Midnight's Children (2012)

Midnight's Children
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $849,045Details
International Box Office $789,610Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,638,655
OpusData ID: 168430100
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Synopsis

Two boys are born in a Bombay hospital at midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, within the first hour of independence from Great Britain. The babies are switched by a nurse and Saleem Sinai, who will be raised by a well-to-do Muslim couple, is actually the illegitimate son of a low-caste Hindu woman. Shiva, the son of the Muslim couple, is given to a poor Hindu street performer.

Metrics

Legs:23.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,198,973

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,553 $849,045
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,470 $789,610
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,499 $1,638,655

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 2012 (Limited) by Mongrel Media
April 26th, 2013 (Limited) by Paladin
International Releases: December 26th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Austria)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
April 18th, 2013 (Wide) (Thailand)
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MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 148 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Switched At Birth, Ensemble, War, Religious
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hamilton-Mehta, FilmNation Entertainment, Frontier Pictures, Noble Nomad
Production Countries: Canada, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hindi

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,553 $849,045
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,073 $1,198,973
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,603 $849,045
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2012 (Rank 201-300) 212 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,626 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,150 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,509 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 815 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Mongrel Media Movies 8 $849,045

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 47 $35,427   16 $2,214   $507,685 1
Nov 30, 2012 61 $13,006 -63% 11 $1,182   $542,811 2
Dec 7, 2012 67 $11,130 -14% 10 $1,113   $564,898 3
Dec 14, 2012 78 $3,099 -72% 2 $1,550   $582,450 4
Jan 4, 2013 78 $1,487   2 $744   $600,595 1
Jan 11, 2013 75 $2,346 +58% 3 $782   $609,933 2
Jan 18, 2013 66 $662 -72% 1 $662   $623,065 3
Jan 25, 2013 81 $636 -4% 1 $636   $627,008 4
Feb 1, 2013 87 $354 -44% 1 $354   $649,473 5
Feb 8, 2013 80 $1,160 +228% 1 $1,160   $657,296 6
Feb 22, 2013 91 $220   1 $220   $668,964 1
Apr 26, 2013 69 $12,200   2 $6,100   $681,164 1
May 3, 2013 57 $22,272 +83% 10 $2,227   $705,502 2
May 10, 2013 55 $23,050 +3% 11 $2,095   $739,940 3
May 17, 2013 47 $27,975 +21% 17 $1,646   $776,828 4
May 24, 2013 53 $16,530 -41% 10 $1,653   $803,703 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 46 $51,517   16 $3,220   $529,805 1
Nov 30, 2012 63 $19,477 -62% 11 $1,771   $552,805 2
Dec 7, 2012 71 $17,615 -10% 10 $1,762   $579,351 3
Dec 14, 2012 79 $5,169 -71% 2 $2,585   $585,629 4
Dec 28, 2012 64 $2,350   1 $2,350   $594,555 1
Jan 4, 2013 82 $2,103 -11% 2 $1,052   $608,222 2
Jan 11, 2013 72 $3,371 +60% 3 $1,124   $622,403 3
Jan 18, 2013 79 $814 -76% 1 $814   $626,372 4
Jan 25, 2013 87 $772 -5% 1 $772   $646,315 5
Feb 1, 2013 92 $354 -54% 1 $354   $654,976 6
Feb 8, 2013 87 $1,352 +282% 1 $1,352   $662,591 7
Feb 22, 2013 96 $352   1 $352   $671,190 1
Apr 26, 2013 70 $14,266   2 $7,133   $683,230 1
May 3, 2013 59 $33,660 +136% 10 $3,366   $716,890 2
May 10, 2013 60 $31,963 -5% 11 $2,906   $748,853 3
May 17, 2013 48 $38,320 +20% 17 $2,254   $787,173 4
May 24, 2013 49 $27,955 -27% 10 $2,796   $815,128 5
May 31, 2013 56 $12,511 -55% 9 $1,390   $827,639 6
Jun 7, 2013 77 $6,403 -49% 6 $1,067   $834,042 7
Jun 14, 2013 72 $5,682 -11% 5 $1,136   $839,724 8
Jun 21, 2013 89 $1,892 -67% 2 $946   $841,616 9
Jun 28, 2013 51 $1,981 +5% 2 $991   $843,597 10
Jul 12, 2013 66 $3,951   2 $1,976   $847,548 12
Jul 19, 2013 87 $1,497 -62% 1 $1,497   $849,045 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Austria 3/28/2013 $14,954 12 13 41 $50,817 12/14/2015
Belgium 10/9/2013 $0 0 1 1 $16,702 12/13/2015
Brazil 11/22/2013 $7,147 10 10 14 $15,654 12/13/2015
Germany 3/28/2013 $85,816 40 53 193 $294,795 12/14/2015
Singapore 3/28/2013 $8,118 2 2 5 $18,719 12/14/2015
Thailand 4/18/2013 $1,599 2 2 4 $3,885 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 12/26/2012 $163,686 57 57 114 $389,038 12/14/2015
 
International Total$789,610 12/14/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,470 $789,610
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,284 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,459 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,138 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,318 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,167 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Mongrel Media Movies 23 $789,610

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,499 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,139 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,344 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,533 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,506 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,822 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,460 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Mongrel Media Movies 18 $1,638,655

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.

