Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	168	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200)	192	$385,714,092
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	91	$234,362,462
Top 2006 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	4	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	41	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	76	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies	39	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies	53	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	96	$234,362,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	13	$234,362,462

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 26, 2006	1	$102,750,665		3,690	$27,846	$102,750,665	1
Jun 2, 2006	2	$34,017,247	-67%	3,714	$9,159	$175,348,409	2
Jun 9, 2006	3	$16,078,578	-53%	3,680	$4,369	$202,244,652	3
Jun 16, 2006	6	$7,820,253	-51%	2,812	$2,781	$216,218,853	4
Jun 23, 2006	9	$4,841,950	-38%	2,408	$2,011	$224,506,162	5
Jun 30, 2006	11	$2,207,609	-54%	1,558	$1,417	$228,691,003	6
Jul 7, 2006	14	$920,542	-58%	832	$1,106	$231,333,947	7
Jul 14, 2006	19	$527,789	-43%	592	$892	$232,329,982	8
Jul 21, 2006	23	$306,152	-42%	332	$922	$232,937,297	9
Jul 28, 2006	26	$254,607	-17%	294	$866	$233,369,859	10
Aug 4, 2006	29	$188,765	-26%	268	$704	$233,713,415	11
Aug 11, 2006	35	$143,662	-24%	219	$656	$233,972,204	12
Aug 18, 2006	44	$98,990	-31%	178	$556	$234,150,411	13
Aug 25, 2006	54	$45,287	-54%	100	$453	$234,245,748	14
Sep 1, 2006	58	$35,207	-22%	53	$664	$234,298,832	15
Sep 8, 2006	71	$15,760	-55%	39	$404	$234,329,411	16
Sep 15, 2006	84	$11,571	-27%	19	$609	$234,348,647	17
Sep 22, 2006	92	$8,249	-29%	21	$393	$234,360,014	18

