Australia Box Office for Inherent Vice (2014)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $502,769Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,740,343Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $1,252,621 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $1,181,879 Details
Total North America Video Sales $2,434,500
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Synopsis

When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin… well, easy for her to say.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$20,000,000
Australia Releases: March 12th, 2015 (Wide)
December 16th, 2021 (Limited)
Video Release: February 17th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for drug use throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violence.
(Rating bulletin 2338, 9/3/2014)
Running Time: 148 minutes
Keywords: Private Investigator, Ensemble, Missing Person, 1970s, Narcotics, Set in Los Angeles, Gratuitous Cameos, Crime, Film Noir, Crime Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Joanne Sellar, Ghoulardi Film Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

DVD Sales: Paddington Pads Its Lead

May 27th, 2015

The top of the DVD sales chart were dominated by new releases with four of the top five DVDs new to the charts. This includes Paddington, which took top spot with 216,000 units / $3.24 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Paddington Leads Parade of New Releases

May 27th, 2015

New releases took the top three spots on the Blu-ray sales chart, led by Paddington. The film sold 168,000 units and generated $3.35 million in sales. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 44%, which is amazing for a live action family film. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 28th, 2015

April 28th, 2015

This is usually a terrible time of year on the home market with the dredges of January and February coming out and precious little else. However, this week is actually really strong with not only one of the best films of the year, Paddington, as well as a number of summer shows coming out on TV on DVD. Unfortunately, it is also a really shallow week and with the May monthly preview due on Friday, I'm not even going to pretend it's a deep week and I'm ignoring anything below second-tier releases. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, there are really only two contenders. The first is the aforementioned Paddington DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. The second is Mommy a Canadian movie coming out on DVD this week. Paddington is the Pick of the Week, but Mommy earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners

February 22nd, 2015

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The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award.

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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 17th, 2015

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With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is also a two-horse race, but one of the horses has a significant, but not insurmountable lead. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sniper Expands Wide, but Still Secures Top Spot

January 21st, 2015

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American Sniper expanded wide, but it still earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $25,111 in more than 3,000 theaters. Second place went to Still Alice, which opened with an average of $17,667 in 12 theaters. Those were the only two films to reach the $10,000 club over the three-day weekend, but Ode to me Father came close enough that it probably got there over the four-day weekend. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

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The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sniper Still Calling the Shots

January 13th, 2015

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There was only one new release in the $10,000 club, which left American Sniper with an easy victory. It pulled in an average of $144,880 in four theaters, making it the first film ever to earn an per theater average of $100,000 or more for three weeks. Second place went to A Most Violent Year with an average of $29,135, also in four theaters. Taken 3 was the best of the new releases with an average of $10,908, just ahead of Song of the Sea with an average of $10,470. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Takes Top Spot, Can't Save 2015

January 13th, 2015

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Taken 3 earned first place at the box office, as expected, but it did so earning close to $40 million, which is much more than expected. Unfortunately, the rest of the box office wasn't nearly as strong as the overall number fell 19% from last week to $126 million. Compared to last year, the box office this year was 10% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2015 is behind 2014's pace by 1.8%. However, while 2014 was the worst year at the box office in nearly two decades, last January was the second-best January ever, so it is still way too early to panic. More...

Weekend Estimates: Taken Tops $40 Million

January 11th, 2015

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A lukewarm critical reception hasn’t deterred movie fans from embracing the (possibly) final installment in the Taken franchise this weekend, with Taken 3 enjoying a $40.4 million debut, according to Fox’s Sunday estimate. That’s down somewhat from the $49.5 million posted by Taken 2 on its debut, but a theater average of $11,200 speaks for itself. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Taken Take Top Spot?

