The Watch (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,353,000Details
International Box Office $32,777,045
Worldwide Box Office $67,130,045
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $6,561,726
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,078,598
Total $8,640,324
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Four everyday suburban guys come together to form a neighborhood watch group, but only as an excuse to escape their wives and their humdrum lives, one night a week. When they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood -- and the world -- from total extermination.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,750,297 (37.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,168 opening theaters/3,168 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,615,820

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
August 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Iceland)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
August 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
August 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
Video Release: November 13th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2227, 6/13/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family
Social setting: Alien Invasion
Subgenre: Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, 21 Laps Entertainment, Ingenious Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 3 $12,750,297   3,168 $4,025   $12,750,297 1
Aug 3, 2012 5 $6,527,915 -49% 3,168 $2,061   $25,541,118 2
Aug 10, 2012 10 $2,221,451 -66% 2,463 $902   $31,396,079 3
Aug 17, 2012 21 $502,413 -77% 513 $979   $33,062,599 4
Aug 24, 2012 28 $230,558 -54% 250 $922   $33,465,235 5
Aug 31, 2012 31 $228,206 -1% 195 $1,170   $33,762,406 6
Sep 7, 2012 37 $149,098 -35% 135 $1,104   $33,998,900 7
Sep 14, 2012 43 $87,693 -41% 138 $635   $34,140,115 8
Sep 21, 2012 51 $53,012 -40% 77 $688   $34,232,650 9
Sep 28, 2012 61 $32,946 -38% 46 $716   $34,287,284 10
Oct 5, 2012 54 $29,604 -10% 32 $925   $34,331,905 11
Oct 12, 2012 64 $10,844 -63% 14 $775   $34,350,553 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 27, 2012 3 $4,487,725     3,168 $1,417   $4,487,725 1
Jul 28, 2012 3 $4,706,141 +5%   3,168 $1,486   $9,193,866 2
Jul 29, 2012 3 $3,556,431 -24%   3,168 $1,123   $12,750,297 3
Jul 30, 2012 3 $1,588,869 -55%   3,168 $502   $14,339,166 4
Jul 31, 2012 4 $1,885,126 +19%   3,168 $595   $16,224,292 5
Aug 1, 2012 3 $1,458,441 -23%   3,168 $460   $17,682,733 6
Aug 2, 2012 4 $1,330,470 -9%   3,168 $420   $19,013,203 7
Aug 3, 2012 5 $1,929,478 +45% -57% 3,168 $609   $20,942,681 8
Aug 4, 2012 5 $2,548,531 +32% -46% 3,168 $804   $23,491,212 9
Aug 5, 2012 5 $2,049,906 -20% -42% 3,168 $647   $25,541,118 10
Aug 6, 2012 5 $972,783 -53% -39% 3,168 $307   $26,513,901 11
Aug 7, 2012 6 $1,092,937 +12% -42% 3,168 $345   $27,606,838 12
Aug 8, 2012 6 $816,866 -25% -44% 3,168 $258   $28,423,704 13
Aug 9, 2012 7 $750,924 -8% -44% 3,168 $237   $29,174,628 14
Aug 10, 2012 10 $689,097 -8% -64% 2,463 $280   $29,863,725 15
