Men in Black 3 (2012)

Men in Black 3 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $179,020,854Details
International Box Office $475,192,631Details
Worldwide Box Office $654,213,485
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $31,717,175 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $23,287,740 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $55,004,915
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Synopsis

In Men in Black 3, Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,592,779 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$215,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,248 opening theaters/4,248 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $242,442,814

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 292 $179,020,854
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 129 $475,192,631
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 156 $654,213,485

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: May 25th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
May 25th, 2012 (IMAX) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (France)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Iceland)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
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Video Release: November 30th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content.
(Rating bulletin 2216, 3/28/2012)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Franchise: Men in Black
Comparisons: vs. Men in Black: International
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Keywords: 3-D, Alien Invasion, Friendly Alien on Earth, Hitmen, Time Travel, Delayed Sequel, Faulty Memory, Secret Agent, Marvel Comics, Visual Effects, Gratuitous Cameos, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Surprise Twist, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Action Comedy
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Hemisphere Media Capital, Amblin Entertainment, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Image Nation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 1st Monday 50 $14,661,938 May 28, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 66 $14,661,938 May 28, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 71 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 94 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 61 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 27 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 20 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $77,792,986 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 21 $69,254,717 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $98,685,782 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 18 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 28 $77,792,986 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 19 $69,254,717 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 24 $98,685,782 May 25, 2012 3
Top 2012 Theater Average 92 $12,851 May 25, 2012 3
Widest Opening Weekend 81 4,248 May 25, 2012 3
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 84 $19,135,582 May 26, 2012 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2012 1 $54,592,779   4,248 $12,851   $54,592,779 1
Jun 1, 2012 2 $28,075,210 -49% 4,248 $6,609   $111,078,763 2
Jun 8, 2012 4 $13,895,720 -51% 3,792 $3,664   $135,901,094 3
Jun 15, 2012 6 $10,047,575 -28% 3,792 $2,650   $152,726,558 4
Jun 22, 2012 9 $5,726,756 -43% 2,462 $2,326   $163,465,707 5
Jun 29, 2012 12 $2,978,821 -48% 1,902 $1,566   $169,718,907 6
Jul 6, 2012 16 $1,680,714 -44% 879 $1,912   $173,089,690 7
Jul 13, 2012 15 $875,835 -48% 497 $1,762   $174,787,898 8
Jul 20, 2012 21 $260,264 -70% 266 $978   $175,476,727 9
Jul 27, 2012 24 $183,968 -29% 187 $984   $175,842,488 10
Aug 3, 2012 16 $654,529 +256% 326 $2,008   $176,626,907 11
Aug 10, 2012 16 $508,001 -22% 295 $1,722   $177,549,434 12
Aug 17, 2012 23 $303,756 -40% 258 $1,177   $178,127,919 13
Aug 24, 2012 27 $239,554 -21% 232 $1,033   $178,515,577 14
Aug 31, 2012 31 $188,572 -21% 186 $1,014   $178,792,770 15
Sep 7, 2012 39 $128,715 -32% 173 $744   $179,020,854 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 24, 2012 P $1,600,000     0     $1,600,000  
May 25, 2012 1 $17,664,409     4,248 $4,158   $17,664,409 1
May 26, 2012 1 $19,135,582 +8%   4,248 $4,505   $36,799,991 2
May 27, 2012 1 $17,792,788 -7%   4,248 $4,189   $54,592,779 3
May 28, 2012 1 $14,661,938 -18%   4,248 $3,451   $69,254,717 4
May 29, 2012 1 $5,648,570 -61%   4,248 $1,330   $74,903,287 5
May 30, 2012 1 $3,985,712 -29%   4,248 $938   $78,888,999 6
May 31, 2012 1 $4,114,554 +3%   4,248 $969   $83,003,553 7
Jun 1, 2012 2 $8,077,131 +96% -54% 4,248 $1,901   $91,080,684 8
Jun 2, 2012 2 $12,188,774 +51% -36% 4,248 $2,869   $103,269,458 9
Jun 3, 2012 2 $7,809,305 -36% -56% 4,248 $1,838   $111,078,763 10
Jun 4, 2012 2 $2,727,859 -65% -81% 4,248 $642   $113,806,622 11
Jun 5, 2012 2 $3,145,961 +15% -44% 4,248 $741   $116,952,583 12
Jun 6, 2012 2 $2,496,852 -21% -37% 4,248 $588   $119,449,435 13
Jun 7, 2012 2 $2,555,939 +2% -38% 4,248 $602   $122,005,374 14
Jun 8, 2012 4 $4,332,832 +70% -46% 3,792 $1,143   $126,338,206 15
Jun 9, 2012 4 $5,629,642 +30% -54% 3,792 $1,485   $131,967,848 16
Jun 10, 2012 4 $3,933,246 -30% -50% 3,792 $1,037   $135,901,094 17
Jun 11, 2012 4 $1,640,204 -58% -40% 3,792 $433   $137,541,298 18
Jun 12, 2012 4 $1,937,669 +18% -38% 3,792 $511   $139,478,967 19
Jun 13, 2012 4 $1,648,982 -15% -34% 3,792 $435   $141,127,949 20
Jun 14, 2012 4 $1,551,034 -6% -39% 3,792 $409   $142,678,983 21
Jun 15, 2012 6 $2,738,743 +77% -37% 3,792 $722   $145,417,726 22
Jun 16, 2012 6 $3,805,612 +39% -32% 3,792 $1,004   $149,223,338 23
Jun 17, 2012 6 $3,503,220 -8% -11% 3,792 $924   $152,726,558 24
Jun 18, 2012 6 $1,205,480 -66% -27% 3,792 $318   $153,932,038 25
Jun 19, 2012 6 $1,356,523 +13% -30% 3,792 $358   $155,288,561 26
Jun 20, 2012 6 $1,246,823 -8% -24% 3,792 $329   $156,535,384 27
Jun 21, 2012 6 $1,203,567 -3% -22% 3,792 $317   $157,738,951 28
Jun 22, 2012 9 $1,746,252 +45% -36% 2,462 $709   $159,485,203 29
Jun 23, 2012 9 $2,341,336 +34% -38% 2,462 $951   $161,826,539 30
Jun 24, 2012 9 $1,639,168 -30% -53% 2,462 $666   $163,465,707 31
Jun 25, 2012 9 $867,472 -47% -28% 2,462 $352   $164,333,179 32
Jun 26, 2012 9 $920,617 +6% -32% 2,462 $374   $165,253,796 33
Jun 27, 2012 9 $744,476 -19% -40% 2,462 $302   $165,998,272 34
Jun 28, 2012 9 $741,814 n/c -38% 2,462 $301   $166,740,086 35
Jun 29, 2012 13 $860,834 +16% -51% 1,902 $453   $167,600,920 36
Jun 30, 2012 12 $1,196,244 +39% -49% 1,902 $629   $168,797,164 37
Jul 1, 2012 12 $921,743 -23% -44% 1,902 $485   $169,718,907 38
Jul 2, 2012 13 $452,435 -51% -48% 1,902 $238   $170,171,342 39
Jul 3, 2012 13 $460,617 +2% -50% 1,117 $412   $170,631,959 40
Jul 4, 2012 13 $431,476 -6% -42% 1,117 $386   $171,063,435 41
Jul 5, 2012 14 $345,541 -20% -53% 1,013 $341   $171,408,976 42
Jul 6, 2012 - $587,257 +70% -32% 879 $668   $171,996,233 43
Jul 7, 2012 - $701,754 +19% -41% 879 $798   $172,697,987 44
Jul 8, 2012 - $391,703 -44% -58% 879 $446   $173,089,690 45
Jul 9, 2012 16 $190,423 -51% -58% 879 $217   $173,280,113 46
Jul 10, 2012 15 $236,688 +24% -49% 879 $269   $173,516,801 47
Jul 11, 2012 16 $193,344 -18% -55% 879 $220   $173,710,145 48
Jul 12, 2012 15 $201,918 +4% -42% 879 $230   $173,912,063 49
Jul 13, 2012 - $269,987 +34% -54% 497 $543   $174,182,050 50
Jul 14, 2012 - $398,954 +48% -43% 497 $803   $174,581,004 51
Jul 15, 2012 - $206,894 -48% -47% 497 $416   $174,787,898 52
Jul 16, 2012 - $106,691 -48% -44% 497 $215   $174,894,589 53
Jul 17, 2012 - $126,858 +19% -46% 497 $255   $175,021,447 54
Jul 18, 2012 - $99,978 -21% -48% 497 $201   $175,121,425 55
Jul 19, 2012 - $95,038 -5% -53% 497 $191   $175,216,463 56
Jul 20, 2012 - $80,532 -15% -70% 266 $303   $175,296,995 57
Jul 21, 2012 - $108,156 +34% -73% 266 $407   $175,405,151 58
Jul 22, 2012 - $71,576 -34% -65% 266 $269   $175,476,727 59
Jul 27, 2012 - $54,673   -32% 187 $292   $175,713,193 64
Jul 28, 2012 - $76,225 +39% -30% 187 $408   $175,789,418 65
Jul 29, 2012 - $53,070 -30% -26% 187 $284   $175,842,488 66
Aug 3, 2012 - $188,515   +245% 326 $578   $176,160,893 71
Aug 4, 2012 - $261,818 +39% +243% 326 $803   $176,422,711 72
Aug 5, 2012 - $204,196 -22% +285% 326 $626   $176,626,907 73
Aug 10, 2012 - $151,496   -20% 295 $514   $177,192,929 78
Aug 11, 2012 - $208,490 +38% -20% 295 $707   $177,401,419 79
Aug 12, 2012 - $148,015 -29% -28% 295 $502   $177,549,434 80
Aug 17, 2012 - $88,749   -41% 258 $344   $177,912,912 85
Aug 18, 2012 - $125,805 +42% -40% 258 $488   $178,038,717 86
Aug 19, 2012 - $89,202 -29% -40% 258 $346   $178,127,919 87
Aug 24, 2012 - $65,390   -26% 232 $282   $178,341,413 92
Aug 25, 2012 - $105,806 +62% -16% 232 $456   $178,447,219 93
Aug 26, 2012 - $68,358 -35% -23% 232 $295   $178,515,577 94
Aug 31, 2012 - $40,591   -38% 186 $218   $178,644,789 99
Sep 1, 2012 - $74,295 +83% -30% 186 $399   $178,719,084 100
Sep 2, 2012 - $73,686 -1% +8% 186 $396   $178,792,770 101
Sep 3, 2012 - $63,784 -13%   186 $343   $178,856,554 102
Sep 7, 2012 - $31,364   -23% 173 $181   $178,923,503 106
Sep 8, 2012 - $61,575 +96% -17% 173 $356   $178,985,078 107
Sep 9, 2012 - $35,776 -42% -51% 173 $207   $179,020,854 108

