The Boy (2016)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,819,556Details
International Box Office $38,109,836
Worldwide Box Office $73,929,392
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $2,631,005
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,432,242
Total $4,063,247
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy as a way to cope with the death of their actual son 20 years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,778,392 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,671 opening theaters/2,671 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $49,526,228

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 22nd, 2016 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Kuwait)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Lebanon)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Oman)
Video Release: April 26th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, and for some thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (Cert #49996), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: The Boy
Geographical setting: United Kingdom
Plot point: Death of a Son or Daughter, Domestic Abuse, Living Toys, Suicide, Suicide Pact, Surprise Twist, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage
Social setting: Supernatural
Subgenre: Isolation Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lakeshore Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment, STX Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Corp.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 22, 2016 5 $10,778,392   2,671 $4,035   $10,778,392 1
Jan 29, 2016 7 $7,551,388 -30% 2,671 $2,827   $21,185,304 2
Feb 5, 2016 9 $4,083,822 -46% 2,214 $1,845   $26,881,506 3
Feb 12, 2016 10 $3,140,355 -23% 1,450 $2,166   $31,005,942 4
Feb 19, 2016 14 $1,436,592 -54% 977 $1,470   $33,360,570 5
Feb 26, 2016 17 $891,992 -38% 672 $1,327   $34,544,271 6
Mar 4, 2016 23 $401,212 -55% 339 $1,184   $35,129,770 7
Mar 11, 2016 27 $245,859 -39% 216 $1,138   $35,480,562 8
Mar 18, 2016 39 $125,952 -49% 132 $954   $35,696,125 9
Mar 25, 2016 39 $58,090 -54% 78 $745   $35,794,166 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 22, 2016 3 $3,815,402     2,671 $1,428   $3,815,402 1
Jan 23, 2016 4 $4,572,902 +20%   2,671 $1,712   $8,388,304 2
Jan 24, 2016 5 $2,390,088 -48%   2,671 $895   $10,778,392 3
Jan 25, 2016 7 $719,868 -70%   2,671 $270   $11,498,260 4
Jan 26, 2016 7 $897,105 +25%   2,671 $336   $12,395,365 5
Jan 27, 2016 6 $606,324 -32%   2,671 $227   $13,001,689 6
Jan 28, 2016 6 $632,227 +4%   2,671 $237   $13,633,916 7
Jan 29, 2016 5 $2,318,362 +267% -39% 2,671 $868   $15,952,278 8
Jan 30, 2016 6 $3,481,897 +50% -24% 2,671 $1,304   $19,434,175 9
Jan 31, 2016 9 $1,751,129 -50% -27% 2,671 $656   $21,185,304 10
Feb 1, 2016 8 $398,512 -77% -45% 2,671 $149   $21,583,816 11
Feb 2, 2016 9 $507,243 +27% -43% 2,671 $190   $22,091,059 12
Feb 3, 2016 9 $363,849 -28% -40% 2,671 $136   $22,454,908 13
Feb 4, 2016 8 $342,776 -6% -46% 2,671 $128   $22,797,684 14
Feb 5, 2016 10 $1,283,844 +275% -45% 2,214 $580   $24,081,528 15
Feb 6, 2016 9 $2,149,267 +67% -38% 2,214 $971   $26,230,795 16
Feb 7, 2016 10 $650,711 -70% -63% 2,214 $294   $26,881,506 17
Feb 8, 2016 12 $274,303 -58% -31% 2,214 $124   $27,155,809 18
Feb 9, 2016 12 $295,647 +8% -42% 2,214 $134   $27,451,456 19
Feb 10, 2016 12 $223,991 -24% -38% 2,214 $101   $27,675,447 20
Feb 11, 2016 12 $190,140 -15% -45% 2,214 $86   $27,865,587 21
