Meet the Spartans (2008)

Meet the Spartans
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,233,676Details
International Box Office $46,413,155Details
Worldwide Box Office $84,646,831
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $12,821,508 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,821,508
Further financial details...

Synopsis

When Xerxes, the evil god king of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas and 13 strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. Leonidas, Captain and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,505,530 (48.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,605 opening theaters/2,643 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $57,403,770

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,421 $38,233,676
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,128 $46,413,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,120 $84,646,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $38,233,676
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $46,413,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 323 $84,646,831

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: January 25th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: June 3rd, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content thoughout, language and some comic violence
Running Time: 84 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Father Figures
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Keywords: Spoof, Voiceover/Narration, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, New Regency, 3 In The Box Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 87 $7,336,595 Feb 1, 2008 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $11,229,692 Feb 1, 2008 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,421 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,861 $57,403,770
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,899 $38,233,676
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 74 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,029 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 959 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $38,233,676

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2008 1 $18,505,530   2,605 $7,104   $18,505,530 1
Feb 1, 2008 4 $7,336,595 -60% 2,643 $2,776   $28,543,340 2
Feb 8, 2008 9 $4,110,561 -44% 2,446 $1,681   $33,950,850 3
Feb 15, 2008 16 $1,564,067 -62% 1,532 $1,021   $36,340,278 4
Feb 22, 2008 27 $447,148 -71% 587 $762   $37,406,218 5
Feb 29, 2008 31 $247,987 -45% 340 $729   $37,751,406 6
Mar 7, 2008 39 $117,855 -52% 204 $578   $37,925,073 7
Mar 14, 2008 47 $58,433 -50% 91 $642   $38,011,770 8
Mar 21, 2008 57 $38,877 -33% 66 $589   $38,077,470 9
Mar 28, 2008 53 $50,574 +30% 72 $702   $38,150,732 10
Apr 4, 2008 70 $22,161 -56% 42 $528   $38,185,300 11
Apr 11, 2008 75 $13,407 -40% 15 $894   $38,205,374 12
Apr 18, 2008 75 $13,040 -3% 16 $815   $38,222,474 13
Apr 25, 2008 92 $7,515 -42% 13 $578   $38,232,624 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 25, 2008 1 $6,877,342     2,605 $2,640   $6,877,342 1
Jan 26, 2008 1 $7,647,828 +11%   2,605 $2,936   $14,525,170 2
Jan 27, 2008 2 $3,980,360 -48%   2,605 $1,528   $18,505,530 3
Jan 28, 2008 3 $877,681 -78%   2,605 $337   $19,383,211 4
Jan 29, 2008 7 $689,425 -21%   2,605 $265   $20,072,636 5
Jan 30, 2008 7 $591,512 -14%   2,605 $227   $20,664,148 6
Jan 31, 2008 7 $542,597 -8%   2,605 $208   $21,206,745 7
Feb 1, 2008 4 $2,421,808 +346% -65% 2,643 $916   $23,628,553 8
Feb 2, 2008 4 $3,688,050 +52% -52% 2,643 $1,395   $27,316,603 9
Feb 3, 2008 5 $1,226,737 -67% -69% 2,643 $464   $28,543,340 10
Feb 4, 2008 10 $375,054 -69% -57% 2,643 $142   $28,918,394 11
Feb 5, 2008 10 $339,257 -10% -51% 2,643 $128   $29,257,651 12
Feb 6, 2008 10 $277,916 -18% -53% 2,643 $105   $29,535,567 13
Feb 7, 2008 10 $304,722 +10% -44% 2,643 $115   $29,840,289 14
Feb 8, 2008 9 $1,171,204 +284% -52% 2,446 $479   $31,011,493 15
Feb 9, 2008 9 $1,920,713 +64% -48% 2,446 $785   $32,932,206 16
Feb 10, 2008 10 $1,018,644 -47% -17% 2,446 $416   $33,950,850 17
Feb 11, 2008 11 $226,280 -78% -40% 2,446 $93   $34,177,130 18
Feb 12, 2008 13 $169,015 -25% -50% 2,446 $69   $34,346,145 19