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 26, 2006	1	$45,102,265			3,690	$12,223	$45,102,265	1
May 27, 2006	1	$31,997,843	-29%		3,690	$8,672	$77,100,108	2
May 28, 2006	1	$25,650,557	-20%		3,690	$6,951	$102,750,665	3
May 29, 2006	1	$20,110,492	-22%		3,690	$5,450	$122,861,157	4
May 30, 2006	1	$7,289,543	-64%		3,690	$1,975	$130,150,700	5
May 31, 2006	1	$5,805,109	-20%		3,690	$1,573	$135,955,809	6
Jun 1, 2006	1	$5,375,353	-7%		3,690	$1,457	$141,331,162	7
Jun 2, 2006	2	$10,309,481	+92%	-77%	3,714	$2,776	$151,640,643	8
Jun 3, 2006	2	$14,328,792	+39%	-55%	3,714	$3,858	$165,969,435	9
Jun 4, 2006	2	$9,378,974	-35%	-63%	3,714	$2,525	$175,348,409	10
Jun 5, 2006	2	$2,932,897	-69%	-85%	3,714	$790	$178,281,306	11
Jun 6, 2006	3	$3,025,777	+3%	-58%	3,714	$815	$181,307,083	12
Jun 7, 2006	3	$2,471,902	-18%	-57%	3,714	$666	$183,778,985	13
Jun 8, 2006	3	$2,387,089	-3%	-56%	3,714	$643	$186,166,074	14
Jun 9, 2006	4	$4,962,358	+108%	-52%	3,680	$1,348	$191,128,432	15
Jun 10, 2006	3	$6,699,418	+35%	-53%	3,680	$1,820	$197,827,850	16
Jun 11, 2006	3	$4,416,802	-34%	-53%	3,680	$1,200	$202,244,652	17
Jun 12, 2006	3	$1,668,518	-62%	-43%	3,680	$453	$203,913,170	18
Jun 13, 2006	3	$1,534,991	-8%	-49%	3,680	$417	$205,448,161	19
Jun 14, 2006	3	$1,511,075	-2%	-39%	3,680	$411	$206,959,236	20
Jun 15, 2006	3	$1,439,364	-5%	-40%	3,680	$391	$208,398,600	21
Jun 16, 2006	7	$2,235,937	+55%	-55%	2,812	$795	$210,634,537	22
Jun 17, 2006	6	$3,016,310	+35%	-55%	2,812	$1,073	$213,650,847	23
Jun 18, 2006	5	$2,568,006	-15%	-42%	2,812	$913	$216,218,853	24
Jun 19, 2006	7	$884,732	-66%	-47%	2,812	$315	$217,103,585	25
Jun 20, 2006	7	$860,270	-3%	-44%	2,810	$306	$217,963,855	26
Jun 21, 2006	7	$843,088	-2%	-44%	2,810	$300	$218,806,943	27
Jun 22, 2006	7	$857,269	+2%	-40%	2,810	$305	$219,664,212	28
Jun 23, 2006	9	$1,412,595	+65%	-37%	2,408	$587	$221,076,807	29
Jun 24, 2006	9	$1,962,601	+39%	-35%	2,408	$815	$223,039,408	30
Jun 25, 2006	9	$1,466,754	-25%	-43%	2,408	$609	$224,506,162	31
Jun 26, 2006	9	$625,454	-57%	-29%	2,408	$260	$225,131,616	32
Jun 27, 2006	8	$576,368	-8%	-33%	2,408	$239	$225,707,984	33
Jun 28, 2006	11	$381,059	-34%	-55%	1,806	$211	$226,089,043	34
Jun 29, 2006	11	$394,351	+3%	-54%	1,806	$218	$226,483,394	35
Jun 30, 2006	-	$613,322	+56%	-57%	1,558	$394	$227,096,716	36
Jul 1, 2006	11	$805,152	+31%	-59%	1,558	$517	$227,901,868	37
Jul 2, 2006	11	$789,135	-2%	-46%	1,558	$507	$228,691,003	38
Jul 3, 2006	11	$635,959	-19%	+2%	1,558	$408	$229,326,962	39
Jul 4, 2006	12	$478,930	-25%	-17%	1,558	$307	$229,805,892	40
Jul 5, 2006	11	$313,931	-34%	-18%	1,558	$201	$230,119,823	41
Jul 6, 2006	-	$293,582	-6%	-26%	1,558	$188	$230,413,405	42
Jul 7, 2006	-	$298,632	+2%	-51%	1,558	$192	$230,712,037	43
Jul 8, 2006	-	$377,866	+27%	-53%	1,558	$243	$231,089,903	44
Jul 9, 2006	-	$244,044	-35%	-69%	832	$293	$231,333,947	45
Jul 10, 2006	-	$113,372	-54%	-82%	832	$136	$231,447,319	46
Jul 11, 2006	-	$120,058	+6%	-75%	832	$144	$231,567,377	47
Jul 12, 2006	-	$119,782	n/c	-62%	832	$144	$231,687,159	48
Jul 13, 2006	-	$115,034	-4%	-61%	832	$138	$231,802,193	49
Jul 14, 2006	19	$146,998	+28%	-51%	592	$248	$231,949,191	50
Jul 15, 2006	18	$220,252	+50%	-42%	592	$372	$232,169,443	51
Jul 16, 2006	19	$160,539	-27%	-34%	592	$271	$232,329,982	52
Jul 17, 2006	19	$75,917	-53%	-33%	592	$128	$232,405,899	53
Jul 18, 2006	19	$78,265	+3%	-35%	592	$132	$232,484,164	54
