Joyful Noise (2012)

Joyful Noise poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,932,113Details
International Box Office $225,801Details
Worldwide Box Office $31,157,914
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $12,917,597 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,817,273 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $14,734,870
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, while the fiery G.G. Sparrow thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old. Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.'s rebellious grandson, Randy. Randy has an ear for music, but he also has an eye for Vi Rose's beautiful and talented daughter, Olivia, and the sparks between the two teenagers are causing even more friction between G.G. and Vi Rose. If these two strong-willed women can put aside their differences for the good of the people in their town, they--and their choir--may make the most joyful noise of all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,225,190 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,735 opening theaters/2,735 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,890,466

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,912 $30,932,113
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,001-15,100) 15,090 $225,801
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,221 $31,157,914

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2012 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Norway)
June 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
June 29th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: May 1st, 2012 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference.
(Rating bulletin 2193, 10/12/2011)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. West Side Story
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Keywords: African Americans, Gospel Music, Musicians, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Romance, Interracial Romance, Underdog, Comedy Musical
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Alcon Entertainment, Farrell Paura Productions, O.N.C. Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 100 $11,225,190 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $15,995,546 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 87 $13,802,308 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 108 $19,667,853 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 44 $11,225,190 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 60 $15,995,546 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 42 $13,802,308 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $19,667,853 Jan 13, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 4 $11,225,190   2,735 $4,104   $11,225,190 1
Jan 20, 2012 7 $5,917,437 -47% 2,735 $2,164   $21,745,419 2
Jan 27, 2012 14 $3,188,393 -46% 2,021 $1,578   $26,675,903 3
Feb 3, 2012 17 $1,459,230 -54% 1,350 $1,081   $28,964,458 4
Feb 10, 2012 25 $489,616 -66% 686 $714   $29,890,129 5
Feb 17, 2012 35 $219,935 -55% 340 $647   $30,307,894 6
Feb 24, 2012 34 $183,920 -16% 277 $664   $30,586,639 7
Mar 2, 2012 38 $115,826 -37% 202 $573   $30,769,139 8
Mar 9, 2012 46 $58,552 -49% 103 $568   $30,867,706 9
Mar 16, 2012 60 $29,777 -49% 65 $458   $30,920,167 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 13, 2012 3 $3,298,259     2,735 $1,206   $3,298,259 1
Jan 14, 2012 4 $4,564,762 +38%   2,735 $1,669   $7,863,021 2
Jan 15, 2012 4 $3,362,169 -26%   2,735 $1,229   $11,225,190 3
Jan 16, 2012 3 $2,577,118 -23%   2,735 $942   $13,802,308 4
Jan 17, 2012 4 $793,451 -69%   2,735 $290   $14,595,759 5
Jan 18, 2012 4 $601,005 -24%   2,735 $220   $15,196,764 6
Jan 19, 2012 4 $631,218 +5%   2,735 $231   $15,827,982 7
Jan 20, 2012 7 $1,656,232 +162% -50% 2,735 $606   $17,484,214 8
Jan 21, 2012 8 $2,837,702 +71% -38% 2,735 $1,038   $20,321,916 9
Jan 22, 2012 7 $1,423,503 -50% -58% 2,735 $520   $21,745,419 10
Jan 23, 2012 8 $408,418 -71% -84% 2,735 $149   $22,153,837 11
Jan 24, 2012 7 $518,173 +27% -35% 2,735 $189   $22,672,010 12
Jan 25, 2012 9 $384,281 -26% -36% 2,735 $141   $23,056,291 13
Jan 26, 2012 7 $431,219 +12% -32% 2,735 $158   $23,487,510 14
