Lords of Chaos (2019)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $252,245 | Details |
| International Box Office | $91,157 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $343,402 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $12,109 | |
| Total | $12,109 | |
| OpusData ID: 272980100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Lords of Chaos recounts the exploits of the Norwegian black metal movement’s most notorious band: Mayhem. After the gruesome suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin, the band’s founder, Oystein Aarseth, used the opportunity to inject a mix of satanism, havoc, and murder into the music to sell more records.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $27,649 (11.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 73.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $329,354 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 8th, 2019 (Limited) by Gunpowder & Sky |
| International Releases: | February 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as Lords Of Chaos (Australia)
March 29th, 2019 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | February 21st, 2019 by Gunpowder & Sky |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong brutal violence, disturbing behavior, grisly images, strong sexuality, nudity, and pervasive language. (Rating bulletin 2505 (Cert #51355), 12/6/2017) |
| Running Time: | 112 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Voiceover/Narration |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2018 |
| Geographical setting: | Norway |
| Plot point: | Death of a Colleague, Suicide |
| Social setting: | Heavy Metal |
| Time period setting: | 1980s, 1990s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Gunpowder and Sky, Twentieth Century Fox, Vice Films, Insurgent Media, Scott Free Films, RSA Films, Eleven Arts |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, Sweden |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2019 | 50 | $27,649 | 4 | $6,912 | $27,649 | 1 | |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 43 | $50,947 | +84% | 25 | $2,038 | $98,684 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 44 | $54,054 | +6% | 71 | $761 | $174,834 | 3 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 54 | $20,099 | -63% | 35 | $574 | $219,846 | 4 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 64 | $8,147 | -59% | 18 | $453 | $239,161 | 5 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 75 | $4,755 | -42% | 11 | $432 | $250,770 | 6 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2019 | 54 | $47,737 | 8 | $5,967 | $47,737 | 1 | |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 44 | $73,417 | +54% | 27 | $2,719 | $121,154 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 43 | $78,593 | +7% | 75 | $1,048 | $199,747 | 3 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 55 | $31,267 | -60% | 39 | $802 | $231,014 | 4 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 63 | $15,001 | -52% | 19 | $790 | $246,015 | 5 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 77 | $6,230 | -58% | 14 | $445 | $252,245 | 6 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2/22/2019 | $27,594 | 35 | 35 | 40 | $32,798 | 3/14/2019 | |||
| United Kingdom | 3/29/2019 | $30,240 | 88 | 88 | 104 | $58,359 | 5/1/2019 | |||
| International Total | $91,157 | 5/1/2019 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Rory Culkin | Euronymous |
Supporting
| Emory Cohen | ||
| Jack Kilmer | ||
| Sky Ferreira | ||
| Valter Skarsgard |
Production and Technical Credits
| Jonas Akerlund | Director | |
| Dennis Magnusson | Screenwriter | |
| Jonas Akerlund | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Moynihan | Story by | |
| Didrik Soderlind | Story by | |
| Kwesi Dickson | Producer | |
| Danny Gabai | Producer | |
| Jim Czarnecki | Producer | |
| Erik Gordon | Producer | |
| Jack Arbuthnott | Producer | |
| Ko Mori | Producer | |
| Eddy Moretti | Executive Producer | |
| Shane Smith | Executive Producer | |
| Vincent Landay | Executive Producer | |
| Natalie Farrey | Executive Producer | |
| Ashley Richardson | Executive Producer | |
| Adam Parfrey | Executive Producer | |
| Carlo Dusi | Executive Producer | |
| Jonas Akerlund | Executive Producer | |
| Abazar Khayami | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Rory Culkin | Co-Producer | |
| Emory Cohen | Co-Producer | |
| Par M. Ekberg | Director of Photography | |
| Emma Fairley | Production Designer | |
| Rickard Krantz | Editor | |
| Susie Coulthard | Costume Designer | |
