The Disaster Artist (2017)

The Disaster Artist
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,120,616Details
International Box Office $7,597,051Details
Worldwide Box Office $28,717,667
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $510,481 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $941,659 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,452,140
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau—an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable—into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,211,345 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/1,010 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,322,220

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 1st, 2017 (Limited) by A24
December 8th, 2017 (Expands Wide) by A24
International Releases: December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide), released as Disaster Artist, The (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 22nd, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
December 22nd, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: February 20th, 2018 by A24
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2477 (Cert #50923), 5/24/2017)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Greatest Showman
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Keywords: 1990s, Film Actor, Set in Hollywood, Aspiring Actress / Actor, Backstage, Set in Los Angeles, 2000s, Epilogue, IMAX: DMR, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Good Universe, Point Grey, New Line Cinema, Rabbit Bandini Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 49 $2,717,237 Dec 15, 2017 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 3 $6,366,243 Dec 8, 2017 10
Theater Average Opening Weekend 97 $63,755 Dec 1, 2017 3
Top 2017 Theater Average 8 $63,755 Dec 1, 2017 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 1, 2017 12 $1,211,345   19 $63,755   $1,211,345 1
Dec 8, 2017 4 $6,366,243 +426% 840 $7,579   $7,963,017 2
Dec 15, 2017 8 $2,717,237 -57% 1,010 $2,690   $13,012,368 3
Dec 22, 2017 17 $884,576 -67% 517 $1,711   $15,694,977 4
Dec 29, 2017 17 $932,993 +5% 507 $1,840   $17,861,795 5
Jan 5, 2018 19 $746,034 -20% 478 $1,561   $19,431,782 6
Jan 12, 2018 22 $461,484 -38% 371 $1,244   $20,325,591 7
Jan 19, 2018 30 $174,999 -62% 147 $1,190   $20,726,034 8
Jan 26, 2018 34 $99,096 -43% 84 $1,180   $20,910,950 9
Feb 2, 2018 39 $50,923 -49% 65 $783   $21,000,317 10
Feb 9, 2018 45 $28,774 -43% 31 $928   $21,064,081 11
Feb 16, 2018 54 $14,358 -50% 23 $624   $21,094,964 12
Feb 23, 2018 67 $6,495 -55% 12 $541   $21,108,219 13
Mar 2, 2018 69 $4,343 -33% 8 $543   $21,117,606 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 1, 2017 12 $501,766     19 $26,409   $501,766 1
Dec 2, 2017 12 $408,005 -19%   19 $21,474   $909,771 2
Dec 3, 2017 12 $301,574 -26%   19 $15,872   $1,211,345 3
Dec 4, 2017 12 $99,278 -67%   19 $5,225   $1,310,623 4
Dec 5, 2017 13 $105,590 +6%   19 $5,557   $1,416,213 5
Dec 6, 2017 13 $105,797 n/c   19 $5,568   $1,522,010 6
Dec 7, 2017 13 $74,764 -29%   19 $3,935   $1,596,774 7
Dec 8, 2017 2 $2,645,430 +3,438% +427% 840 $3,149   $4,242,204 8
Dec 9, 2017 7 $2,200,103 -17% +439% 840 $2,619   $6,442,307 9
Dec 10, 2017 6 $1,520,710 -31% +404% 840 $1,810   $7,963,017 10
Dec 11, 2017 4 $590,329 -61% +495% 840 $703   $8,553,346 11
Dec 12, 2017 5 $730,605 +24% +592% 840 $870   $9,283,951 12
Dec 13, 2017 4 $594,812 -19% +462% 840 $708   $9,878,763 13
Dec 14, 2017 5 $416,368 -30% +457% 840 $496   $10,295,131 14
Dec 15, 2017 8 $764,475 +84% -71% 1,010 $757   $11,059,606 15
Dec 16, 2017 8 $1,099,660 +44% -50% 1,010 $1,089   $12,159,266 16
Dec 17, 2017 8 $853,102 -22% -44% 1,010 $845   $13,012,368 17
Dec 18, 2017 6 $461,756 -46% -22% 1,010 $457   $13,474,124 18
Dec 19, 2017 8 $546,378 +18% -25% 1,010 $541   $14,020,502 19
Dec 20, 2017 7 $431,639 -21% -27% 1,010 $427   $14,452,141 20
Dec 21, 2017 9 $358,260 -17% -14% 1,010 $355   $14,810,401 21
Dec 22, 2017 14 $333,641 -7% -56% 517 $645   $15,144,042 22
Dec 23, 2017 - $367,543 +10% -67% 517 $711   $15,511,585 23
Dec 24, 2017 - $183,392 -50% -79% 517 $355   $15,694,977 24
Dec 25, 2017 - $325,057 +77% -30% 517 $629   $16,020,034 25
Dec 26, 2017 - $315,305 -3% -42% 517 $610   $16,335,339 26
Dec 27, 2017 - $295,234 -6% -32% 517 $571   $16,630,573 27
Dec 28, 2017 - $298,229 +1% -17% 517 $577   $16,928,802 28
Dec 29, 2017 - $343,944 +15% +3% 507 $678   $17,272,746 29
Dec 30, 2017 - $388,930 +13% +6% 507 $767   $17,661,676 30
Dec 31, 2017 - $200,119 -49% +9% 507 $395   $17,861,795 31
Jan 1, 2018 - $308,329 +54% -5% 507 $608   $18,170,124 32
Jan 2, 2018 - $206,580 -33% -34% 507 $407   $18,376,704 33
Jan 3, 2018 - $175,593 -15% -41% 507 $346   $18,552,297 34
Jan 4, 2018 - $133,451 -24% -55% 507 $263   $18,685,748 35
Jan 5, 2018 - $229,733 +72% -33% 478 $481   $18,915,481 36
Jan 6, 2018 - $316,528 +38% -19% 478 $662   $19,232,009 37
Jan 7, 2018 - $199,773 -37% n/c 478 $418   $19,431,782 38