Jan 27, 2012 14 $850,531 +97% -49% 2,021 $421   $24,338,041 15
Jan 28, 2012 12 $1,531,601 +80% -46% 2,021 $758   $25,869,642 16
Jan 29, 2012 15 $806,261 -47% -43% 2,021 $399   $26,675,903 17
Jan 30, 2012 14 $191,303 -76% -53% 2,021 $95   $26,867,206 18
Jan 31, 2012 14 $242,451 +27% -53% 2,021 $120   $27,109,657 19
Feb 1, 2012 14 $186,182 -23% -52% 2,021 $92   $27,295,839 20
Feb 2, 2012 14 $209,389 +12% -51% 2,021 $104   $27,505,228 21
Feb 3, 2012 - $417,806 +100% -51% 1,350 $309   $27,923,034 22
Feb 4, 2012 - $759,209 +82% -50% 1,350 $562   $28,682,243 23
Feb 5, 2012 - $282,215 -63% -65% 1,350 $209   $28,964,458 24
Feb 6, 2012 16 $101,137 -64% -47% 1,350 $75   $29,065,595 25
Feb 7, 2012 16 $126,335 +25% -48% 1,350 $94   $29,191,930 26
Feb 8, 2012 17 $97,457 -23% -48% 1,350 $72   $29,289,387 27
Feb 9, 2012 16 $111,126 +14% -47% 1,350 $82   $29,400,513 28
Feb 10, 2012 - $131,390 +18% -69% 686 $192   $29,531,903 29
Feb 11, 2012 - $226,929 +73% -70% 686 $331   $29,758,832 30
Feb 12, 2012 - $131,297 -42% -53% 686 $191   $29,890,129 31
Feb 13, 2012 - $34,764 -74% -66% 686 $51   $29,924,893 32
Feb 14, 2012 - $81,562 +135% -35% 686 $119   $30,006,455 33
Feb 15, 2012 - $37,503 -54% -62% 686 $55   $30,043,958 34
Feb 16, 2012 - $44,001 +17% -60% 686 $64   $30,087,959 35
Feb 17, 2012 - $63,521 +44% -52% 340 $187   $30,151,480 36
Feb 18, 2012 - $90,655 +43% -60% 340 $267   $30,242,135 37
Feb 19, 2012 - $65,759 -27% -50% 340 $193   $30,307,894 38
Feb 20, 2012 - $47,611 -28% +37% 340 $140   $30,355,505 39
Feb 21, 2012 - $18,378 -61% -77% 340 $54   $30,373,883 40
Feb 22, 2012 - $13,602 -26% -64% 340 $40   $30,387,485 41
Feb 23, 2012 - $15,234 +12% -65% 340 $45   $30,402,719 42
Feb 24, 2012 - $50,225 +230% -21% 277 $181   $30,452,944 43
Feb 25, 2012 - $85,245 +70% -6% 277 $308   $30,538,189 44
Feb 26, 2012 - $48,450 -43% -26% 277 $175   $30,586,639 45
Feb 27, 2012 - $13,904 -71% -71% 277 $50   $30,600,543 46
Feb 28, 2012 - $19,126 +38% +4% 277 $69   $30,619,669 47
Feb 29, 2012 - $15,377 -20% +13% 277 $56   $30,635,046 48
Mar 1, 2012 - $18,267 +19% +20% 277 $66   $30,653,313 49
Mar 2, 2012 - $31,347 +72% -38% 202 $155   $30,684,660 50
Mar 3, 2012 - $53,184 +70% -38% 202 $263   $30,737,844 51
Mar 4, 2012 - $31,295 -41% -35% 202 $155   $30,769,139 52
Mar 5, 2012 - $8,502 -73% -39% 202 $42   $30,777,641 53
Mar 6, 2012 - $11,987 +41% -37% 202 $59   $30,789,628 54
Mar 7, 2012 - $9,350 -22% -39% 202 $46   $30,798,978 55
Mar 8, 2012 - $10,176 +9% -44% 202 $50   $30,809,154 56
Mar 9, 2012 - $16,713 +64% -47% 103 $162   $30,825,867 57
Mar 10, 2012 - $25,625 +53% -52% 103 $249   $30,851,492 58
Mar 11, 2012 - $16,214 -37% -48% 103 $157   $30,867,706 59
Mar 12, 2012 - $5,013 -69% -41% 103 $49   $30,872,719 60
Mar 13, 2012 - $6,067 +21% -49% 103 $59   $30,878,786 61
Mar 14, 2012 - $4,936 -19% -47% 103 $48   $30,883,722 62
Mar 15, 2012 - $6,668 +35% -34% 103 $65   $30,890,390 63
Mar 16, 2012 - $8,968 +34% -46% 65 $138   $30,899,358 64
Mar 17, 2012 - $13,348 +49% -48% 65 $205   $30,912,706 65
Mar 18, 2012 - $7,461 -44% -54% 65 $115   $30,920,167 66
Mar 19, 2012 - $2,410 -68% -52% 65 $37   $30,922,577 67
Mar 20, 2012 - $3,404 +41% -44% 65 $52   $30,925,981 68
Mar 21, 2012 - $2,826 -17% -43% 65 $43   $30,928,807 69
Mar 22, 2012 - $3,306 +17% -50% 65 $51   $30,932,113 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 4 $15,827,982   2,735 $5,787   $15,827,982 1
Jan 20, 2012 7 $7,659,528 -52% 2,735 $2,801   $23,487,510 2
Jan 27, 2012 14 $4,017,718 -48% 2,021 $1,988   $27,505,228 3
Feb 3, 2012 17 $1,895,285 -53% 1,350 $1,404   $29,400,513 4
Feb 10, 2012 24 $687,446 -64% 686 $1,002   $30,087,959 5
Feb 17, 2012 37 $314,760 -54% 340 $926   $30,402,719 6
Feb 24, 2012 35 $250,594 -20% 277 $905   $30,653,313 7
Mar 2, 2012 35 $155,841 -38% 202 $771   $30,809,154 8
Mar 9, 2012 52 $81,236 -48% 103 $789   $30,890,390 9
Mar 16, 2012 58 $41,723 -49% 65 $642   $30,932,113 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Finland 6/22/2012 $2,549 11 11 20 $10,886 12/10/2015
Norway 4/27/2012 $381 1 1 1 $911 12/6/2015
United Kingdom 6/29/2012 $49,477 105 105 105 $49,477 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $164,527
 
