Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office	36	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office	31	$696,693,807
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	23	$423,315,812
Top 2006 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	1	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Theme Park Ride Movies	1	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	11	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	2	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies	17	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	22	$423,315,812
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	21	$423,315,812

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jul 7, 2006	1	$135,634,554		4,133	$32,817	$135,634,554	1
Jul 14, 2006	1	$62,345,264	-54%	4,133	$15,085	$258,364,766	2
Jul 21, 2006	1	$35,215,201	-44%	4,133	$8,520	$321,899,233	3
Jul 28, 2006	2	$20,606,578	-41%	3,834	$5,375	$358,485,761	4
Aug 4, 2006	3	$11,001,686	-47%	3,436	$3,202	$379,699,644	5
Aug 11, 2006	6	$7,237,927	-34%	2,941	$2,461	$392,431,781	6
Aug 18, 2006	8	$5,212,351	-28%	2,277	$2,289	$401,253,092	7
Aug 25, 2006	12	$3,979,260	-24%	1,701	$2,339	$407,544,616	8
Sep 1, 2006	11	$3,785,298	-5%	1,786	$2,119	$412,883,344	9
Sep 8, 2006	14	$1,994,611	-47%	1,589	$1,255	$416,591,183	10
Sep 15, 2006	17	$1,282,394	-36%	1,039	$1,234	$418,423,143	11
Sep 22, 2006	20	$868,255	-32%	706	$1,230	$419,654,338	12
Sep 29, 2006	20	$464,719	-46%	485	$958	$420,331,126	13
Oct 6, 2006	26	$288,531	-38%	323	$893	$420,758,665	14
Oct 13, 2006	29	$187,342	-35%	213	$880	$421,060,364	15
Oct 20, 2006	38	$119,883	-36%	142	$844	$421,243,455	16
Oct 27, 2006	39	$108,375	-10%	148	$732	$421,392,843	17
Nov 3, 2006	35	$121,641	+12%	128	$950	$421,560,001	18
Nov 10, 2006	25	$461,858	+280%	358	$1,290	$422,065,649	19
Nov 17, 2006	22	$317,347	-31%	329	$965	$422,543,393	20
Nov 24, 2006	21	$312,122	-2%	293	$1,065	$423,032,628	21
Dec 1, 2006	24	$179,152	-43%	268	$668	$423,271,331	22

