Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

Hobo with a Shotgun poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $703,372Details
International Box Office $131,581Details
Worldwide Box Office $834,953
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,918,553 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,191,304 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,109,857
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A train pulls into the station—it’s the end of the line. A Hobo jumps from a freight car, hoping for a fresh start in a new city. Instead, he finds himself trapped in an urban hell. This is a world where criminals rule the streets and Drake, the city’s crime boss, reigns supreme alongside his sadistic murderous sons, Slick and Ivan. Amidst the chaos, the Hobo comes across a pawn shop window displaying a second hand lawn mower. He dreams of making the city a beautiful place and starting a new life for himself. But as the brutality continues to rage around him, he notices a shotgun hanging above the lawn mower… Quickly, he realizes the only way to make a difference in this town is with that gun in his hand and two shells in its chamber.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,046 (1.7% of total gross)
Legs:33.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/21 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $956,154

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,456 $703,372
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) 16,633 $131,581
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,042 $834,953
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,073 $703,372

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: May 6th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
Video Release: July 5th, 2011 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Keywords: Gangs, Revenge, Homeless, Sex Crimes, Corrupt Cops, Christmas in November, Vigilante, Organized Crime, Prostitution, Narcotics, Grindhouse, Based on a Fake Trailer
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Alliance Films, Rhombus Media, Whizbang Films, Yer Dead
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2011 73 $12,046   2 $6,023   $12,046 1
May 13, 2011 82 $6,689 -44% 3 $2,230   $539,370 2
May 20, 2011 62 $19,759 +195% 8 $2,470   $564,298 3
May 27, 2011 60 $21,033 +6% 21 $1,002   $598,908 4
Jun 3, 2011 63 $12,888 -39% 14 $921   $627,452 5
Jun 10, 2011 60 $11,583 -10% 15 $772   $643,655 6
Jun 17, 2011 74 $7,236 -38% 14 $517   $657,752 7
Jun 24, 2011 69 $9,255 +28% 12 $771   $672,648 8
Jul 1, 2011 71 $6,304 -32% 10 $630   $684,504 9
Jul 8, 2011 85 $3,355 -47% 6 $559   $690,665 10
Jul 15, 2011 89 $2,101 -37% 5 $420   $695,412 11
Jul 22, 2011 88 $1,966 -6% 5 $393   $698,265 12
Jul 29, 2011 86 $2,205 +12% 4 $551   $701,379 13
Aug 5, 2011 113 $717 -67% 3 $239   $703,002 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 30, 2011 69 $1,633     21 $78   $600,541 25
Jul 4, 2011 83 $446     10 $45   $684,950 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2011 73 $19,420   2 $9,710   $19,420 1
May 13, 2011 80 $11,858 -39% 3 $3,953   $544,539 2
May 20, 2011 61 $33,336 +181% 8 $4,167   $577,875 3
May 27, 2011 60 $36,689 +10% 21 $1,747   $614,564 4
Jun 3, 2011 65 $17,508 -52% 14 $1,251   $632,072 5
Jun 10, 2011 62 $18,444 +5% 15 $1,230   $650,516 6
Jun 17, 2011 77 $12,877 -30% 14 $920   $663,393 7
Jun 24, 2011 70 $14,807 +15% 12 $1,234   $678,200 8
Jul 1, 2011 72 $9,110 -38% 10 $911   $687,310 9
Jul 8, 2011 80 $6,001 -34% 6 $1,000   $693,311 10
Jul 15, 2011 91 $2,988 -50% 5 $598   $696,299 11
Jul 22, 2011 88 $2,875 -4% 5 $575   $699,174 12
Jul 29, 2011 91 $3,111 +8% 4 $778   $702,285 13
Aug 5, 2011 115 $1,087 -65% 3 $362   $703,372 14

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
Jul 10, 20112024,062 24,062$432,394$432,3941

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 10, 2011722,483 22,483$409,190$409,1901

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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

Rutger Hauer    Hobo

Supporting Cast

Gregory Smith    Slick
Molly Dunsworth    Abby
Brian Downey    The Drake
Nick Bateman    Ivan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jason Eisener    Director
Jason Eisener    Editor
John Davies    Screenwriter
Rob Cotterill    Producer
Niv Fichman    Producer
Frank Siracusa    Producer
Mark Slone    Executive Producer
Victor Loewy    Executive Producer
Andrea Raffaghello    Line Producer
Adam Burke    Composer
Darius Hobert    Composer
Giallos Flame    Composer
Deirdre Bowen    Casting Director
Sheila Lane    Casting Director
Sarah Dunsworth    Costume Designer
Ewen Dickson    Production Designer
Karim Hussain    Cinematographer

Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Lord Above New Releases

July 20th, 2011

Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy remained on top of the Blu-ray sales chart this week selling 104,000 units / $5.08 million for the week. It now has generated just over $30 million in sales in just two weeks, and even if you split that between the three movies, it's still an excellent run for a catalog title. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Are Assassinated

