Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office	94	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200)	106	$476,093,321
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	52	$317,101,119
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	3	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	27	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	33	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	5	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies	44	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	57	$317,101,119
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	9	$317,101,119

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 23, 2008	1	$100,137,835		4,260	$23,507	$125,178,907	1
May 30, 2008	2	$44,754,615	-55%	4,264	$10,496	$215,635,899	2
Jun 6, 2008	3	$22,793,630	-49%	4,190	$5,440	$253,014,750	3
Jun 13, 2008	5	$14,741,834	-35%	3,804	$3,875	$276,524,265	4
Jun 20, 2008	6	$8,540,313	-42%	3,171	$2,693	$290,961,044	5
Jun 27, 2008	7	$5,179,960	-39%	2,556	$2,027	$300,085,447	6
Jul 4, 2008	7	$3,774,807	-27%	2,192	$1,722	$306,428,521	7
Jul 11, 2008	11	$2,260,327	-40%	1,664	$1,358	$310,487,614	8
Jul 18, 2008	12	$955,846	-58%	757	$1,263	$312,569,461	9
Jul 25, 2008	14	$570,774	-40%	477	$1,197	$313,646,685	10
Aug 1, 2008	20	$359,349	-37%	332	$1,082	$314,331,661	11
Aug 8, 2008	25	$234,531	-35%	262	$895	$314,749,809	12
Aug 15, 2008	32	$191,324	-18%	184	$1,040	$315,070,993	13
Aug 22, 2008	40	$118,492	-38%	136	$871	$315,286,725	14
Aug 29, 2008	27	$396,651	+235%	303	$1,309	$315,733,805	15
Sep 5, 2008	30	$279,520	-30%	304	$919	$316,202,690	16
Sep 12, 2008	29	$202,903	-27%	263	$771	$316,489,033	17
Sep 19, 2008	38	$127,737	-37%	206	$620	$316,670,320	18
Sep 26, 2008	37	$141,122	+10%	204	$692	$316,849,472	19
Oct 3, 2008	44	$72,250	-49%	128	$564	$316,957,122	20
Oct 10, 2008	57	$31,661	-56%	60	$528	$317,011,114	21

