The Mean One (2022)

The Mean One
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $612,260Details
International Box Office $388,624Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,000,884
Further financial details...

Synopsis

One Christmas Eve in a sleepy mountain town, Cindy’s family is killed and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green grouch in a Santa suit. 20 years later, Cindy returns to town with one goal — trapping and killing the Mean One.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$218,550 (35.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:162 opening theaters/162 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $626,340

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,669 $612,260
All Time International Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,536 $388,624
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,000,884
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,233 $612,260

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: December 8th, 2022 (Limited) by Atlas Distribution
International Releases: December 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Brazil)
December 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Mean One: Un Siniestro Cuento de Navidad (Mexico)
Video Release: October 3rd, 2023 by BMG
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Keywords: Christmas, Horror Comedy, Revenge, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sleight of Hand Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,669 $612,260
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,646 $626,340
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,766 $612,260
Top 2022 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 155 $612,260
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,233 $612,260
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,660 $626,340
Top 2022 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 39 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,987 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,648 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,036 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 647 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Atlas Distribution Movies 6 $612,260

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2022 - $218,550   162 $1,349   $250,027 1
Dec 16, 2022 - $111,630 -49% 146 $765   $445,980 2
Dec 23, 2022 - $26,860 -76% 51 $527   $540,300 3
Dec 30, 2022 - $21,040 -22% 38 $554   $593,635 4
Jan 6, 2023 - $4,400 -79% 20 $220   $611,165 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 8, 2022 - $31,477     162 $194   $31,477 1
Dec 9, 2022 - $70,200 +123%   162 $433   $101,677 2
Dec 10, 2022 - $88,500 +26%   162 $546   $190,177 3
Dec 11, 2022 - $59,850 -32%   162 $369   $250,027 4
Dec 12, 2022 - $23,223 -61%   162 $143   $273,250 5
Dec 13, 2022 - $27,800 +20%   162 $172   $301,050 6
Dec 14, 2022 - $23,175 -17%   162 $143   $324,225 7
Dec 15, 2022 - $10,125 -56% -68% 146 $69   $334,350 8
Dec 16, 2022 - $32,130 +217% -54% 146 $220   $366,480 9
Dec 17, 2022 - $45,650 +42% -48% 146 $313   $412,130 10
Dec 18, 2022 - $33,850 -26% -43% 146 $232   $445,980 11
Dec 19, 2022 - $20,250 -40% -13% 146 $139   $466,230 12
Dec 20, 2022 - $22,750 +12% -18% 146 $156   $488,980 13
Dec 21, 2022 - $15,460 -32% -33% 146 $106   $504,440 14
Dec 22, 2022 - $9,000 -42% -11% 70 $129   $513,440 15
Dec 23, 2022 - $6,760 -25% -79% 51 $133   $520,200 16
Dec 24, 2022 - $5,400 -20% -88% 51 $106   $525,600 17
Dec 25, 2022 - $14,700 +172% -57% 51 $288   $540,300 18
Dec 26, 2022 - $10,000 -32% -51% 51 $196   $550,300 19
Dec 27, 2022 - $7,100 -29% -69% 51 $139   $557,400 20
Dec 28, 2022 - $7,540 +6% -51% 51 $148   $564,940 21
Dec 29, 2022 - $7,655 +2% -15% 45 $170   $572,595 22
Dec 30, 2022 - $7,710 +1% +14% 38 $203   $580,305 23
Dec 31, 2022 - $4,720 -39% -13% 38 $124   $585,025 24
Jan 1, 2023 - $8,610 +82% -41% 38 $227   $593,635 25
Jan 2, 2023 - $5,910 -31% -41% 38 $156   $599,545 26
Jan 3, 2023 - $3,370 -43% -53% 38 $89   $602,915 27
Jan 4, 2023 - $2,730 -19% -64% 38 $72   $605,645 28
Jan 5, 2023 - $1,120 -59% -85% 26 $43   $606,765 29
Jan 6, 2023 - $1,100 -2% -86% 20 $55   $607,865 30
Jan 7, 2023 - $2,150 +95% -54% 20 $108   $610,015 31
Jan 8, 2023 - $1,150 -47% -87% 20 $58   $611,165 32
Jan 9, 2023 - $300 -74% -95% 20 $15   $611,465 33
Jan 10, 2023 - $495 +65% -85% 20 $25   $611,960 34
Jan 11, 2023 - $150 -70% -95% 20 $8   $612,110 35
Jan 12, 2023 - $150 n/c -87% 20 $8   $612,260 36

