Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $84,136,909Details
International Box Office $5,339,356Details
Worldwide Box Office $89,476,265
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,416,365 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:94.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,091 opening theaters/3,104 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $146,054,080

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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 9th, 2004 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: October 22nd, 2004 (Wide), released as Anchor Man: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Australia)
Video Release: December 28th, 2004 by Dreamworks Video, released as Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Anchorman
Comparisons: vs. Starsky & Hutch
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Keywords: News, Gratuitous Cameos, Frat Pack, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Breaking the Fourth Wall, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, Learning Disabilities, Animal Lead, TV News
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Judd Apatow
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Dreamworks SKG Weekend Domestic 15 $28,416,365 Jul 9, 2004 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 57 $28,416,365 Jul 9, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 9, 2004 2 $28,416,365   3,091 $9,193   $28,416,365 1
Jul 16, 2004 3 $13,849,313 -51% 3,104 $4,462   $56,956,256 2
Jul 23, 2004 6 $6,974,614 -50% 2,936 $2,376   $71,060,084 3
Jul 30, 2004 9 $3,132,946 -55% 2,032 $1,542   $78,167,043 4
Aug 6, 2004 14 $1,581,228 -50% 1,370 $1,154   $81,822,691 5
Aug 13, 2004 20 $650,415 -59% 707 $920   $83,470,623 6
Aug 20, 2004 30 $241,442 -63% 322 $750   $84,136,909 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 9, 2004 2 $10,758,102     3,091 $3,480   $10,758,102 1
Jul 10, 2004 2 $9,600,283 -11%   3,091 $3,106   $20,300,283 2
Jul 11, 2004 2 $8,057,980 -16%   3,091 $2,607   $28,416,365 3
Jul 12, 2004 2 $4,288,000 -47%   3,091 $1,387   $32,704,000 4
Jul 13, 2004 2 $3,767,000 -12%   3,091 $1,219   $36,471,000 5
Jul 14, 2004 2 $3,563,000 -5%   3,091 $1,153   $40,034,000 6
Jul 15, 2004 2 $3,073,000 -14%   3,091 $994   $43,107,000 7
Jul 16, 2004 4 $4,400,000 +43% -59% 3,104 $1,418   $47,500,000 8
Jul 17, 2004 3 $5,102,305 +16% -47% 3,104 $1,644   $52,674,670 9
Jul 18, 2004 3 $4,281,586 -16% -47% 3,104 $1,379   $56,956,256 10
Jul 19, 2004 4 $2,025,000 -53% -53% 3,104 $652   $58,981,000 11
Jul 20, 2004 4 $1,856,000 -8% -51% 3,104 $598   $60,837,000 12
Jul 21, 2004 4 $1,645,000 -11% -54% 3,104 $530   $62,482,000 13
Jul 22, 2004 4 $1,603,000 -3% -48% 3,104 $516   $64,085,000 14
Jul 23, 2004 6 $2,400,000 +50% -45% 2,936 $817   $66,500,000 15
Jul 24, 2004 6 $2,702,634 +13% -47% 2,936 $921   $69,080,056 16
Jul 25, 2004 6 $1,980,028 -27% -54% 2,936 $674   $71,060,084 17
Jul 26, 2004 6 $1,032,000 -48% -49% 2,936 $351   $72,092,000 18
Jul 27, 2004 6 $1,119,000 +8% -40% 2,936 $381   $73,212,000 19
Jul 28, 2004 6 $988,000 -12% -40% 2,936 $337   $74,200,000 20
Jul 29, 2004 6 $834,000 -16% -48% 2,936 $284   $75,034,000 21
Jul 30, 2004 9 $1,000,000 +20% -58% 2,032 $492   $76,000,000 22
Jul 31, 2004 10 $1,156,565 +16% -57% 2,032 $569   $77,213,823 23
Aug 1, 2004 10 $953,220 -18% -52% 2,032 $469   $78,167,043 24
Aug 2, 2004 10 $532,000 -44% -48% 2,032 $262   $78,699,000 25
Aug 3, 2004 10 $525,000 -1% -53% 2,032 $258   $79,224,000 26
Aug 4, 2004 10 $522,000 -1% -47% 2,032 $257   $79,746,000 27
Aug 5, 2004 10 $496,000 -5% -41% 2,032 $244   $80,241,000 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 9, 2004 2 $43,106,943   3,091 $13,946   $43,106,943 1
Jul 16, 2004 4 $20,978,527 -51% 3,104 $6,759   $64,085,470 2
Jul 23, 2004 6 $10,948,627 -48% 2,936 $3,729   $75,034,097 3
Jul 30, 2004 9 $5,207,366 -52% 2,032 $2,563   $80,241,463 4
Aug 6, 2004 14 $2,578,745 -50% 1,370 $1,882   $82,820,208 5
Aug 13, 2004 20 $1,075,259 -58% 707 $1,521   $83,895,467 6
Aug 20, 2004 36 $241,442 -78% 322 $750   $84,136,909 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/22/2004 $567,685 177 178 694 $1,787,352 12/4/2020
 
