Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,131,261Details
OpusData ID: 163890100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,247 (1.8% of total gross)
Legs:19.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,613,428

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,060 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,947 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $1,131,261

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by International Film Circuit
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 45th Weekend Limited Release 56 $556 May 11, 2012 311
Biggest 44th Weekend Limited Release 36 $1,850 May 4, 2012 304
Biggest 42nd Weekend Limited Release 60 $710 Apr 20, 2012 290
Biggest 39th Weekend Limited Release 76 $933 Mar 30, 2012 269
Biggest 38th Weekend Limited Release 42 $5,595 Mar 23, 2012 262
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 71 $3,223 Mar 2, 2012 241
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 56 $5,394 Feb 24, 2012 234
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 98 $2,242 Feb 17, 2012 227
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 79 $4,824 Feb 10, 2012 220
Top 2011 Theater Average 44 $20,998 Jul 15, 2011 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,060 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,626 $1,613,428
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,129 $1,131,261
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2011 (Rank 201-300) 207 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,697 $1,613,428
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 61 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 757 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,174 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 701-800) 704 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for International Film Circuit Movies 2 $1,131,261

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 52 $20,247   1 $20,247   $20,247 1
Jul 15, 2011 52 $20,998 +4% 1 $20,998   $59,845 2
Jul 22, 2011 43 $57,200 +172% 8 $7,150   $130,837 3
Jul 29, 2011 51 $35,584 -38% 8 $4,448   $199,054 4
Aug 5, 2011 47 $50,839 +43% 8 $6,355   $268,973 5
Aug 12, 2011 53 $40,776 -20% 17 $2,399   $334,443 6
Aug 19, 2011 61 $30,153 -26% 14 $2,154   $388,832 7
Aug 26, 2011 58 $28,295 -6% 17 $1,664   $431,862 8
Sep 2, 2011 64 $27,815 -2% 15 $1,854   $476,878 9
Sep 9, 2011 68 $20,931 -25% 17 $1,231   $522,739 10
Sep 16, 2011 75 $10,299 -51% 11 $936   $543,690 11
Sep 23, 2011 73 $14,121 +37% 10 $1,412   $562,512 12
Sep 30, 2011 70 $16,320 +16% 12 $1,360   $1,131,261 13
Oct 7, 2011 87 $4,629 -72% 7 $661   $592,953 14
Oct 14, 2011 65 $22,483 +386% 13 $1,729   $618,399 15
Oct 21, 2011 46 $55,425 +147% 29 $1,911   $683,003 16
Oct 28, 2011 55 $36,586 -34% 26 $1,407   $742,938 17
Nov 4, 2011 59 $20,472 -44% 21 $975   $780,763 18
Nov 11, 2011 65 $13,129 -36% 18 $729   $802,768 19
Nov 18, 2011 60 $9,719 -26% 13 $748   $817,735 20
Nov 25, 2011 79 $2,986 -69% 7 $427   $825,164 21
Dec 2, 2011 75 $4,997 +67% 5 $999   $832,797 22
Dec 9, 2011 84 $2,250 -55% 2 $1,125   $836,796 23
Dec 16, 2011 89 $789 -65% 1 $789   $838,235 24
Dec 23, 2011 58 $2,483 +215% 5 $497   $841,576 25
Dec 30, 2011 73 $1,716 -31% 3 $572   $845,188 26
Jan 13, 2012 77 $2,468   1 $2,468   $848,903 28
Jan 20, 2012 87 $1,248 -49% 1 $1,248   $850,643 29
Jan 27, 2012 88 $812 -35% 1 $812   $852,667 30
Feb 10, 2012 77 $4,824   3 $1,608   $858,078 32
Feb 17, 2012 86 $2,242 -54% 2 $1,121   $862,901 33
Feb 24, 2012 78 $5,394 +141% 2 $2,697   $869,501 34
Mar 2, 2012 84 $3,223 -40% 2 $1,612   $874,944 35
Mar 23, 2012 78 $5,595   6 $933   $894,958 38
Mar 30, 2012 99 $933 -83% 2 $467   $899,636 39
Apr 20, 2012 104 $710   2 $355   $900,446 42
May 4, 2012 95 $1,850   1 $1,850   $905,025 44
May 11, 2012 111 $556 -70% 1 $556   $906,666 45

