Born in China (2016)

Born in China
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,873,211Details
International Box Office $11,164,532Details
Worldwide Box Office $25,037,743
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Takes viewers on an epic journey into the wilds of China where few people have ever ventured. Following the stories of three animal families, the film transports audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda bear mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard—an elusive animal rarely caught on camera—faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery, the film navigates China’s vast terrain—from the frigid mountains to the heart of the bamboo forest—on the wings of red-crowned cranes, seamlessly tying the extraordinary tales together.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,790,367 (34.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.90 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,508 opening theaters/1,508 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,672,596

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Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 21st, 2017 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (China)
April 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Mexico)
April 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
August 25th, 2017 (Wide) (France)
January 19th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 29th, 2017 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2454 (Cert #50366), 12/7/2016)
Running Time: 79 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chimpanzee
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Animal Lead, Set in China, Nature Documentary, Environment
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Disney Nature, Chuan Pictures
Production Countries: China, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English, Mandarin

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2017 6 $4,790,367   1,508 $3,177   $4,790,367 1
Apr 28, 2017 11 $2,385,812 -50% 1,508 $1,582   $8,819,843 2
May 5, 2017 11 $1,219,025 -49% 1,414 $862   $10,942,936 3
May 12, 2017 14 $913,071 -25% 1,055 $865   $12,411,554 4
May 19, 2017 - $371,765 -59% 575 $647   $13,137,812 5
May 26, 2017 25 $132,355 -64% 230 $575   $13,462,383 6
Jun 2, 2017 30 $73,395 -45% 115 $638   $13,664,718 7
Jun 9, 2017 46 $19,551 -73% 32 $611   $13,755,923 8
Jun 16, 2017 45 $17,363 -11% 27 $643   $13,785,898 9
Jun 23, 2017 39 $30,980 +78% 65 $477   $13,830,237 10
Jun 30, 2017 50 $11,395 -63% 43 $265   $13,861,554 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 21, 2017 5 $1,581,795     1,508 $1,049   $1,581,795 1
Apr 22, 2017 8 $1,940,105 +23%   1,508 $1,287   $3,521,900 2
Apr 23, 2017 5 $1,268,467 -35%   1,508 $841   $4,790,367 3
Apr 24, 2017 8 $355,985 -72%   1,508 $236   $5,146,352 4
Apr 25, 2017 7 $534,023 +50%   1,508 $354   $5,680,375 5
Apr 26, 2017 6 $383,139 -28%   1,508 $254   $6,063,514 6
Apr 27, 2017 5 $370,517 -3%   1,508 $246   $6,434,031 7
Apr 28, 2017 10 $693,910 +87% -56% 1,508 $460   $7,127,941 8
Apr 29, 2017 11 $965,334 +39% -50% 1,508 $640   $8,093,275 9
Apr 30, 2017 10 $726,568 -25% -43% 1,508 $482   $8,819,843 10
May 1, 2017 12 $162,200 -78% -54% 1,508 $108   $8,982,043 11
May 2, 2017 10 $270,589 +67% -49% 1,508 $179   $9,252,632 12
May 3, 2017 9 $227,561 -16% -41% 1,508 $151   $9,480,193 13
May 4, 2017 9 $243,718 +7% -34% 1,508 $162   $9,723,911 14
May 5, 2017 11 $342,166 +40% -51% 1,414 $242   $10,066,077 15
May 6, 2017 11 $514,780 +50% -47% 1,414 $364   $10,580,857 16
May 7, 2017 11 $362,079 -30% -50% 1,414 $256   $10,942,936 17
May 8, 2017 10 $111,508 -69% -31% 1,414 $79   $11,054,444 18
May 9, 2017 10 $163,624 +47% -40% 1,414 $116   $11,218,068 19
May 10, 2017 10 $132,119 -19% -42% 1,414 $93   $11,350,187 20
May 11, 2017 10 $148,296 +12% -39% 1,414 $105   $11,498,483 21
May 12, 2017 14 $249,969 +69% -27% 1,055 $237   $11,748,452 22
May 13, 2017 14 $357,719 +43% -31% 1,055 $339   $12,106,171 23
