Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	414	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600)	529	$229,183,490
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	233	$152,647,258
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	11	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies	22	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	244	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	100	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	37	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies	51	$152,647,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	69	$152,647,258

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 30, 2008	1	$56,848,056		3,285	$17,305	$56,848,056	1
Jun 6, 2008	4	$21,218,305	-63%	3,325	$6,381	$99,177,283	2
Jun 13, 2008	6	$9,788,353	-54%	3,155	$3,102	$119,522,016	3
Jun 20, 2008	8	$6,532,394	-33%	2,442	$2,675	$132,452,769	4
Jun 27, 2008	9	$3,808,288	-42%	1,755	$2,170	$140,170,362	5
Jul 4, 2008	9	$2,382,438	-37%	1,275	$1,869	$144,891,325	6
Jul 11, 2008	12	$1,603,396	-33%	1,025	$1,564	$148,105,143	7
Jul 18, 2008	14	$721,152	-55%	515	$1,400	$149,870,455	8
Jul 25, 2008	15	$447,444	-38%	347	$1,289	$150,841,566	9
Aug 1, 2008	22	$272,187	-39%	225	$1,210	$151,441,438	10
Aug 8, 2008	30	$163,211	-40%	130	$1,255	$151,778,341	11
Aug 15, 2008	33	$190,078	+16%	294	$647	$152,087,494	12
Aug 22, 2008	39	$123,571	-35%	204	$606	$152,358,330	13
Aug 29, 2008	46	$69,413	-44%	107	$649	$152,509,475	14
Sep 5, 2008	50	$46,272	-33%	84	$551	$152,595,674	15
Sep 12, 2008	67	$17,653	-62%	46	$384	$152,637,269	16