January 8th, 2015

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It is a strange weekend at the box office with the number of wide releases being outnumbered by the number of wide expansions. Taken 3 is the only wide release and it is widely expected to top the chart by a significant margin. Selma is the best film on this week's list and should do well during its first wide weekend. On the other hand, it appears Inherent Vice is not opening truly wide and that it likely won't reach the top ten. This weekend last year was led by Lone Survivor, which earned $37.85 million during its first week of wide release, while the only new wide release was The Legend of Hercules with $8.87 million. There was also another not-so wide expansion, August: Osage County, which earned seventh place with $7.16 million. Overall, it looks like 2015's batch of new releases are not quite as strong as last year's were, but 2015 did win last weekend, so perhaps the holdovers can help 2015 come out on top of the year-over-year comparison. More...

Per Theater Chart: 2015 Starts as 2014 Ended

January 6th, 2015

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There were very few new films that came out during the first weekend of 2015, so it should come as no surprise that the per theater chart looked mostly the same as it did last weekend. This includes the top of the chart, American Sniper, which earned an average of $169,227 in four theaters, which is 7% higher than last weekend. That bodes well for its planned wide release later in the month. The best new release was A Most Violent Year, which opened with an average of $43,197, also in four theaters. This film should also expand significantly over the coming weeks. Selma was next with an average of $28,781 in 22 theaters. Inherent Vice earned an average of $15,712 in 16 theaters. It is expanding wide in just a few days, so this is a great result. Two Days, One Night was right behind with an average of $15,628 in two theaters. The Imitation Game was roughly even with last week with an average of $10,308. Leviathan rose earning an average of $10,300 in three theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: American Shoots for the Top

December 31st, 2014

American Sniper poster

American Sniper led the way on the per theater chart with an estimated average of $152,500 in four theaters. This is the second best per theater average of the year, behind just The Grand Budapest Hotel and ahead of The Imitation Game. Second place for the weekend was Selma, which earned an average of $30,076 in 19 theaters during their Oscar-qualifying run. Two Days, One Night was a surprise entry in the $10,000 club earning an average of $24,118 in two theaters. It earned amazing reviews, but it didn't have as much buzz behind it as other film's that opening on Christmas. Into the Woods was the best of the wide releases in the $10,000 club earning an average of $12,726 in 2,440 theaters. Last week's winner, Inherent Vice, was next with an estimated average of $12,500 in 16 theaters. The overall box office leader, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, earned an average of $10,689, while The Imitation Game was right behind with $10,618. The final film in the $10,000 club was Mr. Turner with an average of $10,498 in 24 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Going Once, Going Vice...

December 22nd, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. Speaking of expanding, The Imitation Game expanded from 25 theaters to 34 theaters earning an average of $25,253 in the process. It has already earned some measure of mainstream success and with room to grow, it will stay in theaters for a while. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. The overall box office champ, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, earned an average of $14,122, which is lower than anticipated, but still pretty good. Finally, P.K. opened with an average of $13,108 in 272 theaters. It is rare that we get to talk about a Bollywood film in the $10,000 club. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hobbit Enjoys $50 Million Swansong

December 21st, 2014

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After thirteen years (with a lengthy break in the middle), Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth Saga finally comes to an end this weekend with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Tolkein/Jackson fans are giving the franchise a rousing farewell, with $50 million expected this weekend and $90 million in total after five days. Comparisons are a little difficult, because the previous Hobbit installments opened on Fridays, but Desolation of Smaug racked up $86 million in its first five days and An Unexpected Journey hit $100 million on its fifth day in release. So this outing seems set to perform similarly overall, with $250 million – $300 million domestically and around $1 billion worldwide. That will solidify the franchise as the fourth-most successful in history, and if it can top $1.079 billion in this outing, it will be the only franchise ever to average more than $1 billion globally per film. More...

Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Versus Vice and Vice Versa

December 16th, 2014

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Inherent Vice won top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $65,637 in five theaters. This is the fifth best per theater average for the year, which is much better than expected. Second place went to The Imitation Game with an average of $34,010 in 25 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand. The final film in the $10,000 club was Wild with an average of $13,198 in 116 theaters. It too has some room to expand, while it has also reached some level of mainstream success. More...

