The Moth Diaries (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,838Details
International Box Office $727,223
Worldwide Box Office $731,061
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Rebecca is a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca's  friendship with the popular Lucy is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa. Lucy  falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies and immerses herself in the Gothic vampire novel Carilla for his class. Rebecca starts to suspect that Ernessa is a vampire, but, despite the suspicious deaths that begin to occur, her fears are treated as simple girlish jealousy. As the bodies of young girls pile up and the line between reality and the supernatural starts to blur,  Rebecca decides to take matters into her own hands and get rid of Ernessa. Who can say what is real and what is unreal to the heart consumed by passion and a mind afire with loss?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,276 (59.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,765

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
International Releases: May 17th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Singapore)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Thailand)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Poland)
MPA Rating: R for some bloody images, sexuality, drug use and language.
(Rating bulletin 2195, 10/26/2011)
Running Time: 82 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Black and White Sequence, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Dream Sequence, LGBTQ+, New Guy/Girl in School, Non-Chronological, Suicide, Vampire, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Social setting: Boarding School
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Alliance Films, Edward R. Pressman, Mediamax, Samson Films, Strada Film, Lionsgate UK
Production Countries: Canada, Ireland
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2012 91 $2,276   2 $1,138   $2,276 1
Apr 27, 2012 110 $445 -80% 1 $445   $3,838 2

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2012 92 $3,393   2 $1,697   $3,393 1
Apr 27, 2012 101 $445 -87% 1 $445   $3,838 2

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Synopsis

Rebecca is a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca's  friendship with the popular Lucy is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa. Lucy  falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies and immerses herself in the Gothic vampire novel Carilla for his class. Rebecca starts to suspect that Ernessa is a vampire, but, despite the suspicious deaths that begin to occur, her fears are treated as simple girlish jealousy. As the bodies of young girls pile up and the line between reality and the supernatural starts to blur,  Rebecca decides to take matters into her own hands and get rid of Ernessa. Who can say what is real and what is unreal to the heart consumed by passion and a mind afire with loss?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,276 (59.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,765

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
International Releases: May 17th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Singapore)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Thailand)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Poland)
MPA Rating: R for some bloody images, sexuality, drug use and language.
(Rating bulletin 2195, 10/26/2011)
Running Time: 82 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Black and White Sequence, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Dream Sequence, LGBTQ+, New Guy/Girl in School, Non-Chronological, Suicide, Vampire, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Social setting: Boarding School
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Alliance Films, Edward R. Pressman, Mediamax, Samson Films, Strada Film, Lionsgate UK
Production Countries: Canada, Ireland
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2012 91 $2,276   2 $1,138   $2,276 1
Apr 27, 2012 110 $445 -80% 1 $445   $3,838 2

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 20, 2012 92 $3,393   2 $1,697   $3,393 1
Apr 27, 2012 101 $445 -87% 1 $445   $3,838 2

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.