Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,674Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over and they become inseparable friends.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,678 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,549

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 2012 (Limited) by Music Box Films
Video Release: July 10th, 2012 by Music Box Films Video
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Blindness
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Shochiku Company, Quill Film Partners Ltd.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 92 $1,678   2 $839   $1,678 1
May 25, 2012 63 $2,333 +39% 3 $778   $5,297 2
Jun 1, 2012 102 $1,066 -54% 4 $267   $7,260 3
Jun 8, 2012 99 $1,184 +11% 3 $395   $8,862 4
Jun 29, 2012 81 $1,602   3 $534   $10,953 7
Jul 6, 2012 85 $1,070 -33% 3 $357   $12,330 8
Jul 13, 2012 84 $668 -38% 2 $334   $14,075 9

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 76 $2,964   2 $1,482   $2,964 1
May 25, 2012 67 $3,230 +9% 3 $1,077   $6,194 2
Jun 1, 2012 100 $1,484 -54% 4 $371   $7,678 3
Jun 8, 2012 102 $1,673 +13% 3 $558   $9,351 4
Jun 29, 2012 86 $1,909   4 $477   $11,260 7
Jul 6, 2012 82 $2,147 +12% 5 $429   $13,407 8
Jul 13, 2012 87 $965 -55% 3 $322   $14,372 9
Jul 20, 2012 85 $1,302 +35% 2 $651   $15,674 10

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Synopsis

The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over and they become inseparable friends.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,678 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,549

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 2012 (Limited) by Music Box Films
Video Release: July 10th, 2012 by Music Box Films Video
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Blindness
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Shochiku Company, Quill Film Partners Ltd.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 92 $1,678   2 $839   $1,678 1
May 25, 2012 63 $2,333 +39% 3 $778   $5,297 2
Jun 1, 2012 102 $1,066 -54% 4 $267   $7,260 3
Jun 8, 2012 99 $1,184 +11% 3 $395   $8,862 4
Jun 29, 2012 81 $1,602   3 $534   $10,953 7
Jul 6, 2012 85 $1,070 -33% 3 $357   $12,330 8
Jul 13, 2012 84 $668 -38% 2 $334   $14,075 9

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 76 $2,964   2 $1,482   $2,964 1
May 25, 2012 67 $3,230 +9% 3 $1,077   $6,194 2
Jun 1, 2012 100 $1,484 -54% 4 $371   $7,678 3
Jun 8, 2012 102 $1,673 +13% 3 $558   $9,351 4
Jun 29, 2012 86 $1,909   4 $477   $11,260 7
Jul 6, 2012 82 $2,147 +12% 5 $429   $13,407 8
Jul 13, 2012 87 $965 -55% 3 $322   $14,372 9
Jul 20, 2012 85 $1,302 +35% 2 $651   $15,674 10

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.