Domestic Total: 78.26M
Opening Weekend: 24.01M
Legs: 3.32
Overview: Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jul 23, 2015 | $1,500,000 | + 0.00% | |
| Fri, Jul 24, 2015 | $9,110,510 | + 507.37% | 3723 |
| Sat, Jul 25, 2015 | $8,418,635 | -7.59% | 3723 |
| Sun, Jul 26, 2015 | $6,482,471 | -23.00% | 3723 |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2015 | $2,861,631 | -55.86% | 3723 |
| Tue, Jul 28, 2015 | $3,706,678 | + 29.53% | 3723 |
| Wed, Jul 29, 2015 | $2,385,701 | -35.64% | 3723 |
| Thu, Jul 30, 2015 | $2,245,871 | -5.86% | 3723 |
| Fri, Jul 31, 2015 | $3,167,193 | + 41.02% | 3723 |
| Sat, Aug 1, 2015 | $4,166,723 | + 31.56% | 3723 |
| Sun, Aug 2, 2015 | $3,169,107 | -23.94% | 3723 |
| Mon, Aug 3, 2015 | $1,642,852 | -48.16% | 3723 |
| Tue, Aug 4, 2015 | $2,103,250 | + 28.02% | 3723 |
| Wed, Aug 5, 2015 | $1,463,133 | -30.43% | 3723 |
| Thu, Aug 6, 2015 | $1,291,549 | -11.73% | 3723 |
| Fri, Aug 7, 2015 | $1,626,405 | + 25.93% | 2864 |
| Sat, Aug 8, 2015 | $2,206,990 | + 35.70% | 2864 |
| Sun, Aug 9, 2015 | $1,602,144 | -27.41% | 2864 |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2015 | $794,833 | -50.39% | 2864 |
| Tue, Aug 11, 2015 | $1,263,011 | + 58.90% | 2864 |
| Wed, Aug 12, 2015 | $760,809 | -39.76% | 2864 |
| Thu, Aug 13, 2015 | $648,285 | -14.79% | 2864 |
| Fri, Aug 14, 2015 | $966,854 | + 49.14% | 2176 |
| Sat, Aug 15, 2015 | $1,408,200 | + 45.65% | 2176 |
| Sun, Aug 16, 2015 | $992,206 | -29.54% | 2176 |
| Mon, Aug 17, 2015 | $445,946 | -55.06% | 2176 |
| Tue, Aug 18, 2015 | $639,036 | + 43.30% | 2176 |
| Wed, Aug 19, 2015 | $436,256 | -31.73% | 2176 |
| Thu, Aug 20, 2015 | $405,910 | -6.96% | 2176 |
| Fri, Aug 21, 2015 | $606,201 | + 49.34% | 1349 |
| Sat, Aug 22, 2015 | $928,852 | + 53.23% | 1349 |
| Sun, Aug 23, 2015 | $609,263 | -34.41% | 1349 |
| Mon, Aug 24, 2015 | $205,154 | -66.33% | 1349 |
| Tue, Aug 25, 2015 | $286,118 | + 39.46% | 1349 |
| Wed, Aug 26, 2015 | $203,820 | -28.76% | 1326 |
| Thu, Aug 27, 2015 | $183,367 | -10.03% | 1326 |
| Fri, Aug 28, 2015 | $358,345 | + 95.43% | 1005 |
| Sat, Aug 29, 2015 | $715,963 | + 99.80% | 1005 |
| Sun, Aug 30, 2015 | $462,557 | -35.39% | 1005 |
| Mon, Aug 31, 2015 | $119,639 | -74.14% | 1005 |
| Tue, Sep 1, 2015 | $143,178 | + 19.68% | 1005 |
| Wed, Sep 2, 2015 | $109,847 | -23.28% | 1005 |
| Thu, Sep 3, 2015 | $104,821 | -4.58% | 1005 |
| Fri, Sep 4, 2015 | $370,723 | + 253.67% | 1420 |
| Sat, Sep 5, 2015 | $740,574 | + 99.76% | 1420 |
| Sun, Sep 6, 2015 | $744,959 | + 0.59% | 1420 |
| Mon, Sep 7, 2015 | $684,627 | -8.10% | 1420 |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2015 | $95,756 | -86.01% | 1420 |
| Wed, Sep 9, 2015 | $66,381 | -30.68% | 1420 |
| Thu, Sep 10, 2015 | $57,859 | -12.84% | 1420 |
| Fri, Sep 11, 2015 | $222,536 | + 284.62% | 1040 |
| Sat, Sep 12, 2015 | $559,617 | + 151.47% | 1040 |
