Money Monster (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $41,012,075Details
International Box Office $52,454,020Details
Worldwide Box Office $93,466,095
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,171,606 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,294,715 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,466,321
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Synopsis

TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,788,157 (36.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,104 opening theaters/3,104 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,110,998

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 13th, 2016 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Switzerland)
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Video Release: August 16th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, some sexuality and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2420 (Cert #49735), 4/13/2016)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: TV Industry, White Collar Crime, Corporate Malfeasance, Hostage, Media Circus, Crime Thriller, Strike
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures, LStar Capital, Smokehouse Pictures, Allegiance Theater
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $5,544,719 May 27, 2016 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 146 $5,626,175 May 27, 2016 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $7,206,495 May 27, 2016 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 3 $14,788,157   3,104 $4,764   $14,788,157 1
May 20, 2016 6 $7,016,884 -53% 3,104 $2,261   $27,040,531 2
May 27, 2016 8 $4,328,814 -38% 2,315 $1,870   $33,981,040 3
Jun 3, 2016 12 $1,865,537 -57% 1,323 $1,410   $38,304,947 4
Jun 10, 2016 16 $700,810 -62% 731 $959   $39,769,480 5
Jun 17, 2016 21 $228,819 -67% 286 $800   $40,316,380 6
Jun 24, 2016 26 $107,618 -53% 131 $822   $40,545,182 7
Jul 1, 2016 30 $119,271 +11% 172 $693   $40,720,343 8
Jul 8, 2016 37 $80,081 -33% 141 $568   $40,882,037 9
Jul 15, 2016 43 $35,759 -55% 88 $406   $40,959,010 10
Jul 22, 2016 58 $13,393 -63% 29 $462   $40,993,101 11
Jul 29, 2016 60 $8,462 -37% 14 $604   $41,008,532 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 13, 2016 2 $4,970,450     3,104 $1,601   $4,970,450 1
May 14, 2016 3 $6,056,202 +22%   3,104 $1,951   $11,026,652 2
May 15, 2016 3 $3,761,505 -38%   3,104 $1,212   $14,788,157 3
May 16, 2016 3 $1,230,745 -67%   3,104 $397   $16,018,902 4
May 17, 2016 2 $1,864,902 +52%   3,104 $601   $17,883,804 5
May 18, 2016 3 $1,151,267 -38%   3,104 $371   $19,035,071 6
May 19, 2016 3 $988,576 -14%   3,104 $318   $20,023,647 7
May 20, 2016 6 $1,981,265 +100% -60% 3,104 $638   $22,004,912 8
May 21, 2016 6 $3,136,366 +58% -48% 3,104 $1,010   $25,141,278 9
May 22, 2016 6 $1,899,253 -39% -50% 3,104 $612   $27,040,531 10
May 23, 2016 6 $671,723 -65% -45% 3,104 $216   $27,712,254 11
May 24, 2016 6 $806,997 +20% -57% 3,104 $260   $28,519,251 12
May 25, 2016 6 $598,226 -26% -48% 3,104 $193   $29,117,477 13
May 26, 2016 6 $534,749 -11% -46% 3,104 $172   $29,652,226 14
May 27, 2016 8 $1,109,805 +108% -44% 2,315 $479   $30,762,031 15
May 28, 2016 8 $1,661,970 +50% -47% 2,315 $718   $32,424,001 16
May 29, 2016 8 $1,557,039 -6% -18% 2,315 $673   $33,981,040 17
May 30, 2016 8 $1,297,361 -17% +93% 2,315 $560   $35,278,401 18
May 31, 2016 8 $481,718 -63% -40% 2,315 $208   $35,760,119 19
Jun 1, 2016 8 $382,822 -21% -36% 2,315 $165   $36,142,941 20
Jun 2, 2016 8 $296,469 -23% -45% 2,315 $128   $36,439,410 21
Jun 3, 2016 12 $489,649 +65% -56% 1,323 $370   $36,929,059 22
Jun 4, 2016 12 $814,498 +66% -51% 1,323 $616   $37,743,557 23
Jun 5, 2016 12 $561,390 -31% -64% 1,323 $424   $38,304,947 24
Jun 6, 2016 12 $193,581 -66% -85% 1,323 $146   $38,498,528 25
Jun 7, 2016 12 $235,259 +22% -51% 1,323 $178   $38,733,787 26
Jun 8, 2016 12 $183,877 -22% -52% 1,323 $139   $38,917,664 27
Jun 9, 2016 12 $151,006 -18% -49% 1,323 $114   $39,068,670 28
Jun 10, 2016 - $181,965 +21% -63% 731 $249   $39,250,635 29
Jun 11, 2016 - $342,892 +88% -58% 731 $469   $39,593,527 30
Jun 12, 2016 - $175,953 -49% -69% 731 $241   $39,769,480 31
Jun 13, 2016 - $71,185 -60% -63% 731 $97   $39,840,665 32
Jun 14, 2016 - $98,626 +39% -58% 731 $135   $39,939,291 33
Jun 15, 2016 - $85,884 -13% -53% 731 $117   $40,025,175 34
Jun 16, 2016 - $62,386 -27% -59% 731 $85   $40,087,561 35
Jun 17, 2016 - $62,703 +1% -66% 286 $219   $40,150,264 36
Jun 18, 2016 - $94,970 +51% -72% 286 $332   $40,245,234 37
Jun 19, 2016 - $71,146 -25% -60% 286 $249   $40,316,380 38
Jun 20, 2016 - $31,209 -56% -56% 286 $109   $40,347,589 39
Jun 21, 2016 - $33,402 +7% -66% 286 $117   $40,380,991 40
Jun 22, 2016 - $30,211 -10% -65% 286 $106   $40,411,202 41
Jun 23, 2016 - $26,362 -13% -58% 286 $92   $40,437,564 42
Jun 24, 2016 - $31,165 +18% -50% 131 $238   $40,468,729 43
Jun 25, 2016 - $47,403 +52% -50% 131 $362   $40,516,132 44
Jun 26, 2016 - $29,050 -39% -59% 131 $222   $40,545,182 45
Jun 27, 2016 - $12,099 -58% -61% 131 $92   $40,557,281 46
Jun 28, 2016 - $14,133 +17% -58% 131 $108   $40,571,414 47
Jun 29, 2016 - $14,331 +1% -53% 131 $109   $40,585,745 48
Jun 30, 2016 - $15,327 +7% -42% 131 $117   $40,601,072 49
Jul 1, 2016 - $30,845 +101% -1% 172 $179   $40,631,917 50
Jul 2, 2016 - $47,812 +55% +1% 172 $278   $40,679,729 51
Jul 3, 2016 - $40,614 -15% +40% 172 $236   $40,720,343 52
Jul 4, 2016 - $29,993 -26% +148% 172 $174   $40,750,336 53
Jul 5, 2016 - $18,907 -37% +34% 172 $110   $40,769,243 54
Jul 6, 2016 - $16,581 -12% +16% 172 $96   $40,785,824 55
Jul 7, 2016 - $16,132 -3% +5% 172 $94   $40,801,956 56
Jul 8, 2016 - $22,701 +41% -26% 141 $161   $40,824,657 57
Jul 9, 2016 - $33,204 +46% -31% 141 $235   $40,857,861 58
Jul 10, 2016 - $24,176 -27% -40% 141 $171   $40,882,037 59
Jul 11, 2016 - $9,105 -62% -70% 141 $65   $40,891,142 60
Jul 12, 2016 - $11,721 +29% -38% 141 $83   $40,902,863 61
Jul 13, 2016 - $9,807 -16% -41% 141 $70   $40,912,670 62
Jul 14, 2016 - $10,581 +8% -34% 141 $75   $40,923,251 63
Jul 15, 2016 - $9,906 -6% -56% 88 $113   $40,933,157 64
