Oliver & Company (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $49,576,671Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,022,752 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:952 opening theaters/2,189 max. theaters, 12.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $130,759,600

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 1988 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: May 14th, 2002 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 74 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Little Mermaid
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Kidnap, Homeless, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Money Troubles, Loan Shark
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 214 $9,216,170 Apr 5, 1996 2,698
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 403 $5,282,431 Jan 13, 1989 59
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 79 $7,403,439 Dec 30, 1988 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 216 $7,403,439 Dec 30, 1988 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $19,796,540 Dec 30, 1988 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 313 $9,378,492 Dec 23, 1988 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 224 $6,338,773 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 164 $16,949,668 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 254 $6,338,773 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 185 $14,127,294 Nov 25, 1988 10

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 4 $4,022,752   952 $4,226   $4,022,752 1
Nov 25, 1988 3 $6,338,773 +58% 952 $6,658   $12,065,731 2
Dec 2, 1988 5 $3,100,641 -51% 952 $3,257   $16,027,541 3
Dec 9, 1988 5 $2,507,749 -19% 952 $2,634   $19,262,745 4
Dec 16, 1988 7 $2,302,040 -8% 1,165 $1,976   $22,072,129 5
Dec 23, 1988 7 $3,507,334 +52% 1,503 $2,334   $27,650,464 6
Dec 30, 1988 4 $7,403,439 +111% 1,503 $4,926   $40,215,756 7
Jan 6, 1989 8 $2,586,924 -65% 1,475 $1,754   $43,586,571 8
Jan 13, 1989 10 $1,917,826 -26% 1,410 $1,360   $45,969,862 9
Jan 20, 1989 10 $1,371,888 -28% 1,454 $944   $48,099,688 10
Jan 27, 1989 12 $1,054,889 -23% 1,316 $802   $49,424,284 11
Mar 29, 1996 4 $4,490,921   2,180 $2,060   $4,490,921 385
Apr 5, 1996 6 $3,706,594 -17% 2,189 $1,693   $10,001,867 386
Apr 12, 1996 9 $2,511,597 -32% 1,887 $1,331   $14,926,115 387
Apr 19, 1996 13 $1,324,386 -47% 1,569 $844   $16,930,948 388
Apr 26, 1996 17 $719,688 -46% 1,008 $714   $17,977,091 389
May 3, 1996 22 $378,464 -47% 663 $571   $18,482,585 390
May 10, 1996 24 $274,256 -28% 562 $488   $18,839,657 391
May 17, 1996 31 $162,292 -41% 461 $352   $19,052,407 392
May 24, 1996 37 $158,968 -2% 279 $570   $19,266,312 393
May 31, 1996 42 $61,374 -61% 166 $370   $19,346,935 394
Jun 7, 1996 46 $32,009 -48% 102 $314   $19,393,093 395
Jun 14, 1996 48 $21,203 -34% 76 $279   $19,427,617 396
Aug 2, 1996 27 $268,631   533 $504   $19,726,290 403
Aug 9, 1996 30 $179,861 -33% 361 $498   $20,171,830 404
Aug 16, 1996 36 $128,743 -28% 266 $484   $20,460,175 405
Aug 23, 1996 41 $93,471 -27% 184 $508   $20,665,340 406
Aug 30, 1996 50 $62,372 -33% 105 $594   $20,776,941 407

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 4 $5,726,958   952 $6,016   $5,726,958 1
Nov 25, 1988 3 $7,199,942 +26% 952 $7,563   $12,926,900 2
Dec 2, 1988 5 $3,828,096 -47% 952 $4,021   $16,754,996 3
Dec 9, 1988 5 $3,015,093 -21% 952 $3,167   $19,770,089 4
Dec 16, 1988 7 $4,373,041 +45% 1,165 $3,754   $24,143,130 5
Dec 23, 1988 4 $8,669,187 +98% 1,503 $5,768   $32,812,317 6
Dec 30, 1988 5 $8,187,330 -6% 1,503 $5,447   $40,999,647 7
Jan 6, 1989 7 $3,052,389 -63% 1,475 $2,069   $44,052,036 8
Jan 13, 1989 10 $2,675,764 -12% 1,410 $1,898   $46,727,800 9
Jan 20, 1989 10 $1,641,595 -39% 1,454 $1,129   $48,369,395 10
Mar 29, 1996 4 $6,295,273   2,180 $2,888   $6,295,273 385
Apr 5, 1996 6 $6,119,245 -3% 2,189 $2,795   $12,414,518 386
Apr 12, 1996 8 $3,192,044 -48% 1,887 $1,692   $15,606,562 387
Apr 19, 1996 12 $1,650,841 -48% 1,569 $1,052   $17,257,403 388
Apr 26, 1996 17 $846,718 -49% 1,008 $840   $18,104,121 389
May 3, 1996 23 $461,280 -46% 663 $696   $18,565,401 390
May 10, 1996 27 $324,714 -30% 562 $578   $18,890,115 391
May 17, 1996 28 $217,229 -33% 461 $471   $19,107,344 392
May 24, 1996 38 $178,217 -18% 279 $639   $19,285,561 393
May 31, 1996 41 $75,523 -58% 166 $455   $19,361,084 394
Jun 7, 1996 41 $45,330 -40% 102 $444   $19,406,414 395
Aug 2, 1996 26 $534,310   533 $1,002   $19,991,969 403
Aug 9, 1996 28 $339,463 -36% 361 $940   $20,331,432 404
Aug 16, 1996 36 $240,437 -29% 266 $904   $20,571,869 405
Aug 23, 1996 40 $142,700 -41% 184 $776   $20,714,569 406

