Synopsis
"I’m going to tell you a story and it's true...I always have to tell people that," so asserts comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia directly to the viewer at the outset of his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut. Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $68,801 (3.0% of total gross) |
Legs: | 6.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/135 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,068,861 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) | 7,856 | $2,266,066 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) | 12,738 | $2,266,066 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,039 | $2,266,066 |
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: | August 24th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films |
Video Release: | December 18th, 2012 by Mpi Home Video |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some sexual content and brief language. (Rating bulletin 2245, 10/17/2012) |
Running Time: | 90 minutes |
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Keywords: | Autobiographical, Stand-Up Comedy, Directing Yourself, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Screenplay Written By the Star, Delayed Adulthood, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dream Sequence, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Romance, Big Break |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Bedrocket Entertainment, Official Comedy, WBEZ Public Radio's "This American Life", Secret Public Productions |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
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Theater Average Opening Weekend | 85 | $68,801 | Aug 24, 2012 | 3 |
Top 2012 Theater Average | 6 | $68,801 | Aug 24, 2012 | 3 |