Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,124,445Details
International Box Office $1,794,354
Worldwide Box Office $2,918,799
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $813,908
Total $813,908
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine-driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$40,847 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/183 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,646,067

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2014 (Limited) by Relativity
October 3rd, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Relativity
International Releases: October 24th, 2014 (Wide), released as Hector And The Search For Happiness (Australia)
November 27th, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
January 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2331, 7/16/2014)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Plot point: Road Trip
Social setting: Therapists / Therapy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Egoli Tossell Film, Erfttal Film-Und Fernsehproduktion, Screen Siren Pictures, Head Gear Films, Star Gate Films, Metrol Technology, Film House Germany
Production Countries: Germany, Canada
Languages: English, French, German

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 50 $40,847   4 $10,212   $40,847 1
Sep 26, 2014 26 $204,027 +399% 94 $2,171   $256,508 2
Oct 3, 2014 21 $227,924 +12% 183 $1,245   $589,490 3
Oct 10, 2014 36 $104,017 -54% 144 $722   $799,652 4
Oct 17, 2014 50 $36,677 -65% 39 $940   $892,547 5
Oct 24, 2014 79 $8,230 -78% 29 $284   $917,509 6
Oct 31, 2014 82 $4,950 -40% 21 $236   $926,472 7
Nov 7, 2014 86 $3,096 -37% 14 $221   $932,896 8
Nov 14, 2014 76 $2,551 -18% 17 $150   $938,954 9
Nov 21, 2014 76 $1,366 -46% 8 $171   $941,382 10
Nov 28, 2014 85 $563 -59% 5 $113   $942,151 11
Dec 5, 2014 29 $158,736 +28,095% 57 $2,785   $1,100,991 12
Dec 12, 2014 60 $5,805 -96% 22 $264   $1,121,961 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2014 - $16,920     4 $4,230   $16,920 1
Sep 20, 2014 - $17,198 +2%   4 $4,300   $34,118 2
Sep 21, 2014 - $6,729 -61%   4 $1,682   $40,847 3
Sep 22, 2014 - $2,966 -56%   4 $742   $43,813 4
Sep 23, 2014 - $2,344 -21%   4 $586   $46,157 5
Sep 24, 2014 - $3,208 +37%   4 $802   $49,365 6
Sep 25, 2014 - $3,116 -3%   4 $779   $52,481 7
Sep 26, 2014 - $58,043 +1,763% +243% 94 $617   $110,524 8
Sep 27, 2014 - $91,514 +58% +432% 94 $974   $202,038 9
Sep 28, 2014 - $54,470 -40% +709% 94 $579   $256,508 10
Sep 29, 2014 - $20,486 -62% +591% 94 $218   $276,994 11
Sep 30, 2014 - $39,535 +93% +1,587% 94 $421   $316,529 12
Oct 1, 2014 - $23,532 -40% +634% 94 $250   $340,061 13
Oct 2, 2014 - $21,505 -9% +590% 94 $229   $361,566 14
Oct 3, 2014 - $63,447 +195% +9% 183 $347   $425,013 15
Oct 4, 2014 - $103,132 +63% +13% 183 $564   $528,145 16
Oct 5, 2014 - $61,345 -41% +13% 183 $335   $589,490 17
Oct 6, 2014 - $20,197 -67% -1% 183 $110   $609,687 18
