Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,207	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,634	$105,181,969
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900)	878	$73,178,547
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	45	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300)	264	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000)	911	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	184	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	200	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400)	319	$73,178,547
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	169	$73,178,547

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jan 16, 2009	5	$17,012,212		3,271	$5,201	$17,012,212	1
Jan 23, 2009	4	$12,860,944	-24%	3,271	$3,932	$37,455,759	2
Jan 30, 2009	4	$8,632,740	-33%	3,160	$2,732	$48,156,061	3
Feb 6, 2009	10	$5,711,229	-34%	2,734	$2,089	$55,125,062	4
Feb 13, 2009	12	$4,351,535	-24%	2,207	$1,972	$60,320,496	5
Feb 20, 2009	15	$2,325,378	-47%	1,716	$1,355	$65,535,469	6
Feb 27, 2009	17	$1,680,286	-28%	1,381	$1,217	$67,636,154	7
Mar 6, 2009	18	$1,076,641	-36%	1,120	$961	$69,216,612	8
Mar 13, 2009	18	$577,927	-46%	804	$719	$70,040,394	9
Mar 20, 2009	19	$403,092	-30%	522	$772	$70,906,136	10
Mar 27, 2009	17	$314,942	-22%	381	$827	$71,353,470	11
Apr 3, 2009	20	$194,542	-38%	240	$811	$71,651,821	12
Apr 10, 2009	21	$234,307	+20%	347	$675	$71,969,926	13
Apr 17, 2009	21	$251,186	+7%	335	$750	$72,354,570	14
Apr 24, 2009	26	$190,466	-24%	276	$690	$72,594,587	15
May 1, 2009	30	$122,012	-36%	200	$610	$72,759,080	16
May 8, 2009	34	$84,579	-31%	174	$486	$72,869,036	17
May 15, 2009	34	$64,656	-24%	128	$505	$72,953,974	18
May 22, 2009	48	$37,625	-42%	101	$373	$73,012,167	19

