Empire of Light (2022)

Empire of Light
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,438,551Details
International Box Office $10,139,340Details
Worldwide Box Office $11,577,891
Further financial details...

Synopsis

At a coastal town in Thatcher’s Britain, aging Hilary Small dutifully if absently tends to the management of the locale’s beloved—albeit decaying—art deco movie theater. Her growing romantic involvement with the new hire, Stephen, a black college student, however, looks destined to run aground between the community’s racial animus and her own emotional fragility.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$163,405 (11.4% of total gross)
Legs:6.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:110 opening theaters/436 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,466,500

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 2022 (Limited) by Searchlight Pictures
International Releases: January 9th, 2023 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 13th, 2023 (Wide) (Philippines)
February 23rd, 2023 (Canceled) (Brazil)
February 23rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Imperio de luz (Colombia)
February 23rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Empire of Light (エンパイア・オブ・ライト) (Japan)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 7th, 2023 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2741 (cert #53918), 7/20/2022)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Revolutionary Road
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Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, 1980s, Mental Illness, Interracial Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2022 - $163,405   110 $1,486   $163,405 1
Dec 16, 2022 12 $223,456 +37% 436 $513   $460,277 2
Dec 23, 2022 - $86,247 -61% 350 $246   $682,831 3
Dec 30, 2022 - $118,444 +37% 300 $395   $953,011 4
Jan 6, 2023 - $52,760 -55% 120 $440   $1,096,553 5
Jan 13, 2023 - $20,385 -61% 48 $425   $1,147,346 6
Jan 20, 2023 - $9,248 -55% 22 $420   $1,170,995 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 9, 2022 - $67,740     110 $616   $67,740 1
Dec 10, 2022 - $54,639 -19%   110 $497   $122,379 2
Dec 11, 2022 - $41,026 -25%   110 $373   $163,405 3
Dec 12, 2022 - $18,458 -55%   110 $168   $181,863 4
Dec 13, 2022 - $23,298 +26%   110 $212   $205,161 5
Dec 14, 2022 - $18,559 -20%   110 $169   $223,720 6
Dec 15, 2022 - $13,101 -29%   110 $119   $236,821 7
Dec 16, 2022 10 $71,384 +445% +5% 436 $164   $308,205 8
Dec 17, 2022 - $89,422 +25% +64% 436 $205   $397,627 9
Dec 18, 2022 - $62,650 -30% +53% 436 $144   $460,277 10
Dec 19, 2022 - $36,538 -42% +98% 436 $84   $496,815 11
Dec 20, 2022 - $45,533 +25% +95% 436 $104   $542,348 12
Dec 21, 2022 - $32,531 -29% +75% 436 $75   $574,879 13
Dec 22, 2022 - $21,705 -33% +66% 436 $50   $596,584 14
Dec 23, 2022 - $19,334 -11% -73% 350 $55   $615,918 15
Dec 24, 2022 - $19,967 +3% -78% 350 $57   $635,885 16
Dec 25, 2022 - $46,946 +135% -25% 350 $134   $682,831 17
Dec 26, 2022 - $41,830 -11% +14% 350 $120   $724,661 18
Dec 27, 2022 - $34,607 -17% -24% 350 $99   $759,268 19
Dec 28, 2022 - $36,543 +6% +12% 350 $104   $795,811 20
Dec 29, 2022 - $38,756 +6% +79% 350 $111   $834,567 21
