A Hologram for the King (2016)

A Hologram for the King poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,212,494Details
International Box Office $7,633,516Details
Worldwide Box Office $11,846,010
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,313,444 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $287,821 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,601,265
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Cultures collide when an American businessman is sent to Saudi Arabia to close what he hopes will be the deal of a lifetime. Baffled by local customs and stymied by an opaque bureaucracy, he eventually finds his footing with the help of a wise-cracking taxi driver and a beautiful Saudi doctor.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,138,578 (27.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:401 opening theaters/523 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,249,785

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,836 $4,212,494
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,459 $7,633,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,056 $11,846,010
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 608 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,394 $4,212,494
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,413 $7,633,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,122 $11,846,010

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: April 22nd, 2016 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
International Releases: April 22nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Kral İçin Hologram (Turkey)
May 5th, 2016 (Wide), released as Negócio das Arábias (Portugal)
May 13th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
May 20th, 2016 (Wide), released as A Hologram For The King (United Kingdom)
June 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 9th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2418 (Cert #50361), 3/30/2016)
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Non-Chronological, Desert, Doctors, Culture Clash, Cross-Culture Romance, Comedy Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Divorcée Romance, Medical and Hospitals, Anxiety and Phobias
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, Saban Films, Playtone, X Filme Creative Pool, LLC Primeredian Entertainment, Vingt Deux Heures Vingt Deux, WS Filmproduktion, Silver Reel Entertainment, Fabrica de Cine, Lotus Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,836 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,779 $5,249,785
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,040 $4,212,494
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 163 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 608 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $5,249,785
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,098 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,607 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,502 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,394 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 25 $4,212,494

