Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $9,277,736 | Details |
| International Box Office | $9,300,000 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $18,577,736 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $1,091,715 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $875,830 | |
| Total | $1,967,545 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective living with with Tourette Syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. Armed only with a few clues and the engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely-guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance. In a mystery that carries him from gin-soaked jazz clubs in Harlem to the hard-edged slums of Brooklyn and, finally, into the gilded halls of New York's power brokers, Lionel contends with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city to honor his friend and save the woman who might be his own salvation.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,500,454 (37.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 49.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,342 opening theaters/1,342 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $12,113,722 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 1st, 2019 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| International Releases: | November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Sirota Brooklyn (Slovakia)
November 7th, 2019 (Wide), released as Motherless Brooklyn - I segreti di una città (Italy) November 15th, 2019 (Wide), released as Os Órfãos de Brooklyn (Portugal) November 22nd, 2019 (Limited) (Mexico) November 22nd, 2019 (Wide) (Argentina) |
| Video Release: | January 14th, 2020 by Warner Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for language throughout including some sexual references, brief drug use, and violence. (Rating bulletin 2561 (Cert #51999), 1/16/2019) |
| Running Time: | 144 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star |
| Geographical setting: | Brooklyn, Harlem |
| Plot point: | Crime, Death of a Mentor, Mentor, Murder Mystery, Private Investigator |
| Social setting: | Film Noir |
| Subgenre: | Mystery Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1950s |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Class 5 Films, MWM Studios, Warner Bros. |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | 7 | $3,500,454 | 1,342 | $2,608 | $3,500,454 | 1 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 14 | $2,170,353 | -38% | 1,342 | $1,617 | $7,327,427 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 18 | $501,116 | -77% | 611 | $820 | $8,815,712 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | 32 | $71,295 | -86% | 86 | $829 | $9,111,366 | 4 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 33 | $40,741 | -43% | 68 | $599 | $9,186,223 | 5 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | 44 | $18,003 | -56% | 45 | $400 | $9,222,027 | 6 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | 40 | $27,636 | +54% | 71 | $389 | $9,260,977 | 7 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | 9 | $1,047,322 | 1,342 | $780 | $1,047,322 | 1 | ||
| Nov 2, 2019 | 9 | $1,528,001 | +46% | 1,342 | $1,139 | $2,575,323 | 2 | |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 9 | $925,131 | -39% | 1,342 | $689 | $3,500,454 | 3 | |
| Nov 4, 2019 | 10 | $341,765 | -63% | 1,342 | $255 | $3,842,219 | 4 | |
| Nov 5, 2019 | 9 | $600,086 | +76% | 1,342 | $447 | $4,442,305 | 5 | |
| Nov 6, 2019 | 6 | $386,987 | -36% | 1,342 | $288 | $4,829,292 | 6 | |
| Nov 7, 2019 | 7 | $327,782 | -15% | 1,342 | $244 | $5,157,074 | 7 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 14 | $631,893 | +93% | -40% | 1,342 | $471 | $5,788,967 | 8 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | 14 | $937,354 | +48% | -39% | 1,342 | $698 | $6,726,321 | 9 |
| Nov 10, 2019 | 14 | $601,106 | -36% | -35% | 1,342 | $448 | $7,327,427 | 10 |
