The Light Between Oceans (2016)

The Light Between Oceans
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,545,979Details
International Box Office $9,735,753
Worldwide Box Office $22,281,732
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $1,245,364
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $702,986
Total $1,948,350
Further financial details...

Synopsis

On a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife, Isabel, discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,765,838 (38.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,500 opening theaters/1,500 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,346,808

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Hayat Işığım (Turkey)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 22nd, 2016 (Wide), released as La Luz Entre Los Océanos (Mexico)
Video Release: January 24th, 2017 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2387, 8/19/2015)
Running Time: 132 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue
Geographical setting: Australia
Plot point: Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Missing Child, Romance, Unexpected Families
Social setting: Adopted Family
Subgenre: Family Drama
Time period setting: 1910s, 1920s, 1950s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Heyday Films, Entertainment One, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, India
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 8 $4,765,838   1,500 $3,177   $4,765,838 1
Sep 9, 2016 13 $1,849,477 -61% 1,500 $1,233   $9,460,503 2
Sep 16, 2016 20 $785,939 -58% 1,133 $694   $11,186,715 3
Sep 23, 2016 25 $278,457 -65% 416 $669   $11,947,328 4
Sep 30, 2016 29 $121,952 -56% 176 $693   $12,249,417 5
Oct 7, 2016 46 $45,822 -62% 101 $454   $12,368,620 6
Oct 14, 2016 54 $29,168 -36% 61 $478   $12,434,693 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $39,515 +35% 100 $395   $12,489,775 8
Oct 28, 2016 58 $17,736 -55% 100 $177   $12,533,911 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2016 4 $1,403,706     1,500 $936   $1,403,706 1
Sep 3, 2016 6 $1,780,744 +27%   1,500 $1,187   $3,184,450 2
Sep 4, 2016 10 $1,581,388 -11%   1,500 $1,054   $4,765,838 3
Sep 5, 2016 6 $1,413,370 -11%   1,500 $942   $6,179,208 4
Sep 6, 2016 3 $608,432 -57%   1,500 $406   $6,787,640 5
Sep 7, 2016 3 $429,081 -29%   1,500 $286   $7,216,721 6
Sep 8, 2016 3 $394,305 -8%   1,500 $263   $7,611,026 7
Sep 9, 2016 12 $579,193 +47% -59% 1,500 $386   $8,190,219 8
Sep 10, 2016 14 $797,973 +38% -55% 1,500 $532   $8,988,192 9
Sep 11, 2016 14 $472,311 -41% -70% 1,500 $315   $9,460,503 10
Sep 12, 2016 10 $191,768 -59% -86% 1,500 $128   $9,652,271 11
Sep 13, 2016 6 $311,606 +62% -49% 1,500 $208   $9,963,877 12
Sep 14, 2016 7 $233,682 -25% -46% 1,500 $156   $10,197,559 13
Sep 15, 2016 7 $203,217 -13% -48% 1,500 $135   $10,400,776 14
Sep 16, 2016 - $237,922 +17% -59% 1,133 $210   $10,638,698 15
Sep 17, 2016 - $335,581 +41% -58% 1,133 $296   $10,974,279 16
Sep 18, 2016 - $212,436 -37% -55% 1,133 $187   $11,186,715 17
Sep 19, 2016 15 $103,109 -51% -46% 1,133 $91   $11,289,824 18
Sep 20, 2016 12 $157,654 +53% -49% 1,133 $139   $11,447,478 19
