The Soloist (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,853,584Details
International Box Office $6,668,866Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,522,450
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $11,118,508 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,569,936 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,688,444
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,716,458 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:82.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,024 opening theaters/2,090 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,784,223

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,871 $31,853,584
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,897 $6,668,866
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,724 $38,522,450

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 24th, 2009 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 4th, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Insider
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Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Biographical Drama, Homeless, Mental Illness
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Working Title Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,871 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,379 $45,784,223
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,308 $31,853,584
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 90 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,460 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,112 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $31,853,584

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 24, 2009 4 $9,716,458   2,024 $4,801   $9,716,458 1
May 1, 2009 6 $5,654,558 -42% 2,033 $2,781   $18,162,696 2
May 8, 2009 7 $3,949,430 -30% 2,090 $1,890   $23,845,177 3
May 15, 2009 8 $2,402,801 -39% 2,022 $1,188   $27,505,154 4
May 22, 2009 11 $849,457 -65% 654 $1,299   $29,245,289 5
May 29, 2009 12 $485,215 -43% 412 $1,178   $30,251,623 6
Jun 5, 2009 16 $264,531 -45% 306 $864   $30,726,123 7
Jun 12, 2009 23 $158,765 -40% 256 $620   $31,011,682 8
Jun 19, 2009 24 $192,526 +21% 304 $633   $31,295,414 9
Jun 26, 2009 29 $126,488 -34% 228 $555   $31,527,902 10
Jul 3, 2009 38 $69,114 -45% 156 $443   $31,670,931 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 24, 2009 4 $3,204,135     2,024 $1,583   $3,204,135 1
Apr 25, 2009 4 $3,997,883 +25%   2,024 $1,975   $7,202,018 2
Apr 26, 2009 5 $2,514,440 -37%   2,024 $1,242   $9,716,458 3
Apr 27, 2009 3 $676,192 -73%   2,024 $334   $10,392,650 4
Apr 28, 2009 3 $776,682 +15%   2,024 $384   $11,169,332 5
Apr 29, 2009 3 $673,748 -13%   2,024 $333   $11,843,080 6
Apr 30, 2009 3 $665,058 -1%   2,024 $329   $12,508,138 7
May 1, 2009 5 $1,673,825 +152% -48% 2,033 $823   $14,181,963 8
May 2, 2009 6 $2,423,821 +45% -39% 2,033 $1,192   $16,605,784 9
May 3, 2009 6 $1,556,912 -36% -38% 2,033 $766   $18,162,696 10
May 4, 2009 4 $423,232 -73% -37% 2,033 $208   $18,585,928 11
May 5, 2009 4 $461,269 +9% -41% 2,033 $227   $19,047,197 12
May 6, 2009 4 $442,317 -4% -34% 2,033 $218   $19,489,514 13
May 7, 2009 5 $406,233 -8% -39% 2,033 $200   $19,895,747 14
May 8, 2009 7 $998,485 +146% -40% 2,090 $478   $20,894,232 15
May 9, 2009 6 $1,566,388 +57% -35% 2,090 $749   $22,460,620 16
May 10, 2009 5 $1,384,557 -12% -11% 2,090 $662   $23,845,177 17
May 11, 2009 6 $301,694 -78% -29% 2,090 $144   $24,146,871 18
May 12, 2009 5 $322,690 +7% -30% 2,090 $154   $24,469,561 19
May 13, 2009 5 $308,433 -4% -30% 2,090 $148   $24,777,994 20
May 14, 2009 6 $324,359 +5% -20% 2,090 $155   $25,102,353 21
May 15, 2009 8 $661,632 +104% -34% 2,022 $327   $25,763,985 22
May 16, 2009 8 $1,089,360 +65% -30% 2,022 $539   $26,853,345 23
May 17, 2009 8 $651,809 -40% -53% 2,022 $322   $27,505,154 24
May 18, 2009 9 $246,597 -62% -18% 2,022 $122   $27,751,751 25
May 19, 2009 6 $233,054 -5% -28% 2,022 $115   $27,984,805 26
