Orgasm Inc. (2011)

Orgasm Inc. poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $49,001Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra drug for women that wins FDA approval to treat a new disease: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). Liz gains permission to film the company for her own documentary. Initially, she plans to create a movie about science and pleasure but she soon begins to suspect that her employer, along with a cadre of other medical companies, might be trying to take advantage of women (and potentially endanger their health) in pursuit of billion dollar profits. Orgasm Inc. is a look inside the medical industry and the marketing campaigns that are literally and figuratively reshaping our everyday lives around health, illness, desire—and that ultimate moment: orgasm.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,773 (17.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $66,610

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,996 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,001-27,100) 27,043 $49,001
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,697 $49,001

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 11th, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features, released as Orgasm Inc
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 78 minutes
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Keywords: Medical and Hospitals, Corporate Malfeasance, Directing Yourself, Voiceover/Narration, Pharmaceuticals, Epilogue, Intertitle, Study of Sexuality
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Chicken and Egg Pictures, Astrea Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,996 $49,001
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,313 $66,610
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,010 $49,001
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 398 $49,001
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,697 $49,001
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,723 $66,610
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 226 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,827 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,280 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,175 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,095 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,678 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies 45 $49,001

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 59 $8,773   1 $8,773   $8,773 1
Feb 18, 2011 79 $4,399 -50% 3 $1,466   $18,501 2
Feb 25, 2011 105 $198 -95% 1 $198   $21,365 3
Mar 4, 2011 108 $311 +57% 1 $311   $21,796 4
Mar 11, 2011 93 $2,686 +764% 3 $895   $24,864 5
Mar 18, 2011 117 $295 -89% 1 $295   $25,739 6
Mar 25, 2011 89 $5,454 +1,749% 2 $2,727   $31,840 7
Apr 1, 2011 89 $4,866 -11% 3 $1,622   $40,854 8
Apr 15, 2011 104 $500   1 $500   $44,916 10
Apr 22, 2011 119 $155 -69% 1 $155   $45,473 11
May 13, 2011 121 $481   1 $481   $46,104 14
Jun 3, 2011 112 $101   1 $101   $47,622 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2011 71 $757     3 $252   $19,258 11

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 66 $8,773   1 $8,773   $14,102 1
Feb 18, 2011 72 $7,065 -19% 3 $2,355   $21,167 2
Feb 25, 2011 107 $318 -95% 1 $318   $21,485 3
Mar 4, 2011 106 $693 +118% 1 $693   $22,178 4
Mar 11, 2011 100 $2,756 +298% 3 $919   $24,934 5
Mar 18, 2011 115 $942 -66% 1 $942   $26,386 6
Mar 25, 2011 89 $9,602 +919% 2 $4,801   $35,988 7
Apr 1, 2011 89 $8,428 -12% 3 $2,809   $44,416 8
Apr 15, 2011 111 $902   1 $902   $45,318 10
Apr 22, 2011 124 $305 -66% 1 $305   $45,623 11
May 13, 2011 119 $1,203   1 $1,203   $46,826 14
May 27, 2011 112 $236   1 $236   $47,521 16
Jun 3, 2011 117 $282 +19% 1 $282   $47,803 17
Jun 17, 2011 111 $155   1 $155   $49,001 19

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.

Interviewee(s)

Charletta    Herself
Leonore Tiefer    Herself
Kim Wallen    Herself
Ray Moynihan    Himself
Susan Bennett    Herself
Carol Queen    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Liz Canner    Producer
Julie Parker Benello    Executive Producer
Wendy Ettinger    Producer
Judith Helfand    Executive Producer
Marc Weiss    Executive Producer
Liz Canner    Director
Amber Bemak    Assistant Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 26th, 2011

July 25th, 2011

Summer time at the box office is amazing. From the first weekend in May until sometime in August, there is usually an average of one $100 million dollar movie released per week. This year will have at least three months in a row with at least one $100 million film. On the home market, on the other hand, summer time is crappy. This year has been particularly tiresome, as the spring wasn't a fun time at the box office. The biggest release this week is Source Code, which was only a midlevel hit. To be fair, it is one of the best-reviewed wide releases of the year. On the other hand, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray are exactly overloaded with extras. More...

Featured DVD Review: Orgasm Inc.

July 22nd, 2011

Orgasm Inc. opened earlier in the year and did quite well on the per theater chart, especially for a documentary, but the following week it collapsed. It did have a sensationalistic subject and perhaps its opening weekend was the result of hype more than anything else. Or did the subject matter make it more difficult for the film to expand? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 21st, 2011

June 21st, 2011

It's another busy week for DVD / Blu-ray with four first-run releases coming out this week. Five if you include Cedar Rapids, which was had surprisingly brisk ticket sales in limited release. Cedar Rapids is also the only one of the big releases that I would consider for Pick of the Week honors. Despite the number of wide releases on this week's list, I'm going with an unorthodox choice for Pick of the Week, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Alpocalypse, but Louie: Season One on Blu-ray earns an honorable mention. More...

Per Theater Chart: Rapids Crosses Finish Line First

February 15th, 2011

Strong reviews and an impressive cast helped Cedar Rapids top the per theater chart with an average of $20,198 in 15 theaters. Vidal Sassoon: The Movie was the only other film to reach an average of $10,000 with $13,053 in its lone theater. More...

Limited Releases are Pure Poetry

February 11th, 2011

For the past several weeks, the Oscars have scared off a lot of competition for art house crowds. However, this week not only do we have Oscar Shorts opening, there are several films earning award-worthy reviews. My only concern is that there are so many strong choices, some of them will fall between the cracks and won't find the audience they deserve. More...


