The Great Gatsby (2013)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $144,840,419Details
International Box Office $208,657,314Details
Worldwide Box Office $353,497,733
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $31,123,060 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $18,567,564 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $49,690,624
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Synopsis

Would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$50,085,184 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$190,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,535 opening theaters/3,550 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $192,051,618

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 442 $144,840,419
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $208,657,314
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 440 $353,497,733

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: May 10th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: May 16th, 2013 (Wide), released as The Great Gatsby (위대한 개츠비) (South Korea)
June 6th, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 7th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
September 13th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Great Gatsby (위대한 개츠비) (South Korea)
Video Release: August 27th, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2268, 4/17/2013)
Running Time: 141 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Historical Drama, Unrequited Love, Relationships Gone Wrong, Ensemble, World War I, Returning Soldiers, Wall Street, 3-D, Intentionally Anachronistic
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, A&E Indiefilms, Bazmark, Red Wagon Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Monday 76 $3,484,035 May 27, 2013 18
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $13,543,283 May 24, 2013 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $19,153,828 May 24, 2013 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 87 $17,027,318 May 24, 2013 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $24,081,181 May 24, 2013 17
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 80 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 77 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Drama Weekend Domestic 17 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 13 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 70 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 91 $14,168 May 10, 2013 3
Top Drama Day Domestic 38 $19,412,782 May 10, 2013 1
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 31 $19,412,782 May 10, 2013 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 46 $144,840,419 May 10, 2013 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 442 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 713 $192,051,618
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 260 $144,840,419
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 91 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 268 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 31 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 33 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies 76 $144,840,419

