Free State of Jones (2016)

The Free State of Jones poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,810,036Details
International Box Office $2,427,216Details
Worldwide Box Office $23,237,252
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $3,535,079
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,833,185
Total $6,368,264
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,572,206 (36.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,815 opening theaters/2,815 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,773,189

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: July 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Lucha Por La Libertad (Mexico)
August 26th, 2016 (Wide), released as Free State Of Jones (Australia)
September 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 6th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for brutal battle scenes and disturbing graphic images.
(Rating bulletin 2427 (Cert #50259), 6/1/2016)
Running Time: 139 minutes
Plot point: Interracial Romance, Romance
Social setting: Civil War
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1800s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: STX Entertainment, Route One, Union Investment Partners, Vendian Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 6 $7,572,206   2,815 $2,690   $7,572,206 1
Jul 1, 2016 8 $4,140,510 -45% 2,781 $1,489   $15,206,221 2
Jul 8, 2016 12 $1,350,103 -67% 1,264 $1,068   $19,286,811 3
Jul 15, 2016 17 $482,543 -64% 506 $954   $20,389,967 4
Jul 22, 2016 30 $122,746 -75% 145 $847   $20,758,378 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 23, 2016 P $365,000     0     $365,000  
Jun 24, 2016 5 $2,659,774     2,815 $945   $2,659,774 1
Jun 25, 2016 6 $2,847,865 +7%   2,815 $1,012   $5,507,639 2
Jun 26, 2016 6 $2,064,567 -28%   2,815 $733   $7,572,206 3
Jun 27, 2016 7 $822,043 -60%   2,815 $292   $8,394,249 4
Jun 28, 2016 7 $1,167,758 +42%   2,815 $415   $9,562,007 5
Jun 29, 2016 7 $824,676 -29%   2,815 $293   $10,386,683 6
Jun 30, 2016 6 $679,028 -18%   2,815 $241   $11,065,711 7
Jul 1, 2016 9 $1,179,404 +74% -56% 2,781 $424   $12,245,115 8
Jul 2, 2016 8 $1,520,816 +29% -47% 2,781 $547   $13,765,931 9
Jul 3, 2016 8 $1,440,290 -5% -30% 2,781 $518   $15,206,221 10
Jul 4, 2016 8 $1,162,043 -19% +41% 2,781 $418   $16,368,264 11
Jul 5, 2016 9 $633,384 -45% -46% 2,781 $228   $17,001,648 12
Jul 6, 2016 9 $506,973 -20% -39% 2,781 $182   $17,508,621 13
Jul 7, 2016 10 $428,087 -16% -37% 2,781 $154   $17,936,708 14
Jul 8, 2016 13 $378,197 -12% -68% 1,264 $299   $18,314,905 15
Jul 9, 2016 12 $578,424 +53% -62% 1,264 $458   $18,893,329 16
Jul 10, 2016 12 $393,482 -32% -73% 1,264 $311   $19,286,811 17
Jul 11, 2016 13 $166,939 -58% -86% 1,264 $132   $19,453,750 18
Jul 12, 2016 13 $198,564 +19% -69% 1,264 $157   $19,652,314 19
Jul 13, 2016 14 $137,064 -31% -73% 1,264 $108   $19,789,378 20
Jul 14, 2016 14 $118,046 -14% -72% 1,264 $93   $19,907,424 21
Jul 15, 2016 - $135,074 +14% -64% 506 $267   $20,042,498 22
Jul 16, 2016 - $207,864 +54% -64% 506 $411   $20,250,362 23
Jul 17, 2016 - $139,605 -33% -65% 506 $276   $20,389,967 24
Jul 18, 2016 - $63,779 -54% -62% 506 $126   $20,453,746 25
Jul 19, 2016 - $75,340 +18% -62% 506 $149   $20,529,086 26
Jul 20, 2016 - $62,459 -17% -54% 506 $123   $20,591,545 27
Jul 21, 2016 - $44,087 -29% -63% 506 $87   $20,635,632 28
Jul 22, 2016 - $32,496 -26% -76% 145 $224   $20,668,128 29
Jul 23, 2016 - $54,272 +67% -74% 145 $374   $20,722,400 30
Jul 24, 2016 - $35,978 -34% -74% 145 $248   $20,758,378 31
Jul 25, 2016 - $13,937 -61% -78% 145 $96   $20,772,315 32
Jul 26, 2016 - $15,386 +10% -80% 145 $106   $20,787,701 33
Jul 27, 2016 - $11,895 -23% -81% 145 $82   $20,799,596 34
Jul 28, 2016 - $10,440 -12% -76% 145 $72   $20,810,036 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 6 $11,065,711   2,815 $3,931   $11,065,711 1
Jul 1, 2016 8 $6,870,997 -38% 2,781 $2,471   $17,936,708 2
Jul 8, 2016 13 $1,970,716 -71% 1,264 $1,559   $19,907,424 3
Jul 15, 2016 18 $728,208 -63% 506 $1,439   $20,635,632 4
Jul 22, 2016 34 $174,404 -76% 145 $1,203   $20,810,036 5

