The Cold Light of Day (2012)

The Cold Light of Day poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,763,583Details
International Box Office $21,597,623Details
Worldwide Box Office $25,361,206
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $4,688,423
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $793,802
Total $5,482,225
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

When WILL SHAW arrives in Spain for a weeklong sailing vacation with his family, the stressed young businessman is not in a holiday mood. His startup company is in trouble and his tense relationship with his disciplinarian father MARTIN only makes matters worse. But when the family is kidnapped by what turns out to be intelligence agents hell-bent on recovering a mysterious briefcase, Will suddenly finds himself on the run. His whole world turns upside down when Martin reappears, revealing he is an undercover agent tangled in an intergovernmental web of lies and secrets. During a clandestine rendezvous, Martin is killed by a sniper, and Will must find a way to get the rest of his family back alive. With the kidnappers counting down the hours, the Spanish police breathing down his neck for a murder he didn't commit and a cadre of U.S. assassins on his trail, Will flees through Madrid, racing to piece together a conspiracy as labyrinthine as the city's ancient streets. Who can he trust? Who killed his father? And where is the mysterious briefcase that seems to be the key to getting his family home safely? In his quest for answers, Will finds LUCIA - a half-sister he never knew he had, who is determined to help him. Bound by their shared loss, the siblings are a force to be reckoned with, but can they overcome the massive odds against them before it’s too late?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,831,588 (48.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:14.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,511 opening theaters/1,511 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,654,832

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 7th, 2012 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: April 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
April 5th, 2012 (Wide) (Thailand)
April 5th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
April 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
April 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 29th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2190, 9/21/2011)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Famously Bad
Plot point: Family Vacations, Kidnap, Rescue, Secret Agent
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Summit Entertainment, Intrepid Pictures, Film Rites, Galavis Film
Production Countries: United States, Spain
Languages: English, Spanish

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 7, 2012 13 $1,831,588   1,511 $1,212   $1,831,588 1
Sep 14, 2012 18 $847,366 -54% 1,511 $561   $3,279,550 2
Sep 21, 2012 49 $59,543 -93% 155 $384   $3,691,394 3
Sep 28, 2012 59 $33,795 -43% 104 $325   $3,749,061 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 7, 2012 - $634,120     1,511 $420   $634,120 1
Sep 8, 2012 - $768,220 +21%   1,511 $508   $1,402,340 2
Sep 9, 2012 - $429,248 -44%   1,511 $284   $1,831,588 3
Sep 10, 2012 14 $145,300 -66%   1,511 $96   $1,976,888 4
Sep 11, 2012 - $192,164 +32%   1,511 $127   $2,169,052 5
Sep 12, 2012 14 $135,727 -29%   1,511 $90   $2,304,779 6
Sep 13, 2012 14 $127,405 -6%   1,511 $84   $2,432,184 7
Sep 14, 2012 - $276,370 +117% -56% 1,511 $183   $2,708,554 8
Sep 15, 2012 - $363,869 +32% -53% 1,511 $241   $3,072,423 9
Sep 16, 2012 - $207,127 -43% -52% 1,511 $137   $3,279,550 10
Sep 17, 2012 - $83,339 -60% -43% 1,511 $55   $3,362,889 11
Sep 18, 2012 - $119,096 +43% -38% 1,511 $79   $3,481,985 12
Sep 19, 2012 - $77,190 -35% -43% 1,511 $51   $3,559,175 13
Sep 20, 2012 - $72,676 -6% -43% 1,511 $48   $3,631,851 14
Sep 21, 2012 - $19,817 -73% -93% 155 $128   $3,651,668 15
Sep 22, 2012 - $28,785 +45% -92% 155 $186   $3,680,453 16
Sep 23, 2012 - $10,941 -62% -95% 155 $71   $3,691,394 17
Sep 24, 2012 - $4,140 -62% -95% 155 $27   $3,695,534 18
Sep 25, 2012 - $9,008 +118% -92% 155 $58   $3,704,542 19
Sep 26, 2012 - $6,063 -33% -92% 155 $39   $3,710,605 20
Sep 27, 2012 - $4,661 -23% -94% 155 $30   $3,715,266 21
Sep 28, 2012 - $10,793 +132% -46% 104 $104   $3,726,059 22
Sep 29, 2012 - $15,032 +39% -48% 104 $145   $3,741,091 23
Sep 30, 2012 - $7,970 -47% -27% 104 $77   $3,749,061 24
Oct 1, 2012 - $3,277 -59% -21% 104 $32   $3,752,338 25
Oct 2, 2012 - $4,756 +45% -47% 104 $46   $3,757,094 26
Oct 3, 2012 - $3,191 -33% -47% 104 $31   $3,760,285 27
Oct 4, 2012 - $3,298 +3% -29% 104 $32   $3,763,583 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 7, 2012 14 $2,432,184   1,511 $1,610   $2,432,184 1
Sep 14, 2012 18 $1,199,667 -51% 1,511 $794   $3,631,851 2
Sep 21, 2012 48 $83,415 -93% 155 $538   $3,715,266 3
Sep 28, 2012 58 $48,317 -42% 104 $465   $3,763,583 4

