The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
| Theatrical Performance |
| Total US Gross |
$8,794,452 |
| International Gross |
$22,565,800 |
| Worldwide Gross |
$31,360,252 |
| Home Market Performance |
| US DVD Sales: |
$8,871,014 |
Weekly Breakdown |
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Synopsis
The film tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. Traveling back and forth through time, Will discovers a series of clues that lead him into a showdown with forces of unimaginable power. With the Dark once again rising, the future of the world rests in Will hands.
Cast
| Alexander Ludwig |
|
Will Stanton |
| Christopher Eccleston |
|
The Rider |
| Ian McShane |
|
Merriman Lyon |
| Frances Conroy |
|
Miss Greythorne |
| James Cosmo |
|
Dawson |
| Jim Piddock |
|
Old George |
| Amelia Warner |
|
Maggie Barnes |
| John Benjamin Hickey |
|
John Stanton |
| Wendy Crewson |
|
Mary Stanton |
| Emma Lockhart |
|
Gwen Stanton |
| Gregory Smith |
|
Max Stanton |
| Gary Entin |
|
Stanton twins |
| Edmond Entin |
|
Stanton twins |
Weekend Chart Record
| Date | Rank | | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 10/5/2007 |
5 |
 |
$3,745,315 |
  |
3,141 |
$1,192 |
$3,745,315 |
3 |
| 10/12/2007 |
10 |
 |
$2,212,955 |
-40.91% |
3,173 |
$697 |
$7,167,028 |
10 |
| 10/19/2007 |
25 |
 |
$466,531 |
-78.92% |
835 |
$559 |
$8,193,886 |
17 |
| 10/26/2007 |
32 |
 |
$173,698 |
-62.77% |
353 |
$492 |
$8,510,587 |
24 |
| 11/2/2007 |
43 |
 |
$59,423 |
-65.79% |
150 |
$396 |
$8,630,954 |
31 |
| 11/9/2007 |
46 |
 |
$50,931 |
-14.29% |
122 |
$417 |
$8,695,565 |
38 |
| 11/16/2007 |
45 |
 |
$35,368 |
-30.56% |
88 |
$402 |
$8,746,699 |
45 |
| 11/23/2007 |
68 |
 |
$10,612 |
-70.00% |
41 |
$259 |
$8,766,892 |
52 |
| 11/30/2007 |
67 |
 |
$5,574 |
-47.47% |
26 |
$214 |
$8,775,615 |
59 |
| 12/7/2007 |
75 |
 |
$5,532 |
-0.75% |
22 |
$251 |
$8,782,643 |
66 |
| 12/14/2007 |
60 |
 |
$7,135 |
+28.98% |
37 |
$193 |
$8,791,738 |
73 |
Daily Chart Record
| Date | Rank | | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 10/5/2007 |
7 |
 |
$1,091,908 |
  |
3,141 |
$348 |
$1,091,908 |
1 |
| 10/6/2007 |
5 |
 |
$1,544,866 |
+41.48% |
3,141 |
$492 |
$2,636,774 |
2 |
| 10/7/2007 |
5 |
 |
$1,108,541 |
-28.24% |
3,141 |
$353 |
$3,745,315 |
3 |
| 10/8/2007 |
5 |
 |
$558,774 |
-49.59% |
3,141 |
$178 |
$4,304,089 |
4 |
| 10/9/2007 |
7 |
 |
$238,007 |
