Piranha 3D (2010)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,003,155Details
International Box Office $58,657,005Details
Worldwide Box Office $83,660,160
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,612,503 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,993,901 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,606,404
OpusData ID: 119680100
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break, a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,106,872 (40.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,470 opening theaters/2,491 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,841,017

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,458 $25,003,155
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,869 $58,657,005
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,216 $83,660,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,191 $25,003,155
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $58,657,005
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $83,660,160

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 20th, 2010 (Wide) by Weinstein/Dimension
International Releases: May 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
Video Release: January 11th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Piranha
April 17th, 2019 by Entertainment in Video
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2133, 8/11/2010)
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Piranha
Comparisons: vs. The Forever Purge
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Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Porn Business, 3-D, Gratuitous Cameos, Horror Comedy, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Remake
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: IPW, Aja/Levasseur Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,458 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,040 $35,841,017
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,823 $25,003,155
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2010 (Rank 101-200) 105 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,797 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,013 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,191 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Weinstein/Dimension Movies 6 $25,003,155

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 6 $10,106,872   2,470 $4,092   $10,106,872 1
Aug 27, 2010 10 $4,302,878 -57% 2,491 $1,727   $18,266,889 2
Sep 3, 2010 14 $2,432,258 -43% 1,789 $1,360   $22,528,065 3
Sep 10, 2010 21 $700,750 -71% 825 $849   $24,337,168 4
Sep 17, 2010 36 $150,466 -79% 264 $570   $24,730,720 5
Sep 24, 2010 54 $35,280 -77% 66 $535   $24,820,271 6
Oct 1, 2010 47 $65,845 +87% 95 $693   $24,899,775 7
Oct 8, 2010 56 $29,303 -55% 54 $543   $24,950,309 8
Oct 15, 2010 70 $12,076 -59% 28 $431   $24,973,478 9
Oct 22, 2010 96 $2,246 -81% 6 $374   $24,979,882 10
