Beginners (2011)

Beginners poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,790,894Details
International Box Office $8,523,513Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,314,407
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Synopsis

A film that explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who—following 44 years of marriage—came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal’s new honesty, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$141,340 (2.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,200,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/170 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,872,106

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 3rd, 2011 (Limited) by Focus Features
Video Release: November 15th, 2011 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2156, 1/26/2011)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amour
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Keywords: Intertitle, Talking Animals, LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Faulty Memory, Romance, May / December Romance, Autumn Years, Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Foreign Language, Performing Arts, Widow/Widower, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Olympus Pictures, Parts and Labor
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2011 Theater Average 29 $28,268 Jun 3, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2011 28 $141,340   5 $28,268   $141,340 1
Jun 10, 2011 18 $243,059 +72% 19 $12,793   $453,329 2
Jun 17, 2011 17 $354,948 +46% 44 $8,067   $909,124 3
Jun 24, 2011 17 $470,981 +33% 73 $6,452   $1,550,055 4
Jul 1, 2011 16 $598,209 +27% 108 $5,539   $2,364,577 5
Jul 8, 2011 19 $553,422 -7% 155 $3,570   $3,250,749 6
Jul 15, 2011 21 $432,814 -22% 170 $2,546   $3,932,687 7
Jul 22, 2011 18 $425,205 -2% 157 $2,708   $4,607,418 8
Jul 29, 2011 25 $231,217 -46% 147 $1,573   $5,032,405 9
Aug 5, 2011 28 $183,659 -21% 126 $1,458   $5,344,578 10
Aug 12, 2011 40 $101,331 -45% 103 $984   $5,526,446 11
Aug 19, 2011 50 $56,128 -45% 69 $813   $5,640,336 12
Aug 26, 2011 55 $31,144 -45% 50 $623   $5,707,600 13
Sep 2, 2011 60 $35,811 +15% 34 $1,053   $5,764,842 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 3, 2011 - $38,138     5 $7,628   $38,138 1
Jun 4, 2011 - $56,499 +48%   5 $11,300   $94,637 2
Jun 5, 2011 - $46,703 -17%   5 $9,341   $141,340 3
Jun 6, 2011 - $15,506 -67%   5 $3,101   $156,846 4
Jun 7, 2011 - $20,421 +32%   5 $4,084   $177,267 5
Jun 8, 2011 - $18,048 -12%   5 $3,610   $195,315 6
Jun 9, 2011 - $14,955 -17%   5 $2,991   $210,270 7
Jun 10, 2011 - $62,615 +319% +64% 19 $3,296   $272,885 8
Jun 11, 2011 - $110,505 +76% +96% 19 $5,816   $383,390 9
Jun 12, 2011 - $69,939 -37% +50% 19 $3,681   $453,329 10
Jun 13, 2011 - $24,573 -65% +58% 19 $1,293   $477,902 11
Jun 14, 2011 - $28,460 +16% +39% 19 $1,498   $506,362 12
