The Forest (2016)

The Forest poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,594,261Details
International Box Office $14,154,969
Worldwide Box Office $40,749,230
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $2,153,713
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $962,919
Total $3,116,632
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Synopsis

A young American woman, Sara, goes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Despite everyone’s warnings to “stay on the path,” Sara enters the forest determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate—only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who wanders into the forest.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,741,176 (47.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:65.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,451 opening theaters/2,509 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,770,793

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 8th, 2016 (Wide) by Focus / Gramercy
International Releases: January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Lebanon)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
Video Release: April 12th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and images.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (Cert #49865), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Geographical setting: Japan, Mount Fuji
Plot point: Death of a Sibling, Haunting, Missing Person, Suicide, Twins
Social setting: Supernatural
Subgenre: Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lava Bear Films, Phantom Four, AI Film
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 8, 2016 4 $12,741,176   2,451 $5,198   $12,741,176 1
Jan 15, 2016 7 $5,977,741 -53% 2,509 $2,383   $21,311,375 2
Jan 22, 2016 13 $1,675,558 -72% 2,010 $834   $24,982,975 3
Jan 29, 2016 25 $442,930 -74% 532 $833   $25,943,940 4
Feb 5, 2016 36 $130,770 -70% 162 $807   $26,190,264 5
Feb 12, 2016 43 $57,221 -56% 63 $908   $26,284,310 6
Feb 19, 2016 39 $89,280 +56% 121 $738   $26,391,326 7
Feb 26, 2016 43 $68,995 -23% 101 $683   $26,488,904 8
Mar 4, 2016 52 $34,625 -50% 57 $607   $26,544,362 9
Mar 11, 2016 55 $25,725 -26% 36 $715   $26,583,369 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 8, 2016 3 $4,972,757     2,451 $2,029   $4,972,757 1
Jan 9, 2016 4 $5,197,159 +5%   2,451 $2,120   $10,169,916 2
Jan 10, 2016 4 $2,571,260 -51%   2,451 $1,049   $12,741,176 3
Jan 11, 2016 4 $658,735 -74%   2,451 $269   $13,399,911 4
Jan 12, 2016 4 $812,171 +23%   2,451 $331   $14,212,082 5
Jan 13, 2016 7 $573,630 -29%   2,451 $234   $14,785,712 6
Jan 14, 2016 7 $547,922 -4%   2,451 $224   $15,333,634 7
Jan 15, 2016 6 $1,743,526 +218% -65% 2,509 $695   $17,077,160 8
Jan 16, 2016 7 $2,425,067 +39% -53% 2,509 $967   $19,502,227 9
Jan 17, 2016 7 $1,809,148 -25% -30% 2,509 $721   $21,311,375 10
Jan 18, 2016 9 $1,002,808 -45% +52% 2,509 $400   $22,314,183 11
Jan 19, 2016 9 $418,195 -58% -49% 2,509 $167   $22,732,378 12
Jan 20, 2016 9 $296,091 -29% -48% 2,509 $118   $23,028,469 13
Jan 21, 2016 9 $278,948 -6% -49% 2,509 $111   $23,307,417 14
Jan 22, 2016 13 $515,462 +85% -70% 2,010 $256   $23,822,879 15
Jan 23, 2016 12 $793,533 +54% -67% 2,010 $395   $24,616,412 16
Jan 24, 2016 14 $366,563 -54% -80% 2,010 $182   $24,982,975 17
Jan 25, 2016 15 $129,913 -65% -87% 2,010 $65   $25,112,888 18
Jan 26, 2016 - $158,576 +22% -62% 2,010 $79   $25,271,464 19
Jan 27, 2016 - $124,461 -22% -58% 2,010 $62   $25,395,925 20
