Witless Protection (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,151,836Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $15,098,654 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $15,098,654
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,116,692 (51.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,333 opening theaters/1,354 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,233,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,934 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,700 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,400 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,153 $4,151,836

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 22nd, 2008 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: June 10th, 2008 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Soul Food
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Keywords: Corrupt Cops, Mafia, Crime Comedy, Famously Bad, FBI, Witness Tampering
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Parallel Films, Shaler Entertainment, Samwilla
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,934 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,621 $6,233,535
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,124 $4,151,836
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 176 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,563 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,206 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,668 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,400 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,076 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $4,151,836

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2008 13 $2,116,692   1,333 $1,588   $2,116,692 1
Feb 29, 2008 16 $977,581 -54% 1,354 $722   $3,485,150 2
Mar 7, 2008 28 $251,818 -74% 506 $498   $3,974,732 3
Mar 14, 2008 40 $87,652 -65% 196 $447   $4,131,640 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 22, 2008 11 $667,018     1,333 $500   $667,018 1
Feb 23, 2008 13 $978,943 +47%   1,333 $734   $1,645,961 2
Feb 24, 2008 14 $470,731 -52%   1,333 $353   $2,116,692 3
Feb 25, 2008 15 $96,939 -79%   1,333 $73   $2,213,631 4
Feb 26, 2008 15 $98,910 +2%   1,333 $74   $2,312,541 5
Feb 27, 2008 15 $98,981 n/c   1,333 $74   $2,411,522 6
Feb 28, 2008 15 $96,047 -3%   1,333 $72   $2,507,569 7
Feb 29, 2008 16 $286,825 +199% -57% 1,354 $212   $2,794,394 8
Mar 1, 2008 16 $468,349 +63% -52% 1,354 $346   $3,262,743 9
Mar 2, 2008 18 $222,407 -53% -53% 1,354 $164   $3,485,150 10
Mar 3, 2008 - $57,186 -74% -41% 1,354 $42   $3,542,336 11
Mar 4, 2008 18 $60,672 +6% -39% 1,354 $45   $3,603,008 12
Mar 5, 2008 18 $58,710 -3% -41% 1,354 $43   $3,661,718 13
Mar 6, 2008 18 $61,196 +4% -36% 1,354 $45   $3,722,914 14
Mar 7, 2008 - $73,802 +21% -74% 506 $146   $3,796,716 15
Mar 8, 2008 - $122,274 +66% -74% 506 $242   $3,918,990 16
Mar 9, 2008 - $55,742 -54% -75% 506 $110   $3,974,732 17
Mar 10, 2008 - $15,806 -72% -72% 506 $31   $3,990,538 18

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2008 14 $2,507,569   1,333 $1,881   $2,507,569 1
Feb 29, 2008 16 $1,215,345 -52% 1,354 $898   $3,722,914 2
Mar 7, 2008 30 $321,074 -74% 506 $635   $4,043,988 3
Mar 14, 2008 46 $107,848 -66% 196 $550   $4,151,836 4

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 15, 20084272,121 272,121$5,094,105$5,094,1051
Jun 22, 2008994,103-65% 366,224$1,861,357$6,955,4622
Jun 29, 20082437,858-60% 404,082$773,920$7,729,3823
Jul 6, 20082430,359-20% 434,441$663,456$8,392,8384

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.

Uncategorized

Eric Roberts    Wilford Duvall
Ivana Milicevic    Madeleine
Dan Whitney    Deputy Larry Stalder
Joe Mantegna    Dr. Rondog 'Doc' Savage
Yaphet Kotto    Alonzo Mosely
Jenny McCarthy    Connie
Peter Stormare    Arthur Grimsley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Robert Carner    Director
Charles Robert Carner    Screenwriter
Charles Robert Carner    Story Creator
Alan C. Blomquist    Story Creator

DVD Sales - A New Day on the Sales Chart

June 23rd, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart this week, taking four of the top five spots. That included The Bucket List, which earned first place with 1.10 million units sold and $17.98 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Jump to the Top

June 23rd, 2008

The top three rentals this week were all new releases, including Jumper, which landed in first place. More...

DVD Releases for June 10, 2008 - Part II

June 10th, 2008

A rain-delayed DVD Report this week. (We didn't have any flooding, nor was there any real wind damage, but the weather was severe enough to disrupt power at times and my internet connection was not as solid as it should be making working online nearly impossible at times.) It wouldn't have been too bad, but there's a massive list of releases this week, so many in fact, that I had to split the list into two. There aren't many first run releases, and nothing stands out as a must-have, or even a solid purchase. There are some contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, but to find them you have to head over to the TV on DVD department (Army Wives - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon), the limited releases market (The Grand - Buy from Amazon), the classics category (High Noon - Buy from Amazon) or the foreign flicks (Invisible Target - Buy from Amazon). High Noon is the best of the group, but it is a double, or even triple-dip, and that costs it some points. I recommend picking up all four, but for DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with Army Wives - The Complete First Season, which is a bit of a surprise as I didn't think I would enjoy the TV series as much as I did. More...

