The Bye Bye Man (2017)

The Bye Bye Man
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,395,806Details
International Box Office $8,791,921Details
Worldwide Box Office $31,187,727
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,236,794 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $783,905 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,020,699
Further financial details...

Synopsis

People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we’re asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what…but who?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,501,349 (60.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,400,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,220 opening theaters/2,220 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,914,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,573 $22,395,806
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,105 $8,791,921
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,215 $31,187,727

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Unrated), Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Belgium)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide), released as O Nome do Medo (Portugal)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 17th, 2017 (Wide), released as Bijok jo vardo (Lithuania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 11th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements, partial nudity, some language and teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2447 (Cert #50397), 10/19/2016)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Truth or Dare
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Supernatural, Spree Killer, Possessed, College, Haunted House, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Intrepid Pictures, Los Angeles Media Fund
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 67 $13,501,349 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 136 $17,475,970 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 74 $15,204,094 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $19,679,978 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 37 $13,501,349 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 54 $17,475,970 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 38 $15,204,094 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 42 $19,679,978 Jan 13, 2017 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 4 $13,501,349   2,220 $6,082   $13,501,349 1
Jan 20, 2017 10 $3,430,655 -75% 2,220 $1,545   $19,990,285 2
Jan 27, 2017 21 $1,125,890 -67% 1,127 $999   $21,824,540 3
Feb 3, 2017 32 $222,847 -80% 405 $550   $22,267,263 4
Feb 10, 2017 49 $50,557 -77% 62 $815   $22,377,458 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 13, 2017 2 $5,429,137     2,220 $2,446   $5,429,137 1
Jan 14, 2017 5 $4,847,243 -11%   2,220 $2,183   $10,276,380 2
Jan 15, 2017 6 $3,224,969 -33%   2,220 $1,453   $13,501,349 3
Jan 16, 2017 8 $1,702,745 -47%   2,220 $767   $15,204,094 4
Jan 17, 2017 10 $647,012 -62%   2,220 $291   $15,851,106 5
Jan 18, 2017 9 $403,012 -38%   2,220 $182   $16,254,118 6
Jan 19, 2017 11 $305,512 -24%   2,220 $138   $16,559,630 7
Jan 20, 2017 9 $1,114,541 +265% -79% 2,220 $502   $17,674,171 8
Jan 21, 2017 10 $1,642,238 +47% -66% 2,220 $740   $19,316,409 9
Jan 22, 2017 12 $673,876 -59% -79% 2,220 $304   $19,990,285 10
Jan 23, 2017 15 $172,654 -74% -90% 2,220 $78   $20,162,939 11
Jan 24, 2017 14 $240,733 +39% -63% 2,220 $108   $20,403,672 12
Jan 25, 2017 - $160,884 -33% -60% 2,220 $72   $20,564,556 13
Jan 26, 2017 20 $134,094 -17% -56% 2,220 $60   $20,698,650 14
Jan 27, 2017 - $340,582 +154% -69% 1,127 $302   $21,039,232 15
Jan 28, 2017 - $572,019 +68% -65% 1,127 $508   $21,611,251 16
Jan 29, 2017 - $213,289 -63% -68% 1,127 $189   $21,824,540 17
Jan 30, 2017 - $57,206 -73% -67% 1,127 $51   $21,881,746 18
Jan 31, 2017 - $75,500 +32% -69% 1,127 $67   $21,957,246 19
Feb 1, 2017 - $55,127 -27% -66% 1,127 $49   $22,012,373 20
Feb 2, 2017 - $32,043 -42% -76% 1,127 $28   $22,044,416 21
Feb 3, 2017 - $71,639 +124% -79% 405 $177   $22,116,055 22
Feb 4, 2017 - $119,836 +67% -79% 405 $296   $22,235,891 23
Feb 5, 2017 - $31,372 -74% -85% 405 $77   $22,267,263 24
Feb 6, 2017 - $17,097 -46% -70% 405 $42   $22,284,360 25
Feb 7, 2017 - $18,490 +8% -76% 405 $46   $22,302,850 26
Feb 8, 2017 - $14,413 -22% -74% 405 $36   $22,317,263 27
Feb 9, 2017 - $9,638 -33% -70% 405 $24   $22,326,901 28
Feb 10, 2017 - $13,037 +35% -82% 62 $210   $22,339,938 29
Feb 11, 2017 - $27,662 +112% -77% 62 $446   $22,367,600 30
Feb 12, 2017 - $9,858 -64% -69% 62 $159   $22,377,458 31
Feb 13, 2017 - $3,180 -68% -81% 62 $51   $22,380,638 32
Feb 14, 2017 - $9,097 +186% -51% 62 $147   $22,389,735 33
Feb 15, 2017 - $3,122 -66% -78% 62 $50   $22,392,857 34
Feb 16, 2017 - $2,949 -6% -69% 62 $48   $22,395,806 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 6 $16,559,630   2,220 $7,459   $16,559,630 1
Jan 20, 2017 11 $4,139,020 -75% 2,220 $1,864   $20,698,650 2
Jan 27, 2017 20 $1,345,766 -67% 1,127 $1,194   $22,044,416 3
Feb 3, 2017 30 $282,485 -79% 405 $697   $22,326,901 4
Feb 10, 2017 48 $68,905 -76% 62 $1,111   $22,395,806 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/7/2017 $0 0 0 0 $505,790 1/1/2019
Belgium 1/13/2017 $90,000 28 28 28 $90,000 1/18/2017
Bulgaria 4/21/2017 $9,155 0 0 0 $30,778 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 3/24/2017 $46,759 73 73 152 $98,065 1/1/2019
Germany 4/21/2017 $385,003 0 0 0 $788,402 6/29/2018
Italy 4/20/2017 $277,782 0 0 0 $644,035 5/11/2017
Lithuania 1/17/2017 $13,766 51 51 80 $30,747 2/21/2017
Mexico 5/19/2017 $115,644 0 0 0 $115,644 5/25/2017
Netherlands 1/13/2017 $111,906 41 41 117 $218,472 2/2/2017
Portugal 1/13/2017 $30,848 18 18 55 $80,060 2/9/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/7/2017 $141,193 448 448 761 $238,519 1/1/2019
Slovakia 3/24/2017 $30,786 46 46 109 $82,846 5/5/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $178,934 170 187 598 $685,596 6/15/2017
Turkey 7/7/2017 $21,053 95 95 130 $49,479 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 1/13/2017 $653,198 291 291 564 $1,115,744 1/25/2017
 