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 22, 2016 11 $1,138,578   401 $2,839   $1,138,578 1
Apr 29, 2016 12 $943,775 -17% 523 $1,805   $2,565,189 2
May 6, 2016 13 $508,778 -46% 406 $1,253   $3,431,087 3
May 13, 2016 20 $235,056 -54% 346 $679   $3,873,977 4
May 20, 2016 37 $63,876 -73% 138 $463   $4,054,488 5
May 27, 2016 42 $24,092 -62% 38 $634   $4,113,179 6
Jun 3, 2016 43 $14,341 -40% 26 $552   $4,143,441 7
Jun 10, 2016 54 $10,280 -28% 17 $605   $4,164,366 8
Jun 17, 2016 51 $12,076 +17% 16 $755   $4,183,421 9
Jun 24, 2016 55 $8,839 -27% 14 $631   $4,198,180 10
Jul 1, 2016 61 $5,810 -34% 6 $968   $4,209,005 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 22, 2016 10 $379,157     401 $946   $379,157 1
Apr 23, 2016 10 $481,451 +27%   401 $1,201   $860,608 2
Apr 24, 2016 13 $277,970 -42%   401 $693   $1,138,578 3
Apr 25, 2016 10 $104,972 -62%   401 $262   $1,243,550 4
Apr 26, 2016 10 $154,300 +47%   401 $385   $1,397,850 5
Apr 27, 2016 10 $117,629 -24%   401 $293   $1,515,479 6
Apr 28, 2016 10 $105,935 -10%   401 $264   $1,621,414 7
Apr 29, 2016 13 $274,788 +159% -28% 523 $525   $1,896,202 8
Apr 30, 2016 13 $412,231 +50% -14% 523 $788   $2,308,433 9
May 1, 2016 12 $256,756 -38% -8% 523 $491   $2,565,189 10
May 2, 2016 12 $81,252 -68% -23% 523 $155   $2,646,441 11
May 3, 2016 13 $110,112 +36% -29% 523 $211   $2,756,553 12
May 4, 2016 14 $91,404 -17% -22% 523 $175   $2,847,957 13
May 5, 2016 10 $74,352 -19% -30% 523 $142   $2,922,309 14
May 6, 2016 12 $135,669 +82% -51% 406 $334   $3,057,978 15
May 7, 2016 13 $208,921 +54% -49% 406 $515   $3,266,899 16
May 8, 2016 13 $164,188 -21% -36% 406 $404   $3,431,087 17
May 9, 2016 14 $45,782 -72% -44% 406 $113   $3,476,869 18
May 10, 2016 13 $67,588 +48% -39% 406 $166   $3,544,457 19
May 11, 2016 13 $50,668 -25% -45% 406 $125   $3,595,125 20
May 12, 2016 14 $43,796 -14% -41% 406 $108   $3,638,921 21
May 13, 2016 - $61,835 +41% -54% 346 $179   $3,700,756 22
May 14, 2016 - $107,713 +74% -48% 346 $311   $3,808,469 23
May 15, 2016 - $65,508 -39% -60% 346 $189   $3,873,977 24
May 16, 2016 - $25,936 -60% -43% 346 $75   $3,899,913 25
May 17, 2016 - $35,512 +37% -47% 346 $103   $3,935,425 26
May 18, 2016 - $28,049 -21% -45% 346 $81   $3,963,474 27
May 19, 2016 - $27,138 -3% -38% 346 $78   $3,990,612 28
May 20, 2016 - $17,490 -36% -72% 138 $127   $4,008,102 29
May 21, 2016 - $29,438 +68% -73% 138 $213   $4,037,540 30
May 22, 2016 - $16,948 -42% -74% 138 $123   $4,054,488 31
May 23, 2016 - $8,282 -51% -68% 138 $60   $4,062,770 32
May 24, 2016 - $8,657 +5% -76% 138 $63   $4,071,427 33
May 25, 2016 - $10,222 +18% -64% 138 $74   $4,081,649 34
May 26, 2016 - $7,438 -27% -73% 138 $54   $4,089,087 35
May 27, 2016 - $6,699 -10% -62% 38 $176   $4,095,786 36
May 28, 2016 - $8,861 +32% -70% 38 $233   $4,104,647 37
May 29, 2016 - $8,532 -4% -50% 38 $225   $4,113,179 38
May 30, 2016 - $5,521 -35% -33% 38 $145   $4,118,700 39
May 31, 2016 - $3,490 -37% -60% 38 $92   $4,122,190 40
Jun 1, 2016 - $3,818 +9% -63% 38 $100   $4,126,008 41
Jun 2, 2016 - $3,092 -19% -58% 38 $81   $4,129,100 42
Jun 3, 2016 - $3,598 +16% -46% 27 $133   $4,132,698 43
Jun 4, 2016 - $6,190 +72% -30% 27 $229   $4,138,888 44
