2016: Obama’s America (2012)

2016: Obama's America poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,349,941Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,201,118 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,201,118
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Dinesh D’Souza races against time to find answers to Obama’s past and reveal where America will be in 2016. During this journey he discovers how Hope and Change became radically misunderstood, and identifies new flashpoints for hot wars in mankind’s greatest struggle. The journey moves over the arc of the old colonial empires, into America’s empire of liberty, and we see the unfolding realignment of nations and the shape of the global future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,610 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 13.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2,017 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,164,869

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,723 $33,349,941
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,031 $33,349,941
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 65 $33,349,941

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: July 13th, 2012 (Limited) by Rocky Mountain Pictures
Video Release: October 16th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, brief language and smoking images.
(Rating bulletin 2234, 8/1/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Directing Yourself, Agitprop, Voiceover/Narration, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Screenplay Written By the Star, Intertitle, Conspiracy Theory, Autobiographical
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: OAF LLC, Gerald R. Molen
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 62 $937,524 Sep 21, 2012 73
Biggest 10th Thursday 73 $250,000 Sep 20, 2012 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 80 $240,000 Sep 19, 2012 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 75 $300,000 Sep 18, 2012 68
Biggest 10th Monday 93 $270,000 Sep 17, 2012 67
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 27 $1,988,294 Sep 14, 2012 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 35 $505,000 Sep 13, 2012 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 34 $500,000 Sep 12, 2012 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 49 $525,000 Sep 11, 2012 61
Biggest 9th Monday 65 $539,780 Sep 10, 2012 60
Biggest 9th Sunday 95 $902,449 Sep 9, 2012 59
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 11 $3,309,422 Sep 7, 2012 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 99 $1,345,172 Sep 8, 2012 58
Biggest 9th Friday 61 $1,061,801 Sep 7, 2012 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 30 $722,908 Sep 6, 2012 56
Biggest 8th Wednesday 40 $647,342 Sep 5, 2012 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 42 $750,811 Sep 4, 2012 54
Biggest 8th Monday 7 $1,944,121 Sep 3, 2012 53
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 80 $5,608,973 Aug 31, 2012 52
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 7 $5,608,973 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 180 $5,608,973 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 282 $7,992,614 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 129 $7,553,094 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 149 $10,762,922 Aug 31, 2012 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 57 $745,000 Aug 30, 2012 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 45 $810,000 Aug 29, 2012 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 45 $1,010,000 Aug 28, 2012 47
