Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200)	102	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	593	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900)	887	$167,854,809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	372	$123,477,607
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	22	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300)	244	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	93	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	109	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies	4	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200)	157	$123,477,607
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	77	$123,477,607

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Mar 4, 2011	1	$38,079,323		3,917	$9,722	$38,079,323	1
Mar 11, 2011	2	$22,602,847	-41%	3,923	$5,762	$68,206,101	2
Mar 18, 2011	2	$15,076,575	-33%	3,843	$3,923	$92,338,691	3
Mar 25, 2011	5	$9,772,822	-35%	3,645	$2,681	$106,335,987	4
Apr 1, 2011	8	$4,505,572	-54%	3,134	$1,438	$113,728,874	5
Apr 8, 2011	11	$2,301,507	-49%	2,007	$1,147	$117,532,400	6
Apr 15, 2011	17	$715,526	-69%	976	$733	$118,775,731	7
Apr 22, 2011	21	$386,224	-46%	557	$693	$119,522,471	8
Apr 29, 2011	28	$253,026	-34%	277	$913	$119,931,720	9
May 6, 2011	22	$434,354	+72%	277	$1,568	$120,426,213	10
May 13, 2011	28	$258,083	-41%	216	$1,195	$120,760,017	11
May 20, 2011	19	$395,085	+53%	302	$1,308	$121,211,948	12
May 27, 2011	16	$359,511	-9%	280	$1,284	$121,715,382	13
Jun 3, 2011	17	$239,040	-34%	254	$941	$122,152,494	14
Jun 10, 2011	21	$176,672	-26%	220	$803	$122,474,579	15
Jun 17, 2011	26	$148,063	-16%	188	$788	$122,751,081	16
Jun 24, 2011	29	$116,786	-21%	156	$749	$123,010,655	17
Jul 1, 2011	33	$91,425	-22%	117	$781	$123,188,232	18

