Unlocking the Cage (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,284Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $173,021 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $173,021
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Synopsis

Follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project, are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,708 (13.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,000

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,962 $27,284
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,101-29,200) 29,109 $27,284
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,516 $27,284

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 2016 (Limited) by First Run Features
Video Release: May 23rd, 2017 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Germans and Jews
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Keywords: Animal Rights, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Chimpanzees, Cinema Verite
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Pennebaker Hegedus Films, HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 2016 63 $3,708   1 $3,708   $7,502 1
Jun 3, 2016 66 $3,624 -2% 1 $3,624   $13,892 2
Jun 10, 2016 95 $422 -88% 1 $422   $15,716 3
Jun 17, 2016 91 $384 -9% 1 $384   $16,746 4
Jun 24, 2016 68 $4,776 +1,144% 3 $1,592   $21,522 5
Jul 8, 2016 85 $998   2 $499   $26,111 7
Jul 29, 2016 100 $268   1 $268   $26,560 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 20, 2016 84 $3,794   1 $3,794   $3,794 1
May 27, 2016 71 $6,474 +71% 1 $6,474   $10,268 2
Jun 3, 2016 71 $5,026 -22% 1 $5,026   $15,294 3
Jun 10, 2016 100 $1,068 -79% 1 $1,068   $16,362 4
Jun 17, 2016 103 $384 -64% 1 $384   $16,746 5
Jun 24, 2016 72 $6,438 +1,577% 2 $3,219   $23,184 6
Jul 1, 2016 91 $1,929 -70% 3 $643   $25,113 7
Jul 8, 2016 99 $1,179 -39% 2 $590   $26,292 8
Sep 9, 2016 121 $390   1 $390   $26,950 17
Sep 23, 2016 127 $334   1 $334   $27,284 19

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Documentary Subject(s)

Steven M. Wise    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Natalie Prosin    Herself
Liddy Stein    Herself
Mary Lee Jensvold    Herself
Sue Savage Rumbaugh    Herself
Monica Miller    Herself
Gloria Grow    Herself
Elisabeth Stein    Herself
Liz Holtz    Herself
Lori Marino    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Hegedus    Director
D.A. Pennebaker    Director
Chris Hegedus    Producer
Frazer Pennebaker    Producer
Rosadel Varela    Producer
Frazer Pennebaker    Executive Producer
Pax Wassermann    Editor
Chris Hegedus    Cinematographer
Jojo Pennebaker    Cinematographer
James Lavino    Composer
Julia McInnis    Associate Producer

Limited and VOD Releases: Below Average Releases

May 27th, 2016

The Ones Below

There are only two non-documentary releases on this week's list, which is really low. Neither of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews, but The Ones Below's reviews came the closest. The documentaries fair better with a number of them that should please fans of the genre, including Presenting Princess Shaw, Lasseter's Bones, etc. More...


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Synopsis

Follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project, are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,708 (13.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,000

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,962 $27,284
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,101-29,200) 29,109 $27,284
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,516 $27,284

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 2016 (Limited) by First Run Features
Video Release: May 23rd, 2017 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Germans and Jews
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Keywords: Animal Rights, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Chimpanzees, Cinema Verite
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Pennebaker Hegedus Films, HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Steven M. Wise    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Natalie Prosin    Herself
Liddy Stein    Herself
Mary Lee Jensvold    Herself
Sue Savage Rumbaugh    Herself
Monica Miller    Herself
Gloria Grow    Herself
Elisabeth Stein    Herself
Liz Holtz    Herself
Lori Marino    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Hegedus    Director
D.A. Pennebaker    Director
Chris Hegedus    Producer
Frazer Pennebaker    Producer
Rosadel Varela    Producer
Frazer Pennebaker    Executive Producer
Pax Wassermann    Editor
Chris Hegedus    Cinematographer
Jojo Pennebaker    Cinematographer
James Lavino    Composer
Julia McInnis    Associate Producer

Limited and VOD Releases: Below Average Releases

May 27th, 2016

The Ones Below

There are only two non-documentary releases on this week's list, which is really low. Neither of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews, but The Ones Below's reviews came the closest. The documentaries fair better with a number of them that should please fans of the genre, including Presenting Princess Shaw, Lasseter's Bones, etc. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 2016 63 $3,708   1 $3,708   $7,502 1
Jun 3, 2016 66 $3,624 -2% 1 $3,624   $13,892 2
Jun 10, 2016 95 $422 -88% 1 $422   $15,716 3
Jun 17, 2016 91 $384 -9% 1 $384   $16,746 4
Jun 24, 2016 68 $4,776 +1,144% 3 $1,592   $21,522 5
Jul 8, 2016 85 $998   2 $499   $26,111 7
Jul 29, 2016 100 $268   1 $268   $26,560 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 20, 2016 84 $3,794   1 $3,794   $3,794 1
May 27, 2016 71 $6,474 +71% 1 $6,474   $10,268 2
Jun 3, 2016 71 $5,026 -22% 1 $5,026   $15,294 3
Jun 10, 2016 100 $1,068 -79% 1 $1,068   $16,362 4
Jun 17, 2016 103 $384 -64% 1 $384   $16,746 5
Jun 24, 2016 72 $6,438 +1,577% 2 $3,219   $23,184 6
Jul 1, 2016 91 $1,929 -70% 3 $643   $25,113 7
Jul 8, 2016 99 $1,179 -39% 2 $590   $26,292 8
Sep 9, 2016 121 $390   1 $390   $26,950 17
Sep 23, 2016 127 $334   1 $334   $27,284 19

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.