Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,965,090Details
International Box Office $8,937,411
Worldwide Box Office $12,902,501
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $2,326,868
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,657,792
Total $3,984,660
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In the late '60s, two celebrated producers, who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, discovered a musician in a Detroit bar. They recorded an album that they believed was going to secure his reputation as one of the greatest recording artists of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, it became a phenomenon. Two South African fans then set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation led them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,459 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:20.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/157 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,927,508

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2012 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: July 27th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 24th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden)
October 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
October 11th, 2012 (Limited) (South Korea)
October 14th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: January 22nd, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and some drug references.
Running Time: 85 minutes
Award win: Oscars Best Documentary Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Directing Yourself
Geographical setting: South Africa
Plot point: Big Break, Biography, Musicians, Political Activist, Presumed Dead, Rock 'n' Roll
Subgenre: Social and Cultural Documentary
Time period setting: 1960s, 1970s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Confield Pictures, The Documentary Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 47 $27,459   3 $9,153   $27,459 1
Aug 3, 2012 41 $38,743 +41% 7 $5,535   $82,093 2
Aug 10, 2012 40 $63,342 +63% 15 $4,223   $166,368 3
Aug 17, 2012 36 $106,283 +68% 27 $3,936   $309,359 4
Aug 24, 2012 37 $121,211 +14% 29 $4,180   $495,153 5
Aug 31, 2012 40 $140,674 +16% 32 $4,396   $693,975 6
Sep 7, 2012 40 $114,455 -19% 33 $3,468   $892,596 7
Sep 14, 2012 41 $101,263 -12% 34 $2,978   $1,042,970 8
Sep 21, 2012 44 $93,338 -8% 38 $2,456   $1,186,139 9
Sep 28, 2012 44 $95,345 +2% 37 $2,577   $1,318,745 10
Oct 5, 2012 40 $86,563 -9% 38 $2,278   $1,435,234 11
Oct 12, 2012 22 $190,822 +120% 157 $1,215   $1,685,694 12
Oct 19, 2012 22 $197,188 +3% 137 $1,439   $1,968,290 13
Oct 26, 2012 27 $137,728 -30% 114 $1,208   $2,192,640 14
Nov 2, 2012 28 $149,114 +8% 105 $1,420   $2,410,566 15
Nov 9, 2012 33 $103,223 -31% 94 $1,098   $2,560,198 16
Nov 16, 2012 36 $68,832 -33% 54 $1,275   $2,670,917 17
