Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2013)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $152,449 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Ricky Jay is a magician, author, historian and actor -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive Practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $13,802 (9.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $224,262 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 17th, 2013 (Limited) by Kino Lorber |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Confidence Men, Stage Magician |
| Social setting: | Movie Business |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Hopscotch Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | 69 | $13,802 | 1 | $13,802 | $18,984 | 1 | |
| Apr 26, 2013 | 74 | $9,527 | -31% | 1 | $9,527 | $34,856 | 2 |
| May 3, 2013 | 76 | $8,104 | -15% | 4 | $2,026 | $47,865 | 3 |
| May 10, 2013 | 87 | $4,232 | -48% | 3 | $1,411 | $58,292 | 4 |
| May 17, 2013 | 65 | $9,697 | +129% | 1 | $9,697 | $70,245 | 5 |
| May 31, 2013 | 50 | $9,306 | 5 | $1,861 | $96,513 | 7 | |
| Jun 7, 2013 | 61 | $6,252 | -33% | 7 | $893 | $106,769 | 8 |
| Jun 14, 2013 | 87 | $965 | -85% | 4 | $241 | $111,549 | 9 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 88 | $852 | -12% | 2 | $426 | $112,819 | 10 |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 66 | $4,539 | +433% | 2 | $2,270 | $117,358 | 11 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 58 | $2,176 | 1 | $2,176 | $129,928 | 13 | |
| Jul 19, 2013 | 81 | $3,243 | +49% | 2 | $1,622 | $134,593 | 14 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | 61 | $5,318 | +64% | 4 | $1,330 | $143,782 | 15 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | 76 | $2,188 | -59% | 1 | $2,188 | $146,550 | 16 |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 96 | $267 | -88% | 1 | $267 | $146,817 | 17 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 108 | $248 | -7% | 1 | $248 | $147,319 | 18 |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 102 | $567 | +129% | 2 | $284 | $147,986 | 19 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | 97 | $1,063 | 1 | $1,063 | $149,117 | 22 | |
| Sep 20, 2013 | 114 | $366 | -66% | 1 | $366 | $150,407 | 23 |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 106 | $166 | -55% | 1 | $166 | $151,389 | 24 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2013 | 88 | $5,182 | 1 | $5,182 | $5,182 | 1 | |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 69 | $20,147 | +289% | 1 | $20,147 | $25,329 | 2 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | 69 | $14,432 | -28% | 1 | $14,432 | $39,761 | 3 |
| May 3, 2013 | 76 | $14,299 | -1% | 4 | $3,575 | $54,060 | 4 |
| May 10, 2013 | 89 | $6,488 | -55% | 3 | $2,163 | $60,548 | 5 |
| May 17, 2013 | 69 | $14,710 | +127% | 1 | $14,710 | $75,258 | 6 |
| May 24, 2013 | 68 | $11,949 | -19% | 3 | $3,983 | $87,207 | 7 |
| May 31, 2013 | 55 | $13,310 | +11% | 5 | $2,662 | $100,517 | 8 |
| Jun 7, 2013 | 69 | $10,067 | -24% | 7 | $1,438 | $106,769 | 9 |
| Jun 14, 2013 | 91 | $1,383 | -86% | 4 | $346 | $111,967 | 10 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 98 | $852 | -38% | 2 | $426 | $112,819 | 11 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 68 | $3,598 | 2 | $1,799 | $131,350 | 14 | |
| Jul 19, 2013 | 68 | $7,114 | +98% | 3 | $2,371 | $138,464 | 15 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | 61 | $5,898 | -17% | 4 | $1,475 | $144,362 | 16 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | 79 | $2,188 | -63% | 2 | $1,094 | $146,550 | 17 |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 101 | $521 | -76% | 2 | $261 | $147,071 | 18 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 98 | $348 | -33% | 1 | $348 | $147,419 | 19 |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 93 | $1,458 | +319% | 3 | $486 | $148,877 | 20 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | - | $1,164 | 1 | $1,164 | $150,041 | 23 | |
| Sep 20, 2013 | 100 | $1,182 | +2% | 2 | $591 | $151,223 | 24 |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 97 | $788 | -33% | 2 | $394 | $152,011 | 25 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 111 | $438 | -44% | 1 | $438 | $152,449 | 26 |
