Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,298,285Details
International Box Office $33,313,560
Worldwide Box Office $60,611,845
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $6,041,582
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $3,882,637
Total $9,924,219
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A son of Texas, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is blindsided by being diagnosed as H.I.V.-positive and given 30 days to live. Yet he will not, and does not, accept a death sentence. His crash course of research reveals a lack of approved treatments and medications in the U.S., so Ron crosses the border into Mexico. There, he learns about alternative treatments and begins smuggling them into the U.S., challenging the medical and scientific community including his concerned physician, Dr. Eve Saks. An outsider to the gay community, Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDS patient Rayon, a transsexual who shares Ron’s lust for life. Rayon also shares Ron’s entrepreneurial spirit: seeking to avoid government sanctions against selling non-approved medicines and supplements, they establish a “buyers club,” where H.I.V.-positive people pay monthly dues for access to the newly-acquired supplies. With a growing community of friends and clients, Ron fights for dignity, education, and acceptance.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$260,865 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:10.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/1,110 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $40,075,891

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 2013 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: February 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 4th, 2014 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2283, 7/31/2013)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Award nomination: 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Development Hell, Epilogue, Intertitle
Geographical setting: Dallas, Mexico, Texas
Plot point: AIDS, Bigotry, Biography, Gambling, LGBTQ+, Medical and Hospitals, Non-Chronological, Pharmaceuticals, Rodeo, Smuggler, Terminal Illness
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Truth Entertainment, Voltage Pictures, R2 Films, Evolution Independent
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 21 $260,865   9 $28,985   $260,865 1
Nov 8, 2013 15 $638,704 +145% 35 $18,249   $993,088 2
Nov 15, 2013 12 $1,751,359 +174% 184 $9,518   $3,012,295 3
Nov 22, 2013 10 $2,687,157 +53% 666 $4,035   $6,374,058 4
Nov 29, 2013 12 $2,517,176 -6% 696 $3,617   $10,215,704 5
Dec 6, 2013 11 $1,505,669 -40% 734 $2,051   $12,453,993 6
Dec 13, 2013 11 $1,174,269 -22% 574 $2,046   $14,301,134 7
Dec 20, 2013 19 $382,846 -67% 330 $1,160   $15,156,122 8
Dec 27, 2013 24 $278,692 -27% 124 $2,248   $15,730,488 9
Jan 3, 2014 26 $303,655 +9% 128 $2,372   $16,300,843 10
Jan 10, 2014 27 $239,889 -21% 125 $1,919   $16,681,972 11
Jan 17, 2014 22 $941,207 +292% 419 $2,246   $17,813,220 12
Jan 24, 2014 15 $2,028,570 +116% 1,110 $1,828   $20,357,277 13
Jan 31, 2014 14 $1,363,086 -33% 1,052 $1,296   $22,542,486 14
Feb 7, 2014 22 $607,425 -55% 488 $1,245   $23,679,911 15
Feb 14, 2014 26 $373,849 -38% 223 $1,676   $24,274,170 16
Feb 21, 2014 26 $297,279 -20% 175 $1,699   $24,746,780 17
Feb 28, 2014 24 $434,161 +46% 216 $2,010   $25,325,094 18
Mar 7, 2014 20 $618,939 +43% 312 $1,984   $26,188,546 19
Mar 14, 2014 24 $369,034 -40% 281 $1,313   $26,772,386 20
Mar 21, 2014 30 $148,465 -60% 178 $834   $27,065,809 21
Mar 28, 2014 44 $56,477 -62% 99 $570   $27,191,666 22
Apr 4, 2014 58 $28,832 -49% 52 $554   $27,242,012 23
Apr 11, 2014 58 $17,577 -39% 33 $533   $27,272,145 24
Apr 18, 2014 66 $8,634 -51% 14 $617   $27,289,116 25
Apr 25, 2014 90 $3,978 -54% 12 $332   $27,296,514 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 1, 2013 - $68,988     9 $7,665   $68,988 1
Nov 2, 2013 - $118,543 +72%   9 $13,171   $187,531 2
