Just Mercy (2019)

Just Mercy
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,001,502Details
International Box Office $14,393,271Details
Worldwide Box Office $50,394,773
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,904,065 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,939,014 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,843,079
Further financial details...

Synopsis

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Bryan Stevenson has his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$107,858 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,457 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,276,961

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,546 $36,001,502
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,110 $14,393,271
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,057 $50,394,773

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
January 10th, 2020 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 16th, 2020 (Wide) (Ukraine)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide), released as Siekiant gailestingumo (Lithuania)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide), released as Tudo Pela Justiça (Portugal)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide) (Taiwan)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 17th, 2020 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content including some racial epithets.
(Rating bulletin 2578 (Cert #52211), 5/15/2019)
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hidden Figures
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Keywords: Wrongfully Convicted, Death Row, Lawyers, Civil Rights Movement, Prologue, Bigotry, 1980s, Biography, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Endeavor Content, One Community, Participant Media, Macro Media, Gil Netter Productions, Outlier Productions, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

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Date
Days In
Release
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Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 348 $7,228,587 Jan 17, 2020 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 181 $7,517,302 Jan 17, 2020 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 213 $9,407,024 Jan 17, 2020 26
Top 2019 Theater Average 38 $26,965 Dec 27, 2019 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 2019 28 $107,858   4 $26,965   $226,248 1
Jan 3, 2020 29 $76,615 -29% 4 $19,154   $400,348 2
Jan 10, 2020 5 $9,713,228 +12,578% 2,375 $4,090   $10,149,216 3
Jan 17, 2020 7 $5,776,473 -41% 2,457 $2,351   $19,389,116 4
Jan 24, 2020 9 $4,031,215 -30% 2,408 $1,674   $27,054,597 5
Jan 31, 2020 12 $2,170,078 -46% 1,807 $1,201   $30,811,487 6
Feb 7, 2020 13 $1,508,361 -30% 1,315 $1,147   $33,358,473 7
Feb 14, 2020 18 $772,408 -49% 846 $913   $34,752,574 8
Feb 21, 2020 24 $261,802 -66% 423 $619   $35,403,442 9
Feb 28, 2020 30 $175,791 -33% 300 $586   $35,737,935 10
Mar 6, 2020 29 $94,061 -46% 211 $446   $35,915,353 11
Mar 13, 2020 34 $31,350 -67% 139 $226   $35,991,389 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2019 - $81,072     4 $20,268   $81,072 1
Dec 26, 2019 - $37,318 -54%   4 $9,330   $118,390 2
Dec 27, 2019 - $36,633 -2%   4 $9,158   $155,023 3
Dec 28, 2019 - $38,624 +5%   4 $9,656   $193,647 4
