Nebraska (2013)

Nebraska poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,654,912Details
International Box Office $7,106,448Details
Worldwide Box Office $24,761,360
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,889,291 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,629,291 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,518,582
Further financial details...

Synopsis

After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father thinks he’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$140,401 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:11.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/968 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,340,436

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 2013 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: December 6th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: February 25th, 2014 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2279, 7/3/2013)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2014
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Keywords: Road Trip, Dysfunctional Family, Autumn Years, Life in a Small Town, Faulty Memory, Digital Cinematography, Addiction, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Comedy Drama, Retro Black and White
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bona Fide, FilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Echo Lake Entertainment, Paramount Vantage
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 93 $185,122 Mar 7, 2014 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 54 $390,539 Feb 28, 2014 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 65 $429,941 Feb 21, 2014 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 62 $540,664 Feb 14, 2014 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 60 $703,207 Feb 7, 2014 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 44 $1,142,673 Jan 31, 2014 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 38 $1,552,426 Jan 24, 2014 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 73 $883,208 Jan 17, 2014 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 97 $885,463 Jan 10, 2014 59
Top 2013 Theater Average 20 $35,100 Nov 15, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2013 25 $140,401   4 $35,100   $140,401 1
Nov 22, 2013 19 $325,755 +132% 28 $11,634   $515,368 2
Nov 29, 2013 19 $730,965 +124% 102 $7,166   $1,479,331 3
Dec 6, 2013 16 $521,279 -29% 102 $5,111   $2,238,757 4
Dec 13, 2013 13 $911,784 +75% 250 $3,647   $3,377,783 5
Dec 20, 2013 13 $565,103 -38% 250 $2,260   $4,370,469 6
Dec 27, 2013 17 $737,731 +31% 250 $2,951   $5,711,536 7
Jan 3, 2014 18 $618,248 -16% 240 $2,576   $7,003,296 8
Jan 10, 2014 20 $885,463 +43% 521 $1,700   $8,215,117 9
Jan 17, 2014 23 $883,208 n/c 408 $2,165   $9,657,925 10
Jan 24, 2014 17 $1,552,426 +76% 968 $1,604   $11,720,400 11
Jan 31, 2014 17 $1,142,673 -26% 875 $1,306   $13,659,571 12
Feb 7, 2014 19 $703,207 -38% 525 $1,339   $14,943,275 13
Feb 14, 2014 22 $540,664 -23% 324 $1,669   $15,800,787 14
Feb 21, 2014 20 $429,941 -20% 210 $2,047   $16,518,814 15
Feb 28, 2014 26 $390,539 -9% 289 $1,351   $17,118,747 16
Mar 7, 2014 28 $185,122 -53% 180 $1,028   $17,467,639 17
Mar 14, 2014 41 $76,493 -59% 120 $637   $17,614,729 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 2013 - $35,536     4 $8,884   $35,536 1
Nov 16, 2013 - $59,743 +68%   4 $14,936   $95,279 2
Nov 17, 2013 - $45,122 -24%   4 $11,281   $140,401 3
Nov 18, 2013 - $12,011 -73%   4 $3,003   $152,412 4
Nov 19, 2013 - $12,890 +7%   4 $3,223   $165,302 5
Nov 20, 2013 - $12,354 -4%   4 $3,089   $177,656 6
Nov 21, 2013 - $11,957 -3%   4 $2,989   $189,613 7
Nov 22, 2013 17 $85,919 +619% +142% 28 $3,069   $275,532 8
Nov 23, 2013 18 $151,115 +76% +153% 28 $5,397   $426,647 9
Nov 24, 2013 18 $88,721 -41% +97% 28 $3,169   $515,368 10
