Good Hair (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,157,223Details
International Box Office $65,719Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,222,942
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,039,220 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:186 opening theaters/466 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,974,513

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,863 $4,157,223
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,897 $65,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,487 $4,222,942
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $4,157,223

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: October 9th, 2009 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Video Release: February 16th, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language including sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity.
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 117 $1,039,220 Oct 9, 2009 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $1,565,762 Oct 9, 2009 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 75 $1,173,714 Oct 9, 2009 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 75 $1,768,405 Oct 9, 2009 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,863 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,616 $5,974,513
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,067 $4,157,223
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 170 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $5,974,513
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,125 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 142 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 27 $4,157,223

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 2009 14 $1,039,220   186 $5,587   $1,039,220 1
Oct 16, 2009 19 $398,617 -62% 178 $2,239   $1,727,611 2
Oct 23, 2009 14 $946,312 +137% 466 $2,031   $2,804,063 3
Oct 30, 2009 17 $422,938 -55% 416 $1,017   $3,453,510 4
Nov 6, 2009 24 $205,601 -51% 137 $1,501   $3,828,300 5
Nov 13, 2009 29 $93,191 -55% 89 $1,047   $3,999,948 6
Nov 20, 2009 48 $33,289 -64% 38 $876   $4,061,847 7
Nov 27, 2009 56 $28,066 -16% 21 $1,336   $4,105,092 8
Dec 4, 2009 55 $18,463 -34% 17 $1,086   $4,132,640 9
Dec 11, 2009 63 $6,855 -63% 14 $490   $4,139,970 10
Dec 18, 2009 66 $1,877 -73% 6 $313   $4,144,599 11
Jan 8, 2010 67 $2,577   3 $859   $4,149,065 14
Jan 15, 2010 75 $958 -63% 2 $479   $4,150,406 15
Jan 22, 2010 93 $212 -78% 1 $212   $4,151,251 16
Feb 5, 2010 97 $1,179   2 $590   $4,153,310 18
Feb 12, 2010 94 $455 -61% 1 $455   $4,153,927 19
Feb 19, 2010 91 $2,177 +378% 3 $726   $4,156,426 20
Feb 26, 2010 106 $308 -86% 1 $308   $4,157,104 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 9, 2009 14 $350,434     186 $1,884   $350,434 1
Oct 10, 2009 14 $418,569 +19%   186 $2,250   $769,003 2
Oct 11, 2009 14 $270,217 -35%   186 $1,453   $1,039,220 3
Oct 12, 2009 - $134,494 -50%   186 $723   $1,173,714 4
Oct 13, 2009 - $63,714 -53%   186 $343   $1,237,428 5
Oct 14, 2009 17 $48,481 -24%   186 $261   $1,285,909 6
Oct 15, 2009 - $43,085 -11%   186 $232   $1,328,994 7
Oct 16, 2009 - $119,425 +177% -66% 178 $671   $1,448,419 8
Oct 17, 2009 - $180,666 +51% -57% 178 $1,015   $1,629,085 9
Oct 18, 2009 - $98,526 -45% -64% 178 $554   $1,727,611 10
Oct 19, 2009 - $30,380 -69% -77% 178 $171   $1,757,991 11
Oct 20, 2009 - $38,816 +28% -39% 178 $218   $1,796,807 12
Oct 21, 2009 - $30,280 -22% -38% 178 $170   $1,827,087 13
Oct 22, 2009 - $30,664 +1% -29% 178 $172   $1,857,751 14
Oct 23, 2009 12 $307,877 +904% +158% 466 $661   $2,165,628 15
Oct 24, 2009 - $412,246 +34% +128% 466 $885   $2,577,874 16
Oct 25, 2009 - $226,189 -45% +130% 466 $485   $2,804,063 17
Oct 26, 2009 - $70,107 -69% +131% 466 $150   $2,874,170 18
Oct 27, 2009 - $61,799 -12% +59% 466 $133   $2,935,969 19
Oct 28, 2009 - $46,009 -26% +52% 466 $99   $2,981,978 20
Oct 29, 2009 - $48,594 +6% +58% 466 $104   $3,030,572 21
Oct 30, 2009 - $132,653 +173% -57% 416 $319   $3,163,225 22
Oct 31, 2009 - $164,154 +24% -60% 416 $395   $3,327,379 23
Nov 1, 2009 - $126,131 -23% -44% 416 $303   $3,453,510 24
Nov 2, 2009 - $41,295 -67% -41% 416 $99   $3,494,805 25
Nov 3, 2009 - $44,900 +9% -27% 416 $108   $3,539,705 26
Nov 4, 2009 - $38,912 -13% -15% 416 $94   $3,578,617 27
Nov 5, 2009 - $44,082 +13% -9% 416 $106   $3,622,699 28
Nov 6, 2009 - $64,354 +46% -51% 137 $470   $3,687,053 29
Nov 7, 2009 - $92,456 +44% -44% 137 $675   $3,779,509 30
Nov 8, 2009 - $48,791 -47% -61% 137 $356   $3,828,300 31
Nov 9, 2009 - $16,464 -66% -60% 137 $120   $3,844,764 32