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 2013 2 $50,085,184   3,535 $14,168   $50,085,184 1
May 17, 2013 3 $23,939,228 -52% 3,550 $6,743   $90,682,832 2
May 24, 2013 6 $13,543,283 -43% 3,090 $4,383   $114,270,174 3
May 31, 2013 8 $6,517,317 -52% 2,635 $2,473   $128,508,209 4
Jun 7, 2013 10 $4,222,409 -35% 2,160 $1,955   $136,167,527 5
Jun 14, 2013 12 $1,674,333 -60% 2,160 $775   $139,977,874 6
Jun 21, 2013 17 $602,410 -64% 362 $1,664   $141,600,513 7
Jun 28, 2013 18 $387,391 -36% 255 $1,519   $142,376,067 8
Jul 5, 2013 23 $284,286 -27% 185 $1,537   $142,907,904 9
Jul 12, 2013 25 $168,297 -41% 125 $1,346   $143,218,776 10
Jul 19, 2013 23 $334,074 +99% 302 $1,106   $143,664,028 11
Jul 26, 2013 25 $267,014 -20% 271 $985   $144,155,419 12
Aug 2, 2013 31 $178,714 -33% 228 $784   $144,512,215 13
Aug 9, 2013 38 $84,474 -53% 135 $626   $144,710,213 14
Aug 16, 2013 43 $46,817 -45% 88 $532   $144,812,796 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 10, 2013 2 $19,412,782     3,535 $5,492   $19,412,782 1
May 11, 2013 2 $17,657,569 -9%   3,535 $4,995   $37,070,351 2
May 12, 2013 2 $13,014,833 -26%   3,535 $3,682   $50,085,184 3
May 13, 2013 2 $4,363,167 -66%   3,535 $1,234   $54,448,351 4
May 14, 2013 2 $4,957,085 +14%   3,535 $1,402   $59,405,436 5
May 15, 2013 1 $3,910,118 -21%   3,535 $1,106   $63,315,554 6
May 16, 2013 2 $3,428,050 -12%   3,535 $970   $66,743,604 7
May 17, 2013 3 $7,616,274 +122% -61% 3,550 $2,145   $74,359,878 8
May 18, 2013 3 $9,455,574 +24% -46% 3,550 $2,664   $83,815,452 9
May 19, 2013 3 $6,867,380 -27% -47% 3,550 $1,934   $90,682,832 10
May 20, 2013 3 $2,716,077 -60% -38% 3,550 $765   $93,398,909 11
May 21, 2013 2 $2,858,180 +5% -42% 3,550 $805   $96,257,089 12
May 22, 2013 2 $2,311,274 -19% -41% 3,550 $651   $98,568,363 13
May 23, 2013 4 $2,158,528 -7% -37% 3,550 $608   $100,726,891 14
May 24, 2013 6 $3,934,686 +82% -48% 3,090 $1,273   $104,661,577 15
May 25, 2013 6 $5,099,551 +30% -46% 3,090 $1,650   $109,761,128 16
May 26, 2013 6 $4,509,046 -12% -34% 3,090 $1,459   $114,270,174 17
May 27, 2013 6 $3,484,035 -23% +28% 3,090 $1,128   $117,754,209 18
May 28, 2013 5 $1,632,255 -53% -43% 3,090 $528   $119,386,464 19
May 29, 2013 5 $1,381,111 -15% -40% 3,090 $447   $120,767,575 20
May 30, 2013 5 $1,223,317 -11% -43% 3,090 $396   $121,990,892 21
May 31, 2013 8 $1,962,736 +60% -50% 2,635 $745   $123,953,628 22
Jun 1, 2013 8 $2,632,026 +34% -48% 2,635 $999   $126,585,654 23
Jun 2, 2013 8 $1,922,555 -27% -57% 2,635 $730   $128,508,209 24
Jun 3, 2013 7 $807,367 -58% -77% 2,635 $306   $129,315,576 25
Jun 4, 2013 7 $947,444 +17% -42% 2,635 $360   $130,263,020 26
Jun 5, 2013 7 $838,084 -12% -39% 2,635 $318   $131,101,104 27
Jun 6, 2013 8 $844,014 +1% -31% 2,635 $320   $131,945,118 28
Jun 7, 2013 10 $1,357,275 +61% -31% 2,160 $628   $133,302,393 29
Jun 8, 2013 10 $1,744,401 +29% -34% 2,160 $808   $135,046,794 30
Jun 9, 2013 10 $1,120,733 -36% -42% 2,160 $519   $136,167,527 31
Jun 10, 2013 10 $603,184 -46% -25% 2,160 $279   $136,770,711 32
Jun 11, 2013 10 $603,267 n/c -36% 2,160 $279   $137,373,978 33
Jun 12, 2013 11 $474,453 -21% -43% 2,160 $220   $137,848,431 34
Jun 13, 2013 12 $455,110 -4% -46% 2,160 $211   $138,303,541 35
Jun 14, 2013 - $535,897 +18% -61% 2,160 $248   $138,839,438 36
Jun 15, 2013 - $661,725 +23% -62% 2,160 $306   $139,501,163 37
Jun 16, 2013 - $476,711 -28% -57% 2,160 $221   $139,977,874 38
Jun 17, 2013 - $251,248 -47% -58% 2,160 $116   $140,229,122 39
Jun 18, 2013 - $297,486 +18% -51% 2,160 $138   $140,526,608 40
Jun 19, 2013 - $259,442 -13% -45% 2,160 $120   $140,786,050 41
Jun 20, 2013 - $212,053 -18% -53% 2,160 $98   $140,998,103 42
Jun 21, 2013 - $163,862 -23% -69% 362 $453   $141,161,965 43
Jun 22, 2013 - $241,393 +47% -64% 362 $667   $141,403,358 44
Jun 23, 2013 - $197,155 -18% -59% 362 $545   $141,600,513 45
Jun 24, 2013 - $89,243 -55% -64% 362 $247   $141,689,756 46
Jun 25, 2013 - $106,451 +19% -64% 362 $294   $141,796,207 47
Jun 26, 2013 - $98,124 -8% -62% 362 $271   $141,894,331 48
Jun 27, 2013 - $94,345 -4% -56% 362 $261   $141,988,676 49
Jun 28, 2013 - $110,673 +17% -32% 255 $434   $142,099,349 50
Jun 29, 2013 - $153,053 +38% -37% 255 $600   $142,252,402 51
Jun 30, 2013 - $123,665 -19% -37% 255 $485   $142,376,067 52
Jul 1, 2013 - $67,297 -46% -25% 255 $264   $142,443,364 53
Jul 2, 2013 - $62,586 -7% -41% 255 $245   $142,505,950 54
Jul 3, 2013 - $51,530 -18% -47% 185 $279   $142,557,480 55
Jul 4, 2013 - $66,138 +28% -30% 185 $358   $142,623,618 56
Jul 5, 2013 - $92,682 +40% -16% 185 $501   $142,716,300 57
Jul 6, 2013 - $109,679 +18% -28% 185 $593   $142,825,979 58
Jul 7, 2013 - $81,925 -25% -34% 185 $443   $142,907,904 59
Jul 8, 2013 - $33,504 -59% -50% 185 $181   $142,941,408 60
Jul 9, 2013 - $39,509 +18% -37% 185 $214   $142,980,917 61
Jul 10, 2013 - $34,372 -13% -33% 185 $186   $143,015,289 62
Jul 11, 2013 - $35,190 +2% -47% 185 $190   $143,050,479 63
Jul 12, 2013 - $48,270 +37% -48% 125 $386   $143,098,749 64
Jul 13, 2013 - $65,842 +36% -40% 125 $527   $143,164,591 65
Jul 14, 2013 - $54,185 -18% -34% 125 $433   $143,218,776 66
Jul 15, 2013 - $24,950 -54% -26% 125 $200   $143,243,726 67
Jul 16, 2013 - $32,985 +32% -17% 125 $264   $143,276,711 68
Jul 17, 2013 - $26,367 -20% -23% 125 $211   $143,303,078 69
Jul 18, 2013 - $26,876 +2% -24% 125 $215   $143,329,954 70
Jul 19, 2013 - $101,439 +277% +110% 302 $336   $143,431,393 71
Jul 20, 2013 - $130,614 +29% +98% 302 $432   $143,562,007 72
Jul 21, 2013 - $102,021 -22% +88% 302 $338   $143,664,028 73
Jul 22, 2013 - $51,031 -50% +105% 302 $169   $143,715,059 74
Jul 23, 2013 - $62,960 +23% +91% 302 $208   $143,778,019 75
Jul 24, 2013 - $56,034 -11% +113% 302 $186   $143,834,053 76
Jul 25, 2013 - $54,352 -3% +102% 302 $180   $143,888,405 77
Jul 26, 2013 - $84,211 +55% -17% 271 $311   $143,972,616 78
Jul 27, 2013 - $105,150 +25% -19% 271 $388   $144,077,766 79
Jul 28, 2013 - $77,653 -26% -24% 271 $287   $144,155,419 80
Jul 29, 2013 - $42,709 -45% -16% 271 $158   $144,198,128 81
Jul 30, 2013 - $46,688 +9% -26% 271 $172   $144,244,816 82
Jul 31, 2013 - $44,320 -5% -21% 271 $164   $144,289,136 83
Aug 1, 2013 - $44,365 n/c -18% 271 $164   $144,333,501 84
Aug 2, 2013 - $55,247 +25% -34% 228 $242   $144,388,748 85
Aug 3, 2013 - $71,124 +29% -32% 228 $312   $144,459,872 86
Aug 4, 2013 - $52,343 -26% -33% 228 $230   $144,512,215 87
Aug 5, 2013 - $28,282 -46% -34% 228 $124   $144,540,497 88
Aug 6, 2013 - $28,847 +2% -38% 228 $127   $144,569,344 89
Aug 7, 2013 - $27,619 -4% -38% 228 $121   $144,596,963 90
Aug 8, 2013 - $28,776 +4% -35% 228 $126   $144,625,739 91
Aug 9, 2013 - $25,305 -12% -54% 135 $187   $144,651,044 92
Aug 10, 2013 - $34,717 +37% -51% 135 $257   $144,685,761 93
Aug 11, 2013 - $24,452 -30% -53% 135 $181   $144,710,213 94
Aug 12, 2013 - $13,982 -43% -51% 135 $104   $144,724,195 95
Aug 13, 2013 - $13,253 -5% -54% 135 $98   $144,737,448 96
Aug 14, 2013 - $14,190 +7% -49% 135 $105   $144,751,638 97
Aug 15, 2013 - $14,341 +1% -50% 135 $106   $144,765,979 98
Aug 16, 2013 - $14,722 +3% -42% 88 $167   $144,780,701 99
Aug 17, 2013 - $18,288 +24% -47% 88 $208   $144,798,989 100
Aug 18, 2013 - $13,807 -25% -44% 88 $157   $144,812,796 101
Aug 19, 2013 - $6,581 -52% -53% 88 $75   $144,819,377 102
Aug 20, 2013 - $6,546 -1% -51% 88 $74   $144,825,923 103
Aug 21, 2013 - $6,837 +4% -52% 88 $78   $144,832,760 104
Aug 22, 2013 - $7,659 +12% -47% 88 $87   $144,840,419 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 2013 2 $66,743,604   3,535 $18,881   $66,743,604 1
May 17, 2013 3 $33,983,287 -49% 3,550 $9,573   $100,726,891 2
May 24, 2013 6 $21,264,001 -37% 3,090 $6,882   $121,990,892 3
May 31, 2013 8 $9,954,226 -53% 2,635 $3,778   $131,945,118 4
Jun 7, 2013 11 $6,358,423 -36% 2,160 $2,944   $138,303,541 5
Jun 14, 2013 12 $2,694,562 -58% 2,160 $1,247   $140,998,103 6
Jun 21, 2013 17 $990,573 -63% 362 $2,736   $141,988,676 7
Jun 28, 2013 20 $634,942 -36% 185 $3,432   $142,623,618 8
Jul 5, 2013 23 $426,861 -33% 185 $2,307   $143,050,479 9
Jul 12, 2013 26 $279,475 -35% 125 $2,236   $143,329,954 10
Jul 19, 2013 23 $558,451 +100% 302 $1,849   $143,888,405 11
Jul 26, 2013 26 $445,096 -20% 271 $1,642   $144,333,501 12
Aug 2, 2013 32 $292,238 -34% 228 $1,282   $144,625,739 13
Aug 9, 2013 37 $140,240 -52% 135 $1,039   $144,765,979 14
Aug 16, 2013 42 $74,440 -47% 88 $846   $144,840,419 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/7/2023 $268 2 2 3 $17,788,412 11/27/2023
New Zealand 6/6/2013 $0 0 1 5 $2,576,370 1/23/2023
South Korea 5/16/2013 $0 0 49 71 $7,854,016 9/27/2023
 
