Tom of Finland (2017)

Tom of Finland
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $378,296Details
International Box Office $156,272Details
Worldwide Box Office $534,568
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $234,097 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $81,205 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $315,302
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Known to the world as Tom of Finland, the proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness. But who was the man behind the leather? Dome Karukoski’s biopic follows his life from the trenches of WW II and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California, where he and his art were finally embraced amid the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Tom’s story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his leather-clad studs served as a defiant emblem.

Metrics

Legs:13.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:70.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $453,331

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,560 $378,296
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,842 $156,272
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,099 $534,568

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: October 13th, 2017 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
International Releases: July 7th, 2017 (Wide) (Portugal)
July 7th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide) (France)
August 11th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 13th, 2017 (Wide), released as Tom Of Finland (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 6th, 2018 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: LGBTQ+, World War II, Returning Soldiers, Artists, Biography, Set in Los Angeles, Set in California, Closeted Homosexual, Cancer, Terminal Illness
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, United States
Languages: English, Finnish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,560 $378,296
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,277 $453,331
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,624 $378,296
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 276 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,015 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,453 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 848 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,927 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,139 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 5 $378,296

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 51 $27,605   5 $5,521   $60,935 2
Oct 27, 2017 57 $21,630 -22% 8 $2,704   $97,624 3
Nov 3, 2017 51 $23,364 +8% 9 $2,596   $133,939 4
Nov 17, 2017 64 $5,527   6 $921   $180,532 6
Nov 24, 2017 57 $12,248 +122% 8 $1,531   $205,167 7
Dec 1, 2017 58 $8,305 -32% 4 $2,076   $219,483 8
Dec 8, 2017 44 $28,746 +246% 12 $2,396   $259,879 9
Dec 15, 2017 40 $17,310 -40% 8 $2,164   $293,946 10
Dec 29, 2017 55 $3,922   4 $981   $308,887 12
Jan 5, 2018 50 $12,444 +217% 3 $4,148   $323,048 13
Jan 12, 2018 53 $8,959 -28% 4 $2,240   $340,750 14
Jan 19, 2018 79 $1,874 -79% 2 $937   $347,038 15
Jan 26, 2018 95 $76 -96% 2 $38   $348,362 16
Feb 2, 2018 56 $6,391 +8,309% 2 $3,196   $354,788 17
Feb 9, 2018 73 $1,758 -72% 2 $879   $359,603 18
Feb 16, 2018 80 $675 -62% 1 $675   $360,278 19
Feb 23, 2018 72 $4,541 +573% 2 $2,271   $366,784 20
Mar 2, 2018 80 $2,188 -52% 3 $729   $371,696 21
Mar 9, 2018 81 $1,335 -39% 2 $668   $375,308 22
Mar 16, 2018 83 $1,596 +20% 2 $798   $377,900 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 50 $42,664   5 $8,533   $75,994 2
Oct 27, 2017 53 $34,581 -19% 8 $4,323   $110,575 3
Nov 3, 2017 48 $40,410 +17% 10 $4,041   $150,985 4
Nov 10, 2017 55 $24,020 -41% 11 $2,184   $175,005 5
Nov 17, 2017 58 $17,914 -25% 8 $2,239   $192,919 6
Nov 24, 2017 55 $18,259 +2% 8 $2,282   $211,178 7
Dec 1, 2017 56 $19,955 +9% 4 $4,989   $231,133 8
Dec 8, 2017 43 $45,503 +128% 12 $3,792   $276,636 9
Dec 15, 2017 46 $22,093 -51% 8 $2,762   $298,729 10
Dec 22, 2017 57 $6,236 -72% 2 $3,118   $304,965 11
Dec 29, 2017 60 $5,639 -10% 4 $1,410   $310,604 12
Jan 5, 2018 49 $21,187 +276% 4 $5,297   $331,791 13
Jan 12, 2018 53 $13,373 -37% 5 $2,675   $345,164 14
Jan 19, 2018 81 $3,122 -77% 2 $1,561   $348,286 15
Jan 26, 2018 90 $76 -98% 2 $38   $348,397 16
Feb 2, 2018 57 $9,448 +12,332% 2 $4,724   $357,845 17
Feb 9, 2018 71 $1,758 -81% 2 $879   $359,603 18
Feb 16, 2018 79 $1,411 -20% 1 $1,411   $362,243 19
Feb 23, 2018 72 $7,265 +415% 3 $2,422   $369,508 20
Mar 2, 2018 74 $4,465 -39% 3 $1,488   $373,973 21
Mar 9, 2018 86 $2,331 -48% 2 $1,166   $376,304 22
Mar 16, 2018 85 $1,992 -15% 2 $996   $378,296 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/13/2017 $9,290 3 4 18 $31,076 11/13/2017
France 7/21/2017 $62,940 0 0 0 $62,940 6/27/2018
Lithuania 11/3/2017 $0 0 10 11 $1,693 11/29/2017
Portugal 7/7/2017 $3,067 8 8 15 $8,358 7/27/2017
South Korea 8/30/2018 $4,584 17 17 17 $17,279 9/14/2018
Spain 7/7/2017 $13,274 19 19 19 $13,274 7/13/2017
United Kingdom 8/11/2017 $21,652 14 14 14 $21,652 8/16/2017
 