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
Austria 5/4/2012 $84,378 45 49 193 $199,351 12/10/2015
Belgium 5/2/2012 $97,152 30 30 94 $182,005 12/10/2015
Bulgaria 4/13/2012 $0 0 9 26 $61,933 12/29/2018
Croatia 4/12/2012 $0 0 9 9 $21,694 12/29/2018
Denmark 7/12/2012 $12,545 5 5 5 $12,545 12/11/2015
Egypt 4/11/2012 $0 0 5 7 $68,126 12/29/2018
France 5/2/2012 $528,625 152 152 299 $1,036,092 12/6/2015
Germany 5/3/2012 $463,511 247 249 714 $825,806 12/10/2015
Greece 9/6/2012 $20,989 10 10 10 $20,989 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/6/2012 $0 0 4 4 $52,185 12/11/2015
Hungary 4/12/2012 $0 0 28 28 $305,666 12/29/2018
Iceland 4/14/2012 $0 0 2 3 $22,318 12/29/2018
Italy 5/18/2012 $409,279 228 228 419 $741,477 12/10/2015
Malaysia 9/6/2012 $155,774 40 40 112 $296,532 12/12/2015
Netherlands 5/31/2012 $112,898 42 42 101 $252,295 12/10/2015
Philippines 5/9/2012 $50,564 45 45 60 $85,626 12/29/2018
Portugal 6/21/2012 $47,711 36 37 117 $169,952 12/11/2015
Romania 4/13/2012 $0 0 15 21 $137,985 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 8/23/2012 $545,419 432 432 433 $10,023,142 12/29/2018
Singapore 8/23/2012 $89,082 18 18 44 $203,630 12/11/2015
South Africa 11/16/2012 $29,228 20 20 59 $112,787 12/12/2015
South Korea 5/17/2012 $316,883 238 238 238 $392,050 12/10/2015
Spain 4/4/2012 $0 0 96 146 $2,026,744 12/6/2015
Taiwan 6/1/2012 $77,877 28 28 60 $204,493 12/10/2015
Thailand 4/5/2012 $0 0 8 8 $334,182 12/6/2015
United Arab Emirates 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 1 $470,928 12/29/2018
Vietnam 5/25/2012 $81,148 24 24 48 $161,465 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $3,175,625
  
International Total $21,597,623 12/29/2018

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

Leading

Henry Cavill    Will

Supporting

Veronica Echegui    Lucia

Leading

Bruce Willis    Martin
Sigourney Weaver    Carrack

Supporting

Joseph Mawle    Groman
Caroline Goodall    Laurie
Rafi Gavron    Josh
Emma Hamilton    Dara
Michael Budd    Esmael
Roschdy Zem    Zahir
Oscar Jeanada    Maximo
Joe Dixon    Dixon
Jim Piddock    Meckler
Fermi Reixach    Carlos
Lolo Herrero    Reynaldo
Luiggi Lopez    Puerto Serena Fisherman
Alex Amaral    Cesar
Paloma Bloyd    Christiana
Simon Andreu    Pizarro
Morgan Johnson    Habib
Mark Ullod    Vicente
Andrea Ros Buerrero    SP. College Girl
Barja Chantres    Bus Driver
Carlos Martinez Aguera    Young Cop
Jose Alias    Garbage Man
Silvia Sabate    Mother at Pharmacy

Production and Technical Credits

Anne McCarthy    Casting Director
Lucas Vidal    Composer
Bina Daigeler    Costume Designer
Valerio Bonelli    Editor
Benjamin Fernandez    Production Designer
Remi Adefarasin    Cinematographer
Jose Luis Escolar    Co-Producer
Steven Zaillian    Executive Producer
Scott Wiper    Executive Producer
Kevin Mann    Executive Producer
Matthew Perniciaro    Executive Producer
Jesus Martinez Asencio    Executive Producer
Trevor Macy    Producer
Marc D. Evans    Producer
Scott Wiper    Screenwriter
John Petro    Screenwriter
Mabrouk El Mechri    Director
Fernando Victoria de Lecea    Unit Production Manager
Guillermo Escribano    Assistant Director
Carlos Navarrete    Assistant Director
Garrett Basch    Co-Producer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

