Evan Almighty (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,289,690Details
International Box Office $73,841,639Details
Worldwide Box Office $174,131,329
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $39,301,464 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $39,301,464
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,192,615 (31.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$175,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,604 opening theaters/3,636 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $157,139,941

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 2007 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: October 9th, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for milde rude humor and some peril
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Bruce Almighty
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Keywords: Religious, End of the World, Development Hell, Satirical Comedy, Satire, Heaven and Hell, Gods and Goddesses, Political, Politicians
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Relativity Media, Spyglass Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 166 $8,719,135 Jul 6, 2007 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 219 $13,927,803 Jul 6, 2007 17
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 80 $31,192,615 Jun 22, 2007 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 93 $31,192,615 Jun 22, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 2007 1 $31,192,615   3,604 $8,655   $31,192,615 1
Jun 29, 2007 3 $15,143,945 -51% 3,636 $4,165   $60,679,545 2
Jul 6, 2007 5 $8,719,135 -42% 3,460 $2,520   $78,706,785 3
Jul 13, 2007 7 $4,895,055 -44% 2,697 $1,815   $87,790,505 4
Jul 20, 2007 9 $2,552,890 -48% 1,779 $1,435   $93,567,015 5
Jul 27, 2007 16 $1,146,335 -55% 1,010 $1,135   $96,333,065 6
Aug 3, 2007 23 $374,105 -67% 376 $995   $97,378,830 7
Aug 10, 2007 22 $303,655 -19% 318 $955   $97,898,890 8
Aug 17, 2007 22 $334,535 +10% 413 $810   $98,416,370 9
Aug 24, 2007 26 $330,280 -1% 359 $920   $98,946,795 10
Aug 31, 2007 30 $296,700 -10% 345 $860   $99,360,005 11
Sep 7, 2007 30 $200,445 -32% 262 $765   $99,698,530 12
Sep 14, 2007 31 $294,525 +47% 385 $765   $100,038,805 13
Sep 21, 2007 43 $114,605 -61% 191 $600   $100,191,720 14
Sep 28, 2007 47 $71,320 -38% 147 $485   $100,289,690 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 22, 2007 1 $11,406,660     3,602 $3,167   $11,406,660 1
Jun 23, 2007 1 $11,424,675 n/c   3,602 $3,172   $22,831,335 2
Jun 24, 2007 1 $8,361,280 -27%   3,602 $2,321   $31,192,615 3
Jun 25, 2007 1 $3,928,360 -53%   3,602 $1,091   $35,120,975 4
Jun 26, 2007 1 $3,694,125 -6%   3,604 $1,025   $38,815,100 5
Jun 27, 2007 2 $3,370,505 -9%   3,602 $936   $42,185,605 6
Jun 28, 2007 2 $3,349,995 -1%   3,604 $930   $45,535,600 7
Jun 29, 2007 3 $5,072,220 +51% -56% 3,636 $1,395   $50,607,820 8
Jun 30, 2007 3 $5,744,885 +13% -50% 3,636 $1,580   $56,352,705 9
Jul 1, 2007 3 $4,326,840 -25% -48% 3,636 $1,190   $60,679,545 10
Jul 2, 2007 4 $2,181,545 -50% -44% 3,636 $600   $62,861,090 11
Jul 3, 2007 5 $2,200,000 +1% -40% 3,636 $605   $65,060,000 12
Jul 4, 2007 5 $2,836,080 +29% -16% 3,636 $780   $67,915,130 13
Jul 5, 2007 5 $2,072,520 -27% -38% 3,636 $570   $69,987,650 14
Jul 6, 2007 5 $2,906,335 +40% -43% 3,636 $799   $72,893,985 15
Jul 7, 2007 5 $3,321,600 +14% -42% 3,636 $914   $76,215,585 16
Jul 8, 2007 5 $2,491,200 -25% -42% 3,636 $685   $78,706,785 17
Jul 9, 2007 5 $1,193,885 -52% -45% 3,460 $345   $79,900,670 18
Jul 10, 2007 5 $1,211,395 +1% -45% 3,460 $350   $81,112,065 19
Jul 11, 2007 6 $972,720 -20% -66% 3,460 $281   $82,084,785 20
Jul 12, 2007 6 $810,665 -17% -61% 3,460 $234   $82,895,450 21
Jul 13, 2007 7 $1,510,320 +86% -48% 2,696 $560   $84,405,770 22
Jul 14, 2007 6 $1,968,810 +30% -41% 2,696 $730   $86,374,580 23
Jul 15, 2007 6 $1,415,925 -28% -43% 2,696 $525   $87,790,505 24
Jul 16, 2007 7 $674,250 -52% -44% 2,697 $250   $88,464,755 25
Jul 17, 2007 6 $795,615 +18% -34% 2,697 $295   $89,260,370 26
Jul 18, 2007 6 $904,555 +14% -7% 2,697 $335   $90,164,925 27
Jul 19, 2007 6 $849,200 -6% +5% 2,697 $315   $91,014,125 28
Jul 20, 2007 9 $836,130 -2% -45% 1,779 $470   $91,850,255 29
Jul 21, 2007 9 $1,005,135 +20% -49% 1,779 $565   $92,855,390 30
Jul 22, 2007 9 $711,625 -29% -50% 1,779 $400   $93,567,015 31
Jul 23, 2007 8 $401,005 -44% -41% 1,779 $225   $93,968,020 32
Jul 24, 2007 8 $417,410 +4% -48% 1,779 $235   $94,385,430 33
Jul 25, 2007 8 $400,275 -4% -56% 1,779 $225   $94,785,705 34
Jul 26, 2007 8 $401,025 n/c -53% 1,779 $225   $95,186,730 35
Aug 2, 2007 12 $176,775   -56% 1,010 $175   $97,004,725 42
Sep 3, 2007 28 $94,850     345 $275   $99,454,855 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 2007 1 $45,535,600   3,604 $12,635   $45,535,600 1
Jun 29, 2007 4 $24,452,050 -46% 3,636 $6,725   $69,987,650 2
Jul 6, 2007 6 $12,907,800 -47% 3,460 $3,731   $82,895,450 3
Jul 13, 2007 6 $8,118,675 -37% 2,697 $3,010   $91,014,125 4
Jul 20, 2007 8 $4,172,605 -49% 1,779 $2,345   $95,186,730 5
Jul 27, 2007 15 $1,817,995 -56% 1,010 $1,800   $97,004,725 6
Aug 3, 2007 26 $590,510 -68% 376 $1,571   $97,595,235 7
Aug 10, 2007 21 $486,600 -18% 318 $1,530   $98,081,835 8
Aug 17, 2007 22 $534,680 +10% 413 $1,295   $98,616,515 9
Aug 24, 2007 27 $446,790 -16% 359 $1,245   $99,063,305 10
Aug 31, 2007 30 $434,780 -3% 345 $1,260   $99,498,085 11
Sep 7, 2007 32 $246,195 -43% 262 $940   $99,744,280 12
Sep 14, 2007 31 $332,835 +35% 385 $865   $100,077,115 13
Sep 21, 2007 45 $141,255 -58% 191 $740   $100,218,370 14
Sep 28, 2007 50 $71,320 -50% 149 $479   $100,289,690 15