Oct 29, 2010 72 $8,996 +301% 15 $600   $24,989,606 11
Nov 5, 2010 76 $7,975 -11% 6 $1,329   $25,001,532 12
Nov 12, 2010 112 $912 -89% 8 $114   $25,003,072 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 20, 2010 5 $3,600,707     2,470 $1,458   $3,600,707 1
Aug 21, 2010 6 $3,567,604 -1%   2,470 $1,444   $7,168,311 2
Aug 22, 2010 5 $2,938,561 -18%   2,470 $1,190   $10,106,872 3
Aug 23, 2010 5 $1,089,393 -63%   2,470 $441   $11,196,265 4
Aug 24, 2010 6 $1,182,200 +9%   2,470 $479   $12,378,465 5
Aug 25, 2010 7 $845,710 -28%   2,470 $342   $13,224,175 6
Aug 26, 2010 5 $739,836 -13%   2,470 $300   $13,964,011 7
Aug 27, 2010 10 $1,273,598 +72% -65% 2,491 $511   $15,237,609 8
Aug 28, 2010 11 $1,725,132 +35% -52% 2,491 $693   $16,962,741 9
Aug 29, 2010 8 $1,304,148 -24% -56% 2,491 $524   $18,266,889 10
Aug 30, 2010 7 $463,065 -64% -57% 2,491 $186   $18,729,954 11
Aug 31, 2010 9 $558,497 +21% -53% 2,491 $224   $19,288,451 12
Sep 1, 2010 10 $406,485 -27% -52% 2,491 $163   $19,694,936 13
Sep 2, 2010 10 $400,871 -1% -46% 2,491 $161   $20,095,807 14
Sep 3, 2010 14 $611,903 +53% -52% 1,789 $342   $20,707,710 15
Sep 4, 2010 15 $895,203 +46% -48% 1,789 $500   $21,602,913 16
Sep 5, 2010 14 $925,152 +3% -29% 1,789 $517   $22,528,065 17
Sep 6, 2010 16 $577,894 -38% +25% 1,789 $323   $23,105,959 18
Sep 7, 2010 11 $202,088 -65% -64% 1,789 $113   $23,308,047 19
Sep 8, 2010 12 $170,086 -16% -58% 1,789 $95   $23,478,133 20
Sep 9, 2010 13 $158,285 -7% -61% 1,789 $88   $23,636,418 21
Sep 10, 2010 - $208,771 +32% -66% 825 $253   $23,845,189 22
Sep 11, 2010 - $311,559 +49% -65% 825 $378   $24,156,748 23
Sep 12, 2010 - $180,420 -42% -80% 825 $219   $24,337,168 24
Sep 13, 2010 - $53,957 -70% -91% 825 $65   $24,391,125 25
Sep 14, 2010 - $71,405 +32% -65% 825 $87   $24,462,530 26
Sep 15, 2010 - $54,047 -24% -68% 825 $66   $24,516,577 27
Sep 16, 2010 - $63,677 +18% -60% 825 $77   $24,580,254 28
Sep 17, 2010 - $47,967 -25% -77% 264 $182   $24,628,221 29
Sep 18, 2010 - $67,602 +41% -78% 264 $256   $24,695,823 30
Sep 19, 2010 - $34,897 -48% -81% 264 $132   $24,730,720 31
Sep 20, 2010 - $13,092 -62% -76% 264 $50   $24,743,812 32
Sep 21, 2010 - $14,403 +10% -80% 264 $55   $24,758,215 33
Sep 22, 2010 - $13,864 -4% -74% 264 $53   $24,772,079 34
Sep 23, 2010 - $12,912 -7% -80% 264 $49   $24,784,991 35
Sep 24, 2010 - $11,499 -11% -76% 66 $174   $24,796,490 36
Sep 25, 2010 - $16,360 +42% -76% 66 $248   $24,812,850 37
Sep 26, 2010 - $7,421 -55% -79% 66 $112   $24,820,271 38
Sep 27, 2010 - $2,945 -60% -78% 66 $45   $24,823,216 39
Sep 28, 2010 - $3,907 +33% -73% 66 $59   $24,827,123 40
Sep 29, 2010 - $3,221 -18% -77% 66 $49   $24,830,344 41
Sep 30, 2010 - $3,586 +11% -72% 66 $54   $24,833,930 42
Oct 1, 2010 - $18,171 +407% +58% 43 $423   $24,852,101 43
Oct 2, 2010 - $30,713 +69% +88% 43 $714   $24,882,814 44
Oct 3, 2010 - $16,961 -45% +129% 43 $394   $24,899,775 45
Oct 4, 2010 - $5,662 -67% +92% 43 $132   $24,905,437 46