International Total$225,801 12/10/2015

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
May 6, 20121389,963 389,963$5,833,846$5,833,8461
May 13, 20123133,482-66% 523,445$1,996,891$7,830,7372
May 20, 2012866,858-50% 590,303$1,000,196$8,830,9333
May 27, 20121344,968-33% 635,271$672,721$9,503,6544
Jun 3, 20121152,744+17% 688,015$536,406$10,040,0605

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 6, 2012341,000 41,000$822,870$822,8701
May 13, 20121613,621-67% 54,621$333,518$1,156,3882

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Leading Cast

Queen Latifah    Vi Rose Hill
Dolly Parton    G.G. Sparrow
Keke Palmer    Olivia Hill
Jeremy Jordan    Randy

Supporting Cast

Dexter Darden    Walter Hill
Courtney B. Vance    Pastor Dale
Jesse L. Martin    Marcus Hill
Kirk Franklin    Baylor Sykes
Angela Grovey    Earla
Andy Karl    Caleb
Moore DeQuina    Devonne
Kris Kristofferson    Bernard Sparrow
Paul Woolfolk    Manny
Francis Jue    Mr. Hsu
Roy Huang    Justin
Judd Derek Lormand*    Officer Darrell Lino
Karen Peck    "Mighty High" Soloist
Ivan Kelley Jr.    Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Soloist
David Dwyer    Caleb's Dad
Stevie Ray Dallimore    Restaurant Manager
Kevin Bulla    Stage Manager
Ziah Colon    Club Girl
Hajji Golightly    Man at Table
Rana Kirkland    Church Kitchen Patron #1
Bruce Williamson    Church Kitchen Patron #2
Maurice Johnson    Man With Cellphone
Isabella Amara    Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Graff    Screenwriter
Todd Graff    Director
Michael Nathanson    Producer
Joseph Farrell    Producer
Catherine Paura    Producer
Broderick Johnson    Producer
Timothy M. Bourne    Executive Producer
Queen Latifah    Executive Producer
Shakim Compere    Executive Producer
Yolanda T. Cochran    Co-Producer
Steven P. Wegner    Co-Producer
David Boyd    Director of Photography
Jeff Knipp    Production Designer
Kathryn Himoff    Editor
Tom Broecker    Costume Designer
Linda Cohen    Casting
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Mervyn Warren    Composer
Timothy M. Bourne    Unit Production Manager
Dale Williams    Unit Production Manager
K.C. Hodenfield    First Assistant Director
Karen Davis    Second Assistant Director
Joe Cecchini    Associate Producer
Britney Young    Production Assistant - Second Unit

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

DVD Sales: Unbreakable Vow

May 23rd, 2012

There was a weird mix of new releases and ancient holdovers on the top of the DVD sales chart this week. (Maybe "ancient" is overstating things.) Leading the way was The Vow with an impressive opening week sales of 810,000 units / $13.76 million. Given its domestic box office numbers, this is a great start and it is likely already profitable. More...

