127 Hours (2010)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,335,230Details
International Box Office $41,881,941Details
Worldwide Box Office $60,217,171
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $9,394,380 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,891,087 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,285,467
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In April 2003, hiker Aron Ralston is hiking in Utah when a boulder falls on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon. Over the next five days, Ralston re-examines the errors of his life as he fights the elements to stay alive

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$264,851 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/916 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,996,729

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,022 $18,335,230
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,246 $41,881,941
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,711 $60,217,171
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $18,335,230
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $41,881,941
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 791 $60,217,171

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 2010 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: March 1st, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2133, 8/11/2010)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2011
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Keywords: Marooned, One Character, One Location, Escape, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Miscellaneous Sports, Non-Chronological, Amputee, 2011 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Survival Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Big Screen Prods, Down Prods, Dune Entertainment, Everest Entertainment, Darlow Smithson, Decibel Films, Pathe of a Cloud Eight
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 59 $301,367 Feb 25, 2011 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 67 $319,289 Feb 18, 2011 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 58 $559,094 Feb 11, 2011 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 29 $1,348,746 Feb 4, 2011 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 88 $2,136,801 Jan 28, 2011 87
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 20 $2,136,801 Jan 28, 2011 87
Theater Average Opening Weekend 89 $66,213 Nov 5, 2010 3
Top 2010 Theater Average 5 $66,213 Nov 5, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,022 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,554 $24,996,729
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,380 $18,335,230
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $24,996,729
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 4 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,531 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 725 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 45 $18,335,230

