Top grossing films (so far )
Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry , these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2007. The top ten of 2007 as of February 19 , 2007 (Worldwide, U.S. & Canada and International);(UK) and (Australia) are as follows:
U.S. and Canada and International box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars
2007 Rank
Title
Studio
Box Office Gross
Worldwide
Canada/U.S
International
U.K.
Australia
1.
Stomp the Yard
Sony
$59,675,364
$59,675,364
$0
$0
$0
2.
Norbit
Paramount
$58,884,000
$58,884,000
$0
$0
$0
3.
Epic Movie
Regency
$46,570,422
$36,972,000
$9,598,422
$3,181,970
$4,544,941
4.
Ghost Rider
Sony
$45,000,000
$45,000,000
$0
$0
$0
5.
Smokin' Aces
Universal
$44,919,330
$34,079,000
$10,840,330
$6,206,680
$468,847
6.
Freedom Writers
Paramount
$36,239,000
$36,239,000
$0
$0
$0
7.
Because I Said So
Universal
$33,248,000
$33,248,000
$0
$0
$0
8.
The Messengers
Sony
$30,509,000
$30,509,000
$0
$0
$0
9.
Hannibal Rising
MGM
$22,127,000
$22,127,000
$0
$0
$0
10.
Bridge to Terabithia
Buena Vista
$22,075,000
$22,075,000
$0
$0
$0
For a complete list of 2007's top-grossing films, follow these links:
Events
Wide-release films
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
January-March
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
January
5
Code Name:The Cleaner
New Line Cinema
Cedric the Entertainer , Lucy Liu , Nicollette Sheridan
Freedom Writers
Paramount Pictures
Hilary Swank , Imelda Staunton , Patrick Dempsey , Scott Glenn , April Lee Hernandez , Mario , Hunter Parrish , Jason Finn
Happily N'Ever After
Lions Gate Films
Sigourney Weaver , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Freddie Prinze, Jr. , Andy Dick , Patrick Warburton , Wallace Shawn , George Carlin
12
Alpha Dog
Universal Pictures
Emile Hirsch , Justin Timberlake , Anton Yelchin , Ben Foster , Shawn Hatosy , Bruce Willis , Sharon Stone , Christopher Marquette
Primeval
Buena Vista (Hollywood Pictures)
Dominic Purcell , Orlando Jones , Brooke Langton , Jurgen Prochnow
Stomp the Yard
Sony (Screen Gems)
Columbus Short , Meagan Good , NE-YO , Chris Brown , Darrin Henson , Brian White , Laz Alonzo , Valarie Pettiford , Harry J. Lennix , Jermaine Williams
19
The Hitcher
Universal (Rogue Pictures)
Sean Bean , Sophia Bush , Zachary Knighton , Neal McDonough
26
Blood & Chocolate
MGM
Agnes Bruckner , Hugh Dancy , Olivier Martinez , Bryan Dick , Katja Riemann
Catch and Release
Sony (Columbia Pictures)
Jennifer Garner , Timothy Olyphant , Sam Jaeger , Kevin Smith , Fiona Shaw , Juliette Lewis
Epic Movie
20th Century Fox
Kal Penn , Adam Campbell , Jennifer Coolidge , Jayma Mays , Faune A. Chambers
Smokin' Aces
Universal Pictures
Ben Affleck , Andy Garcia , Alicia Keys , Ray Liotta , Jeremy Piven , Ryan Reynolds , Peter Berg , Taraji Henson , Chris Pine , Martin Henderson , Jason Bateman , Common , Nestor Carbonnel
February
2
Because I Said So
Universal Pictures
Diane Keaton , Mandy Moore , Gabriel Macht , Tom Everett Scott , Lauren Graham , Piper Perabo , Stephen Collins
The Messengers
Sony (Screen Gems)
Kristen Stewart , Dylan McDermott , Penelope Ann Miller , John Corbett
9
Hannibal Rising
MGM (Weinstein)
Gaspard Ulliel , Gong Li , Rhys Ifans , Dominic West , Kevin McKidd , Richard Brake , Stephen Walters , Ivan Marevich , Goran Kostic , Charles Maquignon
Norbit
Paramount (Dreamworks)
Eddie Murphy , Thandie Newton , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Eddie Griffin , Terry Crews , Clifton Powell , Katt Williams , Lester "Rasta" Speight , Marlon Wayans
14
Daddy's Little Girls
Lions Gate Films
Louis Gossett Jr. , Gabrielle Union , Idris Elba , Terri J. Vaughn , Tracee Ellis Ross , Tyler Perry
Music and Lyrics
Warner Bros.
