Sing Your Song (2012)

Sing Your Song poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,718Details
International Box Office $39,956Details
Worldwide Box Office $87,674
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Synopsis

The life and times of singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer—inspired by Paul Robeson—and his experiences touring a segregated country, to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte’s career personifies the American civil rights movement and impacted many other social-justice movements. The film reveals Belafonte as a tenacious hands-on activist who worked intimately with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mobilized celebrities for social justice, participated in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took action to counter gang violence, imprisonment, and the incarceration of youth.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,459 (28.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,700

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2012 (Limited) by S2BN
International Releases: June 8th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 7th, 2013 (Wide) (Malaysia)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Plot point: Biography, Musicians, Performing Arts, Political
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Belafonte Enterprises, S2BN Entertainment, Julius R. Nasso Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 58 $13,459   2 $6,730   $13,459 1
Jan 20, 2012 78 $2,803 -79% 2 $1,402   $20,119 2
Jan 27, 2012 72 $3,822 +36% 4 $956   $25,350 3
Feb 3, 2012 86 $577 -85% 2 $289   $27,935 4
Feb 10, 2012 97 $666 +15% 2 $333   $29,110 5
Feb 17, 2012 97 $956 +44% 1 $956   $32,083 6
Mar 2, 2012 107 $400   1 $400   $33,275 8
Mar 16, 2012 81 $5,127   2 $2,564   $39,201 10
Mar 23, 2012 95 $596 -88% 2 $298   $40,367 11
Mar 30, 2012 93 $1,532 +157% 2 $766   $42,589 12
Apr 6, 2012 98 $902 -41% 2 $451   $43,834 13
Apr 27, 2012 113 $225   1 $225   $44,898 16
May 4, 2012 116 $147 -35% 1 $147   $45,765 17
May 18, 2012 115 $140   1 $140   $46,429 19
Jun 1, 2012 105 $1,003   1 $1,003   $47,718 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 60 $17,316   2 $8,658   $17,316 1
Jan 20, 2012 76 $4,212 -76% 2 $2,106   $21,528 2
Jan 27, 2012 64 $5,830 +38% 4 $1,458   $27,358 3
Feb 3, 2012 84 $1,086 -81% 2 $543   $28,444 4
Feb 10, 2012 84 $2,683 +147% 2 $1,342   $31,127 5
Feb 17, 2012 103 $1,748 -35% 1 $1,748   $32,875 6
Mar 2, 2012 100 $1,199   1 $1,199   $34,074 8
Mar 16, 2012 83 $5,697   2 $2,849   $39,771 10
Mar 23, 2012 95 $1,286 -77% 2 $643   $41,057 11
Mar 30, 2012 89 $1,875 +46% 2 $938   $42,932 12
Apr 6, 2012 102 $1,241 -34% 2 $621   $44,173 13
Apr 27, 2012 97 $945   1 $945   $45,618 16
May 4, 2012 111 $524 -45% 1 $524   $46,289 17
May 18, 2012 97 $426   1 $426   $46,715 19
Jun 1, 2012 105 $1,003   1 $1,003   $47,718 21

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
Malaysia 3/7/2013 $453 2 2 8 $1,593 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 6/8/2012 $11,141 6 6 12 $15,999 12/10/2015
  
Rest of World $22,364
  
International Total $39,956 12/14/2015

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Documentary Subject

Harry Belafonte    Himself

Interviewee

Julian Bond    Himself
Sidney Poitier    Himself
Taylor Branch    Himself
Tom Smothers    Himself
Desmond Tutu    Himself
Shari Belafonte    Herself
David Belafonte    Himself
Mike Merrick    Himself
Diahann Carroll    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Susanne Rostock    Director
Michael Cohl    Producer
Gina Belafonte    Producer
Jim Brown    Producer
William Eigne    Producer
Julius R. Nasso    Producer
Sage Scully    Co-Producer
Bobby Shepherd    Cinematographer
Jim Brown    Cinematographer
Peter Pilafian    Cinematographer
Susanne Rostock    Editor
Jason L. Pollard    Editor
Hahn Rowe    Composer
Bill Marino    Re-recording Mixer
Neil Cedar    Supervising Sound Editor

