Brooklyn Castle (2012)

Brooklyn Castle poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $219,407Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school that has won more national championships than any other in the country. The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard, and is as much about the sting of their losses as it is about the anticipation of their victories. Ironically, the biggest obstacle thrust upon them arises not from other competitors but from recessionary budget cuts to all the extracurricular activities at their school. Brooklyn Castle shows how these kids' dedication to chess magnifies their belief in what is possible for their lives. After all, if they can master the world’s most difficult game, what can't they do?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,761 (8.6% of total gross)
Legs:8.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $296,536

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,523 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,596 $219,407
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,571 $219,407

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2012 (Limited) by Producers Distribution Agency
Video Release: June 4th, 2013 by Alchemy
MPAA Rating: PG for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2241, 9/19/2012)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Chess, African Americans, Coming of Age, Intellectual Pursuits
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Chicken and Egg Pictures, Rescued Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,523 $219,407
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,901-11,000) 10,982 $296,536
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,558 $219,407
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 276 $219,407
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,571 $219,407
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,641 $296,536
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,212 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,247 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 657 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,588 $219,407

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 60 $18,761   2 $9,381   $18,761 1
Oct 26, 2012 51 $26,628 +42% 8 $3,329   $50,500 2
Nov 2, 2012 51 $27,068 +2% 13 $2,082   $87,199 3
Nov 9, 2012 56 $17,445 -36% 11 $1,586   $114,808 4
Nov 16, 2012 53 $17,422 n/c 9 $1,936   $138,464 5
Nov 23, 2012 59 $16,004 -8% 8 $2,001   $162,906 6
Nov 30, 2012 71 $6,131 -62% 4 $1,533   $175,971 7
Dec 7, 2012 74 $5,490 -10% 4 $1,373   $183,733 8
Dec 14, 2012 89 $1,356 -75% 2 $678   $186,690 9
Dec 21, 2012 67 $3,383 +149% 2 $1,692   $190,896 10
Dec 28, 2012 56 $2,179 -36% 2 $1,090   $194,426 11
Jan 4, 2013 80 $1,241 -43% 2 $621   $198,664 12
Jan 11, 2013 77 $2,183 +76% 2 $1,092   $203,023 13
Jan 18, 2013 58 $3,875 +78% 3 $1,292   $207,712 14
Jan 25, 2013 73 $1,928 -50% 1 $1,928   $211,328 15
Feb 15, 2013 75 $2,812   3 $937   $216,098 18
Mar 1, 2013 82 $3,074   1 $3,074   $219,407 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 65 $24,872   2 $12,436   $24,872 1
Oct 26, 2012 54 $36,261 +46% 8 $4,533   $60,133 2
Nov 2, 2012 54 $37,232 +3% 13 $2,864   $97,363 3
Nov 9, 2012 57 $23,679 -36% 11 $2,153   $121,042 4
Nov 16, 2012 59 $26,156 +10% 9 $2,906   $147,198 5
Nov 23, 2012 62 $22,938 -12% 8 $2,867   $169,840 6
Nov 30, 2012 74 $8,403 -63% 4 $2,101   $178,243 7
Dec 7, 2012 82 $7,091 -16% 4 $1,773   $185,334 8
Dec 14, 2012 94 $2,179 -69% 2 $1,090   $187,513 9
Dec 21, 2012 60 $3,529 +62% 2 $1,765   $192,247 10
Dec 28, 2012 60 $5,176 +47% 2 $2,588   $197,423 11
Jan 4, 2013 78 $3,417 -34% 2 $1,709   $200,840 12
Jan 11, 2013 75 $2,997 -12% 2 $1,499   $203,837 13
Jan 18, 2013 61 $5,558 +85% 3 $1,853   $209,395 14
Jan 25, 2013 76 $3,619 -35% 1 $3,619   $213,019 15
Feb 15, 2013 78 $3,259   3 $1,086   $216,333 18
Mar 1, 2013 85 $3,074   1 $3,074   $219,407 20

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,596 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,112 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,084 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,413 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,228 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,056 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,781 $219,407

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.

