Meari to majo no hana (2017)

Meari to majo no hana
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,418,404Details
International Box Office $39,628,942Details
Worldwide Box Office $42,047,346
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $244,699 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,430,693 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,675,392
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Mary is a plain, young girl, stuck in a rural British village with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. But a chance encounter with a pair of mysterious cats leads Mary into the nearby forest, where she finds an old broom stuck in the overgrowth of a nearby tree, and the strange blue glow of the fly-by-night flower, a rare plant that blossoms only once every seven years. As the broom comes to life and lifts Mary high into the skies, she discovers a mysterious school for witches above the clouds. But the charming headmistress Madam Mumblechook and bumbling Doctor Dee are not all that they appear, in a twisting tale that reveals even the most ordinary-seeming children are capable of the most extraordinary adventures.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,515,939 (62.7% of total gross)
Legs:1.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:161 opening theaters/448 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,861,723

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,760 $2,418,404
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,369 $39,628,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,504 $42,047,346
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $2,418,404

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 19th, 2018 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Mary and the Witch’s Flower
International Releases: July 7th, 2017 (Wide) (Japan)
December 7th, 2017 (Wide), released as Mary and The Witch’s Flower (South Korea)
January 12th, 2018 (Wide), released as Mary And The Witch's Flower (New Zealand)
January 19th, 2018 (Wide), released as Mary And The Witch's Flower (Australia)
February 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (France)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 17th, 2018 by Shout Factory, released as Mary and the Witch’s Flower
MPAA Rating: PG for some action and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2499 (Cert #51296), 10/25/2017)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ma vie de Courgette
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Keywords: Kidnap, Anime, Supernatural, Witches, Coming of Age, Life in a Small Town, Rescue, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Studio Ponoc
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,760 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,609 $2,861,723
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,915 $2,418,404
Top 2018 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 190 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,147 $2,861,723
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 42 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 418 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 786 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,283 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for GKIDS Movies 5 $2,418,404