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

The life and times of singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer—inspired by Paul Robeson—and his experiences touring a segregated country, to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte’s career personifies the American civil rights movement and impacted many other social-justice movements. The film reveals Belafonte as a tenacious hands-on activist who worked intimately with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mobilized celebrities for social justice, participated in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took action to counter gang violence, imprisonment, and the incarceration of youth.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,459 (28.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,700

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 13th, 2012 (Limited) by S2BN
International Releases: June 8th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 7th, 2013 (Wide) (Malaysia)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Plot point: Biography, Musicians, Performing Arts, Political
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Belafonte Enterprises, S2BN Entertainment, Julius R. Nasso Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 58 $13,459   2 $6,730   $13,459 1
Jan 20, 2012 78 $2,803 -79% 2 $1,402   $20,119 2
Jan 27, 2012 72 $3,822 +36% 4 $956   $25,350 3
Feb 3, 2012 86 $577 -85% 2 $289   $27,935 4
Feb 10, 2012 97 $666 +15% 2 $333   $29,110 5
Feb 17, 2012 97 $956 +44% 1 $956   $32,083 6
Mar 2, 2012 107 $400   1 $400   $33,275 8
Mar 16, 2012 81 $5,127   2 $2,564   $39,201 10
Mar 23, 2012 95 $596 -88% 2 $298   $40,367 11
Mar 30, 2012 93 $1,532 +157% 2 $766   $42,589 12
Apr 6, 2012 98 $902 -41% 2 $451   $43,834 13
Apr 27, 2012 113 $225   1 $225   $44,898 16
May 4, 2012 116 $147 -35% 1 $147   $45,765 17
May 18, 2012 115 $140   1 $140   $46,429 19
Jun 1, 2012 105 $1,003   1 $1,003   $47,718 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 13, 2012 60 $17,316   2 $8,658   $17,316 1
Jan 20, 2012 76 $4,212 -76% 2 $2,106   $21,528 2
Jan 27, 2012 64 $5,830 +38% 4 $1,458   $27,358 3
Feb 3, 2012 84 $1,086 -81% 2 $543   $28,444 4
Feb 10, 2012 84 $2,683 +147% 2 $1,342   $31,127 5
Feb 17, 2012 103 $1,748 -35% 1 $1,748   $32,875 6
Mar 2, 2012 100 $1,199   1 $1,199   $34,074 8
Mar 16, 2012 83 $5,697   2 $2,849   $39,771 10
Mar 23, 2012 95 $1,286 -77% 2 $643   $41,057 11
Mar 30, 2012 89 $1,875 +46% 2 $938   $42,932 12
Apr 6, 2012 102 $1,241 -34% 2 $621   $44,173 13
Apr 27, 2012 97 $945   1 $945   $45,618 16
May 4, 2012 111 $524 -45% 1 $524   $46,289 17
May 18, 2012 97 $426   1 $426   $46,715 19
Jun 1, 2012 105 $1,003   1 $1,003   $47,718 21

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
Malaysia 3/7/2013 $453 2 2 8 $1,593 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 6/8/2012 $11,141 6 6 12 $15,999 12/10/2015
  
Rest of World $22,364
  
International Total $39,956 12/14/2015

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Documentary Subject

Harry Belafonte    Himself

Interviewee

Julian Bond    Himself
Sidney Poitier    Himself
Taylor Branch    Himself
Tom Smothers    Himself
Desmond Tutu    Himself
Shari Belafonte    Herself
David Belafonte    Himself
Mike Merrick    Himself
Diahann Carroll    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Susanne Rostock    Director
Michael Cohl    Producer
Gina Belafonte    Producer
Jim Brown    Producer
William Eigne    Producer
Julius R. Nasso    Producer
Sage Scully    Co-Producer
Bobby Shepherd    Cinematographer
Jim Brown    Cinematographer
Peter Pilafian    Cinematographer
Susanne Rostock    Editor
Jason L. Pollard    Editor
Hahn Rowe    Composer
Bill Marino    Re-recording Mixer
Neil Cedar    Supervising Sound Editor

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.