Bee Movie (2007)

Bee Movie poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $126,631,277Details
International Box Office $160,963,300Details
Worldwide Box Office $287,594,577
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $85,751,993 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $200,197 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $85,952,190
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Synopsis

Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,021,044 (30.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,928 opening theaters/3,984 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $198,275,214

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 2007 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 29th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 11th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild suggestive humor
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Food, Family Adventure, Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation, Columbus 81 Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 138 $11,813,502 Nov 23, 2007 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 152 $18,870,698 Nov 23, 2007 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 134 $15,780,020 Nov 23, 2007 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $21,009,449 Nov 23, 2007 24
Biggest 4th Friday 99 $4,788,998 Nov 23, 2007 22
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 34 $25,565,462 Nov 9, 2007 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $40,837,851 Nov 9, 2007 10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 80 $38,021,044 Nov 2, 2007 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 68 $38,021,044 Nov 2, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 2007 2 $38,021,044   3,928 $9,679   $38,021,044 1
Nov 9, 2007 1 $25,565,462 -33% 3,944 $6,482   $71,779,597 2
Nov 16, 2007 2 $14,008,444 -45% 3,984 $3,516   $93,570,695 3
Nov 23, 2007 5 $11,813,502 -16% 3,507 $3,369   $111,860,810 4
Nov 30, 2007 9 $4,444,798 -62% 3,150 $1,411   $117,616,494 5
Dec 7, 2007 11 $2,606,153 -41% 2,707 $963   $121,021,546 6
Dec 14, 2007 16 $760,196 -71% 1,609 $472   $122,355,577 7
Dec 21, 2007 18 $408,864 -46% 539 $759   $123,060,493 8
Dec 28, 2007 17 $637,798 +56% 475 $1,343   $124,214,368 9
Jan 4, 2008 21 $443,220 -31% 407 $1,089   $125,196,072 10
Jan 11, 2008 25 $300,799 -32% 338 $890   $125,595,476 11
Jan 18, 2008 29 $245,175 -18% 296 $828   $125,907,271 12
Jan 25, 2008 33 $200,101 -18% 265 $755   $126,233,269 13
Feb 1, 2008 38 $150,457 -25% 246 $612   $126,424,663 14
Feb 8, 2008 40 $139,690 -7% 206 $678   $126,597,121 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 2, 2007 2 $10,202,024     3,928 $2,597   $10,202,024 1
Nov 3, 2007 2 $16,947,052 +66%   3,928 $4,314   $27,149,076 2
Nov 4, 2007 1 $10,871,968 -36%   3,928 $2,768   $38,021,044 3
Nov 5, 2007 2 $1,983,558 -82%   3,928 $505   $40,004,602 4
Nov 6, 2007 2 $2,801,432 +41%   3,928 $713   $42,806,034 5
Nov 7, 2007 2 $1,556,823 -44%   3,928 $396   $44,362,857 6
Nov 8, 2007 2 $1,851,278 +19%   3,928 $471   $46,214,135 7
Nov 9, 2007 2 $6,241,368 +237% -39% 3,944 $1,582   $52,455,503 8
Nov 10, 2007 1 $11,305,924 +81% -33% 3,944 $2,867   $63,761,427 9
Nov 11, 2007 1 $8,018,170 -29% -26% 3,944 $2,033   $71,779,597 10
Nov 12, 2007 1 $5,002,586 -38% +152% 3,944 $1,268   $76,782,183 11
Nov 13, 2007 2 $977,924 -80% -65% 3,944 $248   $77,760,107 12
Nov 14, 2007 2 $868,246 -11% -44% 3,944 $220   $78,628,353 13
Nov 15, 2007 2 $933,898 +8% -50% 3,944 $237   $79,562,251 14
Nov 16, 2007 3 $3,365,904 +260% -46% 3,984 $845   $82,928,155 15
Nov 17, 2007 2 $6,586,651 +96% -42% 3,984 $1,653   $89,514,806 16
Nov 18, 2007 2 $4,055,889 -38% -49% 3,984 $1,018   $93,570,695 17
Nov 19, 2007 3 $1,100,416 -73% -78% 3,984 $276   $94,671,111 18
Nov 20, 2007 2 $1,409,679 +28% +44% 3,984 $354   $96,080,790 19
Nov 21, 2007 5 $2,166,373 +54% +150% 3,507 $618   $98,247,163 20
Nov 22, 2007 9 $1,800,145 -17% +93% 3,507 $513   $100,047,308 21
Nov 23, 2007 5 $4,788,998 +166% +42% 3,507 $1,366   $104,836,306 22
Nov 24, 2007 5 $4,536,964 -5% -31% 3,507 $1,294   $109,373,270 23
Nov 25, 2007 5 $2,487,540 -45% -39% 3,507 $709   $111,860,810 24
Nov 26, 2007 9 $411,233 -83% -63% 3,507 $117   $112,272,043 25
Nov 27, 2007 10 $308,348 -25% -78% 3,507 $88   $112,580,391 26
Nov 28, 2007 10 $296,577 -4% -86% 3,507 $85   $112,876,968 27
Nov 29, 2007 10 $294,728 -1% -84% 3,507 $84   $113,171,696 28
Nov 30, 2007 11 $1,124,063 +281% -77% 3,150 $357   $114,295,759 29
Dec 1, 2007 7 $2,084,885 +85% -54% 3,150 $662   $116,380,644 30
Dec 2, 2007 7 $1,235,850 -41% -50% 3,150 $392   $117,616,494 31
Dec 3, 2007 11 $201,687 -84% -51% 3,150 $64   $117,818,181 32
Dec 4, 2007 11 $200,285 -1% -35% 3,150 $64   $118,018,466 33
Dec 5, 2007 11 $194,108 -3% -35% 3,150 $62   $118,212,574 34
Dec 6, 2007 11 $202,819 +4% -31% 3,150 $64   $118,415,393 35
Dec 7, 2007 12 $613,515 +202% -45% 2,707 $227   $119,028,908 36
Dec 8, 2007 10 $1,239,996 +102% -41% 2,707 $458   $120,268,904 37
Dec 9, 2007 10 $752,642 -39% -39% 2,707 $278   $121,021,546 38
Dec 10, 2007 12 $136,385 -82% -32% 2,707 $50   $121,157,931 39
Dec 11, 2007 12 $151,921 +11% -24% 2,707 $56   $121,309,852 40
Dec 12, 2007 - $144,466 -5% -26% 2,707 $53   $121,454,318 41
Dec 13, 2007 - $141,063 -2% -30% 2,707 $52   $121,595,381 42
Dec 14, 2007 - $183,001 +30% -70% 1,609 $114   $121,778,382 43
Dec 15, 2007 - $348,566 +90% -72% 1,609 $217   $122,126,948 44
Dec 16, 2007 - $228,629 -34% -70% 1,609 $142   $122,355,577 45
Dec 17, 2007 - $66,038 -71% -52% 1,609 $41   $122,421,615 46
Dec 18, 2007 - $64,444 -2% -58% 1,609 $40   $122,486,059 47
Dec 19, 2007 - $73,117 +13% -49% 1,609 $45   $122,559,176 48
Dec 20, 2007 - $92,453 +26% -34% 1,609 $57   $122,651,629 49
Dec 21, 2007 - $107,192 +16% -41% 539 $199   $122,758,821 50
Dec 22, 2007 - $159,467 +49% -54% 539 $296   $122,918,288 51
Dec 23, 2007 - $142,205 -11% -38% 539 $264   $123,060,493 52
Dec 24, 2007 - $78,121 -45% +18% 539 $145   $123,138,614 53
Dec 25, 2007 - $80,964 +4% +26% 539 $150   $123,219,578 54
Dec 26, 2007 - $160,003 +98% +119% 539 $297   $123,379,581 55
Dec 27, 2007 - $196,989 +23% +113% 539 $365   $123,576,570 56
Dec 28, 2007 - $211,523 +7% +97% 475 $445   $123,788,093 57
Dec 29, 2007 - $240,751 +14% +51% 475 $507   $124,028,844 58
Dec 30, 2007 - $185,524 -23% +30% 475 $391   $124,214,368 59
Dec 31, 2007 - $136,122 -27% +74% 475 $287   $124,350,490 60
Jan 1, 2008 - $167,852 +23% +107% 475 $353   $124,518,342 61
Jan 2, 2008 - $120,146 -28% -25% 475 $253   $124,638,488 62
Jan 3, 2008 - $114,364 -5% -42% 475 $241   $124,752,852 63
Jan 4, 2008 - $134,719 +18% -36% 407 $331   $124,887,571 64
Jan 5, 2008 - $190,221 +41% -21% 407 $467   $125,077,792 65
Jan 6, 2008 - $118,280 -38% -36% 407 $291   $125,196,072 66
Jan 7, 2008 - $27,880 -76% -80% 407 $69   $125,223,952 67
Jan 8, 2008 - $25,157 -10% -85% 407 $62   $125,249,109 68
Jan 9, 2008 - $21,836 -13% -82% 407 $54   $125,270,945 69
Jan 10, 2008 - $23,732 +9% -79% 407 $58   $125,294,677 70
Jan 11, 2008 - $71,754 +202% -47% 338 $212   $125,366,431 71
Jan 12, 2008 - $144,332 +101% -24% 338 $427   $125,510,763 72
Jan 13, 2008 - $84,713 -41% -28% 338 $251   $125,595,476 73
Jan 14, 2008 - $15,840 -81% -43% 338 $47   $125,611,316 74
Jan 15, 2008 - $17,140 +8% -32% 338 $51   $125,628,456 75
Jan 16, 2008 - $15,206 -11% -30% 338 $45   $125,643,662 76
Jan 17, 2008 - $18,434 +21% -22% 338 $55   $125,662,096 77
Jan 18, 2008 - $57,037 +209% -21% 296 $193   $125,719,133 78
Jan 19, 2008 - $111,589 +96% -23% 296 $377   $125,830,722 79
Jan 20, 2008 - $76,549 -31% -10% 296 $259   $125,907,271 80
Jan 21, 2008 26 $86,087 +12% +443% 296 $291   $125,993,358 81
Jan 22, 2008 - $14,907 -83% -13% 296 $50   $126,008,265 82
Jan 23, 2008 - $11,683 -22% -23% 296 $39   $126,019,948 83
Jan 24, 2008 - $13,220 +13% -28% 296 $45   $126,033,168 84
Jan 25, 2008 - $42,360 +220% -26% 265 $160   $126,075,528 85
Jan 26, 2008 - $95,964 +127% -14% 265 $362   $126,171,492 86
Jan 27, 2008 - $61,777 -36% -19% 265 $233   $126,233,269 87
Jan 28, 2008 - $11,038 -82% -87% 265 $42   $126,244,307 88
Jan 29, 2008 - $9,518 -14% -36% 265 $36   $126,253,825 89
Jan 30, 2008 - $10,842 +14% -7% 265 $41   $126,264,667 90
Jan 31, 2008 - $9,539 -12% -28% 265 $36   $126,274,206 91
Feb 1, 2008 - $36,047 +278% -15% 246 $147   $126,310,253 92
Feb 2, 2008 - $78,879 +119% -18% 246 $321   $126,389,132 93
Feb 3, 2008 - $35,531 -55% -42% 246 $144   $126,424,663 94
Feb 4, 2008 - $7,763 -78% -30% 246 $32   $126,432,426 95
Feb 5, 2008 - $8,336 +7% -12% 246 $34   $126,440,762 96
Feb 6, 2008 - $7,384 -11% -32% 246 $30   $126,448,146 97
Feb 7, 2008 - $9,285 +26% -3% 246 $38   $126,457,431 98
Feb 8, 2008 - $28,316 +205% -21% 206 $137   $126,485,747 99
Feb 9, 2008 - $68,487 +142% -13% 206 $332   $126,554,234 100
Feb 10, 2008 - $42,887 -37% +21% 206 $208   $126,597,121 101
Feb 11, 2008 - $8,418 -80% +8% 206 $41   $126,605,539 102
Feb 12, 2008 - $6,695 -20% -20% 206 $33   $126,612,234 103
Feb 13, 2008 - $5,987 -11% -19% 206 $29   $126,618,221 104
Feb 14, 2008 - $13,056 +118% +41% 206 $63   $126,631,277 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 2007 2 $46,214,135   3,928 $11,765   $46,214,135 1
Nov 9, 2007 1 $33,348,116 -28% 3,944 $8,455   $79,562,251 2
Nov 16, 2007 2 $20,485,057 -39% 3,984 $5,142   $100,047,308 3
Nov 23, 2007 5 $13,124,388 -36% 3,507 $3,742   $113,171,696 4
Nov 30, 2007 11 $5,243,697 -60% 3,150 $1,665   $118,415,393 5
Dec 7, 2007 12 $3,179,988 -39% 2,707 $1,175   $121,595,381 6
Dec 14, 2007 16 $1,056,248 -67% 1,609 $656   $122,651,629 7
Dec 21, 2007 20 $924,941 -12% 539 $1,716   $123,576,570 8
Dec 28, 2007 17 $1,176,282 +27% 475 $2,476   $124,752,852 9
Jan 4, 2008 21 $541,825 -54% 407 $1,331   $125,294,677 10
Jan 11, 2008 25 $367,419 -32% 338 $1,087   $125,662,096 11
Jan 18, 2008 30 $371,072 +1% 296 $1,254   $126,033,168 12
Jan 25, 2008 36 $241,038 -35% 265 $910   $126,274,206 13
Feb 1, 2008 40 $183,225 -24% 246 $745   $126,457,431 14
Feb 8, 2008 45 $173,846 -5% 206 $844   $126,631,277 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/29/2007 $644,973 218 363 1,623 $10,134,241 1/10/2017
 
