Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

Machine Gun Preacher poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $538,690Details
International Box Office $3,183,298Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,721,988
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,487,720 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $685,644 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $5,173,364
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In this inspirational true story, Machine Gun Preacher is about Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster's moving story of violence and redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$45,130 (8.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:14.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/93 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $732,285

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,986 $538,690
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,719 $3,183,298
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,074 $3,721,988
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $538,690
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,865 $3,183,298
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,091 $3,721,988

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Limited) by Relativity
International Releases: March 30th, 2012 (Wide) (Nigeria)
April 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Philippines)
April 19th, 2012 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
May 24th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 5th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent content including disturbing images, language, some drug use and a scene of sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2171, 5/11/2011)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Steve Jobs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Religious, Gangs, War, Orphan, Rescue, Kidnap, Warlord, Biography, Inspired by a True Story, Child Soldier
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Virgin, Safady Entertainment, Apparatus, GG Filmz, 1984 PDC, Mpower Pictures, ITS Capital, Merlina Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,986 $538,690
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,511 $732,285
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,058 $538,690
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 245 $538,690
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $538,690
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,484 $732,285
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 97 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 908 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,966 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,722 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Relativity Movies 35 $538,690

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 50 $45,130   4 $11,283   $45,130 1
Sep 30, 2011 39 $84,732 +88% 33 $2,568   $142,931 2
Oct 7, 2011 31 $112,566 +33% 93 $1,210   $291,198 3
Oct 14, 2011 43 $56,848 -49% 43 $1,322   $412,994 4
Oct 21, 2011 55 $31,779 -44% 25 $1,271   $476,078 5
Oct 28, 2011 73 $12,647 -60% 13 $973   $505,361 6
Nov 4, 2011 77 $7,426 -41% 12 $619   $520,504 7
Nov 11, 2011 93 $2,101 -72% 12 $175   $526,848 8
Nov 18, 2011 83 $3,514 +67% 19 $185   $531,595 9
Nov 25, 2011 76 $4,247 +21% 9 $472   $537,580 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 - $10,330     4 $2,583   $10,330 1
Sep 24, 2011 - $21,228 +105%   4 $5,307   $31,558 2
Sep 25, 2011 - $13,572 -36%   4 $3,393   $45,130 3
Sep 26, 2011 - $3,030 -78%   4 $758   $48,160 4
Sep 27, 2011 - $3,210 +6%   4 $803   $51,370 5
Sep 28, 2011 - $3,248 +1%   4 $812   $54,618 6
Sep 29, 2011 - $3,581 +10%   4 $895   $58,199 7
Sep 30, 2011 - $25,530 +613% +147% 33 $774   $83,729 8
Oct 1, 2011 - $33,887 +33% +60% 33 $1,027   $117,616 9
Oct 2, 2011 - $25,315 -25% +87% 33 $767   $142,931 10
Oct 3, 2011 - $8,852 -65% +192% 33 $268   $151,783 11
Oct 4, 2011 - $8,678 -2% +170% 33 $263   $160,461 12
