A Thousand Words (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,450,127Details
International Box Office $2,340,359
Worldwide Box Office $20,790,486
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $4,556,648
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $517,391
Total $5,074,039
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he's got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he's a goner.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,176,280 (33.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:88.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,890 opening theaters/1,895 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,721,546

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
April 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
Video Release: June 26th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor.
(Rating bulletin 2206, 1/18/2012)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Breaking the Fourth Wall
Plot point: Curses, Dysfunctional Family, Religious, Writing and Writers
Social setting: New Age, Therapists / Therapy
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Work After Midnight, Saturn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 6 $6,176,280   1,890 $3,268   $6,176,280 1
Mar 16, 2012 6 $3,632,932 -41% 1,895 $1,917   $11,985,753 2
Mar 23, 2012 6 $1,950,154 -46% 1,787 $1,091   $14,950,322 3
Mar 30, 2012 9 $902,587 -54% 1,007 $896   $16,508,068 4
Apr 6, 2012 14 $478,424 -47% 507 $944   $17,422,303 5
Apr 13, 2012 25 $200,174 -58% 277 $723   $17,827,698 6
Apr 20, 2012 44 $63,525 -68% 168 $378   $17,936,879 7
Apr 27, 2012 31 $115,949 +83% 169 $686   $18,071,001 8
May 4, 2012 35 $77,159 -33% 140 $551   $18,185,763 9
May 11, 2012 34 $78,392 +2% 127 $617   $18,292,870 10
May 18, 2012 38 $56,901 -27% 110 $517   $18,374,527 11
May 25, 2012 44 $30,963 -46% 110 $281   $18,429,081 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 9, 2012 6 $1,913,397     1,890 $1,012   $1,913,397 1
Mar 10, 2012 5 $2,722,356 +42%   1,890 $1,440   $4,635,753 2
Mar 11, 2012 5 $1,540,527 -43%   1,890 $815   $6,176,280 3
Mar 12, 2012 5 $525,364 -66%   1,890 $278   $6,701,644 4
Mar 13, 2012 5 $652,523 +24%   1,890 $345   $7,354,167 5
Mar 14, 2012 5 $483,624 -26%   1,890 $256   $7,837,791 6
Mar 15, 2012 5 $515,030 +6%   1,890 $273   $8,352,821 7
Mar 16, 2012 6 $1,130,794 +120% -41% 1,895 $597   $9,483,615 8
Mar 17, 2012 4 $1,618,244 +43% -41% 1,895 $854   $11,101,859 9
Mar 18, 2012 6 $883,894 -45% -43% 1,895 $466   $11,985,753 10
Mar 19, 2012 7 $239,729 -73% -54% 1,895 $127   $12,225,482 11
Mar 20, 2012 6 $308,022 +28% -53% 1,895 $163   $12,533,504 12
Mar 21, 2012 6 $236,343 -23% -51% 1,895 $125   $12,769,847 13
Mar 22, 2012 6 $230,321 -3% -55% 1,895 $122   $13,000,168 14
Mar 23, 2012 8 $528,232 +129% -53% 1,787 $296   $13,528,400 15
Mar 24, 2012 6 $899,086 +70% -44% 1,787 $503   $14,427,486 16
Mar 25, 2012 6 $522,836 -42% -41% 1,787 $293   $14,950,322 17
