Dawson City: Frozen Time (2017)

Dawson City: Frozen Time
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $132,369Details
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Synopsis

This meditation on cinema’s past from Decasia director Bill Morrison pieces together the bizarre true history of a long-lost collection of 533 nitrate film prints from the early 1900s. Located just south of the Arctic Circle, Dawson City was settled in 1896 and became the center of the Canadian Gold Rush that brought 100,000 prospectors to the area. It was also the final stop for a distribution chain that sent prints and newsreels to the Yukon. The films were seldom, if ever, returned. The now-famous Dawson City Collection was uncovered in 1978 when a bulldozer working its way through a parking lot dug up a horde of film cans. Dawson City: Frozen Time depicts the unique history of this Canadian Gold Rush town by chronicling the life cycle of a singular film collection through its exile, burial, rediscovery, and salvation.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,713 (4.3% of total gross)
Legs:8.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 11.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $159,070

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,251 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,963 $132,369
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,253 $132,369

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 9th, 2017 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Frozen
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Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, Set in Yukon, Archive Footage, Movie Business
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Hypnotic Pictures, Picture Palace Films, Arte, The Museum of Modern Art
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,251 $132,369
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,878 $159,070
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,291 $132,369
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 347 $132,369
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,253 $132,369
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,486 $159,070
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 193 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,407 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,819 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,833 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 32 $132,369

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 9, 2017 59 $5,713   1 $5,713   $5,713 1
Jun 16, 2017 47 $15,922 +179% 4 $3,981   $25,816 2
Jun 23, 2017 54 $10,470 -34% 6 $1,745   $45,957 3
Jun 30, 2017 58 $6,656 -36% 6 $1,109   $59,266 4
Jul 7, 2017 68 $4,264 -36% 4 $1,066   $68,762 5
Jul 14, 2017 65 $3,820 -10% 5 $764   $75,417 6
Jul 21, 2017 59 $4,029 +5% 4 $1,007   $82,898 7
Jul 28, 2017 71 $3,164 -21% 3 $1,055   $91,217 8
Aug 4, 2017 66 $3,790 +20% 5 $758   $98,966 9
Aug 11, 2017 69 $3,678 -3% 6 $613   $104,644 10
Aug 18, 2017 86 $1,324 -64% 4 $331   $109,153 11
Aug 25, 2017 92 $1,366 +3% 4 $342   $111,619 12
Sep 1, 2017 105 $1,106 -19% 3 $369   $115,455 13
Sep 8, 2017 118 $119 -89% 2 $60   $117,918 14
Sep 15, 2017 101 $938 +688% 3 $313   $118,997 15
Sep 22, 2017 97 $758 -19% 3 $253   $120,635 16
Sep 29, 2017 102 $884 +17% 2 $442   $122,207 17
Oct 27, 2017 107 $270   1 $270   $129,756 21
Nov 3, 2017 100 $262 -3% 1 $262   $130,270 22
Dec 1, 2017 79 $1,843   1 $1,843   $132,369 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 9, 2017 55 $9,894   1 $9,894   $9,894 1
Jun 16, 2017 48 $25,593 +159% 4 $6,398   $35,487 2
Jun 23, 2017 55 $17,123 -33% 6 $2,854   $52,610 3
Jun 30, 2017 61 $11,888 -31% 6 $1,981   $64,498 4
Jul 7, 2017 68 $7,099 -40% 4 $1,775   $71,597 5
Jul 14, 2017 60 $7,272 +2% 5 $1,454   $78,869 6
Jul 21, 2017 56 $9,184 +26% 4 $2,296   $88,053 7
Jul 28, 2017 66 $7,123 -22% 6 $1,187   $95,176 8
Aug 4, 2017 65 $5,790 -19% 5 $1,158   $100,966 9
Aug 11, 2017 70 $6,863 +19% 6 $1,144   $107,829 10
Aug 18, 2017 88 $2,424 -65% 4 $606   $110,253 11
Aug 25, 2017 84 $4,096 +69% 4 $1,024   $114,349 12
Sep 1, 2017 95 $3,450 -16% 3 $1,150   $117,799 13
Sep 8, 2017 114 $260 -92% 2 $130   $118,059 14
Sep 15, 2017 102 $1,818 +599% 5 $364   $119,877 15
Sep 22, 2017 104 $1,446 -20% 3 $482   $121,323 16
Sep 29, 2017 99 $1,789 +24% 2 $895   $123,112 17
Oct 6, 2017 91 $3,439 +92% 3 $1,146   $126,551 18
Oct 13, 2017 84 $2,935 -15% 5 $587   $129,486 19
Oct 27, 2017 107 $522   1 $522   $130,008 21

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Interviewee(s)

Michael Gates    Himself/Historian
Kathy Jones-Gates    Herself/Historian

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bill Morrison    Director
Bill Morrison    Screenwriter
Bill Morrison    Director of Photography
Bill Morrison    Editor
Madeleine Molyneaux    Producer
Bill Morrison    Producer
Alex Somers    Composer
John Somers    Sound Designer
Paul Gordon    Associate Producer

