Tesla (2020)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $93,147 | Details |
| International Box Office | $285,963 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $379,110 | |
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Synopsis
Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla’s uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison and his patron George Westinghouse. Another thread traces Tesla’s sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan, whose daughter Anne takes a more than casual interest in the inventor. Anne analyzes and presents the story as it unfolds, offering a distinctly modern voice to this scientific period drama which, like its subject, defies convention.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $42,165 (45.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 24.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 108 opening theaters/108 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $121,358 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 21st, 2020 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | August 21st, 2020 (Wide) (Lithuania)
August 27th, 2020 (Wide) (Russia (CIS)) October 28th, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) May 28th, 2021 (Wide) (Portugal) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | August 21st, 2020 by IFC Video |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some thematic material and nude images. (Rating bulletin 2621 (Cert #52646), 3/18/2020) |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2020 |
| Plot point: | Inventor, Professional Rivalry |
| Release detail: | Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Millennium Media, Passage Pictures, RNG Entertainment, Campbell Grobman Films, Intrinsinc Value Films, Jeff Rice Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | - | $42,165 | 108 | $390 | $42,165 | 1 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 12 | $15,672 | -63% | 87 | $180 | $76,263 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | - | $1,849 | -88% | 21 | $88 | $83,260 | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | - | $2,550 | +38% | 15 | $170 | $88,479 | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | - | $300 | -88% | 8 | $38 | $90,573 | 5 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | - | $151 | -50% | 2 | $76 | $91,169 | 6 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | - | $68 | -55% | 1 | $68 | $92,344 | 7 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | - | $491 | +622% | 2 | $246 | $92,835 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | - | $97 | -80% | 2 | $49 | $92,998 | 9 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | - | $14,981 | 108 | $139 | $14,981 | 1 | ||
| Aug 22, 2020 | - | $17,252 | +15% | 108 | $160 | $32,233 | 2 | |
| Aug 23, 2020 | - | $9,932 | -42% | 108 | $92 | $42,165 | 3 | |
| Aug 24, 2020 | - | $3,724 | -63% | 108 | $34 | $45,889 | 4 | |
| Aug 25, 2020 | - | $4,369 | +17% | 108 | $40 | $50,258 | 5 | |
| Aug 26, 2020 | - | $4,867 | +11% | 108 | $45 | $55,125 | 6 | |
| Aug 27, 2020 | - | $5,466 | +12% | 108 | $51 | $60,591 | 7 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | - | $5,358 | -2% | -64% | 87 | $62 | $65,949 | 8 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | - | $5,978 | +12% | -65% | 87 | $69 | $71,927 | 9 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | - | $4,336 | -27% | -56% | 87 | $50 | $76,263 | 10 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | - | $1,076 | -75% | -71% | 87 | $12 | $77,339 | 11 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | - | $1,424 | +32% | -67% | 87 | $16 | $78,763 | 12 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | - | $1,388 | -3% | -71% | 87 | $16 | $80,151 | 13 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | - | $844 | -39% | -85% | 87 | $10 | $81,411 | 14 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | - | $60,591 | 108 | $561 | $60,591 | 1 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 12 | $20,820 | -66% | 87 | $239 | $81,411 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | - | $4,518 | -78% | 21 | $215 | $85,929 | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | - | $4,344 | -4% | 15 | $290 | $90,273 | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | - | $745 | -83% | 8 | $93 | $91,018 | 5 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | - | $1,258 | +69% | 2 | $629 | $92,276 | 6 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | - | $68 | -95% | 1 | $68 | $92,344 | 7 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | - | $557 | +719% | 2 | $279 | $92,901 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | - | $246 | -56% | 2 | $123 | $93,147 | 9 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 8/21/2020 | $3,333 | 14 | 14 | 26 | $8,741 | 9/23/2020 | |||
| Portugal | 5/28/2021 | $827 | 10 | 10 | 11 | $1,365 | 6/8/2021 | |||
| Russia (CIS) | 8/27/2020 | $52,095 | 285 | 285 | 511 | $94,236 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| South Korea | 10/28/2020 | $71,344 | 424 | 424 | 472 | $181,621 | 3/12/2021 | |||
| International Total | $285,963 | 10/19/2022 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Ethan Hawke | Nicola Tesla |
Supporting
| Kyle MacLachlan | Thomas Edison | |
| Eve Hewson | J.P. Morgan’s Daughter | |
| Jim Gaffigan | George Westinghouse | |
| Hannah Gross | Mina Edson | |
| Josh Hamilton | Robert Underwood Johnson | |
| Donnie Keshawarz | J.P. Morgan | |
| Rebecca Dayan | Sarah Bernhardt | |
| Lucy Walters | Katherine Johnson | |
| James Urbaniak | Professor Anthony |
Production and Technical Credits
| Michael Almereyda | Director | |
| Michael Almereyda | Screenwriter | |
| Avi Lerner | Producer | |
| Jeffrey Greenstein | Producer | |
| Uri Singer | Producer | |
| Christa Campbell | Producer | |
| Lati Grobman | Producer | |
| Isen Robbins | Producer | |
| Michael Almereyda | Producer | |
| Per Melita | Producer | |
| Sean Price Williams | Director of Photography | |