Biggest 7th Monday 40 $1,205,000 Aug 27, 2012 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 76 $1,904,000 Aug 26, 2012 45
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 7 $6,509,433 Aug 24, 2012 45
Biggest 7th Friday 47 $2,275,000 Aug 24, 2012 43
Top 2012 Theater Average 19 $31,610 Jul 13, 2012 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 9 2,016 Jul 13, 2012 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $31,610   1 $31,610   $31,610 1
Jul 20, 2012 44 $33,182 +5% 4 $8,296   $80,134 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $39,459 +19% 6 $6,577   $135,228 3
Aug 3, 2012 44 $34,133 -13% 10 $3,413   $192,756 4
Aug 10, 2012 23 $317,316 +830% 61 $5,202   $569,856 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $1,244,698 +292% 169 $7,365   $2,062,200 6
Aug 24, 2012 7 $6,509,433 +423% 1,091 $5,966   $9,347,309 7
Aug 31, 2012 9 $5,608,973 -14% 1,747 $3,211   $18,776,003 8
Sep 7, 2012 9 $3,309,422 -41% 2,017 $1,641   $26,115,717 9
Sep 14, 2012 13 $1,988,294 -40% 1,876 $1,060   $30,037,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 17 $937,524 -53% 1,216 $771   $32,022,601 11
Sep 28, 2012 23 $411,929 -56% 575 $716   $32,946,365 12
Oct 5, 2012 28 $173,495 -58% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 24, 2012 4 $2,275,000     1,091 $2,085   $5,100,000 43
Aug 25, 2012 9 $2,320,000 +2%   1,091 $2,126   $7,420,000 44
Aug 26, 2012 7 $1,904,000 -18%   1,090 $1,747   $9,347,309 45
Aug 27, 2012 2 $1,205,000 -37%   1,091 $1,104   $10,552,000 46
Aug 28, 2012 4 $1,010,000 -16%   1,091 $926   $11,562,000 47
Aug 29, 2012 3 $810,000 -20%   1,091 $742   $12,372,000 48
Aug 30, 2012 3 $745,000 -8%   1,091 $683   $13,117,000 49
Sep 3, 2012 7 $1,944,121   +61% 1,747 $1,113   $20,685,234 53
Sep 4, 2012 4 $750,811 -61% -26% 1,747 $430   $21,436,045 54
Sep 5, 2012 3 $647,342 -14% -20% 1,747 $371   $22,083,387 55
Sep 6, 2012 3 $722,908 +12% -3% 1,747 $414   $22,806,295 56
Sep 7, 2012 6 $1,061,801 +47%   2,017 $526   $23,868,096 57
Sep 8, 2012 10 $1,345,172 +27%   2,017 $667   $25,213,268 58
Sep 9, 2012 7 $902,449 -33%   2,017 $447   $26,115,717 59
Sep 10, 2012 3 $539,780 -40% -72% 2,017 $268   $26,655,497 60
Sep 11, 2012 3 $525,000 -3% -30% 2,017 $260   $27,180,000 61
Sep 12, 2012 2 $500,000 -5% -23% 2,017 $248   $27,680,000 62
Sep 13, 2012 2 $505,000 +1% -30% 2,017 $250   $28,185,000 63
Sep 17, 2012 6 $270,000   -50% 1,879 $144   $30,307,361 67
Sep 18, 2012 8 $300,000 +11% -43% 1,879 $160   $30,607,361 68
Sep 19, 2012 7 $240,000 -20% -52% 1,879 $128   $30,847,361 69
Sep 20, 2012 6 $250,000 +4% -50% 1,879 $133   $31,097,361 70
Sep 24, 2012 10 $120,000   -56% 1,216 $99   $32,142,601 74
Sep 27, 2012 10 $130,887   -48% 1,216 $108   $32,534,436 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $46,952   1 $46,952   $46,952 1
Jul 20, 2012 46 $48,817 +4% 4 $12,204   $95,769 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $62,854 +29% 6 $10,476   $158,623 3
Aug 3, 2012 43 $93,917 +49% 10 $9,392   $252,540 4
Aug 10, 2012 24 $564,962 +502% 61 $9,262   $817,502 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $2,020,374 +258% 169 $11,955   $2,837,876 6
Aug 24, 2012 6 $10,269,000 +408% 1,091 $9,412   $13,117,000 7
Aug 31, 2012 6 $9,689,295 -6% 1,747 $5,546   $22,806,295 8
Sep 7, 2012 5 $5,378,705 -44% 2,017 $2,667   $28,185,000 9
Sep 14, 2012 12 $2,912,361 -46% 1,879 $1,550   $31,097,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 16 $1,437,075 -51% 1,216 $1,182   $32,534,436 11
Sep 28, 2012 22 $642,010 -55% 575 $1,117   $33,176,446 12
Oct 5, 2012 31 $173,495 -73% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 21, 20122300,553 300,553$3,020,558$3,020,5581
Oct 28, 20126161,279-46% 461,832$1,825,678$4,846,2362
Nov 4, 20121270,670-56% 532,502$802,104$5,648,3403

