Samson (2018)

Samson
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,719,928Details
International Box Office $172,510Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,892,438
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $957,733
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $576,149
Total $1,533,882
OpusData ID: 284240100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Based on the biblical epic of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. His supernatural strength and impulsive decisions quickly pit him against the oppressive Philistine empire. After being betrayed by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress, Samson is captured and blinded by his enemies. Samson calls upon his God once more for supernatural strength and turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,942,569 (41.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:96.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,249 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,196,524

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 16th, 2018 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: February 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Turkey)
March 2nd, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
March 9th, 2018 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as SAMSON (South Korea)
May 18th, 2018 (Wide), released as Sanson (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 1st, 2018 by Pure Flix
MPA Rating: PG-13 for violence and battle sequences.
(Rating bulletin 2508 (Cert #51384), 1/3/2018)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Plot point: Cross-Culture Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Religious, Romance
Social setting: Bible Epic, Sword and Sandal
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Target audience: Faith-Based Film
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pure Flix, Boomtown Films
Production Countries: United States, South Africa
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $1,942,569   1,249 $1,555   $1,942,569 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $970,708 -50% 1,140 $851   $3,743,204 2
Mar 2, 2018 25 $308,487 -68% 434 $711   $4,440,576 3
Mar 9, 2018 38 $71,316 -77% 93 $767   $4,627,245 4
Mar 16, 2018 56 $19,902 -72% 34 $585   $4,675,433 5
Mar 23, 2018 63 $14,807 -26% 36 $411   $4,697,083 6
Mar 30, 2018 72 $7,665 -48% 22 $348   $4,713,353 7
Apr 6, 2018 86 $2,178 -72% 6 $363   $4,719,494 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 16, 2018 9 $630,110     1,249 $504   $630,110 1
Feb 17, 2018 11 $743,279 +18%   1,249 $595   $1,373,389 2
Feb 18, 2018 12 $569,180 -23%   1,249 $456   $1,942,569 3
Feb 19, 2018 13 $313,295 -45%   1,249 $251   $2,255,864 4
Feb 20, 2018 11 $228,164 -27%   1,249 $183   $2,484,028 5
Feb 21, 2018 13 $142,394 -38%   1,249 $114   $2,626,422 6
Feb 22, 2018 12 $146,074 +3%   1,249 $117   $2,772,496 7
Feb 23, 2018 15 $257,329 +76% -59% 1,140 $226   $3,029,825 8
Feb 24, 2018 - $406,552 +58% -45% 1,140 $357   $3,436,377 9
Feb 25, 2018 15 $306,827 -25% -46% 1,140 $269   $3,743,204 10
Feb 26, 2018 14 $91,498 -70% -71% 1,140 $80   $3,834,702 11
Feb 27, 2018 13 $128,315 +40% -44% 1,140 $113   $3,963,017 12
Feb 28, 2018 - $89,596 -30% -37% 1,140 $79   $4,052,613 13
Mar 1, 2018 - $79,476 -11% -46% 1,140 $70   $4,132,089 14
Mar 2, 2018 - $77,236 -3% -70% 434 $178   $4,209,325 15
Mar 3, 2018 - $131,051 +70% -68% 434 $302   $4,340,376 16
Mar 4, 2018 - $100,200 -24% -67% 434 $231   $4,440,576 17
Mar 5, 2018 - $27,439 -73% -70% 434 $63   $4,468,015 18
Mar 6, 2018 - $34,877 +27% -73% 434 $80   $4,502,892 19
Mar 7, 2018 - $28,861 -17% -68% 434 $67   $4,531,753 20
Mar 8, 2018 - $24,176 -16% -70% 434 $56   $4,555,929 21
Mar 9, 2018 - $15,609 -35% -80% 93 $168   $4,571,538 22
Mar 10, 2018 - $28,670 +84% -78% 93 $308   $4,600,208 23
Mar 11, 2018 - $27,037 -6% -73% 93 $291   $4,627,245 24
Mar 12, 2018 - $6,516 -76% -76% 93 $70   $4,633,761 25
Mar 13, 2018 - $8,374 +29% -76% 93 $90   $4,642,135 26
Mar 14, 2018 - $8,078 -4% -72% 93 $87   $4,650,213 27
Mar 15, 2018 - $5,318 -34% -78% 93 $57   $4,655,531 28
Mar 16, 2018 - $5,212 -2% -67% 34 $153   $4,660,743 29
Mar 17, 2018 - $7,896 +51% -72% 34 $232   $4,668,639 30
Mar 18, 2018 - $6,794 -14% -75% 34 $200   $4,675,433 31
Mar 19, 2018 - $1,676 -75% -74% 34 $49   $4,677,109 32
Mar 20, 2018 - $2,010 +20% -76% 34 $59   $4,679,119 33
Mar 21, 2018 - $1,845 -8% -77% 34 $54   $4,680,964 34
Mar 22, 2018 - $1,312 -29% -75% 34 $39   $4,682,276 35
Mar 23, 2018 - $3,289 +151% -37% 36 $91   $4,685,565 36
Mar 24, 2018 - $6,675 +103% -15% 36 $185   $4,692,240 37
Mar 25, 2018 - $4,843 -27% -29% 36 $135   $4,697,083 38
Mar 26, 2018 - $1,910 -61% +14% 36 $53   $4,698,993 39
Mar 27, 2018 - $2,438 +28% +21% 36 $68   $4,701,431 40
Mar 28, 2018 - $2,018 -17% +9% 36 $56   $4,703,449 41
Mar 29, 2018 - $2,239 +11% +71% 36 $62   $4,705,688 42
Mar 30, 2018 - $2,814 +26% -14% 22 $128   $4,708,502 43
Mar 31, 2018 - $2,599 -8% -61% 22 $118   $4,711,101 44
Apr 1, 2018 - $2,252 -13% -53% 22 $102   $4,713,353 45
Apr 2, 2018 - $1,055 -53% -45% 22 $48   $4,714,408 46
Apr 3, 2018 - $1,029 -2% -58% 22 $47   $4,715,437 47
Apr 4, 2018 - $897 -13% -56% 22 $41   $4,716,334 48
Apr 5, 2018 - $982 +9% -56% 22 $45   $4,717,316 49
Apr 6, 2018 - $400 -59% -86% 6 $67   $4,717,716 50
Apr 7, 2018 - $1,038 +160% -60% 6 $173   $4,718,754 51
Apr 8, 2018 - $740 -29% -67% 6 $123   $4,719,494 52
Apr 9, 2018 - $97 -87% -91% 6 $16   $4,719,591 53
Apr 10, 2018 - $140 +44% -86% 6 $23   $4,719,731 54
Apr 11, 2018 - $113 -19% -87% 6 $19   $4,719,844 55
Apr 12, 2018 - $84 -26% -91% 6 $14   $4,719,928 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $2,772,496   1,249 $2,220   $2,772,496 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $1,359,593 -51% 1,140 $1,193   $4,132,089 2
Mar 2, 2018 26 $423,840 -69% 434 $977   $4,555,929 3
Mar 9, 2018 39 $99,602 -77% 93 $1,071   $4,655,531 4
Mar 16, 2018 57 $26,745 -73% 34 $787   $4,682,276 5
Mar 23, 2018 62 $23,412 -12% 36 $650   $4,705,688 6
Mar 30, 2018 70 $11,628 -50% 22 $529   $4,717,316 7
Apr 6, 2018 88 $2,612 -78% 6 $435   $4,719,928 8

