Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Where the Wild Things Are poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $77,233,467Details
International Box Office $21,890,189Details
Worldwide Box Office $99,123,656
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $30,276,968 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $6,291,713 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $36,568,681
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Feeling misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max escapes to the land of the Wild Things, majestic — and sometimes fierce — creatures. They allow Max to become their leader, and he promises to create a kingdom where everyone will be happy. However, Max soon finds that being king is not easy and that, even being with the Wild Things, there is something missing.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,695,407 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,735 opening theaters/3,735 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,962,841

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $77,233,467
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,393 $21,890,189
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $99,123,656

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: October 16th, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
October 16th, 2009 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 3rd, 2009 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 2nd, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure, Dysfunctional Family, Runaway, Unnamed Character, Surrealism / Absurdism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Productions, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 128 $5,931,417 Oct 30, 2009 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 181 $8,691,507 Oct 30, 2009 17
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 39 $32,695,407 Oct 16, 2009 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 84 $32,695,407 Oct 16, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic October Day 92 $12,335,551 Oct 17, 2009 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,537 $110,962,841
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 812 $77,233,467
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 42 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 845 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies 88 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 311 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $77,233,467

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2009 1 $32,695,407   3,735 $8,754   $32,695,407 1
Oct 23, 2009 3 $14,019,406 -57% 3,735 $3,754   $53,558,981 2
Oct 30, 2009 5 $5,931,417 -58% 3,645 $1,627   $62,650,379 3
Nov 6, 2009 9 $4,177,249 -30% 2,756 $1,516   $69,220,584 4
Nov 13, 2009 12 $2,418,140 -42% 2,090 $1,157   $73,440,413 5
Nov 20, 2009 15 $688,060 -72% 1,010 $681   $74,665,359 6
Nov 27, 2009 23 $398,406 -42% 404 $986   $75,369,208 7
Dec 4, 2009 28 $125,018 -69% 235 $532   $75,575,341 8
Dec 11, 2009 35 $75,065 -40% 145 $518   $75,698,188 9
Dec 18, 2009 37 $56,636 -25% 123 $460   $75,789,686 10
Dec 25, 2009 27 $197,658 +249% 267 $740   $76,038,911 11
Jan 1, 2010 27 $264,512 +34% 267 $991   $76,566,491 12
Jan 8, 2010 28 $171,676 -35% 243 $706   $76,826,594 13
Jan 15, 2010 36 $101,481 -41% 185 $549   $76,979,401 14
Jan 22, 2010 41 $70,969 -30% 142 $500   $77,105,362 15
Jan 29, 2010 45 $49,634 -30% 109 $455   $77,175,874 16
Feb 5, 2010 47 $30,848 -38% 88 $351   $77,222,184 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2009 1 $12,077,282     3,735 $3,234   $12,077,282 1
Oct 17, 2009 1 $12,335,551 +2%   3,735 $3,303   $24,342,833 2
Oct 18, 2009 1 $8,282,574 -33%   3,735 $2,218   $32,625,407 3
Oct 19, 2009 1 $1,974,279 -76%   3,735 $529   $34,599,686 4
Oct 20, 2009 3 $1,757,127 -11%   3,735 $470   $36,426,813 5
Oct 21, 2009 2 $1,566,443 -11%   3,735 $419   $37,993,256 6
Oct 22, 2009 2 $1,546,319 -1%   3,735 $414   $39,539,575 7
Oct 23, 2009 3 $4,344,010 +181% -64% 3,735 $1,163   $43,883,585 8
Oct 24, 2009 2 $6,130,231 +41% -50% 3,735 $1,641   $50,013,816 9
Oct 25, 2009 2 $3,545,165 -42% -57% 3,735 $949   $53,558,981 10
Oct 26, 2009 4 $832,457 -77% -58% 3,735 $223   $54,391,438 11
Oct 27, 2009 4 $845,364 +2% -52% 3,735 $226   $55,236,802 12
Oct 28, 2009 4 $715,018 -15% -54% 3,683 $194   $55,951,820 13
Oct 29, 2009 4 $767,142 +7% -50% 3,683 $208   $56,718,962 14
Oct 30, 2009 5 $1,948,875 +154% -55% 3,645 $535   $58,667,837 15
Oct 31, 2009 6 $1,684,455 -14% -73% 3,645 $462   $60,352,292 16
Nov 1, 2009 3 $2,298,087 +36% -35% 3,645 $630   $62,650,379 17
Nov 2, 2009 5 $578,371 -75% -31% 3,645 $159   $63,228,750 18
Nov 3, 2009 4 $713,234 +23% -16% 3,645 $196   $63,941,984 19
Nov 4, 2009 5 $508,292 -29% -29% 3,645 $139   $64,450,276 20
Nov 5, 2009 5 $593,059 +17% -23% 3,645 $163   $65,043,335 21
Nov 6, 2009 9 $1,187,850 +100% -39% 2,756 $431   $66,231,185 22
Nov 7, 2009 9 $1,867,001 +57% +11% 2,756 $677   $68,098,186 23
Nov 8, 2009 9 $1,122,398 -40% -51% 2,756 $407   $69,220,584 24
Nov 9, 2009 9 $257,076 -77% -56% 2,756 $93   $69,477,660 25
Nov 10, 2009 9 $368,132 +43% -48% 2,756 $134   $69,845,792 26
Nov 11, 2009 6 $918,150 +149% +81% 2,756 $333   $70,763,942 27
Nov 12, 2009 9 $258,331 -72% -56% 2,756 $94   $71,022,273 28
Nov 13, 2009 12 $628,772 +143% -47% 2,090 $301   $71,651,045 29
Nov 14, 2009 12 $1,109,569 +76% -41% 2,090 $531   $72,760,614 30
Nov 15, 2009 11 $679,799 -39% -39% 2,090 $325   $73,440,413 31
Nov 16, 2009 12 $143,167 -79% -44% 2,090 $69   $73,583,580 32
Nov 17, 2009 12 $133,012 -7% -64% 2,090 $64   $73,716,592 33
Nov 18, 2009 12 $133,489 n/c -85% 2,090 $64   $73,850,081 34
Nov 19, 2009 13 $127,218 -5% -51% 2,090 $61   $73,977,299 35
Nov 20, 2009 16 $163,444 +28% -74% 1,010 $162   $74,140,743 36