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2018 21 $1,515,939   161 $9,416   $1,515,939 1
Jan 26, 2018 32 $136,114 -91% 77 $1,768   $1,784,811 2
Feb 2, 2018 38 $51,307 -62% 30 $1,710   $1,890,268 3
Feb 9, 2018 50 $21,331 -58% 15 $1,422   $1,933,016 4
Feb 16, 2018 66 $5,620 -74% 3 $1,873   $1,951,060 5
Feb 23, 2018 33 $203,929 +3,529% 448 $455   $2,160,432 6
Mar 2, 2018 58 $14,032 -93% 11 $1,276   $2,355,979 7
Mar 9, 2018 64 $8,663 -38% 11 $788   $2,374,464 8
Mar 16, 2018 67 $7,205 -17% 16 $450   $2,390,147 9
Mar 23, 2018 70 $8,055 +12% 16 $503   $2,402,615 10
Mar 30, 2018 76 $5,289 -34% 6 $882   $2,414,560 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2018 11 $1,258,911     161 $7,819   $1,258,911 1
Jan 20, 2018 - $148,492 -88%   161 $922   $1,407,403 2
Jan 21, 2018 - $108,536 -27%   161 $674   $1,515,939 3
Jan 22, 2018 - $30,757 -72%   161 $191   $1,546,696 4
Jan 23, 2018 - $37,099 +21%   161 $230   $1,583,795 5
Jan 24, 2018 - $37,152 n/c   161 $231   $1,620,947 6
Jan 25, 2018 - $27,750 -25%   161 $172   $1,648,697 7
Jan 26, 2018 - $27,753 n/c -98% 77 $360   $1,676,450 8
Jan 27, 2018 - $58,288 +110% -61% 77 $757   $1,734,738 9
Jan 28, 2018 - $50,073 -14% -54% 77 $650   $1,784,811 10
Jan 29, 2018 - $12,168 -76% -60% 77 $158   $1,796,979 11
Jan 30, 2018 - $13,998 +15% -62% 77 $182   $1,810,977 12
Jan 31, 2018 - $14,634 +5% -61% 77 $190   $1,825,611 13
Feb 1, 2018 - $13,350 -9% -52% 77 $173   $1,838,961 14
Feb 2, 2018 - $11,595 -13% -58% 30 $387   $1,850,556 15
Feb 3, 2018 - $25,221 +118% -57% 30 $841   $1,875,777 16
Feb 4, 2018 - $14,491 -43% -71% 30 $483   $1,890,268 17
Feb 5, 2018 - $5,887 -59% -52% 30 $196   $1,896,155 18
Feb 6, 2018 - $5,741 -2% -59% 30 $191   $1,901,896 19
Feb 7, 2018 - $4,687 -18% -68% 30 $156   $1,906,583 20
Feb 8, 2018 - $5,102 +9% -62% 30 $170   $1,911,685 21
Feb 9, 2018 - $3,855 -24% -67% 15 $257   $1,915,540 22
Feb 10, 2018 - $9,276 +141% -63% 15 $618   $1,924,816 23
Feb 11, 2018 - $8,200 -12% -43% 15 $547   $1,933,016 24
Feb 12, 2018 - $2,830 -65% -52% 15 $189   $1,935,846 25
Feb 13, 2018 - $3,067 +8% -47% 15 $204   $1,938,913 26
Feb 14, 2018 - $4,808 +57% +3% 15 $321   $1,943,721 27
Feb 15, 2018 - $1,719 -64% -66% 15 $115   $1,945,440 28
Feb 16, 2018 - $1,047 -39% -73% 3 $349   $1,946,487 29
Feb 17, 2018 - $3,078 +194% -67% 3 $1,026   $1,949,565 30
Feb 18, 2018 - $1,495 -51% -82% 3 $498   $1,951,060 31
Feb 19, 2018 - $1,794 +20% -37% 3 $598   $1,952,854 32
Feb 20, 2018 - $975 -46% -68% 3 $325   $1,953,829 33
Feb 21, 2018 - $749 -23% -84% 3 $250   $1,954,578 34
Feb 22, 2018 - $1,925 +157% +12% 3 $642   $1,956,503 35
Feb 23, 2018 - $1,210 -37% +16% 3 $403   $1,957,713 36
Feb 24, 2018 - $199,903 +16,421% +6,395% 448 $446   $2,157,616 37
Feb 25, 2018 - $2,816 -99% +88% 3 $939   $2,160,432 38
Feb 26, 2018 11 $138,407 +4,815% +7,615% 3 $46,136   $2,298,839 39
Feb 27, 2018 - $764 -99% -22% 3 $255   $2,299,603 40
Feb 28, 2018 - $39,723 +5,099% +5,203% 3 $13,241   $2,339,326 41
Mar 1, 2018 - $2,621 -93% +36% 3 $874   $2,341,947 42
Mar 2, 2018 - $2,590 -1% +114% 11 $235   $2,344,537 43
Mar 3, 2018 - $6,432 +148% -97% 11 $585   $2,350,969 44
Mar 4, 2018 - $5,010 -22% +78% 11 $455   $2,355,979 45
Mar 5, 2018 - $2,901 -42% -98% 11 $264   $2,358,880 46
Mar 6, 2018 - $1,588 -45% +108% 11 $144   $2,360,468 47
Mar 7, 2018 - $3,896 +145% -90% 11 $354   $2,364,364 48
Mar 8, 2018 - $1,437 -63% -45% 11 $131   $2,365,801 49
Mar 9, 2018 - $2,216 +54% -14% 11 $201   $2,368,017 50
Mar 10, 2018 - $4,426 +100% -31% 11 $402   $2,372,443 51
Mar 11, 2018 - $2,021 -54% -60% 11 $184   $2,374,464 52
Mar 12, 2018 - $2,436 +21% -16% 11 $221   $2,376,900 53
Mar 13, 2018 - $2,096 -14% +32% 11 $191   $2,378,996 54
Mar 14, 2018 - $2,517 +20% -35% 11 $229   $2,381,513 55
Mar 15, 2018 - $1,429 -43% -1% 11 $130   $2,382,942 56
Mar 16, 2018 - $3,377 +136% +52% 16 $211   $2,386,319 57
Mar 17, 2018 - $1,804 -47% -59% 16 $113   $2,388,123 58
Mar 18, 2018 - $2,024 +12% n/c 16 $127   $2,390,147 59
Mar 19, 2018 - $1,154 -43% -53% 16 $72   $2,391,301 60
Mar 20, 2018 - $1,186 +3% -43% 16 $74   $2,392,487 61
Mar 21, 2018 - $1,375 +16% -45% 16 $86   $2,393,862 62
Mar 22, 2018 - $698 -49% -51% 16 $44   $2,394,560 63
Mar 23, 2018 - $2,448 +251% -28% 16 $153   $2,397,008 64
Mar 24, 2018 - $2,965 +21% +64% 16 $185   $2,399,973 65
Mar 25, 2018 - $2,642 -11% +31% 16 $165   $2,402,615 66
Mar 26, 2018 - $1,460 -45% +27% 16 $91   $2,404,075 67
Mar 27, 2018 - $1,481 +1% +25% 16 $93   $2,405,556 68
Mar 28, 2018 - $1,045 -29% -24% 16 $65   $2,406,601 69
Mar 29, 2018 - $2,670 +156% +283% 16 $167   $2,409,271 70
Mar 30, 2018 - $3,290 +23% +34% 6 $548   $2,412,561 71
Mar 31, 2018 - $1,200 -64% -60% 6 $200   $2,413,761 72
Apr 1, 2018 - $799 -33% -70% 6 $133   $2,414,560 73
Apr 2, 2018 - $1,427 +79% -2% 6 $238   $2,415,987 74
Apr 3, 2018 - $555 -61% -63% 6 $93   $2,416,542 75
Apr 4, 2018 - $454 -18% -57% 6 $76   $2,416,996 76
Apr 5, 2018 - $1,408 +210% -47% 6 $235   $2,418,404 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2018 23 $1,648,697   161 $10,240   $1,648,697 1
Jan 26, 2018 31 $190,264 -88% 77 $2,471   $1,838,961 2
Feb 2, 2018 40 $72,724 -62% 30 $2,424   $1,911,685 3
Feb 9, 2018 48 $33,755 -54% 15 $2,250   $1,945,440 4
Feb 16, 2018 64 $11,063 -67% 3 $3,688   $1,956,503 5
Feb 23, 2018 30 $385,444 +3,384% 3 $128,481   $2,341,947 6
Mar 2, 2018 54 $23,854 -94% 11 $2,169   $2,365,801 7
Mar 9, 2018 66 $17,141 -28% 11 $1,558   $2,382,942 8
Mar 16, 2018 66 $11,618 -32% 16 $726   $2,394,560 9
Mar 23, 2018 71 $14,711 +27% 16 $919   $2,409,271 10
Mar 30, 2018 73 $9,133 -38% 6 $1,522   $2,418,404 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 10/19/2018 $3,062 20 20 20 $4,068 1/1/2019
Australia 1/19/2018 $154,238 72 72 167 $335,907 4/29/2024
China 4/27/2018 $6,925 0 8,890 8,890 $3,209,631 8/10/2018
France 2/23/2018 $663,963 166 292 458 $2,581,813 6/13/2018
Italy 6/14/2018 $172,136 0 0 0 $329,050 6/25/2018
Japan 7/7/2017 $3,759,067 0 0 0 $27,642,406 7/4/2018
New Zealand 1/12/2018 $22,025 16 16 40 $43,013 3/13/2018
Portugal 5/2/2019 $7,745 46 46 83 $12,252 5/23/2019
Russia (CIS) 3/1/2018 $325,822 535 535 1,490 $1,333,472 1/1/2019
South Korea 12/7/2017 $1,941,715 751 751 1,372 $3,817,998 1/12/2018
Spain 9/7/2018 $91,536 143 143 212 $158,085 9/25/2018
United Kingdom 5/4/2018 $161,247 78 78 78 $161,247 5/10/2018
 