Leading Cast

Satya Bhabha    Saleem Sinai

Supporting Cast

Shahana Goswami    Amina
Rajat Kapoor    Aadam Aziz
Seema Biswas    Mary Pereira
Shriya Saran    Parvati
Siddharth Suryanarayan    Shiva
Ronit Roy    Ahmed Sinai
Rahul Bose    General Zulfikar
Kulbhushan Kharbanda    Picture Singh
Charles Dance    William Methwold

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

Production and Technical Credits

Deepa Mehta    Director
Salman Rushdie    Screenwriter
David Hamilton    Producer
Dilip Mehta    Production Designer
Colin Monie    Editor
Nitin Sawhney    Composer
Giles Nuttgens    Director of Photography

Per Theater Chart: Mud Reluctantly Leads the Way

April 30th, 2013

While there were two films in the $10,000 club this week, Kon-Tiki and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, one could argue Mud had the best opening on the per theater chart this past weekend. Kon-Tiki earned an average of $11,084 in two theaters, while The Reluctant Fundamentalist earned an average of $10,307 in three. However, Mud earned an average of $6,103 while playing in 363 theaters. It missed the top ten by just $160,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pain's Gainful Weekend

April 28th, 2013

With the Summer movie season effectively starting with the first weekend of May these days, the last weekend of April is the last chance for lesser-budgeted movies to grab some of the spotlight. This year, the movie that can hold its head up highest, at least for a few days, is Pain & Gain, which is projected to open in first place with a respectable $20 million, just $6 million less than its reported production budget. Another film that will post an excellent start is Mud, which will most likely just miss out on the top 10, but will pull in about $2.2 million from just 363 theaters for Roadside Attractions, and end with a theater average of $6,000 -- basically the same as Pain & Gain. Both films will be wiped out by Iron Man 3 when it opens on Thursday. The Summer's first behemoth has already picked up $195.3 million internationally. More...

Limited Releases: Clear as Mud

April 26th, 2013

There are not a huge number of limited releases opening this weekend, but there are a few that might thrive in limited release. This includes Mud, the widest limited release of the week, and also the best-reviewed. Add in a great cast, and the film might not collapse under the weight of its theater count. More...

The Place for Limited Releases

November 2nd, 2012

There are not a lot of new releases on this week's list, and even fewer that have a good shot at earning some measure of mainstream success. This Must Be the Place is probably the best bet in that regard, but fans of B-movies should try and see Miami Connection. More...


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Synopsis

Two boys are born in a Bombay hospital at midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, within the first hour of independence from Great Britain. The babies are switched by a nurse and Saleem Sinai, who will be raised by a well-to-do Muslim couple, is actually the illegitimate son of a low-caste Hindu woman. Shiva, the son of the Muslim couple, is given to a poor Hindu street performer.

Metrics

Legs:23.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,198,973

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,553 $849,045
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,470 $789,610
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,499 $1,638,655

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 2012 (Limited) by Mongrel Media
April 26th, 2013 (Limited) by Paladin
International Releases: December 26th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Austria)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
April 18th, 2013 (Wide) (Thailand)
... Show all releases
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 148 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Switched At Birth, Ensemble, War, Religious
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hamilton-Mehta, FilmNation Entertainment, Frontier Pictures, Noble Nomad
Production Countries: Canada, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hindi

Leading Cast

Satya Bhabha    Saleem Sinai

Supporting Cast

Shahana Goswami    Amina
Rajat Kapoor    Aadam Aziz
Seema Biswas    Mary Pereira
Shriya Saran    Parvati
Siddharth Suryanarayan    Shiva
Ronit Roy    Ahmed Sinai
Rahul Bose    General Zulfikar
Kulbhushan Kharbanda    Picture Singh
Charles Dance    William Methwold

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

Production and Technical Credits

Deepa Mehta    Director
Salman Rushdie    Screenwriter
David Hamilton    Producer
Dilip Mehta    Production Designer
Colin Monie    Editor
Nitin Sawhney    Composer
Giles Nuttgens    Director of Photography

Per Theater Chart: Mud Reluctantly Leads the Way

April 30th, 2013

While there were two films in the $10,000 club this week, Kon-Tiki and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, one could argue Mud had the best opening on the per theater chart this past weekend. Kon-Tiki earned an average of $11,084 in two theaters, while The Reluctant Fundamentalist earned an average of $10,307 in three. However, Mud earned an average of $6,103 while playing in 363 theaters. It missed the top ten by just $160,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pain's Gainful Weekend

April 28th, 2013

With the Summer movie season effectively starting with the first weekend of May these days, the last weekend of April is the last chance for lesser-budgeted movies to grab some of the spotlight. This year, the movie that can hold its head up highest, at least for a few days, is Pain & Gain, which is projected to open in first place with a respectable $20 million, just $6 million less than its reported production budget. Another film that will post an excellent start is Mud, which will most likely just miss out on the top 10, but will pull in about $2.2 million from just 363 theaters for Roadside Attractions, and end with a theater average of $6,000 -- basically the same as Pain & Gain. Both films will be wiped out by Iron Man 3 when it opens on Thursday. The Summer's first behemoth has already picked up $195.3 million internationally. More...

