Beau is Afraid (2023)

Beau is Afraid
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,176,562Details
International Box Office $2,994,150Details
Worldwide Box Office $11,170,712
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $552,664
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $592,483
Total $1,145,147
OpusData ID: 507580100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$320,396 (3.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,125 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,938,916

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 14th, 2023 (Limited) by A24
April 21st, 2023 (Expands Wide) by A24
International Releases: April 20th, 2023 (Limited), released as Beau tem medo (Brazil)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited) (Mexico)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited), released as On se bojí (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 13th, 2023 by A24
MPA Rating: R for strong violent content, sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
(Rating bulletin 2765 (cert #54220), 1/11/2023)
Running Time: 179 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Ensemble
Plot point: Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Entrepreneur, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Horror Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Square Peg, A24, Access Entertainment, IPR.VC
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 14 $320,396   4 $80,099   $320,396 1
Apr 21, 2023 9 $2,661,957 +731% 965 $2,759   $3,534,435 2
Apr 28, 2023 - $1,484,341 -44% 2,125 $699   $6,129,113 3
May 5, 2023 - $394,324 -73% 510 $773   $7,240,320 4
May 12, 2023 - $187,174 -53% 246 $761   $7,672,568 5
May 19, 2023 - $100,558 -46% 136 $739   $7,915,403 6
May 26, 2023 - $63,943 -36% 136 $470   $8,052,613 7
Jun 2, 2023 - $41,892 -34% 136 $308   $8,150,206 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 14, 2023 13 $141,091     4 $35,273   $141,091 1
Apr 15, 2023 - $100,733 -29%   4 $25,183   $241,824 2
Apr 16, 2023 14 $78,572 -22%   4 $19,643   $320,396 3
Apr 17, 2023 - $43,011 -45%   4 $10,753   $363,407 4
Apr 18, 2023 - $30,726 -29%   4 $7,682   $394,133 5
Apr 19, 2023 - $24,450 -20%   4 $6,113   $418,583 6
Apr 20, 2023 - $17,656 -28%   4 $4,414   $436,239 7
Apr 21, 2023 7 $1,138,054 +6,346% +707% 965 $1,179   $2,010,532 8
Apr 22, 2023 9 $898,415 -21% +792% 965 $931   $2,908,947 9
Apr 23, 2023 10 $625,488 -30% +696% 965 $648   $3,534,435 10
Apr 24, 2023 9 $271,205 -57% +531% 965 $281   $3,805,640 11
Apr 25, 2023 10 $318,966 +18% +938% 965 $331   $4,124,606 12
Apr 26, 2023 9 $268,954 -16% +1,000% 965 $279   $4,393,560 13
Apr 27, 2023 7 $251,212 -7% +1,323% 965 $260   $4,644,772 14
Apr 28, 2023 - $468,904 +87% -59% 2,125 $221   $5,113,676 15
Apr 29, 2023 - $571,112 +22% -36% 2,125 $269   $5,684,788 16
Apr 30, 2023 - $444,325 -22% -29% 2,125 $209   $6,129,113 17
May 1, 2023 - $181,099 -59% -33% 2,125 $85   $6,310,212 18
May 2, 2023 - $220,011 +21% -31% 2,125 $104   $6,530,223 19
May 3, 2023 - $195,675 -11% -27% 2,125 $92   $6,725,898 20
May 4, 2023 - $120,098 -39% -52% 2,125 $57   $6,845,996 21
May 5, 2023 - $112,939 -6% -76% 510 $221   $6,958,935 22
May 6, 2023 - $155,733 +38% -73% 510 $305   $7,114,668 23
May 7, 2023 - $125,652 -19% -72% 510 $246   $7,240,320 24
May 8, 2023 - $61,221 -51% -66% 510 $120   $7,301,541 25
May 9, 2023 - $72,349 +18% -67% 510 $142   $7,373,890 26
May 10, 2023 - $61,506 -15% -69% 510 $121   $7,435,396 27
May 11, 2023 - $49,998 -19% -58% 510 $98   $7,485,394 28
May 12, 2023 - $55,542 +11% -51% 246 $226   $7,540,936 29
May 13, 2023 - $73,129 +32% -53% 246 $297   $7,614,065 30
May 14, 2023 - $58,503 -20% -53% 246 $238   $7,672,568 31
May 15, 2023 - $35,098 -40% -43% 246 $143   $7,707,666 32
May 16, 2023 - $38,111 +9% -47% 246 $155   $7,745,777 33
May 17, 2023 - $38,092 n/c -38% 246 $155   $7,783,869 34
May 18, 2023 - $30,976 -19% -38% 246 $126   $7,814,845 35
May 19, 2023 - $25,905 -16% -53% 136 $190   $7,840,750 36
May 20, 2023 - $41,212 +59% -44% 136 $303   $7,881,962 37
May 21, 2023 - $33,441 -19% -43% 136 $246   $7,915,403 38
May 22, 2023 - $19,767 -41% -44% 136 $145   $7,935,170 39
May 23, 2023 - $18,420 -7% -52% 136 $135   $7,953,590 40
May 24, 2023 - $19,113 +4% -50% 136 $141   $7,972,703 41
May 25, 2023 - $15,967 -16% -48% 136 $117   $7,988,670 42
May 26, 2023 - $19,744 +24% -24% 136 $145   $8,008,414 43
May 27, 2023 - $24,555 +24% -40% 136 $181   $8,032,969 44
May 28, 2023 - $19,644 -20% -41% 136 $144   $8,052,613 45
May 29, 2023 - $17,412 -11% -12% 136 $128   $8,070,025 46
May 30, 2023 - $14,121 -19% -23% 136 $104   $8,084,146 47
May 31, 2023 - $13,055 -8% -32% 136 $96   $8,097,201 48
Jun 1, 2023 13 $11,113 -15% -30% 136 $82   $8,108,314 49
Jun 2, 2023 - $11,263 +1% -43% 136 $83   $8,119,577 50
Jun 3, 2023 - $15,664 +39% -36% 136 $115   $8,135,241 51
Jun 4, 2023 - $14,965 -4% -24% 136 $110   $8,150,206 52
Jun 5, 2023 - $7,323 -51% -58% 136 $54   $8,157,529 53
Jun 6, 2023 - $6,981 -5% -51% 136 $51   $8,164,510 54
Jun 7, 2023 - $6,645 -5% -49% 136 $49   $8,171,155 55
Jun 8, 2023 - $5,407 -19% -51% 136 $40   $8,176,562 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 13 $436,239   4 $109,060   $436,239 1
Apr 21, 2023 9 $3,772,294 +765% 965 $3,909   $4,644,772 2
Apr 28, 2023 12 $2,201,224 -42% 2,125 $1,036   $6,845,996 3
May 5, 2023 13 $639,398 -71% 510 $1,254   $7,485,394 4
May 12, 2023 21 $329,451 -48% 246 $1,339   $7,814,845 5
May 19, 2023 20 $173,825 -47% 136 $1,278   $7,988,670 6
May 26, 2023 18 $119,644 -31% 136 $880   $8,108,314 7
Jun 2, 2023 18 $68,248 -43% 136 $502   $8,176,562 8

