The Signal (2014)

The Signal poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $600,896Details
International Box Office $2,064,426Details
Worldwide Box Office $2,665,322
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,029,231 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $163,259 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,192,490
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour: the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. The trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area. Suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students, Nic, regains consciousness, he is in a waking nightmare.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$155,642 (25.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:120 opening theaters/204 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $792,858

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,822 $600,896
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $2,064,426
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,233 $2,665,322
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,272 $600,896

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 13th, 2014 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: February 13th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: September 23rd, 2014 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some thematic elements, violence and language.
(Rating bulletin 2309, 2/12/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Internet, Hackers, Road Trip, Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Human Experimentation, Sundance Film Festival 2014
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Low Spark Films, Automatik
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 13, 2014 27 $155,642   120 $1,297   $155,642 1
Jun 20, 2014 28 $149,636 -4% 204 $734   $403,586 2
Jun 27, 2014 37 $69,811 -53% 180 $388   $556,099 3
Jul 4, 2014 71 $6,740 -90% 35 $193   $588,205 4
Jul 11, 2014 76 $4,079 -39% 15 $272   $597,420 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 13, 2014 - $50,343     120 $420   $50,343 1
Jun 14, 2014 - $54,510 +8%   120 $454   $104,853 2
Jun 15, 2014 - $50,789 -7%   120 $423   $155,642 3
Jun 16, 2014 - $23,003 -55%   120 $192   $178,645 4
Jun 17, 2014 - $24,776 +8%   120 $206   $203,421 5
Jun 18, 2014 - $24,871 n/c   120 $207   $228,292 6
Jun 19, 2014 - $25,658 +3%   120 $214   $253,950 7
Jun 20, 2014 - $45,997 +79% -9% 204 $225   $299,947 8
Jun 21, 2014 - $59,273 +29% +9% 204 $291   $359,220 9
Jun 22, 2014 - $44,366 -25% -13% 204 $217   $403,586 10
Jun 23, 2014 - $21,077 -52% -8% 204 $103   $424,663 11
Jun 24, 2014 - $23,953 +14% -3% 204 $117   $448,616 12
Jun 25, 2014 - $19,717 -18% -21% 204 $97   $468,333 13
Jun 26, 2014 - $17,955 -9% -30% 204 $88   $486,288 14
Jun 27, 2014 - $20,381 +14% -56% 180 $113   $506,669 15
Jun 28, 2014 - $27,388 +34% -54% 180 $152   $534,057 16
Jun 29, 2014 - $22,042 -20% -50% 180 $122   $556,099 17
Jun 30, 2014 - $11,873 -46% -44% 180 $66   $567,972 18
Jul 1, 2014 - $10,823 -9% -55% 180 $60   $578,795 19
Jul 2, 2014 - $1,162 -89% -94% 180 $6   $579,957 20
Jul 3, 2014 - $1,508 +30% -92% 180 $8   $581,465 21
Jul 4, 2014 - $1,682 +12% -92% 35 $48   $583,147 22
Jul 5, 2014 - $2,910 +73% -89% 35 $83   $586,057 23
Jul 6, 2014 - $2,148 -26% -90% 35 $61   $588,205 24
Jul 7, 2014 - $1,195 -44% -90% 35 $34   $589,400 25
Jul 8, 2014 - $1,347 +13% -88% 35 $38   $590,747 26
Jul 9, 2014 - $1,375 +2% +18% 35 $39   $592,122 27
Jul 10, 2014 - $1,219 -11% -19% 35 $35   $593,341 28
Jul 11, 2014 - $1,907 +56% +13% 15 $127   $595,248 29
Jul 12, 2014 - $1,126 -41% -61% 15 $75   $596,374 30
Jul 13, 2014 - $1,046 -7% -51% 15 $70   $597,420 31
Jul 14, 2014 - $548 -48% -54% 15 $37   $597,968 32
Jul 15, 2014 - $794 +45% -41% 15 $53   $598,762 33
Jul 16, 2014 - $1,231 +55% -10% 15 $82   $599,993 34
Jul 17, 2014 - $903 -27% -26% 15 $60   $600,896 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 13, 2014 28 $253,950   120 $2,116   $253,950 1
Jun 20, 2014 28 $232,338 -9% 204 $1,139   $486,288 2
Jun 27, 2014 40 $95,177 -59% 180 $529   $581,465 3
Jul 4, 2014 67 $11,876 -88% 35 $339   $593,341 4
Jul 11, 2014 69 $7,555 -36% 15 $504   $600,896 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Spain 2/13/2015 $81,044 112 112 248 $104,485 11/27/2018
 
Rest of World $1,959,941
 
International Total$2,064,426 11/27/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 28, 20141618,490 18,490$336,333$336,3331

