Black Mass (2015)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $62,575,678Details
International Box Office $37,400,000
Worldwide Box Office $99,975,678
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $6,526,542
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $5,268,824
Total $11,795,366
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,635,037 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$53,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,188 opening theaters/3,188 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,778,781

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2015 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 17th, 2015 (Wide) (Singapore)
September 17th, 2015 (Wide) (Central America)
September 18th, 2015 (Wide) (India)
September 18th, 2015 (Wide) (Indonesia)
September 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Bolivia)
Video Release: January 12th, 2016 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2359, 2/4/2015)
Running Time: 122 minutes
Geographical setting: Boston
Plot point: Biography, Confidential Informant, FBI, Hitmen, Mafia, True Crime
Social setting: Organized Crime
Subgenre: Crime Drama
Time period setting: 1970s, 1980s
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Cross Creek Pictures, Le Grisbi, Free State Pictures, Head Gear Films, RatPac Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Vendian Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 2 $22,635,037   3,188 $7,100   $22,635,037 1
Sep 25, 2015 5 $11,031,215 -51% 3,188 $3,460   $42,129,394 2
Oct 2, 2015 6 $5,846,126 -47% 2,768 $2,112   $52,462,156 3
Oct 9, 2015 8 $3,118,427 -47% 2,057 $1,516   $57,557,218 4
Oct 16, 2015 12 $1,277,349 -59% 1,055 $1,211   $60,229,131 5
Oct 23, 2015 16 $579,437 -55% 458 $1,265   $61,318,273 6
Oct 30, 2015 25 $295,444 -49% 307 $962   $61,853,408 7
Nov 6, 2015 31 $149,269 -49% 172 $868   $62,134,615 8
Nov 13, 2015 33 $155,405 +4% 232 $670   $62,370,002 9
Nov 20, 2015 37 $67,158 -57% 160 $420   $62,503,619 10
Nov 27, 2015 40 $33,477 -50% 84 $399   $62,563,543 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 17, 2015 P $1,400,000     0     $1,400,000  
Sep 18, 2015 2 $8,773,297     3,188 $2,752   $8,773,297 1
Sep 19, 2015 2 $8,766,424 n/c   3,188 $2,750   $17,539,721 2
Sep 20, 2015 2 $5,095,316 -42%   3,188 $1,598   $22,635,037 3
Sep 21, 2015 1 $2,134,142 -58%   3,188 $669   $24,769,179 4
Sep 22, 2015 1 $2,712,307 +27%   3,188 $851   $27,481,486 5
Sep 23, 2015 1 $1,974,459 -27%   3,188 $619   $29,455,945 6
Sep 24, 2015 1 $1,642,234 -17%   3,188 $515   $31,098,179 7
Sep 25, 2015 5 $3,514,809 +114% -60% 3,188 $1,103   $34,612,988 8
Sep 26, 2015 5 $4,926,408 +40% -44% 3,188 $1,545   $39,539,396 9
Sep 27, 2015 5 $2,589,998 -47% -49% 3,188 $812   $42,129,394 10
Sep 28, 2015 4 $1,047,114 -60% -51% 3,188 $328   $43,176,508 11
Sep 29, 2015 4 $1,442,453 +38% -47% 3,188 $452   $44,618,961 12
