Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	104	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200)	166	$409,239,868
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	60	$303,003,568
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	5	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	18	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies	43	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies	11	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies	51	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	65	$303,003,568
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	14	$303,003,568

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 14, 2012	1	$84,617,303		4,045	$20,919	$84,617,303	1
Dec 21, 2012	1	$36,888,365	-56%	4,100	$8,997	$150,041,265	2
Dec 28, 2012	1	$31,926,068	-13%	4,100	$7,787	$221,626,882	3
Jan 4, 2013	3	$17,545,386	-45%	3,755	$4,673	$263,834,893	4
Jan 11, 2013	6	$9,168,431	-48%	3,012	$3,044	$278,212,618	5
Jan 18, 2013	10	$6,176,941	-33%	2,323	$2,659	$287,166,682	6
Jan 25, 2013	12	$3,385,361	-45%	1,675	$2,021	$293,323,831	7
Feb 1, 2013	12	$1,901,164	-44%	1,300	$1,462	$296,193,684	8
Feb 8, 2013	16	$1,468,374	-23%	1,001	$1,467	$298,333,426	9
Feb 15, 2013	17	$990,361	-33%	605	$1,637	$299,874,706	10
Feb 22, 2013	22	$550,483	-44%	388	$1,419	$300,952,379	11
Mar 1, 2013	27	$267,754	-51%	210	$1,275	$301,402,746	12
Mar 8, 2013	23	$378,936	+42%	337	$1,124	$301,874,933	13
Mar 15, 2013	24	$317,818	-16%	305	$1,042	$302,393,021	14
Mar 22, 2013	30	$178,205	-44%	235	$758	$302,695,938	15
Mar 29, 2013	43	$69,568	-61%	145	$480	$302,849,493	16
Apr 5, 2013	54	$39,325	-43%	77	$511	$302,932,624	17
Apr 12, 2013	57	$30,686	-22%	55	$558	$302,975,075	18
Apr 19, 2013	63	$18,817	-39%	51	$369	$303,001,229	19