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Synopsis

Filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra drug for women that wins FDA approval to treat a new disease: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). Liz gains permission to film the company for her own documentary. Initially, she plans to create a movie about science and pleasure but she soon begins to suspect that her employer, along with a cadre of other medical companies, might be trying to take advantage of women (and potentially endanger their health) in pursuit of billion dollar profits. Orgasm Inc. is a look inside the medical industry and the marketing campaigns that are literally and figuratively reshaping our everyday lives around health, illness, desire—and that ultimate moment: orgasm.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,773 (17.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $66,610

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,996 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,001-27,100) 27,043 $49,001
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,697 $49,001

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 11th, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features, released as Orgasm Inc
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 78 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Medical and Hospitals, Corporate Malfeasance, Directing Yourself, Voiceover/Narration, Pharmaceuticals, Epilogue, Intertitle, Study of Sexuality
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Chicken and Egg Pictures, Astrea Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Charletta    Herself
Leonore Tiefer    Herself
Kim Wallen    Herself
Ray Moynihan    Himself
Susan Bennett    Herself
Carol Queen    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Liz Canner    Producer
Julie Parker Benello    Executive Producer
Wendy Ettinger    Producer
Judith Helfand    Executive Producer
Marc Weiss    Executive Producer
Liz Canner    Director
Amber Bemak    Assistant Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 26th, 2011

July 25th, 2011

Summer time at the box office is amazing. From the first weekend in May until sometime in August, there is usually an average of one $100 million dollar movie released per week. This year will have at least three months in a row with at least one $100 million film. On the home market, on the other hand, summer time is crappy. This year has been particularly tiresome, as the spring wasn't a fun time at the box office. The biggest release this week is Source Code, which was only a midlevel hit. To be fair, it is one of the best-reviewed wide releases of the year. On the other hand, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray are exactly overloaded with extras. More...

Featured DVD Review: Orgasm Inc.

July 22nd, 2011

Orgasm Inc. opened earlier in the year and did quite well on the per theater chart, especially for a documentary, but the following week it collapsed. It did have a sensationalistic subject and perhaps its opening weekend was the result of hype more than anything else. Or did the subject matter make it more difficult for the film to expand? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 21st, 2011

June 21st, 2011

It's another busy week for DVD / Blu-ray with four first-run releases coming out this week. Five if you include Cedar Rapids, which was had surprisingly brisk ticket sales in limited release. Cedar Rapids is also the only one of the big releases that I would consider for Pick of the Week honors. Despite the number of wide releases on this week's list, I'm going with an unorthodox choice for Pick of the Week, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Alpocalypse, but Louie: Season One on Blu-ray earns an honorable mention. More...

Per Theater Chart: Rapids Crosses Finish Line First

February 15th, 2011

Strong reviews and an impressive cast helped Cedar Rapids top the per theater chart with an average of $20,198 in 15 theaters. Vidal Sassoon: The Movie was the only other film to reach an average of $10,000 with $13,053 in its lone theater. More...

Limited Releases are Pure Poetry

February 11th, 2011

For the past several weeks, the Oscars have scared off a lot of competition for art house crowds. However, this week not only do we have Oscar Shorts opening, there are several films earning award-worthy reviews. My only concern is that there are so many strong choices, some of them will fall between the cracks and won't find the audience they deserve. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,996 $49,001
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,313 $66,610
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,010 $49,001
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 398 $49,001
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,697 $49,001
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,723 $66,610
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 226 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,827 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,280 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,175 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,095 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,678 $49,001
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies 45 $49,001

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 59 $8,773   1 $8,773   $8,773 1
Feb 18, 2011 79 $4,399 -50% 3 $1,466   $18,501 2
Feb 25, 2011 105 $198 -95% 1 $198   $21,365 3
Mar 4, 2011 108 $311 +57% 1 $311   $21,796 4
Mar 11, 2011 93 $2,686 +764% 3 $895   $24,864 5
Mar 18, 2011 117 $295 -89% 1 $295   $25,739 6
Mar 25, 2011 89 $5,454 +1,749% 2 $2,727   $31,840 7
Apr 1, 2011 89 $4,866 -11% 3 $1,622   $40,854 8
Apr 15, 2011 104 $500   1 $500   $44,916 10
Apr 22, 2011 119 $155 -69% 1 $155   $45,473 11
May 13, 2011 121 $481   1 $481   $46,104 14
Jun 3, 2011 112 $101   1 $101   $47,622 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2011 71 $757     3 $252   $19,258 11

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2011 66 $8,773   1 $8,773   $14,102 1
Feb 18, 2011 72 $7,065 -19% 3 $2,355   $21,167 2
Feb 25, 2011 107 $318 -95% 1 $318   $21,485 3
Mar 4, 2011 106 $693 +118% 1 $693   $22,178 4
Mar 11, 2011 100 $2,756 +298% 3 $919   $24,934 5
Mar 18, 2011 115 $942 -66% 1 $942   $26,386 6
Mar 25, 2011 89 $9,602 +919% 2 $4,801   $35,988 7
Apr 1, 2011 89 $8,428 -12% 3 $2,809   $44,416 8
Apr 15, 2011 111 $902   1 $902   $45,318 10
Apr 22, 2011 124 $305 -66% 1 $305   $45,623 11
May 13, 2011 119 $1,203   1 $1,203   $46,826 14
May 27, 2011 112 $236   1 $236   $47,521 16
Jun 3, 2011 117 $282 +19% 1 $282   $47,803 17
Jun 17, 2011 111 $155   1 $155   $49,001 19

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,001-27,100) 27,043 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,484 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,075 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,997 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,007 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,633 $49,001
All Time Worldwide Box Office for First Run Features Movies 54 $49,001

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.