A Kid Like Jake (2018)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $58,403 | Details |
| International Box Office | $3,466 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $61,869 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Brooklyn parents Alex and Greg are lucky to have a kid like Jake. Their four-year-old is bright, precocious, creative—and just happens to prefer Disney princesses to toy cars and skirts to jeans. Jake’s “gender expansive” behavior—as local preschool director Judy dubs it—is no big deal to Alex and Greg. Or so it seems, until the process of navigating New York City’s hyper-competitive private school system opens up a parental quagmire: could Jake’s gender nonconformity be just the thing that gives their child an edge in the admissions game? How young is too young to put a label on a child’s identity? Is this just a phase, or is Jake truly transgender? Split in their opinions on how to handle the situation, Alex and Greg find themselves navigating an emotional and ethical minefield with one patch of common ground between them: their fierce desire to do what’s right for Jake. Transparent director Silas Howard helms this timely, honest, emotionally rich look at 21st-century parenting.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $8,936 (15.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 94.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $76,676 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 1st, 2018 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | July 19th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea)
March 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as Uma Criança Como Jake (Portugal) |
| Video Release: | August 28th, 2018 by Shout Factory |
| MPA Rating: | R for some language. (Rating bulletin 2533 (Cert #51660), 6/19/2018) |
| Running Time: | 90 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2018 |
| Geographical setting: | Brooklyn, New York, New York City |
| Plot point: | Cross-Dressing, LGBTQ+ |
| Social setting: | Private School |
| Source material: | Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Burn Later, Double Nickel Entertainment, Bankside Films, Head Gear Films, That's Wonderful Productions, IFC Films, Metrol Technology |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | 58 | $8,936 | 1 | $8,936 | $8,936 | 1 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | 62 | $4,794 | -46% | 4 | $1,199 | $17,725 | 2 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | 56 | $5,347 | +12% | 12 | $446 | $25,955 | 3 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | 69 | $2,801 | -48% | 8 | $350 | $32,946 | 4 |
| Jul 6, 2018 | 66 | $3,013 | 5 | $603 | $44,824 | 6 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | - | $2,294 | 1 | $2,294 | $2,294 | 1 | ||
| Jun 2, 2018 | - | $2,957 | +29% | 1 | $2,957 | $5,251 | 2 | |
| Jun 3, 2018 | - | $3,685 | +25% | 1 | $3,685 | $8,936 | 3 | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | - | $896 | -76% | 1 | $896 | $9,832 | 4 | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | - | $1,079 | +20% | 1 | $1,079 | $10,911 | 5 | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | - | $1,001 | -7% | 1 | $1,001 | $11,912 | 6 | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | - | $1,019 | +2% | 1 | $1,019 | $12,931 | 7 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | - | $1,473 | +45% | -36% | 4 | $368 | $14,404 | 8 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | - | $1,633 | +11% | -45% | 4 | $408 | $16,037 | 9 |
| Jun 10, 2018 | - | $1,688 | +3% | -54% | 4 | $422 | $17,725 | 10 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | - | $932 | -45% | +4% | 4 | $233 | $18,657 | 11 |
| Jun 12, 2018 | - | $867 | -7% | -20% | 4 | $217 | $19,524 | 12 |
| Jun 13, 2018 | - | $574 | -34% | -43% | 4 | $144 | $20,098 | 13 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | - | $510 | -11% | -50% | 4 | $128 | $20,608 | 14 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | - | $1,479 | +190% | n/c | 13 | $114 | $22,087 | 15 |
| Jun 16, 2018 | - | $2,116 | +43% | +30% | 13 | $163 | $24,203 | 16 |
| Jun 17, 2018 | - | $1,752 | -17% | +4% | 13 | $135 | $25,955 | 17 |
| Jun 18, 2018 | - | $1,084 | -38% | +16% | 13 | $83 | $27,039 | 18 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | - | $1,114 | +3% | +28% | 13 | $86 | $28,153 | 19 |
| Jun 20, 2018 | - | $1,053 | -5% | +83% | 13 | $81 | $29,206 | 20 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | - | $939 | -11% | +84% | 13 | $72 | $30,145 | 21 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | - | $974 | +4% | -34% | 8 | $122 | $31,119 | 22 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | - | $1,102 | +13% | -48% | 8 | $138 | $32,221 | 23 |
| Jun 24, 2018 | - | $725 | -34% | -59% | 8 | $91 | $32,946 | 24 |
| Jun 25, 2018 | - | $434 | -40% | -60% | 8 | $54 | $33,380 | 25 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | - | $447 | +3% | -60% | 8 | $56 | $33,827 | 26 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | 60 | $12,931 | 1 | $12,931 | $12,931 | 1 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | 63 | $7,677 | -41% | 4 | $1,919 | $20,608 | 2 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | 57 | $9,537 | +24% | 13 | $734 | $30,145 | 3 |
