The Core (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,111,260Details
International Box Office $43,009,532Details
Worldwide Box Office $74,120,792
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,053,131 (38.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$85,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,017 opening theaters/3,019 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,618,461

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 28th, 2003 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 28th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
April 18th, 2003 (Wide) (Italy)
Video Release: September 9th, 2003 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong language
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: End of the World, Disaster, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, David Foster, Cooper Layne, Sean Bailey
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 2003 3 $12,053,131   3,017 $3,995   $12,053,131 1
Apr 4, 2003 6 $6,181,635 -49% 3,019 $2,048   $20,802,701 2
Apr 11, 2003 8 $3,306,820 -47% 3,019 $1,095   $25,755,993 3
Apr 18, 2003 15 $1,820,231 -45% 2,021 $901   $28,781,441 4
Apr 25, 2003 22 $612,745 -66% 1,228 $499   $30,108,032 5
May 2, 2003 33 $161,889 -74% 589 $275   $30,486,630 6
May 9, 2003 49 $54,928 -66% 152 $361   $30,583,153 7
May 16, 2003 71 $21,407 -61% 94 $228   $30,625,303 8
May 23, 2003 80 $13,485 -37% 33 $409   $30,649,458 9
May 30, 2003 60 $9,390 -30% 27 $348   $30,664,058 10
Jun 6, 2003 32 $118,161 +1,158% 173 $683   $30,794,650 11
Jun 13, 2003 36 $76,246 -35% 125 $610   $30,935,266 12
Jun 20, 2003 40 $56,313 -26% 96 $587   $31,042,346 13
Jun 27, 2003 56 $18,438 -67% 49 $376   $31,093,059 14
Jul 4, 2003 68 $8,665 -53% 29 $299   $31,111,260 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 28, 2003 2 $3,976,502     3,017 $1,318   $3,976,502 1
Mar 29, 2003 3 $5,013,850 +26%   3,017 $1,662   $8,990,352 2
Mar 30, 2003 3 $3,062,779 -39%   3,017 $1,015   $12,053,131 3
Mar 31, 2003 4 $718,000 -77%   3,017 $238   $12,771,000 4
Apr 1, 2003 4 $689,000 -4%   3,017 $228   $13,461,000 5
Apr 2, 2003 4 $588,000 -15%   3,017 $195   $14,048,000 6
Apr 3, 2003 4 $573,000 -3%   3,017 $190   $14,621,066 7
Apr 4, 2003 6 $1,737,611 +203% -56% 3,019 $576   $16,358,677 8
Apr 5, 2003 6 $2,773,746 +60% -45% 3,019 $919   $19,132,423 9
Apr 6, 2003 6 $1,670,278 -40% -45% 3,019 $553   $20,802,701 10
Apr 7, 2003 6 $394,000 -76% -45% 3,019 $131   $21,197,000 11
Apr 8, 2003 7 $453,000 +15% -34% 3,019 $150   $21,650,000 12
Apr 9, 2003 8 $394,000 -13% -33% 3,019 $131   $22,044,000 13
Apr 10, 2003 7 $405,000 +3% -29% 3,019 $134   $22,449,000 14
Apr 11, 2003 9 $889,000 +120% -49% 3,019 $294   $23,338,000 15
Apr 12, 2003 8 $1,458,413 +64% -47% 3,019 $483   $24,833,820 16
Apr 13, 2003 7 $922,173 -37% -45% 3,019 $305   $25,755,993 17
Apr 14, 2003 8 $289,000 -69% -27% 3,019 $96   $26,045,000 18
Apr 15, 2003 8 $304,000 +5% -33% 3,019 $101   $26,349,000 19
Apr 17, 2003 9 $353,000   -13% 3,019 $117   $26,961,000 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 2003 4 $14,621,066   3,017 $4,846   $14,621,066 1
Apr 4, 2003 6 $7,828,107 -46% 3,019 $2,593   $22,449,173 2
Apr 11, 2003 9 $4,512,037 -42% 3,019 $1,495   $26,961,210 3
Apr 18, 2003 15 $2,534,077 -44% 2,021 $1,254   $29,495,287 4
Apr 25, 2003 23 $829,454 -67% 1,228 $675   $30,324,741 5
May 2, 2003 34 $203,484 -75% 589 $345   $30,528,225 6
May 9, 2003 52 $75,671 -63% 152 $498   $30,603,896 7
May 16, 2003 70 $32,077 -58% 94 $341   $30,635,973 8
May 23, 2003 74 $18,695 -42% 33 $567   $30,654,668 9
May 30, 2003 58 $21,821 +17% 27 $808   $30,676,489 10
Jun 6, 2003 31 $182,531 +736% 173 $1,055   $30,859,020 11
Jun 13, 2003 34 $127,013 -30% 125 $1,016   $30,986,033 12
Jun 20, 2003 40 $88,588 -30% 96 $923   $31,074,621 13
Jun 27, 2003 55 $27,974 -68% 49 $571   $31,102,595 14
Jul 4, 2003 76 $8,665 -69% 29 $299   $31,111,260 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 4/18/2003 $0 0 2 4 $2,693,563 7/27/2019
United Kingdom 3/28/2003 $0 0 3 5 $2,508,976 4/21/2020
 