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Synopsis

This meditation on cinema’s past from Decasia director Bill Morrison pieces together the bizarre true history of a long-lost collection of 533 nitrate film prints from the early 1900s. Located just south of the Arctic Circle, Dawson City was settled in 1896 and became the center of the Canadian Gold Rush that brought 100,000 prospectors to the area. It was also the final stop for a distribution chain that sent prints and newsreels to the Yukon. The films were seldom, if ever, returned. The now-famous Dawson City Collection was uncovered in 1978 when a bulldozer working its way through a parking lot dug up a horde of film cans. Dawson City: Frozen Time depicts the unique history of this Canadian Gold Rush town by chronicling the life cycle of a singular film collection through its exile, burial, rediscovery, and salvation.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,713 (4.3% of total gross)
Legs:8.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 11.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $159,070

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,251 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,963 $132,369
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,253 $132,369

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 9th, 2017 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Frozen
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, Set in Yukon, Archive Footage, Movie Business
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Hypnotic Pictures, Picture Palace Films, Arte, The Museum of Modern Art
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Michael Gates    Himself/Historian
Kathy Jones-Gates    Herself/Historian

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bill Morrison    Director
Bill Morrison    Screenwriter
Bill Morrison    Director of Photography
Bill Morrison    Editor
Madeleine Molyneaux    Producer
Bill Morrison    Producer
Alex Somers    Composer
John Somers    Sound Designer
Paul Gordon    Associate Producer

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June 13th, 2017

Beatriz-at-Dinner

Beatriz at Dinner led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $28,392 in five theaters. Last week’s winner, Wonder Woman, was pushed into second place with a still impressive average of $14,050. The final film in the $10,000 club was The Hero with an average of $11,329 in four theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Dinner and a Movie

June 9th, 2017

My Cousin Rachel

It is not a particularly busy week as far as limited releases are concerned. However, there are a few that have a shot at earning some mainstream success: Beatriz at Dinner, I, Daniel Blake, and My Cousin Rachel. There’s a chance none of them will do well this weekend, but hopefully they can all find an audience. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,251 $132,369
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,878 $159,070
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,291 $132,369
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 347 $132,369
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,253 $132,369
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,486 $159,070
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 193 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,407 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,819 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,833 $132,369
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 32 $132,369

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 9, 2017 59 $5,713   1 $5,713   $5,713 1
Jun 16, 2017 47 $15,922 +179% 4 $3,981   $25,816 2
Jun 23, 2017 54 $10,470 -34% 6 $1,745   $45,957 3
Jun 30, 2017 58 $6,656 -36% 6 $1,109   $59,266 4
Jul 7, 2017 68 $4,264 -36% 4 $1,066   $68,762 5
Jul 14, 2017 65 $3,820 -10% 5 $764   $75,417 6
Jul 21, 2017 59 $4,029 +5% 4 $1,007   $82,898 7
Jul 28, 2017 71 $3,164 -21% 3 $1,055   $91,217 8
Aug 4, 2017 66 $3,790 +20% 5 $758   $98,966 9
Aug 11, 2017 69 $3,678 -3% 6 $613   $104,644 10
Aug 18, 2017 86 $1,324 -64% 4 $331   $109,153 11
Aug 25, 2017 92 $1,366 +3% 4 $342   $111,619 12
Sep 1, 2017 105 $1,106 -19% 3 $369   $115,455 13
Sep 8, 2017 118 $119 -89% 2 $60   $117,918 14
Sep 15, 2017 101 $938 +688% 3 $313   $118,997 15
Sep 22, 2017 97 $758 -19% 3 $253   $120,635 16
Sep 29, 2017 102 $884 +17% 2 $442   $122,207 17
Oct 27, 2017 107 $270   1 $270   $129,756 21
Nov 3, 2017 100 $262 -3% 1 $262   $130,270 22
Dec 1, 2017 79 $1,843   1 $1,843   $132,369 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 9, 2017 55 $9,894   1 $9,894   $9,894 1
Jun 16, 2017 48 $25,593 +159% 4 $6,398   $35,487 2
Jun 23, 2017 55 $17,123 -33% 6 $2,854   $52,610 3
Jun 30, 2017 61 $11,888 -31% 6 $1,981   $64,498 4
Jul 7, 2017 68 $7,099 -40% 4 $1,775   $71,597 5
Jul 14, 2017 60 $7,272 +2% 5 $1,454   $78,869 6
Jul 21, 2017 56 $9,184 +26% 4 $2,296   $88,053 7
Jul 28, 2017 66 $7,123 -22% 6 $1,187   $95,176 8
Aug 4, 2017 65 $5,790 -19% 5 $1,158   $100,966 9
Aug 11, 2017 70 $6,863 +19% 6 $1,144   $107,829 10
Aug 18, 2017 88 $2,424 -65% 4 $606   $110,253 11
Aug 25, 2017 84 $4,096 +69% 4 $1,024   $114,349 12
Sep 1, 2017 95 $3,450 -16% 3 $1,150   $117,799 13
Sep 8, 2017 114 $260 -92% 2 $130   $118,059 14
Sep 15, 2017 102 $1,818 +599% 5 $364   $119,877 15
Sep 22, 2017 104 $1,446 -20% 3 $482   $121,323 16
Sep 29, 2017 99 $1,789 +24% 2 $895   $123,112 17
Oct 6, 2017 91 $3,439 +92% 3 $1,146   $126,551 18
Oct 13, 2017 84 $2,935 -15% 5 $587   $129,486 19
Oct 27, 2017 107 $522   1 $522   $130,008 21

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,963 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,401-21,500) 21,476 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,501-19,600) 19,543 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,489 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,310 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,799 $132,369
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies 86 $132,369

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.