Miles Ahead (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,610,896Details
International Box Office $2,506,202Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,117,098
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $272,868 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $82,839 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $355,707
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A film about what we all face at one time or another in our lives; questions about who we really are, what we have to say and how will we say it. How will we ultimately be defined and who gets to say so?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$114,530 (4.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/527 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,253,803

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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 1st, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (South Africa)
July 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 19th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong language throughout, drug use, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2405 (Cert #50202), 12/23/2015)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bronson
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Keywords: Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Biography, Musicians, Jazz, Crowdfunding, Biographical Drama, 1970s, 1960s, Investigative Journalist, Non-Chronological, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Addiction
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bifrost Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Miles Davis Properties, LLC, IM Global, Sobini Films, Yellowsaw Productions Limited, Crescendo Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2016 Theater Average 26 $28,633 Apr 1, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 1, 2016 33 $114,530   4 $28,633   $114,530 1
Apr 8, 2016 24 $210,325 +84% 25 $8,413   $360,288 2
Apr 15, 2016 23 $195,153 -7% 47 $4,152   $618,280 3
Apr 22, 2016 16 $639,032 +227% 527 $1,213   $1,334,920 4
Apr 29, 2016 22 $347,703 -46% 390 $892   $1,978,737 5
May 6, 2016 26 $135,661 -61% 141 $962   $2,258,673 6
May 13, 2016 35 $86,017 -37% 84 $1,024   $2,403,158 7
May 20, 2016 43 $44,622 -48% 52 $858   $2,484,398 8
May 27, 2016 43 $18,845 -58% 23 $819   $2,521,395 9
Jun 3, 2016 47 $11,358 -40% 16 $710   $2,550,545 10
Jun 10, 2016 58 $6,813 -40% 11 $619   $2,568,959 11
Jun 17, 2016 50 $14,862 +118% 19 $782   $2,585,938 12
Jun 24, 2016 72 $3,486 -77% 7 $498   $2,595,006 13
Jul 1, 2016 60 $5,891 +69% 17 $347   $2,602,234 14
Jul 8, 2016 77 $2,374 -60% 12 $198   $2,608,016 15
Jul 22, 2016 89 $569   3 $190   $2,610,719 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 1, 2016 34 $149,963   4 $37,491   $149,963 1
Apr 8, 2016 24 $273,164 +82% 25 $10,927   $423,127 2
Apr 15, 2016 23 $272,761 n/c 47 $5,803   $695,888 3
Apr 22, 2016 16 $935,146 +243% 527 $1,774   $1,631,034 4
Apr 29, 2016 22 $491,978 -47% 390 $1,261   $2,123,012 5
May 6, 2016 27 $194,129 -61% 141 $1,377   $2,317,141 6
May 13, 2016 34 $122,635 -37% 84 $1,460   $2,439,776 7
May 20, 2016 44 $62,774 -49% 52 $1,207   $2,502,550 8
May 27, 2016 44 $36,637 -42% 23 $1,593   $2,539,187 9
Jun 3, 2016 44 $22,959 -37% 16 $1,435   $2,562,146 10
Jun 10, 2016 65 $8,930 -61% 11 $812   $2,571,076 11
Jun 17, 2016 52 $20,444 +129% 19 $1,076   $2,591,520 12
Jun 24, 2016 73 $4,823 -76% 7 $689   $2,596,343 13
Jul 1, 2016 65 $9,299 +93% 17 $547   $2,605,642 14
Jul 8, 2016 82 $3,675 -60% 12 $306   $2,609,317 15
Jul 15, 2016 99 $833 -77% 3 $278   $2,610,150 16
Jul 22, 2016 104 $746 -10% 3 $249   $2,610,896 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/17/2016 $14,371 2 3 13 $111,245 7/26/2016
Austria 10/22/2016 $2,226 1 1 1 $2,226 10/25/2016
Belgium 5/25/2016 $0 0 5 12 $18,508 7/12/2016
Denmark 7/28/2016 $4,182 1 1 6 $16,395 9/7/2016
Japan 12/23/2016 $0 0 27 101 $233,944 3/14/2017
Peru 7/21/2016 $2,918 1 1 2 $6,780 12/31/2018
Poland 9/2/2016 $4,194 11 17 50 $27,166 11/18/2018
Portugal 7/15/2016 $6,861 10 10 28 $21,439 3/16/2017
Slovenia 9/9/2016 $943 5 5 15 $10,758 10/14/2016
South Africa 7/8/2016 $1,778 5 5 11 $7,777 7/26/2016
South Korea 8/1/2016 $0 0 49 49 $1,719,008 9/10/2018
Spain 7/29/2016 $22,244 17 18 83 $88,623 9/27/2016
United Kingdom 4/22/2016 $242,333 155 155 155 $242,333 6/9/2016
 