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jan 16, 2009	5	$4,340,784			3,271	$1,327	$4,340,784	1
Jan 17, 2009	5	$7,343,804	+69%		3,271	$2,245	$11,684,588	2
Jan 18, 2009	4	$5,327,624	-27%		3,271	$1,629	$17,012,212	3
Jan 19, 2009	2	$5,853,300	+10%		3,271	$1,789	$22,865,512	4
Jan 20, 2009	5	$701,257	-88%		3,271	$214	$23,566,769	5
Jan 21, 2009	7	$504,184	-28%		3,271	$154	$24,070,953	6
Jan 22, 2009	9	$523,862	+4%		3,271	$160	$24,594,815	7
Jan 23, 2009	6	$2,544,672	+386%	-41%	3,271	$778	$27,139,487	8
Jan 24, 2009	4	$6,168,580	+142%	-16%	3,271	$1,886	$33,308,067	9
Jan 25, 2009	4	$4,147,692	-33%	-22%	3,271	$1,268	$37,455,759	10
Jan 26, 2009	6	$579,421	-86%	-90%	3,271	$177	$38,035,180	11
Jan 27, 2009	9	$447,883	-23%	-36%	3,271	$137	$38,483,063	12
Jan 28, 2009	6	$566,500	+26%	+12%	3,271	$173	$39,049,563	13
Jan 29, 2009	7	$473,758	-16%	-10%	3,271	$145	$39,523,321	14
Jan 30, 2009	8	$1,937,509	+309%	-24%	3,160	$613	$41,460,830	15
Jan 31, 2009	4	$4,507,967	+133%	-27%	3,160	$1,427	$45,968,797	16
Feb 1, 2009	3	$2,187,264	-51%	-47%	3,160	$692	$48,156,061	17
Feb 2, 2009	9	$311,101	-86%	-46%	3,160	$98	$48,467,162	18
Feb 3, 2009	9	$300,149	-4%	-33%	3,160	$95	$48,767,311	19
Feb 4, 2009	9	$331,921	+11%	-41%	3,160	$105	$49,099,232	20
Feb 5, 2009	9	$314,601	-5%	-34%	3,160	$100	$49,413,833	21
Feb 6, 2009	10	$1,144,528	+264%	-41%	2,734	$419	$50,558,361	22
Feb 7, 2009	10	$2,797,840	+144%	-38%	2,734	$1,023	$53,356,201	23
Feb 8, 2009	9	$1,768,861	-37%	-19%	2,734	$647	$55,125,062	24
Feb 9, 2009	11	$264,340	-85%	-15%	2,734	$97	$55,389,402	25
Feb 10, 2009	15	$178,721	-32%	-40%	2,734	$65	$55,568,123	26
Feb 11, 2009	14	$172,041	-4%	-48%	2,734	$63	$55,740,164	27
Feb 12, 2009	13	$228,797	+33%	-27%	2,734	$84	$55,968,961	28
Feb 13, 2009	13	$781,029	+241%	-32%	2,207	$354	$56,749,990	29
Feb 14, 2009	13	$2,077,204	+166%	-26%	2,207	$941	$58,827,194	30
Feb 15, 2009	12	$1,493,302	-28%	-16%	2,207	$677	$60,320,496	31
Feb 16, 2009	8	$1,765,476	+18%	+568%	2,207	$800	$62,085,972	32
Feb 17, 2009	11	$417,168	-76%	+133%	2,207	$189	$62,503,140	33
Feb 18, 2009	12	$350,245	-16%	+104%	2,207	$159	$62,853,385	34
Feb 19, 2009	12	$356,706	+2%	+56%	2,207	$162	$63,210,091	35
Feb 20, 2009	15	$510,932	+43%	-35%	1,716	$298	$63,721,023	36
Feb 21, 2009	15	$1,042,470	+104%	-50%	1,716	$608	$64,763,493	37
Feb 22, 2009	14	$771,976	-26%	-48%	1,716	$450	$65,535,469	38
Feb 23, 2009	16	$108,011	-86%	-94%	1,716	$63	$65,643,480	39
Feb 24, 2009	17	$102,781	-5%	-75%	1,716	$60	$65,746,261	40
Feb 25, 2009	16	$98,266	-4%	-72%	1,716	$57	$65,844,527	41
Feb 26, 2009	16	$111,341	+13%	-69%	1,716	$65	$65,955,868	42
Feb 27, 2009	19	$312,485	+181%	-39%	1,381	$226	$66,268,353	43
Feb 28, 2009	17	$809,508	+159%	-22%	1,381	$586	$67,077,861	44
Mar 1, 2009	17	$558,293	-31%	-28%	1,381	$404	$67,636,154	45
Mar 2, 2009	17	$138,146	-75%	+28%	1,381	$100	$67,774,300	46
Mar 3, 2009	18	$133,963	-3%	+30%	1,381	$97	$67,908,263	47
Mar 4, 2009	18	$115,531	-14%	+18%	1,381	$84	$68,023,794	48
Mar 5, 2009	18	$116,177	+1%	+4%	1,381	$84	$68,139,971	49
Mar 6, 2009	18	$226,789	+95%	-27%	1,120	$202	$68,366,760	50
Mar 7, 2009	17	$522,523	+130%	-35%	1,120	$467	$68,889,283	51
Mar 8, 2009	16	$327,329	-37%	-41%	1,120	$292	$69,216,612	52
Mar 9, 2009	19	$60,500	-82%	-56%	1,120	$54	$69,277,112	53
Mar 10, 2009	20	$56,785	-6%	-58%	1,120	$51	$69,333,897	54
Mar 11, 2009	19	$60,781	+7%	-47%	1,120	$54	$69,394,678	55
Mar 12, 2009	19	$67,789	+12%	-42%	1,120	$61	$69,462,467	56
Mar 13, 2009	-	$118,119	+74%	-48%	804	$147	$69,580,586	57
Mar 14, 2009	17	$274,445	+132%	-47%	804	$341	$69,855,031	58
Mar 15, 2009	17	$185,363	-32%	-43%	804	$231	$70,040,394	59
Mar 16, 2009	16	$93,192	-50%	+54%	804	$116	$70,133,586	60
Mar 17, 2009	16	$108,881	+17%	+92%	804	$135	$70,242,467	61
Mar 18, 2009	14	$125,666	+15%	+107%	804	$156	$70,368,133	62
Mar 19, 2009	14	$134,911	+7%	+99%	804	$168	$70,503,044	63
Mar 20, 2009	19	$140,390	+4%	+19%	522	$269	$70,643,434	64
