The Witness (2016)

The Witness poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $159,305Details
International Box Office $3,787Details
Worldwide Box Office $163,092
OpusData ID: 259740100
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Synopsis

On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked on a street in Kew Gardens, Queens. Soon after, The New York Times published a front-page story asserting that 38 witnesses watched her being murdered from their apartment windows—and did nothing to help. The death of Kitty Genovese, 28, quickly became a symbol of urban apathy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,523 (9.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $208,240

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,409 $159,305
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,501-30,600) 30,568 $3,787
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,086 $163,092
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,113 $159,305

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 3rd, 2016 (Limited) by FilmRise
International Releases: September 14th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
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Keywords: 1960s, 2000s, Archive Footage, Testing an Urban Legend, Set in New York City, Death of a Sibling, Biography, Media Circus, News, Newspaper Industry, TV News
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Five More Minutes
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2016 Theater Average 91 $14,523 Jun 3, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,409 $159,305
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,901-12,000) 11,956 $208,240
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,385 $159,305
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 301-400) 337 $159,305
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,113 $159,305
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,282 $208,240
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 172 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,114 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 796 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 717 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,785 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 10 $159,305

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2016 42 $14,523   1 $14,523   $14,523 1
Jun 10, 2016 51 $12,926 -11% 2 $6,463   $33,020 2
Jun 17, 2016 48 $18,299 +42% 9 $2,033   $58,404 3
Jun 24, 2016 50 $15,255 -17% 15 $1,017   $82,876 4
Jul 1, 2016 52 $14,322 -6% 7 $2,046   $108,354 5
Jul 8, 2016 61 $8,046 -44% 7 $1,149   $127,440 6
Jul 15, 2016 74 $2,337 -71% 5 $467   $132,674 7
Jul 22, 2016 79 $2,630 +13% 3 $877   $136,257 8
Jul 29, 2016 75 $2,600 -1% 2 $1,300   $140,865 9
Aug 5, 2016 78 $1,246 -52% 1 $1,246   $146,254 10
Aug 12, 2016 88 $1,294 +4% 1 $1,294   $148,124 11
Aug 19, 2016 96 $518 -60% 1 $518   $150,246 12
Aug 26, 2016 86 $2,336 +351% 2 $1,168   $153,742 13
Sep 9, 2016 106 $579   1 $579   $154,622 15
Dec 16, 2016 88 $423   1 $423   $157,379 29
Dec 23, 2016 69 $145 -66% 1 $145   $158,124 30
Jan 6, 2017 66 $451   1 $451   $158,978 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2016 46 $20,094   1 $20,094   $20,094 1
Jun 10, 2016 53 $20,011 n/c 2 $10,006   $40,105 2
Jun 17, 2016 48 $27,516 +38% 9 $3,057   $69,331 3
Jun 24, 2016 51 $26,411 -4% 15 $1,761   $87,872 4
Jul 1, 2016 54 $24,546 -7% 7 $3,507   $119,394 5
Jul 8, 2016 65 $10,943 -55% 7 $1,563   $130,337 6
Jul 15, 2016 80 $3,258 -70% 5 $652   $133,595 7
Jul 22, 2016 84 $4,638 +42% 3 $1,546   $138,265 8
Jul 29, 2016 84 $4,747 +2% 2 $2,374   $145,008 9
Aug 5, 2016 87 $1,822 -62% 1 $1,822   $146,830 10
Aug 12, 2016 82 $2,898 +59% 1 $2,898   $149,728 11
Aug 19, 2016 97 $1,678 -42% 1 $1,678   $151,406 12
Sep 9, 2016 113 $934   1 $934   $154,977 15
Sep 16, 2016 109 $1,844 +97% 1 $1,844   $156,821 16
Dec 16, 2016 90 $891   1 $891   $157,847 29
Dec 23, 2016 82 $680 -24% 1 $680   $158,527 30
Jan 6, 2017 63 $539   1 $539   $159,305 32

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 9/14/2016 $0 0 0 0 $3,787 8/20/2018
 
International Total$3,787 8/20/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,501-30,600) 30,568 $3,787
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,901-29,000) 28,970 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,896 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,617 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,219 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,885 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,750 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for FilmRise Movies 23 $3,787

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,086 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,401-22,500) 22,421 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,499 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,701-20,800) 20,702 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,555 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,329 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,746 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for FilmRise Movies 15 $163,092

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Documentary Subject(s)

