Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office	25	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	132	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300)	230	$356,002,967
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	76	$268,488,329
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	7	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	44	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	24	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies	25	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies	61	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office for G Movies	6	$268,488,329
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	45	$268,488,329

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 21, 2013	1	$82,429,469		4,004	$20,587	$82,429,469	1
Jun 28, 2013	1	$45,607,745	-45%	4,004	$11,391	$170,433,193	2
Jul 5, 2013	4	$19,716,347	-57%	3,739	$5,273	$216,253,979	3
Jul 12, 2013	6	$10,631,576	-46%	3,142	$3,384	$237,771,003	4
Jul 19, 2013	10	$5,121,878	-52%	2,186	$2,343	$249,114,132	5
Jul 26, 2013	12	$2,854,838	-44%	1,470	$1,942	$255,467,026	6
Aug 2, 2013	16	$1,403,547	-51%	879	$1,597	$258,565,238	7
Aug 9, 2013	20	$683,659	-51%	405	$1,688	$260,171,175	8
Aug 16, 2013	24	$461,394	-33%	281	$1,642	$261,134,998	9
Aug 23, 2013	24	$391,041	-15%	243	$1,609	$261,811,232	10
Aug 30, 2013	20	$1,566,639	+301%	1,889	$829	$263,568,953	11
Sep 6, 2013	26	$452,119	-71%	596	$759	$264,989,136	12
Sep 13, 2013	25	$363,260	-20%	382	$951	$265,455,314	13
Sep 20, 2013	26	$303,958	-16%	314	$968	$265,840,988	14
Oct 4, 2013	21	$421,057		250	$1,684	$266,530,366	16
Oct 11, 2013	20	$356,823	-15%	235	$1,518	$267,047,978	17
Oct 18, 2013	22	$307,919	-14%	230	$1,339	$267,497,037	18
Nov 15, 2013	34	$90,011		145	$621	$268,317,681	22
Nov 22, 2013	39	$50,354	-44%	117	$430	$268,384,642	23
Nov 29, 2013	40	$38,130	-24%	97	$393	$268,449,861	24
Dec 13, 2013	43	$10,232		48	$213	$268,488,329	26