Nov 10, 2009 - $18,279 +11% -59% 137 $133   $3,863,043 33
Nov 11, 2009 - $28,395 +55% -27% 137 $207   $3,891,438 34
Nov 12, 2009 - $15,319 -46% -65% 137 $112   $3,906,757 35
Nov 13, 2009 - $27,575 +80% -57% 89 $310   $3,934,332 36
Nov 14, 2009 - $41,223 +49% -55% 89 $463   $3,975,555 37
Nov 15, 2009 - $24,393 -41% -50% 89 $274   $3,999,948 38
Nov 16, 2009 - $6,752 -72% -59% 89 $76   $4,006,700 39
Nov 17, 2009 - $8,228 +22% -55% 89 $92   $4,014,928 40
Nov 19, 2009 - $6,791   -56% 89 $76   $4,028,558 42
Nov 20, 2009 - $9,054 +33% -67% 91 $99   $4,037,612 43
Nov 21, 2009 - $14,618 +61% -65% 91 $161   $4,052,230 44
Nov 22, 2009 - $9,617 -34% -61% 91 $106   $4,061,847 45
Nov 23, 2009 - $3,403 -65% -50% 91 $37   $4,065,250 46
Nov 24, 2009 - $4,531 +33% -45% 91 $50   $4,069,781 47
Nov 25, 2009 - $3,298 -27%   91 $36   $4,073,079 48
Nov 26, 2009 - $3,947 +20% -42% 91 $43   $4,077,026 49
Nov 27, 2009 - $10,641 +170% +18% 21 $507   $4,087,667 50
Nov 28, 2009 - $11,040 +4% -24% 21 $526   $4,098,707 51
Nov 29, 2009 - $6,385 -42% -34% 21 $304   $4,105,092 52
Nov 30, 2009 - $2,473 -61% -27% 21 $118   $4,107,565 53
Dec 1, 2009 - $2,657 +7% -41% 21 $127   $4,110,222 54
Dec 2, 2009 - $1,909 -28% -42% 21 $91   $4,112,131 55
Dec 3, 2009 - $2,046 +7% -48% 21 $97   $4,114,177 56
Dec 4, 2009 - $3,725 +82% -65% 17 $219   $4,117,902 57
Dec 5, 2009 - $5,836 +57% -47% 17 $343   $4,123,738 58
Dec 6, 2009 - $4,416 -24% -31% 17 $260   $4,128,154 59
Dec 7, 2009 - $852 -81% -66% 17 $50   $4,129,006 60
Dec 8, 2009 - $1,425 +67% -46% 17 $84   $4,130,603 61
Dec 9, 2009 - $1,239 -13% -35% 17 $73   $4,131,842 62
Dec 10, 2009 - $1,273 +3% -38% 17 $75   $4,133,115 63
Dec 11, 2009 - $1,692 +33% -55% 14 $121   $4,134,807 64
Dec 12, 2009 - $2,905 +72% -50% 14 $208   $4,137,712 65
Dec 13, 2009 - $2,258 -22% -49% 14 $161   $4,139,970 66
Dec 14, 2009 - $621 -72% -27% 14 $44   $4,140,591 67
Dec 15, 2009 - $897 +44% -37% 14 $64   $4,141,488 68
Dec 16, 2009 - $647 -28% -48% 14 $46   $4,142,135 69
Dec 17, 2009 - $587 -9% -54% 14 $42   $4,142,722 70
Dec 18, 2009 - $533 -9% -68% 6 $89   $4,143,255 71
Dec 19, 2009 - $604 +13% -79% 6 $101   $4,143,859 72
Dec 20, 2009 - $740 +23% -67% 6 $123   $4,144,599 73
Dec 21, 2009 - $260 -65% -58% 6 $43   $4,144,859 74
Dec 22, 2009 - $481 +85% -46% 6 $80   $4,145,340 75
Dec 23, 2009 - $199 -59% -69% 6 $33   $4,145,539 76
Dec 24, 2009 - $98 -51% -83% 5 $20   $4,145,637 77
Jan 6, 2010 - $294     2 $147   $4,146,465 90
Jan 7, 2010 - $24 -92%   2 $12   $4,146,488 91
Jan 8, 2010 - $529 +2,104%   3 $176   $4,147,017 92
Jan 9, 2010 - $926 +75%   3 $309   $4,147,943 93
Jan 10, 2010 - $1,122 +21%   3 $374   $4,149,065 94
Jan 11, 2010 - $134 -88%   3 $45   $4,149,199 95
Jan 12, 2010 - $59 -56%   3 $20   $4,149,258 96
Jan 13, 2010 - $127 +115% -57% 3 $42   $4,149,385 97
Jan 14, 2010 - $63 -50% +163% 3 $21   $4,149,448 98
Jan 17, 2010 - $958   -15% 2 $479   $4,150,406 101
Jan 18, 2010 60 $633 -34% +372% 2 $317   $4,151,039 102
Jan 24, 2010 - $212   -78% 1 $212   $4,151,251 108
Jan 25, 2010 - $168 -21% -73% 1 $168   $4,151,419 109
Jan 26, 2010 - $169 +1%   1 $169   $4,151,588 110
Feb 3, 2010 - $326     1 $326   $4,151,914 118
Feb 4, 2010 - $217 -33%   1 $217   $4,152,131 119
Feb 5, 2010 - $104 -52%   1 $104   $4,152,235 120
Feb 6, 2010 - $977 +839%   2 $489   $4,153,212 121
Feb 7, 2010 - $98 -90%   1 $98   $4,153,310 122
Feb 8, 2010 - $50 -49%   1 $50   $4,153,360 123
Feb 9, 2010 - $26 -48%   1 $26   $4,153,386 124
Feb 10, 2010 - $32 +23% -90% 1 $32   $4,153,418 125
Feb 11, 2010 - $54 +69% -75% 1 $54   $4,153,472 126
Feb 12, 2010 - $31 -43% -70% 1 $31   $4,153,503 127
Feb 13, 2010 - $197 +535% -80% 1 $197   $4,153,700 128
Feb 14, 2010 - $227 +15% +132% 1 $227   $4,153,927 129
Feb 15, 2010 76 $125 -45% +150% 1 $125   $4,154,052 130
Feb 16, 2010 - $48 -62% +85% 1 $48   $4,154,100 131
Feb 17, 2010 - $34 -29% +6% 1 $34   $4,154,134 132
Feb 18, 2010 - $115 +238% +113% 2 $58   $4,154,249 133
Feb 19, 2010 - $356 +210% +1,048% 3 $119   $4,154,605 134
Feb 20, 2010 - $1,489 +318% +656% 3 $496   $4,156,094 135
Feb 21, 2010 - $332 -78% +46% 3 $111   $4,156,426 136
Feb 22, 2010 - $145 -56% +16% 3 $48   $4,156,571 137
Feb 23, 2010 - $62 -57% +29% 3 $21   $4,156,633 138
Feb 24, 2010 - $152 +145% +347% 3 $51   $4,156,785 139
Feb 25, 2010 - $11 -93% -90% 3 $4   $4,156,796 140
Feb 26, 2010 - $89 +709% -75% 1 $89   $4,156,885 141
Feb 27, 2010 - $186 +109% -88% 1 $186   $4,157,071 142
Feb 28, 2010 - $33 -82% -90% 1 $33   $4,157,104 143
Mar 1, 2010 - $47 +42% -68% 1 $47   $4,157,151 144
Mar 2, 2010 - $27 -43% -56% 1 $27   $4,157,178 145
Mar 3, 2010 - $45 +67% -70% 1 $45   $4,157,223 146

