Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Dear Evan Hansen
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,002,646Details
International Box Office $2,507,213Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,509,859
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $761,129 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,464,549 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,225,678
OpusData ID: 386480100
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A high schooler who is plagued with social anxiety concocts a story to become closer to the family of a deceased classmate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,442,625 (49.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:85.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,364 opening theaters/3,364 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,684,354

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,625 $15,002,646
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,787 $2,507,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,133 $17,509,859

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 24th, 2021 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: October 22nd, 2021 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
October 28th, 2021 (Wide) (Germany)
November 11th, 2021 (Wide) (Brazil)
November 11th, 2021 (Wide) (Mexico)
November 17th, 2021 (Wide) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 23rd, 2021 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving suicide, brief strong language and some suggestive references.
(Rating bulletin 2693 (cert #53298), 8/11/2021)
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cats
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Keywords: Depression, Suicide, High School, Autism, Musical Drama, Coming of Age
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Marc Platt Productions, Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,625 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,463 $16,684,354
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,907 $15,002,646
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2021 57 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies 37 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,112 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,452 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 96 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $15,002,646

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2021 2 $7,442,625   3,364 $2,212   $7,443,830 1
Oct 1, 2021 5 $2,473,225 -67% 3,364 $735   $11,822,385 2
Oct 8, 2021 7 $1,013,515 -59% 1,927 $526   $13,719,645 3
Oct 15, 2021 - $380,625 -62% 974 $391   $14,574,385 4
Oct 22, 2021 - $114,650 -70% 489 $234   $14,830,345 5
Oct 29, 2021 - $29,295 -74% 292 $100   $14,899,200 6
Nov 5, 2021 - $30,050 +3% 220 $137   $14,948,070 7
Nov 12, 2021 - $30,726 +2% 175 $176   $14,985,266 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2021 P $800,000     2,700 $296   $800,000  
Sep 24, 2021 - $3,280,865     3,364 $975   $3,280,865 1
Sep 25, 2021 - $2,558,795 -22%   3,364 $761   $5,839,660 2
Sep 26, 2021 - $1,604,170 -37%   3,364 $477   $7,443,830 3
Sep 27, 2021 - $479,845 -70%   3,364 $143   $7,923,675 4
Sep 28, 2021 - $634,965 +32%   3,364 $189   $8,558,640 5
Sep 29, 2021 - $429,840 -32%   3,364 $128   $8,988,480 6
Sep 30, 2021 3 $360,680 -16%   3,364 $107   $9,349,160 7
Oct 1, 2021 - $739,000 +105% -77% 3,364 $220   $10,088,160 8
Oct 2, 2021 - $1,062,310 +44% -58% 3,364 $316   $11,150,470 9
Oct 3, 2021 - $671,915 -37% -58% 3,364 $200   $11,822,385 10
Oct 4, 2021 - $207,515 -69% -57% 3,364 $62   $12,029,900 11
Oct 5, 2021 - $279,870 +35% -56% 3,364 $83   $12,309,770 12
Oct 6, 2021 - $212,970 -24% -50% 3,364 $63   $12,522,740 13
Oct 7, 2021 - $183,390 -14% -49% 3,364 $55   $12,706,130 14