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 25 $264,851   4 $66,213   $264,851 1
Nov 12, 2010 19 $438,539 +66% 22 $19,934   $811,528 2
Nov 19, 2010 14 $916,533 +109% 108 $8,486   $1,902,336 3
Nov 26, 2010 11 $1,708,883 +86% 293 $5,832   $4,420,168 4
Dec 3, 2010 12 $1,619,138 -5% 433 $3,739   $6,611,762 5
Dec 10, 2010 13 $1,008,858 -38% 416 $2,425   $8,250,856 6
Dec 17, 2010 16 $556,044 -45% 307 $1,811   $9,321,571 7
Dec 24, 2010 21 $190,258 -66% 145 $1,312   $9,862,158 8
Dec 31, 2010 20 $284,373 +49% 103 $2,761   $10,434,435 9
Jan 7, 2011 25 $216,964 -24% 88 $2,466   $10,824,599 10
Jan 14, 2011 29 $162,933 -25% 76 $2,144   $11,091,004 11
Jan 21, 2011 34 $118,557 -27% 69 $1,718   $11,296,805 12
Jan 28, 2011 14 $2,136,801 +1,702% 916 $2,333   $13,510,921 13
Feb 4, 2011 15 $1,348,746 -37% 899 $1,500   $15,679,195 14
Feb 11, 2011 20 $559,094 -59% 359 $1,557   $16,845,896 15
Feb 18, 2011 26 $319,289 -43% 240 $1,330   $17,412,209 16
Feb 25, 2011 27 $301,367 -6% 220 $1,370   $17,915,448 17
Mar 4, 2011 34 $122,976 -59% 135 $911   $18,136,899 18
Mar 11, 2011 48 $50,387 -59% 79 $638   $18,236,586 19
Mar 18, 2011 62 $17,397 -65% 32 $544   $18,282,898 20
Mar 25, 2011 79 $8,103 -53% 18 $450   $18,300,917 21
Apr 1, 2011 84 $7,837 -3% 18 $435   $18,317,299 22
Apr 8, 2011 84 $5,320 -32% 12 $443   $18,329,466 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 5, 2010 - $77,262     4 $19,316   $77,262 1
Nov 6, 2010 - $104,663 +35%   4 $26,166   $181,925 2
Nov 7, 2010 - $82,926 -21%   4 $20,732   $264,851 3
Nov 8, 2010 - $27,132 -67%   4 $6,783   $291,983 4
Nov 9, 2010 - $24,291 -10%   4 $6,073   $316,274 5
Nov 10, 2010 - $25,941 +7%   4 $6,485   $342,215 6
Nov 11, 2010 - $30,774 +19%   4 $7,694   $372,989 7
Nov 12, 2010 - $138,496 +350% +79% 22 $6,295   $511,485 8
Nov 13, 2010 - $177,608 +28% +70% 22 $8,073   $689,093 9
Nov 14, 2010 - $122,435 -31% +48% 22 $5,565   $811,528 10
Nov 15, 2010 - $39,099 -68% +44% 22 $1,777   $850,627 11
Nov 16, 2010 - $48,701 +25% +100% 22 $2,214   $899,328 12
Nov 17, 2010 - $44,724 -8% +72% 22 $2,033   $944,052 13
Nov 18, 2010 - $41,751 -7% +36% 22 $1,898   $985,803 14
Nov 19, 2010 14 $258,934 +520% +87% 108 $2,398   $1,244,737 15
Nov 20, 2010 14 $391,221 +51% +120% 108 $3,622   $1,635,958 16
Nov 21, 2010 11 $266,378 -32% +118% 108 $2,466   $1,902,336 17
Nov 22, 2010 12 $103,961 -61% +166% 108 $963   $2,006,297 18
Nov 23, 2010 13 $125,604 +21% +158% 108 $1,163   $2,131,901 19
Nov 24, 2010 - $277,683 +121% +521% 279 $995   $2,409,584 20
Nov 25, 2010 - $301,701 +9% +623% 279 $1,081   $2,711,285 21
Nov 26, 2010 11 $657,217 +118% +154% 293 $2,243   $3,368,502 22
Nov 27, 2010 11 $680,644 +4% +74% 293 $2,323   $4,049,146 23
Nov 28, 2010 11 $371,022 -45% +39% 293 $1,266   $4,420,168 24
Nov 29, 2010 11 $133,312 -64% +28% 293 $455   $4,553,480 25
Nov 30, 2010 11 $156,907 +18% +25% 293 $536   $4,710,387 26
Dec 1, 2010 11 $139,556 -11% -50% 293 $476   $4,849,943 27
Dec 2, 2010 11 $142,681 +2% -53% 293 $487   $4,992,624 28
Dec 3, 2010 12 $501,848 +252% -24% 433 $1,159   $5,494,472 29
Dec 4, 2010 - $680,573 +36% n/c 433 $1,572   $6,175,045 30
Dec 5, 2010 12 $436,717 -36% +18% 433 $1,009   $6,611,762 31
Dec 6, 2010 12 $142,214 -67% +7% 433 $328   $6,753,976 32
Dec 7, 2010 13 $169,756 +19% +8% 433 $392   $6,923,732 33
Dec 8, 2010 13 $157,998 -7% +13% 433 $365   $7,081,730 34
Dec 9, 2010 13 $160,268 +1% +12% 433 $370   $7,241,998 35
Dec 10, 2010 13 $316,431 +97% -37% 416 $761   $7,558,429 36
Dec 11, 2010 13 $415,567 +31% -39% 416 $999   $7,973,996 37
Dec 12, 2010 13 $276,860 -33% -37% 416 $666   $8,250,856 38
Dec 13, 2010 13 $116,473 -58% -18% 416 $280   $8,367,329 39
Dec 14, 2010 12 $141,144 +21% -17% 416 $339   $8,508,473 40
Dec 15, 2010 12 $130,048 -8% -18% 416 $313   $8,638,521 41
Dec 16, 2010 12 $127,006 -2% -21% 416 $305   $8,765,527 42
Dec 17, 2010 16 $149,200 +17% -53% 307 $486   $8,914,727 43
Dec 18, 2010 16 $224,607 +51% -46% 307 $732   $9,139,334 44
Dec 19, 2010 16 $182,237 -19% -34% 307 $594   $9,321,571 45
Dec 20, 2010 16 $109,526 -40% -6% 307 $357   $9,431,097 46
Dec 21, 2010 16 $119,167 +9% -16% 307 $388   $9,550,264 47
Dec 22, 2010 - $58,475 -51% -55% 170 $344   $9,608,739 48
Dec 23, 2010 - $63,161 +8% -50% 170 $372   $9,671,900 49
Dec 24, 2010 - $41,617 -34% -72% 145 $287   $9,713,517 50
Dec 25, 2010 - $69,302 +67% -69% 115 $603   $9,782,819 51
Dec 26, 2010 - $79,339 +14% -56% 115 $690   $9,862,158 52
Dec 27, 2010 - $72,587 -9% -34% 115 $631   $9,934,745 53
Dec 28, 2010 - $70,902 -2% -41% 115 $617   $10,005,647 54
Dec 29, 2010 - $69,319 -2% +19% 115 $603   $10,074,966 55
Dec 30, 2010 - $75,096 +8% +19% 115 $653   $10,150,062 56
Dec 31, 2010 - $53,166 -29% +28% 103 $516   $10,203,228 57
Jan 1, 2011 - $130,716 +146% +89% 103 $1,269   $10,333,944 58
Jan 2, 2011 - $100,491 -23% +27% 103 $976   $10,434,435 59
Jan 3, 2011 - $50,717 -50% -30% 103 $492   $10,485,152 60
Jan 4, 2011 - $43,216 -15% -39% 103 $420   $10,528,368 61
Jan 5, 2011 - $38,952 -10% -44% 103 $378   $10,567,320 62
Jan 6, 2011 - $40,315 +3% -46% 103 $391   $10,607,635 63
Jan 7, 2011 - $63,717 +58% +20% 88 $724   $10,671,352 64
Jan 8, 2011 - $95,177 +49% -27% 88 $1,082   $10,766,529 65
Jan 9, 2011 - $58,070 -39% -42% 88 $660   $10,824,599 66
Jan 10, 2011 21 $21,960 -62% -57% 88 $250   $10,846,559 67
Jan 11, 2011 - $24,711 +13% -43% 88 $281   $10,871,270 68
Jan 12, 2011 - $26,967 +9% -31% 88 $306   $10,898,237 69
Jan 13, 2011 - $29,834 +11% -26% 88 $339   $10,928,071 70
Jan 14, 2011 - $44,094 +48% -31% 76 $580   $10,972,165 71
Jan 15, 2011 - $68,238 +55% -28% 76 $898   $11,040,403 72
Jan 16, 2011 - $50,601 -26% -13% 76 $666   $11,091,004 73
Jan 17, 2011 28 $33,115 -35% +51% 76 $436   $11,124,119 74
Jan 18, 2011 - $18,853 -43% -24% 76 $248   $11,142,972 75
Jan 19, 2011 - $16,748 -11% -38% 76 $220   $11,159,720 76
Jan 20, 2011 27 $18,528 +11% -38% 76 $244   $11,178,248 77
Jan 21, 2011 - $33,119 +79% -25% 69 $480   $11,211,367 78
Jan 22, 2011 - $56,998 +72% -16% 69 $826   $11,268,365 79
Jan 23, 2011 - $28,440 -50% -44% 69 $412   $11,296,805 80
Jan 24, 2011 - $12,588 -56% -62% 69 $182   $11,309,393 81
Jan 25, 2011 - $19,756 +57% +5% 69 $286   $11,329,149 82
Jan 26, 2011 - $21,153 +7% +26% 69 $307   $11,350,302 83
Jan 27, 2011 - $23,818 +13% +29% 69 $345   $11,374,120 84
Jan 28, 2011 12 $599,118 +2,415% +1,709% 916 $654   $11,973,238 85
Jan 29, 2011 14 $901,437 +50% +1,482% 916 $984   $12,874,675 86
Jan 30, 2011 13 $636,246 -29% +2,137% 916 $695   $13,510,921 87
Jan 31, 2011 10 $198,308 -69% +1,475% 916 $216   $13,709,229 88
Feb 1, 2011 10 $219,865 +11% +1,013% 916 $240   $13,929,094 89
Feb 2, 2011 10 $199,768 -9% +844% 916 $218   $14,128,862 90
Feb 3, 2011 10 $201,587 +1% +746% 916 $220   $14,330,449 91
Feb 4, 2011 12 $453,506 +125% -24% 899 $504   $14,783,955 92
Feb 5, 2011 15 $676,370 +49% -25% 899 $752   $15,460,325 93
Feb 6, 2011 15 $218,870 -68% -66% 899 $243   $15,679,195 94
Feb 7, 2011 12 $136,777 -38% -31% 899 $152   $15,815,972 95
Feb 8, 2011 12 $175,765 +29% -20% 899 $196   $15,991,737 96
Feb 9, 2011 13 $140,964 -20% -29% 899 $157   $16,132,701 97
Feb 10, 2011 12 $154,101 +9% -24% 899 $171   $16,286,802 98
Feb 11, 2011 18 $151,350 -2% -67% 359 $422   $16,438,152 99
Feb 12, 2011 21 $248,216 +64% -63% 359 $691   $16,686,368 100
Feb 13, 2011 - $159,528 -36% -27% 359 $444   $16,845,896 101
Feb 14, 2011 - $80,121 -50% -41% 359 $223   $16,926,017 102
Feb 15, 2011 - $59,343 -26% -66% 359 $165   $16,985,360 103
Feb 16, 2011 - $51,764 -13% -63% 359 $144   $17,037,124 104
Feb 17, 2011 - $55,796 +8% -64% 359 $155   $17,092,920 105
Feb 18, 2011 - $76,471 +37% -49% 240 $319   $17,169,391 106
Feb 19, 2011 - $131,205 +72% -47% 240 $547   $17,300,596 107
Feb 20, 2011 - $111,613 -15% -30% 240 $465   $17,412,209 108
Feb 21, 2011 27 $80,398 -28% n/c 240 $335   $17,492,607 109
Feb 22, 2011 - $39,509 -51% -33% 240 $165   $17,532,116 110
Feb 23, 2011 - $38,640 -2% -25% 240 $161   $17,570,756 111
Feb 24, 2011 - $43,325 +12% -22% 240 $181   $17,614,081 112
Feb 25, 2011 - $83,518 +93% +9% 220 $380   $17,697,599 113
Feb 26, 2011 - $147,424 +77% +12% 220 $670   $17,845,023 114
Feb 27, 2011 - $70,425 -52% -37% 240 $293   $17,915,448 115
Feb 28, 2011 - $26,303 -63% -67% 240 $110   $17,941,751 116
Mar 1, 2011 - $26,592 +1% -33% 240 $111   $17,968,343 117
Mar 2, 2011 - $22,867 -14% -41% 240 $95   $17,991,210 118
Mar 3, 2011 - $22,713 -1% -48% 240 $95   $18,013,923 119
Mar 4, 2011 - $36,544 +61% -56% 135 $271   $18,050,467 120
Mar 5, 2011 - $53,350 +46% -64% 135 $395   $18,103,817 121
Mar 6, 2011 - $33,082 -38% -53% 135 $245   $18,136,899 122
Mar 7, 2011 - $11,159 -66% -58% 135 $83   $18,148,058 123
Mar 8, 2011 - $13,190 +18% -50% 135 $98   $18,161,248 124
Mar 9, 2011 - $11,141 -16% -51% 135 $83   $18,172,389 125
Mar 10, 2011 - $13,810 +24% -39% 135 $102   $18,186,199 126
Mar 11, 2011 - $14,796 +7% -60% 79 $187   $18,200,995 127
Mar 12, 2011 - $21,313 +44% -60% 79 $270   $18,222,308 128
Mar 13, 2011 - $14,278 -33% -57% 79 $181   $18,236,586 129
Mar 14, 2011 - $7,039 -51% -37% 79 $89   $18,243,625 130
Mar 15, 2011 - $8,084 +15% -39% 79 $102   $18,251,709 131
Mar 16, 2011 - $7,551 -7% -32% 79 $96   $18,259,260 132
Mar 17, 2011 - $6,241 -17% -55% 79 $79   $18,265,501 133
Mar 18, 2011 - $4,854 -22% -67% 32 $152   $18,270,355 134
Mar 19, 2011 - $8,142 +68% -62% 32 $254   $18,278,497 135
Mar 20, 2011 - $4,401 -46% -69% 32 $138   $18,282,898 136
Mar 21, 2011 - $2,296 -48% -67% 32 $72   $18,285,194 137
Mar 22, 2011 - $2,257 -2% -72% 32 $71   $18,287,451 138
Mar 23, 2011 - $2,150 -5% -72% 32 $67   $18,289,601 139
Mar 24, 2011 - $3,213 +49% -49% 32 $100   $18,292,814 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 26 $372,989   4 $93,247   $372,989 1
Nov 12, 2010 19 $612,814 +64% 22 $27,855   $985,803 2
Nov 19, 2010 15 $1,725,482 +182% 108 $15,977   $2,711,285 3
Nov 26, 2010 11 $2,281,339 +32% 293 $7,786   $4,992,624 4
Dec 3, 2010 13 $2,249,374 -1% 433 $5,195   $7,241,998 5
Dec 10, 2010 12 $1,523,529 -32% 416 $3,662   $8,765,527 6
Dec 17, 2010 18 $906,373 -41% 307 $2,952   $9,671,900 7
Dec 24, 2010 22 $478,162 -47% 145 $3,298   $10,150,062 8
Dec 31, 2010 19 $457,573 -4% 103 $4,442   $10,607,635 9
Jan 7, 2011 22 $320,436 -30% 88 $3,641   $10,928,071 10
Jan 14, 2011 30 $250,177 -22% 76 $3,292   $11,178,248 11
Jan 21, 2011 34 $195,872 -22% 69 $2,839   $11,374,120 12
Jan 28, 2011 14 $2,956,329 +1,409% 916 $3,227   $14,330,449 13
Feb 4, 2011 14 $1,956,353 -34% 899 $2,176   $16,286,802 14
Feb 11, 2011 20 $806,118 -59% 359 $2,245   $17,092,920 15
Feb 18, 2011 25 $521,161 -35% 240 $2,172   $17,614,081 16
Feb 25, 2011 27 $399,842 -23% 220 $1,817   $18,013,923 17
Mar 4, 2011 34 $172,276 -57% 135 $1,276   $18,186,199 18
Mar 11, 2011 46 $79,302 -54% 79 $1,004   $18,265,501 19
Mar 18, 2011 63 $27,313 -66% 32 $854   $18,292,814 20
Mar 25, 2011 75 $16,648 -39% 18 $925   $18,309,462 21
Apr 1, 2011 78 $14,684 -12% 18 $816   $18,324,146 22
Apr 8, 2011 77 $11,084 -25% 12 $924   $18,335,230 23