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 22, 2008	1	$25,041,072			4,260	$5,878	$25,041,072	1
May 23, 2008	1	$30,571,275	+22%		4,260	$7,176	$55,612,347	2
May 24, 2008	1	$36,533,839	+20%		4,260	$8,576	$92,146,186	3
May 25, 2008	1	$33,032,721	-10%		4,260	$7,754	$125,178,907	4
May 26, 2008	1	$26,779,538	-19%		4,260	$6,286	$151,958,445	5
May 27, 2008	1	$7,604,606	-72%		4,260	$1,785	$159,563,051	6
May 28, 2008	1	$6,040,893	-21%		4,260	$1,418	$165,603,944	7
May 29, 2008	1	$5,277,340	-13%	-79%	4,260	$1,239	$170,881,284	8
May 30, 2008	2	$12,220,278	+132%	-60%	4,264	$2,866	$183,101,562	9
May 31, 2008	1	$19,827,731	+62%	-46%	4,264	$4,650	$202,929,293	10
Jun 1, 2008	1	$12,706,606	-36%	-62%	4,264	$2,980	$215,635,899	11
Jun 2, 2008	2	$3,529,777	-72%	-87%	4,264	$828	$219,165,676	12
Jun 3, 2008	2	$3,860,177	+9%	-49%	4,264	$905	$223,025,853	13
Jun 4, 2008	2	$3,638,348	-6%	-40%	4,264	$853	$226,664,201	14
Jun 5, 2008	2	$3,556,919	-2%	-33%	4,264	$834	$230,221,120	15
Jun 6, 2008	4	$6,604,427	+86%	-46%	4,190	$1,576	$236,825,547	16
Jun 7, 2008	3	$9,574,735	+45%	-52%	4,190	$2,285	$246,400,282	17
Jun 8, 2008	3	$6,614,468	-31%	-48%	4,190	$1,579	$253,014,750	18
Jun 9, 2008	4	$2,334,866	-65%	-34%	4,190	$557	$255,349,616	19
Jun 10, 2008	4	$2,270,419	-3%	-41%	4,190	$542	$257,620,035	20
Jun 11, 2008	4	$2,136,389	-6%	-41%	4,190	$510	$259,756,424	21
Jun 12, 2008	4	$2,026,007	-5%	-43%	4,190	$484	$261,782,431	22
Jun 13, 2008	5	$3,752,129	+85%	-43%	3,804	$986	$265,534,560	23
Jun 14, 2008	5	$5,620,795	+50%	-41%	3,804	$1,478	$271,155,355	24
Jun 15, 2008	4	$5,368,910	-4%	-19%	3,804	$1,411	$276,524,265	25
Jun 16, 2008	6	$1,493,264	-72%	-36%	3,804	$393	$278,017,529	26
Jun 17, 2008	6	$1,455,092	-3%	-36%	3,804	$383	$279,472,621	27
Jun 18, 2008	6	$1,478,470	+2%	-31%	3,804	$389	$280,951,091	28
Jun 19, 2008	6	$1,469,640	-1%	-27%	3,804	$386	$282,420,731	29
Jun 20, 2008	6	$2,350,688	+60%	-37%	3,171	$741	$284,771,419	30
Jun 21, 2008	6	$3,539,169	+51%	-37%	3,171	$1,116	$288,310,588	31
Jun 22, 2008	6	$2,650,456	-25%	-51%	3,171	$836	$290,961,044	32
Jun 23, 2008	6	$1,027,200	-61%	-31%	3,171	$324	$291,988,244	33
Jun 24, 2008	7	$978,052	-5%	-33%	3,171	$308	$292,966,296	34
Jun 25, 2008	7	$924,772	-5%	-37%	3,171	$292	$293,891,068	35
Jun 26, 2008	5	$1,014,419	+10%	-31%	3,171	$320	$294,905,487	36
Jun 27, 2008	7	$1,389,912	+37%	-41%	2,556	$544	$296,295,399	37
Jun 28, 2008	6	$2,192,672	+58%	-38%	2,556	$858	$298,488,071	38
Jun 29, 2008	6	$1,597,376	-27%	-40%	2,556	$625	$300,085,447	39
Jun 30, 2008	7	$734,072	-54%	-29%	2,556	$287	$300,819,519	40
Jul 1, 2008	8	$574,829	-22%	-41%	2,556	$225	$301,394,348	41
Jul 2, 2008	9	$490,593	-15%	-47%	2,556	$192	$301,884,941	42
Jul 3, 2008	8	$768,773	+57%	-24%	2,556	$301	$302,653,714	43
Jul 4, 2008	7	$1,120,946	+46%	-19%	2,192	$511	$303,774,660	44
Jul 5, 2008	7	$1,616,142	+44%	-26%	2,192	$737	$305,390,802	45
Jul 6, 2008	8	$1,037,719	-36%	-35%	2,192	$473	$306,428,521	46
Jul 7, 2008	8	$439,569	-58%	-40%	2,192	$201	$306,868,090	47
Jul 8, 2008	8	$459,887	+5%	-20%	2,192	$210	$307,327,977	48
Jul 9, 2008	8	$467,317	+2%	-5%	2,192	$213	$307,795,294	49
Jul 10, 2008	8	$431,993	-8%	-44%	2,192	$197	$308,227,287	50
Jul 11, 2008	11	$616,706	+43%	-45%	1,664	$371	$308,843,993	51
Jul 12, 2008	9	$975,306	+58%	-40%	1,664	$586	$309,819,299	52
Jul 13, 2008	11	$668,315	-31%	-36%	1,664	$402	$310,487,614	53
Jul 14, 2008	11	$272,642	-59%	-38%	1,664	$164	$310,760,256	54
Jul 15, 2008	11	$280,141	+3%	-39%	1,664	$168	$311,040,397	55
Jul 16, 2008	11	$290,508	+4%	-38%	1,664	$175	$311,330,905	56
Jul 17, 2008	10	$282,710	-3%	-35%	1,664	$170	$311,613,615	57
Jul 18, 2008	13	$272,080	-4%	-56%	757	$359	$311,885,695	58
Jul 19, 2008	12	$412,614	+52%	-58%	757	$545	$312,298,309	59
Jul 20, 2008	13	$271,152	-34%	-59%	757	$358	$312,569,461	60
Jul 21, 2008	-	$114,879	-58%	-58%	757	$152	$312,684,340	61
Jul 22, 2008	-	$125,254	+9%	-55%	757	$165	$312,809,594	62
Jul 23, 2008	-	$129,898	+4%	-55%	757	$172	$312,939,492	63
Jul 24, 2008	-	$136,419	+5%	-52%	757	$180	$313,075,911	64
Jul 25, 2008	-	$157,389	+15%	-42%	477	$330	$313,233,300	65
Jul 26, 2008	-	$243,286	+55%	-41%	477	$510	$313,476,586	66
Jul 27, 2008	-	$170,099	-30%	-37%	477	$357	$313,646,685	67
Jul 28, 2008	-	$72,842	-57%	-37%	477	$153	$313,719,527	68
Jul 29, 2008	-	$82,459	+13%	-34%	477	$173	$313,801,986	69
Jul 30, 2008	-	$85,435	+4%	-34%	477	$179	$313,887,421	70
Jul 31, 2008	-	$84,891	-1%	-38%	477	$178	$313,972,312	71
Aug 1, 2008	-	$98,754	+16%	-37%	332	$297	$314,071,066	72
Aug 2, 2008	-	$157,409	+59%	-35%	332	$474	$314,228,475	73
Aug 3, 2008	-	$103,186	-34%	-39%	332	$311	$314,331,661	74
Aug 4, 2008	-	$51,934	-50%	-29%	332	$156	$314,383,595	75
Aug 5, 2008	18	$49,460	-5%	-40%	332	$149	$314,433,055	76
Aug 6, 2008	-	$42,923	-13%	-50%	332	$129	$314,475,978	77
Aug 7, 2008	-	$39,300	-8%	-54%	332	$118	$314,515,278	78
Aug 8, 2008	-	$66,005	+68%	-33%	262	$252	$314,581,283	79
Aug 9, 2008	-	$99,986	+51%	-36%	262	$382	$314,681,269	80
Aug 10, 2008	-	$68,540	-31%	-34%	262	$262	$314,749,809	81
Aug 11, 2008	-	$32,761	-52%	-37%	262	$125	$314,782,570	82
Aug 12, 2008	-	$36,649	+12%	-26%	262	$140	$314,819,219	83
Aug 13, 2008	-	$29,433	-20%	-31%	262	$112	$314,848,652	84
Aug 14, 2008	-	$31,017	+5%	-21%	262	$118	$314,879,669	85
Aug 15, 2008	-	$54,001	+74%	-18%	184	$293	$314,933,670	86
Aug 16, 2008	-	$91,727	+70%	-8%	184	$499	$315,025,397	87
Aug 17, 2008	-	$45,596	-50%	-33%	184	$248	$315,070,993	88
Aug 18, 2008	-	$18,991	-58%	-42%	184	$103	$315,089,984	89
Aug 19, 2008	-	$29,389	+55%	-20%	184	$160	$315,119,373	90
Aug 20, 2008	-	$23,346	-21%	-21%	184	$127	$315,142,719	91
Aug 21, 2008	-	$25,514	+9%	-18%	184	$139	$315,168,233	92
Aug 22, 2008	-	$34,588	+36%	-36%	136	$254	$315,202,821	93
Aug 23, 2008	-	$50,430	+46%	-45%	136	$371	$315,253,251	94
Aug 24, 2008	-	$33,474	-34%	-27%	136	$246	$315,286,725	95
Aug 25, 2008	-	$11,543	-66%	-39%	136	$85	$315,298,268	96
Aug 26, 2008	-	$14,814	+28%	-50%	136	$109	$315,313,082	97
Aug 27, 2008	-	$12,009	-19%	-49%	136	$88	$315,325,091	98
Aug 28, 2008	-	$12,063	n/c	-53%	136	$89	$315,337,154	99
Aug 29, 2008	-	$99,373	+724%	+187%	303	$328	$315,436,527	100
Aug 30, 2008	-	$149,733	+51%	+197%	303	$494	$315,586,260	101
Aug 31, 2008	-	$147,545	-1%	+341%	303	$487	$315,733,805	102
Sep 1, 2008	27	$110,949	-25%	+861%	303	$366	$315,844,754	103
Sep 2, 2008	-	$28,968	-74%	+96%	303	$96	$315,873,722	104
Sep 3, 2008	-	$25,137	-13%	+109%	303	$83	$315,898,859	105
Sep 4, 2008	-	$24,311	-3%	+102%	303	$80	$315,923,170	106
Sep 5, 2008	-	$79,491	+227%	-20%	304	$261	$316,002,661	107
Sep 6, 2008	-	$130,694	+64%	-13%	304	$430	$316,133,355	108
Sep 7, 2008	-	$69,335	-47%	-53%	304	$228	$316,202,690	109
Sep 8, 2008	-	$17,862	-74%	-84%	304	$59	$316,220,552	110
Sep 9, 2008	-	$23,639	+32%	-18%	304	$78	$316,244,191	111
Sep 10, 2008	-	$20,545	-13%	-18%	304	$68	$316,264,736	112
Sep 11, 2008	-	$21,394	+4%	-12%	304	$70	$316,286,130	113
Sep 12, 2008	-	$54,340	+154%	-32%	263	$207	$316,340,470	114
Sep 13, 2008	-	$95,156	+75%	-27%	263	$362	$316,435,626	115
Sep 14, 2008	-	$53,407	-44%	-23%	263	$203	$316,489,033	116
Sep 15, 2008	-	$12,133	-77%	-32%	263	$46	$316,501,166	117
Sep 16, 2008	-	$14,514	+20%	-39%	263	$55	$316,515,680	118
Sep 17, 2008	-	$13,394	-8%	-35%	263	$51	$316,529,074	119
Sep 18, 2008	-	$13,509	+1%	-37%	263	$51	$316,542,583	120
Sep 19, 2008	-	$35,067	+160%	-35%	206	$170	$316,577,650	121
Sep 20, 2008	-	$59,699	+70%	-37%	206	$290	$316,637,349	122
Sep 21, 2008	-	$32,971	-45%	-38%	206	$160	$316,670,320	123
Sep 22, 2008	-	$8,475	-74%	-30%	206	$41	$316,678,795	124
Sep 23, 2008	-	$10,212	+20%	-30%	206	$50	$316,689,007	125
Sep 24, 2008	-	$9,958	-2%	-26%	206	$48	$316,698,965	126
Sep 25, 2008	-	$9,385	-6%	-31%	206	$46	$316,708,350	127
Sep 26, 2008	-	$43,352	+362%	+24%	204	$213	$316,751,702	128
Sep 27, 2008	-	$69,715	+61%	+17%	204	$342	$316,821,417	129
Sep 28, 2008	-	$28,055	-60%	-15%	204	$138	$316,849,472	130
Sep 29, 2008	-	$7,520	-73%	-11%	204	$37	$316,856,992	131
Sep 30, 2008	-	$10,237	+36%	n/c	204	$50	$316,867,229	132
Oct 1, 2008	-	$8,488	-17%	-15%	204	$42	$316,875,717	133
Oct 2, 2008	-	$9,155	+8%	-2%	204	$45	$316,884,872	134
Oct 3, 2008	-	$23,397	+156%	-46%	128	$183	$316,908,269	135
Oct 4, 2008	-	$31,966	+37%	-54%	128	$250	$316,940,235	136
Oct 5, 2008	-	$16,887	-47%	-40%	128	$132	$316,957,122	137
Oct 6, 2008	-	$5,058	-70%	-33%	128	$40	$316,962,180	138
Oct 7, 2008	-	$5,753	+14%	-44%	128	$45	$316,967,933	139
Oct 8, 2008	-	$5,264	-8%	-38%	128	$41	$316,973,197	140
Oct 9, 2008	-	$6,256	+19%	-32%	128	$49	$316,979,453	141
Oct 10, 2008	-	$8,629	+38%	-63%	60	$144	$316,988,082	142
Oct 11, 2008	-	$13,729	+59%	-57%	60	$229	$317,001,811	143
Oct 12, 2008	-	$9,303	-32%	-45%	60	$155	$317,011,114	144
Oct 13, 2008	-	$4,130	-56%	-18%	60	$69	$317,015,244	145
Oct 14, 2008	-	$2,407	-42%	-58%	60	$40	$317,017,651	146
Oct 15, 2008	-	$2,820	+17%	-46%	60	$47	$317,020,471	147
Oct 16, 2008	-	$3,380	+20%	-46%	60	$56	$317,023,851	148

