Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office	34	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office	68	$562,976,175
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	22	$424,668,047
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	1	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	3	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	10	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	11	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies	15	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	21	$424,668,047
All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies	1	$424,668,047

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 22, 2013	1	$158,074,286		4,163	$37,971	$158,074,286	1
Nov 29, 2013	1	$74,179,601	-53%	4,163	$17,819	$296,295,657	2
Dec 6, 2013	2	$26,185,886	-65%	4,163	$6,290	$335,850,842	3
Dec 13, 2013	4	$13,671,666	-48%	3,563	$3,837	$357,503,663	4
Dec 20, 2013	6	$8,764,479	-36%	2,949	$2,972	$371,718,275	5
Dec 27, 2013	8	$10,061,479	+15%	2,315	$4,346	$390,985,322	6
Jan 3, 2014	9	$7,051,309	-30%	2,143	$3,290	$407,139,699	7
Jan 10, 2014	12	$4,383,208	-38%	1,762	$2,488	$413,775,859	8
Jan 17, 2014	14	$2,451,181	-44%	1,328	$1,846	$417,450,973	9
Jan 24, 2014	18	$1,539,949	-37%	1,051	$1,465	$420,021,917	10
Jan 31, 2014	21	$940,092	-39%	822	$1,144	$421,408,636	11
Feb 7, 2014	21	$660,668	-30%	529	$1,249	$422,411,453	12
Feb 14, 2014	23	$535,612	-19%	326	$1,643	$423,111,431	13
Feb 21, 2014	24	$319,126	-40%	240	$1,330	$423,626,642	14
Feb 28, 2014	33	$186,042	-42%	198	$940	$423,905,466	15
Mar 7, 2014	33	$118,417	-36%	133	$890	$424,088,260	16
Mar 14, 2014	28	$205,250	+73%	268	$766	$424,339,131	17
Mar 21, 2014	35	$114,898	-44%	211	$545	$424,532,478	18
Mar 28, 2014	43	$63,523	-45%	158	$402	$424,645,577	19

