Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $4,752,353 | Details |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $5,485,000 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $1,138,274 | |
| Total | $6,623,274 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Dagny Taggart runs Taggart Transcontinental, the largest remaining railroad company in America, with intelligence, courage and integrity, despite the systematic disappearance of her best and most competent workers. She is drawn to industrialist Henry Rearden, one of the few men whose genius and commitment to his own ideas match her own. Rearden's super-strength metal alloy, Rearden Metal, holds the promise that innovation can overcome the slide into anarchy. Using the untested Rearden Metal, they rebuild the critical Taggart rail line in Colorado and pave the way for oil titan Ellis Wyatt to feed the flame of a new American Renaissance. Hope rises again, when Dagny and Rearden discover the design of a revolutionary motor based on static electricity - in an abandoned engine factory - more proof to the sinister theory that the "men of the mind" (thinkers, industrialists, scientists, artists, and other innovators) are "on strike" and vanishing from society.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,686,347 (35.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 299 opening theaters/465 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $7,167,484 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| Video Release: | November 8th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Atlas Shrugged: Part I |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some sexuality. (Rating bulletin 2152, 12/22/2010) |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Franchise: | Atlas Shrugged |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Agitprop, Development Hell, Directing Yourself, Famously Bad, Intertitle, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Cliffhanger Ending, Conspiracy Theory, Corporate Malfeasance, Dysfunctional Family, Government Corruption, Infidelity, Inheritance, Inventor, Non-Chronological, Political, Trains |
| Social setting: | Dystopia |
| Subgenre: | Political Drama |
| Time period setting: | Near Future, Yesterday's Tomorrow |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Harmon Kaslow & John Aglialoro Prods |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | 14 | $1,686,347 | 299 | $5,640 | $1,686,347 | 1 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 18 | $881,034 | -48% | 465 | $1,895 | $3,096,815 | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 22 | $468,573 | -47% | 371 | $1,263 | $3,947,827 | 3 |
| May 6, 2011 | 31 | $197,511 | -58% | 228 | $866 | $4,340,855 | 4 |
| May 13, 2011 | 37 | $124,978 | -37% | 158 | $791 | $4,563,873 | 5 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | 13 | $674,000 | 299 | $2,254 | $674,000 | 1 | ||
| Apr 16, 2011 | 15 | $576,000 | -15% | 299 | $1,926 | $1,250,000 | 2 | |
| Apr 17, 2011 | 14 | $436,000 | -24% | 299 | $1,458 | $1,686,347 | 3 | |
| Apr 18, 2011 | - | $135,000 | -69% | 299 | $452 | $1,821,000 | 4 | |
| May 13, 2011 | - | $31,284 | 158 | $198 | $4,470,179 | 29 | ||
| May 14, 2011 | - | $57,038 | +82% | 158 | $361 | $4,527,217 | 30 | |
| May 15, 2011 | - | $36,656 | -36% | 158 | $232 | $4,563,873 | 31 | |
| May 16, 2011 | - | $16,072 | -56% | 158 | $102 | $4,579,945 | 32 | |
| May 17, 2011 | - | $16,557 | +3% | 158 | $105 | $4,721,480 | 33 | |
| May 18, 2011 | - | $14,225 | -14% | 158 | $90 | $4,735,705 | 34 | |
| May 19, 2011 | - | $16,648 | +17% | 158 | $105 | $4,752,353 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | 14 | $2,215,781 | 299 | $7,411 | $2,215,781 | 1 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 16 | $1,263,473 | -43% | 465 | $2,717 | $3,479,254 | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 22 | $664,090 | -47% | 371 | $1,790 | $4,143,344 | 3 |
| May 6, 2011 | 28 | $295,551 | -55% | 228 | $1,296 | $4,438,895 | 4 |
| May 13, 2011 | 36 | $188,480 | -36% | 158 | $1,193 | $4,752,353 | 5 |
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
Dagny Taggart runs Taggart Transcontinental, the largest remaining railroad company in America, with intelligence, courage and integrity, despite the systematic disappearance of her best and most competent workers. She is drawn to industrialist Henry Rearden, one of the few men whose genius and commitment to his own ideas match her own. Rearden's super-strength metal alloy, Rearden Metal, holds the promise that innovation can overcome the slide into anarchy. Using the untested Rearden Metal, they rebuild the critical Taggart rail line in Colorado and pave the way for oil titan Ellis Wyatt to feed the flame of a new American Renaissance. Hope rises again, when Dagny and Rearden discover the design of a revolutionary motor based on static electricity - in an abandoned engine factory - more proof to the sinister theory that the "men of the mind" (thinkers, industrialists, scientists, artists, and other innovators) are "on strike" and vanishing from society.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,686,347 (35.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 299 opening theaters/465 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $7,167,484 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| Video Release: | November 8th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Atlas Shrugged: Part I |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some sexuality. (Rating bulletin 2152, 12/22/2010) |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Franchise: | Atlas Shrugged |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Agitprop, Development Hell, Directing Yourself, Famously Bad, Intertitle, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Cliffhanger Ending, Conspiracy Theory, Corporate Malfeasance, Dysfunctional Family, Government Corruption, Infidelity, Inheritance, Inventor, Non-Chronological, Political, Trains |
| Social setting: | Dystopia |
| Subgenre: | Political Drama |
| Time period setting: | Near Future, Yesterday's Tomorrow |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Harmon Kaslow & John Aglialoro Prods |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | 14 | $1,686,347 | 299 | $5,640 | $1,686,347 | 1 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 18 | $881,034 | -48% | 465 | $1,895 | $3,096,815 | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 22 | $468,573 | -47% | 371 | $1,263 | $3,947,827 | 3 |
| May 6, 2011 | 31 | $197,511 | -58% | 228 | $866 | $4,340,855 | 4 |
| May 13, 2011 | 37 | $124,978 | -37% | 158 | $791 | $4,563,873 | 5 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | 13 | $674,000 | 299 | $2,254 | $674,000 | 1 | ||
| Apr 16, 2011 | 15 | $576,000 | -15% | 299 | $1,926 | $1,250,000 | 2 | |
| Apr 17, 2011 | 14 | $436,000 | -24% | 299 | $1,458 | $1,686,347 | 3 | |
| Apr 18, 2011 | - | $135,000 | -69% | 299 | $452 | $1,821,000 | 4 | |
| May 13, 2011 | - | $31,284 | 158 | $198 | $4,470,179 | 29 | ||
| May 14, 2011 | - | $57,038 | +82% | 158 | $361 | $4,527,217 | 30 | |
| May 15, 2011 | - | $36,656 | -36% | 158 | $232 | $4,563,873 | 31 | |
| May 16, 2011 | - | $16,072 | -56% | 158 | $102 | $4,579,945 | 32 | |
| May 17, 2011 | - | $16,557 | +3% | 158 | $105 | $4,721,480 | 33 | |
| May 18, 2011 | - | $14,225 | -14% | 158 | $90 | $4,735,705 | 34 | |
| May 19, 2011 | - | $16,648 | +17% | 158 | $105 | $4,752,353 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | 14 | $2,215,781 | 299 | $7,411 | $2,215,781 | 1 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 16 | $1,263,473 | -43% | 465 | $2,717 | $3,479,254 | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 22 | $664,090 | -47% | 371 | $1,790 | $4,143,344 | 3 |
| May 6, 2011 | 28 | $295,551 | -55% | 228 | $1,296 | $4,438,895 | 4 |
| May 13, 2011 | 36 | $188,480 | -36% | 158 | $1,193 | $4,752,353 | 5 |
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.