Fame (2009)

Fame poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,455,510Details
International Box Office $57,772,109Details
Worldwide Box Office $80,227,619
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,802,411 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $551,593 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,354,004
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,011,682 (44.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,096 opening theaters/3,133 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,276,053

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,600 $22,455,510
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $57,772,109
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $80,227,619

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: September 25th, 2009 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: January 12th, 2010 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mamma Mia!
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Keywords: Musical Drama, Romance, Remake, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Backstage
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lakeshore Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,600 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,101 $32,276,053
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,976 $22,455,510
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 107 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 22 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,148 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 78 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 802 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $22,455,510

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 3 $10,011,682   3,096 $3,234   $10,011,682 1
Oct 2, 2009 7 $4,626,952 -54% 3,133 $1,477   $16,507,188 2
Oct 9, 2009 10 $2,543,067 -45% 3,110 $818   $20,028,829 3
Oct 16, 2009 14 $903,890 -64% 1,555 $581   $21,795,849 4
Oct 23, 2009 24 $212,364 -77% 445 $477   $22,206,056 5
Oct 30, 2009 43 $56,295 -73% 172 $327   $22,303,092 6
Nov 6, 2009 61 $18,154 -68% 61 $298   $22,343,650 7
Nov 13, 2009 73 $12,717 -30% 39 $326   $22,365,483 8
Nov 20, 2009 91 $3,830 -70% 23 $167   $22,371,648 9
Nov 27, 2009 47 $45,437 +1,086% 146 $311   $22,429,956 10
Dec 4, 2009 64 $10,597 -77% 62 $171   $22,452,209 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2009 3 $3,539,749     3,096 $1,143   $3,539,749 1
Sep 26, 2009 3 $4,104,884 +16%   3,096 $1,326   $7,644,633 2
Sep 27, 2009 3 $2,367,049 -42%   3,096 $765   $10,011,682 3
Sep 28, 2009 3 $629,334 -73%   3,096 $203   $10,641,016 4
Sep 29, 2009 4 $472,061 -25%   3,096 $152   $11,113,077 5
Sep 30, 2009 5 $386,236 -18%   3,096 $125   $11,499,313 6
Oct 1, 2009 4 $380,923 -1%   3,096 $123   $11,880,236 7
Oct 2, 2009 8 $1,450,137 +281% -59% 3,133 $463   $13,330,373 8
Oct 3, 2009 6 $2,128,099 +47% -48% 3,133 $679   $15,458,472 9
Oct 4, 2009 8 $1,048,716 -51% -56% 3,133 $335   $16,507,188 10
Oct 5, 2009 9 $233,607 -78% -63% 3,133 $75   $16,740,795 11
Oct 6, 2009 9 $276,494 +18% -41% 3,133 $88   $17,017,289 12
Oct 7, 2009 10 $223,804 -19% -42% 3,133 $71   $17,241,093 13
Oct 8, 2009 9 $244,669 +9% -36% 3,133 $78   $17,485,762 14
Oct 9, 2009 10 $763,160 +212% -47% 3,110 $245   $18,248,922 15
Oct 10, 2009 10 $1,101,949 +44% -48% 3,110 $354   $19,350,848 16
Oct 11, 2009 10 $677,958 -38% -35% 3,110 $218   $20,028,806 17
Oct 12, 2009 10 $385,787 -43% +65% 3,110 $124   $20,414,616 18
Oct 13, 2009 11 $159,836 -59% -42% 3,110 $51   $20,574,452 19
Oct 14, 2009 11 $150,261 -6% -33% 3,110 $48   $20,724,713 20
Oct 15, 2009 11 $167,246 +11% -32% 3,110 $54   $20,891,959 21
Oct 16, 2009 14 $275,562 +65% -64% 1,555 $177   $21,167,521 22
Oct 17, 2009 14 $411,718 +49% -63% 1,555 $265   $21,579,239 23
Oct 18, 2009 14 $216,610 -47% -68% 1,555 $139   $21,795,849 24
Nov 20, 2009 - $864     23 $38   $22,368,682 57
Nov 21, 2009 - $2,024 +134%   23 $88   $22,370,706 58
Nov 22, 2009 - $942 -53%   23 $41   $22,371,648 59
Nov 23, 2009 - $403 -57%   23 $18   $22,372,051 60
Nov 24, 2009 - $432 +7%   23 $19   $22,372,483 61
Nov 27, 2009 - $16,947   +1,861% 146 $116   $22,401,466 64
Nov 28, 2009 - $18,917 +12% +835% 146 $130   $22,420,383 65
Nov 29, 2009 - $9,573 -49% +916% 146 $66   $22,429,956 66
Nov 30, 2009 - $2,924 -69% +626% 146 $20   $22,432,880 67
Dec 1, 2009 - $3,135 +7% +626% 146 $21   $22,436,015 68
Dec 2, 2009 - $2,506 -20%   146 $17   $22,438,521 69
Dec 3, 2009 - $3,091 +23%   146 $21   $22,441,612 70
Dec 4, 2009 - $3,187 +3% -81% 62 $51   $22,444,799 71
Dec 5, 2009 - $5,074 +59% -73% 62 $82   $22,449,873 72
Dec 6, 2009 - $2,336 -54% -76% 62 $38   $22,452,209 73
Dec 7, 2009 - $777 -67% -73% 62 $13   $22,452,986 74
Dec 8, 2009 - $640 -18% -80% 62 $10   $22,453,626 75
Dec 9, 2009 - $905 +41% -64% 62 $15   $22,454,531 76
Dec 10, 2009 - $979 +8% -68% 62 $16   $22,455,510 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 3 $11,880,236   3,096 $3,837   $11,880,236 1
Oct 2, 2009 8 $5,605,526 -53% 3,133 $1,789   $17,485,762 2
Oct 9, 2009 10 $3,406,197 -39% 3,110 $1,095   $20,891,959 3
Oct 16, 2009 15 $1,101,733 -68% 1,555 $709   $21,993,692 4
Oct 23, 2009 29 $253,105 -77% 445 $569   $22,246,797 5
Oct 30, 2009 48 $78,699 -69% 172 $458   $22,325,496 6
Nov 6, 2009 60 $27,270 -65% 61 $447   $22,352,766 7
Nov 13, 2009 77 $15,052 -45% 39 $386   $22,367,818 8
Nov 20, 2009 74 $16,701 +11% 23 $726   $22,384,519 9
Nov 27, 2009 48 $57,093 +242% 146 $391   $22,441,612 10
Dec 4, 2009 65 $13,898 -76% 62 $224   $22,455,510 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 9/25/2009 $0 0 177 230 $3,862,011 4/28/2020
 
