Low Down (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,337Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $77,458 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $77,458
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Synopsis

LOW DOWN, based on Amy-­‐Jo Albany's memoir of growing up in the care of her gifted, tormented and frequently absent musician father, the bebop jazz pianist Joe Albany, focuses on the years 1974 to 1976, when Amy had few resources other than the love of her aging grandmother and a ragtag bunch of Hollywood outcasts and eccentrics that were her friends. While Joe struggles to find gigs, maintain his heroin addiction, and stay out of jail, Amy grows up quickly in a single-­‐room occupancy hotel on the fringes of Hollywood. There she bears witness to heartbreak and tragedy as well as soaring beauty and joy—in the jazz music that shaped her, the city and its denizens that nourished her, and the loving bond with her father and grandmother that kept her alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,000 (13.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $69,046

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2014 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures
Video Release: March 10th, 2015 by Oscilloscope Video
MPAA Rating: R for drug use, language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2336, 8/20/2014)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Life After Beth
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Autobiographical, Biography, 1970s, Jazz, Musicians, Addiction, Narcotics, Poverty, Coming of Age, Sundance Film Festival 2014
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bona Fide, Epoch Films, Heretic Films, Tin House Books
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 81 $7,000   1 $7,000   $7,000 1
Oct 31, 2014 69 $10,500 +50% 2 $5,250   $17,066 2
Nov 7, 2014 69 $8,000 -24% 7 $1,143   $28,190 3
Nov 14, 2014 68 $5,568 -30% 8 $696   $36,964 4
Nov 21, 2014 69 $4,058 -27% 6 $676   $44,510 5
Nov 28, 2014 74 $1,926 -53% 4 $482   $49,034 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 86 $6,566   2 $3,283   $6,566 1
Oct 31, 2014 69 $13,624 +107% 2 $6,812   $20,190 2
Nov 14, 2014 68 $9,056   8 $1,132   $40,452 4
Nov 21, 2014 67 $6,656 -27% 6 $1,109   $47,108 5
Nov 28, 2014 73 $4,570 -31% 4 $1,143   $51,678 6
Dec 5, 2014 93 $659 -86% 3 $220   $52,337 7

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Leading Cast

John Hawkes    Joe Albany
Elle Fanning    Amy Jo Albany

Supporting Cast

Lena Headey    Sheila Albany
Flea    Lester Hobbs
Caleb Landry-Jones    Cole
Peter Dinklage    Alain
Glenn Close    Gram
River Ross    LaPrez
Taryn Manning    Colleen
Billy Drago    Lew

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeff Preiss    Director
Amy-Jo Albany    Screenwriter
Topper Lilien    Screenwriter
Albert Berger    Producer
Ron Yerxa    Producer
Mindy Goldberg    Producer
Burton Ritchie    Executive Producer
Daniel-Konrad Cooper    Executive Producer
Win McCormack    Executive Producer
Amy-Jo Albany    Executive Producer
Flea    Executive Producer
Anthony Kiedis    Executive Producer
Chris Stinson    Line Producer
Christopher Blauvelt    Cinematographer
Elliott Hostetter    Production Designer
Michael Saia    Editor
Jennifer Johnson    Costume Designer
Ohad Talmor    Composer
Dondi Bastone    Music Supervisor
Justine Baddeley    Casting Director
Kim Davis    Casting Director
Topper Lilien    Co-Producer
Tim Daly    Co-Producer
Jeanne McCulloch    Associate Producer
Ben Galecki    Associate Producer
Lawrence Brownstein    Co-Executive Producer

Per Theater Chart: Birdman Still Soars

October 28th, 2014

Birdman poster

Despite growing its theater count to 50, Birdman was able to remain in top spot on the per theater chart with a powerful average of $27,593. Next up was CitizenFour, which was really close behind with an average of $25,264 in five theaters. This is excellent for a documentary, but as a documentary, it's chances of expanding significantly are limited. Laggies will likely expand somewhat after opening with an average of $14,828, also in five theaters. It has a much more mainstream appeal, so it if does expand, it could do well. Then again, this is never an easy strategy and I'm sure the studio will be happy with a strong home market run. Force Majeure was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,655 in two theaters. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...