Semi-Pro Throws Up an Air Ball

March 4th, 2008

Good news, 2008 is still ahead of 2007's pace by a substantial margin. Bad news, the lead is shrinking. Over the past three days, overall box office earnings were $97 million, which was 12% lower than last weekend. More importantly it was 22% lower than the same weekend last year. 2008 still has an 8% lead over last year, $1.54 billion to $1.43 billion, but at this pace, that lead won't last until the end of the month. More...

Point has the (Ad)Vantage

February 25th, 2008

It was a rather predictable weekend with none of the films missing or beating expectations by huge margins. This led to $110 million in overall box office takings, which was down 21% from last weekend and 6% from the same weekend last year. It is not time to panic as 2008 is still leading 2007, but after a couple weeks of declines, the margin has been cut to 9%. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of February 22, 2008

February 23rd, 2008

Only nine movies were releases this week, and there were only six sites to review (not counting the one that crashed my browser). The three other wide releases each had respectable sites, but nothing that is really amazing and the flashier the site, the weakest content. Charlie Bartlett - Official Site was a previous award-winning site, and I see no reason to change that now. More...

Point has a Clear View of First Place

February 21st, 2008

There's only one truly wide release this week, but there are three other films aiming for a spot in the top ten. This means there's not much of a battle for top spot, and there will likely be a sizable drop-off at the box office. And even with last year showing some weakness during the weekend, it is not likely that 2008 will get back to its winning ways. More...

2008 Preview: February

February 1st, 2008

2008 got off to a faster than expected start with January helping the year to a 17.5% lead over 2007. It seems unlikely that February will be able to keep up that pace, but there are still enough releases that most avid moviegoers should find something to get excited about. Granted, this is partially due to the combination of the lead year and February 29th landing on a Friday. This means we have five weekends in February this year, something that only happens approximately once every 28 years, which explains the number of films. More...

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,116,692 (51.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,333 opening theaters/1,354 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,233,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,934 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,700 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,400 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,153 $4,151,836

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 22nd, 2008 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: June 10th, 2008 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Soul Food
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Corrupt Cops, Mafia, Crime Comedy, Famously Bad, FBI, Witness Tampering
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Parallel Films, Shaler Entertainment, Samwilla
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Eric Roberts    Wilford Duvall
Ivana Milicevic    Madeleine
Dan Whitney    Deputy Larry Stalder
Joe Mantegna    Dr. Rondog 'Doc' Savage
Yaphet Kotto    Alonzo Mosely
Jenny McCarthy    Connie
Peter Stormare    Arthur Grimsley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Robert Carner    Director
Charles Robert Carner    Screenwriter
Charles Robert Carner    Story Creator
Alan C. Blomquist    Story Creator

DVD Sales - A New Day on the Sales Chart

June 23rd, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart this week, taking four of the top five spots. That included The Bucket List, which earned first place with 1.10 million units sold and $17.98 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Jump to the Top

June 23rd, 2008

The top three rentals this week were all new releases, including Jumper, which landed in first place. More...

DVD Releases for June 10, 2008 - Part II

June 10th, 2008

A rain-delayed DVD Report this week. (We didn't have any flooding, nor was there any real wind damage, but the weather was severe enough to disrupt power at times and my internet connection was not as solid as it should be making working online nearly impossible at times.) It wouldn't have been too bad, but there's a massive list of releases this week, so many in fact, that I had to split the list into two. There aren't many first run releases, and nothing stands out as a must-have, or even a solid purchase. There are some contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, but to find them you have to head over to the TV on DVD department (Army Wives - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon), the limited releases market (The Grand - Buy from Amazon), the classics category (High Noon - Buy from Amazon) or the foreign flicks (Invisible Target - Buy from Amazon). High Noon is the best of the group, but it is a double, or even triple-dip, and that costs it some points. I recommend picking up all four, but for DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with Army Wives - The Complete First Season, which is a bit of a surprise as I didn't think I would enjoy the TV series as much as I did. More...

Semi-Pro Throws Up an Air Ball

March 4th, 2008

Good news, 2008 is still ahead of 2007's pace by a substantial margin. Bad news, the lead is shrinking. Over the past three days, overall box office earnings were $97 million, which was 12% lower than last weekend. More importantly it was 22% lower than the same weekend last year. 2008 still has an 8% lead over last year, $1.54 billion to $1.43 billion, but at this pace, that lead won't last until the end of the month. More...