Rest of World $150,829,059
 
International Total$160,963,300 1/10/2017

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
Mar 16, 200811,779,653 1,779,653$29,204,106$29,204,1061
Mar 23, 200831,222,970-31% 3,002,623$19,738,736$48,942,8422
Mar 30, 20084257,726-79% 3,260,349$3,911,456$52,854,2983
Apr 6, 20085178,826-31% 3,439,175$2,784,321$55,638,6194
Apr 13, 20081095,268-47% 3,534,443$1,489,039$57,127,6585
Apr 20, 20081396,050+1% 3,630,493$1,498,380$58,626,0386
Apr 27, 20081479,555-17% 3,710,048$1,210,724$59,836,7627
May 4, 20081267,608-15% 3,777,656$1,130,406$60,967,1688
May 11, 20081756,838-16% 3,834,494$861,857$61,829,0259
May 18, 20082150,389-11% 3,884,883$1,010,803$62,839,82810
May 25, 20082442,594-15% 3,927,477$854,436$63,694,26411
Jun 1, 20082832,457-24% 3,959,934$654,242$64,348,50612
Jun 8, 20083031,092-4% 3,991,026$630,583$64,979,08913
Jul 13, 20082931,263 4,133,125$640,119$67,864,94218
Oct 26, 20082524,211 4,366,836$387,134$72,031,05033
Nov 2, 20082824,462+1% 4,391,298$390,665$72,421,71534
Nov 9, 20082725,010+2% 4,416,308$401,501$72,823,21635
Nov 30, 200819226,428 4,671,830$1,627,927$74,846,81438
Apr 12, 200919214,912 4,941,295$1,777,559$77,439,47657
Aug 9, 20091558,035 5,009,205$927,980$78,519,12874
Oct 10, 20101946,279 5,137,616$450,336$80,098,671135

