Damsels in Distress (2012)

Damsels in Distress poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,007,535Details
International Box Office $316,764Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,324,299
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Damsels in Distress is a comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university - the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men - including smooth Charlie, dreamboat Xavier and the mad frat pack of Frank and Thor - who threaten the girls' friendship and sanity...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$58,589 (5.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/205 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,364,468

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,941 $1,007,535
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,075 $316,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,391 $1,324,299
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,722 $1,007,535

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 6th, 2012 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
August 1st, 2012 (Wide) (Italy)
September 6th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
September 28th, 2012 (Wide) (South Africa)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 25th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content including some sexual material.
(Rating bulletin 2211, 2/22/2012)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: College, Depression, Relationship Advice, Suicide, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fashion
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, Westerly Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2012 Theater Average 71 $14,647 Apr 6, 2012 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2012 40 $58,589   4 $14,647   $58,589 1
Apr 13, 2012 41 $82,411 +41% 22 $3,746   $167,644 2
Apr 20, 2012 35 $114,335 +39% 46 $2,486   $311,623 3
Apr 27, 2012 37 $82,880 -28% 57 $1,454   $438,094 4
May 4, 2012 26 $150,673 +82% 205 $735   $621,389 5
May 18, 2012 53 $20,740   38 $546   $800,110 7
Jun 1, 2012 56 $16,765   20 $838   $847,887 9
Jun 15, 2012 58 $15,859   22 $721   $890,149 11
Jun 22, 2012 57 $13,768 -13% 19 $725   $910,736 12
Jun 29, 2012 62 $5,845 -58% 8 $731   $923,335 13
Jul 6, 2012 58 $9,408 +61% 15 $627   $936,108 14
Jul 13, 2012 63 $5,805 -38% 9 $645   $947,185 15
Jul 27, 2012 56 $14,368   17 $845   $996,093 17
Aug 3, 2012 95 $268 -98% 2 $134   $1,006,113 18
Aug 10, 2012 97 $444 +66% 2 $222   $1,006,681 19
Aug 17, 2012 93 $670 +51% 2 $335   $1,007,535 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2012 47 $85,233   4 $21,308   $85,233 1
Apr 13, 2012 43 $112,055 +31% 22 $5,093   $197,288 2
Apr 20, 2012 37 $157,926 +41% 46 $3,433   $355,214 3
Apr 27, 2012 37 $115,502 -27% 57 $2,026   $470,716 4
Jun 15, 2012 58 $22,678   22 $1,031   $896,968 11
Jun 22, 2012 59 $20,522 -10% 19 $1,080   $917,490 12
Jun 29, 2012 68 $9,210 -55% 8 $1,151   $926,700 13
Jul 6, 2012 54 $14,680 +59% 15 $979   $941,380 14
Jul 27, 2012 54 $24,120   17 $1,419   $1,005,845 17
Aug 3, 2012 100 $392 -98% 2 $196   $1,006,237 18
Aug 10, 2012 89 $628 +60% 2 $314   $1,006,865 19
Aug 17, 2012 95 $670 +7% 2 $335   $1,007,535 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/6/2012 $4,972 1 2 8 $30,623 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $26,061 5 5 17 $67,995 12/12/2015
Italy 8/1/2012 $1,723 4 4 4 $1,723 12/11/2015
Mexico 2/1/2013 $8,686 10 10 43 $30,967 12/14/2015
South Africa 9/28/2012 $2,845 5 5 10 $6,382 12/12/2015
South Korea 6/14/2012 $166 1 1 1 $166 12/10/2015
Spain 12/5/2012 $0 0 1 3 $9,763 12/13/2015
United Kingdom 4/27/2012 $65,247 19 22 41 $138,159 12/6/2015
 
Rest of World $30,986
 
International Total$316,764 12/14/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Greta Gerwig    Violet Wister
Analeigh Tipton    Lily
Carrie MacLemor    Heather

Supporting Cast

Adam Brody    Charlie
Hugo Becker    Xavier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Whit Stillman    Screenwriter
Whit Stillman    Director
Martin Shafer    Producer
Liz Glotzer    Producer
Charlie Dibe    Co-Producer
Jacob Jaffke    Line Producer
Cecilia Kate Roque    Consulting Producer
Alicia Van Couvering    Consulting Producer
Andrew Hafitz    Editor
Doug Emmett    Cinematographer
Mark Suozzo    Composer
Adam Schlesinger    Composer
Elizabeth J. Jones    Production Designer
Ciera Wells    Costumes
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting Director
Amy Britt    Casting Director
Anya Colloff    Casting Director
Justin Cerne    Choreography
Anouck Sullivan    Makeup
Satoko Ichinose    Hair Stylist
Mikhail Sterkin    Sound Designer
Tom Paul    Re-recording Mixer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 25th, 2012