Jan 8, 2018 - $105,555 -47% -66% 478 $221   $19,537,337 39
Jan 9, 2018 - $128,246 +21% -38% 478 $268   $19,665,583 40
Jan 10, 2018 - $115,421 -10% -34% 478 $241   $19,781,004 41
Jan 11, 2018 - $83,103 -28% -38% 478 $174   $19,864,107 42
Jan 12, 2018 - $130,847 +57% -43% 371 $353   $19,994,954 43
Jan 13, 2018 - $182,987 +40% -42% 371 $493   $20,177,941 44
Jan 14, 2018 - $147,650 -19% -26% 371 $398   $20,325,591 45
Jan 15, 2018 - $88,276 -40% -16% 371 $238   $20,413,867 46
Jan 16, 2018 - $49,352 -44% -62% 371 $133   $20,463,219 47
Jan 17, 2018 - $45,212 -8% -61% 371 $122   $20,508,431 48
Jan 18, 2018 - $42,604 -6% -49% 371 $115   $20,551,035 49
Jan 19, 2018 - $54,485 +28% -58% 147 $371   $20,605,520 50
Jan 20, 2018 - $78,250 +44% -57% 147 $532   $20,683,770 51
Jan 21, 2018 - $42,264 -46% -71% 147 $288   $20,726,034 52
Jan 22, 2018 - $21,903 -48% -75% 147 $149   $20,747,937 53
Jan 23, 2018 - $23,274 +6% -53% 147 $158   $20,771,211 54
Jan 24, 2018 - $21,345 -8% -53% 147 $145   $20,792,556 55
Jan 25, 2018 - $19,298 -10% -55% 147 $131   $20,811,854 56
Jan 26, 2018 - $30,640 +59% -44% 84 $365   $20,842,494 57
Jan 27, 2018 - $40,223 +31% -49% 84 $479   $20,882,717 58
Jan 28, 2018 - $28,233 -30% -33% 84 $336   $20,910,950 59
Jan 29, 2018 - $9,196 -67% -58% 84 $109   $20,920,146 60
Jan 30, 2018 - $9,204 n/c -60% 84 $110   $20,929,350 61
Jan 31, 2018 - $9,388 +2% -56% 84 $112   $20,938,738 62
Feb 1, 2018 - $10,656 +14% -45% 84 $127   $20,949,394 63
Feb 2, 2018 - $15,814 +48% -48% 65 $243   $20,965,208 64
Feb 3, 2018 - $25,878 +64% -36% 65 $398   $20,991,086 65
Feb 4, 2018 - $9,231 -64% -67% 65 $142   $21,000,317 66
Feb 5, 2018 - $8,003 -13% -13% 65 $123   $21,008,320 67
Feb 6, 2018 - $9,123 +14% -1% 65 $140   $21,017,443 68
Feb 7, 2018 - $10,036 +10% +7% 65 $154   $21,027,479 69
Feb 8, 2018 - $7,828 -22% -27% 65 $120   $21,035,307 70
Feb 9, 2018 - $7,788 -1% -51% 31 $251   $21,043,095 71
Feb 10, 2018 - $11,615 +49% -55% 31 $375   $21,054,710 72
Feb 11, 2018 - $9,371 -19% +2% 31 $302   $21,064,081 73
Feb 12, 2018 - $3,751 -60% -53% 31 $121   $21,067,832 74
Feb 13, 2018 - $4,126 +10% -55% 31 $133   $21,071,958 75
Feb 14, 2018 - $5,405 +31% -46% 31 $174   $21,077,363 76
Feb 15, 2018 - $3,243 -40% -59% 31 $105   $21,080,606 77
Feb 16, 2018 - $5,524 +70% -29% 23 $240   $21,086,130 78
Feb 17, 2018 - $4,398 -20% -62% 23 $191   $21,090,528 79
Feb 18, 2018 - $4,436 +1% -53% 23 $193   $21,094,964 80
Feb 19, 2018 - $2,830 -36% -25% 23 $123   $21,097,794 81
Feb 20, 2018 - $1,207 -57% -71% 23 $52   $21,099,001 82
Feb 21, 2018 - $1,382 +14% -74% 23 $60   $21,100,383 83
Feb 22, 2018 - $1,341 -3% -59% 23 $58   $21,101,724 84
Feb 23, 2018 - $2,208 +65% -60% 12 $184   $21,103,932 85
Feb 24, 2018 - $2,633 +19% -40% 12 $219   $21,106,565 86
Feb 25, 2018 - $1,654 -37% -63% 12 $138   $21,108,219 87
Feb 26, 2018 - $912 -45% -68% 12 $76   $21,109,131 88
Feb 27, 2018 - $1,322 +45% +10% 12 $110   $21,110,453 89
Feb 28, 2018 - $1,124 -15% -19% 12 $94   $21,111,577 90
Mar 1, 2018 - $1,686 +50% +26% 12 $141   $21,113,263 91
Mar 2, 2018 - $1,975 +17% -11% 8 $247   $21,115,238 92
Mar 3, 2018 - $1,613 -18% -39% 8 $202   $21,116,851 93
Mar 4, 2018 - $755 -53% -54% 8 $94   $21,117,606 94
Mar 5, 2018 - $505 -33% -45% 8 $63   $21,118,111 95
Mar 6, 2018 - $550 +9% -58% 8 $69   $21,118,661 96
Mar 7, 2018 - $881 +60% -22% 8 $110   $21,119,542 97
Mar 8, 2018 - $1,074 +22% -36% 8 $134   $21,120,616 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 1, 2017 12 $1,596,774   19 $84,041   $1,596,774 1
Dec 8, 2017 4 $8,698,357 +445% 840 $10,355   $10,295,131 2
Dec 15, 2017 10 $4,515,270 -48% 1,010 $4,471   $14,810,401 3
Dec 22, 2017 19 $2,118,401 -53% 517 $4,097   $16,928,802 4
Dec 29, 2017 16 $1,756,946 -17% 507 $3,465   $18,685,748 5
Jan 5, 2018 20 $1,178,359 -33% 478 $2,465   $19,864,107 6
Jan 12, 2018 22 $686,928 -42% 371 $1,852   $20,551,035 7
Jan 19, 2018 31 $260,819 -62% 147 $1,774   $20,811,854 8
Jan 26, 2018 34 $137,540 -47% 84 $1,637   $20,949,394 9
Feb 2, 2018 36 $85,913 -38% 65 $1,322   $21,035,307 10
Feb 9, 2018 44 $45,299 -47% 31 $1,461   $21,080,606 11
Feb 16, 2018 55 $21,118 -53% 23 $918   $21,101,724 12
Feb 23, 2018 67 $11,539 -45% 12 $962   $21,113,263 13
Mar 2, 2018 67 $7,353 -36% 8 $919   $21,120,616 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/22/2017 $43,430 0 0 0 $128,473 1/1/2019
Australia 12/1/2017 $62,854 22 226 720 $1,772,099 2/22/2018
France 3/9/2018 $241,693 0 0 0 $453,800 6/13/2018
Italy 2/23/2018 $92,226 0 0 0 $93,834 9/12/2018
Mexico 1/19/2018 $38,000 0 0 0 $38,000 9/10/2018
Netherlands 12/22/2017 $0 0 32 61 $218,133 9/12/2018
New Zealand 12/1/2017 $25,887 12 21 79 $113,731 1/3/2018
Portugal 1/5/2018 $41,680 26 28 88 $119,134 2/6/2018
Slovakia 2/16/2018 $10,096 41 41 59 $16,591 2/28/2018
Spain 12/29/2017 $148,975 124 124 393 $708,399 1/29/2018
Taiwan 1/19/2018 $124,000 0 0 0 $124,000 9/13/2018
United Kingdom 12/1/2017 $175,878 22 348 714 $1,800,000 1/8/2018
 
