Killer Elite (2011)

Killer Elite poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,124,986Details
International Box Office $40,284,060Details
Worldwide Box Office $65,409,046
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,564,071 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,509,663 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,073,734
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A match-up made in tough-guy heaven -- Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro star in Killer Elite. Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world's most elite operatives - Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor - against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse - where the predators become the prey.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,352,008 (37.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,986 opening theaters/2,986 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,154,770

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,339 $25,124,986
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,298 $40,284,060
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $65,409,046
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,091 $25,124,986
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 580 $40,284,060
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 735 $65,409,046

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: September 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: June 1st, 2012 (Wide) (Italy)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Venezuela)
April 11th, 2013 (Wide) (Bolivia)
Video Release: January 10th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2184, 8/10/2011)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Driven
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Based on an UNTRUE Story, Hitmen, Rescue, Secret Agent, Out of Retirement, Revenge, Death of a Son or Daughter, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Omnilab Media Group, Ambience Entertainment, Sighvatsson Films, Current Entertainment, Film Victoria, The Wales Creative IP Fund
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,339 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,964 $34,154,770
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,745 $25,124,986
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 697 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,894 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,730 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,091 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Open Road Movies 14 $25,124,986

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 5 $9,352,008   2,986 $3,132   $9,352,008 1
Sep 30, 2011 9 $4,916,839 -47% 2,986 $1,647   $17,501,286 2
Oct 7, 2011 12 $2,201,362 -55% 2,411 $913   $21,646,929 3
Oct 14, 2011 17 $1,031,220 -53% 1,431 $721   $23,763,744 4
Oct 21, 2011 22 $410,036 -60% 751 $546   $24,626,635 5
Oct 28, 2011 36 $108,443 -74% 257 $422   $24,909,621 6
Nov 4, 2011 47 $42,531 -61% 119 $357   $25,006,568 7
Nov 11, 2011 42 $65,729 +55% 160 $411   $25,093,607 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 5 $3,406,208     2,986 $1,141   $3,406,208 1
Sep 24, 2011 6 $3,699,105 +9%   2,986 $1,239   $7,105,313 2
Sep 25, 2011 5 $2,246,695 -39%   2,986 $752   $9,352,008 3
Sep 26, 2011 3 $775,000 -66%   2,986 $260   $10,127,008 4
Sep 27, 2011 3 $979,664 +26%   2,986 $328   $11,106,672 5
Sep 28, 2011 4 $725,505 -26%   2,986 $243   $11,832,177 6
Sep 29, 2011 4 $752,270 +4%   2,986 $252   $12,584,447 7