Nov 25, 2013 - $29,543 -67% +146% 28 $1,055   $544,911 11
Nov 26, 2013 - $31,578 +7% +145% 28 $1,128   $576,489 12
Nov 27, 2013 - $81,449 +158% +559% 97 $840   $657,938 13
Nov 28, 2013 - $90,428 +11% +656% 97 $932   $748,366 14
Nov 29, 2013 - $281,335 +211% +227% 102 $2,758   $1,029,701 15
Nov 30, 2013 - $279,776 -1% +85% 102 $2,743   $1,309,477 16
Dec 1, 2013 - $169,854 -39% +91% 102 $1,665   $1,479,331 17
Dec 2, 2013 - $55,154 -68% +87% 102 $541   $1,534,485 18
Dec 3, 2013 17 $68,540 +24% +117% 102 $672   $1,603,025 19
Dec 4, 2013 18 $58,411 -15% -28% 102 $573   $1,661,436 20
Dec 5, 2013 18 $56,042 -4% -38% 102 $549   $1,717,478 21
Dec 6, 2013 - $137,096 +145% -51% 113 $1,213   $1,854,574 22
Dec 7, 2013 - $254,072 +85% -9% 113 $2,248   $2,108,646 23
Dec 8, 2013 - $130,111 -49% -23% 113 $1,151   $2,238,757 24
Dec 9, 2013 16 $51,427 -60% -7% 113 $455   $2,290,184 25
Dec 10, 2013 17 $55,556 +8% -19% 113 $492   $2,345,182 26
Dec 11, 2013 16 $56,386 +1% -3% 113 $499   $2,402,126 27
Dec 12, 2013 15 $63,873 +13% +14% 113 $565   $2,465,999 28
Dec 13, 2013 - $266,276 +317% +94% 250 $1,065   $2,732,275 29
Dec 14, 2013 - $374,117 +40% +47% 250 $1,496   $3,106,392 30
Dec 15, 2013 - $271,391 -27% +109% 250 $1,086   $3,377,783 31
Dec 16, 2013 14 $104,464 -62% +103% 250 $418   $3,482,247 32
Dec 17, 2013 12 $118,520 +13% +113% 250 $474   $3,600,767 33
Dec 18, 2013 13 $109,328 -8% +94% 250 $437   $3,710,095 34
Dec 19, 2013 13 $94,603 -13% +48% 250 $378   $3,805,366 35
Dec 23, 2013 - $111,334   +7% 250 $445   $4,481,803 39
Dec 24, 2013 - $107,917 -3% -9% 250 $432   $4,589,720 40
Dec 25, 2013 - $192,601 +78% +76% 250 $770   $4,782,321 41
Dec 26, 2013 13 $191,484 -1% +102% 250 $766   $4,973,805 42
Dec 30, 2013 - $146,206   +31% 250 $585   $5,857,742 46
Dec 31, 2013 - $200,356 +37% +86% 250 $801   $6,058,098 47
Jan 1, 2014 18 $220,125 +10% +14% 250 $881   $6,278,223 48
Jan 2, 2014 - $106,825 -51% -44% 250 $427   $6,385,048 49
Jan 3, 2014 - $174,873 +64%   240 $729   $6,559,921 50
Jan 4, 2014 - $289,061 +65%   240 $1,204   $6,848,982 51
Jan 5, 2014 - $154,314 -47%   240 $643   $7,003,296 52
Jan 6, 2014 - $53,875 -65% -63% 240 $224   $7,057,171 53
Jan 7, 2014 18 $80,386 +49% -60% 240 $335   $7,137,557 54
Jan 8, 2014 18 $91,241 +14% -59% 240 $380   $7,228,798 55
Jan 9, 2014 18 $100,856 +11% -6% 240 $420   $7,329,654 56
Jan 10, 2014 - $235,757 +134% +35% 521 $453   $7,565,411 57
Jan 11, 2014 - $379,665 +61% +31% 521 $729   $7,945,076 58
Jan 12, 2014 - $270,041 -29% +75% 521 $518   $8,215,117 59
Jan 13, 2014 - $116,476 -57% +116% 521 $224   $8,331,593 60
Jan 14, 2014 18 $145,774 +25% +81% 521 $280   $8,477,367 61
Jan 15, 2014 17 $129,030 -11% +41% 521 $248   $8,606,397 62
Jan 16, 2014 16 $168,320 +30% +67% 521 $323   $8,774,717 63
Jan 17, 2014 - $244,324 +45% +4% 408 $599   $9,019,041 64
Jan 18, 2014 - $417,025 +71% +10% 408 $1,022   $9,436,066 65
Jan 19, 2014 - $221,859 -47% -18% 408 $544   $9,657,925 66
Jan 20, 2014 - $203,517 -8% +75% 408 $499   $9,861,442 67
Jan 21, 2014 - $97,239 -52% -33% 408 $238   $9,958,681 68
Jan 22, 2014 - $102,870 +6% -20% 408 $252   $10,061,551 69
Jan 23, 2014 - $106,423 +3% -37% 408 $261   $10,167,974 70
Jan 24, 2014 17 $411,088 +286% +68% 968 $425   $10,579,062 71
Jan 25, 2014 18 $682,305 +66% +64% 968 $705   $11,261,367 72
Jan 26, 2014 17 $459,033 -33% +107% 968 $474   $11,720,400 73
Jan 27, 2014 17 $156,336 -66% -23% 968 $162   $11,876,736 74
Jan 28, 2014 17 $207,783 +33% +114% 968 $215   $12,084,519 75
Jan 29, 2014 11 $209,920 +1% +104% 968 $217   $12,294,439 76
Jan 30, 2014 13 $222,459 +6% +109% 968 $230   $12,516,898 77
Jan 31, 2014 18 $346,361 +56% -16% 875 $396   $12,863,259 78
Feb 1, 2014 17 $583,729 +69% -14% 875 $667   $13,446,988 79
Feb 2, 2014 17 $212,583 -64% -54% 875 $243   $13,659,571 80
Feb 3, 2014 15 $123,848 -42% -21% 875 $142   $13,783,419 81
