Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,547	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)	4,053	$33,076,845
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,927	$22,951,340
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	111	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	103	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	123	$33,076,845
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	5	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800)	737	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,100	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	351	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700)	627	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,230	$22,951,340
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies	5	$22,951,340

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 26, 2008	29	$189,911		3	$63,304	$189,911	1
Jan 2, 2009	21	$985,961	+419%	38	$25,946	$1,375,749	2
Jan 9, 2009	16	$1,425,346	+45%	135	$10,558	$3,155,656	3
Jan 16, 2009	17	$1,783,093	+25%	171	$10,427	$5,733,271	4
Jan 23, 2009	12	$5,185,146	+191%	1,058	$4,901	$11,784,049	5
Jan 30, 2009	13	$2,674,320	-48%	1,077	$2,483	$16,054,024	6
Feb 6, 2009	17	$1,670,594	-38%	935	$1,787	$18,738,643	7
Feb 13, 2009	20	$987,212	-41%	511	$1,932	$20,319,509	8
Feb 20, 2009	25	$546,034	-45%	350	$1,560	$21,376,846	9
Feb 27, 2009	28	$375,147	-31%	304	$1,234	$21,945,941	10
Mar 6, 2009	33	$219,592	-41%	235	$934	$22,322,313	11
Mar 13, 2009	35	$157,766	-28%	181	$872	$22,575,245	12
Mar 20, 2009	39	$111,319	-29%	202	$551	$22,754,434	13
Mar 27, 2009	38	$63,113	-43%	142	$444	$22,877,808	14