Aug 11, 2012 10 $887,050 +29% -65% 2,463 $360   $30,750,775 16
Aug 12, 2012 10 $645,304 -27% -69% 2,463 $262   $31,396,079 17
Aug 13, 2012 10 $306,746 -52% -68% 2,463 $125   $31,702,825 18
Aug 14, 2012 11 $368,746 +20% -66% 2,463 $150   $32,071,571 19
Aug 15, 2012 12 $254,967 -31% -69% 2,008 $127   $32,326,538 20
Aug 16, 2012 12 $233,648 -8% -69% 2,008 $116   $32,560,186 21
Aug 17, 2012 - $164,775 -29% -76% 513 $321   $32,724,961 22
Aug 18, 2012 - $216,813 +32% -76% 513 $423   $32,941,774 23
Aug 19, 2012 - $120,825 -44% -81% 513 $236   $33,062,599 24
Aug 20, 2012 - $49,583 -59% -84% 513 $97   $33,112,182 25
Aug 21, 2012 - $56,493 +14% -85% 513 $110   $33,168,675 26
Aug 22, 2012 - $31,865 -44% -88% 395 $81   $33,200,540 27
Aug 23, 2012 - $34,137 +7% -85% 395 $86   $33,234,677 28
Aug 24, 2012 - $70,827 +107% -57% 250 $283   $33,305,504 29
Aug 25, 2012 - $108,342 +53% -50% 250 $433   $33,413,846 30
Aug 26, 2012 - $51,389 -53% -57% 250 $206   $33,465,235 31
Aug 27, 2012 - $18,094 -65% -64% 250 $72   $33,483,329 32
Aug 28, 2012 - $18,983 +5% -66% 250 $76   $33,502,312 33
Aug 29, 2012 - $15,867 -16% -50% 250 $63   $33,518,179 34
Aug 30, 2012 - $16,021 +1% -53% 250 $64   $33,534,200 35
Aug 31, 2012 - $51,306 +220% -28% 195 $263   $33,585,506 36
Sep 1, 2012 - $85,456 +67% -21% 195 $438   $33,670,962 37
Sep 2, 2012 - $91,444 +7% +78% 195 $469   $33,762,406 38
Sep 3, 2012 - $42,777 -53% +136% 195 $219   $33,805,183 39
Sep 4, 2012 - $15,768 -63% -17% 195 $81   $33,820,951 40
Sep 5, 2012 - $13,956 -11% -12% 195 $72   $33,834,907 41
Sep 6, 2012 - $14,895 +7% -7% 195 $76   $33,849,802 42
Sep 7, 2012 - $42,978 +189% -16% 135 $318   $33,892,780 43
Sep 8, 2012 - $67,244 +56% -21% 135 $498   $33,960,024 44
Sep 9, 2012 - $38,876 -42% -57% 135 $288   $33,998,900 45
Sep 10, 2012 - $13,323 -66% -69% 135 $99   $34,012,223 46
Sep 11, 2012 - $14,523 +9% -8% 135 $108   $34,026,746 47
Sep 12, 2012 - $13,253 -9% -5% 135 $98   $34,039,999 48
Sep 13, 2012 - $12,423 -6% -17% 135 $92   $34,052,422 49
Sep 14, 2012 - $25,180 +103% -41% 138 $182   $34,077,602 50
Sep 15, 2012 - $36,920 +47% -45% 138 $268   $34,114,522 51
Sep 16, 2012 - $25,593 -31% -34% 138 $185   $34,140,115 52
Sep 17, 2012 - $9,713 -62% -27% 138 $70   $34,149,828 53
Sep 18, 2012 - $11,010 +13% -24% 138 $80   $34,160,838 54
Sep 19, 2012 - $9,564 -13% -28% 138 $69   $34,170,402 55
Sep 20, 2012 - $9,236 -3% -26% 138 $67   $34,179,638 56
Sep 21, 2012 - $14,876 +61% -41% 77 $193   $34,194,514 57
Sep 22, 2012 - $24,620 +66% -33% 77 $320   $34,219,134 58
Sep 23, 2012 - $13,516 -45% -47% 77 $176   $34,232,650 59
Sep 24, 2012 - $5,158 -62% -47% 77 $67   $34,237,808 60
Sep 25, 2012 - $5,648 +9% -49% 77 $73   $34,243,456 61
Sep 26, 2012 - $5,814 +3% -39% 77 $76   $34,249,270 62
Sep 27, 2012 - $5,068 -13% -45% 77 $66   $34,254,338 63
Sep 28, 2012 - $9,238 +82% -38% 46 $201   $34,263,576 64
Sep 29, 2012 - $15,277 +65% -38% 46 $332   $34,278,853 65
Sep 30, 2012 - $8,431 -45% -38% 46 $183   $34,287,284 66
Oct 1, 2012 - $3,868 -54% -25% 46 $84   $34,291,152 67