Rest of World $180,438,516
 
International Total$208,657,314 11/27/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $208,657,314
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $208,657,314
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office 23 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 284 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 37 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies 42 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 238 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies 82 $208,657,314

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 440 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 243 $353,497,733
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 20 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 90 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 32 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies 33 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies 85 $353,497,733

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 1, 20131429,875 429,875$7,372,356$7,372,3561
Sep 8, 20132170,505-60% 600,380$3,067,385$10,439,7412
Sep 15, 2013953,894-68% 654,274$923,204$11,362,9453
Sep 22, 2013546,859-13% 701,133$501,391$11,864,3364
Sep 29, 2013539,577-16% 740,710$677,558$12,541,8945
Oct 6, 20132113,657-65% 754,367$136,433$12,678,3276
Oct 13, 20132215,470+13% 769,837$154,545$12,832,8727
Oct 27, 20133014,436 796,429$144,216$13,098,5269
Nov 24, 20132418,408 841,414$331,160$13,887,10513
Dec 1, 20135554,984+2,915% 1,396,398$9,073,988$22,961,09314

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 1, 20131277,191 277,191$6,878,076$6,878,0761
Sep 8, 2013289,291-68% 366,482$2,356,641$9,234,7172
Sep 15, 2013522,272-75% 388,754$564,878$9,799,5953
Sep 22, 2013524,033+8% 412,787$412,093$10,211,6884
Sep 29, 2013615,768-34% 428,555$387,645$10,599,3335
Oct 6, 2013146,215-61% 434,770$156,208$10,755,5416
Oct 20, 20131812,887 451,510$266,953$11,137,7798

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Lead Ensemble Members

Leonardo DiCaprio Jay Gatsby
Tobey Maguire Nick Carraway
Joel Edgerton Tom Buchanan
Carey Mulligan Daisy Buchanan
Isla Fisher Myrtle Wilson
Elizabeth Debicki Jordan Baker

Supporting Cast

Jason Clarke George Wilson
Lisa Adam Weeping/Singing Woman
Frank Aldridge Well Dressed Male Witness Wilson's Garage
Amitabh Bachchan Meyer Wolfshiem
Steve Bisley Dan Cody
Richard Carter Herzog
Adelaide Clemens Catherine
Vince Colosimo Michaelis
Max Cullen Owl Eyes
Mal Day The Boss-Probity Trust
Emmanuel Ekwens Jazz Player
Eden Falk Mr. McKee
Emily Foreman Pammy
Tiger Leacey Wyvill Pammy
Charlize Skinner Pammy
Garrett William Fountain Barman
David Furlong Walter Chase
Daniel Gill Police Commissioner
iOTA Trimalchio the Orchestra Leader
Price Johnson Singer - Wilson's Garage
Stephen James King Nelson
Goran D. Kleut Head Waiter Speakeasy
Kim Knuckey Senator Gulick
Barrie Laws Party Guest
Mark Lemon The Professor
John Maumau The Boxer
Brendan MacLean Klipspringer
Callan McAuliffe Teen Jay Gatsby
Ben McIvor Clerk-Probity Trust
Hamish Michael Clerk-Probity Trust
Brian Rooney Clerk-Probity Trust
Kevin McGlothan Footman
Nick Meenahan Train Conductor
Olga Miller Russian Silent Film Actress
Heather Mitchell Daisy's Mother
Gus Murray Teddy Barton
Kate Mulvany Mrs. McKee
Barry Otto Benny McClenahan
John O'Connell Newton Orchid
Corey Blake Owers Louisville Officer
Tasman Palazzi Young James Gatz
Brenton Prince Guard at Gatsby's Gates
Bryan Probets Gardener
Milan Pulvermacher Waiter-Hotel Sayre
Alfred Quinten Party Guest
Ghadir Rajab Footman
Jake Ryan Motorcycle
John Sheerin The Police Captain
Nicholas Simpson Second Policeman-Wilson's Garage
Kasia Stelmach Silent Film Star Marlene Moon
Nick Tate Taxi Driver
Jack Thompson Dr. Walter Perkins
Kieran Van Bunnik Rowdie
Sylvana Vandertouw European Woman
Gemma Ward Languid Girl
Matthew Whittet Vladmir Tostoff
Felix Williamson Henri
Bill Young Policeman-Wilson's Garage

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

Production and Technical Credits

Baz Luhrmann Director
Baz Luhrmann Screenwriter
Craig Pearce Screenwriter
F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Creator
Baz Luhrmann Producer
Catherine Martin Producer
Douglas Wick Producer
Lucy Fisher Producer
Catherine Knapman Producer
Barrie M. Osborne Executive Producer
Bruce Berman Executive Producer
Jay Z Executive Producer
Simon Duggan Director of Photography
Catherine Martin Production Designer
Matt Villa Editor
Jason Ballantine Editor
Jonathan Redmond Editor
Catherine Martin Costume Designer
Anton Monsted Co-Producer
Chris Godfrey Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Armstrong Composer
Anton Monsted Executive Music Producer
Ronna Kress Casting
Nikki Barrett Casting
Alexandra Taussig Unit Production Manager
Damien Drew Art Director
Michael Turner Art Director
Beverley Dunn Set Decorator
Guntis Sics Sound
Wayne Pashley Sound Designer
Wayne Pashley Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Maslow Re-recording Mixer
Phil Heywood Re-recording Mixer
Wayne Pashley Re-recording Mixer
Joyce Cox Visual Effects Producer
Glenn Ruehland Stunt Coordinator
Jennifer Leacey 1st Assistant Director

