What Happens in Vegas... (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $80,277,646Details
International Box Office $138,258,062Details
Worldwide Box Office $218,535,708
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $26,560,883 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $26,560,883
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,172,474 (25.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,215 opening theaters/3,255 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,528,280

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $80,277,646
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 785 $138,258,062
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 836 $218,535,708

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: May 3rd, 2008 (Sneak Peek) by 20th Century Fox
May 9th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: August 26th, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as What Happens in Vegas
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language, including a drug reference
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Gambling, Romance, Epilogue, Black Out Drunk, Accidental Engagement or Marriage, Romantic Comedy, Set in Las Vegas
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, 21 Laps Entertainment, Mosaic Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 140 $9,116,935 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 172 $13,954,750 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 108 $11,363,713 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 109 $17,393,763 May 23, 2008 17
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 47 $20,172,474 May 9, 2008 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,386 $120,528,280
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 772 $80,277,646
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 37 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 49 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $80,277,646

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 2 $20,172,474   3,215 $6,274   $20,172,474 1
May 16, 2008 3 $13,883,874 -31% 3,255 $4,265   $40,341,516 2
May 23, 2008 4 $9,116,935 -34% 3,188 $2,860   $54,362,827 3
May 30, 2008 6 $6,681,097 -27% 3,086 $2,165   $65,904,971 4
Jun 6, 2008 8 $3,437,801 -49% 2,366 $1,453   $72,267,894 5
Jun 13, 2008 10 $1,667,587 -51% 1,422 $1,173   $75,755,145 6
Jun 20, 2008 12 $791,628 -53% 708 $1,118   $77,543,162 7
Jun 27, 2008 15 $370,726 -53% 361 $1,027   $78,344,563 8
Jul 4, 2008 18 $225,705 -39% 303 $745   $78,755,577 9
Jul 11, 2008 19 $265,951 +18% 286 $930   $79,201,583 10
Jul 18, 2008 23 $167,027 -37% 252 $663   $79,516,406 11
Jul 25, 2008 26 $160,737 -4% 243 $661   $79,780,453 12
Aug 1, 2008 33 $110,734 -31% 164 $675   $80,005,162 13
Aug 8, 2008 42 $61,218 -45% 116 $528   $80,123,795 14
Aug 15, 2008 53 $35,630 -42% 59 $604   $80,199,843 15
Aug 22, 2008 66 $17,358 -51% 28 $620   $80,239,274 16
Aug 29, 2008 79 $9,467 -45% 30 $316   $80,262,963 17
Sep 5, 2008 92 $5,522 -42% 10 $552   $80,272,065 18
Sep 12, 2008 105 $2,818 -49% 8 $352   $80,276,912 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2008 2 $7,171,134     3,215 $2,231   $7,171,134 1
May 10, 2008 2 $7,521,601 +5%   3,215 $2,340   $14,692,735 2
May 11, 2008 2 $5,479,739 -27%   3,215 $1,704   $20,172,474 3
May 12, 2008 2 $1,657,904 -70%   3,215 $516   $21,830,378 4
May 13, 2008 2 $1,690,289 +2%   3,215 $526   $23,520,667 5
May 14, 2008 2 $1,468,396 -13%   3,215 $457   $24,989,063 6
May 15, 2008 2 $1,468,579 n/c   3,215 $457   $26,457,642 7
May 16, 2008 3 $4,591,539 +213% -36% 3,255 $1,411   $31,049,181 8
May 17, 2008 3 $5,577,931 +21% -26% 3,255 $1,714   $36,627,112 9
May 18, 2008 3 $3,714,404 -33% -32% 3,255 $1,141   $40,341,516 10
May 19, 2008 3 $1,483,160 -60% -11% 3,255 $456   $41,824,676 11
May 20, 2008 3 $1,276,298 -14% -24% 3,255 $392   $43,100,974 12
May 21, 2008 3 $1,130,224 -11% -23% 3,255 $347   $44,231,198 13
May 22, 2008 4 $1,014,694 -10% -31% 3,255 $312   $45,245,892 14
May 23, 2008 4 $2,893,280 +185% -37% 3,188 $908   $48,139,172 15
May 24, 2008 4 $3,348,756 +16% -40% 3,188 $1,050   $51,487,928 16
May 25, 2008 4 $2,874,899 -14% -23% 3,188 $902   $54,362,827 17
May 26, 2008 4 $2,246,778 -22% +51% 3,188 $705   $56,609,605 18
May 27, 2008 4 $966,838 -57% -24% 3,188 $303   $57,576,443 19
May 28, 2008 4 $846,648 -12% -25% 3,188 $266   $58,423,091 20
May 29, 2008 4 $800,783 -5% -21% 3,188 $251   $59,223,874 21
May 30, 2008 6 $2,210,939 +176% -24% 3,086 $716   $61,434,813 22
May 31, 2008 6 $2,856,043 +29% -15% 3,086 $925   $64,290,856 23
Jun 1, 2008 6 $1,614,115 -43% -44% 3,086 $523   $65,904,971 24
Jun 2, 2008 6 $659,327 -59% -71% 3,086 $214   $66,564,298 25
Jun 3, 2008 6 $777,520 +18% -20% 3,086 $252   $67,341,818 26
Jun 4, 2008 6 $756,180 -3% -11% 3,086 $245   $68,097,998 27
Jun 5, 2008 6 $732,095 -3% -9% 3,086 $237   $68,830,093 28
Jun 6, 2008 8 $1,152,140 +57% -48% 2,366 $487   $69,982,233 29
Jun 7, 2008 8 $1,396,272 +21% -51% 2,366 $590   $71,378,505 30
Jun 8, 2008 8 $889,389 -36% -45% 2,366 $376   $72,267,894 31
Jun 9, 2008 8 $454,861 -49% -31% 2,366 $192   $72,722,755 32
Jun 10, 2008 8 $470,255 +3% -40% 2,366 $199   $73,193,010 33
Jun 11, 2008 8 $460,804 -2% -39% 2,366 $195   $73,653,814 34
Jun 12, 2008 8 $433,744 -6% -41% 2,366 $183   $74,087,558 35
Jun 13, 2008 10 $595,089 +37% -48% 1,422 $418   $74,682,647 36
Jun 14, 2008 10 $691,627 +16% -50% 1,422 $486   $75,374,274 37
Jun 15, 2008 10 $380,871 -45% -57% 1,422 $268   $75,755,145 38
Jun 16, 2008 10 $246,187 -35% -46% 1,422 $173   $76,001,332 39
Jun 17, 2008 10 $249,824 +1% -47% 1,422 $176   $76,251,156 40
Jun 18, 2008 10 $256,539 +3% -44% 1,422 $180   $76,507,695 41
Jun 19, 2008 10 $243,839 -5% -44% 1,422 $171   $76,751,534 42
Jun 20, 2008 - $255,698 +5% -57% 708 $361   $77,007,232 43
Jun 21, 2008 - $325,092 +27% -53% 708 $459   $77,332,324 44