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2012 1 $83,003,553   4,248 $19,539   $83,003,553 1
Jun 1, 2012 2 $39,001,821 -53% 4,248 $9,181   $122,005,374 2
Jun 8, 2012 4 $20,673,609 -47% 3,792 $5,452   $142,678,983 3
Jun 15, 2012 6 $15,059,968 -27% 3,792 $3,972   $157,738,951 4
Jun 22, 2012 9 $9,001,135 -40% 2,462 $3,656   $166,740,086 5
Jun 29, 2012 13 $4,668,890 -48% 1,013 $4,609   $171,408,976 6
Jul 6, 2012 16 $2,503,087 -46% 879 $2,848   $173,912,063 7
Jul 13, 2012 16 $1,304,400 -48% 497 $2,625   $175,216,463 8
Jul 20, 2012 23 $442,057 -66% 266 $1,662   $175,658,520 9
Jul 27, 2012 24 $313,858 -29% 187 $1,678   $175,972,378 10
Aug 3, 2012 16 $1,069,055 +241% 326 $3,279   $177,041,433 11
Aug 10, 2012 17 $782,730 -27% 295 $2,653   $177,824,163 12
Aug 17, 2012 24 $451,860 -42% 258 $1,751   $178,276,023 13
Aug 24, 2012 30 $328,175 -27% 232 $1,415   $178,604,198 14
Aug 31, 2012 32 $287,941 -12% 186 $1,548   $178,892,139 15
Sep 7, 2012 43 $128,715 -55% 173 $744   $179,020,854 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/24/2012 $1,905,797 211 211 652 $4,261,681 12/29/2018
Aruba 5/24/2012 $17,817 4 6 19 $43,755 12/29/2018
Australia 5/24/2012 $5,159,838 592 593 2,698 $17,073,306 12/11/2015
Austria 5/25/2012 $803,704 102 104 825 $2,981,241 12/11/2015
Bahrain 5/24/2012 $16,234 1 2 34 $62,007 12/30/2018
Belgium 5/23/2012 $584,117 113 113 721 $2,528,364 12/11/2015
Bolivia 5/24/2012 $130,385 24 24 114 $478,846 12/29/2018
Brazil 5/25/2012 $4,956,786 852 852 2,894 $15,696,394 12/11/2015
Bulgaria 5/25/2012 $136,337 31 31 158 $423,856 12/29/2018
Central America 5/25/2012 $813,789 187 187 537 $2,215,790 12/10/2015
Chile 5/24/2012 $697,581 110 110 512 $2,239,142 12/29/2018
China 5/25/2012 $21,697,521 6,941 6,941 20,459 $75,915,852 12/10/2015
Colombia 5/25/2012 $1,504,582 248 250 748 $4,305,183 12/29/2018
Croatia 5/24/2012 $81,438 33 34 189 $187,293 12/29/2018
Curacao 5/24/2012 $0 0 2 2 $45,958 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 5/31/2012 $483,848 102 102 459 $1,341,396 12/29/2018
Denmark 5/24/2012 $590,201 146 146 709 $2,786,202 12/11/2015
Dominican Republic 5/24/2012 $97,793 23 23 120 $383,610 12/29/2018
East Africa 5/25/2012 $4,366 1 1 2 $8,836 12/10/2015
Ecuador 5/24/2012 $436,680 60 60 261 $1,211,382 12/29/2018
Egypt 5/25/2012 $34,396 9 9 48 $273,705 12/29/2018
Estonia 5/25/2012 $33,746 7 7 36 $179,988 12/11/2015
Finland 5/23/2012 $194,180 87 87 344 $1,031,296 12/11/2015
France 5/23/2012 $6,120,494 782 782 4,268 $18,427,440 12/11/2015
Germany 5/24/2012 $5,442,197 604 986 6,625 $26,248,567 12/11/2015
Ghana 5/25/2012 $2,934 1 1 7 $36,400 12/29/2018
Greece 5/24/2012 $303,508 99 99 241 $773,210 12/10/2015
Hong Kong 5/24/2012 $2,222,947 91 91 343 $5,833,615 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/24/2012 $371,645 64 64 389 $1,085,914 12/29/2018
Iceland 5/23/2012 $33,383 10 10 35 $156,414 12/29/2018
India 5/25/2012 $2,346,262 732 732 1,415 $4,954,278 12/11/2015
Indonesia 5/23/2012 $1,751,541 197 197 547 $3,939,650 12/29/2018
Iraq 5/24/2012 $5,609 2 2 8 $22,985 12/29/2018
Israel 5/24/2012 $490,795 35 38 219 $1,677,501 12/29/2018
Italy 5/23/2012 $2,813,127 662 662 3,024 $8,102,770 12/11/2015
Jamaica 5/23/2012 $6,819 2 3 10 $184,416 12/29/2018
Japan 5/25/2012 $7,161,565 980 981 5,457 $38,912,744 12/10/2015
Jordan 5/24/2012 $0 0 5 16 $197,763 12/29/2018
Kenya 5/25/2012 $57,309 9 9 51 $146,222 12/29/2018
Kuwait 5/24/2012 $307,089 15 15 69 $749,084 12/29/2018
Latvia 5/25/2012 $36,955 5 7 51 $216,110 12/29/2018
Lebanon 5/24/2012 $72,692 12 12 40 $196,469 12/29/2018
Lithuania 5/25/2012 $51,762 10 13 62 $249,801 12/11/2015
Malaysia 5/24/2012 $0 0 101 155 $5,007,813 12/11/2015
Mexico 5/25/2012 $5,756,175 1,744 1,744 6,406 $15,706,528 12/11/2015
Netherlands 5/23/2012 $606,057 104 108 742 $2,774,605 12/11/2015
New Zealand 5/24/2012 $663,876 139 139 547 $2,199,316 12/11/2015
Nigeria 5/25/2012 $44,147 8 8 65 $186,778 12/29/2018
Norway 5/25/2012 $566,820 183 183 525 $2,497,878 12/11/2015
Oman 5/24/2012 $43,429 3 3 6 $82,522 12/29/2018
Peru 5/24/2012 $924,700 157 157 457 $2,370,953 12/29/2018
Philippines 5/23/2012 $1,631,741 258 258 554 $3,134,139 12/29/2018
Poland 5/25/2012 $376,722 145 145 495 $1,707,612 12/29/2018
Portugal 5/24/2012 $176,596 86 86 261 $454,544 12/11/2015
Qatar 5/24/2012 $165,704 7 7 15 $165,704 12/29/2018
Romania 5/25/2012 $283,437 46 46 249 $762,489 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 5/24/2012 $18,156,237 1,549 1,549 4,712 $34,220,939 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 5/24/2012 $34,098 17 18 104 $96,943 12/29/2018
Singapore 5/24/2012 $1,975,040 94 94 245 $3,396,787 12/10/2015
Slovakia 5/24/2012 $111,041 27 29 167 $437,521 12/11/2015
Slovenia 5/24/2012 $51,680 18 18 115 $180,674 12/11/2015
South Africa 5/25/2012 $427,983 63 107 529 $2,004,265 12/11/2015
South Korea 5/24/2012 $7,680,888 864 864 2,418 $20,428,329 12/10/2015
Spain 5/25/2012 $2,914,032 791 791 4,217 $9,309,555 12/11/2015
Suriname 5/24/2012 $0 0 1 4 $40,239 12/29/2018
Sweden 5/23/2012 $471,508 187 187 579 $2,443,014 12/11/2015
Switzerland 5/24/2012 $0 0 9 27 $1,966,781 12/11/2015
Syria 5/24/2012 $5,904 2 2 5 $14,631 12/29/2018
Taiwan 5/23/2012 $1,951,405 226 226 750 $7,166,966 12/10/2015
Thailand 5/24/2012 $1,305,199 236 236 404 $2,036,226 12/10/2015
Trinidad 5/23/2012 $111,428 8 9 41 $326,341 12/29/2018
Turkey 5/25/2012 $398,885 149 149 416 $948,183 12/29/2018
Ukraine 5/24/2012 $1,729,586 137 137 708 $3,343,479 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 5/24/2012 $1,267,327 77 77 194 $2,896,084 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 5/25/2012 $4,743,895 1,256 1,256 6,529 $33,393,417 12/11/2015
Uruguay 5/25/2012 $125,324 18 18 73 $299,312 12/29/2018
Venezuela 5/25/2012 $1,239,911 114 114 608 $5,365,532 12/11/2015
Vietnam 5/25/2012 $219,210 40 40 98 $653,075 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $59,387,021
 
