The Neon Demon (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,333,124Details
International Box Office $2,226,679Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,559,803
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Synopsis

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$589,014 (44.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:783 opening theaters/783 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,843,251

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Wide) by Broad Green Pictures
International Releases: June 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
June 17th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
July 15th, 2016 (Wide), released as Neoninis Demonas (Lithuania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 30th, 2016 by Broad Green
MPA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, bloody images, graphic nudity, a scene of aberrant sexuality, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2426 (Cert #50480), 5/25/2016)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Geographical setting: Los Angeles
Plot point: Cannibalism, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Dream Sequence, Fashion, LGBTQ+, Models, Occult, Orphan, Plastic Surgery, Professional Rivalry, Relationships Gone Wrong, Unrequited Love
Subgenre: Psychological Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Space Rocket Nation, Vendian Entertainment, Danish Film Institute, Media Programme of the European Union, Bold Films, Amazon Studios, Wild Bunch, Gaumont, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Nicolas Winding Refn
Production Countries: United States, France, Denmark
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 15 $589,014   783 $752   $589,014 1
Jul 1, 2016 28 $137,104 -77% 185 $741   $1,098,797 2
Jul 8, 2016 45 $43,722 -68% 16 $2,733   $1,235,464 3
Jul 15, 2016 48 $20,720 -53% 16 $1,295   $1,289,721 4
Jul 22, 2016 60 $10,886 -47% 7 $1,555   $1,314,801 5
Jul 29, 2016 68 $3,787 -65% 6 $631   $1,330,827 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 24, 2016 15 $240,294     783 $307   $240,294 1
Jun 25, 2016 - $196,205 -18%   783 $251   $436,499 2
Jun 26, 2016 15 $152,515 -22%   783 $195   $589,014 3
Jun 27, 2016 15 $96,524 -37%   783 $123   $685,538 4
Jun 28, 2016 - $112,880 +17%   783 $144   $798,418 5
Jun 29, 2016 - $97,384 -14%   783 $124   $895,802 6
Jun 30, 2016 - $65,891 -32%   783 $84   $961,693 7
Jul 1, 2016 - $42,767 -35% -82% 185 $231   $1,004,460 8
Jul 2, 2016 - $45,784 +7% -77% 185 $247   $1,050,244 9
Jul 3, 2016 - $48,553 +6% -68% 185 $262   $1,098,797 10
Jul 4, 2016 - $23,742 -51% -75% 185 $128   $1,122,539 11
Jul 5, 2016 - $25,723 +8% -77% 185 $139   $1,148,262 12
Jul 6, 2016 - $22,696 -12% -77% 185 $123   $1,170,958 13
Jul 7, 2016 - $20,784 -8% -68% 185 $112   $1,191,742 14
Jul 8, 2016 - $13,164 -37% -69% 16 $823   $1,204,906 15
Jul 9, 2016 - $16,308 +24% -64% 16 $1,019   $1,221,214 16
Jul 10, 2016 - $14,250 -13% -71% 16 $891   $1,235,464 17
Jul 11, 2016 - $7,916 -44% -67% 16 $495   $1,243,380 18
Jul 12, 2016 - $9,389 +19% -63% 16 $587   $1,252,769 19
Jul 13, 2016 - $7,816 -17% -66% 16 $489   $1,260,585 20
Jul 14, 2016 - $8,416 +8% -60% 16 $526   $1,269,001 21
Jul 15, 2016 - $4,673 -44% -65% 16 $292   $1,273,674 22
Jul 16, 2016 - $7,604 +63% -53% 16 $475   $1,281,278 23
Jul 17, 2016 - $8,443 +11% -41% 16 $528   $1,289,721 24
Jul 18, 2016 - $3,909 -54% -51% 16 $244   $1,293,630 25
Jul 19, 2016 - $4,036 +3% -57% 16 $252   $1,297,666 26
Jul 20, 2016 - $3,912 -3% -50% 16 $245   $1,301,578 27
Jul 21, 2016 - $2,337 -40% -72% 16 $146   $1,303,915 28
Jul 22, 2016 - $2,864 +23% -39% 7 $409   $1,306,779 29
Jul 23, 2016 - $4,112 +44% -46% 7 $587   $1,310,891 30
Jul 24, 2016 - $3,910 -5% -54% 7 $559   $1,314,801 31
Jul 25, 2016 - $3,375 -14% -14% 7 $482   $1,318,176 32
Jul 26, 2016 - $4,615 +37% +14% 7 $659   $1,322,791 33
Jul 27, 2016 - $2,210 -52% -44% 7 $316   $1,325,001 34
Jul 28, 2016 - $2,039 -8% -13% 7 $291   $1,327,040 35
Jul 29, 2016 - $963 -53% -66% 6 $161   $1,328,003 36
Jul 30, 2016 - $2,006 +108% -51% 6 $334   $1,330,009 37
Jul 31, 2016 - $818 -59% -79% 6 $136   $1,330,827 38
Aug 1, 2016 - $556 -32% -84% 6 $93   $1,331,383 39
Aug 2, 2016 - $426 -23% -91% 6 $71   $1,331,809 40
Aug 3, 2016 - $885 +108% -60% 6 $148   $1,332,694 41
Aug 4, 2016 - $430 -51% -79% 6 $72   $1,333,124 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 15 $961,693   783 $1,228   $961,693 1
Jul 1, 2016 28 $230,049 -76% 185 $1,244   $1,191,742 2
Jul 8, 2016 44 $77,259 -66% 16 $4,829   $1,269,001 3
Jul 15, 2016 52 $34,914 -55% 16 $2,182   $1,303,915 4
Jul 22, 2016 56 $23,125 -34% 7 $3,304   $1,327,040 5
Jul 29, 2016 74 $6,084 -74% 6 $1,014   $1,333,124 6

