Posted on 03/08/2004 11:36:30 AM PST by LiveFreeOrDie_NY
The movie that was supposed to end Mel Gibson's carrer continues to amaze even the most optimist box office experts.
In addition to the $213,888,740 North American receipts, the movie was released in a few countries with similar results.
International Totals: Australia $5,400,000 New Zealand $439,315 Greece $350,700 Poland $1,400,000
Looking at the all time box-office for R-rated movies, it seems inevitable that this is going to pass "Saving Private Ryan" ($216,540,909) today! That's less than two weeks into the release. By the upcoming weekend it could be battling Matrix Reloaded for number 1 R-rated movie ever only 2 1/2 weeks after being released.
This is a genuine cultural phenomenon. No one in the industry knows where this thing will end, or how high it will go. This breaks all the rules.
UBER-BLOCKBUSTER SHOWDOWN
THE PASSION VS. LORD OF THE RINGS VS. SPIDER-MAN VS. STAR WARS
(Daily Gross / % Yesterday / % Last Week / Total Gross / Day No. or Day of Week)
| DAY | Passion of the Christ | Return of the King | Spider-Man | Phantom Menace |
| WEEK 0 | ||||
| Wed | $26,556,573 - / - $26,556,573 / 1 |
$34,450,834 - / - $34,450,834 / 1 |
- | $28,542,349 - / - $28,542,349 / 1 |
| Thu | $14,781,316 -44.3% / - $41,337,889 / 2 |
$17,019,987 -50.6% / - $51,470,821 / 2 |
- | $12,307,918 -56.9% / - $40,840,267 / 2 |
| WK 0 | $41,337,889 | $51,470,821 | - | $40,840,267 |
| WEEK 1 | ||||
| Fri | $22,909,948 +55% / - $64,247,837 / 3 |
$21,811,549 +28.2% / - $73,282,370 / 3 |
$39,406,872 - / - $39,406,872 / 1 |
$18,467,513 +50% / - $59,307,780 / 3 |
| Sat | $33,077,939 +44.4% / - $97,325,776 / 4 |
$27,492,053 +26% / - $100,774,423 / 4 |
$43,622,264 +10.7% / - $83,029,136 / 2 |
$24,414,123 +32.2% / - $83,721,903 / 4 |
| Sun | $27,860,195 -15.8% / - $125,185,971 / 5 |
$23,326,111 -15.2% / - $124,100,534 / 5 |
$31,814,980 -27.1% / - $114,844,116 / 3 |
$21,929,334 -10.2% / - $105,661,237 / 5 |
| Mon | $10,131,876 -63.6% / - $135,317,847 / 6 |
$13,563,208 -41.9% / - $137,663,742 / 6 |
$11,034,785 -65.3% / - $125,878,901 / 4 |
$10,881,272 -50.4% / - $116,542,509 / 6 |
| Tue | $9,283,076 -8.4% / - $144,600,923 / 7 |
$12,476,242 -8% / - $150,139,984 / 7 |
$9,961,854 -9.7% / - $135,840,755 / 5 |
$8,181,275 -24.8% / - $124,723,784 / 7 |
| Wed | $8,402,362 -9.5% / -68.4% $153,003,285 / 8 |
$7,544,400 -39.5% / -78.1% $157,684,384 / 8 |
$8,315,369 -16.5% / - $144,156,124 / 6 |
$7,751,876 -5.2% / -72.8% $132,475,660 / 8 |
| Thu | $7,638,654 -9.1% / -48.3% $160,641,939 / 9 |
$13,986,220 +85.4% / -17.8% $171,670,604 / 9 |
$7,466,380 -10.2% / - $151,622,504 / 7 |
$7,720,976 -0.4% / -37.3% $140,196,636 / 9 |
| WK 1 | $119,304,050 | $120,199,783 | $151,622,504 | $99,356,369 |