Interviewee(s)

Justus Williams    Himself
Rochelle Ballantyne    Herself
Pobo Efekoro    Himself
Alexis Paredes    Himself
Patrick Johnston    Himself
Elizabeth Spiegel    Herself
John Galvin    Himself
Fred Rubino    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Katie Dellamaggiore    Director
Katie Dellamaggiore    Producer
Nelson Dellamaggiore    Producer
Brian Schulz    Producer
Brian Schulz    Director of Photography
Nelson Dellamaggiore    Editor
Geoff Gibson    Executive Producer
Robert McLellan    Executive Producer
Julie Parker Benello    Executive Producer
Wendy Ettinger    Executive Producer
Judith Helfand    Executive Producer
Neal Flaherty    Co-Executive Producer
B. Satz    Composer
Mary Manhardt    Consulting Editor
Elliot Neff    Associate Producer
Raphael Neff    Associate Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 4th, 2013

June 4th, 2013

It's a typical summer week on the home market with a good mix of first run releases and some summer TV shows coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. There are certainly some releases that are worth picking up, but nothing that will set sell records. Overall, it is solid, but unspectacular. There were a few contenders for Pick of the Week. Breaking Bad: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray, but it is a split-season release and I'm not happy with the price-per-minute. By comparons, The Newsroom: Season One, which comes out next week, is nearly twice as long but only 25% more money. Brooklyn Castle is another contender; however, while its DVD is certainly worth picking up, I'm not sure it will have wide enough appeal. In the end, I went with Warm Bodies. It may seem like a strange choice, but it is still one of the best wide releases of the year and the DVD and the Blu-ray are loaded with extras. More...

Per Theater Chart: Awards Season is In Session

October 23rd, 2012

The Sessions was one of two films to top $10,000 over the weekend on the Per Theater Chart. It managed an average of $28,367 in four theaters. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie - Part 1: Beginnings / Part 2: Eternal earned an average of $12,468 in five theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paranormal Activity Continues Halloween Tradition

October 21st, 2012

After five years of Saw, and a hand-over period of a couple of years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has come to dominate the brief Halloween movie season. Showing that horror moviegoers may be more tradition-bound than any other category of film fans, Paranormal Activity 4 is set for a healthy opening this weekend, with Paramount projecting at total of $30.4 million by the end of the weekend. That's down quite a bit from the $50 million-plus debut of Paranormal Activity 3 last year, and the franchise does look like it is losing some momentum. With production budgets around $5 million, and relatively modest marketing costs, however, the studio will earn a healthy profit from this release and has, predictably, announced Paranormal Activity 5 will go into production early next year for release in October. More...


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Synopsis

The stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school that has won more national championships than any other in the country. The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard, and is as much about the sting of their losses as it is about the anticipation of their victories. Ironically, the biggest obstacle thrust upon them arises not from other competitors but from recessionary budget cuts to all the extracurricular activities at their school. Brooklyn Castle shows how these kids' dedication to chess magnifies their belief in what is possible for their lives. After all, if they can master the world’s most difficult game, what can't they do?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,761 (8.6% of total gross)
Legs:8.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $296,536

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,523 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,596 $219,407
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,571 $219,407

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2012 (Limited) by Producers Distribution Agency
Video Release: June 4th, 2013 by Alchemy
MPAA Rating: PG for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2241, 9/19/2012)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Chess, African Americans, Coming of Age, Intellectual Pursuits
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Chicken and Egg Pictures, Rescued Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Justus Williams    Himself
Rochelle Ballantyne    Herself
Pobo Efekoro    Himself
Alexis Paredes    Himself
Patrick Johnston    Himself
Elizabeth Spiegel    Herself
John Galvin    Himself
Fred Rubino    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Katie Dellamaggiore    Director
Katie Dellamaggiore    Producer
Nelson Dellamaggiore    Producer
Brian Schulz    Producer
Brian Schulz    Director of Photography
Nelson Dellamaggiore    Editor
Geoff Gibson    Executive Producer
Robert McLellan    Executive Producer
Julie Parker Benello    Executive Producer
Wendy Ettinger    Executive Producer
Judith Helfand    Executive Producer
Neal Flaherty    Co-Executive Producer
B. Satz    Composer
Mary Manhardt    Consulting Editor
Elliot Neff    Associate Producer
Raphael Neff    Associate Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 4th, 2013

June 4th, 2013

It's a typical summer week on the home market with a good mix of first run releases and some summer TV shows coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. There are certainly some releases that are worth picking up, but nothing that will set sell records. Overall, it is solid, but unspectacular. There were a few contenders for Pick of the Week. Breaking Bad: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray, but it is a split-season release and I'm not happy with the price-per-minute. By comparons, The Newsroom: Season One, which comes out next week, is nearly twice as long but only 25% more money. Brooklyn Castle is another contender; however, while its DVD is certainly worth picking up, I'm not sure it will have wide enough appeal. In the end, I went with Warm Bodies. It may seem like a strange choice, but it is still one of the best wide releases of the year and the DVD and the Blu-ray are loaded with extras. More...

