Tolkien (2019)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $4,535,154 | Details |
| International Box Office | $4,434,073 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $8,969,227 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
An exploration of the formative years of the renowned author’s life as he finds friendship, courage and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including Tolkien’s tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-earth novels.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,200,537 (48.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 50.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,495 opening theaters/1,501 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,921,444 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 10th, 2019 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight |
| International Releases: | May 3rd, 2019 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 17th, 2019 (Wide) (Argentina) June 6th, 2019 (Wide) (New Zealand) June 7th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands) June 14th, 2019 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | July 23rd, 2019 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some sequences of war violence. (Rating bulletin 2547 (Cert #51771), 10/3/2018) |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Bullies, Coming of Age, First Love, Non-Chronological, Returning Soldiers, Romance, Writing and Writers, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Social setting: | World War I |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1910s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Chernin Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | 9 | $2,200,537 | 1,495 | $1,472 | $2,200,537 | 1 | |
| May 17, 2019 | 14 | $731,445 | -67% | 1,501 | $487 | $3,768,184 | 2 |
| May 24, 2019 | 24 | $139,567 | -81% | 189 | $738 | $4,332,217 | 3 |
| May 31, 2019 | 36 | $43,180 | -69% | 94 | $459 | $4,476,959 | 4 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | 43 | $16,592 | -62% | 42 | $395 | $4,523,962 | 5 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | 8 | $827,108 | 1,495 | $553 | $827,108 | 1 | ||
| May 11, 2019 | 11 | $720,980 | -13% | 1,495 | $482 | $1,548,088 | 2 | |
| May 12, 2019 | 9 | $652,449 | -10% | 1,495 | $436 | $2,200,537 | 3 | |
| May 13, 2019 | 8 | $201,017 | -69% | 1,495 | $134 | $2,401,554 | 4 | |
| May 14, 2019 | 8 | $298,811 | +49% | 1,495 | $200 | $2,700,365 | 5 | |
| May 15, 2019 | 8 | $188,274 | -37% | 1,495 | $126 | $2,888,639 | 6 | |
| May 16, 2019 | 8 | $148,100 | -21% | 1,495 | $99 | $3,036,739 | 7 | |
| May 17, 2019 | 13 | $212,161 | +43% | -74% | 1,501 | $141 | $3,248,900 | 8 |
| May 18, 2019 | 15 | $307,936 | +45% | -57% | 1,501 | $205 | $3,556,836 | 9 |
| May 19, 2019 | 13 | $211,348 | -31% | -68% | 1,501 | $141 | $3,768,184 | 10 |
| May 20, 2019 | 11 | $112,108 | -47% | -44% | 1,501 | $75 | $3,880,292 | 11 |
| May 21, 2019 | 12 | $129,216 | +15% | -57% | 1,501 | $86 | $4,009,508 | 12 |
| May 22, 2019 | 12 | $102,597 | -21% | -46% | 1,501 | $68 | $4,112,105 | 13 |
| May 23, 2019 | 12 | $80,545 | -21% | -46% | 1,501 | $54 | $4,192,650 | 14 |
| May 24, 2019 | - | $37,214 | -54% | -82% | 189 | $197 | $4,229,864 | 15 |
| May 25, 2019 | - | $54,395 | +46% | -82% | 189 | $288 | $4,284,259 | 16 |
| May 26, 2019 | - | $47,958 | -12% | -77% | 189 | $254 | $4,332,217 | 17 |
| May 27, 2019 | - | $47,362 | -1% | -58% | 189 | $251 | $4,379,579 | 18 |
| May 28, 2019 | - | $23,372 | -51% | -82% | 189 | $124 | $4,402,951 | 19 |