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
Australia 3/2/2018 $23,796 35 35 56 $41,601 7/16/2018
New Zealand 3/9/2018 $13,196 13 13 43 $31,189 4/16/2018
South Korea 4/5/2018 $0 0 7 0 $13,252 4/4/2026
Spain 5/18/2018 $25,038 74 74 74 $25,384 5/24/2018
Turkey 2/23/2018 $9,592 49 49 49 $15,797 2/26/2019
  
Rest of World $45,287
  
International Total $172,510 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.

Supporting

Jackson Rathbone    Rallah
Rutger Hauer    Manoah

Leading

Caitlin Leahy    Delilah

Supporting

Lindsay Wagner    Zealphonis
Francis Douglas    Taren
Greg Kriek    Caleb
Billy Zane    King Balek

Leading

Taylor James    Samson

Supporting

Danny Keough    Wadesh

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Macdonald    Director
Zachary Warren Smith    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Screenwriter
Galen Gilbert    Screenwriter
Timothy Ratajczak    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Story by
Zachary Warren Smith    Story by
David A.R. White    Producer
Michael Scott    Producer
Elizabeth Travis    Producer
Alysoun Wolfe    Producer
Vlokkie Gordon    Producer
Bruce Macdonald    Producer
Craig Jones    Producer
Brittany Yost    Producer
Jim Ameduri    Executive Producer
Daryl Lefever    Co-Producer
Jackson Rathbone    Co-Producer
Ian Campbell    Co-Producer
Trevor Michael Brown    Director of Photography
Tim Goodwin    Editor
Dihantus Engelbrecht    Costume Designer
Will Musser    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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