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,246 $41,881,941
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,717 $41,881,941
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office 84 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 379 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 17 $41,881,941

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,711 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,140 $60,217,171
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 95 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,253 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 177 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 791 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 23 $60,217,171

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 6, 20116243,803 243,803$3,654,607$3,654,6071
Mar 13, 201111102,585-58% 346,388$1,537,749$5,192,3562
Mar 20, 20111559,542-42% 405,930$892,535$6,084,8913
Mar 27, 20112531,208-48% 437,138$545,828$6,630,7194
Apr 3, 20113018,664-40% 455,802$298,437$6,929,1565
Jul 24, 20112325,288 549,876$267,041$8,283,19521

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 6, 2011659,172 59,172$1,408,290$1,408,2901
Mar 13, 20111116,902-71% 76,074$371,667$1,779,9572
Mar 20, 20111410,073-40% 86,147$221,515$2,001,4723
Jul 24, 20111712,597 117,126$166,277$2,410,37721

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Leading Cast

James Franco    Aron Ralston

Supporting Cast

Amber Tamblyn    Megan
Kate Mara    Kristi
Clémence Poésy    Rana
Treat Williams    Aron's Dad
Kate Burton    Aron's Mom
Lizzy Caplan    Sonja

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

Production and Technical Credits

Christian Colson    Producer
Danny Boyle    Producer
John Smithson    Producer
Bernard Bellew    Executive Producer
John L. Kelly    Executive Producer
Francois Ivernel    Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken    Executive Producer
Lisa Maria Falcone    Executive Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Tom Heller    Co-Producer
Gareth Smith    Co-Producer
Danny Boyle    Director
Danny Boyle    Screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy    Screenwriter
Aron Ralston    Story Creator

DVD Sales: Bambi Battles to the Top, of Blu-ray

March 15th, 2011

The top selling title on this week's sales chart depends on how you categorize the biggest new release of the week. Since the studio considers the Bambi release as a Blu-ray, Megamind was able to repeat on top with 733,000 units during its first full week of release, lifting its totals to 1.66 million units and $10.25 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 15th, 2011

March 14th, 2011

Another exhaustingly slow week. It seems like forever since there was a week with two or more top-tier releases. There is one film that was a hit both at the box office and with critics, The Fighter, while most of the rest failed to succeed in both areas and during a normal week many would have not even been worth mentioning. That said, The Fighter would have been a contender for Pick of the Week even if the competition was stronger than average and the DVD or the Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is worth grabbing. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: 127 Hours

March 12th, 2011

From the very first moment this film was given the green light, 127 Hours was considered an Oscar contender. It is based on a harrowing real life story, which Awards Season voters tend to love. Danny Boyle's previous film won eight Oscars. While the star, James Franco, is one of the hottest young actors around and many think it is just a matter of time before he wins his first Oscar. In the end, it was shut out on Oscar night; however, there's a huge gap between going zero for six at the Oscars and being a disappointment. In fact, my only concern going in was having expectations that were too high. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 1st, 2011

February 28th, 2011

It is an amazingly slow week on the home market with no first run releases that did well enough to be considered midlevel hits. That is if you don't count Megamind, which came out on Friday. There are a few that are worth picking up, but only one is a real contender for Pick of the Week: Bambi on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. More...