International Total$2,506,202 12/31/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Don Cheadle Miles Davis

Supporting Cast

Ewan McGregor Dave Brill
Emayatzy Corinealdi Francis Taylor
Lakeith Lee Stanfield* Junior
Michael Stuhlbarg Harper Hamilton
Austin Lyon Justin
Morgan Wolk Erica
Nina Smilow Tami
Christina Karis Janice
Theron Brown Herbie Hancock

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Cheadle Director
Don Cheadle Screenwriter
Steven Baigelman Screenwriter
Steven Baigelman Story by
Don Cheadle Story by
Stephen J. Rivele Story by
Christopher Wilkinson Story by
Don Cheadle Producer
Pamela Hirsch Producer
Lenore Zeman Producer
Daniel Wagner Producer
Rob Barnum Producer
Vince Willburn Producer
Daryl Porter Producer
Mark Amin Executive Producer
Cassian Elwes Executive Producer
William Hightower Executive Producer
Stephen J. Rivele Executive Producer
Christopher Wilkinson Executive Producer
Jonathan Gardner Executive Producer
Brian Pope Executive Producer
Steven Baigelman Executive Producer
Cheryl Davis Executive Producer
Erin Davis Executive Producer
Robert Lewis Executive Producer
Roberto Schaefer Director of Photography
Hannah Beachler Production Designer
John Axelrad Editor
Kayla M. Emter Editor
Gersha Phillips Costume Designer
Robert Glasper Composer
Ed Gerrard Music Supervisor
Vicki Thomas* Casting Director
Lynn* Meyers

Home Market Releases for July 19th, 2016

July 18th, 2016

Orphan Black: Season Four

This week, the home market is led by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, at least in terms of box office dollars. It is far from the best in terms of reviews. That’s not to say there are no high quality releases this week. In fact, there are five Pick of the Week contenders, six if you include Belladonna Of Sadness, which came out last week, but the screener arrived late, so the review didn’t get published till the weekend. In the end, I went with To Have and Have Not on Blu-ray as Pick of the Week. However, Orphan Black: Season Four earns the seldom awarded Puck of the Week, as the best Canadian release. More...

Theater Averages: Civil War Sets Yearly Mark with $42,390

May 10th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War not only had the best theater average of the weekend, but it also had the best theater average for any film released in 2016. Its average of $42,390 was just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Midnight Special remains the best average for a limited release this year. Other films in the $10,000 club this week include A Bigger Splash, which earned an average of $22,884 in five theaters over the weekend for an average of $27,697 from Wednesday through Sunday. Eva Hesse saw its average rise 8% to $13,816, but it did open on a Wednesday last week, so that likely depressed its weekend numbers last week. Dheepan just made it into the $10,000 club with an average of $10,125 in two theaters. More...

Theater Averages: The Jungle Book Meddles with the Limited Releases

April 26th, 2016

The Meddler

It wasn't a great week for new limited releases, which left a holdover / wide release on top of the theater average chart. The Jungle Book led the way with an average of $15,278. The only other film in the $10,000 was The Meddler, which opened with an average of $14,256 in four theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Miles Opens Ahead of the Competition with $28,633

April 6th, 2016

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead led the way on the theater average chart with $28,633 in four theaters. Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe was right behind with $28,339 in one theater. As someone who doesn't want to see measles make a comeback, this is a scary result. Everybody Wants Some earned an average of $16,440 in 19 theaters over the weekend after opening in five theaters on Wednesday. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,062. Saturday's Warrior and Chongqing Hot Pot had very close averages at $10,671 and $10,098 respectively. More...

Weekend Estimates: Batman v Superman down 68% in second weekend

April 3rd, 2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Last weekend, Batman v Superman posted the 7th-biggest opening weekend of all time. This weekend, if Sunday’s estimate proves to be accurate, it will record the 27th-biggest 2nd weekend. That stat tells you most of what you need to know about the film’s box office performance: it hit big at the beginning, but is proving to have very little staying power. Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection for the weekend is $52.385 million, down 68% from last weekend, for a total of $261.5 million to date. With $419.8 million overseas so far, the film is well on its way to $700 million worldwide, and should make about $900 million in total. That’s certainly short of what the studio was hoping for—the consensus was that the film needed $1 billion globally to make a profit—but surely enough to keep their plans for the franchise on track for now. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Looking to Rake in the Green

April 1st, 2016

Green Room

There are a handful of films on this week's list earning great reviews and/or loud buzz. Of these four films, Green Room is the one I want to see the most, but Everybody Wants Some is the one most likely to become a box office hit. More...