Rest of World $2,010,857
 
International Total$7,597,051 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 2018923,688 23,688$473,279$473,2794

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Leading Cast

James Franco    Tommy Wiseau
Dave Franco    Greg Sestero
Seth Rogen    Sandy Schklair

Supporting Cast

Alison Brie    Amber
Ari Graynor    Juliette Danielle
Josh Hutcherson    Philip Haldiman
Jacki Weaver    Carolyn Minnott
Zac Efron    Dan Janjigian
June Diane Raphael    Robyn Paris
Nathan Fielder    Kyle Vogt
Hannibal Buress    Bill Meurer
Jason Mantzoukas    Peter Anway
Melanie Griffith    Jean Shelton
Sharon Stone    Iris Burton
Paul Scheer    Raphael Smadja
Brian Huskey    James
Bob Odenkirk    Stanislavsky Teacher
Brett Gelman    Acting Teacher
Casey Wilson    Casting Director #2
Zoey Deutch    Bobbi
Christopher Mintz-Plasse    Sid
Jason Mitchell    Nate
Megan Mullally    Mrs. Sestero
Randall Park    Male Actor
Jerrod Carmichael    Actor Friend
Tom Franco    Himself
John Early    Chris
Charlyne Yi    Safowa Bright
Andrew Santino    Scott Holmes
Sugar Lyn Beard    Actress #2

Cameos

Bryan Cranston    Himself
Zach Braff    Himself
Judd Apatow    Himself
J.J. Abrams    Himself
David DeCoteau    Himself
Lizzy Caplan    Herself
Kristen Bell    Herself
Keegan-Michael Key    Himself
Adam Scott    Himself
Danny McBride    Himself
Dylan Minnette    Himself
Kate Upton    Herself
Angelyne    Herself
Kevin Smith    Himself
Ike Barinholtz    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

James Franco    Director
Scott Neustadter    Screenwriter
Michael H. Weber    Screenwriter
Greg Sestero    Story based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside “The Room”, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by
Dave Franco    Producer
Seth Rogen    Producer
Evan Goldberg    Producer
Vince Jolivette    Producer
James Weaver    Producer
Kelli Konop    Executive Producer
Alexandria McAtee    Executive Producer
John Powers Middleton    Executive Producer
Hans Ritter    Executive Producer
Scott Neustadter    Executive Producer
Michael H. Weber    Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
Roy Lee    Executive Producer
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Joe Drake    Executive Producer
Erin Westerman    Executive Producer
Michael Disco    Executive Producer
Brandon Trost    Director of Photography
Chris Spellman    Production Designer
Stacey Schroeder    Editor
Brenda Abbandandolo    Costume Designer
Dave Porter    Composer
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Rich Delia    Casting Director

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December 12th, 2017

I, Tonya

There was another Oscar contender on top of the theater average chart this weekend, as I, Tonya earned an average of $66,039 in four theaters. Call Me by Your Name was the next best film with an average of $31,761 in nine theaters. The film isn’t expanding as fast as one would expect, given its theater average, but this could be because the studio doesn’t think it has mainstream appeal. The Shape of Water was close behind with an average of $27,843 in 41 theaters and it has already earned some measure of mainstream success. The final film in the $10,000 club was Darkest Hour with an average of $13,989 in 53 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Coco Continues its Conquest with $18.45 million

December 12th, 2017

Coco

It was a good weekend at the box office, relatively speaking, as most films in the top five beat expectations. Granted, this was mostly by tiny amounts, but it added up. We still fell 20% compared to last week to $84 million. This is 1.2% higher than the same weekend last year and we were expecting a similarly close loss, so this is a surprise victory. The year-over-year numbers are almost identical to last week, with this year down by 4.1% or $420 million when compared to last year. Right now 2017 has pulled in $9.79 billion, while 2016 had a running tally of $10.21 billion. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2017

The Shape of Water

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece. More...

Weekend Estimates: Disaster Artist Hits, Just Getting Started Misses

December 10th, 2017

Coco

Coco remains the number one movie at the box office this weekend by a considerable margin, mainly due to a lack of serious competition from new releases. Disney’s animated adventure will gross about $18.3 million this weekend, for a domestic total of $135.5 million. The film will also pile up another $55.3 million internationally, taking its worldwide cume to $389.5 million. It still has some big openings to come, including Brazil, Korea, the UK, and Japan in January, so it has some way to go, although its progress will be eclipsed by The Last Jedi for the next few weeks. More...

