Playing with Fire (2019)

Playing with Fire
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,451,847Details
International Box Office $16,784,873Details
Worldwide Box Office $61,236,720
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $4,335,875
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $3,095,526
Total $7,431,401
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Synopsis

When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet — babysitters. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids — much like fires — are wild and unpredictable.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,723,781 (28.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,125 opening theaters/3,125 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,038,890

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Colombia)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Vietnam)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Quem Brinca com o Fogo... (Portugal)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Не си играй с огъня (Bulgaria)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 4th, 2020 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG for rude humor, some suggestive material and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2599 (Cert #52316), 10/9/2019)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Outtakes During Credits
Plot point: Child Protective Services, Firefighter, Fugitive / On the Run, Orphan, Promotion, Romance, Runaway, Unexpected Families, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Family Comedy
Target audience: Family Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Broken Road, Paramount Players, Nickelodeon Films, Paramount Pictures, Walden Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $12,723,781   3,125 $4,072   $12,723,781 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $8,332,607 -35% 3,125 $2,666   $25,280,431 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $4,515,388 -46% 2,760 $1,636   $31,522,035 3
Nov 29, 2019 7 $4,221,014 -7% 2,679 $1,576   $39,236,057 4
Dec 6, 2019 8 $2,033,369 -52% 2,253 $903   $42,015,694 5
Dec 13, 2019 12 $665,013 -67% 1,381 $482   $43,259,831 6
Dec 20, 2019 18 $160,773 -76% 287 $560   $43,733,832 7
Dec 27, 2019 24 $166,078 +3% 188 $883   $44,068,929 8
Jan 3, 2020 25 $151,659 -9% 156 $972   $44,406,890 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2019 4 $3,531,477     3,125 $1,130   $3,531,477 1
Nov 9, 2019 2 $5,281,731 +50%   3,125 $1,690   $8,813,208 2
Nov 10, 2019 2 $3,910,573 -26%   3,125 $1,251   $12,723,781 3
Nov 11, 2019 2 $2,287,434 -42%   3,125 $732   $15,011,215 4
Nov 12, 2019 5 $994,769 -57%   3,125 $318   $16,005,984 5
Nov 13, 2019 7 $472,121 -53%   3,125 $151   $16,478,105 6
Nov 14, 2019 7 $469,719 -1%   3,125 $150   $16,947,824 7
Nov 15, 2019 5 $1,895,186 +303% -46% 3,125 $606   $18,843,010 8
Nov 16, 2019 2 $4,002,316 +111% -24% 3,125 $1,281   $22,845,326 9
Nov 17, 2019 2 $2,435,105 -39% -38% 3,125 $779   $25,280,431 10
Nov 18, 2019 10 $328,607 -87% -86% 3,125 $105   $25,609,038 11
Nov 19, 2019 8 $717,041 +118% -28% 3,125 $229   $26,326,079 12
Nov 20, 2019 9 $361,138 -50% -24% 3,125 $116   $26,687,217 13
Nov 21, 2019 10 $319,430 -12% -32% 3,125 $102   $27,006,647 14
Nov 22, 2019 6 $1,073,396 +236% -43% 2,760 $389   $28,080,043 15
Nov 23, 2019 5 $2,076,464 +93% -48% 2,760 $752   $30,156,507 16
