Searching (2018)

Searching
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,015,149Details
International Box Office $49,620,898
Worldwide Box Office $75,636,047
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $185,117
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $167,330
Total $352,447
Further financial details...

Synopsis

After David Kim’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$388,769 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$880,000 (worldwide box office is 86.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/2,009 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,153,801

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 24th, 2018 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
August 31st, 2018 (Expands Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: August 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Thailand)
August 24th, 2018 (Wide) (Indonesia)
August 28th, 2018 (Wide) (Cambodia)
August 29th, 2018 (Wide) (Trinidad)
August 29th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: November 13th, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content, some drug and sexual references, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2535 (Cert #51458), 7/11/2018)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Franchise: Searching
Film format: Computer Screen Film
Plot point: Catfishing, Dysfunctional Family, Internet, Missing Child, Missing Person, Surprise Twist, Unbelieving Police
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bazelevs Company, Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, Timur Bekmambetov
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 2018 22 $388,769   9 $43,197   $388,769 1
Aug 31, 2018 4 $6,066,463 +1,460% 1,207 $5,026   $6,574,943 2
Sep 7, 2018 5 $4,570,235 -25% 2,009 $2,275   $14,366,365 3
Sep 14, 2018 8 $3,179,538 -30% 2,009 $1,583   $19,600,641 4
Sep 21, 2018 10 $2,150,829 -32% 1,787 $1,204   $23,091,173 5
Sep 28, 2018 14 $955,577 -56% 1,014 $942   $24,839,159 6
Oct 5, 2018 16 $443,106 -54% 412 $1,076   $25,649,766 7
Oct 12, 2018 28 $106,492 -76% 127 $839   $25,910,206 8
Oct 19, 2018 53 $11,110 -90% 34 $327   $25,944,103 9
Oct 26, 2018 61 $7,193 -35% 25 $288   $25,957,083 10
Nov 2, 2018 48 $27,323 +280% 52 $525   $25,989,373 11
Nov 9, 2018 55 $14,721 -46% 38 $387   $26,015,149 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 24, 2018 - $122,732     9 $13,637   $122,732 1
Aug 25, 2018 - $146,974 +20%   9 $16,330   $269,706 2
Aug 26, 2018 - $119,063 -19%   9 $13,229   $388,769 3
Aug 27, 2018 - $29,686 -75%   9 $3,298   $418,455 4
Aug 28, 2018 - $34,229 +15%   9 $3,803   $452,684 5
Aug 29, 2018 - $31,294 -9%   9 $3,477   $483,978 6
Aug 30, 2018 - $24,502 -22%   9 $2,722   $508,480 7
Aug 31, 2018 3 $1,960,583 +7,902% +1,497% 1,207 $1,624   $2,469,063 8
Sep 1, 2018 6 $1,930,577 -2% +1,214% 1,207 $1,599   $4,399,640 9
Sep 2, 2018 5 $2,175,303 +13% +1,727% 1,207 $1,802   $6,574,943 10
Sep 3, 2018 6 $1,548,572 -29% +5,117% 1,207 $1,283   $8,123,515 11
Sep 4, 2018 3 $787,397 -49% +2,200% 1,207 $652   $8,910,912 12
