Experimenter (2015)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $155,575 | Details |
| International Box Office | $83,673 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $239,248 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $46,745 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $10,902 | |
| Total | $57,647 | |
| OpusData ID: 220470100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
In 1961, social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted the “obedience experiments” at Yale University. The experiments observed the responses of ordinary people asked to send harmful electrical shocks to a stranger. Despite pleadings from the person they were shocking, 65 percent of subjects obeyed commands from a lab-coated authority figure to deliver potentially fatal currents. With Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram’s Kafkaesque results hit a nerve, and he was accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $8,682 (5.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 65.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/30 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $220,722 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 16th, 2015 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
| International Releases: | November 20th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 11th, 2015 (Wide), released as Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story (Australia) March 31st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands) August 5th, 2016 (Wide), released as Experimenter: Stanley Milgram, O Psicólogo Que Abalou a América (Portugal) August 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | January 5th, 2016 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 or thematic material and brief strong language. (Rating bulletin 2391, 9/16/2015) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| Plot point: | Biography, Human Experimentation |
| Social setting: | Social Sciences |
| Time period setting: | 1960s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | B B Film Productions, F J Productions, Intrinsinc Value Films, Jeff Rice Films, 2B Pictures, Marzipan Entertainment, Magnolia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 | 71 | $8,682 | 3 | $2,894 | $8,682 | 1 | |
| Oct 23, 2015 | 44 | $35,674 | +311% | 20 | $1,784 | $49,950 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 47 | $30,330 | -15% | 30 | $1,011 | $98,495 | 3 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | 59 | $12,653 | -58% | 12 | $1,054 | $128,465 | 4 |
| Nov 13, 2015 | 68 | $7,767 | -39% | 22 | $353 | $142,667 | 5 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 69 | $4,112 | -47% | 12 | $343 | $149,961 | 6 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 72 | $1,277 | -69% | 5 | $255 | $152,228 | 7 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 81 | $700 | -45% | 3 | $233 | $153,206 | 8 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 73 | $1,607 | +130% | 4 | $402 | $155,075 | 9 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 | 75 | $14,276 | 3 | $4,759 | $14,276 | 1 | |
| Oct 23, 2015 | 44 | $53,889 | +277% | 20 | $2,694 | $68,165 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 49 | $47,647 | -12% | 30 | $1,588 | $115,812 | 3 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | 64 | $19,088 | -60% | 16 | $1,193 | $134,900 | 4 |
| Nov 13, 2015 | 70 | $10,949 | -43% | 23 | $476 | $145,849 | 5 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 79 | $5,102 | -53% | 13 | $392 | $150,951 | 6 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 83 | $1,555 | -70% | 6 | $259 | $152,506 | 7 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 89 | $962 | -38% | 3 | $321 | $153,468 | 8 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 78 | $2,107 | +119% | 4 | $527 | $155,575 | 9 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12/11/2015 | $1,557 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $1,557 | 12/17/2015 | |||
| Netherlands | 3/31/2016 | $6,994 | 17 | 18 | 35 | $15,874 | 6/9/2016 | |||
| New Zealand | 11/20/2015 | $5,348 | 10 | 20 | 111 | $49,479 | 6/9/2016 | |||
| Portugal | 8/5/2016 | $3,849 | 3 | 3 | 6 | $15,589 | 8/31/2016 | |||
| Spain | 8/26/2016 | $1,174 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $1,174 | 9/1/2016 | |||
| International Total | $83,673 | 9/1/2016 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Peter Sarsgaard | Stanley Milgram | |
| Winona Ryder | Sasha Milgram |
Supporting
| Jim Gaffigan | James McDonough | |
| Edoardo Ballerini | Paul Hollander | |
| Kellan Lutz | William Shatner | |
| Dennis Haysbert | Ossie Davis | |
| Danny Abeckaser | Braverman | |
| Taryn Manning | Mrs. Lowe | |
| Anton Yelchin | Rensaleer | |
| John Leguizamo | Taylor |
Production and Technical Credits
| Michael Almereyda | Director | |
| Michael Almereyda | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Almereyda | Producer | |
| Uri Singer | Producer | |
| Fabio Golombek | Producer | |
| Isen Robbins | Producer | |
| Aimee Schoof | Producer | |
| Danny A. Abeckaser* | Producer | |
| Per Melita | Producer | |
| Claudio Szajman | Executive Producer | |
| Rogerio Ferezin | Executive Producer | |
| Jeff Rice | Executive Producer | |
| Lee Broda | Executive Producer | |
| Mark Myers | Executive Producer | |
| Trevor Crafts | Executive Producer | |
| Christa Campbell | Executive Producer | |
| Lati Grobman | Executive Producer | |
| Joseph White | Co-Producer | |
| Ryan Samul | Cinematographer | |
| Kathryn J. Schubert | Editor | |
