CitizenFour (2014)

CitizenFour poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,800,870Details
International Box Office $3,401,898Details
Worldwide Box Office $6,202,768
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In January 2013, Poitras was several years into making a film about surveillance in the post-9/11 era when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as "citizen four," who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Snowden.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$126,321 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/105 max. theaters, 10.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,673,749

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2014 (Limited) by RADiUS-TWC
International Releases: November 6th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
January 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Austria)
February 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
March 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Thailand)
March 27th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 21st, 2015 by Radius
MPAA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2345, 10/22/2014)
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An Inconvenient Truth
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Agitprop, Whistleblowers, Investigative Journalist, Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Political Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Praxis, Participant Media, HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2014 Theater Average 37 $25,264 Oct 24, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 31 $126,321   5 $25,264   $126,321 1
Oct 31, 2014 24 $193,957 +54% 37 $5,242   $375,085 2
Nov 7, 2014 29 $206,332 +6% 59 $3,497   $665,791 3
Nov 14, 2014 27 $174,174 -16% 75 $2,322   $944,315 4
Nov 21, 2014 26 $175,262 +1% 86 $2,038   $1,212,803 5
Nov 28, 2014 27 $190,605 +9% 103 $1,851   $1,503,864 6
Dec 5, 2014 32 $139,331 -27% 104 $1,340   $1,727,575 7
Dec 12, 2014 32 $108,178 -22% 105 $1,030   $1,908,185 8
Dec 19, 2014 34 $59,576 -45% 52 $1,146   $2,042,428 9
Dec 26, 2014 40 $50,652 -15% 40 $1,266   $2,143,567 10
Jan 2, 2015 42 $63,146 +25% 49 $1,289   $2,263,209 11
Jan 9, 2015 46 $42,034 -33% 50 $841   $2,342,080 12
Jan 16, 2015 47 $44,549 +6% 41 $1,087   $2,414,402 13
Jan 23, 2015 51 $31,147 -30% 40 $779   $2,475,089 14
Jan 30, 2015 59 $17,767 -43% 30 $592   $2,518,650 15
Feb 6, 2015 66 $22,842 +29% 25 $914   $2,550,036 16
Feb 13, 2015 48 $44,438 +95% 40 $1,111   $2,620,616 17
Feb 20, 2015 57 $23,747 -47% 30 $792   $2,659,644 18
Feb 27, 2015 60 $26,490 +12% 30 $883   $2,708,647 19
Mar 6, 2015 63 $15,447 -42% 15 $1,030   $2,741,338 20
Mar 13, 2015 68 $9,396 -39% 12 $783   $2,759,154 21
Mar 20, 2015 77 $4,629 -51% 7 $661   $2,769,533 22
Mar 27, 2015 78 $3,068 -34% 4 $767   $2,775,812 23
Apr 3, 2015 77 $3,032 -1% 4 $758   $2,780,664 24
Apr 10, 2015 83 $2,735 -10% 4 $684   $2,784,848 25
Apr 17, 2015 72 $5,027 +84% 4 $1,257   $2,790,538 26
Apr 24, 2015 86 $3,837 -24% 5 $767   $2,800,360 27

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 24, 2014 - $42,903     5 $8,581   $42,903 1
Oct 25, 2014 - $45,356 +6%   5 $9,071   $88,259 2
Oct 26, 2014 - $38,062 -16%   5 $7,612   $126,321 3
Apr 10, 2015 - $844     4 $211   $2,782,957 169
Apr 11, 2015 - $1,022 +21%   4 $256   $2,783,979 170
Apr 12, 2015 - $869 -15%   4 $217   $2,784,848 171
Apr 13, 2015 - $120 -86%   4 $30   $2,784,968 172
Apr 14, 2015 - $324 +170%   4 $81   $2,785,292 173
Apr 15, 2015 - $103 -68%   4 $26   $2,785,395 174
Apr 16, 2015 - $116 +13%   4 $29   $2,785,511 175

