Nickel Boys (2024)

The Nickel Boys
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,858,346Details
International Box Office $356,592
Worldwide Box Office $3,214,938
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,794 (1.9% of total gross)
Legs:8.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:88.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/540 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,871,971

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2024 (Limited) by Amazon MGM Studios
International Releases: January 3rd, 2025 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
MPA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent content and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2790 (cert #54528), 7/5/2023)
Running Time: 140 minutes
Award nomination: 2025 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay Winner
Filming location (country): United States
Filming location (state or county): Louisiana, United States
Geographical setting: Florida
Plot point: African Americans, Bad Teachers, Child Abuse, High School Hell
Social setting: Reform School
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1960s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Louverture Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2024 - $54,794   2 $27,397   $54,794 1
Dec 20, 2024 - $62,865 +15% 5 $12,573   $145,644 2
Dec 27, 2024 - $34,145 -46% 5 $6,829   $217,175 3
Jan 3, 2025 - $144,948 +325% 18 $8,053   $406,257 4
Jan 10, 2025 - $119,911 -17% 26 $4,612   $585,989 5
Jan 17, 2025 - $299,236 +150% 240 $1,247   $951,018 6
Jan 24, 2025 - $348,060 +16% 540 $645   $1,513,472 7
Jan 31, 2025 - $236,430 -32% 270 $876   $1,967,445 8
Feb 7, 2025 - $138,955 -41% 235 $591   $2,223,388 9
Feb 14, 2025 - $101,395 -27% 155 $654   $2,403,126 10
Feb 21, 2025 - $137,365 +35% 125 $1,099   $2,612,671 11
Feb 28, 2025 - $112,371 -18% 112 $1,003   $2,805,518 12
Mar 7, 2025 - $13,389 -88% 40 $335   $2,844,212 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 13, 2024 - $19,557     2 $9,779   $19,557 1
Dec 14, 2024 - $23,593 +21%   2 $11,797   $43,150 2
Dec 15, 2024 - $11,644 -51%   2 $5,822   $54,794 3
Dec 16, 2024 - $6,105 -48%   2 $3,053   $60,899 4
Dec 17, 2024 - $8,206 +34%   2 $4,103   $69,105 5
Dec 18, 2024 - $6,464 -21%   2 $3,232   $75,569 6
Dec 19, 2024 - $7,210 +12%   2 $3,605   $82,779 7
Dec 20, 2024 - $27,655 +284% +41% 5 $5,531   $110,434 8
Dec 21, 2024 - $20,298 -27% -14% 5 $4,060   $130,732 9
Dec 22, 2024 - $14,912 -27% +28% 5 $2,982   $145,644 10
Dec 23, 2024 - $9,850 -34% +61% 5 $1,970   $155,494 11
Dec 24, 2024 - $7,938 -19% -3% 5 $1,588   $163,432 12
Dec 25, 2024 - $11,671 +47% +81% 5 $2,334   $175,103 13
Dec 26, 2024 - $7,927 -32% +10% 5 $1,585   $183,030 14
Dec 27, 2024 - $8,478 +7% -69% 5 $1,696   $191,508 15
Dec 28, 2024 - $12,948 +53% -36% 5 $2,590   $204,456 16
Dec 29, 2024 - $12,719 -2% -15% 5 $2,544   $217,175 17
Dec 30, 2024 - $11,791 -7% +20% 5 $2,358   $228,966 18
Dec 31, 2024 - $8,007 -32% +1% 5 $1,601   $236,973 19
Jan 1, 2025 - $13,465 +68% +15% 5 $2,693   $250,438 20
Jan 2, 2025 - $10,871 -19% +37% 5 $2,174   $261,309 21
