Big Men (2014)

Big Men poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $55,032Details
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Synopsis

Big Men is a real-life Treasure of the Sierra Madre, a tale about ambitious people who uncover a massive and exquisitely rare pot of gold—oil—in Ghana, one of the poorest places on earth.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,539 (13.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,603

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,755 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 26,501-26,600) 26,509 $55,032
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,501 $55,032

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 14th, 2014 (Limited) by Abramorama Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Little Birds
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Keywords: Poverty, Corporate Malfeasance, Political, Intertitle
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Boynton Films, BBC Films, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Robert Kravis, Donna Lomp, Plan B Entertainment, Sundial Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,755 $55,032
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,170 $72,603
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,770 $55,032
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 $55,032
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,501 $55,032
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,599 $72,603
Top 2014 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 238 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,774 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,077 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,125 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Abramorama Films Movies 36 $55,032

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 2014 75 $7,539   1 $7,539   $7,539 1
Mar 21, 2014 65 $8,821 +17% 3 $2,940   $19,851 2
Mar 28, 2014 63 $9,402 +7% 3 $3,134   $35,406 3
Apr 4, 2014 95 $1,021 -89% 1 $1,021   $39,555 4
Apr 18, 2014 80 $2,168   2 $1,084   $41,977 6
May 2, 2014 84 $589   1 $589   $43,191 8
Jun 6, 2014 77 $4,862   1 $4,862   $48,573 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 2014 66 $11,030   1 $11,030   $11,030 1
Mar 21, 2014 63 $14,974 +36% 3 $4,991   $26,004 2
Mar 28, 2014 65 $12,530 -16% 3 $4,177   $38,534 3
Apr 4, 2014 92 $1,275 -90% 1 $1,275   $39,809 4
Apr 18, 2014 74 $2,793   2 $1,397   $42,602 6
May 2, 2014 94 $928   1 $928   $43,530 8
May 9, 2014 112 $181 -80% 1 $181   $43,711 9
Jun 6, 2014 71 $11,322   1 $11,322   $55,032 13

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Interviewee(s)

George Owusu    Himself
Jim Musselman    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Rachel Boynton    Director
Rachel Boynton    Screenwriter
Rachel Boynton    Producer
Steven Shainberg    Executive Producer
Brad Pitt    Executive Producer
Dede Gardner    Executive Producer
Dan Cogan    Executive Producer
Diana Barrett    Executive Producer
Jim Swartz    Executive Producer
Susan Swartz    Executive Producer
Christina Weiss Lurie    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Lurie    Executive Producer
Rick Rosenthal    Executive Producer

Per Theater Chart: Grand Still the Grandest of Them All

March 19th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Despite expanding from 4 to 66 theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel held on well enough to lead the per theater chart with ease. In fact, its average of $55,122 was the second best per theater average for the year, behind only its opening weekend. Bad Words came in second place with an average of $18,884 in six theaters. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide. Fortunately, the film already has a wide release scheduled and as the ad campaign for the wide release ramps up, it should at least become a midlevel hit when compared to its production budget. Enemy was right behind with an estimated $18,000 in its lone theater. Le Week-End was the final film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $14,536 in three theaters during its opening weekend of release. More...

Limited Releases: Will Bad Words bring Good News?

March 14th, 2014

Bad Words poster

There could be as many as two-dozen limited releases opening this week, which is insane. That's so many that I'm going to have to limit the ones I talk about to those that I can easily find release dates and / or theater listings for on official sites. (I should really do this every week, because too many times I talk about a film opening in limited release, only to never hear about the movie again.) The competition is overwhelming, but there are a few that rise above the crowd. Veronica Mars is opening wider than any other film and its reviews are pretty good. On the other hand, it is also playing on Video on Demand, so its box office numbers might be really weak. Bad Words is only opening in six theaters tonight, but since it already has a wide expansion planned for the 28th, one could say it is the biggest release of the week. There are several other films on this week's list that could find an audience (Enemy, Exposed, On My Way, etc.) but the competition will likely prove to be too much. More...