Oct 5, 2010 - $5,608 -1% +44% 43 $130   $24,911,045 47
Oct 6, 2010 - $4,942 -12% +53% 43 $115   $24,915,987 48
Oct 7, 2010 - $5,019 +2% +40% 43 $117   $24,921,006 49
Oct 8, 2010 - $7,123 +42% -61% 54 $132   $24,928,129 50
Oct 9, 2010 - $12,223 +72% -60% 54 $226   $24,940,352 51
Oct 10, 2010 - $9,957 -19% -41% 54 $184   $24,950,309 52
Oct 11, 2010 - $3,916 -61% -31% 54 $73   $24,954,225 53
Oct 12, 2010 - $2,181 -44% -61% 54 $40   $24,956,406 54
Oct 13, 2010 - $2,490 +14% -50% 54 $46   $24,958,896 55
Oct 14, 2010 - $2,506 +1% -50% 54 $46   $24,961,402 56
Oct 15, 2010 - $2,933 +17% -59% 28 $105   $24,964,335 57
Oct 16, 2010 - $5,424 +85% -56% 28 $194   $24,969,759 58
Oct 17, 2010 - $3,719 -31% -63% 28 $133   $24,973,478 59
Oct 18, 2010 - $1,054 -72% -73% 28 $38   $24,974,532 60
Oct 19, 2010 - $1,104 +5% -49% 28 $39   $24,975,636 61
Oct 20, 2010 - $950 -14% -62% 28 $34   $24,976,586 62
Oct 21, 2010 - $1,050 +11% -58% 28 $38   $24,977,636 63
Oct 29, 2010 - $3,529     15 $235   $24,984,139 71
Oct 30, 2010 - $4,901 +39%   15 $327   $24,989,040 72
Oct 31, 2010 - $1,372 -72%   15 $91   $24,990,412 73
Nov 1, 2010 - $669 -51%   15 $45   $24,991,081 74
Nov 2, 2010 - $1,071 +60%   15 $71   $24,992,152 75
Nov 3, 2010 - $803 -25%   15 $54   $24,992,955 76
Nov 4, 2010 - $602 -25%   15 $40   $24,993,557 77
Nov 5, 2010 - $2,849 +373% -19% 6 $475   $24,996,406 78
Nov 6, 2010 - $3,324 +17% -32% 6 $554   $24,999,730 79
Nov 7, 2010 - $1,802 -46% +31% 6 $300   $25,001,532 80
Nov 8, 2010 - $169 -91% -75% 6 $28   $25,001,701 81
Nov 9, 2010 - $128 -24% -88% 6 $21   $25,001,829 82
Nov 10, 2010 - $177 +38% -78% 6 $30   $25,002,006 83
Nov 11, 2010 - $154 -13% -74% 6 $26   $25,002,160 84
Nov 12, 2010 - $267 +73% -91% 8 $33   $25,002,427 85
Nov 13, 2010 - $338 +27% -90% 8 $42   $25,002,765 86
Nov 14, 2010 - $107 -68% -94% 8 $13   $25,002,872 87
Nov 15, 2010 - $90 -16% -47% 8 $11   $25,002,962 88
Nov 16, 2010 - $74 -18% -42% 8 $9   $25,003,036 89
Nov 17, 2010 - $57 -23% -68% 8 $7   $25,003,093 90
Nov 18, 2010 - $62 +9% -60% 8 $8   $25,003,155 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 5 $13,964,011   2,470 $5,653   $13,964,011 1
Aug 27, 2010 10 $6,131,796 -56% 2,491 $2,462   $20,095,807 2
Sep 3, 2010 15 $3,540,611 -42% 1,789 $1,979   $23,636,418 3
Sep 10, 2010 21 $943,836 -73% 825 $1,144   $24,580,254 4
Sep 17, 2010 38 $204,737 -78% 264 $776   $24,784,991 5
Sep 24, 2010 57 $48,939 -76% 66 $742   $24,833,930 6
Oct 1, 2010 48 $87,076 +78% 95 $917   $24,921,006 7
Oct 8, 2010 57 $40,396 -54% 54 $748   $24,961,402 8
Oct 15, 2010 77 $16,234 -60% 28 $580   $24,977,636 9
Oct 22, 2010 100 $2,974 -82% 6 $496   $24,980,610 10
Oct 29, 2010 71 $12,947 +335% 15 $863   $24,993,557 11
Nov 5, 2010 83 $8,603 -34% 6 $1,434   $25,002,160 12
Nov 12, 2010 113 $995 -88% 8 $124   $25,003,155 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Lebanon 5/17/2012 $17,774 9 9 9 $17,774 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $58,639,231
 