Feb 12, 2016 10 $624,504 +228% -51% 1,450 $431   $28,490,091 22
Feb 13, 2016 10 $1,115,088 +79% -48% 1,450 $769   $29,605,179 23
Feb 14, 2016 10 $1,400,763 +26% +115% 1,450 $966   $31,005,942 24
Feb 15, 2016 12 $433,164 -69% +58% 1,450 $299   $31,439,106 25
Feb 16, 2016 13 $206,442 -52% -30% 1,450 $142   $31,645,548 26
Feb 17, 2016 12 $156,875 -24% -30% 1,450 $108   $31,802,423 27
Feb 18, 2016 13 $121,555 -23% -36% 1,450 $84   $31,923,978 28
Feb 19, 2016 13 $400,744 +230% -36% 977 $410   $32,324,722 29
Feb 20, 2016 13 $708,611 +77% -36% 977 $725   $33,033,333 30
Feb 21, 2016 14 $327,237 -54% -77% 977 $335   $33,360,570 31
Feb 22, 2016 - $74,758 -77% -83% 977 $77   $33,435,328 32
Feb 23, 2016 - $88,123 +18% -57% 977 $90   $33,523,451 33
Feb 24, 2016 - $66,476 -25% -58% 977 $68   $33,589,927 34
Feb 25, 2016 - $62,352 -6% -49% 977 $64   $33,652,279 35
Feb 26, 2016 - $234,084 +275% -42% 672 $348   $33,886,363 36
Feb 27, 2016 - $446,492 +91% -37% 672 $664   $34,332,855 37
Feb 28, 2016 - $211,416 -53% -35% 672 $315   $34,544,271 38
Feb 29, 2016 - $42,912 -80% -43% 672 $64   $34,587,183 39
Mar 1, 2016 - $57,615 +34% -35% 672 $86   $34,644,798 40
Mar 2, 2016 - $44,751 -22% -33% 672 $67   $34,689,549 41
Mar 3, 2016 - $39,009 -13% -37% 672 $58   $34,728,558 42
Mar 4, 2016 - $108,061 +177% -54% 339 $319   $34,836,619 43
Mar 5, 2016 - $201,765 +87% -55% 339 $595   $35,038,384 44
Mar 6, 2016 - $91,386 -55% -57% 339 $270   $35,129,770 45
Mar 7, 2016 - $26,888 -71% -37% 339 $79   $35,156,658 46
Mar 8, 2016 - $31,023 +15% -46% 339 $92   $35,187,681 47
Mar 9, 2016 - $25,589 -18% -43% 339 $75   $35,213,270 48
Mar 10, 2016 - $21,433 -16% -45% 339 $63   $35,234,703 49
Mar 11, 2016 - $71,214 +232% -34% 216 $330   $35,305,917 50
Mar 12, 2016 - $119,207 +67% -41% 216 $552   $35,425,124 51
Mar 13, 2016 - $55,438 -53% -39% 216 $257   $35,480,562 52
Mar 14, 2016 - $22,637 -59% -16% 216 $105   $35,503,199 53
Mar 15, 2016 - $28,306 +25% -9% 216 $131   $35,531,505 54
Mar 16, 2016 - $21,222 -25% -17% 216 $98   $35,552,727 55
Mar 17, 2016 - $17,446 -18% -19% 216 $81   $35,570,173 56
Mar 18, 2016 - $37,728 +116% -47% 132 $286   $35,607,901 57
Mar 19, 2016 - $60,283 +60% -49% 132 $457   $35,668,184 58
Mar 20, 2016 - $27,941 -54% -50% 132 $212   $35,696,125 59
Mar 21, 2016 - $10,157 -64% -55% 132 $77   $35,706,282 60
Mar 22, 2016 - $10,843 +7% -62% 132 $82   $35,717,125 61
Mar 23, 2016 - $10,011 -8% -53% 132 $76   $35,727,136 62
Mar 24, 2016 - $8,940 -11% -49% 132 $68   $35,736,076 63
Mar 25, 2016 - $19,442 +117% -48% 78 $249   $35,755,518 64
Mar 26, 2016 - $24,207 +25% -60% 78 $310   $35,779,725 65
Mar 27, 2016 - $14,441 -40% -48% 78 $185   $35,794,166 66
Mar 28, 2016 - $6,848 -53% -33% 78 $88   $35,801,014 67
Mar 29, 2016 - $5,969 -13% -45% 78 $77   $35,806,983 68
Mar 30, 2016 - $6,042 +1% -40% 78 $77   $35,813,025 69
Mar 31, 2016 - $6,531 +8% -27% 78 $84   $35,819,556 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 22, 2016 5 $13,633,916   2,671 $5,104   $13,633,916 1
Jan 29, 2016 7 $9,163,768 -33% 2,671 $3,431   $22,797,684 2
Feb 5, 2016 10 $5,067,903 -45% 2,214 $2,289   $27,865,587 3
Feb 12, 2016 10 $4,058,391 -20% 1,450 $2,799   $31,923,978 4
Feb 19, 2016 14 $1,728,301 -57% 977 $1,769   $33,652,279 5
Feb 26, 2016 19 $1,076,279 -38% 672 $1,602   $34,728,558 6
Mar 4, 2016 23 $506,145 -53% 339 $1,493   $35,234,703 7
Mar 11, 2016 30 $335,470 -34% 216 $1,553   $35,570,173 8
Mar 18, 2016 42 $165,903 -51% 132 $1,257   $35,736,076 9