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Barack Obama    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Dinesh D'Souza    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dinesh D'Souza    Director
Dinesh D'Souza    Screenwriter
John Sullivan    Director
John Sullivan    Screenwriter
Dinesh D'Souza    Based on the Book By
Gerald R. Molen    Producer
Ann Balog    Producer
Doug Sain    Producer
Dinesh D'Souza    Executive Producer
John Sullivan    Executive Producer
Christopher Williams    Executive Producer

DVD Sales: Most Wanted is Indeed the Most Wanted

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted lived up to its name becoming the best selling new release and earning first place on the DVD sales chart. The film sold 944,000 units and generated $16.03 million in revenue, which was easily enough for first place. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: 2016: Obama's America

October 14th, 2012

2016: Obama's America started out in limited release in the summer, but thanks in part to the GOP convention boosting political enthusiasm among conservatives, it managed to climb into the top ten and expand truly wide. In the end, it became one of the highest grossing political documentaries since Fahrenheit 9/11 set the gold standard for the genre. That film went on to win an Oscar. Will this film do the same? More...

Per Theater Chart: Mastering the Per Theater Chart

September 19th, 2012

We had a monster hit on the per theater chart, as The Master earned close to $750,000 in five theaters for an average of $147,262. This is unbelievably strong; however, one does have to take into account the particulars. The Master was released on 70mm and because this is such an unusual event, the tickets were sold at a premium price. The only other film to top the $10,000 mark was Arbitrage, which made just over $2 million in just under 200 theaters for an average of $10,163. More...

Per Theater Chart: Utopia for Detropia

September 12th, 2012

There were three new releases that topped $10,000 on the per theater chart. Detropia led the way with $17,414 in one theater. It should expand, but as a documentary, it will likely not expand wide. Hello I Must Be Going earned an average of $11,952 in two theaters, while Keep the Lights On was right behind with an average of $11,115 in five theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Samsara (Sleep)Walks to the Top

September 5th, 2012

Samsara expanded from two to nine theaters, but held on well enough to rise to top spot on the per theater chart with $12,597. Sleepwalk With Me expanded to 29 theaters and was very solid with an average of $11,127. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Work?

August 30th, 2012

It's the Labor Day long weekend, a weekend that a lot of families like to spend outdoors, or on a last minute vacation before school starts. It is generally a bad time to release a film, but three films hope to outperform the historical averages for the weekend. I don't think it will work. The Possession could win the weekend, but Lawless also has a shot. The other wide release, The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure, doesn’t have a shot at top spot. It doesn't have a shot at the top ten. It does have a shot at breaking records, on the other hand. As for the holdovers, The Expendables has a shot at the threepeat, but that would be really bad news for the overall box office. Speaking of which, last year, none of the new wide releases were able to crack $10 million, which left The Help in first place. I don't think any film this year will top that film's weekend haul, but overall the depth is better this year and perhaps we can eke out a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sleepwalk Runs to the Top

August 29th, 2012

Sleepwalk With Me found its way on top of the per theater chart with $68,801 in one theater. This is higher than the per theater average for the opening of The Avengers, which was the goal of the filmmakers after their fake fight with Joss Whedon. Samsara opened with an average of $38,111 in two theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Space Station with $14,268 in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dog Days of Summer

August 27th, 2012

Ugh. That's really all I have to say. None of the new releases were able to make an impact at the box office; in fact, none of them even reached the top five. There was a new entrant in the top five, as The Dark Knight Rises rose to fifth place. That's how bad the box office was over the weekend. A film that's more than a month old returned to the top five. The best new release was Premium Rush, which only managed eighth place. Overall, the box office plummeted by 30% to just $97 million. Amazingly, this was still higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by just 4.6%. Year-to-date, 2012 maintains its lead over 2011. It is ahead of last year's pace by 4.2% at $7.43 billion to $7.13 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Leads as Openers Falter

August 26th, 2012

The Summer box office season will come to an abrupt halt this weekend as returning films dominate the chart thanks to some decidedly lackluster openings. The top holdover, The Expendables 2, will win by default with a decent second weekend of $13.5 million, according to Lionsgate's Sunday morning estimate. That's down a fairly respectable 53% from its debut figure. The standout performer among returning films is political documentary 2016: Obama's America, which is projected to earn $6.2 million from 1,091 theaters -- the best per theater average in the top 10. That film will end up in 8th place, though, after an impressive 4th place on Friday, suggesting that it has a fairly narrow, if enthusiastic, fan base. More...

