Merrily We Roll Along (2025)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $2,508,328 | Details |
| International Box Office | $160,974 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $2,669,302 | |
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Synopsis
Spanning three decades, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,308,947 (52.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 94.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1,084 opening theaters/1,084 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $2,508,328 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 5th, 2025 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | December 4th, 2025 (Wide) (Australia)
December 4th, 2025 (Wide) (New Zealand) December 5th, 2025 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | January 20th, 2026 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for drug use, some strong language, and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2892 (Cert #55568), 7/2/2025) |
| Running Time: | 150 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Remake |
| Geographical setting: | Hollywood |
| Plot point: | Composer, Non-Chronological |
| Social setting: | Broadway, Movie Business |
| Subgenre: | Epic Musical |
| Time period setting: | 1920s, 1930s |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | No Guarantees Productions, RadicalMedia, Sony Pictures Classics, Sonia Friedman Productions Limited, Chocolate Factory Productions, Stephen Sondheim Trust, P-Cat Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | 11 | $1,308,947 | 1,084 | $1,208 | $1,308,947 | 1 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | - | $235,978 | -82% | 330 | $715 | $2,226,298 | 2 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | - | $28,564 | -88% | 40 | $714 | $2,418,113 | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | - | $12,798 | -55% | 32 | $400 | $2,456,235 | 4 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | - | $5,934 | -54% | 2 | $2,967 | $2,471,753 | 5 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | - | $7,329 | +24% | 18 | $407 | $2,481,890 | 6 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | - | $4,255 | -42% | 10 | $426 | $2,498,939 | 7 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | - | $678 | -84% | 3 | $226 | $2,508,065 | 8 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | - | $495,593 | 1,084 | $457 | $495,593 | 1 | ||
| Dec 6, 2025 | - | $390,972 | -21% | 1,084 | $361 | $886,565 | 2 | |
| Dec 7, 2025 | - | $422,382 | +8% | 1,084 | $390 | $1,308,947 | 3 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | - | $172,882 | -59% | 1,084 | $159 | $1,481,829 | 4 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | - | $171,471 | -1% | 1,084 | $158 | $1,653,300 | 5 | |
| Dec 10, 2025 | - | $189,223 | +10% | 1,084 | $175 | $1,842,523 | 6 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 | - | $147,797 | -22% | 1,084 | $136 | $1,990,320 | 7 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | - | $58,138 | -61% | -88% | 330 | $176 | $2,048,458 | 8 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | - | $95,278 | +64% | -76% | 330 | $289 | $2,143,736 | 9 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | - | $82,562 | -13% | -80% | 330 | $250 | $2,226,298 | 10 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | - | $36,852 | -55% | -79% | 330 | $112 | $2,263,150 | 11 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | - | $47,618 | +29% | -72% | 330 | $144 | $2,310,768 | 12 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | - | $61,390 | +29% | -68% | 330 | $186 | $2,372,158 | 13 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | - | $17,391 | -72% | -88% | 330 | $53 | $2,389,549 | 14 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | - | $5,057 | -71% | -91% | 40 | $126 | $2,394,606 | 15 |
| Dec 20, 2025 | - | $11,951 | +136% | -87% | 40 | $299 | $2,406,557 | 16 |
| Dec 21, 2025 | - | $11,556 | -3% | -86% | 40 | $289 | $2,418,113 | 17 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | - | $8,772 | -24% | -76% | 40 | $219 | $2,426,885 | 18 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | - | $12,245 | +40% | -74% | 40 | $306 | $2,439,130 | 19 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | - | $1,976 | -84% | -97% | 40 | $49 | $2,441,106 | 20 |
| Dec 25, 2025 | - | $2,331 | +18% | -87% | 40 | $58 | $2,443,437 | 21 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | - | $3,045 | +31% | -40% | 32 | $95 | $2,446,482 | 22 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | - | $5,418 | +78% | -55% | 32 | $169 | $2,451,900 | 23 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | - | $4,335 | -20% | -62% | 32 | $135 | $2,456,235 | 24 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | - | $2,580 | -40% | -71% | 32 | $81 | $2,458,815 | 25 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | - | $2,288 | -11% | -81% | 32 | $72 | $2,461,103 | 26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | - | $2,196 | -4% | +11% | 32 | $69 | $2,463,299 | 27 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | - | $2,520 | +15% | +8% | 32 | $79 | $2,465,819 | 28 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | - | $2,010 | -20% | -34% | 2 | $1,005 | $2,467,829 | 29 |
| Jan 3, 2026 | - | $1,906 | -5% | -65% | 2 | $953 | $2,469,735 | 30 |
| Jan 4, 2026 | - | $2,018 | +6% | -53% | 2 | $1,009 | $2,471,753 | 31 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | - | $500 | -75% | -81% | 2 | $250 | $2,472,253 | 32 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | - | $450 | -10% | -80% | 2 | $225 | $2,472,703 | 33 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | - | $1,358 | +202% | -38% | 2 | $679 | $2,474,061 | 34 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | - | $500 | -63% | -80% | 2 | $250 | $2,474,561 | 35 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | - | $1,815 | +263% | -10% | 18 | $101 | $2,476,376 | 36 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | - | $2,524 | +39% | +32% | 18 | $140 | $2,478,900 | 37 |
