Project Nim (2011)

Project Nim poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $411,184Details
International Box Office $1,172,349Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,583,533
Further financial details...

Synopsis

From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,820 (6.3% of total gross)
Legs:8.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/23 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $558,954

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,251 $411,184
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,277 $1,172,349
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,757 $1,583,533
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,678 $411,184

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: July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Video Release: February 7th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, drug content, thematic elements and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2167, 4/13/2011)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Academics, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Epilogue, Chimpanzees
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: BBC Films, UK Film Council, Red Box Films, Screen Pass Pictures, Passion Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 50 $25,820   4 $6,455   $25,820 1
Jul 15, 2011 46 $49,045 +90% 22 $2,229   $87,840 2
Jul 22, 2011 45 $50,145 +2% 19 $2,639   $171,227 3
Jul 29, 2011 53 $31,774 -37% 21 $1,513   $227,048 4
Aug 5, 2011 61 $23,500 -26% 21 $1,119   $270,123 5
Aug 12, 2011 59 $22,932 -2% 18 $1,274   $307,520 6
Aug 19, 2011 73 $11,840 -48% 12 $987   $334,452 7
Aug 26, 2011 76 $7,780 -34% 16 $486   $347,164 8
Sep 2, 2011 81 $10,315 +33% 15 $688   $361,884 9
Sep 9, 2011 90 $5,909 -43% 11 $537   $373,944 10
Sep 16, 2011 92 $6,489 +10% 17 $382   $383,373 11
Sep 23, 2011 96 $4,487 -31% 18 $249   $391,555 12
Sep 30, 2011 104 $1,642 -63% 7 $235   $397,576 13
Oct 7, 2011 128 $250 -85% 6 $42   $399,001 14
Oct 14, 2011 128 $150 -40% 3 $50   $399,792 15
Oct 21, 2011 114 $1,681 +1,021% 12 $140   $401,908 16
Oct 28, 2011 118 $510 -70% 3 $170   $405,890 17
Nov 4, 2011 118 $344 -33% 3 $115   $406,442 18
Nov 25, 2011 104 $231   1 $231   $407,211 21
Dec 9, 2011 81 $2,657   2 $1,329   $410,077 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 8, 2011 - $7,167     4 $1,792   $7,167 1
Jul 9, 2011 - $10,544 +47%   4 $2,636   $17,711 2
Jul 10, 2011 - $8,109 -23%   4 $2,027   $25,820 3
Jul 11, 2011 - $3,213 -60%   4 $803   $29,033 4
Jul 12, 2011 - $3,894 +21%   4 $974   $32,927 5
Jul 13, 2011 - $3,076 -21%   4 $769   $36,003 6
Jul 14, 2011 - $2,792 -9%   4 $698   $38,795 7
Jul 15, 2011 - $12,718 +356% +77% 22 $578   $51,513 8
Jul 16, 2011 - $20,746 +63% +97% 22 $943   $72,259 9
Jul 17, 2011 - $15,581 -25% +92% 22 $708   $87,840 10
Jul 18, 2011 - $7,046 -55% +119% 22 $320   $94,886 11
Jul 19, 2011 - $7,147 +1% +84% 22 $325   $102,033 12
Jul 20, 2011 - $7,978 +12% +159% 22 $363   $110,011 13
Jul 21, 2011 - $11,071 +39% +297% 23 $481   $121,082 14
Jul 22, 2011 - $14,340 +30% +13% 19 $755   $135,422 15
Jul 23, 2011 - $20,564 +43% -1% 19 $1,082   $155,986 16
Jul 24, 2011 - $15,241 -26% -2% 19 $802   $171,227 17
Jul 25, 2011 - $5,855 -62% -17% 19 $308   $177,082 18
Jul 26, 2011 - $6,214 +6% -13% 19 $327   $183,296 19
Jul 27, 2011 - $5,424 -13% -32% 19 $285   $188,720 20
Jul 28, 2011 - $6,554 +21% -41% 19 $345   $195,274 21
Jul 29, 2011 - $7,880 +20% -45% 21 $375   $203,154 22
Jul 30, 2011 - $13,507 +71% -34% 21 $643   $216,661 23
Jul 31, 2011 - $10,387 -23% -32% 21 $495   $227,048 24
Aug 1, 2011 - $5,674 -45% -3% 21 $270   $232,722 25
Aug 2, 2011 - $4,852 -14% -22% 21 $231   $237,574 26
Aug 3, 2011 - $4,428 -9% -18% 21 $211   $242,002 27
Aug 4, 2011 - $4,621 +4% -29% 21 $220   $246,623 28
Aug 5, 2011 - $5,910 +28% -25% 21 $281   $252,533 29
Aug 6, 2011 - $9,103 +54% -33% 21 $433   $261,636 30
Aug 7, 2011 - $8,487 -7% -18% 21 $404   $270,123 31
Aug 8, 2011 - $3,589 -58% -37% 21 $171   $273,712 32
Aug 9, 2011 - $4,376 +22% -10% 21 $208   $278,088 33
Aug 10, 2011 - $2,994 -32% -32% 21 $143   $281,082 34
Aug 11, 2011 - $3,506 +17% -24% 21 $167   $284,588 35
Aug 12, 2011 - $7,137 +104% +21% 18 $397   $291,725 36
Aug 13, 2011 - $8,702 +22% -4% 18 $483   $300,427 37
Aug 14, 2011 - $7,194 -17% -15% 18 $400   $307,621 38
Aug 15, 2011 - $3,805 -47% +6% 18 $211   $311,426 39
Aug 16, 2011 - $3,901 +3% -11% 18 $217   $315,327 40
Aug 17, 2011 - $3,267 -16% +9% 18 $182   $318,594 41
Aug 18, 2011 - $4,018 +23% +15% 18 $223   $322,612 42
Aug 19, 2011 - $2,992 -26% -58% 12 $249   $325,604 43
Aug 20, 2011 - $4,539 +52% -48% 12 $378   $330,143 44
Aug 21, 2011 - $4,309 -5% -40% 12 $359   $334,452 45
Aug 22, 2011 - $1,109 -74% -71% 12 $92   $335,561 46