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jul 7, 2006	1	$55,830,600			4,133	$13,508	$55,830,600	1
Jul 8, 2006	1	$44,443,225	-20%		4,133	$10,753	$100,273,825	2
Jul 9, 2006	1	$35,360,729	-20%		4,133	$8,556	$135,634,554	3
Jul 10, 2006	1	$18,140,271	-49%		4,133	$4,389	$153,774,825	4
Jul 11, 2006	1	$15,731,919	-13%		4,133	$3,806	$169,506,744	5
Jul 12, 2006	1	$14,154,725	-10%		4,133	$3,425	$183,661,469	6
Jul 13, 2006	1	$12,358,033	-13%		4,133	$2,990	$196,019,502	7
Jul 14, 2006	1	$18,544,356	+50%	-67%	4,133	$4,487	$214,563,858	8
Jul 15, 2006	1	$24,846,771	+34%	-44%	4,133	$6,012	$239,410,629	9
Jul 16, 2006	1	$18,954,137	-24%	-46%	4,133	$4,586	$258,364,766	10
Jul 17, 2006	1	$7,912,691	-58%	-56%	4,133	$1,915	$266,277,457	11
Jul 18, 2006	1	$7,490,004	-5%	-52%	4,133	$1,812	$273,767,461	12
Jul 19, 2006	1	$6,448,468	-14%	-54%	4,133	$1,560	$280,215,929	13
Jul 20, 2006	1	$6,468,103	n/c	-48%	4,133	$1,565	$286,684,032	14
Jul 21, 2006	1	$9,992,181	+54%	-46%	4,133	$2,418	$296,676,213	15
Jul 22, 2006	1	$14,665,667	+47%	-41%	4,133	$3,548	$311,341,880	16
Jul 23, 2006	1	$10,557,353	-28%	-44%	4,133	$2,554	$321,899,233	17
Jul 24, 2006	1	$4,304,211	-59%	-46%	4,133	$1,041	$326,203,444	18
Jul 25, 2006	1	$4,220,967	-2%	-44%	4,133	$1,021	$330,424,411	19
Jul 26, 2006	1	$3,709,259	-12%	-42%	4,133	$897	$334,133,670	20
Jul 27, 2006	1	$3,745,513	+1%	-42%	4,133	$906	$337,879,183	21
Jul 28, 2006	3	$5,966,100	+59%	-40%	3,834	$1,556	$343,845,283	22
Jul 29, 2006	2	$8,388,675	+41%	-43%	3,834	$2,188	$352,233,958	23
Jul 30, 2006	2	$6,251,803	-25%	-41%	3,834	$1,631	$358,485,761	24
Jul 31, 2006	2	$2,603,407	-58%	-40%	3,834	$679	$361,089,168	25
Aug 1, 2006	2	$2,749,175	+6%	-35%	3,834	$717	$363,838,343	26
Aug 2, 2006	1	$2,549,037	-7%	-31%	3,834	$665	$366,387,380	27
Aug 3, 2006	1	$2,310,578	-9%	-38%	3,834	$603	$368,697,958	28
Aug 4, 2006	4	$3,241,311	+40%	-46%	3,436	$943	$371,939,269	29
Aug 5, 2006	3	$4,482,398	+38%	-47%	3,436	$1,305	$376,421,667	30
Aug 6, 2006	3	$3,277,977	-27%	-48%	3,436	$954	$379,699,644	31
Aug 7, 2006	3	$1,574,139	-52%	-40%	3,436	$458	$381,273,783	32
Aug 8, 2006	3	$1,382,590	-12%	-50%	3,436	$402	$382,656,373	33
Aug 9, 2006	4	$1,225,457	-11%	-52%	3,436	$357	$383,881,830	34
Aug 10, 2006	4	$1,312,024	+7%	-43%	3,436	$382	$385,193,854	35
Aug 11, 2006	6	$2,080,197	+59%	-36%	2,941	$707	$387,274,051	36
Aug 12, 2006	5	$3,056,841	+47%	-32%	2,941	$1,039	$390,330,892	37
Aug 13, 2006	5	$2,100,889	-31%	-36%	2,941	$714	$392,431,781	38
Aug 14, 2006	5	$937,953	-55%	-40%	2,941	$319	$393,369,734	39
Aug 15, 2006	5	$1,002,013	+7%	-28%	2,941	$341	$394,371,747	40
Aug 16, 2006	5	$836,717	-16%	-32%	2,941	$285	$395,208,464	41
Aug 17, 2006	5	$832,277	-1%	-37%	2,941	$283	$396,040,741	42
Aug 18, 2006	9	$1,385,433	+66%	-33%	2,277	$608	$397,426,174	43
Aug 19, 2006	8	$2,241,269	+62%	-27%	2,277	$984	$399,667,443	44
Aug 20, 2006	8	$1,585,649	-29%	-25%	2,277	$696	$401,253,092	45
Aug 21, 2006	8	$568,328	-64%	-39%	2,277	$250	$401,821,420	46
Aug 22, 2006	8	$593,800	+4%	-41%	2,277	$261	$402,415,220	47
Aug 23, 2006	8	$560,406	-6%	-33%	2,277	$246	$402,975,626	48
Aug 24, 2006	8	$589,730	+5%	-29%	2,277	$259	$403,565,356	49
Aug 25, 2006	11	$1,061,785	+80%	-23%	1,701	$624	$404,627,141	50
Aug 26, 2006	11	$1,684,812	+59%	-25%	1,701	$990	$406,311,953	51
Aug 27, 2006	11	$1,232,663	-27%	-22%	1,701	$725	$407,544,616	52
Aug 28, 2006	11	$425,104	-66%	-25%	1,701	$250	$407,969,720	53
Aug 29, 2006	11	$422,596	-1%	-29%	1,701	$248	$408,392,316	54
Aug 30, 2006	11	$374,007	-11%	-33%	1,701	$220	$408,766,323	55
Aug 31, 2006	10	$331,723	-11%	-44%	1,701	$195	$409,098,046	56
Sep 1, 2006	-	$829,330	+150%	-22%	1,786	$464	$409,927,376	57
Sep 2, 2006	11	$1,470,430	+77%	-13%	1,786	$823	$411,397,806	58
Sep 3, 2006	11	$1,485,538	+1%	+21%	1,786	$832	$412,883,344	59
Sep 4, 2006	9	$1,130,613	-24%	+166%	1,786	$633	$414,013,957	60
Sep 5, 2006	-	$215,541	-81%	-49%	1,786	$121	$414,229,498	61
Sep 6, 2006	10	$185,704	-14%	-50%	1,786	$104	$414,415,202	62
Sep 7, 2006	10	$181,370	-2%	-45%	1,786	$102	$414,596,572	63
Sep 8, 2006	14	$494,932	+173%	-40%	1,589	$311	$415,091,504	64
Sep 9, 2006	14	$974,694	+97%	-34%	1,589	$613	$416,066,198	65
Sep 10, 2006	14	$524,985	-46%	-65%	1,589	$330	$416,591,183	66

