Soul Food (1997)

Soul Food
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,492,389Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,197,897 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,336 opening theaters/1,350 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $107,152,207

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 26th, 1997 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 7th, 1998 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some strong sexuality and language
Running Time: 114 minutes
Franchise: Soul Food
Plot point: African Americans, Dysfunctional Family, Food
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 3 $11,197,897   1,336 $8,382   $11,197,897 1
Oct 3, 1997 2 $8,358,379 -25% 1,350 $6,191   $22,685,472 2
Oct 10, 1997 3 $5,622,362 -33% 1,285 $4,375   $30,302,742 3
Oct 17, 1997 6 $3,312,268 -41% 1,213 $2,731   $35,170,436 4
Oct 24, 1997 11 $2,001,307 -40% 1,203 $1,664   $37,956,781 5
Oct 31, 1997 14 $1,226,180 -39% 957 $1,281   $39,707,095 6
Nov 7, 1997 19 $755,547 -38% 656 $1,152   $40,829,490 7
Nov 14, 1997 26 $436,353 -42% 437 $999   $41,554,843 8
Nov 21, 1997 27 $268,717 -38% 300 $896   $41,938,015 9
Nov 28, 1997 22 $348,969 +30% 273 $1,278   $42,443,737 10
Dec 5, 1997 22 $196,509 -44% 313 $628   $42,713,920 11
Dec 12, 1997 26 $184,681 -6% 314 $588   $42,957,749 12
Dec 19, 1997 35 $66,688 -64% 141 $473   $43,081,109 13
Dec 26, 1997 44 $66,654 n/c 138 $483   $43,198,792 14
Jan 2, 1998 41 $82,590 +24% 133 $621   $0 15
Jan 9, 1998 44 $50,380 -39% 123 $410   $43,436,158 16
Jan 16, 1998 52 $33,849 -33% 81 $418   $43,490,057 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 26, 1997 2 $3,367,881     1,336 $2,521   $3,367,881 1
Sep 27, 1997 3 $4,685,014 +39%   1,336 $3,507   $8,052,895 2
Sep 28, 1997 2 $3,145,002 -33%   1,336 $2,354   $11,197,897 3
Sep 29, 1997 2 $812,170 -74%   1,336 $608   $12,010,067 4
Sep 30, 1997 3 $725,883 -11%   1,339 $542   $12,735,950 5
Oct 1, 1997 2 $732,974 +1%   1,339 $547   $13,468,924 6
Oct 2, 1997 2 $858,169 +17%   1,339 $641   $14,327,093 7
Oct 3, 1997 4 $2,275,110 +165% -32% 1,350 $1,685   $16,602,203 8
Oct 4, 1997 2 $3,720,860 +64% -21% 1,350 $2,756   $20,323,063 9
Oct 5, 1997 2 $2,362,409 -37% -25% 1,350 $1,750   $22,685,472 10
Oct 6, 1997 1 $5,343,288 +126% +558% 1,350 $3,958   $28,028,760 11
Oct 7, 1997 3 $508,816 -90% -30% 1,350 $377   $23,728,616 12
Oct 8, 1997 4 $435,282 -14% -41% 1,350 $322   $24,163,898 13
Oct 9, 1997 2 $516,482 +19% -40% 1,350 $383   $24,680,380 14
Oct 10, 1997 5 $1,423,511 +176% -37% 1,285 $1,108   $26,103,891 15
Oct 12, 1997 3 $1,605,000   -32% 1,286 $1,248   $30,302,742 17
Oct 13, 1997 4 $624,479 -61% -88% 1,285 $486   $30,927,221 18
Oct 14, 1997 4 $323,885 -48% -36% 1,285 $252   $31,251,106 19
Oct 15, 1997 6 $286,214 -12% -34% 1,285 $223   $31,537,320 20
Oct 16, 1997 4 $320,848 +12% -38% 1,285 $250   $31,858,168 21
Oct 17, 1997 6 $840,000 +162% -41% 1,203 $698   $32,698,000 22
Oct 18, 1997 6 $1,580,000 +88%   1,203 $1,313   $35,133,000 23
Oct 19, 1997 5 $886,000 -44% -45% 1,213 $730   $35,170,436 24
Oct 20, 1997 5 $221,875 -75% -64% 1,213 $183   $35,392,311 25
Oct 21, 1997 10 $197,442 -11% -39% 1,213 $163   $35,589,753 26
Oct 24, 1997 10 $560,000   -33% 1,205 $465   $36,515,000 29
Oct 25, 1997 8 $970,000 +73% -39% 1,205 $805   $37,485,000 30

