Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $73,013,910Details
International Box Office $26,020,215Details
Worldwide Box Office $99,034,125
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $25,386,137 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,259,090 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $28,645,227
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is the inspiring true story and rare inside look at the rise of Justin from street performer in the small town of Stratford, Ontario to internet phenomenon to global super star culminating with a dream sold out show at the famed Madison Square Garden in 3-D.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,514,054 (40.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,105 opening theaters/3,118 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $99,254,726

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,196 $73,013,910
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,024 $26,020,215
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,829 $99,034,125

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


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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Paramount Pictures
February 11th, 2011 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2D & 3D)
Video Release: May 13th, 2011 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2156, 1/26/2011)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. One Direction: This is Us
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Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, 3-D, Musicians, Non-Chronological, Voiceover/Narration, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Concert/Performance
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Scooter Braun Films, L.A. Reid Media, AEG Live
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 91 $13,307,933 Feb 18, 2011 12
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 131 $18,891,916 Feb 18, 2011 12
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 84 $16,364,188 Feb 18, 2011 12
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 99 $23,246,982 Feb 18, 2011 12
Biggest Domestic February Weekend 51 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top Based on Real Life Events Weekend Domestic 15 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top Concert/Performance Weekend Domestic 4 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top Factual Weekend Domestic 6 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top G Weekend Domestic 36 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 2 $29,514,054   3,105 $9,505   $30,256,601 1
Feb 18, 2011 6 $13,307,933 -55% 3,118 $4,268   $48,180,682 2
Feb 25, 2011 6 $9,387,250 -29% 2,810 $3,341   $62,963,741 3
Mar 4, 2011 10 $4,277,128 -54% 2,254 $1,898   $68,828,539 4
Mar 11, 2011 13 $1,378,830 -68% 1,247 $1,106   $70,955,641 5
Mar 18, 2011 19 $470,465 -66% 480 $980   $72,209,363 6
Mar 25, 2011 26 $214,107 -54% 289 $741   $72,556,963 7
Apr 1, 2011 44 $55,367 -74% 113 $490   $72,686,579 8
Apr 8, 2011 52 $34,669 -37% 69 $502   $72,742,137 9
Apr 15, 2011 59 $17,571 -49% 35 $502   $72,772,106 10
Apr 22, 2011 45 $66,604 +279% 166 $401   $72,848,998 11
Apr 29, 2011 47 $59,519 -11% 109 $546   $72,945,029 12
May 6, 2011 55 $36,472 -39% 57 $640   $73,000,942 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 9, 2011 1 $742,547     0     $742,547 1
Feb 11, 2011 1 $12,364,386     3,105 $3,982   $13,106,933 3
Feb 12, 2011 3 $10,742,183 -13%   3,105 $3,460   $23,849,116 4
Feb 13, 2011 3 $6,407,485 -40%   3,105 $2,064   $30,256,601 5
Feb 14, 2011 3 $1,757,507 -73%   3,105 $566   $32,014,108 6
Feb 15, 2011 2 $1,068,504 -39%   3,105 $344   $33,082,612 7
Feb 16, 2011 3 $830,515 -22% +12% 3,105 $267   $33,913,127 8
Feb 17, 2011 3 $959,622 +16%   3,105 $309   $34,872,749 9
Feb 18, 2011 6 $3,790,976 +295% -69% 3,118 $1,216   $38,663,725 10
Feb 19, 2011 6 $5,467,574 +44% -49% 3,118 $1,754   $44,131,299 11
Feb 20, 2011 6 $4,049,383 -26% -37% 3,118 $1,299   $48,180,682 12
Feb 21, 2011 5 $3,056,255 -25% +74% 3,118 $980   $51,236,937 13
Feb 22, 2011 5 $963,243 -68% -10% 3,118 $309   $52,200,180 14
Feb 23, 2011 5 $686,263 -29% -17% 3,118 $220   $52,886,443 15
Feb 24, 2011 6 $690,048 +1% -28% 3,118 $221   $53,576,491 16
Feb 25, 2011 6 $2,659,234 +285% -30% 2,810 $946   $56,235,725 17