Nov 3, 2013 - $73,334 -38%   9 $8,148   $260,865 3
Nov 4, 2013 - $21,804 -70%   9 $2,423   $282,669 4
Nov 5, 2013 - $27,456 +26%   9 $3,051   $310,125 5
Nov 6, 2013 - $22,498 -18%   9 $2,500   $332,623 6
Nov 7, 2013 - $21,761 -3%   9 $2,418   $354,384 7
Nov 8, 2013 - $171,195 +687% +148% 35 $4,891   $525,579 8
Nov 9, 2013 - $275,421 +61% +132% 35 $7,869   $801,000 9
Nov 10, 2013 - $192,088 -30% +162% 35 $5,488   $993,088 10
Nov 11, 2013 - $88,086 -54% +304% 35 $2,517   $1,081,174 11
Nov 12, 2013 - $62,418 -29% +127% 35 $1,783   $1,143,592 12
Nov 13, 2013 - $57,288 -8% +155% 35 $1,637   $1,200,880 13
Nov 14, 2013 - $60,056 +5% +176% 35 $1,716   $1,260,936 14
Nov 15, 2013 - $501,194 +735% +193% 184 $2,724   $1,762,130 15
Nov 16, 2013 - $783,237 +56% +184% 184 $4,257   $2,545,367 16
Nov 17, 2013 - $466,928 -40% +143% 184 $2,538   $3,012,295 17
Nov 18, 2013 11 $153,459 -67% +74% 184 $834   $3,165,754 18
Nov 19, 2013 11 $181,791 +18% +191% 184 $988   $3,347,545 19
Nov 20, 2013 11 $174,343 -4% +204% 184 $948   $3,521,888 20
Nov 21, 2013 11 $165,013 -5% +175% 184 $897   $3,686,901 21
Nov 22, 2013 10 $774,443 +369% +55% 666 $1,163   $4,461,344 22
Nov 23, 2013 10 $1,216,154 +57% +55% 666 $1,826   $5,677,498 23
Nov 24, 2013 10 $696,560 -43% +49% 666 $1,046   $6,374,058 24
Nov 25, 2013 10 $256,955 -63% +67% 666 $386   $6,631,013 25
Nov 26, 2013 10 $319,465 +24% +76% 666 $480   $6,950,478 26
Nov 27, 2013 14 $364,676 +14% +109% 690 $529   $7,315,154 27
Nov 28, 2013 12 $383,374 +5% +132% 690 $556   $7,698,528 28
Nov 29, 2013 12 $1,015,246 +165% +31% 696 $1,459   $8,713,774 29
Nov 30, 2013 12 $979,755 -3% -19% 696 $1,408   $9,693,529 30
Dec 1, 2013 10 $522,175 -47% -25% 696 $750   $10,215,704 31
Dec 2, 2013 11 $160,362 -69% -38% 696 $230   $10,376,066 32
Dec 3, 2013 10 $202,378 +26% -37% 696 $291   $10,578,444 33
Dec 4, 2013 9 $182,570 -10% -50% 696 $262   $10,761,014 34
Dec 5, 2013 9 $187,310 +3% -51% 696 $269   $10,948,324 35
Dec 6, 2013 10 $424,387 +127% -58% 734 $578   $11,372,711 36
Dec 7, 2013 10 $692,084 +63% -29% 734 $943   $12,064,795 37
Dec 8, 2013 10 $389,198 -44% -25% 734 $530   $12,453,993 38
Dec 9, 2013 10 $153,479 -61% -4% 734 $209   $12,607,472 39
Dec 10, 2013 10 $189,533 +23% -6% 734 $258   $12,797,005 40
Dec 11, 2013 10 $165,318 -13% -9% 734 $225   $12,962,323 41
Dec 12, 2013 11 $164,542 n/c -12% 734 $224   $13,126,865 42
Dec 13, 2013 - $332,522 +102% -22% 574 $579   $13,459,387 43
Dec 14, 2013 - $499,252 +50% -28% 574 $870   $13,958,639 44
Dec 15, 2013 - $342,495 -31% -12% 574 $597   $14,301,134 45
Dec 16, 2013 11 $125,951 -63% -18% 574 $219   $14,427,085 46
Dec 17, 2013 11 $139,520 +11% -26% 574 $243   $14,566,605 47
Dec 18, 2013 12 $110,685 -21% -33% 574 $193   $14,677,290 48
Dec 19, 2013 12 $95,986 -13% -42% 574 $167   $14,773,276 49
Dec 20, 2013 - $95,988 n/c -71% 330 $291   $14,869,264 50
Dec 21, 2013 - $158,021 +65% -68% 330 $479   $15,027,285 51
Dec 22, 2013 - $128,837 -18% -62% 330 $390   $15,156,122 52
Dec 23, 2013 - $80,183 -38% -36% 330 $243   $15,236,305 53
Dec 24, 2013 - $71,776 -10% -49% 330 $218   $15,308,081 54
Dec 25, 2013 - $69,448 -3% -37% 137 $507   $15,377,529 55
Dec 26, 2013 - $74,267 +7% -23% 137 $542   $15,451,796 56
Dec 27, 2013 - $82,178 +11% -14% 124 $663   $15,533,974 57
Dec 28, 2013 - $110,906 +35% -30% 124 $894   $15,644,880 58
Dec 29, 2013 - $85,608 -23% -34% 124 $690   $15,730,488 59
Dec 30, 2013 - $63,641 -26% -21% 124 $513   $15,794,129 60
Dec 31, 2013 - $53,084 -17% -26% 124 $428   $15,847,213 61
Jan 1, 2014 - $94,984 +79% +37% 124 $766   $15,942,197 62
Jan 2, 2014 - $54,991 -42% -26% 124 $443   $15,997,188 63
Jan 3, 2014 - $92,869 +69% +13% 128 $726   $16,090,057 64
Jan 4, 2014 - $135,166 +46% +22% 128 $1,056   $16,225,223 65
Jan 5, 2014 - $75,620 -44% -12% 128 $591   $16,300,843 66
Jan 6, 2014 - $24,982 -67% -61% 128 $195   $16,325,825 67
Jan 7, 2014 - $36,851 +48% -31% 128 $288   $16,362,676 68
Jan 8, 2014 - $39,804 +8% -58% 128 $311   $16,402,480 69
Jan 9, 2014 - $39,603 -1% -28% 128 $309   $16,442,083 70
