Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,340,598Details
International Box Office $60,203,785
Worldwide Box Office $102,544,383
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $3,149,516
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $4,798,000
Total $7,947,516
Further financial details...

Synopsis

An actor—famous for portraying an iconic superhero—struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$424,397 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:17.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,213 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,166,334

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: January 1st, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Taiwan)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2317, 4/9/2014)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Award nomination: 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner, Golden Globe Winner Best Screenplay—Motion Picture, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Producers Guild of America Best Theatrical Motion Picture Winner, Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Digital Cinematography, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Black Out Drunk, Comeback, Dysfunctional Family, Mental Illness, Rehab / Former Addict, Satire, Theater Actor
Social setting: Broadway, Theater
Subgenre: Black Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Regency, M. Productions, Le Grisbi, Worldview Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $424,397   4 $106,099   $424,397 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,379,640 +225% 50 $27,593   $2,010,081 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $2,390,377 +73% 231 $10,348   $4,884,635 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $2,311,866 -3% 460 $5,026   $8,098,118 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $2,471,471 +7% 857 $2,884   $11,596,838 5
Nov 21, 2014 9 $1,853,664 -25% 862 $2,150   $14,405,771 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $1,874,369 +1% 710 $2,640   $17,220,426 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,150,315 -39% 738 $1,559   $18,919,810 8
Dec 12, 2014 11 $1,309,758 +14% 606 $2,161   $20,778,965 9
Dec 19, 2014 15 $865,337 -34% 452 $1,914   $22,204,384 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $802,180 -7% 292 $2,747   $23,743,615 11
Jan 2, 2015 21 $860,582 +7% 282 $3,052   $25,424,568 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $589,859 -31% 228 $2,587   $26,337,585 13
Jan 16, 2015 15 $1,543,643 +162% 471 $3,277   $28,269,636 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $1,938,011 +26% 833 $2,327   $30,936,133 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $1,479,629 -24% 976 $1,516   $33,201,627 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,301,830 -12% 666 $1,955   $35,135,202 17
Feb 13, 2015 18 $857,145 -34% 481 $1,782   $36,457,830 18
Feb 20, 2015 15 $877,586 +2% 407 $2,156   $37,780,892 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $1,923,460 +119% 1,213 $1,586   $40,227,624 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $718,199 -63% 777 $924   $41,535,026 21
Mar 13, 2015 24 $221,887 -69% 239 $928   $42,025,329 22
Mar 20, 2015 35 $86,568 -61% 108 $802   $42,190,774 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $39,669 -54% 46 $862   $42,273,153 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $21,366 -46% 39 $548   $42,312,500 25
Apr 10, 2015 65 $11,473 -46% 20 $574   $42,335,698 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 17, 2014 - $135,602     4 $33,901   $135,602 1
Oct 18, 2014 - $158,227 +17%   4 $39,557   $293,829 2
Oct 19, 2014 - $130,568 -17%   4 $32,642   $424,397 3
Oct 20, 2014 - $54,344 -58%   4 $13,586   $478,741 4
Oct 21, 2014 - $51,664 -5%   4 $12,916   $530,405 5
Oct 22, 2014 - $53,162 +3%   4 $13,291   $583,567 6
Oct 23, 2014 - $46,874 -12%   4 $11,719   $630,441 7
Oct 24, 2014 15 $432,596 +823% +219% 50 $8,652   $1,063,037 8
Oct 25, 2014 15 $580,449 +34% +267% 50 $11,609   $1,643,486 9
Oct 26, 2014 14 $366,595 -37% +181% 50 $7,332   $2,010,081 10
