Sword of Trust (2019)

Sword of Trust
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $322,598Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Mel is a cantankerous pawnshop owner in Alabama who spends most of his time swindling customers while trying and failing to get his man-child employee Nathaniel to do any work. When Cynthia and her wife Mary try to hawk a Civil War-era sword inherited from Cynthia’s recently deceased grandfather, he tries to get the better of them. The sword, however, comes with a convoluted report from Cynthia’s grandfather claiming the relic to be proof the South actually won the war. It isn’t long before the coveted “prover item” draws the attention of overzealous conspiracy theorists and the two duos have to join forces in order to sell the sword to the highest bidder. The journey that ensues takes the ragtag bunch on a tour through the deep South and the minds of the local fanatics who inhabit it. Created from the raw talent of its cast and infused with a lot of heart and laughs, Sword of Trust takes a stab at uncovering emotional truths through moments of hilarity and hits right on the mark.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,512 (7.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/78 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $379,650

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 12th, 2019 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: July 1st, 2021 by Netflix
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2578 (Cert #52206), 5/15/2019)
Running Time: 89 minutes
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Forager Film Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 2019 43 $22,512   2 $11,256   $22,512 1
Jul 19, 2019 33 $60,376 +168% 12 $5,031   $85,119 2
Jul 26, 2019 32 $45,480 -25% 44 $1,034   $145,809 3
Aug 2, 2019 29 $62,133 +37% 78 $797   $234,113 4
Aug 9, 2019 48 $28,318 -54% 65 $436   $292,390 5
Aug 16, 2019 59 $8,352 -71% 15 $557   $313,231 6
Aug 23, 2019 65 $3,425 -59% 14 $245   $321,502 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 12, 2019 - $6,621     2 $3,311   $6,621 1
Jul 13, 2019 - $8,825 +33%   2 $4,413   $15,446 2
Jul 14, 2019 - $3,886 -56%   2 $1,943   $19,332 3
Jul 15, 2019 - $1,264 -67%   2 $632   $20,596 4
Jul 16, 2019 - $1,655 +31%   2 $828   $22,251 5
Jul 17, 2019 - $1,289 -22%   2 $645   $23,540 6
Jul 18, 2019 - $1,203 -7%   2 $602   $24,743 7
Jul 19, 2019 - $16,758 +1,293% +153% 12 $1,397   $41,501 8
Jul 20, 2019 - $26,365 +57% +199% 12 $2,197   $67,866 9
Jul 21, 2019 - $17,253 -35% +344% 12 $1,438   $85,119 10
Jul 22, 2019 - $3,502 -80% +177% 12 $292   $88,621 11
Jul 23, 2019 - $4,445 +27% +169% 12 $370   $93,066 12
Jul 24, 2019 - $3,725 -16% +189% 12 $310   $96,791 13
Jul 25, 2019 - $3,538 -5% +194% 12 $295   $100,329 14
Jul 26, 2019 - $13,001 +267% -22% 44 $295   $113,330 15
Jul 27, 2019 - $18,516 +42% -30% 44 $421   $131,846 16
Jul 28, 2019 - $13,963 -25% -19% 44 $317   $145,809 17
Jul 29, 2019 - $6,099 -56% +74% 44 $139   $151,908 18
Jul 30, 2019 - $6,690 +10% +51% 44 $152   $158,598 19
Jul 31, 2019 - $6,580 -2% +77% 44 $150   $165,178 20
Aug 1, 2019 - $6,802 +3% +92% 44 $155   $171,980 21
Aug 2, 2019 - $16,845 +148% +30% 78 $216   $188,825 22
Aug 3, 2019 - $27,968 +66% +51% 78 $359   $216,793 23
Aug 4, 2019 - $17,320 -38% +24% 78 $222   $234,113 24
Aug 5, 2019 - $7,314 -58% +20% 78 $94   $241,427 25
Aug 6, 2019 - $7,211 -1% +8% 78 $92   $248,638 26
Aug 7, 2019 - $7,579 +5% +15% 78 $97   $256,217 27
Aug 8, 2019 - $7,855 +4% +15% 78 $101   $264,072 28
Aug 9, 2019 - $8,207 +4% -51% 65 $126   $272,279 29
Aug 10, 2019 - $12,110 +48% -57% 65 $186   $284,389 30
Aug 11, 2019 - $8,001 -34% -54% 65 $123   $292,390 31
Aug 12, 2019 - $2,404 -70% -67% 65 $37   $294,794 32
Aug 13, 2019 - $3,978 +65% -45% 65 $61   $298,772 33
Aug 14, 2019 - $3,013 -24% -60% 65 $46   $301,785 34
Aug 15, 2019 - $3,094 +3% -61% 65 $48   $304,879 35
Aug 16, 2019 - $2,324 -25% -72% 15 $155   $307,203 36
Aug 17, 2019 - $3,839 +65% -68% 15 $256   $311,042 37
Aug 18, 2019 - $2,189 -43% -73% 15 $146   $313,231 38
Aug 19, 2019 - $784 -64% -67% 15 $52   $314,015 39
Aug 20, 2019 - $998 +27% -75% 15 $67   $315,013 40
Aug 21, 2019 - $1,450 +45% -52% 15 $97   $316,463 41
Aug 22, 2019 - $1,541 +6% -50% 15 $103   $318,004 42
Aug 23, 2019 - $762 -51% -67% 14 $54   $318,766 43
Aug 24, 2019 - $1,439 +89% -63% 14 $103   $320,205 44
Aug 25, 2019 - $1,224 -15% -44% 14 $87   $321,502 45
Aug 26, 2019 - $288 -76% -63% 14 $21   $321,890 46
Aug 27, 2019 - $334 +16% -67% 14 $24   $322,224 47
Aug 28, 2019 - $374 +12% -74% 14 $27   $322,598 48

