Wordplay (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,121,270Details
International Box Office $56,366Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,177,636
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,847 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:9.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$500,000 (worldwide box office is 6.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/154 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,136,983

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,374 $3,121,270
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,230 $56,366
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,625 $3,177,636
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $3,121,270

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: June 16th, 2006 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: November 7th, 2006 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some language and mild thematic elements
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 51 Birch Street
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Keywords: Academic Documentary, Newspaper Industry, Intellectual Pursuits
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2006 Theater Average 67 $16,424 Jun 16, 2006 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,374 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,870 $5,136,983
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,545 $3,121,270
Top 2006 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 757 $5,136,983
Top 2006 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 27 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,590 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 16 $3,121,270

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 2006 47 $32,847   2 $16,424   $32,847 1
Jun 23, 2006 21 $325,245 +890% 45 $7,228   $376,725 2
Jun 30, 2006 20 $308,507 -5% 94 $3,282   $839,325 3
Jul 7, 2006 21 $303,015 -2% 126 $2,405   $1,410,315 4
Jul 14, 2006 23 $276,513 -9% 144 $1,920   $1,851,308 5
Jul 21, 2006 26 $262,675 -5% 154 $1,706   $2,266,235 6
Jul 28, 2006 31 $147,763 -44% 128 $1,154   $2,550,572 7
Aug 4, 2006 41 $93,777 -37% 108 $868   $2,744,334 8
Aug 11, 2006 48 $56,031 -40% 81 $692   $2,857,745 9
Aug 18, 2006 58 $39,955 -29% 69 $579   $2,940,773 10
Aug 25, 2006 65 $22,136 -45% 42 $527   $2,998,754 11
Sep 1, 2006 69 $13,540 -39% 28 $484   $3,028,903 12
Sep 8, 2006 79 $9,986 -26% 30 $333   $3,048,563 13
Sep 15, 2006 88 $9,514 -5% 35 $272   $3,062,669 14
Sep 22, 2006 107 $3,127 -67% 20 $156   $3,082,278 15
Sep 29, 2006 93 $5,007 +60% 16 $313   $3,095,124 16
Oct 6, 2006 86 $2,761 -45% 17 $162   $3,107,354 17
Oct 13, 2006 102 $2,330 -16% 13 $179   $3,113,645 18
Oct 20, 2006 111 $856 -63% 9 $95   $3,117,666 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 14, 2006 - $65,000     147 $442   $1,642,000 29
Jul 15, 2006 21 $123,000 +89%   147 $837   $1,765,000 30
Jul 16, 2006 21 $87,000 -29%   147 $592   $1,851,308 31
Jul 17, 2006 21 $39,000 -55%   147 $265   $1,890,000 32
Jul 18, 2006 20 $40,000 +3%   147 $272   $1,930,000 33
Jul 19, 2006 20 $39,000 -3%   147 $265   $1,969,000 34
Jul 20, 2006 - $38,000 -3%   147 $259   $2,004,776 35
Jul 24, 2006 - $33,000   -15% 154 $214   $2,299,000 39
Jul 25, 2006 - $35,000 +6% -13% 154 $227   $2,334,000 40
Jul 26, 2006 - $33,000 -6% -15% 154 $214   $2,367,000 41
Jul 27, 2006 - $36,000 +9% -5% 154 $234   $2,400,000 42
Sep 4, 2006 69 $3,991     28 $143   $3,032,894 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 2006 47 $51,480   2 $25,740   $51,480 1
Jun 23, 2006 24 $479,338 +831% 45 $10,652   $530,818 2
Jun 30, 2006 22 $577,385 +20% 94 $6,142   $1,108,203 3
Jul 7, 2006 22 $466,592 -19% 126 $3,703   $1,574,795 4
Jul 14, 2006 23 $428,765 -8% 144 $2,978   $2,003,560 5
Jul 21, 2006 26 $399,249 -7% 154 $2,593   $2,402,809 6
Jul 28, 2006 31 $246,661 -38% 128 $1,927   $2,650,909 7
Aug 4, 2006 40 $152,466 -38% 108 $1,412   $2,803,375 8
Aug 11, 2006 49 $99,283 -35% 81 $1,226   $2,902,658 9
Aug 18, 2006 56 $73,927 -26% 69 $1,071   $2,976,585 10
Aug 25, 2006 63 $38,778 -48% 42 $923   $3,015,363 11
Sep 1, 2006 75 $23,214 -40% 28 $829   $3,038,577 12
Sep 8, 2006 79 $14,578 -37% 30 $486   $3,053,155 13
Sep 15, 2006 76 $25,996 +78% 35 $743   $3,079,151 14
Sep 22, 2006 96 $10,966 -58% 20 $548   $3,090,117 15
Sep 29, 2006 80 $14,476 +32% 16 $905   $3,104,593 16
Oct 6, 2006 91 $6,722 -54% 17 $395   $3,111,315 17
Oct 13, 2006 99 $5,495 -18% 13 $423   $3,116,810 18
Oct 20, 2006 99 $2,745 -50% 9 $305   $3,119,555 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,230 $56,366
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,917 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,124 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,101-17,200) 17,194 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,427 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,244 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,087 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $56,366

