The Judge (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,119,388Details
International Box Office $28,954,168Details
Worldwide Box Office $76,073,556
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $8,463,355 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,526,983 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,990,338
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A successful attorney returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral to discover that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth, and along the way, reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,116,226 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,003 opening theaters/3,003 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,169,920

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $47,119,388
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,904 $28,954,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,311 $76,073,556
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 597 $47,119,388
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $28,954,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 662 $76,073,556

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: October 10th, 2014 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: October 10th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 16th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
October 17th, 2014 (Wide) (Taiwan)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Japan)
Video Release: January 27th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language including some sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2337, 8/27/2014)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Departed
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Keywords: Lawyers, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Funeral Reunions, Dysfunctional Family, Ensemble, You Can't Go Home Again
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Team Downey, Big Kid Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 57 $13,116,226 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $17,304,601 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 54 $14,949,392 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $19,723,149 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 31 $13,116,226 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 53 $17,304,601 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 28 $14,949,392 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 38 $19,723,149 Oct 10, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,665 $62,169,920
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,538 $47,119,388
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 69 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,640 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 934 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 597 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $47,119,388

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 5 $13,116,226   3,003 $4,368   $13,116,226 1
Oct 17, 2014 7 $7,916,418 -40% 3,003 $2,636   $26,819,761 2
Oct 24, 2014 10 $4,366,039 -45% 2,610 $1,673   $34,398,108 3
Oct 31, 2014 9 $3,364,195 -23% 1,942 $1,732   $39,513,928 4
Nov 7, 2014 12 $1,759,172 -48% 1,215 $1,448   $42,568,417 5
Nov 14, 2014 14 $1,053,266 -40% 803 $1,312   $44,378,146 6
Nov 21, 2014 17 $551,293 -48% 505 $1,092   $45,339,013 7
Nov 28, 2014 18 $439,666 -20% 415 $1,059   $46,054,959 8
Dec 5, 2014 23 $261,104 -41% 398 $656   $46,473,113 9
Dec 12, 2014 28 $161,646 -38% 303 $533   $46,752,535 10
Dec 19, 2014 33 $61,436 -62% 135 $455   $46,884,037 11
Dec 26, 2014 42 $44,744 -27% 76 $589   $46,972,722 12
Jan 2, 2015 45 $44,355 -1% 61 $727   $47,063,106 13
Jan 9, 2015 55 $24,931 -44% 60 $416   $47,105,085 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 2014 5 $4,427,427     3,003 $1,474   $4,427,427 1
Oct 11, 2014 5 $5,387,216 +22%   3,003 $1,794   $9,814,643 2
Oct 12, 2014 5 $3,301,583 -39%   3,003 $1,099   $13,116,226 3
Oct 13, 2014 4 $1,833,166 -44%   3,003 $610   $14,949,392 4
Oct 14, 2014 3 $1,593,240 -13%   3,003 $531   $16,542,632 5
Oct 15, 2014 3 $1,226,279 -23%   3,003 $408   $17,768,911 6
Oct 16, 2014 3 $1,134,432 -7%   3,003 $378   $18,903,343 7
Oct 17, 2014 8 $2,465,095 +117% -44% 3,003 $821   $21,368,438 8
Oct 18, 2014 8 $3,521,976 +43% -35% 3,003 $1,173   $24,890,414 9
Oct 19, 2014 7 $1,929,347 -45% -42% 3,003 $642   $26,819,761 10
Oct 20, 2014 5 $686,422 -64% -63% 3,003 $229   $27,506,183 11
Oct 21, 2014 3 $994,474 +45% -38% 3,003 $331   $28,500,657 12
Oct 22, 2014 3 $788,248 -21% -36% 3,003 $262   $29,288,905 13
Oct 23, 2014 3 $743,164 -6% -34% 3,003 $247   $30,032,069 14
Oct 24, 2014 9 $1,322,937 +78% -46% 2,610 $507   $31,355,006 15
Oct 25, 2014 9 $1,938,579 +47% -45% 2,610 $743   $33,293,585 16
Oct 26, 2014 9 $1,104,523 -43% -43% 2,610 $423   $34,398,108 17
Oct 27, 2014 7 $374,498 -66% -45% 2,610 $143   $34,772,606 18
Oct 28, 2014 7 $541,324 +45% -46% 2,610 $207   $35,313,930 19
Oct 29, 2014 7 $422,426 -22% -46% 2,610 $162   $35,736,356 20
Oct 30, 2014 7 $413,377 -2% -44% 2,610 $158   $36,149,733 21
Oct 31, 2014 9 $861,259 +108% -35% 1,942 $443   $37,010,992 22
Nov 1, 2014 9 $1,635,127 +90% -16% 1,942 $842   $38,646,119 23
Nov 2, 2014 9 $867,809 -47% -21% 1,942 $447   $39,513,928 24