Aug 23, 2011 - $1,268 +14% -67% 12 $106   $336,829 47
Aug 24, 2011 - $1,170 -8% -64% 12 $98   $337,999 48
Aug 25, 2011 - $1,385 +18% -66% 12 $115   $339,384 49
Aug 26, 2011 - $2,349 +70% -21% 16 $147   $341,733 50
Aug 27, 2011 - $2,804 +19% -38% 16 $175   $344,537 51
Aug 28, 2011 - $2,627 -6% -39% 16 $164   $347,164 52
Aug 29, 2011 - $1,034 -61% -7% 16 $65   $348,198 53
Aug 30, 2011 - $926 -10% -27% 16 $58   $349,124 54
Aug 31, 2011 - $1,216 +31% +4% 16 $76   $350,340 55
Sep 1, 2011 - $1,229 +1% -11% 16 $77   $351,569 56
Sep 2, 2011 - $2,192 +78% -7% 15 $146   $353,761 57
Sep 3, 2011 - $4,126 +88% +47% 15 $275   $357,887 58
Sep 4, 2011 - $3,997 -3% +52% 15 $266   $361,884 59
Sep 5, 2011 78 $2,634 -34% +155% 15 $176   $364,518 60
Sep 6, 2011 - $719 -73% -22% 15 $48   $365,237 61
Sep 7, 2011 - $1,343 +87% +10% 15 $90   $366,580 62
Sep 8, 2011 - $1,455 +8% +18% 15 $97   $368,035 63
Sep 9, 2011 - $1,901 +31% -13% 11 $173   $369,936 64
Sep 10, 2011 - $2,676 +41% -35% 11 $243   $372,612 65
Sep 11, 2011 - $1,332 -50% -67% 11 $121   $373,944 66
Sep 12, 2011 - $646 -52% -75% 11 $59   $374,590 67
Sep 13, 2011 - $572 -11% -20% 11 $52   $375,162 68
Sep 14, 2011 - $802 +40% -40% 11 $73   $375,964 69
Sep 15, 2011 - $920 +15% -37% 11 $84   $376,884 70
Sep 16, 2011 - $1,775 +93% -7% 17 $104   $378,659 71
Sep 17, 2011 - $2,918 +64% +9% 17 $172   $381,577 72
Sep 18, 2011 - $1,796 -38% +35% 17 $106   $383,373 73
Sep 19, 2011 - $1,147 -36% +78% 18 $64   $384,520 74
Sep 20, 2011 - $1,093 -5% +91% 18 $61   $385,613 75
Sep 21, 2011 - $701 -36% -13% 16 $44   $386,314 76
Sep 22, 2011 - $754 +8% -18% 16 $47   $387,068 77
Sep 23, 2011 - $1,802 +139% +2% 18 $100   $388,870 78
Sep 24, 2011 - $1,389 -23% -52% 18 $77   $390,259 79
Sep 25, 2011 - $1,296 -7% -28% 18 $72   $391,555 80
Sep 26, 2011 - $492 -62% -57% 18 $27   $392,047 81
Sep 27, 2011 - $994 +102% -9% 18 $55   $393,041 82
Sep 28, 2011 - $1,481 +49% +111% 18 $82   $394,522 83
Sep 29, 2011 - $1,412 -5% +87% 18 $78   $395,934 84
Sep 30, 2011 - $486 -66% -73% 7 $69   $396,420 85
Oct 1, 2011 - $599 +23% -57% 7 $86   $397,019 86
Oct 2, 2011 - $766 +28% -41% 7 $109   $397,785 87
Oct 3, 2011 - $203 -73% -59% 7 $29   $397,988 88
Oct 4, 2011 - $256 +26% -74% 7 $37   $398,244 89
Oct 5, 2011 - $304 +19% -79% 7 $43   $398,548 90
Oct 6, 2011 - $203 -33% -86% 7 $29   $398,751 91
Oct 7, 2011 - $53 -74% -89% 6 $9   $398,804 92
Oct 8, 2011 - $150 +183% -75% 6 $25   $398,954 93
Oct 9, 2011 - $47 -69% -94% 6 $8   $399,001 94
Oct 10, 2011 - $61 +30% -70% 6 $10   $399,062 95
Oct 11, 2011 - $200 +228% -22% 6 $33   $399,262 96
Oct 12, 2011 - $144 -28% -53% 6 $24   $399,406 97
Oct 13, 2011 - $236 +64% +16% 6 $39   $399,642 98
Oct 14, 2011 - $28 -88% -47% 3 $9   $399,670 99
Oct 15, 2011 - $88 +214% -41% 3 $29   $399,758 100
Oct 16, 2011 - $34 -61% -28% 3 $11   $399,792 101
Oct 17, 2011 - $8 -76% -87% 3 $3   $399,800 102
Oct 18, 2011 - $53 +563% -74% 3 $18   $399,853 103
Oct 19, 2011 - $207 +291% +44% 4 $52   $400,060 104
Oct 20, 2011 - $167 -19% -29% 4 $42   $400,227 105
Oct 21, 2011 - $472 +183% +1,586% 12 $39   $400,699 106
Oct 22, 2011 - $743 +57% +744% 12 $62   $401,442 107
Oct 23, 2011 - $466 -37% +1,271% 12 $39   $401,908 108
Oct 24, 2011 - $2,054 +341% +25,575% 12 $171   $403,962 109
Oct 25, 2011 - $674 -67% +1,172% 12 $56   $404,636 110
Oct 26, 2011 - $566 -16% +173% 12 $47   $405,202 111
Oct 27, 2011 - $178 -69% +7% 12 $15   $405,380 112
Oct 28, 2011 - $230 +29% -51% 3 $77   $405,610 113
Oct 29, 2011 - $155 -33% -79% 3 $52   $405,765 114
Oct 30, 2011 - $125 -19% -73% 3 $42   $405,890 115
Oct 31, 2011 - $35 -72% -98% 3 $12   $405,925 116
Nov 1, 2011 - $55 +57% -92% 3 $18   $405,980 117
Nov 2, 2011 - $86 +56% -85% 3 $29   $406,066 118
Nov 3, 2011 - $32 -63% -82% 3 $11   $406,098 119
Nov 4, 2011 - $95 +197% -59% 3 $32   $406,193 120
Nov 5, 2011 - $215 +126% +39% 3 $72   $406,408 121
Nov 6, 2011 - $34 -84% -73% 3 $11   $406,442 122
Nov 7, 2011 - $62 +82% +77% 3 $21   $406,504 123
Nov 8, 2011 - $60 -3% +9% 3 $20   $406,564 124
Nov 9, 2011 - $96 +60% +12% 3 $32   $406,660 125
Nov 10, 2011 - $149 +55% +366% 3 $50   $406,809 126
Nov 14, 2011 - $123   +98% 3 $41   $406,932 130
Nov 15, 2011 - $48 -61% -20% 3 $16   $406,980 131
Nov 25, 2011 - $170     1 $170   $407,150 141
Nov 27, 2011 - $61     1 $61   $407,211 143
Nov 28, 2011 - $5 -92%   1 $5   $407,216 144
Nov 29, 2011 - $72 +1,340%   1 $72   $407,288 145
Nov 30, 2011 - $96 +33%   1 $96   $407,384 146
Dec 1, 2011 - $36 -63%   1 $36   $407,420 147
Dec 9, 2011 - $981     2 $491   $408,401 155
Dec 10, 2011 - $978 n/c   2 $489   $409,379 156
Dec 11, 2011 - $698 -29%   2 $349   $410,077 157
Dec 12, 2011 - $253 -64%   2 $127   $410,330 158
Dec 13, 2011 - $182 -28%   2 $91   $410,512 159
Dec 14, 2011 - $246 +35%   2 $123   $410,758 160
Dec 15, 2011 - $426 +73%   2 $213   $411,184 161