Dec 29, 2019 - $32,601 -16%   4 $8,150   $226,248 5
Dec 30, 2019 - $19,091 -41%   4 $4,773   $245,339 6
Dec 31, 2019 - $22,542 +18%   4 $5,636   $267,881 7
Jan 1, 2020 - $38,600 +71% -52% 4 $9,650   $306,481 8
Jan 2, 2020 - $17,252 -55% -54% 4 $4,313   $323,733 9
Jan 3, 2020 - $21,498 +25% -41% 4 $5,375   $345,231 10
Jan 4, 2020 - $36,478 +70% -6% 4 $9,120   $381,709 11
Jan 5, 2020 - $18,639 -49% -43% 4 $4,660   $400,348 12
Jan 6, 2020 - $7,060 -62% -63% 4 $1,765   $407,408 13
Jan 7, 2020 - $10,070 +43% -55% 4 $2,518   $417,478 14
Jan 8, 2020 - $8,384 -17% -78% 4 $2,096   $425,862 15
Jan 9, 2020 - $10,126 +21% -41% 4 $2,532   $435,988 16
Jan 10, 2020 4 $3,681,878 +36,261% +17,027% 2,375 $1,550   $4,117,866 17
Jan 11, 2020 5 $3,639,087 -1% +9,876% 2,375 $1,532   $7,756,953 18
Jan 12, 2020 4 $2,392,263 -34% +12,735% 2,375 $1,007   $10,149,216 19
Jan 13, 2020 5 $670,456 -72% +9,397% 2,375 $282   $10,819,672 20
Jan 14, 2020 5 $1,352,131 +102% +13,327% 2,375 $569   $12,171,803 21
Jan 15, 2020 6 $766,216 -43% +9,039% 2,375 $323   $12,938,019 22
Jan 16, 2020 6 $674,624 -12% +6,562% 2,375 $284   $13,612,643 23
Jan 17, 2020 6 $1,650,604 +145% -55% 2,457 $672   $15,263,247 24
Jan 18, 2020 7 $2,394,077 +45% -34% 2,457 $974   $17,657,324 25
Jan 19, 2020 7 $1,731,792 -28% -28% 2,457 $705   $19,389,116 26
Jan 20, 2020 7 $1,740,829 +1% +160% 2,457 $709   $21,129,945 27
Jan 21, 2020 7 $882,863 -49% -35% 2,457 $359   $22,012,808 28
Jan 22, 2020 6 $520,466 -41% -32% 2,457 $212   $22,533,274 29
Jan 23, 2020 7 $490,108 -6% -27% 2,457 $199   $23,023,382 30
Jan 24, 2020 9 $1,091,031 +123% -34% 2,408 $453   $24,114,413 31
Jan 25, 2020 9 $1,855,726 +70% -22% 2,408 $771   $25,970,139 32
Jan 26, 2020 9 $1,084,458 -42% -37% 2,408 $450   $27,054,597 33
Jan 27, 2020 9 $316,163 -71% -82% 2,408 $131   $27,370,760 34
Jan 28, 2020 9 $586,352 +85% -34% 2,408 $244   $27,957,112 35
Jan 29, 2020 9 $349,121 -40% -33% 2,408 $145   $28,306,233 36
Jan 30, 2020 8 $335,176 -4% -32% 2,408 $139   $28,641,409 37
Jan 31, 2020 12 $682,896 +104% -37% 1,807 $378   $29,324,305 38
Feb 1, 2020 12 $1,150,248 +68% -38% 1,807 $637   $30,474,553 39
Feb 2, 2020 13 $336,934 -71% -69% 1,807 $186   $30,811,487 40
Feb 3, 2020 11 $207,544 -38% -34% 1,807 $115   $31,019,031 41
Feb 4, 2020 10 $387,082 +87% -34% 1,807 $214   $31,406,113 42
Feb 5, 2020 11 $233,652 -40% -33% 1,807 $129   $31,639,765 43
Feb 6, 2020 10 $210,347 -10% -37% 1,807 $116   $31,850,112 44
Feb 7, 2020 11 $435,232 +107% -36% 1,315 $331   $32,285,344 45
Feb 8, 2020 14 $693,508 +59% -40% 1,315 $527   $32,978,852 46
Feb 9, 2020 13 $379,621 -45% +13% 1,315 $289   $33,358,473 47
Feb 10, 2020 13 $125,614 -67% -39% 1,315 $96   $33,484,087 48
Feb 11, 2020 12 $221,327 +76% -43% 1,315 $168   $33,705,414 49
Feb 12, 2020 12 $136,024 -39% -42% 1,315 $103   $33,841,438 50
Feb 13, 2020 12 $138,728 +2% -34% 1,315 $105   $33,980,166 51
Feb 14, 2020 - $253,417 +83% -42% 846 $300   $34,233,583 52
Feb 15, 2020 - $295,642 +17% -57% 846 $349   $34,529,225 53
Feb 16, 2020 - $223,349 -24% -41% 846 $264   $34,752,574 54
Feb 17, 2020 - $147,517 -34% +17% 846 $174   $34,900,091 55
Feb 18, 2020 - $103,522 -30% -53% 846 $122   $35,003,613 56
Feb 19, 2020 - $65,908 -36% -52% 846 $78   $35,069,521 57
Feb 20, 2020 - $72,119 +9% -48% 846 $85   $35,141,640 58
Feb 21, 2020 - $79,782 +11% -69% 423 $189   $35,221,422 59
Feb 22, 2020 - $110,558 +39% -63% 423 $261   $35,331,980 60