Oct 8, 2021 - $290,260 +58% -61% 1,927 $151   $12,996,390 15
Oct 9, 2021 - $419,440 +45% -61% 1,927 $218   $13,415,830 16
Oct 10, 2021 - $303,815 -28% -55% 1,927 $158   $13,719,645 17
Oct 11, 2021 - $168,795 -44% -19% 1,927 $88   $13,888,440 18
Oct 12, 2021 - $121,315 -28% -57% 1,927 $63   $14,009,755 19
Oct 13, 2021 - $102,270 -16% -52% 1,927 $53   $14,112,025 20
Oct 14, 2021 - $81,735 -20% -55% 1,927 $42   $14,193,760 21
Oct 15, 2021 - $113,715 +39% -61% 974 $117   $14,307,475 22
Oct 16, 2021 - $172,440 +52% -59% 974 $177   $14,479,915 23
Oct 17, 2021 - $94,470 -45% -69% 974 $97   $14,574,385 24
Oct 18, 2021 - $36,625 -61% -78% 974 $38   $14,611,010 25
Oct 19, 2021 - $45,290 +24% -63% 974 $46   $14,656,300 26
Oct 20, 2021 - $33,220 -27% -68% 974 $34   $14,689,520 27
Oct 21, 2021 - $26,175 -21% -68% 974 $27   $14,715,695 28
Oct 22, 2021 - $33,100 +26% -71% 489 $68   $14,748,795 29
Oct 23, 2021 - $52,695 +59% -69% 489 $108   $14,801,490 30
Oct 24, 2021 - $28,855 -45% -69% 489 $59   $14,830,345 31
Oct 25, 2021 - $10,290 -64% -72% 489 $21   $14,840,635 32
Oct 26, 2021 - $11,630 +13% -74% 489 $24   $14,852,265 33
Oct 27, 2021 - $8,940 -23% -73% 489 $18   $14,861,205 34
Oct 28, 2021 - $8,700 -3% -67% 489 $18   $14,869,905 35
Oct 29, 2021 - $9,900 +14% -70% 292 $34   $14,879,805 36
Oct 30, 2021 - $13,015 +31% -75% 292 $45   $14,892,820 37
Oct 31, 2021 - $6,380 -51% -78% 292 $22   $14,899,200 38
Nov 1, 2021 - $3,755 -41% -64% 292 $13   $14,902,955 39
Nov 2, 2021 - $6,805 +81% -41% 292 $23   $14,909,760 40
Nov 3, 2021 - $4,360 -36% -51% 292 $15   $14,914,120 41
Nov 4, 2021 - $3,900 -11% -55% 292 $13   $14,918,020 42
Nov 5, 2021 - $10,235 +162% +3% 220 $47   $14,928,255 43
Nov 6, 2021 - $12,890 +26% -1% 220 $59   $14,941,145 44
Nov 7, 2021 - $6,925 -46% +9% 220 $31   $14,948,070 45
Nov 8, 2021 - $1,145 -83% -70% 220 $5   $14,949,215 46
Nov 9, 2021 - $1,185 +3% -83% 220 $5   $14,950,400 47
Nov 10, 2021 - $1,160 -2% -73% 220 $5   $14,951,560 48
Nov 11, 2021 - $2,980 +157% -24% 220 $14   $14,954,540 49
Nov 12, 2021 - $9,865 +231% -4% 175 $56   $14,964,405 50
Nov 13, 2021 - $13,326 +35% +3% 175 $76   $14,977,731 51
Nov 14, 2021 - $7,535 -43% +9% 175 $43   $14,985,266 52
Nov 15, 2021 - $2,610 -65% +128% 175 $15   $14,987,876 53
Nov 16, 2021 - $2,535 -3% +114% 175 $14   $14,990,411 54
Nov 17, 2021 - $6,130 +142% +428% 175 $35   $14,996,541 55
Nov 18, 2021 - $6,105 n/c +105% 175 $35   $15,002,646 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2021 2 $9,347,955   3,364 $2,779   $9,349,160 1
Oct 1, 2021 5 $3,356,970 -64% 3,364 $998   $12,706,130 2
Oct 8, 2021 8 $1,487,630 -56% 1,927 $772   $14,193,760 3
Oct 15, 2021 - $521,935 -65% 974 $536   $14,715,695 4
Oct 22, 2021 - $154,210 -70% 489 $315   $14,869,905 5
Oct 29, 2021 - $48,115 -69% 292 $165   $14,918,020 6
Nov 5, 2021 - $36,520 -24% 220 $166   $14,954,540 7
Nov 12, 2021 - $48,106 +32% 175 $275   $15,002,646 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/9/2021 $158,892 206 206 554 $360,510 10/20/2022
Brazil 11/11/2021 $0000$0
France 1/12/2022 $0000$0
Germany 10/28/2021 $0000$0
Italy 12/2/2021 $108,498 0 0 0 $171,904 11/13/2022
Japan 11/26/2021 $0000$0
Mexico 11/11/2021 $0 0 193 193 $223,000 10/20/2022
South Korea 11/17/2021 $368,507 621 621 928 $912,944 6/29/2022
Spain 12/10/2021 $35,026 231 231 231 $35,026 12/24/2021
United Kingdom 10/22/2021 $324,855 271 271 446 $803,829 11/3/2021
 
International Total$2,507,213 11/13/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,787 $2,507,213
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,740 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies 35 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,341 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,646 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,670 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $2,507,213

