Fences (2016)

Fences
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $57,682,904Details
International Box Office $6,599,977Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,282,881
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,508,054 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,405,219 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,913,273
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Troy Maxson is a mid-century Pittsburgh sanitation worker who once dreamed of a baseball career, but was too old when the major leagues began admitting black players. He tries to be a good husband and father, but his lost dream of glory eats at him, and causes him to make a decision that threatens to tear his family apart.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$129,462 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,368 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $70,644,736

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,582 $57,682,904
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,802 $6,599,977
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $64,282,881

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 2016 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
December 25th, 2016 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: February 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
February 10th, 2017 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 10th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 16th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
February 17th, 2017 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: February 24th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references.
(Rating bulletin 2453 (Cert #50721), 11/30/2016)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2017
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Keywords: Directing Yourself, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Set in Pittsburgh, PA, 1950s, Former Professional Athlete, Baseball, African Americans, 2017 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Bron Creative, Macro Media, Scott Rudin Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 142 $10,041,471 Dec 30, 2016 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 251 $12,997,554 Dec 30, 2016 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 232 $6,688,105 Dec 23, 2016 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 346 $8,656,998 Dec 23, 2016 10
Top 2016 Theater Average 19 $32,366 Dec 16, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2016 25 $129,462   4 $32,366   $129,462 1
Dec 23, 2016 7 $6,688,105 +5,066% 2,233 $2,995   $6,879,620 2
Dec 30, 2016 6 $10,041,471 +50% 2,301 $4,364   $29,743,615 3
Jan 6, 2017 9 $4,813,606 -52% 2,368 $2,033   $40,776,870 4
Jan 13, 2017 14 $2,755,038 -43% 1,342 $2,053   $45,887,400 5
Jan 20, 2017 18 $1,214,742 -56% 693 $1,753   $48,714,426 6
Jan 27, 2017 20 $1,443,074 +19% 880 $1,640   $50,822,683 7
Feb 3, 2017 17 $1,233,943 -14% 948 $1,302   $52,659,963 8
Feb 10, 2017 19 $723,054 -41% 454 $1,593   $53,943,781 9
Feb 17, 2017 16 $835,609 +16% 560 $1,492   $55,182,578 10
Feb 24, 2017 17 $776,093 -7% 597 $1,300   $56,552,381 11
Mar 3, 2017 23 $303,427 -61% 284 $1,068   $57,115,212 12
Mar 10, 2017 29 $154,989 -49% 189 $820   $57,393,468 13
Mar 17, 2017 34 $64,975 -58% 94 $691   $57,535,687 14
Mar 24, 2017 38 $76,093 +17% 111 $686   $57,642,961 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 16, 2016 - $41,254     4 $10,314   $41,254 1
Dec 17, 2016 - $49,404 +20%   4 $12,351   $90,658 2
Dec 18, 2016 - $38,804 -21%   4 $9,701   $129,462 3
Dec 19, 2016 - $15,141 -61%   4 $3,785   $144,603 4
Dec 20, 2016 - $15,371 +2%   4 $3,843   $159,974 5
Dec 21, 2016 - $15,208 -1%   4 $3,802   $175,182 6
Dec 22, 2016 - $16,333 +7%   4 $4,083   $191,515 7
Dec 23, 2016 - $25,850 +58% -37% 4 $6,463   $217,365 8
Dec 24, 2016 - $21,700 -16% -56% 4 $5,425   $239,065 9
Dec 25, 2016 4 $6,640,555 +30,502% +17,013% 2,233 $2,974   $6,879,620 10
Dec 26, 2016 4 $4,912,065 -26% +32,342% 2,233 $2,200   $11,791,685 11
Dec 27, 2016 7 $3,120,444 -36% +20,201% 2,233 $1,397   $14,912,129 12
Dec 28, 2016 8 $2,442,439 -22% +15,960% 2,233 $1,094   $17,354,568 13
Dec 29, 2016 8 $2,347,576 -4% +14,273% 2,233 $1,051   $19,702,144 14
Dec 30, 2016 5 $3,416,470 +46% +13,117% 2,301 $1,485   $23,118,614 15
Dec 31, 2016 4 $3,212,357 -6% +14,703% 2,301 $1,396   $26,330,971 16
Jan 1, 2017 6 $3,412,644 +6% -49% 2,301 $1,483   $29,743,615 17
Jan 2, 2017 6 $3,070,302 -10% -37% 2,301 $1,334   $32,813,917 18
Jan 3, 2017 8 $1,378,122 -55% -56% 2,301 $599   $34,192,039 19
Jan 4, 2017 8 $948,316 -31% -61% 2,301 $412   $35,140,355 20
Jan 5, 2017 8 $822,909 -13% -65% 2,301 $358   $35,963,264 21
Jan 6, 2017 9 $1,404,438 +71% -59% 2,368 $593   $37,367,702 22
Jan 7, 2017 9 $2,071,016 +47% -36% 2,368 $875   $39,438,718 23
Jan 8, 2017 9 $1,338,152 -35% -61% 2,368 $565   $40,776,870 24
Jan 9, 2017 8 $521,535 -61% -83% 2,368 $220   $41,298,405 25
Jan 10, 2017 8 $749,068 +44% -46% 2,368 $316   $42,047,473 26
Jan 11, 2017 8 $549,371 -27% -42% 2,368 $232   $42,596,844 27
Jan 12, 2017 7 $535,518 -3% -35% 2,368 $226   $43,132,362 28
Jan 13, 2017 14 $777,130 +45% -45% 1,342 $579   $43,909,492 29
Jan 14, 2017 14 $1,140,136 +47% -45% 1,342 $850   $45,049,628 30
Jan 15, 2017 14 $837,772 -27% -37% 1,342 $624   $45,887,400 31
Jan 16, 2017 13 $757,965 -10% +45% 1,342 $565   $46,645,365 32
Jan 17, 2017 14 $344,814 -55% -54% 1,342 $257   $46,990,179 33
Jan 18, 2017 13 $253,351 -27% -54% 1,342 $189   $47,243,530 34
Jan 19, 2017 12 $256,154 +1% -52% 1,342 $191   $47,499,684 35