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jun 21, 2013	1	$30,473,099			4,004	$7,611	$30,473,099	1
Jun 22, 2013	1	$28,733,991	-6%		4,004	$7,176	$59,207,090	2
Jun 23, 2013	1	$23,222,379	-19%		4,004	$5,800	$82,429,469	3
Jun 24, 2013	1	$11,019,202	-53%		4,004	$2,752	$93,448,671	4
Jun 25, 2013	1	$11,848,064	+8%		4,004	$2,959	$105,296,735	5
Jun 26, 2013	1	$10,036,422	-15%		4,004	$2,507	$115,333,157	6
Jun 27, 2013	1	$9,492,291	-5%		4,004	$2,371	$124,825,448	7
Jun 28, 2013	1	$14,416,583	+52%	-53%	4,004	$3,601	$139,242,031	8
Jun 29, 2013	1	$17,668,664	+23%	-39%	4,004	$4,413	$156,910,695	9
Jun 30, 2013	1	$13,522,498	-23%	-42%	4,004	$3,377	$170,433,193	10
Jul 1, 2013	1	$7,898,760	-42%	-28%	4,004	$1,973	$178,331,953	11
Jul 2, 2013	1	$7,573,068	-4%	-36%	4,004	$1,891	$185,905,021	12
Jul 8, 2013	4	$2,560,973		-68%	3,739	$685	$218,814,952	18
Jul 9, 2013	4	$3,175,758	+24%	-58%	3,739	$849	$221,990,710	19
Jul 10, 2013	3	$2,639,182	-17%		3,739	$706	$224,629,892	20
Jul 11, 2013	3	$2,509,535	-5%		3,739	$671	$227,139,427	21
Jul 12, 2013	6	$3,316,488	+32%		3,142	$1,056	$230,455,915	22
Jul 13, 2013	6	$4,304,709	+30%		3,142	$1,370	$234,760,624	23
Jul 14, 2013	6	$3,010,379	-30%		3,142	$958	$237,771,003	24
Jul 15, 2013	5	$1,518,056	-50%	-41%	3,142	$483	$239,289,059	25
Jul 16, 2013	5	$1,931,131	+27%	-39%	3,142	$615	$241,220,190	26
Jul 17, 2013	6	$1,444,631	-25%	-45%	3,142	$460	$242,664,821	27
Jul 18, 2013	6	$1,327,433	-8%	-47%	3,142	$422	$243,992,254	28
Jul 19, 2013	10	$1,512,666	+14%	-54%	2,186	$692	$245,504,920	29
Jul 20, 2013	10	$2,054,462	+36%	-52%	2,186	$940	$247,559,382	30
Jul 21, 2013	9	$1,554,750	-24%	-48%	2,186	$711	$249,114,132	31
Jul 22, 2013	9	$792,520	-49%	-48%	2,186	$363	$249,906,652	32
Jul 23, 2013	9	$1,033,606	+30%	-46%	2,186	$473	$250,940,258	33
Jul 24, 2013	9	$837,117	-19%	-42%	2,186	$383	$251,777,375	34
Jul 25, 2013	9	$834,813	n/c	-37%	2,186	$382	$252,612,188	35
Jul 26, 2013	13	$805,915	-3%	-47%	1,470	$548	$253,418,103	36
Jul 27, 2013	13	$1,096,243	+36%	-47%	1,470	$746	$254,514,346	37
Jul 28, 2013	12	$952,680	-13%	-39%	1,470	$648	$255,467,026	38
Jul 29, 2013	11	$443,922	-53%	-44%	1,470	$302	$255,910,948	39
Jul 30, 2013	11	$514,222	+16%	-50%	1,470	$350	$256,425,170	40
Jul 31, 2013	13	$365,419	-29%	-56%	1,470	$249	$256,790,589	41
Aug 1, 2013	13	$371,102	+2%	-56%	1,470	$252	$257,161,691	42
Aug 2, 2013	-	$400,381	+8%	-50%	879	$455	$257,562,072	43
Aug 3, 2013	-	$575,338	+44%	-48%	879	$655	$258,137,410	44
Aug 4, 2013	-	$427,828	-26%	-55%	879	$487	$258,565,238	45
Aug 5, 2013	-	$248,500	-42%	-44%	879	$283	$258,813,738	46
Aug 6, 2013	-	$276,103	+11%	-46%	879	$314	$259,089,841	47
Aug 7, 2013	-	$204,155	-26%	-44%	879	$232	$259,293,996	48
Aug 8, 2013	-	$193,520	-5%	-48%	879	$220	$259,487,516	49
Aug 9, 2013	-	$221,513	+14%	-45%	405	$547	$259,709,029	50
Aug 10, 2013	-	$268,192	+21%	-53%	405	$662	$259,977,221	51
Aug 11, 2013	-	$193,954	-28%	-55%	405	$479	$260,171,175	52
Aug 12, 2013	-	$124,730	-36%	-50%	405	$308	$260,295,905	53
Aug 13, 2013	-	$159,621	+28%	-42%	405	$394	$260,455,526	54
Aug 14, 2013	-	$111,465	-30%	-45%	405	$275	$260,566,991	55
Aug 15, 2013	-	$106,613	-4%	-45%	405	$263	$260,673,604	56
Aug 30, 2013	-	$303,541			1,889	$161	$262,305,855	71
Aug 31, 2013	-	$600,089	+98%		1,889	$318	$262,905,944	72
Sep 1, 2013	-	$663,009	+10%		1,889	$351	$263,568,953	73
Sep 2, 2013	-	$717,416	+8%		1,889	$380	$264,286,369	74
Sep 3, 2013	-	$99,012	-86%		1,889	$52	$264,385,381	75
Sep 4, 2013	-	$64,594	-35%		1,889	$34	$264,449,975	76
Sep 5, 2013	-	$87,042	+35%		1,889	$46	$264,537,017	77
Sep 9, 2013	-	$25,221		-96%	596	$42	$265,014,357	81
Sep 11, 2013	-	$25,277		-61%	596	$42	$265,067,070	83
Sep 12, 2013	-	$24,984	-1%	-71%	596	$42	$265,092,054	84