Feb 4, 2014 14 $169,081 +37% -19% 875 $193   $13,952,500 82
Feb 5, 2014 14 $137,710 -19% -34% 875 $157   $14,090,210 83
Feb 6, 2014 14 $149,858 +9% -33% 875 $171   $14,240,068 84
Feb 7, 2014 19 $170,016 +13% -51% 525 $324   $14,410,084 85
Feb 8, 2014 - $325,671 +92% -44% 525 $620   $14,735,755 86
Feb 9, 2014 18 $207,520 -36% -2% 525 $395   $14,943,275 87
Feb 10, 2014 18 $67,061 -68% -46% 525 $128   $15,010,336 88
Feb 11, 2014 18 $89,783 +34% -47% 525 $171   $15,100,119 89
Feb 12, 2014 16 $77,835 -13% -43% 525 $148   $15,177,954 90
Feb 13, 2014 16 $82,169 +6% -45% 525 $157   $15,260,123 91
Feb 14, 2014 - $138,898 +69% -18% 324 $429   $15,399,021 92
Feb 15, 2014 - $213,600 +54% -34% 324 $659   $15,612,621 93
Feb 16, 2014 - $188,166 -12% -9% 324 $581   $15,800,787 94
Feb 17, 2014 - $110,038 -42% +64% 324 $340   $15,910,825 95
Feb 18, 2014 - $61,102 -44% -32% 324 $189   $15,971,927 96
Feb 19, 2014 - $57,445 -6% -26% 324 $177   $16,029,372 97
Feb 20, 2014 - $59,501 +4% -28% 324 $184   $16,088,873 98
Feb 21, 2014 - $100,248 +68% -28% 210 $477   $16,189,121 99
Feb 22, 2014 - $200,907 +100% -6% 210 $957   $16,390,028 100
Feb 23, 2014 - $128,786 -36% -32% 210 $613   $16,518,814 101
Feb 24, 2014 - $47,748 -63% -57% 210 $227   $16,566,562 102
Feb 25, 2014 - $54,329 +14% -11% 210 $259   $16,620,891 103
Feb 26, 2014 - $54,481 n/c -5% 210 $259   $16,675,372 104
Feb 27, 2014 - $52,836 -3% -11% 210 $252   $16,728,208 105
Feb 28, 2014 - $110,795 +110% +11% 289 $383   $16,839,003 106
Mar 1, 2014 - $199,713 +80% -1% 289 $691   $17,038,716 107
Mar 2, 2014 - $80,031 -60% -38% 289 $277   $17,118,747 108
Mar 3, 2014 - $34,786 -57% -27% 289 $120   $17,153,533 109
Mar 4, 2014 - $43,864 +26% -19% 289 $152   $17,197,397 110
Mar 5, 2014 - $38,085 -13% -30% 289 $132   $17,235,482 111
Mar 6, 2014 - $47,035 +24% -11% 289 $163   $17,282,517 112
Mar 7, 2014 - $48,815 +4% -56% 180 $271   $17,331,332 113
Mar 8, 2014 - $88,990 +82% -55% 180 $494   $17,420,322 114
Mar 9, 2014 - $47,317 -47% -41% 180 $263   $17,467,639 115
Mar 10, 2014 - $15,390 -67% -56% 180 $86   $17,483,029 116
Mar 11, 2014 - $18,575 +21% -58% 180 $103   $17,501,604 117
Mar 12, 2014 - $19,089 +3% -50% 180 $106   $17,520,693 118
Mar 13, 2014 - $17,543 -8% -63% 180 $97   $17,538,236 119
Mar 14, 2014 - $20,159 +15% -59% 120 $168   $17,558,395 120
Mar 15, 2014 - $34,233 +70% -62% 120 $285   $17,592,628 121
Mar 16, 2014 - $22,101 -35% -53% 120 $184   $17,614,729 122
Mar 17, 2014 - $11,590 -48% -25% 120 $97   $17,626,319 123
Mar 18, 2014 - $10,232 -12% -45% 120 $85   $17,636,551 124
Mar 19, 2014 - $8,953 -13% -53% 120 $75   $17,645,504 125
Mar 20, 2014 - $9,408 +5% -46% 120 $78   $17,654,912 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2013 24 $189,613   4 $47,403   $189,613 1
Nov 22, 2013 22 $558,753 +195% 97 $5,760   $748,366 2
Nov 29, 2013 19 $969,112 +73% 102 $9,501   $1,717,478 3
Dec 6, 2013 16 $748,521 -23% 113 $6,624   $2,465,999 4
Dec 13, 2013 14 $1,339,367 +79% 250 $5,357   $3,805,366 5
Dec 20, 2013 19 $1,168,439 -13% 250 $4,674   $4,973,805 6
Dec 27, 2013 20 $673,512 -42% 250 $2,694   $6,385,048 7
Jan 3, 2014 18 $944,606 +40% 240 $3,936   $7,329,654 8
Jan 10, 2014 19 $1,445,063 +53% 521 $2,774   $8,774,717 9
Jan 17, 2014 23 $1,393,257 -4% 408 $3,415   $10,167,974 10
Jan 24, 2014 17 $2,348,924 +69% 968 $2,427   $12,516,898 11
Jan 31, 2014 15 $1,723,170 -27% 875 $1,969   $14,240,068 12
Feb 7, 2014 19 $1,020,055 -41% 525 $1,943   $15,260,123 13
Feb 14, 2014 22 $828,750 -19% 324 $2,558   $16,088,873 14
Feb 21, 2014 20 $639,335 -23% 210 $3,044   $16,728,208 15
Feb 28, 2014 26 $554,309 -13% 289 $1,918   $17,282,517 16
Mar 7, 2014 28 $255,719 -54% 180 $1,421   $17,538,236 17
Mar 14, 2014 40 $116,676 -54% 120 $972   $17,654,912 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 12/6/2013 $247,413 122 122 269 $762,652 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $6,343,796
 