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/20/2023 $102,108 51 51 242 $382,241 5/14/2024
Croatia 5/4/2023 $3,997 25 25 48 $9,880 5/26/2023
Czech Republic 4/20/2023 $9,733 30 36 133 $49,712 6/6/2023
Finland 4/28/2023 $16,436 39 41 102 $52,045 4/4/2026
Italy 4/27/2023 $221,341 0 0 0 $477,130 5/15/2023
Netherlands 5/11/2023 $54,440 68 68 234 $234,633 6/13/2023
New Zealand 4/20/2023 $0 0 1 78 $55,184 4/4/2026
Portugal 5/4/2023 $8,570 22 22 38 $24,823 5/30/2023
Romania 5/12/2023 $13,707 31 31 80 $23,417 6/15/2023
Russia (CIS) 5/4/2023 $154,991 513 513 1,116 $328,266 5/25/2023
Slovakia 6/22/2023 $2,587 15 15 15 $2,587 6/28/2023
South Korea 7/5/2023 $158,178 312 312 522 $507,789 8/16/2023
Spain 4/28/2023 $58,631 100 100 145 $129,929 5/11/2023
Turkey 6/9/2023 $6,106 45 45 51 $12,938 7/20/2023
United Kingdom 5/19/2023 $288,383 244 244 244 $703,576 6/12/2023
  
International Total $2,994,150 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Joaquin Phoenix    Beau

Supporting

Nathan Lane    Roger
Patti LuPone    Mona Wassermann
Amy Ryan    Grace
Kylie Rogers    Toni
Stephen McKinley Henderson    Therapist
Hayley Squires    Penelope
Denis Menochet    Jeeves
Parker Posey    Elaine Bray
Zoe Lister-Jones    Young Mona
Michael Gandolfini    Théodore Pellerin
Armen Nahapetian    Beau as a Teen
Richard Kind    Dr. Cohen

Production and Technical Credits

Ari Aster    Director
Ari Aster    Screenwriter
Lars Knudsen    Producer
Ari Aster    Producer
Elisa Alvares    Executive Producer
Timo Argillander    Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik    Executive Producer
Danny Cohen    Executive Producer
Ann Ruark    Executive Producer
Lucian Johnston    Editor
Bobby Krlic    Composer
Pawel Pogorzelski    Director of Photography
Luca Borghese    Co-Producer
Tyler Campellone    Co-Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$320,396 (3.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,125 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,938,916