Sep 30, 2011 9 $1,513,828 +101% -56% 2,986 $507   $14,098,275 8
Oct 1, 2011 10 $2,122,610 +40% -43% 2,986 $711   $16,220,885 9
Oct 2, 2011 8 $1,280,401 -40% -43% 2,986 $429   $17,501,286 10
Oct 3, 2011 7 $453,858 -65% -41% 2,986 $152   $17,955,144 11
Oct 4, 2011 5 $601,123 +32% -39% 2,986 $201   $18,556,267 12
Oct 5, 2011 6 $452,120 -25% -38% 2,986 $151   $19,008,387 13
Oct 6, 2011 6 $437,180 -3% -42% 2,986 $146   $19,445,567 14
Oct 7, 2011 12 $643,200 +47% -58% 2,411 $267   $20,088,767 15
Oct 8, 2011 12 $909,101 +41% -57% 2,411 $377   $20,997,868 16
Oct 9, 2011 12 $649,061 -29% -49% 2,411 $269   $21,646,929 17
Oct 10, 2011 12 $336,160 -48% -26% 2,411 $139   $21,983,089 18
Oct 11, 2011 10 $275,520 -18% -54% 2,411 $114   $22,258,609 19
Oct 12, 2011 11 $235,755 -14% -48% 2,411 $98   $22,494,364 20
Oct 13, 2011 12 $238,160 +1% -46% 2,411 $99   $22,732,524 21
Oct 14, 2011 - $303,613 +27% -53% 1,431 $212   $23,036,137 22
Oct 15, 2011 - $451,539 +49% -50% 1,431 $316   $23,487,676 23
Oct 16, 2011 - $276,068 -39% -57% 1,431 $193   $23,763,744 24
Oct 17, 2011 - $105,405 -62% -69% 1,431 $74   $23,869,149 25
Oct 18, 2011 - $133,109 +26% -52% 1,431 $93   $24,002,258 26
Oct 19, 2011 - $112,003 -16% -52% 1,431 $78   $24,114,261 27
Oct 20, 2011 15 $102,338 -9% -57% 1,431 $72   $24,216,599 28
Oct 21, 2011 - $121,001 +18% -60% 751 $161   $24,337,600 29
Oct 22, 2011 - $177,025 +46% -61% 751 $236   $24,514,625 30
Oct 23, 2011 - $106,010 -40% -62% 751 $141   $24,620,635 31
Oct 24, 2011 - $40,100 -62% -62% 751 $53   $24,660,735 32
Oct 25, 2011 - $53,401 +33% -60% 751 $71   $24,714,136 33
Oct 26, 2011 - $43,601 -18% -61% 751 $58   $24,757,737 34
Oct 27, 2011 - $43,441 n/c -58% 751 $58   $24,801,178 35
Oct 28, 2011 - $31,919 -27% -74% 257 $124   $24,833,097 36
Oct 29, 2011 - $46,705 +46% -74% 257 $182   $24,879,802 37
Oct 30, 2011 - $29,819 -36% -72% 257 $116   $24,909,621 38
Oct 31, 2011 - $13,630 -54% -66% 257 $53   $24,923,251 39
Nov 1, 2011 - $14,160 +4% -73% 257 $55   $24,937,411 40
Nov 2, 2011 - $13,001 -8% -70% 257 $51   $24,950,412 41
Nov 3, 2011 - $13,625 +5% -69% 257 $53   $24,964,037 42
Nov 4, 2011 - $13,001 -5% -59% 119 $109   $24,977,038 43
Nov 5, 2011 - $18,170 +40% -61% 119 $153   $24,995,208 44
Nov 6, 2011 - $11,360 -37% -62% 119 $95   $25,006,568 45
Nov 7, 2011 - $4,967 -56% -64% 119 $42   $25,011,535 46
Nov 8, 2011 - $5,259 +6% -63% 119 $44   $25,016,794 47
Nov 9, 2011 - $5,235 n/c -60% 119 $44   $25,022,029 48
Nov 10, 2011 - $5,849 +12% -57% 119 $49   $25,027,878 49
Nov 11, 2011 - $21,905 +275% +68% 160 $137   $25,049,783 50
Nov 12, 2011 - $25,441 +16% +40% 160 $159   $25,075,224 51
Nov 13, 2011 - $18,383 -28% +62% 160 $115   $25,093,607 52
Nov 14, 2011 - $7,385 -60% +49% 160 $46   $25,100,992 53
Nov 15, 2011 - $8,974 +22% +71% 160 $56   $25,109,966 54
Nov 16, 2011 - $7,465 -17% +43% 160 $47   $25,117,431 55
Nov 17, 2011 - $7,555 +1% +29% 160 $47   $25,124,986 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 5 $12,584,447   2,986 $4,214   $12,584,447 1
Sep 30, 2011 8 $6,861,120 -45% 2,986 $2,298   $19,445,567 2
Oct 7, 2011 10 $3,286,937 -52% 2,411 $1,363   $22,732,504 3
Oct 14, 2011 17 $1,484,075 -55% 1,431 $1,037   $24,216,599 4
Oct 21, 2011 22 $584,579 -61% 751 $778   $24,801,178 5
Oct 28, 2011 35 $162,859 -72% 257 $634   $24,964,037 6
Nov 4, 2011 48 $63,841 -61% 119 $536   $25,027,878 7
Nov 11, 2011 41 $97,108 +52% 160 $607   $25,124,986 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Bolivia 4/11/2013 $1,450 2 2 2 $1,450 12/30/2018
Italy 6/1/2012 $385,578 187 187 257 $961,480 12/10/2015
Venezuela 10/26/2012 $20,042 10 10 24 $62,678 12/12/2015
 