Nov 24, 2019 5 $1,365,528 -34% -44% 2,760 $495   $31,522,035 17
Nov 25, 2019 5 $607,528 -56% +85% 2,760 $220   $32,129,563 18
Nov 26, 2019 5 $1,054,245 +74% +47% 2,760 $382   $33,183,808 19
Nov 27, 2019 6 $1,040,045 -1% +188% 2,679 $388   $34,223,853 20
Nov 28, 2019 8 $791,190 -24% +148% 2,679 $295   $35,015,043 21
Nov 29, 2019 8 $1,662,318 +110% +55% 2,679 $620   $36,677,361 22
Nov 30, 2019 7 $1,653,435 -1% -20% 2,679 $617   $38,330,796 23
Dec 1, 2019 7 $905,261 -45% -34% 2,679 $338   $39,236,057 24
Dec 2, 2019 8 $176,019 -81% -71% 2,679 $66   $39,412,076 25
Dec 3, 2019 10 $260,396 +48% -75% 2,679 $97   $39,672,472 26
Dec 4, 2019 10 $162,722 -38% -84% 2,679 $61   $39,835,194 27
Dec 5, 2019 10 $147,131 -10% -81% 2,679 $55   $39,982,325 28
Dec 6, 2019 9 $460,579 +213% -72% 2,253 $204   $40,442,904 29
Dec 7, 2019 8 $947,369 +106% -43% 2,253 $420   $41,390,273 30
Dec 8, 2019 8 $625,421 -34% -31% 2,253 $278   $42,015,694 31
Dec 9, 2019 9 $121,873 -81% -31% 2,253 $54   $42,137,567 32
Dec 10, 2019 10 $220,019 +81% -16% 2,253 $98   $42,357,586 33
Dec 11, 2019 9 $142,784 -35% -12% 2,253 $63   $42,500,370 34
Dec 12, 2019 10 $94,448 -34% -36% 2,253 $42   $42,594,818 35
Dec 13, 2019 14 $154,706 +64% -66% 1,381 $112   $42,749,524 36
Dec 14, 2019 12 $315,241 +104% -67% 1,381 $228   $43,064,765 37
Dec 15, 2019 12 $195,066 -38% -69% 1,381 $141   $43,259,831 38
Dec 16, 2019 - $63,074 -68% -48% 1,381 $46   $43,322,905 39
Dec 17, 2019 15 $100,080 +59% -55% 1,381 $72   $43,422,985 40
Dec 18, 2019 14 $79,461 -21% -44% 1,381 $58   $43,502,446 41
Dec 19, 2019 13 $70,613 -11% -25% 1,381 $51   $43,573,059 42
Dec 20, 2019 - $50,409 -29% -67% 287 $176   $43,623,468 43
Dec 21, 2019 - $60,292 +20% -81% 287 $210   $43,683,760 44
Dec 22, 2019 - $50,072 -17% -74% 287 $174   $43,733,832 45
Dec 23, 2019 - $47,616 -5% -25% 287 $166   $43,781,448 46
Dec 24, 2019 - $31,747 -33% -68% 287 $111   $43,813,195 47
Dec 25, 2019 - $42,215 +33% -47% 188 $225   $43,855,410 48
Dec 26, 2019 - $47,441 +12% -33% 188 $252   $43,902,851 49
Dec 27, 2019 - $56,389 +19% +12% 188 $300   $43,959,240 50
Dec 28, 2019 - $61,802 +10% +3% 188 $329   $44,021,042 51
Dec 29, 2019 - $47,887 -23% -4% 188 $255   $44,068,929 52
Dec 30, 2019 - $40,211 -16% -16% 188 $214   $44,109,140 53
Dec 31, 2019 - $42,247 +5% +33% 188 $225   $44,151,387 54
Jan 1, 2020 - $63,478 +50% +50% 188 $338   $44,214,865 55
Jan 2, 2020 - $40,366 -36% -15% 188 $215   $44,255,231 56
Jan 3, 2020 - $51,037 +26% -9% 156 $327   $44,306,268 57
Jan 4, 2020 - $61,651 +21% n/c 156 $395   $44,367,919 58
Jan 5, 2020 - $38,971 -37% -19% 156 $250   $44,406,890 59
Jan 6, 2020 - $14,630 -62% -64% 156 $94   $44,421,520 60
Jan 7, 2020 - $12,202 -17% -71% 156 $78   $44,433,722 61
Jan 8, 2020 - $9,691 -21% -85% 156 $62   $44,443,413 62
Jan 9, 2020 - $8,434 -13% -79% 156 $54   $44,451,847 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $16,947,824   3,125 $5,423   $16,947,824 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $10,058,823 -41% 3,125 $3,219   $27,006,647 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $8,008,396 -20% 2,679 $2,989   $35,015,043 3
Nov 29, 2019 8 $4,967,282 -38% 2,679 $1,854   $39,982,325 4
Dec 6, 2019 9 $2,612,493 -47% 2,253 $1,160   $42,594,818 5
Dec 13, 2019 13 $978,241 -63% 1,381 $708   $43,573,059 6
Dec 20, 2019 22 $329,792 -66% 188 $1,754   $43,902,851 7
Dec 27, 2019 23 $352,380 +7% 188 $1,874   $44,255,231 8
Jan 3, 2020 26 $196,616 -44% 156 $1,260   $44,451,847 9