Jun 15, 2011 - $24,144 -15% +34% 19 $1,271   $530,506 13
Jun 16, 2011 - $23,670 -2% +58% 19 $1,246   $554,176 14
Jun 17, 2011 - $93,435 +295% +49% 44 $2,124   $647,611 15
Jun 18, 2011 - $154,853 +66% +40% 44 $3,519   $802,464 16
Jun 19, 2011 - $106,660 -31% +53% 44 $2,424   $909,124 17
Jun 20, 2011 - $40,154 -62% +63% 44 $913   $949,278 18
Jun 21, 2011 - $44,994 +12% +58% 44 $1,023   $994,272 19
Jun 22, 2011 - $43,651 -3% +81% 44 $992   $1,037,923 20
Jun 23, 2011 - $41,151 -6% +74% 44 $935   $1,079,074 21
Jun 24, 2011 - $129,804 +215% +39% 73 $1,778   $1,208,878 22
Jun 25, 2011 - $207,576 +60% +34% 73 $2,844   $1,416,454 23
Jun 26, 2011 - $133,601 -36% +25% 73 $1,830   $1,550,055 24
Jun 27, 2011 18 $50,210 -62% +25% 73 $688   $1,600,265 25
Jun 28, 2011 20 $61,193 +22% +36% 73 $838   $1,661,458 26
Jun 29, 2011 18 $54,292 -11% +24% 73 $744   $1,715,750 27
Jun 30, 2011 - $50,618 -7% +23% 73 $693   $1,766,368 28
Jul 1, 2011 - $135,829 +168% +5% 108 $1,258   $1,902,197 29
Jul 2, 2011 - $229,020 +69% +10% 108 $2,121   $2,131,217 30
Jul 3, 2011 - $233,360 +2% +75% 108 $2,161   $2,364,577 31
Jul 4, 2011 16 $142,359 -39% +184% 108 $1,318   $2,506,936 32
Jul 5, 2011 - $60,746 -57% -1% 108 $562   $2,567,682 33
Jul 6, 2011 - $63,320 +4% +17% 108 $586   $2,631,002 34
Jul 7, 2011 - $66,325 +5% +31% 108 $614   $2,697,327 35
Jul 8, 2011 - $148,561 +124% +9% 155 $958   $2,845,888 36
Jul 9, 2011 - $241,287 +62% +5% 155 $1,557   $3,087,175 37
Jul 10, 2011 - $163,574 -32% -30% 155 $1,055   $3,250,749 38
Jul 11, 2011 - $60,816 -63% -57% 155 $392   $3,311,565 39
Jul 12, 2011 - $72,463 +19% +19% 155 $468   $3,384,028 40
Jul 13, 2011 - $62,620 -14% -1% 155 $404   $3,446,648 41
Jul 14, 2011 - $53,225 -15% -20% 155 $343   $3,499,873 42
Jul 15, 2011 - $109,600 +106% -26% 170 $645   $3,609,473 43
Jul 16, 2011 - $190,713 +74% -21% 170 $1,122   $3,800,186 44
Jul 17, 2011 - $132,501 -31% -19% 170 $779   $3,932,687 45
Jul 18, 2011 - $56,378 -57% -7% 170 $332   $3,989,065 46
Jul 19, 2011 - $69,412 +23% -4% 170 $408   $4,058,477 47
Jul 20, 2011 - $59,119 -15% -6% 170 $348   $4,117,596 48
Jul 21, 2011 - $64,617 +9% +21% 170 $380   $4,182,213 49
Jul 22, 2011 - $110,098 +70% n/c 157 $701   $4,292,311 50
Jul 23, 2011 - $191,363 +74% n/c 157 $1,219   $4,483,674 51
Jul 24, 2011 - $123,744 -35% -7% 157 $788   $4,607,418 52
Jul 25, 2011 - $43,652 -65% -23% 157 $278   $4,651,070 53
Jul 26, 2011 - $57,743 +32% -17% 157 $368   $4,708,813 54
Jul 27, 2011 - $47,097 -18% -20% 157 $300   $4,755,910 55
Jul 28, 2011 - $45,278 -4% -30% 157 $288   $4,801,188 56
Jul 29, 2011 - $62,469 +38% -43% 147 $425   $4,863,657 57
Jul 30, 2011 - $101,592 +63% -47% 147 $691   $4,965,249 58
Jul 31, 2011 - $67,156 -34% -46% 147 $457   $5,032,405 59
Aug 1, 2011 - $29,136 -57% -33% 147 $198   $5,061,541 60
Aug 2, 2011 - $36,939 +27% -36% 147 $251   $5,098,480 61