Jul 16, 2016 - $15,747 +59% -53% 88 $179   $40,948,904 65
Jul 17, 2016 - $10,106 -36% -58% 88 $115   $40,959,010 66
Jul 18, 2016 - $4,208 -58% -54% 88 $48   $40,963,218 67
Jul 19, 2016 - $5,603 +33% -52% 88 $64   $40,968,821 68
Jul 20, 2016 - $5,468 -2% -44% 88 $62   $40,974,289 69
Jul 21, 2016 - $5,419 -1% -49% 88 $62   $40,979,708 70
Jul 22, 2016 - $3,820 -30% -61% 29 $132   $40,983,528 71
Jul 23, 2016 - $5,676 +49% -64% 29 $196   $40,989,204 72
Jul 24, 2016 - $3,897 -31% -61% 29 $134   $40,993,101 73
Jul 29, 2016 - $2,332   -39% 14 $167   $41,002,402 78
Jul 30, 2016 - $3,664 +57% -35% 14 $262   $41,006,066 79
Jul 31, 2016 - $2,466 -33% -37% 14 $176   $41,008,532 80
Aug 1, 2016 - $1,209 -51%   14 $86   $41,009,741 81
Aug 2, 2016 - $695 -43%   14 $50   $41,010,436 82
Aug 3, 2016 - $670 -4%   14 $48   $41,011,106 83
Aug 4, 2016 - $969 +45%   14 $69   $41,012,075 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 3 $20,023,647   3,104 $6,451   $20,023,647 1
May 20, 2016 6 $9,628,579 -52% 3,104 $3,102   $29,652,226 2
May 27, 2016 8 $6,787,184 -30% 2,315 $2,932   $36,439,410 3
Jun 3, 2016 12 $2,629,260 -61% 1,323 $1,987   $39,068,670 4
Jun 10, 2016 16 $1,018,891 -61% 731 $1,394   $40,087,561 5
Jun 17, 2016 21 $350,003 -66% 286 $1,224   $40,437,564 6
Jun 24, 2016 27 $163,508 -53% 131 $1,248   $40,601,072 7
Jul 1, 2016 31 $200,884 +23% 172 $1,168   $40,801,956 8
Jul 8, 2016 38 $121,295 -40% 141 $860   $40,923,251 9
Jul 15, 2016 46 $56,457 -53% 88 $642   $40,979,708 10
Jul 22, 2016 60 $20,362 -64% 29 $702   $41,000,070 11
Jul 29, 2016 65 $12,005 -41% 14 $858   $41,012,075 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/2/2016 $449,296 100 100 267 $1,224,282 11/30/2018
Aruba 5/13/2016 $0 0 3 6 $24,658 12/31/2018
Australia 6/3/2016 $1,624,202 306 306 1,150 $5,259,636 7/11/2016
Austria 5/26/2016 $80,874 56 64 357 $441,728 8/23/2016
Bahrain 5/26/2016 $95,926 6 6 27 $312,017 12/31/2018
Belgium 6/1/2016 $199,401 50 50 350 $799,799 8/30/2016
Bolivia 6/2/2016 $21,529 6 12 21 $57,808 12/31/2018
Brazil 5/26/2016 $830,954 173 173 439 $1,850,483 7/26/2016
Bulgaria 5/27/2016 $18,380 38 38 132 $78,491 2/26/2019
Cambodia 5/24/2016 $1,649 17 17 17 $4,147 12/31/2018
Central America 6/2/2016 $118,729 47 47 94 $268,923 6/21/2016
Chile 6/2/2016 $74,886 17 18 50 $176,265 12/31/2018
Colombia 5/26/2016 $136,126 84 84 174 $361,155 12/20/2018
Croatia 6/2/2016 $28,027 41 41 101 $77,406 12/31/2018
Curacao 5/13/2016 $7,181 3 3 9 $25,808 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 6/30/2016 $35,800 76 76 181 $124,571 12/31/2018
Denmark 6/2/2016 $47,980 59 61 188 $247,007 7/26/2016
Dominican Republic 6/2/2016 $36,257 25 25 53 $84,579 12/31/2018
East Africa 5/27/2016 $2,025 1 1 2 $4,332 6/7/2016
Ecuador 6/3/2016 $42,230 32 32 99 $134,515 12/31/2018
Egypt 5/26/2016 $41,043 11 11 49 $125,206 12/31/2018
Estonia 6/3/2016 $12,013 18 18 38 $43,560 7/12/2016
Finland 6/3/2016 $44,880 38 38 132 $189,498 8/2/2016
France 5/12/2016 $1,748,370 421 438 2,779 $6,660,018 7/26/2016
Germany 5/26/2016 $1,056,047 462 531 2,962 $4,229,441 8/30/2016
Ghana 6/3/2016 $583 3 3 11 $3,623 12/31/2018
Greece 6/30/2016 $165,502 89 89 209 $489,031 8/23/2016
Hong Kong 5/13/2016 $389,905 91 91 278 $1,067,130 7/12/2016
Hungary 6/2/2016 $72,853 46 66 182 $192,318 12/31/2018
Iceland 6/1/2016 $8,754 6 6 14 $27,414 12/31/2018
India 5/13/2016 $192,978 194 194 257 $368,223 6/14/2016
Indonesia 5/27/2016 $117,661 92 92 177 $315,313 12/31/2018
Iraq 5/26/2016 $10,909 5 5 23 $38,227 12/31/2018
Israel 5/19/2016 $209,748 24 25 141 $911,744 12/31/2018
Italy 5/12/2016 $1,214,371 346 390 826 $2,432,639 7/20/2016
Jamaica 5/13/2016 $7,749 3 3 8 $20,811 12/31/2018
Japan 6/10/2016 $559,901 182 182 834 $3,000,465 7/20/2016
Jordan 5/26/2016 $31,988 5 5 30 $110,961 12/31/2018
Kenya 6/3/2016 $8,536 13 13 16 $19,483 12/31/2018
Kuwait 5/26/2016 $116,997 12 12 28 $284,834 12/31/2018
Latvia 6/3/2016 $7,250 10 10 14 $23,335 12/31/2018
Lebanon 5/26/2016 $69,442 15 15 70 $252,980 12/31/2018
Lithuania 6/3/2016 $6,849 80 80 105 $17,555 6/15/2016
Malaysia 6/2/2016 $93,920 60 61 166 $186,325 6/28/2016
Mexico 6/16/2016 $643,821 298 298 609 $1,794,338 8/16/2016
Netherlands 5/12/2016 $328,851 73 79 502 $1,255,468 7/22/2016
New Zealand 6/3/2016 $162,199 57 58 279 $475,537 7/26/2016
Nigeria 6/3/2016 $28,297 23 23 69 $77,064 12/31/2018
Norway 6/3/2016 $34,585 105 105 210 $166,137 8/16/2016
Oman 5/26/2016 $29,186 6 6 15 $71,000 12/31/2018
Peru 5/26/2016 $108,907 28 28 74 $294,793 12/31/2018
Philippines 5/25/2016 $109,298 64 64 67 $142,872 12/31/2018
Poland 5/20/2016 $103,834 119 121 492 $520,270 11/17/2018
Portugal 5/12/2016 $122,087 46 47 227 $587,186 7/7/2016
Qatar 5/26/2016 $65,740 8 8 27 $182,353 12/31/2018
Romania 6/1/2016 $67,209 60 60 220 $216,913 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 6/2/2016 $699,685 603 603 1,326 $1,251,875 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 6/2/2016 $9,104 17 17 42 $34,808 12/31/2018
Singapore 5/13/2016 $246,264 33 33 92 $457,175 6/21/2016
Slovakia 6/2/2016 $21,983 61 61 105 $43,123 6/28/2016
Slovenia 6/2/2016 $6,748 15 15 39 $21,063 7/8/2016
South Africa 6/3/2016 $70,009 47 52 153 $216,436 7/6/2016
South Korea 8/31/2016 $183,851 151 151 239 $331,768 10/3/2016
Spain 7/6/2016 $760,146 390 396 1,491 $3,026,970 9/27/2016
Suriname 5/26/2016 $0 0 1 1 $1,840 12/31/2018
Sweden 6/3/2016 $0 0 51 115 $329,101 8/2/2016
Switzerland 5/12/2016 $130,857 27 69 372 $1,092,637 7/12/2016
Syria 5/26/2016 $1,741 1 2 7 $4,507 12/31/2018
Taiwan 5/13/2016 $369,526 95 95 278 $940,002 6/28/2016
Thailand 5/26/2016 $78,502 44 44 79 $149,459 6/14/2016
Trinidad 5/13/2016 $26,122 11 11 35 $87,035 12/31/2018
Turkey 5/27/2016 $118,341 132 132 369 $381,281 2/26/2019
Ukraine 6/2/2016 $65,830 101 101 162 $110,837 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 5/26/2016 $476,479 52 52 139 $1,320,781 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 5/27/2016 $1,201,975 412 412 1,399 $3,930,445 8/16/2016
Uruguay 6/2/2016 $31,313 11 12 49 $122,479 12/31/2018
Venezuela 6/3/2016 $45,352 31 31 99 $207,102 7/12/2016
Vietnam 6/17/2016 $20,234 62 62 91 $41,621 12/31/2018
 
