The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,537,881Details
International Box Office $4,854,728Details
Worldwide Box Office $27,392,609
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,384,834 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,371,883 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $5,756,717
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Synopsis

Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray, whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show is starting to look stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act—both onstage and off - if only Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,177,257 (45.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:82.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,160 opening theaters/3,160 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,884,176

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
March 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (India)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 20th, 2013 (Wide) (Philippines)
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Video Release: June 25th, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content , dangerous stunts, a drug-related incident and language.
(Rating bulletin 2260, 2/21/2013)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spider-Man 3
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Keywords: Stage Magician, Set in Las Vegas, Comeback, Retirement, Romance, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Prologue, Professional Rivalry, Bullies, Riches to Rags, Epilogue
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Benderspink Productions, Carousel Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 2013 3 $10,177,257   3,160 $3,221   $10,177,257 1
Mar 22, 2013 7 $4,321,388 -58% 3,160 $1,368   $17,411,818 2
Mar 29, 2013 10 $1,343,025 -69% 1,575 $853   $20,629,646 3
Apr 5, 2013 16 $480,929 -64% 535 $899   $21,807,501 4
Apr 12, 2013 28 $154,190 -68% 274 $563   $22,129,400 5
Apr 19, 2013 28 $157,085 +2% 265 $593   $22,339,667 6
Apr 26, 2013 38 $67,296 -57% 185 $364   $22,465,805 7
May 3, 2013 51 $32,544 -52% 82 $397   $22,525,921 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 15, 2013 3 $3,708,678     3,160 $1,174   $3,708,678 1
Mar 16, 2013 3 $4,115,982 +11%   3,160 $1,303   $7,824,660 2
Mar 17, 2013 3 $2,352,597 -43%   3,160 $744   $10,177,257 3
Mar 18, 2013 3 $747,190 -68%   3,160 $236   $10,924,447 4
Mar 19, 2013 3 $891,277 +19%   3,160 $282   $11,815,724 5
Mar 20, 2013 3 $671,181 -25%   3,160 $212   $12,486,905 6
Mar 21, 2013 3 $603,525 -10%   3,160 $191   $13,090,430 7
Mar 22, 2013 7 $1,326,922 +120% -64% 3,160 $420   $14,417,352 8
Mar 23, 2013 6 $1,907,324 +44% -54% 3,160 $604   $16,324,676 9
Mar 24, 2013 7 $1,087,142 -43% -54% 3,160 $344   $17,411,818 10
Mar 25, 2013 7 $468,435 -57% -37% 3,160 $148   $17,880,253 11
Mar 26, 2013 6 $552,013 +18% -38% 3,160 $175   $18,432,266 12
Mar 27, 2013 7 $433,134 -22% -35% 3,160 $137   $18,865,400 13
Mar 28, 2013 8 $421,221 -3% -30% 3,160 $133   $19,286,621 14
Mar 29, 2013 10 $493,125 +17% -63% 1,575 $313   $19,779,746 15
Mar 30, 2013 10 $506,839 +3% -73% 1,575 $322   $20,286,585 16
Mar 31, 2013 10 $343,061 -32% -68% 1,575 $218   $20,629,646 17
Apr 1, 2013 10 $203,049 -41% -57% 1,575 $129   $20,832,695 18
Apr 2, 2013 10 $178,420 -12% -68% 1,575 $113   $21,011,115 19