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 13, 2012	P	$13,000,000			3,100	$4,194	$13,000,000
Dec 14, 2012	1	$37,125,547			4,045	$9,178	$37,125,547	1
Dec 15, 2012	1	$27,739,815	-25%		4,045	$6,858	$64,865,362	2
Dec 16, 2012	1	$19,751,941	-29%		4,045	$4,883	$84,617,303	3
Dec 17, 2012	1	$7,738,293	-61%		4,045	$1,913	$92,355,596	4
Dec 18, 2012	1	$7,855,090	+2%		4,045	$1,942	$100,210,686	5
Dec 19, 2012	1	$6,327,187	-19%		4,045	$1,564	$106,537,873	6
Dec 20, 2012	1	$6,615,027	+5%		4,045	$1,635	$113,152,900	7
Dec 21, 2012	1	$10,078,827	+52%	-73%	4,100	$2,458	$123,231,727	8
Dec 22, 2012	1	$14,160,166	+40%	-49%	4,100	$3,454	$137,391,893	9
Dec 23, 2012	1	$12,649,372	-11%	-36%	4,100	$3,085	$150,041,265	10
Dec 24, 2012	1	$6,897,267	-45%	-11%	4,100	$1,682	$156,938,532	11
Dec 25, 2012	3	$11,238,529	+63%	+43%	4,100	$2,741	$168,177,061	12
Dec 26, 2012	2	$11,388,229	+1%	+80%	4,100	$2,778	$179,565,290	13
Dec 27, 2012	1	$10,135,524	-11%	+53%	4,100	$2,472	$189,700,814	14
Dec 28, 2012	1	$10,619,334	+5%	+5%	4,100	$2,590	$200,320,148	15
Dec 29, 2012	1	$11,588,637	+9%	-18%	4,100	$2,826	$211,908,785	16
Dec 30, 2012	1	$9,718,097	-16%	-23%	4,100	$2,370	$221,626,882	17
Dec 31, 2012	1	$6,919,722	-29%	n/c	4,100	$1,688	$228,546,604	18
Jan 1, 2013	1	$9,454,721	+37%	-16%	4,100	$2,306	$238,001,325	19
Jan 2, 2013	2	$4,449,012	-53%	-61%	4,100	$1,085	$242,450,337	20
Jan 3, 2013	2	$3,839,170	-14%	-62%	4,100	$936	$246,289,507	21
Jan 4, 2013	3	$5,172,345	+35%	-51%	3,755	$1,377	$251,461,852	22
Jan 5, 2013	3	$7,629,018	+47%	-34%	3,755	$2,032	$259,090,870	23
Jan 6, 2013	2	$4,744,023	-38%	-51%	3,755	$1,263	$263,834,893	24
Jan 7, 2013	2	$1,311,112	-72%	-81%	3,755	$349	$265,146,005	25
Jan 8, 2013	3	$1,571,276	+20%	-83%	3,755	$418	$266,717,281	26
Jan 9, 2013	3	$1,174,496	-25%	-74%	3,755	$313	$267,891,777	27
Jan 10, 2013	3	$1,152,410	-2%	-70%	3,755	$307	$269,044,187	28
Jan 11, 2013	6	$2,349,056	+104%	-55%	3,012	$780	$271,393,243	29
Jan 12, 2013	6	$4,190,664	+78%	-45%	3,012	$1,391	$275,583,907	30
Jan 13, 2013	5	$2,628,711	-37%	-45%	3,012	$873	$278,212,618	31
Jan 14, 2013	6	$657,165	-75%	-50%	3,012	$218	$278,869,783	32
Jan 15, 2013	6	$819,287	+25%	-48%	3,012	$272	$279,689,070	33
Jan 16, 2013	7	$638,323	-22%	-46%	3,012	$212	$280,327,393	34
Jan 17, 2013	6	$662,348	+4%	-43%	3,012	$220	$280,989,741	35
Jan 18, 2013	10	$1,452,459	+119%	-38%	2,323	$625	$282,442,200	36
Jan 19, 2013	9	$2,820,219	+94%	-33%	2,323	$1,214	$285,262,419	37
Jan 20, 2013	8	$1,904,263	-32%	-28%	2,323	$820	$287,166,682	38
Jan 21, 2013	7	$1,446,369	-24%	+120%	2,323	$623	$288,613,051	39
Jan 22, 2013	10	$508,007	-65%	-38%	2,323	$219	$289,121,058	40
Jan 23, 2013	9	$409,182	-19%	-36%	2,323	$176	$289,530,240	41
Jan 24, 2013	9	$408,230	n/c	-38%	2,323	$176	$289,938,470	42
Jan 25, 2013	13	$716,795	+76%	-51%	1,675	$428	$290,655,265	43
Jan 26, 2013	12	$1,647,767	+130%	-42%	1,675	$984	$292,303,032	44
Jan 27, 2013	12	$1,020,799	-38%	-46%	1,675	$609	$293,323,831	45
Jan 28, 2013	12	$239,134	-77%	-83%	1,675	$143	$293,562,965	46
Jan 29, 2013	12	$268,173	+12%	-47%	1,675	$160	$293,831,138	47
Jan 30, 2013	12	$220,342	-18%	-46%	1,675	$132	$294,051,480	48
Jan 31, 2013	12	$241,040	+9%	-41%	1,675	$144	$294,292,520	49
Feb 1, 2013	15	$498,915	+107%	-30%	1,300	$384	$294,791,435	50
Feb 2, 2013	12	$1,008,214	+102%	-39%	1,300	$776	$295,799,649	51
Feb 3, 2013	11	$394,035	-61%	-61%	1,300	$303	$296,193,684	52
Feb 4, 2013	15	$155,053	-61%	-35%	1,300	$119	$296,348,737	53
Feb 5, 2013	16	$193,200	+25%	-28%	1,300	$149	$296,541,937	54
Feb 6, 2013	15	$155,033	-20%	-30%	1,300	$119	$296,696,970	55
Feb 7, 2013	14	$168,082	+8%	-30%	1,300	$129	$296,865,052	56
Feb 8, 2013	16	$309,527	+84%	-38%	1,001	$309	$297,174,579	57
Feb 9, 2013	16	$702,873	+127%	-30%	1,001	$702	$297,877,452	58
Feb 10, 2013	15	$455,974	-35%	+16%	1,001	$456	$298,333,426	59
Feb 11, 2013	16	$148,366	-67%	-4%	1,001	$148	$298,481,792	60
Feb 12, 2013	16	$128,138	-14%	-34%	1,001	$128	$298,609,930	61
Feb 13, 2013	16	$112,202	-12%	-28%	1,001	$112	$298,722,132	62
Feb 14, 2013	16	$162,213	+45%	-3%	1,001	$162	$298,884,345	63
Feb 15, 2013	-	$217,063	+34%	-30%	605	$359	$299,101,408	64
Feb 16, 2013	-	$426,396	+96%	-39%	605	$705	$299,527,804	65
Feb 17, 2013	-	$346,902	-19%	-24%	605	$573	$299,874,706	66
Feb 18, 2013	-	$286,579	-17%	+93%	605	$474	$300,161,285	67
Feb 19, 2013	-	$88,138	-69%	-31%	605	$146	$300,249,423	68
Feb 20, 2013	-	$73,468	-17%	-35%	605	$121	$300,322,891	69
Feb 21, 2013	-	$79,005	+8%	-51%	605	$131	$300,401,896	70
Feb 22, 2013	-	$130,205	+65%	-40%	388	$336	$300,532,101	71
Feb 23, 2013	-	$265,168	+104%	-38%	388	$683	$300,797,269	72
Feb 24, 2013	-	$155,110	-42%	-55%	388	$400	$300,952,379	73
Feb 25, 2013	-	$45,469	-71%	-84%	388	$117	$300,997,848	74
Feb 26, 2013	-	$46,884	+3%	-47%	388	$121	$301,044,732	75
Feb 27, 2013	-	$41,075	-12%	-44%	388	$106	$301,085,807	76
Feb 28, 2013	-	$49,185	+20%	-38%	388	$127	$301,134,992	77
Mar 1, 2013	-	$63,257	+29%	-51%	210	$301	$301,198,249	78
Mar 2, 2013	-	$126,617	+100%	-52%	210	$603	$301,324,866	79
Mar 3, 2013	-	$77,880	-38%	-50%	210	$371	$301,402,746	80
Mar 4, 2013	-	$21,922	-72%	-52%	210	$104	$301,424,668	81
Mar 5, 2013	-	$27,011	+23%	-42%	210	$129	$301,451,679	82
Mar 6, 2013	-	$21,339	-21%	-48%	210	$102	$301,473,018	83
Mar 7, 2013	-	$22,979	+8%	-53%	210	$109	$301,495,997	84
Mar 8, 2013	-	$96,565	+320%	+53%	337	$287	$301,592,562	85
Mar 9, 2013	-	$172,907	+79%	+37%	337	$513	$301,765,469	86
Mar 10, 2013	-	$109,464	-37%	+41%	337	$325	$301,874,933	87
Mar 11, 2013	-	$46,165	-58%	+111%	337	$137	$301,921,098	88
Mar 12, 2013	-	$54,936	+19%	+103%	337	$163	$301,976,034	89
Mar 13, 2013	-	$47,663	-13%	+123%	337	$141	$302,023,697	90
Mar 14, 2013	-	$51,506	+8%	+124%	337	$153	$302,075,203	91
Mar 15, 2013	-	$87,238	+69%	-10%	305	$286	$302,162,441	92
Mar 16, 2013	-	$142,234	+63%	-18%	305	$466	$302,304,675	93
Mar 17, 2013	-	$88,346	-38%	-19%	305	$290	$302,393,021	94
Mar 18, 2013	-	$28,605	-68%	-38%	305	$94	$302,421,626	95
Mar 19, 2013	-	$32,823	+15%	-40%	305	$108	$302,454,449	96
Mar 20, 2013	-	$31,509	-4%	-34%	305	$103	$302,485,958	97
Mar 21, 2013	-	$31,775	+1%	-38%	305	$104	$302,517,733	98
Mar 22, 2013	-	$49,326	+55%	-43%	235	$210	$302,567,059	99
Mar 23, 2013	-	$81,386	+65%	-43%	235	$346	$302,648,445	100
Mar 24, 2013	-	$47,493	-42%	-46%	235	$202	$302,695,938	101
Mar 25, 2013	-	$19,797	-58%	-31%	235	$84	$302,715,735	102
Mar 26, 2013	-	$22,772	+15%	-31%	235	$97	$302,738,507	103
Mar 27, 2013	-	$18,517	-19%	-41%	235	$79	$302,757,024	104
Mar 28, 2013	-	$22,901	+24%	-28%	235	$97	$302,779,925	105
Mar 29, 2013	-	$25,697	+12%	-48%	145	$177	$302,805,622	106
Mar 30, 2013	-	$27,547	+7%	-66%	145	$190	$302,833,169	107
Mar 31, 2013	-	$16,324	-41%	-66%	145	$113	$302,849,493	108
Apr 1, 2013	-	$11,453	-30%	-42%	145	$79	$302,860,946	109
Apr 2, 2013	-	$10,252	-10%	-55%	145	$71	$302,871,198	110
Apr 3, 2013	-	$9,637	-6%	-48%	145	$66	$302,880,835	111
Apr 4, 2013	-	$12,464	+29%	-46%	145	$86	$302,893,299	112
Apr 5, 2013	-	$12,059	-3%	-53%	77	$157	$302,905,358	113
Apr 6, 2013	-	$17,162	+42%	-38%	77	$223	$302,922,520	114
Apr 7, 2013	-	$10,104	-41%	-38%	77	$131	$302,932,624	115
Apr 8, 2013	-	$2,933	-71%	-74%	77	$38	$302,935,557	116
Apr 9, 2013	-	$3,047	+4%	-70%	77	$40	$302,938,604	117
Apr 10, 2013	-	$2,742	-10%	-72%	77	$36	$302,941,346	118
Apr 11, 2013	-	$3,043	+11%	-76%	77	$40	$302,944,389	119
Apr 12, 2013	-	$8,912	+193%	-26%	55	$162	$302,953,301	120
Apr 13, 2013	-	$13,322	+49%	-22%	55	$242	$302,966,623	121
Apr 14, 2013	-	$8,452	-37%	-16%	55	$154	$302,975,075	122
Apr 15, 2013	-	$1,666	-80%	-43%	55	$30	$302,976,741	123
Apr 16, 2013	-	$1,832	+10%	-40%	55	$33	$302,978,573	124
Apr 17, 2013	-	$1,684	-8%	-39%	55	$31	$302,980,257	125
Apr 18, 2013	-	$2,155	+28%	-29%	55	$39	$302,982,412	126
Apr 19, 2013	-	$6,158	+186%	-31%	51	$121	$302,988,570	127
Apr 20, 2013	-	$7,683	+25%	-42%	51	$151	$302,996,253	128
Apr 21, 2013	-	$4,976	-35%	-41%	51	$98	$303,001,229	129
Apr 22, 2013	-	$493	-90%	-70%	51	$10	$303,001,722	130
Apr 23, 2013	-	$552	+12%	-70%	51	$11	$303,002,274	131
Apr 24, 2013	-	$491	-11%	-71%	51	$10	$303,002,765	132
Apr 25, 2013	-	$803	+64%	-63%	51	$16	$303,003,568	133

