Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,706,436Details
International Box Office $6,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $7,712,436
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,401,071 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,401,071
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Kevin Hart stars in the theatrical version of his 2011 Laugh at My Pain comedy tour that earned more than $15,000,000 in ticket sales. The 90-city tour was one of the most successful Comedy Concerts in history. Hart's 2-day performance at LA Live's Nokia Theatre broke Eddie Murphy's long standing record of being the first African-American Comedian to surpass over $1.1 million two-day live Comedy show ticket sales.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,908,420 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$750,000 (worldwide box office is 10.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:98 opening theaters/287 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,476,079

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,888 $7,706,436
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,801-26,900) 26,856 $6,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,623 $7,712,436
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,099 $7,706,436
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,867 $6,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $7,712,436

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: September 9th, 2011 (Limited) by Codeblack Entertainment
Video Release: January 17th, 2012 by Vivendi Visual
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and pervasive language.
(Rating bulletin 2184, 8/10/2011)
Running Time: 68 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kevin Hart: What Now?
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Stand-Up Comedy, African Americans, Heist, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Concert/Performance
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: CODEBLACK Entertainment, Hartbeat Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 69 $1,908,420 Sep 9, 2011 3
Top 2011 Theater Average 49 $19,474 Sep 9, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,888 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,948 $10,476,079
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,115 $7,706,436
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 142 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $10,476,079
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 9 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,001 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,243 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Concert/Performance Movies 22 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,099 $7,706,436

