Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $20,726 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Filmmaker Jon Foy and Philadelphia-based artist and musician Justin Duerr began planning a documentary film about the Toynbee Tiles in 2000. Five years later, they began filming their investigation of these strange street plaques embedded in the asphalt of major U.S. and South American urban intersections that had held Duerr’s fascination for over a decade. Having appeared on hundreds of reported examples from the mid-1980s to present, the cryptic four-line message of the Toynbee Tiles read: “Toynbee Idea / In Kubrick's 2001 / Resurrect Dead / On Planet Jupiter.” While the text on the plaques was clear enough, neither Duerr nor the numerous media outlets that had documented the phenomenon knew what these tiles meant, how or why they were installed, or who was responsible for them.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,054 (14.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $31,263 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 2nd, 2011 (Limited) by Argot Pictures |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 85 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Cinema Verite, Intertitle |
| Plot point: | Conspiracy Theory |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Land of Missing Parts |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2011 | 101 | $3,054 | 1 | $3,054 | $3,054 | 1 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 87 | $7,244 | +137% | 1 | $7,244 | $19,789 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 131 | $459 | 1 | $459 | $20,248 | 4 | |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 122 | $217 | -53% | 1 | $217 | $20,726 | 5 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2011 | - | $1,063 | 1 | $1,063 | $1,063 | 1 | ||
| Sep 3, 2011 | - | $1,090 | +3% | 1 | $1,090 | $2,153 | 2 | |
| Sep 4, 2011 | - | $901 | -17% | 1 | $901 | $3,054 | 3 | |
| Sep 5, 2011 | 96 | $850 | -6% | 1 | $850 | $3,850 | 4 | |
| Sep 6, 2011 | - | $371 | -56% | 1 | $371 | $4,221 | 5 | |
| Sep 7, 2011 | - | $405 | +9% | 1 | $405 | $4,626 | 6 | |
| Sep 8, 2011 | - | $3,306 | +716% | 1 | $3,306 | $7,618 | 7 | |
| Sep 23, 2011 | - | $81 | 1 | $81 | $19,870 | 22 | ||
| Sep 24, 2011 | - | $162 | +100% | 1 | $162 | $20,032 | 23 | |
| Sep 25, 2011 | - | $216 | +33% | 1 | $216 | $20,248 | 24 | |
| Sep 26, 2011 | - | $90 | -58% | 1 | $90 | $20,338 | 25 | |
| Sep 27, 2011 | - | $18 | -80% | 1 | $18 | $20,356 | 26 | |
| Sep 28, 2011 | - | $81 | +350% | 1 | $81 | $20,437 | 27 | |
| Sep 29, 2011 | - | $72 | -11% | 1 | $72 | $20,509 | 28 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2011 | 85 | $12,545 | 1 | $12,545 | $12,545 | 1 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 82 | $12,171 | -3% | 1 | $12,171 | $19,789 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 119 | $720 | 1 | $720 | $20,509 | 4 |
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Synopsis
Filmmaker Jon Foy and Philadelphia-based artist and musician Justin Duerr began planning a documentary film about the Toynbee Tiles in 2000. Five years later, they began filming their investigation of these strange street plaques embedded in the asphalt of major U.S. and South American urban intersections that had held Duerr’s fascination for over a decade. Having appeared on hundreds of reported examples from the mid-1980s to present, the cryptic four-line message of the Toynbee Tiles read: “Toynbee Idea / In Kubrick's 2001 / Resurrect Dead / On Planet Jupiter.” While the text on the plaques was clear enough, neither Duerr nor the numerous media outlets that had documented the phenomenon knew what these tiles meant, how or why they were installed, or who was responsible for them.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,054 (14.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $31,263 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 2nd, 2011 (Limited) by Argot Pictures |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 85 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Cinema Verite, Intertitle |
| Plot point: | Conspiracy Theory |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Land of Missing Parts |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2011 | 101 | $3,054 | 1 | $3,054 | $3,054 | 1 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 87 | $7,244 | +137% | 1 | $7,244 | $19,789 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 131 | $459 | 1 | $459 | $20,248 | 4 | |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 122 | $217 | -53% | 1 | $217 | $20,726 | 5 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2011 | - | $1,063 | 1 | $1,063 | $1,063 | 1 | ||
| Sep 3, 2011 | - | $1,090 | +3% | 1 | $1,090 | $2,153 | 2 | |
| Sep 4, 2011 | - | $901 | -17% | 1 | $901 | $3,054 | 3 | |
| Sep 5, 2011 | 96 | $850 | -6% | 1 | $850 | $3,850 | 4 | |
| Sep 6, 2011 | - | $371 | -56% | 1 | $371 | $4,221 | 5 | |
| Sep 7, 2011 | - | $405 | +9% | 1 | $405 | $4,626 | 6 | |
| Sep 8, 2011 | - | $3,306 | +716% | 1 | $3,306 | $7,618 | 7 | |
| Sep 23, 2011 | - | $81 | 1 | $81 | $19,870 | 22 | ||
| Sep 24, 2011 | - | $162 | +100% | 1 | $162 | $20,032 | 23 | |
| Sep 25, 2011 | - | $216 | +33% | 1 | $216 | $20,248 | 24 | |
| Sep 26, 2011 | - | $90 | -58% | 1 | $90 | $20,338 | 25 | |
| Sep 27, 2011 | - | $18 | -80% | 1 | $18 | $20,356 | 26 | |
| Sep 28, 2011 | - | $81 | +350% | 1 | $81 | $20,437 | 27 | |
| Sep 29, 2011 | - | $72 | -11% | 1 | $72 | $20,509 | 28 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2011 | 85 | $12,545 | 1 | $12,545 | $12,545 | 1 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 82 | $12,171 | -3% | 1 | $12,171 | $19,789 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 119 | $720 | 1 | $720 | $20,509 | 4 |
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.