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/21/2016 $13,914 6 6 25 $44,334 12/12/2016
France 6/17/2016 $203,663 0 0 0 $960,581 4/4/2026
Italy 6/9/2016 $112,712 0 0 0 $129,983 6/14/2016
Lithuania 7/15/2016 $4,961 39 39 81 $149,209 8/26/2016
Netherlands 7/14/2016 $26,587 24 24 61 $77,745 8/5/2016
New Zealand 11/25/2016 $1,933 5 5 12 $7,020 12/12/2016
Portugal 8/19/2016 $6,029 7 7 14 $12,759 8/31/2016
Russia (CIS) 7/29/2016 $159,419 369 369 804 $315,014 12/31/2018
South Korea 10/10/2016 $0 0 24 24 $11,090 11/4/2016
Spain 11/25/2016 $7,781 19 19 33 $16,613 12/9/2016
Turkey 8/5/2016 $8,420 19 19 63 $27,072 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 7/8/2016 $164,311 120 120 222 $370,951 7/20/2016
  
Rest of World $104,308
  
International Total $2,226,679 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Elle Fanning    Jesse

Supporting

Karl Glusman    Dean
Jena Malone    Ruby
Bella Heathcote    Gigi
Abbey Lee    Sarah
Christina Hendricks    Roberta Hoffman
Keanu Reeves    Hank
Desmond Harrington    Jack
Charles Baker    Mikey
Alessandro Nivola    Robert

Production and Technical Credits

Nicolas Winding Refn    Director
Nicolas Winding Refn    Screenwriter
Mary Laws    Screenwriter
Polly Stenham    Screenwriter
Nicolas Winding Refn    Story by
Lene Borglum    Producer
Sidonie Dumas    Producer
Vincent Maraval    Producer
Michael Bassick    Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Christophe Riandee    Executive Producer
Brahim Chioua    Executive Producer
Steven Marshall    Executive Producer
Michel Litvak    Executive Producer
Gary Michael Walters    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Stott    Executive Producer
Manuel Chiche    Executive Producer
Matthew Read    Executive Producer
Victor Ho    Executive Producer
Rachel Dik    Executive Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson    Executive Producer
K. Blaine Johnston    Co-Producer
Elexa Ruth    Co-Producer
Natasha Braier    Director of Photography
Elliott Hostetter    Production Designer
Matthew Newman    Editor
Cliff Martinez    Composer
Erin Benach    Costume Designer
Peter Hjorth    Visual Effects Supervisor
Carsten Sparwath    Line Producer
Eddie Simonsen    Sound Designer
Anne Jensen    Sound Designer
Nicole Daniels    Casting Director
Courtney Bright    Casting Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$589,014 (44.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:783 opening theaters/783 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,843,251

