The Central Park Five (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $325,653Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE is the story of the five young men who were wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park. It examines how the legal system's rush to judgment - fueled by a city racially divided and fearful of crime - resulted in false confessions and no reassessment of the charges as conflicting evidence came in. This left a brutal rapist on the streets and robbed five innocent kids of their youth, all of whom served out their full terms. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, after directing a thorough re-investigation when the actual rapist came forward and confessed, and realizing his office's mistakes, joined with the defense to request that the convictions be vacated, which was instantly granted by Judge Charles Tejada. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,570 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $487,155

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: April 23rd, 2013 by PBS
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 119 minutes
Plot point: African Americans, Bigotry, News, Political, Sex Crimes, Wrongfully Convicted
Target audience: Hispanic
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $30,570   3 $10,190   $30,570 1
Nov 30, 2012 49 $33,148 +8% 7 $4,735   $77,040 2
Dec 7, 2012 49 $27,622 -17% 10 $2,762   $123,333 3
Dec 14, 2012 47 $38,329 +39% 22 $1,742   $175,801 4
Dec 21, 2012 49 $18,003 -53% 19 $948   $217,238 5
Jan 4, 2013 53 $16,435   14 $1,174   $273,747 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $43,892   3 $14,631   $43,892 1
Nov 30, 2012 48 $51,819 +18% 6 $8,637   $95,711 2
Dec 7, 2012 48 $41,761 -19% 10 $4,176   $137,472 3
Dec 14, 2012 48 $61,763 +48% 22 $2,807   $199,235 4
Dec 21, 2012 50 $31,574 -49% 19 $1,662   $230,809 5
Dec 28, 2012 51 $26,503 -16% 16 $1,656   $257,312 6
Jan 4, 2013 59 $24,463 -8% 16 $1,529   $281,775 7
Jan 11, 2013 52 $19,481 -20% 12 $1,623   $301,256 8
Jan 18, 2013 57 $11,008 -43% 9 $1,223   $312,264 9
Jan 25, 2013 66 $13,389 +22% 8 $1,674   $325,653 10

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Synopsis

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE is the story of the five young men who were wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park. It examines how the legal system's rush to judgment - fueled by a city racially divided and fearful of crime - resulted in false confessions and no reassessment of the charges as conflicting evidence came in. This left a brutal rapist on the streets and robbed five innocent kids of their youth, all of whom served out their full terms. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, after directing a thorough re-investigation when the actual rapist came forward and confessed, and realizing his office's mistakes, joined with the defense to request that the convictions be vacated, which was instantly granted by Judge Charles Tejada. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,570 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $487,155

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: April 23rd, 2013 by PBS
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 119 minutes
Plot point: African Americans, Bigotry, News, Political, Sex Crimes, Wrongfully Convicted
Target audience: Hispanic
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $30,570   3 $10,190   $30,570 1
Nov 30, 2012 49 $33,148 +8% 7 $4,735   $77,040 2
Dec 7, 2012 49 $27,622 -17% 10 $2,762   $123,333 3
Dec 14, 2012 47 $38,329 +39% 22 $1,742   $175,801 4
Dec 21, 2012 49 $18,003 -53% 19 $948   $217,238 5
Jan 4, 2013 53 $16,435   14 $1,174   $273,747 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 51 $43,892   3 $14,631   $43,892 1
Nov 30, 2012 48 $51,819 +18% 6 $8,637   $95,711 2
Dec 7, 2012 48 $41,761 -19% 10 $4,176   $137,472 3
Dec 14, 2012 48 $61,763 +48% 22 $2,807   $199,235 4
Dec 21, 2012 50 $31,574 -49% 19 $1,662   $230,809 5
Dec 28, 2012 51 $26,503 -16% 16 $1,656   $257,312 6
Jan 4, 2013 59 $24,463 -8% 16 $1,529   $281,775 7
Jan 11, 2013 52 $19,481 -20% 12 $1,623   $301,256 8
Jan 18, 2013 57 $11,008 -43% 9 $1,223   $312,264 9
Jan 25, 2013 66 $13,389 +22% 8 $1,674   $325,653 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.