Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $820,300 | Details |
| International Box Office | $215,193 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $1,035,493 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $88,888 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $57,881 | |
| Total | $146,769 | |
| OpusData ID: 300600100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Hedy Lamarr was one of, if not the most beautiful movie star of the 1930s and 40s but she was also a scientist and inventor who perfected a radio system to throw Nazi torpedoes off course during WWII. Her work, which is now considered the basis for bluetooth/cellphone technology was so undervalued at the time that at the end of her life she was a recluse, impoverished and virtually forgotten.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $18,742 (2.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 16.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 79.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 9.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,080,131 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 24th, 2017 (Limited) by Zeitgeist |
| International Releases: | March 2nd, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
March 9th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom) June 7th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea) July 15th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | April 24th, 2018 by Kino Lorber |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 89 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Film Actor, Inventor, Poverty, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession |
| Social setting: | World War II |
| Time period setting: | 1930s, 1940s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Reframed Pictures, American Masters, Submarine Entertainment, Artemis Rising Films, Dogwoof |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2017 | 48 | $18,742 | 2 | $9,371 | $18,742 | 1 | |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 59 | $8,000 | -57% | 1 | $8,000 | $45,493 | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 51 | $18,332 | +129% | 2 | $9,166 | $81,480 | 3 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 43 | $13,571 | -26% | 8 | $1,696 | $108,807 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 52 | $8,561 | 6 | $1,427 | $156,011 | 6 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 46 | $16,666 | +95% | 8 | $2,083 | $177,078 | 7 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 49 | $17,015 | +2% | 12 | $1,418 | $201,727 | 8 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 50 | $12,346 | -27% | 6 | $2,058 | $217,459 | 9 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 48 | $14,561 | +18% | 7 | $2,080 | $240,206 | 10 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | 61 | $4,907 | -66% | 6 | $818 | $251,715 | 11 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | 64 | $5,513 | +12% | 4 | $1,378 | $264,821 | 12 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | 58 | $10,205 | +85% | 4 | $2,551 | $284,501 | 13 |
| Feb 23, 2018 | 61 | $10,513 | +3% | 8 | $1,314 | $300,781 | 14 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | 48 | $34,231 | +226% | 19 | $1,802 | $341,008 | 15 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 45 | $46,379 | +35% | 21 | $2,209 | $414,050 | 16 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | 43 | $49,974 | +8% | 26 | $1,922 | $495,796 | 17 |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 44 | $42,866 | -14% | 28 | $1,531 | $566,979 | 18 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 44 | $33,161 | -23% | 27 | $1,228 | $626,321 | 19 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | 49 | $28,141 | -15% | 20 | $1,407 | $677,016 | 20 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 52 | $20,546 | -27% | 17 | $1,209 | $716,873 | 21 |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 58 | $15,226 | -26% | 15 | $1,015 | $744,738 | 22 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 56 | $14,548 | -4% | 14 | $1,039 | $769,636 | 23 |
| May 4, 2018 | 64 | $7,975 | -45% | 9 | $886 | $788,612 | 24 |
| May 11, 2018 | 77 | $6,790 | -15% | 11 | $617 | $800,619 | 25 |
| May 18, 2018 | 86 | $2,466 | -64% | 6 | $411 | $812,807 | 26 |
| May 25, 2018 | 97 | $1,020 | -59% | 4 | $255 | $817,388 | 27 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 91 | $1,400 | +37% | 4 | $350 | $819,719 | 28 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2017 | 48 | $27,493 | 2 | $13,747 | $27,493 | 1 | |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 52 | $25,655 | -7% | 2 | $12,828 | $53,148 | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 50 | $30,081 | +17% | 7 | $4,297 | $83,229 | 3 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 44 | $24,803 | -18% | 8 | $3,100 | $133,610 | 4 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 53 | $13,840 | -44% | 5 | $2,768 | $147,450 | 5 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 56 | $12,962 | -6% | 6 | $2,160 | $160,412 | 6 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 48 | $21,739 | +68% | 8 | $2,717 | $182,151 | 7 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 50 | $22,963 | +6% | 13 | $1,766 | $205,114 | 8 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 52 | $20,532 | -11% | 8 | $2,567 | $225,645 | 9 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 50 | $21,163 | +3% | 8 | $2,645 | $246,808 | 10 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | 56 | $12,500 | -41% | 9 | $1,389 | $259,308 | 11 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | 58 | $14,988 | +20% | 6 | $2,498 | $274,296 | 12 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | 59 | $15,972 | +7% | 6 | $2,662 | $290,268 | 13 |