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 13 $1,908,420   98 $19,474   $1,908,420 1
Sep 16, 2011 16 $1,190,765 -38% 230 $5,177   $3,598,271 2
Sep 23, 2011 13 $1,135,157 -5% 287 $3,955   $5,165,640 3
Sep 30, 2011 13 $735,231 -35% 274 $2,683   $6,250,719 4
Oct 7, 2011 16 $467,823 -36% 248 $1,886   $6,929,760 5
Oct 14, 2011 20 $272,941 -42% 185 $1,475   $7,362,845 6
Oct 21, 2011 34 $111,677 -59% 103 $1,084   $7,557,553 7
Oct 28, 2011 50 $44,126 -60% 51 $865   $7,637,237 8
Nov 4, 2011 57 $22,835 -48% 39 $586   $7,673,922 9
Nov 11, 2011 73 $6,573 -71% 13 $506   $7,688,756 10
Nov 18, 2011 73 $6,435 -2% 11 $585   $7,696,632 11
Nov 25, 2011 86 $2,167 -66% 4 $542   $7,701,974 12
Dec 2, 2011 84 $2,038 -6% 5 $408   $7,704,481 13
Dec 9, 2011 98 $935 -54% 3 $312   $7,705,974 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 9, 2011 10 $758,461     98 $7,739   $758,461 1
Sep 10, 2011 14 $769,764 +1%   98 $7,855   $1,528,225 2
Sep 11, 2011 14 $380,195 -51%   98 $3,880   $1,908,420 3
Sep 12, 2011 12 $143,576 -62%   98 $1,465   $2,051,996 4
Sep 13, 2011 13 $132,708 -8%   98 $1,354   $2,184,704 5
Sep 14, 2011 13 $110,866 -16%   98 $1,131   $2,295,570 6
Sep 15, 2011 12 $111,936 +1%   98 $1,142   $2,407,506 7
Sep 16, 2011 13 $448,266 +300% -41% 230 $1,949   $2,855,772 8
Sep 17, 2011 18 $444,508 -1% -42% 230 $1,933   $3,300,280 9
Sep 18, 2011 16 $297,982 -33% -22% 230 $1,296   $3,598,262 10
Sep 19, 2011 13 $115,376 -61% -20% 230 $502   $3,713,647 11
Sep 20, 2011 14 $115,173 n/c -13% 230 $501   $3,828,820 12
Sep 21, 2011 14 $99,011 -14% -11% 230 $430   $3,927,831 13
Sep 22, 2011 14 $102,651 +4% -8% 230 $446   $4,030,482 14
Sep 23, 2011 11 $362,798 +253% -19% 287 $1,264   $4,393,280 15
Sep 24, 2011 13 $521,376 +44% +17% 287 $1,817   $4,914,656 16
Sep 25, 2011 - $250,983 -52% -16% 287 $875   $5,165,640 17
Sep 26, 2011 - $85,085 -66% -26% 287 $296   $5,250,725 18
Sep 27, 2011 - $90,020 +6% -22% 287 $314   $5,340,745 19
Sep 28, 2011 - $81,838 -9% -17% 287 $285   $5,422,583 20
Sep 29, 2011 - $92,905 +14% -9% 287 $324   $5,515,488 21
Sep 30, 2011 - $230,757 +148% -36% 274 $842   $5,746,245 22
Oct 1, 2011 - $348,712 +51% -33% 274 $1,273   $6,094,957 23
Oct 2, 2011 - $155,762 -55% -38% 274 $568   $6,250,719 24
Oct 3, 2011 - $57,220 -63% -33% 274 $209   $6,307,939 25
Oct 4, 2011 - $56,909 -1% -37% 274 $208   $6,364,848 26
Oct 5, 2011 - $47,570 -16% -42% 274 $174   $6,412,418 27
Oct 6, 2011 - $49,519 +4% -47% 274 $181   $6,461,937 28
Oct 7, 2011 - $136,833 +176% -41% 248 $552   $6,598,770 29
Oct 8, 2011 - $213,240 +56% -39% 248 $860   $6,812,010 30
Oct 9, 2011 - $117,750 -45% -24% 248 $475   $6,929,760 31
Oct 10, 2011 - $58,599 -50% +2% 248 $236   $6,988,359 32
Oct 11, 2011 - $36,638 -37% -36% 248 $148   $7,024,997 33
Oct 12, 2011 - $31,698 -13% -33% 248 $128   $7,056,695 34
Oct 13, 2011 - $33,209 +5% -33% 248 $134   $7,089,904 35
Oct 14, 2011 - $81,324 +145% -41% 185 $440   $7,171,228 36
Oct 15, 2011 - $134,478 +65% -37% 185 $727   $7,305,706 37