Hugh Grant , Drew Barrymore , Brad Garrett , Kristen Johnston , Campbell Scott , Haley Bennett
16
Breach
Universal Pictures
Chris Cooper , Ryan Phillippe , Laura Linney , Dennis Haysbert , Caroline Dhavernas , Gary Cole , Kathleen Quinlan
Bridge to Terabithia
Buena Vista
Josh Hutcherson , AnnaSophia Robb , Zooey Deschanel , Robert Patrick
Ghost Rider
Sony (Columbia Pictures)
Nicolas Cage , Eva Mendes , Wes Bentley , Sam Elliott , Peter Fonda , Donal Logue
23
Reno 911! : Miami
20th Century Fox
Carlos Alazraqui , Mary Birdsong , Robert Ben Garant , Kerri Kenney-Silver , Thomas Lennon , Wendi McLendon-Covey , Niecy Nash , Cedric Yarbrough
The Abandoned
Lions Gate Films
Anastasia Hille , Karel Roden , Valentin Ganev , Carlos Reig-Plaza
The Astronaut Farmer
Warner Bros.
Billy Bob Thornton , Virginia Madsen , Bruce Dern , Tim Blake Nelson , Max Thieriot , Jon Gries
The Number 23
New Line Cinema
Jim Carrey , Virginia Madsen , Danny Huston , Logan Lerman , Lynn Collins , Rhona Mitra
Scheduled 2007 releases
January-March
Release dates:
LR: Limited release in select cities
WR: Wide-release to theaters
IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film
Date
Studio
Other notes
Amazing Grace
February 23 LR
Walden Media
Ioan Gruffudd , Rufus Sewell , Albert Finney
Glastonbury
February 23 LR
ThinkFilm
Gray Matters
February 23 LR
Yari Film Group
Heather Graham , Thomas Cavanagh , Bridget Moynahan
Starter for 10
February 23 LR
Picturehouse
Black Snake Moan
March 2 WR
Paramount Vantage
Samuel L. Jackson , Christina Ricci , Justin Timberlake
Full of It
March 2 WR
New Line Cinema
Ryan Pinkston , Teri Polo
Wild Hogs
March 2 WR
Buena Vista
John Travolta , Tim Allen , Martin Lawrence , William H. Macy
Zodiac
March 2 WR
Paramount Pictures
Robert Downey Jr. , Jake Gyllenhaal , Mark Ruffalo
300
March 9 WR, IMAX
Warner Bros.
Gerard Butler , Lena Headey , David Wenham
The Namesake
March 9 LR
Fox Searchlight
Kal Penn , Jacinda Barrett
Nomad (The Warrior)
March 9 LR
The Weinstein Company
Jay Hernandez , Mark Dacascos , Jason Scott Lee
The Ultimate Gift
March 9 LR
Film Foundry /Fox
James Garner , Abigail Breslin , Drew Fuller
Dead Silence
March 16 WR
Universal Pictures
James Wan (director)
I Think I Love My Wife
March 16 WR
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Chris Rock , Kerry Washington
Premonition
March 16 WR
Sony
Sandra Bullock , Nia Long
Shooter
March 16 WR
Paramount Pictures
Mark Wahlberg , Danny Glover
Sunshine
March 16 WR
Fox Searchlight
Rose Byrne , Chris Evans , Cillian Murphy
Somebody Help Me
March 16 WR
Paramount
Marques Houston , Omarion
The Hills Have Eyes II
March 23
Fox Atomic
The Last Mimzy
March 23 WR
New Line Cinema
Rainn Wilson
Pride
March 23 WR
Lionsgate
Bernie Mac
Reign Over Me
March 23 WR
Sony
Adam Sandler , Don Cheadle
TMNT
March 23 WR
Warner Bros.