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Leading Cast

Jerry Seinfeld Barry Bee Benson
Renée Zellweger Vanessa Blume

Supporting Cast

Matthew Broderick Adam Flayman
Patrick Warburton Ken
John Goodman Layton T. Montgomery
Chris Rock Mooseblood the Mosquito
Kathy Bates Janet Benson
Megan Mullally Trudy, Honex Tour Guide
Barry Levinson Martin Benson
Larry Miller Buzzwell
Rip Torn Lou Lo Duca

Uncategorized

Jim Cummings Title Narrator/ Graduation Announcer
Sting Himself
Conrad Vernon Freddy the Worm
Michael Richards Bud Ditchwater the Squirrel
Larry King Bee Larry King
Ray Liotta Himself
Eddie Izzard Bee Army General
Oprah Winfrey Judge Bumbleden
Tress MacNeille Jeanette Chung / Mother / Cow

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Hickner Director
Jerry Seinfeld Screenwriter
Spike Feresten Screenwriter
Barry Marder Screenwriter
Andy Robin Screenwriter
Chuck Martin Screenwriter
Tom Papa Screenwriter
Jerry Seinfeld Producer
Christina Steinberg Producer
Mark Swift Co-Producer
Nick Fletcher Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams Composer
Hans Zimmer Executive Music Producer
Alex McDowell Production Designer
Christophe Lautrette Art Director
Christophe Lautrette Character Designer
Doug Cooper Visual Effects Supervisor
David Pimentel Head of Story
Fabio Lignini Head of character animation.
Nol L. Meyer Head of Layout
Andy Nelson Sound Mixer
Anna Behlmer Sound Mixer
Will Files Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Silvers Supervising Sound Editor
Cameron Stevning Associate Producer
Leslee Feldman Casting Director

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January 4th, 2008

I Am Legend maintained first place with $43.94 million on 3176 screens in 24 markets for a total of $117.91 million during its run. Its best opening this week came in the U.K. where it pulled in $13.01 million on 440 screens over the weekend and $21.84 million since Boxing Day. At this pace, even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would be able to reach $200 million internationally. And with debuts in Germany, Italy, Australia, and other major markets left to go, it should hit $300 million internationally and more than $500 million worldwide. More...

International Top Ten - Records Set as Compass Continues to Lead

December 19th, 2007

With two weeks to go, the international box office set a record bringing in $8.6 billion in total ticket sales. Additionally, all six major studios crossed the $1 billion mark during the same year, which is a first. On the other hand, the celebration is tempered by the fact that the American dollar hit record lows against the Euro this year, and was at decade old lows against the Pound, and other international currencies, which helped to artificially inflate the box office numbers. More...

Award Season - Globes Spread the Love Around

December 13th, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, but there were no truly dominate films out of the 14 theatrical categories. More...

International Top Five - Compass Finishes North of the Competition

December 12th, 2007

Like it did domestically, His Dark Material: The Golden Compass debuted in first place on the international charts. However, unlike its performance domestically, its international haul was a hefty $44.31 million on 5263 screens in 27 markets for a total of $50.96 million including midweek numbers. In the U.K. the film opened first with $11.63 million on 507 screens over the weekend and $14.79 million in total, but that is significantly lower than Sunday's estimates. In France the film also took first place with $6.00 million on 776 screens, and in Spain with $5.17 million on 505 screens over the weekend and $8.07 million in total. The number one debuts continued in Germany at $4.80 million on 836 screens and in Russia with $3.68 million on 521. The Golden Compass's release schedule is certainly front loaded, but it still has openings in Italy next week, South Korea the week after, and Australia on Boxing Day, as well as Japan in March, and should earn between $200 million and $300 million internationally. Depending on how well it does on the home market in these markets, it could show a profit, but becoming a franchise is unlikely at this point. More...

International Details - Bee Movie is Buzzing Internationally

December 9th, 2007

Bee Movie returned to the charts in sixth place with $6.71 million on 1288 screens in 11 markets for an early international total of $19.43 million after a month of release. This includes a pair of first place debuts in Spain and Mexico. In the former it earned $2.81 million on 421 screens while in the latter is earned $2.60 million on 389 screens. While Spain is the larger marker, I thought the family friendly nature of Mexico would give it the edge. Even so, there are great openings for the film. More...

Asleep at the Wheel

November 29th, 2007

The weekend after Thanksgiving is the only slow weekend during the entire Holiday Season. So it comes as no surprise that only one movie is opening wide, but it is a bit surprising that the weekend is a weak as it is. More...

The More the Merrier

November 27th, 2007

Thanksgiving provided plenty of reasons for studios to give thanks, especially since every single film managed to earn enough to be called a hit in one form or other. Even the weakest releases of the week did well compared to their modest costs. Overall, the box office brought in $162 million over three days, which is 55% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is virtually identical to the same weekend last year. Over five days, movies earned an estimated $229 million, which is up just shy of 2% from last year. This is great news after a Fall that most would like to forget, but the growth is still lower than ticket price inflation, meaning actual attendance was down. More...

International Details - Elizabeth a Little More Golden Overseas

November 25th, 2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age nearly reached the top five with $5.79 million on 1579 screens in 12 markets for a total of $21.80 million. This includes a first place, $1.89 million opening on 470 screens in Russia, while the film added $933,000 on 394 screens in the U.K. for a total of $8.40 million so far. More...

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Food, Family, and Films

November 21st, 2007

The five-day Thanksgiving long weekend officially starts tonight, as does the lucrative holiday weekend. From now until the New Year, there we should see hit after hit released, as well as a number of Oscar contenders. With the box office slowing down, this couldn't come at a better time. More...

Beowulf Adds a New Dimension to the Weekend Box Office

November 20th, 2007

It was another tough week at the box office. No film missed Thursday's prediction by a significant margin, but there was an overall weakness. This pushed the box office to $104 million, down 8% from last weekend. More importantly it was down 28% from the same weekend last year. It is getting close to the time to panic. Granted, this year is safe but there's little evidence that this slowdown at the box office, which has lasted almost the entire fall, is going to end now that the Holidays have started. The only good news is that last Thanksgiving was a terrible weekend for new releases. More...

International Details - Stardust still Ascending

November 18th, 2007

Stardust fell out of the top five, but still added $5.80 million on 2327 screens in 48 markets lifting its running tally to $83.50 million. Its best market remained the U.K. where it climbed a spot to second place with $2.66 million on 459 screens for a total of $23.59 million. The film has no major openings left, but $100 million internationally is still within reach. More...

Will Mr. Magorium Be Wonderful or Will Beowulf Slay the Competition?

November 15th, 2007

It's looking like 2007 is going to end on a really soft note. Since mid-September, only one weekend has been above the same weekend last year, and there's almost no chance that things will turn around this weekend. This time last year, we had two $40 million openers. This weekend, we might not have a single film top $30 million. More...

Claus is Box Office Coal

November 12th, 2007

There was little to cheer over the weekend, as all four of the new releases missed expectations, some by substantial margins. This left the overall box office struggling with $113 million over the weekend, down 16% from last weekend and 11% from the same weekend last year. This means the streak of year-to-year growth ends at one. On the other hand, had the four wide releases mere met expectations, the overall box office would have been within a rounding error of last year. More...

