Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)

Janis: Little Girl Blue poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $410,465Details
International Box Office $1,994,001Details
Worldwide Box Office $2,404,466
OpusData ID: 216560100
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Synopsis

A portrait of the original “Rock Chick” Janis Joplin, a white girl with a ferocious, soulful voice who broke into the male dominated music scene but grappled with her inner demons and addictions. The film features archival footage alongside Janis’s personal correspondence and contemporary interviews.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,861 (5.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:17.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/26 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $545,335

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,701-10,800) 10,726 $410,465
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $1,994,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,062 $2,404,466
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $410,465

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 27th, 2015 (Limited) by FilmRise
International Releases: October 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
January 29th, 2016 (Wide) (Austria)
February 5th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
May 5th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 6th, 2016 by FilmRise
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
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Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Singers, 1960s, Voiceover/Narration, Drug Overdose
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: PBS, Content Media Corporation, Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions, Thirteen Productions, American Masters, Sony Music Entertainment Legacy, Union Entertainment Group
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average 26th Weekend 33 $5,275 May 20, 2016 178

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,701-10,800) 10,726 $410,465
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,346 $545,335
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,741 $410,465
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2015 (Rank 201-300) 268 $410,465
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $410,465
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,952 $545,335
Top 2015 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 126 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,041 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,686 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 499 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 437 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,164 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 4 $410,465

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 2015 45 $21,861   2 $10,931   $21,861 1
Dec 4, 2015 37 $62,571 +186% 26 $2,407   $96,479 2
Dec 11, 2015 41 $31,806 -49% 26 $1,223   $158,228 3
Dec 18, 2015 40 $24,129 -24% 20 $1,206   $202,672 4
Dec 25, 2015 50 $14,376 -40% 12 $1,198   $230,003 5
Jan 1, 2016 49 $23,162 +61% 13 $1,782   $268,786 6
Jan 8, 2016 49 $19,879 -14% 9 $2,209   $303,547 7
Jan 15, 2016 53 $7,362 -63% 8 $920   $330,993 8
Jan 22, 2016 53 $5,915 -20% 6 $986   $343,405 9
Jan 29, 2016 64 $3,960 -33% 3 $1,320   $357,171 10
Feb 5, 2016 57 $7,887 +99% 4 $1,972   $368,823 11
Feb 12, 2016 66 $6,819 -14% 3 $2,273   $380,083 12
Feb 19, 2016 85 $1,634 -76% 2 $817   $383,429 13
Feb 26, 2016 78 $1,781 +9% 2 $891   $385,566 14
Mar 4, 2016 88 $1,552 -13% 2 $776   $387,643 15
Mar 11, 2016 87 $1,816 +17% 1 $1,816   $390,530 16
Mar 18, 2016 83 $3,636 +100% 1 $3,636   $396,979 17
Mar 25, 2016 84 $1,600 -56% 1 $1,600   $397,934 18
Apr 1, 2016 90 $1,055 -34% 1 $1,055   $400,824 19
Apr 8, 2016 95 $518 -51% 1 $518   $402,249 20
Apr 15, 2016 90 $683 +32% 1 $683   $403,821 21
Apr 29, 2016 91 $352   1 $352   $404,854 23
May 20, 2016 70 $5,275   1 $5,275   $410,465 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 2015 44 $33,908   2 $16,954   $33,908 1
Dec 4, 2015 37 $92,514 +173% 26 $3,558   $126,432 2
Dec 11, 2015 41 $52,121 -44% 26 $2,005   $178,593 3
Dec 18, 2015 41 $37,084 -29% 20 $1,854   $222,731 4
Dec 25, 2015 50 $29,997 -19% 12 $2,500   $253,405 5
Jan 1, 2016 48 $38,044 +27% 13 $2,926   $283,668 6
Jan 8, 2016 47 $39,963 +5% 13 $3,074   $323,061 7
Jan 15, 2016 53 $13,859 -65% 13 $1,066   $337,490 8
Jan 22, 2016 54 $15,721 +13% 6 $2,620   $351,300 9
Jan 29, 2016 62 $7,594 -52% 3 $2,531   $360,936 10
Feb 5, 2016 59 $12,459 +64% 4 $3,115   $373,264 11
Feb 12, 2016 70 $8,531 -32% 3 $2,844   $381,795 12
Feb 19, 2016 90 $1,990 -77% 2 $995   $383,785 13
Feb 26, 2016 84 $2,306 +16% 2 $1,153   $386,091 14
Mar 4, 2016 92 $2,492 +8% 2 $1,246   $388,583 15
Mar 11, 2016 92 $4,115 +65% 1 $4,115   $393,343 16
Mar 18, 2016 95 $3,636 -12% 1 $3,636   $396,334 17
Mar 25, 2016 91 $3,435 -6% 1 $3,435   $399,769 18
Apr 1, 2016 90 $1,962 -43% 1 $1,962   $401,731 19
Apr 8, 2016 99 $1,407 -28% 1 $1,407   $403,138 20
Apr 15, 2016 105 $1,364 -3% 1 $1,364   $404,502 21
Apr 29, 2016 104 $688   1 $688   $405,190 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/23/2016 $0 0 4 15 $24,171 2/6/2017
Austria 1/29/2016 $9,157 10 10 43 $43,298 6/9/2016
Brazil 7/8/2016 $20,125 0 0 0 $56,303 11/16/2018
Italy 10/9/2015 $44,808 0 0 0 $66,358 11/7/2018
Portugal 5/5/2016 $5,196 7 7 13 $7,993 6/9/2016
Slovenia 7/1/2016 $1,433 5 5 24 $12,603 10/14/2016
Spain 3/4/2016 $8,441 9 10 32 $35,962 6/9/2016
United Kingdom 2/5/2016 $23,575 13 13 58 $134,499 6/9/2016
 
