The Babadook (2014)

The Babadook poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $950,792Details
International Box Office $6,531,595Details
Worldwide Box Office $7,482,387
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,654,487 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $665,502 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,319,989
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her “out of control” 6 year-old, Samuel, a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called “The Babadook” turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,007 (3.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/80 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,246,028

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,012 $950,792
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,823 $6,531,595
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,575 $7,482,387
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $950,792

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: November 28th, 2014 (Limited) by IFC Midnight
International Releases: May 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
August 15th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
May 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: April 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Single Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Widow/Widower, Surprise Twist, Night Terrors, Monster, Supernatural
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Australia, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corp., Smoking Gun Productions, Entertainment One
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 41 $30,007   3 $10,002   $30,007 1
Dec 5, 2014 35 $78,102 +160% 23 $3,396   $123,926 2
Dec 12, 2014 31 $134,473 +72% 80 $1,681   $302,306 3
Dec 19, 2014 31 $103,486 -23% 79 $1,310   $480,326 4
Dec 26, 2014 38 $61,016 -41% 66 $924   $608,103 5
Jan 2, 2015 41 $72,244 +18% 59 $1,224   $742,092 6
Jan 9, 2015 45 $43,330 -40% 55 $788   $815,331 7
Jan 16, 2015 51 $28,800 -34% 40 $720   $864,892 8
Jan 23, 2015 61 $18,450 -36% 30 $615   $900,140 9
Jan 30, 2015 68 $7,016 -62% 20 $351   $913,720 10
Feb 6, 2015 72 $6,393 -9% 10 $639   $924,279 11
Feb 13, 2015 77 $5,503 -14% 11 $500   $933,117 12
Feb 27, 2015 84 $2,443   6 $407   $947,169 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 42 $45,824   3 $15,275   $45,824 1
Dec 5, 2014 33 $122,009 +166% 23 $5,305   $167,833 2
Dec 12, 2014 30 $209,007 +71% 80 $2,613   $376,840 3
Dec 19, 2014 38 $170,247 -19% 79 $2,155   $547,087 4
Dec 26, 2014 39 $116,901 -31% 66 $1,771   $663,988 5
Jan 2, 2015 40 $102,153 -13% 59 $1,731   $772,001 6
Jan 9, 2015 44 $64,091 -37% 55 $1,165   $836,092 7
Jan 16, 2015 50 $45,598 -29% 40 $1,140   $881,690 8
Jan 23, 2015 61 $24,517 -46% 30 $817   $906,207 9
Jan 30, 2015 69 $11,182 -54% 20 $559   $917,886 10
Feb 6, 2015 74 $9,728 -13% 10 $973   $927,614 11
Feb 13, 2015 80 $7,523 -23% 11 $684   $935,137 12
Feb 20, 2015 73 $9,589 +27% 12 $799   $944,726 13
Feb 27, 2015 90 $4,914 -49% 6 $819   $949,640 14
Mar 6, 2015 103 $1,152 -77% 2 $576   $950,792 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/23/2014 $0 0 6 16 $235,696 1/29/2024
Germany 5/8/2015 $284,224 0 0 0 $1,174,638 8/22/2018
Italy 7/24/2015 $518,417 0 0 0 $1,817,518 11/7/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/30/2015 $208,821 402 402 742 $355,987 11/19/2018
Spain 1/16/2015 $646,958 273 274 1,007 $1,365,470 11/27/2018
Turkey 8/15/2014 $0 0 2 2 $178,928 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $1,403,358
 
International Total$6,531,595 1/29/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 20151037,488 37,488$374,505$374,5051
Apr 26, 20151917,306-54% 54,794$172,887$547,3922

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 2015423,721 23,721$355,584$355,5841

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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.

Supporting Cast

Essie Davis    Amelia
Noah Wideman    Samuel
Hayley McElhinney    Claire
Daniel Henshall    Robbie
Barbara West    Mrs. Roach
Ben Winspear    Oskar
Jacqy Phillips    Beverly
Bridget Walters    Norma
Tony Mack    Principal
Carmel Johnson    Teacher

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jennifer Kent    Director
Jennifer Kent    Screenwriter
Kristina Ceyton    Producer
Kristian Moliere    Producer
Jonathan Page    Executive Producer
Michael Tear    Executive Producer
Jan Chapman    Executive Producer
Jeff Harrison    Executive Producer
Julie Byrne    Line Producer
Radek Ladczuk    Director of Photography
Alex Holmes    Production Designer
Heather Wallace    Costume Designer
Simon Njoo    Editor
Frank Lipson    Sound Designer
Jed Kurzel    Composer
Nikki Barrett    Casting Director

Home Market Numbers: Babadook vs. Bunny

May 15th, 2015

The Babadook

It was another bad week on the home market with almost no first-run releases on the Blu-ray sales chart. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death was the closest we had to a first-run release, while both Batman vs. Robin and The Babadook outsold it. This wasn't enough to keep pace with last week and the Blu-ray sales fell 19% in terms of units and 10% in terms of revenue. This week last year was Easter, so it should come as no surprise that the home market was much stronger last year. Blu-ray sales fell 76% in terms of units and 71% in terms of revenue. That's painful, but not unexpected. DVDs sales were down by roughly the same amount, so the overall Blu-ray share remained at 34%. More...

