The Gambler (2014)

The Gambler poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,680,992Details
International Box Office $5,037,039Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,718,031
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $2,985,656
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,129,026
Total $5,114,682
OpusData ID: 215540100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Jim Bennett is a college literature professor with a gambling addiction that is spiralling out of control.

Metrics

Legs:3.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:87.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,637,014

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 2014 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
December 25th, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
January 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 7th, 2015 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, and for some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2348, 11/12/2014)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Remake
Geographical setting: Los Angeles
Plot point: Addiction, College Professor, Gambling, Loan Shark, Money Troubles, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Crime Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Chartoff Winkler Productions, Closest to the Hole, Leverage
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2014 7 $9,127,514   2,478 $3,683   $14,130,683 3
Jan 2, 2015 9 $6,337,114 -31% 2,494 $2,541   $27,606,266 4
Jan 9, 2015 14 $2,305,574 -64% 2,121 $1,087   $32,262,888 5
Jan 16, 2015 29 $223,686 -90% 415 $539   $33,414,086 6
Jan 23, 2015 52 $29,422 -87% 69 $426   $33,542,093 7
Jan 30, 2015 62 $12,933 -56% 34 $380   $33,568,716 8
Feb 6, 2015 51 $55,416 +328% 103 $538   $33,631,221 9
Feb 13, 2015 66 $14,645 -74% 46 $318   $33,672,759 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2014 - $5,003,169     2,478 $2,019   $5,003,169 16
Dec 26, 2014 7 $3,421,451 -32%   2,478 $1,381   $8,424,620 17
Dec 27, 2014 7 $3,360,858 -2%   2,478 $1,356   $11,785,478 18
Dec 28, 2014 - $2,345,205 -30%   2,478 $946   $14,130,683 19
Dec 29, 2014 8 $1,536,368 -34%   2,478 $620   $15,667,051 20
Dec 30, 2014 - $1,621,479 +6%   2,478 $654   $17,288,530 21
Dec 31, 2014 - $1,589,841 -2%   2,478 $642   $18,878,371 22
Jan 1, 2015 8 $2,388,296 +50% -52% 2,478 $964   $21,266,667 23
Jan 2, 2015 9 $2,575,454 +8% -25% 2,494 $1,033   $23,844,606 24
Jan 3, 2015 9 $2,357,008 -8% -30% 2,494 $945   $26,201,614 25
Jan 4, 2015 9 $1,404,652 -40% -40% 2,494 $563   $27,606,266 26
Jan 5, 2015 8 $604,857 -57% -61% 2,494 $243   $28,211,123 27
Jan 6, 2015 7 $706,446 +17% -56% 2,494 $283   $28,917,569 28
Jan 7, 2015 6 $558,464 -21% -65% 2,494 $224   $29,476,033 29
Jan 8, 2015 6 $481,281 -14% -80% 2,494 $193   $29,957,314 30
Jan 9, 2015 13 $750,170 +56% -71% 2,121 $354   $30,707,484 31
Jan 10, 2015 14 $1,000,642 +33% -58% 2,121 $472   $31,708,126 32
Jan 11, 2015 14 $554,762 -45% -61% 2,121 $262   $32,262,888 33
Jan 12, 2015 12 $213,516 -62% -65% 2,121 $101   $32,476,404 34
Jan 13, 2015 11 $313,615 +47% -56% 2,121 $148   $32,790,019 35
Jan 14, 2015 10 $249,580 -20% -55% 2,121 $118   $33,039,599 36
Jan 15, 2015 14 $150,801 -40% -69% 2,121 $71   $33,190,400 37
Jan 16, 2015 - $68,810 -54% -91% 415 $166   $33,259,210 38
Jan 17, 2015 - $102,302 +49% -90% 415 $247   $33,361,512 39
Jan 18, 2015 - $52,574 -49% -91% 415 $127   $33,414,086 40
Jan 19, 2015 - $32,322 -39% -85% 415 $78   $33,446,408 41
Jan 20, 2015 - $26,637 -18% -92% 415 $64   $33,473,045 42
Jan 21, 2015 - $20,321 -24% -92% 415 $49   $33,493,366 43
Jan 22, 2015 - $19,305 -5% -87% 415 $47   $33,512,671 44
Jan 23, 2015 - $8,697 -55% -87% 69 $126   $33,521,368 45
Jan 24, 2015 - $14,458 +66% -86% 69 $210   $33,535,826 46
Jan 25, 2015 - $6,267 -57% -88% 69 $91   $33,542,093 47
Jan 26, 2015 - $2,975 -53% -91% 69 $43   $33,545,068 48
Jan 27, 2015 - $3,873 +30% -85% 69 $56   $33,548,941 49
Jan 28, 2015 - $3,450 -11% -83% 69 $50   $33,552,391 50
Jan 29, 2015 - $3,392 -2% -82% 69 $49   $33,555,783 51
Jan 30, 2015 - $4,739 +40% -46% 34 $139   $33,560,522 52
Jan 31, 2015 - $6,685 +41% -54% 34 $197   $33,567,207 53
Feb 1, 2015 - $1,509 -77% -76% 34 $44   $33,568,716 54
Feb 2, 2015 - $1,607 +6% -46% 34 $47   $33,570,323 55
Feb 3, 2015 - $1,777 +11% -54% 34 $52   $33,572,100 56
Feb 4, 2015 - $1,825 +3% -47% 34 $54   $33,573,925 57
Feb 5, 2015 - $1,880 +3% -45% 34 $55   $33,575,805 58
Feb 6, 2015 - $16,727 +790% +253% 103 $162   $33,592,532 59
Feb 7, 2015 - $23,573 +41% +253% 103 $229   $33,616,105 60
Feb 8, 2015 - $15,116 -36% +902% 103 $147   $33,631,221 61
Feb 9, 2015 - $6,404 -58% +299% 103 $62   $33,637,625 62
Feb 10, 2015 - $7,777 +21% +338% 103 $76   $33,645,402 63
Feb 11, 2015 - $6,438 -17% +253% 103 $63   $33,651,840 64
Feb 12, 2015 - $6,274 -3% +234% 103 $61   $33,658,114 65
Feb 13, 2015 - $3,651 -42% -78% 46 $79   $33,661,765 66
Feb 14, 2015 - $6,458 +77% -73% 46 $140   $33,668,223 67
Feb 15, 2015 - $4,536 -30% -70% 46 $99   $33,672,759 68
Feb 16, 2015 - $2,468 -46% -61% 46 $54   $33,675,227 69
Feb 17, 2015 - $2,102 -15% -73% 46 $46   $33,677,329 70
Feb 18, 2015 - $1,809 -14% -72% 46 $39   $33,679,138 71
Feb 19, 2015 - $1,854 +2% -70% 46 $40   $33,680,992 72

