The Boys are Back (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $809,752Details
International Box Office $2,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,209,752
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,342 (6.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/108 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,163,873

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,262 $809,752
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,292 $2,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,397 $3,209,752
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,917 $809,752

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Limited) by Miramax
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For some sexual language and thematic elements
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Rabbit Hole
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Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Miramax Films, BBC Films, Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corp., Hopscotch Productions, Tiger Aspect Pictures, Southern Lights Films
Production Countries: Australia, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,262 $809,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,737 $1,163,873
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,372 $809,752
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 221 $809,752
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,917 $809,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,979 $1,163,873
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 68 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,275 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 735 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,428 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,443 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 201-300) 255 $809,752

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 54 $49,342   6 $8,224   $49,342 1
Oct 2, 2009 53 $54,789 +11% 16 $3,424   $123,913 2
Oct 9, 2009 37 $181,380 +231% 75 $2,418   $326,816 3
Oct 16, 2009 34 $154,237 -15% 108 $1,428   $558,208 4
Oct 23, 2009 41 $78,646 -49% 108 $728   $694,355 5
Oct 30, 2009 45 $55,258 -30% 86 $643   $783,013 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 56 $69,124   6 $11,521   $69,124 1
Oct 2, 2009 53 $76,312 +10% 16 $4,770   $145,436 2
Oct 9, 2009 35 $258,535 +239% 75 $3,447   $403,971 3
Oct 16, 2009 35 $211,738 -18% 108 $1,961   $615,709 4
Oct 23, 2009 43 $112,046 -47% 108 $1,037   $727,755 5
Oct 30, 2009 46 $81,997 -27% 86 $953   $809,752 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,292 $2,400,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,359 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,890 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 593 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,096 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,624 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies 100 $2,400,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,397 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,251 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,759 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,829 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,344 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $3,209,752

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

Clive Owen   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Hicks    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 26th, 2010

January 26th, 2010

It's a soft week at the top, as the biggest release of the week is Michael Jackson's This Is It. There are a few other wide releases hitting the home market as well, but all the rest were box office disappointments of varying degrees. This Is It is a good movie and the DVD / Blu-ray are worth picking up, but they are not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to a smaller Canadian film, Pontypool, which earned excellent reviews while the DVD gets a rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: The Boys are Back

January 25th, 2010

The Boys are Back opened in limited release late in September of last year, which is a tad early for Awards Season, but there was some buzz going in, especially for the acting by Clive Owen and the two younger actors. However, while the overall reviews were very strong and the film opened with a reasonably good per theater average, it never really caught on with moviegoers and the award nominations never came to fruition. (George MacKay did earn a British Independent Film Awards nomination, but lost out to Katie Jarvis from Fish Tank.) Then again, judging a film by those standards might be too high and seeing it on the home market without the pressures of Awards Season and per theater averages might allow it to shine better. More...

Capitalism is a Moneymaker on the Per Theater Chart

September 29th, 2009

Capitalism - A Love Story lead the way on the per theater chart with an average of $57,991 in four theaters over the weekend, while it made nearly $300,000 in just five days. Coco Before Chanel was well back, but it still made an impressive average of $35,427 in five theaters. For both films, this is a good portent for its potential to expand. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men was the only other film in the $10,000 club after it made $18,510 in its lone theater. More...

Countdown to Limited Releases

September 25th, 2009

As September ends, we move closer to the start of Awards Season and there are a number of films that look on paper to be Awards Season contenders. There are also a lot of films that are earning terrible reviews and while likely disappear from theaters in short order. Amazingly, the widest release of the week appears to be a Canadian film, Trailer Park Boys - Countdown to Liquor Day. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,342 (6.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/108 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,163,873

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,262 $809,752
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,292 $2,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,397 $3,209,752
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,917 $809,752

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Limited) by Miramax
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For some sexual language and thematic elements
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Rabbit Hole
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Miramax Films, BBC Films, Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corp., Hopscotch Productions, Tiger Aspect Pictures, Southern Lights Films
Production Countries: Australia, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Clive Owen   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Hicks    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 26th, 2010

January 26th, 2010

It's a soft week at the top, as the biggest release of the week is Michael Jackson's This Is It. There are a few other wide releases hitting the home market as well, but all the rest were box office disappointments of varying degrees. This Is It is a good movie and the DVD / Blu-ray are worth picking up, but they are not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to a smaller Canadian film, Pontypool, which earned excellent reviews while the DVD gets a rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: The Boys are Back

January 25th, 2010

The Boys are Back opened in limited release late in September of last year, which is a tad early for Awards Season, but there was some buzz going in, especially for the acting by Clive Owen and the two younger actors. However, while the overall reviews were very strong and the film opened with a reasonably good per theater average, it never really caught on with moviegoers and the award nominations never came to fruition. (George MacKay did earn a British Independent Film Awards nomination, but lost out to Katie Jarvis from Fish Tank.) Then again, judging a film by those standards might be too high and seeing it on the home market without the pressures of Awards Season and per theater averages might allow it to shine better. More...

Capitalism is a Moneymaker on the Per Theater Chart

September 29th, 2009

Capitalism - A Love Story lead the way on the per theater chart with an average of $57,991 in four theaters over the weekend, while it made nearly $300,000 in just five days. Coco Before Chanel was well back, but it still made an impressive average of $35,427 in five theaters. For both films, this is a good portent for its potential to expand. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men was the only other film in the $10,000 club after it made $18,510 in its lone theater. More...

Countdown to Limited Releases

September 25th, 2009

As September ends, we move closer to the start of Awards Season and there are a number of films that look on paper to be Awards Season contenders. There are also a lot of films that are earning terrible reviews and while likely disappear from theaters in short order. Amazingly, the widest release of the week appears to be a Canadian film, Trailer Park Boys - Countdown to Liquor Day. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,262 $809,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,737 $1,163,873
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,372 $809,752
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 221 $809,752
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,917 $809,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,979 $1,163,873
Top 2009 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 68 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,275 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 735 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,428 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,443 $809,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 201-300) 255 $809,752

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 54 $49,342   6 $8,224   $49,342 1
Oct 2, 2009 53 $54,789 +11% 16 $3,424   $123,913 2
Oct 9, 2009 37 $181,380 +231% 75 $2,418   $326,816 3
Oct 16, 2009 34 $154,237 -15% 108 $1,428   $558,208 4
Oct 23, 2009 41 $78,646 -49% 108 $728   $694,355 5
Oct 30, 2009 45 $55,258 -30% 86 $643   $783,013 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 56 $69,124   6 $11,521   $69,124 1
Oct 2, 2009 53 $76,312 +10% 16 $4,770   $145,436 2
Oct 9, 2009 35 $258,535 +239% 75 $3,447   $403,971 3
Oct 16, 2009 35 $211,738 -18% 108 $1,961   $615,709 4
Oct 23, 2009 43 $112,046 -47% 108 $1,037   $727,755 5
Oct 30, 2009 46 $81,997 -27% 86 $953   $809,752 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,292 $2,400,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,359 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,890 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 593 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,096 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,624 $2,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies 100 $2,400,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,397 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,251 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,759 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,829 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,344 $3,209,752
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $3,209,752

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.