International Total$475,192,631 12/30/2018

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
Dec 2, 20123369,101 369,101$6,451,885$6,451,8851
Dec 9, 20123453,893+23% 822,994$7,825,115$14,277,0002
Dec 16, 20127182,205-60% 1,005,199$3,507,446$17,784,4463
Dec 23, 20127273,600+50% 1,278,799$3,420,000$21,204,4464
Dec 30, 20128189,397-31% 1,468,196$3,376,949$24,581,3955
Jan 6, 20131867,142-65% 1,535,338$1,340,154$25,921,5496
Jan 13, 20132726,557-60% 1,561,895$530,078$26,451,6277
Jan 20, 20132113,422-49% 1,575,317$235,019$26,686,6468
Jan 27, 20132423,190+73% 1,598,507$373,127$27,059,7739
Feb 17, 20132724,664 1,655,806$361,328$27,950,13712

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 2, 20121184,550 184,550$4,192,795$4,192,7951
Dec 9, 20124241,568+31% 426,118$5,792,442$9,985,2372
Dec 16, 20128105,035-57% 531,153$2,710,278$12,695,5153
Dec 23, 201211114,263+9% 645,416$2,768,658$15,464,1734
Dec 30, 20121162,663-45% 708,079$1,671,847$17,136,0205
Jan 6, 2013931,732-49% 739,811$849,601$17,985,6216
Jan 13, 20131815,234-52% 755,045$405,172$18,390,7937

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Leading Cast

Will Smith    Agent J
Tommy Lee Jones    Agent K
Josh Brolin    Young Agent K

Supporting Cast

Jemaine Clement    Boris the Animal
Emma Thompson    Agent O
Alice Eve    Young Agent O
Michael Stuhlbarg    Griffin
Bill Hader    Andy Warhol

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Sonnenfeld    Director
Etan Cohen    Screenwriter
Lowell Cunningham    Based on the Malibu Comic by
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
G. Mac Brown    Executive Producer
Bill Pope    Cinematographer
Don Zimmerman    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Bo Welch    Production Designer
Mary Vogt    Costume Designer
W. Steven Graham    Art Director
Maya Shimoguchi    Art Director
Susan Bode    Set Decorator
Peter Kurland    Sound Designer
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Ken Ralston    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jay Redd    Visual Effects Supervisor
Simon Crane    Stunt Coordinator
Michael Lerman    Assistant Director
Ellen Chenoweth    Casting Director
Igor Meglic    Second Unit Camera
John M. Morse    Second Assistant Director
Brett Robinson    Second Second Assistant Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Dark Knight One-Two Punches Its Way to the Top

January 20th, 2013

Batman was even more dominant on the Blu-ray sales chart than it was on the DVD sales chart with two new releases earning the top two spots. The Dark Knight Rises earned first place with 2.26 million units / $42.13 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 53%. Meanwhile, the Trilogy Box Set earned second place with 453,000 units / $12.68 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 58%. The combined totals are not quite as good as The Avengers' debut was, but was still a fantastic start. More...

DVD Sales: Dark Knight Shines on the Home Market

January 20th, 2013

New releases dominated the top of the December 9th edition of the DVD sales chart with four of them placing within the top six. Unsurprisingly, The Dark Knight Rises led the way with a stunning result of 2.03 million units / $26.96 million during its first week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 17th, 2013

Men in Black 3 led all new releases earning first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 241,000 units / $6.75 million during its opening week of release. Its Blu-ray share was just under 40%, which is low for this type of release. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get a Black Eye

January 17th, 2013

There were a quartet of new releases to reach the December 2nd edition of the DVD sales chart, but none of them were able to challenge for top spot. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and Brave were in a battle for first place with the former winning if you go by units at 637,000 to 584,000. However, the latter wins in terms of revenue at $11.65 million to $8.09 million. Brave is still a little behind in terms of total units at 4.33 million to 4.75 million; however, after just three weeks of release, it has overtaken The Lorax's 17-week total revenue at $73.45 million to $72.32 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

New releases did better on the Blu-ray sales chart than it did on the DVD sales chart, relatively speaking. Brave sold an additional 756,000 units generating $15.59 million more revenue for the week giving it a total of 1.80 million units / $37.33 million after just two weeks of release. This is a very strong start for a kids movie. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 27th, 2012

November 26th, 2012

It's not a good week on the home market, but for different reasons than last week. There are five first-run releases coming out this week, which is actually very busy. However, it is a bad week, because I'm supposed to receive screeners for for four of those five films, but so far none of have arrived. At least with Men in Black 3, there's a few more days before it is officially late, as it doesn't come out till Friday. Men in Black 3 also made more at the box office than the rest of the first run releases made combined, so there will likely be a huge gap between the first and second best selling new-release of the week. As for the best releases for the week, ParaNorman is the only real contender for Pick of the Week. The Blu-ray Combo Pack is worth owning, but if you've made the leap to 3D, then the 3D Combo Pack is worth the extra money. More...

International Box Office: Ice Drifts to the Top

July 5th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift started its international run a little earlier than its domestic run, and if this is any indication, its box office chances here are fantastic. The film pulled in $80.31 million on 9,653 screens in 35 markets. This includes $12.23 million on 2,617 screens over the weekend in Mexico for a total opening there of $13.87 million, which was the third biggest opening of all time in that market. It also made $11.31 million on 841 screens in France, which was the biggest opening of the year. The film dominated Brazil with $6.56 million on 1,004. Its opening in Australia was not quite as strong with $5.02 million on 490 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.43 million, but that's still equivalent to $60 million here, given the relative size of the two markets. It broke the record for biggest opening in Argentina at $4.1 million on 284 screens, and did the same in a number of smaller Latin American markets ($3.2 million on 296 in Colombia, $3.1 million on 252 in Peru, etc.). I think its chances of reaching $1 billion worldwide are better than I previously thought. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Tops Another Milestone

June 27th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted earned top spot on the international chart, this time pulling in $35.43 million on 9,499 screens in 43 markets for a total of $214.17 million internationally and $371.26 million worldwide. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico, where it remained in first place with $3.81 million on 1,612 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.78 million after three. Meanwhile in Russia, the film has amassed a total of $43.05 million, including $3.41 million on 1,485 screens this past weekend. The film's next major market is Spain, but it doesn't open there till the end of July. It doesn't finish its run till October when it opens in the U.K. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Brave Hits Bullseye

June 25th, 2012

Turns out the weekend was rather predictable, with nearly every film earning roughly what they were expected to do. More films topped expectations than missed them, and this includes Brave, which earned more than last year's winner, Cars 2. This helped the overall box office grow 26% from last weekend to $164 million. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, were not as strong compared to the counter-programming from last year, Bad Teacher, and this meant 2012 lost to 2011 by 7%. Worse still, next weekend will be a disaster, as there are four middling releases that will have to compete with Transformers: Dark of the Moon. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Cracks Quarter Billion

June 20th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted held firm on top of the international chart with $52.82 million on 11,633 screens in 43 markets for a total of $158.43 million internationally and $277.44 million worldwide. It fell just 36% in Russia for a weekend haul of $10.09 million on 1,830 screens over the weekend and a total of $36.00 million after two. Quite frankly, this is a stunning hold. Russia is known for steep declines (drop-offs greater than 60% are the norm). At this pace, the film could top The Avengers as the biggest hit in the market this year by this time next week. In Mexico, it made $5.03 million on 572 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.82 million after two, while in Brazil it managed $4.19 million on 870 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.53 million after two. In both of those markets the film remained in top spot. On the other hand, it slipped to second place during its second weekend in France down 45% to $4.41 million on 685 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.17 million so far. This is about on par with its run here. With many, many major markets left ahead of it, the film should have little trouble reaching more major milestones, while it should break even before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar is Wanted Worldwide