Oct 27, 2014 14 $126,830 -65% +133% 50 $2,537   $2,136,911 11
Oct 28, 2014 15 $121,902 -4% +136% 50 $2,438   $2,258,813 12
Oct 29, 2014 14 $118,175 -3% +122% 50 $2,364   $2,376,988 13
Oct 30, 2014 14 $117,270 -1% +150% 50 $2,345   $2,494,258 14
Oct 31, 2014 14 $504,582 +330% +17% 231 $2,184   $2,998,840 15
Nov 1, 2014 13 $1,216,558 +141% +110% 231 $5,266   $4,215,398 16
Nov 2, 2014 12 $669,237 -45% +83% 231 $2,897   $4,884,635 17
Nov 3, 2014 12 $222,094 -67% +75% 231 $961   $5,106,729 18
Nov 4, 2014 14 $237,504 +7% +95% 231 $1,028   $5,344,233 19
Nov 5, 2014 12 $227,346 -4% +92% 231 $984   $5,571,579 20
Nov 6, 2014 12 $214,673 -6% +83% 231 $929   $5,786,252 21
Nov 7, 2014 10 $675,292 +215% +34% 460 $1,468   $6,461,544 22
Nov 8, 2014 11 $1,021,764 +51% -16% 460 $2,221   $7,483,308 23
Nov 9, 2014 11 $614,810 -40% -8% 460 $1,337   $8,098,118 24
Nov 10, 2014 11 $240,864 -61% +8% 460 $524   $8,338,982 25
Nov 11, 2014 11 $344,565 +43% +45% 460 $749   $8,683,547 26
Nov 12, 2014 9 $224,309 -35% -1% 460 $488   $8,907,856 27
Nov 13, 2014 9 $217,511 -3% +1% 460 $473   $9,125,367 28
Nov 14, 2014 10 $700,276 +222% +4% 857 $817   $9,825,643 29
Nov 15, 2014 10 $1,122,002 +60% +10% 857 $1,309   $10,947,645 30
Nov 16, 2014 9 $649,193 -42% +6% 857 $758   $11,596,838 31
Nov 17, 2014 9 $227,720 -65% -5% 857 $266   $11,824,558 32
Nov 18, 2014 9 $281,696 +24% -18% 857 $329   $12,106,254 33
Nov 19, 2014 9 $234,292 -17% +4% 857 $273   $12,340,546 34
Nov 20, 2014 8 $211,561 -10% -3% 857 $247   $12,552,107 35
Nov 21, 2014 9 $505,780 +139% -28% 862 $587   $13,057,887 36
Nov 22, 2014 8 $855,519 +69% -24% 862 $992   $13,913,406 37
Nov 23, 2014 9 $492,365 -42% -24% 862 $571   $14,405,771 38
Nov 24, 2014 9 $184,004 -63% -19% 862 $213   $14,589,775 39
Nov 25, 2014 9 $236,629 +29% -16% 862 $275   $14,826,404 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $251,226 +6% +7% 705 $356   $15,077,630 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $268,427 +7% +27% 705 $381   $15,346,057 42
Nov 28, 2014 9 $741,757 +176% +47% 710 $1,045   $16,087,814 43
Nov 29, 2014 9 $749,308 +1% -12% 710 $1,055   $16,837,122 44
Nov 30, 2014 9 $383,304 -49% -22% 710 $540   $17,220,426 45
Dec 1, 2014 9 $123,460 -68% -33% 710 $174   $17,343,886 46
Dec 2, 2014 9 $155,390 +26% -34% 710 $219   $17,499,276 47
Dec 3, 2014 9 $139,367 -10% -45% 710 $196   $17,638,643 48
Dec 4, 2014 9 $130,852 -6% -51% 710 $184   $17,769,495 49
Dec 5, 2014 10 $311,949 +138% -58% 738 $423   $18,081,444 50
Dec 6, 2014 10 $541,896 +74% -28% 738 $734   $18,623,340 51
Dec 7, 2014 10 $296,470 -45% -23% 738 $402   $18,919,810 52
Dec 8, 2014 10 $112,715 -62% -9% 738 $153   $19,032,525 53
Dec 9, 2014 10 $134,130 +19% -14% 738 $182   $19,166,655 54
Dec 10, 2014 9 $124,285 -7% -11% 738 $168   $19,290,940 55
Dec 11, 2014 8 $178,267 +43% +36% 738 $242   $19,469,207 56
Dec 12, 2014 11 $378,258 +112% +21% 606 $624   $19,847,465 57
Dec 13, 2014 11 $596,692 +58% +10% 606 $985   $20,444,157 58
Dec 14, 2014 11 $334,808 -44% +13% 606 $552   $20,778,965 59
Dec 15, 2014 11 $135,815 -59% +20% 606 $224   $20,914,780 60
Dec 16, 2014 11 $158,075 +16% +18% 606 $261   $21,072,855 61
Dec 17, 2014 12 $137,049 -13% +10% 606 $226   $21,209,904 62
Dec 18, 2014 12 $129,143 -6% -28% 541 $239   $21,339,047 63
Dec 19, 2014 14 $226,193 +75% -40% 452 $500   $21,565,240 64
Dec 20, 2014 14 $373,922 +65% -37% 452 $827   $21,939,162 65
Dec 21, 2014 15 $265,222 -29% -21% 452 $587   $22,204,384 66
Dec 22, 2014 14 $152,834 -42% +13% 452 $338   $22,357,218 67
Dec 23, 2014 14 $170,368 +11% +8% 452 $377   $22,527,586 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $146,538 -14% +7% 452 $324   $22,674,124 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $267,311 +82% +107% 292 $915   $22,941,435 70
Dec 26, 2014 19 $273,624 +2% +21% 292 $937   $23,215,059 71
Dec 27, 2014 19 $296,575 +8% -21% 292 $1,016   $23,511,634 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $231,981 -22% -13% 292 $794   $23,743,615 73
Dec 29, 2014 19 $170,226 -27% +11% 292 $583   $23,913,841 74
