The Night Before (2015)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $43,035,725 | Details |
| International Box Office | $9,532,374 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $52,568,099 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $3,148,801 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $2,592,310 | |
| Total | $5,741,111 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Ethan, Isaac and Chris have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they’re entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,880,536 (23.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 81.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,960 opening theaters/2,960 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $61,051,171 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 20th, 2015 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| International Releases: | November 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
November 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Jamaica) November 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Trinidad) November 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Curacao) November 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany) |
| Video Release: | February 9th, 2016 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug use and language throughout, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity. (Rating bulletin 2395, 10/14/2015) |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Gratuitous Cameos |
| Plot point: | Black Out Drunk, Christians, Jewish, Narcotics, Orphan, Parties Gone Wild, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Release detail: | Christmas in November |
| Social setting: | Christmas |
| Subgenre: | Stoner Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Columbia Pictures, Good Universe, LStar Capital, Point Grey |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2015 | 4 | $9,880,536 | 2,960 | $3,338 | $9,880,536 | 1 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 6 | $8,376,461 | -15% | 2,960 | $2,830 | $24,278,827 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 6 | $5,029,045 | -40% | 2,794 | $1,800 | $32,097,356 | 3 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 6 | $4,133,702 | -18% | 2,674 | $1,546 | $38,439,358 | 4 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 14 | $1,152,034 | -72% | 1,235 | $933 | $41,462,098 | 5 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 28 | $224,565 | -81% | 214 | $1,049 | $42,760,371 | 6 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 37 | $92,429 | -59% | 132 | $700 | $42,977,255 | 7 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 47 | $22,143 | -76% | 64 | $346 | $43,035,725 | 8 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2015 | P | $550,000 | 0 | $550,000 | ||||
| Nov 20, 2015 | 3 | $3,561,439 | 2,960 | $1,203 | $3,561,439 | 1 | ||
| Nov 21, 2015 | 4 | $3,800,850 | +7% | 2,960 | $1,284 | $7,362,289 | 2 | |
| Nov 22, 2015 | 4 | $2,518,247 | -34% | 2,960 | $851 | $9,880,536 | 3 | |
| Nov 23, 2015 | 4 | $1,133,873 | -55% | 2,960 | $383 | $11,014,409 | 4 | |
| Nov 24, 2015 | 4 | $1,543,127 | +36% | 2,960 | $521 | $12,557,536 | 5 | |
| Nov 25, 2015 | 6 | $1,676,796 | +9% | 2,960 | $566 | $14,234,332 | 6 | |
| Nov 26, 2015 | 5 | $1,668,034 | -1% | 2,960 | $564 | $15,902,366 | 7 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 6 | $3,216,785 | +93% | -10% | 2,960 | $1,087 | $19,119,151 | 8 |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 6 | $3,406,545 | +6% | -10% | 2,960 | $1,151 | $22,525,696 | 9 |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 6 | $1,753,131 | -49% | -30% | 2,960 | $592 | $24,278,827 | 10 |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 5 | $642,253 | -63% | -43% | 2,960 | $217 | $24,921,080 | 11 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | 5 | $866,446 | +35% | -44% | 2,960 | $293 | $25,787,526 | 12 |
| Dec 2, 2015 | 5 | $652,386 | -25% | -61% | 2,960 | $220 | $26,439,912 | 13 |