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Synopsis

A film about what we all face at one time or another in our lives; questions about who we really are, what we have to say and how will we say it. How will we ultimately be defined and who gets to say so?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$114,530 (4.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/527 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,253,803

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 1st, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (South Africa)
July 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 19th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong language throughout, drug use, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2405 (Cert #50202), 12/23/2015)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bronson
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Biography, Musicians, Jazz, Crowdfunding, Biographical Drama, 1970s, 1960s, Investigative Journalist, Non-Chronological, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Addiction
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bifrost Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Miles Davis Properties, LLC, IM Global, Sobini Films, Yellowsaw Productions Limited, Crescendo Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2016 Theater Average 26 $28,633 Apr 1, 2016 3

Leading Cast

Don Cheadle Miles Davis

Supporting Cast

Ewan McGregor Dave Brill
Emayatzy Corinealdi Francis Taylor
Lakeith Lee Stanfield* Junior
Michael Stuhlbarg Harper Hamilton
Austin Lyon Justin
Morgan Wolk Erica
Nina Smilow Tami
Christina Karis Janice
Theron Brown Herbie Hancock

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Cheadle Director
Don Cheadle Screenwriter
Steven Baigelman Screenwriter
Steven Baigelman Story by
Don Cheadle Story by
Stephen J. Rivele Story by
Christopher Wilkinson Story by
Don Cheadle Producer
Pamela Hirsch Producer
Lenore Zeman Producer
Daniel Wagner Producer
Rob Barnum Producer
Vince Willburn Producer
Daryl Porter Producer
Mark Amin Executive Producer
Cassian Elwes Executive Producer
William Hightower Executive Producer
Stephen J. Rivele Executive Producer
Christopher Wilkinson Executive Producer
Jonathan Gardner Executive Producer
Brian Pope Executive Producer
Steven Baigelman Executive Producer
Cheryl Davis Executive Producer
Erin Davis Executive Producer
Robert Lewis Executive Producer
Roberto Schaefer Director of Photography
Hannah Beachler Production Designer
John Axelrad Editor
Kayla M. Emter Editor
Gersha Phillips Costume Designer
Robert Glasper Composer
Ed Gerrard Music Supervisor
Vicki Thomas* Casting Director
Lynn* Meyers

Home Market Releases for July 19th, 2016

July 18th, 2016

Orphan Black: Season Four

This week, the home market is led by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, at least in terms of box office dollars. It is far from the best in terms of reviews. That’s not to say there are no high quality releases this week. In fact, there are five Pick of the Week contenders, six if you include Belladonna Of Sadness, which came out last week, but the screener arrived late, so the review didn’t get published till the weekend. In the end, I went with To Have and Have Not on Blu-ray as Pick of the Week. However, Orphan Black: Season Four earns the seldom awarded Puck of the Week, as the best Canadian release. More...

Theater Averages: Civil War Sets Yearly Mark with $42,390

May 10th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War not only had the best theater average of the weekend, but it also had the best theater average for any film released in 2016. Its average of $42,390 was just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Midnight Special remains the best average for a limited release this year. Other films in the $10,000 club this week include A Bigger Splash, which earned an average of $22,884 in five theaters over the weekend for an average of $27,697 from Wednesday through Sunday. Eva Hesse saw its average rise 8% to $13,816, but it did open on a Wednesday last week, so that likely depressed its weekend numbers last week. Dheepan just made it into the $10,000 club with an average of $10,125 in two theaters. More...

Theater Averages: The Jungle Book Meddles with the Limited Releases

April 26th, 2016

The Meddler

It wasn't a great week for new limited releases, which left a holdover / wide release on top of the theater average chart. The Jungle Book led the way with an average of $15,278. The only other film in the $10,000 was The Meddler, which opened with an average of $14,256 in four theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Miles Opens Ahead of the Competition with $28,633

April 6th, 2016

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead led the way on the theater average chart with $28,633 in four theaters. Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe was right behind with $28,339 in one theater. As someone who doesn't want to see measles make a comeback, this is a scary result. Everybody Wants Some earned an average of $16,440 in 19 theaters over the weekend after opening in five theaters on Wednesday. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,062. Saturday's Warrior and Chongqing Hot Pot had very close averages at $10,671 and $10,098 respectively. More...