Oct 7, 2014 - $34,240 +70% -13% 183 $187   $643,927 19
Oct 8, 2014 - $26,252 -23% +12% 183 $143   $670,179 20
Oct 9, 2014 - $25,456 -3% +18% 183 $139   $695,635 21
Oct 10, 2014 - $31,245 +23% -51% 144 $217   $726,880 22
Oct 11, 2014 - $43,121 +38% -58% 144 $299   $770,001 23
Oct 12, 2014 - $29,651 -31% -52% 144 $206   $799,652 24
Oct 13, 2014 - $19,577 -34% -3% 144 $136   $819,229 25
Oct 14, 2014 - $12,809 -35% -63% 144 $89   $832,038 26
Oct 15, 2014 - $11,961 -7% -54% 144 $83   $843,999 27
Oct 16, 2014 - $11,871 -1% -53% 144 $82   $855,870 28
Oct 17, 2014 - $9,954 -16% -68% 39 $255   $865,824 29
Oct 18, 2014 - $16,989 +71% -61% 39 $436   $882,813 30
Oct 19, 2014 - $9,734 -43% -67% 39 $250   $892,547 31
Oct 20, 2014 - $3,279 -66% -83% 39 $84   $895,826 32
Oct 21, 2014 - $6,013 +83% -53% 39 $154   $901,839 33
Oct 22, 2014 - $3,769 -37% -68% 39 $97   $905,608 34
Oct 23, 2014 - $3,671 -3% -69% 39 $94   $909,279 35
Oct 24, 2014 - $2,581 -30% -74% 29 $89   $911,860 36
Oct 25, 2014 - $3,691 +43% -78% 29 $127   $915,551 37
Oct 26, 2014 - $1,958 -47% -80% 29 $68   $917,509 38
Oct 27, 2014 - $784 -60% -76% 29 $27   $918,293 39
Oct 28, 2014 - $1,670 +113% -72% 29 $58   $919,963 40
Oct 29, 2014 - $702 -58% -81% 29 $24   $920,665 41
Oct 30, 2014 - $857 +22% -77% 29 $30   $921,522 42
Oct 31, 2014 - $1,472 +72% -43% 21 $70   $922,994 43
Nov 1, 2014 - $2,184 +48% -41% 21 $104   $925,178 44
Nov 2, 2014 - $1,294 -41% -34% 21 $62   $926,472 45
Nov 3, 2014 - $309 -76% -61% 21 $15   $926,781 46
Nov 4, 2014 - $1,474 +377% -12% 21 $70   $928,255 47
Nov 5, 2014 - $1,129 -23% +61% 21 $54   $929,384 48
Nov 6, 2014 - $416 -63% -51% 21 $20   $929,800 49
Nov 7, 2014 - $781 +88% -47% 14 $56   $930,581 50
Nov 8, 2014 - $1,754 +125% -20% 14 $125   $932,335 51
Nov 9, 2014 - $561 -68% -57% 14 $40   $932,896 52
Nov 10, 2014 - $391 -30% +27% 14 $28   $933,287 53
Nov 11, 2014 - $986 +152% -33% 14 $70   $934,273 54
Nov 12, 2014 - $1,134 +15% n/c 14 $81   $935,407 55
Nov 13, 2014 - $996 -12% +139% 14 $71   $936,403 56
Nov 14, 2014 - $1,631 +64% +109% 17 $96   $938,034 57
Nov 15, 2014 - $601 -63% -66% 17 $35   $938,635 58
Nov 16, 2014 - $319 -47% -43% 17 $19   $938,954 59
Nov 17, 2014 - $67 -79% -83% 17 $4   $939,021 60
Nov 18, 2014 - $523 +681% -47% 17 $31   $939,544 61
Nov 19, 2014 - $213 -59% -81% 17 $13   $939,757 62
Nov 20, 2014 - $259 +22% -74% 17 $15   $940,016 63
Nov 21, 2014 - $485 +87% -70% 8 $61   $940,501 64
Nov 22, 2014 37 $451 -7% -25% 8 $56   $940,952 65
Nov 23, 2014 - $430 -5% +35% 8 $54   $941,382 66
Nov 24, 2014 - $106 -75% +58% 8 $13   $941,488 67
Nov 25, 2014 - $45 -58% -91% 8 $6   $941,533 68
Nov 26, 2014 - $5 -89% -98% 8 $1   $941,538 69
Nov 27, 2014 - $50 +900% -81% 8 $6   $941,588 70
Nov 28, 2014 - $242 +384% -50% 5 $48   $941,830 71
Nov 29, 2014 - $225 -7% -50% 5 $45   $942,055 72
Nov 30, 2014 - $96 -57% -78% 5 $19   $942,151 73
Dec 1, 2014 - $25 -74% -76% 5 $5   $942,176 74
Dec 2, 2014 - $43 +72% -4% 5 $9   $942,219 75
Dec 3, 2014 - $17 -60% +240% 5 $3   $942,236 76
