A Bird of the Air (2011)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,152Details
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Synopsis

A sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian upend the well-ordered life of a solitary man. Lyman is a loner, working the graveyard shift for the Courtesy Patrol. When a green parrot flies in to his trailer he becomes obsessed with finding its owner, which leads him to Fiona. She has been eyeing Lyman from a distance and decides to help with his parrot search, whether he wants her to or not. Along with her basset hound, they set out on a quest to find the bird's previous owners and Fiona begins to unravel the mysteries of Lyman's past. But when Fiona joins Lyman on his nightly rounds, she witnesses a reality more intense than the romantic version she had envisioned.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,819 (37.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,309

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Limited) by Paladin
Video Release: April 10th, 2012 by Freestyle Digital Media
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content and accident images.
(Rating bulletin 2208, 2/1/2012)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead
Plot point: Orphan, Romance, Talking Animals
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tashtego Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 103 $3,819   1 $3,819   $3,819 1
Sep 30, 2011 112 $809 -79% 1 $809   $5,462 2
Oct 7, 2011 95 $3,146 +289% 2 $1,573   $8,899 3
Oct 14, 2011 126 $205 -93% 1 $205   $10,152 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 102 $4,653   1 $4,653   $4,653 1
Sep 30, 2011 116 $1,100 -76% 1 $1,100   $5,753 2
Oct 7, 2011 93 $4,194 +281% 2 $2,097   $9,947 3

Leading

Rachel Nichols    Fiona James
Jackson Hurst    Lyman

Supporting

Linda Emond    Margie
Buck Henry    Duncan Weber
Judith Ivey    Eleanor Reeves
Rocco Sisto    Campus Security Guard
Phyllis Somerville    Ivy Campbell
Louis Zorich    Eli Stowalski
Anjanette Comer    Ella Weber
Eric Jenson    Mustang Man
Kaiulani Lee    Mrs. Blair
Matte Osian    Trucker
Carmela Rappazzo    Professor Paquet

Production and Technical Credits

Margaret Whitton    Director
Roger Towne    Screenwriter
Joe Coomer    Based on the Novel "The Loop"
Steven Tabakin    Producer
Margaret Whitton    Producer
Warren Spector    Executive Producer
Alton Walpole    Line Producer
Greg Schultz    Co-Producer
Raine Hall    Associate Producer
Jane Slater    Associate Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Mark Alan Duran    Production Designer
Joseph G. Aulisi    Costume Designer
Sabine Hoffman    Editor
David Majzlin    Composer
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Amanda Mackey    Casting Director
Cathy Sandrich    Casting Director

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 sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian upend the well-ordered life of a solitary man. Lyman is a loner, working the graveyard shift for the Courtesy Patrol. When a green parrot flies in to his trailer he becomes obsessed with finding its owner, which leads him to Fiona. She has been eyeing Lyman from a distance and decides to help with his parrot search, whether he wants her to or not. Along with her basset hound, they set out on a quest to find the bird's previous owners and Fiona begins to unravel the mysteries of Lyman's past. But when Fiona joins Lyman on his nightly rounds, she witnesses a reality more intense than the romantic version she had envisioned.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,819 (37.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,309

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Limited) by Paladin
Video Release: April 10th, 2012 by Freestyle Digital Media
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content and accident images.
(Rating bulletin 2208, 2/1/2012)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead
Plot point: Orphan, Romance, Talking Animals
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tashtego Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 103 $3,819   1 $3,819   $3,819 1
Sep 30, 2011 112 $809 -79% 1 $809   $5,462 2
Oct 7, 2011 95 $3,146 +289% 2 $1,573   $8,899 3
Oct 14, 2011 126 $205 -93% 1 $205   $10,152 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 102 $4,653   1 $4,653   $4,653 1
Sep 30, 2011 116 $1,100 -76% 1 $1,100   $5,753 2
Oct 7, 2011 93 $4,194 +281% 2 $2,097   $9,947 3

Leading

Rachel Nichols    Fiona James
Jackson Hurst    Lyman

Supporting

Linda Emond    Margie
Buck Henry    Duncan Weber
Judith Ivey    Eleanor Reeves
Rocco Sisto    Campus Security Guard
Phyllis Somerville    Ivy Campbell
Louis Zorich    Eli Stowalski
Anjanette Comer    Ella Weber
Eric Jenson    Mustang Man
Kaiulani Lee    Mrs. Blair
Matte Osian    Trucker
Carmela Rappazzo    Professor Paquet

Production and Technical Credits

Margaret Whitton    Director
Roger Towne    Screenwriter
Joe Coomer    Based on the Novel "The Loop"
Steven Tabakin    Producer
Margaret Whitton    Producer
Warren Spector    Executive Producer
Alton Walpole    Line Producer
Greg Schultz    Co-Producer
Raine Hall    Associate Producer
Jane Slater    Associate Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Mark Alan Duran    Production Designer
Joseph G. Aulisi    Costume Designer
Sabine Hoffman    Editor
David Majzlin    Composer
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Amanda Mackey    Casting Director
Cathy Sandrich    Casting Director

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.