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 8/26/2016 $95,499 102 105 242 $212,811 9/12/2016
Bulgaria 1/27/2017 $2,953 0 0 0 $5,989 2/26/2019
France 9/16/2016 $415,658 0 0 0 $704,593 8/17/2018
Italy 12/2/2016 $243,174 0 0 0 $243,174 12/7/2016
Mexico 8/12/2016 $174,407 0 0 0 $174,407 8/16/2016
Netherlands 9/1/2016 $46,011 36 36 71 $82,004 9/14/2016
New Zealand 9/2/2016 $20,452 24 24 104 $54,864 12/5/2016
Portugal 7/1/2016 $29,210 35 35 97 $76,356 8/10/2016
South Korea 1/27/2018 $944 2 5 9 $19,592 2/21/2018
Spain 9/16/2016 $314,470 235 235 587 $699,014 10/21/2016
United Kingdom 9/30/2016 $154,412 226 226 226 $154,412 10/5/2016
  
International Total $2,427,216 2/26/2019

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Matthew McConaughey    Newton Knight

Supporting

Gugu Mbatha-Raw    Rachel
Mahershala Ali    Moses Washington
Keri Russell    Serena Knight
Jacob Lofland    Daniel
Sean Bridgers    Sumrall
Jessica Collins    Annie
Eliza Bennett    Junie Lee
Christopher Berry    Jasper Collins
Wayne Pére    Col. Robert Lowry
Brian Lee Franklin    Davis Knight
Donald Watkins    Wilson
Bill Tangradi    Lt. Barbour
Thomas Francis Murphy    Col. Elias Hood
Joe Chrest    James Eakins

Production and Technical Credits

Gary Ross    Director
Gary Ross    Screenwriter
Leonard Hartman    Story by
Gary Ross    Story by
Jon Kilik    Producer
Scott Stuber    Producer
Gary Ross    Producer
Leonard Hartman    Executive Producer
Michael Bassick    Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Robin Bissell    Executive Producer
Leonard Feder*    Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson    Executive Producer
Stuart Ford    Executive Producer
T.G. Herrington    Executive Producer
Matt Jackson    Executive Producer
Russell Levine    Executive Producer
Chris Lytton    Executive Producer
Bruce Nachbar    Executive Producer
Robert Simonds    Executive Producer
Donald Tang    Executive Producer
Wang Zhongjun    Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei    Executive Producer
Jae Woo Lee    Executive Producer
Jerry Ye    Executive Producer
Benoit Delhomme    Director of Photography
Philip Messina    Production Designer
Juliette Welfling    Editor
Pamela Martin    Editor
Louise Frogley    Costume Designer
Nicholas Britell    Composer
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Meagan Lewis    Casting Director
Lucinda Williams    Song Writer
Kelly Port    Visual Effects Supervisor
Diana Alvarez    Co-Producer
Eric Heffron    Co-Producer
Samuel Y. Ha    Co-Executive Producer
Elexa Ruth    Co-Executive Producer
Jason Markey    Music Supervisor
Dan Webster    Supervising Art Director
Andrew Max Cahn    Art Director
Chris Craine    Art Director
Larry Dias    Set Decorator
Pud Cusack    Sound Mixer
Paul Hsu    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Hsu    Re-recording Mixer
Nikos Kalaitzidis    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Nami    Special Effects Supervisor
Sandino Moya-Smith    Associate Producer
Eric Heffron    Assistant Director
Randall Wilkins    Set Designer
Christopher T. Sadler    Second Assistant 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