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 16, 2008	3	$25,041,072		4,260	$5,878	$25,041,072	1
May 23, 2008	1	$145,840,212	+482%	4,260	$34,235	$170,881,284	2
May 30, 2008	2	$59,339,836	-59%	4,264	$13,916	$230,221,120	3
Jun 6, 2008	4	$31,561,311	-47%	4,190	$7,533	$261,782,431	4
Jun 13, 2008	5	$20,638,300	-35%	3,804	$5,425	$282,420,731	5
Jun 20, 2008	6	$12,484,756	-40%	3,171	$3,937	$294,905,487	6
Jun 27, 2008	7	$7,748,227	-38%	2,556	$3,031	$302,653,714	7
Jul 4, 2008	8	$5,573,573	-28%	2,192	$2,543	$308,227,287	8
Jul 11, 2008	11	$3,386,328	-39%	1,664	$2,035	$311,613,615	9
Jul 18, 2008	13	$1,462,296	-57%	757	$1,932	$313,075,911	10
Jul 25, 2008	14	$896,401	-39%	477	$1,879	$313,972,312	11
Aug 1, 2008	22	$542,966	-39%	332	$1,635	$314,515,278	12
Aug 8, 2008	29	$364,391	-33%	262	$1,391	$314,879,669	13
Aug 15, 2008	36	$288,564	-21%	184	$1,568	$315,168,233	14
Aug 22, 2008	40	$168,921	-41%	136	$1,242	$315,337,154	15
Aug 29, 2008	27	$586,016	+247%	303	$1,934	$315,923,170	16
Sep 5, 2008	30	$362,960	-38%	304	$1,194	$316,286,130	17
Sep 12, 2008	29	$256,453	-29%	263	$975	$316,542,583	18
Sep 19, 2008	39	$165,767	-35%	206	$805	$316,708,350	19
Sep 26, 2008	37	$176,522	+6%	204	$865	$316,884,872	20
Oct 3, 2008	46	$94,581	-46%	128	$739	$316,979,453	21
Oct 10, 2008	59	$44,398	-53%	60	$740	$317,023,851	22