July 19th, 2011

New releases were dead on arrival on this week's DVD sales chart. None reached the top five, while only three reached the top 30. This left Sucker Punch in top spot, but with only 105,000 units / $1.58 million units for the week giving it totals of 381,000 units / $5.71 million after two. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Hobo with a Shotgun

July 5th, 2011

This film has one of the strangest origins around. Hobo with a Shotgun was seen as one of the fake trailers in Grindhouse, but unlike the other fake trailers, this one wasn't directed by someone famous, but was the result of a contest. Not everyone who saw the film in theaters saw the trailer, but it was popular enough with those who did that it became the second Grindhouse Spin-off. So from contest entry to feature-length film. But was there enough in that first trailer sustain an 86-minute long film? More...

Per Theater Chart: Thor's Lonely on Top

May 10th, 2011

Thor was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart with an average of $16,618 in just under 4,000 theaters. Fast Five did come reasonably close to that mark with an average of $8,860, while the best limited release was Cave of Forgotten Dreams with $8,059. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Strikes with Mighty Opening

May 8th, 2011

Thor couldn't quite emulate Fast Five's debut, but a very solid $66,000,000 opening weekend for the Marvel superhero movie keeps the promising early Summer season rolling along very nicely. Respectable weekends for Jumping the Broom and Something Borrowed also helped this weekend continue the winning streak over 2010. More...

Limited Releases Try to Take on God of Thunder

May 6th, 2011

It is officially the beginning of summer, at least according to the movie industry. And while most eyes are on Thor, there's a bundle of limited releases trying to compete for limited box office dollars. I'm not overly bullish on most film's chances. There are a few films opening in way too many theaters, some that are opening with Tomatometer scores that would be terrible for wide releases, etc. There are also a few with good reviews or some advanced buzz, but going the limited release route is always a risk. Let's hope some can escape it. More...

2011 Preview: May

May 1st, 2011

Summer is officially upon us and after a depressing start to the year, we finally have some reason to be optimistic. April produced a few films that were stronger than expected and the last three weekends have produced wins in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, 2011 is a long way from matching 2010's pace, but if we can earn a few more wins this month, we could be in good shape going forward. In comparison with last May, the month starts off slowly this year, but comes on really strong by the end and looks much healthier overall. In fact, last May there were only three films to make more than $100 million at the box office. (Granted, two others came very close.) This year there are four films that might open with more than $100 million. Right now 2010 has about a $500 million lead on 2011, but hopefully by the end of the month that lead will be down to $300 million. More...


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Synopsis

A train pulls into the station—it’s the end of the line. A Hobo jumps from a freight car, hoping for a fresh start in a new city. Instead, he finds himself trapped in an urban hell. This is a world where criminals rule the streets and Drake, the city’s crime boss, reigns supreme alongside his sadistic murderous sons, Slick and Ivan. Amidst the chaos, the Hobo comes across a pawn shop window displaying a second hand lawn mower. He dreams of making the city a beautiful place and starting a new life for himself. But as the brutality continues to rage around him, he notices a shotgun hanging above the lawn mower… Quickly, he realizes the only way to make a difference in this town is with that gun in his hand and two shells in its chamber.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,046 (1.7% of total gross)
Legs:33.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/21 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $956,154

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,456 $703,372
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) 16,633 $131,581
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,042 $834,953
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,073 $703,372

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


Watch Now On

Google Play:Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 6th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
Video Release: July 5th, 2011 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Gangs, Revenge, Homeless, Sex Crimes, Corrupt Cops, Christmas in November, Vigilante, Organized Crime, Prostitution, Narcotics, Grindhouse, Based on a Fake Trailer
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Alliance Films, Rhombus Media, Whizbang Films, Yer Dead
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Rutger Hauer    Hobo

Supporting Cast

Gregory Smith    Slick
Molly Dunsworth    Abby
Brian Downey    The Drake
Nick Bateman    Ivan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jason Eisener    Director
Jason Eisener    Editor
John Davies    Screenwriter
Rob Cotterill    Producer
Niv Fichman    Producer
Frank Siracusa    Producer
Mark Slone    Executive Producer
Victor Loewy    Executive Producer
Andrea Raffaghello    Line Producer
Adam Burke    Composer
Darius Hobert    Composer
Giallos Flame    Composer
Deirdre Bowen    Casting Director
Sheila Lane    Casting Director
Sarah Dunsworth    Costume Designer
Ewen Dickson    Production Designer
Karim Hussain    Cinematographer

Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Lord Above New Releases

July 20th, 2011

Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy remained on top of the Blu-ray sales chart this week selling 104,000 units / $5.08 million for the week. It now has generated just over $30 million in sales in just two weeks, and even if you split that between the three movies, it's still an excellent run for a catalog title. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Are Assassinated

July 19th, 2011

New releases were dead on arrival on this week's DVD sales chart. None reached the top five, while only three reached the top 30. This left Sucker Punch in top spot, but with only 105,000 units / $1.58 million units for the week giving it totals of 381,000 units / $5.71 million after two. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Hobo with a Shotgun

July 5th, 2011

This film has one of the strangest origins around. Hobo with a Shotgun was seen as one of the fake trailers in Grindhouse, but unlike the other fake trailers, this one wasn't directed by someone famous, but was the result of a contest. Not everyone who saw the film in theaters saw the trailer, but it was popular enough with those who did that it became the second Grindhouse Spin-off. So from contest entry to feature-length film. But was there enough in that first trailer sustain an 86-minute long film? More...

