Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500)	3,420	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,585	$41,266,066
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,808	$24,537,621
Top 2005 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	101	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,689	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,979	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,784	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600)	567	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,173	$24,537,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus/Rogue Pictures Movies	2	$24,537,621

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 13, 2005	3	$10,900,901		1,957	$5,570	$10,900,901	1
May 20, 2005	5	$4,123,556	-62%	1,962	$2,102	$17,850,310	2
May 27, 2005	8	$1,886,465	-54%	1,419	$1,329	$21,497,579	3
Jun 3, 2005	10	$842,482	-55%	579	$1,455	$23,556,488	4
Jun 10, 2005	21	$215,330	-74%	245	$879	$24,156,727	5
Jun 17, 2005	35	$65,296	-70%	114	$573	$24,312,387	6
Jun 24, 2005	51	$30,295	-54%	62	$489	$24,380,112	7
Jul 1, 2005	44	$59,745	+97%	60	$996	$24,466,757	8
Jul 8, 2005	61	$22,466	-62%	52	$432	$24,520,892	9

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 13, 2005	3	$3,700,000			1,955	$1,893	$3,700,000	1
May 14, 2005	3	$4,100,000	+11%		1,955	$2,097	$7,800,000	2
May 15, 2005	3	$3,100,000	-24%		1,955	$1,586	$10,900,901	3
May 16, 2005	3	$971,000	-69%		1,955	$497	$11,872,000	4
May 17, 2005	3	$795,000	-18%		1,955	$407	$12,666,000	5
May 18, 2005	5	$558,000	-30%		1,955	$285	$13,224,000	6
May 19, 2005	5	$479,000	-14%		1,955	$245	$13,726,754	7
May 20, 2005	5	$1,200,000	+151%	-68%	1,962	$612	$14,900,000	8
May 21, 2005	5	$1,600,000	+33%	-61%	1,962	$815	$16,500,000	9
May 22, 2005	5	$1,300,000	-19%	-58%	1,962	$663	$17,850,310	10
May 23, 2005	5	$516,000	-60%	-47%	1,962	$263	$18,366,000	11
May 24, 2005	5	$410,000	-21%	-48%	1,962	$209	$18,777,000	12
May 25, 2005	5	$381,000	-7%	-32%	1,962	$194	$19,157,000	13
May 26, 2005	5	$422,000	+11%	-12%	1,962	$215	$19,611,000	14
May 27, 2005	7	$600,000	+42%	-50%	1,419	$423	$20,200,000	15
May 28, 2005	9	$600,000	n/c	-63%	1,419	$423	$20,800,000	16
May 29, 2005	8	$700,000	+17%	-46%	1,419	$493	$21,497,579	17
May 30, 2005	7	$605,448	-14%	+17%	1,419	$427	$22,103,027	18
May 31, 2005	7	$218,000	-64%	-47%	1,419	$154	$22,321,000	19
Jun 1, 2005	8	$225,000	+3%	-41%	1,419	$159	$22,543,000	20
Jun 2, 2005	8	$220,000	-2%	-48%	1,419	$155	$22,714,006	21
Jun 3, 2005	10	$260,000	+18%	-57%	579	$449	$22,970,000	22
Jun 4, 2005	11	$330,000	+27%	-45%	579	$570	$23,300,000	23
Jun 5, 2005	10	$280,000	-15%	-60%	579	$484	$23,556,488	24

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 13, 2005	4	$13,726,754		1,957	$7,014	$13,726,754	1
May 20, 2005	5	$5,884,360	-57%	1,962	$2,999	$19,611,114	2
May 27, 2005	7	$3,102,892	-47%	1,419	$2,187	$22,714,006	3
Jun 3, 2005	10	$1,227,391	-60%	579	$2,120	$23,941,397	4
Jun 10, 2005	24	$305,694	-75%	245	$1,248	$24,247,091	5
Jun 17, 2005	36	$102,726	-66%	114	$901	$24,349,817	6
Jun 24, 2005	49	$57,195	-44%	62	$923	$24,407,012	7
Jul 1, 2005	45	$91,414	+60%	60	$1,524	$24,498,426	8
Jul 8, 2005	58	$39,195	-57%	52	$754	$24,537,621	9

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,195	$24,500,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,557	$24,500,000
Top 2005 Movies at the International Box Office	93	$24,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,589	$24,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,624	$24,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,537	$24,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800)	710	$24,500,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900)	854	$24,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Focus/Rogue Pictures Movies	3	$24,500,000