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
United Kingdom	5/23/2008	$0	0	87	87	$50,778,958	3/28/2024
Rest of World						$418,755,336
International Total						$469,534,294	3/28/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	140	$469,534,294
All Time International Sequel Box Office	87	$469,534,294
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office	2	$469,534,294
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	52	$469,534,294
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies	62	$469,534,294
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	9	$469,534,294
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	65	$469,534,294
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies	80	$469,534,294
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	13	$469,534,294

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	109	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office	71	$786,635,413
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 101-200)	130	$317,101,119
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	2	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	35	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies	38	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	6	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	58	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies	70	$786,635,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	7	$786,635,413

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 19, 2008	1	2,521,968		2,521,968	$55,068,937	$55,068,937	1
Oct 26, 2008	2	836,244	-67%	3,358,212	$16,144,527	$71,213,464	2
Nov 2, 2008	4	307,091	-63%	3,665,303	$5,554,785	$76,768,249	3
Nov 9, 2008	6	217,898	-29%	3,883,201	$3,713,527	$80,481,776	4
Nov 16, 2008	9	144,021	-34%	4,027,222	$2,421,987	$82,903,763	5
Nov 23, 2008	11	126,865	-12%	4,154,087	$2,132,575	$85,036,338	6
Nov 30, 2008	12	314,421	+148%	4,468,508	$4,530,335	$89,566,673	7
Dec 7, 2008	11	205,827	-35%	4,674,335	$3,125,833	$92,692,506	8
Dec 14, 2008	12	200,077	-3%	4,874,412	$3,403,710	$96,096,216	9
Dec 21, 2008	12	243,995	+22%	5,118,407	$4,120,539	$100,216,755	10
Dec 28, 2008	19	195,963	-20%	5,314,370	$3,124,062	$103,340,817	11
Jan 4, 2009	23	96,562	-51%	5,410,932	$1,605,025	$104,945,842	12
Jan 11, 2009	23	69,645	-28%	5,480,577	$1,155,334	$106,101,176	13
Jan 18, 2009	26	47,882	-31%	5,528,459	$794,841	$106,896,017	14
Mar 1, 2009	24	68,927		5,703,818	$1,194,932	$109,878,313	20