Rest of World $4,017,744
 
International Total$8,791,921 2/26/2019

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 16, 20171222,440 22,440$404,818$404,8181
Apr 23, 2017298,267-63% 30,707$148,475$553,2932

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 16, 20171615,647 15,647$313,561$313,5611

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Leading Cast

Douglas Smith    Elliot
Lucien Laviscount    John
Cressida Bonas    Sasha
Doug Jones    The Bye Bye Man

Supporting Cast

Carrie Anne Moss    Detective Shaw
Faye Dunaway    Widow Redmon
Michael Trucco    Virgil
Cleo King    Mrs. Watkins
Jenna Kanell    Kim
Erica Tremblay    Alice
Keelin Woodell    Young Mrs. Redmon
Leigh Whannell    Larry
Marisa Echeverria    Trina
Ava Penner    Anna
Jonathan Penner    Mr. Daizy
Nicholas Sadler    Professor Cooper
Kurt Yue    Fireman
Dan Anders    K-9 Cop
Laura Knox    Jane
Jessica Graie    Fireman #2
Andrew Gorell    Rick
Will Moore    Engineer

Narrator(s)

Martha Hackett    Gisele

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stacy Title    Director
Jonathan Penner    Screenwriter
Robert Damon    Story Creator
Simon Horsman    Producer
Trevor Macy    Producer
Jeffrey Soros    Producer
Marc D. Evans    Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Seth William Meier    Executive Producer
Patrick Murray    Executive Producer
Robert Simonds    Executive Producer
Donald Tang    Executive Producer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
James Kniest    Director of Photography

Home Market Releases for April 11th, 2017

April 12th, 2017

Hidden Figures

It is another shallow week on the home market. There are a number of Oscar-contenders on this week’s list, but the quality quickly drops off from that point. A couple of releases are contenders for Pick of the Week, but it is mostly filler. The best of this week’s list was Hidden Figures on Blu-ray and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Wall’s Start is Far from Great with just $970,000