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Mar 4, 2011	1	$9,608,091			3,917	$2,453	$9,608,091	1
Mar 5, 2011	1	$16,602,375	+73%		3,917	$4,239	$26,210,466	2
Mar 6, 2011	1	$11,868,857	-29%		3,917	$3,030	$38,079,323	3
Mar 7, 2011	1	$2,110,186	-82%		3,917	$539	$40,189,509	4
Mar 8, 2011	1	$2,021,345	-4%		3,917	$516	$42,210,854	5
Mar 9, 2011	1	$1,626,655	-20%		3,917	$415	$43,837,509	6
Mar 10, 2011	1	$1,765,745	+9%		3,917	$451	$45,603,254	7
Mar 11, 2011	2	$5,418,983	+207%	-44%	3,923	$1,381	$51,022,237	8
Mar 12, 2011	2	$10,150,446	+87%	-39%	3,923	$2,587	$61,172,683	9
Mar 13, 2011	2	$7,033,418	-31%	-41%	3,923	$1,793	$68,206,101	10
Mar 14, 2011	2	$2,294,134	-67%	+9%	3,923	$585	$70,500,235	11
Mar 15, 2011	2	$2,500,245	+9%	+24%	3,923	$637	$73,000,480	12
Mar 16, 2011	2	$2,213,605	-11%	+36%	3,923	$564	$75,214,085	13
Mar 17, 2011	1	$2,048,031	-7%	+16%	3,923	$522	$77,262,116	14
Mar 18, 2011	4	$4,229,239	+107%	-22%	3,843	$1,101	$81,491,355	15
Mar 19, 2011	2	$6,490,782	+53%	-36%	3,843	$1,689	$87,982,137	16
Mar 20, 2011	2	$4,356,554	-33%	-38%	3,843	$1,134	$92,338,691	17
Mar 21, 2011	4	$1,110,573	-75%	-52%	3,843	$289	$93,449,264	18
Mar 22, 2011	5	$1,087,093	-2%	-57%	3,843	$283	$94,536,357	19
Mar 23, 2011	4	$981,013	-10%	-56%	3,843	$255	$95,517,370	20
Mar 24, 2011	3	$1,045,795	+7%	-49%	3,843	$272	$96,563,165	21
Mar 25, 2011	5	$2,428,147	+132%	-43%	3,645	$666	$98,991,312	22
Mar 26, 2011	5	$4,393,865	+81%	-32%	3,645	$1,205	$103,385,177	23
Mar 27, 2011	4	$2,950,810	-33%	-32%	3,645	$810	$106,335,987	24
Mar 28, 2011	5	$745,597	-75%	-33%	3,645	$205	$107,081,584	25
Mar 29, 2011	5	$735,003	-1%	-32%	3,645	$202	$107,816,587	26
Mar 30, 2011	5	$681,392	-7%	-31%	3,645	$187	$108,497,979	27
Mar 31, 2011	5	$725,323	+6%	-31%	3,645	$199	$109,223,302	28
Apr 1, 2011	9	$1,265,555	+74%	-48%	3,134	$404	$110,488,857	29
Apr 2, 2011	8	$1,980,659	+57%	-55%	3,134	$632	$112,469,516	30
Apr 3, 2011	8	$1,259,358	-36%	-57%	3,134	$402	$113,728,874	31
Apr 4, 2011	9	$353,544	-72%	-53%	3,134	$113	$114,082,418	32
Apr 5, 2011	9	$430,335	+22%	-41%	3,134	$137	$114,512,753	33
Apr 6, 2011	8	$352,279	-18%	-48%	3,134	$112	$114,865,032	34
Apr 7, 2011	8	$365,861	+4%	-50%	3,134	$117	$115,230,893	35
Apr 8, 2011	12	$608,503	+66%	-52%	2,007	$303	$115,839,396	36
Apr 9, 2011	11	$1,043,277	+71%	-47%	2,007	$520	$116,882,673	37
Apr 10, 2011	11	$649,727	-38%	-48%	2,007	$324	$117,532,400	38
Apr 11, 2011	13	$126,838	-80%	-64%	2,007	$63	$117,659,238	39
Apr 12, 2011	13	$137,879	+9%	-68%	2,007	$69	$117,797,117	40
Apr 13, 2011	12	$130,507	-5%	-63%	2,007	$65	$117,927,624	41
Apr 14, 2011	13	$132,581	+2%	-64%	2,007	$66	$118,060,205	42
Apr 15, 2011	-	$166,447	+26%	-73%	976	$171	$118,226,652	43
Apr 16, 2011	-	$337,681	+103%	-68%	976	$346	$118,564,333	44
Apr 17, 2011	-	$211,398	-37%	-67%	976	$217	$118,775,731	45
Apr 18, 2011	-	$75,392	-64%	-41%	976	$77	$118,851,123	46
Apr 19, 2011	-	$92,371	+23%	-33%	976	$95	$118,943,494	47
Apr 20, 2011	-	$91,470	-1%	-30%	976	$94	$119,034,964	48
Apr 21, 2011	-	$101,283	+11%	-24%	976	$104	$119,136,247	49
Apr 22, 2011	-	$144,692	+43%	-13%	557	$260	$119,280,939	50
Apr 23, 2011	-	$148,748	+3%	-56%	557	$267	$119,429,687	51
Apr 24, 2011	-	$92,784	-38%	-56%	557	$167	$119,522,471	52
Apr 25, 2011	-	$58,460	-37%	-22%	557	$105	$119,580,931	53
Apr 26, 2011	-	$34,228	-41%	-63%	557	$61	$119,615,159	54
Apr 27, 2011	-	$30,144	-12%	-67%	557	$54	$119,645,303	55
Apr 28, 2011	-	$33,391	+11%	-67%	557	$60	$119,678,694	56
Apr 29, 2011	-	$69,577	+108%	-52%	277	$251	$119,748,271	57
Apr 30, 2011	-	$120,244	+73%	-19%	277	$434	$119,868,515	58
May 1, 2011	-	$63,205	-47%	-32%	277	$228	$119,931,720	59
May 2, 2011	-	$15,009	-76%	-74%	277	$54	$119,946,729	60
May 3, 2011	-	$16,884	+12%	-51%	277	$61	$119,963,613	61
May 4, 2011	-	$15,045	-11%	-50%	277	$54	$119,978,658	62
May 5, 2011	-	$13,201	-12%	-60%	277	$48	$119,991,859	63
May 6, 2011	-	$146,108	+1,007%	+110%	277	$527	$120,137,967	64
May 7, 2011	-	$203,668	+39%	+69%	277	$735	$120,341,635	65
May 8, 2011	-	$84,578	-58%	+34%	277	$305	$120,426,213	66
May 9, 2011	-	$17,024	-80%	+13%	277	$61	$120,443,237	67
May 10, 2011	-	$20,266	+19%	+20%	277	$73	$120,463,503	68
May 11, 2011	-	$18,038	-11%	+20%	277	$65	$120,481,541	69
May 12, 2011	-	$20,393	+13%	+54%	277	$74	$120,501,934	70
May 13, 2011	-	$86,022	+322%	-41%	216	$398	$120,587,956	71
May 14, 2011	-	$115,347	+34%	-43%	216	$534	$120,703,303	72
May 15, 2011	-	$56,714	-51%	-33%	216	$263	$120,760,017	73
May 16, 2011	-	$11,847	-79%	-30%	216	$55	$120,771,864	74
May 17, 2011	-	$15,329	+29%	-24%	216	$71	$120,787,193	75
May 18, 2011	-	$12,993	-15%	-28%	216	$60	$120,800,186	76
May 19, 2011	-	$16,677	+28%	-18%	216	$77	$120,816,863	77
May 20, 2011	-	$100,611	+503%	+17%	302	$333	$120,917,474	78
May 21, 2011	-	$174,182	+73%	+51%	302	$577	$121,091,656	79
May 22, 2011	-	$120,292	-31%	+112%	302	$398	$121,211,948	80
May 23, 2011	-	$38,076	-68%	+221%	302	$126	$121,250,024	81
May 24, 2011	-	$35,407	-7%	+131%	302	$117	$121,285,431	82
May 25, 2011	-	$34,052	-4%	+162%	302	$113	$121,319,483	83
May 26, 2011	-	$36,388	+7%	+118%	302	$120	$121,355,871	84
May 27, 2011	-	$90,621	+149%	-10%	280	$324	$121,446,492	85
May 28, 2011	-	$143,379	+58%	-18%	280	$512	$121,589,871	86
May 29, 2011	-	$125,511	-12%	+4%	280	$448	$121,715,382	87
May 30, 2011	17	$96,150	-23%	+153%	280	$343	$121,811,532	88
May 31, 2011	-	$33,182	-65%	-6%	280	$119	$121,844,714	89
Jun 1, 2011	-	$32,884	-1%	-3%	280	$117	$121,877,598	90
Jun 2, 2011	-	$35,856	+9%	-1%	280	$128	$121,913,454	91
Jun 3, 2011	-	$68,446	+91%	-24%	254	$269	$121,981,900	92
Jun 4, 2011	-	$104,790	+53%	-27%	254	$413	$122,086,690	93
Jun 5, 2011	-	$65,804	-37%	-48%	254	$259	$122,152,494	94
Jun 6, 2011	-	$29,681	-55%	-69%	254	$117	$122,182,175	95
Jun 7, 2011	-	$39,185	+32%	+18%	254	$154	$122,221,360	96
Jun 8, 2011	-	$35,500	-9%	+8%	254	$140	$122,256,860	97
Jun 9, 2011	-	$41,047	+16%	+14%	254	$162	$122,297,907	98
Jun 10, 2011	-	$54,685	+33%	-20%	220	$249	$122,352,592	99
Jun 11, 2011	-	$71,732	+31%	-32%	220	$326	$122,424,324	100
Jun 12, 2011	-	$50,255	-30%	-24%	220	$228	$122,474,579	101
Jun 13, 2011	-	$26,345	-48%	-11%	220	$120	$122,500,924	102
Jun 14, 2011	-	$33,883	+29%	-14%	220	$154	$122,534,807	103
Jun 15, 2011	-	$33,383	-1%	-6%	220	$152	$122,568,190	104
Jun 16, 2011	-	$34,828	+4%	-15%	220	$158	$122,603,018	105
Jun 17, 2011	-	$41,153	+18%	-25%	188	$219	$122,644,171	106
Jun 18, 2011	-	$54,698	+33%	-24%	188	$291	$122,698,869	107
Jun 19, 2011	-	$52,212	-5%	+4%	188	$278	$122,751,081	108
Jun 20, 2011	-	$22,866	-56%	-13%	188	$122	$122,773,947	109
Jun 21, 2011	-	$37,643	+65%	+11%	188	$200	$122,811,590	110
Jun 22, 2011	-	$40,298	+7%	+21%	188	$214	$122,851,888	111
Jun 23, 2011	-	$41,981	+4%	+21%	188	$223	$122,893,869	112
Jun 24, 2011	-	$38,029	-9%	-8%	156	$244	$122,931,898	113
Jun 25, 2011	-	$43,893	+15%	-20%	156	$281	$122,975,791	114
Jun 26, 2011	-	$34,864	-21%	-33%	156	$223	$123,010,655	115
Jun 27, 2011	-	$17,575	-50%	-23%	156	$113	$123,028,230	116
Jun 28, 2011	-	$23,578	+34%	-37%	156	$151	$123,051,808	117
Jun 29, 2011	-	$21,135	-10%	-48%	156	$135	$123,072,943	118
Jun 30, 2011	-	$23,864	+13%	-43%	156	$153	$123,096,807	119
Jul 1, 2011	-	$28,073	+18%	-26%	117	$240	$123,124,880	120
Jul 2, 2011	-	$34,369	+22%	-22%	117	$294	$123,159,249	121
Jul 3, 2011	-	$28,983	-16%	-17%	117	$248	$123,188,232	122
Jul 4, 2011	34	$18,962	-35%	+8%	117	$162	$123,207,194	123
Jul 5, 2011	-	$16,125	-15%	-32%	117	$138	$123,223,319	124
Jul 6, 2011	-	$16,457	+2%	-22%	117	$141	$123,239,776	125
Jul 7, 2011	-	$17,805	+8%	-25%	117	$152	$123,257,581	126