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
Ricky Jay is a magician, author, historian and actor -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive Practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $13,802 (9.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $224,262 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 17th, 2013 (Limited) by Kino Lorber |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Confidence Men, Stage Magician |
| Social setting: | Movie Business |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Hopscotch Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | 69 | $13,802 | 1 | $13,802 | $18,984 | 1 | |
| Apr 26, 2013 | 74 | $9,527 | -31% | 1 | $9,527 | $34,856 | 2 |
| May 3, 2013 | 76 | $8,104 | -15% | 4 | $2,026 | $47,865 | 3 |
| May 10, 2013 | 87 | $4,232 | -48% | 3 | $1,411 | $58,292 | 4 |
| May 17, 2013 | 65 | $9,697 | +129% | 1 | $9,697 | $70,245 | 5 |
| May 31, 2013 | 50 | $9,306 | 5 | $1,861 | $96,513 | 7 | |
| Jun 7, 2013 | 61 | $6,252 | -33% | 7 | $893 | $106,769 | 8 |
| Jun 14, 2013 | 87 | $965 | -85% | 4 | $241 | $111,549 | 9 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 88 | $852 | -12% | 2 | $426 | $112,819 | 10 |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 66 | $4,539 | +433% | 2 | $2,270 | $117,358 | 11 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 58 | $2,176 | 1 | $2,176 | $129,928 | 13 | |
| Jul 19, 2013 | 81 | $3,243 | +49% | 2 | $1,622 | $134,593 | 14 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | 61 | $5,318 | +64% | 4 | $1,330 | $143,782 | 15 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | 76 | $2,188 | -59% | 1 | $2,188 | $146,550 | 16 |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 96 | $267 | -88% | 1 | $267 | $146,817 | 17 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 108 | $248 | -7% | 1 | $248 | $147,319 | 18 |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 102 | $567 | +129% | 2 | $284 | $147,986 | 19 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | 97 | $1,063 | 1 | $1,063 | $149,117 | 22 | |
| Sep 20, 2013 | 114 | $366 | -66% | 1 | $366 | $150,407 | 23 |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 106 | $166 | -55% | 1 | $166 | $151,389 | 24 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2013 | 88 | $5,182 | 1 | $5,182 | $5,182 | 1 | |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 69 | $20,147 | +289% | 1 | $20,147 | $25,329 | 2 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | 69 | $14,432 | -28% | 1 | $14,432 | $39,761 | 3 |
| May 3, 2013 | 76 | $14,299 | -1% | 4 | $3,575 | $54,060 | 4 |
| May 10, 2013 | 89 | $6,488 | -55% | 3 | $2,163 | $60,548 | 5 |
| May 17, 2013 | 69 | $14,710 | +127% | 1 | $14,710 | $75,258 | 6 |
| May 24, 2013 | 68 | $11,949 | -19% | 3 | $3,983 | $87,207 | 7 |
| May 31, 2013 | 55 | $13,310 | +11% | 5 | $2,662 | $100,517 | 8 |
| Jun 7, 2013 | 69 | $10,067 | -24% | 7 | $1,438 | $106,769 | 9 |
| Jun 14, 2013 | 91 | $1,383 | -86% | 4 | $346 | $111,967 | 10 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 98 | $852 | -38% | 2 | $426 | $112,819 | 11 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 68 | $3,598 | 2 | $1,799 | $131,350 | 14 | |
| Jul 19, 2013 | 68 | $7,114 | +98% | 3 | $2,371 | $138,464 | 15 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | 61 | $5,898 | -17% | 4 | $1,475 | $144,362 | 16 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | 79 | $2,188 | -63% | 2 | $1,094 | $146,550 | 17 |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 101 | $521 | -76% | 2 | $261 | $147,071 | 18 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 98 | $348 | -33% | 1 | $348 | $147,419 | 19 |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 93 | $1,458 | +319% | 3 | $486 | $148,877 | 20 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | - | $1,164 | 1 | $1,164 | $150,041 | 23 | |
| Sep 20, 2013 | 100 | $1,182 | +2% | 2 | $591 | $151,223 | 24 |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 97 | $788 | -33% | 2 | $394 | $152,011 | 25 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 111 | $438 | -44% | 1 | $438 | $152,449 | 26 |
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.