Awards Season: Swan Wins Its Independence

February 26th, 2011

Independent Spirit Award hand out their nominations earlier than the other major awards, but don't hand out the hardware till the day before the Oscars. The long wait ended last night and Black Swan became the big winner sweeping the four categories it was nominated it. It wasn't the only winner of the night, however. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we wrap things up and the final category is the most prestigious, Best Picture. With ten nominations, it's a crowded field; however, all but a couple of those are clearly long shots. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Actor

February 13th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor, which is possibly the least competitive of the four acting races. More...

Per Theater Chart is Left Out in the Cold

February 8th, 2011

Like last week, only one film reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. That film was Cold Weather, which beat my expectations, earning $14,513 in one theater ahead of its VOD demand later this week. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 6th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Adapted Screenplay, which is one the categories that I think could give us a surprise. There's a favorite, and one or two that could pull off an upset. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Rite Tops Another Slow Weekend

January 30th, 2011

It looks like another slow weekend at the box office, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but there are some signs of improvement, thanks to a couple of decent openings and some healthy performances by Oscar hopefuls. The Rite debuted with an estimated $15 million, about in line with expectations, while The Mechanic posted $11.5 million, which is a little ahead of the consensus going into the weekend. More...

Awards Season: Oscars Offer a Truly Regal Performance

January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Awards Season: PGA Doesn't Toy With Expectations

January 4th, 2011

Producers Guild of America announced the nominations in seven categories, three of which are for theatrical releases. Like last year, there was only one repeat nominee, and again like last year, it was a Pixar release. More...

Awards Season: WGA Sticks to the Letter of the Law

January 4th, 2011

WGA nominations were announced this week, and there were some strange results, as the guild is sticking to their rules, which resulted in a number of possible Oscar contenders being ruled ineligible. That said, of the non-documentary films, only one hasn't picked up a single nomination previously, so it is hard to say this list is too out there. More...

Per Theater Chart: Blue Pulls in the Green

January 4th, 2011

The final weekend of the year saw no less than six films topping the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Leading the way was Blue Valentine with an average of $48,432 over the weekend and it already has close to $300,000 in just four theaters since Wednesday. Country Strong saw its average grow to $20,753, but it was still pushed to second place due to the competition. Another Year opened in third with $18,645 in six theaters, while Somewhere remained steady with $17,302 in eight. The Illusionist grew by 20% to $15,472, but it did have an extra day, as last weekend it opened on Saturday. The final $10,000 film was The King's Speech, which earned more than $7 million in 700 theaters for an average of $11,108. More...

Awards Season - SAG Solidifies Awards Season Picture

December 17th, 2010

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while there were a couple of interesting notes, overall there was a decided lack of surprises. The King's Speech and The Fighter led the way with four nominations each, while Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right were right behind with three. All four have been considered Awards Season players for a long time, so their success with SAG merely confirms that and is not shocking in the least. More...

Awards Season - King of the Globes, or at Least the Nominations

December 14th, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations early this morning, and there are some interesting surprises included in the mix. Leading the way was The King's Speech, which has long been seen as one of the major players this Awards Season. Meanwhile, The Fighter and The Social Network were right behind with six each. There were many, many other films nomination, including more than a few shocks. ... Mostly in one category. More...

Black Swan Looking Bright on the Per Theater Chart

December 7th, 2010

Black Swan beat all expectations during its opening; in fact, it broke records for Fox Searchlight earning an average of $80,212 in 18 theaters. This bodes well for its expansion this Friday. Last week's winner, The King's Speech, earned a very strong second place with an average of $54,086 in six theaters. I Love You, Phillip Morris and All Good Things opened with nearly identical averages of $18,753 and $18,586 respectively. The Salvation Poem reached the $10,000 mark with an average of $13,124 in two theaters, which is unexpected. More...

Awards Season: Winter Showed Its Independence

December 1st, 2010

The official arrival of winter is still a few weeks away, but Winter's Bone ushered in the start of Awards Season picking up seven Independent Spirit Award nominations. This was the most of any film, with The Kids Are All Right placing second with five. More...

King of the Per Theater Chart

November 30th, 2010

Oscar hopeful, The King's Speech, took one giant leap forward in its quest to bring home the hardware as it topped the weekend per theater chart with and average of $88,863. You can't vote for a movie you haven't seen, so strong box office numbers usually mean more Awards Season Buzz, which in turn usually means better box office numbers. As it did on the overall box office chart, Tangled had to settle for second place on the per theater chart, but its average of $13,535 is still excellent for a saturation level release. The Legend of Pale Male was very close behind with $12,910 in its lone theater. Rounding out the $10,000 club was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, with an average of $11,900. This is way lower than last week, but not many films earn an average of more than $10,000 during their second weekend of release while playing in more than 4000 theaters. More...

Harry Potter Tops Another Chart

November 23rd, 2010

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, also led the way on the per theater chart, pulling in an average of $30,307 in more than 4000 theaters. Last week's winner, Tiny Furniture, was a distant second place, with $16,384 in one theater. Made in Dagenham opened with a disappointing average of $12,521 in three theaters. This should be enough to expand somewhat, but its chances of earning a significant measure of mainstream success took a hit over the weekend. White Material was right behind with an average of $11,538, also in three theaters. More...

Tiny is Anything But on Per Theater Chart

November 16th, 2010

It was a close race for the top of the per theater chart with Tiny Furniture coming out on top with $21,235 in its lone theater. Second place went to 127 Hours with an average of $19,934 in 22 theaters. This bodes well for its chances of expanding. More...

127 is Number One on Per Theater Chart

November 9th, 2010

There were a few limited releases to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. 127 Hours lead the way with an impressive average of $66,213 in four theaters. Fair*Game was well back with $14,154, but it opened in 46 theaters, so this is a much better indicator of its chances to expand. The overall box office leader, MegaMind, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,668, but the second place film, Due Date, came very close with an average of $9,743. More...

Weekend Estimates: MegaMind First as Three Movies Top $20 Million

November 7th, 2010

MegaMind posted a solid $47.65 million to top the weekend chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. That's very much in line with the performance of other opening weekends for non-sequels from DreamWorks Animation. How to Train Your Dragon opened with $43.7 million earlier in the year; Monsters vs. Aliens posted $59.3 million in 2009, and fellow-November-opener Bee Movie scored $38 million back in 2007. Bee Movie ended up with $126 million in total in the US, and $150 million looks like the minimum benchmark for MegaMind as it looks forward to the lucrative holiday season. More...

Limited Releases Are Better Than Fair

November 5th, 2010

After weeks of waiting for the flood of Awards Season hopefuls to finally come out, it appears the wait is over with no less than three releases that could be vying for Oscars on February 27th of next year. Client 9, 127 Hours, and Fair*Game could all be in contention that night, while the latter two could be competing against each other. On the other hand, the competition could hurt at the box office. More...