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
Brooklyn parents Alex and Greg are lucky to have a kid like Jake. Their four-year-old is bright, precocious, creative—and just happens to prefer Disney princesses to toy cars and skirts to jeans. Jake’s “gender expansive” behavior—as local preschool director Judy dubs it—is no big deal to Alex and Greg. Or so it seems, until the process of navigating New York City’s hyper-competitive private school system opens up a parental quagmire: could Jake’s gender nonconformity be just the thing that gives their child an edge in the admissions game? How young is too young to put a label on a child’s identity? Is this just a phase, or is Jake truly transgender? Split in their opinions on how to handle the situation, Alex and Greg find themselves navigating an emotional and ethical minefield with one patch of common ground between them: their fierce desire to do what’s right for Jake. Transparent director Silas Howard helms this timely, honest, emotionally rich look at 21st-century parenting.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $8,936 (15.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 94.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $76,676 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 1st, 2018 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | July 19th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea)
March 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as Uma Criança Como Jake (Portugal) |
| Video Release: | August 28th, 2018 by Shout Factory |
| MPA Rating: | R for some language. (Rating bulletin 2533 (Cert #51660), 6/19/2018) |
| Running Time: | 90 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2018 |
| Geographical setting: | Brooklyn, New York, New York City |
| Plot point: | Cross-Dressing, LGBTQ+ |
| Social setting: | Private School |
| Source material: | Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Burn Later, Double Nickel Entertainment, Bankside Films, Head Gear Films, That's Wonderful Productions, IFC Films, Metrol Technology |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | 58 | $8,936 | 1 | $8,936 | $8,936 | 1 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | 62 | $4,794 | -46% | 4 | $1,199 | $17,725 | 2 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | 56 | $5,347 | +12% | 12 | $446 | $25,955 | 3 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | 69 | $2,801 | -48% | 8 | $350 | $32,946 | 4 |
| Jul 6, 2018 | 66 | $3,013 | 5 | $603 | $44,824 | 6 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | - | $2,294 | 1 | $2,294 | $2,294 | 1 | ||
| Jun 2, 2018 | - | $2,957 | +29% | 1 | $2,957 | $5,251 | 2 | |
| Jun 3, 2018 | - | $3,685 | +25% | 1 | $3,685 | $8,936 | 3 | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | - | $896 | -76% | 1 | $896 | $9,832 | 4 | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | - | $1,079 | +20% | 1 | $1,079 | $10,911 | 5 | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | - | $1,001 | -7% | 1 | $1,001 | $11,912 | 6 | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | - | $1,019 | +2% | 1 | $1,019 | $12,931 | 7 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | - | $1,473 | +45% | -36% | 4 | $368 | $14,404 | 8 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | - | $1,633 | +11% | -45% | 4 | $408 | $16,037 | 9 |
| Jun 10, 2018 | - | $1,688 | +3% | -54% | 4 | $422 | $17,725 | 10 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | - | $932 | -45% | +4% | 4 | $233 | $18,657 | 11 |
| Jun 12, 2018 | - | $867 | -7% | -20% | 4 | $217 | $19,524 | 12 |
| Jun 13, 2018 | - | $574 | -34% | -43% | 4 | $144 | $20,098 | 13 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | - | $510 | -11% | -50% | 4 | $128 | $20,608 | 14 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | - | $1,479 | +190% | n/c | 13 | $114 | $22,087 | 15 |
| Jun 16, 2018 | - | $2,116 | +43% | +30% | 13 | $163 | $24,203 | 16 |
| Jun 17, 2018 | - | $1,752 | -17% | +4% | 13 | $135 | $25,955 | 17 |
| Jun 18, 2018 | - | $1,084 | -38% | +16% | 13 | $83 | $27,039 | 18 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | - | $1,114 | +3% | +28% | 13 | $86 | $28,153 | 19 |
| Jun 20, 2018 | - | $1,053 | -5% | +83% | 13 | $81 | $29,206 | 20 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | - | $939 | -11% | +84% | 13 | $72 | $30,145 | 21 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | - | $974 | +4% | -34% | 8 | $122 | $31,119 | 22 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | - | $1,102 | +13% | -48% | 8 | $138 | $32,221 | 23 |
| Jun 24, 2018 | - | $725 | -34% | -59% | 8 | $91 | $32,946 | 24 |
| Jun 25, 2018 | - | $434 | -40% | -60% | 8 | $54 | $33,380 | 25 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | - | $447 | +3% | -60% | 8 | $56 | $33,827 | 26 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | 60 | $12,931 | 1 | $12,931 | $12,931 | 1 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | 63 | $7,677 | -41% | 4 | $1,919 | $20,608 | 2 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | 57 | $9,537 | +24% | 13 | $734 | $30,145 | 3 |
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.