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 8, 20098197,628 197,628$4,938,724$4,938,724352
Feb 15, 20092076,418-61% 274,046$0$4,938,724353
Mar 26, 2017306,617 1,130,346$66,327$14,135,001776
Oct 8, 2017287,289 1,243,448$50,950$15,251,631804
Mar 18, 2018308,355 1,381,613$63,898$16,456,182827
Feb 10, 2019289,619 1,584,342$67,237$18,142,898874
Mar 3, 20192614,035 1,616,629$100,924$18,371,998877
Mar 10, 20192716,127+15% 1,632,756$120,214$18,492,212878
Apr 21, 20192616,916 1,689,908$125,009$18,916,131884
Apr 28, 2019266,415-62% 1,696,323$48,303$18,964,434885
May 5, 20192510,192+59% 1,706,515$75,319$19,039,753886
May 19, 2019305,681 1,716,925$41,983$19,117,885888
May 26, 2019186,455+14% 1,723,380$47,979$19,165,864889
Jun 2, 2019297,986+24% 1,731,366$59,017$19,224,881890
Jun 9, 2019207,645-4% 1,739,011$56,497$19,281,378891
Jun 23, 20192112,563 1,758,754$92,841$19,427,279893
Jul 28, 2019275,575 1,795,089$33,450$19,675,369898
Aug 4, 20192415,632+180% 1,810,721$93,792$19,769,161899
Aug 11, 20192415,518-1% 1,826,239$93,108$19,862,269900
Aug 18, 2019248,402-46% 1,834,641$50,412$19,912,681901
Aug 25, 20192310,979+31% 1,845,620$65,874$19,978,555902
Sep 1, 2019209,573-13% 1,855,193$57,438$20,035,993903
Sep 8, 20192822,434+134% 1,877,627$134,604$20,170,597904
Sep 15, 2019238,343-63% 1,885,970$50,058$20,220,655905
Sep 22, 2019247,270-13% 1,893,240$47,618$20,268,273906
Sep 29, 20192516,587+128% 1,909,827$104,498$20,372,771907
May 3, 20202715,525 2,116,916$98,168$21,812,049938
May 24, 2020249,228 2,147,662$57,952$22,005,189941
May 31, 2020269,699+5% 2,157,361$57,709$22,062,898942

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 11, 20131016,868 16,868$336,680$336,680587

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

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

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

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

Lead Ensemble Members

Bette Midler Georgette (voice)

Uncategorized

Jonathan Brandis Additional Voice (uncredited)
Robert Loggia Sykes (voice)
Cheech Marin Ignacio Alonzo Julio Frederico de Tito (Tito)
Roscoe Lee Browne Francis
Frank Welker Louie the hotdog man
Richard Mulligan Einstein
Dom DeLuise Fagin

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Scribner Director
Jim Cox Screenwriter
Tim Disney Screenwriter
James Mangold Screenwriter
Steven Saxton Associate Producer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 6th, 2013

August 7th, 2013

Like it usually is during the summer, this week is rather soft on home market. Granted, there is one wide release that did very well at the box office, Oblivion, plus a couple of limited releases that did well to earn a serious measure of mainstream success, The Place Beyond the Pines and Mud. However, there are also some releases in the top twenty that are definitely filler. Usually, once you reach exercise videos, there's nothing worth talking about. Of course, if I used that rule this week, there would be almost nothing on this week's list. Mud is likely the best release and the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, but I'm still waiting for the screener to review and I hate awarding something Pick of the Week if the screener is late. Because of this, I'm going with another late release, Burn Notice: Season Six, as Pick of the Week. It arrived more than a month late, but it was worth the wait. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Disney Triple-Shot

August 4th, 2013

This week three Disney animated movies are coming out on Blu-ray for the first time, one from the 1980s, Oliver and Company; one from the 1970s, Robin Hood; and one from the 1960s, The Sword in the Stone. We will be starting with Robin Hood, because it is the only one of the three that I haven't previously reviewed. Have these three films aged well? And are the Blu-rays worth the upgrade? More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,022,752 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:952 opening theaters/2,189 max. theaters, 12.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $130,759,600