Nov 21, 2009 14 $301,573 +85% -73% 1,010 $299   $74,442,316 37
Nov 22, 2009 14 $223,043 -26% -67% 1,010 $221   $74,665,359 38
Nov 23, 2009 - $79,251 -64% -45% 1,010 $78   $74,744,610 39
Nov 24, 2009 - $98,167 +24% -26% 1,010 $97   $74,842,777 40
Nov 25, 2009 - $69,885 -29% -48% 404 $173   $74,912,662 41
Nov 26, 2009 - $58,140 -17% -54% 404 $144   $74,970,802 42
Nov 27, 2009 - $161,261 +177% -1% 404 $399   $75,132,063 43
Nov 28, 2009 - $150,232 -7% -50% 404 $372   $75,282,295 44
Nov 29, 2009 - $86,913 -42% -61% 404 $215   $75,369,208 45
Nov 30, 2009 - $19,990 -77% -75% 404 $49   $75,389,198 46
Dec 1, 2009 - $22,095 +11% -77% 404 $55   $75,411,293 47
Dec 2, 2009 - $19,442 -12% -72% 404 $48   $75,430,735 48
Dec 3, 2009 - $19,588 +1% -66% 404 $48   $75,450,323 49
Dec 4, 2009 - $32,910 +68% -80% 235 $140   $75,483,233 50
Dec 5, 2009 - $52,456 +59% -65% 235 $223   $75,535,689 51
Dec 6, 2009 - $39,652 -24% -54% 235 $169   $75,575,341 52
Dec 7, 2009 - $11,325 -71% -43% 235 $48   $75,586,666 53
Dec 8, 2009 - $12,797 +13% -42% 235 $54   $75,599,463 54
Dec 9, 2009 - $10,804 -16% -44% 235 $46   $75,610,267 55
Dec 10, 2009 - $12,856 +19% -34% 235 $55   $75,623,123 56
Dec 11, 2009 - $19,799 +54% -40% 145 $137   $75,642,922 57
Dec 12, 2009 - $31,948 +61% -39% 145 $220   $75,674,870 58
Dec 13, 2009 - $23,318 -27% -41% 145 $161   $75,698,188 59
Dec 14, 2009 - $7,929 -66% -30% 145 $55   $75,706,117 60
Dec 15, 2009 - $9,812 +24% -23% 145 $68   $75,715,929 61
Dec 16, 2009 - $7,946 -19% -26% 145 $55   $75,723,875 62
Dec 17, 2009 - $9,175 +15% -29% 145 $63   $75,733,050 63
Dec 18, 2009 - $14,702 +60% -26% 123 $120   $75,747,752 64
Dec 19, 2009 - $22,021 +50% -31% 123 $179   $75,769,773 65
Dec 20, 2009 - $19,913 -10% -15% 123 $162   $75,789,686 66
Dec 21, 2009 - $13,987 -30% +76% 123 $114   $75,803,673 67
Dec 22, 2009 - $16,304 +17% +66% 123 $133   $75,819,977 68
Dec 23, 2009 - $13,859 -15% +74% 108 $128   $75,833,836 69
Dec 24, 2009 - $7,417 -46% -19% 108 $69   $75,841,253 70
Dec 25, 2009 - $42,425 +472% +189% 267 $159   $75,883,678 71
Dec 26, 2009 - $82,854 +95% +276% 267 $310   $75,966,532 72
Dec 27, 2009 - $72,379 -13% +263% 267 $271   $76,038,911 73
Dec 28, 2009 - $63,070 -13% +351% 267 $236   $76,101,981 74
Dec 29, 2009 - $74,063 +17% +354% 267 $277   $76,176,044 75
Dec 30, 2009 - $72,836 -2% +426% 267 $273   $76,248,880 76
Dec 31, 2009 - $53,099 -27% +616% 267 $199   $76,301,979 77
Jan 1, 2010 - $97,013 +83% +129% 267 $363   $76,398,992 78
Jan 2, 2010 - $105,233 +8% +27% 267 $394   $76,504,225 79
Jan 3, 2010 - $62,266 -41% -14% 267 $233   $76,566,491 80
Jan 4, 2010 - $25,530 -59% -60% 267 $96   $76,592,021 81
Jan 5, 2010 - $23,743 -7% -68% 267 $89   $76,615,764 82
Jan 6, 2010 - $20,182 -15% -72% 267 $76   $76,635,946 83
Jan 7, 2010 - $18,972 -6% -64% 267 $71   $76,654,918 84
Jan 8, 2010 - $41,223 +117% -58% 243 $170   $76,696,141 85
Jan 9, 2010 - $78,081 +89% -26% 243 $321   $76,774,222 86
Jan 10, 2010 - $52,372 -33% -16% 243 $216   $76,826,594 87
Jan 11, 2010 - $11,258 -79% -56% 243 $46   $76,837,852 88
Jan 12, 2010 - $13,398 +19% -44% 243 $55   $76,851,250 89
Jan 13, 2010 - $12,729 -5% -37% 243 $52   $76,863,979 90
Jan 14, 2010 - $13,941 +10% -27% 243 $57   $76,877,920 91
Jan 15, 2010 - $23,090 +66% -44% 185 $125   $76,901,010 92
Jan 16, 2010 - $42,670 +85% -45% 185 $231   $76,943,680 93
Jan 17, 2010 - $35,721 -16% -32% 185 $193   $76,979,401 94
Jan 18, 2010 30 $34,526 -3% +207% 185 $187   $77,013,927 95
Jan 19, 2010 - $7,441 -78% -44% 185 $40   $77,021,368 96
Jan 20, 2010 - $6,697 -10% -47% 185 $36   $77,028,065 97
Jan 21, 2010 - $6,328 -6% -55% 185 $34   $77,034,393 98
Jan 22, 2010 - $16,701 +164% -28% 142 $118   $77,051,094 99
Jan 23, 2010 - $33,039 +98% -23% 142 $233   $77,084,133 100
Jan 24, 2010 - $21,229 -36% -41% 142 $150   $77,105,362 101
Jan 25, 2010 - $5,545 -74% -84% 142 $39   $77,110,907 102
Jan 26, 2010 - $6,221 +12% -16% 142 $44   $77,117,128 103
Jan 27, 2010 - $4,484 -28% -33% 142 $32   $77,121,612 104
Jan 28, 2010 - $4,628 +3% -27% 142 $33   $77,126,240 105
Jan 29, 2010 - $11,005 +138% -34% 109 $101   $77,137,245 106
Jan 30, 2010 - $23,339 +112% -29% 109 $214   $77,160,584 107
Jan 31, 2010 - $15,290 -34% -28% 109 $140   $77,175,874 108
Feb 1, 2010 - $4,029 -74% -27% 109 $37   $77,179,903 109
Feb 2, 2010 - $4,190 +4% -33% 109 $38   $77,184,093 110
Feb 3, 2010 - $3,646 -13% -19% 109 $33   $77,187,739 111
Feb 4, 2010 - $3,597 -1% -22% 109 $33   $77,191,336 112
Feb 5, 2010 - $7,029 +95% -36% 88 $80   $77,198,365 113
Feb 6, 2010 - $15,870 +126% -32% 88 $180   $77,214,235 114
Feb 7, 2010 - $7,949 -50% -48% 88 $90   $77,222,184 115
Feb 8, 2010 - $2,860 -64% -29% 88 $33   $77,225,044 116
Feb 9, 2010 - $2,974 +4% -29% 88 $34   $77,228,018 117
Feb 10, 2010 - $2,882 -3% -21% 88 $33   $77,230,900 118
Feb 11, 2010 - $2,567 -11% -29% 88 $29   $77,233,467 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2009 1 $39,539,575   3,735 $10,586   $39,539,575 1
Oct 23, 2009 3 $17,179,387 -57% 3,735 $4,600   $56,718,962 2
Oct 30, 2009 5 $8,324,373 -52% 3,645 $2,284   $65,043,335 3
Nov 6, 2009 9 $5,978,938 -28% 2,756 $2,169   $71,022,273 4
Nov 13, 2009 12 $2,955,026 -51% 2,090 $1,414   $73,977,299 5
Nov 20, 2009 19 $993,503 -66% 1,010 $984   $74,970,802 6
Nov 27, 2009 23 $479,521 -52% 404 $1,187   $75,450,323 7
Dec 4, 2009 28 $172,800 -64% 235 $735   $75,623,123 8
Dec 11, 2009 34 $109,927 -36% 145 $758   $75,733,050 9
Dec 18, 2009 40 $108,203 -2% 123 $880   $75,841,253 10
Dec 25, 2009 25 $460,726 +326% 267 $1,726   $76,301,979 11
Jan 1, 2010 28 $352,939 -23% 267 $1,322   $76,654,918 12
Jan 8, 2010 29 $223,002 -37% 243 $918   $76,877,920 13
Jan 15, 2010 36 $156,473 -30% 185 $846   $77,034,393 14
Jan 22, 2010 42 $91,847 -41% 142 $647   $77,126,240 15
Jan 29, 2010 48 $65,096 -29% 109 $597   $77,191,336 16
Feb 5, 2010 49 $42,131 -35% 88 $479   $77,233,467 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2009 $0 0 1 1 $0
 