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 21, 2013	P	$25,000,000			0		$25,000,000
Nov 22, 2013	1	$70,950,136			4,163	$17,043	$70,950,136	1
Nov 23, 2013	1	$52,619,106	-26%		4,163	$12,640	$123,569,242	2
Nov 24, 2013	1	$34,505,044	-34%		4,163	$8,289	$158,074,286	3
Nov 25, 2013	1	$12,321,722	-64%		4,163	$2,960	$170,396,008	4
Nov 26, 2013	1	$15,960,309	+30%		4,163	$3,834	$186,356,317	5
Nov 27, 2013	1	$20,808,110	+30%		4,163	$4,998	$207,164,427	6
Nov 28, 2013	1	$14,951,629	-28%		4,163	$3,592	$222,116,056	7
Nov 29, 2013	1	$31,570,448	+111%	-56%	4,163	$7,584	$253,686,504	8
Nov 30, 2013	1	$28,401,259	-10%	-46%	4,163	$6,822	$282,087,763	9
Dec 1, 2013	2	$14,207,894	-50%	-59%	4,163	$3,413	$296,295,657	10
Dec 2, 2013	1	$3,402,550	-76%	-72%	4,163	$817	$299,698,207	11
Dec 3, 2013	1	$4,009,955	+18%	-75%	4,163	$963	$303,708,162	12
Dec 4, 2013	1	$3,017,817	-25%	-85%	4,163	$725	$306,725,979	13
Dec 5, 2013	1	$2,938,977	-3%	-80%	4,163	$706	$309,664,956	14
Dec 6, 2013	1	$7,775,778	+165%	-75%	4,163	$1,868	$317,440,734	15
Dec 7, 2013	2	$11,922,878	+53%	-58%	4,163	$2,864	$329,363,612	16
Dec 8, 2013	2	$6,487,230	-46%	-54%	4,163	$1,558	$335,850,842	17
Dec 9, 2013	2	$1,943,642	-70%	-43%	4,163	$467	$337,794,484	18
Dec 10, 2013	2	$2,372,675	+22%	-41%	4,163	$570	$340,167,159	19
Dec 11, 2013	1	$1,855,493	-22%	-39%	4,163	$446	$342,022,652	20
Dec 12, 2013	1	$1,809,345	-2%	-38%	4,163	$435	$343,831,997	21
Dec 13, 2013	-	$4,105,897	+127%	-47%	3,563	$1,152	$347,937,894	22
Dec 14, 2013	-	$5,746,555	+40%	-52%	3,563	$1,613	$353,684,449	23
Dec 15, 2013	-	$3,819,214	-34%	-41%	3,563	$1,072	$357,503,663	24
Dec 16, 2013	3	$1,319,589	-65%	-32%	3,563	$370	$358,823,252	25
Dec 17, 2013	3	$1,523,606	+15%	-36%	3,563	$428	$360,346,858	26
Dec 18, 2013	4	$1,243,105	-18%	-33%	3,563	$349	$361,589,963	27
Dec 19, 2013	4	$1,363,833	+10%	-25%	3,563	$383	$362,953,796	28
Dec 20, 2013	6	$2,504,972	+84%	-39%	2,949	$849	$365,458,768	29
Dec 21, 2013	6	$3,401,489	+36%	-41%	2,949	$1,153	$368,860,257	30
Dec 22, 2013	5	$2,858,018	-16%	-25%	2,949	$969	$371,718,275	31
Dec 23, 2013	-	$2,278,758	-20%	+73%	2,949	$773	$373,997,033	32
Dec 24, 2013	-	$1,358,828	-40%	-11%	2,949	$461	$375,355,861	33
Dec 25, 2013	-	$2,528,150	+86%	+103%	2,949	$857	$377,884,011	34
Dec 26, 2013	7	$3,039,832	+20%	+123%	2,949	$1,031	$380,923,843	35
Dec 27, 2013	9	$3,433,033	+13%	+37%	2,315	$1,483	$384,356,876	36
Dec 28, 2013	6	$3,696,908	+8%	+9%	2,315	$1,597	$388,053,784	37
Dec 29, 2013	6	$2,931,538	-21%	+3%	2,315	$1,266	$390,985,322	38
Dec 30, 2013	-	$2,489,456	-15%	+9%	2,315	$1,075	$393,474,778	39
Dec 31, 2013	-	$2,051,927	-18%	+51%	2,315	$886	$395,526,705	40
Jan 1, 2014	8	$2,880,321	+40%	+14%	2,315	$1,244	$398,407,026	41
Jan 2, 2014	8	$1,681,364	-42%	-45%	2,315	$726	$400,088,390	42
Jan 3, 2014	-	$2,442,811	+45%	-29%	2,143	$1,140	$402,531,201	43
Jan 4, 2014	-	$3,046,351	+25%	-18%	2,143	$1,422	$405,577,552	44
Jan 5, 2014	-	$1,562,147	-49%	-47%	2,143	$729	$407,139,699	45
Jan 6, 2014	9	$563,827	-64%	-77%	2,143	$263	$407,703,526	46
Jan 7, 2014	10	$669,249	+19%	-67%	2,143	$312	$408,372,775	47
Jan 8, 2014	9	$523,378	-22%	-82%	2,143	$244	$408,896,153	48
Jan 9, 2014	9	$496,498	-5%	-70%	2,143	$232	$409,392,651	49
Jan 10, 2014	13	$1,208,094	+143%	-51%	1,762	$686	$410,600,745	50
Jan 11, 2014	12	$2,083,464	+72%	-32%	1,762	$1,182	$412,684,209	51
Jan 12, 2014	12	$1,091,650	-48%	-30%	1,762	$620	$413,775,859	52
Jan 13, 2014	12	$293,939	-73%	-48%	1,762	$167	$414,069,798	53
Jan 14, 2014	13	$353,654	+20%	-47%	1,762	$201	$414,423,452	54
Jan 15, 2014	12	$290,785	-18%	-44%	1,762	$165	$414,714,237	55
Jan 16, 2014	12	$285,555	-2%	-42%	1,762	$162	$414,999,792	56
Jan 17, 2014	15	$631,065	+121%	-48%	1,328	$475	$415,630,857	57
Jan 18, 2014	14	$1,144,419	+81%	-45%	1,328	$862	$416,775,276	58
Jan 19, 2014	14	$675,697	-41%	-38%	1,328	$509	$417,450,973	59
Jan 20, 2014	14	$568,638	-16%	+93%	1,328	$428	$418,019,611	60
Jan 21, 2014	15	$162,541	-71%	-54%	1,328	$122	$418,182,152	61
Jan 22, 2014	16	$147,604	-9%	-49%	1,328	$111	$418,329,756	62
Jan 23, 2014	16	$152,212	+3%	-47%	1,328	$115	$418,481,968	63
Jan 24, 2014	18	$397,638	+161%	-37%	1,051	$378	$418,879,606	64
Jan 25, 2014	17	$748,096	+88%	-35%	1,051	$712	$419,627,702	65
Jan 26, 2014	-	$394,215	-47%	-42%	1,051	$375	$420,021,917	66
Jan 27, 2014	19	$105,753	-73%	-81%	1,051	$101	$420,127,670	67
Jan 28, 2014	-	$127,436	+21%	-22%	1,051	$121	$420,255,106	68
Jan 29, 2014	-	$102,798	-19%	-30%	1,051	$98	$420,357,904	69
Jan 30, 2014	-	$110,640	+8%	-27%	1,051	$105	$420,468,544	70
Jan 31, 2014	-	$277,459	+151%	-30%	822	$338	$420,746,003	71
Feb 1, 2014	-	$510,404	+84%	-32%	822	$621	$421,256,407	72
Feb 2, 2014	-	$152,229	-70%	-61%	822	$185	$421,408,636	73
Feb 3, 2014	-	$82,349	-46%	-22%	822	$100	$421,490,985	74
Feb 4, 2014	-	$101,080	+23%	-21%	822	$123	$421,592,065	75
Feb 5, 2014	-	$77,796	-23%	-24%	822	$95	$421,669,861	76
Feb 6, 2014	-	$80,924	+4%	-27%	822	$98	$421,750,785	77
Feb 7, 2014	20	$164,611	+103%	-41%	529	$311	$421,915,396	78
Feb 8, 2014	-	$323,340	+96%	-37%	529	$611	$422,238,736	79
Feb 9, 2014	-	$172,717	-47%	+13%	529	$326	$422,411,453	80
Feb 10, 2014	-	$50,119	-71%	-39%	529	$95	$422,461,572	81
Feb 11, 2014	-	$49,477	-1%	-51%	529	$94	$422,511,049	82
Feb 12, 2014	-	$30,029	-39%	-61%	529	$57	$422,541,078	83
Feb 13, 2014	-	$34,741	+16%	-57%	529	$66	$422,575,819	84
Feb 14, 2014	-	$172,457	+396%	+5%	326	$529	$422,748,276	85
Feb 15, 2014	-	$216,383	+25%	-33%	326	$664	$422,964,659	86
Feb 16, 2014	-	$146,772	-32%	-15%	326	$450	$423,111,431	87
Feb 17, 2014	-	$91,417	-38%	+82%	326	$280	$423,202,848	88
Feb 18, 2014	-	$36,591	-60%	-26%	326	$112	$423,239,439	89
Feb 19, 2014	-	$33,901	-7%	+13%	326	$104	$423,273,340	90
Feb 20, 2014	-	$34,176	+1%	-2%	326	$105	$423,307,516	91
Feb 21, 2014	-	$88,305	+158%	-49%	240	$368	$423,395,821	92
Feb 22, 2014	-	$151,895	+72%	-30%	240	$633	$423,547,716	93
Feb 23, 2014	-	$78,926	-48%	-46%	240	$329	$423,626,642	94
Feb 24, 2014	-	$20,040	-75%	-78%	240	$84	$423,646,682	95
Feb 25, 2014	-	$25,208	+26%	-31%	240	$105	$423,671,890	96
Feb 26, 2014	-	$22,924	-9%	-32%	240	$96	$423,694,814	97
Feb 27, 2014	-	$24,610	+7%	-28%	240	$103	$423,719,424	98
Feb 28, 2014	-	$49,403	+101%	-44%	198	$250	$423,768,827	99
Mar 1, 2014	-	$91,994	+86%	-39%	198	$465	$423,860,821	100
Mar 2, 2014	-	$44,645	-51%	-43%	198	$225	$423,905,466	101
Mar 3, 2014	-	$15,814	-65%	-21%	198	$80	$423,921,280	102
Mar 4, 2014	-	$17,984	+14%	-29%	198	$91	$423,939,264	103
Mar 5, 2014	-	$14,436	-20%	-37%	198	$73	$423,953,700	104
Mar 6, 2014	-	$16,143	+12%	-34%	198	$82	$423,969,843	105
Mar 7, 2014	-	$34,692	+115%	-30%	133	$261	$424,004,535	106
Mar 8, 2014	-	$56,419	+63%	-39%	133	$424	$424,060,954	107
Mar 9, 2014	-	$27,306	-52%	-39%	133	$205	$424,088,260	108
Mar 10, 2014	-	$10,583	-61%	-33%	133	$80	$424,098,843	109
Mar 11, 2014	-	$13,284	+26%	-26%	133	$100	$424,112,127	110
Mar 12, 2014	-	$10,276	-23%	-29%	133	$77	$424,122,403	111
Mar 13, 2014	-	$11,478	+12%	-29%	133	$86	$424,133,881	112
Mar 14, 2014	-	$60,219	+425%	+74%	268	$225	$424,194,100	113
Mar 15, 2014	-	$87,990	+46%	+56%	268	$328	$424,282,090	114
Mar 16, 2014	-	$57,041	-35%	+109%	268	$213	$424,339,131	115
Mar 17, 2014	-	$18,740	-67%	+77%	268	$70	$424,357,871	116
Mar 18, 2014	-	$22,023	+18%	+66%	268	$82	$424,379,894	117
Mar 19, 2014	-	$19,703	-11%	+92%	268	$74	$424,399,597	118
Mar 20, 2014	-	$17,983	-9%	+57%	268	$67	$424,417,580	119
Mar 21, 2014	-	$32,250	+79%	-46%	211	$153	$424,449,830	120
Mar 22, 2014	-	$50,667	+57%	-42%	211	$240	$424,500,497	121
Mar 23, 2014	-	$31,981	-37%	-44%	211	$152	$424,532,478	122
Mar 24, 2014	-	$11,217	-65%	-40%	211	$53	$424,543,695	123
Mar 25, 2014	-	$13,455	+20%	-39%	211	$64	$424,557,150	124
Mar 26, 2014	-	$12,618	-6%	-36%	211	$60	$424,569,768	125
Mar 27, 2014	-	$12,286	-3%	-32%	211	$58	$424,582,054	126
Mar 28, 2014	-	$18,218	+48%	-44%	158	$115	$424,600,272	127
Mar 29, 2014	-	$28,714	+58%	-43%	158	$182	$424,628,986	128
Mar 30, 2014	-	$16,591	-42%	-48%	158	$105	$424,645,577	129
Mar 31, 2014	-	$5,175	-69%	-54%	158	$33	$424,650,752	130
Apr 1, 2014	-	$6,040	+17%	-55%	158	$38	$424,656,792	131
Apr 2, 2014	-	$5,382	-11%	-57%	158	$34	$424,662,174	132
Apr 3, 2014	-	$5,873	+9%	-52%	158	$37	$424,668,047	133

