How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $123,814Details
International Box Office $9,575
Worldwide Box Office $133,389
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The untold story of the intensive efforts that turned AIDS into a manageable condition - and the improbable group of (mostly HIV-positive) young men and women whose amazing resilience broke through a time of rampant death and political indifference.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,250 (22.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:92.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $186,038

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: February 26th, 2013 by Mpi Home Video
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 109 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Agitprop, Animated Sequences, Epilogue, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: AIDS, Medical and Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, Political, Terminal Illness
Social setting: Epidemic
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Ninety Thousand Words, France/Tomchin, Ford Foundation, Just Films, Impact Partners, Little Punk
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2012 60 $28,250   4 $7,063   $28,250 1
Sep 28, 2012 69 $16,145 -43% 7 $2,306   $57,125 2
Oct 5, 2012 64 $12,019 -26% 7 $1,717   $77,578 3
Oct 12, 2012 65 $10,779 -10% 9 $1,198   $94,003 4
Oct 19, 2012 74 $9,421 -13% 14 $673   $108,809 5
Oct 26, 2012 91 $2,979 -68% 9 $331   $118,490 6
Nov 2, 2012 95 $677 -77% 2 $339   $121,201 7
Nov 9, 2012 99 $741 +9% 4 $185   $122,665 8

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2012 60 $40,980   4 $10,245   $40,980 1
Sep 28, 2012 69 $24,579 -40% 7 $3,511   $65,559 2
Oct 5, 2012 67 $17,665 -28% 7 $2,524   $83,224 3
Oct 12, 2012 69 $16,164 -8% 9 $1,796   $99,388 4
Oct 19, 2012 73 $16,123 n/c 15 $1,075   $115,511 5
Oct 26, 2012 90 $5,013 -69% 7 $716   $120,524 6
Nov 2, 2012 101 $1,400 -72% 2 $700   $121,924 7
Nov 9, 2012 96 $1,890 +35% 5 $378   $123,814 8

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Synopsis

The untold story of the intensive efforts that turned AIDS into a manageable condition - and the improbable group of (mostly HIV-positive) young men and women whose amazing resilience broke through a time of rampant death and political indifference.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,250 (22.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:92.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $186,038

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: February 26th, 2013 by Mpi Home Video
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 109 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Agitprop, Animated Sequences, Epilogue, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: AIDS, Medical and Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, Political, Terminal Illness
Social setting: Epidemic
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Ninety Thousand Words, France/Tomchin, Ford Foundation, Just Films, Impact Partners, Little Punk
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2012 60 $28,250   4 $7,063   $28,250 1
Sep 28, 2012 69 $16,145 -43% 7 $2,306   $57,125 2
Oct 5, 2012 64 $12,019 -26% 7 $1,717   $77,578 3
Oct 12, 2012 65 $10,779 -10% 9 $1,198   $94,003 4
Oct 19, 2012 74 $9,421 -13% 14 $673   $108,809 5
Oct 26, 2012 91 $2,979 -68% 9 $331   $118,490 6
Nov 2, 2012 95 $677 -77% 2 $339   $121,201 7
Nov 9, 2012 99 $741 +9% 4 $185   $122,665 8

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2012 60 $40,980   4 $10,245   $40,980 1
Sep 28, 2012 69 $24,579 -40% 7 $3,511   $65,559 2
Oct 5, 2012 67 $17,665 -28% 7 $2,524   $83,224 3
Oct 12, 2012 69 $16,164 -8% 9 $1,796   $99,388 4
Oct 19, 2012 73 $16,123 n/c 15 $1,075   $115,511 5
Oct 26, 2012 90 $5,013 -69% 7 $716   $120,524 6
Nov 2, 2012 101 $1,400 -72% 2 $700   $121,924 7
Nov 9, 2012 96 $1,890 +35% 5 $378   $123,814 8

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.