International Total$21,890,189

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,393 $21,890,189
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,734 $21,890,189
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 113 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,794 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $21,890,189

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $99,123,656
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 61 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,467 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 443 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $99,123,656

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 20102805,139 805,139$15,337,898$15,337,8981
Mar 14, 20109241,057-70% 1,046,196$4,095,558$19,433,4562
Mar 21, 201015110,810-54% 1,157,006$1,882,662$21,316,1183
Mar 28, 20102168,678-38% 1,225,684$1,166,839$22,482,9574
Apr 11, 20102233,048 1,309,250$582,636$23,923,8946
Apr 18, 20101144,106+33% 1,353,356$758,623$24,682,5177
Apr 25, 20102720,574-53% 1,373,930$380,413$25,062,9308
May 9, 20101830,156 1,415,442$430,628$25,713,29710

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 20102168,488 168,488$3,902,173$3,902,1731
Mar 14, 2010834,274-80% 202,762$805,094$4,707,2672
Mar 21, 20101310,798-68% 213,560$253,647$4,960,9143

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Leading Cast

Max Records    Max

Supporting Cast

Catherine Keener    Mom
Mark Ruffalo    Boyfriend
Lauren Ambrose    KW
Chris Cooper    Douglas
James Gandolfini    Carol
Catherine O'Hara    Judith
Forest Whitaker    Ira
Paul Dano    Alexander

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Hanks    Producer
Gary Goetzman    Producer
John Carls    Producer
Maurice Sendak    Producer
Vincent Landay    Producer
Thomas Tull    Executive Producer
Jon Jashni    Executive Producer
Scott Mednick    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Spike Jonze    Director
Spike Jonze    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Screenwriter
Maurice Sendak    Story Creator
Lance Acord    Cinematographer
James Haygood    Editor
Eric Zumbrunnen    Editor
Karen O    Composer
Carter Burwell    Composer
Ren Klyce    Music Supervisor
K.K. Barrett    Production Designer
Jeff Thorp    Supervising Art Director
Lucinda Thomson    Art Director
Michael Bell    Set Designer
Tel Stolfo    Set Designer
Lisa Thompson    Set Decorator
Casey Storm    Costume Designer
Gary Wilkins    Sound Mixer
Ren Klyce    Sound Designer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Ren Klyce    Re-recording Mixer
Daniel Jeannette    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Eames    Animation Supervisor
Marc Klobe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Gibbs    Visual Effects Supervisor
Natalie Farrey    Associate Producer
Catherine Keener    Associate Producer
Emma Wilcockson    Associate Producer
Thomas Patrick Smith    Assistant Director
John Mahaffie    Second Unit Director
Brad Shield    Second Unit Camera
Justine Baddeley    Casting Director
Kimberly Davis-Wagner    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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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

International Details - Foreign Films are not Chicken

December 13th, 2009

A number of international releases reached the top 30 this week, including Zweiohrkuken, a.k.a. The Chicken With Two Ears, from Germany, which placed sixth with $10.72 million on 839 screens in 3 markets. It made $9.39 million on 714 screens in its native market, which was easily enough for first place and more than twice what the original,Keinohrhasen, a.k.a., No Ear Hare, opened with in 2007. Keinohrhasen went on to earn $74 million worldwide, of which more than $60 million was earned in Germany. However, I don't think this film will have the same legs. That said, since it was written, directed, and stars Til Schweiger who was recently in Inglourious Basterds, it could earn see releases in more markets. More...