Oct 16, 2011 - $57,139 -58% -51% 185 $309   $7,362,845 38
Oct 17, 2011 - $23,324 -59% -60% 185 $126   $7,386,169 39
Oct 18, 2011 - $21,514 -8% -41% 185 $116   $7,407,683 40
Oct 19, 2011 - $19,275 -10% -39% 185 $104   $7,426,958 41
Oct 20, 2011 - $18,918 -2% -43% 185 $102   $7,445,876 42
Oct 21, 2011 - $34,848 +84% -57% 103 $338   $7,480,724 43
Oct 22, 2011 - $52,359 +50% -61% 103 $508   $7,533,083 44
Oct 23, 2011 - $24,470 -53% -57% 103 $238   $7,557,553 45
Oct 24, 2011 - $9,100 -63% -61% 102 $89   $7,566,653 46
Oct 25, 2011 - $9,664 +6% -55% 102 $95   $7,576,317 47
Oct 26, 2011 - $8,262 -15% -57% 102 $81   $7,584,579 48
Oct 27, 2011 - $8,532 +3% -55% 102 $84   $7,593,111 49
Oct 28, 2011 - $13,340 +56% -62% 51 $262   $7,606,451 50
Oct 29, 2011 - $20,201 +51% -61% 51 $396   $7,626,652 51
Oct 30, 2011 - $10,585 -48% -57% 51 $208   $7,637,237 52
Oct 31, 2011 - $3,434 -68% -62% 51 $67   $7,640,671 53
Nov 1, 2011 - $3,579 +4% -63% 51 $70   $7,644,250 54
Nov 2, 2011 - $3,664 +2% -56% 51 $72   $7,647,914 55
Nov 3, 2011 - $3,173 -13% -63% 51 $62   $7,651,087 56
Nov 4, 2011 - $7,673 +142% -42% 39 $197   $7,658,760 57
Nov 5, 2011 - $10,200 +33% -50% 39 $262   $7,668,960 58
Nov 6, 2011 - $4,962 -51% -53% 39 $127   $7,673,922 59
Nov 7, 2011 - $1,984 -60% -42% 39 $51   $7,675,906 60
Nov 8, 2011 - $2,184 +10% -39% 39 $56   $7,678,090 61
Nov 9, 2011 - $1,626 -26% -56% 39 $42   $7,679,716 62
Nov 10, 2011 37 $2,467 +52% -22% 39 $63   $7,682,183 63
Nov 11, 2011 - $2,443 -1% -68% 13 $188   $7,684,626 64
Nov 12, 2011 - $2,924 +20% -71% 13 $225   $7,687,550 65
Nov 13, 2011 - $1,206 -59% -76% 13 $93   $7,688,756 66
Nov 14, 2011 - $445 -63% -78% 13 $34   $7,689,201 67
Nov 15, 2011 - $309 -31% -86% 13 $24   $7,689,510 68
Nov 16, 2011 - $452 +46% -72% 13 $35   $7,689,962 69
Nov 17, 2011 - $235 -48% -90% 13 $18   $7,690,197 70
Nov 18, 2011 - $1,705 +626% -30% 11 $155   $7,691,902 71
Nov 19, 2011 - $2,874 +69% -2% 11 $261   $7,694,776 72
Nov 20, 2011 - $1,856 -35% +54% 11 $169   $7,696,632 73
Nov 21, 2011 - $562 -70% +26% 11 $51   $7,697,194 74
Nov 22, 2011 - $1,070 +90% +246% 11 $97   $7,698,264 75
Nov 25, 2011 - $702   -59% 4 $176   $7,700,509 78
Nov 26, 2011 - $1,012 +44% -65% 4 $253   $7,701,521 79
Nov 27, 2011 - $453 -55% -76% 4 $113   $7,701,974 80
Nov 28, 2011 - $141 -69% -75% 4 $35   $7,702,115 81
Nov 29, 2011 - $110 -22% -90% 4 $28   $7,702,225 82
Nov 30, 2011 - $86 -22%   4 $22   $7,702,311 83
Dec 1, 2011 - $132 +53%   4 $33   $7,702,443 84
Dec 2, 2011 - $1,352 +924% +93% 5 $270   $7,703,795 85
Dec 3, 2011 - $437 -68% -57% 5 $87   $7,704,232 86
Dec 4, 2011 - $249 -43% -45% 5 $50   $7,704,481 87
Dec 5, 2011 - $124 -50% -12% 5 $25   $7,704,605 88
Dec 6, 2011 - $151 +22% +37% 5 $30   $7,704,756 89
Dec 7, 2011 - $98 -35% +14% 5 $20   $7,704,854 90
Dec 8, 2011 - $185 +89% +40% 5 $37   $7,705,039 91
Dec 9, 2011 - $308 +66% -77% 3 $103   $7,705,347 92
Dec 10, 2011 - $466 +51% +7% 3 $155   $7,705,813 93
Dec 11, 2011 - $161 -65% -35% 3 $54   $7,705,974 94