International Details - Surf's Time is Not Up

November 11th, 2007

Surf's Up grew by 77% in France adding $3.44 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.36 million in total. This growth was due to the Toussaint holiday while it was enough to lift the film's weekend box office to $5.84 million on 1996 screens in 32 markets for a total of $72.34 million. The film has yet to open in Scandinavia as well as Japan and should hit $100 million internationally before it is done, which is significantly more than the $58.87 million it earned domestically, but not enough to show a profit just yet. More...

Will Santa Bring a Gift to Theater Owners?

November 8th, 2007

With the streak of year-to-year declines finally over, the winter holiday season is looking to start earning back some of the loses from October. The good news is, this weekend there are three films that should top $20 million at the box office compared to just one that did last year. Bad news, that one film was Borat, which earned more than $28 million and there's a chance no film will replicate that performance this time around. More...

Contest - To Your Health! - Winning Announcement

November 7th, 2007

The winners of our To Your Health! contest were determined and they are... More...

Gangsters are Busy Bees at the Box Office

November 5th, 2007

November got the box office back on track as a record-breaking opening for Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe, (and for that matter, Jerry Seinfeld), helped the overall box office earn $134 million over the weekend. That's 33% higher than the last weekend, but more importantly, it was 4% more than the same weekend last year. That growth doesn't even keep up with the growth in ticket prices, (although it is extremely close), however, it does stop the six-week slid we've been experiencing and hopefully this will mean bigger business over the holidays. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 2, 2007

November 3rd, 2007

Just like at the box office, we have two movie sites in a close battle it out for first place. But in this case it is Bee Movie - Official Site that takes the top prize while the movie will likely have to settle for second place at the box office. More...

First Weekend in November is Buzzing

November 1st, 2007

Thankfully October is done, but it did a lot of damage in four weeks. However, the damage has been done and the fall box office is down just under 1% from last year while ticket sales are down more than 5%. However, this weekend we have two potential $100 million movies and both should be significantly stronger than last year's surprise champ, Borat. More...

2007 Preview: November

November 1st, 2007

After a horrible October, we finally get to November and the start of the holiday season. Just like the summer season doesn't officially begin until Memorial Day, the winter holiday season doesn't officially begin until the Thanksgiving long weekend. However, studios are trying to stretch the lucrative box office season as long as possible and the holiday-like releases start during the first weekend of the month. This means practically every weekend this month, there's at least one potential $100 million movie. There are also a few that might be Oscar contenders, although not as many as I had expected. In fact, so far Award Season has been particularly slow, but at least this means there should be more buzz surrounding the upcoming films as the race is wide open. More...

Contest - To Your Health!

October 26th, 2007

It's the first box office prediction contest for November and there's a bit of a toss up for the number one film. While American Gangster has a shot at first place, Bee Movie is this week's target film. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for Bee Movie. 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 the Sicko on DVD, (which doesn't hit stores till November 6th). Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of The Other Conquest on DVD. In addition, both above winners and one additional one chosen arbitrarily will also win a poster from Music Within signed by five members of the main cast and the director. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - October 18, 2007

October 18th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Miracle at St. Ana's, Star Trek XI, Wolverine, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2007

October 6th, 2007

We are starting to get full websites for some of the massive holiday season releases, which should mean there will be at least one award worthy website on each week's list. As for this week, there were a few that have potential assuming the sections marked coming soon live up to the rest of the site. But just one site, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - Official Site, that was worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 23 - September 29, 2007

September 29th, 2007

Another slow week, but at least we have a clear contender for the Weekly Website Award. That site is The Kingdom - Official Site, which combines all the usual features with a good mix of extras as well as enough sound and animation to keep surfers interested. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22, 2007

September 22nd, 2007

Not a long list this week, but at least we had a clear winner for the Weekly Website Award, Resident Evil: Extinction - Official Site. IN the coming weeks we should see some big sites launch as award season starts to heat up. More...

Cast Updates - September 20, 2007

September 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Superhero!, The Women, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21, 2007

July 21st, 2007

Big list in terms of numbers, not so much in terms of quality. In fact, the best film in terms of updates this week was The Simpsons Movie - Official Site, which has already won the Weekly Website Award. Because of that, there are no new winners this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26, 2007

May 26th, 2007

Another slow week. If this keeps up I'm going to have to rethink my methodology. Not only were there not as many sites as I would like, there were none that really stood out as award-worthy. The best was Stardust - Official Site, but here I will wait for more of the content to be added before I make a final decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16, 2007

February 17th, 2007

While the big summer blockbusters are sill M.I.A., there are plenty of other films to pick up the slack. This includes this week's winner, Bridge to Terabithia - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 28 - November 3, 2006

November 3rd, 2006

Slow week for websites with only one real contender for the weekly website award, (not counting those sites that have already won). Fortunately, that site, Flushed Away - Official Site, truly deserved to win. More...

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,021,044 (30.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$150,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,928 opening theaters/3,984 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $198,275,214

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 2007 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 29th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 11th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild suggestive humor
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ratatouille
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Food, Family Adventure, Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation, Columbus 81 Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 138 $11,813,502 Nov 23, 2007 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 152 $18,870,698 Nov 23, 2007 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 134 $15,780,020 Nov 23, 2007 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $21,009,449 Nov 23, 2007 24
Biggest 4th Friday 99 $4,788,998 Nov 23, 2007 22
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 34 $25,565,462 Nov 9, 2007 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $40,837,851 Nov 9, 2007 10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 80 $38,021,044 Nov 2, 2007 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 68 $38,021,044 Nov 2, 2007 3

Leading Cast

Jerry Seinfeld Barry Bee Benson
Renée Zellweger Vanessa Blume

Supporting Cast

Matthew Broderick Adam Flayman
Patrick Warburton Ken
John Goodman Layton T. Montgomery
Chris Rock Mooseblood the Mosquito
Kathy Bates Janet Benson
Megan Mullally Trudy, Honex Tour Guide
Barry Levinson Martin Benson
Larry Miller Buzzwell
Rip Torn Lou Lo Duca

Uncategorized

Jim Cummings Title Narrator/ Graduation Announcer
Sting Himself
Conrad Vernon Freddy the Worm
Michael Richards Bud Ditchwater the Squirrel
Larry King Bee Larry King
Ray Liotta Himself
Eddie Izzard Bee Army General
Oprah Winfrey Judge Bumbleden
Tress MacNeille Jeanette Chung / Mother / Cow

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Hickner Director
Jerry Seinfeld Screenwriter
Spike Feresten Screenwriter
Barry Marder Screenwriter
Andy Robin Screenwriter
Chuck Martin Screenwriter
Tom Papa Screenwriter
Jerry Seinfeld Producer
Christina Steinberg Producer
Mark Swift Co-Producer
Nick Fletcher Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams Composer
Hans Zimmer Executive Music Producer
Alex McDowell Production Designer
Christophe Lautrette Art Director
Christophe Lautrette Character Designer
Doug Cooper Visual Effects Supervisor
David Pimentel Head of Story
Fabio Lignini Head of character animation.
Nol L. Meyer Head of Layout
Andy Nelson Sound Mixer
Anna Behlmer Sound Mixer
Will Files Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Silvers Supervising Sound Editor
Cameron Stevning Associate Producer
Leslee Feldman Casting Director

DVD Releases for June 3, 2008

June 3rd, 2008

This was a bad week for big movies, with not a single first run release is even worth rating a solid purchase, never mind being a contender for DVD Pick of the Week. There were a few other contenders for the title, including Dirty Harry Collection on DVD or Blu-ray. However, I found it impossible to decide which format was the better deal. Had the Blu-ray provided anything more than High Definition, or been a more reasonable price compared to the DVD, it would have been an easier choice. One of them is the DVD Pick of the Week, I just don't know which one. On a side note, there is an immense flood of Blu-ray releases, including a few I thought were coming out previously. More...

