Babel (2006)

Babel
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,302,837Details
International Box Office $97,818,375
Worldwide Box Office $132,121,212
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $31,482,595
Total $31,482,595
Further financial details...

Synopsis

An accident connects four groups of people on three different continents: two young Moroccan goatherds, a vacationing American couple, a deaf Japanese teen and her father, and a Mexican nanny who takes her young charges across a border without parental permission.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$389,351 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,251 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,367,429

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 2006 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
November 10th, 2006 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Vantage
International Releases: December 14th, 2006 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 20th, 2007 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use
Running Time: 143 minutes
Award nomination: 2007 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama
Cast, crew, or production detail: Segments
Geographical setting: Morocco
Plot point: Accidental Death, Deaf, Dysfunctional Family, Immigration, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Anonymous Content, Una Produccion De Zeta Film, Central Films
Production Countries: United States, Mexico, Morocco, Japan
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 24 $389,351   7 $55,622   $389,351 1
Nov 3, 2006 20 $919,235 +136% 35 $26,264   $1,470,614 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $5,558,095 +505% 1,251 $4,443   $7,395,357 3
Nov 17, 2006 8 $2,904,642 -48% 1,251 $2,322   $12,016,104 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $1,968,883 -32% 902 $2,183   $15,194,482 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,001,595 -49% 609 $1,645   $16,774,393 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $456,581 -54% 373 $1,224   $17,605,771 7
Dec 15, 2006 17 $495,750 +9% 220 $2,253   $18,320,965 8
Dec 22, 2006 23 $312,218 -37% 208 $1,501   $18,874,554 9
Dec 29, 2006 24 $478,624 +53% 233 $2,054   $19,825,138 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $454,022 -5% 190 $2,390   $20,744,537 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $380,869 -16% 173 $2,202   $21,308,081 12
Jan 19, 2007 13 $2,072,412 +444% 889 $2,331   $23,658,420 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $2,561,053 +24% 1,090 $2,350   $27,226,241 14
Feb 2, 2007 15 $1,701,657 -34% 1,090 $1,561   $29,715,747 15
Feb 9, 2007 15 $1,677,367 -1% 919 $1,825   $32,019,555 16
Feb 16, 2007 20 $589,971 -65% 305 $1,934   $33,102,076 17
Feb 23, 2007 23 $443,475 -25% 289 $1,535   $33,806,170 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $174,612 -61% 176 $992   $34,109,548 19
Mar 9, 2007 47 $69,737 -60% 84 $830   $34,237,104 20
Mar 16, 2007 60 $21,148 -70% 38 $557   $34,287,296 21
Mar 23, 2007 89 $3,785 -82% 7 $541   $34,300,771 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 3, 2006 - $270,344     35 $7,724   $821,723 8
Nov 4, 2006 - $377,485 +40%   35 $10,785   $1,199,208 9
Nov 10, 2006 7 $1,726,308   +539% 1,251 $1,380   $3,563,570 15
Nov 11, 2006 7 $2,289,057 +33% +506% 1,251 $1,830   $5,852,627 16
Nov 12, 2006 6 $1,542,730 -33%   1,251 $1,233   $7,395,357 17
Nov 13, 2006 6 $479,744 -69%   1,251 $383   $7,875,101 18
Nov 14, 2006 6 $442,847 -8%   1,251 $354   $8,317,948 19
Nov 15, 2006 6 $402,825 -9%   1,251 $322   $8,720,773 20
Nov 16, 2006 5 $390,689 -3%   1,251 $312   $9,111,462 21
Nov 17, 2006 8 $875,689 +124% -49% 1,251 $700   $9,987,151 22
Nov 18, 2006 8 $1,199,786 +37% -48% 1,251 $959   $11,186,937 23
Nov 19, 2006 7 $829,167 -31% -46% 1,251 $663   $12,016,104 24
Nov 20, 2006 8 $267,547 -68% -44% 1,251 $214   $12,283,651 25
Nov 21, 2006 8 $316,708 +18% -28% 1,251 $253   $12,600,359 26
Dec 25, 2006 24 $124,583     208 $599   $18,999,137 60
Dec 29, 2006 - $110,000     233 $472   $19,460,000 64
Jan 15, 2007 31 $77,992     173 $451   $21,386,073 81
Jan 19, 2007 16 $440,000     889 $495   $22,030,000 85
Jan 24, 2007 10 $290,446     889 $327   $24,389,760 90
Jan 25, 2007 10 $275,428 -5%   889 $310   $24,665,188 91
Jan 26, 2007 14 $670,000 +143% +52% 1,090 $615   $25,340,000 92
Feb 2, 2007 15 $500,000   -25% 1,090 $459   $28,510,000 99
Feb 19, 2007 22 $116,716     305 $383   $33,218,792 116
Mar 2, 2007 - $44,780     176 $254   $33,979,716 127
Mar 3, 2007 - $82,496 +84%   176 $469   $34,062,212 128
Mar 4, 2007 - $47,336 -43%   176 $269   $34,109,548 129
Mar 5, 2007 - $14,353 -70%   176 $82   $34,123,901 130
Mar 6, 2007 - $15,384 +7%   176 $87   $34,139,285 131
Mar 7, 2007 - $14,285 -7%   176 $81   $34,153,570 132
Mar 8, 2007 - $13,797 -3%   176 $78   $34,167,367 133
Mar 9, 2007 - $18,638 +35% -58% 84 $222   $34,186,005 134
Mar 10, 2007 - $34,583 +86% -58% 84 $412   $34,220,588 135
Mar 11, 2007 - $16,516 -52% -65% 84 $197   $34,237,104 136
Mar 12, 2007 - $6,653 -60% -54% 84 $79   $34,243,757 137
Mar 13, 2007 - $8,054 +21% -48% 84 $96   $34,251,811 138
Mar 14, 2007 - $7,080 -12% -50% 84 $84   $34,258,891 139
Mar 15, 2007 - $7,257 +2% -47% 84 $86   $34,266,148 140
Mar 16, 2007 - $4,472 -38% -76% 38 $118   $34,270,620 141
Mar 17, 2007 - $8,796 +97% -75% 38 $231   $34,279,416 142
Mar 18, 2007 - $7,880 -10% -52% 38 $207   $34,287,296 143
Mar 19, 2007 - $2,491 -68% -63% 38 $66   $34,289,787 144
Mar 20, 2007 - $2,587 +4% -68% 38 $68   $34,292,374 145
Mar 21, 2007 - $2,325 -10% -67% 38 $61   $34,294,699 146
Mar 22, 2007 - $2,287 -2% -68% 38 $60   $34,296,986 147
Mar 23, 2007 - $844 -63% -81% 7 $121   $34,297,830 148
Mar 24, 2007 - $1,957 +132% -78% 7 $280   $34,299,787 149
Mar 25, 2007 - $984 -50% -88% 7 $141   $34,300,771 150
Mar 26, 2007 - $454 -54% -82% 7 $65   $34,301,225 151
Mar 27, 2007 - $539 +19% -79% 7 $77   $34,301,764 152
Mar 28, 2007 - $582 +8% -75% 7 $83   $34,302,346 153
Mar 29, 2007 - $491 -16% -79% 7 $70   $34,302,837 154