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 21, 2013	1	$124,825,448		4,004	$31,175	$124,825,448	1
Jun 28, 2013	1	$71,712,184	-43%	4,004	$17,910	$196,537,632	2
Jul 5, 2013	8	$10,885,448	-85%	3,739	$2,911	$227,139,427	3
Jul 12, 2013	6	$16,852,827	+55%	3,142	$5,364	$243,992,254	4
Jul 19, 2013	9	$8,619,934	-49%	2,186	$3,943	$252,612,188	5
Jul 26, 2013	13	$4,549,503	-47%	1,470	$3,095	$257,161,691	6
Aug 2, 2013	18	$2,325,825	-49%	879	$2,646	$259,487,516	7
Aug 9, 2013	20	$1,186,088	-49%	405	$2,929	$260,673,604	8
Aug 16, 2013	25	$746,587	-37%	281	$2,657	$261,420,191	9
Aug 23, 2013	24	$582,123	-22%	243	$2,396	$262,002,314	10
Aug 30, 2013	20	$2,534,703	+335%	1,889	$1,342	$264,537,017	11
Sep 6, 2013	28	$555,037	-78%	596	$931	$265,092,054	12
Sep 13, 2013	26	$444,976	-20%	382	$1,165	$265,537,030	13
Oct 4, 2013	20	$581,846		250	$2,327	$266,691,155	16
Oct 11, 2013	21	$497,963	-14%	235	$2,119	$267,189,118	17
Nov 15, 2013	33	$106,618		145	$735	$268,334,288	22
Nov 22, 2013	39	$77,443	-27%	117	$662	$268,411,731	23

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	1/7/2021	$16	1	1	2	$18,726,579	1/19/2021
Spain	6/21/2013	$0	0	3	3	$14,627,988	12/13/2015
United Kingdom	7/12/2013	$0	0	82	161	$47,166,336	12/13/2015
Rest of World						$394,446,578
International Total						$474,967,481	1/19/2021

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Animated Box Office	28	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	133	$474,967,481
All Time International Sequel Box Office	84	$474,967,481
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office	6	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	49	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	27	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies	27	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies	64	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office for G Movies	5	$474,967,481
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	40	$474,967,481

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office	26	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	129	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office	81	$743,455,810
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 101-200)	174	$268,488,329
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	7	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	39	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	25	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies	26	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies	67	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office for G Movies	5	$743,455,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	43	$743,455,810

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Nov 3, 2013	1	923,155		923,155	$15,361,299	$15,361,299	1
Nov 10, 2013	2	415,126	-55%	1,338,281	$7,468,117	$22,829,416	2
Nov 17, 2013	3	160,847	-61%	1,499,128	$3,048,051	$25,877,467	3
Nov 24, 2013	6	131,531	-18%	1,630,659	$2,399,125	$28,276,592	4
Dec 1, 2013	10	387,799	+195%	2,018,458	$6,255,198	$34,531,790	5
Dec 8, 2013	6	281,222	-27%	2,299,680	$5,256,039	$39,787,829	6
Dec 15, 2013	6	182,792	-35%	2,482,472	$3,180,581	$42,968,410	7
Dec 22, 2013	9	265,068	+45%	2,747,540	$3,965,417	$46,933,827	8
Dec 29, 2013	11	130,757	-51%	2,878,297	$2,211,101	$49,144,928	9
Jan 5, 2014	23	46,126	-65%	2,924,423	$836,264	$49,981,192	10
Jan 12, 2014	30	31,109	-33%	2,955,532	$618,447	$50,599,639	11
Jan 19, 2014	30	22,431	-28%	2,977,963	$447,723	$51,047,362	12
Jan 26, 2014	30	17,144	-24%	2,995,107	$308,421	$51,355,783	13

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Nov 3, 2013	1	853,786		853,786	$20,653,989	$20,653,989	1
Nov 10, 2013	2	219,259	-74%	1,073,045	$5,478,315	$26,132,304	2
Nov 17, 2013	3	89,154	-59%	1,162,199	$2,110,854	$28,243,158	3
Nov 24, 2013	7	71,461	-20%	1,233,660	$1,640,416	$29,883,574	4
Dec 1, 2013	1	901,445	+1,161%	2,135,105	$17,956,784	$47,840,358	5
Dec 8, 2013	8	118,175	-87%	2,253,280	$3,190,263	$51,030,621	6
Dec 15, 2013	7	91,802	-22%	2,345,082	$2,340,274	$53,370,895	7
Dec 22, 2013	9	173,883	+89%	2,518,965	$3,781,686	$57,152,581	8
Dec 29, 2013	10	83,676	-52%	2,602,641	$2,002,846	$59,155,427	9
Jan 5, 2014	18	21,841	-74%	2,624,482	$523,180	$59,678,607	10

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 15th, 2014

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 Best Animated Feature Film, which looked like it would be competitive for most of the year, then Frozen came out and instantly became the favorite. Is it the favorite? Or is there a dark horse out there? More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

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

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Despicable Me 2

December 9th, 2013

Despicable Me came out in 2010 and it was the first digitally animated film released by Universal. There was a lot of pressure to do well, because its level of success would not only determine if more Despicable Me movies would be made, but if the studio would continue to release digitally animated films in general. It beat expectations. Not only was it a great movie, but it earned more than $500 million worldwide on a $69 million budget. Needless to say, Despicable Me 2 was given the greenlight right away. However, can it live up to its predecessor? If not, is it still worth checking out? More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a random Blu-ray from the following list...