| Feb 23, 2018 | 60 | $16,509 | +3% | 10 | $1,651 | $306,777 | 14 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | 48 | $60,894 | +269% | 22 | $2,768 | $367,671 | 15 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 44 | $78,151 | +28% | 24 | $3,256 | $445,822 | 16 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | 42 | $78,291 | n/c | 31 | $2,526 | $524,113 | 17 |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 45 | $69,047 | -12% | 16 | $4,315 | $593,160 | 18 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 43 | $55,715 | -19% | 30 | $1,857 | $648,875 | 19 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | 48 | $47,452 | -15% | 25 | $1,898 | $696,327 | 20 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 54 | $33,185 | -30% | 20 | $1,659 | $729,512 | 21 |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 53 | $25,468 | -23% | 17 | $1,498 | $754,980 | 22 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 55 | $25,550 | n/c | 17 | $1,503 | $780,637 | 23 |
| May 4, 2018 | 64 | $13,192 | -48% | 10 | $1,319 | $793,829 | 24 |
| May 11, 2018 | 65 | $16,512 | +25% | 15 | $1,101 | $810,341 | 25 |
| May 18, 2018 | 80 | $5,621 | -66% | 8 | $703 | $815,962 | 26 |
| May 25, 2018 | 88 | $2,357 | -58% | 4 | $589 | $818,319 | 27 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 90 | $1,981 | -16% | 3 | $660 | $820,300 | 28 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3/2/2018 | $3,629 | 4 | 4 | 19 | $52,331 | 4/9/2018 | |||
| New Zealand | 7/15/2021 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $676 | 7/5/2022 | |||
| South Korea | 6/7/2018 | $14,151 | 36 | 36 | 91 | $76,555 | 10/12/2018 | |||
| United Kingdom | 3/9/2018 | $85,631 | 12 | 12 | 12 | $85,631 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| International Total | $215,193 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Documentary Subject
| Hedy Lamarr | Herself |
Inverviewee
| Mel Brooks | Himself | |
| Jennifer Hom | Herself | |
| Anthony Loder | Himself | |
| Wendy Colton | Herself | |
| Fleming Meeks | Himself | |
| Richard Rhodes | Himself | |
| Jan-Christopher Horak | Himself | |
| Jeanine Basinger | Herself | |
| Peter Bogdanovich | Himself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Alexandra Dean | Director | |
| Alexandra Dean | Screenwriter | |
| Adam Haggiag | Producer | |
| Alexandra Dean | Producer | |
| Katherine Drew | Producer | |
| Susan Sarandon | Executive Producer | |
| Regina K. Scully | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Kantor | Executive Producer | |
| Dan Braun | Producer | |
| David Koh | Producer | |
| Alexandra Dean | Editor | |
| Penelope Falk | Editor | |
| Lindy Jankura | Editor | |
| Buddy Squires | Director of Photography | |
| Raife Burchell | Music Supervisor | |
| Karl Westman | Music Supervisor | |
| Jeremy Bullock | Composer | |
| Keegan DeWitt | Composer | |
| Junko Tsunashima | Supervising Producer | |
| Julie Sacks | Series Producer |
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
Hedy Lamarr was one of, if not the most beautiful movie star of the 1930s and 40s but she was also a scientist and inventor who perfected a radio system to throw Nazi torpedoes off course during WWII. Her work, which is now considered the basis for bluetooth/cellphone technology was so undervalued at the time that at the end of her life she was a recluse, impoverished and virtually forgotten.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $18,742 (2.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 16.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 79.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 9.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,080,131 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 24th, 2017 (Limited) by Zeitgeist |
| International Releases: | March 2nd, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
March 9th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom) June 7th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea) July 15th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | April 24th, 2018 by Kino Lorber |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 89 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Film Actor, Inventor, Poverty, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession |
| Social setting: | World War II |
| Time period setting: | 1930s, 1940s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Reframed Pictures, American Masters, Submarine Entertainment, Artemis Rising Films, Dogwoof |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2017 | 48 | $18,742 | 2 | $9,371 | $18,742 | 1 | |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 59 | $8,000 | -57% | 1 | $8,000 | $45,493 | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 51 | $18,332 | +129% | 2 | $9,166 | $81,480 | 3 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 43 | $13,571 | -26% | 8 | $1,696 | $108,807 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 52 | $8,561 | 6 | $1,427 | $156,011 | 6 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 46 | $16,666 | +95% | 8 | $2,083 | $177,078 | 7 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 49 | $17,015 | +2% | 12 | $1,418 | $201,727 | 8 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 50 | $12,346 | -27% | 6 | $2,058 | $217,459 | 9 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 48 | $14,561 | +18% | 7 | $2,080 | $240,206 | 10 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | 61 | $4,907 | -66% | 6 | $818 | $251,715 | 11 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | 64 | $5,513 | +12% | 4 | $1,378 | $264,821 | 12 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | 58 | $10,205 | +85% | 4 | $2,551 | $284,501 | 13 |
