Middle Men (2010)

Middle Men poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $754,301Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores, and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris had the perfect life - a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. And then he met Wayne Beering and Buck Dolby, two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult entertainment is sold over the internet. When Jack agrees to help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught between a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI all the while becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$325,641 (43.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:252 opening theaters/252 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,030,590

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,807 $754,301
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,010 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,795 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,356 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,461 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,178 $754,301

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: August 6th, 2010 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
Video Release: February 8th, 2011 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, drug use and violence.
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 1941
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Keywords: Inspired by a True Story, Porn Business, Organized Crime, Internet
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Mallick Media, Oxymoron Entertainment, Blue Star Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $754,301
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,015 $1,030,590
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,575 $754,301
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 210 $754,301
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,010 $754,301
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,116 $1,030,590
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 76 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,929 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,502 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,131 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,795 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,461 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies 43 $754,301

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2010 20 $325,641   252 $1,292   $325,641 1
Aug 13, 2010 34 $96,198 -70% 252 $382   $639,414 2
Aug 20, 2010 65 $15,068 -84% 16 $942   $723,714 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 2010 - $103,683     252 $411   $103,683 1
Aug 7, 2010 - $117,550 +13%   252 $466   $221,233 2
Aug 8, 2010 - $104,408 -11%   252 $414   $325,641 3
Aug 9, 2010 - $59,860 -43%   252 $238   $385,501 4
Aug 10, 2010 - $67,769 +13%   252 $269   $453,270 5
Aug 11, 2010 - $46,755 -31%   252 $186   $500,025 6
Aug 12, 2010 - $43,191 -8%   252 $171   $543,216 7
Aug 13, 2010 - $28,326 -34% -73% 252 $112   $571,542 8
Aug 14, 2010 - $35,167 +24% -70% 252 $140   $606,709 9
Aug 15, 2010 - $32,705 -7% -69% 252 $130   $639,414 10
Aug 16, 2010 - $17,762 -46% -70% 252 $70   $657,176 11
Aug 17, 2010 - $20,836 +17% -69% 252 $83   $678,012 12
Aug 18, 2010 - $17,723 -15% -62% 252 $70   $695,735 13
Aug 19, 2010 - $12,911 -27% -70% 252 $51   $708,646 14
Aug 20, 2010 - $4,331 -66% -85% 16 $271   $712,977 15
Aug 21, 2010 - $5,554 +28% -84% 16 $347   $718,531 16
Aug 22, 2010 - $5,183 -7% -84% 16 $324   $723,714 17
Aug 23, 2010 - $2,435 -53% -86% 16 $152   $726,149 18
Aug 24, 2010 - $2,612 +7% -87% 16 $163   $728,761 19
Aug 25, 2010 - $2,220 -15% -87% 16 $139   $730,981 20
Aug 26, 2010 - $2,466 +11% -81% 16 $154   $733,447 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2010 21 $543,216   252 $2,156   $543,216 1
Aug 13, 2010 36 $165,430 -70% 252 $656   $708,646 2
Aug 20, 2010 64 $24,801 -85% 16 $1,550   $733,447 3

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

James Caan    Jerry Haggerty
Jacinda Barrett    Diana Harris
Luke Wilson    Jack Harris
Laura Ramsey    Audry Dawns
Giovanni Ribisi    Wayne Beering

Supporting Cast

Kelsey Grammer    Frank Griffin
Graham McTavish    Ivan
Denny Z*    Denny Z
Kevin Pollak    Curt Allmans
Robert Forester*    Louis La La
Rade Serbedzija*    Nikita Sokoloff
Terry Crews    James
Gabriel Mackt*    Buck Dolby

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Gallo    Director
Christopher Mallick    Producer
William Sherak    Producer
Jason Shuman    Producer
Michael Weiss    Producer
Nate Blonde    Co-Producer
Danial S. Frisch    Co-Executive Producer
Shaliza Somani    Co-Executive Producer
Andy Weiss    Co-Executive Producer
George Gallo    Screenwriter
Andy Weiss    Screenwriter
Marty Eli Schwartz    Assistant Director
Courtney Schwartz    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 8th, 2011

February 8th, 2011

Wow. It's a bad week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While there are a number of first run releases, none of them exactly shout Pick of the Week. The best bet as far as first run releases goes is Paranormal Activity 2, but the screener hasn't arrived yet. Same goes for Thelma & Louise, which is making its Blu-ray debut this week. So in the end I went with Doctor Who: Story 63: The Mutants as the pick of the week. Great story, powerful message, and lots of extras. More...

Doing Time on the Per Theater Chart

August 10th, 2010

Leading the way on the per theater chart this weekend was Cairo Time with a healthy average of $13,249 in five theaters. The only other film to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was Avatar. Yes, that Avatar. It played in just one theater over the weekend and earned $10,511. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Other Guys Puts Inception Run to Rest

August 8th, 2010

After three weekends at the top, Inception finally slipped to second place this weekend, thanks to an impressive debut from The Other Guys. The Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg comedy posted a very solid $35.6 million, with a per theater average within touching distance of $10,000. That's the second-best opening weekend for both actors (behind Talladega Nights and Planet of the Apes respectively), and should set the movie up for a good late Summer run. More...

The Disappearance of Limited Releases

August 6th, 2010

There are a lot of films on this week's column, but ironically, it feels like there are not that many true limited releases. Of the eight films below, more than half are opening in a dozen or more theaters. Two of them are opening in more than 200 theaters, which is generally far too many for a limited release. Even more troubling, only half are earning overall positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, which could be devastating at the box office. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...