September 25th, 2012

It's the unofficial beginning of the Christmas Shopping Season. Starting the rush this year is The Avengers, which broke records at the box office and will likely do the same on the home market. It is clearly a contender for Pick of the Week, but I'm not sure if the Blu-ray Combo Pack or the 3D Combo Pack is the better deal. The only other contender for Pick of the Week is Bond: 50 on Buy from Amazon. However, it's a double-dip... or triple-dip. I've lost count. In the end, I'm going with The Avengers on 3D Combo Pack. It's only $5 more, so it is worth future-proofing. More...

Celeste and Jesse Kill the Competition on the Per Theater Chart

August 7th, 2012

Celeste and Jesse Forever opened in four theaters and earned just over $100,000 for an average of $26,946. This suggests a strong potential to expand. Killer Joe did expand going from three to fourteen theaters, but its theater average dipped roughly 8% to $11,647. That's an amazing hold and bodes well for the film's future. More...

Per Theater Chart: Damsels in Delight

April 10th, 2012

Damsels in Distress topped the per theater chart with an average of $14,647 in four theaters. This suggests some potential to expand, although it is too soon to tell if the film will earn some measure of mainstream success. Bully slipped to second place with an average of $12,292 in six theaters, but it should expand now that it has been given a PG-13 rating. We Have a Pope surprised with an average of $10,456 in three theaters. More...

Are Limited Releases Spreading Hope or Distress?

April 6th, 2012

It's a pretty big week for limited releases, although due to the holidays, we don't have hard theater counts for most of them. There are a large number of films that are earning some real measure of buzz and / or very positive reviews. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope might have had the best hope at finding an audience, but it is coming out on Video on Demand as well as in theaters. Likewise, The Hunter has an impressive cast and good reviews, but opened Video on Demand previously, and that tends to kill a film's box office chances. Damsels in Distress could be the big hit as well as it does have a few actors, and a director, that have Indie cred. More...


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Synopsis

Damsels in Distress is a comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university - the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men - including smooth Charlie, dreamboat Xavier and the mad frat pack of Frank and Thor - who threaten the girls' friendship and sanity...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$58,589 (5.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/205 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,364,468

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,941 $1,007,535
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,075 $316,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,391 $1,324,299
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,722 $1,007,535

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 6th, 2012 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
August 1st, 2012 (Wide) (Italy)
September 6th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
September 28th, 2012 (Wide) (South Africa)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 25th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content including some sexual material.
(Rating bulletin 2211, 2/22/2012)
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: College, Depression, Relationship Advice, Suicide, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fashion
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, Westerly Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2012 Theater Average 71 $14,647 Apr 6, 2012 1

Leading Cast

Greta Gerwig    Violet Wister
Analeigh Tipton    Lily
Carrie MacLemor    Heather

Supporting Cast

Adam Brody    Charlie
Hugo Becker    Xavier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Whit Stillman    Screenwriter
Whit Stillman    Director
Martin Shafer    Producer
Liz Glotzer    Producer
Charlie Dibe    Co-Producer
Jacob Jaffke    Line Producer
Cecilia Kate Roque    Consulting Producer
Alicia Van Couvering    Consulting Producer
Andrew Hafitz    Editor
Doug Emmett    Cinematographer
Mark Suozzo    Composer
Adam Schlesinger    Composer
Elizabeth J. Jones    Production Designer
Ciera Wells    Costumes
Kerry Barden    Casting Director
Paul Schnee    Casting Director
Amy Britt    Casting Director
Anya Colloff    Casting Director
Justin Cerne    Choreography
Anouck Sullivan    Makeup
Satoko Ichinose    Hair Stylist
Mikhail Sterkin    Sound Designer
Tom Paul    Re-recording Mixer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 25th, 2012

September 25th, 2012

It's the unofficial beginning of the Christmas Shopping Season. Starting the rush this year is The Avengers, which broke records at the box office and will likely do the same on the home market. It is clearly a contender for Pick of the Week, but I'm not sure if the Blu-ray Combo Pack or the 3D Combo Pack is the better deal. The only other contender for Pick of the Week is Bond: 50 on Buy from Amazon. However, it's a double-dip... or triple-dip. I've lost count. In the end, I'm going with The Avengers on 3D Combo Pack. It's only $5 more, so it is worth future-proofing. More...

