The Informant! (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,316,821Details
International Box Office $8,454,347Details
Worldwide Box Office $41,771,168
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,961,096 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,278,203 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,239,299
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,464,314 (31.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,505 opening theaters/2,505 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,887,380

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,751 $33,316,821
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,309 $8,454,347
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,525 $41,771,168
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $33,316,821
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 877 $8,454,347
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 606 $41,771,168
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $33,316,821
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $8,454,347
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,071 $41,771,168

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as The Informant
Video Release: February 23rd, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Biography, Whistleblowers, Corporate Malfeasance, White Collar Crime, FBI, Conspiracy Theory, Mental Illness, Epilogue
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Participant Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,751 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,278 $47,887,380
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,201 $33,316,821
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 83 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,346 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 453 $33,316,821

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2009 2 $10,464,314   2,505 $4,177   $10,464,314 1
Sep 25, 2009 4 $6,624,085 -37% 2,505 $2,644   $20,700,946 2
Oct 2, 2009 9 $3,689,235 -44% 2,425 $1,521   $26,469,331 3
Oct 9, 2009 11 $2,204,286 -40% 2,202 $1,001   $29,847,434 4
Oct 16, 2009 13 $955,456 -57% 1,228 $778   $31,766,896 5
Oct 23, 2009 21 $348,161 -64% 411 $847   $32,434,128 6
Oct 30, 2009 25 $192,122 -45% 220 $873   $32,737,219 7
Nov 6, 2009 33 $104,053 -46% 138 $754   $32,922,849 8
Nov 13, 2009 28 $128,465 +23% 247 $520   $33,094,276 9
Nov 20, 2009 37 $62,409 -51% 131 $476   $33,213,811 10
Nov 27, 2009 49 $35,672 -43% 62 $575   $33,278,731 11
Dec 4, 2009 60 $12,363 -65% 40 $309   $33,303,503 12
Dec 11, 2009 66 $5,771 -53% 18 $321   $33,313,582 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 2009 2 $3,674,586     2,505 $1,467   $3,674,586 1
Sep 19, 2009 3 $4,362,004 +19%   2,505 $1,741   $8,036,590 2
Sep 20, 2009 2 $2,427,724 -44%   2,505 $969   $10,464,314 3
Sep 21, 2009 2 $862,113 -64%   2,505 $344   $11,326,427 4
Sep 22, 2009 2 $1,064,121 +23%   2,505 $425   $12,390,548 5
Sep 23, 2009 2 $883,221 -17%   2,505 $353   $13,273,769 6