International Total$156,272 9/14/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,842 $156,272
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,607 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,621 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,224 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,088 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,681 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,585 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 56 $156,272

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,099 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,705 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,554 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,486 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,232 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,980 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,921 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 37 $534,568

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.

Uncategorized

Pekka Strang   
Lauri Tilkanen   
Jessica Grabowsky   
Werner Daehn   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dome Karukoski    Director
Aleksi Bardy    Screenwriter

Home Market Releases for February 6th, 2018

February 7th, 2018

Duckman: The Complete Series

There are not a lot of big titles on this week’s list of home market releases and there won’t be for at least a couple more weeks. That’s not to say there is nothing worth picking up. Both Blame (DVD) and Only the Brave (Blu-ray) are Pick of the Week contenders. In the end, Duckman: The Compete Series is the Pick of the Week winner and worth picking up, unless you own the previous DVD releases. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Don’t Waste this Opportunity to see a Limited Release

October 13th, 2017

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

The two biggest limited releases in terms of buzz, Breathe and Goodbye Christopher Robin, both failed to live up to expectations with critics and likely won’t have long legs at the box office. On the other hand, there are several documentaries worth checking out, like 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, The Departure, Human Flow, and Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. More...


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Synopsis

Known to the world as Tom of Finland, the proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness. But who was the man behind the leather? Dome Karukoski’s biopic follows his life from the trenches of WW II and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California, where he and his art were finally embraced amid the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Tom’s story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his leather-clad studs served as a defiant emblem.

Metrics

Legs:13.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:70.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $453,331

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,560 $378,296
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,842 $156,272
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,099 $534,568

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: October 13th, 2017 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
International Releases: July 7th, 2017 (Wide) (Portugal)
July 7th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain)
July 21st, 2017 (Wide) (France)
August 11th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 13th, 2017 (Wide), released as Tom Of Finland (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 6th, 2018 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: LGBTQ+, World War II, Returning Soldiers, Artists, Biography, Set in Los Angeles, Set in California, Closeted Homosexual, Cancer, Terminal Illness
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, United States
Languages: English, Finnish

Uncategorized

Pekka Strang   
Lauri Tilkanen   
Jessica Grabowsky   
Werner Daehn   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dome Karukoski    Director
Aleksi Bardy    Screenwriter

Home Market Releases for February 6th, 2018

February 7th, 2018

Duckman: The Complete Series

There are not a lot of big titles on this week’s list of home market releases and there won’t be for at least a couple more weeks. That’s not to say there is nothing worth picking up. Both Blame (DVD) and Only the Brave (Blu-ray) are Pick of the Week contenders. In the end, Duckman: The Compete Series is the Pick of the Week winner and worth picking up, unless you own the previous DVD releases. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Don’t Waste this Opportunity to see a Limited Release

October 13th, 2017

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

The two biggest limited releases in terms of buzz, Breathe and Goodbye Christopher Robin, both failed to live up to expectations with critics and likely won’t have long legs at the box office. On the other hand, there are several documentaries worth checking out, like 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, The Departure, Human Flow, and Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,560 $378,296
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,277 $453,331
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,624 $378,296
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 276 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,015 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,453 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 848 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,927 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,139 $378,296
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 5 $378,296

