Blithe Spirit (2020)

Blithe Spirit
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $282,499Details
International Box Office $611,834Details
Worldwide Box Office $894,333
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Synopsis

Best-selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer’s block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles’ quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a séance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another in this lethally hilarious comedy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$88,559 (31.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:239 opening theaters/239 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $299,436

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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 19th, 2021 (Limited) by IFC Films
International Releases: December 26th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 15th, 2021 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 28th, 2021 (Wide), released as Бывшая с того света (Russia (CIS))
June 30th, 2021 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 5th, 2021 (Wide), released as Un espiritu burlon (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 23rd, 2021 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for suggestive references and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2664 (cert #53061), 1/20/2021)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. A Ghost Story
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Keywords: Romance, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Love Triangle, Widow/Widower, Occult, Spiritualism, Friendly Ghost, Haunting, Remake, Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: British Lion, Align Pictures, Protagonist Pictures, Fred Films, Powder Keg Pictures, IPG Media, UFund, Umedia
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2021 - $88,559   239 $371   $88,559 1
Feb 26, 2021 - $69,615 -21% 238 $293   $190,068 2
Mar 5, 2021 - $24,131 -65% 86 $281   $235,597 3
Mar 12, 2021 - $12,163 -50% 41 $297   $259,245 4
Mar 19, 2021 - $5,914 -51% 25 $237   $270,234 5
Mar 26, 2021 - $4,047 -32% 11 $368   $277,285 6
Apr 2, 2021 - $498 -88% 2 $249   $278,575 7
Apr 9, 2021 - $279 -44% 2 $140   $279,440 8
Apr 16, 2021 - $2,320 +732% 3 $773   $281,920 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2021 - $28,105     239 $118   $28,105 1
Feb 20, 2021 - $41,489 +48%   239 $174   $69,594 2
Feb 21, 2021 - $18,965 -54%   239 $79   $88,559 3
Feb 22, 2021 - $5,799 -69%   239 $24   $94,358 4
Feb 23, 2021 - $9,325 +61%   239 $39   $103,683 5
Feb 24, 2021 - $5,784 -38%   239 $24   $109,467 6
Feb 25, 2021 - $10,986 +90%   239 $46   $120,453 7
Feb 26, 2021 - $23,424 +113% -17% 238 $98   $143,877 8
Feb 27, 2021 - $31,442 +34% -24% 238 $132   $175,319 9
Feb 28, 2021 - $14,749 -53% -22% 238 $62   $190,068 10
Mar 1, 2021 - $3,705 -75% -36% 238 $16   $193,773 11
Mar 2, 2021 - $7,172 +94% -23% 238 $30   $200,945 12
Mar 3, 2021 - $4,298 -40% -26% 238 $18   $205,243 13
Mar 4, 2021 - $6,223 +45% -43% 238 $26   $211,466 14
Mar 5, 2021 - $8,728 +40% -63% 86 $101   $220,194 15
Mar 6, 2021 - $10,529 +21% -67% 86 $122   $230,723 16
Mar 7, 2021 - $4,874 -54% -67% 86 $57   $235,597 17
Mar 8, 2021 - $1,933 -60% -48% 86 $22   $237,530 18
Mar 9, 2021 - $3,206 +66% -55% 86 $37   $240,736 19
Mar 10, 2021 - $2,950 -8% -31% 86 $34   $243,686 20
Mar 11, 2021 - $3,396 +15% -45% 86 $39   $247,082 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2021 - $120,453   239 $504   $120,453 1
Feb 26, 2021 - $91,013 -24% 238 $382   $211,466 2
Mar 5, 2021 - $35,616 -61% 86 $414   $247,082 3
Mar 12, 2021 - $17,238 -52% 41 $420   $264,320 4
Mar 19, 2021 - $8,918 -48% 25 $357   $273,238 5
Mar 26, 2021 - $4,839 -46% 11 $440   $278,077 6
Apr 2, 2021 - $1,084 -78% 2 $542   $279,161 7
Apr 9, 2021 - $439 -60% 2 $220   $279,600 8
Apr 16, 2021 - $2,899 +560% 3 $966   $282,499 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/25/2024 $518 1 1 1 $87,385 4/29/2024
New Zealand 12/26/2020 $36,415 82 86 433 $300,611 7/29/2024
Portugal 2/3/2022 $8,519 29 29 44 $12,013 2/16/2022
Russia (CIS) 1/28/2021 $80,270 473 473 755 $150,189 10/19/2022
South Korea 6/30/2021 $20,640 123 123 246 $40,803 7/16/2021
Spain 11/5/2021 $20,706 46 46 46 $20,833 11/14/2021
United Kingdom 1/15/2021 $0000$0
 