Feb 23, 2020 - $71,462 -35% -68% 423 $169   $35,403,442 61
Feb 24, 2020 - $34,902 -51% -76% 423 $83   $35,438,344 62
Feb 25, 2020 - $51,237 +47% -51% 423 $121   $35,489,581 63
Feb 26, 2020 - $34,531 -33% -48% 423 $82   $35,524,112 64
Feb 27, 2020 - $38,032 +10% -47% 423 $90   $35,562,144 65
Feb 28, 2020 - $62,137 +63% -22% 300 $207   $35,624,281 66
Feb 29, 2020 - $68,921 +11% -38% 300 $230   $35,693,202 67
Mar 1, 2020 - $44,733 -35% -37% 300 $149   $35,737,935 68
Mar 2, 2020 - $15,886 -64% -54% 300 $53   $35,753,821 69
Mar 3, 2020 - $28,043 +77% -45% 300 $93   $35,781,864 70
Mar 4, 2020 - $18,151 -35% -47% 300 $61   $35,800,015 71
Mar 5, 2020 - $21,277 +17% -44% 300 $71   $35,821,292 72
Mar 6, 2020 - $25,893 +22% -58% 211 $123   $35,847,185 73
Mar 7, 2020 - $44,116 +70% -36% 211 $209   $35,891,301 74
Mar 8, 2020 - $24,052 -45% -46% 211 $114   $35,915,353 75
Mar 9, 2020 - $12,134 -50% -24% 211 $58   $35,927,487 76
Mar 10, 2020 - $12,775 +5% -54% 211 $61   $35,940,262 77
Mar 11, 2020 - $10,282 -20% -43% 211 $49   $35,950,544 78
Mar 12, 2020 - $9,495 -8% -55% 211 $45   $35,960,039 79
Mar 13, 2020 - $8,925 -6% -66% 211 $42   $35,968,964 80
Mar 14, 2020 - $14,762 +65% -67% 211 $70   $35,983,726 81
Mar 15, 2020 - $7,663 -48% -68% 211 $36   $35,991,389 82
Mar 16, 2020 - $8,680 +13% -28% 211 $41   $36,000,069 83
Mar 17, 2020 - $984 -89% -92% 211 $5   $36,001,053 84
Mar 18, 2020 - $106 -89% -99% 211 $1   $36,001,159 85
Mar 19, 2020 - $343 +224% -96% 211 $2   $36,001,502 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2019 29 $118,390   4 $29,598   $118,390 1
Dec 27, 2019 28 $205,343 +73% 4 $51,336   $323,733 2
Jan 3, 2020 29 $112,255 -45% 4 $28,064   $435,988 3
Jan 10, 2020 4 $13,176,655 +11,638% 2,375 $5,548   $13,612,643 4
Jan 17, 2020 7 $9,410,739 -29% 2,457 $3,830   $23,023,382 5
Jan 24, 2020 9 $5,618,027 -40% 2,408 $2,333   $28,641,409 6
Jan 31, 2020 12 $3,208,703 -43% 1,807 $1,776   $31,850,112 7
Feb 7, 2020 12 $2,130,054 -34% 1,315 $1,620   $33,980,166 8
Feb 14, 2020 18 $1,161,474 -45% 846 $1,373   $35,141,640 9
Feb 21, 2020 25 $420,504 -64% 423 $994   $35,562,144 10
Feb 28, 2020 28 $259,148 -38% 300 $864   $35,821,292 11
Mar 6, 2020 29 $138,747 -46% 211 $658   $35,960,039 12
Mar 13, 2020 28 $41,463 -70% 211 $197   $36,001,502 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 2/28/2020 $0 0 10 10 $48,710 3/19/2020
Australia 1/24/2020 $489,519 231 231 962 $1,952,952 10/20/2020
Brazil 2/21/2020 $150,000 133 133 356 $509,389 3/14/2020
Bulgaria 2/21/2020 $5,407 0 0 0 $9,156 3/4/2020
France 1/30/2020 $683,000 206 208 639 $2,400,000 3/11/2020
Germany 2/27/2020 $242,000 129 129 129 $242,000 3/4/2020
Italy 1/30/2020 $608,218 0 3 3 $1,432,239 10/19/2022
Japan 2/28/2020 $150,000 50 50 50 $150,000 3/4/2020
Lithuania 1/17/2020 $10,564 10 10 16 $18,651 10/19/2022
Mexico 2/21/2020 $372,083 0 0 0 $930,000 3/24/2020
Netherlands 1/17/2020 $186,349 62 62 261 $653,594 10/19/2022
New Zealand 1/23/2020 $20,223 39 41 220 $94,331 8/5/2020
Poland 3/27/2020 $0 0 101 101 $23,415 10/19/2022
Portugal 1/17/2020 $70,246 49 49 130 $162,742 2/26/2020
Russia (CIS) 2/27/2020 $153,819 360 360 769 $243,149 10/19/2022
Spain 2/28/2020 $193,576 132 141 303 $474,537 7/16/2020
Taiwan 1/17/2020 $0 0 0 0 $260,000 1/29/2020
Ukraine 1/16/2020 $0 0 0 0 $180,000 1/29/2020
United Kingdom 1/17/2020 $689,818 376 376 707 $2,100,000 3/11/2020
 