Feb 13, 2008 14 $161,404 -5% -42% 2,446 $66   $34,507,549 20
Feb 14, 2008 16 $268,662 +66% -12% 1,545 $174   $34,776,211 21
Feb 15, 2008 15 $416,827 +55% -64% 1,532 $272   $35,193,038 22
Feb 16, 2008 15 $660,820 +59% -66% 1,532 $431   $35,853,858 23
Feb 17, 2008 15 $486,420 -26% -52% 1,532 $318   $36,340,278 24
Feb 18, 2008 17 $324,780 -33% +44% 1,532 $212   $36,665,058 25
Feb 19, 2008 17 $103,648 -68% -39% 1,532 $68   $36,768,706 26
Feb 20, 2008 17 $93,439 -10% -42% 1,532 $61   $36,862,145 27
Feb 21, 2008 18 $96,925 +4% -64% 1,532 $63   $36,959,070 28
Feb 22, 2008 - $121,593 +25% -71% 587 $207   $37,080,663 29
Feb 23, 2008 - $209,633 +72% -68% 587 $357   $37,290,296 30
Feb 24, 2008 - $115,922 -45% -76% 587 $197   $37,406,218 31
Feb 25, 2008 - $24,294 -79% -93% 587 $41   $37,430,512 32
Feb 26, 2008 - $24,257 n/c -77% 587 $41   $37,454,769 33
Feb 27, 2008 - $23,361 -4% -75% 587 $40   $37,478,130 34
Feb 28, 2008 - $25,289 +8% -74% 587 $43   $37,503,419 35
Feb 29, 2008 - $72,035 +185% -41% 340 $212   $37,575,454 36
Mar 1, 2008 - $113,225 +57% -46% 340 $333   $37,688,679 37
Mar 2, 2008 - $62,727 -45% -46% 340 $184   $37,751,406 38
Mar 3, 2008 - $14,653 -77% -40% 340 $43   $37,766,059 39
Mar 4, 2008 - $15,818 +8% -35% 340 $47   $37,781,877 40
Mar 5, 2008 - $12,496 -21% -47% 340 $37   $37,794,373 41
Mar 6, 2008 - $12,845 +3% -49% 340 $38   $37,807,218 42
Mar 7, 2008 - $33,087 +158% -54% 204 $162   $37,840,305 43
Mar 8, 2008 - $55,362 +67% -51% 204 $271   $37,895,667 44
Mar 9, 2008 - $29,406 -47% -53% 204 $144   $37,925,073 45
Mar 10, 2008 - $7,074 -76% -52% 204 $35   $37,932,147 46
Mar 11, 2008 - $7,529 +6% -52% 204 $37   $37,939,676 47
Mar 12, 2008 - $6,853 -9% -45% 204 $34   $37,946,529 48
Mar 13, 2008 - $6,808 -1% -47% 204 $33   $37,953,337 49
Mar 14, 2008 - $16,352 +140% -51% 91 $180   $37,969,689 50
Mar 15, 2008 - $25,337 +55% -54% 91 $278   $37,995,026 51
Mar 16, 2008 - $16,744 -34% -43% 91 $184   $38,011,770 52
Mar 17, 2008 - $6,028 -64% -15% 91 $66   $38,017,798 53
Mar 18, 2008 - $6,152 +2% -18% 91 $68   $38,023,950 54
Mar 19, 2008 - $6,465 +5% -6% 91 $71   $38,030,415 55
Mar 20, 2008 - $8,178 +26% +20% 91 $90   $38,038,593 56
Mar 21, 2008 - $14,241 +74% -13% 66 $216   $38,052,834 57
Mar 22, 2008 - $14,739 +3% -42% 66 $223   $38,067,573 58
Mar 23, 2008 - $9,897 -33% -41% 66 $150   $38,077,470 59
Mar 24, 2008 - $7,013 -29% +16% 66 $106   $38,084,483 60
Mar 25, 2008 - $5,359 -24% -13% 66 $81   $38,089,842 61
Mar 26, 2008 - $5,417 +1% -16% 66 $82   $38,095,259 62
Mar 27, 2008 - $4,899 -10% -40% 66 $74   $38,100,158 63
Mar 28, 2008 - $13,302 +172% -7% 66 $202   $38,113,460 64
Mar 29, 2008 - $23,030 +73% +56% 66 $349   $38,136,490 65
Mar 30, 2008 - $14,242 -38% +44% 66 $216   $38,150,732 66
Mar 31, 2008 - $3,137 -78% -55% 66 $48   $38,153,869 67
Apr 1, 2008 - $3,112 -1% -42% 66 $47   $38,156,981 68
Apr 2, 2008 - $2,809 -10% -48% 66 $43   $38,159,790 69
Apr 3, 2008 - $3,349 +19% -32% 66 $51   $38,163,139 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2008 2 $21,206,745   2,605 $8,141   $21,206,745 1
Feb 1, 2008 7 $8,633,544 -59% 2,643 $3,267   $29,840,289 2
Feb 8, 2008 12 $4,935,922 -43% 2,446 $2,018   $34,776,211 3
Feb 15, 2008 17 $2,182,859 -56% 1,532 $1,425   $36,959,070 4
Feb 22, 2008 29 $544,349 -75% 587 $927   $37,503,419 5
Feb 29, 2008 32 $303,799 -44% 340 $894   $37,807,218 6
Mar 7, 2008 39 $146,119 -52% 204 $716   $37,953,337 7
Mar 14, 2008 51 $85,256 -42% 91 $937   $38,038,593 8
Mar 21, 2008 56 $61,565 -28% 66 $933   $38,100,158 9
Mar 28, 2008 56 $62,981 +2% 72 $875   $38,163,139 10
Apr 4, 2008 71 $28,828 -54% 42 $686   $38,191,967 11
Apr 11, 2008 75 $17,467 -39% 15 $1,164   $38,209,434 12
Apr 18, 2008 77 $15,675 -10% 16 $980   $38,225,109 13
Apr 25, 2008 94 $8,567 -45% 13 $659   $38,233,676 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,128 $46,413,155
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $46,413,155
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office 73 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,003 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,675 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 766 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 205 $46,413,155

