The Sunshine Makers (2017)

The Sunshine Makers
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,042Details
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Synopsis

The untold story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counterculture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD, these underground chemists manufactured a massive amount of acid, including the gold standard for quality LSD, Orange Sunshine, all while staying one step ahead of the feds.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,874 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,063

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,533 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 32,801-32,900) 32,845 $10,042
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,826 $10,042

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 20th, 2017 (Limited) by FilmRise
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Keywords: Biography, 1960s, Counterculture, Narcotics
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Passion Pictures, Persephone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,533 $10,042
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,978 $12,063
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,523 $10,042
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 538 $10,042
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,826 $10,042
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,985 $12,063
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 361 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,474 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,448 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,780 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,708 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,121 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 23 $10,042

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 2017 60 $1,874   1 $1,874   $1,874 1
Jan 27, 2017 54 $4,996 +167% 7 $714   $7,674 2
Feb 3, 2017 67 $419 -92% 1 $419   $9,915 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 2017 62 $2,678   1 $2,678   $2,678 1
Jan 27, 2017 51 $6,613 +147% 7 $945   $9,291 2
Feb 3, 2017 68 $546 -92% 1 $546   $10,042 3

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Documentary Subject(s)

Tim Scully    Himself
Nick Sand    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cosmo Feilding Mellen    Director
George Chignell    Producer
Nicole Stott    Producer
Connie Littlefield    Producer
Cosmo Feilding Mellen    Screenwriter
Connie Littlefield    Screenwriter
John Battsek    Executive Producer
Andrew Ruhemann    Executive Producer
Omar Fayed    Executive Producer
Nick Packer    Editor
Will Pugh    Director of Photography

Theater Averages: Split Separates Itself from the Pack with $13,170

January 25th, 2017

Split

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January 20th, 2017

The Red Turtle

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Synopsis

The untold story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counterculture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD, these underground chemists manufactured a massive amount of acid, including the gold standard for quality LSD, Orange Sunshine, all while staying one step ahead of the feds.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,874 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,063

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,533 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 32,801-32,900) 32,845 $10,042
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,826 $10,042

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 20th, 2017 (Limited) by FilmRise
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, 1960s, Counterculture, Narcotics
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Passion Pictures, Persephone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Tim Scully    Himself
Nick Sand    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cosmo Feilding Mellen    Director
George Chignell    Producer
Nicole Stott    Producer
Connie Littlefield    Producer
Cosmo Feilding Mellen    Screenwriter
Connie Littlefield    Screenwriter
John Battsek    Executive Producer
Andrew Ruhemann    Executive Producer
Omar Fayed    Executive Producer
Nick Packer    Editor
Will Pugh    Director of Photography

Theater Averages: Split Separates Itself from the Pack with $13,170

January 25th, 2017

Split

The overall number one film, Split, was also the only film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $13,170. The closest competition was Tanpopo, which earned $7,677 in one theater during its 13th week of re-release. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Turn On and Tune In some Limited Releases

January 20th, 2017

The Red Turtle

There are a dozen limited releases we have release dates for, not all of which are big enough to be featured here. This is is a good number of releases for one week. Sadly, too many films just results in good films falling between the cracks due to the competition. Unfortunately, while there are a number of great films on this week’s list, like The Red Turtle, I don’t think any will thrive in theaters. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,533 $10,042
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,978 $12,063
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,523 $10,042
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 538 $10,042
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,826 $10,042
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,985 $12,063
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 361 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,474 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,448 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,780 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,708 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,121 $10,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 23 $10,042

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 2017 60 $1,874   1 $1,874   $1,874 1
Jan 27, 2017 54 $4,996 +167% 7 $714   $7,674 2
Feb 3, 2017 67 $419 -92% 1 $419   $9,915 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 2017 62 $2,678   1 $2,678   $2,678 1
Jan 27, 2017 51 $6,613 +147% 7 $945   $9,291 2
Feb 3, 2017 68 $546 -92% 1 $546   $10,042 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 32,801-32,900) 32,845 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 31,201-31,300) 31,217 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,201 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 28,001-28,100) 28,064 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,396 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,163 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,040 $10,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for FilmRise Movies 31 $10,042

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.