Sep 21, 2016 12 $115,574 -27% -51% 1,133 $102   $11,563,052 20
Sep 22, 2016 11 $105,819 -8% -48% 1,133 $93   $11,668,871 21
Sep 23, 2016 - $86,718 -18% -64% 416 $208   $11,755,589 22
Sep 24, 2016 - $118,029 +36% -65% 416 $284   $11,873,618 23
Sep 25, 2016 - $73,710 -38% -65% 416 $177   $11,947,328 24
Sep 26, 2016 - $32,289 -56% -69% 416 $78   $11,979,617 25
Sep 27, 2016 - $58,406 +81% -63% 416 $140   $12,038,023 26
Sep 28, 2016 - $47,381 -19% -59% 416 $114   $12,085,404 27
Sep 29, 2016 15 $42,061 -11% -60% 416 $101   $12,127,465 28
Sep 30, 2016 - $35,613 -15% -59% 176 $202   $12,163,078 29
Oct 1, 2016 - $54,186 +52% -54% 176 $308   $12,217,264 30
Oct 2, 2016 - $32,153 -41% -56% 176 $183   $12,249,417 31
Oct 3, 2016 - $16,800 -48% -48% 176 $95   $12,266,217 32
Oct 4, 2016 - $23,005 +37% -61% 176 $131   $12,289,222 33
Oct 5, 2016 - $16,969 -26% -64% 176 $96   $12,306,191 34
Oct 6, 2016 - $16,607 -2% -61% 176 $94   $12,322,798 35
Oct 7, 2016 - $13,454 -19% -62% 101 $133   $12,336,252 36
Oct 8, 2016 - $20,267 +51% -63% 101 $201   $12,356,519 37
Oct 9, 2016 - $12,101 -40% -62% 101 $120   $12,368,620 38
Oct 10, 2016 - $9,468 -22% -44% 101 $94   $12,378,088 39
Oct 11, 2016 - $8,575 -9% -63% 101 $85   $12,386,663 40
Oct 12, 2016 - $9,457 +10% -44% 101 $94   $12,396,120 41
Oct 13, 2016 - $9,404 -1% -43% 101 $93   $12,405,524 42
Oct 14, 2016 - $9,124 -3% -32% 61 $150   $12,414,648 43
Oct 15, 2016 - $12,391 +36% -39% 61 $203   $12,427,039 44
Oct 16, 2016 - $7,653 -38% -37% 61 $125   $12,434,693 45
Oct 17, 2016 - $3,160 -59% -67% 61 $52   $12,437,853 46
Oct 18, 2016 - $4,346 +38% -49% 61 $71   $12,442,199 47
Oct 19, 2016 - $3,998 -8% -58% 61 $66   $12,446,197 48
Oct 20, 2016 - $4,063 +2% -57% 61 $67   $12,450,260 49
Oct 21, 2016 - $12,272 +202% +35% 100 $123   $12,462,532 50
Oct 22, 2016 - $16,293 +33% +31% 100 $163   $12,478,825 51
Oct 23, 2016 - $10,950 -33% +43% 100 $110   $12,489,775 52
Oct 24, 2016 - $5,214 -52% +65% 100 $52   $12,494,989 53
Oct 25, 2016 - $7,978 +53% +84% 100 $80   $12,502,967 54
Oct 26, 2016 - $6,247 -22% +56% 100 $62   $12,509,214 55
Oct 27, 2016 - $6,961 +11% +71% 100 $70   $12,516,175 56
Oct 28, 2016 - $5,038 -28% -59% 100 $50   $12,521,213 57
Oct 29, 2016 - $7,536 +50% -54% 100 $75   $12,528,749 58
Oct 30, 2016 - $5,162 -32% -53% 100 $52   $12,533,911 59
Oct 31, 2016 - $2,761 -47% -47% 100 $28   $12,536,672 60
Nov 1, 2016 - $3,422 +24% -57% 100 $34   $12,540,094 61
Nov 2, 2016 - $2,778 -19% -56% 100 $28   $12,542,872 62
Nov 3, 2016 - $3,107 +12% -55% 100 $31   $12,545,979 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 6 $7,611,026   1,500 $5,074   $7,611,026 1
Sep 9, 2016 12 $2,789,750 -63% 1,500 $1,860   $10,400,776 2
Sep 16, 2016 19 $1,268,095 -55% 1,133 $1,119   $11,668,871 3
Sep 23, 2016 22 $458,594 -64% 416 $1,102   $12,127,465 4
Sep 30, 2016 28 $195,333 -57% 176 $1,110   $12,322,798 5
Oct 7, 2016 44 $82,726 -58% 101 $819   $12,405,524 6
Oct 14, 2016 56 $44,736 -46% 61 $733   $12,450,260 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $65,915 +47% 100 $659   $12,516,175 8
Oct 28, 2016 55 $29,804 -55% 100 $298   $12,545,979 9