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,120 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,605 $84,646,831
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 70 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 1,000 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,712 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 323 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900) 825 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $84,646,831

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 8, 20085246,831 246,831$4,443,970$4,443,9701
Jun 15, 200810112,398-54% 359,229$2,279,431$6,723,4012
Jun 22, 20081547,965-57% 407,194$976,088$7,699,4893
Jun 29, 20082537,002-23% 444,196$737,738$8,437,2274

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

Sean Maguire    King Leonidas
Carmen Electra    Queen Gorgo
Ken Davitian    Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo    Captain

Supporting Cast

Greg Ellis    Shrek
Method Man    Persian Emissary
Diedrich Bader    Traitoro
Jim Piddock    Loyalist
Travis Van Winkle    Sonio
Martin Klebba    Happy Feet (uncredited)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Aaron Seltzer    Director
Jason Friedberg    Director
Jason Friedberg    Screenwriter
Aaron Seltzer    Screenwriter
Jason Friedberg    Producer
Aaron Seltzer    Producer
Peter Safran    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Shawn Maurer    Director of Photography
William Elliott    Production Designer
Peck Prior    Editor
Frank Helmer    Costume Designer
Mark McNair    Co-Producer
Christopher Lennertz    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Klebba    Stunts

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

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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

When Xerxes, the evil god king of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas and 13 strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. Leonidas, Captain and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,505,530 (48.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,605 opening theaters/2,643 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $57,403,770

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,421 $38,233,676
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,128 $46,413,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,120 $84,646,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $38,233,676
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $46,413,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 323 $84,646,831

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


Watch Now On

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 25th, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: June 3rd, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content thoughout, language and some comic violence
Running Time: 84 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Father Figures
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Spoof, Voiceover/Narration, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, New Regency, 3 In The Box Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 87 $7,336,595 Feb 1, 2008 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $11,229,692 Feb 1, 2008 10

Leading Cast

Sean Maguire    King Leonidas
Carmen Electra    Queen Gorgo
Ken Davitian    Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo    Captain