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 30 $181,128   5 $36,226   $181,128 1
Oct 31, 2014 24 $278,331 +54% 37 $7,522   $459,459 2
Nov 7, 2014 26 $310,682 +12% 59 $5,266   $770,141 3
Nov 14, 2014 25 $267,400 -14% 75 $3,565   $1,037,541 4
Nov 21, 2014 27 $275,718 +3% 86 $3,206   $1,313,259 5
Nov 28, 2014 29 $274,985 n/c 103 $2,670   $1,588,244 6
Dec 5, 2014 28 $211,763 -23% 104 $2,036   $1,800,007 7
Dec 12, 2014 32 $182,845 -14% 105 $1,741   $1,982,852 8
Dec 19, 2014 39 $110,063 -40% 52 $2,117   $2,092,915 9
Dec 26, 2014 40 $107,148 -3% 40 $2,679   $2,200,063 10
Jan 2, 2015 42 $99,983 -7% 49 $2,040   $2,300,046 11
Jan 9, 2015 40 $69,807 -30% 50 $1,396   $2,369,853 12
Jan 16, 2015 45 $74,089 +6% 41 $1,807   $2,443,942 13
Jan 23, 2015 46 $56,941 -23% 40 $1,424   $2,500,883 14
Jan 30, 2015 57 $26,311 -54% 30 $877   $2,527,194 15
Feb 6, 2015 53 $48,984 +86% 25 $1,959   $2,576,178 16
Feb 13, 2015 52 $59,719 +22% 40 $1,493   $2,635,897 17
Feb 20, 2015 59 $46,260 -23% 30 $1,542   $2,682,157 18
Feb 27, 2015 61 $43,734 -5% 30 $1,458   $2,725,891 19
Mar 6, 2015 61 $23,867 -45% 15 $1,591   $2,749,758 20
Mar 13, 2015 69 $14,370 -40% 12 $1,198   $2,764,128 21
Mar 20, 2015 77 $7,840 -45% 7 $1,120   $2,771,992 22
Mar 27, 2015 83 $4,888 -38% 4 $1,222   $2,777,632 23
Apr 3, 2015 81 $4,481 -8% 24 $187   $2,780,561 24
Apr 10, 2015 85 $4,950 +10% 4 $1,238   $2,785,511 25
Apr 17, 2015 67 $11,012 +122% 4 $2,753   $2,796,523 26
Apr 24, 2015 95 $4,347 -61% 5 $869   $2,800,870 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/12/2015 $29,512 7 9 80 $203,776 7/1/2015
Austria 1/2/2015 $0 0 4 4 $134,806 6/26/2015
Germany 11/6/2014 $0 0 1 3 $182,589 10/20/2015
Hong Kong 5/8/2015 $28,610 6 7 20 $84,074 11/26/2018
Mexico 10/2/2015 $0 0 1 1 $362 10/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 7/10/2015 $61,069 52 52 52 $61,069 11/19/2018
South Korea 11/20/2015 $11,687 0 0 0 $17,305 9/2/2018
Spain 3/27/2015 $28,774 26 26 104 $200,579 11/28/2018
Thailand 3/26/2015 $0 0 3 5 $42,767 6/26/2015
Turkey 4/24/2015 $12,466 12 12 36 $46,158 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $2,428,413
 
International Total$3,401,898 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Documentary Subject(s)

Edward Snowden    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Laura Poitras    Director
Laura Poitras    Producer
Mathilde Bonnefoy    Producer
Dirk Wilutzky    Producer
Steven Soderbergh    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Diane Weyermann    Executive Producer
David Menschel    Executive Producer
Tom Quinn    Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins    Executive Producer

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award.