Nov 30, 2012 41 $46,570   53 $879   $2,836,187 19
Dec 7, 2012 44 $36,822 -21% 42 $877   $2,893,916 20
Dec 14, 2012 52 $22,555 -39% 31 $728   $2,931,599 21
Dec 21, 2012 51 $15,703 -30% 25 $628   $2,960,488 22
Dec 28, 2012 43 $29,867 +90% 28 $1,067   $3,007,341 23
Jan 4, 2013 47 $26,723 -11% 26 $1,028   $3,058,667 24
Jan 11, 2013 47 $26,121 -2% 22 $1,187   $3,095,075 25
Jan 18, 2013 47 $32,029 +23% 27 $1,186   $3,138,421 26
Jan 25, 2013 50 $31,808 -1% 26 $1,223   $3,182,619 27
Feb 1, 2013 58 $19,917 -37% 18 $1,107   $3,212,491 28
Feb 8, 2013 59 $20,555 +3% 20 $1,028   $3,245,671 29
Feb 15, 2013 58 $23,347 +14% 19 $1,229   $3,278,313 30
Feb 22, 2013 52 $32,583 +40% 30 $1,086   $3,322,289 31
Mar 1, 2013 49 $57,552 +77% 39 $1,476   $3,394,465 32
Mar 8, 2013 45 $44,218 -23% 39 $1,134   $3,464,553 33
Mar 15, 2013 51 $35,855 -19% 34 $1,055   $3,521,523 34
Mar 22, 2013 54 $23,780 -34% 25 $951   $3,559,838 35
Mar 29, 2013 69 $15,440 -35% 16 $965   $3,588,618 36
Apr 5, 2013 64 $16,065 +4% 18 $893   $3,612,244 37
Apr 12, 2013 75 $9,234 -43% 14 $660   $3,626,832 38
Apr 19, 2013 73 $8,209 -11% 13 $631   $3,640,519 39
Apr 26, 2013 80 $5,287 -36% 8 $661   $3,648,145 40
May 3, 2013 87 $3,105 -41% 9 $345   $3,653,307 41
May 10, 2013 86 $4,638 +49% 7 $663   $3,662,322 42
May 17, 2013 85 $3,561 -23% 6 $594   $3,667,230 43
May 24, 2013 78 $3,621 +2% 6 $604   $3,672,707 44
Jun 7, 2013 77 $2,384   4 $596   $3,682,137 46
Jun 14, 2013 85 $1,420 -40% 4 $355   $3,684,598 47
Jun 21, 2013 91 $684 -52% 2 $342   $3,687,511 48
Jun 28, 2013 89 $446 -35% 1 $446   $3,688,458 49
Jul 19, 2013 97 $648   1 $648   $3,691,668 50
Jul 26, 2013 92 $356 -45% 2 $178   $3,692,402 51
Aug 2, 2013 88 $256 -28% 1 $256   $3,692,866 52
Aug 9, 2013 90 $1,568 +513% 1 $1,568   $3,964,808 53
Aug 16, 2013 107 $282 -82% 1 $282   $3,965,090 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 47 $43,350   3 $14,450   $43,350 1
Aug 3, 2012 47 $59,676 +38% 7 $8,525   $103,026 2
Aug 10, 2012 41 $100,050 +68% 15 $6,670   $203,076 3
Aug 17, 2012 37 $170,866 +71% 27 $6,328   $373,942 4
Aug 24, 2012 39 $179,359 +5% 29 $6,185   $553,301 5
Aug 31, 2012 39 $224,840 +25% 32 $7,026   $778,141 6
Sep 7, 2012 39 $163,566 -27% 33 $4,957   $941,707 7
Sep 14, 2012 40 $151,094 -8% 34 $4,444   $1,092,801 8
Sep 21, 2012 44 $130,599 -14% 38 $3,437   $1,223,400 9
Sep 28, 2012 44 $125,271 -4% 37 $3,386   $1,348,671 10
Oct 5, 2012 37 $146,201 +17% 38 $3,847   $1,494,872 11
Oct 12, 2012 22 $276,230 +89% 157 $1,759   $1,771,102 12
Oct 19, 2012 22 $283,810 +3% 137 $2,072   $2,054,912 13
Oct 26, 2012 26 $206,540 -27% 114 $1,812   $2,261,452 14
Nov 2, 2012 29 $195,523 -5% 105 $1,862   $2,456,975 15
Nov 9, 2012 33 $145,110 -26% 94 $1,544   $2,602,085 16
Nov 30, 2012 39 $67,477   53 $1,273   $2,857,094 19
Dec 7, 2012 45 $51,950 -23% 42 $1,237   $2,909,044 20
Dec 14, 2012 56 $35,741 -31% 31 $1,153   $2,944,785 21