International Total$52,454,020 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 11, 2016450,946 50,946$915,500$915,5004
Sep 18, 20161715,023-71% 65,969$269,813$1,185,3135

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 11, 2016535,097 35,097$700,535$700,5354
Sep 18, 20161510,821-69% 45,918$215,995$916,5305

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Leading Cast

George Clooney Lee Gates
Julia Roberts Patty Fenn
Jack O'Connell Kyle Budwell

Supporting Cast

Dominic West Walt Camby
Caitriona Balfe Diane Lester
Giancarlo Esposito Captain Powell
Christopher Denham Ron Sprecher
Lenny Venito Lenny (The Cameraman)
Chris Bauer Lt. Nelson
Dennis Boutsikaris Avery Goodloe CFO
Emily Meade Molly
Condola Rashad Bree (The Assistant)
Aaron Yoo Won Joon
Carsey Walker Jr Tech Sam
Grant Rosenmeyer Tech Dave
James Warden Tech Director Jim
Joseph D. Reitman Matty (Floor Manager)
Olivia Luccardi Arlene
Grizz Chapman Network Security Guard
Robert C. Kirk Security Officer Nolan
Genevieve Adams Production Assistant
Daoud Heidami Freddy (Previous Host)
Anthony De Sando Officer Benson
Ivan Martin Lt. Vasquez
John Ventimiglia A Team Leader
Dominic Colon NYPD Detective
Chad Jennings ESU Officer
Cliff Moylan Sgt. O'Donnell
Brian Edwards Police Officer
Jimmy Gary Jr NYPD Officer
Frantzy Orisma NYPD Officer
Greta Lee Amy Lee
Charlie Thurston Ryan (Diane's Assistant)
Patricia Dunnock Marta (Secretary)
Sahr Ngaujah Yao Appiah COO
Vernon Campbell Andre (IBIS Security Guard)
Hye Jin Jang Female Raver
Daniel K. Isaac Male Raver
Darri Ingolfsson Joji
Svavar James Kristjansson Icelandic Guy
Makhaola Ndebele Moshe Mambo
Jamar Greene Blue Collar Customer
Rob Falcone Blue Collar Mechanic
Jenny Joslin Wall Street Bartender
Bobby Kruger Stockbroker
Tyalaxandar* Coffee Shop Employee
Diomargy Nunez College Student
David Healy News Anchor
Matt Walton An Anchorman
Katie McGee Another Anchorman
Pun Bandhu Yet Another Anchorman
Jake Choi Korean News Anchor
Nick Boraine British Reporter
Jeff Witzke TV Reporter
Mizel Faison Teenage Boy
Bryan Burton Teenage Boy
Frank Pando Guy on Street
Rina Mejia Lady in Crowd
Katy Grenfell Lady Passing By
Tanisha Scott Dancer
Shauna Mitchell Dancer
Pedro Morillo Jr Dancer
Tamara Treadwell Dancer
Kaeche Liburd Dancer
Wahnita King Dancer
Andrew James Dancer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jodie Foster Director
Jamie Linden Screenwriter
Alan Di Fiore Screenwriter
Jim Kouf Screenwriter
Alan Di Fiore Story by
Jim Kouf Story by
Daniel Dubiecki Producer
Lara Alameddine Producer
George Clooney Producer
Grant Heslov Producer
Kerry Orent Executive Producer
Tim Crane Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique Director of Photography
Kevin Thompson Production Designer
Matt Chesse Editor
Susan Lyall Costume Designer
Dominic Lewis Composer
Henry Jackman Music Producer
Avy Kaufman Casting Director
Christopher Goode Co-Producer
Joseph Reidy Co-Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous Associate Producer
Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
Christopher Goode Unit Production Manager
Meredith Mills Cavalluzzo Unit Production Manager
Joseph Reidy First Assistant Director
John Silvestri Second Assistant Director
Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
Deb Jensen Art Director
Lydia Marks Set Decorator
Judy Chin Make up
Kyra Panchenko Make up
Kerrie Smith Hairstylist
Johann Kunz Special Effects Coordinator
Joe Guest Location Manager
Alex Chrysikos Assistant Art Director
Hinju Kim Assistant Art Director
Matt Sweat First Assistant Editor
Kent Blocher Assistant Editor
Carrie Puchkoff Assistant Editor
Lora Hirschberg Re-recording Mixer
Brandon Proctor Re-recording Mixer
Chris Gridley Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Slanec Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio Sound Designer
Brandon Proctor Sound Designer
Christopher Scarabosio Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Pascal Garneau Sound Effects Editor
Luke Dunn Gielmuda Sound Effects Editor
Roy Waldspurger Sound Effects Editor
Chris Gridley Dialogue Editor
Marilyn McCoppen Dialogue Editor
Danielle Dupre Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Ford Music Editor
Jack Dolman Music Editor
Daniel Waldman Music Editor
Al Clay Score Mixer
Alan Meyerson Score Recordist
Chris Fogel Score Recordist
Milton Gutierrez Score Recordist
Luke DiTommaso Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Healer Visual Effects Executive Producer
Andrew Bly Visual Effects Executive Producer
Ezra Christian Visual Effects Producer
Michael Fernandes Visual Effects Producer

