The Bye Bye Man (2017)

The Bye Bye Man
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,395,806Details
International Box Office $8,791,921Details
Worldwide Box Office $31,187,727
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $1,248,598
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $785,963
Total $2,034,561
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we’re asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what…but who?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,501,349 (60.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,400,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,220 opening theaters/2,220 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,861,070

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Belgium)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide), released as O Nome do Medo (Portugal)
January 17th, 2017 (Wide), released as Bijok jo vardo (Lithuania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 11th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements, partial nudity, some language and teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2447 (Cert #50397), 10/19/2016)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Plot point: Haunted House, Possessed, Spree Killer
Social setting: College, Supernatural
Source material: Based on an UNTRUE Story
Subgenre: Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Intrepid Pictures, Los Angeles Media Fund
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 4 $13,501,349   2,220 $6,082   $13,501,349 1
Jan 20, 2017 10 $3,430,655 -75% 2,220 $1,545   $19,990,285 2
Jan 27, 2017 21 $1,125,890 -67% 1,127 $999   $21,824,540 3
Feb 3, 2017 32 $222,847 -80% 405 $550   $22,267,263 4
Feb 10, 2017 49 $50,557 -77% 62 $815   $22,377,458 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 13, 2017 2 $5,429,137     2,220 $2,446   $5,429,137 1
Jan 14, 2017 5 $4,847,243 -11%   2,220 $2,183   $10,276,380 2
Jan 15, 2017 6 $3,224,969 -33%   2,220 $1,453   $13,501,349 3
Jan 16, 2017 8 $1,702,745 -47%   2,220 $767   $15,204,094 4
Jan 17, 2017 10 $647,012 -62%   2,220 $291   $15,851,106 5
Jan 18, 2017 9 $403,012 -38%   2,220 $182   $16,254,118 6
Jan 19, 2017 11 $305,512 -24%   2,220 $138   $16,559,630 7
Jan 20, 2017 9 $1,114,541 +265% -79% 2,220 $502   $17,674,171 8
Jan 21, 2017 10 $1,642,238 +47% -66% 2,220 $740   $19,316,409 9
Jan 22, 2017 12 $673,876 -59% -79% 2,220 $304   $19,990,285 10
Jan 23, 2017 15 $172,654 -74% -90% 2,220 $78   $20,162,939 11
Jan 24, 2017 14 $240,733 +39% -63% 2,220 $108   $20,403,672 12
Jan 25, 2017 - $160,884 -33% -60% 2,220 $72   $20,564,556 13
Jan 26, 2017 20 $134,094 -17% -56% 2,220 $60   $20,698,650 14
Jan 27, 2017 - $340,582 +154% -69% 1,127 $302   $21,039,232 15
Jan 28, 2017 - $572,019 +68% -65% 1,127 $508   $21,611,251 16
Jan 29, 2017 - $213,289 -63% -68% 1,127 $189   $21,824,540 17
Jan 30, 2017 - $57,206 -73% -67% 1,127 $51   $21,881,746 18
Jan 31, 2017 - $75,500 +32% -69% 1,127 $67   $21,957,246 19
Feb 1, 2017 - $55,127 -27% -66% 1,127 $49   $22,012,373 20
Feb 2, 2017 - $32,043 -42% -76% 1,127 $28   $22,044,416 21
Feb 3, 2017 - $71,639 +124% -79% 405 $177   $22,116,055 22
Feb 4, 2017 - $119,836 +67% -79% 405 $296   $22,235,891 23
Feb 5, 2017 - $31,372 -74% -85% 405 $77   $22,267,263 24
Feb 6, 2017 - $17,097 -46% -70% 405 $42   $22,284,360 25
Feb 7, 2017 - $18,490 +8% -76% 405 $46   $22,302,850 26
Feb 8, 2017 - $14,413 -22% -74% 405 $36   $22,317,263 27
Feb 9, 2017 - $9,638 -33% -70% 405 $24   $22,326,901 28
Feb 10, 2017 - $13,037 +35% -82% 62 $210   $22,339,938 29
Feb 11, 2017 - $27,662 +112% -77% 62 $446   $22,367,600 30
Feb 12, 2017 - $9,858 -64% -69% 62 $159   $22,377,458 31
Feb 13, 2017 - $3,180 -68% -81% 62 $51   $22,380,638 32
Feb 14, 2017 - $9,097 +186% -51% 62 $147   $22,389,735 33
Feb 15, 2017 - $3,122 -66% -78% 62 $50   $22,392,857 34
Feb 16, 2017 - $2,949 -6% -69% 62 $48   $22,395,806 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 6 $16,559,630   2,220 $7,459   $16,559,630 1
Jan 20, 2017 11 $4,139,020 -75% 2,220 $1,864   $20,698,650 2
Jan 27, 2017 20 $1,345,766 -67% 1,127 $1,194   $22,044,416 3
Feb 3, 2017 30 $282,485 -79% 405 $697   $22,326,901 4
Feb 10, 2017 48 $68,905 -76% 62 $1,111   $22,395,806 5