Mar 25, 2016 41 $83,480 -50% 78 $1,070   $35,819,556 10

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Synopsis

Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy as a way to cope with the death of their actual son 20 years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,778,392 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,671 opening theaters/2,671 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $49,526,228

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 22nd, 2016 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Kuwait)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Lebanon)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 21st, 2016 (Wide) (Oman)
Video Release: April 26th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, and for some thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (Cert #49996), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: The Boy
Geographical setting: United Kingdom
Plot point: Death of a Son or Daughter, Domestic Abuse, Living Toys, Suicide, Suicide Pact, Surprise Twist, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage
Social setting: Supernatural
Subgenre: Isolation Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lakeshore Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment, STX Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Corp.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 22, 2016 5 $10,778,392   2,671 $4,035   $10,778,392 1
Jan 29, 2016 7 $7,551,388 -30% 2,671 $2,827   $21,185,304 2
Feb 5, 2016 9 $4,083,822 -46% 2,214 $1,845   $26,881,506 3
Feb 12, 2016 10 $3,140,355 -23% 1,450 $2,166   $31,005,942 4
Feb 19, 2016 14 $1,436,592 -54% 977 $1,470   $33,360,570 5
Feb 26, 2016 17 $891,992 -38% 672 $1,327   $34,544,271 6
Mar 4, 2016 23 $401,212 -55% 339 $1,184   $35,129,770 7
Mar 11, 2016 27 $245,859 -39% 216 $1,138   $35,480,562 8
Mar 18, 2016 39 $125,952 -49% 132 $954   $35,696,125 9
Mar 25, 2016 39 $58,090 -54% 78 $745   $35,794,166 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 22, 2016 3 $3,815,402     2,671 $1,428   $3,815,402 1
Jan 23, 2016 4 $4,572,902 +20%   2,671 $1,712   $8,388,304 2
Jan 24, 2016 5 $2,390,088 -48%   2,671 $895   $10,778,392 3
Jan 25, 2016 7 $719,868 -70%   2,671 $270   $11,498,260 4
Jan 26, 2016 7 $897,105 +25%   2,671 $336   $12,395,365 5
Jan 27, 2016 6 $606,324 -32%   2,671 $227   $13,001,689 6
Jan 28, 2016 6 $632,227 +4%   2,671 $237   $13,633,916 7
Jan 29, 2016 5 $2,318,362 +267% -39% 2,671 $868   $15,952,278 8
Jan 30, 2016 6 $3,481,897 +50% -24% 2,671 $1,304   $19,434,175 9
Jan 31, 2016 9 $1,751,129 -50% -27% 2,671 $656   $21,185,304 10
Feb 1, 2016 8 $398,512 -77% -45% 2,671 $149   $21,583,816 11
Feb 2, 2016 9 $507,243 +27% -43% 2,671 $190   $22,091,059 12
Feb 3, 2016 9 $363,849 -28% -40% 2,671 $136   $22,454,908 13
Feb 4, 2016 8 $342,776 -6% -46% 2,671 $128   $22,797,684 14
Feb 5, 2016 10 $1,283,844 +275% -45% 2,214 $580   $24,081,528 15
Feb 6, 2016 9 $2,149,267 +67% -38% 2,214 $971   $26,230,795 16
Feb 7, 2016 10 $650,711 -70% -63% 2,214 $294   $26,881,506 17
Feb 8, 2016 12 $274,303 -58% -31% 2,214 $124   $27,155,809 18
Feb 9, 2016 12 $295,647 +8% -42% 2,214 $134   $27,451,456 19
Feb 10, 2016 12 $223,991 -24% -38% 2,214 $101   $27,675,447 20
Feb 11, 2016 12 $190,140 -15% -45% 2,214 $86   $27,865,587 21
Feb 12, 2016 10 $624,504 +228% -51% 1,450 $431   $28,490,091 22
Feb 13, 2016 10 $1,115,088 +79% -48% 1,450 $769   $29,605,179 23
