The Beat Hotel (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,480Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

1957. The Latin Quarter, Paris. A cheap no-name hotel becomes a haven for a new breed of artists fleeing the conformity and censorship of America. Called the Beat Hotel, it soon became an epicenter of the Beat generation. Alan Govenar's feature documentary delves deep into this amazing place and time. Fleeing the obscenity trials surrounding the publication of HOWL Allen Ginsberg, along with Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso, happened upon the hotel on rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, and Brion Gysin. Run by Madame Rachou, the Beat Hotel was a hot bed of creativity and permissiveness, where Burroughs finished NAKED lUNCH; Ginsberg began his poem KADDISH; Somerville and Gysin invented the Dream Machine; Corso wrote some of his greatest poems; and Harold Norse wrote a novella, aptly called THE BEAT HOTEL. British photograher Harold Chapman's iconic photos and Scottish artist Elliot Rudie's drawings, interwoven with firsthand accounts, capture the Beats just as they were beginning to establish themselves, and bring THE BEAT HOTEL to life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,458 (22.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,735

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 30th, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 82 minutes
Plot point: Artists, Musicians, Writing and Writers
Social setting: Counterculture
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Documentary Arts
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 2012 95 $1,458   1 $1,458   $1,458 1
Apr 6, 2012 97 $918 -37% 3 $306   $3,015 2
Apr 13, 2012 109 $83 -91% 3 $28   $3,868 3
May 4, 2012 117 $96   1 $96   $3,989 6
Jun 1, 2012 104 $1,049   1 $1,049   $5,430 10
Jun 15, 2012 100 $141   1 $141   $5,571 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 2012 86 $2,097   1 $2,097   $2,097 1
Apr 6, 2012 97 $1,688 -20% 3 $563   $3,785 2
Apr 13, 2012 109 $108 -94% 1 $108   $3,893 3
May 4, 2012 113 $96   1 $96   $4,381 6
Jun 1, 2012 104 $1,049   1 $1,049   $5,430 10
Jun 15, 2012 95 $524   1 $524   $5,954 12
Jul 13, 2012 89 $526   1 $526   $6,480 16

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Synopsis

1957. The Latin Quarter, Paris. A cheap no-name hotel becomes a haven for a new breed of artists fleeing the conformity and censorship of America. Called the Beat Hotel, it soon became an epicenter of the Beat generation. Alan Govenar's feature documentary delves deep into this amazing place and time. Fleeing the obscenity trials surrounding the publication of HOWL Allen Ginsberg, along with Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso, happened upon the hotel on rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, and Brion Gysin. Run by Madame Rachou, the Beat Hotel was a hot bed of creativity and permissiveness, where Burroughs finished NAKED lUNCH; Ginsberg began his poem KADDISH; Somerville and Gysin invented the Dream Machine; Corso wrote some of his greatest poems; and Harold Norse wrote a novella, aptly called THE BEAT HOTEL. British photograher Harold Chapman's iconic photos and Scottish artist Elliot Rudie's drawings, interwoven with firsthand accounts, capture the Beats just as they were beginning to establish themselves, and bring THE BEAT HOTEL to life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,458 (22.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,735

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 30th, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 82 minutes
Plot point: Artists, Musicians, Writing and Writers
Social setting: Counterculture
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Documentary Arts
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 2012 95 $1,458   1 $1,458   $1,458 1
Apr 6, 2012 97 $918 -37% 3 $306   $3,015 2
Apr 13, 2012 109 $83 -91% 3 $28   $3,868 3
May 4, 2012 117 $96   1 $96   $3,989 6
Jun 1, 2012 104 $1,049   1 $1,049   $5,430 10
Jun 15, 2012 100 $141   1 $141   $5,571 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 2012 86 $2,097   1 $2,097   $2,097 1
Apr 6, 2012 97 $1,688 -20% 3 $563   $3,785 2
Apr 13, 2012 109 $108 -94% 1 $108   $3,893 3
May 4, 2012 113 $96   1 $96   $4,381 6
Jun 1, 2012 104 $1,049   1 $1,049   $5,430 10
Jun 15, 2012 95 $524   1 $524   $5,954 12
Jul 13, 2012 89 $526   1 $526   $6,480 16

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.