Bad Santa (2003)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $60,060,328 | Details |
| International Box Office | $17,086,703 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $77,147,031 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T. Stokes and his partner reunite once a year for a holiday con. Posing as a mall Santa and his elf, they rip off shopping outlets on Christmas Eve. This year, however, Willie is falling apart. He’s depressed and alcoholic, and his erratic behavior draws the suspicion of mall security. But when befriending a small boy brings out his kinder side, Willie begins to wonder if there is still some hope for him.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $12,292,952 (20.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 77.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,005 opening theaters/2,540 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $118,600,706 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 26th, 2003 (Wide) by Miramax/Dimension |
| International Releases: | November 26th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | June 22nd, 2004 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for pervasive language, strong sexual content and some violence |
| Running Time: | 93 minutes |
| Franchise: | Bad Santa |
| Plot point: | Confidence Men |
| Social setting: | Christmas |
| Subgenre: | Black Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Dimension Films, Mike Zoss |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2003 | 6 | $12,292,952 | 2,005 | $6,131 | $16,801,187 | 1 | |
| Dec 5, 2003 | 6 | $7,014,010 | -43% | 2,091 | $3,354 | $27,138,311 | 2 |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 7 | $6,012,550 | -14% | 2,540 | $2,367 | $35,715,007 | 3 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | 7 | $5,102,135 | -15% | 2,225 | $2,293 | $42,910,876 | 4 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | 9 | $4,526,000 | -11% | 1,710 | $2,647 | $50,947,195 | 5 |
| Jan 2, 2004 | 10 | $2,937,737 | -35% | 1,710 | $1,718 | $56,909,596 | 6 |
| Jan 9, 2004 | 16 | $1,005,569 | -66% | 1,098 | $916 | $58,630,223 | 7 |
| Jan 16, 2004 | 29 | $235,935 | -77% | 389 | $607 | $59,189,984 | 8 |
| Jan 23, 2004 | 46 | $84,531 | -64% | 164 | $515 | $59,371,103 | 9 |
| Jan 30, 2004 | 57 | $27,656 | -67% | 71 | $390 | $59,429,410 | 10 |
| Feb 6, 2004 | 73 | $13,468 | -51% | 38 | $354 | $59,457,189 | 11 |
| Feb 13, 2004 | 59 | $37,827 | +181% | 201 | $188 | $59,500,968 | 12 |
| Feb 20, 2004 | 93 | $6,831 | -82% | 2 | $3,416 | $59,523,270 | 13 |
| Feb 27, 2004 | 36 | $182,408 | +2,570% | 183 | $997 | $59,707,598 | 14 |
| Mar 5, 2004 | 38 | $145,351 | -20% | 169 | $860 | $59,936,060 | 15 |
| Mar 12, 2004 | 53 | $45,134 | -69% | 77 | $586 | $60,030,347 | 16 |
| Mar 19, 2004 | 79 | $7,193 | -84% | 25 | $288 | $60,057,639 | 17 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2003 | 8 | $1,800,000 | 2,005 | $898 | $1,800,000 | 1 | ||
| Nov 27, 2003 | 5 | $3,100,000 | +72% | 2,005 | $1,546 | $4,900,000 | 2 | |