International Total$39,628,942 4/29/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 284 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,369 $39,628,942
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,814 $39,628,942
Top 2017 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 42 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 265 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 514 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 414 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for GKIDS Movies 9 $39,628,942

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 330 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,504 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,838 $42,047,346
Top 2017 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 138 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 678 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 66 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 617 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 651 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for GKIDS Movies 9 $42,047,346

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 6, 20181024,501 24,501$489,044$489,0443

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Leading Cast

Ruby Barnhill Mary

Supporting Cast

Kate Winslet Madam Mumblechook
Jim Broadbent Doctor Dee
Ewen Bremner Flanagan
Lynda Baron Great-Aunt Charlotte
Louis Ashbourne Serkis Peter
Morwenna Banks Miss Banks
Teresa Gallagher The Red-Haired Witch
Rasmus Hardiker Zebedee
Rebecca Louise Kidd Light Fairy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Hiromasa Yonebayashi Director
Giles New Director
Yoshiaki Nishimura Producer
Geoffrey Wexler Producer
Mary Stewart Story based on the book “The Little Broomstick” by
Riko Sakaguchi Screenwriter
Hiromasa Yonebayashi Screenwriter
David Freedman Screenwriter
Lynda Freedman Screenwriter
Will Clarke Executive Producer
Takatsugu Muramatus Composer
Colin Jones Casting Director

