Sweetwater (2023)

Sweetwater
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $541,633Details
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Synopsis

In the fall of 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract to play in the NBA.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$351,010 (64.8% of total gross)
Legs:1.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,204 opening theaters/1,204 max. theaters, 1.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $541,633

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,973 $541,633
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,027 $541,633

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: April 14th, 2023 (Wide) by Briarcliff Entertainment
Video Release: May 2nd, 2023 by Briarcliffe Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some racial slurs, violence and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2772 (cert #54302), 3/1/2023)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. National Champions
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Keywords: Sports Drama, Basketball, Bigotry, 1950s, African Americans, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pasaca Entertainment, Sunset Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 13 $351,010   1,204 $292   $351,010 1
Apr 21, 2023 - $21,720 -94% 207 $105   $528,662 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 14, 2023 14 $128,385     1,204 $107   $128,385 1
Apr 15, 2023 15 $133,496 +4%   1,204 $111   $261,881 2
Apr 16, 2023 13 $89,129 -33%   1,204 $74   $351,010 3
Apr 17, 2023 - $37,501 -58%   1,204 $31   $388,511 4
Apr 18, 2023 - $62,017 +65%   1,204 $52   $450,528 5
Apr 19, 2023 - $33,823 -45%   1,204 $28   $484,351 6
Apr 20, 2023 - $22,591 -33%   1,204 $19   $506,942 7
Apr 21, 2023 - $5,051 -78% -96% 207 $24   $511,993 8
Apr 22, 2023 - $8,560 +69% -94% 207 $41   $520,553 9
Apr 23, 2023 - $8,109 -5% -91% 207 $39   $528,662 10
Apr 24, 2023 - $2,426 -70% -94% 207 $12   $531,088 11
Apr 25, 2023 - $6,345 +162% -90% 207 $31   $537,433 12
Apr 26, 2023 - $2,343 -63% -93% 207 $11   $539,776 13
Apr 27, 2023 - $1,857 -21% -92% 207 $9   $541,633 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 12 $506,942   1,204 $421   $506,942 1
Apr 21, 2023 27 $34,691 -93% 207 $168   $541,633 2

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.

Leading Cast

Everett Osborne    Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton

Supporting Cast

Kevin Pollak    Abe Saperstein
Cary Elwes    Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven    Joe Lapchick
Richard Dreyfuss    Maurice Podoloff
Robert Ri’chard   

Cameos

Gary Clark, Jr.    Himself
James Caviezel   
Bobby Portis Jr.   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Guigui    Director
Martin Guigui    Screenwriter
Tim Moore    Producer
Dahlia Waingort Guigui*    Producer
Darren Moorman    Producer
Josi W. Konski    Producer
Scott Pomeroy    Executive Producer
Mike Durden    Executive Producer
Scott Helms    Executive Producer
Craig Cheek    Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg    Executive Producer

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Synopsis

In the fall of 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract to play in the NBA.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$351,010 (64.8% of total gross)
Legs:1.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,204 opening theaters/1,204 max. theaters, 1.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $541,633

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,973 $541,633
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,027 $541,633

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 14th, 2023 (Wide) by Briarcliff Entertainment
Video Release: May 2nd, 2023 by Briarcliffe Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some racial slurs, violence and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2772 (cert #54302), 3/1/2023)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. National Champions
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Sports Drama, Basketball, Bigotry, 1950s, African Americans, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pasaca Entertainment, Sunset Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Everett Osborne    Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton

Supporting Cast

Kevin Pollak    Abe Saperstein
Cary Elwes    Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven    Joe Lapchick
Richard Dreyfuss    Maurice Podoloff
Robert Ri’chard   

Cameos

Gary Clark, Jr.    Himself
James Caviezel   
Bobby Portis Jr.   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Guigui    Director
Martin Guigui    Screenwriter
Tim Moore    Producer
Dahlia Waingort Guigui*    Producer
Darren Moorman    Producer
Josi W. Konski    Producer
Scott Pomeroy    Executive Producer
Mike Durden    Executive Producer
Scott Helms    Executive Producer
Craig Cheek    Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg    Executive Producer

Weekend predictions: Mario unthreatened by six new wide releases

April 14th, 2023

Super Mario Bros. The Movie

No less that six new wide releases arrive in theaters this weekend, the most of the post-pandemic era, beating the five wide releases that arrived the weekend of September 16 last year. None of them will come close to beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie in its second weekend. The battle for second place looks interesting though… More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 13 $351,010   1,204 $292   $351,010 1
Apr 21, 2023 - $21,720 -94% 207 $105   $528,662 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 14, 2023 14 $128,385     1,204 $107   $128,385 1
Apr 15, 2023 15 $133,496 +4%   1,204 $111   $261,881 2
Apr 16, 2023 13 $89,129 -33%   1,204 $74   $351,010 3
Apr 17, 2023 - $37,501 -58%   1,204 $31   $388,511 4
Apr 18, 2023 - $62,017 +65%   1,204 $52   $450,528 5
Apr 19, 2023 - $33,823 -45%   1,204 $28   $484,351 6
Apr 20, 2023 - $22,591 -33%   1,204 $19   $506,942 7
Apr 21, 2023 - $5,051 -78% -96% 207 $24   $511,993 8
Apr 22, 2023 - $8,560 +69% -94% 207 $41   $520,553 9
Apr 23, 2023 - $8,109 -5% -91% 207 $39   $528,662 10
Apr 24, 2023 - $2,426 -70% -94% 207 $12   $531,088 11
Apr 25, 2023 - $6,345 +162% -90% 207 $31   $537,433 12
Apr 26, 2023 - $2,343 -63% -93% 207 $11   $539,776 13
Apr 27, 2023 - $1,857 -21% -92% 207 $9   $541,633 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 12 $506,942   1,204 $421   $506,942 1
Apr 21, 2023 27 $34,691 -93% 207 $168   $541,633 2

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.