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Ceremony Live Blog - And the Oscar goes to... 12 Years a Slave

March 2nd, 2014

The Oscars are being handed out this evening and as usual, we will be live-blogging the event. Here's the last look at the nominations with those chosen by our contest entrants as the likely winners in Bold. If I disagree with the consensus, they are in italics, and sharp-eyed readers will note there are no categories where that's true. Finally, if I am rooting for an underdog, they are underlined. There are only two categories where that is true. I want Chiwetel Ejiofor to win Best Lead Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave. I also want Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa to win for Best Hair and Make-up, because Dallas Buyers Club had a hair and make-up budget of $250. Yes it was effective, but the special effects make-up used in Bad Grandpa was just more difficult to pull off, even if the movie wasn't Oscar-bait. Regardless, I don't expect there to be many surprises at this year's awards. 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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 27th, 2013

August 26th, 2013

It's a terrible week on the home market. There's not a lot in terms of top sellers, although The Great Gatsby should lead the way. The only first-run release is Pain and Gain, which will likely not sell a lot on the home market. There are a few TV on DVD releases to fill in the gaps, like The Walking Dead or Elementary; however, by the end of the first page of new releases on Amazon.com, we run into filler. As for Pick of the Week, the best is The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on Blu-ray Combo Pack. I'm still waiting for the screener, but it is such a good movie and it is slow week that it is still Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Start Helps Set Records

May 29th, 2013

Memorial Day long weekend has come and gone and it was a boon to the box office numbers. Not only did Fast and Furious 6 reach the high end of predictions, as did Epic. On the other hand, The Hangover III struggled. The positives overrode the negatives by a large margin and the overall box office rose to $254.37 million, which is a new record for a three-day Memorial Day weekend. Adding in Monday, and the box office made $313.18 million. The three-day portion of the weekend rose 65% compared to last weekend and 67% compared to last year. This weekend earned more than $100 million more than the same weekend in 2012. That is something that usually only happens when there's a misalignment in holiday weekends. If you add in Monday, 2013's Memorial Day long weekend earned 63% more than the Memorial Day long weekend from 2012. Granted, 2013 is still far behind 2012, but this is great news. Hopefully it will keep up for a while. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Fast Be Fast Enough?

May 24th, 2013

It's the Memorial Day long weekend and there are three new films looking to take advantage of the holiday, plus a number of holdovers that will likely still bring in a lot of money. Fast and Furious 6 is leading the way in terms of box office potential and many think it will crack $100 million over four days; some think it will crack $100 million over three days. The Hangover III debuted on Thursday, which will give it a jump on the competition, but soften its weekend numbers. Finally, there's Epic, a family film that seems like a sure hit, except there is a lot of competition this weekend. Star Trek into Darkness, Iron Man 3, and The Great Gatsby are all still doing well and should provide some competition for the three new releases. All combined, those six films should make as much as the entire box office did last year and 2013 will start to close the gap with 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Star Trek Has A Dim Launch

May 21st, 2013

There was some bad news this weekend, mostly at the top. Star Trek into Darkness did open in first place with a very healthy 4-day total, but it opened below its predecessor and not a lot of people were predicting that. The overall box office fell 2.8% from last weekend to $154 million. On the other hand, this was 7.8% higher than the same weekend last year, which is great news, as 2013 has really struggled in the year-over-year comparison. It's going to take a lot more than one good weekend to turn things around. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Star Trek Brighten Up the Box Office?

May 16th, 2013

The second big summer release comes out this week, Star Trek into Darkness. The film has already opened internationally and has proven to be a bigger hit than its predecessor was, which is good news for its opening weekend. Iron Man 3 will likely take a pretty big hit due to the direct competition, while The Great Gatsby is a bit of a wild card. This weekend last year there were three wide releases, but the best of them was Battleship, which only made $25.53 million during its opening weekend, while all three new releases made a total of $53 million. Star Trek into Darkness should easily make more than that combined. However, The Avengers still dominated the chart last year and it will be that film that will be the biggest challenge in the year-over-year competition. More...

Contest: Looking for Greatness: Winning Announcement

May 15th, 2013

The winners of our Looking for Greatness contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Iron Man Has a Story to Tell

May 15th, 2013

Iron Man 3 again earned first place on the Per Theater Chart, but this time it was closer with an average of $17,053. The second best film on the per theater chart was the second best film on the overall chart, The Great Gatsby, which earned an average of $14,168. The best limited release was Stories We Tell with an average of $13,527 in two theaters. It had previously opened in Canada, where it made $360,000. One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das earned $11,515 in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Iron Man Great, but Gatsby is Arguably Greater

May 14th, 2013

Iron Man 3 remained on top of the chart, as expected, but the big news of the weekend was The Great Gatsby. The film opened with more than $50 million, which is twice as much as some analysts were expecting and about 50% more than the average. Does this mean 2013 ended its losing streak? Nope. Iron Man 3 missed expectations by a couple of million dollars, while Peeples bombed utterly. This left the overall box office down 27% from last weekend to $158 million. This is 7.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Hopefully Star Trek into Darkness will help end this losing streak next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gatsby an Honorable Second

May 12th, 2013

To no-one's great surprise, Iron Man 3 will top the box office chart again this weekend, with a very creditable projected $72.4 million, the 4th-biggest second weekend of all time. The more notable number this weekend, however, is the $51 million projected opening for The Great Gatsby. That's Baz Luhrman's best weekend by a huge margin -- in fact, only Moulin Rouge earned more than that in total domestically (and only by a small margin, with $57 million). It's also Leonardo DiCaprio's second-best weekend, behind Inception. In short, it's a great weekend for a movie that looked like a tough sell. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Great Will the New Releases Be?

May 9th, 2013

Summer got off to a fantastic start last weekend, but sadly it is not going to continue this weekend. Neither The Great Gatsby nor Peeples have blockbuster potential. In fact, the pair combined won't match Iron Man 3's sophomore stint. This is similar to what happened last year, as Dark Shadows got crushed by The Avengers, which broke yet another record. Iron Man 3 won't be able to do the same this year, but we could have better depth. I'm not saying 2013 will win the weekend, but it won't as bad as it has been either. More...