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 30, 2008	1	$26,771,052			3,285	$8,149	$26,771,052	1
May 31, 2008	2	$17,550,993	-34%		3,285	$5,343	$44,322,045	2
Jun 1, 2008	2	$12,526,011	-29%		3,285	$3,813	$56,848,056	3
Jun 2, 2008	1	$5,512,485	-56%		3,285	$1,678	$62,550,889	4
Jun 3, 2008	1	$5,505,349	n/c		3,285	$1,676	$68,056,238	5
Jun 4, 2008	1	$5,148,453	-6%		3,285	$1,567	$73,204,691	6
Jun 5, 2008	1	$4,754,287	-8%		3,285	$1,447	$77,958,978	7
Jun 6, 2008	3	$7,307,685	+54%	-73%	3,325	$2,198	$85,266,663	8
Jun 7, 2008	4	$8,008,259	+10%	-54%	3,325	$2,408	$93,274,922	9
Jun 8, 2008	4	$5,902,361	-26%	-53%	3,325	$1,775	$99,177,283	10
Jun 9, 2008	3	$2,618,424	-56%	-53%	3,325	$787	$101,795,707	11
Jun 10, 2008	3	$2,736,308	+5%	-50%	3,325	$823	$104,532,015	12
Jun 11, 2008	3	$2,681,188	-2%	-48%	3,325	$806	$107,213,203	13
Jun 12, 2008	3	$2,520,460	-6%	-47%	3,325	$758	$109,733,663	14
Jun 13, 2008	6	$3,591,760	+43%	-51%	3,155	$1,138	$113,325,423	15
Jun 14, 2008	6	$4,046,913	+13%	-49%	3,155	$1,283	$117,372,336	16
Jun 15, 2008	6	$2,149,680	-47%	-64%	3,155	$681	$119,522,016	17
Jun 16, 2008	5	$1,528,476	-29%	-42%	3,155	$484	$121,050,492	18
Jun 17, 2008	5	$1,621,218	+6%	-41%	3,155	$514	$122,671,710	19
Jun 18, 2008	5	$1,647,387	+2%	-39%	3,155	$522	$124,319,097	20
Jun 19, 2008	5	$1,601,278	-3%	-36%	3,155	$508	$125,920,375	21
Jun 20, 2008	8	$2,079,335	+30%	-42%	2,442	$851	$127,999,710	22
Jun 21, 2008	8	$2,484,288	+19%	-39%	2,442	$1,017	$130,483,998	23
Jun 22, 2008	8	$1,968,771	-21%	-8%	2,442	$806	$132,452,769	24
Jun 23, 2008	8	$931,268	-53%	-39%	2,442	$381	$133,384,037	25
Jun 24, 2008	6	$1,001,437	+8%	-38%	2,442	$410	$134,385,474	26
Jun 25, 2008	6	$974,122	-3%	-41%	2,442	$399	$135,359,596	27
Jun 26, 2008	6	$1,002,478	+3%	-37%	2,442	$411	$136,362,074	28
Jun 27, 2008	9	$1,176,308	+17%	-43%	1,755	$670	$137,538,382	29
Jun 28, 2008	9	$1,470,759	+25%	-41%	1,755	$838	$139,009,141	30
Jun 29, 2008	9	$1,161,221	-21%	-41%	1,755	$662	$140,170,362	31
Jun 30, 2008	8	$626,305	-46%	-33%	1,755	$357	$140,796,667	32
Jul 1, 2008	9	$552,401	-12%	-45%	1,755	$315	$141,349,068	33
Jul 2, 2008	8	$525,000	-5%	-46%	1,755	$299	$141,874,000	34
Jul 3, 2008	9	$635,000	+21%	-37%	1,755	$362	$142,508,887	35
Jul 4, 2008	9	$622,558	-2%	-47%	1,275	$488	$143,131,445	36
Jul 5, 2008	9	$1,027,434	+65%	-30%	1,275	$806	$144,158,879	37
Jul 6, 2008	9	$732,446	-29%	-37%	1,275	$574	$144,891,325	38
Jul 7, 2008	10	$357,267	-51%	-43%	1,275	$280	$145,248,592	39
Jul 8, 2008	9	$417,363	+17%	-24%	1,275	$327	$145,665,955	40
Jul 9, 2008	9	$432,482	+4%	-18%	1,275	$339	$146,098,437	41
Jul 10, 2008	9	$403,310	-7%	-36%	1,275	$316	$146,501,747	42
Jul 11, 2008	12	$494,360	+23%	-21%	1,025	$482	$146,996,107	43
Jul 12, 2008	12	$660,435	+34%	-36%	1,025	$644	$147,656,542	44
Jul 13, 2008	12	$448,601	-32%	-39%	1,025	$438	$148,105,143	45
Jul 14, 2008	12	$243,421	-46%	-32%	1,025	$237	$148,348,564	46
Jul 15, 2008	12	$274,308	+13%	-34%	1,025	$268	$148,622,872	47
Jul 16, 2008	12	$268,275	-2%	-38%	1,025	$262	$148,891,147	48
Jul 17, 2008	12	$258,156	-4%	-36%	1,025	$252	$149,149,303	49
Jul 28, 2008	-	$77,422			347	$223	$150,918,988	60
Jul 29, 2008	-	$82,366	+6%		347	$237	$151,001,354	61
Jul 30, 2008	-	$83,559	+1%		347	$241	$151,084,913	62
Jul 31, 2008	-	$84,338	+1%		347	$243	$151,169,251	63
Aug 1, 2008	-	$81,561	-3%		225	$362	$151,250,812	64
Aug 2, 2008	-	$111,705	+37%		225	$496	$151,362,517	65
Aug 3, 2008	-	$78,921	-29%		225	$351	$151,441,438	66
Aug 4, 2008	-	$45,458	-42%	-41%	225	$202	$151,486,896	67
Aug 5, 2008	19	$47,495	+4%	-42%	225	$211	$151,534,391	68
Aug 6, 2008	-	$40,169	-15%	-52%	225	$179	$151,574,560	69
Aug 7, 2008	-	$40,570	+1%	-52%	225	$180	$151,615,130	70
Aug 8, 2008	-	$47,055	+16%	-42%	130	$362	$151,662,185	71
Aug 9, 2008	-	$66,469	+41%	-40%	130	$511	$151,728,654	72
Aug 10, 2008	-	$49,687	-25%	-37%	130	$382	$151,778,341	73
Aug 11, 2008	-	$26,346	-47%	-42%	130	$203	$151,804,687	74
Aug 12, 2008	-	$33,922	+29%	-29%	130	$261	$151,838,609	75
Aug 13, 2008	-	$29,851	-12%	-26%	130	$230	$151,868,460	76
Aug 14, 2008	-	$28,956	-3%	-29%	130	$223	$151,897,416	77
Aug 15, 2008	-	$56,495	+95%	+20%	294	$192	$151,953,911	78
Aug 16, 2008	-	$73,361	+30%	+10%	294	$250	$152,027,272	79
Aug 17, 2008	-	$60,222	-18%	+21%	294	$205	$152,087,494	80
Aug 18, 2008	-	$32,520	-46%	+23%	294	$111	$152,120,014	81
Aug 19, 2008	-	$39,024	+20%	+15%	294	$133	$152,159,038	82
Aug 20, 2008	-	$38,633	-1%	+29%	294	$131	$152,197,671	83
Aug 21, 2008	-	$37,088	-4%	+28%	294	$126	$152,234,759	84
Aug 22, 2008	-	$36,804	-1%	-35%	204	$180	$152,271,563	85
Aug 23, 2008	-	$49,969	+36%	-32%	204	$245	$152,321,532	86
Aug 24, 2008	-	$36,798	-26%	-39%	204	$180	$152,358,330	87
Aug 25, 2008	-	$19,135	-48%	-41%	204	$94	$152,377,465	88
Aug 26, 2008	-	$20,857	+9%	-47%	204	$102	$152,398,322	89
Aug 27, 2008	-	$20,461	-2%	-47%	204	$100	$152,418,783	90
Aug 28, 2008	-	$21,279	+4%	-43%	204	$104	$152,440,062	91
Aug 29, 2008	-	$20,014	-6%	-46%	107	$187	$152,460,076	92
Aug 30, 2008	-	$25,312	+26%	-49%	107	$237	$152,485,388	93
Aug 31, 2008	-	$24,087	-5%	-35%	107	$225	$152,509,475	94
Sep 1, 2008	44	$15,767	-35%	-18%	107	$147	$152,525,242	95
Sep 2, 2008	-	$6,938	-56%	-67%	107	$65	$152,532,180	96
Sep 3, 2008	-	$8,401	+21%	-59%	107	$79	$152,540,581	97
Sep 4, 2008	-	$8,821	+5%	-59%	107	$82	$152,549,402	98
Sep 5, 2008	-	$15,515	+76%	-22%	84	$185	$152,564,917	99
Sep 6, 2008	-	$20,356	+31%	-20%	84	$242	$152,585,273	100
Sep 7, 2008	-	$10,401	-49%	-57%	84	$124	$152,595,674	101
Sep 8, 2008	-	$4,473	-57%	-72%	84	$53	$152,600,147	102
Sep 9, 2008	-	$6,172	+38%	-11%	84	$73	$152,606,319	103
Sep 10, 2008	-	$6,440	+4%	-23%	84	$77	$152,612,759	104
Sep 11, 2008	-	$6,857	+6%	-22%	84	$82	$152,619,616	105
Sep 12, 2008	-	$5,824	-15%	-62%	46	$127	$152,625,440	106
Sep 13, 2008	-	$7,321	+26%	-64%	46	$159	$152,632,761	107
Sep 14, 2008	-	$4,508	-38%	-57%	46	$98	$152,637,269	108
Sep 15, 2008	-	$2,029	-55%	-55%	46	$44	$152,639,298	109
Sep 16, 2008	-	$2,434	+20%	-61%	46	$53	$152,641,732	110
Sep 17, 2008	-	$2,531	+4%	-61%	46	$55	$152,644,263	111
Sep 18, 2008	-	$2,995	+18%	-56%	46	$65	$152,647,258	112