• The Little Mermaid - Diamond Edition
• Monsters University
• Rise of The Guardians
• Despicable Me 2
• White House Down
• Pacific Rim

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Contest: FREEZE!: Winning Announcement

December 5th, 2013

The winner of our FREEZE! contest was determined and it is... More...

2013 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 24th, 2013

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and that means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and a ton of shopping. It also means the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, this year seems weaker than years past. Last year the biggest new release was The Avengers, which was also one of the best reviewed wide releases of the year. This year the biggest release is Iron Man 3, which earned good reviews, but not great reviews. Last year there were a ton of franchise box sets. This year has been pretty barren. In fact, I think the only franchise box set that's truly new and really worth picking up is... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 29th, 2013

October 28th, 2013

Like last week, the home market is rather slow this week. There are more than 200 new releases, which is a step up from last week when there were only 161, at least according to Amazon.com. But even so, this week is arguably worse, if you only look at the top releases. The number one release is Monsters University, but number two is R.I.P.D., which bombed both in theaters and with critics. There are not even a few limited releases to help fill out the list, like we had last week. In fact, I'm pretty sure the Christmas Releases outnumber the non-Christmas releases by a sizable margin. Fortunately, there are two contenders for Pick of the Week, including Monsters University on Blu-ray Collector's Edition or 3D Combo Pack and Degrassi: Season 12. The former is the Pick of the Week, while the latter takes home the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Monsters University

October 26th, 2013

Monsters Inc. was a huge hit in 2001 earning close to $300 million domestically and more than $550 million worldwide. This summer, a prequel, Monsters University, came out and it earned a little less domestically, but more than $700 million worldwide. If you factor in inflation and the growth of international markets, this isn't as strong a run as the predecessor had, but still very profitable. Is the quality similar, i.e., not quite as strong as the original, but still worth checking out? And are any of the four releases worth picking up? More...

International Box Office: Elysium Returns to the Top

September 6th, 2013

Elysium returned to first place with $17.89 million on 5,056 screens in 55 markets for an international total of $97.87 million. The film earned second place in South Korea with an estimated $5 million on 588 screens, including weekday numbers. It earned first place in Italy, albeit with a lower opening of $2.06 million on 404 screens. The film has yet to open in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. More...

International Box Office: Jurassic Park Roars in China

August 28th, 2013

Jurassic Park earned first place in China with $32.08 on 3,000 screens, but that was for the full week. Over the weekend, the film's international weekend haul was $28.9 million on 3,373 screens in 11 markets for a total of $43.37 million during its 3-D re-release. Even with the tiny studio share in China, it makes sense to release films like this in 3-D there, because they didn't get a chance to see it in theaters the first time around. More...

International Box Office: Pacific Heats Up while Smurfs Feel a Little Blue

August 8th, 2013

Pacific Rim earned first place over the weekend with $53.0 million in 58 markets for a total of $200.4 million internationally and $293.3 million worldwide. It has made more internationally than it cost to make, but it will still need a lot of help to break even. The film's biggest market over the weekend was China, where it debuted in first place with $45 million. Unfortunately for the film, while studios take about 60% of the box office numbers in the United States (it varies per film) they only get about 20% of the box office in China. Or to be more accurate, they will only get about 20% of the box office, once the sales tax dispute is settled. Right now, they are getting nothing. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Treated Despicably

July 15th, 2013

There were two strong new releases this week, but Despicable Me 2 remained on top, even though it fell a little faster than expected. Grown Ups 2 was further evidence that bad reviews actually help Adam Sandler movies. Finally, Pacific Rim struggled, at least compared to its massive production budget. Overall, the total box office was $194 million, which is 15% lower than last weekend. However, last weekend was a holiday weekend, so this is a good hold. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 17% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but by less than 1% at $5.81 billion to $5.86 billion. Unfortunately, next weekend 2013 will have to go against The Dark Knight Rises, so 2013 will likely lose a lot of ground. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pacific Rim Tower over Competition or Will Grown Ups Rise Up?