Blu-ray Sales: Indiana Jones Raids Blu-ray Sales Chart

October 2nd, 2012

There was a wide variety of new releases to reach the top ten on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week. Indiana Jones Blu-ray Box Set opened in first place with 239,000 units / $15.55 million, which is excellent for a box set. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures

September 17th, 2012

Indiana Jones makes its Blu-ray debut this week in a massive five-disc box set. I swear I've reviewed all four films in the past, but I can only find the review for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Since this is one of the most famous franchises of all time, and it has been released on the home market repeatedly, I think I can spend less time talking about the movies and more about the Blu-rays. More...

DVD Rentals - Feeling Smart

November 19th, 2008

The same two new releases that topped the sales chart this week also topped the rental chart with Get Smart generating about 40% more revenue than Kung Fu Panda. More...

DVD Sales - Tink's the Belle of the Sales Chart

November 11th, 2008

New releases were not as strong this week as they were last week, and this hurt overall sales. However, Tinker Bell still did very well, especially for a direct-to-DVD release, selling 1.94 million units and generating $30.73 million in sales during its first week of release. Had the movie opened in theaters, I would suspect it would have been a much bigger hit than Space Chimps and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, probably bigger than those two films combined, and perhaps even earned $100 million or more, depending on its release date. More...

DVD Rentals - Journey to the Top of the Rental Chart

November 11th, 2008

New releases were spread thin on the rental chart this week, but one of them, Journey to the Center of the Earth, did earn first place and earned nearly 25% more than the second place The Incredible Hulk. More...

DVD Releases for November 11, 2008 - Part I

November 11th, 2008

I have just one word to describe this week's DVD Release Report, and that word is, 'Ggrrghfuul.' 'Ggrrghfuul' is the sound one makes after reviewing 19 DVDs in one week, and I wasn't even able to put a dent in my pile of late DVDs. (On a related note, I have never been late reviewing a movie, as long as it arrives before the weekend before the movie is released. Given how busy some weeks have been, that's quite a feat.) As for the actual releases, there are a number of top-notch offerings coming out on Tuesday, and one that came out on Sunday. These include Firefly - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - Buy from Amazon, Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army - Buy from Amazon: 3-Disc DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Collector's Edition, and Sunset Boulevard - Centennial Collection - Buy from Amazon. All three are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week, and I'm not going to bother to narrow it down further. Additionally, there are two late releases featured on this week's list, Futurama - Bender's Game - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Kung Fu Panda - Buy from Amazon: DVD, With Secrets of the Furious Five, or Blu-ray, and both of these are also worthy of DVD Pick of the Week Honors. As expected with such a massive amount of releases, the list has been split into two and the second part can be found here. More...

DVD Sales - Hulk Feeling Blu

November 4th, 2008

Plenty of new releases did fantastic business this week, earning first place and three of the top five spots. That new number one release was The Incredible Hulk, which earned $51.33 million from 2.15 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Hulk Brings in the Green

November 4th, 2008

Most of the new releases that charted on this week's sales chart also charted on this week's rental chart, and they even shared the same new number one film, The Incredible Hulk. More...

DVD Sales - Indiana Jones and the Millions of Sales

October 28th, 2008

There were more than half-a-dozen new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That film topped the charts with 3.03 million units sold for sales of $70.57 million. However, the Franchise Collection placed sixth with 177,000 units sold and $10.85 million in sales. Add in the individual releases and the total sales were more than $80 million from 3.3 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Crystal is Golden

October 28th, 2008

There were fewer new releases that were able to reach the top 30 on the rental chart this week, but the same film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was able to come out on top. More...

DVD Releases for October 14, 2008 - Part II

October 15th, 2008

The DVD Release Report finally comes out this week after a couple of delays. At least it is worth the wait as one of the most anticipated films of the year, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, comes out on both Two-Disc Collector's Edition and Blu-ray. This release is clearly the DVD Pick of the Week, either format, while there are so many other releases that the list had to split into two. You can find the first part here. More...

DVD Releases for October 14, 2008 - Part I

October 15th, 2008

The DVD Release Report finally comes out this week after a couple of delays. At least it is worth the wait as one of the most anticipated films of the year, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, comes out on both Two-Disc Collector's Edition and Blu-ray. This release is clearly the DVD Pick of the Week, on either format, while there are so many other releases that the list had to split into two. You can find the second part here. More...

International Details - United Germany Lifts Teutonic Offering

October 12th, 2008

German Unification Day helped The Baader Meinhof Complex grow by 10% as it remained in second place in Germany with $4.82 million on 594 screens for a total of $10.99 million after two weeks. Adding in two smaller markets and the film made $5.35 million on 660 screens in 3 markets for a total of $12.06 million. More...