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
Oct 14, 20071863,473 863,473$14,670,406$14,670,4061
Oct 21, 20074320,520-63% 1,183,993$5,445,635$20,116,0412
Oct 28, 20077186,143-42% 1,370,136$3,162,570$23,278,6113
Nov 4, 200711101,519-45% 1,471,655$1,724,808$25,003,4194
Nov 11, 20071497,900-4% 1,569,555$1,509,638$26,513,0575
Nov 18, 20071969,168-29% 1,638,723$1,163,620$27,676,6776
Aug 14, 20112818,600 2,286,575$168,455$38,280,417201

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Steve Carell    Evan Baxter

Supporting Cast

Morgan Freeman    God
Lauren Graham    Joan Baxter
John Goodman    Congressman Long
John Michael Higgins    Marty
Jimmy Bennett    Ryan Baxter
Wanda Sykes    Rita
Jonah Hill    Eugene
Molly Shannon    Eve Adams
Graham Phillips    Jordan Baxter
Johnny Simmons    Dylan Baxter
Ed Helms    Ark Reporter, Ed Carson
Rachel Harris    Ark Reporter
Brian Howe    Builder
Harve Presnell    Congressman Burrows
Madison Mason    Congressman Dodd
Bruce Gray    Congressman Hughes
Paul Collins    Congressman Stamp
Jim Doughan    Neighbor
Meagen Fay    Neighbor
Dean Norris    Officer Collins
P.J. Byrne    Evan's Staffer
Ralph Harris    Evan's Staffer
Arden Myrin    Evan's Staffer
Ralph P. Martin    Delivery Guy
Maile Flanagan    Mail Person
Angela Martinez    CNN Reporter
David Barrera    Ark Reporter
Jeremiah Birkett    Ark Reporter
Jesse Bunch    Ark Reporter
Casey Strand    Ark Reporter
Wayne Wilderson    Ark Reporter
Derick Alexander    Capitol Policeman
Scott Rollins    Capitol Policeman
Lisa Arch    Staffer
Judith Benezra    Staffer
Krista Carpenter    Staffer
Gerald Downey    Staffer
Simon Helberg    Staffer
Dylan Jones    Staffer
Jay Lay    Staffer
Suzy Nakamura    Staffer
Matt Price    Staffer
Irene Roseen    Staffer
Larry Sullivan    Staffer
Audrey Wasilewski    Staffer
Jon Wellner    Staffer
Channing Chase    Neighbor
Shelley Dowdy    Neighbor
Pete Gardner    Neighbor
Gregg Goulet    Neighbor
Jan Hoag    Neighbor
Harry S. Murphy    Neighbor
Ruth Williamson    Neighbor
Don Dowe    Newsroom Camera Operator
Shashawnee Hall    Newsroom Camera Operator
Lucia Forte    Court Stenographer
Deborah Carson    Congressional Reporter
Lamont Thompson    Officer M. Gilbert
Larry Dorf    Officer B. McKenzie
Tom Beyer    Newsroom Stage Manager
Topper Shutt    Local Weatherman
Juan M. Fernandez    Network Reporter
Bridget Ann White    Network Reporter
Roxana Ortega    Reporter in Evan's Office
Brendan Patrick Connor    Fish 'n' Chips Patron
Charlie Hartsock    Fish 'n' Chips Patron
William Dennis Hunt    Committee Member
Franklin Dennis Jones    Committee Member
Lillian Lehman    Committee Member
Catherine McGoohan    Committee Member
Phil Reeves    Committee Member
Edmund L. Shaff    Committee Member
Tucker Smallwood    Committee Member
David St. James    Committee Member
Donzella Berry    Congressperson
Brian Carpenter    Congressperson
Thomas Crawford    Congressperson
Gregg Daniel    Congressperson
Bill DeBrason    Congressperson
Terry Menefee Gau    Congressperson
Mario Griego    Congressperson
Bonnie Johnson    Congressperson
Ted Johnson    Congressperson
Michael Stanton Kennedy    Congressperson
Frances Mitchell    Congressperson
James Newman    Congressperson
Patrick Pankhurst    Congressperson
Alan Sader    Congressperson
James Shanklin    Congressperson
Robert Shepherd    Congressperson
Rick Warner    Congressperson
Rachel Winfree    Congressperson

Cameos

Jon Stewart    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Shadyac    Director
Steve Oedekerk    Screenwriter
Steve Oedekerk    Story Creator
Joel Cohen    Story Creator
Alec Sokolow    Story Creator
Steve Koren    Character Creator
Mark O Keefe    Character Creator
Gary Barber    Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Producer
Neal H. Moritz    Producer
Tom Shadyac    Producer
Michael Bostick    Producer
Tom Hanks    Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman    Executive Producer
Dave Phillips    Executive Producer
Matt Luber    Executive Producer
Ilona Herzberg    Executive Producer
Linda Descenna    Production Designer
Scott Hill    Editor
John Debney    Composer
Ian Baker    Director of Photography
Jonathan M. Watson    Co-Producer
Amanda Morgan Palmer    Co-Producer
Ori Marmur    Co-Producer
Janet Wattles    Associate Producer
Jason Wilson    Associate Producer
Jonathan M. Watson    Assistant Director
David Bernstein    Assistant Director
Mickey Gilbert    Second Unit Director
Margaret Hilliard    Unit Production Manager
Alecia LaRue    Production Supervisor
Jim Nedza    Art Director
Ric McElvin    Set Decorator
Donald McCuaig    Second Unit Camera
Tony Cutrono    Additional Photography
Judy Ruskin Howell*    Costume Designer
Valerie Zielonka    Costume Supervisor
Donna Marcione Pollack    Costume Supervisor
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound Mixer
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hilkene    Supervising Sound Editor
David Grimaldi    Sound Effects Editor
Bernard Weiser    Sound Effects Editor
Odin Benitez    Sound Designer
Victoria Sampson    Dialogue Editor
Julie Feiner    Dialogue Editor
Jeff Carson    Music Editor
Nena Smarz-O'Carroll    Make up
Brigette Myre Ellis    Make up
Adruitha Lee    Hairstylist
Tony Ward    Hairstylist
Hitomi Golba    Hairstylist
Kathy Nelson    Music Supervisor
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director
Jennifer Smith    Casting Director
Pat Romano    Stunt Coordinator
Martin Klebba    Stunts