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Go Haywire

May 16th, 2012

We are in the slowest time of year on the home market, and it is really showing on the Blu-ray sales chart. There were only three new releases to place on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, and only one of them earned a respectable opening week Blu-ray share. Haywire opened in first place with 185,000 units / $3.69 million giving it a Blu-ray share of 49%. That's a solid percentage for a film that struggled to find an audience in theaters. More...

DVD Sales: New Year's Eve Makes a Joyful Noise on the Home Market

May 15th, 2012

New releases dominated the top of the DVD sales chart this week. This includes two films that could make a claim for first place: Joyful Noise and New Year's Eve. Joyful Noise led the way in terms of units at 399,000 units to 390,000 units, but New Year's Eve led the way in terms of raw dollars at $7.02 million to $6.38 million. Given their respective production budgets, this is a good start on the home market. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 1st, 2012

May 1st, 2012

It's yet another very slow week on the home market. In fact, all of May is very slow on the home market, although this is not surprising for this time of year. I'm not even going to attempt to pad out the list this week. Is there anything in contention for Pick of the Week? Fortunately, the answer to that is yes. Unfortunately, the screener is late. Normally I really don't like awarding Pick of the Week to a film when the screener is late, but in this case, Haywire is head and shoulders above the rest, so unless the Blu-ray has less than zero special features, it's the best out there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Underworld Rises to the Top

January 23rd, 2012

2012 has gone three for three in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend we have a couple films do a little better than expected and a couple films struggle a little bit, but the overall box office was up 1% from last weekend to $134 million. More importantly, the box office was up 30% from last year. Not only did we have better strength on top with Underworld: Awakening earning $25 million, but we also had much stronger depth. This bodes well going into next week and hopefully January will complete the sweep when compared to last year. Year-to-Date, 2012 now has a 15% lead over 2011 at $748 million to $653 million. It is still far too early to declare victory, but every dollar earned now puts us one dollar closer to matching last year's total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Contrary to Expectations

January 18th, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day long weekend was mostly filled with good news, with all three films doing at least respectable business, while we had a couple holdovers which beat expectations. Contraband was surprisingly strong earning top spot with relative ease. And while it couldn't match The Green Hornet's debut from last year, the overall box office was very solid at $132 million over three days and $163 million over four. The three-day total was 5% lower than last weekend, but 1.5% higher than last year. The four-day total was 2.6% higher than last year. It's obviously way too early to judge 2012's box office run, but at the moment it is 14% higher than last year's pace at $483 million to $423 million. More...

MLK 3-Day Estimates: Contraband Steals the Weekend

January 15th, 2012

With Beauty and the Beast disappointing slightly over the 3-day MLK frame, Contraband will take first place by a fairly comfortable margin, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The action movie is set to pick up about $24.1 million, per Universal, while Disney pegs Beast's Friday-Sunday total at $18.5 million. Joyful Noise will bring in a solid, if slightly disappointing, $11.3 million for Warner Bros.. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office have a Beautiful Weekend?

January 12th, 2012

This weekend is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is not one of the biggest long weekends at the box office. (It is just too close to Christmas / New Year's to really help boost the box office significantly.) There are three films opening wide, Beauty and the Beast 3D, Contraband, and Joyful Noise, plus another film, The Iron Lady, which is expanding enough that it could reach the top ten. I don't think any of them will match last year's winner, The Green Hornet, which pulled in $33.53 million during its opening weekend. However, one can hope all three wide releases reach their potential and 2012 will come out ahead of 2011. More...

2012 Preview: January

January 1st, 2012

2011 ended, and really that's the only good news we got from the entire month of December. That's not snark either. Of the eleven films opening or expanding wide that month, six will definitely miss expectations by significant margins and with the other five it is too soon to tell, (it depends on how well they hold up during the New Year's Day long weekend). Only Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol can be considered a pleasant surprise, and even then it might not match original expectations. Looking forward, the only really good piece of news for this January is that last January was a pretty bad as well. Only two films, The Green Hornet and No Strings Attached, beat expectations by significant margins, while The Dilemma bombed hard enough to nearly wipe out those gains. This time around, the biggest hit will likely be Beauty and the Beast's 3D re-release, but even then, I doubt it will do as well as The Lion King's 3D re-release. There's a good chance the year will start off on a sour note, just like 2011 ended. More...