Jun 22, 2008 - $210,838 -35% -45% 708 $298   $77,543,162 45
Jun 23, 2008 12 $110,581 -48% -55% 708 $156   $77,653,743 46
Jun 24, 2008 12 $112,961 +2% -55% 708 $160   $77,766,704 47
Jun 25, 2008 12 $103,873 -8% -60% 708 $147   $77,870,577 48
Jun 26, 2008 12 $103,260 -1% -58% 708 $146   $77,973,837 49
Jun 27, 2008 - $114,039 +10% -55% 361 $316   $78,087,876 50
Jun 28, 2008 - $156,032 +37% -52% 361 $432   $78,243,908 51
Jun 29, 2008 - $100,655 -35% -52% 361 $279   $78,344,563 52
Jun 30, 2008 - $67,566 -33% -39% 361 $187   $78,412,129 53
Jul 1, 2008 - $41,200 -39% -64% 361 $114   $78,453,329 54
Jul 2, 2008 - $35,023 -15% -66% 361 $97   $78,488,352 55
Jul 3, 2008 - $41,520 +19% -60% 361 $115   $78,529,872 56
Jul 4, 2008 - $51,089 +23% -55% 361 $142   $78,580,961 57
Jul 5, 2008 - $102,577 +101% -34% 361 $284   $78,683,538 58
Jul 6, 2008 - $72,039 -30% -28% 361 $200   $78,755,577 59
Jul 7, 2008 - $44,045 -39% -35% 361 $122   $78,799,622 60
Jul 8, 2008 - $47,505 +8% +15% 361 $132   $78,847,127 61
Jul 9, 2008 - $43,945 -7% +25% 361 $122   $78,891,072 62
Jul 10, 2008 - $44,560 +1% +7% 361 $123   $78,935,632 63
Jul 11, 2008 - $86,538 +94% +69% 286 $303   $79,022,170 64
Jul 12, 2008 - $106,964 +24% +4% 286 $374   $79,129,134 65
Jul 13, 2008 - $72,449 -32% +1% 286 $253   $79,201,583 66
Jul 14, 2008 - $35,414 -51% -20% 286 $124   $79,236,997 67
Jul 15, 2008 - $38,668 +9% -19% 286 $135   $79,275,665 68
Jul 16, 2008 - $37,562 -3% -15% 286 $131   $79,313,227 69
Jul 17, 2008 - $36,152 -4% -19% 286 $126   $79,349,379 70
Jul 18, 2008 - $53,781 +49% -38% 252 $213   $79,403,160 71
Jul 19, 2008 - $65,921 +23% -38% 252 $262   $79,469,081 72
Jul 20, 2008 - $47,325 -28% -35% 252 $188   $79,516,406 73
Jul 21, 2008 - $23,645 -50% -33% 252 $94   $79,540,051 74
Jul 22, 2008 - $26,973 +14% -30% 252 $107   $79,567,024 75
Jul 23, 2008 - $26,069 -3% -31% 252 $103   $79,593,093 76
Jul 24, 2008 - $26,623 +2% -26% 252 $106   $79,619,716 77
Jul 25, 2008 - $57,954 +118% +8% 243 $238   $79,677,670 78
Jul 26, 2008 - $71,230 +23% +8% 243 $293   $79,748,900 79
Jul 27, 2008 - $31,553 -56% -33% 243 $130   $79,780,453 80
Jul 28, 2008 - $25,993 -18% +10% 243 $107   $79,806,446 81
Jul 29, 2008 - $31,781 +22% +18% 243 $131   $79,838,227 82
Jul 30, 2008 - $29,114 -8% +12% 243 $120   $79,867,341 83
Jul 31, 2008 - $27,087 -7% +2% 243 $111   $79,894,428 84
Aug 1, 2008 - $31,028 +15% -46% 164 $189   $79,925,456 85
Aug 2, 2008 - $41,416 +33% -42% 164 $253   $79,966,872 86
Aug 3, 2008 - $38,290 -8% +21% 164 $233   $80,005,162 87
Aug 4, 2008 - $16,081 -58% -38% 164 $98   $80,021,243 88
Aug 5, 2008 - $15,549 -3% -51% 164 $95   $80,036,792 89
Aug 6, 2008 - $13,097 -16% -55% 164 $80   $80,049,889 90
Aug 7, 2008 - $12,688 -3% -53% 164 $77   $80,062,577 91
Aug 8, 2008 - $18,110 +43% -42% 116 $156   $80,080,687 92
Aug 9, 2008 - $25,075 +38% -39% 116 $216   $80,105,762 93
Aug 10, 2008 - $18,033 -28% -53% 116 $155   $80,123,795 94
Aug 11, 2008 - $10,113 -44% -37% 116 $87   $80,133,908 95
Aug 12, 2008 - $10,856 +7% -30% 116 $94   $80,144,764 96
Aug 13, 2008 - $9,983 -8% -24% 116 $86   $80,154,747 97
Aug 14, 2008 - $9,466 -5% -25% 116 $82   $80,164,213 98
Aug 15, 2008 - $12,473 +32% -31% 59 $211   $80,176,686 99
Aug 16, 2008 - $13,819 +11% -45% 59 $234   $80,190,505 100
Aug 17, 2008 - $9,338 -32% -48% 59 $158   $80,199,843 101
Aug 18, 2008 - $4,822 -48% -52% 59 $82   $80,204,665 102
Aug 19, 2008 - $5,374 +11% -50% 59 $91   $80,210,039 103
Aug 20, 2008 - $5,857 +9% -41% 59 $99   $80,215,896 104
Aug 21, 2008 - $6,020 +3% -36% 59 $102   $80,221,916 105
Aug 22, 2008 - $5,695 -5% -54% 28 $203   $80,227,611 106
Aug 23, 2008 - $7,220 +27% -48% 28 $258   $80,234,831 107
Aug 24, 2008 - $4,443 -38% -52% 28 $159   $80,239,274 108
Aug 25, 2008 - $3,432 -23% -29% 28 $123   $80,242,706 109
Aug 26, 2008 - $4,022 +17% -25% 28 $144   $80,246,728 110
Aug 27, 2008 - $3,476 -14% -41% 28 $124   $80,250,204 111
Aug 28, 2008 - $3,292 -5% -45% 28 $118   $80,253,496 112
Aug 29, 2008 - $2,653 -19% -53% 30 $88   $80,256,149 113
Aug 30, 2008 - $3,655 +38% -49% 30 $122   $80,259,804 114
Aug 31, 2008 - $3,159 -14% -29% 30 $105   $80,262,963 115
Sep 1, 2008 75 $2,027 -36% -41% 30 $68   $80,264,990 116
Sep 2, 2008 - $617 -70% -85% 30 $21   $80,265,607 117
Sep 3, 2008 - $438 -29% -87% 30 $15   $80,266,045 118
Sep 4, 2008 - $498 +14% -85% 30 $17   $80,266,543 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 2 $26,457,642   3,215 $8,229   $26,457,642 1
May 16, 2008 4 $18,788,250 -29% 3,255 $5,772   $45,245,892 2
May 23, 2008 4 $13,977,982 -26% 3,188 $4,385   $59,223,874 3
May 30, 2008 6 $9,606,219 -31% 3,086 $3,113   $68,830,093 4
Jun 6, 2008 8 $5,257,465 -45% 2,366 $2,222   $74,087,558 5
Jun 13, 2008 10 $2,663,976 -49% 1,422 $1,873   $76,751,534 6
Jun 20, 2008 12 $1,222,303 -54% 708 $1,726   $77,973,837 7
Jun 27, 2008 18 $556,035 -55% 361 $1,540   $78,529,872 8
Jul 4, 2008 18 $405,760 -27% 303 $1,339   $78,935,632 9
Jul 11, 2008 20 $413,747 +2% 286 $1,447   $79,349,379 10
Jul 18, 2008 24 $270,337 -35% 252 $1,073   $79,619,716 11
Jul 25, 2008 25 $274,712 +2% 243 $1,131   $79,894,428 12
Aug 1, 2008 35 $168,149 -39% 164 $1,025   $80,062,577 13
Aug 8, 2008 48 $101,636 -40% 116 $876   $80,164,213 14
Aug 15, 2008 57 $57,703 -43% 59 $978   $80,221,916 15
Aug 22, 2008 66 $31,580 -45% 28 $1,128   $80,253,496 16
Aug 29, 2008 84 $13,047 -59% 30 $435   $80,266,543 17
Sep 5, 2008 96 $7,551 -42% 10 $755   $80,274,094 18
Sep 12, 2008 108 $3,552 -53% 8 $444   $80,277,646 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 785 $138,258,062
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 494 $138,258,062
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office 26 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 516 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 25 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 347 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies 100 $138,258,062