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 51 $38,795   4 $9,699   $38,795 1
Jul 15, 2011 46 $82,287 +112% 23 $3,578   $121,082 2
Jul 22, 2011 46 $74,192 -10% 19 $3,905   $195,274 3
Jul 29, 2011 53 $51,349 -31% 21 $2,445   $246,623 4
Aug 5, 2011 61 $37,965 -26% 21 $1,808   $284,588 5
Aug 12, 2011 57 $38,024 n/c 18 $2,112   $322,612 6
Aug 19, 2011 70 $16,772 -56% 12 $1,398   $339,384 7
Aug 26, 2011 77 $12,185 -27% 16 $762   $351,569 8
Sep 2, 2011 80 $16,466 +35% 15 $1,098   $368,035 9
Sep 9, 2011 89 $8,849 -46% 11 $804   $376,884 10
Sep 16, 2011 91 $10,184 +15% 18 $566   $387,068 11
Sep 23, 2011 87 $8,866 -13% 18 $493   $395,934 12
Sep 30, 2011 102 $2,817 -68% 7 $402   $398,751 13
Oct 7, 2011 117 $891 -68% 6 $149   $399,642 14
Oct 14, 2011 124 $585 -34% 4 $146   $400,227 15
Oct 21, 2011 93 $5,153 +781% 12 $429   $405,380 16
Oct 28, 2011 112 $718 -86% 3 $239   $406,098 17
Nov 4, 2011 114 $711 -1% 3 $237   $406,809 18
Nov 11, 2011 111 $171 -76% 3 $57   $406,980 19
Nov 25, 2011 97 $440   1 $440   $407,420 21
Dec 9, 2011 75 $3,764   2 $1,882   $411,184 23

