Big Miracle (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,157,300Details
International Box Office $5,111,380
Worldwide Box Office $25,268,680
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $11,194,192
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,038,948
Total $13,233,140
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Barrow newsman Adam Carlson can’t wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, as a family of gray whales is trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle, the world comes chasing it too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost to get their moment in the midnight sun, the one person who occupies Adam the most is Rachel Kramer. Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. With time running out, Rachel, Adam and Nathan, an 11-year-old native Alaskan boy who learns to connect with his people and his culture, must rally an unlikely coalition of locals, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and unite for a purpose they all believe in: freeing the whales in record time.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,760,205 (38.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,129 opening theaters/2,133 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,286,595

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: February 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
March 2nd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
March 9th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
May 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
July 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Philippines)
Video Release: June 19th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for Language.
(Rating bulletin 2180, 7/13/2011)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead
Plot point: Environment, News, Political, Rescue
Social setting: TV Industry
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Anonymous Content, Working Title Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 3, 2012 4 $7,760,205   2,129 $3,645   $7,760,205 1
Feb 10, 2012 8 $3,946,050 -49% 2,133 $1,850   $13,281,985 2
Feb 17, 2012 13 $2,263,515 -43% 1,634 $1,385   $16,707,010 3
Feb 24, 2012 20 $668,805 -70% 628 $1,065   $18,903,580 4
Mar 2, 2012 23 $301,560 -55% 359 $840   $19,362,140 5
Mar 9, 2012 33 $153,660 -49% 238 $646   $19,594,765 6
Mar 16, 2012 34 $130,975 -15% 236 $555   $19,792,425 7
Mar 23, 2012 34 $124,315 -5% 224 $555   $19,966,230 8
Mar 30, 2012 39 $96,060 -23% 170 $565   $20,113,965 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 3, 2012 4 $2,267,385     2,129 $1,065   $2,267,385 1
Feb 4, 2012 4 $3,928,005 +73%   2,129 $1,845   $6,195,390 2
Feb 5, 2012 3 $1,564,815 -60%   2,129 $735   $7,760,205 3
Feb 6, 2012 8 $372,575 -76%   2,129 $175   $8,132,780 4
Feb 7, 2012 7 $500,585 +34%   2,129 $235   $8,633,365 5
Feb 8, 2012 7 $361,930 -28%   2,129 $170   $8,995,295 6
Feb 9, 2012 9 $340,640 -6%   2,129 $160   $9,335,935 7
Feb 10, 2012 8 $938,520 +176% -59% 2,133 $440   $10,274,455 8
Feb 11, 2012 8 $1,845,045 +97% -53% 2,133 $865   $12,119,500 9
Feb 12, 2012 8 $1,162,485 -37% -26% 2,133 $545   $13,281,985 10
Feb 13, 2012 10 $222,990 -81% -40% 2,133 $105   $13,504,975 11
Feb 14, 2012 10 $458,595 +106% -8% 2,133 $215   $13,963,570 12
Feb 15, 2012 11 $213,300 -53% -41% 2,133 $100   $14,176,870 13
Feb 16, 2012 9 $266,625 +25% -22% 2,133 $125   $14,443,495 14
Feb 17, 2012 12 $539,220 +102% -43% 1,634 $330   $14,982,715 15
Feb 18, 2012 12 $899,125 +67% -51% 1,634 $550   $15,881,840 16
Feb 19, 2012 12 $825,170 -8% -29% 1,634 $505   $16,707,010 17
Feb 20, 2012 10 $898,675 +9% +303% 1,634 $550   $17,605,685 18
Feb 21, 2012 13 $261,440 -71% -43% 1,634 $160   $17,867,125 19
Feb 22, 2012 13 $179,740 -31% -16% 1,634 $110   $18,046,865 20
Feb 23, 2012 13 $187,910 +5% -30% 1,634 $115   $18,234,775 21
Feb 24, 2012 - $166,420 -11% -69% 628 $265   $18,401,195 22
Feb 25, 2012 - $298,300 +79% -67% 628 $475   $18,699,495 23
Feb 26, 2012 - $204,085 -32% -75% 628 $325   $18,903,580 24
Feb 27, 2012 - $34,540 -83% -96% 628 $55   $18,938,120 25
Feb 28, 2012 - $40,820 +18% -84% 628 $65   $18,978,940 26