May 20, 2009 6 $213,656 -8% -31% 2,022 $106   $28,198,461 27
May 21, 2009 7 $197,371 -8% -39% 2,022 $98   $28,395,832 28
May 22, 2009 11 $205,430 +4% -69% 654 $314   $28,601,262 29
May 23, 2009 11 $332,854 +62% -69% 654 $509   $28,934,116 30
May 24, 2009 11 $311,173 -7% -52% 654 $476   $29,245,289 31
May 25, 2009 11 $262,618 -16% +6% 654 $402   $29,507,907 32
May 26, 2009 11 $88,477 -66% -62% 654 $135   $29,596,384 33
May 27, 2009 11 $82,656 -7% -61% 654 $126   $29,679,040 34
May 28, 2009 - $87,368 +6% -56% 654 $134   $29,766,408 35
May 29, 2009 12 $138,544 +59% -33% 412 $336   $29,904,952 36
May 30, 2009 12 $215,407 +55% -35% 412 $523   $30,120,359 37
May 31, 2009 12 $131,264 -39% -58% 412 $319   $30,251,623 38
Jun 1, 2009 13 $47,056 -64% -82% 412 $114   $30,298,679 39
Jun 2, 2009 13 $59,677 +27% -33% 412 $145   $30,358,356 40
Jun 3, 2009 13 $53,208 -11% -36% 412 $129   $30,411,564 41
Jun 4, 2009 13 $50,028 -6% -43% 412 $121   $30,461,592 42
Jun 5, 2009 17 $79,533 +59% -43% 306 $260   $30,541,125 43
Jun 6, 2009 16 $117,331 +48% -46% 306 $383   $30,658,456 44
Jun 7, 2009 15 $67,667 -42% -48% 306 $221   $30,726,123 45
Jun 8, 2009 - $29,310 -57% -38% 306 $96   $30,755,433 46
Jun 9, 2009 - $31,050 +6% -48% 306 $101   $30,786,483 47
Jun 10, 2009 - $32,507 +5% -39% 306 $106   $30,818,990 48
Jun 11, 2009 - $33,927 +4% -32% 306 $111   $30,852,917 49
Jun 12, 2009 - $45,549 +34% -43% 256 $178   $30,898,466 50
Jun 13, 2009 - $70,383 +55% -40% 256 $275   $30,968,849 51
Jun 14, 2009 - $42,833 -39% -37% 256 $167   $31,011,682 52
Jun 15, 2009 - $19,813 -54% -32% 256 $77   $31,031,495 53
Jun 16, 2009 - $24,313 +23% -22% 256 $95   $31,055,808 54
Jun 17, 2009 - $22,652 -7% -30% 256 $88   $31,078,460 55
Jun 18, 2009 - $24,428 +8% -28% 256 $95   $31,102,888 56
Jun 19, 2009 - $57,695 +136% +27% 304 $190   $31,160,583 57
Jun 20, 2009 - $76,110 +32% +8% 304 $250   $31,236,693 58
Jun 21, 2009 - $58,721 -23% +37% 304 $193   $31,295,414 59
Jun 22, 2009 - $25,352 -57% +28% 304 $83   $31,320,766 60
Jun 23, 2009 - $29,776 +17% +22% 304 $98   $31,350,542 61
Jun 24, 2009 - $25,920 -13% +14% 304 $85   $31,376,462 62
Jun 25, 2009 - $24,952 -4% +2% 304 $82   $31,401,414 63
Jun 26, 2009 - $39,956 +60% -31% 228 $175   $31,441,370 64
Jun 27, 2009 - $54,673 +37% -28% 228 $240   $31,496,043 65
Jun 28, 2009 - $31,859 -42% -46% 228 $140   $31,527,902 66
Jun 29, 2009 - $16,169 -49% -36% 228 $71   $31,544,071 67
Jun 30, 2009 - $21,166 +31% -29% 228 $93   $31,565,237 68
Jul 1, 2009 - $16,585 -22% -36% 156 $106   $31,581,822 69
Jul 2, 2009 - $19,995 +21% -20% 156 $128   $31,601,817 70
Jul 3, 2009 - $27,166 +36% -32% 156 $174   $31,628,983 71
Jul 4, 2009 - $20,807 -23% -62% 156 $133   $31,649,790 72
Jul 5, 2009 - $21,141 +2% -34% 156 $136   $31,670,931 73
Jul 6, 2009 - $11,121 -47% -31% 156 $71   $31,682,052 74
Jul 7, 2009 - $13,095 +18% -38% 156 $84   $31,695,147 75
Jul 8, 2009 - $12,481 -5% -25% 156 $80   $31,707,628 76
Jul 9, 2009 - $12,530 n/c -37% 156 $80   $31,720,158 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 24, 2009 4 $12,508,138   2,024 $6,180   $12,508,138 1
May 1, 2009 5 $7,387,609 -41% 2,033 $3,634   $19,895,747 2
May 8, 2009 7 $5,206,606 -30% 2,090 $2,491   $25,102,353 3
May 15, 2009 9 $3,293,479 -37% 2,022 $1,629   $28,395,832 4
May 22, 2009 11 $1,370,576 -58% 654 $2,096   $29,766,408 5
May 29, 2009 12 $695,184 -49% 412 $1,687   $30,461,592 6
Jun 5, 2009 18 $391,325 -44% 306 $1,279   $30,852,917 7
Jun 12, 2009 23 $249,971 -36% 256 $976   $31,102,888 8
Jun 19, 2009 25 $298,526 +19% 304 $982   $31,401,414 9
Jun 26, 2009 32 $200,403 -33% 228 $879   $31,601,817 10
Jul 3, 2009 35 $118,341 -41% 156 $759   $31,720,158 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,897 $6,668,866
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,067 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,909 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,378 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,400 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $6,668,866