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,133 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,206 $17,509,859
Top 2021 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 131 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies 39 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,371 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,278 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,735 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 561 $17,509,859

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Dec 12, 20211415,192 15,192$227,728$227,7283

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Leading Cast

Ben Platt    Evan Hansen

Supporting Cast

Kaitlyn Dever    Zoe Murphy
Amandla Stenberg    Alana Beck
Nik Dodani    Jared Kleinman
Colton Ryan    Connor
Danny Pino    Larry Mora
Julianne Moore    Heidi Hansen
Amy Adams    Cynthia Murphy
DeMarius Copes    Oliver
Liz Kate    Gemma
Zoey Luna    Leila
Isaac Powell    Rhys
Marvin Leon    Skye
Hadiya Eshe    Cherise
Julia Chen Myers    Naomi
Gerald Caesar    Josh
Avery Bederman    Isabelle
Swift Rice    Mr. Howard
Tommy Kane    Greg
Aymee Garcia    Librarian
Mariana Alvarez    Mrs. G.
Amelia McArthur    Partygoer
Dru Reel    Partygoer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Chbosky    Director
Steven Levenson    Screenwriter
Steven Levenson    Story based on the music stage play with book by
Marc Platt    Producer
Adam Siegel    Producer
Steven Levenson    Executive Producer
Benj Pasek    Executive Producer
Justin Paul    Executive Producer
Michael Bederman    Executive Producer
Stacey Mindich    Executive Producer
Beth Mickle    Production Designer
Anne McCabe    Editor
Benj Pasek    Composer
Justin Paul    Composer
Dan Romer    Composer
Brandon Trost    Director of Photography
Sekinah Brown    Costume Designer
Alex Lacamoire    Executive Music Producer
Justin Paul    Executive Music Producer
Dan Romer    Music Producer
Jordan Carroll    Music Supervisor
Jamaica Craft    Choreography
Bernie Telsey*    Casting Director
Tiffany Little Canfield    Casting Director
Michael Bederman    Unit Production Manager
Jonathan McGarry    First Assistant Director
Paul Schmitz    Second Assistant Director
Allison Furgal    Production Supervisor
Kelsey Scott    Co-Producer
Jim Bruening    Supervising Music Editor
Timothy Marchiafava    Music Editor
Brittany Hites    Art Director
Erik Robert    Set Designer
Lance Totten    Set Decorator
Amber Harley    Script Supervisor
Michael Koff    Sound Mixer
Matthew Dengel    Special Effects Coordinator
Jennifer Lane    Post-Production Supervisor
Adam Dicterow    Additional Editor
Tanushree Sekhri    Assistant Editor
Michael Barry    Re-recording Mixer
Eugene Gearty    Re-recording Mixer
Philip Stockton    Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty    Sound Designer
Shilla Benning    Costume Supervisor
Stephanie Martin    Make up
Robin Richesson    Story Artist
Kyle Hinshaw    Location Manager
Philip Stockton    Dialogue Editor
Julia Stockton    Dialogue Editor
Steven Visscher    Foley Editor
Frank Kern    Foley Editor
Laurence Chavez    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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September 24th, 2021

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September 19th, 2021

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Synopsis

A high schooler who is plagued with social anxiety concocts a story to become closer to the family of a deceased classmate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,442,625 (49.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:85.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,364 opening theaters/3,364 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,684,354

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,625 $15,002,646
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,787 $2,507,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,133 $17,509,859

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 24th, 2021 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: October 22nd, 2021 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
October 28th, 2021 (Wide) (Germany)
November 11th, 2021 (Wide) (Brazil)
November 11th, 2021 (Wide) (Mexico)
November 17th, 2021 (Wide) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 23rd, 2021 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving suicide, brief strong language and some suggestive references.
(Rating bulletin 2693 (cert #53298), 8/11/2021)
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cats
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Depression, Suicide, High School, Autism, Musical Drama, Coming of Age
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Marc Platt Productions, Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Ben Platt    Evan Hansen