Rest of World $53,910,098
 
International Total$57,772,109 4/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $57,772,109
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,326 $57,772,109
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office 53 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 19 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,402 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 767 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies 34 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 345 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 30 $57,772,109

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,698 $80,227,619
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 73 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 22 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,802 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,018 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 43 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 44 $80,227,619

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 17, 20106166,339 166,339$2,659,761$2,659,7611
Jan 24, 20102045,920-72% 212,259$734,261$3,394,0222
Jan 31, 20102526,167-43% 238,426$424,690$3,818,7123

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 17, 20102011,930 11,930$113,220$113,2201

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Leading Cast

Asher Book    Marco
Kristy Flores    Rosie
Paul Iacono    Neil

Supporting Cast

Charles S. Dutton    Mr. James Dowd
Kelsey Grammer    Mr. Martin Cranston
Megan Mullally    Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth    Ms. Kraft
Paul McGill    Kevin
Naturi Naughton    Denise
Kay Panabaker    Jenny
Kherington Payne    Alice
Collins Pennie    Malik
Walter Perez    Victor
Anna Maria Perez De Tagle    Joy
Thomas Dekker    Marco

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Tancharoen    Director
Allison Burnett    Screenwriter
Tom Rosenberg    Producer
Gary Lucchesi    Producer
Linda Matthews    Costume Supervisor

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

DVD Sales: New Releases Do Bad

February 11th, 2010

While there were several new releases on the sales chart, including a new number one, sales were soft as a whole. The new number one film, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, only sold 581,000 units and generated $11.03 million in opening week sales. More...