Contest: Looking for Greatness

May 3rd, 2013

There are a couple of films opening wide next weekend, The Great Gatsby and Peeples; however, nearly everyone assumes The Great Gatsby will be the bigger of the two films. (It will likely be crushed by Iron Man 3.) It is the clear choice for the target movie for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Great Gatsby. 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 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray. 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 Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: May

May 1st, 2013

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


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Synopsis

Would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$50,085,184 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$190,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,535 opening theaters/3,550 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $192,051,618

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 442 $144,840,419
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $208,657,314
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 440 $353,497,733

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: May 10th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: May 16th, 2013 (Wide), released as The Great Gatsby (위대한 개츠비) (South Korea)
June 6th, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 7th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
September 13th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Great Gatsby (위대한 개츠비) (South Korea)
Video Release: August 27th, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2268, 4/17/2013)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Revenant
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Keywords: Romance, Historical Drama, Unrequited Love, Relationships Gone Wrong, Ensemble, World War I, Returning Soldiers, Wall Street, 3-D, Intentionally Anachronistic
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, A&E Indiefilms, Bazmark, Red Wagon Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Monday 76 $3,484,035 May 27, 2013 18
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $13,543,283 May 24, 2013 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $19,153,828 May 24, 2013 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 87 $17,027,318 May 24, 2013 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $24,081,181 May 24, 2013 17
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 80 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 77 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Drama Weekend Domestic 17 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 13 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 70 $50,085,184 May 10, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 91 $14,168 May 10, 2013 3
Top Drama Day Domestic 38 $19,412,782 May 10, 2013 1
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 31 $19,412,782 May 10, 2013 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 46 $144,840,419 May 10, 2013 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Leonardo DiCaprio Jay Gatsby
Tobey Maguire Nick Carraway
Joel Edgerton Tom Buchanan
Carey Mulligan Daisy Buchanan
Isla Fisher Myrtle Wilson
Elizabeth Debicki Jordan Baker

Supporting Cast

Jason Clarke George Wilson
Lisa Adam Weeping/Singing Woman
Frank Aldridge Well Dressed Male Witness Wilson's Garage
Amitabh Bachchan Meyer Wolfshiem
Steve Bisley Dan Cody
Richard Carter Herzog
Adelaide Clemens Catherine
Vince Colosimo Michaelis
Max Cullen Owl Eyes
Mal Day The Boss-Probity Trust
Emmanuel Ekwens Jazz Player
Eden Falk Mr. McKee
Emily Foreman Pammy
Tiger Leacey Wyvill Pammy
Charlize Skinner Pammy
Garrett William Fountain Barman
David Furlong Walter Chase
Daniel Gill Police Commissioner
iOTA Trimalchio the Orchestra Leader
Price Johnson Singer - Wilson's Garage
Stephen James King Nelson
Goran D. Kleut Head Waiter Speakeasy
Kim Knuckey Senator Gulick
Barrie Laws Party Guest
Mark Lemon The Professor
John Maumau The Boxer
Brendan MacLean Klipspringer
Callan McAuliffe Teen Jay Gatsby
Ben McIvor Clerk-Probity Trust
Hamish Michael Clerk-Probity Trust
Brian Rooney Clerk-Probity Trust
Kevin McGlothan Footman
Nick Meenahan Train Conductor
Olga Miller Russian Silent Film Actress
Heather Mitchell Daisy's Mother
Gus Murray Teddy Barton
Kate Mulvany Mrs. McKee
Barry Otto Benny McClenahan
John O'Connell Newton Orchid
Corey Blake Owers Louisville Officer
Tasman Palazzi Young James Gatz
Brenton Prince Guard at Gatsby's Gates
Bryan Probets Gardener
Milan Pulvermacher Waiter-Hotel Sayre
Alfred Quinten Party Guest
Ghadir Rajab Footman
Jake Ryan Motorcycle
John Sheerin The Police Captain
Nicholas Simpson Second Policeman-Wilson's Garage
Kasia Stelmach Silent Film Star Marlene Moon
Nick Tate Taxi Driver
Jack Thompson Dr. Walter Perkins
Kieran Van Bunnik Rowdie
Sylvana Vandertouw European Woman
Gemma Ward Languid Girl
Matthew Whittet Vladmir Tostoff
Felix Williamson Henri
Bill Young Policeman-Wilson's Garage

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

Production and Technical Credits

Baz Luhrmann Director
Baz Luhrmann Screenwriter
Craig Pearce Screenwriter
F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Creator
Baz Luhrmann Producer
Catherine Martin Producer
Douglas Wick Producer
Lucy Fisher Producer
Catherine Knapman Producer
Barrie M. Osborne Executive Producer
Bruce Berman Executive Producer
Jay Z Executive Producer
Simon Duggan Director of Photography
Catherine Martin Production Designer
Matt Villa Editor
Jason Ballantine Editor
Jonathan Redmond Editor
Catherine Martin Costume Designer
Anton Monsted Co-Producer
Chris Godfrey Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Armstrong Composer
Anton Monsted Executive Music Producer
Ronna Kress Casting
Nikki Barrett Casting
Alexandra Taussig Unit Production Manager
Damien Drew Art Director
Michael Turner Art Director
Beverley Dunn Set Decorator
Guntis Sics Sound
Wayne Pashley Sound Designer
Wayne Pashley Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Maslow Re-recording Mixer
Phil Heywood Re-recording Mixer
Wayne Pashley Re-recording Mixer
Joyce Cox Visual Effects Producer
Glenn Ruehland Stunt Coordinator
Jennifer Leacey 1st Assistant Director

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Ceremony Live Blog - And the Oscar goes to... 12 Years a Slave

March 2nd, 2014

The Oscars are being handed out this evening and as usual, we will be live-blogging the event. Here's the last look at the nominations with those chosen by our contest entrants as the likely winners in Bold. If I disagree with the consensus, they are in italics, and sharp-eyed readers will note there are no categories where that's true. Finally, if I am rooting for an underdog, they are underlined. There are only two categories where that is true. I want Chiwetel Ejiofor to win Best Lead Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave. I also want Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa to win for Best Hair and Make-up, because Dallas Buyers Club had a hair and make-up budget of $250. Yes it was effective, but the special effects make-up used in Bad Grandpa was just more difficult to pull off, even if the movie wasn't Oscar-bait. Regardless, I don't expect there to be many surprises at this year's awards. 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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 27th, 2013

August 26th, 2013

It's a terrible week on the home market. There's not a lot in terms of top sellers, although The Great Gatsby should lead the way. The only first-run release is Pain and Gain, which will likely not sell a lot on the home market. There are a few TV on DVD releases to fill in the gaps, like The Walking Dead or Elementary; however, by the end of the first page of new releases on Amazon.com, we run into filler. As for Pick of the Week, the best is The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on Blu-ray Combo Pack. I'm still waiting for the screener, but it is such a good movie and it is slow week that it is still Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Start Helps Set Records

May 29th, 2013

Memorial Day long weekend has come and gone and it was a boon to the box office numbers. Not only did Fast and Furious 6 reach the high end of predictions, as did Epic. On the other hand, The Hangover III struggled. The positives overrode the negatives by a large margin and the overall box office rose to $254.37 million, which is a new record for a three-day Memorial Day weekend. Adding in Monday, and the box office made $313.18 million. The three-day portion of the weekend rose 65% compared to last weekend and 67% compared to last year. This weekend earned more than $100 million more than the same weekend in 2012. That is something that usually only happens when there's a misalignment in holiday weekends. If you add in Monday, 2013's Memorial Day long weekend earned 63% more than the Memorial Day long weekend from 2012. Granted, 2013 is still far behind 2012, but this is great news. Hopefully it will keep up for a while. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Fast Be Fast Enough?