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jul 7, 2006	1	$196,019,502		4,133	$47,428	$196,019,502	1
Jul 14, 2006	1	$90,664,530	-54%	4,133	$21,937	$286,684,032	2
Jul 21, 2006	1	$51,195,151	-44%	4,133	$12,387	$337,879,183	3
Jul 28, 2006	2	$30,818,775	-40%	3,834	$8,038	$368,697,958	4
Aug 4, 2006	3	$16,495,896	-46%	3,436	$4,801	$385,193,854	5
Aug 11, 2006	6	$10,846,887	-34%	2,941	$3,688	$396,040,741	6
Aug 18, 2006	8	$7,524,615	-31%	2,277	$3,305	$403,565,356	7
Aug 25, 2006	12	$5,532,690	-26%	1,701	$3,253	$409,098,046	8
Sep 1, 2006	12	$5,498,526	-1%	1,786	$3,079	$414,596,572	9
Sep 8, 2006	14	$2,544,177	-54%	1,589	$1,601	$417,140,749	10
Sep 15, 2006	17	$1,645,334	-35%	1,039	$1,584	$418,786,083	11
Sep 22, 2006	20	$1,080,324	-34%	706	$1,530	$419,866,407	12
Sep 29, 2006	19	$603,727	-44%	485	$1,245	$420,470,134	13
Oct 6, 2006	27	$402,888	-33%	323	$1,247	$420,873,022	14
Oct 13, 2006	29	$250,550	-38%	213	$1,176	$421,123,572	15
Oct 20, 2006	38	$160,896	-36%	142	$1,133	$421,284,468	16
Oct 27, 2006	40	$153,892	-4%	148	$1,040	$421,438,360	17
Nov 3, 2006	33	$165,431	+7%	128	$1,292	$421,603,791	18
Nov 10, 2006	23	$622,255	+276%	358	$1,738	$422,226,046	19
Nov 17, 2006	26	$494,460	-21%	329	$1,503	$422,720,506	20
Nov 24, 2006	24	$371,673	-25%	293	$1,269	$423,092,179	21
Dec 1, 2006	24	$223,633	-40%	268	$834	$423,315,812	22

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
New Zealand	7/6/2006	$0	0	1	2	$22	9/21/2020
Rest of World						$642,863,891
International Total						$642,863,913	9/21/2020

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office	60	$642,863,913
All Time International Sequel Box Office	37	$642,863,913
Top 2006 Movies at the International Box Office	1	$642,863,913
All Time International Box Office for Based on Theme Park Ride Movies	3	$642,863,913
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies	21	$642,863,913
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	4	$642,863,913
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	26	$642,863,913
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies	37	$642,863,913
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	22	$642,863,913

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office	41	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office	29	$1,066,179,725
Biggest Film in a Single Market	60	$423,315,812
Top 2006 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	1	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Theme Park Ride Movies	1	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies	13	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	2	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	13	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies	30	$1,066,179,725
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	21	$1,066,179,725