Jan 10, 2014 - $66,452 +68% -28% 125 $532   $16,508,535 71
Jan 11, 2014 - $113,389 +71% -16% 125 $907   $16,621,924 72
Jan 12, 2014 - $60,048 -47% -21% 125 $480   $16,681,972 73
Jan 13, 2014 - $36,668 -39% +47% 125 $293   $16,718,640 74
Jan 14, 2014 - $50,529 +38% +37% 125 $404   $16,769,169 75
Jan 15, 2014 - $42,298 -16% +6% 125 $338   $16,811,467 76
Jan 16, 2014 - $60,546 +43% +53% 125 $484   $16,872,013 77
Jan 17, 2014 - $237,752 +293% +258% 419 $567   $17,109,765 78
Jan 18, 2014 - $421,628 +77% +272% 419 $1,006   $17,531,393 79
Jan 19, 2014 - $281,827 -33% +369% 419 $673   $17,813,220 80
Jan 20, 2014 - $225,695 -20% +516% 419 $539   $18,038,915 81
Jan 21, 2014 - $100,854 -55% +100% 419 $241   $18,139,769 82
Jan 22, 2014 - $91,681 -9% +117% 419 $219   $18,231,450 83
Jan 23, 2014 - $97,257 +6% +61% 419 $232   $18,328,707 84
Jan 24, 2014 13 $550,228 +466% +131% 1,110 $496   $18,878,935 85
Jan 25, 2014 15 $912,598 +66% +116% 1,110 $822   $19,791,533 86
Jan 26, 2014 15 $565,744 -38% +101% 1,110 $510   $20,357,277 87
Jan 27, 2014 14 $171,677 -70% -24% 1,110 $155   $20,528,954 88
Jan 28, 2014 13 $233,021 +36% +131% 1,110 $210   $20,761,975 89
Jan 29, 2014 13 $206,779 -11% +126% 1,110 $186   $20,968,754 90
Jan 30, 2014 14 $210,646 +2% +117% 1,110 $190   $21,179,400 91
Jan 31, 2014 14 $429,148 +104% -22% 1,052 $408   $21,608,548 92
Feb 1, 2014 14 $718,170 +67% -21% 1,052 $683   $22,326,718 93
Feb 2, 2014 15 $215,768 -70% -62% 1,052 $205   $22,542,486 94
Feb 3, 2014 14 $130,122 -40% -24% 1,052 $124   $22,672,608 95
Feb 4, 2014 15 $154,007 +18% -34% 1,052 $146   $22,826,615 96
Feb 5, 2014 15 $122,847 -20% -41% 1,052 $117   $22,949,462 97
Feb 6, 2014 17 $123,024 n/c -42% 1,052 $117   $23,072,486 98
Feb 7, 2014 - $144,935 +18% -66% 488 $297   $23,217,421 99
Feb 8, 2014 - $289,934 +100% -60% 488 $594   $23,507,355 100
Feb 9, 2014 - $172,556 -40% -20% 488 $354   $23,679,911 101
Feb 10, 2014 - $53,522 -69% -59% 488 $110   $23,733,433 102
Feb 11, 2014 - $63,900 +19% -59% 488 $131   $23,797,333 103
Feb 12, 2014 - $51,182 -20% -58% 488 $105   $23,848,515 104
Feb 13, 2014 - $51,806 +1% -58% 488 $106   $23,900,321 105
Feb 14, 2014 - $92,797 +79% -36% 223 $416   $23,993,118 106
Feb 15, 2014 - $161,534 +74% -44% 223 $724   $24,154,652 107
Feb 16, 2014 - $119,518 -26% -31% 223 $536   $24,274,170 108
Feb 17, 2014 - $70,350 -41% +31% 223 $315   $24,344,520 109
Feb 18, 2014 - $36,273 -48% -43% 223 $163   $24,380,793 110
Feb 19, 2014 - $33,874 -7% -34% 223 $152   $24,414,667 111
Feb 20, 2014 - $34,834 +3% -33% 223 $156   $24,449,501 112
Feb 21, 2014 - $71,613 +106% -23% 175 $409   $24,521,114 113
Feb 22, 2014 - $131,110 +83% -19% 175 $749   $24,652,224 114
Feb 23, 2014 - $94,556 -28% -21% 175 $540   $24,746,780 115
Feb 24, 2014 - $27,232 -71% -61% 175 $156   $24,774,012 116
Feb 25, 2014 - $34,784 +28% -4% 175 $199   $24,808,796 117
Feb 26, 2014 - $36,365 +5% +7% 175 $208   $24,845,161 118
Feb 27, 2014 - $45,772 +26% +31% 175 $262   $24,890,933 119
Feb 28, 2014 - $112,140 +145% +57% 216 $519   $25,003,073 120
Mar 1, 2014 - $229,918 +105% +75% 216 $1,064   $25,232,991 121
Mar 2, 2014 - $92,103 -60% -3% 216 $426   $25,325,094 122
Mar 3, 2014 - $63,517 -31% +133% 216 $294   $25,388,611 123
Mar 4, 2014 - $64,539 +2% +86% 216 $299   $25,453,150 124
Mar 5, 2014 - $55,800 -14% +53% 216 $258   $25,508,950 125
Mar 6, 2014 - $60,657 +9% +33% 216 $281   $25,569,607 126
Mar 7, 2014 - $171,676 +183% +53% 312 $550   $25,741,283 127
Mar 8, 2014 - $293,557 +71% +28% 312 $941   $26,034,840 128
Mar 9, 2014 - $153,706 -48% +67% 312 $493   $26,188,546 129
Mar 10, 2014 - $49,182 -68% -23% 312 $158   $26,237,728 130
Mar 11, 2014 - $57,945 +18% -10% 312 $186   $26,295,673 131
Mar 12, 2014 - $54,099 -7% -3% 312 $173   $26,349,772 132
Mar 13, 2014 - $53,580 -1% -12% 312 $172   $26,403,352 133
Mar 14, 2014 24 $103,066 +92% -40% 281 $367   $26,506,418 134
Mar 15, 2014 24 $168,515 +64% -43% 281 $600   $26,674,933 135
Mar 16, 2014 24 $97,453 -42% -37% 281 $347   $26,772,386 136
Mar 17, 2014 24 $34,752 -64% -29% 281 $124   $26,807,138 137