Nov 3, 2014 10 $274,017 -68% -27% 1,942 $141   $39,787,945 25
Nov 4, 2014 9 $401,466 +47% -26% 1,942 $207   $40,189,411 26
Nov 5, 2014 9 $312,709 -22% -26% 1,942 $161   $40,502,120 27
Nov 6, 2014 10 $307,125 -2% -26% 1,942 $158   $40,809,245 28
Nov 7, 2014 12 $511,647 +67% -41% 1,215 $421   $41,320,892 29
Nov 8, 2014 12 $794,602 +55% -51% 1,215 $654   $42,115,494 30
Nov 9, 2014 12 $452,923 -43% -48% 1,215 $373   $42,568,417 31
Nov 10, 2014 12 $176,640 -61% -36% 1,215 $145   $42,745,057 32
Nov 11, 2014 12 $273,332 +55% -32% 1,215 $225   $43,018,389 33
Nov 12, 2014 10 $153,066 -44% -51% 1,215 $126   $43,171,455 34
Nov 13, 2014 10 $153,425 n/c -50% 1,215 $126   $43,324,880 35
Nov 14, 2014 - $302,257 +97% -41% 803 $376   $43,627,137 36
Nov 15, 2014 - $490,273 +62% -38% 803 $611   $44,117,410 37
Nov 16, 2014 - $260,736 -47% -42% 803 $325   $44,378,146 38
Nov 17, 2014 12 $90,824 -65% -49% 803 $113   $44,468,970 39
Nov 18, 2014 12 $134,147 +48% -51% 803 $167   $44,603,117 40
Nov 19, 2014 12 $103,990 -22% -32% 803 $130   $44,707,107 41
Nov 20, 2014 13 $80,613 -22% -47% 803 $100   $44,787,720 42
Nov 21, 2014 14 $150,904 +87% -50% 505 $299   $44,938,624 43
Nov 22, 2014 16 $254,631 +69% -48% 505 $504   $45,193,255 44
Nov 23, 2014 - $145,758 -43% -44% 505 $289   $45,339,013 45
Nov 24, 2014 - $53,130 -64% -42% 505 $105   $45,392,143 46
Nov 25, 2014 - $72,788 +37% -46% 505 $144   $45,464,931 47
Nov 26, 2014 - $72,250 -1% -31% 415 $174   $45,537,181 48
Nov 27, 2014 - $78,112 +8% -3% 415 $188   $45,615,293 49
Nov 28, 2014 - $176,169 +126% +17% 415 $425   $45,791,462 50
Nov 29, 2014 - $174,338 -1% -32% 415 $420   $45,965,800 51
Nov 30, 2014 - $89,159 -49% -39% 415 $215   $46,054,959 52
Dec 1, 2014 - $32,097 -64% -40% 415 $77   $46,087,056 53
Dec 2, 2014 15 $45,898 +43% -37% 415 $111   $46,132,954 54
Dec 3, 2014 15 $37,177 -19% -49% 415 $90   $46,170,131 55
Dec 4, 2014 15 $41,878 +13% -46% 415 $101   $46,212,009 56
Dec 5, 2014 - $76,782 +83% -56% 398 $193   $46,288,791 57
Dec 6, 2014 - $119,200 +55% -32% 398 $299   $46,407,991 58
Dec 7, 2014 - $65,122 -45% -27% 398 $164   $46,473,113 59
Dec 8, 2014 - $27,190 -58% -15% 398 $68   $46,500,303 60
Dec 9, 2014 - $34,103 +25% -26% 398 $86   $46,534,406 61
Dec 10, 2014 - $29,328 -14% -21% 398 $74   $46,563,734 62
Dec 11, 2014 - $27,155 -7% -35% 398 $68   $46,590,889 63
Dec 12, 2014 - $46,807 +72% -39% 303 $154   $46,637,696 64
Dec 13, 2014 - $77,490 +66% -35% 303 $256   $46,715,186 65
Dec 14, 2014 - $37,349 -52% -43% 303 $123   $46,752,535 66
Dec 15, 2014 - $16,907 -55% -38% 303 $56   $46,769,442 67
Dec 16, 2014 - $20,457 +21% -40% 303 $68   $46,789,899 68
Dec 17, 2014 - $17,293 -15% -41% 236 $73   $46,807,192 69
Dec 18, 2014 - $15,409 -11% -43% 236 $65   $46,822,601 70
Dec 19, 2014 - $16,663 +8% -64% 135 $123   $46,839,264 71
Dec 20, 2014 - $28,383 +70% -63% 135 $210   $46,867,647 72
Dec 21, 2014 - $16,390 -42% -56% 135 $121   $46,884,037 73
Dec 22, 2014 - $10,501 -36% -38% 135 $78   $46,894,538 74
Dec 23, 2014 - $13,441 +28% -34% 135 $100   $46,907,979 75
Dec 24, 2014 - $8,229 -39% -52% 135 $61   $46,916,208 76
Dec 25, 2014 - $11,770 +43% -24% 76 $155   $46,927,978 77
Dec 26, 2014 - $14,952 +27% -10% 76 $197   $46,942,930 78
Dec 27, 2014 - $18,304 +22% -36% 76 $241   $46,961,234 79
Dec 28, 2014 - $11,488 -37% -30% 76 $151   $46,972,722 80
Dec 29, 2014 - $7,877 -31% -25% 76 $104   $46,980,599 81
Dec 30, 2014 - $8,909 +13% -34% 76 $117   $46,989,508 82
Dec 31, 2014 - $13,733 +54% +67% 76 $181   $47,003,241 83
Jan 1, 2015 - $15,510 +13% +32% 76 $204   $47,018,751 84
Jan 2, 2015 - $16,601 +7% +11% 61 $272   $47,035,352 85
Jan 3, 2015 - $19,024 +15% +4% 61 $312   $47,054,376 86
Jan 4, 2015 - $8,730 -54% -24% 61 $143   $47,063,106 87
Jan 5, 2015 - $3,266 -63% -59% 61 $54   $47,066,372 88
Jan 6, 2015 - $4,409 +35% -51% 61 $72   $47,070,781 89
Jan 7, 2015 - $4,097 -7% -70% 61 $67   $47,074,878 90
Jan 8, 2015 - $5,276 +29% -66% 61 $86   $47,080,154 91
Jan 9, 2015 - $7,966 +51% -52% 60 $133   $47,088,120 92
Jan 10, 2015 - $11,779 +48% -38% 60 $196   $47,099,899 93
Jan 11, 2015 - $5,186 -56% -41% 60 $86   $47,105,085 94
Jan 12, 2015 - $2,523 -51% -23% 60 $42   $47,107,608 95
Jan 13, 2015 - $3,532 +40% -20% 60 $59   $47,111,140 96
Jan 14, 2015 - $3,728 +6% -9% 60 $62   $47,114,868 97
Jan 15, 2015 - $4,520 +21% -14% 60 $75   $47,119,388 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 5 $18,903,343   3,003 $6,295   $18,903,343 1
Oct 17, 2014 7 $11,128,726 -41% 3,003 $3,706   $30,032,069 2
Oct 24, 2014 9 $6,117,664 -45% 2,610 $2,344   $36,149,733 3
Oct 31, 2014 9 $4,659,512 -24% 1,942 $2,399   $40,809,245 4
Nov 7, 2014 12 $2,515,635 -46% 1,215 $2,070   $43,324,880 5
Nov 14, 2014 14 $1,462,840 -42% 803 $1,822   $44,787,720 6
Nov 21, 2014 18 $827,573 -43% 415 $1,994   $45,615,293 7
Nov 28, 2014 18 $596,716 -28% 415 $1,438   $46,212,009 8
Dec 5, 2014 22 $378,880 -37% 398 $952   $46,590,889 9
Dec 12, 2014 28 $231,712 -39% 236 $982   $46,822,601 10
Dec 19, 2014 40 $105,377 -55% 76 $1,387   $46,927,978 11
Dec 26, 2014 41 $90,773 -14% 76 $1,194   $47,018,751 12
Jan 2, 2015 46 $61,403 -32% 61 $1,007   $47,080,154 13
Jan 9, 2015 52 $39,234 -36% 60 $654   $47,119,388 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/10/2014 $897,608 284 284 1,000 $2,584,287 4/1/2020
Germany 10/16/2014 $0 0 1 1 $318,233 10/13/2015
Japan 1/16/2015 $86,382 0 0 0 $257,743 8/23/2018
Taiwan 10/17/2014 $0 0 0 0 $3,003,268 11/2/2018
 