Kitty Genovese    Herself
William Genovese    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Charles Skoller    Himself
Michael Farrar    Himself
Vincent Genovese    Himself
Lynne Tillotson    Herself
Tod Tillotson    Himself
Hattie Grund    Herself
Dale Genovese    Herself
Jim Rasenberger    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Solomon    Director
James Solomon    Producer
William Genovese    Executive Producer
Melissa Jacobson    Co-Producer
Gabriel Rhodes    Editor
Russell Greene    Editor
Trish Govoni    Cinematographer
Nathan Halpern    Composer
Steven Bennett    Post-Production Supervisor
Maria Valva    Associate Producer
Mike Silvestri    Sound Recordist
Mike Gassert    Sound Recordist
Alex Bayer    First Assistant Editor
Hannah Buck    Second Assistant Editor
Erin Taylor Kennedy    Second Assistant Editor
Michael Peterson    Second Assistant Editor
Jacques Boulanger    Sound Designer
Jacques Boulanger    Re-recording Mixer

Theater Averages: Witness Seen by Many, Earns $14,523

June 8th, 2016

The Witness

The Witness was the top draw on the theater average chart earning $14,523 in its lone theater. The Fits was the only other member of the $10,000 club earning $10,602, also in one theater. One last note: We are still relying on estimates for Art Bastard and since it is an independent film, we might not get the final number. At the moment, it has an average of $9,800 in two theaters, so there's a chance it actually snuck its way into the $10,000 club. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles Power to $35.25 Million Debut

June 5th, 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will top the box office chart this weekend with a respectable $35.25 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The weekend as a whole is looking fairly ordinary though, thanks in large part to the muted debuts of X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass last weekend, and their predictably-steep post-Memorial-Day declines. Apocalypse is off 66% this weekend to $22.325 million and $116.5 million in total. Alice will eke out $10.7 million or so for a two-week total of $50.8 million. Overall, the market will be down about 1% from the same weekend last year, and 20% below the comparable weekend from 2014. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Will The Wailing be the Moby Dick of Limited Releases?

June 3rd, 2016

The Wailing

One second. ... I'm going to have to take a break to recover from that pun in the title. That one hurt me just typing it up. There are several films on this week's list that are earning unanimously positive reviews, or very close to it. Unfortunately, none of them look like they have what it takes to be a break out hit in limited release. The Fits (Reviews) is just too small a film, while both The President (Reviews) and The Wailing (Reviews) are foreign-language films. Hopefully I'm just being too pessimistic. More...


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Synopsis

On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked on a street in Kew Gardens, Queens. Soon after, The New York Times published a front-page story asserting that 38 witnesses watched her being murdered from their apartment windows—and did nothing to help. The death of Kitty Genovese, 28, quickly became a symbol of urban apathy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,523 (9.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $208,240

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,409 $159,305
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,501-30,600) 30,568 $3,787
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,086 $163,092
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,113 $159,305

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 3rd, 2016 (Limited) by FilmRise
International Releases: September 14th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1960s, 2000s, Archive Footage, Testing an Urban Legend, Set in New York City, Death of a Sibling, Biography, Media Circus, News, Newspaper Industry, TV News
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Five More Minutes
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2016 Theater Average 91 $14,523 Jun 3, 2016 3

Documentary Subject(s)

Kitty Genovese    Herself
William Genovese    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Charles Skoller    Himself
Michael Farrar    Himself
Vincent Genovese    Himself
Lynne Tillotson    Herself
Tod Tillotson    Himself
Hattie Grund    Herself
Dale Genovese    Herself
Jim Rasenberger    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Solomon    Director
James Solomon    Producer
William Genovese    Executive Producer
Melissa Jacobson    Co-Producer
Gabriel Rhodes    Editor
Russell Greene    Editor
Trish Govoni    Cinematographer
Nathan Halpern    Composer
Steven Bennett    Post-Production Supervisor
Maria Valva    Associate Producer
Mike Silvestri    Sound Recordist
Mike Gassert    Sound Recordist
Alex Bayer    First Assistant Editor
Hannah Buck    Second Assistant Editor
Erin Taylor Kennedy    Second Assistant Editor
Michael Peterson    Second Assistant Editor
Jacques Boulanger    Sound Designer
Jacques Boulanger    Re-recording Mixer

Theater Averages: Witness Seen by Many, Earns $14,523

June 8th, 2016

The Witness

The Witness was the top draw on the theater average chart earning $14,523 in its lone theater. The Fits was the only other member of the $10,000 club earning $10,602, also in one theater. One last note: We are still relying on estimates for Art Bastard and since it is an independent film, we might not get the final number. At the moment, it has an average of $9,800 in two theaters, so there's a chance it actually snuck its way into the $10,000 club. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles Power to $35.25 Million Debut

June 5th, 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will top the box office chart this weekend with a respectable $35.25 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The weekend as a whole is looking fairly ordinary though, thanks in large part to the muted debuts of X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass last weekend, and their predictably-steep post-Memorial-Day declines. Apocalypse is off 66% this weekend to $22.325 million and $116.5 million in total. Alice will eke out $10.7 million or so for a two-week total of $50.8 million. Overall, the market will be down about 1% from the same weekend last year, and 20% below the comparable weekend from 2014. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Will The Wailing be the Moby Dick of Limited Releases?