Point has the (Ad)Vantage

February 25th, 2008

It was a rather predictable weekend with none of the films missing or beating expectations by huge margins. This led to $110 million in overall box office takings, which was down 21% from last weekend and 6% from the same weekend last year. It is not time to panic as 2008 is still leading 2007, but after a couple weeks of declines, the margin has been cut to 9%. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of February 22, 2008

February 23rd, 2008

Only nine movies were releases this week, and there were only six sites to review (not counting the one that crashed my browser). The three other wide releases each had respectable sites, but nothing that is really amazing and the flashier the site, the weakest content. Charlie Bartlett - Official Site was a previous award-winning site, and I see no reason to change that now. More...

Point has a Clear View of First Place

February 21st, 2008

There's only one truly wide release this week, but there are three other films aiming for a spot in the top ten. This means there's not much of a battle for top spot, and there will likely be a sizable drop-off at the box office. And even with last year showing some weakness during the weekend, it is not likely that 2008 will get back to its winning ways. More...

2008 Preview: February

February 1st, 2008

2008 got off to a faster than expected start with January helping the year to a 17.5% lead over 2007. It seems unlikely that February will be able to keep up that pace, but there are still enough releases that most avid moviegoers should find something to get excited about. Granted, this is partially due to the combination of the lead year and February 29th landing on a Friday. This means we have five weekends in February this year, something that only happens approximately once every 28 years, which explains the number of films. More...

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December 27th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Fly Me To the Moon, Justice League, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 18, 2007

October 18th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Miracle at St. Ana's, Star Trek XI, Wolverine, and more! More...

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October 16th, 2007

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

New Movie US Release Dates - October 14, 2007

October 14th, 2007

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,934 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,621 $6,233,535
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,124 $4,151,836
Top 2008 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 176 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,563 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,206 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,668 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,400 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,076 $4,151,836
All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $4,151,836

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2008 13 $2,116,692   1,333 $1,588   $2,116,692 1
Feb 29, 2008 16 $977,581 -54% 1,354 $722   $3,485,150 2
Mar 7, 2008 28 $251,818 -74% 506 $498   $3,974,732 3
Mar 14, 2008 40 $87,652 -65% 196 $447   $4,131,640 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 22, 2008 11 $667,018     1,333 $500   $667,018 1
Feb 23, 2008 13 $978,943 +47%   1,333 $734   $1,645,961 2
Feb 24, 2008 14 $470,731 -52%   1,333 $353   $2,116,692 3
Feb 25, 2008 15 $96,939 -79%   1,333 $73   $2,213,631 4
Feb 26, 2008 15 $98,910 +2%   1,333 $74   $2,312,541 5
Feb 27, 2008 15 $98,981 n/c   1,333 $74   $2,411,522 6
Feb 28, 2008 15 $96,047 -3%   1,333 $72   $2,507,569 7
Feb 29, 2008 16 $286,825 +199% -57% 1,354 $212   $2,794,394 8
Mar 1, 2008 16 $468,349 +63% -52% 1,354 $346   $3,262,743 9
Mar 2, 2008 18 $222,407 -53% -53% 1,354 $164   $3,485,150 10
Mar 3, 2008 - $57,186 -74% -41% 1,354 $42   $3,542,336 11
Mar 4, 2008 18 $60,672 +6% -39% 1,354 $45   $3,603,008 12
Mar 5, 2008 18 $58,710 -3% -41% 1,354 $43   $3,661,718 13
Mar 6, 2008 18 $61,196 +4% -36% 1,354 $45   $3,722,914 14
Mar 7, 2008 - $73,802 +21% -74% 506 $146   $3,796,716 15
Mar 8, 2008 - $122,274 +66% -74% 506 $242   $3,918,990 16
Mar 9, 2008 - $55,742 -54% -75% 506 $110   $3,974,732 17
Mar 10, 2008 - $15,806 -72% -72% 506 $31   $3,990,538 18

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2008 14 $2,507,569   1,333 $1,881   $2,507,569 1
Feb 29, 2008 16 $1,215,345 -52% 1,354 $898   $3,722,914 2
Mar 7, 2008 30 $321,074 -74% 506 $635   $4,043,988 3
Mar 14, 2008 46 $107,848 -66% 196 $550   $4,151,836 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,700 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,567 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,745 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,226 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,713 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,153 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,292 $4,151,836
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $4,151,836

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 15, 20084272,121 272,121$5,094,105$5,094,1051
Jun 22, 2008994,103-65% 366,224$1,861,357$6,955,4622
Jun 29, 20082437,858-60% 404,082$773,920$7,729,3823
Jul 6, 20082430,359-20% 434,441$663,456$8,392,8384

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.