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Synopsis

In April 2003, hiker Aron Ralston is hiking in Utah when a boulder falls on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon. Over the next five days, Ralston re-examines the errors of his life as he fights the elements to stay alive

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$264,851 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/916 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,996,729

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,022 $18,335,230
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,246 $41,881,941
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,711 $60,217,171
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $18,335,230
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $41,881,941
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 791 $60,217,171

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: November 5th, 2010 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: March 1st, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2133, 8/11/2010)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2011
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Keywords: Marooned, One Character, One Location, Escape, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Miscellaneous Sports, Non-Chronological, Amputee, 2011 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Survival Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Big Screen Prods, Down Prods, Dune Entertainment, Everest Entertainment, Darlow Smithson, Decibel Films, Pathe of a Cloud Eight
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 59 $301,367 Feb 25, 2011 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 67 $319,289 Feb 18, 2011 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 58 $559,094 Feb 11, 2011 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 29 $1,348,746 Feb 4, 2011 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 88 $2,136,801 Jan 28, 2011 87
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 20 $2,136,801 Jan 28, 2011 87
Theater Average Opening Weekend 89 $66,213 Nov 5, 2010 3
Top 2010 Theater Average 5 $66,213 Nov 5, 2010 3

Leading Cast

James Franco    Aron Ralston

Supporting Cast

Amber Tamblyn    Megan
Kate Mara    Kristi
Clémence Poésy    Rana
Treat Williams    Aron's Dad
Kate Burton    Aron's Mom
Lizzy Caplan    Sonja

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

Production and Technical Credits

Christian Colson    Producer
Danny Boyle    Producer
John Smithson    Producer
Bernard Bellew    Executive Producer
John L. Kelly    Executive Producer
Francois Ivernel    Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken    Executive Producer
Lisa Maria Falcone    Executive Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Tom Heller    Co-Producer
Gareth Smith    Co-Producer
Danny Boyle    Director
Danny Boyle    Screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy    Screenwriter
Aron Ralston    Story Creator

DVD Sales: Bambi Battles to the Top, of Blu-ray

March 15th, 2011

The top selling title on this week's sales chart depends on how you categorize the biggest new release of the week. Since the studio considers the Bambi release as a Blu-ray, Megamind was able to repeat on top with 733,000 units during its first full week of release, lifting its totals to 1.66 million units and $10.25 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 15th, 2011

March 14th, 2011

Another exhaustingly slow week. It seems like forever since there was a week with two or more top-tier releases. There is one film that was a hit both at the box office and with critics, The Fighter, while most of the rest failed to succeed in both areas and during a normal week many would have not even been worth mentioning. That said, The Fighter would have been a contender for Pick of the Week even if the competition was stronger than average and the DVD or the Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is worth grabbing. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: 127 Hours

March 12th, 2011

From the very first moment this film was given the green light, 127 Hours was considered an Oscar contender. It is based on a harrowing real life story, which Awards Season voters tend to love. Danny Boyle's previous film won eight Oscars. While the star, James Franco, is one of the hottest young actors around and many think it is just a matter of time before he wins his first Oscar. In the end, it was shut out on Oscar night; however, there's a huge gap between going zero for six at the Oscars and being a disappointment. In fact, my only concern going in was having expectations that were too high. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 1st, 2011

February 28th, 2011

It is an amazingly slow week on the home market with no first run releases that did well enough to be considered midlevel hits. That is if you don't count Megamind, which came out on Friday. There are a few that are worth picking up, but only one is a real contender for Pick of the Week: Bambi on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. More...

Awards Season: Swan Wins Its Independence

February 26th, 2011

Independent Spirit Award hand out their nominations earlier than the other major awards, but don't hand out the hardware till the day before the Oscars. The long wait ended last night and Black Swan became the big winner sweeping the four categories it was nominated it. It wasn't the only winner of the night, however. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we wrap things up and the final category is the most prestigious, Best Picture. With ten nominations, it's a crowded field; however, all but a couple of those are clearly long shots. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Actor

February 13th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which nominees should just feel honored to be nominated. This weekend we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor, which is possibly the least competitive of the four acting races. More...

Per Theater Chart is Left Out in the Cold

February 8th, 2011

Like last week, only one film reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. That film was Cold Weather, which beat my expectations, earning $14,513 in one theater ahead of its VOD demand later this week. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 6th, 2011

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Adapted Screenplay, which is one the categories that I think could give us a surprise. There's a favorite, and one or two that could pull off an upset. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Rite Tops Another Slow Weekend

January 30th, 2011

It looks like another slow weekend at the box office, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but there are some signs of improvement, thanks to a couple of decent openings and some healthy performances by Oscar hopefuls. The Rite debuted with an estimated $15 million, about in line with expectations, while The Mechanic posted $11.5 million, which is a little ahead of the consensus going into the weekend. More...

Awards Season: Oscars Offer a Truly Regal Performance

January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Awards Season: PGA Doesn't Toy With Expectations

January 4th, 2011

Producers Guild of America announced the nominations in seven categories, three of which are for theatrical releases. Like last year, there was only one repeat nominee, and again like last year, it was a Pixar release. More...

Awards Season: WGA Sticks to the Letter of the Law

January 4th, 2011

WGA nominations were announced this week, and there were some strange results, as the guild is sticking to their rules, which resulted in a number of possible Oscar contenders being ruled ineligible. That said, of the non-documentary films, only one hasn't picked up a single nomination previously, so it is hard to say this list is too out there. More...

Per Theater Chart: Blue Pulls in the Green

January 4th, 2011

The final weekend of the year saw no less than six films topping the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Leading the way was Blue Valentine with an average of $48,432 over the weekend and it already has close to $300,000 in just four theaters since Wednesday. Country Strong saw its average grow to $20,753, but it was still pushed to second place due to the competition. Another Year opened in third with $18,645 in six theaters, while Somewhere remained steady with $17,302 in eight. The Illusionist grew by 20% to $15,472, but it did have an extra day, as last weekend it opened on Saturday. The final $10,000 film was The King's Speech, which earned more than $7 million in 700 theaters for an average of $11,108. More...

Awards Season - SAG Solidifies Awards Season Picture

December 17th, 2010

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while there were a couple of interesting notes, overall there was a decided lack of surprises. The King's Speech and The Fighter led the way with four nominations each, while Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right were right behind with three. All four have been considered Awards Season players for a long time, so their success with SAG merely confirms that and is not shocking in the least. More...

Awards Season - King of the Globes, or at Least the Nominations

December 14th, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations early this morning, and there are some interesting surprises included in the mix. Leading the way was The King's Speech, which has long been seen as one of the major players this Awards Season. Meanwhile, The Fighter and The Social Network were right behind with six each. There were many, many other films nomination, including more than a few shocks. ... Mostly in one category. More...

Black Swan Looking Bright on the Per Theater Chart

December 7th, 2010

Black Swan beat all expectations during its opening; in fact, it broke records for Fox Searchlight earning an average of $80,212 in 18 theaters. This bodes well for its expansion this Friday. Last week's winner, The King's Speech, earned a very strong second place with an average of $54,086 in six theaters. I Love You, Phillip Morris and All Good Things opened with nearly identical averages of $18,753 and $18,586 respectively. The Salvation Poem reached the $10,000 mark with an average of $13,124 in two theaters, which is unexpected. More...