Mar 18, 2014 24 $44,043 +27% -24% 281 $157   $26,851,181 138
Mar 19, 2014 24 $35,610 -19% -34% 281 $127   $26,886,791 139
Mar 20, 2014 24 $30,553 -14% -43% 281 $109   $26,917,344 140
Mar 21, 2014 - $37,341 +22% -64% 178 $210   $26,954,685 141
Mar 22, 2014 - $72,617 +94% -57% 178 $408   $27,027,302 142
Mar 23, 2014 - $38,507 -47% -60% 178 $216   $27,065,809 143
Mar 24, 2014 - $17,925 -53% -48% 178 $101   $27,083,734 144
Mar 25, 2014 - $20,425 +14% -54% 178 $115   $27,104,159 145
Mar 26, 2014 - $15,887 -22% -55% 178 $89   $27,120,046 146
Mar 27, 2014 - $15,143 -5% -50% 178 $85   $27,135,189 147
Mar 28, 2014 - $15,851 +5% -58% 99 $160   $27,151,040 148
Mar 29, 2014 - $28,079 +77% -61% 99 $284   $27,179,119 149
Mar 30, 2014 - $12,547 -55% -67% 99 $127   $27,191,666 150
Mar 31, 2014 - $4,564 -64% -75% 99 $46   $27,196,230 151
Apr 1, 2014 - $6,411 +40% -69% 99 $65   $27,202,641 152
Apr 2, 2014 - $5,277 -18% -67% 99 $53   $27,207,918 153
Apr 3, 2014 - $5,262 n/c -65% 99 $53   $27,213,180 154
Apr 4, 2014 - $8,430 +60% -47% 52 $162   $27,221,610 155
Apr 5, 2014 - $13,213 +57% -53% 52 $254   $27,234,823 156
Apr 6, 2014 - $7,189 -46% -43% 52 $138   $27,242,012 157
Apr 7, 2014 - $2,503 -65% -45% 52 $48   $27,244,515 158
Apr 8, 2014 - $4,577 +83% -29% 52 $88   $27,249,092 159
Apr 9, 2014 - $2,727 -40% -48% 52 $52   $27,251,819 160
Apr 10, 2014 - $2,749 +1% -48% 52 $53   $27,254,568 161
Apr 11, 2014 - $4,828 +76% -43% 33 $146   $27,259,396 162
Apr 12, 2014 - $7,716 +60% -42% 33 $234   $27,267,112 163
Apr 13, 2014 - $5,033 -35% -30% 33 $153   $27,272,145 164
Apr 14, 2014 - $1,529 -70% -39% 33 $46   $27,273,674 165
Apr 15, 2014 - $2,493 +63% -46% 33 $76   $27,276,167 166
Apr 16, 2014 - $1,941 -22% -29% 33 $59   $27,278,108 167
Apr 17, 2014 - $2,374 +22% -14% 33 $72   $27,280,482 168
Apr 18, 2014 - $3,495 +47% -28% 14 $250   $27,283,977 169
Apr 19, 2014 - $3,349 -4% -57% 14 $239   $27,287,326 170
Apr 20, 2014 - $1,790 -47% -64% 14 $128   $27,289,116 171
Apr 21, 2014 - $722 -60% -53% 14 $52   $27,289,838 172
Apr 22, 2014 - $1,022 +42% -59% 14 $73   $27,290,860 173
Apr 23, 2014 - $930 -9% -52% 14 $66   $27,291,790 174
Apr 24, 2014 - $746 -20% -69% 14 $53   $27,292,536 175
Apr 25, 2014 - $1,115 +49% -68% 12 $93   $27,293,651 176
Apr 26, 2014 - $1,968 +77% -41% 12 $164   $27,295,619 177
Apr 27, 2014 - $895 -55% -50% 12 $75   $27,296,514 178
Apr 28, 2014 - $423 -53% -41% 12 $35   $27,296,937 179
Apr 29, 2014 - $639 +51% -37% 12 $53   $27,297,576 180
Apr 30, 2014 - $419 -34% -55% 12 $35   $27,297,995 181
May 1, 2014 - $290 -31% -61% 12 $24   $27,298,285 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 19 $354,384   9 $39,376   $354,384 1
Nov 8, 2013 14 $906,552 +156% 35 $25,901   $1,260,936 2
Nov 15, 2013 11 $2,425,965 +168% 184 $13,185   $3,686,901 3
Nov 22, 2013 12 $4,011,627 +65% 690 $5,814   $7,698,528 4
Nov 29, 2013 11 $3,249,796 -19% 696 $4,669   $10,948,324 5
Dec 6, 2013 10 $2,178,541 -33% 734 $2,968   $13,126,865 6
Dec 13, 2013 12 $1,646,411 -24% 478 $3,444   $14,773,276 7
Dec 20, 2013 25 $678,520 -59% 330 $2,056   $15,451,796 8
Dec 27, 2013 24 $545,392 -20% 124 $4,398   $15,997,188 9
Jan 3, 2014 25 $444,895 -18% 128 $3,476   $16,442,083 10
Jan 10, 2014 24 $429,930 -3% 125 $3,439   $16,872,013 11
Jan 17, 2014 21 $1,456,694 +239% 419 $3,477   $18,328,707 12
Jan 24, 2014 15 $2,850,693 +96% 1,110 $2,568   $21,179,400 13
Jan 31, 2014 14 $1,893,086 -34% 1,052 $1,800   $23,072,486 14
Feb 7, 2014 22 $827,835 -56% 488 $1,696   $23,900,321 15
Feb 14, 2014 26 $549,180 -34% 223 $2,463   $24,449,501 16
Feb 21, 2014 23 $441,432 -20% 175 $2,522   $24,890,933 17
Feb 28, 2014 23 $678,674 +54% 216 $3,142   $25,569,607 18
Mar 7, 2014 20 $833,745 +23% 312 $2,672   $26,403,352 19
Mar 14, 2014 24 $513,992 -38% 281 $1,829   $26,917,344 20
Mar 21, 2014 29 $217,845 -58% 178 $1,224   $27,135,189 21
Mar 28, 2014 43 $77,991 -64% 99 $788   $27,213,180 22
Apr 4, 2014 52 $41,388 -47% 52 $796   $27,254,568 23
Apr 11, 2014 53 $25,914 -37% 33 $785   $27,280,482 24