February 17th, 2017

The Great Wall

The first numbers for the weekend are in and they are not looking good. The Great Wall earned just $970,000 during its midnight previews, which is significantly less than half of what John Wick: Chapter Two managed just last weekend. Granted, John Wick: Chapter Two was a sequel and those tend to get off to faster starts, while The Great Wall has a Holiday to help boost its legs. On the other hand, The Great Wall’s reviews are much, much worse. We were only predicting just under $19 million during the four-day weekend. We are keeping that for now, but we might have to adjust it lower tomorrow. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Split’s $40.01 million Helps Box Office Soar

January 24th, 2017

Split

Split dominated the weekend box office earning $40.01 million, which is nearly double predictions and nearly double its nearest competition, xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The overall box office still shrunk from last weekend, but it was down just 3.2%, which is excellent for a post-holiday weekend. Compared to this weekend last year, 2017 was 27% stronger. Year-to-date, 2017 is still behind 2016, but that gap has closed to 9.4% at $736 million to $812 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hidden Figures Really Helps the Box Office with $27.51 million

January 18th, 2017

Hidden Figures

As expected, Hidden Figures remained in first place as the box office was dominated by holdovers. The best of the new releases / wide expansions was The Bye Bye Man, which earned fifth place with $15.20 million. On the positive side, while there was only one film to earn more than $20 million over the weekend, there were seven that earned $10 million or more. That’s really good depth. It’s good enough for an 8.5% increase from last weekend reaching $149 million. However, this is still 10% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 is behind 2016 by 15% at $562 million to $659 million, but again, it is way too soon to make any predictions. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hidden Figures wins MLK Weekend

January 15th, 2017

Hidden Figures

A pile-up at the box office this weekend will leave a crush of new releases behind Hidden Figures and La La Land, which remain the top two films at the box office. Hidden Figures will be down just 10% (in part thanks to expanded distribution) to $20.45 million, for $54.8 million in total, as of Sunday evening. Fox is projecting a $25.3 million 4-day weekend for the film. La La Land is even more impressive, growing its box office by 43% and moving from fifth to second on the chart with $14.5 million, and $74.1 million to date. It’s record-breaking performance at the Golden Globes has clearly lifted it to another level with audiences. More...

Friday Estimates: Hidden Hogs the Spotlight

January 14th, 2017

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures unexpectedly led the way on Friday with $5.53 million. This is 28% lower than last Friday, but that was the film’s first weekend wide and this is a holiday weekend, so it should bounce back a lot over the rest of the weekend. Award-worthy reviews and continued Awards Season presence will also help the film earn about $23 million over the four-day weekend. Its running tally will be about $57 million on Monday, putting it on pace for $100 million domestically. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Is Patriots Day Going Bye Bye with $560,000?

January 13th, 2017

Patriots Day

Patriots Day earned $560,000 from 2,000 theaters during its Thursday previews. This is less than half of what Hidden Figures made last week. Worse still, Patriots Day’s target audience should be more likely to go see a film’s previews than Hidden Figures’ target audience would be. That said, it is still a holiday weekend and it should bounce back over the next few days. I think it will miss our predictions, but it should come close with about $19 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Patriots Win the Weekend? Or Will Hidden Remain Up Front?

January 12th, 2017

Patriots Day

Six films are opening or expanding this weekend, which have a shot at the top ten. However, only one of them, Patriots Day, has a real shot at first place. In fact, it might be the only “new” film in the top five. The biggest wide release of the week is Monster Trucks, which is opening in 2,800 theaters. I didn’t see that coming. [Ed.: The final announced theater count for Monster Trucks is an even more impressive 3,119] Meanwhile, Sleepless is only opening in 1,800 theaters, while Silence is expanding into 750 theaters. We still haven’t mentioned all of the new films. As for holdovers, Hidden Figures has a real shot at first place, while La La Land should get a boost from its Awards Season success. This weekend last year, Ride Along 2 opened with just over $35 million over the three-day weekend. There’s no film that will match that figure during the four-day weekend. On the positive side, there were only four films that earned more than $10 million during the three-day weekend and this year we should have five. That’s not enough to win in the year-over-year competition. It likely won’t even be close. More...