Dec 30, 2022 - $35,696 -8% +85% 300 $119   $870,263 22
Dec 31, 2022 - $46,340 +30% +132% 300 $154   $916,603 23
Jan 1, 2023 - $36,408 -21% -22% 300 $121   $953,011 24
Jan 2, 2023 - $31,916 -12% -24% 300 $106   $984,927 25
Jan 3, 2023 - $22,083 -31% -36% 300 $74   $1,007,010 26
Jan 4, 2023 - $19,405 -12% -47% 300 $65   $1,026,415 27
Jan 5, 2023 - $17,378 -10% -55% 300 $58   $1,043,793 28
Jan 6, 2023 - $13,660 -21% -62% 120 $114   $1,057,453 29
Jan 7, 2023 - $22,689 +66% -51% 120 $189   $1,080,142 30
Jan 8, 2023 - $16,411 -28% -55% 120 $137   $1,096,553 31
Jan 9, 2023 - $5,534 -66% -83% 120 $46   $1,102,087 32
Jan 10, 2023 - $7,291 +32% -67% 120 $61   $1,109,378 33
Jan 11, 2023 - $7,966 +9% -59% 120 $66   $1,117,344 34
Jan 12, 2023 - $9,617 +21% -45% 120 $80   $1,126,961 35
Jan 13, 2023 - $5,889 -39% -57% 48 $123   $1,132,850 36
Jan 14, 2023 - $8,069 +37% -64% 48 $168   $1,140,919 37
Jan 15, 2023 - $6,427 -20% -61% 48 $134   $1,147,346 38
Jan 16, 2023 - $3,189 -50% -42% 48 $66   $1,150,535 39
Jan 17, 2023 - $2,502 -22% -66% 48 $52   $1,153,037 40
Jan 18, 2023 - $4,259 +70% -47% 48 $89   $1,157,296 41
Jan 19, 2023 - $4,451 +5% -54% 48 $93   $1,161,747 42
Jan 20, 2023 - $2,289 -49% -61% 22 $104   $1,164,036 43
Jan 21, 2023 - $4,003 +75% -50% 22 $182   $1,168,039 44
Jan 22, 2023 - $2,956 -26% -54% 22 $134   $1,170,995 45
Jan 23, 2023 - $1,460 -51% -54% 22 $66   $1,172,455 46
Jan 24, 2023 - $2,416 +65% -3% 22 $110   $1,174,871 47
Jan 25, 2023 - $1,344 -44% -68% 22 $61   $1,176,215 48
Jan 26, 2023 - $1,362 +1% -69% 22 $62   $1,177,577 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2022 19 $236,821   110 $2,153   $236,821 1
Dec 16, 2022 13 $359,763 +52% 436 $825   $596,584 2
Dec 23, 2022 12 $237,983 -34% 350 $680   $834,567 3
Dec 30, 2022 12 $209,226 -12% 300 $697   $1,043,793 4
Jan 6, 2023 20 $83,168 -60% 120 $693   $1,126,961 5
Jan 13, 2023 29 $34,786 -58% 48 $725   $1,161,747 6
Jan 20, 2023 36 $15,830 -54% 22 $720   $1,177,577 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/2/2023 $3,695 0 0 0 $28,683 3/13/2023
Australia 3/2/2023 $160,926 232 232 851 $703,403 6/19/2023
Austria 4/20/2023 $7,702 0 0 0 $30,264 5/30/2023
Belgium 3/8/2023 $43,404 0 0 0 $160,209 5/30/2023
Brazil 2/23/2023 $0000$0
Colombia 2/23/2023 $10,633 0 0 0 $16,885 3/27/2023
Denmark 3/9/2023 $23,029 0 0 0 $69,613 5/8/2023
Finland 3/3/2023 $19,274 62 62 62 $88,078 5/8/2023
France 3/1/2023 $597,862 0 0 0 $2,054,514 5/30/2023
Germany 4/20/2023 $95,337 0 0 0 $318,088 5/30/2023
Hong Kong 3/2/2023 $6,635 0 0 0 $15,023 3/27/2023
Indonesia 3/2/2023 $0000$0
Italy 3/2/2023 $201,775 0 0 0 $410,556 5/30/2023
Japan 2/23/2023 $128,852 0 0 0 $463,616 5/8/2023
Netherlands 4/6/2023 $75,110 48 60 311 $355,890 5/31/2023
New Zealand 3/2/2023 $39,766 99 104 278 $128,818 9/18/2023
Norway 2/24/2023 $19,203 0 0 0 $92,046 4/10/2023
Philippines 2/13/2023 $0 0 0 0 $2,908 3/6/2023
Poland 3/3/2023 $26,899 0 0 0 $92,867 5/31/2023
Singapore 2/23/2023 $4,370 0 0 0 $7,166 3/13/2023
Spain 3/31/2023 $89,406 64 66 177 $272,022 5/31/2023
Sweden 2/24/2023 $10,870 0 0 0 $43,656 5/31/2023
Switzerland 3/1/2023 $17,183 0 0 0 $181,982 5/31/2023
Taiwan 3/3/2023 $4,382 0 0 0 $9,534 3/20/2023
United Kingdom 1/9/2023 $2,099,648 683 683 2,269 $4,593,519 5/15/2023
 
