The Debut (2001)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $1,743,570 | Details |
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Synopsis
A Filipino-American teenager reluctantly attends the coming-out party his father is giving for his sister.
Metrics
| Legs: | 26.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,648,040 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 16th, 2001 (Wide) by Menemsha Entertainment |
| Video Release: | September 9th, 2003 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Tagalog, Filipino |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2001 | 78 | $11,485 | 2 | $5,743 | $692,001 | 22 | |
| Aug 31, 2001 | 87 | $6,450 | 2 | $3,225 | $745,501 | 25 | |
| Oct 5, 2001 | 47 | $64,670 | 6 | $10,778 | $813,610 | 30 | |
| Oct 12, 2001 | 46 | $63,968 | -1% | 9 | $7,108 | $899,311 | 31 |
| Oct 26, 2001 | 59 | $34,368 | 7 | $4,910 | $1,018,516 | 33 | |
| Nov 2, 2001 | 63 | $23,459 | -32% | 5 | $4,692 | $1,052,206 | 34 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | 74 | $13,216 | -44% | 4 | $3,304 | $1,070,925 | 35 |
| Jan 25, 2002 | 50 | $42,534 | 3 | $14,178 | $1,121,540 | 46 | |
| Feb 1, 2002 | 49 | $39,742 | -7% | 5 | $7,948 | $1,168,635 | 47 |
| Feb 8, 2002 | 49 | $33,677 | -15% | 5 | $6,735 | $1,214,868 | 48 |
| Feb 15, 2002 | 56 | $26,182 | -22% | 4 | $6,546 | $1,247,447 | 49 |
| Feb 22, 2002 | 90 | $5,219 | -80% | 2 | $2,610 | $1,252,666 | 50 |
| Mar 1, 2002 | 113 | $1,415 | -73% | 1 | $1,415 | $1,260,219 | 51 |
| Mar 15, 2002 | 71 | $12,784 | 1 | $12,784 | $1,273,630 | 53 | |
| Mar 22, 2002 | 54 | $33,302 | +160% | 4 | $8,326 | $1,311,340 | 54 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | 60 | $23,939 | -28% | 4 | $5,985 | $1,376,545 | 55 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | 79 | $12,123 | -49% | 4 | $3,031 | $1,377,563 | 56 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | 90 | $3,773 | -69% | 1 | $3,773 | $1,386,834 | 57 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | 104 | $5,237 | +39% | 2 | $2,619 | $1,393,485 | 58 |
| Apr 26, 2002 | 116 | $3,473 | -34% | 2 | $1,737 | $1,399,604 | 59 |
| Jun 7, 2002 | 43 | $32,711 | 4 | $8,178 | $1,436,133 | 65 | |
| Jun 21, 2002 | 53 | $16,937 | 3 | $5,646 | $1,533,516 | 67 | |
| Jun 28, 2002 | 65 | $11,194 | -34% | 3 | $3,731 | $1,555,906 | 68 |
| Jul 5, 2002 | 69 | $8,067 | -28% | 3 | $2,689 | $1,571,801 | 69 |
| Jul 19, 2002 | 109 | $1,929 | 1 | $1,929 | $1,584,193 | 71 | |
| Aug 16, 2002 | 77 | $12,499 | 3 | $4,166 | $1,598,050 | 75 | |
| Aug 23, 2002 | 65 | $27,248 | +118% | 5 | $5,450 | $1,633,062 | 76 |
| Aug 30, 2002 | 85 | $6,945 | -75% | 4 | $1,736 | $1,677,052 | 77 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | 146 | $641 | 1 | $641 | $1,678,298 | 80 | |
| Oct 25, 2002 | 72 | $14,253 | 4 | $3,563 | $1,724,284 | 85 | |
| Nov 1, 2002 | 81 | $7,028 | -51% | 2 | $3,514 | $1,735,813 | 86 |
| Nov 8, 2002 | 87 | $5,062 | -28% | 2 | $2,531 | $1,743,570 | 87 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2001 | 82 | $9,889 | 2 | $4,945 | $748,940 | 25 | |
| Oct 5, 2001 | 50 | $86,403 | 6 | $14,401 | $835,343 | 30 | |
| Oct 26, 2001 | 61 | $44,599 | 7 | $6,371 | $1,028,747 | 33 | |
| Nov 2, 2001 | 69 | $28,962 | -35% | 5 | $5,792 | $1,057,709 | 34 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | 73 | $21,297 | -26% | 4 | $5,324 | $1,079,006 | 35 |
