Paper Towns (2015)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,000,304Details
International Box Office $53,450,180
Worldwide Box Office $85,450,484
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $4,500,136
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $4,130,742
Total $8,630,878
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears—leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an adventure. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship—and true love.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,650,140 (39.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,031 opening theaters/3,031 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,400,196

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Brazil)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Slovakia)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Argentina)
Video Release: October 9th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some language, drinking, sexuality and partial nudity - all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2379, 6/24/2014)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Plot point: Missing Person, Relationships Gone Wrong, Revenge, Road Trip, Romance, Unrequited Love
Source material: Young Adult Book Adaptation
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 2015 6 $12,650,140   3,031 $4,174   $12,650,140 1
Jul 31, 2015 8 $4,637,894 -63% 3,031 $1,530   $23,854,333 2
Aug 7, 2015 15 $1,469,769 -68% 1,284 $1,145   $28,824,133 3
Aug 14, 2015 17 $588,908 -60% 599 $983   $30,404,908 4
Aug 21, 2015 21 $341,179 -42% 373 $915   $31,105,063 5
Aug 28, 2015 34 $187,935 -45% 254 $740   $31,421,550 6
Sep 4, 2015 36 $171,131 -9% 218 $785   $31,652,450 7
Sep 11, 2015 38 $92,691 -46% 208 $446   $31,816,278 8
Sep 18, 2015 46 $69,585 -25% 149 $467   $31,911,584 9
Sep 25, 2015 60 $20,251 -71% 50 $405   $31,947,761 10
Oct 2, 2015 66 $17,739 -12% 27 $657   $31,971,695 11
Oct 9, 2015 73 $8,389 -53% 17 $493   $31,990,064 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 23, 2015 P $2,000,000     0     $2,000,000  
Jul 24, 2015 4 $6,328,167     3,031 $2,088   $6,328,167 1
Jul 25, 2015 6 $3,517,483 -44%   3,031 $1,161   $9,845,650 2
Jul 26, 2015 6 $2,804,490 -20%   3,031 $925   $12,650,140 3
Jul 27, 2015 6 $1,813,785 -35%   3,031 $598   $14,463,925 4
Jul 28, 2015 6 $2,005,035 +11%   3,031 $662   $16,468,960 5
Jul 29, 2015 7 $1,414,821 -29%   3,031 $467   $17,883,781 6
Jul 30, 2015 7 $1,332,658 -6%   3,031 $440   $19,216,439 7
Jul 31, 2015 8 $1,638,686 +23% -74% 3,031 $541   $20,855,125 8
Aug 1, 2015 9 $1,679,288 +2% -52% 3,031 $554   $22,534,413 9
Aug 2, 2015 9 $1,319,920 -21% -53% 3,031 $435   $23,854,333 10
Aug 3, 2015 8 $944,607 -28% -48% 3,031 $312   $24,798,940 11
Aug 4, 2015 9 $1,101,135 +17% -45% 3,031 $363   $25,900,075 12
Aug 5, 2015 10 $809,334 -27% -43% 3,031 $267   $26,709,409 13
Aug 6, 2015 10 $644,955 -20% -52% 3,031 $213   $27,354,364 14
Aug 7, 2015 14 $503,432 -22% -69% 1,284 $392   $27,857,796 15
Aug 8, 2015 15 $550,373 +9% -67% 1,284 $429   $28,408,169 16
Aug 9, 2015 14 $415,964 -24% -68% 1,284 $324   $28,824,133 17
Aug 10, 2015 13 $272,692 -34% -71% 1,284 $212   $29,096,825 18
