The Shipping News (2001)

The Shipping News
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,405,825Details
International Box Office $13,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $24,405,825
Further financial details...

Synopsis

After the death of his estranged wife, Quoyle’s fortunes begin to change when his long-lost aunt convinces him and his daughter to head north. Now, in a place where life is as rough as the weather and secrets are as vast as the ocean, Quoyle lands a job as a reporter for the local paper. In the course of his new career he uncovers some dark family secrets.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,205,174 (10.6% of total gross)
Legs:8.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:186 opening theaters/434 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,877,820

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2001 (Limited) by Miramax
MPAA Rating: R for some language, sexuality and disturbing images
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An Unfinished Life
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Voiceover/Narration, Unexpected Pregnancy, Relationships Gone Wrong, Single Parent, Infidelity, Human-Trafficking, Adopted Family, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological, Investigative Journalist, Newspaper Industry, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Learning Disabilities, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage, Life in a Small Town, Crime Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 144 $1,205,174 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $2,406,086 Dec 28, 2001 6

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 16 $1,205,174   186 $6,479   $2,796,557 1
Jan 4, 2002 19 $1,133,367 -6% 213 $5,321   $4,288,696 2
Jan 11, 2002 19 $1,202,995 +6% 266 $4,523   $5,944,121 3
Jan 18, 2002 18 $1,306,653 +9% 434 $3,011   $7,954,707 4
Jan 25, 2002 22 $879,705 -33% 421 $2,090   $9,259,705 5
Feb 1, 2002 24 $609,810 -31% 357 $1,708   $10,221,896 6
Feb 8, 2002 27 $323,247 -47% 215 $1,503   $10,814,681 7
Feb 15, 2002 39 $119,007 -63% 109 $1,092   $11,100,127 8
Feb 22, 2002 40 $77,872 -35% 85 $916   $11,216,571 9
Mar 1, 2002 43 $77,085 -1% 86 $896   $11,330,068 10
Mar 8, 2002 48 $44,270 -43% 79 $560   $11,405,825 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 17 $1,563,946   186 $8,408   $3,155,329 2
Jan 4, 2002 19 $1,585,797 +1% 213 $7,445   $4,741,126 3
Jan 11, 2002 20 $1,906,928 +20% 266 $7,169   $6,648,054 4
Jan 18, 2002 16 $1,731,946 -9% 434 $3,991   $8,380,000 5
Jan 25, 2002 22 $1,232,086 -29% 421 $2,927   $9,612,086 6
Feb 1, 2002 24 $879,348 -29% 357 $2,463   $10,491,434 7
Feb 8, 2002 27 $489,686 -44% 215 $2,278   $10,981,120 8
Feb 15, 2002 39 $157,579 -68% 109 $1,446   $11,138,699 9
Feb 22, 2002 40 $114,284 -27% 85 $1,345   $11,252,983 10
Mar 1, 2002 44 $108,572 -5% 86 $1,262   $11,361,555 11
Mar 8, 2002 58 $44,270 -59% 79 $560   $11,405,825 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Leading Cast

Kevin Spacey    Quoyle
Julianne Moore    Wavey
Cate Blanchett    Petal Bear

Supporting Cast

Judi Dench    Agnis
Scott Glenn    Jack Buggit
Rhys Ifans    Nutbeem
Pete Postlethwaite    Tert X. Card
Jason Behr    Dinnis Buggit
Gordon Pinsent    Billy Pretty
John Dunsworth    Guy Quoyle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lasse Hallström    Director
Christopher Young    Composer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Paul Barry    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 26th, 2013

March 27th, 2013

It is a shallow week on the home market. Lincoln is coming out and should dominate the sales chart, but after that, there's almost nothing to talk about. Given its reviews and its Awards Season success, it is the easy choice for Pick of the Week, right? Not so fast. I'm still waiting for the screener. Speaking of late reviews, Skyfall finally showed up and despite not coming out this week, or this month, I'm giving the Blu-ray Combo Pack Pick of the Week honors. More...

Featured Blu-ray: The Shipping News

March 26th, 2013

The Shipping News came out in 2001, but despite its hefty budget and its strong cast, the film didn't open wide and struggled to expand significantly. Granted, opening in "select theaters" is arguably the hardest release strategy to pull off, so its struggles are not surprising. If it had opened wide, would it have thrived? Or would it have struggled no matter what? More...


