Sunshine Cleaning (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,062,558Details
International Box Office $5,266,779Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,329,337
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,951,018 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,308,187 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,259,205
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$219,190 (1.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/642 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,337,916

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 13th, 2009 (Wide) by Overture Films
Video Release: August 25th, 2009 by Overture Films/Anchor Bay
MPAA Rating: R for language, disturbing images, some sexuality and drug use
Running Time: 91 minutes
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Keywords: Baby Shower, Comedy Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Sibling Rivalry, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Money Troubles, The Other Woman, Relationships Gone Wrong, LGBTQ+, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2009 Theater Average 10 $54,798 Mar 13, 2009 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 31 $219,190   4 $54,798   $219,190 1
Mar 20, 2009 16 $671,618 +206% 64 $10,494   $960,041 2
Mar 27, 2009 11 $1,274,007 +90% 167 $7,629   $2,477,704 3
Apr 3, 2009 10 $1,807,164 +42% 479 $3,773   $4,702,721 4
Apr 10, 2009 12 $1,733,473 -4% 598 $2,899   $7,652,874 5
Apr 17, 2009 14 $980,560 -43% 642 $1,527   $8,795,970 6
Apr 24, 2009 15 $587,176 -40% 638 $920   $9,769,146 7
May 1, 2009 17 $424,191 -28% 471 $901   $10,436,574 8
May 8, 2009 17 $290,093 -32% 328 $884   $10,897,713 9
May 15, 2009 23 $196,569 -32% 259 $759   $11,215,844 10
May 22, 2009 26 $165,720 -16% 147 $1,127   $11,479,010 11
May 29, 2009 32 $94,371 -43% 91 $1,037   $11,676,657 12
Jun 5, 2009 37 $47,361 -50% 71 $667   $11,769,422 13
Jun 12, 2009 34 $76,728 +62% 171 $449   $11,873,705 14
Jun 19, 2009 37 $49,263 -36% 134 $368   $11,978,076 15
Jun 26, 2009 47 $21,175 -57% 54 $392   $12,033,702 16
Jul 3, 2009 55 $9,491 -55% 27 $352   $12,055,108 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 13, 2009 - $58,976     4 $14,744   $58,976 1
Mar 14, 2009 - $91,149 +55%   4 $22,787   $150,125 2
Mar 15, 2009 - $69,065 -24%   4 $17,266   $219,190 3
Mar 16, 2009 - $17,558 -75%   4 $4,390   $236,748 4
Mar 17, 2009 - $14,367 -18%   4 $3,592   $251,115 5
Mar 18, 2009 - $17,882 +24%   4 $4,471   $268,997 6
Mar 19, 2009 - $19,426 +9%   4 $4,857   $288,423 7
Mar 20, 2009 17 $182,738 +841% +210% 64 $2,855   $471,161 8
Mar 21, 2009 15 $298,512 +63% +227% 64 $4,664   $769,673 9
Mar 22, 2009 13 $190,368 -36% +176% 64 $2,975   $960,041 10
Mar 23, 2009 17 $51,275 -73% +192% 64 $801   $1,011,316 11
Mar 24, 2009 17 $63,671 +24% +343% 64 $995   $1,074,987 12
Mar 25, 2009 17 $63,511 n/c +255% 64 $992   $1,138,498 13
Mar 26, 2009 18 $65,199 +3% +236% 64 $1,019   $1,203,697 14
Mar 27, 2009 11 $361,996 +455% +98% 167 $2,168   $1,565,693 15
Mar 28, 2009 11 $562,880 +55% +89% 167 $3,371   $2,128,573 16
Mar 29, 2009 11 $349,131 -38% +83% 167 $2,091   $2,477,704 17
Mar 30, 2009 11 $98,192 -72% +92% 167 $588   $2,575,896 18
Mar 31, 2009 12 $104,971 +7% +65% 167 $629   $2,680,867 19
Apr 1, 2009 11 $105,497 +1% +66% 167 $632   $2,786,364 20