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 22, 2013	1	$222,116,056		4,163	$53,355	$222,116,056	1
Nov 29, 2013	1	$87,548,900	-61%	4,163	$21,030	$309,664,956	2
Dec 6, 2013	2	$34,167,041	-61%	4,163	$8,207	$343,831,997	3
Dec 13, 2013	4	$19,121,799	-44%	3,563	$5,367	$362,953,796	4
Dec 20, 2013	6	$17,970,047	-6%	2,949	$6,094	$380,923,843	5
Dec 27, 2013	7	$19,164,547	+7%	2,315	$8,278	$400,088,390	6
Jan 3, 2014	9	$9,304,261	-51%	2,143	$4,342	$409,392,651	7
Jan 10, 2014	12	$5,607,141	-40%	1,762	$3,182	$414,999,792	8
Jan 17, 2014	14	$3,482,176	-38%	1,328	$2,622	$418,481,968	9
Jan 24, 2014	18	$1,986,576	-43%	1,051	$1,890	$420,468,544	10
Jan 31, 2014	21	$1,282,241	-35%	822	$1,560	$421,750,785	11
Feb 7, 2014	23	$825,034	-36%	529	$1,560	$422,575,819	12
Feb 14, 2014	23	$731,697	-11%	326	$2,244	$423,307,516	13
Feb 21, 2014	25	$411,908	-44%	240	$1,716	$423,719,424	14
Feb 28, 2014	32	$250,419	-39%	198	$1,265	$423,969,843	15
Mar 7, 2014	33	$164,038	-34%	133	$1,233	$424,133,881	16
Mar 14, 2014	27	$283,699	+73%	268	$1,059	$424,417,580	17
Mar 21, 2014	36	$164,474	-42%	211	$779	$424,582,054	18
Mar 28, 2014	41	$85,993	-48%	158	$544	$424,668,047	19

