After Earth (2013)

After Earth poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $60,522,097Details
International Box Office $190,977,568Details
Worldwide Box Office $251,499,665
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $8,983,084 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $7,264,549 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $16,247,633
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige and his legendary father Cypher stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,520,040 (45.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$130,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,401 opening theaters/3,401 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $80,249,468

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,514 $60,522,097
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 543 $190,977,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $251,499,665

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon 4K UHD VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 31st, 2013 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: June 7th, 2013 (Wide) (South Africa)
June 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Turkey)
Video Release: October 8th, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci - fi action violence and some disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2269, 4/24/2013)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Last Airbender
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Father’s Footsteps, Post Apocalypse, Marooned, Relatives Playing Relatives, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Alien Invasion, Intertitle, Coming of Age, Dream Sequence, Monster, Family Affair, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,514 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,122 $80,249,468
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,129 $60,522,097
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 59 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,199 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 311 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 629 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $60,522,097

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 2013 3 $27,520,040   3,401 $8,092   $27,520,040 1
Jun 7, 2013 7 $10,712,240 -61% 3,401 $3,150   $46,103,809 2
Jun 14, 2013 9 $4,052,042 -62% 2,432 $1,666   $54,516,057 3
Jun 21, 2013 13 $940,031 -77% 1,166 $806   $57,382,240 4
Jun 28, 2013 20 $323,297 -66% 331 $977   $58,247,367 5
Jul 5, 2013 18 $382,278 +18% 270 $1,416   $58,886,982 6
Jul 12, 2013 18 $273,432 -28% 238 $1,149   $59,383,574 7
Jul 19, 2013 28 $196,383 -28% 189 $1,039   $59,755,050 8
Jul 26, 2013 31 $167,062 -15% 167 $1,000   $60,047,407 9
Aug 2, 2013 35 $124,930 -25% 146 $856   $60,273,470 10
Aug 9, 2013 39 $77,509 -38% 109 $711   $60,424,494 11
Aug 16, 2013 42 $56,208 -27% 77 $730   $60,522,097 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 31, 2013 3 $9,840,651     3,401 $2,893   $9,840,651 1
Jun 1, 2013 3 $10,267,476 +4%   3,401 $3,019   $20,108,127 2
Jun 2, 2013 3 $7,411,913 -28%   3,401 $2,179   $27,520,040 3
Jun 3, 2013 3 $2,056,562 -72%   3,401 $605   $29,576,602 4
Jun 4, 2013 3 $2,328,221 +13%   3,401 $685   $31,904,823 5
Jun 5, 2013 3 $1,754,562 -25%   3,401 $516   $33,659,385 6
Jun 6, 2013 5 $1,732,184 -1%   3,401 $509   $35,391,569 7
Jun 7, 2013 6 $3,345,451 +93% -66% 3,401 $984   $38,737,020 8
Jun 8, 2013 7 $4,440,371 +33% -57% 3,401 $1,306   $43,177,391 9
Jun 9, 2013 7 $2,926,418 -34% -61% 3,401 $860   $46,103,809 10
Jun 10, 2013 7 $1,243,254 -58% -40% 3,401 $366   $47,347,063 11
Jun 11, 2013 7 $1,228,770 -1% -47% 3,401 $361   $48,575,833 12
Jun 12, 2013 8 $986,687 -20% -44% 3,401 $290   $49,562,520 13
Jun 13, 2013 9 $901,495 -9% -48% 3,401 $265   $50,464,015 14