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,724 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,036 $38,522,450
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 219 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,167 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 712 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,272 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $38,522,450

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 20095208,805 208,805$3,547,597$3,547,5971
Aug 16, 2009878,022-63% 286,827$1,487,099$5,034,6962
Aug 23, 20091557,938-26% 344,765$885,293$5,919,9893
Aug 30, 20091959,305+2% 404,070$939,984$6,859,9734
Sep 6, 20092645,407-23% 449,477$739,226$7,599,1995

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 2009715,674 15,674$419,282$419,2821

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Leading Cast

Jamie Foxx    Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey, Jr.    Steve Lopez

Supporting Cast

Catherine Keener    Mary Weston
Tom Hollander    Graham Claydon
Lisa Gay Hamilton*    Jennifer
Nelsan Ellis    David Carter
Rachael Harris    Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root    Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint    Flo Ayers
Marcos De Silvas    Mayor Villaraigosa
David Jean Thomas    Angry Homeless Man
Lemon Anderson    Uncle Tommy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Wright    Director
Susannah Grant    Screenwriter
Steve Lopez    Story Creator
Russ Krasnoff    Producer
Gary Foster    Producer
Tim Bevan    Executive Producer
Eric Fellner    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Patricia Whitcher    Executive Producer
Seamus McGarvey    Director of Photography
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
Paul Tothill    Editor
Jacqueline Durran    Costume Designer
Dario Marianelli    Composer
Francine Maisler    Casting
Rikki Lea Bestall    Co-Producer
Eric N. Heffron*    Co-Producer
LeeAnn Stonebreaker    Co-Producer
Josephine Davies    Associate Producer
Eric N. Heffron*    Assistant Director
Thomas Q. Napper    Second Unit Director
Patricia Whitcher    Unit Production Manager
Don J. Hug    Production Supervisor
Gregory A. Berry    Supervising Art Director
Suzan Wexler    Art Director
Katie Spencer    Set Decorator
Julie K. Smith    Set Decorator
Paul Babin    Second Unit Camera
Christopher Moseley    Second Unit Camera
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Berkey    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Berkey    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Sound Designer
Christopher Scarabosio    Sound Designer
Shannon Mills    Sound Effects Editor
Ve Neill    Makeup
Gloria Pasqua-Casny    Hairstylist
Marcy Ronen    Casting (Cleveland Unit)
Mickey Giacomazzi    Stunt Coordinator

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

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April 23rd, 2009

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,716,458 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:82.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,024 opening theaters/2,090 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,784,223

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,871 $31,853,584
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,897 $6,668,866
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,724 $38,522,450

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 24th, 2009 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 4th, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Insider
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Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Biographical Drama, Homeless, Mental Illness
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Working Title Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Jamie Foxx    Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey, Jr.    Steve Lopez

