United Kingdom Box Office for Ruby Sparks (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $1,256,657Details
Worldwide Box Office $8,775,504Details
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Synopsis

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing -- as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

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Movie Details

United Kingdom Releases: October 12th, 2012 (Wide)
Video Release: October 30th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language including some sexual references, and for some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2222, 5/9/2012)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Keywords: Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Therapists / Therapy, Mental Illness, Fiction / Reality Crossover, Dream Sequence, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Screenplay Written By the Star, Voiceover/Narration, Wish Granters
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bona Fide
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French

Awards Season: Silver Linings for Limited Releases

November 28th, 2012

The Independent Spirit Awards has a special place in the Awards Season. The nominations are the unoffficial start of Awards Season, but the actual awards aren't given out until Oscar weekend, so they are the beginning at the end of Awards Season. They also help out a lot of limited releases that would otherwise not get enough buzz, although they are not so good at predicting Oscar wins. This year, two films tied for most nominations, Moonrise Kingdom and The Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned five nominations. They weren't the only films to earn multiple nominations though. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 30th, 2012

October 30th, 2012

It's not a great week on the home market. The best first run release is The Campaign, but while the movie is good, the DVD and the Blu-ray Combo Pack don't have enough extras. There are a few limited releases that piqued my interested as far as Pick of the Week was concerned. Safety Not Guaranteed on DVD or Blu-ray, Ruby Sparks on DVD or Blu-ray, and Polisse on DVD were all contenders. However, in the end I went with Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection. The Blu-ray box set is awesome. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Ruby Sparks

October 29th, 2012

Paul Dano is an incredibly talented actor; however, his track record at the box office has been spotty. Ruby Sparks had enough buzz going in that some thought it would expand semi-wide. It did start out well, but by the third week of limited release, it was clear it wasn't going to find a mainstream audience. Did it deserve to perform better? Is it too art house? Or is there another reason it failed to live up to some expectations. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sleepwalk Runs to the Top

August 29th, 2012

Sleepwalk With Me found its way on top of the per theater chart with $68,801 in one theater. This is higher than the per theater average for the opening of The Avengers, which was the goal of the filmmakers after their fake fight with Joss Whedon. Samsara opened with an average of $38,111 in two theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Space Station with $14,268 in one theater. More...

Per Theater Chart: 2 Days 2 Strong

August 15th, 2012

2 Days in New York led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $11,971 in two theaters. This is well below its predecessor and it likely won't have the same legs either. The re-release of Max and the Junkman earned $11,264 in its lone theater. The overall number one film, The Bourne Legacy, cracked the $10,000 club with an average of $10,185. Red Hook Summer was right behind with an average of $10,018 in four theaters. More...

Dark Knight Puts the Spark in the Per Theater Chart

July 31st, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises remained on top of the per theater chart with an average of $14,101 in more than 4,400 theaters. Killer Joe opened with an average of $12,621 in three theaters, while Ruby Sparks was also strong with an average of $10,832 in thirteen. Both films have some potential to expand. Deep Sea 3-D remained strong with $10,412 in its lone theater. More...

Searching for Killer Limited Releases

July 27th, 2012

There are not a huge number of limited releases on this week's chart, but all of them are earning overall positive reviews, and a few of them are generating some strong buzz. Killer Joe is one such film, but its rating could prevent it from reaching a sizable audience. Ruby Sparks has far more populous appeal, but weaker reviews. Searching for Sugar Man has some of the best reviews of the month, but documentaries rarely escape the grasp of limited release. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2012/10/12 6 $482,903   308 $1,568   $482,903 1
2012/10/19 11 $183,884 -62% 201 $915   $1,016,332 2
2012/10/26 15 $31,676 -83% 35 $905   $1,172,567 3
2012/11/02 23 $15,141 -52% 16 $946   $1,215,713 4
2012/11/09 27 $9,265 -39% 11 $842   $1,234,758 5
2012/11/16 28 $3,692 -60% 10 $369   $1,243,742 6
2012/11/23 27 $2,826 -23% 7 $404   $1,251,178 7
2012/11/30 31 $1,556 -45% 4 $389   $1,256,657 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/20/2012 $0 0 18 30 $88,282 12/29/2018
Australia 9/20/2012 $562,325 209 211 602 $1,717,285 12/12/2015
Austria 12/7/2012 $4,844 7 7 19 $18,496 12/13/2015
Bahrain 11/8/2012 $263 1 1 17 $5,721 12/30/2018
Belgium 9/12/2012 $36,699 16 16 64 $119,237 12/12/2015
Brazil 10/12/2012 $39,010 54 54 140 $265,580 12/12/2015
Chile 11/8/2012 $0 0 13 22 $44,213 12/29/2018
East Africa 11/16/2012 $1,361 1 1 1 $1,946 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $174,741 41 41 41 $174,741 12/12/2015
Germany 11/29/2012 $22,764 50 50 50 $92,234 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 10/11/2012 $45,228 11 11 38 $154,011 12/12/2015
Italy 12/6/2012 $94,512 111 111 111 $94,512 12/12/2015
Lebanon 11/22/2012 $4,984 4 4 4 $6,571 12/29/2018
Mexico 11/30/2012 $110,898 69 69 290 $496,925 12/14/2015
Netherlands 9/13/2012 $31,384 13 13 26 $76,076 12/11/2015
New Zealand 9/20/2012 $42,983 42 42 136 $143,043 12/12/2015
North America 7/25/2012 $140,822 13 261 1,015 $2,540,106 12/5/2014
Oman 11/8/2012 $1,496 1 1 1 $1,769 12/29/2018
Philippines 9/19/2012 $66,000 46 46 56 $87,294 12/29/2018
Portugal 9/6/2012 $22,070 19 19 44 $65,010 12/12/2015
Qatar 11/8/2012 $4,825 2 2 2 $6,123 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 9/27/2012 $176,080 280 280 280 $176,080 12/29/2018
Singapore 9/20/2012 $37,549 12 12 26 $88,427 12/12/2015
South Korea 5/10/2018 $130,600 149 149 265 $236,490 2/3/2021
Spain 10/26/2012 $97,188 66 66 168 $230,338 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/19/2012 $3,406 3 3 8 $11,999 12/12/2015
Turkey 11/2/2012 $18,270 12 12 67 $76,109 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/25/2012 $13,731 7 7 7 $13,731 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/12/2012 $482,903 308 308 592 $1,256,657 12/12/2015
 
Rest of World $486,498
 
Worldwide Total$8,775,504 2/3/2021

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Leading Cast

Paul Dano    Calvin Weir-Fields
Zoe Kazan    Ruby Sparks

Supporting Cast

Antonio Banderas    Harry
Annette Bening    Gertrude
Steve Coogan    Langdon Tharp
Elliott Gould    Dr. Rosenthal
Chris Messina    Harry
Alia Shawkat    Mabel

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Dayton    Director
Valerie Faris    Director
Zoe Kazan    Screenwriter
Albert Berger    Producer
Ron Yerxa    Producer
Robert Graf    Executive Producer
Zoe Kazan    Executive Producer
Paul Dano    Executive Producer