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

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August 16th, 2016

The Fits

There are a lot of releases on this week’s list, but most of them are like The Angry Birds Movie on DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Combo Pack. They are good, but not good enough to be a Pick of the Week contender. The best new release is The Fits, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Independence Day Doesn't Really Surge

June 24th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence started its box office run with $4 million during Thursday previews. That's not good. That's twice as much as the $2 million Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows earned a few weeks ago, but half as much as the $8.2 million X-Men: Apocalypse earned the week before that. It is identical to Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which opened last summer. If you compare its opening to all three films, taking into account Out of the Shadows' younger target audience and Apocalypse's Fanboy nature, then Resurgence will likely opened with between $50 million and $60 million. Hopefully it is performing better internationally. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Birds should be Happy with a $38.16 million

May 24th, 2016

The Angry Birds Movie

While each film in the top five on this weekend's box office chart finished in the right place, none of them matched expectations, save for The Jungle Book, which earned fifth place. The Angry Birds Movie debuted on top of the chart with $38.16 million, which is an okay opening for a family film at this time of year and nothing more. Likewise, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising struggled compared to its predecessor, but did well compared to its budget. The Nice Guys will need long legs to break even. The overall box office rose 4.5% from last weekend, reaching $137 million, but fell 11% from the same weekend last year. 2016's lead over 2015 shrank to 5.1% or $200 million at $4.14 billion to $3.94 billion. This is a very impressive figure, but might not be enough to keep 2016 in the lead throughout the rest of the year. Jurassic World came out last June and there's little hope any film this June will match it. More...

Contest: Money, Money, Money: Winning Announcement

May 18th, 2016

Money Monster

The winners of our Money, Money, Money contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Money Monster opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Civil War Dominates, buy Money Monster has Moderate Debut

May 17th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

The weekend box office was weaker than predicted at the top, but stronger in the second and third spots. Captain America: Civil War led the way with $72.64 million. This was lower than expected, but still more than the rest of the films combined earned. Money Monster was better than expected with $14.79 million. Overall, the box office was down 45% from last weekend to $130 million, while it was down 29% from this weekend last year. 2016 is still ahead of 2015 by a massive $230 million or 6.2% at $3.97 billion to $3.73 billion. I was worried 2016 and 2015 would be in a virtual tie by now, so this is great news. More...

Weekend Estimates: Disney still dominant, but Money Monster solid on debut

May 15th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

After recording the 5th-biggest opening weekend of all time last weekend, Captain America: Civil War will decline 59% this time around to $72.56 million, according to Disney’s Sunday projection. If that number holds, it will put Civil War 8th on the list of best second weekends, almost exactly tied with Iron Man 3. That comparative slip in the rankings isn’t of huge consequence, given that the film will sail past $300 million domestically on either Monday or Tuesday, and has already racked up $645 million worldwide, putting it on the brink of $1 billion worldwide a little over two weeks after its international rollout. The Marvel juggernaut continues to roll on. More...

Friday Estimates: Civil War Falling Fast, But Monster Makes Good Money

May 14th, 2016

The Darkness

As expected, Captain America: Civil War dominated the box office chart on Friday, earning $19.44 million. However, this is down 74% from its opening Friday, which is a sharper-than-expected drop. It will bounce back over the weekend to earn $70 million, but that’s a loss of over $100 million from its opening weekend. It is also not enough to get it to $300 million this weekend. It will get there on Monday, on the other hand. Again, I must emphasize that this is only bad when compared to monstrous expectations. Its sophomore decline will be about 60%, which is in line with Age of Ultron. Additionally, Civil War is already the biggest hit for the Captain America franchise at the worldwide box office and will be the first of the three films to reach the $1 billion mark. There’s no reason to be upset at its box office run so far. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Money Monster Has Timid Previews

May 13th, 2016

Money Monster

Money Monster earned $600,000 during its Thursday night previews. That's better than Hail, Caesar! ($543,000) or Mother's Day ($250,000). However, it is still nothing to truly celebrate. It still has a chance to match our predictions, but $10 million seems more likely. More...

Contest: Anger Management

May 13th, 2016

The Angry Birds Movie

It is actually challenging to decide which film should be the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. The Angry Birds Movie is expected to be the biggest hit opening next weekend, but Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising could open faster, but not have as strong legs. (The Nice Guys will be a midlevel hit, at the most.) Sorority Rising's international numbers are weaker than expected, so I'm going with The Angry Birds Movie as the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Money Monster.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are; two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Civil War will Win Weekend, but will New Releases Earn any Money?

May 12th, 2016

Money Monster

There's not much mystery over what movie will come out on top of the box office this weekend. Captain America: Civil War will repeat as champion, as neither Money Monster nor The Darkness are expected to be box office hits. In fact, both of them combined will earn less in total than Civil War will make over the weekend. Unfortunately, this weekend last year had a one-two punch with Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road. Civil War will beat those two individually, but 2015's depth is going to be really hard to top. Fortunately, 2016 has such a lead so far that it can weather this storm. More...

Contest: Boy Oh Boy: Winning Announcement

May 11th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

The winners of our Boy Oh Boy contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Captain America: Civil War opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Money, Money, Money

May 5th, 2016

Money Monster

Next weekend there is only one movie opening truly wide: Money Monster. (It appears The Darkness is opening in less than 2,000 theaters.) Because of this, it is the only real choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Money Monster.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are, two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above.

Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: May

May 1st, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

April started on a soft note and ended weak, but thanks to The Jungle Book, overall the month was actually really good. That's what happens when you get a surprise $300 million hit. This bodes well for May, which is both a slow month and a fantastic month. There are only four weekends and only eight movies coming out, but of those eight films, five have a shot at $100 million. The potential blockbusters are led by Captain America: Civil War, which is not only going to be the biggest hit of the month, but according to a Fandango survey, it is the most anticipated film of the summer. (On a side note, Finding Dory is the most anticipated family film of the summer and Ghostbusters is the most anticipated comedy of the summer. I was surprised by the last result.) Both Alice Through the Looking Glass and X-Men: Apocalypse have real shots at $200 million. One of them could get to $300 million, if they weren't opening against each other. Overall, the month looks excellent. Even better, last May there was only one monster hit, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and most analysts think Captain America: Civil War will beat it at the box office. (There's also the issue of the misalignment in the weekends, which hurt April, but will really help May.) More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,788,157 (36.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,104 opening theaters/3,104 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,110,998