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2014 14 $5,003,169   2,478 $2,019   $5,003,169 3
Dec 26, 2014 7 $16,263,498 +225% 2,478 $6,563   $21,266,667 4
Jan 2, 2015 9 $8,690,647 -47% 2,494 $3,485   $29,957,314 5
Jan 9, 2015 13 $3,233,086 -63% 2,121 $1,524   $33,190,400 6
Jan 16, 2015 29 $322,271 -90% 415 $777   $33,512,671 7
Jan 23, 2015 50 $43,112 -87% 69 $625   $33,555,783 8
Jan 30, 2015 60 $20,022 -54% 34 $589   $33,575,805 9
Feb 6, 2015 44 $82,309 +311% 103 $799   $33,658,114 10
Feb 13, 2015 66 $22,878 -72% 46 $497   $33,680,992 11

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 2/5/2015 $316,403 176 176 415 $627,677 7/7/2015
Germany 1/16/2015 $253,086 0 0 0 $253,086 10/27/2018
Mexico 1/9/2015 $406,218 0 0 0 $976,786 8/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/23/2015 $649,480 650 650 1,375 $1,232,445 11/19/2018
Spain 1/2/2015 $139,518 11 118 193 $198,633 11/27/2018
United Kingdom 1/23/2015 $572,311 0 0 0 $572,311 8/27/2018
  
Rest of World $1,176,101
  
International Total $5,037,039 11/27/2018

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

Leading

Mark Wahlberg    Jim Bennett
John Goodman    Frank
Brie Larson    Amy Phillips

Supporting

Michael Kenneth Williams    Neville
Jessica Lange    Roberta
Alvin Ing    Mr. Lee
Leland Orser    Larry
Emory Cohen    Dexter
Anthony Kelley    Lamar
Richard Schiff    Jeweler
George Kennedy    Ed

Production and Technical Credits

Rupert Wyatt    Director
William Monahan    Screenwriter
James Toback    Story Creator
Mark Wahlberg    Producer
Stephen Levinson    Producer
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Robert Chartoff    Producer
David Winkler    Producer
David Crockett    Executive Producer
James Toback    Executive Producer
William Monahan    Executive Producer
Greig Fraser    Director of Photography
Keith Cunningham    Production Designer
Pete Beaudreau    Editor
Jacqueline West    Costume Designer
Jon Brown    Composer
Theo Green    Composer
Wyatt Green    Music Supervisor
Clint Bennett    Music Supervisor
Dawn Swiderski    Art Director
Maggie Martin    Set Decorator
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Chuck Michael    Sound Designer
Chuck Michael    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Ante Dugandzic    Special Effects Coordinator
Justin Cornish    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brooke Lyndon-Stanford    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Donald L. Sparks    Assistant Director
Sheila Jaffe    Casting Director
Rupert Wyatt    Music Supervisor

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

Jim Bennett is a college literature professor with a gambling addiction that is spiralling out of control.