International Total$7,106,448 12/13/2015

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
Mar 2, 2014746,520 46,520$916,909$916,9091
Mar 9, 2014835,373-24% 81,893$683,406$1,600,3152
Mar 16, 20142615,856-55% 97,749$316,486$1,916,8013
Mar 23, 2014229,221-42% 106,970$183,867$2,100,6684

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 2, 2014630,810 30,810$708,322$708,3221
Mar 9, 20141516,073-48% 46,883$371,767$1,080,0892

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Leading Cast

Bruce Dern    Woody Grant

Supporting Cast

Will Forte    David Grant
June Squibb    Kate Grant
Stacy Keach    Ed Pegram
Bob Odenkirk    Ross Grant
Devin Ratray    Cole
Missy Doty    Noel
Rance Howard    Uncle Ray
Kevin Kunkel    Cousin Randy
Angela McEwan    Peg Nagy
Anthony Schmidt    Biker
Melinda Simonsen    Receptionist
Ronald Vosta    Uncle Albert
Mary Louise Wilson    Mrs. Grant
Tim Driscoll    Bart

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alexander Payne    Director
Bob Nelson    Screenwriter
Albert Berga    Producer
Ron Yerxa    Producer
George Parra    Executive Producer
Julie M. Thompson    Executive Producer
Doug Mankoff    Executive Producer
Neil Tabatznik    Executive Producer
Dennis Washington    Production Designer
Kevin Tent    Editor
Mark Orton    Composer
Phedon Papamichael    Director of Photography
Richard Ford    Executive Music Producer
Sandy Veneziano    Art Director
Beauchamp Fontaine    Set Decorator
Wendy Chuck    Costume Designer
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound
Frank Gaeta    Sound Designer
Frank Gaeta    Re-recording Mixer
Patrick Cyccone    Re-recording Mixer
Barnstorm VFX    Visual Effects Designer
Furious FX    Visual Effects Designer
Erik Rondell    Stunt Coordinator
Radan Popovic    Second Unit Camera
George Parra    Assistant Director
John Jackson    Casting Director

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

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Ride Along poster

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12 Years a Slave poster

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January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

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Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Feeling Lonely

January 7th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

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January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

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December 17th, 2013

American Hustle poster

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December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

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December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

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December 12th, 2013

Inside Llewyn Davis poster

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December 4th, 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

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12 Years a Slave poster

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Frozen poster

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November 24th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