Rest of World $2,508,406
 
International Total$14,393,271 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 2020540,735 40,735$731,601$731,6015
Apr 26, 2020921,650-47% 62,385$388,834$1,120,4356
May 3, 20202019,360-11% 81,745$344,995$1,465,4307
May 10, 20202115,513-20% 97,258$278,613$1,744,0438

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 2020730,172 30,172$487,586$487,5865
Apr 26, 20201313,228-56% 43,400$264,030$751,6166
May 3, 20201910,683-19% 54,083$213,230$964,8467

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Leading Cast

Michael B. Jordan    Bryan Stevenson

Supporting Cast

Jamie Foxx    Walter McMililan
Rob Morgan    Herbert Richardson
Tim Blake Nelson    Ralph Myers
Rafe Spall    Tommy Champan
Brie Larson    Eva Ansley
Charlie Pye Jr    Charlie the tree expert
Michael Harding    Sheriff Tate
Christopher Wolfe    Jim Wilkes
J. Alphonse Nicholson    Henry Davis
Adam Boyer    Prison Guard
Jacinte Blankenship    Christy Stevenson
Bryan G. Stevenson    Howard Stevenson, Jr
Brad Sanders    Howard Stevenson, Sr
Charmin Lee    Alice Stevenson
Sebastian Eugene Hansen    Kris Ansley
John Lacy    Bill Freeman, Office Manager
Dominic Bogart    Doug Ansley
Hayes Mercure    Jeremy
David Garlock    Prison Interviewee
Robert Caston    Prison Interviewee
Talmedge Hayes    Prison Interviewee
Kuntrell Jackson    Prison Interviewee
O'Shea Jackson, Jr.    Anthony Ray Hinton
Tatom Pender    Tracy
Karan Kendrick    Minnie McMillian
C.J. LeBlanc    John McMillan
Scarlet Olivia Dunbar    Jackie McMillian
Denitra Isler    Evelyn McMillian
Terence Rosemore    Jimmy
Darryl Handy    Bernard
Darrell Britt Gibson    Darnell Houston
Al Mitchell    Uncle Leo
Pete Burris    Local Male Witness
Susie Spear    Local Female Witness
Ron Clinton Smith    Woodrow Ikner
Deadra Moore    Deb
Tim Hooper    Charles Cooper, Office Manager
Andrene Ward-Hammond    Brenda
Ryan Dinning    Younger Officer
Carl Palmer    Older Officer
Greta M. Glenn    Doris Miller
Alex Van    Chamber Guard
Leydi Morales    Female Death Row Guard
Ben Peck    Holman Warden
Mallory Hoff    Alice Brooks, Reporter
Lindsay Ayliffe    Judge Foster
Ted Huckabee    Bailiff
Ryan Girard    Clay Kast
Tim Ware    Psychologist
Norm Lewis    Newscaster Voice
Claire Bronson    Mrs. Chapman
Kelly Mumme    Stella Taylor, Reporter
Desmond Phillips    State Officer
Drew Starkey    Young Guard
Rhoda Griffis    Judge Baschab

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

Production and Technical Credits

Destin Daniel Cretton    Director
Gil Netter    Producer
Asher Goldstein    Producer
Michael B. Jordan    Producer
Destin Daniel Cretton    Screenwriter
Andrew Lanham    Screenwriter
Bryan Stevenson    Story Based on the Book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by
Michael B. Jordan    Executive Producer
Bryan Stevenson    Executive Producer
Mike Drake    Executive Producer
Gabriel Hammond    Executive Producer
Daniel Hammond    Executive Producer
Niija Kuykendall    Executive Producer
Scott Budnick    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Charles D. King    Executive Producer
Brett Pawlak    Director of Photography
Sharon Seymour    Production Designer
Nat Sanders    Editor
Joel P. West    Composer
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck    Costume Designer
Keith Splinter Davis    Stunt Coordinator
Carmen Cuba    Casting Director
Brett Cranford    Unit Production Manager
Michael J. Moore    First Assistant Director
Karen Davis    Second Assistant Director
Alana Mayo    Co-Producer
Tami Goldman    Associate Producer
Jennie Lee    Associate Producer
Peter Borck    Art Director
John Moredock    Set Designer
Cierra Madison    Set Designer
Maggie Martin    Set Decorator
Jay Meagher    Sound Mixer
Amber Harley    Script Supervisor
Patrice Coleman    Make up
Bridgit Crider    Make up
Natalie Johnson    Make up
David Atherton    Special Make-up Effects
Lawrence Davis    Hairstylist
Andrea Bowman    Hairstylist
Crystal Woodford    Hairstylist
Earl Tanchuck    Costume Supervisor
Adoma Ananeh Firempong    First Assistant Editor
Del Spiva    Music Editor
Onnalee Blank    Supervising Sound Editor
Katy Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Onnalee Blank    Re-recording Mixer
Mathew Waters    Re-recording Mixer
Phil Barrie    Sound Effects Editor
Eric Norris    Sound Effects Editor
Ando Johnson    Sound Effects Editor
David Bach    Dialogue Editor
Randy Singer    Foley Mixer
Jax Baker    Production Supervisor
Rehya Young    Location Manager
Caius Man    Special Effects Coordinator
Nick Coleman    Special Effects Supervisor
Joel P. West    Score Producer
Chris Hobson    Score Recordist
Chris Hobson    Score Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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January 11th, 2020