June 3rd, 2016

The Wailing

One second. ... I'm going to have to take a break to recover from that pun in the title. That one hurt me just typing it up. There are several films on this week's list that are earning unanimously positive reviews, or very close to it. Unfortunately, none of them look like they have what it takes to be a break out hit in limited release. The Fits (Reviews) is just too small a film, while both The President (Reviews) and The Wailing (Reviews) are foreign-language films. Hopefully I'm just being too pessimistic. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,409 $159,305
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,901-12,000) 11,956 $208,240
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,385 $159,305
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 301-400) 337 $159,305
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,113 $159,305
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,282 $208,240
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 172 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,114 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 796 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 717 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,785 $159,305
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 10 $159,305

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2016 42 $14,523   1 $14,523   $14,523 1
Jun 10, 2016 51 $12,926 -11% 2 $6,463   $33,020 2
Jun 17, 2016 48 $18,299 +42% 9 $2,033   $58,404 3
Jun 24, 2016 50 $15,255 -17% 15 $1,017   $82,876 4
Jul 1, 2016 52 $14,322 -6% 7 $2,046   $108,354 5
Jul 8, 2016 61 $8,046 -44% 7 $1,149   $127,440 6
Jul 15, 2016 74 $2,337 -71% 5 $467   $132,674 7
Jul 22, 2016 79 $2,630 +13% 3 $877   $136,257 8
Jul 29, 2016 75 $2,600 -1% 2 $1,300   $140,865 9
Aug 5, 2016 78 $1,246 -52% 1 $1,246   $146,254 10
Aug 12, 2016 88 $1,294 +4% 1 $1,294   $148,124 11
Aug 19, 2016 96 $518 -60% 1 $518   $150,246 12
Aug 26, 2016 86 $2,336 +351% 2 $1,168   $153,742 13
Sep 9, 2016 106 $579   1 $579   $154,622 15
Dec 16, 2016 88 $423   1 $423   $157,379 29
Dec 23, 2016 69 $145 -66% 1 $145   $158,124 30
Jan 6, 2017 66 $451   1 $451   $158,978 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 2016 46 $20,094   1 $20,094   $20,094 1
Jun 10, 2016 53 $20,011 n/c 2 $10,006   $40,105 2
Jun 17, 2016 48 $27,516 +38% 9 $3,057   $69,331 3
Jun 24, 2016 51 $26,411 -4% 15 $1,761   $87,872 4
Jul 1, 2016 54 $24,546 -7% 7 $3,507   $119,394 5
Jul 8, 2016 65 $10,943 -55% 7 $1,563   $130,337 6
Jul 15, 2016 80 $3,258 -70% 5 $652   $133,595 7
Jul 22, 2016 84 $4,638 +42% 3 $1,546   $138,265 8
Jul 29, 2016 84 $4,747 +2% 2 $2,374   $145,008 9
Aug 5, 2016 87 $1,822 -62% 1 $1,822   $146,830 10
Aug 12, 2016 82 $2,898 +59% 1 $2,898   $149,728 11
Aug 19, 2016 97 $1,678 -42% 1 $1,678   $151,406 12
Sep 9, 2016 113 $934   1 $934   $154,977 15
Sep 16, 2016 109 $1,844 +97% 1 $1,844   $156,821 16
Dec 16, 2016 90 $891   1 $891   $157,847 29
Dec 23, 2016 82 $680 -24% 1 $680   $158,527 30
Jan 6, 2017 63 $539   1 $539   $159,305 32

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 9/14/2016 $0 0 0 0 $3,787 8/20/2018
 
International Total$3,787 8/20/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,501-30,600) 30,568 $3,787
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,901-29,000) 28,970 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,896 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,617 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,219 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,885 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,750 $3,787
All Time International Box Office for FilmRise Movies 23 $3,787

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,086 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,401-22,500) 22,421 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,499 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,701-20,800) 20,702 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,555 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,329 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,746 $163,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for FilmRise Movies 15 $163,092

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.