The Armstrong Lie (2013)

The Armstrong Lie poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $381,703Details
International Box Office $262,182Details
Worldwide Box Office $643,885
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $636,804
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $130,526
Total $767,330
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Synopsis

In 2009 Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. “The Armstrong Lie” picks up in 2013 and presents an insider’s view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong himself says, “I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.”

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,904 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/37 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $560,182

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2013 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: November 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Portugal)
March 6th, 2014 (Wide) (Poland)
Video Release: February 11th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2292, 10/2/2013)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Plot point: Cancer, Cheating, Comeback, Miscellaneous Racing, Miscellaneous Sports
Social setting: Cycling
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Jigsaw Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2013 47 $30,904   5 $6,181   $30,904 1
Nov 22, 2013 41 $43,075   37 $1,164   $145,607 3
Nov 29, 2013 42 $32,092 -25% 31 $1,035   $194,857 4
Jan 31, 2014 74 $1,309   1 $1,309   $377,479 13
Feb 14, 2014 83 $555   1 $555   $381,703 15

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 2013 41 $60,233   37 $1,628   $162,765 3

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Poland 3/6/2014 $0 0 1 1 $1,124 12/30/2018
Portugal 11/14/2013 $0 0 3 7 $7,973 12/13/2015
  
Rest of World $253,085
  
International Total $262,182 12/30/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Documentary Subject

Lance Armstrong    Himself

Interviewee

Reed Albergotti    Himself
Betsy Andreu    Herself
Frankie Andreu    Himself
Johan Bruyneel    Himself
Daniel Coyle    Himself
Michele Ferrari    Himself
George Hincapie    Himself
Phil Liggett    Himself
Steve Madden    Himself
Bill Strickland    Himself
Jonathan Vaughters    Himself
Emile Vrijman    Himself
David Walsh    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Alex Gibney    Director
Alex Gibney    Screenwriter
Frank Marshall    Producer
Matt Tolmach    Producer
Alex Gibney    Producer
Maryse Alberti    Director of Photography
Andy Grieve    Editor
Tim Squyres    Editor
Lindy Jankura    Editor
David Kahne    Composer
Jennie Amias    Co-Producer
Mark Higgins    Co-Producer
Beth Howard    Co-Producer
Brett Banks    Associate Producer
Nicoletta Billi    Associate Producer
John McCullough    Music Supervisor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.


Synopsis

In 2009 Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. “The Armstrong Lie” picks up in 2013 and presents an insider’s view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong himself says, “I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.”

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,904 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/37 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $560,182

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2013 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: November 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Portugal)
March 6th, 2014 (Wide) (Poland)
Video Release: February 11th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2292, 10/2/2013)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Plot point: Cancer, Cheating, Comeback, Miscellaneous Racing, Miscellaneous Sports
Social setting: Cycling
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Jigsaw Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2013 47 $30,904   5 $6,181   $30,904 1
Nov 22, 2013 41 $43,075   37 $1,164   $145,607 3
Nov 29, 2013 42 $32,092 -25% 31 $1,035   $194,857 4
Jan 31, 2014 74 $1,309   1 $1,309   $377,479 13
Feb 14, 2014 83 $555   1 $555   $381,703 15

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 2013 41 $60,233   37 $1,628   $162,765 3

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Poland 3/6/2014 $0 0 1 1 $1,124 12/30/2018
Portugal 11/14/2013 $0 0 3 7 $7,973 12/13/2015
  
Rest of World $253,085
  
International Total $262,182 12/30/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Documentary Subject

Lance Armstrong    Himself

Interviewee

Reed Albergotti    Himself
Betsy Andreu    Herself
Frankie Andreu    Himself
Johan Bruyneel    Himself
Daniel Coyle    Himself
Michele Ferrari    Himself
George Hincapie    Himself
Phil Liggett    Himself
Steve Madden    Himself
Bill Strickland    Himself
Jonathan Vaughters    Himself
Emile Vrijman    Himself
David Walsh    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Alex Gibney    Director
Alex Gibney    Screenwriter
Frank Marshall    Producer
Matt Tolmach    Producer
Alex Gibney    Producer
Maryse Alberti    Director of Photography
Andy Grieve    Editor
Tim Squyres    Editor
Lindy Jankura    Editor
David Kahne    Composer
Jennie Amias    Co-Producer
Mark Higgins    Co-Producer
Beth Howard    Co-Producer
Brett Banks    Associate Producer
Nicoletta Billi    Associate Producer
John McCullough    Music Supervisor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.