Rest of World $1,612,814
 
International Total$1,994,001 11/16/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $1,994,001
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,404 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 732 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,949 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 226 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for FilmRise Movies 5 $1,994,001

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,062 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,752 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 975 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,312 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for FilmRise Movies 5 $2,404,466

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Janis Joplin    Herself (Archive Footage)

Narrator(s)

Cat Power*    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Peter Albin    Himself
Sam Andrew    Himself
Karleen Bennett    Herself
Dick Cavett    Himself
John Byrne Cooke    Himself
David Dalton    Himself
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers*    Himself
Country Joe McDonald*    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Amy Berg    Director
Amy Berg    Screenwriter
Alex Gibney    Producer
Amy Berg    Producer
Jeffrey Jampol    Producer
Katherine LeBlond    Producer
Michael Kantor    Executive Producer
Susan Lacy    Executive Producer
Noah Haeussner    Executive Producer
Stacey Offman    Executive Producer

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Synopsis

A portrait of the original “Rock Chick” Janis Joplin, a white girl with a ferocious, soulful voice who broke into the male dominated music scene but grappled with her inner demons and addictions. The film features archival footage alongside Janis’s personal correspondence and contemporary interviews.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,861 (5.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:17.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/26 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $545,335

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,701-10,800) 10,726 $410,465
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $1,994,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,062 $2,404,466
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $410,465

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 27th, 2015 (Limited) by FilmRise
International Releases: October 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
January 29th, 2016 (Wide) (Austria)
February 5th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
May 5th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 6th, 2016 by FilmRise
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Singers, 1960s, Voiceover/Narration, Drug Overdose
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: PBS, Content Media Corporation, Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions, Thirteen Productions, American Masters, Sony Music Entertainment Legacy, Union Entertainment Group
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average 26th Weekend 33 $5,275 May 20, 2016 178

Documentary Subject(s)

Janis Joplin    Herself (Archive Footage)

Narrator(s)

Cat Power*    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Peter Albin    Himself
Sam Andrew    Himself
Karleen Bennett    Herself
Dick Cavett    Himself
John Byrne Cooke    Himself
David Dalton    Himself
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers*    Himself
Country Joe McDonald*    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Amy Berg    Director
Amy Berg    Screenwriter
Alex Gibney    Producer
Amy Berg    Producer
Jeffrey Jampol    Producer
Katherine LeBlond    Producer
Michael Kantor    Executive Producer
Susan Lacy    Executive Producer
Noah Haeussner    Executive Producer
Stacey Offman    Executive Producer

Per Theater Chart: Carol's Second Verse is the Same as the First

December 1st, 2015

Carol

Carol remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $49,443 in four theaters. This is 22% lower than the film's opening weekend average, which isn't bad for a limited release. The Danish Girl opened in a close second place with $46,830, also in four theaters. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 earned first place on the overall chart and third place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,456. Janis: Little Girl Blue earned an average of $10,931 in two theaters, which is great for a documentary. The second wide release in the $10,000 club was The Good Dinosaur with an average of $10,444. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Dressing Up for the Holidays

November 27th, 2015

The Danish Girl

Thanksgiving Weekend is not a good time to release a limited release. There are too many other distractions for moviegoers to deal with. This year is no different. If we limited the films to only those with ten reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, there would only be two films on this week's list. One of them is The Danish Girl, which was earning some Awards Season buzz. Its reviews are good, but not Awards Season good. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,701-10,800) 10,726 $410,465
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,346 $545,335
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,741 $410,465
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2015 (Rank 201-300) 268 $410,465
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $410,465
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,952 $545,335
Top 2015 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 126 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,041 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,686 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 499 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 437 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,164 $410,465
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 4 $410,465

