Louder Than A Bomb (2011)

Louder Than A Bomb poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,362Details
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Synopsis

The story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world’s largest youth slam. The film captures the turbulent lives of these kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa. Louder Than a Bomb is not about “high school poetry” as we often think of it. It's about language as a joyful release, irrepressibly talented teenagers obsessed with making words dance. While the topics they tackle are often deeply personal, what they put into their poems—and what they get out of them—is universal: the defining work of finding one’s voice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,300 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:10.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,859

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,306 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,720 $40,362
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,955 $40,362

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Balcony Releasing
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Writing and Writers, Performing Arts, Coming of Age, Epilogue
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Siskel/Jacobs Prods
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,306 $40,362
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,621 $54,859
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,319 $40,362
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 423 $40,362
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,955 $40,362
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,991 $54,859
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 249 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,920 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,552 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,834 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Balcony Releasing Movies 10 $40,362

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 20, 2011 100 $2,300   1 $2,300   $3,321 1
Jun 10, 2011 80 $3,881   4 $970   $40,362 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 20, 2011 111 $2,300   1 $2,300   $3,321 2
Jun 10, 2011 91 $3,881   4 $970   $40,362 5

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.

Interviewee(s)

Nova Venerable    Herself
Adam Gottlieb    Himself
Nate Marshall    Himself
Lamar Jorden    Himself
Kevin Harris    Himself
Jesus Lark    Himself
She'Kira McKnight    Herself
Charles Smith    Himself
James Sloan    Himself
Kevin Coval    Himself
Peter Kahn    Himself
Cody Venerable    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Siskel    Director
Gregory Jacobs    Director
Gregory Jacobs    Producer
Jon Siskel    Producer

Per Theater Chart: Midnight Burns Bright

May 24th, 2011

Midnight in Paris had the best per screen average for the year so far and came within a rounding error of topping $100,000. The film opened with $599,003 in 6 theaters for an average of $99,834, which represents a career best for Woody Allen. Add in its Oscar-worthy reviews, and there's no telling where it could go. The overall number one film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was the only other film to crack $10,000 on the per theater chart, as it opened with an average of $21,697. More...

Limited Releases Looking to Make Lots of Noise

May 20th, 2011

This week's list of limited releases is not very strong with only one film with a better than 50% chance of making much noise. That film, Midnight in Paris, is the latest from Woody Allen and is earning the auteur's best reviews in more than a decade and a half. Perhaps it will be able to join Jane Eyre and Win Win at more than $10 million. (The latter hasn't made it there yet, but it should do so relatively soon.) Speaking of movies with $10-million ambitions, The Beaver was supposed to expand wide this weekend, but after struggling in limited release, that's not happening. It will be playing in more than 160 theaters, on the other hand, which is higher than most limited releases ever manage. More...


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Synopsis

The story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world’s largest youth slam. The film captures the turbulent lives of these kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa. Louder Than a Bomb is not about “high school poetry” as we often think of it. It's about language as a joyful release, irrepressibly talented teenagers obsessed with making words dance. While the topics they tackle are often deeply personal, what they put into their poems—and what they get out of them—is universal: the defining work of finding one’s voice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,300 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:10.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,859

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,306 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,720 $40,362
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,955 $40,362

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Balcony Releasing
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Writing and Writers, Performing Arts, Coming of Age, Epilogue
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Siskel/Jacobs Prods
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Nova Venerable    Herself
Adam Gottlieb    Himself
Nate Marshall    Himself
Lamar Jorden    Himself
Kevin Harris    Himself
Jesus Lark    Himself
She'Kira McKnight    Herself
Charles Smith    Himself
James Sloan    Himself
Kevin Coval    Himself
Peter Kahn    Himself
Cody Venerable    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Siskel    Director
Gregory Jacobs    Director
Gregory Jacobs    Producer
Jon Siskel    Producer

Per Theater Chart: Midnight Burns Bright

May 24th, 2011

Midnight in Paris had the best per screen average for the year so far and came within a rounding error of topping $100,000. The film opened with $599,003 in 6 theaters for an average of $99,834, which represents a career best for Woody Allen. Add in its Oscar-worthy reviews, and there's no telling where it could go. The overall number one film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was the only other film to crack $10,000 on the per theater chart, as it opened with an average of $21,697. More...

Limited Releases Looking to Make Lots of Noise

May 20th, 2011

This week's list of limited releases is not very strong with only one film with a better than 50% chance of making much noise. That film, Midnight in Paris, is the latest from Woody Allen and is earning the auteur's best reviews in more than a decade and a half. Perhaps it will be able to join Jane Eyre and Win Win at more than $10 million. (The latter hasn't made it there yet, but it should do so relatively soon.) Speaking of movies with $10-million ambitions, The Beaver was supposed to expand wide this weekend, but after struggling in limited release, that's not happening. It will be playing in more than 160 theaters, on the other hand, which is higher than most limited releases ever manage. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,306 $40,362
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,621 $54,859
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,319 $40,362
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 423 $40,362
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,955 $40,362
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,991 $54,859
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 249 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,920 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,552 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,834 $40,362
All Time Domestic Box Office for Balcony Releasing Movies 10 $40,362

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 20, 2011 100 $2,300   1 $2,300   $3,321 1
Jun 10, 2011 80 $3,881   4 $970   $40,362 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 20, 2011 111 $2,300   1 $2,300   $3,321 2
Jun 10, 2011 91 $3,881   4 $970   $40,362 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,720 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 26,101-26,200) 26,156 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,226 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 23,501-23,600) 23,592 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,373 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,779 $40,362
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Balcony Releasing Movies 10 $40,362

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.