Jan 3, 2025 - $49,869 +359% +488% 18 $2,771   $311,178 22
Jan 4, 2025 - $57,983 +16% +348% 18 $3,221   $369,161 23
Jan 5, 2025 - $37,096 -36% +192% 18 $2,061   $406,257 24
Jan 6, 2025 - $12,980 -65% +10% 18 $721   $419,237 25
Jan 7, 2025 - $17,059 +31% +113% 18 $948   $436,296 26
Jan 8, 2025 - $14,472 -15% +7% 18 $804   $450,768 27
Jan 9, 2025 - $15,310 +6% +41% 18 $851   $466,078 28
Jan 10, 2025 - $33,405 +118% -33% 26 $1,285   $499,483 29
Jan 11, 2025 - $46,432 +39% -20% 26 $1,786   $545,915 30
Jan 12, 2025 - $40,074 -14% +8% 26 $1,541   $585,989 31
Jan 13, 2025 - $13,457 -66% +4% 26 $518   $599,446 32
Jan 14, 2025 - $20,847 +55% +22% 26 $802   $620,293 33
Jan 15, 2025 - $17,404 -17% +20% 26 $669   $637,697 34
Jan 16, 2025 - $14,085 -19% -8% 26 $542   $651,782 35
Jan 17, 2025 - $101,806 +623% +205% 240 $424   $753,588 36
Jan 18, 2025 - $109,624 +8% +136% 240 $457   $863,212 37
Jan 19, 2025 - $87,806 -20% +119% 240 $366   $951,018 38
Jan 20, 2025 - $86,955 -1% +546% 240 $362   $1,037,973 39
Jan 21, 2025 - $45,233 -48% +117% 240 $188   $1,083,206 40
Jan 22, 2025 - $43,946 -3% +153% 240 $183   $1,127,152 41
Jan 23, 2025 14 $38,260 -13% +172% 240 $159   $1,165,412 42
Jan 24, 2025 - $93,358 +144% -8% 540 $173   $1,258,770 43
Jan 25, 2025 - $154,596 +66% +41% 540 $286   $1,413,366 44
Jan 26, 2025 - $100,106 -35% +14% 540 $185   $1,513,472 45
Jan 27, 2025 15 $48,905 -51% -44% 540 $91   $1,562,377 46
Jan 28, 2025 - $68,135 +39% +51% 540 $126   $1,630,512 47
Jan 29, 2025 15 $56,436 -17% +28% 540 $105   $1,686,948 48
Jan 30, 2025 - $44,067 -22% +15% 540 $82   $1,731,015 49
Jan 31, 2025 - $61,282 +39% -34% 270 $227   $1,792,297 50
Feb 1, 2025 - $95,792 +56% -38% 270 $355   $1,888,089 51
Feb 2, 2025 - $79,356 -17% -21% 270 $294   $1,967,445 52
Feb 3, 2025 - $25,627 -68% -48% 270 $95   $1,993,072 53
Feb 4, 2025 - $38,612 +51% -43% 270 $143   $2,031,684 54
Feb 5, 2025 - $29,255 -24% -48% 270 $108   $2,060,939 55
Feb 6, 2025 - $23,494 -20% -47% 270 $87   $2,084,433 56
Feb 7, 2025 - $39,790 +69% -35% 235 $169   $2,124,223 57
Feb 8, 2025 - $68,514 +72% -28% 235 $292   $2,192,737 58
Feb 9, 2025 - $30,651 -55% -61% 235 $130   $2,223,388 59
Feb 10, 2025 - $20,262 -34% -21% 235 $86   $2,243,650 60
Feb 11, 2025 - $22,404 +11% -42% 235 $95   $2,266,054 61
Feb 12, 2025 - $19,530 -13% -33% 235 $83   $2,285,584 62
Feb 13, 2025 - $16,147 -17% -31% 235 $69   $2,301,731 63
Feb 14, 2025 - $25,586 +58% -36% 155 $165   $2,327,317 64
Feb 15, 2025 - $41,047 +60% -40% 155 $265   $2,368,364 65
Feb 16, 2025 - $34,762 -15% +13% 155 $224   $2,403,126 66
Feb 17, 2025 - $27,435 -21% +35% 155 $177   $2,430,561 67
Feb 18, 2025 - $15,216 -45% -32% 155 $98   $2,445,777 68
Feb 19, 2025 - $15,726 +3% -19% 155 $101   $2,461,503 69
Feb 20, 2025 - $13,803 -12% -15% 155 $89   $2,475,306 70
Feb 21, 2025 - $24,274 +76% -5% 125 $194   $2,499,580 71
Feb 22, 2025 - $76,726 +216% +87% 125 $614   $2,576,306 72
Feb 23, 2025 - $36,365 -53% +5% 125 $291   $2,612,671 73
Feb 24, 2025 - $12,024 -67% -56% 125 $96   $2,624,695 74
Feb 25, 2025 - $43,496 +262% +186% 125 $348   $2,668,191 75
Feb 26, 2025 - $12,661 -71% -19% 125 $101   $2,680,852 76
