The Book Thief (2013)

The Book Thief poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,488,481Details
International Box Office $54,598,230Details
Worldwide Box Office $76,086,711
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $13,107,040 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,431,304 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $15,538,344
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Synopsis

The inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$105,005 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,316 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,477,159

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2013 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox
November 29th, 2013 (Expands Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: March 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: March 11th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2294, 10/16/2013)
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: vs. If Beale Street Could Talk
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Keywords: Jewish, World War II, Bigotry, War Crimes, Holocaust, Orphan, Foster Family, Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Death as a Character, New Guy/Girl in School, Death of a Sibling, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Intertitle, First Love, Bullies, Epilogue, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Adopted Family, Prologue, War Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Blair Partnership, Studio Babelsberg
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 338 $6,560,023 Nov 29, 2013 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 251 $6,408,743 Nov 29, 2013 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 289 $7,005,266 Nov 29, 2013 24
Top 2013 Theater Average 36 $26,251 Nov 8, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2013 29 $105,005   4 $26,251   $105,005 1
Nov 15, 2013 17 $420,532 +300% 29 $14,501   $564,050 2
Nov 22, 2013 16 $609,652 +45% 70 $8,709   $1,307,512 3
Nov 29, 2013 7 $4,864,861 +698% 1,234 $3,942   $7,864,920 4
Dec 6, 2013 7 $2,625,623 -46% 1,316 $1,995   $12,000,678 5
Dec 13, 2013 9 $1,734,679 -34% 1,158 $1,498   $14,936,447 6
Dec 20, 2013 12 $753,408 -57% 680 $1,108   $16,596,997 7
Dec 27, 2013 20 $614,094 -18% 481 $1,277   $17,884,586 8
Jan 3, 2014 20 $529,211 -14% 329 $1,609   $19,091,819 9
Jan 10, 2014 22 $393,076 -26% 303 $1,297   $19,742,810 10
Jan 17, 2014 29 $226,893 -42% 190 $1,194   $20,157,293 11
Jan 24, 2014 30 $210,652 -7% 197 $1,069   $20,513,762 12
Jan 31, 2014 34 $146,398 -31% 178 $822   $20,762,252 13
Feb 7, 2014 38 $102,831 -30% 135 $762   $20,949,903 14
Feb 14, 2014 39 $82,022 -20% 94 $873   $21,078,318 15
Feb 21, 2014 46 $64,623 -21% 84 $769   $21,192,415 16
Feb 28, 2014 46 $52,054 -19% 73 $713   $21,277,417 17
Mar 7, 2014 50 $36,627 -30% 49 $747   $21,345,525 18
Mar 14, 2014 55 $29,506 -19% 47 $628   $21,401,374 19
Mar 21, 2014 60 $16,469 -44% 31 $531   $21,431,886 20
Mar 28, 2014 52 $20,729 +26% 31 $669   $21,464,668 21
Apr 4, 2014 70 $9,963 -52% 23 $433   $21,483,154 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2013 - $25,665     4 $6,416   $25,665 1
Nov 9, 2013 - $46,103 +80%   4 $11,526   $71,768 2
Nov 10, 2013 - $33,237 -28%   4 $8,309   $105,005 3
Nov 11, 2013 - $14,796 -55%   4 $3,699   $119,801 4
Nov 12, 2013 - $7,183 -51%   4 $1,796   $126,984 5
Nov 13, 2013 - $7,978 +11%   4 $1,995   $134,962 6
Nov 14, 2013 - $8,556 +7%   4 $2,139   $143,518 7
Nov 15, 2013 - $101,464 +1,086% +295% 29 $3,499   $244,982 8
Nov 16, 2013 - $194,603 +92% +322% 29 $6,710   $439,585 9
Nov 17, 2013 - $124,465 -36% +274% 29 $4,292   $564,050 10
Nov 18, 2013 - $29,816 -76% +102% 29 $1,028   $593,866 11
Nov 19, 2013 - $39,159 +31% +445% 29 $1,350   $633,025 12
Nov 20, 2013 - $35,106 -10% +340% 29 $1,211   $668,131 13
Nov 21, 2013 - $29,729 -15% +247% 29 $1,025   $697,860 14
Nov 22, 2013 14 $150,499 +406% +48% 70 $2,150   $848,359 15
Nov 23, 2013 15 $278,656 +85% +43% 70 $3,981   $1,127,015 16
Nov 24, 2013 15 $180,497 -35% +45% 70 $2,579   $1,307,512 17
Nov 25, 2013 15 $65,741 -64% +120% 70 $939   $1,373,253 18
Nov 26, 2013 15 $82,924 +26% +112% 70 $1,185   $1,456,177 19
Nov 27, 2013 8 $725,785 +775% +1,967% 70 $10,368   $2,181,962 20
Nov 28, 2013 7 $818,097 +13% +2,652% 70 $11,687   $3,000,059 21
Nov 29, 2013 7 $1,901,112 +132% +1,163% 1,234 $1,541   $4,901,171 22
Nov 30, 2013 7 $1,888,648 -1% +578% 1,234 $1,531   $6,789,819 23
Dec 1, 2013 7 $1,075,101 -43% +496% 1,234 $871   $7,864,920 24
Dec 2, 2013 7 $350,296 -67% +433% 1,234 $284   $8,215,216 25
Dec 3, 2013 6 $460,379 +31% +455% 1,234 $373   $8,675,595 26
Dec 4, 2013 6 $353,205 -23% -51% 1,234 $286   $9,028,800 27
Dec 5, 2013 6 $346,255 -2% -58% 1,234 $281   $9,375,055 28
Dec 6, 2013 8 $761,557 +120% -60% 1,316 $579   $10,136,612 29
Dec 7, 2013 8 $1,185,270 +56% -37% 1,316 $901   $11,321,882 30
Dec 8, 2013 7 $678,796 -43% -37% 1,316 $516   $12,000,678 31
Dec 9, 2013 7 $271,141 -60% -23% 1,316 $206   $12,271,819 32
Dec 10, 2013 7 $359,528 +33% -22% 1,316 $273   $12,631,347 33
Dec 11, 2013 7 $290,642 -19% -18% 1,316 $221   $12,921,989 34
Dec 12, 2013 8 $279,779 -4% -19% 1,316 $213   $13,201,768 35
Dec 13, 2013 - $539,124 +93% -29% 1,158 $466   $13,740,892 36
Dec 14, 2013 - $691,001 +28% -42% 1,158 $597   $14,431,893 37
Dec 15, 2013 - $504,554 -27% -26% 1,158 $436   $14,936,447 38
Dec 16, 2013 8 $221,750 -56% -18% 1,158 $191   $15,158,197 39
Dec 17, 2013 8 $266,655 +20% -26% 1,158 $230   $15,424,852 40
Dec 18, 2013 9 $202,685 -24% -30% 1,158 $175   $15,627,537 41
Dec 19, 2013 8 $216,052 +7% -23% 1,158 $187   $15,843,589 42
Dec 20, 2013 12 $211,762 -2% -61% 680 $311   $16,055,351 43
Dec 21, 2013 12 $295,379 +39% -57% 680 $434   $16,350,730 44
Dec 22, 2013 13 $246,267 -17% -51% 680 $362   $16,596,997 45
Dec 23, 2013 - $200,617 -19% -10% 680 $295   $16,797,614 46
Dec 24, 2013 - $140,104 -30% -47% 680 $206   $16,937,718 47
Dec 25, 2013 - $156,135 +11% -23% 680 $230   $17,093,853 48
Dec 26, 2013 14 $176,639 +13% -18% 680 $260   $17,270,492 49
Dec 27, 2013 - $204,219 +16% -4% 481 $425   $17,474,711 50