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
Argentina 4/7/2017 $0 0 0 0 $505,790 1/1/2019
Belgium 1/13/2017 $90,000 28 28 28 $90,000 1/18/2017
Bulgaria 4/21/2017 $9,155 0 0 0 $30,778 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 3/24/2017 $46,759 73 73 152 $98,065 1/1/2019
Germany 4/21/2017 $385,003 0 0 0 $788,402 6/29/2018
Italy 4/20/2017 $277,782 0 0 0 $644,035 5/11/2017
Lithuania 1/17/2017 $13,766 51 51 80 $30,747 2/21/2017
Mexico 5/19/2017 $115,644 0 0 0 $115,644 5/25/2017
Netherlands 1/13/2017 $111,906 41 41 117 $218,472 2/2/2017
Portugal 1/13/2017 $30,848 18 18 55 $80,060 2/9/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/7/2017 $141,193 448 448 761 $238,519 1/1/2019
Slovakia 3/24/2017 $30,786 46 46 109 $82,846 5/5/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $178,934 170 187 598 $685,596 6/15/2017
Turkey 7/7/2017 $21,053 95 95 130 $49,479 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 1/13/2017 $653,198 291 291 564 $1,115,744 1/25/2017
  
Rest of World $4,017,744
  
International Total $8,791,921 2/26/2019

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Douglas Smith    Elliot
Lucien Laviscount    John
Cressida Bonas    Sasha
Doug Jones    The Bye Bye Man

Supporting

Carrie Anne Moss    Detective Shaw
Faye Dunaway    Widow Redmon
Michael Trucco    Virgil
Cleo King    Mrs. Watkins
Jenna Kanell    Kim
Erica Tremblay    Alice
Keelin Woodell    Young Mrs. Redmon
Leigh Whannell    Larry
Marisa Echeverria    Trina
Ava Penner    Anna

Narrator

Martha Hackett    Gisele

Supporting

Jonathan Penner    Mr. Daizy
Nicholas Sadler    Professor Cooper
Kurt Yue    Fireman
Dan Anders    K-9 Cop
Laura Knox    Jane
Jessica Graie    Fireman #2
Andrew Gorell    Rick
Will Moore    Engineer

Production and Technical Credits

Stacy Title    Director
Jonathan Penner    Screenwriter
Robert Damon    Story Creator
Simon Horsman    Producer
Trevor Macy    Producer
Jeffrey Soros    Producer
Marc D. Evans    Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Seth William Meier    Executive Producer
Patrick Murray    Executive Producer
Robert Simonds    Executive Producer
Donald Tang    Executive Producer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
James Kniest    Director of Photography

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

People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we’re asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what…but who?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,501,349 (60.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,400,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,220 opening theaters/2,220 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,861,070