Sep 24, 2009 2 $803,092 -9%   2,505 $321   $14,076,861 7
Sep 25, 2009 4 $2,058,337 +156% -44% 2,505 $822   $16,135,198 8
Sep 26, 2009 4 $3,046,477 +48% -30% 2,505 $1,216   $19,181,675 9
Sep 27, 2009 4 $1,519,271 -50% -37% 2,505 $606   $20,700,946 10
Sep 28, 2009 4 $509,348 -66% -41% 2,505 $203   $21,210,294 11
Sep 29, 2009 3 $588,177 +15% -45% 2,505 $235   $21,798,471 12
Sep 30, 2009 4 $507,419 -14% -43% 2,505 $203   $22,305,890 13
Oct 1, 2009 3 $474,206 -7% -41% 2,505 $189   $22,780,096 14
Oct 2, 2009 9 $1,138,937 +140% -45% 2,425 $470   $23,919,033 15
Oct 3, 2009 9 $1,776,684 +56% -42% 2,425 $733   $25,695,717 16
Oct 4, 2009 9 $773,614 -56% -49% 2,425 $319   $26,469,331 17
Oct 5, 2009 8 $258,114 -67% -49% 2,425 $106   $26,727,445 18
Oct 6, 2009 8 $328,083 +27% -44% 2,425 $135   $27,055,528 19
Oct 7, 2009 8 $298,467 -9% -41% 2,425 $123   $27,353,995 20
Oct 8, 2009 8 $289,153 -3% -39% 2,425 $119   $27,643,148 21
Oct 9, 2009 11 $660,212 +128% -42% 2,202 $300   $28,303,360 22
Oct 10, 2009 11 $1,000,758 +52% -44% 2,202 $454   $29,304,118 23
Oct 11, 2009 11 $543,316 -46% -30% 2,202 $247   $29,847,434 24
Oct 12, 2009 11 $314,250 -42% +22% 2,202 $143   $30,161,684 25
Oct 13, 2009 10 $227,096 -28% -31% 2,202 $103   $30,388,780 26
Oct 14, 2009 10 $216,382 -5% -28% 2,202 $98   $30,605,162 27
Oct 15, 2009 10 $206,278 -5% -29% 2,202 $94   $30,811,440 28
Oct 16, 2009 13 $283,564 +37% -57% 1,228 $231   $31,095,004 29
Oct 17, 2009 13 $467,727 +65% -53% 1,228 $381   $31,562,731 30
Oct 18, 2009 15 $204,165 -56% -62% 1,228 $166   $31,766,896 31
Oct 19, 2009 - $69,355 -66% -78% 1,228 $56   $31,836,251 32
Oct 20, 2009 - $84,461 +22% -63% 1,228 $69   $31,920,712 33
Oct 21, 2009 - $82,218 -3% -62% 1,228 $67   $32,002,930 34
Oct 22, 2009 - $83,037 +1% -60% 1,228 $68   $32,085,967 35
Oct 23, 2009 - $109,527 +32% -61% 411 $266   $32,195,494 36
Oct 24, 2009 - $165,884 +51% -65% 411 $404   $32,361,378 37
Oct 25, 2009 - $72,750 -56% -64% 411 $177   $32,434,128 38
Oct 26, 2009 - $29,131 -60% -58% 411 $71   $32,463,259 39
Oct 27, 2009 - $34,374 +18% -59% 411 $84   $32,497,633 40
Oct 28, 2009 - $23,669 -31% -71% 287 $82   $32,521,302 41
Oct 29, 2009 - $23,795 +1% -71% 287 $83   $32,545,097 42
Oct 30, 2009 - $61,417 +158% -44% 220 $279   $32,606,514 43
Oct 31, 2009 - $82,450 +34% -50% 220 $375   $32,688,964 44
Nov 1, 2009 - $48,255 -41% -34% 220 $219   $32,737,219 45
Nov 2, 2009 - $16,890 -65% -42% 220 $77   $32,754,109 46
Nov 3, 2009 - $23,246 +38% -32% 220 $106   $32,777,355 47
Nov 4, 2009 - $19,365 -17% -18% 220 $88   $32,796,720 48
Nov 5, 2009 - $22,076 +14% -7% 220 $100   $32,818,796 49
Nov 6, 2009 - $31,754 +44% -48% 138 $230   $32,850,550 50
Nov 7, 2009 - $50,619 +59% -39% 138 $367   $32,901,169 51
Nov 8, 2009 - $21,680 -57% -55% 138 $157   $32,922,849 52
Nov 9, 2009 - $7,305 -66% -57% 138 $53   $32,930,154 53
Nov 10, 2009 - $12,126 +66% -48% 138 $88   $32,942,280 54
Nov 11, 2009 - $14,893 +23% -23% 138 $108   $32,957,173 55
Nov 12, 2009 - $8,638 -42% -61% 138 $63   $32,965,811 56