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 23 $551,379   7 $78,768   $551,379 1
Nov 3, 2006 19 $1,285,883 +133% 35 $36,740   $1,837,262 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $7,274,200 +466% 1,251 $5,815   $9,111,462 3
Nov 17, 2006 10 $4,114,137 -43% 1,251 $3,289   $13,225,599 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $2,547,199 -38% 902 $2,824   $15,772,798 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,376,392 -46% 609 $2,260   $17,149,190 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $676,025 -51% 373 $1,812   $17,825,215 7
Dec 15, 2006 18 $737,121 +9% 220 $3,351   $18,562,336 8
Dec 22, 2006 24 $784,178 +6% 208 $3,770   $19,346,514 9
Dec 29, 2006 23 $944,001 +20% 233 $4,052   $20,290,515 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $636,697 -33% 190 $3,351   $20,927,212 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $658,796 +3% 173 $3,808   $21,586,008 12
Jan 19, 2007 12 $3,079,180 +367% 889 $3,464   $24,665,188 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $3,348,902 +9% 1,090 $3,072   $28,014,090 14
Feb 2, 2007 16 $2,328,098 -30% 1,090 $2,136   $30,342,188 15
Feb 9, 2007 17 $2,169,917 -7% 919 $2,361   $32,512,105 16
Feb 16, 2007 21 $850,590 -61% 305 $2,789   $33,362,695 17
Feb 23, 2007 24 $572,241 -33% 289 $1,980   $33,934,936 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $232,431 -59% 176 $1,321   $34,167,367 19
Mar 9, 2007 49 $98,781 -58% 84 $1,176   $34,266,148 20
Mar 16, 2007 61 $30,838 -69% 38 $812   $34,296,986 21
Mar 23, 2007 88 $5,851 -81% 7 $836   $34,302,837 22