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Argentina	11/21/2013	$1,408,660	217	217	783	$4,623,553	12/30/2018
Australia	11/21/2013	$11,475,061	580	580	2,773	$31,346,562	11/13/2023
Austria	11/21/2013	$1,260,796	70	73	405	$4,132,296	12/13/2015
Belgium	11/27/2013	$1,829,244	86	87	411	$6,284,619	12/13/2015
Bolivia	11/21/2013	$88,830	2	16	62	$355,972	12/30/2018
Brazil	11/15/2013	$0	0	959	2,596	$17,184,868	12/13/2015
Bulgaria	11/22/2013	$219,850	44	45	185	$638,095	12/30/2018
Chile	11/21/2013	$855,857	117	117	449	$2,666,850	12/30/2018
Colombia	11/22/2013	$1,076,381	291	291	749	$3,848,557	12/30/2018
Croatia	11/21/2013	$103,049	30	30	132	$376,222	12/30/2018
Czech Republic	11/21/2013	$367,392	73	73	198	$823,484	12/30/2018
Denmark	11/21/2013	$1,799,119	90	104	355	$5,883,505	12/13/2015
Ecuador	11/22/2013	$371,329	42	42	117	$1,030,736	12/30/2018
Estonia	11/22/2013	$75,239	5	5	18	$172,000	12/13/2015
Finland	11/22/2013	$838,283	123	123	402	$2,818,919	12/13/2015
France	11/27/2013	$12,114,631	755	770	3,474	$27,239,792	12/13/2015
Germany	11/21/2013	$12,872,941	651	695	3,665	$39,644,496	12/13/2015
Greece	11/27/2013	$275,379	63	63	147	$730,476	12/13/2015
Hong Kong	11/21/2013	$1,380,288	117	117	332	$3,477,938	12/13/2015
Hungary	11/21/2013	$423,655	46	46	276	$1,088,137	12/30/2018
Iceland	11/22/2013	$111,764	11	11	66	$359,411	12/30/2018
Italy	11/27/2013	$5,133,753	651	651	1,689	$11,032,504	12/13/2015
Japan	12/27/2013	$434,338	274	274	274	$592,418	12/13/2015
Jordan	11/21/2013	$67,678	5	5	21	$232,714	12/30/2018
Kenya	11/22/2013	$25,520	7	8	25	$74,933	12/30/2018
Latvia	11/22/2013	$61,599	8	8	27	$181,579	12/30/2018
Lebanon	11/21/2013	$184,797	20	20	63	$395,966	12/30/2018
Lithuania	11/22/2013	$65,606	11	11	35	$178,255	12/13/2015
Malaysia	11/21/2013	$1,499,961	108	108	360	$3,659,924	12/13/2015
Mexico	11/22/2013	$9,230,019	2,951	2,951	8,618	$23,938,004	12/13/2015
Netherlands	11/21/2013	$2,109,196	118	118	657	$7,768,000	12/13/2015
New Zealand	11/21/2013	$1,773,019	128	128	642	$5,268,945	10/24/2023
Norway	11/20/2013	$1,615,111	184	184	512	$5,291,280	12/13/2015
Peru	11/21/2013	$836,629	202	202	676	$2,349,875	12/30/2018
Philippines	11/21/2013	$3,255,814	320	320	827	$5,838,664	12/30/2018
Poland	11/22/2013	$1,237,405	223	223	913	$3,892,177	12/30/2018
Portugal	11/28/2013	$557,261	70	73	346	$1,501,146	10/31/2023
Romania	11/22/2013	$294,708	50	50	225	$818,774	12/30/2018
Russia (CIS)	11/21/2013	$11,563,014	1,654	1,660	5,037	$23,244,104	12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro	11/21/2013	$20,871	11	11	44	$69,049	12/30/2018
Singapore	11/22/2013	$1,998,806	91	91	272	$4,747,120	12/13/2015
Slovakia	11/21/2013	$158,375	44	44	117	$352,289	12/13/2015
Slovenia	11/21/2013	$60,385	10	10	60	$223,584	12/13/2015
South Africa	11/22/2013	$413,939	79	81	352	$1,568,866	12/13/2015
South Korea	11/21/2013	$2,700,875	630	630	1,495	$7,347,573	12/13/2015
Spain	11/22/2013	$5,757,797	725	725	2,782	$14,375,978	12/13/2015
Sweden	11/20/2013	$2,751,512	212	212	644	$9,712,541	12/13/2015
Switzerland	11/21/2013	$1,347,093	74	125	532	$5,444,830	12/13/2015
Taiwan	11/22/2013	$1,498,149	43	44	237	$6,721,316	12/13/2015
Thailand	11/21/2013	$1,591,185	268	268	598	$3,327,030	12/13/2015
Turkey	11/22/2013	$1,310,033	277	277	934	$4,526,105	12/30/2018
Ukraine	11/21/2013	$943,363	154	154	469	$1,904,495	12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates	11/21/2013	$1,055,597	82	82	177	$2,674,845	12/30/2018
United Kingdom	11/21/2013	$19,779,060	554	557	2,872	$51,692,256	12/13/2015
Uruguay	11/21/2013	$99,367	15	15	65	$319,770	12/30/2018
Venezuela	11/22/2013	$611,626	69	79	344	$3,581,774	12/13/2015
Vietnam	11/27/2013	$173,837	34	34	90	$505,026	12/30/2018
Rest of World						$70,059,770
International Total						$440,139,967	11/13/2023

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	153	$440,139,967
All Time International Sequel Box Office	94	$440,139,967
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office	7	$440,139,967
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	31	$440,139,967
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies	68	$440,139,967
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	31	$440,139,967
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	71	$440,139,967
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies	86	$440,139,967
All Time International Box Office for Lionsgate Movies	2	$440,139,967

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office	87	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office	59	$864,808,014
Biggest Film in a Single Market	58	$424,668,047
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	5	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	22	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies	27	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	15	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	47	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies	53	$864,808,014
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Lionsgate Movies	1	$864,808,014