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 2019 47 $24,743   2 $12,372   $24,743 1
Jul 19, 2019 36 $75,586 +205% 12 $6,299   $100,329 2
Jul 26, 2019 34 $71,651 -5% 44 $1,628   $171,980 3
Aug 2, 2019 32 $92,092 +29% 78 $1,181   $264,072 4
Aug 9, 2019 52 $40,807 -56% 65 $628   $304,879 5
Aug 16, 2019 60 $13,125 -68% 15 $875   $318,004 6

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.

Leading Cast

Marc Maron    Mel
Jon Bass    Nathaniel
Michaela Watkins    Mary
Jillian Bell    Cynthia

Supporting Cast

Tim Paul    Zeke
Whitmer Thomas    Jake
Toby Huss    Hog Jaws
Dan Bakkedahl    Kingpin
Mike O'Brien    Yach
Al Elliott    Jimmy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lynn Shelton    Director
Lynn Shelton    Screenwriter
Mike O'Brien    Screenwriter
Ted Speaker    Producer
Lynn Shelton    Producer
Peter Gilbert    Executive Producer
Eddie Linker    Executive Producer
Joe Swanberg    Executive Producer
Stacey Davis    Co-Executive Producer
Jason Oldak    Director of Photography
John Lavin    Production Designer
Tora Eff    Costume Designer
Tyler L. Cook    Editor
Marc Maron    Composer
Virginia Newcomb    Associate Producer
Molly Mayeux    Unit Production Manager
Molly Mayeux    Line Producer
Drew Langer    First Assistant Director
Emily Neumann    Second Assistant Director

2019 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Classics, Foreign Imports

December 16th, 2019

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The first two installments of our Holiday Gift Guide had plenty of first-run releases and several TV on DVD releases. This installment includes limited releases and foreign imports. The list of classics isn’t up to the usual standards for the same reasons the TV on DVD list was rather short. Streaming is taking over that part of the market. Did you know The Criterion Collection has their own streaming service? So does Magnolia Pictures. On the one hand, that’s a lot of amazing movies for one price. On the other hand, as a fan of physical media, I’m not happy streaming is becoming so popular. There are still some great smaller titles worthy of the season. More...

Theater Averages: Endgame Bids Farewell to One of Its Records

July 18th, 2019

The Farewell

The Farewell topped the theater average chart with an average of $87,833 in four theaters. This was not only the best of the weekend, it overtook Avengers: Endgame for the best theater average of the year. Anytime a film does better than Endgame, it is serious reason to celebrate. The Art of Self-Defense was well back with an average of $16,339 in seven theaters. This is still a good start, but I don’t know if it is good enough for its planned wide expansion. The final film in the $10,000 club was Sword of Trust with an average of $11,256 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man Leads the Way, But Lion King Roars

July 14th, 2019

Stuber

As expected, Spider-Man: Far From Home is going to remain in first place at the box office this weekend. Fortunately for the box office as a whole, it is beating expectations in terms of dollars with an estimated haul of $45.3 million, which would give is a two-week total of $274.5 million. Internationally, the film is earning $100 million in 67 markets for totals of $573 million internationally and $847 million worldwide. It opened in first place in Italy over the weekend with $6.1 million. This is the film’s final market, but even coasting on holdovers won’t stop it from reaching $1 billion worldwide. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: The Art of Goodbyes and Swordplay

July 12th, 2019

Sword of Trust

For the first time in a while, there are a lot of limited releases to talk about. This includes a trio that have a real shot at mainstream success: The Art of Self-Defense, The Farewell, and Sword of Trust. It is very unlikely all three will thrive at the box office, but hopefully one of them will. More...