Per Theater Chart: Cosmopolis is Cosmopolitan

August 22nd, 2012

Cosmopolis led the way on the per theater chart with an excellent opening of $70,000 in three theaters for an average of $23,446. Given its reviews, I'm not sure it will do well as it expands. Robot and Frank was also strong with an average of $17,770 in two theaters, while Compliance was right behind with $16,427 in one theater. Ek Tha Tiger didn't quite reach the $10,000 club over the weekend with an average of $9,655, but it was a Wednesday release, so had it opened on Friday, it likely would have easily made the cut.

More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables 2 Blasts Competition

August 19th, 2012

The Expendables 2 will enjoy a comfortable win at the box office this weekend, even though its debut number looks as though it will fall somewhat behind the first film in the franchise. Lionsgate currently has the film pegged at $28.75 million for the weekend, well ahead of The Bourne Legacy's $17 million second weekend. ParaNorman will scare up about $14 million for third place, and a total of seven films will top $10 million this weekend, including the two other debutants, Sparkle (which is set for $12 million, per Sony), and The Odd Life of Timothy Green (shooting for $10.9 million, according to Disney). More...

Weekend Estimates: Bourne and Campaign Knock Out Batman

August 12th, 2012

After another lengthy run for the country's number one film, we will have a new top movie this weekend thanks to a strong debut for The Bourne Legacy, which will beat The Dark Knight Rises after Batman spent three weekends atop the chart. Universal is predicting that their franchise reboot will pick up about $40.3 million this weekend, somewhat behind The Bourne Legacy's $69.2 million debut, but very creditable for movie that takes the franchise in a new direction. Even better for the overall market, The Campaign is predicted to post $27.4 million for Warner Bros., which will be enough for second place. More...

2016 is the Future of the Per Theater Chart

July 17th, 2012

One of two Obama related films topped the per theater chart this past weekend. 2016 earned $31,610 in its lone theater, which suggests potential to earn some measure of mainstream success; however, documentaries rarely get too far. The Imposter earned $22,379, also in one theater. This also suggests some potential, but again, it is a documentary. Easy Money earned an average of $12,342 in two theaters, while Ice Age: Continental Drift was right behind with an average of $12,015. More...


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Synopsis

Dinesh D’Souza races against time to find answers to Obama’s past and reveal where America will be in 2016. During this journey he discovers how Hope and Change became radically misunderstood, and identifies new flashpoints for hot wars in mankind’s greatest struggle. The journey moves over the arc of the old colonial empires, into America’s empire of liberty, and we see the unfolding realignment of nations and the shape of the global future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,610 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 13.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2,017 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,164,869

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,723 $33,349,941
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,031 $33,349,941
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 65 $33,349,941

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Limited) by Rocky Mountain Pictures
Video Release: October 16th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, brief language and smoking images.
(Rating bulletin 2234, 8/1/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Directing Yourself, Agitprop, Voiceover/Narration, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Screenplay Written By the Star, Intertitle, Conspiracy Theory, Autobiographical
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: OAF LLC, Gerald R. Molen
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 62 $937,524 Sep 21, 2012 73
Biggest 10th Thursday 73 $250,000 Sep 20, 2012 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 80 $240,000 Sep 19, 2012 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 75 $300,000 Sep 18, 2012 68
Biggest 10th Monday 93 $270,000 Sep 17, 2012 67
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 27 $1,988,294 Sep 14, 2012 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 35 $505,000 Sep 13, 2012 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 34 $500,000 Sep 12, 2012 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 49 $525,000 Sep 11, 2012 61
Biggest 9th Monday 65 $539,780 Sep 10, 2012 60
Biggest 9th Sunday 95 $902,449 Sep 9, 2012 59
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 11 $3,309,422 Sep 7, 2012 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 99 $1,345,172 Sep 8, 2012 58
Biggest 9th Friday 61 $1,061,801 Sep 7, 2012 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 30 $722,908 Sep 6, 2012 56
Biggest 8th Wednesday 40 $647,342 Sep 5, 2012 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 42 $750,811 Sep 4, 2012 54
Biggest 8th Monday 7 $1,944,121 Sep 3, 2012 53
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 80 $5,608,973 Aug 31, 2012 52
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 7 $5,608,973 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 180 $5,608,973 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 282 $7,992,614 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 129 $7,553,094 Aug 31, 2012 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 149 $10,762,922 Aug 31, 2012 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 57 $745,000 Aug 30, 2012 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 45 $810,000 Aug 29, 2012 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 45 $1,010,000 Aug 28, 2012 47
Biggest 7th Monday 40 $1,205,000 Aug 27, 2012 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 76 $1,904,000 Aug 26, 2012 45
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 7 $6,509,433 Aug 24, 2012 45
Biggest 7th Friday 47 $2,275,000 Aug 24, 2012 43
Top 2012 Theater Average 19 $31,610 Jul 13, 2012 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 9 2,016 Jul 13, 2012 0

