The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

The Man Who Invented Christmas
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,676,110Details
International Box Office $2,882,583
Worldwide Box Office $8,558,693
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $4,331,628
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,217,655
Total $6,549,283
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. The film shows how Charles Dickens mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,357,129 (23.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:626 opening theaters/720 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,566,087

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 2017 (Wide) by Bleecker Street
November 13th, 2020 (Limited) by Bleecker Street
International Releases: November 17th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide), released as Man Who Invented Christmas, The (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Portugal)
December 21st, 2017 (Wide), released as Dickens - L'uomo che inventò il Natale (Italy)
Video Release: February 20th, 2018 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for thematic elements and some mild language.
(Rating bulletin 2494 (Cert #51183), 9/20/2017)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Non-Drama Biographies
Plot point: Biography, Writer's Block, Writing and Writers
Release detail: Christmas in November
Social setting: Christmas, Publishing Industry
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1800s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Parallel Films, Rhombus Media, Telefilm Canada, Bord Scannan na hEireann, Irish Film Board, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Mazur/Kaplan Company, Mystic Point Productions, The Mob Film Company, Nelly Films Limited
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 2017 12 $1,357,129   626 $2,168   $1,811,106 1
Dec 1, 2017 13 $885,786 -35% 674 $1,314   $3,177,303 2
Dec 8, 2017 16 $716,242 -19% 720 $995   $4,356,093 3
Dec 15, 2017 20 $282,057 -61% 319 $884   $5,007,667 4
Dec 22, 2017 26 $117,874 -58% 146 $807   $5,385,893 5
Dec 29, 2017 33 $67,190 -43% 146 $460   $5,575,759 6
Jan 5, 2018 43 $21,255 -68% 80 $266   $5,652,907 7
Jan 12, 2018 60 $5,556 -74% 21 $265   $5,669,852 8
Jan 19, 2018 80 $1,778 -68% 8 $222   $5,675,853 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 22, 2017 12 $197,971     532 $372   $197,971 1
Nov 23, 2017 12 $256,006 +29%   532 $481   $453,977 2
Nov 24, 2017 12 $514,092 +101%   626 $821   $968,069 3
Nov 25, 2017 12 $524,698 +2%   626 $838   $1,492,767 4
Nov 26, 2017 12 $318,339 -39%   626 $509   $1,811,106 5
Nov 27, 2017 12 $106,964 -66%   626 $171   $1,918,070 6
Nov 28, 2017 12 $152,139 +42%   626 $243   $2,070,209 7
Nov 29, 2017 12 $107,152 -30% -46% 626 $171   $2,177,361 8
Nov 30, 2017 12 $114,156 +7% -55% 626 $182   $2,291,517 9
Dec 1, 2017 13 $263,719 +131% -49% 674 $391   $2,555,236 10