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Dec 10, 2006	1	9,498,304		9,498,304	$174,039,324	$174,039,324	1
Dec 17, 2006	2	2,321,907	-76%	11,820,211	$43,434,985	$217,474,309	2
Dec 24, 2006	1	1,962,983	-15%	13,783,194	$41,988,599	$259,462,908	3
Dec 31, 2006	2	693,730	-65%	14,476,924	$14,844,296	$274,307,204	4
Jan 7, 2007	4	382,145	-45%	14,859,069	$7,851,322	$282,158,526	5
Jan 14, 2007	8	185,039	-52%	15,044,108	$3,809,490	$285,968,016	6
Jan 21, 2007	12	115,488	-38%	15,159,596	$2,347,663	$288,315,679	7
Jan 28, 2007	18	73,674	-36%	15,233,270	$1,501,454	$289,817,133	8
Feb 4, 2007	21	60,339	-18%	15,293,609	$1,239,327	$291,056,460	9
Feb 11, 2007	26	68,593	+14%	15,362,202	$1,408,900	$292,465,360	10
Feb 18, 2007	28	129,205	+88%	15,491,407	$2,653,871	$295,119,231	11
Apr 15, 2007	28	55,068		15,588,147	$1,116,779	$297,206,700	19
May 20, 2007	21	59,365		15,700,609	$1,203,667	$299,577,676	24
May 27, 2007	7	148,252	+150%	15,848,861	$3,134,003	$302,711,679	25
Jun 3, 2007	7	108,352	-27%	15,957,213	$2,437,931	$305,149,610	26
Jun 10, 2007	9	68,352	-37%	16,025,565	$1,534,482	$306,684,092	27
Jun 17, 2007	17	65,166	-5%	16,090,731	$1,547,647	$308,231,739	28
Jun 24, 2007	19	47,185	-28%	16,137,916	$1,041,920	$309,273,659	29
Jul 1, 2007	21	44,779	-5%	16,182,695	$983,678	$310,257,337	30
Jul 8, 2007	21	29,357	-34%	16,212,052	$673,655	$310,930,992	31
Jul 15, 2007	19	47,788	+63%	16,259,840	$1,096,735	$312,027,727	32
Dec 9, 2007	17	174,472		16,521,536	$3,487,695	$317,396,771	53

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 7, 2010	10	20,477		20,477	$277,459	$277,459	170
Mar 14, 2010	19	11,938	-42%	32,415	$171,073	$448,532	171
May 15, 2011	10	17,518		74,744	$315,154	$1,210,016	232
May 22, 2011	18	8,653	-51%	83,397	$155,670	$1,365,686	233

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September 8th, 2008

TV on DVD is at its peak for the year, just in time for the new season to start. However, because last season was cut short by the writers' strike, and so many studios are not taking that into account in the pricing, there are fewer releases at are contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. But we do have a worthy recipient of the award, Fist of Legend - Buy from Amazon, the latest release from Dragon Dynasty. Also, while the week was slow on top, it was busy overall, so much so that we had to split the week's list into two parts again. Part I can be found here. More...

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December 2nd, 2007

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End of the World on the Home Market

June 8th, 2007

It was a slow, slow week for new releases at not one was able to crack the top ten on the rental chart. This left Apocalypto with the easy win grabbing $4.86 million for the week and $10.88 after two. More...

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May 22nd, 2007

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February 25th, 2007

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January 23rd, 2007

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January 20th, 2007

There were plenty of new releases this week, but all but two missed the top 10. However, those two DVDs finished one-two on the charts. Crank topped The Illusionist $6.09 million to $5.59 million. More...

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January 13th, 2007

A slow week for new releases helped Little Miss Sunshine climb from third to first on the rental charts. Over the week the film earned $5.46 million for a three-week total of $20.95 million. More...

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January 7th, 2007

None of half-a-dozen new releases were able to make a big splash on rental charts, but that doesn't mean there wasn't anything interesting to report. Every film in the top five was within $540,000 on each other with The Devil Wears Prada claiming top spot with $6.87 million. More...

Sunshine Just Misses First Place During Its Home Market Debut

December 30th, 2006

There were nearly a dozen new releases to chart this week, but it was a holdover that took top spot in an extremely close race. The Devil Wears Prada beat out Little Miss Sunshine at $8.88 million to $8.80 million. More...

Pirates Have a Devil of a Time on the Home Market

December 22nd, 2006

The Devil Wears Prada was the best of a new bunch winning out in a very, very close race with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at $10.74 million to $10.67 million. More...

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December 16th, 2006

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December 15th, 2006

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December 5th, 2006

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October 22nd, 2006

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October 15th, 2006

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October 8th, 2006

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September 27th, 2006

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International Top Five - Pirates Propelled to the Top

September 20th, 2006

A record-breaking opening in Italy pushed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest into first place for the tenth time in 11 weeks. The film easily finished first with $9.49 million on 877 screens over the weekend and $12.13 million in total, which was more than six times what its nearest competition earned. That was the majority of the film's $18.39 million weekend haul, a haul that was earned on 4361 screens in 42 markets and that pushed its international total to $613.26 million. This made Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest just the sixth film to cross the $600 million mark internationally and by the end of the weekend put it ahead of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for fifth place on the all-time chart. More...

