Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,144Details
International Box Office $10,864Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,008
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Few realize that sound is 50% of the cinematic experience. Building on the pioneering sight-and-sound discoveries of iconic filmmakers, this documentary features the first generation of recognized Sound Designers who designed great movies with sound before a frame was shot. We will explore the collaborative relationship between Sound Designers and the visionary directors they work with by entering their creative realms via interviews and clips from their movies. We check out the latest discoveries and advances in sound technology and learn how sound transforms not only the cinematic experience, but also our lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,348 (23.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:83.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/11 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,815 $53,144
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,051 $10,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,801-25,900) 25,832 $64,008
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,554 $53,144

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Matson
International Releases: November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Making Waves: The Art Of Cinematic Sound (United Kingdom)
Video Release: February 11th, 2020 by Gravitas Ventures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 94 minutes
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Dogwoof, Good Movies Entertainment, Buster Films, Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,815 $53,144
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,409 $62,535
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,830 $53,144
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 $53,144
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,554 $53,144
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,806 $62,535
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 250 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,784 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,120 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,133 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,595 $53,144

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2019 47 $12,348   3 $4,116   $12,348 1
Nov 1, 2019 44 $9,325 -24% 11 $848   $25,698 2
Nov 8, 2019 60 $3,068 -67% 9 $341   $34,645 3
Nov 15, 2019 62 $2,619 -15% 3 $873   $39,732 4
Nov 22, 2019 60 $2,808 +7% 9 $312   $45,230 5
Nov 29, 2019 78 $174 -94% 2 $87   $46,290 6
Dec 13, 2019 58 $3,984   7 $569   $52,253 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 25, 2019 - $4,127     3 $1,376   $4,127 1
Oct 26, 2019 - $6,258 +52%   3 $2,086   $10,385 2
Oct 27, 2019 - $1,963 -69%   3 $654   $12,348 3
Oct 28, 2019 - $1,079 -45%   3 $360   $13,427 4
Oct 29, 2019 - $668 -38%   3 $223   $14,095 5
Oct 30, 2019 - $1,285 +92%   3 $428   $15,380 6
Oct 31, 2019 - $993 -23%   3 $331   $16,373 7
Nov 1, 2019 - $3,032 +205% -27% 11 $276   $19,405 8
Nov 2, 2019 - $3,554 +17% -43% 11 $323   $22,959 9
Nov 3, 2019 - $2,739 -23% +40% 11 $249   $25,698 10
Nov 4, 2019 - $972 -65% -10% 11 $88   $26,670 11
Nov 5, 2019 - $2,208 +127% +231% 11 $201   $28,878 12
Nov 6, 2019 - $1,843 -17% +43% 11 $168   $30,721 13
Nov 7, 2019 - $856 -54% -14% 11 $78   $31,577 14
Nov 8, 2019 - $630 -26% -79% 9 $70   $32,207 15
Nov 9, 2019 - $1,198 +90% -66% 9 $133   $33,405 16
Nov 10, 2019 - $1,240 +4% -55% 9 $138   $34,645 17
Nov 11, 2019 - $557 -55% -43% 9 $62   $35,202 18
Nov 12, 2019 - $646 +16% -71% 9 $72   $35,848 19
Nov 13, 2019 - $976 +51% -47% 9 $108   $36,824 20
Nov 14, 2019 - $289 -70% -66% 9 $32   $37,113 21
Nov 15, 2019 - $611 +111% -3% 3 $204   $37,724 22
Nov 16, 2019 - $881 +44% -26% 3 $294   $38,605 23
Nov 17, 2019 - $1,127 +28% -9% 3 $376   $39,732 24
Nov 18, 2019 - $280 -75% -50% 3 $93   $40,012 25
Nov 19, 2019 - $410 +46% -37% 3 $137   $40,422 26
Nov 20, 2019 - $1,755 +328% +80% 3 $585   $42,177 27
Nov 21, 2019 - $245 -86% -15% 3 $82   $42,422 28
Nov 22, 2019 - $618 +152% +1% 9 $69   $43,040 29
Nov 23, 2019 - $1,297 +110% +47% 9 $144   $44,337 30
Nov 24, 2019 - $893 -31% -21% 9 $99   $45,230 31
Nov 25, 2019 - $262 -71% -6% 10 $26   $45,492 32
Nov 26, 2019 - $239 -9% -42% 9 $27   $45,731 33
Nov 27, 2019 - $378 +58% -78% 9 $42   $46,109 34
Nov 28, 2019 - $7 -98% -97% 9 $1   $46,116 35
Nov 29, 2019 - $41 +486% -93% 2 $21   $46,157 36
Nov 30, 2019 - $73 +78% -94% 2 $37   $46,230 37
Dec 2, 2019 - $79   -70% 3 $26   $46,309 39
Dec 3, 2019 - $21 -73% -91% 3 $7   $46,330 40
Dec 4, 2019 - $21 n/c -94% 3 $7   $46,351 41
Dec 5, 2019 - $28 +33% +300% 3 $9   $46,379 42
Dec 13, 2019 - $468     7 $67   $48,737 50
Dec 14, 2019 - $1,921 +310%   7 $274   $50,658 51
Dec 15, 2019 - $1,595 -17%   7 $228   $52,253 52
Dec 16, 2019 - $367 -77%   7 $52   $52,620 53
Dec 17, 2019 - $82 -78%   7 $12   $52,702 54
Dec 18, 2019 - $41 -50%   7 $6   $52,743 55
Dec 19, 2019 - $401 +878%   7 $57   $53,144 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2019 49 $16,373   3 $5,458   $16,373 1
Nov 1, 2019 46 $15,204 -7% 11 $1,382   $31,577 2
Nov 8, 2019 58 $5,536 -64% 9 $615   $37,113 3
Nov 15, 2019 62 $5,309 -4% 3 $1,770   $42,422 4
Nov 22, 2019 63 $3,694 -30% 9 $410   $46,116 5
Nov 29, 2019 79 $263 -93% 3 $88   $46,379 6
Dec 6, 2019 71 $1,890 +619% 3 $630   $48,269 7
Dec 13, 2019 59 $4,875 +158% 7 $696   $53,144 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 11/1/2019 $10,864 5 5 5 $10,864 11/6/2019
 