Feb 29, 2012 - $37,680 -8% -79% 628 $60   $19,016,620 27
Mar 1, 2012 - $43,960 +17% -77% 628 $70   $19,060,580 28
Mar 2, 2012 - $82,570 +88% -50% 359 $230   $19,143,150 29
Mar 3, 2012 - $140,010 +70% -53% 359 $390   $19,283,160 30
Mar 4, 2012 - $78,980 -44% -61% 359 $220   $19,362,140 31
Mar 5, 2012 - $18,105 -77% -48% 359 $50   $19,380,245 32
Mar 6, 2012 - $23,165 +28% -43% 359 $65   $19,403,410 33
Mar 7, 2012 - $17,950 -23% -52% 359 $50   $19,421,360 34
Mar 8, 2012 - $19,745 +10% -55% 359 $55   $19,441,105 35
Mar 9, 2012 - $44,050 +123% -47% 238 $185   $19,485,155 36
Mar 10, 2012 - $72,705 +65% -48% 238 $305   $19,557,860 37
Mar 11, 2012 - $36,905 -49% -53% 238 $155   $19,594,765 38
Mar 12, 2012 - $14,280 -61% -21% 238 $60   $19,609,045 39
Mar 13, 2012 - $17,905 +25% -23% 238 $75   $19,626,950 40
Mar 14, 2012 - $15,550 -13% -13% 238 $65   $19,642,500 41
Mar 15, 2012 - $18,950 +22% -4% 238 $80   $19,661,450 42
Mar 16, 2012 - $42,480 +124% -4% 236 $180   $19,703,930 43
Mar 17, 2012 - $53,095 +25% -27% 236 $225   $19,757,025 44
Mar 18, 2012 - $35,400 -33% -4% 236 $150   $19,792,425 45
Mar 19, 2012 - $11,800 -67% -17% 236 $50   $19,804,225 46
Mar 20, 2012 - $12,980 +10% -28% 236 $55   $19,817,205 47
Mar 21, 2012 - $11,785 -9% -24% 236 $50   $19,828,990 48
Mar 22, 2012 - $12,925 +10% -32% 236 $55   $19,841,915 49
Mar 23, 2012 - $35,840 +177% -16% 224 $160   $19,877,755 50
Mar 24, 2012 - $54,880 +53% +3% 224 $245   $19,932,635 51
Mar 25, 2012 - $33,595 -39% -5% 224 $150   $19,966,230 52
Mar 26, 2012 - $12,320 -63% +4% 224 $55   $19,978,550 53
Mar 27, 2012 - $13,550 +10% +4% 224 $60   $19,992,100 54
Mar 28, 2012 - $12,365 -9% +5% 224 $55   $20,004,465 55
Mar 29, 2012 - $13,440 +9% +4% 224 $60   $20,017,905 56
Mar 30, 2012 - $29,750 +121% -17% 170 $175   $20,047,655 57
Mar 31, 2012 - $40,825 +37% -26% 170 $240   $20,088,480 58
Apr 1, 2012 - $25,485 -38% -24% 170 $150   $20,113,965 59
Apr 2, 2012 - $8,495 -67% -31% 170 $50   $20,122,460 60
Apr 3, 2012 - $11,895 +40% -12% 170 $70   $20,134,355 61
Apr 4, 2012 - $10,200 -14% -18% 170 $60   $20,144,555 62
Apr 5, 2012 - $12,745 +25% -5% 170 $75   $20,157,300 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 3, 2012 4 $9,335,935   2,129 $4,385   $9,335,935 1
Feb 10, 2012 8 $5,107,560 -45% 2,133 $2,395   $14,443,495 2
Feb 17, 2012 12 $3,791,280 -26% 1,634 $2,320   $18,234,775 3
Feb 24, 2012 20 $825,805 -78% 628 $1,315   $19,060,580 4
Mar 2, 2012 23 $380,525 -54% 359 $1,060   $19,441,105 5
Mar 9, 2012 35 $220,345 -42% 238 $926   $19,661,450 6
Mar 16, 2012 36 $180,465 -18% 236 $765   $19,841,915 7
Mar 23, 2012 34 $175,990 -2% 224 $786   $20,017,905 8
Mar 30, 2012 39 $139,395 -21% 170 $820   $20,157,300 9

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Synopsis

Barrow newsman Adam Carlson can’t wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, as a family of gray whales is trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle, the world comes chasing it too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost to get their moment in the midnight sun, the one person who occupies Adam the most is Rachel Kramer. Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. With time running out, Rachel, Adam and Nathan, an 11-year-old native Alaskan boy who learns to connect with his people and his culture, must rally an unlikely coalition of locals, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and unite for a purpose they all believe in: freeing the whales in record time.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,760,205 (38.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,129 opening theaters/2,133 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,286,595

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: February 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
March 2nd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
March 9th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
May 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
July 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Philippines)
Video Release: June 19th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for Language.