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Synopsis

Big Men is a real-life Treasure of the Sierra Madre, a tale about ambitious people who uncover a massive and exquisitely rare pot of gold—oil—in Ghana, one of the poorest places on earth.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,539 (13.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,603

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,755 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 26,501-26,600) 26,509 $55,032
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,501 $55,032

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 14th, 2014 (Limited) by Abramorama Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Little Birds
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Poverty, Corporate Malfeasance, Political, Intertitle
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Boynton Films, BBC Films, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Robert Kravis, Donna Lomp, Plan B Entertainment, Sundial Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

George Owusu    Himself
Jim Musselman    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Rachel Boynton    Director
Rachel Boynton    Screenwriter
Rachel Boynton    Producer
Steven Shainberg    Executive Producer
Brad Pitt    Executive Producer
Dede Gardner    Executive Producer
Dan Cogan    Executive Producer
Diana Barrett    Executive Producer
Jim Swartz    Executive Producer
Susan Swartz    Executive Producer
Christina Weiss Lurie    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Lurie    Executive Producer
Rick Rosenthal    Executive Producer

Per Theater Chart: Grand Still the Grandest of Them All

March 19th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Despite expanding from 4 to 66 theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel held on well enough to lead the per theater chart with ease. In fact, its average of $55,122 was the second best per theater average for the year, behind only its opening weekend. Bad Words came in second place with an average of $18,884 in six theaters. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide. Fortunately, the film already has a wide release scheduled and as the ad campaign for the wide release ramps up, it should at least become a midlevel hit when compared to its production budget. Enemy was right behind with an estimated $18,000 in its lone theater. Le Week-End was the final film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $14,536 in three theaters during its opening weekend of release. More...

Limited Releases: Will Bad Words bring Good News?

March 14th, 2014

Bad Words poster

There could be as many as two-dozen limited releases opening this week, which is insane. That's so many that I'm going to have to limit the ones I talk about to those that I can easily find release dates and / or theater listings for on official sites. (I should really do this every week, because too many times I talk about a film opening in limited release, only to never hear about the movie again.) The competition is overwhelming, but there are a few that rise above the crowd. Veronica Mars is opening wider than any other film and its reviews are pretty good. On the other hand, it is also playing on Video on Demand, so its box office numbers might be really weak. Bad Words is only opening in six theaters tonight, but since it already has a wide expansion planned for the 28th, one could say it is the biggest release of the week. There are several other films on this week's list that could find an audience (Enemy, Exposed, On My Way, etc.) but the competition will likely prove to be too much. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,755 $55,032
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,170 $72,603
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,770 $55,032
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 $55,032
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,501 $55,032
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,599 $72,603
Top 2014 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 238 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,774 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,077 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,125 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $55,032
All Time Domestic Box Office for Abramorama Films Movies 36 $55,032

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 2014 75 $7,539   1 $7,539   $7,539 1
Mar 21, 2014 65 $8,821 +17% 3 $2,940   $19,851 2
Mar 28, 2014 63 $9,402 +7% 3 $3,134   $35,406 3
Apr 4, 2014 95 $1,021 -89% 1 $1,021   $39,555 4
Apr 18, 2014 80 $2,168   2 $1,084   $41,977 6
May 2, 2014 84 $589   1 $589   $43,191 8
Jun 6, 2014 77 $4,862   1 $4,862   $48,573 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 2014 66 $11,030   1 $11,030   $11,030 1
Mar 21, 2014 63 $14,974 +36% 3 $4,991   $26,004 2
Mar 28, 2014 65 $12,530 -16% 3 $4,177   $38,534 3
Apr 4, 2014 92 $1,275 -90% 1 $1,275   $39,809 4
Apr 18, 2014 74 $2,793   2 $1,397   $42,602 6
May 2, 2014 94 $928   1 $928   $43,530 8
May 9, 2014 112 $181 -80% 1 $181   $43,711 9
Jun 6, 2014 71 $11,322   1 $11,322   $55,032 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 26,501-26,600) 26,509 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,901-25,000) 24,957 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,980 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,546 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,115 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,912 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,510 $55,032
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Abramorama Films Movies 39 $55,032

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.