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 14, 2012	1	$113,152,900		4,045	$27,974	$113,152,900	1
Dec 21, 2012	1	$76,547,914	-32%	4,100	$18,670	$189,700,814	2
Dec 28, 2012	1	$56,588,693	-26%	4,100	$13,802	$246,289,507	3
Jan 4, 2013	3	$22,754,680	-60%	3,755	$6,060	$269,044,187	4
Jan 11, 2013	6	$11,945,554	-48%	3,012	$3,966	$280,989,741	5
Jan 18, 2013	9	$8,948,729	-25%	2,323	$3,852	$289,938,470	6
Jan 25, 2013	12	$4,354,050	-51%	1,675	$2,599	$294,292,520	7
Feb 1, 2013	13	$2,572,532	-41%	1,300	$1,979	$296,865,052	8
Feb 8, 2013	19	$2,019,293	-22%	1,001	$2,017	$298,884,345	9
Feb 15, 2013	16	$1,517,551	-25%	605	$2,508	$300,401,896	10
Feb 22, 2013	23	$733,096	-52%	388	$1,889	$301,134,992	11
Mar 1, 2013	26	$361,005	-51%	210	$1,719	$301,495,997	12
Mar 8, 2013	23	$579,206	+60%	337	$1,719	$302,075,203	13
Mar 15, 2013	22	$442,530	-24%	305	$1,451	$302,517,733	14
Mar 22, 2013	30	$262,192	-41%	235	$1,116	$302,779,925	15
Mar 29, 2013	43	$113,374	-57%	145	$782	$302,893,299	16
Apr 5, 2013	54	$51,090	-55%	77	$664	$302,944,389	17
Apr 12, 2013	61	$38,023	-26%	55	$691	$302,982,412	18
Apr 19, 2013	67	$21,156	-44%	51	$415	$303,003,568	19