| Dec 3, 2015 | 5 | $628,399 | -4% | -62% | 2,960 | $212 | $27,068,311 | 14 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 6 | $1,587,243 | +153% | -51% | 2,794 | $568 | $28,655,554 | 15 |
| Dec 5, 2015 | 6 | $2,167,000 | +37% | -36% | 2,794 | $776 | $30,822,554 | 16 |
| Dec 6, 2015 | 6 | $1,274,802 | -41% | -27% | 2,794 | $456 | $32,097,356 | 17 |
| Dec 7, 2015 | 5 | $491,157 | -61% | -24% | 2,794 | $176 | $32,588,513 | 18 |
| Dec 8, 2015 | 5 | $674,661 | +37% | -22% | 2,794 | $241 | $33,263,174 | 19 |
| Dec 9, 2015 | 5 | $524,829 | -22% | -20% | 2,794 | $188 | $33,788,003 | 20 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | 5 | $517,653 | -1% | -18% | 2,794 | $185 | $34,305,656 | 21 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 6 | $1,251,323 | +142% | -21% | 2,674 | $468 | $35,556,979 | 22 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | 7 | $1,731,540 | +38% | -20% | 2,674 | $648 | $37,288,519 | 23 |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 6 | $1,150,839 | -34% | -10% | 2,674 | $430 | $38,439,358 | 24 |
| Dec 14, 2015 | 6 | $500,249 | -57% | +2% | 2,674 | $187 | $38,939,607 | 25 |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 6 | $636,327 | +27% | -6% | 2,674 | $238 | $39,575,934 | 26 |
| Dec 16, 2015 | 6 | $506,164 | -20% | -4% | 2,674 | $189 | $40,082,098 | 27 |
| Dec 17, 2015 | 7 | $227,966 | -55% | -56% | 2,674 | $85 | $40,310,064 | 28 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 13 | $318,518 | +40% | -75% | 1,235 | $258 | $40,628,582 | 29 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | 13 | $460,877 | +45% | -73% | 1,235 | $373 | $41,089,459 | 30 |
| Dec 20, 2015 | 12 | $372,639 | -19% | -68% | 1,235 | $302 | $41,462,098 | 31 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | 10 | $297,138 | -20% | -41% | 1,235 | $241 | $41,759,236 | 32 |
| Dec 22, 2015 | 10 | $318,365 | +7% | -50% | 1,235 | $258 | $42,077,601 | 33 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | 11 | $273,303 | -14% | -46% | 1,081 | $253 | $42,350,904 | 34 |
| Dec 24, 2015 | 14 | $184,902 | -32% | -19% | 1,081 | $171 | $42,535,806 | 35 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | - | $98,566 | -47% | -69% | 214 | $461 | $42,634,372 | 36 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | - | $70,630 | -28% | -85% | 214 | $330 | $42,705,002 | 37 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | - | $55,369 | -22% | -85% | 214 | $259 | $42,760,371 | 38 |
| Dec 28, 2015 | - | $38,664 | -30% | -87% | 214 | $181 | $42,799,035 | 39 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | - | $40,066 | +4% | -87% | 214 | $187 | $42,839,101 | 40 |
| Dec 30, 2015 | - | $30,014 | -25% | -89% | 214 | $140 | $42,869,115 | 41 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | - | $15,711 | -48% | -92% | 214 | $73 | $42,884,826 | 42 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | - | $37,723 | +140% | -62% | 132 | $286 | $42,922,549 | 43 |
| Jan 2, 2016 | - | $35,890 | -5% | -49% | 132 | $272 | $42,958,439 | 44 |
| Jan 3, 2016 | - | $18,816 | -48% | -66% | 132 | $143 | $42,977,255 | 45 |
| Jan 4, 2016 | - | $10,271 | -45% | -73% | 132 | $78 | $42,987,526 | 46 |
| Jan 5, 2016 | - | $10,395 | +1% | -74% | 132 | $79 | $42,997,921 | 47 |
| Jan 6, 2016 | - | $8,215 | -21% | -73% | 132 | $62 | $43,006,136 | 48 |
| Jan 7, 2016 | - | $7,446 | -9% | -53% | 132 | $56 | $43,013,582 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2015 | 5 | $15,902,366 | 2,960 | $5,372 | $15,902,366 | 1 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 5 | $11,165,945 | -30% | 2,960 | $3,772 | $27,068,311 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 6 | $7,237,345 | -35% | 2,794 | $2,590 | $34,305,656 | 3 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 6 | $6,004,408 | -17% | 2,674 | $2,245 | $40,310,064 | 4 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 14 | $2,225,742 | -63% | 1,081 | $2,059 | $42,535,806 | 5 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 30 | $349,020 | -84% | 214 | $1,631 | $42,884,826 | 6 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 37 | $128,756 | -63% | 132 | $975 | $43,013,582 | 7 |