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Synopsis

Mel is a cantankerous pawnshop owner in Alabama who spends most of his time swindling customers while trying and failing to get his man-child employee Nathaniel to do any work. When Cynthia and her wife Mary try to hawk a Civil War-era sword inherited from Cynthia’s recently deceased grandfather, he tries to get the better of them. The sword, however, comes with a convoluted report from Cynthia’s grandfather claiming the relic to be proof the South actually won the war. It isn’t long before the coveted “prover item” draws the attention of overzealous conspiracy theorists and the two duos have to join forces in order to sell the sword to the highest bidder. The journey that ensues takes the ragtag bunch on a tour through the deep South and the minds of the local fanatics who inhabit it. Created from the raw talent of its cast and infused with a lot of heart and laughs, Sword of Trust takes a stab at uncovering emotional truths through moments of hilarity and hits right on the mark.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,512 (7.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/78 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $379,650

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 12th, 2019 (Limited) by IFC Films
Video Release: July 1st, 2021 by Netflix
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2578 (Cert #52206), 5/15/2019)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Forager Film Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Marc Maron    Mel
Jon Bass    Nathaniel
Michaela Watkins    Mary
Jillian Bell    Cynthia

Supporting Cast

Tim Paul    Zeke
Whitmer Thomas    Jake
Toby Huss    Hog Jaws
Dan Bakkedahl    Kingpin
Mike O'Brien    Yach
Al Elliott    Jimmy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lynn Shelton    Director
Lynn Shelton    Screenwriter
Mike O'Brien    Screenwriter
Ted Speaker    Producer
Lynn Shelton    Producer
Peter Gilbert    Executive Producer
Eddie Linker    Executive Producer
Joe Swanberg    Executive Producer
Stacey Davis    Co-Executive Producer
Jason Oldak    Director of Photography
John Lavin    Production Designer
Tora Eff    Costume Designer
Tyler L. Cook    Editor
Marc Maron    Composer
Virginia Newcomb    Associate Producer
Molly Mayeux    Unit Production Manager
Molly Mayeux    Line Producer
Drew Langer    First Assistant Director
Emily Neumann    Second Assistant Director

2019 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Classics, Foreign Imports

December 16th, 2019

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The first two installments of our Holiday Gift Guide had plenty of first-run releases and several TV on DVD releases. This installment includes limited releases and foreign imports. The list of classics isn’t up to the usual standards for the same reasons the TV on DVD list was rather short. Streaming is taking over that part of the market. Did you know The Criterion Collection has their own streaming service? So does Magnolia Pictures. On the one hand, that’s a lot of amazing movies for one price. On the other hand, as a fan of physical media, I’m not happy streaming is becoming so popular. There are still some great smaller titles worthy of the season. More...

Theater Averages: Endgame Bids Farewell to One of Its Records

July 18th, 2019

The Farewell

The Farewell topped the theater average chart with an average of $87,833 in four theaters. This was not only the best of the weekend, it overtook Avengers: Endgame for the best theater average of the year. Anytime a film does better than Endgame, it is serious reason to celebrate. The Art of Self-Defense was well back with an average of $16,339 in seven theaters. This is still a good start, but I don’t know if it is good enough for its planned wide expansion. The final film in the $10,000 club was Sword of Trust with an average of $11,256 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man Leads the Way, But Lion King Roars

July 14th, 2019

Stuber

As expected, Spider-Man: Far From Home is going to remain in first place at the box office this weekend. Fortunately for the box office as a whole, it is beating expectations in terms of dollars with an estimated haul of $45.3 million, which would give is a two-week total of $274.5 million. Internationally, the film is earning $100 million in 67 markets for totals of $573 million internationally and $847 million worldwide. It opened in first place in Italy over the weekend with $6.1 million. This is the film’s final market, but even coasting on holdovers won’t stop it from reaching $1 billion worldwide. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: The Art of Goodbyes and Swordplay