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

On a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife, Isabel, discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,765,838 (38.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,500 opening theaters/1,500 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,346,808

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Hayat Işığım (Turkey)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 22nd, 2016 (Wide), released as La Luz Entre Los Océanos (Mexico)
Video Release: January 24th, 2017 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2387, 8/19/2015)
Running Time: 132 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue
Geographical setting: Australia
Plot point: Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Missing Child, Romance, Unexpected Families
Social setting: Adopted Family
Subgenre: Family Drama
Time period setting: 1910s, 1920s, 1950s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Heyday Films, Entertainment One, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, India
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 8 $4,765,838   1,500 $3,177   $4,765,838 1
Sep 9, 2016 13 $1,849,477 -61% 1,500 $1,233   $9,460,503 2
Sep 16, 2016 20 $785,939 -58% 1,133 $694   $11,186,715 3
Sep 23, 2016 25 $278,457 -65% 416 $669   $11,947,328 4
Sep 30, 2016 29 $121,952 -56% 176 $693   $12,249,417 5
Oct 7, 2016 46 $45,822 -62% 101 $454   $12,368,620 6
Oct 14, 2016 54 $29,168 -36% 61 $478   $12,434,693 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $39,515 +35% 100 $395   $12,489,775 8
Oct 28, 2016 58 $17,736 -55% 100 $177   $12,533,911 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2016 4 $1,403,706     1,500 $936   $1,403,706 1
Sep 3, 2016 6 $1,780,744 +27%   1,500 $1,187   $3,184,450 2
Sep 4, 2016 10 $1,581,388 -11%   1,500 $1,054   $4,765,838 3
Sep 5, 2016 6 $1,413,370 -11%   1,500 $942   $6,179,208 4
Sep 6, 2016 3 $608,432 -57%   1,500 $406   $6,787,640 5
Sep 7, 2016 3 $429,081 -29%   1,500 $286   $7,216,721 6
Sep 8, 2016 3 $394,305 -8%   1,500 $263   $7,611,026 7
Sep 9, 2016 12 $579,193 +47% -59% 1,500 $386   $8,190,219 8
Sep 10, 2016 14 $797,973 +38% -55% 1,500 $532   $8,988,192 9
Sep 11, 2016 14 $472,311 -41% -70% 1,500 $315   $9,460,503 10
Sep 12, 2016 10 $191,768 -59% -86% 1,500 $128   $9,652,271 11
Sep 13, 2016 6 $311,606 +62% -49% 1,500 $208   $9,963,877 12
Sep 14, 2016 7 $233,682 -25% -46% 1,500 $156   $10,197,559 13
Sep 15, 2016 7 $203,217 -13% -48% 1,500 $135   $10,400,776 14
Sep 16, 2016 - $237,922 +17% -59% 1,133 $210   $10,638,698 15
Sep 17, 2016 - $335,581 +41% -58% 1,133 $296   $10,974,279 16
Sep 18, 2016 - $212,436 -37% -55% 1,133 $187   $11,186,715 17
Sep 19, 2016 15 $103,109 -51% -46% 1,133 $91   $11,289,824 18
Sep 20, 2016 12 $157,654 +53% -49% 1,133 $139   $11,447,478 19
Sep 21, 2016 12 $115,574 -27% -51% 1,133 $102   $11,563,052 20
Sep 22, 2016 11 $105,819 -8% -48% 1,133 $93   $11,668,871 21
Sep 23, 2016 - $86,718 -18% -64% 416 $208   $11,755,589 22