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Synopsis
Ethan, Isaac and Chris have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they’re entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,880,536 (23.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 81.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,960 opening theaters/2,960 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $61,051,171 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 20th, 2015 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| International Releases: | November 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
November 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Jamaica) November 25th, 2015 (Wide) (Trinidad) November 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Curacao) November 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany) |
| Video Release: | February 9th, 2016 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug use and language throughout, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity. (Rating bulletin 2395, 10/14/2015) |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Gratuitous Cameos |
| Plot point: | Black Out Drunk, Christians, Jewish, Narcotics, Orphan, Parties Gone Wild, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Release detail: | Christmas in November |
| Social setting: | Christmas |
| Subgenre: | Stoner Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Columbia Pictures, Good Universe, LStar Capital, Point Grey |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2015 | 4 | $9,880,536 | 2,960 | $3,338 | $9,880,536 | 1 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 6 | $8,376,461 | -15% | 2,960 | $2,830 | $24,278,827 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 6 | $5,029,045 | -40% | 2,794 | $1,800 | $32,097,356 | 3 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 6 | $4,133,702 | -18% | 2,674 | $1,546 | $38,439,358 | 4 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 14 | $1,152,034 | -72% | 1,235 | $933 | $41,462,098 | 5 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 28 | $224,565 | -81% | 214 | $1,049 | $42,760,371 | 6 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 37 | $92,429 | -59% | 132 | $700 | $42,977,255 | 7 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 47 | $22,143 | -76% | 64 | $346 | $43,035,725 | 8 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2015 | P | $550,000 | 0 | $550,000 | ||||
| Nov 20, 2015 | 3 | $3,561,439 | 2,960 | $1,203 | $3,561,439 | 1 | ||
| Nov 21, 2015 | 4 | $3,800,850 | +7% | 2,960 | $1,284 | $7,362,289 | 2 | |
| Nov 22, 2015 | 4 | $2,518,247 | -34% | 2,960 | $851 | $9,880,536 | 3 | |
| Nov 23, 2015 | 4 | $1,133,873 | -55% | 2,960 | $383 | $11,014,409 | 4 | |
| Nov 24, 2015 | 4 | $1,543,127 | +36% | 2,960 | $521 | $12,557,536 | 5 | |
| Nov 25, 2015 | 6 | $1,676,796 | +9% | 2,960 | $566 | $14,234,332 | 6 | |
| Nov 26, 2015 | 5 | $1,668,034 | -1% | 2,960 | $564 | $15,902,366 | 7 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 6 | $3,216,785 | +93% | -10% | 2,960 | $1,087 | $19,119,151 | 8 |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 6 | $3,406,545 | +6% | -10% | 2,960 | $1,151 | $22,525,696 | 9 |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 6 | $1,753,131 | -49% | -30% | 2,960 | $592 | $24,278,827 | 10 |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 5 | $642,253 | -63% | -43% | 2,960 | $217 | $24,921,080 | 11 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | 5 | $866,446 | +35% | -44% | 2,960 | $293 | $25,787,526 | 12 |
| Dec 2, 2015 | 5 | $652,386 | -25% | -61% | 2,960 | $220 | $26,439,912 | 13 |
| Dec 3, 2015 | 5 | $628,399 | -4% | -62% | 2,960 | $212 | $27,068,311 | 14 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 6 | $1,587,243 | +153% | -51% | 2,794 | $568 | $28,655,554 | 15 |