International Top Five - Cars Captures the Checkered Flag

September 13th, 2006

For the first time in 10 weeks we have a new winner atop the international box office with Cars finally overtaking Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest to win the prize. The Pixar powerhouse spent its first weekend on top of the international charts with $8.00 million on 3,704 screens in 31 markets for a total of $184.24 million. Its biggest market was Germany where it topped the charts with $3.05 million on 814 screens; this was more than three times what its nearest competitor earned, but less than a quarter of what Finding Nemo opened with back in 2003. The film only has two other openings of note, Greece and Turkey, and they both happen this weekend. More...

International Top Five - Pirates Close in on $1 Billion

September 6th, 2006

Last weekend I assumed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's time on top of the international charts was over. It had no new openings, the competition was getting tighter and it just seemed like its time was done. However, when the numbers came in the film easily won the weekend race as it was the only film able to top $10 million over the weekend. The Pirate pic pulled in $11.99 million on 5378 screens in 43 markets for an international total of $581.55 million while its worldwide was $994.43 million as of Sunday. The film should become only the third film to reach $1 billion worldwide and could do so as early as Thursday. After that there are a few milestones the film will be aiming for like $600 million internationally, which it should have no trouble doing especially with the film opening in Italy on the 15th. More...

International Top Five - Eight is Enough for Pirates

August 30th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest earned yet another record this weekend by topping the international charts for the eighth straight weekend surpassing the old record of seven set by Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. This weekend the swashbuckler took in $18.61 million on 6579 screens in 49 markets lifting its international total to $556.07 million and its worldwide haul to $963.61 million. Looking at the all-time charts, the film is now eighth place and should top Jurassic Park by this time next week while worldwide it is in fourth place all-time and should have no trouble tracking down Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone during the weekend. This weekend the film managed to set a record in Greece opening with $2.6 million while it took in $100,000 in Lebanon for the highest opening of the year in that market. Next week the film will likely fall out of top spot but should continue to perform well as it wraps up its International run in Italy on the 15th of September. More...

Invincible Tops Tepid Weekend

August 29th, 2006

As summer slowly winds down, there was the predictable decline from last weekend's box office. In total, ticket sales managed $102 million, down 7.9%, but more importantly up 4.6% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2006 is still ahead of 2005, but the lead has shrunk to 5% and we will need a strong fall season to maintain overall ticket sales growth. More...

International Top Five - Lucky Number Seven for Pirates

August 23rd, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is starting to shed screens and that was part of the reason it fell 43% this weekend, however, it still earned more than the next two films combined while crossing the $500 million milestone. Over the weekend it added $24.82 million on 7014 screens in 51 markets to its international total of $521.46 million while its worldwide total hit $922.72 million. This is the seventh week in a row that the film has topped the international charts tying the previous record set by Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl back in 2003. On the all-time international charts, the film is now in 12th place all-time, just a few million behind Finding Nemo and is now fifth place Worldwide. Where does it go from here? It has yet to open in Italy and by the time it does it could reach $1 billion in total ticket sales, but odds are Return of the King's second place is safe. More...

Snakes Can't Compete with Hype

August 22nd, 2006

The weekend box office was surprisingly subdued given the amount of hype the number one film was generating. Overall the box office made $110 million, which was down 14.9% from last week and 3.5% from last year. The week-to-week decline is to be expected at this time of year, but the year-to-year drop-off is more troubling. Even so, 2006 is still maintaining a 6% lead over last year's pace and that's well above ticket price inflation. More...

DVD Releases for August 15, 2006

August 14th, 2006

It is another insanely busy week with 1,250 DVDs coming out, at least according to Amazon. However, like last week, the majority of those are episodes of Charlie Rose. (I really wish the studio released them as full season sets and not flood the market with individual titles that most people will skip over without a second thought.) Three releases immediately jump out as the best of the best, Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier, Masters of Horror - Dario Argento - Jenifer, and The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season - Collectable Maggie Head Edition. I could have spent hours trying to determine which of those was the best, but instead I will just award all three the title of DVD Pick of the Week. More...

