Philomena (2013)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,709,979Details
International Box Office $61,253,413
Worldwide Box Office $98,963,392
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $6,796,692
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,517,209
Total $8,313,901
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” When her baby was only a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain. Then she met Martin Sixsmith, a world-weary political journalist who happened to be intrigued by her story. Together they set off for America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena’s son, but also create an unexpectedly close bond between them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$128,435 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:10.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,225 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,328,024

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 2013 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: November 1st, 2013 (Wide) (Iceland)
November 1st, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Norway)
November 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Denmark)
December 6th, 2013 (Wide) (Sweden)
Video Release: April 15th, 2014 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for some strong language, thematic elements and sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2299, 11/20/2013)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Award nomination: 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue
Plot point: Adopted Family Seeking Reunion, AIDS, Bigotry, Child Abuse, Investigative Journalist, LGBTQ+, Monks and Nuns, Non-Chronological, Religious
Social setting: Adopted Family
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1950s
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pathe, BBC Films, BFI, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, Baby Cow, Magnolia May
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 2013 25 $128,435   4 $32,109   $128,435 1
Nov 29, 2013 8 $3,676,001 +2,762% 753 $4,882   $4,637,419 2
Dec 6, 2013 9 $2,195,341 -40% 753 $2,915   $8,167,976 3
Dec 13, 2013 8 $1,820,479 -17% 835 $2,180   $11,083,457 4
Dec 20, 2013 10 $1,210,637 -33% 738 $1,640   $13,322,189 5
Dec 27, 2013 15 $1,767,560 +46% 727 $2,431   $16,444,983 6
Jan 3, 2014 14 $1,442,960 -18% 607 $2,377   $19,586,311 7
Jan 10, 2014 18 $1,385,067 -4% 607 $2,282   $21,941,095 8
Jan 17, 2014 20 $1,261,381 -9% 505 $2,498   $24,023,865 9
Jan 24, 2014 20 $1,075,904 -15% 505 $2,131   $25,814,483 10
Jan 31, 2014 20 $965,107 -10% 567 $1,702   $27,380,353 11
Feb 7, 2014 17 $797,653 -17% 504 $1,583   $28,672,575 12
Feb 14, 2014 16 $1,524,443 +91% 1,225 $1,244   $30,597,570 13
Feb 21, 2014 15 $1,196,316 -22% 1,004 $1,192   $32,720,252 14
Feb 28, 2014 16 $1,206,841 +1% 1,097 $1,100   $34,611,509 15
Mar 7, 2014 19 $683,630 -43% 670 $1,020   $35,907,377 16
Mar 14, 2014 22 $420,936 -38% 502 $839   $36,651,098 17
Mar 21, 2014 23 $207,666 -51% 297 $699   $37,089,371 18
Mar 28, 2014 30 $106,001 -49% 202 $525   $37,325,124 19
Apr 4, 2014 32 $86,582 -18% 197 $440   $37,470,370 20
Apr 11, 2014 60 $15,936 -82% 197 $81   $37,538,171 21
Apr 18, 2014 47 $30,258 +90% 101 $300   $37,638,922 22
Apr 25, 2014 61 $14,654 -52% 33 $444   $37,675,700 23
May 2, 2014 61 $10,661 -27% 22 $485   $37,692,013 24
May 9, 2014 77 $4,971 -53% 13 $382   $37,701,989 25
May 16, 2014 73 $3,716 -25% 9 $413   $37,707,719 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 22, 2013 - $33,115     4 $8,279   $33,115 1
Nov 23, 2013 - $57,486 +74%   4 $14,372   $90,601 2
Nov 24, 2013 - $37,834 -34%   4 $9,459   $128,435 3
Nov 27, 2013 13 $376,097     753 $499   $529,806 6
Nov 28, 2013 11 $431,612 +15%   753 $573   $961,418 7
Nov 29, 2013 9 $1,332,828 +209% +3,925% 753 $1,770   $2,294,246 8