Dec 30, 2014 19 $170,988 n/c n/c 292 $586   $24,084,829 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $188,216 +10% +28% 292 $645   $24,273,045 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $290,941 +55% +9% 292 $996   $24,563,986 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $319,494 +10% +17% 282 $1,133   $24,883,480 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $335,853 +5% +13% 282 $1,191   $25,219,333 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $205,235 -39% -12% 282 $728   $25,424,568 80
Jan 5, 2015 - $74,793 -64% -56% 282 $265   $25,499,361 81
Jan 6, 2015 - $83,520 +12% -51% 282 $296   $25,582,881 82
Jan 7, 2015 - $84,822 +2% -55% 282 $301   $25,667,703 83
Jan 8, 2015 - $80,023 -6% -72% 282 $284   $25,747,726 84
Jan 9, 2015 - $159,553 +99% -50% 228 $700   $25,907,279 85
Jan 10, 2015 - $271,549 +70% -19% 228 $1,191   $26,178,828 86
Jan 11, 2015 - $158,757 -42% -23% 228 $696   $26,337,585 87
Jan 12, 2015 - $74,857 -53% n/c 228 $328   $26,412,442 88
Jan 13, 2015 - $94,662 +26% +13% 228 $415   $26,507,104 89
Jan 14, 2015 - $94,351 n/c +11% 228 $414   $26,601,455 90
Jan 15, 2015 15 $124,538 +32% +56% 228 $546   $26,725,993 91
Jan 16, 2015 14 $405,999 +226% +154% 471 $862   $27,131,992 92
Jan 17, 2015 14 $713,616 +76% +163% 471 $1,515   $27,845,608 93
Jan 18, 2015 - $424,028 -41% +167% 471 $900   $28,269,636 94
Jan 19, 2015 15 $326,828 -23% +337% 471 $694   $28,596,464 95
Jan 20, 2015 14 $141,827 -57% +50% 471 $301   $28,738,291 96
Jan 21, 2015 13 $123,028 -13% +30% 471 $261   $28,861,319 97
Jan 22, 2015 13 $136,803 +11% +10% 471 $290   $28,998,122 98
Jan 23, 2015 13 $490,920 +259% +21% 833 $589   $29,489,042 99
Jan 24, 2015 13 $917,436 +87% +29% 833 $1,101   $30,406,478 100
Jan 25, 2015 12 $529,655 -42% +25% 833 $636   $30,936,133 101
Jan 26, 2015 12 $173,468 -67% -47% 833 $208   $31,109,601 102
Jan 27, 2015 12 $240,530 +39% +70% 833 $289   $31,350,131 103
Jan 28, 2015 12 $194,466 -19% +58% 833 $233   $31,544,597 104
Jan 29, 2015 12 $177,401 -9% +30% 833 $213   $31,721,998 105
Jan 30, 2015 15 $458,954 +159% -7% 976 $470   $32,180,952 106
Jan 31, 2015 13 $792,867 +73% -14% 976 $812   $32,973,819 107
Feb 1, 2015 15 $227,808 -71% -57% 976 $233   $33,201,627 108
Feb 2, 2015 13 $136,926 -40% -21% 976 $140   $33,338,553 109
Feb 3, 2015 13 $179,373 +31% -25% 976 $184   $33,517,926 110
Feb 4, 2015 12 $152,030 -15% -22% 976 $156   $33,669,956 111
Feb 5, 2015 11 $163,416 +7% -8% 976 $167   $33,833,372 112
Feb 6, 2015 14 $326,024 +100% -29% 666 $490   $34,159,396 113
Feb 7, 2015 14 $635,799 +95% -20% 666 $955   $34,795,195 114
Feb 8, 2015 14 $340,007 -47% +49% 666 $511   $35,135,202 115
Feb 9, 2015 14 $114,202 -66% -17% 666 $171   $35,249,404 116
Feb 10, 2015 14 $130,796 +15% -27% 666 $196   $35,380,200 117
Feb 11, 2015 14 $113,632 -13% -25% 666 $171   $35,493,832 118
Feb 12, 2015 13 $106,853 -6% -35% 666 $160   $35,600,685 119
Feb 13, 2015 - $202,809 +90% -38% 481 $422   $35,803,494 120
Feb 14, 2015 - $395,408 +95% -38% 481 $822   $36,198,902 121
Feb 15, 2015 15 $258,928 -35% -24% 481 $538   $36,457,830 122
Feb 16, 2015 14 $172,925 -33% +51% 481 $360   $36,630,755 123
Feb 17, 2015 14 $90,135 -48% -31% 481 $187   $36,720,890 124
Feb 18, 2015 14 $84,132 -7% -26% 481 $175   $36,805,022 125
Feb 19, 2015 14 $98,284 +17% -8% 481 $204   $36,903,306 126
Feb 20, 2015 14 $247,401 +152% +22% 407 $608   $37,150,707 127
Feb 21, 2015 14 $405,358 +64% +3% 407 $996   $37,556,065 128
Feb 22, 2015 14 $224,827 -45% -13% 407 $552   $37,780,892 129
Feb 23, 2015 10 $141,525 -37% -18% 407 $348   $37,922,417 130
Feb 24, 2015 11 $148,510 +5% +65% 407 $365   $38,070,927 131
Feb 25, 2015 11 $117,112 -21% +39% 407 $288   $38,188,039 132
Feb 26, 2015 12 $116,125 -1% +18% 407 $285   $38,304,164 133
Feb 27, 2015 12 $526,169 +353% +113% 1,213 $434   $38,830,333 134
Feb 28, 2015 11 $922,322 +75% +128% 1,213 $760   $39,752,655 135
Mar 1, 2015 12 $474,969 -49% +111% 1,213 $392   $40,227,624 136
Mar 2, 2015 11 $151,956 -68% +7% 1,213 $125   $40,379,580 137
Mar 3, 2015 11 $172,389 +13% +16% 1,213 $142   $40,551,969 138
Mar 4, 2015 11 $137,132 -20% +17% 1,213 $113   $40,689,101 139
Mar 5, 2015 13 $127,726 -7% +10% 1,213 $105   $40,816,827 140
Mar 6, 2015 - $192,699 +51% -63% 777 $248   $41,009,526 141