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 9, 2014	1	1,221,452		1,221,452	$19,091,295	$19,091,295	1
Mar 16, 2014	1	852,267	-30%	2,073,719	$15,826,598	$34,917,893	2
Mar 23, 2014	3	168,242	-80%	2,241,961	$2,900,492	$37,818,385	3
Mar 30, 2014	5	129,629	-23%	2,371,590	$2,516,099	$40,334,484	4
Apr 6, 2014	7	66,307	-49%	2,437,897	$1,197,504	$41,531,988	5
Apr 13, 2014	7	56,137	-15%	2,494,034	$916,717	$42,448,705	6
Apr 20, 2014	8	109,048	+94%	2,603,082	$1,755,673	$44,204,378	7
Apr 27, 2014	11	26,928	-75%	2,630,010	$537,483	$44,741,861	8
May 4, 2014	15	22,806	-15%	2,652,816	$453,839	$45,195,700	9
May 11, 2014	11	39,274	+72%	2,692,090	$606,783	$45,802,483	10
May 18, 2014	21	21,045	-46%	2,713,135	$419,848	$46,222,331	11
May 25, 2014	30	13,943	-34%	2,727,078	$275,653	$46,497,984	12
Jun 1, 2014	29	13,798	-1%	2,740,876	$274,442	$46,772,426	13
Jun 15, 2014	28	13,980		2,767,850	$210,539	$47,235,179	15
Jul 6, 2014	27	19,141		2,806,704	$342,624	$47,912,325	18
Jul 20, 2014	24	14,307		2,836,643	$259,386	$48,452,931	20
Aug 3, 2014	19	18,042		2,864,791	$207,844	$48,862,794	22
Aug 10, 2014	15	24,443	+35%	2,889,234	$259,585	$49,122,379	23
Sep 14, 2014	29	10,362		2,936,432	$103,206	$49,597,366	28
Sep 21, 2014	28	9,047	-13%	2,945,479	$90,108	$49,687,474	29
Oct 19, 2014	18	16,138		2,987,644	$160,734	$50,107,437	33
Nov 9, 2014	21	14,935		3,028,134	$160,551	$50,522,516	36
Nov 16, 2014	28	13,355	-11%	3,041,489	$186,836	$50,709,352	37
Nov 23, 2014	28	23,091	+73%	3,064,580	$325,352	$51,034,704	38
Nov 30, 2014	17	153,613	+565%	3,218,193	$1,728,146	$52,762,850	39
Dec 7, 2014	23	55,048	-64%	3,273,241	$787,186	$53,550,036	40
Dec 14, 2014	24	39,379	-28%	3,312,620	$443,408	$53,993,444	41
Jan 4, 2015	23	28,776		3,434,377	$372,937	$55,297,903	44
Jan 11, 2015	26	21,041	-27%	3,455,418	$271,218	$55,569,121	45
Jan 18, 2015	24	16,638	-21%	3,472,056	$197,160	$55,766,281	46
Feb 22, 2015	24	21,941		3,539,187	$219,191	$56,472,839	51
Mar 8, 2015	15	19,582		3,569,856	$178,588	$56,761,188	53
Mar 15, 2015	16	25,600	+31%	3,595,456	$261,632	$57,022,820	54
Mar 29, 2015	30	11,199		3,620,146	$111,990	$57,305,066	56
Nov 22, 2015	26	18,668		3,903,644	$167,825	$60,178,509	90
Nov 29, 2015	29	88,302	+373%	3,991,946	$711,714	$60,890,223	91
Dec 6, 2015	27	33,919	-62%	4,025,865	$322,570	$61,212,793	92

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 9, 2014	1	1,332,749		1,332,749	$26,601,670	$26,601,670	1
Mar 16, 2014	1	779,081	-42%	2,111,830	$15,737,436	$42,339,106	2
Mar 23, 2014	4	125,641	-84%	2,237,471	$2,771,649	$45,110,755	3
Mar 30, 2014	4	90,732	-28%	2,328,203	$2,083,208	$47,193,963	4
Apr 6, 2014	7	44,259	-51%	2,372,462	$1,016,185	$48,210,148	5
Apr 13, 2014	9	29,470	-33%	2,401,932	$671,326	$48,881,474	6
Apr 20, 2014	7	66,005	+124%	2,467,937	$1,376,859	$50,258,333	7
Apr 27, 2014	9	19,728	-70%	2,487,665	$398,503	$50,656,836	8
May 4, 2014	14	12,311	-38%	2,499,976	$282,291	$50,939,127	9
May 11, 2014	14	15,369	+25%	2,515,345	$352,864	$51,291,991	10
May 18, 2014	20	10,706	-30%	2,526,051	$244,838	$51,536,829	11
Oct 12, 2014	15	10,784		2,593,917	$249,112	$53,107,270	32
Nov 30, 2014	6	129,516		2,755,754	$1,637,078	$55,172,313	39
Dec 7, 2014	15	30,640	-76%	2,786,394	$406,895	$55,579,208	40
Mar 8, 2015	15	8,375		2,840,978	$79,391	$56,096,633	53
Mar 15, 2015	16	11,599	+38%	2,852,577	$151,251	$56,247,884	54

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.

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Weekend predictions: Black Panther will break November record, but maybe not the $200-million barrier

November 11th, 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earned $28 million from previews on Thursday, the 15th-best preview figure in history, and notably higher than the $25.2 million earned by the original Black Panther back in 2018. That sets it on a path to break the record for the biggest weekend in November, currently held by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with $158 million, but our model thinks topping $200 million will be a hard task. More...