Nov 13, 2009 - $42,076 +387% +33% 247 $170   $33,007,887 57
Nov 14, 2009 - $57,048 +36% +13% 247 $231   $33,064,935 58
Nov 15, 2009 - $29,341 -49% +35% 247 $119   $33,094,276 59
Nov 16, 2009 - $12,711 -57% +74% 247 $51   $33,106,987 60
Nov 17, 2009 - $16,787 +32% +38% 247 $68   $33,123,774 61
Nov 18, 2009 - $13,634 -19% -8% 247 $55   $33,137,408 62
Nov 19, 2009 - $13,994 +3% +62% 247 $57   $33,151,402 63
Nov 20, 2009 - $20,080 +43% -52% 131 $153   $33,171,482 64
Nov 21, 2009 - $28,265 +41% -50% 131 $216   $33,199,747 65
Nov 22, 2009 - $14,064 -50% -52% 131 $107   $33,213,811 66
Nov 23, 2009 - $6,048 -57% -52% 131 $46   $33,219,859 67
Nov 24, 2009 - $8,271 +37% -51% 131 $63   $33,228,130 68
Nov 25, 2009 - $8,098 -2% -41% 92 $88   $33,236,228 69
Nov 26, 2009 - $6,831 -16% -51% 92 $74   $33,243,059 70
Nov 27, 2009 - $13,671 +100% -32% 62 $221   $33,256,730 71
Nov 28, 2009 - $15,037 +10% -47% 62 $243   $33,271,767 72
Nov 29, 2009 - $6,964 -54% -50% 62 $112   $33,278,731 73
Nov 30, 2009 - $3,134 -55% -48% 62 $51   $33,281,865 74
Dec 1, 2009 - $3,435 +10% -58% 62 $55   $33,285,300 75
Dec 2, 2009 - $3,744 +9% -54% 62 $60   $33,289,044 76
Dec 3, 2009 - $2,096 -44% -69% 62 $34   $33,291,140 77
Dec 4, 2009 - $4,495 +114% -67% 40 $112   $33,295,635 78
Dec 5, 2009 - $5,409 +20% -64% 40 $135   $33,301,044 79
Dec 6, 2009 - $2,459 -55% -65% 40 $61   $33,303,503 80
Dec 7, 2009 - $1,206 -51% -62% 40 $30   $33,304,709 81
Dec 8, 2009 - $949 -21% -72% 40 $24   $33,305,658 82
Dec 9, 2009 - $1,027 +8% -73% 40 $26   $33,306,685 83
Dec 10, 2009 - $1,126 +10% -46% 40 $28   $33,307,811 84
Dec 11, 2009 - $1,567 +39% -65% 18 $87   $33,309,378 85
Dec 12, 2009 - $2,297 +47% -58% 18 $128   $33,311,675 86
Dec 13, 2009 - $1,907 -17% -22% 18 $106   $33,313,582 87
Dec 14, 2009 - $646 -66% -46% 18 $36   $33,314,228 88
Dec 15, 2009 - $790 +22% -17% 18 $44   $33,315,018 89
Dec 16, 2009 - $752 -5% -27% 18 $42   $33,315,770 90
Dec 17, 2009 - $1,051 +40% -7% 18 $58   $33,316,821 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2009 2 $14,076,861   2,505 $5,620   $14,076,861 1
Sep 25, 2009 4 $8,703,235 -38% 2,505 $3,474   $22,780,096 2
Oct 2, 2009 9 $4,863,052 -44% 2,425 $2,005   $27,643,148 3
Oct 9, 2009 11 $3,168,292 -35% 2,202 $1,439   $30,811,440 4
Oct 16, 2009 13 $1,274,527 -60% 1,228 $1,038   $32,085,967 5
Oct 23, 2009 22 $459,130 -64% 411 $1,117   $32,545,097 6
Oct 30, 2009 23 $273,699 -40% 220 $1,244   $32,818,796 7
Nov 6, 2009 37 $147,015 -46% 138 $1,065   $32,965,811 8
Nov 13, 2009 27 $185,591 +26% 247 $751   $33,151,402 9
Nov 20, 2009 42 $91,657 -51% 131 $700   $33,243,059 10
Nov 27, 2009 50 $48,081 -48% 62 $776   $33,291,140 11
Dec 4, 2009 62 $16,671 -65% 40 $417   $33,307,811 12
Dec 11, 2009 71 $9,010 -46% 18 $501   $33,316,821 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,309 $8,454,347
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,522 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,414 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 877 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 435 $8,454,347