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 2 $14,327,093   1,336 $10,724   $14,327,093 1
Oct 3, 1997 2 $10,353,287 -28% 1,350 $7,669   $24,680,380 2
Oct 10, 1997 3 $7,177,788 -31% 1,285 $5,586   $31,858,168 3
Oct 17, 1997 7 $4,097,306 -43% 1,213 $3,378   $35,955,474 4
Oct 24, 1997 11 $2,525,441 -38% 1,203 $2,099   $38,480,915 5
Oct 31, 1997 15 $1,593,028 -37% 957 $1,665   $40,073,943 6
Nov 7, 1997 18 $1,044,547 -34% 656 $1,592   $41,118,490 7
Nov 14, 1997 28 $550,808 -47% 437 $1,260   $41,669,298 8
Nov 21, 1997 25 $425,470 -23% 300 $1,418   $42,094,768 9
Nov 28, 1997 22 $422,643 -1% 273 $1,548   $42,517,411 10
Dec 5, 1997 23 $255,657 -40% 313 $817   $42,773,068 11
Dec 12, 1997 26 $241,353 -6% 314 $769   $43,014,421 12
Dec 19, 1997 41 $117,717 -51% 141 $835   $43,132,138 13
Jan 2, 1998 3 $43,468,368   133 $326,830   $43,385,778 15
Jan 9, 1998 41 $70,430 -100% 123 $573   $43,456,208 16

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,197,897 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,336 opening theaters/1,350 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $107,152,207