Feb 26, 2011 6 $4,155,423 +56% -24% 2,810 $1,479   $60,391,148 18
Feb 27, 2011 5 $2,572,593 -38% -36% 2,810 $916   $62,963,741 19
Feb 28, 2011 8 $336,477 -87% -89% 2,810 $120   $63,300,218 20
Mar 1, 2011 8 $505,723 +50% -47% 2,810 $180   $63,805,941 21
Mar 2, 2011 8 $356,095 -30% -48% 2,810 $127   $64,162,036 22
Mar 3, 2011 7 $389,375 +9% -44% 2,810 $139   $64,551,411 23
Mar 4, 2011 11 $1,240,790 +219% -53% 2,254 $550   $65,792,201 24
Mar 5, 2011 10 $1,872,643 +51% -55% 2,254 $831   $67,664,844 25
Mar 6, 2011 10 $1,163,695 -38% -55% 2,254 $516   $68,828,539 26
Mar 7, 2011 12 $205,521 -82% -39% 2,254 $91   $69,034,060 27
Mar 8, 2011 12 $198,496 -3% -61% 2,254 $88   $69,232,556 28
Mar 9, 2011 12 $160,344 -19% -55% 2,254 $71   $69,392,900 29
Mar 10, 2011 12 $183,911 +15% -53% 2,254 $82   $69,576,811 30
Mar 11, 2011 14 $356,696 +94% -71% 1,247 $286   $69,933,507 31
Mar 12, 2011 14 $620,925 +74% -67% 1,247 $498   $70,554,432 32
Mar 13, 2011 13 $401,209 -35% -66% 1,247 $322   $70,955,641 33
Mar 14, 2011 13 $182,702 -54% -11% 1,247 $147   $71,138,343 34
Mar 15, 2011 13 $225,672 +24% +14% 1,247 $181   $71,364,015 35
Mar 16, 2011 13 $193,020 -14% +20% 1,247 $155   $71,557,035 36
Mar 17, 2011 13 $181,863 -6% -1% 1,247 $146   $71,738,898 37
Mar 18, 2011 - $144,457 -21% -60% 480 $301   $71,883,355 38
Mar 19, 2011 - $195,948 +36% -68% 480 $408   $72,079,303 39
Mar 20, 2011 - $130,060 -34% -68% 480 $271   $72,209,363 40
Mar 21, 2011 - $35,807 -72% -80% 480 $75   $72,245,170 41
Mar 22, 2011 - $31,758 -11% -86% 480 $66   $72,276,928 42
Mar 23, 2011 - $31,502 -1% -84% 480 $66   $72,308,430 43
Mar 24, 2011 - $34,426 +9% -81% 480 $72   $72,342,856 44
Mar 25, 2011 - $55,989 +63% -61% 289 $194   $72,398,845 45
Mar 26, 2011 - $95,923 +71% -51% 289 $332   $72,494,768 46
Mar 27, 2011 - $62,195 -35% -52% 289 $215   $72,556,963 47
Mar 28, 2011 - $18,330 -71% -49% 289 $63   $72,575,293 48
Mar 29, 2011 - $18,622 +2% -41% 289 $64   $72,593,915 49
Mar 30, 2011 - $17,295 -7% -45% 289 $60   $72,611,210 50
Mar 31, 2011 - $20,002 +16% -42% 289 $69   $72,631,212 51
Apr 1, 2011 - $15,679 -22% -72% 113 $139   $72,646,891 52
Apr 2, 2011 - $24,175 +54% -75% 113 $214   $72,671,066 53
Apr 3, 2011 - $15,513 -36% -75% 113 $137   $72,686,579 54
Apr 4, 2011 - $4,340 -72% -76% 113 $38   $72,690,919 55
Apr 5, 2011 - $6,389 +47% -66% 113 $57   $72,697,308 56
Apr 6, 2011 - $4,636 -27% -73% 113 $41   $72,701,944 57
Apr 7, 2011 - $5,524 +19% -72% 113 $49   $72,707,468 58
Apr 8, 2011 - $10,002 +81% -36% 69 $145   $72,717,470 59
Apr 9, 2011 - $15,161 +52% -37% 69 $220   $72,732,631 60
Apr 10, 2011 - $9,506 -37% -39% 69 $138   $72,742,137 61
Apr 11, 2011 - $3,307 -65% -24% 69 $48   $72,745,444 62
Apr 12, 2011 - $3,470 +5% -46% 69 $50   $72,748,914 63
Apr 13, 2011 - $2,759 -20% -40% 69 $40   $72,751,673 64
Apr 14, 2011 - $2,862 +4% -48% 69 $41   $72,754,535 65
Apr 15, 2011 - $5,782 +102% -42% 35 $165   $72,760,317 66
Apr 16, 2011 - $7,914 +37% -48% 35 $226   $72,768,231 67
Apr 17, 2011 - $3,875 -51% -59% 35 $111   $72,772,106 68
Apr 18, 2011 - $1,835 -53% -45% 35 $52   $72,773,941 69
Apr 19, 2011 - $2,154 +17% -38% 35 $62   $72,776,095 70
Apr 20, 2011 - $2,892 +34% +5% 35 $83   $72,778,987 71
Apr 21, 2011 - $3,407 +18% +19% 35 $97   $72,782,394 72
Apr 22, 2011 - $26,192 +669% +353% 166 $158   $72,808,586 73
Apr 23, 2011 - $26,574 +1% +236% 166 $160   $72,835,160 74
Apr 24, 2011 - $13,838 -48% +257% 166 $83   $72,848,998 75
Apr 25, 2011 - $10,614 -23% +478% 166 $64   $72,859,612 76
Apr 26, 2011 - $9,815 -8% +356% 166 $59   $72,869,427 77
Apr 27, 2011 - $7,812 -20% +170% 166 $47   $72,877,239 78
Apr 28, 2011 - $8,271 +6% +143% 166 $50   $72,885,510 79
Apr 29, 2011 - $14,546 +76% -44% 109 $133   $72,900,056 80
Apr 30, 2011 - $26,873 +85% +1% 109 $247   $72,926,929 81
May 1, 2011 - $18,100 -33% +31% 109 $166   $72,945,029 82
May 2, 2011 - $4,976 -73% -53% 109 $46   $72,950,005 83
May 3, 2011 - $5,707 +15% -42% 109 $52   $72,955,712 84
May 4, 2011 - $4,145 -27% -47% 109 $38   $72,959,857 85
May 5, 2011 - $4,613 +11% -44% 109 $42   $72,964,470 86
May 6, 2011 - $10,265 +123% -29% 57 $180   $72,974,735 87
May 7, 2011 - $15,558 +52% -42% 57 $273   $72,990,293 88
May 8, 2011 - $10,649 -32% -41% 57 $187   $73,000,942 89
May 9, 2011 - $2,512 -76% -50% 57 $44   $73,003,454 90
May 10, 2011 - $3,132 +25% -45% 57 $55   $73,006,586 91
May 11, 2011 - $3,063 -2% -26% 57 $54   $73,009,649 92
May 12, 2011 - $4,261 +39% -8% 57 $75   $73,013,910 93