Kevin Munroe (director), Mako Iwamatsu , James Arnold Taylor , Mikey Kelley , Mitchell Whitfield , Nolan North , Chris Evans , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Patrick Stewart , Zhang Ziyi , Lawrence Fishburne , Kevin Michael Richardson , Grey DeLisle , Kevin Smith (cameo), Billy West
Blades of Glory
March 30 WR
Paramount Pictures
Will Ferrell , Jon Heder , Will Arnett , Luciana Carro
The Lookout
March 30 WR
Miramax
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Meet the Robinsons
March 30 WR
Buena Vista
Rescue Dawn
March 30 WR
MGM
Christian Bale
Skinwalkers
March 30
Lionsgate
April-June
Release dates:
LR: Limited release in select cities
WR: Wide-release to theaters
IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film
Date
Studio
Other notes
Are We Done Yet?
April 6 WR
Revolution Studios
Ice Cube , Nia Long , John C. McGinley
Grindhouse
April 6 WR
The Weinstein Co.
Quentin Tarantino (director), Robert Rodriguez (director)
The Hoax
April 6 WR
Miramax
Richard Gere
The Reaping
April 6 WR
Warner Bros.
Hilary Swank , Idris Elba , AnnaSophia Robb
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
April 13 WR
First Look Pictures
C. Martin Croker , Matt Maiellaro , Dave Willis , Carey Means , Dana Snyder
Perfect Stranger
April 13 WR
Sony
Halle Berry , Bruce Willis
Hot Fuzz
April 20 WR
Rogue Pictures
Simon Pegg , Nick Frost
Pathfinder
April 20 WR
20th Century Fox
Karl Urban , Ryan Merriman
Vacancy
April 20 WR
Screen Gems
Kate Beckinsale , Luke Wilson
Next
April 27 WR
Sony
Nicolas Cage
The Condemned
April 27 WR
WWE Films
Steve Austin
The Invisible
April 27 WR
Buena Vista
The Last Legion
April 27 WR
MGM
Colin Firth
No Reservations
May 4 WR
Warner Bros.
Charlie Hunnam , Dana Delaney , Gary Cole
Spider-Man 3
May 4 WR
Columbia Pictures
Sam Raimi (director), Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Thomas Haden Church , Topher Grace , Bryce Dallas Howard
Lucky You
May 4 WR
Warner Bros.
Eric Bana , Drew Barrymore , Robert Duvall , Jean Smart , Debra Messing , Robert Downey Jr.
28 Weeks Later
May 11 WR
20th Century Fox
Jeremy Renner
Delta Farce
May 11
Lions Gate Entertainment
Bill Engvall , Larry the Cable Guy , DJ Qualls
Georgia Rule
May 11
Universal Pictures
Jane Fonda , Lindsay Lohan , Felicity Huffman
Mr. Woodcock
May 11 WR
New Line
Billy Bob Thornton , Seann William Scott , Susan Sarandon
Captivity
May 18 WR
Lionsgate
Elisha Cuthbert
Shrek the Third
May 18 WR
DreamWorks
animated, voices of: Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy , Cameron Diaz , Julie Andrews , Antonio Banderas , John Cleese , Rupert Everett , Regis Philbin (America) Jonathan Ross (UK), Justin Timberlake
Bug
May 25 WR
Lions Gate Films
William Friedkin (director), Ashley Judd , Michael Shannon , Harry Connick, Jr.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
May 25 WR
Buena Vista
Johnny Depp , Orlando Bloom , Keira Knightley
Hot Rod
June 1 WR
Paramount Pictures
Andy Samberg , Ian McShane , Isla Fisher , Sissy Spacek
Knocked Up
June 1 WR
Universal Pictures
Seth Rogen , Katherine Hiegl , Paul Rudd , Leslie Mann , Jason Segel , Jonah Hill
Mr. Brooks
June 1 WR
MGM
Kevin Costner , William Hurt
Ocean's Thirteen
June 8 WR
Warner Bros.
George Clooney , Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Bernie Mac , Don Cheadle , Al Pacino , Andy Garcia
Hostel: Part 2
June 8 WR
Lions Gate
Jay Hernandez
Surf's Up
June 8 WR
Columbia Pictures
animated, voices of: Shia LaBeouf , Zooey Deschanel , Jeff Bridges
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
June 15 WR
20th Century Fox
Michael Chiklis , Jessica Alba , Chris Evans , Ioan Gruffudd , Julian McMahon
Nancy Drew
June 15 WR
Warner Bros.