Friday Estimates: Coco Clings to the Top, Disaster Artist Achieves a Spot in the Top Five

December 9th, 2017

Coco

Coco surprised no one by earning first place on Friday. It earned $4.27 million, giving it a running tally of $121.48 million after 17 days of release and putting it on pace for $19 million over the weekend. Good news: This is a little better than expected. Bad news: Next weekend could be a mess, as the film will not only have to deal with monster competition, but direct competition as well. If it can avoid being demolished at the box office next weekend, then it will stick around in the top ten for the rest of the year. Even if if does get demolished, it still has a shot at $200 million domestically, but it will be close. More...

Weekend Predictions: Coco Looks to Threepeat on Top

December 8th, 2017

Coco

There is only one wide release this weekend, Just Getting Started. However, it is barely opening wide and is widely expected to miss the top ten. This means the top five will barely change from last week and Coco should have no trouble remaining on top of the chart. This weekend last year, Office Christmas Party opened in second place, behind Moana. Office Christmas Party was hardly a monster hit, but it was strong enough to keep 2017 from winning the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully, it will still be close. More...

Theater Averages: Awards Season is Shaping Up

December 6th, 2017

The Shape of Water

It was another stellar weekend at the box office, at least as far as the theater average chart was concerned. The Shape of Water earned an average of $83,282 in two theaters. This is the fourth best of the year so far. Call Me by Your Name was right behind with an average of $73,890 in four theaters. This is by far the best result of the year for a holdover, more than doubling Lady Bird’s sophomore stint. However, Lady Bird expanded its theater count during its second weekend of release, while Call Me by Your Name did not. The Disaster Artist was close behind with an average of $63,755 in 19 theaters. You could argue this was the best result of the week, because the film was playing in many more theaters than the two films above it. Wonder Wheel was well back with an average of $28,111 in five theaters. Normally this would be an amazing start, but this week it won’t make an impact and it could fade away by the end of the year. Finally, Darkest Hour was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $27,093 in four theaters during its second weekend of release. More...

Weekend Estimates: Coco Wins, Limited Releases on Fire

December 3rd, 2017

Coco

The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually when the studios take a breather before the big Christmas season, and this year is no different, with no new wide releases, and relatively minor shuffles on screen use at the theaters. It’s therefore little surprise that Coco holds on at the top of the chart, and its strong reviews and season-friendly nature help it to extend its lead over Justice League. Coco is headed towards $26.114 million this weekend, according to Disney, for $109 million or so to date. That’s down 49% from last weekend. Justice League, meanwhile, drops a more troubling 60% to $16.58 million, for $197 million after three weekends.

More exciting action lies among the limited and expanding releases, however… More...

Friday Estimates: Coco Pulls In $6.28 million, but Disaster and Water Rule the Box Office

December 2nd, 2017

Coco

Coco beat expectations by a tiny margin on Friday, earning $6.28 million. This is 67% lower than its opening Friday, but its opening Friday was also a Holiday, so that’s to be expected. Look for $27 million over the full weekend, which is a little lower than Moana’s second weekend of release, but the gap between the two is closing. Given Coco’s reviews and its A+ from CinemaScore, it might start catching up by this time next week. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Avoid Disasters and See a Limited Release this Week

December 1st, 2017

The Shape of Water

It’s an incredibly busy week with about 30 films coming out. However, the vast majority of them have too few reviews to be worth talking about. In fact, there would have been more entries in the secondary VOD than the main list, except I bent the rules a little. There are still some releases that are certainly worth checking out, including The Disaster Artist, The Other Side of Hope, A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, and The Shape of Water. If I were to pick just one, it would easily be The Shape of Water. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 22nd, 2017

Call Me by Your Name

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced yesterday and thus the 2017 Awards Season begins. The movie with the most nominations is Call Me by Your Name, which opens on Friday. This is amazingly good timing. It’s not the only film that should get a financial boost. More...

The Disaster Artist Trailer

November 14th, 2017

Comedy directed by and starring James Franco opens December 1 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

The true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau—an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable—into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,211,345 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/1,010 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,322,220

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 1st, 2017 (Limited) by A24
December 8th, 2017 (Expands Wide) by A24
International Releases: December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide), released as Disaster Artist, The (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 22nd, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
December 22nd, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: February 20th, 2018 by A24
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2477 (Cert #50923), 5/24/2017)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Greatest Showman
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Keywords: 1990s, Film Actor, Set in Hollywood, Aspiring Actress / Actor, Backstage, Set in Los Angeles, 2000s, Epilogue, IMAX: DMR, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Good Universe, Point Grey, New Line Cinema, Rabbit Bandini Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 49 $2,717,237 Dec 15, 2017 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 3 $6,366,243 Dec 8, 2017 10
Theater Average Opening Weekend 97 $63,755 Dec 1, 2017 3
Top 2017 Theater Average 8 $63,755 Dec 1, 2017 3

Leading Cast

James Franco    Tommy Wiseau
Dave Franco    Greg Sestero
Seth Rogen    Sandy Schklair

Supporting Cast

Alison Brie    Amber
Ari Graynor    Juliette Danielle
Josh Hutcherson    Philip Haldiman
Jacki Weaver    Carolyn Minnott
Zac Efron    Dan Janjigian
June Diane Raphael    Robyn Paris
Nathan Fielder    Kyle Vogt
Hannibal Buress    Bill Meurer
Jason Mantzoukas    Peter Anway
Melanie Griffith    Jean Shelton
Sharon Stone    Iris Burton
Paul Scheer    Raphael Smadja
Brian Huskey    James
Bob Odenkirk    Stanislavsky Teacher
Brett Gelman    Acting Teacher
Casey Wilson    Casting Director #2
Zoey Deutch    Bobbi
Christopher Mintz-Plasse    Sid
Jason Mitchell    Nate
Megan Mullally    Mrs. Sestero
Randall Park    Male Actor
Jerrod Carmichael    Actor Friend
Tom Franco    Himself
John Early    Chris
Charlyne Yi    Safowa Bright
Andrew Santino    Scott Holmes
Sugar Lyn Beard    Actress #2