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 30, 2008	1	$77,958,978		3,285	$23,732	$77,958,978	1
Jun 6, 2008	3	$31,774,685	-59%	3,325	$9,556	$109,733,663	2
Jun 13, 2008	6	$16,186,712	-49%	3,155	$5,130	$125,920,375	3
Jun 20, 2008	8	$10,441,699	-35%	2,442	$4,276	$136,362,074	4
Jun 27, 2008	9	$6,146,813	-41%	1,755	$3,502	$142,508,887	5
Jul 4, 2008	9	$3,992,860	-35%	1,275	$3,132	$146,501,747	6
Jul 11, 2008	12	$2,647,556	-34%	1,025	$2,583	$149,149,303	7
Jul 18, 2008	14	$1,244,819	-53%	515	$2,417	$150,394,122	8
Jul 25, 2008	15	$775,129	-38%	347	$2,234	$151,169,251	9
Aug 1, 2008	25	$445,879	-42%	225	$1,982	$151,615,130	10
Aug 8, 2008	32	$282,286	-37%	130	$2,171	$151,897,416	11
Aug 15, 2008	32	$337,343	+20%	294	$1,147	$152,234,759	12
Aug 22, 2008	36	$205,303	-39%	204	$1,006	$152,440,062	13
Aug 29, 2008	43	$109,340	-47%	107	$1,022	$152,549,402	14
Sep 5, 2008	48	$70,214	-36%	84	$836	$152,619,616	15
Sep 12, 2008	64	$27,642	-61%	46	$601	$152,647,258	16

