Australia Box Office for The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $2,448,803Details
Worldwide Box Office $96,135,872Details
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Metrics

Movie Details

Production Budget:$80,000,000
Australia Releases: October 29th, 2004 (Wide)
Video Release: December 21st, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and some language
Running Time: 130 minutes
Keywords: Political, Gulf War, Film Noir, Political Thriller, Faulty Memory, Brainwashing, Political Assassination
Source:Remake
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Scott Rudin Productions, Tina Sinatra, Clinica Estetico
Production Countries: Kuwait, United States
Languages: English

DVD Releases for June 3, 2008

June 3rd, 2008

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

DVD Releases for January 23, 2007

January 23rd, 2007

Business is starting to pick up again for DVD releases. It's still not up to the level of the pre-Christmas boom, or even the yearly average, but at least it's not a desolate wasteland either. There were a couple releases that were contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, but in the end I went with This Film is Not Yet Rated - Buy from Amazon, but since I work in the industry, at least tangentially, my enjoyment of the movie may have been increased somewhat. More...

DVD Releases for August 1, 2006

July 31st, 2006

The first full week of the month is usually quite busy, however, since the DVD coming out tomorrow had to be shipped in July, this is not the case this time around. In fact, there was only one contender for DVD Pick of the week, V for Vendetta - 2-Disc Special Edition, and since I'm 90% sure an even better Ultra Edition is coming out, it fails to win that coveted honor. Next week we should have a much better selection of DVDs. More...

DVD Releases for December 21, 2004

December 20th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winners of the DVD Pick of the Week, Shaun of the Dead - Buy from Amazon and Napoleon Dynamite - Buy from Amazon More...

Sideways is Golden

December 14th, 2004

Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday and as with the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Sideways lead the pack with 7 nominations. This does not mean it is the favorite in any particular category, but it does help its chances of taking home some hardware on January 16th. More...

Incredibles have a Super Weekend

December 1st, 2004

With a nearly 3-1 lead over its nearest competitor, The Incredibles took top spot on the International Box Office charts this week with $44.3 million on 4,362 screens in 22 markets for a running tally of $59.1 million. The film opened number one in all twelve markets and in a few of the markets the film debuted in this week it was able to break the record for biggest debut by an animated films. However, in others it fell short to either Finding Nemo, (France) or Shrek 2 (the U.K. and Spain.) Its biggest single market was the U.K., where the brought in $18.1 million, including sneak peaks, which was a Disney record. Other highlights include $9.2 million in France, $5.6 million in Spain, $5.4 million in Italy, and $1.3 million in Belgium. Considering the results so far it should challenge for supremacy among the elite animated films and $400 million to $500 million isn't out of the question. More...

Bridget Slims Down but Still Number One

November 24th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason's second round of openings was no quite as strong as last week's, but it was still more than enough to keep its first place finish at the international box office. Overall the British comedy took in $20.6 million on 1,854 screens in 18 markets lifting its tally to $59 million. Out of the new openings, the film was most impressive in Spain with $2.6 million while its best market overall was the U.K. where the film dropped just 29% to $9.3 million. The film is still tracking well ahead of the original and is becoming one of the monster hits of the fall. More...

Bridget has 26 million Reasons to Celebrate

November 17th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason opened in a mere half a dozen international markets over the weekend, but what an opening it was. Despite place on fewer than 1000 screens the film was able to pull in an amazing $26.7 million, the lion's share coming from the U.K. where the film took in $19.1 million on 496 screens, (including $5.9 million from sneak peaks.) That was the best opening for a Working Title film smashing the previous record of $11.1 million for Love Actually. In each market the film broke the record for Working Title films and more than doubled the original's debut. And even with legs that are expected to be much lower, it should be able to break $300 million internationally, although it may have trouble hitting $50 million domestically. More...

Dwarves Tower Above All

November 10th, 2004

It's a rare feat for a non-Hollywood film to top the international charts, but that's just what the German spoof, Seven Dwarfs, did this week. Playing in just three markets the film took in $10.6 million on under 1,000 screens. In its home market of Germany the film eased just 19% to $9.2 million; the result was not quite as good in Austria where it dropped a respectable 30% to $915,000, but it was in Switzerland where it shined - increasing 4% to $500,000. Overall the film has now made $29.0 million so far but the real test comes with increased competition from holiday fare and the ability to find an audience in non-German speaking markets. More...

Sharks 4 - Dwarves 7

November 3rd, 2004

Holidays throughout Europe, and a $1.5 million, first place finish in Russia helped Shark Tale remain in top spot for the fourth straight week, although it was a much closer contest this week. Highlights include $4.3 million in the U.K., off just 24% compared to its sophomore weekend, $4.0 million in France, which was up 47% from last weekend for a $15.5 million in 4,300 theatres in 27 markets weekend. Its international running total topped $100 million, the 13th film to do so this year, and now sits at $109.6 million. More...