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 1988 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: May 14th, 2002 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 74 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Little Mermaid
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Kidnap, Homeless, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Money Troubles, Loan Shark
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 214 $9,216,170 Apr 5, 1996 2,698
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 403 $5,282,431 Jan 13, 1989 59
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 79 $7,403,439 Dec 30, 1988 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 216 $7,403,439 Dec 30, 1988 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $19,796,540 Dec 30, 1988 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 313 $9,378,492 Dec 23, 1988 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 224 $6,338,773 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 164 $16,949,668 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 254 $6,338,773 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 185 $14,127,294 Nov 25, 1988 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Bette Midler Georgette (voice)

Uncategorized

Jonathan Brandis Additional Voice (uncredited)
Robert Loggia Sykes (voice)
Cheech Marin Ignacio Alonzo Julio Frederico de Tito (Tito)
Roscoe Lee Browne Francis
Frank Welker Louie the hotdog man
Richard Mulligan Einstein
Dom DeLuise Fagin

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Scribner Director
Jim Cox Screenwriter
Tim Disney Screenwriter
James Mangold Screenwriter
Steven Saxton Associate Producer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 6th, 2013

August 7th, 2013

Like it usually is during the summer, this week is rather soft on home market. Granted, there is one wide release that did very well at the box office, Oblivion, plus a couple of limited releases that did well to earn a serious measure of mainstream success, The Place Beyond the Pines and Mud. However, there are also some releases in the top twenty that are definitely filler. Usually, once you reach exercise videos, there's nothing worth talking about. Of course, if I used that rule this week, there would be almost nothing on this week's list. Mud is likely the best release and the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, but I'm still waiting for the screener to review and I hate awarding something Pick of the Week if the screener is late. Because of this, I'm going with another late release, Burn Notice: Season Six, as Pick of the Week. It arrived more than a month late, but it was worth the wait. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Disney Triple-Shot

August 4th, 2013

This week three Disney animated movies are coming out on Blu-ray for the first time, one from the 1980s, Oliver and Company; one from the 1970s, Robin Hood; and one from the 1960s, The Sword in the Stone. We will be starting with Robin Hood, because it is the only one of the three that I haven't previously reviewed. Have these three films aged well? And are the Blu-rays worth the upgrade? More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 4 $4,022,752   952 $4,226   $4,022,752 1
Nov 25, 1988 3 $6,338,773 +58% 952 $6,658   $12,065,731 2
Dec 2, 1988 5 $3,100,641 -51% 952 $3,257   $16,027,541 3
Dec 9, 1988 5 $2,507,749 -19% 952 $2,634   $19,262,745 4
Dec 16, 1988 7 $2,302,040 -8% 1,165 $1,976   $22,072,129 5
Dec 23, 1988 7 $3,507,334 +52% 1,503 $2,334   $27,650,464 6
Dec 30, 1988 4 $7,403,439 +111% 1,503 $4,926   $40,215,756 7
Jan 6, 1989 8 $2,586,924 -65% 1,475 $1,754   $43,586,571 8
Jan 13, 1989 10 $1,917,826 -26% 1,410 $1,360   $45,969,862 9
Jan 20, 1989 10 $1,371,888 -28% 1,454 $944   $48,099,688 10
Jan 27, 1989 12 $1,054,889 -23% 1,316 $802   $49,424,284 11
Mar 29, 1996 4 $4,490,921   2,180 $2,060   $4,490,921 385
Apr 5, 1996 6 $3,706,594 -17% 2,189 $1,693   $10,001,867 386
Apr 12, 1996 9 $2,511,597 -32% 1,887 $1,331   $14,926,115 387
Apr 19, 1996 13 $1,324,386 -47% 1,569 $844   $16,930,948 388
Apr 26, 1996 17 $719,688 -46% 1,008 $714   $17,977,091 389
May 3, 1996 22 $378,464 -47% 663 $571   $18,482,585 390
May 10, 1996 24 $274,256 -28% 562 $488   $18,839,657 391
May 17, 1996 31 $162,292 -41% 461 $352   $19,052,407 392
May 24, 1996 37 $158,968 -2% 279 $570   $19,266,312 393
May 31, 1996 42 $61,374 -61% 166 $370   $19,346,935 394
Jun 7, 1996 46 $32,009 -48% 102 $314   $19,393,093 395
Jun 14, 1996 48 $21,203 -34% 76 $279   $19,427,617 396
Aug 2, 1996 27 $268,631   533 $504   $19,726,290 403
Aug 9, 1996 30 $179,861 -33% 361 $498   $20,171,830 404
Aug 16, 1996 36 $128,743 -28% 266 $484   $20,460,175 405
Aug 23, 1996 41 $93,471 -27% 184 $508   $20,665,340 406
Aug 30, 1996 50 $62,372 -33% 105 $594   $20,776,941 407

