Admission (2013)

Admission poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,007,317Details
International Box Office $726,349Details
Worldwide Box Office $18,733,666
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,758,458 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,130,038 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,888,496
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan lives by the book, both at work and at home. But Portia is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Halsey. Halsey has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago. Soon, Portia finds herself bending the rules for Jeremiah, putting at risk the life she thought she always wanted -- but in the process finding her way to a surprising and exhilarating life and romance she never dreamed of having.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,154,984 (34.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:96.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,160 opening theaters/2,161 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,876,859

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $18,007,317
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,079 $726,349
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,737 $18,733,666

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: March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) by Focus Features
International Releases: March 29th, 2013 (Wide) (Estonia)
April 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Greece)
April 5th, 2013 (Wide) (Iceland)
April 5th, 2013 (Wide) (Latvia)
April 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Romania)
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Video Release: July 9th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and some sexual material.
(Rating bulletin 2251, 12/5/2012)
Running Time: 117 minutes
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Keywords: Adopted Family, Romance, College, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Depth of Field
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,684 $23,876,859
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,433 $18,007,317
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,050 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,607 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,158 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,459 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus Features Movies 49 $18,007,317

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 2013 5 $6,154,984   2,160 $2,850   $6,154,984 1
Mar 29, 2013 8 $3,235,263 -47% 2,161 $1,497   $11,744,141 2
Apr 5, 2013 10 $1,946,048 -40% 1,407 $1,383   $15,265,596 3
Apr 12, 2013 14 $877,293 -55% 909 $965   $16,795,247 4
Apr 19, 2013 21 $341,753 -61% 485 $705   $17,452,497 5
Apr 26, 2013 30 $114,603 -66% 279 $411   $17,692,904 6
May 3, 2013 45 $38,966 -66% 113 $345   $17,783,199 7
May 10, 2013 33 $70,978 +82% 156 $455   $17,873,516 8
May 17, 2013 40 $46,480 -35% 129 $360   $17,954,990 9
May 24, 2013 55 $11,835 -75% 26 $455   $17,992,012 10
May 31, 2013 58 $5,617 -53% 12 $468   $18,004,225 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 22, 2013 6 $2,053,839     2,160 $951   $2,053,839 1
Mar 23, 2013 5 $2,710,689 +32%   2,160 $1,255   $4,764,528 2
Mar 24, 2013 5 $1,390,456 -49%   2,160 $644   $6,154,984 3
Mar 25, 2013 6 $509,622 -63%   2,160 $236   $6,664,606 4
Mar 26, 2013 5 $699,502 +37%   2,160 $324   $7,364,108 5
Mar 27, 2013 5 $560,498 -20%   2,160 $259   $7,924,606 6
Mar 28, 2013 6 $584,272 +4%   2,160 $270   $8,508,878 7
Mar 29, 2013 8 $1,165,288 +99% -43% 2,161 $539   $9,674,166 8
Mar 30, 2013 8 $1,302,968 +12% -52% 2,161 $603   $10,977,134 9
Mar 31, 2013 8 $767,007 -41% -45% 2,161 $355   $11,744,141 10
Apr 1, 2013 9 $385,515 -50% -24% 2,161 $178   $12,129,656 11
Apr 2, 2013 8 $436,334 +13% -38% 2,161 $202   $12,565,990 12
Apr 3, 2013 8 $363,163 -17% -35% 2,161 $168   $12,929,153 13
Apr 4, 2013 8 $390,395 +7% -33% 2,161 $181   $13,319,548 14
Apr 5, 2013 10 $661,819 +70% -43% 1,407 $470   $13,981,367 15
Apr 6, 2013 10 $854,048 +29% -34% 1,407 $607   $14,835,415 16
Apr 7, 2013 10 $430,181 -50% -44% 1,407 $306   $15,265,596 17
Apr 8, 2013 10 $135,606 -68% -65% 1,407 $96   $15,401,202 18
Apr 9, 2013 10 $198,219 +46% -55% 1,407 $141   $15,599,421 19
