2016: Obama’s America (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,349,941Details
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $7,214,568
Total $7,214,568
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Dinesh D’Souza races against time to find answers to Obama’s past and reveal where America will be in 2016. During this journey he discovers how Hope and Change became radically misunderstood, and identifies new flashpoints for hot wars in mankind’s greatest struggle. The journey moves over the arc of the old colonial empires, into America’s empire of liberty, and we see the unfolding realignment of nations and the shape of the global future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,610 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 13.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2,017 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,108,704

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Limited) by Rocky Mountain Pictures
Video Release: October 16th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for thematic elements, brief language and smoking images.
(Rating bulletin 2234, 8/1/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Agitprop, Autobiographical, Directing Yourself, Intertitle, Screenplay Written By the Star, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Conspiracy Theory, Political
Source material: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Subgenre: Political Documentary
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: OAF LLC, Gerald R. Molen
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $31,610   1 $31,610   $31,610 1
Jul 20, 2012 44 $33,182 +5% 4 $8,296   $80,134 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $39,459 +19% 6 $6,577   $135,228 3
Aug 3, 2012 44 $34,133 -13% 10 $3,413   $192,756 4
Aug 10, 2012 23 $317,316 +830% 61 $5,202   $569,856 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $1,244,698 +292% 169 $7,365   $2,062,200 6
Aug 24, 2012 7 $6,509,433 +423% 1,091 $5,966   $9,347,309 7
Aug 31, 2012 9 $5,608,973 -14% 1,747 $3,211   $18,776,003 8
Sep 7, 2012 9 $3,309,422 -41% 2,017 $1,641   $26,115,717 9
Sep 14, 2012 13 $1,988,294 -40% 1,876 $1,060   $30,037,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 17 $937,524 -53% 1,216 $771   $32,022,601 11
Sep 28, 2012 23 $411,929 -56% 575 $716   $32,946,365 12
Oct 5, 2012 28 $173,495 -58% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 24, 2012 4 $2,275,000     1,091 $2,085   $5,100,000 43
Aug 25, 2012 9 $2,320,000 +2%   1,091 $2,126   $7,420,000 44
Aug 26, 2012 7 $1,904,000 -18%   1,090 $1,747   $9,347,309 45
Aug 27, 2012 2 $1,205,000 -37%   1,091 $1,104   $10,552,000 46
Aug 28, 2012 4 $1,010,000 -16%   1,091 $926   $11,562,000 47
Aug 29, 2012 3 $810,000 -20%   1,091 $742   $12,372,000 48
Aug 30, 2012 3 $745,000 -8%   1,091 $683   $13,117,000 49
Sep 3, 2012 7 $1,944,121   +61% 1,747 $1,113   $20,685,234 53
Sep 4, 2012 4 $750,811 -61% -26% 1,747 $430   $21,436,045 54
Sep 5, 2012 3 $647,342 -14% -20% 1,747 $371   $22,083,387 55
Sep 6, 2012 3 $722,908 +12% -3% 1,747 $414   $22,806,295 56
Sep 7, 2012 6 $1,061,801 +47%   2,017 $526   $23,868,096 57
Sep 8, 2012 10 $1,345,172 +27%   2,017 $667   $25,213,268 58
Sep 9, 2012 7 $902,449 -33%   2,017 $447   $26,115,717 59
Sep 10, 2012 3 $539,780 -40% -72% 2,017 $268   $26,655,497 60
Sep 11, 2012 3 $525,000 -3% -30% 2,017 $260   $27,180,000 61
Sep 12, 2012 2 $500,000 -5% -23% 2,017 $248   $27,680,000 62
Sep 13, 2012 2 $505,000 +1% -30% 2,017 $250   $28,185,000 63
Sep 17, 2012 6 $270,000   -50% 1,879 $144   $30,307,361 67
Sep 18, 2012 8 $300,000 +11% -43% 1,879 $160   $30,607,361 68
Sep 19, 2012 7 $240,000 -20% -52% 1,879 $128   $30,847,361 69
Sep 20, 2012 6 $250,000 +4% -50% 1,879 $133   $31,097,361 70
Sep 24, 2012 10 $120,000   -56% 1,216 $99   $32,142,601 74
Sep 27, 2012 10 $130,887   -48% 1,216 $108   $32,534,436 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $46,952   1 $46,952   $46,952 1
Jul 20, 2012 46 $48,817 +4% 4 $12,204   $95,769 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $62,854 +29% 6 $10,476   $158,623 3
Aug 3, 2012 42 $93,917 +49% 10 $9,392   $252,540 4
Aug 10, 2012 24 $564,962 +502% 61 $9,262   $817,502 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $2,020,374 +258% 169 $11,955   $2,837,876 6
Aug 24, 2012 6 $10,269,000 +408% 1,091 $9,412   $13,117,000 7
Aug 31, 2012 6 $9,689,295 -6% 1,747 $5,546   $22,806,295 8
Sep 7, 2012 5 $5,378,705 -44% 2,017 $2,667   $28,185,000 9
Sep 14, 2012 12 $2,912,361 -46% 1,879 $1,550   $31,097,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 16 $1,437,075 -51% 1,216 $1,182   $32,534,436 11
Sep 28, 2012 22 $642,010 -55% 575 $1,117   $33,176,446 12
Oct 5, 2012 31 $173,495 -73% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

