The Central Park Five (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $325,653Details
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Synopsis

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE is the story of the five young men who were wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park. It examines how the legal system's rush to judgment - fueled by a city racially divided and fearful of crime - resulted in false confessions and no reassessment of the charges as conflicting evidence came in. This left a brutal rapist on the streets and robbed five innocent kids of their youth, all of whom served out their full terms. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, after directing a thorough re-investigation when the actual rapist came forward and confessed, and realizing his office's mistakes, joined with the defense to request that the convictions be vacated, which was instantly granted by Judge Charles Tejada. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,570 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $439,544

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,638 $325,653
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,301-19,400) 19,389 $325,653
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,964 $325,653

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: April 23rd, 2013 by PBS
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
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Keywords: Sex Crimes, Wrongfully Convicted, News, Bigotry, Political, African Americans, Hispanic
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $30,570   3 $10,190   $30,570 1
Nov 30, 2012 49 $33,148 +8% 7 $4,735   $77,040 2
Dec 7, 2012 49 $27,622 -17% 10 $2,762   $123,333 3
Dec 14, 2012 47 $38,329 +39% 22 $1,742   $175,801 4
Dec 21, 2012 49 $18,003 -53% 19 $948   $217,238 5
Jan 4, 2013 53 $16,435   14 $1,174   $273,747 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $43,892   3 $14,631   $43,892 1
Nov 30, 2012 48 $51,819 +18% 6 $8,637   $95,711 2
Dec 7, 2012 48 $41,761 -19% 10 $4,176   $137,472 3
Dec 14, 2012 48 $61,763 +48% 22 $2,807   $199,235 4
Dec 21, 2012 50 $31,574 -49% 19 $1,662   $230,809 5
Dec 28, 2012 50 $26,503 -16% 16 $1,656   $257,312 6
Jan 4, 2013 59 $24,463 -8% 16 $1,529   $281,775 7
Jan 11, 2013 52 $19,481 -20% 12 $1,623   $301,256 8
Jan 18, 2013 56 $11,008 -43% 9 $1,223   $312,264 9
Jan 25, 2013 66 $13,389 +22% 8 $1,674   $325,653 10

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Burns    Director
David McMahon    Director
Sarah Burns    Director
Ken Burns    Screenwriter
David McMahon    Screenwriter
Sarah Burns    Screenwriter
Michael Levine    Editor
Buddy Squires    Cinematographer
Anthony Savini    Cinematographer
Doug Wamble    Composer
Stephanie Jenkins    Production Designer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 23rd, 2013

April 23rd, 2013

This time of year tends to be really bad on the home market. By this late in spring, there are only a few late winter releases still finding their way on the home market. Last weekend it was Django Unchained and next weekend it will be Silver Linings Playbook. This week, there are no such releases. The best selling release according to Amazon.com is Jurassic Park, which makes its home market 3D debut. (It is still in the top ten at the box office, so that might be helping the sales.) I hope to get a screener to review but so far it is late, so I'm not sure if the 3D upgrade is worth the triple-dip. As far as Pick of the Week Contenders, there are not many. The Impossible is probably the best bet, but I'm still waiting for the screener. The week is so bad, that I took the time to review Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray a week in advance, just so I would have something to choose as Pick of the Week this week. It is expensive, but there are several classic episodes that aired this season and there is a ton of new extras on the six-disc set. More...

2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark

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Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices. More...

Awards Season: Silver Linings for Limited Releases

November 28th, 2012

The Independent Spirit Awards has a special place in the Awards Season. The nominations are the unoffficial start of Awards Season, but the actual awards aren't given out until Oscar weekend, so they are the beginning at the end of Awards Season. They also help out a lot of limited releases that would otherwise not get enough buzz, although they are not so good at predicting Oscar wins. This year, two films tied for most nominations, Moonrise Kingdom and The Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned five nominations. They weren't the only films to earn multiple nominations though. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Limited Releases are Going Psycho

November 23rd, 2012

It's a pretty light week for limited releases. Hitchcock is by far the biggest release, but its reviews are only mixed, so its box office chances are not strong. On the other hand, The Central Park Five is earning reviews that are strong enough that it should thrive, at least in limited release. It is very rare for a documentary to expand wide, even under the best of circumstances. More...