Apr 10, 2013 10 $156,784 -21% -57% 1,407 $111   $15,756,205 20
Apr 11, 2013 10 $161,749 +3% -59% 1,407 $115   $15,917,954 21
Apr 12, 2013 14 $274,907 +70% -58% 909 $302   $16,192,861 22
Apr 13, 2013 13 $410,952 +49% -52% 909 $452   $16,603,813 23
Apr 14, 2013 14 $191,434 -53% -55% 909 $211   $16,795,247 24
Apr 15, 2013 14 $69,497 -64% -49% 909 $76   $16,864,744 25
Apr 16, 2013 14 $95,090 +37% -52% 909 $105   $16,959,834 26
Apr 17, 2013 14 $75,251 -21% -52% 909 $83   $17,035,085 27
Apr 18, 2013 14 $75,659 +1% -53% 909 $83   $17,110,744 28
Apr 19, 2013 - $100,279 +33% -64% 485 $207   $17,211,023 29
Apr 20, 2013 - $168,099 +68% -59% 485 $347   $17,379,122 30
Apr 21, 2013 - $73,375 -56% -62% 485 $151   $17,452,497 31
Apr 22, 2013 - $26,947 -63% -61% 485 $56   $17,479,444 32
Apr 23, 2013 - $37,345 +39% -61% 485 $77   $17,516,789 33
Apr 24, 2013 - $31,760 -15% -58% 485 $65   $17,548,549 34
Apr 25, 2013 - $29,752 -6% -61% 485 $61   $17,578,301 35
Apr 26, 2013 - $37,477 +26% -63% 279 $134   $17,615,778 36
Apr 27, 2013 - $52,128 +39% -69% 279 $187   $17,667,906 37
Apr 28, 2013 - $24,998 -52% -66% 279 $90   $17,692,904 38
Apr 29, 2013 - $10,521 -58% -61% 279 $38   $17,703,425 39
Apr 30, 2013 - $16,718 +59% -55% 279 $60   $17,720,143 40
May 1, 2013 - $12,719 -24% -60% 279 $46   $17,732,862 41
May 2, 2013 - $11,371 -11% -62% 279 $41   $17,744,233 42
May 3, 2013 - $13,071 +15% -65% 113 $116   $17,757,304 43
May 4, 2013 - $17,950 +37% -66% 113 $159   $17,775,254 44
May 5, 2013 - $7,945 -56% -68% 113 $70   $17,783,199 45
May 6, 2013 - $3,859 -51% -63% 113 $34   $17,787,058 46
May 7, 2013 - $5,601 +45% -66% 113 $50   $17,792,659 47
May 8, 2013 - $4,475 -20% -65% 113 $40   $17,797,134 48
May 9, 2013 - $5,404 +21% -52% 113 $48   $17,802,538 49
May 10, 2013 - $20,532 +280% +57% 156 $132   $17,823,070 50
May 11, 2013 - $27,851 +36% +55% 156 $179   $17,850,921 51
May 12, 2013 - $22,595 -19% +184% 156 $145   $17,873,516 52
May 13, 2013 - $7,927 -65% +105% 156 $51   $17,881,443 53
May 14, 2013 - $9,711 +23% +73% 156 $62   $17,891,154 54
May 15, 2013 - $8,837 -9% +97% 156 $57   $17,899,991 55
May 16, 2013 - $8,519 -4% +58% 156 $55   $17,908,510 56
May 17, 2013 - $13,902 +63% -32% 129 $108   $17,922,412 57
May 18, 2013 - $19,455 +40% -30% 129 $151   $17,941,867 58
May 19, 2013 - $13,123 -33% -42% 129 $102   $17,954,990 59
May 20, 2013 - $5,664 -57% -29% 129 $44   $17,960,654 60
May 21, 2013 - $6,423 +13% -34% 129 $50   $17,967,077 61
May 22, 2013 - $6,569 +2% -26% 129 $51   $17,973,646 62
May 23, 2013 - $6,531 -1% -23% 128 $51   $17,980,177 63
May 24, 2013 - $3,377 -48% -76% 26 $130   $17,983,554 64
May 25, 2013 - $4,558 +35% -77% 26 $175   $17,988,112 65
May 26, 2013 - $3,900 -14% -70% 26 $150   $17,992,012 66
May 27, 2013 - $3,232 -17% -43% 26 $124   $17,995,244 67
May 28, 2013 - $946 -71% -85% 26 $36   $17,996,190 68
May 29, 2013 - $1,203 +27% -82% 26 $46   $17,997,393 69
May 30, 2013 - $1,215 +1% -81% 26 $47   $17,998,608 70
May 31, 2013 - $1,805 +49% -47% 12 $150   $18,000,413 71
Jun 1, 2013 - $1,917 +6% -58% 12 $160   $18,002,330 72
Jun 2, 2013 - $1,895 -1% -51% 12 $158   $18,004,225 73
Jun 3, 2013 - $416 -78% -87% 12 $35   $18,004,641 74
Jun 4, 2013 - $1,045 +151% +10% 12 $87   $18,005,686 75
Jun 5, 2013 - $910 -13% -24% 12 $76   $18,006,596 76
Jun 6, 2013 - $721 -21% -41% 12 $60   $18,007,317 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 2013 6 $8,508,878   2,160 $3,939   $8,508,878 1
Mar 29, 2013 8 $4,810,670 -43% 2,161 $2,226   $13,319,548 2
Apr 5, 2013 10 $2,598,406 -46% 1,407 $1,847   $15,917,954 3
Apr 12, 2013 14 $1,192,790 -54% 909 $1,312   $17,110,744 4
Apr 19, 2013 21 $467,557 -61% 485 $964   $17,578,301 5
Apr 26, 2013 32 $165,932 -65% 279 $595   $17,744,233 6
May 3, 2013 43 $58,305 -65% 113 $516   $17,802,538 7
May 10, 2013 34 $105,972 +82% 156 $679   $17,908,510 8
May 17, 2013 40 $71,667 -32% 129 $556   $17,980,177 9
May 24, 2013 54 $18,431 -74% 26 $709   $17,998,608 10
May 31, 2013 63 $8,709 -53% 12 $726   $18,007,317 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Estonia 3/29/2013 $3,761 3 3 3 $3,761 12/14/2015
Greece 4/4/2013 $19,554 11 11 11 $19,554 12/14/2015
Iceland 4/5/2013 $4,442 3 3 7 $11,546 12/30/2018
Latvia 4/5/2013 $3,748 2 2 7 $14,729 12/30/2018
Romania 4/12/2013 $24 1 3 6 $55,817 12/30/2018
Singapore 4/25/2013 $16,872 5 5 5 $16,872 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $604,070
 