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 836 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 542 $218,535,708
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 32 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 567 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 29 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 387 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $218,535,708

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 31, 20082512,664 512,664$10,341,612$10,341,6121
Sep 7, 20083220,928-57% 733,592$4,469,882$14,811,4942
Sep 14, 2008893,065-58% 826,657$1,878,871$16,690,3653
Sep 21, 20081269,571-25% 896,228$1,401,654$18,092,0194
Sep 28, 20081162,531-10% 958,759$1,259,337$19,351,3565
Oct 5, 20081934,784-44% 993,543$698,998$20,050,3546
Oct 12, 20082627,981-20% 1,021,524$561,914$20,612,2687
Feb 14, 20102645,919 1,319,696$342,937$25,349,76777

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Cameron Diaz    Joy
Ashton Kutcher    Jack

Supporting Cast

Rob Corddry    Steve 'Hater' Hader
Lake Bell    Tipper
Jason Sudeikis    Mason
Treat Williams    Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell    Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec    Chong
Dennis Farina    Banger
Zach Galifianakis    Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah    Dr. Twitchell
Dennis Miller    Judge Whopper

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Vaughan    Director
Dana Fox    Screenwriter
Michael Aguilar    Producer
Shawn Levy    Producer
Jimmy Miller    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.    Executive Producer
Dean Georgaris    Executive Producer
Matthew F. Leonetti    Cinematographer
Matthew Friedman    Editor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Deva Anderson    Music Supervisor
Stuart Wurtzel    Production Designer
W. Steven Graham    Art Director
Susan Bode    Set Decorator
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus    Costume Designer
Chris Newman    Sound Mixer
Glen Trotiner    Assistant Director
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director

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

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International Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

The Happening fell from first to fifth with just $14.05 million on 5579 screens in 65 markets for a total of $56.40 million after two weeks. Good news, it was able to remain in first place in France despite falling 60% to $1.93 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.68 million after two. On the other hand, it fell from first to third in Spain down 65% to $1.20 million on 387 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.41 million after two. Even worse, it was down just under 80% in Italy and just over 80% in South Korea earning $367,000 on 338 screens and $206,000 on 293 screens respectively. Its totals of $2.77 million in the former and $2.18 million in the latter are hardly impressive, and well below its domestic run. This is a shocking decline, especially since films tend to have better legs internationally than they have domestically. And while it should earn more on the international marketplace, there's little hope of reaching $200 million worldwide now. 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 Details - Panda Feeds on International Audiences

June 15th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda started its international run in third place with $20.46 million on 1521 screens in 9 markets. The film reportedly set records in a number of its smaller, Southeast Asian debuts while its brought in an impressive $8.26 million on 821 screens in Russia and $7.84 million on 632 screens in South Korea (including midweek numbers). Next up for the film is Australia and Mexico next weekend while it has major market opening throughout the summer. 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...