Dec 2, 2017 13 $374,073 +42% -29% 674 $555   $2,929,309 11
Dec 3, 2017 13 $247,994 -34% -22% 674 $368   $3,177,303 12
Dec 4, 2017 13 $93,869 -62% -12% 674 $139   $3,271,172 13
Dec 5, 2017 12 $154,434 +65% +2% 674 $229   $3,425,606 14
Dec 6, 2017 12 $106,815 -31% n/c 674 $158   $3,532,421 15
Dec 7, 2017 12 $107,430 +1% -6% 674 $159   $3,639,851 16
Dec 8, 2017 - $203,256 +89% -23% 720 $282   $3,843,107 17
Dec 9, 2017 - $304,429 +50% -19% 720 $423   $4,147,536 18
Dec 10, 2017 - $208,557 -31% -16% 720 $290   $4,356,093 19
Dec 11, 2017 15 $87,245 -58% -7% 720 $121   $4,443,338 20
Dec 12, 2017 15 $104,474 +20% -32% 720 $145   $4,547,812 21
Dec 13, 2017 14 $96,227 -8% -10% 720 $134   $4,644,039 22
Dec 14, 2017 14 $81,571 -15% -24% 720 $113   $4,725,610 23
Dec 15, 2017 - $79,283 -3% -61% 319 $249   $4,804,893 24
Dec 16, 2017 - $114,449 +44% -62% 319 $359   $4,919,342 25
Dec 17, 2017 - $88,325 -23% -58% 319 $277   $5,007,667 26
Dec 18, 2017 - $61,416 -30% -30% 319 $193   $5,069,083 27
Dec 19, 2017 - $81,911 +33% -22% 319 $257   $5,150,994 28
Dec 20, 2017 - $57,759 -29% -40% 319 $181   $5,208,753 29
Dec 21, 2017 - $59,266 +3% -27% 319 $186   $5,268,019 30
Dec 22, 2017 - $41,532 -30% -48% 146 $284   $5,309,551 31
Dec 23, 2017 - $53,868 +30% -53% 146 $369   $5,363,419 32
Dec 24, 2017 - $22,474 -58% -75% 146 $154   $5,385,893 33
Dec 25, 2017 - $33,190 +48% -46% 146 $227   $5,419,083 34
Dec 26, 2017 - $34,263 +3% -58% 146 $235   $5,453,346 35
Dec 27, 2017 - $29,377 -14% -49% 146 $201   $5,482,723 36
Dec 28, 2017 - $25,846 -12% -56% 146 $177   $5,508,569 37
Dec 29, 2017 - $24,030 -7% -42% 146 $165   $5,532,599 38
Dec 30, 2017 - $25,508 +6% -53% 146 $175   $5,558,107 39
Dec 31, 2017 - $17,652 -31% -21% 146 $121   $5,575,759 40
Jan 1, 2018 - $25,334 +44% -24% 146 $174   $5,601,093 41
Jan 2, 2018 - $12,480 -51% -64% 146 $85   $5,613,573 42
Jan 3, 2018 - $9,147 -27% -69% 146 $63   $5,622,720 43
Jan 4, 2018 - $8,932 -2% -65% 146 $61   $5,631,652 44
Jan 5, 2018 - $6,795 -24% -72% 80 $85   $5,638,447 45
Jan 6, 2018 - $8,975 +32% -65% 80 $112   $5,647,422 46
Jan 7, 2018 - $5,485 -39% -69% 80 $69   $5,652,907 47
Jan 8, 2018 - $2,346 -57% -91% 80 $29   $5,655,253 48
Jan 9, 2018 - $2,743 +17% -78% 80 $34   $5,657,996 49
Jan 10, 2018 - $3,373 +23% -63% 80 $42   $5,661,369 50
Jan 11, 2018 - $2,927 -13% -67% 80 $37   $5,664,296 51
Jan 12, 2018 - $1,354 -54% -80% 21 $64   $5,665,650 52
Jan 13, 2018 - $2,554 +89% -72% 21 $122   $5,668,204 53
Jan 14, 2018 - $1,648 -35% -70% 21 $78   $5,669,852 54
Jan 15, 2018 - $1,950 +18% -17% 21 $93   $5,671,802 55
Jan 16, 2018 - $733 -62% -73% 21 $35   $5,672,535 56
Jan 17, 2018 - $662 -10% -80% 21 $32   $5,673,197 57
Jan 18, 2018 - $878 +33% -70% 21 $42   $5,674,075 58
Jan 19, 2018 - $565 -36% -58% 8 $71   $5,674,640 59
Jan 20, 2018 - $925 +64% -64% 8 $116   $5,675,565 60
Jan 21, 2018 - $288 -69% -83% 8 $36   $5,675,853 61
Jan 22, 2018 - $257 -11% -87% 8 $32   $5,676,110 62

