The Children of Huang Shi (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,031,872Details
International Box Office $7,189,828Details
Worldwide Box Office $8,221,700
OpusData ID: 61280100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$42,755 (4.1% of total gross)
Legs:11.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/43 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,625,405

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,221 $1,031,872
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,959 $7,189,828
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,641 $8,221,700
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,706 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,554 $1,031,872
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,530 $7,189,828
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,694 $8,221,700

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 23rd, 2008 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
Video Release: January 20th, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Children of Huang Shi, The
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing and violent content
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Atonement
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Keywords: Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Australia, China, Germany
Languages: English, Mandarin, Japanese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,221 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,610 $1,625,405
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,288 $1,031,872
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2008 (Rank 201-300) 225 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,706 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $1,625,405
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 64 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 780 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,326 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 777 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,372 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,554 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $1,031,872

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 23, 2008 41 $42,755   7 $6,108   $42,755 1
May 30, 2008 37 $45,392 +6% 17 $2,670   $111,137 2
Jun 6, 2008 28 $67,362 +48% 30 $2,245   $197,360 3
Jun 13, 2008 28 $91,255 +35% 43 $2,122   $320,707 4
Jun 20, 2008 34 $64,450 -29% 42 $1,535   $427,636 5
Jun 27, 2008 36 $52,396 -19% 40 $1,310   $511,619 6
Jul 4, 2008 39 $51,451 -2% 36 $1,429   $589,126 7
Jul 11, 2008 48 $41,424 -19% 43 $963   $652,604 8
Jul 18, 2008 57 $18,818 -55% 29 $649   $691,581 9
Jul 25, 2008 69 $13,357 -29% 24 $557   $715,643 10
Aug 1, 2008 74 $8,944 -33% 17 $526   $736,218 11
Aug 8, 2008 81 $5,829 -35% 10 $583   $749,242 12
Aug 15, 2008 72 $11,285 +94% 19 $594   $766,169 13
Aug 22, 2008 60 $23,040 +104% 26 $886   $795,624 14
Aug 29, 2008 66 $23,924 +4% 25 $957   $831,361 15
Sep 5, 2008 59 $26,989 +13% 22 $1,227   $870,912 16
Sep 12, 2008 62 $22,973 -15% 25 $919   $907,928 17
Sep 19, 2008 62 $21,596 -6% 24 $900   $940,035 18
Sep 26, 2008 63 $18,895 -13% 22 $859   $969,364 19
Oct 3, 2008 58 $35,987 +90% 40 $900   $1,013,776 20
Oct 10, 2008 78 $8,332 -77% 16 $521   $1,027,749 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 26, 2008 38 $13,005     7 $1,858   $55,760 4
Sep 1, 2008 81 $1,401     25 $56   $832,762 102

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 23, 2008 45 $65,745   7 $9,392   $65,745 1
May 30, 2008 38 $64,253 -2% 17 $3,780   $129,998 2
Jun 6, 2008 28 $99,454 +55% 30 $3,315   $229,452 3
Jun 13, 2008 27 $133,734 +34% 43 $3,110   $363,186 4
Jun 20, 2008 34 $96,037 -28% 42 $2,287   $459,223 5
Jun 27, 2008 41 $78,452 -18% 40 $1,961   $537,675 6
Jul 4, 2008 42 $73,505 -6% 36 $2,042   $611,180 7
Jul 11, 2008 48 $61,583 -16% 43 $1,432   $672,763 8
Jul 18, 2008 57 $29,523 -52% 29 $1,018   $702,286 9
Jul 25, 2008 64 $24,988 -15% 24 $1,041   $727,274 10
Aug 1, 2008 73 $16,139 -35% 17 $949   $743,413 11
Aug 8, 2008 77 $11,471 -29% 10 $1,147   $754,884 12
Aug 15, 2008 73 $17,700 +54% 19 $932   $772,584 13
Aug 22, 2008 62 $34,853 +97% 26 $1,341   $807,437 14
Aug 29, 2008 65 $36,486 +5% 25 $1,459   $843,923 15
Sep 5, 2008 56 $41,032 +12% 22 $1,865   $884,955 16
Sep 12, 2008 59 $33,484 -18% 25 $1,339   $918,439 17
Sep 19, 2008 61 $32,030 -4% 24 $1,335   $950,469 18
Sep 26, 2008 63 $27,320 -15% 22 $1,242   $977,789 19
Oct 3, 2008 61 $41,628 +52% 40 $1,041   $1,019,417 20
Oct 10, 2008 80 $12,455 -70% 16 $778   $1,031,872 21