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 2 $34,130,202   3,105 $10,992   $34,872,749 2
Feb 18, 2011 6 $18,703,742 -45% 3,118 $5,999   $53,576,491 3
Feb 25, 2011 6 $10,974,920 -41% 2,810 $3,906   $64,551,411 4
Mar 4, 2011 10 $5,025,400 -54% 2,254 $2,230   $69,576,811 5
Mar 11, 2011 13 $2,162,087 -57% 1,247 $1,734   $71,738,898 6
Mar 18, 2011 20 $603,958 -72% 480 $1,258   $72,342,856 7
Mar 25, 2011 26 $288,356 -52% 289 $998   $72,631,212 8
Apr 1, 2011 45 $76,256 -74% 113 $675   $72,707,468 9
Apr 8, 2011 51 $47,067 -38% 69 $682   $72,754,535 10
Apr 15, 2011 58 $27,859 -41% 35 $796   $72,782,394 11
Apr 22, 2011 43 $103,116 +270% 166 $621   $72,885,510 12
Apr 29, 2011 47 $78,960 -23% 109 $724   $72,964,470 13
May 6, 2011 56 $49,440 -37% 57 $867   $73,013,910 14

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
May 15, 20111425,724 425,724$7,603,431$7,603,4311
May 22, 20111415,707-2% 841,431$7,424,527$15,027,9582
May 29, 20113171,883-59% 1,013,314$2,404,643$17,432,6013
Jun 5, 2011764,281-63% 1,077,595$1,055,494$18,488,0954
Jun 12, 20111847,514-26% 1,125,109$681,826$19,169,9215
Jun 19, 20111350,318+6% 1,175,427$772,381$19,942,3026
Jun 26, 20112227,862-45% 1,203,289$439,662$20,381,9647
Aug 28, 2011842,178 1,316,222$671,474$22,201,74616
Sep 4, 20111428,863-32% 1,345,085$407,834$22,609,58017