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 2009 14 $1,328,994   186 $7,145   $1,328,994 1
Oct 16, 2009 21 $528,757 -60% 178 $2,971   $1,857,751 2
Oct 23, 2009 15 $1,172,821 +122% 466 $2,517   $3,030,572 3
Oct 30, 2009 17 $592,127 -50% 416 $1,423   $3,622,699 4
Nov 6, 2009 24 $284,058 -52% 137 $2,073   $3,906,757 5
Nov 13, 2009 31 $121,801 -57% 89 $1,369   $4,028,558 6
Nov 20, 2009 56 $48,468 -60% 91 $533   $4,077,026 7
Nov 27, 2009 55 $37,151 -23% 21 $1,769   $4,114,177 8
Dec 4, 2009 56 $22,783 -39% 17 $1,340   $4,136,960 9
Dec 11, 2009 67 $9,607 -58% 14 $686   $4,142,722 10
Dec 18, 2009 65 $2,915 -70% 6 $486   $4,145,637 11
Dec 25, 2009 73 $533 -82% 1 $533   $4,146,170 12
Jan 1, 2010 86 $318 -40% 2 $159   $4,146,488 13
Jan 8, 2010 71 $2,960 +831% 3 $987   $4,149,448 14
Jan 15, 2010 75 $1,591 -46% 2 $796   $4,151,039 15
Jan 22, 2010 95 $549 -65% 1 $549   $4,151,588 16
Jan 29, 2010 103 $543 -1% 1 $543   $4,152,131 17
Feb 5, 2010 96 $1,341 +147% 2 $671   $4,153,472 18
Feb 12, 2010 95 $777 -42% 2 $389   $4,154,249 19
Feb 19, 2010 94 $2,547 +228% 3 $849   $4,156,796 20
Feb 26, 2010 107 $427 -83% 1 $427   $4,157,223 21