Supporting Cast

Greg Ellis    Shrek
Method Man    Persian Emissary
Diedrich Bader    Traitoro
Jim Piddock    Loyalist
Travis Van Winkle    Sonio
Martin Klebba    Happy Feet (uncredited)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Aaron Seltzer    Director
Jason Friedberg    Director
Jason Friedberg    Screenwriter
Aaron Seltzer    Screenwriter
Jason Friedberg    Producer
Aaron Seltzer    Producer
Peter Safran    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Shawn Maurer    Director of Photography
William Elliott    Production Designer
Peck Prior    Editor
Frank Helmer    Costume Designer
Mark McNair    Co-Producer
Christopher Lennertz    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Klebba    Stunts

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

DVD Sales - Weak Competition the Secret to National Treasure's Success

June 18th, 2008

Another week with no powerhouse new releases has left National Treasure: Book of Secrets atop the DVD sales chart. During its third week in a row in first place, it sold 483,000 units for $7.45 million in revenue and running tallies of 4.91 million units and $78.33 million, which places it in third for the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Semi-Pro Jumps to the Top

June 18th, 2008

Semi-Pro led a trio of new releases on top of the rental charts this week, earning a solid $8.1 million in its first week. More...

DVD Releases for June 3, 2008

June 3rd, 2008

This was a bad week for big movies, with not a single first run release is even worth rating a solid purchase, never mind being a contender for DVD Pick of the Week. There were a few other contenders for the title, including Dirty Harry Collection on DVD or Blu-ray. However, I found it impossible to decide which format was the better deal. Had the Blu-ray provided anything more than High Definition, or been a more reasonable price compared to the DVD, it would have been an easier choice. One of them is the DVD Pick of the Week, I just don't know which one. On a side note, there is an immense flood of Blu-ray releases, including a few I thought were coming out previously. More...

International Details - No Foolin'

May 4th, 2008

Fool's Gold opened in a trio of major markets and that helped the film climb into sixth place with $4.93 million on 1809 screens in 39 markets for a total of $26.30 million. The film did relatively well in Spain with $1.03 million on 272 screens and in Germany with $934,000 on 254 screens while earning second place in both markets. On the other hand, it bombed in Italy with just $516,000 on 232 screens landing in sixth place. Overall, it was better than the film's average so far, but not nearly enough to recover from its previous troubles. It should hit $100 million worldwide this weekend, but that's not much compared to its domestic run, nor compared to its production budget. More...

International Details - 10,000 Scores a Solid Sixth Place

April 13th, 2008

No new openings left 10,000 B.C. tumbling from second to sixth, but it still pulled in $5.83 million on 4302 screens in 61 markets for a total of $155.16 million. This is substantially more than it made stateside while it is about a week away from $250 million worldwide. More...

International Details - Step Up Falls Down and Out of the Top Five

April 6th, 2008

Step Up 2 The Streets fell more than 40% last weekend while dropping out of the top five. This was mainly due to the lack of major openings, while its holdover results were merely average. In the U.K. it was down 42% to $2.74 million on 351 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.32 million and in Australia it was down 44% to $1.31 million on 188 screens lifting its total to $5.10 million after two. Overall it added $7.38 million on 1615 screens in 27 markets for a total of $53.21 million, which was enough to lift its worldwide total to more than $100 million. More...

International Details - Race to the Top Ends Short

March 30th, 2008

The latest Indian movie to be released on the worldwide stage was Race, which earned $9.90 million on 1212 screens in 16 markets placing sixth on the international charts. It did very well in India, but exact numbers were not released. More...

International Details - Men Still Not Getting Old

March 23rd, 2008

No Country For Old Men remained in sixth place with $4.92 million on 1660 screens in 44 markets for a total of $68.25 million. The film ended its international run in Japan where it earned $492,000 on 41, but it missed the top ten there. Perhaps it can expand there. More...

International Details - Dozens of Countries for Old Men

March 16th, 2008

No Country For Old Men slipped out of the top five but still added $7.07 million on 1881 screens in 47 markets for a total of $60.56 million. It is on track to top its domestic box office shortly, which would give it $150 million worldwide. More...

International Details - International Auds Meet the Spartans

March 9th, 2008

Meet the Spartans made its first major push into the international market this past weekend earning sixth place with $7.94 million on 1653 screens in 14 markets for an early total of $12.90 million. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it scored second place with $3.01 million on 304 screens, however, it earned first place in both Mexico with $1.35 million on 543 screens and in Australia with $1.29 million on 211 screens. On the other hand, it fell by 59% during its second weekend in Russia pulling in $526,000 on 275 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.27 million after two. More...