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Argentina	12/13/2012	$1,886,963	300	300	1,333	$7,350,369	12/30/2018
Australia	12/26/2012	$0	560	560	658	$32,625,664	3/18/2024
Austria	12/14/2012	$1,614,045	85	87	638	$8,564,128	12/14/2015
Belgium	12/12/2012	$2,004,191	150	150	1,146	$8,863,535	12/14/2015
Bolivia	12/13/2012	$130,631	19	26	140	$691,202	12/30/2018
Brazil	12/14/2012	$4,175,359	1,018	1,018	2,551	$18,123,942	12/14/2015
Bulgaria	12/14/2012	$299,963	49	49	296	$1,419,810	12/30/2018
Chile	12/13/2012	$1,001,556	204	204	546	$4,063,812	12/30/2018
Colombia	12/14/2012	$1,069,741	339	339	838	$4,165,854	12/30/2018
Croatia	12/13/2012	$366,280	51	51	259	$1,371,176	12/30/2018
Czech Republic	12/13/2012	$1,467,379	135	135	463	$4,992,949	12/30/2018
Denmark	12/12/2012	$2,748,063	206	206	1,147	$13,546,216	12/14/2015
Egypt	12/12/2012	$58,701	11	11	61	$360,196	12/30/2018
Estonia	12/14/2012	$117,130	10	10	48	$495,629	12/14/2015
Finland	12/12/2012	$1,198,997	194	194	953	$6,067,439	12/14/2015
France	12/12/2012	$11,122,466	958	958	1,833	$40,998,712	12/14/2015
Germany	12/13/2012	$15,006,952	877	888	7,104	$88,783,936	12/14/2015
Greece	12/13/2012	$1,191,093	153	153	505	$4,275,344	12/14/2015
Hong Kong	12/13/2012	$1,489,237	118	118	283	$4,819,710	12/14/2015
Hungary	12/13/2012	$574,932	41	41	410	$2,428,820	12/30/2018
India	12/14/2012	$0	0	100	267	$1,877,365	12/14/2015
Indonesia	12/14/2012	$829,802	157	157	398	$3,510,144	12/30/2018
Israel	12/13/2012	$878,903	54	54	248	$2,671,076	12/30/2018
Italy	12/13/2012	$5,589,351	756	756	2,531	$21,597,800	12/14/2015
Japan	12/14/2012	$0	0	347	368	$30,555,992	12/14/2015
Kenya	12/14/2012	$44,058	11	11	79	$270,096	12/30/2018
Latvia	12/14/2012	$88,956	9	9	60	$411,783	12/30/2018
Lebanon	12/13/2012	$0	0	15	41	$486,011	12/30/2018
Lithuania	12/14/2012	$107,051	21	21	96	$512,275	12/14/2015
Malaysia	12/13/2012	$1,770,415	217	217	836	$4,774,053	12/14/2015
Mexico	12/14/2012	$5,138,310	2,465	2,465	7,740	$19,616,224	12/14/2015
Netherlands	12/12/2012	$2,316,846	214	217	1,696	$15,830,846	12/14/2015
New Zealand	12/11/2012	$1,671,345	203	203	1,685	$9,518,487	9/23/2024
Norway	12/12/2012	$0	0	119	421	$11,907,713	12/14/2015
Peru	12/13/2012	$798,986	289	289	812	$2,628,318	12/30/2018
Philippines	12/13/2012	$1,348,364	334	334	383	$3,380,729	12/30/2018
Portugal	12/13/2012	$832,031	144	144	669	$3,055,307	12/14/2015
Romania	12/14/2012	$541,567	70	70	308	$2,470,457	12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro	12/13/2012	$129,752	35	35	385	$732,751	12/30/2018
Singapore	12/13/2012	$1,729,846	107	107	314	$4,344,894	12/14/2015
Slovakia	12/13/2012	$284,251	34	34	148	$1,155,656	12/14/2015
Slovenia	12/13/2012	$128,270	26	26	260	$669,259	12/14/2015
South Africa	12/12/2012	$565,169	109	109	250	$2,273,001	12/14/2015
South Korea	12/13/2012	$0	0	88	88	$19,834,188	11/24/2021
Spain	12/14/2012	$7,915,913	1,052	1,052	5,963	$27,894,788	6/10/2021
Sweden	12/12/2012	$3,905,089	228	228	1,185	$22,751,112	12/14/2015
Taiwan	12/14/2012	$947,341	74	74	360	$4,096,448	12/14/2015
Thailand	12/13/2012	$1,192,741	279	279	639	$2,979,749	12/14/2015
Turkey	12/14/2012	$1,816,963	324	326	1,436	$7,123,038	12/30/2018
Ukraine	12/19/2012	$1,358,617	148	148	655	$3,973,851	12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates	12/13/2012	$0	0	40	104	$2,617,769	12/30/2018
United Kingdom	12/13/2012	$18,668,036	598	601	4,235	$78,662,472	12/14/2015
Uruguay	12/14/2012	$59,747	21	21	80	$272,701	12/30/2018
Rest of World						$143,470,181
International Total						$711,934,977	9/23/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office	40	$711,934,977
All Time International Sequel Box Office	26	$711,934,977
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office	4	$711,934,977
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	6	$711,934,977
All Time International Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies	17	$711,934,977
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies	6	$711,934,977
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	12	$711,934,977
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies	26	$711,934,977
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	5	$711,934,977

