The Circle (2017)

The Circle
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,497,844Details
International Box Office $24,999,845Details
Worldwide Box Office $45,497,689
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $1,774,055
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,119,465
Total $2,893,520
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Synopsis

When Mae is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech & social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,034,148 (44.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,163 opening theaters/3,163 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,330,454

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Italy)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
April 28th, 2017 (Wide), released as Кръгът (Bulgaria)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Slovakia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 1st, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2470 (Cert #50937), 4/5/2017)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Posthumous Release
Plot point: Big Brother, Corporate Malfeasance, Internet, Shadowy Organization
Social setting: Corporate Life, Dystopia
Source material: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Subgenre: Techno-Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Playtone, Likely Story, IM Global, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Route One, 1978 Films, EuropaCorp
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 5 $9,034,148   3,163 $2,856   $9,034,148 1
May 5, 2017 6 $3,959,045 -56% 3,163 $1,252   $15,654,158 2
May 12, 2017 9 $1,780,689 -55% 2,132 $835   $18,943,251 3
May 19, 2017 - $451,218 -75% 647 $697   $20,030,002 4
May 26, 2017 28 $118,760 -74% 208 $571   $20,348,565 5
Jun 2, 2017 33 $54,286 -54% 91 $597   $20,476,301 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2017 P $430,000     0     $430,000  
Apr 28, 2017 4 $3,186,666     3,163 $1,007   $3,186,666 1
Apr 29, 2017 4 $3,716,545 +17%   3,163 $1,175   $6,903,211 2
Apr 30, 2017 5 $2,130,937 -43%   3,163 $674   $9,034,148 3
May 1, 2017 3 $616,744 -71%   3,163 $195   $9,650,892 4
May 2, 2017 4 $1,022,807 +66%   3,163 $323   $10,673,699 5
May 3, 2017 3 $546,466 -47%   3,163 $173   $11,220,165 6
May 4, 2017 3 $474,948 -13%   3,163 $150   $11,695,113 7
May 5, 2017 6 $1,158,755 +144% -64% 3,163 $366   $12,853,868 8
May 6, 2017 5 $1,790,936 +55% -52% 3,163 $566   $14,644,804 9
May 7, 2017 7 $1,009,354 -44% -53% 3,163 $319   $15,654,158 10
May 8, 2017 5 $318,815 -68% -48% 3,163 $101   $15,972,973 11
May 9, 2017 4 $546,368 +71% -47% 3,163 $173   $16,519,341 12
May 10, 2017 5 $345,667 -37% -37% 3,163 $109   $16,865,008 13
May 11, 2017 5 $297,554 -14% -37% 3,163 $94   $17,162,562 14
May 12, 2017 9 $488,247 +64% -58% 2,132 $229   $17,650,809 15
May 13, 2017 9 $735,367 +51% -59% 2,132 $345   $18,386,176 16
May 14, 2017 10 $557,075 -24% -45% 2,132 $261   $18,943,251 17
May 15, 2017 9 $152,675 -73% -52% 2,132 $72   $19,095,926 18
May 16, 2017 8 $226,009 +48% -59% 2,132 $106   $19,321,935 19
May 17, 2017 8 $147,606 -35% -57% 2,132 $69   $19,469,541 20
May 18, 2017 9 $109,243 -26% -63% 2,132 $51   $19,578,784 21
May 19, 2017 15 $127,686 +17% -74% 647 $197   $19,706,470 22
May 20, 2017 15 $200,198 +57% -73% 647 $309   $19,906,668 23
May 21, 2017 15 $123,334 -38% -78% 647 $191   $20,030,002 24
May 22, 2017 15 $61,352 -50% -60% 647 $95   $20,091,354 25
May 23, 2017 14 $67,446 +10% -70% 647 $104   $20,158,800 26
May 24, 2017 - $42,172 -37% -71% 647 $65   $20,200,972 27
May 25, 2017 - $28,833 -32% -74% 647 $45   $20,229,805 28
May 26, 2017 - $31,084 +8% -76% 208 $149   $20,260,889 29
May 27, 2017 - $46,350 +49% -77% 208 $223   $20,307,239 30
May 28, 2017 - $41,326 -11% -66% 208 $199   $20,348,565 31
May 29, 2017 - $36,384 -12% -41% 208 $175   $20,384,949 32
May 30, 2017 - $15,733 -57% -77% 208 $76   $20,400,682 33
May 31, 2017 - $11,988 -24% -72% 208 $58   $20,412,670 34
Jun 1, 2017 - $9,345 -22% -68% 208 $45   $20,422,015 35
Jun 2, 2017 - $13,167 +41% -58% 91 $145   $20,435,182 36
Jun 3, 2017 - $25,945 +97% -44% 91 $285   $20,461,127 37
Jun 4, 2017 - $15,174 -42% -63% 91 $167   $20,476,301 38
Jun 5, 2017 - $4,827 -68% -87% 91 $53   $20,481,128 39
Jun 6, 2017 - $7,606 +58% -52% 91 $84   $20,488,734 40
Jun 7, 2017 - $5,070 -33% -58% 91 $56   $20,493,804 41
Jun 8, 2017 - $4,040 -20% -57% 91 $44   $20,497,844 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 4 $11,695,113   3,163 $3,697   $11,695,113 1
May 5, 2017 6 $5,467,449 -53% 3,163 $1,729   $17,162,562 2
May 12, 2017 9 $2,416,222 -56% 2,132 $1,133   $19,578,784 3
May 19, 2017 16 $651,021 -73% 646 $1,008   $20,229,805 4
May 26, 2017 28 $192,210 -70% 208 $924   $20,422,015 5
Jun 2, 2017 36 $75,829 -61% 91 $833   $20,497,844 6