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Per Theater Chart: Everyone Takes a Trip to Nebraska

November 20th, 2013

Nebraska poster

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November 17th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

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Limited Releases: Dear Limited Releases

November 15th, 2013

Nebraska poster

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Synopsis

After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father thinks he’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$140,401 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:11.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/968 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,340,436

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 2013 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: December 6th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: February 25th, 2014 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2279, 7/3/2013)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2014
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Keywords: Road Trip, Dysfunctional Family, Autumn Years, Life in a Small Town, Faulty Memory, Digital Cinematography, Addiction, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Comedy Drama, Retro Black and White
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bona Fide, FilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Echo Lake Entertainment, Paramount Vantage
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 93 $185,122 Mar 7, 2014 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 54 $390,539 Feb 28, 2014 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 65 $429,941 Feb 21, 2014 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 62 $540,664 Feb 14, 2014 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 60 $703,207 Feb 7, 2014 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 44 $1,142,673 Jan 31, 2014 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 38 $1,552,426 Jan 24, 2014 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 73 $883,208 Jan 17, 2014 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 97 $885,463 Jan 10, 2014 59
Top 2013 Theater Average 20 $35,100 Nov 15, 2013 3

Leading Cast

Bruce Dern    Woody Grant

Supporting Cast

Will Forte    David Grant
June Squibb    Kate Grant
Stacy Keach    Ed Pegram
Bob Odenkirk    Ross Grant
Devin Ratray    Cole
Missy Doty    Noel
Rance Howard    Uncle Ray
Kevin Kunkel    Cousin Randy
Angela McEwan    Peg Nagy
Anthony Schmidt    Biker
Melinda Simonsen    Receptionist
Ronald Vosta    Uncle Albert
Mary Louise Wilson    Mrs. Grant
Tim Driscoll    Bart

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alexander Payne    Director
Bob Nelson    Screenwriter
Albert Berga    Producer
Ron Yerxa    Producer
George Parra    Executive Producer
Julie M. Thompson    Executive Producer
Doug Mankoff    Executive Producer
Neil Tabatznik    Executive Producer
Dennis Washington    Production Designer
Kevin Tent    Editor
Mark Orton    Composer
Phedon Papamichael    Director of Photography
Richard Ford    Executive Music Producer
Sandy Veneziano    Art Director
Beauchamp Fontaine    Set Decorator
Wendy Chuck    Costume Designer
Jose Antonio Garcia    Sound
Frank Gaeta    Sound Designer
Frank Gaeta    Re-recording Mixer
Patrick Cyccone    Re-recording Mixer
Barnstorm VFX    Visual Effects Designer
Furious FX    Visual Effects Designer
Erik Rondell    Stunt Coordinator
Radan Popovic    Second Unit Camera
George Parra    Assistant Director
John Jackson    Casting Director

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

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Bei Jing Ai Qing Gu Shi poster