Cameos

Bryan Cranston    Himself
Zach Braff    Himself
Judd Apatow    Himself
J.J. Abrams    Himself
David DeCoteau    Himself
Lizzy Caplan    Herself
Kristen Bell    Herself
Keegan-Michael Key    Himself
Adam Scott    Himself
Danny McBride    Himself
Dylan Minnette    Himself
Kate Upton    Herself
Angelyne    Herself
Kevin Smith    Himself
Ike Barinholtz    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

James Franco    Director
Scott Neustadter    Screenwriter
Michael H. Weber    Screenwriter
Greg Sestero    Story based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside “The Room”, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by
Dave Franco    Producer
Seth Rogen    Producer
Evan Goldberg    Producer
Vince Jolivette    Producer
James Weaver    Producer
Kelli Konop    Executive Producer
Alexandria McAtee    Executive Producer
John Powers Middleton    Executive Producer
Hans Ritter    Executive Producer
Scott Neustadter    Executive Producer
Michael H. Weber    Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
Roy Lee    Executive Producer
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Joe Drake    Executive Producer
Erin Westerman    Executive Producer
Michael Disco    Executive Producer
Brandon Trost    Director of Photography
Chris Spellman    Production Designer
Stacey Schroeder    Editor
Brenda Abbandandolo    Costume Designer
Dave Porter    Composer
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Rich Delia    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for March 13th, 2018

March 14th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar week on the home market with several Oscar nominees and winners. Many of these films, like Call Me by Your Name and I, Tonya, are contenders for Pick of the Week. The actual winner of this title is The Shape of Water on Blu-ray Combo Pack or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack. It’s not the biggest release on this week’s list, as that honor goes to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but that’s only coming out on Video on Demand. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: I, Tonya

March 13th, 2018

I, Tonya

I, Tonya was a player during this most recent Awards Season earning a lot of nominations and even picked up several wins. The film will finish with $30 million domestically, which is great for a limited release. Did it deserve this success? More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I will be happy no matter who wins Best Supporting Actress. One last note: The contest is still going and the leading for Best Picture Switched from The Shape of Water to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to tied over the time I was writing this story. This is the closest I’ve ever seen it. Guessing the best picture correctly will go a long way to winning. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 27th, 2018

Call Me By Your Name

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two Screenwriting Categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. We haven’t had a single competitive category so far, but that changes today. ... with the Best Original Screenplay. Best Adapted Screenplay is a one-horse race. More...

Home Market Releases for February 20th, 2018

February 19th, 2018

The Florida Project

It’s another slow week; however, I prefer to think of it as the calm before the storm, as there are several blockbusters and Oscar contenders coming out over the next few weeks. That’s not to say there are no big hits or Oscar contenders on this week’s list. The Florida Project and Loving Vincent are both up for an Oscar, while there are some massive hits coming out on VOD, like Thor: Ragnarok. As for the Pick of the Week, it was an easy choice: The Florida Project on Blu-ray. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations

January 23rd, 2018

The Shape of Water

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year and no one has been able to adequately explain why to me. At least there were some interesting results this year. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, which is one below the current record and nearly as many as the next two films combined. Overall, there were seventeen films that earned two or more nominations. More...

Theater Averages: Phantom Hangs on by a Thread with $18,513

January 17th, 2018

Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread was the only film in the $10,000 club this past weekend, earning an average of $18,513 in 62 theaters. More...

2017 Awards Season: Golden Globes Winners

January 7th, 2018

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Golden Globes winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises worth talking about, starting at the top. I was not expecting Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to be the big winner of the night, but it was with four wins. Only two other movies, The Shape of Water and Lady Bird, won more than one award during the night. More...

2017 Awards Season: WGA Nominations

January 4th, 2018

The Big Sick

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group to announce award nominees. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards for, but only three of them are for theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, and not a lot of surprises. The Big Sick, Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Get Out, The Shape of Water… We've seen almost all of these films appear on lists of nominations before. More...

Theater Averages: The Post Posts Top Marks with average of $58,446 / $84,673

December 27th, 2017

The Post

The Post dominated the Christmas weekend, earning an average of $58,446 in nine theaters, $84,673 if you include Christmas Day. The second best result of the four-day weekend was Phantom Thread, which earned an average of $31,818 in four theaters on Christmas Day alone. Last week’s winner, The Last Jedi, earned an average of $16,911 during its second weekend of release. The final two films in the $10,000 club were I, Tonya and Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds with averages of $11,169 and $10,914 respectively. More...

Theater Averages: Last Jedi Dethrones Beauty and the Beast $51,987 to $41,508

December 19th, 2017

The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi became the biggest wide release of the year on the theater average chart with $51,987, overtaking the previous leader, Beauty and the Beast, which had an opening weekend average of $41,508. Last week’s number one film, I, Tonya was pushed into second place with an average of $34,256 in five theaters. The film clearly has more room to grow. Call Me by Your Name was well behind with an average of $16,398 in 30 theaters. There were two more holdovers in the $10,000 club: The Shape of Water at $10,828 in 158 threatres and Darkest Hour at $10,090 in 84. More...

Weekend Predictions: Last Jedi Goes up Against Rogue and Awakens

December 14th, 2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017 is behind 2016’s pace by over $400 million and and this weekend is the last chance it has to cut that deficit by any real margin. This weekend, Star Wars: The Last Jedi debuts and it is practically a guaranteed monster hit. Rogue One made just over $400 million in the 2016 calendar year, while The Force Awakens earned just over $650 million. The Last Jedi is widely expected to earn somewhere in-between those results. In the meantime, there is one other wide release, Ferdinand, which is the textbook definition of counter-programming. The studio is just hoping it doesn’t get lost in the crowd. This weekend last year, the total box office was $211.57 million. I give The Last Jedi about a 50/50 chance of topping that by itself. More...

2017 Awards Season: SAG Nominations

December 13th, 2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up four nominations, which is extra impressive, as there are only six theatrical categories. More...

