Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $355,074Details
International Box Office $10,466Details
Worldwide Box Office $365,540
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $256,578 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $256,578
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Born in 1940, Frank Zappa—self-taught composer, musician, bandleader, producer and independent thinker — first transcribed his avant-garde, Varèse-influenced compositions on to paper at fourteen. He only began to write lyrics in his early twenties. Nevertheless, up on the ‘66 release of his debut album, FREAK OUT!, he swiftly became the most quotable voice of dissent in popular music.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,695 (4.7% of total gross)
Legs:11.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $442,508

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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: October 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (Austria)
November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
December 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Eat that Question (United Kingdom)
Video Release: September 27th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual references and brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2425 (Cert #50461), 5/18/2016)
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Archive Footage, Avant Garde, Musicians, Biography, Singers, Songwriter
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Les Films du Poisson, UFA Fiction, ARTE France, SWR, CNC, MFG Film Funding Baden Wuerttemberg, Procirep, Angoa Intl, SVT, Zappa Family Trust
Production Countries: France, Germany
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 47 $16,695   2 $8,348   $16,695 1
Jul 1, 2016 40 $31,778 +90% 10 $3,178   $60,650 2
Jul 8, 2016 46 $32,236 +1% 15 $2,149   $113,225 3
Jul 22, 2016 49 $22,661   25 $906   $216,499 5
Jul 29, 2016 56 $10,559 -53% 13 $812   $241,812 6
Aug 5, 2016 51 $13,357 +26% 19 $703   $265,040 7
Aug 12, 2016 52 $21,228 +59% 29 $732   $296,319 8
Aug 19, 2016 57 $11,455 -46% 22 $521   $318,770 9
Aug 26, 2016 83 $3,242 -72% 10 $324   $330,938 10
Sep 9, 2016 92 $3,714   9 $413   $343,540 12
Sep 23, 2016 117 $496   2 $248   $348,457 14
Sep 30, 2016 100 $1,407 +184% 3 $469   $350,572 15
Oct 7, 2016 101 $841 -40% 1 $841   $352,531 16
Oct 28, 2016 102 $850   2 $425   $353,786 19
Nov 4, 2016 111 $540 -36% 1 $540   $354,981 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 48 $28,872   2 $14,436   $28,872 1
Jul 1, 2016 43 $52,117 +81% 10 $5,212   $80,989 2
Jul 8, 2016 47 $56,032 +8% 15 $3,735   $137,021 3
Jul 15, 2016 45 $56,817 +1% 25 $2,273   $193,838 4
Jul 22, 2016 49 $37,415 -34% 25 $1,497   $231,253 5
Jul 29, 2016 55 $20,430 -45% 13 $1,572   $251,683 6
Aug 5, 2016 53 $23,408 +15% 19 $1,232   $275,091 7
Aug 12, 2016 52 $32,224 +38% 29 $1,111   $307,315 8
Aug 19, 2016 58 $20,381 -37% 22 $926   $327,696 9
Aug 26, 2016 79 $8,964 -56% 10 $896   $336,660 10
Sep 2, 2016 92 $3,166 -65% 7 $452   $339,826 11
Sep 9, 2016 91 $6,264 +98% 9 $696   $346,090 12
Sep 16, 2016 108 $1,871 -70% 3 $624   $347,961 13
Sep 23, 2016 119 $1,204 -36% 2 $602   $349,165 14
Sep 30, 2016 109 $2,525 +110% 3 $842   $351,690 15
Oct 7, 2016 110 $1,245 -51% 1 $1,245   $352,935 16
Oct 28, 2016 102 $1,506   2 $753   $354,441 19
Nov 4, 2016 112 $633 -58% 1 $633   $355,074 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Austria 10/22/2016 $2,612 1 1 1 $2,612 10/25/2016
Spain 11/4/2016 $1,151 2 2 4 $2,601 11/22/2016
United Kingdom 12/2/2016 $1,862 4 4 5 $5,253 10/2/2018
 
International Total$10,466 10/2/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Documentary Subject(s)

Frank Zappa    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Thorsten Schutte    Director
Estelle Fialon    Producer
Jochen Laube    Co-Producer
Willibald Wonneberger    Editor
Thorsten Schutte    Executive Producer
Gail Zappa    Executive Producer
Ahmet Zappa    Executive Producer
Yael Fogiel    Associate Producer
Laetitia Gonzalez    Associate Producer
Nico Hofmann    Associate Producer
Joachim Kosack    Associate Producer
Markus Brunnemann    Associate Producer
Claire Babany    Line Producer
Michael Jungfleisch    Line Producer
Armelle Mahe    Sound Mixer
Marc Fragstein    Sound Mixer

Home Market Releases for September 27th, 2016

September 27th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

It is a pretty good week on the home market with a few releases worth picking up. The biggest of these is Central Intelligence, but while it is worth picking up, it isn’t a contender for Pick of the Week. There are some smaller releases that were up for that title, including The Shallows, An American Werewolf in London and The Innocents. However, in the end, I went with Captain America: Civil War. The Blu-ray screener arrived late, and I held off on naming it Pick of the Week when it came out for that very reason. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Neon Lights Shine Bright on Limited Releases

June 24th, 2016

The Neon Demon

Wow. This is a great week for limited releases. Not only are there a few releases earning a lot of buzz (The Neon Demon, Swiss Army Man, and Wiener Dog). There are also even more movies earning 100% positive reviews. Of those, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the one that I think will have the best chance of breakout success. More...