International Details - Narnia Softens

June 1st, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian slipped 21% during its sophomore stint adding $19.35 million on 3681 screens in 13 markets for a still early total of $51.26 million. This includes a first place, $5.34 million opening on 782 screens over the weekend in Japan, while the film has $7.81 million including midweek numbers. This was below the original's opening in that market of $8.92 million, which is troubling. More troubling news came in Mexico where it was down 51% to $3.05 million on 842 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.58 million while in Russia it was down 55% to $3.03 million on 735 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.54 million after two. More...

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

May 28th, 2008

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

International Details - Narnia is Prince of the International Charts

May 25th, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened in second place on the international charts with $23.31 million on 3037 screens in 12 markets giving it the best per screen average on this week's list. The film only opened in three major markets, but it finished first in all of them. This includes Russia where it managed $6.73 million on 735 screens and Mexico where it earned $6.27 million on 842 and in both cases it opened significantly higher than the original. On the other hand, while it managed first place in South Korea, its opening of $3.42 million on 670 screens over the weekend and a total of $3.90 million is significantly lower than the originals opening of $3.94 million on 262 screens over three days and $5.22 million in total. Next up for the film is its debut in Japan this weekend, while it has major openings all the way till late August. More...

Indiana Jones and the Opening Long Weekend

May 22nd, 2008

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

A Prince Among Kings

May 19th, 2008

The weekend box office was ... mixed, to be generous. The box office leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, missed expectations by $30 million, give or take, while the overall box office numbers was also well below expectations at $132 million. At least this was above last weekend's box office tally by about 5%, but below last year's pace by a flabbergasting 27%. Year-to-date 2008 lost even more ground and is now behind last year's pace by nearly 4% $3.21 billion to $3.09 billion. Things need to turn around soon lest the narrative becomes the slumping box office, however, I don't see that happening. More...

International Details - What Happened to Speed Racer?

May 18th, 2008

Like it did domestically, What Happens in Vegas... managed to open in second place on the international charts. It was able to do so in part because it opened in nearly every major market over the past weekend earning solid openings in many of them. This includes second place in both the U.K. ($2.47 million on 398 screens), in France ($2.36 million on 304 screens), and in Australia ($2.33 million on 335). It also placed first in Spain with an impressive $3.77 million on 398 screens and also topped the charts in both Russia and Germany with $3.70 million on 476 screens $1.85 million on 500 screens respectively. Overall it managed to pull in $24.86 million on 3904 screens in 36 markets during its opening weekend on the charts, and should have little difficulty matching its domestic total. More...

Narnia Set to Reign

May 15th, 2008

There's little doubt which film will come out on top this weekend, as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the only film opening wide this weekend. The real competition are three other films that opened earlier, sometimes much earlier. The first is the film that started this summer, Iron Man, the second is the biggest hit from the same weekend last year, Shrek the Third, and the final one is the film that started the franchise, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Prince Caspian will be judged a success or a failure not whether or not it can finish first, but how it does in comparison to these other films. More...

Iron Man Laps Competition

May 12th, 2008

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Speed Racer Stalls

May 11th, 2008

After a huge opening for Iron Man last weekend, the market fell to earth with a bump this time around thanks to a very disappointing debut for Speed Racer. The much-hyped cartoon action movie from the Wachowski brothers only managed to pull in $20.2 million at the box office, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate, and there's a good chance that What Happens in Vegas, with an estimated $20 million so far, will end up in second place for the weekend. Iron Man, meanwhile, put in a very respectable second weekend with an estimated $50.5 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 9, 2008

May 10th, 2008

Big week for movie releases, which means a big week for websites. However, what this week's list has in quantity, we lose in quality. None have what it takes to become the Weekly Website Winner, and while Speed Racer - Official Site comes the closest, it fails on medical grounds. More...

Go Speed Racer!

May 8th, 2008

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

Cast Updates - May 4, 2008

May 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels and Demons, Red, Transformers 2, and more! 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...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 11, 2007

November 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Rocker, Babylon A.D., The Taking of Pelham 123 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 - September 20, 2007

September 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Superhero!, The Women, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 22, 2007

July 21st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Big Stan, Valkyrie, Monsters vs. Aliens and more. More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,172,474 (25.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,215 opening theaters/3,255 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,528,280

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $80,277,646
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 785 $138,258,062
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 836 $218,535,708

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: May 3rd, 2008 (Sneak Peek) by 20th Century Fox
May 9th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: August 26th, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as What Happens in Vegas
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language, including a drug reference
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Gambling, Romance, Epilogue, Black Out Drunk, Accidental Engagement or Marriage, Romantic Comedy, Set in Las Vegas
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, 21 Laps Entertainment, Mosaic Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 140 $9,116,935 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 172 $13,954,750 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 108 $11,363,713 May 23, 2008 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 109 $17,393,763 May 23, 2008 17
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 47 $20,172,474 May 9, 2008 3

Leading Cast

Cameron Diaz    Joy
Ashton Kutcher    Jack

Supporting Cast

Rob Corddry    Steve 'Hater' Hader
Lake Bell    Tipper
Jason Sudeikis    Mason
Treat Williams    Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell    Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec    Chong
Dennis Farina    Banger
Zach Galifianakis    Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah    Dr. Twitchell
Dennis Miller    Judge Whopper

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Vaughan    Director
Dana Fox    Screenwriter
Michael Aguilar    Producer
Shawn Levy    Producer
Jimmy Miller    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.    Executive Producer
Dean Georgaris    Executive Producer
Matthew F. Leonetti    Cinematographer
Matthew Friedman    Editor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Deva Anderson    Music Supervisor
Stuart Wurtzel    Production Designer
W. Steven Graham    Art Director
Susan Bode    Set Decorator
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus    Costume Designer
Chris Newman    Sound Mixer
Glen Trotiner    Assistant Director
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director

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

DVD Rentals - Oh Baby!