DVD Releases for May 20, 2008

May 20th, 2008

This week's list is dominated by Blu-ray releases. This is not surprising as this is the first week Paramount has released Blu-ray discs after dropping the format last August for an exclusive HD DVD commitment. However, it is another Blu-ray release that caught my eye: the National Treasure Blu-ray Two-Pack. This is the best format has to offer this week, but it is not the best movie coming out. If you want the DVD Pick of the Week, you have to grab Night of the Living Dead Buy from Amazon. More...

DVD Sales - Alvin is a Killer Release

April 14th, 2008

Only three new releases charted this week, but this includes the two top-selling DVDs. Leading the way was Alvin and the Chipmunks with an impressive 3.15 million units for opening week sales of $51.96 million. The movie is already in the top five for 2008. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases are Lost in a Fog

April 7th, 2008

New releases didn't have a major impact on the DVD sales chart this week and that helped I Am Legend remain in top spot with 803,000 units sold for revenue of $15.32 million for the week. Its total sales have reached $81.71 million from 4.36 million units making it the best-selling DVD of the year so far. More...

DVD Rentals - Building on a Legend

April 7th, 2008

There were only two new releases to chart this week while I Am Legend repeated on top with $9.08 million in rentals for the week and $20.08 million in total. More...

DVD Sales - Enchanted has Legendary Opening

March 31st, 2008

New releases had an impressive one-two punch on the DVD sales chart with I Am Legend leading the way over second place Enchanted by 3.56 million to 2.82 million in terms of units and $66.39 million to $44.69 million in terms of dollars. They are not only the top two for the week, they are the top two openings of 2008 so far, and catapult both movies into the top four for the year to date. More...

DVD Rentals - Legend for Hire

March 31st, 2008

Half a dozen new releases charted this week, including I Am Legend, which generated $10.99 million in rentals. More...

DVD Sales - Bee Earns an A on Sales Chart

March 23rd, 2008

There were eight new releases to chart this week, including seven of the top eight spots. Needless to say, we had a new sales champion with Bee Movie leading the way with 1.41 million units sold for total revenue of $23.09 million. That isn't the best start of the year, but it is close. In fact, the film is already the ninth best-selling DVD of 2008 More...

DVD Rentals - No Rental Better than Old Men

March 23rd, 2008

New releases took the top four spots on the rental chart this week including No Country for Old Men, which earned first place with $10.20 million during its opening week. More...

DVD Releases for March 18, 2008

March 18th, 2008

The movie business is cyclical with peaks (summer season and the winter holidays), as well as lulls (September and January). This translates into the peaks and lulls in the home market as well, just three to four months later. We are finally coming out of the latest home market quiet period and the biggest hit of the Christmas Holidays is hitting the home market. However it is not the DVD Pick of the Week. That honor goes to Enchanted, which is worth picking up on DVD but is a must-have on Blu-ray. More...

DVD Releases for March 11, 2008

March 11th, 2008

A rather slow week for new releases, which is good because three DVDs arrived late last week and I was able to get caught up on spotlight reviews. (Actually, I'm not completely caught up as at least one failed to show up in time for this week.) As for the DVD Pick of the Week, the obvious choice would seem to be No Country for Old Men, but the lackluster DVD just screams double-dip and in the end I went with Stargate - Ark of Truth - Buy from Amazon instead. More...

International Details - That's Amore!

February 4th, 2008

The Italian movie, Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore, opened in first place in Italy with $7.55 million on 491 screens, which was more than double its nearest competition. More...

International Details - International Treasure

January 27th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets fell from second to sixth, but it was relatively close with $8.37 million on 3883 screens in 36 markets for a total of $143.30 million. Even if the film had no more markets left to open in, it would reach $150 million and beyond. However, it has yet to open in Germany, the U.K., and France and should top its domestic total before it is done. More...

International Details - Some Enchanted Weekend

January 20th, 2008

Enchanted fell out of the top five but still had a very impressive weekend box office adding $8.12 million on 4348 screens in 43 markets for a total of $151.50 million. This includes a fifth place opening in South Korea where the film earned $1.08 million on 322 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total. Meanwhile it also earned fifth place in the U.K. with $1.59 million on 472 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.46 million after a month of release. Its chances at $200 million internationally depend heavily on its run in Japan staring mid-March, but $300 million worldwide is all but assured now. More...

Awards Season - Guilds Get into the Act

January 15th, 2008

The final three guilds handed out their nominations over the past week and while most deal with television, there are a handful of theatrical nominations for each of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America. More...

International Details - Bee Strong Overseas

January 13th, 2008

Bee Movie slipped to sixth place this weekend with $14.34 million on 4820 screens in 49 markets for a total of $131.97 million. This includes a first place opening in South Korea where it earned $1.96 million on 334 screens over the weekend and $2.30 million in total, but this is not a particularly strong start. More...

International Top Five - Ending the Year with Milestones

January 4th, 2008

I Am Legend maintained first place with $43.94 million on 3176 screens in 24 markets for a total of $117.91 million during its run. Its best opening this week came in the U.K. where it pulled in $13.01 million on 440 screens over the weekend and $21.84 million since Boxing Day. At this pace, even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would be able to reach $200 million internationally. And with debuts in Germany, Italy, Australia, and other major markets left to go, it should hit $300 million internationally and more than $500 million worldwide. More...

International Top Ten - Records Set as Compass Continues to Lead

December 19th, 2007

With two weeks to go, the international box office set a record bringing in $8.6 billion in total ticket sales. Additionally, all six major studios crossed the $1 billion mark during the same year, which is a first. On the other hand, the celebration is tempered by the fact that the American dollar hit record lows against the Euro this year, and was at decade old lows against the Pound, and other international currencies, which helped to artificially inflate the box office numbers. More...

Award Season - Globes Spread the Love Around

December 13th, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, but there were no truly dominate films out of the 14 theatrical categories. More...

International Top Five - Compass Finishes North of the Competition

December 12th, 2007

Like it did domestically, His Dark Material: The Golden Compass debuted in first place on the international charts. However, unlike its performance domestically, its international haul was a hefty $44.31 million on 5263 screens in 27 markets for a total of $50.96 million including midweek numbers. In the U.K. the film opened first with $11.63 million on 507 screens over the weekend and $14.79 million in total, but that is significantly lower than Sunday's estimates. In France the film also took first place with $6.00 million on 776 screens, and in Spain with $5.17 million on 505 screens over the weekend and $8.07 million in total. The number one debuts continued in Germany at $4.80 million on 836 screens and in Russia with $3.68 million on 521. The Golden Compass's release schedule is certainly front loaded, but it still has openings in Italy next week, South Korea the week after, and Australia on Boxing Day, as well as Japan in March, and should earn between $200 million and $300 million internationally. Depending on how well it does on the home market in these markets, it could show a profit, but becoming a franchise is unlikely at this point. More...

International Details - Bee Movie is Buzzing Internationally

December 9th, 2007

Bee Movie returned to the charts in sixth place with $6.71 million on 1288 screens in 11 markets for an early international total of $19.43 million after a month of release. This includes a pair of first place debuts in Spain and Mexico. In the former it earned $2.81 million on 421 screens while in the latter is earned $2.60 million on 389 screens. While Spain is the larger marker, I thought the family friendly nature of Mexico would give it the edge. Even so, there are great openings for the film. More...