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office	51	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office	34	$1,014,938,545
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 101-200)	143	$303,003,568
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	4	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	8	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Animation/Live Action Movies	26	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies	6	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	22	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies	34	$1,014,938,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies	6	$1,014,938,545

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 24, 2013	1	1,073,815		1,073,815	$16,096,487	$16,096,487	1
Mar 31, 2013	5	425,512	-60%	1,499,327	$2,123,305	$18,219,792	2
Apr 7, 2013	3	169,623	-60%	1,668,950	$2,542,649	$20,762,441	3
Apr 14, 2013	3	143,197	-16%	1,812,147	$2,094,972	$22,857,413	4
Apr 21, 2013	2	150,233	+5%	1,962,380	$1,669,089	$24,526,502	5
Apr 28, 2013	5	82,566	-45%	2,044,946	$871,897	$25,398,399	6
May 5, 2013	8	45,215	-45%	2,090,161	$812,061	$26,210,460	7
May 12, 2013	14	35,312	-22%	2,125,473	$634,204	$26,844,664	8
May 19, 2013	14	25,099	-29%	2,150,572	$450,778	$27,295,442	9
Jun 2, 2013	26	37,019		2,205,112	$664,491	$28,274,610	11
Jun 16, 2013	12	24,520		2,238,547	$257,215	$28,678,120	13
Jun 23, 2013	28	16,926	-31%	2,255,473	$287,573	$28,965,693	14
Jul 7, 2013	30	21,936		2,295,080	$372,693	$29,638,616	16
Sep 15, 2013	29	13,774		2,403,901	$137,602	$31,206,795	26
Sep 29, 2013	29	9,737		2,425,202	$97,273	$31,419,592	28
Oct 13, 2013	26	14,143		2,445,952	$146,380	$31,631,976	30
Nov 10, 2013	6	86,014		2,552,584	$1,067,434	$33,002,129	34
Nov 17, 2013	9	45,306	-47%	2,597,890	$538,688	$33,540,817	35
Nov 24, 2013	12	47,085	+4%	2,644,975	$480,738	$34,021,555	36
Dec 8, 2013	14	132,216		2,795,946	$1,585,270	$35,833,010	38
Dec 15, 2013	16	98,127	-26%	2,894,073	$1,158,880	$36,991,890	39
Dec 22, 2013	15	171,531	+75%	3,065,604	$2,228,188	$39,220,078	40
Dec 29, 2013	17	102,114	-40%	3,167,718	$1,468,399	$40,688,477	41
Jan 5, 2014	16	56,696	-44%	3,224,414	$704,164	$41,392,641	42
Jan 12, 2014	17	42,927	-24%	3,267,341	$514,695	$41,907,336	43
Jan 19, 2014	17	28,646	-33%	3,295,987	$357,216	$42,264,552	44
Apr 13, 2014	12	39,231		3,443,548	$413,495	$43,904,060	56
Apr 27, 2014	27	11,980		3,473,224	$131,660	$44,214,627	58
Nov 23, 2014	22	24,661		3,707,184	$243,157	$46,663,006	88
Dec 7, 2014	29	48,467		3,814,948	$358,656	$47,499,596	90
Dec 14, 2014	26	37,509	-23%	3,852,457	$262,563	$47,762,159	91
Dec 21, 2014	25	65,118	+74%	3,917,575	$491,641	$48,253,800	92
Dec 28, 2014	22	64,122	-2%	3,981,697	$491,175	$48,744,975	93
Jan 11, 2015	22	24,409		4,026,374	$208,209	$49,122,827	95
Jan 18, 2015	30	15,483	-37%	4,041,857	$127,115	$49,249,942	96

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 24, 2013	1	1,484,104		1,484,104	$39,324,794	$39,324,794	1
Mar 31, 2013	3	482,243	-68%	1,966,347	$13,517,631	$52,842,425	2
Apr 7, 2013	3	122,218	-75%	2,088,565	$3,425,607	$56,268,032	3
Apr 14, 2013	1	99,728	-18%	2,188,293	$2,785,518	$59,053,550	4
Apr 21, 2013	2	50,256	-50%	2,238,549	$1,376,348	$60,429,898	5
Apr 28, 2013	4	43,870	-13%	2,282,419	$1,163,651	$61,593,549	6
May 5, 2013	6	27,036	-38%	2,309,455	$745,187	$62,338,736	7
May 12, 2013	10	25,600	-5%	2,335,055	$705,697	$63,044,433	8
May 19, 2013	11	18,081	-29%	2,353,136	$503,627	$63,548,060	9
May 26, 2013	18	12,650	-30%	2,365,786	$354,204	$63,902,264	10
Jun 2, 2013	20	11,686	-8%	2,377,472	$325,397	$64,227,661	11
Jun 16, 2013	8	29,722		2,414,352	$636,502	$65,059,543	13
Jun 23, 2013	13	14,127	-52%	2,428,479	$385,586	$65,445,129	14
Jun 30, 2013	15	10,932	-23%	2,439,411	$302,780	$65,747,909	15
Jul 7, 2013	15	12,928	+18%	2,452,339	$357,060	$66,104,969	16
Jul 14, 2013	18	9,572	-26%	2,461,911	$264,245	$66,369,214	17
Jul 21, 2013	20	5,861	-39%	2,467,772	$161,123	$66,530,337	18
Jul 28, 2013	18	10,187	+74%	2,477,959	$276,388	$66,806,725	19
Aug 4, 2013	20	6,502	-36%	2,484,461	$176,481	$66,983,206	20
Nov 10, 2013	4	122,751		2,613,808	$3,357,683	$70,505,715	34
Nov 17, 2013	6	47,732	-61%	2,661,540	$1,255,015	$71,760,730	35
Nov 24, 2013	9	29,037	-39%	2,690,577	$604,628	$72,365,358	36
Dec 8, 2013	12	77,946		2,785,344	$1,903,329	$74,682,990	38
Dec 15, 2013	6	93,904	+20%	2,879,248	$1,728,411	$76,411,401	39
Dec 22, 2013	14	125,271	+33%	3,004,519	$3,016,843	$79,428,244	40
Dec 29, 2013	11	80,273	-36%	3,084,792	$2,021,779	$81,450,023	41
Jan 5, 2014	11	30,997	-61%	3,115,789	$743,940	$82,193,963	42
Jan 12, 2014	12	19,045	-39%	3,134,834	$479,969	$82,673,932	43
Jan 19, 2014	20	8,777	-54%	3,143,611	$215,752	$82,889,684	44
Apr 6, 2014	20	7,454		3,205,226	$180,888	$84,435,357	55
Apr 13, 2014	15	17,328	+132%	3,222,554	$411,706	$84,847,063	56
Dec 28, 2014	18	47,105		3,427,337	$956,614	$89,050,696	93
Jan 4, 2015	19	13,597	-71%	3,440,934	$291,342	$89,342,038	94