Jan 28, 2016 - $105,085 -16% -62% 2,010 $52   $25,501,010 21
Jan 29, 2016 - $134,355 +28% -74% 532 $253   $25,635,365 22
Jan 30, 2016 - $216,130 +61% -73% 532 $406   $25,851,495 23
Jan 31, 2016 - $92,445 -57% -75% 532 $174   $25,943,940 24
Feb 1, 2016 - $26,538 -71% -80% 532 $50   $25,970,478 25
Feb 2, 2016 - $35,691 +34% -77% 532 $67   $26,006,169 26
Feb 3, 2016 - $30,268 -15% -76% 532 $57   $26,036,437 27
Feb 4, 2016 - $23,057 -24% -78% 532 $43   $26,059,494 28
Feb 5, 2016 - $38,275 +66% -72% 162 $236   $26,097,769 29
Feb 6, 2016 - $72,342 +89% -67% 162 $447   $26,170,111 30
Feb 7, 2016 - $20,153 -72% -78% 162 $124   $26,190,264 31
Feb 8, 2016 - $11,269 -44% -58% 162 $70   $26,201,533 32
Feb 9, 2016 - $10,062 -11% -72% 162 $62   $26,211,595 33
Feb 10, 2016 - $8,040 -20% -73% 162 $50   $26,219,635 34
Feb 11, 2016 - $7,454 -7% -68% 162 $46   $26,227,089 35
Feb 12, 2016 - $10,685 +43% -72% 63 $170   $26,237,774 36
Feb 13, 2016 - $21,564 +102% -70% 63 $342   $26,259,338 37
Feb 14, 2016 - $24,972 +16% +24% 63 $396   $26,284,310 38
Feb 15, 2016 - $7,860 -69% -30% 63 $125   $26,292,170 39
Feb 16, 2016 - $3,667 -53% -64% 63 $58   $26,295,837 40
Feb 17, 2016 - $3,305 -10% -59% 63 $52   $26,299,142 41
Feb 18, 2016 - $2,904 -12% -61% 63 $46   $26,302,046 42
Feb 19, 2016 - $21,812 +651% +104% 121 $180   $26,323,858 43
Feb 20, 2016 - $42,091 +93% +95% 121 $348   $26,365,949 44
Feb 21, 2016 - $25,377 -40% +2% 121 $210   $26,391,326 45
Feb 22, 2016 - $6,784 -73% -14% 121 $56   $26,398,110 46
Feb 23, 2016 - $7,493 +10% +104% 121 $62   $26,405,603 47
Feb 24, 2016 - $6,727 -10% +104% 121 $56   $26,412,330 48
Feb 25, 2016 - $7,579 +13% +161% 121 $63   $26,419,909 49
Feb 26, 2016 - $17,161 +126% -21% 101 $170   $26,437,070 50
Feb 27, 2016 - $32,276 +88% -23% 101 $320   $26,469,346 51
Feb 28, 2016 - $19,558 -39% -23% 101 $194   $26,488,904 52
Feb 29, 2016 - $4,885 -75% -28% 101 $48   $26,493,789 53
Mar 1, 2016 - $5,330 +9% -29% 101 $53   $26,499,119 54
Mar 2, 2016 - $5,086 -5% -24% 101 $50   $26,504,205 55
Mar 3, 2016 - $5,532 +9% -27% 101 $55   $26,509,737 56
Mar 4, 2016 - $8,583 +55% -50% 57 $151   $26,518,320 57
Mar 5, 2016 - $15,575 +81% -52% 57 $273   $26,533,895 58
Mar 6, 2016 - $10,467 -33% -46% 57 $184   $26,544,362 59
Mar 7, 2016 - $3,308 -68% -32% 57 $58   $26,547,670 60
Mar 8, 2016 - $3,056 -8% -43% 57 $54   $26,550,726 61
Mar 9, 2016 - $3,458 +13% -32% 57 $61   $26,554,184 62
Mar 10, 2016 - $3,460 n/c -37% 57 $61   $26,557,644 63
Mar 11, 2016 - $7,222 +109% -16% 36 $201   $26,564,866 64
Mar 12, 2016 - $11,192 +55% -28% 36 $311   $26,576,058 65
Mar 13, 2016 - $7,311 -35% -30% 36 $203   $26,583,369 66
Mar 14, 2016 - $2,521 -66% -24% 36 $70   $26,585,890 67
Mar 15, 2016 - $2,870 +14% -6% 36 $80   $26,588,760 68
Mar 16, 2016 - $3,011 +5% -13% 36 $84   $26,591,771 69
Mar 17, 2016 - $2,490 -17% -28% 36 $69   $26,594,261 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 8, 2016 4 $15,333,634   2,451 $6,256   $15,333,634 1
Jan 15, 2016 7 $7,973,783 -48% 2,509 $3,178   $23,307,417 2
Jan 22, 2016 13 $2,193,593 -72% 2,010 $1,091   $25,501,010 3
Jan 29, 2016 25 $558,484 -75% 532 $1,050   $26,059,494 4
Feb 5, 2016 36 $167,595 -70% 162 $1,035   $26,227,089 5
Feb 12, 2016 48 $74,957 -55% 63 $1,190   $26,302,046 6
Feb 19, 2016 44 $117,863 +57% 121 $974   $26,419,909 7
Feb 26, 2016 46 $89,828 -24% 101 $889   $26,509,737 8
Mar 4, 2016 50 $47,907 -47% 57 $840   $26,557,644 9
Mar 11, 2016 58 $36,617 -24% 36 $1,017   $26,594,261 10