-57.41% |
3,141 |
$76 |
$4,542,096 |
5 |
| 10/10/2007 |
8 |
 |
$206,665 |
-13.17% |
3,141 |
$66 |
$4,748,761 |
6 |
| 10/11/2007 |
7 |
 |
$205,312 |
-0.65% |
3,141 |
$65 |
$4,954,073 |
7 |
| 10/12/2007 |
11 |
 |
$598,790 |
+191.65% |
3,141 |
$191 |
$5,552,863 |
8 |
| 10/13/2007 |
10 |
 |
$981,995 |
+64.00% |
3,173 |
$309 |
$6,534,858 |
9 |
| 10/14/2007 |
10 |
 |
$632,170 |
-35.62% |
3,173 |
$199 |
$7,167,028 |
10 |
| 10/15/2007 |
12 |
 |
$141,756 |
-77.58% |
3,173 |
$45 |
$7,308,784 |
11 |
| 10/16/2007 |
12 |
 |
$131,678 |
-7.11% |
3,173 |
$41 |
$7,440,462 |
12 |
| 10/17/2007 |
12 |
 |
$132,657 |
+0.74% |
3,173 |
$42 |
$7,573,119 |
13 |
| 10/18/2007 |
12 |
 |
$154,236 |
+16.27% |
3,173 |
$49 |
$7,727,355 |
14 |
| 10/19/2007 |
- | |
$115,093 |
-25.38% |
835 |
$138 |
$7,842,448 |
15 |
| 10/20/2007 |
- | |
$205,603 |
+78.64% |
835 |
$246 |
$8,048,051 |
16 |
| 10/21/2007 |
- | |
$145,835 |
-29.07% |
835 |
$175 |
$8,193,886 |
17 |
| 10/22/2007 |
- | |
$34,079 |
-76.63% |
835 |
$41 |
$8,227,965 |
18 |
| 10/23/2007 |
- | |
$32,531 |
-4.54% |
835 |
$39 |
$8,260,496 |
19 |
| 10/24/2007 |
- | |
$35,097 |
+7.89% |
835 |
$42 |
$8,295,593 |
20 |
| 10/25/2007 |
- | |
$41,296 |
+17.66% |
835 |
$49 |
$8,336,889 |
21 |
| 10/26/2007 |
- | |
$46,502 |
+12.61% |
353 |
$132 |
$8,383,391 |
22 |
| 10/27/2007 |
- | |
$77,850 |
+67.41% |
353 |
$221 |
$8,461,241 |
23 |
| 10/28/2007 |
- | |
$49,346 |
-36.61% |
353 |
$140 |
$8,510,587 |
24 |
| 10/29/2007 |
- | |
$15,171 |
-69.26% |
353 |
$43 |
$8,525,758 |
25 |
| 10/30/2007 |
- | |
$13,874 |
-8.55% |
353 |
$39 |
$8,539,632 |
26 |
| 10/31/2007 |
- | |
$15,854 |
+14.27% |
353 |
$45 |
$8,555,486 |
27 |
| 11/1/2007 |
- | |
$16,045 |
+1.20% |
353 |
$45 |
$8,571,531 |
28 |
| 11/2/2007 |
- | |
$14,511 |
-9.56% |
150 |
$97 |
$8,586,042 |
29 |
| 11/3/2007 |
- | |
$27,557 |
+89.90% |
150 |
$184 |
$8,613,599 |
30 |
| 11/4/2007 |
- | |
$17,355 |
-37.02% |
150 |
$116 |
$8,630,954 |
31 |
| 11/5/2007 |
- | |
$3,392 |
-80.46% |
150 |
$23 |
$8,634,346 |
32 |
| 11/6/2007 |
- | |
$3,686 |
+8.67% |
150 |
$25 |
$8,638,032 |
33 |
| 11/7/2007 |
- | |
$3,475 |
-5.72% |
150 |
$23 |
$8,641,507 |
34 |
| 11/8/2007 |
- | |
$3,127 |
-10.01% |
150 |
$21 |
$8,644,634 |
35 |
| 11/9/2007 |
- | |
$13,876 |
+343.75% |
122 |
$114 |
$8,658,510 |
36 |
| 11/10/2007 |
- | |
$22,705 |
+63.63% |
122 |
$186 |
$8,681,215 |
37 |
| 11/11/2007 |
- | |
$14,350 |
