Tiny Furniture (2010)

Tiny Furniture poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $391,674Details
International Box Office $32,475Details
Worldwide Box Office $424,149
Further financial details...

Synopsis

22-year-old Aura returns home to her artist mother's TriBeCa loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her Youtube page, a boyfriend who's left her to find himself at Burning Man, a dying hamster, and her tail between her legs. Luckily, her trainwreck childhood best friend never left home, the restaurant down the block is hiring, and ill-advised romantic possibilities lurk around every corner. Aura quickly throws away her liberal-arts clogs and careens into her old/new life: a dead-end hostess job, parties on chilly East Village fire escapes, stealing twenties out of her mother's Prada purse, pathetic Brooklyn "art shows," prison-style tattoos done out of sheer boredom, drinking all the wine in her mother's neatly organized cabinets, competing with her prodigious teenage sister, and desperate sex in a giant metal pipe. Surrounded on all sides by what she could become, Aura just wants someone to tell her who she is.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,235 (5.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:92.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000 (worldwide box office is 8.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/21 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $534,408

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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 12th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Submarine
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Keywords: Mumblecore, Delayed Adulthood, Directing Yourself, Internet, Photography
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tiny Ponies
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 36 $21,235 Nov 12, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 2010 54 $21,235   1 $21,235   $21,235 1
Nov 19, 2010 52 $16,384 -23% 1 $16,384   $49,420 2
Nov 26, 2010 46 $35,197 +115% 5 $7,039   $96,283 3
Dec 3, 2010 46 $31,216 -11% 15 $2,081   $139,654 4
Dec 10, 2010 41 $39,249 +26% 21 $1,869   $191,405 5
Dec 17, 2010 47 $20,385 -48% 20 $1,019   $228,811 6
Dec 24, 2010 51 $11,651 -43% 20 $583   $255,714 7
Dec 31, 2010 54 $17,167 +47% 15 $1,144   $286,707 8
Jan 7, 2011 47 $19,492 +14% 19 $1,026   $317,090 9
Jan 14, 2011 60 $9,556 -51% 12 $796   $335,160 10
Jan 21, 2011 56 $7,838 -18% 16 $490   $347,661 11
Jan 28, 2011 58 $10,583 +35% 13 $814   $362,092 12
Feb 4, 2011 65 $6,170 -42% 12 $514   $373,743 13
Feb 11, 2011 67 $4,965 -20% 8 $621   $383,549 14
Feb 18, 2011 88 $2,513 -49% 6 $419   $389,334 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 56 $1,982     12 $165   $337,142 67
Feb 21, 2011 78 $470     6 $78   $389,804 102

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 2010 52 $33,036   1 $33,036   $33,036 1
Nov 19, 2010 57 $28,050 -15% 1 $28,050   $61,086 2
Nov 26, 2010 46 $47,352 +69% 5 $9,470   $108,438 3
Dec 3, 2010 47 $43,718 -8% 15 $2,915   $152,156 4
Dec 10, 2010 41 $56,270 +29% 21 $2,680   $208,426 5
Dec 17, 2010 52 $35,637 -37% 20 $1,782   $244,063 6
Dec 24, 2010 54 $25,477 -29% 20 $1,274   $269,540 7
Dec 31, 2010 53 $28,058 +10% 15 $1,871   $297,598 8
Jan 7, 2011 49 $28,006 n/c 19 $1,474   $325,604 9
Jan 14, 2011 60 $14,219 -49% 12 $1,185   $339,823 10
Jan 21, 2011 56 $11,789 -17% 16 $737   $351,612 11
Jan 28, 2011 58 $16,064 +36% 13 $1,236   $367,573 12
Feb 4, 2011 64 $10,011 -38% 12 $834   $377,854 13
Feb 11, 2011 65 $9,237 -8% 8 $1,155   $386,821 14
Feb 18, 2011 81 $4,853 -47% 6 $809   $391,674 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Lena Dunham    Aura

Supporting Cast

Laurie Simmons    Siri
Grace Dunham    Nadine
Rachel Howe   
Merritt Wever    Frankie
Amy Seimetz    Ashlynn
Alex Karpovsky    Jed
Jemima Kirke    Charlotte
David Call    Keith
Sarah Sophie Flicker   
Garland Hunter    Noelle
Isen Hunter    Jacob

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kyle Martin    Producer
Alicia Van Couvering    Producer
Alice Wang    Co-Producer
Lena Dunham    Director
Lena Dunham    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...

