You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (2008)

You Don't Mess With the Zohan poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,018,837Details
International Box Office $102,892,154Details
Worldwide Box Office $202,910,991
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $26,058,053 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $26,058,053
OpusData ID: 4380100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,531,374 (38.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,462 opening theaters/3,466 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $157,550,562

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 860 $100,018,837
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,125 $102,892,154
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 956 $202,910,991
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 131 $100,018,837
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $102,892,154
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 92 $202,910,991

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 6th, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 7th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity.
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Waterboy
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Beauty Industry, Mistaken Identity, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy, Action Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 47 $38,531,374 Jun 6, 2008 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 66 $38,531,374 Jun 6, 2008 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 6, 2008 2 $38,531,374   3,462 $11,130   $38,531,374 1
Jun 13, 2008 4 $16,370,344 -58% 3,462 $4,729   $68,760,685 2
Jun 20, 2008 7 $7,453,215 -54% 3,278 $2,274   $84,308,418 3
Jun 27, 2008 10 $3,175,214 -57% 2,147 $1,479   $91,190,129 4
Jul 4, 2008 10 $1,981,251 -38% 1,731 $1,145   $94,773,156 5
Jul 11, 2008 13 $1,071,854 -46% 939 $1,141   $96,910,739 6
Jul 18, 2008 18 $365,667 -66% 261 $1,401   $97,736,720 7
Jul 25, 2008 18 $385,400 +5% 224 $1,721   $98,319,368 8
Aug 1, 2008 23 $269,321 -30% 142 $1,897   $98,789,023 9
Aug 8, 2008 28 $194,963 -28% 112 $1,741   $99,115,252 10
Aug 15, 2008 28 $222,716 +14% 239 $932   $99,436,165 11
Aug 22, 2008 37 $133,552 -40% 204 $655   $99,683,534 12
Aug 29, 2008 40 $127,090 -5% 193 $658   $99,954,677 13
Sep 5, 2008 41 $109,517 -14% 267 $410   $100,018,837 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 6, 2008 2 $14,850,376     3,462 $4,290   $14,850,376 1
Jun 7, 2008 2 $13,966,701 -6%   3,462 $4,034   $28,817,077 2
Jun 8, 2008 2 $9,714,297 -30%   3,462 $2,806   $38,531,374 3
Jun 9, 2008 2 $4,211,486 -57%   3,462 $1,216   $42,742,860 4
Jun 10, 2008 2 $3,608,508 -14%   3,462 $1,042   $46,351,368 5
Jun 11, 2008 2 $3,207,666 -11%   3,462 $927   $49,559,034 6
Jun 12, 2008 2 $2,831,307 -12%   3,462 $818   $52,390,341 7
Jun 13, 2008 4 $5,492,120 +94% -63% 3,466 $1,585   $57,882,461 8
Jun 14, 2008 4 $6,307,611 +15% -55% 3,466 $1,820   $64,190,072 9
Jun 15, 2008 5 $4,570,613 -28% -53% 3,466 $1,319   $68,760,685 10
Jun 16, 2008 4 $2,205,813 -52% -48% 3,466 $636   $70,966,498 11
Jun 17, 2008 4 $2,006,656 -9% -44% 3,466 $579   $72,973,154 12
Jun 18, 2008 4 $1,990,935 -1% -38% 3,466 $574   $74,964,089 13
Jun 19, 2008 4 $1,891,114 -5% -33% 3,466 $546   $76,855,203 14
Jun 20, 2008 7 $2,310,438 +22% -58% 3,278 $705   $79,165,641 15
Jun 21, 2008 7 $2,888,893 +25% -54% 3,278 $881   $82,054,534 16
Jun 22, 2008 7 $2,253,884 -22% -51% 3,278 $688   $84,308,418 17
Jun 23, 2008 7 $1,011,662 -55% -54% 3,278 $309   $85,320,080 18
Jun 24, 2008 8 $950,422 -6% -53% 3,278 $290   $86,270,502 19
Jun 25, 2008 8 $858,976 -10% -57% 3,278 $262   $87,129,478 20
Jun 26, 2008 8 $885,437 +3% -53% 3,278 $270   $88,014,915 21
Jun 27, 2008 10 $987,164 +11% -57% 2,147 $460   $89,002,079 22
Jun 28, 2008 10 $1,242,888 +26% -57% 2,147 $579   $90,244,967 23
Jun 29, 2008 10 $945,162 -24% -58% 2,147 $440   $91,190,129 24
Jun 30, 2008 10 $486,150 -49% -52% 2,147 $226   $91,676,279 25
Jul 1, 2008 11 $356,083 -27% -63% 2,147 $166   $92,032,362 26
Jul 2, 2008 11 $332,531 -7% -61% 2,147 $155   $92,364,893 27
Jul 3, 2008 11 $427,012 +28% -52% 2,147 $199   $92,791,905 28
Jul 4, 2008 10 $494,070 +16% -50% 1,731 $285   $93,285,975 29
Jul 5, 2008 10 $942,954 +91% -24% 1,731 $545   $94,228,929 30
Jul 6, 2008 11 $544,227 -42% -42% 1,731 $314   $94,773,156 31
Jul 7, 2008 11 $267,324 -51% -45% 1,731 $154   $95,040,480 32
Jul 8, 2008 11 $275,831 +3% -23% 1,731 $159   $95,316,311 33
Jul 9, 2008 11 $260,972 -5% -22% 1,731 $151   $95,577,283 34
Jul 10, 2008 11 $261,602 n/c -39% 1,731 $151   $95,838,885 35
Jul 11, 2008 13 $387,721 +48% -22% 939 $413   $96,226,606 36
Jul 12, 2008 13 $451,957 +17% -52% 939 $481   $96,678,563 37
Jul 13, 2008 - $232,176 -49% -57% 939 $247   $96,910,739 38
Jul 14, 2008 - $120,925 -48% -55% 939 $129   $97,031,664 39
Jul 15, 2008 13 $124,779 +3% -55% 939 $133   $97,156,443 40
Jul 16, 2008 - $108,120 -13% -59% 939 $115   $97,264,563 41
Jul 17, 2008 - $106,490 -2% -59% 939 $113   $97,371,053 42
Sep 1, 2008 39 $25,481     193 $132   $99,980,158 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 6, 2008 2 $52,390,341   3,462 $15,133   $52,390,341 1
Jun 13, 2008 4 $24,464,862 -53% 3,462 $7,067   $76,855,203 2
Jun 20, 2008 7 $11,159,712 -54% 3,278 $3,404   $88,014,915 3
Jun 27, 2008 11 $4,776,990 -57% 2,147 $2,225   $92,791,905 4
Jul 4, 2008 11 $3,046,980 -36% 1,731 $1,760   $95,838,885 5
Jul 11, 2008 13 $1,532,168 -50% 939 $1,632   $97,371,053 6
Jul 18, 2008 18 $562,915 -63% 261 $2,157   $97,933,968 7
Jul 25, 2008 20 $585,734 +4% 224 $2,615   $98,519,702 8
Aug 1, 2008 26 $400,587 -32% 142 $2,821   $98,920,289 9
Aug 8, 2008 31 $293,160 -27% 112 $2,618   $99,213,449 10
Aug 15, 2008 33 $336,533 +15% 239 $1,408   $99,549,982 11
Aug 22, 2008 34 $277,605 -18% 204 $1,361   $99,827,587 12
Aug 29, 2008 41 $152,571 -45% 193 $791   $99,890,158 13
Sep 5, 2008 44 $109,517 -28% 267 $410   $100,018,837 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 12, 20084432,842 432,842$8,914,511$8,914,5111
Oct 19, 20084196,285-55% 629,127$4,000,269$12,914,7802
Oct 26, 2008988,621-55% 717,748$1,806,867$14,721,6473
Nov 2, 20081354,360-39% 772,108$1,110,700$15,832,3474
Nov 9, 20081853,995-1% 826,103$1,102,281$16,934,6285
Nov 16, 20082741,716-23% 867,819$849,705$17,784,3336
Nov 30, 200821218,507 1,110,217$3,178,119$21,450,1778

