Waiting for Lightning (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,537Details
International Box Office $3,557Details
Worldwide Box Office $23,094
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Synopsis

The inspirational story of skateboarder Danny Way. The film follows the journey of a young boy from a broken home in Vista, CA, whose passion for skateboarding would one day bring him fame and a lifetime of accomplishments. Way's drive has no limits as exemplified by his creation captured on screen, a ramp of prodigious and dangerous proportions, across many cultural and ideological boundaries to attempt the impossible: jump China's Great Wall on a skateboard. It's a film about how much abuse the body can sustain, how deep you have to dig to survive the challenges life presents, and how high and far dreams can fly. Danny Way has not only proven himself to be an incredibly talented skateboarder but also the sport's greatest innovator. In his quest for greatness, Way continues to shape the very sport which helped save his own life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,537 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:11 opening theaters/11 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,454

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,521 $19,537
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,301-26,400) 26,382 $3,557
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,601-29,700) 29,642 $23,094
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,989 $19,537

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 7th, 2012 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Video Release: March 5th, 2013 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for dangerous sports action, some language and thematic material involving drugs and alcohol.
(Rating bulletin 2240, 9/12/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Venus and Serena
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Keywords: Skateboarding, Inspirational Sports, World Record Attempt, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Bandito Brothers, DC Shoes
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2012 59 $19,537   11 $1,776   $19,537 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2012 68 $19,537   11 $1,776   $19,537 1

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Danny Way    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Travis Pastrana    Himself
Laird Hamilton    Himself
Rodney Mullen    Himself
Mat Hoffman    Himself
Ken Block    Himself
Rob Dyrdek    Himself
Tony Hawk    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jacob Rosenberg    Director
Carol Martori    Editor
Bret Anthony Johnston    Screenwriter
Hana Ripperger-Suhler    Producer
Jacob Rosenberg    Producer
Max Leitman    Producer
Darryl Franklin    Producer
Mouse McCoy    Executive Producer
Scott Waugh    Executive Producer
Ray Ibe    Executive Producer
Jay Pollak    Executive Producer
Pam 'Zam' Zamoscianyk    Associate Producer
Michael Svitak    Cinematographer
Nathan Furst    Music Furst
Rudy Chung    Music Supervisor

Per Theater Chart: Hyde Hits it Out of the Park

December 11th, 2012

Hyde Park on the Hudson opened on top of the per theater chart with an average of $20,341 in four theaters. That is good for a limited release, but bad for a potential Awards Season contender, which is how many people saw the film prior to its release. Additionally, with weak reviews, it has little hope at long legs. Burn was much further back at $13,602, also in four theaters. Rust and Bone saw its theater count double to four, but its per theater average actually grew to $13,015. Its word-of-mouth is outstanding. Beware of Mr. Baker remained in the $10,000 club with $10,349 in one theater. More...

Limited Releases and Me

December 7th, 2012

It is a really, really busy week for limited releases. However, of the more than a dozen films on this week's list, only one of them is earning overwhelmingly positive reviews, Wagner and Me. That film is a documentary, so even if it does perform well during its opening weekend, it likely won't find any mainstream success. All of the rest are either earning too few reviews to have a Tomatometer Score, or have overall negative reviews. Combined with the previously released Awards Season hopefuls, and there's too much competition for such weak films. More...


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Synopsis

The inspirational story of skateboarder Danny Way. The film follows the journey of a young boy from a broken home in Vista, CA, whose passion for skateboarding would one day bring him fame and a lifetime of accomplishments. Way's drive has no limits as exemplified by his creation captured on screen, a ramp of prodigious and dangerous proportions, across many cultural and ideological boundaries to attempt the impossible: jump China's Great Wall on a skateboard. It's a film about how much abuse the body can sustain, how deep you have to dig to survive the challenges life presents, and how high and far dreams can fly. Danny Way has not only proven himself to be an incredibly talented skateboarder but also the sport's greatest innovator. In his quest for greatness, Way continues to shape the very sport which helped save his own life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,537 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:11 opening theaters/11 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,454

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,521 $19,537
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,301-26,400) 26,382 $3,557
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,601-29,700) 29,642 $23,094
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,989 $19,537

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 7th, 2012 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Video Release: March 5th, 2013 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for dangerous sports action, some language and thematic material involving drugs and alcohol.
(Rating bulletin 2240, 9/12/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Venus and Serena
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Skateboarding, Inspirational Sports, World Record Attempt, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Bandito Brothers, DC Shoes
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Danny Way    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Travis Pastrana    Himself
Laird Hamilton    Himself
Rodney Mullen    Himself
Mat Hoffman    Himself
Ken Block    Himself
Rob Dyrdek    Himself
Tony Hawk    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jacob Rosenberg    Director
Carol Martori    Editor
Bret Anthony Johnston    Screenwriter
Hana Ripperger-Suhler    Producer
Jacob Rosenberg    Producer
Max Leitman    Producer
Darryl Franklin    Producer
Mouse McCoy    Executive Producer
Scott Waugh    Executive Producer
Ray Ibe    Executive Producer
Jay Pollak    Executive Producer
Pam 'Zam' Zamoscianyk    Associate Producer
Michael Svitak    Cinematographer
Nathan Furst    Music Furst
Rudy Chung    Music Supervisor

Per Theater Chart: Hyde Hits it Out of the Park

December 11th, 2012

Hyde Park on the Hudson opened on top of the per theater chart with an average of $20,341 in four theaters. That is good for a limited release, but bad for a potential Awards Season contender, which is how many people saw the film prior to its release. Additionally, with weak reviews, it has little hope at long legs. Burn was much further back at $13,602, also in four theaters. Rust and Bone saw its theater count double to four, but its per theater average actually grew to $13,015. Its word-of-mouth is outstanding. Beware of Mr. Baker remained in the $10,000 club with $10,349 in one theater. More...

Limited Releases and Me

December 7th, 2012

It is a really, really busy week for limited releases. However, of the more than a dozen films on this week's list, only one of them is earning overwhelmingly positive reviews, Wagner and Me. That film is a documentary, so even if it does perform well during its opening weekend, it likely won't find any mainstream success. All of the rest are either earning too few reviews to have a Tomatometer Score, or have overall negative reviews. Combined with the previously released Awards Season hopefuls, and there's too much competition for such weak films. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2012 59 $19,537   11 $1,776   $19,537 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2012 68 $19,537   11 $1,776   $19,537 1

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.