The story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,572,206 (36.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,815 opening theaters/2,815 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,773,189

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: July 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Lucha Por La Libertad (Mexico)
August 26th, 2016 (Wide), released as Free State Of Jones (Australia)
September 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 6th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for brutal battle scenes and disturbing graphic images.
(Rating bulletin 2427 (Cert #50259), 6/1/2016)
Running Time: 139 minutes
Plot point: Interracial Romance, Romance
Social setting: Civil War
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1800s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: STX Entertainment, Route One, Union Investment Partners, Vendian Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 6 $7,572,206   2,815 $2,690   $7,572,206 1
Jul 1, 2016 8 $4,140,510 -45% 2,781 $1,489   $15,206,221 2
Jul 8, 2016 12 $1,350,103 -67% 1,264 $1,068   $19,286,811 3
Jul 15, 2016 17 $482,543 -64% 506 $954   $20,389,967 4
Jul 22, 2016 30 $122,746 -75% 145 $847   $20,758,378 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 23, 2016 P $365,000     0     $365,000  
Jun 24, 2016 5 $2,659,774     2,815 $945   $2,659,774 1
Jun 25, 2016 6 $2,847,865 +7%   2,815 $1,012   $5,507,639 2
Jun 26, 2016 6 $2,064,567 -28%   2,815 $733   $7,572,206 3
Jun 27, 2016 7 $822,043 -60%   2,815 $292   $8,394,249 4
Jun 28, 2016 7 $1,167,758 +42%   2,815 $415   $9,562,007 5
Jun 29, 2016 7 $824,676 -29%   2,815 $293   $10,386,683 6
Jun 30, 2016 6 $679,028 -18%   2,815 $241   $11,065,711 7
Jul 1, 2016 9 $1,179,404 +74% -56% 2,781 $424   $12,245,115 8
Jul 2, 2016 8 $1,520,816 +29% -47% 2,781 $547   $13,765,931 9
Jul 3, 2016 8 $1,440,290 -5% -30% 2,781 $518   $15,206,221 10
Jul 4, 2016 8 $1,162,043 -19% +41% 2,781 $418   $16,368,264 11
Jul 5, 2016 9 $633,384 -45% -46% 2,781 $228   $17,001,648 12
Jul 6, 2016 9 $506,973 -20% -39% 2,781 $182   $17,508,621 13
Jul 7, 2016 10 $428,087 -16% -37% 2,781 $154   $17,936,708 14
Jul 8, 2016 13 $378,197 -12% -68% 1,264 $299   $18,314,905 15
Jul 9, 2016 12 $578,424 +53% -62% 1,264 $458   $18,893,329 16
Jul 10, 2016 12 $393,482 -32% -73% 1,264 $311   $19,286,811 17
Jul 11, 2016 13 $166,939 -58% -86% 1,264 $132   $19,453,750 18
Jul 12, 2016 13 $198,564 +19% -69% 1,264 $157   $19,652,314 19
Jul 13, 2016 14 $137,064 -31% -73% 1,264 $108   $19,789,378 20
Jul 14, 2016 14 $118,046 -14% -72% 1,264 $93   $19,907,424 21
Jul 15, 2016 - $135,074 +14% -64% 506 $267   $20,042,498 22
Jul 16, 2016 - $207,864 +54% -64% 506 $411   $20,250,362 23
Jul 17, 2016 - $139,605 -33% -65% 506 $276   $20,389,967 24
Jul 18, 2016 - $63,779 -54% -62% 506 $126   $20,453,746 25
Jul 19, 2016 - $75,340 +18% -62% 506 $149   $20,529,086 26
Jul 20, 2016 - $62,459 -17% -54% 506 $123   $20,591,545 27
Jul 21, 2016 - $44,087 -29% -63% 506 $87   $20,635,632 28
Jul 22, 2016 - $32,496 -26% -76% 145 $224   $20,668,128 29
Jul 23, 2016 - $54,272 +67% -74% 145 $374   $20,722,400 30
Jul 24, 2016 - $35,978 -34% -74% 145 $248   $20,758,378 31
Jul 25, 2016 - $13,937 -61% -78% 145 $96   $20,772,315 32
Jul 26, 2016 - $15,386 +10% -80% 145 $106   $20,787,701 33
Jul 27, 2016 - $11,895 -23% -81% 145 $82   $20,799,596 34
Jul 28, 2016 - $10,440 -12% -76% 145 $72   $20,810,036 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 6 $11,065,711   2,815 $3,931   $11,065,711 1
Jul 1, 2016 8 $6,870,997 -38% 2,781 $2,471   $17,936,708 2
Jul 8, 2016 13 $1,970,716 -71% 1,264 $1,559   $19,907,424 3
Jul 15, 2016 18 $728,208 -63% 506 $1,439   $20,635,632 4
Jul 22, 2016 34 $174,404 -76% 145 $1,203   $20,810,036 5

