Low Down (2014)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $52,337 | Details |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $81,466 | |
| Total | $81,466 | |
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| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
LOW DOWN, based on Amy-‐Jo Albany's memoir of growing up in the care of her gifted, tormented and frequently absent musician father, the bebop jazz pianist Joe Albany, focuses on the years 1974 to 1976, when Amy had few resources other than the love of her aging grandmother and a ragtag bunch of Hollywood outcasts and eccentrics that were her friends. While Joe struggles to find gigs, maintain his heroin addiction, and stay out of jail, Amy grows up quickly in a single-‐room occupancy hotel on the fringes of Hollywood. There she bears witness to heartbreak and tragedy as well as soaring beauty and joy—in the jazz music that shaped her, the city and its denizens that nourished her, and the loving bond with her father and grandmother that kept her alive.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $7,000 (13.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $76,616 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 24th, 2014 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures |
| Video Release: | March 10th, 2015 by Oscilloscope Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug use, language and some sexual content. (Rating bulletin 2336, 8/20/2014) |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Autobiographical |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2014 |
| Plot point: | Addiction, Biography, Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Musicians, Narcotics, Poverty |
| Social setting: | Jazz |
| Time period setting: | 1970s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Bona Fide, Epoch Films, Heretic Films, Tin House Books |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | 81 | $7,000 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | 1 | |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 69 | $10,500 | +50% | 2 | $5,250 | $17,066 | 2 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 69 | $8,000 | -24% | 7 | $1,143 | $28,190 | 3 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | 68 | $5,568 | -30% | 8 | $696 | $36,964 | 4 |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 69 | $4,058 | -27% | 6 | $676 | $44,510 | 5 |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 74 | $1,926 | -53% | 4 | $482 | $49,034 | 6 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | 86 | $6,566 | 2 | $3,283 | $6,566 | 1 | |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 69 | $13,624 | +107% | 2 | $6,812 | $20,190 | 2 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | 68 | $9,056 | 8 | $1,132 | $40,452 | 4 | |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 67 | $6,656 | -27% | 6 | $1,109 | $47,108 | 5 |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 73 | $4,570 | -31% | 4 | $1,143 | $51,678 | 6 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 93 | $659 | -86% | 3 | $220 | $52,337 | 7 |
Leading
| John Hawkes | Joe Albany | |
| Elle Fanning | Amy Jo Albany |
Supporting
| Lena Headey | Sheila Albany | |
| Flea | Lester Hobbs | |
| Caleb Landry-Jones | Cole | |
| Peter Dinklage | Alain | |
| Glenn Close | Gram | |
| River Ross | LaPrez | |
| Taryn Manning | Colleen | |
| Billy Drago | Lew |
Production and Technical Credits
| Jeff Preiss | Director | |
| Amy-Jo Albany | Screenwriter | |
| Topper Lilien | Screenwriter | |
| Albert Berger | Producer | |
| Ron Yerxa | Producer | |
| Mindy Goldberg | Producer | |
| Burton Ritchie | Executive Producer | |
| Daniel-Konrad Cooper | Executive Producer | |
| Win McCormack | Executive Producer | |
| Amy-Jo Albany | Executive Producer | |
| Flea | Executive Producer | |
| Anthony Kiedis | Executive Producer | |
| Chris Stinson | Line Producer | |
| Christopher Blauvelt | Cinematographer | |
| Elliott Hostetter | Production Designer | |
| Michael Saia | Editor | |
| Jennifer Johnson | Costume Designer | |
| Ohad Talmor | Composer | |
| Dondi Bastone | Music Supervisor | |
| Justine Baddeley | Casting Director | |
| Kim Davis | Casting Director | |
| Topper Lilien | Co-Producer | |
| Tim Daly | Co-Producer | |
| Jeanne McCulloch | Associate Producer | |
| Ben Galecki | Associate Producer | |
| Lawrence Brownstein | Co-Executive Producer |
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
LOW DOWN, based on Amy-‐Jo Albany's memoir of growing up in the care of her gifted, tormented and frequently absent musician father, the bebop jazz pianist Joe Albany, focuses on the years 1974 to 1976, when Amy had few resources other than the love of her aging grandmother and a ragtag bunch of Hollywood outcasts and eccentrics that were her friends. While Joe struggles to find gigs, maintain his heroin addiction, and stay out of jail, Amy grows up quickly in a single-‐room occupancy hotel on the fringes of Hollywood. There she bears witness to heartbreak and tragedy as well as soaring beauty and joy—in the jazz music that shaped her, the city and its denizens that nourished her, and the loving bond with her father and grandmother that kept her alive.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $7,000 (13.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $76,616 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 24th, 2014 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures |
| Video Release: | March 10th, 2015 by Oscilloscope Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug use, language and some sexual content. (Rating bulletin 2336, 8/20/2014) |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Autobiographical |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2014 |
| Plot point: | Addiction, Biography, Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Musicians, Narcotics, Poverty |
| Social setting: | Jazz |
| Time period setting: | 1970s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Bona Fide, Epoch Films, Heretic Films, Tin House Books |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | 81 | $7,000 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | 1 | |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 69 | $10,500 | +50% | 2 | $5,250 | $17,066 | 2 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 69 | $8,000 | -24% | 7 | $1,143 | $28,190 | 3 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | 68 | $5,568 | -30% | 8 | $696 | $36,964 | 4 |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 69 | $4,058 | -27% | 6 | $676 | $44,510 | 5 |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 74 | $1,926 | -53% | 4 | $482 | $49,034 | 6 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | 86 | $6,566 | 2 | $3,283 | $6,566 | 1 | |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 69 | $13,624 | +107% | 2 | $6,812 | $20,190 | 2 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | 68 | $9,056 | 8 | $1,132 | $40,452 | 4 | |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 67 | $6,656 | -27% | 6 | $1,109 | $47,108 | 5 |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 73 | $4,570 | -31% | 4 | $1,143 | $51,678 | 6 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 93 | $659 | -86% | 3 | $220 | $52,337 | 7 |
Leading
| John Hawkes | Joe Albany | |
| Elle Fanning | Amy Jo Albany |
Supporting
| Lena Headey | Sheila Albany | |
| Flea | Lester Hobbs | |
| Caleb Landry-Jones | Cole | |
| Peter Dinklage | Alain | |
| Glenn Close | Gram | |
| River Ross | LaPrez | |
| Taryn Manning | Colleen | |
| Billy Drago | Lew |
Production and Technical Credits
| Jeff Preiss | Director | |
| Amy-Jo Albany | Screenwriter | |
| Topper Lilien | Screenwriter | |
| Albert Berger | Producer | |
| Ron Yerxa | Producer | |
| Mindy Goldberg | Producer | |
| Burton Ritchie | Executive Producer | |
| Daniel-Konrad Cooper | Executive Producer | |
| Win McCormack | Executive Producer | |
| Amy-Jo Albany | Executive Producer | |
| Flea | Executive Producer | |
| Anthony Kiedis | Executive Producer | |
| Chris Stinson | Line Producer | |
| Christopher Blauvelt | Cinematographer | |
| Elliott Hostetter | Production Designer | |
| Michael Saia | Editor | |
| Jennifer Johnson | Costume Designer | |
| Ohad Talmor | Composer | |
| Dondi Bastone | Music Supervisor | |
| Justine Baddeley | Casting Director | |
| Kim Davis | Casting Director | |
| Topper Lilien | Co-Producer | |
| Tim Daly | Co-Producer | |
| Jeanne McCulloch | Associate Producer | |
| Ben Galecki | Associate Producer | |
| Lawrence Brownstein | Co-Executive Producer |
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.