Mar 7, 2015 15 $347,853 +81% -62% 777 $448   $41,357,379 142
Mar 8, 2015 - $177,647 -49% -63% 777 $229   $41,535,026 143
Mar 9, 2015 - $60,266 -66% -60% 777 $78   $41,595,292 144
Mar 10, 2015 - $76,725 +27% -55% 777 $99   $41,672,017 145
Mar 11, 2015 15 $68,295 -11% -50% 777 $88   $41,740,312 146
Mar 12, 2015 15 $63,130 -8% -51% 777 $81   $41,803,442 147
Mar 13, 2015 - $57,064 -10% -70% 239 $239   $41,860,506 148
Mar 14, 2015 - $107,009 +88% -69% 239 $448   $41,967,515 149
Mar 15, 2015 - $57,814 -46% -67% 239 $242   $42,025,329 150
Mar 16, 2015 - $18,541 -68% -69% 239 $78   $42,043,870 151
Mar 17, 2015 - $20,735 +12% -73% 239 $87   $42,064,605 152
Mar 18, 2015 - $20,792 n/c -70% 239 $87   $42,085,397 153
Mar 19, 2015 - $18,809 -10% -70% 239 $79   $42,104,206 154
Mar 20, 2015 - $22,099 +17% -61% 108 $205   $42,126,305 155
Mar 21, 2015 - $41,818 +89% -61% 108 $387   $42,168,123 156
Mar 22, 2015 - $22,651 -46% -61% 108 $210   $42,190,774 157
Mar 23, 2015 - $11,043 -51% -40% 108 $102   $42,201,817 158
Mar 24, 2015 - $11,469 +4% -45% 108 $106   $42,213,286 159
Mar 25, 2015 - $11,150 -3% -46% 108 $103   $42,224,436 160
Mar 26, 2015 - $9,048 -19% -52% 108 $84   $42,233,484 161
Mar 27, 2015 - $11,337 +25% -49% 46 $246   $42,244,821 162
Mar 28, 2015 - $19,372 +71% -54% 46 $421   $42,264,193 163
Mar 29, 2015 - $8,960 -54% -60% 46 $195   $42,273,153 164
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,301 -63% -70% 46 $72   $42,276,454 165
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,733 +43% -59% 46 $103   $42,281,187 166
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,492 -5% -60% 46 $98   $42,285,679 167
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,455 +21% -40% 46 $119   $42,291,134 168
Apr 3, 2015 - $7,110 +30% -37% 39 $182   $42,298,244 169
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,158 +15% -58% 39 $209   $42,306,402 170
Apr 5, 2015 - $6,098 -25% -32% 39 $156   $42,312,500 171
Apr 6, 2015 - $2,707 -56% -18% 39 $69   $42,315,207 172
Apr 7, 2015 - $3,406 +26% -28% 39 $87   $42,318,613 173
Apr 8, 2015 - $2,788 -18% -38% 39 $71   $42,321,401 174
Apr 9, 2015 - $2,824 +1% -48% 39 $72   $42,324,225 175

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $630,441   4 $157,610   $630,441 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,863,817 +196% 50 $37,276   $2,494,258 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $3,291,994 +77% 231 $14,251   $5,786,252 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $3,339,115 +1% 460 $7,259   $9,125,367 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $3,426,740 +3% 857 $3,999   $12,552,107 5
Nov 21, 2014 12 $2,793,950 -18% 705 $3,963   $15,346,057 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $2,423,438 -13% 710 $3,413   $17,769,495 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,699,712 -30% 738 $2,303   $19,469,207 8
Dec 12, 2014 12 $1,869,840 +10% 541 $3,456   $21,339,047 9
Dec 19, 2014 19 $1,602,388 -14% 292 $5,488   $22,941,435 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $1,622,551 +1% 292 $5,557   $24,563,986 11
Jan 2, 2015 20 $1,183,740 -27% 282 $4,198   $25,747,726 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $978,267 -17% 228 $4,291   $26,725,993 13
Jan 16, 2015 14 $2,272,129 +132% 471 $4,824   $28,998,122 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $2,723,876 +20% 833 $3,270   $31,721,998 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $2,111,374 -22% 976 $2,163   $33,833,372 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,767,313 -16% 666 $2,654   $35,600,685 17
Feb 13, 2015 16 $1,302,621 -26% 481 $2,708   $36,903,306 18
Feb 20, 2015 14 $1,400,858 +8% 407 $3,442   $38,304,164 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $2,512,663 +79% 1,213 $2,071   $40,816,827 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $986,615 -61% 777 $1,270   $41,803,442 21
Mar 13, 2015 25 $300,764 -70% 239 $1,258   $42,104,206 22
Mar 20, 2015 33 $129,278 -57% 108 $1,197   $42,233,484 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $57,650 -55% 46 $1,253   $42,291,134 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $33,091 -43% 39 $848   $42,324,225 25