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 6/30/2017 $237,346 0 0 0 $537,852 1/1/2019
Australia 8/18/2017 $4,574 11 11 11 $4,574 8/21/2017
Brazil 6/23/2017 $772,076 0 0 0 $2,617,294 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 4/28/2017 $24,687 0 0 0 $81,487 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 4/28/2017 $60,116 79 79 218 $184,272 1/1/2019
France 7/14/2017 $939,225 0 0 0 $2,710,162 6/27/2018
Germany 9/8/2017 $1,065,922 0 0 0 $3,627,344 6/29/2018
Italy 4/28/2017 $872,509 0 0 0 $2,326,308 6/1/2017
Lithuania 5/19/2017 $7,074 101 101 171 $35,070 7/11/2017
Mexico 8/11/2017 $285,906 0 0 0 $325,709 8/17/2017
Netherlands 5/10/2017 $231,457 93 97 724 $1,359,956 7/25/2017
Poland 5/19/2017 $155,413 0 0 0 $499,631 1/1/2019
Portugal 4/28/2017 $108,387 42 42 167 $314,107 6/29/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/28/2017 $512,395 837 837 1,737 $1,055,767 1/1/2019
Slovakia 4/28/2017 $43,862 67 67 130 $101,629 6/15/2017
South Korea 6/8/2017 $0 0 169 269 $517,724 7/27/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $359,764 250 250 1,263 $1,812,556 7/13/2017
Turkey 4/28/2017 $67,671 0 59 84 $208,758 1/1/2019
  
Rest of World $6,679,645
  
International Total $24,999,845 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

Emma Watson    Mae Holland
Tom Hanks    Eamon Bailey

Supporting

John Boyega    Kiaden
Karen Gillan    Annie Allerton
Ellar Coltrane    Mercer
Patton Oswalt    Tom Stenton
Glenne Headly    Mae’s Mother
Bill Paxton    Mae’s Father
Brando Marler    Tommy Shelton
Poorna Jagannathan    Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Nate Corddry    Dan
Jimmy Wong    Mitch
Ellen Wong    Renata
Elvy Yost    Sabine

Production and Technical Credits

James Ponsoldt    Director
James Ponsoldt    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Based on the novel by
Gary Goetzman    Producer
Anthony Bergman    Producer
James Ponsoldt    Producer
Stefanie Azpiazu    Executive Producer
Ron Schmidt    Executive Producer
Sally Willcox    Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian    Executive Producer
Evan Hayes    Executive Producer
Peter Cron    Executive Producer
Marc Shmuger    Executive Producer
Federica Sainte-Rose    Executive Producer
Russell Levine    Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique    Director of Photography
Gerald Sullivan    Production Designer
Lisa Lassek    Editor
Emma Potter    Costume Designer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Tiffany Anders    Music Supervisor
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Chris O’ Hara    Second Assistant Director