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.

Date	Rank	Days In Top 10	Vierwership Score
Jan 6, 2022	10	1	1
Jan 7, 2022	10	2	2
Jan 8, 2022	10	3	3
Jan 9, 2022	9	4	5
Jan 10, 2022	9	5	7

Star Wars’ Path to Avatar’s Three Titanic Records

December 15th, 2015

Its Tuesday the 15th and you know what that means? It’s just a week away from the Steam Winter Sale!!! ... Also, Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in just over 48 hours. Today we look at just how big The Force Awakens can be. Can it become the biggest hit of all time? If so, what path would it have to take to get there? More...

Six Records Star Wars is Certain to Break

December 8th, 2015

The Force Awakens opens in theaters in less than two weeks, and the hype is growing. In fact, it now looks like the film could break well over a dozen major records during its box office run, not including some of the more esoteric records, like biggest non-opening Wednesday (currently $29.07 million, and held by Transformers, in case you were wondering.) That’s a lot records to keep track of. So in the lead up to the launch, we will be looking at these possible records divided into three groups. Today, we are going to look at the records we think are the most likely to fall: the ones we think have a 90% chance or better of being broken by The Force Awakens. In fact, in some cases, they have already fallen. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 5th, 2013

November 7th, 2013

It's a big week with several first run releases, some big TV on DVD, releases, and more to deal with. The only one that truly rises to the level of Pick of the Week is Mad Men: Season Six, but the screener arrived late and I hate awarding Pick of the Week to a title when that happens. The only other release I really want to see is White House Down, but that's more guilty pleasure than Pick of the Week. I guess it goes to Mad Men: Season Six on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Numbers: April 14th, 2013: Home Market Sinks to Yearly Low

May 31st, 2013

The overall home market again sank for the week of April 14th, 2013 falling to what was arguably the lowest level for the year. Since there was only one new release to reach the top ten, it should come as no surprise that the total sales fell from last week, but it is still troubling. In total, there were 688,000 units sold and $17.95 million in revenue generated. This was 24% fewer units and 37% less revenue when compared to last week. Even more troubling, this was the lowest units sold all year and second lowest by revenue. Fortunately, and more importantly, it was better than the same weekend last year by 26% in terms of units and 34% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share was mostly flat at 31% in terms of units and 38% in terms of revenue. It will be this way for most of the summer, until the flood of TV on DVD releases start coming out, at which time the Blu-ray share will drop. More...

Blu-ray Sales: April 14th, 2013: Hobbit Stretches Its Legs

May 31st, 2013

Like the DVD sales chart, there were almost no new releases to find a place on the April 14th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey rose to the top of the chart 104,000 units / $2.60 million for the week and 1.93 million units / $45.02 million after four. More...

DVD Sales: April 14th, 2013: Bible Doesn't Resurrect Sales Numbers

May 31st, 2013

There were only three new releases to reach the top 30 on the April 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart and none of them reached the top five. This left the top five identical to last week. The Bible: The Epic Miniseries sold 161,000 units and generated $5.29 million in sales for the week, lifting its running tallies to 597,000 units / $19.60 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: April 7th, 2013: Bible Blues

May 23rd, 2013

There were a couple of new releases to chart on the April 7th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. This includes The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, which earned first place with 172,000 units / $6.31 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 28%, which is low for the format as a whole, but better than expected, given its genre and target audience. More...

DVD Sales: April 7th, 2013: The Bible Leads the Way

May 23rd, 2013

New releases were nearly shut out of the April 7th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. That said, the one and only new release to chart was The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, which earned first place with 436,000 units / $14.31 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Feels Miserable(s)

May 19th, 2013

There were quite a few new releases to reach the upper echelon of the March 31st, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. Lincoln was the best of these earning first place with 496,000 units / $14.24 million during its first week of release for a Blu-ray share of 38%. This is really good for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Leads and Holdovers Soar

May 19th, 2013

The week of March 31st, 2013 was a strange week on the home market, as it contained Easter weekend. Easter sales helped a lot of older releases rise on the DVD sales chart. Even so, a new release, Lincoln, led the way with 818,000 units / $15.62 million. More...