Aug 3, 2011 - $31,148 -16% -34% 147 $212   $5,129,628 62
Aug 4, 2011 - $31,291 n/c -31% 147 $213   $5,160,919 63
Aug 5, 2011 - $43,312 +38% -31% 147 $295   $5,204,231 64
Aug 6, 2011 - $81,574 +88% -20% 147 $555   $5,285,805 65
Aug 7, 2011 - $58,773 -28% -12% 147 $400   $5,344,578 66
Aug 8, 2011 - $20,135 -66% -31% 147 $137   $5,364,713 67
Aug 9, 2011 - $23,939 +19% -35% 126 $190   $5,388,652 68
Aug 10, 2011 - $18,017 -25% -42% 126 $143   $5,406,669 69
Aug 11, 2011 - $18,446 +2% -41% 126 $146   $5,425,115 70
Aug 12, 2011 - $24,058 +30% -44% 103 $234   $5,449,173 71
Aug 13, 2011 - $41,352 +72% -49% 103 $401   $5,490,525 72
Aug 14, 2011 - $35,921 -13% -39% 103 $349   $5,526,446 73
Aug 15, 2011 - $13,719 -62% -32% 103 $133   $5,540,165 74
Aug 16, 2011 - $16,422 +20% -31% 103 $159   $5,556,587 75
Aug 17, 2011 - $13,097 -20% -27% 103 $127   $5,569,684 76
Aug 18, 2011 - $14,524 +11% -21% 103 $141   $5,584,208 77
Aug 19, 2011 - $14,651 +1% -39% 69 $212   $5,598,859 78
Aug 20, 2011 - $24,062 +64% -42% 69 $349   $5,622,921 79
Aug 21, 2011 - $17,415 -28% -52% 69 $252   $5,640,336 80
Aug 22, 2011 - $8,696 -50% -37% 69 $126   $5,649,032 81
Aug 23, 2011 - $9,374 +8% -43% 69 $136   $5,658,406 82
Aug 24, 2011 - $9,237 -1% -29% 69 $134   $5,667,643 83
Aug 25, 2011 - $8,813 -5% -39% 69 $128   $5,676,456 84
Aug 26, 2011 - $9,177 +4% -37% 50 $184   $5,685,633 85
Aug 27, 2011 - $12,387 +35% -49% 50 $248   $5,698,020 86
Aug 28, 2011 - $9,580 -23% -45% 50 $192   $5,707,600 87
Aug 29, 2011 - $5,988 -37% -31% 50 $120   $5,713,588 88
Aug 30, 2011 - $5,653 -6% -40% 50 $113   $5,719,241 89
Aug 31, 2011 - $4,697 -17% -49% 50 $94   $5,723,938 90
Sep 1, 2011 - $5,093 +8% -42% 50 $102   $5,729,031 91
Sep 2, 2011 - $8,946 +76% -3% 34 $263   $5,737,977 92
Sep 3, 2011 - $13,780 +54% +11% 34 $405   $5,751,757 93
Sep 4, 2011 - $13,085 -5% +37% 34 $385   $5,764,842 94
Sep 5, 2011 58 $11,472 -12% +92% 34 $337   $5,776,314 95
Sep 6, 2011 - $5,039 -56% -11% 34 $148   $5,781,353 96
Sep 7, 2011 - $5,307 +5% +13% 34 $156   $5,786,660 97
Sep 8, 2011 - $4,234 -20% -17% 34 $125   $5,790,894 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2011 28 $210,270   5 $42,054   $210,270 1
Jun 10, 2011 20 $343,906 +64% 19 $18,100   $554,176 2
Jun 17, 2011 18 $524,898 +53% 44 $11,930   $1,079,074 3
Jun 24, 2011 19 $687,294 +31% 73 $9,415   $1,766,368 4
Jul 1, 2011 16 $930,959 +35% 108 $8,620   $2,697,327 5
Jul 8, 2011 21 $802,546 -14% 155 $5,178   $3,499,873 6
Jul 15, 2011 21 $682,340 -15% 170 $4,014   $4,182,213 7
Jul 22, 2011 19 $618,975 -9% 157 $3,943   $4,801,188 8
Jul 29, 2011 26 $359,731 -42% 147 $2,447   $5,160,919 9
Aug 5, 2011 31 $264,196 -27% 126 $2,097   $5,425,115 10
Aug 12, 2011 38 $159,093 -40% 103 $1,545   $5,584,208 11
Aug 19, 2011 48 $92,248 -42% 69 $1,337   $5,676,456 12
Aug 26, 2011 55 $52,575 -43% 50 $1,052   $5,729,031 13
Sep 2, 2011 58 $61,863 +18% 34 $1,820   $5,790,894 14