Experiencing It

November 2nd, 2009

It was a tough weekend at the box office, then again, that's always the case when Halloween lands on a weekend. Halloween in one of the worst days at the box office; it's almost as bad as Christmas Eve. And at least with Christmas Eve, you have Christmas Day to look forward to. The overall box office was down 21.8% from last weekend to just $91 million; however, that was 3.5% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 remains well head of 2008 at $8.56 billion to $7.95 billion. More...

Will It Have a Good Start?

October 29th, 2009

This Is It got off to a record-breaking start, kind of, while the rest of the top five will be filled with holdovers over Halloween weekend. This weekend last year Halloween was on a Friday, while this year it is on Saturday, neither of which help the box office one bit. But it won't take too much for the number one film this year to top the number one film from last year, and the rest of the box office should follow suit. More...

Saw Still Seen But Paranormal More Active

October 27th, 2009

We had three wide releases this weekend, and not one of them matched expectations. Additionally, last week's number one film fell dramatically at the box office. This led to an equally dramatic decline at the box office with overall ticket sales at just $116 million. This is 16% lower than last weekend, but more importantly 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 still has a 7.6% lead over 2008 at $8.43 billion to $7.84 billion, which is a lead that might be insurmountable at this point. More...

Horror Likely to Be Seen the Most

October 22nd, 2009

It's the weekend before Halloween and among the three wide releases, there are two with a horror feel to them. (One is straight up horror while the other features Vampires.) Among the holdovers that should land in the top ten, there are three more horror or horror-like films, so there's a lot of competition for a rather narrow target audience. In comparison, last year there was only one such movie, and it didn't even come in first place. The level of competition will likely prevent the number one film this weekend from topping last year's number one film, High School Musical 3, but overall the box office should be a bit stronger this year. More...

Contest - Kids and Cardio - Winning Announcement

October 21st, 2009

The winners of our Kids and Cardio contest were determined and they are... More...

Wild Ones Overrun Box Office

October 19th, 2009

It was an excellent weekend at the box office even though the number one film didn't live up to me admittedly bullish expectations. It came close enough to be considered a hit, while the other two new releases topped expectations by substantial margins. Overall, $138 million was spent on movie tickets over the weekend, which was 26% higher than last weekend and more importantly 38% higher than the same weekend last year. So far this year, 2009 has earned $8.28 billion, which is 7.9% higher than 2008's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wild Things Roar to $32.5 Million

October 18th, 2009

Where The Wild Things Are got off to a strong start over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The Spike Jonze adaptation of the Maurice Sendak book earned a very healthy $30.47 million, according to Warner Bros. estimates, making it one of October's biggest openers (see full list). More...

How Wild Will the Box Office Be?

October 15th, 2009

There are a trio of three wide releases this week, including one opening in close to 4,000 theaters. This time last year there were four wide releases, but none were sizable hits, which gives 2009 a great chance for expanding its lead over 2008 at the box office race. More...

Contest - Kids and Cardio

October 9th, 2009

Could be a tough week for the box office prediction contest as the widest release of the week, and this week's target film, Where the Wild Things Are, has a wide range of expectations associated with it from possible record opening for an October release to outright bomb. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Where the Wild Things Are. 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 Baby Einstein - World Animal Adventure on DVD, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan - Kai-Lan's Carnival on DVD, and Yo Gabba Gabba - Meet My Family on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders - Power Squad Bod! - Body Slimming Yoga, Calorie Blasting Dance, and Hard Body Boot Camp, all on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: October

October 1st, 2009

September ended with a thud, but at least there's good news. September has finally ended. Last month more movies missed expectations that topped them, which has put a cooling effect on the overall box office and that could hurt the business going into this month. October should still be stronger than last month, and since October of last year wasn't particularly great, 2009 should at least maintain its lead over 2008 going into the holiday season, even if it isn't as strong every single week. More...

Worth the Wait to See Potter on IMAX

August 4th, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince finally opened in IMAX theaters last Wednesday and it didn't take long to see the impact. Over the weekend the film made $3.2 million on 166 IMAX screens for a total of $4.7 million after five days of release. This represents nearly 18% of the film's weekend haul while its per theater average was just over $19,000 on IMAX. Internationally the film added $900,000 on 62 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.4 million internationally and $13 million worldwide. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 14, 2008

September 14th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Box, Hangover, The Fast and the Furious 4 and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 6, 2008

July 6th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Quarantined, Drag Me To Hell, Cats and Dogs 2 and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - March 2, 2008

March 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, Where the Wild Things Are, How to Train Your Dragon and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - December 16, 2007

December 16th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains not only the general weekly update, but also an a number of release updates we had missed earlier. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 11, 2007

February 11th, 2007

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


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

Synopsis

Feeling misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max escapes to the land of the Wild Things, majestic — and sometimes fierce — creatures. They allow Max to become their leader, and he promises to create a kingdom where everyone will be happy. However, Max soon finds that being king is not easy and that, even being with the Wild Things, there is something missing.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,695,407 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,735 opening theaters/3,735 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,962,841

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $77,233,467
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,393 $21,890,189
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $99,123,656

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: October 16th, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
October 16th, 2009 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 3rd, 2009 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 2nd, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
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Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure, Dysfunctional Family, Runaway, Unnamed Character, Surrealism / Absurdism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Productions, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 128 $5,931,417 Oct 30, 2009 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 181 $8,691,507 Oct 30, 2009 17
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 39 $32,695,407 Oct 16, 2009 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 84 $32,695,407 Oct 16, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic October Day 92 $12,335,551 Oct 17, 2009 2