September 21st, 2008

New releases were not as plentiful on the rental charts as much as on the sales chart this week, but we still had a new number one as Baby Mama beat Forbidden Kingdom by nearly 25%. More...

DVD Sales - Office Works its Way to the Top

September 14th, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart this week. More specifically, TV on DVD releases, which accounted for five of the seven new releases that charted. This includes The Office - Season Four, which opened in first place with 435,000 units sold and $13.47 million in retail spending. More...

DVD Rentals - What Happened to the New Releases?

September 14th, 2008

New releases were not a major factor on the rental charts this week and that helped What Happens in Vegas... to remain in top spot. More...

DVD Sales - Ariel Begins on Top

September 10th, 2008

New releases were led by The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, which took the top spot on the sales chart with 1.07 million units sold for $17.11 million in consumer spending. More...

DVD Rentals - What Happens on the Rental Charts...

September 10th, 2008

New releases were not as plentiful on the rental charts as they were on the sales chart this week, but we still had a new number one as What Happens in Vegas... generated about 35% more than last week's number one rental, Street Kings. More...

DVD Releases for August 26, 2008 - Part II

August 26th, 2008

TV on DVD is starting to dominate the weekly DVD releases, including the top tier releases. In fact, four of the top five picks for the week are TV on DVD. However, while Heroes - Blu-ray - Season One & Season Two, NCIS - The Fifth Season, and The Shield - The Complete Season Six are all easily contenders for the crown, Nightmare Before Christmas - Collector's Edition on DVD or Blu-ray is the DVD Pick of the Week. One last note, it's been another big week for total releases, and the list had to be split into two. You can part Part I here. More...

International Details - Cliff Strong Overseas

August 24th, 2008

Ponyo on the Cliff is locked in first place in Japan growing by 13% to $7.75 million on 481 screens over the weekend for a total of $90.47 million at the end of last weekend, and it is likely that it has hit $100 million in the meantime. 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 Details - What Happened?

June 29th, 2008

The Happening fell from first to fifth with just $14.05 million on 5579 screens in 65 markets for a total of $56.40 million after two weeks. Good news, it was able to remain in first place in France despite falling 60% to $1.93 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.68 million after two. On the other hand, it fell from first to third in Spain down 65% to $1.20 million on 387 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.41 million after two. Even worse, it was down just under 80% in Italy and just over 80% in South Korea earning $367,000 on 338 screens and $206,000 on 293 screens respectively. Its totals of $2.77 million in the former and $2.18 million in the latter are hardly impressive, and well below its domestic run. This is a shocking decline, especially since films tend to have better legs internationally than they have domestically. And while it should earn more on the international marketplace, there's little hope of reaching $200 million worldwide now. 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 Details - Panda Feeds on International Audiences

June 15th, 2008

Kung Fu Panda started its international run in third place with $20.46 million on 1521 screens in 9 markets. The film reportedly set records in a number of its smaller, Southeast Asian debuts while its brought in an impressive $8.26 million on 821 screens in Russia and $7.84 million on 632 screens in South Korea (including midweek numbers). Next up for the film is Australia and Mexico next weekend while it has major market opening throughout the summer. 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...

International Details - Narnia Softens

June 1st, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian slipped 21% during its sophomore stint adding $19.35 million on 3681 screens in 13 markets for a still early total of $51.26 million. This includes a first place, $5.34 million opening on 782 screens over the weekend in Japan, while the film has $7.81 million including midweek numbers. This was below the original's opening in that market of $8.92 million, which is troubling. More troubling news came in Mexico where it was down 51% to $3.05 million on 842 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.58 million while in Russia it was down 55% to $3.03 million on 735 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.54 million after two. More...

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

May 28th, 2008

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

International Details - Narnia is Prince of the International Charts

May 25th, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened in second place on the international charts with $23.31 million on 3037 screens in 12 markets giving it the best per screen average on this week's list. The film only opened in three major markets, but it finished first in all of them. This includes Russia where it managed $6.73 million on 735 screens and Mexico where it earned $6.27 million on 842 and in both cases it opened significantly higher than the original. On the other hand, while it managed first place in South Korea, its opening of $3.42 million on 670 screens over the weekend and a total of $3.90 million is significantly lower than the originals opening of $3.94 million on 262 screens over three days and $5.22 million in total. Next up for the film is its debut in Japan this weekend, while it has major openings all the way till late August. More...

Indiana Jones and the Opening Long Weekend

May 22nd, 2008

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

A Prince Among Kings

May 19th, 2008

The weekend box office was ... mixed, to be generous. The box office leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, missed expectations by $30 million, give or take, while the overall box office numbers was also well below expectations at $132 million. At least this was above last weekend's box office tally by about 5%, but below last year's pace by a flabbergasting 27%. Year-to-date 2008 lost even more ground and is now behind last year's pace by nearly 4% $3.21 billion to $3.09 billion. Things need to turn around soon lest the narrative becomes the slumping box office, however, I don't see that happening. More...

International Details - What Happened to Speed Racer?