Sep 5, 2018 2 $535,677 -32% +1,612% 1,207 $444   $9,446,589 13
Sep 6, 2018 5 $349,541 -35% +1,327% 1,207 $290   $9,796,130 14
Sep 7, 2018 4 $1,427,087 +308% -27% 2,009 $710   $11,223,217 15
Sep 8, 2018 5 $1,950,322 +37% +1% 2,009 $971   $13,173,539 16
Sep 9, 2018 5 $1,192,826 -39% -45% 2,009 $594   $14,366,365 17
Sep 10, 2018 4 $542,514 -55% -65% 2,009 $270   $14,908,879 18
Sep 11, 2018 4 $657,164 +21% -17% 2,009 $327   $15,566,043 19
Sep 12, 2018 4 $444,126 -32% -17% 2,009 $221   $16,010,169 20
Sep 13, 2018 4 $410,934 -7% +18% 2,009 $205   $16,421,103 21
Sep 14, 2018 8 $1,007,437 +145% -29% 2,009 $501   $17,428,540 22
Sep 15, 2018 8 $1,368,522 +36% -30% 2,009 $681   $18,797,062 23
Sep 16, 2018 8 $803,579 -41% -33% 2,009 $400   $19,600,641 24
Sep 17, 2018 7 $260,092 -68% -52% 2,009 $129   $19,860,733 25
Sep 18, 2018 7 $532,566 +105% -19% 2,009 $265   $20,393,299 26
Sep 19, 2018 8 $308,142 -42% -31% 2,009 $153   $20,701,441 27
Sep 20, 2018 7 $238,903 -22% -42% 2,009 $119   $20,940,344 28
Sep 21, 2018 10 $651,344 +173% -35% 1,787 $364   $21,591,688 29
Sep 22, 2018 10 $970,304 +49% -29% 1,787 $543   $22,561,992 30
Sep 23, 2018 11 $529,181 -45% -34% 1,787 $296   $23,091,173 31
Sep 24, 2018 10 $180,264 -66% -31% 1,787 $101   $23,271,437 32
Sep 25, 2018 11 $296,782 +65% -44% 1,787 $166   $23,568,219 33
Sep 26, 2018 11 $182,147 -39% -41% 1,787 $102   $23,750,366 34
Sep 27, 2018 11 $133,216 -27% -44% 1,787 $75   $23,883,582 35
Sep 28, 2018 13 $281,628 +111% -57% 1,014 $278   $24,165,210 36
Sep 29, 2018 14 $429,378 +52% -56% 1,014 $423   $24,594,588 37
Sep 30, 2018 13 $244,571 -43% -54% 1,014 $241   $24,839,159 38
Oct 1, 2018 13 $85,263 -65% -53% 1,014 $84   $24,924,422 39
Oct 2, 2018 14 $132,514 +55% -55% 1,014 $131   $25,056,936 40
Oct 3, 2018 12 $90,329 -32% -50% 1,014 $89   $25,147,265 41
Oct 4, 2018 14 $59,395 -34% -55% 1,014 $59   $25,206,660 42
Oct 5, 2018 14 $144,339 +143% -49% 412 $350   $25,350,999 43
Oct 6, 2018 15 $185,713 +29% -57% 412 $451   $25,536,712 44
Oct 7, 2018 - $113,054 -39% -54% 412 $274   $25,649,766 45
Oct 8, 2018 - $50,294 -56% -41% 412 $122   $25,700,060 46
Oct 9, 2018 - $45,370 -10% -66% 412 $110   $25,745,430 47
Oct 10, 2018 - $32,075 -29% -64% 412 $78   $25,777,505 48
Oct 11, 2018 - $26,209 -18% -56% 412 $64   $25,803,714 49
Oct 12, 2018 - $37,631 +44% -74% 127 $296   $25,841,345 50
Oct 13, 2018 - $53,466 +42% -71% 127 $421   $25,894,811 51
Oct 14, 2018 - $15,395 -71% -86% 127 $121   $25,910,206 52
Oct 15, 2018 - $5,353 -65% -89% 127 $42   $25,915,559 53
Oct 16, 2018 - $7,170 +34% -84% 127 $56   $25,922,729 54
Oct 17, 2018 - $5,461 -24% -83% 127 $43   $25,928,190 55
Oct 18, 2018 - $4,803 -12% -82% 127 $38   $25,932,993 56
Oct 19, 2018 - $3,530 -27% -91% 34 $104   $25,936,523 57
Oct 20, 2018 - $4,639 +31% -91% 34 $136   $25,941,162 58
Oct 21, 2018 - $2,941 -37% -81% 34 $87   $25,944,103 59
Oct 22, 2018 - $2,238 -24% -58% 34 $66   $25,946,341 60
Oct 23, 2018 - $1,129 -50% -84% 34 $33   $25,947,470 61
Oct 24, 2018 - $995 -12% -82% 34 $29   $25,948,465 62