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 5, 2011 54 $16,344     15 $1,090   $493,222 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 50 $38,847   1 $38,847   $38,847 1
Jul 15, 2011 52 $34,790 -10% 1 $34,790   $73,637 2
Jul 22, 2011 45 $89,833 +158% 8 $11,229   $163,470 3
Jul 29, 2011 52 $54,664 -39% 8 $6,833   $218,134 4
Aug 5, 2011 49 $75,533 +38% 8 $9,442   $293,667 5
Aug 12, 2011 53 $65,012 -14% 17 $3,824   $358,679 6
Aug 19, 2011 61 $44,888 -31% 14 $3,206   $403,567 7
Aug 26, 2011 58 $45,496 +1% 17 $2,676   $449,063 8
Sep 2, 2011 61 $52,745 +16% 15 $3,516   $501,808 9
Sep 9, 2011 67 $31,583 -40% 17 $1,858   $533,391 10
Sep 16, 2011 80 $15,000 -53% 11 $1,364   $548,391 11
Sep 23, 2011 20 $566,550 +3,677% 10 $56,655   $1,114,941 12
Oct 7, 2011 84 $7,592   7 $1,085   $595,916 14
Oct 14, 2011 61 $31,662 +317% 13 $2,436   $627,578 15
Oct 21, 2011 46 $78,774 +149% 29 $2,716   $706,352 16
Oct 28, 2011 53 $53,939 -32% 26 $2,075   $760,291 17
Nov 4, 2011 61 $29,348 -46% 21 $1,398   $789,639 18
Nov 11, 2011 63 $18,377 -37% 18 $1,021   $808,016 19
Nov 18, 2011 66 $14,162 -23% 13 $1,089   $822,178 20
Nov 25, 2011 74 $5,622 -60% 7 $803   $827,800 21
Dec 2, 2011 73 $6,746 +20% 5 $1,349   $834,546 22
Dec 9, 2011 81 $2,900 -57% 2 $1,450   $837,446 23
Dec 16, 2011 82 $1,647 -43% 1 $1,647   $839,093 24
Dec 23, 2011 66 $4,379 +166% 5 $876   $843,472 25
Jan 13, 2012 80 $2,960   1 $2,960   $849,395 28
Jan 20, 2012 83 $2,460 -17% 1 $2,460   $851,855 29
Feb 10, 2012 75 $7,405   3 $2,468   $860,659 32
Feb 17, 2012 87 $3,448 -53% 2 $1,724   $864,107 33
Feb 24, 2012 77 $7,614 +121% 2 $3,807   $871,721 34
Mar 23, 2012 77 $9,340   6 $1,557   $898,703 38
May 4, 2012 92 $2,935   1 $2,935   $906,110 44

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Per Theater Chart: Harry Potter and Yet Another Record

July 19th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part 2 added another record over the weekend earning the highest per theater average for a wide release with $38,672, surpassing the previous record holder, The Dark Knight. However, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour still holds the record for best per theater average for a number one film at $45,561. That record might not be broken till the $200 million opening weekend milestone is cracked. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness, which grew by a few percent to $20,998. Its ability to expand is untested, but growth is always a good sign. More...

Per Theater Chart: Life at the Top

July 12th, 2011

Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest opened in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $27,996 in four theaters, which was the best per theater average in more than a month. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness was relatively close behind with $20,247 in its lone theater. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the only holdover to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with an average of $11,469. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Unbeaten by Zookeeper, Horrible Bosses

July 10th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the highest-grossing movie of the year so far, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. Its total gross of $261 million is a comfortable $11 million ahead of The Hangover 2, which itself passed $250 million this weekend. While it couldn't come close to topping the chart, Horrible Bosses had a good weekend, earning a shade over $28 million and beating Zookeeper for 2nd place. The Kevin James comedy, meanwhile, posted a decent $21 million. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,247 (1.8% of total gross)
Legs:19.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,613,428