| WEEK 2 | ||||
| Fri | $13,665,114 +78.9% / -40.4% $174,307,053 / 10 |
$19,152,196 +36.9% / -12.2% $190,822,800 / 10 |
$19,906,574 +166.6% / -49.5% $171,529,078 / 8 |
$13,531,561 +75.3% / -26.7% $153,728,197 / 10 |
| Sat | $21,929,043 +60.5% / -33.7% $196,236,096 / 11 |
$17,249,267 -9.9% / -37.3% $208,072,067 / 11 |
$30,505,929 +53.2% / -30.1% $202,035,007 / 9 |
$19,330,780 +42.9% / -20.8% $173,058,977 / 11 |
| Sun | $17,652,644 -19.5% / -36.6% $213,888,740 / 12 |
$14,196,641 -17.7% / -39.1% $222,268,708 / 12 |
$21,005,024 -31.1% / -34% $223,040,031 / 10 |
$18,537,522 -4.1% / -15.5% $191,596,499 / 12 |
| Mon | - | $10,052,588 -29.2% / -25.9% $232,321,296 / 13 |
$5,211,249 -75.2% / -52.8% $228,251,280 / 11 |
$15,504,435 -16.4% / +42.5% $207,099,058 / 13 |
| Tue | - | $9,615,240 -4.4% / -22.9% $241,936,536 / 14 |
$4,527,566 -13.1% / -54.6% $232,788,846 / 12 |
$5,459,637 -64.8% / -33.3% $212,558,695 / 14 |
| Wed | - | $7,509,391 -21.9% / -0.5% $249,445,927 / 15 |
$4,243,044 -6.3% / -49% $237,021,890 / 13 |
$5,295,848 -3% / -31.7% $217,854,543 / 15 |
| Thu | - | $12,784,656 +70.2% / -8.6% $262,230,583 / 16 |
$3,514,866 -17.2% / -52.9% $240,536,756 / 14 |
$5,011,928 -5.4% / -35.1% $222,866,471 / 16 |
| WK 2 | - | $90,559,979 | $88,914,252 | $82,669,835 |
| WEEK 3 | ||||
| Fri | - | $10,602,130 -17.1% / -44.6% $272,832,713 / 17 |
$11,837,552 +236.8% / -40.5% $252,374,308 / 15 |
$8,413,783 +67.9% / -37.8% $231,280,254 / 17 |
| Sat | - | $10,563,221 -0.4% / -38.8% $283,395,934 / 18 |
$20,012,686 +69.1% / -34.4% $272,386,994 / 16 |
$13,854,324 +64.7% / -28.3% $245,134,578 / 18 |
| Sun | - | $7,015,027 -33.6% / -50.6% $290,410,961 / 19 |
$13,186,674 -34.1% / -37.2% $285,573,668 / 17 |
$10,623,546 -23.3% / -42.7% $255,758,124 / 19 |
| Mon | - | $2,228,471 -68.2% / -77.8% $292,639,432 / 20 |
$4,308,824 -67.3% / -17.3% $289,882,492 / 18 |
$3,919,371 -63.1% / -74.7% $259,677,495 / 20 |
| Tue | - | $2,015,440 -9.6% / -79% $294,654,872 / 21 |
$2,783,820 -35.4% / -38.5% $292,666,312 / 19 |
$4,002,249 +2.1% / -26.7% $263,679,744 / 21 |
| Wed | - | $1,805,059 -10.4% / -76% $296,459,931 / 22 |
$2,475,876 -11.1% / -41.6% $295,142,188 / 20 |
$3,812,157 -4.7% / -28% $267,491,901 / 22 |
| Thu | - | $1,651,907 -8.5% / -87.1% $298,111,838 / 23 |
$2,684,460 +8.4% / -23.6% $297,826,648 / 21 |
$3,840,149 +0.7% / -23.4% $271,332,050 / 23 |
| WK 3 | - | $35,881,255 | $57,289,892 | $48,465,579 |
| WEEK 4 | ||||
| Fri | - | $3,676,960 +122.6% / -65.3% $301,788,798 / 24 |
$7,247,120 +170% / -38.8% $305,073,768 / 22 |
$6,695,326 +74.4% / -20.4% $278,027,376 / 24 |
| Sat | - | $6,439,410 +75.1% / -39% $308,228,208 / 25 |
$11,308,049 +56% / -43.5% $316,381,817 / 23 |
$10,555,346 +57.7% / -23.8% $288,582,722 / 25 |