Home Market Numbers: 2014, The Year the Home Market Froze

January 24th, 2015

We are getting back to weekly home market analysis this weekend, but before we do that, let's have a brief look at the home market in 2014. The overall winner was Frozen, which just destroyed the competition. It sold more Blu-rays (7.23 million units for $152.93 million) than the nearest competitor, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire sold total units, and had more combined sales than the next three best-selling films. It is the second-best selling Blu-ray off all time and will soon top Avatar for first place. Additionally, the film surpassed 10 million DVDs sold by a significant margin at 11.03 million units for $185.48 million, while its overall home market sales for the year were 18.27 million units for $338.41 million in total sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 11th, 2014

March 10th, 2014

If you look over at Amazon.com, the best-selling new release of the week is The Book Thief. This film made just over $20 million at the box office, which is amazing for a limited release. However, it is still a limited release on top of the new releases. That tells you how slow this week is on the home market. Fortunately, last Friday The Hunger Games: Catching Fire came out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and I'm including it on this week's list as well. There are a number of other releases that are worth picking up, including The Patience Stone on DVD, In Fear on DVD, and Inside Llewyn Davis on Blu-ray. However, while there is some competition, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

March 7th, 2014

The Hunger Games came out in 2012 with high expectations. Many thought it was going to be a good movie and do very well, especially for a spring time release. Instead, it broke records, including best mid-night screening for a non-sequel, biggest March weekend, biggest weekend for a non-sequel, etc. And thanks to its high quality, it had better than expected legs. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire came out last fall and earned even more money at the box office. Is it as good as its predecessor? Or can it be even better? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 4th, 2014

March 3rd, 2014

This week there are a couple massive releases on the home market. 12 Years a Slave just earned the Best Picture Oscar, so it's the perfect time to release it on DVD or Blu-ray. The biggest release of the week is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but it doesn't come out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack till Friday, so I will get the review online in a couple of days. On the flip side, those two releases seem to have scared away most of the competition, because there's almost nothing else worth talking about. (There's an exercise video in the top five new releases on Amazon.com. That almost never happens.) As for the Pick of the Week, it's 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. It's not the only release coming out on Tuesday that's worth buying. I recommend picking up Girl Rising on DVD as well, while Venture Bros.: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray is also worth the money. More...

International Box Office: Happy New Year!

February 5th, 2014

It's Chinese New Year and the international box office was led by two Chinese films. The Monkey King earned first place with $46 million in 7 markets for a total opening of $54 million. Like most Chinese films, we don't have breakdowns of individual markets. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Hits Half a Billion

January 9th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug began 2014 the same way it ended 2013, on top. This weekend it pulled in $58 million in 62 markets for totals of $527 million internationally and $756 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did remain in fourth place in Russia with $9.6 million on 1,378 screens for a total of $42 million after three weeks of release. It was able to remain in top spot in Germany for the fourth weekend in a row with $8.6 million on 1,40 screens for a total of $75.1 million there. Granted, the film won't match An Unexpected Journey's debut, but it will end its run with well over $800 million worldwide, possibly even $900 million worldwide. There's no way to look at that figure and not call the movie a smashing success. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Goes Cold

January 7th, 2014

The box office wasn't as boisterous as anticipated and this is partially due to the seasonal storm that hit the east coast. This is also partially due to weaker than expected numbers for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, which only managed second place in its debut. This allowed Frozen to return to top spot on the chart, even though it was a little weaker than expected. The overall box office fell 27% from last weekend down to $141 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 4%, which isn't a good result, but it is also not terrible. Had The Marked Ones merely matched expectations, it would have been a virtual tie. More...

Weekend Projections: Marked Ones Frozen Out

January 5th, 2014

Given the weather conditions in half the country, this weekend couldn't have a more appropriate winner at the box office. Disney's Frozen takes top honors again in its 7th weekend in release after previously topping the chart the weekend of December 6th. The film is projected to earn $20.72 million this weekend, making it only the fourth film ever to earn more than $20 million at this stage in its theatrical run. Avatar, Titanic and Home Alone are the other three (and see full list of 7th weekends here). Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones was pushed into second spot with a decent $18.2 million opening. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Ends the Year On Top

January 1st, 2014

As it has the past couple of weeks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped the international chart earning $99.7 million on 15,782 screens in 61 markets for totals of $424.8 million internationally and $615.1 million worldwide. The film opened in Australia on Boxing Day, but due to the holidays earning first place with a total opening of $12.9 million on 629 screens; however, this was a little behind An Unexpected Journey's debut there. On the other hand, the film set the record for biggest total opening in Poland with $5.6 million on 425 screens. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up and Holiday Schedule

December 30th, 2013

Some studios are still closed and won't open till this time next week, so we won't have all of the final numbers for the past two weeks till then. We do have some final numbers, as well as some studio estimates that we can look at now. As for the upcoming week, it will look a lot like last week in terms of stories. We won't have a per theater chart, we might have an international top ten, while prediction, contest, and limited releases will be mostly normal. We might even have a review this weekend. (That's assuming some of the late screeners finally arrive, because at the moment I have nothing to review.) More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Treats or Lumps of Coal

December 27th, 2013

It's the final weekend of the year and there are a lot of films fighting for spots in the top five, including five films that opened on Christmas Day. Unfortunately for those films, it looks like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will remain in first place for the third weekend in a row. The Wolf of Wall Street will likely be the biggest of the five new releases, but it is unlikely that it will have a shot at first place; it might only finish fifth. The other new releases are even weaker. Last year there were only three new releases for the final weekend of the year, but none of them bombed, so 2013 might end on a low note. 2013 should still win in the year-over-year comparison, but losing on the final weekend of the year is a bad sign for 2014's debut. More...

International Box Office: Desolation Brightens The Weekend

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was the biggest draw on the international chart last weekend adding $97.4 million on 16,840 screens in 56 markets for totals of $278.4 million internationally and $406.0 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Russia where it made $16.36 million on 2,125 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $19.11 million. This is more or less the same as the first film opened with. (An Unexpected Journey didn't open on Wednesday, but made $17.89 million on 2,128 screens during its three-day opening weekend.) More...