| May 29, 2019 | - | $17,395 | -26% | -83% | 189 | $92 | $4,420,346 | 20 |
| May 30, 2019 | - | $13,433 | -23% | -83% | 189 | $71 | $4,433,779 | 21 |
| May 31, 2019 | - | $12,547 | -7% | -66% | 94 | $133 | $4,446,326 | 22 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | - | $18,148 | +45% | -67% | 94 | $193 | $4,464,474 | 23 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | - | $12,485 | -31% | -74% | 94 | $133 | $4,476,959 | 24 |
| Jun 3, 2019 | - | $6,197 | -50% | -87% | 94 | $66 | $4,483,156 | 25 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | - | $8,671 | +40% | -63% | 94 | $92 | $4,491,827 | 26 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | - | $8,066 | -7% | -54% | 94 | $86 | $4,499,893 | 27 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | - | $7,477 | -7% | -44% | 94 | $80 | $4,507,370 | 28 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | - | $4,670 | -38% | -63% | 42 | $111 | $4,512,040 | 29 |
| Jun 8, 2019 | - | $6,966 | +49% | -62% | 42 | $166 | $4,519,006 | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2019 | - | $4,956 | -29% | -60% | 42 | $118 | $4,523,962 | 31 |
| Jun 10, 2019 | - | $2,383 | -52% | -62% | 42 | $57 | $4,526,345 | 32 |
| Jun 11, 2019 | - | $2,911 | +22% | -66% | 42 | $69 | $4,529,256 | 33 |
| Jun 12, 2019 | - | $2,921 | n/c | -64% | 42 | $70 | $4,532,177 | 34 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | - | $2,977 | +2% | -60% | 42 | $71 | $4,535,154 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | 9 | $3,036,739 | 1,495 | $2,031 | $3,036,739 | 1 | |
| May 17, 2019 | 13 | $1,155,911 | -62% | 1,501 | $770 | $4,192,650 | 2 |
| May 24, 2019 | 24 | $241,129 | -79% | 189 | $1,276 | $4,433,779 | 3 |
| May 31, 2019 | 34 | $73,591 | -69% | 94 | $783 | $4,507,370 | 4 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | - | $27,784 | -62% | 42 | $662 | $4,535,154 | 5 |
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Synopsis
An exploration of the formative years of the renowned author’s life as he finds friendship, courage and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including Tolkien’s tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-earth novels.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,200,537 (48.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 50.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,495 opening theaters/1,501 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,921,444 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 10th, 2019 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight |
| International Releases: | May 3rd, 2019 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 17th, 2019 (Wide) (Argentina) June 6th, 2019 (Wide) (New Zealand) June 7th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands) June 14th, 2019 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | July 23rd, 2019 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some sequences of war violence. (Rating bulletin 2547 (Cert #51771), 10/3/2018) |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Bullies, Coming of Age, First Love, Non-Chronological, Returning Soldiers, Romance, Writing and Writers, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Social setting: | World War I |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1910s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Chernin Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | 9 | $2,200,537 | 1,495 | $1,472 | $2,200,537 | 1 | |
| May 17, 2019 | 14 | $731,445 | -67% | 1,501 | $487 | $3,768,184 | 2 |
| May 24, 2019 | 24 | $139,567 | -81% | 189 | $738 | $4,332,217 | 3 |