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Synopsis

LOW DOWN, based on Amy-­‐Jo Albany's memoir of growing up in the care of her gifted, tormented and frequently absent musician father, the bebop jazz pianist Joe Albany, focuses on the years 1974 to 1976, when Amy had few resources other than the love of her aging grandmother and a ragtag bunch of Hollywood outcasts and eccentrics that were her friends. While Joe struggles to find gigs, maintain his heroin addiction, and stay out of jail, Amy grows up quickly in a single-­‐room occupancy hotel on the fringes of Hollywood. There she bears witness to heartbreak and tragedy as well as soaring beauty and joy—in the jazz music that shaped her, the city and its denizens that nourished her, and the loving bond with her father and grandmother that kept her alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,000 (13.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $69,046

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2014 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures
Video Release: March 10th, 2015 by Oscilloscope Video
MPAA Rating: R for drug use, language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2336, 8/20/2014)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Life After Beth
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Autobiographical, Biography, 1970s, Jazz, Musicians, Addiction, Narcotics, Poverty, Coming of Age, Sundance Film Festival 2014
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bona Fide, Epoch Films, Heretic Films, Tin House Books
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

John Hawkes    Joe Albany
Elle Fanning    Amy Jo Albany

Supporting Cast

Lena Headey    Sheila Albany
Flea    Lester Hobbs
Caleb Landry-Jones    Cole
Peter Dinklage    Alain
Glenn Close    Gram
River Ross    LaPrez
Taryn Manning    Colleen
Billy Drago    Lew

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeff Preiss    Director
Amy-Jo Albany    Screenwriter
Topper Lilien    Screenwriter
Albert Berger    Producer
Ron Yerxa    Producer
Mindy Goldberg    Producer
Burton Ritchie    Executive Producer
Daniel-Konrad Cooper    Executive Producer
Win McCormack    Executive Producer
Amy-Jo Albany    Executive Producer
Flea    Executive Producer
Anthony Kiedis    Executive Producer
Chris Stinson    Line Producer
Christopher Blauvelt    Cinematographer
Elliott Hostetter    Production Designer
Michael Saia    Editor
Jennifer Johnson    Costume Designer
Ohad Talmor    Composer
Dondi Bastone    Music Supervisor
Justine Baddeley    Casting Director
Kim Davis    Casting Director
Topper Lilien    Co-Producer
Tim Daly    Co-Producer
Jeanne McCulloch    Associate Producer
Ben Galecki    Associate Producer
Lawrence Brownstein    Co-Executive Producer

Per Theater Chart: Birdman Still Soars

October 28th, 2014

Birdman poster

Despite growing its theater count to 50, Birdman was able to remain in top spot on the per theater chart with a powerful average of $27,593. Next up was CitizenFour, which was really close behind with an average of $25,264 in five theaters. This is excellent for a documentary, but as a documentary, it's chances of expanding significantly are limited. Laggies will likely expand somewhat after opening with an average of $14,828, also in five theaters. It has a much more mainstream appeal, so it if does expand, it could do well. Then again, this is never an easy strategy and I'm sure the studio will be happy with a strong home market run. Force Majeure was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,655 in two theaters. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 81 $7,000   1 $7,000   $7,000 1
Oct 31, 2014 69 $10,500 +50% 2 $5,250   $17,066 2
Nov 7, 2014 69 $8,000 -24% 7 $1,143   $28,190 3
Nov 14, 2014 68 $5,568 -30% 8 $696   $36,964 4
Nov 21, 2014 69 $4,058 -27% 6 $676   $44,510 5
Nov 28, 2014 74 $1,926 -53% 4 $482   $49,034 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 86 $6,566   2 $3,283   $6,566 1
Oct 31, 2014 69 $13,624 +107% 2 $6,812   $20,190 2
Nov 14, 2014 68 $9,056   8 $1,132   $40,452 4
Nov 21, 2014 67 $6,656 -27% 6 $1,109   $47,108 5
Nov 28, 2014 73 $4,570 -31% 4 $1,143   $51,678 6
Dec 5, 2014 93 $659 -86% 3 $220   $52,337 7

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.