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 13 $2,407,506   98 $24,566   $2,407,506 1
Sep 16, 2011 14 $1,622,977 -33% 230 $7,056   $4,030,483 2
Sep 23, 2011 14 $1,485,005 -9% 287 $5,174   $5,515,488 3
Sep 30, 2011 12 $946,449 -36% 274 $3,454   $6,461,937 4
Oct 7, 2011 15 $627,967 -34% 248 $2,532   $7,089,904 5
Oct 14, 2011 21 $355,972 -43% 185 $1,924   $7,445,876 6
Oct 21, 2011 37 $147,235 -59% 103 $1,429   $7,593,111 7
Oct 28, 2011 50 $57,976 -61% 51 $1,137   $7,651,087 8
Nov 4, 2011 56 $31,096 -46% 39 $797   $7,682,183 9
Nov 11, 2011 77 $8,014 -74% 13 $616   $7,690,197 10
Nov 18, 2011 75 $9,610 +20% 11 $874   $7,699,807 11
Nov 25, 2011 82 $2,636 -73% 4 $659   $7,702,443 12
Dec 2, 2011 82 $2,596 -2% 5 $519   $7,705,039 13
Dec 9, 2011 91 $1,397 -46% 3 $466   $7,706,436 14

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 22, 20125118,196 118,196$1,535,366$1,535,3661
Jan 29, 20121732,065-73% 150,261$416,524$1,951,8902
Feb 5, 20122519,230-40% 169,491$253,644$2,205,5343
Feb 12, 20123014,965-22% 184,456$194,395$2,399,9294

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.

Leading Cast

Kevin Hart    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Hart    Director
Kevin Hart    Producer

DVD Sales: New Releases have the Courage to Stand up to Holdovers

January 31st, 2012

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 17th, 2012

January 16th, 2012

It's a slow week on the home market; there are four first run wide releases on this week's list, which is not bad, but only one of those, The Ides of March, earned reviews that were even remotely good. Unfortunately, there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out, so it's a pretty shallow week as well. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, The Ides of March on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack win that honor, practically by default. More...

Per Theater Chart: What a Weekend!

September 27th, 2011

Weekend earned nearly perfect reviews, but I'm still surprised by its box office strength as it earned $27,245 in one theater during its opening weekend of release. The Man Nobody Knew was next with $15,411, also in one theater. Machine Gun Preacher also topped expectations with an average of $11,283 in four theaters, but its reviews suggest it won't last long. Pearl Jam Twenty earned an average of $10,245 in ten theaters over the weekend, and including the special showing it had earlier in the week, it already has close to $400,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Per Theater Chart: Restlessly Waiting for Awards Season

September 21st, 2011

Restless won the race to the top of the per theater chart with $15,467 in its lone theater. However, given its reviews, I don't think the word of mouth will be there to help it expand. The Lion King was second with an average of $12,941. The Mill and the Cross was the only other film to cross $10,000 at $11,354 over the weekend and $15,443 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Laughing at the Competition

September 14th, 2011

There was only one film to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, but it did it with style. Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain earned just under $2 million in 98 theaters for an average of $19,474. I wasn't expecting it to earn $2 million in total. More...

Weekend Estimates: Contagion Has a Healthy Start

September 11th, 2011

Having four wide releases on what is traditionally the slowest weekend of the year never seemed like a good idea. And so it proved for three of the films. The fourth, however, can lay claim to decent numbers this weekend. Contagion posted a very respectable estimated opening of $23.1 million, according to Warner Bros.' on Sunday, with a per theater average of over $7,000. That put it well ahead of The Help, which scored $8.7 million in second place. Warrior will be third with $5.6 million from 1,869 theaters -- not a bad opening, but a $3,000 per theater average won't encourage significant expansion, no matter how good word of mouth is for the film. The other two wide openers would have loved to come even close to that number though. More...

Turning Limited Releases Inside Out

September 9th, 2011

There is a lot of excitement when it comes to specialty films and potential Awards Season players, because it's time for the Toronto International Film Festival. Unfortunately for those not in Toronto, your choices are a lot more limited. Fortunately for those not in Toronto, you are not in Toronto. (I'm Canadian, so I'm constitutionally obligated to make fun of Toronto.) There are a few new limited releases earning good reviews, but far more that critics are a lot less kind to, and none seem destined for significant box office success. More...