May 24th, 2013

It's the Memorial Day long weekend and there are three new films looking to take advantage of the holiday, plus a number of holdovers that will likely still bring in a lot of money. Fast and Furious 6 is leading the way in terms of box office potential and many think it will crack $100 million over four days; some think it will crack $100 million over three days. The Hangover III debuted on Thursday, which will give it a jump on the competition, but soften its weekend numbers. Finally, there's Epic, a family film that seems like a sure hit, except there is a lot of competition this weekend. Star Trek into Darkness, Iron Man 3, and The Great Gatsby are all still doing well and should provide some competition for the three new releases. All combined, those six films should make as much as the entire box office did last year and 2013 will start to close the gap with 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Star Trek Has A Dim Launch

May 21st, 2013

There was some bad news this weekend, mostly at the top. Star Trek into Darkness did open in first place with a very healthy 4-day total, but it opened below its predecessor and not a lot of people were predicting that. The overall box office fell 2.8% from last weekend to $154 million. On the other hand, this was 7.8% higher than the same weekend last year, which is great news, as 2013 has really struggled in the year-over-year comparison. It's going to take a lot more than one good weekend to turn things around. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Star Trek Brighten Up the Box Office?

May 16th, 2013

The second big summer release comes out this week, Star Trek into Darkness. The film has already opened internationally and has proven to be a bigger hit than its predecessor was, which is good news for its opening weekend. Iron Man 3 will likely take a pretty big hit due to the direct competition, while The Great Gatsby is a bit of a wild card. This weekend last year there were three wide releases, but the best of them was Battleship, which only made $25.53 million during its opening weekend, while all three new releases made a total of $53 million. Star Trek into Darkness should easily make more than that combined. However, The Avengers still dominated the chart last year and it will be that film that will be the biggest challenge in the year-over-year competition. More...

Contest: Looking for Greatness: Winning Announcement

May 15th, 2013

The winners of our Looking for Greatness contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Iron Man Has a Story to Tell

May 15th, 2013

Iron Man 3 again earned first place on the Per Theater Chart, but this time it was closer with an average of $17,053. The second best film on the per theater chart was the second best film on the overall chart, The Great Gatsby, which earned an average of $14,168. The best limited release was Stories We Tell with an average of $13,527 in two theaters. It had previously opened in Canada, where it made $360,000. One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das earned $11,515 in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Iron Man Great, but Gatsby is Arguably Greater

May 14th, 2013

Iron Man 3 remained on top of the chart, as expected, but the big news of the weekend was The Great Gatsby. The film opened with more than $50 million, which is twice as much as some analysts were expecting and about 50% more than the average. Does this mean 2013 ended its losing streak? Nope. Iron Man 3 missed expectations by a couple of million dollars, while Peeples bombed utterly. This left the overall box office down 27% from last weekend to $158 million. This is 7.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Hopefully Star Trek into Darkness will help end this losing streak next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gatsby an Honorable Second

May 12th, 2013

To no-one's great surprise, Iron Man 3 will top the box office chart again this weekend, with a very creditable projected $72.4 million, the 4th-biggest second weekend of all time. The more notable number this weekend, however, is the $51 million projected opening for The Great Gatsby. That's Baz Luhrman's best weekend by a huge margin -- in fact, only Moulin Rouge earned more than that in total domestically (and only by a small margin, with $57 million). It's also Leonardo DiCaprio's second-best weekend, behind Inception. In short, it's a great weekend for a movie that looked like a tough sell. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Great Will the New Releases Be?

May 9th, 2013

Summer got off to a fantastic start last weekend, but sadly it is not going to continue this weekend. Neither The Great Gatsby nor Peeples have blockbuster potential. In fact, the pair combined won't match Iron Man 3's sophomore stint. This is similar to what happened last year, as Dark Shadows got crushed by The Avengers, which broke yet another record. Iron Man 3 won't be able to do the same this year, but we could have better depth. I'm not saying 2013 will win the weekend, but it won't as bad as it has been either. More...

Contest: Looking for Greatness

May 3rd, 2013

There are a couple of films opening wide next weekend, The Great Gatsby and Peeples; however, nearly everyone assumes The Great Gatsby will be the bigger of the two films. (It will likely be crushed by Iron Man 3.) It is the clear choice for the target movie for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Great Gatsby. 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 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray. 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 Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: May

May 1st, 2013

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 442 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 713 $192,051,618
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 260 $144,840,419
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 91 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 268 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 31 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 33 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $144,840,419
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies 76 $144,840,419

