Coming to America (1988)

Coming to America
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $128,152,301Details
International Box Office $160,647,699Details
Worldwide Box Office $288,800,000
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $248,897 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $248,897
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,404,420 (16.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,064 opening theaters/2,064 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $336,126,954

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 540 $128,152,301
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 660 $160,647,699
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 584 $288,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 67 $128,152,301
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 48 $160,647,699
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 41 $288,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 91 $128,152,301
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 99 $160,647,699
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 87 $288,800,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 1988 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: June 3rd, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: Coming to America
Comparisons: vs. Bad Boys II
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Keywords: Prince/Princess, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Culture Clash, African Americans
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eddie Murphy Production, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 60 $21,404,420 Jul 1, 1988 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $58,849,134 Jul 1, 1988 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $21,404,420 Jul 1, 1988 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 24 $58,849,134 Jul 1, 1988 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 540 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 253 $336,126,954
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 335 $128,152,301
Top 1988 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 3 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 217 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 348 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 67 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 91 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 68 $128,152,301

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 1988 1 $21,404,420   2,064 $10,370   $28,409,497 1
Jul 8, 1988 1 $13,342,707 -38% 2,064 $6,464   $49,497,282 2
Jul 15, 1988 1 $10,417,790 -22% 2,064 $5,047   $66,732,490 3
Jul 22, 1988 2 $8,886,442 -15% 2,064 $4,305   $81,234,946 4
Jul 29, 1988 3 $6,430,730 -28% 1,902 $3,381   $92,011,700 5
Aug 5, 1988 4 $5,065,482 -21% 1,786 $2,836   $100,477,310 6
Aug 12, 1988 7 $3,611,470 -29% 1,481 $2,439   $106,688,022 7
Aug 19, 1988 9 $2,512,639 -30% 1,273 $1,974   $111,133,227 8
Sep 16, 1988 10 $1,304,208   830 $1,571   $120,794,325 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 1988 1 $29,149,498   2,064 $14,123   $36,154,575 2
Jul 8, 1988 1 $20,160,125 -31% 2,064 $9,768   $56,314,700 3
Jul 15, 1988 1 $16,033,804 -20% 2,064 $7,768   $72,348,504 4
Jul 22, 1988 2 $13,232,466 -17% 2,064 $6,411   $85,580,970 5
Jul 29, 1988 3 $9,830,858 -26% 1,902 $5,169   $95,411,828 6
Aug 5, 1988 5 $7,664,724 -22% 1,786 $4,292   $103,076,552 7
Aug 12, 1988 6 $5,544,036 -28% 1,481 $3,743   $108,620,588 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 660 $160,647,699
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 407 $160,647,699
Top 1988 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 48 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 99 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 62 $160,647,699

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 584 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 344 $288,800,000
Top 1988 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 3 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 241 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 154 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 41 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 87 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 69 $288,800,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 2021134,418 7,981$45,815$82,763666
Mar 14, 2021196,196+40% 14,177$64,253$147,016667

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.

Leading Cast

Eddie Murphy    Clarence/Prince Akeem/Randy Watson/Saul

Supporting Cast

Arsenio Hall    Semmi/Extremly Ugly Girl/Morris/Reverend Brown
James Earl Jones    King Jaffe Joffer
John Amos   
Madge Sinclair    Queen Aoleon
Shari Headley    Lisa McDowell
Paul Bates    Oha
Eriq La Salle    Darryl Jenks
Frankie Faison    Landlord
Vanessa Bell    Imani Izzi
Louie Anderson    Maurice
Allison Dean    Patrice McDowell
Sheila Johnson    Lady-in-Waiting
Jake Steinfeld    Cab Driver
Calvin Lockhart    Colonel Izzi
Samuel L. Jackson    Hold-up Man
Garcelle Beauvais    Rose Bearer
Feather Feather    Rose Bearer
Stephanie Simon    Rose Bearer
Victoria Dillard    Bather
Felicia Taylor    Bather
Michele Watley    Bather
Raymond D. Turner    T-shirt Hawker
Billi Gordon    Large Woman
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Boy Getting Haircut
Clint Smith    Sweets
Ray Murphy    Stu
Ruben Hudson    Street Hustler
Paulette Banoza    Soul Glo Woman
Clyde R. Jones    Soul Glo Man
Patricia Matthews    Devil Woman
Mary Bond Davis    Big Stank Woman
Kara Young    Stuck-up Girl
Carla Earle    Tough Girl
Karen Renee Owens    Ex-Siamese Twin/Dancer
Sharon Renee Owens    Ex-Siamese Twin/Dancer
Lisa Gumora    Kinky Girl
June Boykins    Strange Woman
Janette Colon    Fresh Peaches
Vanessa Colon    Sugar Cube
Monique Mannen    Boring Girl
Mindora Mimms    Awareness Woman
Cynthia Finkley    Awareness Woman
David Sosna    Cartier Delivery Man
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Basketball Game Vendor
Arthur Adams    Mr. Jenks
Loni Kaye Harkless    Mrs. Jenks
Montrose Hagins    Grandma Jenks
Tonja Rivers    Party Guest
Don Ameche    Mortimer Duke
Ralph Bellamy    Randolph Duke
Elaine Kagan    Telegraph Lady
Michael Tadross    Taxi Driver
Steve White    Subway Guy
Helen Hanft    Subway Lady
Birdie M. Hale    Elderly Passenger