Leading Cast

Max Records    Max

Supporting Cast

Catherine Keener    Mom
Mark Ruffalo    Boyfriend
Lauren Ambrose    KW
Chris Cooper    Douglas
James Gandolfini    Carol
Catherine O'Hara    Judith
Forest Whitaker    Ira
Paul Dano    Alexander

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Hanks    Producer
Gary Goetzman    Producer
John Carls    Producer
Maurice Sendak    Producer
Vincent Landay    Producer
Thomas Tull    Executive Producer
Jon Jashni    Executive Producer
Scott Mednick    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Spike Jonze    Director
Spike Jonze    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Screenwriter
Maurice Sendak    Story Creator
Lance Acord    Cinematographer
James Haygood    Editor
Eric Zumbrunnen    Editor
Karen O    Composer
Carter Burwell    Composer
Ren Klyce    Music Supervisor
K.K. Barrett    Production Designer
Jeff Thorp    Supervising Art Director
Lucinda Thomson    Art Director
Michael Bell    Set Designer
Tel Stolfo    Set Designer
Lisa Thompson    Set Decorator
Casey Storm    Costume Designer
Gary Wilkins    Sound Mixer
Ren Klyce    Sound Designer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Ren Klyce    Re-recording Mixer
Daniel Jeannette    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Eames    Animation Supervisor
Marc Klobe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Gibbs    Visual Effects Supervisor
Natalie Farrey    Associate Producer
Catherine Keener    Associate Producer
Emma Wilcockson    Associate Producer
Thomas Patrick Smith    Assistant Director
John Mahaffie    Second Unit Director
Brad Shield    Second Unit Camera
Justine Baddeley    Casting Director
Kimberly Davis-Wagner    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales: 2012 Isn't a Disaster on the Home Market

March 28th, 2010

New releases were able to dominate the sales chart this week in a way they were not able to last week. The best of the best was 2012, which sold 1.59 million units and generated $26.09 million in opening week sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 2nd, 2010

March 2nd, 2010

The first of the fall season mega-hits comes out this week with the release of 2012. However, while that movie is getting a major release on DVD and Blu-ray, the film itself is only worth a rental. The best of this week's releases is Ponyo and its Blu-ray / DVD Combo is worthy of the Pick of the Week honor. More...

International Details: Up in the Charts

January 24th, 2010

Up in the Air started its international run in sixth place with $5.83 million on 936 screens in 9 markets. This includes a fifth place debut in the U.K. where it earned $2.13 million on 325 screens while it also managed fifth in Australia with $1.61 million on just 173 screens. While it is hard for films to open in limited release domestically and expand wide, it is usually a lot harder for these films to thrive internationally. After all, many international markets are simply too small to have a thriving limited release marketplace. It will be interesting to see if this film will be able to take its performance during Awards Season and turn it into a successful international run despite this. More...

International Details - Revenge Remains Popular

December 20th, 2009

Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard fell out of the top five, but still did relatively well, earning $8.14 million on 2,198 screens in 19 markets for an early total of $23.58 million. In its native France it added $6.27 million on 925 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.57 million after two. This is not that much weaker than the original, which at this point had made just over $20 million in France. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

International Details - Foreign Films are not Chicken

December 13th, 2009

A number of international releases reached the top 30 this week, including Zweiohrkuken, a.k.a. The Chicken With Two Ears, from Germany, which placed sixth with $10.72 million on 839 screens in 3 markets. It made $9.39 million on 714 screens in its native market, which was easily enough for first place and more than twice what the original,Keinohrhasen, a.k.a., No Ear Hare, opened with in 2007. Keinohrhasen went on to earn $74 million worldwide, of which more than $60 million was earned in Germany. However, I don't think this film will have the same legs. That said, since it was written, directed, and stars Til Schweiger who was recently in Inglourious Basterds, it could earn see releases in more markets. More...

Experiencing It

November 2nd, 2009

It was a tough weekend at the box office, then again, that's always the case when Halloween lands on a weekend. Halloween in one of the worst days at the box office; it's almost as bad as Christmas Eve. And at least with Christmas Eve, you have Christmas Day to look forward to. The overall box office was down 21.8% from last weekend to just $91 million; however, that was 3.5% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 remains well head of 2008 at $8.56 billion to $7.95 billion. More...

Will It Have a Good Start?

October 29th, 2009

This Is It got off to a record-breaking start, kind of, while the rest of the top five will be filled with holdovers over Halloween weekend. This weekend last year Halloween was on a Friday, while this year it is on Saturday, neither of which help the box office one bit. But it won't take too much for the number one film this year to top the number one film from last year, and the rest of the box office should follow suit. More...

Saw Still Seen But Paranormal More Active

October 27th, 2009

We had three wide releases this weekend, and not one of them matched expectations. Additionally, last week's number one film fell dramatically at the box office. This led to an equally dramatic decline at the box office with overall ticket sales at just $116 million. This is 16% lower than last weekend, but more importantly 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 still has a 7.6% lead over 2008 at $8.43 billion to $7.84 billion, which is a lead that might be insurmountable at this point. More...

Horror Likely to Be Seen the Most

October 22nd, 2009

It's the weekend before Halloween and among the three wide releases, there are two with a horror feel to them. (One is straight up horror while the other features Vampires.) Among the holdovers that should land in the top ten, there are three more horror or horror-like films, so there's a lot of competition for a rather narrow target audience. In comparison, last year there was only one such movie, and it didn't even come in first place. The level of competition will likely prevent the number one film this weekend from topping last year's number one film, High School Musical 3, but overall the box office should be a bit stronger this year. More...

Contest - Kids and Cardio - Winning Announcement

October 21st, 2009

The winners of our Kids and Cardio contest were determined and they are... More...