Asleep at the Wheel

November 29th, 2007

The weekend after Thanksgiving is the only slow weekend during the entire Holiday Season. So it comes as no surprise that only one movie is opening wide, but it is a bit surprising that the weekend is a weak as it is. More...

The More the Merrier

November 27th, 2007

Thanksgiving provided plenty of reasons for studios to give thanks, especially since every single film managed to earn enough to be called a hit in one form or other. Even the weakest releases of the week did well compared to their modest costs. Overall, the box office brought in $162 million over three days, which is 55% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is virtually identical to the same weekend last year. Over five days, movies earned an estimated $229 million, which is up just shy of 2% from last year. This is great news after a Fall that most would like to forget, but the growth is still lower than ticket price inflation, meaning actual attendance was down. More...

International Details - Elizabeth a Little More Golden Overseas

November 25th, 2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age nearly reached the top five with $5.79 million on 1579 screens in 12 markets for a total of $21.80 million. This includes a first place, $1.89 million opening on 470 screens in Russia, while the film added $933,000 on 394 screens in the U.K. for a total of $8.40 million so far. More...

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Food, Family, and Films

November 21st, 2007

The five-day Thanksgiving long weekend officially starts tonight, as does the lucrative holiday weekend. From now until the New Year, there we should see hit after hit released, as well as a number of Oscar contenders. With the box office slowing down, this couldn't come at a better time. More...

Beowulf Adds a New Dimension to the Weekend Box Office

November 20th, 2007

It was another tough week at the box office. No film missed Thursday's prediction by a significant margin, but there was an overall weakness. This pushed the box office to $104 million, down 8% from last weekend. More importantly it was down 28% from the same weekend last year. It is getting close to the time to panic. Granted, this year is safe but there's little evidence that this slowdown at the box office, which has lasted almost the entire fall, is going to end now that the Holidays have started. The only good news is that last Thanksgiving was a terrible weekend for new releases. More...

International Details - Stardust still Ascending

November 18th, 2007

Stardust fell out of the top five, but still added $5.80 million on 2327 screens in 48 markets lifting its running tally to $83.50 million. Its best market remained the U.K. where it climbed a spot to second place with $2.66 million on 459 screens for a total of $23.59 million. The film has no major openings left, but $100 million internationally is still within reach. More...

Will Mr. Magorium Be Wonderful or Will Beowulf Slay the Competition?

November 15th, 2007

It's looking like 2007 is going to end on a really soft note. Since mid-September, only one weekend has been above the same weekend last year, and there's almost no chance that things will turn around this weekend. This time last year, we had two $40 million openers. This weekend, we might not have a single film top $30 million. More...

Claus is Box Office Coal

November 12th, 2007

There was little to cheer over the weekend, as all four of the new releases missed expectations, some by substantial margins. This left the overall box office struggling with $113 million over the weekend, down 16% from last weekend and 11% from the same weekend last year. This means the streak of year-to-year growth ends at one. On the other hand, had the four wide releases mere met expectations, the overall box office would have been within a rounding error of last year. More...

International Details - Surf's Time is Not Up

November 11th, 2007

Surf's Up grew by 77% in France adding $3.44 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.36 million in total. This growth was due to the Toussaint holiday while it was enough to lift the film's weekend box office to $5.84 million on 1996 screens in 32 markets for a total of $72.34 million. The film has yet to open in Scandinavia as well as Japan and should hit $100 million internationally before it is done, which is significantly more than the $58.87 million it earned domestically, but not enough to show a profit just yet. More...

Will Santa Bring a Gift to Theater Owners?

November 8th, 2007

With the streak of year-to-year declines finally over, the winter holiday season is looking to start earning back some of the loses from October. The good news is, this weekend there are three films that should top $20 million at the box office compared to just one that did last year. Bad news, that one film was Borat, which earned more than $28 million and there's a chance no film will replicate that performance this time around. More...

Contest - To Your Health! - Winning Announcement

November 7th, 2007

The winners of our To Your Health! contest were determined and they are... More...

Gangsters are Busy Bees at the Box Office

November 5th, 2007

November got the box office back on track as a record-breaking opening for Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe, (and for that matter, Jerry Seinfeld), helped the overall box office earn $134 million over the weekend. That's 33% higher than the last weekend, but more importantly, it was 4% more than the same weekend last year. That growth doesn't even keep up with the growth in ticket prices, (although it is extremely close), however, it does stop the six-week slid we've been experiencing and hopefully this will mean bigger business over the holidays. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 2, 2007

November 3rd, 2007

Just like at the box office, we have two movie sites in a close battle it out for first place. But in this case it is Bee Movie - Official Site that takes the top prize while the movie will likely have to settle for second place at the box office. More...

First Weekend in November is Buzzing

November 1st, 2007

Thankfully October is done, but it did a lot of damage in four weeks. However, the damage has been done and the fall box office is down just under 1% from last year while ticket sales are down more than 5%. However, this weekend we have two potential $100 million movies and both should be significantly stronger than last year's surprise champ, Borat. More...

2007 Preview: November

November 1st, 2007

After a horrible October, we finally get to November and the start of the holiday season. Just like the summer season doesn't officially begin until Memorial Day, the winter holiday season doesn't officially begin until the Thanksgiving long weekend. However, studios are trying to stretch the lucrative box office season as long as possible and the holiday-like releases start during the first weekend of the month. This means practically every weekend this month, there's at least one potential $100 million movie. There are also a few that might be Oscar contenders, although not as many as I had expected. In fact, so far Award Season has been particularly slow, but at least this means there should be more buzz surrounding the upcoming films as the race is wide open. More...

Contest - To Your Health!

October 26th, 2007

It's the first box office prediction contest for November and there's a bit of a toss up for the number one film. While American Gangster has a shot at first place, Bee Movie is this week's target film. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for Bee Movie. 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 the Sicko on DVD, (which doesn't hit stores till November 6th). Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of The Other Conquest on DVD. In addition, both above winners and one additional one chosen arbitrarily will also win a poster from Music Within signed by five members of the main cast and the director. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Cast Updates - October 18, 2007

October 18th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Miracle at St. Ana's, Star Trek XI, Wolverine, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2007

October 6th, 2007

We are starting to get full websites for some of the massive holiday season releases, which should mean there will be at least one award worthy website on each week's list. As for this week, there were a few that have potential assuming the sections marked coming soon live up to the rest of the site. But just one site, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - Official Site, that was worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 23 - September 29, 2007

September 29th, 2007

Another slow week, but at least we have a clear contender for the Weekly Website Award. That site is The Kingdom - Official Site, which combines all the usual features with a good mix of extras as well as enough sound and animation to keep surfers interested. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22, 2007

September 22nd, 2007

Not a long list this week, but at least we had a clear winner for the Weekly Website Award, Resident Evil: Extinction - Official Site. IN the coming weeks we should see some big sites launch as award season starts to heat up. More...

