Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Battle of the Sexes
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,638,526Details
International Box Office $5,806,853Details
Worldwide Box Office $18,445,379
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as “The Battle of the Sexes,” and became the most watched televised sports event of all time. The match caught the zeitgeist and sparked a global conversation on gender equality, spurring on the feminist movement. Trapped in the media glare, King and Riggs were on opposites sides of a binary argument, but off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. With a supportive husband urging her to fight the Establishment for equal pay, the fiercely private King was also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, while Riggs gambled his legacy and reputation in a bid to relive the glories of his past. Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis courts and animated the discussions between men and women in bedrooms and boardrooms around the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$518,332 (4.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/1,822 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,188,772

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,926 $12,638,526
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,223 $5,806,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,786 $18,445,379

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: September 22nd, 2017 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
September 29th, 2017 (Expands Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 29th, 2017 (Wide), released as Battle Of The Sexes (Australia)
September 29th, 2017 (Wide), released as Battle Of The Sexes (New Zealand)
October 20th, 2017 (Wide), released as La Battaglia dei Sessi (Italy)
October 24th, 2017 (Wide), released as Battle Of The Sexes (South Korea)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide), released as La Batalla de los Sexos (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 19th, 2017 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content and partial nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2467 (Cert #50877), 3/15/2017)
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Post
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Keywords: Tennis, 1970s, Feminism, Battle of the Sexes, Media Circus, LGBTQ+, Sports Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2017 Theater Average 46 $24,682 Sep 22, 2017 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,926 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,443 $15,188,772
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,204 $12,638,526
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 290 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,384 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 950 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,674 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 61 $12,638,526