Super Bowl Weekend Offers a Number of Surprises

February 5th, 2008

The New York Giants stopped the Patriots from completing a perfect season. However, from where I'm sitting, this isn't the biggest news of the weekend. Multiple records were broken by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour. This helped the overall box office hit $128 million over the weekend, which is down 10% from last weekend, but this is reasonable considering this is a post-holiday weekend and Super Bowl Weekend. More importantly, the overall box office was up 40% from the same weekend in 2007, and 2008 is off to an early 16% lead from last year. More...

Hannah Headed for the Top

February 1st, 2008

February starts off with what could be the most unlikely of box office hits in Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour. It isn't the only new release this week, but it is looking very likely that it will be the strongest. Granted, a lot of this has to due with Super Bowl Sunday, which siphons off a lot of potential moviegoers, especially the younger male demographic. More...

Spartans Too Much for Rambo

January 29th, 2008

We are one month into 2008 and so far there are a lot more positives than negatives at the box office. On the negative side, the box office was down 7% from last weekend to $144 million. But on the positive side, that was an increase of 21% from the same weekend last year and year-to-date 2008 has a 16% lead on 2007. Granted, it is early and it is unlikely the box office will remain this hot for long, but it is still good news. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of January 25, 2008

January 26th, 2008

The last week in January isn't a great time to release a movie, and the quality of the sites reflects this. That said, the best of this week's list, Rambo - Official Site - is worthy of recognition and the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Rambo and Cloverfield Fight for Top Spot

January 24th, 2008

It's the final weekend in January and so far the month has been stronger than expected. Hopefully that will continue this weekend, and at the very least there should be a good battle at the top between, Rambo and Cloverfield. More...

2008 Preview: January

January 1st, 2008

It's the beginning of a new month, and a new year. This new beginning brings with it a sense of hope and exhilaration for many people, but this does not extend into the movie world. January is dominated by films from last year. Not only are holdovers going to overwhelm new releases at the box office for the next couple weeks, but with the award season heating up, most buzz is about who will win what. In fact, only Cloverfield seems to be able to rise above the award season buzz, but this is not a sure sign that the film will survive at the box office. More...

Cast Updates - December 20, 2007

December 20th, 2007

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

New Movie US Release Dates - December 8, 2007

December 8th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hellraiser, Soul Men, Motel Hell and more! More...

Cast Updates - November 15, 2007

November 15th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Cirque du Freak, Max Payne, Star Trek XI, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - November 13, 2007

November 13th, 2007

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,421 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,861 $57,403,770
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,899 $38,233,676
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 74 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,029 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 959 $38,233,676
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $38,233,676