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Lego poster

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Lego poster

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Gloria

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Ride Along poster

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12 Years a Slave poster

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Lone Survivor poster

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Stories We Tell poster

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American Hustle poster

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2013 25 $140,401   4 $35,100   $140,401 1
Nov 22, 2013 19 $325,755 +132% 28 $11,634   $515,368 2
Nov 29, 2013 19 $730,965 +124% 102 $7,166   $1,479,331 3
Dec 6, 2013 16 $521,279 -29% 102 $5,111   $2,238,757 4
Dec 13, 2013 13 $911,784 +75% 250 $3,647   $3,377,783 5
Dec 20, 2013 13 $565,103 -38% 250 $2,260   $4,370,469 6
Dec 27, 2013 17 $737,731 +31% 250 $2,951   $5,711,536 7
Jan 3, 2014 18 $618,248 -16% 240 $2,576   $7,003,296 8
Jan 10, 2014 20 $885,463 +43% 521 $1,700   $8,215,117 9
Jan 17, 2014 23 $883,208 n/c 408 $2,165   $9,657,925 10
Jan 24, 2014 17 $1,552,426 +76% 968 $1,604   $11,720,400 11
Jan 31, 2014 17 $1,142,673 -26% 875 $1,306   $13,659,571 12
Feb 7, 2014 19 $703,207 -38% 525 $1,339   $14,943,275 13
Feb 14, 2014 22 $540,664 -23% 324 $1,669   $15,800,787 14
Feb 21, 2014 20 $429,941 -20% 210 $2,047   $16,518,814 15
Feb 28, 2014 26 $390,539 -9% 289 $1,351   $17,118,747 16
Mar 7, 2014 28 $185,122 -53% 180 $1,028   $17,467,639 17
Mar 14, 2014 41 $76,493 -59% 120 $637   $17,614,729 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 2013 - $35,536     4 $8,884   $35,536 1
Nov 16, 2013 - $59,743 +68%   4 $14,936   $95,279 2
Nov 17, 2013 - $45,122 -24%   4 $11,281   $140,401 3
Nov 18, 2013 - $12,011 -73%   4 $3,003   $152,412 4
Nov 19, 2013 - $12,890 +7%   4 $3,223   $165,302 5
Nov 20, 2013 - $12,354 -4%   4 $3,089   $177,656 6
Nov 21, 2013 - $11,957 -3%   4 $2,989   $189,613 7
Nov 22, 2013 17 $85,919 +619% +142% 28 $3,069   $275,532 8
Nov 23, 2013 18 $151,115 +76% +153% 28 $5,397   $426,647 9
Nov 24, 2013 18 $88,721 -41% +97% 28 $3,169   $515,368 10
Nov 25, 2013 - $29,543 -67% +146% 28 $1,055   $544,911 11
Nov 26, 2013 - $31,578 +7% +145% 28 $1,128   $576,489 12
Nov 27, 2013 - $81,449 +158% +559% 97 $840   $657,938 13
Nov 28, 2013 - $90,428 +11% +656% 97 $932   $748,366 14
Nov 29, 2013 - $281,335 +211% +227% 102 $2,758   $1,029,701 15
Nov 30, 2013 - $279,776 -1% +85% 102 $2,743   $1,309,477 16
Dec 1, 2013 - $169,854 -39% +91% 102 $1,665   $1,479,331 17
Dec 2, 2013 - $55,154 -68% +87% 102 $541   $1,534,485 18
Dec 3, 2013 17 $68,540 +24% +117% 102 $672   $1,603,025 19
Dec 4, 2013 18 $58,411 -15% -28% 102 $573   $1,661,436 20
Dec 5, 2013 18 $56,042 -4% -38% 102 $549   $1,717,478 21
Dec 6, 2013 - $137,096 +145% -51% 113 $1,213   $1,854,574 22
Dec 7, 2013 - $254,072 +85% -9% 113 $2,248   $2,108,646 23
Dec 8, 2013 - $130,111 -49% -23% 113 $1,151   $2,238,757 24
Dec 9, 2013 16 $51,427 -60% -7% 113 $455   $2,290,184 25
Dec 10, 2013 17 $55,556 +8% -19% 113 $492   $2,345,182 26
Dec 11, 2013 16 $56,386 +1% -3% 113 $499   $2,402,126 27
Dec 12, 2013 15 $63,873 +13% +14% 113 $565   $2,465,999 28
Dec 13, 2013 - $266,276 +317% +94% 250 $1,065   $2,732,275 29
Dec 14, 2013 - $374,117 +40% +47% 250 $1,496   $3,106,392 30
Dec 15, 2013 - $271,391 -27% +109% 250 $1,086   $3,377,783 31