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 14th, 2023 (Limited) by A24
April 21st, 2023 (Expands Wide) by A24
International Releases: April 20th, 2023 (Limited), released as Beau tem medo (Brazil)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited) (Mexico)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
April 20th, 2023 (Limited), released as On se bojí (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 13th, 2023 by A24
MPA Rating: R for strong violent content, sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
(Rating bulletin 2765 (cert #54220), 1/11/2023)
Running Time: 179 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Ensemble
Plot point: Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Entrepreneur, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Horror Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Square Peg, A24, Access Entertainment, IPR.VC
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 14 $320,396   4 $80,099   $320,396 1
Apr 21, 2023 9 $2,661,957 +731% 965 $2,759   $3,534,435 2
Apr 28, 2023 - $1,484,341 -44% 2,125 $699   $6,129,113 3
May 5, 2023 - $394,324 -73% 510 $773   $7,240,320 4
May 12, 2023 - $187,174 -53% 246 $761   $7,672,568 5
May 19, 2023 - $100,558 -46% 136 $739   $7,915,403 6
May 26, 2023 - $63,943 -36% 136 $470   $8,052,613 7
Jun 2, 2023 - $41,892 -34% 136 $308   $8,150,206 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 14, 2023 13 $141,091     4 $35,273   $141,091 1
Apr 15, 2023 - $100,733 -29%   4 $25,183   $241,824 2
Apr 16, 2023 14 $78,572 -22%   4 $19,643   $320,396 3
Apr 17, 2023 - $43,011 -45%   4 $10,753   $363,407 4
Apr 18, 2023 - $30,726 -29%   4 $7,682   $394,133 5
Apr 19, 2023 - $24,450 -20%   4 $6,113   $418,583 6
Apr 20, 2023 - $17,656 -28%   4 $4,414   $436,239 7
Apr 21, 2023 7 $1,138,054 +6,346% +707% 965 $1,179   $2,010,532 8
Apr 22, 2023 9 $898,415 -21% +792% 965 $931   $2,908,947 9
Apr 23, 2023 10 $625,488 -30% +696% 965 $648   $3,534,435 10
Apr 24, 2023 9 $271,205 -57% +531% 965 $281   $3,805,640 11
Apr 25, 2023 10 $318,966 +18% +938% 965 $331   $4,124,606 12
Apr 26, 2023 9 $268,954 -16% +1,000% 965 $279   $4,393,560 13
Apr 27, 2023 7 $251,212 -7% +1,323% 965 $260   $4,644,772 14
Apr 28, 2023 - $468,904 +87% -59% 2,125 $221   $5,113,676 15
Apr 29, 2023 - $571,112 +22% -36% 2,125 $269   $5,684,788 16
Apr 30, 2023 - $444,325 -22% -29% 2,125 $209   $6,129,113 17
May 1, 2023 - $181,099 -59% -33% 2,125 $85   $6,310,212 18
May 2, 2023 - $220,011 +21% -31% 2,125 $104   $6,530,223 19
May 3, 2023 - $195,675 -11% -27% 2,125 $92   $6,725,898 20
May 4, 2023 - $120,098 -39% -52% 2,125 $57   $6,845,996 21
May 5, 2023 - $112,939 -6% -76% 510 $221   $6,958,935 22
May 6, 2023 - $155,733 +38% -73% 510 $305   $7,114,668 23
May 7, 2023 - $125,652 -19% -72% 510 $246   $7,240,320 24
May 8, 2023 - $61,221 -51% -66% 510 $120   $7,301,541 25
May 9, 2023 - $72,349 +18% -67% 510 $142   $7,373,890 26
May 10, 2023 - $61,506 -15% -69% 510 $121   $7,435,396 27
May 11, 2023 - $49,998 -19% -58% 510 $98   $7,485,394 28
May 12, 2023 - $55,542 +11% -51% 246 $226   $7,540,936 29
May 13, 2023 - $73,129 +32% -53% 246 $297   $7,614,065 30
May 14, 2023 - $58,503 -20% -53% 246 $238   $7,672,568 31
May 15, 2023 - $35,098 -40% -43% 246 $143   $7,707,666 32
May 16, 2023 - $38,111 +9% -47% 246 $155   $7,745,777 33
May 17, 2023 - $38,092 n/c -38% 246 $155   $7,783,869 34
May 18, 2023 - $30,976 -19% -38% 246 $126   $7,814,845 35
May 19, 2023 - $25,905 -16% -53% 136 $190   $7,840,750 36
May 20, 2023 - $41,212 +59% -44% 136 $303   $7,881,962 37
May 21, 2023 - $33,441 -19% -43% 136 $246   $7,915,403 38
May 22, 2023 - $19,767 -41% -44% 136 $145   $7,935,170 39
May 23, 2023 - $18,420 -7% -52% 136 $135   $7,953,590 40
May 24, 2023 - $19,113 +4% -50% 136 $141   $7,972,703 41
May 25, 2023 - $15,967 -16% -48% 136 $117   $7,988,670 42
May 26, 2023 - $19,744 +24% -24% 136 $145   $8,008,414 43
May 27, 2023 - $24,555 +24% -40% 136 $181   $8,032,969 44
May 28, 2023 - $19,644 -20% -41% 136 $144   $8,052,613 45
May 29, 2023 - $17,412 -11% -12% 136 $128   $8,070,025 46
May 30, 2023 - $14,121 -19% -23% 136 $104   $8,084,146 47
May 31, 2023 - $13,055 -8% -32% 136 $96   $8,097,201 48
Jun 1, 2023 13 $11,113 -15% -30% 136 $82   $8,108,314 49
Jun 2, 2023 - $11,263 +1% -43% 136 $83   $8,119,577 50
Jun 3, 2023 - $15,664 +39% -36% 136 $115   $8,135,241 51
Jun 4, 2023 - $14,965 -4% -24% 136 $110   $8,150,206 52
Jun 5, 2023 - $7,323 -51% -58% 136 $54   $8,157,529 53
Jun 6, 2023 - $6,981 -5% -51% 136 $51   $8,164,510 54
Jun 7, 2023 - $6,645 -5% -49% 136 $49   $8,171,155 55
Jun 8, 2023 - $5,407 -19% -51% 136 $40   $8,176,562 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2023 13 $436,239   4 $109,060   $436,239 1
Apr 21, 2023 9 $3,772,294 +765% 965 $3,909   $4,644,772 2
Apr 28, 2023 12 $2,201,224 -42% 2,125 $1,036   $6,845,996 3
May 5, 2023 13 $639,398 -71% 510 $1,254   $7,485,394 4
May 12, 2023 21 $329,451 -48% 246 $1,339   $7,814,845 5
May 19, 2023 20 $173,825 -47% 136 $1,278   $7,988,670 6
May 26, 2023 18 $119,644 -31% 136 $880   $8,108,314 7
Jun 2, 2023 18 $68,248 -43% 136 $502   $8,176,562 8