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Mar 4, 2011	1	$45,603,254		3,917	$11,642	$45,603,254	1
Mar 11, 2011	2	$31,658,862	-31%	3,923	$8,070	$77,262,116	2
Mar 18, 2011	2	$19,301,049	-39%	3,843	$5,022	$96,563,165	3
Mar 25, 2011	5	$12,660,137	-34%	3,645	$3,473	$109,223,302	4
Apr 1, 2011	8	$6,007,591	-53%	3,134	$1,917	$115,230,893	5
Apr 8, 2011	11	$2,829,312	-53%	2,007	$1,410	$118,060,205	6
Apr 15, 2011	18	$1,076,042	-62%	976	$1,103	$119,136,247	7
Apr 22, 2011	20	$542,447	-50%	557	$974	$119,678,694	8
Apr 29, 2011	28	$313,165	-42%	277	$1,131	$119,991,859	9
May 6, 2011	25	$510,075	+63%	277	$1,841	$120,501,934	10
May 13, 2011	74	$16,677	-97%	216	$77	$120,816,863	11
May 20, 2011	22	$539,008	+3,132%	302	$1,785	$121,355,871	12
May 27, 2011	16	$557,583	+3%	280	$1,991	$121,913,454	13
Jun 3, 2011	18	$384,453	-31%	254	$1,514	$122,297,907	14
Jun 10, 2011	21	$305,111	-21%	220	$1,387	$122,603,018	15
Jun 17, 2011	25	$290,851	-5%	188	$1,547	$122,893,869	16
Jun 24, 2011	32	$202,938	-30%	156	$1,301	$123,096,807	17
Jul 1, 2011	34	$160,774	-21%	117	$1,374	$123,257,581	18