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	9/25/2020	$398	1	3	4	$336,623	5/10/2021
New Zealand	6/5/2008	$0	0	1	1	$198	12/14/2020
Rest of World						$262,263,179
International Total						$262,600,000	5/10/2021

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400)	347	$262,600,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	180	$262,600,000
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office	12	$262,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies	15	$262,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	185	$262,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	68	$262,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies	12	$262,600,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies	38	$262,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	63	$262,600,000

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	342	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	177	$415,247,258
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	11	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies	16	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	183	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	65	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies	16	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies	39	$415,247,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	65	$415,247,258

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Sep 28, 2008	1	1,288,202		1,288,202	$28,609,292	$28,609,292	1
Oct 5, 2008	3	478,371	-63%	1,766,573	$10,232,451	$38,841,743	2
Oct 12, 2008	5	223,146	-53%	1,989,719	$4,788,066	$43,629,809	3
Oct 19, 2008	7	125,166	-44%	2,114,885	$2,655,146	$46,284,955	4
Oct 26, 2008	7	94,285	-25%	2,209,170	$1,989,941	$48,274,896	5
Nov 2, 2008	11	57,251	-39%	2,266,421	$1,183,928	$49,458,824	6
Nov 9, 2008	17	55,387	-3%	2,321,808	$1,060,428	$50,519,252	7
Nov 16, 2008	21	65,217	+18%	2,387,025	$1,256,034	$51,775,286	8
Nov 23, 2008	24	47,395	-27%	2,434,420	$916,264	$52,691,550	9
Nov 30, 2008	7	540,674	+1,041%	2,975,094	$9,161,180	$61,852,730	10
Dec 7, 2008	25	115,384	-79%	3,090,478	$1,955,286	$63,808,016	11
Dec 14, 2008	16	148,696	+29%	3,239,174	$2,745,597	$66,553,613	12
Dec 21, 2008	19	166,557	+12%	3,405,731	$3,114,100	$69,667,713	13
Dec 28, 2008	23	143,730	-14%	3,549,461	$2,761,413	$72,429,126	14
Jan 4, 2009	26	72,810	-49%	3,622,271	$1,394,945	$73,824,071	15
Mar 1, 2009	17	86,361		3,853,968	$1,361,067	$77,987,888	23
May 10, 2009	19	66,893		3,938,308	$1,234,637	$79,552,347	33
Nov 29, 2009	10	458,213		4,427,183	$3,972,707	$84,038,665	62

DVD Sales: Dark Knight and Up Share Black Friday Honors

December 12th, 2009

Black Friday sales gave a decidedly retro look to the DVD sales chart for the week ending November 29. All major retailers were offering deeply discounted prices of catalog titles, including $4 deals at Target for Elf, Sex and the City and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, among others, and Best Buy offering Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Forgetting Sarah Marshall at the same price. Walmart wasn't going to be outdone though, and offered some DVD titles, including Hellboy 2, Mummy 3, I am Legend and Casino Royale in limited quantities at just $2. The real champion of the bargain basement, however, was The Dark Knight, which was available for $5 at Walmart, and $4 at both Target and Best Buy. With low, low prices, the unit volumes for the week were astronomical, but overall spending was actually down from 2008 thanks to the price cuts. More...