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler    Zohan

Supporting Cast

John Turturro    Phantom
Emmanuelle Chriqui    Dalia
Nick Swardson    Michael
Lainie Kazan    Gail
Ido Mosseri    Oori
Rob Schneider    Salim
Dave Matthews    James
Michael Buffer    Walbridge
Sayed Badreya    Hamdi

Cameos

Kevin Nealon    Kevin
Chris Rock    Taxi Driver
Mariah Carey    Herself
George Takei    Himself
John McEnroe    Himself

Uncategorized

John Farley    Tom
Dennis Dugan    Homeless Guy
Ahmed Ahmed    Waleed
Marco Khan    Terrorist with Hand

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dennis Dugan    Director
Adam Sandler    Screenwriter
Robert Smigel    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Screenwriter
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Executive Producer
Robert Smigel    Executive Producer
Kevin Grady    Co-Producer
Michael Barrett    Cinematographer
Tom Costain    Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur    Music Supervisor
Perry Andelin Blake    Production Designer
Alan Au    Art Director
John Collins    Art Director
Ronald R. Reiss    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
Gary Bourgeois    Sound
Greg Orloff    Sound
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Russell Farmarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Tudhope    Visual Effects Supervisor
Aldric La'auli Porter    Associate Producer
Daryl Kass    Associate Producer
Judit Maull    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director