Jul 19, 2006	19	$72,151	-8%	-40%	592	$122	$232,556,315	55
Jul 20, 2006	19	$74,830	+4%	-35%	592	$126	$232,631,145	56
Jul 21, 2006	-	$85,613	+14%	-42%	592	$145	$232,716,758	57
Jul 22, 2006	-	$131,498	+54%	-40%	592	$222	$232,848,256	58
Jul 23, 2006	-	$89,041	-32%	-45%	592	$150	$232,937,297	59
Jul 24, 2006	-	$42,982	-52%	-43%	592	$73	$232,980,279	60
Jul 25, 2006	-	$45,534	+6%	-42%	592	$77	$233,025,813	61
Jul 26, 2006	-	$43,085	-5%	-40%	592	$73	$233,068,898	62
Jul 27, 2006	-	$46,354	+8%	-38%	592	$78	$233,115,252	63
Jul 28, 2006	-	$73,915	+59%	-14%	294	$251	$233,189,167	64
Jul 29, 2006	-	$102,198	+38%	-22%	294	$348	$233,291,365	65
Jul 30, 2006	-	$78,494	-23%	-12%	294	$267	$233,369,859	66
Jul 31, 2006	-	$38,367	-51%	-11%	294	$131	$233,408,226	67
Aug 1, 2006	-	$43,918	+14%	-4%	294	$149	$233,452,144	68
Aug 2, 2006	-	$36,021	-18%	-16%	294	$123	$233,488,165	69
Aug 3, 2006	-	$36,485	+1%	-21%	294	$124	$233,524,650	70
Aug 4, 2006	-	$54,343	+49%	-26%	268	$203	$233,578,993	71
Aug 5, 2006	-	$76,448	+41%	-25%	268	$285	$233,655,441	72
Aug 6, 2006	-	$57,974	-24%	-26%	268	$216	$233,713,415	73
Aug 7, 2006	-	$28,925	-50%	-25%	268	$108	$233,742,340	74
Aug 8, 2006	-	$30,016	+4%	-32%	268	$112	$233,772,356	75
Aug 9, 2006	-	$27,777	-7%	-23%	268	$104	$233,800,133	76
Aug 10, 2006	-	$28,409	+2%	-22%	268	$106	$233,828,542	77
Aug 11, 2006	-	$41,801	+47%	-23%	219	$191	$233,870,343	78
Aug 12, 2006	-	$60,291	+44%	-21%	219	$275	$233,930,634	79
Aug 13, 2006	-	$41,570	-31%	-28%	219	$190	$233,972,204	80
Aug 14, 2006	-	$20,530	-51%	-29%	219	$94	$233,992,734	81
Aug 15, 2006	-	$20,905	+2%	-30%	219	$95	$234,013,639	82
Aug 16, 2006	-	$18,806	-10%	-32%	219	$86	$234,032,445	83
Aug 17, 2006	-	$18,976	+1%	-33%	219	$87	$234,051,421	84
Aug 18, 2006	-	$28,980	+53%	-31%	178	$163	$234,080,401	85
Aug 19, 2006	-	$42,098	+45%	-30%	178	$237	$234,122,499	86
Aug 20, 2006	-	$27,912	-34%	-33%	178	$157	$234,150,411	87
Aug 21, 2006	-	$11,929	-57%	-42%	178	$67	$234,162,340	88
Aug 22, 2006	-	$13,172	+10%	-37%	178	$74	$234,175,512	89
Aug 23, 2006	-	$12,404	-6%	-34%	178	$70	$234,187,916	90
Aug 24, 2006	-	$12,545	+1%	-34%	178	$70	$234,200,461	91
Aug 25, 2006	-	$12,677	+1%	-56%	100	$127	$234,213,138	92
Aug 26, 2006	-	$19,258	+52%	-54%	100	$193	$234,232,396	93
Aug 27, 2006	-	$13,352	-31%	-52%	100	$134	$234,245,748	94
Aug 28, 2006	-	$4,296	-68%	-64%	100	$43	$234,250,044	95
Aug 29, 2006	-	$4,377	+2%	-67%	100	$44	$234,254,421	96
Aug 30, 2006	-	$4,513	+3%	-64%	100	$45	$234,258,934	97
Aug 31, 2006	-	$4,691	+4%	-63%	100	$47	$234,263,625	98
Sep 1, 2006	-	$7,981	+70%	-37%	53	$151	$234,271,606	99
Sep 2, 2006	-	$13,288	+66%	-31%	53	$251	$234,284,894	100
Sep 3, 2006	-	$13,938	+5%	+4%	53	$263	$234,298,832	101
Sep 4, 2006	58	$8,113	-42%	+89%	53	$153	$234,306,945	102
Sep 5, 2006	-	$2,514	-69%	-43%	53	$47	$234,309,459	103
Sep 6, 2006	-	$2,141	-15%	-53%	53	$40	$234,311,600	104
Sep 7, 2006	-	$2,051	-4%	-56%	53	$39	$234,313,651	105
Sep 8, 2006	-	$4,139	+102%	-48%	53	$78	$234,317,790	106
Sep 9, 2006	-	$7,223	+75%	-46%	53	$136	$234,325,013	107
Sep 10, 2006	-	$4,398	-39%	-68%	53	$83	$234,329,411	108
Sep 11, 2006	-	$1,571	-64%	-81%	53	$30	$234,330,982	109
Sep 12, 2006	-	$2,518	+60%	n/c	53	$48	$234,333,500	110
Sep 13, 2006	-	$1,649	-35%	-23%	53	$31	$234,335,149	111
Sep 14, 2006	-	$1,927	+17%	-6%	53	$36	$234,337,076	112