Supporting Cast

Kaitlyn Dever    Zoe Murphy
Amandla Stenberg    Alana Beck
Nik Dodani    Jared Kleinman
Colton Ryan    Connor
Danny Pino    Larry Mora
Julianne Moore    Heidi Hansen
Amy Adams    Cynthia Murphy
DeMarius Copes    Oliver
Liz Kate    Gemma
Zoey Luna    Leila
Isaac Powell    Rhys
Marvin Leon    Skye
Hadiya Eshe    Cherise
Julia Chen Myers    Naomi
Gerald Caesar    Josh
Avery Bederman    Isabelle
Swift Rice    Mr. Howard
Tommy Kane    Greg
Aymee Garcia    Librarian
Mariana Alvarez    Mrs. G.
Amelia McArthur    Partygoer
Dru Reel    Partygoer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Chbosky    Director
Steven Levenson    Screenwriter
Steven Levenson    Story based on the music stage play with book by
Marc Platt    Producer
Adam Siegel    Producer
Steven Levenson    Executive Producer
Benj Pasek    Executive Producer
Justin Paul    Executive Producer
Michael Bederman    Executive Producer
Stacey Mindich    Executive Producer
Beth Mickle    Production Designer
Anne McCabe    Editor
Benj Pasek    Composer
Justin Paul    Composer
Dan Romer    Composer
Brandon Trost    Director of Photography
Sekinah Brown    Costume Designer
Alex Lacamoire    Executive Music Producer
Justin Paul    Executive Music Producer
Dan Romer    Music Producer
Jordan Carroll    Music Supervisor
Jamaica Craft    Choreography
Bernie Telsey*    Casting Director
Tiffany Little Canfield    Casting Director
Michael Bederman    Unit Production Manager
Jonathan McGarry    First Assistant Director
Paul Schmitz    Second Assistant Director
Allison Furgal    Production Supervisor
Kelsey Scott    Co-Producer
Jim Bruening    Supervising Music Editor
Timothy Marchiafava    Music Editor
Brittany Hites    Art Director
Erik Robert    Set Designer
Lance Totten    Set Decorator
Amber Harley    Script Supervisor
Michael Koff    Sound Mixer
Matthew Dengel    Special Effects Coordinator
Jennifer Lane    Post-Production Supervisor
Adam Dicterow    Additional Editor
Tanushree Sekhri    Assistant Editor
Michael Barry    Re-recording Mixer
Eugene Gearty    Re-recording Mixer
Philip Stockton    Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty    Sound Designer
Shilla Benning    Costume Supervisor
Stephanie Martin    Make up
Robin Richesson    Story Artist
Kyle Hinshaw    Location Manager
Philip Stockton    Dialogue Editor
Julia Stockton    Dialogue Editor
Steven Visscher    Foley Editor
Frank Kern    Foley Editor
Laurence Chavez    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Weekend estimates: West Side Story shows some legs with $10.5-million weekend win

December 12th, 2021

West Side Story

As I said on Friday, the measure of success for West Side Story is not so much how it opens as how strong its legs are. Based on its performance through this weekend, there’s cause for some mild optimism. Ahead of the weekend, our model expected an opening around $6.9 million, based on its debut in a relatively modest 2,820 theaters and current market conditions. Its $800,000 in preview earnings suggested a weekend close to $10 million was on the cards, and bumped the model’s prediction up to $8.27 million. This morning Disney announced a projected $10.5 million for the film over its opening weekend. While that’s hardly a reason for dancing in the streets, it does suggest the film will play well for a while. More...

Weekend estimates: Shang-Chi enjoys fourth (and last) weekend win, Dune holds well internationally

September 26th, 2021

Shang-Chi

As expected, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will remain at the top of the domestic box office chart this weekend, although its fourth-weekend decline of 39% is larger than expected. Dear Evan Hansen will post a decent $7.5-million opening in second place, and is getting good reviews from its target audience. Internationally, Dune is making waves, with strong holds in several territories continuing its strong start. More...

Weekend predictions: Shang-Chi still rules as industry braces for worst weekend since May

September 24th, 2021

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen will be taking a long-shot swing at unseating Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings from the top of the chart this weekend. Our model, and the movie’s preview numbers, suggest it’ll fall some way short, giving the Marvel action movie a fourth straight weekend at the top of the chart. That’s the longest continuous run at the top since Tenet dominated the pandemic-ravaged chart in September last year (The Croods: A New Age also spent five weeks at number one, split between December and February, but didn’t have four straight weekends at the top). The limited number of major new releases since Shang-Chi came out is significantly hitting the market as a whole, and this will be the slowest weekend at the box office since Spiral’s $4.6-million second weekend was enough to give it a weekend win back on May 21. More...