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Synopsis

The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, while the fiery G.G. Sparrow thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old. Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.'s rebellious grandson, Randy. Randy has an ear for music, but he also has an eye for Vi Rose's beautiful and talented daughter, Olivia, and the sparks between the two teenagers are causing even more friction between G.G. and Vi Rose. If these two strong-willed women can put aside their differences for the good of the people in their town, they--and their choir--may make the most joyful noise of all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,225,190 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,735 opening theaters/2,735 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,890,466

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,912 $30,932,113
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,001-15,100) 15,090 $225,801
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,221 $31,157,914

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2012 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Norway)
June 22nd, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
June 29th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: May 1st, 2012 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference.
(Rating bulletin 2193, 10/12/2011)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. West Side Story
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: African Americans, Gospel Music, Musicians, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Romance, Interracial Romance, Underdog, Comedy Musical
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Alcon Entertainment, Farrell Paura Productions, O.N.C. Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 100 $11,225,190 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $15,995,546 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 87 $13,802,308 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 108 $19,667,853 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 44 $11,225,190 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 60 $15,995,546 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 42 $13,802,308 Jan 13, 2012 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $19,667,853 Jan 13, 2012 3

Leading Cast

Queen Latifah    Vi Rose Hill
Dolly Parton    G.G. Sparrow
Keke Palmer    Olivia Hill
Jeremy Jordan    Randy

Supporting Cast

Dexter Darden    Walter Hill
Courtney B. Vance    Pastor Dale
Jesse L. Martin    Marcus Hill
Kirk Franklin    Baylor Sykes
Angela Grovey    Earla
Andy Karl    Caleb
Moore DeQuina    Devonne
Kris Kristofferson    Bernard Sparrow
Paul Woolfolk    Manny
Francis Jue    Mr. Hsu
Roy Huang    Justin
Judd Derek Lormand*    Officer Darrell Lino
Karen Peck    "Mighty High" Soloist
Ivan Kelley Jr.    Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Soloist
David Dwyer    Caleb's Dad
Stevie Ray Dallimore    Restaurant Manager
Kevin Bulla    Stage Manager
Ziah Colon    Club Girl
Hajji Golightly    Man at Table
Rana Kirkland    Church Kitchen Patron #1
Bruce Williamson    Church Kitchen Patron #2
Maurice Johnson    Man With Cellphone
Isabella Amara    Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member

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Production and Technical Credits

Todd Graff    Screenwriter
Todd Graff    Director
Michael Nathanson    Producer
Joseph Farrell    Producer
Catherine Paura    Producer
Broderick Johnson    Producer
Timothy M. Bourne    Executive Producer
Queen Latifah    Executive Producer
Shakim Compere    Executive Producer
Yolanda T. Cochran    Co-Producer
Steven P. Wegner    Co-Producer
David Boyd    Director of Photography
Jeff Knipp    Production Designer
Kathryn Himoff    Editor
Tom Broecker    Costume Designer
Linda Cohen    Casting
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Mervyn Warren    Composer
Timothy M. Bourne    Unit Production Manager
Dale Williams    Unit Production Manager
K.C. Hodenfield    First Assistant Director
Karen Davis    Second Assistant Director
Joe Cecchini    Associate Producer
Britney Young    Production Assistant - Second Unit

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

DVD Sales: Unbreakable Vow

May 23rd, 2012

There was a weird mix of new releases and ancient holdovers on the top of the DVD sales chart this week. (Maybe "ancient" is overstating things.) Leading the way was The Vow with an impressive opening week sales of 810,000 units / $13.76 million. Given its domestic box office numbers, this is a great start and it is likely already profitable. More...

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Go Haywire

May 16th, 2012

We are in the slowest time of year on the home market, and it is really showing on the Blu-ray sales chart. There were only three new releases to place on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, and only one of them earned a respectable opening week Blu-ray share. Haywire opened in first place with 185,000 units / $3.69 million giving it a Blu-ray share of 49%. That's a solid percentage for a film that struggled to find an audience in theaters. More...