Dec 16, 2013 14 $104,464 -62% +103% 250 $418   $3,482,247 32
Dec 17, 2013 12 $118,520 +13% +113% 250 $474   $3,600,767 33
Dec 18, 2013 13 $109,328 -8% +94% 250 $437   $3,710,095 34
Dec 19, 2013 13 $94,603 -13% +48% 250 $378   $3,805,366 35
Dec 23, 2013 - $111,334   +7% 250 $445   $4,481,803 39
Dec 24, 2013 - $107,917 -3% -9% 250 $432   $4,589,720 40
Dec 25, 2013 - $192,601 +78% +76% 250 $770   $4,782,321 41
Dec 26, 2013 13 $191,484 -1% +102% 250 $766   $4,973,805 42
Dec 30, 2013 - $146,206   +31% 250 $585   $5,857,742 46
Dec 31, 2013 - $200,356 +37% +86% 250 $801   $6,058,098 47
Jan 1, 2014 18 $220,125 +10% +14% 250 $881   $6,278,223 48
Jan 2, 2014 - $106,825 -51% -44% 250 $427   $6,385,048 49
Jan 3, 2014 - $174,873 +64%   240 $729   $6,559,921 50
Jan 4, 2014 - $289,061 +65%   240 $1,204   $6,848,982 51
Jan 5, 2014 - $154,314 -47%   240 $643   $7,003,296 52
Jan 6, 2014 - $53,875 -65% -63% 240 $224   $7,057,171 53
Jan 7, 2014 18 $80,386 +49% -60% 240 $335   $7,137,557 54
Jan 8, 2014 18 $91,241 +14% -59% 240 $380   $7,228,798 55
Jan 9, 2014 18 $100,856 +11% -6% 240 $420   $7,329,654 56
Jan 10, 2014 - $235,757 +134% +35% 521 $453   $7,565,411 57
Jan 11, 2014 - $379,665 +61% +31% 521 $729   $7,945,076 58
Jan 12, 2014 - $270,041 -29% +75% 521 $518   $8,215,117 59
Jan 13, 2014 - $116,476 -57% +116% 521 $224   $8,331,593 60
Jan 14, 2014 18 $145,774 +25% +81% 521 $280   $8,477,367 61
Jan 15, 2014 17 $129,030 -11% +41% 521 $248   $8,606,397 62
Jan 16, 2014 16 $168,320 +30% +67% 521 $323   $8,774,717 63
Jan 17, 2014 - $244,324 +45% +4% 408 $599   $9,019,041 64
Jan 18, 2014 - $417,025 +71% +10% 408 $1,022   $9,436,066 65
Jan 19, 2014 - $221,859 -47% -18% 408 $544   $9,657,925 66
Jan 20, 2014 - $203,517 -8% +75% 408 $499   $9,861,442 67
Jan 21, 2014 - $97,239 -52% -33% 408 $238   $9,958,681 68
Jan 22, 2014 - $102,870 +6% -20% 408 $252   $10,061,551 69
Jan 23, 2014 - $106,423 +3% -37% 408 $261   $10,167,974 70
Jan 24, 2014 17 $411,088 +286% +68% 968 $425   $10,579,062 71
Jan 25, 2014 18 $682,305 +66% +64% 968 $705   $11,261,367 72
Jan 26, 2014 17 $459,033 -33% +107% 968 $474   $11,720,400 73
Jan 27, 2014 17 $156,336 -66% -23% 968 $162   $11,876,736 74
Jan 28, 2014 17 $207,783 +33% +114% 968 $215   $12,084,519 75
Jan 29, 2014 11 $209,920 +1% +104% 968 $217   $12,294,439 76
Jan 30, 2014 13 $222,459 +6% +109% 968 $230   $12,516,898 77
Jan 31, 2014 18 $346,361 +56% -16% 875 $396   $12,863,259 78
Feb 1, 2014 17 $583,729 +69% -14% 875 $667   $13,446,988 79
Feb 2, 2014 17 $212,583 -64% -54% 875 $243   $13,659,571 80
Feb 3, 2014 15 $123,848 -42% -21% 875 $142   $13,783,419 81
Feb 4, 2014 14 $169,081 +37% -19% 875 $193   $13,952,500 82
Feb 5, 2014 14 $137,710 -19% -34% 875 $157   $14,090,210 83
Feb 6, 2014 14 $149,858 +9% -33% 875 $171   $14,240,068 84
Feb 7, 2014 19 $170,016 +13% -51% 525 $324   $14,410,084 85
Feb 8, 2014 - $325,671 +92% -44% 525 $620   $14,735,755 86
Feb 9, 2014 18 $207,520 -36% -2% 525 $395   $14,943,275 87
Feb 10, 2014 18 $67,061 -68% -46% 525 $128   $15,010,336 88
Feb 11, 2014 18 $89,783 +34% -47% 525 $171   $15,100,119 89
Feb 12, 2014 16 $77,835 -13% -43% 525 $148   $15,177,954 90
Feb 13, 2014 16 $82,169 +6% -45% 525 $157   $15,260,123 91
Feb 14, 2014 - $138,898 +69% -18% 324 $429   $15,399,021 92
Feb 15, 2014 - $213,600 +54% -34% 324 $659   $15,612,621 93
Feb 16, 2014 - $188,166 -12% -9% 324 $581   $15,800,787 94
Feb 17, 2014 - $110,038 -42% +64% 324 $340   $15,910,825 95
Feb 18, 2014 - $61,102 -44% -32% 324 $189   $15,971,927 96