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    Oliver
Christopher Plummer    Hal
Mélanie Laurent    Anna

Supporting Cast

Goran Visnjic    Andy
Kai Lennox    Elliot
Mary Page Keller    Georgia
Keegan Boos    Young Oliver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Mills    Screenwriter
Mike Mills    Director
Leslie Urdang    Producer
Dean Vanech    Producer
Miranda de Pencier    Producer
Jay Van Hoy    Producer
Lars Knudsen    Producer
Fran Giblin    Co-Producer
Geoff Linville    Co-Producer
Kasper Tuxen    Director of Photography
Shane Valentino    Production Designer
Olivier Bugge Coutte    Editor
Jennifer Johnson    Costume Designer
Roger Neill    Composer
David S. Palmer    Composer
Brian Reitzell    Composer
Robin Urdang    Music Supervisor
Courtney Bright    Casting
Nicole Daniels    Casting

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Synopsis

A film that explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who—following 44 years of marriage—came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal’s new honesty, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$141,340 (2.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,200,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/170 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,872,106

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 3rd, 2011 (Limited) by Focus Features
Video Release: November 15th, 2011 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2156, 1/26/2011)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amour
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Keywords: Intertitle, Talking Animals, LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Faulty Memory, Romance, May / December Romance, Autumn Years, Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Foreign Language, Performing Arts, Widow/Widower, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Olympus Pictures, Parts and Labor
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2011 Theater Average 29 $28,268 Jun 3, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    Oliver
Christopher Plummer    Hal
Mélanie Laurent    Anna

Supporting Cast

Goran Visnjic    Andy
Kai Lennox    Elliot
Mary Page Keller    Georgia
Keegan Boos    Young Oliver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Mills    Screenwriter
Mike Mills    Director
Leslie Urdang    Producer
Dean Vanech    Producer
Miranda de Pencier    Producer
Jay Van Hoy    Producer
Lars Knudsen    Producer
Fran Giblin    Co-Producer
Geoff Linville    Co-Producer
Kasper Tuxen    Director of Photography
Shane Valentino    Production Designer
Olivier Bugge Coutte    Editor
Jennifer Johnson    Costume Designer
Roger Neill    Composer
David S. Palmer    Composer
Brian Reitzell    Composer
Robin Urdang    Music Supervisor
Courtney Bright    Casting
Nicole Daniels    Casting

2012 Awards Season: Live Blogging the Oscars... Best Picture... The Arist

February 26th, 2012

It's Oscars night. (Actually, it's 3:43 in the morning as I'm typing this, but I thought I would get a jump on the celebration.) As I do every year, I will follow the announcements live and update our list of Oscar winners. However, this year I will be doing it a little differently and the list of nominees below will include the favorites as picked by our readers in Italics and as picked by me in Bold. So you can watch live and tell when I'm out of the running for our Oscar contest. (I figure it will take at least 17 wins out of 24 to come out on top. Maybe even 18 or 19 wins.) So, will The Artist be the big winner tonight as our readers predict? Or will Hugo score the upset? Stay tuned to fine out. More...

2012 Awards Season: The Artist Shows its Spirit

February 26th, 2012

While the Independent Spirit Award unofficially kick off Awards Season with their nominations, they are one of the last to hand out their actual awards, which they did on Saturday. As it has most of the time, The Artist led the way by earning four wins out of the five categories it was nominated it. So which one did it lose? And what were the other winners? More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 15th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, and up next is Best Supporting Actor. This category is only slightly more competitive than Best Supporting Actress with almost all the evidence pointing to one winner. More...

2012 Awards Season: Will SAG Help Predict the Oscars?

January 29th, 2012

The SAG awards were announced on Sunday night, and there were a couple surprises among the theatrical categories. Arguably the biggest surprise of the night was the overall strength of The Help, which earned three wins and it was the only film to win more than once. As for the rest of the winners... More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

2012 Awards Season: Golden Globes: Artist has Hat-trick, but Descendants on the Rise

January 16th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globes last night, and after an Awards Season most notable for the lack of surprises, there were not a lot of surprises either. In fact, the biggest storyline of the night was how many different movies earned wins. The Artist led the way with just three, while The Descendents was the only other film to win more than once. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Awards Season: SAG Spreads the Love

December 15th, 2011

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while The Help led the way with four nods, it wasn't the only film that earned multiple nominations. More...

Awards Season: Early Nods Speak Volumes

November 30th, 2011

As it does every year, Independent Spirit Award nominations kick off the unofficial start of Awards Season. This year there were two films that topped the list of nominations: The Artist and Take Shelter. Both of those films earned five nominations, but they weren't the only films to be singled out. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 15th, 2011