May 18th, 2008

Like it did domestically, What Happens in Vegas... managed to open in second place on the international charts. It was able to do so in part because it opened in nearly every major market over the past weekend earning solid openings in many of them. This includes second place in both the U.K. ($2.47 million on 398 screens), in France ($2.36 million on 304 screens), and in Australia ($2.33 million on 335). It also placed first in Spain with an impressive $3.77 million on 398 screens and also topped the charts in both Russia and Germany with $3.70 million on 476 screens $1.85 million on 500 screens respectively. Overall it managed to pull in $24.86 million on 3904 screens in 36 markets during its opening weekend on the charts, and should have little difficulty matching its domestic total. More...

Narnia Set to Reign

May 15th, 2008

There's little doubt which film will come out on top this weekend, as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the only film opening wide this weekend. The real competition are three other films that opened earlier, sometimes much earlier. The first is the film that started this summer, Iron Man, the second is the biggest hit from the same weekend last year, Shrek the Third, and the final one is the film that started the franchise, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Prince Caspian will be judged a success or a failure not whether or not it can finish first, but how it does in comparison to these other films. More...

Iron Man Laps Competition

May 12th, 2008

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Speed Racer Stalls

May 11th, 2008

After a huge opening for Iron Man last weekend, the market fell to earth with a bump this time around thanks to a very disappointing debut for Speed Racer. The much-hyped cartoon action movie from the Wachowski brothers only managed to pull in $20.2 million at the box office, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate, and there's a good chance that What Happens in Vegas, with an estimated $20 million so far, will end up in second place for the weekend. Iron Man, meanwhile, put in a very respectable second weekend with an estimated $50.5 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 9, 2008

May 10th, 2008

Big week for movie releases, which means a big week for websites. However, what this week's list has in quantity, we lose in quality. None have what it takes to become the Weekly Website Winner, and while Speed Racer - Official Site comes the closest, it fails on medical grounds. More...

Go Speed Racer!

May 8th, 2008

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

Cast Updates - May 4, 2008

May 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels and Demons, Red, Transformers 2, and more! 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...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 11, 2007

November 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Rocker, Babylon A.D., The Taking of Pelham 123 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 - September 20, 2007

September 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Superhero!, The Women, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 22, 2007

July 21st, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Big Stan, Valkyrie, Monsters vs. Aliens and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,386 $120,528,280
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 772 $80,277,646
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 37 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 49 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $80,277,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $80,277,646