Mar 26, 2012 7 $153,002 -71% -36% 1,787 $86   $15,103,324 18
Mar 27, 2012 7 $190,339 +24% -38% 1,787 $107   $15,293,663 19
Mar 28, 2012 7 $151,381 -20% -36% 1,787 $85   $15,445,044 20
Mar 29, 2012 7 $160,437 +6% -30% 1,787 $90   $15,605,481 21
Mar 30, 2012 10 $240,919 +50% -54% 1,007 $239   $15,846,400 22
Mar 31, 2012 9 $428,249 +78% -52% 1,007 $425   $16,274,649 23
Apr 1, 2012 10 $233,419 -45% -55% 1,007 $232   $16,508,068 24
Apr 2, 2012 9 $89,772 -62% -41% 1,007 $89   $16,597,840 25
Apr 3, 2012 9 $112,630 +25% -41% 1,007 $112   $16,710,470 26
Apr 4, 2012 10 $104,859 -7% -31% 1,007 $104   $16,815,329 27
Apr 5, 2012 9 $128,550 +23% -20% 1,007 $128   $16,943,879 28
Apr 6, 2012 13 $173,463 +35% -28% 507 $342   $17,117,342 29
Apr 7, 2012 13 $181,459 +5% -58% 507 $358   $17,298,801 30
Apr 8, 2012 12 $123,502 -32% -47% 507 $244   $17,422,303 31
Apr 9, 2012 11 $60,350 -51% -33% 507 $119   $17,482,653 32
Apr 10, 2012 14 $50,468 -16% -55% 507 $100   $17,533,121 33
Apr 11, 2012 13 $48,040 -5% -54% 507 $95   $17,581,161 34
Apr 12, 2012 13 $46,363 -3% -64% 507 $91   $17,627,524 35
Apr 13, 2012 - $55,513 +20% -68% 277 $200   $17,683,037 36
Apr 14, 2012 - $96,164 +73% -47% 277 $347   $17,779,201 37
Apr 15, 2012 - $48,497 -50% -61% 277 $175   $17,827,698 38
Apr 16, 2012 - $11,194 -77% -81% 277 $40   $17,838,892 39
Apr 17, 2012 - $12,701 +13% -75% 277 $46   $17,851,593 40
Apr 18, 2012 - $11,124 -12% -77% 277 $40   $17,862,717 41
Apr 19, 2012 - $10,637 -4% -77% 277 $38   $17,873,354 42
Apr 20, 2012 - $15,681 +47% -72% 168 $93   $17,889,035 43
Apr 21, 2012 - $30,928 +97% -68% 168 $184   $17,919,963 44
Apr 22, 2012 - $16,916 -45% -65% 168 $101   $17,936,879 45
Apr 23, 2012 - $4,231 -75% -62% 168 $25   $17,941,110 46
Apr 24, 2012 - $5,015 +19% -61% 168 $30   $17,946,125 47
Apr 25, 2012 - $3,880 -23% -65% 168 $23   $17,950,005 48
Apr 26, 2012 - $5,047 +30% -53% 168 $30   $17,955,052 49
Apr 27, 2012 - $29,794 +490% +90% 169 $176   $17,984,846 50
Apr 28, 2012 - $52,822 +77% +71% 169 $313   $18,037,668 51
Apr 29, 2012 - $33,333 -37% +97% 169 $197   $18,071,001 52
Apr 30, 2012 - $9,175 -72% +117% 169 $54   $18,080,176 53
May 1, 2012 - $11,254 +23% +124% 169 $67   $18,091,430 54
May 2, 2012 - $8,411 -25% +117% 169 $50   $18,099,841 55
May 3, 2012 - $8,763 +4% +74% 169 $52   $18,108,604 56
May 4, 2012 - $21,377 +144% -28% 140 $153   $18,129,981 57
May 5, 2012 - $35,195 +65% -33% 140 $251   $18,165,176 58
May 6, 2012 - $20,587 -42% -38% 140 $147   $18,185,763 59
May 7, 2012 - $6,862 -67% -25% 140 $49   $18,192,625 60
May 8, 2012 - $7,926 +16% -30% 140 $57   $18,200,551 61
May 9, 2012 - $6,786 -14% -19% 140 $48   $18,207,337 62
May 10, 2012 - $7,141 +5% -19% 140 $51   $18,214,478 63
May 11, 2012 - $17,898 +151% -16% 127 $141   $18,232,376 64
May 12, 2012 - $32,828 +83% -7% 127 $258   $18,265,204 65
May 13, 2012 - $27,666 -16% +34% 127 $218   $18,292,870 66
May 14, 2012 - $6,022 -78% -12% 127 $47   $18,298,892 67
May 15, 2012 - $6,747 +12% -15% 127 $53   $18,305,639 68
May 16, 2012 - $6,067 -10% -11% 127 $48   $18,311,706 69
