How to Build a Girl (2020)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $70,632 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Johanna Morrigan is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine. Despite being brushed off initially, Johanna clamors to the top of the 90s rock music scene by reinventing herself as Dolly Wilde — a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn’t long before the rapid pace at which Johanna’s life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and build again from the ground up?
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $13,201 (18.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 6 opening theaters/9 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $92,020 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 8th, 2020 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | July 3rd, 2020 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | May 8th, 2020 by IFC Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for sexual content, language throughout and some teen drinking. (Rating bulletin 2622 (Cert #52662), 3/25/2020) |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Plot point: | Coming of Age |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Film 4, Tango Films, Monumental Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2020 | - | $13,201 | 6 | $2,200 | $13,201 | 1 | |
| May 15, 2020 | - | $32,052 | +143% | 9 | $3,561 | $51,854 | 2 |
| May 22, 2020 | - | $1,146 | -96% | 3 | $382 | $68,656 | 3 |
| May 29, 2020 | - | $131 | -89% | 3 | $44 | $68,988 | 4 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | - | $207 | +58% | 3 | $69 | $69,362 | 5 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | - | $21 | -90% | 2 | $11 | $70,258 | 6 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | - | $221 | +952% | 4 | $55 | $70,479 | 7 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2020 | - | $4,604 | 6 | $767 | $4,604 | 1 | ||
| May 9, 2020 | - | $6,348 | +38% | 6 | $1,058 | $10,952 | 2 | |
| May 10, 2020 | - | $2,249 | -65% | 6 | $375 | $13,201 | 3 | |
| May 11, 2020 | - | $1,845 | -18% | 6 | $308 | $15,046 | 4 | |
| May 12, 2020 | - | $1,284 | -30% | 6 | $214 | $16,330 | 5 | |
| May 13, 2020 | - | $1,584 | +23% | 6 | $264 | $17,914 | 6 | |
| May 14, 2020 | - | $1,888 | +19% | 6 | $315 | $19,802 | 7 | |
| May 15, 2020 | - | $12,233 | +548% | +166% | 9 | $1,359 | $32,035 | 8 |
| May 16, 2020 | - | $13,400 | +10% | +111% | 9 | $1,489 | $45,435 | 9 |
| May 17, 2020 | - | $6,419 | -52% | +185% | 9 | $713 | $51,854 | 10 |
| May 18, 2020 | - | $3,209 | -50% | +74% | 9 | $357 | $55,063 | 11 |
| May 19, 2020 | - | $4,019 | +25% | +213% | 9 | $447 | $59,727 | 12 |
| May 20, 2020 | - | $4,335 | +8% | +174% | 9 | $482 | $64,062 | 13 |
| May 21, 2020 | - | $3,448 | -20% | +83% | 9 | $383 | $67,510 | 14 |
| May 22, 2020 | 4 | $424 | -88% | -97% | 3 | $141 | $67,934 | 15 |
| May 23, 2020 | 3 | $408 | -4% | -97% | 3 | $136 | $68,342 | 16 |
| May 24, 2020 | 3 | $314 | -23% | -95% | 3 | $105 | $68,656 | 17 |
| May 25, 2020 | 4 | $55 | -82% | -98% | 3 | $18 | $68,711 | 18 |
| May 26, 2020 | - | $26 | -53% | -99% | 3 | $9 | $68,737 | 19 |
| May 27, 2020 | 3 | $76 | +192% | -98% | 3 | $25 | $68,813 | 20 |
| May 28, 2020 | 3 | $44 | -42% | -99% | 3 | $15 | $68,857 | 21 |
| May 29, 2020 | 5 | $62 | +41% | -85% | 3 | $21 | $68,919 | 22 |
| May 30, 2020 | 5 | $23 | -63% | -94% | 3 | $8 | $68,942 | 23 |
| May 31, 2020 | 5 | $46 | +100% | -85% | 3 | $15 | $68,988 | 24 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | 5 | $67 | +46% | +22% | 3 | $22 | $69,055 | 25 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | 5 | $53 | -21% | +104% | 3 | $18 | $69,108 | 26 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | 5 | $10 | -81% | -87% | 3 | $3 | $69,118 | 27 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | - | $37 | +270% | -16% | 3 | $12 | $69,155 | 28 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | - | $40 | +8% | -35% | 3 | $13 | $69,195 | 29 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | - | $43 | +8% | +87% | 3 | $14 | $69,238 | 30 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | - | $124 | +188% | +170% | 3 | $41 | $69,362 | 31 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | - | $5 | -96% | -93% | 4 | $1 | $69,367 | 32 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | - | $343 | +6,760% | +547% | 4 | $86 | $69,710 | 33 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | - | $19 | -94% | +90% | 4 | $5 | $69,729 | 34 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | - | $508 | +2,574% | +1,273% | 4 | $127 | $70,237 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2020 | 4 | $19,802 | 6 | $3,300 | $19,802 | 1 | |
| May 15, 2020 | 3 | $47,708 | +141% | 9 | $5,301 | $67,510 | 2 |
| May 22, 2020 | 6 | $1,347 | -97% | 3 | $449 | $68,857 | 3 |
| May 29, 2020 | - | $298 | -78% | 3 | $99 | $69,155 | 4 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | - | $1,082 | +263% | 4 | $271 | $70,237 | 5 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | - | $21 | -98% | 2 | $11 | $70,258 | 6 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | - | $374 | +1,681% | 4 | $94 | $70,632 | 7 |
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
Johanna Morrigan is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine. Despite being brushed off initially, Johanna clamors to the top of the 90s rock music scene by reinventing herself as Dolly Wilde — a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn’t long before the rapid pace at which Johanna’s life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and build again from the ground up?