November 16th, 2011

It's a really soft week for releases. Granted, Harry Potter came out last week and it is likely still going to be selling quite well this week. But the best release of Tuesday, at least according to Amazon.com, is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on DVD. Normally this would be a huge release, but it came out on Blu-ray weeks ago. The same is true of the second best selling release, The Lion King. The most of the next several best selling releases are Blu-ray catalog titles. Granted, many are worth picking up, but it could still be a really slow week in terms of overall sales. That doesn't mean it is a slow week in terms of high quality releases. West Side Story is coming out on Blu-ray, My Fair Lady is also making its Blu-ray debut. There are several more catalogue titles getting a Blu-ray double-dip, like Evil Dead II: 25th Anniversary Edition, or the latest Blu-ray for Metropolis. TV on DVD is well represented with Farscape: The Complete Series (Blu-ray), Being Human: Season One on Blu-ray, and Awkward: Season One. Beginners on Blu-ray is also a Contender for Pick of the Week, as is Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One: Blu-ray Ultimate Collector's Edition. In the end I went with Evil Dead II: 25th Anniversary Edition. It is a double-dip, but there are major improvements over the previous release, plus it is a bargain price at just $11, and given the number of prime releases coming out this week, a bargain price is certainly welcome. More...

The Future of the Per Theater Chart

August 3rd, 2011

Miranda July's second film, The Future, opened about as well as her first film, Me and You and Everyone We Know, did. It earned $27,137 in its lone theater, which was enough for top spot on the per theater chart and suggests a strong potential for expansion. The Devil's Double and The Guard were in a virtual tie with averages of $19,283 and $19,209 respectively. Attack the Block was one of the wider limited releases of the week, and it had the biggest opening in terms of raw dollars. Furthermore, its average of $17,198 suggest potential to expand. El Bulli: Cooking in Progress opened in one theater earning $12,756 over the weekend and $20,699 since Wednesday. Sarah's Key expanded from 5 theaters to 33, but still managed a very strong per theater average of $11,112. The final film to cross the $10,000 per theater average was The Smurfs at $10,489. More...

Key to the Per Theater Chart

July 26th, 2011

Sarah's Key found its way to the top of the per theater chart with $23,142 in five theaters. Another Earth was also a strong performer earning an average of $19,435 in four theaters. Captain America: The First Avenger led the way on the overall chart and earned an average of $17,512 on the per theater chart. Last week's winner, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part 2, fell to fourth place with $10,839. More...

Per Theater Chart: Life at the Top

July 12th, 2011

Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest opened in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $27,996 in four theaters, which was the best per theater average in more than a month. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness was relatively close behind with $20,247 in its lone theater. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the only holdover to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with an average of $11,469. More...

Per Theater Chart: Transformers Towers over Terri

July 6th, 2011

There were only two films in the $10,000 club with Transformers: Dark of the Moon easily outperforming Terri $23,937 to $10,851. For the former, that was enough to break records over Independence Day. For the latter it's probably not enough to suggest significant expansion, but it might stick around longer than most limited releases. More...

Per Theater Chart: Cars 2 Wins in a Photo Finish

June 29th, 2011

Not only did Cars 2 win the overall box office race, but it also won the race on the per theater chart with an average of $16,072. A Better Life and PASSIONE: A Musical Adventure were right behind with $15,522 and $15,377 respectively. The final film in the $10,000 club was Bad Teacher, which was a surprise entrant with $10,365. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hat Trick for Tree

June 14th, 2011

The Tree of Life remained in top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $17,596 in 47 theaters. It will clearly expand further, and it is safe to say it has already earned some measure of mainstream success. The Trip opened well with an average of $12,984 in six theaters. It did earn great reviews, so it might last a long time in theaters. On the other hand, I think its target audience is too narrow to expand significantly. Beginners was in a virtual tie with an average of $12,793. It will start hitting milestones soon. Super 8 opened with an average of $10,492 while in saturation level theater count. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spielberg Homage Earns Super $37 Million

June 12th, 2011

As someone on Twitter put it this morning, Super 8's $37 million opening takes E.T.'s lifetime gross to $472 million.

The robust opening for J.J. Abrams homage to Steven Spielberg will satisfy Paramount, especially with the heart of the Summer season ahead of it, good reviews and great word-of-mouth. $100 million should be easily achieved from this beginning, and even better numbers aren't out of the question. For a film that reportedly cost $50 million, that's not bad going. More...

