The B-Side (2017)

The B-Side
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $125,227Details
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Synopsis

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years she captured the “surfaces” of those who visited her Cambridge, Massachusetts studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables. As pictures begin to fade and her retirement looms, Dorfman gives Errol Morris an inside tour of her backyard archive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,035 (9.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/25 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $150,489

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,511 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,801-23,900) 23,844 $125,227
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,380 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,464 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,189 $125,227

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 2017 (Limited) by Neon
MPAA Rating: R for some graphic nude images and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2473 (Cert #50938), 4/26/2017)
Running Time: 76 minutes
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Keywords: Archive Footage, Biography, Photography, Rock 'n' Roll, Retirement, Poet
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Fourth Floor Productions, Moxie Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,511 $125,227
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,133 $150,489
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,528 $125,227
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 351 $125,227
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,380 $125,227
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,615 $150,489
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 197 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,075 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 842 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 769 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,464 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Neon Movies 62 $125,227

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 2017 48 $12,035   3 $4,012   $12,035 1
Jul 7, 2017 50 $12,360 +3% 8 $1,545   $33,097 2
Jul 14, 2017 43 $18,416 +49% 15 $1,228   $65,590 3
Jul 21, 2017 44 $16,636 -10% 25 $665   $94,955 4
Jul 28, 2017 59 $6,562 -61% 21 $312   $112,326 5
Aug 4, 2017 67 $3,763 -43% 15 $251   $121,498 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 30, 2017 - $4,248     3 $1,416   $4,248 1
Jul 1, 2017 - $4,121 -3%   3 $1,374   $8,369 2
Jul 2, 2017 - $3,666 -11%   3 $1,222   $12,035 3
Jul 3, 2017 - $2,775 -24%   3 $925   $14,810 4
Jul 4, 2017 - $3,283 +18%   3 $1,094   $18,093 5
Jul 5, 2017 - $1,104 -66%   3 $368   $19,197 6
Jul 6, 2017 - $1,540 +39%   3 $513   $20,737 7
Jul 7, 2017 - $3,310 +115% -22% 8 $414   $24,047 8
Jul 8, 2017 - $5,264 +59% +28% 8 $658   $29,311 9
Jul 9, 2017 - $3,786 -28% +3% 8 $473   $33,097 10
Jul 10, 2017 - $1,893 -50% -32% 8 $237   $34,990 11
Jul 11, 2017 - $1,797 -5% -45% 8 $225   $36,787 12
Jul 12, 2017 - $1,545 -14% +40% 8 $193   $38,332 13
Jul 13, 2017 - $2,046 +32% +33% 8 $256   $40,378 14
Jul 14, 2017 - $5,222 +155% +58% 15 $348   $45,600 15
Jul 15, 2017 - $7,061 +35% +34% 15 $471   $52,661 16
Jul 16, 2017 - $6,133 -13% +62% 15 $409   $65,590 17
Jul 21, 2017 - $4,015   -23% 25 $161   $82,334 22
Jul 22, 2017 - $7,000 +74% -1% 25 $280   $89,334 23
Jul 23, 2017 - $5,621 -20% -8% 25 $225   $94,955 24
Jul 24, 2017 - $2,662 -53%   25 $106   $97,617 25
Jul 25, 2017 - $2,387 -10%   25 $95   $100,004 26
Jul 26, 2017 - $2,675 +12%   25 $107   $102,679 27
Jul 27, 2017 - $3,085 +15%   25 $123   $105,764 28
Jul 28, 2017 - $1,622 -47% -60% 21 $77   $107,386 29
Jul 29, 2017 - $3,049 +88% -56% 21 $145   $110,435 30
Jul 30, 2017 - $1,891 -38% -66% 21 $90   $112,326 31
Jul 31, 2017 - $940 -50% -65% 21 $45   $113,266 32
Aug 1, 2017 - $1,379 +47% -42% 21 $66   $114,645 33
Aug 2, 2017 - $1,509 +9% -44% 21 $72   $116,154 34
Aug 3, 2017 - $1,581 +5% -49% 21 $75   $117,735 35
Aug 4, 2017 - $825 -48% -49% 15 $55   $118,560 36
Aug 5, 2017 - $1,530 +85% -50% 15 $102   $120,090 37
Aug 6, 2017 - $1,408 -8% -26% 15 $94   $121,498 38
Aug 7, 2017 - $955 -32% +2% 15 $64   $122,453 39
Aug 8, 2017 - $917 -4% -34% 15 $61   $123,370 40
Aug 9, 2017 - $761 -17% -50% 15 $51   $124,131 41
Aug 10, 2017 - $1,096 +44% -31% 15 $73   $125,227 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 2017 49 $20,737   3 $6,912   $20,737 1
Jul 7, 2017 50 $19,641 -5% 8 $2,455   $40,378 2
Jul 14, 2017 43 $31,145 +59% 15 $2,076   $78,319 3
Jul 21, 2017 46 $27,445 -12% 25 $1,098   $105,764 4
Jul 28, 2017 58 $11,971 -56% 21 $570   $117,735 5
Aug 4, 2017 62 $7,492 -37% 15 $499   $125,227 6