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 15, 2011368,807 68,807$1,415,357$1,415,3571
May 22, 2011444,621-35% 113,428$917,845$2,333,2022
May 29, 2011621,579-52% 135,007$391,235$2,724,4373

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Production and Technical Credits

Jon M. Chu    Director
Scooter Braun    Producer
Justin Bieber    Producer
Antonio "L.A" Reid    Producer
Usher    Producer
Dan Cutforth    Producer
Jane Lipsitz    Producer
David Nicksay    Executive Producer
Randy Phillips    Executive Producer
Doug Merrifield    Executive Producer
Reed Smoot    Cinematographer
Avi Youabian    Editor
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Jillian Moul    Editor
Deborah Lurie    Composer
Kuk Harrell    Music Supervisor
Stephen Carter    Art Director
John D. McCormick    Sound
Joshua Anderson    Sound
Michael Frohberg    Sound
Paul Reed    Sound
L. Wyatt Tyzo    Sound
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Chau    Re-recording Mixer
Vincent Pace    Stereographer
Archie Gips    Associate Producer
David H. Venghaus, Jr.    Assistant Director

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

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May 31st, 2011

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May 25th, 2011

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May 24th, 2011

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May 16th, 2011

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May 13th, 2011

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May 9th, 2011

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February 13th, 2011

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February 10th, 2011

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Contest: There Can Be Only One

February 4th, 2011

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Synopsis

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is the inspiring true story and rare inside look at the rise of Justin from street performer in the small town of Stratford, Ontario to internet phenomenon to global super star culminating with a dream sold out show at the famed Madison Square Garden in 3-D.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,514,054 (40.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,105 opening theaters/3,118 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $99,254,726

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,196 $73,013,910
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,024 $26,020,215
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,829 $99,034,125

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Paramount Pictures
February 11th, 2011 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2D & 3D)
Video Release: May 13th, 2011 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2156, 1/26/2011)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. One Direction: This is Us
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Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, 3-D, Musicians, Non-Chronological, Voiceover/Narration, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Concert/Performance
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Scooter Braun Films, L.A. Reid Media, AEG Live
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 91 $13,307,933 Feb 18, 2011 12
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 131 $18,891,916 Feb 18, 2011 12
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 84 $16,364,188 Feb 18, 2011 12
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 99 $23,246,982 Feb 18, 2011 12
Biggest Domestic February Weekend 51 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top Based on Real Life Events Weekend Domestic 15 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top Concert/Performance Weekend Domestic 4 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top Factual Weekend Domestic 6 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5
Top G Weekend Domestic 36 $29,514,054 Feb 11, 2011 5

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon M. Chu    Director
Scooter Braun    Producer
Justin Bieber    Producer
Antonio "L.A" Reid    Producer
Usher    Producer
Dan Cutforth    Producer
Jane Lipsitz    Producer
David Nicksay    Executive Producer
Randy Phillips    Executive Producer
Doug Merrifield    Executive Producer
Reed Smoot    Cinematographer
Avi Youabian    Editor
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Jillian Moul    Editor
Deborah Lurie    Composer
Kuk Harrell    Music Supervisor
Stephen Carter    Art Director
John D. McCormick    Sound
Joshua Anderson    Sound
Michael Frohberg    Sound
Paul Reed    Sound
L. Wyatt Tyzo    Sound
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Chau    Re-recording Mixer
Vincent Pace    Stereographer
Archie Gips    Associate Producer
David H. Venghaus, Jr.    Assistant Director

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

DVD Sales: Gnomeo Gnumber One

June 7th, 2011

New releases took the top two spots on this week's DVD sales chart with Gnomeo and Juliet leading the way with 666,000 units sold while generating $10.74 million in opening week sales. This is not a bad result, for this time of year. More...

Blu-ray Sales: The Fix is in for The Mechanic

June 1st, 2011

While The Mechanic had to settle for second place on this week's DVD Sales Chart, it led the way with ease on the Blu-ray Sales Chart with 230,000 units / $3.90 million. Its Blu-ray sales ratio of 37% is strong for a decidedly second-tier release. More...