| Nov 28, 2003 | 6 | $4,600,000 | +48% | 2,005 | $2,294 | $9,500,000 | 3 | |
| Nov 29, 2003 | 5 | $4,917,000 | +7% | 2,005 | $2,452 | $14,035,000 | 4 | |
| Nov 30, 2003 | 4 | $2,766,000 | -44% | 2,005 | $1,380 | $16,801,187 | 5 | |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 1 | $844,000 | -69% | 2,005 | $421 | $17,645,000 | 6 | |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 1 | $835,000 | -1% | 2,005 | $416 | $18,480,000 | 7 | |
| Dec 3, 2003 | 1 | $787,000 | -6% | -56% | 2,005 | $393 | $19,267,000 | 8 |
| Dec 4, 2003 | 1 | $833,000 | +6% | -73% | 2,005 | $415 | $20,124,000 | 9 |
| Dec 5, 2003 | 5 | $2,100,000 | +152% | -54% | 2,091 | $1,004 | $22,200,000 | 10 |
| Dec 6, 2003 | 6 | $2,972,000 | +42% | -40% | 2,091 | $1,421 | $25,162,000 | 11 |
| Dec 7, 2003 | 6 | $1,976,000 | -34% | -29% | 2,091 | $945 | $27,138,311 | 12 |
| Dec 8, 2003 | 2 | $596,000 | -70% | -29% | 2,091 | $285 | $27,734,000 | 13 |
| Dec 9, 2003 | 2 | $639,000 | +7% | -23% | 2,091 | $306 | $28,373,000 | 14 |
| Dec 10, 2003 | 2 | $639,000 | n/c | -19% | 2,091 | $306 | $29,013,000 | 15 |
| Dec 11, 2003 | 2 | $699,000 | +9% | -16% | 2,091 | $334 | $29,712,000 | 16 |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 5 | $1,800,000 | +158% | -14% | 2,540 | $709 | $31,500,000 | 17 |
| Dec 13, 2003 | 7 | $2,584,000 | +44% | -13% | 2,540 | $1,017 | $34,153,000 | 18 |
| Dec 14, 2003 | 5 | $1,562,000 | -40% | -21% | 2,540 | $615 | $35,715,007 | 19 |
| Dec 15, 2003 | 4 | $561,000 | -64% | -6% | 2,540 | $221 | $36,276,000 | 20 |
| Dec 16, 2003 | 4 | $569,000 | +1% | -11% | 2,540 | $224 | $36,845,000 | 21 |
| Dec 17, 2003 | 4 | $557,000 | -2% | -13% | 2,540 | $219 | $37,402,000 | 22 |
| Dec 18, 2003 | 4 | $560,000 | +1% | -20% | 2,540 | $220 | $37,809,000 | 23 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | 7 | $1,300,000 | +132% | -28% | 2,225 | $584 | $39,100,000 | 24 |
| Dec 20, 2003 | 6 | $2,000,000 | +54% | -23% | 2,225 | $899 | $41,187,000 | 25 |
| Dec 21, 2003 | 6 | $1,724,000 | -14% | +10% | 2,225 | $775 | $42,911,000 | 26 |
| Dec 22, 2003 | 8 | $729,000 | -58% | +30% | 2,225 | $328 | $43,640,000 | 27 |
| Dec 23, 2003 | 8 | $850,000 | +17% | +49% | 2,225 | $382 | $44,490,000 | 28 |
| Dec 24, 2003 | 7 | $564,000 | -34% | +1% | 2,225 | $253 | $45,054,000 | 29 |
| Dec 25, 2003 | 9 | $1,409,000 | +150% | +152% | 1,710 | $824 | $46,463,000 | 30 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | 9 | $1,592,000 | +13% | +22% | 1,710 | $931 | $48,055,000 | 31 |
| Dec 27, 2003 | 9 | $1,623,000 | +2% | -19% | 1,710 | $949 | $49,688,000 | 32 |
| Dec 28, 2003 | 9 | $1,259,000 | -22% | -27% | 1,710 | $736 | $50,947,195 | 33 |
| Jan 1, 2004 | 10 | $1,122,000 | -20% | 1,710 | $656 | $53,971,859 | 37 | |
| Jan 2, 2004 | 10 | $1,300,000 | +16% | -18% | 1,710 | $760 | $55,300,000 | 38 |
| Jan 3, 2004 | 10 | $1,155,000 | -11% | -29% | 1,710 | $675 | $56,332,000 | 39 |
| Jan 19, 2004 | 32 | $40,406 | 389 | $104 | $59,230,390 | 55 | ||