Oct 2, 2012 - $3,815 -1% -32% 46 $83   $34,294,967 68
Oct 3, 2012 - $3,586 -6% -38% 46 $78   $34,298,553 69
Oct 4, 2012 - $3,748 +5% -26% 46 $81   $34,302,301 70
Oct 5, 2012 - $9,966 +166% +8% 32 $311   $34,312,267 71
Oct 6, 2012 - $13,725 +38% -10% 32 $429   $34,325,992 72
Oct 7, 2012 - $5,913 -57% -30% 32 $185   $34,331,905 73
Oct 8, 2012 - $2,502 -58% -35% 32 $78   $34,334,407 74
Oct 9, 2012 - $2,272 -9% -40% 32 $71   $34,336,679 75
Oct 10, 2012 - $1,717 -24% -52% 32 $54   $34,338,396 76
Oct 11, 2012 - $1,313 -24% -65% 32 $41   $34,339,709 77
Oct 12, 2012 - $4,642 +254% -53% 14 $332   $34,344,351 78
Oct 13, 2012 - $4,146 -11% -70% 14 $296   $34,348,497 79
Oct 14, 2012 - $2,056 -50% -65% 14 $147   $34,350,553 80
Oct 15, 2012 - $726 -65% -71% 14 $52   $34,351,279 81
Oct 16, 2012 - $456 -37% -80% 14 $33   $34,351,735 82
Oct 17, 2012 - $687 +51% -60% 14 $49   $34,352,422 83
Oct 18, 2012 - $578 -16% -56% 14 $41   $34,353,000 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 3 $19,013,203   3,168 $6,002   $19,013,203 1
Aug 3, 2012 5 $10,161,425 -47% 3,168 $3,208   $29,174,628 2
Aug 10, 2012 11 $3,385,558 -67% 2,008 $1,686   $32,560,186 3
Aug 17, 2012 22 $674,491 -80% 513 $1,315   $33,234,677 4
Aug 24, 2012 31 $299,523 -56% 250 $1,198   $33,534,200 5
Aug 31, 2012 31 $315,602 +5% 195 $1,618   $33,849,802 6
Sep 7, 2012 37 $202,620 -36% 135 $1,501   $34,052,422 7
Sep 14, 2012 44 $127,216 -37% 138 $922   $34,179,638 8
Sep 21, 2012 51 $74,700 -41% 77 $970   $34,254,338 9
Sep 28, 2012 59 $47,963 -36% 46 $1,043   $34,302,301 10
Oct 5, 2012 56 $37,408 -22% 32 $1,169   $34,339,709 11
Oct 12, 2012 74 $13,291 -64% 14 $949   $34,353,000 12

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.


Synopsis

Four everyday suburban guys come together to form a neighborhood watch group, but only as an excuse to escape their wives and their humdrum lives, one night a week. When they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood -- and the world -- from total extermination.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,750,297 (37.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,168 opening theaters/3,168 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,615,820

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
August 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Iceland)
August 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
August 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
August 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
Video Release: November 13th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2227, 6/13/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family
Social setting: Alien Invasion
Subgenre: Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, 21 Laps Entertainment, Ingenious Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 3 $12,750,297   3,168 $4,025   $12,750,297 1
Aug 3, 2012 5 $6,527,915 -49% 3,168 $2,061   $25,541,118 2
Aug 10, 2012 10 $2,221,451 -66% 2,463 $902   $31,396,079 3
Aug 17, 2012 21 $502,413 -77% 513 $979   $33,062,599 4