DVD Sales: Never Repeats During First Full Week

May 31st, 2011

It's not like there were no new releases, but Justin Bieber: Never Say Never didn't have a lot of trouble keeping top spot on the DVD sales chart to itself. During its first full week of release it sold an additional 476,000 units, lifting its totals to 967,000 units / $17.26 million after two. Given its target demographic, Fangirls, it's not exactly surprising that it is selling so well on DVD. More...

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Not Attached to Top Spot

May 25th, 2011

As I mentioned at the time, the list of Blu-rays were weak this week, so weak that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I was able to return to top spot. That said, its weekly sales of 94,000 units and $2.16 million was terribly weak for the number one Blu-ray. On the other hand, its totals after five weeks of release are 2.79 million units and $63.26 million, which are the best of the year so far. More...

DVD Sales: Bieber Makes Short Work of Competition

May 24th, 2011

Despite coming out a few days later than the rest of the new releases, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never topped the DVD sales chart this week with 471,000 units sold and $7.26 million in consumer spending at retail. No Strings Attached opened in second place with 315,000 units / $5.41 million, which is not particularly strong, but not too bad, all things considered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I remained in third place adding 168,000 units / $2.68 million for the week for running tallies of 4.92 million units / $68.61 million after five. It should quickly become the second DVD release of 2011 to sell 5 million units. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 17th, 2011

May 16th, 2011

It's kind of an odd week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While it is a busier week than average when it comes to first run releases, none of them did well with critics and I don't think any of them will be big sellers. There are a few limited releases, TV on DVD releases, and catalogue titles that are vying to make up the difference. As far the best, there's not a lot here that can even compete with The Hustler's Blu-ray debut. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

May 13th, 2011

I don't think I've ever heard a Justin Bieber song in my life. I might be the only person on the planet able to make that claim. Because of this, I go into this documentary / concert film with more of a sense of curiosity than anything else. Can Justin Bieber live up to the hype? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 10th, 2011

May 9th, 2011

While summer is the busiest time of year at the box office, it's the weakest time of year on the home market. That said, this week isn't bad with a few high profile releases. Unfortunately for me, I'm still waiting on the screeners for several of these. As far as the best of the best is concerned, there are a few contenders for Pick of the Week, including the pair of Doctor Who releases. But in the end I went with The Illusionist on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. More...

Unknown Finds Self On Top of Chart

February 22nd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news situation this weekend as a number of films missed expectations. However, the overall box office was still enough for 2011 to secure its first win, topping last year's box office $145 million to $134 million. Granted, this is not exactly a fair comparison, as it was President's Day long weekend this year and it wasn't last year, but when you've had a 14-week losing streak, you will take any win that you can. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010's pace by nearly $400 million at $1.39 billion to $1.78 billion and there's little you can do to spin that into a positive. More...

Contest: There Can Be Only One: Winning Announcement

February 15th, 2011

The winners of our There Can Be Only One contest were determined and they are... More...

Heartbreaking Start to the Year

February 15th, 2011

On the one hand, we are only six weeks into the year, which means it is far too early to push the panic button. On the other hand, there's everything else. It was yet another disappointing weekend at the box office with the top two films barely earning more than last year's number one movie. In fact, even if you ignored last year's number one movie, this year was still weaker in terms of ticket sales. The total box office was $149 million, which was 71% higher than last weekend, but while that seems impressive, it was still 27% lower than last year. 2011 is already closing in on $400 million behind 2010 at $1.17 billion to $1.54 billion. Maybe this coming weekend we can catch a break and finally turn things around. More...

Weekend Estimates: Bieber and Sandler Neck-and-Neck

February 13th, 2011

Justin Bieber's popularity may not be restricted to Twitter after all.

This weekend's box office race is too close to call on Sunday morning after Justin Bieber: Never Say Never posted an impressive $30.26m opening weekend, enough to put it within striking distance of Just Go With It for top spot. The Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy is pegged at $31m by Sony Pictures, which makes it the favorite to win, but a 2% difference between the two films means that Bieber could still take the title if fans turn out in greater numbers than expected today. More...

Will 2011 Finally See Some Heat?

February 10th, 2011

2011 is over a month old and we've only had one film that you could call a mid-level hit, two if you want to be generous. Worse still, none of 2010's holdovers have been big either. $100 million films opening in January are very rare, but films earning $100 million during the month of January are not that unusual. In fact, most years the biggest hit of January is a film released in December. So with no new releases or holdover pulling their weight, 2011 is off to a terrible start. This could be the weekend that changes that. Not only is it Valentine's Day weekend, but we should have the first $100 million hit of the year opening on Friday, plus a couple of potential mid-level hits. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the month, I was expecting two potential massive openings, but that appears less likely now. It also makes keeping pace with last year nearly impossible. More...

