Smiling Through the Apocalypse (2014)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $4,560 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Exploring the revolution in journalism sparked by the turbulence of the 1960s, this documentary is the story of maverick editor Harold T.P. Hayes, who made Esquire magazine a galvanizing force in American culture. A leading architect of the “New Journalism,” Hayes granted unprecedented journalistic freedom to the most talented artists and writers of the time including Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, Nora Ephron, Peter Bogdanovich, Gore Vidal, Diane Arbus, Norman Mailer, and George Lois. Forging Esquire’s pop-cultural capital with provocative covers and controversial reportage, Hayes transformed the magazine into a rigorously curated reflection of the American zeitgeist, bringing it to the vanguard of the cultural revolution.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,590 (56.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/9 max. theaters, 0.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $6,674 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 12th, 2014 (Limited) by First Run Features |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Magazine, News |
| Social setting: | Publishing Industry |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | First Run Features |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | 81 | $2,590 | 1 | $2,590 | $2,590 | 1 | |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 105 | $422 | 1 | $422 | $4,198 | 3 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | 90 | $2,590 | 1 | $2,590 | $3,776 | 1 | |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 109 | $556 | 1 | $556 | $4,332 | 3 | |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 100 | $228 | 9 | $25 | $4,560 | 9 |
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
Exploring the revolution in journalism sparked by the turbulence of the 1960s, this documentary is the story of maverick editor Harold T.P. Hayes, who made Esquire magazine a galvanizing force in American culture. A leading architect of the “New Journalism,” Hayes granted unprecedented journalistic freedom to the most talented artists and writers of the time including Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, Nora Ephron, Peter Bogdanovich, Gore Vidal, Diane Arbus, Norman Mailer, and George Lois. Forging Esquire’s pop-cultural capital with provocative covers and controversial reportage, Hayes transformed the magazine into a rigorously curated reflection of the American zeitgeist, bringing it to the vanguard of the cultural revolution.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,590 (56.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/9 max. theaters, 0.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $6,674 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 12th, 2014 (Limited) by First Run Features |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Magazine, News |
| Social setting: | Publishing Industry |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | First Run Features |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | 81 | $2,590 | 1 | $2,590 | $2,590 | 1 | |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 105 | $422 | 1 | $422 | $4,198 | 3 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | 90 | $2,590 | 1 | $2,590 | $3,776 | 1 | |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 109 | $556 | 1 | $556 | $4,332 | 3 | |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 100 | $228 | 9 | $25 | $4,560 | 9 |
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.