Apr 3, 2013 10 $156,167 -12% -64% 1,575 $99   $21,167,282 20
Apr 4, 2013 10 $159,290 +2% -62% 1,575 $101   $21,326,572 21
Apr 5, 2013 16 $150,760 -5% -69% 535 $282   $21,477,332 22
Apr 6, 2013 16 $208,076 +38% -59% 535 $389   $21,685,408 23
Apr 7, 2013 16 $122,093 -41% -64% 535 $228   $21,807,501 24
Apr 8, 2013 15 $37,527 -69% -82% 535 $70   $21,845,028 25
Apr 9, 2013 16 $49,535 +32% -72% 535 $93   $21,894,563 26
Apr 10, 2013 15 $40,123 -19% -74% 535 $75   $21,934,686 27
Apr 11, 2013 15 $40,524 +1% -75% 535 $76   $21,975,210 28
Apr 12, 2013 - $45,877 +13% -70% 274 $167   $22,021,087 29
Apr 13, 2013 - $68,283 +49% -67% 274 $249   $22,089,370 30
Apr 14, 2013 - $40,030 -41% -67% 274 $146   $22,129,400 31
Apr 15, 2013 - $13,209 -67% -65% 274 $48   $22,142,609 32
Apr 16, 2013 - $15,322 +16% -69% 274 $56   $22,157,931 33
Apr 17, 2013 - $12,564 -18% -69% 274 $46   $22,170,495 34
Apr 18, 2013 - $12,087 -4% -70% 274 $44   $22,182,582 35
Apr 19, 2013 - $45,715 +278% n/c 265 $173   $22,228,297 36
Apr 20, 2013 - $67,347 +47% -1% 265 $254   $22,295,644 37
Apr 21, 2013 - $44,023 -35% +10% 265 $166   $22,339,667 38
Apr 22, 2013 - $13,647 -69% +3% 265 $51   $22,353,314 39
Apr 23, 2013 - $16,695 +22% +9% 265 $63   $22,370,009 40
Apr 24, 2013 - $14,691 -12% +17% 265 $55   $22,384,700 41
Apr 25, 2013 - $13,809 -6% +14% 265 $52   $22,398,509 42
Apr 26, 2013 - $19,123 +38% -58% 185 $103   $22,417,632 43
Apr 27, 2013 - $28,440 +49% -58% 185 $154   $22,446,072 44
Apr 28, 2013 - $19,733 -31% -55% 185 $107   $22,465,805 45
Apr 29, 2013 - $6,511 -67% -52% 185 $35   $22,472,316 46
Apr 30, 2013 - $7,552 +16% -55% 185 $41   $22,479,868 47
May 1, 2013 - $6,721 -11% -54% 185 $36   $22,486,589 48
May 2, 2013 - $6,788 +1% -51% 185 $37   $22,493,377 49
May 3, 2013 - $9,255 +36% -52% 82 $113   $22,502,632 50
May 4, 2013 - $14,868 +61% -48% 82 $181   $22,517,500 51
May 5, 2013 - $8,421 -43% -57% 82 $103   $22,525,921 52
May 6, 2013 - $2,893 -66% -56% 82 $35   $22,528,814 53
May 7, 2013 - $3,006 +4% -60% 82 $37   $22,531,820 54
May 8, 2013 - $2,795 -7% -58% 82 $34   $22,534,615 55
May 9, 2013 - $3,266 +17% -52% 82 $40   $22,537,881 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 2013 3 $13,090,430   3,160 $4,143   $13,090,430 1
Mar 22, 2013 8 $6,196,191 -53% 3,160 $1,961   $19,286,621 2
Mar 29, 2013 10 $2,039,951 -67% 1,575 $1,295   $21,326,572 3
Apr 5, 2013 16 $648,638 -68% 535 $1,212   $21,975,210 4
Apr 12, 2013 27 $207,372 -68% 274 $757   $22,182,582 5
Apr 19, 2013 29 $215,927 +4% 265 $815   $22,398,509 6
Apr 26, 2013 40 $94,868 -56% 185 $513   $22,493,377 7
May 3, 2013 55 $44,504 -53% 82 $543   $22,537,881 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/14/2013 $1,115,197 208 208 644 $2,697,790 12/14/2015
Germany 4/4/2013 $216,617 155 155 307 $297,746 12/14/2015
Iceland 4/12/2013 $14,694 7 7 14 $33,771 12/30/2018
India 3/15/2013 $22,494 26 26 27 $35,621 12/14/2015
Lebanon 4/4/2013 $18,778 9 9 11 $29,504 12/30/2018
Philippines 3/20/2013 $218,346 75 75 151 $321,047 12/30/2018
Singapore 3/14/2013 $0 0 4 4 $233,744 12/14/2015
United Arab Emirates 4/4/2013 $178,568 27 27 35 $285,674 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/15/2013 $460,071 386 386 671 $919,831 12/14/2015
 
International Total$4,854,728 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2013787,614 87,614$1,277,412$1,277,4121
Jul 7, 20131151,576-41% 139,190$773,124$2,050,5362