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Synopsis

Kevin Hart stars in the theatrical version of his 2011 Laugh at My Pain comedy tour that earned more than $15,000,000 in ticket sales. The 90-city tour was one of the most successful Comedy Concerts in history. Hart's 2-day performance at LA Live's Nokia Theatre broke Eddie Murphy's long standing record of being the first African-American Comedian to surpass over $1.1 million two-day live Comedy show ticket sales.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,908,420 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$750,000 (worldwide box office is 10.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:98 opening theaters/287 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,476,079

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,888 $7,706,436
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,801-26,900) 26,856 $6,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,623 $7,712,436
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,099 $7,706,436
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,867 $6,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $7,712,436

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 2011 (Limited) by Codeblack Entertainment
Video Release: January 17th, 2012 by Vivendi Visual
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and pervasive language.
(Rating bulletin 2184, 8/10/2011)
Running Time: 68 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kevin Hart: What Now?
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Stand-Up Comedy, African Americans, Heist, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Concert/Performance
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: CODEBLACK Entertainment, Hartbeat Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 69 $1,908,420 Sep 9, 2011 3
Top 2011 Theater Average 49 $19,474 Sep 9, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Kevin Hart    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Hart    Director
Kevin Hart    Producer

DVD Sales: New Releases have the Courage to Stand up to Holdovers

January 31st, 2012

It was a mixed week on the home market as far as new releases were concerned. On the one hand, four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart were new releases. On the other hand, they were the only new releases to reach the top 30. Courageous was the best of the bunch selling 381,000 units and generating $6.47 million in opening week sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 17th, 2012

January 16th, 2012

It's a slow week on the home market; there are four first run wide releases on this week's list, which is not bad, but only one of those, The Ides of March, earned reviews that were even remotely good. Unfortunately, there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out, so it's a pretty shallow week as well. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, The Ides of March on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack win that honor, practically by default. More...

Per Theater Chart: What a Weekend!

September 27th, 2011

Weekend earned nearly perfect reviews, but I'm still surprised by its box office strength as it earned $27,245 in one theater during its opening weekend of release. The Man Nobody Knew was next with $15,411, also in one theater. Machine Gun Preacher also topped expectations with an average of $11,283 in four theaters, but its reviews suggest it won't last long. Pearl Jam Twenty earned an average of $10,245 in ten theaters over the weekend, and including the special showing it had earlier in the week, it already has close to $400,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Per Theater Chart: Restlessly Waiting for Awards Season

September 21st, 2011

Restless won the race to the top of the per theater chart with $15,467 in its lone theater. However, given its reviews, I don't think the word of mouth will be there to help it expand. The Lion King was second with an average of $12,941. The Mill and the Cross was the only other film to cross $10,000 at $11,354 over the weekend and $15,443 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Laughing at the Competition

September 14th, 2011

There was only one film to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, but it did it with style. Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain earned just under $2 million in 98 theaters for an average of $19,474. I wasn't expecting it to earn $2 million in total. More...

Weekend Estimates: Contagion Has a Healthy Start

September 11th, 2011

Having four wide releases on what is traditionally the slowest weekend of the year never seemed like a good idea. And so it proved for three of the films. The fourth, however, can lay claim to decent numbers this weekend. Contagion posted a very respectable estimated opening of $23.1 million, according to Warner Bros.' on Sunday, with a per theater average of over $7,000. That put it well ahead of The Help, which scored $8.7 million in second place. Warrior will be third with $5.6 million from 1,869 theaters -- not a bad opening, but a $3,000 per theater average won't encourage significant expansion, no matter how good word of mouth is for the film. The other two wide openers would have loved to come even close to that number though. More...