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

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October 29th, 2007

There were six new releases on this week's sales chart, including the number one film of the week, The Transformers. That DVD sold 5.09 million units for opening week sales of $117.01 million, which was the best opening on the home market this year in terms of raw dollars. However, 300 sold more units, barely, at 5.10 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Transformers almost Teppid on the Rental Chart

October 29th, 2007

The Transformers led a list of six new releases and the overall rental chart this week, but at $9.97 million in rentals, it was a subdued victory compared to its dominance of the sales chart. More...

DVD Sales - Evan Finally Proves Mighty

October 21st, 2007

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DVD Rentals - Another Surfer Scores First Place

October 21st, 2007

New releases took three of the top five places including Surf's Up, which earned first place with $8.13 million. This is unusual since kids movies tend to place higher on the sales chart than the rental chart, but that was not the case here. More...

International Details - Heartbreak for the Kid

October 14th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid missed the top five by less than $20,000 over the weekend earning $5.74 million on 819 screens in 4 markets during its opening weekend on the international charts. This includes openings in to major markets including the U.K. where it opened in first place with $2.52 million on 409 screens, but this was still a disappointing debut, much like it was domestically. Conversely, the film opened in second place in Russia with $2.31 million on 360 screens, but this is a much better performance compared to the overall box office size of the marketplace. More...

DVD Releases for October 9, 2007

October 9th, 2007

The holiday-delayed list is here, but there are not many releases I can get truly excited about. There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list that deserve to be seen, but only one rises to the level of a DVD Pick of the Week and that is Black Sheep - Unrated - Buy from Amazon. Fair warning, this movie is not for everyone, but it manages to mix the gore and giggles nearly perfectly and fans of such movies will certainly want to add it to their DVD collections. More...

International Details - Winning by a Hair

October 7th, 2007

Hairspray managed to climb into sixth place by the narrowest of margins earning $4.59 million on 2073 screens in 37 markets for a running tally of $54.35 million. This includes a third place, $1.36 million opening on 302 screens in Italy, which is close to its opening domestically, when you take into account the relative size of the two markets. On the other hand, many muscials prove to be difficult to market internationally and it was never likely that this film would match its domestic run. However, it has already made enough to be considered a financial success. More...

International Details - Ratatouille Serves Up an International Dish

September 30th, 2007

Ratatouille opening in first place in South Africa this weekend earning $298,000 on 40 screens, which is very close to what The Simpsons Movie made in its opening there a few weeks ago. Its best market of the weekend remains France where it was down a mere 4% to $1.67 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.63 million. At this pace, the film will reach $60 million by this time next week while topping Finding Nemo's total of nearly $65 million is increasingly in reach. Overall Ratatouille added $4.66 million on 2535 screens in 27 markets for a total of $216.42 million, which is more than Cars managed, and this film still has openings in Germany, U.K., Italy, and Scandinavia. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

Rush Hour 3 missed spending its fifth week in fifth place by less than $4000 at $5.69 million on 2443 screens in 31 markets for a total of $69.71 million. This weekend the film opened in first place in Russia with $2.28 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Denmark with $485,000 on 41 screens over the weekend and $517,000 in total. More...

Brave or Foolish?

September 17th, 2007

The weekend was, for the most part, very predictable with The Brave One opening a little softer that expected while D-War opened a little stronger. However, overall there are not many surprises worth talking about. This includes the overall box office, which brought in $79 million over the weekend. This was 1% lower than last weekend, but 1% above the same weekend last year. However, at this pace the box office's winning streak over last year will end next weekend. More...

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September 16th, 2007

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International Details - Harry Potter has 900 Million Reasons to Celebrate

September 9th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix may have fallen out of the top five, but it was able to cross $900 million worldwide since last week making it only the tenth film to do so. Over the weekend the film added $7.08 million on 4486 screens in 53 markets for a total of $626.30 million internationally, which places the film sixth place on that chart just $16 million behind Dead Man's Chest. There's not much to report for individual markets with the film down 43% during its second weekend in Greece adding $612,000 on 129 screens for a total of $2.91 million. Its best market remains Japan at $1.67 million on 605 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.18 million after seven weeks. Meanwhile, the film continues to march towards $100 million in the U.K. and after earning $796,000 on 306 screens over the weekend it now sits at $97.89 million in total. More...

International Details - Knocked Up Leaps Up

September 2nd, 2007

Knocked Up went from barely making the top 30 to nearly hitting the top five after adding $6.89 million on 1628 screens in 19 markets. The film now has a total of $25.54 million internationally while its worldwide total hit $173.34 million. To put this into perspective, The 40-Year Old Virgin earned $177.34 million and Knocked Up has yet to open in France, Spain, Italy, and many other significant markets. This week it did open in two major markets, the U.K. and Germany. In the former it had to settle for second place with $3.08 million on 423 screens while in the later it topped the charts with $2.11 million on 597 screens. In both markets this represents a small drop-off from The 40-Year Old Virgin, but the movie has already covered its total cost, so there's little reason to complain. More...

International Details - Summer Transforms into Fall

August 26th, 2007

The Transformers fell out of the top five but still cracked 8 digits with $11.10 million on 54.92 screens in 52 markets for a total of $354.33 million. The film is mostly coasting on holdovers at the moment, but it did top the Polish market with $664,000 on 106 screens while its best market was Japan where it added $2.49 million on 592 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.98 million. More...

International Details - Dragons Dominate South Korean Marketplace

August 19th, 2007

D-War slipped to sixth place overall, but remained in first place in South Korea with $10.19 million on 623 screens over the weekend and $37.81 million in total. More...