Jun 14, 2013 9 $1,157,511 +28% -65% 2,432 $476   $51,621,526 15
Jun 15, 2013 9 $1,473,475 +27% -67% 2,432 $606   $53,095,001 16
Jun 16, 2013 9 $1,421,056 -4% -51% 2,432 $584   $54,516,057 17
Jun 17, 2013 9 $512,314 -64% -59% 2,432 $211   $55,028,371 18
Jun 18, 2013 9 $573,346 +12% -53% 2,432 $236   $55,601,717 19
Jun 19, 2013 9 $492,084 -14% -50% 2,432 $202   $56,093,801 20
Jun 20, 2013 9 $348,408 -29% -61% 2,432 $143   $56,442,209 21
Jun 21, 2013 - $278,331 -20% -76% 1,166 $239   $56,720,540 22
Jun 22, 2013 - $374,442 +35% -75% 1,166 $321   $57,094,982 23
Jun 23, 2013 - $287,258 -23% -80% 1,166 $246   $57,382,240 24
Jun 24, 2013 - $127,112 -56% -75% 1,166 $109   $57,509,352 25
Jun 25, 2013 - $161,546 +27% -72% 1,166 $139   $57,670,898 26
Jun 26, 2013 - $134,872 -17% -73% 1,166 $116   $57,805,770 27
Jun 27, 2013 - $118,300 -12% -66% 1,166 $101   $57,924,070 28
Jun 28, 2013 - $92,440 -22% -67% 331 $279   $58,016,510 29
Jun 29, 2013 - $130,127 +41% -65% 331 $393   $58,146,637 30
Jun 30, 2013 - $100,730 -23% -65% 331 $304   $58,247,367 31
Jul 1, 2013 - $51,077 -49% -60% 331 $154   $58,298,444 32
Jul 2, 2013 - $52,853 +3% -67% 331 $160   $58,351,297 33
Jul 3, 2013 - $67,231 +27% -50% 270 $249   $58,418,528 34
Jul 4, 2013 - $86,176 +28% -27% 270 $319   $58,504,704 35
Jul 5, 2013 - $126,286 +47% +37% 270 $468   $58,630,990 36
Jul 6, 2013 - $146,527 +16% +13% 270 $543   $58,777,517 37
Jul 7, 2013 - $109,465 -25% +9% 270 $405   $58,886,982 38
Jul 8, 2013 - $54,234 -50% +6% 270 $201   $58,941,216 39
Jul 9, 2013 - $65,054 +20% +23% 270 $241   $59,006,270 40
Jul 10, 2013 - $52,221 -20% -22% 270 $193   $59,058,491 41
Jul 11, 2013 - $51,651 -1% -40% 270 $191   $59,110,142 42
Jul 12, 2013 - $80,416 +56% -36% 238 $338   $59,190,558 43
Jul 13, 2013 - $108,109 +34% -26% 238 $454   $59,298,667 44
Jul 14, 2013 - $84,907 -21% -22% 238 $357   $59,383,574 45
Jul 15, 2013 - $41,601 -51% -23% 238 $175   $59,425,175 46
Jul 16, 2013 - $46,917 +13% -28% 238 $197   $59,472,092 47
Jul 17, 2013 - $42,537 -9% -19% 238 $179   $59,514,629 48
Jul 18, 2013 - $44,038 +4% -15% 238 $185   $59,558,667 49
Jul 19, 2013 - $55,979 +27% -30% 189 $296   $59,614,646 50
Jul 20, 2013 - $78,282 +40% -28% 189 $414   $59,692,928 51
Jul 21, 2013 - $62,122 -21% -27% 189 $329   $59,755,050 52
Jul 26, 2013 - $46,641   -17% 167 $279   $59,926,986 57
Jul 27, 2013 - $67,647 +45% -14% 167 $405   $59,994,633 58
Jul 28, 2013 - $52,774 -22% -15% 167 $316   $60,047,407 59
Aug 2, 2013 - $34,807   -25% 146 $238   $60,183,347 64
Aug 3, 2013 - $49,517 +42% -27% 146 $339   $60,232,864 65
Aug 4, 2013 - $40,606 -18% -23% 146 $278   $60,273,470 66
Aug 9, 2013 - $20,941   -40% 109 $192   $60,367,926 71
Aug 10, 2013 - $31,660 +51% -36% 109 $290   $60,399,586 72
Aug 11, 2013 - $24,908 -21% -39% 109 $229   $60,424,494 73
Aug 16, 2013 - $13,426   -36% 77 $174   $60,479,315 78
Aug 17, 2013 - $24,004 +79% -24% 77 $312   $60,503,319 79
Aug 18, 2013 - $18,778 -22% -25% 77 $244   $60,522,097 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 2013 3 $35,391,569   3,401 $10,406   $35,391,569 1
Jun 7, 2013 7 $15,072,446 -57% 3,401 $4,432   $50,464,015 2
Jun 14, 2013 10 $5,978,194 -60% 2,432 $2,458   $56,442,209 3
Jun 21, 2013 13 $1,481,861 -75% 1,166 $1,271   $57,924,070 4
Jun 28, 2013 21 $580,634 -61% 270 $2,150   $58,504,704 5
Jul 5, 2013 19 $605,438 +4% 270 $2,242   $59,110,142 6
Jul 12, 2013 20 $448,525 -26% 238 $1,885   $59,558,667 7
Jul 19, 2013 29 $321,678 -28% 189 $1,702   $59,880,345 8
Jul 26, 2013 32 $268,195 -17% 167 $1,606   $60,148,540 9
Aug 2, 2013 37 $198,445 -26% 146 $1,359   $60,346,985 10
Aug 9, 2013 39 $118,904 -40% 109 $1,091   $60,465,889 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Africa 6/7/2013 $0 0 1 1 $1,040,642 12/13/2015
Turkey 6/28/2013 $0 0 1 1 $1,038,468 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $188,898,458
 