2017 Preview: January

January 1st, 2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison. More...


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Synopsis

People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we’re asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what…but who?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,501,349 (60.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,400,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,220 opening theaters/2,220 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,914,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,573 $22,395,806
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,105 $8,791,921
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,215 $31,187,727

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Unrated), Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Belgium)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide), released as O Nome do Medo (Portugal)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 17th, 2017 (Wide), released as Bijok jo vardo (Lithuania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 11th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements, partial nudity, some language and teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2447 (Cert #50397), 10/19/2016)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Truth or Dare
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Supernatural, Spree Killer, Possessed, College, Haunted House, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Intrepid Pictures, Los Angeles Media Fund
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 67 $13,501,349 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 136 $17,475,970 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 74 $15,204,094 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $19,679,978 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 37 $13,501,349 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 54 $17,475,970 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 38 $15,204,094 Jan 13, 2017 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 42 $19,679,978 Jan 13, 2017 3

Leading Cast

Douglas Smith    Elliot
Lucien Laviscount    John
Cressida Bonas    Sasha
Doug Jones    The Bye Bye Man

Supporting Cast

Carrie Anne Moss    Detective Shaw
Faye Dunaway    Widow Redmon
Michael Trucco    Virgil
Cleo King    Mrs. Watkins
Jenna Kanell    Kim
Erica Tremblay    Alice
Keelin Woodell    Young Mrs. Redmon
Leigh Whannell    Larry
Marisa Echeverria    Trina
Ava Penner    Anna
Jonathan Penner    Mr. Daizy
Nicholas Sadler    Professor Cooper
Kurt Yue    Fireman
Dan Anders    K-9 Cop
Laura Knox    Jane
Jessica Graie    Fireman #2
Andrew Gorell    Rick
Will Moore    Engineer

Narrator(s)

Martha Hackett    Gisele

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stacy Title    Director
Jonathan Penner    Screenwriter
Robert Damon    Story Creator
Simon Horsman    Producer
Trevor Macy    Producer
Jeffrey Soros    Producer
Marc D. Evans    Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Seth William Meier    Executive Producer
Patrick Murray    Executive Producer
Robert Simonds    Executive Producer
Donald Tang    Executive Producer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
James Kniest    Director of Photography

Home Market Releases for April 11th, 2017

April 12th, 2017

Hidden Figures

It is another shallow week on the home market. There are a number of Oscar-contenders on this week’s list, but the quality quickly drops off from that point. A couple of releases are contenders for Pick of the Week, but it is mostly filler. The best of this week’s list was Hidden Figures on Blu-ray and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Wall’s Start is Far from Great with just $970,000

February 17th, 2017

The Great Wall

The first numbers for the weekend are in and they are not looking good. The Great Wall earned just $970,000 during its midnight previews, which is significantly less than half of what John Wick: Chapter Two managed just last weekend. Granted, John Wick: Chapter Two was a sequel and those tend to get off to faster starts, while The Great Wall has a Holiday to help boost its legs. On the other hand, The Great Wall’s reviews are much, much worse. We were only predicting just under $19 million during the four-day weekend. We are keeping that for now, but we might have to adjust it lower tomorrow. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Split’s $40.01 million Helps Box Office Soar

January 24th, 2017

Split

Split dominated the weekend box office earning $40.01 million, which is nearly double predictions and nearly double its nearest competition, xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The overall box office still shrunk from last weekend, but it was down just 3.2%, which is excellent for a post-holiday weekend. Compared to this weekend last year, 2017 was 27% stronger. Year-to-date, 2017 is still behind 2016, but that gap has closed to 9.4% at $736 million to $812 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hidden Figures Really Helps the Box Office with $27.51 million

January 18th, 2017

Hidden Figures

As expected, Hidden Figures remained in first place as the box office was dominated by holdovers. The best of the new releases / wide expansions was The Bye Bye Man, which earned fifth place with $15.20 million. On the positive side, while there was only one film to earn more than $20 million over the weekend, there were seven that earned $10 million or more. That’s really good depth. It’s good enough for an 8.5% increase from last weekend reaching $149 million. However, this is still 10% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 is behind 2016 by 15% at $562 million to $659 million, but again, it is way too soon to make any predictions. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hidden Figures wins MLK Weekend

