The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $162,586,036Details
International Box Office $144,725,057
Worldwide Box Office $307,311,093
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $94,238,211
Total $94,238,211
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,541,709 (16.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,852 opening theaters/3,169 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $291,254,118

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 15th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: February 28th, 2007 (Wide) (South Korea)
July 31st, 2020 (Wide) (China)
Video Release: March 27th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some language
Running Time: 117 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Family Affair, Relatives Playing Relatives, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Biography, Homeless, Job Interview, Messy Divorce, Rags to Riches, Sales Clerk, Underdog
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Overbrook Entertainment, Escape Artists
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2006 1 $26,541,709   2,852 $9,306   $26,541,709 1
Dec 22, 2006 2 $14,817,371 -44% 2,863 $5,175   $53,104,266 2
Dec 29, 2006 2 $19,362,441 +31% 2,870 $6,746   $98,411,670 3
Jan 5, 2007 2 $12,880,926 -33% 3,027 $4,255   $124,039,482 4
Jan 12, 2007 3 $8,901,206 -31% 3,169 $2,809   $126,280,156 5
Jan 19, 2007 5 $6,310,133 -29% 3,066 $2,058   $146,121,200 6
Jan 26, 2007 7 $4,983,325 -21% 2,688 $1,854   $152,929,867 7
Feb 2, 2007 9 $2,966,454 -40% 2,233 $1,328   $157,217,102 8
Feb 9, 2007 12 $2,353,543 -21% 1,777 $1,324   $160,490,618 9
Feb 16, 2007 19 $733,389 -69% 690 $1,063   $161,989,809 10
Feb 23, 2007 29 $275,325 -62% 287 $959   $162,586,036 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2006 1 $8,951,750     2,852 $3,139   $8,951,750 1
Dec 16, 2006 1 $10,544,653 +18%   2,852 $3,697   $19,496,403 2
Dec 17, 2006 1 $7,045,306 -33%   2,852 $2,470   $26,541,709 3
Dec 18, 2006 1 $2,877,841 -59%   2,852 $1,009   $29,419,550 4
Dec 19, 2006 1 $2,856,735 -1%   2,852 $1,002   $32,276,285 5
Dec 20, 2006 2 $2,806,095 -2%   2,852 $984   $35,082,380 6
Dec 21, 2006 2 $3,204,515 +14%   2,852 $1,124   $38,286,895 7
Dec 22, 2006 2 $5,400,000 +69% -40% 2,863 $1,886   $43,700,000 8
Dec 23, 2006 2 $6,400,000 +19% -39% 2,863 $2,235   $50,100,000 9
Dec 24, 2006 2 $3,200,000 -50% -55% 2,863 $1,118   $53,300,000 10
Dec 25, 2006 3 $7,736,849 +142% +169% 2,863 $2,702   $60,841,115 11
Dec 26, 2006 2 $7,116,663 -8% +149% 2,863 $2,486   $67,957,778 12
Dec 27, 2006 2 $5,713,667 -20% +104% 2,863 $1,996   $73,671,445 13
Dec 28, 2006 2 $5,377,784 -6% +68% 2,863 $1,878   $79,049,229 14
Dec 29, 2006 2 $6,825,442 +27% +26% 2,870 $2,378   $85,874,671 15
Dec 30, 2006 2 $7,584,199 +11% +19% 2,870 $2,643   $93,458,870 16
Dec 31, 2006 2 $4,952,800 -35% +55% 2,870 $1,726   $98,411,670 17
Jan 1, 2007 2 $6,098,747 +23% -21% 2,870 $2,125   $104,510,417 18
Jan 2, 2007 2 $2,822,106 -54% -60% 2,870 $983   $107,332,523 19
Jan 3, 2007 2 $1,923,144 -32% -66% 2,870 $670   $109,255,667 20
Jan 4, 2007 2 $1,902,889 -1% -65% 2,870 $663   $111,158,556 21
Jan 5, 2007 2 $4,143,123 +118% -39% 3,027 $1,369   $115,301,679 22
Jan 6, 2007 2 $5,697,760 +38% -25% 3,027 $1,882   $120,999,439 23