Nov 30, 2013 9 $1,443,572 +8% +2,411% 753 $1,917   $3,737,818 9
Dec 1, 2013 8 $899,601 -38% +2,278% 753 $1,195   $4,637,419 10
Dec 2, 2013 8 $297,245 -67%   753 $395   $4,934,664 11
Dec 3, 2013 8 $394,427 +33%   753 $524   $5,329,091 12
Dec 4, 2013 7 $332,369 -16% -12% 753 $441   $5,661,460 13
Dec 5, 2013 7 $311,175 -6% -28% 753 $413   $5,972,635 14
Dec 6, 2013 9 $625,458 +101% -53% 753 $831   $6,598,093 15
Dec 7, 2013 9 $1,003,311 +60% -30% 753 $1,332   $7,601,404 16
Dec 8, 2013 9 $566,572 -44% -37% 753 $752   $8,167,976 17
Dec 9, 2013 8 $233,688 -59% -21% 835 $280   $8,401,664 18
Dec 10, 2013 8 $300,327 +29% -24% 835 $360   $8,701,991 19
Dec 11, 2013 8 $270,887 -10% -18% 835 $324   $8,972,878 20
Dec 12, 2013 7 $290,100 +7% -7% 835 $347   $9,262,978 21
Dec 13, 2013 - $563,294 +94% -10% 835 $675   $9,826,272 22
Dec 14, 2013 - $702,396 +25% -30% 835 $841   $10,528,668 23
Dec 15, 2013 - $554,789 -21% -2% 835 $664   $11,083,457 24
Dec 16, 2013 7 $239,087 -57% +2% 835 $286   $11,322,544 25
Dec 17, 2013 7 $274,232 +15% -9% 835 $328   $11,596,776 26
Dec 18, 2013 7 $255,924 -7% -6% 835 $306   $11,852,700 27
Dec 19, 2013 7 $258,852 +1% -11% 835 $310   $12,111,552 28
Dec 20, 2013 10 $322,676 +25% -43% 835 $386   $12,434,228 29
Dec 21, 2013 10 $501,321 +55% -29% 835 $600   $12,935,549 30
Dec 22, 2013 10 $386,640 -23% -30% 835 $463   $13,322,189 31
Dec 27, 2013 15 $558,717   +73% 727 $769   $15,236,140 36
Dec 28, 2013 11 $685,891 +23% +37% 727 $943   $15,922,031 37
Dec 29, 2013 12 $522,952 -24% +35% 727 $719   $16,444,983 38
Dec 30, 2013 - $383,880 -27%   727 $528   $16,828,863 39
Dec 31, 2013 - $483,171 +26%   727 $665   $17,312,034 40
Jan 1, 2014 13 $550,268 +14%   727 $757   $17,862,302 41
Jan 2, 2014 13 $281,049 -49%   727 $387   $18,143,351 42
Jan 3, 2014 - $401,458 +43% -28% 607 $661   $18,544,809 43
Jan 4, 2014 - $682,045 +70% -1% 607 $1,124   $19,226,854 44
Jan 5, 2014 - $359,457 -47% -31% 607 $592   $19,586,311 45
Jan 6, 2014 14 $143,632 -60% -63% 607 $237   $19,729,943 46
Jan 7, 2014 13 $238,384 +66% -51% 607 $393   $19,968,327 47
Jan 8, 2014 12 $282,393 +18% -49% 607 $465   $20,250,720 48
Jan 9, 2014 12 $305,308 +8% +9% 607 $503   $20,556,028 49
Jan 10, 2014 17 $396,796 +30% -1% 607 $654   $20,952,824 50
Jan 11, 2014 18 $599,499 +51% -12% 607 $988   $21,552,323 51
Jan 12, 2014 18 $388,772 -35% +8% 607 $640   $21,941,095 52
Jan 13, 2014 16 $165,969 -57% +16% 607 $273   $22,107,064 53
Jan 14, 2014 15 $217,479 +31% -9% 607 $358   $22,324,543 54
Jan 15, 2014 14 $199,789 -8% -29% 607 $329   $22,524,332 55
Jan 16, 2014 14 $238,152 +19% -22% 607 $392   $22,762,484 56
Jan 17, 2014 - $348,752 +46% -12% 505 $691   $23,111,236 57
Jan 18, 2014 - $560,930 +61% -6% 505 $1,111   $23,672,166 58
Jan 19, 2014 - $351,699 -37% -10% 505 $696   $24,023,865 59
Jan 20, 2014 - $288,162 -18% +74% 505 $571   $24,312,027 60
Jan 21, 2014 18 $140,511 -51% -35% 505 $278   $24,452,538 61
Jan 22, 2014 18 $142,849 +2% -29% 505 $283   $24,595,387 62
Jan 23, 2014 18 $143,192 n/c -40% 505 $284   $24,738,579 63
Jan 24, 2014 - $280,710 +96% -20% 505 $556   $25,019,289 64
Jan 25, 2014 - $450,795 +61% -20% 505 $893   $25,470,084 65
Jan 26, 2014 - $344,399 -24% -2% 505 $682   $25,814,483 66
Jan 27, 2014 18 $112,176 -67% -61% 505 $222   $25,926,659 67
Jan 28, 2014 18 $155,248 +38% +10% 505 $307   $26,081,907 68
Jan 29, 2014 17 $164,017 +6% +15% 505 $325   $26,245,924 69
Jan 30, 2014 17 $169,322 +3% +18% 505 $335   $26,415,246 70
Jan 31, 2014 - $289,703 +71% +3% 567 $511   $26,704,949 71
Feb 1, 2014 - $465,386 +61% +3% 567 $821   $27,170,335 72
Feb 2, 2014 18 $210,018 -55% -39% 567 $370   $27,380,353 73
Feb 3, 2014 18 $101,181 -52% -10% 567 $178   $27,481,534 74
Feb 4, 2014 16 $137,110 +36% -12% 567 $242   $27,618,644 75
Feb 5, 2014 17 $120,573 -12% -26% 567 $213   $27,739,217 76
