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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 05 , 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
$56,001,000
$56,001,000
$0
$0
$0
2.
Smokin' Aces
Universal
$34,255,000
$24,955,000
$9,300,000
$5,323,302
$0
3.
Freedom Writers
Paramount
$34,197,000
$34,197,000
$0
$0
$0
4.
Epic Movie
Fox
$31,898,801
$29,369,000
$2,529,801
$0
$2,153,651
5.
Alpha Dog
Universal
$17,189,288
$14,833,000
$2,356,288
$0
$0
6.
The Hitcher
Universal
$15,594,000
$15,594,000
$0
$0
$0
7.
Happily N'Ever After
Lions Gate
$15,177,000
$15,177,000
$0
$0
$0
8.
The Messengers
Sony
$14,500,000
$14,500,000
$0
$0
$0
9.
Because I Said So
Universal
$13,022,000
$13,022,000
$0
$0
$0
10.
Catch and Release
Sony
$12,011,000
$12,011,000
$0
$0
$0
For a complete list of 2007's top-grossing films, follow these links:
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Awards
Wide-release films
In the film industry , a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600 theatres 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
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
Hannibal Rising
February 9 WR
MGM (Weinstein)
Gaspard Ulliel
Norbit
February 9 WR
Paramount (Dreamworks)
Eddie Murphy , Thandie Newton
The Lives of Others
February 9 LR
Sony (Pictures Classics)
Daddy's Little Girls
February 14 WR
Lions Gate Films
Gabrielle Union , Idris Elba
Music and Lyrics
February 14 WR
Warner Bros.
Hugh Grant , Drew Barrymore
Avenue Montaigne
February 16 LR
ThinkFilm
Cecile de France , Sydney Pollack
Breach
February 16 WR
Universal Pictures
Ryan Phillippe , Chris Cooper , Laura Linney , Dennis Haysbert
Bridge to Terabithia
February 16 WR
Buena Vista
Josh Hutcherson , AnnaSophia Robb
Close to Home
February 16 LR
IFC Films
Ghost Rider
February 16 WR
Sony (Columbia Pictures)
Nicolas Cage , Eva Mendes
The Last Sin Eater
February 16 LR
20th Century Fox (Fox Faith)
Louise Fletcher , Henry Thomas
Amazing Grace
February 23 LR
Walden Media
Ioan Gruffudd , Rufus Sewell , Albert Finney
Black Snake Moan
February 23 WR
Paramount Vantage
Samuel L. Jackson , Christina Ricci , Justin Timberlake
Glastonbury
February 23 LR
ThinkFilm
Gray Matters
February 23 LR
Yari Film Group
Heather Graham , Thomas Cavanagh , Bridget Moynahan
Reno 911!: Miami
February 23 WR
20th Century Fox
Starter for 10
February 23 LR
Picturehouse
The Abandoned
February 23 WR
Lions Gate Films
The Astronaut Farmer
February 23 WR
Warner Bros.
Billy Bob Thornton
The Number 23
February 23 WR
New Line Cinema
Jim Carrey , Virginia Madsen , Danny Huston
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
Captivity
March 16 WR
Lionsgate
Elisha Cuthbert
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 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
March 23 WR
First Look Pictures
C. Martin Croker , Matt Maiellaro , Dave Willis , Carey Means , Dana Snyder
The Hills Have Eyes 2
March 23 WR
20th Century Fox
The Last Mimzy
March 23 WR
New Line Cinema
Rainn Wilson
The Lookout
March 23 WR
Miramax
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Pride
March 23 WR
Lions Gate
Terrence Howard , 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 Smith (cameo)
Blades of Glory
March 30 WR
Paramount Pictures
Will Ferrell , Jon Heder , Will Arnett , Luciana Carro
Meet the Robinsons
March 30 WR
Buena Vista
The Reaping
March 30 WR
Warner Bros.
Hilary Swank , Idris Elba , AnnaSophia Robb
Rescue Dawn
March 30 WR
MGM
Christian Bale
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
Grind House
April 6 WR
The Weinstein Co.
Quentin Tarantino (director), Robert Rodriguez (director)
Hot Fuzz
April 13 WR
Rogue Pictures
Simon Pegg , Nick Frost
Perfect Stranger
April 13 WR
Sony
Halle Berry , Bruce Willis
Spring Breakdown
April 13 WR
Warner Bros.
Amber Tamblyn , Parker Posey
The Kingdom
April 20 WR
Universal Pictures
Jamie Foxx , Jennifer Garner , Chris Cooper
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
Fracture
April 27 WR
New Line Cinema
Ryan Gosling , Anthony Hopkins , Paul Newman , Mia Farrow , Kevin Spacey , Rob Lowe , David Strathairn , Michael Rooker , Monica Rial , Jeremy Irons , Cate Blanchett , Wentworth Miller , Tea Leoni , Stephen Baldwin , Elden Henson , George Clooney (director/cameo)
The Condemned
April 27 WR
WWE Films
Steve Austin
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
Mr. Woodcock
May 11 WR
New Line
Billy Bob Thornton , Seann William Scott , Susan Sarandon
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
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
Ratatouille
June 29 WR
Walt Disney Pictures
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
Live Free or Die Hard
July 4 WR
20th Century Fox
Len Wiseman (director), Bruce Willis
The 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: Sing It All or Nothing
August 17 WR
Buena Vista
Zac Efron , Vanessa Anne Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Corbin Bleu , Monique Coleman
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
The Freedom Life
September 17 WR
20th Century Fox
Ashton Kutcher , Owen Wilson , Michael Wallis
Resident Evil: Extinction
September 21 WR
Screen Gems
Milla Jovovich , Oded Fehr , Ali Larter
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
The Visiting
November 2 WR
Warner Bros.
Daniel Craig , Nicole Kidman , Jeffrey Wright
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
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
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
This section lists films which either did not achieve wide-release status in North America, or were not released before in North America. Release dates refer to the North American release unless otherwise stated.
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
6
My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place
Kidtoon Films
animated
12
God Grew Tired of Us
Newmarket Films
John Dau , Nicole Kidman , Daniel Abul Pach
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
Verdict on Auschwitz
First Run Features
17
Alone With Her
IFC Films
Colin Hanks , Ana Claudia Talancón , Jordana Spiro
19
China Blue
Argot Pictures
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
Sacco and Vanzetti
First Run Features
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
Puccini for Beginners
The Situation
Shadow Distribution
3
Little Robots in the Big Show
Kidtoon Films
animated
Unscheduled 2007 Releases
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