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 26th, 1997 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 7th, 1998 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some strong sexuality and language
Running Time: 114 minutes
Franchise: Soul Food
Plot point: African Americans, Dysfunctional Family, Food
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 3 $11,197,897   1,336 $8,382   $11,197,897 1
Oct 3, 1997 2 $8,358,379 -25% 1,350 $6,191   $22,685,472 2
Oct 10, 1997 3 $5,622,362 -33% 1,285 $4,375   $30,302,742 3
Oct 17, 1997 6 $3,312,268 -41% 1,213 $2,731   $35,170,436 4
Oct 24, 1997 11 $2,001,307 -40% 1,203 $1,664   $37,956,781 5
Oct 31, 1997 14 $1,226,180 -39% 957 $1,281   $39,707,095 6
Nov 7, 1997 19 $755,547 -38% 656 $1,152   $40,829,490 7
Nov 14, 1997 26 $436,353 -42% 437 $999   $41,554,843 8
Nov 21, 1997 27 $268,717 -38% 300 $896   $41,938,015 9
Nov 28, 1997 22 $348,969 +30% 273 $1,278   $42,443,737 10
Dec 5, 1997 22 $196,509 -44% 313 $628   $42,713,920 11
Dec 12, 1997 26 $184,681 -6% 314 $588   $42,957,749 12
Dec 19, 1997 35 $66,688 -64% 141 $473   $43,081,109 13
Dec 26, 1997 44 $66,654 n/c 138 $483   $43,198,792 14
Jan 2, 1998 41 $82,590 +24% 133 $621   $0 15
Jan 9, 1998 44 $50,380 -39% 123 $410   $43,436,158 16
Jan 16, 1998 52 $33,849 -33% 81 $418   $43,490,057 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 26, 1997 2 $3,367,881     1,336 $2,521   $3,367,881 1
Sep 27, 1997 3 $4,685,014 +39%   1,336 $3,507   $8,052,895 2
Sep 28, 1997 2 $3,145,002 -33%   1,336 $2,354   $11,197,897 3
Sep 29, 1997 2 $812,170 -74%   1,336 $608   $12,010,067 4
Sep 30, 1997 3 $725,883 -11%   1,339 $542   $12,735,950 5
Oct 1, 1997 2 $732,974 +1%   1,339 $547   $13,468,924 6
Oct 2, 1997 2 $858,169 +17%   1,339 $641   $14,327,093 7
Oct 3, 1997 4 $2,275,110 +165% -32% 1,350 $1,685   $16,602,203 8
Oct 4, 1997 2 $3,720,860 +64% -21% 1,350 $2,756   $20,323,063 9
Oct 5, 1997 2 $2,362,409 -37% -25% 1,350 $1,750   $22,685,472 10
Oct 6, 1997 1 $5,343,288 +126% +558% 1,350 $3,958   $28,028,760 11
Oct 7, 1997 3 $508,816 -90% -30% 1,350 $377   $23,728,616 12
Oct 8, 1997 4 $435,282 -14% -41% 1,350 $322   $24,163,898 13
Oct 9, 1997 2 $516,482 +19% -40% 1,350 $383   $24,680,380 14
Oct 10, 1997 5 $1,423,511 +176% -37% 1,285 $1,108   $26,103,891 15
Oct 12, 1997 3 $1,605,000   -32% 1,286 $1,248   $30,302,742 17
Oct 13, 1997 4 $624,479 -61% -88% 1,285 $486   $30,927,221 18
Oct 14, 1997 4 $323,885 -48% -36% 1,285 $252   $31,251,106 19
Oct 15, 1997 6 $286,214 -12% -34% 1,285 $223   $31,537,320 20
Oct 16, 1997 4 $320,848 +12% -38% 1,285 $250   $31,858,168 21
Oct 17, 1997 6 $840,000 +162% -41% 1,203 $698   $32,698,000 22
Oct 18, 1997 6 $1,580,000 +88%   1,203 $1,313   $35,133,000 23
Oct 19, 1997 5 $886,000 -44% -45% 1,213 $730   $35,170,436 24
Oct 20, 1997 5 $221,875 -75% -64% 1,213 $183   $35,392,311 25
Oct 21, 1997 10 $197,442 -11% -39% 1,213 $163   $35,589,753 26
Oct 24, 1997 10 $560,000   -33% 1,205 $465   $36,515,000 29
Oct 25, 1997 8 $970,000 +73% -39% 1,205 $805   $37,485,000 30

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 2 $14,327,093   1,336 $10,724   $14,327,093 1
Oct 3, 1997 2 $10,353,287 -28% 1,350 $7,669   $24,680,380 2
Oct 10, 1997 3 $7,177,788 -31% 1,285 $5,586   $31,858,168 3
Oct 17, 1997 7 $4,097,306 -43% 1,213 $3,378   $35,955,474 4
Oct 24, 1997 11 $2,525,441 -38% 1,203 $2,099   $38,480,915 5
Oct 31, 1997 15 $1,593,028 -37% 957 $1,665   $40,073,943 6
Nov 7, 1997 18 $1,044,547 -34% 656 $1,592   $41,118,490 7
Nov 14, 1997 28 $550,808 -47% 437 $1,260   $41,669,298 8
Nov 21, 1997 25 $425,470 -23% 300 $1,418   $42,094,768 9
Nov 28, 1997 22 $422,643 -1% 273 $1,548   $42,517,411 10
Dec 5, 1997 23 $255,657 -40% 313 $817   $42,773,068 11
Dec 12, 1997 26 $241,353 -6% 314 $769   $43,014,421 12
Dec 19, 1997 41 $117,717 -51% 141 $835   $43,132,138 13
Jan 2, 1998 3 $43,468,368   133 $326,830   $43,385,778 15
Jan 9, 1998 41 $70,430 -100% 123 $573   $43,456,208 16