Cast Updates - September 20, 2007

September 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Superhero!, The Women, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21, 2007

July 21st, 2007

Big list in terms of numbers, not so much in terms of quality. In fact, the best film in terms of updates this week was The Simpsons Movie - Official Site, which has already won the Weekly Website Award. Because of that, there are no new winners this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 20 - May 26, 2007

May 26th, 2007

Another slow week. If this keeps up I'm going to have to rethink my methodology. Not only were there not as many sites as I would like, there were none that really stood out as award-worthy. The best was Stardust - Official Site, but here I will wait for more of the content to be added before I make a final decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16, 2007

February 17th, 2007

While the big summer blockbusters are sill M.I.A., there are plenty of other films to pick up the slack. This includes this week's winner, Bridge to Terabithia - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 28 - November 3, 2006

November 3rd, 2006

Slow week for websites with only one real contender for the weekly website award, (not counting those sites that have already won). Fortunately, that site, Flushed Away - Official Site, truly deserved to win. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 2007 2 $38,021,044   3,928 $9,679   $38,021,044 1
Nov 9, 2007 1 $25,565,462 -33% 3,944 $6,482   $71,779,597 2
Nov 16, 2007 2 $14,008,444 -45% 3,984 $3,516   $93,570,695 3
Nov 23, 2007 5 $11,813,502 -16% 3,507 $3,369   $111,860,810 4
Nov 30, 2007 9 $4,444,798 -62% 3,150 $1,411   $117,616,494 5
Dec 7, 2007 11 $2,606,153 -41% 2,707 $963   $121,021,546 6
Dec 14, 2007 16 $760,196 -71% 1,609 $472   $122,355,577 7
Dec 21, 2007 18 $408,864 -46% 539 $759   $123,060,493 8
Dec 28, 2007 17 $637,798 +56% 475 $1,343   $124,214,368 9
Jan 4, 2008 21 $443,220 -31% 407 $1,089   $125,196,072 10
Jan 11, 2008 25 $300,799 -32% 338 $890   $125,595,476 11
Jan 18, 2008 29 $245,175 -18% 296 $828   $125,907,271 12
Jan 25, 2008 33 $200,101 -18% 265 $755   $126,233,269 13
Feb 1, 2008 38 $150,457 -25% 246 $612   $126,424,663 14
Feb 8, 2008 40 $139,690 -7% 206 $678   $126,597,121 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 2, 2007 2 $10,202,024     3,928 $2,597   $10,202,024 1
Nov 3, 2007 2 $16,947,052 +66%   3,928 $4,314   $27,149,076 2
Nov 4, 2007 1 $10,871,968 -36%   3,928 $2,768   $38,021,044 3
Nov 5, 2007 2 $1,983,558 -82%   3,928 $505   $40,004,602 4
Nov 6, 2007 2 $2,801,432 +41%   3,928 $713   $42,806,034 5
Nov 7, 2007 2 $1,556,823 -44%   3,928 $396   $44,362,857 6
Nov 8, 2007 2 $1,851,278 +19%   3,928 $471   $46,214,135 7
Nov 9, 2007 2 $6,241,368 +237% -39% 3,944 $1,582   $52,455,503 8
Nov 10, 2007 1 $11,305,924 +81% -33% 3,944 $2,867   $63,761,427 9
Nov 11, 2007 1 $8,018,170 -29% -26% 3,944 $2,033   $71,779,597 10
Nov 12, 2007 1 $5,002,586 -38% +152% 3,944 $1,268   $76,782,183 11
Nov 13, 2007 2 $977,924 -80% -65% 3,944 $248   $77,760,107 12
Nov 14, 2007 2 $868,246 -11% -44% 3,944 $220   $78,628,353 13
Nov 15, 2007 2 $933,898 +8% -50% 3,944 $237   $79,562,251 14
Nov 16, 2007 3 $3,365,904 +260% -46% 3,984 $845   $82,928,155 15
Nov 17, 2007 2 $6,586,651 +96% -42% 3,984 $1,653   $89,514,806 16
Nov 18, 2007 2 $4,055,889 -38% -49% 3,984 $1,018   $93,570,695 17
Nov 19, 2007 3 $1,100,416 -73% -78% 3,984 $276   $94,671,111 18
Nov 20, 2007 2 $1,409,679 +28% +44% 3,984 $354   $96,080,790 19
Nov 21, 2007 5 $2,166,373 +54% +150% 3,507 $618   $98,247,163 20
Nov 22, 2007 9 $1,800,145 -17% +93% 3,507 $513   $100,047,308 21
Nov 23, 2007 5 $4,788,998 +166% +42% 3,507 $1,366   $104,836,306 22
Nov 24, 2007 5 $4,536,964 -5% -31% 3,507 $1,294   $109,373,270 23
Nov 25, 2007 5 $2,487,540 -45% -39% 3,507 $709   $111,860,810 24
Nov 26, 2007 9 $411,233 -83% -63% 3,507 $117   $112,272,043 25
Nov 27, 2007 10 $308,348 -25% -78% 3,507 $88   $112,580,391 26
Nov 28, 2007 10 $296,577 -4% -86% 3,507 $85   $112,876,968 27
Nov 29, 2007 10 $294,728 -1% -84% 3,507 $84   $113,171,696 28
Nov 30, 2007 11 $1,124,063 +281% -77% 3,150 $357   $114,295,759 29
Dec 1, 2007 7 $2,084,885 +85% -54% 3,150 $662   $116,380,644 30
Dec 2, 2007 7 $1,235,850 -41% -50% 3,150 $392   $117,616,494 31
Dec 3, 2007 11 $201,687 -84% -51% 3,150 $64   $117,818,181 32
Dec 4, 2007 11 $200,285 -1% -35% 3,150 $64   $118,018,466 33
Dec 5, 2007 11 $194,108 -3% -35% 3,150 $62   $118,212,574 34
Dec 6, 2007 11 $202,819 +4% -31% 3,150 $64   $118,415,393 35
Dec 7, 2007 12 $613,515 +202% -45% 2,707 $227   $119,028,908 36
Dec 8, 2007 10 $1,239,996 +102% -41% 2,707 $458   $120,268,904 37
Dec 9, 2007 10 $752,642 -39% -39% 2,707 $278   $121,021,546 38
Dec 10, 2007 12 $136,385 -82% -32% 2,707 $50   $121,157,931 39
Dec 11, 2007 12 $151,921 +11% -24% 2,707 $56   $121,309,852 40
Dec 12, 2007 - $144,466 -5% -26% 2,707 $53   $121,454,318 41
Dec 13, 2007 - $141,063 -2% -30% 2,707 $52   $121,595,381 42
Dec 14, 2007 - $183,001 +30% -70% 1,609 $114   $121,778,382 43
Dec 15, 2007 - $348,566 +90% -72% 1,609 $217   $122,126,948 44
Dec 16, 2007 - $228,629 -34% -70% 1,609 $142   $122,355,577 45
Dec 17, 2007 - $66,038 -71% -52% 1,609 $41   $122,421,615 46
Dec 18, 2007 - $64,444 -2% -58% 1,609 $40   $122,486,059 47
Dec 19, 2007 - $73,117 +13% -49% 1,609 $45   $122,559,176 48
Dec 20, 2007 - $92,453 +26% -34% 1,609 $57   $122,651,629 49
Dec 21, 2007 - $107,192 +16% -41% 539 $199   $122,758,821 50
Dec 22, 2007 - $159,467 +49% -54% 539 $296   $122,918,288 51
Dec 23, 2007 - $142,205 -11% -38% 539 $264   $123,060,493 52
Dec 24, 2007 - $78,121 -45% +18% 539 $145   $123,138,614 53
Dec 25, 2007 - $80,964 +4% +26% 539 $150   $123,219,578 54
Dec 26, 2007 - $160,003 +98% +119% 539 $297   $123,379,581 55
Dec 27, 2007 - $196,989 +23% +113% 539 $365   $123,576,570 56
Dec 28, 2007 - $211,523 +7% +97% 475 $445   $123,788,093 57
Dec 29, 2007 - $240,751 +14% +51% 475 $507   $124,028,844 58
Dec 30, 2007 - $185,524 -23% +30% 475 $391   $124,214,368 59
Dec 31, 2007 - $136,122 -27% +74% 475 $287   $124,350,490 60
Jan 1, 2008 - $167,852 +23% +107% 475 $353   $124,518,342 61
Jan 2, 2008 - $120,146 -28% -25% 475 $253   $124,638,488 62
Jan 3, 2008 - $114,364 -5% -42% 475 $241   $124,752,852 63
Jan 4, 2008 - $134,719 +18% -36% 407 $331   $124,887,571 64
Jan 5, 2008 - $190,221 +41% -21% 407 $467   $125,077,792 65
Jan 6, 2008 - $118,280 -38% -36% 407 $291   $125,196,072 66
Jan 7, 2008 - $27,880 -76% -80% 407 $69   $125,223,952 67
Jan 8, 2008 - $25,157 -10% -85% 407 $62   $125,249,109 68
Jan 9, 2008 - $21,836 -13% -82% 407 $54   $125,270,945 69
Jan 10, 2008 - $23,732 +9% -79% 407 $58   $125,294,677 70
Jan 11, 2008 - $71,754 +202% -47% 338 $212   $125,366,431 71
Jan 12, 2008 - $144,332 +101% -24% 338 $427   $125,510,763 72
Jan 13, 2008 - $84,713 -41% -28% 338 $251   $125,595,476 73
Jan 14, 2008 - $15,840 -81% -43% 338 $47   $125,611,316 74
Jan 15, 2008 - $17,140 +8% -32% 338 $51   $125,628,456 75
Jan 16, 2008 - $15,206 -11% -30% 338 $45   $125,643,662 76
Jan 17, 2008 - $18,434 +21% -22% 338 $55   $125,662,096 77
Jan 18, 2008 - $57,037 +209% -21% 296 $193   $125,719,133 78
Jan 19, 2008 - $111,589 +96% -23% 296 $377   $125,830,722 79
Jan 20, 2008 - $76,549 -31% -10% 296 $259   $125,907,271 80
Jan 21, 2008 26 $86,087 +12% +443% 296 $291   $125,993,358 81
Jan 22, 2008 - $14,907 -83% -13% 296 $50   $126,008,265 82
Jan 23, 2008 - $11,683 -22% -23% 296 $39   $126,019,948 83
Jan 24, 2008 - $13,220 +13% -28% 296 $45   $126,033,168 84
Jan 25, 2008 - $42,360 +220% -26% 265 $160   $126,075,528 85
Jan 26, 2008 - $95,964 +127% -14% 265 $362   $126,171,492 86
Jan 27, 2008 - $61,777 -36% -19% 265 $233   $126,233,269 87
Jan 28, 2008 - $11,038 -82% -87% 265 $42   $126,244,307 88
Jan 29, 2008 - $9,518 -14% -36% 265 $36   $126,253,825 89
Jan 30, 2008 - $10,842 +14% -7% 265 $41   $126,264,667 90
Jan 31, 2008 - $9,539 -12% -28% 265 $36   $126,274,206 91
Feb 1, 2008 - $36,047 +278% -15% 246 $147   $126,310,253 92
Feb 2, 2008 - $78,879 +119% -18% 246 $321   $126,389,132 93
Feb 3, 2008 - $35,531 -55% -42% 246 $144   $126,424,663 94
Feb 4, 2008 - $7,763 -78% -30% 246 $32   $126,432,426 95
Feb 5, 2008 - $8,336 +7% -12% 246 $34   $126,440,762 96
Feb 6, 2008 - $7,384 -11% -32% 246 $30   $126,448,146 97
Feb 7, 2008 - $9,285 +26% -3% 246 $38   $126,457,431 98
Feb 8, 2008 - $28,316 +205% -21% 206 $137   $126,485,747 99
Feb 9, 2008 - $68,487 +142% -13% 206 $332   $126,554,234 100
Feb 10, 2008 - $42,887 -37% +21% 206 $208   $126,597,121 101
Feb 11, 2008 - $8,418 -80% +8% 206 $41   $126,605,539 102
Feb 12, 2008 - $6,695 -20% -20% 206 $33   $126,612,234 103
Feb 13, 2008 - $5,987 -11% -19% 206 $29   $126,618,221 104
Feb 14, 2008 - $13,056 +118% +41% 206 $63   $126,631,277 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 2007 2 $46,214,135   3,928 $11,765   $46,214,135 1
Nov 9, 2007 1 $33,348,116 -28% 3,944 $8,455   $79,562,251 2
Nov 16, 2007 2 $20,485,057 -39% 3,984 $5,142   $100,047,308 3
Nov 23, 2007 5 $13,124,388 -36% 3,507 $3,742   $113,171,696 4
Nov 30, 2007 11 $5,243,697 -60% 3,150 $1,665   $118,415,393 5
Dec 7, 2007 12 $3,179,988 -39% 2,707 $1,175   $121,595,381 6
Dec 14, 2007 16 $1,056,248 -67% 1,609 $656   $122,651,629 7
Dec 21, 2007 20 $924,941 -12% 539 $1,716   $123,576,570 8
Dec 28, 2007 17 $1,176,282 +27% 475 $2,476   $124,752,852 9
Jan 4, 2008 21 $541,825 -54% 407 $1,331   $125,294,677 10
Jan 11, 2008 25 $367,419 -32% 338 $1,087   $125,662,096 11
Jan 18, 2008 30 $371,072 +1% 296 $1,254   $126,033,168 12
Jan 25, 2008 36 $241,038 -35% 265 $910   $126,274,206 13
Feb 1, 2008 40 $183,225 -24% 246 $745   $126,457,431 14
Feb 8, 2008 45 $173,846 -5% 206 $844   $126,631,277 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/29/2007 $644,973 218 363 1,623 $10,134,241 1/10/2017
 