Jun 5, 2016 - $4,553 -26% -47% 27 $169   $4,143,441 45
Jun 6, 2016 - $1,763 -61% -68% 27 $65   $4,145,204 46
Jun 7, 2016 - $2,574 +46% -26% 27 $95   $4,147,778 47
Jun 8, 2016 - $2,907 +13% -24% 27 $108   $4,150,685 48
Jun 9, 2016 - $3,401 +17% +10% 27 $126   $4,154,086 49
Jun 10, 2016 - $2,289 -33% -36% 17 $135   $4,156,375 50
Jun 11, 2016 - $4,972 +117% -20% 17 $292   $4,161,347 51
Jun 12, 2016 - $3,019 -39% -34% 17 $178   $4,164,366 52
Jun 13, 2016 - $2,149 -29% +22% 17 $126   $4,166,515 53
Jun 14, 2016 - $1,724 -20% -33% 17 $101   $4,168,239 54
Jun 15, 2016 - $2,184 +27% -25% 17 $128   $4,170,423 55
Jun 16, 2016 - $922 -58% -73% 17 $54   $4,171,345 56
Jun 17, 2016 - $3,319 +260% +45% 16 $207   $4,174,664 57
Jun 18, 2016 - $3,505 +6% -30% 16 $219   $4,178,169 58
Jun 19, 2016 - $5,252 +50% +74% 16 $328   $4,183,421 59
Jun 20, 2016 - $1,387 -74% -35% 16 $87   $4,184,808 60
Jun 21, 2016 - $2,321 +67% +35% 16 $145   $4,187,129 61
Jun 22, 2016 - $1,318 -43% -40% 16 $82   $4,188,447 62
Jun 23, 2016 - $894 -32% -3% 16 $56   $4,189,341 63
Jun 24, 2016 - $2,785 +212% -16% 14 $199   $4,192,126 64
Jun 25, 2016 - $3,271 +17% -7% 14 $234   $4,195,397 65
Jun 26, 2016 - $2,783 -15% -47% 14 $199   $4,198,180 66
Jun 27, 2016 - $1,456 -48% +5% 14 $104   $4,199,636 67
Jun 28, 2016 - $1,303 -11% -44% 14 $93   $4,200,939 68
Jun 29, 2016 - $1,523 +17% +16% 14 $109   $4,202,462 69
Jun 30, 2016 - $730 -52% -18% 14 $52   $4,203,195 70
Jul 1, 2016 - $1,431 +96% -49% 6 $239   $4,204,626 71
Jul 2, 2016 - $2,222 +55% -32% 6 $370   $4,206,848 72
Jul 3, 2016 - $2,157 -3% -22% 6 $360   $4,209,005 73
Jul 4, 2016 - $1,324 -39% -9% 6 $221   $4,210,329 74
Jul 5, 2016 - $650 -51% -50% 6 $108   $4,210,979 75
Jul 6, 2016 - $798 +23% -48% 6 $133   $4,211,777 76
Jul 7, 2016 - $717 -10% -2% 6 $120   $4,212,494 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 22, 2016 11 $1,621,414   401 $4,043   $1,621,414 1
Apr 29, 2016 13 $1,300,895 -20% 523 $2,487   $2,922,309 2
May 6, 2016 13 $716,612 -45% 406 $1,765   $3,638,921 3
May 13, 2016 21 $351,691 -51% 346 $1,016   $3,990,612 4
May 20, 2016 37 $98,475 -72% 138 $714   $4,089,087 5
May 27, 2016 43 $40,013 -59% 38 $1,053   $4,129,100 6
Jun 3, 2016 41 $24,986 -38% 27 $925   $4,154,086 7
Jun 10, 2016 56 $17,259 -31% 17 $1,015   $4,171,345 8
Jun 17, 2016 54 $17,996 +4% 16 $1,125   $4,189,341 9
Jun 24, 2016 60 $13,854 -23% 14 $990   $4,203,195 10
Jul 1, 2016 66 $9,299 -33% 6 $1,550   $4,212,494 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/29/2016 $14,734 6 6 11 $22,406 8/8/2016
Brazil 8/5/2016 $95,662 0 0 0 $22,056 11/16/2018
Czech Republic 11/18/2016 $11,230 47 47 47 $11,268 12/31/2018
Italy 6/15/2017 $124,659 0 0 0 $276,713 7/7/2017
Lithuania 6/24/2016 $6,642 79 79 103 $30,109 8/9/2016
Mexico 6/9/2016 $311,304 0 0 0 $580,855 6/21/2016
Netherlands 6/16/2016 $60,074 40 42 218 $266,287 7/26/2016
Portugal 5/5/2016 $76,766 57 57 145 $170,153 6/9/2016
Russia (CIS) 5/13/2016 $205,416 447 447 569 $446,151 11/14/2018
Spain 7/1/2016 $250,976 166 166 439 $621,842 11/17/2018
Turkey 4/22/2016 $49,482 86 86 161 $367,446 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 5/20/2016 $549,723 374 374 775 $1,065,877 8/3/2016
 