| Jan 25, 2002 | 51 | $49,887 | 3 | $16,629 | $1,128,893 | 46 | |
| Feb 1, 2002 | 49 | $52,298 | +5% | 5 | $10,460 | $1,181,191 | 47 |
| Feb 8, 2002 | 54 | $40,074 | -23% | 5 | $8,015 | $1,221,265 | 48 |
| Feb 15, 2002 | 57 | $26,182 | -35% | 4 | $6,546 | $1,247,447 | 49 |
| Feb 22, 2002 | 80 | $11,357 | -57% | 2 | $5,679 | $1,258,804 | 50 |
| Mar 1, 2002 | 111 | $2,042 | -82% | 1 | $2,042 | $1,260,846 | 51 |
| Mar 15, 2002 | 72 | $17,192 | 1 | $17,192 | $1,278,038 | 53 | |
| Mar 22, 2002 | 53 | $74,568 | +334% | 4 | $18,642 | $1,352,606 | 54 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | 83 | $12,834 | -83% | 4 | $3,209 | $1,365,440 | 55 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | 77 | $17,621 | +37% | 4 | $4,405 | $1,383,061 | 56 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | 88 | $5,187 | -71% | 1 | $5,187 | $1,388,248 | 57 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | 98 | $7,883 | +52% | 2 | $3,942 | $1,396,131 | 58 |
| Jun 21, 2002 | 54 | $28,133 | 3 | $9,378 | $1,544,712 | 67 | |
| Jun 28, 2002 | 64 | $19,022 | -32% | 3 | $6,341 | $1,563,734 | 68 |
| Jul 19, 2002 | 109 | $3,287 | 1 | $3,287 | $1,585,551 | 71 | |
| Aug 16, 2002 | 78 | $20,263 | 3 | $6,754 | $1,605,814 | 75 | |
| Aug 23, 2002 | 55 | $64,293 | +217% | 5 | $12,859 | $1,670,107 | 76 |
| Aug 30, 2002 | 84 | $7,550 | -88% | 4 | $1,888 | $1,677,657 | 77 |
| Oct 25, 2002 | 73 | $18,754 | 4 | $4,689 | $1,728,785 | 85 | |
| Nov 1, 2002 | 82 | $9,723 | -48% | 2 | $4,862 | $1,738,508 | 86 |
| Nov 8, 2002 | 89 | $5,062 | -48% | 2 | $2,531 | $1,743,570 | 87 |
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
A Filipino-American teenager reluctantly attends the coming-out party his father is giving for his sister.
Metrics
| Legs: | 26.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,648,040 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 16th, 2001 (Wide) by Menemsha Entertainment |
| Video Release: | September 9th, 2003 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Tagalog, Filipino |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2001 | 78 | $11,485 | 2 | $5,743 | $692,001 | 22 | |
| Aug 31, 2001 | 87 | $6,450 | 2 | $3,225 | $745,501 | 25 | |
| Oct 5, 2001 | 47 | $64,670 | 6 | $10,778 | $813,610 | 30 | |
| Oct 12, 2001 | 46 | $63,968 | -1% | 9 | $7,108 | $899,311 | 31 |
| Oct 26, 2001 | 59 | $34,368 | 7 | $4,910 | $1,018,516 | 33 | |
| Nov 2, 2001 | 63 | $23,459 | -32% | 5 | $4,692 | $1,052,206 | 34 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | 74 | $13,216 | -44% | 4 | $3,304 | $1,070,925 | 35 |
| Jan 25, 2002 | 50 | $42,534 | 3 | $14,178 | $1,121,540 | 46 | |
| Feb 1, 2002 | 49 | $39,742 | -7% | 5 | $7,948 | $1,168,635 | 47 |
| Feb 8, 2002 | 49 | $33,677 | -15% | 5 | $6,735 | $1,214,868 | 48 |
| Feb 15, 2002 | 56 | $26,182 | -22% | 4 | $6,546 | $1,247,447 | 49 |
| Feb 22, 2002 | 90 | $5,219 | -80% | 2 | $2,610 | $1,252,666 | 50 |
| Mar 1, 2002 | 113 | $1,415 | -73% | 1 | $1,415 | $1,260,219 | 51 |
| Mar 15, 2002 | 71 | $12,784 | 1 | $12,784 | $1,273,630 | 53 | |