Rest of World $37,806,993
 
International Total$43,009,532 4/21/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2023174,113 4,113$61,654$61,6541,019

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Aaron Eckhart Dr. Josh Keyes
Hilary Swank Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs
Delroy Lindo Brazzelton

Supporting Cast

Stanley Tucci Dr. Conrad Zimsky
DJ Qualls Taz Finch
Richard Jenkins General Purcell
Tcheky Karyo Sergei Putechin
Bruce Greenwood Colonel Robert Iverson
Alfre Woodard NASA Chief Talma Stickley
Christopher Shyer Dave Perry
Ray Galletti Paul
Eileen Pedde Lynne
Rekha Sharma Danni
Tom Scholte Acker
Glenn Morshower FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison FBI Agent
Bart Anderson Dad
Nicole Leroux Mom
Justin Callan Little Boy
Chris Humphreys GBTV Reporter-Trafalgar Square
Dion Johnstone Flight Engineer Timmins
Fred Ewanuick Endeavor Flight Engineer
Hrothgar Mathews Chief Engineer Mission Control
Ming Tzong Hong Scientist
Jennifer Spence Zimsky's Assistant
Michael St. John Smith Pentagon General
John Shaw FBI Agent-Rat's Apartment
Nickolas Baric Security Policeman-Tribunal
Fred Keating Court Marshall Presiding Officer
Rosa Di Brigida Rome Cafe Patron
Roberto Roberto Rome Cafe Patron
Ermanno De Biagi Rome Cafe Patron
Marcello Laurentis Rome Cafe Patron
Greg Bennett Technician-Virgil Base
Matt Winston Luke Barry
Claire Riley News Anchor
Marke Driesschen News Anchor
Laurie Murdoch Project Destiny Engineer
Costa Spanos Project Destiny Engineer
Monique Martel Paris Cafe Lady
Lenie Scoffié Paris Cafe Lady
Nathaniel Deveaux U.S.S. Constellation Captain
Robert Manitopyes U.S.S. Constellation Screen Ops

Cameos

Shawn Green Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Amiel Director
Cooper Lane Screenwriter
John Rogers Screenwriter
David Foster Producer
Cooper Lane Producer
Sean Bailey Producer
John Lindley Director of Photography
Philip Harrison Production Designer
Terry Rawlings Editor
Dan Lester Costume Designer
Gregory L McMurry Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Young Composer
David Householter Co-Producer
Jim Brebner Assistant Director
Chris Woods Second Unit Director
Mary Eilts Unit Production Manager
David Householter Unit Production Manager
Diane Sabatini Production Supervisor
Andrew Neskorommy Supervising Art Director
Sandra Tanaka Art Director
Lin MacDonald Set Decorator
Chris Woods Second Unit Camera
Garry Elmendorf Special Effects Supervisor
Darren Brisker Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano Re-recording Mixer
Chris Carpenter Additional Re recording Mixer
Andy Koyama Additional Re recording Mixer
John Leveque Supervising Sound Editor
Anthony R. Milch Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Payne Sound Effects Editor
Stephen P. Robinson Sound Effects Editor
Ken Fischer Sound Effects Editor
Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
Jay Nierenberg Sound Effects Editor
David Esparza Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen Sound Designer
Tim Walston Sound Designer
Bernard Weiser Supervising Dialogue Editor
Vic Radulich Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz Dialogue Editor
Mark Gordon Dialogue Editor
Thomas Milano Supervising Music Editor
Tanya Noel Hill Music Editor
Deborah Larsen Make up
Stan Edmonds Make up
Sanna Seppanen Hairstylist
Deborah Aquila Casting Director
Tricia Wood Casting Director
Lynne Carrow Casting Director
Susan Brouse Casting Director
Scott Ateah Stunt Coordinator