Apr 10, 2015 64 $16,373 -51% 20 $819   $42,340,598 26

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Synopsis

An actor—famous for portraying an iconic superhero—struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$424,397 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:17.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,213 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,166,334

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: January 1st, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Taiwan)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2317, 4/9/2014)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Award nomination: 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner, Golden Globe Winner Best Screenplay—Motion Picture, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Producers Guild of America Best Theatrical Motion Picture Winner, Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Digital Cinematography, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Black Out Drunk, Comeback, Dysfunctional Family, Mental Illness, Rehab / Former Addict, Satire, Theater Actor
Social setting: Broadway, Theater
Subgenre: Black Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Regency, M. Productions, Le Grisbi, Worldview Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $424,397   4 $106,099   $424,397 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,379,640 +225% 50 $27,593   $2,010,081 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $2,390,377 +73% 231 $10,348   $4,884,635 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $2,311,866 -3% 460 $5,026   $8,098,118 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $2,471,471 +7% 857 $2,884   $11,596,838 5
Nov 21, 2014 9 $1,853,664 -25% 862 $2,150   $14,405,771 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $1,874,369 +1% 710 $2,640   $17,220,426 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,150,315 -39% 738 $1,559   $18,919,810 8
Dec 12, 2014 11 $1,309,758 +14% 606 $2,161   $20,778,965 9
Dec 19, 2014 15 $865,337 -34% 452 $1,914   $22,204,384 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $802,180 -7% 292 $2,747   $23,743,615 11
Jan 2, 2015 21 $860,582 +7% 282 $3,052   $25,424,568 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $589,859 -31% 228 $2,587   $26,337,585 13
Jan 16, 2015 15 $1,543,643 +162% 471 $3,277   $28,269,636 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $1,938,011 +26% 833 $2,327   $30,936,133 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $1,479,629 -24% 976 $1,516   $33,201,627 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,301,830 -12% 666 $1,955   $35,135,202 17
Feb 13, 2015 18 $857,145 -34% 481 $1,782   $36,457,830 18
Feb 20, 2015 15 $877,586 +2% 407 $2,156   $37,780,892 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $1,923,460 +119% 1,213 $1,586   $40,227,624 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $718,199 -63% 777 $924   $41,535,026 21
Mar 13, 2015 24 $221,887 -69% 239 $928   $42,025,329 22
Mar 20, 2015 35 $86,568 -61% 108 $802   $42,190,774 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $39,669 -54% 46 $862   $42,273,153 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $21,366 -46% 39 $548   $42,312,500 25
Apr 10, 2015 65 $11,473 -46% 20 $574   $42,335,698 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 17, 2014 - $135,602     4 $33,901   $135,602 1
Oct 18, 2014 - $158,227 +17%   4 $39,557   $293,829 2
Oct 19, 2014 - $130,568 -17%   4 $32,642   $424,397 3
Oct 20, 2014 - $54,344 -58%   4 $13,586   $478,741 4
Oct 21, 2014 - $51,664 -5%   4 $12,916   $530,405 5
Oct 22, 2014 - $53,162 +3%   4 $13,291   $583,567 6
Oct 23, 2014 - $46,874 -12%   4 $11,719   $630,441 7
Oct 24, 2014 15 $432,596 +823% +219% 50 $8,652   $1,063,037 8
Oct 25, 2014 15 $580,449 +34% +267% 50 $11,609   $1,643,486 9
Oct 26, 2014 14 $366,595 -37% +181% 50 $7,332   $2,010,081 10
Oct 27, 2014 14 $126,830 -65% +133% 50 $2,537   $2,136,911 11
Oct 28, 2014 15 $121,902 -4% +136% 50 $2,438   $2,258,813 12
Oct 29, 2014 14 $118,175 -3% +122% 50 $2,364   $2,376,988 13