Jan 20, 2017 - $336,782 +31% -57% 693 $486   $47,836,466 36
Jan 21, 2017 - $587,344 +74% -48% 693 $848   $48,423,810 37
Jan 22, 2017 - $290,616 -51% -65% 693 $419   $48,714,426 38
Jan 23, 2017 - $129,267 -56% -83% 693 $187   $48,843,693 39
Jan 24, 2017 - $188,531 +46% -45% 693 $272   $49,032,224 40
Jan 25, 2017 - $177,044 -6% -30% 693 $255   $49,209,268 41
Jan 26, 2017 13 $170,341 -4% -34% 693 $246   $49,379,609 42
Jan 27, 2017 - $375,268 +120% +11% 880 $426   $49,754,877 43
Jan 28, 2017 - $665,331 +77% +13% 880 $756   $50,420,208 44
Jan 29, 2017 - $402,475 -40% +38% 880 $457   $50,822,683 45
Jan 30, 2017 - $142,875 -65% +11% 880 $162   $50,965,558 46
Jan 31, 2017 - $179,240 +25% -5% 880 $204   $51,144,798 47
Feb 1, 2017 - $140,102 -22% -21% 880 $159   $51,284,900 48
Feb 2, 2017 - $141,120 +1% -17% 880 $160   $51,426,020 49
Feb 3, 2017 - $370,049 +162% -1% 948 $390   $51,796,069 50
Feb 4, 2017 - $657,084 +78% -1% 948 $693   $52,453,153 51
Feb 5, 2017 - $206,810 -69% -49% 948 $218   $52,659,963 52
Feb 6, 2017 15 $136,504 -34% -4% 948 $144   $52,796,467 53
Feb 7, 2017 15 $168,101 +23% -6% 948 $177   $52,964,568 54
Feb 8, 2017 15 $136,535 -19% -3% 948 $144   $53,101,103 55
Feb 9, 2017 15 $119,624 -12% -15% 948 $126   $53,220,727 56
Feb 10, 2017 - $178,713 +49% -52% 454 $394   $53,399,440 57
Feb 11, 2017 - $341,364 +91% -48% 454 $752   $53,740,804 58
Feb 12, 2017 - $202,977 -41% -2% 454 $447   $53,943,781 59
Feb 13, 2017 15 $79,906 -61% -41% 454 $176   $54,023,687 60
Feb 14, 2017 - $159,875 +100% -5% 454 $352   $54,183,562 61
Feb 15, 2017 15 $82,728 -48% -39% 454 $182   $54,266,290 62
Feb 16, 2017 15 $80,679 -2% -33% 454 $178   $54,346,969 63
Feb 17, 2017 15 $187,044 +132% +5% 560 $334   $54,534,013 64
Feb 18, 2017 15 $344,169 +84% +1% 560 $615   $54,878,182 65
Feb 19, 2017 15 $304,396 -12% +50% 560 $544   $55,182,578 66
Feb 20, 2017 - $196,741 -35% +146% 560 $351   $55,379,319 67
Feb 21, 2017 13 $156,325 -21% -2% 560 $279   $55,535,644 68
Feb 22, 2017 13 $139,090 -11% +68% 560 $248   $55,674,734 69
Feb 23, 2017 14 $101,554 -27% +26% 560 $181   $55,776,288 70
Feb 24, 2017 - $190,369 +87% +2% 597 $319   $55,966,657 71
Feb 25, 2017 - $367,982 +93% +7% 597 $616   $56,334,639 72
Feb 26, 2017 - $217,742 -41% -28% 597 $365   $56,552,381 73
Feb 27, 2017 - $65,144 -70% -67% 597 $109   $56,617,525 74
Feb 28, 2017 - $78,788 +21% -50% 597 $132   $56,696,313 75
Mar 1, 2017 - $59,264 -25% -57% 597 $99   $56,755,577 76
Mar 2, 2017 - $56,208 -5% -45% 597 $94   $56,811,785 77
Mar 3, 2017 - $78,530 +40% -59% 284 $277   $56,890,315 78
Mar 4, 2017 - $137,516 +75% -63% 284 $484   $57,027,831 79
Mar 5, 2017 - $87,381 -36% -60% 284 $308   $57,115,212 80
Mar 6, 2017 - $28,774 -67% -56% 284 $101   $57,143,986 81
Mar 7, 2017 - $35,686 +24% -55% 284 $126   $57,179,672 82
Mar 8, 2017 - $30,600 -14% -48% 284 $108   $57,210,272 83
Mar 9, 2017 - $28,207 -8% -50% 284 $99   $57,238,479 84
Mar 10, 2017 - $39,004 +38% -50% 189 $206   $57,277,483 85
Mar 11, 2017 - $70,534 +81% -49% 189 $373   $57,348,017 86
Mar 12, 2017 - $45,451 -36% -48% 189 $240   $57,393,468 87
Mar 13, 2017 - $17,807 -61% -38% 189 $94   $57,411,275 88
Mar 14, 2017 - $21,088 +18% -41% 189 $112   $57,432,363 89
Mar 15, 2017 - $19,428 -8% -37% 189 $103   $57,451,791 90
Mar 16, 2017 - $18,921 -3% -33% 189 $100   $57,470,712 91
Mar 17, 2017 - $16,114 -15% -59% 94 $171   $57,486,826 92
Mar 18, 2017 - $31,324 +94% -56% 94 $333   $57,518,150 93
Mar 19, 2017 - $17,537 -44% -61% 94 $187   $57,535,687 94
Mar 20, 2017 - $6,413 -63% -64% 94 $68   $57,542,100 95
Mar 21, 2017 - $8,841 +38% -58% 94 $94   $57,550,941 96
Mar 22, 2017 - $8,234 -7% -58% 94 $88   $57,559,175 97
Mar 23, 2017 - $7,693 -7% -59% 94 $82   $57,566,868 98
Mar 24, 2017 - $20,708 +169% +29% 111 $187   $57,587,576 99
Mar 25, 2017 - $32,922 +59% +5% 111 $297   $57,620,498 100
Mar 26, 2017 - $22,463 -32% +28% 111 $202   $57,642,961 101
Mar 27, 2017 - $8,866 -61% +38% 111 $80   $57,651,827 102
Mar 28, 2017 - $11,437 +29% +29% 111 $103   $57,663,264 103
Mar 29, 2017 - $8,759 -23% +6% 111 $79   $57,672,023 104
Mar 30, 2017 - $10,881 +24% +41% 111 $98   $57,682,904 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2016 29 $191,515   4 $47,879   $191,515 1
Dec 23, 2016 7 $19,510,629 +10,088% 2,233 $8,737   $19,702,144 2
Dec 30, 2016 7 $16,261,120 -17% 2,301 $7,067   $35,963,264 3
Jan 6, 2017 9 $7,169,098 -56% 2,368 $3,027   $43,132,362 4
Jan 13, 2017 14 $4,367,322 -39% 1,342 $3,254   $47,499,684 5
Jan 20, 2017 18 $1,879,925 -57% 693 $2,713   $49,379,609 6
Jan 27, 2017 18 $2,046,411 +9% 880 $2,325   $51,426,020 7
Feb 3, 2017 16 $1,794,707 -12% 948 $1,893   $53,220,727 8
Feb 10, 2017 16 $1,126,242 -37% 454 $2,481   $54,346,969 9
Feb 17, 2017 16 $1,429,319 +27% 560 $2,552   $55,776,288 10
Feb 24, 2017 18 $1,035,497 -28% 597 $1,735   $56,811,785 11
Mar 3, 2017 24 $426,694 -59% 284 $1,502   $57,238,479 12
Mar 10, 2017 28 $232,233 -46% 189 $1,229   $57,470,712 13
Mar 17, 2017 34 $96,156 -59% 94 $1,023   $57,566,868 14
Mar 24, 2017 37 $116,036 +21% 111 $1,045   $57,682,904 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/10/2017 $244,130 62 92 483 $837,104 4/3/2017
Brazil 3/3/2017 $209,714 0 0 0 $472,543 6/26/2018
France 2/24/2017 $352,728 0 0 0 $745,800 6/27/2018
Germany 2/17/2017 $100,654 0 0 0 $264,185 6/29/2018
Italy 2/24/2017 $125,931 0 0 0 $261,690 10/22/2018
Netherlands 2/16/2017 $38,956 21 21 58 $152,522 11/1/2018
New Zealand 2/10/2017 $17,888 21 34 152 $71,744 3/27/2017
Portugal 2/24/2017 $79,421 25 30 101 $261,959 4/14/2017
Spain 2/24/2017 $368,127 155 159 478 $941,732 4/21/2017
United Kingdom 2/10/2017 $128,376 21 359 528 $2,174,406 9/17/2018
 