Aug 24, 2012 28 $230,558 -54% 250 $922   $33,465,235 5
Aug 31, 2012 31 $228,206 -1% 195 $1,170   $33,762,406 6
Sep 7, 2012 37 $149,098 -35% 135 $1,104   $33,998,900 7
Sep 14, 2012 43 $87,693 -41% 138 $635   $34,140,115 8
Sep 21, 2012 51 $53,012 -40% 77 $688   $34,232,650 9
Sep 28, 2012 61 $32,946 -38% 46 $716   $34,287,284 10
Oct 5, 2012 54 $29,604 -10% 32 $925   $34,331,905 11
Oct 12, 2012 64 $10,844 -63% 14 $775   $34,350,553 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 27, 2012 3 $4,487,725     3,168 $1,417   $4,487,725 1
Jul 28, 2012 3 $4,706,141 +5%   3,168 $1,486   $9,193,866 2
Jul 29, 2012 3 $3,556,431 -24%   3,168 $1,123   $12,750,297 3
Jul 30, 2012 3 $1,588,869 -55%   3,168 $502   $14,339,166 4
Jul 31, 2012 4 $1,885,126 +19%   3,168 $595   $16,224,292 5
Aug 1, 2012 3 $1,458,441 -23%   3,168 $460   $17,682,733 6
Aug 2, 2012 4 $1,330,470 -9%   3,168 $420   $19,013,203 7
Aug 3, 2012 5 $1,929,478 +45% -57% 3,168 $609   $20,942,681 8
Aug 4, 2012 5 $2,548,531 +32% -46% 3,168 $804   $23,491,212 9
Aug 5, 2012 5 $2,049,906 -20% -42% 3,168 $647   $25,541,118 10
Aug 6, 2012 5 $972,783 -53% -39% 3,168 $307   $26,513,901 11
Aug 7, 2012 6 $1,092,937 +12% -42% 3,168 $345   $27,606,838 12
Aug 8, 2012 6 $816,866 -25% -44% 3,168 $258   $28,423,704 13
Aug 9, 2012 7 $750,924 -8% -44% 3,168 $237   $29,174,628 14
Aug 10, 2012 10 $689,097 -8% -64% 2,463 $280   $29,863,725 15
Aug 11, 2012 10 $887,050 +29% -65% 2,463 $360   $30,750,775 16
Aug 12, 2012 10 $645,304 -27% -69% 2,463 $262   $31,396,079 17
Aug 13, 2012 10 $306,746 -52% -68% 2,463 $125   $31,702,825 18
Aug 14, 2012 11 $368,746 +20% -66% 2,463 $150   $32,071,571 19
Aug 15, 2012 12 $254,967 -31% -69% 2,008 $127   $32,326,538 20
Aug 16, 2012 12 $233,648 -8% -69% 2,008 $116   $32,560,186 21
Aug 17, 2012 - $164,775 -29% -76% 513 $321   $32,724,961 22
Aug 18, 2012 - $216,813 +32% -76% 513 $423   $32,941,774 23
Aug 19, 2012 - $120,825 -44% -81% 513 $236   $33,062,599 24
Aug 20, 2012 - $49,583 -59% -84% 513 $97   $33,112,182 25
Aug 21, 2012 - $56,493 +14% -85% 513 $110   $33,168,675 26
Aug 22, 2012 - $31,865 -44% -88% 395 $81   $33,200,540 27
Aug 23, 2012 - $34,137 +7% -85% 395 $86   $33,234,677 28
Aug 24, 2012 - $70,827 +107% -57% 250 $283   $33,305,504 29
Aug 25, 2012 - $108,342 +53% -50% 250 $433   $33,413,846 30
Aug 26, 2012 - $51,389 -53% -57% 250 $206   $33,465,235 31
Aug 27, 2012 - $18,094 -65% -64% 250 $72   $33,483,329 32
Aug 28, 2012 - $18,983 +5% -66% 250 $76   $33,502,312 33
Aug 29, 2012 - $15,867 -16% -50% 250 $63   $33,518,179 34
Aug 30, 2012 - $16,021 +1% -53% 250 $64   $33,534,200 35
Aug 31, 2012 - $51,306 +220% -28% 195 $263   $33,585,506 36
Sep 1, 2012 - $85,456 +67% -21% 195 $438   $33,670,962 37
Sep 2, 2012 - $91,444 +7% +78% 195 $469   $33,762,406 38
Sep 3, 2012 - $42,777 -53% +136% 195 $219   $33,805,183 39
Sep 4, 2012 - $15,768 -63% -17% 195 $81   $33,820,951 40
Sep 5, 2012 - $13,956 -11% -12% 195 $72   $33,834,907 41
Sep 6, 2012 - $14,895 +7% -7% 195 $76   $33,849,802 42
Sep 7, 2012 - $42,978 +189% -16% 135 $318   $33,892,780 43