Limited Releases: Clear as Mud

April 26th, 2013

There are not a huge number of limited releases opening this weekend, but there are a few that might thrive in limited release. This includes Mud, the widest limited release of the week, and also the best-reviewed. Add in a great cast, and the film might not collapse under the weight of its theater count. More...

The Place for Limited Releases

November 2nd, 2012

There are not a lot of new releases on this week's list, and even fewer that have a good shot at earning some measure of mainstream success. This Must Be the Place is probably the best bet in that regard, but fans of B-movies should try and see Miami Connection. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,553 $849,045
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,073 $1,198,973
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,603 $849,045
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2012 (Rank 201-300) 212 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,626 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,150 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,509 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 815 $849,045
All Time Domestic Box Office for Mongrel Media Movies 8 $849,045

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 47 $35,427   16 $2,214   $507,685 1
Nov 30, 2012 61 $13,006 -63% 11 $1,182   $542,811 2
Dec 7, 2012 67 $11,130 -14% 10 $1,113   $564,898 3
Dec 14, 2012 78 $3,099 -72% 2 $1,550   $582,450 4
Jan 4, 2013 78 $1,487   2 $744   $600,595 1
Jan 11, 2013 75 $2,346 +58% 3 $782   $609,933 2
Jan 18, 2013 66 $662 -72% 1 $662   $623,065 3
Jan 25, 2013 81 $636 -4% 1 $636   $627,008 4
Feb 1, 2013 87 $354 -44% 1 $354   $649,473 5
Feb 8, 2013 80 $1,160 +228% 1 $1,160   $657,296 6
Feb 22, 2013 91 $220   1 $220   $668,964 1
Apr 26, 2013 69 $12,200   2 $6,100   $681,164 1
May 3, 2013 57 $22,272 +83% 10 $2,227   $705,502 2
May 10, 2013 55 $23,050 +3% 11 $2,095   $739,940 3
May 17, 2013 47 $27,975 +21% 17 $1,646   $776,828 4
May 24, 2013 53 $16,530 -41% 10 $1,653   $803,703 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 46 $51,517   16 $3,220   $529,805 1
Nov 30, 2012 63 $19,477 -62% 11 $1,771   $552,805 2
Dec 7, 2012 71 $17,615 -10% 10 $1,762   $579,351 3
Dec 14, 2012 79 $5,169 -71% 2 $2,585   $585,629 4
Dec 28, 2012 64 $2,350   1 $2,350   $594,555 1
Jan 4, 2013 82 $2,103 -11% 2 $1,052   $608,222 2
Jan 11, 2013 72 $3,371 +60% 3 $1,124   $622,403 3
Jan 18, 2013 79 $814 -76% 1 $814   $626,372 4
Jan 25, 2013 87 $772 -5% 1 $772   $646,315 5
Feb 1, 2013 92 $354 -54% 1 $354   $654,976 6
Feb 8, 2013 87 $1,352 +282% 1 $1,352   $662,591 7
Feb 22, 2013 96 $352   1 $352   $671,190 1
Apr 26, 2013 70 $14,266   2 $7,133   $683,230 1
May 3, 2013 59 $33,660 +136% 10 $3,366   $716,890 2
May 10, 2013 60 $31,963 -5% 11 $2,906   $748,853 3
May 17, 2013 48 $38,320 +20% 17 $2,254   $787,173 4
May 24, 2013 49 $27,955 -27% 10 $2,796   $815,128 5
May 31, 2013 56 $12,511 -55% 9 $1,390   $827,639 6
Jun 7, 2013 77 $6,403 -49% 6 $1,067   $834,042 7
Jun 14, 2013 72 $5,682 -11% 5 $1,136   $839,724 8
Jun 21, 2013 89 $1,892 -67% 2 $946   $841,616 9
Jun 28, 2013 51 $1,981 +5% 2 $991   $843,597 10
Jul 12, 2013 66 $3,951   2 $1,976   $847,548 12
Jul 19, 2013 87 $1,497 -62% 1 $1,497   $849,045 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Austria 3/28/2013 $14,954 12 13 41 $50,817 12/14/2015
Belgium 10/9/2013 $0 0 1 1 $16,702 12/13/2015
Brazil 11/22/2013 $7,147 10 10 14 $15,654 12/13/2015
Germany 3/28/2013 $85,816 40 53 193 $294,795 12/14/2015
Singapore 3/28/2013 $8,118 2 2 5 $18,719 12/14/2015
Thailand 4/18/2013 $1,599 2 2 4 $3,885 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 12/26/2012 $163,686 57 57 114 $389,038 12/14/2015
 
International Total$789,610 12/14/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,470 $789,610
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,284 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,459 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,138 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,318 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,167 $789,610
All Time International Box Office for Mongrel Media Movies 23 $789,610

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,499 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,139 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,344 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,533 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,506 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,822 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,460 $1,638,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Mongrel Media Movies 18 $1,638,655

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.