Per Theater Chart: Beginners Begins Big but can't Top Tree

June 7th, 2011

The Tree of Life held onto top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $30,915 in 20 theaters. It will undoubtedly expand further. Beginners was right behind with an average of $28,268 in five theaters. Midnight in Paris continues to shine with an average of $18,843 in 147 theaters. It has a planned semi-wide expansion this weekend, so this is very likely the last time it will top $10,000 on the per theater chart, but it will continue to hit milestones. X-Men: First Class earned first place on the overall box office chart and fourth place on the per theater chart with $15,134. Submarine managed to top $10,000 on the per theater chart, but it was close with and average of $10,458 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: X-Men First Week Good, Not Great

June 5th, 2011

2011 continued its winning streak at the box office this weekend, with five films topping $10 million and X-Men: First Class posting a very respectable $56 million opening, according to Fox's Sunday estimate. With the studio setting expectations a little lower than that, they can claim an excellent weekend. And they do have a point, but the truth is that this is the worst opening for a movie in the franchise since the first movie arrived in 2000 (and the latest film's estimate is only ahead by a couple of million dollars, so it might not even beat that mark). Excellent reviews and peak Summer business should help the film over the next few weeks, but it can't afford a 60% decline next weekend. More...

The Limited Releases are Looking Beautiful

June 3rd, 2011

For the past two weeks in a row we've seen one limited release just dominate the market by earning close to $100,000 on the per theater chart. Will that happen again this week? The odds are really stacked against it; it would be like a wide release opening with $100 million three weeks in a row. But if it does happen, Submarine is the film most likely to manage that feat. However, there are a few other limited releases worth keeping your eyes on. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2011 28 $141,340   5 $28,268   $141,340 1
Jun 10, 2011 18 $243,059 +72% 19 $12,793   $453,329 2
Jun 17, 2011 17 $354,948 +46% 44 $8,067   $909,124 3
Jun 24, 2011 17 $470,981 +33% 73 $6,452   $1,550,055 4
Jul 1, 2011 16 $598,209 +27% 108 $5,539   $2,364,577 5
Jul 8, 2011 19 $553,422 -7% 155 $3,570   $3,250,749 6
Jul 15, 2011 21 $432,814 -22% 170 $2,546   $3,932,687 7
Jul 22, 2011 18 $425,205 -2% 157 $2,708   $4,607,418 8
Jul 29, 2011 25 $231,217 -46% 147 $1,573   $5,032,405 9
Aug 5, 2011 28 $183,659 -21% 126 $1,458   $5,344,578 10
Aug 12, 2011 40 $101,331 -45% 103 $984   $5,526,446 11
Aug 19, 2011 50 $56,128 -45% 69 $813   $5,640,336 12
Aug 26, 2011 55 $31,144 -45% 50 $623   $5,707,600 13
Sep 2, 2011 60 $35,811 +15% 34 $1,053   $5,764,842 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 3, 2011 - $38,138     5 $7,628   $38,138 1
Jun 4, 2011 - $56,499 +48%   5 $11,300   $94,637 2
Jun 5, 2011 - $46,703 -17%   5 $9,341   $141,340 3