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 16 $518,332   21 $24,682   $518,332 1
Sep 29, 2017 6 $3,408,594 +558% 1,213 $2,810   $4,085,327 2
Oct 6, 2017 10 $2,567,218 -25% 1,822 $1,409   $7,845,009 3
Oct 13, 2017 13 $1,346,007 -48% 1,394 $966   $10,369,486 4
Oct 20, 2017 19 $586,763 -56% 545 $1,077   $11,453,930 5
Oct 27, 2017 25 $321,777 -45% 291 $1,106   $12,021,590 6
Nov 3, 2017 32 $186,302 -42% 158 $1,179   $12,318,748 7
Nov 10, 2017 36 $100,050 -46% 103 $971   $12,485,111 8
Nov 17, 2017 44 $35,321 -65% 46 $768   $12,552,907 9
Nov 24, 2017 47 $20,526 -42% 27 $760   $12,588,912 10
Dec 1, 2017 56 $11,977 -42% 27 $444   $12,610,934 11
Dec 8, 2017 55 $8,383 -30% 20 $419   $12,626,314 12
Dec 15, 2017 59 $4,135 -51% 12 $345   $12,634,281 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 22, 2017 - $160,306     21 $7,634   $160,306 1
Sep 23, 2017 - $222,083 +39%   21 $10,575   $382,389 2
Sep 24, 2017 - $135,943 -39%   21 $6,473   $518,332 3
Sep 25, 2017 - $38,179 -72%   1,213 $31   $556,511 4
Sep 26, 2017 - $42,243 +11%   1,213 $35   $598,754 5
Sep 27, 2017 14 $43,739 +4%   1,213 $36   $642,493 6
Sep 28, 2017 - $34,240 -22%   1,213 $28   $676,733 7
Sep 29, 2017 6 $1,106,075 +3,130% +590% 1,213 $912   $1,782,808 8
Sep 30, 2017 7 $1,452,639 +31% +554% 1,213 $1,198   $3,235,447 9
Oct 1, 2017 7 $849,880 -41% +525% 1,213 $701   $4,085,327 10
Oct 2, 2017 7 $263,358 -69% +590% 1,213 $217   $4,348,685 11
Oct 3, 2017 7 $379,957 +44% +799% 1,213 $313   $4,728,642 12
Oct 4, 2017 7 $293,415 -23% +571% 1,213 $242   $5,022,057 13
Oct 5, 2017 6 $255,734 -13% +647% 1,213 $211   $5,277,791 14
Oct 6, 2017 10 $695,001 +172% -37% 1,822 $381   $5,972,792 15
Oct 7, 2017 10 $1,070,261 +54% -26% 1,822 $587   $7,043,053 16
Oct 8, 2017 10 $801,956 -25% -6% 1,822 $440   $7,845,009 17
Oct 9, 2017 10 $432,216 -46% +64% 1,822 $237   $8,277,225 18
Oct 10, 2017 10 $295,059 -32% -22% 1,822 $162   $8,572,284 19
Oct 11, 2017 10 $242,109 -18% -17% 1,822 $133   $8,814,393 20
Oct 12, 2017 10 $209,086 -14% -18% 1,822 $115   $9,023,479 21
Oct 13, 2017 13 $390,030 +87% -44% 1,394 $280   $9,413,509 22
Oct 14, 2017 13 $618,491 +59% -42% 1,394 $444   $10,032,000 23
Oct 15, 2017 13 $337,486 -45% -58% 1,394 $242   $10,369,486 24
Oct 16, 2017 13 $122,010 -64% -72% 1,394 $88   $10,491,496 25
Oct 17, 2017 13 $148,910 +22% -50% 1,394 $107   $10,640,406 26
Oct 18, 2017 13 $115,355 -23% -52% 1,394 $83   $10,755,761 27
Oct 19, 2017 12 $111,406 -3% -47% 1,394 $80   $10,867,167 28
Oct 20, 2017 - $162,607 +46% -58% 545 $298   $11,029,774 29
Oct 21, 2017 - $269,869 +66% -56% 545 $495   $11,299,643 30
Oct 22, 2017 - $154,287 -43% -54% 545 $283   $11,453,930 31
Oct 23, 2017 - $60,213 -61% -51% 545 $110   $11,514,143 32
Oct 24, 2017 - $70,156 +17% -53% 545 $129   $11,584,299 33
Oct 25, 2017 - $59,307 -15% -49% 545 $109   $11,643,606 34
Oct 26, 2017 - $56,207 -5% -50% 545 $103   $11,699,813 35
Oct 27, 2017 - $87,147 +55% -46% 291 $299   $11,786,960 36
Oct 28, 2017 - $141,535 +62% -48% 291 $486   $11,928,495 37
Oct 29, 2017 - $93,095 -34% -40% 291 $320   $12,021,590 38
Oct 30, 2017 - $28,068 -70% -53% 291 $96   $12,049,658 39
Oct 31, 2017 - $32,878 +17% -53% 291 $113   $12,082,536 40