| Sigur Ros | Composer | |
| Claire Freeman | Music Supervisor |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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
Lords of Chaos recounts the exploits of the Norwegian black metal movement’s most notorious band: Mayhem. After the gruesome suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin, the band’s founder, Oystein Aarseth, used the opportunity to inject a mix of satanism, havoc, and murder into the music to sell more records.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $27,649 (11.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 73.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $329,354 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 8th, 2019 (Limited) by Gunpowder & Sky |
| International Releases: | February 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as Lords Of Chaos (Australia)
March 29th, 2019 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | February 21st, 2019 by Gunpowder & Sky |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong brutal violence, disturbing behavior, grisly images, strong sexuality, nudity, and pervasive language. (Rating bulletin 2505 (Cert #51355), 12/6/2017) |
| Running Time: | 112 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Voiceover/Narration |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2018 |
| Geographical setting: | Norway |
| Plot point: | Death of a Colleague, Suicide |
| Social setting: | Heavy Metal |
| Time period setting: | 1980s, 1990s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Gunpowder and Sky, Twentieth Century Fox, Vice Films, Insurgent Media, Scott Free Films, RSA Films, Eleven Arts |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, Sweden |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2019 | 50 | $27,649 | 4 | $6,912 | $27,649 | 1 | |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 43 | $50,947 | +84% | 25 | $2,038 | $98,684 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 44 | $54,054 | +6% | 71 | $761 | $174,834 | 3 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 54 | $20,099 | -63% | 35 | $574 | $219,846 | 4 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 64 | $8,147 | -59% | 18 | $453 | $239,161 | 5 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 75 | $4,755 | -42% | 11 | $432 | $250,770 | 6 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2019 | 54 | $47,737 | 8 | $5,967 | $47,737 | 1 | |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 44 | $73,417 | +54% | 27 | $2,719 | $121,154 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 43 | $78,593 | +7% | 75 | $1,048 | $199,747 | 3 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 55 | $31,267 | -60% | 39 | $802 | $231,014 | 4 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 63 | $15,001 | -52% | 19 | $790 | $246,015 | 5 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 77 | $6,230 | -58% | 14 | $445 | $252,245 | 6 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2/22/2019 | $27,594 | 35 | 35 | 40 | $32,798 | 3/14/2019 | |||
| United Kingdom | 3/29/2019 | $30,240 | 88 | 88 | 104 | $58,359 | 5/1/2019 | |||
| International Total | $91,157 | 5/1/2019 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Rory Culkin | Euronymous |
Supporting
| Emory Cohen | ||
| Jack Kilmer | ||
| Sky Ferreira | ||
| Valter Skarsgard |
Production and Technical Credits
| Jonas Akerlund | Director | |
| Dennis Magnusson | Screenwriter | |
| Jonas Akerlund | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Moynihan | Story by | |
| Didrik Soderlind | Story by | |
| Kwesi Dickson | Producer | |
| Danny Gabai | Producer | |
| Jim Czarnecki | Producer | |
| Erik Gordon | Producer | |
| Jack Arbuthnott | Producer | |
| Ko Mori | Producer | |
| Eddy Moretti | Executive Producer | |
| Shane Smith | Executive Producer | |
| Vincent Landay | Executive Producer | |
| Natalie Farrey | Executive Producer | |
| Ashley Richardson | Executive Producer | |
| Adam Parfrey | Executive Producer | |
| Carlo Dusi | Executive Producer | |
| Jonas Akerlund | Executive Producer | |
| Abazar Khayami | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Rory Culkin | Co-Producer | |
| Emory Cohen | Co-Producer | |
| Par M. Ekberg | Director of Photography | |
| Emma Fairley | Production Designer | |
| Rickard Krantz | Editor | |
| Susie Coulthard | Costume Designer | |
| Sigur Ros | Composer | |
| Claire Freeman | Music Supervisor |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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.