Aug 11, 2015 15 $307,420 +13% -72% 1,284 $239   $29,404,245 19
Aug 12, 2015 15 $225,958 -26% -72% 1,284 $176   $29,630,203 20
Aug 13, 2015 14 $185,797 -18% -71% 1,284 $145   $29,816,000 21
Aug 14, 2015 - $189,864 +2% -62% 599 $317   $30,005,864 22
Aug 15, 2015 - $241,602 +27% -56% 599 $403   $30,247,466 23
Aug 16, 2015 - $157,442 -35% -62% 599 $263   $30,404,908 24
Aug 17, 2015 - $96,903 -38% -64% 599 $162   $30,501,811 25
Aug 18, 2015 - $107,522 +11% -65% 599 $180   $30,609,333 26
Aug 19, 2015 - $84,128 -22% -63% 599 $140   $30,693,461 27
Aug 20, 2015 - $70,423 -16% -62% 599 $118   $30,763,884 28
Aug 21, 2015 - $106,697 +52% -44% 373 $286   $30,870,581 29
Aug 22, 2015 - $149,167 +40% -38% 373 $400   $31,019,748 30
Aug 23, 2015 - $85,315 -43% -46% 373 $229   $31,105,063 31
Aug 24, 2015 - $35,390 -59% -63% 373 $95   $31,140,453 32
Aug 25, 2015 - $40,511 +14% -62% 373 $109   $31,180,964 33
Aug 26, 2015 - $28,101 -31% -67% 373 $75   $31,209,065 34
Aug 27, 2015 - $24,550 -13% -65% 373 $66   $31,233,615 35
Aug 28, 2015 - $49,456 +101% -54% 254 $195   $31,283,071 36
Aug 29, 2015 - $89,745 +81% -40% 254 $353   $31,372,816 37
Aug 30, 2015 - $48,734 -46% -43% 254 $192   $31,421,550 38
Aug 31, 2015 - $15,934 -67% -55% 254 $63   $31,437,484 39
Sep 1, 2015 - $17,471 +10% -57% 254 $69   $31,454,955 40
Sep 2, 2015 - $12,792 -27% -54% 254 $50   $31,467,747 41
Sep 3, 2015 - $13,572 +6% -45% 254 $53   $31,481,319 42
Sep 4, 2015 - $39,194 +189% -21% 218 $180   $31,520,513 43
Sep 5, 2015 - $66,724 +70% -26% 218 $306   $31,587,237 44
Sep 6, 2015 - $65,213 -2% +34% 218 $299   $31,652,450 45
Sep 7, 2015 - $46,296 -29% +191% 218 $212   $31,698,746 46
Sep 8, 2015 - $8,911 -81% -49% 218 $41   $31,707,657 47
Sep 9, 2015 - $7,963 -11% -38% 218 $37   $31,715,620 48
Sep 10, 2015 - $7,967 n/c -41% 218 $37   $31,723,587 49
Sep 11, 2015 - $23,609 +196% -40% 208 $114   $31,747,196 50
Sep 12, 2015 - $43,809 +86% -34% 208 $211   $31,791,005 51
Sep 13, 2015 - $25,273 -42% -61% 208 $122   $31,816,278 52
Sep 14, 2015 - $6,336 -75% -86% 208 $30   $31,822,614 53
Sep 15, 2015 - $7,886 +24% -12% 208 $38   $31,830,500 54
Sep 16, 2015 - $5,864 -26% -26% 208 $28   $31,836,364 55
Sep 17, 2015 - $5,635 -4% -29% 208 $27   $31,841,999 56
Sep 18, 2015 - $20,582 +265% -13% 149 $138   $31,862,581 57
Sep 19, 2015 - $34,380 +67% -22% 149 $231   $31,896,961 58
Sep 20, 2015 - $14,623 -57% -42% 149 $98   $31,911,584 59
Sep 21, 2015 - $3,289 -78% -48% 149 $22   $31,914,873 60
Sep 22, 2015 - $4,396 +34% -44% 149 $30   $31,919,269 61
Sep 23, 2015 - $4,177 -5% -29% 149 $28   $31,923,446 62
Sep 24, 2015 - $4,064 -3% -28% 149 $27   $31,927,510 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 2015 6 $19,216,439   3,031 $6,340   $19,216,439 1
Jul 31, 2015 8 $8,137,925 -58% 3,031 $2,685   $27,354,364 2
Aug 7, 2015 15 $2,461,636 -70% 1,284 $1,917   $29,816,000 3
Aug 14, 2015 17 $947,884 -61% 599 $1,582   $30,763,884 4
Aug 21, 2015 22 $469,731 -50% 373 $1,259   $31,233,615 5
Aug 28, 2015 35 $247,704 -47% 254 $975   $31,481,319 6
Sep 4, 2015 38 $242,268 -2% 218 $1,111   $31,723,587 7
Sep 11, 2015 40 $118,412 -51% 208 $569   $31,841,999 8
Sep 18, 2015 46 $85,511 -28% 149 $574   $31,927,510 9
Sep 25, 2015 66 $26,446 -69% 50 $529   $31,953,956 10