May 17, 2012 - $5,920 -2% -17% 127 $47   $18,317,626 70
May 18, 2012 - $13,933 +135% -22% 110 $127   $18,331,559 71
May 19, 2012 - $25,560 +83% -22% 110 $232   $18,357,119 72
May 20, 2012 - $17,408 -32% -37% 110 $158   $18,374,527 73
May 21, 2012 - $5,601 -68% -7% 110 $51   $18,380,128 74
May 22, 2012 - $6,414 +15% -5% 110 $58   $18,386,542 75
May 23, 2012 - $5,401 -16% -11% 110 $49   $18,391,943 76
May 24, 2012 - $6,175 +14% +4% 110 $56   $18,398,118 77
May 25, 2012 - $7,977 +29% -43% 110 $73   $18,406,095 78
May 26, 2012 - $12,210 +53% -52% 110 $111   $18,418,305 79
May 27, 2012 - $10,776 -12% -38% 110 $98   $18,429,081 80
May 28, 2012 - $9,068 -16% +62% 110 $82   $18,438,149 81
May 29, 2012 - $3,864 -57% -40% 110 $35   $18,442,013 82
May 30, 2012 - $3,880 n/c -28% 110 $35   $18,445,893 83
May 31, 2012 - $4,234 +9% -31% 110 $38   $18,450,127 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 6 $8,352,821   1,890 $4,419   $8,352,821 1
Mar 16, 2012 6 $4,647,347 -44% 1,895 $2,452   $13,000,168 2
Mar 23, 2012 7 $2,605,313 -44% 1,787 $1,458   $15,605,481 3
Mar 30, 2012 10 $1,338,398 -49% 1,007 $1,329   $16,943,879 4
Apr 6, 2012 13 $683,645 -49% 507 $1,348   $17,627,524 5
Apr 13, 2012 27 $245,830 -64% 277 $887   $17,873,354 6
Apr 20, 2012 46 $81,698 -67% 168 $486   $17,955,052 7
Apr 27, 2012 33 $153,552 +88% 169 $909   $18,108,604 8
May 4, 2012 36 $105,874 -31% 140 $756   $18,214,478 9
May 11, 2012 37 $103,148 -3% 127 $812   $18,317,626 10
May 18, 2012 37 $80,492 -22% 110 $732   $18,398,118 11
May 25, 2012 42 $52,009 -35% 110 $473   $18,450,127 12

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Synopsis

Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he's got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he's a goner.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,176,280 (33.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:88.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,890 opening theaters/1,895 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,721,546

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
April 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
Video Release: June 26th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor.
(Rating bulletin 2206, 1/18/2012)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Breaking the Fourth Wall
Plot point: Curses, Dysfunctional Family, Religious, Writing and Writers
Social setting: New Age, Therapists / Therapy
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Work After Midnight, Saturn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 6 $6,176,280   1,890 $3,268   $6,176,280 1
Mar 16, 2012 6 $3,632,932 -41% 1,895 $1,917   $11,985,753 2
Mar 23, 2012 6 $1,950,154 -46% 1,787 $1,091   $14,950,322 3
Mar 30, 2012 9 $902,587 -54% 1,007 $896   $16,508,068 4
Apr 6, 2012 14 $478,424 -47% 507 $944   $17,422,303 5
Apr 13, 2012 25 $200,174 -58% 277 $723   $17,827,698 6
Apr 20, 2012 44 $63,525 -68% 168 $378   $17,936,879 7