Rest of World $39,258,452
 
International Total$40,284,060 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,298 $40,284,060
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,766 $40,284,060
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 100 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,834 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,027 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 564 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 580 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Open Road Movies 3 $40,284,060

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,988 $65,409,046
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 92 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 519 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,111 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 555 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 735 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Open Road Movies 5 $65,409,046

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 15, 20123154,864 154,864$2,631,139$2,631,1391
Jan 22, 20121069,462-55% 224,326$1,259,346$3,890,4852
Jan 29, 20121336,609-47% 260,935$695,205$4,585,6903
Feb 5, 20122226,817-27% 287,752$506,037$5,091,7274
Feb 12, 20122619,503-27% 307,255$296,446$5,388,1735

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 15, 2012280,431 80,431$1,656,071$1,656,0711
Jan 22, 2012541,689-48% 122,120$988,038$2,644,1092
Jan 29, 20121015,473-63% 137,593$371,496$3,015,6053

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Leading Cast

Jason Statham    Danny Bryce
Clive Owen    Spike
Robert De Niro    Hunter

Supporting Cast

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje    The Agent
George Murphy    ADR Voice
Grant Bowler    Captian James Cregg
Dominic Purcell    Davies
Aden Young    Meier
Yvonne Strahovski    Anne
Ben Mendelsohn    Martin
Rodney Afif    Sheikh Amr

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gary McKendry    Director
Matt Sherring    Screenwriter
Ralph Fiennes    Story Creator
Sigurjon Sighvatsson    Producer
Steven Chasman    Producer
Michael Boughen    Producer
Tony Winley    Producer
Christopher Mapp    Executive Producer
Matthew Street    Executive Producer
David Whealy    Executive Producer
Peter D. Graves    Executive Producer
Bill Johnson    Co-Executive Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Ides of January

January 31st, 2012

January is typically a really bad month for the home market, and it is usually even worse for Blu-ray. Not only are there not many hits coming out, but those that are being released tend to be films that are better suited to DVD than Blu-ray (middling hits, dramas, etc.). This is certainly the case with this week's new releases. Leading the way on the Blu-ray sales chart was Ides of March, a political drama, with 116,000 units / $2.08 million. Its opening Blu-ray share was 39%, which is better than expected for the genre. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Moneyball Earns Greenbacks on Blu-ray

January 25th, 2012

Like it was on the DVD sales chart, there were three new releases to top the Blu-ray sales chart, although they finished in a slightly different order. Moneyball still led the way with 467,000 units / $9.74 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 44%, which is excellent for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: Moneyball Doesn't Hit a Home Run, but gets a Solid Double

January 24th, 2012

Moneyball led all new releases and the overall DVD sales chart with 601,000 units / $10.22 million during its first week of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 10th, 2012

January 9th, 2012

It's a pretty good week on the home market, for this time of year, with a number of releases that are worth checking out. This includes big budget releases, like Moneyball on Blu-ray Combo Pack, as well as TV on DVD releases like Doctor Who: Story 71: Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Story 83: The Android Invasion, as well as smaller releases like Higher Ground on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly deep week for releases, and it isn't long before we start getting to DVDs and Blu-rays that would be ignored during a typically busy week. Not only that, but I'm still waiting for screeners for a number of bigger releases. One of these, Boardwalk Empire: Season One on Blu-ray, is the most likely candidate for Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Tale Tall During Sophomore Stint