Turning Limited Releases Inside Out

September 9th, 2011

There is a lot of excitement when it comes to specialty films and potential Awards Season players, because it's time for the Toronto International Film Festival. Unfortunately for those not in Toronto, your choices are a lot more limited. Fortunately for those not in Toronto, you are not in Toronto. (I'm Canadian, so I'm constitutionally obligated to make fun of Toronto.) There are a few new limited releases earning good reviews, but far more that critics are a lot less kind to, and none seem destined for significant box office success. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,888 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,948 $10,476,079
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,115 $7,706,436
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 142 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $10,476,079
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 9 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,001 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,243 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for Concert/Performance Movies 22 $7,706,436
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,099 $7,706,436

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 13 $1,908,420   98 $19,474   $1,908,420 1
Sep 16, 2011 16 $1,190,765 -38% 230 $5,177   $3,598,271 2
Sep 23, 2011 13 $1,135,157 -5% 287 $3,955   $5,165,640 3
Sep 30, 2011 13 $735,231 -35% 274 $2,683   $6,250,719 4
Oct 7, 2011 16 $467,823 -36% 248 $1,886   $6,929,760 5
Oct 14, 2011 20 $272,941 -42% 185 $1,475   $7,362,845 6
Oct 21, 2011 34 $111,677 -59% 103 $1,084   $7,557,553 7
Oct 28, 2011 50 $44,126 -60% 51 $865   $7,637,237 8
Nov 4, 2011 57 $22,835 -48% 39 $586   $7,673,922 9
Nov 11, 2011 73 $6,573 -71% 13 $506   $7,688,756 10
Nov 18, 2011 73 $6,435 -2% 11 $585   $7,696,632 11
Nov 25, 2011 86 $2,167 -66% 4 $542   $7,701,974 12
Dec 2, 2011 84 $2,038 -6% 5 $408   $7,704,481 13
Dec 9, 2011 98 $935 -54% 3 $312   $7,705,974 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 9, 2011 10 $758,461     98 $7,739   $758,461 1
Sep 10, 2011 14 $769,764 +1%   98 $7,855   $1,528,225 2
Sep 11, 2011 14 $380,195 -51%   98 $3,880   $1,908,420 3
Sep 12, 2011 12 $143,576 -62%   98 $1,465   $2,051,996 4
Sep 13, 2011 13 $132,708 -8%   98 $1,354   $2,184,704 5
Sep 14, 2011 13 $110,866 -16%   98 $1,131   $2,295,570 6
Sep 15, 2011 12 $111,936 +1%   98 $1,142   $2,407,506 7
Sep 16, 2011 13 $448,266 +300% -41% 230 $1,949   $2,855,772 8
Sep 17, 2011 18 $444,508 -1% -42% 230 $1,933   $3,300,280 9
Sep 18, 2011 16 $297,982 -33% -22% 230 $1,296   $3,598,262 10
Sep 19, 2011 13 $115,376 -61% -20% 230 $502   $3,713,647 11
Sep 20, 2011 14 $115,173 n/c -13% 230 $501   $3,828,820 12
Sep 21, 2011 14 $99,011 -14% -11% 230 $430   $3,927,831 13
Sep 22, 2011 14 $102,651 +4% -8% 230 $446   $4,030,482 14
Sep 23, 2011 11 $362,798 +253% -19% 287 $1,264   $4,393,280 15
Sep 24, 2011 13 $521,376 +44% +17% 287 $1,817   $4,914,656 16
Sep 25, 2011 - $250,983 -52% -16% 287 $875   $5,165,640 17
Sep 26, 2011 - $85,085 -66% -26% 287 $296   $5,250,725 18
Sep 27, 2011 - $90,020 +6% -22% 287 $314   $5,340,745 19
Sep 28, 2011 - $81,838 -9% -17% 287 $285   $5,422,583 20
Sep 29, 2011 - $92,905 +14% -9% 287 $324   $5,515,488 21
Sep 30, 2011 - $230,757 +148% -36% 274 $842   $5,746,245 22
Oct 1, 2011 - $348,712 +51% -33% 274 $1,273   $6,094,957 23
Oct 2, 2011 - $155,762 -55% -38% 274 $568   $6,250,719 24
Oct 3, 2011 - $57,220 -63% -33% 274 $209   $6,307,939 25
Oct 4, 2011 - $56,909 -1% -37% 274 $208   $6,364,848 26