Collateral Climbs to the Top

October 6th, 2004

Collateral finished first on the international charts breaking The Village's five week run on top. Although, with a weekly take of only $9.4 million in 28 markets, it has as much to do with the weakness of the competition as it does with the strength of the film itself. The largest chunk of that box office came from France, where the film earned $3.8 million. More...

The Summer is Officially Over

August 9th, 2004

Sometime in August the summer box office season ends, and it pretty easy to see when that happens. Last year it was the fourth weekend when the box office dropped 31.1%. The year before that it was the third weekend with its 22.4% drop. This year summer couldn't even last one weekend in August as it dropped 27.9% from last weekend and 19.9% from last year. The drop in weekend's overall box office was so steep that it took a real bite out of 2004's year to date lead over 2003, which now sits at 4.7%. More...

It Must be August

August 6th, 2004

The streak of massive hit after massive hit is over as August begins. For the first time in nearly 2 months the number one film at the box office probably won't have a $10,000 per theatre average. More...

The Village Has a Thrilling Start

August 2nd, 2004

This weekend was another lesson in how hype can overcome bad reviews. It was also another lesson in how good reviews plus poor marketing results in a disappointing box office. Overall, the box office was again relatively flat from last weekend with just a 2.11% increase. It was up by 7.95% from last year; however, this weekend last year was the first weekend in August, so the 2003 to 2004 comparisons are not an accurate indicator. Year-to-date, 2004 continues to outpace 2003 by 6%, $5.63 billion to $5.33 billion. More...

Will There be a Surprise Twist at the Box Office?

July 30th, 2004

We have an absolutely overloaded weekend when in comes to new releases. Four of them are opening, and at least one, and probably more, will be squeezed out. More...

Movie Websites Launches for July 23 - July 29

July 29th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Manchurian Candidate - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for July 9 - July 15

July 15th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Garden State - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

DVD Releases for July 13, 2004

July 12th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. This week's pick of the week was a real buried treasure, so well buried that I couldn't find it. Currently, there isn't a single release in the top ten on Amazon's Sales Chart. And the top performer from this week's releases is a case of controversy over quality. More...

Movie Websites Launches for July 2 - July 8

July 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Bourne Supremacy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Summer Preview - Part 4: July

June 30th, 2004

June couldn't maintain the momentum built up at the end of May with only a few films able to match expectations. And that makes July's prospects a little less bright. Without the free advertising monster hits bring in, the industry as a whole tends to suffer. July only has one sure-fire hit, and I've already talked about it in another preview. However, there are a few others that should hit the $100 million club and maybe even one or two that will make it to $200 million. More...

Movie Websites Launches for June 4 - June 10

June 10th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Garfield - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for May 14 - May 20

May 20th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates. It was another deceptively slow week as there are lots of site on the list, but none stood out as an award winning site. Many were simple placeholders, others had just minor updates, and the only three flash sites to launch were mostly marked coming soon. I was even tempted to not give out an award or maybe even bring in a ringer. But in the end I went with The Incredibles - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

New Movie Release Dates

February 27th, 2004

This week's review of new and changed movie release dates includes changes for The Girl Next Door, Catwoman and The Manchurian Candidate, along with a bunch of movements for limited releases. As usual, if you hear news, please send information to releases@the-numbers.com More...

Higher Education or Timely Thriller

October 3rd, 2003


Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2004/11/05 - $541,692   195 $2,778   $1,594,660 2
2004/11/12 - $265,755 -51% 186 $1,429   $2,051,639 3
2004/11/19 - $151,831 -43% 157 $967   $2,347,004 4
2004/11/26 - $33,130 -78% 36 $920   $2,461,642 5
2004/12/03 - $13,059 -61% 22 $594   $2,448,803 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/29/2004 $0 0 195 596 $2,448,803 9/3/2020
North America 7/30/2004 $20,018,620 2,867 2,867 15,535 $65,948,711
 
