Synopsis
Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in the story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Thomas Edison is the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse, who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla, have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $2,633,717 (44.1% of total gross) |
Legs: | 2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 46.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 1,022 opening theaters/1,082 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $7,036,031 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) | 6,306 | $5,978,673 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) | 5,711 | $6,891,082 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) | 6,818 | $12,869,755 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
iTunes: | iTunes |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 25th, 2019 (Wide) by 101 Studios |
International Releases: | July 17th, 2019 (Wide), released as Edison - L'uomo che illuminò il mondo (Italy)
July 26th, 2019 (Wide), released as The Current War (United Kingdom) August 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as The Current War (South Korea) September 13th, 2019 (Wide), released as Elektrik Savaşları (Turkey) October 11th, 2019 (Wide), released as Guerra das Correntes (Portugal) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | March 31st, 2020 by Universal Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some violent content and thematic elements.
NOTE: EDITED FOR RE-RATE. CONTENT IS DIFFERENT FROM PG-13 RATED VERSION, BULLETIN NO. 2554 (11/21/18). ONLY THIS EDITED VERSION IS RATED. CHANGE IN RATING DESCRIPTION ONLY. (Rating bulletin 2587 (Cert #51884), 7/17/2019) |
Running Time: | 105 minutes |
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Keywords: | Inventor, Biography, Docufiction, Development Hell, Delayed Release, 1890s, Professional Rivalry, Historical Drama, 1880s |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Lantern Entertainment, SunnyMarch, Filmrights, Thunder Road Film, Bazelevs Company |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
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Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) | 75 | $2,633,717 | Oct 25, 2019 | 3 |
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 91 | $3,416,532 | Oct 25, 2019 | 3 |