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Lithuania	3/18/2011	$0	0	3	3	$134,786	12/11/2015
Rest of World						$122,112,207
International Total						$122,246,993	12/11/2015

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200)	149	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900)	895	$122,246,993
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600)	583	$122,246,993
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office	28	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400)	391	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200)	130	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	145	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office for Western Movies	5	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300)	210	$122,246,993
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	88	$122,246,993

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200)	128	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	725	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500)	451	$245,724,600
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	23	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400)	307	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200)	113	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	129	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies	5	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200)	181	$245,724,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	82	$245,724,600

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Jul 17, 2011	1	385,656		385,656	$7,285,042	$7,285,042	1
Jul 24, 2011	1	425,724	+10%	811,380	$6,807,327	$14,092,369	2
Jul 31, 2011	2	173,689	-59%	985,069	$2,900,606	$16,992,975	3
Aug 7, 2011	4	114,753	-34%	1,099,822	$1,753,426	$18,746,401	4
Aug 14, 2011	8	58,928	-49%	1,158,750	$883,331	$19,629,732	5
Aug 21, 2011	8	58,978	n/c	1,217,728	$884,080	$20,513,812	6
Aug 28, 2011	16	28,723	-51%	1,246,451	$430,558	$20,944,370	7
Sep 4, 2011	22	20,906	-27%	1,267,357	$347,667	$21,292,037	8