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Synopsis

Mary is a plain, young girl, stuck in a rural British village with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. But a chance encounter with a pair of mysterious cats leads Mary into the nearby forest, where she finds an old broom stuck in the overgrowth of a nearby tree, and the strange blue glow of the fly-by-night flower, a rare plant that blossoms only once every seven years. As the broom comes to life and lifts Mary high into the skies, she discovers a mysterious school for witches above the clouds. But the charming headmistress Madam Mumblechook and bumbling Doctor Dee are not all that they appear, in a twisting tale that reveals even the most ordinary-seeming children are capable of the most extraordinary adventures.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,515,939 (62.7% of total gross)
Legs:1.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:161 opening theaters/448 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,861,723

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,760 $2,418,404
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,369 $39,628,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,504 $42,047,346
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $2,418,404

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
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 19th, 2018 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Mary and the Witch’s Flower
International Releases: July 7th, 2017 (Wide) (Japan)
December 7th, 2017 (Wide), released as Mary and The Witch’s Flower (South Korea)
January 12th, 2018 (Wide), released as Mary And The Witch's Flower (New Zealand)
January 19th, 2018 (Wide), released as Mary And The Witch's Flower (Australia)
February 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (France)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 17th, 2018 by Shout Factory, released as Mary and the Witch’s Flower
MPAA Rating: PG for some action and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2499 (Cert #51296), 10/25/2017)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ma vie de Courgette
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Keywords: Kidnap, Anime, Supernatural, Witches, Coming of Age, Life in a Small Town, Rescue, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Studio Ponoc
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Leading Cast

Ruby Barnhill Mary

Supporting Cast

Kate Winslet Madam Mumblechook
Jim Broadbent Doctor Dee
Ewen Bremner Flanagan
Lynda Baron Great-Aunt Charlotte
Louis Ashbourne Serkis Peter
Morwenna Banks Miss Banks
Teresa Gallagher The Red-Haired Witch
Rasmus Hardiker Zebedee
Rebecca Louise Kidd Light Fairy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Hiromasa Yonebayashi Director
Giles New Director
Yoshiaki Nishimura Producer
Geoffrey Wexler Producer
Mary Stewart Story based on the book “The Little Broomstick” by
Riko Sakaguchi Screenwriter
Hiromasa Yonebayashi Screenwriter
David Freedman Screenwriter
Lynda Freedman Screenwriter
Will Clarke Executive Producer
Takatsugu Muramatus Composer
Colin Jones Casting Director

Home Market Releases for May 1st, 2018

May 2nd, 2018

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

It is a really shallow week. There are releases that are fighting for a spot in the top five that normally would be so far down the list that we wouldn’t even cover them. That doesn’t mean there are no releases that are worth picking up. In Between was a limited release that earned near perfect reviews. The 1970s film, Legend of the Mountain, got a recent release and its reviews are even better. I reviewed Mary and the Witch’s Flower last week and it nearly won Pick of the Week then. I reviewed Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: The Complete Series this week and it is one of my favorite recent Anime comedies. It was a really close race between these four films and in the end, it came down to a coin-toss with Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid coming out ahead. More...

Home Market Releases for April 24th, 2018

April 25th, 2018

Paddington 2

Paddington 2 is the biggest release of the week and clearly at least one of the best. However, it isn’t the only film that’s a Pick of the Week contender. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, and others were all in contention for that honor. In the end, the Paddington 2 Blu-ray Combo Pack earned that title. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Mary and the Witch’s Flower

April 22nd, 2018

Mary and the Witch’s Flower

Mary and the Witch’s Flower is the latest release from GKIDS. GKIDS is the only distributor that can routinely release animated films in limited release and have them do well at the box office. For example, this film earned over $2 million domestically. The film doesn’t come out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack until May the 1st, but the screener arrived early and I was able to get to the review this weekend. Is it worth waiting for? More...