| Feb 23, 2018 | 61 | $10,513 | +3% | 8 | $1,314 | $300,781 | 14 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | 48 | $34,231 | +226% | 19 | $1,802 | $341,008 | 15 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 45 | $46,379 | +35% | 21 | $2,209 | $414,050 | 16 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | 43 | $49,974 | +8% | 26 | $1,922 | $495,796 | 17 |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 44 | $42,866 | -14% | 28 | $1,531 | $566,979 | 18 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 44 | $33,161 | -23% | 27 | $1,228 | $626,321 | 19 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | 49 | $28,141 | -15% | 20 | $1,407 | $677,016 | 20 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 52 | $20,546 | -27% | 17 | $1,209 | $716,873 | 21 |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 58 | $15,226 | -26% | 15 | $1,015 | $744,738 | 22 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 56 | $14,548 | -4% | 14 | $1,039 | $769,636 | 23 |
| May 4, 2018 | 64 | $7,975 | -45% | 9 | $886 | $788,612 | 24 |
| May 11, 2018 | 77 | $6,790 | -15% | 11 | $617 | $800,619 | 25 |
| May 18, 2018 | 86 | $2,466 | -64% | 6 | $411 | $812,807 | 26 |
| May 25, 2018 | 97 | $1,020 | -59% | 4 | $255 | $817,388 | 27 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 91 | $1,400 | +37% | 4 | $350 | $819,719 | 28 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2017 | 48 | $27,493 | 2 | $13,747 | $27,493 | 1 | |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 52 | $25,655 | -7% | 2 | $12,828 | $53,148 | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 50 | $30,081 | +17% | 7 | $4,297 | $83,229 | 3 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 44 | $24,803 | -18% | 8 | $3,100 | $133,610 | 4 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 53 | $13,840 | -44% | 5 | $2,768 | $147,450 | 5 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 56 | $12,962 | -6% | 6 | $2,160 | $160,412 | 6 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 48 | $21,739 | +68% | 8 | $2,717 | $182,151 | 7 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 50 | $22,963 | +6% | 13 | $1,766 | $205,114 | 8 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 52 | $20,532 | -11% | 8 | $2,567 | $225,645 | 9 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 50 | $21,163 | +3% | 8 | $2,645 | $246,808 | 10 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | 56 | $12,500 | -41% | 9 | $1,389 | $259,308 | 11 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | 58 | $14,988 | +20% | 6 | $2,498 | $274,296 | 12 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | 59 | $15,972 | +7% | 6 | $2,662 | $290,268 | 13 |
| Feb 23, 2018 | 60 | $16,509 | +3% | 10 | $1,651 | $306,777 | 14 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | 48 | $60,894 | +269% | 22 | $2,768 | $367,671 | 15 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | 44 | $78,151 | +28% | 24 | $3,256 | $445,822 | 16 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | 42 | $78,291 | n/c | 31 | $2,526 | $524,113 | 17 |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 45 | $69,047 | -12% | 16 | $4,315 | $593,160 | 18 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 43 | $55,715 | -19% | 30 | $1,857 | $648,875 | 19 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | 48 | $47,452 | -15% | 25 | $1,898 | $696,327 | 20 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 54 | $33,185 | -30% | 20 | $1,659 | $729,512 | 21 |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 53 | $25,468 | -23% | 17 | $1,498 | $754,980 | 22 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 55 | $25,550 | n/c | 17 | $1,503 | $780,637 | 23 |
| May 4, 2018 | 64 | $13,192 | -48% | 10 | $1,319 | $793,829 | 24 |
| May 11, 2018 | 65 | $16,512 | +25% | 15 | $1,101 | $810,341 | 25 |
| May 18, 2018 | 80 | $5,621 | -66% | 8 | $703 | $815,962 | 26 |
| May 25, 2018 | 88 | $2,357 | -58% | 4 | $589 | $818,319 | 27 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 90 | $1,981 | -16% | 3 | $660 | $820,300 | 28 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3/2/2018 | $3,629 | 4 | 4 | 19 | $52,331 | 4/9/2018 | |||
| New Zealand | 7/15/2021 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $676 | 7/5/2022 | |||
| South Korea | 6/7/2018 | $14,151 | 36 | 36 | 91 | $76,555 | 10/12/2018 | |||
| United Kingdom | 3/9/2018 | $85,631 | 12 | 12 | 12 | $85,631 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| International Total | $215,193 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Documentary Subject
| Hedy Lamarr | Herself |
Inverviewee
| Mel Brooks | Himself | |
| Jennifer Hom | Herself | |
| Anthony Loder | Himself | |
| Wendy Colton | Herself | |
| Fleming Meeks | Himself | |
| Richard Rhodes | Himself | |
| Jan-Christopher Horak | Himself | |
| Jeanine Basinger | Herself | |
| Peter Bogdanovich | Himself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Alexandra Dean | Director | |
| Alexandra Dean | Screenwriter | |
| Adam Haggiag | Producer | |
| Alexandra Dean | Producer | |
| Katherine Drew | Producer | |
| Susan Sarandon | Executive Producer | |
| Regina K. Scully | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Kantor | Executive Producer | |
| Dan Braun | Producer | |
| David Koh | Producer | |
| Alexandra Dean | Editor | |
| Penelope Falk | Editor | |
| Lindy Jankura | Editor | |
| Buddy Squires | Director of Photography | |
| Raife Burchell | Music Supervisor | |
| Karl Westman | Music Supervisor | |
| Jeremy Bullock | Composer | |
| Keegan DeWitt | Composer | |
| Junko Tsunashima | Supervising Producer | |
| Julie Sacks | Series Producer |
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.