Apr 18, 2014 59 $12,054 -53% 14 $861   $27,292,536 25
Apr 25, 2014 77 $5,749 -52% 12 $479   $27,298,285 26

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Synopsis

A son of Texas, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is blindsided by being diagnosed as H.I.V.-positive and given 30 days to live. Yet he will not, and does not, accept a death sentence. His crash course of research reveals a lack of approved treatments and medications in the U.S., so Ron crosses the border into Mexico. There, he learns about alternative treatments and begins smuggling them into the U.S., challenging the medical and scientific community including his concerned physician, Dr. Eve Saks. An outsider to the gay community, Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDS patient Rayon, a transsexual who shares Ron’s lust for life. Rayon also shares Ron’s entrepreneurial spirit: seeking to avoid government sanctions against selling non-approved medicines and supplements, they establish a “buyers club,” where H.I.V.-positive people pay monthly dues for access to the newly-acquired supplies. With a growing community of friends and clients, Ron fights for dignity, education, and acceptance.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$260,865 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:10.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/1,110 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $40,075,891

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 2013 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: February 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 4th, 2014 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2283, 7/31/2013)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Award nomination: 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Development Hell, Epilogue, Intertitle
Geographical setting: Dallas, Mexico, Texas
Plot point: AIDS, Bigotry, Biography, Gambling, LGBTQ+, Medical and Hospitals, Non-Chronological, Pharmaceuticals, Rodeo, Smuggler, Terminal Illness
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Truth Entertainment, Voltage Pictures, R2 Films, Evolution Independent
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 21 $260,865   9 $28,985   $260,865 1
Nov 8, 2013 15 $638,704 +145% 35 $18,249   $993,088 2
Nov 15, 2013 12 $1,751,359 +174% 184 $9,518   $3,012,295 3
Nov 22, 2013 10 $2,687,157 +53% 666 $4,035   $6,374,058 4
Nov 29, 2013 12 $2,517,176 -6% 696 $3,617   $10,215,704 5
Dec 6, 2013 11 $1,505,669 -40% 734 $2,051   $12,453,993 6
Dec 13, 2013 11 $1,174,269 -22% 574 $2,046   $14,301,134 7
Dec 20, 2013 19 $382,846 -67% 330 $1,160   $15,156,122 8
Dec 27, 2013 24 $278,692 -27% 124 $2,248   $15,730,488 9
Jan 3, 2014 26 $303,655 +9% 128 $2,372   $16,300,843 10
Jan 10, 2014 27 $239,889 -21% 125 $1,919   $16,681,972 11
Jan 17, 2014 22 $941,207 +292% 419 $2,246   $17,813,220 12
Jan 24, 2014 15 $2,028,570 +116% 1,110 $1,828   $20,357,277 13
Jan 31, 2014 14 $1,363,086 -33% 1,052 $1,296   $22,542,486 14
Feb 7, 2014 22 $607,425 -55% 488 $1,245   $23,679,911 15
Feb 14, 2014 26 $373,849 -38% 223 $1,676   $24,274,170 16
Feb 21, 2014 26 $297,279 -20% 175 $1,699   $24,746,780 17
Feb 28, 2014 24 $434,161 +46% 216 $2,010   $25,325,094 18
Mar 7, 2014 20 $618,939 +43% 312 $1,984   $26,188,546 19
Mar 14, 2014 24 $369,034 -40% 281 $1,313   $26,772,386 20
Mar 21, 2014 30 $148,465 -60% 178 $834   $27,065,809 21
Mar 28, 2014 44 $56,477 -62% 99 $570   $27,191,666 22
Apr 4, 2014 58 $28,832 -49% 52 $554   $27,242,012 23
Apr 11, 2014 58 $17,577 -39% 33 $533   $27,272,145 24
Apr 18, 2014 66 $8,634 -51% 14 $617   $27,289,116 25
Apr 25, 2014 90 $3,978 -54% 12 $332   $27,296,514 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 1, 2013 - $68,988     9 $7,665   $68,988 1
Nov 2, 2013 - $118,543 +72%   9 $13,171   $187,531 2
Nov 3, 2013 - $73,334 -38%   9 $8,148   $260,865 3
Nov 4, 2013 - $21,804 -70%   9 $2,423   $282,669 4
Nov 5, 2013 - $27,456 +26%   9 $3,051   $310,125 5