Dec 4, 2014 - $19 +12% -62% 5 $4   $942,255 77
Dec 5, 2014 - $43,776 +230,300% +17,989% 57 $768   $986,031 78
Dec 6, 2014 - $66,409 +52% +29,415% 57 $1,165   $1,052,440 79
Dec 7, 2014 - $48,551 -27% +50,474% 57 $852   $1,100,991 80
Dec 8, 2014 - $3,356 -93% +13,324% 57 $59   $1,104,347 81
Dec 9, 2014 - $4,835 +44% +11,144% 57 $85   $1,109,182 82
Dec 10, 2014 - $3,498 -28% +20,476% 57 $61   $1,112,680 83
Dec 11, 2014 - $3,476 -1% +18,195% 57 $61   $1,116,156 84
Dec 12, 2014 - $1,728 -50% -96% 22 $79   $1,117,884 85
Dec 13, 2014 - $2,124 +23% -97% 22 $97   $1,120,008 86
Dec 14, 2014 - $1,953 -8% -96% 22 $89   $1,121,961 87
Dec 15, 2014 - $1,132 -42% -66% 22 $51   $1,123,093 88
Dec 16, 2014 - $1,011 -11% -79% 22 $46   $1,124,104 89
Dec 17, 2014 - $188 -81% -95% 22 $9   $1,124,292 90
Dec 18, 2014 - $153 -19% -96% 22 $7   $1,124,445 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 47 $52,481   4 $13,120   $52,481 1
Sep 26, 2014 24 $309,085 +489% 94 $3,288   $361,566 2
Oct 3, 2014 22 $334,069 +8% 183 $1,826   $695,635 3
Oct 10, 2014 33 $160,235 -52% 144 $1,113   $855,870 4
Oct 17, 2014 52 $53,409 -67% 39 $1,369   $909,279 5
Oct 24, 2014 77 $12,243 -77% 29 $422   $921,522 6
Oct 31, 2014 78 $8,278 -32% 21 $394   $929,800 7
Nov 7, 2014 70 $6,603 -20% 14 $472   $936,403 8
Nov 14, 2014 76 $3,613 -45% 17 $213   $940,016 9
Nov 21, 2014 77 $1,572 -56% 8 $197   $941,588 10
Nov 28, 2014 97 $667 -58% 5 $133   $942,255 11
Dec 5, 2014 32 $173,901 +25,972% 57 $3,051   $1,116,156 12
Dec 12, 2014 63 $8,289 -95% 22 $377   $1,124,445 13

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Synopsis

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine-driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$40,847 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/183 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,646,067

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2014 (Limited) by Relativity
October 3rd, 2014 (Expands Wide) by Relativity
International Releases: October 24th, 2014 (Wide), released as Hector And The Search For Happiness (Australia)
November 27th, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
January 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2331, 7/16/2014)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Plot point: Road Trip
Social setting: Therapists / Therapy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Egoli Tossell Film, Erfttal Film-Und Fernsehproduktion, Screen Siren Pictures, Head Gear Films, Star Gate Films, Metrol Technology, Film House Germany
Production Countries: Germany, Canada
Languages: English, French, German

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 50 $40,847   4 $10,212   $40,847 1
Sep 26, 2014 26 $204,027 +399% 94 $2,171   $256,508 2
Oct 3, 2014 21 $227,924 +12% 183 $1,245   $589,490 3
Oct 10, 2014 36 $104,017 -54% 144 $722   $799,652 4
Oct 17, 2014 50 $36,677 -65% 39 $940   $892,547 5
Oct 24, 2014 79 $8,230 -78% 29 $284   $917,509 6