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,525 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $41,771,168
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 91 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,983 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 256 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 606 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,071 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $41,771,168

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 28, 20104145,967 145,967$2,522,310$2,522,3101
Mar 7, 20101752,414-64% 198,381$890,514$3,412,8242
Mar 14, 20102335,734-32% 234,115$607,121$4,019,9453

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 28, 20101023,205 23,205$579,898$579,8981

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Leading Cast

Matt Damon    Mark Whitacre

Supporting Cast

Scott Bakula    FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
Joel McHale    FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Melanie Lynskey    Ginger Whitacre
Rick Overton    Terry Wilson
Tom Papa    Mick Andreas
Tom Wilson    Mark Cheviron
Clancy Brown    Aubrey Daniel
Tony Hale    James Epstein
Ann Cusack    Robin Mann
Allan Havey    FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Rusty Schwimmer    Liz Taylor
Frank Welker    Mark Whitacre's Father
Mike O'Malley   
Andrew Daly    Marty Allison
Patton Oswalt    Ed Herbst
Adam Paul   
Scott Adsit    Sid Hulse
Eddie Jemison    Kirk Schmidt

Cameos

Tom Smothers   
Dick Smothers   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Carmen Cuba    Casting Director
Daniel B. Clancy    Set Decorator
David E. Scott    Art Director
Dawn Brown Manser    Set Designer
Dennis Towns    Sound Mixer
Doug Meerdink    Production Designer
George Clooney    Executive Producer
Gregory Jacobs    Assistant Director
Jane Wuu    Set Designer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Larry Blake    Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Blake    Re-recording Mixer
Michael London    Executive Producer
Michael Polaire    Co-Producer
Peter Andrews    Cinematographer
Shoshana Rubin    Costume Designer
Stephen Mirrione    Editor
William Hunter    Art Director
Steven Soderbergh    Director
Marvin Hamlisch    Composer
Scott Z. Burns    Screenwriter
Howard Braunstein    Producer
Kurt Eichenwald    Producer

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September 21st, 2009

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September 20th, 2009

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  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,464,314 (31.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,505 opening theaters/2,505 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,887,380

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,751 $33,316,821
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,309 $8,454,347
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,525 $41,771,168
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $33,316,821
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 877 $8,454,347
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 606 $41,771,168
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $33,316,821
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $8,454,347
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,071 $41,771,168

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as The Informant
Video Release: February 23rd, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Biography, Whistleblowers, Corporate Malfeasance, White Collar Crime, FBI, Conspiracy Theory, Mental Illness, Epilogue
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Participant Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Matt Damon    Mark Whitacre

Supporting Cast

Scott Bakula    FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
Joel McHale    FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Melanie Lynskey    Ginger Whitacre
Rick Overton    Terry Wilson
Tom Papa    Mick Andreas
Tom Wilson    Mark Cheviron
Clancy Brown    Aubrey Daniel
Tony Hale    James Epstein
Ann Cusack    Robin Mann
Allan Havey    FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Rusty Schwimmer    Liz Taylor
Frank Welker    Mark Whitacre's Father
Mike O'Malley   
Andrew Daly    Marty Allison
Patton Oswalt    Ed Herbst
Adam Paul   
Scott Adsit    Sid Hulse
Eddie Jemison    Kirk Schmidt

Cameos

Tom Smothers   
Dick Smothers   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Carmen Cuba    Casting Director
Daniel B. Clancy    Set Decorator
David E. Scott    Art Director
Dawn Brown Manser    Set Designer
Dennis Towns    Sound Mixer
Doug Meerdink    Production Designer
George Clooney    Executive Producer
Gregory Jacobs    Assistant Director
Jane Wuu    Set Designer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Larry Blake    Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Blake    Re-recording Mixer
Michael London    Executive Producer
Michael Polaire    Co-Producer
Peter Andrews    Cinematographer
Shoshana Rubin    Costume Designer
Stephen Mirrione    Editor
William Hunter    Art Director
Steven Soderbergh    Director
Marvin Hamlisch    Composer
Scott Z. Burns    Screenwriter
Howard Braunstein    Producer
Kurt Eichenwald    Producer

DVD Sales: New Releases Fought the Law (and the Law Won)

March 19th, 2010

While there were plenty of new releases reaching the top 30 on the sales chart this week, a holdover, Law Abiding Citizen, remained in top spot. During its second week of release it sold an additional 353,000 units, lifting its total to 1.18 million units sold and $11.97 million in total sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 23rd, 2010

February 23rd, 2010

We're still in that no-man's land for the home market: it's way too late to take advantage of the Christmas shopping season and it's still too early for most Awards Season releases to be on shelves. There are a few wide releases coming out this week, but only one of them, The Informant!, is worth buying on either DVD or Blu-ray. The best release of the week, and the winner of our Pick of the Week honor, is The Damned United, which is worth picking up on DVD or Blu-ray. Meanwhile, Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day - Blu-ray earns the coveted and rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

September Ends on a Cloudy Note

September 28th, 2009

None of the three wide releases were able to live up to Thursday's predictions and while the number one film held on a lot better than expected, it wasn't enough to compensate. Overall the box office was down 4.7% from last weekend to $96%, which was 4.2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 is still up on 2008 by 7.8% at $7.8 billion to $7.3 billion. More...

Will September End Famously?

September 24th, 2009

The three wide releases this week include two that have a shot at top spot, depending on who you ask, and another that will likely struggle for a spot in the top five. Overall the new releases are about as strong as this time last year, but holdovers should be the deciding factor in keeping 2009 ahead of last year's pace. More...

