Australia Box Office for The Best Of Enemies (2019)

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The Best of Enemies
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $1,762Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,268,749Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The film centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$10,000,000
Australia Releases: July 26th, 2019 (Wide), released as The Best Of Enemies
Video Release: June 18th, 2019 by STX Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, racial epithets, some violence and a suggestive reference.
(Rating bulletin 2517 (Cert #51332), 3/7/2018)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Keywords: Ku Klux Klan, 1970s, Set in North Carolina, Race Relations, Elementary School, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Astute Films, STX Films, Rambler Entertainment, Material Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2019/07/26 - $1,762   3 $587   $1,762 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/26/2019 $1,762 3 3 3 $1,762 7/30/2019
Malaysia 6/20/2019 $1,694 5 5 14 $4,197 7/10/2019
North America 4/5/2019 $4,446,190 1,705 1,705 4,854 $10,205,616 11/13/2020
South Africa 7/26/2019 $0 0 5 12 $9,039 9/11/2019
 
Rest of World $48,135
 
Worldwide Total$10,268,749 11/13/2020

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Taraji P. Henson Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell Claiborne Paul Ellis

Supporting Cast

Babou Ceesay Bill Riddick
Anne Heche Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy Garland Keith
Bruce McGill Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher, Jr. Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brown Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner Maddy Mays
Dolan Wilson Councilman Bill Atkins
Morgan Mackey Young Mother
Jennifer Sears Protest Staffer
Wes McGee Cyrus (Uniformed Patrolman)
Kendall Ryan Sanders* Ben Butler
Chris Cavalier Leonard
Malerie Grady Singing White Woman
Ryan Dinning Jeb
Najah Jackson Operation Breakthrough Staffer
Bethany Dezelle Court Clerk
David Plunkett Mr. Paulsen
Al Hamacher Charles Steele
McKenzie Applegate Vickie Ellis
Brody Rose Timmy Ellis
Carson Holmes Kenneth Ellis
Nadej Bailey Marilynn Atwater
Kevin Ianucci Larry Ellis
Susan Williams Nurse Caitlin
Lucius Baston Teacher
Jeanette Branch Principal
Jessica Miesel Doreen (Waitress)
Rachel Bagley Local Reporter
Charles Orr NAACP Lawyer
Tim Ware Judge Leslie Hallford
Jill Jane Clements Secretary
Ned Vaughn Wilbur Hobby
Dawntavia Bullard Delores Riddick
Sope Aluko Henrietta Kaye
Coley Campany Charrette Volunteer #1
Elisabeth Omilami Marion Wilson
Arin Logan Peggy
Kameron Neal Kierce Miles
Charles Black Reverend Joseph
Aaron Smalls Archie Cox
Hope Leigh Charrette Volunteer #2
Bart Hansard Horace Bray
Jeremy Daniel Madden* Bone Ewell
Morgan Brown Sam Waterford
Bob Harvey Earl Weeks
Cranston Johnson Emmett
Afemo Omilami Franklin Mose
Jack Montague Alvin
Chante Bowser Nurse Bernadette
Rhoda Griffis Nurse Whitney
Wilbur T. Fitzgerald Fire Safety Inspector
Shane Jackson Robert Jones
Lindsey N. Moser Cashier
Chanel Young Charrette Secretary
Michael Hyland Cole Gas Company Man
Shane Bissell Youth Corps Member

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Robin Bissell Director
Robin Bissell Screenwriter
Osha Gray Davidson Story inspired by true events chronicled in “The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South” by
Tobey Maguire Producer
Danny Strong Producer
Matt Berenson Producer
Fred Bernstein Producer
Dominique Telson Producer
Matthew Plouffe Producer
Robin Bissell Producer
Rick Jackson Executive Producer
Jeremiah Samuels Executive Producer
David Lanzenberg Director of Photography
Jeannine Oppewall Production Designer
Harry Yoon Editor
J.R. Hawbaker Costume Designer
Marcelo Zarvos Composer
Lon Bender Sound Designer
Lon Bender Sound Supervisor
Harrison Powell Co-Producer
Ian Calip Co-Producer
Debra Zane Casting Director
Shayna Markowitz Casting Director
Jeremiah Samuels Unit Production Manager
Paul O. Davis Unit Production Manager
Ian Calip First Assistant Director
Kristina Peterson Second Assistant Director
Mark Garner Art Director
Jennifer Gentile Set Decorator
Pam Foco Set Designer
Steve C. Aaron Sound Mixer
Tom MacDonald Costume Supervisor
Monique Younger Costume Supervisor
Douglas Noe Make up
Yolanda Sheridan Make up
Andrea C. Brotherton Hairstylist
Talya R. Melvey Hairstylist
Katherine Steets Script Supervisor
Emily Elaine Chiu* First Assistant Editor
Dave Fletcher* Special Effects Coordinator
Norm Bielowicz Location Manager
Christophe Lanzenberg Second Unit Camera
John Portnoy Post-Production Supervisor
Renee Minasian Post-Production Supervisor
Glynna Grimala Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Russell Gorski Sound Effects Editor
Michael Head Foley Editor
Geordy Sincavage Foley Mixer
Lon Bender Re-recording Mixer
Patrick Cyccone Re-recording Mixer
Katherine Soares Visual Effects Producer
Marcelo Zarvos Score Producer
Derek Somaru Music Editor
Cal Johnson Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.