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Wide) by Broad Green Pictures
International Releases: June 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
June 17th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
July 15th, 2016 (Wide), released as Neoninis Demonas (Lithuania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 30th, 2016 by Broad Green
MPA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, bloody images, graphic nudity, a scene of aberrant sexuality, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2426 (Cert #50480), 5/25/2016)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Geographical setting: Los Angeles
Plot point: Cannibalism, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Dream Sequence, Fashion, LGBTQ+, Models, Occult, Orphan, Plastic Surgery, Professional Rivalry, Relationships Gone Wrong, Unrequited Love
Subgenre: Psychological Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Space Rocket Nation, Vendian Entertainment, Danish Film Institute, Media Programme of the European Union, Bold Films, Amazon Studios, Wild Bunch, Gaumont, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Nicolas Winding Refn
Production Countries: United States, France, Denmark
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 15 $589,014   783 $752   $589,014 1
Jul 1, 2016 28 $137,104 -77% 185 $741   $1,098,797 2
Jul 8, 2016 45 $43,722 -68% 16 $2,733   $1,235,464 3
Jul 15, 2016 48 $20,720 -53% 16 $1,295   $1,289,721 4
Jul 22, 2016 60 $10,886 -47% 7 $1,555   $1,314,801 5
Jul 29, 2016 68 $3,787 -65% 6 $631   $1,330,827 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 24, 2016 15 $240,294     783 $307   $240,294 1
Jun 25, 2016 - $196,205 -18%   783 $251   $436,499 2
Jun 26, 2016 15 $152,515 -22%   783 $195   $589,014 3
Jun 27, 2016 15 $96,524 -37%   783 $123   $685,538 4
Jun 28, 2016 - $112,880 +17%   783 $144   $798,418 5
Jun 29, 2016 - $97,384 -14%   783 $124   $895,802 6
Jun 30, 2016 - $65,891 -32%   783 $84   $961,693 7
Jul 1, 2016 - $42,767 -35% -82% 185 $231   $1,004,460 8
Jul 2, 2016 - $45,784 +7% -77% 185 $247   $1,050,244 9
Jul 3, 2016 - $48,553 +6% -68% 185 $262   $1,098,797 10
Jul 4, 2016 - $23,742 -51% -75% 185 $128   $1,122,539 11
Jul 5, 2016 - $25,723 +8% -77% 185 $139   $1,148,262 12
Jul 6, 2016 - $22,696 -12% -77% 185 $123   $1,170,958 13
Jul 7, 2016 - $20,784 -8% -68% 185 $112   $1,191,742 14
Jul 8, 2016 - $13,164 -37% -69% 16 $823   $1,204,906 15
Jul 9, 2016 - $16,308 +24% -64% 16 $1,019   $1,221,214 16
Jul 10, 2016 - $14,250 -13% -71% 16 $891   $1,235,464 17
Jul 11, 2016 - $7,916 -44% -67% 16 $495   $1,243,380 18
Jul 12, 2016 - $9,389 +19% -63% 16 $587   $1,252,769 19
Jul 13, 2016 - $7,816 -17% -66% 16 $489   $1,260,585 20
Jul 14, 2016 - $8,416 +8% -60% 16 $526   $1,269,001 21
Jul 15, 2016 - $4,673 -44% -65% 16 $292   $1,273,674 22
Jul 16, 2016 - $7,604 +63% -53% 16 $475   $1,281,278 23
Jul 17, 2016 - $8,443 +11% -41% 16 $528   $1,289,721 24
Jul 18, 2016 - $3,909 -54% -51% 16 $244   $1,293,630 25
Jul 19, 2016 - $4,036 +3% -57% 16 $252   $1,297,666 26
Jul 20, 2016 - $3,912 -3% -50% 16 $245   $1,301,578 27
Jul 21, 2016 - $2,337 -40% -72% 16 $146   $1,303,915 28
Jul 22, 2016 - $2,864 +23% -39% 7 $409   $1,306,779 29
Jul 23, 2016 - $4,112 +44% -46% 7 $587   $1,310,891 30
Jul 24, 2016 - $3,910 -5% -54% 7 $559   $1,314,801 31
Jul 25, 2016 - $3,375 -14% -14% 7 $482   $1,318,176 32
Jul 26, 2016 - $4,615 +37% +14% 7 $659   $1,322,791 33
Jul 27, 2016 - $2,210 -52% -44% 7 $316   $1,325,001 34
Jul 28, 2016 - $2,039 -8% -13% 7 $291   $1,327,040 35
Jul 29, 2016 - $963 -53% -66% 6 $161   $1,328,003 36
Jul 30, 2016 - $2,006 +108% -51% 6 $334   $1,330,009 37
Jul 31, 2016 - $818 -59% -79% 6 $136   $1,330,827 38
Aug 1, 2016 - $556 -32% -84% 6 $93   $1,331,383 39
Aug 2, 2016 - $426 -23% -91% 6 $71   $1,331,809 40
Aug 3, 2016 - $885 +108% -60% 6 $148   $1,332,694 41
Aug 4, 2016 - $430 -51% -79% 6 $72   $1,333,124 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 15 $961,693   783 $1,228   $961,693 1
Jul 1, 2016 28 $230,049 -76% 185 $1,244   $1,191,742 2
Jul 8, 2016 44 $77,259 -66% 16 $4,829   $1,269,001 3
Jul 15, 2016 52 $34,914 -55% 16 $2,182   $1,303,915 4
Jul 22, 2016 56 $23,125 -34% 7 $3,304   $1,327,040 5
Jul 29, 2016 74 $6,084 -74% 6 $1,014   $1,333,124 6