Feb 6, 2014 15 $135,705 +13% -20% 567 $239   $27,874,922 77
Feb 7, 2014 17 $189,454 +40% -35% 504 $376   $28,064,376 78
Feb 8, 2014 17 $365,257 +93% -22% 504 $725   $28,429,633 79
Feb 9, 2014 16 $242,942 -33% +16% 504 $482   $28,672,575 80
Feb 10, 2014 16 $85,368 -65% -16% 504 $169   $28,757,943 81
Feb 11, 2014 16 $109,676 +28% -20% 504 $218   $28,867,619 82
Feb 12, 2014 15 $103,763 -5% -14% 504 $206   $28,971,382 83
Feb 13, 2014 15 $101,745 -2% -25% 504 $202   $29,073,127 84
Feb 14, 2014 16 $415,070 +308% +119% 1,225 $339   $29,488,197 85
Feb 15, 2014 16 $587,274 +41% +61% 1,225 $479   $30,075,471 86
Feb 16, 2014 15 $522,099 -11% +115% 1,225 $426   $30,597,570 87
Feb 17, 2014 15 $330,873 -37% +288% 1,225 $270   $30,928,443 88
Feb 18, 2014 11 $211,389 -36% +93% 1,225 $173   $31,139,832 89
Feb 19, 2014 11 $194,563 -8% +88% 1,225 $159   $31,334,395 90
Feb 20, 2014 12 $189,541 -3% +86% 1,225 $155   $31,523,936 91
Feb 21, 2014 15 $297,960 +57% -28% 1,004 $297   $31,821,896 92
Feb 22, 2014 15 $536,268 +80% -9% 1,004 $534   $32,358,164 93
Feb 23, 2014 14 $362,088 -32% -31% 1,004 $361   $32,720,252 94
Feb 24, 2014 13 $138,335 -62% -58% 1,004 $138   $32,858,587 95
Feb 25, 2014 11 $181,626 +31% -14% 1,004 $181   $33,040,213 96
Feb 26, 2014 11 $180,086 -1% -7% 1,004 $179   $33,220,299 97
Feb 27, 2014 12 $184,369 +2% -3% 1,004 $184   $33,404,668 98
Feb 28, 2014 15 $341,803 +85% +15% 1,097 $312   $33,746,471 99
Mar 1, 2014 16 $588,028 +72% +10% 1,097 $536   $34,334,499 100
Mar 2, 2014 15 $277,010 -53% -23% 1,097 $253   $34,611,509 101
Mar 3, 2014 14 $130,068 -53% -6% 1,097 $119   $34,741,577 102
Mar 4, 2014 11 $171,277 +32% -6% 1,097 $156   $34,912,854 103
Mar 5, 2014 13 $137,540 -20% -24% 1,097 $125   $35,050,394 104
Mar 6, 2014 11 $173,353 +26% -6% 1,097 $158   $35,223,747 105
Mar 7, 2014 - $192,379 +11% -44% 670 $287   $35,416,126 106
Mar 8, 2014 18 $311,457 +62% -47% 670 $465   $35,727,583 107
Mar 9, 2014 18 $179,794 -42% -35% 670 $268   $35,907,377 108
Mar 10, 2014 18 $68,465 -62% -47% 670 $102   $35,975,842 109
Mar 11, 2014 16 $88,293 +29% -48% 670 $132   $36,064,135 110
Mar 12, 2014 16 $84,684 -4% -38% 670 $126   $36,148,819 111
Mar 13, 2014 16 $81,343 -4% -53% 670 $121   $36,230,162 112
Mar 14, 2014 22 $113,619 +40% -41% 502 $226   $36,343,781 113
Mar 15, 2014 22 $185,154 +63% -41% 502 $369   $36,528,935 114
Mar 16, 2014 22 $122,163 -34% -32% 502 $243   $36,651,098 115
Mar 17, 2014 19 $55,847 -54% -18% 502 $111   $36,706,945 116
Mar 18, 2014 18 $68,476 +23% -22% 502 $136   $36,775,421 117
Mar 19, 2014 19 $54,859 -20% -35% 502 $109   $36,830,280 118
Mar 20, 2014 17 $51,425 -6% -37% 502 $102   $36,881,705 119
Mar 21, 2014 - $56,591 +10% -50% 297 $191   $36,938,296 120
Mar 22, 2014 - $93,252 +65% -50% 297 $314   $37,031,548 121
Mar 23, 2014 - $57,823 -38% -53% 297 $195   $37,089,371 122
Mar 24, 2014 - $29,348 -49% -47% 297 $99   $37,118,719 123
Mar 25, 2014 - $37,879 +29% -45% 297 $128   $37,156,598 124
Mar 26, 2014 - $31,702 -16% -42% 297 $107   $37,188,300 125
Mar 27, 2014 - $30,823 -3% -40% 297 $104   $37,219,123 126
Mar 28, 2014 - $28,580 -7% -49% 202 $141   $37,247,703 127
Mar 29, 2014 - $49,555 +73% -47% 202 $245   $37,297,258 128
Mar 30, 2014 - $27,866 -44% -52% 202 $138   $37,325,124 129
Mar 31, 2014 - $11,255 -60% -62% 202 $56   $37,336,379 130
Apr 1, 2014 - $16,606 +48% -56% 202 $82   $37,352,985 131
Apr 2, 2014 - $15,038 -9% -53% 202 $74   $37,368,023 132
Apr 3, 2014 - $15,765 +5% -49% 202 $78   $37,383,788 133
Apr 4, 2014 - $25,139 +59% -12% 197 $128   $37,408,927 134
Apr 5, 2014 - $37,102 +48% -25% 197 $188   $37,446,029 135
Apr 6, 2014 - $24,341 -34% -13% 197 $124   $37,470,370 136
Apr 7, 2014 - $11,581 -52% +3% 197 $59   $37,481,951 137
Apr 8, 2014 - $15,241 +32% -8% 197 $77   $37,497,192 138
Apr 9, 2014 - $11,827 -22% -21% 197 $60   $37,509,019 139
Apr 10, 2014 - $13,216 +12% -16% 197 $67   $37,522,235 140