Sep 24, 2016 - $118,029 +36% -65% 416 $284   $11,873,618 23
Sep 25, 2016 - $73,710 -38% -65% 416 $177   $11,947,328 24
Sep 26, 2016 - $32,289 -56% -69% 416 $78   $11,979,617 25
Sep 27, 2016 - $58,406 +81% -63% 416 $140   $12,038,023 26
Sep 28, 2016 - $47,381 -19% -59% 416 $114   $12,085,404 27
Sep 29, 2016 15 $42,061 -11% -60% 416 $101   $12,127,465 28
Sep 30, 2016 - $35,613 -15% -59% 176 $202   $12,163,078 29
Oct 1, 2016 - $54,186 +52% -54% 176 $308   $12,217,264 30
Oct 2, 2016 - $32,153 -41% -56% 176 $183   $12,249,417 31
Oct 3, 2016 - $16,800 -48% -48% 176 $95   $12,266,217 32
Oct 4, 2016 - $23,005 +37% -61% 176 $131   $12,289,222 33
Oct 5, 2016 - $16,969 -26% -64% 176 $96   $12,306,191 34
Oct 6, 2016 - $16,607 -2% -61% 176 $94   $12,322,798 35
Oct 7, 2016 - $13,454 -19% -62% 101 $133   $12,336,252 36
Oct 8, 2016 - $20,267 +51% -63% 101 $201   $12,356,519 37
Oct 9, 2016 - $12,101 -40% -62% 101 $120   $12,368,620 38
Oct 10, 2016 - $9,468 -22% -44% 101 $94   $12,378,088 39
Oct 11, 2016 - $8,575 -9% -63% 101 $85   $12,386,663 40
Oct 12, 2016 - $9,457 +10% -44% 101 $94   $12,396,120 41
Oct 13, 2016 - $9,404 -1% -43% 101 $93   $12,405,524 42
Oct 14, 2016 - $9,124 -3% -32% 61 $150   $12,414,648 43
Oct 15, 2016 - $12,391 +36% -39% 61 $203   $12,427,039 44
Oct 16, 2016 - $7,653 -38% -37% 61 $125   $12,434,693 45
Oct 17, 2016 - $3,160 -59% -67% 61 $52   $12,437,853 46
Oct 18, 2016 - $4,346 +38% -49% 61 $71   $12,442,199 47
Oct 19, 2016 - $3,998 -8% -58% 61 $66   $12,446,197 48
Oct 20, 2016 - $4,063 +2% -57% 61 $67   $12,450,260 49
Oct 21, 2016 - $12,272 +202% +35% 100 $123   $12,462,532 50
Oct 22, 2016 - $16,293 +33% +31% 100 $163   $12,478,825 51
Oct 23, 2016 - $10,950 -33% +43% 100 $110   $12,489,775 52
Oct 24, 2016 - $5,214 -52% +65% 100 $52   $12,494,989 53
Oct 25, 2016 - $7,978 +53% +84% 100 $80   $12,502,967 54
Oct 26, 2016 - $6,247 -22% +56% 100 $62   $12,509,214 55
Oct 27, 2016 - $6,961 +11% +71% 100 $70   $12,516,175 56
Oct 28, 2016 - $5,038 -28% -59% 100 $50   $12,521,213 57
Oct 29, 2016 - $7,536 +50% -54% 100 $75   $12,528,749 58
Oct 30, 2016 - $5,162 -32% -53% 100 $52   $12,533,911 59
Oct 31, 2016 - $2,761 -47% -47% 100 $28   $12,536,672 60
Nov 1, 2016 - $3,422 +24% -57% 100 $34   $12,540,094 61
Nov 2, 2016 - $2,778 -19% -56% 100 $28   $12,542,872 62
Nov 3, 2016 - $3,107 +12% -55% 100 $31   $12,545,979 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 6 $7,611,026   1,500 $5,074   $7,611,026 1
Sep 9, 2016 12 $2,789,750 -63% 1,500 $1,860   $10,400,776 2
Sep 16, 2016 19 $1,268,095 -55% 1,133 $1,119   $11,668,871 3
Sep 23, 2016 22 $458,594 -64% 416 $1,102   $12,127,465 4
Sep 30, 2016 28 $195,333 -57% 176 $1,110   $12,322,798 5
Oct 7, 2016 44 $82,726 -58% 101 $819   $12,405,524 6
Oct 14, 2016 56 $44,736 -46% 61 $733   $12,450,260 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $65,915 +47% 100 $659   $12,516,175 8
Oct 28, 2016 55 $29,804 -55% 100 $298   $12,545,979 9

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.