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 26, 2008	-	$66,648			3	$22,216	$66,648	1
Dec 27, 2008	-	$66,013	-1%		3	$22,004	$132,661	2
Dec 28, 2008	-	$57,250	-13%		3	$19,083	$189,911	3
Dec 29, 2008	-	$43,076	-25%		3	$14,359	$232,987	4
Dec 30, 2008	-	$45,195	+5%		3	$15,065	$278,182	5
Dec 31, 2008	-	$35,287	-22%		3	$11,762	$313,469	6
Jan 1, 2009	-	$76,319	+116%		3	$25,440	$389,788	7
Jan 2, 2009	-	$349,895	+358%	+425%	38	$9,208	$739,683	8
Jan 3, 2009	-	$381,283	+9%	+478%	38	$10,034	$1,120,966	9
Jan 4, 2009	-	$254,783	-33%	+345%	38	$6,705	$1,375,749	10
Jan 5, 2009	-	$82,225	-68%	+91%	38	$2,164	$1,457,974	11
Jan 6, 2009	-	$91,981	+12%	+104%	38	$2,421	$1,549,955	12
Jan 7, 2009	-	$92,235	n/c	+161%	38	$2,427	$1,642,190	13
Jan 8, 2009	-	$88,120	-4%	+15%	38	$2,319	$1,730,310	14
Jan 9, 2009	-	$418,055	+374%	+19%	135	$3,097	$2,148,365	15
Jan 10, 2009	-	$619,273	+48%	+62%	135	$4,587	$2,767,638	16
Jan 11, 2009	-	$388,018	-37%	+52%	135	$2,874	$3,155,656	17
Jan 12, 2009	14	$187,177	-52%	+128%	135	$1,386	$3,342,833	18
Jan 13, 2009	14	$204,889	+9%	+123%	135	$1,518	$3,547,722	19
Jan 14, 2009	13	$204,174	n/c	+121%	135	$1,512	$3,754,896	20
Jan 15, 2009	13	$193,489	-5%	+120%	135	$1,433	$3,950,178	21
Jan 16, 2009	17	$484,545	+150%	+16%	171	$2,834	$4,434,723	22
Jan 17, 2009	-	$748,258	+54%	+21%	171	$4,376	$5,182,981	23
Jan 18, 2009	16	$550,290	-26%	+42%	171	$3,218	$5,733,271	24
Jan 19, 2009	18	$375,886	-32%	+101%	171	$2,198	$6,109,157	25
Jan 20, 2009	-	$133,699	-64%	-35%	171	$782	$6,242,856	26
Jan 21, 2009	13	$169,591	+27%	-17%	171	$992	$6,412,447	27
Jan 22, 2009	14	$186,456	+10%	-4%	171	$1,090	$6,598,903	28
Jan 23, 2009	11	$1,525,735	+718%	+215%	1,058	$1,442	$8,124,638	29
Jan 24, 2009	12	$2,249,443	+47%	+201%	1,058	$2,126	$10,374,081	30
Jan 25, 2009	12	$1,409,968	-37%	+156%	1,058	$1,333	$11,784,049	31
Jan 26, 2009	12	$381,097	-73%	+1%	1,058	$360	$12,165,146	32
Jan 27, 2009	10	$434,639	+14%	+225%	1,058	$411	$12,599,785	33
Jan 28, 2009	10	$370,354	-15%	+118%	1,058	$350	$12,970,139	34
Jan 29, 2009	10	$409,565	+11%	+120%	1,058	$387	$13,379,704	35
Jan 30, 2009	13	$840,254	+105%	-45%	1,077	$780	$14,219,958	36
Jan 31, 2009	13	$1,294,139	+54%	-42%	1,077	$1,202	$15,514,097	37
Feb 1, 2009	13	$539,927	-58%	-62%	1,077	$501	$16,054,024	38
Feb 2, 2009	13	$231,111	-57%	-39%	1,077	$215	$16,285,135	39
Feb 3, 2009	13	$257,025	+11%	-41%	1,077	$239	$16,542,160	40
Feb 4, 2009	12	$262,255	+2%	-29%	1,077	$244	$16,804,415	41
Feb 5, 2009	12	$263,634	+1%	-36%	1,077	$245	$17,068,049	42
Feb 6, 2009	-	$470,979	+79%	-44%	935	$504	$17,539,028	43
Feb 7, 2009	-	$742,984	+58%	-43%	935	$795	$18,282,012	44
Feb 8, 2009	-	$456,631	-39%	-15%	935	$488	$18,738,643	45
Feb 9, 2009	17	$134,340	-71%	-42%	935	$144	$18,872,983	46
Feb 10, 2009	17	$156,616	+17%	-39%	935	$168	$19,029,599	47
Feb 11, 2009	16	$150,701	-4%	-43%	935	$161	$19,180,300	48
Feb 12, 2009	16	$151,997	+1%	-42%	935	$163	$19,332,297	49
Feb 13, 2009	-	$215,072	+41%	-54%	511	$421	$19,547,369	50
Feb 14, 2009	-	$441,265	+105%	-41%	511	$864	$19,988,634	51
Feb 15, 2009	-	$330,875	-25%	-28%	511	$648	$20,319,509	52
Feb 16, 2009	20	$202,678	-39%	+51%	511	$397	$20,522,187	53
Feb 17, 2009	18	$107,675	-47%	-31%	511	$211	$20,629,862	54
Feb 18, 2009	18	$96,486	-10%	-36%	511	$189	$20,726,348	55
Feb 19, 2009	20	$104,464	+8%	-31%	511	$204	$20,830,812	56
Feb 20, 2009	-	$156,034	+49%	-27%	350	$446	$20,986,846	57
Feb 21, 2009	-	$269,921	+73%	-39%	350	$771	$21,256,767	58
Feb 22, 2009	-	$120,079	-56%	-64%	350	$343	$21,376,846	59
Feb 23, 2009	-	$43,872	-63%	-78%	350	$125	$21,420,718	60
Feb 24, 2009	22	$53,214	+21%	-51%	350	$152	$21,473,932	61
Feb 25, 2009	-	$47,670	-10%	-51%	350	$136	$21,521,602	62
Feb 26, 2009	25	$49,192	+3%	-53%	350	$141	$21,570,794	63
Feb 27, 2009	-	$97,559	+98%	-37%	304	$321	$21,668,353	64
Feb 28, 2009	-	$171,894	+76%	-36%	304	$565	$21,840,247	65
Mar 1, 2009	-	$105,694	-39%	-12%	304	$348	$21,945,941	66
Mar 2, 2009	-	$37,342	-65%	-15%	304	$123	$21,983,283	67
Mar 3, 2009	-	$40,768	+9%	-23%	304	$134	$22,024,051	68
Mar 4, 2009	-	$39,712	-3%	-17%	304	$131	$22,063,763	69
Mar 5, 2009	-	$38,958	-2%	-21%	304	$128	$22,102,721	70
Mar 6, 2009	-	$58,977	+51%	-40%	235	$251	$22,161,698	71
Mar 7, 2009	-	$102,324	+73%	-40%	235	$435	$22,264,022	72
Mar 8, 2009	-	$58,291	-43%	-45%	235	$248	$22,322,313	73
Mar 9, 2009	-	$20,570	-65%	-45%	235	$88	$22,342,883	74
Mar 10, 2009	-	$25,399	+23%	-38%	235	$108	$22,368,282	75
Mar 11, 2009	-	$24,125	-5%	-39%	235	$103	$22,392,407	76
Mar 12, 2009	-	$25,072	+4%	-36%	235	$107	$22,417,479	77
Mar 13, 2009	-	$41,092	+64%	-30%	181	$227	$22,458,571	78
Mar 14, 2009	-	$72,825	+77%	-29%	181	$402	$22,531,396	79
Mar 15, 2009	-	$43,849	-40%	-25%	181	$242	$22,575,245	80
Mar 16, 2009	-	$15,111	-66%	-27%	181	$83	$22,590,356	81
Mar 17, 2009	-	$16,512	+9%	-35%	181	$91	$22,606,868	82
Mar 18, 2009	-	$17,102	+4%	-29%	181	$94	$22,623,970	83
Mar 19, 2009	-	$19,145	+12%	-24%	181	$106	$22,643,115	84
Mar 20, 2009	-	$32,182	+68%	-22%	202	$159	$22,675,297	85
Mar 21, 2009	-	$49,219	+53%	-32%	202	$244	$22,724,516	86
Mar 22, 2009	-	$29,918	-39%	-32%	202	$148	$22,754,434	87
Mar 23, 2009	-	$12,244	-59%	-19%	202	$61	$22,766,678	88
Mar 24, 2009	-	$17,448	+43%	+6%	202	$86	$22,784,126	89
Mar 25, 2009	-	$14,623	-16%	-14%	202	$72	$22,798,749	90
Mar 26, 2009	-	$15,946	+9%	-17%	202	$79	$22,814,695	91
Mar 27, 2009	-	$17,713	+11%	-45%	142	$125	$22,832,408	92
Mar 28, 2009	-	$28,444	+61%	-42%	142	$200	$22,860,852	93
Mar 29, 2009	-	$16,956	-40%	-43%	142	$119	$22,877,808	94
Mar 30, 2009	-	$6,715	-60%	-45%	142	$47	$22,884,523	95
Mar 31, 2009	-	$10,707	+59%	-39%	142	$75	$22,895,230	96
Apr 1, 2009	-	$8,235	-23%	-44%	142	$58	$22,903,465	97
Apr 2, 2009	-	$8,015	-3%	-50%	142	$56	$22,911,480	98