Sep 30, 2015 3 $1,133,132 -21% -43% 3,188 $355   $45,752,093 13
Oct 1, 2015 3 $863,937 -24% -47% 3,188 $271   $46,616,030 14
Oct 2, 2015 6 $1,815,441 +110% -48% 2,768 $656   $48,431,471 15
Oct 3, 2015 6 $2,635,828 +45% -46% 2,768 $952   $51,067,299 16
Oct 4, 2015 7 $1,394,857 -47% -46% 2,768 $504   $52,462,156 17
Oct 5, 2015 5 $501,059 -64% -52% 2,768 $181   $52,963,215 18
Oct 6, 2015 7 $602,316 +20% -58% 2,768 $218   $53,565,531 19
Oct 7, 2015 5 $457,126 -24% -60% 2,768 $165   $54,022,657 20
Oct 8, 2015 6 $416,134 -9% -52% 2,768 $150   $54,438,791 21
Oct 9, 2015 8 $949,827 +128% -48% 2,057 $462   $55,388,618 22
Oct 10, 2015 8 $1,359,233 +43% -48% 2,057 $661   $56,747,851 23
Oct 11, 2015 9 $809,367 -40% -42% 2,057 $393   $57,557,218 24
Oct 12, 2015 8 $477,332 -41% -5% 2,057 $232   $58,034,550 25
Oct 13, 2015 8 $373,102 -22% -38% 2,057 $181   $58,407,652 26
Oct 14, 2015 8 $309,338 -17% -32% 2,057 $150   $58,716,990 27
Oct 15, 2015 8 $234,792 -24% -44% 2,057 $114   $58,951,782 28
Oct 16, 2015 12 $388,227 +65% -59% 1,055 $368   $59,340,009 29
Oct 17, 2015 12 $568,556 +46% -58% 1,055 $539   $59,908,565 30
Oct 18, 2015 14 $320,566 -44% -60% 1,055 $304   $60,229,131 31
Oct 19, 2015 11 $131,432 -59% -72% 1,055 $125   $60,360,563 32
Oct 20, 2015 12 $153,471 +17% -59% 1,055 $145   $60,514,034 33
Oct 21, 2015 13 $124,311 -19% -60% 1,055 $118   $60,638,345 34
Oct 22, 2015 12 $100,491 -19% -57% 1,055 $95   $60,738,836 35
Oct 23, 2015 - $170,192 +69% -56% 458 $372   $60,909,028 36
Oct 24, 2015 - $274,240 +61% -52% 458 $599   $61,183,268 37
Oct 25, 2015 - $135,005 -51% -58% 458 $295   $61,318,273 38
Oct 26, 2015 - $58,052 -57% -56% 458 $127   $61,376,325 39
Oct 27, 2015 - $66,559 +15% -57% 458 $145   $61,442,884 40
Oct 28, 2015 15 $63,231 -5% -49% 458 $138   $61,506,115 41
Oct 29, 2015 - $51,849 -18% -48% 458 $113   $61,557,964 42
Oct 30, 2015 - $84,743 +63% -50% 307 $276   $61,642,707 43
Oct 31, 2015 - $113,228 +34% -59% 307 $369   $61,755,935 44
Nov 1, 2015 - $97,473 -14% -28% 307 $318   $61,853,408 45
Nov 2, 2015 - $35,090 -64% -40% 307 $114   $61,888,498 46
Nov 3, 2015 - $38,300 +9% -42% 307 $125   $61,926,798 47
Nov 4, 2015 - $31,470 -18% -50% 307 $103   $61,958,268 48
Nov 5, 2015 - $27,078 -14% -48% 307 $88   $61,985,346 49
Nov 6, 2015 - $46,444 +72% -45% 172 $270   $62,031,790 50
Nov 7, 2015 - $70,577 +52% -38% 172 $410   $62,102,367 51
Nov 8, 2015 - $32,248 -54% -67% 172 $187   $62,134,615 52
Nov 9, 2015 - $14,556 -55% -59% 172 $85   $62,149,171 53
Nov 10, 2015 - $19,017 +31% -50% 172 $111   $62,168,188 54
Nov 11, 2015 - $31,358 +65% n/c 172 $182   $62,199,546 55
Nov 12, 2015 - $15,051 -52% -44% 172 $88   $62,214,597 56
Nov 13, 2015 - $48,710 +224% +5% 232 $210   $62,263,307 57
Nov 14, 2015 - $70,753 +45% n/c 232 $305   $62,334,060 58
Nov 15, 2015 - $35,942 -49% +11% 232 $155   $62,370,002 59
Nov 16, 2015 - $16,652 -54% +14% 232 $72   $62,386,654 60
Nov 17, 2015 - $18,483 +11% -3% 232 $80   $62,405,137 61