International Details - Die Hard still has Life Left

August 12th, 2007

Live Free or Die Hard was knocked out of the top five but still earned $7.15 million on 317 screens in 29 markets for a total of $192.83 million. The film opened in first place in four markets, with the biggest being Brazil at $1.60 million on 352 screens over the weekend and $2.07 million in total. At this pace the film would hit $200 million this weekend, even if it didn't open in Australia, while it will top Die Hard with a Vengeance's worldwide total shortly. More...

International Details for May 18

August 5th, 2007

No, this is not a repeat, May 18 is the name of a South Korean film that opened last weekend with $7.40 million on 534 screens over the weekend and $9.66 million in total. This was enough for first place finish in its native market and a sixth place finish internationally. More...

Transformers's Changing Fortunes

July 10th, 2007

Records fell this past week(end) as The Transformers topped almost all expectations and broke a couple of records. However, while the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 12% higher than last weekend, it was 20% lower than the same weekend last year. There are some mitigating circumstances to deal with. For instance, the midweek releases did pull some business from the weekend. And secondly, last year at this time was the then record-breaking opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. More...

Expectations Change Little

July 6th, 2007

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Seven Day Weekend

July 3rd, 2007

The weekend lasts seven days this time around, starting on Monday evening at 8 p.m. with the debut of The Transformers in roughly 3,000 theaters. And with July Fourth on Wednesday, there are films opening up practically every day this week. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

There was some good news over the weekend; the mini-slump ended as the overall box office pulled in $156 million, 1% over the same weekend last year. That's not a big increase, in fact, it is below ticket price inflation, but that's still something to celebrate and focusing on the good news is good for business. More...

International Details - Black Mark at the Box Office

July 1st, 2007

There was a troubling lack of final results this week and this results in a few studio estimates with some of the numbers. However, it appears that Black House was able to place fourth on the international charts after winning the box office race in South Korea The film was able to top its native market with $2.71 million on 325 screens over the weekend and $3.35 million in total. More...

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June 28th, 2007

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Evan Makes Executives Uptighty

June 25th, 2007

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Weekend Estimates - Evan Not So Almighty

June 24th, 2007

Evan Almighty made a mediocre debut over the weekend according to studio estimates, earning $32.1 million. That's about half the opening weekend of Bruce Almighty, and about on par with the debuts of Norbit ($34.2 million) and Blades of Glory ($33 million) earlier in the year. With a start like this, Evan can still hope for a $100 million run at the US box office, but it's going to be a long, long time before it recoups its $175 million plus production budget. More...

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June 24th, 2007

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June 21st, 2007

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Contest - Goodbye, Blu-Skies

June 15th, 2007

Evan Almighty is the target film for his week's box office prediction contest. Not only that, but it is also the first time in our series that we will be giving away a High Definition DVD, maybe. Bruce Almighty was recently released on HD-DVD and that is the top prize this week. However, since most people don't have HD-DVD players, we will only give the HD-DVD version if the winner requests it. Otherwise, they will get the DVD version. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for Evan Almighty. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, as well as whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win one copy of Bruce Almighty (HD-DVD or DVD, please specify). In addition, for both winners, we will purchase a tree in their name in the Almighty Forest. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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June 9th, 2007

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2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

With the irrational exuberance of May over, June promises to be a solid month with a number of big hits opening. In fact, every week there's at least one film being released that has a legitimate shot at $100 million at the box office and two films that should hit $200 million. If both Ratatouille and Evan Almighty make it there, we will have six $200 million films so far this year, just two back of 2005's record. On the other hand, there are also a number of films on this month's list that may or may not open wide, and for most of these becoming a midlevel hit will be a chore. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26, 2007

May 26th, 2007

Another slow week. If this keeps up I'm going to have to rethink my methodology. Not only were there not as many sites as I would like, there were none that really stood out as award-worthy. The best was Stardust - Official Site, but here I will wait for more of the content to be added before I make a final decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

Either it was a really slow week or my Google-Fu is way off, because there's a short list this week. Not only were there very few new / updated sites, but there was nothing that jumped out as award winners. I was tempted to give the award to The Transformers - Official Site just for the new trailer, but I already geeked-out over that site when the first trailer came out. In the end there just wasn't a site worthy of the award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 22 - April 28, 2007

April 29th, 2007

It's a slow week in terms of the cream-of-the-crop sites. There are a few that look like they could be award-worthy once they have a few more updates, but for the most part this week we have a collection that is rather average. There was one stand-out site, Evan Almighty - Official Site, and it was the only choice for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 7, 2007

April 7th, 2007

It's the Saturday after Good Friday, which explains why this column was delayed one day. But while the Friday was good, this week's sites were mediocre, at least they were compared to high expectations. If this was January, it would be a great list. However, at this point of the year I'm expecting one potential summer blockbuster to have a major website launch each week, and that didn't happen this time. We still had an award-worthy effort with Grindhouse - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30, 2007

March 31st, 2007

Awesome. We are finally getting some major updates to the summer blockbuster movies. The ones people are watching to see if they break records. This includes the first half of the massively interactive website for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Official Site. And while the site isn't done yet, it is still more than enough to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 6 - January 12, 2007

January 13th, 2007

A slow week, but that's not surprising. The movie industry is seasonal with peaks and valleys throughout the year. With movie websites, there tends to be the same peaks and valleys, just a few months earlier. (The same is true for DVDs, just a few months later.) While there are a few sites on this week's list that show promise, there are none that are really award-worthy. More...

  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,192,615 (31.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$175,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,604 opening theaters/3,636 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $157,139,941

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 2007 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: October 9th, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for milde rude humor and some peril
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Bruce Almighty
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Keywords: Religious, End of the World, Development Hell, Satirical Comedy, Satire, Heaven and Hell, Gods and Goddesses, Political, Politicians
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Relativity Media, Spyglass Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 166 $8,719,135 Jul 6, 2007 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 219 $13,927,803 Jul 6, 2007 17
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 80 $31,192,615 Jun 22, 2007 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 93 $31,192,615 Jun 22, 2007 3

