Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300)	7,211	$3,817,362
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700)	6,675	$6,952,393
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900)	847	$3,817,362
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2004 (Rank 101-200)	170	$3,817,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,921	$3,817,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600)	6,502	$3,817,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	424	$3,817,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,616	$3,817,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,397	$3,817,362

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 20, 2004	16	$1,512,000		877	$1,724	$1,541,381	1
Aug 27, 2004	19	$620,850	-59%	759	$818	$2,792,309	2
Sep 3, 2004	29	$269,342	-57%	406	$663	$3,270,643	3
Sep 10, 2004	39	$121,840	-55%	262	$465	$3,600,548	4
Sep 17, 2004	54	$59,071	-52%	126	$469	$3,695,862	5
Sep 24, 2004	60	$34,601	-41%	87	$398	$3,738,527	6
Oct 1, 2004	89	$5,721	-83%	29	$197	$3,749,526	7
Oct 8, 2004	89	$6,021	+5%	16	$376	$3,756,786	8
Oct 15, 2004	57	$27,777	+361%	106	$262	$3,785,401	9
Oct 22, 2004	87	$8,365	-70%	38	$220	$3,803,146	10
Nov 26, 2004	100	$1,428		6	$238	$3,816,912	15

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 20, 2004	16	$2,142,078		877	$2,443	$2,171,459	1
Aug 27, 2004	20	$829,842	-61%	759	$1,093	$3,001,301	2
Sep 3, 2004	29	$477,407	-42%	406	$1,176	$3,478,708	3
Sep 10, 2004	39	$158,083	-67%	262	$603	$3,636,791	4
Sep 17, 2004	55	$67,135	-58%	126	$533	$3,703,926	5
Sep 24, 2004	66	$39,879	-41%	87	$458	$3,743,805	6
Oct 1, 2004	88	$6,960	-83%	29	$240	$3,750,765	7
Oct 8, 2004	88	$6,859	-1%	16	$429	$3,757,624	8
Oct 15, 2004	58	$37,157	+442%	106	$351	$3,794,781	9
Nov 26, 2004	98	$1,878		6	$313	$3,817,362	15

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400)	11,389	$3,817,362
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,236	$3,817,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500)	6,461	$3,817,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,801-9,900)	9,891	$3,817,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800)	723	$3,817,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,831	$3,817,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,558	$3,817,362

Exorcist has a Scary Start

August 23rd, 2004

It was a very strange weekend; going in no movie was the obvious choice for number one and most analysts were predicting that most of new films would flop. I went one step further and predicted that all of them would flop. In the end, the new movies did better, on average, while the holdovers held up about as well as expected. This helped avoid a complete collapse at the box office, but it was still down 14.1% from last weekend. However, it was up 17.1% from last year, ending a mini-streak of year-to-year drops. That help 2004 from slipping any further in the year-to-date comparison, which 2004 currently leads 2003 $6.201 billion to $5.935 billion, or 4.48%. More...

It's Going to be One of Those Weekends

August 20th, 2004

Like last weekend, all three movies opening wide this weekend are receiving less than stellar reviews. But unlike last weekend, there's no built in audiences for most of these movies, so look for a sharp drop at the box office. On the plus side, there should be quite a battle for top spot with five films within striking distance of each other. More...