Nov 1, 2017 - $23,511 -28% -60% 270 $87   $12,106,047 41
Nov 2, 2017 - $26,399 +12% -53% 270 $98   $12,132,446 42
Nov 3, 2017 - $48,860 +85% -44% 158 $309   $12,181,306 43
Nov 4, 2017 - $88,168 +80% -38% 158 $558   $12,269,474 44
Nov 5, 2017 - $49,274 -44% -47% 158 $312   $12,318,748 45
Nov 6, 2017 - $15,232 -69% -46% 158 $96   $12,333,980 46
Nov 7, 2017 - $19,418 +27% -41% 158 $123   $12,353,398 47
Nov 8, 2017 - $16,702 -14% -29% 158 $106   $12,370,100 48
Nov 9, 2017 - $14,961 -10% -43% 158 $95   $12,385,061 49
Nov 10, 2017 - $29,549 +98% -40% 103 $287   $12,414,610 50
Nov 11, 2017 - $47,723 +62% -46% 103 $463   $12,462,333 51
Nov 12, 2017 - $22,778 -52% -54% 103 $221   $12,485,111 52
Nov 13, 2017 - $7,371 -68% -52% 103 $72   $12,492,482 53
Nov 14, 2017 - $7,959 +8% -59% 103 $77   $12,500,441 54
Nov 15, 2017 - $8,480 +7% -49% 103 $82   $12,508,921 55
Nov 16, 2017 - $8,665 +2% -42% 103 $84   $12,517,586 56
Nov 17, 2017 - $9,950 +15% -66% 46 $216   $12,527,536 57
Nov 18, 2017 - $15,536 +56% -67% 46 $338   $12,543,072 58
Nov 19, 2017 - $9,835 -37% -57% 46 $214   $12,552,907 59
Nov 20, 2017 - $3,216 -67% -56% 46 $70   $12,556,123 60
Nov 21, 2017 - $5,128 +59% -36% 46 $111   $12,561,251 61
Nov 22, 2017 - $3,410 -34% -60% 32 $107   $12,564,661 62
Nov 23, 2017 - $3,725 +9% -57% 32 $116   $12,568,386 63
Nov 24, 2017 - $6,333 +70% -36% 27 $235   $12,574,719 64
Nov 25, 2017 - $9,048 +43% -42% 27 $335   $12,583,767 65
Nov 26, 2017 - $5,145 -43% -48% 27 $191   $12,588,912 66
Nov 27, 2017 - $2,601 -49% -19% 27 $96   $12,591,513 67
Nov 28, 2017 - $2,568 -1% -50% 27 $95   $12,594,081 68
Nov 29, 2017 - $2,309 -10% -32% 27 $86   $12,596,390 69
Nov 30, 2017 - $2,567 +11% -31% 27 $95   $12,598,957 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 17 $676,733   12 $56,394   $676,733 1
Sep 29, 2017 6 $4,601,058 +580% 1,213 $3,793   $5,277,791 2
Oct 6, 2017 10 $3,745,688 -19% 1,822 $2,056   $9,023,479 3
Oct 13, 2017 13 $1,843,688 -51% 1,394 $1,323   $10,867,167 4
Oct 20, 2017 18 $832,646 -55% 545 $1,528   $11,699,813 5
Oct 27, 2017 25 $432,633 -48% 270 $1,602   $12,132,446 6
Nov 3, 2017 31 $252,615 -42% 158 $1,599   $12,385,061 7
Nov 10, 2017 36 $132,525 -48% 103 $1,287   $12,517,586 8
Nov 17, 2017 48 $50,800 -62% 32 $1,588   $12,568,386 9
Nov 24, 2017 46 $30,571 -40% 27 $1,132   $12,598,957 10
Dec 1, 2017 57 $18,974 -38% 27 $703   $12,617,931 11
Dec 8, 2017 56 $12,215 -36% 20 $611   $12,630,146 12
Dec 15, 2017 58 $8,380 -31% 12 $698   $12,638,526 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 12/1/2017 $36,785 0 0 0 $48,978 1/1/2019
Australia 9/29/2017 $615,744 277 277 1,024 $1,851,780 11/20/2017
Czech Republic 4/6/2018 $4,612 35 35 35 $4,616 1/1/2019
France 11/24/2017 $310,093 0 0 0 $535,830 6/28/2018
Italy 10/20/2017 $379,557 0 0 0 $547,975 11/1/2017
Netherlands 11/24/2017 $59,398 41 41 116 $191,489 12/11/2017
New Zealand 9/29/2017 $94,988 63 68 291 $325,034 11/13/2017
Russia (CIS) 12/8/2017 $12,334 0 0 0 $23,125 12/30/2018
Slovakia 4/20/2018 $3,853 35 35 46 $6,167 5/1/2018
South Korea 10/24/2017 $0 0 135 198 $145,231 12/22/2017
Spain 11/3/2017 $186,095 155 155 308 $345,103 11/16/2017
United Kingdom 11/24/2017 $736,793 464 464 1,077 $1,781,525 12/13/2017
 
