LOL (2012)

LOL poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $46,000Details
International Box Office $10,431,506Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,477,506
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,647,145 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $295,205 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,942,350
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A story about coming of age in today’s digital world, LOL is a remake of the 2008 French film LOL (Laughing Out Loud). Starting a new year of high school, Lola, (or "Lol," as her friends call her), works to find the right balance between family, school, friends and romance. Broken-hearted by her ex, Lol's world is soon turned upside down when she is surprised to find her best friend, Kyle, a musician in an up and coming rock band, could possibly be the love of her life. In her quest towards independence, self-identity and young adulthood, Lol discovers that while Facebook "status" is easy to change; true relationships are worth the effort.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$46,000 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:105 opening theaters/105 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,287

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 4th, 2012 (Limited) by Lionsgate
Video Release: July 31st, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving teen sexuality and drug and alcohol use, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2163, 3/16/2011)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hamlet 2
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Foreign-Language Remake, Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Coming of Age, Children Dealing with Divorce, Voiceover/Narration, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Intertitle, Hot for Teacher, Musicians, Single Parent, Romance, Divorcée Romance, Internet
Source:Remake
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Mandate Pictures, Double Feature Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 4, 2012 44 $46,000   105 $438   $46,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance


International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 5, 20123114,618 114,618$1,600,067$1,600,0671
Aug 12, 20121044,867-61% 159,485$626,343$2,226,4102
Aug 19, 20122121,978-51% 181,463$309,890$2,536,3003
Aug 26, 20122815,341-30% 196,804$213,547$2,749,8474

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.

Leading Cast

Miley Cyrus    Lola

Supporting Cast

Demi Moore    Anne
Ashley Greene    Ashley
Douglas Booth    Kyle
Adam G. Sevani    Wen
Thomas Jane    Allen
Jay Hernandez    James
Marlo Thomas    Gran
Nora Dunn    Emily's Mother
Gina Gershon    Kathy
Fisher Stevens    Kathy
George Finn    Chad
Lina Esco    Janice
Ashley Hinshaw    Emily
Tanz Watson    Lloyd
Austin Nichols    Mr. Ross
Jean-Luc Bilodeau    Jeremy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lisa Azuelos    Director
Lisa Azuelos    Screenwriter
Kamir Ainouz    Screenwriter
Michael Shamberg    Producer
Stacey Sher    Producer
Tish Cyrus    Producer
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Jerome Seydoux    Executive Producer
Romain Le Grand    Executive Producer
Lisa Azuelos    Executive Producer
Kieran McGuigan    Director of Photography
Happy Massee    Production Designer
Myron Kerstein    Editor
Hope Hanafin    Costume Designer
Nicole Brown    Co-Producer
Kelli Konop    Co-Producer
Taylor Latham    Co-Producer
James Powers    Co-Producer
Mary Ramos    Music Supervisor
Rob Simonsen    Composer
David H. Rapaport    Casting Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: LOL

September 14th, 2012

LOL (Laughing Out Loud) is a French film that came out in 2008 in its native country and was a huge hit earning nearly four times its production budget internationally. It makes sense it would get a Hollywood remake, this time simply called LOL. LOL is co-written and directed by the same woman that co-wrote and directed the original, Lisa Azuelos, so hopefully it maintains the same quality. But if that's the case, why was it pushed back so often before being dumped in limited release with no advertising? More...

Blu-ray Sales: Beginning of the End for Batman?

August 15th, 2012

It looks like the Batman films will finally be slipping out of the top five in the coming weeks. Batman Begins came in first place in terms of units topping Hatfields & McCoys 192,000 units to 186,000 units. However, Hatfields & McCoys easily won in terms of revenue with $4.63 million to $1.91 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 34%, which is good for a TV mini-series, but below average for the format. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases in a Feud with Holdovers

August 14th, 2012

There were not a lot of new releases to make an impact on the DVD sales chart this week. However, we did have a new number one, as Hatfields and McCoys DVD sold 363,000 units and generated $7.25 million in revenue. That's an excellent start for a TV mini-series. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 31st, 2012

July 31st, 2012

According to Amazon.com, the best selling new release of the week is a catalog Blu-ray release. Not only that, it is a double-dip. There were a few contenders for Pick of the Week, including the aforementioned Blu-ray double-dip: Total Recall: Mind-Bending Edition. It looks better than the previous edition, it has more extras, and it is really cheap. Forever Marilyn is a great Blu-ray and is also excellent value for the money. Finally, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXIV. 'Nuff said. So which one is the pick of the week? Honestly, I can't decide. Call it a three-way tie. More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