Theater Averages: New Releases Can’t Take Down Black Panther

February 27th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther was the only film in the $10,000 club this past weekend earning an average of $27,776 in just over 4,000 theaters. If the film earned this during its opening weekend, it would have been the best theater average for any film that has opened in 2018. Mary and the Witch’s Flower had a, well, complicated weekend. It was officially only playing in three theaters, but on Saturday, it had special screenings in over 400 theaters, earning nearly $200,000 in the process. In the three theaters where it had regular showings, it had a theater average of about $2,500. That’s good for a film that has been in theaters for six weeks. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Animated Film

February 15th, 2018

Coco

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. A lot of people call this Oscar the Pixar Award, and look at that, there’s a Pixar film on this list. Is Coco the overwhelming favorite? Or does another film have what it takes? More...

Theater Averages Chart is Hostile Territory

January 23rd, 2018

Hostiles

No film reached the $10,000 club. In fact, Hostiles was the best film with an average of $6,666 in 49 theaters. Mary And The Witch’s Flower looks like it had a better weekend; however, its numbers are complicated. The film earned $1.17 million during its Thursday special showings in 573 theaters for an average of $2,037. Then it earned $330,000 in 161 theaters over the weekend in regular screenings for an average of $2,050. This shows that Anime fans are not numerous, but they are very eager for special screenings. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jumanji Holds Off 12 Strong, Den of Thieves

January 21st, 2018

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji will win at the box office for a third straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Its weekend total of about $20.04 million is down just 29% from its MLK Holiday numbers, in spite of losing over 100 theaters (its theater average is off just 26%). With $317 million to date, it is now Sony’s most successful non-Spider-Man movie at the domestic box office, not accounting for ticket price inflation. Inflation-adjusted, it’s at number 8 for the studio, and should end up their fifth-best ticket seller ever.

Jumanji’s strength is far from the only good news this weekend. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: These Limited Releases are Actually Really Good

January 19th, 2018

This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy

There are two major awards ceremonies this weekend, so it is no surprise there are not many great limited releases to talk about. The art house aficionados are distracted. That’s not to say there are no films worth checking out. Mary And The Witch’s Flower and This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy both look good. Neither look like they will be hits at the box office, but I do want to watch them. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,760 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,609 $2,861,723
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,915 $2,418,404
Top 2018 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 190 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,147 $2,861,723
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 42 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 418 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 786 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,283 $2,418,404
All Time Domestic Box Office for GKIDS Movies 5 $2,418,404