International Total$190,977,568 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 543 $190,977,568
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 312 $190,977,568
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office 28 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 52 $190,977,568

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 430 $251,499,665
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 33 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 76 $251,499,665

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 13, 20133199,817 199,817$3,588,713$3,588,7131
Oct 20, 2013677,042-61% 276,859$1,506,942$5,095,6552
Oct 27, 20131241,554-46% 318,413$830,664$5,926,3193
Nov 3, 20131624,491-41% 342,904$489,575$6,415,8944
Nov 10, 2013297,554-69% 350,458$151,004$6,566,8985

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 13, 20133168,170 168,170$3,361,713$3,361,7131
Oct 20, 2013682,047-51% 250,217$1,640,119$5,001,8322
Oct 27, 2013834,734-58% 284,951$694,335$5,696,1673
Nov 3, 20131215,343-56% 300,294$306,697$6,002,8644
Nov 17, 20132010,239 322,967$153,484$6,342,7356

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Leading Cast

Will Smith Cypher Raige
Jaden Smith Kitai Raige

Supporting Cast

Sophie Okonedo Faia Raige
Zoë Kravitz Senshi Raige
Lincoln Lewis Bo
Chris Geere Navagator
Isabelle Fuhrman Rayna
David Denman McQuarrie
Kristofer Hivju
Sacha Dhawan

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

Production and Technical Credits

M. Night Shyamalan Director
Caleeb Pinkett Producer
Jada Pinkett Smith Producer
Will Smith Producer
James Lassiter Producer
M. Night Shyamalan Producer
Gary Whitta Screenwriter
M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter
Will Smith Story Creator
E. Bennett Walsh Executive Producer
Peter Suschitzky Director of Photography
Tom Sanders Production Designer
Steven Rosen Editor
Jonathan Rothbart Visual Effects Supervisor
Amy Westcott Costume Designer
James Newton Howard Composer
Ashwin Rajan Co-Producer
John Rusk Co-Producer
Naaman Marshall Art Director
Robert Joseph Art Director
Dean Wolcott Art Director
Rosemary Brandenberg Set Decorator
Robert Woodruff Set Designer
David Meyer Set Designer
Theodore Sharps Set Designer
Tod A. Maitland Sound
Randy Thom Sound Designer
Steven Ticknor Supervising Sound Editor
Charles Maynes Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Massey Re-recording Mixer
David Giammarco Re-recording Mixer
Deb Adair Re-recording Mixer
Jenny Fulle Visual Effects Producer
Chad Stahelski Stunt Coordinator
R.A. Rondell Stunt Coordinator
Tim Rigby Aerial Stunt Coordinator
Kwame L. Parker Associate Producer
John Rusk Assistant Director
Chad Stahelski Second Unit Director
Pat Capone Second Unit Camera
Douglas Aibel Casting Director
Jeff Habberstad Second Unit Director
Jeff Habberstad Stunts

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

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Synopsis

A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige and his legendary father Cypher stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,520,040 (45.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$130,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,401 opening theaters/3,401 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $80,249,468