Theater Averages: Tonya Skates its Way to $66,039

December 12th, 2017

I, Tonya

There was another Oscar contender on top of the theater average chart this weekend, as I, Tonya earned an average of $66,039 in four theaters. Call Me by Your Name was the next best film with an average of $31,761 in nine theaters. The film isn’t expanding as fast as one would expect, given its theater average, but this could be because the studio doesn’t think it has mainstream appeal. The Shape of Water was close behind with an average of $27,843 in 41 theaters and it has already earned some measure of mainstream success. The final film in the $10,000 club was Darkest Hour with an average of $13,989 in 53 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Coco Continues its Conquest with $18.45 million

December 12th, 2017

Coco

It was a good weekend at the box office, relatively speaking, as most films in the top five beat expectations. Granted, this was mostly by tiny amounts, but it added up. We still fell 20% compared to last week to $84 million. This is 1.2% higher than the same weekend last year and we were expecting a similarly close loss, so this is a surprise victory. The year-over-year numbers are almost identical to last week, with this year down by 4.1% or $420 million when compared to last year. Right now 2017 has pulled in $9.79 billion, while 2016 had a running tally of $10.21 billion. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2017

The Shape of Water

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece. More...

Weekend Estimates: Disaster Artist Hits, Just Getting Started Misses

December 10th, 2017

Coco

Coco remains the number one movie at the box office this weekend by a considerable margin, mainly due to a lack of serious competition from new releases. Disney’s animated adventure will gross about $18.3 million this weekend, for a domestic total of $135.5 million. The film will also pile up another $55.3 million internationally, taking its worldwide cume to $389.5 million. It still has some big openings to come, including Brazil, Korea, the UK, and Japan in January, so it has some way to go, although its progress will be eclipsed by The Last Jedi for the next few weeks. More...

Friday Estimates: Coco Clings to the Top, Disaster Artist Achieves a Spot in the Top Five

December 9th, 2017

Coco

Coco surprised no one by earning first place on Friday. It earned $4.27 million, giving it a running tally of $121.48 million after 17 days of release and putting it on pace for $19 million over the weekend. Good news: This is a little better than expected. Bad news: Next weekend could be a mess, as the film will not only have to deal with monster competition, but direct competition as well. If it can avoid being demolished at the box office next weekend, then it will stick around in the top ten for the rest of the year. Even if if does get demolished, it still has a shot at $200 million domestically, but it will be close. More...

Weekend Predictions: Coco Looks to Threepeat on Top

December 8th, 2017

Coco

There is only one wide release this weekend, Just Getting Started. However, it is barely opening wide and is widely expected to miss the top ten. This means the top five will barely change from last week and Coco should have no trouble remaining on top of the chart. This weekend last year, Office Christmas Party opened in second place, behind Moana. Office Christmas Party was hardly a monster hit, but it was strong enough to keep 2017 from winning the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully, it will still be close. More...

Theater Averages: Awards Season is Shaping Up

December 6th, 2017

The Shape of Water

It was another stellar weekend at the box office, at least as far as the theater average chart was concerned. The Shape of Water earned an average of $83,282 in two theaters. This is the fourth best of the year so far. Call Me by Your Name was right behind with an average of $73,890 in four theaters. This is by far the best result of the year for a holdover, more than doubling Lady Bird’s sophomore stint. However, Lady Bird expanded its theater count during its second weekend of release, while Call Me by Your Name did not. The Disaster Artist was close behind with an average of $63,755 in 19 theaters. You could argue this was the best result of the week, because the film was playing in many more theaters than the two films above it. Wonder Wheel was well back with an average of $28,111 in five theaters. Normally this would be an amazing start, but this week it won’t make an impact and it could fade away by the end of the year. Finally, Darkest Hour was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $27,093 in four theaters during its second weekend of release. More...

Weekend Estimates: Coco Wins, Limited Releases on Fire

December 3rd, 2017

Coco

The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually when the studios take a breather before the big Christmas season, and this year is no different, with no new wide releases, and relatively minor shuffles on screen use at the theaters. It’s therefore little surprise that Coco holds on at the top of the chart, and its strong reviews and season-friendly nature help it to extend its lead over Justice League. Coco is headed towards $26.114 million this weekend, according to Disney, for $109 million or so to date. That’s down 49% from last weekend. Justice League, meanwhile, drops a more troubling 60% to $16.58 million, for $197 million after three weekends.

More exciting action lies among the limited and expanding releases, however… More...

Friday Estimates: Coco Pulls In $6.28 million, but Disaster and Water Rule the Box Office

December 2nd, 2017

Coco

Coco beat expectations by a tiny margin on Friday, earning $6.28 million. This is 67% lower than its opening Friday, but its opening Friday was also a Holiday, so that’s to be expected. Look for $27 million over the full weekend, which is a little lower than Moana’s second weekend of release, but the gap between the two is closing. Given Coco’s reviews and its A+ from CinemaScore, it might start catching up by this time next week. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Avoid Disasters and See a Limited Release this Week

December 1st, 2017

The Shape of Water

It’s an incredibly busy week with about 30 films coming out. However, the vast majority of them have too few reviews to be worth talking about. In fact, there would have been more entries in the secondary VOD than the main list, except I bent the rules a little. There are still some releases that are certainly worth checking out, including The Disaster Artist, The Other Side of Hope, A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, and The Shape of Water. If I were to pick just one, it would easily be The Shape of Water. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 22nd, 2017

Call Me by Your Name

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced yesterday and thus the 2017 Awards Season begins. The movie with the most nominations is Call Me by Your Name, which opens on Friday. This is amazingly good timing. It’s not the only film that should get a financial boost. More...