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Synopsis

A young American woman, Sara, goes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Despite everyone’s warnings to “stay on the path,” Sara enters the forest determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate—only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who wanders into the forest.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,741,176 (47.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:65.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,451 opening theaters/2,509 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,770,793

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 8th, 2016 (Wide) by Focus / Gramercy
International Releases: January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Lebanon)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
Video Release: April 12th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and images.
(Rating bulletin 2399 (Cert #49865), 11/11/2015)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Geographical setting: Japan, Mount Fuji
Plot point: Death of a Sibling, Haunting, Missing Person, Suicide, Twins
Social setting: Supernatural
Subgenre: Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lava Bear Films, Phantom Four, AI Film
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 8, 2016 4 $12,741,176   2,451 $5,198   $12,741,176 1
Jan 15, 2016 7 $5,977,741 -53% 2,509 $2,383   $21,311,375 2
Jan 22, 2016 13 $1,675,558 -72% 2,010 $834   $24,982,975 3
Jan 29, 2016 25 $442,930 -74% 532 $833   $25,943,940 4
Feb 5, 2016 36 $130,770 -70% 162 $807   $26,190,264 5
Feb 12, 2016 43 $57,221 -56% 63 $908   $26,284,310 6
Feb 19, 2016 39 $89,280 +56% 121 $738   $26,391,326 7
Feb 26, 2016 43 $68,995 -23% 101 $683   $26,488,904 8
Mar 4, 2016 52 $34,625 -50% 57 $607   $26,544,362 9
Mar 11, 2016 55 $25,725 -26% 36 $715   $26,583,369 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 8, 2016 3 $4,972,757     2,451 $2,029   $4,972,757 1
Jan 9, 2016 4 $5,197,159 +5%   2,451 $2,120   $10,169,916 2
Jan 10, 2016 4 $2,571,260 -51%   2,451 $1,049   $12,741,176 3
Jan 11, 2016 4 $658,735 -74%   2,451 $269   $13,399,911 4
Jan 12, 2016 4 $812,171 +23%   2,451 $331   $14,212,082 5
Jan 13, 2016 7 $573,630 -29%   2,451 $234   $14,785,712 6
Jan 14, 2016 7 $547,922 -4%   2,451 $224   $15,333,634 7
Jan 15, 2016 6 $1,743,526 +218% -65% 2,509 $695   $17,077,160 8
Jan 16, 2016 7 $2,425,067 +39% -53% 2,509 $967   $19,502,227 9
Jan 17, 2016 7 $1,809,148 -25% -30% 2,509 $721   $21,311,375 10
Jan 18, 2016 9 $1,002,808 -45% +52% 2,509 $400   $22,314,183 11
Jan 19, 2016 9 $418,195 -58% -49% 2,509 $167   $22,732,378 12
Jan 20, 2016 9 $296,091 -29% -48% 2,509 $118   $23,028,469 13
Jan 21, 2016 9 $278,948 -6% -49% 2,509 $111   $23,307,417 14
Jan 22, 2016 13 $515,462 +85% -70% 2,010 $256   $23,822,879 15
Jan 23, 2016 12 $793,533 +54% -67% 2,010 $395   $24,616,412 16
Jan 24, 2016 14 $366,563 -54% -80% 2,010 $182   $24,982,975 17
Jan 25, 2016 15 $129,913 -65% -87% 2,010 $65   $25,112,888 18
Jan 26, 2016 - $158,576 +22% -62% 2,010 $79   $25,271,464 19
Jan 27, 2016 - $124,461 -22% -58% 2,010 $62   $25,395,925 20
Jan 28, 2016 - $105,085 -16% -62% 2,010 $52   $25,501,010 21
Jan 29, 2016 - $134,355 +28% -74% 532 $253   $25,635,365 22
Jan 30, 2016 - $216,130 +61% -73% 532 $406   $25,851,495 23