Metrics

Legs:3.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:87.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,637,014

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 2014 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
December 25th, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
January 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 7th, 2015 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, and for some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2348, 11/12/2014)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Remake
Geographical setting: Los Angeles
Plot point: Addiction, College Professor, Gambling, Loan Shark, Money Troubles, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Crime Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Chartoff Winkler Productions, Closest to the Hole, Leverage
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2014 7 $9,127,514   2,478 $3,683   $14,130,683 3
Jan 2, 2015 9 $6,337,114 -31% 2,494 $2,541   $27,606,266 4
Jan 9, 2015 14 $2,305,574 -64% 2,121 $1,087   $32,262,888 5
Jan 16, 2015 29 $223,686 -90% 415 $539   $33,414,086 6
Jan 23, 2015 52 $29,422 -87% 69 $426   $33,542,093 7
Jan 30, 2015 62 $12,933 -56% 34 $380   $33,568,716 8
Feb 6, 2015 51 $55,416 +328% 103 $538   $33,631,221 9
Feb 13, 2015 66 $14,645 -74% 46 $318   $33,672,759 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2014 - $5,003,169     2,478 $2,019   $5,003,169 16
Dec 26, 2014 7 $3,421,451 -32%   2,478 $1,381   $8,424,620 17
Dec 27, 2014 7 $3,360,858 -2%   2,478 $1,356   $11,785,478 18
Dec 28, 2014 - $2,345,205 -30%   2,478 $946   $14,130,683 19
Dec 29, 2014 8 $1,536,368 -34%   2,478 $620   $15,667,051 20
Dec 30, 2014 - $1,621,479 +6%   2,478 $654   $17,288,530 21
Dec 31, 2014 - $1,589,841 -2%   2,478 $642   $18,878,371 22
Jan 1, 2015 8 $2,388,296 +50% -52% 2,478 $964   $21,266,667 23
Jan 2, 2015 9 $2,575,454 +8% -25% 2,494 $1,033   $23,844,606 24
Jan 3, 2015 9 $2,357,008 -8% -30% 2,494 $945   $26,201,614 25
Jan 4, 2015 9 $1,404,652 -40% -40% 2,494 $563   $27,606,266 26
Jan 5, 2015 8 $604,857 -57% -61% 2,494 $243   $28,211,123 27
Jan 6, 2015 7 $706,446 +17% -56% 2,494 $283   $28,917,569 28
Jan 7, 2015 6 $558,464 -21% -65% 2,494 $224   $29,476,033 29
Jan 8, 2015 6 $481,281 -14% -80% 2,494 $193   $29,957,314 30
Jan 9, 2015 13 $750,170 +56% -71% 2,121 $354   $30,707,484 31
Jan 10, 2015 14 $1,000,642 +33% -58% 2,121 $472   $31,708,126 32
Jan 11, 2015 14 $554,762 -45% -61% 2,121 $262   $32,262,888 33
Jan 12, 2015 12 $213,516 -62% -65% 2,121 $101   $32,476,404 34
Jan 13, 2015 11 $313,615 +47% -56% 2,121 $148   $32,790,019 35
Jan 14, 2015 10 $249,580 -20% -55% 2,121 $118   $33,039,599 36
Jan 15, 2015 14 $150,801 -40% -69% 2,121 $71   $33,190,400 37
Jan 16, 2015 - $68,810 -54% -91% 415 $166   $33,259,210 38
Jan 17, 2015 - $102,302 +49% -90% 415 $247   $33,361,512 39
Jan 18, 2015 - $52,574 -49% -91% 415 $127   $33,414,086 40
Jan 19, 2015 - $32,322 -39% -85% 415 $78   $33,446,408 41
Jan 20, 2015 - $26,637 -18% -92% 415 $64   $33,473,045 42
Jan 21, 2015 - $20,321 -24% -92% 415 $49   $33,493,366 43
Jan 22, 2015 - $19,305 -5% -87% 415 $47   $33,512,671 44
Jan 23, 2015 - $8,697 -55% -87% 69 $126   $33,521,368 45
Jan 24, 2015 - $14,458 +66% -86% 69 $210   $33,535,826 46
Jan 25, 2015 - $6,267 -57% -88% 69 $91   $33,542,093 47
Jan 26, 2015 - $2,975 -53% -91% 69 $43   $33,545,068 48
Jan 27, 2015 - $3,873 +30% -85% 69 $56   $33,548,941 49
Jan 28, 2015 - $3,450 -11% -83% 69 $50   $33,552,391 50
Jan 29, 2015 - $3,392 -2% -82% 69 $49   $33,555,783 51
Jan 30, 2015 - $4,739 +40% -46% 34 $139   $33,560,522 52
Jan 31, 2015 - $6,685 +41% -54% 34 $197   $33,567,207 53
Feb 1, 2015 - $1,509 -77% -76% 34 $44   $33,568,716 54
Feb 2, 2015 - $1,607 +6% -46% 34 $47   $33,570,323 55
Feb 3, 2015 - $1,777 +11% -54% 34 $52   $33,572,100 56
Feb 4, 2015 - $1,825 +3% -47% 34 $54   $33,573,925 57
Feb 5, 2015 - $1,880 +3% -45% 34 $55   $33,575,805 58
Feb 6, 2015 - $16,727 +790% +253% 103 $162   $33,592,532 59
Feb 7, 2015 - $23,573 +41% +253% 103 $229   $33,616,105 60
Feb 8, 2015 - $15,116 -36% +902% 103 $147   $33,631,221 61
Feb 9, 2015 - $6,404 -58% +299% 103 $62   $33,637,625 62
Feb 10, 2015 - $7,777 +21% +338% 103 $76   $33,645,402 63
Feb 11, 2015 - $6,438 -17% +253% 103 $63   $33,651,840 64
Feb 12, 2015 - $6,274 -3% +234% 103 $61   $33,658,114 65
Feb 13, 2015 - $3,651 -42% -78% 46 $79   $33,661,765 66
Feb 14, 2015 - $6,458 +77% -73% 46 $140   $33,668,223 67
Feb 15, 2015 - $4,536 -30% -70% 46 $99   $33,672,759 68
Feb 16, 2015 - $2,468 -46% -61% 46 $54   $33,675,227 69
Feb 17, 2015 - $2,102 -15% -73% 46 $46   $33,677,329 70
Feb 18, 2015 - $1,809 -14% -72% 46 $39   $33,679,138 71
Feb 19, 2015 - $1,854 +2% -70% 46 $40   $33,680,992 72