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/13/2019 $59,887 126 128 406 $206,752 1/20/2020
Australia 12/13/2019 $594,250 262 262 1,318 $2,714,136 12/4/2020
Brazil 12/13/2019 $0 0 224 345 $979,127 1/3/2020
Bulgaria 11/8/2019 $21,092 0 0 0 $75,490 12/11/2019
Colombia 11/8/2019 $129,000 0 0 0 $129,000 11/11/2019
Germany 11/29/2019 $0 0 362 1,023 $1,612,768 6/11/2021
Mexico 11/8/2019 $1,151,350 0 0 0 $3,198,076 10/19/2022
Middle East Region 11/8/2019 $0 0 0 0 $1,400,000 11/18/2019
Netherlands 1/10/2020 $75,178 57 57 108 $160,512 10/19/2022
New Zealand 12/20/2019 $192 4 46 207 $248,926 10/19/2022
Portugal 11/8/2019 $78,217 44 57 182 $261,692 10/19/2022
Romania 11/29/2019 $99,787 78 78 315 $380,293 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 2/6/2020 $626,592 1,050 1,055 3,234 $840,985 10/19/2022
Spain 1/17/2020 $106,882 63 64 127 $163,406 4/4/2026
United Arab Emirates 11/8/2019 $300,000 0 0 0 $300,000 11/11/2019
United Kingdom 12/27/2019 $998,625 450 450 1,648 $4,019,710 2/26/2020
Vietnam 11/8/2019 $94,000 0 0 0 $94,000 11/11/2019
  
International Total $16,784,873 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

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.


Synopsis

When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet — babysitters. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids — much like fires — are wild and unpredictable.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,723,781 (28.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,125 opening theaters/3,125 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,038,890

