The Lighthouse (2019)

The Lighthouse
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,867,104Details
International Box Office $7,396,642Details
Worldwide Box Office $18,263,746
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $709,282 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,160,550 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,869,832
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$427,797 (3.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/978 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,788,853

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 18th, 2019 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: October 31st, 2019 (Wide) (Slovenia)
November 14th, 2019 (Wide) (Iceland)
November 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Estonia)
November 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Finland)
November 22nd, 2019 (Wide) (Sweden)
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Video Release: December 19th, 2019 by A24
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images, and some language
(Rating bulletin 2581 (Cert #52246), 6/5/2019)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: 1890s, Lighthouse, Psychological Horror, Retro Black and White, Mermaids
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A24, RT Features, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 93 $1,979,533 Nov 1, 2019 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 26 $3,029,959 Oct 25, 2019 10
Top 2019 Theater Average 16 $53,475 Oct 18, 2019 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2019 15 $427,797   8 $53,475   $427,797 1
Oct 25, 2019 8 $3,029,959 +608% 586 $5,171   $3,610,446 2
Nov 1, 2019 11 $1,979,533 -35% 978 $2,024   $6,958,668 3
Nov 8, 2019 18 $918,630 -54% 683 $1,345   $8,915,261 4
Nov 15, 2019 19 $385,585 -58% 290 $1,330   $9,784,498 5
Nov 22, 2019 24 $180,967 -53% 113 $1,601   $10,171,652 6
Nov 29, 2019 27 $115,222 -36% 90 $1,280   $10,390,563 7
Dec 6, 2019 35 $74,229 -36% 82 $905   $10,522,658 8
Dec 13, 2019 36 $48,437 -35% 50 $969   $10,627,265 9
Dec 20, 2019 29 $38,758 -20% 43 $901   $10,712,453 10
Dec 27, 2019 43 $19,824 -49% 21 $944   $10,759,478 11
Jan 3, 2020 43 $18,183 -8% 21 $866   $10,809,320 12
Jan 10, 2020 49 $7,238 -60% 8 $905   $10,832,401 13
Jan 17, 2020 45 $12,631 +75% 5 $2,526   $10,855,980 14
Jan 24, 2020 54 $3,464 -73% 5 $693   $10,863,481 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 18, 2019 14 $170,003     8 $21,250   $170,003 1
Oct 19, 2019 15 $138,760 -18%   8 $17,345   $308,763 2
Oct 20, 2019 15 $119,034 -14%   8 $14,879   $427,797 3
Oct 21, 2019 15 $39,437 -67%   8 $4,930   $467,234 4
Oct 22, 2019 15 $44,446 +13%   8 $5,556   $511,680 5
Oct 23, 2019 15 $41,346 -7%   8 $5,168   $553,026 6
Oct 24, 2019 - $27,461 -34%   8 $3,433   $580,487 7
Oct 25, 2019 7 $1,286,389 +4,584% +657% 586 $2,195   $1,866,876 8
Oct 26, 2019 9 $964,441 -25% +595% 586 $1,646   $2,831,317 9
Oct 27, 2019 8 $779,129 -19% +555% 586 $1,330   $3,610,446 10
Oct 28, 2019 8 $339,138 -56% +760% 586 $579   $3,949,584 11
Oct 29, 2019 8 $413,590 +22% +831% 586 $706   $4,363,174 12
Oct 30, 2019 8 $309,614 -25% +649% 586 $528   $4,672,788 13
Oct 31, 2019 8 $306,347 -1% +1,016% 586 $523   $4,979,135 14
Nov 1, 2019 13 $587,385 +92% -54% 978 $601   $5,566,520 15
Nov 2, 2019 14 $823,745 +40% -15% 978 $842   $6,390,265 16
Nov 3, 2019 13 $568,403 -31% -27% 978 $581   $6,958,668 17
Nov 4, 2019 12 $230,389 -59% -32% 978 $236   $7,189,057 18
Nov 5, 2019 12 $326,698 +42% -21% 978 $334   $7,515,755 19
Nov 6, 2019 11 $265,663 -19% -14% 978 $272   $7,781,418 20