| Mar 22, 2002 | 54 | $33,302 | +160% | 4 | $8,326 | $1,311,340 | 54 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | 60 | $23,939 | -28% | 4 | $5,985 | $1,376,545 | 55 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | 79 | $12,123 | -49% | 4 | $3,031 | $1,377,563 | 56 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | 90 | $3,773 | -69% | 1 | $3,773 | $1,386,834 | 57 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | 104 | $5,237 | +39% | 2 | $2,619 | $1,393,485 | 58 |
| Apr 26, 2002 | 116 | $3,473 | -34% | 2 | $1,737 | $1,399,604 | 59 |
| Jun 7, 2002 | 43 | $32,711 | 4 | $8,178 | $1,436,133 | 65 | |
| Jun 21, 2002 | 53 | $16,937 | 3 | $5,646 | $1,533,516 | 67 | |
| Jun 28, 2002 | 65 | $11,194 | -34% | 3 | $3,731 | $1,555,906 | 68 |
| Jul 5, 2002 | 69 | $8,067 | -28% | 3 | $2,689 | $1,571,801 | 69 |
| Jul 19, 2002 | 109 | $1,929 | 1 | $1,929 | $1,584,193 | 71 | |
| Aug 16, 2002 | 77 | $12,499 | 3 | $4,166 | $1,598,050 | 75 | |
| Aug 23, 2002 | 65 | $27,248 | +118% | 5 | $5,450 | $1,633,062 | 76 |
| Aug 30, 2002 | 85 | $6,945 | -75% | 4 | $1,736 | $1,677,052 | 77 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | 146 | $641 | 1 | $641 | $1,678,298 | 80 | |
| Oct 25, 2002 | 72 | $14,253 | 4 | $3,563 | $1,724,284 | 85 | |
| Nov 1, 2002 | 81 | $7,028 | -51% | 2 | $3,514 | $1,735,813 | 86 |
| Nov 8, 2002 | 87 | $5,062 | -28% | 2 | $2,531 | $1,743,570 | 87 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2001 | 82 | $9,889 | 2 | $4,945 | $748,940 | 25 | |
| Oct 5, 2001 | 50 | $86,403 | 6 | $14,401 | $835,343 | 30 | |
| Oct 26, 2001 | 61 | $44,599 | 7 | $6,371 | $1,028,747 | 33 | |
| Nov 2, 2001 | 69 | $28,962 | -35% | 5 | $5,792 | $1,057,709 | 34 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | 73 | $21,297 | -26% | 4 | $5,324 | $1,079,006 | 35 |
| Jan 25, 2002 | 51 | $49,887 | 3 | $16,629 | $1,128,893 | 46 | |
| Feb 1, 2002 | 49 | $52,298 | +5% | 5 | $10,460 | $1,181,191 | 47 |
| Feb 8, 2002 | 54 | $40,074 | -23% | 5 | $8,015 | $1,221,265 | 48 |
| Feb 15, 2002 | 57 | $26,182 | -35% | 4 | $6,546 | $1,247,447 | 49 |
| Feb 22, 2002 | 80 | $11,357 | -57% | 2 | $5,679 | $1,258,804 | 50 |
| Mar 1, 2002 | 111 | $2,042 | -82% | 1 | $2,042 | $1,260,846 | 51 |
| Mar 15, 2002 | 72 | $17,192 | 1 | $17,192 | $1,278,038 | 53 | |
| Mar 22, 2002 | 53 | $74,568 | +334% | 4 | $18,642 | $1,352,606 | 54 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | 83 | $12,834 | -83% | 4 | $3,209 | $1,365,440 | 55 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | 77 | $17,621 | +37% | 4 | $4,405 | $1,383,061 | 56 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | 88 | $5,187 | -71% | 1 | $5,187 | $1,388,248 | 57 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | 98 | $7,883 | +52% | 2 | $3,942 | $1,396,131 | 58 |
| Jun 21, 2002 | 54 | $28,133 | 3 | $9,378 | $1,544,712 | 67 | |
| Jun 28, 2002 | 64 | $19,022 | -32% | 3 | $6,341 | $1,563,734 | 68 |
| Jul 19, 2002 | 109 | $3,287 | 1 | $3,287 | $1,585,551 | 71 | |
| Aug 16, 2002 | 78 | $20,263 | 3 | $6,754 | $1,605,814 | 75 | |
| Aug 23, 2002 | 55 | $64,293 | +217% | 5 | $12,859 | $1,670,107 | 76 |
| Aug 30, 2002 | 84 | $7,550 | -88% | 4 | $1,888 | $1,677,657 | 77 |
| Oct 25, 2002 | 73 | $18,754 | 4 | $4,689 | $1,728,785 | 85 | |
| Nov 1, 2002 | 82 | $9,723 | -48% | 2 | $4,862 | $1,738,508 | 86 |
| Nov 8, 2002 | 89 | $5,062 | -48% | 2 | $2,531 | $1,743,570 | 87 |
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.