International Total$10,864 11/6/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,051 $10,864
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,701-22,800) 22,719 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,737 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,601-20,700) 20,650 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,134 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,935 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,363 $10,864

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,801-25,900) 25,832 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,201-24,300) 24,296 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,854 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,901-22,000) 21,970 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,981 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,786 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,378 $64,008

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Midge Costin    Director
Bobette Buster    Screenwriter
Bobette Buster    Producer
Midge Costin    Producer
Karen Johnson    Producer
Sandra Chandler    Director of Photography
David J. Turner    Editor
Thomas G. Miller    Supervising Film Editor
Kate Amend    Consulting Editor

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October 25th, 2019

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Synopsis

Few realize that sound is 50% of the cinematic experience. Building on the pioneering sight-and-sound discoveries of iconic filmmakers, this documentary features the first generation of recognized Sound Designers who designed great movies with sound before a frame was shot. We will explore the collaborative relationship between Sound Designers and the visionary directors they work with by entering their creative realms via interviews and clips from their movies. We check out the latest discoveries and advances in sound technology and learn how sound transforms not only the cinematic experience, but also our lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,348 (23.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:83.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/11 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,815 $53,144
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,051 $10,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,801-25,900) 25,832 $64,008
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,554 $53,144

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Matson
International Releases: November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Making Waves: The Art Of Cinematic Sound (United Kingdom)
Video Release: February 11th, 2020 by Gravitas Ventures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Dogwoof, Good Movies Entertainment, Buster Films, Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Production and Technical Credits

Midge Costin    Director
Bobette Buster    Screenwriter
Bobette Buster    Producer
Midge Costin    Producer
Karen Johnson    Producer
Sandra Chandler    Director of Photography
David J. Turner    Editor
Thomas G. Miller    Supervising Film Editor
Kate Amend    Consulting Editor

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...

Limited and VOD Releases: Who Will be The Boss of Limited Releases This Week?

October 25th, 2019

Western Stars

There are several films on this week’s list earning merely good reviews, which probably isn’t good enough to thrive in limited release. There are exceptions, including Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, which is earning some of the best reviews on this week’s list. However, Western Stars appears to have much louder buzz to go with its reviews. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,815 $53,144
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,409 $62,535
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,830 $53,144
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 $53,144
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,554 $53,144
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,806 $62,535
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 250 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,784 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,120 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,133 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $53,144
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,595 $53,144