July 11th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out this week, Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim, and depending on who you talk to, either one has shot at first place. However, most agree that Despicable Me 2 will repeat as the box office champ. There is a chance all three films could top $40 million at the box office, which would be great news in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend last year, Ice Age: Continental Drift opened with $46.63 million. That's a fine start, but I think Despicable Me 2 will top that during its sophomore stint and give 2013 a clear victory over 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Some Reasons to be Excited

July 3rd, 2013

I'm So Excited led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $19,466 in five theaters. It should expand significantly, but it is weaker than most of Pedro Almodovar's previous films. The Heat finished in second place on the overall chart and on the per theater average chart with an average of $12,296. Monsters University was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,391. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Freeze Out Competition

July 2nd, 2013

As expected, Monsters University remained the top draw on the weekend box office chart. The Heat performed a little better than expected, but White House Down struggled. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last weekend to $190 million over the weekend. More importantly, this is 9% lower than the same weekend last year, meaning 2013 fell a little further behind 2012's pace. The difference is only $78 million or 1.5% at $5.18 billion to $5.26 billion, which is much better than it was earlier this year, so hopefully we can close that gap before too long. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Heat is Hot, White House is Down and Out

June 30th, 2013

As expected, Monsters University will retain the box office crown this weekend with Disney projecting a thoroughly respectable $46.2 million and a decline of 44% from its opening -- good by today's standards, and particularly good for a sequel (albeit one whose target demographic wasn't born when the original came out). The real action this weekend, though, is among the other films in the top five. The Heat will open with a robust $40 million or so, per Fox, which compares favorably to its forebear Bridesmaids' opening of $26.2 million in 2011 (although a fairer comparison might be the $41.6 million debut of The Hangover 3 in May). Three male-oriented action movies fill out the next three spots on the chart, and the competition was too much for White House Down. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Weekend Race be a Dead Heat?

June 28th, 2013

The final weekend of June has two wide releases that should be in a very close battle at the box office. The Heat and White House Down could finish within $1 million of each other over the weekend. Unfortunately, neither one really has a shot at first place. It looks like Monsters University will have no trouble repeating as champion at the box office. Comparisons to last year are a little complicated. The new releases last year were stronger than the new releases this year; however, this year's holdovers are better. So will 2013 win in the year-over-year comparison? Not sure, but it could be really close. More...

Contest: Burned Out: Winning Announcement

June 27th, 2013

The winners of our Burned Out contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases Scare Away the Competition

June 25th, 2013

You can tell it's summertime, because the two wide releases topped the per theater chart this weekend. Monsters University earned first place on both the overall chart and the per theater average chart with an average of $20,587. World War Z placed second with $18,412. Unfinished Song earned an average of $12,864 in two theaters. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was 20 Feet from Stardom, which earned an average of $10,744 in six theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Graduate Magna Cum Laude

June 25th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office with both new releases, Monsters University and World War Z, topping predictions. The overall box office rose 18% to $240 million, which was the eighth biggest weekend of all time. The box office was 46% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but now by less than 1% at $4.88 billion to $4.93 billion. Maybe by the end of the month, 2013 will have completely caught up to 2012. The new releases will have to be stronger than anticipated, but it isn't out of the question. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pixar Tops Pitt on Monster Weekend

June 23rd, 2013

Pixar will record its 14th consecutive number one opening this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Monsters University is set to posted about $82 million, according to Disney, which places it comfortably ahead of zombie actioner World War Z on $66 million. That start is a big relief for Paramount, which spent $190 million on the film and could have lost a lot of money if it failed. It will still need good legs and lots of overseas income to record a profit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Monsters School Zombies?

June 20th, 2013

There are two potential monster hits opening this weekend: Monsters University and World War Z. Not only should both of those films score with moviegoers, but Man of Steel's sophomore stint should be strong as well resulting in a powerful weekend box office. This weekend last year was led by Brave with $66.32 million, a figure Monsters University should top. Meanwhile this year has a lot more depth at the box office than last year did, so 2013 should earn a victory in the year-over-year comparison. This is great news, because 2013 is still far behind 2012. More...

Contest: Burned Out

June 13th, 2013

June continues next weekend with two potential blockbuster releases: Monsters University and World War Z. Both are earning strong reviews and both will have strong marketing behind them. It seems likely that Monsters University will open faster and is the better choice for target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Monsters University. 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 Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD, as well as $30 of merchandize from 5 Second Films. (That will be two T-shirts of your choice, or a T-shirt and a shot glass pack, or a poster and two shot glasses, or a hoodie, etc.) Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the 5 Second Films Kickstarter. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...