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 26, 2008	29	$389,788		3	$129,929	$389,788	1
Jan 2, 2009	21	$1,340,522	+244%	38	$35,277	$1,730,310	2
Jan 9, 2009	15	$2,219,868	+66%	135	$16,443	$3,950,178	3
Jan 16, 2009	16	$2,648,725	+19%	171	$15,490	$6,598,903	4
Jan 23, 2009	12	$6,780,801	+156%	1,058	$6,409	$13,379,704	5
Jan 30, 2009	13	$3,688,345	-46%	1,077	$3,425	$17,068,049	6
Feb 6, 2009	17	$2,264,248	-39%	935	$2,422	$19,332,297	7
Feb 13, 2009	20	$1,498,515	-34%	511	$2,933	$20,830,812	8
Feb 20, 2009	23	$739,982	-51%	350	$2,114	$21,570,794	9
Feb 27, 2009	26	$531,927	-28%	304	$1,750	$22,102,721	10
Mar 6, 2009	32	$314,758	-41%	235	$1,339	$22,417,479	11
Mar 13, 2009	35	$225,636	-28%	181	$1,247	$22,643,115	12
Mar 20, 2009	37	$171,580	-24%	202	$849	$22,814,695	13
Mar 27, 2009	36	$96,785	-44%	142	$682	$22,911,480	14