Apr 2, 2009 11 $109,193 +4% +67% 167 $654   $2,895,557 21
Apr 3, 2009 10 $567,581 +420% +57% 479 $1,185   $3,463,138 22
Apr 4, 2009 10 $770,504 +36% +37% 479 $1,609   $4,233,642 23
Apr 5, 2009 10 $469,079 -39% +34% 479 $979   $4,702,721 24
Apr 6, 2009 10 $154,736 -67% +58% 479 $323   $4,857,457 25
Apr 7, 2009 10 $191,921 +24% +83% 479 $401   $5,049,378 26
Apr 8, 2009 10 $174,843 -9% +66% 479 $365   $5,224,221 27
Apr 9, 2009 - $195,036 +12% +79% 479 $407   $5,419,257 28
Apr 10, 2009 12 $577,380 +196% +2% 479 $1,205   $5,996,637 29
Apr 11, 2009 11 $753,437 +30% -2% 479 $1,573   $6,750,074 30
Apr 12, 2009 12 $402,656 -47% -14% 598 $673   $7,152,730 31
Apr 13, 2009 12 $162,071 -60% +5% 598 $271   $7,314,801 32
Apr 14, 2009 12 $176,485 +9% -8% 598 $295   $7,491,286 33
Apr 15, 2009 12 $161,588 -8% -8% 598 $270   $7,652,874 34
Apr 16, 2009 12 $162,536 +1% -17% 598 $272   $7,815,410 35
Apr 17, 2009 14 $290,582 +79% -50% 642 $453   $8,105,992 36
Apr 18, 2009 14 $422,103 +45% -44% 642 $657   $8,528,095 37
Apr 19, 2009 13 $267,875 -37% -33% 642 $417   $8,795,970 38
Apr 20, 2009 14 $90,186 -66% -44% 642 $140   $8,886,156 39
Apr 21, 2009 13 $106,650 +18% -40% 642 $166   $8,992,806 40
Apr 22, 2009 14 $95,074 -11% -41% 642 $148   $9,087,880 41
Apr 23, 2009 14 $94,090 -1% -42% 642 $147   $9,181,970 42
Apr 24, 2009 - $168,842 +79% -42% 638 $265   $9,350,812 43
Apr 25, 2009 - $264,131 +56% -37% 638 $414   $9,614,943 44
Apr 26, 2009 - $154,203 -42% -42% 638 $242   $9,769,146 45
Apr 27, 2009 - $51,501 -67% -43% 638 $81   $9,820,647 46
Apr 28, 2009 - $64,119 +25% -40% 638 $101   $9,884,766 47
Apr 29, 2009 - $65,066 +1% -32% 638 $102   $9,949,832 48
Apr 30, 2009 - $62,551 -4% -34% 638 $98   $10,012,383 49
May 1, 2009 - $115,422 +85% -32% 471 $245   $10,127,805 50
May 2, 2009 - $188,406 +63% -29% 471 $400   $10,316,211 51
May 3, 2009 - $120,363 -36% -22% 471 $256   $10,436,574 52
May 4, 2009 - $37,535 -69% -27% 471 $80   $10,474,109 53
May 5, 2009 - $42,765 +14% -33% 471 $91   $10,516,874 54
May 6, 2009 - $46,832 +10% -28% 471 $99   $10,563,706 55
May 7, 2009 - $43,914 -6% -30% 471 $93   $10,607,620 56
May 8, 2009 - $72,684 +66% -37% 328 $222   $10,680,304 57
May 9, 2009 - $122,084 +68% -35% 328 $372   $10,802,388 58
May 10, 2009 - $95,325 -22% -21% 328 $291   $10,897,713 59
May 11, 2009 - $29,028 -70% -23% 328 $89   $10,926,741 60
May 12, 2009 - $30,176 +4% -29% 328 $92   $10,956,917 61
May 13, 2009 - $30,011 -1% -36% 328 $91   $10,986,928 62
May 14, 2009 - $32,347 +8% -26% 328 $99   $11,019,275 63
May 15, 2009 - $51,066 +58% -30% 259 $197   $11,070,341 64
May 16, 2009 - $87,990 +72% -28% 259 $340   $11,158,331 65
May 17, 2009 - $57,513 -35% -40% 259 $222   $11,215,844 66
May 18, 2009 - $25,794 -55% -11% 259 $100   $11,241,638 67
May 19, 2009 - $23,934 -7% -21% 259 $92   $11,265,572 68
May 20, 2009 - $23,328 -3% -22% 259 $90   $11,288,900 69
May 21, 2009 - $24,390 +5% -25% 259 $94   $11,313,290 70
May 22, 2009 - $38,223 +57% -25% 147 $260   $11,351,513 71
May 23, 2009 - $62,202 +63% -29% 147 $423   $11,413,715 72
May 24, 2009 - $65,295 +5% +14% 147 $444   $11,479,010 73
May 25, 2009 25 $49,098 -25% +90% 147 $334   $11,528,108 74
May 26, 2009 - $18,030 -63% -25% 147 $123   $11,546,138 75
May 27, 2009 - $17,716 -2% -24% 147 $121   $11,563,854 76
May 28, 2009 - $18,432 +4% -24% 147 $125   $11,582,286 77
May 29, 2009 - $27,672 +50% -28% 91 $304   $11,609,958 78