That's A Spicy Box Office

September 21st, 2009

As expected, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs finished in first place over the weekend, and it beat industry expectations by earning more than $30 million. This helped the overall box office grow by 9.9% from last weekend. The total weekend haul of $101 million was also 14.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year to date, 2009 has made $7.70 billion at the box office, which is 7.9% higher than last year's pace. This isn't as large a lead as the box office has had this year, but it's still fantastic. More...

Weekend Estimates: Cloudy Tops with $30.1 Million

September 20th, 2009

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was the clear winner at the box office, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The digitally-animated comedy earned a very respectable $30.1 million, according to Sony, making it their best opening ever for an animated film ahead of Open Season, which posted a $23.6 million opening back in 2006. Meatballs looks a fair bet to hit $100 million during its run. More...

Meatballs Has More than a Chance

September 18th, 2009

We have four wide releases this week, or at least three wide releases and one semi-wide. There should be very little suspense on which film will finish first though, as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is the clear favorite. The real question is how much it will make and whether or not it can help the overall box office top last year. Or, if some of the pundits are correct, by how much. More...

2009 Preview: September

September 1st, 2009

Summer ended on a strong note with three films from August that have the potential to cross $100 million at the box office. But I don't think there's a single film coming out this month that has the potential to do the same. Then again, we're not concerned with keeping up with August, we are concerned with keeping up with September last year, and that will be an easier task most weeks. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 15, 2008

June 15th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Transporter 3, Hoodwinked 2, The Green Hornet and more! More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - April 1, 2008

April 1st, 2008

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,751 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,278 $47,887,380
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,201 $33,316,821
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 83 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,346 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $33,316,821
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 453 $33,316,821