Oct 5, 2011 - $9,486 +9% +192% 33 $287   $169,947 13
Oct 6, 2011 - $8,685 -8% +143% 33 $263   $178,632 14
Oct 7, 2011 - $31,823 +266% +25% 93 $342   $210,455 15
Oct 8, 2011 - $46,208 +45% +36% 93 $497   $256,663 16
Oct 9, 2011 - $34,535 -25% +36% 93 $371   $291,198 17
Oct 10, 2011 - $18,624 -46% +110% 93 $200   $309,822 18
Oct 11, 2011 - $15,343 -18% +77% 93 $165   $325,165 19
Oct 12, 2011 - $15,755 +3% +66% 93 $169   $340,920 20
Oct 13, 2011 - $15,226 -3% +75% 93 $164   $356,146 21
Oct 14, 2011 - $17,214 +13% -46% 43 $400   $373,360 22
Oct 15, 2011 - $22,350 +30% -52% 43 $520   $395,710 23
Oct 16, 2011 - $17,284 -23% -50% 43 $402   $412,994 24
Oct 17, 2011 - $7,104 -59% -62% 43 $165   $420,098 25
Oct 18, 2011 - $8,882 +25% -42% 43 $207   $428,980 26
Oct 19, 2011 - $7,452 -16% -53% 43 $173   $436,432 27
Oct 20, 2011 - $7,867 +6% -48% 43 $183   $444,299 28
Oct 21, 2011 - $9,222 +17% -46% 25 $369   $453,521 29
Oct 22, 2011 - $12,809 +39% -43% 25 $512   $466,330 30
Oct 23, 2011 - $9,748 -24% -44% 25 $390   $476,078 31
Oct 24, 2011 - $3,597 -63% -49% 25 $144   $479,675 32
Oct 25, 2011 - $4,662 +30% -48% 25 $186   $484,337 33
Oct 26, 2011 - $4,021 -14% -46% 25 $161   $488,358 34
Oct 27, 2011 - $4,356 +8% -45% 25 $174   $492,714 35
Oct 28, 2011 - $3,940 -10% -57% 13 $303   $496,654 36
Oct 29, 2011 - $4,889 +24% -62% 13 $376   $501,543 37
Oct 30, 2011 - $3,818 -22% -61% 13 $294   $505,361 38
Oct 31, 2011 - $1,504 -61% -58% 13 $116   $506,865 39
Nov 1, 2011 - $2,056 +37% -56% 13 $158   $508,921 40
Nov 2, 2011 - $1,553 -24% -61% 13 $119   $510,474 41
Nov 3, 2011 - $2,604 +68% -40% 13 $200   $513,078 42
Nov 4, 2011 - $2,141 -18% -46% 12 $178   $515,219 43
Nov 5, 2011 - $3,037 +42% -38% 12 $253   $518,256 44
Nov 6, 2011 - $2,248 -26% -41% 12 $187   $520,504 45
Nov 7, 2011 - $825 -63% -45% 12 $69   $521,329 46
Nov 8, 2011 - $1,260 +53% -39% 12 $105   $522,589 47
Nov 9, 2011 - $872 -31% -44% 12 $73   $523,461 48
Nov 10, 2011 - $1,286 +47% -51% 12 $107   $524,747 49
Nov 11, 2011 - $801 -38% -63% 12 $67   $525,548 50
Nov 12, 2011 - $818 +2% -73% 12 $68   $526,366 51
Nov 13, 2011 - $482 -41% -79% 12 $40   $526,848 52
Nov 14, 2011 - $230 -52% -72% 12 $19   $527,078 53
Nov 15, 2011 - $296 +29% -77% 12 $25   $527,374 54
Nov 16, 2011 - $357 +21% -59% 12 $30   $527,731 55
Nov 17, 2011 - $350 -2% -73% 12 $29   $528,081 56
Nov 18, 2011 - $855 +144% +7% 19 $45   $528,936 57
Nov 19, 2011 - $1,353 +58% +65% 19 $71   $530,289 58
Nov 20, 2011 - $1,306 -3% +171% 19 $69   $531,595 59
Nov 21, 2011 - $278 -79% +21% 19 $15   $531,873 60
Nov 22, 2011 - $399 +44% +35% 19 $21   $532,272 61
Nov 23, 2011 - $540 +35% +51% 9 $60   $532,812 62
Nov 24, 2011 - $521 -4% +49% 9 $58   $533,333 63
Nov 25, 2011 - $1,307 +151% +53% 9 $145   $534,640 64
Nov 26, 2011 - $1,543 +18% +14% 9 $171   $536,183 65
Nov 27, 2011 - $1,397 -9% +7% 9 $155   $537,580 66
Nov 28, 2011 - $180 -87% -35% 9 $20   $537,760 67
Nov 29, 2011 - $336 +87% -16% 9 $37   $538,096 68
Nov 30, 2011 - $380 +13% -30% 9 $42   $538,476 69
Dec 1, 2011 - $214 -44% -59% 9 $24   $538,690 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 48 $58,199   4 $14,550   $58,199 1
Sep 30, 2011 39 $120,433 +107% 33 $3,649   $178,632 2
Oct 7, 2011 31 $177,514 +47% 93 $1,909   $356,146 3
Oct 14, 2011 42 $88,153 -50% 43 $2,050   $444,299 4
Oct 21, 2011 51 $48,415 -45% 25 $1,937   $492,714 5
Oct 28, 2011 68 $20,364 -58% 13 $1,566   $513,078 6
Nov 4, 2011 75 $11,669 -43% 12 $972   $524,747 7
Nov 11, 2011 88 $3,334 -71% 12 $278   $528,081 8
Nov 18, 2011 85 $5,252 +58% 19 $276   $533,333 9
Nov 25, 2011 75 $5,357 +2% 9 $595   $538,690 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Ecuador 12/21/2012 $5,834 7 7 13 $17,962 12/29/2018
Hong Kong 4/19/2012 $0 0 8 9 $112,734 12/6/2015
Nigeria 3/30/2012 $0 0 3 5 $20,325 12/29/2018
Peru 6/28/2012 $36,726 20 20 39 $82,997 12/29/2018
Philippines 4/7/2012 $0 0 1 1 $505,908 12/29/2018
South Korea 5/24/2012 $70,961 140 140 140 $150,625 12/10/2015
Venezuela 1/4/2013 $53,933 9 11 51 $197,949 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $2,094,798
 