Leading Cast

Steve Carell    Evan Baxter

Supporting Cast

Morgan Freeman    God
Lauren Graham    Joan Baxter
John Goodman    Congressman Long
John Michael Higgins    Marty
Jimmy Bennett    Ryan Baxter
Wanda Sykes    Rita
Jonah Hill    Eugene
Molly Shannon    Eve Adams
Graham Phillips    Jordan Baxter
Johnny Simmons    Dylan Baxter
Ed Helms    Ark Reporter, Ed Carson
Rachel Harris    Ark Reporter
Brian Howe    Builder
Harve Presnell    Congressman Burrows
Madison Mason    Congressman Dodd
Bruce Gray    Congressman Hughes
Paul Collins    Congressman Stamp
Jim Doughan    Neighbor
Meagen Fay    Neighbor
Dean Norris    Officer Collins
P.J. Byrne    Evan's Staffer
Ralph Harris    Evan's Staffer
Arden Myrin    Evan's Staffer
Ralph P. Martin    Delivery Guy
Maile Flanagan    Mail Person
Angela Martinez    CNN Reporter
David Barrera    Ark Reporter
Jeremiah Birkett    Ark Reporter
Jesse Bunch    Ark Reporter
Casey Strand    Ark Reporter
Wayne Wilderson    Ark Reporter
Derick Alexander    Capitol Policeman
Scott Rollins    Capitol Policeman
Lisa Arch    Staffer
Judith Benezra    Staffer
Krista Carpenter    Staffer
Gerald Downey    Staffer
Simon Helberg    Staffer
Dylan Jones    Staffer
Jay Lay    Staffer
Suzy Nakamura    Staffer
Matt Price    Staffer
Irene Roseen    Staffer
Larry Sullivan    Staffer
Audrey Wasilewski    Staffer
Jon Wellner    Staffer
Channing Chase    Neighbor
Shelley Dowdy    Neighbor
Pete Gardner    Neighbor
Gregg Goulet    Neighbor
Jan Hoag    Neighbor
Harry S. Murphy    Neighbor
Ruth Williamson    Neighbor
Don Dowe    Newsroom Camera Operator
Shashawnee Hall    Newsroom Camera Operator
Lucia Forte    Court Stenographer
Deborah Carson    Congressional Reporter
Lamont Thompson    Officer M. Gilbert
Larry Dorf    Officer B. McKenzie
Tom Beyer    Newsroom Stage Manager
Topper Shutt    Local Weatherman
Juan M. Fernandez    Network Reporter
Bridget Ann White    Network Reporter
Roxana Ortega    Reporter in Evan's Office
Brendan Patrick Connor    Fish 'n' Chips Patron
Charlie Hartsock    Fish 'n' Chips Patron
William Dennis Hunt    Committee Member
Franklin Dennis Jones    Committee Member
Lillian Lehman    Committee Member
Catherine McGoohan    Committee Member
Phil Reeves    Committee Member
Edmund L. Shaff    Committee Member
Tucker Smallwood    Committee Member
David St. James    Committee Member
Donzella Berry    Congressperson
Brian Carpenter    Congressperson
Thomas Crawford    Congressperson
Gregg Daniel    Congressperson
Bill DeBrason    Congressperson
Terry Menefee Gau    Congressperson
Mario Griego    Congressperson
Bonnie Johnson    Congressperson
Ted Johnson    Congressperson
Michael Stanton Kennedy    Congressperson
Frances Mitchell    Congressperson
James Newman    Congressperson
Patrick Pankhurst    Congressperson
Alan Sader    Congressperson
James Shanklin    Congressperson
Robert Shepherd    Congressperson
Rick Warner    Congressperson
Rachel Winfree    Congressperson

Cameos

Jon Stewart    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Shadyac    Director
Steve Oedekerk    Screenwriter
Steve Oedekerk    Story Creator
Joel Cohen    Story Creator
Alec Sokolow    Story Creator
Steve Koren    Character Creator
Mark O Keefe    Character Creator
Gary Barber    Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Producer
Neal H. Moritz    Producer
Tom Shadyac    Producer
Michael Bostick    Producer
Tom Hanks    Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman    Executive Producer
Dave Phillips    Executive Producer
Matt Luber    Executive Producer
Ilona Herzberg    Executive Producer
Linda Descenna    Production Designer
Scott Hill    Editor
John Debney    Composer
Ian Baker    Director of Photography
Jonathan M. Watson    Co-Producer
Amanda Morgan Palmer    Co-Producer
Ori Marmur    Co-Producer
Janet Wattles    Associate Producer
Jason Wilson    Associate Producer
Jonathan M. Watson    Assistant Director
David Bernstein    Assistant Director
Mickey Gilbert    Second Unit Director
Margaret Hilliard    Unit Production Manager
Alecia LaRue    Production Supervisor
Jim Nedza    Art Director
Ric McElvin    Set Decorator
Donald McCuaig    Second Unit Camera
Tony Cutrono    Additional Photography
Judy Ruskin Howell*    Costume Designer
Valerie Zielonka    Costume Supervisor
Donna Marcione Pollack    Costume Supervisor
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound Mixer
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hilkene    Supervising Sound Editor
David Grimaldi    Sound Effects Editor
Bernard Weiser    Sound Effects Editor
Odin Benitez    Sound Designer
Victoria Sampson    Dialogue Editor
Julie Feiner    Dialogue Editor
Jeff Carson    Music Editor
Nena Smarz-O'Carroll    Make up
Brigette Myre Ellis    Make up
Adruitha Lee    Hairstylist
Tony Ward    Hairstylist
Hitomi Golba    Hairstylist
Kathy Nelson    Music Supervisor
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director
Jennifer Smith    Casting Director
Pat Romano    Stunt Coordinator
Martin Klebba    Stunts

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

DVD Sales - Transformers Change the Home Market

October 29th, 2007

There were six new releases on this week's sales chart, including the number one film of the week, The Transformers. That DVD sold 5.09 million units for opening week sales of $117.01 million, which was the best opening on the home market this year in terms of raw dollars. However, 300 sold more units, barely, at 5.10 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Transformers almost Teppid on the Rental Chart

October 29th, 2007

The Transformers led a list of six new releases and the overall rental chart this week, but at $9.97 million in rentals, it was a subdued victory compared to its dominance of the sales chart. More...

DVD Sales - Evan Finally Proves Mighty

October 21st, 2007

Evan Almighty was a surprise winner on this week's sales chart topping fellow new release Surf's Up in terms of sales 740,000 units to 682,000 units and in terms of dollars $12.58 million to $10.91 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Another Surfer Scores First Place

October 21st, 2007

New releases took three of the top five places including Surf's Up, which earned first place with $8.13 million. This is unusual since kids movies tend to place higher on the sales chart than the rental chart, but that was not the case here. More...

