Brick (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,075,743Details
International Box Office $2,168,253Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,243,996
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,062,716 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $5,062,716
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Synopsis

Brendan Fry is a high school loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the “who” and “why” and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura, intimidating Tugger, drug-addled Dode, seductive Kara, and the ominous Pin. But who can he really trust?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$83,574 (4.0% of total gross)
Legs:8.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$450,000 (worldwide box office is 9.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/45 max. theaters, 11.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,416,257

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 2006 (Limited) by Focus/Rogue Pictures
Video Release: August 8th, 2006 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent and drug content.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The One I Love
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Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Bergman Lustig Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2006 Theater Average 7 $41,787 Mar 31, 2006 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 38 $83,574   2 $41,787   $83,574 1
Apr 7, 2006 24 $199,286 +138% 21 $9,490   $316,548 2
Apr 14, 2006 22 $235,300 +18% 45 $5,229   $636,340 3
Apr 21, 2006 24 $176,425 -25% 45 $3,921   $905,718 4
Apr 28, 2006 30 $135,541 -23% 44 $3,080   $1,114,822 5
May 5, 2006 35 $97,486 -28% 43 $2,267   $1,271,088 6
May 12, 2006 38 $89,469 -8% 39 $2,294   $1,413,725 7
May 19, 2006 37 $76,103 -15% 38 $2,003   $1,543,299 8
May 26, 2006 38 $77,204 +1% 38 $2,032   $1,663,057 9
Jun 2, 2006 40 $64,577 -16% 39 $1,656   $1,783,350 10
Jun 9, 2006 44 $41,447 -36% 33 $1,256   $1,861,151 11
Jun 16, 2006 51 $26,370 -36% 30 $879   $1,915,347 12
Jun 23, 2006 49 $36,932 +40% 34 $1,086   $1,973,180 13
Jun 30, 2006 51 $25,320 -31% 34 $745   $2,057,869 14
Jul 7, 2006 54 $18,837 -26% 29 $650   $2,060,589 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 29, 2006 35 $24,746     38 $651   $1,687,803 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 39 $117,262   2 $58,631   $117,262 1
Apr 7, 2006 26 $283,778 +142% 21 $13,513   $401,040 2
Apr 14, 2006 23 $328,253 +16% 45 $7,295   $729,293 3
Apr 21, 2006 25 $249,988 -24% 45 $5,555   $979,281 4
Apr 28, 2006 28 $194,321 -22% 44 $4,416   $1,173,602 5
May 5, 2006 33 $150,654 -22% 43 $3,504   $1,324,256 6
May 12, 2006 37 $142,940 -5% 39 $3,665   $1,467,196 7
May 19, 2006 35 $118,657 -17% 38 $3,123   $1,585,853 8
May 26, 2006 37 $132,920 +12% 38 $3,498   $1,718,773 9
Jun 2, 2006 41 $100,931 -24% 39 $2,588   $1,819,704 10
Jun 9, 2006 44 $69,273 -31% 33 $2,099   $1,888,977 11
Jun 16, 2006 50 $47,271 -32% 30 $1,576   $1,936,248 12
Jun 23, 2006 40 $96,301 +104% 34 $2,832   $2,032,549 13
Jun 30, 2006 66 $25,320 -74% 34 $745   $2,041,752 14
Jul 7, 2006 55 $33,991 +34% 29 $1,172   $2,075,743 15

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
Aug 13, 20062459,965 59,965$1,191,505$1,191,5051
Aug 20, 20062834,068-43% 94,033$676,931$1,868,4362

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.

Leading Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt    Brendan Frye

Supporting Cast

Nora Zehetner    Laura Dannon
Noah Fleiss    Tugger
Matthew O'Leary    The Brain
Noah Segan    Dode
Meagan Good    Kara
Emilie de Ravin    Emily Kostich
Richard Roundtree    Assistant VP Gary Trueman
Lukas Haas    The Pin
Brian J. White    Brad Bramish

