The Birth of a Nation (2016)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $15,861,566 | Details |
| International Box Office | $1,029,445 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $16,891,011 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $1,360,721 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $1,034,045 | |
| Total | $2,394,766 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities—against himself and his fellow slaves—Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $7,004,254 (44.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 93.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,105 opening theaters/2,105 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $21,931,136 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 7th, 2016 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight |
| International Releases: | December 9th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (France) February 17th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain) September 8th, 2017 (Wide) (Turkey) December 29th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil) |
| Video Release: | December 20th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for disturbing violent content, and some brief nudity. (Rating bulletin 2417 (Cert #50204), 3/23/2016) |
| Running Time: | 118 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2016 |
| Geographical setting: | Virginia |
| Plot point: | African Americans, Biography, Religious |
| Social setting: | Revolution, Slavery |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1800s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Bron Studios, Phantom Four, Mandalay Pictures, Tiny Giant Productions, Follow Through Productions, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Novofam Productions, Infinity Entertainment, Oster Media, Point Made Films, Juniper Productions, Argent Pictures, Hit 55 Ventures, TSG Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | 6 | $7,004,254 | 2,105 | $3,327 | $7,004,254 | 1 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 10 | $2,747,601 | -61% | 2,105 | $1,305 | $12,275,735 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 16 | $907,974 | -67% | 633 | $1,434 | $14,173,155 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 18 | $557,021 | -39% | 404 | $1,379 | $15,084,172 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | 24 | $260,116 | -53% | 197 | $1,320 | $15,572,307 | 5 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | 37 | $88,719 | -66% | 107 | $829 | $15,764,927 | 6 |
| Nov 18, 2016 | 51 | $23,507 | -74% | 44 | $534 | $15,827,279 | 7 |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 57 | $10,898 | -54% | 15 | $727 | $15,849,340 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 69 | $4,386 | -60% | 11 | $399 | $15,858,754 | 9 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2016 | P | $375,000 | 0 | $375,000 | ||||
| Oct 7, 2016 | 4 | $2,619,859 | 2,105 | $1,245 | $2,619,859 | 1 | ||
| Oct 8, 2016 | 7 | $2,674,389 | +2% | 2,105 | $1,270 | $5,294,248 | 2 | |
| Oct 9, 2016 | 7 | $1,710,006 | -36% | 2,105 | $812 | $7,004,254 | 3 | |
| Oct 10, 2016 | 7 | $952,766 | -44% | 2,105 | $453 | $7,957,020 | 4 | |
| Oct 11, 2016 | 6 | $673,520 | -29% | 2,105 | $320 | $8,630,540 | 5 | |
| Oct 12, 2016 | 7 | $504,602 | -25% | 2,105 | $240 | $9,135,142 | 6 | |
| Oct 13, 2016 | 7 | $392,992 | -22% | 2,105 | $187 | $9,528,134 | 7 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 10 | $794,602 | +102% | -70% | 2,105 | $377 | $10,322,736 | 8 |
| Oct 15, 2016 | 10 | $1,211,905 | +53% | -55% | 2,105 | $576 | $11,534,641 | 9 |
| Oct 16, 2016 | 9 | $741,094 | -39% | -57% | 2,105 | $352 | $12,275,735 | 10 |
| Oct 17, 2016 | 8 | $268,191 | -64% | -72% | 2,105 | $127 | $12,543,926 | 11 |
| Oct 18, 2016 | 9 | $312,072 | +16% | -54% | 2,105 | $148 | $12,855,998 | 12 |
| Oct 19, 2016 | 9 | $210,273 | -33% | -58% | 2,105 | $100 | $13,066,271 | 13 |
| Oct 20, 2016 | 10 | $198,910 | -5% | -49% | 2,105 | $94 | $13,265,181 | 14 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | - | $257,363 | +29% | -68% | 633 | $407 | $13,522,544 | 15 |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 15 | $399,872 | +55% | -67% | 633 | $632 | $13,922,416 | 16 |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 15 | $250,739 | -37% | -66% | 633 | $396 | $14,173,155 | 17 |
| Oct 24, 2016 | 13 | $91,763 | -63% | -66% | 633 | $145 | $14,264,918 | 18 |
| Oct 25, 2016 | 14 | $97,846 | +7% | -69% | 633 | $155 | $14,362,764 | 19 |
| Oct 26, 2016 | 15 | $80,670 | -18% | -62% | 633 | $127 | $14,443,434 | 20 |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 15 | $83,717 | +4% | -58% | 633 | $132 | $14,527,151 | 21 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | - | $155,499 | +86% | -40% | 404 | $385 | $14,682,650 | 22 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | - | $240,743 | +55% | -40% | 404 | $596 | $14,923,393 | 23 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | - | $160,779 | -33% | -36% | 404 | $398 | $15,084,172 | 24 |