Apr 11, 2014 - $15,936 +21% -37% 157 $102   $37,538,171 141
Apr 12, 2014 - $23,541 +48% -37% 157 $150   $37,561,712 142
Apr 13, 2014 - $13,188 -44% -46% 157 $84   $37,574,900 143
Apr 14, 2014 - $6,581 -50% -43% 157 $42   $37,581,481 144
Apr 15, 2014 - $9,486 +44% -38% 157 $60   $37,590,967 145
Apr 16, 2014 - $8,726 -8% -26% 157 $56   $37,599,693 146
Apr 17, 2014 - $8,971 +3% -32% 157 $57   $37,608,664 147
Apr 18, 2014 - $10,887 +21% -32% 101 $108   $37,619,551 148
Apr 19, 2014 - $12,886 +18% -45% 101 $128   $37,632,437 149
Apr 20, 2014 - $6,485 -50% -51% 101 $64   $37,638,922 150
Apr 21, 2014 - $4,680 -28% -29% 101 $46   $37,643,602 151
Apr 22, 2014 - $5,176 +11% -45% 101 $51   $37,648,778 152
Apr 23, 2014 - $6,171 +19% -29% 101 $61   $37,654,949 153
Apr 24, 2014 - $6,097 -1% -32% 101 $60   $37,661,046 154
Apr 25, 2014 - $3,624 -41% -67% 33 $110   $37,664,670 155
Apr 26, 2014 - $7,068 +95% -45% 33 $214   $37,671,738 156
Apr 27, 2014 - $3,962 -44% -39% 33 $120   $37,675,700 157
Apr 28, 2014 - $1,374 -65% -71% 33 $42   $37,677,074 158
Apr 29, 2014 - $1,383 +1% -73% 33 $42   $37,678,457 159
Apr 30, 2014 - $1,590 +15% -74% 33 $48   $37,680,047 160
May 1, 2014 - $1,305 -18% -79% 33 $40   $37,681,352 161
May 2, 2014 - $2,520 +93% -30% 22 $115   $37,683,872 162
May 3, 2014 - $4,786 +90% -32% 22 $218   $37,688,658 163
May 4, 2014 - $3,355 -30% -15% 22 $153   $37,692,013 164
May 5, 2014 - $919 -73% -33% 22 $42   $37,692,932 165
May 6, 2014 - $1,344 +46% -3% 22 $61   $37,694,276 166
May 7, 2014 - $1,642 +22% +3% 22 $75   $37,695,918 167
May 8, 2014 - $1,100 -33% -16% 22 $50   $37,697,018 168
May 9, 2014 - $1,417 +29% -44% 13 $109   $37,698,435 169
May 10, 2014 - $2,027 +43% -58% 13 $156   $37,700,462 170
May 11, 2014 - $1,527 -25% -54% 13 $117   $37,701,989 171
May 12, 2014 - $323 -79% -65% 13 $25   $37,702,312 172
May 13, 2014 - $598 +85% -56% 13 $46   $37,702,910 173
May 14, 2014 - $479 -20% -71% 13 $37   $37,703,389 174
May 15, 2014 - $614 +28% -44% 13 $47   $37,704,003 175
May 16, 2014 - $954 +55% -33% 9 $106   $37,704,957 176
May 17, 2014 - $1,335 +40% -34% 9 $148   $37,706,292 177
May 18, 2014 - $1,427 +7% -7% 9 $159   $37,707,719 178
May 19, 2014 - $864 -39% +167% 9 $96   $37,708,583 179
May 20, 2014 - $597 -31% n/c 9 $66   $37,709,180 180
May 21, 2014 - $283 -53% -41% 9 $31   $37,709,463 181
May 22, 2014 - $516 +82% -16% 9 $57   $37,709,979 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 2013 20 $936,144   753 $1,243   $961,418 1
Nov 29, 2013 8 $5,011,217 +435% 753 $6,655   $5,972,635 2
Dec 6, 2013 9 $3,290,343 -34% 835 $3,941   $9,262,978 3
Dec 13, 2013 8 $2,848,574 -13% 835 $3,411   $12,111,552 4
Dec 20, 2013 13 $2,565,871 -10% 738 $3,477   $14,677,423 5
Dec 27, 2013 16 $1,698,368 -34% 727 $2,336   $18,143,351 6
Jan 3, 2014 14 $2,412,677 +42% 607 $3,975   $20,556,028 7
Jan 10, 2014 17 $2,206,456 -9% 607 $3,635   $22,762,484 8
Jan 17, 2014 18 $1,976,095 -10% 505 $3,913   $24,738,579 9
Jan 24, 2014 19 $1,676,667 -15% 505 $3,320   $26,415,246 10
Jan 31, 2014 19 $1,459,676 -13% 567 $2,574   $27,874,922 11
Feb 7, 2014 17 $1,198,205 -18% 504 $2,377   $29,073,127 12
Feb 14, 2014 16 $2,450,809 +105% 1,225 $2,001   $31,523,936 13
Feb 21, 2014 13 $1,880,732 -23% 1,004 $1,873   $33,404,668 14
Feb 28, 2014 15 $1,819,079 -3% 1,097 $1,658   $35,223,747 15
Mar 7, 2014 18 $1,006,415 -45% 670 $1,502   $36,230,162 16
Mar 14, 2014 21 $651,543 -35% 502 $1,298   $36,881,705 17
Mar 21, 2014 20 $337,418 -48% 297 $1,136   $37,219,123 18
Mar 28, 2014 29 $164,665 -51% 202 $815   $37,383,788 19
Apr 4, 2014 30 $138,447 -16% 197 $703   $37,522,235 20
Apr 11, 2014 40 $86,429 -38% 157 $551   $37,608,664 21
Apr 18, 2014 42 $52,382 -39% 101 $519   $37,661,046 22
Apr 25, 2014 57 $20,306 -61% 33 $615   $37,681,352 23
May 2, 2014 62 $15,666 -23% 22 $712   $37,697,018 24
May 9, 2014 77 $6,985 -55% 13 $537   $37,704,003 25