May 30, 2009 - $40,907 +48% -34% 91 $450   $11,650,865 79
May 31, 2009 - $25,792 -37% -60% 91 $283   $11,676,657 80
Jun 1, 2009 - $11,043 -57% -78% 91 $121   $11,687,700 81
Jun 2, 2009 - $11,011 n/c -39% 91 $121   $11,698,711 82
Jun 3, 2009 - $11,557 +5% -35% 91 $127   $11,710,268 83
Jun 4, 2009 - $11,793 +2% -36% 91 $130   $11,722,061 84
Jun 5, 2009 - $14,434 +22% -48% 71 $203   $11,736,495 85
Jun 6, 2009 - $20,409 +41% -50% 71 $287   $11,756,904 86
Jun 7, 2009 - $12,518 -39% -51% 71 $176   $11,769,422 87
Jun 8, 2009 - $5,780 -54% -48% 71 $81   $11,775,202 88
Jun 9, 2009 - $7,370 +28% -33% 71 $104   $11,782,572 89
Jun 10, 2009 - $6,884 -7% -40% 71 $97   $11,789,456 90
Jun 11, 2009 - $7,521 +9% -36% 71 $106   $11,796,977 91
Jun 12, 2009 - $23,866 +217% +65% 171 $140   $11,820,843 92
Jun 13, 2009 - $29,694 +24% +45% 171 $174   $11,850,537 93
Jun 14, 2009 - $23,168 -22% +85% 171 $135   $11,873,705 94
Jun 15, 2009 - $11,517 -50% +99% 171 $67   $11,885,222 95
Jun 16, 2009 - $14,566 +26% +98% 171 $85   $11,899,788 96
Jun 17, 2009 - $14,823 +2% +115% 171 $87   $11,914,611 97
Jun 18, 2009 - $14,202 -4% +89% 171 $83   $11,928,813 98
Jun 19, 2009 - $14,609 +3% -39% 134 $109   $11,943,422 99
Jun 20, 2009 - $20,911 +43% -30% 134 $156   $11,964,333 100
Jun 21, 2009 - $13,743 -34% -41% 134 $103   $11,978,076 101
Jun 22, 2009 - $7,679 -44% -33% 134 $57   $11,985,755 102
Jun 23, 2009 - $8,966 +17% -38% 134 $67   $11,994,721 103
Jun 24, 2009 - $8,839 -1% -40% 134 $66   $12,003,560 104
Jun 25, 2009 - $8,967 +1% -37% 134 $67   $12,012,527 105
Jun 26, 2009 - $6,272 -30% -57% 54 $116   $12,018,799 106
Jun 27, 2009 - $9,289 +48% -56% 54 $172   $12,028,088 107
Jun 28, 2009 - $5,614 -40% -59% 54 $104   $12,033,702 108
Jun 29, 2009 - $2,503 -55% -67% 54 $46   $12,036,205 109
Jun 30, 2009 - $2,886 +15% -68% 54 $53   $12,039,091 110
Jul 1, 2009 - $2,755 -5% -69% 54 $51   $12,041,846 111
Jul 2, 2009 - $3,771 +37% -58% 54 $70   $12,045,617 112
Jul 3, 2009 - $4,020 +7% -36% 27 $149   $12,049,637 113
Jul 4, 2009 - $2,212 -45% -76% 27 $82   $12,051,849 114
Jul 5, 2009 - $3,259 +47% -42% 27 $121   $12,055,108 115
Jul 6, 2009 - $1,858 -43% -26% 27 $69   $12,056,966 116
Jul 7, 2009 - $1,779 -4% -38% 27 $66   $12,058,745 117
Jul 8, 2009 - $1,626 -9% -41% 27 $60   $12,060,371 118
Jul 9, 2009 - $2,187 +35% -42% 27 $81   $12,062,558 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 31 $288,423   4 $72,106   $288,423 1
Mar 20, 2009 16 $915,274 +217% 64 $14,301   $1,203,697 2
Mar 27, 2009 11 $1,691,860 +85% 167 $10,131   $2,895,557 3
Apr 3, 2009 10 $3,023,844 +79% 479 $6,313   $5,919,401 4
Apr 10, 2009 12 $2,396,153 -21% 598 $4,007   $7,815,410 5
Apr 17, 2009 15 $1,366,560 -43% 642 $2,129   $9,181,970 6
Apr 24, 2009 15 $830,413 -39% 638 $1,302   $10,012,383 7
May 1, 2009 17 $595,237 -28% 471 $1,264   $10,607,620 8
May 8, 2009 17 $411,655 -31% 328 $1,255   $11,019,275 9
May 15, 2009 24 $294,015 -29% 259 $1,135   $11,313,290 10
May 22, 2009 25 $268,996 -9% 147 $1,830   $11,582,286 11
May 29, 2009 33 $139,775 -48% 91 $1,536   $11,722,061 12
Jun 5, 2009 37 $74,916 -46% 71 $1,055   $11,796,977 13
Jun 12, 2009 32 $131,836 +76% 171 $771   $11,928,813 14
Jun 19, 2009 37 $83,714 -37% 134 $625   $12,012,527 15
Jun 26, 2009 53 $33,090 -60% 54 $613   $12,045,617 16
Jul 3, 2009 56 $16,941 -49% 27 $627   $12,062,558 17