Jan 7, 2007 2 $3,040,043 -47% -39% 3,027 $1,004   $124,039,482 24
Jan 8, 2007 3 $795,042 -74% -87% 3,027 $263   $124,834,524 25
Jan 9, 2007 2 $891,170 +12% -68% 3,027 $294   $125,725,694 26
Jan 10, 2007 2 $816,077 -8% -58% 3,027 $270   $126,541,771 27
Jan 11, 2007 2 $837,179 +3% -56% 3,027 $277   $127,378,950 28
Jan 12, 2007 3 $2,544,560 +204% -39% 3,169 $803   $129,923,510 29
Jan 13, 2007 3 $3,716,465 +46% -35% 3,169 $1,173   $133,639,975 30
Jan 14, 2007 4 $2,640,181 -29% -13% 3,169 $833   $136,280,156 31
Jan 15, 2007 4 $1,802,146 -32% +127% 3,169 $569   $138,082,302 32
Jan 16, 2007 4 $581,470 -68% -35% 3,169 $183   $138,663,772 33
Jan 17, 2007 4 $572,739 -2% -30% 3,169 $181   $139,236,511 34
Jan 18, 2007 4 $574,556 n/c -31% 3,169 $181   $139,811,067 35
Jan 19, 2007 5 $1,891,541 +229% -26% 3,066 $617   $141,702,608 36
Jan 20, 2007 5 $3,153,518 +67% -15% 3,066 $1,029   $144,856,126 37
Jan 21, 2007 5 $1,265,074 -60% -52% 3,066 $413   $146,121,200 38
Jan 22, 2007 6 $410,086 -68% -77% 3,066 $134   $146,531,286 39
Jan 23, 2007 6 $466,706 +14% -20% 3,066 $152   $146,997,992 40
Jan 24, 2007 5 $463,172 -1% -19% 3,066 $151   $147,461,164 41
Jan 25, 2007 5 $485,378 +5% -16% 3,066 $158   $147,946,542 42
Jan 26, 2007 7 $1,339,400 +176% -29% 2,688 $498   $149,285,942 43
Jan 27, 2007 7 $2,350,998 +76% -25% 2,688 $875   $151,636,940 44
Jan 28, 2007 8 $1,292,927 -45% +2% 2,688 $481   $152,929,867 45
Jan 29, 2007 9 $313,183 -76% -24% 2,688 $117   $153,243,050 46
Jan 30, 2007 8 $346,194 +11% -26% 2,688 $129   $153,589,244 47
Jan 31, 2007 8 $326,298 -6% -30% 2,688 $121   $153,915,542 48
Feb 1, 2007 7 $335,106 +3% -31% 2,688 $125   $154,250,648 49
Feb 2, 2007 10 $925,012 +176% -31% 2,233 $414   $155,175,660 50
Feb 3, 2007 9 $1,580,939 +71% -33% 2,233 $708   $156,756,599 51
Feb 4, 2007 10 $460,503 -71% -64% 2,233 $206   $157,217,102 52
Feb 5, 2007 10 $236,570 -49% -24% 2,233 $106   $157,453,672 53
Feb 6, 2007 9 $235,705 n/c -32% 2,233 $106   $157,689,377 54
Feb 7, 2007 9 $222,865 -5% -32% 2,233 $100   $157,912,242 55
Feb 8, 2007 9 $224,833 +1% -33% 2,233 $101   $158,137,075 56
Feb 9, 2007 11 $629,318 +180% -32% 2,233 $282   $158,766,393 57
Feb 10, 2007 10 $1,126,748 +79% -29% 1,777 $634   $159,893,141 58
Feb 11, 2007 11 $597,477 -47% +30% 1,777 $336   $160,490,618 59
Feb 12, 2007 11 $172,603 -71% -27% 1,777 $97   $160,663,221 60
Feb 13, 2007 11 $147,018 -15% -38% 1,777 $83   $160,810,239 61
Feb 14, 2007 12 $311,141 +112% +40% 1,777 $175   $161,121,380 62
Feb 15, 2007 - $135,040 -57% -40% 1,777 $76   $161,256,420 63
Feb 16, 2007 18 $190,000 +41% -70% 690 $275   $161,450,000 64
Feb 19, 2007 19 $150,425   -13% 690 $218   $162,140,234 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2006 1 $38,286,895   2,852 $13,425   $38,286,895 1
Dec 22, 2006 2 $40,762,334 +6% 2,863 $14,238   $79,049,229 2
Dec 29, 2006 2 $32,109,327 -21% 2,870 $11,188   $111,158,556 3
Jan 5, 2007 2 $16,220,394 -49% 3,027 $5,359   $127,378,950 4
Jan 12, 2007 4 $12,432,117 -23% 3,169 $3,923   $139,811,067 5
Jan 19, 2007 5 $8,135,475 -35% 3,066 $2,653   $147,946,542 6
Jan 26, 2007 7 $6,304,106 -23% 2,688 $2,345   $154,250,648 7
Feb 2, 2007 9 $3,886,427 -38% 2,233 $1,740   $158,137,075 8
Feb 9, 2007 13 $3,119,345 -20% 1,777 $1,755   $161,256,420 9
