Synopsis
John Cameron Mitchell’s SHORTBUS explores the lives of several emotionally challenged characters as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex in and around a modern-day underground salon. A sex therapist who has never had an orgasm, a dominatrix who is unable to connect, a gay couple who are deciding whether to open up their relationship, and the people who weave in and out of their lives, all converge on a weekly gathering called Shortbus: a mad nexus of art, music, politics, and polysexual carnality. Set in a post-9/11, Bush-exhausted New York City, SHORTBUS tells its story with sexual frankness, suggesting new ways to reconcile questions of the mind, pleasures of the flesh, and imperatives of the heart.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $107,907 (5.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 8.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 6 opening theaters/70 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,436,622 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) | 8,278 | $1,997,497 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) | 13,775 | $1,997,497 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,154 | $1,997,497 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,630 | $1,997,497 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,807 | $1,997,497 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 4th, 2006 (Limited) by ThinkFilm January 26th, 2022 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures |
| Video Release: | March 13th, 2007 by Velocity/ThinkFilm, released as Shortbus (unrated) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
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| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2006 Theater Average | 48 | $17,985 | Oct 6, 2006 | 3 |