The History Boys (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,730,296Details
International Box Office $10,717,702
Worldwide Box Office $13,447,998
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$100,803 (3.7% of total gross)
Legs:7.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,700,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/165 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,650,570

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 2006 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: April 17th, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as History Boys, The
MPA Rating: R for language and sexual content.
Running Time: 112 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Telenovela
Plot point: February / May Romance, Hot for Teacher, Inspirational Teacher, LGBTQ+, Romance
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, BBC Two Films, UK Film Council, National Theatre
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 2006 39 $100,803   7 $14,400   $142,379 1
Dec 1, 2006 33 $82,869 -18% 8 $10,359   $264,558 2
Dec 8, 2006 27 $201,791 +144% 50 $4,036   $500,432 3
Dec 15, 2006 24 $219,532 +9% 76 $2,889   $795,266 4
Dec 22, 2006 24 $287,527 +31% 165 $1,743   $1,195,317 5
Dec 29, 2006 28 $363,548 +26% 154 $2,361   $1,935,485 6
Jan 5, 2007 35 $197,119 -46% 117 $1,685   $2,393,909 7
Jan 12, 2007 43 $79,240 -60% 56 $1,415   $2,551,914 8
Jan 19, 2007 51 $32,115 -59% 37 $868   $2,620,078 9
Jan 26, 2007 60 $23,446 -27% 19 $1,234   $2,656,238 10
Feb 2, 2007 65 $10,982 -53% 13 $845   $2,672,652 11
Feb 9, 2007 71 $7,953 -28% 18 $442   $2,684,781 12
Feb 16, 2007 63 $8,053 +1% 14 $575   $2,698,972 13
Feb 23, 2007 76 $4,024 -50% 5 $805   $2,706,659 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 21, 2006 - $9,740     6 $1,623   $9,740 1
Nov 22, 2006 - $14,334 +47%   6 $2,389   $24,074 2
Nov 23, 2006 - $17,502 +22%   6 $2,917   $41,576 3
Nov 24, 2006 - $36,414 +108%   7 $5,202   $77,990 4
Nov 25, 2006 - $38,307 +5%   7 $5,472   $116,297 5
Nov 26, 2006 - $26,082 -32%   7 $3,726   $142,379 6
Nov 27, 2006 - $9,645 -63%   7 $1,378   $152,024 7
Nov 28, 2006 - $9,189 -5% -6% 7 $1,313   $161,213 8
Nov 29, 2006 - $10,524 +15% -27% 7 $1,503   $171,737 9
Nov 30, 2006 - $9,952 -5% -43% 7 $1,422   $181,689 10
Dec 1, 2006 - $19,675 +98% -46% 8 $2,459   $201,364 11
Dec 2, 2006 - $37,168 +89% -3% 8 $4,646   $238,532 12
Dec 3, 2006 - $26,026 -30% n/c 8 $3,253   $264,558 13
Dec 4, 2006 - $7,253 -72% -25% 8 $907   $271,811 14
Dec 5, 2006 - $8,677 +20% -6% 8 $1,085   $280,488 15
Dec 6, 2006 - $9,152 +5% -13% 8 $1,144   $289,640 16
Dec 7, 2006 - $9,001 -2% -10% 8 $1,125   $298,641 17
Dec 8, 2006 - $45,438 +405% +131% 8 $5,680   $344,079 18
Dec 9, 2006 - $101,632 +124% +173% 8 $12,704   $445,711 19
Dec 10, 2006 - $54,721 -46% +110% 8 $6,840   $500,432 20
Dec 11, 2006 - $19,126 -65% +164% 8 $2,391   $519,558 21
Dec 12, 2006 - $18,992 -1% +119% 8 $2,374   $538,550 22
Dec 13, 2006 - $19,367 +2% +112% 8 $2,421   $557,917 23
Dec 14, 2006 - $17,817 -8% +98% 8 $2,227   $575,734 24