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2013455,383 55,383$1,274,923$1,274,9231
Jul 7, 20131116,638-70% 72,021$415,775$1,690,6982

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Leading Cast

Steve Carell    Burt Wonderstone
Steve Buscemi    Anton Marvelton
Olivia Wilde    Jane
Jim Carrey    Steve Gray
Alan Arkin    Rance Holloway

Supporting Cast

James Gandolfini    Doug Munny
Jay Mohr    Rick the Implausible
Michael Bully Herbig    Lucius Belvedere
Mason Cook    Young Burt
Luke Vanek    Young Anton
Zachary Gordon    Bully
Brad Garrett    Dom
Fiona Hale    Grace
Sonya Eddy    Hanna
Ron Ostrow    Jim the Bartender
Joshua Chandler Erenberg    Judah Munny
Ron Pearson    Juggler Ventriloquist
Robert Manning, Jr.    Male Doctor
Gillian Jacobs    Miranda
Christina Gausas    Mother
Tate Hanyok    Nicole #1
Charlie Hartsock    Onlooker
John Francis Daley    Paramedic 1
Freedom Bridgewater    Paramedic 2
Melissa Ordway    Reporter in Las Vegas
Vance DeGeneres    Reporter in Cambodia
Murry Gershenz    Elderly Man
John Rubano    Store Manager
Bryson Baretto    Cambodian Boy
Forrest Wheeler    Cambodian Boy
Kimia Sun    Villager
Kelly Sry    Villager
Augie Issac    Young Boy
Mark Engelhardt    Stagehand
Derek Graf    Guy
John Lewis    Buddy
Daniel Spink    Spectator
Chad Kultgen    Spectator
Marceline Hugot    Pinata Woman
Leni Ito    Japanese Girl
Jonathan Goldstein    Stagehand and B&A Theater
Tossaporn Banks    London Onlooker
Jessica McClain    Doung Munny's Wife
Chyna Chuu    Doug Munny's Valet
Stan Knight    Elivs Inpersonator

Cameos

Richard Wolffe    Himself
Erin Burnett    Herself
David Copperfield    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Scardino    Director
John Francis Daley    Screenwriter
Jonathan Goldstein    Screenwriter
Tyler Mitchell    Story Creator
Jonathan Goldstein    Story Creator
Chad Kultgen    Story Creator
John Francis Daley    Story Creator
Chris Bender    Producer
Steve Carell    Producer
Jake Weiner    Producer
Tyler Mitchell    Producer
Diana Pokorny    Executive Producer
Vance DeGeneres    Executive Producer
Charlie Hartsock    Executive Producer
J.C. Spink    Executive Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Walter Hamada    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
Matthew Clark    Director of Photography
Keith Cunningham    Production Designer
Lee Haxall    Editor
Lisa Beach    Casting By
Sarah Katzman    Casting By
Dayna Pink    Costume Designer
Mason Novick    Co-Producer
Lyle Workman    Composer
Dana Sano    Music Supervisor
Diana Pokorny    Unit Production Manager
Jonathan McGarry    First Assistant Director
Paul Schmitz    Second Assistant Director
Drew Worobow    Associate Producer
Michelle Morrissey    Production Supervisor
Luke Freeborn    Art Director
Bradley Rubin    Assistant Art Director
Andrea Fenton    Set Decorator
Alex Daniels    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Slay New Releases

September 12th, 2013

There were only three new releases to chart on the June 30th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart, but all three of them reached the top ten. That said, Jack the Giant Killer remained in first place with 90,000 units / $2.24 million over the week for a total of 313,000 units / $7.40 million after two. More...

DVD Sales: Calling New Releases

September 12th, 2013

There was a quartet of new releases spread throughout the June 30th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. None were major hits, but at least The Call earned first place with 225,000 units / $3.88 million during its first week of release. It was only a midlevel hit at the box office, so this opening is on par with expectations, given the current state of the overall DVD market. More...