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,897 $65,719
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,646 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,930 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,038 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,263 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,106 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,145 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 94 $65,719

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,487 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,377 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 733 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,018 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,243 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 50 $4,222,942

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

Chris Rock   

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Meagan Good   
Nia Long   
Raven-Symoné Pearman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeff Stilson    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,039,220 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:186 opening theaters/466 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,974,513

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,863 $4,157,223
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,897 $65,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,487 $4,222,942
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $4,157,223

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: October 9th, 2009 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Video Release: February 16th, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language including sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity.
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 117 $1,039,220 Oct 9, 2009 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $1,565,762 Oct 9, 2009 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 75 $1,173,714 Oct 9, 2009 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 75 $1,768,405 Oct 9, 2009 3

Leading Cast

Chris Rock   

Uncategorized

Meagan Good   
Nia Long   
Raven-Symoné Pearman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeff Stilson    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 16th, 2010

February 16th, 2010

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Featured DVD Review: Good Hair

February 14th, 2010

With Good Hair Chris Rock gets to add another skill to his resume: documentarian. There was a huge buzz surrounding this movie before it opened and I was seeing stories about it all over TV. And I'm not talking about ads, but stories on news channels like CNN. When it was released the critical response was overwhelmingly positive while at the box office it became one of the biggest documentaries of the year. (Although given its opening theater count, one would assume the distributor was at least hoping for more.) So my expectations were high when the screener arrived last week. More...

Awards Season: WGA Nominations are Written in Stone

January 12th, 2010

The WGA announced their nominations this week, which include eleven awards, three of which are for theatrical releases. More...

People Embrace Fantastic Films on the Per Theater Chart

November 24th, 2009

Broken Embraces opened on top of the per theater chart with an impressive average of $53,556 in two theaters, while The Fantastic Mr. Fox was in a close second place with an average $50,878 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga - New Moon, placed third with $35,497 in more than 4,000 theaters. Precious saw its best numbers of its run so far, pulling in nearly $11 million in just over 600 theaters for an average of $17,300. The Sun opened with $11,588 in one theater while The Blind Side opened with an average of $10,971 in more than 3,000 theaters. More...

Education High on the Per Theater Chart

November 3rd, 2009

The per theater chart took a hit over the weekend and no movie topped $10,000; however, An Education was close with an average of $9,737 in 48 theaters. More...