| Jan 11, 2026 | - | $2,990 | +18% | +48% | 18 | $166 | $2,481,890 | 38 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | - | $2,759 | -8% | +452% | 18 | $153 | $2,484,649 | 39 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | - | $3,470 | +26% | +671% | 18 | $193 | $2,488,119 | 40 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | - | $3,574 | +3% | +163% | 18 | $199 | $2,491,693 | 41 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | - | $2,991 | -16% | +498% | 18 | $166 | $2,494,684 | 42 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | - | $1,467 | -51% | -19% | 10 | $147 | $2,496,151 | 43 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | - | $1,591 | +8% | -37% | 10 | $159 | $2,497,742 | 44 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | - | $1,197 | -25% | -60% | 10 | $120 | $2,498,939 | 45 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | - | $1,713 | +43% | -38% | 10 | $171 | $2,500,652 | 46 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | - | $1,902 | +11% | -45% | 10 | $190 | $2,502,554 | 47 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | - | $2,019 | +6% | -44% | 10 | $202 | $2,504,573 | 48 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | - | $2,814 | +39% | -6% | 10 | $281 | $2,507,387 | 49 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | - | $66 | -98% | -96% | 3 | $22 | $2,507,453 | 50 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | - | $412 | +524% | -74% | 3 | $137 | $2,507,865 | 51 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | - | $200 | -51% | -83% | 3 | $67 | $2,508,065 | 52 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | - | $63 | -69% | -96% | 3 | $21 | $2,508,128 | 53 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | - | $81 | +29% | -96% | 3 | $27 | $2,508,209 | 54 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | - | $56 | -31% | -97% | 3 | $19 | $2,508,265 | 55 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | - | $63 | +13% | -98% | 3 | $21 | $2,508,328 | 56 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | 11 | $1,990,320 | 1,084 | $1,836 | $1,990,320 | 1 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 18 | $399,229 | -80% | 330 | $1,210 | $2,389,549 | 2 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 27 | $53,888 | -87% | 40 | $1,347 | $2,443,437 | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 31 | $22,382 | -58% | 32 | $699 | $2,465,819 | 4 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 37 | $8,742 | -61% | 2 | $4,371 | $2,474,561 | 5 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 36 | $20,123 | +130% | 18 | $1,118 | $2,494,684 | 6 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 42 | $12,703 | -37% | 10 | $1,270 | $2,507,387 | 7 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 60 | $941 | -93% | 3 | $314 | $2,508,328 | 8 |
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Synopsis
Spanning three decades, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,308,947 (52.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 94.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1,084 opening theaters/1,084 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $2,508,328 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 5th, 2025 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | December 4th, 2025 (Wide) (Australia)
December 4th, 2025 (Wide) (New Zealand) December 5th, 2025 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | January 20th, 2026 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for drug use, some strong language, and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2892 (Cert #55568), 7/2/2025) |
| Running Time: | 150 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Remake |
| Geographical setting: | Hollywood |
| Plot point: | Composer, Non-Chronological |
| Social setting: | Broadway, Movie Business |
| Subgenre: | Epic Musical |
| Time period setting: | 1920s, 1930s |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | No Guarantees Productions, RadicalMedia, Sony Pictures Classics, Sonia Friedman Productions Limited, Chocolate Factory Productions, Stephen Sondheim Trust, P-Cat Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | 11 | $1,308,947 | 1,084 | $1,208 | $1,308,947 | 1 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | - | $235,978 | -82% | 330 | $715 | $2,226,298 | 2 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | - | $28,564 | -88% | 40 | $714 | $2,418,113 | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | - | $12,798 | -55% | 32 | $400 | $2,456,235 | 4 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | - | $5,934 | -54% | 2 | $2,967 | $2,471,753 | 5 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | - | $7,329 | +24% | 18 | $407 | $2,481,890 | 6 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | - | $4,255 | -42% | 10 | $426 | $2,498,939 | 7 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | - | $678 | -84% | 3 | $226 | $2,508,065 | 8 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | - | $495,593 | 1,084 | $457 | $495,593 | 1 | ||
| Dec 6, 2025 | - | $390,972 | -21% | 1,084 | $361 | $886,565 | 2 | |
| Dec 7, 2025 | - | $422,382 | +8% | 1,084 | $390 | $1,308,947 | 3 | |
| Dec 8, 2025 | - | $172,882 | -59% | 1,084 | $159 | $1,481,829 | 4 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | - | $171,471 | -1% | 1,084 | $158 | $1,653,300 | 5 | |
