Take Shelter (2011)

Take Shelter poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,728,953Details
International Box Office $3,243,063Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,972,016
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Curtis LaForche lives in a small Ohio town with his wife Samantha and six-year-old daughter Hannah, who is deaf. Curtis makes a modest living as a crew chief for a sand-mining company. Samantha is a stay-at-home mother and part-time seamstress who supplements their income by selling handmade wares at the flea market each weekend. Money is tight, and navigating Hannah's healthcare and special needs education is a constant struggle. Despite that, Curtis and Samantha are very much in love and their family is a happy one. Then Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm. He chooses to keep the disturbance to himself, channeling his anxiety into the obsessive building of a storm shelter in their backyard. His seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns and confounds Samantha, and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbors. But the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn't compare to Curtis’ private fear of what his dreams may truly signify. Faced with the proposition that his disturbing visions signal disaster of one kind or another, Curtis confides in Samantha, testing the power of their bond against the highest possible stakes.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$52,041 (3.0% of total gross)
Legs:9.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,750,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/91 max. theaters, 8.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,350,029

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,258 $1,728,953
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,668 $3,243,063
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,101 $4,972,016
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,023 $1,728,953
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $3,243,063
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,891 $4,972,016

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 30th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
May 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal)
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2161, 3/2/2011)
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Druk
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Keywords: Dream Sequence, Deaf, Extreme Weather, Hallucinations, Fired, Mental Illness, Disaster, Sundance Film Festival 2011
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Grove Hill Productions, Hydraulx Entertainment, REI Capital, Strange Matter Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2011 Theater Average 68 $17,347 Sep 30, 2011 3

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,258 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,874 $2,350,029
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,389 $1,728,953
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 187 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,308 $2,350,029
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 45 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,264 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,387 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,369 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,988 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,023 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $1,728,953

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 2011 48 $52,041   3 $17,347   $52,041 1
Oct 7, 2011 43 $52,002 n/c 11 $4,727   $126,223 2
Oct 14, 2011 33 $116,302 +124% 24 $4,846   $272,521 3
Oct 21, 2011 28 $181,190 +56% 55 $3,294   $503,339 4
Oct 28, 2011 30 $190,815 +5% 91 $2,097   $765,121 5
Nov 4, 2011 33 $175,802 -8% 90 $1,953   $1,031,096 6
Nov 11, 2011 33 $119,702 -32% 82 $1,460   $1,220,184 7
Nov 18, 2011 35 $91,829 -23% 74 $1,241   $1,359,708 8
Nov 25, 2011 46 $50,282 -45% 49 $1,026   $1,444,395 9
Dec 2, 2011 46 $42,379 -16% 54 $785   $1,507,338 10
Dec 9, 2011 44 $47,721 +13% 63 $757   $1,573,215 11
Dec 16, 2011 46 $27,608 -42% 58 $476   $1,627,470 12
Dec 23, 2011 55 $5,192 -81% 24 $216   $1,652,616 13
Dec 30, 2011 60 $9,022 +74% 20 $451   $1,671,202 14
Jan 6, 2012 59 $11,201 +24% 21 $533   $1,690,807 15
Jan 13, 2012 63 $6,337 -43% 14 $453   $1,705,348 16
Jan 20, 2012 65 $7,767 +23% 16 $485   $1,716,353 17
Feb 3, 2012 78 $1,485   8 $186   $1,722,554 19
Feb 10, 2012 99 $522 -65% 4 $131   $1,723,811 20
Feb 17, 2012 101 $322 -38% 4 $81   $1,724,431 21
Feb 24, 2012 91 $1,805 +461% 3 $602   $1,726,549 22
Mar 2, 2012 102 $860 -52% 3 $287   $1,728,114 23
Mar 9, 2012 107 $458 -47% 1 $458   $1,728,953 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 2011 47 $74,221   3 $24,740   $74,221 1
Oct 7, 2011 42 $81,998 +10% 11 $7,454   $156,219 2
Oct 14, 2011 34 $165,930 +102% 24 $6,914   $322,149 3
Oct 21, 2011 28 $252,157 +52% 55 $4,585   $574,306 4
Oct 28, 2011 29 $280,988 +11% 91 $3,088   $855,294 5
Nov 4, 2011 32 $245,188 -13% 90 $2,724   $1,100,482 6
Nov 11, 2011 33 $167,397 -32% 82 $2,041   $1,267,879 7
Nov 18, 2011 41 $126,234 -25% 74 $1,706   $1,394,113 8
Nov 25, 2011 46 $70,846 -44% 49 $1,446   $1,464,959 9
Dec 2, 2011 46 $60,535 -15% 54 $1,121   $1,525,494 10
Dec 9, 2011 43 $74,368 +23% 63 $1,180   $1,599,862 11
Dec 16, 2011 49 $47,562 -36% 58 $820   $1,647,424 12
Dec 23, 2011 57 $14,756 -69% 24 $615   $1,662,180 13
Dec 30, 2011 59 $17,426 +18% 20 $871   $1,679,606 14
Jan 6, 2012 57 $19,405 +11% 21 $924   $1,699,011 15
Jan 13, 2012 65 $9,575 -51% 14 $684   $1,708,586 16
Feb 3, 2012 78 $2,220   8 $278   $1,723,289 19
Feb 10, 2012 89 $820 -63% 4 $205   $1,724,109 20
Feb 17, 2012 107 $635 -23% 4 $159   $1,724,744 21
Feb 24, 2012 88 $2,510 +295% 3 $837   $1,727,254 22
Mar 2, 2012 99 $1,241 -51% 3 $414   $1,728,495 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Portugal 5/17/2012 $9,859 4 4 11 $27,515 12/10/2015
Spain 4/4/2012 $0 0 12 28 $179,502 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $3,036,046
 