Supporting Cast

Catherine Keener    Mary Weston
Tom Hollander    Graham Claydon
Lisa Gay Hamilton*    Jennifer
Nelsan Ellis    David Carter
Rachael Harris    Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root    Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint    Flo Ayers
Marcos De Silvas    Mayor Villaraigosa
David Jean Thomas    Angry Homeless Man
Lemon Anderson    Uncle Tommy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Wright    Director
Susannah Grant    Screenwriter
Steve Lopez    Story Creator
Russ Krasnoff    Producer
Gary Foster    Producer
Tim Bevan    Executive Producer
Eric Fellner    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Patricia Whitcher    Executive Producer
Seamus McGarvey    Director of Photography
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
Paul Tothill    Editor
Jacqueline Durran    Costume Designer
Dario Marianelli    Composer
Francine Maisler    Casting
Rikki Lea Bestall    Co-Producer
Eric N. Heffron*    Co-Producer
LeeAnn Stonebreaker    Co-Producer
Josephine Davies    Associate Producer
Eric N. Heffron*    Assistant Director
Thomas Q. Napper    Second Unit Director
Patricia Whitcher    Unit Production Manager
Don J. Hug    Production Supervisor
Gregory A. Berry    Supervising Art Director
Suzan Wexler    Art Director
Katie Spencer    Set Decorator
Julie K. Smith    Set Decorator
Paul Babin    Second Unit Camera
Christopher Moseley    Second Unit Camera
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Berkey    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Berkey    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Sound Designer
Christopher Scarabosio    Sound Designer
Shannon Mills    Sound Effects Editor
Ve Neill    Makeup
Gloria Pasqua-Casny    Hairstylist
Marcy Ronen    Casting (Cleveland Unit)
Mickey Giacomazzi    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD Rentals - People Like You, Man

August 26th, 2009

The same two new releases that led the way on the sales chart this week led the way on the rental chart. However, they finished in the opposite direction with I Love You, Man generating 50% more revenue than 17 Again. More...

Contest - Early Trick or Treating

August 21st, 2009

It's the final weekend in August and in many respects the final weekend of summer. Looking at potential number one films, we have two horror sequels both opening in an estimated 3,000 theaters. That makes picking which one will be the target for in this week's Box Office Prediction Contest a bit of a toss-up. We're going with Halloween 2 since Halloween made more than any of the Final Destination films, so it should open first. Maybe. It might be tricky this week. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Halloween 2. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Soloist on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons on 2-Disc DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Sales - Witch Wins Race

August 18th, 2009

There were only five new releases to chart this week, but three of those reached the top five. This includes Race to Witch Mountain, which sold 763,000 units earning $13.35 million during its first week on the home market. More...

DVD Rentals - Obsessed with the Race for First Place

August 18th, 2009

The same two new releases that took the top two spots on the sales chart this week were also able to take the top two spots on the rental chart as well, but in the other order. Obsessed came out on top with 27% more rentals than Race to Witch Mountain, but it is common for kids movies to do better on the sales chart than the rental chart. More...

DVD Releases for August 18th, 2009 - Part II

August 18th, 2009

It's that time of year again. It's getting closer to the start of the new TV season, which means there is a flood of TV on DVD releases this week. And next week. And all next month. While there are several TV on DVD releases that are worth picking up, like Dexter - Season Three, there are no releases this week that combines an excellent show plus excellent extras, and therefore there are none that rise to the level of DVD Pick of the Week. However, while there are not a lot of top tier releases, there are plenty of total releases and this week's list had to be split into two. The first part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for August 4th, 2009

August 3rd, 2009

A rather slow week for new releases with very few real first run releases that stand out. The best releases on this week's list are Dollhouse - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, as well as Watchmen - Three-Disc Director's Cut Blu-ray, but both of those came out in weeks past and are on this list because the screener arrived late. The best from this week is Flight of the Conchords - Season Two, which is the DVD Pick of the Week. However, if you are Canadian, you have to grab Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy on DVD; it's your patriotic duty. More...

Wolverine Win Weekend, Can't Take Down Iron Man

May 4th, 2009

The first weekend of summer was a success, mostly. Overall the weekend ticket sales amounted to $158 million, which was 39% more than last weekend. It was below the same weekend last year, but by less than 1%. Year-to-date 2009 has now made $3.25 billion, which is 16% more than last year's pace, If 2009 can simply maintain pace with 2008 over the summer, most in the industry will be ecstatic, so this is a fine start. More...