Weekend Estimates: Exodus Leads with Lackluster Debut

December 14th, 2014

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Limited Release: Vice as Nice

December 12th, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

We are deep into Awards season with three major awards nominations already handed out. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of limited releases coming out this week that will be part of Awards Season. Inherent Vice is the biggest release of the week, but its reviews are only good and not great, while there are a lot of great films in theaters at the moment. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

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The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

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The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2015/03/13 11 $140,208   28 $5,007   $140,208 1
2015/03/20 13 $84,133 -40% 28 $3,005   $275,490 2
2015/03/27 18 $43,274 -49% 23 $1,881   $349,138 3
2015/04/03 21 $43,912 +1% 17 $2,583   $407,757 4
2015/04/10 26 $20,544 -53% 19 $1,081   $452,585 5
2015/04/17 34 $13,322 -35% 14 $952   $480,781 6
2015/04/24 36 $5,696 -57% 5 $1,139   $494,865 7
2015/05/01 47 $3,006 -47% 4 $752   $499,446 8
2015/05/08 - $1,969 -34% 4 $492   $509,198 9
2021/12/17 - $960   3 $320   $532,593 354
2022/07/22 - $775   1 $775   $506,921 385
2024/01/12 - $708   1 $708   $502,769 462

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/12/2015 $140,208 28 28 147 $502,769 1/15/2024
Brazil 3/27/2015 $37,270 17 17 17 $37,270 11/6/2018
Ecuador 3/20/2015 $0 0 8 8 $22,582 12/30/2018
Finland 3/27/2015 $0 0 11 17 $43,666 6/26/2015
France 3/6/2015 $352,157 0 0 0 $352,157 10/25/2018
Germany 2/13/2015 $166,234 0 0 0 $407,403 8/22/2018
Italy 2/27/2015 $0 0 0 0 $707,955 11/6/2018
Mexico 3/27/2015 $30,926 0 0 0 $94,995 8/30/2018
Netherlands 2/13/2015 $82,794 30 30 60 $184,474 11/21/2018
North America 12/12/2014 $328,184 5 653 1,845 $8,110,975 10/23/2017
Portugal 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $66,673 10/20/2022
Spain 3/13/2015 $95,866 61 71 235 $504,674 11/28/2018
Turkey 5/8/2015 $7,412 18 18 25 $12,370 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 1/30/2015 $547,415 0 0 0 $1,127,325 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $2,565,055
 
Worldwide Total$14,740,343 1/15/2024

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.

Lead Ensemble Members

Joaquin Phoenix    Larry "Doc" Sportello
Josh Brolin    Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Biornsen
Owen Wilson    Coy Harlingen
Katherine Waterston    Shasta Fay Hepworth
Reese Witherspoon    Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Benicio del Toro    Sauncho Smilax, Esq.
Jena Malone    Hope Harlingen
Maya Rudolph    Petuna Leeway
Martin Short    Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.