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January 11th, 2010

As it is usually true at this time of year, there are very few major releases hitting the home market this week. Most of the films on this week's list that opened wide were critics and / or box office disappointments, but at least there are a number of smaller films to pick up the slack. This includes Big Fan, which features what should be a star making performance by Patton Oswald, but the DVD isn't exactly loaded with extras. That's not an issue with Moon, as both the DVD and the Blu-ray are loaded with extras. The best release of the week is arguably The Hurt Locker and both its DVD and Blu-ray are Pick of the Week material. However, it is likely that it will be joined by Transformers - Season 2 - Volume 2, once the screener arrives. More...

International Details - An Ugly Milestone

October 31st, 2009

The Ugly Truth reached a major milestone over the weekend with $5.75 million on 2046 screens in 55 markets for a total of $102.27 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Spain, where it added $1.86 million on 360 screens for a total of $5.17 million. With a debut in Italy a few weeks away, it will likely fall sharply next weekend, but should have no trouble earning $200 million worldwide before its run is over. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine, Redux

October 25th, 2009

District 9 returned to sixth place with $6.20 million on 2233 screens in 44 markets for a total of $77.12 million international and $192.36 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $1.60 million on 287 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $865,000 on 204 screens over the weekend for a total of $968,000 and Mexico wasn't as strong with $666,000 on 250 screens, but that was still enough for second place. The film still has a couple markets left to open in, but none are major markets. This will make it hard to reach $100 million internationally, but it could make to $200 million worldwide by this time next week. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

International Details - Nothing Small About Petit

October 11th, 2009

Le Petit Nicolas debuted in sixth place internationally with $9.39 million on 618 screens in 3 markets. Of that total, $8.88 million was earned on 571 screens in France, which was more than five times the amount earned by the second place film. More...

Zombies Land on Top

October 5th, 2009

October started on a mixed note. While it was better than expected at the top, overall the box office was a little weak pulling in a total of $107 million. Granted, this was 10.7% higher than last week, this was 5.9% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 has now earned $7.96 million, which is still 7.5% higher than last year's pace. More...

International Top Five - Founding Still Strong

September 30th, 2009

The Founding Of A Republic remained in first place down just 26% to $13.56 million on 1,380 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.16 million after two. This film is performing amazingly in China and while it nationalistic story (it is about the rise of the communist party in China) will hurt its chances elsewhere, it's already made enough money to be considered a success. More...

September Ends on a Cloudy Note

September 28th, 2009

None of the three wide releases were able to live up to Thursday's predictions and while the number one film held on a lot better than expected, it wasn't enough to compensate. Overall the box office was down 4.7% from last weekend to $96%, which was 4.2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 is still up on 2008 by 7.8% at $7.8 billion to $7.3 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moviegoers Enjoy Big Second Helping of Meatballs

September 27th, 2009

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs enjoyed the best second weekend hold of the year for a major release to win the weekend at the box office. The 3D family movie earned $24.6 million, by Sony's estimate, which is down just 19% from its opening. The studio will be hoping that the great word-of-mouth will keep the movie going even with the arrival of the Toy Story 3D Double Feature next weekend. More...

Will September End Famously?

September 24th, 2009

The three wide releases this week include two that have a shot at top spot, depending on who you ask, and another that will likely struggle for a spot in the top five. Overall the new releases are about as strong as this time last year, but holdovers should be the deciding factor in keeping 2009 ahead of last year's pace. More...