| Oct 31, 2016 | - | $58,578 | -64% | -36% | 404 | $145 | $15,142,750 | 25 |
| Nov 1, 2016 | - | $66,025 | +13% | -33% | 404 | $163 | $15,208,775 | 26 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | - | $58,564 | -11% | -27% | 404 | $145 | $15,267,339 | 27 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | - | $44,852 | -23% | -46% | 404 | $111 | $15,312,191 | 28 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | - | $70,695 | +58% | -55% | 197 | $359 | $15,382,886 | 29 |
| Nov 5, 2016 | - | $117,417 | +66% | -51% | 197 | $596 | $15,500,303 | 30 |
| Nov 6, 2016 | - | $72,004 | -39% | -55% | 197 | $366 | $15,572,307 | 31 |
| Nov 7, 2016 | - | $27,850 | -61% | -52% | 197 | $141 | $15,600,157 | 32 |
| Nov 8, 2016 | - | $31,115 | +12% | -53% | 197 | $158 | $15,631,272 | 33 |
| Nov 9, 2016 | - | $22,293 | -28% | -62% | 197 | $113 | $15,653,565 | 34 |
| Nov 10, 2016 | - | $22,643 | +2% | -50% | 197 | $115 | $15,676,208 | 35 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | - | $29,880 | +32% | -58% | 107 | $279 | $15,706,088 | 36 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | - | $37,966 | +27% | -68% | 107 | $355 | $15,744,054 | 37 |
| Nov 13, 2016 | - | $20,873 | -45% | -71% | 107 | $195 | $15,764,927 | 38 |
| Nov 14, 2016 | - | $9,852 | -53% | -65% | 107 | $92 | $15,774,779 | 39 |
| Nov 15, 2016 | - | $11,455 | +16% | -63% | 107 | $107 | $15,786,234 | 40 |
| Nov 16, 2016 | - | $8,989 | -22% | -60% | 107 | $84 | $15,795,223 | 41 |
| Nov 17, 2016 | - | $8,549 | -5% | -62% | 107 | $80 | $15,803,772 | 42 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | 6 | $9,528,134 | 2,105 | $4,526 | $9,528,134 | 1 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 10 | $3,737,047 | -61% | 2,105 | $1,775 | $13,265,181 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 15 | $1,261,970 | -66% | 633 | $1,994 | $14,527,151 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 18 | $785,040 | -38% | 404 | $1,943 | $15,312,191 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | 23 | $364,017 | -54% | 197 | $1,848 | $15,676,208 | 5 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | 37 | $127,564 | -65% | 107 | $1,192 | $15,803,772 | 6 |
| Nov 18, 2016 | 56 | $34,670 | -73% | 44 | $788 | $15,838,442 | 7 |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 59 | $15,926 | -54% | 15 | $1,062 | $15,854,368 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 70 | $7,198 | -55% | 11 | $654 | $15,861,566 | 9 |
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.
Synopsis
Follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities—against himself and his fellow slaves—Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $7,004,254 (44.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 93.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,105 opening theaters/2,105 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $21,931,136 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 7th, 2016 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight |
| International Releases: | December 9th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (France) February 17th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain) September 8th, 2017 (Wide) (Turkey) December 29th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil) |
| Video Release: | December 20th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for disturbing violent content, and some brief nudity. (Rating bulletin 2417 (Cert #50204), 3/23/2016) |
| Running Time: | 118 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2016 |
| Geographical setting: | Virginia |
| Plot point: | African Americans, Biography, Religious |
| Social setting: | Revolution, Slavery |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1800s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Bron Studios, Phantom Four, Mandalay Pictures, Tiny Giant Productions, Follow Through Productions, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Novofam Productions, Infinity Entertainment, Oster Media, Point Made Films, Juniper Productions, Argent Pictures, Hit 55 Ventures, TSG Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | 6 | $7,004,254 | 2,105 | $3,327 | $7,004,254 | 1 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 10 | $2,747,601 | -61% | 2,105 | $1,305 | $12,275,735 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 16 | $907,974 | -67% | 633 | $1,434 | $14,173,155 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 18 | $557,021 | -39% | 404 | $1,379 | $15,084,172 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | 24 | $260,116 | -53% | 197 | $1,320 | $15,572,307 | 5 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | 37 | $88,719 | -66% | 107 | $829 | $15,764,927 | 6 |