Oct 25, 2018 - $1,425 +43% -70% 34 $42   $25,949,890 63
Oct 26, 2018 - $1,850 +30% -48% 25 $74   $25,951,740 64
Oct 27, 2018 - $2,974 +61% -36% 25 $119   $25,954,714 65
Oct 28, 2018 - $2,369 -20% -19% 25 $95   $25,957,083 66
Oct 29, 2018 - $1,164 -51% -48% 25 $47   $25,958,247 67
Oct 30, 2018 - $1,042 -10% -8% 25 $42   $25,959,289 68
Oct 31, 2018 - $1,518 +46% +53% 25 $61   $25,960,807 69
Nov 1, 2018 - $1,243 -18% -13% 25 $50   $25,962,050 70
Nov 2, 2018 - $7,294 +487% +294% 52 $140   $25,969,344 71
Nov 3, 2018 - $12,068 +65% +306% 52 $232   $25,981,412 72
Nov 4, 2018 - $7,961 -34% +236% 52 $153   $25,989,373 73
Nov 5, 2018 - $2,562 -68% +120% 52 $49   $25,991,935 74
Nov 6, 2018 - $3,028 +18% +191% 52 $58   $25,994,963 75
Nov 7, 2018 - $2,616 -14% +72% 52 $50   $25,997,579 76
Nov 8, 2018 - $2,849 +9% +129% 52 $55   $26,000,428 77
Nov 9, 2018 - $4,139 +45% -43% 38 $109   $26,004,567 78
Nov 10, 2018 - $6,269 +51% -48% 38 $165   $26,010,836 79
Nov 11, 2018 - $4,313 -31% -46% 38 $114   $26,015,149 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 2018 25 $508,480   9 $56,498   $508,480 1
Aug 31, 2018 5 $9,287,650 +1,727% 1,207 $7,695   $9,796,130 2
Sep 7, 2018 5 $6,624,973 -29% 2,009 $3,298   $16,421,103 3
Sep 14, 2018 8 $4,519,241 -32% 2,009 $2,249   $20,940,344 4
Sep 21, 2018 10 $2,943,238 -35% 1,787 $1,647   $23,883,582 5
Sep 28, 2018 13 $1,323,078 -55% 1,014 $1,305   $25,206,660 6
Oct 5, 2018 18 $597,054 -55% 412 $1,449   $25,803,714 7
Oct 12, 2018 31 $129,279 -78% 127 $1,018   $25,932,993 8
Oct 19, 2018 54 $16,897 -87% 34 $497   $25,949,890 9
Oct 26, 2018 60 $12,160 -28% 25 $486   $25,962,050 10
Nov 2, 2018 48 $38,378 +216% 52 $738   $26,000,428 11

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Synopsis

After David Kim’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$388,769 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$880,000 (worldwide box office is 86.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/2,009 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,153,801

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 24th, 2018 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
August 31st, 2018 (Expands Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: August 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Thailand)
August 24th, 2018 (Wide) (Indonesia)
August 28th, 2018 (Wide) (Cambodia)
August 29th, 2018 (Wide) (Trinidad)
August 29th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: November 13th, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content, some drug and sexual references, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2535 (Cert #51458), 7/11/2018)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Franchise: Searching
Film format: Computer Screen Film
Plot point: Catfishing, Dysfunctional Family, Internet, Missing Child, Missing Person, Surprise Twist, Unbelieving Police
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bazelevs Company, Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, Timur Bekmambetov
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 2018 22 $388,769   9 $43,197   $388,769 1