Rest of World $416,292
 
International Total$6,599,977 11/1/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 20173115,287 115,287$2,074,013$2,074,0134
Mar 26, 2017624,646-79% 139,933$450,529$2,524,5425
Apr 2, 20171511,811-52% 151,744$235,866$2,760,4086
Apr 9, 2017278,240-30% 159,984$150,050$2,910,4587
Apr 16, 20173011,583+41% 171,567$180,116$3,090,5748
Apr 30, 2017295,170 184,435$94,973$3,324,03410
May 7, 2017278,575+66% 193,010$205,371$3,529,40511

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2017460,832 60,832$1,216,023$1,216,0234
Mar 26, 20171013,113-78% 73,945$262,124$1,478,1475

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Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Troy
Viola Davis    Rose

Supporting Cast

Stephen McKinley Henderson    Bono
Jovan Adepo    Cory
Russell Hornsby    Lyons
Mykelti Williamson    Gabriel
Saniyya Sidney    Raynell
Mark Falvo    Commissioner
Toussaint Raphael Abessolo    Troy’s Father
Dontez James    Bike Rider
Christopher Mele    Deputy Commissioner
Lesley Boone    Evangelist Preacher
Jason Silvis    Garbage Truck Driver
Theresa Cook    Parade Participant
Malik Abdul Khaaliq    Front Yard Neighbor
Aristle Jones IV    Townsman
Tra’Waan Coles    Towns person
Chris McCail    Neighbor
Joshua Tronoski    Angelo
Kameron Peters    Soldier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Denzel Washington    Director
August Wilson    Based on play by
Scott Rudin    Producer
Denzel Washington    Producer
Todd Black    Producer
Molly Allen    Executive Producer
Eli Bush    Executive Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert    Executive Producer
Jason Cloth    Executive Producer
Dale Wells    Executive Producer
Charles D. King    Executive Producer
Kim Roth    Executive Producer
Charlotte Bruus Christensen    Director of Photography
David Gropman    Production Designer
Hughes Winborne    Editor
Sharen Davis    Costume Designer
Marcelo Zarvos    Composer

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January 11th, 2017

Deadpool

The Producers Guild of America finally finished announcing their nominations. (They spread out their announcements for reasons I’ve never quite understood.) Most of the films on this list have already earned more than a few previous nominations. We appear to be settling into a predictable Awards Season. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way... La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece. More...

Theater Averages: The New Year has a Patriotic Start

January 10th, 2017

Patriots Day

The theater average chart was dominated by holdovers, as is the norm this time of year. The top film was Patriots Day with an average of $14,972 in seven theaters. This bodes very well for its wide expansion next weekend. 20th Century Women is becoming a sleeper hit earning an average of $13,047 in ten theaters. This is one of those films that should be earning more Awards Season buzz, but I fear it has slipped between the cracks. Toni Erdmann and Paterson were neck-and-neck with averages of $10,472 and $10,205 respectively. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners - La La Lands on Top

January 8th, 2017

La La Land

The first major awards night was Sunday with the Golden Globes being handed out. La La Land led the way with seven wins, winning in every category it was nominated in. This is great news for its Oscar chances, but there’s already backlash building. More...

2016 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 4th, 2017

Hidden Figures

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group nominees to be announced. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards, but only three of them are theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, like Hidden Figures, but there are also some surprises. More...

Theater Averages: Hidden Stands Out with Average of $34,329

January 4th, 2017

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures rose to first place during its first full weekend of release with an average of $34,329 in 25 theaters. It already has more than $2 million and it expands wide on Friday. 20th Century Women was next with an average of $27,800 in four theaters. It isn’t a major player during Awards Season, but it is picking up enough nominations to help it stick around in theaters. Patriots Day was down just 8% earning an average of $21,117 in seven theaters. Last week’s winner, Silence, fell to an average of $20,827 in four theaters. If it has a similar drop next week, it will put its wide release in jeopardy. The best limited release of the week was Paterson, which earned an average of $17,334 in four theaters. Toni Erdmann earned an average of $14,000 in three theaters during its first full week of release. La La Land continues to expand, but remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,738. The overall number one film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, was next with an average of $11,934, while the second place film, Sing, was right behind with an average of $10,647. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rogue One Wins Weekend, Doesn’t Quite win the Year with $65.62 million

January 4th, 2017

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The final weekend of the year wasn’t as potent as we had predicted, but there were still a number of reasons to celebrate. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story won the weekend and is on its way to becoming the biggest hit of the year. Sing was relatively close behind and will get to $200 million this upcoming weekend. Overall, the box office rose by 2.9% from last weekend hitting $186 million. This is 15% lower than the same weekend last year, which again was actually the first weekend of 2016. We need to switch to the Strowbrinian Calendar. I’m not kidding about this. As for the year-over-year comparison, that’s a little confusing. If you just look at the calender years, then 2016 broke the record earning $11.4 billion. However, the movie year actually begins the first Monday of the year and ends the final Sunday before the first Monday of the next year. Going by this definition of the year, 2016 actually just failed to overtake 2015, because we lost a few days of The Force Awakens and only got one extra day of Rogue One. More...

Friday Estimates: Rogue One and Sing Hold a High Note with $18.18 million and $16.8 million

December 31st, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Sing continue to dominate the box office, which is great news for us, as Disney and Universal are practically the only major studios releasing numbers this weekend. The holidays are incredibly important at the box office, but they also make our job harder to do. As for the actual box office numbers, Rogue One led the way with $18.18 million on Friday for an 15-day total of $393.55 million. This is lower than expected and it will fall week-to-week; however, it will finish the three-day weekend with just over $50 million becoming the third film released in 2016 to get to $400 million domestically in the process. It also remained on pace for $500 million domestically and $1 billion worldwide. More...

