A Compassionate Spy (2023)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $34,502 | Details |
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Synopsis
Recruited in 1944 as an 18-year-old Harvard undergraduate to be the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, Hall didn’t share his colleagues’ elation after the successful detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb. Increasingly concerned during 1944—with Germany clearly losing the war—that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, he decided beginning that October to start passing key information about the bomb’s construction to the Soviet Union. After the war, at the University of Chicago, he met and married Joan, a fellow student with whom he shared a passion for classical music and socialist causes — and the explosive secret of his espionage. Living under a cloud of suspicion and years of FBI surveillance and intimidation, the pair raised a family while Ted refocused his scientific brilliance on groundbreaking biophysics research
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $6,889 (20.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 13 opening theaters/16 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $37,722 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 4th, 2023 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
| International Releases: | August 2nd, 2025 (Limited), released as A Compassionate Spy (原爆スパイ) (Japan) |
| Video Release: | August 4th, 2023 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Mitten Media, Kartemquin Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023 | - | $6,889 | 13 | $530 | $6,889 | 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2023 | - | $5,109 | -26% | 13 | $393 | $18,210 | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | - | $1,788 | -65% | 5 | $358 | $23,123 | 3 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | - | $2,625 | +47% | 5 | $525 | $26,547 | 4 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | - | $1,115 | -58% | 7 | $159 | $29,319 | 5 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | - | $877 | -21% | 3 | $292 | $31,314 | 6 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | - | $488 | -44% | 5 | $98 | $32,575 | 7 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | - | $999 | +105% | 3 | $333 | $33,733 | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | - | $324 | -68% | 1 | $324 | $34,502 | 9 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023 | 37 | $13,101 | 16 | $819 | $13,101 | 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 43 | $8,234 | -37% | 13 | $633 | $21,335 | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 47 | $2,587 | -69% | 5 | $517 | $23,922 | 3 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 53 | $4,282 | +66% | 5 | $856 | $28,204 | 4 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 49 | $2,233 | -48% | 7 | $319 | $30,437 | 5 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 53 | $1,650 | -26% | 4 | $413 | $32,087 | 6 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 57 | $647 | -61% | 5 | $129 | $32,734 | 7 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 59 | $1,444 | +123% | 3 | $481 | $34,178 | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 63 | $324 | -78% | 1 | $324 | $34,502 | 9 |
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
Recruited in 1944 as an 18-year-old Harvard undergraduate to be the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, Hall didn’t share his colleagues’ elation after the successful detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb. Increasingly concerned during 1944—with Germany clearly losing the war—that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, he decided beginning that October to start passing key information about the bomb’s construction to the Soviet Union. After the war, at the University of Chicago, he met and married Joan, a fellow student with whom he shared a passion for classical music and socialist causes — and the explosive secret of his espionage. Living under a cloud of suspicion and years of FBI surveillance and intimidation, the pair raised a family while Ted refocused his scientific brilliance on groundbreaking biophysics research
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $6,889 (20.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 13 opening theaters/16 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $37,722 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 4th, 2023 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
| International Releases: | August 2nd, 2025 (Limited), released as A Compassionate Spy (原爆スパイ) (Japan) |
| Video Release: | August 4th, 2023 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Mitten Media, Kartemquin Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023 | - | $6,889 | 13 | $530 | $6,889 | 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2023 | - | $5,109 | -26% | 13 | $393 | $18,210 | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | - | $1,788 | -65% | 5 | $358 | $23,123 | 3 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | - | $2,625 | +47% | 5 | $525 | $26,547 | 4 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | - | $1,115 | -58% | 7 | $159 | $29,319 | 5 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | - | $877 | -21% | 3 | $292 | $31,314 | 6 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | - | $488 | -44% | 5 | $98 | $32,575 | 7 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | - | $999 | +105% | 3 | $333 | $33,733 | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | - | $324 | -68% | 1 | $324 | $34,502 | 9 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023 | 37 | $13,101 | 16 | $819 | $13,101 | 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 43 | $8,234 | -37% | 13 | $633 | $21,335 | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 47 | $2,587 | -69% | 5 | $517 | $23,922 | 3 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 53 | $4,282 | +66% | 5 | $856 | $28,204 | 4 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 49 | $2,233 | -48% | 7 | $319 | $30,437 | 5 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 53 | $1,650 | -26% | 4 | $413 | $32,087 | 6 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 57 | $647 | -61% | 5 | $129 | $32,734 | 7 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 59 | $1,444 | +123% | 3 | $481 | $34,178 | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 63 | $324 | -78% | 1 | $324 | $34,502 | 9 |
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.