Hit So Hard (2012)

Hit So Hard poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,025Details
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Synopsis

When Nirvana burst onto the scene in 1991, the music they played spoke directly to an angry and disenfranchised generation. Grunge took over MTV and radio overnight...but just three years later, the drug-related deaths of several musicians and the suicide of Kurt Cobain closed the books on an all too brief era. Patty Schemel, the acclaimed drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band Hole, was in the middle of all of it. The openly gay woman who always felt different never dreamed she would be in a multi-platinum band, touring with legends...or that, thanks to drug addiction, she could lose it all. Given a video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty filmed everything the shows, the parties, and startlingly intimate footage of Kurt and Courtney. This footage has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, HIT SO HARD is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,740 (13.9% of total gross)
Legs:7.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,074

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,819 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,377 $34,025
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,295 $34,025

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 13th, 2012 (Limited) by Variance Films
Video Release: June 5th, 2012 by Well Go USA Video, released as Hit so Hard
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Finding Fela!
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Keywords: Musicians, Narcotics, Addiction, Suicide, Music Industry, Big Break, Split Screen, LGBTQ+
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Ebersole Hughes Company, Tight Ship Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,819 $34,025
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,103 $46,074
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,806 $34,025
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 411 $34,025
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,295 $34,025
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,319 $46,074
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 240 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,029 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,361 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,281 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,020 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Variance Films Movies 29 $34,025

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 13, 2012 79 $4,740   1 $4,740   $4,740 1
Apr 27, 2012 91 $3,174   1 $3,174   $15,358 3
May 4, 2012 86 $4,212 +33% 4 $1,053   $20,032 4
May 18, 2012 104 $859   3 $286   $25,376 6
May 25, 2012 61 $2,478 +188% 3 $826   $28,419 7
Jun 8, 2012 100 $1,132   2 $566   $30,402 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 13, 2012 78 $7,103   1 $7,103   $7,103 1
Apr 20, 2012 87 $5,081 -28% 2 $2,541   $12,184 2
Apr 27, 2012 86 $3,636 -28% 1 $3,636   $15,820 3
May 4, 2012 84 $6,037 +66% 4 $1,509   $21,857 4
May 11, 2012 99 $2,660 -56% 4 $665   $24,517 5
May 18, 2012 86 $1,424 -46% 3 $475   $25,941 6
May 25, 2012 65 $3,329 +134% 3 $1,110   $29,270 7
Jun 8, 2012 96 $1,951   2 $976   $31,221 9
Aug 31, 2012 84 $2,804   1 $2,804   $34,025 21

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)

Patty Schemel    Herself
Courtney Love    Herself
Melissa Auf Der Mar    Herself
Eric Erlandson    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

P. David Ebersole    Editor
P. David Ebersole    Director
Todd Hughes    Producer
Christina Soletti    Producer
Roddy Bottom    Composer
P. David Ebersole    Screenwriter
Todd Hughes    Screenwriter
Heather Bendler    Associate Producer
Julianna Brannum    Associate Producer
Brad Lovett    Associate Producer
Dan Snow    Associate Producer
Larra Anderson    Cinematographer
Mark Putnam    Cinematographer
John Tanzer    Cinematographer

Per Theater Chart: The Here and Now

April 18th, 2012

No film topped the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. The film that came closest was Here with $7,927 in its lone theater. This does suggest some potential to expand, but it is quite low for the number one film. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Wins for Fourth Weekend

April 15th, 2012

The Hunger Games will enjoy a fourth straight weekend at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With a $21.5 million weekend, the film moves to about $337 million in total, by far the biggest hit of 2012 so far. The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods will both post decent openings, with $17.1 million and $14.85 million respectively, but neither has broken out of their core demographics enough for a win. More...

Will Limited Releases Earn a Perfect Score or Get Detention?

April 13th, 2012

There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list, but few of them are earning overall positive reviews. In fact, only Monsieur Lazhar and Post Mortem are earning reviews above 80% positive, although Here is close to that mark. Additionally, the PG-13 cut of Bully is also coming out this week and it should be the biggest hit out of all of the limited releases. More...