The Disaster Artist Trailer

November 14th, 2017

Comedy directed by and starring James Franco opens December 1 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 1, 2017 12 $1,211,345   19 $63,755   $1,211,345 1
Dec 8, 2017 4 $6,366,243 +426% 840 $7,579   $7,963,017 2
Dec 15, 2017 8 $2,717,237 -57% 1,010 $2,690   $13,012,368 3
Dec 22, 2017 17 $884,576 -67% 517 $1,711   $15,694,977 4
Dec 29, 2017 17 $932,993 +5% 507 $1,840   $17,861,795 5
Jan 5, 2018 19 $746,034 -20% 478 $1,561   $19,431,782 6
Jan 12, 2018 22 $461,484 -38% 371 $1,244   $20,325,591 7
Jan 19, 2018 30 $174,999 -62% 147 $1,190   $20,726,034 8
Jan 26, 2018 34 $99,096 -43% 84 $1,180   $20,910,950 9
Feb 2, 2018 39 $50,923 -49% 65 $783   $21,000,317 10
Feb 9, 2018 45 $28,774 -43% 31 $928   $21,064,081 11
Feb 16, 2018 54 $14,358 -50% 23 $624   $21,094,964 12
Feb 23, 2018 67 $6,495 -55% 12 $541   $21,108,219 13
Mar 2, 2018 69 $4,343 -33% 8 $543   $21,117,606 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 1, 2017 12 $501,766     19 $26,409   $501,766 1
Dec 2, 2017 12 $408,005 -19%   19 $21,474   $909,771 2
Dec 3, 2017 12 $301,574 -26%   19 $15,872   $1,211,345 3
Dec 4, 2017 12 $99,278 -67%   19 $5,225   $1,310,623 4
Dec 5, 2017 13 $105,590 +6%   19 $5,557   $1,416,213 5
Dec 6, 2017 13 $105,797 n/c   19 $5,568   $1,522,010 6
Dec 7, 2017 13 $74,764 -29%   19 $3,935   $1,596,774 7
Dec 8, 2017 2 $2,645,430 +3,438% +427% 840 $3,149   $4,242,204 8
Dec 9, 2017 7 $2,200,103 -17% +439% 840 $2,619   $6,442,307 9
Dec 10, 2017 6 $1,520,710 -31% +404% 840 $1,810   $7,963,017 10
Dec 11, 2017 4 $590,329 -61% +495% 840 $703   $8,553,346 11
Dec 12, 2017 5 $730,605 +24% +592% 840 $870   $9,283,951 12
Dec 13, 2017 4 $594,812 -19% +462% 840 $708   $9,878,763 13
Dec 14, 2017 5 $416,368 -30% +457% 840 $496   $10,295,131 14
Dec 15, 2017 8 $764,475 +84% -71% 1,010 $757   $11,059,606 15
Dec 16, 2017 8 $1,099,660 +44% -50% 1,010 $1,089   $12,159,266 16
Dec 17, 2017 8 $853,102 -22% -44% 1,010 $845   $13,012,368 17
Dec 18, 2017 6 $461,756 -46% -22% 1,010 $457   $13,474,124 18
Dec 19, 2017 8 $546,378 +18% -25% 1,010 $541   $14,020,502 19
Dec 20, 2017 7 $431,639 -21% -27% 1,010 $427   $14,452,141 20
Dec 21, 2017 9 $358,260 -17% -14% 1,010 $355   $14,810,401 21
Dec 22, 2017 14 $333,641 -7% -56% 517 $645   $15,144,042 22
Dec 23, 2017 - $367,543 +10% -67% 517 $711   $15,511,585 23
Dec 24, 2017 - $183,392 -50% -79% 517 $355   $15,694,977 24
Dec 25, 2017 - $325,057 +77% -30% 517 $629   $16,020,034 25
Dec 26, 2017 - $315,305 -3% -42% 517 $610   $16,335,339 26
Dec 27, 2017 - $295,234 -6% -32% 517 $571   $16,630,573 27
Dec 28, 2017 - $298,229 +1% -17% 517 $577   $16,928,802 28
Dec 29, 2017 - $343,944 +15% +3% 507 $678   $17,272,746 29
Dec 30, 2017 - $388,930 +13% +6% 507 $767   $17,661,676 30
Dec 31, 2017 - $200,119 -49% +9% 507 $395   $17,861,795 31
Jan 1, 2018 - $308,329 +54% -5% 507 $608   $18,170,124 32
Jan 2, 2018 - $206,580 -33% -34% 507 $407   $18,376,704 33
Jan 3, 2018 - $175,593 -15% -41% 507 $346   $18,552,297 34
Jan 4, 2018 - $133,451 -24% -55% 507 $263   $18,685,748 35
Jan 5, 2018 - $229,733 +72% -33% 478 $481   $18,915,481 36
Jan 6, 2018 - $316,528 +38% -19% 478 $662   $19,232,009 37
Jan 7, 2018 - $199,773 -37% n/c 478 $418   $19,431,782 38
Jan 8, 2018 - $105,555 -47% -66% 478 $221   $19,537,337 39
Jan 9, 2018 - $128,246 +21% -38% 478 $268   $19,665,583 40
Jan 10, 2018 - $115,421 -10% -34% 478 $241   $19,781,004 41
Jan 11, 2018 - $83,103 -28% -38% 478 $174   $19,864,107 42
Jan 12, 2018 - $130,847 +57% -43% 371 $353   $19,994,954 43
Jan 13, 2018 - $182,987 +40% -42% 371 $493   $20,177,941 44
Jan 14, 2018 - $147,650 -19% -26% 371 $398   $20,325,591 45
Jan 15, 2018 - $88,276 -40% -16% 371 $238   $20,413,867 46
Jan 16, 2018 - $49,352 -44% -62% 371 $133   $20,463,219 47
Jan 17, 2018 - $45,212 -8% -61% 371 $122   $20,508,431 48
Jan 18, 2018 - $42,604 -6% -49% 371 $115   $20,551,035 49
Jan 19, 2018 - $54,485 +28% -58% 147 $371   $20,605,520 50
Jan 20, 2018 - $78,250 +44% -57% 147 $532   $20,683,770 51
Jan 21, 2018 - $42,264 -46% -71% 147 $288   $20,726,034 52
Jan 22, 2018 - $21,903 -48% -75% 147 $149   $20,747,937 53
Jan 23, 2018 - $23,274 +6% -53% 147 $158   $20,771,211 54