Awards Season: Winter Showed Its Independence

December 1st, 2010

The official arrival of winter is still a few weeks away, but Winter's Bone ushered in the start of Awards Season picking up seven Independent Spirit Award nominations. This was the most of any film, with The Kids Are All Right placing second with five. More...

King of the Per Theater Chart

November 30th, 2010

Oscar hopeful, The King's Speech, took one giant leap forward in its quest to bring home the hardware as it topped the weekend per theater chart with and average of $88,863. You can't vote for a movie you haven't seen, so strong box office numbers usually mean more Awards Season Buzz, which in turn usually means better box office numbers. As it did on the overall box office chart, Tangled had to settle for second place on the per theater chart, but its average of $13,535 is still excellent for a saturation level release. The Legend of Pale Male was very close behind with $12,910 in its lone theater. Rounding out the $10,000 club was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, with an average of $11,900. This is way lower than last week, but not many films earn an average of more than $10,000 during their second weekend of release while playing in more than 4000 theaters. More...

Harry Potter Tops Another Chart

November 23rd, 2010

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, also led the way on the per theater chart, pulling in an average of $30,307 in more than 4000 theaters. Last week's winner, Tiny Furniture, was a distant second place, with $16,384 in one theater. Made in Dagenham opened with a disappointing average of $12,521 in three theaters. This should be enough to expand somewhat, but its chances of earning a significant measure of mainstream success took a hit over the weekend. White Material was right behind with an average of $11,538, also in three theaters. More...

Tiny is Anything But on Per Theater Chart

November 16th, 2010

It was a close race for the top of the per theater chart with Tiny Furniture coming out on top with $21,235 in its lone theater. Second place went to 127 Hours with an average of $19,934 in 22 theaters. This bodes well for its chances of expanding. More...

127 is Number One on Per Theater Chart

November 9th, 2010

There were a few limited releases to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. 127 Hours lead the way with an impressive average of $66,213 in four theaters. Fair*Game was well back with $14,154, but it opened in 46 theaters, so this is a much better indicator of its chances to expand. The overall box office leader, MegaMind, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,668, but the second place film, Due Date, came very close with an average of $9,743. More...

Weekend Estimates: MegaMind First as Three Movies Top $20 Million

November 7th, 2010

MegaMind posted a solid $47.65 million to top the weekend chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. That's very much in line with the performance of other opening weekends for non-sequels from DreamWorks Animation. How to Train Your Dragon opened with $43.7 million earlier in the year; Monsters vs. Aliens posted $59.3 million in 2009, and fellow-November-opener Bee Movie scored $38 million back in 2007. Bee Movie ended up with $126 million in total in the US, and $150 million looks like the minimum benchmark for MegaMind as it looks forward to the lucrative holiday season. More...

Limited Releases Are Better Than Fair

November 5th, 2010

After weeks of waiting for the flood of Awards Season hopefuls to finally come out, it appears the wait is over with no less than three releases that could be vying for Oscars on February 27th of next year. Client 9, 127 Hours, and Fair*Game could all be in contention that night, while the latter two could be competing against each other. On the other hand, the competition could hurt at the box office. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,022 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,554 $24,996,729
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,380 $18,335,230
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $24,996,729
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 4 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,531 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 725 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $18,335,230
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 45 $18,335,230