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 13th, 2016 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
May 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Switzerland)
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Video Release: August 16th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, some sexuality and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2420 (Cert #49735), 4/13/2016)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: TV Industry, White Collar Crime, Corporate Malfeasance, Hostage, Media Circus, Crime Thriller, Strike
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures, LStar Capital, Smokehouse Pictures, Allegiance Theater
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $5,544,719 May 27, 2016 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 146 $5,626,175 May 27, 2016 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $7,206,495 May 27, 2016 17

Leading Cast

George Clooney Lee Gates
Julia Roberts Patty Fenn
Jack O'Connell Kyle Budwell

Supporting Cast

Dominic West Walt Camby
Caitriona Balfe Diane Lester
Giancarlo Esposito Captain Powell
Christopher Denham Ron Sprecher
Lenny Venito Lenny (The Cameraman)
Chris Bauer Lt. Nelson
Dennis Boutsikaris Avery Goodloe CFO
Emily Meade Molly
Condola Rashad Bree (The Assistant)
Aaron Yoo Won Joon
Carsey Walker Jr Tech Sam
Grant Rosenmeyer Tech Dave
James Warden Tech Director Jim
Joseph D. Reitman Matty (Floor Manager)
Olivia Luccardi Arlene
Grizz Chapman Network Security Guard
Robert C. Kirk Security Officer Nolan
Genevieve Adams Production Assistant
Daoud Heidami Freddy (Previous Host)
Anthony De Sando Officer Benson
Ivan Martin Lt. Vasquez
John Ventimiglia A Team Leader
Dominic Colon NYPD Detective
Chad Jennings ESU Officer
Cliff Moylan Sgt. O'Donnell
Brian Edwards Police Officer
Jimmy Gary Jr NYPD Officer
Frantzy Orisma NYPD Officer
Greta Lee Amy Lee
Charlie Thurston Ryan (Diane's Assistant)
Patricia Dunnock Marta (Secretary)
Sahr Ngaujah Yao Appiah COO
Vernon Campbell Andre (IBIS Security Guard)
Hye Jin Jang Female Raver
Daniel K. Isaac Male Raver
Darri Ingolfsson Joji
Svavar James Kristjansson Icelandic Guy
Makhaola Ndebele Moshe Mambo
Jamar Greene Blue Collar Customer
Rob Falcone Blue Collar Mechanic
Jenny Joslin Wall Street Bartender
Bobby Kruger Stockbroker
Tyalaxandar* Coffee Shop Employee
Diomargy Nunez College Student
David Healy News Anchor
Matt Walton An Anchorman
Katie McGee Another Anchorman
Pun Bandhu Yet Another Anchorman
Jake Choi Korean News Anchor
Nick Boraine British Reporter
Jeff Witzke TV Reporter
Mizel Faison Teenage Boy
Bryan Burton Teenage Boy
Frank Pando Guy on Street
Rina Mejia Lady in Crowd
Katy Grenfell Lady Passing By
Tanisha Scott Dancer
Shauna Mitchell Dancer
Pedro Morillo Jr Dancer
Tamara Treadwell Dancer
Kaeche Liburd Dancer
Wahnita King Dancer
Andrew James Dancer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jodie Foster Director
Jamie Linden Screenwriter
Alan Di Fiore Screenwriter
Jim Kouf Screenwriter
Alan Di Fiore Story by
Jim Kouf Story by
Daniel Dubiecki Producer
Lara Alameddine Producer
George Clooney Producer
Grant Heslov Producer
Kerry Orent Executive Producer
Tim Crane Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique Director of Photography
Kevin Thompson Production Designer
Matt Chesse Editor
Susan Lyall Costume Designer
Dominic Lewis Composer
Henry Jackman Music Producer
Avy Kaufman Casting Director
Christopher Goode Co-Producer
Joseph Reidy Co-Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous Associate Producer
Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
Christopher Goode Unit Production Manager
Meredith Mills Cavalluzzo Unit Production Manager
Joseph Reidy First Assistant Director
John Silvestri Second Assistant Director
Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
Deb Jensen Art Director
Lydia Marks Set Decorator
Judy Chin Make up
Kyra Panchenko Make up
Kerrie Smith Hairstylist
Johann Kunz Special Effects Coordinator
Joe Guest Location Manager
Alex Chrysikos Assistant Art Director
Hinju Kim Assistant Art Director
Matt Sweat First Assistant Editor
Kent Blocher Assistant Editor
Carrie Puchkoff Assistant Editor
Lora Hirschberg Re-recording Mixer
Brandon Proctor Re-recording Mixer
Chris Gridley Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Slanec Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio Sound Designer
Brandon Proctor Sound Designer
Christopher Scarabosio Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Pascal Garneau Sound Effects Editor
Luke Dunn Gielmuda Sound Effects Editor
Roy Waldspurger Sound Effects Editor
Chris Gridley Dialogue Editor
Marilyn McCoppen Dialogue Editor
Danielle Dupre Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Ford Music Editor
Jack Dolman Music Editor
Daniel Waldman Music Editor
Al Clay Score Mixer
Alan Meyerson Score Recordist
Chris Fogel Score Recordist
Milton Gutierrez Score Recordist
Luke DiTommaso Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Healer Visual Effects Executive Producer
Andrew Bly Visual Effects Executive Producer
Ezra Christian Visual Effects Producer
Michael Fernandes Visual Effects Producer

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

Home Market Releases for September 6th, 2016

September 6th, 2016

The Iron Giant

It is a big week with a ton of home market releases, including several that were contenders for Pick of the Week. There were two limited releases in that group, Love and Friendship and Tale of Tales. Love and Friendship got better reviews, but Tale of Tales’ Blu-ray is more interesting in my mind. Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection is a great Blu-ray box set and would make an amazing gift. As for the Pick of the Week, that was an easy choice: The Iron Giant: Signature Edition on Blu-ray. Although if you are a hardcore fan, then the Ultimate Collector’s Edition might be worth the $75. More...

Home Market Releases for August 16th, 2016

August 16th, 2016

The Fits

There are a lot of releases on this week’s list, but most of them are like The Angry Birds Movie on DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Combo Pack. They are good, but not good enough to be a Pick of the Week contender. The best new release is The Fits, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Independence Day Doesn't Really Surge

June 24th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence started its box office run with $4 million during Thursday previews. That's not good. That's twice as much as the $2 million Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows earned a few weeks ago, but half as much as the $8.2 million X-Men: Apocalypse earned the week before that. It is identical to Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which opened last summer. If you compare its opening to all three films, taking into account Out of the Shadows' younger target audience and Apocalypse's Fanboy nature, then Resurgence will likely opened with between $50 million and $60 million. Hopefully it is performing better internationally. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Birds should be Happy with a $38.16 million

May 24th, 2016

The Angry Birds Movie

While each film in the top five on this weekend's box office chart finished in the right place, none of them matched expectations, save for The Jungle Book, which earned fifth place. The Angry Birds Movie debuted on top of the chart with $38.16 million, which is an okay opening for a family film at this time of year and nothing more. Likewise, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising struggled compared to its predecessor, but did well compared to its budget. The Nice Guys will need long legs to break even. The overall box office rose 4.5% from last weekend, reaching $137 million, but fell 11% from the same weekend last year. 2016's lead over 2015 shrank to 5.1% or $200 million at $4.14 billion to $3.94 billion. This is a very impressive figure, but might not be enough to keep 2016 in the lead throughout the rest of the year. Jurassic World came out last June and there's little hope any film this June will match it. More...