Home Market Numbers: Jack Slays the Home Market

August 21st, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer was thought to be a potential monster hit at the box office. You don't spend nearly $200 million on a movie unless you think it will be a monster hit. However, it bombed in theaters and it is doing no better on the home market. Sadly, it led this week's list of new releases, which explains why the overall Blu-ray sales were so much weaker than last week. Overall 858,000 units were sold generating $20.83 million in total sales. This was 44% lower in terms of units and 38% lower in terms of revenue. Fortunately, this was still better than last year by 16% in terms of units and 19% in terms of revenue. DVD sales held on better on a week-over-week comparison, which resulted in the overall Blu-ray share falling to 33% in terms of units and 42% in terms of revenue. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 25th, 2013

June 24th, 2013

It's summer time. Long time readers know what that means for the home market. It's bad news. There are a couple of first-run releases to come out: The Call and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. The former was a solid midlevel hit earning more than $50 million on a $13 million budget. The latter bombed. Neither one is a contender for Pick of the Week. There are a couple limited releases that might rise to that level, but I think the best release is Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Unfortunately, the screener arrived late so I haven't had a chance to review it, and I hate handing out that honor when till after I give the screener a full review. Fortunately, there is a screener that arrived late that is worth that honor: My Neighbor Totoro on Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Enough

April 1st, 2013

While Easter Monday is a holiday up here in Canada, it's not in the United States and the weekend numbers have arrived. The numbers are good, or close enough to being good that I'm choosing to focus on the positive. G.I. Joe: Retaliation won the race for the top with an opening weekend that was a little better than expected. Meanwhile, Temptation also opened on the high end of expectations. On the other hand, The Host failed to live up to lowered expectations. Overall, the box office rose 6.1% from last week. Granted, it did fall compared to the same weekend last year, but it fell by less than 1% (0.99%) and compared to the year-to-date decline, that's positively glowing. I'm calling it a victory. That's right, 2013 has been so bad so far that I'm willing to call a 1% decline a victory. 2013 is still well behind 2012's pace at $2.27 billion to $2.59 billion, which is a deficit of 12% or nearly $330 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Croods Club Competition

March 25th, 2013

As expected, The Croods earned first place, but it didn't dominate as much as many thought it would, because Olympus Has Fallen did better than expected. The overall box office rose 29% from last weekend reaching $139 million. Unfortunately, again as expected, The Hunger Games earned more this weekend last year than the entire box office earned this year. The year-over-year decline was a massive 35%. That's stunning. That usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2013 is now behind 2012 by a 13% margin at $2.06 billion to $2.36 billion. Given the films coming out later this year and the films that came out last year, I just don't see a pathway to victory for 2013. More...

Contest: Incredible Odds: Winning Announcement

March 20th, 2013

The winners of our Incredible Odds contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oz Still Great

March 18th, 2013

As expected, Oz the Great and Powerful easily won the box office race this weekend matching predictions nearly perfectly. The Call was a surprise hit, but unfortunately, the other wide release for the week, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, failed to find an audience. The overall box office fell 23% from last weekend to $107 million. Its decline from last year was much smaller at just 2.9%, but with 2013 so far behind 2012, any loss is still troubling. We really need to close the gap, which is now at 12% at $2.14 billion to $1.88 billion. Next weekend, it is just going to get worse. More...

Weekend Estimates: Oz, Call and Breakers Have Magic, Burt Blunders

March 17th, 2013

There are definite signs of life at the box office this weekend, thanks to continued good numbers for Oz the Great and Powerful, an above-expected debut for The Call and a gigantic performance in limited release for Spring Breakers. Those three bright spots do something to compensate for a horrible $10 million opening for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which might have fared better with a Summer release, but still casts some doubt on the star power of Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. More...

Weekend Predictions: Close Call for Wonderstone?

March 15th, 2013

There are two wide releases opening this week, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Call, but nearly everyone thinks Oz the Great and Powerful will repeat on top of the chart. Last year, 21 Jump Street opened with $36 million. Oz should match that, but 2012 still had better depth, so 2013 could be in a little bit of trouble on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Incredible Odds

March 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out next week: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Call. Nearly everyone thinks The Incredible Burt Wonderstone will easily be the bigger of the two films. Of course, most think it will have to settle for second place. Regardless, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Lay the Favorite on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Lay the Favorite on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!

To enter, send your prediction for the opening weekend gross, along with your name, address and phone number to contests@the-numbers.com. The winner will be determined on March 18th, 2013 once we have the official opening weekend results.

