Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011)

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,726Details
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Synopsis

Filmmaker Jon Foy and Philadelphia-based artist and musician Justin Duerr began planning a documentary film about the Toynbee Tiles in 2000. Five years later, they began filming their investigation of these strange street plaques embedded in the asphalt of major U.S. and South American urban intersections that had held Duerr’s fascination for over a decade. Having appeared on hundreds of reported examples from the mid-1980s to present, the cryptic four-line message of the Toynbee Tiles read: “Toynbee Idea / In Kubrick's 2001 / Resurrect Dead / On Planet Jupiter.” While the text on the plaques was clear enough, neither Duerr nor the numerous media outlets that had documented the phenomenon knew what these tiles meant, how or why they were installed, or who was responsible for them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,054 (14.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,168

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,683 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,325 $20,726
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,025 $20,726

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2011 (Limited) by Argot Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 85 minutes
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Keywords: Conspiracy Theory, Cinema Verite, Intertitle
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Land of Missing Parts
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,683 $20,726
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,957 $28,168
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,658 $20,726
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 491 $20,726
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,025 $20,726
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,056 $28,168
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 310 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,238 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,770 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,543 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,465 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,511 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Argot Pictures Movies 11 $20,726

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 101 $3,054   1 $3,054   $3,054 1
Sep 9, 2011 87 $7,244 +137% 1 $7,244   $19,789 2
Sep 23, 2011 131 $459   1 $459   $20,248 4
Sep 30, 2011 121 $217 -53% 1 $217   $20,726 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2011 - $1,063     1 $1,063   $1,063 1
Sep 3, 2011 - $1,090 +3%   1 $1,090   $2,153 2
Sep 4, 2011 - $901 -17%   1 $901   $3,054 3
Sep 5, 2011 96 $850 -6%   1 $850   $3,850 4
Sep 6, 2011 - $371 -56%   1 $371   $4,221 5
Sep 7, 2011 - $405 +9%   1 $405   $4,626 6
Sep 8, 2011 - $3,306 +716%   1 $3,306   $7,618 7
Sep 23, 2011 - $81     1 $81   $19,870 22
Sep 24, 2011 - $162 +100%   1 $162   $20,032 23
Sep 25, 2011 - $216 +33%   1 $216   $20,248 24
Sep 26, 2011 - $90 -58%   1 $90   $20,338 25
Sep 27, 2011 - $18 -80%   1 $18   $20,356 26
Sep 28, 2011 - $81 +350%   1 $81   $20,437 27
Sep 29, 2011 - $72 -11%   1 $72   $20,509 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 85 $12,545   1 $12,545   $12,545 1
Sep 9, 2011 82 $12,171 -3% 1 $12,171   $19,789 2
Sep 23, 2011 119 $720   1 $720   $20,509 4

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Interviewee(s)

Justin Duerr Himself
Marc Duerr Himself
Kevin Riley Himself
Abby Miller Herself
Steve Weinik Himself
Colin Smith Himself
Frannie Seybold Herself
Anna Marie Thompson Herself
Joe Raimondo Himself
Tom Ledeux Himself
Bill Olivier Himself
Ed Mauger Himself
Harold Cones Himself
Tim Tron Himself
John T. Arthur Himself
Rose Pedula Herself

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Production and Technical Credits

John Foy Director
John Foy Producer
John Foy Screenwriter
John Foy Editor
John Foy Composer
Doug Block Executive Producer
Colin Smith Producer
Colin Smith Screenwriter
Steve Weinik Associate Producer

Per Theater Chart: Detective Dee on the Case

September 7th, 2011

The per theater chart is nearly empty and only Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame topping $10,000 over the three-day portion of the weekend. It's average from Friday through Sunday was $17,533 in three theaters. Bodyguard earned an average of $9,813 in 88 theaters over the three-day portion of the weekend, but crossed over the $10,000 mark if you include Monday. It was even more impressive if you take into account its Wednesday and Thursday numbers. More...