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,514 $60,522,097
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 543 $190,977,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $251,499,665

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon 4K UHD VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 31st, 2013 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: June 7th, 2013 (Wide) (South Africa)
June 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Turkey)
Video Release: October 8th, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci - fi action violence and some disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2269, 4/24/2013)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Last Airbender
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Father’s Footsteps, Post Apocalypse, Marooned, Relatives Playing Relatives, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Alien Invasion, Intertitle, Coming of Age, Dream Sequence, Monster, Family Affair, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Will Smith Cypher Raige
Jaden Smith Kitai Raige

Supporting Cast

Sophie Okonedo Faia Raige
Zoë Kravitz Senshi Raige
Lincoln Lewis Bo
Chris Geere Navagator
Isabelle Fuhrman Rayna
David Denman McQuarrie
Kristofer Hivju
Sacha Dhawan

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

Production and Technical Credits

M. Night Shyamalan Director
Caleeb Pinkett Producer
Jada Pinkett Smith Producer
Will Smith Producer
James Lassiter Producer
M. Night Shyamalan Producer
Gary Whitta Screenwriter
M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter
Will Smith Story Creator
E. Bennett Walsh Executive Producer
Peter Suschitzky Director of Photography
Tom Sanders Production Designer
Steven Rosen Editor
Jonathan Rothbart Visual Effects Supervisor
Amy Westcott Costume Designer
James Newton Howard Composer
Ashwin Rajan Co-Producer
John Rusk Co-Producer
Naaman Marshall Art Director
Robert Joseph Art Director
Dean Wolcott Art Director
Rosemary Brandenberg Set Decorator
Robert Woodruff Set Designer
David Meyer Set Designer
Theodore Sharps Set Designer
Tod A. Maitland Sound
Randy Thom Sound Designer
Steven Ticknor Supervising Sound Editor
Charles Maynes Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Massey Re-recording Mixer
David Giammarco Re-recording Mixer
Deb Adair Re-recording Mixer
Jenny Fulle Visual Effects Producer
Chad Stahelski Stunt Coordinator
R.A. Rondell Stunt Coordinator
Tim Rigby Aerial Stunt Coordinator
Kwame L. Parker Associate Producer
John Rusk Assistant Director
Chad Stahelski Second Unit Director
Pat Capone Second Unit Camera
Douglas Aibel Casting Director
Jeff Habberstad Second Unit Director
Jeff Habberstad Stunts

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

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Lone Ranger

December 15th, 2013

Before The Lone Ranger even hit theaters, there was a lot of bad buzz preceding it. Part of the reason was the film's budget. With a combined production and P&A budget of around $400 million, the film would need to make more than $600 million worldwide to have a hope of breaking even sometime during its home market run. However, previous to this film's release, the biggest western was Dances with Wolves, which barely cracked $400 million. On the other hand, Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski helped revitalize the Pirate genre, so perhaps lightning can strike twice. Nope. The film bombed. But is it as bad as its box office numbers? Or was it unfairly overlooked by moviegoers? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 8th, 2013

October 8th, 2013

There are a couple first-run releases on this week's list: After Earth and The Hangover: Part III. However, neither film won over critics and both bombed in theaters, when compared to their production budgets. That said, The Hangover: Part III will likely be the best selling release of the week. As for the best new release, including a number where I'm still waiting for the screener. Ignoring those, the two best are Robot Chicken: Season Six on DVD or Blu-ray and Much Ado About Nothing on DVD or Blu-ray. Both are must haves, but I'm going with the latter over the former for Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Purge Powers to the Top

June 10th, 2013

We have a good news / bad news situation. The good news is The Purge crushed expectations and dominated the box office over the weekend. Additionally, nearly every film in the top ten held on better than expected. The bad new is... it still wasn't enough. The overall box office fell 9% from last weekend to $149 million. Worse still, this was 18% lower than the same weekend last year. This is terrible, but fortunately things should turn around next weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Purge Fast and Furious from the Top

June 6th, 2013

The first weekend in June is also the slowest weekend in June as far as wide releases go. Neither The Internship nor The Purge are likely to become more than midlevel hits. Even so, one of them should finish in first place, ending Fast and Furious 6's two-week run on top. Last year there were two major releases, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Prometheus earned more than $50 million during their opening weekend. Neither new release will match that figure. They won't make that much combined over the weekend. More...