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Colombia)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Vietnam)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Quem Brinca com o Fogo... (Portugal)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Не си играй с огъня (Bulgaria)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 4th, 2020 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG for rude humor, some suggestive material and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2599 (Cert #52316), 10/9/2019)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Outtakes During Credits
Plot point: Child Protective Services, Firefighter, Fugitive / On the Run, Orphan, Promotion, Romance, Runaway, Unexpected Families, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Family Comedy
Target audience: Family Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Broken Road, Paramount Players, Nickelodeon Films, Paramount Pictures, Walden Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $12,723,781   3,125 $4,072   $12,723,781 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $8,332,607 -35% 3,125 $2,666   $25,280,431 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $4,515,388 -46% 2,760 $1,636   $31,522,035 3
Nov 29, 2019 7 $4,221,014 -7% 2,679 $1,576   $39,236,057 4
Dec 6, 2019 8 $2,033,369 -52% 2,253 $903   $42,015,694 5
Dec 13, 2019 12 $665,013 -67% 1,381 $482   $43,259,831 6
Dec 20, 2019 18 $160,773 -76% 287 $560   $43,733,832 7
Dec 27, 2019 24 $166,078 +3% 188 $883   $44,068,929 8
Jan 3, 2020 25 $151,659 -9% 156 $972   $44,406,890 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2019 4 $3,531,477     3,125 $1,130   $3,531,477 1
Nov 9, 2019 2 $5,281,731 +50%   3,125 $1,690   $8,813,208 2
Nov 10, 2019 2 $3,910,573 -26%   3,125 $1,251   $12,723,781 3
Nov 11, 2019 2 $2,287,434 -42%   3,125 $732   $15,011,215 4
Nov 12, 2019 5 $994,769 -57%   3,125 $318   $16,005,984 5
Nov 13, 2019 7 $472,121 -53%   3,125 $151   $16,478,105 6
Nov 14, 2019 7 $469,719 -1%   3,125 $150   $16,947,824 7
Nov 15, 2019 5 $1,895,186 +303% -46% 3,125 $606   $18,843,010 8
Nov 16, 2019 2 $4,002,316 +111% -24% 3,125 $1,281   $22,845,326 9
Nov 17, 2019 2 $2,435,105 -39% -38% 3,125 $779   $25,280,431 10
Nov 18, 2019 10 $328,607 -87% -86% 3,125 $105   $25,609,038 11
Nov 19, 2019 8 $717,041 +118% -28% 3,125 $229   $26,326,079 12
Nov 20, 2019 9 $361,138 -50% -24% 3,125 $116   $26,687,217 13
Nov 21, 2019 10 $319,430 -12% -32% 3,125 $102   $27,006,647 14
Nov 22, 2019 6 $1,073,396 +236% -43% 2,760 $389   $28,080,043 15
Nov 23, 2019 5 $2,076,464 +93% -48% 2,760 $752   $30,156,507 16
Nov 24, 2019 5 $1,365,528 -34% -44% 2,760 $495   $31,522,035 17
Nov 25, 2019 5 $607,528 -56% +85% 2,760 $220   $32,129,563 18
Nov 26, 2019 5 $1,054,245 +74% +47% 2,760 $382   $33,183,808 19
Nov 27, 2019 6 $1,040,045 -1% +188% 2,679 $388   $34,223,853 20
Nov 28, 2019 8 $791,190 -24% +148% 2,679 $295   $35,015,043 21
Nov 29, 2019 8 $1,662,318 +110% +55% 2,679 $620   $36,677,361 22
Nov 30, 2019 7 $1,653,435 -1% -20% 2,679 $617   $38,330,796 23
Dec 1, 2019 7 $905,261 -45% -34% 2,679 $338   $39,236,057 24
Dec 2, 2019 8 $176,019 -81% -71% 2,679 $66   $39,412,076 25
Dec 3, 2019 10 $260,396 +48% -75% 2,679 $97   $39,672,472 26
Dec 4, 2019 10 $162,722 -38% -84% 2,679 $61   $39,835,194 27
Dec 5, 2019 10 $147,131 -10% -81% 2,679 $55   $39,982,325 28
Dec 6, 2019 9 $460,579 +213% -72% 2,253 $204   $40,442,904 29
Dec 7, 2019 8 $947,369 +106% -43% 2,253 $420   $41,390,273 30
Dec 8, 2019 8 $625,421 -34% -31% 2,253 $278   $42,015,694 31
Dec 9, 2019 9 $121,873 -81% -31% 2,253 $54   $42,137,567 32
Dec 10, 2019 10 $220,019 +81% -16% 2,253 $98   $42,357,586 33
Dec 11, 2019 9 $142,784 -35% -12% 2,253 $63   $42,500,370 34
Dec 12, 2019 10 $94,448 -34% -36% 2,253 $42   $42,594,818 35
Dec 13, 2019 14 $154,706 +64% -66% 1,381 $112   $42,749,524 36
Dec 14, 2019 12 $315,241 +104% -67% 1,381 $228   $43,064,765 37
Dec 15, 2019 12 $195,066 -38% -69% 1,381 $141   $43,259,831 38
Dec 16, 2019 - $63,074 -68% -48% 1,381 $46   $43,322,905 39
Dec 17, 2019 15 $100,080 +59% -55% 1,381 $72   $43,422,985 40
Dec 18, 2019 14 $79,461 -21% -44% 1,381 $58   $43,502,446 41
Dec 19, 2019 13 $70,613 -11% -25% 1,381 $51   $43,573,059 42
Dec 20, 2019 - $50,409 -29% -67% 287 $176   $43,623,468 43
Dec 21, 2019 - $60,292 +20% -81% 287 $210   $43,683,760 44
Dec 22, 2019 - $50,072 -17% -74% 287 $174   $43,733,832 45
Dec 23, 2019 - $47,616 -5% -25% 287 $166   $43,781,448 46
Dec 24, 2019 - $31,747 -33% -68% 287 $111   $43,813,195 47
Dec 25, 2019 - $42,215 +33% -47% 188 $225   $43,855,410 48
Dec 26, 2019 - $47,441 +12% -33% 188 $252   $43,902,851 49
Dec 27, 2019 - $56,389 +19% +12% 188 $300   $43,959,240 50
Dec 28, 2019 - $61,802 +10% +3% 188 $329   $44,021,042 51
Dec 29, 2019 - $47,887 -23% -4% 188 $255   $44,068,929 52
Dec 30, 2019 - $40,211 -16% -16% 188 $214   $44,109,140 53
Dec 31, 2019 - $42,247 +5% +33% 188 $225   $44,151,387 54
Jan 1, 2020 - $63,478 +50% +50% 188 $338   $44,214,865 55
Jan 2, 2020 - $40,366 -36% -15% 188 $215   $44,255,231 56
Jan 3, 2020 - $51,037 +26% -9% 156 $327   $44,306,268 57
Jan 4, 2020 - $61,651 +21% n/c 156 $395   $44,367,919 58
Jan 5, 2020 - $38,971 -37% -19% 156 $250   $44,406,890 59
Jan 6, 2020 - $14,630 -62% -64% 156 $94   $44,421,520 60
Jan 7, 2020 - $12,202 -17% -71% 156 $78   $44,433,722 61
Jan 8, 2020 - $9,691 -21% -85% 156 $62   $44,443,413 62
Jan 9, 2020 - $8,434 -13% -79% 156 $54   $44,451,847 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $16,947,824   3,125 $5,423   $16,947,824 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $10,058,823 -41% 3,125 $3,219   $27,006,647 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $8,008,396 -20% 2,679 $2,989   $35,015,043 3
Nov 29, 2019 8 $4,967,282 -38% 2,679 $1,854   $39,982,325 4
Dec 6, 2019 9 $2,612,493 -47% 2,253 $1,160   $42,594,818 5
Dec 13, 2019 13 $978,241 -63% 1,381 $708   $43,573,059 6
Dec 20, 2019 22 $329,792 -66% 188 $1,754   $43,902,851 7
Dec 27, 2019 23 $352,380 +7% 188 $1,874   $44,255,231 8
Jan 3, 2020 26 $196,616 -44% 156 $1,260   $44,451,847 9