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

Brenton Thwaites    Nick Eastman

Supporting Cast

Olivia Cooke    Hailey Peterson
Beau Knapp    Jonah
Laurence Fishburne    Damon
Lin Shaye    Mirabelle
Robert Longstreet    James
Patrick Davidson    Boy Playing Claw Game
Jeff Grover    Gas Station Clerk
Roy Kenny    Hazmat 1
Timothy Holmes    Hazmat 2

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

Production and Technical Credits

William Eubank    Director
William Eubank    Screenwriter
Carlyle Eubank    Screenwriter
David Frigerio    Screenwriter
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Producer
Tyler Davidson    Producer
Richard Rothfeld    Executive Producer
Peter Schlessel    Executive Producer
Lia Buman    Executive Producer
Stuart Ford    Executive Producer
Mark Rayner    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 23rd, 2014

September 23rd, 2014

This is both a great week on the home market, as well as an amazing week on the home market. There are by my count, at least a dozen releases that could be considered must haves or perfect Christmas gifts, which is great. What makes it amazing is the lack of filler. There are a couple of weak releases here and there, but the hit to miss ratio is as good as I can remember. The biggest release of the week, according to Amazon.com, is the Halloween Complete Collection, but it is not the best release. Contenders for Pick of the Week include a couple of limited releases: Ida - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and We Are the Best! - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with a TV on DVD release, Modern Family: Season Five - Buy from Amazon: DVD. More...

Per Theater Chart: Jumping over the Competition

June 18th, 2014

22 Jump Street poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club, including the top two on the overall chart. 22 Jump Street led the way with an average of $17,263. The Rover was wedged between the two wide releases with an average of $13,860 in five theaters. Next up was How to Train Your Dragon 2 with an average of $11,627. This is good, but lower than expected. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jump Street and Dragon Share Spoils

June 15th, 2014

22 Jump Street poster

Moviegoers are spoiled for choice this weekend, with the two major openers both scoring over 90% positive reviews, and a wealth of returning films that are definitely worth watching. Top of the heap will be 22 Jump Street, which is set to post a $60 million opening weekend—well ahead of the $36.3 million debut posted by the first film in the franchise. With foreign territories also doing significantly better than last time around, 23 Jump Street is surely just a matter of time (my money’s on two years). More...

Limited Releases: Signaling Defeat

June 13th, 2014

The Signal poster

Just a quick look at the list of limited releases coming out this week you will find more than a few that are earning great reviews. However, you will also find more than a few that are earning more negative reviews than positive ones. Of the ones earning fantastic reviews, most don't have a lot of buzz. I'm not sure any will be a breakout hit. Both The Amazing Catfish and Burning Bush are earning perfect reviews, so hopefully they will at least do relatively well. More...


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Synopsis

Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour: the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. The trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area. Suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students, Nic, regains consciousness, he is in a waking nightmare.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$155,642 (25.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:120 opening theaters/204 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $792,858

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,822 $600,896
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $2,064,426
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,233 $2,665,322
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,272 $600,896

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 13th, 2014 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: February 13th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: September 23rd, 2014 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some thematic elements, violence and language.
(Rating bulletin 2309, 2/12/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Upgrade
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Internet, Hackers, Road Trip, Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Human Experimentation, Sundance Film Festival 2014
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Low Spark Films, Automatik
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Brenton Thwaites    Nick Eastman

Supporting Cast

Olivia Cooke    Hailey Peterson
Beau Knapp    Jonah
Laurence Fishburne    Damon
Lin Shaye    Mirabelle
Robert Longstreet    James
Patrick Davidson    Boy Playing Claw Game
Jeff Grover    Gas Station Clerk
Roy Kenny    Hazmat 1
Timothy Holmes    Hazmat 2

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

Production and Technical Credits

William Eubank    Director
William Eubank    Screenwriter
Carlyle Eubank    Screenwriter
David Frigerio    Screenwriter
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones    Producer
Tyler Davidson    Producer
Richard Rothfeld    Executive Producer
Peter Schlessel    Executive Producer
Lia Buman    Executive Producer
Stuart Ford    Executive Producer
Mark Rayner    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 23rd, 2014

September 23rd, 2014

This is both a great week on the home market, as well as an amazing week on the home market. There are by my count, at least a dozen releases that could be considered must haves or perfect Christmas gifts, which is great. What makes it amazing is the lack of filler. There are a couple of weak releases here and there, but the hit to miss ratio is as good as I can remember. The biggest release of the week, according to Amazon.com, is the Halloween Complete Collection, but it is not the best release. Contenders for Pick of the Week include a couple of limited releases: Ida - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and We Are the Best! - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with a TV on DVD release, Modern Family: Season Five - Buy from Amazon: DVD. More...