1917

1917 earned $13.97 million during the first Friday of its wide expansion. Universal is projecting a $36.5 million weekend after this result, which is a little better than we predicted and better than most were expecting after its Thursday previews. Add in the film’s stellar reviews and its likely performance when the Oscar nominations are announced on Monday, and the film should have very long legs. (It earned an A minus from CinemaScore, which is actually lower than I was anticipating.) Universal didn’t have a great 2019 domestically, so an early $100 million hit would help its 2020 run get off to a better start. More...

Thursday Night Previews: 1917 Pulls in $3.5 million in Previews - Update

January 10th, 2020

1917

1917 started its wide release with $3.5 million on Thursday during its previews. This is more than the film made during two weeks of limited release and it had a stellar run in limited release. Some are saying this is a weaker than anticipated start, but I’m not sure that’s the case. Dunkirk earned $5.5 million and if this film just manages the same legs it will open with $32 million, which isn’t that far below our prediction. Furthermore, Dunkirk was a summer release, which would help its previews. Another comparison is American Sniper, which was also a limited release that expanded in January. That film made $5.3 million during its previews on its way to a nearly $90 million wide expansion. If this film does the same, then it will earn nearly $60 million over the weekend. That’s not going to happen, as American Sniper was an anomaly in so many ways that you can’t assume any film will ever match its start, but it does show getting to $35 million after this start isn’t a stretch. This is especially true if mainstream audiences like the film as much as critics did. We won’t have solid evidence either way until the CinemaScore comes out, but I would be surprised if it is less than an A-rating. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can 1917 Race to First Place?

January 9th, 2020

1917

It is a busy weekend with two films opening wide and two films expanding wide. These two groups have vastly different critical receptions and will likely have vastly different box office results. 1917 could be the big winner on Oscar night and that buzz is certainly helping its box office chances. Just Mercy isn’t doing as well with critics or in limited release, so it likely won’t be a major factor during its wide expansion. Like a Boss is earning the worst reviews of the weekend and that’s not helping its box office chances. Finally there’s Underwater, which was made by Fox before the merger, and I don’t think Disney cares if it lives or dies at the box office. This weekend last year was led by The Upside with just over $20 million. There’s a slim chance 1917 will double that figure over the weekend and even if that turns out to be too optimistic, 2020 shouldn’t have too much trouble topping 2019 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2020 Start on a Strong Note

January 9th, 2020

1917

There were three films in the $10,000 club, all of them holdovers. 1917 led the way with an average of $56,154 in 11 theaters, which is 7% higher than its opening weekend. I’m very excited for its wide expansion this weekend. On the other hand, Just Mercy fell to an average of $19,154 in four theaters. That’s still good, but perhaps not good enough to thrive in wide release. We finally got numbers for Ashfall as its distributor was closed over the Christmas break. The film earned an average of $16,198 in two theaters during its third weekend of release. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skywalker Slips on Saturday, Still Scores First Place

January 5th, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t going to live up to projections based on Friday estimates, but it is still expected to land a little north of weekend predictions with an estimated weekend haul of $33.74 million for a three-week total of $450.80 million. A 53% decline at this time of year isn’t a great result and it is clear the film’s reviews and its mere B plus from CinemaScore are not doing it any favors. That said, it is still one of the biggest hits released in 2019, both domestically and worldwide. Internationally, the film is pulling in $50.5 million in 53 markets for totals of $468.0 million internationally and $918.8 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this weekend, but it debuts in South Korea and the Philippines this coming weekend and that should help it hit $1 billion worldwide. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2019 End on a Strong Note

January 2nd, 2020

1917

Only four limited release announced box office numbers for the final weekend of 2019, but all four were in the $10,000 club. 1917 led the way with an average of $52,383 in 11 theaters. That was over the three-day weekend. It earned over $1 million during its five-day debut. Just Mercy was well back with an estimated average of $27,250 in four theaters over the three-day weekend. Ip Man: The Finale will probably turn out to be poorly named, because the movie earned over $1 million over the three-day weekend and earned an average of $20,850. I’m sure someone is trying to figure out how to continue the franchise, despite the Finale part of the name. Clemency was next with an average of $17,682 in two theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which earned an average of $16,430 during its second weekend of release. More...

