The Duchess (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,848,978Details
International Box Office $31,311,132
Worldwide Box Office $45,160,110
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $9,254,557
Total $9,254,557
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$190,426 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,068,771

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2008 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
Video Release: December 27th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Geographical setting: England
Plot point: Arranged Marriage, Biography, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Royalty, Sex Crimes
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1700s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Vantage, Pathe, BBC Films, Pathe Renn Productions, Bim Distribuzione, Qwerty Films, Magnolia Mae Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, France, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 32 $190,426   7 $27,204   $190,426 1
Sep 26, 2008 19 $563,075 +196% 55 $10,238   $830,007 2
Oct 3, 2008 20 $893,990 +59% 127 $7,039   $1,950,786 3
Oct 10, 2008 9 $3,304,841 +270% 1,207 $2,738   $5,603,061 4
Oct 17, 2008 13 $2,121,588 -36% 1,207 $1,758   $9,128,899 5
Oct 24, 2008 15 $1,244,319 -41% 873 $1,425   $11,210,179 6
Oct 31, 2008 19 $623,310 -50% 527 $1,183   $12,331,518 7
Nov 7, 2008 21 $403,984 -35% 323 $1,251   $13,016,496 8
Nov 14, 2008 27 $236,779 -41% 270 $877   $13,445,348 9
Nov 21, 2008 33 $117,896 -50% 154 $766   $13,670,183 10
Nov 28, 2008 44 $46,483 -61% 78 $596   $13,759,842 11
Dec 5, 2008 39 $44,684 -4% 135 $331   $13,823,741 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2008 - $56,104     7 $8,015   $56,104 1
Sep 20, 2008 - $81,344 +45%   7 $11,621   $137,448 2
Sep 21, 2008 - $52,978 -35%   7 $7,568   $190,426 3
Sep 22, 2008 - $18,463 -65%   7 $2,638   $208,889 4
Sep 23, 2008 - $20,134 +9%   7 $2,876   $229,023 5
Sep 24, 2008 - $19,535 -3%   7 $2,791   $248,558 6
Sep 25, 2008 - $18,374 -6%   7 $2,625   $266,932 7
Sep 26, 2008 - $121,388 +561% +116% 55 $2,207   $388,320 8
Sep 27, 2008 - $266,656 +120% +228% 55 $4,848   $654,976 9
Sep 28, 2008 - $175,031 -34% +230% 55 $3,182   $830,007 10
Sep 29, 2008 - $50,601 -71% +174% 55 $920   $880,608 11
Sep 30, 2008 - $69,262 +37% +244% 55 $1,259   $949,870 12
Oct 1, 2008 - $62,068 -10% +218% 55 $1,129   $1,011,938 13
Oct 2, 2008 - $44,858 -28% +144% 55 $816   $1,056,796 14
Oct 3, 2008 - $238,116 +431% +96% 127 $1,875   $1,294,912 15
Oct 4, 2008 - $392,398 +65% +47% 127 $3,090   $1,687,310 16
Oct 5, 2008 - $263,476 -33% +51% 127 $2,075   $1,950,786 17
Oct 6, 2008 - $76,320 -71% +51% 127 $601   $2,027,106 18
Oct 7, 2008 - $77,156 +1% +11% 127 $608   $2,104,262 19
Oct 8, 2008 - $96,114 +25% +55% 127 $757   $2,200,376 20
Oct 9, 2008 - $97,844 +2% +118% 127 $770   $2,298,220 21