DVD Sales: Five Armies Completes Three Weeks on Top

May 15th, 2015

None of the new releases were able to top the DVD sales chart leaving The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in first place with 73,000 units / $1.10 million over the week for a total of 1.13 million units / $16.92 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Batman vs. Holdovers

May 15th, 2015

It was a bad week on the home market and none of the new releases sold more than 100,000 units on the Blu-ray sales chart. This includes the new number one release, Batman vs. Robin, which only sold 80,000 units / $1.34 million. This is much better than it performed on DVD and its opening week Blu-ray share was 65%. More...

Home Market Numbers: Home Market Crashes Back to Earth

April 27th, 2015

Last week, the home market was boosted by Easter, but this week, the home market returned to Earth. It returned to Earth and crashed through the crust and halfway to the mantle. With no new releases in the top ten on the Blu-ray chart, while Interstellar had no legs on top. Overall, the Blu-ray market was down 66% in terms of units and 60% in terms of revenue when compared to last week. When compared to last year it was even worse down 66% in terms of both units and revenue. DVDs also fell, but were a lot stronger than Blu-ray were this week and the overall Blu-ray share slipped to 34%. That's really bad. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 14, 2015

April 14th, 2015

It is a slow week on the home market. It is a really slow week on the home market. This should have helped me get caught up on all of the late screeners that arrived, but on Saturday I had a coughing fit and heard a loud crack in my ribs. It hurt so much that I couldn't even type. I'm feeling much better now. As for this week's releases, there are none that will likely be huge sellers, but The Babadook on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack is the best and the best-selling, at least according to Amazon.com. It is also the Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Imitation Scores Game-Winning Goal

December 3rd, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

The Imitation Game led the way on the per theater chart with an incredible average of $119,838 in four theaters. This is the second best per theater average of the year, behind only The Grand Budapest Hotel. Second place went to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, with an average of $13,725 during its sophomore stint. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters.

More...

Limited Releases: The Real Deal

November 28th, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

It isn't a terribly busy week for limited releases, but there are a few earning great reviews. The Babadook is earning the best reviews on this week's list, but it is a horror film, so its box office chances are minimal. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is also earning excellent reviews, but documentaries rarely find an audience outside of art house theaters. That leaves The Imitation Game as the likely winner on the Per Theater Chart. More...


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Synopsis

Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her “out of control” 6 year-old, Samuel, a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called “The Babadook” turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,007 (3.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/80 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,246,028

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,012 $950,792
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,823 $6,531,595
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,575 $7,482,387
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $950,792

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, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 28th, 2014 (Limited) by IFC Midnight
International Releases: May 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
August 15th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
May 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Single Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Widow/Widower, Surprise Twist, Night Terrors, Monster, Supernatural
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Australia, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corp., Smoking Gun Productions, Entertainment One
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

Essie Davis    Amelia
Noah Wideman    Samuel
Hayley McElhinney    Claire
Daniel Henshall    Robbie
Barbara West    Mrs. Roach
Ben Winspear    Oskar
Jacqy Phillips    Beverly
Bridget Walters    Norma
Tony Mack    Principal
Carmel Johnson    Teacher

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jennifer Kent    Director
Jennifer Kent    Screenwriter
Kristina Ceyton    Producer
Kristian Moliere    Producer
Jonathan Page    Executive Producer
Michael Tear    Executive Producer
Jan Chapman    Executive Producer
Jeff Harrison    Executive Producer
Julie Byrne    Line Producer
Radek Ladczuk    Director of Photography
Alex Holmes    Production Designer
Heather Wallace    Costume Designer
Simon Njoo    Editor
Frank Lipson    Sound Designer
Jed Kurzel    Composer
Nikki Barrett    Casting Director

Home Market Numbers: Babadook vs. Bunny

May 15th, 2015

The Babadook

It was another bad week on the home market with almost no first-run releases on the Blu-ray sales chart. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death was the closest we had to a first-run release, while both Batman vs. Robin and The Babadook outsold it. This wasn't enough to keep pace with last week and the Blu-ray sales fell 19% in terms of units and 10% in terms of revenue. This week last year was Easter, so it should come as no surprise that the home market was much stronger last year. Blu-ray sales fell 76% in terms of units and 71% in terms of revenue. That's painful, but not unexpected. DVDs sales were down by roughly the same amount, so the overall Blu-ray share remained at 34%. More...

DVD Sales: Five Armies Completes Three Weeks on Top

May 15th, 2015

None of the new releases were able to top the DVD sales chart leaving The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in first place with 73,000 units / $1.10 million over the week for a total of 1.13 million units / $16.92 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Batman vs. Holdovers

May 15th, 2015

It was a bad week on the home market and none of the new releases sold more than 100,000 units on the Blu-ray sales chart. This includes the new number one release, Batman vs. Robin, which only sold 80,000 units / $1.34 million. This is much better than it performed on DVD and its opening week Blu-ray share was 65%. More...