Feb 16, 2007 19 $1,054,291 -66% 690 $1,528   $162,310,711 10
Feb 23, 2007 36 $275,325 -74% 287 $959   $162,586,036 11

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,541,709 (16.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,852 opening theaters/3,169 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $291,254,118

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 15th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: February 28th, 2007 (Wide) (South Korea)
July 31st, 2020 (Wide) (China)
Video Release: March 27th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some language
Running Time: 117 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Family Affair, Relatives Playing Relatives, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Biography, Homeless, Job Interview, Messy Divorce, Rags to Riches, Sales Clerk, Underdog
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Overbrook Entertainment, Escape Artists
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2006 1 $26,541,709   2,852 $9,306   $26,541,709 1
Dec 22, 2006 2 $14,817,371 -44% 2,863 $5,175   $53,104,266 2
Dec 29, 2006 2 $19,362,441 +31% 2,870 $6,746   $98,411,670 3
Jan 5, 2007 2 $12,880,926 -33% 3,027 $4,255   $124,039,482 4
Jan 12, 2007 3 $8,901,206 -31% 3,169 $2,809   $126,280,156 5
Jan 19, 2007 5 $6,310,133 -29% 3,066 $2,058   $146,121,200 6
Jan 26, 2007 7 $4,983,325 -21% 2,688 $1,854   $152,929,867 7
Feb 2, 2007 9 $2,966,454 -40% 2,233 $1,328   $157,217,102 8
Feb 9, 2007 12 $2,353,543 -21% 1,777 $1,324   $160,490,618 9
Feb 16, 2007 19 $733,389 -69% 690 $1,063   $161,989,809 10
Feb 23, 2007 29 $275,325 -62% 287 $959   $162,586,036 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2006 1 $8,951,750     2,852 $3,139   $8,951,750 1
Dec 16, 2006 1 $10,544,653 +18%   2,852 $3,697   $19,496,403 2
Dec 17, 2006 1 $7,045,306 -33%   2,852 $2,470   $26,541,709 3
Dec 18, 2006 1 $2,877,841 -59%   2,852 $1,009   $29,419,550 4
Dec 19, 2006 1 $2,856,735 -1%   2,852 $1,002   $32,276,285 5
Dec 20, 2006 2 $2,806,095 -2%   2,852 $984   $35,082,380 6
Dec 21, 2006 2 $3,204,515 +14%   2,852 $1,124   $38,286,895 7
Dec 22, 2006 2 $5,400,000 +69% -40% 2,863 $1,886   $43,700,000 8
Dec 23, 2006 2 $6,400,000 +19% -39% 2,863 $2,235   $50,100,000 9
Dec 24, 2006 2 $3,200,000 -50% -55% 2,863 $1,118   $53,300,000 10
Dec 25, 2006 3 $7,736,849 +142% +169% 2,863 $2,702   $60,841,115 11
Dec 26, 2006 2 $7,116,663 -8% +149% 2,863 $2,486   $67,957,778 12
Dec 27, 2006 2 $5,713,667 -20% +104% 2,863 $1,996   $73,671,445 13
Dec 28, 2006 2 $5,377,784 -6% +68% 2,863 $1,878   $79,049,229 14
Dec 29, 2006 2 $6,825,442 +27% +26% 2,870 $2,378   $85,874,671 15
Dec 30, 2006 2 $7,584,199 +11% +19% 2,870 $2,643   $93,458,870 16
Dec 31, 2006 2 $4,952,800 -35% +55% 2,870 $1,726   $98,411,670 17
Jan 1, 2007 2 $6,098,747 +23% -21% 2,870 $2,125   $104,510,417 18
Jan 2, 2007 2 $2,822,106 -54% -60% 2,870 $983   $107,332,523 19
Jan 3, 2007 2 $1,923,144 -32% -66% 2,870 $670   $109,255,667 20
Jan 4, 2007 2 $1,902,889 -1% -65% 2,870 $663   $111,158,556 21
Jan 5, 2007 2 $4,143,123 +118% -39% 3,027 $1,369   $115,301,679 22
Jan 6, 2007 2 $5,697,760 +38% -25% 3,027 $1,882   $120,999,439 23
Jan 7, 2007 2 $3,040,043 -47% -39% 3,027 $1,004   $124,039,482 24
Jan 8, 2007 3 $795,042 -74% -87% 3,027 $263   $124,834,524 25