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September 1st, 2009

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,011,682 (44.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,096 opening theaters/3,133 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,276,053

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,600 $22,455,510
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $57,772,109
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $80,227,619

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


Watch Now On

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: January 12th, 2010 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mamma Mia!
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Musical Drama, Romance, Remake, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Backstage
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lakeshore Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Asher Book    Marco
Kristy Flores    Rosie
Paul Iacono    Neil

Supporting Cast

Charles S. Dutton    Mr. James Dowd
Kelsey Grammer    Mr. Martin Cranston
Megan Mullally    Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth    Ms. Kraft
Paul McGill    Kevin
Naturi Naughton    Denise
Kay Panabaker    Jenny
Kherington Payne    Alice
Collins Pennie    Malik
Walter Perez    Victor
Anna Maria Perez De Tagle    Joy
Thomas Dekker    Marco

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Tancharoen    Director
Allison Burnett    Screenwriter
Tom Rosenberg    Producer
Gary Lucchesi    Producer
Linda Matthews    Costume Supervisor

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

DVD Sales: New Releases Do Bad

February 11th, 2010

While there were several new releases on the sales chart, including a new number one, sales were soft as a whole. The new number one film, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, only sold 581,000 units and generated $11.03 million in opening week sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 12th, 2010

January 11th, 2010

As it is usually true at this time of year, there are very few major releases hitting the home market this week. Most of the films on this week's list that opened wide were critics and / or box office disappointments, but at least there are a number of smaller films to pick up the slack. This includes Big Fan, which features what should be a star making performance by Patton Oswald, but the DVD isn't exactly loaded with extras. That's not an issue with Moon, as both the DVD and the Blu-ray are loaded with extras. The best release of the week is arguably The Hurt Locker and both its DVD and Blu-ray are Pick of the Week material. However, it is likely that it will be joined by Transformers - Season 2 - Volume 2, once the screener arrives. More...

International Details - An Ugly Milestone

October 31st, 2009

The Ugly Truth reached a major milestone over the weekend with $5.75 million on 2046 screens in 55 markets for a total of $102.27 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Spain, where it added $1.86 million on 360 screens for a total of $5.17 million. With a debut in Italy a few weeks away, it will likely fall sharply next weekend, but should have no trouble earning $200 million worldwide before its run is over. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine, Redux

October 25th, 2009

District 9 returned to sixth place with $6.20 million on 2233 screens in 44 markets for a total of $77.12 million international and $192.36 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $1.60 million on 287 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $865,000 on 204 screens over the weekend for a total of $968,000 and Mexico wasn't as strong with $666,000 on 250 screens, but that was still enough for second place. The film still has a couple markets left to open in, but none are major markets. This will make it hard to reach $100 million internationally, but it could make to $200 million worldwide by this time next week. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

International Details - Nothing Small About Petit

October 11th, 2009

Le Petit Nicolas debuted in sixth place internationally with $9.39 million on 618 screens in 3 markets. Of that total, $8.88 million was earned on 571 screens in France, which was more than five times the amount earned by the second place film. More...

Zombies Land on Top

October 5th, 2009

October started on a mixed note. While it was better than expected at the top, overall the box office was a little weak pulling in a total of $107 million. Granted, this was 10.7% higher than last week, this was 5.9% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 has now earned $7.96 million, which is still 7.5% higher than last year's pace. More...

International Top Five - Founding Still Strong

September 30th, 2009

The Founding Of A Republic remained in first place down just 26% to $13.56 million on 1,380 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.16 million after two. This film is performing amazingly in China and while it nationalistic story (it is about the rise of the communist party in China) will hurt its chances elsewhere, it's already made enough money to be considered a success. More...

September Ends on a Cloudy Note

September 28th, 2009

None of the three wide releases were able to live up to Thursday's predictions and while the number one film held on a lot better than expected, it wasn't enough to compensate. Overall the box office was down 4.7% from last weekend to $96%, which was 4.2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 is still up on 2008 by 7.8% at $7.8 billion to $7.3 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moviegoers Enjoy Big Second Helping of Meatballs

September 27th, 2009

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs enjoyed the best second weekend hold of the year for a major release to win the weekend at the box office. The 3D family movie earned $24.6 million, by Sony's estimate, which is down just 19% from its opening. The studio will be hoping that the great word-of-mouth will keep the movie going even with the arrival of the Toy Story 3D Double Feature next weekend. More...