2020 Preview: January

January 1st, 2020

Bad Boys for Life

It’s the year 2020, the year where we find out how many times you can say, “Well, hindsight is 20/20.” before you get punched. On the positive side, while December wasn’t a great month, it was good enough to help 2019 end on a positive note, a positive note that should continue into January. There are no real potential monster hits coming out this month, but there are three films that have a real shot at $100 million domestically. These are, in alphabetical order, 1917, which will rely on Awards Season to get to the century mark. Bad Boys for Life will have a much, much easier time getting to $100 million, assuming people still care about the franchise 17 years later. Finally, Dolittle is looking like a disaster with a really troubled production; however, a $100 million run isn’t out of the question and if it can get there, it will at least save face. As for last January, Glass was the biggest hit of the month in terms of raw dollars, but The Upside was more impressive, as it is one the biggest hits in STX Entertainment’s history. We need two of the three potential $100 million hits to reach that mark to keep pace with last year, but we also have one more weekend to get there. More...

Christmas Releases: Little Women hopes to have a Large Opening Day

December 24th, 2019

Little Women

It’s a Tuesday Christmas Eve, and that makes for a challenging situation for box office prognosticators, with Wednesday releases adding to the difficulties. Because of that, I am going to combine the weekend predictions and the limited releases into one shorter column. I will talk about all new releases / expansions for this week without going into detail over their box office chances. Look for a more comprehensive prediction column Thursday as usual. The biggest of the Christmas Day releases should be Little Women; however, that film is making big push for awards, and will likely have very long legs as a result. Conversely, Spies in Disguise is a rare family film opening on Christmas, which makes it a real wild card. More...

2020 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 12th, 2019

Bombshell

The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations this week and we are starting to see some patterns with similar names appearing over and over again. This time Bombshell led the way, earning four nominations, but four other films earned two or more nominations. More...

Just Mercy Trailer

November 20th, 2019

Real-life drama starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx opens December 25 ... Full Movie Details.

After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them. More...


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Synopsis

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Bryan Stevenson has his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$107,858 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,457 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,276,961

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,546 $36,001,502
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,110 $14,393,271
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,057 $50,394,773

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
January 10th, 2020 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 16th, 2020 (Wide) (Ukraine)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide), released as Siekiant gailestingumo (Lithuania)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide), released as Tudo Pela Justiça (Portugal)
January 17th, 2020 (Wide) (Taiwan)
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Video Release: March 17th, 2020 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content including some racial epithets.
(Rating bulletin 2578 (Cert #52211), 5/15/2019)
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hidden Figures
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Keywords: Wrongfully Convicted, Death Row, Lawyers, Civil Rights Movement, Prologue, Bigotry, 1980s, Biography, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Endeavor Content, One Community, Participant Media, Macro Media, Gil Netter Productions, Outlier Productions, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 246 $5,776,473 Jan 17, 2020 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 348 $7,228,587 Jan 17, 2020 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 181 $7,517,302 Jan 17, 2020 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 213 $9,407,024 Jan 17, 2020 26
Top 2019 Theater Average 38 $26,965 Dec 27, 2019 5

Leading Cast

Michael B. Jordan    Bryan Stevenson

Supporting Cast

Jamie Foxx    Walter McMililan
Rob Morgan    Herbert Richardson
Tim Blake Nelson    Ralph Myers
Rafe Spall    Tommy Champan
Brie Larson    Eva Ansley
Charlie Pye Jr    Charlie the tree expert
Michael Harding    Sheriff Tate
Christopher Wolfe    Jim Wilkes
J. Alphonse Nicholson    Henry Davis
Adam Boyer    Prison Guard
Jacinte Blankenship    Christy Stevenson
Bryan G. Stevenson    Howard Stevenson, Jr
Brad Sanders    Howard Stevenson, Sr
Charmin Lee    Alice Stevenson
Sebastian Eugene Hansen    Kris Ansley
John Lacy    Bill Freeman, Office Manager
Dominic Bogart    Doug Ansley
Hayes Mercure    Jeremy
David Garlock    Prison Interviewee
Robert Caston    Prison Interviewee
Talmedge Hayes    Prison Interviewee
Kuntrell Jackson    Prison Interviewee
O'Shea Jackson, Jr.    Anthony Ray Hinton
Tatom Pender    Tracy
Karan Kendrick    Minnie McMillian
C.J. LeBlanc    John McMillan
Scarlet Olivia Dunbar    Jackie McMillian
Denitra Isler    Evelyn McMillian
Terence Rosemore    Jimmy
Darryl Handy    Bernard
Darrell Britt Gibson    Darnell Houston
Al Mitchell    Uncle Leo
Pete Burris    Local Male Witness
Susie Spear    Local Female Witness
Ron Clinton Smith    Woodrow Ikner
Deadra Moore    Deb
Tim Hooper    Charles Cooper, Office Manager
Andrene Ward-Hammond    Brenda
Ryan Dinning    Younger Officer
Carl Palmer    Older Officer
Greta M. Glenn    Doris Miller
Alex Van    Chamber Guard
Leydi Morales    Female Death Row Guard
Ben Peck    Holman Warden
Mallory Hoff    Alice Brooks, Reporter
Lindsay Ayliffe    Judge Foster
Ted Huckabee    Bailiff
Ryan Girard    Clay Kast
Tim Ware    Psychologist
Norm Lewis    Newscaster Voice
Claire Bronson    Mrs. Chapman
Kelly Mumme    Stella Taylor, Reporter
Desmond Phillips    State Officer
Drew Starkey    Young Guard
Rhoda Griffis    Judge Baschab