International Total$726,349 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,079 $726,349
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,901-11,000) 10,988 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,762 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,081 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,381 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,884 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Focus Features Movies (Rank 101-200) 143 $726,349

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,737 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,895 $18,733,666
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 195 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,964 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,985 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,019 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,670 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus Features Movies 85 $18,733,666

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 20131152,183 52,183$974,778$974,7781
Jul 21, 20133024,924-52% 77,107$494,991$1,469,7692

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 2013733,578 33,578$758,519$758,5191

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Leading Cast

Tina Fey    Portia Nathan
Paul Rudd    John Halsey

Supporting Cast

Michael Sheen    Mark
Wallace Shawn    Clarence
Lily Tomlin    Susannah
Nat Wolff    Jeremiah
Gloria Reuben    Corinne
Travaris Spears    Nelson
Ann Harada    Mrs. Lafont
Ben Levin    Junior Lafont
Daniel Joseph Levy    James
Maggie Keenan-Bolger    Girl on Tour
Elaine Kussack    Abby
Christopher Evan Welch    Brandt
Michael Genadry    Ben
Juliet Bratt    Praying Applicant
John Brodsky    Smug Kid
Camille Branton    Gymnast
Sarita Choudhury    Rachael
Ken Barnett    Admissions Counselor
Travis Bratten    Quest Student
Tanisha Long    Quest Student
Nadia Alexander    Quest Student
Karen Pham    Quest Student
Rob Campbell    Richard
Sonya Walger    Helen
Olek Krupa    Polokov
Roby Sobieski    Makeout Guy
Lauren Anne Schaffel    Student at Party
Brian Charles Johnson    Student at Party
Lipica Shah    Student at Party
Jarod Einsohn    Keg Guy
Caliaf St. Aubyn    Keg Guy's Friend
Zita-Ann Geoffrey    Tour Group Mom
Laura Jordan    Woman
Sarah Quinn    Young Mother
Jason Blaj    Supermarket Kid
Zachary Unger    Jeremiah (8 Years Old)
Lisa Emery    Mrs. Pressman
Mihran Shlougian    Jeremiah's Dad
Lynne Taylor    Jeremiah's Mom
Brian d'Arcy James    Christopher Flynn
Leigha Handcock    Yulia Karasow
David Simins    A Capella Singer
Brad Wilson    A Capella Singer
Ryan McCarty    A Capella Singer
Krishna Choudhary    A Capella Singer
Ricky Jones    A Capella Singer
Thomas Merckens    A Capella Singer
Alan Robert    A Capella Singer
Alan Robert Southworth    A Capella Singer
Chris Brownell    A Capella Singer
Chris Palermo    A Capella Singer
Anthony Capers    Jeremiah's Buddy
Julia Faye Fisher    Agency Receptionist
Gameela Wright    Woman at Adoption Agency