Nov 6, 2013 - $22,498 -18%   9 $2,500   $332,623 6
Nov 7, 2013 - $21,761 -3%   9 $2,418   $354,384 7
Nov 8, 2013 - $171,195 +687% +148% 35 $4,891   $525,579 8
Nov 9, 2013 - $275,421 +61% +132% 35 $7,869   $801,000 9
Nov 10, 2013 - $192,088 -30% +162% 35 $5,488   $993,088 10
Nov 11, 2013 - $88,086 -54% +304% 35 $2,517   $1,081,174 11
Nov 12, 2013 - $62,418 -29% +127% 35 $1,783   $1,143,592 12
Nov 13, 2013 - $57,288 -8% +155% 35 $1,637   $1,200,880 13
Nov 14, 2013 - $60,056 +5% +176% 35 $1,716   $1,260,936 14
Nov 15, 2013 - $501,194 +735% +193% 184 $2,724   $1,762,130 15
Nov 16, 2013 - $783,237 +56% +184% 184 $4,257   $2,545,367 16
Nov 17, 2013 - $466,928 -40% +143% 184 $2,538   $3,012,295 17
Nov 18, 2013 11 $153,459 -67% +74% 184 $834   $3,165,754 18
Nov 19, 2013 11 $181,791 +18% +191% 184 $988   $3,347,545 19
Nov 20, 2013 11 $174,343 -4% +204% 184 $948   $3,521,888 20
Nov 21, 2013 11 $165,013 -5% +175% 184 $897   $3,686,901 21
Nov 22, 2013 10 $774,443 +369% +55% 666 $1,163   $4,461,344 22
Nov 23, 2013 10 $1,216,154 +57% +55% 666 $1,826   $5,677,498 23
Nov 24, 2013 10 $696,560 -43% +49% 666 $1,046   $6,374,058 24
Nov 25, 2013 10 $256,955 -63% +67% 666 $386   $6,631,013 25
Nov 26, 2013 10 $319,465 +24% +76% 666 $480   $6,950,478 26
Nov 27, 2013 14 $364,676 +14% +109% 690 $529   $7,315,154 27
Nov 28, 2013 12 $383,374 +5% +132% 690 $556   $7,698,528 28
Nov 29, 2013 12 $1,015,246 +165% +31% 696 $1,459   $8,713,774 29
Nov 30, 2013 12 $979,755 -3% -19% 696 $1,408   $9,693,529 30
Dec 1, 2013 10 $522,175 -47% -25% 696 $750   $10,215,704 31
Dec 2, 2013 11 $160,362 -69% -38% 696 $230   $10,376,066 32
Dec 3, 2013 10 $202,378 +26% -37% 696 $291   $10,578,444 33
Dec 4, 2013 9 $182,570 -10% -50% 696 $262   $10,761,014 34
Dec 5, 2013 9 $187,310 +3% -51% 696 $269   $10,948,324 35
Dec 6, 2013 10 $424,387 +127% -58% 734 $578   $11,372,711 36
Dec 7, 2013 10 $692,084 +63% -29% 734 $943   $12,064,795 37
Dec 8, 2013 10 $389,198 -44% -25% 734 $530   $12,453,993 38
Dec 9, 2013 10 $153,479 -61% -4% 734 $209   $12,607,472 39
Dec 10, 2013 10 $189,533 +23% -6% 734 $258   $12,797,005 40
Dec 11, 2013 10 $165,318 -13% -9% 734 $225   $12,962,323 41
Dec 12, 2013 11 $164,542 n/c -12% 734 $224   $13,126,865 42
Dec 13, 2013 - $332,522 +102% -22% 574 $579   $13,459,387 43
Dec 14, 2013 - $499,252 +50% -28% 574 $870   $13,958,639 44
Dec 15, 2013 - $342,495 -31% -12% 574 $597   $14,301,134 45
Dec 16, 2013 11 $125,951 -63% -18% 574 $219   $14,427,085 46
Dec 17, 2013 11 $139,520 +11% -26% 574 $243   $14,566,605 47
Dec 18, 2013 12 $110,685 -21% -33% 574 $193   $14,677,290 48
Dec 19, 2013 12 $95,986 -13% -42% 574 $167   $14,773,276 49
Dec 20, 2013 - $95,988 n/c -71% 330 $291   $14,869,264 50
Dec 21, 2013 - $158,021 +65% -68% 330 $479   $15,027,285 51
Dec 22, 2013 - $128,837 -18% -62% 330 $390   $15,156,122 52
Dec 23, 2013 - $80,183 -38% -36% 330 $243   $15,236,305 53
Dec 24, 2013 - $71,776 -10% -49% 330 $218   $15,308,081 54
Dec 25, 2013 - $69,448 -3% -37% 137 $507   $15,377,529 55
Dec 26, 2013 - $74,267 +7% -23% 137 $542   $15,451,796 56
Dec 27, 2013 - $82,178 +11% -14% 124 $663   $15,533,974 57
Dec 28, 2013 - $110,906 +35% -30% 124 $894   $15,644,880 58
Dec 29, 2013 - $85,608 -23% -34% 124 $690   $15,730,488 59
Dec 30, 2013 - $63,641 -26% -21% 124 $513   $15,794,129 60
Dec 31, 2013 - $53,084 -17% -26% 124 $428   $15,847,213 61
Jan 1, 2014 - $94,984 +79% +37% 124 $766   $15,942,197 62
Jan 2, 2014 - $54,991 -42% -26% 124 $443   $15,997,188 63
Jan 3, 2014 - $92,869 +69% +13% 128 $726   $16,090,057 64
Jan 4, 2014 - $135,166 +46% +22% 128 $1,056   $16,225,223 65
Jan 5, 2014 - $75,620 -44% -12% 128 $591   $16,300,843 66
Jan 6, 2014 - $24,982 -67% -61% 128 $195   $16,325,825 67
Jan 7, 2014 - $36,851 +48% -31% 128 $288   $16,362,676 68
Jan 8, 2014 - $39,804 +8% -58% 128 $311   $16,402,480 69
Jan 9, 2014 - $39,603 -1% -28% 128 $309   $16,442,083 70
Jan 10, 2014 - $66,452 +68% -28% 125 $532   $16,508,535 71
Jan 11, 2014 - $113,389 +71% -16% 125 $907   $16,621,924 72
Jan 12, 2014 - $60,048 -47% -21% 125 $480   $16,681,972 73