| Nov 18, 2016 | 51 | $23,507 | -74% | 44 | $534 | $15,827,279 | 7 |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 57 | $10,898 | -54% | 15 | $727 | $15,849,340 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 69 | $4,386 | -60% | 11 | $399 | $15,858,754 | 9 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2016 | P | $375,000 | 0 | $375,000 | ||||
| Oct 7, 2016 | 4 | $2,619,859 | 2,105 | $1,245 | $2,619,859 | 1 | ||
| Oct 8, 2016 | 7 | $2,674,389 | +2% | 2,105 | $1,270 | $5,294,248 | 2 | |
| Oct 9, 2016 | 7 | $1,710,006 | -36% | 2,105 | $812 | $7,004,254 | 3 | |
| Oct 10, 2016 | 7 | $952,766 | -44% | 2,105 | $453 | $7,957,020 | 4 | |
| Oct 11, 2016 | 6 | $673,520 | -29% | 2,105 | $320 | $8,630,540 | 5 | |
| Oct 12, 2016 | 7 | $504,602 | -25% | 2,105 | $240 | $9,135,142 | 6 | |
| Oct 13, 2016 | 7 | $392,992 | -22% | 2,105 | $187 | $9,528,134 | 7 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 10 | $794,602 | +102% | -70% | 2,105 | $377 | $10,322,736 | 8 |
| Oct 15, 2016 | 10 | $1,211,905 | +53% | -55% | 2,105 | $576 | $11,534,641 | 9 |
| Oct 16, 2016 | 9 | $741,094 | -39% | -57% | 2,105 | $352 | $12,275,735 | 10 |
| Oct 17, 2016 | 8 | $268,191 | -64% | -72% | 2,105 | $127 | $12,543,926 | 11 |
| Oct 18, 2016 | 9 | $312,072 | +16% | -54% | 2,105 | $148 | $12,855,998 | 12 |
| Oct 19, 2016 | 9 | $210,273 | -33% | -58% | 2,105 | $100 | $13,066,271 | 13 |
| Oct 20, 2016 | 10 | $198,910 | -5% | -49% | 2,105 | $94 | $13,265,181 | 14 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | - | $257,363 | +29% | -68% | 633 | $407 | $13,522,544 | 15 |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 15 | $399,872 | +55% | -67% | 633 | $632 | $13,922,416 | 16 |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 15 | $250,739 | -37% | -66% | 633 | $396 | $14,173,155 | 17 |
| Oct 24, 2016 | 13 | $91,763 | -63% | -66% | 633 | $145 | $14,264,918 | 18 |
| Oct 25, 2016 | 14 | $97,846 | +7% | -69% | 633 | $155 | $14,362,764 | 19 |
| Oct 26, 2016 | 15 | $80,670 | -18% | -62% | 633 | $127 | $14,443,434 | 20 |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 15 | $83,717 | +4% | -58% | 633 | $132 | $14,527,151 | 21 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | - | $155,499 | +86% | -40% | 404 | $385 | $14,682,650 | 22 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | - | $240,743 | +55% | -40% | 404 | $596 | $14,923,393 | 23 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | - | $160,779 | -33% | -36% | 404 | $398 | $15,084,172 | 24 |
| Oct 31, 2016 | - | $58,578 | -64% | -36% | 404 | $145 | $15,142,750 | 25 |
| Nov 1, 2016 | - | $66,025 | +13% | -33% | 404 | $163 | $15,208,775 | 26 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | - | $58,564 | -11% | -27% | 404 | $145 | $15,267,339 | 27 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | - | $44,852 | -23% | -46% | 404 | $111 | $15,312,191 | 28 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | - | $70,695 | +58% | -55% | 197 | $359 | $15,382,886 | 29 |
| Nov 5, 2016 | - | $117,417 | +66% | -51% | 197 | $596 | $15,500,303 | 30 |
| Nov 6, 2016 | - | $72,004 | -39% | -55% | 197 | $366 | $15,572,307 | 31 |
| Nov 7, 2016 | - | $27,850 | -61% | -52% | 197 | $141 | $15,600,157 | 32 |
| Nov 8, 2016 | - | $31,115 | +12% | -53% | 197 | $158 | $15,631,272 | 33 |
| Nov 9, 2016 | - | $22,293 | -28% | -62% | 197 | $113 | $15,653,565 | 34 |
| Nov 10, 2016 | - | $22,643 | +2% | -50% | 197 | $115 | $15,676,208 | 35 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | - | $29,880 | +32% | -58% | 107 | $279 | $15,706,088 | 36 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | - | $37,966 | +27% | -68% | 107 | $355 | $15,744,054 | 37 |
| Nov 13, 2016 | - | $20,873 | -45% | -71% | 107 | $195 | $15,764,927 | 38 |
| Nov 14, 2016 | - | $9,852 | -53% | -65% | 107 | $92 | $15,774,779 | 39 |
| Nov 15, 2016 | - | $11,455 | +16% | -63% | 107 | $107 | $15,786,234 | 40 |
| Nov 16, 2016 | - | $8,989 | -22% | -60% | 107 | $84 | $15,795,223 | 41 |
| Nov 17, 2016 | - | $8,549 | -5% | -62% | 107 | $80 | $15,803,772 | 42 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | 6 | $9,528,134 | 2,105 | $4,526 | $9,528,134 | 1 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 10 | $3,737,047 | -61% | 2,105 | $1,775 | $13,265,181 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 15 | $1,261,970 | -66% | 633 | $1,994 | $14,527,151 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 18 | $785,040 | -38% | 404 | $1,943 | $15,312,191 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | 23 | $364,017 | -54% | 197 | $1,848 | $15,676,208 | 5 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | 37 | $127,564 | -65% | 107 | $1,192 | $15,803,772 | 6 |
| Nov 18, 2016 | 56 | $34,670 | -73% | 44 | $788 | $15,838,442 | 7 |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 59 | $15,926 | -54% | 15 | $1,062 | $15,854,368 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 70 | $7,198 | -55% | 11 | $654 | $15,861,566 | 9 |
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.