Dec 28, 2012 43 $54,470   28 $1,945   $3,031,944 23
Jan 4, 2013 48 $37,010 -32% 26 $1,423   $3,068,954 24
Jan 11, 2013 44 $37,438 +1% 22 $1,702   $3,106,392 25
Jan 18, 2013 47 $44,419 +19% 27 $1,645   $3,150,811 26
Jan 25, 2013 52 $41,763 -6% 26 $1,606   $3,192,574 27
Feb 1, 2013 55 $32,542 -22% 18 $1,808   $3,225,116 28
Feb 8, 2013 63 $29,850 -8% 20 $1,493   $3,254,966 29
Feb 15, 2013 62 $23,347 -22% 19 $1,229   $3,278,313 30
Feb 22, 2013 51 $47,207 +102% 30 $1,574   $3,336,913 31
Mar 1, 2013 51 $83,422 +77% 39 $2,139   $3,420,335 32
Mar 8, 2013 46 $65,333 -22% 39 $1,675   $3,485,668 33
Mar 15, 2013 52 $50,390 -23% 34 $1,482   $3,536,058 34
Mar 22, 2013 58 $37,120 -26% 25 $1,485   $3,573,178 35
Mar 29, 2013 68 $23,001 -38% 16 $1,438   $3,596,179 36
Apr 5, 2013 67 $21,419 -7% 18 $1,190   $3,617,598 37
Apr 12, 2013 75 $14,712 -31% 14 $1,051   $3,632,310 38
Apr 19, 2013 76 $10,548 -28% 13 $811   $3,642,858 39
Apr 26, 2013 79 $7,344 -30% 8 $918   $3,650,202 40
May 3, 2013 84 $7,482 +2% 9 $831   $3,657,684 41
May 10, 2013 90 $5,985 -20% 7 $855   $3,663,669 42
May 17, 2013 86 $5,417 -9% 6 $903   $3,669,086 43
May 24, 2013 85 $3,621 -33% 6 $604   $3,672,707 44
Jun 7, 2013 92 $2,384   4 $596   $3,682,137 46
Jun 14, 2013 81 $3,649 +53% 4 $912   $3,686,827 47
Jun 21, 2013 94 $1,185 -68% 2 $593   $3,688,012 48
Jul 19, 2013 89 $1,026   1 $1,026   $3,692,046 49
Jul 26, 2013 87 $564 -45% 2 $282   $3,692,610 50
Aug 2, 2013 92 $630 +12% 1 $630   $3,693,240 51
Aug 9, 2013 88 $2,382 +278% 1 $2,382   $3,695,622 52
Aug 16, 2013 96 $574 -76% 1 $574   $3,696,196 53

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Synopsis

In the late '60s, two celebrated producers, who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, discovered a musician in a Detroit bar. They recorded an album that they believed was going to secure his reputation as one of the greatest recording artists of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, it became a phenomenon. Two South African fans then set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation led them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,459 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:20.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/157 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,927,508

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2012 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: July 27th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 24th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden)
October 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
October 11th, 2012 (Limited) (South Korea)
October 14th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: January 22nd, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and some drug references.
Running Time: 85 minutes
Award win: Oscars Best Documentary Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Directing Yourself