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/21/2016 $13,914 6 6 25 $44,334 12/12/2016
France 6/17/2016 $203,663 0 0 0 $960,581 4/4/2026
Italy 6/9/2016 $112,712 0 0 0 $129,983 6/14/2016
Lithuania 7/15/2016 $4,961 39 39 81 $149,209 8/26/2016
Netherlands 7/14/2016 $26,587 24 24 61 $77,745 8/5/2016
New Zealand 11/25/2016 $1,933 5 5 12 $7,020 12/12/2016
Portugal 8/19/2016 $6,029 7 7 14 $12,759 8/31/2016
Russia (CIS) 7/29/2016 $159,419 369 369 804 $315,014 12/31/2018
South Korea 10/10/2016 $0 0 24 24 $11,090 11/4/2016
Spain 11/25/2016 $7,781 19 19 33 $16,613 12/9/2016
Turkey 8/5/2016 $8,420 19 19 63 $27,072 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 7/8/2016 $164,311 120 120 222 $370,951 7/20/2016
  
Rest of World $104,308
  
International Total $2,226,679 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Elle Fanning    Jesse

Supporting

Karl Glusman    Dean
Jena Malone    Ruby
Bella Heathcote    Gigi
Abbey Lee    Sarah
Christina Hendricks    Roberta Hoffman
Keanu Reeves    Hank
Desmond Harrington    Jack
Charles Baker    Mikey
Alessandro Nivola    Robert

Production and Technical Credits

Nicolas Winding Refn    Director
Nicolas Winding Refn    Screenwriter
Mary Laws    Screenwriter
Polly Stenham    Screenwriter
Nicolas Winding Refn    Story by
Lene Borglum    Producer
Sidonie Dumas    Producer
Vincent Maraval    Producer
Michael Bassick    Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Christophe Riandee    Executive Producer
Brahim Chioua    Executive Producer
Steven Marshall    Executive Producer
Michel Litvak    Executive Producer
Gary Michael Walters    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Stott    Executive Producer
Manuel Chiche    Executive Producer
Matthew Read    Executive Producer
Victor Ho    Executive Producer
Rachel Dik    Executive Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson    Executive Producer
K. Blaine Johnston    Co-Producer
Elexa Ruth    Co-Producer
Natasha Braier    Director of Photography
Elliott Hostetter    Production Designer
Matthew Newman    Editor
Cliff Martinez    Composer
Erin Benach    Costume Designer
Peter Hjorth    Visual Effects Supervisor
Carsten Sparwath    Line Producer
Eddie Simonsen    Sound Designer
Anne Jensen    Sound Designer
Nicole Daniels    Casting Director
Courtney Bright    Casting Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.