Nov 7, 2019 11 $215,213 -19% -30% 978 $220   $7,996,631 21
Nov 8, 2019 - $266,543 +24% -55% 683 $390   $8,263,174 22
Nov 9, 2019 - $362,343 +36% -56% 683 $531   $8,625,517 23
Nov 10, 2019 - $289,744 -20% -49% 683 $424   $8,915,261 24
Nov 11, 2019 - $148,879 -49% -35% 683 $218   $9,064,140 25
Nov 12, 2019 - $123,924 -17% -62% 683 $181   $9,188,064 26
Nov 13, 2019 - $108,715 -12% -59% 683 $159   $9,296,779 27
Nov 14, 2019 - $102,134 -6% -53% 683 $150   $9,398,913 28
Nov 15, 2019 - $99,980 -2% -62% 290 $345   $9,498,893 29
Nov 16, 2019 - $162,047 +62% -55% 290 $559   $9,660,940 30
Nov 17, 2019 - $123,558 -24% -57% 290 $426   $9,784,498 31
Nov 18, 2019 - $48,876 -60% -67% 290 $169   $9,833,374 32
Nov 19, 2019 - $61,021 +25% -51% 290 $210   $9,894,395 33
Nov 20, 2019 - $54,244 -11% -50% 290 $187   $9,948,639 34
Nov 21, 2019 - $42,046 -22% -59% 290 $145   $9,990,685 35
Nov 22, 2019 - $48,418 +15% -52% 113 $428   $10,039,103 36
Nov 23, 2019 - $74,110 +53% -54% 113 $656   $10,113,213 37
Nov 24, 2019 - $58,439 -21% -53% 113 $517   $10,171,652 38
Nov 25, 2019 - $30,533 -48% -38% 113 $270   $10,202,185 39
Nov 26, 2019 - $31,951 +5% -48% 113 $283   $10,234,136 40
Nov 27, 2019 - $23,438 -27% -57% 90 $260   $10,257,574 41
Nov 28, 2019 - $17,767 -24% -58% 90 $197   $10,275,341 42
Nov 29, 2019 - $42,575 +140% -12% 90 $473   $10,317,916 43
Nov 30, 2019 - $41,240 -3% -44% 90 $458   $10,359,156 44
Dec 1, 2019 - $31,407 -24% -46% 90 $349   $10,390,563 45
Dec 2, 2019 - $12,353 -61% -60% 90 $137   $10,402,916 46
Dec 3, 2019 - $14,832 +20% -54% 90 $165   $10,417,748 47
Dec 4, 2019 - $15,856 +7% -32% 90 $176   $10,433,604 48
Dec 5, 2019 - $14,825 -7% -17% 90 $165   $10,448,429 49
Dec 6, 2019 - $18,922 +28% -56% 82 $231   $10,467,351 50
Dec 7, 2019 - $30,651 +62% -26% 82 $374   $10,498,002 51
Dec 8, 2019 - $24,656 -20% -21% 82 $301   $10,522,658 52
Dec 9, 2019 - $16,566 -33% +34% 82 $202   $10,539,224 53
Dec 10, 2019 - $12,087 -27% -19% 82 $147   $10,551,311 54
Dec 11, 2019 - $13,708 +13% -14% 82 $167   $10,565,019 55
Dec 12, 2019 - $13,809 +1% -7% 82 $168   $10,578,828 56
Dec 13, 2019 - $15,121 +10% -20% 50 $302   $10,593,949 57
Dec 14, 2019 - $16,825 +11% -45% 50 $337   $10,610,774 58
Dec 15, 2019 - $16,491 -2% -33% 50 $330   $10,627,265 59
Dec 16, 2019 - $10,140 -39% -39% 50 $203   $10,637,405 60
Dec 17, 2019 - $11,808 +16% -2% 50 $236   $10,649,213 61
Dec 18, 2019 - $12,401 +5% -10% 50 $248   $10,661,614 62
Dec 19, 2019 - $12,081 -3% -13% 50 $242   $10,673,695 63
Dec 20, 2019 - $10,494 -13% -31% 43 $244   $10,684,189 64
Dec 21, 2019 - $14,952 +42% -11% 43 $348   $10,699,141 65
Dec 22, 2019 - $13,312 -11% -19% 43 $310   $10,712,453 66
Dec 23, 2019 - $9,205 -31% -9% 43 $214   $10,721,658 67
Dec 24, 2019 - $5,945 -35% -50% 43 $138   $10,727,603 68
Dec 25, 2019 - $5,569 -6% -55% 43 $130   $10,733,172 69
Dec 26, 2019 - $6,482 +16% -46% 43 $151   $10,739,654 70
Dec 27, 2019 - $6,962 +7% -34% 21 $332   $10,746,616 71
Dec 28, 2019 - $7,685 +10% -49% 21 $366   $10,754,301 72
Dec 29, 2019 - $5,177 -33% -61% 21 $247   $10,759,478 73
Dec 30, 2019 - $7,504 +45% -18% 21 $357   $10,766,982 74
Dec 31, 2019 - $5,542 -26% -7% 21 $264   $10,772,524 75
Jan 1, 2020 - $9,628 +74% +73% 21 $458   $10,782,152 76
Jan 2, 2020 - $8,985 -7% +39% 21 $428   $10,791,137 77
Jan 3, 2020 - $6,134 -32% -12% 21 $292   $10,797,271 78
Jan 4, 2020 - $7,971 +30% +4% 21 $380   $10,805,242 79
Jan 5, 2020 - $4,078 -49% -21% 21 $194   $10,809,320 80
Jan 6, 2020 - $3,674 -10% -51% 21 $175   $10,812,994 81
Jan 7, 2020 - $3,470 -6% -37% 21 $165   $10,816,464 82
Jan 8, 2020 - $4,158 +20% -57% 21 $198   $10,820,622 83