Home Market Numbers: March 24th, 2013: Hobbit Helps Blu-ray Stand Tall

May 9th, 2013

The overall Blu-ray market was spectacular during the week of March 24, 2013. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey led all new releases. Sales soared compared to last week, rising 59% in terms of units and 60% in terms of revenue reaching totals of 2.87 million units / $68.51 million. This is the best weekend sales for a non-holiday shopping season week. Its growth from last year was even better, up 95% in terms of units and 93% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share rose to 48% in terms of units and 58% in terms of revenue. This was just a fantastic week for the format. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 24th, 2013: Hobbit Reaches its Expected Destination

May 9th, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was one of three new releases to finish in the top three spots on the March 24th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 1.36 million units and generated $31.34 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 56%. It wasn't that long ago that reaching the 50% mark would have been record-breaking, but here it was expected. More...

DVD Sales: March 24th, 2013: Hobbit Travels to the Top

May 9th, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey dominated the new releases and easily won first place on the March 24th edition of the DVD sales chart. The film sold 1.07 million units and generated $13.05 million in opening week sales, putting it in the top ten of the year after just one week of release. More...

International Box Office: Oz Still Powerful

March 21st, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful remained in first place with $48.2 million on 10,433 screens in 55 markets for totals of $138.6 million internationally and $282.7 million worldwide. The film took top spot in France with a hair under $5.00 million on 620 screens. During its second weekend in Russia, the film added $4.93 million on 1,137 screens for a total of $21.63 million so far. At this pace, it should have no trouble earning a profit. The only question is whether or not it will get there before it reaches the home market. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 19th, 2013

March 19th, 2013

It is a very healthy week on the home market, at least at the top, as there are a number of big hits and Awards Season contenders. The biggest of these is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film didn't live up to expectations, but it is still worth picking up, especially if you've made the leap to 3D. There are also a couple of Awards Season contenders coming out this week, but I'm waiting for the screeners for both of them. Les Miserables has generated a lot of praise, but also some harsh criticisms. On the other hand, Zero Dark Thirty was one of the best movies of the year and even sight unseen, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Oz Powers Its Way to the Top

March 15th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful began its international run in first place with $69.2 million on 11,250 screens in 46 markets. It crushed the competition is Russia with $14.65 million on 1,137 screens, but this particular market tends to reward fantasy films. It wasn't quite as strong in the U.K., but still earned first place with $5.53 million on 530 screens. It also topped the charts in Mexico ($5.26 million on 207 screens); in Australia ($4.88 million on 268); in Brazil ($4.39 million 732); Italy ($3.76 million 588); Germany ($3.74 million on 548); and in Spain ($2.62 million on 649). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $2.81 million on 584 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.50 million. It could do no better than fourth in South Korea with $1.58 million on 425 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.73 million. It is too soon to tell where it will end up, but this is a good start. More...

International Box Office: Journey Never Ends

March 6th, 2013

Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons earned first place for the third weekend in a row earning $23.37 million in 8 markets for a running tally of $193.09 million. A few years ago, a Chinese film earning nearly $200 million would have been the biggest news of the year, but this is becoming almost common. More...

International Box Office: Extended Journey on the Top

February 28th, 2013

A Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons remained in first place with $54.93 million in 6 markets for a total of $168.02 million after three weeks of release. It is the biggest Chinese film released this year, but it won't be the last to get to the century mark. More...

International Box Office: Django Battles Bond for Top Spot

January 30th, 2013

There was a relatively close race on top of the international chart, but Django Unchained came out on top for the second week in a row. This time it earned $43.10 million on 6,421 screens in 64 markets for a total of $111.61 million after just two weeks of release. It is rapidly closing in on Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. It is also the most expensive film in his career. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.95 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.61 million. It also remained in top spot in Germany with an incredible $8.08 million on 650 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $21.32 million. More...

International Box Office: Unchained Free to Take Top Spot

January 23rd, 2013

Django Unchained began its international run in first place with $49.70 million on 5,863 screens in 54 markets. It opened in first place in a number of major markets, led by Germany, where it made $9.84 million on 482 screens, while it was nearly as potent in France with $7.54 million on 610 screens. It also earned first place in Italy with $4.60 million on 541 screens and in Spain with $3.40 million on 541. It had to settle for second place in the U.K. ($4.45 million on 445 screens); in Russia ($5.52 million on 736); and in Mexico ($999,000 on 451). It only managed third place in Brazil with $1.27 million, but it was only playing on 187 screens. Overall, this debut was 30% better than Inglourious Basterds' debut in the same markets. More...

International Box Office: Second Serving of Pi

January 16th, 2013

Life of Pi remained in first place on the international chart with $34.95 million on 9,291 screens in 67 markets. Its totals reached $359.11 million internationally and $453.91 million worldwide. The film's biggest market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.45 million on 1,575 screens over the weekend for a total of $25.07 million after two. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

International Box Office: Pi Living the High Life

January 10th, 2013

Life of Pi rose to first place with $59.30 million on 10,027 screens in 64 markets for a total of $302.04 million internationally and $393.08 million worldwide. The film reportedly dominated the Russian box office with $14.2 million on 1,600 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia with $5.18 million on 545 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.36 million. It managed third place in South Korea with $3.06 million on 392 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.35 million. This film has yet to open in Japan and a few smaller markets, so it isn't done yet and it should have no trouble getting to $500 million worldwide. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Texas Messes With Holdovers

January 7th, 2013

There was a pleasant surprise during the first weekend of 2013, as Texas Chainsaw 3D opened in first place with more than $20 million. Django Unchained also beat that milestone. The overall box office still fell from last weekend, down 18% to $147 million, but this is to be expected for a post-holiday weekend. It was 5.9% higher than the same weekend last year and 2013 is off to an early lead over 2012 at $253 million to $191 million. Hopefully I don't have to tell you it is way too early to pay serious attention to those numbers, but it is better to win early than fall behind. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Win New Year?