June 13th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted led the way on the international chart with $77.28 million on 10,877 screens in 28 markets. Its best single market was Russia, where it pulled in $9.80 million on 1,670 screens, which was easily enough for first place. It was also dominant in France with $7.96 million on 685 screens. A pair of Latin American markets also contributed to its overall success with it earning $7.53 million on 890 screens over the weekend in Brazil, for a total opening in that market of $10.85 million. In Mexico, it earned $6.98 million on 1,965. The studio is going with a spread out release schedule, so it doesn't have a whole lot of major markets in the coming weeks, while it doesn't end its international run till October when it debuts in the U.K. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Animated Animals Outpace Aliens

June 12th, 2012

In just two weeks, the box office went from slump to soaring. Both Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Prometheus were box office hits and for first time in nearly four years and for only the second time ever, two films opened with more than $50 million at the box office. The overall box office reached $182 million, which shows the holdovers were also an important part of the overall picture. This was an increase of 27% from last weekend and a 32% increase from last year. A 32% increase would be amazing under normal circumstances, but just two weeks ago, we saw a 30% decrease in the year-over-year comparison, which makes this turnaround even more stunning. Year-to-date, 2012 remains ahead of 2011 by just shy of 10% at $4.70 billion to $4.28 billion and things look pretty good next weekend as well. Not as good as they were this weekend, but pretty good. More...

Weekend Predictions: Aliens vs. Predator

June 7th, 2012

There is an actual race for top spot on the box office chart between two new releases. We haven't seen that since early February. This week we have Aliens, represented by Prometheus, and we have Predators, represented by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Okay, technically only Alex is a predator, but that's close enough. Both films are expected to top last year's number one film, Super 8, and with Snow White and the Huntsman opening better than expected last weekend, the holdovers should be stronger as well. 2012 should finally end the slump that began three weeks ago. More...

International Box Office: International Men of Money

June 7th, 2012

Men in Black 3 held on extremely well during its second weekend of release on the international scene earning an easy first place with $78.67 million on 20,554 screens in 90 markets for a total of $275.17 million internationally. This is already more than Men in Black 2 made during its entire run. Worldwide the film has $386.25 million, which is higher than the high end of the film's reported budgets. It's on track to reach between $500 million and $600 million worldwide, which is enough to put it on track to earn a profit sometime on the film's home market run. Amazingly, the film actually held on well in China, where it was down less than 30% to $15.4 million on 5,200 screens over the weekend for a total of $51 million after two. Perhaps it will reach the century mark there. In Germany, it grew by 3% to $5.32 million on 742 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.44 million. It also grew by 3% in the U.K., but fell to third place with $4.69 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.30 million after two. In Britain, it was the Jubilee Holiday, so that explains the growth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Snow White and the Holdovers

June 4th, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman not only earned first place on the weekend box office chart, it did so with ease, topping all but the most bullish predictions. In fact, it even topped last year's opening of X-men: First Class, which means the film nearly helped 2012 back in the winning circle. The overall box office did fall 7% when compared to last weekend, but it was the post-Memorial Day weekend, so that's a very strong finish. The year-over-year decline was 11%, which normally would be really disappointing, but the previous weekend, the decline was over 30%, so this represents a huge recovery and bodes well for the next few weeks. 2012's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just under 10% at $4.47 billion to $4.07 billion, but even if the overall box office is flat for the rest of the year, a $400 million increase over the full year would be worth celebrating. More...

Weekend Estimates: Very Fair Start for Snow White

June 3rd, 2012

After a disastrous start for Battleship a few weeks ago, Universal execs will be breathing a lot easier this morning thanks to an impressive debut for Snow White and the Huntsman. The fantasy adventure is projected to earn $56.26 million, according to the studio's Sunday estimate, which will give it a good shot at matching its production budget (which reportedly ended up at more than $170 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Black and White

May 31st, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman is the only new wide release of the weekend and it is looking to overthrow Men in Black 3 on the top of the chart. It should have a pretty easy time winning, if not, the box office is in serious trouble. It is more important to compare its opening to that of X-men: First Class, which opened this weekend last year. Asking Snow White to make $55 million is probably asking too much, while the holdovers won't be able to match last year's crop, so June will likely start off on a low note when compared to last year. After an amazing start to the year, 2012 is starting to really struggle. Hopefully it is just a minor bump in the road. More...

International Box Office: Will International Numbers Get Men Into the Black?

May 30th, 2012

After Men in Black 3 missed expectations domestically, its international numbers became a lot more important. I have good news and bad news. The good news is, it opened in first place with $126.31 million on 22,195 screens in 103 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $135.29 million earning first place in 101 of those markets. The bad news is, it has nowhere else to go. It's going to need to rely on strong legs to keep going. In a lot of international markets, films tends to have better legs than they have here. For instance, Japan. But the opposite is true in places like Russia and China, where pump and dumps rule. Speaking of which, the film's best single market was China where it made $20.6 million on 6,073 screens, which was just ahead of The Avengers' opening there, but that film had to deal with a massive local hit. MiB3's second biggest market was Russia, with $16.92 million on 1,549 screens, which was also more than The Avengers managed. Unfortunately, those were the only two major markets where that was true. More...

Contest: Three for Three: Winning Announcement

May 30th, 2012

The winners of our Three for Three contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: Aliens vs. Pirates

May 30th, 2012

Men in Black 3 broke the Memorial Day IMAX record with $5.3 million on 278 IMAX screens domestically and $7.4 million on 196 IMAX screens internationally. The worldwide opening on $12.7 million on 474 screens topped the record previously held by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Up next is Prometheous on the 8th of June, while there are a number of major releases throughout the summer. More...

Per Theater Chart: Moonrise is Intouchable

May 30th, 2012

To call Moonrise Kingdom's opening impressive would be an understatement. The film earned more than $500,000 in just four theaters for an average of $130,749. ... I looked up three different sources to make sure that wasn't a typo. That's the ninth best per theater average of all time, and the best for a live action film. (Disney used to release the animated tentpole releases in one or two theaters for a prestige release a week before their wide releases and these films fill the top eight spots.) Les Intouchables placed second with an average of $25,263 in four theaters, which is excellent and suggests potential for expansion. The overall box office leader, Men in Black 3, was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,851. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Men are Back But Avengers Still Top Story

May 29th, 2012

While the latest installment of the Men in Black franchise topped the box office over the Memorial Day long weekend, it was The Avengers that continued to be the big story of the year. Men in Black 3's opening was merely average given the release date, and well below average given the film's production budget. On the other hand, The Avengers continued to break records. Overall, the box office was up by 7% from last weekend reaching $153 million over the three day portion of the weekend. However, that's 31% lower than Memorial Day last year. Ouch. Over four days, the weekend pulled in $194 million, which was 30% lower than last year. Again, ouch. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead is down to 12.5% at $4.28 billion to $3.85 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Men in Black Finally Topples Avengers

May 27th, 2012

The Avengers vice-like grip on the top reaches of the box office chart will finally be loosened, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Men in Black 3 is set for a 3-day haul of about $55 million according to Sony Pictures, which will comfortably give it the crown over Avengers' fourth weekend $37 million. The superhero pic will pass $500 million in the process and set a new record as the fastest film to reach that landmark, ahead of Avatar's 32 days. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Men in Black Bring in the Green?

May 24th, 2012

It looks like The Avengers run on top will finally come to an end this weekend with the release of Men in Black 3. It better. If The Avengers earns more during its fourth weekend of release than MiB3 opens with, then the overall box office will be in such serious trouble that I don't even want to talk about it. So the number one film shouldn't be in doubt, but there are still some questions to ask. Will Men in Black 3 live up to the previous two installments in the franchise? I am quite confident it will. However, in order for 2012 to earn the win on the year-over-year comparison, it will need to match The Hangover 2, which opened this weekend last year. I'm not very confident it will do that, to be very generous. Even if it manages the minor miracle needed to reach that level, there's still Kung Fu Panda 2 to deal with and the only other new release, Chernobyl Diaries, won't come anywhere close to that film's debut. It's probably going to be a really bad weekend at the box office. More...

Contest: Three for Three

May 18th, 2012

Next week Men in Black 3 opens up in an estimated 4000 theaters. There are some reporting that this film is the most expensive movie in the history of movies costing an incredible $375 million to get to theaters (the breakdown is $250 million to make and $125 million in global prints and advertising). Will it earn enough to pay for that? The consensus is no. However, it could still open with $100 million over the long weekend and should have no trouble finishing in first place. (Although, we are only interested in the Friday through Sunday weekend.) Regardless of whether or not it breaks even or costs Sony a ton of money, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest and to celebrate Men in Black 3, we have three $25 coupons for Shirts.com. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Men in Black 3. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win the first $25 coupon for T-Shirts.com. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win the second $25 coupon for T-Shirts.com. And finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win the final $25 coupon for T-Shirts.com. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...