International Box Office: The Hobbit Finds Treasure Abroad

December 19th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened in first place on the international chart with $135.4 million on 16,405 screens in 49 markets. This includes a trio of markets where it topped $10 million. Germany led the way with $19.00 million on 874 screens, compared to $15.01 million earned by the previous film. The U.K. contributed $15.20 million on 580 screens, but that wasn't as strong as the $18.77 million earned by the first installment. France was third with $13.38 million on 909 screens, up from $11.12 million. It also placed first in a number of other major markets with Spain bringing in $7.05 million on 859 screens. It earned $6.24 million on 809 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.25 million. Mexico was up next with $5.07 million on 2,615 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.96 million. Italy and Brazil earned nearly identical results with $4.97 million on 720 screens and $4.86 million on 1,039 respectively. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Smaug Descends on Box Office

December 16th, 2013

It's a good news / bad news weekend at the box office. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug earned first place with ease earning the fourth biggest December opening weekend of all time. On the other hand, it was a little weaker than expected opening on the low end of predictions. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas also underperformed by a significant degree, which didn't help the overall box office. The overall box office rose 59% to $147 million, which seems like a huge amount, till you realize last weekend was the weekend after Thanksgiving, which is historically one of the worst weekends of the year. If there wasn't a massive jump at the box office, it would have been fatal for the month. This was also higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by a smaller margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by less than 0.5% at $9.90 million to $9.85 million. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

Weekend Predictions: Clear Skies for Smaug

December 12th, 2013

There are four noteworthy releases this week, although a couple of them are opening in limited release and expanding wide over the next couple of weeks. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but not as big as An Unexpected Journey. Meanwhile Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas should be solid as counter-programming and better legs than most Tyler Perry. This weekend last year, An Unexpected Journey opened with $84.62 million. Most expect The Desolation of Smaug to miss that figure, perhaps by more than $10 million. However, the second best film last year was Rise of the Guardians, which only made $7.14 million. 2013 likely won't be as strong at the top, but it will certainly have better depth. More...

International Box Office: Fire Holds off the Freezing Cold

December 12th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire again earned first place on the international chart, this week pulling in $42.9 million in 83 markets for a total of $340.6 million internationally and $676.5 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, not unless you count India, where the film made $703,000 on 613 screens. The film has already surpassed its predecessor and it has yet to open in Japan. $800 million worldwide is the current target, which is more than enough to cover this film's combined production and P&A budgets, and possibly the combined budgets for the next next two movies as well. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Calm Before the Winter Store

December 10th, 2013

As expected, the box office was really soft this weekend with Frozen rising to the top with over $30 million. It was the only film that earned more than that amount, while The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the only other film with significantly more than $5 million. Out of the Furnace was the only new release and while it barely topped $5 million, it still managed third place. The overall box office fell from 56% to just $92 million. As bad as that result is, it is still 15% higher than the same weekend last year. 2013 remains above 2012, albeit by a tiny margin of 0.3% at $9.75 billion to $9.72 billion. It wouldn't take much for 2013 to again lose its lead, so there's a lot to be interested in in the final few weeks of the year. More...

Weekend Projections: Frozen Top During Calm Between the Storms

December 8th, 2013

Frozen will come out the winner at the box office this weekend, topping Catching Fire $31.6 million to $27 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Both films are down over 50% from last weekend's holiday frame, but Frozen enjoys an advantage as the more seasonal of the two and will likely maintain its lead, at least until The Hobbit blows them both away on Friday. More...

Weekend Predictions: Heat Up Some Leftovers

December 5th, 2013

The weekend after the Thanksgiving long weekend is nearly always a dead zone for new releases, and that is certainly the case this year. Out of the Furnace is the only wide release this week, but its reviews plummeted compared to the early buzz. It should still reach the top five, but only because it would have to make less than $4 million to earn sixth place or worse. On the positive side, Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should finish one-two each earning $30 million or more. By comparison, this weekend last year, the two biggest film earned barely more than $10 million. 2013 will easily win the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Hunger Games Continues to Burn Bright

December 5th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire remained in first place on the international chart with $90.0 million in 79 markets for a total of $272.1 million. To put this into perspective, The Hunger Games finished with $276.5 million, so it is likely the sequel has already topped its predecessor internationally. The film opened in first place in France with $12.11 million on 755 screens. In comparison, The Hunger Games made $14.51 million in total in France, including $3.80 million during its opening weekend. The film also earned top spot in Italy with $5.05 million on 651 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.93 million. The original did poorly in that market with $1.29 million during its opening weekend and $3.83 million in total. Holdovers were led by the U.K., where it added $9.04 million on 557 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.36 million, or less than $2 million from its predecessor's total in that market. In Germany, the film pulled in $7.57 million on 670 screens over the weekend for a total of $24.63 million after two. The film film finished with $20.30 million in that market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mandela Sprints to the Top

December 4th, 2013

Mandela Long Walk to Freedom earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $21,071 in four theaters. However, its reviews are only good, not great, and it likely won't have great legs. Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were neck and neck with averages of $18,009 and $17,819 respectively. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Cool Films, Hot Box Office

December 3rd, 2013

Thanksgiving long weekend set records with both The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen breaking records for biggest Thanksgiving weekend and biggest Thanksgiving opening respectively. There was also good news for Thor: The Dark World over the weekend, as it topped predictions, and even while the rest of the new releases struggled, to be polite, it was a really impressive weekend. Over the three-day portion of the weekend, the box office pulled in a total of $208 million, which was 8% lower than last weekend. This is actually a very good decline, as the midweek holiday releases took some of the demand for the weekend. This was 82% higher than the same weekend last year, but this is misleading, because this weekend last year was the weekend after Thanksgiving day. 2013 was stronger than last Thanksgiving, but by 0.0456% over the three-day portion. Over fives days, the box office earned $293 million, which was almost exactly 1% more than last Thanksgiving. 2013 has regained the lead over 2012, albeit by a tiny margin at $9.62 billion to $9.61 billion. Hopefully it can maintain this lead from now till January. More...