Aug 31, 2018 4 $6,066,463 +1,460% 1,207 $5,026   $6,574,943 2
Sep 7, 2018 5 $4,570,235 -25% 2,009 $2,275   $14,366,365 3
Sep 14, 2018 8 $3,179,538 -30% 2,009 $1,583   $19,600,641 4
Sep 21, 2018 10 $2,150,829 -32% 1,787 $1,204   $23,091,173 5
Sep 28, 2018 14 $955,577 -56% 1,014 $942   $24,839,159 6
Oct 5, 2018 16 $443,106 -54% 412 $1,076   $25,649,766 7
Oct 12, 2018 28 $106,492 -76% 127 $839   $25,910,206 8
Oct 19, 2018 53 $11,110 -90% 34 $327   $25,944,103 9
Oct 26, 2018 61 $7,193 -35% 25 $288   $25,957,083 10
Nov 2, 2018 48 $27,323 +280% 52 $525   $25,989,373 11
Nov 9, 2018 55 $14,721 -46% 38 $387   $26,015,149 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 24, 2018 - $122,732     9 $13,637   $122,732 1
Aug 25, 2018 - $146,974 +20%   9 $16,330   $269,706 2
Aug 26, 2018 - $119,063 -19%   9 $13,229   $388,769 3
Aug 27, 2018 - $29,686 -75%   9 $3,298   $418,455 4
Aug 28, 2018 - $34,229 +15%   9 $3,803   $452,684 5
Aug 29, 2018 - $31,294 -9%   9 $3,477   $483,978 6
Aug 30, 2018 - $24,502 -22%   9 $2,722   $508,480 7
Aug 31, 2018 3 $1,960,583 +7,902% +1,497% 1,207 $1,624   $2,469,063 8
Sep 1, 2018 6 $1,930,577 -2% +1,214% 1,207 $1,599   $4,399,640 9
Sep 2, 2018 5 $2,175,303 +13% +1,727% 1,207 $1,802   $6,574,943 10
Sep 3, 2018 6 $1,548,572 -29% +5,117% 1,207 $1,283   $8,123,515 11
Sep 4, 2018 3 $787,397 -49% +2,200% 1,207 $652   $8,910,912 12
Sep 5, 2018 2 $535,677 -32% +1,612% 1,207 $444   $9,446,589 13
Sep 6, 2018 5 $349,541 -35% +1,327% 1,207 $290   $9,796,130 14
Sep 7, 2018 4 $1,427,087 +308% -27% 2,009 $710   $11,223,217 15
Sep 8, 2018 5 $1,950,322 +37% +1% 2,009 $971   $13,173,539 16
Sep 9, 2018 5 $1,192,826 -39% -45% 2,009 $594   $14,366,365 17
Sep 10, 2018 4 $542,514 -55% -65% 2,009 $270   $14,908,879 18
Sep 11, 2018 4 $657,164 +21% -17% 2,009 $327   $15,566,043 19
Sep 12, 2018 4 $444,126 -32% -17% 2,009 $221   $16,010,169 20
Sep 13, 2018 4 $410,934 -7% +18% 2,009 $205   $16,421,103 21
Sep 14, 2018 8 $1,007,437 +145% -29% 2,009 $501   $17,428,540 22
Sep 15, 2018 8 $1,368,522 +36% -30% 2,009 $681   $18,797,062 23
Sep 16, 2018 8 $803,579 -41% -33% 2,009 $400   $19,600,641 24
Sep 17, 2018 7 $260,092 -68% -52% 2,009 $129   $19,860,733 25
Sep 18, 2018 7 $532,566 +105% -19% 2,009 $265   $20,393,299 26
Sep 19, 2018 8 $308,142 -42% -31% 2,009 $153   $20,701,441 27
Sep 20, 2018 7 $238,903 -22% -42% 2,009 $119   $20,940,344 28
Sep 21, 2018 10 $651,344 +173% -35% 1,787 $364   $21,591,688 29
Sep 22, 2018 10 $970,304 +49% -29% 1,787 $543   $22,561,992 30
Sep 23, 2018 11 $529,181 -45% -34% 1,787 $296   $23,091,173 31
Sep 24, 2018 10 $180,264 -66% -31% 1,787 $101   $23,271,437 32
Sep 25, 2018 11 $296,782 +65% -44% 1,787 $166   $23,568,219 33
Sep 26, 2018 11 $182,147 -39% -41% 1,787 $102   $23,750,366 34
Sep 27, 2018 11 $133,216 -27% -44% 1,787 $75   $23,883,582 35
Sep 28, 2018 13 $281,628 +111% -57% 1,014 $278   $24,165,210 36
Sep 29, 2018 14 $429,378 +52% -56% 1,014 $423   $24,594,588 37
Sep 30, 2018 13 $244,571 -43% -54% 1,014 $241   $24,839,159 38
Oct 1, 2018 13 $85,263 -65% -53% 1,014 $84   $24,924,422 39