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Interviewee(s)

Herbert Terrace    Himself
Stephanie LaFarge    Herself
Jenny Lee    Herself
Laura-Ann Petitto    Herself
Joyce Butler    Herself
Bill Tynan    Himself
Renee Falitz    Herself
Bob Ingersoll    Himself
James Mahoney    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Marsh    Director
Simon Chinn    Producer
Jinx Godfrey    Editor
Michael Simmonds    Cinematographer
John Battsek    Executive Producer
Dickon Hinchliffe    Composer
George Chignell    Co-Producer
Maureen A. Ryan    Co-Producer

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 9th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is about as competitive as Best Animated Feature Film, for the same reasons. The two films I thought were most likely to win, Bill Cunningham New York and Project Nim, weren't even nominated. There are still favorites and long shots, but there should be a competitive race. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 7th, 2012

February 7th, 2012

The biggest release of the week on the home market is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray ... on Saturday. So you still have a few more days to wait. As for the best release of the week, that's Lady and the Tramp, which is making its Blu-ray and is our Pick of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: Project Nim

February 6th, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I thought Project Nim was the favorite to win the Best Documentary at the Oscars. However, it wasn't even nominated. Was I sucked into the hype? Or was this one of this year's big Oscar snubs. More...

2012 Awards Season: DGA Artistic Appreciation

January 29th, 2012

The Directors Guild of America handed out their awards this weekend, which includes a number of TV categories, as well as two for feature films. The DGAs tends to be very good indicators for the Oscars, so it is an important award. So who won? More...

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January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

2012 Awards Season: PGAs Turn Award Season Prognosticating from Science to Art

January 22nd, 2012

Producers Guild of America handed out the winners tonight and instead of solidifying Oscar prospects, they might have opened things up a bit more. At least in my mind there are more questions than answers after tonight. So what nominees took home the awards? More...

2012 Awards Season: Scorsese Scores DGA Double-Shot

January 12th, 2012

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Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Per Theater Chart: Life at the Top

July 12th, 2011

Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest opened in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $27,996 in four theaters, which was the best per theater average in more than a month. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness was relatively close behind with $20,247 in its lone theater. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the only holdover to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with an average of $11,469. More...

Project: Limited Release

July 8th, 2011

After a few weeks of very impressive performances on the limited release front earlier in the summer, there hasn't been as much success lately. It is unlikely this week will produce a major hit, but there are a couple documentaries that deserve to be seen. Project Nim and Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest are both earning Oscar-worthy reviews and I wouldn't be shocked if one or both are on the short-list at the end of the year. More...