Feb 27, 2025 - $12,295 -3% -11% 125 $98   $2,693,147 77
Feb 28, 2025 - $32,894 +168% +36% 112 $294   $2,726,041 78
Mar 1, 2025 - $63,597 +93% -17% 112 $568   $2,789,638 79
Mar 2, 2025 - $15,880 -75% -56% 112 $142   $2,805,518 80
Mar 3, 2025 - $5,011 -68% -58% 112 $45   $2,810,529 81
Mar 4, 2025 - $6,561 +31% -85% 112 $59   $2,817,090 82
Mar 5, 2025 - $7,826 +19% -38% 112 $70   $2,824,916 83
Mar 6, 2025 - $5,907 -25% -52% 112 $53   $2,830,823 84
Mar 7, 2025 - $2,830 -52% -91% 40 $71   $2,833,653 85
Mar 8, 2025 - $4,175 +48% -93% 40 $104   $2,837,828 86
Mar 9, 2025 - $6,384 +53% -60% 40 $160   $2,844,212 87
Mar 10, 2025 - $1,031 -84% -79% 40 $26   $2,845,243 88
Mar 11, 2025 - $3,875 +276% -41% 40 $97   $2,849,118 89
Mar 12, 2025 - $3,310 -15% -58% 40 $83   $2,852,428 90
Mar 13, 2025 - $5,918 +79% n/c 40 $148   $2,858,346 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2024 25 $82,779   2 $41,390   $82,779 1
Dec 20, 2024 23 $100,251 +21% 5 $20,050   $183,030 2
Dec 27, 2024 23 $78,279 -22% 5 $15,656   $261,309 3
Jan 3, 2025 18 $204,769 +162% 18 $11,376   $466,078 4
Jan 10, 2025 23 $185,704 -9% 26 $7,142   $651,782 5
Jan 17, 2025 17 $513,630 +177% 240 $2,140   $1,165,412 6
Jan 24, 2025 17 $565,603 +10% 540 $1,047   $1,731,015 7
Jan 31, 2025 22 $353,418 -38% 270 $1,309   $2,084,433 8
Feb 7, 2025 25 $217,298 -39% 235 $925   $2,301,731 9
Feb 14, 2025 21 $173,575 -20% 155 $1,120   $2,475,306 10
Feb 21, 2025 24 $217,841 +26% 125 $1,743   $2,693,147 11
Feb 28, 2025 35 $137,676 -37% 112 $1,229   $2,830,823 12
Mar 7, 2025 39 $27,523 -80% 40 $688   $2,858,346 13

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Synopsis

Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,794 (1.9% of total gross)
Legs:8.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:88.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/540 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,871,971

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2024 (Limited) by Amazon MGM Studios
International Releases: January 3rd, 2025 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
MPA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent content and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2790 (cert #54528), 7/5/2023)
Running Time: 140 minutes
Award nomination: 2025 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay Winner
Filming location (country): United States
Filming location (state or county): Louisiana, United States
Geographical setting: Florida
Plot point: African Americans, Bad Teachers, Child Abuse, High School Hell
Social setting: Reform School
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1960s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Louverture Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2024 - $54,794   2 $27,397   $54,794 1
Dec 20, 2024 - $62,865 +15% 5 $12,573   $145,644 2
Dec 27, 2024 - $34,145 -46% 5 $6,829   $217,175 3
Jan 3, 2025 - $144,948 +325% 18 $8,053   $406,257 4
Jan 10, 2025 - $119,911 -17% 26 $4,612   $585,989 5
Jan 17, 2025 - $299,236 +150% 240 $1,247   $951,018 6
Jan 24, 2025 - $348,060 +16% 540 $645   $1,513,472 7
