The Artist (2011)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,667,095Details
International Box Office $83,433,489
Worldwide Box Office $128,100,584
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $9,984,246
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,609,361
Total $12,593,607
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$204,878 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:12.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,756 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $67,141,551

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
January 20th, 2012 (Expands Wide) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: October 12th, 2011 (Wide) (Belgium)
December 16th, 2011 (Wide) (Spain)
December 30th, 2011 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 30th, 2011 (Wide) (Lithuania)
January 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
Video Release: June 26th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing image and a crude gesture.
(Rating bulletin 2193, 10/12/2011)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Award nomination: 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: BAFTA Best Director Winner, BAFTA Best Film Winner, BAFTA Best Original Screenplay Winner, Critics’ Choice Winner Best Director, Critics’ Choice Winner Best Picture, Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Producers Guild of America Best Theatrical Motion Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Retro Black and White, Silent Film
Plot point: Big Break, Dancing, Depression, Performing Arts, Poverty, Relationships Gone Wrong, Riches to Rags, Suicide
Social setting: Movie Business
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Le Petit Reine, Studio 37, La Classe Americaine, JD Productions, France 3 Cinema, Jouror Productions, uFilm, Canal Plus
Production Countries: France
Languages: Silent

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 29 $204,878   4 $51,220   $204,878 1
Dec 2, 2011 24 $211,265 +3% 6 $35,211   $501,624 2
Dec 9, 2011 19 $295,361 +40% 16 $18,460   $888,741 3
Dec 16, 2011 21 $287,367 -3% 17 $16,904   $1,327,520 4
Dec 23, 2011 18 $883,063 +207% 167 $5,288   $2,381,493 5
Dec 30, 2011 16 $1,310,770 +48% 167 $7,849   $5,044,344 6
Jan 6, 2012 18 $1,120,111 -15% 172 $6,512   $7,097,612 7
Jan 13, 2012 15 $1,193,180 +7% 216 $5,524   $8,789,959 8
Jan 20, 2012 17 $2,371,803 +99% 662 $3,583   $12,119,718 9
Jan 27, 2012 12 $3,315,089 +40% 897 $3,696   $16,744,187 10
Feb 3, 2012 12 $2,612,607 -21% 1,005 $2,600   $20,631,851 11
Feb 10, 2012 13 $2,240,252 -14% 808 $2,773   $24,002,038 12
Feb 17, 2012 12 $2,430,360 +8% 808 $3,008   $27,529,319 13
Feb 24, 2012 13 $2,905,858 +20% 966 $3,008   $31,779,657 14
Mar 2, 2012 11 $3,625,571 +25% 1,756 $2,065   $36,813,989 15
Mar 9, 2012 12 $2,079,910 -43% 1,505 $1,382   $40,234,933 16
Mar 16, 2012 15 $1,042,955 -50% 1,155 $903   $42,108,374 17
Mar 23, 2012 19 $474,532 -55% 576 $824   $43,037,870 18
Mar 30, 2012 19 $279,599 -41% 315 $888   $43,546,372 19
Apr 6, 2012 24 $182,410 -35% 222 $822   $43,848,900 20
Apr 13, 2012 36 $100,098 -45% 121 $827   $44,048,633 21
Apr 20, 2012 46 $55,699 -44% 102 $546   $44,154,518 22
Apr 27, 2012 57 $29,182 -48% 50 $584   $44,210,857 23
May 4, 2012 62 $15,370 -47% 41 $375   $44,242,865 24
May 11, 2012 24 $188,841 +1,129% 751 $251   $44,439,470 25
May 18, 2012 47 $26,842 -86% 103 $261   $44,459,451 26
Jun 1, 2012 48 $30,063   87 $346   $44,615,355 28
Jun 8, 2012 59 $14,115 -53% 36 $392   $44,650,537 29
Jun 15, 2012 68 $6,969 -51% 21 $332   $44,667,095 30