May 16, 2014 63 $5,976 -14% 9 $664   $37,709,979 26

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Synopsis

Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” When her baby was only a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain. Then she met Martin Sixsmith, a world-weary political journalist who happened to be intrigued by her story. Together they set off for America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena’s son, but also create an unexpectedly close bond between them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$128,435 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:10.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,225 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,328,024

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 2013 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: November 1st, 2013 (Wide) (Iceland)
November 1st, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 15th, 2013 (Wide) (Norway)
November 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Denmark)
December 6th, 2013 (Wide) (Sweden)
Video Release: April 15th, 2014 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for some strong language, thematic elements and sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2299, 11/20/2013)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Award nomination: 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue
Plot point: Adopted Family Seeking Reunion, AIDS, Bigotry, Child Abuse, Investigative Journalist, LGBTQ+, Monks and Nuns, Non-Chronological, Religious
Social setting: Adopted Family
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Time period setting: 1950s
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pathe, BBC Films, BFI, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, Baby Cow, Magnolia May
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 2013 25 $128,435   4 $32,109   $128,435 1
Nov 29, 2013 8 $3,676,001 +2,762% 753 $4,882   $4,637,419 2
Dec 6, 2013 9 $2,195,341 -40% 753 $2,915   $8,167,976 3
Dec 13, 2013 8 $1,820,479 -17% 835 $2,180   $11,083,457 4
Dec 20, 2013 10 $1,210,637 -33% 738 $1,640   $13,322,189 5
Dec 27, 2013 15 $1,767,560 +46% 727 $2,431   $16,444,983 6
Jan 3, 2014 14 $1,442,960 -18% 607 $2,377   $19,586,311 7
Jan 10, 2014 18 $1,385,067 -4% 607 $2,282   $21,941,095 8
Jan 17, 2014 20 $1,261,381 -9% 505 $2,498   $24,023,865 9
Jan 24, 2014 20 $1,075,904 -15% 505 $2,131   $25,814,483 10
Jan 31, 2014 20 $965,107 -10% 567 $1,702   $27,380,353 11
Feb 7, 2014 17 $797,653 -17% 504 $1,583   $28,672,575 12
Feb 14, 2014 16 $1,524,443 +91% 1,225 $1,244   $30,597,570 13
Feb 21, 2014 15 $1,196,316 -22% 1,004 $1,192   $32,720,252 14
Feb 28, 2014 16 $1,206,841 +1% 1,097 $1,100   $34,611,509 15
Mar 7, 2014 19 $683,630 -43% 670 $1,020   $35,907,377 16
Mar 14, 2014 22 $420,936 -38% 502 $839   $36,651,098 17
Mar 21, 2014 23 $207,666 -51% 297 $699   $37,089,371 18
Mar 28, 2014 30 $106,001 -49% 202 $525   $37,325,124 19
Apr 4, 2014 32 $86,582 -18% 197 $440   $37,470,370 20
Apr 11, 2014 60 $15,936 -82% 197 $81   $37,538,171 21
Apr 18, 2014 47 $30,258 +90% 101 $300   $37,638,922 22
Apr 25, 2014 61 $14,654 -52% 33 $444   $37,675,700 23
May 2, 2014 61 $10,661 -27% 22 $485   $37,692,013 24
May 9, 2014 77 $4,971 -53% 13 $382   $37,701,989 25
May 16, 2014 73 $3,716 -25% 9 $413   $37,707,719 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 22, 2013 - $33,115     4 $8,279   $33,115 1
Nov 23, 2013 - $57,486 +74%   4 $14,372   $90,601 2
Nov 24, 2013 - $37,834 -34%   4 $9,459   $128,435 3
Nov 27, 2013 13 $376,097     753 $499   $529,806 6
Nov 28, 2013 11 $431,612 +15%   753 $573   $961,418 7
Nov 29, 2013 9 $1,332,828 +209% +3,925% 753 $1,770   $2,294,246 8
Nov 30, 2013 9 $1,443,572 +8% +2,411% 753 $1,917   $3,737,818 9
Dec 1, 2013 8 $899,601 -38% +2,278% 753 $1,195   $4,637,419 10