International Total$3,243,063 12/10/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,668 $3,243,063
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,742 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,120 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,352 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,980 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,898 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $3,243,063

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,101 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,004 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,394 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,734 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,395 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,463 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,891 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 149 $4,972,016

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

Michael Shannon    Curtis LaForche

Supporting Cast

Jessica Chastain    Samantha LaForce
Shea Whigham    Dewart
Katy Mixon    Nat
Ray McKinnon    Kyle
LisaGay Hamilton    Kendra
Robert Longstreet    Jim
Kathy Baker    Sarah
Tova Stewart    Hannah LaForche

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeff Nichols    Screenwriter
Jeff Nichols    Director
Tyler Davidson    Producer
Sophia Lin    Producer
Sarah Green    Executive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Executive Producer
Colin Strause    Executive Producer
Greg Strause    Executive Producer
Richard Rothfeld    Executive Producer
Chris Perot    Executive Producer
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos    Executive Producer
Kevin Flanigan    Co-Executive Producer
Adam Stone    Director of Photography
Chad Keith    Production Designer
Parke Gregg    Editor
David Wingo    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: Take Shelter

March 11th, 2012

Before Take Shelter opened, there was significant Awards Season buzz surrounding the film. However, it was a much smaller film than a lot of other Oscar bait, so it was mostly lost in the crowd. It did pick up a number of smaller award nominations and earned more than $1 million at the box office, but it wasn't a major player in either regard. Did it deserve to find a more receptive audience in theaters? Did it deserve to win more awards? Or was it lucky to get where it did? More...

2012 Awards Season: The Artist Shows its Spirit

February 26th, 2012

While the Independent Spirit Award unofficially kick off Awards Season with their nominations, they are one of the last to hand out their actual awards, which they did on Saturday. As it has most of the time, The Artist led the way by earning four wins out of the five categories it was nominated it. So which one did it lose? And what were the other winners? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...

Awards Season: Early Nods Speak Volumes

November 30th, 2011

As it does every year, Independent Spirit Award nominations kick off the unofficial start of Awards Season. This year there were two films that topped the list of nominations: The Artist and Take Shelter. Both of those films earned five nominations, but they weren't the only films to be singled out. More...