International Details - Heartbreak for the Kid

October 14th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid missed the top five by less than $20,000 over the weekend earning $5.74 million on 819 screens in 4 markets during its opening weekend on the international charts. This includes openings in to major markets including the U.K. where it opened in first place with $2.52 million on 409 screens, but this was still a disappointing debut, much like it was domestically. Conversely, the film opened in second place in Russia with $2.31 million on 360 screens, but this is a much better performance compared to the overall box office size of the marketplace. More...

DVD Releases for October 9, 2007

October 9th, 2007

The holiday-delayed list is here, but there are not many releases I can get truly excited about. There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list that deserve to be seen, but only one rises to the level of a DVD Pick of the Week and that is Black Sheep - Unrated - Buy from Amazon. Fair warning, this movie is not for everyone, but it manages to mix the gore and giggles nearly perfectly and fans of such movies will certainly want to add it to their DVD collections. More...

International Details - Winning by a Hair

October 7th, 2007

Hairspray managed to climb into sixth place by the narrowest of margins earning $4.59 million on 2073 screens in 37 markets for a running tally of $54.35 million. This includes a third place, $1.36 million opening on 302 screens in Italy, which is close to its opening domestically, when you take into account the relative size of the two markets. On the other hand, many muscials prove to be difficult to market internationally and it was never likely that this film would match its domestic run. However, it has already made enough to be considered a financial success. More...

International Details - Ratatouille Serves Up an International Dish

September 30th, 2007

Ratatouille opening in first place in South Africa this weekend earning $298,000 on 40 screens, which is very close to what The Simpsons Movie made in its opening there a few weeks ago. Its best market of the weekend remains France where it was down a mere 4% to $1.67 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.63 million. At this pace, the film will reach $60 million by this time next week while topping Finding Nemo's total of nearly $65 million is increasingly in reach. Overall Ratatouille added $4.66 million on 2535 screens in 27 markets for a total of $216.42 million, which is more than Cars managed, and this film still has openings in Germany, U.K., Italy, and Scandinavia. More...

International Details - Rush Hour Just Misses Going Five by Five

September 23rd, 2007

Rush Hour 3 missed spending its fifth week in fifth place by less than $4000 at $5.69 million on 2443 screens in 31 markets for a total of $69.71 million. This weekend the film opened in first place in Russia with $2.28 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Denmark with $485,000 on 41 screens over the weekend and $517,000 in total. More...

Brave or Foolish?

September 17th, 2007

The weekend was, for the most part, very predictable with The Brave One opening a little softer that expected while D-War opened a little stronger. However, overall there are not many surprises worth talking about. This includes the overall box office, which brought in $79 million over the weekend. This was 1% lower than last weekend, but 1% above the same weekend last year. However, at this pace the box office's winning streak over last year will end next weekend. More...

International Details - Chuck and Larry Hold of Late Charge by Die Hard

September 16th, 2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry soared into sixth place with $4.72 million on 1521 screens in 21 markets for a total of $14.61 million internationally. The film finally hit big in a non-English speaking market earning first place with $1.27 million on 364 screens in Russia, but was soft in its debuts in South Korea and Italy. In Italy it managed $683,000 on 198 screens, but that was a tiny fraction of the first place film, while in South Korea it managed just ninth place with $275,000 on 123 screens over the weekend and $312,000 in total. More...

International Details - Harry Potter has 900 Million Reasons to Celebrate

September 9th, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix may have fallen out of the top five, but it was able to cross $900 million worldwide since last week making it only the tenth film to do so. Over the weekend the film added $7.08 million on 4486 screens in 53 markets for a total of $626.30 million internationally, which places the film sixth place on that chart just $16 million behind Dead Man's Chest. There's not much to report for individual markets with the film down 43% during its second weekend in Greece adding $612,000 on 129 screens for a total of $2.91 million. Its best market remains Japan at $1.67 million on 605 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.18 million after seven weeks. Meanwhile, the film continues to march towards $100 million in the U.K. and after earning $796,000 on 306 screens over the weekend it now sits at $97.89 million in total. More...

International Details - Knocked Up Leaps Up

September 2nd, 2007

Knocked Up went from barely making the top 30 to nearly hitting the top five after adding $6.89 million on 1628 screens in 19 markets. The film now has a total of $25.54 million internationally while its worldwide total hit $173.34 million. To put this into perspective, The 40-Year Old Virgin earned $177.34 million and Knocked Up has yet to open in France, Spain, Italy, and many other significant markets. This week it did open in two major markets, the U.K. and Germany. In the former it had to settle for second place with $3.08 million on 423 screens while in the later it topped the charts with $2.11 million on 597 screens. In both markets this represents a small drop-off from The 40-Year Old Virgin, but the movie has already covered its total cost, so there's little reason to complain. More...

International Details - Summer Transforms into Fall

August 26th, 2007

The Transformers fell out of the top five but still cracked 8 digits with $11.10 million on 54.92 screens in 52 markets for a total of $354.33 million. The film is mostly coasting on holdovers at the moment, but it did top the Polish market with $664,000 on 106 screens while its best market was Japan where it added $2.49 million on 592 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.98 million. More...

International Details - Dragons Dominate South Korean Marketplace

August 19th, 2007

D-War slipped to sixth place overall, but remained in first place in South Korea with $10.19 million on 623 screens over the weekend and $37.81 million in total. More...

International Details - Die Hard still has Life Left

August 12th, 2007

Live Free or Die Hard was knocked out of the top five but still earned $7.15 million on 317 screens in 29 markets for a total of $192.83 million. The film opened in first place in four markets, with the biggest being Brazil at $1.60 million on 352 screens over the weekend and $2.07 million in total. At this pace the film would hit $200 million this weekend, even if it didn't open in Australia, while it will top Die Hard with a Vengeance's worldwide total shortly. More...

International Details for May 18

August 5th, 2007

No, this is not a repeat, May 18 is the name of a South Korean film that opened last weekend with $7.40 million on 534 screens over the weekend and $9.66 million in total. This was enough for first place finish in its native market and a sixth place finish internationally. More...

Transformers's Changing Fortunes

July 10th, 2007

Records fell this past week(end) as The Transformers topped almost all expectations and broke a couple of records. However, while the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 12% higher than last weekend, it was 20% lower than the same weekend last year. There are some mitigating circumstances to deal with. For instance, the midweek releases did pull some business from the weekend. And secondly, last year at this time was the then record-breaking opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. More...

Expectations Change Little

July 6th, 2007

With the strange release schedule this week, it seemed a smart plan to give updates just before the weekend starts. This should be the end of the scheduling weirdness as well, at least until the next holiday. More...