Oct 10, 2008 9 $1,006,143 +928% +323% 1,207 $834   $3,304,363 22
Oct 11, 2008 8 $1,366,459 +36% +248% 1,207 $1,132   $4,670,822 23
Oct 12, 2008 8 $932,239 -32% +254% 1,207 $772   $5,603,061 24
Oct 13, 2008 10 $452,561 -51% +493% 1,207 $375   $6,055,622 25
Oct 14, 2008 8 $328,193 -27% +325% 1,207 $272   $6,383,815 26
Oct 15, 2008 8 $297,633 -9% +210% 1,207 $247   $6,681,448 27
Oct 16, 2008 8 $325,863 +9% +233% 1,207 $270   $7,007,311 28
Oct 17, 2008 13 $684,854 +110% -32% 1,207 $567   $7,692,165 29
Oct 18, 2008 13 $895,777 +31% -34% 1,207 $742   $8,587,942 30
Oct 19, 2008 12 $540,957 -40% -42% 1,207 $448   $9,128,899 31
Oct 20, 2008 13 $184,278 -66% -59% 1,207 $153   $9,313,177 32
Oct 21, 2008 12 $215,136 +17% -34% 1,207 $178   $9,528,313 33
Oct 22, 2008 11 $219,525 +2% -26% 1,207 $182   $9,747,838 34
Oct 23, 2008 12 $218,022 -1% -33% 1,207 $181   $9,965,860 35
Oct 24, 2008 15 $377,460 +73% -45% 873 $432   $10,343,320 36
Oct 25, 2008 15 $537,739 +42% -40% 873 $616   $10,881,059 37
Oct 26, 2008 14 $329,120 -39% -39% 873 $377   $11,210,179 38
Oct 27, 2008 15 $108,062 -67% -41% 873 $124   $11,318,241 39
Oct 28, 2008 14 $134,905 +25% -37% 873 $155   $11,453,146 40
Oct 29, 2008 15 $129,170 -4% -41% 873 $148   $11,582,316 41
Oct 30, 2008 14 $125,892 -3% -42% 873 $144   $11,708,208 42
Oct 31, 2008 17 $136,324 +8% -64% 873 $156   $11,844,532 43
Nov 1, 2008 18 $291,434 +114% -46% 873 $334   $12,135,966 44
Nov 2, 2008 18 $195,552 -33% -41% 873 $224   $12,331,518 45
Nov 3, 2008 18 $64,169 -67% -41% 873 $74   $12,395,687 46
Nov 4, 2008 19 $66,289 +3% -51% 873 $76   $12,461,976 47
Nov 5, 2008 17 $72,061 +9% -44% 873 $83   $12,534,037 48
Nov 6, 2008 17 $78,475 +9% -38% 873 $90   $12,612,512 49
Nov 7, 2008 - $111,089 +42% -19% 323 $344   $12,723,601 50
Nov 8, 2008 - $180,642 +63% -38% 323 $559   $12,904,243 51
Nov 9, 2008 - $112,253 -38% -43% 323 $348   $13,016,496 52
Nov 10, 2008 - $43,175 -62% -33% 323 $134   $13,059,671 53
Nov 11, 2008 - $65,648 +52% -1% 323 $203   $13,125,319 54
Nov 12, 2008 - $41,813 -36% -42% 323 $129   $13,167,132 55
Nov 13, 2008 - $41,437 -1% -47% 323 $128   $13,208,569 56
Nov 14, 2008 - $67,815 +64% -39% 270 $251   $13,276,384 57
Nov 15, 2008 - $104,924 +55% -42% 270 $389   $13,381,308 58
Nov 16, 2008 - $64,040 -39% -43% 270 $237   $13,445,348 59
Nov 17, 2008 - $24,197 -62% -44% 270 $90   $13,469,545 60
Nov 18, 2008 - $27,299 +13% -58% 270 $101   $13,496,844 61
Nov 19, 2008 - $28,120 +3% -33% 270 $104   $13,524,964 62
Nov 20, 2008 - $27,323 -3% -34% 270 $101   $13,552,287 63
Nov 21, 2008 - $34,495 +26% -49% 154 $224   $13,586,782 64
Nov 22, 2008 - $53,010 +54% -49% 154 $344   $13,639,792 65
Nov 23, 2008 - $30,391 -43% -53% 154 $197   $13,670,183 66
Nov 24, 2008 - $12,366 -59% -49% 154 $80   $13,682,549 67
Nov 25, 2008 - $16,065 +30% -41% 154 $104   $13,698,614 68
Nov 26, 2008 - $7,858 -51% -72% 78 $101   $13,706,472 69