| Feb 16, 2004 | 61 | $5,340 | 201 | $27 | $59,506,308 | 83 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2003 | 10 | $4,900,000 | 2,005 | $2,444 | $4,900,000 | 1 | |
| Nov 28, 2003 | 5 | $15,616,066 | +219% | 2,005 | $7,789 | $20,124,301 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2003 | 5 | $9,578,156 | -39% | 2,091 | $4,581 | $29,702,457 | 3 |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 5 | $8,106,284 | -15% | 2,540 | $3,191 | $37,808,741 | 4 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | 7 | $8,612,454 | +6% | 2,225 | $3,871 | $46,421,195 | 5 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | 10 | $7,550,664 | -12% | 1,710 | $4,416 | $53,971,859 | 6 |
| Jan 2, 2004 | 11 | $3,652,795 | -52% | 1,710 | $2,136 | $57,624,654 | 7 |
| Jan 9, 2004 | 15 | $1,329,395 | -64% | 1,098 | $1,211 | $58,954,049 | 8 |
| Jan 16, 2004 | 33 | $332,523 | -75% | 389 | $855 | $59,286,572 | 9 |
| Jan 23, 2004 | 46 | $115,182 | -65% | 164 | $702 | $59,401,754 | 10 |
| Jan 30, 2004 | 55 | $41,967 | -64% | 71 | $591 | $59,443,721 | 11 |
| Feb 6, 2004 | 65 | $19,420 | -54% | 38 | $511 | $59,463,141 | 12 |
| Feb 13, 2004 | 59 | $53,298 | +174% | 201 | $265 | $59,516,439 | 13 |
| Feb 20, 2004 | 94 | $8,751 | -84% | 2 | $4,376 | $59,525,190 | 14 |
| Feb 27, 2004 | 37 | $265,519 | +2,934% | 183 | $1,451 | $59,790,709 | 15 |
| Mar 5, 2004 | 42 | $194,504 | -27% | 169 | $1,151 | $59,985,213 | 16 |
| Mar 12, 2004 | 54 | $65,233 | -66% | 77 | $847 | $60,050,446 | 17 |
| Mar 19, 2004 | 79 | $9,882 | -85% | 25 | $395 | $60,060,328 | 18 |
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Synopsis
In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T. Stokes and his partner reunite once a year for a holiday con. Posing as a mall Santa and his elf, they rip off shopping outlets on Christmas Eve. This year, however, Willie is falling apart. He’s depressed and alcoholic, and his erratic behavior draws the suspicion of mall security. But when befriending a small boy brings out his kinder side, Willie begins to wonder if there is still some hope for him.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $12,292,952 (20.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 77.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,005 opening theaters/2,540 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $118,600,706 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 26th, 2003 (Wide) by Miramax/Dimension |
| International Releases: | November 26th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | June 22nd, 2004 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for pervasive language, strong sexual content and some violence |
| Running Time: | 93 minutes |
| Franchise: | Bad Santa |
| Plot point: | Confidence Men |
| Social setting: | Christmas |
| Subgenre: | Black Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Dimension Films, Mike Zoss |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2003 | 6 | $12,292,952 | 2,005 | $6,131 | $16,801,187 | 1 | |
