American Violet (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $554,434Details
OpusData ID: 66380100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$243,162 (43.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:61 opening theaters/61 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $836,092

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,218 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,924 $554,434
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $554,434

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 2009 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Video Release: October 13th, 2009 by Image Entertainment/ThinkFilm
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, violence, drug references and language.
Running Time: 103 minutes
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Keywords: Texas, War on Drugs
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,218 $554,434
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,654 $836,092
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,243 $554,434
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2009 (Rank 201-300) 244 $554,434
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $554,434
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,419 $836,092
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 91 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,576 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,247 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,247 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,785 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,624 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Samuel Goldwyn Films Movies 50 $554,434

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2009 22 $243,162   61 $3,986   $243,162 1
Apr 24, 2009 38 $66,510 -73% 58 $1,147   $372,053 2
May 1, 2009 39 $64,604 -3% 45 $1,436   $465,786 3
May 8, 2009 58 $24,625 -62% 21 $1,173   $515,869 4
May 15, 2009 65 $13,618 -45% 3 $4,539   $538,433 5
May 22, 2009 93 $2,803 -79% 4 $701   $546,553 6
May 29, 2009 97 $1,270 -55% 2 $635   $549,328 7
Jun 5, 2009 86 $3,073 +142% 5 $615   $552,933 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 25, 2009 83 $699     4 $175   $547,252 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2009 23 $305,543   61 $5,009   $305,543 1
Apr 24, 2009 38 $95,639 -69% 58 $1,649   $401,182 2
May 1, 2009 40 $90,062 -6% 45 $2,001   $491,244 3
May 8, 2009 59 $33,571 -63% 21 $1,599   $524,815 4
May 15, 2009 66 $18,935 -44% 3 $6,312   $543,750 5
May 22, 2009 95 $4,308 -77% 4 $1,077   $548,058 6
May 29, 2009 98 $1,802 -58% 2 $901   $549,860 7
Jun 5, 2009 84 $4,574 +154% 5 $915   $554,434 8

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Leading Cast

Nicole Beharie   

Supporting Cast

Will Patton   
Xzibit   
Alfre Woodard   
Charles S. Dutton   
Tim Blake Nelson   

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

DVD Rentals - Props to Proposal

October 27th, 2009

There were five new releases to reach the top 30 this past week, including three that reached the top five. The best rental overall was The Proposal with close to double the rentals of Land of the Lost. More...

DVD Releases for October 13th, 2009

October 12th, 2009

Not a great week for home market releases. The best-selling DVD is The Proposal while Drag Me To Hell will likely be the best selling Blu-ray title of the week. Drag Me To Hell could have been a DVD Pick of the Week, but weak extras leads me to believe there will be a special edition coming out sooner rather than later. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$243,162 (43.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:61 opening theaters/61 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $836,092

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,218 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,924 $554,434
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $554,434

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 2009 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Video Release: October 13th, 2009 by Image Entertainment/ThinkFilm
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, violence, drug references and language.
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Texas, War on Drugs
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Nicole Beharie   

Supporting Cast

Alfre Woodard   
Charles S. Dutton   
Tim Blake Nelson   
Will Patton   
Xzibit   

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

DVD Rentals - Props to Proposal

October 27th, 2009

There were five new releases to reach the top 30 this past week, including three that reached the top five. The best rental overall was The Proposal with close to double the rentals of Land of the Lost. More...

DVD Releases for October 13th, 2009

October 12th, 2009

Not a great week for home market releases. The best-selling DVD is The Proposal while Drag Me To Hell will likely be the best selling Blu-ray title of the week. Drag Me To Hell could have been a DVD Pick of the Week, but weak extras leads me to believe there will be a special edition coming out sooner rather than later. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,218 $554,434
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,654 $836,092
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,243 $554,434
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2009 (Rank 201-300) 244 $554,434
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,400 $554,434
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,419 $836,092
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 91 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,576 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,247 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,247 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,785 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,624 $554,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Samuel Goldwyn Films Movies 50 $554,434

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2009 22 $243,162   61 $3,986   $243,162 1
Apr 24, 2009 38 $66,510 -73% 58 $1,147   $372,053 2
May 1, 2009 39 $64,604 -3% 45 $1,436   $465,786 3
May 8, 2009 58 $24,625 -62% 21 $1,173   $515,869 4
May 15, 2009 65 $13,618 -45% 3 $4,539   $538,433 5
May 22, 2009 93 $2,803 -79% 4 $701   $546,553 6
May 29, 2009 97 $1,270 -55% 2 $635   $549,328 7
Jun 5, 2009 86 $3,073 +142% 5 $615   $552,933 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 25, 2009 83 $699     4 $175   $547,252 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2009 23 $305,543   61 $5,009   $305,543 1
Apr 24, 2009 38 $95,639 -69% 58 $1,649   $401,182 2
May 1, 2009 40 $90,062 -6% 45 $2,001   $491,244 3
May 8, 2009 59 $33,571 -63% 21 $1,599   $524,815 4
May 15, 2009 66 $18,935 -44% 3 $6,312   $543,750 5
May 22, 2009 95 $4,308 -77% 4 $1,077   $548,058 6
May 29, 2009 98 $1,802 -58% 2 $901   $549,860 7
Jun 5, 2009 84 $4,574 +154% 5 $915   $554,434 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,924 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,403 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 10,901-11,000) 10,953 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,301-16,400) 16,317 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,957 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,231 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,870 $554,434
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Samuel Goldwyn Films Movies 88 $554,434

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.