Dec 15, 2006 - $55,647 +212% +22% 76 $732   $631,381 25
Dec 16, 2006 - $101,172 +82% n/c 76 $1,331   $732,553 26
Dec 17, 2006 - $62,713 -38% +15% 76 $825   $795,266 27
Dec 18, 2006 - $28,440 -55% +49% 76 $374   $823,706 28
Dec 19, 2006 - $26,876 -5% +42% 76 $354   $850,582 29
Dec 20, 2006 - $27,865 +4% +44% 76 $367   $878,447 30
Dec 21, 2006 - $29,343 +5% +65% 76 $386   $907,790 31
Dec 22, 2006 - $77,035 +163% +38% 165 $467   $984,825 32
Dec 23, 2006 - $133,916 +74% +32% 165 $812   $1,118,741 33
Dec 24, 2006 - $76,576 -43% +22% 165 $464   $1,195,317 34
Dec 25, 2006 25 $100,698 +32% +254% 165 $610   $1,296,015 35
Dec 26, 2006 - $100,743 n/c +275% 165 $611   $1,396,758 36
Dec 27, 2006 - $88,462 -12% +217% 165 $536   $1,485,220 37
Dec 28, 2006 - $86,717 -2% +196% 165 $526   $1,571,937 38
Dec 29, 2006 - $109,250 +26% +42% 154 $709   $1,681,187 39
Dec 30, 2006 - $150,825 +38% +13% 154 $979   $1,832,012 40
Dec 31, 2006 - $103,473 -31% +35% 154 $672   $1,935,485 41
Jan 1, 2007 - $115,270 +11% +14% 154 $749   $2,050,755 42
Jan 2, 2007 - $51,723 -55% -49% 154 $336   $2,102,478 43
Jan 3, 2007 - $47,094 -9% -47% 154 $306   $2,149,572 44
Jan 4, 2007 - $47,218 n/c -46% 154 $307   $2,196,790 45
Jan 5, 2007 - $54,936 +16% -50% 117 $470   $2,251,726 46
Jan 6, 2007 - $91,322 +66% -39% 117 $781   $2,343,048 47
Jan 7, 2007 - $50,861 -44% -51% 117 $435   $2,393,909 48
Jan 8, 2007 - $16,106 -68% -86% 117 $138   $2,410,015 49
Jan 9, 2007 - $18,569 +15% -64% 117 $159   $2,428,584 50
Jan 10, 2007 - $20,820 +12% -56% 117 $178   $2,449,404 51
Jan 11, 2007 - $23,270 +12% -51% 117 $199   $2,472,674 52
Jan 12, 2007 - $20,240 -13% -63% 117 $173   $2,492,914 53
Jan 13, 2007 - $34,675 +71% -62% 117 $296   $2,527,589 54
Jan 14, 2007 - $24,325 -30% -52% 117 $208   $2,551,914 55
Jan 15, 2007 42 $16,283 -33% +1% 56 $291   $2,568,197 56
Jan 16, 2007 - $6,237 -62% -66% 56 $111   $2,574,434 57
Jan 17, 2007 - $6,699 +7% -68% 56 $120   $2,581,133 58
Jan 18, 2007 - $6,830 +2% -71% 56 $122   $2,587,963 59
Jan 19, 2007 - $7,889 +16% -61% 37 $213   $2,595,852 60
Jan 20, 2007 - $17,039 +116% -51% 37 $461   $2,612,891 61
Jan 21, 2007 - $7,187 -58% -70% 37 $194   $2,620,078 62
Jan 22, 2007 - $2,916 -59% -82% 37 $79   $2,622,994 63
Jan 23, 2007 - $3,611 +24% -42% 37 $98   $2,626,605 64
Jan 24, 2007 - $3,091 -14% -54% 37 $84   $2,629,696 65
Jan 25, 2007 - $3,096 n/c -55% 37 $84   $2,632,792 66
Jan 26, 2007 - $4,264 +38% -46% 19 $224   $2,637,056 67
Jan 27, 2007 - $8,904 +109% -48% 19 $469   $2,645,960 68
Jan 28, 2007 - $10,278 +15% +43% 19 $541   $2,656,238 69
Jan 29, 2007 - $1,070 -90% -63% 19 $56   $2,657,308 70
Jan 30, 2007 - $1,226 +15% -66% 19 $65   $2,658,534 71
Jan 31, 2007 - $1,387 +13% -55% 19 $73   $2,659,921 72
Feb 1, 2007 - $1,749 +26% -44% 19 $92   $2,661,670 73
Feb 2, 2007 - $3,216 +84% -25% 19 $169   $2,664,886 74
Feb 3, 2007 - $5,667 +76% -36% 19 $298   $2,670,553 75
Feb 4, 2007 - $2,099 -63% -80% 19 $110   $2,672,652 76
Feb 5, 2007 - $1,004 -52% -6% 19 $53   $2,673,656 77
Feb 6, 2007 - $786 -22% -36% 19 $41   $2,674,442 78
