Happy Feet Two (2011)

Happy Feet Two poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $64,006,466Details
International Box Office $93,949,996Details
Worldwide Box Office $157,956,462
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $20,547,673 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $6,013,238 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $26,560,911
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Synopsis

Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven - a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's guts and grit as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures - from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals - to put things right.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,237,068 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$135,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,606 opening theaters/3,611 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,994,460

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $64,006,466
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,182 $93,949,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $157,956,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $64,006,466
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 155 $93,949,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $157,956,462

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
November 18th, 2011 (IMAX) by Warner Bros., released as Happy Feet 2
International Releases: November 18th, 2011 (Wide) (Nigeria)
December 2nd, 2011 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
December 26th, 2011 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 5th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
Video Release: March 13th, 2012 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2195, 10/26/2011)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Franchise: Happy Feet
Comparisons: vs. Finding Dory
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Keywords: 3-D, Dancing, Coming of Age, Environment, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, IMAX: DMR, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Musical
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: VR Mumble 2 Productions Pty Ltd.
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $13,397,346 Nov 25, 2011 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 154 $18,567,066 Nov 25, 2011 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 109 $18,351,970 Nov 25, 2011 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 124 $21,198,493 Nov 25, 2011 10
Top Musical Weekend Domestic 33 $21,237,068 Nov 18, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 166 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,965 $86,994,460
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 375 $64,006,466
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 634 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 37 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $64,006,466