Jan 9, 2020 - $4,541 +9% -49% 21 $216   $10,825,163 84
Jan 10, 2020 - $2,911 -36% -53% 8 $364   $10,828,074 85
Jan 11, 2020 - $2,861 -2% -64% 8 $358   $10,830,935 86
Jan 12, 2020 - $1,466 -49% -64% 8 $183   $10,832,401 87
Jan 13, 2020 - $4,526 +209% +23% 8 $566   $10,836,927 88
Jan 14, 2020 - $3,141 -31% -9% 8 $393   $10,840,068 89
Jan 15, 2020 - $2,025 -36% -51% 8 $253   $10,842,093 90
Jan 16, 2020 - $1,256 -38% -72% 8 $157   $10,843,349 91
Jan 17, 2020 - $3,863 +208% +33% 5 $773   $10,847,212 92
Jan 18, 2020 - $4,296 +11% +50% 5 $859   $10,851,508 93
Jan 19, 2020 - $4,472 +4% +205% 5 $894   $10,855,980 94
Jan 20, 2020 - $1,046 -77% -77% 5 $209   $10,857,026 95
Jan 21, 2020 - $952 -9% -70% 5 $190   $10,857,978 96
Jan 22, 2020 - $856 -10% -58% 5 $171   $10,858,834 97
Jan 23, 2020 - $1,183 +38% -6% 5 $237   $10,860,017 98
Jan 24, 2020 - $1,001 -15% -74% 5 $200   $10,861,018 99
Jan 25, 2020 - $1,417 +42% -67% 5 $283   $10,862,435 100
Jan 26, 2020 - $1,046 -26% -77% 5 $209   $10,863,481 101
Jan 27, 2020 - $516 -51% -51% 5 $103   $10,863,997 102
Jan 28, 2020 - $1,024 +98% +8% 5 $205   $10,865,021 103
Jan 29, 2020 - $979 -4% +14% 5 $196   $10,866,000 104
Jan 30, 2020 - $1,104 +13% -7% 5 $221   $10,867,104 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2019 16 $580,487   8 $72,561   $580,487 1
Oct 25, 2019 8 $4,398,648 +658% 586 $7,506   $4,979,135 2
Nov 1, 2019 13 $3,017,496 -31% 978 $3,085   $7,996,631 3
Nov 8, 2019 17 $1,402,282 -54% 683 $2,053   $9,398,913 4
Nov 15, 2019 19 $591,772 -58% 290 $2,041   $9,990,685 5
Nov 22, 2019 25 $284,656 -52% 90 $3,163   $10,275,341 6
Nov 29, 2019 28 $173,088 -39% 90 $1,923   $10,448,429 7
Dec 6, 2019 33 $130,399 -25% 82 $1,590   $10,578,828 8
Dec 13, 2019 32 $94,867 -27% 50 $1,897   $10,673,695 9
Dec 20, 2019 39 $65,959 -30% 43 $1,534   $10,739,654 10
Dec 27, 2019 40 $51,483 -22% 21 $2,452   $10,791,137 11
Jan 3, 2020 42 $34,026 -34% 21 $1,620   $10,825,163 12
Jan 10, 2020 48 $18,186 -47% 8 $2,273   $10,843,349 13
Jan 17, 2020 44 $16,668 -8% 5 $3,334   $10,860,017 14
Jan 24, 2020 51 $7,087 -57% 5 $1,417   $10,867,104 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/7/2020 $100,288 25 27 198 $497,605 8/16/2023
Austria 11/29/2019 $0 0 12 67 $79,686 7/22/2020
Brazil 1/3/2020 $80,000 29 38 141 $317,091 2/26/2020
Central America 5/14/2020 $1,480 1 1 3 $3,969 7/1/2020
Croatia 1/4/2020 $185 1 1 9 $3,939 8/26/2020
Denmark 1/30/2020 $51,441 30 30 80 $175,996 3/11/2020
Ecuador 2/21/2020 $5,323 16 16 36 $16,102 3/11/2020
Estonia 11/15/2019 $0 0 2 6 $24,745 5/1/2022
Finland 11/15/2019 $0 0 30 101 $275,878 7/29/2020
France 12/18/2019 $191,066 94 94 435 $542,361 2/5/2020
Germany 11/29/2019 $125,000 79 80 538 $564,471 3/18/2020
Greece 1/30/2020 $35,504 4 22 59 $131,880 6/17/2020
Iceland 11/14/2019 $0 0 1 6 $17,580 1/23/2020
Mexico 1/1/2020 $206,732 0 170 422 $951,261 10/19/2022
Netherlands 2/14/2020 $1,422 2 32 193 $291,901 8/25/2021
New Zealand 2/20/2020 $15,799 14 14 73 $45,944 10/19/2022
Norway 1/24/2020 $47,749 10 34 104 $248,100 5/4/2022
Poland 11/29/2019 $33,291 32 47 220 $217,336 10/19/2022
Portugal 2/14/2020 $4,362 1 1 3 $8,401 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 1/16/2020 $269,036 265 265 631 $591,437 10/19/2022
Singapore 1/30/2020 $5,809 1 1 10 $22,394 6/22/2022
Slovenia 10/31/2019 $0 0 0 0 $9,064 2/12/2020
Spain 1/10/2020 $98,936 58 72 251 $359,674 3/3/2021
Sweden 11/22/2019 $43,000 42 42 108 $160,782 4/29/2020
Switzerland 11/28/2019 $0 0 9 58 $115,969 3/11/2020
Thailand 1/16/2020 $7,281 1 8 25 $24,864 2/17/2021
United Kingdom 1/31/2020 $507,038 83 160 453 $1,694,213 3/11/2020
Uruguay 3/5/2020 $1,049 3 3 3 $3,999 3/18/2020
 