Geographical setting: South Africa
Plot point: Big Break, Biography, Musicians, Political Activist, Presumed Dead, Rock 'n' Roll
Subgenre: Social and Cultural Documentary
Time period setting: 1960s, 1970s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Confield Pictures, The Documentary Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 47 $27,459   3 $9,153   $27,459 1
Aug 3, 2012 41 $38,743 +41% 7 $5,535   $82,093 2
Aug 10, 2012 40 $63,342 +63% 15 $4,223   $166,368 3
Aug 17, 2012 36 $106,283 +68% 27 $3,936   $309,359 4
Aug 24, 2012 37 $121,211 +14% 29 $4,180   $495,153 5
Aug 31, 2012 40 $140,674 +16% 32 $4,396   $693,975 6
Sep 7, 2012 40 $114,455 -19% 33 $3,468   $892,596 7
Sep 14, 2012 41 $101,263 -12% 34 $2,978   $1,042,970 8
Sep 21, 2012 44 $93,338 -8% 38 $2,456   $1,186,139 9
Sep 28, 2012 44 $95,345 +2% 37 $2,577   $1,318,745 10
Oct 5, 2012 40 $86,563 -9% 38 $2,278   $1,435,234 11
Oct 12, 2012 22 $190,822 +120% 157 $1,215   $1,685,694 12
Oct 19, 2012 22 $197,188 +3% 137 $1,439   $1,968,290 13
Oct 26, 2012 27 $137,728 -30% 114 $1,208   $2,192,640 14
Nov 2, 2012 28 $149,114 +8% 105 $1,420   $2,410,566 15
Nov 9, 2012 33 $103,223 -31% 94 $1,098   $2,560,198 16
Nov 16, 2012 36 $68,832 -33% 54 $1,275   $2,670,917 17
Nov 30, 2012 41 $46,570   53 $879   $2,836,187 19
Dec 7, 2012 44 $36,822 -21% 42 $877   $2,893,916 20
Dec 14, 2012 52 $22,555 -39% 31 $728   $2,931,599 21
Dec 21, 2012 51 $15,703 -30% 25 $628   $2,960,488 22
Dec 28, 2012 43 $29,867 +90% 28 $1,067   $3,007,341 23
Jan 4, 2013 47 $26,723 -11% 26 $1,028   $3,058,667 24
Jan 11, 2013 47 $26,121 -2% 22 $1,187   $3,095,075 25
Jan 18, 2013 47 $32,029 +23% 27 $1,186   $3,138,421 26
Jan 25, 2013 50 $31,808 -1% 26 $1,223   $3,182,619 27
Feb 1, 2013 58 $19,917 -37% 18 $1,107   $3,212,491 28
Feb 8, 2013 59 $20,555 +3% 20 $1,028   $3,245,671 29
Feb 15, 2013 58 $23,347 +14% 19 $1,229   $3,278,313 30
Feb 22, 2013 52 $32,583 +40% 30 $1,086   $3,322,289 31
Mar 1, 2013 49 $57,552 +77% 39 $1,476   $3,394,465 32
Mar 8, 2013 45 $44,218 -23% 39 $1,134   $3,464,553 33
Mar 15, 2013 51 $35,855 -19% 34 $1,055   $3,521,523 34
Mar 22, 2013 54 $23,780 -34% 25 $951   $3,559,838 35
Mar 29, 2013 69 $15,440 -35% 16 $965   $3,588,618 36
Apr 5, 2013 64 $16,065 +4% 18 $893   $3,612,244 37
Apr 12, 2013 75 $9,234 -43% 14 $660   $3,626,832 38
Apr 19, 2013 73 $8,209 -11% 13 $631   $3,640,519 39
Apr 26, 2013 80 $5,287 -36% 8 $661   $3,648,145 40
May 3, 2013 87 $3,105 -41% 9 $345   $3,653,307 41
May 10, 2013 86 $4,638 +49% 7 $663   $3,662,322 42
May 17, 2013 85 $3,561 -23% 6 $594   $3,667,230 43
May 24, 2013 78 $3,621 +2% 6 $604   $3,672,707 44
Jun 7, 2013 77 $2,384   4 $596   $3,682,137 46
Jun 14, 2013 85 $1,420 -40% 4 $355   $3,684,598 47
Jun 21, 2013 91 $684 -52% 2 $342   $3,687,511 48
Jun 28, 2013 89 $446 -35% 1 $446   $3,688,458 49
Jul 19, 2013 97 $648   1 $648   $3,691,668 50