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 8/26/2016 $95,499 102 105 242 $212,811 9/12/2016
Bulgaria 1/27/2017 $2,953 0 0 0 $5,989 2/26/2019
France 9/16/2016 $415,658 0 0 0 $704,593 8/17/2018
Italy 12/2/2016 $243,174 0 0 0 $243,174 12/7/2016
Mexico 8/12/2016 $174,407 0 0 0 $174,407 8/16/2016
Netherlands 9/1/2016 $46,011 36 36 71 $82,004 9/14/2016
New Zealand 9/2/2016 $20,452 24 24 104 $54,864 12/5/2016
Portugal 7/1/2016 $29,210 35 35 97 $76,356 8/10/2016
South Korea 1/27/2018 $944 2 5 9 $19,592 2/21/2018
Spain 9/16/2016 $314,470 235 235 587 $699,014 10/21/2016
United Kingdom 9/30/2016 $154,412 226 226 226 $154,412 10/5/2016
  
International Total $2,427,216 2/26/2019

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Matthew McConaughey    Newton Knight

Supporting

Gugu Mbatha-Raw    Rachel
Mahershala Ali    Moses Washington
Keri Russell    Serena Knight
Jacob Lofland    Daniel
Sean Bridgers    Sumrall
Jessica Collins    Annie
Eliza Bennett    Junie Lee
Christopher Berry    Jasper Collins
Wayne Pére    Col. Robert Lowry
Brian Lee Franklin    Davis Knight
Donald Watkins    Wilson
Bill Tangradi    Lt. Barbour
Thomas Francis Murphy    Col. Elias Hood
Joe Chrest    James Eakins

Production and Technical Credits

Gary Ross    Director
Gary Ross    Screenwriter
Leonard Hartman    Story by
Gary Ross    Story by
Jon Kilik    Producer
Scott Stuber    Producer
Gary Ross    Producer
Leonard Hartman    Executive Producer
Michael Bassick    Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Robin Bissell    Executive Producer
Leonard Feder*    Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson    Executive Producer
Stuart Ford    Executive Producer
T.G. Herrington    Executive Producer
Matt Jackson    Executive Producer
Russell Levine    Executive Producer
Chris Lytton    Executive Producer
Bruce Nachbar    Executive Producer
Robert Simonds    Executive Producer
Donald Tang    Executive Producer
Wang Zhongjun    Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei    Executive Producer
Jae Woo Lee    Executive Producer
Jerry Ye    Executive Producer
Benoit Delhomme    Director of Photography
Philip Messina    Production Designer
Juliette Welfling    Editor
Pamela Martin    Editor
Louise Frogley    Costume Designer
Nicholas Britell    Composer
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Meagan Lewis    Casting Director
Lucinda Williams    Song Writer
Kelly Port    Visual Effects Supervisor
Diana Alvarez    Co-Producer
Eric Heffron    Co-Producer
Samuel Y. Ha    Co-Executive Producer
Elexa Ruth    Co-Executive Producer
Jason Markey    Music Supervisor
Dan Webster    Supervising Art Director
Andrew Max Cahn    Art Director
Chris Craine    Art Director
Larry Dias    Set Decorator
Pud Cusack    Sound Mixer
Paul Hsu    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Hsu    Re-recording Mixer
Nikos Kalaitzidis    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Nami    Special Effects Supervisor
Sandino Moya-Smith    Associate Producer
Eric Heffron    Assistant Director
Randall Wilkins    Set Designer
Christopher T. Sadler    Second Assistant 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.