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 26, 2006	1	$141,331,162		3,690	$38,301	$141,331,162	1
Jun 2, 2006	2	$44,834,912	-68%	3,714	$12,072	$186,166,074	2
Jun 9, 2006	3	$22,232,526	-50%	3,680	$6,041	$208,398,600	3
Jun 16, 2006	7	$11,265,612	-49%	2,812	$4,006	$219,664,212	4
Jun 23, 2006	10	$6,819,182	-39%	2,408	$2,832	$226,483,394	5
Jun 30, 2006	12	$3,930,011	-42%	1,558	$2,522	$230,413,405	6
Jul 7, 2006	14	$1,388,788	-65%	832	$1,669	$231,802,193	7
Jul 14, 2006	19	$828,952	-40%	592	$1,400	$232,631,145	8
Jul 21, 2006	24	$484,107	-42%	332	$1,458	$233,115,252	9
Jul 28, 2006	26	$409,398	-15%	294	$1,393	$233,524,650	10
Aug 4, 2006	30	$303,892	-26%	268	$1,134	$233,828,542	11
Aug 11, 2006	36	$222,879	-27%	219	$1,018	$234,051,421	12
Aug 18, 2006	45	$149,040	-33%	178	$837	$234,200,461	13
Aug 25, 2006	54	$63,164	-58%	100	$632	$234,263,625	14
Sep 1, 2006	63	$50,026	-21%	53	$944	$234,313,651	15
Sep 8, 2006	70	$23,425	-53%	39	$601	$234,337,076	16
Sep 15, 2006	88	$14,689	-37%	19	$773	$234,351,765	17
Sep 22, 2006	97	$10,697	-27%	21	$509	$234,362,462	18