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 2 $21,237,068   3,606 $5,889   $21,237,068 1
Nov 25, 2011 3 $13,397,346 -37% 3,611 $3,710   $43,755,357 2
Dec 2, 2011 5 $5,919,390 -56% 3,536 $1,674   $51,704,566 3
Dec 9, 2011 8 $3,690,304 -38% 2,840 $1,299   $56,790,405 4
Dec 16, 2011 13 $1,077,329 -71% 1,780 $605   $58,909,873 5
Dec 23, 2011 22 $219,513 -80% 535 $410   $59,852,155 6
Dec 30, 2011 22 $397,003 +81% 525 $756   $60,808,168 7
Jan 6, 2012 23 $226,987 -43% 285 $796   $61,356,596 8
Jan 13, 2012 24 $484,199 +113% 365 $1,327   $61,898,343 9
Jan 20, 2012 21 $427,309 -12% 331 $1,291   $62,597,362 10
Jan 27, 2012 26 $391,886 -8% 309 $1,268   $63,088,720 11
Feb 3, 2012 30 $262,725 -33% 255 $1,030   $63,432,488 12
Feb 10, 2012 39 $185,955 -29% 202 $921   $63,675,131 13
Feb 17, 2012 46 $97,176 -48% 135 $720   $63,826,400 14
Feb 24, 2012 54 $51,661 -47% 85 $608   $63,934,370 15
Mar 2, 2012 54 $43,609 -16% 85 $513   $63,992,328 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 18, 2011 2 $5,850,626     3,606 $1,622   $5,850,626 1
Nov 19, 2011 2 $9,269,640 +58%   3,606 $2,571   $15,120,266 2
Nov 20, 2011 2 $6,116,802 -34%   3,606 $1,696   $21,237,068 3
Nov 21, 2011 2 $1,758,247 -71%   3,606 $488   $22,995,315 4
Nov 22, 2011 2 $2,408,072 +37%   3,606 $668   $25,403,387 5
Nov 23, 2011 3 $2,907,464 +21%   3,606 $806   $28,310,851 6
Nov 24, 2011 4 $2,047,160 -30%   3,606 $568   $30,358,011 7
Nov 25, 2011 3 $5,106,761 +149% -13% 3,611 $1,414   $35,464,772 8
Nov 26, 2011 3 $5,296,295 +4% -43% 3,611 $1,467   $40,761,067 9
Nov 27, 2011 3 $2,994,290 -43% -51% 3,611 $829   $43,755,357 10
Nov 28, 2011 5 $525,140 -82% -70% 3,611 $145   $44,280,497 11
Nov 29, 2011 5 $588,193 +12% -76% 3,611 $163   $44,868,690 12
Nov 30, 2011 6 $447,117 -24% -85% 3,611 $124   $45,315,807 13
Dec 1, 2011 5 $469,369 +5% -77% 3,611 $130   $45,785,176 14
Dec 2, 2011 7 $1,405,142 +199% -72% 3,536 $397   $47,190,318 15
Dec 3, 2011 5 $2,764,383 +97% -48% 3,536 $782   $49,954,701 16
Dec 4, 2011 5 $1,749,865 -37% -42% 3,536 $495   $51,704,566 17
Dec 5, 2011 7 $312,277 -82% -41% 3,536 $88   $52,016,843 18
Dec 6, 2011 7 $402,147 +29% -32% 3,536 $114   $52,418,990 19
Dec 7, 2011 7 $332,087 -17% -26% 3,536 $94   $52,751,077 20
Dec 8, 2011 7 $349,024 +5% -26% 3,536 $99   $53,100,101 21
Dec 9, 2011 9 $845,817 +142% -40% 2,840 $298   $53,945,918 22
Dec 10, 2011 8 $1,746,057 +106% -37% 2,840 $615   $55,691,975 23
Dec 11, 2011 7 $1,098,430 -37% -37% 2,840 $387   $56,790,405 24
Dec 12, 2011 9 $218,178 -80% -30% 2,840 $77   $57,008,583 25
Dec 13, 2011 9 $298,561 +37% -26% 2,840 $105   $57,307,144 26
Dec 14, 2011 9 $258,224 -14% -22% 2,840 $91   $57,565,368 27
Dec 15, 2011 9 $267,176 +3% -23% 2,840 $94   $57,832,544 28
Dec 16, 2011 14 $262,050 -2% -69% 1,780 $147   $58,094,594 29
Dec 17, 2011 13 $451,438 +72% -74% 1,780 $254   $58,546,032 30
Dec 18, 2011 12 $363,841 -19% -67% 1,780 $204   $58,909,873 31
Dec 19, 2011 12 $205,324 -44% -6% 1,780 $115   $59,115,197 32
Dec 20, 2011 12 $253,175 +23% -15% 1,780 $142   $59,368,372 33
Dec 21, 2011 14 $133,151 -47% -48% 760 $175   $59,501,523 34
Dec 22, 2011 15 $131,119 -2% -51% 760 $173   $59,632,642 35
Dec 23, 2011 - $91,998 -30% -65% 535 $172   $59,724,640 36
Dec 24, 2011 - $64,311 -30% -86% 535 $120   $59,788,951 37
Dec 25, 2011 - $63,204 -2% -83% 525 $120   $59,852,155 38
Dec 26, 2011 - $121,686 +93% -41% 525 $232   $59,973,841 39
Dec 27, 2011 - $137,944 +13% -46% 525 $263   $60,111,785 40
Dec 28, 2011 - $146,372 +6% +10% 525 $279   $60,258,157 41
Dec 29, 2011 - $153,008 +5% +17% 525 $291   $60,411,165 42
Dec 30, 2011 - $161,556 +6% +76% 525 $308   $60,572,721 43
Dec 31, 2011 - $119,673 -26% +86% 525 $228   $60,692,394 44
Jan 1, 2012 - $115,774 -3% +83% 525 $221   $60,808,168 45
Jan 2, 2012 - $157,698 +36% +30% 525 $300   $60,965,866 46
Jan 3, 2012 - $63,410 -60% -54% 525 $121   $61,029,276 47
Jan 4, 2012 - $51,239 -19% -65% 525 $98   $61,080,515 48
Jan 5, 2012 - $49,094 -4% -68% 525 $94   $61,129,609 49
Jan 6, 2012 - $59,298 +21% -63% 285 $208   $61,188,907 50
Jan 7, 2012 - $93,468 +58% -22% 285 $328   $61,282,375 51
Jan 8, 2012 - $74,221 -21% -36% 285 $260   $61,356,596 52
Jan 9, 2012 - $13,360 -82% -92% 285 $47   $61,369,956 53
Jan 10, 2012 - $16,234 +22% -74% 285 $57   $61,386,190 54
Jan 11, 2012 - $15,110 -7% -71% 285 $53   $61,401,300 55
Jan 12, 2012 - $12,844 -15% -74% 285 $45   $61,414,144 56
Jan 13, 2012 - $101,726 +692% +72% 365 $279   $61,515,870 57
Jan 14, 2012 - $203,086 +100% +117% 365 $556   $61,718,956 58
Jan 15, 2012 - $179,387 -12% +142% 365 $491   $61,898,343 59
Jan 16, 2012 - $193,097 +8% +1,345% 365 $529   $62,091,440 60
Jan 17, 2012 - $30,896 -84% +90% 365 $85   $62,122,336 61
Jan 18, 2012 - $24,099 -22% +59% 365 $66   $62,146,435 62
Jan 19, 2012 - $23,618 -2% +84% 365 $65   $62,170,053 63
Jan 20, 2012 - $94,332 +299% -7% 331 $285   $62,264,385 64
Jan 21, 2012 - $205,526 +118% +1% 331 $621   $62,469,911 65
Jan 22, 2012 - $127,451 -38% -29% 331 $385   $62,597,362 66
Jan 23, 2012 - $26,840 -79% -86% 331 $81   $62,624,202 67
Jan 24, 2012 - $26,098 -3% -16% 331 $79   $62,650,300 68
Jan 25, 2012 - $22,445 -14% -7% 331 $68   $62,672,745 69
Jan 26, 2012 - $24,089 +7% +2% 331 $73   $62,696,834 70
Jan 27, 2012 - $89,148 +270% -5% 309 $289   $62,785,982 71
Jan 28, 2012 - $177,226 +99% -14% 309 $574   $62,963,208 72
Jan 29, 2012 - $125,512 -29% -2% 309 $406   $63,088,720 73
Jan 30, 2012 - $20,593 -84% -23% 309 $67   $63,109,313 74
Jan 31, 2012 - $21,428 +4% -18% 309 $69   $63,130,741 75
Feb 1, 2012 - $18,857 -12% -16% 309 $61   $63,149,598 76
Feb 2, 2012 - $20,165 +7% -16% 309 $65   $63,169,763 77
Feb 3, 2012 - $61,473 +205% -31% 255 $241   $63,231,236 78
Feb 4, 2012 - $136,367 +122% -23% 255 $535   $63,367,603 79
Feb 5, 2012 - $64,885 -52% -48% 255 $254   $63,432,488 80
Feb 6, 2012 - $13,873 -79% -33% 255 $54   $63,446,361 81
Feb 7, 2012 - $15,254 +10% -29% 255 $60   $63,461,615 82
Feb 8, 2012 - $13,577 -11% -28% 255 $53   $63,475,192 83
Feb 9, 2012 - $13,984 +3% -31% 255 $55   $63,489,176 84
Feb 10, 2012 - $35,613 +155% -42% 202 $176   $63,524,789 85
Feb 11, 2012 - $89,086 +150% -35% 202 $441   $63,613,875 86
Feb 12, 2012 - $61,256 -31% -6% 202 $303   $63,675,131 87
Feb 13, 2012 - $12,377 -80% -11% 202 $61   $63,687,508 88
Feb 14, 2012 - $19,099 +54% +25% 202 $95   $63,706,607 89
Feb 15, 2012 - $10,696 -44% -21% 202 $53   $63,717,303 90
Feb 16, 2012 - $11,921 +11% -15% 202 $59   $63,729,224 91
Feb 17, 2012 - $20,286 +70% -43% 135 $150   $63,749,510 92
Feb 18, 2012 - $41,827 +106% -53% 135 $310   $63,791,337 93
Feb 19, 2012 - $35,063 -16% -43% 135 $260   $63,826,400 94
Feb 20, 2012 - $33,238 -5% +169% 135 $246   $63,859,638 95
Feb 21, 2012 - $8,807 -74% -54% 135 $65   $63,868,445 96
Feb 22, 2012 - $6,958 -21% -35% 135 $52   $63,875,403 97
Feb 23, 2012 - $7,306 +5% -39% 135 $54   $63,882,709 98
Feb 24, 2012 - $10,658 +46% -47% 85 $125   $63,893,367 99
Feb 25, 2012 - $23,347 +119% -44% 85 $275   $63,916,714 100
Feb 26, 2012 - $17,656 -24% -50% 85 $208   $63,934,370 101
Feb 27, 2012 - $4,005 -77% -88% 85 $47   $63,938,375 102
Feb 28, 2012 - $3,601 -10% -59% 85 $42   $63,941,976 103
Feb 29, 2012 - $3,079 -14% -56% 85 $36   $63,945,055 104
Mar 1, 2012 - $3,664 +19% -50% 85 $43   $63,948,719 105
Mar 2, 2012 - $7,994 +118% -25% 85 $94   $63,956,713 106
Mar 3, 2012 - $19,561 +145% -16% 85 $230   $63,976,274 107
Mar 4, 2012 - $16,054 -18% -9% 85 $189   $63,992,328 108
Mar 5, 2012 - $3,595 -78% -10% 85 $42   $63,995,923 109
Mar 6, 2012 - $4,183 +16% +16% 85 $49   $64,000,106 110
Mar 7, 2012 - $3,028 -28% -2% 85 $36   $64,003,134 111
Mar 8, 2012 - $3,332 +10% -9% 85 $39   $64,006,466 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 2 $30,358,011   3,606 $8,419   $30,358,011 1
Nov 25, 2011 3 $15,427,165 -49% 3,611 $4,272   $45,785,176 2
Dec 2, 2011 5 $7,314,925 -53% 3,536 $2,069   $53,100,101 3
Dec 9, 2011 8 $4,732,443 -35% 2,840 $1,666   $57,832,544 4
Dec 16, 2011 14 $1,800,098 -62% 1,780 $1,011   $59,632,642 5
Dec 23, 2011 22 $778,523 -57% 535 $1,455   $60,411,165 6
Dec 30, 2011 22 $718,444 -8% 525 $1,368   $61,129,609 7
Jan 6, 2012 24 $284,535 -60% 285 $998   $61,414,144 8
Jan 13, 2012 24 $755,909 +166% 365 $2,071   $62,170,053 9
Jan 20, 2012 22 $526,781 -30% 331 $1,591   $62,696,834 10
Jan 27, 2012 27 $472,929 -10% 309 $1,531   $63,169,763 11
Feb 3, 2012 31 $319,413 -32% 255 $1,253   $63,489,176 12
Feb 10, 2012 39 $240,048 -25% 202 $1,188   $63,729,224 13
Feb 17, 2012 45 $153,485 -36% 135 $1,137   $63,882,709 14
Feb 24, 2012 53 $66,010 -57% 85 $777   $63,948,719 15
Mar 2, 2012 53 $57,747 -13% 85 $679   $64,006,466 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Bulgaria 12/2/2011 $0 0 8 8 $183,193 12/29/2018
New Zealand 12/26/2011 $0 0 3 8 $777 10/19/2022
Nigeria 11/18/2011 $0 0 9 9 $40,683 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/5/2012 $0 0 10 60 $56,653 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $93,668,690
 