Rest of World $3,552,004
 
International Total$5,339,356 12/4/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 20062243,062 43,062$503,825$503,82586
Aug 27, 20061869,622+62% 112,684$595,964$1,099,78987

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 5, 2010323,347 23,347$420,012$420,012297

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.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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

Will Ferrell    Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate    Veronica Corningstone
Paul Rudd    Brian Fantana
Steve Carell    Brick Tamland
David Koechner    Champ Kind

Supporting Cast

Fred Willard    Ed Harken
Chris Parnell    Garth Holliday
Vince Vaughn    Wes Mantooth

Cameos

Adam McKay    Custodian
Seth Rogen    Eager Cameraman
Tim Robbins    Public TV News Anchor
Luke Wilson    Frank Vitchard
Ben Stiller    Hispanic TV News Anchor
Danny Trejo    Bartender
Jerry Stiller    Man in Bar
Jack Black    Junkie

Uncategorized

Dylan Walsh    Phil
Neil Flynn    Police Officer
Kathryn Hahn    Helen

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Adam McKay    Director
Will Ferrell    Screenwriter
Adam McKay    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Producer
Shauna Robertson    Executive Producer
David O. Russell    Executive Producer
David Householter    Co-Producer
Thomas Ackerman    Cinematographer
Brent White    Editor
Alex Wurman    Composer
Clayton R. Hartley    Production Designer
Virginia Randolph Weaver    Art Director
Jan Pascale    Set Decorator
R.D. Wilkins*    Set Designer
Debra McGuire    Costume Designer
Jim Stuebe    Sound Mixer
Steve Durkee    Score Mixer
Steve Durkee    Score Recordist
Matt Rebenkoff    Assistant Director
Rick Avery    Second Unit Director
Rick Avery    Stunt Coordinator
Graham Morris    Animation Sequence
Juel Bestrop    Casting
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting
Blythe Cappello    Casting

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


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  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,416,365 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:94.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,091 opening theaters/3,104 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $146,054,080

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 9th, 2004 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: October 22nd, 2004 (Wide), released as Anchor Man: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Australia)
Video Release: December 28th, 2004 by Dreamworks Video, released as Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Anchorman
Comparisons: vs. Starsky & Hutch
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: News, Gratuitous Cameos, Frat Pack, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Breaking the Fourth Wall, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, Learning Disabilities, Animal Lead, TV News
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Judd Apatow
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Dreamworks SKG Weekend Domestic 15 $28,416,365 Jul 9, 2004 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 57 $28,416,365 Jul 9, 2004 3

Leading Cast

Will Ferrell    Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate    Veronica Corningstone
Paul Rudd    Brian Fantana
Steve Carell    Brick Tamland
David Koechner    Champ Kind

Supporting Cast

Fred Willard    Ed Harken
Chris Parnell    Garth Holliday
Vince Vaughn    Wes Mantooth

Cameos

Adam McKay    Custodian
Seth Rogen    Eager Cameraman
Tim Robbins    Public TV News Anchor
Luke Wilson    Frank Vitchard
Ben Stiller    Hispanic TV News Anchor
Danny Trejo    Bartender
Jerry Stiller    Man in Bar
Jack Black    Junkie

Uncategorized

Dylan Walsh    Phil
Neil Flynn    Police Officer
Kathryn Hahn    Helen

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Adam McKay    Director
Will Ferrell    Screenwriter
Adam McKay    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Producer
Shauna Robertson    Executive Producer
David O. Russell    Executive Producer
David Householter    Co-Producer
Thomas Ackerman    Cinematographer
Brent White    Editor
Alex Wurman    Composer
Clayton R. Hartley    Production Designer
Virginia Randolph Weaver    Art Director
Jan Pascale    Set Decorator
R.D. Wilkins*    Set Designer
Debra McGuire    Costume Designer
Jim Stuebe    Sound Mixer
Steve Durkee    Score Mixer
Steve Durkee    Score Recordist
Matt Rebenkoff    Assistant Director
Rick Avery    Second Unit Director
Rick Avery    Stunt Coordinator
Graham Morris    Animation Sequence
Juel Bestrop    Casting
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting
Blythe Cappello    Casting