| Deana Sidney | Production Designer | |
| Kama K. Royz* | Costume Designer | |
| Bryan Senti | Composer | |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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
In 1961, social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted the “obedience experiments” at Yale University. The experiments observed the responses of ordinary people asked to send harmful electrical shocks to a stranger. Despite pleadings from the person they were shocking, 65 percent of subjects obeyed commands from a lab-coated authority figure to deliver potentially fatal currents. With Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram’s Kafkaesque results hit a nerve, and he was accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $8,682 (5.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 65.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/30 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $220,722 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 16th, 2015 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
| International Releases: | November 20th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 11th, 2015 (Wide), released as Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story (Australia) March 31st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands) August 5th, 2016 (Wide), released as Experimenter: Stanley Milgram, O Psicólogo Que Abalou a América (Portugal) August 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | January 5th, 2016 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 or thematic material and brief strong language. (Rating bulletin 2391, 9/16/2015) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| Plot point: | Biography, Human Experimentation |
| Social setting: | Social Sciences |
| Time period setting: | 1960s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | B B Film Productions, F J Productions, Intrinsinc Value Films, Jeff Rice Films, 2B Pictures, Marzipan Entertainment, Magnolia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 | 71 | $8,682 | 3 | $2,894 | $8,682 | 1 | |
| Oct 23, 2015 | 44 | $35,674 | +311% | 20 | $1,784 | $49,950 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 47 | $30,330 | -15% | 30 | $1,011 | $98,495 | 3 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | 59 | $12,653 | -58% | 12 | $1,054 | $128,465 | 4 |
| Nov 13, 2015 | 68 | $7,767 | -39% | 22 | $353 | $142,667 | 5 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 69 | $4,112 | -47% | 12 | $343 | $149,961 | 6 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 72 | $1,277 | -69% | 5 | $255 | $152,228 | 7 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 81 | $700 | -45% | 3 | $233 | $153,206 | 8 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 73 | $1,607 | +130% | 4 | $402 | $155,075 | 9 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 | 75 | $14,276 | 3 | $4,759 | $14,276 | 1 | |
| Oct 23, 2015 | 44 | $53,889 | +277% | 20 | $2,694 | $68,165 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 49 | $47,647 | -12% | 30 | $1,588 | $115,812 | 3 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | 64 | $19,088 | -60% | 16 | $1,193 | $134,900 | 4 |
| Nov 13, 2015 | 70 | $10,949 | -43% | 23 | $476 | $145,849 | 5 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 79 | $5,102 | -53% | 13 | $392 | $150,951 | 6 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 83 | $1,555 | -70% | 6 | $259 | $152,506 | 7 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 89 | $962 | -38% | 3 | $321 | $153,468 | 8 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 78 | $2,107 | +119% | 4 | $527 | $155,575 | 9 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12/11/2015 | $1,557 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $1,557 | 12/17/2015 | |||
| Netherlands | 3/31/2016 | $6,994 | 17 | 18 | 35 | $15,874 | 6/9/2016 | |||
| New Zealand | 11/20/2015 | $5,348 | 10 | 20 | 111 | $49,479 | 6/9/2016 | |||
| Portugal | 8/5/2016 | $3,849 | 3 | 3 | 6 | $15,589 | 8/31/2016 | |||
| Spain | 8/26/2016 | $1,174 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $1,174 | 9/1/2016 | |||
| International Total | $83,673 | 9/1/2016 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Peter Sarsgaard | Stanley Milgram | |
| Winona Ryder | Sasha Milgram |
Supporting
| Jim Gaffigan | James McDonough | |
| Edoardo Ballerini | Paul Hollander | |
| Kellan Lutz | William Shatner | |
| Dennis Haysbert | Ossie Davis | |
| Danny Abeckaser | Braverman | |
| Taryn Manning | Mrs. Lowe | |
| Anton Yelchin | Rensaleer | |
| John Leguizamo | Taylor |
Production and Technical Credits
| Michael Almereyda | Director | |
| Michael Almereyda | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Almereyda | Producer | |
| Uri Singer | Producer | |
| Fabio Golombek | Producer | |
| Isen Robbins | Producer | |
| Aimee Schoof | Producer | |
| Danny A. Abeckaser* | Producer | |
| Per Melita | Producer | |
| Claudio Szajman | Executive Producer | |
| Rogerio Ferezin | Executive Producer | |
| Jeff Rice | Executive Producer | |
| Lee Broda | Executive Producer | |
| Mark Myers | Executive Producer | |
| Trevor Crafts | Executive Producer | |
| Christa Campbell | Executive Producer | |
| Lati Grobman | Executive Producer | |
| Joseph White | Co-Producer | |
| Ryan Samul | Cinematographer | |
| Kathryn J. Schubert | Editor | |
| Deana Sidney | Production Designer | |
| Kama K. Royz* | Costume Designer | |
| Bryan Senti | Composer | |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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.