Deal with the Devil on the Per Theater Chart

October 27th, 2009

Antichrist was the only new release to reach the $10,000 club over the weekend earning a strong average of $11,900 in six theaters. An Education was just $49 behind at $11,851, which is about 5 or 6 tickets per theater. Finally, Paranormal Activity was able to reach first place on the overall chart while maintaining an average $10,850 in nearly 2000 theaters. More...

Massive Activity on the Per Theater Chart

October 13th, 2009

No less than six films broke the $10,000 per theater average barrier over the weekend. Paranormal Activity topped the per theater chart with its record-breaking weekend, earning an average of $49,379 in 160 theaters. An Education was relatively close behind with an average of $39,754 in 4 theaters, which is a spectacular result at any time. A Serious Man remained strong with an average of $21,872, which is enough to suggest further significant expansion over the coming weeks. The number one film at the box office, Couples Retreat, was next with an average of $11,429. Yes Men Fix the World and Bronson had nearly identical averages at $10,956 vs. $10,940. More...

Weekend Estimates: Couples Retreat, Paranormal Activity Star

October 11th, 2009

The Columbus Day holiday weekend produced two big winners, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. At the top of the chart, Couples Retreat exceeded expectations with $35.3 million. A per theater average of nearly $12,000 for the poorly-reviewed comedy is a testament to Universal's marketing campaign and the box office power of its ensemble cast. A great marketing campaign from Paramount can also be attributed to the success of the weekend's other big success: Paranormal Activity, which jumped into the top 5 with an estimated $7.066 million in just 159 theaters. That's the smallest number of theaters for a movie to hit the top five ever, beating the performance of Platoon, which hit 4th place the weekend of January 16, 1987 playing in 174 theaters. More...

Some Good Limited Releases, Some Not So Good Limited Releases

October 9th, 2009

Has Awards Season officially begun? There are more than 10 limited releases on this week's list, including three that have to be considered potential Awards Season players. These three films are The Damn United, An Education, and Good Hair , and in addition to earn strong reviews, could also be breakout hits. On the other end of the spectrum, there are a number of films coming out in too many theaters with too few positive reviews. More...

2009 Preview: October

October 1st, 2009

September ended with a thud, but at least there's good news. September has finally ended. Last month more movies missed expectations that topped them, which has put a cooling effect on the overall box office and that could hurt the business going into this month. October should still be stronger than last month, and since October of last year wasn't particularly great, 2009 should at least maintain its lead over 2008 going into the holiday season, even if it isn't as strong every single week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,863 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,616 $5,974,513
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,067 $4,157,223
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 170 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $5,974,513
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,125 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 142 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $4,157,223
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 27 $4,157,223