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Synopsis

An accident connects four groups of people on three different continents: two young Moroccan goatherds, a vacationing American couple, a deaf Japanese teen and her father, and a Mexican nanny who takes her young charges across a border without parental permission.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$389,351 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,251 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,367,429

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 2006 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
November 10th, 2006 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Vantage
International Releases: December 14th, 2006 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 20th, 2007 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use
Running Time: 143 minutes
Award nomination: 2007 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama
Cast, crew, or production detail: Segments
Geographical setting: Morocco
Plot point: Accidental Death, Deaf, Dysfunctional Family, Immigration, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Anonymous Content, Una Produccion De Zeta Film, Central Films
Production Countries: United States, Mexico, Morocco, Japan
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 24 $389,351   7 $55,622   $389,351 1
Nov 3, 2006 20 $919,235 +136% 35 $26,264   $1,470,614 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $5,558,095 +505% 1,251 $4,443   $7,395,357 3
Nov 17, 2006 8 $2,904,642 -48% 1,251 $2,322   $12,016,104 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $1,968,883 -32% 902 $2,183   $15,194,482 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,001,595 -49% 609 $1,645   $16,774,393 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $456,581 -54% 373 $1,224   $17,605,771 7
Dec 15, 2006 17 $495,750 +9% 220 $2,253   $18,320,965 8
Dec 22, 2006 23 $312,218 -37% 208 $1,501   $18,874,554 9
Dec 29, 2006 24 $478,624 +53% 233 $2,054   $19,825,138 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $454,022 -5% 190 $2,390   $20,744,537 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $380,869 -16% 173 $2,202   $21,308,081 12
Jan 19, 2007 13 $2,072,412 +444% 889 $2,331   $23,658,420 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $2,561,053 +24% 1,090 $2,350   $27,226,241 14
Feb 2, 2007 15 $1,701,657 -34% 1,090 $1,561   $29,715,747 15
Feb 9, 2007 15 $1,677,367 -1% 919 $1,825   $32,019,555 16
Feb 16, 2007 20 $589,971 -65% 305 $1,934   $33,102,076 17
Feb 23, 2007 23 $443,475 -25% 289 $1,535   $33,806,170 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $174,612 -61% 176 $992   $34,109,548 19
Mar 9, 2007 47 $69,737 -60% 84 $830   $34,237,104 20
Mar 16, 2007 60 $21,148 -70% 38 $557   $34,287,296 21
Mar 23, 2007 89 $3,785 -82% 7 $541   $34,300,771 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 3, 2006 - $270,344     35 $7,724   $821,723 8
Nov 4, 2006 - $377,485 +40%   35 $10,785   $1,199,208 9
Nov 10, 2006 7 $1,726,308   +539% 1,251 $1,380   $3,563,570 15
Nov 11, 2006 7 $2,289,057 +33% +506% 1,251 $1,830   $5,852,627 16
Nov 12, 2006 6 $1,542,730 -33%   1,251 $1,233   $7,395,357 17
Nov 13, 2006 6 $479,744 -69%   1,251 $383   $7,875,101 18
Nov 14, 2006 6 $442,847 -8%   1,251 $354   $8,317,948 19
Nov 15, 2006 6 $402,825 -9%   1,251 $322   $8,720,773 20
Nov 16, 2006 5 $390,689 -3%   1,251 $312   $9,111,462 21
Nov 17, 2006 8 $875,689 +124% -49% 1,251 $700   $9,987,151 22
Nov 18, 2006 8 $1,199,786 +37% -48% 1,251 $959   $11,186,937 23
Nov 19, 2006 7 $829,167 -31% -46% 1,251 $663   $12,016,104 24
Nov 20, 2006 8 $267,547 -68% -44% 1,251 $214   $12,283,651 25
Nov 21, 2006 8 $316,708 +18% -28% 1,251 $253   $12,600,359 26
Dec 25, 2006 24 $124,583     208 $599   $18,999,137 60
Dec 29, 2006 - $110,000     233 $472   $19,460,000 64
Jan 15, 2007 31 $77,992     173 $451   $21,386,073 81
Jan 19, 2007 16 $440,000     889 $495   $22,030,000 85
Jan 24, 2007 10 $290,446     889 $327   $24,389,760 90
Jan 25, 2007 10 $275,428 -5%   889 $310   $24,665,188 91
Jan 26, 2007 14 $670,000 +143% +52% 1,090 $615   $25,340,000 92
Feb 2, 2007 15 $500,000   -25% 1,090 $459   $28,510,000 99
Feb 19, 2007 22 $116,716     305 $383   $33,218,792 116
Mar 2, 2007 - $44,780     176 $254   $33,979,716 127
Mar 3, 2007 - $82,496 +84%   176 $469   $34,062,212 128
Mar 4, 2007 - $47,336 -43%   176 $269   $34,109,548 129
Mar 5, 2007 - $14,353 -70%   176 $82   $34,123,901 130
Mar 6, 2007 - $15,384 +7%   176 $87   $34,139,285 131
Mar 7, 2007 - $14,285 -7%   176 $81   $34,153,570 132
Mar 8, 2007 - $13,797 -3%   176 $78   $34,167,367 133
Mar 9, 2007 - $18,638 +35% -58% 84 $222   $34,186,005 134
Mar 10, 2007 - $34,583 +86% -58% 84 $412   $34,220,588 135
Mar 11, 2007 - $16,516 -52% -65% 84 $197   $34,237,104 136
Mar 12, 2007 - $6,653 -60% -54% 84 $79   $34,243,757 137
Mar 13, 2007 - $8,054 +21% -48% 84 $96   $34,251,811 138
Mar 14, 2007 - $7,080 -12% -50% 84 $84   $34,258,891 139
Mar 15, 2007 - $7,257 +2% -47% 84 $86   $34,266,148 140
Mar 16, 2007 - $4,472 -38% -76% 38 $118   $34,270,620 141
Mar 17, 2007 - $8,796 +97% -75% 38 $231   $34,279,416 142
Mar 18, 2007 - $7,880 -10% -52% 38 $207   $34,287,296 143
Mar 19, 2007 - $2,491 -68% -63% 38 $66   $34,289,787 144
Mar 20, 2007 - $2,587 +4% -68% 38 $68   $34,292,374 145
Mar 21, 2007 - $2,325 -10% -67% 38 $61   $34,294,699 146
Mar 22, 2007 - $2,287 -2% -68% 38 $60   $34,296,986 147
Mar 23, 2007 - $844 -63% -81% 7 $121   $34,297,830 148
Mar 24, 2007 - $1,957 +132% -78% 7 $280   $34,299,787 149
Mar 25, 2007 - $984 -50% -88% 7 $141   $34,300,771 150
Mar 26, 2007 - $454 -54% -82% 7 $65   $34,301,225 151
Mar 27, 2007 - $539 +19% -79% 7 $77   $34,301,764 152
Mar 28, 2007 - $582 +8% -75% 7 $83   $34,302,346 153
Mar 29, 2007 - $491 -16% -79% 7 $70   $34,302,837 154