International Total$611,834 7/29/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Leslie Mann    Elvira Condomine
Dan Stevens    Charles Condomine
Isla Fisher    Ruth Condomine
Judi Dench    Madame Cecily Arcati

Supporting Cast

Emilia Fox    Mrs. Joy Bradman
Julian Rhind-Tutt    Dr. Bradman
Adil Ray    Mandeep Singh
Michele Dotrice    Edna
Aimee Efion Edwards    Edith
James Fleet    Harry Price
Dave Johns    Harold
Simon Kunz    Henry Macintosh
Issy van Randwyck    Margot

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edward Hall    Director
Nick Moorcroft    Screenwriter
Meg Leonard    Screenwriter
Piers Ashworth    Screenwriter
James Spring    Producer
Meg Leonard    Producer
Nick Moorcroft    Producer
Peter Snell    Producer
Toni Pinnolis    Producer
Adrian Politowski    Producer
Martin Metz    Producer
Hilary Bevan Jones    Producer
Jay Firestone    Executive Producer
Ian Brown    Executive Producer
Rick Senat    Executive Producer
Nadia Khamlichi    Executive Producer
Nessa McGill    Executive Producer
Sunny Vohra    Executive Producer
Tim Smith    Executive Producer
James Swarbrick    Executive Producer
John Story    Executive Producer
Andrew Boswell    Executive Producer
Dave Bishop    Executive Producer
Beata Saboova    Executive Producer
Bastien Sirodot    Executive Producer
Jane Hooks    Co-Producer
Ed Wild    Director of Photography
Paul Tothill    Editor
John Paul Kelly    Production Designer
Simon Boswell    Composer
Charlotte Walter    Costume Designer
Ian Brown    Music Supervisor
Alex Johnson    Casting Director

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Synopsis

Best-selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer’s block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles’ quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a séance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another in this lethally hilarious comedy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$88,559 (31.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:239 opening theaters/239 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $299,436

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 19th, 2021 (Limited) by IFC Films
International Releases: December 26th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 15th, 2021 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 28th, 2021 (Wide), released as Бывшая с того света (Russia (CIS))
June 30th, 2021 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 5th, 2021 (Wide), released as Un espiritu burlon (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 23rd, 2021 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for suggestive references and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2664 (cert #53061), 1/20/2021)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. A Ghost Story
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Keywords: Romance, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Love Triangle, Widow/Widower, Occult, Spiritualism, Friendly Ghost, Haunting, Remake, Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: British Lion, Align Pictures, Protagonist Pictures, Fred Films, Powder Keg Pictures, IPG Media, UFund, Umedia
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Leslie Mann    Elvira Condomine
Dan Stevens    Charles Condomine
Isla Fisher    Ruth Condomine
Judi Dench    Madame Cecily Arcati

Supporting Cast

Emilia Fox    Mrs. Joy Bradman
Julian Rhind-Tutt    Dr. Bradman
Adil Ray    Mandeep Singh
Michele Dotrice    Edna
Aimee Efion Edwards    Edith
James Fleet    Harry Price
Dave Johns    Harold
Simon Kunz    Henry Macintosh
Issy van Randwyck    Margot