DVD Sales: New Year's Eve Makes a Joyful Noise on the Home Market

May 15th, 2012

New releases dominated the top of the DVD sales chart this week. This includes two films that could make a claim for first place: Joyful Noise and New Year's Eve. Joyful Noise led the way in terms of units at 399,000 units to 390,000 units, but New Year's Eve led the way in terms of raw dollars at $7.02 million to $6.38 million. Given their respective production budgets, this is a good start on the home market. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 1st, 2012

May 1st, 2012

It's yet another very slow week on the home market. In fact, all of May is very slow on the home market, although this is not surprising for this time of year. I'm not even going to attempt to pad out the list this week. Is there anything in contention for Pick of the Week? Fortunately, the answer to that is yes. Unfortunately, the screener is late. Normally I really don't like awarding Pick of the Week to a film when the screener is late, but in this case, Haywire is head and shoulders above the rest, so unless the Blu-ray has less than zero special features, it's the best out there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Underworld Rises to the Top

January 23rd, 2012

2012 has gone three for three in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend we have a couple films do a little better than expected and a couple films struggle a little bit, but the overall box office was up 1% from last weekend to $134 million. More importantly, the box office was up 30% from last year. Not only did we have better strength on top with Underworld: Awakening earning $25 million, but we also had much stronger depth. This bodes well going into next week and hopefully January will complete the sweep when compared to last year. Year-to-Date, 2012 now has a 15% lead over 2011 at $748 million to $653 million. It is still far too early to declare victory, but every dollar earned now puts us one dollar closer to matching last year's total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Contrary to Expectations

January 18th, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day long weekend was mostly filled with good news, with all three films doing at least respectable business, while we had a couple holdovers which beat expectations. Contraband was surprisingly strong earning top spot with relative ease. And while it couldn't match The Green Hornet's debut from last year, the overall box office was very solid at $132 million over three days and $163 million over four. The three-day total was 5% lower than last weekend, but 1.5% higher than last year. The four-day total was 2.6% higher than last year. It's obviously way too early to judge 2012's box office run, but at the moment it is 14% higher than last year's pace at $483 million to $423 million. More...

MLK 3-Day Estimates: Contraband Steals the Weekend

January 15th, 2012

With Beauty and the Beast disappointing slightly over the 3-day MLK frame, Contraband will take first place by a fairly comfortable margin, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The action movie is set to pick up about $24.1 million, per Universal, while Disney pegs Beast's Friday-Sunday total at $18.5 million. Joyful Noise will bring in a solid, if slightly disappointing, $11.3 million for Warner Bros.. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office have a Beautiful Weekend?

January 12th, 2012

This weekend is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is not one of the biggest long weekends at the box office. (It is just too close to Christmas / New Year's to really help boost the box office significantly.) There are three films opening wide, Beauty and the Beast 3D, Contraband, and Joyful Noise, plus another film, The Iron Lady, which is expanding enough that it could reach the top ten. I don't think any of them will match last year's winner, The Green Hornet, which pulled in $33.53 million during its opening weekend. However, one can hope all three wide releases reach their potential and 2012 will come out ahead of 2011. More...

