Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (2010)

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $68,719Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,620 (6.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $93,775

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,379 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,601-25,700) 25,604 $68,719
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,181 $68,719

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 2010 (Limited) by Variance Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 85 minutes
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Keywords: Biography, Musicians
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Fix Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,379 $68,719
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,731 $93,775
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,399 $68,719
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 372 $68,719
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,181 $68,719
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,217 $93,775
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,665 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,766 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,029 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 952 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,359 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Variance Films Movies 18 $68,719

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 2010 84 $4,620   1 $4,620   $8,190 1
Nov 5, 2010 70 $10,058 +118% 3 $3,353   $22,930 2
Nov 12, 2010 80 $5,073 -50% 3 $1,691   $35,396 3
Nov 19, 2010 84 $2,903 -43% 3 $968   $41,559 4
Dec 3, 2010 93 $1,990   2 $995   $45,412 6
Dec 10, 2010 83 $3,317 +67% 5 $663   $50,053 7
Dec 17, 2010 84 $1,550 -53% 2 $775   $53,579 8
Jan 14, 2011 88 $1,768   1 $1,768   $57,290 12
Jan 28, 2011 88 $1,126   2 $563   $62,379 14
Feb 4, 2011 101 $492 -56% 1 $492   $63,558 15
Feb 11, 2011 105 $562 +14% 1 $562   $64,964 16
Feb 18, 2011 111 $252 -55% 2 $126   $66,043 17
Feb 25, 2011 102 $401 +59% 1 $401   $66,444 18
Mar 11, 2011 103 $1,085   2 $543   $67,521 20
Apr 1, 2011 119 $573   1 $573   $68,094 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 22, 2010 96 $3,570   1 $3,570   $3,570 0
Oct 29, 2010 84 $8,052 +126% 1 $8,052   $11,622 1
Nov 5, 2010 72 $17,351 +115% 3 $5,784   $30,323 2
Nov 12, 2010 80 $8,333 -52% 3 $2,778   $38,656 3
Nov 19, 2010 90 $4,766 -43% 3 $1,589   $43,422 4
Dec 3, 2010 90 $3,314   2 $1,657   $46,736 6
Dec 10, 2010 85 $5,293 +60% 5 $1,059   $52,029 7
Dec 17, 2010 93 $2,123 -60% 2 $1,062   $54,152 8
Dec 31, 2010 94 $1,370   2 $685   $55,522 10
Jan 14, 2011 86 $3,521   1 $3,521   $59,043 12
Jan 28, 2011 91 $1,126   2 $563   $62,379 14
Feb 4, 2011 96 $1,336 +19% 1 $1,336   $64,402 15
Feb 11, 2011 97 $1,385 +4% 2 $693   $65,787 16
Feb 18, 2011 113 $252 -82% 2 $126   $66,043 17
Feb 25, 2011 105 $393 +56% 1 $393   $66,436 18
Mar 11, 2011 111 $1,085   2 $543   $67,521 20
Apr 1, 2011 115 $1,198   1 $1,198   $68,719 23

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Documentary Subject(s)

Stephin Merritt    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Claudia Gonson    Herself
Sam Davol    Himself
John Woo    Himself
Shirley Simms    Herself
Daniel Handler    Himself
Mike Yesenosky    Himself
LD Beghtol    Himself
Charles Newman    Himself
Alix Merritt    Himself
Laura Balance    Herself
Martin Hall    Himself
Carrie Brownstein    Herself
Peter Gabriel    Himself
Sasha Frere-Jones    Herself
Sarah Silverman    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kerthy Fix    Producer
Gail O'Hara    Producer
Alan Oxman    Producer
Paul Kloss    Executive Producer
Kerthy Fix    Executive Producer
Pamela Tanner Boll    Executive Producer
Kerthy Fix    Director
Kerthy Fix    Screenwriter
Gail O'Hara    Screenwriter

New Releases Fail Inspection on the Per Theater Chart

November 2nd, 2010

Again, there was only one film that reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Inspector Bellamy opened with an average of $10,318 in two theaters. However, Waste Land came very close with $9,806 in its one theater. More...