Jul 26, 2013 92 $356 -45% 2 $178   $3,692,402 51
Aug 2, 2013 88 $256 -28% 1 $256   $3,692,866 52
Aug 9, 2013 90 $1,568 +513% 1 $1,568   $3,964,808 53
Aug 16, 2013 107 $282 -82% 1 $282   $3,965,090 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2012 47 $43,350   3 $14,450   $43,350 1
Aug 3, 2012 47 $59,676 +38% 7 $8,525   $103,026 2
Aug 10, 2012 41 $100,050 +68% 15 $6,670   $203,076 3
Aug 17, 2012 37 $170,866 +71% 27 $6,328   $373,942 4
Aug 24, 2012 39 $179,359 +5% 29 $6,185   $553,301 5
Aug 31, 2012 39 $224,840 +25% 32 $7,026   $778,141 6
Sep 7, 2012 39 $163,566 -27% 33 $4,957   $941,707 7
Sep 14, 2012 40 $151,094 -8% 34 $4,444   $1,092,801 8
Sep 21, 2012 44 $130,599 -14% 38 $3,437   $1,223,400 9
Sep 28, 2012 44 $125,271 -4% 37 $3,386   $1,348,671 10
Oct 5, 2012 37 $146,201 +17% 38 $3,847   $1,494,872 11
Oct 12, 2012 22 $276,230 +89% 157 $1,759   $1,771,102 12
Oct 19, 2012 22 $283,810 +3% 137 $2,072   $2,054,912 13
Oct 26, 2012 26 $206,540 -27% 114 $1,812   $2,261,452 14
Nov 2, 2012 29 $195,523 -5% 105 $1,862   $2,456,975 15
Nov 9, 2012 33 $145,110 -26% 94 $1,544   $2,602,085 16
Nov 30, 2012 39 $67,477   53 $1,273   $2,857,094 19
Dec 7, 2012 45 $51,950 -23% 42 $1,237   $2,909,044 20
Dec 14, 2012 56 $35,741 -31% 31 $1,153   $2,944,785 21
Dec 28, 2012 43 $54,470   28 $1,945   $3,031,944 23
Jan 4, 2013 48 $37,010 -32% 26 $1,423   $3,068,954 24
Jan 11, 2013 44 $37,438 +1% 22 $1,702   $3,106,392 25
Jan 18, 2013 47 $44,419 +19% 27 $1,645   $3,150,811 26
Jan 25, 2013 52 $41,763 -6% 26 $1,606   $3,192,574 27
Feb 1, 2013 55 $32,542 -22% 18 $1,808   $3,225,116 28
Feb 8, 2013 63 $29,850 -8% 20 $1,493   $3,254,966 29
Feb 15, 2013 62 $23,347 -22% 19 $1,229   $3,278,313 30
Feb 22, 2013 51 $47,207 +102% 30 $1,574   $3,336,913 31
Mar 1, 2013 51 $83,422 +77% 39 $2,139   $3,420,335 32
Mar 8, 2013 46 $65,333 -22% 39 $1,675   $3,485,668 33
Mar 15, 2013 52 $50,390 -23% 34 $1,482   $3,536,058 34
Mar 22, 2013 58 $37,120 -26% 25 $1,485   $3,573,178 35
Mar 29, 2013 68 $23,001 -38% 16 $1,438   $3,596,179 36
Apr 5, 2013 67 $21,419 -7% 18 $1,190   $3,617,598 37
Apr 12, 2013 75 $14,712 -31% 14 $1,051   $3,632,310 38
Apr 19, 2013 76 $10,548 -28% 13 $811   $3,642,858 39
Apr 26, 2013 79 $7,344 -30% 8 $918   $3,650,202 40
May 3, 2013 84 $7,482 +2% 9 $831   $3,657,684 41
May 10, 2013 90 $5,985 -20% 7 $855   $3,663,669 42
May 17, 2013 86 $5,417 -9% 6 $903   $3,669,086 43
May 24, 2013 85 $3,621 -33% 6 $604   $3,672,707 44
Jun 7, 2013 92 $2,384   4 $596   $3,682,137 46
Jun 14, 2013 81 $3,649 +53% 4 $912   $3,686,827 47
Jun 21, 2013 94 $1,185 -68% 2 $593   $3,688,012 48
Jul 19, 2013 89 $1,026   1 $1,026   $3,692,046 49
Jul 26, 2013 87 $564 -45% 2 $282   $3,692,610 50
Aug 2, 2013 92 $630 +12% 1 $630   $3,693,240 51
Aug 9, 2013 88 $2,382 +278% 1 $2,382   $3,695,622 52
Aug 16, 2013 96 $574 -76% 1 $574   $3,696,196 53

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.