Dec 2, 2013 8 $297,245 -67%   753 $395   $4,934,664 11
Dec 3, 2013 8 $394,427 +33%   753 $524   $5,329,091 12
Dec 4, 2013 7 $332,369 -16% -12% 753 $441   $5,661,460 13
Dec 5, 2013 7 $311,175 -6% -28% 753 $413   $5,972,635 14
Dec 6, 2013 9 $625,458 +101% -53% 753 $831   $6,598,093 15
Dec 7, 2013 9 $1,003,311 +60% -30% 753 $1,332   $7,601,404 16
Dec 8, 2013 9 $566,572 -44% -37% 753 $752   $8,167,976 17
Dec 9, 2013 8 $233,688 -59% -21% 835 $280   $8,401,664 18
Dec 10, 2013 8 $300,327 +29% -24% 835 $360   $8,701,991 19
Dec 11, 2013 8 $270,887 -10% -18% 835 $324   $8,972,878 20
Dec 12, 2013 7 $290,100 +7% -7% 835 $347   $9,262,978 21
Dec 13, 2013 - $563,294 +94% -10% 835 $675   $9,826,272 22
Dec 14, 2013 - $702,396 +25% -30% 835 $841   $10,528,668 23
Dec 15, 2013 - $554,789 -21% -2% 835 $664   $11,083,457 24
Dec 16, 2013 7 $239,087 -57% +2% 835 $286   $11,322,544 25
Dec 17, 2013 7 $274,232 +15% -9% 835 $328   $11,596,776 26
Dec 18, 2013 7 $255,924 -7% -6% 835 $306   $11,852,700 27
Dec 19, 2013 7 $258,852 +1% -11% 835 $310   $12,111,552 28
Dec 20, 2013 10 $322,676 +25% -43% 835 $386   $12,434,228 29
Dec 21, 2013 10 $501,321 +55% -29% 835 $600   $12,935,549 30
Dec 22, 2013 10 $386,640 -23% -30% 835 $463   $13,322,189 31
Dec 27, 2013 15 $558,717   +73% 727 $769   $15,236,140 36
Dec 28, 2013 11 $685,891 +23% +37% 727 $943   $15,922,031 37
Dec 29, 2013 12 $522,952 -24% +35% 727 $719   $16,444,983 38
Dec 30, 2013 - $383,880 -27%   727 $528   $16,828,863 39
Dec 31, 2013 - $483,171 +26%   727 $665   $17,312,034 40
Jan 1, 2014 13 $550,268 +14%   727 $757   $17,862,302 41
Jan 2, 2014 13 $281,049 -49%   727 $387   $18,143,351 42
Jan 3, 2014 - $401,458 +43% -28% 607 $661   $18,544,809 43
Jan 4, 2014 - $682,045 +70% -1% 607 $1,124   $19,226,854 44
Jan 5, 2014 - $359,457 -47% -31% 607 $592   $19,586,311 45
Jan 6, 2014 14 $143,632 -60% -63% 607 $237   $19,729,943 46
Jan 7, 2014 13 $238,384 +66% -51% 607 $393   $19,968,327 47
Jan 8, 2014 12 $282,393 +18% -49% 607 $465   $20,250,720 48
Jan 9, 2014 12 $305,308 +8% +9% 607 $503   $20,556,028 49
Jan 10, 2014 17 $396,796 +30% -1% 607 $654   $20,952,824 50
Jan 11, 2014 18 $599,499 +51% -12% 607 $988   $21,552,323 51
Jan 12, 2014 18 $388,772 -35% +8% 607 $640   $21,941,095 52
Jan 13, 2014 16 $165,969 -57% +16% 607 $273   $22,107,064 53
Jan 14, 2014 15 $217,479 +31% -9% 607 $358   $22,324,543 54
Jan 15, 2014 14 $199,789 -8% -29% 607 $329   $22,524,332 55
Jan 16, 2014 14 $238,152 +19% -22% 607 $392   $22,762,484 56
Jan 17, 2014 - $348,752 +46% -12% 505 $691   $23,111,236 57
Jan 18, 2014 - $560,930 +61% -6% 505 $1,111   $23,672,166 58
Jan 19, 2014 - $351,699 -37% -10% 505 $696   $24,023,865 59
Jan 20, 2014 - $288,162 -18% +74% 505 $571   $24,312,027 60
Jan 21, 2014 18 $140,511 -51% -35% 505 $278   $24,452,538 61
Jan 22, 2014 18 $142,849 +2% -29% 505 $283   $24,595,387 62
Jan 23, 2014 18 $143,192 n/c -40% 505 $284   $24,738,579 63
Jan 24, 2014 - $280,710 +96% -20% 505 $556   $25,019,289 64
Jan 25, 2014 - $450,795 +61% -20% 505 $893   $25,470,084 65
Jan 26, 2014 - $344,399 -24% -2% 505 $682   $25,814,483 66
Jan 27, 2014 18 $112,176 -67% -61% 505 $222   $25,926,659 67
Jan 28, 2014 18 $155,248 +38% +10% 505 $307   $26,081,907 68
Jan 29, 2014 17 $164,017 +6% +15% 505 $325   $26,245,924 69
Jan 30, 2014 17 $169,322 +3% +18% 505 $335   $26,415,246 70
Jan 31, 2014 - $289,703 +71% +3% 567 $511   $26,704,949 71
Feb 1, 2014 - $465,386 +61% +3% 567 $821   $27,170,335 72
Feb 2, 2014 18 $210,018 -55% -39% 567 $370   $27,380,353 73
Feb 3, 2014 18 $101,181 -52% -10% 567 $178   $27,481,534 74
Feb 4, 2014 16 $137,110 +36% -12% 567 $242   $27,618,644 75
Feb 5, 2014 17 $120,573 -12% -26% 567 $213   $27,739,217 76
Feb 6, 2014 15 $135,705 +13% -20% 567 $239   $27,874,922 77
Feb 7, 2014 17 $189,454 +40% -35% 504 $376   $28,064,376 78