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rian Johnson    Director
Rian Johnson    Screenwriter
Ram Bergman    Producer
Mark G. Mathis    Producer
Lisa Johnson    Executive Producer
Craig Johnson    Executive Producer
Norman Dreyfuss    Executive Producer
Marcie Campbell    Executive Producer
Dana Lustig    Co-Producer
Susan Dynner    Co-Producer
Angela Roessel    Co-Producer
Steve Yedlin    Director of Photography
Jodie Tillen    Production Designer
Nathan Johnson    Composer
Michele Posch    Costume Designer
Shannon Makhanian    Casting Director

DVD Releases for August 8, 2006

August 7th, 2006

According Amazon, there are nearly 900 DVDs being released this week, half of which are episodes of Charlie Rose. Even if we ignored those releases, it was still a busy week, especially at the high end with several contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. In the end I could narrow it down to three selection, Brick - Buy from Amazon, CSA: The Confederate States of America - Buy from Amazon and Inside Man - Buy from Amazon. But I couldn't decide between those so all three earn the title: DVD Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theatre Charts - No Stranger to Success

July 6th, 2006

Strangers With Candy easily led the per theatre charts this weekend with just over $43,000 in 2 theatres for an average of $21,571. Since it debuted on Wednesday, the film has made almost $70,000. Second place went to the overall box office champ, Superman Returns, which pulled in a solid average $12,924 of over the three-day weekend. Last week's winner was the only holdover to reach $10,000 average as Wassup Rockers brought in nearly $35,000 on 3 screens for an average of $11,570. More...

Army of Newcomers on the Per Theatre Charts

May 2nd, 2006

There were three films in the $10,000 club, and all of them were new releases led by Army of Shadows with $12,620 in its lone theatre. In second place was the Canadian / India co-production, Water, which earned $56,000 in five theatres for an average of $11,256. The final film was The Lost City with and average of $10,642 in 18 theatres. More...

Friends with More Money

April 11th, 2006

Friends with Money easily led the per theatre charts after earning nearly $600,000 in 28 theatres for an average of $21,048. It was the only film to top $10,000 on the per theatre charts, although last week's winner, Brick came awfully close with $9,490 in 21 theatres. More...

Solid as a Brick Art House

April 4th, 2006

We have a new leader on the per theatre charts as Brick opened with more than $80,000 in just 2 theatres for a per theatre average of $41,787. This bodes very well for this Friday's planned expansion and the film is nearly guaranteed some measure of mainstream success. That can't be said for the second place movie, Drawing Restraint 9; even though the film earned $18,011 in its lone theatre, it is destined to spend it time on the art house circuit by its very nature. Next up is the overall box office leader, Ice Age: The Meltdown with an average of $17,163; it will be interesting to see if it can repeat in the $10,000 club next weekend. Finally, we have Thank You for Smoking, the only holdover to top $10,000 per theatre. During its third week of release the film more than doubled it theatre count but its per theatre average remained solid at $12,749. More...

Limited Releases: Hitting a Brick Wall

March 31st, 2006

Four films on this week's list, but I can't see any of them really earning widespread success. Brick probably has the best chance, but the appeal will be limited by its over-stylized nature. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30

March 30th, 2006

Another week with less sites than I would have liked. (On a side note, it seems every time something weird happens it happens on a Thursday. This time its slight internet connection problems / memory leak. I think. Whatever it is, it's causing my computer to act really slowly.) This shorter list doesn't mean there isn't an award-worthy site and the best of the best is Over the Hedge - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23

February 23rd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Just when I thought the slump was over, we have the shortest list in a few weeks. The best site of the week was Brick - Official Site, which helped sell the movie well and that is the most important job of a movie site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16

February 16th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It's another busy week as the winter slump starts to subside. As for the best site on this week's list, it came down to the interactive feature of Freedomland - Official Site and the atmosphere of Night Watch - Official Site. After looking over the sites a few times, I still can't decided which one should get the award, so I'm giving it to both. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9

February 9th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It was the busiest week in more than a month, but there weren't many big launches or massive updates, so it is the slow-growing V For Vendetta - Official Site that earns the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 6 - January 12

January 12th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. I can't say that it was a particularly busy week, but at least we had a site that was well deserving of recognition in Nanny McPhee - Official Site. More...

Whale of a Start to Award Season

November 30th, 2005

The Independent Spirit Awards announced the nominations today and The Squid and the Whale led the way with six nominations, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and nods in three of the four acting categories. More...