| Sun | - | $4,092,728 -36.4% / -41.7% $312,320,936 / 26 |
$9,952,935 -12% / -24.5% $326,334,752 / 24 |
$8,382,189 -20.6% / -21.1% $296,964,911 / 26 |
| Mon | - | $1,098,097 -73.2% / -50.7% $313,419,033 / 27 |
$7,306,740 -26.6% / +69.6% $333,641,492 / 25 |
$3,025,265 -63.9% / -22.8% $299,990,176 / 27 |
| Tue | - | $1,148,156 +4.6% / -43% $314,567,189 / 28 |
$2,008,333 -72.5% / -27.9% $335,649,825 / 26 |
$3,071,497 +1.5% / -23.3% $303,061,673 / 28 |
| Wed | - | $989,404 -13.8% / -45.2% $315,556,593 / 29 |
$1,851,732 -7.8% / -25.2% $337,501,557 / 27 |
$2,969,009 -3.3% / -22.1% $306,030,682 / 29 |
| Thu | - | $1,036,039 +4.7% / -37.3% $316,592,632 / 30 |
$2,004,576 +8.3% / -25.3% $339,506,133 / 28 |
$3,183,166 +7.2% / -17.1% $309,213,848 / 30 |
| WK 4 | - | $18,480,794 | $41,679,485 | $37,881,798 |
| WEEK 5 | ||||
| Fri | - | $2,376,259 +129.4% / -35.4% $318,968,891 / 31 |
$3,715,569 +85.4% / -48.7% $343,221,702 / 29 |
$4,700,000 +47.7% / -29.8% $313,913,848 / 31 |
| Sat | - | $4,614,194 +94.2% / -28.3% $323,583,085 / 32 |
$6,426,604 +73% / -43.2% $349,648,306 / 30 |
$7,338,000 +56.1% / -30.5% $321,251,848 / 32 |
| Sun | - | $3,229,017 -30% / -21.1% $326,812,102 / 33 |
$4,175,238 -35% / -58.1% $353,823,544 / 31 |
$6,821,000 -7% / -18.6% $328,072,869 / 33 |
| Mon | - | $2,228,291 -31% / +102.9% $329,040,393 / 34 |
$1,507,141 -63.9% / -79.4% $355,330,685 / 32 |
$2,370,597 -65.2% / -21.6% $330,443,466 / 34 |
| Tue | - | $739,324 -66.8% / -35.6% $329,779,717 / 35 |
$1,652,755 +9.7% / -17.7% $356,983,440 / 33 |
$2,418,332 +2% / -21.3% $332,861,798 / 35 |
| Wed | - | $610,621 -17.4% / -38.3% $330,390,338 / 36 |
$1,521,914 -7.9% / -17.8% $358,505,354 / 34 |
$2,226,475 -7.9% / -25% $335,088,273 / 36 |
| Thu | - | $641,904 +5.1% / -38% $331,032,242 / 37 |
$1,611,767 +5.9% / -19.6% $360,117,121 / 35 |
$2,469,489 +10.9% / -22.4% $337,557,762 / 37 |
| WK 5 | - | $14,438,610 | $20,610,988 | $28,343,914 |
| WEEK 6 | ||||
| Fri | - | $1,509,646 +135.2% / -36.5% $332,541,888 / 38 |
$2,974,654 +84.6% / -19.9% $363,091,775 / 36 |
$3,770,000 +52.7% / -19.8% $341,327,762 / 38 |
| Sat | - | $3,158,167 +109.2% / -31.6% $335,700,055 / 39 |
$4,219,722 +41.9% / -34.3% $367,311,497 / 37 |
$5,775,000 +53.2% / -21.3% $347,102,762 / 39 |
| Sun | - | $2,117,943 -32.9% / -34.4% $337,817,998 / 40 |
$3,116,686 -26.1% / -25.4% $370,428,183 / 38 |
$4,521,000 -21.7% / -33.7% $351,669,681 / 40 |
| Mon | - | $527,010 -75.1% / -76.3% $338,345,008 / 41 |
$1,078,005 -65.4% / -28.5% $371,506,188 / 39 |
$2,110,404 -53.3% / -11% $353,780,085 / 41 |
| Tue | - | $546,848 +3.8% / -26% $338,891,856 / 42 |
$1,197,927 +11.1% / -27.5% $372,704,115 / 40 |
$2,240,972 +6.2% / -7.3% $356,021,057 / 42 |