More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners

February 8th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Winners

February 7th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were handed out Saturday night and the number surprises was... well, none. Birdman was expected to win and it did, while CitizenFour is rapidly becoming the Oscar-favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 3rd, 2015

CitizenFour poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary. This category had a lot of surprises throughout the nomination process; however, now that we have our five Oscar nominees, it seems like one of them has really settled into first place, while one of the other four might make it a two-horse race. On a side note, there are five major awards that we track that have a Documentary category. Of those, only one has announced its winners and none of the Oscar-nominated films won. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 15th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were the last major Awards Season group to hand out their nominations and did so over two days this week. Not surprisingly, for the most part, the same group of films appear on this list as have appeared on the rest of the Awards Season nominations. Birdman, Boyhood, and The Imitation Game all make appearances, More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

Per Theater Chart: Going Once, Going Vice...

December 22nd, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. Speaking of expanding, The Imitation Game expanded from 25 theaters to 34 theaters earning an average of $25,253 in the process. It has already earned some measure of mainstream success and with room to grow, it will stay in theaters for a while. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. The overall box office champ, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, earned an average of $14,122, which is lower than anticipated, but still pretty good. Finally, P.K. opened with an average of $13,108 in 272 theaters. It is rare that we get to talk about a Bollywood film in the $10,000 club. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

More...

Per Theater Chart: Mockingjay Makes a Mockery of the Per Theater Chart

November 26th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 not only earned first place on the overall box office, but it also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $29,366. Foxcatcher earned an average of $19,764 in 24 theaters. It is nearly at $1 million and has room to grow further. The Theory of Everything expanded again, but still remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,798 in 141 theaters.

More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Per Theater Chart: Birdman Still Soars

October 28th, 2014

Birdman poster

Despite growing its theater count to 50, Birdman was able to remain in top spot on the per theater chart with a powerful average of $27,593. Next up was CitizenFour, which was really close behind with an average of $25,264 in five theaters. This is excellent for a documentary, but as a documentary, it's chances of expanding significantly are limited. Laggies will likely expand somewhat after opening with an average of $14,828, also in five theaters. It has a much more mainstream appeal, so it if does expand, it could do well. Then again, this is never an easy strategy and I'm sure the studio will be happy with a strong home market run. Force Majeure was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,655 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...


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Synopsis

In January 2013, Poitras was several years into making a film about surveillance in the post-9/11 era when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as "citizen four," who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Snowden.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$126,321 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/105 max. theaters, 10.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,673,749

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2014 (Limited) by RADiUS-TWC
International Releases: November 6th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
January 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Austria)
February 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
March 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Thailand)
March 27th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 21st, 2015 by Radius
MPAA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2345, 10/22/2014)
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An Inconvenient Truth
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Agitprop, Whistleblowers, Investigative Journalist, Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Political Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Praxis, Participant Media, HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2014 Theater Average 37 $25,264 Oct 24, 2014 3

Documentary Subject(s)

Edward Snowden    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Laura Poitras    Director
Laura Poitras    Producer
Mathilde Bonnefoy    Producer
Dirk Wilutzky    Producer
Steven Soderbergh    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Diane Weyermann    Executive Producer
David Menschel    Executive Producer
Tom Quinn    Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins    Executive Producer

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award.

More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners

February 8th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Winners

February 7th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were handed out Saturday night and the number surprises was... well, none. Birdman was expected to win and it did, while CitizenFour is rapidly becoming the Oscar-favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 3rd, 2015

CitizenFour poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary. This category had a lot of surprises throughout the nomination process; however, now that we have our five Oscar nominees, it seems like one of them has really settled into first place, while one of the other four might make it a two-horse race. On a side note, there are five major awards that we track that have a Documentary category. Of those, only one has announced its winners and none of the Oscar-nominated films won. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 15th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were the last major Awards Season group to hand out their nominations and did so over two days this week. Not surprisingly, for the most part, the same group of films appear on this list as have appeared on the rest of the Awards Season nominations. Birdman, Boyhood, and The Imitation Game all make appearances, More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

Per Theater Chart: Going Once, Going Vice...