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Synopsis

In Men in Black 3, Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,592,779 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$215,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,248 opening theaters/4,248 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $242,442,814

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 292 $179,020,854
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 129 $475,192,631
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 156 $654,213,485

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: May 25th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
May 25th, 2012 (IMAX) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (France)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Iceland)
May 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
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Video Release: November 30th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content.
(Rating bulletin 2216, 3/28/2012)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Franchise: Men in Black
Comparisons: vs. Men in Black: International
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Keywords: 3-D, Alien Invasion, Friendly Alien on Earth, Hitmen, Time Travel, Delayed Sequel, Faulty Memory, Secret Agent, Marvel Comics, Visual Effects, Gratuitous Cameos, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Surprise Twist, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Action Comedy
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Hemisphere Media Capital, Amblin Entertainment, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Image Nation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 1st Monday 50 $14,661,938 May 28, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 66 $14,661,938 May 28, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 71 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 94 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 61 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 27 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 20 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $77,792,986 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 21 $69,254,717 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $98,685,782 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 18 $54,592,779 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 28 $77,792,986 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 19 $69,254,717 May 25, 2012 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 24 $98,685,782 May 25, 2012 3
Top 2012 Theater Average 92 $12,851 May 25, 2012 3
Widest Opening Weekend 81 4,248 May 25, 2012 3
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 84 $19,135,582 May 26, 2012 2

Leading Cast

Will Smith    Agent J
Tommy Lee Jones    Agent K
Josh Brolin    Young Agent K

Supporting Cast

Jemaine Clement    Boris the Animal
Emma Thompson    Agent O
Alice Eve    Young Agent O
Michael Stuhlbarg    Griffin
Bill Hader    Andy Warhol

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Sonnenfeld    Director
Etan Cohen    Screenwriter
Lowell Cunningham    Based on the Malibu Comic by
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
G. Mac Brown    Executive Producer
Bill Pope    Cinematographer
Don Zimmerman    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Bo Welch    Production Designer
Mary Vogt    Costume Designer
W. Steven Graham    Art Director
Maya Shimoguchi    Art Director
Susan Bode    Set Decorator
Peter Kurland    Sound Designer
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Ken Ralston    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jay Redd    Visual Effects Supervisor
Simon Crane    Stunt Coordinator
Michael Lerman    Assistant Director
Ellen Chenoweth    Casting Director
Igor Meglic    Second Unit Camera
John M. Morse    Second Assistant Director
Brett Robinson    Second Second Assistant Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Dark Knight One-Two Punches Its Way to the Top

January 20th, 2013

Batman was even more dominant on the Blu-ray sales chart than it was on the DVD sales chart with two new releases earning the top two spots. The Dark Knight Rises earned first place with 2.26 million units / $42.13 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 53%. Meanwhile, the Trilogy Box Set earned second place with 453,000 units / $12.68 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 58%. The combined totals are not quite as good as The Avengers' debut was, but was still a fantastic start. More...

DVD Sales: Dark Knight Shines on the Home Market

January 20th, 2013

New releases dominated the top of the December 9th edition of the DVD sales chart with four of them placing within the top six. Unsurprisingly, The Dark Knight Rises led the way with a stunning result of 2.03 million units / $26.96 million during its first week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 17th, 2013

Men in Black 3 led all new releases earning first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 241,000 units / $6.75 million during its opening week of release. Its Blu-ray share was just under 40%, which is low for this type of release. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get a Black Eye

January 17th, 2013

There were a quartet of new releases to reach the December 2nd edition of the DVD sales chart, but none of them were able to challenge for top spot. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and Brave were in a battle for first place with the former winning if you go by units at 637,000 to 584,000. However, the latter wins in terms of revenue at $11.65 million to $8.09 million. Brave is still a little behind in terms of total units at 4.33 million to 4.75 million; however, after just three weeks of release, it has overtaken The Lorax's 17-week total revenue at $73.45 million to $72.32 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

New releases did better on the Blu-ray sales chart than it did on the DVD sales chart, relatively speaking. Brave sold an additional 756,000 units generating $15.59 million more revenue for the week giving it a total of 1.80 million units / $37.33 million after just two weeks of release. This is a very strong start for a kids movie. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 27th, 2012

November 26th, 2012

It's not a good week on the home market, but for different reasons than last week. There are five first-run releases coming out this week, which is actually very busy. However, it is a bad week, because I'm supposed to receive screeners for for four of those five films, but so far none of have arrived. At least with Men in Black 3, there's a few more days before it is officially late, as it doesn't come out till Friday. Men in Black 3 also made more at the box office than the rest of the first run releases made combined, so there will likely be a huge gap between the first and second best selling new-release of the week. As for the best releases for the week, ParaNorman is the only real contender for Pick of the Week. The Blu-ray Combo Pack is worth owning, but if you've made the leap to 3D, then the 3D Combo Pack is worth the extra money. More...

International Box Office: Ice Drifts to the Top

July 5th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift started its international run a little earlier than its domestic run, and if this is any indication, its box office chances here are fantastic. The film pulled in $80.31 million on 9,653 screens in 35 markets. This includes $12.23 million on 2,617 screens over the weekend in Mexico for a total opening there of $13.87 million, which was the third biggest opening of all time in that market. It also made $11.31 million on 841 screens in France, which was the biggest opening of the year. The film dominated Brazil with $6.56 million on 1,004. Its opening in Australia was not quite as strong with $5.02 million on 490 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.43 million, but that's still equivalent to $60 million here, given the relative size of the two markets. It broke the record for biggest opening in Argentina at $4.1 million on 284 screens, and did the same in a number of smaller Latin American markets ($3.2 million on 296 in Colombia, $3.1 million on 252 in Peru, etc.). I think its chances of reaching $1 billion worldwide are better than I previously thought. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Tops Another Milestone

June 27th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted earned top spot on the international chart, this time pulling in $35.43 million on 9,499 screens in 43 markets for a total of $214.17 million internationally and $371.26 million worldwide. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico, where it remained in first place with $3.81 million on 1,612 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.78 million after three. Meanwhile in Russia, the film has amassed a total of $43.05 million, including $3.41 million on 1,485 screens this past weekend. The film's next major market is Spain, but it doesn't open there till the end of July. It doesn't finish its run till October when it opens in the U.K. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Brave Hits Bullseye

June 25th, 2012

Turns out the weekend was rather predictable, with nearly every film earning roughly what they were expected to do. More films topped expectations than missed them, and this includes Brave, which earned more than last year's winner, Cars 2. This helped the overall box office grow 26% from last weekend to $164 million. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, were not as strong compared to the counter-programming from last year, Bad Teacher, and this meant 2012 lost to 2011 by 7%. Worse still, next weekend will be a disaster, as there are four middling releases that will have to compete with Transformers: Dark of the Moon. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Cracks Quarter Billion

June 20th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted held firm on top of the international chart with $52.82 million on 11,633 screens in 43 markets for a total of $158.43 million internationally and $277.44 million worldwide. It fell just 36% in Russia for a weekend haul of $10.09 million on 1,830 screens over the weekend and a total of $36.00 million after two. Quite frankly, this is a stunning hold. Russia is known for steep declines (drop-offs greater than 60% are the norm). At this pace, the film could top The Avengers as the biggest hit in the market this year by this time next week. In Mexico, it made $5.03 million on 572 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.82 million after two, while in Brazil it managed $4.19 million on 870 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.53 million after two. In both of those markets the film remained in top spot. On the other hand, it slipped to second place during its second weekend in France down 45% to $4.41 million on 685 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.17 million so far. This is about on par with its run here. With many, many major markets left ahead of it, the film should have little trouble reaching more major milestones, while it should break even before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar is Wanted Worldwide

June 13th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted led the way on the international chart with $77.28 million on 10,877 screens in 28 markets. Its best single market was Russia, where it pulled in $9.80 million on 1,670 screens, which was easily enough for first place. It was also dominant in France with $7.96 million on 685 screens. A pair of Latin American markets also contributed to its overall success with it earning $7.53 million on 890 screens over the weekend in Brazil, for a total opening in that market of $10.85 million. In Mexico, it earned $6.98 million on 1,965. The studio is going with a spread out release schedule, so it doesn't have a whole lot of major markets in the coming weeks, while it doesn't end its international run till October when it debuts in the U.K. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Animated Animals Outpace Aliens

June 12th, 2012

In just two weeks, the box office went from slump to soaring. Both Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Prometheus were box office hits and for first time in nearly four years and for only the second time ever, two films opened with more than $50 million at the box office. The overall box office reached $182 million, which shows the holdovers were also an important part of the overall picture. This was an increase of 27% from last weekend and a 32% increase from last year. A 32% increase would be amazing under normal circumstances, but just two weeks ago, we saw a 30% decrease in the year-over-year comparison, which makes this turnaround even more stunning. Year-to-date, 2012 remains ahead of 2011 by just shy of 10% at $4.70 billion to $4.28 billion and things look pretty good next weekend as well. Not as good as they were this weekend, but pretty good. More...