International Details - Another Milestone for Hancock

August 10th, 2008

Hancock fell from second to sixth with $12.03 million on 5425 screens in 68 markets, however, it still reached $300 million internationally since last week and now has a running tally of $319.43 million. Its best market of the weekend was Spain where it added $1.92 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.56 million after two. Meanwhile, its best market overall remains the U.K. where it has $47.09 million after a month of release, including $900,000 on 318 screens this past weekend. With Japan and Italy still ahead, the film should become Will Smith's second $600 million movie, but it will end well back of Independence Day. More...

International Details - Milestone Weekend

August 3rd, 2008

Hancock fell 56% to $20.22 million on 7516 screens in 70 markets, however, that was still enough for second place on the international chart this week, and lifted its totals to $295.58 million internationally and $502.06 million worldwide, reaching a major milestone. The film's best market of the week was Spain where it remained in first place with $3.98 million on 575 screens for a total of $16.86 million. It is also performing well in Germany where it held on to second place with $1.70 million on 755 screens over the weekend and $33.62 million after four. However, it is starting to slip in the U.K. falling to fifth place with $1.40 million on 400 screens, but its total of $45.15 million in that market is still fantastic. Hancock likely hit $300 million early last week, and it has yet to open in Japan and Italy. More...

International Details - Panda Continues to Perform

July 27th, 2008

For the third week in a row, Kung Fu Panda performed excellently on the international scene, but was not on par with the top of the chart. Over the previous weekend, the film finished in third place with $29.02 million on 4460 screens in 51 screens for a total of $273.20 million. This week the film opened three of the four Scandinavian markets including Denmark where it opened in first place with $1.10 million on 87 screens over the weekend and $1.23 million in total. Meanwhile, the film only managed third in Norway with $834,000 on 105 screens over the weekend and $1.2 million in total and it managed third place in Sweden with $689,000 on 149 screens and $840,000 in total. Additionally, the film made $3.02 million on 466 screens over the weekend for a total of $27.57 million after three weeks. Next up for the film is Japan this weekend while it opens in Italy at the end of the month. More...

International Details - Panda Throws Its Weight Around

July 20th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda grew to its biggest yet pulling in $45.32 million on 6314 screens in 49 markets for a total of $221.64 million. This includes openings in France where it placed second with $8.64 million on 743 screens for the full week and in Spain where it topped the charts with $6.29 million on 581 screens. The film's best holdover was The U.K. where it slipped a spot to third with $5.55 million on 456 screens for a two-week total of $21.57 million. It also held well in Germany adding $4.54 million on 838 screens for a two-week total of $11.14 million while it now has $20.38 million in Australia, including $3.17 million on 361 screens during this past weekend. Meanwhile, the film has yet to open in Italy or Japan, as well as a few other smaller markets, and should have no trouble reaching $300 million before long. More...

International Details - Panda Packs on the Pounds

July 13th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda saw its weekend numbers climb by close to 70%, and its weekend haul of $40.16 million on 5325 screens in 40 markets was the best of its run so far. A run that has brought in $154.13 million so far. However, it still remained in second place thanks to the opening of Hancock. The film had a pair of second place openings including the U.K. where it made $8.63 million on 446 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.96 million. Meanwhile in Germany it was not as strong with $4.48 million on 831 screens, but it still managed second place. The film also slipped to second place in Australia, but it held well down just 24% to $3.83 million on 363 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.63 million. More...

International Details - Sex Still Popular Overseas

July 6th, 2008

Sex and the City fell more than 40% this past weekend, but still eared $12.94 million on 5991 screens in 53 markets over the weekend for a total of $198.97 million after a month of release. The film had no major, or even midlevel openings, in fact, it's only market of note where it hasn't opened in yet is Japan, where it does make its nationwide debut at the end of August. However, it still did well in a number of markets cracking $1 million in Australia ($1.58 million on 365 screens), Russia ($1.50 million on 496), U.K. ($1.18 million on 388), and Spain ($1.08 million on 359). In fact, in the U.K. the film has earned $49.24 million after a month of release, which is even better than it managed domestically, if you take into account the relative size of the two markets. More...

WALL-E has First Place Launch

July 1st, 2008

June ended on a high at the box office with the combined ticket sales reaching $185 million. That's close to 30% more than last weekend and nearly 20% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 was able to extend its lead over 2007, but it is still above last year's pace by less than a percent, $4.52 billion to $4.49 billion. With almost nothing but good news recently, it's hard not to get optimistic about the state of the industry right now. More...

International Top of the Chart - Indie on the Rise

June 25th, 2008

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull saw its prospects rise in Japan as it had the best opening of the year, pulling in $13.09 million on 789 screens. The film is still earning 7-digit weekends in the U.K. and France with $2.86 million on 493 screens and $1.30 million on 739 million respectively. After a month of release, the film has made $74,28 million in the former and $35.99 million in the latter. Overall, it made $23.75 million on 5,664 screens in 58 markets for a total of $391.21 million internationally and $682.17 million worldwide. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is now in the top 30 all-time, and it shouldn't have any trouble climbing a few more spots at the very least. More...

International Details - Sex on the Decline

June 22nd, 2008

Sex and the City was knocked out of top spot with $23.71 million on 5591 screens in 44 markets for a total of $136.00 million after three weeks of release. Its biggest opening came from the Netherlands, which is a midlevel market at best, but it earned $810,000 on 108 screens over the weekend and $1.23 million in total. This is a very strong opening and the film will have little trouble topping Iron Man in the market and will even come relatively close to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's total. Additionally, the film earned $4.29 million on 452 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $14.88 million while in the U.K. it pulled in $3.50 million on 470 screens over the weekend lifting its total of $39.80 million after three. More...