Contest: Scarred for Life: Winning Announcement

June 5th, 2013

The winners of our Scarred for Life contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Post-Holiday Slump Sinks Box Office

June 4th, 2013

As per usual, the post-holiday weekend suffers a slump, but it was worse than expected with nearly every film failing to live up to predictions. Fast and Furious 6 fell very far, but it still came out on top. Meanwhile, Now You See Me topped expectations and topped After Earth over the weekend. Now You See Me was the one lone bright spot on an otherwise soft weekend, and the overall box office fell 35% to $164 million. On the other hand, this was still 15% higher than the same weekend last year. 2013 was able to pull out the win thanks to a much deeper box office. Six films earned more than $10 million this weekend compared to just three earning more than $10 million last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will After Earth Have a Magical Start?

May 31st, 2013

Post-holiday weekends tend to feature weak releases and this time is no exception. After Earth is a film that should be a massive summer blockbuster, given its genre and its star, but the buzz is terrible. Now You See Me is the counter-programming release, but it should have a better opening than After Earth, relative to expectations and production budget. That said, Fast and Furious 6 will very likely remain on top of the box office chart. This weekend last year was the weekend Snow White and the Huntsman debuted and it earned $56 million. There's pretty much no chance any film will earn that much during this weekend. In fact, the two wide releases might not make that much combined. More...

Contest: Scarred for Life

May 24th, 2013

The weekend after Memorial Day tends to be rather weak, but there are two films hoping to buck that trend: After Earth and Now You See Me. Neither are likely to be monster hits, but After Earth has a better chance than Now You See Me does and it is the choice for the target movie for this weeks' box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for After Earth. 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 Visible Scars on DVD. 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 Visible Scars on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: May

May 1st, 2013

As April ends and summer begins, we see the 2013 box office on a losing streak. There is some good news, as May should be much, much, much better than April was. Much better. During the five weekends in May, there are nine films opening wide. Of those film, there are seven that at least have a shot at $100 million. And of those seven films, four at least have a shot at $200 million, two have a shot at $300 million, and we might even have a $400 million hit this month. Iron Man 3 should turn out to be the biggest hit of the month, while there are some who think Star Trek: Into Darkness could be a close competitor for that honor. There's also some bad news. The Avengers opened last May and earned more than $600 million. No film opening this month will come close to that figure. There's a chance the top two films opening this month won't match that combined. On the other hand, last year there was a huge drop-off from the biggest hit of the month to the second biggest hit of the month. There were so many high-profile failures last year, that 2013 might actually start winning some weekends in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,514 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,122 $80,249,468
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,129 $60,522,097
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 59 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,199 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 311 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 629 $60,522,097
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $60,522,097