Awards Season: Swan Wins Its Independence

February 26th, 2011

Independent Spirit Award hand out their nominations earlier than the other major awards, but don't hand out the hardware till the day before the Oscars. The long wait ended last night and Black Swan became the big winner sweeping the four categories it was nominated it. It wasn't the only winner of the night, however. More...

Limited Releases are Putting Up a Fight

December 10th, 2010

Another week, another Oscar hopeful coming out in limited release. Unfortunately, very few of the films on this week's list are earning Award-worthy reviews. In fact, most are not even earning reviews that are strong enough to suggest they will thrive in limited release. Hopefully we will still get a few hits out of the mix. More...

Awards Season: Winter Showed Its Independence

December 1st, 2010

The official arrival of winter is still a few weeks away, but Winter's Bone ushered in the start of Awards Season picking up seven Independent Spirit Award nominations. This was the most of any film, with The Kids Are All Right placing second with five. More...

Harry Potter Tops Another Chart

November 23rd, 2010

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, also led the way on the per theater chart, pulling in an average of $30,307 in more than 4000 theaters. Last week's winner, Tiny Furniture, was a distant second place, with $16,384 in one theater. Made in Dagenham opened with a disappointing average of $12,521 in three theaters. This should be enough to expand somewhat, but its chances of earning a significant measure of mainstream success took a hit over the weekend. White Material was right behind with an average of $11,538, also in three theaters. More...

Tiny is Anything But on Per Theater Chart

November 16th, 2010

It was a close race for the top of the per theater chart with Tiny Furniture coming out on top with $21,235 in its lone theater. Second place went to 127 Hours with an average of $19,934 in 22 theaters. This bodes well for its chances of expanding. More...

Tiny List of Limited Releases

November 12th, 2010

There are not a lot of limited releases that we have solid theater counts for, plus a couple others where the distributors haven't sent in that information. Of the four, only one, Cool It, it opening in more than one theater. However, it is also earning weak reviews. The best film according to Rotten Tomatoes is Disco and Atmoic War, while Tiny Furniture has the best shot and finding an audience. More...


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Synopsis

22-year-old Aura returns home to her artist mother's TriBeCa loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her Youtube page, a boyfriend who's left her to find himself at Burning Man, a dying hamster, and her tail between her legs. Luckily, her trainwreck childhood best friend never left home, the restaurant down the block is hiring, and ill-advised romantic possibilities lurk around every corner. Aura quickly throws away her liberal-arts clogs and careens into her old/new life: a dead-end hostess job, parties on chilly East Village fire escapes, stealing twenties out of her mother's Prada purse, pathetic Brooklyn "art shows," prison-style tattoos done out of sheer boredom, drinking all the wine in her mother's neatly organized cabinets, competing with her prodigious teenage sister, and desperate sex in a giant metal pipe. Surrounded on all sides by what she could become, Aura just wants someone to tell her who she is.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,235 (5.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:92.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000 (worldwide box office is 8.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/21 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $534,408

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 12th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Submarine
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mumblecore, Delayed Adulthood, Directing Yourself, Internet, Photography
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tiny Ponies
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 36 $21,235 Nov 12, 2010 3

Leading Cast

Lena Dunham    Aura

Supporting Cast

Laurie Simmons    Siri
Grace Dunham    Nadine
Rachel Howe   
Merritt Wever    Frankie
Amy Seimetz    Ashlynn
Alex Karpovsky    Jed
Jemima Kirke    Charlotte
David Call    Keith
Sarah Sophie Flicker   
Garland Hunter    Noelle
Isen Hunter    Jacob

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kyle Martin    Producer
Alicia Van Couvering    Producer
Alice Wang    Co-Producer
Lena Dunham    Director
Lena Dunham    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...

Awards Season: Swan Wins Its Independence

February 26th, 2011

Independent Spirit Award hand out their nominations earlier than the other major awards, but don't hand out the hardware till the day before the Oscars. The long wait ended last night and Black Swan became the big winner sweeping the four categories it was nominated it. It wasn't the only winner of the night, however. More...