Weekend Predictions: Aliens vs. Predator

June 7th, 2012

There is an actual race for top spot on the box office chart between two new releases. We haven't seen that since early February. This week we have Aliens, represented by Prometheus, and we have Predators, represented by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Okay, technically only Alex is a predator, but that's close enough. Both films are expected to top last year's number one film, Super 8, and with Snow White and the Huntsman opening better than expected last weekend, the holdovers should be stronger as well. 2012 should finally end the slump that began three weeks ago. More...

International Box Office: International Men of Money

June 7th, 2012

Men in Black 3 held on extremely well during its second weekend of release on the international scene earning an easy first place with $78.67 million on 20,554 screens in 90 markets for a total of $275.17 million internationally. This is already more than Men in Black 2 made during its entire run. Worldwide the film has $386.25 million, which is higher than the high end of the film's reported budgets. It's on track to reach between $500 million and $600 million worldwide, which is enough to put it on track to earn a profit sometime on the film's home market run. Amazingly, the film actually held on well in China, where it was down less than 30% to $15.4 million on 5,200 screens over the weekend for a total of $51 million after two. Perhaps it will reach the century mark there. In Germany, it grew by 3% to $5.32 million on 742 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.44 million. It also grew by 3% in the U.K., but fell to third place with $4.69 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.30 million after two. In Britain, it was the Jubilee Holiday, so that explains the growth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Snow White and the Holdovers

June 4th, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman not only earned first place on the weekend box office chart, it did so with ease, topping all but the most bullish predictions. In fact, it even topped last year's opening of X-men: First Class, which means the film nearly helped 2012 back in the winning circle. The overall box office did fall 7% when compared to last weekend, but it was the post-Memorial Day weekend, so that's a very strong finish. The year-over-year decline was 11%, which normally would be really disappointing, but the previous weekend, the decline was over 30%, so this represents a huge recovery and bodes well for the next few weeks. 2012's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just under 10% at $4.47 billion to $4.07 billion, but even if the overall box office is flat for the rest of the year, a $400 million increase over the full year would be worth celebrating. More...

Weekend Estimates: Very Fair Start for Snow White

June 3rd, 2012

After a disastrous start for Battleship a few weeks ago, Universal execs will be breathing a lot easier this morning thanks to an impressive debut for Snow White and the Huntsman. The fantasy adventure is projected to earn $56.26 million, according to the studio's Sunday estimate, which will give it a good shot at matching its production budget (which reportedly ended up at more than $170 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Black and White

May 31st, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman is the only new wide release of the weekend and it is looking to overthrow Men in Black 3 on the top of the chart. It should have a pretty easy time winning, if not, the box office is in serious trouble. It is more important to compare its opening to that of X-men: First Class, which opened this weekend last year. Asking Snow White to make $55 million is probably asking too much, while the holdovers won't be able to match last year's crop, so June will likely start off on a low note when compared to last year. After an amazing start to the year, 2012 is starting to really struggle. Hopefully it is just a minor bump in the road. More...

International Box Office: Will International Numbers Get Men Into the Black?

May 30th, 2012

After Men in Black 3 missed expectations domestically, its international numbers became a lot more important. I have good news and bad news. The good news is, it opened in first place with $126.31 million on 22,195 screens in 103 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $135.29 million earning first place in 101 of those markets. The bad news is, it has nowhere else to go. It's going to need to rely on strong legs to keep going. In a lot of international markets, films tends to have better legs than they have here. For instance, Japan. But the opposite is true in places like Russia and China, where pump and dumps rule. Speaking of which, the film's best single market was China where it made $20.6 million on 6,073 screens, which was just ahead of The Avengers' opening there, but that film had to deal with a massive local hit. MiB3's second biggest market was Russia, with $16.92 million on 1,549 screens, which was also more than The Avengers managed. Unfortunately, those were the only two major markets where that was true. More...

Contest: Three for Three: Winning Announcement

May 30th, 2012

The winners of our Three for Three contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: Aliens vs. Pirates

May 30th, 2012

Men in Black 3 broke the Memorial Day IMAX record with $5.3 million on 278 IMAX screens domestically and $7.4 million on 196 IMAX screens internationally. The worldwide opening on $12.7 million on 474 screens topped the record previously held by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Up next is Prometheous on the 8th of June, while there are a number of major releases throughout the summer. More...

Per Theater Chart: Moonrise is Intouchable

May 30th, 2012

To call Moonrise Kingdom's opening impressive would be an understatement. The film earned more than $500,000 in just four theaters for an average of $130,749. ... I looked up three different sources to make sure that wasn't a typo. That's the ninth best per theater average of all time, and the best for a live action film. (Disney used to release the animated tentpole releases in one or two theaters for a prestige release a week before their wide releases and these films fill the top eight spots.) Les Intouchables placed second with an average of $25,263 in four theaters, which is excellent and suggests potential for expansion. The overall box office leader, Men in Black 3, was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,851. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Men are Back But Avengers Still Top Story

May 29th, 2012

While the latest installment of the Men in Black franchise topped the box office over the Memorial Day long weekend, it was The Avengers that continued to be the big story of the year. Men in Black 3's opening was merely average given the release date, and well below average given the film's production budget. On the other hand, The Avengers continued to break records. Overall, the box office was up by 7% from last weekend reaching $153 million over the three day portion of the weekend. However, that's 31% lower than Memorial Day last year. Ouch. Over four days, the weekend pulled in $194 million, which was 30% lower than last year. Again, ouch. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead is down to 12.5% at $4.28 billion to $3.85 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Men in Black Finally Topples Avengers

May 27th, 2012

The Avengers vice-like grip on the top reaches of the box office chart will finally be loosened, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Men in Black 3 is set for a 3-day haul of about $55 million according to Sony Pictures, which will comfortably give it the crown over Avengers' fourth weekend $37 million. The superhero pic will pass $500 million in the process and set a new record as the fastest film to reach that landmark, ahead of Avatar's 32 days. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Men in Black Bring in the Green?

May 24th, 2012

It looks like The Avengers run on top will finally come to an end this weekend with the release of Men in Black 3. It better. If The Avengers earns more during its fourth weekend of release than MiB3 opens with, then the overall box office will be in such serious trouble that I don't even want to talk about it. So the number one film shouldn't be in doubt, but there are still some questions to ask. Will Men in Black 3 live up to the previous two installments in the franchise? I am quite confident it will. However, in order for 2012 to earn the win on the year-over-year comparison, it will need to match The Hangover 2, which opened this weekend last year. I'm not very confident it will do that, to be very generous. Even if it manages the minor miracle needed to reach that level, there's still Kung Fu Panda 2 to deal with and the only other new release, Chernobyl Diaries, won't come anywhere close to that film's debut. It's probably going to be a really bad weekend at the box office. More...