Per Theater Chart: Jumping over the Competition

June 18th, 2014

22 Jump Street poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club, including the top two on the overall chart. 22 Jump Street led the way with an average of $17,263. The Rover was wedged between the two wide releases with an average of $13,860 in five theaters. Next up was How to Train Your Dragon 2 with an average of $11,627. This is good, but lower than expected. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jump Street and Dragon Share Spoils

June 15th, 2014

22 Jump Street poster

Moviegoers are spoiled for choice this weekend, with the two major openers both scoring over 90% positive reviews, and a wealth of returning films that are definitely worth watching. Top of the heap will be 22 Jump Street, which is set to post a $60 million opening weekend—well ahead of the $36.3 million debut posted by the first film in the franchise. With foreign territories also doing significantly better than last time around, 23 Jump Street is surely just a matter of time (my money’s on two years). More...

Limited Releases: Signaling Defeat

June 13th, 2014

The Signal poster

Just a quick look at the list of limited releases coming out this week you will find more than a few that are earning great reviews. However, you will also find more than a few that are earning more negative reviews than positive ones. Of the ones earning fantastic reviews, most don't have a lot of buzz. I'm not sure any will be a breakout hit. Both The Amazing Catfish and Burning Bush are earning perfect reviews, so hopefully they will at least do relatively well. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 13, 2014 27 $155,642   120 $1,297   $155,642 1
Jun 20, 2014 28 $149,636 -4% 204 $734   $403,586 2
Jun 27, 2014 37 $69,811 -53% 180 $388   $556,099 3
Jul 4, 2014 71 $6,740 -90% 35 $193   $588,205 4
Jul 11, 2014 76 $4,079 -39% 15 $272   $597,420 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 13, 2014 - $50,343     120 $420   $50,343 1
Jun 14, 2014 - $54,510 +8%   120 $454   $104,853 2
Jun 15, 2014 - $50,789 -7%   120 $423   $155,642 3
Jun 16, 2014 - $23,003 -55%   120 $192   $178,645 4
Jun 17, 2014 - $24,776 +8%   120 $206   $203,421 5
Jun 18, 2014 - $24,871 n/c   120 $207   $228,292 6
Jun 19, 2014 - $25,658 +3%   120 $214   $253,950 7
Jun 20, 2014 - $45,997 +79% -9% 204 $225   $299,947 8
Jun 21, 2014 - $59,273 +29% +9% 204 $291   $359,220 9
Jun 22, 2014 - $44,366 -25% -13% 204 $217   $403,586 10
Jun 23, 2014 - $21,077 -52% -8% 204 $103   $424,663 11
Jun 24, 2014 - $23,953 +14% -3% 204 $117   $448,616 12
Jun 25, 2014 - $19,717 -18% -21% 204 $97   $468,333 13
Jun 26, 2014 - $17,955 -9% -30% 204 $88   $486,288 14
Jun 27, 2014 - $20,381 +14% -56% 180 $113   $506,669 15
Jun 28, 2014 - $27,388 +34% -54% 180 $152   $534,057 16
Jun 29, 2014 - $22,042 -20% -50% 180 $122   $556,099 17
Jun 30, 2014 - $11,873 -46% -44% 180 $66   $567,972 18
Jul 1, 2014 - $10,823 -9% -55% 180 $60   $578,795 19
Jul 2, 2014 - $1,162 -89% -94% 180 $6   $579,957 20
Jul 3, 2014 - $1,508 +30% -92% 180 $8   $581,465 21
Jul 4, 2014 - $1,682 +12% -92% 35 $48   $583,147 22
Jul 5, 2014 - $2,910 +73% -89% 35 $83   $586,057 23
Jul 6, 2014 - $2,148 -26% -90% 35 $61   $588,205 24
Jul 7, 2014 - $1,195 -44% -90% 35 $34   $589,400 25
Jul 8, 2014 - $1,347 +13% -88% 35 $38   $590,747 26
Jul 9, 2014 - $1,375 +2% +18% 35 $39   $592,122 27
Jul 10, 2014 - $1,219 -11% -19% 35 $35   $593,341 28
Jul 11, 2014 - $1,907 +56% +13% 15 $127   $595,248 29
Jul 12, 2014 - $1,126 -41% -61% 15 $75   $596,374 30
Jul 13, 2014 - $1,046 -7% -51% 15 $70   $597,420 31
Jul 14, 2014 - $548 -48% -54% 15 $37   $597,968 32
Jul 15, 2014 - $794 +45% -41% 15 $53   $598,762 33
Jul 16, 2014 - $1,231 +55% -10% 15 $82   $599,993 34
Jul 17, 2014 - $903 -27% -26% 15 $60   $600,896 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 13, 2014 28 $253,950   120 $2,116   $253,950 1
Jun 20, 2014 28 $232,338 -9% 204 $1,139   $486,288 2
Jun 27, 2014 40 $95,177 -59% 180 $529   $581,465 3
Jul 4, 2014 67 $11,876 -88% 35 $339   $593,341 4
Jul 11, 2014 69 $7,555 -36% 15 $504   $600,896 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Spain 2/13/2015 $81,044 112 112 248 $104,485 11/27/2018
 
Rest of World $1,959,941
 
International Total$2,064,426 11/27/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 28, 20141618,490 18,490$336,333$336,3331

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.