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Synopsis

Dinesh D’Souza races against time to find answers to Obama’s past and reveal where America will be in 2016. During this journey he discovers how Hope and Change became radically misunderstood, and identifies new flashpoints for hot wars in mankind’s greatest struggle. The journey moves over the arc of the old colonial empires, into America’s empire of liberty, and we see the unfolding realignment of nations and the shape of the global future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,610 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 13.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2,017 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,108,704

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Limited) by Rocky Mountain Pictures
Video Release: October 16th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for thematic elements, brief language and smoking images.
(Rating bulletin 2234, 8/1/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Agitprop, Autobiographical, Directing Yourself, Intertitle, Screenplay Written By the Star, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Conspiracy Theory, Political
Source material: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Subgenre: Political Documentary
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: OAF LLC, Gerald R. Molen
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $31,610   1 $31,610   $31,610 1
Jul 20, 2012 44 $33,182 +5% 4 $8,296   $80,134 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $39,459 +19% 6 $6,577   $135,228 3
Aug 3, 2012 44 $34,133 -13% 10 $3,413   $192,756 4
Aug 10, 2012 23 $317,316 +830% 61 $5,202   $569,856 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $1,244,698 +292% 169 $7,365   $2,062,200 6
Aug 24, 2012 7 $6,509,433 +423% 1,091 $5,966   $9,347,309 7
Aug 31, 2012 9 $5,608,973 -14% 1,747 $3,211   $18,776,003 8
Sep 7, 2012 9 $3,309,422 -41% 2,017 $1,641   $26,115,717 9
Sep 14, 2012 13 $1,988,294 -40% 1,876 $1,060   $30,037,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 17 $937,524 -53% 1,216 $771   $32,022,601 11
Sep 28, 2012 23 $411,929 -56% 575 $716   $32,946,365 12
Oct 5, 2012 28 $173,495 -58% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 24, 2012 4 $2,275,000     1,091 $2,085   $5,100,000 43
Aug 25, 2012 9 $2,320,000 +2%   1,091 $2,126   $7,420,000 44
Aug 26, 2012 7 $1,904,000 -18%   1,090 $1,747   $9,347,309 45
Aug 27, 2012 2 $1,205,000 -37%   1,091 $1,104   $10,552,000 46
Aug 28, 2012 4 $1,010,000 -16%   1,091 $926   $11,562,000 47
Aug 29, 2012 3 $810,000 -20%   1,091 $742   $12,372,000 48
Aug 30, 2012 3 $745,000 -8%   1,091 $683   $13,117,000 49
Sep 3, 2012 7 $1,944,121   +61% 1,747 $1,113   $20,685,234 53
Sep 4, 2012 4 $750,811 -61% -26% 1,747 $430   $21,436,045 54
Sep 5, 2012 3 $647,342 -14% -20% 1,747 $371   $22,083,387 55
Sep 6, 2012 3 $722,908 +12% -3% 1,747 $414   $22,806,295 56
Sep 7, 2012 6 $1,061,801 +47%   2,017 $526   $23,868,096 57
Sep 8, 2012 10 $1,345,172 +27%   2,017 $667   $25,213,268 58
Sep 9, 2012 7 $902,449 -33%   2,017 $447   $26,115,717 59
Sep 10, 2012 3 $539,780 -40% -72% 2,017 $268   $26,655,497 60
Sep 11, 2012 3 $525,000 -3% -30% 2,017 $260   $27,180,000 61
Sep 12, 2012 2 $500,000 -5% -23% 2,017 $248   $27,680,000 62
Sep 13, 2012 2 $505,000 +1% -30% 2,017 $250   $28,185,000 63
Sep 17, 2012 6 $270,000   -50% 1,879 $144   $30,307,361 67
Sep 18, 2012 8 $300,000 +11% -43% 1,879 $160   $30,607,361 68
Sep 19, 2012 7 $240,000 -20% -52% 1,879 $128   $30,847,361 69
Sep 20, 2012 6 $250,000 +4% -50% 1,879 $133   $31,097,361 70
Sep 24, 2012 10 $120,000   -56% 1,216 $99   $32,142,601 74
Sep 27, 2012 10 $130,887   -48% 1,216 $108   $32,534,436 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 45 $46,952   1 $46,952   $46,952 1
Jul 20, 2012 46 $48,817 +4% 4 $12,204   $95,769 2
Jul 27, 2012 43 $62,854 +29% 6 $10,476   $158,623 3
Aug 3, 2012 42 $93,917 +49% 10 $9,392   $252,540 4
Aug 10, 2012 24 $564,962 +502% 61 $9,262   $817,502 5
Aug 17, 2012 13 $2,020,374 +258% 169 $11,955   $2,837,876 6
Aug 24, 2012 6 $10,269,000 +408% 1,091 $9,412   $13,117,000 7
Aug 31, 2012 6 $9,689,295 -6% 1,747 $5,546   $22,806,295 8
Sep 7, 2012 5 $5,378,705 -44% 2,017 $2,667   $28,185,000 9
Sep 14, 2012 12 $2,912,361 -46% 1,879 $1,550   $31,097,361 10
Sep 21, 2012 16 $1,437,075 -51% 1,216 $1,182   $32,534,436 11
Sep 28, 2012 22 $642,010 -55% 575 $1,117   $33,176,446 12
Oct 5, 2012 31 $173,495 -73% 249 $697   $33,349,941 13

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.