Dec 28, 2013 15 $236,444 +16% -20% 481 $492   $17,711,155 51
Dec 29, 2013 15 $173,431 -27% -30% 481 $361   $17,884,586 52
Dec 30, 2013 - $156,556 -10% -22% 481 $325   $18,041,142 53
Dec 31, 2013 - $173,590 +11% +24% 481 $361   $18,214,732 54
Jan 1, 2014 - $216,112 +24% +38% 481 $449   $18,430,844 55
Jan 2, 2014 18 $131,764 -39% -25% 481 $274   $18,562,608 56
Jan 3, 2014 - $177,866 +35% -13% 329 $541   $18,740,474 57
Jan 4, 2014 - $234,899 +32% -1% 329 $714   $18,975,373 58
Jan 5, 2014 - $116,446 -50% -33% 329 $354   $19,091,819 59
Jan 6, 2014 - $52,894 -55% -66% 329 $161   $19,144,713 60
Jan 7, 2014 - $66,916 +27% -61% 329 $203   $19,211,629 61
Jan 8, 2014 - $66,591 n/c -69% 329 $202   $19,278,220 62
Jan 9, 2014 - $71,514 +7% -46% 329 $217   $19,349,734 63
Jan 10, 2014 - $117,577 +64% -34% 303 $388   $19,467,311 64
Jan 11, 2014 - $178,892 +52% -24% 303 $590   $19,646,203 65
Jan 12, 2014 - $96,607 -46% -17% 303 $319   $19,742,810 66
Jan 13, 2014 - $38,761 -60% -27% 303 $128   $19,781,571 67
Jan 14, 2014 - $52,090 +34% -22% 303 $172   $19,833,661 68
Jan 15, 2014 - $46,270 -11% -31% 303 $153   $19,879,931 69
Jan 16, 2014 - $50,469 +9% -29% 303 $167   $19,930,400 70
Jan 17, 2014 - $66,578 +32% -43% 190 $350   $19,996,978 71
Jan 18, 2014 - $101,404 +52% -43% 190 $534   $20,098,382 72
Jan 19, 2014 - $58,911 -42% -39% 190 $310   $20,157,293 73
Jan 20, 2014 - $60,585 +3% +56% 190 $319   $20,217,878 74
Jan 21, 2014 - $29,951 -51% -43% 190 $158   $20,247,829 75
Jan 22, 2014 - $27,240 -9% -41% 190 $143   $20,275,069 76
Jan 23, 2014 - $28,041 +3% -44% 190 $148   $20,303,110 77
Jan 24, 2014 - $61,685 +120% -7% 197 $313   $20,364,795 78
Jan 25, 2014 - $92,513 +50% -9% 197 $470   $20,457,308 79
Jan 26, 2014 - $56,454 -39% -4% 197 $287   $20,513,762 80
Jan 27, 2014 - $21,697 -62% -64% 197 $110   $20,535,459 81
Jan 28, 2014 - $26,272 +21% -12% 197 $133   $20,561,731 82
Jan 29, 2014 - $24,587 -6% -10% 197 $125   $20,586,318 83
Jan 30, 2014 - $29,536 +20% +5% 197 $150   $20,615,854 84
Jan 31, 2014 - $50,181 +70% -19% 178 $282   $20,666,035 85
Feb 1, 2014 - $71,233 +42% -23% 178 $400   $20,737,268 86
Feb 2, 2014 - $24,984 -65% -56% 178 $140   $20,762,252 87
Feb 3, 2014 - $19,234 -23% -11% 178 $108   $20,781,486 88
Feb 4, 2014 - $19,421 +1% -26% 178 $109   $20,800,907 89
Feb 5, 2014 - $20,202 +4% -18% 178 $113   $20,821,109 90
Feb 6, 2014 - $25,963 +29% -12% 178 $146   $20,847,072 91
Feb 7, 2014 - $30,054 +16% -40% 135 $223   $20,877,126 92
Feb 8, 2014 - $47,103 +57% -34% 135 $349   $20,924,229 93
Feb 9, 2014 - $25,674 -45% +3% 135 $190   $20,949,903 94
Feb 10, 2014 - $10,231 -60% -47% 135 $76   $20,960,134 95
Feb 11, 2014 - $12,722 +24% -34% 135 $94   $20,972,856 96
Feb 12, 2014 - $10,605 -17% -48% 135 $79   $20,983,461 97
Feb 13, 2014 - $12,835 +21% -51% 135 $95   $20,996,296 98
Feb 14, 2014 - $25,370 +98% -16% 94 $270   $21,021,666 99
Feb 15, 2014 - $33,307 +31% -29% 94 $354   $21,054,973 100
Feb 16, 2014 - $23,345 -30% -9% 94 $248   $21,078,318 101
Feb 17, 2014 - $21,114 -10% +106% 94 $225   $21,099,432 102
Feb 18, 2014 - $10,456 -50% -18% 94 $111   $21,109,888 103
Feb 19, 2014 - $8,751 -16% -17% 94 $93   $21,118,639 104
Feb 20, 2014 - $9,153 +5% -29% 94 $97   $21,127,792 105
Feb 21, 2014 - $18,258 +99% -28% 84 $217   $21,146,050 106
Feb 22, 2014 - $29,398 +61% -12% 84 $350   $21,175,448 107
Feb 23, 2014 - $16,967 -42% -27% 84 $202   $21,192,415 108
Feb 24, 2014 - $7,322 -57% -65% 84 $87   $21,199,737 109
Feb 25, 2014 - $7,784 +6% -26% 84 $93   $21,207,521 110
Feb 26, 2014 - $8,784 +13% n/c 84 $105   $21,216,305 111
Feb 27, 2014 - $9,058 +3% -1% 84 $108   $21,225,363 112
Feb 28, 2014 - $16,565 +83% -9% 73 $227   $21,241,928 113
Mar 1, 2014 - $25,472 +54% -13% 73 $349   $21,267,400 114
Mar 2, 2014 - $10,017 -61% -41% 73 $137   $21,277,417 115
Mar 3, 2014 - $8,123 -19% +11% 73 $111   $21,285,540 116
Mar 4, 2014 - $6,296 -22% -19% 73 $86   $21,291,836 117
Mar 5, 2014 - $7,360 +17% -16% 73 $101   $21,299,196 118
Mar 6, 2014 - $9,702 +32% +7% 73 $133   $21,308,898 119
Mar 7, 2014 - $12,528 +29% -24% 49 $256   $21,321,426 120
Mar 8, 2014 - $16,975 +35% -33% 49 $346   $21,338,401 121
Mar 9, 2014 - $7,124 -58% -29% 49 $145   $21,345,525 122
Mar 10, 2014 - $4,310 -40% -47% 49 $88   $21,349,835 123
Mar 11, 2014 - $5,789 +34% -8% 49 $118   $21,355,624 124
Mar 12, 2014 - $7,350 +27% n/c 49 $150   $21,362,974 125
Mar 13, 2014 - $8,894 +21% -8% 49 $182   $21,371,868 126
Mar 14, 2014 - $9,667 +9% -23% 47 $206   $21,381,535 127
Mar 15, 2014 - $12,396 +28% -27% 47 $264   $21,393,931 128
Mar 16, 2014 - $7,443 -40% +4% 47 $158   $21,401,374 129
Mar 17, 2014 - $3,984 -46% -8% 47 $85   $21,405,358 130
Mar 18, 2014 - $3,190 -20% -45% 47 $68   $21,408,548 131
Mar 19, 2014 - $3,228 +1% -56% 47 $69   $21,411,776 132
Mar 20, 2014 - $3,641 +13% -59% 47 $77   $21,415,417 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2013 28 $143,518   4 $35,880   $143,518 1
Nov 15, 2013 17 $554,342 +286% 29 $19,115   $697,860 2
Nov 22, 2013 16 $2,302,199 +315% 70 $32,889   $3,000,059 3
Nov 29, 2013 7 $6,374,996 +177% 1,234 $5,166   $9,375,055 4
Dec 6, 2013 7 $3,826,713 -40% 1,316 $2,908   $13,201,768 5
Dec 13, 2013 10 $2,641,821 -31% 1,158 $2,281   $15,843,589 6
Dec 20, 2013 18 $1,426,903 -46% 680 $2,098   $17,270,492 7
Dec 27, 2013 17 $1,292,116 -9% 481 $2,686   $18,562,608 8
Jan 3, 2014 19 $787,126 -39% 329 $2,392   $19,349,734 9
Jan 10, 2014 22 $580,666 -26% 303 $1,916   $19,930,400 10
Jan 17, 2014 28 $372,710 -36% 190 $1,962   $20,303,110 11
Jan 24, 2014 29 $312,744 -16% 197 $1,588   $20,615,854 12
Jan 31, 2014 30 $231,218 -26% 178 $1,299   $20,847,072 13
Feb 7, 2014 36 $149,224 -35% 135 $1,105   $20,996,296 14
Feb 14, 2014 37 $131,496 -12% 94 $1,399   $21,127,792 15
Feb 21, 2014 44 $97,571 -26% 84 $1,162   $21,225,363 16
Feb 28, 2014 43 $83,535 -14% 73 $1,144   $21,308,898 17
Mar 7, 2014 46 $62,970 -25% 49 $1,285   $21,371,868 18
Mar 14, 2014 51 $43,549 -31% 47 $927   $21,415,417 19
Mar 21, 2014 54 $28,522 -35% 31 $920   $21,443,939 20
Mar 28, 2014 54 $29,252 +3% 31 $944   $21,473,191 21
Apr 4, 2014 63 $15,290 -48% 23 $665   $21,488,481 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 3/13/2014 $0 0 1 1 $1,781,787 10/20/2015
 