Weekend Predictions: Old Movies Ring Out the New Year

December 29th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The weekend after Christmas Day is usually a boring weekend with no wide releases to speak of. On the other hand, we do have a monster hit to keep track of, as well as some Awards Season hopefuls that are expanding significantly and could make the top ten. Of course, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will win this weekend and it should in fact grow from last weekend, because Christmas Eve is a dead zone at the box office. Likewise, Sing should grow even better, as it is the last weekend for families to hit theaters before school starts. Some of the other films that debuted last week are not looking so good. This weekend last year was actually the first weekend of 2016, which makes it harder to compare the two weekends. Again, we need to switch to the Strowbrinian Calendar that I mentioned at the end of the December Preview. The Force Awakens earned just over $90 million and while Rogue One won’t match that, it should be closer than most were expecting. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Any of the New Releases have a Christmas Miracle?

December 21st, 2016

Sing

This week is an utter mess when it comes to new releases. There are five films opening or expanding wide this week, three of them opening on Wednesday. Assassin’s Creed, Passengers, and Sing are all trying to get a head start on the weekend, while Why Him? debuts on Friday. Finally, Fences is expected to expand wide on Sunday, Christmas Day, but we’ve seen recently that “wide expansion” isn’t a meaningful term when studios use it. None of these films are expected to top Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or even come close. Comparing this weekend to the same weekend last year is nearly impossible, because Christmas Eve lands on Saturday this year and Christmas Eve is a dead zone at the box office, while last year it landed on the Thursday, which is the best day of the week for optimal box office numbers. On the other hand, Monday is Boxing Day, which is a holiday for some. It doesn’t balance out, but fortunately 2016 still has a substantial lead over 2015, so even a really bad weekend won’t put 2016 behind. More...

Theater Averages: Rogue Rules Theater Average Chart with $37,306

December 20th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $37,306. This wasn’t that far above the second place film, Fences, which earned an average of $32,366. Meanwhile, last week’s winner, La La Land, was pushed into third place with an average of $20,510. More...

Weekend Estimates: Rogue One Blasts Off with $155 Million

December 18th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set for the second-biggest weekend in December, third-biggest weekend of 2016, and twelfth-biggest weekend of all time, with Disney predicting a weekend of $155 million, as of Sunday morning. Needless to say, that’s a great result for the Star Wars spin-off, beating the studio’s pre-release guidance, and hitting or exceeding the numbers that most in the industry were expecting. Our model predicted $151 million as of yesterday morning, so the film is maintaining its momentum through the weekend, and there are some reasons to believe that Rogue One may beat Disney’s Sunday projection. More...

Friday Estimates: Rogue One’s $71.07 Million Opening Day Sets Stage for $150 Million Debut

December 17th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

There’s a lot of great news coming out of Friday. For starters, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story earned $70.07 million. This means its previews were 41% of its opening day figure, compared to 48% for The Force Awakens. I was expecting Rogue One to bounce back a little bit from its previews, but not this much. If Rogue One merely maintains The Force Awakens’ internal multiplier, it will earn $148 million over the weekend. There are some positive factors and some negative factors. For example, not all schools are closed on Monday, so it won’t be able to hold onto its box office numbers on Sunday, at least not as well as The Force Awakens did. However, its prospects improved from the afternoon shows to the evening shows and that shows word-of-mouth is strong. This makes sense, as its reviews have settled at 84% positive and it scored an A from CinemaScore. An opening weekend of $150 million is certainly within reach; our model is predicting $151 million. Disney is predicting a more cautious $145 million to $150 million. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

December 16th, 2016

Fences

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story scared away most wide releases and limited releases. That’s not to say there is nothing on this week’s list worth checking out. In fact, Fences was bumped up a week before its wide expansion on Christmas day. That is the only film on this list likely to have any presence at the box office. More...

2016 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 14th, 2016

Manchester by the Sea

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. This could mean the Oscar race will be a lot closer than in past years. This time around Manchester by the Sea led the way with four nominations. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 12th, 2016

La La Land

The Golden Globes nominations were announced and we are starting to see a few names pop up over and over again. La La Land led the way with seven nominations, but Moonlight was right behind with six and Manchester by the Sea earned five. You will be hearing those three names over and over and over again this Awards Season. More...

2016 Preview: December

December 1st, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

November was good, but not great. Fortunately, 2016 had a large enough lead going into November that the month only needed to be good. In fact, it could have been mediocre and 2016 would have still had an excellent shot to end the year above 2015. As for December, it’s a race between Star Wars and Star Wars. Almost no one thinks Rogue One is going to match The Force Awakens, but if Rogue One earns just half of what The Force Awakens managed, then 2016 will come out on top in the year-over-year comparison. There are only two other films with a better than 50/50 chance of hitting $100 million, Passengers and Sing. Either one could earn second place for the month, but Passengers will likely start faster. Last December, the only other film to earn more than $100 million was Daddy’s Home, which earned just a hair over $150 million. There’s a chance both Passengers and Sing will earn more than $150 million, which would be a boon to the box office. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was just too strong last year and it would take a miracle for 2016 to have a stronger December. That said, it would take a complete collapse for 2016 not to top 2015 in raw dollars. The growth might not be enough to keep pace with ticket price inflation, on the other hand. More...


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Synopsis

Troy Maxson is a mid-century Pittsburgh sanitation worker who once dreamed of a baseball career, but was too old when the major leagues began admitting black players. He tries to be a good husband and father, but his lost dream of glory eats at him, and causes him to make a decision that threatens to tear his family apart.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$129,462 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,368 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $70,644,736

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,582 $57,682,904
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,802 $6,599,977
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $64,282,881

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 2016 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
December 25th, 2016 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: February 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
February 10th, 2017 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 10th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 16th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
February 17th, 2017 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: February 24th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references.
(Rating bulletin 2453 (Cert #50721), 11/30/2016)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2017
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Keywords: Directing Yourself, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Set in Pittsburgh, PA, 1950s, Former Professional Athlete, Baseball, African Americans, 2017 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Bron Creative, Macro Media, Scott Rudin Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 142 $10,041,471 Dec 30, 2016 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 251 $12,997,554 Dec 30, 2016 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 232 $6,688,105 Dec 23, 2016 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 346 $8,656,998 Dec 23, 2016 10
Top 2016 Theater Average 19 $32,366 Dec 16, 2016 3

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Troy
Viola Davis    Rose

Supporting Cast

Stephen McKinley Henderson    Bono
Jovan Adepo    Cory
Russell Hornsby    Lyons
Mykelti Williamson    Gabriel
Saniyya Sidney    Raynell
Mark Falvo    Commissioner
Toussaint Raphael Abessolo    Troy’s Father
Dontez James    Bike Rider
Christopher Mele    Deputy Commissioner
Lesley Boone    Evangelist Preacher
Jason Silvis    Garbage Truck Driver
Theresa Cook    Parade Participant
Malik Abdul Khaaliq    Front Yard Neighbor
Aristle Jones IV    Townsman
Tra’Waan Coles    Towns person
Chris McCail    Neighbor
Joshua Tronoski    Angelo
Kameron Peters    Soldier