Documentary Subject(s)

Barack Obama    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Dinesh D'Souza    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dinesh D'Souza    Director
Dinesh D'Souza    Screenwriter
John Sullivan    Director
John Sullivan    Screenwriter
Dinesh D'Souza    Based on the Book By
Gerald R. Molen    Producer
Ann Balog    Producer
Doug Sain    Producer
Dinesh D'Souza    Executive Producer
John Sullivan    Executive Producer
Christopher Williams    Executive Producer

DVD Sales: Most Wanted is Indeed the Most Wanted

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted lived up to its name becoming the best selling new release and earning first place on the DVD sales chart. The film sold 944,000 units and generated $16.03 million in revenue, which was easily enough for first place. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: 2016: Obama's America

October 14th, 2012

2016: Obama's America started out in limited release in the summer, but thanks in part to the GOP convention boosting political enthusiasm among conservatives, it managed to climb into the top ten and expand truly wide. In the end, it became one of the highest grossing political documentaries since Fahrenheit 9/11 set the gold standard for the genre. That film went on to win an Oscar. Will this film do the same? More...

Per Theater Chart: Mastering the Per Theater Chart

September 19th, 2012

We had a monster hit on the per theater chart, as The Master earned close to $750,000 in five theaters for an average of $147,262. This is unbelievably strong; however, one does have to take into account the particulars. The Master was released on 70mm and because this is such an unusual event, the tickets were sold at a premium price. The only other film to top the $10,000 mark was Arbitrage, which made just over $2 million in just under 200 theaters for an average of $10,163. More...

Per Theater Chart: Utopia for Detropia

September 12th, 2012

There were three new releases that topped $10,000 on the per theater chart. Detropia led the way with $17,414 in one theater. It should expand, but as a documentary, it will likely not expand wide. Hello I Must Be Going earned an average of $11,952 in two theaters, while Keep the Lights On was right behind with an average of $11,115 in five theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Samsara (Sleep)Walks to the Top

September 5th, 2012

Samsara expanded from two to nine theaters, but held on well enough to rise to top spot on the per theater chart with $12,597. Sleepwalk With Me expanded to 29 theaters and was very solid with an average of $11,127. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Work?

August 30th, 2012

It's the Labor Day long weekend, a weekend that a lot of families like to spend outdoors, or on a last minute vacation before school starts. It is generally a bad time to release a film, but three films hope to outperform the historical averages for the weekend. I don't think it will work. The Possession could win the weekend, but Lawless also has a shot. The other wide release, The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure, doesn’t have a shot at top spot. It doesn't have a shot at the top ten. It does have a shot at breaking records, on the other hand. As for the holdovers, The Expendables has a shot at the threepeat, but that would be really bad news for the overall box office. Speaking of which, last year, none of the new wide releases were able to crack $10 million, which left The Help in first place. I don't think any film this year will top that film's weekend haul, but overall the depth is better this year and perhaps we can eke out a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sleepwalk Runs to the Top

August 29th, 2012

Sleepwalk With Me found its way on top of the per theater chart with $68,801 in one theater. This is higher than the per theater average for the opening of The Avengers, which was the goal of the filmmakers after their fake fight with Joss Whedon. Samsara opened with an average of $38,111 in two theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Space Station with $14,268 in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dog Days of Summer