Rest of World $3,752,353
 
International Total$7,633,516 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,459 $7,633,516
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,677 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 893 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,541 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,760 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,413 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 19 $7,633,516

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,056 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,134 $11,846,010
Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 291 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,299 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,133 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,743 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,122 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 28 $11,846,010

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 14, 20161237,705 37,705$488,657$488,6571
Aug 28, 20162410,445 57,257$134,114$740,7983

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

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Alan Clay

Supporting Cast

Alexander Black    Yousef
Sarita Choudhury    Zahra
Sidse Babett Knudsen    Hanne
Ben Whishaw    Dave
Tom Skerritt    Ron
David Menkin    Brad
Tracey Fairaway    Kit
Dhaffer L'Abidine    Hassan
Jay Abdo    Dr. Hadad

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Tykwer    Director
Tom Tykwer    Screenwriter
Uwe Schott    Producer
Arcadiy Golubovich    Producer
Tim O'Hair    Producer
Gary Goetzman    Producer
Stefan Arndt    Producer
Steven Shareshian    Executive Producer
Gaston Pavlovich    Executive Producer
Claudia Bluemhuber    Executive Producer
Irene Gall    Executive Producer
Gero Bauknecht    Executive Producer
Jim Seibel    Executive Producer
Bill Johnson    Executive Producer
Shervin Pishevar    Executive Producer
Matthew J. Malek*    Co-Executive Producer
Leonard Glowinski    Co-Producer
Dave Eggers    Based on the Novel By
Miki Emmrich    Production Manager
Marcus Loges    Line Producer
Michelle Guish    Casting Director
Gaby Kester    Casting Director
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Roland Winke    Sound Mixer
Matthias Lempert    Re-recording Mixer
Frank Kruse    Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Griebe    Director of Photography
Uli Hanisch    Production Designer
Alexander Berner    Editor
Daniel Parker    Make-up and Hair Designer
Heike Merker    Make-up and Hair Designer
Pierre-Yves Gayraud    Costume Designer
Robert Pinnow    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dominik Trimborn    Visual Effects Supervisor
Johnny Klimek    Composer
Tom Tykwer    Composer

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April 26th, 2016

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Synopsis

Cultures collide when an American businessman is sent to Saudi Arabia to close what he hopes will be the deal of a lifetime. Baffled by local customs and stymied by an opaque bureaucracy, he eventually finds his footing with the help of a wise-cracking taxi driver and a beautiful Saudi doctor.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,138,578 (27.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:401 opening theaters/523 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,249,785

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,836 $4,212,494
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,459 $7,633,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,056 $11,846,010
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 608 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,394 $4,212,494
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,413 $7,633,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,122 $11,846,010

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: April 22nd, 2016 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
International Releases: April 22nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Kral İçin Hologram (Turkey)
May 5th, 2016 (Wide), released as Negócio das Arábias (Portugal)
May 13th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
May 20th, 2016 (Wide), released as A Hologram For The King (United Kingdom)
June 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 9th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2418 (Cert #50361), 3/30/2016)
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Non-Chronological, Desert, Doctors, Culture Clash, Cross-Culture Romance, Comedy Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Divorcée Romance, Medical and Hospitals, Anxiety and Phobias
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, Saban Films, Playtone, X Filme Creative Pool, LLC Primeredian Entertainment, Vingt Deux Heures Vingt Deux, WS Filmproduktion, Silver Reel Entertainment, Fabrica de Cine, Lotus Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Alan Clay

Supporting Cast

Alexander Black    Yousef
Sarita Choudhury    Zahra
Sidse Babett Knudsen    Hanne
Ben Whishaw    Dave
Tom Skerritt    Ron
David Menkin    Brad
Tracey Fairaway    Kit
Dhaffer L'Abidine    Hassan
Jay Abdo    Dr. Hadad

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Tykwer    Director
Tom Tykwer    Screenwriter
Uwe Schott    Producer
Arcadiy Golubovich    Producer
Tim O'Hair    Producer
Gary Goetzman    Producer
Stefan Arndt    Producer
Steven Shareshian    Executive Producer
Gaston Pavlovich    Executive Producer
Claudia Bluemhuber    Executive Producer
Irene Gall    Executive Producer
Gero Bauknecht    Executive Producer
Jim Seibel    Executive Producer
Bill Johnson    Executive Producer
Shervin Pishevar    Executive Producer
Matthew J. Malek*    Co-Executive Producer
Leonard Glowinski    Co-Producer
Dave Eggers    Based on the Novel By
Miki Emmrich    Production Manager
Marcus Loges    Line Producer
Michelle Guish    Casting Director
Gaby Kester    Casting Director
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Roland Winke    Sound Mixer
Matthias Lempert    Re-recording Mixer
Frank Kruse    Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Griebe    Director of Photography
Uli Hanisch    Production Designer
Alexander Berner    Editor
Daniel Parker    Make-up and Hair Designer
Heike Merker    Make-up and Hair Designer
Pierre-Yves Gayraud    Costume Designer
Robert Pinnow    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dominik Trimborn    Visual Effects Supervisor
Johnny Klimek    Composer
Tom Tykwer    Composer

