprisingly, with $26.75 million on 1,716 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $31.42 million. That's more than At World's End earned in that market in total. The film also reportedly earned $20 million during its debut in China, but further details are not available. More...

Pirates Pillage the Box Office

May 23rd, 2011

We had a reason to celebrate this weekend as On Stranger Tides had the best opening of any film so far in 2011, even if it was a little weaker than expected. This helped the overall box office grow nearly 20% from last weekend to $167 million, which is 12% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by $3.65 billion to $4.13 billion, but the gap is down to 11.6% and the box office is moving in the right direction. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will a Strange Tide Lift the Box Office?

May 19th, 2011

Not to put too fine a point on it, but so far 2011 has been a terrible year at the box office. Granted, the past month or so have been better, but if we were to extrapolate the total box office based on how we've done so far, we'd have the worst year in a decade in terms of dollars, and way longer than that in terms of tickets sold. This really should change this weekend with the release of On Stranger Tides, which should earn more than Shrek Forever After, last year's number one film, with relative ease. In fact, it might earn more than the top five combined did last year. More...

International Box Office: Fast Five Laps Competition

May 18th, 2011

Fast Five remained in top spot on the international chart with $58.34 million on 8,819 screens in 61 markets for totals of $272.24 million internationally and $441.93 million worldwide. The film's only major market opening was in China, where it grabbed $9.1 million, which was easily enough for first place. It remained in first place in France ($4.97 million on 500 screens) and in Mexico ($4.77 million on 1,003) while it now has $15.17 million and $17.22 million in those two markets respectively. Its biggest market so far has been Russia, where it has earned $27.39 million after three weeks of release, including $2.53 million on 752 screens this past weekend. At this point, $600 million worldwide is becoming very likely, even with few additional markets left to open in. In fact, its next major market is Japan, but it doesn't open there till October. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Thor and Bridesmaids Spark Surprise Win

May 16th, 2011

A stronger than expected hold by Thor and a better than expected debut by Bridesmaids helped 2011 earn a surprise win in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, with an overall haul of $140 million, it was 16% lower than last weekend, but it topped the same weekend last year... By less than $1 million. Hey, a win is a win and I'll take it. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by $500 million at $3.44 billion to $3.94 billion, but we could see that gap close next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Tops Strong Opening for Bridesmaids

May 15th, 2011

A bigger-than-expected opening for Bridesmaids gave the market a welcome shot in the arm this weekend, according to studio estimates. While the comedy didn't top the weekend, it did top most predictions (although C.S. just about nailed it in his Friday column) with an estimated debut of $24.4 million, continuing an excellent run for Universal after a long stretch of under-performance. Thor remained top of the chart though, and will drop a respectable 47% according to Paramount's figures. That puts it on track for about $170 million in total, which isn't bad for the first outing in a franchise, although hardly record-breaking. More...

Weekend Predictions: Lightning Likely to Strike Twice

May 12th, 2011

With no blockbuster releases this weekend, Thor seems set to repeat at the box office champion. This will likely result in a pretty big decline from last weekend's total box office, and there's almost no chance the box office will keep pace with last year. Hopefully next weekend things will turn around.

Thor has to deal with direct competition and the Fanboy Effect this weekend. On the positive side, it also has strong reviews and neither of the new films are expected to be monster hits. The combination of factors makes a 50% drop-off likely, while a fall as much as 60% would not be a large surprise. More...

International Box Office: Fast Five Takes Pole Position

May 11th, 2011

Fast Five expanded worldwide and stormed into first place with $85.77 million on 7,363 screens in 58 markets for a total of $184.54 million internationally and $324.32 million worldwide. This is the biggest international weekend for an Universal film ever, just edging out King Kong's debut. It opened in 44 markets, finishing in first place in all of them. Highlights include France with $9.13 million on 500 screens, Mexico with $6.99 million on 1,743, Brazil with $4.85 million on 517, and Italy with $4.78 million on 533 screens over the weekend and $7.04 million in total. Meanwhile, the film held onto first place in Russia with $5.15 million on 1,100 screens over the weekend for a massive total of $22.64 million after two and it also repeated on top in Germany with $4.61 million on 645 screens over the weekend for a total of $16.72 million, also after two. Finally, the film completed the hattrick in Australia, leading the way for the third weekend in a row, with $1.97 million on 349 screens over the weekend lifting its total to $23.11 million. Fast Five doesn't have many more markets left to open in, but it is already an overwhelming success, so the studio should be ecstatic, so much so that extending the franchise is practically guaranteed at this point. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thor's Lonely on Top

May 10th, 2011

Thor was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart with an average of $16,618 in just under 4,000 theaters. Fast Five did come reasonably close to that mark with an average of $8,860, while the best limited release was Cave of Forgotten Dreams with $8,059. More...

Thor Thunders to the Top

May 9th, 2011

There were reasons to celebrate the opening weekend of summer, even if it didn't get off to the best opening in recent memory. Thor took top spot, but its opening weekend was the weakest for the start of summer since Mission: Impossible: III kicked things off in 2006. The overall box office was up 5% from last weekend to $167 million, but that was 7% lower than the same weekend last year. However, this time last year the biggest film was Iron Man 2, which had the biggest opening of the year, so falling being by just 7% is not a bad result. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by 13% at $3.25 billion to $3.75 billion, but hopefully in a couple of weeks we can start seeing that gap close. More...

Weekend Preview: Hammer Time!