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 2, 2022 31 $31,477   162 $194   $31,477 1
Dec 9, 2022 16 $302,873 +862% 146 $2,074   $334,350 2
Dec 16, 2022 18 $179,090 -41% 146 $1,227   $513,440 3
Dec 23, 2022 21 $59,155 -67% 45 $1,315   $572,595 4
Dec 30, 2022 26 $34,170 -42% 26 $1,314   $606,765 5
Jan 6, 2023 33 $5,495 -84% 20 $275   $612,260 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Brazil 12/14/2023 $0000$0
Mexico 12/14/2023 $215,354 0 0 0 $388,624 12/27/2023
 
International Total$388,624 12/27/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,536 $388,624
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,429 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,633 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,351 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,132 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 701-800) 752 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Atlas Distribution Movies 5 $388,624

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,153 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,420 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,173 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,176 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 801-900) 843 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Atlas Distribution Movies 9 $1,000,884

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.

Leading Cast

David Howard Thornton   
Krystle Martin    Cindy

Supporting Cast

Chase Mullins   
John Bigham   
Erik Baker   
Flip Kobler   
Amy Schumacher   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven LaMorte    Director
Flip Kobler    Screenwriter
Finn Kobler    Screenwriter
Steven LaMorte    Story Creator
Amy Schumacher    Producer
Steven LaMorte    Producer
Martine Melloul    Producer
Martine Melloul    Executive Producer
Jordan Rosner    Executive Producer
Gato Scatena    Executive Producer
Zach Stampone    Executive Producer
Christopher Sheffield    Cinematographer
Mathew Roscoe    Editor
Yael Benamour    Music by
Allyson Sereboff    Assistant Director
Terence J. Rotolo    Stunt Coordinator
Tatjana Bluchel    Special Make-up Effects
Ashleigh Thiel    Make-up and Hair Designer

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Synopsis

One Christmas Eve in a sleepy mountain town, Cindy’s family is killed and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green grouch in a Santa suit. 20 years later, Cindy returns to town with one goal — trapping and killing the Mean One.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$218,550 (35.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:162 opening theaters/162 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $626,340

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,669 $612,260
All Time International Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,536 $388,624
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,000,884
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,233 $612,260

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: December 8th, 2022 (Limited) by Atlas Distribution
International Releases: December 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Brazil)
December 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Mean One: Un Siniestro Cuento de Navidad (Mexico)
Video Release: October 3rd, 2023 by BMG
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Christmas, Horror Comedy, Revenge, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sleight of Hand Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

David Howard Thornton   
Krystle Martin    Cindy

Supporting Cast

Chase Mullins   
John Bigham   
Erik Baker   
Flip Kobler   
Amy Schumacher   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven LaMorte    Director
Flip Kobler    Screenwriter
Finn Kobler    Screenwriter
Steven LaMorte    Story Creator
Amy Schumacher    Producer
Steven LaMorte    Producer
Martine Melloul    Producer
Martine Melloul    Executive Producer
Jordan Rosner    Executive Producer
Gato Scatena    Executive Producer
Zach Stampone    Executive Producer
Christopher Sheffield    Cinematographer
Mathew Roscoe    Editor
Yael Benamour    Music by
Allyson Sereboff    Assistant Director
Terence J. Rotolo    Stunt Coordinator
Tatjana Bluchel    Special Make-up Effects
Ashleigh Thiel    Make-up and Hair Designer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,669 $612,260
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,646 $626,340
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,766 $612,260
Top 2022 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 155 $612,260
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,233 $612,260
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,660 $626,340
Top 2022 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 39 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,987 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,648 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,036 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 647 $612,260
All Time Domestic Box Office for Atlas Distribution Movies 6 $612,260