May 14, 2017 14 $305,383 -15% -16% 1,055 $289   $12,411,554 24
May 15, 2017 13 $77,010 -75% -31% 1,055 $73   $12,488,564 25
May 16, 2017 15 $93,028 +21% -43% 1,055 $88   $12,581,592 26
May 17, 2017 12 $88,827 -5% -33% 1,055 $84   $12,670,419 27
May 18, 2017 11 $95,628 +8% -36% 1,055 $91   $12,766,047 28
May 19, 2017 - $121,972 +28% -51% 575 $212   $12,888,019 29
May 20, 2017 - $161,293 +32% -55% 575 $281   $13,049,312 30
May 21, 2017 - $88,500 -45% -71% 575 $154   $13,137,812 31
May 22, 2017 - $52,861 -40% -31% 575 $92   $13,190,673 32
May 23, 2017 15 $54,167 +2% -42% 575 $94   $13,244,840 33
May 24, 2017 14 $45,540 -16% -49% 575 $79   $13,290,380 34
May 25, 2017 - $39,648 -13% -59% 575 $69   $13,330,028 35
May 26, 2017 - $49,196 +24% -60% 230 $214   $13,379,224 36
May 27, 2017 - $41,992 -15% -74% 230 $183   $13,421,216 37
May 28, 2017 - $41,167 -2% -53% 230 $179   $13,462,383 38
May 29, 2017 - $45,985 +12% -13% 230 $200   $13,508,368 39
May 30, 2017 - $33,148 -28% -39% 230 $144   $13,541,516 40
May 31, 2017 - $27,757 -16% -39% 230 $121   $13,569,273 41
Jun 1, 2017 - $22,050 -21% -44% 230 $96   $13,591,323 42
Jun 2, 2017 - $36,148 +64% -27% 115 $314   $13,627,471 43
Jun 3, 2017 - $21,494 -41% -49% 115 $187   $13,648,965 44
Jun 4, 2017 - $15,753 -27% -62% 115 $137   $13,664,718 45
Jun 5, 2017 - $22,248 +41% -52% 115 $193   $13,686,966 46
Jun 6, 2017 - $14,323 -36% -57% 115 $125   $13,701,289 47
Jun 7, 2017 - $21,344 +49% -23% 115 $186   $13,722,633 48
Jun 8, 2017 - $13,739 -36% -38% 115 $119   $13,736,372 49
Jun 9, 2017 - $8,754 -36% -76% 32 $274   $13,745,126 50
Jun 10, 2017 - $5,780 -34% -73% 32 $181   $13,750,906 51
Jun 11, 2017 - $5,017 -13% -68% 32 $157   $13,755,923 52
Jun 12, 2017 - $2,703 -46% -88% 32 $84   $13,758,626 53
Jun 13, 2017 - $2,604 -4% -82% 32 $81   $13,761,230 54
Jun 14, 2017 - $4,930 +89% -77% 32 $154   $13,766,160 55
Jun 15, 2017 - $2,375 -52% -83% 32 $74   $13,768,535 56
Jun 16, 2017 - $8,643 +264% -1% 27 $320   $13,777,178 57
Jun 17, 2017 - $4,980 -42% -14% 27 $184   $13,782,158 58
Jun 18, 2017 - $3,740 -25% -25% 27 $139   $13,785,898 59
Jun 19, 2017 - $4,004 +7% +48% 27 $148   $13,789,902 60
Jun 20, 2017 - $1,221 -70% -53% 27 $45   $13,791,123 61
Jun 21, 2017 - $4,762 +290% -3% 22 $216   $13,795,885 62
Jun 22, 2017 - $3,372 -29% +42% 22 $153   $13,799,257 63
Jun 23, 2017 - $10,615 +215% +23% 65 $163   $13,809,872 64
Jun 24, 2017 - $11,990 +13% +141% 65 $184   $13,821,862 65
Jun 25, 2017 - $8,375 -30% +124% 65 $129   $13,830,237 66
Jun 26, 2017 - $3,977 -53% -1% 65 $61   $13,834,214 67
Jun 27, 2017 - $6,069 +53% +397% 65 $93   $13,840,283 68
Jun 28, 2017 - $4,581 -25% -4% 65 $70   $13,844,864 69
Jun 29, 2017 - $5,295 +16% +57% 65 $81   $13,850,159 70
Jun 30, 2017 - $3,491 -34% -67% 43 $81   $13,853,650 71
Jul 1, 2017 - $3,697 +6% -69% 43 $86   $13,857,347 72
Jul 2, 2017 - $4,207 +14% -50% 43 $98   $13,861,554 73
Jul 3, 2017 - $3,220 -23% -19% 43 $75   $13,864,774 74
Jul 4, 2017 - $3,159 -2% -48% 43 $73   $13,867,933 75
Jul 5, 2017 - $2,039 -35% -55% 43 $47   $13,869,972 76
Jul 6, 2017 - $3,239 +59% -39% 43 $75   $13,873,211 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2017 6 $6,434,031   1,508 $4,267   $6,434,031 1
Apr 28, 2017 11 $3,289,880 -49% 1,508 $2,182   $9,723,911 2
May 5, 2017 11 $1,774,572 -46% 1,414 $1,255   $11,498,483 3
May 12, 2017 13 $1,267,564 -29% 1,055 $1,201   $12,766,047 4
May 19, 2017 17 $563,981 -56% 575 $981   $13,330,028 5
May 26, 2017 23 $261,295 -54% 230 $1,136   $13,591,323 6
Jun 2, 2017 27 $145,049 -44% 115 $1,261   $13,736,372 7
Jun 9, 2017 42 $32,163 -78% 32 $1,005   $13,768,535 8
Jun 16, 2017 46 $30,722 -4% 22 $1,396   $13,799,257 9
Jun 23, 2017 38 $50,902 +66% 65 $783   $13,850,159 10
Jun 30, 2017 48 $23,052 -55% 43 $536   $13,873,211 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
China 8/12/2016 $9,262 0 6,408 13,573 $9,400,000 8/27/2018
France 8/25/2017 $443 0 0 0 $1,079,454 9/20/2018
Germany 1/19/2018 $10,706 0 0 0 $25,873 6/11/2018
Mexico 4/21/2017 $16,930 0 0 0 $37,418 10/12/2018
Netherlands 4/21/2017 $8,918 0 0 0 $8,918 11/2/2018
 