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2018 21 $1,515,939   161 $9,416   $1,515,939 1
Jan 26, 2018 32 $136,114 -91% 77 $1,768   $1,784,811 2
Feb 2, 2018 38 $51,307 -62% 30 $1,710   $1,890,268 3
Feb 9, 2018 50 $21,331 -58% 15 $1,422   $1,933,016 4
Feb 16, 2018 66 $5,620 -74% 3 $1,873   $1,951,060 5
Feb 23, 2018 33 $203,929 +3,529% 448 $455   $2,160,432 6
Mar 2, 2018 58 $14,032 -93% 11 $1,276   $2,355,979 7
Mar 9, 2018 64 $8,663 -38% 11 $788   $2,374,464 8
Mar 16, 2018 67 $7,205 -17% 16 $450   $2,390,147 9
Mar 23, 2018 70 $8,055 +12% 16 $503   $2,402,615 10
Mar 30, 2018 76 $5,289 -34% 6 $882   $2,414,560 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2018 11 $1,258,911     161 $7,819   $1,258,911 1
Jan 20, 2018 - $148,492 -88%   161 $922   $1,407,403 2
Jan 21, 2018 - $108,536 -27%   161 $674   $1,515,939 3
Jan 22, 2018 - $30,757 -72%   161 $191   $1,546,696 4
Jan 23, 2018 - $37,099 +21%   161 $230   $1,583,795 5
Jan 24, 2018 - $37,152 n/c   161 $231   $1,620,947 6
Jan 25, 2018 - $27,750 -25%   161 $172   $1,648,697 7
Jan 26, 2018 - $27,753 n/c -98% 77 $360   $1,676,450 8
Jan 27, 2018 - $58,288 +110% -61% 77 $757   $1,734,738 9
Jan 28, 2018 - $50,073 -14% -54% 77 $650   $1,784,811 10
Jan 29, 2018 - $12,168 -76% -60% 77 $158   $1,796,979 11
Jan 30, 2018 - $13,998 +15% -62% 77 $182   $1,810,977 12
Jan 31, 2018 - $14,634 +5% -61% 77 $190   $1,825,611 13
Feb 1, 2018 - $13,350 -9% -52% 77 $173   $1,838,961 14
Feb 2, 2018 - $11,595 -13% -58% 30 $387   $1,850,556 15
Feb 3, 2018 - $25,221 +118% -57% 30 $841   $1,875,777 16
Feb 4, 2018 - $14,491 -43% -71% 30 $483   $1,890,268 17
Feb 5, 2018 - $5,887 -59% -52% 30 $196   $1,896,155 18
Feb 6, 2018 - $5,741 -2% -59% 30 $191   $1,901,896 19
Feb 7, 2018 - $4,687 -18% -68% 30 $156   $1,906,583 20
Feb 8, 2018 - $5,102 +9% -62% 30 $170   $1,911,685 21
Feb 9, 2018 - $3,855 -24% -67% 15 $257   $1,915,540 22
Feb 10, 2018 - $9,276 +141% -63% 15 $618   $1,924,816 23
Feb 11, 2018 - $8,200 -12% -43% 15 $547   $1,933,016 24
Feb 12, 2018 - $2,830 -65% -52% 15 $189   $1,935,846 25
Feb 13, 2018 - $3,067 +8% -47% 15 $204   $1,938,913 26
Feb 14, 2018 - $4,808 +57% +3% 15 $321   $1,943,721 27
Feb 15, 2018 - $1,719 -64% -66% 15 $115   $1,945,440 28
Feb 16, 2018 - $1,047 -39% -73% 3 $349   $1,946,487 29
Feb 17, 2018 - $3,078 +194% -67% 3 $1,026   $1,949,565 30
Feb 18, 2018 - $1,495 -51% -82% 3 $498   $1,951,060 31
Feb 19, 2018 - $1,794 +20% -37% 3 $598   $1,952,854 32
Feb 20, 2018 - $975 -46% -68% 3 $325   $1,953,829 33
Feb 21, 2018 - $749 -23% -84% 3 $250   $1,954,578 34
Feb 22, 2018 - $1,925 +157% +12% 3 $642   $1,956,503 35
Feb 23, 2018 - $1,210 -37% +16% 3 $403   $1,957,713 36
Feb 24, 2018 - $199,903 +16,421% +6,395% 448 $446   $2,157,616 37
Feb 25, 2018 - $2,816 -99% +88% 3 $939   $2,160,432 38
Feb 26, 2018 11 $138,407 +4,815% +7,615% 3 $46,136   $2,298,839 39
Feb 27, 2018 - $764 -99% -22% 3 $255   $2,299,603 40
Feb 28, 2018 - $39,723 +5,099% +5,203% 3 $13,241   $2,339,326 41
Mar 1, 2018 - $2,621 -93% +36% 3 $874   $2,341,947 42
Mar 2, 2018 - $2,590 -1% +114% 11 $235   $2,344,537 43
Mar 3, 2018 - $6,432 +148% -97% 11 $585   $2,350,969 44
Mar 4, 2018 - $5,010 -22% +78% 11 $455   $2,355,979 45
Mar 5, 2018 - $2,901 -42% -98% 11 $264   $2,358,880 46
Mar 6, 2018 - $1,588 -45% +108% 11 $144   $2,360,468 47
Mar 7, 2018 - $3,896 +145% -90% 11 $354   $2,364,364 48
Mar 8, 2018 - $1,437 -63% -45% 11 $131   $2,365,801 49
Mar 9, 2018 - $2,216 +54% -14% 11 $201   $2,368,017 50
Mar 10, 2018 - $4,426 +100% -31% 11 $402   $2,372,443 51
Mar 11, 2018 - $2,021 -54% -60% 11 $184   $2,374,464 52
Mar 12, 2018 - $2,436 +21% -16% 11 $221   $2,376,900 53
Mar 13, 2018 - $2,096 -14% +32% 11 $191   $2,378,996 54
Mar 14, 2018 - $2,517 +20% -35% 11 $229   $2,381,513 55
Mar 15, 2018 - $1,429 -43% -1% 11 $130   $2,382,942 56