Rest of World $52,816,443
 
International Total$54,598,230 10/20/2015

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, 20145138,434 138,434$2,075,126$2,075,1261
Mar 23, 20141134,602-75% 173,036$518,684$2,593,8102
Mar 30, 20141724,426-29% 197,462$370,542$2,964,3523
May 4, 2014259,465 260,274$162,987$4,153,1628
May 11, 20141923,466+148% 283,740$356,214$4,509,3769
Jul 6, 20143017,893 382,538$214,537$5,901,89517
Jul 13, 20142917,137-4% 399,675$205,473$6,107,36818
Jul 20, 20142115,186-11% 414,861$182,080$6,289,44819
Jul 27, 20142312,758-16% 427,619$152,968$6,442,41620
Aug 3, 20142814,072+10% 441,691$168,723$6,611,13921
Mar 20, 2016308,340 1,009,551$33,277$11,962,231106

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 16, 2014649,308 49,308$985,668$985,6681
Mar 23, 20141312,352-75% 61,660$246,913$1,232,5812

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Leading Cast

Geoffrey Rush Hans Hubermann
Sophie Nelisse Liesel

Supporting Cast

Emily Watson Rosa Hubermann
Ben Schnetzer Max
Nico Liersch Rudy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian Percival Director
Michael Petroni Screenwriter
Markus Zusak Story Creator
Karen Rosenfelt Producer
Ken Blancato Producer
Florian Ballhaus Director of Photography
Redmond Morris Executive Producer
Simon Elliott Production Designer
John Wilson Editor
John Williams Composer
Anna B. Sheppard Costume Designer

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

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March 25th, 2014

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March 10th, 2014

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January 22nd, 2014

Ride Along poster

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January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

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January 7th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

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December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

Per Theater Chart: Insider Trading

December 12th, 2013

Inside Llewyn Davis poster

Inside Llewyn Davis had an incredible opening earning more than $400,000 in four theaters for a per theater average of $101,353. This is the third best per theater for the year behind just Frozen and Blue Jasmine. Mandela Long Walk to Freedom had a strong hold with an average of $19,413 in four theaters. The reason for this is obvious, but a little ghoulish to talk about. More...