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Synopsis

From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,820 (6.3% of total gross)
Legs:8.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/23 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $558,954

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,251 $411,184
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,277 $1,172,349
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,757 $1,583,533
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,678 $411,184

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: July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Video Release: February 7th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, drug content, thematic elements and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2167, 4/13/2011)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Academics, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Epilogue, Chimpanzees
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: BBC Films, UK Film Council, Red Box Films, Screen Pass Pictures, Passion Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Herbert Terrace    Himself
Stephanie LaFarge    Herself
Jenny Lee    Herself
Laura-Ann Petitto    Herself
Joyce Butler    Herself
Bill Tynan    Himself
Renee Falitz    Herself
Bob Ingersoll    Himself
James Mahoney    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Marsh    Director
Simon Chinn    Producer
Jinx Godfrey    Editor
Michael Simmonds    Cinematographer
John Battsek    Executive Producer
Dickon Hinchliffe    Composer
George Chignell    Co-Producer
Maureen A. Ryan    Co-Producer

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 9th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is about as competitive as Best Animated Feature Film, for the same reasons. The two films I thought were most likely to win, Bill Cunningham New York and Project Nim, weren't even nominated. There are still favorites and long shots, but there should be a competitive race. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 7th, 2012

February 7th, 2012

The biggest release of the week on the home market is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray ... on Saturday. So you still have a few more days to wait. As for the best release of the week, that's Lady and the Tramp, which is making its Blu-ray and is our Pick of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: Project Nim

February 6th, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I thought Project Nim was the favorite to win the Best Documentary at the Oscars. However, it wasn't even nominated. Was I sucked into the hype? Or was this one of this year's big Oscar snubs. More...

2012 Awards Season: DGA Artistic Appreciation

January 29th, 2012

The Directors Guild of America handed out their awards this weekend, which includes a number of TV categories, as well as two for feature films. The DGAs tends to be very good indicators for the Oscars, so it is an important award. So who won? More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

2012 Awards Season: PGAs Turn Award Season Prognosticating from Science to Art

January 22nd, 2012

Producers Guild of America handed out the winners tonight and instead of solidifying Oscar prospects, they might have opened things up a bit more. At least in my mind there are more questions than answers after tonight. So what nominees took home the awards? More...

2012 Awards Season: Scorsese Scores DGA Double-Shot

January 12th, 2012

After previously announcing Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, the Directors Guild of America announced the nominations for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary category. This is the final major award we track before the Oscars and, at this point, there are definitely favorites for the big night. More...

Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Per Theater Chart: Life at the Top

July 12th, 2011

Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest opened in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $27,996 in four theaters, which was the best per theater average in more than a month. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness was relatively close behind with $20,247 in its lone theater. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the only holdover to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with an average of $11,469. More...