In the meantime, here's a deleted scene from the movie:

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2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...


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Synopsis

Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray, whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show is starting to look stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act—both onstage and off - if only Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,177,257 (45.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:82.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,160 opening theaters/3,160 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,884,176

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
March 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (India)
March 15th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 20th, 2013 (Wide) (Philippines)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 25th, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content , dangerous stunts, a drug-related incident and language.
(Rating bulletin 2260, 2/21/2013)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spider-Man 3
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Stage Magician, Set in Las Vegas, Comeback, Retirement, Romance, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Prologue, Professional Rivalry, Bullies, Riches to Rags, Epilogue
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Benderspink Productions, Carousel Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Steve Carell    Burt Wonderstone
Steve Buscemi    Anton Marvelton
Olivia Wilde    Jane
Jim Carrey    Steve Gray
Alan Arkin    Rance Holloway

Supporting Cast

James Gandolfini    Doug Munny
Jay Mohr    Rick the Implausible
Michael Bully Herbig    Lucius Belvedere
Mason Cook    Young Burt
Luke Vanek    Young Anton
Zachary Gordon    Bully
Brad Garrett    Dom
Fiona Hale    Grace
Sonya Eddy    Hanna
Ron Ostrow    Jim the Bartender
Joshua Chandler Erenberg    Judah Munny
Ron Pearson    Juggler Ventriloquist
Robert Manning, Jr.    Male Doctor
Gillian Jacobs    Miranda
Christina Gausas    Mother
Tate Hanyok    Nicole #1
Charlie Hartsock    Onlooker
John Francis Daley    Paramedic 1
Freedom Bridgewater    Paramedic 2
Melissa Ordway    Reporter in Las Vegas
Vance DeGeneres    Reporter in Cambodia
Murry Gershenz    Elderly Man
John Rubano    Store Manager
Bryson Baretto    Cambodian Boy
Forrest Wheeler    Cambodian Boy
Kimia Sun    Villager
Kelly Sry    Villager
Augie Issac    Young Boy
Mark Engelhardt    Stagehand
Derek Graf    Guy
John Lewis    Buddy
Daniel Spink    Spectator
Chad Kultgen    Spectator
Marceline Hugot    Pinata Woman
Leni Ito    Japanese Girl
Jonathan Goldstein    Stagehand and B&A Theater
Tossaporn Banks    London Onlooker
Jessica McClain    Doung Munny's Wife
Chyna Chuu    Doug Munny's Valet
Stan Knight    Elivs Inpersonator

Cameos

Richard Wolffe    Himself
Erin Burnett    Herself
David Copperfield    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Scardino    Director
John Francis Daley    Screenwriter
Jonathan Goldstein    Screenwriter
Tyler Mitchell    Story Creator
Jonathan Goldstein    Story Creator
Chad Kultgen    Story Creator
John Francis Daley    Story Creator
Chris Bender    Producer
Steve Carell    Producer
Jake Weiner    Producer
Tyler Mitchell    Producer
Diana Pokorny    Executive Producer
Vance DeGeneres    Executive Producer
Charlie Hartsock    Executive Producer
J.C. Spink    Executive Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Walter Hamada    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
Matthew Clark    Director of Photography
Keith Cunningham    Production Designer
Lee Haxall    Editor
Lisa Beach    Casting By
Sarah Katzman    Casting By
Dayna Pink    Costume Designer
Mason Novick    Co-Producer
Lyle Workman    Composer
Dana Sano    Music Supervisor
Diana Pokorny    Unit Production Manager
Jonathan McGarry    First Assistant Director
Paul Schmitz    Second Assistant Director
Drew Worobow    Associate Producer
Michelle Morrissey    Production Supervisor
Luke Freeborn    Art Director
Bradley Rubin    Assistant Art Director
Andrea Fenton    Set Decorator
Alex Daniels    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Slay New Releases

September 12th, 2013

There were only three new releases to chart on the June 30th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart, but all three of them reached the top ten. That said, Jack the Giant Killer remained in first place with 90,000 units / $2.24 million over the week for a total of 313,000 units / $7.40 million after two. More...