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

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Weitz    Director
Karen Croner    Screenwriter
Jean Hanff Korelitz    Based on the novel by
Paul Weitz    Producer
Kerry Kohansky-Roberts    Producer
Andrew Miano    Producer
Caroline Baron    Executive Producer
Declan Quinn    Director of Photography
Sarah Knowles    Production Designer
Joan Sobel    Editor
Kerry Barden    Casting By
Paul Schnee    Casting By
Stephen Trask    Music By
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Aude Bronson-Howard    Costume Designer
Dan Balgoyen    Co-Producer
Caroline Baron    Unit Production Manager
Holly Rymon    Unit Production Manager
Christo Morse    First Assistant Director
Annie Tan    Second Assistant Director
Jennifer Lane    Post-Production Supervisor
Carrie Puchkoff    First Assistant Director
Doug Huszti    Art Director
Jeannette Kim    Assistant Art Director
Susan Perlman    Set Decorator
Thomas Varga    Production Sound Mixer
Pete Bucossi    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Blu-ray Sales: A Whole Host of New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run. More...

DVD Sales: Lots of Tempting New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top 30 of the July 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. This includes five films in the top six, which is impressive. (One could argue it is more a matter of quantity over quality.) Leading the way was Tyler Perry's Temptation, which sold 401,000 units and generated $2.97 million in revenue. This is a fine start, but nothing more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 9th, 2013

July 8th, 2013

It is a very busy week on the home market with four wide releases, five if you count Spring Breakers, which expanded semi-wide during its second weekend of release. None of these films were big hits at the box office. In fact, the five of them combined made $122 million. Additionally, only one of them earned good reviews. Fortunately, not only did Spring Breakers earn good reviews, its DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack are loaded, enough to be a contender for Pick of the Week. The other main contender is The Legend of Korra - Book One: Air. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for the screener for both of those releases, and I hate handing out the Pick of the Week when the screener is on its way. Because of that, I'm going with a late review, Wilfred: Season Two on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Enough

April 1st, 2013

While Easter Monday is a holiday up here in Canada, it's not in the United States and the weekend numbers have arrived. The numbers are good, or close enough to being good that I'm choosing to focus on the positive. G.I. Joe: Retaliation won the race for the top with an opening weekend that was a little better than expected. Meanwhile, Temptation also opened on the high end of expectations. On the other hand, The Host failed to live up to lowered expectations. Overall, the box office rose 6.1% from last week. Granted, it did fall compared to the same weekend last year, but it fell by less than 1% (0.99%) and compared to the year-to-date decline, that's positively glowing. I'm calling it a victory. That's right, 2013 has been so bad so far that I'm willing to call a 1% decline a victory. 2013 is still well behind 2012's pace at $2.27 billion to $2.59 billion, which is a deficit of 12% or nearly $330 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Croods Club Competition

March 25th, 2013

As expected, The Croods earned first place, but it didn't dominate as much as many thought it would, because Olympus Has Fallen did better than expected. The overall box office rose 29% from last weekend reaching $139 million. Unfortunately, again as expected, The Hunger Games earned more this weekend last year than the entire box office earned this year. The year-over-year decline was a massive 35%. That's stunning. That usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2013 is now behind 2012 by a 13% margin at $2.06 billion to $2.36 billion. Given the films coming out later this year and the films that came out last year, I just don't see a pathway to victory for 2013. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Need to be Hungry

March 22nd, 2013

This is one of those weekends where it is really hard to get excited about the box office. That's not to say there's nothing opening that isn't either earning good reviews or has a solid shot at the box office, there are. However, this weekend last year is the weekend The Hunger Games debuted. No film opening this weekend will compete with that. The entire box office this year won't make as much as that one film made last year. 2013 is going to be crushed in the year-over-year comparison and it could be more than a little depressing. As for this year, The Croods should walk away with the number one ranking and might even make more than twice as much as the number two film, which will probably be Olympus Has Fallen. The last new release of the week is Admission, but it might not make the top five. In fact, Spring Breakers is expanding to a little more than 1,000 theaters, but still has a better shot at the top five than Admission has. More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...


