Australia Box Office for Top Five (2014)
Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
Australia Box Office | $195,976 | Details |
Worldwide Box Office | $26,001,741 | Details |
Home Market Performance | ||
North America DVD Sales | $1,055,133 | Details |
North America Blu-ray Sales | $557,896 | Details |
Total North America Video Sales | $1,613,029 | |
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Synopsis
The story of New York City comedian-turned-film star Andre Allen, whose unexpected encounter with a journalist forces him to confront the comedy career—and the past—that he’s left behind.
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Movie Details
Production Budget: | $12,000,000 |
Australia Releases: | March 12th, 2015 (Wide) |
Video Release: | March 17th, 2015 by Paramount Home Video |
MPAA Rating: | R for strong sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language throughout and some drug use. (Rating bulletin 2348, 11/12/2013) |
Running Time: | 101 minutes |
Keywords: | African Americans, Stand-Up Comedy, Movie Business, Reality TV, Romance, Wedding Day, Love Triangle, Gratuitous Cameos, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Prologue, Non-Chronological, Intertitle, Investigative Journalist, False Identity, Critic, Rehab / Former Addict, Set in New York, Addiction, Bachelor Party, Dysfunctional Family, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, One Day, Comedy Drama |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Comedy |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | IACF |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
DVD Sales: Annie vs. Kings
April 7th, 2015
Just as it was on the Blu-ray Sales Chart, there was a tight race for top spot in the DVD sales chart, only the combatants weren't entirely the same. Exodus: Gods and Kings topped Annie in terms of units at 226,000 units to 202,000 units, but the pair finished in the opposite order in terms of revenue with $3.59 million to $3.38 million.
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Blu-ray Sales: Penguins Become King in Tight Race
April 7th, 2015
New releases earned the top three spots on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week, including a tight race for top spot. Penguins of Madagascar earned first place over Exodus: Gods and Kings in terms of units, 269,000 vs 257,000. However, in terms of revenue, the pair finished in the reverse order at $5.91 million to $5.38 million. As far the their opening week Blu-ray shares are concerned, Penguins managed a very strong 58%, while Exodus managed a very healthy 54%
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 17th, 2015
March 17th, 2015
It's a busy / short week on the home market. There are four first-run releases coming out this week, which is more than most weeks. However, it is also a very shallow week and we run into filler on the first page of Amazon's list of best-selling new releases. The best of the first-run releases is Top Five, but the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack isn't quite Pick of the Week material. For that honor, we have to look to a smaller release, Song of the Sea on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Top Five
March 16th, 2015
Top Five is the latest film written and directed by Chris Rock. Chris Rock is one of the biggest stand-up comics around; however, his film career has never truly taken off. He has had some missteps with critics, but even films that earned amazing reviews failed to find an audience in theaters. For instance, this film pulled in just $25 million during the holidays. Does it deserve to find a wider audience? Or will critics like this more than the average moviegoer?
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2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations
January 17th, 2015
The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight.
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Gets Scrooged
December 22nd, 2014
The Christmas break got off on a soft note with all three new wide releases failing to meet expectations by substantial numbers. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies got off to a good start on Wednesday, but plummeted the next day and couldn't recover. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb failed to live up to the low end of expectations, while Annie's opening at least came close to predictions. We are still missing some numbers. Overall, the box office rose by more than 60% from last weekend to $135 million and this figure should rise a little as other numbers filter in. However, it likely won't rise by enough to match the $140 million earned the same weekend last year. I really thought 2014 would end its year-over-year slump this weekend, but alas, it was not to be. Year-to-date, 2014 has earned $9.60 billion, which is 4.6% lower than last year's pace.
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Exodus Win, but Overall Box Office is on the Run
December 15th, 2014
All-in-all, the box office matched expectations, but sadly, that is not a good thing. Exodus: Gods and Kings opened with $24.12 million, which is anemic for a film that cost $140 million to make. Top Five had a better per theater average, but was playing in less than 1,000 theaters, so it will only become a midlevel hit, at best. Overall, the box office did rise 6.8% from last weekend, but this still only amounted to $83 million. Worse still, this was 43% lower than the same weekend last year. Last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened with $73.65 million, which is about 2% less than the top ten earned this year. It should come as no surprise that 2014 lost in the year-over-year comparison, while it continues to lose ground in the year-to-date race as well. Currently, 2014 has pulled in a total of $9.41 billion, which is 4.8% or $470 million lower than last year's pace. There's no chance 2014 will catch up at this point. I just hope it doesn't sink any lower.
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Weekend Estimates: Exodus Leads with Lackluster Debut
December 14th, 2014
Big budget bible epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is probably the riskiest studio bet this Holiday Season. The $140 million-budgeted film will need to do considerable business domestically and internationally to earn a profit, and biblical epics haven’t had the best of track records in recent years. Early signs aren’t great, with Fox projecting a $24.5 million opening weekend, well behind the $43.7 million earned by Noah earlier in the year. There is room for the film to recover though, as it will almost certainly be able to keep playing in a lot of theaters through the New Year. $100 million seems like the top end of domestic expectations at this point, and its international performance so far doesn’t suggest overseas coin will help make up the difference.