| Wed | - | $576,890 +5.5% / -5.5% $339,468,746 / 43 |
$1,126,116 -6% / -26% $373,830,231 / 41 |
$1,739,756 -22.4% / -21.9% $357,760,813 / 43 |
| Thu | - | $552,266 -4.3% / -14% $340,021,012 / 44 |
$1,191,454 +5.8% / -26.1% $375,021,685 / 42 |
$2,114,498 +21.5% / -14.4% $359,875,311 / 44 |
| WK 6 | - | $8,989,770 | $14,904,564 | $22,317,549 |
| WEEK 7 | ||||
| Fri | - | $1,371,409 +148.3% / -9.2% $341,392,421 / 45 |
$2,124,686 +78.3% / -28.6% $377,146,371 / 43 |
$2,900,000 +37.1% / -23.1% $362,775,311 / 45 |
| Sat | - | $2,739,574 +99.8% / -13.3% $344,131,995 / 46 |
$3,011,494 +41.7% / -28.6% $380,157,865 / 44 |
$3,820,000 +31.7% / -33.9% $366,595,311 / 46 |
| Sun | - | $1,199,820 -56.2% / -43.3% $345,331,815 / 47 |
$2,379,804 -21% / -23.6% $382,537,669 / 45 |
$2,790,000 -27% / -38.3% $369,415,693 / 47 |
| Mon | - | $387,715 -67.7% / -26.4% $345,719,530 / 48 |
$824,298 -65.4% / -23.5% $383,361,967 / 46 |
$3,751,277 +34.5% / +77.8% $373,166,970 / 48 |
| Tue | - | $399,383 +3% / -27% $346,118,913 / 49 |
$876,504 +6.3% / -26.8% $384,238,471 / 47 |
$1,722,948 -54.1% / -23.1% $374,889,918 / 49 |
| Wed | - | $368,338 -7.8% / -36.2% $346,487,251 / 50 |
$795,964 -9.2% / -29.3% $385,034,435 / 48 |
$1,382,953 -19.7% / -20.5% $376,272,871 / 50 |
| Thu | - | $352,421 -4.3% / -36.2% $346,839,672 / 51 |
$791,946 -0.5% / -33.5% $385,826,381 / 49 |
$1,420,105 +2.7% / -32.8% $377,692,976 / 51 |
| WK 7 | - | $6,818,660 | $10,804,696 | $17,817,665 |
| WEEK 8 | ||||
| Fri | - | $907,810 +157.6% / -33.8% $347,747,482 / 52 |
$1,306,471 +65% / -38.5% $387,132,852 / 50 |
$2,025,000 +42.6% / -30.2% $379,717,976 / 52 |
| Sat | - | $2,014,866 +121.9% / -26.5% $349,762,348 / 53 |
$1,877,779 +43.7% / -37.6% $389,010,631 / 51 |
$3,075,000 +51.9% / -19.5% $382,792,976 / 53 |
| Sun | - | $1,370,995 -32% / +14.3% $351,133,343 / 54 |
$1,371,682 -27% / -42.4% $390,382,313 / 52 |
$2,246,000 -27% / -19.5% $385,184,373 / 54 |
| Mon | - | $295,586 -78.4% / -23.8% $351,428,929 / 55 |
$553,261 -59.7% / -32.9% $390,935,574 / 53 |
$1,065,109 -52.6% / -71.6% $386,249,482 / 55 |
| Tue | - | $282,298 -4.5% / -29.3% $351,711,227 / 56 |
$603,413 +9.1% / -31.2% $391,538,987 / 54 |
$1,215,923 +14.2% / -29.4% $387,465,405 / 56 |
| Wed | - | $263,172 -6.8% / -28.6% $351,974,399 / 57 |
$596,493 -1.1% / -25.1% $392,135,480 / 55 |
$1,059,741 -12.8% / -23.4% $388,525,146 / 57 |
| Thu | - | $303,176 +15.2% / -14% $352,277,575 / 58 |
$608,777 +2.1% / -23.1% $392,744,257 / 56 |
$1,028,463 -3% / -27.6% $389,553,609 / 58 |
| WK 8 | - | $5,437,903 | $6,917,876 | $11,860,633 |
| WEEK 9 | ||||
| Fri | - | $799,613 +163.7% / -11.9% $353,077,188 / 59 |
$902,973 +48.3% / -30.9% $393,647,230 / 57 |
$1,425,000 +38.6% / -29.6% $390,978,609 / 59 |
| Sat | - | $1,957,907 +144.9% / -2.8% $355,035,095 / 60 |