Will Smart Succeed, or will Audiences Love Guru?

June 19th, 2008

The outlook for this weekend is mixed. On the one hand, very few people are expecting this week's two new releases to match last week's openings. However, most expect them to top last year's new entries, which is the more important task. This, along with the better holdovers, could be enough to push 2008 over 2007's pace for the first time in a long time. More...

Hulk a Smash Hit

June 16th, 2008

Another strong weekend at the box office with the new releases topping expectations, at least combined. Overall, theaters pulled in close to $180 million over the weekend, which was up nearly 3% from last weekend. More importantly, it was up nearly 24% from the same weekend last year. This helped the summer season shoot ahead of last year's pace while year-to-date 2008 is behind 2007's pace by less than 1% at $4.06 billion to $4.07 billion. Before this weekend, 2008 should take the lead in terms of raw dollars, and while it is still more than 3% behind 2007 in terms of attendance, that too could change before long. More...

Incredible Happening or Hulking Mess?

June 12th, 2008

There was a chance The Incredible Hulk and The Happening would open with nearly identical weekends of around $50 million each. However, the box office potential of the two films has diverged lately with The Incredible Hulk going up a little and The Happening going way down. Combined, they should still top last year's group of new releases, and perhaps even help close the gap on the year-to-date race. More...

International Top of the Chart - Indy Succumbs to Sex

June 11th, 2008

An explosive opening in Australia helped Sex and the City climb into first place on the international box office with $37.64 million on 6588 screens in 39 markets for a total of $92.16 million. In Australia the film opened in first place with an outstanding $7.73 million on 452 screens, which was nearly double its nearest competition. On the other hand, it was not as strong in South Korea where it made $2.33 million on 412 screens over the weekend and $2.92 million in total, which was enough for third place. It also managed third in Brazil with $1.15 million on 166 screens while it only placed fifth in Mexico with $1.20 million on 420 screens. As for holdovers, it made the most in the U.K. but fell 65% to $6.10 million on 469 screens for a total of $31.75 million. On the other hand, it actually rose to first place in Italy down just 28% to $1.99 million on 531 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.35 million after two. More...

DVD Releases for June 10, 2008 - Part I

June 10th, 2008

A rain-delayed DVD Report this week. (We didn't have any flooding, nor was there any real wind damage, but the weather was severe enough to disrupt power at times and my internet connection was not as solid as it should be making working online nearly impossible at times.) It wouldn't have been too bad, but there's a massive list of releases this week, so many in fact, that I had to split the list into two. There aren't many first run releases, and nothing stands out as a must-have, or even a solid purchase. There are some contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, but to find them you have to head over to the TV on DVD department (Army Wives - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon), the limited releases market (The Grand - Buy from Amazon), the classics category (High Noon - Buy from Amazon) or the foreign flicks (Invisible Target - Buy from Amazon). High Noon is the best of the group, but it is a double, or even triple-dip, and that costs it some points. I recommend picking up all four, but for DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with Army Wives - The Complete First Season, which is a bit of a surprise as I didn't think I would enjoy the TV series as much as I did. More...

Kung Fu Carries the Day

June 9th, 2008

It was a very strong weekend at the box office with the two new releases earning nearly $100 million combined. This helped the overall box office shoot up to $175 million, or 4% higher than last weekend, which is nice, but not spectacular. What is spectacular is the weekend's 29% increase from the same frame last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than 2% at $3.81 billion to $3.87 billion. With a little luck, 2008 could catch-up by this time next week. More...

Panda vs. Hairdresser

June 5th, 2008

June starts off with two potential blockbusters. Fortunately, they share nearly none of their respective target audiences and this could help them both reach their potential. Kung Fu Panda and You Don't Mess With the Zohan are both opening in more than 3,000 theaters (4,000 in the case of the former), and both should hit $10,000 on the per theater chart. Considering this weekend last year was weaker than expected, this bodes well for 2008's shot at playing catch-up. More...

International Top of the Charts - Crystal Skull Leads the Weekend and the Year

June 4th, 2008

After just its second weekend of release, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has become the biggest hit on the international marketplace this year topping Iron Man's month-long total. It did see its weekend haul sliced in half, but it still earned a very impressive $71.37 million on 8411 screens in 56 markets for a total of $266.65 million internationally while its worldwide total reached $482.29 million after Sunday. While it is impossibly to confirm 100% without internal studio documents, it is very likely that given the information we have, the film has already shown a small profit. Additionally, it could still earn close $100 million more domestically and $200 million internationally ob top of these already impressive numbers. More...

Sexy Start on the Per Theater Chart

June 3rd, 2008

The overall box office leader, Sex and the City, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with $17,305. Second place went to Savage Grace, which earned an average of $11,156 in two theaters. Last week's winner, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, snagged third place this weekend with and average of $10,496. On the other hand, War, Inc. just missed the $10,000 by the tiniest of tiny margins at $9,985. More...

Sex Starts Big, But Will It Just be a Quickie?