Jan 31, 2025 - $236,430 -32% 270 $876   $1,967,445 8
Feb 7, 2025 - $138,955 -41% 235 $591   $2,223,388 9
Feb 14, 2025 - $101,395 -27% 155 $654   $2,403,126 10
Feb 21, 2025 - $137,365 +35% 125 $1,099   $2,612,671 11
Feb 28, 2025 - $112,371 -18% 112 $1,003   $2,805,518 12
Mar 7, 2025 - $13,389 -88% 40 $335   $2,844,212 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 13, 2024 - $19,557     2 $9,779   $19,557 1
Dec 14, 2024 - $23,593 +21%   2 $11,797   $43,150 2
Dec 15, 2024 - $11,644 -51%   2 $5,822   $54,794 3
Dec 16, 2024 - $6,105 -48%   2 $3,053   $60,899 4
Dec 17, 2024 - $8,206 +34%   2 $4,103   $69,105 5
Dec 18, 2024 - $6,464 -21%   2 $3,232   $75,569 6
Dec 19, 2024 - $7,210 +12%   2 $3,605   $82,779 7
Dec 20, 2024 - $27,655 +284% +41% 5 $5,531   $110,434 8
Dec 21, 2024 - $20,298 -27% -14% 5 $4,060   $130,732 9
Dec 22, 2024 - $14,912 -27% +28% 5 $2,982   $145,644 10
Dec 23, 2024 - $9,850 -34% +61% 5 $1,970   $155,494 11
Dec 24, 2024 - $7,938 -19% -3% 5 $1,588   $163,432 12
Dec 25, 2024 - $11,671 +47% +81% 5 $2,334   $175,103 13
Dec 26, 2024 - $7,927 -32% +10% 5 $1,585   $183,030 14
Dec 27, 2024 - $8,478 +7% -69% 5 $1,696   $191,508 15
Dec 28, 2024 - $12,948 +53% -36% 5 $2,590   $204,456 16
Dec 29, 2024 - $12,719 -2% -15% 5 $2,544   $217,175 17
Dec 30, 2024 - $11,791 -7% +20% 5 $2,358   $228,966 18
Dec 31, 2024 - $8,007 -32% +1% 5 $1,601   $236,973 19
Jan 1, 2025 - $13,465 +68% +15% 5 $2,693   $250,438 20
Jan 2, 2025 - $10,871 -19% +37% 5 $2,174   $261,309 21
Jan 3, 2025 - $49,869 +359% +488% 18 $2,771   $311,178 22
Jan 4, 2025 - $57,983 +16% +348% 18 $3,221   $369,161 23
Jan 5, 2025 - $37,096 -36% +192% 18 $2,061   $406,257 24
Jan 6, 2025 - $12,980 -65% +10% 18 $721   $419,237 25
Jan 7, 2025 - $17,059 +31% +113% 18 $948   $436,296 26
Jan 8, 2025 - $14,472 -15% +7% 18 $804   $450,768 27
Jan 9, 2025 - $15,310 +6% +41% 18 $851   $466,078 28
Jan 10, 2025 - $33,405 +118% -33% 26 $1,285   $499,483 29
Jan 11, 2025 - $46,432 +39% -20% 26 $1,786   $545,915 30
Jan 12, 2025 - $40,074 -14% +8% 26 $1,541   $585,989 31
Jan 13, 2025 - $13,457 -66% +4% 26 $518   $599,446 32
Jan 14, 2025 - $20,847 +55% +22% 26 $802   $620,293 33
Jan 15, 2025 - $17,404 -17% +20% 26 $669   $637,697 34
Jan 16, 2025 - $14,085 -19% -8% 26 $542   $651,782 35
Jan 17, 2025 - $101,806 +623% +205% 240 $424   $753,588 36
Jan 18, 2025 - $109,624 +8% +136% 240 $457   $863,212 37
Jan 19, 2025 - $87,806 -20% +119% 240 $366   $951,018 38
Jan 20, 2025 - $86,955 -1% +546% 240 $362   $1,037,973 39
Jan 21, 2025 - $45,233 -48% +117% 240 $188   $1,083,206 40
Jan 22, 2025 - $43,946 -3% +153% 240 $183   $1,127,152 41
Jan 23, 2025 14 $38,260 -13% +172% 240 $159   $1,165,412 42
Jan 24, 2025 - $93,358 +144% -8% 540 $173   $1,258,770 43
Jan 25, 2025 - $154,596 +66% +41% 540 $286   $1,413,366 44
Jan 26, 2025 - $100,106 -35% +14% 540 $185   $1,513,472 45
Jan 27, 2025 15 $48,905 -51% -44% 540 $91   $1,562,377 46
Jan 28, 2025 - $68,135 +39% +51% 540 $126   $1,630,512 47
Jan 29, 2025 15 $56,436 -17% +28% 540 $105   $1,686,948 48
Jan 30, 2025 - $44,067 -22% +15% 540 $82   $1,731,015 49
Jan 31, 2025 - $61,282 +39% -34% 270 $227   $1,792,297 50