International Total$3,183,298 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,719 $3,183,298
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,791 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,398 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 536 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,916 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,865 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Relativity Movies 25 $3,183,298

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,074 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,929 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 775 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,531 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 802 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,742 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,091 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Relativity Movies 32 $3,721,988

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20121348,220 48,220$867,478$867,4781
Jun 17, 20122917,943-63% 66,163$358,322$1,225,8002
Apr 18, 2021715,859 241,908$331,770$3,772,219463
Apr 25, 2021517,916+13% 259,824$374,803$4,147,022464
May 30, 2021912,025 272,056$251,563$4,403,553469

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20121212,222 12,222$258,015$258,0151

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Leading Cast

Gerard Butler Sam Childers

Supporting Cast

Michelle Monaghan Lynn
Michael Shannon Donnie
Kathy Baker Daisy
Souleymane Sy Savane Deng
Madeline Carroll Paige

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster Director
Marc Forster Producer
Jason Keller Screenwriter
Craig Chapman Producer
Gary Safady Producer
Robbie Brenner Producer
Deborah Giarratana Producer
Gerard Butler Executive Producer
Michael Corso Executive Producer
Kyle Dean Jackson Executive Producer
Myles Nestel Executive Producer
Louise Rosner Executive Producer
Adi Shankar Executive Producer
Alan Siegel Executive Producer
Spencer Silna Executive Producer
Brad Simpson Executive Producer
Chris Cornell Song Writer

Blu-ray Sales: John Carter Acts Up

June 20th, 2012

New releases dominated the Blu-ray sales chart just as much as it did the DVD sales chart. Two Blu-rays, John Carter and Act of Valor topped the list. John Carter led the way in terms of units with 965,000 units / $19.30 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. The film is still going to lose money, but its high definition run should at least cut the loses a bit. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get into the Act

June 18th, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week earning the top five spots. They also placed five more DVDs in the top twenty. Act of Valor led the way with 703,000 units / $11.94 million, which is a surprisingly strong start. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Per Theater Chart: What a Weekend!

September 27th, 2011

Weekend earned nearly perfect reviews, but I'm still surprised by its box office strength as it earned $27,245 in one theater during its opening weekend of release. The Man Nobody Knew was next with $15,411, also in one theater. Machine Gun Preacher also topped expectations with an average of $11,283 in four theaters, but its reviews suggest it won't last long. Pearl Jam Twenty earned an average of $10,245 in ten theaters over the weekend, and including the special showing it had earlier in the week, it already has close to $400,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Thunder Soul and the other Limited Releases Try to Make Some Noise

September 23rd, 2011

It's another week without a lot of limited releases that seem destined for box office success. There are a few films that earned a bit of advanced buzz, but very few of those are earning good reviews. There are two films that are currently earning 100% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes: Thunder Soul and Weekend. But both might have trouble finding an audience either because they are opening in too many theaters, or because the subject matter makes them a niche film. More...