Feb 7, 2007 - $1,518 +93% +9% 19 $80   $2,675,960 79
Feb 8, 2007 - $868 -43% -50% 19 $46   $2,676,828 80
Feb 9, 2007 - $2,397 +176% -25% 18 $133   $2,679,225 81
Feb 10, 2007 - $3,309 +38% -42% 18 $184   $2,682,534 82
Feb 11, 2007 - $2,247 -32% +7% 18 $125   $2,684,781 83
Feb 12, 2007 - $1,193 -47% +19% 18 $66   $2,685,974 84
Feb 13, 2007 - $922 -23% +17% 18 $51   $2,686,896 85
Feb 14, 2007 - $2,096 +127% +38% 18 $116   $2,688,992 86
Feb 15, 2007 - $1,927 -8% +122% 18 $107   $2,690,919 87
Feb 16, 2007 - $2,419 +26% +1% 14 $173   $2,693,338 88
Feb 17, 2007 - $2,954 +22% -11% 14 $211   $2,696,292 89
Feb 18, 2007 - $2,680 -9% +19% 14 $191   $2,698,972 90
Feb 19, 2007 66 $1,032 -61% -13% 14 $74   $2,700,004 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2006 56 $41,576   6 $6,929   $41,576 1
Nov 24, 2006 38 $140,113 +237% 7 $20,016   $181,689 2
Dec 1, 2006 35 $116,952 -17% 8 $14,619   $298,641 3
Dec 8, 2006 27 $277,093 +137% 50 $5,542   $575,734 4
Dec 15, 2006 25 $332,056 +20% 76 $4,369   $907,790 5
Dec 22, 2006 25 $664,147 +100% 165 $4,025   $1,571,937 6
Dec 29, 2006 28 $624,853 -6% 154 $4,057   $2,196,790 7
Jan 5, 2007 34 $275,884 -56% 117 $2,358   $2,472,674 8
Jan 12, 2007 43 $115,289 -58% 56 $2,059   $2,587,963 9
Jan 19, 2007 51 $44,829 -61% 37 $1,212   $2,632,792 10
Jan 26, 2007 61 $28,878 -36% 19 $1,520   $2,661,670 11
Feb 2, 2007 66 $15,158 -48% 13 $1,166   $2,676,828 12
Feb 9, 2007 71 $14,091 -7% 18 $783   $2,690,919 13
Feb 16, 2007 73 $11,716 -17% 14 $837   $2,702,635 14
Feb 23, 2007 87 $4,024 -66% 5 $805   $2,706,659 15

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.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$100,803 (3.7% of total gross)
Legs:7.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,700,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/165 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,650,570

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 2006 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: April 17th, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as History Boys, The
MPA Rating: R for language and sexual content.
Running Time: 112 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Telenovela
Plot point: February / May Romance, Hot for Teacher, Inspirational Teacher, LGBTQ+, Romance
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, BBC Two Films, UK Film Council, National Theatre
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 2006 39 $100,803   7 $14,400   $142,379 1
Dec 1, 2006 33 $82,869 -18% 8 $10,359   $264,558 2
Dec 8, 2006 27 $201,791 +144% 50 $4,036   $500,432 3
Dec 15, 2006 24 $219,532 +9% 76 $2,889   $795,266 4
Dec 22, 2006 24 $287,527 +31% 165 $1,743   $1,195,317 5
Dec 29, 2006 28 $363,548 +26% 154 $2,361   $1,935,485 6
Jan 5, 2007 35 $197,119 -46% 117 $1,685   $2,393,909 7
Jan 12, 2007 43 $79,240 -60% 56 $1,415   $2,551,914 8
Jan 19, 2007 51 $32,115 -59% 37 $868   $2,620,078 9
Jan 26, 2007 60 $23,446 -27% 19 $1,234   $2,656,238 10
Feb 2, 2007 65 $10,982 -53% 13 $845   $2,672,652 11