| Dec 5, 2003 | 6 | $7,014,010 | -43% | 2,091 | $3,354 | $27,138,311 | 2 |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 7 | $6,012,550 | -14% | 2,540 | $2,367 | $35,715,007 | 3 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | 7 | $5,102,135 | -15% | 2,225 | $2,293 | $42,910,876 | 4 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | 9 | $4,526,000 | -11% | 1,710 | $2,647 | $50,947,195 | 5 |
| Jan 2, 2004 | 10 | $2,937,737 | -35% | 1,710 | $1,718 | $56,909,596 | 6 |
| Jan 9, 2004 | 16 | $1,005,569 | -66% | 1,098 | $916 | $58,630,223 | 7 |
| Jan 16, 2004 | 29 | $235,935 | -77% | 389 | $607 | $59,189,984 | 8 |
| Jan 23, 2004 | 46 | $84,531 | -64% | 164 | $515 | $59,371,103 | 9 |
| Jan 30, 2004 | 57 | $27,656 | -67% | 71 | $390 | $59,429,410 | 10 |
| Feb 6, 2004 | 73 | $13,468 | -51% | 38 | $354 | $59,457,189 | 11 |
| Feb 13, 2004 | 59 | $37,827 | +181% | 201 | $188 | $59,500,968 | 12 |
| Feb 20, 2004 | 93 | $6,831 | -82% | 2 | $3,416 | $59,523,270 | 13 |
| Feb 27, 2004 | 36 | $182,408 | +2,570% | 183 | $997 | $59,707,598 | 14 |
| Mar 5, 2004 | 38 | $145,351 | -20% | 169 | $860 | $59,936,060 | 15 |
| Mar 12, 2004 | 53 | $45,134 | -69% | 77 | $586 | $60,030,347 | 16 |
| Mar 19, 2004 | 79 | $7,193 | -84% | 25 | $288 | $60,057,639 | 17 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2003 | 8 | $1,800,000 | 2,005 | $898 | $1,800,000 | 1 | ||
| Nov 27, 2003 | 5 | $3,100,000 | +72% | 2,005 | $1,546 | $4,900,000 | 2 | |
| Nov 28, 2003 | 6 | $4,600,000 | +48% | 2,005 | $2,294 | $9,500,000 | 3 | |
| Nov 29, 2003 | 5 | $4,917,000 | +7% | 2,005 | $2,452 | $14,035,000 | 4 | |
| Nov 30, 2003 | 4 | $2,766,000 | -44% | 2,005 | $1,380 | $16,801,187 | 5 | |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 1 | $844,000 | -69% | 2,005 | $421 | $17,645,000 | 6 | |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 1 | $835,000 | -1% | 2,005 | $416 | $18,480,000 | 7 | |
| Dec 3, 2003 | 1 | $787,000 | -6% | -56% | 2,005 | $393 | $19,267,000 | 8 |
| Dec 4, 2003 | 1 | $833,000 | +6% | -73% | 2,005 | $415 | $20,124,000 | 9 |
| Dec 5, 2003 | 5 | $2,100,000 | +152% | -54% | 2,091 | $1,004 | $22,200,000 | 10 |
| Dec 6, 2003 | 6 | $2,972,000 | +42% | -40% | 2,091 | $1,421 | $25,162,000 | 11 |
| Dec 7, 2003 | 6 | $1,976,000 | -34% | -29% | 2,091 | $945 | $27,138,311 | 12 |
| Dec 8, 2003 | 2 | $596,000 | -70% | -29% | 2,091 | $285 | $27,734,000 | 13 |
| Dec 9, 2003 | 2 | $639,000 | +7% | -23% | 2,091 | $306 | $28,373,000 | 14 |
| Dec 10, 2003 | 2 | $639,000 | n/c | -19% | 2,091 | $306 | $29,013,000 | 15 |
| Dec 11, 2003 | 2 | $699,000 | +9% | -16% | 2,091 | $334 | $29,712,000 | 16 |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 5 | $1,800,000 | +158% | -14% | 2,540 | $709 | $31,500,000 | 17 |
| Dec 13, 2003 | 7 | $2,584,000 | +44% | -13% | 2,540 | $1,017 | $34,153,000 | 18 |
| Dec 14, 2003 | 5 | $1,562,000 | -40% | -21% | 2,540 | $615 | $35,715,007 | 19 |
| Dec 15, 2003 | 4 | $561,000 | -64% | -6% | 2,540 | $221 | $36,276,000 | 20 |