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Synopsis

Straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan lives by the book, both at work and at home. But Portia is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Halsey. Halsey has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago. Soon, Portia finds herself bending the rules for Jeremiah, putting at risk the life she thought she always wanted -- but in the process finding her way to a surprising and exhilarating life and romance she never dreamed of having.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,154,984 (34.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:96.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,160 opening theaters/2,161 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,876,859

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $18,007,317
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,079 $726,349
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,737 $18,733,666

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: March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) by Focus Features
International Releases: March 29th, 2013 (Wide) (Estonia)
April 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Greece)
April 5th, 2013 (Wide) (Iceland)
April 5th, 2013 (Wide) (Latvia)
April 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Romania)
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Video Release: July 9th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and some sexual material.
(Rating bulletin 2251, 12/5/2012)
Running Time: 117 minutes
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Keywords: Adopted Family, Romance, College, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Depth of Field
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Tina Fey    Portia Nathan
Paul Rudd    John Halsey

Supporting Cast

Michael Sheen    Mark
Wallace Shawn    Clarence
Lily Tomlin    Susannah
Nat Wolff    Jeremiah
Gloria Reuben    Corinne
Travaris Spears    Nelson
Ann Harada    Mrs. Lafont
Ben Levin    Junior Lafont
Daniel Joseph Levy    James
Maggie Keenan-Bolger    Girl on Tour
Elaine Kussack    Abby
Christopher Evan Welch    Brandt
Michael Genadry    Ben
Juliet Bratt    Praying Applicant
John Brodsky    Smug Kid
Camille Branton    Gymnast
Sarita Choudhury    Rachael
Ken Barnett    Admissions Counselor
Travis Bratten    Quest Student
Tanisha Long    Quest Student
Nadia Alexander    Quest Student
Karen Pham    Quest Student
Rob Campbell    Richard
Sonya Walger    Helen
Olek Krupa    Polokov
Roby Sobieski    Makeout Guy
Lauren Anne Schaffel    Student at Party
Brian Charles Johnson    Student at Party
Lipica Shah    Student at Party
Jarod Einsohn    Keg Guy
Caliaf St. Aubyn    Keg Guy's Friend
Zita-Ann Geoffrey    Tour Group Mom
Laura Jordan    Woman
Sarah Quinn    Young Mother
Jason Blaj    Supermarket Kid
Zachary Unger    Jeremiah (8 Years Old)
Lisa Emery    Mrs. Pressman
Mihran Shlougian    Jeremiah's Dad
Lynne Taylor    Jeremiah's Mom
Brian d'Arcy James    Christopher Flynn
Leigha Handcock    Yulia Karasow
David Simins    A Capella Singer
Brad Wilson    A Capella Singer
Ryan McCarty    A Capella Singer
Krishna Choudhary    A Capella Singer
Ricky Jones    A Capella Singer
Thomas Merckens    A Capella Singer
Alan Robert    A Capella Singer
Alan Robert Southworth    A Capella Singer
Chris Brownell    A Capella Singer
Chris Palermo    A Capella Singer
Anthony Capers    Jeremiah's Buddy
Julia Faye Fisher    Agency Receptionist
Gameela Wright    Woman at Adoption Agency

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

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Weitz    Director
Karen Croner    Screenwriter
Jean Hanff Korelitz    Based on the novel by
Paul Weitz    Producer
Kerry Kohansky-Roberts    Producer
Andrew Miano    Producer
Caroline Baron    Executive Producer
Declan Quinn    Director of Photography
Sarah Knowles    Production Designer
Joan Sobel    Editor
Kerry Barden    Casting By
Paul Schnee    Casting By
Stephen Trask    Music By
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Aude Bronson-Howard    Costume Designer
Dan Balgoyen    Co-Producer
Caroline Baron    Unit Production Manager
Holly Rymon    Unit Production Manager
Christo Morse    First Assistant Director
Annie Tan    Second Assistant Director
Jennifer Lane    Post-Production Supervisor
Carrie Puchkoff    First Assistant Director
Doug Huszti    Art Director
Jeannette Kim    Assistant Art Director
Susan Perlman    Set Decorator
Thomas Varga    Production Sound Mixer
Pete Bucossi    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Blu-ray Sales: A Whole Host of New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run. More...