Seven Day Weekend

July 3rd, 2007

The weekend lasts seven days this time around, starting on Monday evening at 8 p.m. with the debut of The Transformers in roughly 3,000 theaters. And with July Fourth on Wednesday, there are films opening up practically every day this week. More...

Ratatouille Leaves the Box Office Wanting a Little More

July 2nd, 2007

There was some good news over the weekend; the mini-slump ended as the overall box office pulled in $156 million, 1% over the same weekend last year. That's not a big increase, in fact, it is below ticket price inflation, but that's still something to celebrate and focusing on the good news is good for business. More...

International Details - Black Mark at the Box Office

July 1st, 2007

There was a troubling lack of final results this week and this results in a few studio estimates with some of the numbers. However, it appears that Black House was able to place fourth on the international charts after winning the box office race in South Korea The film was able to top its native market with $2.71 million on 325 screens over the weekend and $3.35 million in total. More...

Will Rat Power Push Pixar to the Top?

June 28th, 2007

The mini-slump of 2007 threatens to become the dominant story if things don't change soon. This week there are a two wide releases hoping to prop up the box office numbers, as well as two other films opening or expanding semi-wide. None look like they will set records during their opening weekends, but Ratatouille should outperform Superman Returns, and that's good news. More...

Evan Makes Executives Uptighty

June 25th, 2007

The box office was off last year's pace, again, this time it is mainly due to the box office struggles of the overall box office leader, Evan Almighty, which missed lowered expectations. Overall the industry added $132 million over the weekend, which was down 9% from last weekend and 6% from the same weekend last year. It is not time to panic, yet, but if we don't see the box office rebound over the next few weeks, industry talk will switch from the big hits to the misses, and that tends to worsen a depressed market even more. More...

Weekend Estimates - Evan Not So Almighty

June 24th, 2007

Evan Almighty made a mediocre debut over the weekend according to studio estimates, earning $32.1 million. That's about half the opening weekend of Bruce Almighty, and about on par with the debuts of Norbit ($34.2 million) and Blades of Glory ($33 million) earlier in the year. With a start like this, Evan can still hope for a $100 million run at the US box office, but it's going to be a long, long time before it recoups its $175 million plus production budget. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23, 2007

June 24th, 2007

One of the most anticipate films of the summer became the best site of the week. The Simpsons Movie - Official Site is finally here and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Will Evan be Almighty, or just Alrighty?

June 21st, 2007

A trio of new releases this week are led by Evan Almighty, but while that film has a clear shot at first place, the real question is whether the overall box office can avoid falling behind last year's pace. Last year's top 10 pulled in just under $125 million, which is certainly within reach, but far from a sure thing. More...

Contest - Goodbye, Blu-Skies

June 15th, 2007

Evan Almighty is the target film for his week's box office prediction contest. Not only that, but it is also the first time in our series that we will be giving away a High Definition DVD, maybe. Bruce Almighty was recently released on HD-DVD and that is the top prize this week. However, since most people don't have HD-DVD players, we will only give the HD-DVD version if the winner requests it. Otherwise, they will get the DVD version. To win, one must simply predict the box office opening for Evan Almighty. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over, as well as whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win one copy of Bruce Almighty (HD-DVD or DVD, please specify). In addition, for both winners, we will purchase a tree in their name in the Almighty Forest. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

2007 Preview: June

June 1st, 2007

With the irrational exuberance of May over, June promises to be a solid month with a number of big hits opening. In fact, every week there's at least one film being released that has a legitimate shot at $100 million at the box office and two films that should hit $200 million. If both Ratatouille and Evan Almighty make it there, we will have six $200 million films so far this year, just two back of 2005's record. On the other hand, there are also a number of films on this month's list that may or may not open wide, and for most of these becoming a midlevel hit will be a chore. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26, 2007

May 26th, 2007

Another slow week. If this keeps up I'm going to have to rethink my methodology. Not only were there not as many sites as I would like, there were none that really stood out as award-worthy. The best was Stardust - Official Site, but here I will wait for more of the content to be added before I make a final decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19, 2007

May 19th, 2007

Either it was a really slow week or my Google-Fu is way off, because there's a short list this week. Not only were there very few new / updated sites, but there was nothing that jumped out as award winners. I was tempted to give the award to The Transformers - Official Site just for the new trailer, but I already geeked-out over that site when the first trailer came out. In the end there just wasn't a site worthy of the award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 22 - April 28, 2007

April 29th, 2007

It's a slow week in terms of the cream-of-the-crop sites. There are a few that look like they could be award-worthy once they have a few more updates, but for the most part this week we have a collection that is rather average. There was one stand-out site, Evan Almighty - Official Site, and it was the only choice for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 31 - April 7, 2007

April 7th, 2007

It's the Saturday after Good Friday, which explains why this column was delayed one day. But while the Friday was good, this week's sites were mediocre, at least they were compared to high expectations. If this was January, it would be a great list. However, at this point of the year I'm expecting one potential summer blockbuster to have a major website launch each week, and that didn't happen this time. We still had an award-worthy effort with Grindhouse - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30, 2007

March 31st, 2007

Awesome. We are finally getting some major updates to the summer blockbuster movies. The ones people are watching to see if they break records. This includes the first half of the massively interactive website for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Official Site. And while the site isn't done yet, it is still more than enough to win the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 6 - January 12, 2007