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 2015 45 $21,861   2 $10,931   $21,861 1
Dec 4, 2015 37 $62,571 +186% 26 $2,407   $96,479 2
Dec 11, 2015 41 $31,806 -49% 26 $1,223   $158,228 3
Dec 18, 2015 40 $24,129 -24% 20 $1,206   $202,672 4
Dec 25, 2015 50 $14,376 -40% 12 $1,198   $230,003 5
Jan 1, 2016 49 $23,162 +61% 13 $1,782   $268,786 6
Jan 8, 2016 49 $19,879 -14% 9 $2,209   $303,547 7
Jan 15, 2016 53 $7,362 -63% 8 $920   $330,993 8
Jan 22, 2016 53 $5,915 -20% 6 $986   $343,405 9
Jan 29, 2016 64 $3,960 -33% 3 $1,320   $357,171 10
Feb 5, 2016 57 $7,887 +99% 4 $1,972   $368,823 11
Feb 12, 2016 66 $6,819 -14% 3 $2,273   $380,083 12
Feb 19, 2016 85 $1,634 -76% 2 $817   $383,429 13
Feb 26, 2016 78 $1,781 +9% 2 $891   $385,566 14
Mar 4, 2016 88 $1,552 -13% 2 $776   $387,643 15
Mar 11, 2016 87 $1,816 +17% 1 $1,816   $390,530 16
Mar 18, 2016 83 $3,636 +100% 1 $3,636   $396,979 17
Mar 25, 2016 84 $1,600 -56% 1 $1,600   $397,934 18
Apr 1, 2016 90 $1,055 -34% 1 $1,055   $400,824 19
Apr 8, 2016 95 $518 -51% 1 $518   $402,249 20
Apr 15, 2016 90 $683 +32% 1 $683   $403,821 21
Apr 29, 2016 91 $352   1 $352   $404,854 23
May 20, 2016 70 $5,275   1 $5,275   $410,465 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 2015 44 $33,908   2 $16,954   $33,908 1
Dec 4, 2015 37 $92,514 +173% 26 $3,558   $126,432 2
Dec 11, 2015 41 $52,121 -44% 26 $2,005   $178,593 3
Dec 18, 2015 41 $37,084 -29% 20 $1,854   $222,731 4
Dec 25, 2015 50 $29,997 -19% 12 $2,500   $253,405 5
Jan 1, 2016 48 $38,044 +27% 13 $2,926   $283,668 6
Jan 8, 2016 47 $39,963 +5% 13 $3,074   $323,061 7
Jan 15, 2016 53 $13,859 -65% 13 $1,066   $337,490 8
Jan 22, 2016 54 $15,721 +13% 6 $2,620   $351,300 9
Jan 29, 2016 62 $7,594 -52% 3 $2,531   $360,936 10
Feb 5, 2016 59 $12,459 +64% 4 $3,115   $373,264 11
Feb 12, 2016 70 $8,531 -32% 3 $2,844   $381,795 12
Feb 19, 2016 90 $1,990 -77% 2 $995   $383,785 13
Feb 26, 2016 84 $2,306 +16% 2 $1,153   $386,091 14
Mar 4, 2016 92 $2,492 +8% 2 $1,246   $388,583 15
Mar 11, 2016 92 $4,115 +65% 1 $4,115   $393,343 16
Mar 18, 2016 95 $3,636 -12% 1 $3,636   $396,334 17
Mar 25, 2016 91 $3,435 -6% 1 $3,435   $399,769 18
Apr 1, 2016 90 $1,962 -43% 1 $1,962   $401,731 19
Apr 8, 2016 99 $1,407 -28% 1 $1,407   $403,138 20
Apr 15, 2016 105 $1,364 -3% 1 $1,364   $404,502 21
Apr 29, 2016 104 $688   1 $688   $405,190 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/23/2016 $0 0 4 15 $24,171 2/6/2017
Austria 1/29/2016 $9,157 10 10 43 $43,298 6/9/2016
Brazil 7/8/2016 $20,125 0 0 0 $56,303 11/16/2018
Italy 10/9/2015 $44,808 0 0 0 $66,358 11/7/2018
Portugal 5/5/2016 $5,196 7 7 13 $7,993 6/9/2016
Slovenia 7/1/2016 $1,433 5 5 24 $12,603 10/14/2016
Spain 3/4/2016 $8,441 9 10 32 $35,962 6/9/2016
United Kingdom 2/5/2016 $23,575 13 13 58 $134,499 6/9/2016
 
Rest of World $1,612,814
 
International Total$1,994,001 11/16/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,489 $1,994,001
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,404 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 732 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,949 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 226 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $1,994,001
All Time International Box Office for FilmRise Movies 5 $1,994,001

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,062 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,752 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 975 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,312 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $2,404,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for FilmRise Movies 5 $2,404,466

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.