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Jul 17, 2011	1	214,855		214,855	$4,294,951	$4,294,951	1
Jul 24, 2011	1	240,856	+12%	455,711	$4,814,711	$9,109,662	2
Jul 31, 2011	2	64,683	-73%	520,394	$1,356,406	$10,466,068	3
Aug 14, 2011	9	19,494		547,398	$430,419	$11,062,304	5
Aug 21, 2011	7	23,855	+22%	571,253	$524,569	$11,586,873	6

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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Jan 1, 2021	8	1	3

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The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

DVD Sales: Rio Finds its Way Home

August 16th, 2011

It has been more than three months since any DVD has sold more than 1 million units during any given week, but finally that streak is over this week. It should come as no surprise that Rio led all new releases, as it was for a time the biggest hit of 2011. However, the fact that it sold 1.77 million units and generated $26.58 million during its opening week is better than expected. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Finding the Source of the Problem

August 12th, 2011

It was a slow week on the home market, especially on Blu-ray, where it was a rare week suffering from year-over-year declines. But more on that in a bit. The number one selling Blu-ray was Source Code with 189,000 units. It was a little disappointing on DVD and its opening week Blu-ray ratio was just under 33%, acceptable, but not great. It was visual enough that upgrading to High Definition wasn't a bad choice, but second-tier enough that I would understand if a lot of people just didn't want to bother with the extra price. More...

DVD Sales: Decoding the Home Market

August 9th, 2011

It was a really slow week on the home market with only two new releases reaching the top 30. One those was Source Code, which led the way with 386,000 units / $5.54 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Rango Remains on Top

August 3rd, 2011

Rango remained the best selling Blu-ray this week with 317,000 units / $6.34 million for the week and 670,000 units / $13.39 million after two. More...

DVD Sales: Rango's Appeal Remains Limitless

August 3rd, 2011

During its first full week on the home market, Rango led the weekly DVD sales chart, holding off a few new releases in the process (very few new releases).It sold an additional 621,000 units / $9.93 million during the week for totals of 1.18 million units / $20.43 million after two. That's very close to Gnomeo & Juliet's running tally, and that DVD was released two months ago. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Rango Feels At Home on Top

July 28th, 2011

Despite only going on sale on Friday, Rango led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It wasn't even really close, as it sold 353,000 units and generated $7.05 million. Its opening week Blu-ray ratio of 37% is strong, especially for a kids movie. More...

DVD Sales: Rango Wrangles Top Spot

July 26th, 2011

Despite only coming out on Friday, Rango was the best new release and led the weekly DVD sales chart. From Friday through Sunday, the film sold 611,000 units while generating $9.77 million in sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 19th, 2011

July 18th, 2011

Looking at the overall strength of the home market releases this week and there's not a lot to look forward to. If you don't count Rango, which came out on Blu-ray / DVD on Friday, then the biggest hit of the week is Limitless. That film is worth picking up on Blu-ray, but it's not exactly Pick of the Week material. In fact, the best release on this week's list is Once Upon a Time in America, which made its Blu-ray debut at the end of May, but the screener arrived very late. Despite this, I'm awarding it the Pick of the Week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 12th, 2011

July 11th, 2011

After one of the worst weeks on the home market I've seen, there's an uptick of first run releases this week. This includes the first release of 2011 to reach $100 million at the box office, Rango. However, that film doesn't hit the home market till Friday, so this Tuesday is even weaker. There are a few other midlevel releases coming out this week to bolster the overall strength of the market, but while it is better than most third quarter offerings, I'm still itching for the fall to start. As for the best release of the week, Rango's Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is the clear winner there and it is our Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Rango

July 11th, 2011

So far, it's been a rough year for digitally animated films with none reaching $200 million at the box office. This time last year, there were four such films that had either already reached that milestone, or were racing towards it. Rango wasn't the first CG film released this year, but it was the first to hit $100 million. But even hitting this milestone wasn't enough to match expectations. Did it struggle due to some weakness in the overall market? Or is there something wrong with the film itself? More...

International Box Office: Just Barely Winning

April 6th, 2011

Just Go With It reached first place on the international chart with $10.84 million on 2,791 screens in 40 markets for a total of $76.26 million after 8 weeks of release. It opened in first place in Australia with $2.44 million on 311 screens, but it struggled in Italy with just $732,000 on 248. So far the film has $9.09 million in Russia after just two weeks, including $2.87 million on 544 screens this past weekend. More...