Jun 6, 2011 - $15,506 -67%   5 $3,101   $156,846 4
Jun 7, 2011 - $20,421 +32%   5 $4,084   $177,267 5
Jun 8, 2011 - $18,048 -12%   5 $3,610   $195,315 6
Jun 9, 2011 - $14,955 -17%   5 $2,991   $210,270 7
Jun 10, 2011 - $62,615 +319% +64% 19 $3,296   $272,885 8
Jun 11, 2011 - $110,505 +76% +96% 19 $5,816   $383,390 9
Jun 12, 2011 - $69,939 -37% +50% 19 $3,681   $453,329 10
Jun 13, 2011 - $24,573 -65% +58% 19 $1,293   $477,902 11
Jun 14, 2011 - $28,460 +16% +39% 19 $1,498   $506,362 12
Jun 15, 2011 - $24,144 -15% +34% 19 $1,271   $530,506 13
Jun 16, 2011 - $23,670 -2% +58% 19 $1,246   $554,176 14
Jun 17, 2011 - $93,435 +295% +49% 44 $2,124   $647,611 15
Jun 18, 2011 - $154,853 +66% +40% 44 $3,519   $802,464 16
Jun 19, 2011 - $106,660 -31% +53% 44 $2,424   $909,124 17
Jun 20, 2011 - $40,154 -62% +63% 44 $913   $949,278 18
Jun 21, 2011 - $44,994 +12% +58% 44 $1,023   $994,272 19
Jun 22, 2011 - $43,651 -3% +81% 44 $992   $1,037,923 20
Jun 23, 2011 - $41,151 -6% +74% 44 $935   $1,079,074 21
Jun 24, 2011 - $129,804 +215% +39% 73 $1,778   $1,208,878 22
Jun 25, 2011 - $207,576 +60% +34% 73 $2,844   $1,416,454 23
Jun 26, 2011 - $133,601 -36% +25% 73 $1,830   $1,550,055 24
Jun 27, 2011 18 $50,210 -62% +25% 73 $688   $1,600,265 25
Jun 28, 2011 20 $61,193 +22% +36% 73 $838   $1,661,458 26
Jun 29, 2011 18 $54,292 -11% +24% 73 $744   $1,715,750 27
Jun 30, 2011 - $50,618 -7% +23% 73 $693   $1,766,368 28
Jul 1, 2011 - $135,829 +168% +5% 108 $1,258   $1,902,197 29
Jul 2, 2011 - $229,020 +69% +10% 108 $2,121   $2,131,217 30
Jul 3, 2011 - $233,360 +2% +75% 108 $2,161   $2,364,577 31
Jul 4, 2011 16 $142,359 -39% +184% 108 $1,318   $2,506,936 32
Jul 5, 2011 - $60,746 -57% -1% 108 $562   $2,567,682 33
Jul 6, 2011 - $63,320 +4% +17% 108 $586   $2,631,002 34
Jul 7, 2011 - $66,325 +5% +31% 108 $614   $2,697,327 35
Jul 8, 2011 - $148,561 +124% +9% 155 $958   $2,845,888 36
Jul 9, 2011 - $241,287 +62% +5% 155 $1,557   $3,087,175 37
Jul 10, 2011 - $163,574 -32% -30% 155 $1,055   $3,250,749 38
Jul 11, 2011 - $60,816 -63% -57% 155 $392   $3,311,565 39
Jul 12, 2011 - $72,463 +19% +19% 155 $468   $3,384,028 40
Jul 13, 2011 - $62,620 -14% -1% 155 $404   $3,446,648 41
Jul 14, 2011 - $53,225 -15% -20% 155 $343   $3,499,873 42
Jul 15, 2011 - $109,600 +106% -26% 170 $645   $3,609,473 43
Jul 16, 2011 - $190,713 +74% -21% 170 $1,122   $3,800,186 44
Jul 17, 2011 - $132,501 -31% -19% 170 $779   $3,932,687 45
Jul 18, 2011 - $56,378 -57% -7% 170 $332   $3,989,065 46
Jul 19, 2011 - $69,412 +23% -4% 170 $408   $4,058,477 47
Jul 20, 2011 - $59,119 -15% -6% 170 $348   $4,117,596 48
Jul 21, 2011 - $64,617 +9% +21% 170 $380   $4,182,213 49
Jul 22, 2011 - $110,098 +70% n/c 157 $701   $4,292,311 50
Jul 23, 2011 - $191,363 +74% n/c 157 $1,219   $4,483,674 51
Jul 24, 2011 - $123,744 -35% -7% 157 $788   $4,607,418 52
Jul 25, 2011 - $43,652 -65% -23% 157 $278   $4,651,070 53
Jul 26, 2011 - $57,743 +32% -17% 157 $368   $4,708,813 54
Jul 27, 2011 - $47,097 -18% -20% 157 $300   $4,755,910 55
Jul 28, 2011 - $45,278 -4% -30% 157 $288   $4,801,188 56
Jul 29, 2011 - $62,469 +38% -43% 147 $425   $4,863,657 57
Jul 30, 2011 - $101,592 +63% -47% 147 $691   $4,965,249 58