Jan 13, 2014 - $36,668 -39% +47% 125 $293   $16,718,640 74
Jan 14, 2014 - $50,529 +38% +37% 125 $404   $16,769,169 75
Jan 15, 2014 - $42,298 -16% +6% 125 $338   $16,811,467 76
Jan 16, 2014 - $60,546 +43% +53% 125 $484   $16,872,013 77
Jan 17, 2014 - $237,752 +293% +258% 419 $567   $17,109,765 78
Jan 18, 2014 - $421,628 +77% +272% 419 $1,006   $17,531,393 79
Jan 19, 2014 - $281,827 -33% +369% 419 $673   $17,813,220 80
Jan 20, 2014 - $225,695 -20% +516% 419 $539   $18,038,915 81
Jan 21, 2014 - $100,854 -55% +100% 419 $241   $18,139,769 82
Jan 22, 2014 - $91,681 -9% +117% 419 $219   $18,231,450 83
Jan 23, 2014 - $97,257 +6% +61% 419 $232   $18,328,707 84
Jan 24, 2014 13 $550,228 +466% +131% 1,110 $496   $18,878,935 85
Jan 25, 2014 15 $912,598 +66% +116% 1,110 $822   $19,791,533 86
Jan 26, 2014 15 $565,744 -38% +101% 1,110 $510   $20,357,277 87
Jan 27, 2014 14 $171,677 -70% -24% 1,110 $155   $20,528,954 88
Jan 28, 2014 13 $233,021 +36% +131% 1,110 $210   $20,761,975 89
Jan 29, 2014 13 $206,779 -11% +126% 1,110 $186   $20,968,754 90
Jan 30, 2014 14 $210,646 +2% +117% 1,110 $190   $21,179,400 91
Jan 31, 2014 14 $429,148 +104% -22% 1,052 $408   $21,608,548 92
Feb 1, 2014 14 $718,170 +67% -21% 1,052 $683   $22,326,718 93
Feb 2, 2014 15 $215,768 -70% -62% 1,052 $205   $22,542,486 94
Feb 3, 2014 14 $130,122 -40% -24% 1,052 $124   $22,672,608 95
Feb 4, 2014 15 $154,007 +18% -34% 1,052 $146   $22,826,615 96
Feb 5, 2014 15 $122,847 -20% -41% 1,052 $117   $22,949,462 97
Feb 6, 2014 17 $123,024 n/c -42% 1,052 $117   $23,072,486 98
Feb 7, 2014 - $144,935 +18% -66% 488 $297   $23,217,421 99
Feb 8, 2014 - $289,934 +100% -60% 488 $594   $23,507,355 100
Feb 9, 2014 - $172,556 -40% -20% 488 $354   $23,679,911 101
Feb 10, 2014 - $53,522 -69% -59% 488 $110   $23,733,433 102
Feb 11, 2014 - $63,900 +19% -59% 488 $131   $23,797,333 103
Feb 12, 2014 - $51,182 -20% -58% 488 $105   $23,848,515 104
Feb 13, 2014 - $51,806 +1% -58% 488 $106   $23,900,321 105
Feb 14, 2014 - $92,797 +79% -36% 223 $416   $23,993,118 106
Feb 15, 2014 - $161,534 +74% -44% 223 $724   $24,154,652 107
Feb 16, 2014 - $119,518 -26% -31% 223 $536   $24,274,170 108
Feb 17, 2014 - $70,350 -41% +31% 223 $315   $24,344,520 109
Feb 18, 2014 - $36,273 -48% -43% 223 $163   $24,380,793 110
Feb 19, 2014 - $33,874 -7% -34% 223 $152   $24,414,667 111
Feb 20, 2014 - $34,834 +3% -33% 223 $156   $24,449,501 112
Feb 21, 2014 - $71,613 +106% -23% 175 $409   $24,521,114 113
Feb 22, 2014 - $131,110 +83% -19% 175 $749   $24,652,224 114
Feb 23, 2014 - $94,556 -28% -21% 175 $540   $24,746,780 115
Feb 24, 2014 - $27,232 -71% -61% 175 $156   $24,774,012 116
Feb 25, 2014 - $34,784 +28% -4% 175 $199   $24,808,796 117
Feb 26, 2014 - $36,365 +5% +7% 175 $208   $24,845,161 118
Feb 27, 2014 - $45,772 +26% +31% 175 $262   $24,890,933 119
Feb 28, 2014 - $112,140 +145% +57% 216 $519   $25,003,073 120
Mar 1, 2014 - $229,918 +105% +75% 216 $1,064   $25,232,991 121
Mar 2, 2014 - $92,103 -60% -3% 216 $426   $25,325,094 122
Mar 3, 2014 - $63,517 -31% +133% 216 $294   $25,388,611 123
Mar 4, 2014 - $64,539 +2% +86% 216 $299   $25,453,150 124
Mar 5, 2014 - $55,800 -14% +53% 216 $258   $25,508,950 125
Mar 6, 2014 - $60,657 +9% +33% 216 $281   $25,569,607 126
Mar 7, 2014 - $171,676 +183% +53% 312 $550   $25,741,283 127
Mar 8, 2014 - $293,557 +71% +28% 312 $941   $26,034,840 128
Mar 9, 2014 - $153,706 -48% +67% 312 $493   $26,188,546 129
Mar 10, 2014 - $49,182 -68% -23% 312 $158   $26,237,728 130
Mar 11, 2014 - $57,945 +18% -10% 312 $186   $26,295,673 131
Mar 12, 2014 - $54,099 -7% -3% 312 $173   $26,349,772 132
Mar 13, 2014 - $53,580 -1% -12% 312 $172   $26,403,352 133
Mar 14, 2014 24 $103,066 +92% -40% 281 $367   $26,506,418 134
Mar 15, 2014 24 $168,515 +64% -43% 281 $600   $26,674,933 135
Mar 16, 2014 24 $97,453 -42% -37% 281 $347   $26,772,386 136
Mar 17, 2014 24 $34,752 -64% -29% 281 $124   $26,807,138 137
Mar 18, 2014 24 $44,043 +27% -24% 281 $157   $26,851,181 138
Mar 19, 2014 24 $35,610 -19% -34% 281 $127   $26,886,791 139