Feb 14, 2016 10 $1,400,763 +26% +115% 1,450 $966   $31,005,942 24
Feb 15, 2016 12 $433,164 -69% +58% 1,450 $299   $31,439,106 25
Feb 16, 2016 13 $206,442 -52% -30% 1,450 $142   $31,645,548 26
Feb 17, 2016 12 $156,875 -24% -30% 1,450 $108   $31,802,423 27
Feb 18, 2016 13 $121,555 -23% -36% 1,450 $84   $31,923,978 28
Feb 19, 2016 13 $400,744 +230% -36% 977 $410   $32,324,722 29
Feb 20, 2016 13 $708,611 +77% -36% 977 $725   $33,033,333 30
Feb 21, 2016 14 $327,237 -54% -77% 977 $335   $33,360,570 31
Feb 22, 2016 - $74,758 -77% -83% 977 $77   $33,435,328 32
Feb 23, 2016 - $88,123 +18% -57% 977 $90   $33,523,451 33
Feb 24, 2016 - $66,476 -25% -58% 977 $68   $33,589,927 34
Feb 25, 2016 - $62,352 -6% -49% 977 $64   $33,652,279 35
Feb 26, 2016 - $234,084 +275% -42% 672 $348   $33,886,363 36
Feb 27, 2016 - $446,492 +91% -37% 672 $664   $34,332,855 37
Feb 28, 2016 - $211,416 -53% -35% 672 $315   $34,544,271 38
Feb 29, 2016 - $42,912 -80% -43% 672 $64   $34,587,183 39
Mar 1, 2016 - $57,615 +34% -35% 672 $86   $34,644,798 40
Mar 2, 2016 - $44,751 -22% -33% 672 $67   $34,689,549 41
Mar 3, 2016 - $39,009 -13% -37% 672 $58   $34,728,558 42
Mar 4, 2016 - $108,061 +177% -54% 339 $319   $34,836,619 43
Mar 5, 2016 - $201,765 +87% -55% 339 $595   $35,038,384 44
Mar 6, 2016 - $91,386 -55% -57% 339 $270   $35,129,770 45
Mar 7, 2016 - $26,888 -71% -37% 339 $79   $35,156,658 46
Mar 8, 2016 - $31,023 +15% -46% 339 $92   $35,187,681 47
Mar 9, 2016 - $25,589 -18% -43% 339 $75   $35,213,270 48
Mar 10, 2016 - $21,433 -16% -45% 339 $63   $35,234,703 49
Mar 11, 2016 - $71,214 +232% -34% 216 $330   $35,305,917 50
Mar 12, 2016 - $119,207 +67% -41% 216 $552   $35,425,124 51
Mar 13, 2016 - $55,438 -53% -39% 216 $257   $35,480,562 52
Mar 14, 2016 - $22,637 -59% -16% 216 $105   $35,503,199 53
Mar 15, 2016 - $28,306 +25% -9% 216 $131   $35,531,505 54
Mar 16, 2016 - $21,222 -25% -17% 216 $98   $35,552,727 55
Mar 17, 2016 - $17,446 -18% -19% 216 $81   $35,570,173 56
Mar 18, 2016 - $37,728 +116% -47% 132 $286   $35,607,901 57
Mar 19, 2016 - $60,283 +60% -49% 132 $457   $35,668,184 58
Mar 20, 2016 - $27,941 -54% -50% 132 $212   $35,696,125 59
Mar 21, 2016 - $10,157 -64% -55% 132 $77   $35,706,282 60
Mar 22, 2016 - $10,843 +7% -62% 132 $82   $35,717,125 61
Mar 23, 2016 - $10,011 -8% -53% 132 $76   $35,727,136 62
Mar 24, 2016 - $8,940 -11% -49% 132 $68   $35,736,076 63
Mar 25, 2016 - $19,442 +117% -48% 78 $249   $35,755,518 64
Mar 26, 2016 - $24,207 +25% -60% 78 $310   $35,779,725 65
Mar 27, 2016 - $14,441 -40% -48% 78 $185   $35,794,166 66
Mar 28, 2016 - $6,848 -53% -33% 78 $88   $35,801,014 67
Mar 29, 2016 - $5,969 -13% -45% 78 $77   $35,806,983 68
Mar 30, 2016 - $6,042 +1% -40% 78 $77   $35,813,025 69
Mar 31, 2016 - $6,531 +8% -27% 78 $84   $35,819,556 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 22, 2016 5 $13,633,916   2,671 $5,104   $13,633,916 1
Jan 29, 2016 7 $9,163,768 -33% 2,671 $3,431   $22,797,684 2
Feb 5, 2016 10 $5,067,903 -45% 2,214 $2,289   $27,865,587 3
Feb 12, 2016 10 $4,058,391 -20% 1,450 $2,799   $31,923,978 4
Feb 19, 2016 14 $1,728,301 -57% 977 $1,769   $33,652,279 5
Feb 26, 2016 19 $1,076,279 -38% 672 $1,602   $34,728,558 6
Mar 4, 2016 23 $506,145 -53% 339 $1,493   $35,234,703 7
Mar 11, 2016 30 $335,470 -34% 216 $1,553   $35,570,173 8
Mar 18, 2016 42 $165,903 -51% 132 $1,257   $35,736,076 9
Mar 25, 2016 41 $83,480 -50% 78 $1,070   $35,819,556 10

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.