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/13/2019 $59,887 126 128 406 $206,752 1/20/2020
Australia 12/13/2019 $594,250 262 262 1,318 $2,714,136 12/4/2020
Brazil 12/13/2019 $0 0 224 345 $979,127 1/3/2020
Bulgaria 11/8/2019 $21,092 0 0 0 $75,490 12/11/2019
Colombia 11/8/2019 $129,000 0 0 0 $129,000 11/11/2019
Germany 11/29/2019 $0 0 362 1,023 $1,612,768 6/11/2021
Mexico 11/8/2019 $1,151,350 0 0 0 $3,198,076 10/19/2022
Middle East Region 11/8/2019 $0 0 0 0 $1,400,000 11/18/2019
Netherlands 1/10/2020 $75,178 57 57 108 $160,512 10/19/2022
New Zealand 12/20/2019 $192 4 46 207 $248,926 10/19/2022
Portugal 11/8/2019 $78,217 44 57 182 $261,692 10/19/2022
Romania 11/29/2019 $99,787 78 78 315 $380,293 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 2/6/2020 $626,592 1,050 1,055 3,234 $840,985 10/19/2022
Spain 1/17/2020 $106,882 63 64 127 $163,406 4/4/2026
United Arab Emirates 11/8/2019 $300,000 0 0 0 $300,000 11/11/2019
United Kingdom 12/27/2019 $998,625 450 450 1,648 $4,019,710 2/26/2020
Vietnam 11/8/2019 $94,000 0 0 0 $94,000 11/11/2019
  
International Total $16,784,873 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

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.