Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (2013)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,933Details
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Synopsis

In 2008, legendary art collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel made an announcement that stunned the art world. Known and loved as a retired postal worker (Herb) and librarian (Dorothy) who built a world-class art collection on their humble salaries, the Vogels launched a national gift project with the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington DC that would constitute one of the largest gifts in the history of American art: to give a total of 2,500 artworks to museums in all fifty states. This came sixteen years after the Vogels had transferred their entire collection to NGA, the majority as a gift, making headlines in 1992. During those years at the NGA, the collection had grown to nearly 5,000 pieces, too large for any one museum to contain. As a solution, a national gift project titled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States was conceived. Though their collection was now worth millions of dollars, the couple did not sell a single piece, instead giving fifty works to one museum in every state. Having worked their whole lives as civil servants, their wish was to give back to the people of the United States.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,157 (15.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 0.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,615

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,332 $38,933
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,758 $38,933
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,987 $38,933

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 13th, 2013 (Limited) by Fine Line
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
Franchise: Herb and Dorothy
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Keywords: Biography, Autumn Years, Artists, Museum, Posthumous Release, Collectors and Collectables
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Fine Line Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 13, 2013 76 $6,157   1 $6,157   $6,157 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 13, 2013 - $7,947   1 $7,947   $7,947 1
Sep 20, 2013 74 $7,389 -7% 4 $1,847   $15,336 2
Sep 27, 2013 75 $6,560 -11% 8 $820   $21,896 3
Oct 4, 2013 76 $6,863 +5% 6 $1,144   $28,759 4
Oct 11, 2013 95 $2,289 -67% 5 $458   $31,048 5
Oct 18, 2013 83 $1,534 -33% 4 $384   $32,582 6
Nov 1, 2013 69 $1,006   1 $1,006   $33,588 8
Nov 8, 2013 70 $1,778 +77% 1 $1,778   $35,366 9
Nov 15, 2013 71 $2,321 +31% 2 $1,161   $37,687 10
Nov 22, 2013 78 $845 -64% 2 $423   $38,110 11
Nov 29, 2013 71 $823 -3% 1 $823   $38,933 12

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Documentary Subject(s)

Herb Vogel    Himself
Dorothy Vogel    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Megumi Sasaki    Director
Megumi Sasaki    Producer
Bernadine Colish    Editor
Erik Shirai    Cinematographer
David Majzlin    Composer
Yuki Murai    Associate Producer
Takeshi Yamasaki    Associate Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Per Theater Chart: Mother of God!

September 18th, 2013

It was a busy week in terms of limited releases, not only with number of new releases, but the success of most of these releases. Mother of George was the top film with $22,456 in one theater. Final: The Rapture earned an average of $15,942 in two theaters, which is an impressive opening for a film with no reviews. It will be interesting to see where it goes from here. Wadjda opened in three theaters, earning an average of $13,751. This film has some Oscar buzz going for it, so it might last in theaters longer than most similar releases. Blue Caprice also has some Oscar buzz and its opening of $13,400 in one theater might help it thrive as well. The overall box office leader, Insidious Chapter 2, opened in fifth place on the per theater chart with an average of $13,208. GMO OMG earned $13,000 in its lone theater, but its reviews are only mixed, so it likely won't last long. Salinger fell 48% to $11,252, while still playing in four theaters. It is likely it won't be able to expand significantly given this decline. More...


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Synopsis

In 2008, legendary art collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel made an announcement that stunned the art world. Known and loved as a retired postal worker (Herb) and librarian (Dorothy) who built a world-class art collection on their humble salaries, the Vogels launched a national gift project with the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington DC that would constitute one of the largest gifts in the history of American art: to give a total of 2,500 artworks to museums in all fifty states. This came sixteen years after the Vogels had transferred their entire collection to NGA, the majority as a gift, making headlines in 1992. During those years at the NGA, the collection had grown to nearly 5,000 pieces, too large for any one museum to contain. As a solution, a national gift project titled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States was conceived. Though their collection was now worth millions of dollars, the couple did not sell a single piece, instead giving fifty works to one museum in every state. Having worked their whole lives as civil servants, their wish was to give back to the people of the United States.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,157 (15.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 0.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,615

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,332 $38,933
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,758 $38,933
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,987 $38,933

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 13th, 2013 (Limited) by Fine Line
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
Franchise: Herb and Dorothy
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Autumn Years, Artists, Museum, Posthumous Release, Collectors and Collectables
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Fine Line Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Herb Vogel    Himself
Dorothy Vogel    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Megumi Sasaki    Director
Megumi Sasaki    Producer
Bernadine Colish    Editor
Erik Shirai    Cinematographer
David Majzlin    Composer
Yuki Murai    Associate Producer
Takeshi Yamasaki    Associate Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Per Theater Chart: Mother of God!

September 18th, 2013

It was a busy week in terms of limited releases, not only with number of new releases, but the success of most of these releases. Mother of George was the top film with $22,456 in one theater. Final: The Rapture earned an average of $15,942 in two theaters, which is an impressive opening for a film with no reviews. It will be interesting to see where it goes from here. Wadjda opened in three theaters, earning an average of $13,751. This film has some Oscar buzz going for it, so it might last in theaters longer than most similar releases. Blue Caprice also has some Oscar buzz and its opening of $13,400 in one theater might help it thrive as well. The overall box office leader, Insidious Chapter 2, opened in fifth place on the per theater chart with an average of $13,208. GMO OMG earned $13,000 in its lone theater, but its reviews are only mixed, so it likely won't last long. Salinger fell 48% to $11,252, while still playing in four theaters. It is likely it won't be able to expand significantly given this decline. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 13, 2013 76 $6,157   1 $6,157   $6,157 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 13, 2013 - $7,947   1 $7,947   $7,947 1
Sep 20, 2013 74 $7,389 -7% 4 $1,847   $15,336 2
Sep 27, 2013 75 $6,560 -11% 8 $820   $21,896 3
Oct 4, 2013 76 $6,863 +5% 6 $1,144   $28,759 4
Oct 11, 2013 95 $2,289 -67% 5 $458   $31,048 5
Oct 18, 2013 83 $1,534 -33% 4 $384   $32,582 6
Nov 1, 2013 69 $1,006   1 $1,006   $33,588 8
Nov 8, 2013 70 $1,778 +77% 1 $1,778   $35,366 9
Nov 15, 2013 71 $2,321 +31% 2 $1,161   $37,687 10
Nov 22, 2013 78 $845 -64% 2 $423   $38,110 11
Nov 29, 2013 71 $823 -3% 1 $823   $38,933 12

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.