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 2013 3 $27,520,040   3,401 $8,092   $27,520,040 1
Jun 7, 2013 7 $10,712,240 -61% 3,401 $3,150   $46,103,809 2
Jun 14, 2013 9 $4,052,042 -62% 2,432 $1,666   $54,516,057 3
Jun 21, 2013 13 $940,031 -77% 1,166 $806   $57,382,240 4
Jun 28, 2013 20 $323,297 -66% 331 $977   $58,247,367 5
Jul 5, 2013 18 $382,278 +18% 270 $1,416   $58,886,982 6
Jul 12, 2013 18 $273,432 -28% 238 $1,149   $59,383,574 7
Jul 19, 2013 28 $196,383 -28% 189 $1,039   $59,755,050 8
Jul 26, 2013 31 $167,062 -15% 167 $1,000   $60,047,407 9
Aug 2, 2013 35 $124,930 -25% 146 $856   $60,273,470 10
Aug 9, 2013 39 $77,509 -38% 109 $711   $60,424,494 11
Aug 16, 2013 42 $56,208 -27% 77 $730   $60,522,097 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 31, 2013 3 $9,840,651     3,401 $2,893   $9,840,651 1
Jun 1, 2013 3 $10,267,476 +4%   3,401 $3,019   $20,108,127 2
Jun 2, 2013 3 $7,411,913 -28%   3,401 $2,179   $27,520,040 3
Jun 3, 2013 3 $2,056,562 -72%   3,401 $605   $29,576,602 4
Jun 4, 2013 3 $2,328,221 +13%   3,401 $685   $31,904,823 5
Jun 5, 2013 3 $1,754,562 -25%   3,401 $516   $33,659,385 6
Jun 6, 2013 5 $1,732,184 -1%   3,401 $509   $35,391,569 7
Jun 7, 2013 6 $3,345,451 +93% -66% 3,401 $984   $38,737,020 8
Jun 8, 2013 7 $4,440,371 +33% -57% 3,401 $1,306   $43,177,391 9
Jun 9, 2013 7 $2,926,418 -34% -61% 3,401 $860   $46,103,809 10
Jun 10, 2013 7 $1,243,254 -58% -40% 3,401 $366   $47,347,063 11
Jun 11, 2013 7 $1,228,770 -1% -47% 3,401 $361   $48,575,833 12
Jun 12, 2013 8 $986,687 -20% -44% 3,401 $290   $49,562,520 13
Jun 13, 2013 9 $901,495 -9% -48% 3,401 $265   $50,464,015 14
Jun 14, 2013 9 $1,157,511 +28% -65% 2,432 $476   $51,621,526 15
Jun 15, 2013 9 $1,473,475 +27% -67% 2,432 $606   $53,095,001 16
Jun 16, 2013 9 $1,421,056 -4% -51% 2,432 $584   $54,516,057 17
Jun 17, 2013 9 $512,314 -64% -59% 2,432 $211   $55,028,371 18
Jun 18, 2013 9 $573,346 +12% -53% 2,432 $236   $55,601,717 19
Jun 19, 2013 9 $492,084 -14% -50% 2,432 $202   $56,093,801 20
Jun 20, 2013 9 $348,408 -29% -61% 2,432 $143   $56,442,209 21
Jun 21, 2013 - $278,331 -20% -76% 1,166 $239   $56,720,540 22
Jun 22, 2013 - $374,442 +35% -75% 1,166 $321   $57,094,982 23
Jun 23, 2013 - $287,258 -23% -80% 1,166 $246   $57,382,240 24
Jun 24, 2013 - $127,112 -56% -75% 1,166 $109   $57,509,352 25
Jun 25, 2013 - $161,546 +27% -72% 1,166 $139   $57,670,898 26
Jun 26, 2013 - $134,872 -17% -73% 1,166 $116   $57,805,770 27
Jun 27, 2013 - $118,300 -12% -66% 1,166 $101   $57,924,070 28
Jun 28, 2013 - $92,440 -22% -67% 331 $279   $58,016,510 29
Jun 29, 2013 - $130,127 +41% -65% 331 $393   $58,146,637 30
Jun 30, 2013 - $100,730 -23% -65% 331 $304   $58,247,367 31
Jul 1, 2013 - $51,077 -49% -60% 331 $154   $58,298,444 32
Jul 2, 2013 - $52,853 +3% -67% 331 $160   $58,351,297 33
Jul 3, 2013 - $67,231 +27% -50% 270 $249   $58,418,528 34
Jul 4, 2013 - $86,176 +28% -27% 270 $319   $58,504,704 35
Jul 5, 2013 - $126,286 +47% +37% 270 $468   $58,630,990 36
Jul 6, 2013 - $146,527 +16% +13% 270 $543   $58,777,517 37
Jul 7, 2013 - $109,465 -25% +9% 270 $405   $58,886,982 38
Jul 8, 2013 - $54,234 -50% +6% 270 $201   $58,941,216 39
Jul 9, 2013 - $65,054 +20% +23% 270 $241   $59,006,270 40
Jul 10, 2013 - $52,221 -20% -22% 270 $193   $59,058,491 41
Jul 11, 2013 - $51,651 -1% -40% 270 $191   $59,110,142 42
Jul 12, 2013 - $80,416 +56% -36% 238 $338   $59,190,558 43