Weekend Projections: Frozen Top During Calm Between the Storms

December 8th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen will come out the winner at the box office this weekend, topping Catching Fire $31.6 million to $27 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Both films are down over 50% from last weekend's holiday frame, but Frozen enjoys an advantage as the more seasonal of the two and will likely maintain its lead, at least until The Hobbit blows them both away on Friday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mandela Sprints to the Top

December 4th, 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

Mandela Long Walk to Freedom earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $21,071 in four theaters. However, its reviews are only good, not great, and it likely won't have great legs. Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were neck and neck with averages of $18,009 and $17,819 respectively. More...

Weekend Predictions: Fire vs. Ice

November 27th, 2013

Frozen poster

Thanksgiving long weekend won't be remembered for the quality of the films opening wide. In fact, of the three new releases on this week's list, only one of them is truly opening wide. Homefront is debuting in 2,500 theaters, while Black Nativity is only opening in 1,500. Oldboy is only opening in 600 theaters, but it still has a reasonable shot at the top ten. If it weren't for the wide expansion of Frozen and hopefully a strong hold by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the weekend would be a write-off. As it is, 2013 should crush 2012... mostly because there is a misalignment and this weekend last year was the weekend after Thanksgiving. The post holiday slump meant the top five was only able to bring in a little under $75 million. I'm not saying Catching Fire will top that number, at least not over three days, but it should clear at least that much over the next five days. More...

Per Theater Chart: Frozen has a Hot Opening

November 26th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen begun its short prestige release before its wide expansion on Wednesday and it was fantastic. The film pulled in $243,390 in one theater giving it the best per theater average for the year so far, topping Blue Jasmine and pushing Spring Breakers into third place. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was in a distant second place with an average of $37,971 in more than 4,000 theaters. Philomena did very well with an average of $32,109 in four theaters. The Great Beauty remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,452 in three theaters. Nebraska rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $11,634 in 28 theaters. It should continue to expand and start hitting major milestones. More...

Per Theater Chart: Everyone Takes a Trip to Nebraska

November 20th, 2013

Nebraska poster

Nebraska led the way on the per theater average with an average of $35,100 in four theaters. This is not as strong as Alexander Payne's previous release, especially if you take into account the difference in the theater count between the two films. The Great Beauty was next with $23,442 in its lone theater. The Best Man Holiday was the only wide release to crack the $10,000 club earning an average of $14,875 during its opening weekend. The Book Thief and The Christmas Candle were right behind with averages of $14,501 and $14,140 respectively. More...

(Updated) Weekend Projections: Thor Almost Bested By Best Man Holiday

November 17th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

Although it's still the calm before the storm that will be Catching Fire next weekend, this weekend has a healthy look to it thanks to a stronger-than-expected debut for The Best Man Holiday, which will post about $30.5 million according to Universal's Sunday projection, more than three times the debut figure for the previous film in the franchise. That won't be enough to unseat Thor at the top of the chart though. The Marvel superhero will post about $38 million, down a reasonable 55% from its opening frame. Most other returning films are enjoying good holds too. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thief Steals Top Spot

November 12th, 2013

The Book Thief poster

The Book Thief was a surprise top spot with an average of $26,251 in four theaters. It was seen by some as a possible Awards Season contender, but its reviews suggest otherwise. Thor: The Dark World was first on the overall box office and second on the per theater chart with $22,322. Dallas Buyers Club fell from first to third on the per theater chart, but with a still strong average of $18,249 in 35 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Starts the Holidays with a Powerful Opening

November 10th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World gets the holiday season off to a start this weekend with a powerful display at the box office. Disney is pegging its opening weekend at $86.8 million, which will be a healthy 30% boost from the debut of the first film in the franchise and also one of the ten biggest weekends in November. It's the first film in the Avengers ĂŒber-franchise to open outside of the May-July Summer season, but that certainly doesn't seemed to have harmed it at the box office, and it won't have much competition until Catching Fire opens in a couple of weeks' time. All said, it looks a virtual certainty to top the box office performance of the original. More...

Limited Releases: Lying about Limited Releases

November 8th, 2013

Best Man Down poster

There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list, including several that have earned more pre-release buzz that most limited releases earn. However, many of these films' reviews are good, but not great. The Book Thief is one such film, but it could still find an audience in limited release, although its plans to expand wide are very unlikely to happen. How I Live Now and Great Expectations are in similar positions. More...

2013 Preview: November

November 1st, 2013

October ended on a winning note, but it was the only time the entire month that 2013 topped 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. This is quite shocking, as Gravity crushed expectations with more than $200 million and counting. Even with that surprise monster hit, the month still couldn't keep pace with last year. Compared to October, November looks a lot better with three films that could be monster hits: Frozen, Thor: The Dark World, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. On the other hand, those are the only three movies with a 50/50 chance or better to top $100 million compared, while there were seven films that reached that milestone last November. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should make more than last year's number one film, Skyfall, but the depth last year could prove too much to deal with. 2013 might dip below last year's pace sometime during the month, but hopefully it won't stay there too long. More...


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Synopsis

The inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$105,005 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,316 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,477,159

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2013 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox
November 29th, 2013 (Expands Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: March 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: March 11th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2294, 10/16/2013)
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: vs. If Beale Street Could Talk
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Keywords: Jewish, World War II, Bigotry, War Crimes, Holocaust, Orphan, Foster Family, Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Death as a Character, New Guy/Girl in School, Death of a Sibling, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Intertitle, First Love, Bullies, Epilogue, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Adopted Family, Prologue, War Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Blair Partnership, Studio Babelsberg
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 338 $6,560,023 Nov 29, 2013 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 251 $6,408,743 Nov 29, 2013 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 289 $7,005,266 Nov 29, 2013 24
Top 2013 Theater Average 36 $26,251 Nov 8, 2013 3

Leading Cast

Geoffrey Rush Hans Hubermann
Sophie Nelisse Liesel

Supporting Cast

Emily Watson Rosa Hubermann
Ben Schnetzer Max
Nico Liersch Rudy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian Percival Director
Michael Petroni Screenwriter
Markus Zusak Story Creator
Karen Rosenfelt Producer
Ken Blancato Producer
Florian Ballhaus Director of Photography
Redmond Morris Executive Producer
Simon Elliott Production Designer
John Wilson Editor
John Williams Composer
Anna B. Sheppard Costume Designer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 25th, 2014