International Total$58,657,005 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,869 $58,657,005
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,356 $58,657,005
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office 61 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,448 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 242 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Weinstein/Dimension Movies 2 $58,657,005

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,216 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,667 $83,660,160
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 73 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,104 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,783 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Weinstein/Dimension Movies 3 $83,660,160

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 16, 20117106,020 106,020$1,801,280$1,801,2801
Jan 23, 20111944,780-58% 150,800$780,068$2,581,3482
Jan 30, 20113024,845-45% 175,645$425,595$3,006,9433

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 16, 2011537,527 37,527$983,595$983,5951
Jan 23, 20111616,747-55% 54,274$407,725$1,391,3202

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10		Vierwership
Score
May 2, 202291 2

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Leading Cast

Elisabeth Shue    Julie Forester

Supporting Cast

Adam Scott    Novak
Jerry O'Connell    Derrick Jones
Ving Rhames    Deputy Fallon
Jessica Szohr    Kelly
Steven R. McQueen    Jake Forester
Christopher Lloyd    Mr. Goodman
Richard Dreyfuss    Matt Boyd
Kelly Brook    Danni
Paul Scheer    Andrew

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

Production and Technical Credits

Josh Stolberg    Director
Mark Canton    Producer
Mark Toberoff    Producer
Alexandre Aja    Producer
Gregory Levasseur    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Alix Taylor    Executive Producer
Lewis J. Friedman    Executive Producer
Todd J. Harris    Executive Producer
Chako van Leeuwen    Executive Producer
Alexandre Aja    Director
Peter Goldfinger    Screenwriter

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break, a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,106,872 (40.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,470 opening theaters/2,491 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,841,017

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,458 $25,003,155
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,869 $58,657,005
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,216 $83,660,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,191 $25,003,155
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $58,657,005
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $83,660,160

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 20th, 2010 (Wide) by Weinstein/Dimension
International Releases: May 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
Video Release: January 11th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Piranha
April 17th, 2019 by Entertainment in Video
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2133, 8/11/2010)
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Piranha
Comparisons: vs. The Forever Purge
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Porn Business, 3-D, Gratuitous Cameos, Horror Comedy, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Remake
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: IPW, Aja/Levasseur Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Elisabeth Shue    Julie Forester

Supporting Cast

Adam Scott    Novak
Jerry O'Connell    Derrick Jones
Ving Rhames    Deputy Fallon
Jessica Szohr    Kelly
Steven R. McQueen    Jake Forester
Christopher Lloyd    Mr. Goodman
Richard Dreyfuss    Matt Boyd
Kelly Brook    Danni
Paul Scheer    Andrew

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

Production and Technical Credits

Josh Stolberg    Director
Mark Canton    Producer
Mark Toberoff    Producer
Alexandre Aja    Producer
Gregory Levasseur    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Alix Taylor    Executive Producer
Lewis J. Friedman    Executive Producer
Todd J. Harris    Executive Producer
Chako van Leeuwen    Executive Producer
Alexandre Aja    Director
Peter Goldfinger    Screenwriter

DVD Sales: People Staying Home with Social

January 25th, 2011

While there were not many new releases on this week's sales chart, one of them, The Social Network, dominated the sales chart with 1.08 million units / $14.06 million during its opening week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 11th, 2011

January 10th, 2011

This week, among the many DVD / Blu-ray releases, is what could be the Best Picture Oscar winner. However, after The Social Network, there's quite a drop-off in quality. There are a few that are worth checking out, as well as a couple that are worth picking up, but there's no competition for The Social Network's Two-Disc DVD or Blu-ray for Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Double Milestone for Inception

September 8th, 2010

It was a busy week for Inception, as it rose to top spot on the international chart and crossed two major milestones in the process: $400 million internationally and $700 million worldwide. Over the weekend, it earned $21.00 million on 7,785 screens in 61 markets for a total of $425.15 million internationally and $702.30 million worldwide. Much of this was due to its debut in China, where it placed first with $13.6 million. It has yet to open in Italy, but it will likely start falling off at an accelerated pace from now till its premiere in that market at the end of the month. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Remain Essential

September 1st, 2010

The Expendables held on to top spot on the international chart with $24.70 million on 4823 screens in 38 markets for a total of $101.46 million after just three weeks of release. It had a few openings over the weekend, most notably in Germany where it placed third with $2.94 million on 531 screens. Meanwhile, it fell from first to fourth in the U.K., but still added $2.02 million on 453 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.52 million after two. With openings in Italy and Japan ahead, the film will have no trouble getting to $250 million worldwide, which is more than enough to ensure a profit. More...

Takers Take Top Spot

August 30th, 2010

There was an upset at the box office with Takers pulling out a last minute win. However, it wasn't enough for the overall box office, as that sunk 12% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was down nearly 10% from last year. 2010 still has a $300 million lead over 2009 at $7.53 billion to $7.23 billion and I'm not concerned about the big picture, yet. More...