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Synopsis

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE is the story of the five young men who were wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park. It examines how the legal system's rush to judgment - fueled by a city racially divided and fearful of crime - resulted in false confessions and no reassessment of the charges as conflicting evidence came in. This left a brutal rapist on the streets and robbed five innocent kids of their youth, all of whom served out their full terms. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, after directing a thorough re-investigation when the actual rapist came forward and confessed, and realizing his office's mistakes, joined with the defense to request that the convictions be vacated, which was instantly granted by Judge Charles Tejada. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,570 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $439,544

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,638 $325,653
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,301-19,400) 19,389 $325,653
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,964 $325,653

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: April 23rd, 2013 by PBS
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Sex Crimes, Wrongfully Convicted, News, Bigotry, Political, African Americans, Hispanic
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Burns    Director
David McMahon    Director
Sarah Burns    Director
Ken Burns    Screenwriter
David McMahon    Screenwriter
Sarah Burns    Screenwriter
Michael Levine    Editor
Buddy Squires    Cinematographer
Anthony Savini    Cinematographer
Doug Wamble    Composer
Stephanie Jenkins    Production Designer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 23rd, 2013

April 23rd, 2013

This time of year tends to be really bad on the home market. By this late in spring, there are only a few late winter releases still finding their way on the home market. Last weekend it was Django Unchained and next weekend it will be Silver Linings Playbook. This week, there are no such releases. The best selling release according to Amazon.com is Jurassic Park, which makes its home market 3D debut. (It is still in the top ten at the box office, so that might be helping the sales.) I hope to get a screener to review but so far it is late, so I'm not sure if the 3D upgrade is worth the triple-dip. As far as Pick of the Week Contenders, there are not many. The Impossible is probably the best bet, but I'm still waiting for the screener. The week is so bad, that I took the time to review Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray a week in advance, just so I would have something to choose as Pick of the Week this week. It is expensive, but there are several classic episodes that aired this season and there is a ton of new extras on the six-disc set. More...

2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark

January 7th, 2013

Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices. More...

Awards Season: Silver Linings for Limited Releases

November 28th, 2012

The Independent Spirit Awards has a special place in the Awards Season. The nominations are the unoffficial start of Awards Season, but the actual awards aren't given out until Oscar weekend, so they are the beginning at the end of Awards Season. They also help out a lot of limited releases that would otherwise not get enough buzz, although they are not so good at predicting Oscar wins. This year, two films tied for most nominations, Moonrise Kingdom and The Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned five nominations. They weren't the only films to earn multiple nominations though. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Limited Releases are Going Psycho

November 23rd, 2012

It's a pretty light week for limited releases. Hitchcock is by far the biggest release, but its reviews are only mixed, so its box office chances are not strong. On the other hand, The Central Park Five is earning reviews that are strong enough that it should thrive, at least in limited release. It is very rare for a documentary to expand wide, even under the best of circumstances. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $30,570   3 $10,190   $30,570 1
Nov 30, 2012 49 $33,148 +8% 7 $4,735   $77,040 2
Dec 7, 2012 49 $27,622 -17% 10 $2,762   $123,333 3
Dec 14, 2012 47 $38,329 +39% 22 $1,742   $175,801 4
Dec 21, 2012 49 $18,003 -53% 19 $948   $217,238 5
Jan 4, 2013 53 $16,435   14 $1,174   $273,747 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $43,892   3 $14,631   $43,892 1
Nov 30, 2012 48 $51,819 +18% 6 $8,637   $95,711 2
Dec 7, 2012 48 $41,761 -19% 10 $4,176   $137,472 3
Dec 14, 2012 48 $61,763 +48% 22 $2,807   $199,235 4
Dec 21, 2012 50 $31,574 -49% 19 $1,662   $230,809 5
Dec 28, 2012 50 $26,503 -16% 16 $1,656   $257,312 6
Jan 4, 2013 59 $24,463 -8% 16 $1,529   $281,775 7
Jan 11, 2013 52 $19,481 -20% 12 $1,623   $301,256 8
Jan 18, 2013 56 $11,008 -43% 9 $1,223   $312,264 9
Jan 25, 2013 66 $13,389 +22% 8 $1,674   $325,653 10

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.