Based on the biblical epic of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. His supernatural strength and impulsive decisions quickly pit him against the oppressive Philistine empire. After being betrayed by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress, Samson is captured and blinded by his enemies. Samson calls upon his God once more for supernatural strength and turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,942,569 (41.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:96.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,249 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,196,524

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 16th, 2018 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: February 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Turkey)
March 2nd, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
March 9th, 2018 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as SAMSON (South Korea)
May 18th, 2018 (Wide), released as Sanson (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 1st, 2018 by Pure Flix
MPA Rating: PG-13 for violence and battle sequences.
(Rating bulletin 2508 (Cert #51384), 1/3/2018)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Plot point: Cross-Culture Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Religious, Romance
Social setting: Bible Epic, Sword and Sandal
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Target audience: Faith-Based Film
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pure Flix, Boomtown Films
Production Countries: United States, South Africa
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $1,942,569   1,249 $1,555   $1,942,569 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $970,708 -50% 1,140 $851   $3,743,204 2
Mar 2, 2018 25 $308,487 -68% 434 $711   $4,440,576 3
Mar 9, 2018 38 $71,316 -77% 93 $767   $4,627,245 4
Mar 16, 2018 56 $19,902 -72% 34 $585   $4,675,433 5
Mar 23, 2018 63 $14,807 -26% 36 $411   $4,697,083 6
Mar 30, 2018 72 $7,665 -48% 22 $348   $4,713,353 7
Apr 6, 2018 86 $2,178 -72% 6 $363   $4,719,494 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 16, 2018 9 $630,110     1,249 $504   $630,110 1
Feb 17, 2018 11 $743,279 +18%   1,249 $595   $1,373,389 2
Feb 18, 2018 12 $569,180 -23%   1,249 $456   $1,942,569 3
Feb 19, 2018 13 $313,295 -45%   1,249 $251   $2,255,864 4
Feb 20, 2018 11 $228,164 -27%   1,249 $183   $2,484,028 5
Feb 21, 2018 13 $142,394 -38%   1,249 $114   $2,626,422 6
Feb 22, 2018 12 $146,074 +3%   1,249 $117   $2,772,496 7
Feb 23, 2018 15 $257,329 +76% -59% 1,140 $226   $3,029,825 8
Feb 24, 2018 - $406,552 +58% -45% 1,140 $357   $3,436,377 9
Feb 25, 2018 15 $306,827 -25% -46% 1,140 $269   $3,743,204 10
Feb 26, 2018 14 $91,498 -70% -71% 1,140 $80   $3,834,702 11
Feb 27, 2018 13 $128,315 +40% -44% 1,140 $113   $3,963,017 12
Feb 28, 2018 - $89,596 -30% -37% 1,140 $79   $4,052,613 13
Mar 1, 2018 - $79,476 -11% -46% 1,140 $70   $4,132,089 14
Mar 2, 2018 - $77,236 -3% -70% 434 $178   $4,209,325 15
Mar 3, 2018 - $131,051 +70% -68% 434 $302   $4,340,376 16
Mar 4, 2018 - $100,200 -24% -67% 434 $231   $4,440,576 17
Mar 5, 2018 - $27,439 -73% -70% 434 $63   $4,468,015 18
Mar 6, 2018 - $34,877 +27% -73% 434 $80   $4,502,892 19
Mar 7, 2018 - $28,861 -17% -68% 434 $67   $4,531,753 20
Mar 8, 2018 - $24,176 -16% -70% 434 $56   $4,555,929 21
Mar 9, 2018 - $15,609 -35% -80% 93 $168   $4,571,538 22
Mar 10, 2018 - $28,670 +84% -78% 93 $308   $4,600,208 23
Mar 11, 2018 - $27,037 -6% -73% 93 $291   $4,627,245 24
Mar 12, 2018 - $6,516 -76% -76% 93 $70   $4,633,761 25
Mar 13, 2018 - $8,374 +29% -76% 93 $90   $4,642,135 26
Mar 14, 2018 - $8,078 -4% -72% 93 $87   $4,650,213 27
Mar 15, 2018 - $5,318 -34% -78% 93 $57   $4,655,531 28
Mar 16, 2018 - $5,212 -2% -67% 34 $153   $4,660,743 29
Mar 17, 2018 - $7,896 +51% -72% 34 $232   $4,668,639 30
Mar 18, 2018 - $6,794 -14% -75% 34 $200   $4,675,433 31
Mar 19, 2018 - $1,676 -75% -74% 34 $49   $4,677,109 32
Mar 20, 2018 - $2,010 +20% -76% 34 $59   $4,679,119 33
Mar 21, 2018 - $1,845 -8% -77% 34 $54   $4,680,964 34
Mar 22, 2018 - $1,312 -29% -75% 34 $39   $4,682,276 35
Mar 23, 2018 - $3,289 +151% -37% 36 $91   $4,685,565 36
Mar 24, 2018 - $6,675 +103% -15% 36 $185   $4,692,240 37
Mar 25, 2018 - $4,843 -27% -29% 36 $135   $4,697,083 38
Mar 26, 2018 - $1,910 -61% +14% 36 $53   $4,698,993 39
Mar 27, 2018 - $2,438 +28% +21% 36 $68   $4,701,431 40
Mar 28, 2018 - $2,018 -17% +9% 36 $56   $4,703,449 41
Mar 29, 2018 - $2,239 +11% +71% 36 $62   $4,705,688 42
Mar 30, 2018 - $2,814 +26% -14% 22 $128   $4,708,502 43
Mar 31, 2018 - $2,599 -8% -61% 22 $118   $4,711,101 44
Apr 1, 2018 - $2,252 -13% -53% 22 $102   $4,713,353 45
Apr 2, 2018 - $1,055 -53% -45% 22 $48   $4,714,408 46
Apr 3, 2018 - $1,029 -2% -58% 22 $47   $4,715,437 47
Apr 4, 2018 - $897 -13% -56% 22 $41   $4,716,334 48
Apr 5, 2018 - $982 +9% -56% 22 $45   $4,717,316 49
Apr 6, 2018 - $400 -59% -86% 6 $67   $4,717,716 50
Apr 7, 2018 - $1,038 +160% -60% 6 $173   $4,718,754 51
Apr 8, 2018 - $740 -29% -67% 6 $123   $4,719,494 52
Apr 9, 2018 - $97 -87% -91% 6 $16   $4,719,591 53
Apr 10, 2018 - $140 +44% -86% 6 $23   $4,719,731 54
Apr 11, 2018 - $113 -19% -87% 6 $19   $4,719,844 55
Apr 12, 2018 - $84 -26% -91% 6 $14   $4,719,928 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 16, 2018 11 $2,772,496   1,249 $2,220   $2,772,496 1
Feb 23, 2018 15 $1,359,593 -51% 1,140 $1,193   $4,132,089 2
Mar 2, 2018 26 $423,840 -69% 434 $977   $4,555,929 3
Mar 9, 2018 39 $99,602 -77% 93 $1,071   $4,655,531 4
Mar 16, 2018 57 $26,745 -73% 34 $787   $4,682,276 5
Mar 23, 2018 62 $23,412 -12% 36 $650   $4,705,688 6
Mar 30, 2018 70 $11,628 -50% 22 $529   $4,717,316 7
Apr 6, 2018 88 $2,612 -78% 6 $435   $4,719,928 8