Per Theater Chart: Thor's Lonely on Top

May 10th, 2011

Thor was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart with an average of $16,618 in just under 4,000 theaters. Fast Five did come reasonably close to that mark with an average of $8,860, while the best limited release was Cave of Forgotten Dreams with $8,059. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Strikes with Mighty Opening

May 8th, 2011

Thor couldn't quite emulate Fast Five's debut, but a very solid $66,000,000 opening weekend for the Marvel superhero movie keeps the promising early Summer season rolling along very nicely. Respectable weekends for Jumping the Broom and Something Borrowed also helped this weekend continue the winning streak over 2010. More...

Limited Releases Try to Take on God of Thunder

May 6th, 2011

It is officially the beginning of summer, at least according to the movie industry. And while most eyes are on Thor, there's a bundle of limited releases trying to compete for limited box office dollars. I'm not overly bullish on most film's chances. There are a few films opening in way too many theaters, some that are opening with Tomatometer scores that would be terrible for wide releases, etc. There are also a few with good reviews or some advanced buzz, but going the limited release route is always a risk. Let's hope some can escape it. More...

2011 Preview: May

May 1st, 2011

Summer is officially upon us and after a depressing start to the year, we finally have some reason to be optimistic. April produced a few films that were stronger than expected and the last three weekends have produced wins in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, 2011 is a long way from matching 2010's pace, but if we can earn a few more wins this month, we could be in good shape going forward. In comparison with last May, the month starts off slowly this year, but comes on really strong by the end and looks much healthier overall. In fact, last May there were only three films to make more than $100 million at the box office. (Granted, two others came very close.) This year there are four films that might open with more than $100 million. Right now 2010 has about a $500 million lead on 2011, but hopefully by the end of the month that lead will be down to $300 million. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2011 73 $12,046   2 $6,023   $12,046 1
May 13, 2011 82 $6,689 -44% 3 $2,230   $539,370 2
May 20, 2011 62 $19,759 +195% 8 $2,470   $564,298 3
May 27, 2011 60 $21,033 +6% 21 $1,002   $598,908 4
Jun 3, 2011 63 $12,888 -39% 14 $921   $627,452 5
Jun 10, 2011 60 $11,583 -10% 15 $772   $643,655 6
Jun 17, 2011 74 $7,236 -38% 14 $517   $657,752 7
Jun 24, 2011 69 $9,255 +28% 12 $771   $672,648 8
Jul 1, 2011 71 $6,304 -32% 10 $630   $684,504 9
Jul 8, 2011 85 $3,355 -47% 6 $559   $690,665 10
Jul 15, 2011 89 $2,101 -37% 5 $420   $695,412 11
Jul 22, 2011 88 $1,966 -6% 5 $393   $698,265 12
Jul 29, 2011 86 $2,205 +12% 4 $551   $701,379 13
Aug 5, 2011 113 $717 -67% 3 $239   $703,002 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 30, 2011 69 $1,633     21 $78   $600,541 25
Jul 4, 2011 83 $446     10 $45   $684,950 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2011 73 $19,420   2 $9,710   $19,420 1
May 13, 2011 80 $11,858 -39% 3 $3,953   $544,539 2
May 20, 2011 61 $33,336 +181% 8 $4,167   $577,875 3
May 27, 2011 60 $36,689 +10% 21 $1,747   $614,564 4
Jun 3, 2011 65 $17,508 -52% 14 $1,251   $632,072 5
Jun 10, 2011 62 $18,444 +5% 15 $1,230   $650,516 6
Jun 17, 2011 77 $12,877 -30% 14 $920   $663,393 7
Jun 24, 2011 70 $14,807 +15% 12 $1,234   $678,200 8
Jul 1, 2011 72 $9,110 -38% 10 $911   $687,310 9
Jul 8, 2011 80 $6,001 -34% 6 $1,000   $693,311 10
Jul 15, 2011 91 $2,988 -50% 5 $598   $696,299 11
Jul 22, 2011 88 $2,875 -4% 5 $575   $699,174 12
Jul 29, 2011 91 $3,111 +8% 4 $778   $702,285 13
Aug 5, 2011 115 $1,087 -65% 3 $362   $703,372 14

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
Jul 10, 20112024,062 24,062$432,394$432,3941

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 10, 2011722,483 22,483$409,190$409,1901

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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.