Per Theater Chart Still Feeling Crazy

November 8th, 2011

Like last week, Like Crazy was the only film to reach the $10,000 on the per theater chart. It expanded from four to sixteen theaters, while its per theater average remained strong at $16,657. The only new release that came close to $10,000 was The Other F Word and it was well back with an average of $6,643 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Real Steel Wins Opening Bout

October 9th, 2011

This weekend is turning out almost precisely as predicted in our Friday preview, with Real Steel cruising to a comfortable with with an estimated $27.3 million and Ides of March under-performing a bit with $10.4 million. Both movies seem to have found their intended audiences fairly successfully, but March was clearly hindered by mediocre reviews. More...

Per Theater Chart: Taking the High Road

October 5th, 2011

There were only a couple films to topped the $10,000 mark on this week's per theater chart, while many more failed to reach the Mendoza Line. We find Munger Road on the high end with $36,605 in its lone theater. Meanwhile, Take Shelter was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,347. Both film should expand, but the latter should have a better shot at earning some mainstream success over the former. More...

Weekend Estimates: Top Three Shuffle, Three Poor Openings and a Surprise

October 2nd, 2011

The industry's slow period in September and October is traditionally a dumping ground for films that the studios would rather forget, but it also presents an opportunity for movies that would otherwise be swamped by the competition at busier times of year. This weekend provides a perfect example of this phenomenon, with two pictures aimed at church-going families coming out the big winners. Dolphin Tale dropped just 25% in its second weekend to jump from third to first on the chart, overtaking Moneyball, which had a good second weekend (down 35% to $12.5 million) and The Lion King, which ran out of steam a bit, but still crossed $400 million at the box office. But the bigger surprise was the $8.8 million opening for Courageous from what must have been 1,161 carefully-chosen theaters. Its $7,580 per theater average comfortably tops the list among wide releases. More...

Limited Releases vs. Evil

September 30th, 2011

The list of limited releases this week includes a few films that are earning amazing reviews while going after very different target audiences. Take Shelter should please fans of art house dramas and has the best shot at earning some measure of mainstream success. Benda Bilili! is the best bet for fans of documentaries, but its potential to expand is more limited. Meanwhile, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is anything but the typical art house film, but its reviews are so good that it deserves to find an audience, even if it has to wait till the home market to do so. More...


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Synopsis

Curtis LaForche lives in a small Ohio town with his wife Samantha and six-year-old daughter Hannah, who is deaf. Curtis makes a modest living as a crew chief for a sand-mining company. Samantha is a stay-at-home mother and part-time seamstress who supplements their income by selling handmade wares at the flea market each weekend. Money is tight, and navigating Hannah's healthcare and special needs education is a constant struggle. Despite that, Curtis and Samantha are very much in love and their family is a happy one. Then Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm. He chooses to keep the disturbance to himself, channeling his anxiety into the obsessive building of a storm shelter in their backyard. His seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns and confounds Samantha, and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbors. But the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn't compare to Curtis’ private fear of what his dreams may truly signify. Faced with the proposition that his disturbing visions signal disaster of one kind or another, Curtis confides in Samantha, testing the power of their bond against the highest possible stakes.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$52,041 (3.0% of total gross)
Legs:9.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,750,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/91 max. theaters, 8.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,350,029

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,258 $1,728,953
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,668 $3,243,063
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,101 $4,972,016
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,023 $1,728,953
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $3,243,063
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,891 $4,972,016

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 30th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
May 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal)
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2161, 3/2/2011)
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Druk
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dream Sequence, Deaf, Extreme Weather, Hallucinations, Fired, Mental Illness, Disaster, Sundance Film Festival 2011
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Grove Hill Productions, Hydraulx Entertainment, REI Capital, Strange Matter Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2011 Theater Average 68 $17,347 Sep 30, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Michael Shannon    Curtis LaForche

Supporting Cast

Jessica Chastain    Samantha LaForce
Shea Whigham    Dewart
Katy Mixon    Nat
Ray McKinnon    Kyle
LisaGay Hamilton    Kendra
Robert Longstreet    Jim
Kathy Baker    Sarah
Tova Stewart    Hannah LaForche