International Box Office: Another Victory for Battle

March 30th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles remained in first place on the international scene with $16.32 million on 7,746 screens in 55 markets for a total of $79.63 million after three weeks of release. It didn't have many new openings. It did add $1.12 million on 331 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $4.39 million so far. It has already made more internationally than it has domestically, and with openings in Spain, Germany, and Italy, it should have no trouble getting to $200 million worldwide. I think the studio should be happy with that, but I'm not sure they will be happy enough to go with a sequel. More...

Wimpy Fights its Way to the Top

March 28th, 2011

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules opened on the high end of expectations while Sucker Punch opened on the low end of expectations, which meant there wasn't a really tight race for top spot at the box office this weekend. The overall box office was healthy with a total haul of $121 million, which was close to 6% higher than last weekend, but it was also close to 6% lower than the same weekend last year. On the one hand, this is arguably the best performance 2011 has had so far, as the only time we've won on the year-over-year comparison was when 2011 has a holiday that didn't line up with 2010. On the other hand, 2011 is still half a billion dollars behind 2010's pace at $2.18 billion to $2.69 billion. More...

Weekend Preview: Will the New Releases Have any Punch?

March 24th, 2011

Predicting the winner at the box office this weekend could be tough, as there appears to be no real consensus on which film has the advantage. This is mostly due to uncertainty with one of the films, with just as many analysts predicting Sucker Punch will win with ease as are predicting that film will really struggle. On the other hand, there is a pretty strong consensus with regards to the overall box office when compared to last year and there's almost no chance 2011 will keep pace with 2010. Worse case scenario has Sucker Punch and Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Rodick Rules combined opening with less than How to Train Your Dragon opened with. This means March will end on a low note, which has happened far too often this year. More...

International Box Office: Exporting Doldrums

March 23rd, 2011

The international box office is as weak as the domestic box office is with very few films worth talking about. We do have a new number one, as Battle: Los Angeles earned first place with $28.74 million on 8,384 screens in 52 markets for a running tally of $51.70 million after just two weeks of release. The film debuted in first place in Australia with $2.58 million on 328 screens, while it also placed first during its debut in Brazil with $1.51 million on 263 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in France with $2.07 million on 295 screens. The number one film was a local hit, so there is a mitigating factor. As for its long-term chances, it was down 51% in the U.K. to $1.42 million on 417 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.61 million after two. This is not a great start there and will likely ends its run with the equivalent of $50 million to $60 million here. More...

Box Office Watchers Have Limited Reasons to Cheer

March 21st, 2011

It was another poor weekend at the box office and none of the new wide releases were blockbusters, but on the plus side, none were bombs either. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $115 million, which was 9% lower than the same weekend last year. However, that was actually much better than 2011 has managed for most of the year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still off of 2010's pace by 20% at $2.52 billion to $2.02 billion and that likely won't change till Memorial day. Hopefully it won't be too late to turn things around by then. More...

Weekend Estimates: Limitless Wins Five-Way Box Office Battle

March 20th, 2011

The North American box office showed further glimmers of hope this weekend, with no less than five movies vying for top spot on the chart, and Limitless handily beating expectations to finish first. Its $19 million debut is the best so far for Relativity Media's fledgling distribution organization. Overall, however, box office will be down around 10% from last year, continuing a losing streak that will almost certainly extend to cover the entire first quarter. More...

Weekend Preview: Do the New Releases have Limitless Potential?

March 17th, 2011

Three wide releases come out this week, all of which have the potential to reach first place, and there's a slim chance they will finish one-two-three. On the other hand, there are also two holdovers that have a reasonable shot at first place as well, meaning the new releases could be fighting for scraps at the box office. Regardless, there's little hope that the total box office will match last year's pace, as Alice in Wonderland was still dominating the chart. Best case scenario, there's a close race for top spot with a couple of the new releases pulling in $30 million, or close to it. Worst case scenario has no new release earning half that. Unfortunately, the low end seems more likely. More...

International Box Office: Rango Moseys to the Top

March 16th, 2011

Rango climbed into first place on the international chart this weekend adding $24.05 million on 5214 screens in 46 markets to its two-week total of $47.18 million. It opened in first place in Australia with $2.73 million on 296 screens, while it finished a very close second in Brazil with $1.75 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $2.75 million. As far as holdovers go, it was down just 6% in the U.K. to $2.48 million on 471 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.82 million after two. It was able to remain in first place in Mexico with $2.13 million on 927 screens over the weekend and $5.82 million after two. With debuts in Russia, France, Italy, Japan, and other markets still ahead, it should have little troublen hitting $100 million internationally and $250 million worldwide making it the biggest hit of the year, so far. More...