Contest: Three for Three

May 18th, 2012

Next week Men in Black 3 opens up in an estimated 4000 theaters. There are some reporting that this film is the most expensive movie in the history of movies costing an incredible $375 million to get to theaters (the breakdown is $250 million to make and $125 million in global prints and advertising). Will it earn enough to pay for that? The consensus is no. However, it could still open with $100 million over the long weekend and should have no trouble finishing in first place. (Although, we are only interested in the Friday through Sunday weekend.) Regardless of whether or not it breaks even or costs Sony a ton of money, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest and to celebrate Men in Black 3, we have three $25 coupons for Shirts.com. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Men in Black 3. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win the first $25 coupon for T-Shirts.com. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win the second $25 coupon for T-Shirts.com. And finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win the final $25 coupon for T-Shirts.com. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2012 1 $54,592,779   4,248 $12,851   $54,592,779 1
Jun 1, 2012 2 $28,075,210 -49% 4,248 $6,609   $111,078,763 2
Jun 8, 2012 4 $13,895,720 -51% 3,792 $3,664   $135,901,094 3
Jun 15, 2012 6 $10,047,575 -28% 3,792 $2,650   $152,726,558 4
Jun 22, 2012 9 $5,726,756 -43% 2,462 $2,326   $163,465,707 5
Jun 29, 2012 12 $2,978,821 -48% 1,902 $1,566   $169,718,907 6
Jul 6, 2012 16 $1,680,714 -44% 879 $1,912   $173,089,690 7
Jul 13, 2012 15 $875,835 -48% 497 $1,762   $174,787,898 8
Jul 20, 2012 21 $260,264 -70% 266 $978   $175,476,727 9
Jul 27, 2012 24 $183,968 -29% 187 $984   $175,842,488 10
Aug 3, 2012 16 $654,529 +256% 326 $2,008   $176,626,907 11
Aug 10, 2012 16 $508,001 -22% 295 $1,722   $177,549,434 12
Aug 17, 2012 23 $303,756 -40% 258 $1,177   $178,127,919 13
Aug 24, 2012 27 $239,554 -21% 232 $1,033   $178,515,577 14
Aug 31, 2012 31 $188,572 -21% 186 $1,014   $178,792,770 15
Sep 7, 2012 39 $128,715 -32% 173 $744   $179,020,854 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 24, 2012 P $1,600,000     0     $1,600,000  
May 25, 2012 1 $17,664,409     4,248 $4,158   $17,664,409 1
May 26, 2012 1 $19,135,582 +8%   4,248 $4,505   $36,799,991 2
May 27, 2012 1 $17,792,788 -7%   4,248 $4,189   $54,592,779 3
May 28, 2012 1 $14,661,938 -18%   4,248 $3,451   $69,254,717 4
May 29, 2012 1 $5,648,570 -61%   4,248 $1,330   $74,903,287 5
May 30, 2012 1 $3,985,712 -29%   4,248 $938   $78,888,999 6
May 31, 2012 1 $4,114,554 +3%   4,248 $969   $83,003,553 7
Jun 1, 2012 2 $8,077,131 +96% -54% 4,248 $1,901   $91,080,684 8
Jun 2, 2012 2 $12,188,774 +51% -36% 4,248 $2,869   $103,269,458 9
Jun 3, 2012 2 $7,809,305 -36% -56% 4,248 $1,838   $111,078,763 10
Jun 4, 2012 2 $2,727,859 -65% -81% 4,248 $642   $113,806,622 11
Jun 5, 2012 2 $3,145,961 +15% -44% 4,248 $741   $116,952,583 12
Jun 6, 2012 2 $2,496,852 -21% -37% 4,248 $588   $119,449,435 13
Jun 7, 2012 2 $2,555,939 +2% -38% 4,248 $602   $122,005,374 14
Jun 8, 2012 4 $4,332,832 +70% -46% 3,792 $1,143   $126,338,206 15
Jun 9, 2012 4 $5,629,642 +30% -54% 3,792 $1,485   $131,967,848 16
Jun 10, 2012 4 $3,933,246 -30% -50% 3,792 $1,037   $135,901,094 17
Jun 11, 2012 4 $1,640,204 -58% -40% 3,792 $433   $137,541,298 18
Jun 12, 2012 4 $1,937,669 +18% -38% 3,792 $511   $139,478,967 19
Jun 13, 2012 4 $1,648,982 -15% -34% 3,792 $435   $141,127,949 20
Jun 14, 2012 4 $1,551,034 -6% -39% 3,792 $409   $142,678,983 21
Jun 15, 2012 6 $2,738,743 +77% -37% 3,792 $722   $145,417,726 22
Jun 16, 2012 6 $3,805,612 +39% -32% 3,792 $1,004   $149,223,338 23
Jun 17, 2012 6 $3,503,220 -8% -11% 3,792 $924   $152,726,558 24
Jun 18, 2012 6 $1,205,480 -66% -27% 3,792 $318   $153,932,038 25
Jun 19, 2012 6 $1,356,523 +13% -30% 3,792 $358   $155,288,561 26
Jun 20, 2012 6 $1,246,823 -8% -24% 3,792 $329   $156,535,384 27
Jun 21, 2012 6 $1,203,567 -3% -22% 3,792 $317   $157,738,951 28
Jun 22, 2012 9 $1,746,252 +45% -36% 2,462 $709   $159,485,203 29
Jun 23, 2012 9 $2,341,336 +34% -38% 2,462 $951   $161,826,539 30
Jun 24, 2012 9 $1,639,168 -30% -53% 2,462 $666   $163,465,707 31
Jun 25, 2012 9 $867,472 -47% -28% 2,462 $352   $164,333,179 32
Jun 26, 2012 9 $920,617 +6% -32% 2,462 $374   $165,253,796 33
Jun 27, 2012 9 $744,476 -19% -40% 2,462 $302   $165,998,272 34
Jun 28, 2012 9 $741,814 n/c -38% 2,462 $301   $166,740,086 35
Jun 29, 2012 13 $860,834 +16% -51% 1,902 $453   $167,600,920 36
Jun 30, 2012 12 $1,196,244 +39% -49% 1,902 $629   $168,797,164 37
Jul 1, 2012 12 $921,743 -23% -44% 1,902 $485   $169,718,907 38
Jul 2, 2012 13 $452,435 -51% -48% 1,902 $238   $170,171,342 39
Jul 3, 2012 13 $460,617 +2% -50% 1,117 $412   $170,631,959 40
Jul 4, 2012 13 $431,476 -6% -42% 1,117 $386   $171,063,435 41
Jul 5, 2012 14 $345,541 -20% -53% 1,013 $341   $171,408,976 42
Jul 6, 2012 - $587,257 +70% -32% 879 $668   $171,996,233 43
Jul 7, 2012 - $701,754 +19% -41% 879 $798   $172,697,987 44
Jul 8, 2012 - $391,703 -44% -58% 879 $446   $173,089,690 45
Jul 9, 2012 16 $190,423 -51% -58% 879 $217   $173,280,113 46
Jul 10, 2012 15 $236,688 +24% -49% 879 $269   $173,516,801 47
Jul 11, 2012 16 $193,344 -18% -55% 879 $220   $173,710,145 48
Jul 12, 2012 15 $201,918 +4% -42% 879 $230   $173,912,063 49
Jul 13, 2012 - $269,987 +34% -54% 497 $543   $174,182,050 50
Jul 14, 2012 - $398,954 +48% -43% 497 $803   $174,581,004 51
Jul 15, 2012 - $206,894 -48% -47% 497 $416   $174,787,898 52
Jul 16, 2012 - $106,691 -48% -44% 497 $215   $174,894,589 53
Jul 17, 2012 - $126,858 +19% -46% 497 $255   $175,021,447 54
Jul 18, 2012 - $99,978 -21% -48% 497 $201   $175,121,425 55
Jul 19, 2012 - $95,038 -5% -53% 497 $191   $175,216,463 56
Jul 20, 2012 - $80,532 -15% -70% 266 $303   $175,296,995 57
Jul 21, 2012 - $108,156 +34% -73% 266 $407   $175,405,151 58
Jul 22, 2012 - $71,576 -34% -65% 266 $269   $175,476,727 59
Jul 27, 2012 - $54,673   -32% 187 $292   $175,713,193 64
Jul 28, 2012 - $76,225 +39% -30% 187 $408   $175,789,418 65
Jul 29, 2012 - $53,070 -30% -26% 187 $284   $175,842,488 66
Aug 3, 2012 - $188,515   +245% 326 $578   $176,160,893 71
Aug 4, 2012 - $261,818 +39% +243% 326 $803   $176,422,711 72
Aug 5, 2012 - $204,196 -22% +285% 326 $626   $176,626,907 73
Aug 10, 2012 - $151,496   -20% 295 $514   $177,192,929 78
Aug 11, 2012 - $208,490 +38% -20% 295 $707   $177,401,419 79
Aug 12, 2012 - $148,015 -29% -28% 295 $502   $177,549,434 80
Aug 17, 2012 - $88,749   -41% 258 $344   $177,912,912 85
Aug 18, 2012 - $125,805 +42% -40% 258 $488   $178,038,717 86
Aug 19, 2012 - $89,202 -29% -40% 258 $346   $178,127,919 87
Aug 24, 2012 - $65,390   -26% 232 $282   $178,341,413 92
Aug 25, 2012 - $105,806 +62% -16% 232 $456   $178,447,219 93
Aug 26, 2012 - $68,358 -35% -23% 232 $295   $178,515,577 94
Aug 31, 2012 - $40,591   -38% 186 $218   $178,644,789 99
Sep 1, 2012 - $74,295 +83% -30% 186 $399   $178,719,084 100
Sep 2, 2012 - $73,686 -1% +8% 186 $396   $178,792,770 101
Sep 3, 2012 - $63,784 -13%   186 $343   $178,856,554 102
Sep 7, 2012 - $31,364   -23% 173 $181   $178,923,503 106
Sep 8, 2012 - $61,575 +96% -17% 173 $356   $178,985,078 107
Sep 9, 2012 - $35,776 -42% -51% 173 $207   $179,020,854 108