Oct 5, 2011 - $47,570 -16% -42% 274 $174   $6,412,418 27
Oct 6, 2011 - $49,519 +4% -47% 274 $181   $6,461,937 28
Oct 7, 2011 - $136,833 +176% -41% 248 $552   $6,598,770 29
Oct 8, 2011 - $213,240 +56% -39% 248 $860   $6,812,010 30
Oct 9, 2011 - $117,750 -45% -24% 248 $475   $6,929,760 31
Oct 10, 2011 - $58,599 -50% +2% 248 $236   $6,988,359 32
Oct 11, 2011 - $36,638 -37% -36% 248 $148   $7,024,997 33
Oct 12, 2011 - $31,698 -13% -33% 248 $128   $7,056,695 34
Oct 13, 2011 - $33,209 +5% -33% 248 $134   $7,089,904 35
Oct 14, 2011 - $81,324 +145% -41% 185 $440   $7,171,228 36
Oct 15, 2011 - $134,478 +65% -37% 185 $727   $7,305,706 37
Oct 16, 2011 - $57,139 -58% -51% 185 $309   $7,362,845 38
Oct 17, 2011 - $23,324 -59% -60% 185 $126   $7,386,169 39
Oct 18, 2011 - $21,514 -8% -41% 185 $116   $7,407,683 40
Oct 19, 2011 - $19,275 -10% -39% 185 $104   $7,426,958 41
Oct 20, 2011 - $18,918 -2% -43% 185 $102   $7,445,876 42
Oct 21, 2011 - $34,848 +84% -57% 103 $338   $7,480,724 43
Oct 22, 2011 - $52,359 +50% -61% 103 $508   $7,533,083 44
Oct 23, 2011 - $24,470 -53% -57% 103 $238   $7,557,553 45
Oct 24, 2011 - $9,100 -63% -61% 102 $89   $7,566,653 46
Oct 25, 2011 - $9,664 +6% -55% 102 $95   $7,576,317 47
Oct 26, 2011 - $8,262 -15% -57% 102 $81   $7,584,579 48
Oct 27, 2011 - $8,532 +3% -55% 102 $84   $7,593,111 49
Oct 28, 2011 - $13,340 +56% -62% 51 $262   $7,606,451 50
Oct 29, 2011 - $20,201 +51% -61% 51 $396   $7,626,652 51
Oct 30, 2011 - $10,585 -48% -57% 51 $208   $7,637,237 52
Oct 31, 2011 - $3,434 -68% -62% 51 $67   $7,640,671 53
Nov 1, 2011 - $3,579 +4% -63% 51 $70   $7,644,250 54
Nov 2, 2011 - $3,664 +2% -56% 51 $72   $7,647,914 55
Nov 3, 2011 - $3,173 -13% -63% 51 $62   $7,651,087 56
Nov 4, 2011 - $7,673 +142% -42% 39 $197   $7,658,760 57
Nov 5, 2011 - $10,200 +33% -50% 39 $262   $7,668,960 58
Nov 6, 2011 - $4,962 -51% -53% 39 $127   $7,673,922 59
Nov 7, 2011 - $1,984 -60% -42% 39 $51   $7,675,906 60
Nov 8, 2011 - $2,184 +10% -39% 39 $56   $7,678,090 61
Nov 9, 2011 - $1,626 -26% -56% 39 $42   $7,679,716 62
Nov 10, 2011 37 $2,467 +52% -22% 39 $63   $7,682,183 63
Nov 11, 2011 - $2,443 -1% -68% 13 $188   $7,684,626 64
Nov 12, 2011 - $2,924 +20% -71% 13 $225   $7,687,550 65
Nov 13, 2011 - $1,206 -59% -76% 13 $93   $7,688,756 66
Nov 14, 2011 - $445 -63% -78% 13 $34   $7,689,201 67
Nov 15, 2011 - $309 -31% -86% 13 $24   $7,689,510 68
Nov 16, 2011 - $452 +46% -72% 13 $35   $7,689,962 69
Nov 17, 2011 - $235 -48% -90% 13 $18   $7,690,197 70
Nov 18, 2011 - $1,705 +626% -30% 11 $155   $7,691,902 71
Nov 19, 2011 - $2,874 +69% -2% 11 $261   $7,694,776 72
Nov 20, 2011 - $1,856 -35% +54% 11 $169   $7,696,632 73
Nov 21, 2011 - $562 -70% +26% 11 $51   $7,697,194 74
Nov 22, 2011 - $1,070 +90% +246% 11 $97   $7,698,264 75
Nov 25, 2011 - $702   -59% 4 $176   $7,700,509 78
Nov 26, 2011 - $1,012 +44% -65% 4 $253   $7,701,521 79
Nov 27, 2011 - $453 -55% -76% 4 $113   $7,701,974 80
Nov 28, 2011 - $141 -69% -75% 4 $35   $7,702,115 81
Nov 29, 2011 - $110 -22% -90% 4 $28   $7,702,225 82
Nov 30, 2011 - $86 -22%   4 $22   $7,702,311 83
Dec 1, 2011 - $132 +53%   4 $33   $7,702,443 84
Dec 2, 2011 - $1,352 +924% +93% 5 $270   $7,703,795 85
Dec 3, 2011 - $437 -68% -57% 5 $87   $7,704,232 86
Dec 4, 2011 - $249 -43% -45% 5 $50   $7,704,481 87
Dec 5, 2011 - $124 -50% -12% 5 $25   $7,704,605 88
Dec 6, 2011 - $151 +22% +37% 5 $30   $7,704,756 89
Dec 7, 2011 - $98 -35% +14% 5 $20   $7,704,854 90
Dec 8, 2011 - $185 +89% +40% 5 $37   $7,705,039 91
Dec 9, 2011 - $308 +66% -77% 3 $103   $7,705,347 92
Dec 10, 2011 - $466 +51% +7% 3 $155   $7,705,813 93
Dec 11, 2011 - $161 -65% -35% 3 $54   $7,705,974 94