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
South Korea	2/19/2009	$0	0	41	78	$365,163	11/25/2020
Rest of World						$56,288,317
International Total						$56,653,480	11/25/2020

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,834	$56,653,480
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,348	$56,653,480
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office	62	$56,653,480
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400)	370	$56,653,480
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,426	$56,653,480
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	185	$56,653,480
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300)	295	$56,653,480
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500)	445	$56,653,480
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies	3	$56,653,480

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,234	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,710	$79,604,820
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	72	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500)	460	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,816	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	221	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400)	339	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700)	626	$79,604,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies	2	$79,604,820

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Jun 7, 2009	4	180,536		180,536	$3,067,307	$3,067,307	1
Jun 14, 2009	20	48,828	-73%	229,364	$829,588	$3,896,895	2
Jun 21, 2009	18	58,231	+19%	287,595	$989,345	$4,886,240	3

DVD Sales - Really Into New Releases

June 17th, 2009

There was a short list of new releases this week, but four of them were still able to reach the top five on this week's sales chart. Leading the way was He's Just Not That Into You with 1.03 million units sold and $17.57 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Rentals - Renters Just Not That Into New Releases

June 17th, 2009

On the one hand, there were three new releases to reach the top five on the rental chart this week. On the other hand, there were only three new releases to reach the top thirty on the rental chart this week. Leading the way was He's Just Not That Into You with roughly 50% more rentals than second place Defiance. More...

DVD Releases for June 2nd, 2009

June 1st, 2009

Summer might be the busiest time of the year at the box office, but it is the slowest on the home market. This week we have a couple of Summer TV series coming out on DVD, a few late stragglers from Awards Season '08, and an early surprise at the '09 box office. However, while there are a few worth picking up, none jump out at me as obvious contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

International Details - Confessions of the International Box Office

March 1st, 2009

Confessions Of A Shopaholic expanded this past weekend jumping into sixth place with $6.13 million on 1365 screens in 10 markets for a total of $10.05 million. This includes a second place, $2.80 million opening on 424 screens over the weekend in the U.K., for a total of $4.14 million there. The film also held well in Russia down just 42% with $1.04 million on 415 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.41 million after two. More...

International Details - Recep Ivedik is No Turkey

February 22nd, 2009

Recep Ivedik opened in its native Turkey and a few other markets scoring sixth place with $8.32 million on 483 screens in 4 markets. Of that total, $6.10 million was earned on 390 screens during a first place opening in its native market, which is above the pace of its predecessor. The film managed fourth place in Germany with $1.75 million on just 75 screens. An excellent start for the film. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Supporting Acting Roles

February 19th, 2009

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role. More...

Gomorrah Heats up the Per Theater Chart

February 18th, 2009

Gomorrah led the way on the per theater chart this weekend with an average of $15,540 in seven theaters. Second place went to Two Lovers with an average of $13,569, proving yet again there is no such thing as bad publicity. Under the Sea 3-D opened with $13,490, and it should be in theaters for at least a year, if not two. The final film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Friday the 13th, which opened with an average of $13,066 in more than 3,000 theaters. More...