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

Production and Technical Credits

Denzel Washington    Director
August Wilson    Based on play by
Scott Rudin    Producer
Denzel Washington    Producer
Todd Black    Producer
Molly Allen    Executive Producer
Eli Bush    Executive Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert    Executive Producer
Jason Cloth    Executive Producer
Dale Wells    Executive Producer
Charles D. King    Executive Producer
Kim Roth    Executive Producer
Charlotte Bruus Christensen    Director of Photography
David Gropman    Production Designer
Hughes Winborne    Editor
Sharen Davis    Costume Designer
Marcelo Zarvos    Composer

Home Market Releases for March 14th, 2017

March 15th, 2017

The Love Witch

There are a few Oscar-nominated films on this week’s list. However, it was still hard to come up with a Pick of the Week release. Most of them were like Elle with great reviews and weak extras. The DVD for Drunk History: Season Four has more than two hours of extras, but I admit it is an acquired taste. Fortunately, we do have a clear winner: The Love Witch on Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Releases for February 28th, 2017

February 28th, 2017

Moonlight

It is not a particularly long list of new releases this week, but there are several that are must haves. This includes Doctor Strange, which was named Pick of the Week last week. Other contenders for that title include The Gate on Blu-ray, The Raid: Collection on Blu-ray, and Moonlight on Blu-ray. In the end, it wasn’t too hard to select Moonlight as Pick of the Week. However, The Gate does earn Puck of the Week for Best Canadian Release. More...

2016 - Awards Season - And the Oscar Goes to... La La Land Moonlight!

February 26th, 2017

Moonlight

It’s Oscar night and we were live blogging the show. Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations - Final Look

February 26th, 2017

La La Land

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 24th, 2017

La La Land

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the final category: Best Picture. It is not a competitive category with an overwhelming favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then rest have maybe a combined 2% chance of winning. More...

Theater Averages: Kitty Powers its Way to the Top with $11,418

February 23rd, 2017

Kedi

Kedi remained in first place with an average of $11,418 in seven theaters. It is doing quite well for a documentary. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Chapter and Verse with $10,928 in its lone theater. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 22nd, 2017

Moonlight

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two Screenwriting Categories, finishing with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is a harder category to judge, because the consensus favorite, Moonlight, was considered an original screenplay by nearly everyone else. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Leading Actor

February 16th, 2017

Manchester by the Sea

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Leading Actor, which is a three-way race this year. This makes it one of the most competitive categories we will be talking about. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 15th, 2017

Fences

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the Supporting Roles categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress. In this category, we have one overwhelming favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then everyone else. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners - La La Lands on Top, Again

February 12th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were very few surprises to talk about. La La Land again won the most awards with five, while only two other films, Lion and Manchester by the Sea, earned more than one award. They each won two. More...

Theater Averages: Salesman Closes the Deal with $23,693

January 31st, 2017

The Salesman

There was only one film the $10,000 club this past weekend, The Salesman, which earned an average of $23,693 in three theaters. More...

2016 - Awards Season: SAG - Winners

January 29th, 2017

Fences

The Screen Actors Guild were handed out tonight and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. There was no one big winner. Hidden Figures won the most prestigious category, but Fences was the only film with multiple wins. More...

Weekend Estimates: Split Retains Box Office Crown with Big Second Weekend

January 29th, 2017

Split

An impressive decline of 34% in its second weekend and a crop of middling to poor performances by new releases will be enough to keep Split safely at the top of the box office chart this weekend. With Universal projecting $26.3 million for the weekend as of Sunday morning, Split is well ahead of the studio’s new release, A Dog’s Purpose, which will come in with around $18.4 million. Split will finish the weekend with around $78 million in total. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 24th, 2017

La La Land

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record. More...

Theater Averages: Worlds Starts Apart from the Competition with $16,353

January 18th, 2017

Worlds Apart

Despite earning 50% positive reviews, Worlds Apart topped the theater average chart with $16,353 in its one theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was 20th Century Women, which spent its third week there with an average of $10,894 in 29 theaters. More...

2016 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 11th, 2017

Deadpool

The Producers Guild of America finally finished announcing their nominations. (They spread out their announcements for reasons I’ve never quite understood.) Most of the films on this list have already earned more than a few previous nominations. We appear to be settling into a predictable Awards Season. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way... La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece. More...

Theater Averages: The New Year has a Patriotic Start

January 10th, 2017

Patriots Day

The theater average chart was dominated by holdovers, as is the norm this time of year. The top film was Patriots Day with an average of $14,972 in seven theaters. This bodes very well for its wide expansion next weekend. 20th Century Women is becoming a sleeper hit earning an average of $13,047 in ten theaters. This is one of those films that should be earning more Awards Season buzz, but I fear it has slipped between the cracks. Toni Erdmann and Paterson were neck-and-neck with averages of $10,472 and $10,205 respectively. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners - La La Lands on Top

January 8th, 2017

La La Land

The first major awards night was Sunday with the Golden Globes being handed out. La La Land led the way with seven wins, winning in every category it was nominated in. This is great news for its Oscar chances, but there’s already backlash building. More...

2016 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 4th, 2017

Hidden Figures

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group nominees to be announced. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards, but only three of them are theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, like Hidden Figures, but there are also some surprises. More...

Theater Averages: Hidden Stands Out with Average of $34,329

January 4th, 2017

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures rose to first place during its first full weekend of release with an average of $34,329 in 25 theaters. It already has more than $2 million and it expands wide on Friday. 20th Century Women was next with an average of $27,800 in four theaters. It isn’t a major player during Awards Season, but it is picking up enough nominations to help it stick around in theaters. Patriots Day was down just 8% earning an average of $21,117 in seven theaters. Last week’s winner, Silence, fell to an average of $20,827 in four theaters. If it has a similar drop next week, it will put its wide release in jeopardy. The best limited release of the week was Paterson, which earned an average of $17,334 in four theaters. Toni Erdmann earned an average of $14,000 in three theaters during its first full week of release. La La Land continues to expand, but remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,738. The overall number one film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, was next with an average of $11,934, while the second place film, Sing, was right behind with an average of $10,647. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rogue One Wins Weekend, Doesn’t Quite win the Year with $65.62 million

January 4th, 2017

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The final weekend of the year wasn’t as potent as we had predicted, but there were still a number of reasons to celebrate. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story won the weekend and is on its way to becoming the biggest hit of the year. Sing was relatively close behind and will get to $200 million this upcoming weekend. Overall, the box office rose by 2.9% from last weekend hitting $186 million. This is 15% lower than the same weekend last year, which again was actually the first weekend of 2016. We need to switch to the Strowbrinian Calendar. I’m not kidding about this. As for the year-over-year comparison, that’s a little confusing. If you just look at the calender years, then 2016 broke the record earning $11.4 billion. However, the movie year actually begins the first Monday of the year and ends the final Sunday before the first Monday of the next year. Going by this definition of the year, 2016 actually just failed to overtake 2015, because we lost a few days of The Force Awakens and only got one extra day of Rogue One. More...