August 27th, 2012

Ugh. That's really all I have to say. None of the new releases were able to make an impact at the box office; in fact, none of them even reached the top five. There was a new entrant in the top five, as The Dark Knight Rises rose to fifth place. That's how bad the box office was over the weekend. A film that's more than a month old returned to the top five. The best new release was Premium Rush, which only managed eighth place. Overall, the box office plummeted by 30% to just $97 million. Amazingly, this was still higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by just 4.6%. Year-to-date, 2012 maintains its lead over 2011. It is ahead of last year's pace by 4.2% at $7.43 billion to $7.13 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Leads as Openers Falter

August 26th, 2012

The Summer box office season will come to an abrupt halt this weekend as returning films dominate the chart thanks to some decidedly lackluster openings. The top holdover, The Expendables 2, will win by default with a decent second weekend of $13.5 million, according to Lionsgate's Sunday morning estimate. That's down a fairly respectable 53% from its debut figure. The standout performer among returning films is political documentary 2016: Obama's America, which is projected to earn $6.2 million from 1,091 theaters -- the best per theater average in the top 10. That film will end up in 8th place, though, after an impressive 4th place on Friday, suggesting that it has a fairly narrow, if enthusiastic, fan base. More...

Per Theater Chart: Cosmopolis is Cosmopolitan

August 22nd, 2012

Cosmopolis led the way on the per theater chart with an excellent opening of $70,000 in three theaters for an average of $23,446. Given its reviews, I'm not sure it will do well as it expands. Robot and Frank was also strong with an average of $17,770 in two theaters, while Compliance was right behind with $16,427 in one theater. Ek Tha Tiger didn't quite reach the $10,000 club over the weekend with an average of $9,655, but it was a Wednesday release, so had it opened on Friday, it likely would have easily made the cut.

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Weekend Estimates: Expendables 2 Blasts Competition

August 19th, 2012

The Expendables 2 will enjoy a comfortable win at the box office this weekend, even though its debut number looks as though it will fall somewhat behind the first film in the franchise. Lionsgate currently has the film pegged at $28.75 million for the weekend, well ahead of The Bourne Legacy's $17 million second weekend. ParaNorman will scare up about $14 million for third place, and a total of seven films will top $10 million this weekend, including the two other debutants, Sparkle (which is set for $12 million, per Sony), and The Odd Life of Timothy Green (shooting for $10.9 million, according to Disney). More...

Weekend Estimates: Bourne and Campaign Knock Out Batman

August 12th, 2012

After another lengthy run for the country's number one film, we will have a new top movie this weekend thanks to a strong debut for The Bourne Legacy, which will beat The Dark Knight Rises after Batman spent three weekends atop the chart. Universal is predicting that their franchise reboot will pick up about $40.3 million this weekend, somewhat behind The Bourne Legacy's $69.2 million debut, but very creditable for movie that takes the franchise in a new direction. Even better for the overall market, The Campaign is predicted to post $27.4 million for Warner Bros., which will be enough for second place. More...