Rest of World $22,790,637
 
International Total$28,954,168 4/1/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,904 $28,954,168
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,288 $28,954,168
Top 2014 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,413 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,363 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,372 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 548 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $28,954,168

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,311 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,771 $76,073,556
Top 2014 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 96 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,103 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,077 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 361 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 662 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 330 $76,073,556

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 1, 20153186,588 186,588$2,796,954$2,796,9541
Feb 8, 20151045,493-76% 232,081$733,802$3,530,7562
Feb 15, 20151645,249-1% 277,330$678,283$4,209,0393
Feb 22, 20152721,338-53% 298,668$319,430$4,528,4694
Mar 1, 20152417,286-19% 315,954$259,117$4,787,5865

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 1, 20153102,383 102,383$2,217,606$2,217,6061
Feb 8, 20151217,529-83% 119,912$428,049$2,645,6552
Feb 15, 20151619,799+13% 139,711$492,786$3,138,4413

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Leading Cast

Robert Downey, Jr.    Hank Palmer
Robert Duvall    Joseph Palmer

Supporting Cast

Vera Farmiga    Samantha Powell
Vincent D'Onofrio    Glen Palmer
Jeremy Strong    Dale Palmer
Dax Shepard    C.P. Kennedy
Billy Bob Thornton    Dwight Dickham
Leighton Meester    Carla Powell
Ken Howard    Judge Warren
Emma Tremblay    Lauren Palmer
Balthazar Getty    Deputy Hanson
David Krumholtz    Make Kattan
Grace Zabriskie    Mrs. Blackwell
Denis O'Hare    Doc Morris
Sarah Lancaster    Lisa Palmer
Lonnie Farmer    Gus the Bailiff
Matt Riedy    Sheriff White
Mark Kiely    Mark Blackwell
Jeremy Holm    Redneck
Catherine Cummings    Mary Palmer
Tamara Hickey    Amy Palmer
Paul-Emile Cendron    Joe Palmer
Ian Nelson    Eric Palmer
Carol S. Austin    Young Mary Palmer
Marcus D'Angelo    Dale (10)
Michael Celata    Hank (5)
Bobby Bryan    Hank (16)
Cody Pettola    Glen (5)
Johnny Orlando    Glen (17)
Gary Wayne Farris    Judge (39)
Ras Enoch McCurdie    Mini Mart Clerk
Ian Blackman    Mr. Burke
John Talalas    Chicago Sheriff Deputy
Daryl Edwards    Judge Carter
Joel Brady    Mr. Williams
Sara Burns    Pregnant Ex
Ara Glenn-Johanson    Potential Juror #5
Kate Crowley    Potential Juror #9
Peter Michael McDonald    Juror #3
Michael Patrick Kane    Juror #7
Lance Norris    Juror #8
Lenny Clarke    Juror #10
Frank Ridley    Jury Foreman
Duncan Putney    Dr. Putney
Pun Bandhu    Forensic Scientist
Jamison Haase    Dr. Brannamon
Lucien Spelman    Bartender Billy
Timothy John Smith    Both Ways Bobby
Jonathan Mark Ziese    Blackwell's Brother
Brian McGrail    Townie
Joyce Greenleaf    Mourner
Enn Reitel    Mourner