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2009 2 $10,464,314   2,505 $4,177   $10,464,314 1
Sep 25, 2009 4 $6,624,085 -37% 2,505 $2,644   $20,700,946 2
Oct 2, 2009 9 $3,689,235 -44% 2,425 $1,521   $26,469,331 3
Oct 9, 2009 11 $2,204,286 -40% 2,202 $1,001   $29,847,434 4
Oct 16, 2009 13 $955,456 -57% 1,228 $778   $31,766,896 5
Oct 23, 2009 21 $348,161 -64% 411 $847   $32,434,128 6
Oct 30, 2009 25 $192,122 -45% 220 $873   $32,737,219 7
Nov 6, 2009 33 $104,053 -46% 138 $754   $32,922,849 8
Nov 13, 2009 28 $128,465 +23% 247 $520   $33,094,276 9
Nov 20, 2009 37 $62,409 -51% 131 $476   $33,213,811 10
Nov 27, 2009 49 $35,672 -43% 62 $575   $33,278,731 11
Dec 4, 2009 60 $12,363 -65% 40 $309   $33,303,503 12
Dec 11, 2009 66 $5,771 -53% 18 $321   $33,313,582 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 2009 2 $3,674,586     2,505 $1,467   $3,674,586 1
Sep 19, 2009 3 $4,362,004 +19%   2,505 $1,741   $8,036,590 2
Sep 20, 2009 2 $2,427,724 -44%   2,505 $969   $10,464,314 3
Sep 21, 2009 2 $862,113 -64%   2,505 $344   $11,326,427 4
Sep 22, 2009 2 $1,064,121 +23%   2,505 $425   $12,390,548 5
Sep 23, 2009 2 $883,221 -17%   2,505 $353   $13,273,769 6
Sep 24, 2009 2 $803,092 -9%   2,505 $321   $14,076,861 7
Sep 25, 2009 4 $2,058,337 +156% -44% 2,505 $822   $16,135,198 8
Sep 26, 2009 4 $3,046,477 +48% -30% 2,505 $1,216   $19,181,675 9
Sep 27, 2009 4 $1,519,271 -50% -37% 2,505 $606   $20,700,946 10
Sep 28, 2009 4 $509,348 -66% -41% 2,505 $203   $21,210,294 11
Sep 29, 2009 3 $588,177 +15% -45% 2,505 $235   $21,798,471 12
Sep 30, 2009 4 $507,419 -14% -43% 2,505 $203   $22,305,890 13
Oct 1, 2009 3 $474,206 -7% -41% 2,505 $189   $22,780,096 14
Oct 2, 2009 9 $1,138,937 +140% -45% 2,425 $470   $23,919,033 15
Oct 3, 2009 9 $1,776,684 +56% -42% 2,425 $733   $25,695,717 16
Oct 4, 2009 9 $773,614 -56% -49% 2,425 $319   $26,469,331 17
Oct 5, 2009 8 $258,114 -67% -49% 2,425 $106   $26,727,445 18
Oct 6, 2009 8 $328,083 +27% -44% 2,425 $135   $27,055,528 19
Oct 7, 2009 8 $298,467 -9% -41% 2,425 $123   $27,353,995 20
Oct 8, 2009 8 $289,153 -3% -39% 2,425 $119   $27,643,148 21
Oct 9, 2009 11 $660,212 +128% -42% 2,202 $300   $28,303,360 22
Oct 10, 2009 11 $1,000,758 +52% -44% 2,202 $454   $29,304,118 23
Oct 11, 2009 11 $543,316 -46% -30% 2,202 $247   $29,847,434 24
Oct 12, 2009 11 $314,250 -42% +22% 2,202 $143   $30,161,684 25
Oct 13, 2009 10 $227,096 -28% -31% 2,202 $103   $30,388,780 26
Oct 14, 2009 10 $216,382 -5% -28% 2,202 $98   $30,605,162 27
Oct 15, 2009 10 $206,278 -5% -29% 2,202 $94   $30,811,440 28
Oct 16, 2009 13 $283,564 +37% -57% 1,228 $231   $31,095,004 29
Oct 17, 2009 13 $467,727 +65% -53% 1,228 $381   $31,562,731 30
Oct 18, 2009 15 $204,165 -56% -62% 1,228 $166   $31,766,896 31
Oct 19, 2009 - $69,355 -66% -78% 1,228 $56   $31,836,251 32
Oct 20, 2009 - $84,461 +22% -63% 1,228 $69   $31,920,712 33
Oct 21, 2009 - $82,218 -3% -62% 1,228 $67   $32,002,930 34
Oct 22, 2009 - $83,037 +1% -60% 1,228 $68   $32,085,967 35
Oct 23, 2009 - $109,527 +32% -61% 411 $266   $32,195,494 36
Oct 24, 2009 - $165,884 +51% -65% 411 $404   $32,361,378 37
Oct 25, 2009 - $72,750 -56% -64% 411 $177   $32,434,128 38
Oct 26, 2009 - $29,131 -60% -58% 411 $71   $32,463,259 39
Oct 27, 2009 - $34,374 +18% -59% 411 $84   $32,497,633 40
Oct 28, 2009 - $23,669 -31% -71% 287 $82   $32,521,302 41
Oct 29, 2009 - $23,795 +1% -71% 287 $83   $32,545,097 42
Oct 30, 2009 - $61,417 +158% -44% 220 $279   $32,606,514 43
Oct 31, 2009 - $82,450 +34% -50% 220 $375   $32,688,964 44
Nov 1, 2009 - $48,255 -41% -34% 220 $219   $32,737,219 45
Nov 2, 2009 - $16,890 -65% -42% 220 $77   $32,754,109 46
Nov 3, 2009 - $23,246 +38% -32% 220 $106   $32,777,355 47
Nov 4, 2009 - $19,365 -17% -18% 220 $88   $32,796,720 48
Nov 5, 2009 - $22,076 +14% -7% 220 $100   $32,818,796 49
Nov 6, 2009 - $31,754 +44% -48% 138 $230   $32,850,550 50
Nov 7, 2009 - $50,619 +59% -39% 138 $367   $32,901,169 51
Nov 8, 2009 - $21,680 -57% -55% 138 $157   $32,922,849 52
Nov 9, 2009 - $7,305 -66% -57% 138 $53   $32,930,154 53
Nov 10, 2009 - $12,126 +66% -48% 138 $88   $32,942,280 54
Nov 11, 2009 - $14,893 +23% -23% 138 $108   $32,957,173 55