DVD Sales: Lots of Tempting New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top 30 of the July 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. This includes five films in the top six, which is impressive. (One could argue it is more a matter of quantity over quality.) Leading the way was Tyler Perry's Temptation, which sold 401,000 units and generated $2.97 million in revenue. This is a fine start, but nothing more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 9th, 2013

July 8th, 2013

It is a very busy week on the home market with four wide releases, five if you count Spring Breakers, which expanded semi-wide during its second weekend of release. None of these films were big hits at the box office. In fact, the five of them combined made $122 million. Additionally, only one of them earned good reviews. Fortunately, not only did Spring Breakers earn good reviews, its DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack are loaded, enough to be a contender for Pick of the Week. The other main contender is The Legend of Korra - Book One: Air. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for the screener for both of those releases, and I hate handing out the Pick of the Week when the screener is on its way. Because of that, I'm going with a late review, Wilfred: Season Two on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Enough

April 1st, 2013

While Easter Monday is a holiday up here in Canada, it's not in the United States and the weekend numbers have arrived. The numbers are good, or close enough to being good that I'm choosing to focus on the positive. G.I. Joe: Retaliation won the race for the top with an opening weekend that was a little better than expected. Meanwhile, Temptation also opened on the high end of expectations. On the other hand, The Host failed to live up to lowered expectations. Overall, the box office rose 6.1% from last week. Granted, it did fall compared to the same weekend last year, but it fell by less than 1% (0.99%) and compared to the year-to-date decline, that's positively glowing. I'm calling it a victory. That's right, 2013 has been so bad so far that I'm willing to call a 1% decline a victory. 2013 is still well behind 2012's pace at $2.27 billion to $2.59 billion, which is a deficit of 12% or nearly $330 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Croods Club Competition

March 25th, 2013

As expected, The Croods earned first place, but it didn't dominate as much as many thought it would, because Olympus Has Fallen did better than expected. The overall box office rose 29% from last weekend reaching $139 million. Unfortunately, again as expected, The Hunger Games earned more this weekend last year than the entire box office earned this year. The year-over-year decline was a massive 35%. That's stunning. That usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2013 is now behind 2012 by a 13% margin at $2.06 billion to $2.36 billion. Given the films coming out later this year and the films that came out last year, I just don't see a pathway to victory for 2013. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Need to be Hungry

March 22nd, 2013

This is one of those weekends where it is really hard to get excited about the box office. That's not to say there's nothing opening that isn't either earning good reviews or has a solid shot at the box office, there are. However, this weekend last year is the weekend The Hunger Games debuted. No film opening this weekend will compete with that. The entire box office this year won't make as much as that one film made last year. 2013 is going to be crushed in the year-over-year comparison and it could be more than a little depressing. As for this year, The Croods should walk away with the number one ranking and might even make more than twice as much as the number two film, which will probably be Olympus Has Fallen. The last new release of the week is Admission, but it might not make the top five. In fact, Spring Breakers is expanding to a little more than 1,000 theaters, but still has a better shot at the top five than Admission has. More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,684 $23,876,859
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,433 $18,007,317
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,050 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,607 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,158 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,459 $18,007,317
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus Features Movies 49 $18,007,317