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
Aug 30, 200911111,146 111,146$1,951,724$1,951,7241
Sep 6, 20092740,182-64% 151,328$846,233$2,797,9572

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 30, 2009205,417 5,417$132,658$132,6581

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Production and Technical Credits

Christine Jeffs Director
Megan Holley Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$219,190 (1.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/642 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,337,916

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 13th, 2009 (Wide) by Overture Films
Video Release: August 25th, 2009 by Overture Films/Anchor Bay
MPAA Rating: R for language, disturbing images, some sexuality and drug use
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Paterson
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Keywords: Baby Shower, Comedy Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Sibling Rivalry, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Money Troubles, The Other Woman, Relationships Gone Wrong, LGBTQ+, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

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Release
Top 2009 Theater Average 10 $54,798 Mar 13, 2009 3

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Production and Technical Credits

Christine Jeffs Director
Megan Holley Screenwriter

DVD Sales - Hannah and Miley Double Down on Top

September 9th, 2009

Despite an onslaught of ten new releases to reach the top 30 on the sales chart this week, and seven in the top ten, Hannah Montana the Movie remained in top spot for the second week in a row. During its second weekend of release the film sold 408,000 units to lift its total to 1.64 million after two, while it consumer spending at retail was $7.04 million for the week and $27.63 million after two. More...

DVD Rentals - Duplicity Earns an Honest Win on the Rental Chart

September 9th, 2009

There were five new release to reach the top 30 on the rental chart this week, led by a pair that took the top two spots. Duplicity came out ahead with roughly 40% more rentals than Fighting, which opened in second place. More...

DVD Releases for August 25th, 2009 - Part II

August 25th, 2009

As is usual this time of year, TV on DVD dominates the list of this week's releases. This includes two of the three DVD Pick of the Week contenders: Samantha Who? - Season Two and NCIS - Season Six. The best High Definition release is Adventureland on Blu-ray, while all three are worth of the DVD Pick of the Week honors. It was a pretty busy week, especially in terms of spotlight reviews, and the list had to be split into two with the first part found here. More...

DVD Releases for August 25th, 2009 - Part I

August 25th, 2009

As is usual this time of year, TV on DVD dominates the list of this week's releases. This includes two of the three DVD Pick of the Week contenders: Samantha Who? - Season Two and NCIS - Season Six. The best High Definition release is Adventureland on Blu-ray, while all three are worth of the DVD Pick of the Week honors. It was a pretty busy week, especially in terms of spotlight reviews, and the list had to be split into two with the second part found here. More...

X Marks the Top of the Per Theater Chart

May 5th, 2009

There was only one film to top $10,000 on the per theater charts; in fact, there was only one film that care reasonably close. Wolverine was that one film as it topped both the per theater chart and the overall chart with an average of $20,751 in more than 4000 theaters. Second place went to Three Monkeys with $8,818 in just one theater. More...

Per Theater Chart Rocked this Weekend

April 15th, 2009

There were only two films to get into the $10,000 club on the Per Theater Chart this past weekend, and both had a musical theme. Anvil! The Story of Anvil was first with $11,550, while Hannah Montana the Movie was second with $10,367. More...

Furious Weekend on the Per Theater Chart

April 7th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Fast and Furious, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $20,500 during its opening weekend. Enlighten Up! returned to the chart in second place with $16,161 in second place. Valentino: The Last Emperor doubled its theater count, again, but remained strong with an average of $14,196 in four theaters. Strong buzz helped Gigantic earn $10,294 in its lone theater. Tulpan failed to reach $10,000 over the weekend with an opening of $8,620 in one theater; however, adding in Wednesday and Thursday and it made $10,357. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fast and Furious Indeed

April 5th, 2009

This is a weekend to remember for Universal, thanks to a huge opening for Fast & Furious. The fourth movie in the action series smashed all projections with a $72.5 million opening, according to the studio's Sunday estimate, making it the biggest weekend ever in April by the small matter of $30 million (Anger Management used to hold the record with a modest-looking $42.2 million -- see full list of April weekends). It's also Universal's biggest non-holiday opening, and the biggest weekend of the year so far. Friday's $30 million day is the biggest day in 2009, and also a record for April (see list). More...