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Synopsis

Brendan Fry is a high school loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the “who” and “why” and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura, intimidating Tugger, drug-addled Dode, seductive Kara, and the ominous Pin. But who can he really trust?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$83,574 (4.0% of total gross)
Legs:8.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$450,000 (worldwide box office is 9.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/45 max. theaters, 11.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,416,257

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 2006 (Limited) by Focus/Rogue Pictures
Video Release: August 8th, 2006 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent and drug content.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The One I Love
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Bergman Lustig Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2006 Theater Average 7 $41,787 Mar 31, 2006 3

Leading Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt    Brendan Frye

Supporting Cast

Nora Zehetner    Laura Dannon
Noah Fleiss    Tugger
Matthew O'Leary    The Brain
Noah Segan    Dode
Meagan Good    Kara
Emilie de Ravin    Emily Kostich
Richard Roundtree    Assistant VP Gary Trueman
Lukas Haas    The Pin
Brian J. White    Brad Bramish

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rian Johnson    Director
Rian Johnson    Screenwriter
Ram Bergman    Producer
Mark G. Mathis    Producer
Lisa Johnson    Executive Producer
Craig Johnson    Executive Producer
Norman Dreyfuss    Executive Producer
Marcie Campbell    Executive Producer
Dana Lustig    Co-Producer
Susan Dynner    Co-Producer
Angela Roessel    Co-Producer
Steve Yedlin    Director of Photography
Jodie Tillen    Production Designer
Nathan Johnson    Composer
Michele Posch    Costume Designer
Shannon Makhanian    Casting Director

DVD Releases for August 8, 2006

August 7th, 2006

According Amazon, there are nearly 900 DVDs being released this week, half of which are episodes of Charlie Rose. Even if we ignored those releases, it was still a busy week, especially at the high end with several contenders for DVD Pick of the Week. In the end I could narrow it down to three selection, Brick - Buy from Amazon, CSA: The Confederate States of America - Buy from Amazon and Inside Man - Buy from Amazon. But I couldn't decide between those so all three earn the title: DVD Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theatre Charts - No Stranger to Success

July 6th, 2006

Strangers With Candy easily led the per theatre charts this weekend with just over $43,000 in 2 theatres for an average of $21,571. Since it debuted on Wednesday, the film has made almost $70,000. Second place went to the overall box office champ, Superman Returns, which pulled in a solid average $12,924 of over the three-day weekend. Last week's winner was the only holdover to reach $10,000 average as Wassup Rockers brought in nearly $35,000 on 3 screens for an average of $11,570. More...

Army of Newcomers on the Per Theatre Charts

May 2nd, 2006

There were three films in the $10,000 club, and all of them were new releases led by Army of Shadows with $12,620 in its lone theatre. In second place was the Canadian / India co-production, Water, which earned $56,000 in five theatres for an average of $11,256. The final film was The Lost City with and average of $10,642 in 18 theatres. More...

Friends with More Money

April 11th, 2006

Friends with Money easily led the per theatre charts after earning nearly $600,000 in 28 theatres for an average of $21,048. It was the only film to top $10,000 on the per theatre charts, although last week's winner, Brick came awfully close with $9,490 in 21 theatres. More...

Solid as a Brick Art House

April 4th, 2006

We have a new leader on the per theatre charts as Brick opened with more than $80,000 in just 2 theatres for a per theatre average of $41,787. This bodes very well for this Friday's planned expansion and the film is nearly guaranteed some measure of mainstream success. That can't be said for the second place movie, Drawing Restraint 9; even though the film earned $18,011 in its lone theatre, it is destined to spend it time on the art house circuit by its very nature. Next up is the overall box office leader, Ice Age: The Meltdown with an average of $17,163; it will be interesting to see if it can repeat in the $10,000 club next weekend. Finally, we have Thank You for Smoking, the only holdover to top $10,000 per theatre. During its third week of release the film more than doubled it theatre count but its per theatre average remained solid at $12,749. More...