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 2009 14 $1,039,220   186 $5,587   $1,039,220 1
Oct 16, 2009 19 $398,617 -62% 178 $2,239   $1,727,611 2
Oct 23, 2009 14 $946,312 +137% 466 $2,031   $2,804,063 3
Oct 30, 2009 17 $422,938 -55% 416 $1,017   $3,453,510 4
Nov 6, 2009 24 $205,601 -51% 137 $1,501   $3,828,300 5
Nov 13, 2009 29 $93,191 -55% 89 $1,047   $3,999,948 6
Nov 20, 2009 48 $33,289 -64% 38 $876   $4,061,847 7
Nov 27, 2009 56 $28,066 -16% 21 $1,336   $4,105,092 8
Dec 4, 2009 55 $18,463 -34% 17 $1,086   $4,132,640 9
Dec 11, 2009 63 $6,855 -63% 14 $490   $4,139,970 10
Dec 18, 2009 66 $1,877 -73% 6 $313   $4,144,599 11
Jan 8, 2010 67 $2,577   3 $859   $4,149,065 14
Jan 15, 2010 75 $958 -63% 2 $479   $4,150,406 15
Jan 22, 2010 93 $212 -78% 1 $212   $4,151,251 16
Feb 5, 2010 97 $1,179   2 $590   $4,153,310 18
Feb 12, 2010 94 $455 -61% 1 $455   $4,153,927 19
Feb 19, 2010 91 $2,177 +378% 3 $726   $4,156,426 20
Feb 26, 2010 106 $308 -86% 1 $308   $4,157,104 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 9, 2009 14 $350,434     186 $1,884   $350,434 1
Oct 10, 2009 14 $418,569 +19%   186 $2,250   $769,003 2
Oct 11, 2009 14 $270,217 -35%   186 $1,453   $1,039,220 3
Oct 12, 2009 - $134,494 -50%   186 $723   $1,173,714 4
Oct 13, 2009 - $63,714 -53%   186 $343   $1,237,428 5
Oct 14, 2009 17 $48,481 -24%   186 $261   $1,285,909 6
Oct 15, 2009 - $43,085 -11%   186 $232   $1,328,994 7
Oct 16, 2009 - $119,425 +177% -66% 178 $671   $1,448,419 8
Oct 17, 2009 - $180,666 +51% -57% 178 $1,015   $1,629,085 9
Oct 18, 2009 - $98,526 -45% -64% 178 $554   $1,727,611 10
Oct 19, 2009 - $30,380 -69% -77% 178 $171   $1,757,991 11
Oct 20, 2009 - $38,816 +28% -39% 178 $218   $1,796,807 12
Oct 21, 2009 - $30,280 -22% -38% 178 $170   $1,827,087 13
Oct 22, 2009 - $30,664 +1% -29% 178 $172   $1,857,751 14
Oct 23, 2009 12 $307,877 +904% +158% 466 $661   $2,165,628 15
Oct 24, 2009 - $412,246 +34% +128% 466 $885   $2,577,874 16
Oct 25, 2009 - $226,189 -45% +130% 466 $485   $2,804,063 17
Oct 26, 2009 - $70,107 -69% +131% 466 $150   $2,874,170 18
Oct 27, 2009 - $61,799 -12% +59% 466 $133   $2,935,969 19
Oct 28, 2009 - $46,009 -26% +52% 466 $99   $2,981,978 20
Oct 29, 2009 - $48,594 +6% +58% 466 $104   $3,030,572 21
Oct 30, 2009 - $132,653 +173% -57% 416 $319   $3,163,225 22
Oct 31, 2009 - $164,154 +24% -60% 416 $395   $3,327,379 23
Nov 1, 2009 - $126,131 -23% -44% 416 $303   $3,453,510 24
Nov 2, 2009 - $41,295 -67% -41% 416 $99   $3,494,805 25
Nov 3, 2009 - $44,900 +9% -27% 416 $108   $3,539,705 26
Nov 4, 2009 - $38,912 -13% -15% 416 $94   $3,578,617 27
Nov 5, 2009 - $44,082 +13% -9% 416 $106   $3,622,699 28
Nov 6, 2009 - $64,354 +46% -51% 137 $470   $3,687,053 29
Nov 7, 2009 - $92,456 +44% -44% 137 $675   $3,779,509 30
Nov 8, 2009 - $48,791 -47% -61% 137 $356   $3,828,300 31
Nov 9, 2009 - $16,464 -66% -60% 137 $120   $3,844,764 32
Nov 10, 2009 - $18,279 +11% -59% 137 $133   $3,863,043 33
Nov 11, 2009 - $28,395 +55% -27% 137 $207   $3,891,438 34
Nov 12, 2009 - $15,319 -46% -65% 137 $112   $3,906,757 35
Nov 13, 2009 - $27,575 +80% -57% 89 $310   $3,934,332 36
Nov 14, 2009 - $41,223 +49% -55% 89 $463   $3,975,555 37
Nov 15, 2009 - $24,393 -41% -50% 89 $274   $3,999,948 38
Nov 16, 2009 - $6,752 -72% -59% 89 $76   $4,006,700 39
Nov 17, 2009 - $8,228 +22% -55% 89 $92   $4,014,928 40
Nov 19, 2009 - $6,791   -56% 89 $76   $4,028,558 42
Nov 20, 2009 - $9,054 +33% -67% 91 $99   $4,037,612 43
Nov 21, 2009 - $14,618 +61% -65% 91 $161   $4,052,230 44
Nov 22, 2009 - $9,617 -34% -61% 91 $106   $4,061,847 45
Nov 23, 2009 - $3,403 -65% -50% 91 $37   $4,065,250 46
Nov 24, 2009 - $4,531 +33% -45% 91 $50   $4,069,781 47
Nov 25, 2009 - $3,298 -27%   91 $36   $4,073,079 48
Nov 26, 2009 - $3,947 +20% -42% 91 $43   $4,077,026 49