International Total$7,396,642 8/16/2023

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
Jan 12, 20201313,686 13,686$177,781$177,7814
Jan 19, 2020237,638-44% 21,324$99,218$276,9995

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 12, 2020333,376 33,376$560,049$560,0494
Jan 26, 20201510,307 51,628$192,744$895,8036

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Leading Cast

Willem Dafoe   
Robert Pattinson   

Supporting Cast

Valeriia Karaman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Eggers    Director
Robert Eggers    Screenwriter
Max Eggers    Screenwriter
Jay Van Hoy    Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira    Producer
Lourenco Sant' Anna    Producer
Youree Henley    Producer
Robert Eggers    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Isaac Ericson    Executive Producer

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Synopsis

A hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$427,797 (3.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/978 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,788,853

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 18th, 2019 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: October 31st, 2019 (Wide) (Slovenia)
November 14th, 2019 (Wide) (Iceland)
November 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Estonia)
November 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Finland)
November 22nd, 2019 (Wide) (Sweden)
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Video Release: December 19th, 2019 by A24
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images, and some language
(Rating bulletin 2581 (Cert #52246), 6/5/2019)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: 1890s, Lighthouse, Psychological Horror, Retro Black and White, Mermaids
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A24, RT Features, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 93 $1,979,533 Nov 1, 2019 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 26 $3,029,959 Oct 25, 2019 10
Top 2019 Theater Average 16 $53,475 Oct 18, 2019 3

Leading Cast

Willem Dafoe   
Robert Pattinson   

Supporting Cast

Valeriia Karaman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Eggers    Director
Robert Eggers    Screenwriter
Max Eggers    Screenwriter
Jay Van Hoy    Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira    Producer
Lourenco Sant' Anna    Producer
Youree Henley    Producer
Robert Eggers    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Isaac Ericson    Executive Producer

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13th, 2020

1917

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

Home Market Releases for January 7th, 2020

January 8th, 2020

Zombie Land Saga: Season One

The home market returns to normal after two of the worst weeks I’ve ever seen. Keep in mind, I said normal, not good. There’s only one big release of the week, Joker, and not much else that is selling well enough to make the main list. In fact, not everything in the main list is selling well enough to get there on just an average week. The contenders for Pick of the Week include Brick, The Lighthouse, and Zombie Land Saga: Season One. It was a really close call and it came down to the roll of the dice, with Zombie Land Saga winning out. More...

Theater Averages: Frozen Floats on Water

November 28th, 2019

Frozen II

Frozen II led the way on yet another chart, this time the theater average chart, earning an average of $29,339 during its opening weekend. Dark Waters was right behind with an average of $25,652 in four theaters, which does suggest at least some potential to expand. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot continues its impressive road show run earning an average of $16,140 in five theaters. Citizen K was the final film in the $10,000 club with an opening of $10,571 in its lone theater. More...