Will September End Famously?

September 24th, 2009

The three wide releases this week include two that have a shot at top spot, depending on who you ask, and another that will likely struggle for a spot in the top five. Overall the new releases are about as strong as this time last year, but holdovers should be the deciding factor in keeping 2009 ahead of last year's pace. More...

2009 Preview: September

September 1st, 2009

Summer ended on a strong note with three films from August that have the potential to cross $100 million at the box office. But I don't think there's a single film coming out this month that has the potential to do the same. Then again, we're not concerned with keeping up with August, we are concerned with keeping up with September last year, and that will be an easier task most weeks. More...

New Movie Trailers

June 27th, 2009

This week, we're starting a new feature on the site: a weekly round-up of movie trailers added to the site. For your convenience, the trailers are added to the movie's page, along with cast and crew information, and, of course, box office data once the movie goes into release. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,600 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,101 $32,276,053
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,976 $22,455,510
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 107 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 22 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,148 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 78 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 802 $22,455,510
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $22,455,510

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 3 $10,011,682   3,096 $3,234   $10,011,682 1
Oct 2, 2009 7 $4,626,952 -54% 3,133 $1,477   $16,507,188 2
Oct 9, 2009 10 $2,543,067 -45% 3,110 $818   $20,028,829 3
Oct 16, 2009 14 $903,890 -64% 1,555 $581   $21,795,849 4
Oct 23, 2009 24 $212,364 -77% 445 $477   $22,206,056 5
Oct 30, 2009 43 $56,295 -73% 172 $327   $22,303,092 6
Nov 6, 2009 61 $18,154 -68% 61 $298   $22,343,650 7
Nov 13, 2009 73 $12,717 -30% 39 $326   $22,365,483 8
Nov 20, 2009 91 $3,830 -70% 23 $167   $22,371,648 9
Nov 27, 2009 47 $45,437 +1,086% 146 $311   $22,429,956 10
Dec 4, 2009 64 $10,597 -77% 62 $171   $22,452,209 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2009 3 $3,539,749     3,096 $1,143   $3,539,749 1
Sep 26, 2009 3 $4,104,884 +16%   3,096 $1,326   $7,644,633 2
Sep 27, 2009 3 $2,367,049 -42%   3,096 $765   $10,011,682 3
Sep 28, 2009 3 $629,334 -73%   3,096 $203   $10,641,016 4
Sep 29, 2009 4 $472,061 -25%   3,096 $152   $11,113,077 5
Sep 30, 2009 5 $386,236 -18%   3,096 $125   $11,499,313 6
Oct 1, 2009 4 $380,923 -1%   3,096 $123   $11,880,236 7
Oct 2, 2009 8 $1,450,137 +281% -59% 3,133 $463   $13,330,373 8
Oct 3, 2009 6 $2,128,099 +47% -48% 3,133 $679   $15,458,472 9
Oct 4, 2009 8 $1,048,716 -51% -56% 3,133 $335   $16,507,188 10
Oct 5, 2009 9 $233,607 -78% -63% 3,133 $75   $16,740,795 11
Oct 6, 2009 9 $276,494 +18% -41% 3,133 $88   $17,017,289 12
Oct 7, 2009 10 $223,804 -19% -42% 3,133 $71   $17,241,093 13
Oct 8, 2009 9 $244,669 +9% -36% 3,133 $78   $17,485,762 14
Oct 9, 2009 10 $763,160 +212% -47% 3,110 $245   $18,248,922 15
Oct 10, 2009 10 $1,101,949 +44% -48% 3,110 $354   $19,350,848 16
Oct 11, 2009 10 $677,958 -38% -35% 3,110 $218   $20,028,806 17
Oct 12, 2009 10 $385,787 -43% +65% 3,110 $124   $20,414,616 18
Oct 13, 2009 11 $159,836 -59% -42% 3,110 $51   $20,574,452 19