Nov 18, 2015 - $15,901 -14% -49% 232 $69   $62,421,038 62
Nov 19, 2015 - $15,423 -3% +2% 232 $66   $62,436,461 63
Nov 20, 2015 - $19,977 +30% -59% 160 $125   $62,456,438 64
Nov 21, 2015 - $28,583 +43% -60% 160 $179   $62,485,021 65
Nov 22, 2015 - $18,598 -35% -48% 160 $116   $62,503,619 66
Nov 23, 2015 - $7,741 -58% -54% 160 $48   $62,511,360 67
Nov 24, 2015 - $9,521 +23% -48% 160 $60   $62,520,881 68
Nov 25, 2015 - $5,573 -41% -65% 125 $45   $62,526,454 69
Nov 26, 2015 - $3,612 -35% -77% 125 $29   $62,530,066 70
Nov 27, 2015 - $12,685 +251% -37% 84 $151   $62,542,751 71
Nov 28, 2015 - $14,050 +11% -51% 84 $167   $62,556,801 72
Nov 29, 2015 - $6,742 -52% -64% 84 $80   $62,563,543 73
Nov 30, 2015 - $2,901 -57% -63% 84 $35   $62,566,444 74
Dec 1, 2015 - $3,763 +30% -60% 84 $45   $62,570,207 75
Dec 2, 2015 - $2,926 -22% -47% 84 $35   $62,573,133 76
Dec 3, 2015 - $2,545 -13% -30% 84 $30   $62,575,678 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 2 $31,098,179   3,188 $9,755   $31,098,179 1
Sep 25, 2015 5 $15,517,851 -50% 3,188 $4,868   $46,616,030 2
Oct 2, 2015 6 $7,822,761 -50% 2,768 $2,826   $54,438,791 3
Oct 9, 2015 8 $4,512,991 -42% 2,057 $2,194   $58,951,782 4
Oct 16, 2015 12 $1,787,054 -60% 1,055 $1,694   $60,738,836 5
Oct 23, 2015 16 $819,128 -54% 458 $1,788   $61,557,964 6
Oct 30, 2015 25 $427,382 -48% 307 $1,392   $61,985,346 7
Nov 6, 2015 32 $229,251 -46% 172 $1,333   $62,214,597 8
Nov 13, 2015 29 $221,864 -3% 232 $956   $62,436,461 9
Nov 20, 2015 42 $93,605 -58% 125 $749   $62,530,066 10
Nov 27, 2015 39 $45,612 -51% 84 $543   $62,575,678 11

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Synopsis

In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,635,037 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$53,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,188 opening theaters/3,188 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,778,781

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2015 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 17th, 2015 (Wide) (Singapore)
September 17th, 2015 (Wide) (Central America)
September 18th, 2015 (Wide) (India)
September 18th, 2015 (Wide) (Indonesia)
September 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Bolivia)
Video Release: January 12th, 2016 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2359, 2/4/2015)
Running Time: 122 minutes
Geographical setting: Boston
Plot point: Biography, Confidential Informant, FBI, Hitmen, Mafia, True Crime
Social setting: Organized Crime
Subgenre: Crime Drama
Time period setting: 1970s, 1980s
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Cross Creek Pictures, Le Grisbi, Free State Pictures, Head Gear Films, RatPac Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Vendian Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 2 $22,635,037   3,188 $7,100   $22,635,037 1
Sep 25, 2015 5 $11,031,215 -51% 3,188 $3,460   $42,129,394 2
Oct 2, 2015 6 $5,846,126 -47% 2,768 $2,112   $52,462,156 3