October 3rd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news weekend and the box office. First the bad news. Only one of the four new wide releases made any real impact and this led to a 16% drop-off from last weekend to just $99 million. The good news is that's still 4% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 3% at $7.99 billion to $8.27 billion, but at least there's a little hope left that we can turn things around, if October beats expectations. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases are Money, King Still Reigns

September 26th, 2011

It was a very good weekend at the box office, compared to the average for this time of year. None of the four wide releases were real bombs, although a couple opened soft, they were within the range of expectations. Also, The Lion King held on even better than expected leading the way for the second weekend in a row. This helped the film grow just over 16% from last weekend to $117 million. More importantly, the overall box office was close to 17% higher than this weekend last year. Not only did The Lion King top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps's opening, so did Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 4% at $7.85 billion to $8.14 billion, but a few more wins like this and that gap will start to close. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Bring In the Money?

September 22nd, 2011

It's a busy week with four wide releases, including two that are opening at saturation level theater counts. With such a lot of competition, there's little chance all four will find a sizable audience this weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will be able to top The Lion King, leaving it on top for the second weekend in a row. If that happens, there's no telling how many classic films will get a 3D conversion. As for which release have the best shot at becoming the new box office king, Moneyball seems to be the consensus pick, but there is some debate as to how well the new releases will do. There's also some debate as to how well the overall box office will do compared to last year. There's a 50-50 chance the number one film this year will top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, which earned just over $19 million last year, while the depth is a little better this year. More...

2011 Preview: September

September 1st, 2011

After a strong start, August ended on a really low note, and that's bad news for September, as it means the positive momentum we had is gone. Looking at the upcoming month, there are 18 films opening wide over five weekends (including one re-release) but only four or five of them have a real shot at being midlevel hits, and it is unlikely that all of them will get there. Worse still, there are no films opening this month that look like they will match The Town, which made more than $90 million last September. In fact, the selection of releases is so weak that the film I'm most looking forward to is a limited release that has already come out on Video on Demand, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. (It has seventeen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and still not a negative one among them.) More...


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Synopsis

A match-up made in tough-guy heaven -- Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro star in Killer Elite. Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world's most elite operatives - Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor - against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse - where the predators become the prey.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,352,008 (37.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,986 opening theaters/2,986 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,154,770

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,339 $25,124,986
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,298 $40,284,060
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $65,409,046
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,091 $25,124,986
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 580 $40,284,060
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 735 $65,409,046

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: June 1st, 2012 (Wide) (Italy)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Venezuela)
April 11th, 2013 (Wide) (Bolivia)
Video Release: January 10th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2184, 8/10/2011)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Driven
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Based on an UNTRUE Story, Hitmen, Rescue, Secret Agent, Out of Retirement, Revenge, Death of a Son or Daughter, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Omnilab Media Group, Ambience Entertainment, Sighvatsson Films, Current Entertainment, Film Victoria, The Wales Creative IP Fund
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Jason Statham    Danny Bryce
Clive Owen    Spike
Robert De Niro    Hunter

Supporting Cast

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje    The Agent
George Murphy    ADR Voice
Grant Bowler    Captian James Cregg
Dominic Purcell    Davies
Aden Young    Meier
Yvonne Strahovski    Anne
Ben Mendelsohn    Martin
Rodney Afif    Sheikh Amr

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gary McKendry    Director
Matt Sherring    Screenwriter
Ralph Fiennes    Story Creator
Sigurjon Sighvatsson    Producer
Steven Chasman    Producer
Michael Boughen    Producer
Tony Winley    Producer
Christopher Mapp    Executive Producer
Matthew Street    Executive Producer
David Whealy    Executive Producer
Peter D. Graves    Executive Producer
Bill Johnson    Co-Executive Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Ides of January