Contest: Money, Money, Money: Winning Announcement

May 18th, 2016

Money Monster

The winners of our Money, Money, Money contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Money Monster opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Civil War Dominates, buy Money Monster has Moderate Debut

May 17th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

The weekend box office was weaker than predicted at the top, but stronger in the second and third spots. Captain America: Civil War led the way with $72.64 million. This was lower than expected, but still more than the rest of the films combined earned. Money Monster was better than expected with $14.79 million. Overall, the box office was down 45% from last weekend to $130 million, while it was down 29% from this weekend last year. 2016 is still ahead of 2015 by a massive $230 million or 6.2% at $3.97 billion to $3.73 billion. I was worried 2016 and 2015 would be in a virtual tie by now, so this is great news. More...

Weekend Estimates: Disney still dominant, but Money Monster solid on debut

May 15th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

After recording the 5th-biggest opening weekend of all time last weekend, Captain America: Civil War will decline 59% this time around to $72.56 million, according to Disney’s Sunday projection. If that number holds, it will put Civil War 8th on the list of best second weekends, almost exactly tied with Iron Man 3. That comparative slip in the rankings isn’t of huge consequence, given that the film will sail past $300 million domestically on either Monday or Tuesday, and has already racked up $645 million worldwide, putting it on the brink of $1 billion worldwide a little over two weeks after its international rollout. The Marvel juggernaut continues to roll on. More...

Friday Estimates: Civil War Falling Fast, But Monster Makes Good Money

May 14th, 2016

The Darkness

As expected, Captain America: Civil War dominated the box office chart on Friday, earning $19.44 million. However, this is down 74% from its opening Friday, which is a sharper-than-expected drop. It will bounce back over the weekend to earn $70 million, but that’s a loss of over $100 million from its opening weekend. It is also not enough to get it to $300 million this weekend. It will get there on Monday, on the other hand. Again, I must emphasize that this is only bad when compared to monstrous expectations. Its sophomore decline will be about 60%, which is in line with Age of Ultron. Additionally, Civil War is already the biggest hit for the Captain America franchise at the worldwide box office and will be the first of the three films to reach the $1 billion mark. There’s no reason to be upset at its box office run so far. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Money Monster Has Timid Previews

May 13th, 2016

Money Monster

Money Monster earned $600,000 during its Thursday night previews. That's better than Hail, Caesar! ($543,000) or Mother's Day ($250,000). However, it is still nothing to truly celebrate. It still has a chance to match our predictions, but $10 million seems more likely. More...

Contest: Anger Management

May 13th, 2016

The Angry Birds Movie

It is actually challenging to decide which film should be the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. The Angry Birds Movie is expected to be the biggest hit opening next weekend, but Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising could open faster, but not have as strong legs. (The Nice Guys will be a midlevel hit, at the most.) Sorority Rising's international numbers are weaker than expected, so I'm going with The Angry Birds Movie as the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Money Monster.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are; two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Civil War will Win Weekend, but will New Releases Earn any Money?

May 12th, 2016

Money Monster

There's not much mystery over what movie will come out on top of the box office this weekend. Captain America: Civil War will repeat as champion, as neither Money Monster nor The Darkness are expected to be box office hits. In fact, both of them combined will earn less in total than Civil War will make over the weekend. Unfortunately, this weekend last year had a one-two punch with Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road. Civil War will beat those two individually, but 2015's depth is going to be really hard to top. Fortunately, 2016 has such a lead so far that it can weather this storm. More...

Contest: Boy Oh Boy: Winning Announcement

May 11th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

The winners of our Boy Oh Boy contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Captain America: Civil War opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Money, Money, Money

May 5th, 2016

Money Monster

Next weekend there is only one movie opening truly wide: Money Monster. (It appears The Darkness is opening in less than 2,000 theaters.) Because of this, it is the only real choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Money Monster.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are, two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above.

Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: May

May 1st, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

April started on a soft note and ended weak, but thanks to The Jungle Book, overall the month was actually really good. That's what happens when you get a surprise $300 million hit. This bodes well for May, which is both a slow month and a fantastic month. There are only four weekends and only eight movies coming out, but of those eight films, five have a shot at $100 million. The potential blockbusters are led by Captain America: Civil War, which is not only going to be the biggest hit of the month, but according to a Fandango survey, it is the most anticipated film of the summer. (On a side note, Finding Dory is the most anticipated family film of the summer and Ghostbusters is the most anticipated comedy of the summer. I was surprised by the last result.) Both Alice Through the Looking Glass and X-Men: Apocalypse have real shots at $200 million. One of them could get to $300 million, if they weren't opening against each other. Overall, the month looks excellent. Even better, last May there was only one monster hit, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and most analysts think Captain America: Civil War will beat it at the box office. (There's also the issue of the misalignment in the weekends, which hurt April, but will really help May.) More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 3 $14,788,157   3,104 $4,764   $14,788,157 1
May 20, 2016 6 $7,016,884 -53% 3,104 $2,261   $27,040,531 2
May 27, 2016 8 $4,328,814 -38% 2,315 $1,870   $33,981,040 3
Jun 3, 2016 12 $1,865,537 -57% 1,323 $1,410   $38,304,947 4
Jun 10, 2016 16 $700,810 -62% 731 $959   $39,769,480 5
Jun 17, 2016 21 $228,819 -67% 286 $800   $40,316,380 6
Jun 24, 2016 26 $107,618 -53% 131 $822   $40,545,182 7
Jul 1, 2016 30 $119,271 +11% 172 $693   $40,720,343 8
Jul 8, 2016 37 $80,081 -33% 141 $568   $40,882,037 9
Jul 15, 2016 43 $35,759 -55% 88 $406   $40,959,010 10
Jul 22, 2016 58 $13,393 -63% 29 $462   $40,993,101 11
Jul 29, 2016 60 $8,462 -37% 14 $604   $41,008,532 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 13, 2016 2 $4,970,450     3,104 $1,601   $4,970,450 1
May 14, 2016 3 $6,056,202 +22%   3,104 $1,951   $11,026,652 2
May 15, 2016 3 $3,761,505 -38%   3,104 $1,212   $14,788,157 3
May 16, 2016 3 $1,230,745 -67%   3,104 $397   $16,018,902 4
May 17, 2016 2 $1,864,902 +52%   3,104 $601   $17,883,804 5
May 18, 2016 3 $1,151,267 -38%   3,104 $371   $19,035,071 6
May 19, 2016 3 $988,576 -14%   3,104 $318   $20,023,647 7
May 20, 2016 6 $1,981,265 +100% -60% 3,104 $638   $22,004,912 8
May 21, 2016 6 $3,136,366 +58% -48% 3,104 $1,010   $25,141,278 9
May 22, 2016 6 $1,899,253 -39% -50% 3,104 $612   $27,040,531 10
May 23, 2016 6 $671,723 -65% -45% 3,104 $216   $27,712,254 11
May 24, 2016 6 $806,997 +20% -57% 3,104 $260   $28,519,251 12
May 25, 2016 6 $598,226 -26% -48% 3,104 $193   $29,117,477 13
May 26, 2016 6 $534,749 -11% -46% 3,104 $172   $29,652,226 14
May 27, 2016 8 $1,109,805 +108% -44% 2,315 $479   $30,762,031 15
May 28, 2016 8 $1,661,970 +50% -47% 2,315 $718   $32,424,001 16
May 29, 2016 8 $1,557,039 -6% -18% 2,315 $673   $33,981,040 17
May 30, 2016 8 $1,297,361 -17% +93% 2,315 $560   $35,278,401 18
May 31, 2016 8 $481,718 -63% -40% 2,315 $208   $35,760,119 19
Jun 1, 2016 8 $382,822 -21% -36% 2,315 $165   $36,142,941 20
Jun 2, 2016 8 $296,469 -23% -45% 2,315 $128   $36,439,410 21
Jun 3, 2016 12 $489,649 +65% -56% 1,323 $370   $36,929,059 22
Jun 4, 2016 12 $814,498 +66% -51% 1,323 $616   $37,743,557 23
Jun 5, 2016 12 $561,390 -31% -64% 1,323 $424   $38,304,947 24
Jun 6, 2016 12 $193,581 -66% -85% 1,323 $146   $38,498,528 25
Jun 7, 2016 12 $235,259 +22% -51% 1,323 $178   $38,733,787 26
Jun 8, 2016 12 $183,877 -22% -52% 1,323 $139   $38,917,664 27
Jun 9, 2016 12 $151,006 -18% -49% 1,323 $114   $39,068,670 28
Jun 10, 2016 - $181,965 +21% -63% 731 $249   $39,250,635 29
Jun 11, 2016 - $342,892 +88% -58% 731 $469   $39,593,527 30
Jun 12, 2016 - $175,953 -49% -69% 731 $241   $39,769,480 31
Jun 13, 2016 - $71,185 -60% -63% 731 $97   $39,840,665 32
Jun 14, 2016 - $98,626 +39% -58% 731 $135   $39,939,291 33
Jun 15, 2016 - $85,884 -13% -53% 731 $117   $40,025,175 34
Jun 16, 2016 - $62,386 -27% -59% 731 $85   $40,087,561 35
Jun 17, 2016 - $62,703 +1% -66% 286 $219   $40,150,264 36
Jun 18, 2016 - $94,970 +51% -72% 286 $332   $40,245,234 37
Jun 19, 2016 - $71,146 -25% -60% 286 $249   $40,316,380 38
Jun 20, 2016 - $31,209 -56% -56% 286 $109   $40,347,589 39
Jun 21, 2016 - $33,402 +7% -66% 286 $117   $40,380,991 40
Jun 22, 2016 - $30,211 -10% -65% 286 $106   $40,411,202 41
Jun 23, 2016 - $26,362 -13% -58% 286 $92   $40,437,564 42
Jun 24, 2016 - $31,165 +18% -50% 131 $238   $40,468,729 43
Jun 25, 2016 - $47,403 +52% -50% 131 $362   $40,516,132 44
Jun 26, 2016 - $29,050 -39% -59% 131 $222   $40,545,182 45
Jun 27, 2016 - $12,099 -58% -61% 131 $92   $40,557,281 46
Jun 28, 2016 - $14,133 +17% -58% 131 $108   $40,571,414 47
Jun 29, 2016 - $14,331 +1% -53% 131 $109   $40,585,745 48
Jun 30, 2016 - $15,327 +7% -42% 131 $117   $40,601,072 49
Jul 1, 2016 - $30,845 +101% -1% 172 $179   $40,631,917 50
Jul 2, 2016 - $47,812 +55% +1% 172 $278   $40,679,729 51
Jul 3, 2016 - $40,614 -15% +40% 172 $236   $40,720,343 52
Jul 4, 2016 - $29,993 -26% +148% 172 $174   $40,750,336 53
Jul 5, 2016 - $18,907 -37% +34% 172 $110   $40,769,243 54
Jul 6, 2016 - $16,581 -12% +16% 172 $96   $40,785,824 55
Jul 7, 2016 - $16,132 -3% +5% 172 $94   $40,801,956 56
Jul 8, 2016 - $22,701 +41% -26% 141 $161   $40,824,657 57
Jul 9, 2016 - $33,204 +46% -31% 141 $235   $40,857,861 58
Jul 10, 2016 - $24,176 -27% -40% 141 $171   $40,882,037 59
Jul 11, 2016 - $9,105 -62% -70% 141 $65   $40,891,142 60
Jul 12, 2016 - $11,721 +29% -38% 141 $83   $40,902,863 61
Jul 13, 2016 - $9,807 -16% -41% 141 $70   $40,912,670 62
Jul 14, 2016 - $10,581 +8% -34% 141 $75   $40,923,251 63
Jul 15, 2016 - $9,906 -6% -56% 88 $113   $40,933,157 64
Jul 16, 2016 - $15,747 +59% -53% 88 $179   $40,948,904 65
Jul 17, 2016 - $10,106 -36% -58% 88 $115   $40,959,010 66
Jul 18, 2016 - $4,208 -58% -54% 88 $48   $40,963,218 67
Jul 19, 2016 - $5,603 +33% -52% 88 $64   $40,968,821 68