May 5th, 2011

Box office watchers are looking at the second potential monster hit opening in as many weeks and many are hoping Thor can maintain the pace set last weekend by Fast Five. It's unlikely Thor will open with as much as Fast Five did, but perhaps the two films as a one-two punch can help 2011 keep pace with last year. More...

International Box Office: Thor Nears Century Mark in Opening

May 4th, 2011

Thor began its international run in earnest this weekend and it screamed into first place with $89.16 million on 8,401 screens in 54 markets for a total of $98.92 million. It scored a first place $8.99 million opening on 500 screens in the U.K., which was its biggest opening. However, it was arguably better in Mexico with $7.06 million on 1664 screens, as that market is smaller. It also opened in first place in France with $7.05 million on 608 screens and in Brazil with $5.34 million on 557 screens. It opened a few days early in South Korea and in Italy, but still earned first place in both with total openings of $5.93 million on 555 screens and $5.46 million on 581 screens respectively. More...

Contest: Cinq Rapide: Winning Announcement

May 3rd, 2011

The winners of our Cinq Rapide contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: Fast Five Revs Up on IMAX

May 3rd, 2011

The overall weakness at the box office has hurt IMAX films substantially as the first quarter revenue was $45.2 million, compared to $72.8 million from the same period last year. However, Fast Five showed that when there is a reason to go, people are still interested in IMAX. The film earned $8.3 million on just 243 IMAX screens, giving the film an opening per screen average of $34,000. And with Thor opening this Friday, IMAX theaters should be buzzing again this weekend. More...

Cave has Memorable Start on the Per Theater Chart

May 3rd, 2011

Cave of Forgotten Dreams had the best per theater average for any Werner Herzog film with an average of $27,820. The 3-D ticket prices helped, but so did the reviews. The overall number one film, Fast Five, was in second place on the per theater chart with an average of $23,655, which is a stunning result. The only other film to reach the $10,000 mark was 13 Assassins with an average of $11,464 in four theaters. More...

Fast Five Laps Competition

May 2nd, 2011

There's finally reason to celebrate at the box office as Fast Five surpassed even the high end expectations and helped the overall box office numbers to their best levels of the year at $159 million. This was up 17% from last weekend and was a stunning 56% improvement over the same weekend last year. Granted, 2011 still lags behind 2010 by $500 million at $3.04 billion to $3.54 billion, but this is great news in the short term, and perhaps its a sign of strength to come. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fast Five Has Biggest 2011 Opening By Miles

May 1st, 2011

After four months fretting about poor box office performance, we finally have an out-and-out success to celebrate. Fast Five has opened with an estimated $83.6 million, according to Universal's figures released on Sunday, which makes it not only the biggest opener of the year (with more than double the debut of the previous record-holder, Rio), but will take the record for the biggest weekend in April, topping the previous entry in the franchise, Fast & Furious (see top April weekends). Perhaps the message in all this is not so much that the industry is dying as that moviegoers haven't had anything to get excited about. More...

Weekend Predictions: Going for the Hat Trick

April 28th, 2011

Analysts are optimistic this week, and for good reason. Not only is one of the most anticipated films of the spring opening this week, it is opening with better than expected reviews and with buzz that is growing at the right time. There's an outside chance that the number one film this year will earn more than the top ten films earned this weekend last year. Even if the top film misses expectations by a 50% margin, 2011 should still earn its third victory in a row in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Rio Dominates While Reaching A New Milestone

April 27th, 2011

Rio is the first film of 2011 to top $200 million on the international chart, reaching that milestone late in the weekend. It earned $44.27 million on 12,901 screens in 67 markets for a three-week total of $206.01 million internationally and $286.82 million worldwide. The film didn't open in any major markets this past weekend, but that clearly didn't hurt too badly, as the holds were excellent. For instance, the film was down just 10% in Brazil, earning $6.65 million on 971 screens for a total of $31.19 million. To put this into perspective, Avatar made less than $60 million in that market in total, and only had just over $20 million after three weeks of release. At this pace, $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide is easily within reach. More...

Contest: Cinq Rapide

April 22nd, 2011

There are three or four wide releases coming out next weekend, but only one of them, Fast Five, has any real shot at top spot and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Fast Five. 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 The Backyardigans: Join The Adventures' Club on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of The Backyardigans: Robot Repairman on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: April

April 1st, 2011

Another month has gone by and 2011 has slipped further behind 2010's pace. March was a bit of an improvement over the first two months, but only in the most generous of terms. It still lost ground to 2010, but not at the same disastrous pace as January and February did. There is some good news, as last April was rather weak and there's a chance 2011 could actually gain ground. After all, only Clash of the Titans earned $100 million last year (although Date Night came awfully close). This year, there are three or four films that could hit the century mark. That would be welcome news indeed. On a side note, April is usually a bit of a dumping ground as studios fear going head-to-head with summer blockbusters opening in May. However, I get the feeling that this year they are hoping to extend summer by having it open a couple of weeks early. Maybe they'll succeed. More...

IMAX Was Seeing Double

January 4th, 2011

IMAX released their 2010 numbers and they had a lot of reasons to celebrate, more than 500 million of them. Total worldwide revenues doubled from their previous record of $270 million in 2009 to $546 million in 2010. This is partially due to increased market penetration, especially internationally (international revenue tripled from $70 million to $212 million) but their per theater revenue also grew by an impressive 50%. Revenue for the fourth quarter was also up compared to last year, but by a tiny margin at $102 to $101 million. However, this should be considered a solid result, as last year was boosted by Avatar, and there was nothing that came close to matching its box office this year. More...