Oct 9, 2015 8 $3,118,427 -47% 2,057 $1,516   $57,557,218 4
Oct 16, 2015 12 $1,277,349 -59% 1,055 $1,211   $60,229,131 5
Oct 23, 2015 16 $579,437 -55% 458 $1,265   $61,318,273 6
Oct 30, 2015 25 $295,444 -49% 307 $962   $61,853,408 7
Nov 6, 2015 31 $149,269 -49% 172 $868   $62,134,615 8
Nov 13, 2015 33 $155,405 +4% 232 $670   $62,370,002 9
Nov 20, 2015 37 $67,158 -57% 160 $420   $62,503,619 10
Nov 27, 2015 40 $33,477 -50% 84 $399   $62,563,543 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 17, 2015 P $1,400,000     0     $1,400,000  
Sep 18, 2015 2 $8,773,297     3,188 $2,752   $8,773,297 1
Sep 19, 2015 2 $8,766,424 n/c   3,188 $2,750   $17,539,721 2
Sep 20, 2015 2 $5,095,316 -42%   3,188 $1,598   $22,635,037 3
Sep 21, 2015 1 $2,134,142 -58%   3,188 $669   $24,769,179 4
Sep 22, 2015 1 $2,712,307 +27%   3,188 $851   $27,481,486 5
Sep 23, 2015 1 $1,974,459 -27%   3,188 $619   $29,455,945 6
Sep 24, 2015 1 $1,642,234 -17%   3,188 $515   $31,098,179 7
Sep 25, 2015 5 $3,514,809 +114% -60% 3,188 $1,103   $34,612,988 8
Sep 26, 2015 5 $4,926,408 +40% -44% 3,188 $1,545   $39,539,396 9
Sep 27, 2015 5 $2,589,998 -47% -49% 3,188 $812   $42,129,394 10
Sep 28, 2015 4 $1,047,114 -60% -51% 3,188 $328   $43,176,508 11
Sep 29, 2015 4 $1,442,453 +38% -47% 3,188 $452   $44,618,961 12
Sep 30, 2015 3 $1,133,132 -21% -43% 3,188 $355   $45,752,093 13
Oct 1, 2015 3 $863,937 -24% -47% 3,188 $271   $46,616,030 14
Oct 2, 2015 6 $1,815,441 +110% -48% 2,768 $656   $48,431,471 15
Oct 3, 2015 6 $2,635,828 +45% -46% 2,768 $952   $51,067,299 16
Oct 4, 2015 7 $1,394,857 -47% -46% 2,768 $504   $52,462,156 17
Oct 5, 2015 5 $501,059 -64% -52% 2,768 $181   $52,963,215 18
Oct 6, 2015 7 $602,316 +20% -58% 2,768 $218   $53,565,531 19
Oct 7, 2015 5 $457,126 -24% -60% 2,768 $165   $54,022,657 20
Oct 8, 2015 6 $416,134 -9% -52% 2,768 $150   $54,438,791 21
Oct 9, 2015 8 $949,827 +128% -48% 2,057 $462   $55,388,618 22
Oct 10, 2015 8 $1,359,233 +43% -48% 2,057 $661   $56,747,851 23
Oct 11, 2015 9 $809,367 -40% -42% 2,057 $393   $57,557,218 24
Oct 12, 2015 8 $477,332 -41% -5% 2,057 $232   $58,034,550 25
Oct 13, 2015 8 $373,102 -22% -38% 2,057 $181   $58,407,652 26
Oct 14, 2015 8 $309,338 -17% -32% 2,057 $150   $58,716,990 27
Oct 15, 2015 8 $234,792 -24% -44% 2,057 $114   $58,951,782 28
Oct 16, 2015 12 $388,227 +65% -59% 1,055 $368   $59,340,009 29
Oct 17, 2015 12 $568,556 +46% -58% 1,055 $539   $59,908,565 30
Oct 18, 2015 14 $320,566 -44% -60% 1,055 $304   $60,229,131 31
Oct 19, 2015 11 $131,432 -59% -72% 1,055 $125   $60,360,563 32
Oct 20, 2015 12 $153,471 +17% -59% 1,055 $145   $60,514,034 33
Oct 21, 2015 13 $124,311 -19% -60% 1,055 $118   $60,638,345 34
Oct 22, 2015 12 $100,491 -19% -57% 1,055 $95   $60,738,836 35
Oct 23, 2015 - $170,192 +69% -56% 458 $372   $60,909,028 36
Oct 24, 2015 - $274,240 +61% -52% 458 $599   $61,183,268 37
Oct 25, 2015 - $135,005 -51% -58% 458 $295   $61,318,273 38