DVD Sales: Calling New Releases

September 12th, 2013

There was a quartet of new releases spread throughout the June 30th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. None were major hits, but at least The Call earned first place with 225,000 units / $3.88 million during its first week of release. It was only a midlevel hit at the box office, so this opening is on par with expectations, given the current state of the overall DVD market. More...

Home Market Numbers: Jack Slays the Home Market

August 21st, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer was thought to be a potential monster hit at the box office. You don't spend nearly $200 million on a movie unless you think it will be a monster hit. However, it bombed in theaters and it is doing no better on the home market. Sadly, it led this week's list of new releases, which explains why the overall Blu-ray sales were so much weaker than last week. Overall 858,000 units were sold generating $20.83 million in total sales. This was 44% lower in terms of units and 38% lower in terms of revenue. Fortunately, this was still better than last year by 16% in terms of units and 19% in terms of revenue. DVD sales held on better on a week-over-week comparison, which resulted in the overall Blu-ray share falling to 33% in terms of units and 42% in terms of revenue. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 25th, 2013

June 24th, 2013

It's summer time. Long time readers know what that means for the home market. It's bad news. There are a couple of first-run releases to come out: The Call and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. The former was a solid midlevel hit earning more than $50 million on a $13 million budget. The latter bombed. Neither one is a contender for Pick of the Week. There are a couple limited releases that might rise to that level, but I think the best release is Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Unfortunately, the screener arrived late so I haven't had a chance to review it, and I hate handing out that honor when till after I give the screener a full review. Fortunately, there is a screener that arrived late that is worth that honor: My Neighbor Totoro on Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Enough

April 1st, 2013

While Easter Monday is a holiday up here in Canada, it's not in the United States and the weekend numbers have arrived. The numbers are good, or close enough to being good that I'm choosing to focus on the positive. G.I. Joe: Retaliation won the race for the top with an opening weekend that was a little better than expected. Meanwhile, Temptation also opened on the high end of expectations. On the other hand, The Host failed to live up to lowered expectations. Overall, the box office rose 6.1% from last week. Granted, it did fall compared to the same weekend last year, but it fell by less than 1% (0.99%) and compared to the year-to-date decline, that's positively glowing. I'm calling it a victory. That's right, 2013 has been so bad so far that I'm willing to call a 1% decline a victory. 2013 is still well behind 2012's pace at $2.27 billion to $2.59 billion, which is a deficit of 12% or nearly $330 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Croods Club Competition

March 25th, 2013

As expected, The Croods earned first place, but it didn't dominate as much as many thought it would, because Olympus Has Fallen did better than expected. The overall box office rose 29% from last weekend reaching $139 million. Unfortunately, again as expected, The Hunger Games earned more this weekend last year than the entire box office earned this year. The year-over-year decline was a massive 35%. That's stunning. That usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2013 is now behind 2012 by a 13% margin at $2.06 billion to $2.36 billion. Given the films coming out later this year and the films that came out last year, I just don't see a pathway to victory for 2013. More...

Contest: Incredible Odds: Winning Announcement

March 20th, 2013

The winners of our Incredible Odds contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oz Still Great

March 18th, 2013

As expected, Oz the Great and Powerful easily won the box office race this weekend matching predictions nearly perfectly. The Call was a surprise hit, but unfortunately, the other wide release for the week, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, failed to find an audience. The overall box office fell 23% from last weekend to $107 million. Its decline from last year was much smaller at just 2.9%, but with 2013 so far behind 2012, any loss is still troubling. We really need to close the gap, which is now at 12% at $2.14 billion to $1.88 billion. Next weekend, it is just going to get worse. More...

Weekend Estimates: Oz, Call and Breakers Have Magic, Burt Blunders

March 17th, 2013

There are definite signs of life at the box office this weekend, thanks to continued good numbers for Oz the Great and Powerful, an above-expected debut for The Call and a gigantic performance in limited release for Spring Breakers. Those three bright spots do something to compensate for a horrible $10 million opening for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which might have fared better with a Summer release, but still casts some doubt on the star power of Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. More...

Weekend Predictions: Close Call for Wonderstone?