International Top Five - Button Up on Top

February 11th, 2009

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button earned first place on the international chart with $32.57 million on 4,939 screens in 42 markets for a total of $75.41 million. The film opened in first place in four major markets, led by France where it made $5.45 million on 566 screens, while it made $5.05 million on 459 screens in Spain. It was not as potent in the U.K. with $3.29 million on 425 screens and in Russia with $1.62 million. It had to settle for second place in Japan, but earned a strong $3.42 million on 427 screens. As for holdovers, the film remained in first place in Germany with $3.82 million on 605 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.27 million after two weeks of release. Benjamin Button isn't done yet and it will hit $200 million worldwide shortly, if it hasn't already, while it should top its domestic total before too long. More...

International Top Five - Valkyrie Continues to Conquer Overseas

February 5th, 2009

Valkyrie remained in first place with $19.37 million on 4,298 screens in 25 markets for a total of $38.88 million internationally. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 397 screens and in Russia with $2.02 million on 520 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Italy ($2.31 million on 394 screens) and in France ($2.17 million on 450). As for holdovers, the film fell from first to third in Germany, but still added $2.44 million on 695 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.39 million after two. More...

Melancholy on the Per Theater Chart

February 4th, 2009

There was only one film with a per theater average of more than $10,000 this week, and that film was Medicine for Melancholy, which opened with $12,625 in its lone theater. More...

International Details - The Very Best has to Settle for Sixth Place

February 2nd, 2009

The Very Best Film 2, the sequel to The Very Best Film opened in Russia and a handful of other markets this past weekend. It scored first place in its native land with $8.38 million on 948 screens, while it earned sixth place in total with $9.29 million on 1072 screens in 4 markets. This is a serious decline from its predecessor's opening weekend, but still a strong start otherwise. More...

Per Theater Chart Empties Out

January 28th, 2009

There wasn't a single film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart at the weekend. Slumdog Millionaire led the way with $7,562, which is a better average than the film has earned in three of the five past weekends, despite expanding to the widest it has ever been by a large margin. More...

Blart Beats Back Competition

January 26th, 2009

New releases missed expectations, but enough of the holdovers excelled that that overall box office was still strong. Granted, it was down 17% from last weekend, but given the post-holiday slump, this is not bad. Also, $160 million is 14% more than the same weekend last year and it keeps 2009 well ahead of 2008 $861 million to $707 million, or 22%. More...

International Details - Escaping the Top Five

January 25th, 2009

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa fell from second to sixth with $9.07 million on 5601 screens in 48 markets for a total of $380.42 million. No openings hurt the film this past weekend, and its only $1 million markets this past weekend were South Korea at $1.20 million on 432 screens and Poland at $1.09 million on 130. The film has made $3.76 million after two weeks in the former and $7.72 million after three weeks in the latter. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sony Wins Big with Blart and Lycans

January 25th, 2009

The theatrical market continued to perform strongly this weekend, with Sony in particular having good reason to cheer. Paul Blart: Mall Cop followed up its amazing opening weekend with a very solid hold, down just 33% to an estimated $21.5 million for the weekend and $64.8 million after two. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans couldn't top that performance, but did a creditable $20.7 million, which will almost certainly translate into a continuation of the franchise. Inkheart was the biggest disappointment of the weekend, earning $7.725 million for seventh place. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. More...

Millionaire Richer after Golden Wins

January 21st, 2009

The Golden Globe bounce wasn't exactly overwhelming after the winners were announced, but many of the winners have been in theaters too long to really benefit from the added publicity. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

Defying the Odds on the Per Theater Chart

January 13th, 2009

It is very rare for a film to repeat as champion on the per theater chart, but that's exactly what Defiance did this past weekend, as it earned an average of $34,092 in two theaters. The Wrestler climbed into second place with an average of $14,140 in 60 theaters, which suggests serious room to expand, especially if it continues its winning ways during Awards Season. Made in U.S.A. was the best of the new releases, as it pulled in $11,125 in one theater, while Revolutionary Road was right behind with an average of $10,558 in 135. Finally, Gran Torino earned an average of $10,500 during its first week of wide release. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globes are Slumming It

January 12th, 2009

The first of the major awards ceremonies were held last night as the Hollywood Foreign Press handed out the 66th annual Golden Globes awards. There were very few films that earned more than one award, but the big winner was Slumdog Millionaire with four wins. It is instantly an Oscar favorite. More...