Nov 12, 2009 - $8,638 -42% -61% 138 $63   $32,965,811 56
Nov 13, 2009 - $42,076 +387% +33% 247 $170   $33,007,887 57
Nov 14, 2009 - $57,048 +36% +13% 247 $231   $33,064,935 58
Nov 15, 2009 - $29,341 -49% +35% 247 $119   $33,094,276 59
Nov 16, 2009 - $12,711 -57% +74% 247 $51   $33,106,987 60
Nov 17, 2009 - $16,787 +32% +38% 247 $68   $33,123,774 61
Nov 18, 2009 - $13,634 -19% -8% 247 $55   $33,137,408 62
Nov 19, 2009 - $13,994 +3% +62% 247 $57   $33,151,402 63
Nov 20, 2009 - $20,080 +43% -52% 131 $153   $33,171,482 64
Nov 21, 2009 - $28,265 +41% -50% 131 $216   $33,199,747 65
Nov 22, 2009 - $14,064 -50% -52% 131 $107   $33,213,811 66
Nov 23, 2009 - $6,048 -57% -52% 131 $46   $33,219,859 67
Nov 24, 2009 - $8,271 +37% -51% 131 $63   $33,228,130 68
Nov 25, 2009 - $8,098 -2% -41% 92 $88   $33,236,228 69
Nov 26, 2009 - $6,831 -16% -51% 92 $74   $33,243,059 70
Nov 27, 2009 - $13,671 +100% -32% 62 $221   $33,256,730 71
Nov 28, 2009 - $15,037 +10% -47% 62 $243   $33,271,767 72
Nov 29, 2009 - $6,964 -54% -50% 62 $112   $33,278,731 73
Nov 30, 2009 - $3,134 -55% -48% 62 $51   $33,281,865 74
Dec 1, 2009 - $3,435 +10% -58% 62 $55   $33,285,300 75
Dec 2, 2009 - $3,744 +9% -54% 62 $60   $33,289,044 76
Dec 3, 2009 - $2,096 -44% -69% 62 $34   $33,291,140 77
Dec 4, 2009 - $4,495 +114% -67% 40 $112   $33,295,635 78
Dec 5, 2009 - $5,409 +20% -64% 40 $135   $33,301,044 79
Dec 6, 2009 - $2,459 -55% -65% 40 $61   $33,303,503 80
Dec 7, 2009 - $1,206 -51% -62% 40 $30   $33,304,709 81
Dec 8, 2009 - $949 -21% -72% 40 $24   $33,305,658 82
Dec 9, 2009 - $1,027 +8% -73% 40 $26   $33,306,685 83
Dec 10, 2009 - $1,126 +10% -46% 40 $28   $33,307,811 84
Dec 11, 2009 - $1,567 +39% -65% 18 $87   $33,309,378 85
Dec 12, 2009 - $2,297 +47% -58% 18 $128   $33,311,675 86
Dec 13, 2009 - $1,907 -17% -22% 18 $106   $33,313,582 87
Dec 14, 2009 - $646 -66% -46% 18 $36   $33,314,228 88
Dec 15, 2009 - $790 +22% -17% 18 $44   $33,315,018 89
Dec 16, 2009 - $752 -5% -27% 18 $42   $33,315,770 90
Dec 17, 2009 - $1,051 +40% -7% 18 $58   $33,316,821 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2009 2 $14,076,861   2,505 $5,620   $14,076,861 1
Sep 25, 2009 4 $8,703,235 -38% 2,505 $3,474   $22,780,096 2
Oct 2, 2009 9 $4,863,052 -44% 2,425 $2,005   $27,643,148 3
Oct 9, 2009 11 $3,168,292 -35% 2,202 $1,439   $30,811,440 4
Oct 16, 2009 13 $1,274,527 -60% 1,228 $1,038   $32,085,967 5
Oct 23, 2009 22 $459,130 -64% 411 $1,117   $32,545,097 6
Oct 30, 2009 23 $273,699 -40% 220 $1,244   $32,818,796 7
Nov 6, 2009 37 $147,015 -46% 138 $1,065   $32,965,811 8
Nov 13, 2009 27 $185,591 +26% 247 $751   $33,151,402 9
Nov 20, 2009 42 $91,657 -51% 131 $700   $33,243,059 10
Nov 27, 2009 50 $48,081 -48% 62 $776   $33,291,140 11
Dec 4, 2009 62 $16,671 -65% 40 $417   $33,307,811 12
Dec 11, 2009 71 $9,010 -46% 18 $501   $33,316,821 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,309 $8,454,347
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,522 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,414 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 877 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $8,454,347
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 435 $8,454,347

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,525 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $41,771,168
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies 91 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,983 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 256 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 606 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,071 $41,771,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $41,771,168

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 28, 20104145,967 145,967$2,522,310$2,522,3101
Mar 7, 20101752,414-64% 198,381$890,514$3,412,8242
Mar 14, 20102335,734-32% 234,115$607,121$4,019,9453

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
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Units		Spending
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Release
Feb 28, 20101023,205 23,205$579,898$579,8981

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