Weekend estimates: Shang-Chi dominates at home, Dune hits it big internationally

September 19th, 2021

Shang-Chi

With this weekend’s two new wide releases both failing to find an audience, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will cruise to victory again at the domestic box office. The Marvel movie will rack up another $21.7 million, taking it to $176.9 million in total in North America. With a new total of $143.7 million internationally, it now has $320.6 million worldwide. Several international markets are being dominated by early releases of Dune, which is opening with $36.8 million in 24 markets on 7,819 screens this weekend, and will top the chart in virtually all of them. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,625 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,463 $16,684,354
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,907 $15,002,646
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2021 57 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies 37 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,112 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,452 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 96 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $15,002,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $15,002,646

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2021 2 $7,442,625   3,364 $2,212   $7,443,830 1
Oct 1, 2021 5 $2,473,225 -67% 3,364 $735   $11,822,385 2
Oct 8, 2021 7 $1,013,515 -59% 1,927 $526   $13,719,645 3
Oct 15, 2021 - $380,625 -62% 974 $391   $14,574,385 4
Oct 22, 2021 - $114,650 -70% 489 $234   $14,830,345 5
Oct 29, 2021 - $29,295 -74% 292 $100   $14,899,200 6
Nov 5, 2021 - $30,050 +3% 220 $137   $14,948,070 7
Nov 12, 2021 - $30,726 +2% 175 $176   $14,985,266 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2021 P $800,000     2,700 $296   $800,000  
Sep 24, 2021 - $3,280,865     3,364 $975   $3,280,865 1
Sep 25, 2021 - $2,558,795 -22%   3,364 $761   $5,839,660 2
Sep 26, 2021 - $1,604,170 -37%   3,364 $477   $7,443,830 3
Sep 27, 2021 - $479,845 -70%   3,364 $143   $7,923,675 4
Sep 28, 2021 - $634,965 +32%   3,364 $189   $8,558,640 5
Sep 29, 2021 - $429,840 -32%   3,364 $128   $8,988,480 6
Sep 30, 2021 3 $360,680 -16%   3,364 $107   $9,349,160 7
Oct 1, 2021 - $739,000 +105% -77% 3,364 $220   $10,088,160 8
Oct 2, 2021 - $1,062,310 +44% -58% 3,364 $316   $11,150,470 9
Oct 3, 2021 - $671,915 -37% -58% 3,364 $200   $11,822,385 10
Oct 4, 2021 - $207,515 -69% -57% 3,364 $62   $12,029,900 11
Oct 5, 2021 - $279,870 +35% -56% 3,364 $83   $12,309,770 12
Oct 6, 2021 - $212,970 -24% -50% 3,364 $63   $12,522,740 13
Oct 7, 2021 - $183,390 -14% -49% 3,364 $55   $12,706,130 14
Oct 8, 2021 - $290,260 +58% -61% 1,927 $151   $12,996,390 15
Oct 9, 2021 - $419,440 +45% -61% 1,927 $218   $13,415,830 16
Oct 10, 2021 - $303,815 -28% -55% 1,927 $158   $13,719,645 17
Oct 11, 2021 - $168,795 -44% -19% 1,927 $88   $13,888,440 18
Oct 12, 2021 - $121,315 -28% -57% 1,927 $63   $14,009,755 19
Oct 13, 2021 - $102,270 -16% -52% 1,927 $53   $14,112,025 20
Oct 14, 2021 - $81,735 -20% -55% 1,927 $42   $14,193,760 21
Oct 15, 2021 - $113,715 +39% -61% 974 $117   $14,307,475 22
Oct 16, 2021 - $172,440 +52% -59% 974 $177   $14,479,915 23
Oct 17, 2021 - $94,470 -45% -69% 974 $97   $14,574,385 24
Oct 18, 2021 - $36,625 -61% -78% 974 $38   $14,611,010 25
Oct 19, 2021 - $45,290 +24% -63% 974 $46   $14,656,300 26
Oct 20, 2021 - $33,220 -27% -68% 974 $34   $14,689,520 27
Oct 21, 2021 - $26,175 -21% -68% 974 $27   $14,715,695 28
Oct 22, 2021 - $33,100 +26% -71% 489 $68   $14,748,795 29