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500)	439	$224,898,484
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	203	$224,898,484
Top 2006 Movies at the International Box Office	7	$224,898,484
All Time International Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	68	$224,898,484
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	256	$224,898,484
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies	59	$224,898,484
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	162	$224,898,484
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	223	$224,898,484
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	54	$224,898,484

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300)	291	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	146	$459,260,946
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 201-300)	224	$234,362,462
Top 2006 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	7	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	54	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	143	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies	53	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	104	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	156	$459,260,946
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies	35	$459,260,946

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 8, 2006	2	3,162,505		3,162,505	$53,247,413	$53,247,413	1
Oct 15, 2006	3	778,360	-75%	3,940,865	$12,421,614	$65,669,027	2
Oct 22, 2006	6	325,387	-58%	4,266,252	$5,755,966	$71,424,993	3
Oct 29, 2006	9	160,296	-51%	4,426,548	$2,889,367	$74,314,360	4
Nov 5, 2006	8	141,351	-12%	4,567,899	$2,542,254	$76,856,614	5
Nov 12, 2006	12	134,664	-5%	4,702,563	$2,355,543	$79,212,157	6
Nov 19, 2006	17	79,120	-41%	4,781,683	$1,307,039	$80,519,196	7
Nov 26, 2006	11	532,042	+572%	5,313,725	$8,629,721	$89,148,917	8
Dec 3, 2006	30	101,316	-81%	5,415,041	$1,692,818	$90,841,735	9
Jun 5, 2011	28	18,514		6,198,070	$88,804	$103,748,645	244

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Jun 5, 2011	7	21,573		21,573	$203,459	$203,459	244
Jun 12, 2011	14	11,765	-45%	33,338	$165,222	$368,681	245

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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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June 15th, 2011

True Blood: Season Three was able to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, and while the margin was closer than it was on the DVD sales chart, it was still dominant. It started its Blu-ray run with sales of 199,000 units / $7.09 million, which is amazing for a TV on Blu release, although the comparison is difficult, as most TV on DVD releases don't have a Blu-ray release. Likewise, its 20% Blu-ray ratio seems impressive for this type of release; however, there are so few TV on Blu releases that it's hard to judge. More...

DVD Releases for April 21st, 2009 - Part II

April 21st, 2009

Not much in the way of first run releases this week, but we do have more Awards Season players coming out on the home market. However, if you want the best of the best, you have to look to Sin City - 2-Disc Blu-ray. This week's list was a little too big to fit on one page, so the second part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for April 21st, 2009 - Part I

April 21st, 2009

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Da Vinci Dominates Home Market

November 25th, 2006

The Da Vinci Code led a large group of new releases, taking top spot on the charts with $11.05 million in rentals while it also topped the sales chart with ease. More...

Click's Appeal is Universal

October 21st, 2006

Three of the top five renters this week were new releases including the number one film, Click with $11.34 million during its first week of release. More...

X-Men Stand Tall

October 14th, 2006

The final film in the X-Men franchise led the list of new releases while topping the rental charts with $10.01 million. X-Men: The Last Stand's start wasn't great compared to its theatrical run, but the Fanboy Effect dictates a lose of rentals in exchange for more profitable sales. More...

International Details - Glorious Beginning

October 8th, 2006

Indigenes, a.k.a. Days of Glory, opened in first place in its native France with $5.53 million on 460 screens while it managed ninth in Switzerland with $76,000 despite opening on only 8 screens. The film opened on Wednesday in Belgium before expanding to other European market in the coming weeks. More...

DVD Releases for October 3, 2006

October 3rd, 2006

It's the week of the special edition, with roughly 409 such releases on the list (410 if you count the concurrent releases for X-Men: The Last Stand). Of these, most are completely skippable, but a few are actually worth the upgrade. When it comes to digging through the clutter and finding the best of the best there were a few contenders including the blockbusters X-Men: The Last Stand - Collector's Edition, but the likelihood of a bigger special edition coming out sooner than later prevented it from winning. Thank You for Smoking - Buy from Amazon was also highly rated, but in the end I went with Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection - Volume 2. Meanwhile, for fellow Canadians, it is your patriotic duty to pick up Corner Gas - Season 3 tomorrow. More...

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October 1st, 2006

Ye Yan, a.k.a., The Banquet opened in third place in South Korea with $1.04 million on 183 screens over the weekend and $1.24 million in total. That helped the Chinese film place sixth overall with $5.52 million on 734 screens in 6 markets lifting its international total to $15.94 million, which is just above its production budget. More...