A story about coming of age in today’s digital world, LOL is a remake of the 2008 French film LOL (Laughing Out Loud). Starting a new year of high school, Lola, (or "Lol," as her friends call her), works to find the right balance between family, school, friends and romance. Broken-hearted by her ex, Lol's world is soon turned upside down when she is surprised to find her best friend, Kyle, a musician in an up and coming rock band, could possibly be the love of her life. In her quest towards independence, self-identity and young adulthood, Lol discovers that while Facebook "status" is easy to change; true relationships are worth the effort.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$46,000 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:105 opening theaters/105 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,287

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 4th, 2012 (Limited) by Lionsgate
Video Release: July 31st, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving teen sexuality and drug and alcohol use, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2163, 3/16/2011)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hamlet 2
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Foreign-Language Remake, Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Coming of Age, Children Dealing with Divorce, Voiceover/Narration, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Intertitle, Hot for Teacher, Musicians, Single Parent, Romance, Divorcée Romance, Internet
Source:Remake
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Mandate Pictures, Double Feature Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Miley Cyrus    Lola

Supporting Cast

Demi Moore    Anne
Ashley Greene    Ashley
Douglas Booth    Kyle
Adam G. Sevani    Wen
Thomas Jane    Allen
Jay Hernandez    James
Marlo Thomas    Gran
Nora Dunn    Emily's Mother
Gina Gershon    Kathy
Fisher Stevens    Kathy
George Finn    Chad
Lina Esco    Janice
Ashley Hinshaw    Emily
Tanz Watson    Lloyd
Austin Nichols    Mr. Ross
Jean-Luc Bilodeau    Jeremy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lisa Azuelos    Director
Lisa Azuelos    Screenwriter
Kamir Ainouz    Screenwriter
Michael Shamberg    Producer
Stacey Sher    Producer
Tish Cyrus    Producer
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Jerome Seydoux    Executive Producer
Romain Le Grand    Executive Producer
Lisa Azuelos    Executive Producer
Kieran McGuigan    Director of Photography
Happy Massee    Production Designer
Myron Kerstein    Editor
Hope Hanafin    Costume Designer
Nicole Brown    Co-Producer
Kelli Konop    Co-Producer
Taylor Latham    Co-Producer
James Powers    Co-Producer
Mary Ramos    Music Supervisor
Rob Simonsen    Composer
David H. Rapaport    Casting Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: LOL

September 14th, 2012

LOL (Laughing Out Loud) is a French film that came out in 2008 in its native country and was a huge hit earning nearly four times its production budget internationally. It makes sense it would get a Hollywood remake, this time simply called LOL. LOL is co-written and directed by the same woman that co-wrote and directed the original, Lisa Azuelos, so hopefully it maintains the same quality. But if that's the case, why was it pushed back so often before being dumped in limited release with no advertising? More...

Blu-ray Sales: Beginning of the End for Batman?

August 15th, 2012

It looks like the Batman films will finally be slipping out of the top five in the coming weeks. Batman Begins came in first place in terms of units topping Hatfields & McCoys 192,000 units to 186,000 units. However, Hatfields & McCoys easily won in terms of revenue with $4.63 million to $1.91 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 34%, which is good for a TV mini-series, but below average for the format. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases in a Feud with Holdovers

August 14th, 2012

There were not a lot of new releases to make an impact on the DVD sales chart this week. However, we did have a new number one, as Hatfields and McCoys DVD sold 363,000 units and generated $7.25 million in revenue. That's an excellent start for a TV mini-series. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 31st, 2012

July 31st, 2012

According to Amazon.com, the best selling new release of the week is a catalog Blu-ray release. Not only that, it is a double-dip. There were a few contenders for Pick of the Week, including the aforementioned Blu-ray double-dip: Total Recall: Mind-Bending Edition. It looks better than the previous edition, it has more extras, and it is really cheap. Forever Marilyn is a great Blu-ray and is also excellent value for the money. Finally, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXIV. 'Nuff said. So which one is the pick of the week? Honestly, I can't decide. Call it a three-way tie. More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 4, 2012 44 $46,000   105 $438   $46,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance


International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 5, 20123114,618 114,618$1,600,067$1,600,0671
Aug 12, 20121044,867-61% 159,485$626,343$2,226,4102
Aug 19, 20122121,978-51% 181,463$309,890$2,536,3003
Aug 26, 20122815,341-30% 196,804$213,547$2,749,8474

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.