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 25 $264,851   4 $66,213   $264,851 1
Nov 12, 2010 19 $438,539 +66% 22 $19,934   $811,528 2
Nov 19, 2010 14 $916,533 +109% 108 $8,486   $1,902,336 3
Nov 26, 2010 11 $1,708,883 +86% 293 $5,832   $4,420,168 4
Dec 3, 2010 12 $1,619,138 -5% 433 $3,739   $6,611,762 5
Dec 10, 2010 13 $1,008,858 -38% 416 $2,425   $8,250,856 6
Dec 17, 2010 16 $556,044 -45% 307 $1,811   $9,321,571 7
Dec 24, 2010 21 $190,258 -66% 145 $1,312   $9,862,158 8
Dec 31, 2010 20 $284,373 +49% 103 $2,761   $10,434,435 9
Jan 7, 2011 25 $216,964 -24% 88 $2,466   $10,824,599 10
Jan 14, 2011 29 $162,933 -25% 76 $2,144   $11,091,004 11
Jan 21, 2011 34 $118,557 -27% 69 $1,718   $11,296,805 12
Jan 28, 2011 14 $2,136,801 +1,702% 916 $2,333   $13,510,921 13
Feb 4, 2011 15 $1,348,746 -37% 899 $1,500   $15,679,195 14
Feb 11, 2011 20 $559,094 -59% 359 $1,557   $16,845,896 15
Feb 18, 2011 26 $319,289 -43% 240 $1,330   $17,412,209 16
Feb 25, 2011 27 $301,367 -6% 220 $1,370   $17,915,448 17
Mar 4, 2011 34 $122,976 -59% 135 $911   $18,136,899 18
Mar 11, 2011 48 $50,387 -59% 79 $638   $18,236,586 19
Mar 18, 2011 62 $17,397 -65% 32 $544   $18,282,898 20
Mar 25, 2011 79 $8,103 -53% 18 $450   $18,300,917 21
Apr 1, 2011 84 $7,837 -3% 18 $435   $18,317,299 22
Apr 8, 2011 84 $5,320 -32% 12 $443   $18,329,466 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 5, 2010 - $77,262     4 $19,316   $77,262 1
Nov 6, 2010 - $104,663 +35%   4 $26,166   $181,925 2
Nov 7, 2010 - $82,926 -21%   4 $20,732   $264,851 3
Nov 8, 2010 - $27,132 -67%   4 $6,783   $291,983 4
Nov 9, 2010 - $24,291 -10%   4 $6,073   $316,274 5
Nov 10, 2010 - $25,941 +7%   4 $6,485   $342,215 6
Nov 11, 2010 - $30,774 +19%   4 $7,694   $372,989 7
Nov 12, 2010 - $138,496 +350% +79% 22 $6,295   $511,485 8
Nov 13, 2010 - $177,608 +28% +70% 22 $8,073   $689,093 9
Nov 14, 2010 - $122,435 -31% +48% 22 $5,565   $811,528 10
Nov 15, 2010 - $39,099 -68% +44% 22 $1,777   $850,627 11
Nov 16, 2010 - $48,701 +25% +100% 22 $2,214   $899,328 12
Nov 17, 2010 - $44,724 -8% +72% 22 $2,033   $944,052 13
Nov 18, 2010 - $41,751 -7% +36% 22 $1,898   $985,803 14
Nov 19, 2010 14 $258,934 +520% +87% 108 $2,398   $1,244,737 15
Nov 20, 2010 14 $391,221 +51% +120% 108 $3,622   $1,635,958 16
Nov 21, 2010 11 $266,378 -32% +118% 108 $2,466   $1,902,336 17
Nov 22, 2010 12 $103,961 -61% +166% 108 $963   $2,006,297 18
Nov 23, 2010 13 $125,604 +21% +158% 108 $1,163   $2,131,901 19
Nov 24, 2010 - $277,683 +121% +521% 279 $995   $2,409,584 20
Nov 25, 2010 - $301,701 +9% +623% 279 $1,081   $2,711,285 21
Nov 26, 2010 11 $657,217 +118% +154% 293 $2,243   $3,368,502 22
Nov 27, 2010 11 $680,644 +4% +74% 293 $2,323   $4,049,146 23
Nov 28, 2010 11 $371,022 -45% +39% 293 $1,266   $4,420,168 24
Nov 29, 2010 11 $133,312 -64% +28% 293 $455   $4,553,480 25
Nov 30, 2010 11 $156,907 +18% +25% 293 $536   $4,710,387 26
Dec 1, 2010 11 $139,556 -11% -50% 293 $476   $4,849,943 27
Dec 2, 2010 11 $142,681 +2% -53% 293 $487   $4,992,624 28
Dec 3, 2010 12 $501,848 +252% -24% 433 $1,159   $5,494,472 29
Dec 4, 2010 - $680,573 +36% n/c 433 $1,572   $6,175,045 30
Dec 5, 2010 12 $436,717 -36% +18% 433 $1,009   $6,611,762 31
Dec 6, 2010 12 $142,214 -67% +7% 433 $328   $6,753,976 32
Dec 7, 2010 13 $169,756 +19% +8% 433 $392   $6,923,732 33
Dec 8, 2010 13 $157,998 -7% +13% 433 $365   $7,081,730 34
Dec 9, 2010 13 $160,268 +1% +12% 433 $370   $7,241,998 35
Dec 10, 2010 13 $316,431 +97% -37% 416 $761   $7,558,429 36
Dec 11, 2010 13 $415,567 +31% -39% 416 $999   $7,973,996 37
Dec 12, 2010 13 $276,860 -33% -37% 416 $666   $8,250,856 38
Dec 13, 2010 13 $116,473 -58% -18% 416 $280   $8,367,329 39
Dec 14, 2010 12 $141,144 +21% -17% 416 $339   $8,508,473 40
Dec 15, 2010 12 $130,048 -8% -18% 416 $313   $8,638,521 41
Dec 16, 2010 12 $127,006 -2% -21% 416 $305   $8,765,527 42
Dec 17, 2010 16 $149,200 +17% -53% 307 $486   $8,914,727 43
Dec 18, 2010 16 $224,607 +51% -46% 307 $732   $9,139,334 44
Dec 19, 2010 16 $182,237 -19% -34% 307 $594   $9,321,571 45
Dec 20, 2010 16 $109,526 -40% -6% 307 $357   $9,431,097 46
Dec 21, 2010 16 $119,167 +9% -16% 307 $388   $9,550,264 47
Dec 22, 2010 - $58,475 -51% -55% 170 $344   $9,608,739 48
Dec 23, 2010 - $63,161 +8% -50% 170 $372   $9,671,900 49
Dec 24, 2010 - $41,617 -34% -72% 145 $287   $9,713,517 50
Dec 25, 2010 - $69,302 +67% -69% 115 $603   $9,782,819 51
Dec 26, 2010 - $79,339 +14% -56% 115 $690   $9,862,158 52
Dec 27, 2010 - $72,587 -9% -34% 115 $631   $9,934,745 53
Dec 28, 2010 - $70,902 -2% -41% 115 $617   $10,005,647 54
Dec 29, 2010 - $69,319 -2% +19% 115 $603   $10,074,966 55
Dec 30, 2010 - $75,096 +8% +19% 115 $653   $10,150,062 56
Dec 31, 2010 - $53,166 -29% +28% 103 $516   $10,203,228 57
Jan 1, 2011 - $130,716 +146% +89% 103 $1,269   $10,333,944 58
Jan 2, 2011 - $100,491 -23% +27% 103 $976   $10,434,435 59
Jan 3, 2011 - $50,717 -50% -30% 103 $492   $10,485,152 60
Jan 4, 2011 - $43,216 -15% -39% 103 $420   $10,528,368 61
Jan 5, 2011 - $38,952 -10% -44% 103 $378   $10,567,320 62
Jan 6, 2011 - $40,315 +3% -46% 103 $391   $10,607,635 63
Jan 7, 2011 - $63,717 +58% +20% 88 $724   $10,671,352 64
Jan 8, 2011 - $95,177 +49% -27% 88 $1,082   $10,766,529 65
Jan 9, 2011 - $58,070 -39% -42% 88 $660   $10,824,599 66
Jan 10, 2011 21 $21,960 -62% -57% 88 $250   $10,846,559 67
Jan 11, 2011 - $24,711 +13% -43% 88 $281   $10,871,270 68
Jan 12, 2011 - $26,967 +9% -31% 88 $306   $10,898,237 69
Jan 13, 2011 - $29,834 +11% -26% 88 $339   $10,928,071 70
Jan 14, 2011 - $44,094 +48% -31% 76 $580   $10,972,165 71
Jan 15, 2011 - $68,238 +55% -28% 76 $898   $11,040,403 72
Jan 16, 2011 - $50,601 -26% -13% 76 $666   $11,091,004 73
Jan 17, 2011 28 $33,115 -35% +51% 76 $436   $11,124,119 74
Jan 18, 2011 - $18,853 -43% -24% 76 $248   $11,142,972 75
Jan 19, 2011 - $16,748 -11% -38% 76 $220   $11,159,720 76
Jan 20, 2011 27 $18,528 +11% -38% 76 $244   $11,178,248 77
Jan 21, 2011 - $33,119 +79% -25% 69 $480   $11,211,367 78
Jan 22, 2011 - $56,998 +72% -16% 69 $826   $11,268,365 79
Jan 23, 2011 - $28,440 -50% -44% 69 $412   $11,296,805 80
Jan 24, 2011 - $12,588 -56% -62% 69 $182   $11,309,393 81
Jan 25, 2011 - $19,756 +57% +5% 69 $286   $11,329,149 82
Jan 26, 2011 - $21,153 +7% +26% 69 $307   $11,350,302 83