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Dobkin    Director
David Dobkin    Producer
Susan Downey    Producer
David Gambino    Producer
Nick Schenk    Screenwriter
Bill Dubuque    Screenwriter
David Dobkin    Story Creator
Nick Schenk    Story Creator
Herbert W. Gains    Executive Producer
Robert Downey, Jr.    Executive Producer
Jeff Kleeman    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Janusz Kaminski    Director of Photography
Mark Ricker    Production Designer
Mark Livolsi    Editor
Thomas Newman    Composer
Marlene Stewart    Costume Designer
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting Director
Herbert W. Gains    Unit Production Manager
Mark Cotone    First Assistant Director
Eric Glasser    Key Second Assistant Director
Sara Flamm    Production Supervisor
Greg Garthe    Associate Producer
David Swayze    Art Director
Rena DeAngelo    Set Decorator
Steve Koster    Aerial Director of Photography
Mark Ulano    Sound Mixer
Richard Mirisch    Post-Production Supervisor
Jeffrey Harlacker    Post-Production Supervisor
William Joseph Kruzykowski    Assistant Editor
David Matusek    Assistant Editor
Lisa Mozden-Romaniw*    Assistant Editor
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Petra Bach    Dialogue Editor
Benjamin Beardwood    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Clayton Weber    Sound Editor
Derek Vanderhorst    Sound Designer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman    Sound Effects Editor
Dave Wolowic    1st Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Tsai    Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Jo Lang    Foley Mixer
Bill Bernstein    Music Editor
Mike Zanier    Assistant Music Editor
Tommy Vicari    Score Recordist
Tommy Vicari    Score Mixer
Matthew David Magnolia    Visual Effects Producer
Hunter Chase    Lead Compositor
Kim Berner    Script Supervisor
Tangi Crawford    Costume Supervisor
Elaine Offers    Make up
Steve Anderson    Make up
Barbara Lorenz    Hairstylist
Cheryl Daniels    Hairstylist
Jeffrey D. McDonald    Set Designer
Hinju Kim    Set Designer
Cosmas Demetriou    Set Designer
Shane Gross    Special Effects Supervisor
Claire Folger    Still Photographer
Rich Delia    Casting Associate
Allison Estrin    Casting Associate
Angela Peri    Location/Extras Casting
Aaron Kahl    Location/Extras Casting
Jim Rider    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wendy Garfinkle    Visual Effects Producer
Aleksandar Djordjevic    Compositing Supervisor
Steven Ritzi    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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February 12th, 2015

Whiplash poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. Like the Best Supporting Actress category, Best Supporting Actor isn't even close and one of the five nominees is absolutely running away with things. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 27th, 2015

January 27th, 2015

It is a really bad week for the home market with a lot of filler on the first page of the new releases on Amazon.com. Fury is the biggest release, but there are not enough extras on the DVD or Blu-ray to be a contender for Pick of the Week. The Book of Life, on the other hand, has a loaded DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and is a contender. The only other real contender is The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness on DVD. In the end, I went with The Book of Life. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

More...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

Contest: Reserve Your Judgment: Winning Announcement

October 16th, 2014

The winners of our Reserve Your Judgment contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Untold Nearly Undoes the Competition, But Gone Remains

October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

There were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that just missed that mark. Despite the competition, Gone Girl remained in first place and it earned a little more than expected. The biggest surprise was Dracula Untold, which earned first place on Friday and nearly took first place over the weekend. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day grabbed third place, while there were other reasons to celebrate lower on the chart as well. Overall, the box office was on par with last weekend at $147 million. It was technically higher, but by 0.2%. Compared to last year, the box office was 26% higher, which was much better than anticipated. 2014 is still well behind 2013 by more than $300 million at $7.87 billion to $8.18 million, but every little bit helps. At this point, we are more concerned about limiting the losses than we are worried about completing the comeback. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl

October 12th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldn’t maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girl’s $11.3 million. Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesn’t bode well for its legs long-term. More...

Friday Estimates: Dracula Wins Friday, Gone Girl Will Win Weekend

October 11th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold enjoyed a better-than-expected opening day, and will top the chart for Friday. Saturday morning reports have it doing $8.9 million, well ahead of Gone Girl, which will land on $8.15 million. Dracula looks set for a weekend between $20 million and $25 million, which won’t be enough for an overall win. Gone Girl should end up between $25 million and $27 million for the weekend, down just 30% from its opening frame, and will be close to $80 million by Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases Terrible, Horrible, No Good, and Very Bad?

October 9th, 2014

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

This weekend there are four new wide releases; however, none of them are expected to be big hits. In fact, Gone Girl is widely expected to repeat in first place, while Annabelle might have a shot at second place. Three of the new releases will likely finish in the midteens with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day currently on track to become the best of the bad bunch of new films. The Judge has taken a huge tumble as far as analysts are concerned. Dracula Untold is in the mix and might earn second place, but it might also earn fifth. Regardless, it won't do well enough for a film that cost $100 million to make. Then there's Addicted, a movie whose buzz is so quiet I forgot it was opening this week. This weekend last year, Gravity again led the way with $43.19 million, while Captain Phillips opened in second place with $25.72 million. There's no chance any film will match Gravity. In fact, the top film this week will very likely be behind Captain Phillips. On the other hand, last year only one other film earned more than $4 million, so the depth was terrible. I think the depth this week should be enough to eke out a win. More...

Contest: Reserve Your Judgment

October 3rd, 2014

It appears there will be a two-way race for top spot next weekend between The Judge and Alexander and the Movie with the Really Long Name. I'm not 100% sure which film will earn first place, but I'm absolutely choosing The Judge as the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, because I don't want to type out Alexander and the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog several times in the rules. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Judge.

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 one of the three Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Feature from the Volume Two collection. Normally I would never take a single DVD from a collection like this and give it away, but there are two mitigating factors. Number one, they are sold separately as well as in a three-disc set. Number two, the individual DVDs are cheaper than the collections, so there's no reason to buy the collections. 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 one of the three Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Feature from the Volume Two collection. Meanwhile, one other valid entrant will be chosen and they will win the final copy of one of the three Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Feature from the Volume Two collection. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...