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Elsa Dorfman    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Errol Morris    Director
Steven Hathaway    Producer
Robert Fernandez    Executive Producer
Julia Sheehan    Executive Producer
Steven Hathaway    Editor
Jesse Wann    Co-Producer
Nathan Allen Swingle    Director of Photography
Paul Leonard-Morgan    Composer
Eugenia Magann Haynes    Art Director
Molly Rokosz    Associate Producer

Theater Averages: Little Hours has Large $30,780 Opening

July 6th, 2017

The Little Hours

The Little Hours led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $30,780 in two theaters. This is Gunpowder and Sky’s first release, which makes its first place finish even more impressive. Last week’s winner, The Big Sick, held on well in second place with an average of $23,267 in 71 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall first place film, Despicable Me 3, which earned an average of $15,993. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Hours of Entertainment

June 30th, 2017

The Little Hours

It is not a great week for limited releases, as there are none that are expected to earn any measure of mainstream success. Okja is earning the loudest buzz, but it is playing on Netflix, so its box office chances are close to zero. The Little Hours has the best cast and its reviews are over 80% positive, but black comedies rarely do well in theaters. Finally, The B-Side is earning some of the best reviews, but documentaries rarely escape the art house circuit. More...


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Synopsis

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years she captured the “surfaces” of those who visited her Cambridge, Massachusetts studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables. As pictures begin to fade and her retirement looms, Dorfman gives Errol Morris an inside tour of her backyard archive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,035 (9.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/25 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $150,489

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,511 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,801-23,900) 23,844 $125,227
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,380 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,464 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,189 $125,227

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 2017 (Limited) by Neon
MPAA Rating: R for some graphic nude images and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2473 (Cert #50938), 4/26/2017)
Running Time: 76 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Archive Footage, Biography, Photography, Rock 'n' Roll, Retirement, Poet
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Fourth Floor Productions, Moxie Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Elsa Dorfman    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Errol Morris    Director
Steven Hathaway    Producer
Robert Fernandez    Executive Producer
Julia Sheehan    Executive Producer
Steven Hathaway    Editor
Jesse Wann    Co-Producer
Nathan Allen Swingle    Director of Photography
Paul Leonard-Morgan    Composer
Eugenia Magann Haynes    Art Director
Molly Rokosz    Associate Producer

Theater Averages: Little Hours has Large $30,780 Opening

July 6th, 2017

The Little Hours

The Little Hours led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $30,780 in two theaters. This is Gunpowder and Sky’s first release, which makes its first place finish even more impressive. Last week’s winner, The Big Sick, held on well in second place with an average of $23,267 in 71 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall first place film, Despicable Me 3, which earned an average of $15,993. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Hours of Entertainment

June 30th, 2017

The Little Hours

It is not a great week for limited releases, as there are none that are expected to earn any measure of mainstream success. Okja is earning the loudest buzz, but it is playing on Netflix, so its box office chances are close to zero. The Little Hours has the best cast and its reviews are over 80% positive, but black comedies rarely do well in theaters. Finally, The B-Side is earning some of the best reviews, but documentaries rarely escape the art house circuit. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,511 $125,227
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,133 $150,489
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,528 $125,227
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 351 $125,227
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,380 $125,227
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,615 $150,489
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 197 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,075 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 842 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 769 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,464 $125,227
All Time Domestic Box Office for Neon Movies 62 $125,227

