Taiwan Box Office for The Raven (2012)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Taiwan Box Office | $270,266 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $30,601,801 | Details |
| Home Market Performance | ||
| North America DVD Sales | $3,577,824 | Details |
| North America Blu-ray Sales | $1,849,940 | Details |
| Total North America Video Sales | $5,427,764 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper--part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story. Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe's writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author's help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer's next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it's too late.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $26,000,000 |
| Taiwan Releases: | June 22nd, 2012 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | October 9th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for bloody violence and grisly images. (Rating bulletin 2202, 12/14/2011) |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Keywords: | Police Procedural, Writing and Writers, Serial Killer, Intertitle, Epilogue, Romance, Forbidden Romance, Kidnap, Rescue, Surprise Twist, Buried Alive, Non-Chronological, Crime Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, Galavis Film, FilmNation Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | Spain, United States |
| Languages: | English |
DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 6th, 2012
November 6th, 2012
It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, there are about a dozen Amazing Spider-man releases coming out this week, but not till Friday. The second best selling new release is Arthur Christmas, which missed expectations last year. Another major release of the week is The Muppets Christmas Carol, which is making its Blu-ray debut, but it is a catalogue title and likely won't sell a huge number of units. On a side note, the screener is late, but I've seen the film so many times that seeing it one more time likely won't change my opinion of the film, but I'm not sure if it is Pick of the Week material. On the other hand, I'm very sure Sunset Boulevard's Blu-ray debut is worthy of that title.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Raven
November 1st, 2012
When I first heard about The Raven, I was excited. I like Edgar Allan Poe's writing and I like John Cusack as an actor. The idea of John Cusack playing Edgar Allan Poe in a movie was enough to get me interested. Having Edgar Allan Poe trying to catch a serial killer who was using his writings as inspiration was a solid enough hook to get me excited. However, given the film's box office numbers, something clearly went wrong. Were moviegoers correct in avoiding the film? Or is it an undiscovered gem?
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Blu-ray Sales: Prometheus Proves Powerful on Blu-ray
October 27th, 2012
Prometheus was surprisingly strong on the Blu-ray sales chart opening with 875,000 units / $17.49 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was an outstanding 72%. Usually you only see that level with catalogue titles.
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DVD Sales: Prometheus Tops Chart, But Starts Slow
October 26th, 2012
Prometheus was one of eight new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart. It led the way with 348,000 units / $5.92 million. This is lower than expected, but it did do much better on Blu-ray.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 9th, 2012
October 8th, 2012
It is a soft week for new releases with only Prometheus looking strong. The film has earned polarizing reviews, so while many will like it, it's probably best to rent the DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 3D Combo Pack instead of buying outright. There are some TV on DVD releases and limited releases coming out this week, but you have to look to the catalogue Blu-rays coming out this week that are contenders for Pick of the Week. E.T. The Extraterrestrial, hasn't arrived yet, but its Anniversary Edition Blu-ray could be the best film on this week's list. However, Dial M for Murder in 3D is also a contender. 3D is still a niche market, so E.T. is the best bet for Pick of the Week.
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Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rises Above the Pack
April 29th, 2012
This weekend's four new wide releases were no match for Think Like a Man, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with the comedy's 46% weekend-to-weekend drop-off and $18 million gross still putting it almost $7 million ahead of the next-best finisher. That movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also comes from the Sony stable, although it is projected to be very narrowly at the head of a pack of movies that will earn around $11 million, and could actually end up anywhere between second and fifth when the final numbers come in on Monday. The other movies in the hunt for the (not very) coveted runners-up position include new release The Five-Year Engagement and two returning films: The Lucky One and The Hunger Games (which will end the weekend with over $370 million).
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/06/22 | 5 | $96,432 | 27 | $3,572 | $129,181 | 1 | |