Home Market Releases for August 9th, 2016

August 8th, 2016

Sweet Bean

It is a really slow week on the top with only a couple of main releases worth being a contender for Pick of the Week: Supergirl: Season 1 and Sweet Bean on DVD. The Nice Guys would also be a contender, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand this week and it is worth waiting for the Blu-ray Combo Pack. With only two real choices, Sweet Bean is my Pick of the Week. More...

Theater Averages: Weiner Wins Weekend Race with $16,835

May 25th, 2016

Weiner

Weiner earned first place on the theater average chart, which is terrible news for me, because there are so many immature puns that I want to be using right now. The film earned an average of $16,835 in five theaters, which is fantastic for a documentary. The Lobster was right behind with an average of $16,212 in 24 theaters during its second week of release. The film has already hit $1 million in total and has plenty of room to grow. Maggie's Plan was next with an average of $12,662 in five theaters. It has a shot at expanding significantly, but it likely won't expand truly wide. Love and Friendship remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,911. Its better than expected theatrical run appears to have pushed back its VOD release. More...

Theater Averages: Civil War Sets Yearly Mark with $42,390

May 10th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War not only had the best theater average of the weekend, but it also had the best theater average for any film released in 2016. Its average of $42,390 was just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Midnight Special remains the best average for a limited release this year. Other films in the $10,000 club this week include A Bigger Splash, which earned an average of $22,884 in five theaters over the weekend for an average of $27,697 from Wednesday through Sunday. Eva Hesse saw its average rise 8% to $13,816, but it did open on a Wednesday last week, so that likely depressed its weekend numbers last week. Dheepan just made it into the $10,000 club with an average of $10,125 in two theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Fang has Teeth with $14,506

May 3rd, 2016

The Family Fang

The Family Fang led the way on the theater average chart with $14,506 in one theater. This is the last time we will talk about this film's box office numbers, because it opens on VOD this Friday, thus ending its chances of box office success. Then again, clearly VOD is more important to a limited release than the theatrical box office is. The Man Who Knew Infinity was next with an average of $13,388 in six theaters. That's good, but likely not good enough to expand significantly. Eva Hesse was playing in just one theater earning $12,780 over the weekend and $17,912 from Wednesday through Sunday. The Jungle Book made the $10,000 club for the third weekend in a row with an average of $10,818. More...

Theater Averages: The Jungle Book Meddles with the Limited Releases

April 26th, 2016

The Meddler

It wasn't a great week for new limited releases, which left a holdover / wide release on top of the theater average chart. The Jungle Book led the way with an average of $15,278. The only other film in the $10,000 was The Meddler, which opened with an average of $14,256 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Jungle Sets 2016 Sophomore Record with $61.54 Million

April 26th, 2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Both The Jungle Book and The Huntsman: Winter's War were a little weaker than predicted over the weekend. The Jungle Book was still able to earn the biggest sophomore weekend of 2016 at $61.54 million. For The Huntsman: Winter's War, it was a disappointing $19.45 million. Overall, the box office fell 28% to $128 million. However, this was still 32% more than the same weekend last year. Unfortunately, next weekend is going to be damn awful in the year-over-year comparison, because of a misalignment in the weekend. Year-to-date, 2016 has earned $3.37 million, putting it ahead of last year's pace by 8.5% or $260 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jungle Book Brushes Off Huntsman

April 24th, 2016

The Jungle Book

What in theory should have been a battle at the box office has turned into a rout this weekend, with The Jungle Book set to earn $60 million, according to Disney’s Sunday morning estimate, and The Huntsman: Winter’s War limping into second place with $20.1 million, per Universal. More...