Project: Limited Release

July 8th, 2011

After a few weeks of very impressive performances on the limited release front earlier in the summer, there hasn't been as much success lately. It is unlikely this week will produce a major hit, but there are a couple documentaries that deserve to be seen. Project Nim and Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest are both earning Oscar-worthy reviews and I wouldn't be shocked if one or both are on the short-list at the end of the year. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 50 $25,820   4 $6,455   $25,820 1
Jul 15, 2011 46 $49,045 +90% 22 $2,229   $87,840 2
Jul 22, 2011 45 $50,145 +2% 19 $2,639   $171,227 3
Jul 29, 2011 53 $31,774 -37% 21 $1,513   $227,048 4
Aug 5, 2011 61 $23,500 -26% 21 $1,119   $270,123 5
Aug 12, 2011 59 $22,932 -2% 18 $1,274   $307,520 6
Aug 19, 2011 73 $11,840 -48% 12 $987   $334,452 7
Aug 26, 2011 76 $7,780 -34% 16 $486   $347,164 8
Sep 2, 2011 81 $10,315 +33% 15 $688   $361,884 9
Sep 9, 2011 90 $5,909 -43% 11 $537   $373,944 10
Sep 16, 2011 92 $6,489 +10% 17 $382   $383,373 11
Sep 23, 2011 96 $4,487 -31% 18 $249   $391,555 12
Sep 30, 2011 104 $1,642 -63% 7 $235   $397,576 13
Oct 7, 2011 128 $250 -85% 6 $42   $399,001 14
Oct 14, 2011 128 $150 -40% 3 $50   $399,792 15
Oct 21, 2011 114 $1,681 +1,021% 12 $140   $401,908 16
Oct 28, 2011 118 $510 -70% 3 $170   $405,890 17
Nov 4, 2011 118 $344 -33% 3 $115   $406,442 18
Nov 25, 2011 104 $231   1 $231   $407,211 21
Dec 9, 2011 81 $2,657   2 $1,329   $410,077 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 8, 2011 - $7,167     4 $1,792   $7,167 1
Jul 9, 2011 - $10,544 +47%   4 $2,636   $17,711 2
Jul 10, 2011 - $8,109 -23%   4 $2,027   $25,820 3
Jul 11, 2011 - $3,213 -60%   4 $803   $29,033 4
Jul 12, 2011 - $3,894 +21%   4 $974   $32,927 5
Jul 13, 2011 - $3,076 -21%   4 $769   $36,003 6
Jul 14, 2011 - $2,792 -9%   4 $698   $38,795 7
Jul 15, 2011 - $12,718 +356% +77% 22 $578   $51,513 8
Jul 16, 2011 - $20,746 +63% +97% 22 $943   $72,259 9
Jul 17, 2011 - $15,581 -25% +92% 22 $708   $87,840 10
Jul 18, 2011 - $7,046 -55% +119% 22 $320   $94,886 11
Jul 19, 2011 - $7,147 +1% +84% 22 $325   $102,033 12
Jul 20, 2011 - $7,978 +12% +159% 22 $363   $110,011 13
Jul 21, 2011 - $11,071 +39% +297% 23 $481   $121,082 14
Jul 22, 2011 - $14,340 +30% +13% 19 $755   $135,422 15
Jul 23, 2011 - $20,564 +43% -1% 19 $1,082   $155,986 16
Jul 24, 2011 - $15,241 -26% -2% 19 $802   $171,227 17
Jul 25, 2011 - $5,855 -62% -17% 19 $308   $177,082 18
Jul 26, 2011 - $6,214 +6% -13% 19 $327   $183,296 19
Jul 27, 2011 - $5,424 -13% -32% 19 $285   $188,720 20
Jul 28, 2011 - $6,554 +21% -41% 19 $345   $195,274 21
Jul 29, 2011 - $7,880 +20% -45% 21 $375   $203,154 22
Jul 30, 2011 - $13,507 +71% -34% 21 $643   $216,661 23
Jul 31, 2011 - $10,387 -23% -32% 21 $495   $227,048 24
Aug 1, 2011 - $5,674 -45% -3% 21 $270   $232,722 25
Aug 2, 2011 - $4,852 -14% -22% 21 $231   $237,574 26
Aug 3, 2011 - $4,428 -9% -18% 21 $211   $242,002 27
Aug 4, 2011 - $4,621 +4% -29% 21 $220   $246,623 28
Aug 5, 2011 - $5,910 +28% -25% 21 $281   $252,533 29
Aug 6, 2011 - $9,103 +54% -33% 21 $433   $261,636 30
Aug 7, 2011 - $8,487 -7% -18% 21 $404   $270,123 31
Aug 8, 2011 - $3,589 -58% -37% 21 $171   $273,712 32
Aug 9, 2011 - $4,376 +22% -10% 21 $208   $278,088 33
Aug 10, 2011 - $2,994 -32% -32% 21 $143   $281,082 34
Aug 11, 2011 - $3,506 +17% -24% 21 $167   $284,588 35
Aug 12, 2011 - $7,137 +104% +21% 18 $397   $291,725 36
Aug 13, 2011 - $8,702 +22% -4% 18 $483   $300,427 37
Aug 14, 2011 - $7,194 -17% -15% 18 $400   $307,621 38
Aug 15, 2011 - $3,805 -47% +6% 18 $211   $311,426 39
Aug 16, 2011 - $3,901 +3% -11% 18 $217   $315,327 40
Aug 17, 2011 - $3,267 -16% +9% 18 $182   $318,594 41
Aug 18, 2011 - $4,018 +23% +15% 18 $223   $322,612 42
Aug 19, 2011 - $2,992 -26% -58% 12 $249   $325,604 43
Aug 20, 2011 - $4,539 +52% -48% 12 $378   $330,143 44
Aug 21, 2011 - $4,309 -5% -40% 12 $359   $334,452 45
Aug 22, 2011 - $1,109 -74% -71% 12 $92   $335,561 46
Aug 23, 2011 - $1,268 +14% -67% 12 $106   $336,829 47
Aug 24, 2011 - $1,170 -8% -64% 12 $98   $337,999 48
Aug 25, 2011 - $1,385 +18% -66% 12 $115   $339,384 49
Aug 26, 2011 - $2,349 +70% -21% 16 $147   $341,733 50
Aug 27, 2011 - $2,804 +19% -38% 16 $175   $344,537 51
Aug 28, 2011 - $2,627 -6% -39% 16 $164   $347,164 52
Aug 29, 2011 - $1,034 -61% -7% 16 $65   $348,198 53
Aug 30, 2011 - $926 -10% -27% 16 $58   $349,124 54