December 22nd, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. Speaking of expanding, The Imitation Game expanded from 25 theaters to 34 theaters earning an average of $25,253 in the process. It has already earned some measure of mainstream success and with room to grow, it will stay in theaters for a while. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. The overall box office champ, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, earned an average of $14,122, which is lower than anticipated, but still pretty good. Finally, P.K. opened with an average of $13,108 in 272 theaters. It is rare that we get to talk about a Bollywood film in the $10,000 club. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

More...

Per Theater Chart: Mockingjay Makes a Mockery of the Per Theater Chart

November 26th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 not only earned first place on the overall box office, but it also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $29,366. Foxcatcher earned an average of $19,764 in 24 theaters. It is nearly at $1 million and has room to grow further. The Theory of Everything expanded again, but still remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,798 in 141 theaters.

More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Per Theater Chart: Birdman Still Soars

October 28th, 2014

Birdman poster

Despite growing its theater count to 50, Birdman was able to remain in top spot on the per theater chart with a powerful average of $27,593. Next up was CitizenFour, which was really close behind with an average of $25,264 in five theaters. This is excellent for a documentary, but as a documentary, it's chances of expanding significantly are limited. Laggies will likely expand somewhat after opening with an average of $14,828, also in five theaters. It has a much more mainstream appeal, so it if does expand, it could do well. Then again, this is never an easy strategy and I'm sure the studio will be happy with a strong home market run. Force Majeure was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,655 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 31 $126,321   5 $25,264   $126,321 1
Oct 31, 2014 24 $193,957 +54% 37 $5,242   $375,085 2
Nov 7, 2014 29 $206,332 +6% 59 $3,497   $665,791 3
Nov 14, 2014 27 $174,174 -16% 75 $2,322   $944,315 4
Nov 21, 2014 26 $175,262 +1% 86 $2,038   $1,212,803 5
Nov 28, 2014 27 $190,605 +9% 103 $1,851   $1,503,864 6
Dec 5, 2014 32 $139,331 -27% 104 $1,340   $1,727,575 7
Dec 12, 2014 32 $108,178 -22% 105 $1,030   $1,908,185 8
Dec 19, 2014 34 $59,576 -45% 52 $1,146   $2,042,428 9
Dec 26, 2014 40 $50,652 -15% 40 $1,266   $2,143,567 10
Jan 2, 2015 42 $63,146 +25% 49 $1,289   $2,263,209 11
Jan 9, 2015 46 $42,034 -33% 50 $841   $2,342,080 12
Jan 16, 2015 47 $44,549 +6% 41 $1,087   $2,414,402 13
Jan 23, 2015 51 $31,147 -30% 40 $779   $2,475,089 14
Jan 30, 2015 59 $17,767 -43% 30 $592   $2,518,650 15
Feb 6, 2015 66 $22,842 +29% 25 $914   $2,550,036 16
Feb 13, 2015 48 $44,438 +95% 40 $1,111   $2,620,616 17
Feb 20, 2015 57 $23,747 -47% 30 $792   $2,659,644 18
Feb 27, 2015 60 $26,490 +12% 30 $883   $2,708,647 19
Mar 6, 2015 63 $15,447 -42% 15 $1,030   $2,741,338 20
Mar 13, 2015 68 $9,396 -39% 12 $783   $2,759,154 21
Mar 20, 2015 77 $4,629 -51% 7 $661   $2,769,533 22
Mar 27, 2015 78 $3,068 -34% 4 $767   $2,775,812 23
Apr 3, 2015 77 $3,032 -1% 4 $758   $2,780,664 24
Apr 10, 2015 83 $2,735 -10% 4 $684   $2,784,848 25
Apr 17, 2015 72 $5,027 +84% 4 $1,257   $2,790,538 26
Apr 24, 2015 86 $3,837 -24% 5 $767   $2,800,360 27