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


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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,053,131 (38.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$85,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,017 opening theaters/3,019 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,618,461

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.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 28th, 2003 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 28th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
April 18th, 2003 (Wide) (Italy)
Video Release: September 9th, 2003 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong language
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: End of the World, Disaster, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, David Foster, Cooper Layne, Sean Bailey
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Aaron Eckhart Dr. Josh Keyes
Hilary Swank Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs
Delroy Lindo Brazzelton

Supporting Cast

Stanley Tucci Dr. Conrad Zimsky
DJ Qualls Taz Finch
Richard Jenkins General Purcell
Tcheky Karyo Sergei Putechin
Bruce Greenwood Colonel Robert Iverson
Alfre Woodard NASA Chief Talma Stickley
Christopher Shyer Dave Perry
Ray Galletti Paul
Eileen Pedde Lynne
Rekha Sharma Danni
Tom Scholte Acker
Glenn Morshower FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison FBI Agent
Bart Anderson Dad
Nicole Leroux Mom
Justin Callan Little Boy
Chris Humphreys GBTV Reporter-Trafalgar Square
Dion Johnstone Flight Engineer Timmins
Fred Ewanuick Endeavor Flight Engineer
Hrothgar Mathews Chief Engineer Mission Control
Ming Tzong Hong Scientist
Jennifer Spence Zimsky's Assistant
Michael St. John Smith Pentagon General
John Shaw FBI Agent-Rat's Apartment
Nickolas Baric Security Policeman-Tribunal
Fred Keating Court Marshall Presiding Officer
Rosa Di Brigida Rome Cafe Patron
Roberto Roberto Rome Cafe Patron
Ermanno De Biagi Rome Cafe Patron
Marcello Laurentis Rome Cafe Patron
Greg Bennett Technician-Virgil Base
Matt Winston Luke Barry
Claire Riley News Anchor
Marke Driesschen News Anchor
Laurie Murdoch Project Destiny Engineer
Costa Spanos Project Destiny Engineer
Monique Martel Paris Cafe Lady
Lenie Scoffié Paris Cafe Lady
Nathaniel Deveaux U.S.S. Constellation Captain
Robert Manitopyes U.S.S. Constellation Screen Ops

Cameos

Shawn Green Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Amiel Director
Cooper Lane Screenwriter
John Rogers Screenwriter
David Foster Producer
Cooper Lane Producer
Sean Bailey Producer
John Lindley Director of Photography
Philip Harrison Production Designer
Terry Rawlings Editor
Dan Lester Costume Designer
Gregory L McMurry Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Young Composer
David Householter Co-Producer
Jim Brebner Assistant Director
Chris Woods Second Unit Director
Mary Eilts Unit Production Manager
David Householter Unit Production Manager
Diane Sabatini Production Supervisor
Andrew Neskorommy Supervising Art Director
Sandra Tanaka Art Director
Lin MacDonald Set Decorator
Chris Woods Second Unit Camera
Garry Elmendorf Special Effects Supervisor
Darren Brisker Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano Re-recording Mixer
Chris Carpenter Additional Re recording Mixer
Andy Koyama Additional Re recording Mixer
John Leveque Supervising Sound Editor
Anthony R. Milch Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Payne Sound Effects Editor
Stephen P. Robinson Sound Effects Editor
Ken Fischer Sound Effects Editor
Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
Jay Nierenberg Sound Effects Editor
David Esparza Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen Sound Designer
Tim Walston Sound Designer
Bernard Weiser Supervising Dialogue Editor
Vic Radulich Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz Dialogue Editor
Mark Gordon Dialogue Editor
Thomas Milano Supervising Music Editor
Tanya Noel Hill Music Editor
Deborah Larsen Make up
Stan Edmonds Make up
Sanna Seppanen Hairstylist
Deborah Aquila Casting Director
Tricia Wood Casting Director
Lynne Carrow Casting Director
Susan Brouse Casting Director
Scott Ateah Stunt Coordinator