Nov 27, 2008 - $6,887 -12% -75% 78 $88   $13,713,359 70
Nov 28, 2008 - $16,130 +134% -53% 78 $207   $13,729,489 71
Nov 29, 2008 - $18,836 +17% -64% 78 $241   $13,748,325 72
Nov 30, 2008 - $11,517 -39% -62% 78 $148   $13,759,842 73
Dec 1, 2008 - $3,581 -69% -71% 78 $46   $13,763,423 74
Dec 2, 2008 - $5,243 +46% -67% 78 $67   $13,768,666 75
Dec 3, 2008 - $4,815 -8% -39% 78 $62   $13,773,481 76
Dec 4, 2008 - $5,576 +16% -19% 78 $71   $13,779,057 77
Dec 5, 2008 - $14,445 +159% -10% 135 $107   $13,793,502 78
Dec 6, 2008 - $18,668 +29% -1% 135 $138   $13,812,170 79
Dec 7, 2008 - $11,571 -38% n/c 135 $86   $13,823,741 80
Dec 8, 2008 - $5,390 -53% +51% 135 $40   $13,829,131 81
Dec 9, 2008 - $6,461 +20% +23% 135 $48   $13,835,592 82
Dec 10, 2008 - $6,502 +1% +35% 135 $48   $13,842,094 83
Dec 11, 2008 - $6,884 +6% +23% 135 $51   $13,848,978 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 31 $266,932   7 $38,133   $266,932 1
Sep 26, 2008 19 $789,864 +196% 55 $14,361   $1,056,796 2
Oct 3, 2008 20 $1,241,424 +57% 127 $9,775   $2,298,220 3
Oct 10, 2008 9 $4,709,091 +279% 1,207 $3,901   $7,007,311 4
Oct 17, 2008 12 $2,958,549 -37% 1,207 $2,451   $9,965,860 5
Oct 24, 2008 15 $1,742,348 -41% 873 $1,996   $11,708,208 6
Oct 31, 2008 19 $904,304 -48% 527 $1,716   $12,612,512 7
Nov 7, 2008 22 $596,057 -34% 323 $1,845   $13,208,569 8
Nov 14, 2008 27 $343,718 -42% 270 $1,273   $13,552,287 9
Nov 21, 2008 38 $161,072 -53% 154 $1,046   $13,713,359 10
Nov 28, 2008 44 $65,698 -59% 78 $842   $13,779,057 11
Dec 5, 2008 35 $69,921 +6% 135 $518   $13,848,978 12

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$190,426 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,068,771

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2008 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
Video Release: December 27th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Geographical setting: England
Plot point: Arranged Marriage, Biography, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Royalty, Sex Crimes
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1700s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Vantage, Pathe, BBC Films, Pathe Renn Productions, Bim Distribuzione, Qwerty Films, Magnolia Mae Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, France, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 32 $190,426   7 $27,204   $190,426 1
Sep 26, 2008 19 $563,075 +196% 55 $10,238   $830,007 2
Oct 3, 2008 20 $893,990 +59% 127 $7,039   $1,950,786 3
Oct 10, 2008 9 $3,304,841 +270% 1,207 $2,738   $5,603,061 4
Oct 17, 2008 13 $2,121,588 -36% 1,207 $1,758   $9,128,899 5
Oct 24, 2008 15 $1,244,319 -41% 873 $1,425   $11,210,179 6
Oct 31, 2008 19 $623,310 -50% 527 $1,183   $12,331,518 7
Nov 7, 2008 21 $403,984 -35% 323 $1,251   $13,016,496 8
Nov 14, 2008 27 $236,779 -41% 270 $877   $13,445,348 9
Nov 21, 2008 33 $117,896 -50% 154 $766   $13,670,183 10