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Synopsis

A successful attorney returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral to discover that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth, and along the way, reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,116,226 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,003 opening theaters/3,003 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,169,920

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $47,119,388
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,904 $28,954,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,311 $76,073,556
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 597 $47,119,388
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $28,954,168
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 662 $76,073,556

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: October 10th, 2014 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: October 10th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 16th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
October 17th, 2014 (Wide) (Taiwan)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Japan)
Video Release: January 27th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language including some sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2337, 8/27/2014)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Departed
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Keywords: Lawyers, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Funeral Reunions, Dysfunctional Family, Ensemble, You Can't Go Home Again
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Team Downey, Big Kid Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 57 $13,116,226 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $17,304,601 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 54 $14,949,392 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $19,723,149 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 31 $13,116,226 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 53 $17,304,601 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 28 $14,949,392 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 38 $19,723,149 Oct 10, 2014 3

Leading Cast

Robert Downey, Jr.    Hank Palmer
Robert Duvall    Joseph Palmer

Supporting Cast

Vera Farmiga    Samantha Powell
Vincent D'Onofrio    Glen Palmer
Jeremy Strong    Dale Palmer
Dax Shepard    C.P. Kennedy
Billy Bob Thornton    Dwight Dickham
Leighton Meester    Carla Powell
Ken Howard    Judge Warren
Emma Tremblay    Lauren Palmer
Balthazar Getty    Deputy Hanson
David Krumholtz    Make Kattan
Grace Zabriskie    Mrs. Blackwell
Denis O'Hare    Doc Morris
Sarah Lancaster    Lisa Palmer
Lonnie Farmer    Gus the Bailiff
Matt Riedy    Sheriff White
Mark Kiely    Mark Blackwell
Jeremy Holm    Redneck
Catherine Cummings    Mary Palmer
Tamara Hickey    Amy Palmer
Paul-Emile Cendron    Joe Palmer
Ian Nelson    Eric Palmer
Carol S. Austin    Young Mary Palmer
Marcus D'Angelo    Dale (10)
Michael Celata    Hank (5)
Bobby Bryan    Hank (16)
Cody Pettola    Glen (5)
Johnny Orlando    Glen (17)
Gary Wayne Farris    Judge (39)
Ras Enoch McCurdie    Mini Mart Clerk
Ian Blackman    Mr. Burke
John Talalas    Chicago Sheriff Deputy
Daryl Edwards    Judge Carter
Joel Brady    Mr. Williams
Sara Burns    Pregnant Ex
Ara Glenn-Johanson    Potential Juror #5
Kate Crowley    Potential Juror #9
Peter Michael McDonald    Juror #3
Michael Patrick Kane    Juror #7
Lance Norris    Juror #8
Lenny Clarke    Juror #10
Frank Ridley    Jury Foreman
Duncan Putney    Dr. Putney
Pun Bandhu    Forensic Scientist
Jamison Haase    Dr. Brannamon
Lucien Spelman    Bartender Billy
Timothy John Smith    Both Ways Bobby
Jonathan Mark Ziese    Blackwell's Brother
Brian McGrail    Townie
Joyce Greenleaf    Mourner
Enn Reitel    Mourner

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Dobkin    Director
David Dobkin    Producer
Susan Downey    Producer
David Gambino    Producer
Nick Schenk    Screenwriter
Bill Dubuque    Screenwriter
David Dobkin    Story Creator
Nick Schenk    Story Creator
Herbert W. Gains    Executive Producer
Robert Downey, Jr.    Executive Producer
Jeff Kleeman    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Janusz Kaminski    Director of Photography
Mark Ricker    Production Designer
Mark Livolsi    Editor
Thomas Newman    Composer
Marlene Stewart    Costume Designer
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting Director
Herbert W. Gains    Unit Production Manager
Mark Cotone    First Assistant Director
Eric Glasser    Key Second Assistant Director
Sara Flamm    Production Supervisor
Greg Garthe    Associate Producer
David Swayze    Art Director
Rena DeAngelo    Set Decorator
Steve Koster    Aerial Director of Photography
Mark Ulano    Sound Mixer
Richard Mirisch    Post-Production Supervisor
Jeffrey Harlacker    Post-Production Supervisor
William Joseph Kruzykowski    Assistant Editor
David Matusek    Assistant Editor
Lisa Mozden-Romaniw*    Assistant Editor
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Petra Bach    Dialogue Editor
Benjamin Beardwood    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Clayton Weber    Sound Editor
Derek Vanderhorst    Sound Designer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman    Sound Effects Editor
Dave Wolowic    1st Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Tsai    Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Jo Lang    Foley Mixer
Bill Bernstein    Music Editor
Mike Zanier    Assistant Music Editor
Tommy Vicari    Score Recordist
Tommy Vicari    Score Mixer
Matthew David Magnolia    Visual Effects Producer
Hunter Chase    Lead Compositor
Kim Berner    Script Supervisor
Tangi Crawford    Costume Supervisor
Elaine Offers    Make up
Steve Anderson    Make up
Barbara Lorenz    Hairstylist
Cheryl Daniels    Hairstylist
Jeffrey D. McDonald    Set Designer
Hinju Kim    Set Designer
Cosmas Demetriou    Set Designer
Shane Gross    Special Effects Supervisor
Claire Folger    Still Photographer
Rich Delia    Casting Associate
Allison Estrin    Casting Associate
Angela Peri    Location/Extras Casting
Aaron Kahl    Location/Extras Casting
Jim Rider    Visual Effects Supervisor
Wendy Garfinkle    Visual Effects Producer
Aleksandar Djordjevic    Compositing Supervisor
Steven Ritzi    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Going Downto(w)n

February 14th, 2015

New releases earned the top four spots on the DVD Sales Chart. Fury led the way in terms of units sold at 355,000 units to 302,000 units over Downton Abbey: Season 5. However, Downton Abbey earned first place in terms of revenue at $7.40 million to $6.20 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Furious Debut