2020 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 21st, 2019

Uncut Gems

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced and thus the 2020 Awards Season begins. There are two changes to this year’s coverage of Awards Season. Firstly, we’re going back to using the year the awards are handed out and not the year the movie came out, even though the latter makes so much more sense. We are doing this, because every one else does this and being accurate takes a back seat to being easily understood. Secondly, since the Independent Spirit Awards are not particularly good indicators of Oscar success, we are just going to do summaries and not a full list of nominees. More...

Theater Averages: Honey is in the Money

November 14th, 2019

Honey Boy

Honey Boy easily led the way on the theater average chart earning just over $300,000 in four theaters for an average of $75,266. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot was way back with an average of $15,613 in 15 theaters during its fourth week of release. Granted, it is a road show with greatly inflated ticket prices, but it also has very limited showings, so this is a fantastic run. The final film in the $10,000 club was Better Days with an opening weekend of nearly $1 million in 70 theaters for an average of $14,136. More...

Theater Averages: The Irishman Enters Witness Protection

November 7th, 2019

The Irishman

It appears Netflix will not be reporting box office numbers for The Irishman. We’ve seen reports by third parties that the film earned $350,000 in eight theaters for an opening weekend average of $43,750. The only confirmed member of the $10,000 club was Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which earned an average of $15,097 in 15 theaters. However, it is a roadshow tour and ticket prices for some shows are greatly inflated. This is still an impressive number, but don’t expect it to expand truly wide. More...

Theater Averages: Most New Releases Struggle, but Holdovers Thrive

October 31st, 2019

No Safe Spaces

There was only one new release in the $10,000 club, No Safe Spaces, which earned $45,548 in its lone theater. While this is a great start, its reviews suggest it won’t stick around long, as the film is preaching to the choir. Jojo Rabbit expanded from five to 55 theaters, but still managed an impressive average of $18,983. Parasite was next with an average $14,158 in 129 theaters during its third weekend of release. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot expanded to 17 theaters, and earned an average of $12,774. It will likely continue to expand, as a lot of shows on its road tour were sold out weeks in advance. More...

Theater Averages: Jay and Silent Bob Give Limited Releases a Kick in the Pants

October 24th, 2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

It was an amazing week on the theater average chart with five films in the $10,000 club, incluing three new releases that earned averages of more than $50,000. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot opened with two days of special engagements where the film earned just over $1 million, before having a roadshow performance in one theater over the weekend earning $93,520. However, this wasn’t a usual run and tickets range from about $50 to over $200 for the VIP packages at some shows. That said, even with normal ticket prices, it would still have earned a spot in the $10,000 club. Second place went to Jojo Rabbit with an impressive opening of average $69,911 in five theaters. This is more than enough to expand significantly, perhaps even enough to justify a wide expansion. The Lighthouse also opened well enough to justify significant expansions earning an average of $53,475 in eight theaters. Parasite was the only holdover in the $10,000 club earning an average of $37,616 in 33 theaters. The film topped $1 million over the weekend and it has plenty of room to grow. The final film in the $10,000 club was The Cave, which earned an average of $10,593 in two theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Will Jojo Light the Way?