Jul 31, 2011 - $67,156 -34% -46% 147 $457   $5,032,405 59
Aug 1, 2011 - $29,136 -57% -33% 147 $198   $5,061,541 60
Aug 2, 2011 - $36,939 +27% -36% 147 $251   $5,098,480 61
Aug 3, 2011 - $31,148 -16% -34% 147 $212   $5,129,628 62
Aug 4, 2011 - $31,291 n/c -31% 147 $213   $5,160,919 63
Aug 5, 2011 - $43,312 +38% -31% 147 $295   $5,204,231 64
Aug 6, 2011 - $81,574 +88% -20% 147 $555   $5,285,805 65
Aug 7, 2011 - $58,773 -28% -12% 147 $400   $5,344,578 66
Aug 8, 2011 - $20,135 -66% -31% 147 $137   $5,364,713 67
Aug 9, 2011 - $23,939 +19% -35% 126 $190   $5,388,652 68
Aug 10, 2011 - $18,017 -25% -42% 126 $143   $5,406,669 69
Aug 11, 2011 - $18,446 +2% -41% 126 $146   $5,425,115 70
Aug 12, 2011 - $24,058 +30% -44% 103 $234   $5,449,173 71
Aug 13, 2011 - $41,352 +72% -49% 103 $401   $5,490,525 72
Aug 14, 2011 - $35,921 -13% -39% 103 $349   $5,526,446 73
Aug 15, 2011 - $13,719 -62% -32% 103 $133   $5,540,165 74
Aug 16, 2011 - $16,422 +20% -31% 103 $159   $5,556,587 75
Aug 17, 2011 - $13,097 -20% -27% 103 $127   $5,569,684 76
Aug 18, 2011 - $14,524 +11% -21% 103 $141   $5,584,208 77
Aug 19, 2011 - $14,651 +1% -39% 69 $212   $5,598,859 78
Aug 20, 2011 - $24,062 +64% -42% 69 $349   $5,622,921 79
Aug 21, 2011 - $17,415 -28% -52% 69 $252   $5,640,336 80
Aug 22, 2011 - $8,696 -50% -37% 69 $126   $5,649,032 81
Aug 23, 2011 - $9,374 +8% -43% 69 $136   $5,658,406 82
Aug 24, 2011 - $9,237 -1% -29% 69 $134   $5,667,643 83
Aug 25, 2011 - $8,813 -5% -39% 69 $128   $5,676,456 84
Aug 26, 2011 - $9,177 +4% -37% 50 $184   $5,685,633 85
Aug 27, 2011 - $12,387 +35% -49% 50 $248   $5,698,020 86
Aug 28, 2011 - $9,580 -23% -45% 50 $192   $5,707,600 87
Aug 29, 2011 - $5,988 -37% -31% 50 $120   $5,713,588 88
Aug 30, 2011 - $5,653 -6% -40% 50 $113   $5,719,241 89
Aug 31, 2011 - $4,697 -17% -49% 50 $94   $5,723,938 90
Sep 1, 2011 - $5,093 +8% -42% 50 $102   $5,729,031 91
Sep 2, 2011 - $8,946 +76% -3% 34 $263   $5,737,977 92
Sep 3, 2011 - $13,780 +54% +11% 34 $405   $5,751,757 93
Sep 4, 2011 - $13,085 -5% +37% 34 $385   $5,764,842 94
Sep 5, 2011 58 $11,472 -12% +92% 34 $337   $5,776,314 95
Sep 6, 2011 - $5,039 -56% -11% 34 $148   $5,781,353 96
Sep 7, 2011 - $5,307 +5% +13% 34 $156   $5,786,660 97
Sep 8, 2011 - $4,234 -20% -17% 34 $125   $5,790,894 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2011 28 $210,270   5 $42,054   $210,270 1
Jun 10, 2011 20 $343,906 +64% 19 $18,100   $554,176 2
Jun 17, 2011 18 $524,898 +53% 44 $11,930   $1,079,074 3
Jun 24, 2011 19 $687,294 +31% 73 $9,415   $1,766,368 4
Jul 1, 2011 16 $930,959 +35% 108 $8,620   $2,697,327 5
Jul 8, 2011 21 $802,546 -14% 155 $5,178   $3,499,873 6
Jul 15, 2011 21 $682,340 -15% 170 $4,014   $4,182,213 7
Jul 22, 2011 19 $618,975 -9% 157 $3,943   $4,801,188 8
Jul 29, 2011 26 $359,731 -42% 147 $2,447   $5,160,919 9
Aug 5, 2011 31 $264,196 -27% 126 $2,097   $5,425,115 10
Aug 12, 2011 38 $159,093 -40% 103 $1,545   $5,584,208 11
Aug 19, 2011 48 $92,248 -42% 69 $1,337   $5,676,456 12
Aug 26, 2011 55 $52,575 -43% 50 $1,052   $5,729,031 13
Sep 2, 2011 58 $61,863 +18% 34 $1,820   $5,790,894 14

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