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2019 47 $12,348   3 $4,116   $12,348 1
Nov 1, 2019 44 $9,325 -24% 11 $848   $25,698 2
Nov 8, 2019 60 $3,068 -67% 9 $341   $34,645 3
Nov 15, 2019 62 $2,619 -15% 3 $873   $39,732 4
Nov 22, 2019 60 $2,808 +7% 9 $312   $45,230 5
Nov 29, 2019 78 $174 -94% 2 $87   $46,290 6
Dec 13, 2019 58 $3,984   7 $569   $52,253 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 25, 2019 - $4,127     3 $1,376   $4,127 1
Oct 26, 2019 - $6,258 +52%   3 $2,086   $10,385 2
Oct 27, 2019 - $1,963 -69%   3 $654   $12,348 3
Oct 28, 2019 - $1,079 -45%   3 $360   $13,427 4
Oct 29, 2019 - $668 -38%   3 $223   $14,095 5
Oct 30, 2019 - $1,285 +92%   3 $428   $15,380 6
Oct 31, 2019 - $993 -23%   3 $331   $16,373 7
Nov 1, 2019 - $3,032 +205% -27% 11 $276   $19,405 8
Nov 2, 2019 - $3,554 +17% -43% 11 $323   $22,959 9
Nov 3, 2019 - $2,739 -23% +40% 11 $249   $25,698 10
Nov 4, 2019 - $972 -65% -10% 11 $88   $26,670 11
Nov 5, 2019 - $2,208 +127% +231% 11 $201   $28,878 12
Nov 6, 2019 - $1,843 -17% +43% 11 $168   $30,721 13
Nov 7, 2019 - $856 -54% -14% 11 $78   $31,577 14
Nov 8, 2019 - $630 -26% -79% 9 $70   $32,207 15
Nov 9, 2019 - $1,198 +90% -66% 9 $133   $33,405 16
Nov 10, 2019 - $1,240 +4% -55% 9 $138   $34,645 17
Nov 11, 2019 - $557 -55% -43% 9 $62   $35,202 18
Nov 12, 2019 - $646 +16% -71% 9 $72   $35,848 19
Nov 13, 2019 - $976 +51% -47% 9 $108   $36,824 20
Nov 14, 2019 - $289 -70% -66% 9 $32   $37,113 21
Nov 15, 2019 - $611 +111% -3% 3 $204   $37,724 22
Nov 16, 2019 - $881 +44% -26% 3 $294   $38,605 23
Nov 17, 2019 - $1,127 +28% -9% 3 $376   $39,732 24
Nov 18, 2019 - $280 -75% -50% 3 $93   $40,012 25
Nov 19, 2019 - $410 +46% -37% 3 $137   $40,422 26
Nov 20, 2019 - $1,755 +328% +80% 3 $585   $42,177 27
Nov 21, 2019 - $245 -86% -15% 3 $82   $42,422 28
Nov 22, 2019 - $618 +152% +1% 9 $69   $43,040 29
Nov 23, 2019 - $1,297 +110% +47% 9 $144   $44,337 30
Nov 24, 2019 - $893 -31% -21% 9 $99   $45,230 31
Nov 25, 2019 - $262 -71% -6% 10 $26   $45,492 32
Nov 26, 2019 - $239 -9% -42% 9 $27   $45,731 33
Nov 27, 2019 - $378 +58% -78% 9 $42   $46,109 34
Nov 28, 2019 - $7 -98% -97% 9 $1   $46,116 35
Nov 29, 2019 - $41 +486% -93% 2 $21   $46,157 36
Nov 30, 2019 - $73 +78% -94% 2 $37   $46,230 37
Dec 2, 2019 - $79   -70% 3 $26   $46,309 39
Dec 3, 2019 - $21 -73% -91% 3 $7   $46,330 40
Dec 4, 2019 - $21 n/c -94% 3 $7   $46,351 41
Dec 5, 2019 - $28 +33% +300% 3 $9   $46,379 42
Dec 13, 2019 - $468     7 $67   $48,737 50
Dec 14, 2019 - $1,921 +310%   7 $274   $50,658 51
Dec 15, 2019 - $1,595 -17%   7 $228   $52,253 52
Dec 16, 2019 - $367 -77%   7 $52   $52,620 53
Dec 17, 2019 - $82 -78%   7 $12   $52,702 54
Dec 18, 2019 - $41 -50%   7 $6   $52,743 55
Dec 19, 2019 - $401 +878%   7 $57   $53,144 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2019 49 $16,373   3 $5,458   $16,373 1
Nov 1, 2019 46 $15,204 -7% 11 $1,382   $31,577 2
Nov 8, 2019 58 $5,536 -64% 9 $615   $37,113 3
Nov 15, 2019 62 $5,309 -4% 3 $1,770   $42,422 4
Nov 22, 2019 63 $3,694 -30% 9 $410   $46,116 5
Nov 29, 2019 79 $263 -93% 3 $88   $46,379 6
Dec 6, 2019 71 $1,890 +619% 3 $630   $48,269 7
Dec 13, 2019 59 $4,875 +158% 7 $696   $53,144 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 11/1/2019 $10,864 5 5 5 $10,864 11/6/2019
 
International Total$10,864 11/6/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,051 $10,864
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,701-22,800) 22,719 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,737 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,601-20,700) 20,650 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,134 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,935 $10,864
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,363 $10,864

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,801-25,900) 25,832 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,201-24,300) 24,296 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,854 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,901-22,000) 21,970 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,981 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,786 $64,008
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,378 $64,008

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.