-36.80% |
122 |
$118 |
$8,695,565 |
38 |
| 11/12/2007 |
- | |
$6,981 |
-51.35% |
122 |
$57 |
$8,702,546 |
39 |
| 11/13/2007 |
- | |
$3,312 |
-52.56% |
122 |
$27 |
$8,705,858 |
40 |
| 11/14/2007 |
- | |
$2,917 |
-11.93% |
122 |
$24 |
$8,708,775 |
41 |
| 11/15/2007 |
- | |
$2,556 |
-12.38% |
122 |
$21 |
$8,711,331 |
42 |
| 11/16/2007 |
- | |
$9,906 |
+287.56% |
88 |
$113 |
$8,721,237 |
43 |
| 11/17/2007 |
- | |
$16,606 |
+67.64% |
88 |
$189 |
$8,737,843 |
44 |
| 11/18/2007 |
- | |
$8,856 |
-46.67% |
88 |
$101 |
$8,746,699 |
45 |
| 11/19/2007 |
- | |
$2,596 |
-70.69% |
88 |
$30 |
$8,749,295 |
46 |
| 11/20/2007 |
- | |
$3,226 |
+24.27% |
88 |
$37 |
$8,752,521 |
47 |
| 11/21/2007 |
- | |
$2,345 |
-27.31% |
57 |
$41 |
$8,754,866 |
48 |
| 11/22/2007 |
- | |
$1,414 |
-39.70% |
57 |
$25 |
$8,756,280 |
49 |
| 11/23/2007 |
- | |
$3,622 |
+156.15% |
41 |
$88 |
$8,759,902 |
50 |
| 11/24/2007 |
- | |
$4,463 |
+23.22% |
41 |
$109 |
$8,764,365 |
51 |
| 11/25/2007 |
- | |
$2,527 |
-43.38% |
41 |
$62 |
$8,766,892 |
52 |
| 11/26/2007 |
- | |
$684 |
-72.93% |
41 |
$17 |
$8,767,576 |
53 |
| 11/27/2007 |
- | |
$974 |
+42.40% |
41 |
$24 |
$8,768,550 |
54 |
| 11/28/2007 |
- | |
$750 |
-23.00% |
41 |
$18 |
$8,769,300 |
55 |
| 11/29/2007 |
- | |
$741 |
-1.20% |
41 |
$18 |
$8,770,041 |
56 |
| 11/30/2007 |
- | |
$1,036 |
+39.81% |
26 |
$40 |
$8,771,077 |
57 |
| 12/1/2007 |
- | |
$2,252 |
+117.37% |
26 |
$87 |
$8,773,329 |
58 |
| 12/2/2007 |
- | |
$2,286 |
+1.51% |
26 |
$88 |
$8,775,615 |
59 |
| 12/3/2007 |
- | |
$351 |
-84.65% |
26 |
$14 |
$8,775,966 |
60 |
| 12/4/2007 |
- | |
$495 |
+41.03% |
26 |
$19 |
$8,776,461 |
61 |
| 12/5/2007 |
- | |
$259 |
-47.68% |
26 |
$10 |
$8,776,720 |
62 |
| 12/6/2007 |
- | |
$391 |
+50.97% |
26 |
$15 |
$8,777,111 |
63 |
Color coding:
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= Public Holidays (New Year's Day, July 4 etc.)
Worldwide Weekly Chart Record
| Date | Rank | | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross |
| 2007-10-11 |
12 |
 |
$5,996,980 |
|
|
|
$5,996,980 |
| 2007-10-18 |
16 |
 |
$5,728,004 |
-4.49% |
4,163 |
$1,376 |
$11,724,984 |
| 2007-10-25 |
21 |
 |
$4,495,048 |
-21.53% |
2,623 |
$1,714 |
$16,220,032 |
| 2007-11-01 |
20 |
 |
$4,595,160 |
+2.23% |
2,335 |
$1,968 |
$20,815,192 |
| 2007-11-08 |
23 |
 |
$4,623,779 |
+0.62% |
1,927 |
$2,399 |
$25,438,971 |
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