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 2003 3 $12,053,131   3,017 $3,995   $12,053,131 1
Apr 4, 2003 6 $6,181,635 -49% 3,019 $2,048   $20,802,701 2
Apr 11, 2003 8 $3,306,820 -47% 3,019 $1,095   $25,755,993 3
Apr 18, 2003 15 $1,820,231 -45% 2,021 $901   $28,781,441 4
Apr 25, 2003 22 $612,745 -66% 1,228 $499   $30,108,032 5
May 2, 2003 33 $161,889 -74% 589 $275   $30,486,630 6
May 9, 2003 49 $54,928 -66% 152 $361   $30,583,153 7
May 16, 2003 71 $21,407 -61% 94 $228   $30,625,303 8
May 23, 2003 80 $13,485 -37% 33 $409   $30,649,458 9
May 30, 2003 60 $9,390 -30% 27 $348   $30,664,058 10
Jun 6, 2003 32 $118,161 +1,158% 173 $683   $30,794,650 11
Jun 13, 2003 36 $76,246 -35% 125 $610   $30,935,266 12
Jun 20, 2003 40 $56,313 -26% 96 $587   $31,042,346 13
Jun 27, 2003 56 $18,438 -67% 49 $376   $31,093,059 14
Jul 4, 2003 68 $8,665 -53% 29 $299   $31,111,260 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 28, 2003 2 $3,976,502     3,017 $1,318   $3,976,502 1
Mar 29, 2003 3 $5,013,850 +26%   3,017 $1,662   $8,990,352 2
Mar 30, 2003 3 $3,062,779 -39%   3,017 $1,015   $12,053,131 3
Mar 31, 2003 4 $718,000 -77%   3,017 $238   $12,771,000 4
Apr 1, 2003 4 $689,000 -4%   3,017 $228   $13,461,000 5
Apr 2, 2003 4 $588,000 -15%   3,017 $195   $14,048,000 6
Apr 3, 2003 4 $573,000 -3%   3,017 $190   $14,621,066 7
Apr 4, 2003 6 $1,737,611 +203% -56% 3,019 $576   $16,358,677 8
Apr 5, 2003 6 $2,773,746 +60% -45% 3,019 $919   $19,132,423 9
Apr 6, 2003 6 $1,670,278 -40% -45% 3,019 $553   $20,802,701 10
Apr 7, 2003 6 $394,000 -76% -45% 3,019 $131   $21,197,000 11
Apr 8, 2003 7 $453,000 +15% -34% 3,019 $150   $21,650,000 12
Apr 9, 2003 8 $394,000 -13% -33% 3,019 $131   $22,044,000 13
Apr 10, 2003 7 $405,000 +3% -29% 3,019 $134   $22,449,000 14
Apr 11, 2003 9 $889,000 +120% -49% 3,019 $294   $23,338,000 15
Apr 12, 2003 8 $1,458,413 +64% -47% 3,019 $483   $24,833,820 16
Apr 13, 2003 7 $922,173 -37% -45% 3,019 $305   $25,755,993 17
Apr 14, 2003 8 $289,000 -69% -27% 3,019 $96   $26,045,000 18
Apr 15, 2003 8 $304,000 +5% -33% 3,019 $101   $26,349,000 19
Apr 17, 2003 9 $353,000   -13% 3,019 $117   $26,961,000 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 2003 4 $14,621,066   3,017 $4,846   $14,621,066 1
Apr 4, 2003 6 $7,828,107 -46% 3,019 $2,593   $22,449,173 2
Apr 11, 2003 9 $4,512,037 -42% 3,019 $1,495   $26,961,210 3
Apr 18, 2003 15 $2,534,077 -44% 2,021 $1,254   $29,495,287 4
Apr 25, 2003 23 $829,454 -67% 1,228 $675   $30,324,741 5
May 2, 2003 34 $203,484 -75% 589 $345   $30,528,225 6
May 9, 2003 52 $75,671 -63% 152 $498   $30,603,896 7
May 16, 2003 70 $32,077 -58% 94 $341   $30,635,973 8
May 23, 2003 74 $18,695 -42% 33 $567   $30,654,668 9
May 30, 2003 58 $21,821 +17% 27 $808   $30,676,489 10
Jun 6, 2003 31 $182,531 +736% 173 $1,055   $30,859,020 11
Jun 13, 2003 34 $127,013 -30% 125 $1,016   $30,986,033 12
Jun 20, 2003 40 $88,588 -30% 96 $923   $31,074,621 13
Jun 27, 2003 55 $27,974 -68% 49 $571   $31,102,595 14
Jul 4, 2003 76 $8,665 -69% 29 $299   $31,111,260 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 4/18/2003 $0 0 2 4 $2,693,563 7/27/2019
United Kingdom 3/28/2003 $0 0 3 5 $2,508,976 4/21/2020
 
Rest of World $37,806,993
 
International Total$43,009,532 4/21/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2023174,113 4,113$61,654$61,6541,019

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.