Mar 20, 2014 24 $30,553 -14% -43% 281 $109   $26,917,344 140
Mar 21, 2014 - $37,341 +22% -64% 178 $210   $26,954,685 141
Mar 22, 2014 - $72,617 +94% -57% 178 $408   $27,027,302 142
Mar 23, 2014 - $38,507 -47% -60% 178 $216   $27,065,809 143
Mar 24, 2014 - $17,925 -53% -48% 178 $101   $27,083,734 144
Mar 25, 2014 - $20,425 +14% -54% 178 $115   $27,104,159 145
Mar 26, 2014 - $15,887 -22% -55% 178 $89   $27,120,046 146
Mar 27, 2014 - $15,143 -5% -50% 178 $85   $27,135,189 147
Mar 28, 2014 - $15,851 +5% -58% 99 $160   $27,151,040 148
Mar 29, 2014 - $28,079 +77% -61% 99 $284   $27,179,119 149
Mar 30, 2014 - $12,547 -55% -67% 99 $127   $27,191,666 150
Mar 31, 2014 - $4,564 -64% -75% 99 $46   $27,196,230 151
Apr 1, 2014 - $6,411 +40% -69% 99 $65   $27,202,641 152
Apr 2, 2014 - $5,277 -18% -67% 99 $53   $27,207,918 153
Apr 3, 2014 - $5,262 n/c -65% 99 $53   $27,213,180 154
Apr 4, 2014 - $8,430 +60% -47% 52 $162   $27,221,610 155
Apr 5, 2014 - $13,213 +57% -53% 52 $254   $27,234,823 156
Apr 6, 2014 - $7,189 -46% -43% 52 $138   $27,242,012 157
Apr 7, 2014 - $2,503 -65% -45% 52 $48   $27,244,515 158
Apr 8, 2014 - $4,577 +83% -29% 52 $88   $27,249,092 159
Apr 9, 2014 - $2,727 -40% -48% 52 $52   $27,251,819 160
Apr 10, 2014 - $2,749 +1% -48% 52 $53   $27,254,568 161
Apr 11, 2014 - $4,828 +76% -43% 33 $146   $27,259,396 162
Apr 12, 2014 - $7,716 +60% -42% 33 $234   $27,267,112 163
Apr 13, 2014 - $5,033 -35% -30% 33 $153   $27,272,145 164
Apr 14, 2014 - $1,529 -70% -39% 33 $46   $27,273,674 165
Apr 15, 2014 - $2,493 +63% -46% 33 $76   $27,276,167 166
Apr 16, 2014 - $1,941 -22% -29% 33 $59   $27,278,108 167
Apr 17, 2014 - $2,374 +22% -14% 33 $72   $27,280,482 168
Apr 18, 2014 - $3,495 +47% -28% 14 $250   $27,283,977 169
Apr 19, 2014 - $3,349 -4% -57% 14 $239   $27,287,326 170
Apr 20, 2014 - $1,790 -47% -64% 14 $128   $27,289,116 171
Apr 21, 2014 - $722 -60% -53% 14 $52   $27,289,838 172
Apr 22, 2014 - $1,022 +42% -59% 14 $73   $27,290,860 173
Apr 23, 2014 - $930 -9% -52% 14 $66   $27,291,790 174
Apr 24, 2014 - $746 -20% -69% 14 $53   $27,292,536 175
Apr 25, 2014 - $1,115 +49% -68% 12 $93   $27,293,651 176
Apr 26, 2014 - $1,968 +77% -41% 12 $164   $27,295,619 177
Apr 27, 2014 - $895 -55% -50% 12 $75   $27,296,514 178
Apr 28, 2014 - $423 -53% -41% 12 $35   $27,296,937 179
Apr 29, 2014 - $639 +51% -37% 12 $53   $27,297,576 180
Apr 30, 2014 - $419 -34% -55% 12 $35   $27,297,995 181
May 1, 2014 - $290 -31% -61% 12 $24   $27,298,285 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 19 $354,384   9 $39,376   $354,384 1
Nov 8, 2013 14 $906,552 +156% 35 $25,901   $1,260,936 2
Nov 15, 2013 11 $2,425,965 +168% 184 $13,185   $3,686,901 3
Nov 22, 2013 12 $4,011,627 +65% 690 $5,814   $7,698,528 4
Nov 29, 2013 11 $3,249,796 -19% 696 $4,669   $10,948,324 5
Dec 6, 2013 10 $2,178,541 -33% 734 $2,968   $13,126,865 6
Dec 13, 2013 12 $1,646,411 -24% 478 $3,444   $14,773,276 7
Dec 20, 2013 25 $678,520 -59% 330 $2,056   $15,451,796 8
Dec 27, 2013 24 $545,392 -20% 124 $4,398   $15,997,188 9
Jan 3, 2014 25 $444,895 -18% 128 $3,476   $16,442,083 10
Jan 10, 2014 24 $429,930 -3% 125 $3,439   $16,872,013 11
Jan 17, 2014 21 $1,456,694 +239% 419 $3,477   $18,328,707 12
Jan 24, 2014 15 $2,850,693 +96% 1,110 $2,568   $21,179,400 13
Jan 31, 2014 14 $1,893,086 -34% 1,052 $1,800   $23,072,486 14
Feb 7, 2014 22 $827,835 -56% 488 $1,696   $23,900,321 15
Feb 14, 2014 26 $549,180 -34% 223 $2,463   $24,449,501 16
Feb 21, 2014 23 $441,432 -20% 175 $2,522   $24,890,933 17
Feb 28, 2014 23 $678,674 +54% 216 $3,142   $25,569,607 18
Mar 7, 2014 20 $833,745 +23% 312 $2,672   $26,403,352 19
Mar 14, 2014 24 $513,992 -38% 281 $1,829   $26,917,344 20
Mar 21, 2014 29 $217,845 -58% 178 $1,224   $27,135,189 21
Mar 28, 2014 43 $77,991 -64% 99 $788   $27,213,180 22
Apr 4, 2014 52 $41,388 -47% 52 $796   $27,254,568 23
Apr 11, 2014 53 $25,914 -37% 33 $785   $27,280,482 24
Apr 18, 2014 59 $12,054 -53% 14 $861   $27,292,536 25
Apr 25, 2014 77 $5,749 -52% 12 $479   $27,298,285 26

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