Weekend Estimates: Batman v Superman down 68% in second weekend

April 3rd, 2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Last weekend, Batman v Superman posted the 7th-biggest opening weekend of all time. This weekend, if Sunday’s estimate proves to be accurate, it will record the 27th-biggest 2nd weekend. That stat tells you most of what you need to know about the film’s box office performance: it hit big at the beginning, but is proving to have very little staying power. Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection for the weekend is $52.385 million, down 68% from last weekend, for a total of $261.5 million to date. With $419.8 million overseas so far, the film is well on its way to $700 million worldwide, and should make about $900 million in total. That’s certainly short of what the studio was hoping for—the consensus was that the film needed $1 billion globally to make a profit—but surely enough to keep their plans for the franchise on track for now. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Looking to Rake in the Green

April 1st, 2016

Green Room

There are a handful of films on this week's list earning great reviews and/or loud buzz. Of these four films, Green Room is the one I want to see the most, but Everybody Wants Some is the one most likely to become a box office hit. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 1, 2016 33 $114,530   4 $28,633   $114,530 1
Apr 8, 2016 24 $210,325 +84% 25 $8,413   $360,288 2
Apr 15, 2016 23 $195,153 -7% 47 $4,152   $618,280 3
Apr 22, 2016 16 $639,032 +227% 527 $1,213   $1,334,920 4
Apr 29, 2016 22 $347,703 -46% 390 $892   $1,978,737 5
May 6, 2016 26 $135,661 -61% 141 $962   $2,258,673 6
May 13, 2016 35 $86,017 -37% 84 $1,024   $2,403,158 7
May 20, 2016 43 $44,622 -48% 52 $858   $2,484,398 8
May 27, 2016 43 $18,845 -58% 23 $819   $2,521,395 9
Jun 3, 2016 47 $11,358 -40% 16 $710   $2,550,545 10
Jun 10, 2016 58 $6,813 -40% 11 $619   $2,568,959 11
Jun 17, 2016 50 $14,862 +118% 19 $782   $2,585,938 12
Jun 24, 2016 72 $3,486 -77% 7 $498   $2,595,006 13
Jul 1, 2016 60 $5,891 +69% 17 $347   $2,602,234 14
Jul 8, 2016 77 $2,374 -60% 12 $198   $2,608,016 15
Jul 22, 2016 89 $569   3 $190   $2,610,719 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 1, 2016 34 $149,963   4 $37,491   $149,963 1
Apr 8, 2016 24 $273,164 +82% 25 $10,927   $423,127 2
Apr 15, 2016 23 $272,761 n/c 47 $5,803   $695,888 3
Apr 22, 2016 16 $935,146 +243% 527 $1,774   $1,631,034 4
Apr 29, 2016 22 $491,978 -47% 390 $1,261   $2,123,012 5
May 6, 2016 27 $194,129 -61% 141 $1,377   $2,317,141 6
May 13, 2016 34 $122,635 -37% 84 $1,460   $2,439,776 7
May 20, 2016 44 $62,774 -49% 52 $1,207   $2,502,550 8
May 27, 2016 44 $36,637 -42% 23 $1,593   $2,539,187 9
Jun 3, 2016 44 $22,959 -37% 16 $1,435   $2,562,146 10
Jun 10, 2016 65 $8,930 -61% 11 $812   $2,571,076 11
Jun 17, 2016 52 $20,444 +129% 19 $1,076   $2,591,520 12
Jun 24, 2016 73 $4,823 -76% 7 $689   $2,596,343 13
Jul 1, 2016 65 $9,299 +93% 17 $547   $2,605,642 14
Jul 8, 2016 82 $3,675 -60% 12 $306   $2,609,317 15
Jul 15, 2016 99 $833 -77% 3 $278   $2,610,150 16
Jul 22, 2016 104 $746 -10% 3 $249   $2,610,896 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/17/2016 $14,371 2 3 13 $111,245 7/26/2016
Austria 10/22/2016 $2,226 1 1 1 $2,226 10/25/2016
Belgium 5/25/2016 $0 0 5 12 $18,508 7/12/2016
Denmark 7/28/2016 $4,182 1 1 6 $16,395 9/7/2016
Japan 12/23/2016 $0 0 27 101 $233,944 3/14/2017
Peru 7/21/2016 $2,918 1 1 2 $6,780 12/31/2018
Poland 9/2/2016 $4,194 11 17 50 $27,166 11/18/2018
Portugal 7/15/2016 $6,861 10 10 28 $21,439 3/16/2017
Slovenia 9/9/2016 $943 5 5 15 $10,758 10/14/2016
South Africa 7/8/2016 $1,778 5 5 11 $7,777 7/26/2016
South Korea 8/1/2016 $0 0 49 49 $1,719,008 9/10/2018
Spain 7/29/2016 $22,244 17 18 83 $88,623 9/27/2016
United Kingdom 4/22/2016 $242,333 155 155 155 $242,333 6/9/2016
 
International Total$2,506,202 12/31/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.