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 WILL SHAW arrives in Spain for a weeklong sailing vacation with his family, the stressed young businessman is not in a holiday mood. His startup company is in trouble and his tense relationship with his disciplinarian father MARTIN only makes matters worse. But when the family is kidnapped by what turns out to be intelligence agents hell-bent on recovering a mysterious briefcase, Will suddenly finds himself on the run. His whole world turns upside down when Martin reappears, revealing he is an undercover agent tangled in an intergovernmental web of lies and secrets. During a clandestine rendezvous, Martin is killed by a sniper, and Will must find a way to get the rest of his family back alive. With the kidnappers counting down the hours, the Spanish police breathing down his neck for a murder he didn't commit and a cadre of U.S. assassins on his trail, Will flees through Madrid, racing to piece together a conspiracy as labyrinthine as the city's ancient streets. Who can he trust? Who killed his father? And where is the mysterious briefcase that seems to be the key to getting his family home safely? In his quest for answers, Will finds LUCIA - a half-sister he never knew he had, who is determined to help him. Bound by their shared loss, the siblings are a force to be reckoned with, but can they overcome the massive odds against them before it’s too late?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,831,588 (48.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:14.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,511 opening theaters/1,511 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,654,832

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 7th, 2012 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: April 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
April 5th, 2012 (Wide) (Thailand)
April 5th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
April 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
April 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 29th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2190, 9/21/2011)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Famously Bad
Plot point: Family Vacations, Kidnap, Rescue, Secret Agent
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Summit Entertainment, Intrepid Pictures, Film Rites, Galavis Film
Production Countries: United States, Spain
Languages: English, Spanish

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 7, 2012 13 $1,831,588   1,511 $1,212   $1,831,588 1
Sep 14, 2012 18 $847,366 -54% 1,511 $561   $3,279,550 2
Sep 21, 2012 49 $59,543 -93% 155 $384   $3,691,394 3
Sep 28, 2012 59 $33,795 -43% 104 $325   $3,749,061 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 7, 2012 - $634,120     1,511 $420   $634,120 1
Sep 8, 2012 - $768,220 +21%   1,511 $508   $1,402,340 2
Sep 9, 2012 - $429,248 -44%   1,511 $284   $1,831,588 3
Sep 10, 2012 14 $145,300 -66%   1,511 $96   $1,976,888 4
Sep 11, 2012 - $192,164 +32%   1,511 $127   $2,169,052 5
Sep 12, 2012 14 $135,727 -29%   1,511 $90   $2,304,779 6
Sep 13, 2012 14 $127,405 -6%   1,511 $84   $2,432,184 7
Sep 14, 2012 - $276,370 +117% -56% 1,511 $183   $2,708,554 8
Sep 15, 2012 - $363,869 +32% -53% 1,511 $241   $3,072,423 9
Sep 16, 2012 - $207,127 -43% -52% 1,511 $137   $3,279,550 10
Sep 17, 2012 - $83,339 -60% -43% 1,511 $55   $3,362,889 11
Sep 18, 2012 - $119,096 +43% -38% 1,511 $79   $3,481,985 12
Sep 19, 2012 - $77,190 -35% -43% 1,511 $51   $3,559,175 13
Sep 20, 2012 - $72,676 -6% -43% 1,511 $48   $3,631,851 14
Sep 21, 2012 - $19,817 -73% -93% 155 $128   $3,651,668 15
Sep 22, 2012 - $28,785 +45% -92% 155 $186   $3,680,453 16
Sep 23, 2012 - $10,941 -62% -95% 155 $71   $3,691,394 17
Sep 24, 2012 - $4,140 -62% -95% 155 $27   $3,695,534 18
Sep 25, 2012 - $9,008 +118% -92% 155 $58   $3,704,542 19
Sep 26, 2012 - $6,063 -33% -92% 155 $39   $3,710,605 20
Sep 27, 2012 - $4,661 -23% -94% 155 $30   $3,715,266 21
Sep 28, 2012 - $10,793 +132% -46% 104 $104   $3,726,059 22
Sep 29, 2012 - $15,032 +39% -48% 104 $145   $3,741,091 23
Sep 30, 2012 - $7,970 -47% -27% 104 $77   $3,749,061 24
Oct 1, 2012 - $3,277 -59% -21% 104 $32   $3,752,338 25
Oct 2, 2012 - $4,756 +45% -47% 104 $46   $3,757,094 26
Oct 3, 2012 - $3,191 -33% -47% 104 $31   $3,760,285 27
Oct 4, 2012 - $3,298 +3% -29% 104 $32   $3,763,583 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 7, 2012 14 $2,432,184   1,511 $1,610   $2,432,184 1
Sep 14, 2012 18 $1,199,667 -51% 1,511 $794   $3,631,851 2
Sep 21, 2012 48 $83,415 -93% 155 $538   $3,715,266 3
Sep 28, 2012 58 $48,317 -42% 104 $465   $3,763,583 4