2009 Preview: April

April 1st, 2009

April is a transition month. At the beginning it is strong, but as we near May, the looming competition is just too great and that scares away the big-ticket releases. That said, there are still a few films that could reach the century mark this month, and it does look stronger than last April and that will help 2009 extend its lead in the box office race. More...

Valentino is a Monster on the Per Theater Chart

March 31st, 2009

Valentino: The Last Emperor remained on the top of the per theater chart with an average of $15,553 in two theaters. The overall number one film of the past weekend, Monsters vs. Aliens, opened in second place on the per theater chart with an average of $14,454 in more than 4,000 theaters. Ramin Bahrani finally had a box office hit, as Goodbye Solo earned nearly $40,000 in three theaters for an average of $12,681. Hopefully it will continue its strong run in the coming weeks. Sin Nombre was down less than 14% to $70,000 in 6 theaters for an average of $11,695. Meanwhile, American Swing rounded out the $10,000 club with $10,174. More...

Weekend Estimates: Monsters vs. Aliens Has Biggest Weekend of 2009

March 29th, 2009

Monsters vs. Aliens got off to a great start over the weekend, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. The 3D movie earned an impressive $58.2 million, the best weekend of the year so far, and above even our bullish prediction. Unless the final numbers are considerably lower, Monsters vs. Aliens will end up the third biggest opener in March (see complete list). More...

Valentino has Designs on the Per Theater Chart

March 24th, 2009

Valentino: The Last Emperor topped the per theater chart with $21,762 in one theater over the weekend and $33,170 since Wednesday. Hunger returned to theaters and scored $13,838 in its lone theater, which was just a tiny margin ahead of Sin Nombre's weekend of $13,574. Sunshine Cleaning expanded from 4 theaters to 64, but still finished in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,494. More...

Weekend Estimates: Knowing Wins Weekend Face-Off

March 22nd, 2009

A fascinating box office face-off ended in a good win for Knowing over the weekend as the Nicolas Cage thriller earned $24.814 million, according to Summit's Sunday estimate, and topped the latest from Paul Rudd and Julia Roberts. Rudd's comedy, I Love You, Man did a decent $18 million, while Roberts' Duplicity was a little more disappointing with an estimated $14.4 million. More...

Sun is Shining on Per Theater Chart

March 17th, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning had the best per theater average of any film so far this year, pulling in an outstanding $220,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $54,798. Any doubts about the film's ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that. Opening in second place was Tokyo Sonata with an average of $14,173. The re-release of Z was the only other film to top $10,000 with an average of $10,144; however, Fados came close with $9,788. More...

Weekend Estimates: Witch Mountain Opens with $25 Million, Watchmen Struggles

March 15th, 2009

Disney remake Race to Witch Mountain made a solid debut over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The adventure movie picked up about $25 million, enough for a comfortable first place. Watchmen, which was widely tipped to earn a second weekend on top, dropped 67% to $18.07 million, not far ahead of Universal remake Last House on the Left, which earned a decent $14.86 million opening. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of March 13th, 2009

March 14th, 2009

After several weeks without much in terms of Award-worthy sites, we have two sites this week that are both worthy of the award: The Last House on the Left's Official Site and Race to Witch Mountain's Official Site. The former has better design, the latter has better interactive features. Both should sell the movie to their respective audiences, and both are recipients of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Limited Releases are Bright and Shiny

March 13th, 2009

The first limited release with a real shot at expanding wide opens this week. However, Sunshine Cleaning isn't the only movie on this week's list worth checking out. If you live in Toronto or Vancouver, go and see Pontypool, while those in New York City can also catch Tokyo Sonata. More...