International Total$10,139,340 9/18/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Olivia Colman    Hilary Small
Michael Ward    Stephen

Supporting Cast

Tom Brooke    Neil
Tanya Moodie    Delia
Hannah Onslow    Janine
Crystal Clarke    Ruby
Colin Firth    Mr. Ellis
Toby Jones    Norman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Mendes    Director
Sam Mendes    Screenwriter
Pippa Harris    Producer
Sam Mendes    Producer
Michael Lerman    Executive Producer
Julie Pastor    Executive Producer
Celia Duval    Co-Producer
Lola Oliyide    Co-Producer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Mark Tildesley    Production Designer
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Lee Smith    Editor
Trent Reznor    Music by
Atticus Ross    Music by
Naomi Donne    Make-up and Hair Designer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Stuart Wilson    Sound Mixer
Nina Gold    Casting by

Empire of Light trailer

November 14th, 2022

Sam Mendes’ romantic drama starring Olivia Colman and Michael Ward opens exclusively in theaters on December 9 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

At a coastal town in Thatcher’s Britain, aging Hilary Small dutifully if absently tends to the management of the locale’s beloved—albeit decaying—art deco movie theater. Her growing romantic involvement with the new hire, Stephen, a black college student, however, looks destined to run aground between the community’s racial animus and her own emotional fragility.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$163,405 (11.4% of total gross)
Legs:6.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:110 opening theaters/436 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,466,500

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 2022 (Limited) by Searchlight Pictures
International Releases: January 9th, 2023 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 13th, 2023 (Wide) (Philippines)
February 23rd, 2023 (Canceled) (Brazil)
February 23rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Imperio de luz (Colombia)
February 23rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Empire of Light (エンパイア・オブ・ライト) (Japan)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 7th, 2023 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2741 (cert #53918), 7/20/2022)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Revolutionary Road
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, 1980s, Mental Illness, Interracial Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Olivia Colman    Hilary Small
Michael Ward    Stephen

Supporting Cast

Tom Brooke    Neil
Tanya Moodie    Delia
Hannah Onslow    Janine
Crystal Clarke    Ruby
Colin Firth    Mr. Ellis
Toby Jones    Norman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Mendes    Director
Sam Mendes    Screenwriter
Pippa Harris    Producer
Sam Mendes    Producer
Michael Lerman    Executive Producer
Julie Pastor    Executive Producer
Celia Duval    Co-Producer
Lola Oliyide    Co-Producer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Mark Tildesley    Production Designer
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Lee Smith    Editor
Trent Reznor    Music by
Atticus Ross    Music by
Naomi Donne    Make-up and Hair Designer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Stuart Wilson    Sound Mixer
Nina Gold    Casting by