March 25th, 2014

It is a good, but very shallow week on the home market. The Wolf of Wall Street is leading the pack, with the Blu-ray Combo Pack earning first place and DVD earning second. This is a $100 million hit and a multi-Oscar nominee, so it is not surprising it is earning the top two spots. On the other hand, third place currently belongs to Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! on DVD. That's a real sign that it is a shallow week. That's not to say some of the smaller releases are not worth picking up. Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIX is certainly a contender for Pick of the Week, but in the end I went with The Wolf of Wall Street. On a side note, Continuum: Season 2 on Blu-ray earned the Puck of the Week, for Best Canadian Release. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Book Thief

March 23rd, 2014

I don't think it is unfair to call The Book Thief Oscar-bait. It's a costume drama that deals with the Holocaust, albeit indirectly. Unfortunately, its reviews were mixed, to be kind, so becoming an Awards Season player was out of the question. It did pick up a few nominations here and there, mostly for the score, but also a few for Sophie Nelisse's performance. In the end, it earned more than $20 million, which is amazing for a film that started in limited release. So were critics right in giving the film mixed reviews? Or is there a reason so many people saw it in theaters? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 11th, 2014

March 10th, 2014

If you look over at Amazon.com, the best-selling new release of the week is The Book Thief. This film made just over $20 million at the box office, which is amazing for a limited release. However, it is still a limited release on top of the new releases. That tells you how slow this week is on the home market. Fortunately, last Friday The Hunger Games: Catching Fire came out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and I'm including it on this week's list as well. There are a number of other releases that are worth picking up, including The Patience Stone on DVD, In Fear on DVD, and Inside Llewyn Davis on Blu-ray. However, while there is some competition, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Along for the Ride

January 22nd, 2014

Ride Along poster

The only film to top $10,000 on this week's per theater chart was Ride Along, which earned an average of $15,590. This is an amazing result for a January release. In fact, it would have been amazing for a limited release. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Feeling Lonely

January 7th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

It was a slow week for new releases as none topped $10,000 on the per theater chart. There were some holdovers that performed well, led by Lone Survivor, which pulled in an average of $42,429 in two theaters. This is compared to $45,436 during its opening weekend. Such a small decline is great news for its upcoming wide expansion. August: Osage County was next with an average of $27,983 in five theaters, which is 22% lower than its opening average of $35,860. Its running tally is already at nearly half a million and it has potential to expand, especially if it continues to do well during Awards Season. The final film in the $10,000 club was Her with an average of $15,378 in 47 theaters. It is already at nearly $3 million after three weeks of release and it expands wide this weekend. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

Per Theater Chart: Insider Trading

December 12th, 2013

Inside Llewyn Davis poster

Inside Llewyn Davis had an incredible opening earning more than $400,000 in four theaters for a per theater average of $101,353. This is the third best per theater for the year behind just Frozen and Blue Jasmine. Mandela Long Walk to Freedom had a strong hold with an average of $19,413 in four theaters. The reason for this is obvious, but a little ghoulish to talk about. More...

Weekend Projections: Frozen Top During Calm Between the Storms

December 8th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen will come out the winner at the box office this weekend, topping Catching Fire $31.6 million to $27 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Both films are down over 50% from last weekend's holiday frame, but Frozen enjoys an advantage as the more seasonal of the two and will likely maintain its lead, at least until The Hobbit blows them both away on Friday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mandela Sprints to the Top

December 4th, 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

Mandela Long Walk to Freedom earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $21,071 in four theaters. However, its reviews are only good, not great, and it likely won't have great legs. Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were neck and neck with averages of $18,009 and $17,819 respectively. More...

Weekend Predictions: Fire vs. Ice

November 27th, 2013

Frozen poster

Thanksgiving long weekend won't be remembered for the quality of the films opening wide. In fact, of the three new releases on this week's list, only one of them is truly opening wide. Homefront is debuting in 2,500 theaters, while Black Nativity is only opening in 1,500. Oldboy is only opening in 600 theaters, but it still has a reasonable shot at the top ten. If it weren't for the wide expansion of Frozen and hopefully a strong hold by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the weekend would be a write-off. As it is, 2013 should crush 2012... mostly because there is a misalignment and this weekend last year was the weekend after Thanksgiving. The post holiday slump meant the top five was only able to bring in a little under $75 million. I'm not saying Catching Fire will top that number, at least not over three days, but it should clear at least that much over the next five days. More...

Per Theater Chart: Frozen has a Hot Opening

November 26th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen begun its short prestige release before its wide expansion on Wednesday and it was fantastic. The film pulled in $243,390 in one theater giving it the best per theater average for the year so far, topping Blue Jasmine and pushing Spring Breakers into third place. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was in a distant second place with an average of $37,971 in more than 4,000 theaters. Philomena did very well with an average of $32,109 in four theaters. The Great Beauty remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,452 in three theaters. Nebraska rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $11,634 in 28 theaters. It should continue to expand and start hitting major milestones. More...

Per Theater Chart: Everyone Takes a Trip to Nebraska

November 20th, 2013

Nebraska poster

Nebraska led the way on the per theater average with an average of $35,100 in four theaters. This is not as strong as Alexander Payne's previous release, especially if you take into account the difference in the theater count between the two films. The Great Beauty was next with $23,442 in its lone theater. The Best Man Holiday was the only wide release to crack the $10,000 club earning an average of $14,875 during its opening weekend. The Book Thief and The Christmas Candle were right behind with averages of $14,501 and $14,140 respectively. More...