Mar 21, 2009	19	$156,554	+12%	-43%	522	$300	$70,799,988	65
Mar 22, 2009	-	$106,148	-32%	-43%	522	$203	$70,906,136	66
Mar 23, 2009	-	$28,096	-74%	-70%	522	$54	$70,934,232	67
Mar 24, 2009	-	$34,822	+24%	-68%	522	$67	$70,969,054	68
Mar 25, 2009	-	$35,905	+3%	-71%	522	$69	$71,004,959	69
Mar 26, 2009	-	$33,569	-7%	-75%	522	$64	$71,038,528	70
Mar 27, 2009	-	$108,649	+224%	-23%	381	$285	$71,147,177	71
Mar 28, 2009	-	$142,211	+31%	-9%	381	$373	$71,289,388	72
Mar 29, 2009	-	$64,082	-55%	-40%	381	$168	$71,353,470	73
Mar 30, 2009	-	$23,696	-63%	-16%	381	$62	$71,377,166	74
Mar 31, 2009	-	$27,648	+17%	-21%	381	$73	$71,404,814	75
Apr 1, 2009	-	$25,157	-9%	-30%	381	$66	$71,429,971	76
Apr 2, 2009	-	$27,308	+9%	-19%	381	$72	$71,457,279	77
Apr 3, 2009	-	$62,663	+129%	-42%	240	$261	$71,519,942	78
Apr 4, 2009	-	$93,822	+50%	-34%	240	$391	$71,613,764	79
Apr 5, 2009	-	$38,057	-59%	-41%	240	$159	$71,651,821	80
Apr 6, 2009	-	$15,586	-59%	-34%	240	$65	$71,667,407	81
Apr 7, 2009	-	$24,120	+55%	-13%	240	$101	$71,691,527	82
Apr 8, 2009	-	$19,284	-20%	-23%	240	$80	$71,710,811	83
Apr 9, 2009	-	$24,808	+29%	-9%	240	$103	$71,735,619	84
Apr 10, 2009	-	$99,961	+303%	+60%	347	$288	$71,835,580	85
Apr 11, 2009	-	$90,935	-9%	-3%	347	$262	$71,926,515	86
Apr 12, 2009	-	$43,411	-52%	+14%	347	$125	$71,969,926	87
Apr 13, 2009	-	$40,089	-8%	+157%	347	$116	$72,010,015	88
Apr 14, 2009	-	$33,889	-15%	+41%	347	$98	$72,043,904	89
Apr 15, 2009	-	$31,457	-7%	+63%	347	$91	$72,075,361	90
Apr 16, 2009	-	$28,023	-11%	+13%	347	$81	$72,103,384	91
Apr 17, 2009	-	$82,360	+194%	-18%	335	$246	$72,185,744	92
Apr 18, 2009	-	$110,087	+34%	+21%	335	$329	$72,295,831	93
Apr 19, 2009	-	$58,739	-47%	+35%	335	$175	$72,354,570	94
Apr 20, 2009	-	$12,048	-79%	-70%	335	$36	$72,366,618	95
Apr 21, 2009	-	$13,691	+14%	-60%	335	$41	$72,380,309	96
Apr 22, 2009	-	$11,688	-15%	-63%	335	$35	$72,391,997	97
Apr 23, 2009	-	$12,124	+4%	-57%	335	$36	$72,404,121	98
Apr 24, 2009	-	$46,423	+283%	-44%	276	$168	$72,450,544	99
Apr 25, 2009	-	$92,074	+98%	-16%	276	$334	$72,542,618	100
Apr 26, 2009	-	$51,969	-44%	-12%	276	$188	$72,594,587	101
Apr 27, 2009	-	$9,069	-83%	-25%	276	$33	$72,603,656	102
Apr 28, 2009	-	$10,735	+18%	-22%	276	$39	$72,614,391	103
Apr 29, 2009	-	$10,471	-2%	-10%	276	$38	$72,624,862	104
Apr 30, 2009	-	$12,206	+17%	+1%	276	$44	$72,637,068	105
May 1, 2009	-	$30,411	+149%	-34%	200	$152	$72,667,479	106
May 2, 2009	-	$57,933	+91%	-37%	200	$290	$72,725,412	107
May 3, 2009	-	$33,668	-42%	-35%	200	$168	$72,759,080	108
May 4, 2009	-	$5,809	-83%	-36%	200	$29	$72,764,889	109
May 5, 2009	-	$6,760	+16%	-37%	200	$34	$72,771,649	110
May 6, 2009	-	$7,032	+4%	-33%	200	$35	$72,778,681	111
May 7, 2009	-	$5,776	-18%	-53%	200	$29	$72,784,457	112
May 8, 2009	-	$21,353	+270%	-30%	174	$123	$72,805,810	113
May 9, 2009	-	$38,115	+78%	-34%	174	$219	$72,843,925	114
May 10, 2009	-	$25,111	-34%	-25%	174	$144	$72,869,036	115
May 11, 2009	-	$4,126	-84%	-29%	174	$24	$72,873,162	116
May 12, 2009	-	$4,656	+13%	-31%	174	$27	$72,877,818	117
May 13, 2009	-	$5,342	+15%	-24%	174	$31	$72,883,160	118
May 14, 2009	-	$6,158	+15%	+7%	174	$35	$72,889,318	119
May 15, 2009	-	$14,032	+128%	-34%	128	$110	$72,903,350	120
May 16, 2009	-	$31,959	+128%	-16%	128	$250	$72,935,309	121
May 17, 2009	-	$18,665	-42%	-26%	128	$146	$72,953,974	122
May 18, 2009	-	$6,912	-63%	+68%	128	$54	$72,960,886	123
May 19, 2009	-	$4,919	-29%	+6%	128	$38	$72,965,805	124
May 20, 2009	-	$3,908	-21%	-27%	128	$31	$72,969,713	125
May 21, 2009	-	$4,829	+24%	-22%	128	$38	$72,974,542	126
May 22, 2009	-	$9,107	+89%	-35%	101	$90	$72,983,649	127
May 23, 2009	-	$15,541	+71%	-51%	101	$154	$72,999,190	128
May 24, 2009	-	$12,977	-16%	-30%	101	$128	$73,012,167	129
May 25, 2009	44	$11,108	-14%	+61%	101	$110	$73,023,275	130
May 26, 2009	-	$3,518	-68%	-28%	101	$35	$73,026,793	131
May 27, 2009	-	$3,754	+7%	-4%	101	$37	$73,030,547	132
May 28, 2009	-	$3,913	+4%	-19%	101	$39	$73,034,460	133