2012 Preview: January

January 1st, 2012

2011 ended, and really that's the only good news we got from the entire month of December. That's not snark either. Of the eleven films opening or expanding wide that month, six will definitely miss expectations by significant margins and with the other five it is too soon to tell, (it depends on how well they hold up during the New Year's Day long weekend). Only Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol can be considered a pleasant surprise, and even then it might not match original expectations. Looking forward, the only really good piece of news for this January is that last January was a pretty bad as well. Only two films, The Green Hornet and No Strings Attached, beat expectations by significant margins, while The Dilemma bombed hard enough to nearly wipe out those gains. This time around, the biggest hit will likely be Beauty and the Beast's 3D re-release, but even then, I doubt it will do as well as The Lion King's 3D re-release. There's a good chance the year will start off on a sour note, just like 2011 ended. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 4 $11,225,190   2,735 $4,104   $11,225,190 1
Jan 20, 2012 7 $5,917,437 -47% 2,735 $2,164   $21,745,419 2
Jan 27, 2012 14 $3,188,393 -46% 2,021 $1,578   $26,675,903 3
Feb 3, 2012 17 $1,459,230 -54% 1,350 $1,081   $28,964,458 4
Feb 10, 2012 25 $489,616 -66% 686 $714   $29,890,129 5
Feb 17, 2012 35 $219,935 -55% 340 $647   $30,307,894 6
Feb 24, 2012 34 $183,920 -16% 277 $664   $30,586,639 7
Mar 2, 2012 38 $115,826 -37% 202 $573   $30,769,139 8
Mar 9, 2012 46 $58,552 -49% 103 $568   $30,867,706 9
Mar 16, 2012 60 $29,777 -49% 65 $458   $30,920,167 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 13, 2012 3 $3,298,259     2,735 $1,206   $3,298,259 1
Jan 14, 2012 4 $4,564,762 +38%   2,735 $1,669   $7,863,021 2
Jan 15, 2012 4 $3,362,169 -26%   2,735 $1,229   $11,225,190 3
Jan 16, 2012 3 $2,577,118 -23%   2,735 $942   $13,802,308 4
Jan 17, 2012 4 $793,451 -69%   2,735 $290   $14,595,759 5
Jan 18, 2012 4 $601,005 -24%   2,735 $220   $15,196,764 6
Jan 19, 2012 4 $631,218 +5%   2,735 $231   $15,827,982 7
Jan 20, 2012 7 $1,656,232 +162% -50% 2,735 $606   $17,484,214 8
Jan 21, 2012 8 $2,837,702 +71% -38% 2,735 $1,038   $20,321,916 9
Jan 22, 2012 7 $1,423,503 -50% -58% 2,735 $520   $21,745,419 10
Jan 23, 2012 8 $408,418 -71% -84% 2,735 $149   $22,153,837 11
Jan 24, 2012 7 $518,173 +27% -35% 2,735 $189   $22,672,010 12
Jan 25, 2012 9 $384,281 -26% -36% 2,735 $141   $23,056,291 13
Jan 26, 2012 7 $431,219 +12% -32% 2,735 $158   $23,487,510 14
Jan 27, 2012 14 $850,531 +97% -49% 2,021 $421   $24,338,041 15
Jan 28, 2012 12 $1,531,601 +80% -46% 2,021 $758   $25,869,642 16
Jan 29, 2012 15 $806,261 -47% -43% 2,021 $399   $26,675,903 17
Jan 30, 2012 14 $191,303 -76% -53% 2,021 $95   $26,867,206 18
Jan 31, 2012 14 $242,451 +27% -53% 2,021 $120   $27,109,657 19
Feb 1, 2012 14 $186,182 -23% -52% 2,021 $92   $27,295,839 20
Feb 2, 2012 14 $209,389 +12% -51% 2,021 $104   $27,505,228 21
Feb 3, 2012 - $417,806 +100% -51% 1,350 $309   $27,923,034 22
Feb 4, 2012 - $759,209 +82% -50% 1,350 $562   $28,682,243 23
Feb 5, 2012 - $282,215 -63% -65% 1,350 $209   $28,964,458 24
Feb 6, 2012 16 $101,137 -64% -47% 1,350 $75   $29,065,595 25
Feb 7, 2012 16 $126,335 +25% -48% 1,350 $94   $29,191,930 26
Feb 8, 2012 17 $97,457 -23% -48% 1,350 $72   $29,289,387 27
Feb 9, 2012 16 $111,126 +14% -47% 1,350 $82   $29,400,513 28
Feb 10, 2012 - $131,390 +18% -69% 686 $192   $29,531,903 29
Feb 11, 2012 - $226,929 +73% -70% 686 $331   $29,758,832 30
Feb 12, 2012 - $131,297 -42% -53% 686 $191   $29,890,129 31