Wild Ones Overrun Box Office

October 19th, 2009

It was an excellent weekend at the box office even though the number one film didn't live up to me admittedly bullish expectations. It came close enough to be considered a hit, while the other two new releases topped expectations by substantial margins. Overall, $138 million was spent on movie tickets over the weekend, which was 26% higher than last weekend and more importantly 38% higher than the same weekend last year. So far this year, 2009 has earned $8.28 billion, which is 7.9% higher than 2008's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wild Things Roar to $32.5 Million

October 18th, 2009

Where The Wild Things Are got off to a strong start over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The Spike Jonze adaptation of the Maurice Sendak book earned a very healthy $30.47 million, according to Warner Bros. estimates, making it one of October's biggest openers (see full list). More...

How Wild Will the Box Office Be?

October 15th, 2009

There are a trio of three wide releases this week, including one opening in close to 4,000 theaters. This time last year there were four wide releases, but none were sizable hits, which gives 2009 a great chance for expanding its lead over 2008 at the box office race. More...

Contest - Kids and Cardio

October 9th, 2009

Could be a tough week for the box office prediction contest as the widest release of the week, and this week's target film, Where the Wild Things Are, has a wide range of expectations associated with it from possible record opening for an October release to outright bomb. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Where the Wild Things Are. 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 Baby Einstein - World Animal Adventure on DVD, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan - Kai-Lan's Carnival on DVD, and Yo Gabba Gabba - Meet My Family on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders - Power Squad Bod! - Body Slimming Yoga, Calorie Blasting Dance, and Hard Body Boot Camp, all on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: October

October 1st, 2009

September ended with a thud, but at least there's good news. September has finally ended. Last month more movies missed expectations that topped them, which has put a cooling effect on the overall box office and that could hurt the business going into this month. October should still be stronger than last month, and since October of last year wasn't particularly great, 2009 should at least maintain its lead over 2008 going into the holiday season, even if it isn't as strong every single week. More...

Worth the Wait to See Potter on IMAX

August 4th, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince finally opened in IMAX theaters last Wednesday and it didn't take long to see the impact. Over the weekend the film made $3.2 million on 166 IMAX screens for a total of $4.7 million after five days of release. This represents nearly 18% of the film's weekend haul while its per theater average was just over $19,000 on IMAX. Internationally the film added $900,000 on 62 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.4 million internationally and $13 million worldwide. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 14, 2008

September 14th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Box, Hangover, The Fast and the Furious 4 and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 6, 2008

July 6th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Quarantined, Drag Me To Hell, Cats and Dogs 2 and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - March 2, 2008

March 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, Where the Wild Things Are, How to Train Your Dragon and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - December 16, 2007

December 16th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains not only the general weekly update, but also an a number of release updates we had missed earlier. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 11, 2007

February 11th, 2007

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,537 $110,962,841
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 812 $77,233,467
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 42 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 845 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies 88 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 311 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $77,233,467
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $77,233,467