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2012 1 $83,003,553   4,248 $19,539   $83,003,553 1
Jun 1, 2012 2 $39,001,821 -53% 4,248 $9,181   $122,005,374 2
Jun 8, 2012 4 $20,673,609 -47% 3,792 $5,452   $142,678,983 3
Jun 15, 2012 6 $15,059,968 -27% 3,792 $3,972   $157,738,951 4
Jun 22, 2012 9 $9,001,135 -40% 2,462 $3,656   $166,740,086 5
Jun 29, 2012 13 $4,668,890 -48% 1,013 $4,609   $171,408,976 6
Jul 6, 2012 16 $2,503,087 -46% 879 $2,848   $173,912,063 7
Jul 13, 2012 16 $1,304,400 -48% 497 $2,625   $175,216,463 8
Jul 20, 2012 23 $442,057 -66% 266 $1,662   $175,658,520 9
Jul 27, 2012 24 $313,858 -29% 187 $1,678   $175,972,378 10
Aug 3, 2012 16 $1,069,055 +241% 326 $3,279   $177,041,433 11
Aug 10, 2012 17 $782,730 -27% 295 $2,653   $177,824,163 12
Aug 17, 2012 24 $451,860 -42% 258 $1,751   $178,276,023 13
Aug 24, 2012 30 $328,175 -27% 232 $1,415   $178,604,198 14
Aug 31, 2012 32 $287,941 -12% 186 $1,548   $178,892,139 15
Sep 7, 2012 43 $128,715 -55% 173 $744   $179,020,854 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/24/2012 $1,905,797 211 211 652 $4,261,681 12/29/2018
Aruba 5/24/2012 $17,817 4 6 19 $43,755 12/29/2018
Australia 5/24/2012 $5,159,838 592 593 2,698 $17,073,306 12/11/2015
Austria 5/25/2012 $803,704 102 104 825 $2,981,241 12/11/2015
Bahrain 5/24/2012 $16,234 1 2 34 $62,007 12/30/2018
Belgium 5/23/2012 $584,117 113 113 721 $2,528,364 12/11/2015
Bolivia 5/24/2012 $130,385 24 24 114 $478,846 12/29/2018
Brazil 5/25/2012 $4,956,786 852 852 2,894 $15,696,394 12/11/2015
Bulgaria 5/25/2012 $136,337 31 31 158 $423,856 12/29/2018
Central America 5/25/2012 $813,789 187 187 537 $2,215,790 12/10/2015
Chile 5/24/2012 $697,581 110 110 512 $2,239,142 12/29/2018
China 5/25/2012 $21,697,521 6,941 6,941 20,459 $75,915,852 12/10/2015
Colombia 5/25/2012 $1,504,582 248 250 748 $4,305,183 12/29/2018
Croatia 5/24/2012 $81,438 33 34 189 $187,293 12/29/2018
Curacao 5/24/2012 $0 0 2 2 $45,958 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 5/31/2012 $483,848 102 102 459 $1,341,396 12/29/2018
Denmark 5/24/2012 $590,201 146 146 709 $2,786,202 12/11/2015
Dominican Republic 5/24/2012 $97,793 23 23 120 $383,610 12/29/2018
East Africa 5/25/2012 $4,366 1 1 2 $8,836 12/10/2015
Ecuador 5/24/2012 $436,680 60 60 261 $1,211,382 12/29/2018
Egypt 5/25/2012 $34,396 9 9 48 $273,705 12/29/2018
Estonia 5/25/2012 $33,746 7 7 36 $179,988 12/11/2015
Finland 5/23/2012 $194,180 87 87 344 $1,031,296 12/11/2015
France 5/23/2012 $6,120,494 782 782 4,268 $18,427,440 12/11/2015
Germany 5/24/2012 $5,442,197 604 986 6,625 $26,248,567 12/11/2015
Ghana 5/25/2012 $2,934 1 1 7 $36,400 12/29/2018
Greece 5/24/2012 $303,508 99 99 241 $773,210 12/10/2015
Hong Kong 5/24/2012 $2,222,947 91 91 343 $5,833,615 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/24/2012 $371,645 64 64 389 $1,085,914 12/29/2018
Iceland 5/23/2012 $33,383 10 10 35 $156,414 12/29/2018
India 5/25/2012 $2,346,262 732 732 1,415 $4,954,278 12/11/2015
Indonesia 5/23/2012 $1,751,541 197 197 547 $3,939,650 12/29/2018
Iraq 5/24/2012 $5,609 2 2 8 $22,985 12/29/2018
Israel 5/24/2012 $490,795 35 38 219 $1,677,501 12/29/2018
Italy 5/23/2012 $2,813,127 662 662 3,024 $8,102,770 12/11/2015
Jamaica 5/23/2012 $6,819 2 3 10 $184,416 12/29/2018
Japan 5/25/2012 $7,161,565 980 981 5,457 $38,912,744 12/10/2015
Jordan 5/24/2012 $0 0 5 16 $197,763 12/29/2018
Kenya 5/25/2012 $57,309 9 9 51 $146,222 12/29/2018
Kuwait 5/24/2012 $307,089 15 15 69 $749,084 12/29/2018
Latvia 5/25/2012 $36,955 5 7 51 $216,110 12/29/2018
Lebanon 5/24/2012 $72,692 12 12 40 $196,469 12/29/2018
Lithuania 5/25/2012 $51,762 10 13 62 $249,801 12/11/2015
Malaysia 5/24/2012 $0 0 101 155 $5,007,813 12/11/2015
Mexico 5/25/2012 $5,756,175 1,744 1,744 6,406 $15,706,528 12/11/2015
Netherlands 5/23/2012 $606,057 104 108 742 $2,774,605 12/11/2015
New Zealand 5/24/2012 $663,876 139 139 547 $2,199,316 12/11/2015
Nigeria 5/25/2012 $44,147 8 8 65 $186,778 12/29/2018
Norway 5/25/2012 $566,820 183 183 525 $2,497,878 12/11/2015
Oman 5/24/2012 $43,429 3 3 6 $82,522 12/29/2018
Peru 5/24/2012 $924,700 157 157 457 $2,370,953 12/29/2018
Philippines 5/23/2012 $1,631,741 258 258 554 $3,134,139 12/29/2018
Poland 5/25/2012 $376,722 145 145 495 $1,707,612 12/29/2018
Portugal 5/24/2012 $176,596 86 86 261 $454,544 12/11/2015
Qatar 5/24/2012 $165,704 7 7 15 $165,704 12/29/2018
Romania 5/25/2012 $283,437 46 46 249 $762,489 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 5/24/2012 $18,156,237 1,549 1,549 4,712 $34,220,939 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 5/24/2012 $34,098 17 18 104 $96,943 12/29/2018
Singapore 5/24/2012 $1,975,040 94 94 245 $3,396,787 12/10/2015
Slovakia 5/24/2012 $111,041 27 29 167 $437,521 12/11/2015
Slovenia 5/24/2012 $51,680 18 18 115 $180,674 12/11/2015
South Africa 5/25/2012 $427,983 63 107 529 $2,004,265 12/11/2015
South Korea 5/24/2012 $7,680,888 864 864 2,418 $20,428,329 12/10/2015
Spain 5/25/2012 $2,914,032 791 791 4,217 $9,309,555 12/11/2015
Suriname 5/24/2012 $0 0 1 4 $40,239 12/29/2018
Sweden 5/23/2012 $471,508 187 187 579 $2,443,014 12/11/2015
Switzerland 5/24/2012 $0 0 9 27 $1,966,781 12/11/2015
Syria 5/24/2012 $5,904 2 2 5 $14,631 12/29/2018
Taiwan 5/23/2012 $1,951,405 226 226 750 $7,166,966 12/10/2015
Thailand 5/24/2012 $1,305,199 236 236 404 $2,036,226 12/10/2015
Trinidad 5/23/2012 $111,428 8 9 41 $326,341 12/29/2018
Turkey 5/25/2012 $398,885 149 149 416 $948,183 12/29/2018
Ukraine 5/24/2012 $1,729,586 137 137 708 $3,343,479 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 5/24/2012 $1,267,327 77 77 194 $2,896,084 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 5/25/2012 $4,743,895 1,256 1,256 6,529 $33,393,417 12/11/2015
Uruguay 5/25/2012 $125,324 18 18 73 $299,312 12/29/2018
Venezuela 5/25/2012 $1,239,911 114 114 608 $5,365,532 12/11/2015
Vietnam 5/25/2012 $219,210 40 40 98 $653,075 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $59,387,021
 
International Total$475,192,631 12/30/2018

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
Dec 2, 20123369,101 369,101$6,451,885$6,451,8851
Dec 9, 20123453,893+23% 822,994$7,825,115$14,277,0002
Dec 16, 20127182,205-60% 1,005,199$3,507,446$17,784,4463
Dec 23, 20127273,600+50% 1,278,799$3,420,000$21,204,4464
Dec 30, 20128189,397-31% 1,468,196$3,376,949$24,581,3955
Jan 6, 20131867,142-65% 1,535,338$1,340,154$25,921,5496
Jan 13, 20132726,557-60% 1,561,895$530,078$26,451,6277
Jan 20, 20132113,422-49% 1,575,317$235,019$26,686,6468
Jan 27, 20132423,190+73% 1,598,507$373,127$27,059,7739
Feb 17, 20132724,664 1,655,806$361,328$27,950,13712

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 2, 20121184,550 184,550$4,192,795$4,192,7951
Dec 9, 20124241,568+31% 426,118$5,792,442$9,985,2372
Dec 16, 20128105,035-57% 531,153$2,710,278$12,695,5153
Dec 23, 201211114,263+9% 645,416$2,768,658$15,464,1734
Dec 30, 20121162,663-45% 708,079$1,671,847$17,136,0205
Jan 6, 2013931,732-49% 739,811$849,601$17,985,6216
Jan 13, 20131815,234-52% 755,045$405,172$18,390,7937

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