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Synopsis

Born in 1940, Frank Zappa—self-taught composer, musician, bandleader, producer and independent thinker — first transcribed his avant-garde, Varèse-influenced compositions on to paper at fourteen. He only began to write lyrics in his early twenties. Nevertheless, up on the ‘66 release of his debut album, FREAK OUT!, he swiftly became the most quotable voice of dissent in popular music.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,695 (4.7% of total gross)
Legs:11.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $442,508

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: October 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (Austria)
November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
December 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Eat that Question (United Kingdom)
Video Release: September 27th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual references and brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2425 (Cert #50461), 5/18/2016)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amy
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Archive Footage, Avant Garde, Musicians, Biography, Singers, Songwriter
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Les Films du Poisson, UFA Fiction, ARTE France, SWR, CNC, MFG Film Funding Baden Wuerttemberg, Procirep, Angoa Intl, SVT, Zappa Family Trust
Production Countries: France, Germany
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Frank Zappa    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Thorsten Schutte    Director
Estelle Fialon    Producer
Jochen Laube    Co-Producer
Willibald Wonneberger    Editor
Thorsten Schutte    Executive Producer
Gail Zappa    Executive Producer
Ahmet Zappa    Executive Producer
Yael Fogiel    Associate Producer
Laetitia Gonzalez    Associate Producer
Nico Hofmann    Associate Producer
Joachim Kosack    Associate Producer
Markus Brunnemann    Associate Producer
Claire Babany    Line Producer
Michael Jungfleisch    Line Producer
Armelle Mahe    Sound Mixer
Marc Fragstein    Sound Mixer

Home Market Releases for September 27th, 2016

September 27th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

It is a pretty good week on the home market with a few releases worth picking up. The biggest of these is Central Intelligence, but while it is worth picking up, it isn’t a contender for Pick of the Week. There are some smaller releases that were up for that title, including The Shallows, An American Werewolf in London and The Innocents. However, in the end, I went with Captain America: Civil War. The Blu-ray screener arrived late, and I held off on naming it Pick of the Week when it came out for that very reason. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Neon Lights Shine Bright on Limited Releases

June 24th, 2016

The Neon Demon

Wow. This is a great week for limited releases. Not only are there a few releases earning a lot of buzz (The Neon Demon, Swiss Army Man, and Wiener Dog). There are also even more movies earning 100% positive reviews. Of those, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the one that I think will have the best chance of breakout success. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 47 $16,695   2 $8,348   $16,695 1
Jul 1, 2016 40 $31,778 +90% 10 $3,178   $60,650 2
Jul 8, 2016 46 $32,236 +1% 15 $2,149   $113,225 3
Jul 22, 2016 49 $22,661   25 $906   $216,499 5
Jul 29, 2016 56 $10,559 -53% 13 $812   $241,812 6
Aug 5, 2016 51 $13,357 +26% 19 $703   $265,040 7
Aug 12, 2016 52 $21,228 +59% 29 $732   $296,319 8
Aug 19, 2016 57 $11,455 -46% 22 $521   $318,770 9
Aug 26, 2016 83 $3,242 -72% 10 $324   $330,938 10
Sep 9, 2016 92 $3,714   9 $413   $343,540 12
Sep 23, 2016 117 $496   2 $248   $348,457 14
Sep 30, 2016 100 $1,407 +184% 3 $469   $350,572 15
Oct 7, 2016 101 $841 -40% 1 $841   $352,531 16
Oct 28, 2016 102 $850   2 $425   $353,786 19
Nov 4, 2016 111 $540 -36% 1 $540   $354,981 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 48 $28,872   2 $14,436   $28,872 1
Jul 1, 2016 43 $52,117 +81% 10 $5,212   $80,989 2
Jul 8, 2016 47 $56,032 +8% 15 $3,735   $137,021 3
Jul 15, 2016 45 $56,817 +1% 25 $2,273   $193,838 4
Jul 22, 2016 49 $37,415 -34% 25 $1,497   $231,253 5
Jul 29, 2016 55 $20,430 -45% 13 $1,572   $251,683 6
Aug 5, 2016 53 $23,408 +15% 19 $1,232   $275,091 7
Aug 12, 2016 52 $32,224 +38% 29 $1,111   $307,315 8
Aug 19, 2016 58 $20,381 -37% 22 $926   $327,696 9
Aug 26, 2016 79 $8,964 -56% 10 $896   $336,660 10
Sep 2, 2016 92 $3,166 -65% 7 $452   $339,826 11
Sep 9, 2016 91 $6,264 +98% 9 $696   $346,090 12
Sep 16, 2016 108 $1,871 -70% 3 $624   $347,961 13
Sep 23, 2016 119 $1,204 -36% 2 $602   $349,165 14
Sep 30, 2016 109 $2,525 +110% 3 $842   $351,690 15
Oct 7, 2016 110 $1,245 -51% 1 $1,245   $352,935 16
Oct 28, 2016 102 $1,506   2 $753   $354,441 19
Nov 4, 2016 112 $633 -58% 1 $633   $355,074 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Austria 10/22/2016 $2,612 1 1 1 $2,612 10/25/2016
Spain 11/4/2016 $1,151 2 2 4 $2,601 11/22/2016
United Kingdom 12/2/2016 $1,862 4 4 5 $5,253 10/2/2018
 
International Total$10,466 10/2/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.