Feb 1, 2025 - $95,792 +56% -38% 270 $355   $1,888,089 51
Feb 2, 2025 - $79,356 -17% -21% 270 $294   $1,967,445 52
Feb 3, 2025 - $25,627 -68% -48% 270 $95   $1,993,072 53
Feb 4, 2025 - $38,612 +51% -43% 270 $143   $2,031,684 54
Feb 5, 2025 - $29,255 -24% -48% 270 $108   $2,060,939 55
Feb 6, 2025 - $23,494 -20% -47% 270 $87   $2,084,433 56
Feb 7, 2025 - $39,790 +69% -35% 235 $169   $2,124,223 57
Feb 8, 2025 - $68,514 +72% -28% 235 $292   $2,192,737 58
Feb 9, 2025 - $30,651 -55% -61% 235 $130   $2,223,388 59
Feb 10, 2025 - $20,262 -34% -21% 235 $86   $2,243,650 60
Feb 11, 2025 - $22,404 +11% -42% 235 $95   $2,266,054 61
Feb 12, 2025 - $19,530 -13% -33% 235 $83   $2,285,584 62
Feb 13, 2025 - $16,147 -17% -31% 235 $69   $2,301,731 63
Feb 14, 2025 - $25,586 +58% -36% 155 $165   $2,327,317 64
Feb 15, 2025 - $41,047 +60% -40% 155 $265   $2,368,364 65
Feb 16, 2025 - $34,762 -15% +13% 155 $224   $2,403,126 66
Feb 17, 2025 - $27,435 -21% +35% 155 $177   $2,430,561 67
Feb 18, 2025 - $15,216 -45% -32% 155 $98   $2,445,777 68
Feb 19, 2025 - $15,726 +3% -19% 155 $101   $2,461,503 69
Feb 20, 2025 - $13,803 -12% -15% 155 $89   $2,475,306 70
Feb 21, 2025 - $24,274 +76% -5% 125 $194   $2,499,580 71
Feb 22, 2025 - $76,726 +216% +87% 125 $614   $2,576,306 72
Feb 23, 2025 - $36,365 -53% +5% 125 $291   $2,612,671 73
Feb 24, 2025 - $12,024 -67% -56% 125 $96   $2,624,695 74
Feb 25, 2025 - $43,496 +262% +186% 125 $348   $2,668,191 75
Feb 26, 2025 - $12,661 -71% -19% 125 $101   $2,680,852 76
Feb 27, 2025 - $12,295 -3% -11% 125 $98   $2,693,147 77
Feb 28, 2025 - $32,894 +168% +36% 112 $294   $2,726,041 78
Mar 1, 2025 - $63,597 +93% -17% 112 $568   $2,789,638 79
Mar 2, 2025 - $15,880 -75% -56% 112 $142   $2,805,518 80
Mar 3, 2025 - $5,011 -68% -58% 112 $45   $2,810,529 81
Mar 4, 2025 - $6,561 +31% -85% 112 $59   $2,817,090 82
Mar 5, 2025 - $7,826 +19% -38% 112 $70   $2,824,916 83
Mar 6, 2025 - $5,907 -25% -52% 112 $53   $2,830,823 84
Mar 7, 2025 - $2,830 -52% -91% 40 $71   $2,833,653 85
Mar 8, 2025 - $4,175 +48% -93% 40 $104   $2,837,828 86
Mar 9, 2025 - $6,384 +53% -60% 40 $160   $2,844,212 87
Mar 10, 2025 - $1,031 -84% -79% 40 $26   $2,845,243 88
Mar 11, 2025 - $3,875 +276% -41% 40 $97   $2,849,118 89
Mar 12, 2025 - $3,310 -15% -58% 40 $83   $2,852,428 90
Mar 13, 2025 - $5,918 +79% n/c 40 $148   $2,858,346 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2024 25 $82,779   2 $41,390   $82,779 1
Dec 20, 2024 23 $100,251 +21% 5 $20,050   $183,030 2
Dec 27, 2024 23 $78,279 -22% 5 $15,656   $261,309 3
Jan 3, 2025 18 $204,769 +162% 18 $11,376   $466,078 4
Jan 10, 2025 23 $185,704 -9% 26 $7,142   $651,782 5
Jan 17, 2025 17 $513,630 +177% 240 $2,140   $1,165,412 6
Jan 24, 2025 17 $565,603 +10% 540 $1,047   $1,731,015 7
Jan 31, 2025 22 $353,418 -38% 270 $1,309   $2,084,433 8
Feb 7, 2025 25 $217,298 -39% 235 $925   $2,301,731 9
Feb 14, 2025 21 $173,575 -20% 155 $1,120   $2,475,306 10
Feb 21, 2025 24 $217,841 +26% 125 $1,743   $2,693,147 11
Feb 28, 2025 35 $137,676 -37% 112 $1,229   $2,830,823 12
Mar 7, 2025 39 $27,523 -80% 40 $688   $2,858,346 13

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