Welcome to the Limited Releases

October 29th, 2010

Another week and I'm still waiting for the flood of Oscar hopefuls to come out. There are a couple of high profile films making their theatrical debut this week, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and Welcome to the Rileys, but neither are earning good reviews. While the movies that are earning excellent reviews are mostly documentaries and foreign imports. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,620 (6.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $93,775

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,379 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,601-25,700) 25,604 $68,719
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,181 $68,719

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 2010 (Limited) by Variance Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Musicians
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Fix Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Stephin Merritt    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Claudia Gonson    Herself
Sam Davol    Himself
John Woo    Himself
Shirley Simms    Herself
Daniel Handler    Himself
Mike Yesenosky    Himself
LD Beghtol    Himself
Charles Newman    Himself
Alix Merritt    Himself
Laura Balance    Herself
Martin Hall    Himself
Carrie Brownstein    Herself
Peter Gabriel    Himself
Sasha Frere-Jones    Herself
Sarah Silverman    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kerthy Fix    Producer
Gail O'Hara    Producer
Alan Oxman    Producer
Paul Kloss    Executive Producer
Kerthy Fix    Executive Producer
Pamela Tanner Boll    Executive Producer
Kerthy Fix    Director
Kerthy Fix    Screenwriter
Gail O'Hara    Screenwriter

New Releases Fail Inspection on the Per Theater Chart

November 2nd, 2010

Again, there was only one film that reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Inspector Bellamy opened with an average of $10,318 in two theaters. However, Waste Land came very close with $9,806 in its one theater. More...

Welcome to the Limited Releases

October 29th, 2010

Another week and I'm still waiting for the flood of Oscar hopefuls to come out. There are a couple of high profile films making their theatrical debut this week, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and Welcome to the Rileys, but neither are earning good reviews. While the movies that are earning excellent reviews are mostly documentaries and foreign imports. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,379 $68,719
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,731 $93,775
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,399 $68,719
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 372 $68,719
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,181 $68,719
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,217 $93,775
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,665 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,766 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,029 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 952 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,359 $68,719
All Time Domestic Box Office for Variance Films Movies 18 $68,719

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 2010 84 $4,620   1 $4,620   $8,190 1
Nov 5, 2010 70 $10,058 +118% 3 $3,353   $22,930 2
Nov 12, 2010 80 $5,073 -50% 3 $1,691   $35,396 3
Nov 19, 2010 84 $2,903 -43% 3 $968   $41,559 4
Dec 3, 2010 93 $1,990   2 $995   $45,412 6
Dec 10, 2010 83 $3,317 +67% 5 $663   $50,053 7
Dec 17, 2010 84 $1,550 -53% 2 $775   $53,579 8
Jan 14, 2011 88 $1,768   1 $1,768   $57,290 12
Jan 28, 2011 88 $1,126   2 $563   $62,379 14
Feb 4, 2011 101 $492 -56% 1 $492   $63,558 15
Feb 11, 2011 105 $562 +14% 1 $562   $64,964 16
Feb 18, 2011 111 $252 -55% 2 $126   $66,043 17
Feb 25, 2011 102 $401 +59% 1 $401   $66,444 18
Mar 11, 2011 103 $1,085   2 $543   $67,521 20
Apr 1, 2011 119 $573   1 $573   $68,094 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 22, 2010 96 $3,570   1 $3,570   $3,570 0
Oct 29, 2010 84 $8,052 +126% 1 $8,052   $11,622 1
Nov 5, 2010 72 $17,351 +115% 3 $5,784   $30,323 2
Nov 12, 2010 80 $8,333 -52% 3 $2,778   $38,656 3
Nov 19, 2010 90 $4,766 -43% 3 $1,589   $43,422 4
Dec 3, 2010 90 $3,314   2 $1,657   $46,736 6
Dec 10, 2010 85 $5,293 +60% 5 $1,059   $52,029 7
Dec 17, 2010 93 $2,123 -60% 2 $1,062   $54,152 8
Dec 31, 2010 94 $1,370   2 $685   $55,522 10
Jan 14, 2011 86 $3,521   1 $3,521   $59,043 12
Jan 28, 2011 91 $1,126   2 $563   $62,379 14
Feb 4, 2011 96 $1,336 +19% 1 $1,336   $64,402 15
Feb 11, 2011 97 $1,385 +4% 2 $693   $65,787 16
Feb 18, 2011 113 $252 -82% 2 $126   $66,043 17
Feb 25, 2011 105 $393 +56% 1 $393   $66,436 18
Mar 11, 2011 111 $1,085   2 $543   $67,521 20
Apr 1, 2011 115 $1,198   1 $1,198   $68,719 23

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,601-25,700) 25,604 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,069 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,800 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,780 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,929 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,318 $68,719
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Variance Films Movies 25 $68,719

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.