| Sun, Sep 13, 2015 | $337,853 | -39.63% | 1040 |
| Mon, Sep 14, 2015 | $78,363 | -76.81% | 1040 |
| Tue, Sep 15, 2015 | $73,407 | -6.32% | 1040 |
| Wed, Sep 16, 2015 | $51,001 | -30.52% | 1040 |
| Thu, Sep 17, 2015 | $42,050 | -17.55% | 1040 |
| Fri, Sep 18, 2015 | $152,378 | + 262.37% | 760 |
| Sat, Sep 19, 2015 | $348,590 | + 128.77% | 760 |
| Sun, Sep 20, 2015 | $207,275 | -40.54% | 760 |
| Mon, Sep 21, 2015 | $36,887 | -82.20% | 760 |
| Tue, Sep 22, 2015 | $49,756 | + 34.89% | 760 |
| Wed, Sep 23, 2015 | $52,140 | + 4.79% | 760 |
| Thu, Sep 24, 2015 | $34,759 | -33.34% | 760 |
| Fri, Sep 25, 2015 | $269,822 | + 676.27% | 503 |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2015 | $398,367 | + 47.64% | 503 |
| Sun, Sep 27, 2015 | $115,523 | -71.00% | 503 |
| Mon, Sep 28, 2015 | $23,620 | -79.55% | 503 |
| Tue, Sep 29, 2015 | $30,118 | + 27.51% | 503 |
| Wed, Sep 30, 2015 | $22,594 | -24.98% | 503 |
| Thu, Oct 1, 2015 | $24,045 | + 6.42% | 503 |
| Fri, Oct 2, 2015 | $139,143 | + 478.68% | 331 |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2015 | $226,420 | + 62.72% | 331 |
| Sun, Oct 4, 2015 | $105,553 | -53.38% | 331 |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2015 | $21,968 | -79.19% | 331 |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2015 | $27,811 | + 26.60% | 331 |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2015 | $23,495 | -15.52% | 331 |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2015 | $27,839 | + 18.49% | 331 |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2015 | $74,945 | + 169.21% | 238 |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2015 | $136,962 | + 82.75% | 238 |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2015 | $77,725 | -43.25% | 238 |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2015 | $14,040 | -81.94% | 115 |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2015 | $16,258 | + 15.80% | 115 |
| Sun, Nov 1, 2015 | $23,466 | + 44.34% | 115 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Adam Sandler | Brenner |
| Kevin James | Cooper |
| Michelle Monaghan | Violet |
| Peter Dinklage | Eddie |
| Josh Gad | Ludlow |
| Matt Lintz | Matty |
| Brian Cox | Admiral Porter |
| Denis Akiyama | Professor Iwatani |
| Sean Bean | Corporal Hill (SAS Officer) |
| Jane Krakowski | First Lady Jane Cooper |
| Dan Aykroyd | 1982 Championship MC |
| Affion Crockett | Sergeant Dylan Cohan |
| Lainie Kazan | Mickey Lamonsoff |
| Ashley Benson | Lady Lisa |
| Tom McCarthy | Michael the Robot |
| Tim Herlihy | Defense Secretary |
| Jackie Sandler | President's Assistant Jennifer |
| Jared Sandler | White House Junior Aide Jared |
| William S. Taylor | Navy Secretary |
| Rose Rollins | White House Press Secretary |
| Tucker Smallwood | CIA Chief |
| Serena Williams | Serena Willams |
