Finders Keepers (2015)

Finders Keepers poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,555Details
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Synopsis

A few years back, tabloids across the world were thrilled to report how the mummified leg of amputee John Wood was found in a barbecue grill purchased at an auction by flea marketer Shannon Whisnant. Naturally they were ecstatic to then report how Shannon subsequently sued John in a bizarre custody battle over the leg. But a few things never made the papers: like how John had been keeping the leg as a painful memorial to his late father – or how Shannon had simply viewed the now-famous leg as a way out of a life of hardship. Nor did the news mention how the ever-intensifying media frenzy, and an inexplicable chain of events sparked by the leg’s discovery, pushed John past the brink of addiction and very nearly to the grave, before ultimately offering him a second chance at life… and it was never known how the story really ended. Set in rural North Carolina, Finders Keepers is an oftentimes hilarious, at turns tragic narrative that delves into the very real lives that created - and were forever changed by - the fantastical headlines.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,740 (16.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/32 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,746 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,231 $35,555
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,236 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,022 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,787 $35,555

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2015 (Limited) by The Orchard
MPAA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2383, 7/22/2015)
Running Time: 82 minutes
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Keywords: Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Auction, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: World Record Headquarters, Exhibit A Pictures, The Orchard
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,746 $35,555
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,126 $45,459
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,732 $35,555
Top 2015 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 452 $35,555
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,236 $35,555
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,339 $45,459
Top 2015 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 279 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,026 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,901-13,000) 12,968 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,344 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,265 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,022 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for The Orchard Movies 34 $35,555

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 79 $5,740   5 $1,148   $5,740 1
Oct 2, 2015 67 $17,023 +197% 32 $532   $25,589 2
Oct 9, 2015 78 $4,523 -73% 18 $251   $31,112 3
Oct 16, 2015 86 $1,560 -66% 6 $260   $34,672 4
Oct 23, 2015 93 $410 -74% 3 $137   $34,522 5
Oct 30, 2015 93 $250 -39% 2 $125   $35,555 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 80 $8,566   5 $1,713   $8,566 1
Oct 2, 2015 74 $18,023 +110% 32 $563   $26,589 2
Oct 9, 2015 77 $6,523 -64% 18 $362   $33,112 3

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Documentary Subject(s)

John Wood (Documentary Subject)    Himself
Shannon Whisnant    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Marian Lytle    Himself
Gene Whisnant    Himself
Shirley Whisnant    Herself
Peg Wood    Herself
Nelson Miller    Himself
Mark Hamilton    Himself
Carlton Haggard    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bryan Barberry    Director
J. Clay Tweel    Director
Ed Cunningham    Producer
Seth Gordon    Producer
Adam Gibbs    Producer
Bryan Carberry    Producer
Dan Romer    Composer
Osei Essed    Composer
Adam Hobbs    Cinematographer
J. Clay Tweel    Editor
Tchavdar Georgiev    Editor
Bryan Carberry    Editor

Per Theater Chart: Sicario Continues to Chase Down the Competition

September 29th, 2015

Sicario

It is very rare for a limited release to repeat on top of the per theater chart, because if a film does well enough to lead the per theater chart, they tend to expand so much that repeating on top becomes nearly impossible. Sicario expanded from 6 to 59 theaters, but still managed first place with an average of $29,107. At this pace, it will expand semi-wide, at the very least. Lost in Hong Kong was next with an average of $19,916 in 27 theaters. It is already more than halfway to its first major milestone after just one weekend of release. I think more and more Chinese films will get limited releases here. 99 Homes was next with an average of $16,127 in two theaters. This is enough to suggest some potential to expand, especially if it can turn its reviews into Award Season Buzz. The overall box office champ, Hotel Transylvania 2, was next with an average of $12,910. The final film in the $10,000 club was Mississippi Grind with $12,434 in its lone theater. It looks like it will be another success for A24. More...