Rest of World $150,829,059
 
International Total$160,963,300 1/10/2017

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
Mar 16, 200811,779,653 1,779,653$29,204,106$29,204,1061
Mar 23, 200831,222,970-31% 3,002,623$19,738,736$48,942,8422
Mar 30, 20084257,726-79% 3,260,349$3,911,456$52,854,2983
Apr 6, 20085178,826-31% 3,439,175$2,784,321$55,638,6194
Apr 13, 20081095,268-47% 3,534,443$1,489,039$57,127,6585
Apr 20, 20081396,050+1% 3,630,493$1,498,380$58,626,0386
Apr 27, 20081479,555-17% 3,710,048$1,210,724$59,836,7627
May 4, 20081267,608-15% 3,777,656$1,130,406$60,967,1688
May 11, 20081756,838-16% 3,834,494$861,857$61,829,0259
May 18, 20082150,389-11% 3,884,883$1,010,803$62,839,82810
May 25, 20082442,594-15% 3,927,477$854,436$63,694,26411
Jun 1, 20082832,457-24% 3,959,934$654,242$64,348,50612
Jun 8, 20083031,092-4% 3,991,026$630,583$64,979,08913
Jul 13, 20082931,263 4,133,125$640,119$67,864,94218
Oct 26, 20082524,211 4,366,836$387,134$72,031,05033
Nov 2, 20082824,462+1% 4,391,298$390,665$72,421,71534
Nov 9, 20082725,010+2% 4,416,308$401,501$72,823,21635
Nov 30, 200819226,428 4,671,830$1,627,927$74,846,81438
Apr 12, 200919214,912 4,941,295$1,777,559$77,439,47657
Aug 9, 20091558,035 5,009,205$927,980$78,519,12874
Oct 10, 20101946,279 5,137,616$450,336$80,098,671135

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