Friday Estimates: Rogue One and Sing Hold a High Note with $18.18 million and $16.8 million

December 31st, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Sing continue to dominate the box office, which is great news for us, as Disney and Universal are practically the only major studios releasing numbers this weekend. The holidays are incredibly important at the box office, but they also make our job harder to do. As for the actual box office numbers, Rogue One led the way with $18.18 million on Friday for an 15-day total of $393.55 million. This is lower than expected and it will fall week-to-week; however, it will finish the three-day weekend with just over $50 million becoming the third film released in 2016 to get to $400 million domestically in the process. It also remained on pace for $500 million domestically and $1 billion worldwide. More...

Weekend Predictions: Old Movies Ring Out the New Year

December 29th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The weekend after Christmas Day is usually a boring weekend with no wide releases to speak of. On the other hand, we do have a monster hit to keep track of, as well as some Awards Season hopefuls that are expanding significantly and could make the top ten. Of course, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will win this weekend and it should in fact grow from last weekend, because Christmas Eve is a dead zone at the box office. Likewise, Sing should grow even better, as it is the last weekend for families to hit theaters before school starts. Some of the other films that debuted last week are not looking so good. This weekend last year was actually the first weekend of 2016, which makes it harder to compare the two weekends. Again, we need to switch to the Strowbrinian Calendar that I mentioned at the end of the December Preview. The Force Awakens earned just over $90 million and while Rogue One won’t match that, it should be closer than most were expecting. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Any of the New Releases have a Christmas Miracle?

December 21st, 2016

Sing

This week is an utter mess when it comes to new releases. There are five films opening or expanding wide this week, three of them opening on Wednesday. Assassin’s Creed, Passengers, and Sing are all trying to get a head start on the weekend, while Why Him? debuts on Friday. Finally, Fences is expected to expand wide on Sunday, Christmas Day, but we’ve seen recently that “wide expansion” isn’t a meaningful term when studios use it. None of these films are expected to top Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or even come close. Comparing this weekend to the same weekend last year is nearly impossible, because Christmas Eve lands on Saturday this year and Christmas Eve is a dead zone at the box office, while last year it landed on the Thursday, which is the best day of the week for optimal box office numbers. On the other hand, Monday is Boxing Day, which is a holiday for some. It doesn’t balance out, but fortunately 2016 still has a substantial lead over 2015, so even a really bad weekend won’t put 2016 behind. More...

Theater Averages: Rogue Rules Theater Average Chart with $37,306

December 20th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $37,306. This wasn’t that far above the second place film, Fences, which earned an average of $32,366. Meanwhile, last week’s winner, La La Land, was pushed into third place with an average of $20,510. More...

Weekend Estimates: Rogue One Blasts Off with $155 Million

December 18th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set for the second-biggest weekend in December, third-biggest weekend of 2016, and twelfth-biggest weekend of all time, with Disney predicting a weekend of $155 million, as of Sunday morning. Needless to say, that’s a great result for the Star Wars spin-off, beating the studio’s pre-release guidance, and hitting or exceeding the numbers that most in the industry were expecting. Our model predicted $151 million as of yesterday morning, so the film is maintaining its momentum through the weekend, and there are some reasons to believe that Rogue One may beat Disney’s Sunday projection. More...

Friday Estimates: Rogue One’s $71.07 Million Opening Day Sets Stage for $150 Million Debut

December 17th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

There’s a lot of great news coming out of Friday. For starters, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story earned $70.07 million. This means its previews were 41% of its opening day figure, compared to 48% for The Force Awakens. I was expecting Rogue One to bounce back a little bit from its previews, but not this much. If Rogue One merely maintains The Force Awakens’ internal multiplier, it will earn $148 million over the weekend. There are some positive factors and some negative factors. For example, not all schools are closed on Monday, so it won’t be able to hold onto its box office numbers on Sunday, at least not as well as The Force Awakens did. However, its prospects improved from the afternoon shows to the evening shows and that shows word-of-mouth is strong. This makes sense, as its reviews have settled at 84% positive and it scored an A from CinemaScore. An opening weekend of $150 million is certainly within reach; our model is predicting $151 million. Disney is predicting a more cautious $145 million to $150 million. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

December 16th, 2016

Fences

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story scared away most wide releases and limited releases. That’s not to say there is nothing on this week’s list worth checking out. In fact, Fences was bumped up a week before its wide expansion on Christmas day. That is the only film on this list likely to have any presence at the box office. More...

2016 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 14th, 2016

Manchester by the Sea

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. This could mean the Oscar race will be a lot closer than in past years. This time around Manchester by the Sea led the way with four nominations. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 12th, 2016

La La Land

The Golden Globes nominations were announced and we are starting to see a few names pop up over and over again. La La Land led the way with seven nominations, but Moonlight was right behind with six and Manchester by the Sea earned five. You will be hearing those three names over and over and over again this Awards Season. More...