Celeste and Jesse Kill the Competition on the Per Theater Chart

August 7th, 2012

Celeste and Jesse Forever opened in four theaters and earned just over $100,000 for an average of $26,946. This suggests a strong potential to expand. Killer Joe did expand going from three to fourteen theaters, but its theater average dipped roughly 8% to $11,647. That's an amazing hold and bodes well for the film's future. More...

Per Theater Chart: Damsels in Delight

April 10th, 2012

Damsels in Distress topped the per theater chart with an average of $14,647 in four theaters. This suggests some potential to expand, although it is too soon to tell if the film will earn some measure of mainstream success. Bully slipped to second place with an average of $12,292 in six theaters, but it should expand now that it has been given a PG-13 rating. We Have a Pope surprised with an average of $10,456 in three theaters. More...

Are Limited Releases Spreading Hope or Distress?

April 6th, 2012

It's a pretty big week for limited releases, although due to the holidays, we don't have hard theater counts for most of them. There are a large number of films that are earning some real measure of buzz and / or very positive reviews. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope might have had the best hope at finding an audience, but it is coming out on Video on Demand as well as in theaters. Likewise, The Hunter has an impressive cast and good reviews, but opened Video on Demand previously, and that tends to kill a film's box office chances. Damsels in Distress could be the big hit as well as it does have a few actors, and a director, that have Indie cred. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2012 40 $58,589   4 $14,647   $58,589 1
Apr 13, 2012 41 $82,411 +41% 22 $3,746   $167,644 2
Apr 20, 2012 35 $114,335 +39% 46 $2,486   $311,623 3
Apr 27, 2012 37 $82,880 -28% 57 $1,454   $438,094 4
May 4, 2012 26 $150,673 +82% 205 $735   $621,389 5
May 18, 2012 53 $20,740   38 $546   $800,110 7
Jun 1, 2012 56 $16,765   20 $838   $847,887 9
Jun 15, 2012 58 $15,859   22 $721   $890,149 11
Jun 22, 2012 57 $13,768 -13% 19 $725   $910,736 12
Jun 29, 2012 62 $5,845 -58% 8 $731   $923,335 13
Jul 6, 2012 58 $9,408 +61% 15 $627   $936,108 14
Jul 13, 2012 63 $5,805 -38% 9 $645   $947,185 15
Jul 27, 2012 56 $14,368   17 $845   $996,093 17
Aug 3, 2012 95 $268 -98% 2 $134   $1,006,113 18
Aug 10, 2012 97 $444 +66% 2 $222   $1,006,681 19
Aug 17, 2012 93 $670 +51% 2 $335   $1,007,535 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2012 47 $85,233   4 $21,308   $85,233 1
Apr 13, 2012 43 $112,055 +31% 22 $5,093   $197,288 2
Apr 20, 2012 37 $157,926 +41% 46 $3,433   $355,214 3
Apr 27, 2012 37 $115,502 -27% 57 $2,026   $470,716 4
Jun 15, 2012 58 $22,678   22 $1,031   $896,968 11
Jun 22, 2012 59 $20,522 -10% 19 $1,080   $917,490 12
Jun 29, 2012 68 $9,210 -55% 8 $1,151   $926,700 13
Jul 6, 2012 54 $14,680 +59% 15 $979   $941,380 14
Jul 27, 2012 54 $24,120   17 $1,419   $1,005,845 17
Aug 3, 2012 100 $392 -98% 2 $196   $1,006,237 18
Aug 10, 2012 89 $628 +60% 2 $314   $1,006,865 19
Aug 17, 2012 95 $670 +7% 2 $335   $1,007,535 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/6/2012 $4,972 1 2 8 $30,623 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $26,061 5 5 17 $67,995 12/12/2015
Italy 8/1/2012 $1,723 4 4 4 $1,723 12/11/2015
Mexico 2/1/2013 $8,686 10 10 43 $30,967 12/14/2015
South Africa 9/28/2012 $2,845 5 5 10 $6,382 12/12/2015
South Korea 6/14/2012 $166 1 1 1 $166 12/10/2015
Spain 12/5/2012 $0 0 1 3 $9,763 12/13/2015
United Kingdom 4/27/2012 $65,247 19 22 41 $138,159 12/6/2015
 
Rest of World $30,986
 
International Total$316,764 12/14/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.