Jul 20, 2016 - $5,468 -2% -44% 88 $62   $40,974,289 69
Jul 21, 2016 - $5,419 -1% -49% 88 $62   $40,979,708 70
Jul 22, 2016 - $3,820 -30% -61% 29 $132   $40,983,528 71
Jul 23, 2016 - $5,676 +49% -64% 29 $196   $40,989,204 72
Jul 24, 2016 - $3,897 -31% -61% 29 $134   $40,993,101 73
Jul 29, 2016 - $2,332   -39% 14 $167   $41,002,402 78
Jul 30, 2016 - $3,664 +57% -35% 14 $262   $41,006,066 79
Jul 31, 2016 - $2,466 -33% -37% 14 $176   $41,008,532 80
Aug 1, 2016 - $1,209 -51%   14 $86   $41,009,741 81
Aug 2, 2016 - $695 -43%   14 $50   $41,010,436 82
Aug 3, 2016 - $670 -4%   14 $48   $41,011,106 83
Aug 4, 2016 - $969 +45%   14 $69   $41,012,075 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 3 $20,023,647   3,104 $6,451   $20,023,647 1
May 20, 2016 6 $9,628,579 -52% 3,104 $3,102   $29,652,226 2
May 27, 2016 8 $6,787,184 -30% 2,315 $2,932   $36,439,410 3
Jun 3, 2016 12 $2,629,260 -61% 1,323 $1,987   $39,068,670 4
Jun 10, 2016 16 $1,018,891 -61% 731 $1,394   $40,087,561 5
Jun 17, 2016 21 $350,003 -66% 286 $1,224   $40,437,564 6
Jun 24, 2016 27 $163,508 -53% 131 $1,248   $40,601,072 7
Jul 1, 2016 31 $200,884 +23% 172 $1,168   $40,801,956 8
Jul 8, 2016 38 $121,295 -40% 141 $860   $40,923,251 9
Jul 15, 2016 46 $56,457 -53% 88 $642   $40,979,708 10
Jul 22, 2016 60 $20,362 -64% 29 $702   $41,000,070 11
Jul 29, 2016 65 $12,005 -41% 14 $858   $41,012,075 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/2/2016 $449,296 100 100 267 $1,224,282 11/30/2018
Aruba 5/13/2016 $0 0 3 6 $24,658 12/31/2018
Australia 6/3/2016 $1,624,202 306 306 1,150 $5,259,636 7/11/2016
Austria 5/26/2016 $80,874 56 64 357 $441,728 8/23/2016
Bahrain 5/26/2016 $95,926 6 6 27 $312,017 12/31/2018
Belgium 6/1/2016 $199,401 50 50 350 $799,799 8/30/2016
Bolivia 6/2/2016 $21,529 6 12 21 $57,808 12/31/2018
Brazil 5/26/2016 $830,954 173 173 439 $1,850,483 7/26/2016
Bulgaria 5/27/2016 $18,380 38 38 132 $78,491 2/26/2019
Cambodia 5/24/2016 $1,649 17 17 17 $4,147 12/31/2018
Central America 6/2/2016 $118,729 47 47 94 $268,923 6/21/2016
Chile 6/2/2016 $74,886 17 18 50 $176,265 12/31/2018
Colombia 5/26/2016 $136,126 84 84 174 $361,155 12/20/2018
Croatia 6/2/2016 $28,027 41 41 101 $77,406 12/31/2018
Curacao 5/13/2016 $7,181 3 3 9 $25,808 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 6/30/2016 $35,800 76 76 181 $124,571 12/31/2018
Denmark 6/2/2016 $47,980 59 61 188 $247,007 7/26/2016
Dominican Republic 6/2/2016 $36,257 25 25 53 $84,579 12/31/2018
East Africa 5/27/2016 $2,025 1 1 2 $4,332 6/7/2016
Ecuador 6/3/2016 $42,230 32 32 99 $134,515 12/31/2018
Egypt 5/26/2016 $41,043 11 11 49 $125,206 12/31/2018
Estonia 6/3/2016 $12,013 18 18 38 $43,560 7/12/2016
Finland 6/3/2016 $44,880 38 38 132 $189,498 8/2/2016
France 5/12/2016 $1,748,370 421 438 2,779 $6,660,018 7/26/2016
Germany 5/26/2016 $1,056,047 462 531 2,962 $4,229,441 8/30/2016
Ghana 6/3/2016 $583 3 3 11 $3,623 12/31/2018
Greece 6/30/2016 $165,502 89 89 209 $489,031 8/23/2016
Hong Kong 5/13/2016 $389,905 91 91 278 $1,067,130 7/12/2016
Hungary 6/2/2016 $72,853 46 66 182 $192,318 12/31/2018
Iceland 6/1/2016 $8,754 6 6 14 $27,414 12/31/2018
India 5/13/2016 $192,978 194 194 257 $368,223 6/14/2016
Indonesia 5/27/2016 $117,661 92 92 177 $315,313 12/31/2018
Iraq 5/26/2016 $10,909 5 5 23 $38,227 12/31/2018
Israel 5/19/2016 $209,748 24 25 141 $911,744 12/31/2018
Italy 5/12/2016 $1,214,371 346 390 826 $2,432,639 7/20/2016
Jamaica 5/13/2016 $7,749 3 3 8 $20,811 12/31/2018
Japan 6/10/2016 $559,901 182 182 834 $3,000,465 7/20/2016
Jordan 5/26/2016 $31,988 5 5 30 $110,961 12/31/2018
Kenya 6/3/2016 $8,536 13 13 16 $19,483 12/31/2018
Kuwait 5/26/2016 $116,997 12 12 28 $284,834 12/31/2018
Latvia 6/3/2016 $7,250 10 10 14 $23,335 12/31/2018
Lebanon 5/26/2016 $69,442 15 15 70 $252,980 12/31/2018
Lithuania 6/3/2016 $6,849 80 80 105 $17,555 6/15/2016
Malaysia 6/2/2016 $93,920 60 61 166 $186,325 6/28/2016
Mexico 6/16/2016 $643,821 298 298 609 $1,794,338 8/16/2016
Netherlands 5/12/2016 $328,851 73 79 502 $1,255,468 7/22/2016
New Zealand 6/3/2016 $162,199 57 58 279 $475,537 7/26/2016
Nigeria 6/3/2016 $28,297 23 23 69 $77,064 12/31/2018
Norway 6/3/2016 $34,585 105 105 210 $166,137 8/16/2016
Oman 5/26/2016 $29,186 6 6 15 $71,000 12/31/2018
Peru 5/26/2016 $108,907 28 28 74 $294,793 12/31/2018
Philippines 5/25/2016 $109,298 64 64 67 $142,872 12/31/2018
Poland 5/20/2016 $103,834 119 121 492 $520,270 11/17/2018
Portugal 5/12/2016 $122,087 46 47 227 $587,186 7/7/2016
Qatar 5/26/2016 $65,740 8 8 27 $182,353 12/31/2018
Romania 6/1/2016 $67,209 60 60 220 $216,913 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 6/2/2016 $699,685 603 603 1,326 $1,251,875 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 6/2/2016 $9,104 17 17 42 $34,808 12/31/2018
Singapore 5/13/2016 $246,264 33 33 92 $457,175 6/21/2016
Slovakia 6/2/2016 $21,983 61 61 105 $43,123 6/28/2016
Slovenia 6/2/2016 $6,748 15 15 39 $21,063 7/8/2016
South Africa 6/3/2016 $70,009 47 52 153 $216,436 7/6/2016
South Korea 8/31/2016 $183,851 151 151 239 $331,768 10/3/2016
Spain 7/6/2016 $760,146 390 396 1,491 $3,026,970 9/27/2016
Suriname 5/26/2016 $0 0 1 1 $1,840 12/31/2018
Sweden 6/3/2016 $0 0 51 115 $329,101 8/2/2016
Switzerland 5/12/2016 $130,857 27 69 372 $1,092,637 7/12/2016
Syria 5/26/2016 $1,741 1 2 7 $4,507 12/31/2018
Taiwan 5/13/2016 $369,526 95 95 278 $940,002 6/28/2016
Thailand 5/26/2016 $78,502 44 44 79 $149,459 6/14/2016
Trinidad 5/13/2016 $26,122 11 11 35 $87,035 12/31/2018
Turkey 5/27/2016 $118,341 132 132 369 $381,281 2/26/2019
Ukraine 6/2/2016 $65,830 101 101 162 $110,837 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 5/26/2016 $476,479 52 52 139 $1,320,781 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 5/27/2016 $1,201,975 412 412 1,399 $3,930,445 8/16/2016
Uruguay 6/2/2016 $31,313 11 12 49 $122,479 12/31/2018
Venezuela 6/3/2016 $45,352 31 31 99 $207,102 7/12/2016
Vietnam 6/17/2016 $20,234 62 62 91 $41,621 12/31/2018
 
International Total$52,454,020 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 11, 2016450,946 50,946$915,500$915,5004
Sep 18, 20161715,023-71% 65,969$269,813$1,185,3135

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 11, 2016535,097 35,097$700,535$700,5354
Sep 18, 20161510,821-69% 45,918$215,995$916,5305

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