United Kingdom Box Office for Chi-Raq (2015)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $80,336Details
Worldwide Box Office $2,733,397Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $168,897 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $82,723 Details
Total North America Video Sales $251,620
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Synopsis

Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$15,000,000
United Kingdom Releases: December 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Chi-Raq
Video Release: January 26th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (cert #50123), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 127 minutes
Keywords: Set in Chicago, Modern Adaptation, Gangs, African Americans, Crime Drama, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amazon Studios, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Home Market Releases for January 26th, 2016

January 26th, 2016

Goosebumps

It is a really slow week on the home market this week. Not only are there very few releases, none of them are top-tier. The biggest release of the week is Goosebumps, but it is only good and not great. There are plenty of films worth picking up (The Assassin, Chi-raq, The Wrong Man, etc.) but none truly rise to Pick of the Week level. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Big Short was Nearly the Biggest

December 15th, 2015

The Big Short

We have a new champion on top of the per theater chart this week, as The Big Short earned one of the best limited release openings of the year. Its average of $88,191 was behind only Steve Jobs for the year and Steve Jobs opened in half as many theaters as The Big Short, 8 to 4. Carol remained strong in second place with an average of $21,105 in 16 theaters. Thankfully it is expanding, but I'm worried the studio waited too long and it won't reach its potential. Yellow Day opened with an average of $13,130 in two theaters. The Danish Girl rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $10,964 in 24 theaters. By this time next week, it could be over $1 million in total. More...

Per Theater Chart: Carol Completes the Hat-trick

December 8th, 2015

Carol

For the third weekend in a row, Carol earned first place on the per theater chart, this time with an average of $36,281. It is still playing in only four theaters, which is a huge mistake in my mind. It really should have expanded by now. The Danish Girl remained in second place with an average of $26,089, also in four theaters. It too should expand. The best new release was Youth, which opened with an average of $19,521, again in four theaters. Macbeth was playing in five theaters and earned an average of $13,967. Hitchcock/Truffaut opened with an average of $9,393 in three theaters over the weekend, but it was a Wednesday release. Its five-day average was $11,927. More...

Weekend Estimates: Krampus Wins Battle for Second

December 6th, 2015

Krampus

Krampus is providing the industry with some surprise post-Thanksgiving, pre-Holiday cheer this weekend, with an opening well ahead of expectations amongst a crowd of slightly disappointing results. Mockingjay, Part 2 will top the chart with $18.6 million, which is off a surprisingly steep 64%. With the film expected to hit $20 million or so this weekend, that’s a disappointment, and makes a final total of $300 million look just out of reach. The Good Dinosaur was expected to have the legs of a Pixar movie, and is instead looking more like a run-of-the-mill high-budget animated film, so instead of topping $20 million, it is down 60% to $15.5 million for the weekend. That left an opening for Krampus, which will take second spot overall with a $16-million debut. More...

Friday Estimates: Krampus is in a Festive Mood

December 5th, 2015

Krampus

2015 has had some record highs, but plenty of record lows as well. The weekend after Thanksgiving is historically one of the low points of the year. However, this year it is doing rather well thanks to a surprisingly fast start by Krampus. Don't get me wrong. This isn’t going to be a monster hit, and probably not even a midlevel one. However, it earned $6.01 million on Friday, which is enough for first place and excellent for this time of year. With a start like this and overall positive reviews, it might top $15 million during its opening weekend, which is more that it is estimated to have cost. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: It's All Greek to Me

December 4th, 2015

Chi-raq

It's a very busy weekend with way too many limited releases. Because of this, we had to be a little more selective with what films made the cut to appear in our column. Chi-raq is opening the widest and should earn the most over the weekend. However, there are more than half-a-dozen films on this week's list earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Some of these might pick up some major Awards Season nominations. More...

Chi-raq Trailer

November 5th, 2015

Drama starring Teyonah Parris and Nick Cannon, directed by Spike Lee opens December 4... Full Movie Details. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2016/12/02 - $21,153   22 $962   $21,153 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
North America 12/4/2015 $1,198,453 305 305 743 $2,653,031 5/26/2021
United Kingdom 12/2/2016 $21,153 22 22 22 $80,336 5/26/2021
 
Rest of World $30
 
Worldwide Total$2,733,397 5/26/2021

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.

Leading Cast

Teyonah Parris    Lysistrata

Supporting Cast

Nick Cannon    Chi-raq
Wesley Snipes    Cyclops
Jennifer Hudson    Irene
Angela Bassett    Miss Helen
John Cusack    Father Mike Corridan
Samuel L. Jackson    Dolmedes
Steve Harris    Ole Duke
Harry J. Lennix    Commissioner Blades
D.B. Sweeney    Mayor McCloud

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

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Lee    Director
Spike Lee    Producer
Spike Lee    Screenwriter
Kevin Willmott    Screenwriter
Aristophanes    Based on the play by
Jon Kilik    Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique    Director of Photography
Alex DiGerlando    Production Designer
Ryan Denmark    Editor
Hye Mee Na    Editor
Jason Sokoloff    Line Producer
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Ruth E. Carter    Costume Designer
Maija Garcia    Choreography
Kim Coleman    Casting Director