International Total$93,949,996 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 181 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,182 $93,949,996
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 379 $93,949,996
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 41 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 155 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies 28 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 261 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 183 $93,949,996

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 170 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 376 $157,956,462
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 45 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 550 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 27 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $157,956,462

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20121723,367 723,367$10,843,271$10,843,2711
Mar 25, 20124185,236-74% 908,603$2,869,306$13,712,5772
Apr 1, 2012781,761-56% 990,364$1,237,044$14,949,6213
Apr 8, 201210103,913+27% 1,094,277$1,609,612$16,559,2334
Apr 15, 20121539,058-62% 1,133,335$605,008$17,164,2415
Apr 22, 20122032,643-16% 1,165,978$504,334$17,668,5756
Apr 29, 20122425,092-23% 1,191,070$389,177$18,057,7527

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20123107,684 107,684$3,229,450$3,229,4501
Mar 25, 2012934,809-68% 142,493$521,787$3,751,2372
Apr 1, 20121420,026-42% 162,519$512,651$4,263,8883
Apr 8, 20121236,771+84% 199,290$624,545$4,888,4334
Apr 15, 2012189,106-75% 208,396$226,013$5,114,4465

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Leading Cast

Elijah Wood    Mumble

Supporting Cast

Robin Williams    Ramon/Lovelace
Hank Azaria    The Mighty Sven
Alecia Moore    Pink
Brad Pitt    Will the Krill
Matt Damon    Bill the Krill
Sofia Vergara    Carmen
Hugo Weaving    Noah the Elder
Richard Carter    Bryan the Beachmaster
Common    Seymour
Magda Szubanski    Miss Viola
Anthony LaPaglia    The Alpha Skua
Carlos Alazraqui    Nester
Lombardo Boyar    Rauj
Jeffrey Garcia    Rinaldo
Johnny Sanchez    Lombardo
Ava Acres    Erik
Benjamin 'Lil P-Nut' Flores, Jr.    Atticus
Meibh Campbell    Bo
Pink    Alecia Moore
Lee Perry    Wayne the Challenger / Francesco / Eggbert / Leopard Seal
Jai Sloper    Weaner Pup
Oscar Beard    Weaner Pup
Danny Mann    Brokebeak
Elizabeth Daily    Multiple Voices
Gary Eck    Additional Voices
Imogen Trowell    Additional Voices
Jordan Prosser    Additional Voices
David Arnott    Additional Voice
Denise Blasor    Additional Voice
Warren Coleman    Additional Voice
Django Craig    Additional Voice
Rosa Fernandez    Additional Voice
Nicolette Gani    Additional Voice
Nathan Kameya    Additional Voice
Roger Narayan    Additional Voice
Moria Quirk    Additional Voice
Robin Atkin Downes    Additional Voice
Holland Broggie    Additional Voice
Will Collyer    Additional Voice
John DeMita    Additional Voice
Charlie Finn    Additional Voice
Lillian Groag    Additional Voice
Daamen Krall    Additional Voice
Jason Pace    Additional Voice
Michael Ralph    Additional Voice
Nicole Veira    Additional Voice
Sarah Aubrey    Additional Voice
Catherine Cavadini*    Additional Voice
Karissa Corday    Additional Voice
Liza De Weerd    Additional Voice
Aaron Fors    Additional Voice
Monica Guzman    Additional Voice
Kal Mansoor    Additional Voice
Harry Pashley    Additional Voice
Noreen Reardon    Additional Voice
Ruth Zalduondo    Additional Voice
Veena Bidasha    Additional Voice
Rob Coleman    Additional Voice
Mason Vale Cotton    Additional Voice
Dashel Eck    Additional Voice
Pat Fraley    Additional Voice
Aaron Hendry    Additional Voice
Ivo Nandi    Additional Voice
Nancy Truman    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller    Director
George Miller    Screenwriter
Gary Eck    Screenwriter
Warren Coleman    Screenwriter
Paul Livingston    Screenwriter
Doug Mitchell    Producer
George Miller    Producer
Bill Miller    Producer
Chris de Faria    Executive Producer
Philip Hearnshaw    Executive Producer
Graham Burke    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
David Nelson    Production Designer
Christian Gazal    Editor
John Powell    Composer
David Peers    Director of Photography
Martin Wood    Co-Producer
David Peers    Co-Director
Gary Eck    Co-Director
Stacy Bissell    Production Manager
Tracy Lenon    Production Supervisor
Carine Buncsi    Production Supervisor
Rob Coleman    Animation Director
David Dulac    Visual Effects Supervisor
Matt Villa    Additional Editor
Ben Osmo    Sound Mixer
Wayne Pashley    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
Phil Heywood    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Purcell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Fitzgerald    Re-recording Mixer
Wayne Pashley    Supervising Sound Editor
Fabian Sanjurjo    Sound Effects Editor
Rick Lisle    Sound Effects Editor
Damon Mouris    Sound Effects Editor
Damon Candusso    Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Miller    Sound Effects Editor
Nigel Christensen    Sound Effects Editor
Derryn Pasquill    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Danielle Wiessner    Dialogue Editor
Mark Franken    Dialogue Editor
James Martell    Dialogue Editor
Augusta Miller    Dialogue Editor
Sonal Joshi    Dialogue Editor
Annie Breslin    Dialogue Editor
Tony Murtagh    Dialogue Editor
Justine Angus    Dialogue Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Kristy Carlson    Casting Director
Barbara Harris    Casting Director
Nikki Barrett    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: Muppets Show How it's Done

April 3rd, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart earning the top three spots and five of the top ten. Leading the way was The Muppets with 884,000 units / $15.05 million. This is a little weaker than I would like, but perhaps it performed better on Blu-ray. I'm not overly optimistic, because live action kids movies tend to struggle on high definition. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Tintin Finds First Spot

March 28th, 2012

The Adventures of Tintin led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 504,000 units and generated $11.09 million in opening week sales. This represents an opening Blu-ray share of very nearly 50%, which is an excellent start for a kids film. More...