International Top Five - Little Man a Big Deal

September 24th, 2006

Little Man shot up the charts into sixth place with $5.97 million on 1597 screens in 23 markets for a total of $22.63 million internationally. The film had million dollar debuts in both Spain, ($2.06 million on 250 screens), and Mexico, ($1.04 million on 352), while came reasonably close in Russia, ($960,000 on 217 screens, including midweek numbers). In all three markets, the film placed second on the charts. More amazingly is the film's performance in the U.K. as it dipped just 17% to $1.05 million on 315 screens over the weekend and a three-week total of $5.75 million. More...

International Top Five - Cars Captures the Checkered Flag

September 13th, 2006

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International Details - Peninsula at Pinnacle

July 23rd, 2006

A South Korean film, Hanbando, a.k.a. The Korean Peninsula, topped its native market with a huge $6.14 million on 520 screens over the weekend and a total of $9.85 million overall. That was good enough for sixth place on the international charts. More...

International Details - Da Vinci Outpaces Fast and the Furious

July 16th, 2006

The Da Vinci Code slipped out of the top five with $3.85 million on 3037 screens in 55 markets for a total of $515.15 million. This is the 11th best international total ever, while its worldwide mark of $728.36 million places it 23rd on the all-time worldwide chart. More...

International Details - Da Vinci Sinks Poseidon

July 9th, 2006

Last minute updates in weekend numbers showed that it was The Da Vinci Code and not Poseidon grabbing the final spot in the top five. It was an exceedingly close race with the former film topping the latter by less than $3000 both with $5.68 million. The Da Vinci Code earned its box office on 4352 screens in 57 markets while Poseidon needed just 3584 in 48. On the other hand, their running tallies are worlds apart with The Da Vinci Code leading $507.68 million to $94.72 million. That film became just the 12th film to cross $500 million internationally and is less than $20 million from overtaking Finding Nemo for 10th place on the international charts. More...

International Top Five - World Cup Kills Competition

June 28th, 2006

With the World Cup heating up, the vast majority of the world was focuses on the world of sports and movies were a distant second choice for entertainment. No film was able to top $10.0 million internationally over the weekend while number one openings in a handful of markets helped Poseidon top the charts. Over the weekend the film earned $8.90 million on 3982 screens in 46 markets for a total of $83.16 million. Its best debut came from Russia where it made $1.9 million on 371 screens over the weekend and $2.6 million in total while it took in $997,000 on 291 screens in Brazil. Other number one debuts include $378,000 on 60 screens over the weekend in Belgium, ($445,000 in total), and $255,000 on 134 in Turkey. The film has yet to opened in Germany, among other markets and should have no trouble reaching $100 million internationally, however, that isn't enough by a long shot. More...

International Top Five - Mutants Make Their Move

June 21st, 2006

Openings in South Korea and Taiwan helped X-Men: The Last Stand climb into first place on the international charts with $14.64 million on 6271 screens in 57 markets for an international total of $180.81 million. (Which, like last week's international total, is another palindrome. What are the odds of that?) The film earned $5.9 million on 353 in South Korea and $1.4 million on 166 screens in Taiwan, finishing first in both markets. However, they were not the only results of note this week as the film dipped just 16% to $1.37 million on 459 screens over the weekend for a total of $32.16 million in total. At this point, even if the film didn't have any additional openings left, it would still cross the $200 million mark before its run was over. As it is, it has yet to open in both China and Japan and could earn more internationally than it did stateside. More...

International Top Five - Cup Crushes Competition

June 14th, 2006

The world's attention is focused on the World Cup, except for in the United States, which only has three days left till they are eliminated. This caused a huge drop in box office revenue in most markets, but The Da Vinci Code still led with a strong $22.05 million on 9889 screens in 65 markets for a total of $453.40 million on the international stage. That ranks it 16th internationally while its $640.28 million worldwide puts it ahead of The Passion of the Christ, among others, and into 27th place on the All Time Charts. The film is still leading in a few major markets including Germany at $1.29 million on 905 screens over the weekend and $41.69 million in total and Italy at $1.50 million on 645 screens for a total of $32.90 million. However, both those markets are also football-crazed, which led to drop-offs of 72% and 79% respectively. Its best market over the weekend and overall is Japan where it was down just 25% to $4.45 million on 767 screens for a total of $55.53 million after four weeks of release. More...