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2014 14 $5,003,169   2,478 $2,019   $5,003,169 3
Dec 26, 2014 7 $16,263,498 +225% 2,478 $6,563   $21,266,667 4
Jan 2, 2015 9 $8,690,647 -47% 2,494 $3,485   $29,957,314 5
Jan 9, 2015 13 $3,233,086 -63% 2,121 $1,524   $33,190,400 6
Jan 16, 2015 29 $322,271 -90% 415 $777   $33,512,671 7
Jan 23, 2015 50 $43,112 -87% 69 $625   $33,555,783 8
Jan 30, 2015 60 $20,022 -54% 34 $589   $33,575,805 9
Feb 6, 2015 44 $82,309 +311% 103 $799   $33,658,114 10
Feb 13, 2015 66 $22,878 -72% 46 $497   $33,680,992 11

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 2/5/2015 $316,403 176 176 415 $627,677 7/7/2015
Germany 1/16/2015 $253,086 0 0 0 $253,086 10/27/2018
Mexico 1/9/2015 $406,218 0 0 0 $976,786 8/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/23/2015 $649,480 650 650 1,375 $1,232,445 11/19/2018
Spain 1/2/2015 $139,518 11 118 193 $198,633 11/27/2018
United Kingdom 1/23/2015 $572,311 0 0 0 $572,311 8/27/2018
  
Rest of World $1,176,101
  
International Total $5,037,039 11/27/2018

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

Leading

Mark Wahlberg    Jim Bennett
John Goodman    Frank
Brie Larson    Amy Phillips

Supporting

Michael Kenneth Williams    Neville
Jessica Lange    Roberta
Alvin Ing    Mr. Lee
Leland Orser    Larry
Emory Cohen    Dexter
Anthony Kelley    Lamar
Richard Schiff    Jeweler
George Kennedy    Ed

Production and Technical Credits

Rupert Wyatt    Director
William Monahan    Screenwriter
James Toback    Story Creator
Mark Wahlberg    Producer
Stephen Levinson    Producer
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Robert Chartoff    Producer
David Winkler    Producer
David Crockett    Executive Producer
James Toback    Executive Producer
William Monahan    Executive Producer
Greig Fraser    Director of Photography
Keith Cunningham    Production Designer
Pete Beaudreau    Editor
Jacqueline West    Costume Designer
Jon Brown    Composer
Theo Green    Composer
Wyatt Green    Music Supervisor
Clint Bennett    Music Supervisor
Dawn Swiderski    Art Director
Maggie Martin    Set Decorator
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Chuck Michael    Sound Designer
Chuck Michael    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Ante Dugandzic    Special Effects Coordinator
Justin Cornish    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brooke Lyndon-Stanford    Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Donald L. Sparks    Assistant Director
Sheila Jaffe    Casting Director
Rupert Wyatt    Music Supervisor

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.