Oct 2, 2015 65 $27,719 +5% 27 $1,027   $31,981,675 11
Oct 9, 2015 61 $18,629 -33% 17 $1,096   $32,000,304 12

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Synopsis

A coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears—leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an adventure. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship—and true love.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,650,140 (39.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,031 opening theaters/3,031 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $45,400,196

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Brazil)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Slovakia)
July 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Argentina)
Video Release: October 9th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some language, drinking, sexuality and partial nudity - all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2379, 6/24/2014)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Plot point: Missing Person, Relationships Gone Wrong, Revenge, Road Trip, Romance, Unrequited Love
Source material: Young Adult Book Adaptation
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 2015 6 $12,650,140   3,031 $4,174   $12,650,140 1
Jul 31, 2015 8 $4,637,894 -63% 3,031 $1,530   $23,854,333 2
Aug 7, 2015 15 $1,469,769 -68% 1,284 $1,145   $28,824,133 3
Aug 14, 2015 17 $588,908 -60% 599 $983   $30,404,908 4
Aug 21, 2015 21 $341,179 -42% 373 $915   $31,105,063 5
Aug 28, 2015 34 $187,935 -45% 254 $740   $31,421,550 6
Sep 4, 2015 36 $171,131 -9% 218 $785   $31,652,450 7
Sep 11, 2015 38 $92,691 -46% 208 $446   $31,816,278 8
Sep 18, 2015 46 $69,585 -25% 149 $467   $31,911,584 9
Sep 25, 2015 60 $20,251 -71% 50 $405   $31,947,761 10
Oct 2, 2015 66 $17,739 -12% 27 $657   $31,971,695 11
Oct 9, 2015 73 $8,389 -53% 17 $493   $31,990,064 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 23, 2015 P $2,000,000     0     $2,000,000  
Jul 24, 2015 4 $6,328,167     3,031 $2,088   $6,328,167 1
Jul 25, 2015 6 $3,517,483 -44%   3,031 $1,161   $9,845,650 2
Jul 26, 2015 6 $2,804,490 -20%   3,031 $925   $12,650,140 3
Jul 27, 2015 6 $1,813,785 -35%   3,031 $598   $14,463,925 4
Jul 28, 2015 6 $2,005,035 +11%   3,031 $662   $16,468,960 5
Jul 29, 2015 7 $1,414,821 -29%   3,031 $467   $17,883,781 6
Jul 30, 2015 7 $1,332,658 -6%   3,031 $440   $19,216,439 7
Jul 31, 2015 8 $1,638,686 +23% -74% 3,031 $541   $20,855,125 8
Aug 1, 2015 9 $1,679,288 +2% -52% 3,031 $554   $22,534,413 9
Aug 2, 2015 9 $1,319,920 -21% -53% 3,031 $435   $23,854,333 10
Aug 3, 2015 8 $944,607 -28% -48% 3,031 $312   $24,798,940 11
Aug 4, 2015 9 $1,101,135 +17% -45% 3,031 $363   $25,900,075 12
Aug 5, 2015 10 $809,334 -27% -43% 3,031 $267   $26,709,409 13
Aug 6, 2015 10 $644,955 -20% -52% 3,031 $213   $27,354,364 14
Aug 7, 2015 14 $503,432 -22% -69% 1,284 $392   $27,857,796 15
Aug 8, 2015 15 $550,373 +9% -67% 1,284 $429   $28,408,169 16
Aug 9, 2015 14 $415,964 -24% -68% 1,284 $324   $28,824,133 17
Aug 10, 2015 13 $272,692 -34% -71% 1,284 $212   $29,096,825 18
Aug 11, 2015 15 $307,420 +13% -72% 1,284 $239   $29,404,245 19
Aug 12, 2015 15 $225,958 -26% -72% 1,284 $176   $29,630,203 20
Aug 13, 2015 14 $185,797 -18% -71% 1,284 $145   $29,816,000 21