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Synopsis

A few years back, tabloids across the world were thrilled to report how the mummified leg of amputee John Wood was found in a barbecue grill purchased at an auction by flea marketer Shannon Whisnant. Naturally they were ecstatic to then report how Shannon subsequently sued John in a bizarre custody battle over the leg. But a few things never made the papers: like how John had been keeping the leg as a painful memorial to his late father – or how Shannon had simply viewed the now-famous leg as a way out of a life of hardship. Nor did the news mention how the ever-intensifying media frenzy, and an inexplicable chain of events sparked by the leg’s discovery, pushed John past the brink of addiction and very nearly to the grave, before ultimately offering him a second chance at life… and it was never known how the story really ended. Set in rural North Carolina, Finders Keepers is an oftentimes hilarious, at turns tragic narrative that delves into the very real lives that created - and were forever changed by - the fantastical headlines.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,740 (16.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/32 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,746 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,231 $35,555
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,236 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,022 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,787 $35,555

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2015 (Limited) by The Orchard
MPAA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2383, 7/22/2015)
Running Time: 82 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Auction, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: World Record Headquarters, Exhibit A Pictures, The Orchard
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

John Wood (Documentary Subject)    Himself
Shannon Whisnant    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Marian Lytle    Himself
Gene Whisnant    Himself
Shirley Whisnant    Herself
Peg Wood    Herself
Nelson Miller    Himself
Mark Hamilton    Himself
Carlton Haggard    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bryan Barberry    Director
J. Clay Tweel    Director
Ed Cunningham    Producer
Seth Gordon    Producer
Adam Gibbs    Producer
Bryan Carberry    Producer
Dan Romer    Composer
Osei Essed    Composer
Adam Hobbs    Cinematographer
J. Clay Tweel    Editor
Tchavdar Georgiev    Editor
Bryan Carberry    Editor

Per Theater Chart: Sicario Continues to Chase Down the Competition

September 29th, 2015

Sicario

It is very rare for a limited release to repeat on top of the per theater chart, because if a film does well enough to lead the per theater chart, they tend to expand so much that repeating on top becomes nearly impossible. Sicario expanded from 6 to 59 theaters, but still managed first place with an average of $29,107. At this pace, it will expand semi-wide, at the very least. Lost in Hong Kong was next with an average of $19,916 in 27 theaters. It is already more than halfway to its first major milestone after just one weekend of release. I think more and more Chinese films will get limited releases here. 99 Homes was next with an average of $16,127 in two theaters. This is enough to suggest some potential to expand, especially if it can turn its reviews into Award Season Buzz. The overall box office champ, Hotel Transylvania 2, was next with an average of $12,910. The final film in the $10,000 club was Mississippi Grind with $12,434 in its lone theater. It looks like it will be another success for A24. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,746 $35,555
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,126 $45,459
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,732 $35,555
Top 2015 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 452 $35,555
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,236 $35,555
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,339 $45,459
Top 2015 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 279 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,026 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,901-13,000) 12,968 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,344 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,265 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,022 $35,555
All Time Domestic Box Office for The Orchard Movies 34 $35,555

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 79 $5,740   5 $1,148   $5,740 1
Oct 2, 2015 67 $17,023 +197% 32 $532   $25,589 2
Oct 9, 2015 78 $4,523 -73% 18 $251   $31,112 3
Oct 16, 2015 86 $1,560 -66% 6 $260   $34,672 4
Oct 23, 2015 93 $410 -74% 3 $137   $34,522 5
Oct 30, 2015 93 $250 -39% 2 $125   $35,555 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 80 $8,566   5 $1,713   $8,566 1
Oct 2, 2015 74 $18,023 +110% 32 $563   $26,589 2
Oct 9, 2015 77 $6,523 -64% 18 $362   $33,112 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,231 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,601-27,700) 27,611 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,500 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 24,901-25,000) 24,946 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,353 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,787 $35,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for The Orchard Movies 38 $35,555

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.