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,625 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,456 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 801-900) 814 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,977 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,411 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies 83 $3,177,636

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

Will Shortz    Himself

Supporting Cast

Bill Clinton    Himself
Bob Dole    Himself
Jon Stewart    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Patrick Creadon    Director
Patrick Creadon    Screenwriter
Christine O'Malley    Screenwriter

Contest - Real Gamble

November 13th, 2006

The biggest movie of the month, Casino Royale, opened in just a few days. To celebrate we have a whole lot of prizes. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Casino Royale. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over and the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will both win a copy of Barry Manilow's latest DVD, First & Farewell, and his latest CD, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, and the companion book from Wordplay. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for November 7, 2006

November 6th, 2006

It's the first week of the month, and like usual, it's a busy, busy week. But while there are plenty of DVDs coming out tomorrow, the list if first-run releases is weak and the recent limited releases didn't really pick up the slack (although Wordplay - Buy from Amazon was the best of that list). This means when it came to DVD Pick of the Week we have to go back, sometimes way back. The most recent is Grosse Pointe - The Complete Series - Buy from Amazon while fellow TV on DVD release, Police Squad! The Complete Series - Buy from Amazon, is also in up there. For movies we have The Transformers - The Movie - 20th Anniversary Special Edition - Buy from Amazon and the two box sets James Bond - Ultimate Collection - Volume 1 and Volume 2. I'm not going to choose just one, but I'm thinking of not picking up the Bond sets until next month when I can get the whole collection at once. More...

Unrated Unbeatable on the Per Theatre Charts

September 6th, 2006

This Film is Not Yet Rated started its run with a first place finish on the per theatre charts as it took in $30,664 in 2 theatres for an average of $15,332. The only other film to top $10,000 was Mutual Appreciation with $13,142 in its lone theatre. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,847 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:9.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$500,000 (worldwide box office is 6.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/154 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,136,983

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,374 $3,121,270
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,230 $56,366
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,625 $3,177,636
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $3,121,270

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


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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 16th, 2006 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: November 7th, 2006 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some language and mild thematic elements
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 51 Birch Street
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Keywords: Academic Documentary, Newspaper Industry, Intellectual Pursuits
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2006 Theater Average 67 $16,424 Jun 16, 2006 3

Leading Cast

Will Shortz    Himself

Supporting Cast

Bill Clinton    Himself
Bob Dole    Himself
Jon Stewart    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Patrick Creadon    Director
Patrick Creadon    Screenwriter
Christine O'Malley    Screenwriter

Contest - Real Gamble

November 13th, 2006

The biggest movie of the month, Casino Royale, opened in just a few days. To celebrate we have a whole lot of prizes. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Casino Royale. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over and the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will both win a copy of Barry Manilow's latest DVD, First & Farewell, and his latest CD, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, and the companion book from Wordplay. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for November 7, 2006

November 6th, 2006

It's the first week of the month, and like usual, it's a busy, busy week. But while there are plenty of DVDs coming out tomorrow, the list if first-run releases is weak and the recent limited releases didn't really pick up the slack (although Wordplay - Buy from Amazon was the best of that list). This means when it came to DVD Pick of the Week we have to go back, sometimes way back. The most recent is Grosse Pointe - The Complete Series - Buy from Amazon while fellow TV on DVD release, Police Squad! The Complete Series - Buy from Amazon, is also in up there. For movies we have The Transformers - The Movie - 20th Anniversary Special Edition - Buy from Amazon and the two box sets James Bond - Ultimate Collection - Volume 1 and Volume 2. I'm not going to choose just one, but I'm thinking of not picking up the Bond sets until next month when I can get the whole collection at once. More...