Weekend Predictions: Fire vs. Ice

November 27th, 2013

Thanksgiving long weekend won't be remembered for the quality of the films opening wide. In fact, of the three new releases on this week's list, only one of them is truly opening wide. Homefront is debuting in 2,500 theaters, while Black Nativity is only opening in 1,500. Oldboy is only opening in 600 theaters, but it still has a reasonable shot at the top ten. If it weren't for the wide expansion of Frozen and hopefully a strong hold by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the weekend would be a write-off. As it is, 2013 should crush 2012... mostly because there is a misalignment and this weekend last year was the weekend after Thanksgiving. The post holiday slump meant the top five was only able to bring in a little under $75 million. I'm not saying Catching Fire will top that number, at least not over three days, but it should clear at least that much over the next five days. More...

International Box Office: World Catches Fire

November 27th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire had its first wide weekend on the international chart after debuting in Brazil last weekend. It shot up to first place with $146.1 million in 65 markets, including two weeks in Brazil. The film was very strong compared to The Hunger Games in most markets, this was noticeable in the U.K., where it earned $19.8 million compared to $7.78 million for the first film. Germany's haul was $14 million, more than three times the $4.26 million for the original. It grew in Australia as well, but by a more subdued margin of $11.4 million to $9.48 million. More...

Contest: Catch'Em All: Winning Announcement

November 26th, 2013

The winners of our Catch'Em All contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: The Hunger Games Devours Another Record

November 26th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opened on IMAX scoring $12.6 million in 347 IMAX theaters domestically and $5.4 million internationally for an $18 million opening. It earned a per screen average of $36,300, which is the best ever for a November release, topping Skyfall. Overall, IMAX theaters pulled in $25.7 million worldwide, which was the second best weekend for the format. More...

Per Theater Chart: Frozen has a Hot Opening

November 26th, 2013

Frozen begun its short prestige release before its wide expansion on Wednesday and it was fantastic. The film pulled in $243,390 in one theater giving it the best per theater average for the year so far, topping Blue Jasmine and pushing Spring Breakers into third place. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was in a distant second place with an average of $37,971 in more than 4,000 theaters. Philomena did very well with an average of $32,109 in four theaters. The Great Beauty remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,452 in three theaters. Nebraska rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $11,634 in 28 theaters. It should continue to expand and start hitting major milestones. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Catching Fire Burns Bright, But Not Quite as Bright as Predicted

November 25th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire easily won first place at the box office this past weekend and it even broke the record for biggest opening weekend in November. Even so, its opening seems a little disappointing, because some analysts were predicting an opening of more than $180 million. The overall box office was still huge at $226 million. This was nearly $100 million or 80% more than last weekend. This was also higher than the same weekend last year by 9%. Unfortunately, 2013 is still behind 2012 by 1.4% at $9.28 billion to $9.41 billion. More...

Weekend Projections: Catching Fire Takes November Record

November 24th, 2013

As expected, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire topped Delivery Man to win at the box office this weekend. OK, topped is perhaps an understatement when the gap between the two movies is about $150 million. Catching Fire will easily record the biggest November weekend of all time, topping The Twilight Saga: New Moon. It's also heading towards the 4th-biggest weekend of all time, per Lionsgate's Sunday estimate, although there's a good chance it'll end up just behind The Dark Knight Rises' $160.8 million from last year. It will definitely end behind Iron Man 3's $174 million from earlier this year, but continued big earnings for Catching Fire over Thanksgiving means that this year's box office championship race is about to get interesting. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Hot will Catching Fire Burn?

November 22nd, 2013

The weekend before Thanksgiving is one of the best weekends of the year to release a monster hit, and this year we get The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. If Catching Fire doesn't break the record for biggest opening weekend in November, it will be seen as a huge shock. It has a chance at topping Iron Man 3's opening weekend and securing top spot for the year. Catching Fire isn't the only film opening wide this weekend, but to call Delivery Man counter-programing is an understatement. It might not crack $10 million, but that will still be enough to earn a spot in the top five. This weekend last year was the Thanksgiving long weekend, so it is a little hard to compare the two and judge which one is stronger. Catching Fire should easily earn more than the top five did over the three-day weekend, perhaps even more than the top six or seven earned, but the real test will come next weekend when we can compare this Thanksgiving to last year's. More...

International Box Office: Thor 2 Overtakes Original

November 20th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World completed the hat trick earning first place for the third weekend in a row. It pulled in $52.5 million on 3,841 screens in 69 markets for totals of $332.8 million internationally and $477.9 million worldwide. This is already more than the original Thor finished with and possibly already enough to break even. (It depends on its global P&A budget.) The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it did debut in first place in Argentina with $1.73 million on 256 screens. Its biggest market so far is China at $41.8 million, while Russia is second with $32.07 million. The film has yet to open in Italy and Japan, so it might hit a few more milestones. On the other hand, it will surrender top spot this weekend to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. More...

Contest: Catch'Em All

November 15th, 2013

It's a really easy week to pick the target film for the Box Office Prediction Contest. Granted, there's more than one wide release next week, but The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will crush Delivery Man at the box office. Catching Fire will likely make more during its midnight showings than Delivery Man will make during the whole weekend. As such, it is the only real choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 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 JFK - A New World Order on Blu-ray Combo Pack. 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 a copy of JFK - A New World Order on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: November

November 1st, 2013

October ended on a winning note, but it was the only time the entire month that 2013 topped 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. This is quite shocking, as Gravity crushed expectations with more than $200 million and counting. Even with that surprise monster hit, the month still couldn't keep pace with last year. Compared to October, November looks a lot better with three films that could be monster hits: Frozen, Thor: The Dark World, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. On the other hand, those are the only three movies with a 50/50 chance or better to top $100 million compared, while there were seven films that reached that milestone last November. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should make more than last year's number one film, Skyfall, but the depth last year could prove too much to deal with. 2013 might dip below last year's pace sometime during the month, but hopefully it won't stay there too long. More...