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Synopsis

In this inspirational true story, Machine Gun Preacher is about Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster's moving story of violence and redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$45,130 (8.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:14.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/93 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $732,285

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,986 $538,690
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,719 $3,183,298
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,074 $3,721,988
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $538,690
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,865 $3,183,298
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,091 $3,721,988

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Limited) by Relativity
International Releases: March 30th, 2012 (Wide) (Nigeria)
April 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Philippines)
April 19th, 2012 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
May 24th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 5th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent content including disturbing images, language, some drug use and a scene of sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2171, 5/11/2011)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Steve Jobs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Religious, Gangs, War, Orphan, Rescue, Kidnap, Warlord, Biography, Inspired by a True Story, Child Soldier
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Virgin, Safady Entertainment, Apparatus, GG Filmz, 1984 PDC, Mpower Pictures, ITS Capital, Merlina Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Gerard Butler Sam Childers

Supporting Cast

Michelle Monaghan Lynn
Michael Shannon Donnie
Kathy Baker Daisy
Souleymane Sy Savane Deng
Madeline Carroll Paige

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster Director
Marc Forster Producer
Jason Keller Screenwriter
Craig Chapman Producer
Gary Safady Producer
Robbie Brenner Producer
Deborah Giarratana Producer
Gerard Butler Executive Producer
Michael Corso Executive Producer
Kyle Dean Jackson Executive Producer
Myles Nestel Executive Producer
Louise Rosner Executive Producer
Adi Shankar Executive Producer
Alan Siegel Executive Producer
Spencer Silna Executive Producer
Brad Simpson Executive Producer
Chris Cornell Song Writer

Blu-ray Sales: John Carter Acts Up

June 20th, 2012

New releases dominated the Blu-ray sales chart just as much as it did the DVD sales chart. Two Blu-rays, John Carter and Act of Valor topped the list. John Carter led the way in terms of units with 965,000 units / $19.30 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. The film is still going to lose money, but its high definition run should at least cut the loses a bit. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get into the Act

June 18th, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week earning the top five spots. They also placed five more DVDs in the top twenty. Act of Valor led the way with 703,000 units / $11.94 million, which is a surprisingly strong start. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Per Theater Chart: What a Weekend!

September 27th, 2011

Weekend earned nearly perfect reviews, but I'm still surprised by its box office strength as it earned $27,245 in one theater during its opening weekend of release. The Man Nobody Knew was next with $15,411, also in one theater. Machine Gun Preacher also topped expectations with an average of $11,283 in four theaters, but its reviews suggest it won't last long. Pearl Jam Twenty earned an average of $10,245 in ten theaters over the weekend, and including the special showing it had earlier in the week, it already has close to $400,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Thunder Soul and the other Limited Releases Try to Make Some Noise

September 23rd, 2011

It's another week without a lot of limited releases that seem destined for box office success. There are a few films that earned a bit of advanced buzz, but very few of those are earning good reviews. There are two films that are currently earning 100% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes: Thunder Soul and Weekend. But both might have trouble finding an audience either because they are opening in too many theaters, or because the subject matter makes them a niche film. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,986 $538,690
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,511 $732,285
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,058 $538,690
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 245 $538,690
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $538,690
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,484 $732,285
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 97 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 908 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,966 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,722 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $538,690
All Time Domestic Box Office for Relativity Movies 35 $538,690