Nov 28, 2008 44 $46,483 -61% 78 $596   $13,759,842 11
Dec 5, 2008 39 $44,684 -4% 135 $331   $13,823,741 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2008 - $56,104     7 $8,015   $56,104 1
Sep 20, 2008 - $81,344 +45%   7 $11,621   $137,448 2
Sep 21, 2008 - $52,978 -35%   7 $7,568   $190,426 3
Sep 22, 2008 - $18,463 -65%   7 $2,638   $208,889 4
Sep 23, 2008 - $20,134 +9%   7 $2,876   $229,023 5
Sep 24, 2008 - $19,535 -3%   7 $2,791   $248,558 6
Sep 25, 2008 - $18,374 -6%   7 $2,625   $266,932 7
Sep 26, 2008 - $121,388 +561% +116% 55 $2,207   $388,320 8
Sep 27, 2008 - $266,656 +120% +228% 55 $4,848   $654,976 9
Sep 28, 2008 - $175,031 -34% +230% 55 $3,182   $830,007 10
Sep 29, 2008 - $50,601 -71% +174% 55 $920   $880,608 11
Sep 30, 2008 - $69,262 +37% +244% 55 $1,259   $949,870 12
Oct 1, 2008 - $62,068 -10% +218% 55 $1,129   $1,011,938 13
Oct 2, 2008 - $44,858 -28% +144% 55 $816   $1,056,796 14
Oct 3, 2008 - $238,116 +431% +96% 127 $1,875   $1,294,912 15
Oct 4, 2008 - $392,398 +65% +47% 127 $3,090   $1,687,310 16
Oct 5, 2008 - $263,476 -33% +51% 127 $2,075   $1,950,786 17
Oct 6, 2008 - $76,320 -71% +51% 127 $601   $2,027,106 18
Oct 7, 2008 - $77,156 +1% +11% 127 $608   $2,104,262 19
Oct 8, 2008 - $96,114 +25% +55% 127 $757   $2,200,376 20
Oct 9, 2008 - $97,844 +2% +118% 127 $770   $2,298,220 21
Oct 10, 2008 9 $1,006,143 +928% +323% 1,207 $834   $3,304,363 22
Oct 11, 2008 8 $1,366,459 +36% +248% 1,207 $1,132   $4,670,822 23
Oct 12, 2008 8 $932,239 -32% +254% 1,207 $772   $5,603,061 24
Oct 13, 2008 10 $452,561 -51% +493% 1,207 $375   $6,055,622 25
Oct 14, 2008 8 $328,193 -27% +325% 1,207 $272   $6,383,815 26
Oct 15, 2008 8 $297,633 -9% +210% 1,207 $247   $6,681,448 27
Oct 16, 2008 8 $325,863 +9% +233% 1,207 $270   $7,007,311 28
Oct 17, 2008 13 $684,854 +110% -32% 1,207 $567   $7,692,165 29
Oct 18, 2008 13 $895,777 +31% -34% 1,207 $742   $8,587,942 30
Oct 19, 2008 12 $540,957 -40% -42% 1,207 $448   $9,128,899 31
Oct 20, 2008 13 $184,278 -66% -59% 1,207 $153   $9,313,177 32
Oct 21, 2008 12 $215,136 +17% -34% 1,207 $178   $9,528,313 33
Oct 22, 2008 11 $219,525 +2% -26% 1,207 $182   $9,747,838 34
Oct 23, 2008 12 $218,022 -1% -33% 1,207 $181   $9,965,860 35
Oct 24, 2008 15 $377,460 +73% -45% 873 $432   $10,343,320 36
Oct 25, 2008 15 $537,739 +42% -40% 873 $616   $10,881,059 37
Oct 26, 2008 14 $329,120 -39% -39% 873 $377   $11,210,179 38
Oct 27, 2008 15 $108,062 -67% -41% 873 $124   $11,318,241 39
Oct 28, 2008 14 $134,905 +25% -37% 873 $155   $11,453,146 40
Oct 29, 2008 15 $129,170 -4% -41% 873 $148   $11,582,316 41
Oct 30, 2008 14 $125,892 -3% -42% 873 $144   $11,708,208 42
Oct 31, 2008 17 $136,324 +8% -64% 873 $156   $11,844,532 43
Nov 1, 2008 18 $291,434 +114% -46% 873 $334   $12,135,966 44
Nov 2, 2008 18 $195,552 -33% -41% 873 $224   $12,331,518 45
Nov 3, 2008 18 $64,169 -67% -41% 873 $74   $12,395,687 46
Nov 4, 2008 19 $66,289 +3% -51% 873 $76   $12,461,976 47