January 31st, 2012

January is typically a really bad month for the home market, and it is usually even worse for Blu-ray. Not only are there not many hits coming out, but those that are being released tend to be films that are better suited to DVD than Blu-ray (middling hits, dramas, etc.). This is certainly the case with this week's new releases. Leading the way on the Blu-ray sales chart was Ides of March, a political drama, with 116,000 units / $2.08 million. Its opening Blu-ray share was 39%, which is better than expected for the genre. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Moneyball Earns Greenbacks on Blu-ray

January 25th, 2012

Like it was on the DVD sales chart, there were three new releases to top the Blu-ray sales chart, although they finished in a slightly different order. Moneyball still led the way with 467,000 units / $9.74 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 44%, which is excellent for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: Moneyball Doesn't Hit a Home Run, but gets a Solid Double

January 24th, 2012

Moneyball led all new releases and the overall DVD sales chart with 601,000 units / $10.22 million during its first week of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 10th, 2012

January 9th, 2012

It's a pretty good week on the home market, for this time of year, with a number of releases that are worth checking out. This includes big budget releases, like Moneyball on Blu-ray Combo Pack, as well as TV on DVD releases like Doctor Who: Story 71: Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Story 83: The Android Invasion, as well as smaller releases like Higher Ground on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly deep week for releases, and it isn't long before we start getting to DVDs and Blu-rays that would be ignored during a typically busy week. Not only that, but I'm still waiting for screeners for a number of bigger releases. One of these, Boardwalk Empire: Season One on Blu-ray, is the most likely candidate for Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Tale Tall During Sophomore Stint

October 3rd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news weekend and the box office. First the bad news. Only one of the four new wide releases made any real impact and this led to a 16% drop-off from last weekend to just $99 million. The good news is that's still 4% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 3% at $7.99 billion to $8.27 billion, but at least there's a little hope left that we can turn things around, if October beats expectations. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases are Money, King Still Reigns

September 26th, 2011

It was a very good weekend at the box office, compared to the average for this time of year. None of the four wide releases were real bombs, although a couple opened soft, they were within the range of expectations. Also, The Lion King held on even better than expected leading the way for the second weekend in a row. This helped the film grow just over 16% from last weekend to $117 million. More importantly, the overall box office was close to 17% higher than this weekend last year. Not only did The Lion King top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps's opening, so did Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 4% at $7.85 billion to $8.14 billion, but a few more wins like this and that gap will start to close. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Bring In the Money?

September 22nd, 2011

It's a busy week with four wide releases, including two that are opening at saturation level theater counts. With such a lot of competition, there's little chance all four will find a sizable audience this weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will be able to top The Lion King, leaving it on top for the second weekend in a row. If that happens, there's no telling how many classic films will get a 3D conversion. As for which release have the best shot at becoming the new box office king, Moneyball seems to be the consensus pick, but there is some debate as to how well the new releases will do. There's also some debate as to how well the overall box office will do compared to last year. There's a 50-50 chance the number one film this year will top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, which earned just over $19 million last year, while the depth is a little better this year. More...

2011 Preview: September

September 1st, 2011

After a strong start, August ended on a really low note, and that's bad news for September, as it means the positive momentum we had is gone. Looking at the upcoming month, there are 18 films opening wide over five weekends (including one re-release) but only four or five of them have a real shot at being midlevel hits, and it is unlikely that all of them will get there. Worse still, there are no films opening this month that look like they will match The Town, which made more than $90 million last September. In fact, the selection of releases is so weak that the film I'm most looking forward to is a limited release that has already come out on Video on Demand, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. (It has seventeen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and still not a negative one among them.) More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,339 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,964 $34,154,770
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,745 $25,124,986
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 697 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,894 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,730 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,091 $25,124,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Open Road Movies 14 $25,124,986