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 51 $27,605   5 $5,521   $60,935 2
Oct 27, 2017 57 $21,630 -22% 8 $2,704   $97,624 3
Nov 3, 2017 51 $23,364 +8% 9 $2,596   $133,939 4
Nov 17, 2017 64 $5,527   6 $921   $180,532 6
Nov 24, 2017 57 $12,248 +122% 8 $1,531   $205,167 7
Dec 1, 2017 58 $8,305 -32% 4 $2,076   $219,483 8
Dec 8, 2017 44 $28,746 +246% 12 $2,396   $259,879 9
Dec 15, 2017 40 $17,310 -40% 8 $2,164   $293,946 10
Dec 29, 2017 55 $3,922   4 $981   $308,887 12
Jan 5, 2018 50 $12,444 +217% 3 $4,148   $323,048 13
Jan 12, 2018 53 $8,959 -28% 4 $2,240   $340,750 14
Jan 19, 2018 79 $1,874 -79% 2 $937   $347,038 15
Jan 26, 2018 95 $76 -96% 2 $38   $348,362 16
Feb 2, 2018 56 $6,391 +8,309% 2 $3,196   $354,788 17
Feb 9, 2018 73 $1,758 -72% 2 $879   $359,603 18
Feb 16, 2018 80 $675 -62% 1 $675   $360,278 19
Feb 23, 2018 72 $4,541 +573% 2 $2,271   $366,784 20
Mar 2, 2018 80 $2,188 -52% 3 $729   $371,696 21
Mar 9, 2018 81 $1,335 -39% 2 $668   $375,308 22
Mar 16, 2018 83 $1,596 +20% 2 $798   $377,900 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 50 $42,664   5 $8,533   $75,994 2
Oct 27, 2017 53 $34,581 -19% 8 $4,323   $110,575 3
Nov 3, 2017 48 $40,410 +17% 10 $4,041   $150,985 4
Nov 10, 2017 55 $24,020 -41% 11 $2,184   $175,005 5
Nov 17, 2017 58 $17,914 -25% 8 $2,239   $192,919 6
Nov 24, 2017 55 $18,259 +2% 8 $2,282   $211,178 7
Dec 1, 2017 56 $19,955 +9% 4 $4,989   $231,133 8
Dec 8, 2017 43 $45,503 +128% 12 $3,792   $276,636 9
Dec 15, 2017 46 $22,093 -51% 8 $2,762   $298,729 10
Dec 22, 2017 57 $6,236 -72% 2 $3,118   $304,965 11
Dec 29, 2017 60 $5,639 -10% 4 $1,410   $310,604 12
Jan 5, 2018 49 $21,187 +276% 4 $5,297   $331,791 13
Jan 12, 2018 53 $13,373 -37% 5 $2,675   $345,164 14
Jan 19, 2018 81 $3,122 -77% 2 $1,561   $348,286 15
Jan 26, 2018 90 $76 -98% 2 $38   $348,397 16
Feb 2, 2018 57 $9,448 +12,332% 2 $4,724   $357,845 17
Feb 9, 2018 71 $1,758 -81% 2 $879   $359,603 18
Feb 16, 2018 79 $1,411 -20% 1 $1,411   $362,243 19
Feb 23, 2018 72 $7,265 +415% 3 $2,422   $369,508 20
Mar 2, 2018 74 $4,465 -39% 3 $1,488   $373,973 21
Mar 9, 2018 86 $2,331 -48% 2 $1,166   $376,304 22
Mar 16, 2018 85 $1,992 -15% 2 $996   $378,296 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/13/2017 $9,290 3 4 18 $31,076 11/13/2017
France 7/21/2017 $62,940 0 0 0 $62,940 6/27/2018
Lithuania 11/3/2017 $0 0 10 11 $1,693 11/29/2017
Portugal 7/7/2017 $3,067 8 8 15 $8,358 7/27/2017
South Korea 8/30/2018 $4,584 17 17 17 $17,279 9/14/2018
Spain 7/7/2017 $13,274 19 19 19 $13,274 7/13/2017
United Kingdom 8/11/2017 $21,652 14 14 14 $21,652 8/16/2017
 
International Total$156,272 9/14/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,842 $156,272
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,607 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,621 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,224 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,088 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,681 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,585 $156,272
All Time International Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 56 $156,272

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,099 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,705 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,554 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,486 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,232 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,980 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,921 $534,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 37 $534,568

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.