Friday Estimates: Jungle Preys on the Huntsman with a $16.38 Million Friday

April 23rd, 2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Jungle Book remained the top draw on Friday with $16.38 million, which was more than twice as much as The Huntsman: Winter’s War opened with. With its reviews and family-friendly nature, Saturday will be even better for Jungle Book, and it should top $60 million over the weekend. That’s a great sophomore weekend, even if it is below our prediction of $65 million. It also won’t quite take the film past $200 million by the end of the weekend, but it will be close enough that Disney will be able to celebrate that milestone shortly. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Plenty of Tales that Need to be Told

April 22nd, 2016

Tale of Tales

There are several limited releases on this week's list, including three that have a shot at earning a spot in the top ten. However, the best-reviewed releases are among the smaller releases: Tale of Tales and The Meddler included. However, if you don't want to go out, Holidays is good bet on Video on Demand. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Jungle Leave Huntsman Out in the Cold?

April 21st, 2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War

It's a bad week for new releases, as The Jungle Book is widely expected to dominate the box office. The only truly wide release is The Huntsman: Winter's War, but its reviews are simply terrible. There are also three films opening in select theaters and one of them should earn a spot in the top ten. They only need a little more than $1 million to do so. This weekend last year, the only true wide release was The Age of Adaline, which opened with $13 million on its way to becoming a midlevel hit. The Huntsman could double that opening, but it won't have the same legs. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,836 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,779 $5,249,785
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,040 $4,212,494
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 163 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 608 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $5,249,785
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,098 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,607 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,502 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,394 $4,212,494
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 25 $4,212,494

