Humor Me (2018)

Humor Me
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,419Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $14,617 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $462 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $15,079
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Synopsis

A once-acclaimed New York playwright, Nate, is struggling to finish his new play when his wife leaves him, taking their son. Desolate, broke and unable to pay the rent, Nate begrudgingly moves in with his widowed father, Bob, in his New Jersey retirement golf community. Bob, always quick with a joke, uses humor to deal with all of life’s challenges, even the death of his beloved wife. It drives Nate crazy. Thinking his son could benefit from some discipline, Bob sends Nate to work for Ellis an older ex-Marine who runs operations at the community. While at work, Nate stumbles on a senior citizen theater troupe staging a musical. Nate agrees to help but quickly realizes it won’t be easy to get these quirky women to cooperate. And one of them, Dee even invites him to dinner to not-so-subtly set him up with her daughter, Allison. Things reach a breaking point when a video of Nate’s earlier play surfaces, opening old wounds between him and Bob. Ultimately, the father and son realize they each have their own forms of storytelling and come to appreciate their differences.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,342 (8.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,459

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 12th, 2018 (Limited) by Shout! Factory
Video Release: April 17th, 2018 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
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Keywords: Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Autumn Years, Mid-Life Crisis, Retirement Home
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Shout! Studios, Fugitive Films, Spitting Cobra Films, Humorous Films, Superlative Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 2018 68 $3,342   1 $3,342   $3,342 1
Jan 19, 2018 72 $2,851 -15% 2 $1,426   $7,984 2
Jan 26, 2018 51 $11,538 +305% 5 $2,308   $21,007 3
Feb 2, 2018 64 $4,111 -64% 3 $1,370   $31,239 4
Mar 2, 2018 79 $2,204   4 $551   $38,419 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 2018 68 $5,133   1 $5,133   $5,133 1
Jan 19, 2018 75 $4,336 -16% 2 $2,168   $9,469 2
Jan 26, 2018 53 $17,659 +307% 5 $3,532   $27,128 3

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Leading Cast

Jemaine Clement    Nate
Elliott Gould    Bob

Supporting Cast

Ingrid Michaelson    Allison
Annie Potts    Dee
Erich Bergen    Randy Kroll
Bebe Neuwirth    CC Rudin
Priscilla Lopez    Connie Andrews
Willie C. Carpenter    Ellis
Maria Dizzia    Nate’s Wife
Rosemary Prinz    Gert

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Hoffman    Director
Sam Hoffman    Screenwriter
Courtney Potts    Producer
Sam Hoffman    Producer
Jamie Gordon    Producer
Emily Blavatnik    Executive Producer
Ruth Pomerance    Executive Producer
Danielle Renfrew Behrens    Executive Producer
Fiona Rudin    Executive Producer
Susan Brooks    Co-Producer
Becky Glupczynski    Line Producer
Seamus Tierney    Director of Photography
Tania Bijlani    Production Designer
Paul Frank    Editor
Amy Roth    Costume Designer
Gabriel Mann    Composer
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting Director

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January 12th, 2018

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Synopsis

A once-acclaimed New York playwright, Nate, is struggling to finish his new play when his wife leaves him, taking their son. Desolate, broke and unable to pay the rent, Nate begrudgingly moves in with his widowed father, Bob, in his New Jersey retirement golf community. Bob, always quick with a joke, uses humor to deal with all of life’s challenges, even the death of his beloved wife. It drives Nate crazy. Thinking his son could benefit from some discipline, Bob sends Nate to work for Ellis an older ex-Marine who runs operations at the community. While at work, Nate stumbles on a senior citizen theater troupe staging a musical. Nate agrees to help but quickly realizes it won’t be easy to get these quirky women to cooperate. And one of them, Dee even invites him to dinner to not-so-subtly set him up with her daughter, Allison. Things reach a breaking point when a video of Nate’s earlier play surfaces, opening old wounds between him and Bob. Ultimately, the father and son realize they each have their own forms of storytelling and come to appreciate their differences.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,342 (8.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 12th, 2018 (Limited) by Shout! Factory
Video Release: April 17th, 2018 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Autumn Years, Mid-Life Crisis, Retirement Home
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Shout! Studios, Fugitive Films, Spitting Cobra Films, Humorous Films, Superlative Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Jemaine Clement    Nate
Elliott Gould    Bob

Supporting Cast

Ingrid Michaelson    Allison
Annie Potts    Dee
Erich Bergen    Randy Kroll
Bebe Neuwirth    CC Rudin
Priscilla Lopez    Connie Andrews
Willie C. Carpenter    Ellis
Maria Dizzia    Nate’s Wife
Rosemary Prinz    Gert

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Hoffman    Director
Sam Hoffman    Screenwriter
Courtney Potts    Producer
Sam Hoffman    Producer
Jamie Gordon    Producer
Emily Blavatnik    Executive Producer
Ruth Pomerance    Executive Producer
Danielle Renfrew Behrens    Executive Producer
Fiona Rudin    Executive Producer
Susan Brooks    Co-Producer
Becky Glupczynski    Line Producer
Seamus Tierney    Director of Photography
Tania Bijlani    Production Designer
Paul Frank    Editor
Amy Roth    Costume Designer
Gabriel Mann    Composer
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting Director

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January 12th, 2018

Lover For a Day

Awards Season is in full swing, so the moviegoers most likely to head out to see a limited release are preoccupied with the latest surprise / snub. This has resulted in a terrible week for limited releases. It’s so bad that if we stuck with our usual rule of needing 10 reviews to be listed here, there would only be a few movies. Even being more generous, there’s not a lot to talk about this week. The best movie is Lover For a Day, while Saturday Church is its only real competition. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 2018 68 $3,342   1 $3,342   $3,342 1
Jan 19, 2018 72 $2,851 -15% 2 $1,426   $7,984 2
Jan 26, 2018 51 $11,538 +305% 5 $2,308   $21,007 3
Feb 2, 2018 64 $4,111 -64% 3 $1,370   $31,239 4
Mar 2, 2018 79 $2,204   4 $551   $38,419 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 2018 68 $5,133   1 $5,133   $5,133 1
Jan 19, 2018 75 $4,336 -16% 2 $2,168   $9,469 2
Jan 26, 2018 53 $17,659 +307% 5 $3,532   $27,128 3

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.