February 14th, 2015

New releases dominated the Blu-ray sales chart, again. There were three new releases in the top three spots, while newcomers earned five of the top six spots. Leading the way was Fury with 432,000 units / $8.80 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 55%, which is great for this type of film. It is an action film, but not a visual effects action film. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 12th, 2015

Whiplash poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. Like the Best Supporting Actress category, Best Supporting Actor isn't even close and one of the five nominees is absolutely running away with things. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 27th, 2015

January 27th, 2015

It is a really bad week for the home market with a lot of filler on the first page of the new releases on Amazon.com. Fury is the biggest release, but there are not enough extras on the DVD or Blu-ray to be a contender for Pick of the Week. The Book of Life, on the other hand, has a loaded DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and is a contender. The only other real contender is The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness on DVD. In the end, I went with The Book of Life. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

More...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

Contest: Reserve Your Judgment: Winning Announcement

October 16th, 2014

The winners of our Reserve Your Judgment contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Untold Nearly Undoes the Competition, But Gone Remains

October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

There were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that just missed that mark. Despite the competition, Gone Girl remained in first place and it earned a little more than expected. The biggest surprise was Dracula Untold, which earned first place on Friday and nearly took first place over the weekend. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day grabbed third place, while there were other reasons to celebrate lower on the chart as well. Overall, the box office was on par with last weekend at $147 million. It was technically higher, but by 0.2%. Compared to last year, the box office was 26% higher, which was much better than anticipated. 2014 is still well behind 2013 by more than $300 million at $7.87 billion to $8.18 million, but every little bit helps. At this point, we are more concerned about limiting the losses than we are worried about completing the comeback. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl

October 12th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldn’t maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girl’s $11.3 million. Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesn’t bode well for its legs long-term. More...

Friday Estimates: Dracula Wins Friday, Gone Girl Will Win Weekend

October 11th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold enjoyed a better-than-expected opening day, and will top the chart for Friday. Saturday morning reports have it doing $8.9 million, well ahead of Gone Girl, which will land on $8.15 million. Dracula looks set for a weekend between $20 million and $25 million, which won’t be enough for an overall win. Gone Girl should end up between $25 million and $27 million for the weekend, down just 30% from its opening frame, and will be close to $80 million by Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases Terrible, Horrible, No Good, and Very Bad?

October 9th, 2014

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

This weekend there are four new wide releases; however, none of them are expected to be big hits. In fact, Gone Girl is widely expected to repeat in first place, while Annabelle might have a shot at second place. Three of the new releases will likely finish in the midteens with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day currently on track to become the best of the bad bunch of new films. The Judge has taken a huge tumble as far as analysts are concerned. Dracula Untold is in the mix and might earn second place, but it might also earn fifth. Regardless, it won't do well enough for a film that cost $100 million to make. Then there's Addicted, a movie whose buzz is so quiet I forgot it was opening this week. This weekend last year, Gravity again led the way with $43.19 million, while Captain Phillips opened in second place with $25.72 million. There's no chance any film will match Gravity. In fact, the top film this week will very likely be behind Captain Phillips. On the other hand, last year only one other film earned more than $4 million, so the depth was terrible. I think the depth this week should be enough to eke out a win. More...

Contest: Reserve Your Judgment

October 3rd, 2014

It appears there will be a two-way race for top spot next weekend between The Judge and Alexander and the Movie with the Really Long Name. I'm not 100% sure which film will earn first place, but I'm absolutely choosing The Judge as the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, because I don't want to type out Alexander and the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog several times in the rules. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Judge.

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 one of the three Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Feature from the Volume Two collection. Normally I would never take a single DVD from a collection like this and give it away, but there are two mitigating factors. Number one, they are sold separately as well as in a three-disc set. Number two, the individual DVDs are cheaper than the collections, so there's no reason to buy the collections. 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 one of the three Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Feature from the Volume Two collection. Meanwhile, one other valid entrant will be chosen and they will win the final copy of one of the three Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Feature from the Volume Two collection. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,665 $62,169,920
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,538 $47,119,388
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 69 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,640 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 934 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 597 $47,119,388
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $47,119,388