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,959 $7,189,828
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,070 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,997 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 413 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,390 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,530 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $7,189,828

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,641 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,560 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 594 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,577 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 633 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,694 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $8,221,700

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Uncategorized

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers    George Hogg
Chow Yun-Fat    Chen Hansheng
Michelle Yeoh    Mrs. Wang
Radha Mitchell    Lee Pearson
Guang Li    Shi-Kai
Shane Briant    Roger Appsley
David Wenham   

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

DVD Releases for January 20, 2009 - Part I

January 20th, 2009

A terrible week for first run releases. There are five such releases on this week's list, but they has a combined haul of around $130 million, and nearly $100 million of that came from two films. With no big releases, we had to look other places for the DVD Pick of the Week. Repo! The Genetic Opera on Blu-ray is a clear contender for that title, but its lack of mass appeal is troublesome. This American Life - Season Two is a safer pick, but it is a Borders Exclusive release. Regardless of these issues, both releases are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. Despite the weakness at the top, there are still more than enough total releases to cause this column to stretch into two parts. The second part can be found here. More...

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October 7th, 2008

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May 28th, 2008

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May 24th, 2008

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$42,755 (4.1% of total gross)
Legs:11.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/43 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,625,405

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,221 $1,031,872
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,959 $7,189,828
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,641 $8,221,700
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,706 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,554 $1,031,872
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,530 $7,189,828
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,694 $8,221,700

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 23rd, 2008 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
Video Release: January 20th, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Children of Huang Shi, The
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing and violent content
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Atonement
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Australia, China, Germany
Languages: English, Mandarin, Japanese

Uncategorized

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers    George Hogg
Chow Yun-Fat    Chen Hansheng
Michelle Yeoh    Mrs. Wang
Radha Mitchell    Lee Pearson
Guang Li    Shi-Kai
Shane Briant    Roger Appsley
David Wenham   

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

DVD Releases for January 20, 2009 - Part I

January 20th, 2009

A terrible week for first run releases. There are five such releases on this week's list, but they has a combined haul of around $130 million, and nearly $100 million of that came from two films. With no big releases, we had to look other places for the DVD Pick of the Week. Repo! The Genetic Opera on Blu-ray is a clear contender for that title, but its lack of mass appeal is troublesome. This American Life - Season Two is a safer pick, but it is a Borders Exclusive release. Regardless of these issues, both releases are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. Despite the weakness at the top, there are still more than enough total releases to cause this column to stretch into two parts. The second part can be found here. More...

Rachel Gets Hitched to Per Theater Chart

October 7th, 2008

It was a light week for limited releases, but we had one of the best results of the year on the per theater chart with Rachel Getting Married earning an amazing $32,597. More...

It's War Out There on the Per Theater Chart

May 28th, 2008

The $10,000 club was a little more crowded than expected with a few surprise entries, but there was no surprise on top. Not only did Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull top the overall box office chart, it also came in first place on the per theater average chart with $23,507 over the three-day weekend, and nearly $30,000 over four. The Edge of Heaven opened with $18,593 in one theater, which is made even more impressive since it opened on a Wednesday. War, Inc. opened to weak reviews, but managed a surprisingly strong per theater average of $17,668. The final film in the $10,000 club was A Jihad for Love with $10,519 over three days and $17,284 including its box office over Wednesday and Thursday. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of May 23, 2008

May 24th, 2008

Another week with just one massive release dominating the box office. This time around it is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which as expected, has the best site this week. However, the best of the week is still not enough to justify giving it the Weekly Website Award. More...

Limited Releases go Postal

May 23rd, 2008

Only half a dozen films on this week's list, and only half of those are earning good reviews, and none seem likely to expand beyond their limited beginnings. That said, we've yet to have a sleeper hit this year, and maybe one of these movies will surprise. More...