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

When Mae is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech & social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,034,148 (44.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,163 opening theaters/3,163 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,330,454

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Italy)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
April 28th, 2017 (Wide), released as Кръгът (Bulgaria)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Slovakia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 1st, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2470 (Cert #50937), 4/5/2017)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Posthumous Release
Plot point: Big Brother, Corporate Malfeasance, Internet, Shadowy Organization
Social setting: Corporate Life, Dystopia
Source material: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Subgenre: Techno-Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Playtone, Likely Story, IM Global, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Route One, 1978 Films, EuropaCorp
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 5 $9,034,148   3,163 $2,856   $9,034,148 1
May 5, 2017 6 $3,959,045 -56% 3,163 $1,252   $15,654,158 2
May 12, 2017 9 $1,780,689 -55% 2,132 $835   $18,943,251 3
May 19, 2017 - $451,218 -75% 647 $697   $20,030,002 4
May 26, 2017 28 $118,760 -74% 208 $571   $20,348,565 5
Jun 2, 2017 33 $54,286 -54% 91 $597   $20,476,301 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2017 P $430,000     0     $430,000  
Apr 28, 2017 4 $3,186,666     3,163 $1,007   $3,186,666 1
Apr 29, 2017 4 $3,716,545 +17%   3,163 $1,175   $6,903,211 2
Apr 30, 2017 5 $2,130,937 -43%   3,163 $674   $9,034,148 3
May 1, 2017 3 $616,744 -71%   3,163 $195   $9,650,892 4
May 2, 2017 4 $1,022,807 +66%   3,163 $323   $10,673,699 5
May 3, 2017 3 $546,466 -47%   3,163 $173   $11,220,165 6
May 4, 2017 3 $474,948 -13%   3,163 $150   $11,695,113 7
May 5, 2017 6 $1,158,755 +144% -64% 3,163 $366   $12,853,868 8
May 6, 2017 5 $1,790,936 +55% -52% 3,163 $566   $14,644,804 9
May 7, 2017 7 $1,009,354 -44% -53% 3,163 $319   $15,654,158 10
May 8, 2017 5 $318,815 -68% -48% 3,163 $101   $15,972,973 11
May 9, 2017 4 $546,368 +71% -47% 3,163 $173   $16,519,341 12
May 10, 2017 5 $345,667 -37% -37% 3,163 $109   $16,865,008 13
May 11, 2017 5 $297,554 -14% -37% 3,163 $94   $17,162,562 14
May 12, 2017 9 $488,247 +64% -58% 2,132 $229   $17,650,809 15
May 13, 2017 9 $735,367 +51% -59% 2,132 $345   $18,386,176 16
May 14, 2017 10 $557,075 -24% -45% 2,132 $261   $18,943,251 17
May 15, 2017 9 $152,675 -73% -52% 2,132 $72   $19,095,926 18
May 16, 2017 8 $226,009 +48% -59% 2,132 $106   $19,321,935 19
May 17, 2017 8 $147,606 -35% -57% 2,132 $69   $19,469,541 20
May 18, 2017 9 $109,243 -26% -63% 2,132 $51   $19,578,784 21
May 19, 2017 15 $127,686 +17% -74% 647 $197   $19,706,470 22
May 20, 2017 15 $200,198 +57% -73% 647 $309   $19,906,668 23
May 21, 2017 15 $123,334 -38% -78% 647 $191   $20,030,002 24
May 22, 2017 15 $61,352 -50% -60% 647 $95   $20,091,354 25
May 23, 2017 14 $67,446 +10% -70% 647 $104   $20,158,800 26
May 24, 2017 - $42,172 -37% -71% 647 $65   $20,200,972 27
May 25, 2017 - $28,833 -32% -74% 647 $45   $20,229,805 28
May 26, 2017 - $31,084 +8% -76% 208 $149   $20,260,889 29
May 27, 2017 - $46,350 +49% -77% 208 $223   $20,307,239 30
May 28, 2017 - $41,326 -11% -66% 208 $199   $20,348,565 31
May 29, 2017 - $36,384 -12% -41% 208 $175   $20,384,949 32
May 30, 2017 - $15,733 -57% -77% 208 $76   $20,400,682 33
May 31, 2017 - $11,988 -24% -72% 208 $58   $20,412,670 34
Jun 1, 2017 - $9,345 -22% -68% 208 $45   $20,422,015 35
Jun 2, 2017 - $13,167 +41% -58% 91 $145   $20,435,182 36
Jun 3, 2017 - $25,945 +97% -44% 91 $285   $20,461,127 37
Jun 4, 2017 - $15,174 -42% -63% 91 $167   $20,476,301 38
Jun 5, 2017 - $4,827 -68% -87% 91 $53   $20,481,128 39
Jun 6, 2017 - $7,606 +58% -52% 91 $84   $20,488,734 40
Jun 7, 2017 - $5,070 -33% -58% 91 $56   $20,493,804 41
Jun 8, 2017 - $4,040 -20% -57% 91 $44   $20,497,844 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 4 $11,695,113   3,163 $3,697   $11,695,113 1
May 5, 2017 6 $5,467,449 -53% 3,163 $1,729   $17,162,562 2
May 12, 2017 9 $2,416,222 -56% 2,132 $1,133   $19,578,784 3
May 19, 2017 16 $651,021 -73% 646 $1,008   $20,229,805 4
May 26, 2017 28 $192,210 -70% 208 $924   $20,422,015 5
Jun 2, 2017 36 $75,829 -61% 91 $833   $20,497,844 6