Aug 31, 2011 - $1,216 +31% +4% 16 $76   $350,340 55
Sep 1, 2011 - $1,229 +1% -11% 16 $77   $351,569 56
Sep 2, 2011 - $2,192 +78% -7% 15 $146   $353,761 57
Sep 3, 2011 - $4,126 +88% +47% 15 $275   $357,887 58
Sep 4, 2011 - $3,997 -3% +52% 15 $266   $361,884 59
Sep 5, 2011 78 $2,634 -34% +155% 15 $176   $364,518 60
Sep 6, 2011 - $719 -73% -22% 15 $48   $365,237 61
Sep 7, 2011 - $1,343 +87% +10% 15 $90   $366,580 62
Sep 8, 2011 - $1,455 +8% +18% 15 $97   $368,035 63
Sep 9, 2011 - $1,901 +31% -13% 11 $173   $369,936 64
Sep 10, 2011 - $2,676 +41% -35% 11 $243   $372,612 65
Sep 11, 2011 - $1,332 -50% -67% 11 $121   $373,944 66
Sep 12, 2011 - $646 -52% -75% 11 $59   $374,590 67
Sep 13, 2011 - $572 -11% -20% 11 $52   $375,162 68
Sep 14, 2011 - $802 +40% -40% 11 $73   $375,964 69
Sep 15, 2011 - $920 +15% -37% 11 $84   $376,884 70
Sep 16, 2011 - $1,775 +93% -7% 17 $104   $378,659 71
Sep 17, 2011 - $2,918 +64% +9% 17 $172   $381,577 72
Sep 18, 2011 - $1,796 -38% +35% 17 $106   $383,373 73
Sep 19, 2011 - $1,147 -36% +78% 18 $64   $384,520 74
Sep 20, 2011 - $1,093 -5% +91% 18 $61   $385,613 75
Sep 21, 2011 - $701 -36% -13% 16 $44   $386,314 76
Sep 22, 2011 - $754 +8% -18% 16 $47   $387,068 77
Sep 23, 2011 - $1,802 +139% +2% 18 $100   $388,870 78
Sep 24, 2011 - $1,389 -23% -52% 18 $77   $390,259 79
Sep 25, 2011 - $1,296 -7% -28% 18 $72   $391,555 80
Sep 26, 2011 - $492 -62% -57% 18 $27   $392,047 81
Sep 27, 2011 - $994 +102% -9% 18 $55   $393,041 82
Sep 28, 2011 - $1,481 +49% +111% 18 $82   $394,522 83
Sep 29, 2011 - $1,412 -5% +87% 18 $78   $395,934 84
Sep 30, 2011 - $486 -66% -73% 7 $69   $396,420 85
Oct 1, 2011 - $599 +23% -57% 7 $86   $397,019 86
Oct 2, 2011 - $766 +28% -41% 7 $109   $397,785 87
Oct 3, 2011 - $203 -73% -59% 7 $29   $397,988 88
Oct 4, 2011 - $256 +26% -74% 7 $37   $398,244 89
Oct 5, 2011 - $304 +19% -79% 7 $43   $398,548 90
Oct 6, 2011 - $203 -33% -86% 7 $29   $398,751 91
Oct 7, 2011 - $53 -74% -89% 6 $9   $398,804 92
Oct 8, 2011 - $150 +183% -75% 6 $25   $398,954 93
Oct 9, 2011 - $47 -69% -94% 6 $8   $399,001 94
Oct 10, 2011 - $61 +30% -70% 6 $10   $399,062 95
Oct 11, 2011 - $200 +228% -22% 6 $33   $399,262 96
Oct 12, 2011 - $144 -28% -53% 6 $24   $399,406 97
Oct 13, 2011 - $236 +64% +16% 6 $39   $399,642 98
Oct 14, 2011 - $28 -88% -47% 3 $9   $399,670 99
Oct 15, 2011 - $88 +214% -41% 3 $29   $399,758 100
Oct 16, 2011 - $34 -61% -28% 3 $11   $399,792 101
Oct 17, 2011 - $8 -76% -87% 3 $3   $399,800 102
Oct 18, 2011 - $53 +563% -74% 3 $18   $399,853 103
Oct 19, 2011 - $207 +291% +44% 4 $52   $400,060 104
Oct 20, 2011 - $167 -19% -29% 4 $42   $400,227 105
Oct 21, 2011 - $472 +183% +1,586% 12 $39   $400,699 106
Oct 22, 2011 - $743 +57% +744% 12 $62   $401,442 107
Oct 23, 2011 - $466 -37% +1,271% 12 $39   $401,908 108
Oct 24, 2011 - $2,054 +341% +25,575% 12 $171   $403,962 109
Oct 25, 2011 - $674 -67% +1,172% 12 $56   $404,636 110
Oct 26, 2011 - $566 -16% +173% 12 $47   $405,202 111
Oct 27, 2011 - $178 -69% +7% 12 $15   $405,380 112
Oct 28, 2011 - $230 +29% -51% 3 $77   $405,610 113
Oct 29, 2011 - $155 -33% -79% 3 $52   $405,765 114
Oct 30, 2011 - $125 -19% -73% 3 $42   $405,890 115
Oct 31, 2011 - $35 -72% -98% 3 $12   $405,925 116
Nov 1, 2011 - $55 +57% -92% 3 $18   $405,980 117
Nov 2, 2011 - $86 +56% -85% 3 $29   $406,066 118
Nov 3, 2011 - $32 -63% -82% 3 $11   $406,098 119
Nov 4, 2011 - $95 +197% -59% 3 $32   $406,193 120
Nov 5, 2011 - $215 +126% +39% 3 $72   $406,408 121
Nov 6, 2011 - $34 -84% -73% 3 $11   $406,442 122
Nov 7, 2011 - $62 +82% +77% 3 $21   $406,504 123
Nov 8, 2011 - $60 -3% +9% 3 $20   $406,564 124
Nov 9, 2011 - $96 +60% +12% 3 $32   $406,660 125
Nov 10, 2011 - $149 +55% +366% 3 $50   $406,809 126
Nov 14, 2011 - $123   +98% 3 $41   $406,932 130
Nov 15, 2011 - $48 -61% -20% 3 $16   $406,980 131
Nov 25, 2011 - $170     1 $170   $407,150 141
Nov 27, 2011 - $61     1 $61   $407,211 143
Nov 28, 2011 - $5 -92%   1 $5   $407,216 144
Nov 29, 2011 - $72 +1,340%   1 $72   $407,288 145
Nov 30, 2011 - $96 +33%   1 $96   $407,384 146
Dec 1, 2011 - $36 -63%   1 $36   $407,420 147
Dec 9, 2011 - $981     2 $491   $408,401 155
Dec 10, 2011 - $978 n/c   2 $489   $409,379 156
Dec 11, 2011 - $698 -29%   2 $349   $410,077 157
Dec 12, 2011 - $253 -64%   2 $127   $410,330 158
Dec 13, 2011 - $182 -28%   2 $91   $410,512 159
Dec 14, 2011 - $246 +35%   2 $123   $410,758 160
Dec 15, 2011 - $426 +73%   2 $213   $411,184 161