Contest: There Can Be Only One

February 4th, 2011

Next weekend there are two massive releases opening, and while Just Go With It will likely be the bigger hit in the end, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, will be a lot more front-loaded, and I believe it has a slight advantage over the weekend. Regardless of whether I'm right or not, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Highlander One & Two on Blu-ray Two-Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: February

February 1st, 2011

January got off to about as bad a start as I feared, and already 2011 is behind 2010 by about $275 million. Even worse, last February was better than expected. Not only did Avatar add another $200 million to its coffers during the month, the new releases collectively topped expectations every week (even if some individual releases failed to do so). What does this mean going forward? It means 2011 will likely continue to lose ground on 2010. By the time March rolls around, the only thing box office watchers will be talking about is the slump. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 2 $29,514,054   3,105 $9,505   $30,256,601 1
Feb 18, 2011 6 $13,307,933 -55% 3,118 $4,268   $48,180,682 2
Feb 25, 2011 6 $9,387,250 -29% 2,810 $3,341   $62,963,741 3
Mar 4, 2011 10 $4,277,128 -54% 2,254 $1,898   $68,828,539 4
Mar 11, 2011 13 $1,378,830 -68% 1,247 $1,106   $70,955,641 5
Mar 18, 2011 19 $470,465 -66% 480 $980   $72,209,363 6
Mar 25, 2011 26 $214,107 -54% 289 $741   $72,556,963 7
Apr 1, 2011 44 $55,367 -74% 113 $490   $72,686,579 8
Apr 8, 2011 52 $34,669 -37% 69 $502   $72,742,137 9
Apr 15, 2011 59 $17,571 -49% 35 $502   $72,772,106 10
Apr 22, 2011 45 $66,604 +279% 166 $401   $72,848,998 11
Apr 29, 2011 47 $59,519 -11% 109 $546   $72,945,029 12
May 6, 2011 55 $36,472 -39% 57 $640   $73,000,942 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 9, 2011 1 $742,547     0     $742,547 1
Feb 11, 2011 1 $12,364,386     3,105 $3,982   $13,106,933 3
Feb 12, 2011 3 $10,742,183 -13%   3,105 $3,460   $23,849,116 4
Feb 13, 2011 3 $6,407,485 -40%   3,105 $2,064   $30,256,601 5
Feb 14, 2011 3 $1,757,507 -73%   3,105 $566   $32,014,108 6
Feb 15, 2011 2 $1,068,504 -39%   3,105 $344   $33,082,612 7
Feb 16, 2011 3 $830,515 -22% +12% 3,105 $267   $33,913,127 8
Feb 17, 2011 3 $959,622 +16%   3,105 $309   $34,872,749 9
Feb 18, 2011 6 $3,790,976 +295% -69% 3,118 $1,216   $38,663,725 10
Feb 19, 2011 6 $5,467,574 +44% -49% 3,118 $1,754   $44,131,299 11
Feb 20, 2011 6 $4,049,383 -26% -37% 3,118 $1,299   $48,180,682 12
Feb 21, 2011 5 $3,056,255 -25% +74% 3,118 $980   $51,236,937 13
Feb 22, 2011 5 $963,243 -68% -10% 3,118 $309   $52,200,180 14
Feb 23, 2011 5 $686,263 -29% -17% 3,118 $220   $52,886,443 15
Feb 24, 2011 6 $690,048 +1% -28% 3,118 $221   $53,576,491 16
Feb 25, 2011 6 $2,659,234 +285% -30% 2,810 $946   $56,235,725 17
Feb 26, 2011 6 $4,155,423 +56% -24% 2,810 $1,479   $60,391,148 18
Feb 27, 2011 5 $2,572,593 -38% -36% 2,810 $916   $62,963,741 19
Feb 28, 2011 8 $336,477 -87% -89% 2,810 $120   $63,300,218 20
Mar 1, 2011 8 $505,723 +50% -47% 2,810 $180   $63,805,941 21
Mar 2, 2011 8 $356,095 -30% -48% 2,810 $127   $64,162,036 22
Mar 3, 2011 7 $389,375 +9% -44% 2,810 $139   $64,551,411 23
Mar 4, 2011 11 $1,240,790 +219% -53% 2,254 $550   $65,792,201 24
Mar 5, 2011 10 $1,872,643 +51% -55% 2,254 $831   $67,664,844 25
Mar 6, 2011 10 $1,163,695 -38% -55% 2,254 $516   $68,828,539 26
Mar 7, 2011 12 $205,521 -82% -39% 2,254 $91   $69,034,060 27
Mar 8, 2011 12 $198,496 -3% -61% 2,254 $88   $69,232,556 28
Mar 9, 2011 12 $160,344 -19% -55% 2,254 $71   $69,392,900 29
Mar 10, 2011 12 $183,911 +15% -53% 2,254 $82   $69,576,811 30