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 9, 2004 2 $28,416,365   3,091 $9,193   $28,416,365 1
Jul 16, 2004 3 $13,849,313 -51% 3,104 $4,462   $56,956,256 2
Jul 23, 2004 6 $6,974,614 -50% 2,936 $2,376   $71,060,084 3
Jul 30, 2004 9 $3,132,946 -55% 2,032 $1,542   $78,167,043 4
Aug 6, 2004 14 $1,581,228 -50% 1,370 $1,154   $81,822,691 5
Aug 13, 2004 20 $650,415 -59% 707 $920   $83,470,623 6
Aug 20, 2004 30 $241,442 -63% 322 $750   $84,136,909 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 9, 2004 2 $10,758,102     3,091 $3,480   $10,758,102 1
Jul 10, 2004 2 $9,600,283 -11%   3,091 $3,106   $20,300,283 2
Jul 11, 2004 2 $8,057,980 -16%   3,091 $2,607   $28,416,365 3
Jul 12, 2004 2 $4,288,000 -47%   3,091 $1,387   $32,704,000 4
Jul 13, 2004 2 $3,767,000 -12%   3,091 $1,219   $36,471,000 5
Jul 14, 2004 2 $3,563,000 -5%   3,091 $1,153   $40,034,000 6
Jul 15, 2004 2 $3,073,000 -14%   3,091 $994   $43,107,000 7
Jul 16, 2004 4 $4,400,000 +43% -59% 3,104 $1,418   $47,500,000 8
Jul 17, 2004 3 $5,102,305 +16% -47% 3,104 $1,644   $52,674,670 9
Jul 18, 2004 3 $4,281,586 -16% -47% 3,104 $1,379   $56,956,256 10
Jul 19, 2004 4 $2,025,000 -53% -53% 3,104 $652   $58,981,000 11
Jul 20, 2004 4 $1,856,000 -8% -51% 3,104 $598   $60,837,000 12
Jul 21, 2004 4 $1,645,000 -11% -54% 3,104 $530   $62,482,000 13
Jul 22, 2004 4 $1,603,000 -3% -48% 3,104 $516   $64,085,000 14
Jul 23, 2004 6 $2,400,000 +50% -45% 2,936 $817   $66,500,000 15
Jul 24, 2004 6 $2,702,634 +13% -47% 2,936 $921   $69,080,056 16
Jul 25, 2004 6 $1,980,028 -27% -54% 2,936 $674   $71,060,084 17
Jul 26, 2004 6 $1,032,000 -48% -49% 2,936 $351   $72,092,000 18
Jul 27, 2004 6 $1,119,000 +8% -40% 2,936 $381   $73,212,000 19
Jul 28, 2004 6 $988,000 -12% -40% 2,936 $337   $74,200,000 20
Jul 29, 2004 6 $834,000 -16% -48% 2,936 $284   $75,034,000 21
Jul 30, 2004 9 $1,000,000 +20% -58% 2,032 $492   $76,000,000 22
Jul 31, 2004 10 $1,156,565 +16% -57% 2,032 $569   $77,213,823 23
Aug 1, 2004 10 $953,220 -18% -52% 2,032 $469   $78,167,043 24
Aug 2, 2004 10 $532,000 -44% -48% 2,032 $262   $78,699,000 25
Aug 3, 2004 10 $525,000 -1% -53% 2,032 $258   $79,224,000 26
Aug 4, 2004 10 $522,000 -1% -47% 2,032 $257   $79,746,000 27
Aug 5, 2004 10 $496,000 -5% -41% 2,032 $244   $80,241,000 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 9, 2004 2 $43,106,943   3,091 $13,946   $43,106,943 1
Jul 16, 2004 4 $20,978,527 -51% 3,104 $6,759   $64,085,470 2
Jul 23, 2004 6 $10,948,627 -48% 2,936 $3,729   $75,034,097 3
Jul 30, 2004 9 $5,207,366 -52% 2,032 $2,563   $80,241,463 4
Aug 6, 2004 14 $2,578,745 -50% 1,370 $1,882   $82,820,208 5
Aug 13, 2004 20 $1,075,259 -58% 707 $1,521   $83,895,467 6
Aug 20, 2004 36 $241,442 -78% 322 $750   $84,136,909 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/22/2004 $567,685 177 178 694 $1,787,352 12/4/2020
 
Rest of World $3,552,004
 
International Total$5,339,356 12/4/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 20062243,062 43,062$503,825$503,82586
Aug 27, 20061869,622+62% 112,684$595,964$1,099,78987

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 5, 2010323,347 23,347$420,012$420,012297

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.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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.