Oct 30, 2014 14 $117,270 -1% +150% 50 $2,345   $2,494,258 14
Oct 31, 2014 14 $504,582 +330% +17% 231 $2,184   $2,998,840 15
Nov 1, 2014 13 $1,216,558 +141% +110% 231 $5,266   $4,215,398 16
Nov 2, 2014 12 $669,237 -45% +83% 231 $2,897   $4,884,635 17
Nov 3, 2014 12 $222,094 -67% +75% 231 $961   $5,106,729 18
Nov 4, 2014 14 $237,504 +7% +95% 231 $1,028   $5,344,233 19
Nov 5, 2014 12 $227,346 -4% +92% 231 $984   $5,571,579 20
Nov 6, 2014 12 $214,673 -6% +83% 231 $929   $5,786,252 21
Nov 7, 2014 10 $675,292 +215% +34% 460 $1,468   $6,461,544 22
Nov 8, 2014 11 $1,021,764 +51% -16% 460 $2,221   $7,483,308 23
Nov 9, 2014 11 $614,810 -40% -8% 460 $1,337   $8,098,118 24
Nov 10, 2014 11 $240,864 -61% +8% 460 $524   $8,338,982 25
Nov 11, 2014 11 $344,565 +43% +45% 460 $749   $8,683,547 26
Nov 12, 2014 9 $224,309 -35% -1% 460 $488   $8,907,856 27
Nov 13, 2014 9 $217,511 -3% +1% 460 $473   $9,125,367 28
Nov 14, 2014 10 $700,276 +222% +4% 857 $817   $9,825,643 29
Nov 15, 2014 10 $1,122,002 +60% +10% 857 $1,309   $10,947,645 30
Nov 16, 2014 9 $649,193 -42% +6% 857 $758   $11,596,838 31
Nov 17, 2014 9 $227,720 -65% -5% 857 $266   $11,824,558 32
Nov 18, 2014 9 $281,696 +24% -18% 857 $329   $12,106,254 33
Nov 19, 2014 9 $234,292 -17% +4% 857 $273   $12,340,546 34
Nov 20, 2014 8 $211,561 -10% -3% 857 $247   $12,552,107 35
Nov 21, 2014 9 $505,780 +139% -28% 862 $587   $13,057,887 36
Nov 22, 2014 8 $855,519 +69% -24% 862 $992   $13,913,406 37
Nov 23, 2014 9 $492,365 -42% -24% 862 $571   $14,405,771 38
Nov 24, 2014 9 $184,004 -63% -19% 862 $213   $14,589,775 39
Nov 25, 2014 9 $236,629 +29% -16% 862 $275   $14,826,404 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $251,226 +6% +7% 705 $356   $15,077,630 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $268,427 +7% +27% 705 $381   $15,346,057 42
Nov 28, 2014 9 $741,757 +176% +47% 710 $1,045   $16,087,814 43
Nov 29, 2014 9 $749,308 +1% -12% 710 $1,055   $16,837,122 44
Nov 30, 2014 9 $383,304 -49% -22% 710 $540   $17,220,426 45
Dec 1, 2014 9 $123,460 -68% -33% 710 $174   $17,343,886 46
Dec 2, 2014 9 $155,390 +26% -34% 710 $219   $17,499,276 47
Dec 3, 2014 9 $139,367 -10% -45% 710 $196   $17,638,643 48
Dec 4, 2014 9 $130,852 -6% -51% 710 $184   $17,769,495 49
Dec 5, 2014 10 $311,949 +138% -58% 738 $423   $18,081,444 50
Dec 6, 2014 10 $541,896 +74% -28% 738 $734   $18,623,340 51
Dec 7, 2014 10 $296,470 -45% -23% 738 $402   $18,919,810 52
Dec 8, 2014 10 $112,715 -62% -9% 738 $153   $19,032,525 53
Dec 9, 2014 10 $134,130 +19% -14% 738 $182   $19,166,655 54
Dec 10, 2014 9 $124,285 -7% -11% 738 $168   $19,290,940 55
Dec 11, 2014 8 $178,267 +43% +36% 738 $242   $19,469,207 56
Dec 12, 2014 11 $378,258 +112% +21% 606 $624   $19,847,465 57
Dec 13, 2014 11 $596,692 +58% +10% 606 $985   $20,444,157 58
Dec 14, 2014 11 $334,808 -44% +13% 606 $552   $20,778,965 59
Dec 15, 2014 11 $135,815 -59% +20% 606 $224   $20,914,780 60
Dec 16, 2014 11 $158,075 +16% +18% 606 $261   $21,072,855 61
Dec 17, 2014 12 $137,049 -13% +10% 606 $226   $21,209,904 62
Dec 18, 2014 12 $129,143 -6% -28% 541 $239   $21,339,047 63
Dec 19, 2014 14 $226,193 +75% -40% 452 $500   $21,565,240 64
Dec 20, 2014 14 $373,922 +65% -37% 452 $827   $21,939,162 65
Dec 21, 2014 15 $265,222 -29% -21% 452 $587   $22,204,384 66
Dec 22, 2014 14 $152,834 -42% +13% 452 $338   $22,357,218 67
Dec 23, 2014 14 $170,368 +11% +8% 452 $377   $22,527,586 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $146,538 -14% +7% 452 $324   $22,674,124 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $267,311 +82% +107% 292 $915   $22,941,435 70
Dec 26, 2014 19 $273,624 +2% +21% 292 $937   $23,215,059 71
Dec 27, 2014 19 $296,575 +8% -21% 292 $1,016   $23,511,634 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $231,981 -22% -13% 292 $794   $23,743,615 73
Dec 29, 2014 19 $170,226 -27% +11% 292 $583   $23,913,841 74
Dec 30, 2014 19 $170,988 n/c n/c 292 $586   $24,084,829 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $188,216 +10% +28% 292 $645   $24,273,045 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $290,941 +55% +9% 292 $996   $24,563,986 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $319,494 +10% +17% 282 $1,133   $24,883,480 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $335,853 +5% +13% 282 $1,191   $25,219,333 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $205,235 -39% -12% 282 $728   $25,424,568 80