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 2 $20,172,474   3,215 $6,274   $20,172,474 1
May 16, 2008 3 $13,883,874 -31% 3,255 $4,265   $40,341,516 2
May 23, 2008 4 $9,116,935 -34% 3,188 $2,860   $54,362,827 3
May 30, 2008 6 $6,681,097 -27% 3,086 $2,165   $65,904,971 4
Jun 6, 2008 8 $3,437,801 -49% 2,366 $1,453   $72,267,894 5
Jun 13, 2008 10 $1,667,587 -51% 1,422 $1,173   $75,755,145 6
Jun 20, 2008 12 $791,628 -53% 708 $1,118   $77,543,162 7
Jun 27, 2008 15 $370,726 -53% 361 $1,027   $78,344,563 8
Jul 4, 2008 18 $225,705 -39% 303 $745   $78,755,577 9
Jul 11, 2008 19 $265,951 +18% 286 $930   $79,201,583 10
Jul 18, 2008 23 $167,027 -37% 252 $663   $79,516,406 11
Jul 25, 2008 26 $160,737 -4% 243 $661   $79,780,453 12
Aug 1, 2008 33 $110,734 -31% 164 $675   $80,005,162 13
Aug 8, 2008 42 $61,218 -45% 116 $528   $80,123,795 14
Aug 15, 2008 53 $35,630 -42% 59 $604   $80,199,843 15
Aug 22, 2008 66 $17,358 -51% 28 $620   $80,239,274 16
Aug 29, 2008 79 $9,467 -45% 30 $316   $80,262,963 17
Sep 5, 2008 92 $5,522 -42% 10 $552   $80,272,065 18
Sep 12, 2008 105 $2,818 -49% 8 $352   $80,276,912 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2008 2 $7,171,134     3,215 $2,231   $7,171,134 1
May 10, 2008 2 $7,521,601 +5%   3,215 $2,340   $14,692,735 2
May 11, 2008 2 $5,479,739 -27%   3,215 $1,704   $20,172,474 3
May 12, 2008 2 $1,657,904 -70%   3,215 $516   $21,830,378 4
May 13, 2008 2 $1,690,289 +2%   3,215 $526   $23,520,667 5
May 14, 2008 2 $1,468,396 -13%   3,215 $457   $24,989,063 6
May 15, 2008 2 $1,468,579 n/c   3,215 $457   $26,457,642 7
May 16, 2008 3 $4,591,539 +213% -36% 3,255 $1,411   $31,049,181 8
May 17, 2008 3 $5,577,931 +21% -26% 3,255 $1,714   $36,627,112 9
May 18, 2008 3 $3,714,404 -33% -32% 3,255 $1,141   $40,341,516 10
May 19, 2008 3 $1,483,160 -60% -11% 3,255 $456   $41,824,676 11
May 20, 2008 3 $1,276,298 -14% -24% 3,255 $392   $43,100,974 12
May 21, 2008 3 $1,130,224 -11% -23% 3,255 $347   $44,231,198 13
May 22, 2008 4 $1,014,694 -10% -31% 3,255 $312   $45,245,892 14
May 23, 2008 4 $2,893,280 +185% -37% 3,188 $908   $48,139,172 15
May 24, 2008 4 $3,348,756 +16% -40% 3,188 $1,050   $51,487,928 16
May 25, 2008 4 $2,874,899 -14% -23% 3,188 $902   $54,362,827 17
May 26, 2008 4 $2,246,778 -22% +51% 3,188 $705   $56,609,605 18
May 27, 2008 4 $966,838 -57% -24% 3,188 $303   $57,576,443 19
May 28, 2008 4 $846,648 -12% -25% 3,188 $266   $58,423,091 20
May 29, 2008 4 $800,783 -5% -21% 3,188 $251   $59,223,874 21
May 30, 2008 6 $2,210,939 +176% -24% 3,086 $716   $61,434,813 22
May 31, 2008 6 $2,856,043 +29% -15% 3,086 $925   $64,290,856 23
Jun 1, 2008 6 $1,614,115 -43% -44% 3,086 $523   $65,904,971 24
Jun 2, 2008 6 $659,327 -59% -71% 3,086 $214   $66,564,298 25
Jun 3, 2008 6 $777,520 +18% -20% 3,086 $252   $67,341,818 26
Jun 4, 2008 6 $756,180 -3% -11% 3,086 $245   $68,097,998 27
Jun 5, 2008 6 $732,095 -3% -9% 3,086 $237   $68,830,093 28
Jun 6, 2008 8 $1,152,140 +57% -48% 2,366 $487   $69,982,233 29
Jun 7, 2008 8 $1,396,272 +21% -51% 2,366 $590   $71,378,505 30
Jun 8, 2008 8 $889,389 -36% -45% 2,366 $376   $72,267,894 31
Jun 9, 2008 8 $454,861 -49% -31% 2,366 $192   $72,722,755 32
Jun 10, 2008 8 $470,255 +3% -40% 2,366 $199   $73,193,010 33
Jun 11, 2008 8 $460,804 -2% -39% 2,366 $195   $73,653,814 34
Jun 12, 2008 8 $433,744 -6% -41% 2,366 $183   $74,087,558 35
Jun 13, 2008 10 $595,089 +37% -48% 1,422 $418   $74,682,647 36
Jun 14, 2008 10 $691,627 +16% -50% 1,422 $486   $75,374,274 37
Jun 15, 2008 10 $380,871 -45% -57% 1,422 $268   $75,755,145 38
Jun 16, 2008 10 $246,187 -35% -46% 1,422 $173   $76,001,332 39
Jun 17, 2008 10 $249,824 +1% -47% 1,422 $176   $76,251,156 40
Jun 18, 2008 10 $256,539 +3% -44% 1,422 $180   $76,507,695 41
Jun 19, 2008 10 $243,839 -5% -44% 1,422 $171   $76,751,534 42
Jun 20, 2008 - $255,698 +5% -57% 708 $361   $77,007,232 43
Jun 21, 2008 - $325,092 +27% -53% 708 $459   $77,332,324 44
Jun 22, 2008 - $210,838 -35% -45% 708 $298   $77,543,162 45
Jun 23, 2008 12 $110,581 -48% -55% 708 $156   $77,653,743 46
Jun 24, 2008 12 $112,961 +2% -55% 708 $160   $77,766,704 47
Jun 25, 2008 12 $103,873 -8% -60% 708 $147   $77,870,577 48
Jun 26, 2008 12 $103,260 -1% -58% 708 $146   $77,973,837 49
Jun 27, 2008 - $114,039 +10% -55% 361 $316   $78,087,876 50
Jun 28, 2008 - $156,032 +37% -52% 361 $432   $78,243,908 51
Jun 29, 2008 - $100,655 -35% -52% 361 $279   $78,344,563 52
Jun 30, 2008 - $67,566 -33% -39% 361 $187   $78,412,129 53
Jul 1, 2008 - $41,200 -39% -64% 361 $114   $78,453,329 54
Jul 2, 2008 - $35,023 -15% -66% 361 $97   $78,488,352 55
Jul 3, 2008 - $41,520 +19% -60% 361 $115   $78,529,872 56
Jul 4, 2008 - $51,089 +23% -55% 361 $142   $78,580,961 57
Jul 5, 2008 - $102,577 +101% -34% 361 $284   $78,683,538 58
Jul 6, 2008 - $72,039 -30% -28% 361 $200   $78,755,577 59
Jul 7, 2008 - $44,045 -39% -35% 361 $122   $78,799,622 60
Jul 8, 2008 - $47,505 +8% +15% 361 $132   $78,847,127 61
Jul 9, 2008 - $43,945 -7% +25% 361 $122   $78,891,072 62
Jul 10, 2008 - $44,560 +1% +7% 361 $123   $78,935,632 63
Jul 11, 2008 - $86,538 +94% +69% 286 $303   $79,022,170 64
Jul 12, 2008 - $106,964 +24% +4% 286 $374   $79,129,134 65
Jul 13, 2008 - $72,449 -32% +1% 286 $253   $79,201,583 66
Jul 14, 2008 - $35,414 -51% -20% 286 $124   $79,236,997 67
Jul 15, 2008 - $38,668 +9% -19% 286 $135   $79,275,665 68
Jul 16, 2008 - $37,562 -3% -15% 286 $131   $79,313,227 69
Jul 17, 2008 - $36,152 -4% -19% 286 $126   $79,349,379 70
