The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office n/a
International Box Office $2,104,733Details
Worldwide Box Office $2,104,733
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Synopsis

The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940’s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad, “Strange Fruit.”

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 2021 (Canceled) by Hulu
International Releases: March 12th, 2021 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
April 2nd, 2021 (Wide), released as Los Estados Unidos contra Billie Holiday (Spain)
April 22nd, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
April 22nd, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
May 21st, 2021 (Wide), released as Estados Unidos vs. Billie Holiday (Portugal)
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Video Release: February 26th, 2021 by Hulu
MPA Rating: R for strong drug content, sexual content, nudity, language throughout, some lynching images and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2670 (cert #52968), 3/3/2021)
Running Time: 130 minutes
Plot point: African Americans, Biography, Relationships Gone Wrong, Singers
Social setting: Jazz
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth Kirschenbaum Films, Hulu
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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
Australia 4/22/2021 $77,650 66 66 336 $362,378 10/20/2022
France 6/2/2021 $268,903 268 280 752 $543,119 6/28/2021
Italy 5/5/2022 $114,035 0 0 0 $215,412 5/31/2022
Netherlands 11/4/2021 $18,637 31 31 61 $44,569 11/16/2021
New Zealand 4/22/2021 $9,322 24 25 132 $53,560 10/19/2022
Portugal 5/21/2021 $5,962 21 21 42 $18,115 6/29/2021
South Korea 11/4/2021 $35,721 67 67 112 $65,576 11/24/2021
Spain 4/2/2021 $36,754 79 79 79 $48,671 4/8/2021
  
Rest of World $753,333
  
International Total $2,104,733 10/20/2022

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

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

The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940’s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad, “Strange Fruit.”

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 2021 (Canceled) by Hulu
International Releases: March 12th, 2021 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
April 2nd, 2021 (Wide), released as Los Estados Unidos contra Billie Holiday (Spain)
April 22nd, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
April 22nd, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
May 21st, 2021 (Wide), released as Estados Unidos vs. Billie Holiday (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 26th, 2021 by Hulu
MPA Rating: R for strong drug content, sexual content, nudity, language throughout, some lynching images and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2670 (cert #52968), 3/3/2021)
Running Time: 130 minutes
Plot point: African Americans, Biography, Relationships Gone Wrong, Singers
Social setting: Jazz
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth Kirschenbaum Films, Hulu
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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
Australia 4/22/2021 $77,650 66 66 336 $362,378 10/20/2022
France 6/2/2021 $268,903 268 280 752 $543,119 6/28/2021
Italy 5/5/2022 $114,035 0 0 0 $215,412 5/31/2022
Netherlands 11/4/2021 $18,637 31 31 61 $44,569 11/16/2021
New Zealand 4/22/2021 $9,322 24 25 132 $53,560 10/19/2022
Portugal 5/21/2021 $5,962 21 21 42 $18,115 6/29/2021
South Korea 11/4/2021 $35,721 67 67 112 $65,576 11/24/2021
Spain 4/2/2021 $36,754 79 79 79 $48,671 4/8/2021
  
Rest of World $753,333
  
International Total $2,104,733 10/20/2022

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

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.