Jan 27, 2011 - $23,818 +13% +29% 69 $345   $11,374,120 84
Jan 28, 2011 12 $599,118 +2,415% +1,709% 916 $654   $11,973,238 85
Jan 29, 2011 14 $901,437 +50% +1,482% 916 $984   $12,874,675 86
Jan 30, 2011 13 $636,246 -29% +2,137% 916 $695   $13,510,921 87
Jan 31, 2011 10 $198,308 -69% +1,475% 916 $216   $13,709,229 88
Feb 1, 2011 10 $219,865 +11% +1,013% 916 $240   $13,929,094 89
Feb 2, 2011 10 $199,768 -9% +844% 916 $218   $14,128,862 90
Feb 3, 2011 10 $201,587 +1% +746% 916 $220   $14,330,449 91
Feb 4, 2011 12 $453,506 +125% -24% 899 $504   $14,783,955 92
Feb 5, 2011 15 $676,370 +49% -25% 899 $752   $15,460,325 93
Feb 6, 2011 15 $218,870 -68% -66% 899 $243   $15,679,195 94
Feb 7, 2011 12 $136,777 -38% -31% 899 $152   $15,815,972 95
Feb 8, 2011 12 $175,765 +29% -20% 899 $196   $15,991,737 96
Feb 9, 2011 13 $140,964 -20% -29% 899 $157   $16,132,701 97
Feb 10, 2011 12 $154,101 +9% -24% 899 $171   $16,286,802 98
Feb 11, 2011 18 $151,350 -2% -67% 359 $422   $16,438,152 99
Feb 12, 2011 21 $248,216 +64% -63% 359 $691   $16,686,368 100
Feb 13, 2011 - $159,528 -36% -27% 359 $444   $16,845,896 101
Feb 14, 2011 - $80,121 -50% -41% 359 $223   $16,926,017 102
Feb 15, 2011 - $59,343 -26% -66% 359 $165   $16,985,360 103
Feb 16, 2011 - $51,764 -13% -63% 359 $144   $17,037,124 104
Feb 17, 2011 - $55,796 +8% -64% 359 $155   $17,092,920 105
Feb 18, 2011 - $76,471 +37% -49% 240 $319   $17,169,391 106
Feb 19, 2011 - $131,205 +72% -47% 240 $547   $17,300,596 107
Feb 20, 2011 - $111,613 -15% -30% 240 $465   $17,412,209 108
Feb 21, 2011 27 $80,398 -28% n/c 240 $335   $17,492,607 109
Feb 22, 2011 - $39,509 -51% -33% 240 $165   $17,532,116 110
Feb 23, 2011 - $38,640 -2% -25% 240 $161   $17,570,756 111
Feb 24, 2011 - $43,325 +12% -22% 240 $181   $17,614,081 112
Feb 25, 2011 - $83,518 +93% +9% 220 $380   $17,697,599 113
Feb 26, 2011 - $147,424 +77% +12% 220 $670   $17,845,023 114
Feb 27, 2011 - $70,425 -52% -37% 240 $293   $17,915,448 115
Feb 28, 2011 - $26,303 -63% -67% 240 $110   $17,941,751 116
Mar 1, 2011 - $26,592 +1% -33% 240 $111   $17,968,343 117
Mar 2, 2011 - $22,867 -14% -41% 240 $95   $17,991,210 118
Mar 3, 2011 - $22,713 -1% -48% 240 $95   $18,013,923 119
Mar 4, 2011 - $36,544 +61% -56% 135 $271   $18,050,467 120
Mar 5, 2011 - $53,350 +46% -64% 135 $395   $18,103,817 121
Mar 6, 2011 - $33,082 -38% -53% 135 $245   $18,136,899 122
Mar 7, 2011 - $11,159 -66% -58% 135 $83   $18,148,058 123
Mar 8, 2011 - $13,190 +18% -50% 135 $98   $18,161,248 124
Mar 9, 2011 - $11,141 -16% -51% 135 $83   $18,172,389 125
Mar 10, 2011 - $13,810 +24% -39% 135 $102   $18,186,199 126
Mar 11, 2011 - $14,796 +7% -60% 79 $187   $18,200,995 127
Mar 12, 2011 - $21,313 +44% -60% 79 $270   $18,222,308 128
Mar 13, 2011 - $14,278 -33% -57% 79 $181   $18,236,586 129
Mar 14, 2011 - $7,039 -51% -37% 79 $89   $18,243,625 130
Mar 15, 2011 - $8,084 +15% -39% 79 $102   $18,251,709 131
Mar 16, 2011 - $7,551 -7% -32% 79 $96   $18,259,260 132
Mar 17, 2011 - $6,241 -17% -55% 79 $79   $18,265,501 133
Mar 18, 2011 - $4,854 -22% -67% 32 $152   $18,270,355 134
Mar 19, 2011 - $8,142 +68% -62% 32 $254   $18,278,497 135
Mar 20, 2011 - $4,401 -46% -69% 32 $138   $18,282,898 136
Mar 21, 2011 - $2,296 -48% -67% 32 $72   $18,285,194 137
Mar 22, 2011 - $2,257 -2% -72% 32 $71   $18,287,451 138
Mar 23, 2011 - $2,150 -5% -72% 32 $67   $18,289,601 139
Mar 24, 2011 - $3,213 +49% -49% 32 $100   $18,292,814 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 26 $372,989   4 $93,247   $372,989 1
Nov 12, 2010 19 $612,814 +64% 22 $27,855   $985,803 2
Nov 19, 2010 15 $1,725,482 +182% 108 $15,977   $2,711,285 3
Nov 26, 2010 11 $2,281,339 +32% 293 $7,786   $4,992,624 4
Dec 3, 2010 13 $2,249,374 -1% 433 $5,195   $7,241,998 5
Dec 10, 2010 12 $1,523,529 -32% 416 $3,662   $8,765,527 6
Dec 17, 2010 18 $906,373 -41% 307 $2,952   $9,671,900 7
Dec 24, 2010 22 $478,162 -47% 145 $3,298   $10,150,062 8
Dec 31, 2010 19 $457,573 -4% 103 $4,442   $10,607,635 9
Jan 7, 2011 22 $320,436 -30% 88 $3,641   $10,928,071 10
Jan 14, 2011 30 $250,177 -22% 76 $3,292   $11,178,248 11
Jan 21, 2011 34 $195,872 -22% 69 $2,839   $11,374,120 12
Jan 28, 2011 14 $2,956,329 +1,409% 916 $3,227   $14,330,449 13
Feb 4, 2011 14 $1,956,353 -34% 899 $2,176   $16,286,802 14
Feb 11, 2011 20 $806,118 -59% 359 $2,245   $17,092,920 15
Feb 18, 2011 25 $521,161 -35% 240 $2,172   $17,614,081 16
Feb 25, 2011 27 $399,842 -23% 220 $1,817   $18,013,923 17
Mar 4, 2011 34 $172,276 -57% 135 $1,276   $18,186,199 18
Mar 11, 2011 46 $79,302 -54% 79 $1,004   $18,265,501 19
Mar 18, 2011 63 $27,313 -66% 32 $854   $18,292,814 20
Mar 25, 2011 75 $16,648 -39% 18 $925   $18,309,462 21
Apr 1, 2011 78 $14,684 -12% 18 $816   $18,324,146 22
Apr 8, 2011 77 $11,084 -25% 12 $924   $18,335,230 23

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,246 $41,881,941
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,717 $41,881,941
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office 84 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 379 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $41,881,941
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 17 $41,881,941

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,711 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,140 $60,217,171
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 95 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,253 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 177 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 791 $60,217,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 23 $60,217,171

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 6, 20116243,803 243,803$3,654,607$3,654,6071
Mar 13, 201111102,585-58% 346,388$1,537,749$5,192,3562
Mar 20, 20111559,542-42% 405,930$892,535$6,084,8913
Mar 27, 20112531,208-48% 437,138$545,828$6,630,7194
Apr 3, 20113018,664-40% 455,802$298,437$6,929,1565
Jul 24, 20112325,288 549,876$267,041$8,283,19521

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 6, 2011659,172 59,172$1,408,290$1,408,2901
Mar 13, 20111116,902-71% 76,074$371,667$1,779,9572
Mar 20, 20111410,073-40% 86,147$221,515$2,001,4723
Jul 24, 20111712,597 117,126$166,277$2,410,37721

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