Rest of World $612,869
 
International Total$11,164,532 11/2/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Narrator(s)

John Krasinski    Narrator (English Version)
Zhou Xun    Narrator (Chinese Version)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chuan Lu    Director
David Fowler    Screenwriter
Brian Leith    Screenwriter
Phil Chapman    Screenwriter
Chuan Lu    Screenwriter
Roy Conli    Producer
Brian Leith    Producer
Phil Chapman    Producer
Matthew Meech    Editor
Barnaby Taylor    Composer
Justin Maguire    Cinematographer
Shane Moore    Cinematographer
Rolf Steinmann    Cinematographer
David E. Fluhr    Dialog/Music Re-recording Mixer

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August 29th, 2017

My Cousin Rachel

It’s one of those weeks that are deceptively busy. The biggest new release of the week is Wonder Woman, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand. The biggest overall release is the The Lion King franchise on separate Blu-ray releases, but it’s at least a double-dip on Blu-ray. I think a triple-dip on Blu-ray. If it weren’t for these circumstances, they would be clear Pick of the Week contenders. Without those two movies, the next best is... My Cousin Rachel on Blu-ray. Its reviews are not quite Pick of the Week level, but it is the best of what we've got. More...

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May 1st, 2017

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Slows and New Releases Stall, Leaving Box Office short by $60 million

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Weekend Estimates: Big Decline, Big Win for Fate of the Furious

April 23rd, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

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Friday Estimates: Furious Falls 75%, Still Dominates Friday with $11.2 million

April 22nd, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

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Thursday Night Previews: New Releases are Showing Very Little Promise

April 21st, 2017

The Promise

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Weekend Predictions: New Releases are Very Forgettable

April 20th, 2017

Free Fire

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Contest: Forget About It

April 13th, 2017

La La Land

April is a mess. When I starting writing the April preview I identified nine films that I was not 100% sure were going to open truly wide. While writing the preview, one was pulled from the schedule and since then, two were downgraded to semi-wide or lower. Next weekend, Born in China is opening semi-wide, The Promise is right on the razor’s edge between semi-wide and truly wide, while we still don’t have an estimate for Free Fire. This leaves Unforgettable as the only confirmed truly wide release of the week. Because of this, it is the only choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Unforgettable.