2009 Preview: March

March 1st, 2009

2009 got off to such a great start that I didn't think February would continue winning, but so far that has proven to be the case, for the most part. Now March has a great chance of continuing that run with several big hits, including three potential $100 million movies. At the beginning of the year, I didn't think there would be so many hits in March, but a high tide lifts all boats, and the more people see movies, the more trailers they see in theaters, and the more likely they are to watch the upcoming movies. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 31 $219,190   4 $54,798   $219,190 1
Mar 20, 2009 16 $671,618 +206% 64 $10,494   $960,041 2
Mar 27, 2009 11 $1,274,007 +90% 167 $7,629   $2,477,704 3
Apr 3, 2009 10 $1,807,164 +42% 479 $3,773   $4,702,721 4
Apr 10, 2009 12 $1,733,473 -4% 598 $2,899   $7,652,874 5
Apr 17, 2009 14 $980,560 -43% 642 $1,527   $8,795,970 6
Apr 24, 2009 15 $587,176 -40% 638 $920   $9,769,146 7
May 1, 2009 17 $424,191 -28% 471 $901   $10,436,574 8
May 8, 2009 17 $290,093 -32% 328 $884   $10,897,713 9
May 15, 2009 23 $196,569 -32% 259 $759   $11,215,844 10
May 22, 2009 26 $165,720 -16% 147 $1,127   $11,479,010 11
May 29, 2009 32 $94,371 -43% 91 $1,037   $11,676,657 12
Jun 5, 2009 37 $47,361 -50% 71 $667   $11,769,422 13
Jun 12, 2009 34 $76,728 +62% 171 $449   $11,873,705 14
Jun 19, 2009 37 $49,263 -36% 134 $368   $11,978,076 15
Jun 26, 2009 47 $21,175 -57% 54 $392   $12,033,702 16
Jul 3, 2009 55 $9,491 -55% 27 $352   $12,055,108 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 13, 2009 - $58,976     4 $14,744   $58,976 1
Mar 14, 2009 - $91,149 +55%   4 $22,787   $150,125 2
Mar 15, 2009 - $69,065 -24%   4 $17,266   $219,190 3
Mar 16, 2009 - $17,558 -75%   4 $4,390   $236,748 4
Mar 17, 2009 - $14,367 -18%   4 $3,592   $251,115 5
Mar 18, 2009 - $17,882 +24%   4 $4,471   $268,997 6
Mar 19, 2009 - $19,426 +9%   4 $4,857   $288,423 7
Mar 20, 2009 17 $182,738 +841% +210% 64 $2,855   $471,161 8
Mar 21, 2009 15 $298,512 +63% +227% 64 $4,664   $769,673 9
Mar 22, 2009 13 $190,368 -36% +176% 64 $2,975   $960,041 10
Mar 23, 2009 17 $51,275 -73% +192% 64 $801   $1,011,316 11
Mar 24, 2009 17 $63,671 +24% +343% 64 $995   $1,074,987 12
Mar 25, 2009 17 $63,511 n/c +255% 64 $992   $1,138,498 13
Mar 26, 2009 18 $65,199 +3% +236% 64 $1,019   $1,203,697 14
Mar 27, 2009 11 $361,996 +455% +98% 167 $2,168   $1,565,693 15
Mar 28, 2009 11 $562,880 +55% +89% 167 $3,371   $2,128,573 16
Mar 29, 2009 11 $349,131 -38% +83% 167 $2,091   $2,477,704 17
Mar 30, 2009 11 $98,192 -72% +92% 167 $588   $2,575,896 18
Mar 31, 2009 12 $104,971 +7% +65% 167 $629   $2,680,867 19
Apr 1, 2009 11 $105,497 +1% +66% 167 $632   $2,786,364 20
Apr 2, 2009 11 $109,193 +4% +67% 167 $654   $2,895,557 21
Apr 3, 2009 10 $567,581 +420% +57% 479 $1,185   $3,463,138 22
Apr 4, 2009 10 $770,504 +36% +37% 479 $1,609   $4,233,642 23
Apr 5, 2009 10 $469,079 -39% +34% 479 $979   $4,702,721 24
Apr 6, 2009 10 $154,736 -67% +58% 479 $323   $4,857,457 25
Apr 7, 2009 10 $191,921 +24% +83% 479 $401   $5,049,378 26
Apr 8, 2009 10 $174,843 -9% +66% 479 $365   $5,224,221 27
Apr 9, 2009 - $195,036 +12% +79% 479 $407   $5,419,257 28
Apr 10, 2009 12 $577,380 +196% +2% 479 $1,205   $5,996,637 29