| Dec 10, 2025 | - | $189,223 | +10% | 1,084 | $175 | $1,842,523 | 6 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 | - | $147,797 | -22% | 1,084 | $136 | $1,990,320 | 7 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | - | $58,138 | -61% | -88% | 330 | $176 | $2,048,458 | 8 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | - | $95,278 | +64% | -76% | 330 | $289 | $2,143,736 | 9 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | - | $82,562 | -13% | -80% | 330 | $250 | $2,226,298 | 10 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | - | $36,852 | -55% | -79% | 330 | $112 | $2,263,150 | 11 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | - | $47,618 | +29% | -72% | 330 | $144 | $2,310,768 | 12 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | - | $61,390 | +29% | -68% | 330 | $186 | $2,372,158 | 13 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | - | $17,391 | -72% | -88% | 330 | $53 | $2,389,549 | 14 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | - | $5,057 | -71% | -91% | 40 | $126 | $2,394,606 | 15 |
| Dec 20, 2025 | - | $11,951 | +136% | -87% | 40 | $299 | $2,406,557 | 16 |
| Dec 21, 2025 | - | $11,556 | -3% | -86% | 40 | $289 | $2,418,113 | 17 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | - | $8,772 | -24% | -76% | 40 | $219 | $2,426,885 | 18 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | - | $12,245 | +40% | -74% | 40 | $306 | $2,439,130 | 19 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | - | $1,976 | -84% | -97% | 40 | $49 | $2,441,106 | 20 |
| Dec 25, 2025 | - | $2,331 | +18% | -87% | 40 | $58 | $2,443,437 | 21 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | - | $3,045 | +31% | -40% | 32 | $95 | $2,446,482 | 22 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | - | $5,418 | +78% | -55% | 32 | $169 | $2,451,900 | 23 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | - | $4,335 | -20% | -62% | 32 | $135 | $2,456,235 | 24 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | - | $2,580 | -40% | -71% | 32 | $81 | $2,458,815 | 25 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | - | $2,288 | -11% | -81% | 32 | $72 | $2,461,103 | 26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | - | $2,196 | -4% | +11% | 32 | $69 | $2,463,299 | 27 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | - | $2,520 | +15% | +8% | 32 | $79 | $2,465,819 | 28 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | - | $2,010 | -20% | -34% | 2 | $1,005 | $2,467,829 | 29 |
| Jan 3, 2026 | - | $1,906 | -5% | -65% | 2 | $953 | $2,469,735 | 30 |
| Jan 4, 2026 | - | $2,018 | +6% | -53% | 2 | $1,009 | $2,471,753 | 31 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | - | $500 | -75% | -81% | 2 | $250 | $2,472,253 | 32 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | - | $450 | -10% | -80% | 2 | $225 | $2,472,703 | 33 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | - | $1,358 | +202% | -38% | 2 | $679 | $2,474,061 | 34 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | - | $500 | -63% | -80% | 2 | $250 | $2,474,561 | 35 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | - | $1,815 | +263% | -10% | 18 | $101 | $2,476,376 | 36 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | - | $2,524 | +39% | +32% | 18 | $140 | $2,478,900 | 37 |
| Jan 11, 2026 | - | $2,990 | +18% | +48% | 18 | $166 | $2,481,890 | 38 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | - | $2,759 | -8% | +452% | 18 | $153 | $2,484,649 | 39 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | - | $3,470 | +26% | +671% | 18 | $193 | $2,488,119 | 40 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | - | $3,574 | +3% | +163% | 18 | $199 | $2,491,693 | 41 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | - | $2,991 | -16% | +498% | 18 | $166 | $2,494,684 | 42 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | - | $1,467 | -51% | -19% | 10 | $147 | $2,496,151 | 43 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | - | $1,591 | +8% | -37% | 10 | $159 | $2,497,742 | 44 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | - | $1,197 | -25% | -60% | 10 | $120 | $2,498,939 | 45 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | - | $1,713 | +43% | -38% | 10 | $171 | $2,500,652 | 46 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | - | $1,902 | +11% | -45% | 10 | $190 | $2,502,554 | 47 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | - | $2,019 | +6% | -44% | 10 | $202 | $2,504,573 | 48 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | - | $2,814 | +39% | -6% | 10 | $281 | $2,507,387 | 49 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | - | $66 | -98% | -96% | 3 | $22 | $2,507,453 | 50 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | - | $412 | +524% | -74% | 3 | $137 | $2,507,865 | 51 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | - | $200 | -51% | -83% | 3 | $67 | $2,508,065 | 52 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | - | $63 | -69% | -96% | 3 | $21 | $2,508,128 | 53 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | - | $81 | +29% | -96% | 3 | $27 | $2,508,209 | 54 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | - | $56 | -31% | -97% | 3 | $19 | $2,508,265 | 55 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | - | $63 | +13% | -98% | 3 | $21 | $2,508,328 | 56 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | 11 | $1,990,320 | 1,084 | $1,836 | $1,990,320 | 1 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 18 | $399,229 | -80% | 330 | $1,210 | $2,389,549 | 2 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 27 | $53,888 | -87% | 40 | $1,347 | $2,443,437 | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 31 | $22,382 | -58% | 32 | $699 | $2,465,819 | 4 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 37 | $8,742 | -61% | 2 | $4,371 | $2,474,561 | 5 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 36 | $20,123 | +130% | 18 | $1,118 | $2,494,684 | 6 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 42 | $12,703 | -37% | 10 | $1,270 | $2,507,387 | 7 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 60 | $941 | -93% | 3 | $314 | $2,508,328 | 8 |
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.