| May 31, 2019 | 36 | $43,180 | -69% | 94 | $459 | $4,476,959 | 4 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | 43 | $16,592 | -62% | 42 | $395 | $4,523,962 | 5 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | 8 | $827,108 | 1,495 | $553 | $827,108 | 1 | ||
| May 11, 2019 | 11 | $720,980 | -13% | 1,495 | $482 | $1,548,088 | 2 | |
| May 12, 2019 | 9 | $652,449 | -10% | 1,495 | $436 | $2,200,537 | 3 | |
| May 13, 2019 | 8 | $201,017 | -69% | 1,495 | $134 | $2,401,554 | 4 | |
| May 14, 2019 | 8 | $298,811 | +49% | 1,495 | $200 | $2,700,365 | 5 | |
| May 15, 2019 | 8 | $188,274 | -37% | 1,495 | $126 | $2,888,639 | 6 | |
| May 16, 2019 | 8 | $148,100 | -21% | 1,495 | $99 | $3,036,739 | 7 | |
| May 17, 2019 | 13 | $212,161 | +43% | -74% | 1,501 | $141 | $3,248,900 | 8 |
| May 18, 2019 | 15 | $307,936 | +45% | -57% | 1,501 | $205 | $3,556,836 | 9 |
| May 19, 2019 | 13 | $211,348 | -31% | -68% | 1,501 | $141 | $3,768,184 | 10 |
| May 20, 2019 | 11 | $112,108 | -47% | -44% | 1,501 | $75 | $3,880,292 | 11 |
| May 21, 2019 | 12 | $129,216 | +15% | -57% | 1,501 | $86 | $4,009,508 | 12 |
| May 22, 2019 | 12 | $102,597 | -21% | -46% | 1,501 | $68 | $4,112,105 | 13 |
| May 23, 2019 | 12 | $80,545 | -21% | -46% | 1,501 | $54 | $4,192,650 | 14 |
| May 24, 2019 | - | $37,214 | -54% | -82% | 189 | $197 | $4,229,864 | 15 |
| May 25, 2019 | - | $54,395 | +46% | -82% | 189 | $288 | $4,284,259 | 16 |
| May 26, 2019 | - | $47,958 | -12% | -77% | 189 | $254 | $4,332,217 | 17 |
| May 27, 2019 | - | $47,362 | -1% | -58% | 189 | $251 | $4,379,579 | 18 |
| May 28, 2019 | - | $23,372 | -51% | -82% | 189 | $124 | $4,402,951 | 19 |
| May 29, 2019 | - | $17,395 | -26% | -83% | 189 | $92 | $4,420,346 | 20 |
| May 30, 2019 | - | $13,433 | -23% | -83% | 189 | $71 | $4,433,779 | 21 |
| May 31, 2019 | - | $12,547 | -7% | -66% | 94 | $133 | $4,446,326 | 22 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | - | $18,148 | +45% | -67% | 94 | $193 | $4,464,474 | 23 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | - | $12,485 | -31% | -74% | 94 | $133 | $4,476,959 | 24 |
| Jun 3, 2019 | - | $6,197 | -50% | -87% | 94 | $66 | $4,483,156 | 25 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | - | $8,671 | +40% | -63% | 94 | $92 | $4,491,827 | 26 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | - | $8,066 | -7% | -54% | 94 | $86 | $4,499,893 | 27 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | - | $7,477 | -7% | -44% | 94 | $80 | $4,507,370 | 28 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | - | $4,670 | -38% | -63% | 42 | $111 | $4,512,040 | 29 |
| Jun 8, 2019 | - | $6,966 | +49% | -62% | 42 | $166 | $4,519,006 | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2019 | - | $4,956 | -29% | -60% | 42 | $118 | $4,523,962 | 31 |
| Jun 10, 2019 | - | $2,383 | -52% | -62% | 42 | $57 | $4,526,345 | 32 |
| Jun 11, 2019 | - | $2,911 | +22% | -66% | 42 | $69 | $4,529,256 | 33 |
| Jun 12, 2019 | - | $2,921 | n/c | -64% | 42 | $70 | $4,532,177 | 34 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | - | $2,977 | +2% | -60% | 42 | $71 | $4,535,154 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | 9 | $3,036,739 | 1,495 | $2,031 | $3,036,739 | 1 | |
| May 17, 2019 | 13 | $1,155,911 | -62% | 1,501 | $770 | $4,192,650 | 2 |
| May 24, 2019 | 24 | $241,129 | -79% | 189 | $1,276 | $4,433,779 | 3 |
| May 31, 2019 | 34 | $73,591 | -69% | 94 | $783 | $4,507,370 | 4 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | - | $27,784 | -62% | 42 | $662 | $4,535,154 | 5 |
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.