Aug 14, 2015 - $189,864 +2% -62% 599 $317   $30,005,864 22
Aug 15, 2015 - $241,602 +27% -56% 599 $403   $30,247,466 23
Aug 16, 2015 - $157,442 -35% -62% 599 $263   $30,404,908 24
Aug 17, 2015 - $96,903 -38% -64% 599 $162   $30,501,811 25
Aug 18, 2015 - $107,522 +11% -65% 599 $180   $30,609,333 26
Aug 19, 2015 - $84,128 -22% -63% 599 $140   $30,693,461 27
Aug 20, 2015 - $70,423 -16% -62% 599 $118   $30,763,884 28
Aug 21, 2015 - $106,697 +52% -44% 373 $286   $30,870,581 29
Aug 22, 2015 - $149,167 +40% -38% 373 $400   $31,019,748 30
Aug 23, 2015 - $85,315 -43% -46% 373 $229   $31,105,063 31
Aug 24, 2015 - $35,390 -59% -63% 373 $95   $31,140,453 32
Aug 25, 2015 - $40,511 +14% -62% 373 $109   $31,180,964 33
Aug 26, 2015 - $28,101 -31% -67% 373 $75   $31,209,065 34
Aug 27, 2015 - $24,550 -13% -65% 373 $66   $31,233,615 35
Aug 28, 2015 - $49,456 +101% -54% 254 $195   $31,283,071 36
Aug 29, 2015 - $89,745 +81% -40% 254 $353   $31,372,816 37
Aug 30, 2015 - $48,734 -46% -43% 254 $192   $31,421,550 38
Aug 31, 2015 - $15,934 -67% -55% 254 $63   $31,437,484 39
Sep 1, 2015 - $17,471 +10% -57% 254 $69   $31,454,955 40
Sep 2, 2015 - $12,792 -27% -54% 254 $50   $31,467,747 41
Sep 3, 2015 - $13,572 +6% -45% 254 $53   $31,481,319 42
Sep 4, 2015 - $39,194 +189% -21% 218 $180   $31,520,513 43
Sep 5, 2015 - $66,724 +70% -26% 218 $306   $31,587,237 44
Sep 6, 2015 - $65,213 -2% +34% 218 $299   $31,652,450 45
Sep 7, 2015 - $46,296 -29% +191% 218 $212   $31,698,746 46
Sep 8, 2015 - $8,911 -81% -49% 218 $41   $31,707,657 47
Sep 9, 2015 - $7,963 -11% -38% 218 $37   $31,715,620 48
Sep 10, 2015 - $7,967 n/c -41% 218 $37   $31,723,587 49
Sep 11, 2015 - $23,609 +196% -40% 208 $114   $31,747,196 50
Sep 12, 2015 - $43,809 +86% -34% 208 $211   $31,791,005 51
Sep 13, 2015 - $25,273 -42% -61% 208 $122   $31,816,278 52
Sep 14, 2015 - $6,336 -75% -86% 208 $30   $31,822,614 53
Sep 15, 2015 - $7,886 +24% -12% 208 $38   $31,830,500 54
Sep 16, 2015 - $5,864 -26% -26% 208 $28   $31,836,364 55
Sep 17, 2015 - $5,635 -4% -29% 208 $27   $31,841,999 56
Sep 18, 2015 - $20,582 +265% -13% 149 $138   $31,862,581 57
Sep 19, 2015 - $34,380 +67% -22% 149 $231   $31,896,961 58
Sep 20, 2015 - $14,623 -57% -42% 149 $98   $31,911,584 59
Sep 21, 2015 - $3,289 -78% -48% 149 $22   $31,914,873 60
Sep 22, 2015 - $4,396 +34% -44% 149 $30   $31,919,269 61
Sep 23, 2015 - $4,177 -5% -29% 149 $28   $31,923,446 62
Sep 24, 2015 - $4,064 -3% -28% 149 $27   $31,927,510 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 2015 6 $19,216,439   3,031 $6,340   $19,216,439 1
Jul 31, 2015 8 $8,137,925 -58% 3,031 $2,685   $27,354,364 2
Aug 7, 2015 15 $2,461,636 -70% 1,284 $1,917   $29,816,000 3
Aug 14, 2015 17 $947,884 -61% 599 $1,582   $30,763,884 4
Aug 21, 2015 22 $469,731 -50% 373 $1,259   $31,233,615 5
Aug 28, 2015 35 $247,704 -47% 254 $975   $31,481,319 6
Sep 4, 2015 38 $242,268 -2% 218 $1,111   $31,723,587 7
Sep 11, 2015 40 $118,412 -51% 208 $569   $31,841,999 8
Sep 18, 2015 46 $85,511 -28% 149 $574   $31,927,510 9
Sep 25, 2015 66 $26,446 -69% 50 $529   $31,953,956 10
Oct 2, 2015 65 $27,719 +5% 27 $1,027   $31,981,675 11
Oct 9, 2015 61 $18,629 -33% 17 $1,096   $32,000,304 12

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.