Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words poster

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$355,074	Details
International Box Office	$9,790	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$364,864
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales	$200,149	Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales	$200,149
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Synopsis

Born in 1940, Frank Zappa—self-taught composer, musician, bandleader, producer and independent thinker — first transcribed his avant-garde, Varèse-influenced compositions on to paper at fourteen. He only began to write lyrics in his early twenties. Nevertheless, up on the ‘66 release of his debut album, FREAK OUT!, he swiftly became the most quotable voice of dissent in popular music.

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400)	9,334	$355,074
All Time International Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100)	11,093	$9,790
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,901-13,000)	12,988	$364,864
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,589	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,201	$355,074
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,611	$9,790
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,648	$364,864

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	June 24th, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases:	October 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (Austria) November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) December 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Eat that Question (United Kingdom)
Video Release:	September 27th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	R for language, some sexual references and brief nudity. (Rating bulletin 2425 (Cert #50461), 5/18/2016)
Running Time:	90 minutes
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Keywords:	Archive Footage, Avant Garde, Musicians, Biography, Singers, Songwriter
Source:	Based on Real Life Events
Genre:	Documentary
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Factual
Production Companies:	Les Films du Poisson, UFA Fiction, ARTE France, SWR, CNC, MFG Film Funding Baden Wuerttemberg, Procirep, Angoa Intl, SVT, Zappa Family Trust
Production Countries:	France, Germany

Documentary Subject(s)

Frank Zappa

Himself

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Production and Technical Credits

Thorsten Schutte		Director
Estelle Fialon		Producer
Jochen Laube		Co-Producer
Willibald Wonneberger		Editor
Thorsten Schutte		Executive Producer
Gail Zappa		Executive Producer
Ahmet Zappa		Executive Producer
Yael Fogiel		Associate Producer
Laetitia Gonzalez		Associate Producer
Nico Hofmann		Associate Producer
Joachim Kosack		Associate Producer
Markus Brunnemann		Associate Producer
Claire Babany		Line Producer
Michael Jungfleisch		Line Producer
Armelle Mahe		Sound Mixer
Marc Fragstein		Sound Mixer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400)	9,334	$355,074
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100)	9,054	$368,210
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600)	8,591	$355,074
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	292	$355,074
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,589	$355,074
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,841	$368,210
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	142	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800)	790	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100)	8,026	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400)	398	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400)	355	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,201	$355,074
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400)	301	$355,074

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
2016/06/24	47	$16,695		2	$8,348	$16,695	1
2016/07/01	40	$31,778	+90%	10	$3,178	$60,650	2
2016/07/08	46	$32,236	+1%	15	$2,149	$113,225	3
2016/07/22	49	$22,661		25	$906	$216,499	5
2016/07/29	56	$10,559	-53%	13	$812	$241,812	6
2016/08/05	51	$13,357	+26%	19	$703	$265,040	7
2016/08/12	52	$21,228	+59%	29	$732	$296,319	8
2016/08/19	57	$11,455	-46%	22	$521	$318,770	9
2016/08/26	83	$3,242	-72%	10	$324	$330,938	10
2016/09/09	92	$3,714		9	$413	$343,540	12
2016/09/23	117	$496		2	$248	$348,457	14
2016/09/30	100	$1,407	+184%	3	$469	$350,572	15
2016/10/07	101	$841	-40%	1	$841	$352,531	16
2016/10/28	102	$850		2	$425	$353,786	19
2016/11/04	111	$540	-36%	1	$540	$354,981	20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
2016/06/24	48	$28,872		2	$14,436	$28,872	1
2016/07/01	43	$52,117	+81%	10	$5,212	$80,989	2
2016/07/08	47	$56,032	+8%	15	$3,735	$137,021	3
2016/07/15	45	$56,817	+1%	25	$2,273	$193,838	4
2016/07/22	49	$37,415	-34%	25	$1,497	$231,253	5
2016/07/29	54	$20,430	-45%	13	$1,572	$251,683	6
2016/08/05	52	$23,408	+15%	19	$1,232	$275,091	7
2016/08/12	52	$32,224	+38%	29	$1,111	$307,315	8
2016/08/19	58	$20,381	-37%	22	$926	$327,696	9
2016/08/26	79	$8,964	-56%	10	$896	$336,660	10
2016/09/02	92	$3,166	-65%	7	$452	$339,826	11
2016/09/09	91	$6,264	+98%	9	$696	$346,090	12
2016/09/16	108	$1,871	-70%	3	$624	$347,961	13
2016/09/23	119	$1,204	-36%	2	$602	$349,165	14
2016/09/30	109	$2,525	+110%	3	$842	$351,690	15
2016/10/07	110	$1,245	-51%	1	$1,245	$352,935	16
2016/10/28	102	$1,506		2	$753	$354,441	19
2016/11/04	112	$633	-58%	1	$633	$355,074	20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Theaters	Maximum Theaters	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Austria	10/22/2016	$2,612	1	1	1	$2,612	10/25/2016
Spain	11/4/2016	$1,151	2	2	4	$2,601	11/22/2016
United Kingdom	12/2/2016	$1,862	4	4	5	$4,577	12/13/2016

International Total						$9,790	12/13/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100)	11,093	$9,790
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400)	10,306	$9,790
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,227	$9,790
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,501-9,600)	9,530	$9,790
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800)	774	$9,790
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800)	709	$9,790
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,611	$9,790
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300)	227	$9,790

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,901-13,000)	12,988	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100)	12,029	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,054	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900)	10,830	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600)	537	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500)	468	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,648	$364,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400)	316	$364,864

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