DVD Sales: Happy Feet's Debut Puts a Smile on Your Face

March 27th, 2012

Like last week, new releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week with three new releases topping the chart. The best of the best was Happy Feet Two with 896,000 units / $13.43 million during its first week on the home market. The film struggled at the box office, so this start on the home market is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

International Box Office: Puss Boots Twilight out of Top Spot

December 15th, 2011

For the first time in four weeks, we had a new number one film on the international chart, as Puss In Boots continued its climb reaching top spot. It expanded into 16 additional markets, including a handful of major ones. This propelled it into first place with $47.06 million on 6,749 screens in 40 markets for a total of $143.72 million, which is just over what it has made domestically. The film's biggest debuted was Germany, where it earned top spot with $6.88 million on 680 screens, including previews. It was even more impressive in Brazil with $5.56 million on 738 screens, also including previews. Brazil is more of an emerging market than a major market, so the fact that it generated more revenue than its openings in either Australia ($4.03 million on 507 screens, including previews) or in the U.K. ($3.07 million on 510) is quite stunning. With debuts in Italy, Japan, and other markets ahead of it, not to mention the Christmas holiday, it could double what it currently has internationally, which would lift its worldwide total over $400 million. More...

International Box Office: Twilight Leaps Past Major Milestone

December 7th, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 earned top spot on the international chart, this time with $40.2 million on 9,000 screens in 73 markets. It now has totals of $341 million internationally and $588 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend came from South Korea, where it made $3.22 million on 706 screens for a total opening of $5.12 million. Its biggest running tally comes from the U.K. where it has made $42.76 million, including $2.61 million on 523 screens this past weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Box Office was Left Starving

December 5th, 2011

Well that was depressing. No one was expecting a huge boom at the box office this weekend, but the overall results were even weaker than expected. In fact, at just $81 million it was the worst weekend of the entire year. Needless to say, the box office was down on a week-to-week basis plummeting 51%. Year-over-year there were also declines, albeit by a softer margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2011 has pulled in $9.47 billion and it is now 4% behind last year's pace. There's almost no chance to close the gap in just four weeks and the only hope we have is to build momentum over the next four weeks, so that 2012 doesn't continue the year-over-year declines we've been suffering through for most of 2011. More...

Weekend Predictions: Leftovers are Getting Cold

December 1st, 2011

There are no wide releases opening this week, but that doesn't mean there definitely won't be a change at the top of the box office. The Fangirl Factor for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely eat away at its box office much more than the three family films, and this could leave The Muppets on top over the weekend. This is what happened last year with Tangled. Unfortunately for this year, Tangled started out much better and even if The Muppets holds on better as a percentage of its opening, that likely won't be enough to for the total box office to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Competition Can't Touch Twilight

November 30th, 2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 remained in top spot on the international chart with $76 million on 10,500 screens in 68 markets for a total of $268 million internationally and $489 million worldwide. It has already topped the first film in the franchise and by the end it should improve upon the franchise's international average. Its best new market was Germany, at $10.89 million on 789 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $13.70 million. Meanwhile, its best holdover was the U.K., where it added $7.11 million on 546 screens to its two-week total, which sits at $36.24 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Thankless Way to End the Month

November 28th, 2011

November ended the same way it began, on a losing note. Of the three wide releases, only The Muppets really made an impact at the box office. Hugo was able to top expectations and it was the only film in the top five to do so, but it was also the smallest of the three new releases in the top five. This meant the overall box office was down 26% from last weekend to $164 million. That was behind last year's haul by 9% leaving 2011 further behind last year's pace. At the moment, the gap is close to 4% at $9.35 billion to $9.71 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Three Reasons to Give Thanks

November 23rd, 2011

It's the Thanksgiving long weekend and that means families should be flooding theaters. Fortunately, there's plenty of choices, as there are three family films opening tonight: The Muppets, Arthur Chrstmas, and Hugo. Unfortunately, this direct competition will likely mean one or two of them won't be able to match their box office potential and the studio will end up disappointed. Also, it will be nearly impossible for any of them to top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 over the weekend. This weekend last year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 was the number one film, but Tangled came very, very close to overtaking it as both films came within $2 million of $50 million. I don't think any film will do that well this year, so we will likely see a sharp decline on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dawn Breaks, But There are Storm Clouds Ahead

November 21st, 2011

Normally the breaking of the dawn is a sign of hope, and normally a film opening with close to $140 million is a reason to celebrate. However, despite the success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, there are some troubling signs ahead. If we can focus on the positive for a bit, the film did help the overall box office rocket up 63% from last weekend to $222 million, which was 14% higher than the same weekend last year. That's not enough to suggest 2011 will catch up to 2010 by the end of the year. We are still 3.5% behind last year's pace at $9.09 billion to $9.42 billion and we are rapidly running out of time. Plus there are worse signs ahead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts Fifth-Biggest Opening Weekend

November 20th, 2011

Twilight-mania continues this weekend at the box office, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is set to post a $139.5 million opening, according to Summit's Sunday estimate. That will be the fifth-biggest weekend in history, just behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which remains the best in the franchise with a $142.8 million debut, which was also posted the weekend before Thanksgiving, in 2009. Breaking Dawn's Friday performance of $72 million is the third-best day in history, also just a fraction behind New Moon's first day. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II continues to hold the records for biggest weekend and day. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Breaking Dawn Break Records?

November 17th, 2011

2011 got some much needed good news last weekend, as the overall box office topped expectations and we saw year-over-year growth. The industry sure hopes we can continue that winning trend this week. There are some reasons to be optimistic, even though this weekend last year saw the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, which made just over $125 million during its opening weekend. Most analysts think The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will top that figure with relative ease. Additionally, Happy Feet 2 looks like it will be a very solid counter-programming release and, on the high end, the top two films could make more this weekend than the entire box office made last year. It's probably too late for 2011 to catch up with 2010, but every victory is still worth celebrating. More...

2011 Preview: November

November 1st, 2011

October was a bit of a write-off. After the last weekend of September, the 2011 box office was about $280 million behind 2010's pace, but after the final weekend in October, that gap increased to $340 million. November will obviously bring in more box office dollars than October did. After all, it has one of the most important long holiday weekends of the year, Thanksgiving. However, the important question is not, "Can this November top last month?" It's, "Can this November top last year?" The biggest hit of last November was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, which earned just shy of $300 million. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 should match that figure. Tangled reached $200 million and maybe Happy Feet 2 will match that figure, but that's far less certain. There's a chance The Muppets will match Megamind while Tower Heist should top Due Date. If Jack and Jill and / or Hugo can become surprise $100 million hits and one of the limited releases can become a monster hit, like The King's Speech was able to, then suddenly the box office looks whole lot rosier going into the final month of the year. It's possible, but it's kind of like getting a backdoor full house in Texas Hold'em to beat a straight. I wouldn't bet on it. On the other hand, there doesn't appear to be many Skyline, The Next Three Days or Faster films that bombed at the box office. So while we might not be as strong at the top, there is better depth this year and hopefully that will be enough. More...