2016 Preview: December

December 1st, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

November was good, but not great. Fortunately, 2016 had a large enough lead going into November that the month only needed to be good. In fact, it could have been mediocre and 2016 would have still had an excellent shot to end the year above 2015. As for December, it’s a race between Star Wars and Star Wars. Almost no one thinks Rogue One is going to match The Force Awakens, but if Rogue One earns just half of what The Force Awakens managed, then 2016 will come out on top in the year-over-year comparison. There are only two other films with a better than 50/50 chance of hitting $100 million, Passengers and Sing. Either one could earn second place for the month, but Passengers will likely start faster. Last December, the only other film to earn more than $100 million was Daddy’s Home, which earned just a hair over $150 million. There’s a chance both Passengers and Sing will earn more than $150 million, which would be a boon to the box office. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was just too strong last year and it would take a miracle for 2016 to have a stronger December. That said, it would take a complete collapse for 2016 not to top 2015 in raw dollars. The growth might not be enough to keep pace with ticket price inflation, on the other hand. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2016 25 $129,462   4 $32,366   $129,462 1
Dec 23, 2016 7 $6,688,105 +5,066% 2,233 $2,995   $6,879,620 2
Dec 30, 2016 6 $10,041,471 +50% 2,301 $4,364   $29,743,615 3
Jan 6, 2017 9 $4,813,606 -52% 2,368 $2,033   $40,776,870 4
Jan 13, 2017 14 $2,755,038 -43% 1,342 $2,053   $45,887,400 5
Jan 20, 2017 18 $1,214,742 -56% 693 $1,753   $48,714,426 6
Jan 27, 2017 20 $1,443,074 +19% 880 $1,640   $50,822,683 7
Feb 3, 2017 17 $1,233,943 -14% 948 $1,302   $52,659,963 8
Feb 10, 2017 19 $723,054 -41% 454 $1,593   $53,943,781 9
Feb 17, 2017 16 $835,609 +16% 560 $1,492   $55,182,578 10
Feb 24, 2017 17 $776,093 -7% 597 $1,300   $56,552,381 11
Mar 3, 2017 23 $303,427 -61% 284 $1,068   $57,115,212 12
Mar 10, 2017 29 $154,989 -49% 189 $820   $57,393,468 13
Mar 17, 2017 34 $64,975 -58% 94 $691   $57,535,687 14
Mar 24, 2017 38 $76,093 +17% 111 $686   $57,642,961 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 16, 2016 - $41,254     4 $10,314   $41,254 1
Dec 17, 2016 - $49,404 +20%   4 $12,351   $90,658 2
Dec 18, 2016 - $38,804 -21%   4 $9,701   $129,462 3
Dec 19, 2016 - $15,141 -61%   4 $3,785   $144,603 4
Dec 20, 2016 - $15,371 +2%   4 $3,843   $159,974 5
Dec 21, 2016 - $15,208 -1%   4 $3,802   $175,182 6
Dec 22, 2016 - $16,333 +7%   4 $4,083   $191,515 7
Dec 23, 2016 - $25,850 +58% -37% 4 $6,463   $217,365 8
Dec 24, 2016 - $21,700 -16% -56% 4 $5,425   $239,065 9
Dec 25, 2016 4 $6,640,555 +30,502% +17,013% 2,233 $2,974   $6,879,620 10
Dec 26, 2016 4 $4,912,065 -26% +32,342% 2,233 $2,200   $11,791,685 11
Dec 27, 2016 7 $3,120,444 -36% +20,201% 2,233 $1,397   $14,912,129 12
Dec 28, 2016 8 $2,442,439 -22% +15,960% 2,233 $1,094   $17,354,568 13
Dec 29, 2016 8 $2,347,576 -4% +14,273% 2,233 $1,051   $19,702,144 14
Dec 30, 2016 5 $3,416,470 +46% +13,117% 2,301 $1,485   $23,118,614 15
Dec 31, 2016 4 $3,212,357 -6% +14,703% 2,301 $1,396   $26,330,971 16
Jan 1, 2017 6 $3,412,644 +6% -49% 2,301 $1,483   $29,743,615 17
Jan 2, 2017 6 $3,070,302 -10% -37% 2,301 $1,334   $32,813,917 18
Jan 3, 2017 8 $1,378,122 -55% -56% 2,301 $599   $34,192,039 19
Jan 4, 2017 8 $948,316 -31% -61% 2,301 $412   $35,140,355 20
Jan 5, 2017 8 $822,909 -13% -65% 2,301 $358   $35,963,264 21
Jan 6, 2017 9 $1,404,438 +71% -59% 2,368 $593   $37,367,702 22
Jan 7, 2017 9 $2,071,016 +47% -36% 2,368 $875   $39,438,718 23
Jan 8, 2017 9 $1,338,152 -35% -61% 2,368 $565   $40,776,870 24
Jan 9, 2017 8 $521,535 -61% -83% 2,368 $220   $41,298,405 25
Jan 10, 2017 8 $749,068 +44% -46% 2,368 $316   $42,047,473 26
Jan 11, 2017 8 $549,371 -27% -42% 2,368 $232   $42,596,844 27
Jan 12, 2017 7 $535,518 -3% -35% 2,368 $226   $43,132,362 28
Jan 13, 2017 14 $777,130 +45% -45% 1,342 $579   $43,909,492 29
Jan 14, 2017 14 $1,140,136 +47% -45% 1,342 $850   $45,049,628 30
Jan 15, 2017 14 $837,772 -27% -37% 1,342 $624   $45,887,400 31
Jan 16, 2017 13 $757,965 -10% +45% 1,342 $565   $46,645,365 32
Jan 17, 2017 14 $344,814 -55% -54% 1,342 $257   $46,990,179 33
Jan 18, 2017 13 $253,351 -27% -54% 1,342 $189   $47,243,530 34
Jan 19, 2017 12 $256,154 +1% -52% 1,342 $191   $47,499,684 35
Jan 20, 2017 - $336,782 +31% -57% 693 $486   $47,836,466 36
Jan 21, 2017 - $587,344 +74% -48% 693 $848   $48,423,810 37
Jan 22, 2017 - $290,616 -51% -65% 693 $419   $48,714,426 38
Jan 23, 2017 - $129,267 -56% -83% 693 $187   $48,843,693 39
Jan 24, 2017 - $188,531 +46% -45% 693 $272   $49,032,224 40
Jan 25, 2017 - $177,044 -6% -30% 693 $255   $49,209,268 41
Jan 26, 2017 13 $170,341 -4% -34% 693 $246   $49,379,609 42
Jan 27, 2017 - $375,268 +120% +11% 880 $426   $49,754,877 43
Jan 28, 2017 - $665,331 +77% +13% 880 $756   $50,420,208 44
Jan 29, 2017 - $402,475 -40% +38% 880 $457   $50,822,683 45
Jan 30, 2017 - $142,875 -65% +11% 880 $162   $50,965,558 46
Jan 31, 2017 - $179,240 +25% -5% 880 $204   $51,144,798 47
Feb 1, 2017 - $140,102 -22% -21% 880 $159   $51,284,900 48
Feb 2, 2017 - $141,120 +1% -17% 880 $160   $51,426,020 49
Feb 3, 2017 - $370,049 +162% -1% 948 $390   $51,796,069 50