Sep 8, 2012 - $67,244 +56% -21% 135 $498   $33,960,024 44
Sep 9, 2012 - $38,876 -42% -57% 135 $288   $33,998,900 45
Sep 10, 2012 - $13,323 -66% -69% 135 $99   $34,012,223 46
Sep 11, 2012 - $14,523 +9% -8% 135 $108   $34,026,746 47
Sep 12, 2012 - $13,253 -9% -5% 135 $98   $34,039,999 48
Sep 13, 2012 - $12,423 -6% -17% 135 $92   $34,052,422 49
Sep 14, 2012 - $25,180 +103% -41% 138 $182   $34,077,602 50
Sep 15, 2012 - $36,920 +47% -45% 138 $268   $34,114,522 51
Sep 16, 2012 - $25,593 -31% -34% 138 $185   $34,140,115 52
Sep 17, 2012 - $9,713 -62% -27% 138 $70   $34,149,828 53
Sep 18, 2012 - $11,010 +13% -24% 138 $80   $34,160,838 54
Sep 19, 2012 - $9,564 -13% -28% 138 $69   $34,170,402 55
Sep 20, 2012 - $9,236 -3% -26% 138 $67   $34,179,638 56
Sep 21, 2012 - $14,876 +61% -41% 77 $193   $34,194,514 57
Sep 22, 2012 - $24,620 +66% -33% 77 $320   $34,219,134 58
Sep 23, 2012 - $13,516 -45% -47% 77 $176   $34,232,650 59
Sep 24, 2012 - $5,158 -62% -47% 77 $67   $34,237,808 60
Sep 25, 2012 - $5,648 +9% -49% 77 $73   $34,243,456 61
Sep 26, 2012 - $5,814 +3% -39% 77 $76   $34,249,270 62
Sep 27, 2012 - $5,068 -13% -45% 77 $66   $34,254,338 63
Sep 28, 2012 - $9,238 +82% -38% 46 $201   $34,263,576 64
Sep 29, 2012 - $15,277 +65% -38% 46 $332   $34,278,853 65
Sep 30, 2012 - $8,431 -45% -38% 46 $183   $34,287,284 66
Oct 1, 2012 - $3,868 -54% -25% 46 $84   $34,291,152 67
Oct 2, 2012 - $3,815 -1% -32% 46 $83   $34,294,967 68
Oct 3, 2012 - $3,586 -6% -38% 46 $78   $34,298,553 69
Oct 4, 2012 - $3,748 +5% -26% 46 $81   $34,302,301 70
Oct 5, 2012 - $9,966 +166% +8% 32 $311   $34,312,267 71
Oct 6, 2012 - $13,725 +38% -10% 32 $429   $34,325,992 72
Oct 7, 2012 - $5,913 -57% -30% 32 $185   $34,331,905 73
Oct 8, 2012 - $2,502 -58% -35% 32 $78   $34,334,407 74
Oct 9, 2012 - $2,272 -9% -40% 32 $71   $34,336,679 75
Oct 10, 2012 - $1,717 -24% -52% 32 $54   $34,338,396 76
Oct 11, 2012 - $1,313 -24% -65% 32 $41   $34,339,709 77
Oct 12, 2012 - $4,642 +254% -53% 14 $332   $34,344,351 78
Oct 13, 2012 - $4,146 -11% -70% 14 $296   $34,348,497 79
Oct 14, 2012 - $2,056 -50% -65% 14 $147   $34,350,553 80
Oct 15, 2012 - $726 -65% -71% 14 $52   $34,351,279 81
Oct 16, 2012 - $456 -37% -80% 14 $33   $34,351,735 82
Oct 17, 2012 - $687 +51% -60% 14 $49   $34,352,422 83
Oct 18, 2012 - $578 -16% -56% 14 $41   $34,353,000 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 3 $19,013,203   3,168 $6,002   $19,013,203 1
Aug 3, 2012 5 $10,161,425 -47% 3,168 $3,208   $29,174,628 2
Aug 10, 2012 11 $3,385,558 -67% 2,008 $1,686   $32,560,186 3
Aug 17, 2012 22 $674,491 -80% 513 $1,315   $33,234,677 4
Aug 24, 2012 31 $299,523 -56% 250 $1,198   $33,534,200 5
Aug 31, 2012 31 $315,602 +5% 195 $1,618   $33,849,802 6
Sep 7, 2012 37 $202,620 -36% 135 $1,501   $34,052,422 7
Sep 14, 2012 44 $127,216 -37% 138 $922   $34,179,638 8
Sep 21, 2012 51 $74,700 -41% 77 $970   $34,254,338 9
Sep 28, 2012 59 $47,963 -36% 46 $1,043   $34,302,301 10
Oct 5, 2012 56 $37,408 -22% 32 $1,169   $34,339,709 11
Oct 12, 2012 74 $13,291 -64% 14 $949   $34,353,000 12

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.