| Dec 5, 2015 | 6 | $2,167,000 | +37% | -36% | 2,794 | $776 | $30,822,554 | 16 |
| Dec 6, 2015 | 6 | $1,274,802 | -41% | -27% | 2,794 | $456 | $32,097,356 | 17 |
| Dec 7, 2015 | 5 | $491,157 | -61% | -24% | 2,794 | $176 | $32,588,513 | 18 |
| Dec 8, 2015 | 5 | $674,661 | +37% | -22% | 2,794 | $241 | $33,263,174 | 19 |
| Dec 9, 2015 | 5 | $524,829 | -22% | -20% | 2,794 | $188 | $33,788,003 | 20 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | 5 | $517,653 | -1% | -18% | 2,794 | $185 | $34,305,656 | 21 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 6 | $1,251,323 | +142% | -21% | 2,674 | $468 | $35,556,979 | 22 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | 7 | $1,731,540 | +38% | -20% | 2,674 | $648 | $37,288,519 | 23 |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 6 | $1,150,839 | -34% | -10% | 2,674 | $430 | $38,439,358 | 24 |
| Dec 14, 2015 | 6 | $500,249 | -57% | +2% | 2,674 | $187 | $38,939,607 | 25 |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 6 | $636,327 | +27% | -6% | 2,674 | $238 | $39,575,934 | 26 |
| Dec 16, 2015 | 6 | $506,164 | -20% | -4% | 2,674 | $189 | $40,082,098 | 27 |
| Dec 17, 2015 | 7 | $227,966 | -55% | -56% | 2,674 | $85 | $40,310,064 | 28 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 13 | $318,518 | +40% | -75% | 1,235 | $258 | $40,628,582 | 29 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | 13 | $460,877 | +45% | -73% | 1,235 | $373 | $41,089,459 | 30 |
| Dec 20, 2015 | 12 | $372,639 | -19% | -68% | 1,235 | $302 | $41,462,098 | 31 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | 10 | $297,138 | -20% | -41% | 1,235 | $241 | $41,759,236 | 32 |
| Dec 22, 2015 | 10 | $318,365 | +7% | -50% | 1,235 | $258 | $42,077,601 | 33 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | 11 | $273,303 | -14% | -46% | 1,081 | $253 | $42,350,904 | 34 |
| Dec 24, 2015 | 14 | $184,902 | -32% | -19% | 1,081 | $171 | $42,535,806 | 35 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | - | $98,566 | -47% | -69% | 214 | $461 | $42,634,372 | 36 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | - | $70,630 | -28% | -85% | 214 | $330 | $42,705,002 | 37 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | - | $55,369 | -22% | -85% | 214 | $259 | $42,760,371 | 38 |
| Dec 28, 2015 | - | $38,664 | -30% | -87% | 214 | $181 | $42,799,035 | 39 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | - | $40,066 | +4% | -87% | 214 | $187 | $42,839,101 | 40 |
| Dec 30, 2015 | - | $30,014 | -25% | -89% | 214 | $140 | $42,869,115 | 41 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | - | $15,711 | -48% | -92% | 214 | $73 | $42,884,826 | 42 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | - | $37,723 | +140% | -62% | 132 | $286 | $42,922,549 | 43 |
| Jan 2, 2016 | - | $35,890 | -5% | -49% | 132 | $272 | $42,958,439 | 44 |
| Jan 3, 2016 | - | $18,816 | -48% | -66% | 132 | $143 | $42,977,255 | 45 |
| Jan 4, 2016 | - | $10,271 | -45% | -73% | 132 | $78 | $42,987,526 | 46 |
| Jan 5, 2016 | - | $10,395 | +1% | -74% | 132 | $79 | $42,997,921 | 47 |
| Jan 6, 2016 | - | $8,215 | -21% | -73% | 132 | $62 | $43,006,136 | 48 |
| Jan 7, 2016 | - | $7,446 | -9% | -53% | 132 | $56 | $43,013,582 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2015 | 5 | $15,902,366 | 2,960 | $5,372 | $15,902,366 | 1 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 5 | $11,165,945 | -30% | 2,960 | $3,772 | $27,068,311 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 6 | $7,237,345 | -35% | 2,794 | $2,590 | $34,305,656 | 3 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 6 | $6,004,408 | -17% | 2,674 | $2,245 | $40,310,064 | 4 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 14 | $2,225,742 | -63% | 1,081 | $2,059 | $42,535,806 | 5 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 30 | $349,020 | -84% | 214 | $1,631 | $42,884,826 | 6 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 37 | $128,756 | -63% | 132 | $975 | $43,013,582 | 7 |
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