| 2012/06/29 | 6 | $27,530 | -71% | 24 | $1,147 | $249,869 | 2 |
| 2012/07/06 | 10 | $941 | -97% | 2 | $471 | $270,266 | 3 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 6/7/2012 | $189,372 | 41 | 41 | 121 | $508,784 | 12/29/2018 |
| Belgium | 6/20/2012 | $51,763 | 16 | 16 | 42 | $111,754 | 12/11/2015 |
| Bolivia | 8/16/2012 | $0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | $172,616 | 12/29/2018 |
| Brazil | 5/18/2012 | $0 | 0 | 163 | 225 | $1,260,033 | 12/10/2015 |
| Chile | 6/21/2012 | $38,149 | 17 | 17 | 20 | $93,946 | 12/29/2018 |
| Colombia | 8/24/2012 | $83,640 | 35 | 35 | 86 | $197,644 | 12/29/2018 |
| Croatia | 5/17/2012 | $0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | $8,084 | 12/29/2018 |
| Czech Republic | 4/26/2012 | $22,785 | 43 | 43 | 81 | $86,480 | 12/29/2018 |
| Denmark | 5/16/2012 | $18,739 | 24 | 24 | 24 | $28,683 | 12/10/2015 |
| Egypt | 4/25/2012 | $16,157 | 6 | 6 | 17 | $34,396 | 12/29/2018 |
| France | 6/20/2012 | $63,994 | 39 | 39 | 39 | $63,994 | 12/10/2015 |
| Greece | 5/31/2012 | $83,852 | 18 | 18 | 78 | $283,357 | 12/11/2015 |
| Hong Kong | 6/21/2012 | $162,504 | 29 | 29 | 50 | $319,878 | 12/11/2015 |
| Hungary | 5/17/2012 | $21,510 | 19 | 19 | 38 | $46,008 | 12/29/2018 |
| Iceland | 5/30/2012 | $4,191 | 5 | 5 | 15 | $17,003 | 12/29/2018 |
| Latvia | 4/27/2012 | $0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | $16,035 | 12/29/2018 |
| Lithuania | 5/4/2012 | $1,724 | 4 | 4 | 8 | $4,655 | 12/6/2015 |
| Mexico | 5/18/2012 | $301,488 | 165 | 165 | 740 | $1,170,429 | 12/10/2015 |
| Netherlands | 6/21/2012 | $48,573 | 15 | 15 | 15 | $56,531 | 12/10/2015 |
| North America | 4/27/2012 | $7,289,642 | 2,203 | 2,209 | 7,207 | $16,008,272 | 4/8/2016 |
| Norway | 5/18/2012 | $27,105 | 28 | 28 | 51 | $61,107 | 12/10/2015 |
| Peru | 9/6/2012 | $98,625 | 56 | 56 | 119 | $229,393 | 12/29/2018 |
| Portugal | 5/3/2012 | $52,914 | 30 | 31 | 85 | $105,773 | 12/10/2015 |
| Romania | 4/27/2012 | $0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | $66,243 | 12/29/2018 |
| Singapore | 4/26/2012 | $46,318 | 9 | 10 | 19 | $72,211 | 12/6/2015 |
| Slovakia | 4/26/2012 | $10,394 | 16 | 16 | 30 | $31,140 | 12/6/2015 |
| South Korea | 7/5/2012 | $440,142 | 264 | 264 | 264 | $570,632 | 12/10/2015 |
| Spain | 6/29/2012 | $360,912 | 178 | 179 | 803 | $1,350,678 | 12/11/2015 |
| Taiwan | 6/22/2012 | $96,432 | 27 | 27 | 53 | $270,266 | 12/10/2015 |
| Thailand | 4/19/2012 | $0 | 0 | 40 | 48 | $208,243 | 12/6/2015 |
| Turkey | 4/27/2012 | $63,906 | 50 | 50 | 245 | $258,296 | 12/29/2018 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4/12/2012 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $148,133 | 12/29/2018 |
| Uruguay | 7/13/2012 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | $24,618 | 12/29/2018 |
| Venezuela | 10/26/2012 | $1,842 | 16739 | 16739 | 25543 | $41,594 | 12/12/2015 |
| Rest of World | $6,674,892 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $30,601,801 | 12/29/2018 | |||||
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Leading Cast
| John Cusack | Edgar Allan Poe |
Supporting Cast
| Luke Evans | Detective Field |
| Alice Eve | Emily Hamilton |
| Brendan Gleeson | Colonel Hamilton |
| Kevin McNally | Maddux |
| Oliver Jackson-Cohen | John Cantrell |
| Jimmy Yuill | Captain Elderidge |
| Sam Hazeldine | Ivan |
| Pam Ferris | Mrs. Bradley |
| Brendan Coyle | Reagan |
| Adrian Rawlins | Doc Clements |
| Aidan Feore | Stage Manager |
| Dave Legeno | Percy |
| Michael Cronin | Old Gentleman |
| Michael Poole | Professor |
| Michael Shannon | Dr. Morgan |
| Charity Wakefield | Field's Maid |
| John Warnaby | Griswold |
| Matt Slack | Sailor |
| Ian Virgo | Fire Marshall |
| Michael J. Fourticq | Bookseller |
| Jasmina Ilic | Older Tenement Woman (Dead) |
| Teodora Uveric | Young Tenement Woman (Dead) |
| Kristof Farkas | Wretching Student |
| Luka Mijatovic | Small Boy |
| Jozsef Talas | Sherry Merchant |
| Matt Devere | Hamilton's Security Guard |
| Sergej Trifunovic | Salty Sailor |
| Milos Djuricic | Porter-Paris |
| Mike Kelly | Party Reveler |
| Bojan Peric | Officer at Precinct |
| Ana Sofrenovic | Lady Macbeth |
| Steve Agnew | Doctor in "Macbeth" |
| Malina Nikolic | Gentlewoman in "Macbeth" |
| Miklos Kapacsy | Headline Man 1 |
| Andrew Hefler | Headline Man 2 |
| Pierre Boris Jaurdin | French Officer |
| Jason M. Ryan | Crew Member |
| Antal Publik | Cardinal |
| Laszlo Konter | Breathless Tenement Man |
| Mark Phelan | Barfly 1 |
| Krisztian Peer | Bayfly 2 |
| Annamaria Ordog | Actress |
| Adam Foldi | Church Secretary |
| Dejan Cubrilov | Maurice Robichaux |
| Mate Haumann | Uniformed Guard |
| Peter Fancsikai | Young Man Skeleton |
| Sava Rapic | Servant |
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Production and Technical Credits
| James McTeigue | Director |
| Hannah Shakespeare | Screenwriter |
| Ben Livingston | Screenwriter |
| Aaron Ryder | Producer |
| Mark D Evans | Producer |
| Trevor Macy | Producer |
| Richard Sharkey | Co-Producer |
| Glen Basner | Executive Producer |
| Jesus Martinez | Executive Producer |
| James D. Stern | Executive Producer |
| Danny Ruhlmann | Director of Photography |
| Roger Ford | Production Designer |
| Niven Howie | Editor |
| Carlo Poggioli | Costume Designer |
| Lucas Vidal | Composer |
| Carolyn Harris | Associate Producer |