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2008 1 $18,505,530   2,605 $7,104   $18,505,530 1
Feb 1, 2008 4 $7,336,595 -60% 2,643 $2,776   $28,543,340 2
Feb 8, 2008 9 $4,110,561 -44% 2,446 $1,681   $33,950,850 3
Feb 15, 2008 16 $1,564,067 -62% 1,532 $1,021   $36,340,278 4
Feb 22, 2008 27 $447,148 -71% 587 $762   $37,406,218 5
Feb 29, 2008 31 $247,987 -45% 340 $729   $37,751,406 6
Mar 7, 2008 39 $117,855 -52% 204 $578   $37,925,073 7
Mar 14, 2008 47 $58,433 -50% 91 $642   $38,011,770 8
Mar 21, 2008 57 $38,877 -33% 66 $589   $38,077,470 9
Mar 28, 2008 53 $50,574 +30% 72 $702   $38,150,732 10
Apr 4, 2008 70 $22,161 -56% 42 $528   $38,185,300 11
Apr 11, 2008 75 $13,407 -40% 15 $894   $38,205,374 12
Apr 18, 2008 75 $13,040 -3% 16 $815   $38,222,474 13
Apr 25, 2008 92 $7,515 -42% 13 $578   $38,232,624 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 25, 2008 1 $6,877,342     2,605 $2,640   $6,877,342 1
Jan 26, 2008 1 $7,647,828 +11%   2,605 $2,936   $14,525,170 2
Jan 27, 2008 2 $3,980,360 -48%   2,605 $1,528   $18,505,530 3
Jan 28, 2008 3 $877,681 -78%   2,605 $337   $19,383,211 4
Jan 29, 2008 7 $689,425 -21%   2,605 $265   $20,072,636 5
Jan 30, 2008 7 $591,512 -14%   2,605 $227   $20,664,148 6
Jan 31, 2008 7 $542,597 -8%   2,605 $208   $21,206,745 7
Feb 1, 2008 4 $2,421,808 +346% -65% 2,643 $916   $23,628,553 8
Feb 2, 2008 4 $3,688,050 +52% -52% 2,643 $1,395   $27,316,603 9
Feb 3, 2008 5 $1,226,737 -67% -69% 2,643 $464   $28,543,340 10
Feb 4, 2008 10 $375,054 -69% -57% 2,643 $142   $28,918,394 11
Feb 5, 2008 10 $339,257 -10% -51% 2,643 $128   $29,257,651 12
Feb 6, 2008 10 $277,916 -18% -53% 2,643 $105   $29,535,567 13
Feb 7, 2008 10 $304,722 +10% -44% 2,643 $115   $29,840,289 14
Feb 8, 2008 9 $1,171,204 +284% -52% 2,446 $479   $31,011,493 15
Feb 9, 2008 9 $1,920,713 +64% -48% 2,446 $785   $32,932,206 16
Feb 10, 2008 10 $1,018,644 -47% -17% 2,446 $416   $33,950,850 17
Feb 11, 2008 11 $226,280 -78% -40% 2,446 $93   $34,177,130 18
Feb 12, 2008 13 $169,015 -25% -50% 2,446 $69   $34,346,145 19
Feb 13, 2008 14 $161,404 -5% -42% 2,446 $66   $34,507,549 20
Feb 14, 2008 16 $268,662 +66% -12% 1,545 $174   $34,776,211 21
Feb 15, 2008 15 $416,827 +55% -64% 1,532 $272   $35,193,038 22
Feb 16, 2008 15 $660,820 +59% -66% 1,532 $431   $35,853,858 23
Feb 17, 2008 15 $486,420 -26% -52% 1,532 $318   $36,340,278 24
Feb 18, 2008 17 $324,780 -33% +44% 1,532 $212   $36,665,058 25
Feb 19, 2008 17 $103,648 -68% -39% 1,532 $68   $36,768,706 26
Feb 20, 2008 17 $93,439 -10% -42% 1,532 $61   $36,862,145 27
Feb 21, 2008 18 $96,925 +4% -64% 1,532 $63   $36,959,070 28
Feb 22, 2008 - $121,593 +25% -71% 587 $207   $37,080,663 29
Feb 23, 2008 - $209,633 +72% -68% 587 $357   $37,290,296 30
Feb 24, 2008 - $115,922 -45% -76% 587 $197   $37,406,218 31
Feb 25, 2008 - $24,294 -79% -93% 587 $41   $37,430,512 32
Feb 26, 2008 - $24,257 n/c -77% 587 $41   $37,454,769 33
Feb 27, 2008 - $23,361 -4% -75% 587 $40   $37,478,130 34
Feb 28, 2008 - $25,289 +8% -74% 587 $43   $37,503,419 35
Feb 29, 2008 - $72,035 +185% -41% 340 $212   $37,575,454 36
Mar 1, 2008 - $113,225 +57% -46% 340 $333   $37,688,679 37
Mar 2, 2008 - $62,727 -45% -46% 340 $184   $37,751,406 38
Mar 3, 2008 - $14,653 -77% -40% 340 $43   $37,766,059 39
Mar 4, 2008 - $15,818 +8% -35% 340 $47   $37,781,877 40
Mar 5, 2008 - $12,496 -21% -47% 340 $37   $37,794,373 41
Mar 6, 2008 - $12,845 +3% -49% 340 $38   $37,807,218 42
Mar 7, 2008 - $33,087 +158% -54% 204 $162   $37,840,305 43
Mar 8, 2008 - $55,362 +67% -51% 204 $271   $37,895,667 44