Feb 13, 2012 - $34,764 -74% -66% 686 $51   $29,924,893 32
Feb 14, 2012 - $81,562 +135% -35% 686 $119   $30,006,455 33
Feb 15, 2012 - $37,503 -54% -62% 686 $55   $30,043,958 34
Feb 16, 2012 - $44,001 +17% -60% 686 $64   $30,087,959 35
Feb 17, 2012 - $63,521 +44% -52% 340 $187   $30,151,480 36
Feb 18, 2012 - $90,655 +43% -60% 340 $267   $30,242,135 37
Feb 19, 2012 - $65,759 -27% -50% 340 $193   $30,307,894 38
Feb 20, 2012 - $47,611 -28% +37% 340 $140   $30,355,505 39
Feb 21, 2012 - $18,378 -61% -77% 340 $54   $30,373,883 40
Feb 22, 2012 - $13,602 -26% -64% 340 $40   $30,387,485 41
Feb 23, 2012 - $15,234 +12% -65% 340 $45   $30,402,719 42
Feb 24, 2012 - $50,225 +230% -21% 277 $181   $30,452,944 43
Feb 25, 2012 - $85,245 +70% -6% 277 $308   $30,538,189 44
Feb 26, 2012 - $48,450 -43% -26% 277 $175   $30,586,639 45
Feb 27, 2012 - $13,904 -71% -71% 277 $50   $30,600,543 46
Feb 28, 2012 - $19,126 +38% +4% 277 $69   $30,619,669 47
Feb 29, 2012 - $15,377 -20% +13% 277 $56   $30,635,046 48
Mar 1, 2012 - $18,267 +19% +20% 277 $66   $30,653,313 49
Mar 2, 2012 - $31,347 +72% -38% 202 $155   $30,684,660 50
Mar 3, 2012 - $53,184 +70% -38% 202 $263   $30,737,844 51
Mar 4, 2012 - $31,295 -41% -35% 202 $155   $30,769,139 52
Mar 5, 2012 - $8,502 -73% -39% 202 $42   $30,777,641 53
Mar 6, 2012 - $11,987 +41% -37% 202 $59   $30,789,628 54
Mar 7, 2012 - $9,350 -22% -39% 202 $46   $30,798,978 55
Mar 8, 2012 - $10,176 +9% -44% 202 $50   $30,809,154 56
Mar 9, 2012 - $16,713 +64% -47% 103 $162   $30,825,867 57
Mar 10, 2012 - $25,625 +53% -52% 103 $249   $30,851,492 58
Mar 11, 2012 - $16,214 -37% -48% 103 $157   $30,867,706 59
Mar 12, 2012 - $5,013 -69% -41% 103 $49   $30,872,719 60
Mar 13, 2012 - $6,067 +21% -49% 103 $59   $30,878,786 61
Mar 14, 2012 - $4,936 -19% -47% 103 $48   $30,883,722 62
Mar 15, 2012 - $6,668 +35% -34% 103 $65   $30,890,390 63
Mar 16, 2012 - $8,968 +34% -46% 65 $138   $30,899,358 64
Mar 17, 2012 - $13,348 +49% -48% 65 $205   $30,912,706 65
Mar 18, 2012 - $7,461 -44% -54% 65 $115   $30,920,167 66
Mar 19, 2012 - $2,410 -68% -52% 65 $37   $30,922,577 67
Mar 20, 2012 - $3,404 +41% -44% 65 $52   $30,925,981 68
Mar 21, 2012 - $2,826 -17% -43% 65 $43   $30,928,807 69
Mar 22, 2012 - $3,306 +17% -50% 65 $51   $30,932,113 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 4 $15,827,982   2,735 $5,787   $15,827,982 1
Jan 20, 2012 7 $7,659,528 -52% 2,735 $2,801   $23,487,510 2
Jan 27, 2012 14 $4,017,718 -48% 2,021 $1,988   $27,505,228 3
Feb 3, 2012 17 $1,895,285 -53% 1,350 $1,404   $29,400,513 4
Feb 10, 2012 24 $687,446 -64% 686 $1,002   $30,087,959 5
Feb 17, 2012 37 $314,760 -54% 340 $926   $30,402,719 6
Feb 24, 2012 35 $250,594 -20% 277 $905   $30,653,313 7
Mar 2, 2012 35 $155,841 -38% 202 $771   $30,809,154 8
Mar 9, 2012 52 $81,236 -48% 103 $789   $30,890,390 9
Mar 16, 2012 58 $41,723 -49% 65 $642   $30,932,113 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Finland 6/22/2012 $2,549 11 11 20 $10,886 12/10/2015
Norway 4/27/2012 $381 1 1 1 $911 12/6/2015
United Kingdom 6/29/2012 $49,477 105 105 105 $49,477 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $164,527
 
International Total$225,801 12/10/2015

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
May 6, 20121389,963 389,963$5,833,846$5,833,8461
May 13, 20123133,482-66% 523,445$1,996,891$7,830,7372
May 20, 2012866,858-50% 590,303$1,000,196$8,830,9333
May 27, 20121344,968-33% 635,271$672,721$9,503,6544
Jun 3, 20121152,744+17% 688,015$536,406$10,040,0605

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 6, 2012341,000 41,000$822,870$822,8701
May 13, 20121613,621-67% 54,621$333,518$1,156,3882

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