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Synopsis

When Nirvana burst onto the scene in 1991, the music they played spoke directly to an angry and disenfranchised generation. Grunge took over MTV and radio overnight...but just three years later, the drug-related deaths of several musicians and the suicide of Kurt Cobain closed the books on an all too brief era. Patty Schemel, the acclaimed drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band Hole, was in the middle of all of it. The openly gay woman who always felt different never dreamed she would be in a multi-platinum band, touring with legends...or that, thanks to drug addiction, she could lose it all. Given a video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty filmed everything the shows, the parties, and startlingly intimate footage of Kurt and Courtney. This footage has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, HIT SO HARD is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,740 (13.9% of total gross)
Legs:7.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,074

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,819 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,377 $34,025
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,295 $34,025

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


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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 13th, 2012 (Limited) by Variance Films
Video Release: June 5th, 2012 by Well Go USA Video, released as Hit so Hard
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Finding Fela!
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Musicians, Narcotics, Addiction, Suicide, Music Industry, Big Break, Split Screen, LGBTQ+
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Ebersole Hughes Company, Tight Ship Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Patty Schemel    Herself
Courtney Love    Herself
Melissa Auf Der Mar    Herself
Eric Erlandson    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

P. David Ebersole    Editor
P. David Ebersole    Director
Todd Hughes    Producer
Christina Soletti    Producer
Roddy Bottom    Composer
P. David Ebersole    Screenwriter
Todd Hughes    Screenwriter
Heather Bendler    Associate Producer
Julianna Brannum    Associate Producer
Brad Lovett    Associate Producer
Dan Snow    Associate Producer
Larra Anderson    Cinematographer
Mark Putnam    Cinematographer
John Tanzer    Cinematographer

Per Theater Chart: The Here and Now

April 18th, 2012

No film topped the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. The film that came closest was Here with $7,927 in its lone theater. This does suggest some potential to expand, but it is quite low for the number one film. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Wins for Fourth Weekend

April 15th, 2012

The Hunger Games will enjoy a fourth straight weekend at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With a $21.5 million weekend, the film moves to about $337 million in total, by far the biggest hit of 2012 so far. The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods will both post decent openings, with $17.1 million and $14.85 million respectively, but neither has broken out of their core demographics enough for a win. More...

Will Limited Releases Earn a Perfect Score or Get Detention?

April 13th, 2012

There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list, but few of them are earning overall positive reviews. In fact, only Monsieur Lazhar and Post Mortem are earning reviews above 80% positive, although Here is close to that mark. Additionally, the PG-13 cut of Bully is also coming out this week and it should be the biggest hit out of all of the limited releases. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,819 $34,025
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,103 $46,074
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,806 $34,025
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 411 $34,025
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,295 $34,025
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,319 $46,074
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 240 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,029 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,361 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,281 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,020 $34,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Variance Films Movies 29 $34,025

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 13, 2012 79 $4,740   1 $4,740   $4,740 1
Apr 27, 2012 91 $3,174   1 $3,174   $15,358 3
May 4, 2012 86 $4,212 +33% 4 $1,053   $20,032 4
May 18, 2012 104 $859   3 $286   $25,376 6
May 25, 2012 61 $2,478 +188% 3 $826   $28,419 7
Jun 8, 2012 100 $1,132   2 $566   $30,402 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 13, 2012 78 $7,103   1 $7,103   $7,103 1
Apr 20, 2012 87 $5,081 -28% 2 $2,541   $12,184 2
Apr 27, 2012 86 $3,636 -28% 1 $3,636   $15,820 3
May 4, 2012 84 $6,037 +66% 4 $1,509   $21,857 4
May 11, 2012 99 $2,660 -56% 4 $665   $24,517 5
May 18, 2012 86 $1,424 -46% 3 $475   $25,941 6
May 25, 2012 65 $3,329 +134% 3 $1,110   $29,270 7
Jun 8, 2012 96 $1,951   2 $976   $31,221 9
Aug 31, 2012 84 $2,804   1 $2,804   $34,025 21

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,377 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,754 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,523 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,001-25,100) 25,067 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,617 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,375 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,970 $34,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Variance Films Movies 35 $34,025

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.