Limited Releases are Putting Up a Fight

December 10th, 2010

Another week, another Oscar hopeful coming out in limited release. Unfortunately, very few of the films on this week's list are earning Award-worthy reviews. In fact, most are not even earning reviews that are strong enough to suggest they will thrive in limited release. Hopefully we will still get a few hits out of the mix. More...

Awards Season: Winter Showed Its Independence

December 1st, 2010

The official arrival of winter is still a few weeks away, but Winter's Bone ushered in the start of Awards Season picking up seven Independent Spirit Award nominations. This was the most of any film, with The Kids Are All Right placing second with five. More...

Harry Potter Tops Another Chart

November 23rd, 2010

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, also led the way on the per theater chart, pulling in an average of $30,307 in more than 4000 theaters. Last week's winner, Tiny Furniture, was a distant second place, with $16,384 in one theater. Made in Dagenham opened with a disappointing average of $12,521 in three theaters. This should be enough to expand somewhat, but its chances of earning a significant measure of mainstream success took a hit over the weekend. White Material was right behind with an average of $11,538, also in three theaters. More...

Tiny is Anything But on Per Theater Chart

November 16th, 2010

It was a close race for the top of the per theater chart with Tiny Furniture coming out on top with $21,235 in its lone theater. Second place went to 127 Hours with an average of $19,934 in 22 theaters. This bodes well for its chances of expanding. More...

Tiny List of Limited Releases

November 12th, 2010

There are not a lot of limited releases that we have solid theater counts for, plus a couple others where the distributors haven't sent in that information. Of the four, only one, Cool It, it opening in more than one theater. However, it is also earning weak reviews. The best film according to Rotten Tomatoes is Disco and Atmoic War, while Tiny Furniture has the best shot and finding an audience. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 2010 54 $21,235   1 $21,235   $21,235 1
Nov 19, 2010 52 $16,384 -23% 1 $16,384   $49,420 2
Nov 26, 2010 46 $35,197 +115% 5 $7,039   $96,283 3
Dec 3, 2010 46 $31,216 -11% 15 $2,081   $139,654 4
Dec 10, 2010 41 $39,249 +26% 21 $1,869   $191,405 5
Dec 17, 2010 47 $20,385 -48% 20 $1,019   $228,811 6
Dec 24, 2010 51 $11,651 -43% 20 $583   $255,714 7
Dec 31, 2010 54 $17,167 +47% 15 $1,144   $286,707 8
Jan 7, 2011 47 $19,492 +14% 19 $1,026   $317,090 9
Jan 14, 2011 60 $9,556 -51% 12 $796   $335,160 10
Jan 21, 2011 56 $7,838 -18% 16 $490   $347,661 11
Jan 28, 2011 58 $10,583 +35% 13 $814   $362,092 12
Feb 4, 2011 65 $6,170 -42% 12 $514   $373,743 13
Feb 11, 2011 67 $4,965 -20% 8 $621   $383,549 14
Feb 18, 2011 88 $2,513 -49% 6 $419   $389,334 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 56 $1,982     12 $165   $337,142 67
Feb 21, 2011 78 $470     6 $78   $389,804 102

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 2010 52 $33,036   1 $33,036   $33,036 1
Nov 19, 2010 57 $28,050 -15% 1 $28,050   $61,086 2
Nov 26, 2010 46 $47,352 +69% 5 $9,470   $108,438 3
Dec 3, 2010 47 $43,718 -8% 15 $2,915   $152,156 4
Dec 10, 2010 41 $56,270 +29% 21 $2,680   $208,426 5
Dec 17, 2010 52 $35,637 -37% 20 $1,782   $244,063 6
Dec 24, 2010 54 $25,477 -29% 20 $1,274   $269,540 7
Dec 31, 2010 53 $28,058 +10% 15 $1,871   $297,598 8
Jan 7, 2011 49 $28,006 n/c 19 $1,474   $325,604 9
Jan 14, 2011 60 $14,219 -49% 12 $1,185   $339,823 10
Jan 21, 2011 56 $11,789 -17% 16 $737   $351,612 11
Jan 28, 2011 58 $16,064 +36% 13 $1,236   $367,573 12
Feb 4, 2011 64 $10,011 -38% 12 $834   $377,854 13
Feb 11, 2011 65 $9,237 -8% 8 $1,155   $386,821 14
Feb 18, 2011 81 $4,853 -47% 6 $809   $391,674 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.