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 2013 2 $50,085,184   3,535 $14,168   $50,085,184 1
May 17, 2013 3 $23,939,228 -52% 3,550 $6,743   $90,682,832 2
May 24, 2013 6 $13,543,283 -43% 3,090 $4,383   $114,270,174 3
May 31, 2013 8 $6,517,317 -52% 2,635 $2,473   $128,508,209 4
Jun 7, 2013 10 $4,222,409 -35% 2,160 $1,955   $136,167,527 5
Jun 14, 2013 12 $1,674,333 -60% 2,160 $775   $139,977,874 6
Jun 21, 2013 17 $602,410 -64% 362 $1,664   $141,600,513 7
Jun 28, 2013 18 $387,391 -36% 255 $1,519   $142,376,067 8
Jul 5, 2013 23 $284,286 -27% 185 $1,537   $142,907,904 9
Jul 12, 2013 25 $168,297 -41% 125 $1,346   $143,218,776 10
Jul 19, 2013 23 $334,074 +99% 302 $1,106   $143,664,028 11
Jul 26, 2013 25 $267,014 -20% 271 $985   $144,155,419 12
Aug 2, 2013 31 $178,714 -33% 228 $784   $144,512,215 13
Aug 9, 2013 38 $84,474 -53% 135 $626   $144,710,213 14
Aug 16, 2013 43 $46,817 -45% 88 $532   $144,812,796 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 10, 2013 2 $19,412,782     3,535 $5,492   $19,412,782 1
May 11, 2013 2 $17,657,569 -9%   3,535 $4,995   $37,070,351 2
May 12, 2013 2 $13,014,833 -26%   3,535 $3,682   $50,085,184 3
May 13, 2013 2 $4,363,167 -66%   3,535 $1,234   $54,448,351 4
May 14, 2013 2 $4,957,085 +14%   3,535 $1,402   $59,405,436 5
May 15, 2013 1 $3,910,118 -21%   3,535 $1,106   $63,315,554 6
May 16, 2013 2 $3,428,050 -12%   3,535 $970   $66,743,604 7
May 17, 2013 3 $7,616,274 +122% -61% 3,550 $2,145   $74,359,878 8
May 18, 2013 3 $9,455,574 +24% -46% 3,550 $2,664   $83,815,452 9
May 19, 2013 3 $6,867,380 -27% -47% 3,550 $1,934   $90,682,832 10
May 20, 2013 3 $2,716,077 -60% -38% 3,550 $765   $93,398,909 11
May 21, 2013 2 $2,858,180 +5% -42% 3,550 $805   $96,257,089 12
May 22, 2013 2 $2,311,274 -19% -41% 3,550 $651   $98,568,363 13
May 23, 2013 4 $2,158,528 -7% -37% 3,550 $608   $100,726,891 14
May 24, 2013 6 $3,934,686 +82% -48% 3,090 $1,273   $104,661,577 15
May 25, 2013 6 $5,099,551 +30% -46% 3,090 $1,650   $109,761,128 16
May 26, 2013 6 $4,509,046 -12% -34% 3,090 $1,459   $114,270,174 17
May 27, 2013 6 $3,484,035 -23% +28% 3,090 $1,128   $117,754,209 18
May 28, 2013 5 $1,632,255 -53% -43% 3,090 $528   $119,386,464 19
May 29, 2013 5 $1,381,111 -15% -40% 3,090 $447   $120,767,575 20
May 30, 2013 5 $1,223,317 -11% -43% 3,090 $396   $121,990,892 21
May 31, 2013 8 $1,962,736 +60% -50% 2,635 $745   $123,953,628 22
Jun 1, 2013 8 $2,632,026 +34% -48% 2,635 $999   $126,585,654 23
Jun 2, 2013 8 $1,922,555 -27% -57% 2,635 $730   $128,508,209 24
Jun 3, 2013 7 $807,367 -58% -77% 2,635 $306   $129,315,576 25
Jun 4, 2013 7 $947,444 +17% -42% 2,635 $360   $130,263,020 26
Jun 5, 2013 7 $838,084 -12% -39% 2,635 $318   $131,101,104 27
Jun 6, 2013 8 $844,014 +1% -31% 2,635 $320   $131,945,118 28
Jun 7, 2013 10 $1,357,275 +61% -31% 2,160 $628   $133,302,393 29
Jun 8, 2013 10 $1,744,401 +29% -34% 2,160 $808   $135,046,794 30
Jun 9, 2013 10 $1,120,733 -36% -42% 2,160 $519   $136,167,527 31
Jun 10, 2013 10 $603,184 -46% -25% 2,160 $279   $136,770,711 32
Jun 11, 2013 10 $603,267 n/c -36% 2,160 $279   $137,373,978 33
Jun 12, 2013 11 $474,453 -21% -43% 2,160 $220   $137,848,431 34
Jun 13, 2013 12 $455,110 -4% -46% 2,160 $211   $138,303,541 35
Jun 14, 2013 - $535,897 +18% -61% 2,160 $248   $138,839,438 36
Jun 15, 2013 - $661,725 +23% -62% 2,160 $306   $139,501,163 37
Jun 16, 2013 - $476,711 -28% -57% 2,160 $221   $139,977,874 38
Jun 17, 2013 - $251,248 -47% -58% 2,160 $116   $140,229,122 39
Jun 18, 2013 - $297,486 +18% -51% 2,160 $138   $140,526,608 40
Jun 19, 2013 - $259,442 -13% -45% 2,160 $120   $140,786,050 41
Jun 20, 2013 - $212,053 -18% -53% 2,160 $98   $140,998,103 42
Jun 21, 2013 - $163,862 -23% -69% 362 $453   $141,161,965 43
Jun 22, 2013 - $241,393 +47% -64% 362 $667   $141,403,358 44
Jun 23, 2013 - $197,155 -18% -59% 362 $545   $141,600,513 45
Jun 24, 2013 - $89,243 -55% -64% 362 $247   $141,689,756 46
Jun 25, 2013 - $106,451 +19% -64% 362 $294   $141,796,207 47
Jun 26, 2013 - $98,124 -8% -62% 362 $271   $141,894,331 48
Jun 27, 2013 - $94,345 -4% -56% 362 $261   $141,988,676 49
Jun 28, 2013 - $110,673 +17% -32% 255 $434   $142,099,349 50
Jun 29, 2013 - $153,053 +38% -37% 255 $600   $142,252,402 51
Jun 30, 2013 - $123,665 -19% -37% 255 $485   $142,376,067 52
Jul 1, 2013 - $67,297 -46% -25% 255 $264   $142,443,364 53
Jul 2, 2013 - $62,586 -7% -41% 255 $245   $142,505,950 54
Jul 3, 2013 - $51,530 -18% -47% 185 $279   $142,557,480 55
Jul 4, 2013 - $66,138 +28% -30% 185 $358   $142,623,618 56
Jul 5, 2013 - $92,682 +40% -16% 185 $501   $142,716,300 57
Jul 6, 2013 - $109,679 +18% -28% 185 $593   $142,825,979 58
Jul 7, 2013 - $81,925 -25% -34% 185 $443   $142,907,904 59
Jul 8, 2013 - $33,504 -59% -50% 185 $181   $142,941,408 60
Jul 9, 2013 - $39,509 +18% -37% 185 $214   $142,980,917 61
Jul 10, 2013 - $34,372 -13% -33% 185 $186   $143,015,289 62
Jul 11, 2013 - $35,190 +2% -47% 185 $190   $143,050,479 63
Jul 12, 2013 - $48,270 +37% -48% 125 $386   $143,098,749 64
Jul 13, 2013 - $65,842 +36% -40% 125 $527   $143,164,591 65
Jul 14, 2013 - $54,185 -18% -34% 125 $433   $143,218,776 66
Jul 15, 2013 - $24,950 -54% -26% 125 $200   $143,243,726 67
Jul 16, 2013 - $32,985 +32% -17% 125 $264   $143,276,711 68
Jul 17, 2013 - $26,367 -20% -23% 125 $211   $143,303,078 69
Jul 18, 2013 - $26,876 +2% -24% 125 $215   $143,329,954 70
Jul 19, 2013 - $101,439 +277% +110% 302 $336   $143,431,393 71
Jul 20, 2013 - $130,614 +29% +98% 302 $432   $143,562,007 72
Jul 21, 2013 - $102,021 -22% +88% 302 $338   $143,664,028 73
Jul 22, 2013 - $51,031 -50% +105% 302 $169   $143,715,059 74
Jul 23, 2013 - $62,960 +23% +91% 302 $208   $143,778,019 75
Jul 24, 2013 - $56,034 -11% +113% 302 $186   $143,834,053 76
Jul 25, 2013 - $54,352 -3% +102% 302 $180   $143,888,405 77
Jul 26, 2013 - $84,211 +55% -17% 271 $311   $143,972,616 78
Jul 27, 2013 - $105,150 +25% -19% 271 $388   $144,077,766 79
Jul 28, 2013 - $77,653 -26% -24% 271 $287   $144,155,419 80
Jul 29, 2013 - $42,709 -45% -16% 271 $158   $144,198,128 81
Jul 30, 2013 - $46,688 +9% -26% 271 $172   $144,244,816 82
Jul 31, 2013 - $44,320 -5% -21% 271 $164   $144,289,136 83
Aug 1, 2013 - $44,365 n/c -18% 271 $164   $144,333,501 84
Aug 2, 2013 - $55,247 +25% -34% 228 $242   $144,388,748 85
Aug 3, 2013 - $71,124 +29% -32% 228 $312   $144,459,872 86
Aug 4, 2013 - $52,343 -26% -33% 228 $230   $144,512,215 87
Aug 5, 2013 - $28,282 -46% -34% 228 $124   $144,540,497 88
Aug 6, 2013 - $28,847 +2% -38% 228 $127   $144,569,344 89
Aug 7, 2013 - $27,619 -4% -38% 228 $121   $144,596,963 90
Aug 8, 2013 - $28,776 +4% -35% 228 $126   $144,625,739 91
Aug 9, 2013 - $25,305 -12% -54% 135 $187   $144,651,044 92
Aug 10, 2013 - $34,717 +37% -51% 135 $257   $144,685,761 93
Aug 11, 2013 - $24,452 -30% -53% 135 $181   $144,710,213 94
Aug 12, 2013 - $13,982 -43% -51% 135 $104   $144,724,195 95
Aug 13, 2013 - $13,253 -5% -54% 135 $98   $144,737,448 96
Aug 14, 2013 - $14,190 +7% -49% 135 $105   $144,751,638 97
Aug 15, 2013 - $14,341 +1% -50% 135 $106   $144,765,979 98
Aug 16, 2013 - $14,722 +3% -42% 88 $167   $144,780,701 99
Aug 17, 2013 - $18,288 +24% -47% 88 $208   $144,798,989 100
Aug 18, 2013 - $13,807 -25% -44% 88 $157   $144,812,796 101
Aug 19, 2013 - $6,581 -52% -53% 88 $75   $144,819,377 102
Aug 20, 2013 - $6,546 -1% -51% 88 $74   $144,825,923 103
Aug 21, 2013 - $6,837 +4% -52% 88 $78   $144,832,760 104
Aug 22, 2013 - $7,659 +12% -47% 88 $87   $144,840,419 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 2013 2 $66,743,604   3,535 $18,881   $66,743,604 1
May 17, 2013 3 $33,983,287 -49% 3,550 $9,573   $100,726,891 2
May 24, 2013 6 $21,264,001 -37% 3,090 $6,882   $121,990,892 3
May 31, 2013 8 $9,954,226 -53% 2,635 $3,778   $131,945,118 4
Jun 7, 2013 11 $6,358,423 -36% 2,160 $2,944   $138,303,541 5
Jun 14, 2013 12 $2,694,562 -58% 2,160 $1,247   $140,998,103 6
Jun 21, 2013 17 $990,573 -63% 362 $2,736   $141,988,676 7
Jun 28, 2013 20 $634,942 -36% 185 $3,432   $142,623,618 8
Jul 5, 2013 23 $426,861 -33% 185 $2,307   $143,050,479 9
Jul 12, 2013 26 $279,475 -35% 125 $2,236   $143,329,954 10
Jul 19, 2013 23 $558,451 +100% 302 $1,849   $143,888,405 11
Jul 26, 2013 26 $445,096 -20% 271 $1,642   $144,333,501 12
Aug 2, 2013 32 $292,238 -34% 228 $1,282   $144,625,739 13
Aug 9, 2013 37 $140,240 -52% 135 $1,039   $144,765,979 14
Aug 16, 2013 42 $74,440 -47% 88 $846   $144,840,419 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/7/2023 $268 2 2 3 $17,788,412 11/27/2023
New Zealand 6/6/2013 $0 0 1 5 $2,576,370 1/23/2023
South Korea 5/16/2013 $0 0 49 71 $7,854,016 9/27/2023
 