Jul 13, 2013 - $108,109 +34% -26% 238 $454   $59,298,667 44
Jul 14, 2013 - $84,907 -21% -22% 238 $357   $59,383,574 45
Jul 15, 2013 - $41,601 -51% -23% 238 $175   $59,425,175 46
Jul 16, 2013 - $46,917 +13% -28% 238 $197   $59,472,092 47
Jul 17, 2013 - $42,537 -9% -19% 238 $179   $59,514,629 48
Jul 18, 2013 - $44,038 +4% -15% 238 $185   $59,558,667 49
Jul 19, 2013 - $55,979 +27% -30% 189 $296   $59,614,646 50
Jul 20, 2013 - $78,282 +40% -28% 189 $414   $59,692,928 51
Jul 21, 2013 - $62,122 -21% -27% 189 $329   $59,755,050 52
Jul 26, 2013 - $46,641   -17% 167 $279   $59,926,986 57
Jul 27, 2013 - $67,647 +45% -14% 167 $405   $59,994,633 58
Jul 28, 2013 - $52,774 -22% -15% 167 $316   $60,047,407 59
Aug 2, 2013 - $34,807   -25% 146 $238   $60,183,347 64
Aug 3, 2013 - $49,517 +42% -27% 146 $339   $60,232,864 65
Aug 4, 2013 - $40,606 -18% -23% 146 $278   $60,273,470 66
Aug 9, 2013 - $20,941   -40% 109 $192   $60,367,926 71
Aug 10, 2013 - $31,660 +51% -36% 109 $290   $60,399,586 72
Aug 11, 2013 - $24,908 -21% -39% 109 $229   $60,424,494 73
Aug 16, 2013 - $13,426   -36% 77 $174   $60,479,315 78
Aug 17, 2013 - $24,004 +79% -24% 77 $312   $60,503,319 79
Aug 18, 2013 - $18,778 -22% -25% 77 $244   $60,522,097 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 2013 3 $35,391,569   3,401 $10,406   $35,391,569 1
Jun 7, 2013 7 $15,072,446 -57% 3,401 $4,432   $50,464,015 2
Jun 14, 2013 10 $5,978,194 -60% 2,432 $2,458   $56,442,209 3
Jun 21, 2013 13 $1,481,861 -75% 1,166 $1,271   $57,924,070 4
Jun 28, 2013 21 $580,634 -61% 270 $2,150   $58,504,704 5
Jul 5, 2013 19 $605,438 +4% 270 $2,242   $59,110,142 6
Jul 12, 2013 20 $448,525 -26% 238 $1,885   $59,558,667 7
Jul 19, 2013 29 $321,678 -28% 189 $1,702   $59,880,345 8
Jul 26, 2013 32 $268,195 -17% 167 $1,606   $60,148,540 9
Aug 2, 2013 37 $198,445 -26% 146 $1,359   $60,346,985 10
Aug 9, 2013 39 $118,904 -40% 109 $1,091   $60,465,889 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Africa 6/7/2013 $0 0 1 1 $1,040,642 12/13/2015
Turkey 6/28/2013 $0 0 1 1 $1,038,468 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $188,898,458
 
International Total$190,977,568 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 543 $190,977,568
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 312 $190,977,568
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office 28 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $190,977,568
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 52 $190,977,568

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 430 $251,499,665
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 33 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $251,499,665
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 76 $251,499,665

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 13, 20133199,817 199,817$3,588,713$3,588,7131
Oct 20, 2013677,042-61% 276,859$1,506,942$5,095,6552
Oct 27, 20131241,554-46% 318,413$830,664$5,926,3193
Nov 3, 20131624,491-41% 342,904$489,575$6,415,8944
Nov 10, 2013297,554-69% 350,458$151,004$6,566,8985

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 13, 20133168,170 168,170$3,361,713$3,361,7131
Oct 20, 2013682,047-51% 250,217$1,640,119$5,001,8322
Oct 27, 2013834,734-58% 284,951$694,335$5,696,1673
Nov 3, 20131215,343-56% 300,294$306,697$6,002,8644
Nov 17, 20132010,239 322,967$153,484$6,342,7356

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