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 22, 2016 11 $1,138,578   401 $2,839   $1,138,578 1
Apr 29, 2016 12 $943,775 -17% 523 $1,805   $2,565,189 2
May 6, 2016 13 $508,778 -46% 406 $1,253   $3,431,087 3
May 13, 2016 20 $235,056 -54% 346 $679   $3,873,977 4
May 20, 2016 37 $63,876 -73% 138 $463   $4,054,488 5
May 27, 2016 42 $24,092 -62% 38 $634   $4,113,179 6
Jun 3, 2016 43 $14,341 -40% 26 $552   $4,143,441 7
Jun 10, 2016 54 $10,280 -28% 17 $605   $4,164,366 8
Jun 17, 2016 51 $12,076 +17% 16 $755   $4,183,421 9
Jun 24, 2016 55 $8,839 -27% 14 $631   $4,198,180 10
Jul 1, 2016 61 $5,810 -34% 6 $968   $4,209,005 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 22, 2016 10 $379,157     401 $946   $379,157 1
Apr 23, 2016 10 $481,451 +27%   401 $1,201   $860,608 2
Apr 24, 2016 13 $277,970 -42%   401 $693   $1,138,578 3
Apr 25, 2016 10 $104,972 -62%   401 $262   $1,243,550 4
Apr 26, 2016 10 $154,300 +47%   401 $385   $1,397,850 5
Apr 27, 2016 10 $117,629 -24%   401 $293   $1,515,479 6
Apr 28, 2016 10 $105,935 -10%   401 $264   $1,621,414 7
Apr 29, 2016 13 $274,788 +159% -28% 523 $525   $1,896,202 8
Apr 30, 2016 13 $412,231 +50% -14% 523 $788   $2,308,433 9
May 1, 2016 12 $256,756 -38% -8% 523 $491   $2,565,189 10
May 2, 2016 12 $81,252 -68% -23% 523 $155   $2,646,441 11
May 3, 2016 13 $110,112 +36% -29% 523 $211   $2,756,553 12
May 4, 2016 14 $91,404 -17% -22% 523 $175   $2,847,957 13
May 5, 2016 10 $74,352 -19% -30% 523 $142   $2,922,309 14
May 6, 2016 12 $135,669 +82% -51% 406 $334   $3,057,978 15
May 7, 2016 13 $208,921 +54% -49% 406 $515   $3,266,899 16
May 8, 2016 13 $164,188 -21% -36% 406 $404   $3,431,087 17
May 9, 2016 14 $45,782 -72% -44% 406 $113   $3,476,869 18
May 10, 2016 13 $67,588 +48% -39% 406 $166   $3,544,457 19
May 11, 2016 13 $50,668 -25% -45% 406 $125   $3,595,125 20
May 12, 2016 14 $43,796 -14% -41% 406 $108   $3,638,921 21
May 13, 2016 - $61,835 +41% -54% 346 $179   $3,700,756 22
May 14, 2016 - $107,713 +74% -48% 346 $311   $3,808,469 23
May 15, 2016 - $65,508 -39% -60% 346 $189   $3,873,977 24
May 16, 2016 - $25,936 -60% -43% 346 $75   $3,899,913 25
May 17, 2016 - $35,512 +37% -47% 346 $103   $3,935,425 26
May 18, 2016 - $28,049 -21% -45% 346 $81   $3,963,474 27
May 19, 2016 - $27,138 -3% -38% 346 $78   $3,990,612 28
May 20, 2016 - $17,490 -36% -72% 138 $127   $4,008,102 29
May 21, 2016 - $29,438 +68% -73% 138 $213   $4,037,540 30
May 22, 2016 - $16,948 -42% -74% 138 $123   $4,054,488 31
May 23, 2016 - $8,282 -51% -68% 138 $60   $4,062,770 32
May 24, 2016 - $8,657 +5% -76% 138 $63   $4,071,427 33
May 25, 2016 - $10,222 +18% -64% 138 $74   $4,081,649 34
May 26, 2016 - $7,438 -27% -73% 138 $54   $4,089,087 35
May 27, 2016 - $6,699 -10% -62% 38 $176   $4,095,786 36
May 28, 2016 - $8,861 +32% -70% 38 $233   $4,104,647 37
May 29, 2016 - $8,532 -4% -50% 38 $225   $4,113,179 38
May 30, 2016 - $5,521 -35% -33% 38 $145   $4,118,700 39
May 31, 2016 - $3,490 -37% -60% 38 $92   $4,122,190 40
Jun 1, 2016 - $3,818 +9% -63% 38 $100   $4,126,008 41
Jun 2, 2016 - $3,092 -19% -58% 38 $81   $4,129,100 42
Jun 3, 2016 - $3,598 +16% -46% 27 $133   $4,132,698 43
Jun 4, 2016 - $6,190 +72% -30% 27 $229   $4,138,888 44
Jun 5, 2016 - $4,553 -26% -47% 27 $169   $4,143,441 45
Jun 6, 2016 - $1,763 -61% -68% 27 $65   $4,145,204 46
Jun 7, 2016 - $2,574 +46% -26% 27 $95   $4,147,778 47
Jun 8, 2016 - $2,907 +13% -24% 27 $108   $4,150,685 48
Jun 9, 2016 - $3,401 +17% +10% 27 $126   $4,154,086 49
Jun 10, 2016 - $2,289 -33% -36% 17 $135   $4,156,375 50
Jun 11, 2016 - $4,972 +117% -20% 17 $292   $4,161,347 51
Jun 12, 2016 - $3,019 -39% -34% 17 $178   $4,164,366 52
Jun 13, 2016 - $2,149 -29% +22% 17 $126   $4,166,515 53
Jun 14, 2016 - $1,724 -20% -33% 17 $101   $4,168,239 54
Jun 15, 2016 - $2,184 +27% -25% 17 $128   $4,170,423 55