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Synopsis

After the death of his estranged wife, Quoyle’s fortunes begin to change when his long-lost aunt convinces him and his daughter to head north. Now, in a place where life is as rough as the weather and secrets are as vast as the ocean, Quoyle lands a job as a reporter for the local paper. In the course of his new career he uncovers some dark family secrets.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,205,174 (10.6% of total gross)
Legs:8.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:186 opening theaters/434 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,877,820

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2001 (Limited) by Miramax
MPAA Rating: R for some language, sexuality and disturbing images
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An Unfinished Life
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Voiceover/Narration, Unexpected Pregnancy, Relationships Gone Wrong, Single Parent, Infidelity, Human-Trafficking, Adopted Family, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological, Investigative Journalist, Newspaper Industry, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Learning Disabilities, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage, Life in a Small Town, Crime Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 144 $1,205,174 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $2,406,086 Dec 28, 2001 6

Leading Cast

Kevin Spacey    Quoyle
Julianne Moore    Wavey
Cate Blanchett    Petal Bear

Supporting Cast

Judi Dench    Agnis
Scott Glenn    Jack Buggit
Rhys Ifans    Nutbeem
Pete Postlethwaite    Tert X. Card
Jason Behr    Dinnis Buggit
Gordon Pinsent    Billy Pretty
John Dunsworth    Guy Quoyle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lasse Hallström    Director
Christopher Young    Composer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Paul Barry    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 26th, 2013

March 27th, 2013

It is a shallow week on the home market. Lincoln is coming out and should dominate the sales chart, but after that, there's almost nothing to talk about. Given its reviews and its Awards Season success, it is the easy choice for Pick of the Week, right? Not so fast. I'm still waiting for the screener. Speaking of late reviews, Skyfall finally showed up and despite not coming out this week, or this month, I'm giving the Blu-ray Combo Pack Pick of the Week honors. More...

Featured Blu-ray: The Shipping News

March 26th, 2013

The Shipping News came out in 2001, but despite its hefty budget and its strong cast, the film didn't open wide and struggled to expand significantly. Granted, opening in "select theaters" is arguably the hardest release strategy to pull off, so its struggles are not surprising. If it had opened wide, would it have thrived? Or would it have struggled no matter what? More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 16 $1,205,174   186 $6,479   $2,796,557 1
Jan 4, 2002 19 $1,133,367 -6% 213 $5,321   $4,288,696 2
Jan 11, 2002 19 $1,202,995 +6% 266 $4,523   $5,944,121 3
Jan 18, 2002 18 $1,306,653 +9% 434 $3,011   $7,954,707 4
Jan 25, 2002 22 $879,705 -33% 421 $2,090   $9,259,705 5
Feb 1, 2002 24 $609,810 -31% 357 $1,708   $10,221,896 6
Feb 8, 2002 27 $323,247 -47% 215 $1,503   $10,814,681 7
Feb 15, 2002 39 $119,007 -63% 109 $1,092   $11,100,127 8
Feb 22, 2002 40 $77,872 -35% 85 $916   $11,216,571 9
Mar 1, 2002 43 $77,085 -1% 86 $896   $11,330,068 10
Mar 8, 2002 48 $44,270 -43% 79 $560   $11,405,825 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 17 $1,563,946   186 $8,408   $3,155,329 2
Jan 4, 2002 19 $1,585,797 +1% 213 $7,445   $4,741,126 3
Jan 11, 2002 20 $1,906,928 +20% 266 $7,169   $6,648,054 4
Jan 18, 2002 16 $1,731,946 -9% 434 $3,991   $8,380,000 5
Jan 25, 2002 22 $1,232,086 -29% 421 $2,927   $9,612,086 6
Feb 1, 2002 24 $879,348 -29% 357 $2,463   $10,491,434 7
Feb 8, 2002 27 $489,686 -44% 215 $2,278   $10,981,120 8
Feb 15, 2002 39 $157,579 -68% 109 $1,446   $11,138,699 9
Feb 22, 2002 40 $114,284 -27% 85 $1,345   $11,252,983 10
Mar 1, 2002 44 $108,572 -5% 86 $1,262   $11,361,555 11
Mar 8, 2002 58 $44,270 -59% 79 $560   $11,405,825 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.