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jan 16, 2009	5	$24,594,815		3,271	$7,519	$24,594,815	1
Jan 23, 2009	4	$14,928,506	-39%	3,271	$4,564	$39,523,321	2
Jan 30, 2009	7	$9,890,512	-34%	3,160	$3,130	$49,413,833	3
Feb 6, 2009	10	$6,555,128	-34%	2,734	$2,398	$55,968,961	4
Feb 13, 2009	12	$7,241,130	+10%	2,207	$3,281	$63,210,091	5
Feb 20, 2009	15	$2,745,777	-62%	1,716	$1,600	$65,955,868	6
Feb 27, 2009	17	$2,184,103	-20%	1,381	$1,582	$68,139,971	7
Mar 6, 2009	18	$1,322,496	-39%	1,120	$1,181	$69,462,467	8
Mar 13, 2009	16	$1,040,577	-21%	804	$1,294	$70,503,044	9
Mar 20, 2009	20	$535,484	-49%	522	$1,026	$71,038,528	10
Mar 27, 2009	19	$418,751	-22%	381	$1,099	$71,457,279	11
Apr 3, 2009	22	$278,340	-34%	240	$1,160	$71,735,619	12
Apr 10, 2009	21	$367,765	+32%	347	$1,060	$72,103,384	13
Apr 17, 2009	24	$300,737	-18%	335	$898	$72,404,121	14
Apr 24, 2009	26	$232,947	-23%	276	$844	$72,637,068	15
May 1, 2009	30	$147,389	-37%	200	$737	$72,784,457	16
May 8, 2009	37	$104,861	-29%	174	$603	$72,889,318	17
May 15, 2009	36	$85,224	-19%	128	$666	$72,974,542	18
May 22, 2009	49	$59,918	-30%	101	$593	$73,034,460	19