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Synopsis

Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven - a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's guts and grit as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures - from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals - to put things right.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,237,068 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$135,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,606 opening theaters/3,611 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,994,460

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $64,006,466
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,182 $93,949,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $157,956,462
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $64,006,466
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 155 $93,949,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $157,956,462

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
November 18th, 2011 (IMAX) by Warner Bros., released as Happy Feet 2
International Releases: November 18th, 2011 (Wide) (Nigeria)
December 2nd, 2011 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
December 26th, 2011 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 5th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
Video Release: March 13th, 2012 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2195, 10/26/2011)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Franchise: Happy Feet
Comparisons: vs. Finding Dory
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Keywords: 3-D, Dancing, Coming of Age, Environment, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, IMAX: DMR, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Musical
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: VR Mumble 2 Productions Pty Ltd.
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $13,397,346 Nov 25, 2011 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 154 $18,567,066 Nov 25, 2011 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 109 $18,351,970 Nov 25, 2011 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 124 $21,198,493 Nov 25, 2011 10
Top Musical Weekend Domestic 33 $21,237,068 Nov 18, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Elijah Wood    Mumble

Supporting Cast

Robin Williams    Ramon/Lovelace
Hank Azaria    The Mighty Sven
Alecia Moore    Pink
Brad Pitt    Will the Krill
Matt Damon    Bill the Krill
Sofia Vergara    Carmen
Hugo Weaving    Noah the Elder
Richard Carter    Bryan the Beachmaster
Common    Seymour
Magda Szubanski    Miss Viola
Anthony LaPaglia    The Alpha Skua
Carlos Alazraqui    Nester
Lombardo Boyar    Rauj
Jeffrey Garcia    Rinaldo
Johnny Sanchez    Lombardo
Ava Acres    Erik
Benjamin 'Lil P-Nut' Flores, Jr.    Atticus
Meibh Campbell    Bo
Pink    Alecia Moore
Lee Perry    Wayne the Challenger / Francesco / Eggbert / Leopard Seal
Jai Sloper    Weaner Pup
Oscar Beard    Weaner Pup
Danny Mann    Brokebeak
Elizabeth Daily    Multiple Voices
Gary Eck    Additional Voices
Imogen Trowell    Additional Voices
Jordan Prosser    Additional Voices
David Arnott    Additional Voice
Denise Blasor    Additional Voice
Warren Coleman    Additional Voice
Django Craig    Additional Voice
Rosa Fernandez    Additional Voice
Nicolette Gani    Additional Voice
Nathan Kameya    Additional Voice
Roger Narayan    Additional Voice
Moria Quirk    Additional Voice
Robin Atkin Downes    Additional Voice
Holland Broggie    Additional Voice
Will Collyer    Additional Voice
John DeMita    Additional Voice
Charlie Finn    Additional Voice
Lillian Groag    Additional Voice
Daamen Krall    Additional Voice
Jason Pace    Additional Voice
Michael Ralph    Additional Voice
Nicole Veira    Additional Voice
Sarah Aubrey    Additional Voice
Catherine Cavadini*    Additional Voice
Karissa Corday    Additional Voice
Liza De Weerd    Additional Voice
Aaron Fors    Additional Voice
Monica Guzman    Additional Voice
Kal Mansoor    Additional Voice
Harry Pashley    Additional Voice
Noreen Reardon    Additional Voice
Ruth Zalduondo    Additional Voice
Veena Bidasha    Additional Voice
Rob Coleman    Additional Voice
Mason Vale Cotton    Additional Voice
Dashel Eck    Additional Voice
Pat Fraley    Additional Voice
Aaron Hendry    Additional Voice
Ivo Nandi    Additional Voice
Nancy Truman    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller    Director
George Miller    Screenwriter
Gary Eck    Screenwriter
Warren Coleman    Screenwriter
Paul Livingston    Screenwriter
Doug Mitchell    Producer
George Miller    Producer
Bill Miller    Producer
Chris de Faria    Executive Producer
Philip Hearnshaw    Executive Producer
Graham Burke    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
David Nelson    Production Designer
Christian Gazal    Editor
John Powell    Composer
David Peers    Director of Photography
Martin Wood    Co-Producer
David Peers    Co-Director
Gary Eck    Co-Director
Stacy Bissell    Production Manager
Tracy Lenon    Production Supervisor
Carine Buncsi    Production Supervisor
Rob Coleman    Animation Director
David Dulac    Visual Effects Supervisor
Matt Villa    Additional Editor
Ben Osmo    Sound Mixer
Wayne Pashley    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
Phil Heywood    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Purcell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Fitzgerald    Re-recording Mixer
Wayne Pashley    Supervising Sound Editor
Fabian Sanjurjo    Sound Effects Editor
Rick Lisle    Sound Effects Editor
Damon Mouris    Sound Effects Editor
Damon Candusso    Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Miller    Sound Effects Editor
Nigel Christensen    Sound Effects Editor
Derryn Pasquill    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Danielle Wiessner    Dialogue Editor
Mark Franken    Dialogue Editor
James Martell    Dialogue Editor
Augusta Miller    Dialogue Editor
Sonal Joshi    Dialogue Editor
Annie Breslin    Dialogue Editor
Tony Murtagh    Dialogue Editor
Justine Angus    Dialogue Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Kristy Carlson    Casting Director
Barbara Harris    Casting Director
Nikki Barrett    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: Muppets Show How it's Done

April 3rd, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart earning the top three spots and five of the top ten. Leading the way was The Muppets with 884,000 units / $15.05 million. This is a little weaker than I would like, but perhaps it performed better on Blu-ray. I'm not overly optimistic, because live action kids movies tend to struggle on high definition. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Tintin Finds First Spot

March 28th, 2012

The Adventures of Tintin led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 504,000 units and generated $11.09 million in opening week sales. This represents an opening Blu-ray share of very nearly 50%, which is an excellent start for a kids film. More...

DVD Sales: Happy Feet's Debut Puts a Smile on Your Face

March 27th, 2012

Like last week, new releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week with three new releases topping the chart. The best of the best was Happy Feet Two with 896,000 units / $13.43 million during its first week on the home market. The film struggled at the box office, so this start on the home market is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

International Box Office: Puss Boots Twilight out of Top Spot

December 15th, 2011

For the first time in four weeks, we had a new number one film on the international chart, as Puss In Boots continued its climb reaching top spot. It expanded into 16 additional markets, including a handful of major ones. This propelled it into first place with $47.06 million on 6,749 screens in 40 markets for a total of $143.72 million, which is just over what it has made domestically. The film's biggest debuted was Germany, where it earned top spot with $6.88 million on 680 screens, including previews. It was even more impressive in Brazil with $5.56 million on 738 screens, also including previews. Brazil is more of an emerging market than a major market, so the fact that it generated more revenue than its openings in either Australia ($4.03 million on 507 screens, including previews) or in the U.K. ($3.07 million on 510) is quite stunning. With debuts in Italy, Japan, and other markets ahead of it, not to mention the Christmas holiday, it could double what it currently has internationally, which would lift its worldwide total over $400 million. More...