Per Theater Chart: Awards Season is In Session

October 23rd, 2012

The Sessions was one of two films to top $10,000 over the weekend on the Per Theater Chart. It managed an average of $28,367 in four theaters. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie - Part 1: Beginnings / Part 2: Eternal earned an average of $12,468 in five theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paranormal Activity Continues Halloween Tradition

October 21st, 2012

After five years of Saw, and a hand-over period of a couple of years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has come to dominate the brief Halloween movie season. Showing that horror moviegoers may be more tradition-bound than any other category of film fans, Paranormal Activity 4 is set for a healthy opening this weekend, with Paramount projecting at total of $30.4 million by the end of the weekend. That's down quite a bit from the $50 million-plus debut of Paranormal Activity 3 last year, and the franchise does look like it is losing some momentum. With production budgets around $5 million, and relatively modest marketing costs, however, the studio will earn a healthy profit from this release and has, predictably, announced Paranormal Activity 5 will go into production early next year for release in October. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,523 $219,407
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,901-11,000) 10,982 $296,536
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,558 $219,407
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 276 $219,407
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,571 $219,407
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,641 $296,536
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,212 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,247 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 657 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $219,407
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,588 $219,407

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 60 $18,761   2 $9,381   $18,761 1
Oct 26, 2012 51 $26,628 +42% 8 $3,329   $50,500 2
Nov 2, 2012 51 $27,068 +2% 13 $2,082   $87,199 3
Nov 9, 2012 56 $17,445 -36% 11 $1,586   $114,808 4
Nov 16, 2012 53 $17,422 n/c 9 $1,936   $138,464 5
Nov 23, 2012 59 $16,004 -8% 8 $2,001   $162,906 6
Nov 30, 2012 71 $6,131 -62% 4 $1,533   $175,971 7
Dec 7, 2012 74 $5,490 -10% 4 $1,373   $183,733 8
Dec 14, 2012 89 $1,356 -75% 2 $678   $186,690 9
Dec 21, 2012 67 $3,383 +149% 2 $1,692   $190,896 10
Dec 28, 2012 56 $2,179 -36% 2 $1,090   $194,426 11
Jan 4, 2013 80 $1,241 -43% 2 $621   $198,664 12
Jan 11, 2013 77 $2,183 +76% 2 $1,092   $203,023 13
Jan 18, 2013 58 $3,875 +78% 3 $1,292   $207,712 14
Jan 25, 2013 73 $1,928 -50% 1 $1,928   $211,328 15
Feb 15, 2013 75 $2,812   3 $937   $216,098 18
Mar 1, 2013 82 $3,074   1 $3,074   $219,407 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 65 $24,872   2 $12,436   $24,872 1
Oct 26, 2012 54 $36,261 +46% 8 $4,533   $60,133 2
Nov 2, 2012 54 $37,232 +3% 13 $2,864   $97,363 3
Nov 9, 2012 57 $23,679 -36% 11 $2,153   $121,042 4
Nov 16, 2012 59 $26,156 +10% 9 $2,906   $147,198 5
Nov 23, 2012 62 $22,938 -12% 8 $2,867   $169,840 6
Nov 30, 2012 74 $8,403 -63% 4 $2,101   $178,243 7
Dec 7, 2012 82 $7,091 -16% 4 $1,773   $185,334 8
Dec 14, 2012 94 $2,179 -69% 2 $1,090   $187,513 9
Dec 21, 2012 60 $3,529 +62% 2 $1,765   $192,247 10
Dec 28, 2012 60 $5,176 +47% 2 $2,588   $197,423 11
Jan 4, 2013 78 $3,417 -34% 2 $1,709   $200,840 12
Jan 11, 2013 75 $2,997 -12% 2 $1,499   $203,837 13
Jan 18, 2013 61 $5,558 +85% 3 $1,853   $209,395 14
Jan 25, 2013 76 $3,619 -35% 1 $3,619   $213,019 15
Feb 15, 2013 78 $3,259   3 $1,086   $216,333 18
Mar 1, 2013 85 $3,074   1 $3,074   $219,407 20

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,596 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,112 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,084 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,413 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,228 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,056 $219,407
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,781 $219,407

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.