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeff Nichols    Screenwriter
Jeff Nichols    Director
Tyler Davidson    Producer
Sophia Lin    Producer
Sarah Green    Executive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Executive Producer
Colin Strause    Executive Producer
Greg Strause    Executive Producer
Richard Rothfeld    Executive Producer
Chris Perot    Executive Producer
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos    Executive Producer
Kevin Flanigan    Co-Executive Producer
Adam Stone    Director of Photography
Chad Keith    Production Designer
Parke Gregg    Editor
David Wingo    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: Take Shelter

March 11th, 2012

Before Take Shelter opened, there was significant Awards Season buzz surrounding the film. However, it was a much smaller film than a lot of other Oscar bait, so it was mostly lost in the crowd. It did pick up a number of smaller award nominations and earned more than $1 million at the box office, but it wasn't a major player in either regard. Did it deserve to find a more receptive audience in theaters? Did it deserve to win more awards? Or was it lucky to get where it did? More...

2012 Awards Season: The Artist Shows its Spirit

February 26th, 2012

While the Independent Spirit Award unofficially kick off Awards Season with their nominations, they are one of the last to hand out their actual awards, which they did on Saturday. As it has most of the time, The Artist led the way by earning four wins out of the five categories it was nominated it. So which one did it lose? And what were the other winners? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...

Awards Season: Early Nods Speak Volumes

November 30th, 2011

As it does every year, Independent Spirit Award nominations kick off the unofficial start of Awards Season. This year there were two films that topped the list of nominations: The Artist and Take Shelter. Both of those films earned five nominations, but they weren't the only films to be singled out. More...

Per Theater Chart Still Feeling Crazy

November 8th, 2011

Like last week, Like Crazy was the only film to reach the $10,000 on the per theater chart. It expanded from four to sixteen theaters, while its per theater average remained strong at $16,657. The only new release that came close to $10,000 was The Other F Word and it was well back with an average of $6,643 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Real Steel Wins Opening Bout

October 9th, 2011

This weekend is turning out almost precisely as predicted in our Friday preview, with Real Steel cruising to a comfortable with with an estimated $27.3 million and Ides of March under-performing a bit with $10.4 million. Both movies seem to have found their intended audiences fairly successfully, but March was clearly hindered by mediocre reviews. More...

Per Theater Chart: Taking the High Road

October 5th, 2011

There were only a couple films to topped the $10,000 mark on this week's per theater chart, while many more failed to reach the Mendoza Line. We find Munger Road on the high end with $36,605 in its lone theater. Meanwhile, Take Shelter was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,347. Both film should expand, but the latter should have a better shot at earning some mainstream success over the former. More...

Weekend Estimates: Top Three Shuffle, Three Poor Openings and a Surprise

October 2nd, 2011

The industry's slow period in September and October is traditionally a dumping ground for films that the studios would rather forget, but it also presents an opportunity for movies that would otherwise be swamped by the competition at busier times of year. This weekend provides a perfect example of this phenomenon, with two pictures aimed at church-going families coming out the big winners. Dolphin Tale dropped just 25% in its second weekend to jump from third to first on the chart, overtaking Moneyball, which had a good second weekend (down 35% to $12.5 million) and The Lion King, which ran out of steam a bit, but still crossed $400 million at the box office. But the bigger surprise was the $8.8 million opening for Courageous from what must have been 1,161 carefully-chosen theaters. Its $7,580 per theater average comfortably tops the list among wide releases. More...

Limited Releases vs. Evil

September 30th, 2011

The list of limited releases this week includes a few films that are earning amazing reviews while going after very different target audiences. Take Shelter should please fans of art house dramas and has the best shot at earning some measure of mainstream success. Benda Bilili! is the best bet for fans of documentaries, but its potential to expand is more limited. Meanwhile, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is anything but the typical art house film, but its reviews are so good that it deserves to find an audience, even if it has to wait till the home market to do so. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,258 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,874 $2,350,029
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,389 $1,728,953
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 187 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,308 $2,350,029
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 45 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,264 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,387 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,369 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,988 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,023 $1,728,953
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $1,728,953