DVD Releases for December 9, 2008

December 8th, 2008

It's a deceptively light week with most of the top ten DVDs on Amazon's sales chart coming from The Dark Knight. In fact, that film is dominating sales so much that it has scared away most of the competition. Don't get me wrong, it's not the only release worth picking up, but the either the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD or the Blu-ray w/ Digital Copy are probably the best picks this week. Personally, I went with the Limited Edition Blu-ray w/ Batpod, but I clearly should not be trusted with money. There are other DVDs coming out this week that are also worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week, including Man on Wire - Buy from Amazon and Lost - Season Four - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales - Sleeping Beauty has Lively Opening Week Sales

October 20th, 2008

New releases were again dominant on this week's DVD sales chart with three in the top five, five in the top ten, and nine in total. This includes the new number one selling DVD, Sleeping Beauty, which generated $22.43 million in revenue from 1.34 million units sold. More...

DVD Rentals - Don't Mess With M. Night Shyamalan

October 20th, 2008

New releases played an important role on this week's rental charts, taking the top two spots. However, while The Happening and You Don't Mess With the Zohan finished one - two, Iron Man was very close behind in third. More...

UPDATED: DVD Sales - Man oh Man!

October 12th, 2008

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on the sales chart this week, but what we lacked in quantity, we more than made up for in quality. This is because the first of the summer blockbusters reached the home market. Iron Man topped the charts with 5.12 million units sold and $93.98 million in opening week revenue. Not only is this the best opening of the year, Iron Man nearly took top spot on the yearly chart after just one week in release. More...

DVD Rentals - Don't Forget About Rentals

October 12th, 2008

New releases did better on the rental chart than they did on the sales chart with six films placing in the top 30, including Iron Man, which topped the charts generating 25% more revenue than a fellow new release, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. More...

DVD Sales - Sexy, and Not so Sexy, New Releases

October 6th, 2008

New releases were plentiful on the sales chart this week, but after the new number one release, they were not that strong. That new release was Sex and the City, which sold 1.72 million units raising $38.56 million in opening week revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Renting Sex

October 6th, 2008

Sex and the City led a group of five new releases on this week's rental chart, pulling in 25% more revenue than the second place Leatherheads. More...

DVD Releases for September 23, 2008 - Part II

September 23rd, 2008

Aaaahhhhhh! POP! ... That sound you just heard was my head exploding. This week we had a new record for spotlight reviews, and with TV on DVD kicking into high gear and summer blockbusters starting to come out soon, I don't think it will slow down. (Additionally, I have close to a dozen DVDs that arrived late, and I was only able to get to less than half of them for this week. So look for another huge batch next week.) As for the quality releases, there were a few that caught my eye, but none more than The Godfather Trilogy on Blu-ray. Sure, it doesn't push the high definition format, but this is the best these films have looked in decades and any film buff will want to have them in their collection. Meanwhile, last week's release of Duckman - Season One and Two also deserves to be awarded the DVD Pick of the Week. While there are not as many releases this week as last, there are so many spotlight reviews that the list had to be split into to. Part II can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for September 23, 2008 - Part I

September 23rd, 2008

Aaaahhhhhh! POP! ... That sound you just heard was my head exploding. This week we had a new record for spotlight reviews, and with TV on DVD kicking into high gear and summer blockbusters starting to come out soon, I don't think it will slow down. (Additionally, I have close to a dozen DVDs that arrived late, and I was only able to get to less than half of them for this week. So look for another huge batch next week.) As for the quality releases, there were a few that caught my eye, but none more than The Godfather Trilogy on Blu-ray. Sure, it doesn't push the high definition format, but this is the best these films have looked in decades and any film buff will want to have them in their collection. Meanwhile, last week's release of Duckman - Season One and Two also deserves to be awarded the DVD Pick of the Week. While there are not as many releases this week as last, there are so many spotlight reviews that the list had to be split into to. Part II can be found here. More...