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 5 $9,352,008   2,986 $3,132   $9,352,008 1
Sep 30, 2011 9 $4,916,839 -47% 2,986 $1,647   $17,501,286 2
Oct 7, 2011 12 $2,201,362 -55% 2,411 $913   $21,646,929 3
Oct 14, 2011 17 $1,031,220 -53% 1,431 $721   $23,763,744 4
Oct 21, 2011 22 $410,036 -60% 751 $546   $24,626,635 5
Oct 28, 2011 36 $108,443 -74% 257 $422   $24,909,621 6
Nov 4, 2011 47 $42,531 -61% 119 $357   $25,006,568 7
Nov 11, 2011 42 $65,729 +55% 160 $411   $25,093,607 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 5 $3,406,208     2,986 $1,141   $3,406,208 1
Sep 24, 2011 6 $3,699,105 +9%   2,986 $1,239   $7,105,313 2
Sep 25, 2011 5 $2,246,695 -39%   2,986 $752   $9,352,008 3
Sep 26, 2011 3 $775,000 -66%   2,986 $260   $10,127,008 4
Sep 27, 2011 3 $979,664 +26%   2,986 $328   $11,106,672 5
Sep 28, 2011 4 $725,505 -26%   2,986 $243   $11,832,177 6
Sep 29, 2011 4 $752,270 +4%   2,986 $252   $12,584,447 7
Sep 30, 2011 9 $1,513,828 +101% -56% 2,986 $507   $14,098,275 8
Oct 1, 2011 10 $2,122,610 +40% -43% 2,986 $711   $16,220,885 9
Oct 2, 2011 8 $1,280,401 -40% -43% 2,986 $429   $17,501,286 10
Oct 3, 2011 7 $453,858 -65% -41% 2,986 $152   $17,955,144 11
Oct 4, 2011 5 $601,123 +32% -39% 2,986 $201   $18,556,267 12
Oct 5, 2011 6 $452,120 -25% -38% 2,986 $151   $19,008,387 13
Oct 6, 2011 6 $437,180 -3% -42% 2,986 $146   $19,445,567 14
Oct 7, 2011 12 $643,200 +47% -58% 2,411 $267   $20,088,767 15
Oct 8, 2011 12 $909,101 +41% -57% 2,411 $377   $20,997,868 16
Oct 9, 2011 12 $649,061 -29% -49% 2,411 $269   $21,646,929 17
Oct 10, 2011 12 $336,160 -48% -26% 2,411 $139   $21,983,089 18
Oct 11, 2011 10 $275,520 -18% -54% 2,411 $114   $22,258,609 19
Oct 12, 2011 11 $235,755 -14% -48% 2,411 $98   $22,494,364 20
Oct 13, 2011 12 $238,160 +1% -46% 2,411 $99   $22,732,524 21
Oct 14, 2011 - $303,613 +27% -53% 1,431 $212   $23,036,137 22
Oct 15, 2011 - $451,539 +49% -50% 1,431 $316   $23,487,676 23
Oct 16, 2011 - $276,068 -39% -57% 1,431 $193   $23,763,744 24
Oct 17, 2011 - $105,405 -62% -69% 1,431 $74   $23,869,149 25
Oct 18, 2011 - $133,109 +26% -52% 1,431 $93   $24,002,258 26
Oct 19, 2011 - $112,003 -16% -52% 1,431 $78   $24,114,261 27
Oct 20, 2011 15 $102,338 -9% -57% 1,431 $72   $24,216,599 28
Oct 21, 2011 - $121,001 +18% -60% 751 $161   $24,337,600 29
Oct 22, 2011 - $177,025 +46% -61% 751 $236   $24,514,625 30
Oct 23, 2011 - $106,010 -40% -62% 751 $141   $24,620,635 31
Oct 24, 2011 - $40,100 -62% -62% 751 $53   $24,660,735 32
Oct 25, 2011 - $53,401 +33% -60% 751 $71   $24,714,136 33
Oct 26, 2011 - $43,601 -18% -61% 751 $58   $24,757,737 34
Oct 27, 2011 - $43,441 n/c -58% 751 $58   $24,801,178 35
Oct 28, 2011 - $31,919 -27% -74% 257 $124   $24,833,097 36
Oct 29, 2011 - $46,705 +46% -74% 257 $182   $24,879,802 37
Oct 30, 2011 - $29,819 -36% -72% 257 $116   $24,909,621 38
Oct 31, 2011 - $13,630 -54% -66% 257 $53   $24,923,251 39
Nov 1, 2011 - $14,160 +4% -73% 257 $55   $24,937,411 40
Nov 2, 2011 - $13,001 -8% -70% 257 $51   $24,950,412 41
Nov 3, 2011 - $13,625 +5% -69% 257 $53   $24,964,037 42
Nov 4, 2011 - $13,001 -5% -59% 119 $109   $24,977,038 43