Apr 11, 2009 11 $753,437 +30% -2% 479 $1,573   $6,750,074 30
Apr 12, 2009 12 $402,656 -47% -14% 598 $673   $7,152,730 31
Apr 13, 2009 12 $162,071 -60% +5% 598 $271   $7,314,801 32
Apr 14, 2009 12 $176,485 +9% -8% 598 $295   $7,491,286 33
Apr 15, 2009 12 $161,588 -8% -8% 598 $270   $7,652,874 34
Apr 16, 2009 12 $162,536 +1% -17% 598 $272   $7,815,410 35
Apr 17, 2009 14 $290,582 +79% -50% 642 $453   $8,105,992 36
Apr 18, 2009 14 $422,103 +45% -44% 642 $657   $8,528,095 37
Apr 19, 2009 13 $267,875 -37% -33% 642 $417   $8,795,970 38
Apr 20, 2009 14 $90,186 -66% -44% 642 $140   $8,886,156 39
Apr 21, 2009 13 $106,650 +18% -40% 642 $166   $8,992,806 40
Apr 22, 2009 14 $95,074 -11% -41% 642 $148   $9,087,880 41
Apr 23, 2009 14 $94,090 -1% -42% 642 $147   $9,181,970 42
Apr 24, 2009 - $168,842 +79% -42% 638 $265   $9,350,812 43
Apr 25, 2009 - $264,131 +56% -37% 638 $414   $9,614,943 44
Apr 26, 2009 - $154,203 -42% -42% 638 $242   $9,769,146 45
Apr 27, 2009 - $51,501 -67% -43% 638 $81   $9,820,647 46
Apr 28, 2009 - $64,119 +25% -40% 638 $101   $9,884,766 47
Apr 29, 2009 - $65,066 +1% -32% 638 $102   $9,949,832 48
Apr 30, 2009 - $62,551 -4% -34% 638 $98   $10,012,383 49
May 1, 2009 - $115,422 +85% -32% 471 $245   $10,127,805 50
May 2, 2009 - $188,406 +63% -29% 471 $400   $10,316,211 51
May 3, 2009 - $120,363 -36% -22% 471 $256   $10,436,574 52
May 4, 2009 - $37,535 -69% -27% 471 $80   $10,474,109 53
May 5, 2009 - $42,765 +14% -33% 471 $91   $10,516,874 54
May 6, 2009 - $46,832 +10% -28% 471 $99   $10,563,706 55
May 7, 2009 - $43,914 -6% -30% 471 $93   $10,607,620 56
May 8, 2009 - $72,684 +66% -37% 328 $222   $10,680,304 57
May 9, 2009 - $122,084 +68% -35% 328 $372   $10,802,388 58
May 10, 2009 - $95,325 -22% -21% 328 $291   $10,897,713 59
May 11, 2009 - $29,028 -70% -23% 328 $89   $10,926,741 60
May 12, 2009 - $30,176 +4% -29% 328 $92   $10,956,917 61
May 13, 2009 - $30,011 -1% -36% 328 $91   $10,986,928 62
May 14, 2009 - $32,347 +8% -26% 328 $99   $11,019,275 63
May 15, 2009 - $51,066 +58% -30% 259 $197   $11,070,341 64
May 16, 2009 - $87,990 +72% -28% 259 $340   $11,158,331 65
May 17, 2009 - $57,513 -35% -40% 259 $222   $11,215,844 66
May 18, 2009 - $25,794 -55% -11% 259 $100   $11,241,638 67
May 19, 2009 - $23,934 -7% -21% 259 $92   $11,265,572 68
May 20, 2009 - $23,328 -3% -22% 259 $90   $11,288,900 69
May 21, 2009 - $24,390 +5% -25% 259 $94   $11,313,290 70
May 22, 2009 - $38,223 +57% -25% 147 $260   $11,351,513 71
May 23, 2009 - $62,202 +63% -29% 147 $423   $11,413,715 72
May 24, 2009 - $65,295 +5% +14% 147 $444   $11,479,010 73
May 25, 2009 25 $49,098 -25% +90% 147 $334   $11,528,108 74
May 26, 2009 - $18,030 -63% -25% 147 $123   $11,546,138 75
May 27, 2009 - $17,716 -2% -24% 147 $121   $11,563,854 76
May 28, 2009 - $18,432 +4% -24% 147 $125   $11,582,286 77
May 29, 2009 - $27,672 +50% -28% 91 $304   $11,609,958 78
May 30, 2009 - $40,907 +48% -34% 91 $450   $11,650,865 79
May 31, 2009 - $25,792 -37% -60% 91 $283   $11,676,657 80
Jun 1, 2009 - $11,043 -57% -78% 91 $121   $11,687,700 81
Jun 2, 2009 - $11,011 n/c -39% 91 $121   $11,698,711 82
Jun 3, 2009 - $11,557 +5% -35% 91 $127   $11,710,268 83
Jun 4, 2009 - $11,793 +2% -36% 91 $130   $11,722,061 84
Jun 5, 2009 - $14,434 +22% -48% 71 $203   $11,736,495 85