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/20/2023 $102,108 51 51 242 $382,241 5/14/2024
Croatia 5/4/2023 $3,997 25 25 48 $9,880 5/26/2023
Czech Republic 4/20/2023 $9,733 30 36 133 $49,712 6/6/2023
Finland 4/28/2023 $16,436 39 41 102 $52,045 4/4/2026
Italy 4/27/2023 $221,341 0 0 0 $477,130 5/15/2023
Netherlands 5/11/2023 $54,440 68 68 234 $234,633 6/13/2023
New Zealand 4/20/2023 $0 0 1 78 $55,184 4/4/2026
Portugal 5/4/2023 $8,570 22 22 38 $24,823 5/30/2023
Romania 5/12/2023 $13,707 31 31 80 $23,417 6/15/2023
Russia (CIS) 5/4/2023 $154,991 513 513 1,116 $328,266 5/25/2023
Slovakia 6/22/2023 $2,587 15 15 15 $2,587 6/28/2023
South Korea 7/5/2023 $158,178 312 312 522 $507,789 8/16/2023
Spain 4/28/2023 $58,631 100 100 145 $129,929 5/11/2023
Turkey 6/9/2023 $6,106 45 45 51 $12,938 7/20/2023
United Kingdom 5/19/2023 $288,383 244 244 244 $703,576 6/12/2023
  
International Total $2,994,150 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Joaquin Phoenix    Beau

Supporting

Nathan Lane    Roger
Patti LuPone    Mona Wassermann
Amy Ryan    Grace
Kylie Rogers    Toni
Stephen McKinley Henderson    Therapist
Hayley Squires    Penelope
Denis Menochet    Jeeves
Parker Posey    Elaine Bray
Zoe Lister-Jones    Young Mona
Michael Gandolfini    Théodore Pellerin
Armen Nahapetian    Beau as a Teen
Richard Kind    Dr. Cohen

Production and Technical Credits

Ari Aster    Director
Ari Aster    Screenwriter
Lars Knudsen    Producer
Ari Aster    Producer
Elisa Alvares    Executive Producer
Timo Argillander    Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik    Executive Producer
Danny Cohen    Executive Producer
Ann Ruark    Executive Producer
Lucian Johnston    Editor
Bobby Krlic    Composer
Pawel Pogorzelski    Director of Photography
Luca Borghese    Co-Producer
Tyler Campellone    Co-Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.