International Top Five - Pirates Undisputed Champions of International Waters

August 9th, 2006

For the fifth week in a row, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest dominated the international box office earning nearly five times what its nearest competition took in. Over the weekend it brought in $57.32 million on 8208 screens in 50 markets for a total of $392.22 million internationally and $771.92 million worldwide, (at the end of the weekend). A large chunk of this weekend's haul come from new openings, including a phenomenal $17.8 million on 700 screens in France. Other debuts include Hong Kong, ($1.6 million on 35 screens), and South Africa, ($670,000). The film is already the highest grossing movie of the year worldwide, and with strong holds and openings in Spain and Italy still to go, it could top The Da Vinci Code's international total as well, a total that currently sits at $530.38 million. More...

Ricky Bobby Laps Competition

August 7th, 2006

It's August, but the weekend box office didn't miss a beat. In fact the overall box office climbed 6.3% to $140 million. That was up 21.6% from the same weekend last year, lifting 2006's lead over 2005 to 6%. More...

Benchwarmers Hit Home Run... make that a Ground Rule Double

August 5th, 2006

There were only two new release to reach the top five this week but they finished 1-2 with The Benchwarmers leading the way with $9.98 million in DVD rentals. More...

Restless Nights for Will Ferrell

August 3rd, 2006

It's the first weekend in August and studios are hoping the dog days of summer can be pushed back at least one more week. This shouldn't be a problem as the odds-on favorite to win the weekend race is tracking better and better by the day, while we also have one of the best reviewed wide releases of the year hitting theatres tomorrow. More...

International Top Five - Pirates Pound Competition into Submission

August 2nd, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest may have lost its box office crown domestically, but it is still rules the international markets. This week it earned $55.34 million while playing on 7,610 screens in 44 markets, lifting its totals to $301.90 million internationally and $660.39 million worldwide. After the weekend it was sitting in 40th place on the international charts and 26th worldwide. The film opened in first place in Germany with an outstanding $17.34 million on 1,330 screens while Curse of the Black Pearl re-entered the charts in fifth place with just over $500,000. The film also had million dollar openings in Austria at $2.8 million on 105 screens, Belgium at $2.06 million on 127, and Switzerland at $1.57 million on 101. Meanwhile, the film was down a jaw-dropping 64% in its second weekend in Japan, earning a still impressive $6.11 million on 764 screens for a total of $32.44 million after just two weeks. The reason for this steep, nearly vertical drop-off is simple, the Japanese hate cliffhanger endings in movies. They like movies that are individual units and if they feel the film is just a two-hour setup to the next installment, it will suffer at the box office. More...

Miami Finishes North of Caribbean

July 31st, 2006

First of all, I don't think there's enough geography humor in entertainment reporting, so I'm glad to help correct that with my headline. As for the box office, there were a few surprises this week, split evenly between the good and the bad. This did help push the overall box office down to $131 million over the weekend and that's down 13.2% from last weekend. But more importantly that was still 6.1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2006 has extended its lead to 5%, well above ticket price inflation meaning for the first time since 2002 we could see growth in that area. More...

Will Pirates Finally Succumb to Vice?

July 27th, 2006

We should have a new film atop the box office charts this week with Miami Vice the odds-on favorite to finish first. However, there are some questions regarding how well it, and the other two wide releases, will do. More...

International Top Five - Pirates Reach Major Milestone

July 26th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest added another 10 markets to its international run as it again top the charts with $60.10 million on 6079 screens for a total of $214.10 million internationally. The film became the fifth film of the year to earn $200 million internationally and the third to cross $500 million worldwide. Among the host of number one openings this week were Japan at $16.65 million on 761 screens and Mexico with $5.67 million on 791 screens. Other impressive debuts include Brazil, ($3.1 million), Argentina ($1.3 million), Poland ($1.17 million), and Chile ($1.1 million). Its biggest market overall continues to be the U.K. where it added $7.19 million on 520 screens to its running tally of $58.48 million while it has topped $20 million on both Australia, ($21.68), and Russia, ($20.51). The film opens in Germany, France, and Spain in consecutive weekends before closing its international run with its Italian debut in September. More...