Oct 31, 2014 82 $4,950 -40% 21 $236   $926,472 7
Nov 7, 2014 86 $3,096 -37% 14 $221   $932,896 8
Nov 14, 2014 76 $2,551 -18% 17 $150   $938,954 9
Nov 21, 2014 76 $1,366 -46% 8 $171   $941,382 10
Nov 28, 2014 85 $563 -59% 5 $113   $942,151 11
Dec 5, 2014 29 $158,736 +28,095% 57 $2,785   $1,100,991 12
Dec 12, 2014 60 $5,805 -96% 22 $264   $1,121,961 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2014 - $16,920     4 $4,230   $16,920 1
Sep 20, 2014 - $17,198 +2%   4 $4,300   $34,118 2
Sep 21, 2014 - $6,729 -61%   4 $1,682   $40,847 3
Sep 22, 2014 - $2,966 -56%   4 $742   $43,813 4
Sep 23, 2014 - $2,344 -21%   4 $586   $46,157 5
Sep 24, 2014 - $3,208 +37%   4 $802   $49,365 6
Sep 25, 2014 - $3,116 -3%   4 $779   $52,481 7
Sep 26, 2014 - $58,043 +1,763% +243% 94 $617   $110,524 8
Sep 27, 2014 - $91,514 +58% +432% 94 $974   $202,038 9
Sep 28, 2014 - $54,470 -40% +709% 94 $579   $256,508 10
Sep 29, 2014 - $20,486 -62% +591% 94 $218   $276,994 11
Sep 30, 2014 - $39,535 +93% +1,587% 94 $421   $316,529 12
Oct 1, 2014 - $23,532 -40% +634% 94 $250   $340,061 13
Oct 2, 2014 - $21,505 -9% +590% 94 $229   $361,566 14
Oct 3, 2014 - $63,447 +195% +9% 183 $347   $425,013 15
Oct 4, 2014 - $103,132 +63% +13% 183 $564   $528,145 16
Oct 5, 2014 - $61,345 -41% +13% 183 $335   $589,490 17
Oct 6, 2014 - $20,197 -67% -1% 183 $110   $609,687 18
Oct 7, 2014 - $34,240 +70% -13% 183 $187   $643,927 19
Oct 8, 2014 - $26,252 -23% +12% 183 $143   $670,179 20
Oct 9, 2014 - $25,456 -3% +18% 183 $139   $695,635 21
Oct 10, 2014 - $31,245 +23% -51% 144 $217   $726,880 22
Oct 11, 2014 - $43,121 +38% -58% 144 $299   $770,001 23
Oct 12, 2014 - $29,651 -31% -52% 144 $206   $799,652 24
Oct 13, 2014 - $19,577 -34% -3% 144 $136   $819,229 25
Oct 14, 2014 - $12,809 -35% -63% 144 $89   $832,038 26
Oct 15, 2014 - $11,961 -7% -54% 144 $83   $843,999 27
Oct 16, 2014 - $11,871 -1% -53% 144 $82   $855,870 28
Oct 17, 2014 - $9,954 -16% -68% 39 $255   $865,824 29
Oct 18, 2014 - $16,989 +71% -61% 39 $436   $882,813 30
Oct 19, 2014 - $9,734 -43% -67% 39 $250   $892,547 31
Oct 20, 2014 - $3,279 -66% -83% 39 $84   $895,826 32
Oct 21, 2014 - $6,013 +83% -53% 39 $154   $901,839 33
Oct 22, 2014 - $3,769 -37% -68% 39 $97   $905,608 34
Oct 23, 2014 - $3,671 -3% -69% 39 $94   $909,279 35
Oct 24, 2014 - $2,581 -30% -74% 29 $89   $911,860 36
Oct 25, 2014 - $3,691 +43% -78% 29 $127   $915,551 37
Oct 26, 2014 - $1,958 -47% -80% 29 $68   $917,509 38
Oct 27, 2014 - $784 -60% -76% 29 $27   $918,293 39
Oct 28, 2014 - $1,670 +113% -72% 29 $58   $919,963 40
Oct 29, 2014 - $702 -58% -81% 29 $24   $920,665 41
Oct 30, 2014 - $857 +22% -77% 29 $30   $921,522 42
Oct 31, 2014 - $1,472 +72% -43% 21 $70   $922,994 43
Nov 1, 2014 - $2,184 +48% -41% 21 $104   $925,178 44
Nov 2, 2014 - $1,294 -41% -34% 21 $62   $926,472 45
Nov 3, 2014 - $309 -76% -61% 21 $15   $926,781 46
Nov 4, 2014 - $1,474 +377% -12% 21 $70   $928,255 47
Nov 5, 2014 - $1,129 -23% +61% 21 $54   $929,384 48
Nov 6, 2014 - $416 -63% -51% 21 $20   $929,800 49