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,034	$49,178,625
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,520	$49,178,625
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office	65	$49,178,625
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500)	406	$49,178,625
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,597	$49,178,625
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	246	$49,178,625
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	244	$49,178,625
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400)	376	$49,178,625
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	185	$49,178,625

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,546	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,108	$122,357,172
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	48	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400)	328	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,192	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	215	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	209	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400)	348	$122,357,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	176	$122,357,172

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
May 3, 2009	2	773,166		773,166	$13,584,527	$13,584,527	1
May 10, 2009	2	337,709	-56%	1,110,875	$5,933,547	$19,518,074	2
May 17, 2009	4	173,280	-49%	1,284,155	$3,044,530	$22,562,604	3
May 24, 2009	11	114,090	-34%	1,398,245	$1,950,403	$24,513,007	4
May 31, 2009	15	67,156	-41%	1,465,401	$1,099,156	$25,612,163	5
Jun 7, 2009	15	68,535	+2%	1,533,936	$1,078,597	$26,690,760	6
Jun 14, 2009	29	38,377	-44%	1,572,313	$606,314	$27,297,074	7
Jun 21, 2009	27	48,272	+26%	1,620,585	$767,124	$28,064,198	8
Jun 28, 2009	19	43,952	-9%	1,664,537	$700,744	$28,764,942	9
Jul 26, 2009	25	37,105		1,753,676	$579,057	$30,163,050	13

DVD Sales - People Take Home Taken

May 27th, 2009

Taken wasn't the only new release to chart this week; in fact, there were nine that reached the top 30. However, it was comfortably the best-selling with 2.31 million units and $37.96 million in consumer spending at retail. It is already the tenth best-selling DVD of the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Taken for a Ride

May 27th, 2009

Just as it did on the sales chart, Taken led all new release and placed first overall. More...

DVD Sales - Number One DVD Far From Curious

May 19th, 2009

There was only one major new release on DVD this week, and it comes as no surprise that it topped the sales chart. The movie was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and it sold 1.48 million units to generate $24.60 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Rentals - Button Up

May 19th, 2009

Just two new release charted this week, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which had three times as many rentals as the second place Bride Wars. More...

DVD Sales - Fog of War

May 16th, 2009

There was some confusion on top of this week's sales chart, as there were two new releases that could claim top spot on. Leading the way, at least in terms of units sold, was Bride Wars, which just managed to reach seven figures with sales of 1.00 million units and $16.04 million. More...

DVD Rentals - War is Hell

May 16th, 2009

Two new releases lead the way on this week's rental chart with Bride Wars beating Hotel for Dogs by roughly 33%. More...

DVD Releases for May 5th, 2009 - Part I

May 5th, 2009

The last of the Best Picture Oscar Nominees hits the home market this week. And while the Blu-ray arrived late, the Two-Disc DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. On the other hand, no other release on this week's list came close to be a contender for that title, and overall it was a rather slow week. Still not so slow that I didn't have to split this week's column into two parts, with the second part found here. More...

DVD Releases for April 28th, 2009 - Part I

April 27th, 2009

We are about to enter the summer blockbuster season, which is great for box office numbers, not so good for the home market. In fact, it is arguably the weakest time of the year for DVD sales. Looking at this week's list, that's not a huge surprise. There are no first run releases that are must haves, nor are there are lot of smaller releases to pick up the slack. The clear DVD Pick of the Week is Star Trek - The Original Series - Season One - Blu-ray, which is better than the previous HD DVD release. Also worth picking up is One-Eyed Monster on DVD, but that has a more limited target audience. While there's not a lot on the top, there's plenty of bulk, so much so we need a second page, which can be found here. More...

International Details - Watchmen Slowing Down

March 29th, 2009

Watchmen fell out of the top five with $6.35 million on 4965 screens in 53 markets for a total of $60.63 million. Unless it is a big hit in Japan over the weekend, $100 million internationally is likely out of the question, as is $200 million worldwide. Depending on how much it costs to advertise, it could still make enough to show a profit, but it could take quite a bit longer than the studio would have liked. More...

International Details - Shopaholic Selling Well

March 22nd, 2009

Confessions Of A Shopaholic nearly doubled its weekend haul as it pulled in $6.78 million on 2023 screens in 26 markets for a total of $31.91 million after a month of release. The film opened in first place in Australia, no surprise there, as that's the home of Isla Fisher, with $1.89 million on 309 screens. It earned a nearly identical result of $1.84 million on 426 screens in Germany, but that was only enough for third place in that market. Next up for the film is South Korea and Spain at the end of this month, while it doesn't end its run till the end of May when it opens in Japan and France. More...

International Details - Reading Between the Lines

March 15th, 2009

The Reader nearly reached the top five with $5.14 million on 1169 screens in 17 markets for a total of $28.35 million. The film opened in a number of smaller markets, including Belgium where it placed fifth with $174,000 on 24 screens over the weekend and $225,000 in total. However, most of its money came from holdovers, like Germany, where the film added $2.89 million on 456 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.44 million after two. More...