International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

You Don't Mess With The Zohan slipped out of the top five with $7.96 million on 2296 screens in 33 markets for a total of $69.53 million internationally, which is more than Adam Sandler's previous film made in total internationally. This week the film opened in France landing in 10th place with just $816,000, but it was playing on just 171 screens. On the other hand, it added $1.66 million on 335 screens in Spain for a two-week total of $6.45 million. More...

International Details - Hell Pulls in the Gold

August 31st, 2008

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army returned to the international chart in sixth place with $7.20 million on 828 screens in 14 markets for a total of $32.93 million. Of that weekend haul, $5.45 million was earned on 464 screens in the U.K., where it topped the charts this past weekend. Compared to the original, this film has made more domestically and more worldwide, while it is nearing its international total with openings in Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France, and other markets left ahead of it. More...

International Details - Panda Leads the Back of the Pack

August 17th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda slipped to sixth place with $9.34 million on 4736 screens in 47 markets for a total of $349.69 million internationally. The film is starting to shed theaters and markets at an accelerated pace, however, it still has openings in Italy and other smaller markets ahead of it, while it could reach $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide before the end of its run. (The latter it a lot easier than the former.) 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...

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...

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...

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...

International Details - Sex not as Popular with International Audiences

June 8th, 2008

Sex and the City made its international debut this past weekend, and while it wasn't able to top the charts like it did domestically, it still managed a fantastic $32.77 million on 3590 screens in 14 markets over the weekend for a total of $37.52 million. Its biggest opening came in the U.K. where it dominated the market with $17.22 million on 460 screens, which is equivalent to an $80 million to $100 million opening here. It also finished first in Germany with $7.41 million on 836 screens. It also did very well in France with $6.12 million on 551 screens and in Italy with $2.74 million on 552 screens, finishing second in both markets. The film opened in Australia and South Korea this past weekend, while it doesn't end its run till late August with Japan and it should reach several major milestones before then. 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...

Contest - Sex and the Saawariya - Winning Announcement

June 4th, 2008

The winners of our Sex and the Saawariya contest were determined and they are... 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...

Weekend Estimates: Sex and the City Fades Through the Weekend

June 1st, 2008

It's only been in release for three days, and already Sex and the City is a remarkable movie. It's opening on Friday was a jaw-dropping $26.93 million, easily the biggest ever for a romantic comedy. That would usually set a movie up for a weekend total around $70 million. But the studio's estimate, released Sunday morning, is for a weekend of $55.74 million. That's still a fantastic start, but the steep decline through the weekend must be cause for concern. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 30, 2008

May 31st, 2008

There were three sites on this week's list that caught my eye. These included a site with more extras than regular features, a site with an interactive experience, and a site with a DVD quality featurette. However, each site failed to live up to the level needed to be an award worthy site. More...

Friday Estimates: Sex Sells

May 31st, 2008

Sex and the City opened with a eye-opening $26.93 million, according to Saturday morning's studio estimate. That puts it on track to become 2008's third-biggest opener, behind only Iron Man and Indiana Jones. The opening for Sex and the City will be the biggest ever for a romantic comedy and may even challenge The Simpsons Movie for biggest comedy opening. 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...

Contest - Sex and the Saawariya

May 23rd, 2008

The final potential monster hit of May comes out next week as Sex and the City makes its long awaited debut. To increase the anticipation, it is 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 Girls Just Want to Have Fun on DVD and Saawariya 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 Girls Just Want to Have Fun on DVD and Saawariya 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...

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 - September 16, 2007

September 16th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for John Rambo, Smart People, Sex and the City and more! More...

Cast Updates - September 13, 2007

September 13th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Gospel Hill, Sex and the City, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - August 21, 2007

August 21st, 2007

Starting today we will provide a list of announced movies, new stars and directors on our website each Tuesday. More...