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 6/30/2017 $237,346 0 0 0 $537,852 1/1/2019
Australia 8/18/2017 $4,574 11 11 11 $4,574 8/21/2017
Brazil 6/23/2017 $772,076 0 0 0 $2,617,294 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 4/28/2017 $24,687 0 0 0 $81,487 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 4/28/2017 $60,116 79 79 218 $184,272 1/1/2019
France 7/14/2017 $939,225 0 0 0 $2,710,162 6/27/2018
Germany 9/8/2017 $1,065,922 0 0 0 $3,627,344 6/29/2018
Italy 4/28/2017 $872,509 0 0 0 $2,326,308 6/1/2017
Lithuania 5/19/2017 $7,074 101 101 171 $35,070 7/11/2017
Mexico 8/11/2017 $285,906 0 0 0 $325,709 8/17/2017
Netherlands 5/10/2017 $231,457 93 97 724 $1,359,956 7/25/2017
Poland 5/19/2017 $155,413 0 0 0 $499,631 1/1/2019
Portugal 4/28/2017 $108,387 42 42 167 $314,107 6/29/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/28/2017 $512,395 837 837 1,737 $1,055,767 1/1/2019
Slovakia 4/28/2017 $43,862 67 67 130 $101,629 6/15/2017
South Korea 6/8/2017 $0 0 169 269 $517,724 7/27/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $359,764 250 250 1,263 $1,812,556 7/13/2017
Turkey 4/28/2017 $67,671 0 59 84 $208,758 1/1/2019
  
Rest of World $6,679,645
  
International Total $24,999,845 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

Emma Watson    Mae Holland
Tom Hanks    Eamon Bailey

Supporting

John Boyega    Kiaden
Karen Gillan    Annie Allerton
Ellar Coltrane    Mercer
Patton Oswalt    Tom Stenton
Glenne Headly    Mae’s Mother
Bill Paxton    Mae’s Father
Brando Marler    Tommy Shelton
Poorna Jagannathan    Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Nate Corddry    Dan
Jimmy Wong    Mitch
Ellen Wong    Renata
Elvy Yost    Sabine

Production and Technical Credits

James Ponsoldt    Director
James Ponsoldt    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Based on the novel by
Gary Goetzman    Producer
Anthony Bergman    Producer
James Ponsoldt    Producer
Stefanie Azpiazu    Executive Producer
Ron Schmidt    Executive Producer
Sally Willcox    Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian    Executive Producer
Evan Hayes    Executive Producer
Peter Cron    Executive Producer
Marc Shmuger    Executive Producer
Federica Sainte-Rose    Executive Producer
Russell Levine    Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique    Director of Photography
Gerald Sullivan    Production Designer
Lisa Lassek    Editor
Emma Potter    Costume Designer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Tiffany Anders    Music Supervisor
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Chris O’ Hara    Second Assistant Director

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.