(Updated) Weekend Projections: Thor Almost Bested By Best Man Holiday

November 17th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

Although it's still the calm before the storm that will be Catching Fire next weekend, this weekend has a healthy look to it thanks to a stronger-than-expected debut for The Best Man Holiday, which will post about $30.5 million according to Universal's Sunday projection, more than three times the debut figure for the previous film in the franchise. That won't be enough to unseat Thor at the top of the chart though. The Marvel superhero will post about $38 million, down a reasonable 55% from its opening frame. Most other returning films are enjoying good holds too. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thief Steals Top Spot

November 12th, 2013

The Book Thief poster

The Book Thief was a surprise top spot with an average of $26,251 in four theaters. It was seen by some as a possible Awards Season contender, but its reviews suggest otherwise. Thor: The Dark World was first on the overall box office and second on the per theater chart with $22,322. Dallas Buyers Club fell from first to third on the per theater chart, but with a still strong average of $18,249 in 35 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Starts the Holidays with a Powerful Opening

November 10th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World gets the holiday season off to a start this weekend with a powerful display at the box office. Disney is pegging its opening weekend at $86.8 million, which will be a healthy 30% boost from the debut of the first film in the franchise and also one of the ten biggest weekends in November. It's the first film in the Avengers ĂŒber-franchise to open outside of the May-July Summer season, but that certainly doesn't seemed to have harmed it at the box office, and it won't have much competition until Catching Fire opens in a couple of weeks' time. All said, it looks a virtual certainty to top the box office performance of the original. More...

Limited Releases: Lying about Limited Releases

November 8th, 2013

Best Man Down poster

There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list, including several that have earned more pre-release buzz that most limited releases earn. However, many of these films' reviews are good, but not great. The Book Thief is one such film, but it could still find an audience in limited release, although its plans to expand wide are very unlikely to happen. How I Live Now and Great Expectations are in similar positions. More...