$1,252,116 +38.7% / -33.3% $394,899,346 / 58 |
$2,375,000 +66.7% / -22.8% $393,353,609 / 60 |
| Sun | - | $1,429,675 -27% / +4.3% $356,464,770 / 61 |
$975,125 -22.1% / -28.9% $395,874,471 / 59 |
$1,789,000 -24.7% / -20.3% $395,201,250 / 61 |
| Mon | - | $903,086 -36.8% / +205.5% $357,367,856 / 62 |
$496,038 -49.1% / -10.3% $396,370,509 / 60 |
$847,947 -52.6% / -20.4% $396,049,197 / 62 |
| Tue | - | $309,557 -65.7% / +9.7% $357,677,413 / 63 |
$503,822 +1.6% / -16.5% $396,874,331 / 61 |
$886,028 +4.5% / -27.1% $396,935,225 / 63 |
| Wed | - | $297,803 -3.8% / +13.2% $357,975,216 / 64 |
$488,448 -3.1% / -18.1% $397,362,779 / 62 |
$813,552 -8.2% / -23.2% $397,748,777 / 64 |
| Thu | - | $293,263 -1.5% / -3.3% $358,268,479 / 65 |
$490,942 +0.5% / -19.4% $397,853,721 / 63 |
$824,849 +1.4% / -19.8% $398,573,626 / 65 |
| WK 9 | - | $5,990,904 | $5,109,464 | $9,020,017 |
| WEEK 10 | ||||
| Fri | - | $653,702 +122.9% / -18.2% $358,922,181 / 66 |
$778,968 +58.7% / -13.7% $398,632,689 / 64 |
$1,040,000 +26.1% / -27% $399,613,626 / 66 |
| Sat | - | $1,299,866 +98.8% / -33.6% $360,222,047 / 67 |
$852,964 +9.5% / -31.9% $399,485,653 / 65 |
$1,730,000 +66.3% / -27.2% $401,343,626 / 67 |
| Sun | - | $896,887 -31% / -37.3% $361,118,934 / 68 |
$572,704 -32.9% / -41.3% $400,058,357 / 66 |
$1,730,000 - / -3.3% $402,770,726 / 68 |
| Mon | - | $210,728 -76.5% / -76.7% $361,329,662 / 69 |
$245,700 -57.1% / -50.5% $400,304,057 / 67 |
$586,415 -66.1% / -30.8% $403,357,141 / 69 |
| Tue | - | $225,112 +6.8% / -27.3% $361,554,774 / 70 |
$276,541 +12.6% / -45.1% $400,580,598 / 68 |
$648,692 +10.6% / -26.8% $404,005,833 / 70 |
| Wed | - | $187,721 -16.6% / -37% $361,742,495 / 71 |
$259,006 -6.3% / -47% $400,839,604 / 69 |
$568,065 -12.4% / -30.2% $404,573,895 / 71 |
| Thu | - | $198,452 +5.7% / -32.3% $361,940,947 / 72 |
$261,842 +1.1% / -46.7% $401,101,446 / 70 |
$602,414 +6% / -27% $405,176,312 / 72 |
| WK 10 | - | $3,672,468 | $3,247,725 | $6,602,686 |
| WEEK 11 | ||||
| Fri | - | $495,714 +149.8% / -24.2% $362,436,661 / 73 |
- | $910,000 +51.1% / -12.5% $406,086,312 / 73 |
| Sat | - | $1,021,754 +106.1% / -21.4% $363,458,415 / 74 |
- | $1,465,000 +61% / -15.3% $407,551,312 / 74 |
| Sun | - | $657,197 -35.7% / -26.7% $364,115,612 / 75 |
- | $1,089,000 -25.7% / -37.1% $408,597,032 / 75 |
| Mon | - | $278,415 -57.6% / +32.1% $364,394,027 / 76 |
- | $487,362 -55.2% / -16.9% $409,084,394 / 76 |
| Tue | - | $281,259 +1% / +24.9% $364,675,286 / 77 |
- | $506,142 +3.9% / -22% $409,590,536 / 77 |
| Wed | - | $244,837 -12.9% / +30.4% $364,920,123 / 78 |
- | $486,393 -3.9% / -14.4% $410,076,929 / 78 |
| Thu | - | $252,225 +3% / +27.1% $365,172,348 / 79 |
- | $475,024 -2.3% / -21.1% $410,551,953 / 79 |