Our April Fools contests continue this week. Two of our winners will win La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, while one will be chosen at random to be the fool and receive an HD-DVD release. The Blu-ray Combo Pack doesn’t come out until the 25th, but the film is already out on Video on Demand.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will be a potential winner of La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be a potential winner of La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will be the final potential winner of La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize.

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April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

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Born in China Trailer

February 17th, 2017

Nature documentary opens April 21, 2017 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

Takes viewers on an epic journey into the wilds of China where few people have ever ventured. Following the stories of three animal families, the film transports audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda bear mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard—an elusive animal rarely caught on camera—faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery, the film navigates China’s vast terrain—from the frigid mountains to the heart of the bamboo forest—on the wings of red-crowned cranes, seamlessly tying the extraordinary tales together.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,790,367 (34.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.90 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,508 opening theaters/1,508 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,672,596

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Bonus Content), Amazon VOD (Theatrical Version)
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 21st, 2017 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (China)
April 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Mexico)
April 21st, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
August 25th, 2017 (Wide) (France)
January 19th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 29th, 2017 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2454 (Cert #50366), 12/7/2016)
Running Time: 79 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chimpanzee
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Animal Lead, Set in China, Nature Documentary, Environment
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Disney Nature, Chuan Pictures
Production Countries: China, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English, Mandarin

Narrator(s)

John Krasinski    Narrator (English Version)
Zhou Xun    Narrator (Chinese Version)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chuan Lu    Director
David Fowler    Screenwriter
Brian Leith    Screenwriter
Phil Chapman    Screenwriter
Chuan Lu    Screenwriter
Roy Conli    Producer
Brian Leith    Producer
Phil Chapman    Producer
Matthew Meech    Editor
Barnaby Taylor    Composer
Justin Maguire    Cinematographer
Shane Moore    Cinematographer
Rolf Steinmann    Cinematographer
David E. Fluhr    Dialog/Music Re-recording Mixer

Home Market Releases for August 29th, 2017

August 29th, 2017

My Cousin Rachel

It’s one of those weeks that are deceptively busy. The biggest new release of the week is Wonder Woman, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand. The biggest overall release is the The Lion King franchise on separate Blu-ray releases, but it’s at least a double-dip on Blu-ray. I think a triple-dip on Blu-ray. If it weren’t for these circumstances, they would be clear Pick of the Week contenders. Without those two movies, the next best is... My Cousin Rachel on Blu-ray. Its reviews are not quite Pick of the Week level, but it is the best of what we've got. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: April’s Conclusion was a Wild Weekend

May 1st, 2017

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

The weekend box office was a wild one with two limited releases in the top five, How to be a Latin Lover and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The Fate of the Furious remained in first place with $19.94 million, which is better than expected. Unfortunately, the overall box office was still weak down 8.3% from last weekend to just $99 million. Worse still, this is 8.9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2017’s lead over 2016 took a bit of a hit, but still has a 5.1% or $180 million lead, $3.66 billion to $3.48 billion. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Slows and New Releases Stall, Leaving Box Office short by $60 million

April 25th, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

As expected, The Fate of the Furious dominated the weekend box office chart. It held up a little better than expected with $38.41 million over the weekend; however, this was still over 60% lower than its opening weekend and the overall weekend fell over $60 million or 36% from last weekend for a total of $107 million. A lot of the blame can be pushed onto the new releases, as none of them earned a spot in the top five. Born in China was the best of the new releases earning sixth place with $4.79 million. Year-over-year, 2017 was 16% lower than 2016, but fortunately, 2017 still has an impressive $200 million lead over 2016 at $3.53 billion to $3.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Big Decline, Big Win for Fate of the Furious

April 23rd, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

A decline of 61% compared to its opening weekend still leaves The Fate of the Furious the big winner at the box office this weekend, with the five new wide releases combined making less than half the $38.7 million it will earn on its second weekend, according to Universal’s weekend estimate. The film’s domestic gross will end the weekend at about $163.6 million. As of last night, it has reached $636.3 million internationally, and it should end the weekend with $752.4 million overseas, for a global total of $916 million as of Sunday. $327.4 million of that will have come from China, where Fate is clocking up another $67 million this weekend. More...