Apr 27, 2012 31 $115,949 +83% 169 $686   $18,071,001 8
May 4, 2012 35 $77,159 -33% 140 $551   $18,185,763 9
May 11, 2012 34 $78,392 +2% 127 $617   $18,292,870 10
May 18, 2012 38 $56,901 -27% 110 $517   $18,374,527 11
May 25, 2012 44 $30,963 -46% 110 $281   $18,429,081 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 9, 2012 6 $1,913,397     1,890 $1,012   $1,913,397 1
Mar 10, 2012 5 $2,722,356 +42%   1,890 $1,440   $4,635,753 2
Mar 11, 2012 5 $1,540,527 -43%   1,890 $815   $6,176,280 3
Mar 12, 2012 5 $525,364 -66%   1,890 $278   $6,701,644 4
Mar 13, 2012 5 $652,523 +24%   1,890 $345   $7,354,167 5
Mar 14, 2012 5 $483,624 -26%   1,890 $256   $7,837,791 6
Mar 15, 2012 5 $515,030 +6%   1,890 $273   $8,352,821 7
Mar 16, 2012 6 $1,130,794 +120% -41% 1,895 $597   $9,483,615 8
Mar 17, 2012 4 $1,618,244 +43% -41% 1,895 $854   $11,101,859 9
Mar 18, 2012 6 $883,894 -45% -43% 1,895 $466   $11,985,753 10
Mar 19, 2012 7 $239,729 -73% -54% 1,895 $127   $12,225,482 11
Mar 20, 2012 6 $308,022 +28% -53% 1,895 $163   $12,533,504 12
Mar 21, 2012 6 $236,343 -23% -51% 1,895 $125   $12,769,847 13
Mar 22, 2012 6 $230,321 -3% -55% 1,895 $122   $13,000,168 14
Mar 23, 2012 8 $528,232 +129% -53% 1,787 $296   $13,528,400 15
Mar 24, 2012 6 $899,086 +70% -44% 1,787 $503   $14,427,486 16
Mar 25, 2012 6 $522,836 -42% -41% 1,787 $293   $14,950,322 17
Mar 26, 2012 7 $153,002 -71% -36% 1,787 $86   $15,103,324 18
Mar 27, 2012 7 $190,339 +24% -38% 1,787 $107   $15,293,663 19
Mar 28, 2012 7 $151,381 -20% -36% 1,787 $85   $15,445,044 20
Mar 29, 2012 7 $160,437 +6% -30% 1,787 $90   $15,605,481 21
Mar 30, 2012 10 $240,919 +50% -54% 1,007 $239   $15,846,400 22
Mar 31, 2012 9 $428,249 +78% -52% 1,007 $425   $16,274,649 23
Apr 1, 2012 10 $233,419 -45% -55% 1,007 $232   $16,508,068 24
Apr 2, 2012 9 $89,772 -62% -41% 1,007 $89   $16,597,840 25
Apr 3, 2012 9 $112,630 +25% -41% 1,007 $112   $16,710,470 26
Apr 4, 2012 10 $104,859 -7% -31% 1,007 $104   $16,815,329 27
Apr 5, 2012 9 $128,550 +23% -20% 1,007 $128   $16,943,879 28
Apr 6, 2012 13 $173,463 +35% -28% 507 $342   $17,117,342 29
Apr 7, 2012 13 $181,459 +5% -58% 507 $358   $17,298,801 30
Apr 8, 2012 12 $123,502 -32% -47% 507 $244   $17,422,303 31
Apr 9, 2012 11 $60,350 -51% -33% 507 $119   $17,482,653 32
Apr 10, 2012 14 $50,468 -16% -55% 507 $100   $17,533,121 33
Apr 11, 2012 13 $48,040 -5% -54% 507 $95   $17,581,161 34
Apr 12, 2012 13 $46,363 -3% -64% 507 $91   $17,627,524 35
Apr 13, 2012 - $55,513 +20% -68% 277 $200   $17,683,037 36
Apr 14, 2012 - $96,164 +73% -47% 277 $347   $17,779,201 37
Apr 15, 2012 - $48,497 -50% -61% 277 $175   $17,827,698 38
Apr 16, 2012 - $11,194 -77% -81% 277 $40   $17,838,892 39
Apr 17, 2012 - $12,701 +13% -75% 277 $46   $17,851,593 40
Apr 18, 2012 - $11,124 -12% -77% 277 $40   $17,862,717 41
Apr 19, 2012 - $10,637 -4% -77% 277 $38   $17,873,354 42
Apr 20, 2012 - $15,681 +47% -72% 168 $93   $17,889,035 43
Apr 21, 2012 - $30,928 +97% -68% 168 $184   $17,919,963 44
Apr 22, 2012 - $16,916 -45% -65% 168 $101   $17,936,879 45