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2022 - $218,550   162 $1,349   $250,027 1
Dec 16, 2022 - $111,630 -49% 146 $765   $445,980 2
Dec 23, 2022 - $26,860 -76% 51 $527   $540,300 3
Dec 30, 2022 - $21,040 -22% 38 $554   $593,635 4
Jan 6, 2023 - $4,400 -79% 20 $220   $611,165 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 8, 2022 - $31,477     162 $194   $31,477 1
Dec 9, 2022 - $70,200 +123%   162 $433   $101,677 2
Dec 10, 2022 - $88,500 +26%   162 $546   $190,177 3
Dec 11, 2022 - $59,850 -32%   162 $369   $250,027 4
Dec 12, 2022 - $23,223 -61%   162 $143   $273,250 5
Dec 13, 2022 - $27,800 +20%   162 $172   $301,050 6
Dec 14, 2022 - $23,175 -17%   162 $143   $324,225 7
Dec 15, 2022 - $10,125 -56% -68% 146 $69   $334,350 8
Dec 16, 2022 - $32,130 +217% -54% 146 $220   $366,480 9
Dec 17, 2022 - $45,650 +42% -48% 146 $313   $412,130 10
Dec 18, 2022 - $33,850 -26% -43% 146 $232   $445,980 11
Dec 19, 2022 - $20,250 -40% -13% 146 $139   $466,230 12
Dec 20, 2022 - $22,750 +12% -18% 146 $156   $488,980 13
Dec 21, 2022 - $15,460 -32% -33% 146 $106   $504,440 14
Dec 22, 2022 - $9,000 -42% -11% 70 $129   $513,440 15
Dec 23, 2022 - $6,760 -25% -79% 51 $133   $520,200 16
Dec 24, 2022 - $5,400 -20% -88% 51 $106   $525,600 17
Dec 25, 2022 - $14,700 +172% -57% 51 $288   $540,300 18
Dec 26, 2022 - $10,000 -32% -51% 51 $196   $550,300 19
Dec 27, 2022 - $7,100 -29% -69% 51 $139   $557,400 20
Dec 28, 2022 - $7,540 +6% -51% 51 $148   $564,940 21
Dec 29, 2022 - $7,655 +2% -15% 45 $170   $572,595 22
Dec 30, 2022 - $7,710 +1% +14% 38 $203   $580,305 23
Dec 31, 2022 - $4,720 -39% -13% 38 $124   $585,025 24
Jan 1, 2023 - $8,610 +82% -41% 38 $227   $593,635 25
Jan 2, 2023 - $5,910 -31% -41% 38 $156   $599,545 26
Jan 3, 2023 - $3,370 -43% -53% 38 $89   $602,915 27
Jan 4, 2023 - $2,730 -19% -64% 38 $72   $605,645 28
Jan 5, 2023 - $1,120 -59% -85% 26 $43   $606,765 29
Jan 6, 2023 - $1,100 -2% -86% 20 $55   $607,865 30
Jan 7, 2023 - $2,150 +95% -54% 20 $108   $610,015 31
Jan 8, 2023 - $1,150 -47% -87% 20 $58   $611,165 32
Jan 9, 2023 - $300 -74% -95% 20 $15   $611,465 33
Jan 10, 2023 - $495 +65% -85% 20 $25   $611,960 34
Jan 11, 2023 - $150 -70% -95% 20 $8   $612,110 35
Jan 12, 2023 - $150 n/c -87% 20 $8   $612,260 36

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 2, 2022 31 $31,477   162 $194   $31,477 1
Dec 9, 2022 16 $302,873 +862% 146 $2,074   $334,350 2
Dec 16, 2022 18 $179,090 -41% 146 $1,227   $513,440 3
Dec 23, 2022 21 $59,155 -67% 45 $1,315   $572,595 4
Dec 30, 2022 26 $34,170 -42% 26 $1,314   $606,765 5
Jan 6, 2023 33 $5,495 -84% 20 $275   $612,260 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Brazil 12/14/2023 $0000$0
Mexico 12/14/2023 $215,354 0 0 0 $388,624 12/27/2023
 
International Total$388,624 12/27/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,536 $388,624
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,429 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,633 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,351 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,132 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 701-800) 752 $388,624
All Time International Box Office for Atlas Distribution Movies 5 $388,624

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,153 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,420 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,173 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,176 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 801-900) 843 $1,000,884
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Atlas Distribution Movies 9 $1,000,884

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.