Rest of World $27,738,358
 
Worldwide Total$96,135,872 9/3/2020

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

Denzel Washington Ben Marco

Supporting Cast

Meryl Streep Eleanor Shaw
Liev Schreiber Raymond Shaw
Jon Voight Senator Thomas Jordan
Kimberly Elise Rosie
Jeffrey Wright Al Melvin
Ted Levine Colonel Howard
Bruno Ganz Delp
Miguel Ferrer Col Garrett
Dean Stockwell Mark Whiting
Jude Ciccolella David Donovan
Simon McBurney Atticus Noyle
Vera Farmiga Jocelyn Jordan
Obba Babatunde Senator Wells
Zeljko Ivanek Vaughn Utly
Paul Lazar Gillespie
John Bedford Lloyd Jay "J.B." Johnston
Anthony Mackie Robert Baker
Tom Stechschulte Robert Arthur
Be Be Winans FBI Agent Williams
Robyn Hitchcock Laurent Tokar
Charles Napier General Sloan
David Keeley Agent Evan Anderson
Alyson Renaldo Mirella Freeman
Pablo Schreiber Eddie Ingram
Dorian Missick Owens
Jose Pablo Cantillo Villalobos
Teddy Dunn Wilson
Joaquin Perez-Campbell Atkins
Tim Artz Jameson
Antoine Taylor Boy Scout
Joseph Alessi Boy Scout
Ray Anthony Thomas Scout Dad
Bill Irwin Scoutmaster
Al Franken TV Commentator
Danny Darst Ellie's Mysterious Aide
Stephanie McBride Political Aide
Molly Hickock Political Aide
Victoria Haynes Political Aide
Adam LeFevre Congressman Healy
Roger Corman Mr. Secretary
Leona E. Sondreal Green Room Official
Jim Roche Senator from Florida
Ann Dowd Congresswoman Becket
Harry Northup Congressman Flores
Walter Mosley Congressman Rawlins
Gordon Brummer Gordy
Gayle King Media Icon
Brad Holbrook Newscaster
Stacey Newsome Santiago Newscaster
Kristen Shaughnessy Newscaster
Prue Lewarne Newscaster
Forrest Sawyer Newscaster
Ukee Washington Newscaster
Ed Crane Newscaster
Kaity Tong Newscaster
Roma Torre-Lopez Newscaster
William Meisle Tyler Prentiss
Dan Olmstead Senator John Shaw
Sakina Jaffrey Mysterious Arabic Woman
Robert Castle General Wilson
John Aprea Rear Admiral Glick
Jane DeNoble Robert Arthur's Wife
Christopher Russo Secret Service Agent
Michael C. Pierce Secret Service Agent
Marin Ireland Army Transcriber
Glen Hartell Army Transcriber
Tracey Walter Night Clerk
Edwidge Danticat Rosie's Cousin
Kenny Utt Rosie's Cousin's Mentor
Enrique Correa Reporter
David Neumann Reporter
Neda Armian Reporter
Paul Johnson Campaign Security
James McCauley FBI Agent Jonas
Darrell Larson FBI Agent Ramirez
Kate Valk "Shadow" Agent Volk
Beau Sia Late Night Comedian
Duana Butler Library Clerk
Big Jim Wheeler Library Patron
Lauren Roselli Jordan's Aide
Stephen Richardson Jordan's Aide
Shing Ka Rosie's Sidekick
Malcolm Simpson Yelling Kid
Cassius Wilkinson "Abe Lincoln"
Josephine Demme "Statue of Liberty"
Gabriela Fung "Betsy Ross"
Denzel Dellahaussaye "George Washington"
Aaron Scoenfeld "Uncle Sam"
Geovonne Long "MLK"
Jonathan Borst "JFK"
Michael Shehata "American Eagle
Tom Chapin Governor Edward Nelson
Lewis Walker Churchgoer
Joey Perillo Jimmy
Buzz Kilman The Guy with the Shades
Marie Runyon Arthur's Mother
Eliza Simpson Arthur's Children
Julie Adamy Arthur's Children
Andre Blake Victory Party Director
Tymberly Canale Harris Victory Party Celebrity Soldier
Lilly McDowell Shaw's Aide
Josh Elrod Shaw's Aide
Craig Branam Klaus Bachman
Sidney Lumet Political Pundit
Reno Political Pundit
Anna Deavere Smith Political Pundit
Roy Blount Jr. Political Pundit
Fab 5 Freddy Political Pundit

Cameos

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Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Demme Director
Daniel Pyne Screenwriter
Dean Georgaris Screenwriter
George Axelrod Based on the Screenplay
Richard Condon Story Creator
Tina Sinatra Producer
Scott Rudin Producer
Jonathan Demme Producer
Ilona Herzberg Producer
Scott Aversano Executive Producer
Kristi Zea Production Designer
Carol Littleton Editor
Craig McKay Editor
Rachel Portman Composer
Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography
Peter Kohn Associate Producer
Polly Mallinson Associate Producer
Peter Kohn Assistant Director
Antoine Douaihy Second Unit Director
Doug Coleman Second Unit Director
Denise Pinckley Unit Production Manager
Teresa Carriker-Thayer Art Director
Leslie E. Rollins Set Decorator
Anthony Jannelli Second Unit Camera
Pete Romano Underwater Photography
Albert Wolsky Costume Designer
M.J. McGrath Costume Supervisor
Tom Stokes Costume Supervisor
Joni M. Huth Costume Supervisor
Martin Levenstein Additional Editor
Chris Newman Sound Mixer
Tom Fleischman Re-recording Mixer
Bob Chefalas Re-recording Mixer
Paul Urmson Supervising Sound Editor
Wyatt Sprague Sound Effects Editor
Allan Zaleski Sound Effects Editor
Lew Goldstein Sound Effects Editor
Blake Leyh Sound Designer
Jac Rubenstein Dialogue Editor
Dan Korintus Dialogue Editor
Suzana Peric Music Editor
Carl Fullerton Make up
J. Roy Helland Make-up and Hair Designer
Laura Rosenthal Casting Director
Kathleen Chopin Casting Director
Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator

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