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,060 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,947 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $1,131,261

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by International Film Circuit
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 45th Weekend Limited Release 56 $556 May 11, 2012 311
Biggest 44th Weekend Limited Release 36 $1,850 May 4, 2012 304
Biggest 42nd Weekend Limited Release 60 $710 Apr 20, 2012 290
Biggest 39th Weekend Limited Release 76 $933 Mar 30, 2012 269
Biggest 38th Weekend Limited Release 42 $5,595 Mar 23, 2012 262
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 71 $3,223 Mar 2, 2012 241
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 56 $5,394 Feb 24, 2012 234
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 98 $2,242 Feb 17, 2012 227
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 79 $4,824 Feb 10, 2012 220
Top 2011 Theater Average 44 $20,998 Jul 15, 2011 10

Per Theater Chart: Harry Potter and Yet Another Record

July 19th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part 2 added another record over the weekend earning the highest per theater average for a wide release with $38,672, surpassing the previous record holder, The Dark Knight. However, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour still holds the record for best per theater average for a number one film at $45,561. That record might not be broken till the $200 million opening weekend milestone is cracked. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness, which grew by a few percent to $20,998. Its ability to expand is untested, but growth is always a good sign. More...

Per Theater Chart: Life at the Top

July 12th, 2011

Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest opened in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $27,996 in four theaters, which was the best per theater average in more than a month. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness was relatively close behind with $20,247 in its lone theater. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the only holdover to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with an average of $11,469. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Unbeaten by Zookeeper, Horrible Bosses

July 10th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the highest-grossing movie of the year so far, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. Its total gross of $261 million is a comfortable $11 million ahead of The Hangover 2, which itself passed $250 million this weekend. While it couldn't come close to topping the chart, Horrible Bosses had a good weekend, earning a shade over $28 million and beating Zookeeper for 2nd place. The Kevin James comedy, meanwhile, posted a decent $21 million. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,060 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,626 $1,613,428
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,129 $1,131,261
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2011 (Rank 201-300) 207 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,697 $1,613,428
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 61 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 757 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,174 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 701-800) 704 $1,131,261
All Time Domestic Box Office for International Film Circuit Movies 2 $1,131,261

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 52 $20,247   1 $20,247   $20,247 1
Jul 15, 2011 52 $20,998 +4% 1 $20,998   $59,845 2
Jul 22, 2011 43 $57,200 +172% 8 $7,150   $130,837 3
Jul 29, 2011 51 $35,584 -38% 8 $4,448   $199,054 4
Aug 5, 2011 47 $50,839 +43% 8 $6,355   $268,973 5
Aug 12, 2011 53 $40,776 -20% 17 $2,399   $334,443 6
Aug 19, 2011 61 $30,153 -26% 14 $2,154   $388,832 7
Aug 26, 2011 58 $28,295 -6% 17 $1,664   $431,862 8
Sep 2, 2011 64 $27,815 -2% 15 $1,854   $476,878 9
Sep 9, 2011 68 $20,931 -25% 17 $1,231   $522,739 10
Sep 16, 2011 75 $10,299 -51% 11 $936   $543,690 11
Sep 23, 2011 73 $14,121 +37% 10 $1,412   $562,512 12
Sep 30, 2011 70 $16,320 +16% 12 $1,360   $1,131,261 13
Oct 7, 2011 87 $4,629 -72% 7 $661   $592,953 14
Oct 14, 2011 65 $22,483 +386% 13 $1,729   $618,399 15
Oct 21, 2011 46 $55,425 +147% 29 $1,911   $683,003 16
Oct 28, 2011 55 $36,586 -34% 26 $1,407   $742,938 17
Nov 4, 2011 59 $20,472 -44% 21 $975   $780,763 18
Nov 11, 2011 65 $13,129 -36% 18 $729   $802,768 19
Nov 18, 2011 60 $9,719 -26% 13 $748   $817,735 20
Nov 25, 2011 79 $2,986 -69% 7 $427   $825,164 21
Dec 2, 2011 75 $4,997 +67% 5 $999   $832,797 22
Dec 9, 2011 84 $2,250 -55% 2 $1,125   $836,796 23
Dec 16, 2011 89 $789 -65% 1 $789   $838,235 24
Dec 23, 2011 58 $2,483 +215% 5 $497   $841,576 25
Dec 30, 2011 73 $1,716 -31% 3 $572   $845,188 26
Jan 13, 2012 77 $2,468   1 $2,468   $848,903 28
Jan 20, 2012 87 $1,248 -49% 1 $1,248   $850,643 29
Jan 27, 2012 88 $812 -35% 1 $812   $852,667 30
Feb 10, 2012 77 $4,824   3 $1,608   $858,078 32
Feb 17, 2012 86 $2,242 -54% 2 $1,121   $862,901 33
Feb 24, 2012 78 $5,394 +141% 2 $2,697   $869,501 34
Mar 2, 2012 84 $3,223 -40% 2 $1,612   $874,944 35
Mar 23, 2012 78 $5,595   6 $933   $894,958 38
Mar 30, 2012 99 $933 -83% 2 $467   $899,636 39
Apr 20, 2012 104 $710   2 $355   $900,446 42
May 4, 2012 95 $1,850   1 $1,850   $905,025 44
May 11, 2012 111 $556 -70% 1 $556   $906,666 45