(Rating bulletin 2180, 7/13/2011)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead
Plot point: Environment, News, Political, Rescue
Social setting: TV Industry
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Anonymous Content, Working Title Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 3, 2012 4 $7,760,205   2,129 $3,645   $7,760,205 1
Feb 10, 2012 8 $3,946,050 -49% 2,133 $1,850   $13,281,985 2
Feb 17, 2012 13 $2,263,515 -43% 1,634 $1,385   $16,707,010 3
Feb 24, 2012 20 $668,805 -70% 628 $1,065   $18,903,580 4
Mar 2, 2012 23 $301,560 -55% 359 $840   $19,362,140 5
Mar 9, 2012 33 $153,660 -49% 238 $646   $19,594,765 6
Mar 16, 2012 34 $130,975 -15% 236 $555   $19,792,425 7
Mar 23, 2012 34 $124,315 -5% 224 $555   $19,966,230 8
Mar 30, 2012 39 $96,060 -23% 170 $565   $20,113,965 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 3, 2012 4 $2,267,385     2,129 $1,065   $2,267,385 1
Feb 4, 2012 4 $3,928,005 +73%   2,129 $1,845   $6,195,390 2
Feb 5, 2012 3 $1,564,815 -60%   2,129 $735   $7,760,205 3
Feb 6, 2012 8 $372,575 -76%   2,129 $175   $8,132,780 4
Feb 7, 2012 7 $500,585 +34%   2,129 $235   $8,633,365 5
Feb 8, 2012 7 $361,930 -28%   2,129 $170   $8,995,295 6
Feb 9, 2012 9 $340,640 -6%   2,129 $160   $9,335,935 7
Feb 10, 2012 8 $938,520 +176% -59% 2,133 $440   $10,274,455 8
Feb 11, 2012 8 $1,845,045 +97% -53% 2,133 $865   $12,119,500 9
Feb 12, 2012 8 $1,162,485 -37% -26% 2,133 $545   $13,281,985 10
Feb 13, 2012 10 $222,990 -81% -40% 2,133 $105   $13,504,975 11
Feb 14, 2012 10 $458,595 +106% -8% 2,133 $215   $13,963,570 12
Feb 15, 2012 11 $213,300 -53% -41% 2,133 $100   $14,176,870 13
Feb 16, 2012 9 $266,625 +25% -22% 2,133 $125   $14,443,495 14
Feb 17, 2012 12 $539,220 +102% -43% 1,634 $330   $14,982,715 15
Feb 18, 2012 12 $899,125 +67% -51% 1,634 $550   $15,881,840 16
Feb 19, 2012 12 $825,170 -8% -29% 1,634 $505   $16,707,010 17
Feb 20, 2012 10 $898,675 +9% +303% 1,634 $550   $17,605,685 18
Feb 21, 2012 13 $261,440 -71% -43% 1,634 $160   $17,867,125 19
Feb 22, 2012 13 $179,740 -31% -16% 1,634 $110   $18,046,865 20
Feb 23, 2012 13 $187,910 +5% -30% 1,634 $115   $18,234,775 21
Feb 24, 2012 - $166,420 -11% -69% 628 $265   $18,401,195 22
Feb 25, 2012 - $298,300 +79% -67% 628 $475   $18,699,495 23
Feb 26, 2012 - $204,085 -32% -75% 628 $325   $18,903,580 24
Feb 27, 2012 - $34,540 -83% -96% 628 $55   $18,938,120 25
Feb 28, 2012 - $40,820 +18% -84% 628 $65   $18,978,940 26
Feb 29, 2012 - $37,680 -8% -79% 628 $60   $19,016,620 27
Mar 1, 2012 - $43,960 +17% -77% 628 $70   $19,060,580 28
Mar 2, 2012 - $82,570 +88% -50% 359 $230   $19,143,150 29