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Synopsis

Filmmaker Jon Foy and Philadelphia-based artist and musician Justin Duerr began planning a documentary film about the Toynbee Tiles in 2000. Five years later, they began filming their investigation of these strange street plaques embedded in the asphalt of major U.S. and South American urban intersections that had held Duerr’s fascination for over a decade. Having appeared on hundreds of reported examples from the mid-1980s to present, the cryptic four-line message of the Toynbee Tiles read: “Toynbee Idea / In Kubrick's 2001 / Resurrect Dead / On Planet Jupiter.” While the text on the plaques was clear enough, neither Duerr nor the numerous media outlets that had documented the phenomenon knew what these tiles meant, how or why they were installed, or who was responsible for them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,054 (14.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,168

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,683 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,325 $20,726
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,025 $20,726

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2011 (Limited) by Argot Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Conspiracy Theory, Cinema Verite, Intertitle
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Land of Missing Parts
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Justin Duerr Himself
Marc Duerr Himself
Kevin Riley Himself
Abby Miller Herself
Steve Weinik Himself
Colin Smith Himself
Frannie Seybold Herself
Anna Marie Thompson Herself
Joe Raimondo Himself
Tom Ledeux Himself
Bill Olivier Himself
Ed Mauger Himself
Harold Cones Himself
Tim Tron Himself
John T. Arthur Himself
Rose Pedula Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Foy Director
John Foy Producer
John Foy Screenwriter
John Foy Editor
John Foy Composer
Doug Block Executive Producer
Colin Smith Producer
Colin Smith Screenwriter
Steve Weinik Associate Producer

Per Theater Chart: Detective Dee on the Case

September 7th, 2011

The per theater chart is nearly empty and only Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame topping $10,000 over the three-day portion of the weekend. It's average from Friday through Sunday was $17,533 in three theaters. Bodyguard earned an average of $9,813 in 88 theaters over the three-day portion of the weekend, but crossed over the $10,000 mark if you include Monday. It was even more impressive if you take into account its Wednesday and Thursday numbers. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,683 $20,726
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,957 $28,168
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,658 $20,726
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 491 $20,726
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,025 $20,726
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,056 $28,168
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 310 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,238 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,770 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,543 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,465 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,511 $20,726
All Time Domestic Box Office for Argot Pictures Movies 11 $20,726

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 101 $3,054   1 $3,054   $3,054 1
Sep 9, 2011 87 $7,244 +137% 1 $7,244   $19,789 2
Sep 23, 2011 131 $459   1 $459   $20,248 4
Sep 30, 2011 121 $217 -53% 1 $217   $20,726 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2011 - $1,063     1 $1,063   $1,063 1
Sep 3, 2011 - $1,090 +3%   1 $1,090   $2,153 2
Sep 4, 2011 - $901 -17%   1 $901   $3,054 3
Sep 5, 2011 96 $850 -6%   1 $850   $3,850 4
Sep 6, 2011 - $371 -56%   1 $371   $4,221 5
Sep 7, 2011 - $405 +9%   1 $405   $4,626 6
Sep 8, 2011 - $3,306 +716%   1 $3,306   $7,618 7
Sep 23, 2011 - $81     1 $81   $19,870 22
Sep 24, 2011 - $162 +100%   1 $162   $20,032 23
Sep 25, 2011 - $216 +33%   1 $216   $20,248 24
Sep 26, 2011 - $90 -58%   1 $90   $20,338 25
Sep 27, 2011 - $18 -80%   1 $18   $20,356 26
Sep 28, 2011 - $81 +350%   1 $81   $20,437 27
Sep 29, 2011 - $72 -11%   1 $72   $20,509 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2011 85 $12,545   1 $12,545   $12,545 1
Sep 9, 2011 82 $12,171 -3% 1 $12,171   $19,789 2
Sep 23, 2011 119 $720   1 $720   $20,509 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,325 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 29,601-29,700) 29,676 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,872 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 26,701-26,800) 26,760 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,989 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,741 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,430 $20,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Argot Pictures Movies 13 $20,726

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.