Nov 27, 2009 - $10,641 +170% +18% 21 $507   $4,087,667 50
Nov 28, 2009 - $11,040 +4% -24% 21 $526   $4,098,707 51
Nov 29, 2009 - $6,385 -42% -34% 21 $304   $4,105,092 52
Nov 30, 2009 - $2,473 -61% -27% 21 $118   $4,107,565 53
Dec 1, 2009 - $2,657 +7% -41% 21 $127   $4,110,222 54
Dec 2, 2009 - $1,909 -28% -42% 21 $91   $4,112,131 55
Dec 3, 2009 - $2,046 +7% -48% 21 $97   $4,114,177 56
Dec 4, 2009 - $3,725 +82% -65% 17 $219   $4,117,902 57
Dec 5, 2009 - $5,836 +57% -47% 17 $343   $4,123,738 58
Dec 6, 2009 - $4,416 -24% -31% 17 $260   $4,128,154 59
Dec 7, 2009 - $852 -81% -66% 17 $50   $4,129,006 60
Dec 8, 2009 - $1,425 +67% -46% 17 $84   $4,130,603 61
Dec 9, 2009 - $1,239 -13% -35% 17 $73   $4,131,842 62
Dec 10, 2009 - $1,273 +3% -38% 17 $75   $4,133,115 63
Dec 11, 2009 - $1,692 +33% -55% 14 $121   $4,134,807 64
Dec 12, 2009 - $2,905 +72% -50% 14 $208   $4,137,712 65
Dec 13, 2009 - $2,258 -22% -49% 14 $161   $4,139,970 66
Dec 14, 2009 - $621 -72% -27% 14 $44   $4,140,591 67
Dec 15, 2009 - $897 +44% -37% 14 $64   $4,141,488 68
Dec 16, 2009 - $647 -28% -48% 14 $46   $4,142,135 69
Dec 17, 2009 - $587 -9% -54% 14 $42   $4,142,722 70
Dec 18, 2009 - $533 -9% -68% 6 $89   $4,143,255 71
Dec 19, 2009 - $604 +13% -79% 6 $101   $4,143,859 72
Dec 20, 2009 - $740 +23% -67% 6 $123   $4,144,599 73
Dec 21, 2009 - $260 -65% -58% 6 $43   $4,144,859 74
Dec 22, 2009 - $481 +85% -46% 6 $80   $4,145,340 75
Dec 23, 2009 - $199 -59% -69% 6 $33   $4,145,539 76
Dec 24, 2009 - $98 -51% -83% 5 $20   $4,145,637 77
Jan 6, 2010 - $294     2 $147   $4,146,465 90
Jan 7, 2010 - $24 -92%   2 $12   $4,146,488 91
Jan 8, 2010 - $529 +2,104%   3 $176   $4,147,017 92
Jan 9, 2010 - $926 +75%   3 $309   $4,147,943 93
Jan 10, 2010 - $1,122 +21%   3 $374   $4,149,065 94
Jan 11, 2010 - $134 -88%   3 $45   $4,149,199 95
Jan 12, 2010 - $59 -56%   3 $20   $4,149,258 96
Jan 13, 2010 - $127 +115% -57% 3 $42   $4,149,385 97
Jan 14, 2010 - $63 -50% +163% 3 $21   $4,149,448 98
Jan 17, 2010 - $958   -15% 2 $479   $4,150,406 101
Jan 18, 2010 60 $633 -34% +372% 2 $317   $4,151,039 102
Jan 24, 2010 - $212   -78% 1 $212   $4,151,251 108
Jan 25, 2010 - $168 -21% -73% 1 $168   $4,151,419 109
Jan 26, 2010 - $169 +1%   1 $169   $4,151,588 110
Feb 3, 2010 - $326     1 $326   $4,151,914 118
Feb 4, 2010 - $217 -33%   1 $217   $4,152,131 119
Feb 5, 2010 - $104 -52%   1 $104   $4,152,235 120
Feb 6, 2010 - $977 +839%   2 $489   $4,153,212 121
Feb 7, 2010 - $98 -90%   1 $98   $4,153,310 122
Feb 8, 2010 - $50 -49%   1 $50   $4,153,360 123
Feb 9, 2010 - $26 -48%   1 $26   $4,153,386 124
Feb 10, 2010 - $32 +23% -90% 1 $32   $4,153,418 125
Feb 11, 2010 - $54 +69% -75% 1 $54   $4,153,472 126
Feb 12, 2010 - $31 -43% -70% 1 $31   $4,153,503 127
Feb 13, 2010 - $197 +535% -80% 1 $197   $4,153,700 128
Feb 14, 2010 - $227 +15% +132% 1 $227   $4,153,927 129
Feb 15, 2010 76 $125 -45% +150% 1 $125   $4,154,052 130
Feb 16, 2010 - $48 -62% +85% 1 $48   $4,154,100 131
Feb 17, 2010 - $34 -29% +6% 1 $34   $4,154,134 132
Feb 18, 2010 - $115 +238% +113% 2 $58   $4,154,249 133
Feb 19, 2010 - $356 +210% +1,048% 3 $119   $4,154,605 134
Feb 20, 2010 - $1,489 +318% +656% 3 $496   $4,156,094 135
Feb 21, 2010 - $332 -78% +46% 3 $111   $4,156,426 136
Feb 22, 2010 - $145 -56% +16% 3 $48   $4,156,571 137
Feb 23, 2010 - $62 -57% +29% 3 $21   $4,156,633 138
Feb 24, 2010 - $152 +145% +347% 3 $51   $4,156,785 139
Feb 25, 2010 - $11 -93% -90% 3 $4   $4,156,796 140
Feb 26, 2010 - $89 +709% -75% 1 $89   $4,156,885 141
Feb 27, 2010 - $186 +109% -88% 1 $186   $4,157,071 142
Feb 28, 2010 - $33 -82% -90% 1 $33   $4,157,104 143
Mar 1, 2010 - $47 +42% -68% 1 $47   $4,157,151 144
Mar 2, 2010 - $27 -43% -56% 1 $27   $4,157,178 145
Mar 3, 2010 - $45 +67% -70% 1 $45   $4,157,223 146