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2017 18 $453,977   532 $853   $453,977 1
Nov 24, 2017 12 $1,837,540 +305% 626 $2,935   $2,291,517 2
Dec 1, 2017 13 $1,348,334 -27% 674 $2,000   $3,639,851 3
Dec 8, 2017 15 $1,085,759 -19% 720 $1,508   $4,725,610 4
Dec 15, 2017 22 $542,409 -50% 319 $1,700   $5,268,019 5
Dec 22, 2017 30 $240,550 -56% 146 $1,648   $5,508,569 6
Dec 29, 2017 33 $123,083 -49% 146 $843   $5,631,652 7
Jan 5, 2018 43 $32,644 -73% 80 $408   $5,664,296 8
Jan 12, 2018 61 $9,779 -70% 21 $466   $5,674,075 9

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

The journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. The film shows how Charles Dickens mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,357,129 (23.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:626 opening theaters/720 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,566,087

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 2017 (Wide) by Bleecker Street
November 13th, 2020 (Limited) by Bleecker Street
International Releases: November 17th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide), released as Man Who Invented Christmas, The (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Portugal)
December 21st, 2017 (Wide), released as Dickens - L'uomo che inventò il Natale (Italy)
Video Release: February 20th, 2018 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for thematic elements and some mild language.
(Rating bulletin 2494 (Cert #51183), 9/20/2017)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Non-Drama Biographies
Plot point: Biography, Writer's Block, Writing and Writers
Release detail: Christmas in November
Social setting: Christmas, Publishing Industry
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1800s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Parallel Films, Rhombus Media, Telefilm Canada, Bord Scannan na hEireann, Irish Film Board, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Mazur/Kaplan Company, Mystic Point Productions, The Mob Film Company, Nelly Films Limited
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 2017 12 $1,357,129   626 $2,168   $1,811,106 1
Dec 1, 2017 13 $885,786 -35% 674 $1,314   $3,177,303 2
Dec 8, 2017 16 $716,242 -19% 720 $995   $4,356,093 3
Dec 15, 2017 20 $282,057 -61% 319 $884   $5,007,667 4
Dec 22, 2017 26 $117,874 -58% 146 $807   $5,385,893 5
Dec 29, 2017 33 $67,190 -43% 146 $460   $5,575,759 6
Jan 5, 2018 43 $21,255 -68% 80 $266   $5,652,907 7
Jan 12, 2018 60 $5,556 -74% 21 $265   $5,669,852 8
Jan 19, 2018 80 $1,778 -68% 8 $222   $5,675,853 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 22, 2017 12 $197,971     532 $372   $197,971 1
Nov 23, 2017 12 $256,006 +29%   532 $481   $453,977 2
Nov 24, 2017 12 $514,092 +101%   626 $821   $968,069 3
Nov 25, 2017 12 $524,698 +2%   626 $838   $1,492,767 4
Nov 26, 2017 12 $318,339 -39%   626 $509   $1,811,106 5
Nov 27, 2017 12 $106,964 -66%   626 $171   $1,918,070 6
Nov 28, 2017 12 $152,139 +42%   626 $243   $2,070,209 7
Nov 29, 2017 12 $107,152 -30% -46% 626 $171   $2,177,361 8
Nov 30, 2017 12 $114,156 +7% -55% 626 $182   $2,291,517 9
Dec 1, 2017 13 $263,719 +131% -49% 674 $391   $2,555,236 10
Dec 2, 2017 13 $374,073 +42% -29% 674 $555   $2,929,309 11
Dec 3, 2017 13 $247,994 -34% -22% 674 $368   $3,177,303 12
Dec 4, 2017 13 $93,869 -62% -12% 674 $139   $3,271,172 13