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $13,201 (18.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 6 opening theaters/9 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $92,020 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 8th, 2020 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | July 3rd, 2020 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | May 8th, 2020 by IFC Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for sexual content, language throughout and some teen drinking. (Rating bulletin 2622 (Cert #52662), 3/25/2020) |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Plot point: | Coming of Age |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Film 4, Tango Films, Monumental Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2020 | - | $13,201 | 6 | $2,200 | $13,201 | 1 | |
| May 15, 2020 | - | $32,052 | +143% | 9 | $3,561 | $51,854 | 2 |
| May 22, 2020 | - | $1,146 | -96% | 3 | $382 | $68,656 | 3 |
| May 29, 2020 | - | $131 | -89% | 3 | $44 | $68,988 | 4 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | - | $207 | +58% | 3 | $69 | $69,362 | 5 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | - | $21 | -90% | 2 | $11 | $70,258 | 6 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | - | $221 | +952% | 4 | $55 | $70,479 | 7 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2020 | - | $4,604 | 6 | $767 | $4,604 | 1 | ||
| May 9, 2020 | - | $6,348 | +38% | 6 | $1,058 | $10,952 | 2 | |
| May 10, 2020 | - | $2,249 | -65% | 6 | $375 | $13,201 | 3 | |
| May 11, 2020 | - | $1,845 | -18% | 6 | $308 | $15,046 | 4 | |
| May 12, 2020 | - | $1,284 | -30% | 6 | $214 | $16,330 | 5 | |
| May 13, 2020 | - | $1,584 | +23% | 6 | $264 | $17,914 | 6 | |
| May 14, 2020 | - | $1,888 | +19% | 6 | $315 | $19,802 | 7 | |
| May 15, 2020 | - | $12,233 | +548% | +166% | 9 | $1,359 | $32,035 | 8 |
| May 16, 2020 | - | $13,400 | +10% | +111% | 9 | $1,489 | $45,435 | 9 |
| May 17, 2020 | - | $6,419 | -52% | +185% | 9 | $713 | $51,854 | 10 |
| May 18, 2020 | - | $3,209 | -50% | +74% | 9 | $357 | $55,063 | 11 |
| May 19, 2020 | - | $4,019 | +25% | +213% | 9 | $447 | $59,727 | 12 |
| May 20, 2020 | - | $4,335 | +8% | +174% | 9 | $482 | $64,062 | 13 |
| May 21, 2020 | - | $3,448 | -20% | +83% | 9 | $383 | $67,510 | 14 |
| May 22, 2020 | 4 | $424 | -88% | -97% | 3 | $141 | $67,934 | 15 |
| May 23, 2020 | 3 | $408 | -4% | -97% | 3 | $136 | $68,342 | 16 |
| May 24, 2020 | 3 | $314 | -23% | -95% | 3 | $105 | $68,656 | 17 |
| May 25, 2020 | 4 | $55 | -82% | -98% | 3 | $18 | $68,711 | 18 |
| May 26, 2020 | - | $26 | -53% | -99% | 3 | $9 | $68,737 | 19 |
| May 27, 2020 | 3 | $76 | +192% | -98% | 3 | $25 | $68,813 | 20 |
| May 28, 2020 | 3 | $44 | -42% | -99% | 3 | $15 | $68,857 | 21 |
| May 29, 2020 | 5 | $62 | +41% | -85% | 3 | $21 | $68,919 | 22 |
| May 30, 2020 | 5 | $23 | -63% | -94% | 3 | $8 | $68,942 | 23 |
| May 31, 2020 | 5 | $46 | +100% | -85% | 3 | $15 | $68,988 | 24 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | 5 | $67 | +46% | +22% | 3 | $22 | $69,055 | 25 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | 5 | $53 | -21% | +104% | 3 | $18 | $69,108 | 26 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | 5 | $10 | -81% | -87% | 3 | $3 | $69,118 | 27 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | - | $37 | +270% | -16% | 3 | $12 | $69,155 | 28 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | - | $40 | +8% | -35% | 3 | $13 | $69,195 | 29 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | - | $43 | +8% | +87% | 3 | $14 | $69,238 | 30 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | - | $124 | +188% | +170% | 3 | $41 | $69,362 | 31 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | - | $5 | -96% | -93% | 4 | $1 | $69,367 | 32 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | - | $343 | +6,760% | +547% | 4 | $86 | $69,710 | 33 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | - | $19 | -94% | +90% | 4 | $5 | $69,729 | 34 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | - | $508 | +2,574% | +1,273% | 4 | $127 | $70,237 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2020 | 4 | $19,802 | 6 | $3,300 | $19,802 | 1 | |
| May 15, 2020 | 3 | $47,708 | +141% | 9 | $5,301 | $67,510 | 2 |
| May 22, 2020 | 6 | $1,347 | -97% | 3 | $449 | $68,857 | 3 |
| May 29, 2020 | - | $298 | -78% | 3 | $99 | $69,155 | 4 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | - | $1,082 | +263% | 4 | $271 | $70,237 | 5 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | - | $21 | -98% | 2 | $11 | $70,258 | 6 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | - | $374 | +1,681% | 4 | $94 | $70,632 | 7 |
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.