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 2011 48 $52,041   3 $17,347   $52,041 1
Oct 7, 2011 43 $52,002 n/c 11 $4,727   $126,223 2
Oct 14, 2011 33 $116,302 +124% 24 $4,846   $272,521 3
Oct 21, 2011 28 $181,190 +56% 55 $3,294   $503,339 4
Oct 28, 2011 30 $190,815 +5% 91 $2,097   $765,121 5
Nov 4, 2011 33 $175,802 -8% 90 $1,953   $1,031,096 6
Nov 11, 2011 33 $119,702 -32% 82 $1,460   $1,220,184 7
Nov 18, 2011 35 $91,829 -23% 74 $1,241   $1,359,708 8
Nov 25, 2011 46 $50,282 -45% 49 $1,026   $1,444,395 9
Dec 2, 2011 46 $42,379 -16% 54 $785   $1,507,338 10
Dec 9, 2011 44 $47,721 +13% 63 $757   $1,573,215 11
Dec 16, 2011 46 $27,608 -42% 58 $476   $1,627,470 12
Dec 23, 2011 55 $5,192 -81% 24 $216   $1,652,616 13
Dec 30, 2011 60 $9,022 +74% 20 $451   $1,671,202 14
Jan 6, 2012 59 $11,201 +24% 21 $533   $1,690,807 15
Jan 13, 2012 63 $6,337 -43% 14 $453   $1,705,348 16
Jan 20, 2012 65 $7,767 +23% 16 $485   $1,716,353 17
Feb 3, 2012 78 $1,485   8 $186   $1,722,554 19
Feb 10, 2012 99 $522 -65% 4 $131   $1,723,811 20
Feb 17, 2012 101 $322 -38% 4 $81   $1,724,431 21
Feb 24, 2012 91 $1,805 +461% 3 $602   $1,726,549 22
Mar 2, 2012 102 $860 -52% 3 $287   $1,728,114 23
Mar 9, 2012 107 $458 -47% 1 $458   $1,728,953 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 2011 47 $74,221   3 $24,740   $74,221 1
Oct 7, 2011 42 $81,998 +10% 11 $7,454   $156,219 2
Oct 14, 2011 34 $165,930 +102% 24 $6,914   $322,149 3
Oct 21, 2011 28 $252,157 +52% 55 $4,585   $574,306 4
Oct 28, 2011 29 $280,988 +11% 91 $3,088   $855,294 5
Nov 4, 2011 32 $245,188 -13% 90 $2,724   $1,100,482 6
Nov 11, 2011 33 $167,397 -32% 82 $2,041   $1,267,879 7
Nov 18, 2011 41 $126,234 -25% 74 $1,706   $1,394,113 8
Nov 25, 2011 46 $70,846 -44% 49 $1,446   $1,464,959 9
Dec 2, 2011 46 $60,535 -15% 54 $1,121   $1,525,494 10
Dec 9, 2011 43 $74,368 +23% 63 $1,180   $1,599,862 11
Dec 16, 2011 49 $47,562 -36% 58 $820   $1,647,424 12
Dec 23, 2011 57 $14,756 -69% 24 $615   $1,662,180 13
Dec 30, 2011 59 $17,426 +18% 20 $871   $1,679,606 14
Jan 6, 2012 57 $19,405 +11% 21 $924   $1,699,011 15
Jan 13, 2012 65 $9,575 -51% 14 $684   $1,708,586 16
Feb 3, 2012 78 $2,220   8 $278   $1,723,289 19
Feb 10, 2012 89 $820 -63% 4 $205   $1,724,109 20
Feb 17, 2012 107 $635 -23% 4 $159   $1,724,744 21
Feb 24, 2012 88 $2,510 +295% 3 $837   $1,727,254 22
Mar 2, 2012 99 $1,241 -51% 3 $414   $1,728,495 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Portugal 5/17/2012 $9,859 4 4 11 $27,515 12/10/2015
Spain 4/4/2012 $0 0 12 28 $179,502 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $3,036,046
 
International Total$3,243,063 12/10/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,668 $3,243,063
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,742 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,120 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,352 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,980 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,898 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,853 $3,243,063
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $3,243,063

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,101 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,004 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,394 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,734 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,395 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,463 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,891 $4,972,016
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 149 $4,972,016

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