Jan 5, 2015 - $74,793 -64% -56% 282 $265   $25,499,361 81
Jan 6, 2015 - $83,520 +12% -51% 282 $296   $25,582,881 82
Jan 7, 2015 - $84,822 +2% -55% 282 $301   $25,667,703 83
Jan 8, 2015 - $80,023 -6% -72% 282 $284   $25,747,726 84
Jan 9, 2015 - $159,553 +99% -50% 228 $700   $25,907,279 85
Jan 10, 2015 - $271,549 +70% -19% 228 $1,191   $26,178,828 86
Jan 11, 2015 - $158,757 -42% -23% 228 $696   $26,337,585 87
Jan 12, 2015 - $74,857 -53% n/c 228 $328   $26,412,442 88
Jan 13, 2015 - $94,662 +26% +13% 228 $415   $26,507,104 89
Jan 14, 2015 - $94,351 n/c +11% 228 $414   $26,601,455 90
Jan 15, 2015 15 $124,538 +32% +56% 228 $546   $26,725,993 91
Jan 16, 2015 14 $405,999 +226% +154% 471 $862   $27,131,992 92
Jan 17, 2015 14 $713,616 +76% +163% 471 $1,515   $27,845,608 93
Jan 18, 2015 - $424,028 -41% +167% 471 $900   $28,269,636 94
Jan 19, 2015 15 $326,828 -23% +337% 471 $694   $28,596,464 95
Jan 20, 2015 14 $141,827 -57% +50% 471 $301   $28,738,291 96
Jan 21, 2015 13 $123,028 -13% +30% 471 $261   $28,861,319 97
Jan 22, 2015 13 $136,803 +11% +10% 471 $290   $28,998,122 98
Jan 23, 2015 13 $490,920 +259% +21% 833 $589   $29,489,042 99
Jan 24, 2015 13 $917,436 +87% +29% 833 $1,101   $30,406,478 100
Jan 25, 2015 12 $529,655 -42% +25% 833 $636   $30,936,133 101
Jan 26, 2015 12 $173,468 -67% -47% 833 $208   $31,109,601 102
Jan 27, 2015 12 $240,530 +39% +70% 833 $289   $31,350,131 103
Jan 28, 2015 12 $194,466 -19% +58% 833 $233   $31,544,597 104
Jan 29, 2015 12 $177,401 -9% +30% 833 $213   $31,721,998 105
Jan 30, 2015 15 $458,954 +159% -7% 976 $470   $32,180,952 106
Jan 31, 2015 13 $792,867 +73% -14% 976 $812   $32,973,819 107
Feb 1, 2015 15 $227,808 -71% -57% 976 $233   $33,201,627 108
Feb 2, 2015 13 $136,926 -40% -21% 976 $140   $33,338,553 109
Feb 3, 2015 13 $179,373 +31% -25% 976 $184   $33,517,926 110
Feb 4, 2015 12 $152,030 -15% -22% 976 $156   $33,669,956 111
Feb 5, 2015 11 $163,416 +7% -8% 976 $167   $33,833,372 112
Feb 6, 2015 14 $326,024 +100% -29% 666 $490   $34,159,396 113
Feb 7, 2015 14 $635,799 +95% -20% 666 $955   $34,795,195 114
Feb 8, 2015 14 $340,007 -47% +49% 666 $511   $35,135,202 115
Feb 9, 2015 14 $114,202 -66% -17% 666 $171   $35,249,404 116
Feb 10, 2015 14 $130,796 +15% -27% 666 $196   $35,380,200 117
Feb 11, 2015 14 $113,632 -13% -25% 666 $171   $35,493,832 118
Feb 12, 2015 13 $106,853 -6% -35% 666 $160   $35,600,685 119
Feb 13, 2015 - $202,809 +90% -38% 481 $422   $35,803,494 120
Feb 14, 2015 - $395,408 +95% -38% 481 $822   $36,198,902 121
Feb 15, 2015 15 $258,928 -35% -24% 481 $538   $36,457,830 122
Feb 16, 2015 14 $172,925 -33% +51% 481 $360   $36,630,755 123
Feb 17, 2015 14 $90,135 -48% -31% 481 $187   $36,720,890 124
Feb 18, 2015 14 $84,132 -7% -26% 481 $175   $36,805,022 125
Feb 19, 2015 14 $98,284 +17% -8% 481 $204   $36,903,306 126
Feb 20, 2015 14 $247,401 +152% +22% 407 $608   $37,150,707 127
Feb 21, 2015 14 $405,358 +64% +3% 407 $996   $37,556,065 128
Feb 22, 2015 14 $224,827 -45% -13% 407 $552   $37,780,892 129
Feb 23, 2015 10 $141,525 -37% -18% 407 $348   $37,922,417 130
Feb 24, 2015 11 $148,510 +5% +65% 407 $365   $38,070,927 131
Feb 25, 2015 11 $117,112 -21% +39% 407 $288   $38,188,039 132
Feb 26, 2015 12 $116,125 -1% +18% 407 $285   $38,304,164 133
Feb 27, 2015 12 $526,169 +353% +113% 1,213 $434   $38,830,333 134
Feb 28, 2015 11 $922,322 +75% +128% 1,213 $760   $39,752,655 135
Mar 1, 2015 12 $474,969 -49% +111% 1,213 $392   $40,227,624 136
Mar 2, 2015 11 $151,956 -68% +7% 1,213 $125   $40,379,580 137
Mar 3, 2015 11 $172,389 +13% +16% 1,213 $142   $40,551,969 138
Mar 4, 2015 11 $137,132 -20% +17% 1,213 $113   $40,689,101 139
Mar 5, 2015 13 $127,726 -7% +10% 1,213 $105   $40,816,827 140
Mar 6, 2015 - $192,699 +51% -63% 777 $248   $41,009,526 141
Mar 7, 2015 15 $347,853 +81% -62% 777 $448   $41,357,379 142
Mar 8, 2015 - $177,647 -49% -63% 777 $229   $41,535,026 143