Oct 26, 2015 - $58,052 -57% -56% 458 $127   $61,376,325 39
Oct 27, 2015 - $66,559 +15% -57% 458 $145   $61,442,884 40
Oct 28, 2015 15 $63,231 -5% -49% 458 $138   $61,506,115 41
Oct 29, 2015 - $51,849 -18% -48% 458 $113   $61,557,964 42
Oct 30, 2015 - $84,743 +63% -50% 307 $276   $61,642,707 43
Oct 31, 2015 - $113,228 +34% -59% 307 $369   $61,755,935 44
Nov 1, 2015 - $97,473 -14% -28% 307 $318   $61,853,408 45
Nov 2, 2015 - $35,090 -64% -40% 307 $114   $61,888,498 46
Nov 3, 2015 - $38,300 +9% -42% 307 $125   $61,926,798 47
Nov 4, 2015 - $31,470 -18% -50% 307 $103   $61,958,268 48
Nov 5, 2015 - $27,078 -14% -48% 307 $88   $61,985,346 49
Nov 6, 2015 - $46,444 +72% -45% 172 $270   $62,031,790 50
Nov 7, 2015 - $70,577 +52% -38% 172 $410   $62,102,367 51
Nov 8, 2015 - $32,248 -54% -67% 172 $187   $62,134,615 52
Nov 9, 2015 - $14,556 -55% -59% 172 $85   $62,149,171 53
Nov 10, 2015 - $19,017 +31% -50% 172 $111   $62,168,188 54
Nov 11, 2015 - $31,358 +65% n/c 172 $182   $62,199,546 55
Nov 12, 2015 - $15,051 -52% -44% 172 $88   $62,214,597 56
Nov 13, 2015 - $48,710 +224% +5% 232 $210   $62,263,307 57
Nov 14, 2015 - $70,753 +45% n/c 232 $305   $62,334,060 58
Nov 15, 2015 - $35,942 -49% +11% 232 $155   $62,370,002 59
Nov 16, 2015 - $16,652 -54% +14% 232 $72   $62,386,654 60
Nov 17, 2015 - $18,483 +11% -3% 232 $80   $62,405,137 61
Nov 18, 2015 - $15,901 -14% -49% 232 $69   $62,421,038 62
Nov 19, 2015 - $15,423 -3% +2% 232 $66   $62,436,461 63
Nov 20, 2015 - $19,977 +30% -59% 160 $125   $62,456,438 64
Nov 21, 2015 - $28,583 +43% -60% 160 $179   $62,485,021 65
Nov 22, 2015 - $18,598 -35% -48% 160 $116   $62,503,619 66
Nov 23, 2015 - $7,741 -58% -54% 160 $48   $62,511,360 67
Nov 24, 2015 - $9,521 +23% -48% 160 $60   $62,520,881 68
Nov 25, 2015 - $5,573 -41% -65% 125 $45   $62,526,454 69
Nov 26, 2015 - $3,612 -35% -77% 125 $29   $62,530,066 70
Nov 27, 2015 - $12,685 +251% -37% 84 $151   $62,542,751 71
Nov 28, 2015 - $14,050 +11% -51% 84 $167   $62,556,801 72
Nov 29, 2015 - $6,742 -52% -64% 84 $80   $62,563,543 73
Nov 30, 2015 - $2,901 -57% -63% 84 $35   $62,566,444 74
Dec 1, 2015 - $3,763 +30% -60% 84 $45   $62,570,207 75
Dec 2, 2015 - $2,926 -22% -47% 84 $35   $62,573,133 76
Dec 3, 2015 - $2,545 -13% -30% 84 $30   $62,575,678 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 2 $31,098,179   3,188 $9,755   $31,098,179 1
Sep 25, 2015 5 $15,517,851 -50% 3,188 $4,868   $46,616,030 2
Oct 2, 2015 6 $7,822,761 -50% 2,768 $2,826   $54,438,791 3
Oct 9, 2015 8 $4,512,991 -42% 2,057 $2,194   $58,951,782 4
Oct 16, 2015 12 $1,787,054 -60% 1,055 $1,694   $60,738,836 5
Oct 23, 2015 16 $819,128 -54% 458 $1,788   $61,557,964 6
Oct 30, 2015 25 $427,382 -48% 307 $1,392   $61,985,346 7
Nov 6, 2015 32 $229,251 -46% 172 $1,333   $62,214,597 8
Nov 13, 2015 29 $221,864 -3% 232 $956   $62,436,461 9
Nov 20, 2015 42 $93,605 -58% 125 $749   $62,530,066 10
Nov 27, 2015 39 $45,612 -51% 84 $543   $62,575,678 11

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.