International Total$5,806,853 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,223 $5,806,853
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,367 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 437 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,174 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,479 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,437 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 73 $5,806,853

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,786 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,940 $18,445,379
Top 2017 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 379 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,031 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,261 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 74 $18,445,379

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Leading Cast

Emma Stone    Billie Jean King
Steve Carell    Bobby Riggs

Supporting Cast

Andrea Riseborough    Marilyn Barnett
Sarah Silverman    Gladys Heldman
Bill Pullman    Jack Kramer
Alan Cumming    Cuthbert “Ted” Tinling
Elisabeth Shue    Priscilla Riggs
Austin Stowell    Larry King
Jessica McNamee    Margaret Court
Natalie Morales    Rosie Casals
Fred Armisen    Rheo Blair
Martha MacIsaac    Jane “Peaches” Bartkowicz
Mickey Sumner    Valerie Ziegenfuss
Bridey Elliott    Julie Heldman
Eric Christian Olsen    Lornie Kuhle
Wallace Langham    Henry
Matt Malloy    Rigg’s Therapist

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Dayton    Director
Valerie Faris    Director
Simon Beaufoy    Screenwriter
Christian Colson    Producer
Danny Boyle    Producer
Robert Graf    Producer

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Battle of the Sexes

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Synopsis

The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as “The Battle of the Sexes,” and became the most watched televised sports event of all time. The match caught the zeitgeist and sparked a global conversation on gender equality, spurring on the feminist movement. Trapped in the media glare, King and Riggs were on opposites sides of a binary argument, but off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. With a supportive husband urging her to fight the Establishment for equal pay, the fiercely private King was also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, while Riggs gambled his legacy and reputation in a bid to relive the glories of his past. Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis courts and animated the discussions between men and women in bedrooms and boardrooms around the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$518,332 (4.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/1,822 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,188,772

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,926 $12,638,526
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,223 $5,806,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,786 $18,445,379

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: September 22nd, 2017 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
September 29th, 2017 (Expands Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 29th, 2017 (Wide), released as Battle Of The Sexes (Australia)
September 29th, 2017 (Wide), released as Battle Of The Sexes (New Zealand)
October 20th, 2017 (Wide), released as La Battaglia dei Sessi (Italy)
October 24th, 2017 (Wide), released as Battle Of The Sexes (South Korea)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide), released as La Batalla de los Sexos (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 19th, 2017 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content and partial nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2467 (Cert #50877), 3/15/2017)
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Post
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Keywords: Tennis, 1970s, Feminism, Battle of the Sexes, Media Circus, LGBTQ+, Sports Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2017 Theater Average 46 $24,682 Sep 22, 2017 3

Leading Cast

Emma Stone    Billie Jean King
Steve Carell    Bobby Riggs

Supporting Cast

Andrea Riseborough    Marilyn Barnett
Sarah Silverman    Gladys Heldman
Bill Pullman    Jack Kramer
Alan Cumming    Cuthbert “Ted” Tinling
Elisabeth Shue    Priscilla Riggs
Austin Stowell    Larry King
Jessica McNamee    Margaret Court
Natalie Morales    Rosie Casals
Fred Armisen    Rheo Blair
Martha MacIsaac    Jane “Peaches” Bartkowicz
Mickey Sumner    Valerie Ziegenfuss
Bridey Elliott    Julie Heldman
Eric Christian Olsen    Lornie Kuhle
Wallace Langham    Henry
Matt Malloy    Rigg’s Therapist

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Dayton    Director
Valerie Faris    Director
Simon Beaufoy    Screenwriter
Christian Colson    Producer
Danny Boyle    Producer
Robert Graf    Producer

Home Market Releases for January 2nd, 2018

January 2nd, 2018

Lucky

This is the first Tuesday of the year, so it should be no surprise that there are not a lot of top-tier releases on this week’s list. In fact, there were so few releases worth mentioning that I had to pad the list with some films that were not selling well enough to be worth mentioning during most weeks. As for the Pick of the Week contenders, there were only two: Lucky and Battle of the Sexes. It was a close race, but in the end, I gave that title to Lucky on DVD. More...

Home Market Releases for December 19th, 2017

December 19th, 2017

The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration

By this time next week, Christmas will be over. This resulted in a short list, but not a bad week. Dunkirk is the biggest new release of the week and it is award-worthy and a contender for Pick of the Week. It isn’t the only contender, The Amicus Collection, Stronger, A Town Called Panic: The Collection, and others are too. As for the best of the best, I went with The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

2017 Awards Season: SAG Nominations

December 13th, 2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up four nominations, which is extra impressive, as there are only six theatrical categories. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2017

The Shape of Water

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece. More...

Theater Averages: Human Flows to the Top with $15,226

October 18th, 2017

Human Flow

Human Flow earned first place on the theater average chart with an average of $15,226 in three theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was last week’s winner, The Florida Project, with an average of $11,156 in 33 theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Something Good Comes out of Florida

October 11th, 2017

The Florida Project

The Florida Project dominated the theater average chart earning over $150,000 in four theaters for an average of $39,208. This is easily the best new release of the week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Blade Runner Stumbles Out the Gate

October 8th, 2017

Blade Runner 2049

After It smashed the September weekend record a month ago, further proving that films can open huge at any time of the year, prospects looked great for the long-awaited sequel to Blade Runner. Its trailers had created positive buzz, the early reviews were very favorable, and there was little by way of competition. The bar it needed to cross to break the record, Gravity’s $55.8 million wasn’t even all that high. But something went wrong on the way to the multiplex. More...