January 13th, 2007

A slow week, but that's not surprising. The movie industry is seasonal with peaks and valleys throughout the year. With movie websites, there tends to be the same peaks and valleys, just a few months earlier. (The same is true for DVDs, just a few months later.) While there are a few sites on this week's list that show promise, there are none that are really award-worthy. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 2007 1 $31,192,615   3,604 $8,655   $31,192,615 1
Jun 29, 2007 3 $15,143,945 -51% 3,636 $4,165   $60,679,545 2
Jul 6, 2007 5 $8,719,135 -42% 3,460 $2,520   $78,706,785 3
Jul 13, 2007 7 $4,895,055 -44% 2,697 $1,815   $87,790,505 4
Jul 20, 2007 9 $2,552,890 -48% 1,779 $1,435   $93,567,015 5
Jul 27, 2007 16 $1,146,335 -55% 1,010 $1,135   $96,333,065 6
Aug 3, 2007 23 $374,105 -67% 376 $995   $97,378,830 7
Aug 10, 2007 22 $303,655 -19% 318 $955   $97,898,890 8
Aug 17, 2007 22 $334,535 +10% 413 $810   $98,416,370 9
Aug 24, 2007 26 $330,280 -1% 359 $920   $98,946,795 10
Aug 31, 2007 30 $296,700 -10% 345 $860   $99,360,005 11
Sep 7, 2007 30 $200,445 -32% 262 $765   $99,698,530 12
Sep 14, 2007 31 $294,525 +47% 385 $765   $100,038,805 13
Sep 21, 2007 43 $114,605 -61% 191 $600   $100,191,720 14
Sep 28, 2007 47 $71,320 -38% 147 $485   $100,289,690 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 22, 2007 1 $11,406,660     3,602 $3,167   $11,406,660 1
Jun 23, 2007 1 $11,424,675 n/c   3,602 $3,172   $22,831,335 2
Jun 24, 2007 1 $8,361,280 -27%   3,602 $2,321   $31,192,615 3
Jun 25, 2007 1 $3,928,360 -53%   3,602 $1,091   $35,120,975 4
Jun 26, 2007 1 $3,694,125 -6%   3,604 $1,025   $38,815,100 5
Jun 27, 2007 2 $3,370,505 -9%   3,602 $936   $42,185,605 6
Jun 28, 2007 2 $3,349,995 -1%   3,604 $930   $45,535,600 7
Jun 29, 2007 3 $5,072,220 +51% -56% 3,636 $1,395   $50,607,820 8
Jun 30, 2007 3 $5,744,885 +13% -50% 3,636 $1,580   $56,352,705 9
Jul 1, 2007 3 $4,326,840 -25% -48% 3,636 $1,190   $60,679,545 10
Jul 2, 2007 4 $2,181,545 -50% -44% 3,636 $600   $62,861,090 11
Jul 3, 2007 5 $2,200,000 +1% -40% 3,636 $605   $65,060,000 12
Jul 4, 2007 5 $2,836,080 +29% -16% 3,636 $780   $67,915,130 13
Jul 5, 2007 5 $2,072,520 -27% -38% 3,636 $570   $69,987,650 14
Jul 6, 2007 5 $2,906,335 +40% -43% 3,636 $799   $72,893,985 15
Jul 7, 2007 5 $3,321,600 +14% -42% 3,636 $914   $76,215,585 16
Jul 8, 2007 5 $2,491,200 -25% -42% 3,636 $685   $78,706,785 17
Jul 9, 2007 5 $1,193,885 -52% -45% 3,460 $345   $79,900,670 18
Jul 10, 2007 5 $1,211,395 +1% -45% 3,460 $350   $81,112,065 19
Jul 11, 2007 6 $972,720 -20% -66% 3,460 $281   $82,084,785 20
Jul 12, 2007 6 $810,665 -17% -61% 3,460 $234   $82,895,450 21
Jul 13, 2007 7 $1,510,320 +86% -48% 2,696 $560   $84,405,770 22
Jul 14, 2007 6 $1,968,810 +30% -41% 2,696 $730   $86,374,580 23
Jul 15, 2007 6 $1,415,925 -28% -43% 2,696 $525   $87,790,505 24
Jul 16, 2007 7 $674,250 -52% -44% 2,697 $250   $88,464,755 25
Jul 17, 2007 6 $795,615 +18% -34% 2,697 $295   $89,260,370 26
Jul 18, 2007 6 $904,555 +14% -7% 2,697 $335   $90,164,925 27
Jul 19, 2007 6 $849,200 -6% +5% 2,697 $315   $91,014,125 28
Jul 20, 2007 9 $836,130 -2% -45% 1,779 $470   $91,850,255 29
Jul 21, 2007 9 $1,005,135 +20% -49% 1,779 $565   $92,855,390 30
Jul 22, 2007 9 $711,625 -29% -50% 1,779 $400   $93,567,015 31
Jul 23, 2007 8 $401,005 -44% -41% 1,779 $225   $93,968,020 32
Jul 24, 2007 8 $417,410 +4% -48% 1,779 $235   $94,385,430 33
Jul 25, 2007 8 $400,275 -4% -56% 1,779 $225   $94,785,705 34
Jul 26, 2007 8 $401,025 n/c -53% 1,779 $225   $95,186,730 35
Aug 2, 2007 12 $176,775   -56% 1,010 $175   $97,004,725 42
Sep 3, 2007 28 $94,850     345 $275   $99,454,855 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 22, 2007 1 $45,535,600   3,604 $12,635   $45,535,600 1
Jun 29, 2007 4 $24,452,050 -46% 3,636 $6,725   $69,987,650 2
Jul 6, 2007 6 $12,907,800 -47% 3,460 $3,731   $82,895,450 3
Jul 13, 2007 6 $8,118,675 -37% 2,697 $3,010   $91,014,125 4
Jul 20, 2007 8 $4,172,605 -49% 1,779 $2,345   $95,186,730 5
Jul 27, 2007 15 $1,817,995 -56% 1,010 $1,800   $97,004,725 6
Aug 3, 2007 26 $590,510 -68% 376 $1,571   $97,595,235 7
Aug 10, 2007 21 $486,600 -18% 318 $1,530   $98,081,835 8
Aug 17, 2007 22 $534,680 +10% 413 $1,295   $98,616,515 9
Aug 24, 2007 27 $446,790 -16% 359 $1,245   $99,063,305 10
Aug 31, 2007 30 $434,780 -3% 345 $1,260   $99,498,085 11
Sep 7, 2007 32 $246,195 -43% 262 $940   $99,744,280 12
Sep 14, 2007 31 $332,835 +35% 385 $865   $100,077,115 13
Sep 21, 2007 45 $141,255 -58% 191 $740   $100,218,370 14
Sep 28, 2007 50 $71,320 -50% 149 $479   $100,289,690 15

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
Oct 14, 20071863,473 863,473$14,670,406$14,670,4061
Oct 21, 20074320,520-63% 1,183,993$5,445,635$20,116,0412
Oct 28, 20077186,143-42% 1,370,136$3,162,570$23,278,6113
Nov 4, 200711101,519-45% 1,471,655$1,724,808$25,003,4194
Nov 11, 20071497,900-4% 1,569,555$1,509,638$26,513,0575
Nov 18, 20071969,168-29% 1,638,723$1,163,620$27,676,6776
Aug 14, 20112818,600 2,286,575$168,455$38,280,417201

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