Expendables are Indispensable

August 23rd, 2010

If it wasn't for The Expendables, there would be very little good news to report this weekend. None of the five new releases were major hits at the box office, but on the other hand, none were complete bombs either and even the weakest of them had some reason for optimism. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $128 million, but that was close to 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has a $300 million lead on 2009 at $7.36 billion to $7.05 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Beats Five Openers to Stay Top

August 22nd, 2010

Five openers with a decidedly end-of-Summer feel to them all posted so-so numbers this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, which left The Expendables as the weekend winner. The ensemble action movie was down 53% in its second weekend to $16.5 million and has now earned a respectable $64.89 million. Vampires Suck topped the openers with $12.2 million Friday to Sunday. The spoof movie is projected to finish the weekend with $18.56 million since its opening on Wednesday. Perhaps surprisingly, none of the openers has completely disastrous weekends. More...

Will Summer End With a Bang?

August 19th, 2010

Five new releases should enter the top ten this weekend, including a few that at least have a reasonable chance at top spot. But there's also a reasonable chance that The Expendables will squeak out another win. Regardless, there's almost no chance the box office will keep up with last year's pace when Inglourious Basterds opened with nearly $40 million. We will be lucky if any film makes half of that this weekend. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...

Cast Updates - February 28, 2008

February 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Driving Lessons, Night at the Museum 2, Shutter Island, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - February 19, 2008

February 19th, 2008

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

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,458 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,040 $35,841,017
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,823 $25,003,155
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2010 (Rank 101-200) 105 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,797 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,013 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,191 $25,003,155
All Time Domestic Box Office for Weinstein/Dimension Movies 6 $25,003,155