October 18th, 2019

Jojo Rabbit

There are not a lot of films on this week’s list that are earning both great reviews and loud buzz. The Lighthouse is one of the best, both in terms of buzz and in terms of reviews, but Jojo Rabbit is the one I want to see the most. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2019 15 $427,797   8 $53,475   $427,797 1
Oct 25, 2019 8 $3,029,959 +608% 586 $5,171   $3,610,446 2
Nov 1, 2019 11 $1,979,533 -35% 978 $2,024   $6,958,668 3
Nov 8, 2019 18 $918,630 -54% 683 $1,345   $8,915,261 4
Nov 15, 2019 19 $385,585 -58% 290 $1,330   $9,784,498 5
Nov 22, 2019 24 $180,967 -53% 113 $1,601   $10,171,652 6
Nov 29, 2019 27 $115,222 -36% 90 $1,280   $10,390,563 7
Dec 6, 2019 35 $74,229 -36% 82 $905   $10,522,658 8
Dec 13, 2019 36 $48,437 -35% 50 $969   $10,627,265 9
Dec 20, 2019 29 $38,758 -20% 43 $901   $10,712,453 10
Dec 27, 2019 43 $19,824 -49% 21 $944   $10,759,478 11
Jan 3, 2020 43 $18,183 -8% 21 $866   $10,809,320 12
Jan 10, 2020 49 $7,238 -60% 8 $905   $10,832,401 13
Jan 17, 2020 45 $12,631 +75% 5 $2,526   $10,855,980 14
Jan 24, 2020 54 $3,464 -73% 5 $693   $10,863,481 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 18, 2019 14 $170,003     8 $21,250   $170,003 1
Oct 19, 2019 15 $138,760 -18%   8 $17,345   $308,763 2
Oct 20, 2019 15 $119,034 -14%   8 $14,879   $427,797 3
Oct 21, 2019 15 $39,437 -67%   8 $4,930   $467,234 4
Oct 22, 2019 15 $44,446 +13%   8 $5,556   $511,680 5
Oct 23, 2019 15 $41,346 -7%   8 $5,168   $553,026 6
Oct 24, 2019 - $27,461 -34%   8 $3,433   $580,487 7
Oct 25, 2019 7 $1,286,389 +4,584% +657% 586 $2,195   $1,866,876 8
Oct 26, 2019 9 $964,441 -25% +595% 586 $1,646   $2,831,317 9
Oct 27, 2019 8 $779,129 -19% +555% 586 $1,330   $3,610,446 10
Oct 28, 2019 8 $339,138 -56% +760% 586 $579   $3,949,584 11
Oct 29, 2019 8 $413,590 +22% +831% 586 $706   $4,363,174 12
Oct 30, 2019 8 $309,614 -25% +649% 586 $528   $4,672,788 13
Oct 31, 2019 8 $306,347 -1% +1,016% 586 $523   $4,979,135 14
Nov 1, 2019 13 $587,385 +92% -54% 978 $601   $5,566,520 15
Nov 2, 2019 14 $823,745 +40% -15% 978 $842   $6,390,265 16
Nov 3, 2019 13 $568,403 -31% -27% 978 $581   $6,958,668 17
Nov 4, 2019 12 $230,389 -59% -32% 978 $236   $7,189,057 18
Nov 5, 2019 12 $326,698 +42% -21% 978 $334   $7,515,755 19
Nov 6, 2019 11 $265,663 -19% -14% 978 $272   $7,781,418 20
Nov 7, 2019 11 $215,213 -19% -30% 978 $220   $7,996,631 21
Nov 8, 2019 - $266,543 +24% -55% 683 $390   $8,263,174 22
Nov 9, 2019 - $362,343 +36% -56% 683 $531   $8,625,517 23
Nov 10, 2019 - $289,744 -20% -49% 683 $424   $8,915,261 24
Nov 11, 2019 - $148,879 -49% -35% 683 $218   $9,064,140 25
Nov 12, 2019 - $123,924 -17% -62% 683 $181   $9,188,064 26
Nov 13, 2019 - $108,715 -12% -59% 683 $159   $9,296,779 27
Nov 14, 2019 - $102,134 -6% -53% 683 $150   $9,398,913 28
Nov 15, 2019 - $99,980 -2% -62% 290 $345   $9,498,893 29
Nov 16, 2019 - $162,047 +62% -55% 290 $559   $9,660,940 30
Nov 17, 2019 - $123,558 -24% -57% 290 $426   $9,784,498 31
Nov 18, 2019 - $48,876 -60% -67% 290 $169   $9,833,374 32
Nov 19, 2019 - $61,021 +25% -51% 290 $210   $9,894,395 33
Nov 20, 2019 - $54,244 -11% -50% 290 $187   $9,948,639 34
Nov 21, 2019 - $42,046 -22% -59% 290 $145   $9,990,685 35
Nov 22, 2019 - $48,418 +15% -52% 113 $428   $10,039,103 36
Nov 23, 2019 - $74,110 +53% -54% 113 $656   $10,113,213 37