Home Market Numbers: Home Market Crashes Back to Earth

April 27th, 2015

Last week, the home market was boosted by Easter, but this week, the home market returned to Earth. It returned to Earth and crashed through the crust and halfway to the mantle. With no new releases in the top ten on the Blu-ray chart, while Interstellar had no legs on top. Overall, the Blu-ray market was down 66% in terms of units and 60% in terms of revenue when compared to last week. When compared to last year it was even worse down 66% in terms of both units and revenue. DVDs also fell, but were a lot stronger than Blu-ray were this week and the overall Blu-ray share slipped to 34%. That's really bad. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 14, 2015

April 14th, 2015

It is a slow week on the home market. It is a really slow week on the home market. This should have helped me get caught up on all of the late screeners that arrived, but on Saturday I had a coughing fit and heard a loud crack in my ribs. It hurt so much that I couldn't even type. I'm feeling much better now. As for this week's releases, there are none that will likely be huge sellers, but The Babadook on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack is the best and the best-selling, at least according to Amazon.com. It is also the Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Imitation Scores Game-Winning Goal

December 3rd, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

The Imitation Game led the way on the per theater chart with an incredible average of $119,838 in four theaters. This is the second best per theater average of the year, behind only The Grand Budapest Hotel. Second place went to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, with an average of $13,725 during its sophomore stint. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters.

More...

Limited Releases: The Real Deal

November 28th, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

It isn't a terribly busy week for limited releases, but there are a few earning great reviews. The Babadook is earning the best reviews on this week's list, but it is a horror film, so its box office chances are minimal. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is also earning excellent reviews, but documentaries rarely find an audience outside of art house theaters. That leaves The Imitation Game as the likely winner on the Per Theater Chart. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 41 $30,007   3 $10,002   $30,007 1
Dec 5, 2014 35 $78,102 +160% 23 $3,396   $123,926 2
Dec 12, 2014 31 $134,473 +72% 80 $1,681   $302,306 3
Dec 19, 2014 31 $103,486 -23% 79 $1,310   $480,326 4
Dec 26, 2014 38 $61,016 -41% 66 $924   $608,103 5
Jan 2, 2015 41 $72,244 +18% 59 $1,224   $742,092 6
Jan 9, 2015 45 $43,330 -40% 55 $788   $815,331 7
Jan 16, 2015 51 $28,800 -34% 40 $720   $864,892 8
Jan 23, 2015 61 $18,450 -36% 30 $615   $900,140 9
Jan 30, 2015 68 $7,016 -62% 20 $351   $913,720 10
Feb 6, 2015 72 $6,393 -9% 10 $639   $924,279 11
Feb 13, 2015 77 $5,503 -14% 11 $500   $933,117 12
Feb 27, 2015 84 $2,443   6 $407   $947,169 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 42 $45,824   3 $15,275   $45,824 1
Dec 5, 2014 33 $122,009 +166% 23 $5,305   $167,833 2
Dec 12, 2014 30 $209,007 +71% 80 $2,613   $376,840 3
Dec 19, 2014 38 $170,247 -19% 79 $2,155   $547,087 4
Dec 26, 2014 39 $116,901 -31% 66 $1,771   $663,988 5
Jan 2, 2015 40 $102,153 -13% 59 $1,731   $772,001 6
Jan 9, 2015 44 $64,091 -37% 55 $1,165   $836,092 7
Jan 16, 2015 50 $45,598 -29% 40 $1,140   $881,690 8
Jan 23, 2015 61 $24,517 -46% 30 $817   $906,207 9
Jan 30, 2015 69 $11,182 -54% 20 $559   $917,886 10
Feb 6, 2015 74 $9,728 -13% 10 $973   $927,614 11
Feb 13, 2015 80 $7,523 -23% 11 $684   $935,137 12
Feb 20, 2015 73 $9,589 +27% 12 $799   $944,726 13
Feb 27, 2015 90 $4,914 -49% 6 $819   $949,640 14
Mar 6, 2015 103 $1,152 -77% 2 $576   $950,792 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/23/2014 $0 0 6 16 $235,696 1/29/2024
Germany 5/8/2015 $284,224 0 0 0 $1,174,638 8/22/2018
Italy 7/24/2015 $518,417 0 0 0 $1,817,518 11/7/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/30/2015 $208,821 402 402 742 $355,987 11/19/2018
Spain 1/16/2015 $646,958 273 274 1,007 $1,365,470 11/27/2018
Turkey 8/15/2014 $0 0 2 2 $178,928 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $1,403,358
 
International Total$6,531,595 1/29/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 20151037,488 37,488$374,505$374,5051
Apr 26, 20151917,306-54% 54,794$172,887$547,3922

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 2015423,721 23,721$355,584$355,5841

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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.