Friday Estimates: Furious Falls 75%, Still Dominates Friday with $11.2 million

April 22nd, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious dominated the box office chart on Friday with $11.2 million. This could be more than any other film will earn during the entire weekend. That’s the good news. The bad news is this still represents a decline of just over 75% from its opening Friday. This is not good by any stretch of the word, but it is also not unexpected. The film will rebound on Saturday, and earn about $35.5 million over the weekend, according to Universal, which is close to our prediction and will lift the film’s running tally to $160 million. This keeps The Fate of the Furious on pace for $200 million and the film should become the third film released in 2017 to get to that milestone. It might overtake Logan on the yearly chart, but Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 will probably get there first. More...

Thursday Night Previews: New Releases are Showing Very Little Promise

April 21st, 2017

The Promise

There are five films opening wide or semi-wide this weekend and four of them have previews. (Phoenix Forgotten is the lone exception.) At the moment, we only have numbers for The Promise and they are not good. The film pulled in $200,000 in previews last night, putting it on par with The Space Between Us. That’s not good news, as that film missed the Mendoza Line by a large margin. The Promise is playing in fewer theaters and it is earning better reviews, so it might not open below the Mendoza Line, but its theater average won't be much above $2,000 in the best of circumstances. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases are Very Forgettable

April 20th, 2017

Free Fire

Late April is one of the traditional dumping grounds and this week is truly living down to that reputation. There are five new releases that have at least a shot at the top ten, but none of them have a shot at becoming midlevel hits. Unforgettable is the widest new release of the week and will likely be the biggest hit, but it very likely won’t be the best. Free Fire and Born in China are in a close battle for the best reviews for the week. Meanwhile, The Promise and Phoenix Forgotten are just hoping to avoid opening below the Mendoza Line. I think earning a theater average above $2,000 is overly optimistic for either film. There’s a lot of competition, but nearly all of it is terrible, so The Fate of the Furious will have no trouble repeating in first place. Furthermore, both The Boss Baby and Beauty and the Beast will likely remain in the top five, meaning there’s not a lot of room for the other films. This weekend last year, The Jungle Book earned just over $60 million over the weekend, while The Huntsman: Winter’s War opened with close to $20 million. There’s no way 2017 will be able to match this one-two punch. More...

Contest: Forget About It

April 13th, 2017

La La Land

April is a mess. When I starting writing the April preview I identified nine films that I was not 100% sure were going to open truly wide. While writing the preview, one was pulled from the schedule and since then, two were downgraded to semi-wide or lower. Next weekend, Born in China is opening semi-wide, The Promise is right on the razor’s edge between semi-wide and truly wide, while we still don’t have an estimate for Free Fire. This leaves Unforgettable as the only confirmed truly wide release of the week. Because of this, it is the only choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Unforgettable.

Our April Fools contests continue this week. Two of our winners will win La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, while one will be chosen at random to be the fool and receive an HD-DVD release. The Blu-ray Combo Pack doesn’t come out until the 25th, but the film is already out on Video on Demand.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will be a potential winner of La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be a potential winner of La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will be the final potential winner of La La Land on Blu-ray Combo Pack, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2017 Preview: April

April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016. More...