2016 is the Future of the Per Theater Chart

July 17th, 2012

One of two Obama related films topped the per theater chart this past weekend. 2016 earned $31,610 in its lone theater, which suggests potential to earn some measure of mainstream success; however, documentaries rarely get too far. The Imposter earned $22,379, also in one theater. This also suggests some potential, but again, it is a documentary. Easy Money earned an average of $12,342 in two theaters, while Ice Age: Continental Drift was right behind with an average of $12,015. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $31,610   1 $31,610   $31,610 1
Jul 20, 2012 44 $33,182 +5% 4 $8,296   $80,134 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $39,459 +19% 6 $6,577   $135,228 3
Aug 3, 2012 44 $34,133 -13% 10 $3,413   $192,756 4
Aug 10, 2012 23 $317,316 +830% 61 $5,202   $569,856 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $1,244,698 +292% 169 $7,365   $2,062,200 6
Aug 24, 2012 7 $6,509,433 +423% 1,091 $5,966   $9,347,309 7
Aug 31, 2012 9 $5,608,973 -14% 1,747 $3,211   $18,776,003 8
Sep 7, 2012 9 $3,309,422 -41% 2,017 $1,641   $26,115,717 9
Sep 14, 2012 13 $1,988,294 -40% 1,876 $1,060   $30,037,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 17 $937,524 -53% 1,216 $771   $32,022,601 11
Sep 28, 2012 23 $411,929 -56% 575 $716   $32,946,365 12
Oct 5, 2012 28 $173,495 -58% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 24, 2012 4 $2,275,000     1,091 $2,085   $5,100,000 43
Aug 25, 2012 9 $2,320,000 +2%   1,091 $2,126   $7,420,000 44
Aug 26, 2012 7 $1,904,000 -18%   1,090 $1,747   $9,347,309 45
Aug 27, 2012 2 $1,205,000 -37%   1,091 $1,104   $10,552,000 46
Aug 28, 2012 4 $1,010,000 -16%   1,091 $926   $11,562,000 47
Aug 29, 2012 3 $810,000 -20%   1,091 $742   $12,372,000 48
Aug 30, 2012 3 $745,000 -8%   1,091 $683   $13,117,000 49
Sep 3, 2012 7 $1,944,121   +61% 1,747 $1,113   $20,685,234 53
Sep 4, 2012 4 $750,811 -61% -26% 1,747 $430   $21,436,045 54
Sep 5, 2012 3 $647,342 -14% -20% 1,747 $371   $22,083,387 55
Sep 6, 2012 3 $722,908 +12% -3% 1,747 $414   $22,806,295 56
Sep 7, 2012 6 $1,061,801 +47%   2,017 $526   $23,868,096 57
Sep 8, 2012 10 $1,345,172 +27%   2,017 $667   $25,213,268 58
Sep 9, 2012 7 $902,449 -33%   2,017 $447   $26,115,717 59
Sep 10, 2012 3 $539,780 -40% -72% 2,017 $268   $26,655,497 60
Sep 11, 2012 3 $525,000 -3% -30% 2,017 $260   $27,180,000 61
Sep 12, 2012 2 $500,000 -5% -23% 2,017 $248   $27,680,000 62
Sep 13, 2012 2 $505,000 +1% -30% 2,017 $250   $28,185,000 63
Sep 17, 2012 6 $270,000   -50% 1,879 $144   $30,307,361 67
Sep 18, 2012 8 $300,000 +11% -43% 1,879 $160   $30,607,361 68
Sep 19, 2012 7 $240,000 -20% -52% 1,879 $128   $30,847,361 69
Sep 20, 2012 6 $250,000 +4% -50% 1,879 $133   $31,097,361 70
Sep 24, 2012 10 $120,000   -56% 1,216 $99   $32,142,601 74
Sep 27, 2012 10 $130,887   -48% 1,216 $108   $32,534,436 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $46,952   1 $46,952   $46,952 1
Jul 20, 2012 46 $48,817 +4% 4 $12,204   $95,769 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $62,854 +29% 6 $10,476   $158,623 3
Aug 3, 2012 43 $93,917 +49% 10 $9,392   $252,540 4
Aug 10, 2012 24 $564,962 +502% 61 $9,262   $817,502 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $2,020,374 +258% 169 $11,955   $2,837,876 6
Aug 24, 2012 6 $10,269,000 +408% 1,091 $9,412   $13,117,000 7
Aug 31, 2012 6 $9,689,295 -6% 1,747 $5,546   $22,806,295 8
Sep 7, 2012 5 $5,378,705 -44% 2,017 $2,667   $28,185,000 9
Sep 14, 2012 12 $2,912,361 -46% 1,879 $1,550   $31,097,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 16 $1,437,075 -51% 1,216 $1,182   $32,534,436 11
Sep 28, 2012 22 $642,010 -55% 575 $1,117   $33,176,446 12
Oct 5, 2012 31 $173,495 -73% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 21, 20122300,553 300,553$3,020,558$3,020,5581
Oct 28, 20126161,279-46% 461,832$1,825,678$4,846,2362
Nov 4, 20121270,670-56% 532,502$802,104$5,648,3403

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