January 15th, 2017

Hidden Figures

A pile-up at the box office this weekend will leave a crush of new releases behind Hidden Figures and La La Land, which remain the top two films at the box office. Hidden Figures will be down just 10% (in part thanks to expanded distribution) to $20.45 million, for $54.8 million in total, as of Sunday evening. Fox is projecting a $25.3 million 4-day weekend for the film. La La Land is even more impressive, growing its box office by 43% and moving from fifth to second on the chart with $14.5 million, and $74.1 million to date. It’s record-breaking performance at the Golden Globes has clearly lifted it to another level with audiences. More...

Friday Estimates: Hidden Hogs the Spotlight

January 14th, 2017

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures unexpectedly led the way on Friday with $5.53 million. This is 28% lower than last Friday, but that was the film’s first weekend wide and this is a holiday weekend, so it should bounce back a lot over the rest of the weekend. Award-worthy reviews and continued Awards Season presence will also help the film earn about $23 million over the four-day weekend. Its running tally will be about $57 million on Monday, putting it on pace for $100 million domestically. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Is Patriots Day Going Bye Bye with $560,000?

January 13th, 2017

Patriots Day

Patriots Day earned $560,000 from 2,000 theaters during its Thursday previews. This is less than half of what Hidden Figures made last week. Worse still, Patriots Day’s target audience should be more likely to go see a film’s previews than Hidden Figures’ target audience would be. That said, it is still a holiday weekend and it should bounce back over the next few days. I think it will miss our predictions, but it should come close with about $19 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Patriots Win the Weekend? Or Will Hidden Remain Up Front?

January 12th, 2017

Patriots Day

Six films are opening or expanding this weekend, which have a shot at the top ten. However, only one of them, Patriots Day, has a real shot at first place. In fact, it might be the only “new” film in the top five. The biggest wide release of the week is Monster Trucks, which is opening in 2,800 theaters. I didn’t see that coming. [Ed.: The final announced theater count for Monster Trucks is an even more impressive 3,119] Meanwhile, Sleepless is only opening in 1,800 theaters, while Silence is expanding into 750 theaters. We still haven’t mentioned all of the new films. As for holdovers, Hidden Figures has a real shot at first place, while La La Land should get a boost from its Awards Season success. This weekend last year, Ride Along 2 opened with just over $35 million over the three-day weekend. There’s no film that will match that figure during the four-day weekend. On the positive side, there were only four films that earned more than $10 million during the three-day weekend and this year we should have five. That’s not enough to win in the year-over-year competition. It likely won’t even be close. More...