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 5 $13,116,226   3,003 $4,368   $13,116,226 1
Oct 17, 2014 7 $7,916,418 -40% 3,003 $2,636   $26,819,761 2
Oct 24, 2014 10 $4,366,039 -45% 2,610 $1,673   $34,398,108 3
Oct 31, 2014 9 $3,364,195 -23% 1,942 $1,732   $39,513,928 4
Nov 7, 2014 12 $1,759,172 -48% 1,215 $1,448   $42,568,417 5
Nov 14, 2014 14 $1,053,266 -40% 803 $1,312   $44,378,146 6
Nov 21, 2014 17 $551,293 -48% 505 $1,092   $45,339,013 7
Nov 28, 2014 18 $439,666 -20% 415 $1,059   $46,054,959 8
Dec 5, 2014 23 $261,104 -41% 398 $656   $46,473,113 9
Dec 12, 2014 28 $161,646 -38% 303 $533   $46,752,535 10
Dec 19, 2014 33 $61,436 -62% 135 $455   $46,884,037 11
Dec 26, 2014 42 $44,744 -27% 76 $589   $46,972,722 12
Jan 2, 2015 45 $44,355 -1% 61 $727   $47,063,106 13
Jan 9, 2015 55 $24,931 -44% 60 $416   $47,105,085 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 2014 5 $4,427,427     3,003 $1,474   $4,427,427 1
Oct 11, 2014 5 $5,387,216 +22%   3,003 $1,794   $9,814,643 2
Oct 12, 2014 5 $3,301,583 -39%   3,003 $1,099   $13,116,226 3
Oct 13, 2014 4 $1,833,166 -44%   3,003 $610   $14,949,392 4
Oct 14, 2014 3 $1,593,240 -13%   3,003 $531   $16,542,632 5
Oct 15, 2014 3 $1,226,279 -23%   3,003 $408   $17,768,911 6
Oct 16, 2014 3 $1,134,432 -7%   3,003 $378   $18,903,343 7
Oct 17, 2014 8 $2,465,095 +117% -44% 3,003 $821   $21,368,438 8
Oct 18, 2014 8 $3,521,976 +43% -35% 3,003 $1,173   $24,890,414 9
Oct 19, 2014 7 $1,929,347 -45% -42% 3,003 $642   $26,819,761 10
Oct 20, 2014 5 $686,422 -64% -63% 3,003 $229   $27,506,183 11
Oct 21, 2014 3 $994,474 +45% -38% 3,003 $331   $28,500,657 12
Oct 22, 2014 3 $788,248 -21% -36% 3,003 $262   $29,288,905 13
Oct 23, 2014 3 $743,164 -6% -34% 3,003 $247   $30,032,069 14
Oct 24, 2014 9 $1,322,937 +78% -46% 2,610 $507   $31,355,006 15
Oct 25, 2014 9 $1,938,579 +47% -45% 2,610 $743   $33,293,585 16
Oct 26, 2014 9 $1,104,523 -43% -43% 2,610 $423   $34,398,108 17
Oct 27, 2014 7 $374,498 -66% -45% 2,610 $143   $34,772,606 18
Oct 28, 2014 7 $541,324 +45% -46% 2,610 $207   $35,313,930 19
Oct 29, 2014 7 $422,426 -22% -46% 2,610 $162   $35,736,356 20
Oct 30, 2014 7 $413,377 -2% -44% 2,610 $158   $36,149,733 21
Oct 31, 2014 9 $861,259 +108% -35% 1,942 $443   $37,010,992 22
Nov 1, 2014 9 $1,635,127 +90% -16% 1,942 $842   $38,646,119 23
Nov 2, 2014 9 $867,809 -47% -21% 1,942 $447   $39,513,928 24
Nov 3, 2014 10 $274,017 -68% -27% 1,942 $141   $39,787,945 25
Nov 4, 2014 9 $401,466 +47% -26% 1,942 $207   $40,189,411 26
Nov 5, 2014 9 $312,709 -22% -26% 1,942 $161   $40,502,120 27
Nov 6, 2014 10 $307,125 -2% -26% 1,942 $158   $40,809,245 28
Nov 7, 2014 12 $511,647 +67% -41% 1,215 $421   $41,320,892 29
Nov 8, 2014 12 $794,602 +55% -51% 1,215 $654   $42,115,494 30
Nov 9, 2014 12 $452,923 -43% -48% 1,215 $373   $42,568,417 31
Nov 10, 2014 12 $176,640 -61% -36% 1,215 $145   $42,745,057 32
Nov 11, 2014 12 $273,332 +55% -32% 1,215 $225   $43,018,389 33
Nov 12, 2014 10 $153,066 -44% -51% 1,215 $126   $43,171,455 34
Nov 13, 2014 10 $153,425 n/c -50% 1,215 $126   $43,324,880 35
Nov 14, 2014 - $302,257 +97% -41% 803 $376   $43,627,137 36
Nov 15, 2014 - $490,273 +62% -38% 803 $611   $44,117,410 37
Nov 16, 2014 - $260,736 -47% -42% 803 $325   $44,378,146 38
Nov 17, 2014 12 $90,824 -65% -49% 803 $113   $44,468,970 39
Nov 18, 2014 12 $134,147 +48% -51% 803 $167   $44,603,117 40
Nov 19, 2014 12 $103,990 -22% -32% 803 $130   $44,707,107 41
Nov 20, 2014 13 $80,613 -22% -47% 803 $100   $44,787,720 42
Nov 21, 2014 14 $150,904 +87% -50% 505 $299   $44,938,624 43
Nov 22, 2014 16 $254,631 +69% -48% 505 $504   $45,193,255 44
Nov 23, 2014 - $145,758 -43% -44% 505 $289   $45,339,013 45
Nov 24, 2014 - $53,130 -64% -42% 505 $105   $45,392,143 46
Nov 25, 2014 - $72,788 +37% -46% 505 $144   $45,464,931 47
Nov 26, 2014 - $72,250 -1% -31% 415 $174   $45,537,181 48
Nov 27, 2014 - $78,112 +8% -3% 415 $188   $45,615,293 49
Nov 28, 2014 - $176,169 +126% +17% 415 $425   $45,791,462 50
Nov 29, 2014 - $174,338 -1% -32% 415 $420   $45,965,800 51
Nov 30, 2014 - $89,159 -49% -39% 415 $215   $46,054,959 52
Dec 1, 2014 - $32,097 -64% -40% 415 $77   $46,087,056 53
Dec 2, 2014 15 $45,898 +43% -37% 415 $111   $46,132,954 54
Dec 3, 2014 15 $37,177 -19% -49% 415 $90   $46,170,131 55
Dec 4, 2014 15 $41,878 +13% -46% 415 $101   $46,212,009 56
Dec 5, 2014 - $76,782 +83% -56% 398 $193   $46,288,791 57
Dec 6, 2014 - $119,200 +55% -32% 398 $299   $46,407,991 58
Dec 7, 2014 - $65,122 -45% -27% 398 $164   $46,473,113 59
Dec 8, 2014 - $27,190 -58% -15% 398 $68   $46,500,303 60
Dec 9, 2014 - $34,103 +25% -26% 398 $86   $46,534,406 61
Dec 10, 2014 - $29,328 -14% -21% 398 $74   $46,563,734 62
Dec 11, 2014 - $27,155 -7% -35% 398 $68   $46,590,889 63