Jan 31, 2016 - $92,445 -57% -75% 532 $174   $25,943,940 24
Feb 1, 2016 - $26,538 -71% -80% 532 $50   $25,970,478 25
Feb 2, 2016 - $35,691 +34% -77% 532 $67   $26,006,169 26
Feb 3, 2016 - $30,268 -15% -76% 532 $57   $26,036,437 27
Feb 4, 2016 - $23,057 -24% -78% 532 $43   $26,059,494 28
Feb 5, 2016 - $38,275 +66% -72% 162 $236   $26,097,769 29
Feb 6, 2016 - $72,342 +89% -67% 162 $447   $26,170,111 30
Feb 7, 2016 - $20,153 -72% -78% 162 $124   $26,190,264 31
Feb 8, 2016 - $11,269 -44% -58% 162 $70   $26,201,533 32
Feb 9, 2016 - $10,062 -11% -72% 162 $62   $26,211,595 33
Feb 10, 2016 - $8,040 -20% -73% 162 $50   $26,219,635 34
Feb 11, 2016 - $7,454 -7% -68% 162 $46   $26,227,089 35
Feb 12, 2016 - $10,685 +43% -72% 63 $170   $26,237,774 36
Feb 13, 2016 - $21,564 +102% -70% 63 $342   $26,259,338 37
Feb 14, 2016 - $24,972 +16% +24% 63 $396   $26,284,310 38
Feb 15, 2016 - $7,860 -69% -30% 63 $125   $26,292,170 39
Feb 16, 2016 - $3,667 -53% -64% 63 $58   $26,295,837 40
Feb 17, 2016 - $3,305 -10% -59% 63 $52   $26,299,142 41
Feb 18, 2016 - $2,904 -12% -61% 63 $46   $26,302,046 42
Feb 19, 2016 - $21,812 +651% +104% 121 $180   $26,323,858 43
Feb 20, 2016 - $42,091 +93% +95% 121 $348   $26,365,949 44
Feb 21, 2016 - $25,377 -40% +2% 121 $210   $26,391,326 45
Feb 22, 2016 - $6,784 -73% -14% 121 $56   $26,398,110 46
Feb 23, 2016 - $7,493 +10% +104% 121 $62   $26,405,603 47
Feb 24, 2016 - $6,727 -10% +104% 121 $56   $26,412,330 48
Feb 25, 2016 - $7,579 +13% +161% 121 $63   $26,419,909 49
Feb 26, 2016 - $17,161 +126% -21% 101 $170   $26,437,070 50
Feb 27, 2016 - $32,276 +88% -23% 101 $320   $26,469,346 51
Feb 28, 2016 - $19,558 -39% -23% 101 $194   $26,488,904 52
Feb 29, 2016 - $4,885 -75% -28% 101 $48   $26,493,789 53
Mar 1, 2016 - $5,330 +9% -29% 101 $53   $26,499,119 54
Mar 2, 2016 - $5,086 -5% -24% 101 $50   $26,504,205 55
Mar 3, 2016 - $5,532 +9% -27% 101 $55   $26,509,737 56
Mar 4, 2016 - $8,583 +55% -50% 57 $151   $26,518,320 57
Mar 5, 2016 - $15,575 +81% -52% 57 $273   $26,533,895 58
Mar 6, 2016 - $10,467 -33% -46% 57 $184   $26,544,362 59
Mar 7, 2016 - $3,308 -68% -32% 57 $58   $26,547,670 60
Mar 8, 2016 - $3,056 -8% -43% 57 $54   $26,550,726 61
Mar 9, 2016 - $3,458 +13% -32% 57 $61   $26,554,184 62
Mar 10, 2016 - $3,460 n/c -37% 57 $61   $26,557,644 63
Mar 11, 2016 - $7,222 +109% -16% 36 $201   $26,564,866 64
Mar 12, 2016 - $11,192 +55% -28% 36 $311   $26,576,058 65
Mar 13, 2016 - $7,311 -35% -30% 36 $203   $26,583,369 66
Mar 14, 2016 - $2,521 -66% -24% 36 $70   $26,585,890 67
Mar 15, 2016 - $2,870 +14% -6% 36 $80   $26,588,760 68
Mar 16, 2016 - $3,011 +5% -13% 36 $84   $26,591,771 69
Mar 17, 2016 - $2,490 -17% -28% 36 $69   $26,594,261 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 8, 2016 4 $15,333,634   2,451 $6,256   $15,333,634 1
Jan 15, 2016 7 $7,973,783 -48% 2,509 $3,178   $23,307,417 2
Jan 22, 2016 13 $2,193,593 -72% 2,010 $1,091   $25,501,010 3
Jan 29, 2016 25 $558,484 -75% 532 $1,050   $26,059,494 4
Feb 5, 2016 36 $167,595 -70% 162 $1,035   $26,227,089 5
Feb 12, 2016 48 $74,957 -55% 63 $1,190   $26,302,046 6
Feb 19, 2016 44 $117,863 +57% 121 $974   $26,419,909 7
Feb 26, 2016 46 $89,828 -24% 101 $889   $26,509,737 8
Mar 4, 2016 50 $47,907 -47% 57 $840   $26,557,644 9
Mar 11, 2016 58 $36,617 -24% 36 $1,017   $26,594,261 10

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.