Mar 11, 2011 14 $356,696 +94% -71% 1,247 $286   $69,933,507 31
Mar 12, 2011 14 $620,925 +74% -67% 1,247 $498   $70,554,432 32
Mar 13, 2011 13 $401,209 -35% -66% 1,247 $322   $70,955,641 33
Mar 14, 2011 13 $182,702 -54% -11% 1,247 $147   $71,138,343 34
Mar 15, 2011 13 $225,672 +24% +14% 1,247 $181   $71,364,015 35
Mar 16, 2011 13 $193,020 -14% +20% 1,247 $155   $71,557,035 36
Mar 17, 2011 13 $181,863 -6% -1% 1,247 $146   $71,738,898 37
Mar 18, 2011 - $144,457 -21% -60% 480 $301   $71,883,355 38
Mar 19, 2011 - $195,948 +36% -68% 480 $408   $72,079,303 39
Mar 20, 2011 - $130,060 -34% -68% 480 $271   $72,209,363 40
Mar 21, 2011 - $35,807 -72% -80% 480 $75   $72,245,170 41
Mar 22, 2011 - $31,758 -11% -86% 480 $66   $72,276,928 42
Mar 23, 2011 - $31,502 -1% -84% 480 $66   $72,308,430 43
Mar 24, 2011 - $34,426 +9% -81% 480 $72   $72,342,856 44
Mar 25, 2011 - $55,989 +63% -61% 289 $194   $72,398,845 45
Mar 26, 2011 - $95,923 +71% -51% 289 $332   $72,494,768 46
Mar 27, 2011 - $62,195 -35% -52% 289 $215   $72,556,963 47
Mar 28, 2011 - $18,330 -71% -49% 289 $63   $72,575,293 48
Mar 29, 2011 - $18,622 +2% -41% 289 $64   $72,593,915 49
Mar 30, 2011 - $17,295 -7% -45% 289 $60   $72,611,210 50
Mar 31, 2011 - $20,002 +16% -42% 289 $69   $72,631,212 51
Apr 1, 2011 - $15,679 -22% -72% 113 $139   $72,646,891 52
Apr 2, 2011 - $24,175 +54% -75% 113 $214   $72,671,066 53
Apr 3, 2011 - $15,513 -36% -75% 113 $137   $72,686,579 54
Apr 4, 2011 - $4,340 -72% -76% 113 $38   $72,690,919 55
Apr 5, 2011 - $6,389 +47% -66% 113 $57   $72,697,308 56
Apr 6, 2011 - $4,636 -27% -73% 113 $41   $72,701,944 57
Apr 7, 2011 - $5,524 +19% -72% 113 $49   $72,707,468 58
Apr 8, 2011 - $10,002 +81% -36% 69 $145   $72,717,470 59
Apr 9, 2011 - $15,161 +52% -37% 69 $220   $72,732,631 60
Apr 10, 2011 - $9,506 -37% -39% 69 $138   $72,742,137 61
Apr 11, 2011 - $3,307 -65% -24% 69 $48   $72,745,444 62
Apr 12, 2011 - $3,470 +5% -46% 69 $50   $72,748,914 63
Apr 13, 2011 - $2,759 -20% -40% 69 $40   $72,751,673 64
Apr 14, 2011 - $2,862 +4% -48% 69 $41   $72,754,535 65
Apr 15, 2011 - $5,782 +102% -42% 35 $165   $72,760,317 66
Apr 16, 2011 - $7,914 +37% -48% 35 $226   $72,768,231 67
Apr 17, 2011 - $3,875 -51% -59% 35 $111   $72,772,106 68
Apr 18, 2011 - $1,835 -53% -45% 35 $52   $72,773,941 69
Apr 19, 2011 - $2,154 +17% -38% 35 $62   $72,776,095 70
Apr 20, 2011 - $2,892 +34% +5% 35 $83   $72,778,987 71
Apr 21, 2011 - $3,407 +18% +19% 35 $97   $72,782,394 72
Apr 22, 2011 - $26,192 +669% +353% 166 $158   $72,808,586 73
Apr 23, 2011 - $26,574 +1% +236% 166 $160   $72,835,160 74
Apr 24, 2011 - $13,838 -48% +257% 166 $83   $72,848,998 75
Apr 25, 2011 - $10,614 -23% +478% 166 $64   $72,859,612 76
Apr 26, 2011 - $9,815 -8% +356% 166 $59   $72,869,427 77
Apr 27, 2011 - $7,812 -20% +170% 166 $47   $72,877,239 78
Apr 28, 2011 - $8,271 +6% +143% 166 $50   $72,885,510 79
Apr 29, 2011 - $14,546 +76% -44% 109 $133   $72,900,056 80
Apr 30, 2011 - $26,873 +85% +1% 109 $247   $72,926,929 81
May 1, 2011 - $18,100 -33% +31% 109 $166   $72,945,029 82
May 2, 2011 - $4,976 -73% -53% 109 $46   $72,950,005 83
May 3, 2011 - $5,707 +15% -42% 109 $52   $72,955,712 84
May 4, 2011 - $4,145 -27% -47% 109 $38   $72,959,857 85
May 5, 2011 - $4,613 +11% -44% 109 $42   $72,964,470 86
May 6, 2011 - $10,265 +123% -29% 57 $180   $72,974,735 87
May 7, 2011 - $15,558 +52% -42% 57 $273   $72,990,293 88
May 8, 2011 - $10,649 -32% -41% 57 $187   $73,000,942 89
May 9, 2011 - $2,512 -76% -50% 57 $44   $73,003,454 90
May 10, 2011 - $3,132 +25% -45% 57 $55   $73,006,586 91
May 11, 2011 - $3,063 -2% -26% 57 $54   $73,009,649 92
May 12, 2011 - $4,261 +39% -8% 57 $75   $73,013,910 93