March 15th, 2013

There are two wide releases opening this week, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Call, but nearly everyone thinks Oz the Great and Powerful will repeat on top of the chart. Last year, 21 Jump Street opened with $36 million. Oz should match that, but 2012 still had better depth, so 2013 could be in a little bit of trouble on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Incredible Odds

March 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out next week: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Call. Nearly everyone thinks The Incredible Burt Wonderstone will easily be the bigger of the two films. Of course, most think it will have to settle for second place. Regardless, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Lay the Favorite on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Lay the Favorite on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!

To enter, send your prediction for the opening weekend gross, along with your name, address and phone number to contests@the-numbers.com. The winner will be determined on March 18th, 2013 once we have the official opening weekend results.

In the meantime, here's a deleted scene from the movie:

More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 2013 3 $10,177,257   3,160 $3,221   $10,177,257 1
Mar 22, 2013 7 $4,321,388 -58% 3,160 $1,368   $17,411,818 2
Mar 29, 2013 10 $1,343,025 -69% 1,575 $853   $20,629,646 3
Apr 5, 2013 16 $480,929 -64% 535 $899   $21,807,501 4
Apr 12, 2013 28 $154,190 -68% 274 $563   $22,129,400 5
Apr 19, 2013 28 $157,085 +2% 265 $593   $22,339,667 6
Apr 26, 2013 38 $67,296 -57% 185 $364   $22,465,805 7
May 3, 2013 51 $32,544 -52% 82 $397   $22,525,921 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 15, 2013 3 $3,708,678     3,160 $1,174   $3,708,678 1
Mar 16, 2013 3 $4,115,982 +11%   3,160 $1,303   $7,824,660 2
Mar 17, 2013 3 $2,352,597 -43%   3,160 $744   $10,177,257 3
Mar 18, 2013 3 $747,190 -68%   3,160 $236   $10,924,447 4
Mar 19, 2013 3 $891,277 +19%   3,160 $282   $11,815,724 5
Mar 20, 2013 3 $671,181 -25%   3,160 $212   $12,486,905 6
Mar 21, 2013 3 $603,525 -10%   3,160 $191   $13,090,430 7
Mar 22, 2013 7 $1,326,922 +120% -64% 3,160 $420   $14,417,352 8
Mar 23, 2013 6 $1,907,324 +44% -54% 3,160 $604   $16,324,676 9
Mar 24, 2013 7 $1,087,142 -43% -54% 3,160 $344   $17,411,818 10
Mar 25, 2013 7 $468,435 -57% -37% 3,160 $148   $17,880,253 11
Mar 26, 2013 6 $552,013 +18% -38% 3,160 $175   $18,432,266 12
Mar 27, 2013 7 $433,134 -22% -35% 3,160 $137   $18,865,400 13
Mar 28, 2013 8 $421,221 -3% -30% 3,160 $133   $19,286,621 14
Mar 29, 2013 10 $493,125 +17% -63% 1,575 $313   $19,779,746 15
Mar 30, 2013 10 $506,839 +3% -73% 1,575 $322   $20,286,585 16
Mar 31, 2013 10 $343,061 -32% -68% 1,575 $218   $20,629,646 17
Apr 1, 2013 10 $203,049 -41% -57% 1,575 $129   $20,832,695 18
Apr 2, 2013 10 $178,420 -12% -68% 1,575 $113   $21,011,115 19
Apr 3, 2013 10 $156,167 -12% -64% 1,575 $99   $21,167,282 20
Apr 4, 2013 10 $159,290 +2% -62% 1,575 $101   $21,326,572 21
Apr 5, 2013 16 $150,760 -5% -69% 535 $282   $21,477,332 22
Apr 6, 2013 16 $208,076 +38% -59% 535 $389   $21,685,408 23
Apr 7, 2013 16 $122,093 -41% -64% 535 $228   $21,807,501 24