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


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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,531,374 (38.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,462 opening theaters/3,466 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $157,550,562

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 860 $100,018,837
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,125 $102,892,154
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 956 $202,910,991
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 131 $100,018,837
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $102,892,154
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 92 $202,910,991

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 6th, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 7th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity.
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Waterboy
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Secret Agent, Beauty Industry, Mistaken Identity, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy, Action Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 47 $38,531,374 Jun 6, 2008 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 66 $38,531,374 Jun 6, 2008 3

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler    Zohan

Supporting Cast

John Turturro    Phantom
Emmanuelle Chriqui    Dalia
Nick Swardson    Michael
Lainie Kazan    Gail
Ido Mosseri    Oori
Rob Schneider    Salim
Dave Matthews    James
Michael Buffer    Walbridge
Sayed Badreya    Hamdi

Cameos

Kevin Nealon    Kevin
Chris Rock    Taxi Driver
Mariah Carey    Herself
George Takei    Himself
John McEnroe    Himself

Uncategorized

John Farley    Tom
Dennis Dugan    Homeless Guy
Ahmed Ahmed    Waleed
Marco Khan    Terrorist with Hand

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dennis Dugan    Director
Adam Sandler    Screenwriter
Robert Smigel    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Screenwriter
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Executive Producer
Robert Smigel    Executive Producer
Kevin Grady    Co-Producer
Michael Barrett    Cinematographer
Tom Costain    Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur    Music Supervisor
Perry Andelin Blake    Production Designer
Alan Au    Art Director
John Collins    Art Director
Ronald R. Reiss    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
Gary Bourgeois    Sound
Greg Orloff    Sound
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Russell Farmarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Tudhope    Visual Effects Supervisor
Aldric La'auli Porter    Associate Producer
Daryl Kass    Associate Producer
Judit Maull    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 6, 2008 2 $38,531,374   3,462 $11,130   $38,531,374 1
Jun 13, 2008 4 $16,370,344 -58% 3,462 $4,729   $68,760,685 2
Jun 20, 2008 7 $7,453,215 -54% 3,278 $2,274   $84,308,418 3
Jun 27, 2008 10 $3,175,214 -57% 2,147 $1,479   $91,190,129 4
Jul 4, 2008 10 $1,981,251 -38% 1,731 $1,145   $94,773,156 5
Jul 11, 2008 13 $1,071,854 -46% 939 $1,141   $96,910,739 6
Jul 18, 2008 18 $365,667 -66% 261 $1,401   $97,736,720 7
Jul 25, 2008 18 $385,400 +5% 224 $1,721   $98,319,368 8
Aug 1, 2008 23 $269,321 -30% 142 $1,897   $98,789,023 9
Aug 8, 2008 28 $194,963 -28% 112 $1,741   $99,115,252 10
Aug 15, 2008 28 $222,716 +14% 239 $932   $99,436,165 11
Aug 22, 2008 37 $133,552 -40% 204 $655   $99,683,534 12
Aug 29, 2008 40 $127,090 -5% 193 $658   $99,954,677 13
Sep 5, 2008 41 $109,517 -14% 267 $410   $100,018,837 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 6, 2008 2 $14,850,376     3,462 $4,290   $14,850,376 1
Jun 7, 2008 2 $13,966,701 -6%   3,462 $4,034   $28,817,077 2
Jun 8, 2008 2 $9,714,297 -30%   3,462 $2,806   $38,531,374 3