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,167	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,539	$49,037,621
Top 2005 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	98	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,549	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,666	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,555	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 601-700)	632	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000)	941	$49,037,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus/Rogue Pictures Movies	2	$49,037,621

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 22nd, 2011

March 21st, 2011

It's a deceptively slow week when it comes to DVD and Blu-ray releases. Have I mentioned how much I love the word, "deceptively"? It is worse than meaningless and actually reduces the amount of information given in any sentence it appears in. In this case, the first sentence could mean the week appears to be slow, but it is actually quite busy. Or it could mean the week appears busy, but is quite slow. Unfortunately, it's the latter. There are four first run releases coming out on the home market, which is more than most weeks, but all four missed expectations to one degree or another. Additionally, there's only one new release that I'm seriously considering for Pick of the Week, The Venture Bros.: Season Four on Blu-ray. In fact, there are a couple Blu-ray catalog titles that are more interesting than any of the first run releases. Leading the way there is Stand By Me, which is not only a great movie, but the Blu-ray isn't shovelware and includes Blu-ray exclusive extras like a Picture-in-Picture track. So which release is the Pick of the Week? I can't decide, so let's call it a tie. More...

DVD Releases for June 26, 2007

June 26th, 2007

It's a relatively soft week for cream-of-the-crop releases, but what this week's selection it lacks in top quality it sadly more than makes up for with mediocre offerings. None of the first-run releases were of much interest, limited releases only produced a few DVDs worth a second look, and even big name TV on DVD was mostly lacking in the must-have department. It took an obscure release from the U.K., The New Statesmen to win that coveted honor. More...

Surprise Twist on the International Charts

October 30th, 2005

Oliver Twist opened in two major markets over the weekend, placing second in both France with $2.4 million on 547 screens and Italy with $1.3 million on 301 screens. Other markets include $360,000 in the U.K. for a $3.6 million total there and $140,000 in Poland for $1.1 million. Add it up and you have $4.2 million for the weekend and $9.6 million in total. More...

Batman Begins New Slump on the Home Market

October 29th, 2005

While Batman Begins had the best start in a long time, that wasn't enough for the video market to keep up with last year's pace. It brought in $10.38 million in DVD rentals and $970,000 in VHS rentals for a total of $11.34 million. More...

Brothers are not so Grimm

October 23rd, 2005

The Brothers Grimm dropped just 35% during its second weekend in France adding $2.1 million to its $5.7 million total there. In Germany, the film performed a nearly the same level falling 36% to $950,000 over the weekend and $2.9 million during its run. Overall the film made $4 million for a $27.8 million runny tally and that places it fourth on this week's charts. While the film struggled domestically, it is doing quite a bit better on the international scene, and could show a profit sometime during its home market run. More...

Kingdom's Start far from Heavenly

October 22nd, 2005

Kingdom of Heaven was able to capture top spot on the home market rental numbers with $7.24 million in DVD rentals and $540,000 in VHS rentals for a combined total of $7.78 million. However, while these numbers were enough for the film to finish in first place, it was still not a great start, especially when taking into account the film's massive production budget. More...

Internationl Round-up: Company Nine Reaches $14 Million

October 16th, 2005

Company 9 remained in first place in Russia, its home market, down just 13% to $4.3 million for a running total of $14.3 million, which is well ahead of Revenge of the Sith's final box office in the market (which was just shy of $10 million). More...

DVD Releases for October 11, 2005

October 10th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. This week there are four first-run releases, but not one is worthy of being the DVD Pick of the Week, so again it is the TV on DVD category comes to the rescue. Arrested Development - The Complete Second Season - Buy from Amazon is the best bet this week but Veronica Mars - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon is also well worth picking up. More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

Mafia Rubs Out Competition

September 18th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 is the latest local film to lead the South Korean box office as it opened with $5.555 million on 449 screens, $7.515 million including Thursday. Not only was that easily enough for first place in its home market, but also put the film in third place on the overall international box office charts. More...

U.K. is Virgin Territory

September 11th, 2005

The 40-Year Old Virgin topped the U.K. marked with an impressive $3.26 million on 394 screens in the U.K., but this is probably not indicative of its potential in other international markets. The film should do well in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, but will likely struggle in non-English speaking markets. (Germany may be an exception.) More...

War Ends World Tour with a Blast

September 4th, 2005

War of the Worlds opened in its last international market over the weekend making $3.0 million on 583 screens in China. That's about 10% more money that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith earned, but War of the Worlds needed nearly double the number of screens. Overall the film added $4.5 million to its $345 million international total, easily the second best of the year so far. More...