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 2017 48 $12,035   3 $4,012   $12,035 1
Jul 7, 2017 50 $12,360 +3% 8 $1,545   $33,097 2
Jul 14, 2017 43 $18,416 +49% 15 $1,228   $65,590 3
Jul 21, 2017 44 $16,636 -10% 25 $665   $94,955 4
Jul 28, 2017 59 $6,562 -61% 21 $312   $112,326 5
Aug 4, 2017 67 $3,763 -43% 15 $251   $121,498 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 30, 2017 - $4,248     3 $1,416   $4,248 1
Jul 1, 2017 - $4,121 -3%   3 $1,374   $8,369 2
Jul 2, 2017 - $3,666 -11%   3 $1,222   $12,035 3
Jul 3, 2017 - $2,775 -24%   3 $925   $14,810 4
Jul 4, 2017 - $3,283 +18%   3 $1,094   $18,093 5
Jul 5, 2017 - $1,104 -66%   3 $368   $19,197 6
Jul 6, 2017 - $1,540 +39%   3 $513   $20,737 7
Jul 7, 2017 - $3,310 +115% -22% 8 $414   $24,047 8
Jul 8, 2017 - $5,264 +59% +28% 8 $658   $29,311 9
Jul 9, 2017 - $3,786 -28% +3% 8 $473   $33,097 10
Jul 10, 2017 - $1,893 -50% -32% 8 $237   $34,990 11
Jul 11, 2017 - $1,797 -5% -45% 8 $225   $36,787 12
Jul 12, 2017 - $1,545 -14% +40% 8 $193   $38,332 13
Jul 13, 2017 - $2,046 +32% +33% 8 $256   $40,378 14
Jul 14, 2017 - $5,222 +155% +58% 15 $348   $45,600 15
Jul 15, 2017 - $7,061 +35% +34% 15 $471   $52,661 16
Jul 16, 2017 - $6,133 -13% +62% 15 $409   $65,590 17
Jul 21, 2017 - $4,015   -23% 25 $161   $82,334 22
Jul 22, 2017 - $7,000 +74% -1% 25 $280   $89,334 23
Jul 23, 2017 - $5,621 -20% -8% 25 $225   $94,955 24
Jul 24, 2017 - $2,662 -53%   25 $106   $97,617 25
Jul 25, 2017 - $2,387 -10%   25 $95   $100,004 26
Jul 26, 2017 - $2,675 +12%   25 $107   $102,679 27
Jul 27, 2017 - $3,085 +15%   25 $123   $105,764 28
Jul 28, 2017 - $1,622 -47% -60% 21 $77   $107,386 29
Jul 29, 2017 - $3,049 +88% -56% 21 $145   $110,435 30
Jul 30, 2017 - $1,891 -38% -66% 21 $90   $112,326 31
Jul 31, 2017 - $940 -50% -65% 21 $45   $113,266 32
Aug 1, 2017 - $1,379 +47% -42% 21 $66   $114,645 33
Aug 2, 2017 - $1,509 +9% -44% 21 $72   $116,154 34
Aug 3, 2017 - $1,581 +5% -49% 21 $75   $117,735 35
Aug 4, 2017 - $825 -48% -49% 15 $55   $118,560 36
Aug 5, 2017 - $1,530 +85% -50% 15 $102   $120,090 37
Aug 6, 2017 - $1,408 -8% -26% 15 $94   $121,498 38
Aug 7, 2017 - $955 -32% +2% 15 $64   $122,453 39
Aug 8, 2017 - $917 -4% -34% 15 $61   $123,370 40
Aug 9, 2017 - $761 -17% -50% 15 $51   $124,131 41
Aug 10, 2017 - $1,096 +44% -31% 15 $73   $125,227 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 2017 49 $20,737   3 $6,912   $20,737 1
Jul 7, 2017 50 $19,641 -5% 8 $2,455   $40,378 2
Jul 14, 2017 43 $31,145 +59% 15 $2,076   $78,319 3
Jul 21, 2017 46 $27,445 -12% 25 $1,098   $105,764 4
Jul 28, 2017 58 $11,971 -56% 21 $570   $117,735 5
Aug 4, 2017 62 $7,492 -37% 15 $499   $125,227 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,801-23,900) 23,844 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,301-22,400) 22,312 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,480 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,334 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,591 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,189 $125,227
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Neon Movies 74 $125,227

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.