Weekend Estimates: Threeway Tie at the Top

October 1st, 2017

American Made

Warner Bros. is claiming a weekend win at the box office for It as of this morning, but whichever way you slice it, we have a threeway tie at the top of the chart, based on Sunday morning estimates. In fact, we might have a rare weekend where three different movies will top the daily chart. American Made took a lead on Friday with a $6.17 million opening day, It won on Saturday with around $7.9 million, and the eventual result for the weekend will depend on whether Kingsman: The Golden Circle wins on Sunday, and by how much. As of this morning, Kingsman is projected to make $17 million, American Made $17.02 million, and It (a slightly optimistic, for my money) $17.3 million. We’ll know the real winner on Monday morning, and It probably has a slight edge. More...

Theater Averages: Victoria and Abdul win by Royal Decree with $39,711

September 27th, 2017

Victoria and Abdul

Victoria and Abdul earned first place on the theater average chart with an average of $39,711 in four theaters. This is an excellent start and the movie has a lot of room to grow. Battle of the Sexes was playing in 21 theaters and earned an average of $24,545. It too has room to expand. It might even expand enough to get some Awards Season buzz. Unrest just managed a spot in the $10,000 club with $10,607 in one theater. That’s great for a documentary. More...

Weekend Estimates: Kingsman Circles $39 Million

September 24th, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The fine line between mere popularity and capturing the zeitgeist (or going viral, to use a slightly more up-to-date term) is shown in this weekend’s box office results. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, a decently-reviewed sequel to a very popular franchise-starter, will pick up a very respectable $39 million this weekend. That’s a shade better than the original film made on its opening weekend, and a pretty satisfying result for all concerned. With good business expected overseas (we don’t have an official estimate yet), the film should cruise to profitability overall, and will most likely top $100 million domestically. It would also have counted as the fourth-best opening weekend in September, were it not for the behemoth zeitgeist-capturer, It. More...

Friday Estimates: Kingsman Not Quite Golden with $15.33 million Opening Day

September 23rd, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle opened on the low end of expectations with $15.33 million on Friday. This puts it on pace for just under $40 million over the full weekend. This is a little more than the $36.21 million the original managed back in 2015. This film has earned weaker reviews, but both films earned a B plus from CinemaScore. Still sequels tend to have shorter legs, so getting much past $100 million domestically will be difficult. This is not good news for a film that cost $104 million to make. I don’t think there will be a third film in the franchise, not unless it shows some growth internationally. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Battle of the Early Award Season Contenders

September 22nd, 2017

Battle of the Sexes

There are a trio of films on this week’s list that are Awards Season adjacent: Battle of the Sexes, Stronger, and Victoria and Abdul. All three earned some pre-release Awards Season buzz, but I’m not sure any of them will be serious contenders. Hopefully at least one of them will be a box office success. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,926 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,443 $15,188,772
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,204 $12,638,526
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 290 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,384 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 950 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,674 $12,638,526
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 61 $12,638,526