Apr 23, 2012 - $4,231 -75% -62% 168 $25   $17,941,110 46
Apr 24, 2012 - $5,015 +19% -61% 168 $30   $17,946,125 47
Apr 25, 2012 - $3,880 -23% -65% 168 $23   $17,950,005 48
Apr 26, 2012 - $5,047 +30% -53% 168 $30   $17,955,052 49
Apr 27, 2012 - $29,794 +490% +90% 169 $176   $17,984,846 50
Apr 28, 2012 - $52,822 +77% +71% 169 $313   $18,037,668 51
Apr 29, 2012 - $33,333 -37% +97% 169 $197   $18,071,001 52
Apr 30, 2012 - $9,175 -72% +117% 169 $54   $18,080,176 53
May 1, 2012 - $11,254 +23% +124% 169 $67   $18,091,430 54
May 2, 2012 - $8,411 -25% +117% 169 $50   $18,099,841 55
May 3, 2012 - $8,763 +4% +74% 169 $52   $18,108,604 56
May 4, 2012 - $21,377 +144% -28% 140 $153   $18,129,981 57
May 5, 2012 - $35,195 +65% -33% 140 $251   $18,165,176 58
May 6, 2012 - $20,587 -42% -38% 140 $147   $18,185,763 59
May 7, 2012 - $6,862 -67% -25% 140 $49   $18,192,625 60
May 8, 2012 - $7,926 +16% -30% 140 $57   $18,200,551 61
May 9, 2012 - $6,786 -14% -19% 140 $48   $18,207,337 62
May 10, 2012 - $7,141 +5% -19% 140 $51   $18,214,478 63
May 11, 2012 - $17,898 +151% -16% 127 $141   $18,232,376 64
May 12, 2012 - $32,828 +83% -7% 127 $258   $18,265,204 65
May 13, 2012 - $27,666 -16% +34% 127 $218   $18,292,870 66
May 14, 2012 - $6,022 -78% -12% 127 $47   $18,298,892 67
May 15, 2012 - $6,747 +12% -15% 127 $53   $18,305,639 68
May 16, 2012 - $6,067 -10% -11% 127 $48   $18,311,706 69
May 17, 2012 - $5,920 -2% -17% 127 $47   $18,317,626 70
May 18, 2012 - $13,933 +135% -22% 110 $127   $18,331,559 71
May 19, 2012 - $25,560 +83% -22% 110 $232   $18,357,119 72
May 20, 2012 - $17,408 -32% -37% 110 $158   $18,374,527 73
May 21, 2012 - $5,601 -68% -7% 110 $51   $18,380,128 74
May 22, 2012 - $6,414 +15% -5% 110 $58   $18,386,542 75
May 23, 2012 - $5,401 -16% -11% 110 $49   $18,391,943 76
May 24, 2012 - $6,175 +14% +4% 110 $56   $18,398,118 77
May 25, 2012 - $7,977 +29% -43% 110 $73   $18,406,095 78
May 26, 2012 - $12,210 +53% -52% 110 $111   $18,418,305 79
May 27, 2012 - $10,776 -12% -38% 110 $98   $18,429,081 80
May 28, 2012 - $9,068 -16% +62% 110 $82   $18,438,149 81
May 29, 2012 - $3,864 -57% -40% 110 $35   $18,442,013 82
May 30, 2012 - $3,880 n/c -28% 110 $35   $18,445,893 83
May 31, 2012 - $4,234 +9% -31% 110 $38   $18,450,127 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 6 $8,352,821   1,890 $4,419   $8,352,821 1
Mar 16, 2012 6 $4,647,347 -44% 1,895 $2,452   $13,000,168 2
Mar 23, 2012 7 $2,605,313 -44% 1,787 $1,458   $15,605,481 3
Mar 30, 2012 10 $1,338,398 -49% 1,007 $1,329   $16,943,879 4
Apr 6, 2012 13 $683,645 -49% 507 $1,348   $17,627,524 5
Apr 13, 2012 27 $245,830 -64% 277 $887   $17,873,354 6
Apr 20, 2012 46 $81,698 -67% 168 $486   $17,955,052 7
Apr 27, 2012 33 $153,552 +88% 169 $909   $18,108,604 8
May 4, 2012 36 $105,874 -31% 140 $756   $18,214,478 9
May 11, 2012 37 $103,148 -3% 127 $812   $18,317,626 10
May 18, 2012 37 $80,492 -22% 110 $732   $18,398,118 11
May 25, 2012 42 $52,009 -35% 110 $473   $18,450,127 12

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