Pirates Fight Off Surprisingly Weak Competition

July 24th, 2006

Every single new release missed expectations, some by huge margins, and this pushed the overall box office down 5.6% to $150 million. That figure was still 7.2% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2006 has earned a total of $5.27 billion and that is up 5% from 2005's but 2% below 2004's record setting run. More...

Pirates Face Stormy Waters

July 20th, 2006

For the first time in a few weeks there's a real race for top spot on the box office charts, with a tight contest between Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Lady in the Water. More...

International Top Five - Pirates' Extend International Reach

July 19th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest opened in another 17 markets over the weekend taking first place in all of them while adding $58 million on 3,336 screens. This gave it a two-week international total of $125 million and helped it become the seventh film this year to top $100 million internationally. The film's best opening of the week was in Russia where it captured 85% of the market while scoring a record-breaking $9.24 million on 552 screens over the weekend and $10.87 million in total. It also broke records in a trio of smaller markets: Singapore with $1.8 million on 65 screens, Malaysia with $1.1 million on 70 and in the Ukraine with $1 million on 125. Other multi-million dollar openings were Sweden, ($3.49 million on 127), Denmark, ($2.58 million on 85), and Netherlands, ($2.22 million on 132). Holdovers remained strong led by the U.K. at $11.14 million on 514 screens for a total of $49.23 million, but that was down 47% from its opening. On the other hand, the film was down just 32% in South Korea to $3.84 million on 396 screens over the weekend and $13.55 million in total and 37% in Australia to $5.31 million on 490 screens for a two-week total of $17.32 million. More...

Times are a-Changing on Per Theatre Charts

July 18th, 2006

Changing Times led the way on the per theatre charts this weekend. The French film scored $31,702 in its lone theatre. Second place went to Heading South, which saw its per theatre average decline by just 22% to $16,798. Both Gabrielle and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest were very close behind with $15,338 and $15,085 respectively while no other film made it into the $10,000 club. More...

Men, Dupree are Not So Little while Pirates Procure more Plunder

July 17th, 2006

The news was mostly good over the weekend with practically every film in the top five beating expectations, and the only one that didn't, Pirates of the Caribbean, missing by a rounding error. However, the overall box office was still down a huge 27% from last weekend to $159 million. More significantly, it was down 4% from the same weekend last year breaking 2006's eight-week winning streak. Even so, strong midweek numbers allowed 2006 to stretch its lead over 2005 to a very healthy 6%. More...

Pirates, Little Men, and Dupree

July 13th, 2006

There are a lot of questions about this weekend's box office; which film will finish in first place is not one of them. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will repeat as overall box office champion, but there is a question of how far it will fall during its second weekend of release. Also, the two new wide releases are tracking with nearly identical numbers and that should set up a real race for second place. More...

International Top Five - Pirates Rule International Waters

July 12th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest started its international run with day-and-date releases in seven markets and on 1552 screens earning an astounding $46.64 million. Over half of that total came from the U.K. where it debuted in first place with $21.21 million on 514 screens over the weekend and $25.41 million in total. That was the film's only 8-figure opening, but it also did well in Australia with $8.33 million on 489 screens and New Zealand with $1.17 million on 95 screens. The film set a record for top opening for a Hollywood film in South Korea with $8.4 million on 450 screens while topping the market in Taiwan with $1.9 million on 18, Thailand with $1.4 million on 110, and an estimated $100,000 in Uruguay. In most markets the film earned double what its predecessor made. However, if one were to look for a downside, you'd quickly notice that the film didn't break nearly as many records internationally as it did domestically. It was a top ten all-time opening in many markets, but not the colossal it was here. More...

Pirates Plunder Per Theater Chart

July 11th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continued its record-breaking ways on the per theater charts, earning an average of $32,817, which is the highest average ever for Saturation Level release (defined as 3,000 or more theatres). Second place went to A Scanner Darkly; the intellectually challenging Science Fiction film started its run with nearly $400,000 in just 17 theatres for an average of $23,040. This is more than enough to ensure expansion, but probably not enough to earn much mainstream success. The same can be said for the third place film, Heading South, and indeed last week's winner, Strangers With Candy. The latter film saw significant expansion this week, going from just 2 theaters to 21, and its per theater average held up remarkably at $10,660. More...

Avast Ye Maties, Pirates Invade Record Book. Arrrr!