Nov 24, 2019 - $58,439 -21% -53% 113 $517   $10,171,652 38
Nov 25, 2019 - $30,533 -48% -38% 113 $270   $10,202,185 39
Nov 26, 2019 - $31,951 +5% -48% 113 $283   $10,234,136 40
Nov 27, 2019 - $23,438 -27% -57% 90 $260   $10,257,574 41
Nov 28, 2019 - $17,767 -24% -58% 90 $197   $10,275,341 42
Nov 29, 2019 - $42,575 +140% -12% 90 $473   $10,317,916 43
Nov 30, 2019 - $41,240 -3% -44% 90 $458   $10,359,156 44
Dec 1, 2019 - $31,407 -24% -46% 90 $349   $10,390,563 45
Dec 2, 2019 - $12,353 -61% -60% 90 $137   $10,402,916 46
Dec 3, 2019 - $14,832 +20% -54% 90 $165   $10,417,748 47
Dec 4, 2019 - $15,856 +7% -32% 90 $176   $10,433,604 48
Dec 5, 2019 - $14,825 -7% -17% 90 $165   $10,448,429 49
Dec 6, 2019 - $18,922 +28% -56% 82 $231   $10,467,351 50
Dec 7, 2019 - $30,651 +62% -26% 82 $374   $10,498,002 51
Dec 8, 2019 - $24,656 -20% -21% 82 $301   $10,522,658 52
Dec 9, 2019 - $16,566 -33% +34% 82 $202   $10,539,224 53
Dec 10, 2019 - $12,087 -27% -19% 82 $147   $10,551,311 54
Dec 11, 2019 - $13,708 +13% -14% 82 $167   $10,565,019 55
Dec 12, 2019 - $13,809 +1% -7% 82 $168   $10,578,828 56
Dec 13, 2019 - $15,121 +10% -20% 50 $302   $10,593,949 57
Dec 14, 2019 - $16,825 +11% -45% 50 $337   $10,610,774 58
Dec 15, 2019 - $16,491 -2% -33% 50 $330   $10,627,265 59
Dec 16, 2019 - $10,140 -39% -39% 50 $203   $10,637,405 60
Dec 17, 2019 - $11,808 +16% -2% 50 $236   $10,649,213 61
Dec 18, 2019 - $12,401 +5% -10% 50 $248   $10,661,614 62
Dec 19, 2019 - $12,081 -3% -13% 50 $242   $10,673,695 63
Dec 20, 2019 - $10,494 -13% -31% 43 $244   $10,684,189 64
Dec 21, 2019 - $14,952 +42% -11% 43 $348   $10,699,141 65
Dec 22, 2019 - $13,312 -11% -19% 43 $310   $10,712,453 66
Dec 23, 2019 - $9,205 -31% -9% 43 $214   $10,721,658 67
Dec 24, 2019 - $5,945 -35% -50% 43 $138   $10,727,603 68
Dec 25, 2019 - $5,569 -6% -55% 43 $130   $10,733,172 69
Dec 26, 2019 - $6,482 +16% -46% 43 $151   $10,739,654 70
Dec 27, 2019 - $6,962 +7% -34% 21 $332   $10,746,616 71
Dec 28, 2019 - $7,685 +10% -49% 21 $366   $10,754,301 72
Dec 29, 2019 - $5,177 -33% -61% 21 $247   $10,759,478 73
Dec 30, 2019 - $7,504 +45% -18% 21 $357   $10,766,982 74
Dec 31, 2019 - $5,542 -26% -7% 21 $264   $10,772,524 75
Jan 1, 2020 - $9,628 +74% +73% 21 $458   $10,782,152 76
Jan 2, 2020 - $8,985 -7% +39% 21 $428   $10,791,137 77
Jan 3, 2020 - $6,134 -32% -12% 21 $292   $10,797,271 78
Jan 4, 2020 - $7,971 +30% +4% 21 $380   $10,805,242 79
Jan 5, 2020 - $4,078 -49% -21% 21 $194   $10,809,320 80
Jan 6, 2020 - $3,674 -10% -51% 21 $175   $10,812,994 81
Jan 7, 2020 - $3,470 -6% -37% 21 $165   $10,816,464 82
Jan 8, 2020 - $4,158 +20% -57% 21 $198   $10,820,622 83
Jan 9, 2020 - $4,541 +9% -49% 21 $216   $10,825,163 84
Jan 10, 2020 - $2,911 -36% -53% 8 $364   $10,828,074 85
Jan 11, 2020 - $2,861 -2% -64% 8 $358   $10,830,935 86
Jan 12, 2020 - $1,466 -49% -64% 8 $183   $10,832,401 87
Jan 13, 2020 - $4,526 +209% +23% 8 $566   $10,836,927 88
Jan 14, 2020 - $3,141 -31% -9% 8 $393   $10,840,068 89
Jan 15, 2020 - $2,025 -36% -51% 8 $253   $10,842,093 90
Jan 16, 2020 - $1,256 -38% -72% 8 $157   $10,843,349 91
Jan 17, 2020 - $3,863 +208% +33% 5 $773   $10,847,212 92
Jan 18, 2020 - $4,296 +11% +50% 5 $859   $10,851,508 93
Jan 19, 2020 - $4,472 +4% +205% 5 $894   $10,855,980 94
Jan 20, 2020 - $1,046 -77% -77% 5 $209   $10,857,026 95
Jan 21, 2020 - $952 -9% -70% 5 $190   $10,857,978 96