Dec 12, 2014 - $46,807 +72% -39% 303 $154   $46,637,696 64
Dec 13, 2014 - $77,490 +66% -35% 303 $256   $46,715,186 65
Dec 14, 2014 - $37,349 -52% -43% 303 $123   $46,752,535 66
Dec 15, 2014 - $16,907 -55% -38% 303 $56   $46,769,442 67
Dec 16, 2014 - $20,457 +21% -40% 303 $68   $46,789,899 68
Dec 17, 2014 - $17,293 -15% -41% 236 $73   $46,807,192 69
Dec 18, 2014 - $15,409 -11% -43% 236 $65   $46,822,601 70
Dec 19, 2014 - $16,663 +8% -64% 135 $123   $46,839,264 71
Dec 20, 2014 - $28,383 +70% -63% 135 $210   $46,867,647 72
Dec 21, 2014 - $16,390 -42% -56% 135 $121   $46,884,037 73
Dec 22, 2014 - $10,501 -36% -38% 135 $78   $46,894,538 74
Dec 23, 2014 - $13,441 +28% -34% 135 $100   $46,907,979 75
Dec 24, 2014 - $8,229 -39% -52% 135 $61   $46,916,208 76
Dec 25, 2014 - $11,770 +43% -24% 76 $155   $46,927,978 77
Dec 26, 2014 - $14,952 +27% -10% 76 $197   $46,942,930 78
Dec 27, 2014 - $18,304 +22% -36% 76 $241   $46,961,234 79
Dec 28, 2014 - $11,488 -37% -30% 76 $151   $46,972,722 80
Dec 29, 2014 - $7,877 -31% -25% 76 $104   $46,980,599 81
Dec 30, 2014 - $8,909 +13% -34% 76 $117   $46,989,508 82
Dec 31, 2014 - $13,733 +54% +67% 76 $181   $47,003,241 83
Jan 1, 2015 - $15,510 +13% +32% 76 $204   $47,018,751 84
Jan 2, 2015 - $16,601 +7% +11% 61 $272   $47,035,352 85
Jan 3, 2015 - $19,024 +15% +4% 61 $312   $47,054,376 86
Jan 4, 2015 - $8,730 -54% -24% 61 $143   $47,063,106 87
Jan 5, 2015 - $3,266 -63% -59% 61 $54   $47,066,372 88
Jan 6, 2015 - $4,409 +35% -51% 61 $72   $47,070,781 89
Jan 7, 2015 - $4,097 -7% -70% 61 $67   $47,074,878 90
Jan 8, 2015 - $5,276 +29% -66% 61 $86   $47,080,154 91
Jan 9, 2015 - $7,966 +51% -52% 60 $133   $47,088,120 92
Jan 10, 2015 - $11,779 +48% -38% 60 $196   $47,099,899 93
Jan 11, 2015 - $5,186 -56% -41% 60 $86   $47,105,085 94
Jan 12, 2015 - $2,523 -51% -23% 60 $42   $47,107,608 95
Jan 13, 2015 - $3,532 +40% -20% 60 $59   $47,111,140 96
Jan 14, 2015 - $3,728 +6% -9% 60 $62   $47,114,868 97
Jan 15, 2015 - $4,520 +21% -14% 60 $75   $47,119,388 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 5 $18,903,343   3,003 $6,295   $18,903,343 1
Oct 17, 2014 7 $11,128,726 -41% 3,003 $3,706   $30,032,069 2
Oct 24, 2014 9 $6,117,664 -45% 2,610 $2,344   $36,149,733 3
Oct 31, 2014 9 $4,659,512 -24% 1,942 $2,399   $40,809,245 4
Nov 7, 2014 12 $2,515,635 -46% 1,215 $2,070   $43,324,880 5
Nov 14, 2014 14 $1,462,840 -42% 803 $1,822   $44,787,720 6
Nov 21, 2014 18 $827,573 -43% 415 $1,994   $45,615,293 7
Nov 28, 2014 18 $596,716 -28% 415 $1,438   $46,212,009 8
Dec 5, 2014 22 $378,880 -37% 398 $952   $46,590,889 9
Dec 12, 2014 28 $231,712 -39% 236 $982   $46,822,601 10
Dec 19, 2014 40 $105,377 -55% 76 $1,387   $46,927,978 11
Dec 26, 2014 41 $90,773 -14% 76 $1,194   $47,018,751 12
Jan 2, 2015 46 $61,403 -32% 61 $1,007   $47,080,154 13
Jan 9, 2015 52 $39,234 -36% 60 $654   $47,119,388 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/10/2014 $897,608 284 284 1,000 $2,584,287 4/1/2020
Germany 10/16/2014 $0 0 1 1 $318,233 10/13/2015
Japan 1/16/2015 $86,382 0 0 0 $257,743 8/23/2018
Taiwan 10/17/2014 $0 0 0 0 $3,003,268 11/2/2018
 
Rest of World $22,790,637
 
International Total$28,954,168 4/1/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,904 $28,954,168
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,288 $28,954,168
Top 2014 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,413 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,363 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,372 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 548 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $28,954,168
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $28,954,168

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,311 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,771 $76,073,556
Top 2014 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 96 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,103 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,077 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 361 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 662 $76,073,556
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 330 $76,073,556

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 1, 20153186,588 186,588$2,796,954$2,796,9541
Feb 8, 20151045,493-76% 232,081$733,802$3,530,7562
Feb 15, 20151645,249-1% 277,330$678,283$4,209,0393
Feb 22, 20152721,338-53% 298,668$319,430$4,528,4694
Mar 1, 20152417,286-19% 315,954$259,117$4,787,5865

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 1, 20153102,383 102,383$2,217,606$2,217,6061
Feb 8, 20151217,529-83% 119,912$428,049$2,645,6552
Feb 15, 20151619,799+13% 139,711$492,786$3,138,4413

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