Mar 9, 2008 - $29,406 -47% -53% 204 $144   $37,925,073 45
Mar 10, 2008 - $7,074 -76% -52% 204 $35   $37,932,147 46
Mar 11, 2008 - $7,529 +6% -52% 204 $37   $37,939,676 47
Mar 12, 2008 - $6,853 -9% -45% 204 $34   $37,946,529 48
Mar 13, 2008 - $6,808 -1% -47% 204 $33   $37,953,337 49
Mar 14, 2008 - $16,352 +140% -51% 91 $180   $37,969,689 50
Mar 15, 2008 - $25,337 +55% -54% 91 $278   $37,995,026 51
Mar 16, 2008 - $16,744 -34% -43% 91 $184   $38,011,770 52
Mar 17, 2008 - $6,028 -64% -15% 91 $66   $38,017,798 53
Mar 18, 2008 - $6,152 +2% -18% 91 $68   $38,023,950 54
Mar 19, 2008 - $6,465 +5% -6% 91 $71   $38,030,415 55
Mar 20, 2008 - $8,178 +26% +20% 91 $90   $38,038,593 56
Mar 21, 2008 - $14,241 +74% -13% 66 $216   $38,052,834 57
Mar 22, 2008 - $14,739 +3% -42% 66 $223   $38,067,573 58
Mar 23, 2008 - $9,897 -33% -41% 66 $150   $38,077,470 59
Mar 24, 2008 - $7,013 -29% +16% 66 $106   $38,084,483 60
Mar 25, 2008 - $5,359 -24% -13% 66 $81   $38,089,842 61
Mar 26, 2008 - $5,417 +1% -16% 66 $82   $38,095,259 62
Mar 27, 2008 - $4,899 -10% -40% 66 $74   $38,100,158 63
Mar 28, 2008 - $13,302 +172% -7% 66 $202   $38,113,460 64
Mar 29, 2008 - $23,030 +73% +56% 66 $349   $38,136,490 65
Mar 30, 2008 - $14,242 -38% +44% 66 $216   $38,150,732 66
Mar 31, 2008 - $3,137 -78% -55% 66 $48   $38,153,869 67
Apr 1, 2008 - $3,112 -1% -42% 66 $47   $38,156,981 68
Apr 2, 2008 - $2,809 -10% -48% 66 $43   $38,159,790 69
Apr 3, 2008 - $3,349 +19% -32% 66 $51   $38,163,139 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2008 2 $21,206,745   2,605 $8,141   $21,206,745 1
Feb 1, 2008 7 $8,633,544 -59% 2,643 $3,267   $29,840,289 2
Feb 8, 2008 12 $4,935,922 -43% 2,446 $2,018   $34,776,211 3
Feb 15, 2008 17 $2,182,859 -56% 1,532 $1,425   $36,959,070 4
Feb 22, 2008 29 $544,349 -75% 587 $927   $37,503,419 5
Feb 29, 2008 32 $303,799 -44% 340 $894   $37,807,218 6
Mar 7, 2008 39 $146,119 -52% 204 $716   $37,953,337 7
Mar 14, 2008 51 $85,256 -42% 91 $937   $38,038,593 8
Mar 21, 2008 56 $61,565 -28% 66 $933   $38,100,158 9
Mar 28, 2008 56 $62,981 +2% 72 $875   $38,163,139 10
Apr 4, 2008 71 $28,828 -54% 42 $686   $38,191,967 11
Apr 11, 2008 75 $17,467 -39% 15 $1,164   $38,209,434 12
Apr 18, 2008 77 $15,675 -10% 16 $980   $38,225,109 13
Apr 25, 2008 94 $8,567 -45% 13 $659   $38,233,676 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,128 $46,413,155
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $46,413,155
Top 2008 Movies at the International Box Office 73 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,003 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,675 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 766 $46,413,155
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 205 $46,413,155

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,120 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,605 $84,646,831
Top 2008 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 70 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 1,000 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,712 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 323 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900) 825 $84,646,831
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $84,646,831

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 8, 20085246,831 246,831$4,443,970$4,443,9701
Jun 15, 200810112,398-54% 359,229$2,279,431$6,723,4012
Jun 22, 20081547,965-57% 407,194$976,088$7,699,4893
Jun 29, 20082537,002-23% 444,196$737,738$8,437,2274

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