2013 Preview: November

November 1st, 2013

October ended on a winning note, but it was the only time the entire month that 2013 topped 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. This is quite shocking, as Gravity crushed expectations with more than $200 million and counting. Even with that surprise monster hit, the month still couldn't keep pace with last year. Compared to October, November looks a lot better with three films that could be monster hits: Frozen, Thor: The Dark World, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. On the other hand, those are the only three movies with a 50/50 chance or better to top $100 million compared, while there were seven films that reached that milestone last November. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should make more than last year's number one film, Skyfall, but the depth last year could prove too much to deal with. 2013 might dip below last year's pace sometime during the month, but hopefully it won't stay there too long. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2013 29 $105,005   4 $26,251   $105,005 1
Nov 15, 2013 17 $420,532 +300% 29 $14,501   $564,050 2
Nov 22, 2013 16 $609,652 +45% 70 $8,709   $1,307,512 3
Nov 29, 2013 7 $4,864,861 +698% 1,234 $3,942   $7,864,920 4
Dec 6, 2013 7 $2,625,623 -46% 1,316 $1,995   $12,000,678 5
Dec 13, 2013 9 $1,734,679 -34% 1,158 $1,498   $14,936,447 6
Dec 20, 2013 12 $753,408 -57% 680 $1,108   $16,596,997 7
Dec 27, 2013 20 $614,094 -18% 481 $1,277   $17,884,586 8
Jan 3, 2014 20 $529,211 -14% 329 $1,609   $19,091,819 9
Jan 10, 2014 22 $393,076 -26% 303 $1,297   $19,742,810 10
Jan 17, 2014 29 $226,893 -42% 190 $1,194   $20,157,293 11
Jan 24, 2014 30 $210,652 -7% 197 $1,069   $20,513,762 12
Jan 31, 2014 34 $146,398 -31% 178 $822   $20,762,252 13
Feb 7, 2014 38 $102,831 -30% 135 $762   $20,949,903 14
Feb 14, 2014 39 $82,022 -20% 94 $873   $21,078,318 15
Feb 21, 2014 46 $64,623 -21% 84 $769   $21,192,415 16
Feb 28, 2014 46 $52,054 -19% 73 $713   $21,277,417 17
Mar 7, 2014 50 $36,627 -30% 49 $747   $21,345,525 18
Mar 14, 2014 55 $29,506 -19% 47 $628   $21,401,374 19
Mar 21, 2014 60 $16,469 -44% 31 $531   $21,431,886 20
Mar 28, 2014 52 $20,729 +26% 31 $669   $21,464,668 21
Apr 4, 2014 70 $9,963 -52% 23 $433   $21,483,154 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2013 - $25,665     4 $6,416   $25,665 1
Nov 9, 2013 - $46,103 +80%   4 $11,526   $71,768 2
Nov 10, 2013 - $33,237 -28%   4 $8,309   $105,005 3
Nov 11, 2013 - $14,796 -55%   4 $3,699   $119,801 4
Nov 12, 2013 - $7,183 -51%   4 $1,796   $126,984 5
Nov 13, 2013 - $7,978 +11%   4 $1,995   $134,962 6
Nov 14, 2013 - $8,556 +7%   4 $2,139   $143,518 7
Nov 15, 2013 - $101,464 +1,086% +295% 29 $3,499   $244,982 8
Nov 16, 2013 - $194,603 +92% +322% 29 $6,710   $439,585 9
Nov 17, 2013 - $124,465 -36% +274% 29 $4,292   $564,050 10
Nov 18, 2013 - $29,816 -76% +102% 29 $1,028   $593,866 11
Nov 19, 2013 - $39,159 +31% +445% 29 $1,350   $633,025 12
Nov 20, 2013 - $35,106 -10% +340% 29 $1,211   $668,131 13
Nov 21, 2013 - $29,729 -15% +247% 29 $1,025   $697,860 14
Nov 22, 2013 14 $150,499 +406% +48% 70 $2,150   $848,359 15
Nov 23, 2013 15 $278,656 +85% +43% 70 $3,981   $1,127,015 16
Nov 24, 2013 15 $180,497 -35% +45% 70 $2,579   $1,307,512 17
Nov 25, 2013 15 $65,741 -64% +120% 70 $939   $1,373,253 18
Nov 26, 2013 15 $82,924 +26% +112% 70 $1,185   $1,456,177 19
Nov 27, 2013 8 $725,785 +775% +1,967% 70 $10,368   $2,181,962 20
Nov 28, 2013 7 $818,097 +13% +2,652% 70 $11,687   $3,000,059 21
Nov 29, 2013 7 $1,901,112 +132% +1,163% 1,234 $1,541   $4,901,171 22
Nov 30, 2013 7 $1,888,648 -1% +578% 1,234 $1,531   $6,789,819 23
Dec 1, 2013 7 $1,075,101 -43% +496% 1,234 $871   $7,864,920 24
Dec 2, 2013 7 $350,296 -67% +433% 1,234 $284   $8,215,216 25
Dec 3, 2013 6 $460,379 +31% +455% 1,234 $373   $8,675,595 26
Dec 4, 2013 6 $353,205 -23% -51% 1,234 $286   $9,028,800 27
Dec 5, 2013 6 $346,255 -2% -58% 1,234 $281   $9,375,055 28
Dec 6, 2013 8 $761,557 +120% -60% 1,316 $579   $10,136,612 29
Dec 7, 2013 8 $1,185,270 +56% -37% 1,316 $901   $11,321,882 30
Dec 8, 2013 7 $678,796 -43% -37% 1,316 $516   $12,000,678 31
Dec 9, 2013 7 $271,141 -60% -23% 1,316 $206   $12,271,819 32
Dec 10, 2013 7 $359,528 +33% -22% 1,316 $273   $12,631,347 33
Dec 11, 2013 7 $290,642 -19% -18% 1,316 $221   $12,921,989 34
Dec 12, 2013 8 $279,779 -4% -19% 1,316 $213   $13,201,768 35
Dec 13, 2013 - $539,124 +93% -29% 1,158 $466   $13,740,892 36
Dec 14, 2013 - $691,001 +28% -42% 1,158 $597   $14,431,893 37
Dec 15, 2013 - $504,554 -27% -26% 1,158 $436   $14,936,447 38
Dec 16, 2013 8 $221,750 -56% -18% 1,158 $191   $15,158,197 39
Dec 17, 2013 8 $266,655 +20% -26% 1,158 $230   $15,424,852 40
Dec 18, 2013 9 $202,685 -24% -30% 1,158 $175   $15,627,537 41
Dec 19, 2013 8 $216,052 +7% -23% 1,158 $187   $15,843,589 42
Dec 20, 2013 12 $211,762 -2% -61% 680 $311   $16,055,351 43
Dec 21, 2013 12 $295,379 +39% -57% 680 $434   $16,350,730 44
Dec 22, 2013 13 $246,267 -17% -51% 680 $362   $16,596,997 45
Dec 23, 2013 - $200,617 -19% -10% 680 $295   $16,797,614 46
Dec 24, 2013 - $140,104 -30% -47% 680 $206   $16,937,718 47
Dec 25, 2013 - $156,135 +11% -23% 680 $230   $17,093,853 48
Dec 26, 2013 14 $176,639 +13% -18% 680 $260   $17,270,492 49
Dec 27, 2013 - $204,219 +16% -4% 481 $425   $17,474,711 50
Dec 28, 2013 15 $236,444 +16% -20% 481 $492   $17,711,155 51
Dec 29, 2013 15 $173,431 -27% -30% 481 $361   $17,884,586 52
Dec 30, 2013 - $156,556 -10% -22% 481 $325   $18,041,142 53
Dec 31, 2013 - $173,590 +11% +24% 481 $361   $18,214,732 54
Jan 1, 2014 - $216,112 +24% +38% 481 $449   $18,430,844 55
Jan 2, 2014 18 $131,764 -39% -25% 481 $274   $18,562,608 56
Jan 3, 2014 - $177,866 +35% -13% 329 $541   $18,740,474 57
Jan 4, 2014 - $234,899 +32% -1% 329 $714   $18,975,373 58
Jan 5, 2014 - $116,446 -50% -33% 329 $354   $19,091,819 59
Jan 6, 2014 - $52,894 -55% -66% 329 $161   $19,144,713 60
Jan 7, 2014 - $66,916 +27% -61% 329 $203   $19,211,629 61
Jan 8, 2014 - $66,591 n/c -69% 329 $202   $19,278,220 62
Jan 9, 2014 - $71,514 +7% -46% 329 $217   $19,349,734 63
Jan 10, 2014 - $117,577 +64% -34% 303 $388   $19,467,311 64
Jan 11, 2014 - $178,892 +52% -24% 303 $590   $19,646,203 65