2017 Preview: January

January 1st, 2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 4 $13,501,349   2,220 $6,082   $13,501,349 1
Jan 20, 2017 10 $3,430,655 -75% 2,220 $1,545   $19,990,285 2
Jan 27, 2017 21 $1,125,890 -67% 1,127 $999   $21,824,540 3
Feb 3, 2017 32 $222,847 -80% 405 $550   $22,267,263 4
Feb 10, 2017 49 $50,557 -77% 62 $815   $22,377,458 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 13, 2017 2 $5,429,137     2,220 $2,446   $5,429,137 1
Jan 14, 2017 5 $4,847,243 -11%   2,220 $2,183   $10,276,380 2
Jan 15, 2017 6 $3,224,969 -33%   2,220 $1,453   $13,501,349 3
Jan 16, 2017 8 $1,702,745 -47%   2,220 $767   $15,204,094 4
Jan 17, 2017 10 $647,012 -62%   2,220 $291   $15,851,106 5
Jan 18, 2017 9 $403,012 -38%   2,220 $182   $16,254,118 6
Jan 19, 2017 11 $305,512 -24%   2,220 $138   $16,559,630 7
Jan 20, 2017 9 $1,114,541 +265% -79% 2,220 $502   $17,674,171 8
Jan 21, 2017 10 $1,642,238 +47% -66% 2,220 $740   $19,316,409 9
Jan 22, 2017 12 $673,876 -59% -79% 2,220 $304   $19,990,285 10
Jan 23, 2017 15 $172,654 -74% -90% 2,220 $78   $20,162,939 11
Jan 24, 2017 14 $240,733 +39% -63% 2,220 $108   $20,403,672 12
Jan 25, 2017 - $160,884 -33% -60% 2,220 $72   $20,564,556 13
Jan 26, 2017 20 $134,094 -17% -56% 2,220 $60   $20,698,650 14
Jan 27, 2017 - $340,582 +154% -69% 1,127 $302   $21,039,232 15
Jan 28, 2017 - $572,019 +68% -65% 1,127 $508   $21,611,251 16
Jan 29, 2017 - $213,289 -63% -68% 1,127 $189   $21,824,540 17
Jan 30, 2017 - $57,206 -73% -67% 1,127 $51   $21,881,746 18
Jan 31, 2017 - $75,500 +32% -69% 1,127 $67   $21,957,246 19
Feb 1, 2017 - $55,127 -27% -66% 1,127 $49   $22,012,373 20
Feb 2, 2017 - $32,043 -42% -76% 1,127 $28   $22,044,416 21
Feb 3, 2017 - $71,639 +124% -79% 405 $177   $22,116,055 22
Feb 4, 2017 - $119,836 +67% -79% 405 $296   $22,235,891 23
Feb 5, 2017 - $31,372 -74% -85% 405 $77   $22,267,263 24
Feb 6, 2017 - $17,097 -46% -70% 405 $42   $22,284,360 25
Feb 7, 2017 - $18,490 +8% -76% 405 $46   $22,302,850 26
Feb 8, 2017 - $14,413 -22% -74% 405 $36   $22,317,263 27
Feb 9, 2017 - $9,638 -33% -70% 405 $24   $22,326,901 28
Feb 10, 2017 - $13,037 +35% -82% 62 $210   $22,339,938 29
Feb 11, 2017 - $27,662 +112% -77% 62 $446   $22,367,600 30
Feb 12, 2017 - $9,858 -64% -69% 62 $159   $22,377,458 31
Feb 13, 2017 - $3,180 -68% -81% 62 $51   $22,380,638 32
Feb 14, 2017 - $9,097 +186% -51% 62 $147   $22,389,735 33
Feb 15, 2017 - $3,122 -66% -78% 62 $50   $22,392,857 34
Feb 16, 2017 - $2,949 -6% -69% 62 $48   $22,395,806 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 6 $16,559,630   2,220 $7,459   $16,559,630 1
Jan 20, 2017 11 $4,139,020 -75% 2,220 $1,864   $20,698,650 2
Jan 27, 2017 20 $1,345,766 -67% 1,127 $1,194   $22,044,416 3
Feb 3, 2017 30 $282,485 -79% 405 $697   $22,326,901 4
Feb 10, 2017 48 $68,905 -76% 62 $1,111   $22,395,806 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/7/2017 $0 0 0 0 $505,790 1/1/2019
Belgium 1/13/2017 $90,000 28 28 28 $90,000 1/18/2017
Bulgaria 4/21/2017 $9,155 0 0 0 $30,778 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 3/24/2017 $46,759 73 73 152 $98,065 1/1/2019
Germany 4/21/2017 $385,003 0 0 0 $788,402 6/29/2018
Italy 4/20/2017 $277,782 0 0 0 $644,035 5/11/2017
Lithuania 1/17/2017 $13,766 51 51 80 $30,747 2/21/2017
Mexico 5/19/2017 $115,644 0 0 0 $115,644 5/25/2017
Netherlands 1/13/2017 $111,906 41 41 117 $218,472 2/2/2017
Portugal 1/13/2017 $30,848 18 18 55 $80,060 2/9/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/7/2017 $141,193 448 448 761 $238,519 1/1/2019
Slovakia 3/24/2017 $30,786 46 46 109 $82,846 5/5/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $178,934 170 187 598 $685,596 6/15/2017
Turkey 7/7/2017 $21,053 95 95 130 $49,479 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 1/13/2017 $653,198 291 291 564 $1,115,744 1/25/2017
 
Rest of World $4,017,744
 
International Total$8,791,921 2/26/2019

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 16, 20171222,440 22,440$404,818$404,8181
Apr 23, 2017298,267-63% 30,707$148,475$553,2932

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 16, 20171615,647 15,647$313,561$313,5611

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