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2009 1 $32,695,407   3,735 $8,754   $32,695,407 1
Oct 23, 2009 3 $14,019,406 -57% 3,735 $3,754   $53,558,981 2
Oct 30, 2009 5 $5,931,417 -58% 3,645 $1,627   $62,650,379 3
Nov 6, 2009 9 $4,177,249 -30% 2,756 $1,516   $69,220,584 4
Nov 13, 2009 12 $2,418,140 -42% 2,090 $1,157   $73,440,413 5
Nov 20, 2009 15 $688,060 -72% 1,010 $681   $74,665,359 6
Nov 27, 2009 23 $398,406 -42% 404 $986   $75,369,208 7
Dec 4, 2009 28 $125,018 -69% 235 $532   $75,575,341 8
Dec 11, 2009 35 $75,065 -40% 145 $518   $75,698,188 9
Dec 18, 2009 37 $56,636 -25% 123 $460   $75,789,686 10
Dec 25, 2009 27 $197,658 +249% 267 $740   $76,038,911 11
Jan 1, 2010 27 $264,512 +34% 267 $991   $76,566,491 12
Jan 8, 2010 28 $171,676 -35% 243 $706   $76,826,594 13
Jan 15, 2010 36 $101,481 -41% 185 $549   $76,979,401 14
Jan 22, 2010 41 $70,969 -30% 142 $500   $77,105,362 15
Jan 29, 2010 45 $49,634 -30% 109 $455   $77,175,874 16
Feb 5, 2010 47 $30,848 -38% 88 $351   $77,222,184 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2009 1 $12,077,282     3,735 $3,234   $12,077,282 1
Oct 17, 2009 1 $12,335,551 +2%   3,735 $3,303   $24,342,833 2
Oct 18, 2009 1 $8,282,574 -33%   3,735 $2,218   $32,625,407 3
Oct 19, 2009 1 $1,974,279 -76%   3,735 $529   $34,599,686 4
Oct 20, 2009 3 $1,757,127 -11%   3,735 $470   $36,426,813 5
Oct 21, 2009 2 $1,566,443 -11%   3,735 $419   $37,993,256 6
Oct 22, 2009 2 $1,546,319 -1%   3,735 $414   $39,539,575 7
Oct 23, 2009 3 $4,344,010 +181% -64% 3,735 $1,163   $43,883,585 8
Oct 24, 2009 2 $6,130,231 +41% -50% 3,735 $1,641   $50,013,816 9
Oct 25, 2009 2 $3,545,165 -42% -57% 3,735 $949   $53,558,981 10
Oct 26, 2009 4 $832,457 -77% -58% 3,735 $223   $54,391,438 11
Oct 27, 2009 4 $845,364 +2% -52% 3,735 $226   $55,236,802 12
Oct 28, 2009 4 $715,018 -15% -54% 3,683 $194   $55,951,820 13
Oct 29, 2009 4 $767,142 +7% -50% 3,683 $208   $56,718,962 14
Oct 30, 2009 5 $1,948,875 +154% -55% 3,645 $535   $58,667,837 15
Oct 31, 2009 6 $1,684,455 -14% -73% 3,645 $462   $60,352,292 16
Nov 1, 2009 3 $2,298,087 +36% -35% 3,645 $630   $62,650,379 17
Nov 2, 2009 5 $578,371 -75% -31% 3,645 $159   $63,228,750 18
Nov 3, 2009 4 $713,234 +23% -16% 3,645 $196   $63,941,984 19
Nov 4, 2009 5 $508,292 -29% -29% 3,645 $139   $64,450,276 20
Nov 5, 2009 5 $593,059 +17% -23% 3,645 $163   $65,043,335 21
Nov 6, 2009 9 $1,187,850 +100% -39% 2,756 $431   $66,231,185 22
Nov 7, 2009 9 $1,867,001 +57% +11% 2,756 $677   $68,098,186 23
Nov 8, 2009 9 $1,122,398 -40% -51% 2,756 $407   $69,220,584 24
Nov 9, 2009 9 $257,076 -77% -56% 2,756 $93   $69,477,660 25
Nov 10, 2009 9 $368,132 +43% -48% 2,756 $134   $69,845,792 26
Nov 11, 2009 6 $918,150 +149% +81% 2,756 $333   $70,763,942 27
Nov 12, 2009 9 $258,331 -72% -56% 2,756 $94   $71,022,273 28
Nov 13, 2009 12 $628,772 +143% -47% 2,090 $301   $71,651,045 29
Nov 14, 2009 12 $1,109,569 +76% -41% 2,090 $531   $72,760,614 30
Nov 15, 2009 11 $679,799 -39% -39% 2,090 $325   $73,440,413 31
Nov 16, 2009 12 $143,167 -79% -44% 2,090 $69   $73,583,580 32
Nov 17, 2009 12 $133,012 -7% -64% 2,090 $64   $73,716,592 33
Nov 18, 2009 12 $133,489 n/c -85% 2,090 $64   $73,850,081 34
Nov 19, 2009 13 $127,218 -5% -51% 2,090 $61   $73,977,299 35
Nov 20, 2009 16 $163,444 +28% -74% 1,010 $162   $74,140,743 36
Nov 21, 2009 14 $301,573 +85% -73% 1,010 $299   $74,442,316 37
Nov 22, 2009 14 $223,043 -26% -67% 1,010 $221   $74,665,359 38
Nov 23, 2009 - $79,251 -64% -45% 1,010 $78   $74,744,610 39
Nov 24, 2009 - $98,167 +24% -26% 1,010 $97   $74,842,777 40
Nov 25, 2009 - $69,885 -29% -48% 404 $173   $74,912,662 41
Nov 26, 2009 - $58,140 -17% -54% 404 $144   $74,970,802 42
Nov 27, 2009 - $161,261 +177% -1% 404 $399   $75,132,063 43
Nov 28, 2009 - $150,232 -7% -50% 404 $372   $75,282,295 44
Nov 29, 2009 - $86,913 -42% -61% 404 $215   $75,369,208 45
Nov 30, 2009 - $19,990 -77% -75% 404 $49   $75,389,198 46
Dec 1, 2009 - $22,095 +11% -77% 404 $55   $75,411,293 47
Dec 2, 2009 - $19,442 -12% -72% 404 $48   $75,430,735 48
Dec 3, 2009 - $19,588 +1% -66% 404 $48   $75,450,323 49
Dec 4, 2009 - $32,910 +68% -80% 235 $140   $75,483,233 50
Dec 5, 2009 - $52,456 +59% -65% 235 $223   $75,535,689 51
Dec 6, 2009 - $39,652 -24% -54% 235 $169   $75,575,341 52
Dec 7, 2009 - $11,325 -71% -43% 235 $48   $75,586,666 53
Dec 8, 2009 - $12,797 +13% -42% 235 $54   $75,599,463 54
Dec 9, 2009 - $10,804 -16% -44% 235 $46   $75,610,267 55
Dec 10, 2009 - $12,856 +19% -34% 235 $55   $75,623,123 56
Dec 11, 2009 - $19,799 +54% -40% 145 $137   $75,642,922 57
Dec 12, 2009 - $31,948 +61% -39% 145 $220   $75,674,870 58
Dec 13, 2009 - $23,318 -27% -41% 145 $161   $75,698,188 59
Dec 14, 2009 - $7,929 -66% -30% 145 $55   $75,706,117 60
Dec 15, 2009 - $9,812 +24% -23% 145 $68   $75,715,929 61
Dec 16, 2009 - $7,946 -19% -26% 145 $55   $75,723,875 62
Dec 17, 2009 - $9,175 +15% -29% 145 $63   $75,733,050 63
Dec 18, 2009 - $14,702 +60% -26% 123 $120   $75,747,752 64
Dec 19, 2009 - $22,021 +50% -31% 123 $179   $75,769,773 65
Dec 20, 2009 - $19,913 -10% -15% 123 $162   $75,789,686 66
Dec 21, 2009 - $13,987 -30% +76% 123 $114   $75,803,673 67
Dec 22, 2009 - $16,304 +17% +66% 123 $133   $75,819,977 68
Dec 23, 2009 - $13,859 -15% +74% 108 $128   $75,833,836 69
Dec 24, 2009 - $7,417 -46% -19% 108 $69   $75,841,253 70
Dec 25, 2009 - $42,425 +472% +189% 267 $159   $75,883,678 71