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 2009 14 $1,328,994   186 $7,145   $1,328,994 1
Oct 16, 2009 21 $528,757 -60% 178 $2,971   $1,857,751 2
Oct 23, 2009 15 $1,172,821 +122% 466 $2,517   $3,030,572 3
Oct 30, 2009 17 $592,127 -50% 416 $1,423   $3,622,699 4
Nov 6, 2009 24 $284,058 -52% 137 $2,073   $3,906,757 5
Nov 13, 2009 31 $121,801 -57% 89 $1,369   $4,028,558 6
Nov 20, 2009 56 $48,468 -60% 91 $533   $4,077,026 7
Nov 27, 2009 55 $37,151 -23% 21 $1,769   $4,114,177 8
Dec 4, 2009 56 $22,783 -39% 17 $1,340   $4,136,960 9
Dec 11, 2009 67 $9,607 -58% 14 $686   $4,142,722 10
Dec 18, 2009 65 $2,915 -70% 6 $486   $4,145,637 11
Dec 25, 2009 73 $533 -82% 1 $533   $4,146,170 12
Jan 1, 2010 86 $318 -40% 2 $159   $4,146,488 13
Jan 8, 2010 71 $2,960 +831% 3 $987   $4,149,448 14
Jan 15, 2010 75 $1,591 -46% 2 $796   $4,151,039 15
Jan 22, 2010 95 $549 -65% 1 $549   $4,151,588 16
Jan 29, 2010 103 $543 -1% 1 $543   $4,152,131 17
Feb 5, 2010 96 $1,341 +147% 2 $671   $4,153,472 18
Feb 12, 2010 95 $777 -42% 2 $389   $4,154,249 19
Feb 19, 2010 94 $2,547 +228% 3 $849   $4,156,796 20
Feb 26, 2010 107 $427 -83% 1 $427   $4,157,223 21

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,897 $65,719
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,646 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,930 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,038 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,263 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,106 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,145 $65,719
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 94 $65,719

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,487 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,377 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 733 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,018 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,243 $4,222,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 50 $4,222,942

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