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 2 $34,130,202   3,105 $10,992   $34,872,749 2
Feb 18, 2011 6 $18,703,742 -45% 3,118 $5,999   $53,576,491 3
Feb 25, 2011 6 $10,974,920 -41% 2,810 $3,906   $64,551,411 4
Mar 4, 2011 10 $5,025,400 -54% 2,254 $2,230   $69,576,811 5
Mar 11, 2011 13 $2,162,087 -57% 1,247 $1,734   $71,738,898 6
Mar 18, 2011 20 $603,958 -72% 480 $1,258   $72,342,856 7
Mar 25, 2011 26 $288,356 -52% 289 $998   $72,631,212 8
Apr 1, 2011 45 $76,256 -74% 113 $675   $72,707,468 9
Apr 8, 2011 51 $47,067 -38% 69 $682   $72,754,535 10
Apr 15, 2011 58 $27,859 -41% 35 $796   $72,782,394 11
Apr 22, 2011 43 $103,116 +270% 166 $621   $72,885,510 12
Apr 29, 2011 47 $78,960 -23% 109 $724   $72,964,470 13
May 6, 2011 56 $49,440 -37% 57 $867   $73,013,910 14

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
May 15, 20111425,724 425,724$7,603,431$7,603,4311
May 22, 20111415,707-2% 841,431$7,424,527$15,027,9582
May 29, 20113171,883-59% 1,013,314$2,404,643$17,432,6013
Jun 5, 2011764,281-63% 1,077,595$1,055,494$18,488,0954
Jun 12, 20111847,514-26% 1,125,109$681,826$19,169,9215
Jun 19, 20111350,318+6% 1,175,427$772,381$19,942,3026
Jun 26, 20112227,862-45% 1,203,289$439,662$20,381,9647
Aug 28, 2011842,178 1,316,222$671,474$22,201,74616
Sep 4, 20111428,863-32% 1,345,085$407,834$22,609,58017

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 15, 2011368,807 68,807$1,415,357$1,415,3571
May 22, 2011444,621-35% 113,428$917,845$2,333,2022
May 29, 2011621,579-52% 135,007$391,235$2,724,4373

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