Per Theater Chart Defiant

January 6th, 2009

Despite earning mixed reviews, Defiance topped the per theater chart with a massive average of $61,757 in two theaters, and that's over the weekend. In total the film made more than $200,000 in 2 theaters over five days. Gran Torino's per theater average grew by 26% to $34,957 in 84 theaters. At this point, it would be fair to say it has earned some measure of mainstream success, and it expands wide this weekend. Revolutionary Road saw its theater count grow from 3 to 38, while it still managed a per theater average of $25,946. The Wrestler also saw growth with an average of $24,323, and it should expand over the coming weeks. I'm not sure it will expand wide, but it should do reasonably well. Che continues its Oscar qualifying run earning an average of $17,742 in 2 theaters. Last Chance Harvey saw small growth to $17,034 in 6 theaters, but I'm not sure how far it will expand. Waltz with Bashir was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,713 in five theaters. More...

2009 Preview: January

January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year! If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008. 2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office. More...

Revolution on the Per Theater Chart

December 30th, 2008

Revolutionary Road was nothing short of fantastic on the per theater chart earning a stunning $190,000 in just three theaters for an average of $63,304. Gran Torino saw both is theater count and per theater average grow earning more than $2 million in 84 theaters for a stunning average of $27,652; the film might not earn as many awards as some were expecting, but its box office potential is as high as ever. The Wrestler slipped to third place during is sophomore stint with an average of $21,529 in 18 theaters, but it too should earn some measure of mainstream success. Che continued its Oscar qualifying run with $35,000 in 2 theaters for an average of $17,252. Last Chance Harvey opened with nearly $100,000 in six theaters for an average of $16,210, which would have been very impressive though most of the year, but we've hit such a winning streak recently that is feels merely average. The overall box office leader, Marley & Me earned an average of $10,448, while Waltz with Bashir barely managed to enter the $10,000 club with an average of $10,004 in five theaters. More...

Awards Season - SAG Strikes Back

December 28th, 2008

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced last Friday, but in the holiday rush, they fell through the cracks. Perhaps that's because most SAG talk these days revolves around possible strike action. The big player here is undoubtedly Doubt, which picked up four individual nods and one for its primary cast. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of December 26, 2008

December 28th, 2008

There are almost as many wide releases this week as there were total release last week. However, while there are several effective sites, and none that feel sub-standard, none rise to the level of the Weekly Website Award. More...

The Gift of Limited Releases

December 24th, 2008

There's not much time for limited releases to come out if they want to qualify for this year's Oscars, and while most of the potential Oscar have already come out, this week there are a few film that have a shot at earning Oscar nominations at the very least. More...

Awards Season - The Curious Case of the Frost/Nixon Globe Nominations

December 12th, 2008

The latest set of Awards Season nominations were handed out today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations. There was not much in the way of surprises, and it is hard to look at one film and say it was the big winner, but Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button come the closest. More...

2008 Preview: December

December 1st, 2008

We end the year with a winning streak, one that will hopefully continue right through the New Year holiday. It seems nearly every film released this month is either an Oscar contender or a potential $100 million hit. Sometimes both. If all six films with box office potentials of $100 million or more reach that milestone, and Bolt and Four Christmases have the legs to make it there as well, we could set the record for most $100 million released in a single year. (It is currently at 29 films set in 2003.) More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Paper Man, Sherlock Holmes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 11, 2008

May 11th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Spirit, Iron Man 2, The Avengers and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 3, 2007

June 3rd, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and more. More...