Wolverine Ready to Slice Up the Competition

May 1st, 2009

Summer is finally here, and everyone wants to know if 2009 can keep up its blazing pace. I'm going to say no, simply because the law of averages says the box office should return to the mean. That could start this weekend and last year's top film will be very tough to beat. More...

Moviegoers Can't Stay Away

April 28th, 2009

The final weekend of April is usually slow, but that was not the case this year, as nearly every film in the top five beat expectations, sometimes by large margins. That helped the overall box office total climb by 5% from last weekend to $114 million. More importantly, that represents a leap of 25% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now made $3.06 billion, which is 17% above last year's pace, and that is a phenomenal number. The real test starts this weekend, as 2009 goes head-to-head with 2008's record-setting run, but if it can run even, it will be seen as a major victory. More...

Weekend Estimates: Obsessed Shows Thrillers Can Sell

April 26th, 2009

After a string of poor results for thrillers, audiences showed they can still have an appetite for the genre this weekend. Obsessed, starring Beyonce Knowles, opened with an impressive $28.5 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. Although dwarfed by the opening of Fast & Furious just a few weeks ago, that's still one of the top 10 weekends ever in April (see chart). More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of April 24th, 2009

April 25th, 2009

Not a bad week for movie sites, and there are no movies on this week's list that have no presence on the internet, although a couple don't have full sites. On the other hand, the best of the best, Obsessed's Official Site, is only good, but not great, and not worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Box Office Obsession

April 23rd, 2009

It's the final weekend before the start of the summer blockbuster season, which means there are not a lot of prime films coming out. Studios don't want to risk A-list films when they only have one week to grab as much box office as possible before they are crushed by the competition. Last year's releases were better than expected, and 2009's winning streak over 2008 is in jeopardy. Not only that, but that could be an omen for things to come, as I'm not sure there are as many monster hits this summer as there were last summer. More...

2009 Preview: April

April 1st, 2009

April is a transition month. At the beginning it is strong, but as we near May, the looming competition is just too great and that scares away the big-ticket releases. That said, there are still a few films that could reach the century mark this month, and it does look stronger than last April and that will help 2009 extend its lead in the box office race. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - April 20, 2008

April 20th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Soloist, The Uninvited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

Cast Updates - December 20, 2007

December 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Four Christmases, My Sister's Keeper, Quarantined, and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 11, 2007

October 11th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek XI, and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 30, 2007

August 30th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for American Gangster, The Informers, Nothing but the Truth, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - August 28, 2007

August 28th, 2007

This week another number of upcoming movies, stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,871 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,379 $45,784,223
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,308 $31,853,584
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 90 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,460 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,112 $31,853,584
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $31,853,584