Oct 2, 2018 14 $132,514 +55% -55% 1,014 $131   $25,056,936 40
Oct 3, 2018 12 $90,329 -32% -50% 1,014 $89   $25,147,265 41
Oct 4, 2018 14 $59,395 -34% -55% 1,014 $59   $25,206,660 42
Oct 5, 2018 14 $144,339 +143% -49% 412 $350   $25,350,999 43
Oct 6, 2018 15 $185,713 +29% -57% 412 $451   $25,536,712 44
Oct 7, 2018 - $113,054 -39% -54% 412 $274   $25,649,766 45
Oct 8, 2018 - $50,294 -56% -41% 412 $122   $25,700,060 46
Oct 9, 2018 - $45,370 -10% -66% 412 $110   $25,745,430 47
Oct 10, 2018 - $32,075 -29% -64% 412 $78   $25,777,505 48
Oct 11, 2018 - $26,209 -18% -56% 412 $64   $25,803,714 49
Oct 12, 2018 - $37,631 +44% -74% 127 $296   $25,841,345 50
Oct 13, 2018 - $53,466 +42% -71% 127 $421   $25,894,811 51
Oct 14, 2018 - $15,395 -71% -86% 127 $121   $25,910,206 52
Oct 15, 2018 - $5,353 -65% -89% 127 $42   $25,915,559 53
Oct 16, 2018 - $7,170 +34% -84% 127 $56   $25,922,729 54
Oct 17, 2018 - $5,461 -24% -83% 127 $43   $25,928,190 55
Oct 18, 2018 - $4,803 -12% -82% 127 $38   $25,932,993 56
Oct 19, 2018 - $3,530 -27% -91% 34 $104   $25,936,523 57
Oct 20, 2018 - $4,639 +31% -91% 34 $136   $25,941,162 58
Oct 21, 2018 - $2,941 -37% -81% 34 $87   $25,944,103 59
Oct 22, 2018 - $2,238 -24% -58% 34 $66   $25,946,341 60
Oct 23, 2018 - $1,129 -50% -84% 34 $33   $25,947,470 61
Oct 24, 2018 - $995 -12% -82% 34 $29   $25,948,465 62
Oct 25, 2018 - $1,425 +43% -70% 34 $42   $25,949,890 63
Oct 26, 2018 - $1,850 +30% -48% 25 $74   $25,951,740 64
Oct 27, 2018 - $2,974 +61% -36% 25 $119   $25,954,714 65
Oct 28, 2018 - $2,369 -20% -19% 25 $95   $25,957,083 66
Oct 29, 2018 - $1,164 -51% -48% 25 $47   $25,958,247 67
Oct 30, 2018 - $1,042 -10% -8% 25 $42   $25,959,289 68
Oct 31, 2018 - $1,518 +46% +53% 25 $61   $25,960,807 69
Nov 1, 2018 - $1,243 -18% -13% 25 $50   $25,962,050 70
Nov 2, 2018 - $7,294 +487% +294% 52 $140   $25,969,344 71
Nov 3, 2018 - $12,068 +65% +306% 52 $232   $25,981,412 72
Nov 4, 2018 - $7,961 -34% +236% 52 $153   $25,989,373 73
Nov 5, 2018 - $2,562 -68% +120% 52 $49   $25,991,935 74
Nov 6, 2018 - $3,028 +18% +191% 52 $58   $25,994,963 75
Nov 7, 2018 - $2,616 -14% +72% 52 $50   $25,997,579 76
Nov 8, 2018 - $2,849 +9% +129% 52 $55   $26,000,428 77
Nov 9, 2018 - $4,139 +45% -43% 38 $109   $26,004,567 78
Nov 10, 2018 - $6,269 +51% -48% 38 $165   $26,010,836 79
Nov 11, 2018 - $4,313 -31% -46% 38 $114   $26,015,149 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 2018 25 $508,480   9 $56,498   $508,480 1
Aug 31, 2018 5 $9,287,650 +1,727% 1,207 $7,695   $9,796,130 2
Sep 7, 2018 5 $6,624,973 -29% 2,009 $3,298   $16,421,103 3
Sep 14, 2018 8 $4,519,241 -32% 2,009 $2,249   $20,940,344 4
Sep 21, 2018 10 $2,943,238 -35% 1,787 $1,647   $23,883,582 5
Sep 28, 2018 13 $1,323,078 -55% 1,014 $1,305   $25,206,660 6
Oct 5, 2018 18 $597,054 -55% 412 $1,449   $25,803,714 7
Oct 12, 2018 31 $129,279 -78% 127 $1,018   $25,932,993 8
Oct 19, 2018 54 $16,897 -87% 34 $497   $25,949,890 9
Oct 26, 2018 60 $12,160 -28% 25 $486   $25,962,050 10
Nov 2, 2018 48 $38,378 +216% 52 $738   $26,000,428 11

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.