Emma Roberts , Amy Bruckner & Kay Pananbaker
Evan Almighty
June 22 WR
Universal Pictures
Steve Carell , Morgan Freeman , Lauren Graham , John Goodman , Wanda Sykes
Live Free or Die Hard
June 29 WR
20th Century Fox
Len Wiseman (director), Bruce Willis
Ratatouille
June 29 WR
Pixar Animation Studios
July-September
Release dates:
LR: Limited release in select cities
WR: Wide-release to theaters
IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film
Date
Studio
Other notes
License to Wed
July 4 WR
Warner Bros.
Mandy Moore , Robin Williams
Transformers
July 4 WR
DreamWorks
Michael Bay (director), Shia LaBeouf , Josh Duhamel , Jon Voight , Megan Fox , Bernie Mac , Tyrese Gibson
1408
July 13 WR
Dimension Films
John Cusack , Samuel L. Jackson
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
July 13 WR, IMAX
Warner Bros.
David Yates (director), Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint , Emma Watson , Ralph Fiennes , Michael Gambon , Gary Oldman , Imelda Staunton , David Thewlis , Maggie Smith , Alan Rickman , Matthew Lewis , Evanna Lynch and Bonnie Wright
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
July 20 WR
Universal Pictures
Adam Sandler , Kevin James
Hairspray
July 20 WR
New Line
John Travolta , Amanda Bynes , Christopher Walken , Nicole Blonsky , Michelle Pfeiffer , Brittany Snow , Queen Latifah , Zac Efron , James Marsden , Elijah Kelley
The Simpsons Movie
July 27 WR
20th Century Fox
David Silverman (director), animated, voices of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Marcia Wallace , Pamela Hayden , Tress MacNeille , Maggie Roswell , Russi Taylor and Kelsey Grammer
The Bourne Ultimatum
August 3 WR
Universal Pictures
Matt Damon
Underdog
August 3 WR
Buena Vista
voice of Jason Lee , Alex Neuberger
Rush Hour 3
August 10 WR
New Line
Jackie Chan , Chris Tucker
Stardust
August 10 WR
Paramount Pictures
Claire Danes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Robert de Niro
Disturbia
August 17 WR
Paramount Pictures
Carrie-Anne Moss , Shia LaBeouf , David Morse
High School Musical 2
August 17 WR
Buena Vista
Zac Efron , Vanessa Anne Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Corbin Bleu , Monique Coleman
The Invasion
August 17 WR
Warner Bros.
Daniel Craig , Nicole Kidman , Jeffrey Wright
Super Bad
August 17 WR
Sony
Jonah Hill , Michael Cera , Seth Rogen
Virgin Territory
August 17 WR
MGM
Hayden Christensen , Mischa Barton , Christopher Egan
The Comebacks
August 24 WR
Fox Atomic
David Koechner
One Missed Call
August 24 WR
Warner Bros.
Ed Burns , Shannyn Sossamon
The Brothers Solomon
August 31 WR
Sony
Will Arnett , Will Forte
Halloween
August 31 WR
Dimension Films
Malcolm McDowell , Daeg Faerch, Tyler Mane , Danielle Harris , Sheri Moon Zombie , Hanna R. Hall
Untraceable
September 7 WR
Sony
Godzilla 3D to the MAX
September 12 IMAX
Toho
TBA
Resident Evil: Extinction
September 21 WR
Screen Gems
Milla Jovovich , Oded Fehr , Ali Larter
The Kingdom
September 28 WR
Universal Pictures
Jamie Foxx , Jennifer Garner , Chris Cooper
Mr. Bean's Holiday
September 28 WR
Universal Pictures
Rowan Atkinson
October-December
Release dates:
LR: Limited release in select cities
WR: Wide-release to theaters
IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film
Date
Studio
Other notes
Golden Age
October 5 WR
Universal Pictures
Cate Blanchett , Clive Owen , Geoffrey Rush
Seven Day Itch
October 5 WR
Paramount Pictures
Ben Stiller , Rob Corddry , Carlos Mencia
Vantage Point
October 5 WR
Columbia Pictures
Dennis Quaid , Matthew Fox , Forest Whitaker
The Brave One
October 12 WR
Warner Bros.