Feb 4, 2017 - $657,084 +78% -1% 948 $693   $52,453,153 51
Feb 5, 2017 - $206,810 -69% -49% 948 $218   $52,659,963 52
Feb 6, 2017 15 $136,504 -34% -4% 948 $144   $52,796,467 53
Feb 7, 2017 15 $168,101 +23% -6% 948 $177   $52,964,568 54
Feb 8, 2017 15 $136,535 -19% -3% 948 $144   $53,101,103 55
Feb 9, 2017 15 $119,624 -12% -15% 948 $126   $53,220,727 56
Feb 10, 2017 - $178,713 +49% -52% 454 $394   $53,399,440 57
Feb 11, 2017 - $341,364 +91% -48% 454 $752   $53,740,804 58
Feb 12, 2017 - $202,977 -41% -2% 454 $447   $53,943,781 59
Feb 13, 2017 15 $79,906 -61% -41% 454 $176   $54,023,687 60
Feb 14, 2017 - $159,875 +100% -5% 454 $352   $54,183,562 61
Feb 15, 2017 15 $82,728 -48% -39% 454 $182   $54,266,290 62
Feb 16, 2017 15 $80,679 -2% -33% 454 $178   $54,346,969 63
Feb 17, 2017 15 $187,044 +132% +5% 560 $334   $54,534,013 64
Feb 18, 2017 15 $344,169 +84% +1% 560 $615   $54,878,182 65
Feb 19, 2017 15 $304,396 -12% +50% 560 $544   $55,182,578 66
Feb 20, 2017 - $196,741 -35% +146% 560 $351   $55,379,319 67
Feb 21, 2017 13 $156,325 -21% -2% 560 $279   $55,535,644 68
Feb 22, 2017 13 $139,090 -11% +68% 560 $248   $55,674,734 69
Feb 23, 2017 14 $101,554 -27% +26% 560 $181   $55,776,288 70
Feb 24, 2017 - $190,369 +87% +2% 597 $319   $55,966,657 71
Feb 25, 2017 - $367,982 +93% +7% 597 $616   $56,334,639 72
Feb 26, 2017 - $217,742 -41% -28% 597 $365   $56,552,381 73
Feb 27, 2017 - $65,144 -70% -67% 597 $109   $56,617,525 74
Feb 28, 2017 - $78,788 +21% -50% 597 $132   $56,696,313 75
Mar 1, 2017 - $59,264 -25% -57% 597 $99   $56,755,577 76
Mar 2, 2017 - $56,208 -5% -45% 597 $94   $56,811,785 77
Mar 3, 2017 - $78,530 +40% -59% 284 $277   $56,890,315 78
Mar 4, 2017 - $137,516 +75% -63% 284 $484   $57,027,831 79
Mar 5, 2017 - $87,381 -36% -60% 284 $308   $57,115,212 80
Mar 6, 2017 - $28,774 -67% -56% 284 $101   $57,143,986 81
Mar 7, 2017 - $35,686 +24% -55% 284 $126   $57,179,672 82
Mar 8, 2017 - $30,600 -14% -48% 284 $108   $57,210,272 83
Mar 9, 2017 - $28,207 -8% -50% 284 $99   $57,238,479 84
Mar 10, 2017 - $39,004 +38% -50% 189 $206   $57,277,483 85
Mar 11, 2017 - $70,534 +81% -49% 189 $373   $57,348,017 86
Mar 12, 2017 - $45,451 -36% -48% 189 $240   $57,393,468 87
Mar 13, 2017 - $17,807 -61% -38% 189 $94   $57,411,275 88
Mar 14, 2017 - $21,088 +18% -41% 189 $112   $57,432,363 89
Mar 15, 2017 - $19,428 -8% -37% 189 $103   $57,451,791 90
Mar 16, 2017 - $18,921 -3% -33% 189 $100   $57,470,712 91
Mar 17, 2017 - $16,114 -15% -59% 94 $171   $57,486,826 92
Mar 18, 2017 - $31,324 +94% -56% 94 $333   $57,518,150 93
Mar 19, 2017 - $17,537 -44% -61% 94 $187   $57,535,687 94
Mar 20, 2017 - $6,413 -63% -64% 94 $68   $57,542,100 95
Mar 21, 2017 - $8,841 +38% -58% 94 $94   $57,550,941 96
Mar 22, 2017 - $8,234 -7% -58% 94 $88   $57,559,175 97
Mar 23, 2017 - $7,693 -7% -59% 94 $82   $57,566,868 98
Mar 24, 2017 - $20,708 +169% +29% 111 $187   $57,587,576 99
Mar 25, 2017 - $32,922 +59% +5% 111 $297   $57,620,498 100
Mar 26, 2017 - $22,463 -32% +28% 111 $202   $57,642,961 101
Mar 27, 2017 - $8,866 -61% +38% 111 $80   $57,651,827 102
Mar 28, 2017 - $11,437 +29% +29% 111 $103   $57,663,264 103
Mar 29, 2017 - $8,759 -23% +6% 111 $79   $57,672,023 104
Mar 30, 2017 - $10,881 +24% +41% 111 $98   $57,682,904 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2016 29 $191,515   4 $47,879   $191,515 1
Dec 23, 2016 7 $19,510,629 +10,088% 2,233 $8,737   $19,702,144 2
Dec 30, 2016 7 $16,261,120 -17% 2,301 $7,067   $35,963,264 3
Jan 6, 2017 9 $7,169,098 -56% 2,368 $3,027   $43,132,362 4
Jan 13, 2017 14 $4,367,322 -39% 1,342 $3,254   $47,499,684 5
Jan 20, 2017 18 $1,879,925 -57% 693 $2,713   $49,379,609 6
Jan 27, 2017 18 $2,046,411 +9% 880 $2,325   $51,426,020 7
Feb 3, 2017 16 $1,794,707 -12% 948 $1,893   $53,220,727 8
Feb 10, 2017 16 $1,126,242 -37% 454 $2,481   $54,346,969 9
Feb 17, 2017 16 $1,429,319 +27% 560 $2,552   $55,776,288 10
Feb 24, 2017 18 $1,035,497 -28% 597 $1,735   $56,811,785 11
Mar 3, 2017 24 $426,694 -59% 284 $1,502   $57,238,479 12
Mar 10, 2017 28 $232,233 -46% 189 $1,229   $57,470,712 13
Mar 17, 2017 34 $96,156 -59% 94 $1,023   $57,566,868 14
Mar 24, 2017 37 $116,036 +21% 111 $1,045   $57,682,904 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/10/2017 $244,130 62 92 483 $837,104 4/3/2017
Brazil 3/3/2017 $209,714 0 0 0 $472,543 6/26/2018
France 2/24/2017 $352,728 0 0 0 $745,800 6/27/2018
Germany 2/17/2017 $100,654 0 0 0 $264,185 6/29/2018
Italy 2/24/2017 $125,931 0 0 0 $261,690 10/22/2018
Netherlands 2/16/2017 $38,956 21 21 58 $152,522 11/1/2018
New Zealand 2/10/2017 $17,888 21 34 152 $71,744 3/27/2017
Portugal 2/24/2017 $79,421 25 30 101 $261,959 4/14/2017
Spain 2/24/2017 $368,127 155 159 478 $941,732 4/21/2017
United Kingdom 2/10/2017 $128,376 21 359 528 $2,174,406 9/17/2018
 
Rest of World $416,292
 
International Total$6,599,977 11/1/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 20173115,287 115,287$2,074,013$2,074,0134
Mar 26, 2017624,646-79% 139,933$450,529$2,524,5425
Apr 2, 20171511,811-52% 151,744$235,866$2,760,4086
Apr 9, 2017278,240-30% 159,984$150,050$2,910,4587
Apr 16, 20173011,583+41% 171,567$180,116$3,090,5748
Apr 30, 2017295,170 184,435$94,973$3,324,03410
May 7, 2017278,575+66% 193,010$205,371$3,529,40511

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2017460,832 60,832$1,216,023$1,216,0234
Mar 26, 20171013,113-78% 73,945$262,124$1,478,1475

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