| Nov 11, 2019 | 14 | $306,619 | -49% | -10% | 1,342 | $228 | $7,634,046 | 11 |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 13 | $310,188 | +1% | -48% | 1,342 | $231 | $7,944,234 | 12 |
| Nov 13, 2019 | 12 | $205,204 | -34% | -47% | 1,342 | $153 | $8,149,438 | 13 |
| Nov 14, 2019 | 12 | $165,158 | -20% | -50% | 1,342 | $123 | $8,314,596 | 14 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | - | $138,345 | -16% | -78% | 611 | $226 | $8,452,941 | 15 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | - | $231,384 | +67% | -75% | 611 | $379 | $8,684,325 | 16 |
| Nov 17, 2019 | - | $131,387 | -43% | -78% | 611 | $215 | $8,815,712 | 17 |
| Nov 18, 2019 | - | $50,013 | -62% | -84% | 611 | $82 | $8,865,725 | 18 |
| Nov 19, 2019 | - | $77,265 | +54% | -75% | 611 | $126 | $8,942,990 | 19 |
| Nov 20, 2019 | - | $57,144 | -26% | -72% | 611 | $94 | $9,000,134 | 20 |
| Nov 21, 2019 | - | $39,937 | -30% | -76% | 611 | $65 | $9,040,071 | 21 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | - | $18,859 | -53% | -86% | 86 | $219 | $9,058,930 | 22 |
| Nov 23, 2019 | - | $30,485 | +62% | -87% | 86 | $354 | $9,089,415 | 23 |
| Nov 24, 2019 | - | $21,951 | -28% | -83% | 86 | $255 | $9,111,366 | 24 |
| Nov 25, 2019 | - | $9,214 | -58% | -82% | 86 | $107 | $9,120,580 | 25 |
| Nov 26, 2019 | - | $11,165 | +21% | -86% | 86 | $130 | $9,131,745 | 26 |
| Nov 27, 2019 | - | $7,144 | -36% | -87% | 64 | $112 | $9,138,889 | 27 |
| Nov 28, 2019 | - | $6,593 | -8% | -83% | 64 | $103 | $9,145,482 | 28 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | - | $14,018 | +113% | -26% | 68 | $206 | $9,159,500 | 29 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | - | $17,122 | +22% | -44% | 68 | $252 | $9,176,622 | 30 |
| Dec 1, 2019 | - | $9,601 | -44% | -56% | 68 | $141 | $9,186,223 | 31 |
| Dec 2, 2019 | - | $4,475 | -53% | -51% | 68 | $66 | $9,190,698 | 32 |
| Dec 3, 2019 | - | $4,761 | +6% | -57% | 68 | $70 | $9,195,459 | 33 |
| Dec 4, 2019 | - | $4,584 | -4% | -36% | 68 | $67 | $9,200,043 | 34 |
| Dec 5, 2019 | - | $3,981 | -13% | -40% | 68 | $59 | $9,204,024 | 35 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | - | $4,733 | +19% | -66% | 45 | $105 | $9,208,757 | 36 |
| Dec 7, 2019 | - | $7,186 | +52% | -58% | 45 | $160 | $9,215,943 | 37 |
| Dec 8, 2019 | - | $6,084 | -15% | -37% | 45 | $135 | $9,222,027 | 38 |
| Dec 9, 2019 | - | $1,729 | -72% | -61% | 45 | $38 | $9,223,756 | 39 |
| Dec 10, 2019 | - | $3,321 | +92% | -30% | 45 | $74 | $9,227,077 | 40 |
| Dec 11, 2019 | - | $2,903 | -13% | -37% | 45 | $65 | $9,229,980 | 41 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | - | $3,361 | +16% | -16% | 45 | $75 | $9,233,341 | 42 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | - | $7,853 | +134% | +66% | 71 | $111 | $9,241,194 | 43 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | - | $11,616 | +48% | +62% | 71 | $164 | $9,252,810 | 44 |
| Dec 15, 2019 | - | $8,167 | -30% | +34% | 71 | $115 | $9,260,977 | 45 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | - | $4,106 | -50% | +137% | 71 | $58 | $9,265,083 | 46 |
| Dec 17, 2019 | - | $5,026 | +22% | +51% | 71 | $71 | $9,270,109 | 47 |
| Dec 18, 2019 | - | $3,845 | -23% | +32% | 71 | $54 | $9,273,954 | 48 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | - | $3,782 | -2% | +13% | 71 | $53 | $9,277,736 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | 9 | $5,157,074 | 1,342 | $3,843 | $5,157,074 | 1 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 14 | $3,157,522 | -39% | 1,342 | $2,353 | $8,314,596 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 19 | $725,475 | -77% | 611 | $1,187 | $9,040,071 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | 33 | $105,411 | -85% | 64 | $1,647 | $9,145,482 | 4 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 33 | $58,542 | -44% | 68 | $861 | $9,204,024 | 5 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | 43 | $29,317 | -50% | 45 | $651 | $9,233,341 | 6 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | 40 | $44,395 | +51% | 71 | $625 | $9,277,736 | 7 |