Feb 9, 2007 71 $7,953 -28% 18 $442   $2,684,781 12
Feb 16, 2007 63 $8,053 +1% 14 $575   $2,698,972 13
Feb 23, 2007 76 $4,024 -50% 5 $805   $2,706,659 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 21, 2006 - $9,740     6 $1,623   $9,740 1
Nov 22, 2006 - $14,334 +47%   6 $2,389   $24,074 2
Nov 23, 2006 - $17,502 +22%   6 $2,917   $41,576 3
Nov 24, 2006 - $36,414 +108%   7 $5,202   $77,990 4
Nov 25, 2006 - $38,307 +5%   7 $5,472   $116,297 5
Nov 26, 2006 - $26,082 -32%   7 $3,726   $142,379 6
Nov 27, 2006 - $9,645 -63%   7 $1,378   $152,024 7
Nov 28, 2006 - $9,189 -5% -6% 7 $1,313   $161,213 8
Nov 29, 2006 - $10,524 +15% -27% 7 $1,503   $171,737 9
Nov 30, 2006 - $9,952 -5% -43% 7 $1,422   $181,689 10
Dec 1, 2006 - $19,675 +98% -46% 8 $2,459   $201,364 11
Dec 2, 2006 - $37,168 +89% -3% 8 $4,646   $238,532 12
Dec 3, 2006 - $26,026 -30% n/c 8 $3,253   $264,558 13
Dec 4, 2006 - $7,253 -72% -25% 8 $907   $271,811 14
Dec 5, 2006 - $8,677 +20% -6% 8 $1,085   $280,488 15
Dec 6, 2006 - $9,152 +5% -13% 8 $1,144   $289,640 16
Dec 7, 2006 - $9,001 -2% -10% 8 $1,125   $298,641 17
Dec 8, 2006 - $45,438 +405% +131% 8 $5,680   $344,079 18
Dec 9, 2006 - $101,632 +124% +173% 8 $12,704   $445,711 19
Dec 10, 2006 - $54,721 -46% +110% 8 $6,840   $500,432 20
Dec 11, 2006 - $19,126 -65% +164% 8 $2,391   $519,558 21
Dec 12, 2006 - $18,992 -1% +119% 8 $2,374   $538,550 22
Dec 13, 2006 - $19,367 +2% +112% 8 $2,421   $557,917 23
Dec 14, 2006 - $17,817 -8% +98% 8 $2,227   $575,734 24
Dec 15, 2006 - $55,647 +212% +22% 76 $732   $631,381 25
Dec 16, 2006 - $101,172 +82% n/c 76 $1,331   $732,553 26
Dec 17, 2006 - $62,713 -38% +15% 76 $825   $795,266 27
Dec 18, 2006 - $28,440 -55% +49% 76 $374   $823,706 28
Dec 19, 2006 - $26,876 -5% +42% 76 $354   $850,582 29
Dec 20, 2006 - $27,865 +4% +44% 76 $367   $878,447 30
Dec 21, 2006 - $29,343 +5% +65% 76 $386   $907,790 31
Dec 22, 2006 - $77,035 +163% +38% 165 $467   $984,825 32
Dec 23, 2006 - $133,916 +74% +32% 165 $812   $1,118,741 33
Dec 24, 2006 - $76,576 -43% +22% 165 $464   $1,195,317 34
Dec 25, 2006 25 $100,698 +32% +254% 165 $610   $1,296,015 35
Dec 26, 2006 - $100,743 n/c +275% 165 $611   $1,396,758 36
Dec 27, 2006 - $88,462 -12% +217% 165 $536   $1,485,220 37
Dec 28, 2006 - $86,717 -2% +196% 165 $526   $1,571,937 38
Dec 29, 2006 - $109,250 +26% +42% 154 $709   $1,681,187 39
Dec 30, 2006 - $150,825 +38% +13% 154 $979   $1,832,012 40
Dec 31, 2006 - $103,473 -31% +35% 154 $672   $1,935,485 41
Jan 1, 2007 - $115,270 +11% +14% 154 $749   $2,050,755 42
Jan 2, 2007 - $51,723 -55% -49% 154 $336   $2,102,478 43
Jan 3, 2007 - $47,094 -9% -47% 154 $306   $2,149,572 44
Jan 4, 2007 - $47,218 n/c -46% 154 $307   $2,196,790 45
Jan 5, 2007 - $54,936 +16% -50% 117 $470   $2,251,726 46
Jan 6, 2007 - $91,322 +66% -39% 117 $781   $2,343,048 47
Jan 7, 2007 - $50,861 -44% -51% 117 $435   $2,393,909 48
Jan 8, 2007 - $16,106 -68% -86% 117 $138   $2,410,015 49
Jan 9, 2007 - $18,569 +15% -64% 117 $159   $2,428,584 50
Jan 10, 2007 - $20,820 +12% -56% 117 $178   $2,449,404 51
Jan 11, 2007 - $23,270 +12% -51% 117 $199   $2,472,674 52