Jun 6, 2009 - $20,409 +41% -50% 71 $287   $11,756,904 86
Jun 7, 2009 - $12,518 -39% -51% 71 $176   $11,769,422 87
Jun 8, 2009 - $5,780 -54% -48% 71 $81   $11,775,202 88
Jun 9, 2009 - $7,370 +28% -33% 71 $104   $11,782,572 89
Jun 10, 2009 - $6,884 -7% -40% 71 $97   $11,789,456 90
Jun 11, 2009 - $7,521 +9% -36% 71 $106   $11,796,977 91
Jun 12, 2009 - $23,866 +217% +65% 171 $140   $11,820,843 92
Jun 13, 2009 - $29,694 +24% +45% 171 $174   $11,850,537 93
Jun 14, 2009 - $23,168 -22% +85% 171 $135   $11,873,705 94
Jun 15, 2009 - $11,517 -50% +99% 171 $67   $11,885,222 95
Jun 16, 2009 - $14,566 +26% +98% 171 $85   $11,899,788 96
Jun 17, 2009 - $14,823 +2% +115% 171 $87   $11,914,611 97
Jun 18, 2009 - $14,202 -4% +89% 171 $83   $11,928,813 98
Jun 19, 2009 - $14,609 +3% -39% 134 $109   $11,943,422 99
Jun 20, 2009 - $20,911 +43% -30% 134 $156   $11,964,333 100
Jun 21, 2009 - $13,743 -34% -41% 134 $103   $11,978,076 101
Jun 22, 2009 - $7,679 -44% -33% 134 $57   $11,985,755 102
Jun 23, 2009 - $8,966 +17% -38% 134 $67   $11,994,721 103
Jun 24, 2009 - $8,839 -1% -40% 134 $66   $12,003,560 104
Jun 25, 2009 - $8,967 +1% -37% 134 $67   $12,012,527 105
Jun 26, 2009 - $6,272 -30% -57% 54 $116   $12,018,799 106
Jun 27, 2009 - $9,289 +48% -56% 54 $172   $12,028,088 107
Jun 28, 2009 - $5,614 -40% -59% 54 $104   $12,033,702 108
Jun 29, 2009 - $2,503 -55% -67% 54 $46   $12,036,205 109
Jun 30, 2009 - $2,886 +15% -68% 54 $53   $12,039,091 110
Jul 1, 2009 - $2,755 -5% -69% 54 $51   $12,041,846 111
Jul 2, 2009 - $3,771 +37% -58% 54 $70   $12,045,617 112
Jul 3, 2009 - $4,020 +7% -36% 27 $149   $12,049,637 113
Jul 4, 2009 - $2,212 -45% -76% 27 $82   $12,051,849 114
Jul 5, 2009 - $3,259 +47% -42% 27 $121   $12,055,108 115
Jul 6, 2009 - $1,858 -43% -26% 27 $69   $12,056,966 116
Jul 7, 2009 - $1,779 -4% -38% 27 $66   $12,058,745 117
Jul 8, 2009 - $1,626 -9% -41% 27 $60   $12,060,371 118
Jul 9, 2009 - $2,187 +35% -42% 27 $81   $12,062,558 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 31 $288,423   4 $72,106   $288,423 1
Mar 20, 2009 16 $915,274 +217% 64 $14,301   $1,203,697 2
Mar 27, 2009 11 $1,691,860 +85% 167 $10,131   $2,895,557 3
Apr 3, 2009 10 $3,023,844 +79% 479 $6,313   $5,919,401 4
Apr 10, 2009 12 $2,396,153 -21% 598 $4,007   $7,815,410 5
Apr 17, 2009 15 $1,366,560 -43% 642 $2,129   $9,181,970 6
Apr 24, 2009 15 $830,413 -39% 638 $1,302   $10,012,383 7
May 1, 2009 17 $595,237 -28% 471 $1,264   $10,607,620 8
May 8, 2009 17 $411,655 -31% 328 $1,255   $11,019,275 9
May 15, 2009 24 $294,015 -29% 259 $1,135   $11,313,290 10
May 22, 2009 25 $268,996 -9% 147 $1,830   $11,582,286 11
May 29, 2009 33 $139,775 -48% 91 $1,536   $11,722,061 12
Jun 5, 2009 37 $74,916 -46% 71 $1,055   $11,796,977 13
Jun 12, 2009 32 $131,836 +76% 171 $771   $11,928,813 14
Jun 19, 2009 37 $83,714 -37% 134 $625   $12,012,527 15
Jun 26, 2009 53 $33,090 -60% 54 $613   $12,045,617 16
Jul 3, 2009 56 $16,941 -49% 27 $627   $12,062,558 17

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
Aug 30, 200911111,146 111,146$1,951,724$1,951,7241
Sep 6, 20092740,182-64% 151,328$846,233$2,797,9572

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 30, 2009205,417 5,417$132,658$132,6581

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