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
Austria 5/4/2012 $84,378 45 49 193 $199,351 12/10/2015
Belgium 5/2/2012 $97,152 30 30 94 $182,005 12/10/2015
Bulgaria 4/13/2012 $0 0 9 26 $61,933 12/29/2018
Croatia 4/12/2012 $0 0 9 9 $21,694 12/29/2018
Denmark 7/12/2012 $12,545 5 5 5 $12,545 12/11/2015
Egypt 4/11/2012 $0 0 5 7 $68,126 12/29/2018
France 5/2/2012 $528,625 152 152 299 $1,036,092 12/6/2015
Germany 5/3/2012 $463,511 247 249 714 $825,806 12/10/2015
Greece 9/6/2012 $20,989 10 10 10 $20,989 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/6/2012 $0 0 4 4 $52,185 12/11/2015
Hungary 4/12/2012 $0 0 28 28 $305,666 12/29/2018
Iceland 4/14/2012 $0 0 2 3 $22,318 12/29/2018
Italy 5/18/2012 $409,279 228 228 419 $741,477 12/10/2015
Malaysia 9/6/2012 $155,774 40 40 112 $296,532 12/12/2015
Netherlands 5/31/2012 $112,898 42 42 101 $252,295 12/10/2015
Philippines 5/9/2012 $50,564 45 45 60 $85,626 12/29/2018
Portugal 6/21/2012 $47,711 36 37 117 $169,952 12/11/2015
Romania 4/13/2012 $0 0 15 21 $137,985 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 8/23/2012 $545,419 432 432 433 $10,023,142 12/29/2018
Singapore 8/23/2012 $89,082 18 18 44 $203,630 12/11/2015
South Africa 11/16/2012 $29,228 20 20 59 $112,787 12/12/2015
South Korea 5/17/2012 $316,883 238 238 238 $392,050 12/10/2015
Spain 4/4/2012 $0 0 96 146 $2,026,744 12/6/2015
Taiwan 6/1/2012 $77,877 28 28 60 $204,493 12/10/2015
Thailand 4/5/2012 $0 0 8 8 $334,182 12/6/2015
United Arab Emirates 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 1 $470,928 12/29/2018
Vietnam 5/25/2012 $81,148 24 24 48 $161,465 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $3,175,625
  
International Total $21,597,623 12/29/2018

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

Leading

Henry Cavill    Will

Supporting

Veronica Echegui    Lucia

Leading

Bruce Willis    Martin
Sigourney Weaver    Carrack

Supporting

Joseph Mawle    Groman
Caroline Goodall    Laurie
Rafi Gavron    Josh
Emma Hamilton    Dara
Michael Budd    Esmael
Roschdy Zem    Zahir
Oscar Jeanada    Maximo
Joe Dixon    Dixon
Jim Piddock    Meckler
Fermi Reixach    Carlos
Lolo Herrero    Reynaldo
Luiggi Lopez    Puerto Serena Fisherman
Alex Amaral    Cesar
Paloma Bloyd    Christiana
Simon Andreu    Pizarro
Morgan Johnson    Habib
Mark Ullod    Vicente
Andrea Ros Buerrero    SP. College Girl
Barja Chantres    Bus Driver
Carlos Martinez Aguera    Young Cop
Jose Alias    Garbage Man
Silvia Sabate    Mother at Pharmacy

Production and Technical Credits

Anne McCarthy    Casting Director
Lucas Vidal    Composer
Bina Daigeler    Costume Designer
Valerio Bonelli    Editor
Benjamin Fernandez    Production Designer
Remi Adefarasin    Cinematographer
Jose Luis Escolar    Co-Producer
Steven Zaillian    Executive Producer
Scott Wiper    Executive Producer
Kevin Mann    Executive Producer
Matthew Perniciaro    Executive Producer
Jesus Martinez Asencio    Executive Producer
Trevor Macy    Producer
Marc D. Evans    Producer
Scott Wiper    Screenwriter
John Petro    Screenwriter
Mabrouk El Mechri    Director
Fernando Victoria de Lecea    Unit Production Manager
Guillermo Escribano    Assistant Director
Carlos Navarrete    Assistant Director
Garrett Basch    Co-Producer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

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.