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 2, 2011 - $55,574     6 $9,262   $55,574 8
Dec 26, 2011 - $432,198     167 $2,588   $2,813,691 32
Jan 25, 2012 10 $355,221     662 $537   $13,068,235 62
Jan 26, 2012 11 $360,863 +2%   662 $545   $13,429,098 63
Jan 27, 2012 13 $878,930 +144%   897 $980   $14,308,028 64
Jan 28, 2012 13 $1,499,165 +71%   897 $1,671   $15,807,193 65
Jan 29, 2012 12 $936,994 -37%   897 $1,045   $16,744,187 66
Jan 30, 2012 11 $286,508 -69%   897 $319   $17,030,695 67
Jan 31, 2012 11 $348,634 +22%   897 $389   $17,379,329 68
Feb 1, 2012 9 $316,398 -9% -11% 897 $353   $17,695,727 69
Feb 2, 2012 9 $323,517 +2% -10% 897 $361   $18,019,244 70
Feb 6, 2012 12 $240,184   -16% 1,005 $239   $20,872,035 74
Feb 7, 2012 12 $334,485 +39% -4% 1,005 $333   $21,206,520 75
Feb 8, 2012 12 $272,218 -19% -14% 1,005 $271   $21,478,738 76
Feb 9, 2012 12 $283,048 +4% -13% 1,005 $282   $21,761,786 77
Feb 13, 2012 11 $207,606   -14% 808 $257   $24,209,644 81
Feb 14, 2012 11 $436,576 +110% +31% 808 $540   $24,646,220 82
Feb 15, 2012 10 $220,895 -49% -19% 808 $273   $24,867,115 83
Feb 16, 2012 11 $231,844 +5% -18% 808 $287   $25,098,959 84
Feb 21, 2012 11 $274,827   -37% 808 $340   $28,345,239 89
Feb 22, 2012 10 $244,826 -11% +11% 808 $303   $28,590,065 90
Feb 23, 2012 10 $283,734 +16% +22% 808 $351   $28,873,799 91
Feb 27, 2012 9 $354,870     966 $367   $32,134,527 95
Feb 28, 2012 9 $401,098 +13% +46% 966 $415   $32,535,625 96
Feb 29, 2012 9 $326,346 -19% +33% 966 $338   $32,861,971 97
Mar 1, 2012 9 $326,447 n/c +15% 966 $338   $33,188,418 98
Mar 2, 2012 12 $938,801 +188%   1,756 $535   $34,127,219 99
Mar 3, 2012 11 $1,692,388 +80%   1,756 $964   $35,819,607 100
Mar 4, 2012 10 $994,382 -41%   1,756 $566   $36,813,989 101
Mar 5, 2012 11 $302,585 -70% -15% 1,756 $172   $37,116,574 102
Mar 6, 2012 10 $395,090 +31% -1% 1,756 $225   $37,511,664 103
Mar 7, 2012 9 $321,855 -19% -1% 1,756 $183   $37,833,519 104
Mar 8, 2012 10 $321,504 n/c -2% 1,756 $183   $38,155,023 105
Mar 15, 2012 12 $208,580   -35% 1,505 $139   $41,065,419 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 26 $290,359   4 $72,590   $290,359 1
Dec 2, 2011 23 $303,021 +4% 6 $50,504   $593,380 2
Dec 9, 2011 18 $446,773 +47% 16 $27,923   $1,040,153 3
Dec 16, 2011 23 $458,277 +3% 17 $26,957   $1,498,430 4
Dec 23, 2011 18 $2,235,144 +388% 167 $13,384   $3,733,574 5
Dec 30, 2011 16 $2,243,927 n/c 167 $13,437   $5,977,501 6
Jan 6, 2012 17 $1,619,278 -28% 172 $9,414   $7,596,779 7
Jan 13, 2012 15 $2,151,136 +33% 216 $9,959   $9,747,915 8
Jan 20, 2012 13 $3,681,183 +71% 662 $5,561   $13,429,098 9
Jan 27, 2012 11 $4,590,146 +25% 897 $5,117   $18,019,244 10
Feb 3, 2012 12 $3,742,542 -18% 1,005 $3,724   $21,761,786 11
Feb 10, 2012 12 $3,337,173 -11% 808 $4,130   $25,098,959 12
Feb 17, 2012 13 $3,774,840 +13% 808 $4,672   $28,873,799 13
Feb 24, 2012 12 $4,314,619 +14% 966 $4,466   $33,188,418 14
Mar 2, 2012 11 $4,966,605 +15% 1,756 $2,828   $38,155,023 15
Mar 9, 2012 12 $2,910,396 -41% 1,505 $1,934   $41,065,419 16
Mar 16, 2012 15 $1,497,919 -49% 1,155 $1,297   $42,563,338 17
Mar 23, 2012 17 $703,435 -53% 576 $1,221   $43,266,773 18
Mar 30, 2012 21 $399,717 -43% 315 $1,269   $43,666,490 19
Apr 6, 2012 24 $282,045 -29% 222 $1,270   $43,948,535 20
Apr 13, 2012 35 $150,284 -47% 121 $1,242   $44,098,819 21
Apr 20, 2012 45 $82,856 -45% 102 $812   $44,181,675 22
Apr 27, 2012 53 $45,820 -45% 50 $916   $44,227,495 23
May 4, 2012 60 $23,134 -50% 41 $564   $44,250,629 24
Jun 1, 2012 48 $51,130   87 $588   $44,636,422 28
Jun 8, 2012 60 $23,704 -54% 36 $658   $44,660,126 29