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 2013 5 $6,154,984   2,160 $2,850   $6,154,984 1
Mar 29, 2013 8 $3,235,263 -47% 2,161 $1,497   $11,744,141 2
Apr 5, 2013 10 $1,946,048 -40% 1,407 $1,383   $15,265,596 3
Apr 12, 2013 14 $877,293 -55% 909 $965   $16,795,247 4
Apr 19, 2013 21 $341,753 -61% 485 $705   $17,452,497 5
Apr 26, 2013 30 $114,603 -66% 279 $411   $17,692,904 6
May 3, 2013 45 $38,966 -66% 113 $345   $17,783,199 7
May 10, 2013 33 $70,978 +82% 156 $455   $17,873,516 8
May 17, 2013 40 $46,480 -35% 129 $360   $17,954,990 9
May 24, 2013 55 $11,835 -75% 26 $455   $17,992,012 10
May 31, 2013 58 $5,617 -53% 12 $468   $18,004,225 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 22, 2013 6 $2,053,839     2,160 $951   $2,053,839 1
Mar 23, 2013 5 $2,710,689 +32%   2,160 $1,255   $4,764,528 2
Mar 24, 2013 5 $1,390,456 -49%   2,160 $644   $6,154,984 3
Mar 25, 2013 6 $509,622 -63%   2,160 $236   $6,664,606 4
Mar 26, 2013 5 $699,502 +37%   2,160 $324   $7,364,108 5
Mar 27, 2013 5 $560,498 -20%   2,160 $259   $7,924,606 6
Mar 28, 2013 6 $584,272 +4%   2,160 $270   $8,508,878 7
Mar 29, 2013 8 $1,165,288 +99% -43% 2,161 $539   $9,674,166 8
Mar 30, 2013 8 $1,302,968 +12% -52% 2,161 $603   $10,977,134 9
Mar 31, 2013 8 $767,007 -41% -45% 2,161 $355   $11,744,141 10
Apr 1, 2013 9 $385,515 -50% -24% 2,161 $178   $12,129,656 11
Apr 2, 2013 8 $436,334 +13% -38% 2,161 $202   $12,565,990 12
Apr 3, 2013 8 $363,163 -17% -35% 2,161 $168   $12,929,153 13
Apr 4, 2013 8 $390,395 +7% -33% 2,161 $181   $13,319,548 14
Apr 5, 2013 10 $661,819 +70% -43% 1,407 $470   $13,981,367 15
Apr 6, 2013 10 $854,048 +29% -34% 1,407 $607   $14,835,415 16
Apr 7, 2013 10 $430,181 -50% -44% 1,407 $306   $15,265,596 17
Apr 8, 2013 10 $135,606 -68% -65% 1,407 $96   $15,401,202 18
Apr 9, 2013 10 $198,219 +46% -55% 1,407 $141   $15,599,421 19
Apr 10, 2013 10 $156,784 -21% -57% 1,407 $111   $15,756,205 20
Apr 11, 2013 10 $161,749 +3% -59% 1,407 $115   $15,917,954 21
Apr 12, 2013 14 $274,907 +70% -58% 909 $302   $16,192,861 22
Apr 13, 2013 13 $410,952 +49% -52% 909 $452   $16,603,813 23
Apr 14, 2013 14 $191,434 -53% -55% 909 $211   $16,795,247 24
Apr 15, 2013 14 $69,497 -64% -49% 909 $76   $16,864,744 25
Apr 16, 2013 14 $95,090 +37% -52% 909 $105   $16,959,834 26
Apr 17, 2013 14 $75,251 -21% -52% 909 $83   $17,035,085 27
Apr 18, 2013 14 $75,659 +1% -53% 909 $83   $17,110,744 28
Apr 19, 2013 - $100,279 +33% -64% 485 $207   $17,211,023 29
Apr 20, 2013 - $168,099 +68% -59% 485 $347   $17,379,122 30
Apr 21, 2013 - $73,375 -56% -62% 485 $151   $17,452,497 31
Apr 22, 2013 - $26,947 -63% -61% 485 $56   $17,479,444 32
Apr 23, 2013 - $37,345 +39% -61% 485 $77   $17,516,789 33
Apr 24, 2013 - $31,760 -15% -58% 485 $65   $17,548,549 34
Apr 25, 2013 - $29,752 -6% -61% 485 $61   $17,578,301 35
Apr 26, 2013 - $37,477 +26% -63% 279 $134   $17,615,778 36
Apr 27, 2013 - $52,128 +39% -69% 279 $187   $17,667,906 37
Apr 28, 2013 - $24,998 -52% -66% 279 $90   $17,692,904 38
Apr 29, 2013 - $10,521 -58% -61% 279 $38   $17,703,425 39
Apr 30, 2013 - $16,718 +59% -55% 279 $60   $17,720,143 40
May 1, 2013 - $12,719 -24% -60% 279 $46   $17,732,862 41
May 2, 2013 - $11,371 -11% -62% 279 $41   $17,744,233 42
May 3, 2013 - $13,071 +15% -65% 113 $116   $17,757,304 43
May 4, 2013 - $17,950 +37% -66% 113 $159   $17,775,254 44
May 5, 2013 - $7,945 -56% -68% 113 $70   $17,783,199 45
May 6, 2013 - $3,859 -51% -63% 113 $34   $17,787,058 46
May 7, 2013 - $5,601 +45% -66% 113 $50   $17,792,659 47
May 8, 2013 - $4,475 -20% -65% 113 $40   $17,797,134 48
May 9, 2013 - $5,404 +21% -52% 113 $48   $17,802,538 49
May 10, 2013 - $20,532 +280% +57% 156 $132   $17,823,070 50
May 11, 2013 - $27,851 +36% +55% 156 $179   $17,850,921 51
May 12, 2013 - $22,595 -19% +184% 156 $145   $17,873,516 52