| Dec 16, 2003 | 4 | $569,000 | +1% | -11% | 2,540 | $224 | $36,845,000 | 21 |
| Dec 17, 2003 | 4 | $557,000 | -2% | -13% | 2,540 | $219 | $37,402,000 | 22 |
| Dec 18, 2003 | 4 | $560,000 | +1% | -20% | 2,540 | $220 | $37,809,000 | 23 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | 7 | $1,300,000 | +132% | -28% | 2,225 | $584 | $39,100,000 | 24 |
| Dec 20, 2003 | 6 | $2,000,000 | +54% | -23% | 2,225 | $899 | $41,187,000 | 25 |
| Dec 21, 2003 | 6 | $1,724,000 | -14% | +10% | 2,225 | $775 | $42,911,000 | 26 |
| Dec 22, 2003 | 8 | $729,000 | -58% | +30% | 2,225 | $328 | $43,640,000 | 27 |
| Dec 23, 2003 | 8 | $850,000 | +17% | +49% | 2,225 | $382 | $44,490,000 | 28 |
| Dec 24, 2003 | 7 | $564,000 | -34% | +1% | 2,225 | $253 | $45,054,000 | 29 |
| Dec 25, 2003 | 9 | $1,409,000 | +150% | +152% | 1,710 | $824 | $46,463,000 | 30 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | 9 | $1,592,000 | +13% | +22% | 1,710 | $931 | $48,055,000 | 31 |
| Dec 27, 2003 | 9 | $1,623,000 | +2% | -19% | 1,710 | $949 | $49,688,000 | 32 |
| Dec 28, 2003 | 9 | $1,259,000 | -22% | -27% | 1,710 | $736 | $50,947,195 | 33 |
| Jan 1, 2004 | 10 | $1,122,000 | -20% | 1,710 | $656 | $53,971,859 | 37 | |
| Jan 2, 2004 | 10 | $1,300,000 | +16% | -18% | 1,710 | $760 | $55,300,000 | 38 |
| Jan 3, 2004 | 10 | $1,155,000 | -11% | -29% | 1,710 | $675 | $56,332,000 | 39 |
| Jan 19, 2004 | 32 | $40,406 | 389 | $104 | $59,230,390 | 55 | ||
| Feb 16, 2004 | 61 | $5,340 | 201 | $27 | $59,506,308 | 83 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2003 | 10 | $4,900,000 | 2,005 | $2,444 | $4,900,000 | 1 | |
| Nov 28, 2003 | 5 | $15,616,066 | +219% | 2,005 | $7,789 | $20,124,301 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2003 | 5 | $9,578,156 | -39% | 2,091 | $4,581 | $29,702,457 | 3 |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 5 | $8,106,284 | -15% | 2,540 | $3,191 | $37,808,741 | 4 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | 7 | $8,612,454 | +6% | 2,225 | $3,871 | $46,421,195 | 5 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | 10 | $7,550,664 | -12% | 1,710 | $4,416 | $53,971,859 | 6 |
| Jan 2, 2004 | 11 | $3,652,795 | -52% | 1,710 | $2,136 | $57,624,654 | 7 |
| Jan 9, 2004 | 15 | $1,329,395 | -64% | 1,098 | $1,211 | $58,954,049 | 8 |
| Jan 16, 2004 | 33 | $332,523 | -75% | 389 | $855 | $59,286,572 | 9 |
| Jan 23, 2004 | 46 | $115,182 | -65% | 164 | $702 | $59,401,754 | 10 |
| Jan 30, 2004 | 55 | $41,967 | -64% | 71 | $591 | $59,443,721 | 11 |
| Feb 6, 2004 | 65 | $19,420 | -54% | 38 | $511 | $59,463,141 | 12 |
| Feb 13, 2004 | 59 | $53,298 | +174% | 201 | $265 | $59,516,439 | 13 |
| Feb 20, 2004 | 94 | $8,751 | -84% | 2 | $4,376 | $59,525,190 | 14 |
| Feb 27, 2004 | 37 | $265,519 | +2,934% | 183 | $1,451 | $59,790,709 | 15 |
| Mar 5, 2004 | 42 | $194,504 | -27% | 169 | $1,151 | $59,985,213 | 16 |
| Mar 12, 2004 | 54 | $65,233 | -66% | 77 | $847 | $60,050,446 | 17 |
| Mar 19, 2004 | 79 | $9,882 | -85% | 25 | $395 | $60,060,328 | 18 |
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