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Synopsis

Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$204,878 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:12.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,756 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $67,141,551

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
January 20th, 2012 (Expands Wide) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: October 12th, 2011 (Wide) (Belgium)
December 16th, 2011 (Wide) (Spain)
December 30th, 2011 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 30th, 2011 (Wide) (Lithuania)
January 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
Video Release: June 26th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing image and a crude gesture.
(Rating bulletin 2193, 10/12/2011)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Award nomination: 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: BAFTA Best Director Winner, BAFTA Best Film Winner, BAFTA Best Original Screenplay Winner, Critics’ Choice Winner Best Director, Critics’ Choice Winner Best Picture, Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Producers Guild of America Best Theatrical Motion Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Retro Black and White, Silent Film
Plot point: Big Break, Dancing, Depression, Performing Arts, Poverty, Relationships Gone Wrong, Riches to Rags, Suicide
Social setting: Movie Business
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Le Petit Reine, Studio 37, La Classe Americaine, JD Productions, France 3 Cinema, Jouror Productions, uFilm, Canal Plus
Production Countries: France
Languages: Silent

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 29 $204,878   4 $51,220   $204,878 1
Dec 2, 2011 24 $211,265 +3% 6 $35,211   $501,624 2
Dec 9, 2011 19 $295,361 +40% 16 $18,460   $888,741 3
Dec 16, 2011 21 $287,367 -3% 17 $16,904   $1,327,520 4
Dec 23, 2011 18 $883,063 +207% 167 $5,288   $2,381,493 5
Dec 30, 2011 16 $1,310,770 +48% 167 $7,849   $5,044,344 6
Jan 6, 2012 18 $1,120,111 -15% 172 $6,512   $7,097,612 7
Jan 13, 2012 15 $1,193,180 +7% 216 $5,524   $8,789,959 8
Jan 20, 2012 17 $2,371,803 +99% 662 $3,583   $12,119,718 9
Jan 27, 2012 12 $3,315,089 +40% 897 $3,696   $16,744,187 10
Feb 3, 2012 12 $2,612,607 -21% 1,005 $2,600   $20,631,851 11
Feb 10, 2012 13 $2,240,252 -14% 808 $2,773   $24,002,038 12
Feb 17, 2012 12 $2,430,360 +8% 808 $3,008   $27,529,319 13
Feb 24, 2012 13 $2,905,858 +20% 966 $3,008   $31,779,657 14
Mar 2, 2012 11 $3,625,571 +25% 1,756 $2,065   $36,813,989 15
Mar 9, 2012 12 $2,079,910 -43% 1,505 $1,382   $40,234,933 16
Mar 16, 2012 15 $1,042,955 -50% 1,155 $903   $42,108,374 17
Mar 23, 2012 19 $474,532 -55% 576 $824   $43,037,870 18
Mar 30, 2012 19 $279,599 -41% 315 $888   $43,546,372 19
Apr 6, 2012 24 $182,410 -35% 222 $822   $43,848,900 20
Apr 13, 2012 36 $100,098 -45% 121 $827   $44,048,633 21
Apr 20, 2012 46 $55,699 -44% 102 $546   $44,154,518 22
Apr 27, 2012 57 $29,182 -48% 50 $584   $44,210,857 23
May 4, 2012 62 $15,370 -47% 41 $375   $44,242,865 24
May 11, 2012 24 $188,841 +1,129% 751 $251   $44,439,470 25
May 18, 2012 47 $26,842 -86% 103 $261   $44,459,451 26
Jun 1, 2012 48 $30,063   87 $346   $44,615,355 28
Jun 8, 2012 59 $14,115 -53% 36 $392   $44,650,537 29
Jun 15, 2012 68 $6,969 -51% 21 $332   $44,667,095 30