Oct 23, 2021 - $52,695 +59% -69% 489 $108   $14,801,490 30
Oct 24, 2021 - $28,855 -45% -69% 489 $59   $14,830,345 31
Oct 25, 2021 - $10,290 -64% -72% 489 $21   $14,840,635 32
Oct 26, 2021 - $11,630 +13% -74% 489 $24   $14,852,265 33
Oct 27, 2021 - $8,940 -23% -73% 489 $18   $14,861,205 34
Oct 28, 2021 - $8,700 -3% -67% 489 $18   $14,869,905 35
Oct 29, 2021 - $9,900 +14% -70% 292 $34   $14,879,805 36
Oct 30, 2021 - $13,015 +31% -75% 292 $45   $14,892,820 37
Oct 31, 2021 - $6,380 -51% -78% 292 $22   $14,899,200 38
Nov 1, 2021 - $3,755 -41% -64% 292 $13   $14,902,955 39
Nov 2, 2021 - $6,805 +81% -41% 292 $23   $14,909,760 40
Nov 3, 2021 - $4,360 -36% -51% 292 $15   $14,914,120 41
Nov 4, 2021 - $3,900 -11% -55% 292 $13   $14,918,020 42
Nov 5, 2021 - $10,235 +162% +3% 220 $47   $14,928,255 43
Nov 6, 2021 - $12,890 +26% -1% 220 $59   $14,941,145 44
Nov 7, 2021 - $6,925 -46% +9% 220 $31   $14,948,070 45
Nov 8, 2021 - $1,145 -83% -70% 220 $5   $14,949,215 46
Nov 9, 2021 - $1,185 +3% -83% 220 $5   $14,950,400 47
Nov 10, 2021 - $1,160 -2% -73% 220 $5   $14,951,560 48
Nov 11, 2021 - $2,980 +157% -24% 220 $14   $14,954,540 49
Nov 12, 2021 - $9,865 +231% -4% 175 $56   $14,964,405 50
Nov 13, 2021 - $13,326 +35% +3% 175 $76   $14,977,731 51
Nov 14, 2021 - $7,535 -43% +9% 175 $43   $14,985,266 52
Nov 15, 2021 - $2,610 -65% +128% 175 $15   $14,987,876 53
Nov 16, 2021 - $2,535 -3% +114% 175 $14   $14,990,411 54
Nov 17, 2021 - $6,130 +142% +428% 175 $35   $14,996,541 55
Nov 18, 2021 - $6,105 n/c +105% 175 $35   $15,002,646 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2021 2 $9,347,955   3,364 $2,779   $9,349,160 1
Oct 1, 2021 5 $3,356,970 -64% 3,364 $998   $12,706,130 2
Oct 8, 2021 8 $1,487,630 -56% 1,927 $772   $14,193,760 3
Oct 15, 2021 - $521,935 -65% 974 $536   $14,715,695 4
Oct 22, 2021 - $154,210 -70% 489 $315   $14,869,905 5
Oct 29, 2021 - $48,115 -69% 292 $165   $14,918,020 6
Nov 5, 2021 - $36,520 -24% 220 $166   $14,954,540 7
Nov 12, 2021 - $48,106 +32% 175 $275   $15,002,646 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/9/2021 $158,892 206 206 554 $360,510 10/20/2022
Brazil 11/11/2021 $0000$0
France 1/12/2022 $0000$0
Germany 10/28/2021 $0000$0
Italy 12/2/2021 $108,498 0 0 0 $171,904 11/13/2022
Japan 11/26/2021 $0000$0
Mexico 11/11/2021 $0 0 193 193 $223,000 10/20/2022
South Korea 11/17/2021 $368,507 621 621 928 $912,944 6/29/2022
Spain 12/10/2021 $35,026 231 231 231 $35,026 12/24/2021
United Kingdom 10/22/2021 $324,855 271 271 446 $803,829 11/3/2021
 
International Total$2,507,213 11/13/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,787 $2,507,213
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,740 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies 35 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,341 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,646 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,670 $2,507,213
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $2,507,213

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,133 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,206 $17,509,859
Top 2021 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 131 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies 39 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,371 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,278 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,735 $17,509,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 561 $17,509,859

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Dec 12, 20211415,192 15,192$227,728$227,7283

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