Key Openings for Skeleton

August 28th, 2005

The Skeleton Key opened in 10- more markets over the weekend and in now playing on 1400 screens, however, it still hasn't found the success the studio was hoping for. It did open in first place in Germany, but it still had a very soft opening with $1.6 million. It also opened in first place in Russia with $625,000 over the weekend and $780,000 since Thursday, but in Australia and New Zealand it had to settle for a distant second place with $760,000 and $110,000 respectively. The Skeleton Key also open in Austria with $230,000 for the week, but its placing is unknown at the moment. Add in holdovers in France, ($250,000 for $2.2 million) and the U.K., ($130,000 for $4.5 million) and you have roughly $4 million for the weekend and $16.5 million so far. More...

Smiths Still Strong on International Scene

August 21st, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in first place in both the Czech Republic with $180,000 on 20 screens and in Slovakia with $50,000 on 8 screens. The film also remained in first place in France with $2.675 million, Belgium with $635,000, The Netherlands with $490,000 and Poland with $266,000. Strangest of all, the film stayed in second place for the fourth weekend in a row in Germany adding $2.12 million to its $20.6 million running tally in the market. Overall the film has made $143 million in markets where Fox is handling the distribution and may have hit $200 million overall, but there's no conformation on that yet. More...

Late Numbers Lift Charlie into Top Five

July 31st, 2005

Early numbers had Mr. and Mrs. Smith taking fifth place on the overall international box office charts, but better than expected results has Charlie and the Chocolate Factory overtaking them $6.7 million to $5.4 million. It's biggest single market continues to be France where the film dipped just 6% during its second weekend there earning $3,533,857 for a $9,034,141 running tally. But it was even more impressive in Belgium where the film shot up by 68% to $400,000 for the weekend and $785,000 in total. The film also opened in first place in three markets, Brazil with $1.1 million on 200 screens, Holland with $625,000 on 124 screens, and South Africa with $275,000 on 41 screens. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has $13.3 million so far and opens in a couple of important markets this weekend, (The U.K. and Mexico.) More...

Charlie Appeals to the Sweet-tooth in its International Debut

July 24th, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened in three French speaking markets over the weekend and while it didn't finish first, it still had a great start. In France the film earned $3,741,793 in 670 theaters for the best per theater average in the top ten. The result was similar in Belgium ($250,000) and Switzerland ($190,000), giving the film $4.2 million for the weekend. More...

Competition Crumbles under Alien Invasion

July 10th, 2005

With the last of this summer's worldwide releases opening last weekend, the international details are once again dominated by smaller films. And to compound matters, most of those are only making noise in one of two markets. However, over the next few weeks there are plenty of big films opening in big markets and the International Details column should start showing signs of life soon. More...

Few Films Open ahead of War's Worldwide Debut

July 3rd, 2005

Summer blockbusters continue to squeeze out the competition, so much so that the only real news is about such blockbusters. For instance, War of the Worlds managed $13.35 million during its first day of release on the international scene, which is good, but below expectations. On the other hand, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith broke another record earning $4.96 million during its preview in Japan. More...

Slump Spreads Internationally

June 26th, 2005

The international box office is suffering even more than the domestic box office is. In Germany the first six months of 2005 are down 14% compared to the same period in 2004 and Australia also saw double digit decline slipping by 12%. In Spain the total box office is down 8% and it was little better in France at 6%. The U.K. also fell, but at a much more reasonably 1.9%. More...

Corrected - Ruling the International Box Office

June 19th, 2005

Just when the International Details column was getting back to normal we have another film dominating the international scene. Mr. and Mrs. Smith led in nearly every major / midlevel market and those it didn't were mostly owned by Revenge of the Sith. Because of that there isn't as much news to tell as usual, and with Batman Begins opening worldwide this weekend and in two weeks, War of the Worlds doing the same, this trend will last until mid-July at the earliest. More...

The Largest Yard

June 12th, 2005

The Longest Yard opened in second place in Australia with $2.5 million. On the other hand, the film could only manage $750,000 on 260 screens in Mexico, not surprising since Adam Sandler has never been a big draw internationally, especially outside English speaking markets. More...

Late Figures Change Top Five

June 5th, 2005

It was a slightly busier weekend as several studios were brave enough, or foolhardy enough to try and sandwich their film between the worldwide release of Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, which debuts in just 10 days. With War of the Worlds' worldwide release just two weeks after that, there's very little room for smaller films to survive. More...