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 51 $38,795   4 $9,699   $38,795 1
Jul 15, 2011 46 $82,287 +112% 23 $3,578   $121,082 2
Jul 22, 2011 46 $74,192 -10% 19 $3,905   $195,274 3
Jul 29, 2011 53 $51,349 -31% 21 $2,445   $246,623 4
Aug 5, 2011 61 $37,965 -26% 21 $1,808   $284,588 5
Aug 12, 2011 57 $38,024 n/c 18 $2,112   $322,612 6
Aug 19, 2011 70 $16,772 -56% 12 $1,398   $339,384 7
Aug 26, 2011 77 $12,185 -27% 16 $762   $351,569 8
Sep 2, 2011 80 $16,466 +35% 15 $1,098   $368,035 9
Sep 9, 2011 89 $8,849 -46% 11 $804   $376,884 10
Sep 16, 2011 91 $10,184 +15% 18 $566   $387,068 11
Sep 23, 2011 87 $8,866 -13% 18 $493   $395,934 12
Sep 30, 2011 102 $2,817 -68% 7 $402   $398,751 13
Oct 7, 2011 117 $891 -68% 6 $149   $399,642 14
Oct 14, 2011 124 $585 -34% 4 $146   $400,227 15
Oct 21, 2011 93 $5,153 +781% 12 $429   $405,380 16
Oct 28, 2011 112 $718 -86% 3 $239   $406,098 17
Nov 4, 2011 114 $711 -1% 3 $237   $406,809 18
Nov 11, 2011 111 $171 -76% 3 $57   $406,980 19
Nov 25, 2011 97 $440   1 $440   $407,420 21
Dec 9, 2011 75 $3,764   2 $1,882   $411,184 23

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