Empire of Light trailer

November 14th, 2022

Sam Mendes’ romantic drama starring Olivia Colman and Michael Ward opens exclusively in theaters on December 9 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2022 - $163,405   110 $1,486   $163,405 1
Dec 16, 2022 12 $223,456 +37% 436 $513   $460,277 2
Dec 23, 2022 - $86,247 -61% 350 $246   $682,831 3
Dec 30, 2022 - $118,444 +37% 300 $395   $953,011 4
Jan 6, 2023 - $52,760 -55% 120 $440   $1,096,553 5
Jan 13, 2023 - $20,385 -61% 48 $425   $1,147,346 6
Jan 20, 2023 - $9,248 -55% 22 $420   $1,170,995 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 9, 2022 - $67,740     110 $616   $67,740 1
Dec 10, 2022 - $54,639 -19%   110 $497   $122,379 2
Dec 11, 2022 - $41,026 -25%   110 $373   $163,405 3
Dec 12, 2022 - $18,458 -55%   110 $168   $181,863 4
Dec 13, 2022 - $23,298 +26%   110 $212   $205,161 5
Dec 14, 2022 - $18,559 -20%   110 $169   $223,720 6
Dec 15, 2022 - $13,101 -29%   110 $119   $236,821 7
Dec 16, 2022 10 $71,384 +445% +5% 436 $164   $308,205 8
Dec 17, 2022 - $89,422 +25% +64% 436 $205   $397,627 9
Dec 18, 2022 - $62,650 -30% +53% 436 $144   $460,277 10
Dec 19, 2022 - $36,538 -42% +98% 436 $84   $496,815 11
Dec 20, 2022 - $45,533 +25% +95% 436 $104   $542,348 12
Dec 21, 2022 - $32,531 -29% +75% 436 $75   $574,879 13
Dec 22, 2022 - $21,705 -33% +66% 436 $50   $596,584 14
Dec 23, 2022 - $19,334 -11% -73% 350 $55   $615,918 15
Dec 24, 2022 - $19,967 +3% -78% 350 $57   $635,885 16
Dec 25, 2022 - $46,946 +135% -25% 350 $134   $682,831 17
Dec 26, 2022 - $41,830 -11% +14% 350 $120   $724,661 18
Dec 27, 2022 - $34,607 -17% -24% 350 $99   $759,268 19
Dec 28, 2022 - $36,543 +6% +12% 350 $104   $795,811 20
Dec 29, 2022 - $38,756 +6% +79% 350 $111   $834,567 21
Dec 30, 2022 - $35,696 -8% +85% 300 $119   $870,263 22
Dec 31, 2022 - $46,340 +30% +132% 300 $154   $916,603 23
Jan 1, 2023 - $36,408 -21% -22% 300 $121   $953,011 24
Jan 2, 2023 - $31,916 -12% -24% 300 $106   $984,927 25
Jan 3, 2023 - $22,083 -31% -36% 300 $74   $1,007,010 26
Jan 4, 2023 - $19,405 -12% -47% 300 $65   $1,026,415 27
Jan 5, 2023 - $17,378 -10% -55% 300 $58   $1,043,793 28
Jan 6, 2023 - $13,660 -21% -62% 120 $114   $1,057,453 29
Jan 7, 2023 - $22,689 +66% -51% 120 $189   $1,080,142 30
Jan 8, 2023 - $16,411 -28% -55% 120 $137   $1,096,553 31
Jan 9, 2023 - $5,534 -66% -83% 120 $46   $1,102,087 32
Jan 10, 2023 - $7,291 +32% -67% 120 $61   $1,109,378 33
Jan 11, 2023 - $7,966 +9% -59% 120 $66   $1,117,344 34
Jan 12, 2023 - $9,617 +21% -45% 120 $80   $1,126,961 35
Jan 13, 2023 - $5,889 -39% -57% 48 $123   $1,132,850 36
Jan 14, 2023 - $8,069 +37% -64% 48 $168   $1,140,919 37
Jan 15, 2023 - $6,427 -20% -61% 48 $134   $1,147,346 38
Jan 16, 2023 - $3,189 -50% -42% 48 $66   $1,150,535 39
Jan 17, 2023 - $2,502 -22% -66% 48 $52   $1,153,037 40
Jan 18, 2023 - $4,259 +70% -47% 48 $89   $1,157,296 41
Jan 19, 2023 - $4,451 +5% -54% 48 $93   $1,161,747 42
Jan 20, 2023 - $2,289 -49% -61% 22 $104   $1,164,036 43
Jan 21, 2023 - $4,003 +75% -50% 22 $182   $1,168,039 44
Jan 22, 2023 - $2,956 -26% -54% 22 $134   $1,170,995 45
Jan 23, 2023 - $1,460 -51% -54% 22 $66   $1,172,455 46
Jan 24, 2023 - $2,416 +65% -3% 22 $110   $1,174,871 47
Jan 25, 2023 - $1,344 -44% -68% 22 $61   $1,176,215 48
Jan 26, 2023 - $1,362 +1% -69% 22 $62   $1,177,577 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2022 19 $236,821   110 $2,153   $236,821 1
Dec 16, 2022 13 $359,763 +52% 436 $825   $596,584 2
Dec 23, 2022 12 $237,983 -34% 350 $680   $834,567 3
Dec 30, 2022 12 $209,226 -12% 300 $697   $1,043,793 4
Jan 6, 2023 20 $83,168 -60% 120 $693   $1,126,961 5
Jan 13, 2023 29 $34,786 -58% 48 $725   $1,161,747 6
Jan 20, 2023 36 $15,830 -54% 22 $720   $1,177,577 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/2/2023 $3,695 0 0 0 $28,683 3/13/2023
Australia 3/2/2023 $160,926 232 232 851 $703,403 6/19/2023
Austria 4/20/2023 $7,702 0 0 0 $30,264 5/30/2023
Belgium 3/8/2023 $43,404 0 0 0 $160,209 5/30/2023
Brazil 2/23/2023 $0000$0
Colombia 2/23/2023 $10,633 0 0 0 $16,885 3/27/2023
Denmark 3/9/2023 $23,029 0 0 0 $69,613 5/8/2023
Finland 3/3/2023 $19,274 62 62 62 $88,078 5/8/2023
France 3/1/2023 $597,862 0 0 0 $2,054,514 5/30/2023
Germany 4/20/2023 $95,337 0 0 0 $318,088 5/30/2023
Hong Kong 3/2/2023 $6,635 0 0 0 $15,023 3/27/2023
Indonesia 3/2/2023 $0000$0
Italy 3/2/2023 $201,775 0 0 0 $410,556 5/30/2023
Japan 2/23/2023 $128,852 0 0 0 $463,616 5/8/2023
Netherlands 4/6/2023 $75,110 48 60 311 $355,890 5/31/2023
New Zealand 3/2/2023 $39,766 99 104 278 $128,818 9/18/2023
Norway 2/24/2023 $19,203 0 0 0 $92,046 4/10/2023
Philippines 2/13/2023 $0 0 0 0 $2,908 3/6/2023
Poland 3/3/2023 $26,899 0 0 0 $92,867 5/31/2023
Singapore 2/23/2023 $4,370 0 0 0 $7,166 3/13/2023
Spain 3/31/2023 $89,406 64 66 177 $272,022 5/31/2023
Sweden 2/24/2023 $10,870 0 0 0 $43,656 5/31/2023
Switzerland 3/1/2023 $17,183 0 0 0 $181,982 5/31/2023
Taiwan 3/3/2023 $4,382 0 0 0 $9,534 3/20/2023
United Kingdom 1/9/2023 $2,099,648 683 683 2,269 $4,593,519 5/15/2023
 
International Total$10,139,340 9/18/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.