July 10th, 2006

We finally had a blockbuster live up to, and exceed its expectations. And with the record-destroying run of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest the total box office exploded to nearly $220 million, which was up 42% from last year and more than 46% from the same weekend last year. This total is the largest ever for a weekend breaking the previous record of $188 million, which was earned in June of 2004 when Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opened. And overall, 2006's lead over 2005 grew from 3% to 5%, easily more than ticket price inflation. More...

Pirates Power to $54.5 million Opening Day

July 8th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean has sailed to a spectacular opening day of $54.5 million, according to The Numbers' estimate. If that number holds up (never a certainty with early estimates), then Pirates will have comfortably set a new record for a single day at the box office, beating the $50,013,859 earned by Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith when it opened in May last year. Even assuming a big drop-off in box office over the weekend, Pirates looks certain to break the all-time weekend record. That figure currently stands at $114,844,116, earned by Spider-Man back in 2002.

To give an idea of how massive Dead Man's Chest opening day was: if it continues at this pace, it would earn over $150 million over the weekend (based on a comparison with Spider-man). That seems very unlikely, but we're truly in uncharted territory here, m'laddies, arrrrr.

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Spectacular Launch

July 8th, 2006

Failure to Launch wasn't the only new DVD release to chart this week, but it was far and away the best. The film took first place with $10.42 million, which was nearly double its nearest competition. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 1st - July 7

July 7th, 2006

After the busiest week in more than a month, we have the slowest. While there are several good sites on this week's list, they are either a bit below the award-worthy level, or they are all award winners. So the Weekly Website Award is taking a vacation this week. More...

Can Pirates Gather Record Plunder?

July 6th, 2006

The latest "Sure Thing" openings tomorrow. But this Summer seven previous "Sure Things" have already come out and only one or two have actually lived up to expectations. Both The Da Vinci Code and X-Men: The Last Stand managed to do so, more or less, but with The Da Vinci Code my expectations were somewhat lower than the industry average and its final box office is still looked at as a disappointment by many. Will Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest break this trend, or will it be the latest victim in a summer of over-hyped misses? More...

Contest - Pirate Treasure

July 3rd, 2006

With what could be the biggest hit of the year opening in just a few days, how many times are we going to say that before we actually have the biggest hit of the year? Anyhoo, with Pirate of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest opening in just a few days, it is the latest film to be featured in our box office prediction contest. The rules are simple, the person who comes closest to predicting the opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the original movie on a Special Edition - 3-Disc Gift Set. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2006 Preview: July

July 1st, 2006

Neither of June's potential monster hits lived up to expectations, and that's a trend that everyone hopes doesn't continue into July. There is only one real monster hit in the making this month, and it opens right away. But while the rest of the month is decidedly weaker, there are still several other movies that should earn more than $100 million. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24th - June 30th

June 30th, 2006

It seems a lot of people are starting their holidays early, but not this column as it's the busiest it's been in more than a month. Including in this list are a few newly released teaser trailers and a handful of flash sites, most of which are worth checking out. But the best of the best is the Running With Scissors - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17th - June 23rd

June 23rd, 2006

Just an average week with You, Me and Dupree - Official Site taking the prize for the best of the week. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2

June 2nd, 2006

There were a few major updates for a few major movie sites this week, and it was one such site that walked away with the Weekly Website Award - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5

May 5th, 2006

It was not a great week when it comes to new websites with most of the really interesting updates coming in the form of new trailers. However, it was one of those sites, Casino Royale - Official Site, that was awarded the Weekly Website Award. I just hope when the site goes live in two weeks by Fanboy enthusiasm is rewarded. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9

February 9th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It was the busiest week in more than a month, but there weren't many big launches or massive updates, so it is the slow-growing V For Vendetta - Official Site that earns the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15

December 15th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. We've hit another slow patch for movie websites, which is not unexpected since the most of the new site on this list are for films that open months from now so there's hardly any content, or open during the dead zone that is January. I would say the best of the rest would be King Kong - Official Site, but it is not strong enough to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

DVD Releases for April 20, 2004

April 19th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a special edition that caught my eye this week, A League of Their Own - (Buy from Amazon) and it is my DVD pick of the week. More...

Special Feature: The Evolving Face of the All Time Box Office Stars List

January 3rd, 2004

The New Year makes for an interesting time to look at how last year's blockbusters have affected our All Time Top Box Office Stars list. As usual, there are some familiar names doing well, and some surprise new entries. More...