| Kathryn J. Schubert | Editor | |
| Carl Sprague | Production Designer |
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
Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla’s uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison and his patron George Westinghouse. Another thread traces Tesla’s sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan, whose daughter Anne takes a more than casual interest in the inventor. Anne analyzes and presents the story as it unfolds, offering a distinctly modern voice to this scientific period drama which, like its subject, defies convention.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $42,165 (45.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 24.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 108 opening theaters/108 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $121,358 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 21st, 2020 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | August 21st, 2020 (Wide) (Lithuania)
August 27th, 2020 (Wide) (Russia (CIS)) October 28th, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) May 28th, 2021 (Wide) (Portugal) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | August 21st, 2020 by IFC Video |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some thematic material and nude images. (Rating bulletin 2621 (Cert #52646), 3/18/2020) |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2020 |
| Plot point: | Inventor, Professional Rivalry |
| Release detail: | Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Millennium Media, Passage Pictures, RNG Entertainment, Campbell Grobman Films, Intrinsinc Value Films, Jeff Rice Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | - | $42,165 | 108 | $390 | $42,165 | 1 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 12 | $15,672 | -63% | 87 | $180 | $76,263 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | - | $1,849 | -88% | 21 | $88 | $83,260 | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | - | $2,550 | +38% | 15 | $170 | $88,479 | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | - | $300 | -88% | 8 | $38 | $90,573 | 5 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | - | $151 | -50% | 2 | $76 | $91,169 | 6 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | - | $68 | -55% | 1 | $68 | $92,344 | 7 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | - | $491 | +622% | 2 | $246 | $92,835 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | - | $97 | -80% | 2 | $49 | $92,998 | 9 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | - | $14,981 | 108 | $139 | $14,981 | 1 | ||
| Aug 22, 2020 | - | $17,252 | +15% | 108 | $160 | $32,233 | 2 | |
| Aug 23, 2020 | - | $9,932 | -42% | 108 | $92 | $42,165 | 3 | |
| Aug 24, 2020 | - | $3,724 | -63% | 108 | $34 | $45,889 | 4 | |
| Aug 25, 2020 | - | $4,369 | +17% | 108 | $40 | $50,258 | 5 | |
| Aug 26, 2020 | - | $4,867 | +11% | 108 | $45 | $55,125 | 6 | |
| Aug 27, 2020 | - | $5,466 | +12% | 108 | $51 | $60,591 | 7 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | - | $5,358 | -2% | -64% | 87 | $62 | $65,949 | 8 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | - | $5,978 | +12% | -65% | 87 | $69 | $71,927 | 9 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | - | $4,336 | -27% | -56% | 87 | $50 | $76,263 | 10 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | - | $1,076 | -75% | -71% | 87 | $12 | $77,339 | 11 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | - | $1,424 | +32% | -67% | 87 | $16 | $78,763 | 12 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | - | $1,388 | -3% | -71% | 87 | $16 | $80,151 | 13 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | - | $844 | -39% | -85% | 87 | $10 | $81,411 | 14 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | - | $60,591 | 108 | $561 | $60,591 | 1 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 12 | $20,820 | -66% | 87 | $239 | $81,411 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | - | $4,518 | -78% | 21 | $215 | $85,929 | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | - | $4,344 | -4% | 15 | $290 | $90,273 | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | - | $745 | -83% | 8 | $93 | $91,018 | 5 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | - | $1,258 | +69% | 2 | $629 | $92,276 | 6 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | - | $68 | -95% | 1 | $68 | $92,344 | 7 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | - | $557 | +719% | 2 | $279 | $92,901 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | - | $246 | -56% | 2 | $123 | $93,147 | 9 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 8/21/2020 | $3,333 | 14 | 14 | 26 | $8,741 | 9/23/2020 | |||
| Portugal | 5/28/2021 | $827 | 10 | 10 | 11 | $1,365 | 6/8/2021 | |||
| Russia (CIS) | 8/27/2020 | $52,095 | 285 | 285 | 511 | $94,236 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| South Korea | 10/28/2020 | $71,344 | 424 | 424 | 472 | $181,621 | 3/12/2021 | |||
| International Total | $285,963 | 10/19/2022 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Ethan Hawke | Nicola Tesla |
Supporting
| Kyle MacLachlan | Thomas Edison | |
| Eve Hewson | J.P. Morgan’s Daughter | |
| Jim Gaffigan | George Westinghouse | |
| Hannah Gross | Mina Edson | |
| Josh Hamilton | Robert Underwood Johnson | |
| Donnie Keshawarz | J.P. Morgan | |
| Rebecca Dayan | Sarah Bernhardt | |
| Lucy Walters | Katherine Johnson | |
| James Urbaniak | Professor Anthony |
Production and Technical Credits
| Michael Almereyda | Director | |
| Michael Almereyda | Screenwriter | |
| Avi Lerner | Producer | |
| Jeffrey Greenstein | Producer | |
| Uri Singer | Producer | |
| Christa Campbell | Producer | |
| Lati Grobman | Producer | |
| Isen Robbins | Producer | |
| Michael Almereyda | Producer | |
| Per Melita | Producer | |
| Sean Price Williams | Director of Photography | |
| Kathryn J. Schubert | Editor | |
| Carl Sprague | Production Designer |
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.