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 23 $551,379   7 $78,768   $551,379 1
Nov 3, 2006 19 $1,285,883 +133% 35 $36,740   $1,837,262 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $7,274,200 +466% 1,251 $5,815   $9,111,462 3
Nov 17, 2006 10 $4,114,137 -43% 1,251 $3,289   $13,225,599 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $2,547,199 -38% 902 $2,824   $15,772,798 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,376,392 -46% 609 $2,260   $17,149,190 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $676,025 -51% 373 $1,812   $17,825,215 7
Dec 15, 2006 18 $737,121 +9% 220 $3,351   $18,562,336 8
Dec 22, 2006 24 $784,178 +6% 208 $3,770   $19,346,514 9
Dec 29, 2006 23 $944,001 +20% 233 $4,052   $20,290,515 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $636,697 -33% 190 $3,351   $20,927,212 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $658,796 +3% 173 $3,808   $21,586,008 12
Jan 19, 2007 12 $3,079,180 +367% 889 $3,464   $24,665,188 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $3,348,902 +9% 1,090 $3,072   $28,014,090 14
Feb 2, 2007 16 $2,328,098 -30% 1,090 $2,136   $30,342,188 15
Feb 9, 2007 17 $2,169,917 -7% 919 $2,361   $32,512,105 16
Feb 16, 2007 21 $850,590 -61% 305 $2,789   $33,362,695 17
Feb 23, 2007 24 $572,241 -33% 289 $1,980   $33,934,936 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $232,431 -59% 176 $1,321   $34,167,367 19
Mar 9, 2007 49 $98,781 -58% 84 $1,176   $34,266,148 20
Mar 16, 2007 61 $30,838 -69% 38 $812   $34,296,986 21
Mar 23, 2007 88 $5,851 -81% 7 $836   $34,302,837 22

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