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Landis    Director
Robert D. Wachs    Producer
George Folsey, Jr.    Producer
David Sheffield    Screenwriter
Barry W. Blaustein    Screenwriter
Eddie Murphy    Story Creator
Leslie Belzberg    Executive Producer
Mark Lipsky    Executive Producer
Richard MacDonald    Production Designer
Nile Rodgers    Composer
David Sosna    Associate Producer
David Sosna    Assistant Director
William Watkins    Unit Production Manager
Richard B. Lewis    Art Director
Cheryal Kearney    Set Decorator
Dan Von Blomberg    Set Decorator
Woody Omens    Director of Photography
Syd Dutton    Visual Effects Designer
Bill Taylor    Visual Effects Designer
Deborah Nadoolman    Costume Designer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck    Costume Supervisor
Malcolm Campbell    Editor
George Folsey, Jr.    Editor
William B. Kaplan    Sound Mixer
Larry Stensvold    Re-recording Mixer
William Gazecki    Re-recording Mixer
Bill Thiederman    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Franklin    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden*    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Dobie    Sound Editor
Lenny Geschke    Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf    Sound Editor
Charles E. Smith    Sound Editor
Daniel Allan Carlin    Music Editor
Bernadine Anderson    Makeup
Robert L. Stevenson    Hairstylist
Rick Baker    Special Make-up Effects
Nile Rodgers    Song Writer
Nancy Huang    Song Writer
Gerald Levert    Song Writer
Marc Gordon    Song Writer
Eddie Levert    Song Writer
Allee Willis    Song Writer
Danny Sembello    Song Writer
Gardner Cole    Song Writer
Jackie Burch    Casting Director
John Sherrod    Stunt Coordinator

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


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,404,420 (16.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,064 opening theaters/2,064 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $336,126,954

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 540 $128,152,301
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 660 $160,647,699
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 584 $288,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 67 $128,152,301
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 48 $160,647,699
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 41 $288,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 91 $128,152,301
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 99 $160,647,699
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 87 $288,800,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 1988 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: June 3rd, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: Coming to America
Comparisons: vs. Bad Boys II
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Prince/Princess, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Culture Clash, African Americans
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eddie Murphy Production, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 60 $21,404,420 Jul 1, 1988 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $58,849,134 Jul 1, 1988 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $21,404,420 Jul 1, 1988 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 24 $58,849,134 Jul 1, 1988 5

Leading Cast

Eddie Murphy    Clarence/Prince Akeem/Randy Watson/Saul

Supporting Cast

Arsenio Hall    Semmi/Extremly Ugly Girl/Morris/Reverend Brown
James Earl Jones    King Jaffe Joffer
John Amos   
Madge Sinclair    Queen Aoleon
Shari Headley    Lisa McDowell
Paul Bates    Oha
Eriq La Salle    Darryl Jenks
Frankie Faison    Landlord
Vanessa Bell    Imani Izzi
Louie Anderson    Maurice
Allison Dean    Patrice McDowell
Sheila Johnson    Lady-in-Waiting
Jake Steinfeld    Cab Driver
Calvin Lockhart    Colonel Izzi
Samuel L. Jackson    Hold-up Man
Garcelle Beauvais    Rose Bearer
Feather Feather    Rose Bearer
Stephanie Simon    Rose Bearer
Victoria Dillard    Bather
Felicia Taylor    Bather
Michele Watley    Bather
Raymond D. Turner    T-shirt Hawker
Billi Gordon    Large Woman
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Boy Getting Haircut
Clint Smith    Sweets
Ray Murphy    Stu
Ruben Hudson    Street Hustler
Paulette Banoza    Soul Glo Woman
Clyde R. Jones    Soul Glo Man
Patricia Matthews    Devil Woman
Mary Bond Davis    Big Stank Woman
Kara Young    Stuck-up Girl
Carla Earle    Tough Girl
Karen Renee Owens    Ex-Siamese Twin/Dancer
Sharon Renee Owens    Ex-Siamese Twin/Dancer
Lisa Gumora    Kinky Girl
June Boykins    Strange Woman
Janette Colon    Fresh Peaches
Vanessa Colon    Sugar Cube
Monique Mannen    Boring Girl
Mindora Mimms    Awareness Woman
Cynthia Finkley    Awareness Woman
David Sosna    Cartier Delivery Man
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Basketball Game Vendor
Arthur Adams    Mr. Jenks
Loni Kaye Harkless    Mrs. Jenks
Montrose Hagins    Grandma Jenks
Tonja Rivers    Party Guest
Don Ameche    Mortimer Duke
Ralph Bellamy    Randolph Duke
Elaine Kagan    Telegraph Lady
Michael Tadross    Taxi Driver
Steve White    Subway Guy
Helen Hanft    Subway Lady
Birdie M. Hale    Elderly Passenger