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
Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective living with with Tourette Syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. Armed only with a few clues and the engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely-guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance. In a mystery that carries him from gin-soaked jazz clubs in Harlem to the hard-edged slums of Brooklyn and, finally, into the gilded halls of New York's power brokers, Lionel contends with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city to honor his friend and save the woman who might be his own salvation.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,500,454 (37.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 49.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,342 opening theaters/1,342 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $12,113,722 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 1st, 2019 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| International Releases: | November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Sirota Brooklyn (Slovakia)
November 7th, 2019 (Wide), released as Motherless Brooklyn - I segreti di una città (Italy) November 15th, 2019 (Wide), released as Os Órfãos de Brooklyn (Portugal) November 22nd, 2019 (Limited) (Mexico) November 22nd, 2019 (Wide) (Argentina) |
| Video Release: | January 14th, 2020 by Warner Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for language throughout including some sexual references, brief drug use, and violence. (Rating bulletin 2561 (Cert #51999), 1/16/2019) |
| Running Time: | 144 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star |
| Geographical setting: | Brooklyn, Harlem |
| Plot point: | Crime, Death of a Mentor, Mentor, Murder Mystery, Private Investigator |
| Social setting: | Film Noir |
| Subgenre: | Mystery Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1950s |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Class 5 Films, MWM Studios, Warner Bros. |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | 7 | $3,500,454 | 1,342 | $2,608 | $3,500,454 | 1 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 14 | $2,170,353 | -38% | 1,342 | $1,617 | $7,327,427 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 18 | $501,116 | -77% | 611 | $820 | $8,815,712 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | 32 | $71,295 | -86% | 86 | $829 | $9,111,366 | 4 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 33 | $40,741 | -43% | 68 | $599 | $9,186,223 | 5 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | 44 | $18,003 | -56% | 45 | $400 | $9,222,027 | 6 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | 40 | $27,636 | +54% | 71 | $389 | $9,260,977 | 7 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | 9 | $1,047,322 | 1,342 | $780 | $1,047,322 | 1 | ||
| Nov 2, 2019 | 9 | $1,528,001 | +46% | 1,342 | $1,139 | $2,575,323 | 2 | |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 9 | $925,131 | -39% | 1,342 | $689 | $3,500,454 | 3 | |
| Nov 4, 2019 | 10 | $341,765 | -63% | 1,342 | $255 | $3,842,219 | 4 | |
| Nov 5, 2019 | 9 | $600,086 | +76% | 1,342 | $447 | $4,442,305 | 5 | |
| Nov 6, 2019 | 6 | $386,987 | -36% | 1,342 | $288 | $4,829,292 | 6 | |
| Nov 7, 2019 | 7 | $327,782 | -15% | 1,342 | $244 | $5,157,074 | 7 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 14 | $631,893 | +93% | -40% | 1,342 | $471 | $5,788,967 | 8 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | 14 | $937,354 | +48% | -39% | 1,342 | $698 | $6,726,321 | 9 |
| Nov 10, 2019 | 14 | $601,106 | -36% | -35% | 1,342 | $448 | $7,327,427 | 10 |
| Nov 11, 2019 | 14 | $306,619 | -49% | -10% | 1,342 | $228 | $7,634,046 | 11 |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 13 | $310,188 | +1% | -48% | 1,342 | $231 | $7,944,234 | 12 |