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 4 $5,726,958   952 $6,016   $5,726,958 1
Nov 25, 1988 3 $7,199,942 +26% 952 $7,563   $12,926,900 2
Dec 2, 1988 5 $3,828,096 -47% 952 $4,021   $16,754,996 3
Dec 9, 1988 5 $3,015,093 -21% 952 $3,167   $19,770,089 4
Dec 16, 1988 7 $4,373,041 +45% 1,165 $3,754   $24,143,130 5
Dec 23, 1988 4 $8,669,187 +98% 1,503 $5,768   $32,812,317 6
Dec 30, 1988 5 $8,187,330 -6% 1,503 $5,447   $40,999,647 7
Jan 6, 1989 7 $3,052,389 -63% 1,475 $2,069   $44,052,036 8
Jan 13, 1989 10 $2,675,764 -12% 1,410 $1,898   $46,727,800 9
Jan 20, 1989 10 $1,641,595 -39% 1,454 $1,129   $48,369,395 10
Mar 29, 1996 4 $6,295,273   2,180 $2,888   $6,295,273 385
Apr 5, 1996 6 $6,119,245 -3% 2,189 $2,795   $12,414,518 386
Apr 12, 1996 8 $3,192,044 -48% 1,887 $1,692   $15,606,562 387
Apr 19, 1996 12 $1,650,841 -48% 1,569 $1,052   $17,257,403 388
Apr 26, 1996 17 $846,718 -49% 1,008 $840   $18,104,121 389
May 3, 1996 23 $461,280 -46% 663 $696   $18,565,401 390
May 10, 1996 27 $324,714 -30% 562 $578   $18,890,115 391
May 17, 1996 28 $217,229 -33% 461 $471   $19,107,344 392
May 24, 1996 38 $178,217 -18% 279 $639   $19,285,561 393
May 31, 1996 41 $75,523 -58% 166 $455   $19,361,084 394
Jun 7, 1996 41 $45,330 -40% 102 $444   $19,406,414 395
Aug 2, 1996 26 $534,310   533 $1,002   $19,991,969 403
Aug 9, 1996 28 $339,463 -36% 361 $940   $20,331,432 404
Aug 16, 1996 36 $240,437 -29% 266 $904   $20,571,869 405
Aug 23, 1996 40 $142,700 -41% 184 $776   $20,714,569 406

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 8, 20098197,628 197,628$4,938,724$4,938,724352
Feb 15, 20092076,418-61% 274,046$0$4,938,724353
Mar 26, 2017306,617 1,130,346$66,327$14,135,001776
Oct 8, 2017287,289 1,243,448$50,950$15,251,631804
Mar 18, 2018308,355 1,381,613$63,898$16,456,182827
Feb 10, 2019289,619 1,584,342$67,237$18,142,898874
Mar 3, 20192614,035 1,616,629$100,924$18,371,998877
Mar 10, 20192716,127+15% 1,632,756$120,214$18,492,212878
Apr 21, 20192616,916 1,689,908$125,009$18,916,131884
Apr 28, 2019266,415-62% 1,696,323$48,303$18,964,434885
May 5, 20192510,192+59% 1,706,515$75,319$19,039,753886
May 19, 2019305,681 1,716,925$41,983$19,117,885888
May 26, 2019186,455+14% 1,723,380$47,979$19,165,864889
Jun 2, 2019297,986+24% 1,731,366$59,017$19,224,881890
Jun 9, 2019207,645-4% 1,739,011$56,497$19,281,378891
Jun 23, 20192112,563 1,758,754$92,841$19,427,279893
Jul 28, 2019275,575 1,795,089$33,450$19,675,369898
Aug 4, 20192415,632+180% 1,810,721$93,792$19,769,161899
Aug 11, 20192415,518-1% 1,826,239$93,108$19,862,269900
Aug 18, 2019248,402-46% 1,834,641$50,412$19,912,681901
Aug 25, 20192310,979+31% 1,845,620$65,874$19,978,555902
Sep 1, 2019209,573-13% 1,855,193$57,438$20,035,993903
Sep 8, 20192822,434+134% 1,877,627$134,604$20,170,597904
Sep 15, 2019238,343-63% 1,885,970$50,058$20,220,655905
Sep 22, 2019247,270-13% 1,893,240$47,618$20,268,273906
Sep 29, 20192516,587+128% 1,909,827$104,498$20,372,771907
May 3, 20202715,525 2,116,916$98,168$21,812,049938
May 24, 2020249,228 2,147,662$57,952$22,005,189941
May 31, 2020269,699+5% 2,157,361$57,709$22,062,898942

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 11, 20131016,868 16,868$336,680$336,680587

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

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

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

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