Feb 8, 2014 17 $365,257 +93% -22% 504 $725   $28,429,633 79
Feb 9, 2014 16 $242,942 -33% +16% 504 $482   $28,672,575 80
Feb 10, 2014 16 $85,368 -65% -16% 504 $169   $28,757,943 81
Feb 11, 2014 16 $109,676 +28% -20% 504 $218   $28,867,619 82
Feb 12, 2014 15 $103,763 -5% -14% 504 $206   $28,971,382 83
Feb 13, 2014 15 $101,745 -2% -25% 504 $202   $29,073,127 84
Feb 14, 2014 16 $415,070 +308% +119% 1,225 $339   $29,488,197 85
Feb 15, 2014 16 $587,274 +41% +61% 1,225 $479   $30,075,471 86
Feb 16, 2014 15 $522,099 -11% +115% 1,225 $426   $30,597,570 87
Feb 17, 2014 15 $330,873 -37% +288% 1,225 $270   $30,928,443 88
Feb 18, 2014 11 $211,389 -36% +93% 1,225 $173   $31,139,832 89
Feb 19, 2014 11 $194,563 -8% +88% 1,225 $159   $31,334,395 90
Feb 20, 2014 12 $189,541 -3% +86% 1,225 $155   $31,523,936 91
Feb 21, 2014 15 $297,960 +57% -28% 1,004 $297   $31,821,896 92
Feb 22, 2014 15 $536,268 +80% -9% 1,004 $534   $32,358,164 93
Feb 23, 2014 14 $362,088 -32% -31% 1,004 $361   $32,720,252 94
Feb 24, 2014 13 $138,335 -62% -58% 1,004 $138   $32,858,587 95
Feb 25, 2014 11 $181,626 +31% -14% 1,004 $181   $33,040,213 96
Feb 26, 2014 11 $180,086 -1% -7% 1,004 $179   $33,220,299 97
Feb 27, 2014 12 $184,369 +2% -3% 1,004 $184   $33,404,668 98
Feb 28, 2014 15 $341,803 +85% +15% 1,097 $312   $33,746,471 99
Mar 1, 2014 16 $588,028 +72% +10% 1,097 $536   $34,334,499 100
Mar 2, 2014 15 $277,010 -53% -23% 1,097 $253   $34,611,509 101
Mar 3, 2014 14 $130,068 -53% -6% 1,097 $119   $34,741,577 102
Mar 4, 2014 11 $171,277 +32% -6% 1,097 $156   $34,912,854 103
Mar 5, 2014 13 $137,540 -20% -24% 1,097 $125   $35,050,394 104
Mar 6, 2014 11 $173,353 +26% -6% 1,097 $158   $35,223,747 105
Mar 7, 2014 - $192,379 +11% -44% 670 $287   $35,416,126 106
Mar 8, 2014 18 $311,457 +62% -47% 670 $465   $35,727,583 107
Mar 9, 2014 18 $179,794 -42% -35% 670 $268   $35,907,377 108
Mar 10, 2014 18 $68,465 -62% -47% 670 $102   $35,975,842 109
Mar 11, 2014 16 $88,293 +29% -48% 670 $132   $36,064,135 110
Mar 12, 2014 16 $84,684 -4% -38% 670 $126   $36,148,819 111
Mar 13, 2014 16 $81,343 -4% -53% 670 $121   $36,230,162 112
Mar 14, 2014 22 $113,619 +40% -41% 502 $226   $36,343,781 113
Mar 15, 2014 22 $185,154 +63% -41% 502 $369   $36,528,935 114
Mar 16, 2014 22 $122,163 -34% -32% 502 $243   $36,651,098 115
Mar 17, 2014 19 $55,847 -54% -18% 502 $111   $36,706,945 116
Mar 18, 2014 18 $68,476 +23% -22% 502 $136   $36,775,421 117
Mar 19, 2014 19 $54,859 -20% -35% 502 $109   $36,830,280 118
Mar 20, 2014 17 $51,425 -6% -37% 502 $102   $36,881,705 119
Mar 21, 2014 - $56,591 +10% -50% 297 $191   $36,938,296 120
Mar 22, 2014 - $93,252 +65% -50% 297 $314   $37,031,548 121
Mar 23, 2014 - $57,823 -38% -53% 297 $195   $37,089,371 122
Mar 24, 2014 - $29,348 -49% -47% 297 $99   $37,118,719 123
Mar 25, 2014 - $37,879 +29% -45% 297 $128   $37,156,598 124
Mar 26, 2014 - $31,702 -16% -42% 297 $107   $37,188,300 125
Mar 27, 2014 - $30,823 -3% -40% 297 $104   $37,219,123 126
Mar 28, 2014 - $28,580 -7% -49% 202 $141   $37,247,703 127
Mar 29, 2014 - $49,555 +73% -47% 202 $245   $37,297,258 128
Mar 30, 2014 - $27,866 -44% -52% 202 $138   $37,325,124 129
Mar 31, 2014 - $11,255 -60% -62% 202 $56   $37,336,379 130
Apr 1, 2014 - $16,606 +48% -56% 202 $82   $37,352,985 131
Apr 2, 2014 - $15,038 -9% -53% 202 $74   $37,368,023 132
Apr 3, 2014 - $15,765 +5% -49% 202 $78   $37,383,788 133
Apr 4, 2014 - $25,139 +59% -12% 197 $128   $37,408,927 134
Apr 5, 2014 - $37,102 +48% -25% 197 $188   $37,446,029 135
Apr 6, 2014 - $24,341 -34% -13% 197 $124   $37,470,370 136
Apr 7, 2014 - $11,581 -52% +3% 197 $59   $37,481,951 137
Apr 8, 2014 - $15,241 +32% -8% 197 $77   $37,497,192 138
Apr 9, 2014 - $11,827 -22% -21% 197 $60   $37,509,019 139
Apr 10, 2014 - $13,216 +12% -16% 197 $67   $37,522,235 140
Apr 11, 2014 - $15,936 +21% -37% 157 $102   $37,538,171 141
Apr 12, 2014 - $23,541 +48% -37% 157 $150   $37,561,712 142
