Finland Box Office for The Paperboy (2012)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Finland Box Office | $14,386 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $4,027,663 | Details |
| Home Market Performance | ||
| North America DVD Sales | $3,618,950 | Details |
| North America Blu-ray Sales | $610,907 | Details |
| Total North America Video Sales | $4,229,857 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
In the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward’s younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. The sleepy small town’s decades-old façade of Southern gentility peels back to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $12,500,000 |
| Finland Releases: | January 18th, 2013 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | January 22nd, 2013 by Alchemy |
| MPAA Rating: | R for strong sexual content, violence and language. (Rating bulletin 2234, 8/1/2012) |
| Running Time: | 107 minutes |
| Keywords: | Investigative Journalist, News, Bigotry, Life in a Small Town, Framed, Wrongfully Convicted, Corrupt Cops, Film Noir, Voiceover/Narration |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Lee Daniels Entertainment, Millennium Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Blu-ray Sales: January 27th, 2013: End Begins On Top
March 14th, 2013
New releases did well on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 27th, 2013. This includes End of Watch, which earned first place with 428,000 units / $9.41 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just a hair over 50%, which is really impressive for this type of release.
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DVD Sales: January 27th, 2013: Watch Gets Taken Out in the End
March 14th, 2013
There were four new releases in the top five of the DVD sales chart for the week of January 27th. However, Taken 2 was able to remain in first place with 516,000 units / $7.73 million over the week for totals of 1.68 million units / $27.55 million after two.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 22nd, 2013
January 21st, 2013
There are not a lot of big releases on this week's list with End of Watch being the biggest. Conveniently, it is also the best and it is the Pick of the Week on either DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes
December 13th, 2012
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five.
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2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings
December 12th, 2012
SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories.
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Per Theater Chart: Taken to the Top
October 9th, 2012
Taken 2 was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on this week's per theater chart earning an average of $13,525. The best new limited release was The Paperboy, which came very close with an average of $9,337 in eleven theaters.
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Weekend Estimates: Taken 2 Posts Top 3 October Opening
October 7th, 2012
After Hotel Transylvania's record-breaking September opening last week, Taken 2 will make its mark on the October record book this weekend, with Fox projecting a $50 million opening, most likely enough for a place in the top 3 October weekends. The film still has a shot at ousting Paranormal Activity 3 from the top of that list, although it would have to have a very strong Sunday to break the record. Regardless of that, we're looking at another up weekend and 2012 will pull further ahead of last year's pace.
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Limited Releases: Under the Weather
October 4th, 2012
There are a large number of limited releases on this week's list, but very few have a serious shot at box office success. There are several films with casts with strong name recognition that were earning pre-release buzz, Butter, The Oranges, and The Paperboy, but none of them are earning strong enough reviews to suggest they will thrive in limited release. Fat Kid Rules the World might be the film with the best chance at mainstream success on this week's list, while Escape Fire might do well for a documentary.
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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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/01/18 | 9 | $14,386 | 9 | $1,598 | $14,386 | 1 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2/28/2013 | $29,989 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $29,989 | 12/14/2015 |
| Belgium | 10/17/2012 | $30,097 | 12 | 12 | 29 | $60,023 | 12/12/2015 |
| Bolivia | 6/26/2014 | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $3,200 | 12/30/2018 |
| Brazil | 10/4/2013 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $142,328 | 12/13/2015 |
| Croatia | 4/11/2013 | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 8 | $8,130 | 12/30/2018 |
| Finland | 1/18/2013 | $14,386 | 9 | 9 | 9 | $14,386 | 12/14/2015 |
| France | 10/17/2012 | $630,485 | 190 | 190 | 428 | $1,225,043 | 12/12/2015 |
| Greece | 3/7/2013 | $17,662 | 10 | 10 | 10 | $17,662 | 12/14/2015 |
| Lebanon | 3/7/2013 | $10,015 | 9 | 9 | 9 | $12,422 | 12/30/2018 |
| Netherlands | 11/8/2012 | $0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | $19,610 | 12/13/2015 |
| North America | 10/5/2012 | $102,706 | 11 | 76 | 286 | $677,200 | 5/6/2019 |
| Poland | 1/4/2013 | $0 | 0 | 28 | 48 | $107,126 | 12/30/2018 |
| Portugal | 12/27/2012 | $54,166 | 16 | 16 | 50 | $124,528 | 12/14/2015 |
| Spain | 3/15/2013 | $181,445 | 133 | 133 | 379 | $360,851 | 12/14/2015 |
| Thailand | 11/29/2012 | $4,633 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $12,383 | 12/13/2015 |
| Turkey | 4/12/2013 | $0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | $35,946 | 12/30/2018 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11/29/2012 | $39,597 | 22 | 22 | 22 | $54,340 | 12/29/2018 |
| United Kingdom | 3/15/2013 | $213,361 | 82 | 82 | 199 | $597,639 | 12/14/2015 |
| Vietnam | 12/7/2012 | $6,766 | 8 | 8 | 16 | $19,347 | 12/29/2018 |
| Rest of World | $505,510 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $4,027,663 | 5/6/2019 | |||||
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
| Matthew McConaughey | Ward |
| Zac Efron | Jack Jansen |
| John Cusack | Hillary Van Wetter |
| Nicole Kidman | Charlotte Bless |
Supporting Cast
| David Oyelowo | Yardley |
| Macy Gray | Anita |
| Scott Glenn | W.W. Jansen |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Lee Daniels | Director |
| Lee Daniels | Screenwriter |
| Pete Dexter | Screenwriter |
| Pete Dexter | Based on the novel by |
| Hilary Shor | Producer |
| Lee Daniels | Producer |
| Avi Lerner | Producer |
| Ed Cathell III | Producer |
| Cassian Elwes | Producer |
| Danny Dimbort | Executive Producer |
| Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
| John Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Boaz Davidson | Executive Producer |
| Mark Gill | Executive Producer |
| Jan De Bont | Executive Producer |
| Roberto Schaefer | Cinematographer |
| Daniel T. Dorrance | Production Designer |
| Joe Klotz | Editor |
| Mario Gregorov | Composer |