International Box Office: Twilight Leaps Past Major Milestone

December 7th, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 earned top spot on the international chart, this time with $40.2 million on 9,000 screens in 73 markets. It now has totals of $341 million internationally and $588 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend came from South Korea, where it made $3.22 million on 706 screens for a total opening of $5.12 million. Its biggest running tally comes from the U.K. where it has made $42.76 million, including $2.61 million on 523 screens this past weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Box Office was Left Starving

December 5th, 2011

Well that was depressing. No one was expecting a huge boom at the box office this weekend, but the overall results were even weaker than expected. In fact, at just $81 million it was the worst weekend of the entire year. Needless to say, the box office was down on a week-to-week basis plummeting 51%. Year-over-year there were also declines, albeit by a softer margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2011 has pulled in $9.47 billion and it is now 4% behind last year's pace. There's almost no chance to close the gap in just four weeks and the only hope we have is to build momentum over the next four weeks, so that 2012 doesn't continue the year-over-year declines we've been suffering through for most of 2011. More...

Weekend Predictions: Leftovers are Getting Cold

December 1st, 2011

There are no wide releases opening this week, but that doesn't mean there definitely won't be a change at the top of the box office. The Fangirl Factor for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely eat away at its box office much more than the three family films, and this could leave The Muppets on top over the weekend. This is what happened last year with Tangled. Unfortunately for this year, Tangled started out much better and even if The Muppets holds on better as a percentage of its opening, that likely won't be enough to for the total box office to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Competition Can't Touch Twilight

November 30th, 2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 remained in top spot on the international chart with $76 million on 10,500 screens in 68 markets for a total of $268 million internationally and $489 million worldwide. It has already topped the first film in the franchise and by the end it should improve upon the franchise's international average. Its best new market was Germany, at $10.89 million on 789 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $13.70 million. Meanwhile, its best holdover was the U.K., where it added $7.11 million on 546 screens to its two-week total, which sits at $36.24 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Thankless Way to End the Month

November 28th, 2011

November ended the same way it began, on a losing note. Of the three wide releases, only The Muppets really made an impact at the box office. Hugo was able to top expectations and it was the only film in the top five to do so, but it was also the smallest of the three new releases in the top five. This meant the overall box office was down 26% from last weekend to $164 million. That was behind last year's haul by 9% leaving 2011 further behind last year's pace. At the moment, the gap is close to 4% at $9.35 billion to $9.71 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Three Reasons to Give Thanks

November 23rd, 2011

It's the Thanksgiving long weekend and that means families should be flooding theaters. Fortunately, there's plenty of choices, as there are three family films opening tonight: The Muppets, Arthur Chrstmas, and Hugo. Unfortunately, this direct competition will likely mean one or two of them won't be able to match their box office potential and the studio will end up disappointed. Also, it will be nearly impossible for any of them to top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 over the weekend. This weekend last year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 was the number one film, but Tangled came very, very close to overtaking it as both films came within $2 million of $50 million. I don't think any film will do that well this year, so we will likely see a sharp decline on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dawn Breaks, But There are Storm Clouds Ahead

November 21st, 2011

Normally the breaking of the dawn is a sign of hope, and normally a film opening with close to $140 million is a reason to celebrate. However, despite the success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, there are some troubling signs ahead. If we can focus on the positive for a bit, the film did help the overall box office rocket up 63% from last weekend to $222 million, which was 14% higher than the same weekend last year. That's not enough to suggest 2011 will catch up to 2010 by the end of the year. We are still 3.5% behind last year's pace at $9.09 billion to $9.42 billion and we are rapidly running out of time. Plus there are worse signs ahead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts Fifth-Biggest Opening Weekend

November 20th, 2011

Twilight-mania continues this weekend at the box office, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is set to post a $139.5 million opening, according to Summit's Sunday estimate. That will be the fifth-biggest weekend in history, just behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which remains the best in the franchise with a $142.8 million debut, which was also posted the weekend before Thanksgiving, in 2009. Breaking Dawn's Friday performance of $72 million is the third-best day in history, also just a fraction behind New Moon's first day. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II continues to hold the records for biggest weekend and day. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Breaking Dawn Break Records?

November 17th, 2011

2011 got some much needed good news last weekend, as the overall box office topped expectations and we saw year-over-year growth. The industry sure hopes we can continue that winning trend this week. There are some reasons to be optimistic, even though this weekend last year saw the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, which made just over $125 million during its opening weekend. Most analysts think The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will top that figure with relative ease. Additionally, Happy Feet 2 looks like it will be a very solid counter-programming release and, on the high end, the top two films could make more this weekend than the entire box office made last year. It's probably too late for 2011 to catch up with 2010, but every victory is still worth celebrating. More...

2011 Preview: November

November 1st, 2011

October was a bit of a write-off. After the last weekend of September, the 2011 box office was about $280 million behind 2010's pace, but after the final weekend in October, that gap increased to $340 million. November will obviously bring in more box office dollars than October did. After all, it has one of the most important long holiday weekends of the year, Thanksgiving. However, the important question is not, "Can this November top last month?" It's, "Can this November top last year?" The biggest hit of last November was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, which earned just shy of $300 million. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 should match that figure. Tangled reached $200 million and maybe Happy Feet 2 will match that figure, but that's far less certain. There's a chance The Muppets will match Megamind while Tower Heist should top Due Date. If Jack and Jill and / or Hugo can become surprise $100 million hits and one of the limited releases can become a monster hit, like The King's Speech was able to, then suddenly the box office looks whole lot rosier going into the final month of the year. It's possible, but it's kind of like getting a backdoor full house in Texas Hold'em to beat a straight. I wouldn't bet on it. On the other hand, there doesn't appear to be many Skyline, The Next Three Days or Faster films that bombed at the box office. So while we might not be as strong at the top, there is better depth this year and hopefully that will be enough. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 166 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,965 $86,994,460
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 375 $64,006,466
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 634 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 37 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $64,006,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $64,006,466