Born in China Trailer

February 17th, 2017

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2017 6 $4,790,367   1,508 $3,177   $4,790,367 1
Apr 28, 2017 11 $2,385,812 -50% 1,508 $1,582   $8,819,843 2
May 5, 2017 11 $1,219,025 -49% 1,414 $862   $10,942,936 3
May 12, 2017 14 $913,071 -25% 1,055 $865   $12,411,554 4
May 19, 2017 - $371,765 -59% 575 $647   $13,137,812 5
May 26, 2017 25 $132,355 -64% 230 $575   $13,462,383 6
Jun 2, 2017 30 $73,395 -45% 115 $638   $13,664,718 7
Jun 9, 2017 46 $19,551 -73% 32 $611   $13,755,923 8
Jun 16, 2017 45 $17,363 -11% 27 $643   $13,785,898 9
Jun 23, 2017 39 $30,980 +78% 65 $477   $13,830,237 10
Jun 30, 2017 50 $11,395 -63% 43 $265   $13,861,554 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 21, 2017 5 $1,581,795     1,508 $1,049   $1,581,795 1
Apr 22, 2017 8 $1,940,105 +23%   1,508 $1,287   $3,521,900 2
Apr 23, 2017 5 $1,268,467 -35%   1,508 $841   $4,790,367 3
Apr 24, 2017 8 $355,985 -72%   1,508 $236   $5,146,352 4
Apr 25, 2017 7 $534,023 +50%   1,508 $354   $5,680,375 5
Apr 26, 2017 6 $383,139 -28%   1,508 $254   $6,063,514 6
Apr 27, 2017 5 $370,517 -3%   1,508 $246   $6,434,031 7
Apr 28, 2017 10 $693,910 +87% -56% 1,508 $460   $7,127,941 8
Apr 29, 2017 11 $965,334 +39% -50% 1,508 $640   $8,093,275 9
Apr 30, 2017 10 $726,568 -25% -43% 1,508 $482   $8,819,843 10
May 1, 2017 12 $162,200 -78% -54% 1,508 $108   $8,982,043 11
May 2, 2017 10 $270,589 +67% -49% 1,508 $179   $9,252,632 12
May 3, 2017 9 $227,561 -16% -41% 1,508 $151   $9,480,193 13
May 4, 2017 9 $243,718 +7% -34% 1,508 $162   $9,723,911 14
May 5, 2017 11 $342,166 +40% -51% 1,414 $242   $10,066,077 15
May 6, 2017 11 $514,780 +50% -47% 1,414 $364   $10,580,857 16
May 7, 2017 11 $362,079 -30% -50% 1,414 $256   $10,942,936 17
May 8, 2017 10 $111,508 -69% -31% 1,414 $79   $11,054,444 18
May 9, 2017 10 $163,624 +47% -40% 1,414 $116   $11,218,068 19
May 10, 2017 10 $132,119 -19% -42% 1,414 $93   $11,350,187 20
May 11, 2017 10 $148,296 +12% -39% 1,414 $105   $11,498,483 21
May 12, 2017 14 $249,969 +69% -27% 1,055 $237   $11,748,452 22
May 13, 2017 14 $357,719 +43% -31% 1,055 $339   $12,106,171 23
May 14, 2017 14 $305,383 -15% -16% 1,055 $289   $12,411,554 24
May 15, 2017 13 $77,010 -75% -31% 1,055 $73   $12,488,564 25
May 16, 2017 15 $93,028 +21% -43% 1,055 $88   $12,581,592 26
May 17, 2017 12 $88,827 -5% -33% 1,055 $84   $12,670,419 27
May 18, 2017 11 $95,628 +8% -36% 1,055 $91   $12,766,047 28
May 19, 2017 - $121,972 +28% -51% 575 $212   $12,888,019 29
May 20, 2017 - $161,293 +32% -55% 575 $281   $13,049,312 30
May 21, 2017 - $88,500 -45% -71% 575 $154   $13,137,812 31
May 22, 2017 - $52,861 -40% -31% 575 $92   $13,190,673 32
May 23, 2017 15 $54,167 +2% -42% 575 $94   $13,244,840 33
May 24, 2017 14 $45,540 -16% -49% 575 $79   $13,290,380 34
May 25, 2017 - $39,648 -13% -59% 575 $69   $13,330,028 35
May 26, 2017 - $49,196 +24% -60% 230 $214   $13,379,224 36
May 27, 2017 - $41,992 -15% -74% 230 $183   $13,421,216 37
May 28, 2017 - $41,167 -2% -53% 230 $179   $13,462,383 38
May 29, 2017 - $45,985 +12% -13% 230 $200   $13,508,368 39
May 30, 2017 - $33,148 -28% -39% 230 $144   $13,541,516 40
May 31, 2017 - $27,757 -16% -39% 230 $121   $13,569,273 41