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 6 $10,106,872   2,470 $4,092   $10,106,872 1
Aug 27, 2010 10 $4,302,878 -57% 2,491 $1,727   $18,266,889 2
Sep 3, 2010 14 $2,432,258 -43% 1,789 $1,360   $22,528,065 3
Sep 10, 2010 21 $700,750 -71% 825 $849   $24,337,168 4
Sep 17, 2010 36 $150,466 -79% 264 $570   $24,730,720 5
Sep 24, 2010 54 $35,280 -77% 66 $535   $24,820,271 6
Oct 1, 2010 47 $65,845 +87% 95 $693   $24,899,775 7
Oct 8, 2010 56 $29,303 -55% 54 $543   $24,950,309 8
Oct 15, 2010 70 $12,076 -59% 28 $431   $24,973,478 9
Oct 22, 2010 96 $2,246 -81% 6 $374   $24,979,882 10
Oct 29, 2010 72 $8,996 +301% 15 $600   $24,989,606 11
Nov 5, 2010 76 $7,975 -11% 6 $1,329   $25,001,532 12
Nov 12, 2010 112 $912 -89% 8 $114   $25,003,072 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 20, 2010 5 $3,600,707     2,470 $1,458   $3,600,707 1
Aug 21, 2010 6 $3,567,604 -1%   2,470 $1,444   $7,168,311 2
Aug 22, 2010 5 $2,938,561 -18%   2,470 $1,190   $10,106,872 3
Aug 23, 2010 5 $1,089,393 -63%   2,470 $441   $11,196,265 4
Aug 24, 2010 6 $1,182,200 +9%   2,470 $479   $12,378,465 5
Aug 25, 2010 7 $845,710 -28%   2,470 $342   $13,224,175 6
Aug 26, 2010 5 $739,836 -13%   2,470 $300   $13,964,011 7
Aug 27, 2010 10 $1,273,598 +72% -65% 2,491 $511   $15,237,609 8
Aug 28, 2010 11 $1,725,132 +35% -52% 2,491 $693   $16,962,741 9
Aug 29, 2010 8 $1,304,148 -24% -56% 2,491 $524   $18,266,889 10
Aug 30, 2010 7 $463,065 -64% -57% 2,491 $186   $18,729,954 11
Aug 31, 2010 9 $558,497 +21% -53% 2,491 $224   $19,288,451 12
Sep 1, 2010 10 $406,485 -27% -52% 2,491 $163   $19,694,936 13
Sep 2, 2010 10 $400,871 -1% -46% 2,491 $161   $20,095,807 14
Sep 3, 2010 14 $611,903 +53% -52% 1,789 $342   $20,707,710 15
Sep 4, 2010 15 $895,203 +46% -48% 1,789 $500   $21,602,913 16
Sep 5, 2010 14 $925,152 +3% -29% 1,789 $517   $22,528,065 17
Sep 6, 2010 16 $577,894 -38% +25% 1,789 $323   $23,105,959 18
Sep 7, 2010 11 $202,088 -65% -64% 1,789 $113   $23,308,047 19
Sep 8, 2010 12 $170,086 -16% -58% 1,789 $95   $23,478,133 20
Sep 9, 2010 13 $158,285 -7% -61% 1,789 $88   $23,636,418 21
Sep 10, 2010 - $208,771 +32% -66% 825 $253   $23,845,189 22
Sep 11, 2010 - $311,559 +49% -65% 825 $378   $24,156,748 23
Sep 12, 2010 - $180,420 -42% -80% 825 $219   $24,337,168 24
Sep 13, 2010 - $53,957 -70% -91% 825 $65   $24,391,125 25
Sep 14, 2010 - $71,405 +32% -65% 825 $87   $24,462,530 26
Sep 15, 2010 - $54,047 -24% -68% 825 $66   $24,516,577 27
Sep 16, 2010 - $63,677 +18% -60% 825 $77   $24,580,254 28
Sep 17, 2010 - $47,967 -25% -77% 264 $182   $24,628,221 29
Sep 18, 2010 - $67,602 +41% -78% 264 $256   $24,695,823 30
Sep 19, 2010 - $34,897 -48% -81% 264 $132   $24,730,720 31
Sep 20, 2010 - $13,092 -62% -76% 264 $50   $24,743,812 32
Sep 21, 2010 - $14,403 +10% -80% 264 $55   $24,758,215 33
Sep 22, 2010 - $13,864 -4% -74% 264 $53   $24,772,079 34
Sep 23, 2010 - $12,912 -7% -80% 264 $49   $24,784,991 35
Sep 24, 2010 - $11,499 -11% -76% 66 $174   $24,796,490 36
Sep 25, 2010 - $16,360 +42% -76% 66 $248   $24,812,850 37
Sep 26, 2010 - $7,421 -55% -79% 66 $112   $24,820,271 38
Sep 27, 2010 - $2,945 -60% -78% 66 $45   $24,823,216 39
Sep 28, 2010 - $3,907 +33% -73% 66 $59   $24,827,123 40
Sep 29, 2010 - $3,221 -18% -77% 66 $49   $24,830,344 41
Sep 30, 2010 - $3,586 +11% -72% 66 $54   $24,833,930 42
Oct 1, 2010 - $18,171 +407% +58% 43 $423   $24,852,101 43
Oct 2, 2010 - $30,713 +69% +88% 43 $714   $24,882,814 44
Oct 3, 2010 - $16,961 -45% +129% 43 $394   $24,899,775 45
Oct 4, 2010 - $5,662 -67% +92% 43 $132   $24,905,437 46
Oct 5, 2010 - $5,608 -1% +44% 43 $130   $24,911,045 47
Oct 6, 2010 - $4,942 -12% +53% 43 $115   $24,915,987 48
Oct 7, 2010 - $5,019 +2% +40% 43 $117   $24,921,006 49
Oct 8, 2010 - $7,123 +42% -61% 54 $132   $24,928,129 50
Oct 9, 2010 - $12,223 +72% -60% 54 $226   $24,940,352 51
Oct 10, 2010 - $9,957 -19% -41% 54 $184   $24,950,309 52
Oct 11, 2010 - $3,916 -61% -31% 54 $73   $24,954,225 53
Oct 12, 2010 - $2,181 -44% -61% 54 $40   $24,956,406 54
Oct 13, 2010 - $2,490 +14% -50% 54 $46   $24,958,896 55