Dec 5, 2017 12 $154,434 +65% +2% 674 $229   $3,425,606 14
Dec 6, 2017 12 $106,815 -31% n/c 674 $158   $3,532,421 15
Dec 7, 2017 12 $107,430 +1% -6% 674 $159   $3,639,851 16
Dec 8, 2017 - $203,256 +89% -23% 720 $282   $3,843,107 17
Dec 9, 2017 - $304,429 +50% -19% 720 $423   $4,147,536 18
Dec 10, 2017 - $208,557 -31% -16% 720 $290   $4,356,093 19
Dec 11, 2017 15 $87,245 -58% -7% 720 $121   $4,443,338 20
Dec 12, 2017 15 $104,474 +20% -32% 720 $145   $4,547,812 21
Dec 13, 2017 14 $96,227 -8% -10% 720 $134   $4,644,039 22
Dec 14, 2017 14 $81,571 -15% -24% 720 $113   $4,725,610 23
Dec 15, 2017 - $79,283 -3% -61% 319 $249   $4,804,893 24
Dec 16, 2017 - $114,449 +44% -62% 319 $359   $4,919,342 25
Dec 17, 2017 - $88,325 -23% -58% 319 $277   $5,007,667 26
Dec 18, 2017 - $61,416 -30% -30% 319 $193   $5,069,083 27
Dec 19, 2017 - $81,911 +33% -22% 319 $257   $5,150,994 28
Dec 20, 2017 - $57,759 -29% -40% 319 $181   $5,208,753 29
Dec 21, 2017 - $59,266 +3% -27% 319 $186   $5,268,019 30
Dec 22, 2017 - $41,532 -30% -48% 146 $284   $5,309,551 31
Dec 23, 2017 - $53,868 +30% -53% 146 $369   $5,363,419 32
Dec 24, 2017 - $22,474 -58% -75% 146 $154   $5,385,893 33
Dec 25, 2017 - $33,190 +48% -46% 146 $227   $5,419,083 34
Dec 26, 2017 - $34,263 +3% -58% 146 $235   $5,453,346 35
Dec 27, 2017 - $29,377 -14% -49% 146 $201   $5,482,723 36
Dec 28, 2017 - $25,846 -12% -56% 146 $177   $5,508,569 37
Dec 29, 2017 - $24,030 -7% -42% 146 $165   $5,532,599 38
Dec 30, 2017 - $25,508 +6% -53% 146 $175   $5,558,107 39
Dec 31, 2017 - $17,652 -31% -21% 146 $121   $5,575,759 40
Jan 1, 2018 - $25,334 +44% -24% 146 $174   $5,601,093 41
Jan 2, 2018 - $12,480 -51% -64% 146 $85   $5,613,573 42
Jan 3, 2018 - $9,147 -27% -69% 146 $63   $5,622,720 43
Jan 4, 2018 - $8,932 -2% -65% 146 $61   $5,631,652 44
Jan 5, 2018 - $6,795 -24% -72% 80 $85   $5,638,447 45
Jan 6, 2018 - $8,975 +32% -65% 80 $112   $5,647,422 46
Jan 7, 2018 - $5,485 -39% -69% 80 $69   $5,652,907 47
Jan 8, 2018 - $2,346 -57% -91% 80 $29   $5,655,253 48
Jan 9, 2018 - $2,743 +17% -78% 80 $34   $5,657,996 49
Jan 10, 2018 - $3,373 +23% -63% 80 $42   $5,661,369 50
Jan 11, 2018 - $2,927 -13% -67% 80 $37   $5,664,296 51
Jan 12, 2018 - $1,354 -54% -80% 21 $64   $5,665,650 52
Jan 13, 2018 - $2,554 +89% -72% 21 $122   $5,668,204 53
Jan 14, 2018 - $1,648 -35% -70% 21 $78   $5,669,852 54
Jan 15, 2018 - $1,950 +18% -17% 21 $93   $5,671,802 55
Jan 16, 2018 - $733 -62% -73% 21 $35   $5,672,535 56
Jan 17, 2018 - $662 -10% -80% 21 $32   $5,673,197 57
Jan 18, 2018 - $878 +33% -70% 21 $42   $5,674,075 58
Jan 19, 2018 - $565 -36% -58% 8 $71   $5,674,640 59
Jan 20, 2018 - $925 +64% -64% 8 $116   $5,675,565 60
Jan 21, 2018 - $288 -69% -83% 8 $36   $5,675,853 61
Jan 22, 2018 - $257 -11% -87% 8 $32   $5,676,110 62

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2017 18 $453,977   532 $853   $453,977 1
Nov 24, 2017 12 $1,837,540 +305% 626 $2,935   $2,291,517 2
Dec 1, 2017 13 $1,348,334 -27% 674 $2,000   $3,639,851 3
Dec 8, 2017 15 $1,085,759 -19% 720 $1,508   $4,725,610 4
Dec 15, 2017 22 $542,409 -50% 319 $1,700   $5,268,019 5
Dec 22, 2017 30 $240,550 -56% 146 $1,648   $5,508,569 6
Dec 29, 2017 33 $123,083 -49% 146 $843   $5,631,652 7
Jan 5, 2018 43 $32,644 -73% 80 $408   $5,664,296 8
Jan 12, 2018 61 $9,779 -70% 21 $466   $5,674,075 9

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.