Jun 16, 2016 - $922 -58% -73% 17 $54   $4,171,345 56
Jun 17, 2016 - $3,319 +260% +45% 16 $207   $4,174,664 57
Jun 18, 2016 - $3,505 +6% -30% 16 $219   $4,178,169 58
Jun 19, 2016 - $5,252 +50% +74% 16 $328   $4,183,421 59
Jun 20, 2016 - $1,387 -74% -35% 16 $87   $4,184,808 60
Jun 21, 2016 - $2,321 +67% +35% 16 $145   $4,187,129 61
Jun 22, 2016 - $1,318 -43% -40% 16 $82   $4,188,447 62
Jun 23, 2016 - $894 -32% -3% 16 $56   $4,189,341 63
Jun 24, 2016 - $2,785 +212% -16% 14 $199   $4,192,126 64
Jun 25, 2016 - $3,271 +17% -7% 14 $234   $4,195,397 65
Jun 26, 2016 - $2,783 -15% -47% 14 $199   $4,198,180 66
Jun 27, 2016 - $1,456 -48% +5% 14 $104   $4,199,636 67
Jun 28, 2016 - $1,303 -11% -44% 14 $93   $4,200,939 68
Jun 29, 2016 - $1,523 +17% +16% 14 $109   $4,202,462 69
Jun 30, 2016 - $730 -52% -18% 14 $52   $4,203,195 70
Jul 1, 2016 - $1,431 +96% -49% 6 $239   $4,204,626 71
Jul 2, 2016 - $2,222 +55% -32% 6 $370   $4,206,848 72
Jul 3, 2016 - $2,157 -3% -22% 6 $360   $4,209,005 73
Jul 4, 2016 - $1,324 -39% -9% 6 $221   $4,210,329 74
Jul 5, 2016 - $650 -51% -50% 6 $108   $4,210,979 75
Jul 6, 2016 - $798 +23% -48% 6 $133   $4,211,777 76
Jul 7, 2016 - $717 -10% -2% 6 $120   $4,212,494 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 22, 2016 11 $1,621,414   401 $4,043   $1,621,414 1
Apr 29, 2016 13 $1,300,895 -20% 523 $2,487   $2,922,309 2
May 6, 2016 13 $716,612 -45% 406 $1,765   $3,638,921 3
May 13, 2016 21 $351,691 -51% 346 $1,016   $3,990,612 4
May 20, 2016 37 $98,475 -72% 138 $714   $4,089,087 5
May 27, 2016 43 $40,013 -59% 38 $1,053   $4,129,100 6
Jun 3, 2016 41 $24,986 -38% 27 $925   $4,154,086 7
Jun 10, 2016 56 $17,259 -31% 17 $1,015   $4,171,345 8
Jun 17, 2016 54 $17,996 +4% 16 $1,125   $4,189,341 9
Jun 24, 2016 60 $13,854 -23% 14 $990   $4,203,195 10
Jul 1, 2016 66 $9,299 -33% 6 $1,550   $4,212,494 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/29/2016 $14,734 6 6 11 $22,406 8/8/2016
Brazil 8/5/2016 $95,662 0 0 0 $22,056 11/16/2018
Czech Republic 11/18/2016 $11,230 47 47 47 $11,268 12/31/2018
Italy 6/15/2017 $124,659 0 0 0 $276,713 7/7/2017
Lithuania 6/24/2016 $6,642 79 79 103 $30,109 8/9/2016
Mexico 6/9/2016 $311,304 0 0 0 $580,855 6/21/2016
Netherlands 6/16/2016 $60,074 40 42 218 $266,287 7/26/2016
Portugal 5/5/2016 $76,766 57 57 145 $170,153 6/9/2016
Russia (CIS) 5/13/2016 $205,416 447 447 569 $446,151 11/14/2018
Spain 7/1/2016 $250,976 166 166 439 $621,842 11/17/2018
Turkey 4/22/2016 $49,482 86 86 161 $367,446 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 5/20/2016 $549,723 374 374 775 $1,065,877 8/3/2016
 
Rest of World $3,752,353
 
International Total$7,633,516 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,459 $7,633,516
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,677 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 893 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,541 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,760 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,413 $7,633,516
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 19 $7,633,516

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,056 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,134 $11,846,010
Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 291 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,299 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,133 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,743 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,122 $11,846,010
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 28 $11,846,010

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 14, 20161237,705 37,705$488,657$488,6571
Aug 28, 20162410,445 57,257$134,114$740,7983

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