Jun 9, 2008 2 $4,211,486 -57%   3,462 $1,216   $42,742,860 4
Jun 10, 2008 2 $3,608,508 -14%   3,462 $1,042   $46,351,368 5
Jun 11, 2008 2 $3,207,666 -11%   3,462 $927   $49,559,034 6
Jun 12, 2008 2 $2,831,307 -12%   3,462 $818   $52,390,341 7
Jun 13, 2008 4 $5,492,120 +94% -63% 3,466 $1,585   $57,882,461 8
Jun 14, 2008 4 $6,307,611 +15% -55% 3,466 $1,820   $64,190,072 9
Jun 15, 2008 5 $4,570,613 -28% -53% 3,466 $1,319   $68,760,685 10
Jun 16, 2008 4 $2,205,813 -52% -48% 3,466 $636   $70,966,498 11
Jun 17, 2008 4 $2,006,656 -9% -44% 3,466 $579   $72,973,154 12
Jun 18, 2008 4 $1,990,935 -1% -38% 3,466 $574   $74,964,089 13
Jun 19, 2008 4 $1,891,114 -5% -33% 3,466 $546   $76,855,203 14
Jun 20, 2008 7 $2,310,438 +22% -58% 3,278 $705   $79,165,641 15
Jun 21, 2008 7 $2,888,893 +25% -54% 3,278 $881   $82,054,534 16
Jun 22, 2008 7 $2,253,884 -22% -51% 3,278 $688   $84,308,418 17
Jun 23, 2008 7 $1,011,662 -55% -54% 3,278 $309   $85,320,080 18
Jun 24, 2008 8 $950,422 -6% -53% 3,278 $290   $86,270,502 19
Jun 25, 2008 8 $858,976 -10% -57% 3,278 $262   $87,129,478 20
Jun 26, 2008 8 $885,437 +3% -53% 3,278 $270   $88,014,915 21
Jun 27, 2008 10 $987,164 +11% -57% 2,147 $460   $89,002,079 22
Jun 28, 2008 10 $1,242,888 +26% -57% 2,147 $579   $90,244,967 23
Jun 29, 2008 10 $945,162 -24% -58% 2,147 $440   $91,190,129 24
Jun 30, 2008 10 $486,150 -49% -52% 2,147 $226   $91,676,279 25
Jul 1, 2008 11 $356,083 -27% -63% 2,147 $166   $92,032,362 26
Jul 2, 2008 11 $332,531 -7% -61% 2,147 $155   $92,364,893 27
Jul 3, 2008 11 $427,012 +28% -52% 2,147 $199   $92,791,905 28
Jul 4, 2008 10 $494,070 +16% -50% 1,731 $285   $93,285,975 29
Jul 5, 2008 10 $942,954 +91% -24% 1,731 $545   $94,228,929 30
Jul 6, 2008 11 $544,227 -42% -42% 1,731 $314   $94,773,156 31
Jul 7, 2008 11 $267,324 -51% -45% 1,731 $154   $95,040,480 32
Jul 8, 2008 11 $275,831 +3% -23% 1,731 $159   $95,316,311 33
Jul 9, 2008 11 $260,972 -5% -22% 1,731 $151   $95,577,283 34
Jul 10, 2008 11 $261,602 n/c -39% 1,731 $151   $95,838,885 35
Jul 11, 2008 13 $387,721 +48% -22% 939 $413   $96,226,606 36
Jul 12, 2008 13 $451,957 +17% -52% 939 $481   $96,678,563 37
Jul 13, 2008 - $232,176 -49% -57% 939 $247   $96,910,739 38
Jul 14, 2008 - $120,925 -48% -55% 939 $129   $97,031,664 39
Jul 15, 2008 13 $124,779 +3% -55% 939 $133   $97,156,443 40
Jul 16, 2008 - $108,120 -13% -59% 939 $115   $97,264,563 41
Jul 17, 2008 - $106,490 -2% -59% 939 $113   $97,371,053 42
Sep 1, 2008 39 $25,481     193 $132   $99,980,158 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 6, 2008 2 $52,390,341   3,462 $15,133   $52,390,341 1
Jun 13, 2008 4 $24,464,862 -53% 3,462 $7,067   $76,855,203 2
Jun 20, 2008 7 $11,159,712 -54% 3,278 $3,404   $88,014,915 3
Jun 27, 2008 11 $4,776,990 -57% 2,147 $2,225   $92,791,905 4
Jul 4, 2008 11 $3,046,980 -36% 1,731 $1,760   $95,838,885 5
Jul 11, 2008 13 $1,532,168 -50% 939 $1,632   $97,371,053 6
Jul 18, 2008 18 $562,915 -63% 261 $2,157   $97,933,968 7
Jul 25, 2008 20 $585,734 +4% 224 $2,615   $98,519,702 8
Aug 1, 2008 26 $400,587 -32% 142 $2,821   $98,920,289 9
Aug 8, 2008 31 $293,160 -27% 112 $2,618   $99,213,449 10
Aug 15, 2008 33 $336,533 +15% 239 $1,408   $99,549,982 11
Aug 22, 2008 34 $277,605 -18% 204 $1,361   $99,827,587 12
Aug 29, 2008 41 $152,571 -45% 193 $791   $99,890,158 13
Sep 5, 2008 44 $109,517 -28% 267 $410   $100,018,837 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 12, 20084432,842 432,842$8,914,511$8,914,5111
Oct 19, 20084196,285-55% 629,127$4,000,269$12,914,7802
Oct 26, 2008988,621-55% 717,748$1,806,867$14,721,6473
Nov 2, 20081354,360-39% 772,108$1,110,700$15,832,3474
Nov 9, 20081853,995-1% 826,103$1,102,281$16,934,6285
Nov 16, 20082741,716-23% 867,819$849,705$17,784,3336
Nov 30, 200821218,507 1,110,217$3,178,119$21,450,1778

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.