Rest of World $180,438,516
 
International Total$208,657,314 11/27/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $208,657,314
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $208,657,314
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office 23 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 284 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 37 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies 42 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 238 $208,657,314
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies 82 $208,657,314

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 440 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 243 $353,497,733
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 20 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 90 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 32 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies 33 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $353,497,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies 85 $353,497,733

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 1, 20131429,875 429,875$7,372,356$7,372,3561
Sep 8, 20132170,505-60% 600,380$3,067,385$10,439,7412
Sep 15, 2013953,894-68% 654,274$923,204$11,362,9453
Sep 22, 2013546,859-13% 701,133$501,391$11,864,3364
Sep 29, 2013539,577-16% 740,710$677,558$12,541,8945
Oct 6, 20132113,657-65% 754,367$136,433$12,678,3276
Oct 13, 20132215,470+13% 769,837$154,545$12,832,8727
Oct 27, 20133014,436 796,429$144,216$13,098,5269
Nov 24, 20132418,408 841,414$331,160$13,887,10513
Dec 1, 20135554,984+2,915% 1,396,398$9,073,988$22,961,09314

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 1, 20131277,191 277,191$6,878,076$6,878,0761
Sep 8, 2013289,291-68% 366,482$2,356,641$9,234,7172
Sep 15, 2013522,272-75% 388,754$564,878$9,799,5953
Sep 22, 2013524,033+8% 412,787$412,093$10,211,6884
Sep 29, 2013615,768-34% 428,555$387,645$10,599,3335
Oct 6, 2013146,215-61% 434,770$156,208$10,755,5416
Oct 20, 20131812,887 451,510$266,953$11,137,7798

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