Jan 12, 2014 - $96,607 -46% -17% 303 $319   $19,742,810 66
Jan 13, 2014 - $38,761 -60% -27% 303 $128   $19,781,571 67
Jan 14, 2014 - $52,090 +34% -22% 303 $172   $19,833,661 68
Jan 15, 2014 - $46,270 -11% -31% 303 $153   $19,879,931 69
Jan 16, 2014 - $50,469 +9% -29% 303 $167   $19,930,400 70
Jan 17, 2014 - $66,578 +32% -43% 190 $350   $19,996,978 71
Jan 18, 2014 - $101,404 +52% -43% 190 $534   $20,098,382 72
Jan 19, 2014 - $58,911 -42% -39% 190 $310   $20,157,293 73
Jan 20, 2014 - $60,585 +3% +56% 190 $319   $20,217,878 74
Jan 21, 2014 - $29,951 -51% -43% 190 $158   $20,247,829 75
Jan 22, 2014 - $27,240 -9% -41% 190 $143   $20,275,069 76
Jan 23, 2014 - $28,041 +3% -44% 190 $148   $20,303,110 77
Jan 24, 2014 - $61,685 +120% -7% 197 $313   $20,364,795 78
Jan 25, 2014 - $92,513 +50% -9% 197 $470   $20,457,308 79
Jan 26, 2014 - $56,454 -39% -4% 197 $287   $20,513,762 80
Jan 27, 2014 - $21,697 -62% -64% 197 $110   $20,535,459 81
Jan 28, 2014 - $26,272 +21% -12% 197 $133   $20,561,731 82
Jan 29, 2014 - $24,587 -6% -10% 197 $125   $20,586,318 83
Jan 30, 2014 - $29,536 +20% +5% 197 $150   $20,615,854 84
Jan 31, 2014 - $50,181 +70% -19% 178 $282   $20,666,035 85
Feb 1, 2014 - $71,233 +42% -23% 178 $400   $20,737,268 86
Feb 2, 2014 - $24,984 -65% -56% 178 $140   $20,762,252 87
Feb 3, 2014 - $19,234 -23% -11% 178 $108   $20,781,486 88
Feb 4, 2014 - $19,421 +1% -26% 178 $109   $20,800,907 89
Feb 5, 2014 - $20,202 +4% -18% 178 $113   $20,821,109 90
Feb 6, 2014 - $25,963 +29% -12% 178 $146   $20,847,072 91
Feb 7, 2014 - $30,054 +16% -40% 135 $223   $20,877,126 92
Feb 8, 2014 - $47,103 +57% -34% 135 $349   $20,924,229 93
Feb 9, 2014 - $25,674 -45% +3% 135 $190   $20,949,903 94
Feb 10, 2014 - $10,231 -60% -47% 135 $76   $20,960,134 95
Feb 11, 2014 - $12,722 +24% -34% 135 $94   $20,972,856 96
Feb 12, 2014 - $10,605 -17% -48% 135 $79   $20,983,461 97
Feb 13, 2014 - $12,835 +21% -51% 135 $95   $20,996,296 98
Feb 14, 2014 - $25,370 +98% -16% 94 $270   $21,021,666 99
Feb 15, 2014 - $33,307 +31% -29% 94 $354   $21,054,973 100
Feb 16, 2014 - $23,345 -30% -9% 94 $248   $21,078,318 101
Feb 17, 2014 - $21,114 -10% +106% 94 $225   $21,099,432 102
Feb 18, 2014 - $10,456 -50% -18% 94 $111   $21,109,888 103
Feb 19, 2014 - $8,751 -16% -17% 94 $93   $21,118,639 104
Feb 20, 2014 - $9,153 +5% -29% 94 $97   $21,127,792 105
Feb 21, 2014 - $18,258 +99% -28% 84 $217   $21,146,050 106
Feb 22, 2014 - $29,398 +61% -12% 84 $350   $21,175,448 107
Feb 23, 2014 - $16,967 -42% -27% 84 $202   $21,192,415 108
Feb 24, 2014 - $7,322 -57% -65% 84 $87   $21,199,737 109
Feb 25, 2014 - $7,784 +6% -26% 84 $93   $21,207,521 110
Feb 26, 2014 - $8,784 +13% n/c 84 $105   $21,216,305 111
Feb 27, 2014 - $9,058 +3% -1% 84 $108   $21,225,363 112
Feb 28, 2014 - $16,565 +83% -9% 73 $227   $21,241,928 113
Mar 1, 2014 - $25,472 +54% -13% 73 $349   $21,267,400 114
Mar 2, 2014 - $10,017 -61% -41% 73 $137   $21,277,417 115
Mar 3, 2014 - $8,123 -19% +11% 73 $111   $21,285,540 116
Mar 4, 2014 - $6,296 -22% -19% 73 $86   $21,291,836 117
Mar 5, 2014 - $7,360 +17% -16% 73 $101   $21,299,196 118
Mar 6, 2014 - $9,702 +32% +7% 73 $133   $21,308,898 119
Mar 7, 2014 - $12,528 +29% -24% 49 $256   $21,321,426 120
Mar 8, 2014 - $16,975 +35% -33% 49 $346   $21,338,401 121
Mar 9, 2014 - $7,124 -58% -29% 49 $145   $21,345,525 122
Mar 10, 2014 - $4,310 -40% -47% 49 $88   $21,349,835 123
Mar 11, 2014 - $5,789 +34% -8% 49 $118   $21,355,624 124
Mar 12, 2014 - $7,350 +27% n/c 49 $150   $21,362,974 125
Mar 13, 2014 - $8,894 +21% -8% 49 $182   $21,371,868 126
Mar 14, 2014 - $9,667 +9% -23% 47 $206   $21,381,535 127
Mar 15, 2014 - $12,396 +28% -27% 47 $264   $21,393,931 128
Mar 16, 2014 - $7,443 -40% +4% 47 $158   $21,401,374 129
Mar 17, 2014 - $3,984 -46% -8% 47 $85   $21,405,358 130
Mar 18, 2014 - $3,190 -20% -45% 47 $68   $21,408,548 131
Mar 19, 2014 - $3,228 +1% -56% 47 $69   $21,411,776 132
Mar 20, 2014 - $3,641 +13% -59% 47 $77   $21,415,417 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2013 28 $143,518   4 $35,880   $143,518 1
Nov 15, 2013 17 $554,342 +286% 29 $19,115   $697,860 2
Nov 22, 2013 16 $2,302,199 +315% 70 $32,889   $3,000,059 3
Nov 29, 2013 7 $6,374,996 +177% 1,234 $5,166   $9,375,055 4
Dec 6, 2013 7 $3,826,713 -40% 1,316 $2,908   $13,201,768 5
Dec 13, 2013 10 $2,641,821 -31% 1,158 $2,281   $15,843,589 6
Dec 20, 2013 18 $1,426,903 -46% 680 $2,098   $17,270,492 7
Dec 27, 2013 17 $1,292,116 -9% 481 $2,686   $18,562,608 8
Jan 3, 2014 19 $787,126 -39% 329 $2,392   $19,349,734 9
Jan 10, 2014 22 $580,666 -26% 303 $1,916   $19,930,400 10
Jan 17, 2014 28 $372,710 -36% 190 $1,962   $20,303,110 11
Jan 24, 2014 29 $312,744 -16% 197 $1,588   $20,615,854 12
Jan 31, 2014 30 $231,218 -26% 178 $1,299   $20,847,072 13
Feb 7, 2014 36 $149,224 -35% 135 $1,105   $20,996,296 14
Feb 14, 2014 37 $131,496 -12% 94 $1,399   $21,127,792 15
Feb 21, 2014 44 $97,571 -26% 84 $1,162   $21,225,363 16
Feb 28, 2014 43 $83,535 -14% 73 $1,144   $21,308,898 17
Mar 7, 2014 46 $62,970 -25% 49 $1,285   $21,371,868 18
Mar 14, 2014 51 $43,549 -31% 47 $927   $21,415,417 19
Mar 21, 2014 54 $28,522 -35% 31 $920   $21,443,939 20
Mar 28, 2014 54 $29,252 +3% 31 $944   $21,473,191 21
Apr 4, 2014 63 $15,290 -48% 23 $665   $21,488,481 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 3/13/2014 $0 0 1 1 $1,781,787 10/20/2015
 
Rest of World $52,816,443
 
International Total$54,598,230 10/20/2015

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, 20145138,434 138,434$2,075,126$2,075,1261
Mar 23, 20141134,602-75% 173,036$518,684$2,593,8102
Mar 30, 20141724,426-29% 197,462$370,542$2,964,3523
May 4, 2014259,465 260,274$162,987$4,153,1628
May 11, 20141923,466+148% 283,740$356,214$4,509,3769
Jul 6, 20143017,893 382,538$214,537$5,901,89517
Jul 13, 20142917,137-4% 399,675$205,473$6,107,36818
Jul 20, 20142115,186-11% 414,861$182,080$6,289,44819
Jul 27, 20142312,758-16% 427,619$152,968$6,442,41620
Aug 3, 20142814,072+10% 441,691$168,723$6,611,13921
Mar 20, 2016308,340 1,009,551$33,277$11,962,231106

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 16, 2014649,308 49,308$985,668$985,6681
Mar 23, 20141312,352-75% 61,660$246,913$1,232,5812

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