Nov 5, 2008 17 $72,061 +9% -44% 873 $83   $12,534,037 48
Nov 6, 2008 17 $78,475 +9% -38% 873 $90   $12,612,512 49
Nov 7, 2008 - $111,089 +42% -19% 323 $344   $12,723,601 50
Nov 8, 2008 - $180,642 +63% -38% 323 $559   $12,904,243 51
Nov 9, 2008 - $112,253 -38% -43% 323 $348   $13,016,496 52
Nov 10, 2008 - $43,175 -62% -33% 323 $134   $13,059,671 53
Nov 11, 2008 - $65,648 +52% -1% 323 $203   $13,125,319 54
Nov 12, 2008 - $41,813 -36% -42% 323 $129   $13,167,132 55
Nov 13, 2008 - $41,437 -1% -47% 323 $128   $13,208,569 56
Nov 14, 2008 - $67,815 +64% -39% 270 $251   $13,276,384 57
Nov 15, 2008 - $104,924 +55% -42% 270 $389   $13,381,308 58
Nov 16, 2008 - $64,040 -39% -43% 270 $237   $13,445,348 59
Nov 17, 2008 - $24,197 -62% -44% 270 $90   $13,469,545 60
Nov 18, 2008 - $27,299 +13% -58% 270 $101   $13,496,844 61
Nov 19, 2008 - $28,120 +3% -33% 270 $104   $13,524,964 62
Nov 20, 2008 - $27,323 -3% -34% 270 $101   $13,552,287 63
Nov 21, 2008 - $34,495 +26% -49% 154 $224   $13,586,782 64
Nov 22, 2008 - $53,010 +54% -49% 154 $344   $13,639,792 65
Nov 23, 2008 - $30,391 -43% -53% 154 $197   $13,670,183 66
Nov 24, 2008 - $12,366 -59% -49% 154 $80   $13,682,549 67
Nov 25, 2008 - $16,065 +30% -41% 154 $104   $13,698,614 68
Nov 26, 2008 - $7,858 -51% -72% 78 $101   $13,706,472 69
Nov 27, 2008 - $6,887 -12% -75% 78 $88   $13,713,359 70
Nov 28, 2008 - $16,130 +134% -53% 78 $207   $13,729,489 71
Nov 29, 2008 - $18,836 +17% -64% 78 $241   $13,748,325 72
Nov 30, 2008 - $11,517 -39% -62% 78 $148   $13,759,842 73
Dec 1, 2008 - $3,581 -69% -71% 78 $46   $13,763,423 74
Dec 2, 2008 - $5,243 +46% -67% 78 $67   $13,768,666 75
Dec 3, 2008 - $4,815 -8% -39% 78 $62   $13,773,481 76
Dec 4, 2008 - $5,576 +16% -19% 78 $71   $13,779,057 77
Dec 5, 2008 - $14,445 +159% -10% 135 $107   $13,793,502 78
Dec 6, 2008 - $18,668 +29% -1% 135 $138   $13,812,170 79
Dec 7, 2008 - $11,571 -38% n/c 135 $86   $13,823,741 80
Dec 8, 2008 - $5,390 -53% +51% 135 $40   $13,829,131 81
Dec 9, 2008 - $6,461 +20% +23% 135 $48   $13,835,592 82
Dec 10, 2008 - $6,502 +1% +35% 135 $48   $13,842,094 83
Dec 11, 2008 - $6,884 +6% +23% 135 $51   $13,848,978 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 31 $266,932   7 $38,133   $266,932 1
Sep 26, 2008 19 $789,864 +196% 55 $14,361   $1,056,796 2
Oct 3, 2008 20 $1,241,424 +57% 127 $9,775   $2,298,220 3
Oct 10, 2008 9 $4,709,091 +279% 1,207 $3,901   $7,007,311 4
Oct 17, 2008 12 $2,958,549 -37% 1,207 $2,451   $9,965,860 5
Oct 24, 2008 15 $1,742,348 -41% 873 $1,996   $11,708,208 6
Oct 31, 2008 19 $904,304 -48% 527 $1,716   $12,612,512 7
Nov 7, 2008 22 $596,057 -34% 323 $1,845   $13,208,569 8
Nov 14, 2008 27 $343,718 -42% 270 $1,273   $13,552,287 9
Nov 21, 2008 38 $161,072 -53% 154 $1,046   $13,713,359 10
Nov 28, 2008 44 $65,698 -59% 78 $842   $13,779,057 11
Dec 5, 2008 35 $69,921 +6% 135 $518   $13,848,978 12

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.