Nov 5, 2011 - $18,170 +40% -61% 119 $153   $24,995,208 44
Nov 6, 2011 - $11,360 -37% -62% 119 $95   $25,006,568 45
Nov 7, 2011 - $4,967 -56% -64% 119 $42   $25,011,535 46
Nov 8, 2011 - $5,259 +6% -63% 119 $44   $25,016,794 47
Nov 9, 2011 - $5,235 n/c -60% 119 $44   $25,022,029 48
Nov 10, 2011 - $5,849 +12% -57% 119 $49   $25,027,878 49
Nov 11, 2011 - $21,905 +275% +68% 160 $137   $25,049,783 50
Nov 12, 2011 - $25,441 +16% +40% 160 $159   $25,075,224 51
Nov 13, 2011 - $18,383 -28% +62% 160 $115   $25,093,607 52
Nov 14, 2011 - $7,385 -60% +49% 160 $46   $25,100,992 53
Nov 15, 2011 - $8,974 +22% +71% 160 $56   $25,109,966 54
Nov 16, 2011 - $7,465 -17% +43% 160 $47   $25,117,431 55
Nov 17, 2011 - $7,555 +1% +29% 160 $47   $25,124,986 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 5 $12,584,447   2,986 $4,214   $12,584,447 1
Sep 30, 2011 8 $6,861,120 -45% 2,986 $2,298   $19,445,567 2
Oct 7, 2011 10 $3,286,937 -52% 2,411 $1,363   $22,732,504 3
Oct 14, 2011 17 $1,484,075 -55% 1,431 $1,037   $24,216,599 4
Oct 21, 2011 22 $584,579 -61% 751 $778   $24,801,178 5
Oct 28, 2011 35 $162,859 -72% 257 $634   $24,964,037 6
Nov 4, 2011 48 $63,841 -61% 119 $536   $25,027,878 7
Nov 11, 2011 41 $97,108 +52% 160 $607   $25,124,986 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Bolivia 4/11/2013 $1,450 2 2 2 $1,450 12/30/2018
Italy 6/1/2012 $385,578 187 187 257 $961,480 12/10/2015
Venezuela 10/26/2012 $20,042 10 10 24 $62,678 12/12/2015
 
Rest of World $39,258,452
 
International Total$40,284,060 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,298 $40,284,060
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,766 $40,284,060
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 100 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,834 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,027 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 564 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 580 $40,284,060
All Time International Box Office for Open Road Movies 3 $40,284,060

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,551 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,988 $65,409,046
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 92 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 519 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,111 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 555 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 735 $65,409,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Open Road Movies 5 $65,409,046

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 15, 20123154,864 154,864$2,631,139$2,631,1391
Jan 22, 20121069,462-55% 224,326$1,259,346$3,890,4852
Jan 29, 20121336,609-47% 260,935$695,205$4,585,6903
Feb 5, 20122226,817-27% 287,752$506,037$5,091,7274
Feb 12, 20122619,503-27% 307,255$296,446$5,388,1735

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 15, 2012280,431 80,431$1,656,071$1,656,0711
Jan 22, 2012541,689-48% 122,120$988,038$2,644,1092
Jan 29, 20121015,473-63% 137,593$371,496$3,015,6053

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