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Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Exodus End?
December 11th, 2014
The box office has been struggling the past few weeks and / or months. It really depends on how you look at things. This weekend there are two films hoping to help 2014 get back into the win column: Exodus: Gods and Kings and Top Five. Exodus will win the weekend with relative ease, but it might not earn more than $20 million in the process. Top Five would like to earn second place with just over $10 million, but it will probably fall short finishing just behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. This weekend last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug led the way with $73.65 million. That's more than the top five will make in total this year. It might be more than the top ten earn. Even last year's second place film, Frozen, might make more than the top film this year will earn. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison by a large margin.
Contest: Pump You Up
December 5th, 2014
Next weekend Exodus: Gods and Kings should dominate the box office, while Top Five will be playing the part of counter-programming. Since Exodus will be by far the bigger of the two wide releases, it is the clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Exodus: Gods and Kings.
2014 Preview: December
December 1st, 2014
November is over and there are not a lot of positive things to say about what happened during the month. There were a couple of films that matched expectations, but there were no breakout hits and a few that missed expectations by wide margins. Granted, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 will top $300 million with relative ease, but that's still nearly $100 million lower than some people were predicting. The month ends with 2014 about $300 million behind 2013's pace and there's really no chance to catch up in December. That doesn't mean there are no films that will be worth watching in December. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies should at least earn $200 million, while $300 million is not out of the question. Additionally, there are several films that at least have a shot at $100 million at the box office, but not all will get there. At least this December and last December are on par with each other. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped $250 million while there were three others that topped $100 million. I think we will get the same result this month. Last year there were a lot more wide releases, but many of them bombed. I think this year the lack of competition will help more films reach their potential.
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Weekend Box Office Performance
Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
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2015/02/20 | 19 | $49,173 | 2 | $24,587 | $49,173 | 4 | |
2015/03/13 | 16 | $85,813 | 81 | $1,059 | $133,721 | 1 | |
2015/03/20 | 28 | $22,438 | -74% | 70 | $321 | $188,212 | 2 |
2015/03/27 | 43 | $1,792 | -92% | 8 | $224 | $197,469 | 3 |
2015/04/03 | 55 | $130 | -93% | 3 | $43 | $195,976 | 4 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
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Australia | 3/12/2015 | $49,173 | 2 | 81 | 164 | $195,976 | 7/7/2015 |
North America | 12/12/2014 | $6,896,593 | 979 | 1,426 | 5,711 | $25,317,379 | 9/24/2018 |
United Kingdom | 5/8/2015 | $98,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $98,501 | 8/27/2018 |
Rest of World | $389,885 | ||||||
Worldwide Total | $26,001,741 | 9/24/2018 |
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.
Lead Ensemble Members
Chris Rock | Andre Allen |
Rosario Dawson | Chelsea Brown |
Gabrielle Union | Erica Long |
Cedric the Entertainer | Jazzy Dee |
J.B. Smoove | Allen's Security Guard/Assistant |
Tracy Morgan | Fred |
Kevin Hart | Allen's Agent |
Anders Holm | Brad |
Jay Pharoah | Mike |
Michael Che | Paul |
Sherri Shepherd | Allen's Ex-Girlfriend |
Leslie Jones | Lisa |
Brian Regan | Engineer |
Supporting Cast
Romany Malco | Benny Barnes |
Hayley Marie Norman | Tammy |
Karlie Redd | Rhonda |
Rachel Feinstein | Publicist |
Dan Naturman | Young Comic |
Rick Shapiro | Biker AA Guy |
Olga Merediz | Chelsea's Mom |
Miriam Colon | Chelsea's Grandmother |
Julie Halston | Cell Phone Lady |
Luis Guzmán | Bobby the Cop |
Tichina Arnold | Theatre Manager |
Hassan Johnson | Craig |
Cameos
Whoopi Goldberg | Herself |
Jerry Seinfeld | Himself |
Bruce Bruce | Himself |
Charlie Rose | Himself |
DMX | Himself |
Gabourey Sidibe | Herself |
Taraji P. Henson | Herself |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
Chris Rock | Director |
Chris Rock | Screenwriter |
Scott Rudin | Producer |
Eli Bush | Producer |
Tony Hernandez | Executive Producer |
Lila Yacoub | Executive Producer |
Richard Hoover | Production Designer |
Anne McCabe | Editor |
Questlove | Composer |
Ludwig Göransson | Composer |
Manuel Alberto Claro | Director of Photography |
Jay Z | Co-Producer |
Kanye West | Co-Producer |
Jason Sack | Co-Producer |
Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
George Drakoulias | Music Supervisor |
G. Victoria Ruskin | Art Director |
Stephanie Bowen | Set Decorator |
Amy Roth | Costume Designer |
Justin Gray | Sound Mixer |
Jacob Ribicoff | Supervising Sound Editor |
Jacob Ribicoff | Re-recording Mixer |
Skip Lievsay | Re-recording Mixer |
Jason Shrier | Associate Producer |
Catherine Farrell | Associate Producer |
Adam Escott | Assistant Director |
Victoria Thomas | Casting Director |
Stephen Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.