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 2 $21,237,068   3,606 $5,889   $21,237,068 1
Nov 25, 2011 3 $13,397,346 -37% 3,611 $3,710   $43,755,357 2
Dec 2, 2011 5 $5,919,390 -56% 3,536 $1,674   $51,704,566 3
Dec 9, 2011 8 $3,690,304 -38% 2,840 $1,299   $56,790,405 4
Dec 16, 2011 13 $1,077,329 -71% 1,780 $605   $58,909,873 5
Dec 23, 2011 22 $219,513 -80% 535 $410   $59,852,155 6
Dec 30, 2011 22 $397,003 +81% 525 $756   $60,808,168 7
Jan 6, 2012 23 $226,987 -43% 285 $796   $61,356,596 8
Jan 13, 2012 24 $484,199 +113% 365 $1,327   $61,898,343 9
Jan 20, 2012 21 $427,309 -12% 331 $1,291   $62,597,362 10
Jan 27, 2012 26 $391,886 -8% 309 $1,268   $63,088,720 11
Feb 3, 2012 30 $262,725 -33% 255 $1,030   $63,432,488 12
Feb 10, 2012 39 $185,955 -29% 202 $921   $63,675,131 13
Feb 17, 2012 46 $97,176 -48% 135 $720   $63,826,400 14
Feb 24, 2012 54 $51,661 -47% 85 $608   $63,934,370 15
Mar 2, 2012 54 $43,609 -16% 85 $513   $63,992,328 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 18, 2011 2 $5,850,626     3,606 $1,622   $5,850,626 1
Nov 19, 2011 2 $9,269,640 +58%   3,606 $2,571   $15,120,266 2
Nov 20, 2011 2 $6,116,802 -34%   3,606 $1,696   $21,237,068 3
Nov 21, 2011 2 $1,758,247 -71%   3,606 $488   $22,995,315 4
Nov 22, 2011 2 $2,408,072 +37%   3,606 $668   $25,403,387 5
Nov 23, 2011 3 $2,907,464 +21%   3,606 $806   $28,310,851 6
Nov 24, 2011 4 $2,047,160 -30%   3,606 $568   $30,358,011 7
Nov 25, 2011 3 $5,106,761 +149% -13% 3,611 $1,414   $35,464,772 8
Nov 26, 2011 3 $5,296,295 +4% -43% 3,611 $1,467   $40,761,067 9
Nov 27, 2011 3 $2,994,290 -43% -51% 3,611 $829   $43,755,357 10
Nov 28, 2011 5 $525,140 -82% -70% 3,611 $145   $44,280,497 11
Nov 29, 2011 5 $588,193 +12% -76% 3,611 $163   $44,868,690 12
Nov 30, 2011 6 $447,117 -24% -85% 3,611 $124   $45,315,807 13
Dec 1, 2011 5 $469,369 +5% -77% 3,611 $130   $45,785,176 14
Dec 2, 2011 7 $1,405,142 +199% -72% 3,536 $397   $47,190,318 15
Dec 3, 2011 5 $2,764,383 +97% -48% 3,536 $782   $49,954,701 16
Dec 4, 2011 5 $1,749,865 -37% -42% 3,536 $495   $51,704,566 17
Dec 5, 2011 7 $312,277 -82% -41% 3,536 $88   $52,016,843 18
Dec 6, 2011 7 $402,147 +29% -32% 3,536 $114   $52,418,990 19
Dec 7, 2011 7 $332,087 -17% -26% 3,536 $94   $52,751,077 20
Dec 8, 2011 7 $349,024 +5% -26% 3,536 $99   $53,100,101 21
Dec 9, 2011 9 $845,817 +142% -40% 2,840 $298   $53,945,918 22
Dec 10, 2011 8 $1,746,057 +106% -37% 2,840 $615   $55,691,975 23
Dec 11, 2011 7 $1,098,430 -37% -37% 2,840 $387   $56,790,405 24
Dec 12, 2011 9 $218,178 -80% -30% 2,840 $77   $57,008,583 25
Dec 13, 2011 9 $298,561 +37% -26% 2,840 $105   $57,307,144 26
Dec 14, 2011 9 $258,224 -14% -22% 2,840 $91   $57,565,368 27
Dec 15, 2011 9 $267,176 +3% -23% 2,840 $94   $57,832,544 28
Dec 16, 2011 14 $262,050 -2% -69% 1,780 $147   $58,094,594 29
Dec 17, 2011 13 $451,438 +72% -74% 1,780 $254   $58,546,032 30
Dec 18, 2011 12 $363,841 -19% -67% 1,780 $204   $58,909,873 31
Dec 19, 2011 12 $205,324 -44% -6% 1,780 $115   $59,115,197 32
Dec 20, 2011 12 $253,175 +23% -15% 1,780 $142   $59,368,372 33
Dec 21, 2011 14 $133,151 -47% -48% 760 $175   $59,501,523 34
Dec 22, 2011 15 $131,119 -2% -51% 760 $173   $59,632,642 35
Dec 23, 2011 - $91,998 -30% -65% 535 $172   $59,724,640 36
Dec 24, 2011 - $64,311 -30% -86% 535 $120   $59,788,951 37
Dec 25, 2011 - $63,204 -2% -83% 525 $120   $59,852,155 38
Dec 26, 2011 - $121,686 +93% -41% 525 $232   $59,973,841 39
Dec 27, 2011 - $137,944 +13% -46% 525 $263   $60,111,785 40
Dec 28, 2011 - $146,372 +6% +10% 525 $279   $60,258,157 41
Dec 29, 2011 - $153,008 +5% +17% 525 $291   $60,411,165 42
Dec 30, 2011 - $161,556 +6% +76% 525 $308   $60,572,721 43
Dec 31, 2011 - $119,673 -26% +86% 525 $228   $60,692,394 44
Jan 1, 2012 - $115,774 -3% +83% 525 $221   $60,808,168 45
Jan 2, 2012 - $157,698 +36% +30% 525 $300   $60,965,866 46
Jan 3, 2012 - $63,410 -60% -54% 525 $121   $61,029,276 47
Jan 4, 2012 - $51,239 -19% -65% 525 $98   $61,080,515 48
Jan 5, 2012 - $49,094 -4% -68% 525 $94   $61,129,609 49
Jan 6, 2012 - $59,298 +21% -63% 285 $208   $61,188,907 50
Jan 7, 2012 - $93,468 +58% -22% 285 $328   $61,282,375 51
Jan 8, 2012 - $74,221 -21% -36% 285 $260   $61,356,596 52
Jan 9, 2012 - $13,360 -82% -92% 285 $47   $61,369,956 53
Jan 10, 2012 - $16,234 +22% -74% 285 $57   $61,386,190 54
Jan 11, 2012 - $15,110 -7% -71% 285 $53   $61,401,300 55
Jan 12, 2012 - $12,844 -15% -74% 285 $45   $61,414,144 56
Jan 13, 2012 - $101,726 +692% +72% 365 $279   $61,515,870 57
Jan 14, 2012 - $203,086 +100% +117% 365 $556   $61,718,956 58
Jan 15, 2012 - $179,387 -12% +142% 365 $491   $61,898,343 59
Jan 16, 2012 - $193,097 +8% +1,345% 365 $529   $62,091,440 60
Jan 17, 2012 - $30,896 -84% +90% 365 $85   $62,122,336 61
Jan 18, 2012 - $24,099 -22% +59% 365 $66   $62,146,435 62
Jan 19, 2012 - $23,618 -2% +84% 365 $65   $62,170,053 63
Jan 20, 2012 - $94,332 +299% -7% 331 $285   $62,264,385 64
Jan 21, 2012 - $205,526 +118% +1% 331 $621   $62,469,911 65
Jan 22, 2012 - $127,451 -38% -29% 331 $385   $62,597,362 66
Jan 23, 2012 - $26,840 -79% -86% 331 $81   $62,624,202 67
Jan 24, 2012 - $26,098 -3% -16% 331 $79   $62,650,300 68
Jan 25, 2012 - $22,445 -14% -7% 331 $68   $62,672,745 69
Jan 26, 2012 - $24,089 +7% +2% 331 $73   $62,696,834 70
Jan 27, 2012 - $89,148 +270% -5% 309 $289   $62,785,982 71
Jan 28, 2012 - $177,226 +99% -14% 309 $574   $62,963,208 72