Sith Steal the Show

May 29th, 2005

Revenge of the Sith dominated nearly every market it opened in and in most of them it was the only new film in the top ten. Because of this there's almost no international details to report and those details that are available are single market releases. More...

Sith Shatters Records, Jump-Starts Summer

May 23rd, 2005

Wow, what a difference a week makes. What could have been the slowest summer in many, many years finally turned around thanks to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. The total box office was more than $160 million, up 60% from last weekend, but with the 13th week in a row there was a year-to-year decline, this time at 4.8%. Year to date, 2005 has now brought in $2.951 billion, which is 6% lower than the same time last year. More...

Calm Before the Storm

May 22nd, 2005

It was another slow weekend for international details as few studios were brave enough, or foolish enough to try and squeeze in a release between Kingdom of Heaven and Revenge of the Sith. It was hard to find many films that earned more than $1 million over the weekend and most of the activity came from smaller releases in midlevel markets. Next weekend there could be even fewer details as Revenge of the Sith should dominate every market, but after that the summer blockbuster season should be in full swing and things should pick up. More...

Records Will Fall!

May 18th, 2005

Summer finally begins tonight at midnight with the release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which should be the biggest movie of the year. The real question is how big will the movie be? More...

Another Unlucky Weekend

May 16th, 2005

Friday the 13th proved to be an unlucky omen as the box office continued its slump. We did see a massive 17.3% increase from last weekend, but more importantly 9.5% drop-off from the same time last year, which is the 12th down weekend in a row. As for year-to-date, 2004 has brought in $2.715 billion, off 7% from the same time last year. More...

Will it be a Record Breaking Weekend?

May 13th, 2005

Summer is officially starting ... in 6 days. That's when Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith begins. In the meantime we have to suffer through another sub-par weekend, which could result in a record-breaking slump. On the other hand, there are four films opening wide, or at least wide enough to make it into the top ten, but only two of those films have a shot at top spot. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 6 - May 12

May 12th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Layer Cake - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5

May 5th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates. Slow week with most of the sites being merely average or too early in their development to tell if the film is an award winning site or not. So in the end I decided not to hand out the award to any site. Hopefully next week things will pick up. More...

2005 Preview: May

May 1st, 2005

May! The beginning of the lucrative Summer Box Office Season! I know what you're thinking, summer doesn't really begin till mid-June, but for the movie industry summer official begins on the Memorial Day long weekend, and just between you and me, it unofficial begins on the first full weekend of the month. So that means every weekend there's a monster release - one that has people excited since it was first announced. This month such films include Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and ... hold on a second, I'll think of another ... Nope. That's pretty much the only monster film being released this May. Don't get me wrong, every week there's a potential $100 million hit being released, but that's nothing compared to 2003 when 4 films released in May hit $200 million and two others made $100 million. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 22 - April 28

April 28th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Unleashed - Official Site. More...

Twelve Tops the Best of the Rest

February 27th, 2005

Ocean's Twelve may have dropped out of the top five, but it is still going strong with $4.5 million on 1400 screens in 35 markets for an international box office of $225.8 million so far. No new openings means the heist film had to rely on holdovers likes its $2.5 million during its third weekend in the U.K. and $1.4 million during its fifth week of release in Japan, finishing second in both those markets. More...

French Film Finishes Fifth

February 20th, 2005

Iznogoud: Calife a la place du calife, a movie based on a Asterix and Obelix spin off of sorts, dominated the French box office taking in $7.1 million, more than double the second place film and more than a third of the top ten total. It is also enough to push it into the Top Five on the international scene, dropping Finding Neverland into sixth place. Unfortunately, like the several films made in the Asterix and Obelix series, this one is unlikely to make much of an impact outside the French speaking markets. More...

Fockers are Fabulous

February 9th, 2005

A higher than expected opening in Spain and a lower than expected decline in the U.K. allowed Meet the Fockers to retain top spot on the international charts. The film opened first in a handful of markets, including a $4.7 million opening in Spain on 356 screens, $377,000 in Denmark, $352,000 in Taiwan and $275,000 in Israel. Its most prolific market continues to be the U.K. where the film brought in $8.5 million during its second weekend there; that's a 42% drop-off, which is a little high for the market, but not as high as expected given its huge start last weekend. That one market represented more than half of its weekend total of $16.3 million on 1700 screens in 28 markets for a running tally of $82.9 million. More...

Unleashed to Unspool in May

February 8th, 2005

Focus Features' specialty arm, Rogue Pictures has announced a new release date for the Jet Li action/drama Unleashed. More...