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 24, 2014 - $42,903     5 $8,581   $42,903 1
Oct 25, 2014 - $45,356 +6%   5 $9,071   $88,259 2
Oct 26, 2014 - $38,062 -16%   5 $7,612   $126,321 3
Apr 10, 2015 - $844     4 $211   $2,782,957 169
Apr 11, 2015 - $1,022 +21%   4 $256   $2,783,979 170
Apr 12, 2015 - $869 -15%   4 $217   $2,784,848 171
Apr 13, 2015 - $120 -86%   4 $30   $2,784,968 172
Apr 14, 2015 - $324 +170%   4 $81   $2,785,292 173
Apr 15, 2015 - $103 -68%   4 $26   $2,785,395 174
Apr 16, 2015 - $116 +13%   4 $29   $2,785,511 175

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 30 $181,128   5 $36,226   $181,128 1
Oct 31, 2014 24 $278,331 +54% 37 $7,522   $459,459 2
Nov 7, 2014 26 $310,682 +12% 59 $5,266   $770,141 3
Nov 14, 2014 25 $267,400 -14% 75 $3,565   $1,037,541 4
Nov 21, 2014 27 $275,718 +3% 86 $3,206   $1,313,259 5
Nov 28, 2014 29 $274,985 n/c 103 $2,670   $1,588,244 6
Dec 5, 2014 28 $211,763 -23% 104 $2,036   $1,800,007 7
Dec 12, 2014 32 $182,845 -14% 105 $1,741   $1,982,852 8
Dec 19, 2014 39 $110,063 -40% 52 $2,117   $2,092,915 9
Dec 26, 2014 40 $107,148 -3% 40 $2,679   $2,200,063 10
Jan 2, 2015 42 $99,983 -7% 49 $2,040   $2,300,046 11
Jan 9, 2015 40 $69,807 -30% 50 $1,396   $2,369,853 12
Jan 16, 2015 45 $74,089 +6% 41 $1,807   $2,443,942 13
Jan 23, 2015 46 $56,941 -23% 40 $1,424   $2,500,883 14
Jan 30, 2015 57 $26,311 -54% 30 $877   $2,527,194 15
Feb 6, 2015 53 $48,984 +86% 25 $1,959   $2,576,178 16
Feb 13, 2015 52 $59,719 +22% 40 $1,493   $2,635,897 17
Feb 20, 2015 59 $46,260 -23% 30 $1,542   $2,682,157 18
Feb 27, 2015 61 $43,734 -5% 30 $1,458   $2,725,891 19
Mar 6, 2015 61 $23,867 -45% 15 $1,591   $2,749,758 20
Mar 13, 2015 69 $14,370 -40% 12 $1,198   $2,764,128 21
Mar 20, 2015 77 $7,840 -45% 7 $1,120   $2,771,992 22
Mar 27, 2015 83 $4,888 -38% 4 $1,222   $2,777,632 23
Apr 3, 2015 81 $4,481 -8% 24 $187   $2,780,561 24
Apr 10, 2015 85 $4,950 +10% 4 $1,238   $2,785,511 25
Apr 17, 2015 67 $11,012 +122% 4 $2,753   $2,796,523 26
Apr 24, 2015 95 $4,347 -61% 5 $869   $2,800,870 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/12/2015 $29,512 7 9 80 $203,776 7/1/2015
Austria 1/2/2015 $0 0 4 4 $134,806 6/26/2015
Germany 11/6/2014 $0 0 1 3 $182,589 10/20/2015
Hong Kong 5/8/2015 $28,610 6 7 20 $84,074 11/26/2018
Mexico 10/2/2015 $0 0 1 1 $362 10/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 7/10/2015 $61,069 52 52 52 $61,069 11/19/2018
South Korea 11/20/2015 $11,687 0 0 0 $17,305 9/2/2018
Spain 3/27/2015 $28,774 26 26 104 $200,579 11/28/2018
Thailand 3/26/2015 $0 0 3 5 $42,767 6/26/2015
Turkey 4/24/2015 $12,466 12 12 36 $46,158 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $2,428,413
 
International Total$3,401,898 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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