Mar 9, 2015 - $60,266 -66% -60% 777 $78   $41,595,292 144
Mar 10, 2015 - $76,725 +27% -55% 777 $99   $41,672,017 145
Mar 11, 2015 15 $68,295 -11% -50% 777 $88   $41,740,312 146
Mar 12, 2015 15 $63,130 -8% -51% 777 $81   $41,803,442 147
Mar 13, 2015 - $57,064 -10% -70% 239 $239   $41,860,506 148
Mar 14, 2015 - $107,009 +88% -69% 239 $448   $41,967,515 149
Mar 15, 2015 - $57,814 -46% -67% 239 $242   $42,025,329 150
Mar 16, 2015 - $18,541 -68% -69% 239 $78   $42,043,870 151
Mar 17, 2015 - $20,735 +12% -73% 239 $87   $42,064,605 152
Mar 18, 2015 - $20,792 n/c -70% 239 $87   $42,085,397 153
Mar 19, 2015 - $18,809 -10% -70% 239 $79   $42,104,206 154
Mar 20, 2015 - $22,099 +17% -61% 108 $205   $42,126,305 155
Mar 21, 2015 - $41,818 +89% -61% 108 $387   $42,168,123 156
Mar 22, 2015 - $22,651 -46% -61% 108 $210   $42,190,774 157
Mar 23, 2015 - $11,043 -51% -40% 108 $102   $42,201,817 158
Mar 24, 2015 - $11,469 +4% -45% 108 $106   $42,213,286 159
Mar 25, 2015 - $11,150 -3% -46% 108 $103   $42,224,436 160
Mar 26, 2015 - $9,048 -19% -52% 108 $84   $42,233,484 161
Mar 27, 2015 - $11,337 +25% -49% 46 $246   $42,244,821 162
Mar 28, 2015 - $19,372 +71% -54% 46 $421   $42,264,193 163
Mar 29, 2015 - $8,960 -54% -60% 46 $195   $42,273,153 164
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,301 -63% -70% 46 $72   $42,276,454 165
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,733 +43% -59% 46 $103   $42,281,187 166
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,492 -5% -60% 46 $98   $42,285,679 167
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,455 +21% -40% 46 $119   $42,291,134 168
Apr 3, 2015 - $7,110 +30% -37% 39 $182   $42,298,244 169
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,158 +15% -58% 39 $209   $42,306,402 170
Apr 5, 2015 - $6,098 -25% -32% 39 $156   $42,312,500 171
Apr 6, 2015 - $2,707 -56% -18% 39 $69   $42,315,207 172
Apr 7, 2015 - $3,406 +26% -28% 39 $87   $42,318,613 173
Apr 8, 2015 - $2,788 -18% -38% 39 $71   $42,321,401 174
Apr 9, 2015 - $2,824 +1% -48% 39 $72   $42,324,225 175

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $630,441   4 $157,610   $630,441 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,863,817 +196% 50 $37,276   $2,494,258 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $3,291,994 +77% 231 $14,251   $5,786,252 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $3,339,115 +1% 460 $7,259   $9,125,367 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $3,426,740 +3% 857 $3,999   $12,552,107 5
Nov 21, 2014 12 $2,793,950 -18% 705 $3,963   $15,346,057 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $2,423,438 -13% 710 $3,413   $17,769,495 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,699,712 -30% 738 $2,303   $19,469,207 8
Dec 12, 2014 12 $1,869,840 +10% 541 $3,456   $21,339,047 9
Dec 19, 2014 19 $1,602,388 -14% 292 $5,488   $22,941,435 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $1,622,551 +1% 292 $5,557   $24,563,986 11
Jan 2, 2015 20 $1,183,740 -27% 282 $4,198   $25,747,726 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $978,267 -17% 228 $4,291   $26,725,993 13
Jan 16, 2015 14 $2,272,129 +132% 471 $4,824   $28,998,122 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $2,723,876 +20% 833 $3,270   $31,721,998 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $2,111,374 -22% 976 $2,163   $33,833,372 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,767,313 -16% 666 $2,654   $35,600,685 17
Feb 13, 2015 16 $1,302,621 -26% 481 $2,708   $36,903,306 18
Feb 20, 2015 14 $1,400,858 +8% 407 $3,442   $38,304,164 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $2,512,663 +79% 1,213 $2,071   $40,816,827 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $986,615 -61% 777 $1,270   $41,803,442 21
Mar 13, 2015 25 $300,764 -70% 239 $1,258   $42,104,206 22
Mar 20, 2015 33 $129,278 -57% 108 $1,197   $42,233,484 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $57,650 -55% 46 $1,253   $42,291,134 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $33,091 -43% 39 $848   $42,324,225 25
Apr 10, 2015 64 $16,373 -51% 20 $819   $42,340,598 26

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