May 13, 2013 - $7,927 -65% +105% 156 $51   $17,881,443 53
May 14, 2013 - $9,711 +23% +73% 156 $62   $17,891,154 54
May 15, 2013 - $8,837 -9% +97% 156 $57   $17,899,991 55
May 16, 2013 - $8,519 -4% +58% 156 $55   $17,908,510 56
May 17, 2013 - $13,902 +63% -32% 129 $108   $17,922,412 57
May 18, 2013 - $19,455 +40% -30% 129 $151   $17,941,867 58
May 19, 2013 - $13,123 -33% -42% 129 $102   $17,954,990 59
May 20, 2013 - $5,664 -57% -29% 129 $44   $17,960,654 60
May 21, 2013 - $6,423 +13% -34% 129 $50   $17,967,077 61
May 22, 2013 - $6,569 +2% -26% 129 $51   $17,973,646 62
May 23, 2013 - $6,531 -1% -23% 128 $51   $17,980,177 63
May 24, 2013 - $3,377 -48% -76% 26 $130   $17,983,554 64
May 25, 2013 - $4,558 +35% -77% 26 $175   $17,988,112 65
May 26, 2013 - $3,900 -14% -70% 26 $150   $17,992,012 66
May 27, 2013 - $3,232 -17% -43% 26 $124   $17,995,244 67
May 28, 2013 - $946 -71% -85% 26 $36   $17,996,190 68
May 29, 2013 - $1,203 +27% -82% 26 $46   $17,997,393 69
May 30, 2013 - $1,215 +1% -81% 26 $47   $17,998,608 70
May 31, 2013 - $1,805 +49% -47% 12 $150   $18,000,413 71
Jun 1, 2013 - $1,917 +6% -58% 12 $160   $18,002,330 72
Jun 2, 2013 - $1,895 -1% -51% 12 $158   $18,004,225 73
Jun 3, 2013 - $416 -78% -87% 12 $35   $18,004,641 74
Jun 4, 2013 - $1,045 +151% +10% 12 $87   $18,005,686 75
Jun 5, 2013 - $910 -13% -24% 12 $76   $18,006,596 76
Jun 6, 2013 - $721 -21% -41% 12 $60   $18,007,317 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 2013 6 $8,508,878   2,160 $3,939   $8,508,878 1
Mar 29, 2013 8 $4,810,670 -43% 2,161 $2,226   $13,319,548 2
Apr 5, 2013 10 $2,598,406 -46% 1,407 $1,847   $15,917,954 3
Apr 12, 2013 14 $1,192,790 -54% 909 $1,312   $17,110,744 4
Apr 19, 2013 21 $467,557 -61% 485 $964   $17,578,301 5
Apr 26, 2013 32 $165,932 -65% 279 $595   $17,744,233 6
May 3, 2013 43 $58,305 -65% 113 $516   $17,802,538 7
May 10, 2013 34 $105,972 +82% 156 $679   $17,908,510 8
May 17, 2013 40 $71,667 -32% 129 $556   $17,980,177 9
May 24, 2013 54 $18,431 -74% 26 $709   $17,998,608 10
May 31, 2013 63 $8,709 -53% 12 $726   $18,007,317 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Estonia 3/29/2013 $3,761 3 3 3 $3,761 12/14/2015
Greece 4/4/2013 $19,554 11 11 11 $19,554 12/14/2015
Iceland 4/5/2013 $4,442 3 3 7 $11,546 12/30/2018
Latvia 4/5/2013 $3,748 2 2 7 $14,729 12/30/2018
Romania 4/12/2013 $24 1 3 6 $55,817 12/30/2018
Singapore 4/25/2013 $16,872 5 5 5 $16,872 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $604,070
 
International Total$726,349 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,079 $726,349
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,901-11,000) 10,988 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,762 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,081 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,381 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,884 $726,349
All Time International Box Office for Focus Features Movies (Rank 101-200) 143 $726,349

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,737 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,895 $18,733,666
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 195 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,964 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,985 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,019 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,670 $18,733,666
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus Features Movies 85 $18,733,666

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 20131152,183 52,183$974,778$974,7781
Jul 21, 20133024,924-52% 77,107$494,991$1,469,7692

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 2013733,578 33,578$758,519$758,5191

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