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 50 $45,130   4 $11,283   $45,130 1
Sep 30, 2011 39 $84,732 +88% 33 $2,568   $142,931 2
Oct 7, 2011 31 $112,566 +33% 93 $1,210   $291,198 3
Oct 14, 2011 43 $56,848 -49% 43 $1,322   $412,994 4
Oct 21, 2011 55 $31,779 -44% 25 $1,271   $476,078 5
Oct 28, 2011 73 $12,647 -60% 13 $973   $505,361 6
Nov 4, 2011 77 $7,426 -41% 12 $619   $520,504 7
Nov 11, 2011 93 $2,101 -72% 12 $175   $526,848 8
Nov 18, 2011 83 $3,514 +67% 19 $185   $531,595 9
Nov 25, 2011 76 $4,247 +21% 9 $472   $537,580 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 - $10,330     4 $2,583   $10,330 1
Sep 24, 2011 - $21,228 +105%   4 $5,307   $31,558 2
Sep 25, 2011 - $13,572 -36%   4 $3,393   $45,130 3
Sep 26, 2011 - $3,030 -78%   4 $758   $48,160 4
Sep 27, 2011 - $3,210 +6%   4 $803   $51,370 5
Sep 28, 2011 - $3,248 +1%   4 $812   $54,618 6
Sep 29, 2011 - $3,581 +10%   4 $895   $58,199 7
Sep 30, 2011 - $25,530 +613% +147% 33 $774   $83,729 8
Oct 1, 2011 - $33,887 +33% +60% 33 $1,027   $117,616 9
Oct 2, 2011 - $25,315 -25% +87% 33 $767   $142,931 10
Oct 3, 2011 - $8,852 -65% +192% 33 $268   $151,783 11
Oct 4, 2011 - $8,678 -2% +170% 33 $263   $160,461 12
Oct 5, 2011 - $9,486 +9% +192% 33 $287   $169,947 13
Oct 6, 2011 - $8,685 -8% +143% 33 $263   $178,632 14
Oct 7, 2011 - $31,823 +266% +25% 93 $342   $210,455 15
Oct 8, 2011 - $46,208 +45% +36% 93 $497   $256,663 16
Oct 9, 2011 - $34,535 -25% +36% 93 $371   $291,198 17
Oct 10, 2011 - $18,624 -46% +110% 93 $200   $309,822 18
Oct 11, 2011 - $15,343 -18% +77% 93 $165   $325,165 19
Oct 12, 2011 - $15,755 +3% +66% 93 $169   $340,920 20
Oct 13, 2011 - $15,226 -3% +75% 93 $164   $356,146 21
Oct 14, 2011 - $17,214 +13% -46% 43 $400   $373,360 22
Oct 15, 2011 - $22,350 +30% -52% 43 $520   $395,710 23
Oct 16, 2011 - $17,284 -23% -50% 43 $402   $412,994 24
Oct 17, 2011 - $7,104 -59% -62% 43 $165   $420,098 25
Oct 18, 2011 - $8,882 +25% -42% 43 $207   $428,980 26
Oct 19, 2011 - $7,452 -16% -53% 43 $173   $436,432 27
Oct 20, 2011 - $7,867 +6% -48% 43 $183   $444,299 28
Oct 21, 2011 - $9,222 +17% -46% 25 $369   $453,521 29
Oct 22, 2011 - $12,809 +39% -43% 25 $512   $466,330 30
Oct 23, 2011 - $9,748 -24% -44% 25 $390   $476,078 31
Oct 24, 2011 - $3,597 -63% -49% 25 $144   $479,675 32
Oct 25, 2011 - $4,662 +30% -48% 25 $186   $484,337 33
Oct 26, 2011 - $4,021 -14% -46% 25 $161   $488,358 34
Oct 27, 2011 - $4,356 +8% -45% 25 $174   $492,714 35
Oct 28, 2011 - $3,940 -10% -57% 13 $303   $496,654 36
Oct 29, 2011 - $4,889 +24% -62% 13 $376   $501,543 37
Oct 30, 2011 - $3,818 -22% -61% 13 $294   $505,361 38
Oct 31, 2011 - $1,504 -61% -58% 13 $116   $506,865 39
Nov 1, 2011 - $2,056 +37% -56% 13 $158   $508,921 40
Nov 2, 2011 - $1,553 -24% -61% 13 $119   $510,474 41
Nov 3, 2011 - $2,604 +68% -40% 13 $200   $513,078 42
Nov 4, 2011 - $2,141 -18% -46% 12 $178   $515,219 43
Nov 5, 2011 - $3,037 +42% -38% 12 $253   $518,256 44
Nov 6, 2011 - $2,248 -26% -41% 12 $187   $520,504 45
Nov 7, 2011 - $825 -63% -45% 12 $69   $521,329 46
Nov 8, 2011 - $1,260 +53% -39% 12 $105   $522,589 47
Nov 9, 2011 - $872 -31% -44% 12 $73   $523,461 48
Nov 10, 2011 - $1,286 +47% -51% 12 $107   $524,747 49
Nov 11, 2011 - $801 -38% -63% 12 $67   $525,548 50
Nov 12, 2011 - $818 +2% -73% 12 $68   $526,366 51
Nov 13, 2011 - $482 -41% -79% 12 $40   $526,848 52