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide) (Belgium)
January 13th, 2017 (Wide), released as O Nome do Medo (Portugal)
January 17th, 2017 (Wide), released as Bijok jo vardo (Lithuania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 11th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements, partial nudity, some language and teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2447 (Cert #50397), 10/19/2016)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Plot point: Haunted House, Possessed, Spree Killer
Social setting: College, Supernatural
Source material: Based on an UNTRUE Story
Subgenre: Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Intrepid Pictures, Los Angeles Media Fund
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 4 $13,501,349   2,220 $6,082   $13,501,349 1
Jan 20, 2017 10 $3,430,655 -75% 2,220 $1,545   $19,990,285 2
Jan 27, 2017 21 $1,125,890 -67% 1,127 $999   $21,824,540 3
Feb 3, 2017 32 $222,847 -80% 405 $550   $22,267,263 4
Feb 10, 2017 49 $50,557 -77% 62 $815   $22,377,458 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 13, 2017 2 $5,429,137     2,220 $2,446   $5,429,137 1
Jan 14, 2017 5 $4,847,243 -11%   2,220 $2,183   $10,276,380 2
Jan 15, 2017 6 $3,224,969 -33%   2,220 $1,453   $13,501,349 3
Jan 16, 2017 8 $1,702,745 -47%   2,220 $767   $15,204,094 4
Jan 17, 2017 10 $647,012 -62%   2,220 $291   $15,851,106 5
Jan 18, 2017 9 $403,012 -38%   2,220 $182   $16,254,118 6
Jan 19, 2017 11 $305,512 -24%   2,220 $138   $16,559,630 7
Jan 20, 2017 9 $1,114,541 +265% -79% 2,220 $502   $17,674,171 8
Jan 21, 2017 10 $1,642,238 +47% -66% 2,220 $740   $19,316,409 9
Jan 22, 2017 12 $673,876 -59% -79% 2,220 $304   $19,990,285 10
Jan 23, 2017 15 $172,654 -74% -90% 2,220 $78   $20,162,939 11
Jan 24, 2017 14 $240,733 +39% -63% 2,220 $108   $20,403,672 12
Jan 25, 2017 - $160,884 -33% -60% 2,220 $72   $20,564,556 13
Jan 26, 2017 20 $134,094 -17% -56% 2,220 $60   $20,698,650 14
Jan 27, 2017 - $340,582 +154% -69% 1,127 $302   $21,039,232 15
Jan 28, 2017 - $572,019 +68% -65% 1,127 $508   $21,611,251 16
Jan 29, 2017 - $213,289 -63% -68% 1,127 $189   $21,824,540 17
Jan 30, 2017 - $57,206 -73% -67% 1,127 $51   $21,881,746 18
Jan 31, 2017 - $75,500 +32% -69% 1,127 $67   $21,957,246 19
Feb 1, 2017 - $55,127 -27% -66% 1,127 $49   $22,012,373 20
Feb 2, 2017 - $32,043 -42% -76% 1,127 $28   $22,044,416 21
Feb 3, 2017 - $71,639 +124% -79% 405 $177   $22,116,055 22
Feb 4, 2017 - $119,836 +67% -79% 405 $296   $22,235,891 23
Feb 5, 2017 - $31,372 -74% -85% 405 $77   $22,267,263 24
Feb 6, 2017 - $17,097 -46% -70% 405 $42   $22,284,360 25
Feb 7, 2017 - $18,490 +8% -76% 405 $46   $22,302,850 26
Feb 8, 2017 - $14,413 -22% -74% 405 $36   $22,317,263 27
Feb 9, 2017 - $9,638 -33% -70% 405 $24   $22,326,901 28
Feb 10, 2017 - $13,037 +35% -82% 62 $210   $22,339,938 29
Feb 11, 2017 - $27,662 +112% -77% 62 $446   $22,367,600 30
Feb 12, 2017 - $9,858 -64% -69% 62 $159   $22,377,458 31
Feb 13, 2017 - $3,180 -68% -81% 62 $51   $22,380,638 32
Feb 14, 2017 - $9,097 +186% -51% 62 $147   $22,389,735 33
Feb 15, 2017 - $3,122 -66% -78% 62 $50   $22,392,857 34
Feb 16, 2017 - $2,949 -6% -69% 62 $48   $22,395,806 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2017 6 $16,559,630   2,220 $7,459   $16,559,630 1
Jan 20, 2017 11 $4,139,020 -75% 2,220 $1,864   $20,698,650 2
Jan 27, 2017 20 $1,345,766 -67% 1,127 $1,194   $22,044,416 3
Feb 3, 2017 30 $282,485 -79% 405 $697   $22,326,901 4
Feb 10, 2017 48 $68,905 -76% 62 $1,111   $22,395,806 5

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
Argentina 4/7/2017 $0 0 0 0 $505,790 1/1/2019
Belgium 1/13/2017 $90,000 28 28 28 $90,000 1/18/2017
Bulgaria 4/21/2017 $9,155 0 0 0 $30,778 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 3/24/2017 $46,759 73 73 152 $98,065 1/1/2019
Germany 4/21/2017 $385,003 0 0 0 $788,402 6/29/2018
Italy 4/20/2017 $277,782 0 0 0 $644,035 5/11/2017
Lithuania 1/17/2017 $13,766 51 51 80 $30,747 2/21/2017
Mexico 5/19/2017 $115,644 0 0 0 $115,644 5/25/2017
Netherlands 1/13/2017 $111,906 41 41 117 $218,472 2/2/2017
Portugal 1/13/2017 $30,848 18 18 55 $80,060 2/9/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/7/2017 $141,193 448 448 761 $238,519 1/1/2019
Slovakia 3/24/2017 $30,786 46 46 109 $82,846 5/5/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $178,934 170 187 598 $685,596 6/15/2017
Turkey 7/7/2017 $21,053 95 95 130 $49,479 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 1/13/2017 $653,198 291 291 564 $1,115,744 1/25/2017
  
Rest of World $4,017,744
  
International Total $8,791,921 2/26/2019

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Douglas Smith    Elliot
Lucien Laviscount    John
Cressida Bonas    Sasha
Doug Jones    The Bye Bye Man

Supporting

Carrie Anne Moss    Detective Shaw
Faye Dunaway    Widow Redmon
Michael Trucco    Virgil
Cleo King    Mrs. Watkins
Jenna Kanell    Kim
Erica Tremblay    Alice
Keelin Woodell    Young Mrs. Redmon
Leigh Whannell    Larry
Marisa Echeverria    Trina
Ava Penner    Anna

Narrator

Martha Hackett    Gisele

Supporting

Jonathan Penner    Mr. Daizy
Nicholas Sadler    Professor Cooper
Kurt Yue    Fireman
Dan Anders    K-9 Cop
Laura Knox    Jane
Jessica Graie    Fireman #2
Andrew Gorell    Rick
Will Moore    Engineer

Production and Technical Credits

Stacy Title    Director
Jonathan Penner    Screenwriter
Robert Damon    Story Creator
Simon Horsman    Producer
Trevor Macy    Producer
Jeffrey Soros    Producer
Marc D. Evans    Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Seth William Meier    Executive Producer
Patrick Murray    Executive Producer
Robert Simonds    Executive Producer
Donald Tang    Executive Producer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
James Kniest    Director of Photography

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.