Jun 1, 2017 - $22,050 -21% -44% 230 $96   $13,591,323 42
Jun 2, 2017 - $36,148 +64% -27% 115 $314   $13,627,471 43
Jun 3, 2017 - $21,494 -41% -49% 115 $187   $13,648,965 44
Jun 4, 2017 - $15,753 -27% -62% 115 $137   $13,664,718 45
Jun 5, 2017 - $22,248 +41% -52% 115 $193   $13,686,966 46
Jun 6, 2017 - $14,323 -36% -57% 115 $125   $13,701,289 47
Jun 7, 2017 - $21,344 +49% -23% 115 $186   $13,722,633 48
Jun 8, 2017 - $13,739 -36% -38% 115 $119   $13,736,372 49
Jun 9, 2017 - $8,754 -36% -76% 32 $274   $13,745,126 50
Jun 10, 2017 - $5,780 -34% -73% 32 $181   $13,750,906 51
Jun 11, 2017 - $5,017 -13% -68% 32 $157   $13,755,923 52
Jun 12, 2017 - $2,703 -46% -88% 32 $84   $13,758,626 53
Jun 13, 2017 - $2,604 -4% -82% 32 $81   $13,761,230 54
Jun 14, 2017 - $4,930 +89% -77% 32 $154   $13,766,160 55
Jun 15, 2017 - $2,375 -52% -83% 32 $74   $13,768,535 56
Jun 16, 2017 - $8,643 +264% -1% 27 $320   $13,777,178 57
Jun 17, 2017 - $4,980 -42% -14% 27 $184   $13,782,158 58
Jun 18, 2017 - $3,740 -25% -25% 27 $139   $13,785,898 59
Jun 19, 2017 - $4,004 +7% +48% 27 $148   $13,789,902 60
Jun 20, 2017 - $1,221 -70% -53% 27 $45   $13,791,123 61
Jun 21, 2017 - $4,762 +290% -3% 22 $216   $13,795,885 62
Jun 22, 2017 - $3,372 -29% +42% 22 $153   $13,799,257 63
Jun 23, 2017 - $10,615 +215% +23% 65 $163   $13,809,872 64
Jun 24, 2017 - $11,990 +13% +141% 65 $184   $13,821,862 65
Jun 25, 2017 - $8,375 -30% +124% 65 $129   $13,830,237 66
Jun 26, 2017 - $3,977 -53% -1% 65 $61   $13,834,214 67
Jun 27, 2017 - $6,069 +53% +397% 65 $93   $13,840,283 68
Jun 28, 2017 - $4,581 -25% -4% 65 $70   $13,844,864 69
Jun 29, 2017 - $5,295 +16% +57% 65 $81   $13,850,159 70
Jun 30, 2017 - $3,491 -34% -67% 43 $81   $13,853,650 71
Jul 1, 2017 - $3,697 +6% -69% 43 $86   $13,857,347 72
Jul 2, 2017 - $4,207 +14% -50% 43 $98   $13,861,554 73
Jul 3, 2017 - $3,220 -23% -19% 43 $75   $13,864,774 74
Jul 4, 2017 - $3,159 -2% -48% 43 $73   $13,867,933 75
Jul 5, 2017 - $2,039 -35% -55% 43 $47   $13,869,972 76
Jul 6, 2017 - $3,239 +59% -39% 43 $75   $13,873,211 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2017 6 $6,434,031   1,508 $4,267   $6,434,031 1
Apr 28, 2017 11 $3,289,880 -49% 1,508 $2,182   $9,723,911 2
May 5, 2017 11 $1,774,572 -46% 1,414 $1,255   $11,498,483 3
May 12, 2017 13 $1,267,564 -29% 1,055 $1,201   $12,766,047 4
May 19, 2017 17 $563,981 -56% 575 $981   $13,330,028 5
May 26, 2017 23 $261,295 -54% 230 $1,136   $13,591,323 6
Jun 2, 2017 27 $145,049 -44% 115 $1,261   $13,736,372 7
Jun 9, 2017 42 $32,163 -78% 32 $1,005   $13,768,535 8
Jun 16, 2017 46 $30,722 -4% 22 $1,396   $13,799,257 9
Jun 23, 2017 38 $50,902 +66% 65 $783   $13,850,159 10
Jun 30, 2017 48 $23,052 -55% 43 $536   $13,873,211 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
China 8/12/2016 $9,262 0 6,408 13,573 $9,400,000 8/27/2018
France 8/25/2017 $443 0 0 0 $1,079,454 9/20/2018
Germany 1/19/2018 $10,706 0 0 0 $25,873 6/11/2018
Mexico 4/21/2017 $16,930 0 0 0 $37,418 10/12/2018
Netherlands 4/21/2017 $8,918 0 0 0 $8,918 11/2/2018
 
Rest of World $612,869
 
International Total$11,164,532 11/2/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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