Unrated Unbeatable on the Per Theatre Charts

September 6th, 2006

This Film is Not Yet Rated started its run with a first place finish on the per theatre charts as it took in $30,664 in 2 theatres for an average of $15,332. The only other film to top $10,000 was Mutual Appreciation with $13,142 in its lone theatre. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,374 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,870 $5,136,983
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,545 $3,121,270
Top 2006 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 757 $5,136,983
Top 2006 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 27 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,590 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $3,121,270
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 16 $3,121,270

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 2006 47 $32,847   2 $16,424   $32,847 1
Jun 23, 2006 21 $325,245 +890% 45 $7,228   $376,725 2
Jun 30, 2006 20 $308,507 -5% 94 $3,282   $839,325 3
Jul 7, 2006 21 $303,015 -2% 126 $2,405   $1,410,315 4
Jul 14, 2006 23 $276,513 -9% 144 $1,920   $1,851,308 5
Jul 21, 2006 26 $262,675 -5% 154 $1,706   $2,266,235 6
Jul 28, 2006 31 $147,763 -44% 128 $1,154   $2,550,572 7
Aug 4, 2006 41 $93,777 -37% 108 $868   $2,744,334 8
Aug 11, 2006 48 $56,031 -40% 81 $692   $2,857,745 9
Aug 18, 2006 58 $39,955 -29% 69 $579   $2,940,773 10
Aug 25, 2006 65 $22,136 -45% 42 $527   $2,998,754 11
Sep 1, 2006 69 $13,540 -39% 28 $484   $3,028,903 12
Sep 8, 2006 79 $9,986 -26% 30 $333   $3,048,563 13
Sep 15, 2006 88 $9,514 -5% 35 $272   $3,062,669 14
Sep 22, 2006 107 $3,127 -67% 20 $156   $3,082,278 15
Sep 29, 2006 93 $5,007 +60% 16 $313   $3,095,124 16
Oct 6, 2006 86 $2,761 -45% 17 $162   $3,107,354 17
Oct 13, 2006 102 $2,330 -16% 13 $179   $3,113,645 18
Oct 20, 2006 111 $856 -63% 9 $95   $3,117,666 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 14, 2006 - $65,000     147 $442   $1,642,000 29
Jul 15, 2006 21 $123,000 +89%   147 $837   $1,765,000 30
Jul 16, 2006 21 $87,000 -29%   147 $592   $1,851,308 31
Jul 17, 2006 21 $39,000 -55%   147 $265   $1,890,000 32
Jul 18, 2006 20 $40,000 +3%   147 $272   $1,930,000 33
Jul 19, 2006 20 $39,000 -3%   147 $265   $1,969,000 34
Jul 20, 2006 - $38,000 -3%   147 $259   $2,004,776 35
Jul 24, 2006 - $33,000   -15% 154 $214   $2,299,000 39
Jul 25, 2006 - $35,000 +6% -13% 154 $227   $2,334,000 40
Jul 26, 2006 - $33,000 -6% -15% 154 $214   $2,367,000 41
Jul 27, 2006 - $36,000 +9% -5% 154 $234   $2,400,000 42
Sep 4, 2006 69 $3,991     28 $143   $3,032,894 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 2006 47 $51,480   2 $25,740   $51,480 1
Jun 23, 2006 24 $479,338 +831% 45 $10,652   $530,818 2
Jun 30, 2006 22 $577,385 +20% 94 $6,142   $1,108,203 3
Jul 7, 2006 22 $466,592 -19% 126 $3,703   $1,574,795 4
Jul 14, 2006 23 $428,765 -8% 144 $2,978   $2,003,560 5
Jul 21, 2006 26 $399,249 -7% 154 $2,593   $2,402,809 6
Jul 28, 2006 31 $246,661 -38% 128 $1,927   $2,650,909 7
Aug 4, 2006 40 $152,466 -38% 108 $1,412   $2,803,375 8
Aug 11, 2006 49 $99,283 -35% 81 $1,226   $2,902,658 9
Aug 18, 2006 56 $73,927 -26% 69 $1,071   $2,976,585 10
Aug 25, 2006 63 $38,778 -48% 42 $923   $3,015,363 11
Sep 1, 2006 75 $23,214 -40% 28 $829   $3,038,577 12
Sep 8, 2006 79 $14,578 -37% 30 $486   $3,053,155 13
Sep 15, 2006 76 $25,996 +78% 35 $743   $3,079,151 14
Sep 22, 2006 96 $10,966 -58% 20 $548   $3,090,117 15
Sep 29, 2006 80 $14,476 +32% 16 $905   $3,104,593 16
Oct 6, 2006 91 $6,722 -54% 17 $395   $3,111,315 17
Oct 13, 2006 99 $5,495 -18% 13 $423   $3,116,810 18
Oct 20, 2006 99 $2,745 -50% 9 $305   $3,119,555 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,230 $56,366
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,917 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,124 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,101-17,200) 17,194 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,427 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,244 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,087 $56,366
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $56,366

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,625 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,456 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 801-900) 814 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,977 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,411 $3,177,636
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies 83 $3,177,636

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.