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 13 $2,407,506   98 $24,566   $2,407,506 1
Sep 16, 2011 14 $1,622,977 -33% 230 $7,056   $4,030,483 2
Sep 23, 2011 14 $1,485,005 -9% 287 $5,174   $5,515,488 3
Sep 30, 2011 12 $946,449 -36% 274 $3,454   $6,461,937 4
Oct 7, 2011 15 $627,967 -34% 248 $2,532   $7,089,904 5
Oct 14, 2011 21 $355,972 -43% 185 $1,924   $7,445,876 6
Oct 21, 2011 37 $147,235 -59% 103 $1,429   $7,593,111 7
Oct 28, 2011 50 $57,976 -61% 51 $1,137   $7,651,087 8
Nov 4, 2011 56 $31,096 -46% 39 $797   $7,682,183 9
Nov 11, 2011 77 $8,014 -74% 13 $616   $7,690,197 10
Nov 18, 2011 75 $9,610 +20% 11 $874   $7,699,807 11
Nov 25, 2011 82 $2,636 -73% 4 $659   $7,702,443 12
Dec 2, 2011 82 $2,596 -2% 5 $519   $7,705,039 13
Dec 9, 2011 91 $1,397 -46% 3 $466   $7,706,436 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,801-26,900) 26,856 $6,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,454 $6,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,904 $6,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 23,101-23,200) 23,193 $6,000
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $6,000
All Time International Box Office for Concert/Performance Movies (Rank 701-800) 747 $6,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,867 $6,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,623 $7,712,436
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,605 $7,712,436
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,569 $7,712,436
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,487 $7,712,436
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $7,712,436
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Concert/Performance Movies 28 $7,712,436
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $7,712,436

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 22, 20125118,196 118,196$1,535,366$1,535,3661
Jan 29, 20121732,065-73% 150,261$416,524$1,951,8902
Feb 5, 20122519,230-40% 169,491$253,644$2,205,5343
Feb 12, 20123014,965-22% 184,456$194,395$2,399,9294

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