Pixar Wins, but Victory not as Sweet as in Years Past

June 12th, 2006

The weekend went more or less according to plan. Cars won the box office crown with ease, but it just didn't quite earn as much as most had expected. This didn't hurt the overall box office too much as it reached $154 million, up 13.3% from last weekend and more importantly up 6.8% from the same weekend last year. This puts the summer box office even with last year while year-to-date 2006 is up by 3%. More...

Pixar Running on Empty?

June 8th, 2006

Movie analysts are holding their breath to see if Cars will be the first misstep from Pixar. It is true that the film is earning much weaker reviews than the company has averaged, but it still should be a massive box office hit. More...

International Top Five - Another Milestone for Da Vinci

June 7th, 2006

The Da Vinci Code completed its three-peat, earning $51.61 million on 11,676 screens in 66 markets for a total of $408.86 million on the international scene. The film became only the 21st film to top $400 million internationally, and it should become the 12th to reach $500 million before too long. Worldwide the film has $580.82 million, placing it in 32nd spot on the All Time Charts and should have no trouble reaching $700 million and might even place in the top twenty before its run is over. As for individual markets, the film is still leading in many major markets including Germany ($6.19 million on 902 screens for a total of $38.79 million), Japan ($6.06 million on 822 screens and $45.95 million in total), Italy ($5.39 million on 747 screens for a $30.68 million total), as well as Spain ($2.69 million on 752 screens for a total of $25.77 million). The Da Vinci Code could top the charts next week as well, but with the World Cup starting, it will likely see huge declines in most major markets, especially those with teams participating in the two-week football tournament. More...

Break ends Up on Top while Stand Falls Down

June 5th, 2006

The post-holiday weekend hit the box office hard as the total fell to $135.8 million, down a massive 30.5% from last weekend. But more importantly it was up by 3.3% from the same weekend last year, which is in line with the year-to-date gains. More...

International Details - Volver Vaults into Fourth Place

June 4th, 2006

The one major change from the studio estimates was in fourth place as the Spanish film, Volver, grew by 15% to $4.55 million on 835 screens in 5 markets for a total of $21.33 million. The big surprise came in France where the film was up a massive 41% from its opened taking in $2.64 million on 333 screens for a two-week total of $5.53 million. Meanwhile, in Italy is was down a mere 16% to $1.11 million on 309 screens for a total of $3.30 million. More...

Taking a Break from Monster Hits

June 1st, 2006

For the second weekend in a row there's only one wide release to deal with. However, unlike last weekend, there is no chance records will be broken, at least not the good kind. The weekend should keep pace with 2005, which saw the all three wide releases struggle. In fact, the one wide release this week could make more than all three did last year. More...

International Top Five - Da Vinci Da Feats Da Mutants

May 31st, 2006

Despite the worldwide opening of X-Men: The Last Stand, The Da Vinci Code was able to remain on top with a relatively comfortable lead. Over the weekend it added $92.8 million on 12,038 screens in 82 markets for an international total of $320 million while its worldwide total has reached $465.25 million. The film is now 34th on the all-time international charts and 56th on the worldwide charts. As for individual markets, the results were mixed. In the U.K. is was down a hefty 48% to $9.15 million on 522 screens for a $35.38 million total but it had a better time in Germany down just 17% to $11.16 million on 887 screens for a $29.62 million two-week total. Its best holdover was Holland where it grew by 5% to $2.19 million on 143 screens for a total of $5.06 million, however, that result was aided by holidays and four of the six holdovers in the top ten saw triple-digit growth. Where does it go from here? The film has already made enough to cover its production and P&A budgets, so the only goals left involve climbing the charts. How far up the charts it reaches is still in doubt, but if I ware a betting man, I'd predict that in the end it should reach the top ten internationally and the top twenty worldwide. More...