International Details - Pink in the Red

March 8th, 2009

Pink Panther 2 may have climbed a spot to sixth place, but it is hard to be happy with its run so far. The film opened in second place in both Spain and Mexico with $1.95 million on 360 screens and $750,000 on 375 screens respectively, which is better than the film has managed in most major markets. However, overall it only managed $6.33 million on 3186 screens in 53 markets for a total of $22.26 million so far. It does open in Italy this weekend, and still has Germany, Japan, and a few other markets to go, but I can't see it turning its fortunes around at this point. More...

International Details - Confessions of the International Box Office

March 1st, 2009

Confessions Of A Shopaholic expanded this past weekend jumping into sixth place with $6.13 million on 1365 screens in 10 markets for a total of $10.05 million. This includes a second place, $2.80 million opening on 424 screens over the weekend in the U.K., for a total of $4.14 million there. The film also held well in Russia down just 42% with $1.04 million on 415 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.41 million after two. More...

International Details - Recep Ivedik is No Turkey

February 22nd, 2009

Recep Ivedik opened in its native Turkey and a few other markets scoring sixth place with $8.32 million on 483 screens in 4 markets. Of that total, $6.10 million was earned on 390 screens during a first place opening in its native market, which is above the pace of its predecessor. The film managed fourth place in Germany with $1.75 million on just 75 screens. An excellent start for the film. More...

International Details - Bride Wars as Bridesmaid

February 15th, 2009

Bride Wars continues its bridesmaid run just missing the top five this week after just missing the top ten last week. It did ad $5.88 million on 2485 screens in 30 markets for a total of $32.11 million after a month of release. Openings this week include Germany, where the film placed second with $1.62 million on 455 screens, which is a mixed debut. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

International Details - The Very Best has to Settle for Sixth Place

February 2nd, 2009

The Very Best Film 2, the sequel to The Very Best Film opened in Russia and a handful of other markets this past weekend. It scored first place in its native land with $8.38 million on 948 screens, while it earned sixth place in total with $9.29 million on 1072 screens in 4 markets. This is a serious decline from its predecessor's opening weekend, but still a strong start otherwise. More...

Blart Beats Back Competition

January 26th, 2009

New releases missed expectations, but enough of the holdovers excelled that that overall box office was still strong. Granted, it was down 17% from last weekend, but given the post-holiday slump, this is not bad. Also, $160 million is 14% more than the same weekend last year and it keeps 2009 well ahead of 2008 $861 million to $707 million, or 22%. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Contest - Going to the Dogs - Winning Announcement

January 21st, 2009

The winners of our Going to the Dogs contest were determined and they are... More...

Paul Blart: Box Office Champion

January 20th, 2009

One film on Thursday's prediction column missed expectations; just one. This explains while, despite the fact that the number one film this year was well behind the number one film last year, the overall box office saw amazing growth to $193 million over three days, and $231 million over four. This was ahead of last year's Martin Luther King Jr. day long weekend by 25% and 24% respectively. Year-to-date, 2009 had brought in $668 million, which represents a 24% increase over last year's pace of $539 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of January 16th, 2009

January 17th, 2009

There were a number of wide releases trying to take advantage of the holiday this weekend, and several websites that had what it takes to stand out. The best of these is Hotel for Dogs' Official Site, which is the winner of our Weekly Website Award. More...

Celebrating Valentine's Day a Month Early

January 15th, 2009

A busy week with four films opening wide, all of which have widely different target demographics. Hotel for Dogs is going for families, My Bloody Valentine is going for hardcore horror fans, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is going for fans of SitCom comedy, while Notorious is going for fans of rap. Add in a couple of holdovers, and it's a crowded marketplace. It is unlikely that any of these films will top last year's number one film, Cloverfield, but perhaps combined they will keep pace with last year's box office. More...

Contest - Going to the Dogs

January 9th, 2009

There are two films that are estimated to be opening with saturation level theater counts (3,000 or more) on Friday. These films are Paul Blart - Mall Cop and Hotel for Dogs. Either one would make a fine choice as the latest target film in our ongoing box office prediction contest, but we are going with ... Hotel for Dogs. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Hotel for Dogs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Eagle Eye - Single Disc Edition, as well as Cyborg Soldier on DVD, Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win Eagle Eye - Single Disc Edition, as well as Kill Switch on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: January

January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year! If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008. 2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 18, 2008

May 18th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Igor, Soul Men, Hotel for Dogs and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - October 16, 2007

October 16th, 2007

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

New Movie US Release Dates - October 14, 2007

October 14th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Wolf Man, The Fast and the Furious 4, The Land of the Lost and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 11, 2007

October 11th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek XI, and more! More...