Jan 12, 2007 - $20,240 -13% -63% 117 $173   $2,492,914 53
Jan 13, 2007 - $34,675 +71% -62% 117 $296   $2,527,589 54
Jan 14, 2007 - $24,325 -30% -52% 117 $208   $2,551,914 55
Jan 15, 2007 42 $16,283 -33% +1% 56 $291   $2,568,197 56
Jan 16, 2007 - $6,237 -62% -66% 56 $111   $2,574,434 57
Jan 17, 2007 - $6,699 +7% -68% 56 $120   $2,581,133 58
Jan 18, 2007 - $6,830 +2% -71% 56 $122   $2,587,963 59
Jan 19, 2007 - $7,889 +16% -61% 37 $213   $2,595,852 60
Jan 20, 2007 - $17,039 +116% -51% 37 $461   $2,612,891 61
Jan 21, 2007 - $7,187 -58% -70% 37 $194   $2,620,078 62
Jan 22, 2007 - $2,916 -59% -82% 37 $79   $2,622,994 63
Jan 23, 2007 - $3,611 +24% -42% 37 $98   $2,626,605 64
Jan 24, 2007 - $3,091 -14% -54% 37 $84   $2,629,696 65
Jan 25, 2007 - $3,096 n/c -55% 37 $84   $2,632,792 66
Jan 26, 2007 - $4,264 +38% -46% 19 $224   $2,637,056 67
Jan 27, 2007 - $8,904 +109% -48% 19 $469   $2,645,960 68
Jan 28, 2007 - $10,278 +15% +43% 19 $541   $2,656,238 69
Jan 29, 2007 - $1,070 -90% -63% 19 $56   $2,657,308 70
Jan 30, 2007 - $1,226 +15% -66% 19 $65   $2,658,534 71
Jan 31, 2007 - $1,387 +13% -55% 19 $73   $2,659,921 72
Feb 1, 2007 - $1,749 +26% -44% 19 $92   $2,661,670 73
Feb 2, 2007 - $3,216 +84% -25% 19 $169   $2,664,886 74
Feb 3, 2007 - $5,667 +76% -36% 19 $298   $2,670,553 75
Feb 4, 2007 - $2,099 -63% -80% 19 $110   $2,672,652 76
Feb 5, 2007 - $1,004 -52% -6% 19 $53   $2,673,656 77
Feb 6, 2007 - $786 -22% -36% 19 $41   $2,674,442 78
Feb 7, 2007 - $1,518 +93% +9% 19 $80   $2,675,960 79
Feb 8, 2007 - $868 -43% -50% 19 $46   $2,676,828 80
Feb 9, 2007 - $2,397 +176% -25% 18 $133   $2,679,225 81
Feb 10, 2007 - $3,309 +38% -42% 18 $184   $2,682,534 82
Feb 11, 2007 - $2,247 -32% +7% 18 $125   $2,684,781 83
Feb 12, 2007 - $1,193 -47% +19% 18 $66   $2,685,974 84
Feb 13, 2007 - $922 -23% +17% 18 $51   $2,686,896 85
Feb 14, 2007 - $2,096 +127% +38% 18 $116   $2,688,992 86
Feb 15, 2007 - $1,927 -8% +122% 18 $107   $2,690,919 87
Feb 16, 2007 - $2,419 +26% +1% 14 $173   $2,693,338 88
Feb 17, 2007 - $2,954 +22% -11% 14 $211   $2,696,292 89
Feb 18, 2007 - $2,680 -9% +19% 14 $191   $2,698,972 90
Feb 19, 2007 66 $1,032 -61% -13% 14 $74   $2,700,004 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2006 56 $41,576   6 $6,929   $41,576 1
Nov 24, 2006 38 $140,113 +237% 7 $20,016   $181,689 2
Dec 1, 2006 35 $116,952 -17% 8 $14,619   $298,641 3
Dec 8, 2006 27 $277,093 +137% 50 $5,542   $575,734 4
Dec 15, 2006 25 $332,056 +20% 76 $4,369   $907,790 5
Dec 22, 2006 25 $664,147 +100% 165 $4,025   $1,571,937 6
Dec 29, 2006 28 $624,853 -6% 154 $4,057   $2,196,790 7
Jan 5, 2007 34 $275,884 -56% 117 $2,358   $2,472,674 8
Jan 12, 2007 43 $115,289 -58% 56 $2,059   $2,587,963 9
Jan 19, 2007 51 $44,829 -61% 37 $1,212   $2,632,792 10
Jan 26, 2007 61 $28,878 -36% 19 $1,520   $2,661,670 11
Feb 2, 2007 66 $15,158 -48% 13 $1,166   $2,676,828 12
Feb 9, 2007 71 $14,091 -7% 18 $783   $2,690,919 13
Feb 16, 2007 73 $11,716 -17% 14 $837   $2,702,635 14
Feb 23, 2007 87 $4,024 -66% 5 $805   $2,706,659 15

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.