Mar 3, 2012 - $140,010 +70% -53% 359 $390   $19,283,160 30
Mar 4, 2012 - $78,980 -44% -61% 359 $220   $19,362,140 31
Mar 5, 2012 - $18,105 -77% -48% 359 $50   $19,380,245 32
Mar 6, 2012 - $23,165 +28% -43% 359 $65   $19,403,410 33
Mar 7, 2012 - $17,950 -23% -52% 359 $50   $19,421,360 34
Mar 8, 2012 - $19,745 +10% -55% 359 $55   $19,441,105 35
Mar 9, 2012 - $44,050 +123% -47% 238 $185   $19,485,155 36
Mar 10, 2012 - $72,705 +65% -48% 238 $305   $19,557,860 37
Mar 11, 2012 - $36,905 -49% -53% 238 $155   $19,594,765 38
Mar 12, 2012 - $14,280 -61% -21% 238 $60   $19,609,045 39
Mar 13, 2012 - $17,905 +25% -23% 238 $75   $19,626,950 40
Mar 14, 2012 - $15,550 -13% -13% 238 $65   $19,642,500 41
Mar 15, 2012 - $18,950 +22% -4% 238 $80   $19,661,450 42
Mar 16, 2012 - $42,480 +124% -4% 236 $180   $19,703,930 43
Mar 17, 2012 - $53,095 +25% -27% 236 $225   $19,757,025 44
Mar 18, 2012 - $35,400 -33% -4% 236 $150   $19,792,425 45
Mar 19, 2012 - $11,800 -67% -17% 236 $50   $19,804,225 46
Mar 20, 2012 - $12,980 +10% -28% 236 $55   $19,817,205 47
Mar 21, 2012 - $11,785 -9% -24% 236 $50   $19,828,990 48
Mar 22, 2012 - $12,925 +10% -32% 236 $55   $19,841,915 49
Mar 23, 2012 - $35,840 +177% -16% 224 $160   $19,877,755 50
Mar 24, 2012 - $54,880 +53% +3% 224 $245   $19,932,635 51
Mar 25, 2012 - $33,595 -39% -5% 224 $150   $19,966,230 52
Mar 26, 2012 - $12,320 -63% +4% 224 $55   $19,978,550 53
Mar 27, 2012 - $13,550 +10% +4% 224 $60   $19,992,100 54
Mar 28, 2012 - $12,365 -9% +5% 224 $55   $20,004,465 55
Mar 29, 2012 - $13,440 +9% +4% 224 $60   $20,017,905 56
Mar 30, 2012 - $29,750 +121% -17% 170 $175   $20,047,655 57
Mar 31, 2012 - $40,825 +37% -26% 170 $240   $20,088,480 58
Apr 1, 2012 - $25,485 -38% -24% 170 $150   $20,113,965 59
Apr 2, 2012 - $8,495 -67% -31% 170 $50   $20,122,460 60
Apr 3, 2012 - $11,895 +40% -12% 170 $70   $20,134,355 61
Apr 4, 2012 - $10,200 -14% -18% 170 $60   $20,144,555 62
Apr 5, 2012 - $12,745 +25% -5% 170 $75   $20,157,300 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 3, 2012 4 $9,335,935   2,129 $4,385   $9,335,935 1
Feb 10, 2012 8 $5,107,560 -45% 2,133 $2,395   $14,443,495 2
Feb 17, 2012 12 $3,791,280 -26% 1,634 $2,320   $18,234,775 3
Feb 24, 2012 20 $825,805 -78% 628 $1,315   $19,060,580 4
Mar 2, 2012 23 $380,525 -54% 359 $1,060   $19,441,105 5
Mar 9, 2012 35 $220,345 -42% 238 $926   $19,661,450 6
Mar 16, 2012 36 $180,465 -18% 236 $765   $19,841,915 7
Mar 23, 2012 34 $175,990 -2% 224 $786   $20,017,905 8
Mar 30, 2012 39 $139,395 -21% 170 $820   $20,157,300 9

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.