Apr 8, 2013 15 $37,527 -69% -82% 535 $70   $21,845,028 25
Apr 9, 2013 16 $49,535 +32% -72% 535 $93   $21,894,563 26
Apr 10, 2013 15 $40,123 -19% -74% 535 $75   $21,934,686 27
Apr 11, 2013 15 $40,524 +1% -75% 535 $76   $21,975,210 28
Apr 12, 2013 - $45,877 +13% -70% 274 $167   $22,021,087 29
Apr 13, 2013 - $68,283 +49% -67% 274 $249   $22,089,370 30
Apr 14, 2013 - $40,030 -41% -67% 274 $146   $22,129,400 31
Apr 15, 2013 - $13,209 -67% -65% 274 $48   $22,142,609 32
Apr 16, 2013 - $15,322 +16% -69% 274 $56   $22,157,931 33
Apr 17, 2013 - $12,564 -18% -69% 274 $46   $22,170,495 34
Apr 18, 2013 - $12,087 -4% -70% 274 $44   $22,182,582 35
Apr 19, 2013 - $45,715 +278% n/c 265 $173   $22,228,297 36
Apr 20, 2013 - $67,347 +47% -1% 265 $254   $22,295,644 37
Apr 21, 2013 - $44,023 -35% +10% 265 $166   $22,339,667 38
Apr 22, 2013 - $13,647 -69% +3% 265 $51   $22,353,314 39
Apr 23, 2013 - $16,695 +22% +9% 265 $63   $22,370,009 40
Apr 24, 2013 - $14,691 -12% +17% 265 $55   $22,384,700 41
Apr 25, 2013 - $13,809 -6% +14% 265 $52   $22,398,509 42
Apr 26, 2013 - $19,123 +38% -58% 185 $103   $22,417,632 43
Apr 27, 2013 - $28,440 +49% -58% 185 $154   $22,446,072 44
Apr 28, 2013 - $19,733 -31% -55% 185 $107   $22,465,805 45
Apr 29, 2013 - $6,511 -67% -52% 185 $35   $22,472,316 46
Apr 30, 2013 - $7,552 +16% -55% 185 $41   $22,479,868 47
May 1, 2013 - $6,721 -11% -54% 185 $36   $22,486,589 48
May 2, 2013 - $6,788 +1% -51% 185 $37   $22,493,377 49
May 3, 2013 - $9,255 +36% -52% 82 $113   $22,502,632 50
May 4, 2013 - $14,868 +61% -48% 82 $181   $22,517,500 51
May 5, 2013 - $8,421 -43% -57% 82 $103   $22,525,921 52
May 6, 2013 - $2,893 -66% -56% 82 $35   $22,528,814 53
May 7, 2013 - $3,006 +4% -60% 82 $37   $22,531,820 54
May 8, 2013 - $2,795 -7% -58% 82 $34   $22,534,615 55
May 9, 2013 - $3,266 +17% -52% 82 $40   $22,537,881 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 2013 3 $13,090,430   3,160 $4,143   $13,090,430 1
Mar 22, 2013 8 $6,196,191 -53% 3,160 $1,961   $19,286,621 2
Mar 29, 2013 10 $2,039,951 -67% 1,575 $1,295   $21,326,572 3
Apr 5, 2013 16 $648,638 -68% 535 $1,212   $21,975,210 4
Apr 12, 2013 27 $207,372 -68% 274 $757   $22,182,582 5
Apr 19, 2013 29 $215,927 +4% 265 $815   $22,398,509 6
Apr 26, 2013 40 $94,868 -56% 185 $513   $22,493,377 7
May 3, 2013 55 $44,504 -53% 82 $543   $22,537,881 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/14/2013 $1,115,197 208 208 644 $2,697,790 12/14/2015
Germany 4/4/2013 $216,617 155 155 307 $297,746 12/14/2015
Iceland 4/12/2013 $14,694 7 7 14 $33,771 12/30/2018
India 3/15/2013 $22,494 26 26 27 $35,621 12/14/2015
Lebanon 4/4/2013 $18,778 9 9 11 $29,504 12/30/2018
Philippines 3/20/2013 $218,346 75 75 151 $321,047 12/30/2018
Singapore 3/14/2013 $0 0 4 4 $233,744 12/14/2015
United Arab Emirates 4/4/2013 $178,568 27 27 35 $285,674 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/15/2013 $460,071 386 386 671 $919,831 12/14/2015
 
International Total$4,854,728 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2013787,614 87,614$1,277,412$1,277,4121
Jul 7, 20131151,576-41% 139,190$773,124$2,050,5362

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2013455,383 55,383$1,274,923$1,274,9231
Jul 7, 20131116,638-70% 72,021$415,775$1,690,6982

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