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edward Hall    Director
Nick Moorcroft    Screenwriter
Meg Leonard    Screenwriter
Piers Ashworth    Screenwriter
James Spring    Producer
Meg Leonard    Producer
Nick Moorcroft    Producer
Peter Snell    Producer
Toni Pinnolis    Producer
Adrian Politowski    Producer
Martin Metz    Producer
Hilary Bevan Jones    Producer
Jay Firestone    Executive Producer
Ian Brown    Executive Producer
Rick Senat    Executive Producer
Nadia Khamlichi    Executive Producer
Nessa McGill    Executive Producer
Sunny Vohra    Executive Producer
Tim Smith    Executive Producer
James Swarbrick    Executive Producer
John Story    Executive Producer
Andrew Boswell    Executive Producer
Dave Bishop    Executive Producer
Beata Saboova    Executive Producer
Bastien Sirodot    Executive Producer
Jane Hooks    Co-Producer
Ed Wild    Director of Photography
Paul Tothill    Editor
John Paul Kelly    Production Designer
Simon Boswell    Composer
Charlotte Walter    Costume Designer
Ian Brown    Music Supervisor
Alex Johnson    Casting Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2021 - $88,559   239 $371   $88,559 1
Feb 26, 2021 - $69,615 -21% 238 $293   $190,068 2
Mar 5, 2021 - $24,131 -65% 86 $281   $235,597 3
Mar 12, 2021 - $12,163 -50% 41 $297   $259,245 4
Mar 19, 2021 - $5,914 -51% 25 $237   $270,234 5
Mar 26, 2021 - $4,047 -32% 11 $368   $277,285 6
Apr 2, 2021 - $498 -88% 2 $249   $278,575 7
Apr 9, 2021 - $279 -44% 2 $140   $279,440 8
Apr 16, 2021 - $2,320 +732% 3 $773   $281,920 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2021 - $28,105     239 $118   $28,105 1
Feb 20, 2021 - $41,489 +48%   239 $174   $69,594 2
Feb 21, 2021 - $18,965 -54%   239 $79   $88,559 3
Feb 22, 2021 - $5,799 -69%   239 $24   $94,358 4
Feb 23, 2021 - $9,325 +61%   239 $39   $103,683 5
Feb 24, 2021 - $5,784 -38%   239 $24   $109,467 6
Feb 25, 2021 - $10,986 +90%   239 $46   $120,453 7
Feb 26, 2021 - $23,424 +113% -17% 238 $98   $143,877 8
Feb 27, 2021 - $31,442 +34% -24% 238 $132   $175,319 9
Feb 28, 2021 - $14,749 -53% -22% 238 $62   $190,068 10
Mar 1, 2021 - $3,705 -75% -36% 238 $16   $193,773 11
Mar 2, 2021 - $7,172 +94% -23% 238 $30   $200,945 12
Mar 3, 2021 - $4,298 -40% -26% 238 $18   $205,243 13
Mar 4, 2021 - $6,223 +45% -43% 238 $26   $211,466 14
Mar 5, 2021 - $8,728 +40% -63% 86 $101   $220,194 15
Mar 6, 2021 - $10,529 +21% -67% 86 $122   $230,723 16
Mar 7, 2021 - $4,874 -54% -67% 86 $57   $235,597 17
Mar 8, 2021 - $1,933 -60% -48% 86 $22   $237,530 18
Mar 9, 2021 - $3,206 +66% -55% 86 $37   $240,736 19
Mar 10, 2021 - $2,950 -8% -31% 86 $34   $243,686 20
Mar 11, 2021 - $3,396 +15% -45% 86 $39   $247,082 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2021 - $120,453   239 $504   $120,453 1
Feb 26, 2021 - $91,013 -24% 238 $382   $211,466 2
Mar 5, 2021 - $35,616 -61% 86 $414   $247,082 3
Mar 12, 2021 - $17,238 -52% 41 $420   $264,320 4
Mar 19, 2021 - $8,918 -48% 25 $357   $273,238 5
Mar 26, 2021 - $4,839 -46% 11 $440   $278,077 6
Apr 2, 2021 - $1,084 -78% 2 $542   $279,161 7
Apr 9, 2021 - $439 -60% 2 $220   $279,600 8
Apr 16, 2021 - $2,899 +560% 3 $966   $282,499 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/25/2024 $518 1 1 1 $87,385 4/29/2024
New Zealand 12/26/2020 $36,415 82 86 433 $300,611 7/29/2024
Portugal 2/3/2022 $8,519 29 29 44 $12,013 2/16/2022
Russia (CIS) 1/28/2021 $80,270 473 473 755 $150,189 10/19/2022
South Korea 6/30/2021 $20,640 123 123 246 $40,803 7/16/2021
Spain 11/5/2021 $20,706 46 46 46 $20,833 11/14/2021
United Kingdom 1/15/2021 $0000$0
 
International Total$611,834 7/29/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.