Neil Jordan (director), Jodie Foster , Naveen Andrews , Terrence Howard
30 Days of Night
October 19 WR
Sony
David Slade (director)
Saw IV
October 26 WR
Lions Gate
American Gangster
November 2 WR
Universal Pictures
Denzel Washington , Russell Crowe , Ridley Scott (director)
Bee Movie
November 2 WR
DreamWorks
animated, voices of: Jerry Seinfeld , Renée Zellweger , Alan Arkin , Kathy Bates , Matthew Broderick , Robert Duvall , William H. Macy , Rebecca Soler , Tim Blake Nelson , Uma Thurman , Rip Torn , Patrick Warburton , Oprah Winfrey
Enchanted
November 2 WR
Buena Vista
animated, voices of Amy Adams , James Marsden , David Hyde Pierce , Susan Sarandon , John Travolta and Russell Crowe
Fred Claus
November 9 WR
Warner Bros.
Vince Vaughn , Paul Giamatti , Kevin Spacey
Beowulf
November 16 WR
Paramount Pictures
Robert Zemeckis (director), Greg Ellis , Brendan Gleeson , Crispin Glover , Anthony Hopkins , Angelina Jolie , John Malkovich , Sebastian Roché , Ray Winstone , Robin Wright Penn
Foodfight!
November 16 WR
Lions Gate
Hilary Duff , Haylie Duff
I Am Legend
November 21 WR
Warner Bros.
Francis Lawrence (director), Will Smith , Justin Morck , Salli Richardson , Gabrielle Union
This Christmas
December 5 WR
Columbia Pictures
Gabrielle Union , Morris Chestnut , Queen Latifah
The Waterhorse
December 7 WR
Sony
Emily Watson
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
December 7 WR
New Line
Daniel Craig , Nicole Kidman , Eva Green
10,000 BC
December 14 WR
Warner Bros.
Roland Emmerich (director), Camilla Belle , Steven Strait
I Muricun
December 14 WR
TriStar Pictures
Demetri Martin , George Lopez , Natalie Nassar , Emmanuelle Vaugier , Sean Astin , Nick Stahl , Charisma Carpenter , Scott Caan , Kira Vincent-Davis
Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest
December 21 WR
20th Century Fox
National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
December 21 WR
Walt Disney Pictures
Nicolas Cage , Jon Voight , Diane Kruger , Justin Bartha
Limited-release films
Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country (typically in cities such as New York and Los Angeles). The following films meet these criteria:
January-March
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
January
5
Comedy of Power
Koch-Lorber Films
Isabelle Huppert , François Berléand , Patrick Bruel , Thomas Chabrol
The Breed
First Look Pictures
Michelle Rodriguez , Oliver Hudson , Taryn Manning , Eric Lively , Hill Harper
Thr3e
20th Century Fox (Fox Faith Movies)
Marc Blucas , Justine Waddell , Laura Jordan , Bill Moseley , Max Ryan
12
Guru
Adlabs
Abhishek Bachchan , Aishwarya Rai , Mithun Chokraborty , R. Madhavan , Vidya Balan
Tears of the Black Tiger
Magnolia Pictures
Chartchai Ngamsan , Stella Malucchi , Supakorn Kitsuwon , Arawat Ruangvuth , Sombati Medhanee , Pairoj Jaisingha , Naiyana Shiwanun , Kanchit Kwanpracha , Chamloen Sridang
17
Alone With Her
IFC Films
Colin Hanks , Ana Claudia Talancón , Jordana Spiro
19
The Italian
Sony (Pictures Classics
Kolya Spiridonov , Maria Kouznetsova , Nikolai Reutov , Yuri Itskov
25
Salaam-E-Ishq
Eros Entertainment
26
Funny Money
ThinkFilm
Chevy Chase , Penelope Ann Miller , Armand Assante
Il Ne Faut Jurer de Rien
Alliance Atlantis Communications
G.I. Jesus
Cineville
Seraphim Falls
IDP Films
Pierce Brosnan , Liam Neeson , Angie Harmon , Anjelica Huston
31
An Unreasonable Man
IFC Films
February
2
Constellation
Fired!
International Film Circuit
In the Pit
Kino International
Puccini for Beginners
Strand Releasing
Raising Flagg
Cinema Libre
The Situation
Shadow Distribution
9
Black Friday
AdLabs
The Last Sin Eater
20th Century Fox (Fox Faith)
Louise Fletcher , Henry Thomas
The Lives of Others
Sony (Pictures Classics)
Unscheduled 2007 Releases
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