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
Australia 3/2/2018 $23,796 35 35 56 $41,601 7/16/2018
New Zealand 3/9/2018 $13,196 13 13 43 $31,189 4/16/2018
South Korea 4/5/2018 $0 0 7 0 $13,252 4/4/2026
Spain 5/18/2018 $25,038 74 74 74 $25,384 5/24/2018
Turkey 2/23/2018 $9,592 49 49 49 $15,797 2/26/2019
  
Rest of World $45,287
  
International Total $172,510 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.

Supporting

Jackson Rathbone    Rallah
Rutger Hauer    Manoah

Leading

Caitlin Leahy    Delilah

Supporting

Lindsay Wagner    Zealphonis
Francis Douglas    Taren
Greg Kriek    Caleb
Billy Zane    King Balek

Leading

Taylor James    Samson

Supporting

Danny Keough    Wadesh

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Macdonald    Director
Zachary Warren Smith    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Screenwriter
Galen Gilbert    Screenwriter
Timothy Ratajczak    Screenwriter
Jason Baumgardner    Story by
Zachary Warren Smith    Story by
David A.R. White    Producer
Michael Scott    Producer
Elizabeth Travis    Producer
Alysoun Wolfe    Producer
Vlokkie Gordon    Producer
Bruce Macdonald    Producer
Craig Jones    Producer
Brittany Yost    Producer
Jim Ameduri    Executive Producer
Daryl Lefever    Co-Producer
Jackson Rathbone    Co-Producer
Ian Campbell    Co-Producer
Trevor Michael Brown    Director of Photography
Tim Goodwin    Editor
Dihantus Engelbrecht    Costume Designer
Will Musser    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.