Jul 18, 2008 - $53,781 +49% -38% 252 $213   $79,403,160 71
Jul 19, 2008 - $65,921 +23% -38% 252 $262   $79,469,081 72
Jul 20, 2008 - $47,325 -28% -35% 252 $188   $79,516,406 73
Jul 21, 2008 - $23,645 -50% -33% 252 $94   $79,540,051 74
Jul 22, 2008 - $26,973 +14% -30% 252 $107   $79,567,024 75
Jul 23, 2008 - $26,069 -3% -31% 252 $103   $79,593,093 76
Jul 24, 2008 - $26,623 +2% -26% 252 $106   $79,619,716 77
Jul 25, 2008 - $57,954 +118% +8% 243 $238   $79,677,670 78
Jul 26, 2008 - $71,230 +23% +8% 243 $293   $79,748,900 79
Jul 27, 2008 - $31,553 -56% -33% 243 $130   $79,780,453 80
Jul 28, 2008 - $25,993 -18% +10% 243 $107   $79,806,446 81
Jul 29, 2008 - $31,781 +22% +18% 243 $131   $79,838,227 82
Jul 30, 2008 - $29,114 -8% +12% 243 $120   $79,867,341 83
Jul 31, 2008 - $27,087 -7% +2% 243 $111   $79,894,428 84
Aug 1, 2008 - $31,028 +15% -46% 164 $189   $79,925,456 85
Aug 2, 2008 - $41,416 +33% -42% 164 $253   $79,966,872 86
Aug 3, 2008 - $38,290 -8% +21% 164 $233   $80,005,162 87
Aug 4, 2008 - $16,081 -58% -38% 164 $98   $80,021,243 88
Aug 5, 2008 - $15,549 -3% -51% 164 $95   $80,036,792 89
Aug 6, 2008 - $13,097 -16% -55% 164 $80   $80,049,889 90
Aug 7, 2008 - $12,688 -3% -53% 164 $77   $80,062,577 91
Aug 8, 2008 - $18,110 +43% -42% 116 $156   $80,080,687 92
Aug 9, 2008 - $25,075 +38% -39% 116 $216   $80,105,762 93
Aug 10, 2008 - $18,033 -28% -53% 116 $155   $80,123,795 94
Aug 11, 2008 - $10,113 -44% -37% 116 $87   $80,133,908 95
Aug 12, 2008 - $10,856 +7% -30% 116 $94   $80,144,764 96
Aug 13, 2008 - $9,983 -8% -24% 116 $86   $80,154,747 97
Aug 14, 2008 - $9,466 -5% -25% 116 $82   $80,164,213 98
Aug 15, 2008 - $12,473 +32% -31% 59 $211   $80,176,686 99
Aug 16, 2008 - $13,819 +11% -45% 59 $234   $80,190,505 100
Aug 17, 2008 - $9,338 -32% -48% 59 $158   $80,199,843 101
Aug 18, 2008 - $4,822 -48% -52% 59 $82   $80,204,665 102
Aug 19, 2008 - $5,374 +11% -50% 59 $91   $80,210,039 103
Aug 20, 2008 - $5,857 +9% -41% 59 $99   $80,215,896 104
Aug 21, 2008 - $6,020 +3% -36% 59 $102   $80,221,916 105
Aug 22, 2008 - $5,695 -5% -54% 28 $203   $80,227,611 106
Aug 23, 2008 - $7,220 +27% -48% 28 $258   $80,234,831 107
Aug 24, 2008 - $4,443 -38% -52% 28 $159   $80,239,274 108
Aug 25, 2008 - $3,432 -23% -29% 28 $123   $80,242,706 109
Aug 26, 2008 - $4,022 +17% -25% 28 $144   $80,246,728 110
Aug 27, 2008 - $3,476 -14% -41% 28 $124   $80,250,204 111
Aug 28, 2008 - $3,292 -5% -45% 28 $118   $80,253,496 112
Aug 29, 2008 - $2,653 -19% -53% 30 $88   $80,256,149 113
Aug 30, 2008 - $3,655 +38% -49% 30 $122   $80,259,804 114
Aug 31, 2008 - $3,159 -14% -29% 30 $105   $80,262,963 115
Sep 1, 2008 75 $2,027 -36% -41% 30 $68   $80,264,990 116
Sep 2, 2008 - $617 -70% -85% 30 $21   $80,265,607 117
Sep 3, 2008 - $438 -29% -87% 30 $15   $80,266,045 118
Sep 4, 2008 - $498 +14% -85% 30 $17   $80,266,543 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 2 $26,457,642   3,215 $8,229   $26,457,642 1
May 16, 2008 4 $18,788,250 -29% 3,255 $5,772   $45,245,892 2
May 23, 2008 4 $13,977,982 -26% 3,188 $4,385   $59,223,874 3
May 30, 2008 6 $9,606,219 -31% 3,086 $3,113   $68,830,093 4
Jun 6, 2008 8 $5,257,465 -45% 2,366 $2,222   $74,087,558 5
Jun 13, 2008 10 $2,663,976 -49% 1,422 $1,873   $76,751,534 6
Jun 20, 2008 12 $1,222,303 -54% 708 $1,726   $77,973,837 7
Jun 27, 2008 18 $556,035 -55% 361 $1,540   $78,529,872 8
Jul 4, 2008 18 $405,760 -27% 303 $1,339   $78,935,632 9
Jul 11, 2008 20 $413,747 +2% 286 $1,447   $79,349,379 10
Jul 18, 2008 24 $270,337 -35% 252 $1,073   $79,619,716 11
Jul 25, 2008 25 $274,712 +2% 243 $1,131   $79,894,428 12
Aug 1, 2008 35 $168,149 -39% 164 $1,025   $80,062,577 13
Aug 8, 2008 48 $101,636 -40% 116 $876   $80,164,213 14
Aug 15, 2008 57 $57,703 -43% 59 $978   $80,221,916 15
Aug 22, 2008 66 $31,580 -45% 28 $1,128   $80,253,496 16
Aug 29, 2008 84 $13,047 -59% 30 $435   $80,266,543 17
Sep 5, 2008 96 $7,551 -42% 10 $755   $80,274,094 18
Sep 12, 2008 108 $3,552 -53% 8 $444   $80,277,646 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 785 $138,258,062
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 494 $138,258,062
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office 26 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 516 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 25 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 347 $138,258,062
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies 100 $138,258,062

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 836 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 542 $218,535,708
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 32 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 567 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 29 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 387 $218,535,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $218,535,708

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 31, 20082512,664 512,664$10,341,612$10,341,6121
Sep 7, 20083220,928-57% 733,592$4,469,882$14,811,4942
Sep 14, 2008893,065-58% 826,657$1,878,871$16,690,3653
Sep 21, 20081269,571-25% 896,228$1,401,654$18,092,0194
Sep 28, 20081162,531-10% 958,759$1,259,337$19,351,3565
Oct 5, 20081934,784-44% 993,543$698,998$20,050,3546
Oct 12, 20082627,981-20% 1,021,524$561,914$20,612,2687
Feb 14, 20102645,919 1,319,696$342,937$25,349,76777

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