June 2nd, 2008

Sex and the City started off huge on Friday, but it quickly crashed as the weekend wore on. However, its first day was still enough to propel the film into first place and help the overall box office reach $168 million. That was lower than last weekend's total by just over 2%, but that's a very soft decline for a post-holiday weekend. Also, it was nearly 25% higher that the same weekend last year, which is huge growth. 2008 is still behind 2007's pace $3.57 billion to $3.68 billion, but any time it closes the gap is good news. More...

Will Sex Sell?

May 29th, 2008

There could be quite a battle for top spot at the box office this weekend between the opening of Sex and the City and he sophomore stint of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Hopefully this will help May end with a a stronger box office than the comparable weekend last year. It is possible since the former should open with a bigger box office than Knocked Up while the latter could hold with more than At World's End did. More...

International Details - Crystals Skull Finds Audiences Worldwide

May 29th, 2008

The second true worldwide released happened this past weekend with the long awaited debut of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That film opened in first place with $146.39 million on 8427 screens in 55 markets, which was the sixth biggest international opening of all time. Including Memorial Day Monday, the film already has nearly $300 million worldwide, which is likely enough to pay for the film's production budget. More...

Contest - Box Office Predictions are a Cottage Industry - Winning Announcement

May 28th, 2008

The winners of our Box Office Predictions are a Cottage Industry contest were determined and they are... More...

It's War Out There on the Per Theater Chart

May 28th, 2008

The $10,000 club was a little more crowded than expected with a few surprise entries, but there was no surprise on top. Not only did Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull top the overall box office chart, it also came in first place on the per theater average chart with $23,507 over the three-day weekend, and nearly $30,000 over four. The Edge of Heaven opened with $18,593 in one theater, which is made even more impressive since it opened on a Wednesday. War, Inc. opened to weak reviews, but managed a surprisingly strong per theater average of $17,668. The final film in the $10,000 club was A Jihad for Love with $10,519 over three days and $17,284 including its box office over Wednesday and Thursday. More...

Indiana Jones Tops Iron Man's Opening (Kind Of)

May 28th, 2008

The first long weekend of the summer has come and gone and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was able to earn the tenth best opening weekend of all time, assuming you don't count Iron Man's Thursday night box office. (Which apparently we are supposed to.) However, while this is good news, the overall box office is still in a slump. Sure, the 3-day total was $172 million, which was 31% higher than last weekend, but it was more than 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Add in Monday and the box office pulled in $219 million, which was 14% lower than last year's 4-day total. Year-to-date, 2008 is now 4% behind last year's pace at $3.51 billion to $3.37 billion. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 23, 2008

May 24th, 2008

Another week with just one massive release dominating the box office. This time around it is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which as expected, has the best site this week. However, the best of the week is still not enough to justify giving it the Weekly Website Award. More...

Indiana Jones and the Opening Long Weekend

May 22nd, 2008

For the first time in nearly two decades, there is an Indiana Jones movie opening in theaters. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is arguably the most anticipated new release of the year and should crush the competition at the box office. In fact, there are more than a few people who expect records will the broken this weekend. With expectations this high, it might be almost impossible for the film to match them. More...

Indy Opens in 4,260 Theaters -- 3rd Widest of All Time

May 21st, 2008

Paramount announced the final theater count for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull this afternoon: a heroic 4,260. That makes the movie the 3rd widest release of all time behind the gargantuan release of Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End last year (4,362 theaters) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which opened in 4,285 theaters. More...

Contest - Box Office Predictions are a Cottage Industry

May 16th, 2008

May completes its hat trick of potential monster hits as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull debuts next week. Not only does this film have the potential to be the biggest hit of the year, it is also this week's target film. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Southland Tales on DVD and The Cottage 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 Southland Tales on DVD and The Cottage on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2008 Preview: May

May 1st, 2008

2008 has stumbled pretty badly recently, but, with the past two weekends beating their 2007 counterparts, it looks like it is getting back on track. Hopefully this can continue in May. On the one hand, the start of the Summer should reinvigorate the box office numbers with a few potential $300 million hits opening over the five weekends and two more films that should reach $100 million. Here's the problem: Last year, there were three monster hits that opened in May and they earned a combined box office close to $1 billion. If any of the big three this month (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Iron Man) stumble, then there will be almost no way 2008 can keep pace with 2007. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 12 - August 18, 2007

August 18th, 2007

Busy week with more than 30 sites featured on the list. However, none really stand our as award-worthy; in fact, most only stand because of a lack of style. Hopefully as the fall season progresses and we near the holidays, we will get bigger and better sites launching. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14, 2007

July 14th, 2007

One of the last summer blockbusters launched its full site this week. This means two things, The Bourne Ultimatum - Official Site is the clear winner of the weekly website award. And secondly, there will likely be a slowdown in top-notch sites as we approach the dog days of summer, and the even worse days of September. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23, 2007

June 24th, 2007

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

New Movie US Release Dates - February 11, 2007

February 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Indiana Jones 4, The Mummy 3, Hellboy 2 and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 9, 2007

January 9th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains the announcement for Indiana Jones 4 and more. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

Special Feature: The Evolving Face of the All Time Box Office Stars List

January 3rd, 2004

The New Year makes for an interesting time to look at how last year's blockbusters have affected our All Time Top Box Office Stars list. As usual, there are some familiar names doing well, and some surprise new entries. More...