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 2, 2011 - $55,574     6 $9,262   $55,574 8
Dec 26, 2011 - $432,198     167 $2,588   $2,813,691 32
Jan 25, 2012 10 $355,221     662 $537   $13,068,235 62
Jan 26, 2012 11 $360,863 +2%   662 $545   $13,429,098 63
Jan 27, 2012 13 $878,930 +144%   897 $980   $14,308,028 64
Jan 28, 2012 13 $1,499,165 +71%   897 $1,671   $15,807,193 65
Jan 29, 2012 12 $936,994 -37%   897 $1,045   $16,744,187 66
Jan 30, 2012 11 $286,508 -69%   897 $319   $17,030,695 67
Jan 31, 2012 11 $348,634 +22%   897 $389   $17,379,329 68
Feb 1, 2012 9 $316,398 -9% -11% 897 $353   $17,695,727 69
Feb 2, 2012 9 $323,517 +2% -10% 897 $361   $18,019,244 70
Feb 6, 2012 12 $240,184   -16% 1,005 $239   $20,872,035 74
Feb 7, 2012 12 $334,485 +39% -4% 1,005 $333   $21,206,520 75
Feb 8, 2012 12 $272,218 -19% -14% 1,005 $271   $21,478,738 76
Feb 9, 2012 12 $283,048 +4% -13% 1,005 $282   $21,761,786 77
Feb 13, 2012 11 $207,606   -14% 808 $257   $24,209,644 81
Feb 14, 2012 11 $436,576 +110% +31% 808 $540   $24,646,220 82
Feb 15, 2012 10 $220,895 -49% -19% 808 $273   $24,867,115 83
Feb 16, 2012 11 $231,844 +5% -18% 808 $287   $25,098,959 84
Feb 21, 2012 11 $274,827   -37% 808 $340   $28,345,239 89
Feb 22, 2012 10 $244,826 -11% +11% 808 $303   $28,590,065 90
Feb 23, 2012 10 $283,734 +16% +22% 808 $351   $28,873,799 91
Feb 27, 2012 9 $354,870     966 $367   $32,134,527 95
Feb 28, 2012 9 $401,098 +13% +46% 966 $415   $32,535,625 96
Feb 29, 2012 9 $326,346 -19% +33% 966 $338   $32,861,971 97
Mar 1, 2012 9 $326,447 n/c +15% 966 $338   $33,188,418 98
Mar 2, 2012 12 $938,801 +188%   1,756 $535   $34,127,219 99
Mar 3, 2012 11 $1,692,388 +80%   1,756 $964   $35,819,607 100
Mar 4, 2012 10 $994,382 -41%   1,756 $566   $36,813,989 101
Mar 5, 2012 11 $302,585 -70% -15% 1,756 $172   $37,116,574 102
Mar 6, 2012 10 $395,090 +31% -1% 1,756 $225   $37,511,664 103
Mar 7, 2012 9 $321,855 -19% -1% 1,756 $183   $37,833,519 104
Mar 8, 2012 10 $321,504 n/c -2% 1,756 $183   $38,155,023 105
Mar 15, 2012 12 $208,580   -35% 1,505 $139   $41,065,419 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 26 $290,359   4 $72,590   $290,359 1
Dec 2, 2011 23 $303,021 +4% 6 $50,504   $593,380 2
Dec 9, 2011 18 $446,773 +47% 16 $27,923   $1,040,153 3
Dec 16, 2011 23 $458,277 +3% 17 $26,957   $1,498,430 4
Dec 23, 2011 18 $2,235,144 +388% 167 $13,384   $3,733,574 5
Dec 30, 2011 16 $2,243,927 n/c 167 $13,437   $5,977,501 6
Jan 6, 2012 17 $1,619,278 -28% 172 $9,414   $7,596,779 7
Jan 13, 2012 15 $2,151,136 +33% 216 $9,959   $9,747,915 8
Jan 20, 2012 13 $3,681,183 +71% 662 $5,561   $13,429,098 9
Jan 27, 2012 11 $4,590,146 +25% 897 $5,117   $18,019,244 10
Feb 3, 2012 12 $3,742,542 -18% 1,005 $3,724   $21,761,786 11
Feb 10, 2012 12 $3,337,173 -11% 808 $4,130   $25,098,959 12
Feb 17, 2012 13 $3,774,840 +13% 808 $4,672   $28,873,799 13
Feb 24, 2012 12 $4,314,619 +14% 966 $4,466   $33,188,418 14
Mar 2, 2012 11 $4,966,605 +15% 1,756 $2,828   $38,155,023 15
Mar 9, 2012 12 $2,910,396 -41% 1,505 $1,934   $41,065,419 16
Mar 16, 2012 15 $1,497,919 -49% 1,155 $1,297   $42,563,338 17
Mar 23, 2012 17 $703,435 -53% 576 $1,221   $43,266,773 18
Mar 30, 2012 21 $399,717 -43% 315 $1,269   $43,666,490 19
Apr 6, 2012 24 $282,045 -29% 222 $1,270   $43,948,535 20
Apr 13, 2012 35 $150,284 -47% 121 $1,242   $44,098,819 21
Apr 20, 2012 45 $82,856 -45% 102 $812   $44,181,675 22
Apr 27, 2012 53 $45,820 -45% 50 $916   $44,227,495 23
May 4, 2012 60 $23,134 -50% 41 $564   $44,250,629 24
Jun 1, 2012 48 $51,130   87 $588   $44,636,422 28
Jun 8, 2012 60 $23,704 -54% 36 $658   $44,660,126 29

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.