How Convenient

May 31st, 2006

During a weekend where records were set at the top of the box office, it was a documentary that won the race on the Per Theatre Charts. An Inconvenient Truth set a record for highest per theatre average for a documentary with more than $280,000 in 4 theatres for an average of $70,333; also, since its debut last Wednesday the film has earned nearly $500,000. Second place when to the aforementioned chart-topping X-Men: The Last Stand, which earned a very impressive average of $27,846 in 3,690 theatres. The final film to top $10,000 was Fanaa, which just missed the top ten on the overal charts with $753,067 in 72 theatres for an average of $10,459. This is much better than expected, but as a niche market film, it is unlikely to have strong legs. More...

X Marks the Spot for Box Office Treasure

May 30th, 2006

Records fell this weekend as X-Men: The Last Stand beat all expectations, so there's little surprise that the overall box office was also much stronger than expected. For the 3-day weekend it was up 20.3% from last weekend at $197 million, which was 6.9% higher than the same weekend last year. The total box office for the 4-day weekend was $242 million or 4.2% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2006 is ahead of 2005 by a 3% margin, which is in line with ticket price inflation. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26

May 26th, 2006

Not much this week in terms of new sites or updates and all the ones that are award-worthy have already won the weekly website award. The best of the rest is The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - Official Site, but it certainly doesn't deserve to win the awards. More...

Mutants Hope to have a Memorable Weekend

May 25th, 2006

Memorial Day long weekend is the busiest weekend of the year. Many times it has been compared to the Superbowl, and for good reason. Over the next four days more than 25 million people will go to see a movie, each of them will be inundated with ads for upcoming releases. Trailers, posters, stands, ads on their popcorn boxes, ads on their drinks, ads, ads, ads. If the films fail to bring in moviegoers this weekend, the effects will be felt for months. All this pressure falls on just one wide release and last week's superstar. More...

Ultimate Marvel Contest

May 22nd, 2006

With the final installment of the highly successful X-Men franchise opening on Friday, we have an all-Marvel contest. The prize is a copy of Ultimate Avengers - The Movie and the challenge is predicting the opening weekend box office of X-Men: The Last Stand. Whoever comes closest to predicting the opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Ultimate Avengers - The Movie. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19

May 19th, 2006

It was a good week for movie sites, although it's hard to tell looking just at the number of sites featured here. However, while the numbers of sites is low, the quality is very high with three sites in the running for the Weekly Website Award, (four if you include Casino Royale - Official Site, which I preemptively gave the award to when the placeholder site went live). Both The Break-Up - Official Site and Pulse - Official Site were also in the running, but in the end I went with See No Evil - Official Site. However, I expect the other two sites to win the award in later weeks. More...

2006 Preview: May

April 30th, 2006

There are quite a few sure-fire, monster hits coming out this month, although none looks likely to come close to the box office performance of last year's May champ, Revenge of the Sith. On the other hand, this time last year, the Summer Box Office season got off to a really, really bad start so we should at see some strong year-to-year gains, at least for the first two weeks. This should help 2006 extend its lead over 2005 and push ticket sales into the black. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 14 - April 20

April 20th, 2006

Another slow week and either I've lost my mojo for finding new and updated sites, or this is the calm before the storm that is the summer box office season. And speaking of Storm, the best of the bunch this week is X-Men: The Last Stand - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 3 - March 9

March 9th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week's winner was one of last week's best sites, She's the Man - Official Site, which added a lot of content this week including some old stuff that was off site for previous weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 26 - December 8

December 8th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Despite being there being two weeks between updates, this was not a very strong week. Sure, there were plenty of websites updated, but not a lot that really stood out as being award worthy. In the end it was Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks - Official Site that was the best of the bunch and hopefully it will continue to grow and earn that award. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 14 - October 20

October 20th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Official Site. More...