Jan 29, 2012 - $125,512 -29% -2% 309 $406   $63,088,720 73
Jan 30, 2012 - $20,593 -84% -23% 309 $67   $63,109,313 74
Jan 31, 2012 - $21,428 +4% -18% 309 $69   $63,130,741 75
Feb 1, 2012 - $18,857 -12% -16% 309 $61   $63,149,598 76
Feb 2, 2012 - $20,165 +7% -16% 309 $65   $63,169,763 77
Feb 3, 2012 - $61,473 +205% -31% 255 $241   $63,231,236 78
Feb 4, 2012 - $136,367 +122% -23% 255 $535   $63,367,603 79
Feb 5, 2012 - $64,885 -52% -48% 255 $254   $63,432,488 80
Feb 6, 2012 - $13,873 -79% -33% 255 $54   $63,446,361 81
Feb 7, 2012 - $15,254 +10% -29% 255 $60   $63,461,615 82
Feb 8, 2012 - $13,577 -11% -28% 255 $53   $63,475,192 83
Feb 9, 2012 - $13,984 +3% -31% 255 $55   $63,489,176 84
Feb 10, 2012 - $35,613 +155% -42% 202 $176   $63,524,789 85
Feb 11, 2012 - $89,086 +150% -35% 202 $441   $63,613,875 86
Feb 12, 2012 - $61,256 -31% -6% 202 $303   $63,675,131 87
Feb 13, 2012 - $12,377 -80% -11% 202 $61   $63,687,508 88
Feb 14, 2012 - $19,099 +54% +25% 202 $95   $63,706,607 89
Feb 15, 2012 - $10,696 -44% -21% 202 $53   $63,717,303 90
Feb 16, 2012 - $11,921 +11% -15% 202 $59   $63,729,224 91
Feb 17, 2012 - $20,286 +70% -43% 135 $150   $63,749,510 92
Feb 18, 2012 - $41,827 +106% -53% 135 $310   $63,791,337 93
Feb 19, 2012 - $35,063 -16% -43% 135 $260   $63,826,400 94
Feb 20, 2012 - $33,238 -5% +169% 135 $246   $63,859,638 95
Feb 21, 2012 - $8,807 -74% -54% 135 $65   $63,868,445 96
Feb 22, 2012 - $6,958 -21% -35% 135 $52   $63,875,403 97
Feb 23, 2012 - $7,306 +5% -39% 135 $54   $63,882,709 98
Feb 24, 2012 - $10,658 +46% -47% 85 $125   $63,893,367 99
Feb 25, 2012 - $23,347 +119% -44% 85 $275   $63,916,714 100
Feb 26, 2012 - $17,656 -24% -50% 85 $208   $63,934,370 101
Feb 27, 2012 - $4,005 -77% -88% 85 $47   $63,938,375 102
Feb 28, 2012 - $3,601 -10% -59% 85 $42   $63,941,976 103
Feb 29, 2012 - $3,079 -14% -56% 85 $36   $63,945,055 104
Mar 1, 2012 - $3,664 +19% -50% 85 $43   $63,948,719 105
Mar 2, 2012 - $7,994 +118% -25% 85 $94   $63,956,713 106
Mar 3, 2012 - $19,561 +145% -16% 85 $230   $63,976,274 107
Mar 4, 2012 - $16,054 -18% -9% 85 $189   $63,992,328 108
Mar 5, 2012 - $3,595 -78% -10% 85 $42   $63,995,923 109
Mar 6, 2012 - $4,183 +16% +16% 85 $49   $64,000,106 110
Mar 7, 2012 - $3,028 -28% -2% 85 $36   $64,003,134 111
Mar 8, 2012 - $3,332 +10% -9% 85 $39   $64,006,466 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 2 $30,358,011   3,606 $8,419   $30,358,011 1
Nov 25, 2011 3 $15,427,165 -49% 3,611 $4,272   $45,785,176 2
Dec 2, 2011 5 $7,314,925 -53% 3,536 $2,069   $53,100,101 3
Dec 9, 2011 8 $4,732,443 -35% 2,840 $1,666   $57,832,544 4
Dec 16, 2011 14 $1,800,098 -62% 1,780 $1,011   $59,632,642 5
Dec 23, 2011 22 $778,523 -57% 535 $1,455   $60,411,165 6
Dec 30, 2011 22 $718,444 -8% 525 $1,368   $61,129,609 7
Jan 6, 2012 24 $284,535 -60% 285 $998   $61,414,144 8
Jan 13, 2012 24 $755,909 +166% 365 $2,071   $62,170,053 9
Jan 20, 2012 22 $526,781 -30% 331 $1,591   $62,696,834 10
Jan 27, 2012 27 $472,929 -10% 309 $1,531   $63,169,763 11
Feb 3, 2012 31 $319,413 -32% 255 $1,253   $63,489,176 12
Feb 10, 2012 39 $240,048 -25% 202 $1,188   $63,729,224 13
Feb 17, 2012 45 $153,485 -36% 135 $1,137   $63,882,709 14
Feb 24, 2012 53 $66,010 -57% 85 $777   $63,948,719 15
Mar 2, 2012 53 $57,747 -13% 85 $679   $64,006,466 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Bulgaria 12/2/2011 $0 0 8 8 $183,193 12/29/2018
New Zealand 12/26/2011 $0 0 3 8 $777 10/19/2022
Nigeria 11/18/2011 $0 0 9 9 $40,683 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/5/2012 $0 0 10 60 $56,653 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $93,668,690
 
International Total$93,949,996 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 181 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,182 $93,949,996
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 379 $93,949,996
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 41 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 155 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies 28 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 261 $93,949,996
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 183 $93,949,996

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 170 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 376 $157,956,462
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 45 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 550 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 27 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $157,956,462
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $157,956,462

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20121723,367 723,367$10,843,271$10,843,2711
Mar 25, 20124185,236-74% 908,603$2,869,306$13,712,5772
Apr 1, 2012781,761-56% 990,364$1,237,044$14,949,6213
Apr 8, 201210103,913+27% 1,094,277$1,609,612$16,559,2334
Apr 15, 20121539,058-62% 1,133,335$605,008$17,164,2415
Apr 22, 20122032,643-16% 1,165,978$504,334$17,668,5756
Apr 29, 20122425,092-23% 1,191,070$389,177$18,057,7527

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20123107,684 107,684$3,229,450$3,229,4501
Mar 25, 2012934,809-68% 142,493$521,787$3,751,2372
Apr 1, 20121420,026-42% 162,519$512,651$4,263,8883
Apr 8, 20121236,771+84% 199,290$624,545$4,888,4334
Apr 15, 2012189,106-75% 208,396$226,013$5,114,4465

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