July 12th, 2019

Sword of Trust

For the first time in a while, there are a lot of limited releases to talk about. This includes a trio that have a real shot at mainstream success: The Art of Self-Defense, The Farewell, and Sword of Trust. It is very unlikely all three will thrive at the box office, but hopefully one of them will. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 2019 43 $22,512   2 $11,256   $22,512 1
Jul 19, 2019 33 $60,376 +168% 12 $5,031   $85,119 2
Jul 26, 2019 32 $45,480 -25% 44 $1,034   $145,809 3
Aug 2, 2019 29 $62,133 +37% 78 $797   $234,113 4
Aug 9, 2019 48 $28,318 -54% 65 $436   $292,390 5
Aug 16, 2019 59 $8,352 -71% 15 $557   $313,231 6
Aug 23, 2019 65 $3,425 -59% 14 $245   $321,502 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 12, 2019 - $6,621     2 $3,311   $6,621 1
Jul 13, 2019 - $8,825 +33%   2 $4,413   $15,446 2
Jul 14, 2019 - $3,886 -56%   2 $1,943   $19,332 3
Jul 15, 2019 - $1,264 -67%   2 $632   $20,596 4
Jul 16, 2019 - $1,655 +31%   2 $828   $22,251 5
Jul 17, 2019 - $1,289 -22%   2 $645   $23,540 6
Jul 18, 2019 - $1,203 -7%   2 $602   $24,743 7
Jul 19, 2019 - $16,758 +1,293% +153% 12 $1,397   $41,501 8
Jul 20, 2019 - $26,365 +57% +199% 12 $2,197   $67,866 9
Jul 21, 2019 - $17,253 -35% +344% 12 $1,438   $85,119 10
Jul 22, 2019 - $3,502 -80% +177% 12 $292   $88,621 11
Jul 23, 2019 - $4,445 +27% +169% 12 $370   $93,066 12
Jul 24, 2019 - $3,725 -16% +189% 12 $310   $96,791 13
Jul 25, 2019 - $3,538 -5% +194% 12 $295   $100,329 14
Jul 26, 2019 - $13,001 +267% -22% 44 $295   $113,330 15
Jul 27, 2019 - $18,516 +42% -30% 44 $421   $131,846 16
Jul 28, 2019 - $13,963 -25% -19% 44 $317   $145,809 17
Jul 29, 2019 - $6,099 -56% +74% 44 $139   $151,908 18
Jul 30, 2019 - $6,690 +10% +51% 44 $152   $158,598 19
Jul 31, 2019 - $6,580 -2% +77% 44 $150   $165,178 20
Aug 1, 2019 - $6,802 +3% +92% 44 $155   $171,980 21
Aug 2, 2019 - $16,845 +148% +30% 78 $216   $188,825 22
Aug 3, 2019 - $27,968 +66% +51% 78 $359   $216,793 23
Aug 4, 2019 - $17,320 -38% +24% 78 $222   $234,113 24
Aug 5, 2019 - $7,314 -58% +20% 78 $94   $241,427 25
Aug 6, 2019 - $7,211 -1% +8% 78 $92   $248,638 26
Aug 7, 2019 - $7,579 +5% +15% 78 $97   $256,217 27
Aug 8, 2019 - $7,855 +4% +15% 78 $101   $264,072 28
Aug 9, 2019 - $8,207 +4% -51% 65 $126   $272,279 29
Aug 10, 2019 - $12,110 +48% -57% 65 $186   $284,389 30
Aug 11, 2019 - $8,001 -34% -54% 65 $123   $292,390 31
Aug 12, 2019 - $2,404 -70% -67% 65 $37   $294,794 32
Aug 13, 2019 - $3,978 +65% -45% 65 $61   $298,772 33
Aug 14, 2019 - $3,013 -24% -60% 65 $46   $301,785 34
Aug 15, 2019 - $3,094 +3% -61% 65 $48   $304,879 35
Aug 16, 2019 - $2,324 -25% -72% 15 $155   $307,203 36
Aug 17, 2019 - $3,839 +65% -68% 15 $256   $311,042 37
Aug 18, 2019 - $2,189 -43% -73% 15 $146   $313,231 38
Aug 19, 2019 - $784 -64% -67% 15 $52   $314,015 39
Aug 20, 2019 - $998 +27% -75% 15 $67   $315,013 40
Aug 21, 2019 - $1,450 +45% -52% 15 $97   $316,463 41
Aug 22, 2019 - $1,541 +6% -50% 15 $103   $318,004 42
Aug 23, 2019 - $762 -51% -67% 14 $54   $318,766 43
Aug 24, 2019 - $1,439 +89% -63% 14 $103   $320,205 44
Aug 25, 2019 - $1,224 -15% -44% 14 $87   $321,502 45
Aug 26, 2019 - $288 -76% -63% 14 $21   $321,890 46
Aug 27, 2019 - $334 +16% -67% 14 $24   $322,224 47
Aug 28, 2019 - $374 +12% -74% 14 $27   $322,598 48

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 2019 47 $24,743   2 $12,372   $24,743 1
Jul 19, 2019 36 $75,586 +205% 12 $6,299   $100,329 2
Jul 26, 2019 34 $71,651 -5% 44 $1,628   $171,980 3
Aug 2, 2019 32 $92,092 +29% 78 $1,181   $264,072 4
Aug 9, 2019 52 $40,807 -56% 65 $628   $304,879 5
Aug 16, 2019 60 $13,125 -68% 15 $875   $318,004 6

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.