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

Production and Technical Credits

Destin Daniel Cretton    Director
Gil Netter    Producer
Asher Goldstein    Producer
Michael B. Jordan    Producer
Destin Daniel Cretton    Screenwriter
Andrew Lanham    Screenwriter
Bryan Stevenson    Story Based on the Book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by
Michael B. Jordan    Executive Producer
Bryan Stevenson    Executive Producer
Mike Drake    Executive Producer
Gabriel Hammond    Executive Producer
Daniel Hammond    Executive Producer
Niija Kuykendall    Executive Producer
Scott Budnick    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Charles D. King    Executive Producer
Brett Pawlak    Director of Photography
Sharon Seymour    Production Designer
Nat Sanders    Editor
Joel P. West    Composer
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck    Costume Designer
Keith Splinter Davis    Stunt Coordinator
Carmen Cuba    Casting Director
Brett Cranford    Unit Production Manager
Michael J. Moore    First Assistant Director
Karen Davis    Second Assistant Director
Alana Mayo    Co-Producer
Tami Goldman    Associate Producer
Jennie Lee    Associate Producer
Peter Borck    Art Director
John Moredock    Set Designer
Cierra Madison    Set Designer
Maggie Martin    Set Decorator
Jay Meagher    Sound Mixer
Amber Harley    Script Supervisor
Patrice Coleman    Make up
Bridgit Crider    Make up
Natalie Johnson    Make up
David Atherton    Special Make-up Effects
Lawrence Davis    Hairstylist
Andrea Bowman    Hairstylist
Crystal Woodford    Hairstylist
Earl Tanchuck    Costume Supervisor
Adoma Ananeh Firempong    First Assistant Editor
Del Spiva    Music Editor
Onnalee Blank    Supervising Sound Editor
Katy Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Onnalee Blank    Re-recording Mixer
Mathew Waters    Re-recording Mixer
Phil Barrie    Sound Effects Editor
Eric Norris    Sound Effects Editor
Ando Johnson    Sound Effects Editor
David Bach    Dialogue Editor
Randy Singer    Foley Mixer
Jax Baker    Production Supervisor
Rehya Young    Location Manager
Caius Man    Special Effects Coordinator
Nick Coleman    Special Effects Supervisor
Joel P. West    Score Producer
Chris Hobson    Score Recordist
Chris Hobson    Score Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Releases for April 14th, 2020

April 14th, 2020

Police Squad: The Complete Series

It’s another bad week on the home market. There’s not much in the way of big releases and only a couple of releases were Pick of the Week contenders. Destry Rides Again: The Criterion Collection and Police Squad: The Complete Series were the only two releases that I was considering and the latter won out in the end. More...

VOD Releases: Will these VOD Releases Rescue the Movie Industry?

March 26th, 2020

Banana Split

With the COVID-19 outbreak causing mass shutdowns of non-essential businesses in a lot of places, theatrical releases are, for the most part, non-existent. However, the movie industry is trying to rapidly adapt to this and so are we. They are fast-tracking lots of theatrical releases to VOD and we will be expanding our coverage of VOD releases. Like last week, there are a lot of fast-tracked theatrical releases coming out this week, but we also have the more typical VOD premieres to talk about. Of the former category, Bad Boys for Life is clearly leading the way, although Birds of Prey is coming out on Friday rather than Tuesday, so it gets a jump on the action. Of the latter category, Banana Split is the film that I’m most interested in seeing. Sadly, there are so many major VOD releases this week that I fear it will slip between the cracks. More...