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 16 $518,332   21 $24,682   $518,332 1
Sep 29, 2017 6 $3,408,594 +558% 1,213 $2,810   $4,085,327 2
Oct 6, 2017 10 $2,567,218 -25% 1,822 $1,409   $7,845,009 3
Oct 13, 2017 13 $1,346,007 -48% 1,394 $966   $10,369,486 4
Oct 20, 2017 19 $586,763 -56% 545 $1,077   $11,453,930 5
Oct 27, 2017 25 $321,777 -45% 291 $1,106   $12,021,590 6
Nov 3, 2017 32 $186,302 -42% 158 $1,179   $12,318,748 7
Nov 10, 2017 36 $100,050 -46% 103 $971   $12,485,111 8
Nov 17, 2017 44 $35,321 -65% 46 $768   $12,552,907 9
Nov 24, 2017 47 $20,526 -42% 27 $760   $12,588,912 10
Dec 1, 2017 56 $11,977 -42% 27 $444   $12,610,934 11
Dec 8, 2017 55 $8,383 -30% 20 $419   $12,626,314 12
Dec 15, 2017 59 $4,135 -51% 12 $345   $12,634,281 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 22, 2017 - $160,306     21 $7,634   $160,306 1
Sep 23, 2017 - $222,083 +39%   21 $10,575   $382,389 2
Sep 24, 2017 - $135,943 -39%   21 $6,473   $518,332 3
Sep 25, 2017 - $38,179 -72%   1,213 $31   $556,511 4
Sep 26, 2017 - $42,243 +11%   1,213 $35   $598,754 5
Sep 27, 2017 14 $43,739 +4%   1,213 $36   $642,493 6
Sep 28, 2017 - $34,240 -22%   1,213 $28   $676,733 7
Sep 29, 2017 6 $1,106,075 +3,130% +590% 1,213 $912   $1,782,808 8
Sep 30, 2017 7 $1,452,639 +31% +554% 1,213 $1,198   $3,235,447 9
Oct 1, 2017 7 $849,880 -41% +525% 1,213 $701   $4,085,327 10
Oct 2, 2017 7 $263,358 -69% +590% 1,213 $217   $4,348,685 11
Oct 3, 2017 7 $379,957 +44% +799% 1,213 $313   $4,728,642 12
Oct 4, 2017 7 $293,415 -23% +571% 1,213 $242   $5,022,057 13
Oct 5, 2017 6 $255,734 -13% +647% 1,213 $211   $5,277,791 14
Oct 6, 2017 10 $695,001 +172% -37% 1,822 $381   $5,972,792 15
Oct 7, 2017 10 $1,070,261 +54% -26% 1,822 $587   $7,043,053 16
Oct 8, 2017 10 $801,956 -25% -6% 1,822 $440   $7,845,009 17
Oct 9, 2017 10 $432,216 -46% +64% 1,822 $237   $8,277,225 18
Oct 10, 2017 10 $295,059 -32% -22% 1,822 $162   $8,572,284 19
Oct 11, 2017 10 $242,109 -18% -17% 1,822 $133   $8,814,393 20
Oct 12, 2017 10 $209,086 -14% -18% 1,822 $115   $9,023,479 21
Oct 13, 2017 13 $390,030 +87% -44% 1,394 $280   $9,413,509 22
Oct 14, 2017 13 $618,491 +59% -42% 1,394 $444   $10,032,000 23
Oct 15, 2017 13 $337,486 -45% -58% 1,394 $242   $10,369,486 24
Oct 16, 2017 13 $122,010 -64% -72% 1,394 $88   $10,491,496 25
Oct 17, 2017 13 $148,910 +22% -50% 1,394 $107   $10,640,406 26
Oct 18, 2017 13 $115,355 -23% -52% 1,394 $83   $10,755,761 27
Oct 19, 2017 12 $111,406 -3% -47% 1,394 $80   $10,867,167 28
Oct 20, 2017 - $162,607 +46% -58% 545 $298   $11,029,774 29
Oct 21, 2017 - $269,869 +66% -56% 545 $495   $11,299,643 30
Oct 22, 2017 - $154,287 -43% -54% 545 $283   $11,453,930 31
Oct 23, 2017 - $60,213 -61% -51% 545 $110   $11,514,143 32
Oct 24, 2017 - $70,156 +17% -53% 545 $129   $11,584,299 33
Oct 25, 2017 - $59,307 -15% -49% 545 $109   $11,643,606 34
Oct 26, 2017 - $56,207 -5% -50% 545 $103   $11,699,813 35
Oct 27, 2017 - $87,147 +55% -46% 291 $299   $11,786,960 36
Oct 28, 2017 - $141,535 +62% -48% 291 $486   $11,928,495 37
Oct 29, 2017 - $93,095 -34% -40% 291 $320   $12,021,590 38
Oct 30, 2017 - $28,068 -70% -53% 291 $96   $12,049,658 39
Oct 31, 2017 - $32,878 +17% -53% 291 $113   $12,082,536 40
Nov 1, 2017 - $23,511 -28% -60% 270 $87   $12,106,047 41
Nov 2, 2017 - $26,399 +12% -53% 270 $98   $12,132,446 42
Nov 3, 2017 - $48,860 +85% -44% 158 $309   $12,181,306 43
Nov 4, 2017 - $88,168 +80% -38% 158 $558   $12,269,474 44
Nov 5, 2017 - $49,274 -44% -47% 158 $312   $12,318,748 45
Nov 6, 2017 - $15,232 -69% -46% 158 $96   $12,333,980 46
Nov 7, 2017 - $19,418 +27% -41% 158 $123   $12,353,398 47
Nov 8, 2017 - $16,702 -14% -29% 158 $106   $12,370,100 48