Feb 19, 2014 - $57,445 -6% -26% 324 $177   $16,029,372 97
Feb 20, 2014 - $59,501 +4% -28% 324 $184   $16,088,873 98
Feb 21, 2014 - $100,248 +68% -28% 210 $477   $16,189,121 99
Feb 22, 2014 - $200,907 +100% -6% 210 $957   $16,390,028 100
Feb 23, 2014 - $128,786 -36% -32% 210 $613   $16,518,814 101
Feb 24, 2014 - $47,748 -63% -57% 210 $227   $16,566,562 102
Feb 25, 2014 - $54,329 +14% -11% 210 $259   $16,620,891 103
Feb 26, 2014 - $54,481 n/c -5% 210 $259   $16,675,372 104
Feb 27, 2014 - $52,836 -3% -11% 210 $252   $16,728,208 105
Feb 28, 2014 - $110,795 +110% +11% 289 $383   $16,839,003 106
Mar 1, 2014 - $199,713 +80% -1% 289 $691   $17,038,716 107
Mar 2, 2014 - $80,031 -60% -38% 289 $277   $17,118,747 108
Mar 3, 2014 - $34,786 -57% -27% 289 $120   $17,153,533 109
Mar 4, 2014 - $43,864 +26% -19% 289 $152   $17,197,397 110
Mar 5, 2014 - $38,085 -13% -30% 289 $132   $17,235,482 111
Mar 6, 2014 - $47,035 +24% -11% 289 $163   $17,282,517 112
Mar 7, 2014 - $48,815 +4% -56% 180 $271   $17,331,332 113
Mar 8, 2014 - $88,990 +82% -55% 180 $494   $17,420,322 114
Mar 9, 2014 - $47,317 -47% -41% 180 $263   $17,467,639 115
Mar 10, 2014 - $15,390 -67% -56% 180 $86   $17,483,029 116
Mar 11, 2014 - $18,575 +21% -58% 180 $103   $17,501,604 117
Mar 12, 2014 - $19,089 +3% -50% 180 $106   $17,520,693 118
Mar 13, 2014 - $17,543 -8% -63% 180 $97   $17,538,236 119
Mar 14, 2014 - $20,159 +15% -59% 120 $168   $17,558,395 120
Mar 15, 2014 - $34,233 +70% -62% 120 $285   $17,592,628 121
Mar 16, 2014 - $22,101 -35% -53% 120 $184   $17,614,729 122
Mar 17, 2014 - $11,590 -48% -25% 120 $97   $17,626,319 123
Mar 18, 2014 - $10,232 -12% -45% 120 $85   $17,636,551 124
Mar 19, 2014 - $8,953 -13% -53% 120 $75   $17,645,504 125
Mar 20, 2014 - $9,408 +5% -46% 120 $78   $17,654,912 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2013 24 $189,613   4 $47,403   $189,613 1
Nov 22, 2013 22 $558,753 +195% 97 $5,760   $748,366 2
Nov 29, 2013 19 $969,112 +73% 102 $9,501   $1,717,478 3
Dec 6, 2013 16 $748,521 -23% 113 $6,624   $2,465,999 4
Dec 13, 2013 14 $1,339,367 +79% 250 $5,357   $3,805,366 5
Dec 20, 2013 19 $1,168,439 -13% 250 $4,674   $4,973,805 6
Dec 27, 2013 20 $673,512 -42% 250 $2,694   $6,385,048 7
Jan 3, 2014 18 $944,606 +40% 240 $3,936   $7,329,654 8
Jan 10, 2014 19 $1,445,063 +53% 521 $2,774   $8,774,717 9
Jan 17, 2014 23 $1,393,257 -4% 408 $3,415   $10,167,974 10
Jan 24, 2014 17 $2,348,924 +69% 968 $2,427   $12,516,898 11
Jan 31, 2014 15 $1,723,170 -27% 875 $1,969   $14,240,068 12
Feb 7, 2014 19 $1,020,055 -41% 525 $1,943   $15,260,123 13
Feb 14, 2014 22 $828,750 -19% 324 $2,558   $16,088,873 14
Feb 21, 2014 20 $639,335 -23% 210 $3,044   $16,728,208 15
Feb 28, 2014 26 $554,309 -13% 289 $1,918   $17,282,517 16
Mar 7, 2014 28 $255,719 -54% 180 $1,421   $17,538,236 17
Mar 14, 2014 40 $116,676 -54% 120 $972   $17,654,912 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 12/6/2013 $247,413 122 122 269 $762,652 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $6,343,796
 
International Total$7,106,448 12/13/2015

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
Mar 2, 2014746,520 46,520$916,909$916,9091
Mar 9, 2014835,373-24% 81,893$683,406$1,600,3152
Mar 16, 20142615,856-55% 97,749$316,486$1,916,8013
Mar 23, 2014229,221-42% 106,970$183,867$2,100,6684

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 2, 2014630,810 30,810$708,322$708,3221
Mar 9, 20141516,073-48% 46,883$371,767$1,080,0892

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