Limited Releases: Hitting a Brick Wall

March 31st, 2006

Four films on this week's list, but I can't see any of them really earning widespread success. Brick probably has the best chance, but the appeal will be limited by its over-stylized nature. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 24 - March 30

March 30th, 2006

Another week with less sites than I would have liked. (On a side note, it seems every time something weird happens it happens on a Thursday. This time its slight internet connection problems / memory leak. I think. Whatever it is, it's causing my computer to act really slowly.) This shorter list doesn't mean there isn't an award-worthy site and the best of the best is Over the Hedge - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23

February 23rd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Just when I thought the slump was over, we have the shortest list in a few weeks. The best site of the week was Brick - Official Site, which helped sell the movie well and that is the most important job of a movie site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16

February 16th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It's another busy week as the winter slump starts to subside. As for the best site on this week's list, it came down to the interactive feature of Freedomland - Official Site and the atmosphere of Night Watch - Official Site. After looking over the sites a few times, I still can't decided which one should get the award, so I'm giving it to both. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 3 - February 9

February 9th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It was the busiest week in more than a month, but there weren't many big launches or massive updates, so it is the slow-growing V For Vendetta - Official Site that earns the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 6 - January 12

January 12th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. I can't say that it was a particularly busy week, but at least we had a site that was well deserving of recognition in Nanny McPhee - Official Site. More...

Whale of a Start to Award Season

November 30th, 2005

The Independent Spirit Awards announced the nominations today and The Squid and the Whale led the way with six nominations, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and nods in three of the four acting categories. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 38 $83,574   2 $41,787   $83,574 1
Apr 7, 2006 24 $199,286 +138% 21 $9,490   $316,548 2
Apr 14, 2006 22 $235,300 +18% 45 $5,229   $636,340 3
Apr 21, 2006 24 $176,425 -25% 45 $3,921   $905,718 4
Apr 28, 2006 30 $135,541 -23% 44 $3,080   $1,114,822 5
May 5, 2006 35 $97,486 -28% 43 $2,267   $1,271,088 6
May 12, 2006 38 $89,469 -8% 39 $2,294   $1,413,725 7
May 19, 2006 37 $76,103 -15% 38 $2,003   $1,543,299 8
May 26, 2006 38 $77,204 +1% 38 $2,032   $1,663,057 9
Jun 2, 2006 40 $64,577 -16% 39 $1,656   $1,783,350 10
Jun 9, 2006 44 $41,447 -36% 33 $1,256   $1,861,151 11
Jun 16, 2006 51 $26,370 -36% 30 $879   $1,915,347 12
Jun 23, 2006 49 $36,932 +40% 34 $1,086   $1,973,180 13
Jun 30, 2006 51 $25,320 -31% 34 $745   $2,057,869 14
Jul 7, 2006 54 $18,837 -26% 29 $650   $2,060,589 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 29, 2006 35 $24,746     38 $651   $1,687,803 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 39 $117,262   2 $58,631   $117,262 1
Apr 7, 2006 26 $283,778 +142% 21 $13,513   $401,040 2
Apr 14, 2006 23 $328,253 +16% 45 $7,295   $729,293 3
Apr 21, 2006 25 $249,988 -24% 45 $5,555   $979,281 4
Apr 28, 2006 28 $194,321 -22% 44 $4,416   $1,173,602 5
May 5, 2006 33 $150,654 -22% 43 $3,504   $1,324,256 6
May 12, 2006 37 $142,940 -5% 39 $3,665   $1,467,196 7
May 19, 2006 35 $118,657 -17% 38 $3,123   $1,585,853 8
May 26, 2006 37 $132,920 +12% 38 $3,498   $1,718,773 9
Jun 2, 2006 41 $100,931 -24% 39 $2,588   $1,819,704 10
Jun 9, 2006 44 $69,273 -31% 33 $2,099   $1,888,977 11
Jun 16, 2006 50 $47,271 -32% 30 $1,576   $1,936,248 12
Jun 23, 2006 40 $96,301 +104% 34 $2,832   $2,032,549 13
Jun 30, 2006 66 $25,320 -74% 34 $745   $2,041,752 14
Jul 7, 2006 55 $33,991 +34% 29 $1,172   $2,075,743 15

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
Aug 13, 20062459,965 59,965$1,191,505$1,191,5051
Aug 20, 20062834,068-43% 94,033$676,931$1,868,4362

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.