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Synopsis

In 1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores, and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris had the perfect life - a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. And then he met Wayne Beering and Buck Dolby, two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult entertainment is sold over the internet. When Jack agrees to help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught between a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI all the while becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$325,641 (43.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:252 opening theaters/252 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,030,590

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,807 $754,301
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,010 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,795 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,356 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,461 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,178 $754,301

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 6th, 2010 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
Video Release: February 8th, 2011 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, drug use and violence.
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 1941
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Inspired by a True Story, Porn Business, Organized Crime, Internet
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Mallick Media, Oxymoron Entertainment, Blue Star Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

James Caan    Jerry Haggerty
Jacinda Barrett    Diana Harris
Luke Wilson    Jack Harris
Laura Ramsey    Audry Dawns
Giovanni Ribisi    Wayne Beering

Supporting Cast

Kelsey Grammer    Frank Griffin
Graham McTavish    Ivan
Denny Z*    Denny Z
Kevin Pollak    Curt Allmans
Robert Forester*    Louis La La
Rade Serbedzija*    Nikita Sokoloff
Terry Crews    James
Gabriel Mackt*    Buck Dolby

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Gallo    Director
Christopher Mallick    Producer
William Sherak    Producer
Jason Shuman    Producer
Michael Weiss    Producer
Nate Blonde    Co-Producer
Danial S. Frisch    Co-Executive Producer
Shaliza Somani    Co-Executive Producer
Andy Weiss    Co-Executive Producer
George Gallo    Screenwriter
Andy Weiss    Screenwriter
Marty Eli Schwartz    Assistant Director
Courtney Schwartz    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 8th, 2011

February 8th, 2011

Wow. It's a bad week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While there are a number of first run releases, none of them exactly shout Pick of the Week. The best bet as far as first run releases goes is Paranormal Activity 2, but the screener hasn't arrived yet. Same goes for Thelma & Louise, which is making its Blu-ray debut this week. So in the end I went with Doctor Who: Story 63: The Mutants as the pick of the week. Great story, powerful message, and lots of extras. More...

Doing Time on the Per Theater Chart

August 10th, 2010

Leading the way on the per theater chart this weekend was Cairo Time with a healthy average of $13,249 in five theaters. The only other film to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was Avatar. Yes, that Avatar. It played in just one theater over the weekend and earned $10,511. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Other Guys Puts Inception Run to Rest

August 8th, 2010

After three weekends at the top, Inception finally slipped to second place this weekend, thanks to an impressive debut from The Other Guys. The Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg comedy posted a very solid $35.6 million, with a per theater average within touching distance of $10,000. That's the second-best opening weekend for both actors (behind Talladega Nights and Planet of the Apes respectively), and should set the movie up for a good late Summer run. More...

The Disappearance of Limited Releases

August 6th, 2010

There are a lot of films on this week's column, but ironically, it feels like there are not that many true limited releases. Of the eight films below, more than half are opening in a dozen or more theaters. Two of them are opening in more than 200 theaters, which is generally far too many for a limited release. Even more troubling, only half are earning overall positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, which could be devastating at the box office. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $754,301
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,015 $1,030,590
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,575 $754,301
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 210 $754,301
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,010 $754,301
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,116 $1,030,590
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 76 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,929 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,502 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,131 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,795 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,461 $754,301
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies 43 $754,301

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2010 20 $325,641   252 $1,292   $325,641 1
Aug 13, 2010 34 $96,198 -70% 252 $382   $639,414 2
Aug 20, 2010 65 $15,068 -84% 16 $942   $723,714 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 2010 - $103,683     252 $411   $103,683 1
Aug 7, 2010 - $117,550 +13%   252 $466   $221,233 2
Aug 8, 2010 - $104,408 -11%   252 $414   $325,641 3
Aug 9, 2010 - $59,860 -43%   252 $238   $385,501 4
Aug 10, 2010 - $67,769 +13%   252 $269   $453,270 5
Aug 11, 2010 - $46,755 -31%   252 $186   $500,025 6
Aug 12, 2010 - $43,191 -8%   252 $171   $543,216 7
Aug 13, 2010 - $28,326 -34% -73% 252 $112   $571,542 8
Aug 14, 2010 - $35,167 +24% -70% 252 $140   $606,709 9
Aug 15, 2010 - $32,705 -7% -69% 252 $130   $639,414 10
Aug 16, 2010 - $17,762 -46% -70% 252 $70   $657,176 11
Aug 17, 2010 - $20,836 +17% -69% 252 $83   $678,012 12
Aug 18, 2010 - $17,723 -15% -62% 252 $70   $695,735 13
Aug 19, 2010 - $12,911 -27% -70% 252 $51   $708,646 14
Aug 20, 2010 - $4,331 -66% -85% 16 $271   $712,977 15
Aug 21, 2010 - $5,554 +28% -84% 16 $347   $718,531 16
Aug 22, 2010 - $5,183 -7% -84% 16 $324   $723,714 17
Aug 23, 2010 - $2,435 -53% -86% 16 $152   $726,149 18
Aug 24, 2010 - $2,612 +7% -87% 16 $163   $728,761 19
Aug 25, 2010 - $2,220 -15% -87% 16 $139   $730,981 20
Aug 26, 2010 - $2,466 +11% -81% 16 $154   $733,447 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2010 21 $543,216   252 $2,156   $543,216 1
Aug 13, 2010 36 $165,430 -70% 252 $656   $708,646 2
Aug 20, 2010 64 $24,801 -85% 16 $1,550   $733,447 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,807 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,452 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,285 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,354 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,720 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,356 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,178 $754,301
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies 49 $754,301

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.