Nov 14, 2011 - $230 -52% -72% 12 $19   $527,078 53
Nov 15, 2011 - $296 +29% -77% 12 $25   $527,374 54
Nov 16, 2011 - $357 +21% -59% 12 $30   $527,731 55
Nov 17, 2011 - $350 -2% -73% 12 $29   $528,081 56
Nov 18, 2011 - $855 +144% +7% 19 $45   $528,936 57
Nov 19, 2011 - $1,353 +58% +65% 19 $71   $530,289 58
Nov 20, 2011 - $1,306 -3% +171% 19 $69   $531,595 59
Nov 21, 2011 - $278 -79% +21% 19 $15   $531,873 60
Nov 22, 2011 - $399 +44% +35% 19 $21   $532,272 61
Nov 23, 2011 - $540 +35% +51% 9 $60   $532,812 62
Nov 24, 2011 - $521 -4% +49% 9 $58   $533,333 63
Nov 25, 2011 - $1,307 +151% +53% 9 $145   $534,640 64
Nov 26, 2011 - $1,543 +18% +14% 9 $171   $536,183 65
Nov 27, 2011 - $1,397 -9% +7% 9 $155   $537,580 66
Nov 28, 2011 - $180 -87% -35% 9 $20   $537,760 67
Nov 29, 2011 - $336 +87% -16% 9 $37   $538,096 68
Nov 30, 2011 - $380 +13% -30% 9 $42   $538,476 69
Dec 1, 2011 - $214 -44% -59% 9 $24   $538,690 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 48 $58,199   4 $14,550   $58,199 1
Sep 30, 2011 39 $120,433 +107% 33 $3,649   $178,632 2
Oct 7, 2011 31 $177,514 +47% 93 $1,909   $356,146 3
Oct 14, 2011 42 $88,153 -50% 43 $2,050   $444,299 4
Oct 21, 2011 51 $48,415 -45% 25 $1,937   $492,714 5
Oct 28, 2011 68 $20,364 -58% 13 $1,566   $513,078 6
Nov 4, 2011 75 $11,669 -43% 12 $972   $524,747 7
Nov 11, 2011 88 $3,334 -71% 12 $278   $528,081 8
Nov 18, 2011 85 $5,252 +58% 19 $276   $533,333 9
Nov 25, 2011 75 $5,357 +2% 9 $595   $538,690 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Ecuador 12/21/2012 $5,834 7 7 13 $17,962 12/29/2018
Hong Kong 4/19/2012 $0 0 8 9 $112,734 12/6/2015
Nigeria 3/30/2012 $0 0 3 5 $20,325 12/29/2018
Peru 6/28/2012 $36,726 20 20 39 $82,997 12/29/2018
Philippines 4/7/2012 $0 0 1 1 $505,908 12/29/2018
South Korea 5/24/2012 $70,961 140 140 140 $150,625 12/10/2015
Venezuela 1/4/2013 $53,933 9 11 51 $197,949 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $2,094,798
 
International Total$3,183,298 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,719 $3,183,298
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,791 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,398 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 536 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,916 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,865 $3,183,298
All Time International Box Office for Relativity Movies 25 $3,183,298

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,074 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,929 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 775 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,531 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 802 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,742 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,091 $3,721,988
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Relativity Movies 32 $3,721,988

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20121348,220 48,220$867,478$867,4781
Jun 17, 20122917,943-63% 66,163$358,322$1,225,8002
Apr 18, 2021715,859 241,908$331,770$3,772,219463
Apr 25, 2021517,916+13% 259,824$374,803$4,147,022464
May 30, 2021912,025 272,056$251,563$4,403,553469

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20121212,222 12,222$258,015$258,0151

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