| Nov 13, 2019 | 12 | $205,204 | -34% | -47% | 1,342 | $153 | $8,149,438 | 13 |
| Nov 14, 2019 | 12 | $165,158 | -20% | -50% | 1,342 | $123 | $8,314,596 | 14 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | - | $138,345 | -16% | -78% | 611 | $226 | $8,452,941 | 15 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | - | $231,384 | +67% | -75% | 611 | $379 | $8,684,325 | 16 |
| Nov 17, 2019 | - | $131,387 | -43% | -78% | 611 | $215 | $8,815,712 | 17 |
| Nov 18, 2019 | - | $50,013 | -62% | -84% | 611 | $82 | $8,865,725 | 18 |
| Nov 19, 2019 | - | $77,265 | +54% | -75% | 611 | $126 | $8,942,990 | 19 |
| Nov 20, 2019 | - | $57,144 | -26% | -72% | 611 | $94 | $9,000,134 | 20 |
| Nov 21, 2019 | - | $39,937 | -30% | -76% | 611 | $65 | $9,040,071 | 21 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | - | $18,859 | -53% | -86% | 86 | $219 | $9,058,930 | 22 |
| Nov 23, 2019 | - | $30,485 | +62% | -87% | 86 | $354 | $9,089,415 | 23 |
| Nov 24, 2019 | - | $21,951 | -28% | -83% | 86 | $255 | $9,111,366 | 24 |
| Nov 25, 2019 | - | $9,214 | -58% | -82% | 86 | $107 | $9,120,580 | 25 |
| Nov 26, 2019 | - | $11,165 | +21% | -86% | 86 | $130 | $9,131,745 | 26 |
| Nov 27, 2019 | - | $7,144 | -36% | -87% | 64 | $112 | $9,138,889 | 27 |
| Nov 28, 2019 | - | $6,593 | -8% | -83% | 64 | $103 | $9,145,482 | 28 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | - | $14,018 | +113% | -26% | 68 | $206 | $9,159,500 | 29 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | - | $17,122 | +22% | -44% | 68 | $252 | $9,176,622 | 30 |
| Dec 1, 2019 | - | $9,601 | -44% | -56% | 68 | $141 | $9,186,223 | 31 |
| Dec 2, 2019 | - | $4,475 | -53% | -51% | 68 | $66 | $9,190,698 | 32 |
| Dec 3, 2019 | - | $4,761 | +6% | -57% | 68 | $70 | $9,195,459 | 33 |
| Dec 4, 2019 | - | $4,584 | -4% | -36% | 68 | $67 | $9,200,043 | 34 |
| Dec 5, 2019 | - | $3,981 | -13% | -40% | 68 | $59 | $9,204,024 | 35 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | - | $4,733 | +19% | -66% | 45 | $105 | $9,208,757 | 36 |
| Dec 7, 2019 | - | $7,186 | +52% | -58% | 45 | $160 | $9,215,943 | 37 |
| Dec 8, 2019 | - | $6,084 | -15% | -37% | 45 | $135 | $9,222,027 | 38 |
| Dec 9, 2019 | - | $1,729 | -72% | -61% | 45 | $38 | $9,223,756 | 39 |
| Dec 10, 2019 | - | $3,321 | +92% | -30% | 45 | $74 | $9,227,077 | 40 |
| Dec 11, 2019 | - | $2,903 | -13% | -37% | 45 | $65 | $9,229,980 | 41 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | - | $3,361 | +16% | -16% | 45 | $75 | $9,233,341 | 42 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | - | $7,853 | +134% | +66% | 71 | $111 | $9,241,194 | 43 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | - | $11,616 | +48% | +62% | 71 | $164 | $9,252,810 | 44 |
| Dec 15, 2019 | - | $8,167 | -30% | +34% | 71 | $115 | $9,260,977 | 45 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | - | $4,106 | -50% | +137% | 71 | $58 | $9,265,083 | 46 |
| Dec 17, 2019 | - | $5,026 | +22% | +51% | 71 | $71 | $9,270,109 | 47 |
| Dec 18, 2019 | - | $3,845 | -23% | +32% | 71 | $54 | $9,273,954 | 48 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | - | $3,782 | -2% | +13% | 71 | $53 | $9,277,736 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | 9 | $5,157,074 | 1,342 | $3,843 | $5,157,074 | 1 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 14 | $3,157,522 | -39% | 1,342 | $2,353 | $8,314,596 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 19 | $725,475 | -77% | 611 | $1,187 | $9,040,071 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | 33 | $105,411 | -85% | 64 | $1,647 | $9,145,482 | 4 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 33 | $58,542 | -44% | 68 | $861 | $9,204,024 | 5 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | 43 | $29,317 | -50% | 45 | $651 | $9,233,341 | 6 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | 40 | $44,395 | +51% | 71 | $625 | $9,277,736 | 7 |
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.