Jan 22, 2020 - $856 -10% -58% 5 $171   $10,858,834 97
Jan 23, 2020 - $1,183 +38% -6% 5 $237   $10,860,017 98
Jan 24, 2020 - $1,001 -15% -74% 5 $200   $10,861,018 99
Jan 25, 2020 - $1,417 +42% -67% 5 $283   $10,862,435 100
Jan 26, 2020 - $1,046 -26% -77% 5 $209   $10,863,481 101
Jan 27, 2020 - $516 -51% -51% 5 $103   $10,863,997 102
Jan 28, 2020 - $1,024 +98% +8% 5 $205   $10,865,021 103
Jan 29, 2020 - $979 -4% +14% 5 $196   $10,866,000 104
Jan 30, 2020 - $1,104 +13% -7% 5 $221   $10,867,104 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2019 16 $580,487   8 $72,561   $580,487 1
Oct 25, 2019 8 $4,398,648 +658% 586 $7,506   $4,979,135 2
Nov 1, 2019 13 $3,017,496 -31% 978 $3,085   $7,996,631 3
Nov 8, 2019 17 $1,402,282 -54% 683 $2,053   $9,398,913 4
Nov 15, 2019 19 $591,772 -58% 290 $2,041   $9,990,685 5
Nov 22, 2019 25 $284,656 -52% 90 $3,163   $10,275,341 6
Nov 29, 2019 28 $173,088 -39% 90 $1,923   $10,448,429 7
Dec 6, 2019 33 $130,399 -25% 82 $1,590   $10,578,828 8
Dec 13, 2019 32 $94,867 -27% 50 $1,897   $10,673,695 9
Dec 20, 2019 39 $65,959 -30% 43 $1,534   $10,739,654 10
Dec 27, 2019 40 $51,483 -22% 21 $2,452   $10,791,137 11
Jan 3, 2020 42 $34,026 -34% 21 $1,620   $10,825,163 12
Jan 10, 2020 48 $18,186 -47% 8 $2,273   $10,843,349 13
Jan 17, 2020 44 $16,668 -8% 5 $3,334   $10,860,017 14
Jan 24, 2020 51 $7,087 -57% 5 $1,417   $10,867,104 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/7/2020 $100,288 25 27 198 $497,605 8/16/2023
Austria 11/29/2019 $0 0 12 67 $79,686 7/22/2020
Brazil 1/3/2020 $80,000 29 38 141 $317,091 2/26/2020
Central America 5/14/2020 $1,480 1 1 3 $3,969 7/1/2020
Croatia 1/4/2020 $185 1 1 9 $3,939 8/26/2020
Denmark 1/30/2020 $51,441 30 30 80 $175,996 3/11/2020
Ecuador 2/21/2020 $5,323 16 16 36 $16,102 3/11/2020
Estonia 11/15/2019 $0 0 2 6 $24,745 5/1/2022
Finland 11/15/2019 $0 0 30 101 $275,878 7/29/2020
France 12/18/2019 $191,066 94 94 435 $542,361 2/5/2020
Germany 11/29/2019 $125,000 79 80 538 $564,471 3/18/2020
Greece 1/30/2020 $35,504 4 22 59 $131,880 6/17/2020
Iceland 11/14/2019 $0 0 1 6 $17,580 1/23/2020
Mexico 1/1/2020 $206,732 0 170 422 $951,261 10/19/2022
Netherlands 2/14/2020 $1,422 2 32 193 $291,901 8/25/2021
New Zealand 2/20/2020 $15,799 14 14 73 $45,944 10/19/2022
Norway 1/24/2020 $47,749 10 34 104 $248,100 5/4/2022
Poland 11/29/2019 $33,291 32 47 220 $217,336 10/19/2022
Portugal 2/14/2020 $4,362 1 1 3 $8,401 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 1/16/2020 $269,036 265 265 631 $591,437 10/19/2022
Singapore 1/30/2020 $5,809 1 1 10 $22,394 6/22/2022
Slovenia 10/31/2019 $0 0 0 0 $9,064 2/12/2020
Spain 1/10/2020 $98,936 58 72 251 $359,674 3/3/2021
Sweden 11/22/2019 $43,000 42 42 108 $160,782 4/29/2020
Switzerland 11/28/2019 $0 0 9 58 $115,969 3/11/2020
Thailand 1/16/2020 $7,281 1 8 25 $24,864 2/17/2021
United Kingdom 1/31/2020 $507,038 83 160 453 $1,694,213 3/11/2020
Uruguay 3/5/2020 $1,049 3 3 3 $3,999 3/18/2020
 
International Total$7,396,642 8/16/2023

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
Jan 12, 20201313,686 13,686$177,781$177,7814
Jan 19, 2020237,638-44% 21,324$99,218$276,9995

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 12, 2020333,376 33,376$560,049$560,0494
Jan 26, 20201510,307 51,628$192,744$895,8036

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