| Martha Stewart | Martha Stewart |
| Allen Covert | Abusive Citizen |
| Bill Lake | NY Police Commissioner |
| Mark Whelan | Colonel Devereux |
| Dan Patrick | White House Reporter #1 |
| Robert Smigel | White House Reporter #2 |
| Steve Koren | White House Reporter #3 |
| Sadie Sandler | Lemonadie Sadie |
| Sunny Sandler | Sweet Scout Girl |
| Hannah Covert | Arcader Choir Girl |
| Abigail Covert | Classroom Scout Girl |
| Sienna James | Classroom Scout Girl |
| Shea James | Classroom Scout Girl |
| Chris Titone | Soccer Player |
| Jonathan Loughran | White House Gate Guard |
| Toru Iwatani | Electric Dream Factory Repairman |
| Anthony Ippolito | 13-Year Old Brenner |
| Jared Riley | 13-Year Old Cooper |
| Andrew Bambridge | 13-Year Old Eddie |
| Jacob Shinder | 8-Year Old Ludlow |
| Jack Fulton | Little Boy on London Street |
| Kevin Grady | Samurai Gamer |
| Bridget Graham | Cyber Chick |
| Jocelyn Hudon | Cyber Chick |
| Margaret Killingbeck | Old Woman in London Apartment |
| Ron Mustafaa | Indian Teenage Boy |
| Meher Pavri | Indian Teenage Girl |
| Annika Pergament | News Reporter |
| Lamont James | Seal |
| James Preston Rogers | Seal |
| Bola Olubowale | Seal |
| Rob Archer | Seal |
| Mark Sparks | Fighter Pilot |
| Steve Wiebe | DARPA Scientist |
| Sara Haines | TV News Anchor |
| Derwin Philips | Secret Service Man |
| Michael Boisvert | Secret Service Man |
| Colleen Reynolds | Abusive Citizen |
| Jimi Shlag | Abusive Citizen |
| Emily Jenkins | Abusive Citizen |
| Sistah Lois | Sergeant Cohan's Mother |
| Andrew McMichael | Arcade Employee |
| Gary Douglas | DC Valet |
| Eric Trask | Warden |
| Susie McLean | Press Person |
| Daryl Hall | Daryl Hall |
| John Oates | John Oates |
| Matt Frewer | Max Headroom (voice) |
| Billy West | Additional Character Voice (voice) |
| Holly Beavon | Additional Character Voice (voice) |
| Fiona Shaw | Prime Minister (uncredited) |
| Nick Swardson | Pac-Man Victim (uncredited) |
| Joshua Holmes | Arcader (uncredited) |
| Jean Christophe Loustau | SWAT Team Member (uncredited) |
| Dave Reachill | Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| Tyler Malazo | Choir Kid (uncredited) |
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|---|---|---|
| Inside Out | Jun 17, 2015 | $175M |
| Magic Mike XXL | Jul 1, 2015 | $15M |
| Dope | Jun 19, 2015 | $7M |
| Terminator Genisys | Jun 23, 2015 | $155M |
| Jurassic World | Jun 6, 2015 | $150M |
| Ted 2 | Jun 25, 2015 | $68M |
| Ricki and the Flash | Jul 10, 2015 | $18M |
| Self/less | Jul 10, 2015 | $26M |
Week 1: $34.47M
Week 2: $17.96M
Investor Share: $9.88M
Week 3+: $27.33M
Investor Share: $13.67M
$165.28M (67.45%)
Investor Share: $57.85M
Budget: $88M
P&A: $88M
Gross: $243.53M
Net: $102.07M
Costs: $176M
Profit: $-73.93M (Loss)
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.