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 | $48,339 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,201-15,300) | 15,300 | $34,025 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) | 31,597 | $34,025 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) | 6,478 | $34,025 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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 |
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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 |