Jan 9, 2007 2 $891,170 +12% -68% 3,027 $294   $125,725,694 26
Jan 10, 2007 2 $816,077 -8% -58% 3,027 $270   $126,541,771 27
Jan 11, 2007 2 $837,179 +3% -56% 3,027 $277   $127,378,950 28
Jan 12, 2007 3 $2,544,560 +204% -39% 3,169 $803   $129,923,510 29
Jan 13, 2007 3 $3,716,465 +46% -35% 3,169 $1,173   $133,639,975 30
Jan 14, 2007 4 $2,640,181 -29% -13% 3,169 $833   $136,280,156 31
Jan 15, 2007 4 $1,802,146 -32% +127% 3,169 $569   $138,082,302 32
Jan 16, 2007 4 $581,470 -68% -35% 3,169 $183   $138,663,772 33
Jan 17, 2007 4 $572,739 -2% -30% 3,169 $181   $139,236,511 34
Jan 18, 2007 4 $574,556 n/c -31% 3,169 $181   $139,811,067 35
Jan 19, 2007 5 $1,891,541 +229% -26% 3,066 $617   $141,702,608 36
Jan 20, 2007 5 $3,153,518 +67% -15% 3,066 $1,029   $144,856,126 37
Jan 21, 2007 5 $1,265,074 -60% -52% 3,066 $413   $146,121,200 38
Jan 22, 2007 6 $410,086 -68% -77% 3,066 $134   $146,531,286 39
Jan 23, 2007 6 $466,706 +14% -20% 3,066 $152   $146,997,992 40
Jan 24, 2007 5 $463,172 -1% -19% 3,066 $151   $147,461,164 41
Jan 25, 2007 5 $485,378 +5% -16% 3,066 $158   $147,946,542 42
Jan 26, 2007 7 $1,339,400 +176% -29% 2,688 $498   $149,285,942 43
Jan 27, 2007 7 $2,350,998 +76% -25% 2,688 $875   $151,636,940 44
Jan 28, 2007 8 $1,292,927 -45% +2% 2,688 $481   $152,929,867 45
Jan 29, 2007 9 $313,183 -76% -24% 2,688 $117   $153,243,050 46
Jan 30, 2007 8 $346,194 +11% -26% 2,688 $129   $153,589,244 47
Jan 31, 2007 8 $326,298 -6% -30% 2,688 $121   $153,915,542 48
Feb 1, 2007 7 $335,106 +3% -31% 2,688 $125   $154,250,648 49
Feb 2, 2007 10 $925,012 +176% -31% 2,233 $414   $155,175,660 50
Feb 3, 2007 9 $1,580,939 +71% -33% 2,233 $708   $156,756,599 51
Feb 4, 2007 10 $460,503 -71% -64% 2,233 $206   $157,217,102 52
Feb 5, 2007 10 $236,570 -49% -24% 2,233 $106   $157,453,672 53
Feb 6, 2007 9 $235,705 n/c -32% 2,233 $106   $157,689,377 54
Feb 7, 2007 9 $222,865 -5% -32% 2,233 $100   $157,912,242 55
Feb 8, 2007 9 $224,833 +1% -33% 2,233 $101   $158,137,075 56
Feb 9, 2007 11 $629,318 +180% -32% 2,233 $282   $158,766,393 57
Feb 10, 2007 10 $1,126,748 +79% -29% 1,777 $634   $159,893,141 58
Feb 11, 2007 11 $597,477 -47% +30% 1,777 $336   $160,490,618 59
Feb 12, 2007 11 $172,603 -71% -27% 1,777 $97   $160,663,221 60
Feb 13, 2007 11 $147,018 -15% -38% 1,777 $83   $160,810,239 61
Feb 14, 2007 12 $311,141 +112% +40% 1,777 $175   $161,121,380 62
Feb 15, 2007 - $135,040 -57% -40% 1,777 $76   $161,256,420 63
Feb 16, 2007 18 $190,000 +41% -70% 690 $275   $161,450,000 64
Feb 19, 2007 19 $150,425   -13% 690 $218   $162,140,234 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2006 1 $38,286,895   2,852 $13,425   $38,286,895 1
Dec 22, 2006 2 $40,762,334 +6% 2,863 $14,238   $79,049,229 2
Dec 29, 2006 2 $32,109,327 -21% 2,870 $11,188   $111,158,556 3
Jan 5, 2007 2 $16,220,394 -49% 3,027 $5,359   $127,378,950 4
Jan 12, 2007 4 $12,432,117 -23% 3,169 $3,923   $139,811,067 5
Jan 19, 2007 5 $8,135,475 -35% 3,066 $2,653   $147,946,542 6
Jan 26, 2007 7 $6,304,106 -23% 2,688 $2,345   $154,250,648 7
Feb 2, 2007 9 $3,886,427 -38% 2,233 $1,740   $158,137,075 8
Feb 9, 2007 13 $3,119,345 -20% 1,777 $1,755   $161,256,420 9
Feb 16, 2007 19 $1,054,291 -66% 690 $1,528   $162,310,711 10
Feb 23, 2007 36 $275,325 -74% 287 $959   $162,586,036 11

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