Nov 9, 2017 - $14,961 -10% -43% 158 $95   $12,385,061 49
Nov 10, 2017 - $29,549 +98% -40% 103 $287   $12,414,610 50
Nov 11, 2017 - $47,723 +62% -46% 103 $463   $12,462,333 51
Nov 12, 2017 - $22,778 -52% -54% 103 $221   $12,485,111 52
Nov 13, 2017 - $7,371 -68% -52% 103 $72   $12,492,482 53
Nov 14, 2017 - $7,959 +8% -59% 103 $77   $12,500,441 54
Nov 15, 2017 - $8,480 +7% -49% 103 $82   $12,508,921 55
Nov 16, 2017 - $8,665 +2% -42% 103 $84   $12,517,586 56
Nov 17, 2017 - $9,950 +15% -66% 46 $216   $12,527,536 57
Nov 18, 2017 - $15,536 +56% -67% 46 $338   $12,543,072 58
Nov 19, 2017 - $9,835 -37% -57% 46 $214   $12,552,907 59
Nov 20, 2017 - $3,216 -67% -56% 46 $70   $12,556,123 60
Nov 21, 2017 - $5,128 +59% -36% 46 $111   $12,561,251 61
Nov 22, 2017 - $3,410 -34% -60% 32 $107   $12,564,661 62
Nov 23, 2017 - $3,725 +9% -57% 32 $116   $12,568,386 63
Nov 24, 2017 - $6,333 +70% -36% 27 $235   $12,574,719 64
Nov 25, 2017 - $9,048 +43% -42% 27 $335   $12,583,767 65
Nov 26, 2017 - $5,145 -43% -48% 27 $191   $12,588,912 66
Nov 27, 2017 - $2,601 -49% -19% 27 $96   $12,591,513 67
Nov 28, 2017 - $2,568 -1% -50% 27 $95   $12,594,081 68
Nov 29, 2017 - $2,309 -10% -32% 27 $86   $12,596,390 69
Nov 30, 2017 - $2,567 +11% -31% 27 $95   $12,598,957 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 17 $676,733   12 $56,394   $676,733 1
Sep 29, 2017 6 $4,601,058 +580% 1,213 $3,793   $5,277,791 2
Oct 6, 2017 10 $3,745,688 -19% 1,822 $2,056   $9,023,479 3
Oct 13, 2017 13 $1,843,688 -51% 1,394 $1,323   $10,867,167 4
Oct 20, 2017 18 $832,646 -55% 545 $1,528   $11,699,813 5
Oct 27, 2017 25 $432,633 -48% 270 $1,602   $12,132,446 6
Nov 3, 2017 31 $252,615 -42% 158 $1,599   $12,385,061 7
Nov 10, 2017 36 $132,525 -48% 103 $1,287   $12,517,586 8
Nov 17, 2017 48 $50,800 -62% 32 $1,588   $12,568,386 9
Nov 24, 2017 46 $30,571 -40% 27 $1,132   $12,598,957 10
Dec 1, 2017 57 $18,974 -38% 27 $703   $12,617,931 11
Dec 8, 2017 56 $12,215 -36% 20 $611   $12,630,146 12
Dec 15, 2017 58 $8,380 -31% 12 $698   $12,638,526 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 12/1/2017 $36,785 0 0 0 $48,978 1/1/2019
Australia 9/29/2017 $615,744 277 277 1,024 $1,851,780 11/20/2017
Czech Republic 4/6/2018 $4,612 35 35 35 $4,616 1/1/2019
France 11/24/2017 $310,093 0 0 0 $535,830 6/28/2018
Italy 10/20/2017 $379,557 0 0 0 $547,975 11/1/2017
Netherlands 11/24/2017 $59,398 41 41 116 $191,489 12/11/2017
New Zealand 9/29/2017 $94,988 63 68 291 $325,034 11/13/2017
Russia (CIS) 12/8/2017 $12,334 0 0 0 $23,125 12/30/2018
Slovakia 4/20/2018 $3,853 35 35 46 $6,167 5/1/2018
South Korea 10/24/2017 $0 0 135 198 $145,231 12/22/2017
Spain 11/3/2017 $186,095 155 155 308 $345,103 11/16/2017
United Kingdom 11/24/2017 $736,793 464 464 1,077 $1,781,525 12/13/2017
 
International Total$5,806,853 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,223 $5,806,853
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,367 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 437 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,174 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,479 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,437 $5,806,853
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 73 $5,806,853

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,786 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,940 $18,445,379
Top 2017 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 379 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,031 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,261 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $18,445,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 74 $18,445,379

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