January 4th, 2013

Its the first weekend of 2013 and there is one new wide release and a previous limited release expanding semi-wide. Will either film compete for top spot? Not likely. There are some recent examples of horror films opening well in January, so Texas Chainsaw 3D could be a surprise hit, but there's also a chance it won't reach the top 5. Meanwhile, Promised Land is a message movie, but one that has limited appeal beyond those that agree with the message. This means The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will remain on top of the box office chart. If it does so, it will mean in the past nine weeks, only three films have earned first place over the weekend. 2012 got off to a strong start and last year the box office was led by The Devil Inside, which made $33.73 million. I don't think any film will make $20 million over the weekend this year, so 2013 could start off on a losing note. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Rules Weekend, Skyfall Cracks $1 Billion

January 3rd, 2013

We are still stuck with studio estimates, but it is clear The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey repeated on the top of the international box office chart this past weekend. It earned $106.5 million in 62 markets for totals of $464 million internationally and $686 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend was from Australia where it earned $18.6 million on 560 screens. This is the biggest opening in the franchise. It also remained strong in Germany with $17.17 million on 888 screens over the weekend, which represented an 11% increase and pushed its total to $61.14 million after three weeks of release. It was also able to earn more than $10 million in the U.K. with $11.18 million on 596 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.51 million after three weeks of release. The film has yet to open in a few markets, so getting to $1 billion worldwide is still the main target. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Happy New Year!

December 31st, 2012

The last news story of the year is the weekend wrap-up, but since many studios are still closed for the holidays, we are still dealing with estimates. It appears that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won a close race for top spot just ahead of Django Unchained. Additionally, every film in the top five came within a rounding error of predictions, or was better than expected, and the overall box office was massive compared to last year. We won't have final numbers for the last two weekends till Wednesday or Thursday, so there will be a lot of catching up to do, but it is hard to complain about the results we've seen. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ringing Out the Old Year

December 28th, 2012

There are three wide releases this weekend; however, all of them were released on Christmas day, so we have a few box office numbers to look at. Les Miserables was a surprise winner on Christmas day, while both Django Unchained and Parental Guidance also beat expectations, which bodes well for their perform this weekend. Even so, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will likely remain in top spot as it crosses $200 million domestically. Compared to last year the box office looks pretty good. No film topped $30 million last year, but The Hobbit should get to that mark this year. However, last year seven films topped $10 million, while only six will do so this year. 2013 has a shot at ending on a winning note, but it should be close. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit is Smaller in Stature This Week

December 27th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained on top of the international chart with an estimated $96 million on 18,417 screens in 59 markets for a total of $288.5 million. This includes a first place, $17.8 million opening on 2,115 screens in Russia. It also had an amazing hold in Germany down just 6% to $14.2 million on 1,408 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.7 million after two. The film's best market remained the U.K. where it has made $38.4 million, including $9.8 million on 1,546 screens this past weekend, but that is a pretty steep drop-off. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Travels Around the World

December 20th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey entered the international chart in first place with $138.0 million on 18,165 screens in 56 markets. Leading the way was the U.K. with $18.80 million on 598 screens, while it also cracked $10 million in Germany with $15.13 million on 877 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $17.19 million. It also came very close in France with $9.77 million on 958 screens. The film had similar strong openings in Spain with $7.98 million on 1,052 screens and in South Korea with $7.29 million on 1,028 screes over the weekend, although it had a total opening of $8.50 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

Contest: Expect the Unexpected: Winning Announcement

December 18th, 2012

The winners of our Expect the Unexpected contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: Hobbit Extra Big On IMAX

December 18th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had a record-breaking start on IMAX earning $15.1 million on 452 screens worldwide, which is the best ever December opening for the format. The worldwide total was split $10.1 million on 326 screens domestically and $5 million on 126 screens internationally. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hobbit Reaches the Top

December 18th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey easily led the way on the per theater chart. In fact, it was the only film to top $10,000. The film pulled in an average of $20,919, which is great for this time of year. The best new release was Let Fury Have the Hour, which only managed $3,386 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2012

In a result that surprised absolutely no one, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey earned first place on top of the chart this weekend. It earned more than the entire box office earned last weekend leading to a 70% increase week-over-week to $136 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 15% higher, as The Hobbit made more than last year's three wide releases opened with combined. Year-to-date, 2012 has earned $10.19 billion, which is 6.1% higher than last year's pace. Additionally, the year is about $100 million away from topping 2011's final tally. It should have no trouble surpassing that total some time over the weekend. On the other hand, it is still far behind the record set by 2009. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Hobbit Looks to Tower Over Competition

December 13th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens this weekend and it will clearly be the biggest hit of the month and likely the biggest hit of the winter. There is roughly a 100% chance that The Hobbit will earn first place and nearly all analysts think it will earn more than the entire box office earned last week. It might even earn more than the entire box office made last year. Last year, the box office was led by Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which made just under $40 million, while second place went to Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked with just over $23 million. If The Hobbit doesn't make more than those two films made combined, then the box office is in serious trouble. More...

Contest: Expect the Unexpected

December 7th, 2012

There's only one wide release coming out next weekend and it is expected to be huge. In fact, it should be the biggest hit of the winter. Yes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is opening next weekend and if it doesn't earn first place, then box office analysts will throw in their towel and give up hope, because nothing in the industry will make sense anymore. I would argue there's a better chance of the so-called Mayan doomsday prediction coming true than The Hobbit not opening in first place. Hyperbole aside, The Hobbit is the only choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Homeland: Season One on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of American Horror Story: Season One on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 24, 2008

August 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The International, Youth in Revolt, Fame and more! More...

Cast Updates - July 31, 2008

July 31st, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Finding Amanda, The Hobbit, Inglorious Bastards, and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 31, 2008

January 31st, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Duplicity, G.I. Joe, Public Enemies, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - December 25, 2007

December 25th, 2007

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