Oct 14, 2010 - $2,506 +1% -50% 54 $46   $24,961,402 56
Oct 15, 2010 - $2,933 +17% -59% 28 $105   $24,964,335 57
Oct 16, 2010 - $5,424 +85% -56% 28 $194   $24,969,759 58
Oct 17, 2010 - $3,719 -31% -63% 28 $133   $24,973,478 59
Oct 18, 2010 - $1,054 -72% -73% 28 $38   $24,974,532 60
Oct 19, 2010 - $1,104 +5% -49% 28 $39   $24,975,636 61
Oct 20, 2010 - $950 -14% -62% 28 $34   $24,976,586 62
Oct 21, 2010 - $1,050 +11% -58% 28 $38   $24,977,636 63
Oct 29, 2010 - $3,529     15 $235   $24,984,139 71
Oct 30, 2010 - $4,901 +39%   15 $327   $24,989,040 72
Oct 31, 2010 - $1,372 -72%   15 $91   $24,990,412 73
Nov 1, 2010 - $669 -51%   15 $45   $24,991,081 74
Nov 2, 2010 - $1,071 +60%   15 $71   $24,992,152 75
Nov 3, 2010 - $803 -25%   15 $54   $24,992,955 76
Nov 4, 2010 - $602 -25%   15 $40   $24,993,557 77
Nov 5, 2010 - $2,849 +373% -19% 6 $475   $24,996,406 78
Nov 6, 2010 - $3,324 +17% -32% 6 $554   $24,999,730 79
Nov 7, 2010 - $1,802 -46% +31% 6 $300   $25,001,532 80
Nov 8, 2010 - $169 -91% -75% 6 $28   $25,001,701 81
Nov 9, 2010 - $128 -24% -88% 6 $21   $25,001,829 82
Nov 10, 2010 - $177 +38% -78% 6 $30   $25,002,006 83
Nov 11, 2010 - $154 -13% -74% 6 $26   $25,002,160 84
Nov 12, 2010 - $267 +73% -91% 8 $33   $25,002,427 85
Nov 13, 2010 - $338 +27% -90% 8 $42   $25,002,765 86
Nov 14, 2010 - $107 -68% -94% 8 $13   $25,002,872 87
Nov 15, 2010 - $90 -16% -47% 8 $11   $25,002,962 88
Nov 16, 2010 - $74 -18% -42% 8 $9   $25,003,036 89
Nov 17, 2010 - $57 -23% -68% 8 $7   $25,003,093 90
Nov 18, 2010 - $62 +9% -60% 8 $8   $25,003,155 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 5 $13,964,011   2,470 $5,653   $13,964,011 1
Aug 27, 2010 10 $6,131,796 -56% 2,491 $2,462   $20,095,807 2
Sep 3, 2010 15 $3,540,611 -42% 1,789 $1,979   $23,636,418 3
Sep 10, 2010 21 $943,836 -73% 825 $1,144   $24,580,254 4
Sep 17, 2010 38 $204,737 -78% 264 $776   $24,784,991 5
Sep 24, 2010 57 $48,939 -76% 66 $742   $24,833,930 6
Oct 1, 2010 48 $87,076 +78% 95 $917   $24,921,006 7
Oct 8, 2010 57 $40,396 -54% 54 $748   $24,961,402 8
Oct 15, 2010 77 $16,234 -60% 28 $580   $24,977,636 9
Oct 22, 2010 100 $2,974 -82% 6 $496   $24,980,610 10
Oct 29, 2010 71 $12,947 +335% 15 $863   $24,993,557 11
Nov 5, 2010 83 $8,603 -34% 6 $1,434   $25,002,160 12
Nov 12, 2010 113 $995 -88% 8 $124   $25,003,155 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Lebanon 5/17/2012 $17,774 9 9 9 $17,774 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $58,639,231
 
International Total$58,657,005 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,869 $58,657,005
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,356 $58,657,005
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office 61 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,448 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 242 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $58,657,005
All Time International Box Office for Weinstein/Dimension Movies 2 $58,657,005

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,216 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,667 $83,660,160
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 73 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,104 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,783 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $83,660,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Weinstein/Dimension Movies 3 $83,660,160

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 16, 20117106,020 106,020$1,801,280$1,801,2801
Jan 23, 20111944,780-58% 150,800$780,068$2,581,3482
Jan 30, 20113024,845-45% 175,645$425,595$3,006,9433

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 16, 2011537,527 37,527$983,595$983,5951
Jan 23, 20111616,747-55% 54,274$407,725$1,391,3202

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Netflix Daily Charts

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Top 10		Vierwership
Score
May 2, 202291 2

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