| WK 11 | - | $3,231,401 | - | $5,375,641 |
| WEEK 12 | ||||
| Fri | - | Est. $760,000 +201.3% / +53.3% $365,932,000 / 80 |
- | $595,000 +25.3% / -34.6% $411,146,953 / 80 |
| Sat | - | Est. $1,482,000 +95% / +45% $367,414,000 / 81 |
- | $885,000 +48.7% / -39.6% $412,031,953 / 81 |
| Sun | - | Est. $933,000 -37% / +42% $368,347,000 / 82 |
- | $758,000 -14.4% / -30.4% $412,775,151 / 82 |
| WEEK 14 | ||||
| Sun | - | - | $68,805 -28.1% / - $403,505,336 / 94 |
$370,000 - / -21.8% $417,800,897 / 96 |
| WEEK 15 | ||||
| Fri | - | - | $24,038 - / -65.8% $403,560,381 / 99 |
$251,000 +42.5% / - $418,764,721 / 101 |
| Sat | - | - | $36,695 +52.7% / -61.7% $403,597,076 / 100 |
$382,000 +52.2% / - $419,146,721 / 102 |
| Sun | - | - | $23,650 -35.5% / -65.6% $403,620,726 / 101 |
$269,000 -29.6% / -27.3% $419,423,967 / 103 |
| WEEK 16 | ||||
| Fri | - | - | $25,530 - / +6.2% $403,664,515 / 106 |
$225,000 +123.8% / -10.4% $420,071,896 / 108 |
| Sat | - | - | $24,832 -2.7% / -32.3% $403,689,347 / 107 |
$409,000 +81.8% / +7.1% $420,480,896 / 109 |
| Sun | - | - | $17,028 -31.4% / -28% $403,706,375 / 108 |
$515,000 +25.9% / +91.4% $421,381,756 / 110 |
| Total | $213,888,740 | $368,347,000 | $403,706,375 | $431,088,297 |
| Budget | $30 million | $94 million | $139 million | $115 million |
| Theaters | 3,170 | 3,703 | 3,876 | 3,126 |
| Release Date |
02/25/2004 | 12/17/03 | 05/03/02 | 05/19/99 |
| Yearly Rank |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All Time Rank |
47 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Passion should be #2 alltime R-rated by the end of the week, and has an outside chance of catching Matrix-Reloaded for #1 (would need to gross $68 Million this week).
The biggest things to remember -- ALL the other top grossing movies were released in the Summer (may-Aug) and Holiday (Thanks-New Year) Blockbuster periods, and this is a religious movie.
The Passion has rewritten everything Hollywierd ever thought about Box Office popularity.
Did Southern Poverty Law Center weigh in on this?
Look here:
Domestically. Still have quite a ways to go to beat the Matrix Reloaded worldwide. Over $700 million.
Where Mel is actually going to make the most sales is DVD and digital medium. This movie will continue to sell decades from now. I predict that many Christians will come to view it as a 'visual supplement' to the Gospel and a must have item right after the Bible. If that is true, you'll have people buying this one for years and years and years. New generations of Christians will buy it just like they buy Bibles.
The Passion will become the best selling DVD of all time- no problems.
Nope but I will before the day's out!
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