Jan 24, 2018 - $21,345 -8% -53% 147 $145   $20,792,556 55
Jan 25, 2018 - $19,298 -10% -55% 147 $131   $20,811,854 56
Jan 26, 2018 - $30,640 +59% -44% 84 $365   $20,842,494 57
Jan 27, 2018 - $40,223 +31% -49% 84 $479   $20,882,717 58
Jan 28, 2018 - $28,233 -30% -33% 84 $336   $20,910,950 59
Jan 29, 2018 - $9,196 -67% -58% 84 $109   $20,920,146 60
Jan 30, 2018 - $9,204 n/c -60% 84 $110   $20,929,350 61
Jan 31, 2018 - $9,388 +2% -56% 84 $112   $20,938,738 62
Feb 1, 2018 - $10,656 +14% -45% 84 $127   $20,949,394 63
Feb 2, 2018 - $15,814 +48% -48% 65 $243   $20,965,208 64
Feb 3, 2018 - $25,878 +64% -36% 65 $398   $20,991,086 65
Feb 4, 2018 - $9,231 -64% -67% 65 $142   $21,000,317 66
Feb 5, 2018 - $8,003 -13% -13% 65 $123   $21,008,320 67
Feb 6, 2018 - $9,123 +14% -1% 65 $140   $21,017,443 68
Feb 7, 2018 - $10,036 +10% +7% 65 $154   $21,027,479 69
Feb 8, 2018 - $7,828 -22% -27% 65 $120   $21,035,307 70
Feb 9, 2018 - $7,788 -1% -51% 31 $251   $21,043,095 71
Feb 10, 2018 - $11,615 +49% -55% 31 $375   $21,054,710 72
Feb 11, 2018 - $9,371 -19% +2% 31 $302   $21,064,081 73
Feb 12, 2018 - $3,751 -60% -53% 31 $121   $21,067,832 74
Feb 13, 2018 - $4,126 +10% -55% 31 $133   $21,071,958 75
Feb 14, 2018 - $5,405 +31% -46% 31 $174   $21,077,363 76
Feb 15, 2018 - $3,243 -40% -59% 31 $105   $21,080,606 77
Feb 16, 2018 - $5,524 +70% -29% 23 $240   $21,086,130 78
Feb 17, 2018 - $4,398 -20% -62% 23 $191   $21,090,528 79
Feb 18, 2018 - $4,436 +1% -53% 23 $193   $21,094,964 80
Feb 19, 2018 - $2,830 -36% -25% 23 $123   $21,097,794 81
Feb 20, 2018 - $1,207 -57% -71% 23 $52   $21,099,001 82
Feb 21, 2018 - $1,382 +14% -74% 23 $60   $21,100,383 83
Feb 22, 2018 - $1,341 -3% -59% 23 $58   $21,101,724 84
Feb 23, 2018 - $2,208 +65% -60% 12 $184   $21,103,932 85
Feb 24, 2018 - $2,633 +19% -40% 12 $219   $21,106,565 86
Feb 25, 2018 - $1,654 -37% -63% 12 $138   $21,108,219 87
Feb 26, 2018 - $912 -45% -68% 12 $76   $21,109,131 88
Feb 27, 2018 - $1,322 +45% +10% 12 $110   $21,110,453 89
Feb 28, 2018 - $1,124 -15% -19% 12 $94   $21,111,577 90
Mar 1, 2018 - $1,686 +50% +26% 12 $141   $21,113,263 91
Mar 2, 2018 - $1,975 +17% -11% 8 $247   $21,115,238 92
Mar 3, 2018 - $1,613 -18% -39% 8 $202   $21,116,851 93
Mar 4, 2018 - $755 -53% -54% 8 $94   $21,117,606 94
Mar 5, 2018 - $505 -33% -45% 8 $63   $21,118,111 95
Mar 6, 2018 - $550 +9% -58% 8 $69   $21,118,661 96
Mar 7, 2018 - $881 +60% -22% 8 $110   $21,119,542 97
Mar 8, 2018 - $1,074 +22% -36% 8 $134   $21,120,616 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 1, 2017 12 $1,596,774   19 $84,041   $1,596,774 1
Dec 8, 2017 4 $8,698,357 +445% 840 $10,355   $10,295,131 2
Dec 15, 2017 10 $4,515,270 -48% 1,010 $4,471   $14,810,401 3
Dec 22, 2017 19 $2,118,401 -53% 517 $4,097   $16,928,802 4
Dec 29, 2017 16 $1,756,946 -17% 507 $3,465   $18,685,748 5
Jan 5, 2018 20 $1,178,359 -33% 478 $2,465   $19,864,107 6
Jan 12, 2018 22 $686,928 -42% 371 $1,852   $20,551,035 7
Jan 19, 2018 31 $260,819 -62% 147 $1,774   $20,811,854 8
Jan 26, 2018 34 $137,540 -47% 84 $1,637   $20,949,394 9
Feb 2, 2018 36 $85,913 -38% 65 $1,322   $21,035,307 10
Feb 9, 2018 44 $45,299 -47% 31 $1,461   $21,080,606 11
Feb 16, 2018 55 $21,118 -53% 23 $918   $21,101,724 12
Feb 23, 2018 67 $11,539 -45% 12 $962   $21,113,263 13
Mar 2, 2018 67 $7,353 -36% 8 $919   $21,120,616 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/22/2017 $43,430 0 0 0 $128,473 1/1/2019
Australia 12/1/2017 $62,854 22 226 720 $1,772,099 2/22/2018
France 3/9/2018 $241,693 0 0 0 $453,800 6/13/2018
Italy 2/23/2018 $92,226 0 0 0 $93,834 9/12/2018
Mexico 1/19/2018 $38,000 0 0 0 $38,000 9/10/2018
Netherlands 12/22/2017 $0 0 32 61 $218,133 9/12/2018
New Zealand 12/1/2017 $25,887 12 21 79 $113,731 1/3/2018
Portugal 1/5/2018 $41,680 26 28 88 $119,134 2/6/2018
Slovakia 2/16/2018 $10,096 41 41 59 $16,591 2/28/2018
Spain 12/29/2017 $148,975 124 124 393 $708,399 1/29/2018
Taiwan 1/19/2018 $124,000 0 0 0 $124,000 9/13/2018
United Kingdom 12/1/2017 $175,878 22 348 714 $1,800,000 1/8/2018
 
Rest of World $2,010,857
 
International Total$7,597,051 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 2018923,688 23,688$473,279$473,2794

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