Oct 14, 2009 11 $150,261 -6% -33% 3,110 $48   $20,724,713 20
Oct 15, 2009 11 $167,246 +11% -32% 3,110 $54   $20,891,959 21
Oct 16, 2009 14 $275,562 +65% -64% 1,555 $177   $21,167,521 22
Oct 17, 2009 14 $411,718 +49% -63% 1,555 $265   $21,579,239 23
Oct 18, 2009 14 $216,610 -47% -68% 1,555 $139   $21,795,849 24
Nov 20, 2009 - $864     23 $38   $22,368,682 57
Nov 21, 2009 - $2,024 +134%   23 $88   $22,370,706 58
Nov 22, 2009 - $942 -53%   23 $41   $22,371,648 59
Nov 23, 2009 - $403 -57%   23 $18   $22,372,051 60
Nov 24, 2009 - $432 +7%   23 $19   $22,372,483 61
Nov 27, 2009 - $16,947   +1,861% 146 $116   $22,401,466 64
Nov 28, 2009 - $18,917 +12% +835% 146 $130   $22,420,383 65
Nov 29, 2009 - $9,573 -49% +916% 146 $66   $22,429,956 66
Nov 30, 2009 - $2,924 -69% +626% 146 $20   $22,432,880 67
Dec 1, 2009 - $3,135 +7% +626% 146 $21   $22,436,015 68
Dec 2, 2009 - $2,506 -20%   146 $17   $22,438,521 69
Dec 3, 2009 - $3,091 +23%   146 $21   $22,441,612 70
Dec 4, 2009 - $3,187 +3% -81% 62 $51   $22,444,799 71
Dec 5, 2009 - $5,074 +59% -73% 62 $82   $22,449,873 72
Dec 6, 2009 - $2,336 -54% -76% 62 $38   $22,452,209 73
Dec 7, 2009 - $777 -67% -73% 62 $13   $22,452,986 74
Dec 8, 2009 - $640 -18% -80% 62 $10   $22,453,626 75
Dec 9, 2009 - $905 +41% -64% 62 $15   $22,454,531 76
Dec 10, 2009 - $979 +8% -68% 62 $16   $22,455,510 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 3 $11,880,236   3,096 $3,837   $11,880,236 1
Oct 2, 2009 8 $5,605,526 -53% 3,133 $1,789   $17,485,762 2
Oct 9, 2009 10 $3,406,197 -39% 3,110 $1,095   $20,891,959 3
Oct 16, 2009 15 $1,101,733 -68% 1,555 $709   $21,993,692 4
Oct 23, 2009 29 $253,105 -77% 445 $569   $22,246,797 5
Oct 30, 2009 48 $78,699 -69% 172 $458   $22,325,496 6
Nov 6, 2009 60 $27,270 -65% 61 $447   $22,352,766 7
Nov 13, 2009 77 $15,052 -45% 39 $386   $22,367,818 8
Nov 20, 2009 74 $16,701 +11% 23 $726   $22,384,519 9
Nov 27, 2009 48 $57,093 +242% 146 $391   $22,441,612 10
Dec 4, 2009 65 $13,898 -76% 62 $224   $22,455,510 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 9/25/2009 $0 0 177 230 $3,862,011 4/28/2020
 
Rest of World $53,910,098
 
International Total$57,772,109 4/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $57,772,109
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,326 $57,772,109
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office 53 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 19 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,402 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 767 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies 34 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 345 $57,772,109
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 30 $57,772,109

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,698 $80,227,619
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 73 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 22 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,802 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,018 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 43 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $80,227,619
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 44 $80,227,619

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 17, 20106166,339 166,339$2,659,761$2,659,7611
Jan 24, 20102045,920-72% 212,259$734,261$3,394,0222
Jan 31, 20102526,167-43% 238,426$424,690$3,818,7123

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 17, 20102011,930 11,930$113,220$113,2201

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