Dec 26, 2009 - $82,854 +95% +276% 267 $310   $75,966,532 72
Dec 27, 2009 - $72,379 -13% +263% 267 $271   $76,038,911 73
Dec 28, 2009 - $63,070 -13% +351% 267 $236   $76,101,981 74
Dec 29, 2009 - $74,063 +17% +354% 267 $277   $76,176,044 75
Dec 30, 2009 - $72,836 -2% +426% 267 $273   $76,248,880 76
Dec 31, 2009 - $53,099 -27% +616% 267 $199   $76,301,979 77
Jan 1, 2010 - $97,013 +83% +129% 267 $363   $76,398,992 78
Jan 2, 2010 - $105,233 +8% +27% 267 $394   $76,504,225 79
Jan 3, 2010 - $62,266 -41% -14% 267 $233   $76,566,491 80
Jan 4, 2010 - $25,530 -59% -60% 267 $96   $76,592,021 81
Jan 5, 2010 - $23,743 -7% -68% 267 $89   $76,615,764 82
Jan 6, 2010 - $20,182 -15% -72% 267 $76   $76,635,946 83
Jan 7, 2010 - $18,972 -6% -64% 267 $71   $76,654,918 84
Jan 8, 2010 - $41,223 +117% -58% 243 $170   $76,696,141 85
Jan 9, 2010 - $78,081 +89% -26% 243 $321   $76,774,222 86
Jan 10, 2010 - $52,372 -33% -16% 243 $216   $76,826,594 87
Jan 11, 2010 - $11,258 -79% -56% 243 $46   $76,837,852 88
Jan 12, 2010 - $13,398 +19% -44% 243 $55   $76,851,250 89
Jan 13, 2010 - $12,729 -5% -37% 243 $52   $76,863,979 90
Jan 14, 2010 - $13,941 +10% -27% 243 $57   $76,877,920 91
Jan 15, 2010 - $23,090 +66% -44% 185 $125   $76,901,010 92
Jan 16, 2010 - $42,670 +85% -45% 185 $231   $76,943,680 93
Jan 17, 2010 - $35,721 -16% -32% 185 $193   $76,979,401 94
Jan 18, 2010 30 $34,526 -3% +207% 185 $187   $77,013,927 95
Jan 19, 2010 - $7,441 -78% -44% 185 $40   $77,021,368 96
Jan 20, 2010 - $6,697 -10% -47% 185 $36   $77,028,065 97
Jan 21, 2010 - $6,328 -6% -55% 185 $34   $77,034,393 98
Jan 22, 2010 - $16,701 +164% -28% 142 $118   $77,051,094 99
Jan 23, 2010 - $33,039 +98% -23% 142 $233   $77,084,133 100
Jan 24, 2010 - $21,229 -36% -41% 142 $150   $77,105,362 101
Jan 25, 2010 - $5,545 -74% -84% 142 $39   $77,110,907 102
Jan 26, 2010 - $6,221 +12% -16% 142 $44   $77,117,128 103
Jan 27, 2010 - $4,484 -28% -33% 142 $32   $77,121,612 104
Jan 28, 2010 - $4,628 +3% -27% 142 $33   $77,126,240 105
Jan 29, 2010 - $11,005 +138% -34% 109 $101   $77,137,245 106
Jan 30, 2010 - $23,339 +112% -29% 109 $214   $77,160,584 107
Jan 31, 2010 - $15,290 -34% -28% 109 $140   $77,175,874 108
Feb 1, 2010 - $4,029 -74% -27% 109 $37   $77,179,903 109
Feb 2, 2010 - $4,190 +4% -33% 109 $38   $77,184,093 110
Feb 3, 2010 - $3,646 -13% -19% 109 $33   $77,187,739 111
Feb 4, 2010 - $3,597 -1% -22% 109 $33   $77,191,336 112
Feb 5, 2010 - $7,029 +95% -36% 88 $80   $77,198,365 113
Feb 6, 2010 - $15,870 +126% -32% 88 $180   $77,214,235 114
Feb 7, 2010 - $7,949 -50% -48% 88 $90   $77,222,184 115
Feb 8, 2010 - $2,860 -64% -29% 88 $33   $77,225,044 116
Feb 9, 2010 - $2,974 +4% -29% 88 $34   $77,228,018 117
Feb 10, 2010 - $2,882 -3% -21% 88 $33   $77,230,900 118
Feb 11, 2010 - $2,567 -11% -29% 88 $29   $77,233,467 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2009 1 $39,539,575   3,735 $10,586   $39,539,575 1
Oct 23, 2009 3 $17,179,387 -57% 3,735 $4,600   $56,718,962 2
Oct 30, 2009 5 $8,324,373 -52% 3,645 $2,284   $65,043,335 3
Nov 6, 2009 9 $5,978,938 -28% 2,756 $2,169   $71,022,273 4
Nov 13, 2009 12 $2,955,026 -51% 2,090 $1,414   $73,977,299 5
Nov 20, 2009 19 $993,503 -66% 1,010 $984   $74,970,802 6
Nov 27, 2009 23 $479,521 -52% 404 $1,187   $75,450,323 7
Dec 4, 2009 28 $172,800 -64% 235 $735   $75,623,123 8
Dec 11, 2009 34 $109,927 -36% 145 $758   $75,733,050 9
Dec 18, 2009 40 $108,203 -2% 123 $880   $75,841,253 10
Dec 25, 2009 25 $460,726 +326% 267 $1,726   $76,301,979 11
Jan 1, 2010 28 $352,939 -23% 267 $1,322   $76,654,918 12
Jan 8, 2010 29 $223,002 -37% 243 $918   $76,877,920 13
Jan 15, 2010 36 $156,473 -30% 185 $846   $77,034,393 14
Jan 22, 2010 42 $91,847 -41% 142 $647   $77,126,240 15
Jan 29, 2010 48 $65,096 -29% 109 $597   $77,191,336 16
Feb 5, 2010 49 $42,131 -35% 88 $479   $77,233,467 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2009 $0 0 1 1 $0
 
International Total$21,890,189

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,393 $21,890,189
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,734 $21,890,189
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 113 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,794 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $21,890,189
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $21,890,189

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $99,123,656
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 61 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,467 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 443 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $99,123,656
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $99,123,656

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 20102805,139 805,139$15,337,898$15,337,8981
Mar 14, 20109241,057-70% 1,046,196$4,095,558$19,433,4562
Mar 21, 201015110,810-54% 1,157,006$1,882,662$21,316,1183
Mar 28, 20102168,678-38% 1,225,684$1,166,839$22,482,9574
Apr 11, 20102233,048 1,309,250$582,636$23,923,8946
Apr 18, 20101144,106+33% 1,353,356$758,623$24,682,5177
Apr 25, 20102720,574-53% 1,373,930$380,413$25,062,9308
May 9, 20101830,156 1,415,442$430,628$25,713,29710

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 20102168,488 168,488$3,902,173$3,902,1731
Mar 14, 2010834,274-80% 202,762$805,094$4,707,2672
Mar 21, 20101310,798-68% 213,560$253,647$4,960,9143

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