Nov 7, 2014 - $781 +88% -47% 14 $56   $930,581 50
Nov 8, 2014 - $1,754 +125% -20% 14 $125   $932,335 51
Nov 9, 2014 - $561 -68% -57% 14 $40   $932,896 52
Nov 10, 2014 - $391 -30% +27% 14 $28   $933,287 53
Nov 11, 2014 - $986 +152% -33% 14 $70   $934,273 54
Nov 12, 2014 - $1,134 +15% n/c 14 $81   $935,407 55
Nov 13, 2014 - $996 -12% +139% 14 $71   $936,403 56
Nov 14, 2014 - $1,631 +64% +109% 17 $96   $938,034 57
Nov 15, 2014 - $601 -63% -66% 17 $35   $938,635 58
Nov 16, 2014 - $319 -47% -43% 17 $19   $938,954 59
Nov 17, 2014 - $67 -79% -83% 17 $4   $939,021 60
Nov 18, 2014 - $523 +681% -47% 17 $31   $939,544 61
Nov 19, 2014 - $213 -59% -81% 17 $13   $939,757 62
Nov 20, 2014 - $259 +22% -74% 17 $15   $940,016 63
Nov 21, 2014 - $485 +87% -70% 8 $61   $940,501 64
Nov 22, 2014 37 $451 -7% -25% 8 $56   $940,952 65
Nov 23, 2014 - $430 -5% +35% 8 $54   $941,382 66
Nov 24, 2014 - $106 -75% +58% 8 $13   $941,488 67
Nov 25, 2014 - $45 -58% -91% 8 $6   $941,533 68
Nov 26, 2014 - $5 -89% -98% 8 $1   $941,538 69
Nov 27, 2014 - $50 +900% -81% 8 $6   $941,588 70
Nov 28, 2014 - $242 +384% -50% 5 $48   $941,830 71
Nov 29, 2014 - $225 -7% -50% 5 $45   $942,055 72
Nov 30, 2014 - $96 -57% -78% 5 $19   $942,151 73
Dec 1, 2014 - $25 -74% -76% 5 $5   $942,176 74
Dec 2, 2014 - $43 +72% -4% 5 $9   $942,219 75
Dec 3, 2014 - $17 -60% +240% 5 $3   $942,236 76
Dec 4, 2014 - $19 +12% -62% 5 $4   $942,255 77
Dec 5, 2014 - $43,776 +230,300% +17,989% 57 $768   $986,031 78
Dec 6, 2014 - $66,409 +52% +29,415% 57 $1,165   $1,052,440 79
Dec 7, 2014 - $48,551 -27% +50,474% 57 $852   $1,100,991 80
Dec 8, 2014 - $3,356 -93% +13,324% 57 $59   $1,104,347 81
Dec 9, 2014 - $4,835 +44% +11,144% 57 $85   $1,109,182 82
Dec 10, 2014 - $3,498 -28% +20,476% 57 $61   $1,112,680 83
Dec 11, 2014 - $3,476 -1% +18,195% 57 $61   $1,116,156 84
Dec 12, 2014 - $1,728 -50% -96% 22 $79   $1,117,884 85
Dec 13, 2014 - $2,124 +23% -97% 22 $97   $1,120,008 86
Dec 14, 2014 - $1,953 -8% -96% 22 $89   $1,121,961 87
Dec 15, 2014 - $1,132 -42% -66% 22 $51   $1,123,093 88
Dec 16, 2014 - $1,011 -11% -79% 22 $46   $1,124,104 89
Dec 17, 2014 - $188 -81% -95% 22 $9   $1,124,292 90
Dec 18, 2014 - $153 -19% -96% 22 $7   $1,124,445 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 47 $52,481   4 $13,120   $52,481 1
Sep 26, 2014 24 $309,085 +489% 94 $3,288   $361,566 2
Oct 3, 2014 22 $334,069 +8% 183 $1,826   $695,635 3
Oct 10, 2014 33 $160,235 -52% 144 $1,113   $855,870 4
Oct 17, 2014 52 $53,409 -67% 39 $1,369   $909,279 5
Oct 24, 2014 77 $12,243 -77% 29 $422   $921,522 6
Oct 31, 2014 78 $8,278 -32% 21 $394   $929,800 7
Nov 7, 2014 70 $6,603 -20% 14 $472   $936,403 8
Nov 14, 2014 76 $3,613 -45% 17 $213   $940,016 9
Nov 21, 2014 77 $1,572 -56% 8 $197   $941,588 10
Nov 28, 2014 97 $667 -58% 5 $133   $942,255 11
Dec 5, 2014 32 $173,901 +25,972% 57 $3,051   $1,116,156 12
Dec 12, 2014 63 $8,289 -95% 22 $377   $1,124,445 13

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.