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May 4th, 2008

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,221 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,610 $1,625,405
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,288 $1,031,872
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2008 (Rank 201-300) 225 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,706 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $1,625,405
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 64 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 780 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,326 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 777 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,372 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,554 $1,031,872
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $1,031,872

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 23, 2008 41 $42,755   7 $6,108   $42,755 1
May 30, 2008 37 $45,392 +6% 17 $2,670   $111,137 2
Jun 6, 2008 28 $67,362 +48% 30 $2,245   $197,360 3
Jun 13, 2008 28 $91,255 +35% 43 $2,122   $320,707 4
Jun 20, 2008 34 $64,450 -29% 42 $1,535   $427,636 5
Jun 27, 2008 36 $52,396 -19% 40 $1,310   $511,619 6
Jul 4, 2008 39 $51,451 -2% 36 $1,429   $589,126 7
Jul 11, 2008 48 $41,424 -19% 43 $963   $652,604 8
Jul 18, 2008 57 $18,818 -55% 29 $649   $691,581 9
Jul 25, 2008 69 $13,357 -29% 24 $557   $715,643 10
Aug 1, 2008 74 $8,944 -33% 17 $526   $736,218 11
Aug 8, 2008 81 $5,829 -35% 10 $583   $749,242 12
Aug 15, 2008 72 $11,285 +94% 19 $594   $766,169 13
Aug 22, 2008 60 $23,040 +104% 26 $886   $795,624 14
Aug 29, 2008 66 $23,924 +4% 25 $957   $831,361 15
Sep 5, 2008 59 $26,989 +13% 22 $1,227   $870,912 16
Sep 12, 2008 62 $22,973 -15% 25 $919   $907,928 17
Sep 19, 2008 62 $21,596 -6% 24 $900   $940,035 18
Sep 26, 2008 63 $18,895 -13% 22 $859   $969,364 19
Oct 3, 2008 58 $35,987 +90% 40 $900   $1,013,776 20
Oct 10, 2008 78 $8,332 -77% 16 $521   $1,027,749 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 26, 2008 38 $13,005     7 $1,858   $55,760 4
Sep 1, 2008 81 $1,401     25 $56   $832,762 102

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 23, 2008 45 $65,745   7 $9,392   $65,745 1
May 30, 2008 38 $64,253 -2% 17 $3,780   $129,998 2
Jun 6, 2008 28 $99,454 +55% 30 $3,315   $229,452 3
Jun 13, 2008 27 $133,734 +34% 43 $3,110   $363,186 4
Jun 20, 2008 34 $96,037 -28% 42 $2,287   $459,223 5
Jun 27, 2008 41 $78,452 -18% 40 $1,961   $537,675 6
Jul 4, 2008 42 $73,505 -6% 36 $2,042   $611,180 7
Jul 11, 2008 48 $61,583 -16% 43 $1,432   $672,763 8
Jul 18, 2008 57 $29,523 -52% 29 $1,018   $702,286 9
Jul 25, 2008 64 $24,988 -15% 24 $1,041   $727,274 10
Aug 1, 2008 73 $16,139 -35% 17 $949   $743,413 11
Aug 8, 2008 77 $11,471 -29% 10 $1,147   $754,884 12
Aug 15, 2008 73 $17,700 +54% 19 $932   $772,584 13
Aug 22, 2008 62 $34,853 +97% 26 $1,341   $807,437 14
Aug 29, 2008 65 $36,486 +5% 25 $1,459   $843,923 15
Sep 5, 2008 56 $41,032 +12% 22 $1,865   $884,955 16
Sep 12, 2008 59 $33,484 -18% 25 $1,339   $918,439 17
Sep 19, 2008 61 $32,030 -4% 24 $1,335   $950,469 18
Sep 26, 2008 63 $27,320 -15% 22 $1,242   $977,789 19
Oct 3, 2008 61 $41,628 +52% 40 $1,041   $1,019,417 20
Oct 10, 2008 80 $12,455 -70% 16 $778   $1,031,872 21

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,959 $7,189,828
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,070 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,997 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 413 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,390 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,530 $7,189,828
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $7,189,828

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,641 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,560 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 594 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,577 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 633 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,694 $8,221,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $8,221,700

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.