Supporting Cast

Joanna Newsome    Sortilege
Jordan Christian Hearn    Denis
Taylor Bonin    Ensenada Slim
Jeannie Berlin    Aunt Reet
Eric Roberts    Michael Z. Wolfmann
Serena Scott Thomas    Sloane Wolfmann
Martin Dew    Dr. Buddy Tubeside
Michael Kenneth Williams    Tariq Khalil
Hong Chau    Jade
Shannon Collis    Bambi
Christopher Allen Nelson    Glen Charlock
Vivienne Khaledi    Amethyst Harlingen
Yvette Yates    Luz
Andrew Simpson    Riggs Warbling
Joe Dioletto    Cop with Bigfoot
Sam Jaeger    Agent Flatweed
Timothy Simons    Agent Borderline
Jack Kelly    Burke Stodger
Jillian Bell    Chlorinda
Christian Williams    Smedley
The Growlers    The Boards
Michelle Sinclair    Clancy Charlock
Alina Gatti    Howdy Dopers Phone Voice
Elaine Tan    Xandra
Sasha Pieterse    Japonica Fenway
Wilson Bethel    LAPD Officer #1
Anders Holm    LAPD Officer #2
Emmet Unverzagt    Bigfoot's Kid
Osamu Saito    Japanese Cook
Jefferson Mays    Dr. Threeply
Erica Sullivan    Dr. Lily Hammer
Eva Simone Fisher    Dr. Threeply's Assistant #1
Jackie Michele Johnson    Dr. Threeply's Assistant #2
Katie Schwarz    Kimberly
Charley Morgan    Dr. Igor
Keith Jardine    Puck Beaverton
Delaina Mitchell    Mrs. Chastity Biornsen
Michael Cotter    Rhus Frothingham
Peter McRobbie    Adrian Prussia
Shannon C. Sullivan    Adrian Prussia's Secretary
Martin Donovan    Crocker Fenway
Samantha Lemole    Golden Fang Mother
Madison Leisle    Golden Fang Daughter
Liam Van Joosten    Golden Fang Son
David Prak    Buddhist Monk
Amy Ferguson    Bodhi
Emma Dumont    Zinnia

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Thomas Anderson    Director
Paul Thomas Anderson    Screenwriter
Thomas Pynchon    Based on the Novel by
Joanne Sellar    Producer
Daniel Lupi    Producer
Paul Thomas Anderson    Producer
Scott Rudin    Executive Producer
Adam Somner    Executive Producer
Steven Mnuchin    Executive Producer
David Crank    Production Designer
Leslie Jones    Editor
Jonny Greenwood    Composer
Robert Elswit    Director of Photography
Mark Bridges    Costume Designer
Cassandra Kulukundis    Casting Director
Eli Bush    Co-Producer
Albert Chi    Co-Producer
Daniel Lupi    Unit Production Manager
Adam Somner    Assistant Director-First Assistant Director
Eric Richard Lasko    Assistant Director-Second Assistant Director
Karen Ruth Getchell    Production Supervisor
Michael Bauman    Lighting-Chief Lighting Technician
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Amy Wells    Set Decorator
Ruth De Jong    Art Director
Conner McKinley    Additional Art Direction-Art Department Coordinator
Anthony Parillo    Set Designer
Jillian Giacomini    Script Supervisor
Wilson Webb    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Michael Tolochko    Lighting-Chief Lighting Technician
Alex Castillo    Lighting-Lighting Technician
Luis Moreno*    Lighting-Lighting Technician
Danny Durr    Lighting-Lighting Technician
Tommy Dangcil    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technician
Frankie Martinez    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technician
Dan McMahon    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technician
John Barba    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Tracy Dixon    Additional Casting-Extras Casting
David Kramer    Additional Casting-Extras Casting
Joseph Hicks    Additional Casting-Extras Casting
Aaron Moskal    Additional Casting-Extras Casting
Kristen Kopp    Costume Designer-Assistant Costume Designer
Wendy M. Craig    Costume Supervisor
Steve Cremin    Special Effects Coordinator
Bart Dion    Special Effects Coordinator
Gigi Williams    Make up
Susan Stepanian    Make up
Miia Kovero    Hairstylist
Patricia Dehaney    Hairstylist
Roxane Griffin    Hairstylist
Christopher Scarabosio    Supervising Sound Editor
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Scarabosio    Sound Designer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
David Acord    Re-recording Mixer
Graeme Stewart    Music Editor
Steve Slanec    Dialogue Editor
Brad Semenoff    Dialogue Editor
Luke Dunn Gielmuda    Sound Effects Editor
Coya Elliott    Sound Editor-First Assistant Sound Editor
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Graeme Stewart    Score Recordist
John Barrett    Score Recordist
Graeme Stewart    Score Mixer
Paul Graff    Visual Effects Supervisor
Christina Graff    Visual Effects Producer
Rachel Berry    Visual Effects Producer
Brian Sales    Compositing Supervisor
Luke McDonald    Digital Effects Supervisor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.