Apr 13, 2014 - $13,188 -44% -46% 157 $84   $37,574,900 143
Apr 14, 2014 - $6,581 -50% -43% 157 $42   $37,581,481 144
Apr 15, 2014 - $9,486 +44% -38% 157 $60   $37,590,967 145
Apr 16, 2014 - $8,726 -8% -26% 157 $56   $37,599,693 146
Apr 17, 2014 - $8,971 +3% -32% 157 $57   $37,608,664 147
Apr 18, 2014 - $10,887 +21% -32% 101 $108   $37,619,551 148
Apr 19, 2014 - $12,886 +18% -45% 101 $128   $37,632,437 149
Apr 20, 2014 - $6,485 -50% -51% 101 $64   $37,638,922 150
Apr 21, 2014 - $4,680 -28% -29% 101 $46   $37,643,602 151
Apr 22, 2014 - $5,176 +11% -45% 101 $51   $37,648,778 152
Apr 23, 2014 - $6,171 +19% -29% 101 $61   $37,654,949 153
Apr 24, 2014 - $6,097 -1% -32% 101 $60   $37,661,046 154
Apr 25, 2014 - $3,624 -41% -67% 33 $110   $37,664,670 155
Apr 26, 2014 - $7,068 +95% -45% 33 $214   $37,671,738 156
Apr 27, 2014 - $3,962 -44% -39% 33 $120   $37,675,700 157
Apr 28, 2014 - $1,374 -65% -71% 33 $42   $37,677,074 158
Apr 29, 2014 - $1,383 +1% -73% 33 $42   $37,678,457 159
Apr 30, 2014 - $1,590 +15% -74% 33 $48   $37,680,047 160
May 1, 2014 - $1,305 -18% -79% 33 $40   $37,681,352 161
May 2, 2014 - $2,520 +93% -30% 22 $115   $37,683,872 162
May 3, 2014 - $4,786 +90% -32% 22 $218   $37,688,658 163
May 4, 2014 - $3,355 -30% -15% 22 $153   $37,692,013 164
May 5, 2014 - $919 -73% -33% 22 $42   $37,692,932 165
May 6, 2014 - $1,344 +46% -3% 22 $61   $37,694,276 166
May 7, 2014 - $1,642 +22% +3% 22 $75   $37,695,918 167
May 8, 2014 - $1,100 -33% -16% 22 $50   $37,697,018 168
May 9, 2014 - $1,417 +29% -44% 13 $109   $37,698,435 169
May 10, 2014 - $2,027 +43% -58% 13 $156   $37,700,462 170
May 11, 2014 - $1,527 -25% -54% 13 $117   $37,701,989 171
May 12, 2014 - $323 -79% -65% 13 $25   $37,702,312 172
May 13, 2014 - $598 +85% -56% 13 $46   $37,702,910 173
May 14, 2014 - $479 -20% -71% 13 $37   $37,703,389 174
May 15, 2014 - $614 +28% -44% 13 $47   $37,704,003 175
May 16, 2014 - $954 +55% -33% 9 $106   $37,704,957 176
May 17, 2014 - $1,335 +40% -34% 9 $148   $37,706,292 177
May 18, 2014 - $1,427 +7% -7% 9 $159   $37,707,719 178
May 19, 2014 - $864 -39% +167% 9 $96   $37,708,583 179
May 20, 2014 - $597 -31% n/c 9 $66   $37,709,180 180
May 21, 2014 - $283 -53% -41% 9 $31   $37,709,463 181
May 22, 2014 - $516 +82% -16% 9 $57   $37,709,979 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 2013 20 $936,144   753 $1,243   $961,418 1
Nov 29, 2013 8 $5,011,217 +435% 753 $6,655   $5,972,635 2
Dec 6, 2013 9 $3,290,343 -34% 835 $3,941   $9,262,978 3
Dec 13, 2013 8 $2,848,574 -13% 835 $3,411   $12,111,552 4
Dec 20, 2013 13 $2,565,871 -10% 738 $3,477   $14,677,423 5
Dec 27, 2013 16 $1,698,368 -34% 727 $2,336   $18,143,351 6
Jan 3, 2014 14 $2,412,677 +42% 607 $3,975   $20,556,028 7
Jan 10, 2014 17 $2,206,456 -9% 607 $3,635   $22,762,484 8
Jan 17, 2014 18 $1,976,095 -10% 505 $3,913   $24,738,579 9
Jan 24, 2014 19 $1,676,667 -15% 505 $3,320   $26,415,246 10
Jan 31, 2014 19 $1,459,676 -13% 567 $2,574   $27,874,922 11
Feb 7, 2014 17 $1,198,205 -18% 504 $2,377   $29,073,127 12
Feb 14, 2014 16 $2,450,809 +105% 1,225 $2,001   $31,523,936 13
Feb 21, 2014 13 $1,880,732 -23% 1,004 $1,873   $33,404,668 14
Feb 28, 2014 15 $1,819,079 -3% 1,097 $1,658   $35,223,747 15
Mar 7, 2014 18 $1,006,415 -45% 670 $1,502   $36,230,162 16
Mar 14, 2014 21 $651,543 -35% 502 $1,298   $36,881,705 17
Mar 21, 2014 20 $337,418 -48% 297 $1,136   $37,219,123 18
Mar 28, 2014 29 $164,665 -51% 202 $815   $37,383,788 19
Apr 4, 2014 30 $138,447 -16% 197 $703   $37,522,235 20
Apr 11, 2014 40 $86,429 -38% 157 $551   $37,608,664 21
Apr 18, 2014 42 $52,382 -39% 101 $519   $37,661,046 22
Apr 25, 2014 57 $20,306 -61% 33 $615   $37,681,352 23
May 2, 2014 62 $15,666 -23% 22 $712   $37,697,018 24
May 9, 2014 77 $6,985 -55% 13 $537   $37,704,003 25
May 16, 2014 63 $5,976 -14% 9 $664   $37,709,979 26

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