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 24, 2009 4 $9,716,458   2,024 $4,801   $9,716,458 1
May 1, 2009 6 $5,654,558 -42% 2,033 $2,781   $18,162,696 2
May 8, 2009 7 $3,949,430 -30% 2,090 $1,890   $23,845,177 3
May 15, 2009 8 $2,402,801 -39% 2,022 $1,188   $27,505,154 4
May 22, 2009 11 $849,457 -65% 654 $1,299   $29,245,289 5
May 29, 2009 12 $485,215 -43% 412 $1,178   $30,251,623 6
Jun 5, 2009 16 $264,531 -45% 306 $864   $30,726,123 7
Jun 12, 2009 23 $158,765 -40% 256 $620   $31,011,682 8
Jun 19, 2009 24 $192,526 +21% 304 $633   $31,295,414 9
Jun 26, 2009 29 $126,488 -34% 228 $555   $31,527,902 10
Jul 3, 2009 38 $69,114 -45% 156 $443   $31,670,931 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 24, 2009 4 $3,204,135     2,024 $1,583   $3,204,135 1
Apr 25, 2009 4 $3,997,883 +25%   2,024 $1,975   $7,202,018 2
Apr 26, 2009 5 $2,514,440 -37%   2,024 $1,242   $9,716,458 3
Apr 27, 2009 3 $676,192 -73%   2,024 $334   $10,392,650 4
Apr 28, 2009 3 $776,682 +15%   2,024 $384   $11,169,332 5
Apr 29, 2009 3 $673,748 -13%   2,024 $333   $11,843,080 6
Apr 30, 2009 3 $665,058 -1%   2,024 $329   $12,508,138 7
May 1, 2009 5 $1,673,825 +152% -48% 2,033 $823   $14,181,963 8
May 2, 2009 6 $2,423,821 +45% -39% 2,033 $1,192   $16,605,784 9
May 3, 2009 6 $1,556,912 -36% -38% 2,033 $766   $18,162,696 10
May 4, 2009 4 $423,232 -73% -37% 2,033 $208   $18,585,928 11
May 5, 2009 4 $461,269 +9% -41% 2,033 $227   $19,047,197 12
May 6, 2009 4 $442,317 -4% -34% 2,033 $218   $19,489,514 13
May 7, 2009 5 $406,233 -8% -39% 2,033 $200   $19,895,747 14
May 8, 2009 7 $998,485 +146% -40% 2,090 $478   $20,894,232 15
May 9, 2009 6 $1,566,388 +57% -35% 2,090 $749   $22,460,620 16
May 10, 2009 5 $1,384,557 -12% -11% 2,090 $662   $23,845,177 17
May 11, 2009 6 $301,694 -78% -29% 2,090 $144   $24,146,871 18
May 12, 2009 5 $322,690 +7% -30% 2,090 $154   $24,469,561 19
May 13, 2009 5 $308,433 -4% -30% 2,090 $148   $24,777,994 20
May 14, 2009 6 $324,359 +5% -20% 2,090 $155   $25,102,353 21
May 15, 2009 8 $661,632 +104% -34% 2,022 $327   $25,763,985 22
May 16, 2009 8 $1,089,360 +65% -30% 2,022 $539   $26,853,345 23
May 17, 2009 8 $651,809 -40% -53% 2,022 $322   $27,505,154 24
May 18, 2009 9 $246,597 -62% -18% 2,022 $122   $27,751,751 25
May 19, 2009 6 $233,054 -5% -28% 2,022 $115   $27,984,805 26
May 20, 2009 6 $213,656 -8% -31% 2,022 $106   $28,198,461 27
May 21, 2009 7 $197,371 -8% -39% 2,022 $98   $28,395,832 28
May 22, 2009 11 $205,430 +4% -69% 654 $314   $28,601,262 29
May 23, 2009 11 $332,854 +62% -69% 654 $509   $28,934,116 30
May 24, 2009 11 $311,173 -7% -52% 654 $476   $29,245,289 31
May 25, 2009 11 $262,618 -16% +6% 654 $402   $29,507,907 32
May 26, 2009 11 $88,477 -66% -62% 654 $135   $29,596,384 33
May 27, 2009 11 $82,656 -7% -61% 654 $126   $29,679,040 34
May 28, 2009 - $87,368 +6% -56% 654 $134   $29,766,408 35
May 29, 2009 12 $138,544 +59% -33% 412 $336   $29,904,952 36
May 30, 2009 12 $215,407 +55% -35% 412 $523   $30,120,359 37
May 31, 2009 12 $131,264 -39% -58% 412 $319   $30,251,623 38
Jun 1, 2009 13 $47,056 -64% -82% 412 $114   $30,298,679 39
Jun 2, 2009 13 $59,677 +27% -33% 412 $145   $30,358,356 40
Jun 3, 2009 13 $53,208 -11% -36% 412 $129   $30,411,564 41
Jun 4, 2009 13 $50,028 -6% -43% 412 $121   $30,461,592 42
Jun 5, 2009 17 $79,533 +59% -43% 306 $260   $30,541,125 43
Jun 6, 2009 16 $117,331 +48% -46% 306 $383   $30,658,456 44
Jun 7, 2009 15 $67,667 -42% -48% 306 $221   $30,726,123 45
Jun 8, 2009 - $29,310 -57% -38% 306 $96   $30,755,433 46
Jun 9, 2009 - $31,050 +6% -48% 306 $101   $30,786,483 47
Jun 10, 2009 - $32,507 +5% -39% 306 $106   $30,818,990 48