Mar 16, 2018 - $3,377 +136% +52% 16 $211   $2,386,319 57
Mar 17, 2018 - $1,804 -47% -59% 16 $113   $2,388,123 58
Mar 18, 2018 - $2,024 +12% n/c 16 $127   $2,390,147 59
Mar 19, 2018 - $1,154 -43% -53% 16 $72   $2,391,301 60
Mar 20, 2018 - $1,186 +3% -43% 16 $74   $2,392,487 61
Mar 21, 2018 - $1,375 +16% -45% 16 $86   $2,393,862 62
Mar 22, 2018 - $698 -49% -51% 16 $44   $2,394,560 63
Mar 23, 2018 - $2,448 +251% -28% 16 $153   $2,397,008 64
Mar 24, 2018 - $2,965 +21% +64% 16 $185   $2,399,973 65
Mar 25, 2018 - $2,642 -11% +31% 16 $165   $2,402,615 66
Mar 26, 2018 - $1,460 -45% +27% 16 $91   $2,404,075 67
Mar 27, 2018 - $1,481 +1% +25% 16 $93   $2,405,556 68
Mar 28, 2018 - $1,045 -29% -24% 16 $65   $2,406,601 69
Mar 29, 2018 - $2,670 +156% +283% 16 $167   $2,409,271 70
Mar 30, 2018 - $3,290 +23% +34% 6 $548   $2,412,561 71
Mar 31, 2018 - $1,200 -64% -60% 6 $200   $2,413,761 72
Apr 1, 2018 - $799 -33% -70% 6 $133   $2,414,560 73
Apr 2, 2018 - $1,427 +79% -2% 6 $238   $2,415,987 74
Apr 3, 2018 - $555 -61% -63% 6 $93   $2,416,542 75
Apr 4, 2018 - $454 -18% -57% 6 $76   $2,416,996 76
Apr 5, 2018 - $1,408 +210% -47% 6 $235   $2,418,404 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2018 23 $1,648,697   161 $10,240   $1,648,697 1
Jan 26, 2018 31 $190,264 -88% 77 $2,471   $1,838,961 2
Feb 2, 2018 40 $72,724 -62% 30 $2,424   $1,911,685 3
Feb 9, 2018 48 $33,755 -54% 15 $2,250   $1,945,440 4
Feb 16, 2018 64 $11,063 -67% 3 $3,688   $1,956,503 5
Feb 23, 2018 30 $385,444 +3,384% 3 $128,481   $2,341,947 6
Mar 2, 2018 54 $23,854 -94% 11 $2,169   $2,365,801 7
Mar 9, 2018 66 $17,141 -28% 11 $1,558   $2,382,942 8
Mar 16, 2018 66 $11,618 -32% 16 $726   $2,394,560 9
Mar 23, 2018 71 $14,711 +27% 16 $919   $2,409,271 10
Mar 30, 2018 73 $9,133 -38% 6 $1,522   $2,418,404 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 10/19/2018 $3,062 20 20 20 $4,068 1/1/2019
Australia 1/19/2018 $154,238 72 72 167 $335,907 4/29/2024
China 4/27/2018 $6,925 0 8,890 8,890 $3,209,631 8/10/2018
France 2/23/2018 $663,963 166 292 458 $2,581,813 6/13/2018
Italy 6/14/2018 $172,136 0 0 0 $329,050 6/25/2018
Japan 7/7/2017 $3,759,067 0 0 0 $27,642,406 7/4/2018
New Zealand 1/12/2018 $22,025 16 16 40 $43,013 3/13/2018
Portugal 5/2/2019 $7,745 46 46 83 $12,252 5/23/2019
Russia (CIS) 3/1/2018 $325,822 535 535 1,490 $1,333,472 1/1/2019
South Korea 12/7/2017 $1,941,715 751 751 1,372 $3,817,998 1/12/2018
Spain 9/7/2018 $91,536 143 143 212 $158,085 9/25/2018
United Kingdom 5/4/2018 $161,247 78 78 78 $161,247 5/10/2018
 
International Total$39,628,942 4/29/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 284 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,369 $39,628,942
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,814 $39,628,942
Top 2017 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 42 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 265 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 514 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 414 $39,628,942
All Time International Box Office for GKIDS Movies 9 $39,628,942

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 330 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,504 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,838 $42,047,346
Top 2017 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 138 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 678 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 66 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 617 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 651 $42,047,346
All Time Worldwide Box Office for GKIDS Movies 9 $42,047,346

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 6, 20181024,501 24,501$489,044$489,0443

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