Winning the Battle but Losing the War

March 14th, 2011

While Battle: Los Angeles easily won the race at the box office this weekend, that was practically the only bit of good news, as it was the only film in the top five to top expectations. Overall the box office pulled in $129 million, which was 3% lower than last weekend and 12% lower than the same weekend last year. On the other hand, this is actually better than average for the year so far. Year-to-date, 2011 is just over 20% behind last year's pace at $1.85 billion to $2.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Battle Big as Mars Flops

March 13th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles posted an estimated opening of $36 million to win the weekend, and give the market another boost after Rango's solid debut last week. With Rango itself dropping only 40% to a shade over $23 million the total weekend box office should be about 12% below last year, which is actually an improvement over recent weeks, although it continues a months-long slump. And the weekend brought some very bad news for Disney, whose Mars Needs Moms had a catastrophic $6.8 million opening weekend, on a budget reported at $150 million. More...

Weekend Preview: Will There Be a Battle For Top Spot?

March 10th, 2011

Three films open at saturation level theater counts this weekend, and last weekend's number one film is still playing in over 3,000 theaters, so we could have a lot of depth in terms of box office strength. This time last year we had four wide releases, none of which were major hits. On the other hand, there was also Alice in Wonderland, which made more than $60 million during its sophomore stint alone. There's no film opening this weekend that can match that figure. In fact, all three films combined might not match that figure and 2011 will again lose ground against 2010. More...

International Box Office: Giving Up Deadlines for Lent

March 10th, 2011

This week is was Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Wednesday, and now it's the beginning of Lent. Because of this, a lot of international numbers were not as timely as I would like. And we are still stuck with a lot of studio estimates. Leading the way was The King's Speech with $18.9 million over the weekend for a total of $183.5 million internationally and just over $300 million worldwide. It grew by 31% in Japan to $1.61 million on 124 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.32 million after two. Meanwhile it was down just 11% in the U.K. to $1.76 million on 470 screens over the weekend for a total of $68.45 million after two months of release. More...

Contest: (Un)stop and (Ran)go: Winning Announcement

March 9th, 2011

The winners of our (Un)stop and (Ran)go contest were determined and they are... More...

Rango Leads 2011 but Can't End the Box Office Woes

March 7th, 2011

There's very little good news at the box office this weekend, but we will start with some happy thoughts. Rango had the best opening weekend of the year, which helped the box office climb 23% from last weekend to $134 million. On the other hand, this time last year Alice in Wonderland opened with $116 million by itself, which means 2011 lost the year-over-year comparison by 32%. Year-to-date, 2011 now has $1.69 billion compared to last year's pace of $2.13 billion and it's not like it's going to get better over the coming weeks. More...

Depp vs. Depp

March 3rd, 2011

So far 2011 has been a bit of a bust with only one weekend winning the year-over-year comparison and not a single film opening with more that $40 million. Hopefully one of those records will change this weekend, as Rango looks to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Unfortunately, this time last year saw the release of Alice in Wonderland, the biggest March opening of all time. I can't imagine a scenario where 2011 doesn't lose even more ground on 2010. More...

2011 Preview: March

March 1st, 2011

This is going to suck. February wasn't exactly a banner month at the box office and 2011 is already roughly $400 million behind 2010's pace. To make matters worse, last March broke records starting with the release of Alice in Wonderland. There is no movie coming out this month that will come close to Alice in Wonderland's performance; in fact, the number one film this March will likely not do as well as the second best film from last March. The best case scenario has the month producing three $100 million movies, plus a number of midlevel hits, while still failing to match last year's pace by about $100 million. The worst case scenario has two of the three potential $100 million hits missing that mark, plus the midlevel hits also struggling. In that case, we could end March about $300 million further behind 2010's pace. (Hopefully things will start to turn around in April.) More...

Contest: (Un)stop and (Ran)go

February 25th, 2011

March begins and hopefully it will start with massive opening by Rango. That film should win the weekend with relative ease; in fact, it should earn more than the rest of the wide releases combined. Plus, it is this week's target film in our Box Office Prediction Contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Rango. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Unstoppable on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Paper Man, Sherlock Holmes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

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