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 5, 2011 54 $16,344     15 $1,090   $493,222 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 50 $38,847   1 $38,847   $38,847 1
Jul 15, 2011 52 $34,790 -10% 1 $34,790   $73,637 2
Jul 22, 2011 45 $89,833 +158% 8 $11,229   $163,470 3
Jul 29, 2011 52 $54,664 -39% 8 $6,833   $218,134 4
Aug 5, 2011 49 $75,533 +38% 8 $9,442   $293,667 5
Aug 12, 2011 53 $65,012 -14% 17 $3,824   $358,679 6
Aug 19, 2011 61 $44,888 -31% 14 $3,206   $403,567 7
Aug 26, 2011 58 $45,496 +1% 17 $2,676   $449,063 8
Sep 2, 2011 61 $52,745 +16% 15 $3,516   $501,808 9
Sep 9, 2011 67 $31,583 -40% 17 $1,858   $533,391 10
Sep 16, 2011 80 $15,000 -53% 11 $1,364   $548,391 11
Sep 23, 2011 20 $566,550 +3,677% 10 $56,655   $1,114,941 12
Oct 7, 2011 84 $7,592   7 $1,085   $595,916 14
Oct 14, 2011 61 $31,662 +317% 13 $2,436   $627,578 15
Oct 21, 2011 46 $78,774 +149% 29 $2,716   $706,352 16
Oct 28, 2011 53 $53,939 -32% 26 $2,075   $760,291 17
Nov 4, 2011 61 $29,348 -46% 21 $1,398   $789,639 18
Nov 11, 2011 63 $18,377 -37% 18 $1,021   $808,016 19
Nov 18, 2011 66 $14,162 -23% 13 $1,089   $822,178 20
Nov 25, 2011 74 $5,622 -60% 7 $803   $827,800 21
Dec 2, 2011 73 $6,746 +20% 5 $1,349   $834,546 22
Dec 9, 2011 81 $2,900 -57% 2 $1,450   $837,446 23
Dec 16, 2011 82 $1,647 -43% 1 $1,647   $839,093 24
Dec 23, 2011 66 $4,379 +166% 5 $876   $843,472 25
Jan 13, 2012 80 $2,960   1 $2,960   $849,395 28
Jan 20, 2012 83 $2,460 -17% 1 $2,460   $851,855 29
Feb 10, 2012 75 $7,405   3 $2,468   $860,659 32
Feb 17, 2012 87 $3,448 -53% 2 $1,724   $864,107 33
Feb 24, 2012 77 $7,614 +121% 2 $3,807   $871,721 34
Mar 23, 2012 77 $9,340   6 $1,557   $898,703 38
May 4, 2012 92 $2,935   1 $2,935   $906,110 44

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,947 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,543 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,304 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,751 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 555 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 443 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,636 $1,131,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for International Film Circuit Movies 2 $1,131,261

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