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Landis    Director
Robert D. Wachs    Producer
George Folsey, Jr.    Producer
David Sheffield    Screenwriter
Barry W. Blaustein    Screenwriter
Eddie Murphy    Story Creator
Leslie Belzberg    Executive Producer
Mark Lipsky    Executive Producer
Richard MacDonald    Production Designer
Nile Rodgers    Composer
David Sosna    Associate Producer
David Sosna    Assistant Director
William Watkins    Unit Production Manager
Richard B. Lewis    Art Director
Cheryal Kearney    Set Decorator
Dan Von Blomberg    Set Decorator
Woody Omens    Director of Photography
Syd Dutton    Visual Effects Designer
Bill Taylor    Visual Effects Designer
Deborah Nadoolman    Costume Designer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck    Costume Supervisor
Malcolm Campbell    Editor
George Folsey, Jr.    Editor
William B. Kaplan    Sound Mixer
Larry Stensvold    Re-recording Mixer
William Gazecki    Re-recording Mixer
Bill Thiederman    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Franklin    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden*    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Dobie    Sound Editor
Lenny Geschke    Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf    Sound Editor
Charles E. Smith    Sound Editor
Daniel Allan Carlin    Music Editor
Bernadine Anderson    Makeup
Robert L. Stevenson    Hairstylist
Rick Baker    Special Make-up Effects
Nile Rodgers    Song Writer
Nancy Huang    Song Writer
Gerald Levert    Song Writer
Marc Gordon    Song Writer
Eddie Levert    Song Writer
Allee Willis    Song Writer
Danny Sembello    Song Writer
Gardner Cole    Song Writer
Jackie Burch    Casting Director
John Sherrod    Stunt Coordinator

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 540 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 253 $336,126,954
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 335 $128,152,301
Top 1988 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 3 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 217 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 348 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 67 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 91 $128,152,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 68 $128,152,301

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 1988 1 $21,404,420   2,064 $10,370   $28,409,497 1
Jul 8, 1988 1 $13,342,707 -38% 2,064 $6,464   $49,497,282 2
Jul 15, 1988 1 $10,417,790 -22% 2,064 $5,047   $66,732,490 3
Jul 22, 1988 2 $8,886,442 -15% 2,064 $4,305   $81,234,946 4
Jul 29, 1988 3 $6,430,730 -28% 1,902 $3,381   $92,011,700 5
Aug 5, 1988 4 $5,065,482 -21% 1,786 $2,836   $100,477,310 6
Aug 12, 1988 7 $3,611,470 -29% 1,481 $2,439   $106,688,022 7
Aug 19, 1988 9 $2,512,639 -30% 1,273 $1,974   $111,133,227 8
Sep 16, 1988 10 $1,304,208   830 $1,571   $120,794,325 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 1988 1 $29,149,498   2,064 $14,123   $36,154,575 2
Jul 8, 1988 1 $20,160,125 -31% 2,064 $9,768   $56,314,700 3
Jul 15, 1988 1 $16,033,804 -20% 2,064 $7,768   $72,348,504 4
Jul 22, 1988 2 $13,232,466 -17% 2,064 $6,411   $85,580,970 5
Jul 29, 1988 3 $9,830,858 -26% 1,902 $5,169   $95,411,828 6
Aug 5, 1988 5 $7,664,724 -22% 1,786 $4,292   $103,076,552 7
Aug 12, 1988 6 $5,544,036 -28% 1,481 $3,743   $108,620,588 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 660 $160,647,699
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 407 $160,647,699
Top 1988 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 48 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 99 $160,647,699
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 62 $160,647,699

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 584 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 344 $288,800,000
Top 1988 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 3 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 241 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 154 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 41 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 87 $288,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 69 $288,800,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 2021134,418 7,981$45,815$82,763666
Mar 14, 2021196,196+40% 14,177$64,253$147,016667

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.