Jun 11, 2009 - $33,927 +4% -32% 306 $111   $30,852,917 49
Jun 12, 2009 - $45,549 +34% -43% 256 $178   $30,898,466 50
Jun 13, 2009 - $70,383 +55% -40% 256 $275   $30,968,849 51
Jun 14, 2009 - $42,833 -39% -37% 256 $167   $31,011,682 52
Jun 15, 2009 - $19,813 -54% -32% 256 $77   $31,031,495 53
Jun 16, 2009 - $24,313 +23% -22% 256 $95   $31,055,808 54
Jun 17, 2009 - $22,652 -7% -30% 256 $88   $31,078,460 55
Jun 18, 2009 - $24,428 +8% -28% 256 $95   $31,102,888 56
Jun 19, 2009 - $57,695 +136% +27% 304 $190   $31,160,583 57
Jun 20, 2009 - $76,110 +32% +8% 304 $250   $31,236,693 58
Jun 21, 2009 - $58,721 -23% +37% 304 $193   $31,295,414 59
Jun 22, 2009 - $25,352 -57% +28% 304 $83   $31,320,766 60
Jun 23, 2009 - $29,776 +17% +22% 304 $98   $31,350,542 61
Jun 24, 2009 - $25,920 -13% +14% 304 $85   $31,376,462 62
Jun 25, 2009 - $24,952 -4% +2% 304 $82   $31,401,414 63
Jun 26, 2009 - $39,956 +60% -31% 228 $175   $31,441,370 64
Jun 27, 2009 - $54,673 +37% -28% 228 $240   $31,496,043 65
Jun 28, 2009 - $31,859 -42% -46% 228 $140   $31,527,902 66
Jun 29, 2009 - $16,169 -49% -36% 228 $71   $31,544,071 67
Jun 30, 2009 - $21,166 +31% -29% 228 $93   $31,565,237 68
Jul 1, 2009 - $16,585 -22% -36% 156 $106   $31,581,822 69
Jul 2, 2009 - $19,995 +21% -20% 156 $128   $31,601,817 70
Jul 3, 2009 - $27,166 +36% -32% 156 $174   $31,628,983 71
Jul 4, 2009 - $20,807 -23% -62% 156 $133   $31,649,790 72
Jul 5, 2009 - $21,141 +2% -34% 156 $136   $31,670,931 73
Jul 6, 2009 - $11,121 -47% -31% 156 $71   $31,682,052 74
Jul 7, 2009 - $13,095 +18% -38% 156 $84   $31,695,147 75
Jul 8, 2009 - $12,481 -5% -25% 156 $80   $31,707,628 76
Jul 9, 2009 - $12,530 n/c -37% 156 $80   $31,720,158 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 24, 2009 4 $12,508,138   2,024 $6,180   $12,508,138 1
May 1, 2009 5 $7,387,609 -41% 2,033 $3,634   $19,895,747 2
May 8, 2009 7 $5,206,606 -30% 2,090 $2,491   $25,102,353 3
May 15, 2009 9 $3,293,479 -37% 2,022 $1,629   $28,395,832 4
May 22, 2009 11 $1,370,576 -58% 654 $2,096   $29,766,408 5
May 29, 2009 12 $695,184 -49% 412 $1,687   $30,461,592 6
Jun 5, 2009 18 $391,325 -44% 306 $1,279   $30,852,917 7
Jun 12, 2009 23 $249,971 -36% 256 $976   $31,102,888 8
Jun 19, 2009 25 $298,526 +19% 304 $982   $31,401,414 9
Jun 26, 2009 32 $200,403 -33% 228 $879   $31,601,817 10
Jul 3, 2009 35 $118,341 -41% 156 $759   $31,720,158 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,897 $6,668,866
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,067 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,909 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,378 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,400 $6,668,866
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $6,668,866

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,724 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,036 $38,522,450
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 219 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,167 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 712 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,272 $38,522,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $38,522,450

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 20095208,805 208,805$3,547,597$3,547,5971
Aug 16, 2009878,022-63% 286,827$1,487,099$5,034,6962
Aug 23, 20091557,938-26% 344,765$885,293$5,919,9893
Aug 30, 20091959,305+2% 404,070$939,984$6,859,9734
Sep 6, 20092645,407-23% 449,477$739,226$7,599,1995

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 2009715,674 15,674$419,282$419,2821

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