Home Market Releases for March 24th, 2020

March 23rd, 2020

Leave Her to Heaven

The COVID-19 outbreak had basically ended the theatrical market with most theaters closed. Only drive-ins are showing any signs of life. Unfortunately, this is having an effect on the home market as well, some of it positive, some of it very negative. There is a rush to get movies from theaters to the home market and that’s helping improve the list this week. On the other hand, uncertainty with supply chains and stores being open means we could have a very short list next weekend, and next month. There are some big releases this week, including 1917, while Birds of Prey leads the VOD list. However, for Pick of the Week, I went with a much older film, Leave Her to Heaven, which is getting a Criterion Collection release this week. More...

Home Market Releases for March 10th, 2020

March 11th, 2020

Love Chunibyo and Other Delusions

It’s another terrible week on the home market. There are a couple of Oscar-bait releases to talk about, but neither are Pick of the Week contenders, at least in my opinion. There are no movies that are anything more than midlevel hits. The best new release of the week, at least in my opinion, is Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Older Release Dominates the New Year

January 14th, 2020

1917

It was a mixed weekend with the two wide expansions bettering predictions by small margins, but most of the rest of the top five failed to do so. Granted, no film truly bombed, but the little misses did add up causing the total box office to slip by 6.6% from last weekend hitting $132 million. Dips like this are expected at this time of year, as the big holiday releases are fading and January releases just are not expected to be able to compensate. On the positive side, this weekend was 11% higher than the same weekend last year and that’s helped 2020 get off to an early 6.3% / $24 million lead at $410 million to $386 million. This is not only a faster start than last year, it is actually faster than 2018, which set the record at the end of the year. I’m not saying 2020 will have the biggest total domestic box office; it is far too early to make a prediction like that. However, an early lead can help, as it sets a tone of winning. If the dominant story is a weak box office, then moviegoers could assume the movies coming out are not worth going to see and that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. More...

Weekend Estimates: 1917 Fires First Shots in 2020 Box Office Race

January 12th, 2020

1917

1917 is matching projections based on Friday estimates perfectly with a weekend estimate of $36.5 million, which would push its total run to $39.2 million so far. This is a little above our prediction, and much higher than studio expectations. It has some of the best reviews in the top ten and a solid A-minus rating from CinemaScore, both of which should help its legs. Its legs will get even longer if it does well in the Oscar nominations tomorrow. Interestingly, the film isn’t skewing as old as I thought it would, as 47% of its audience was in the 18-through-34 age bracket, compared to just 18% at 55 and above. The film is earning $19.92 million from 30 international markets, although it is being released by multiple studios outside the domestic market, which makes tracking more difficult, as no one studio is giving a complete picture. Hopefully we will get enough smaller details to piece things together by Wednesday. More...

Friday Estimates: 1917 has Exemplary Start to Wide Expansion

January 11th, 2020

1917

1917 earned $13.97 million during the first Friday of its wide expansion. Universal is projecting a $36.5 million weekend after this result, which is a little better than we predicted and better than most were expecting after its Thursday previews. Add in the film’s stellar reviews and its likely performance when the Oscar nominations are announced on Monday, and the film should have very long legs. (It earned an A minus from CinemaScore, which is actually lower than I was anticipating.) Universal didn’t have a great 2019 domestically, so an early $100 million hit would help its 2020 run get off to a better start. More...

Thursday Night Previews: 1917 Pulls in $3.5 million in Previews - Update

January 10th, 2020

1917

1917 started its wide release with $3.5 million on Thursday during its previews. This is more than the film made during two weeks of limited release and it had a stellar run in limited release. Some are saying this is a weaker than anticipated start, but I’m not sure that’s the case. Dunkirk earned $5.5 million and if this film just manages the same legs it will open with $32 million, which isn’t that far below our prediction. Furthermore, Dunkirk was a summer release, which would help its previews. Another comparison is American Sniper, which was also a limited release that expanded in January. That film made $5.3 million during its previews on its way to a nearly $90 million wide expansion. If this film does the same, then it will earn nearly $60 million over the weekend. That’s not going to happen, as American Sniper was an anomaly in so many ways that you can’t assume any film will ever match its start, but it does show getting to $35 million after this start isn’t a stretch. This is especially true if mainstream audiences like the film as much as critics did. We won’t have solid evidence either way until the CinemaScore comes out, but I would be surprised if it is less than an A-rating. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can 1917 Race to First Place?

January 9th, 2020

1917

It is a busy weekend with two films opening wide and two films expanding wide. These two groups have vastly different critical receptions and will likely have vastly different box office results. 1917 could be the big winner on Oscar night and that buzz is certainly helping its box office chances. Just Mercy isn’t doing as well with critics or in limited release, so it likely won’t be a major factor during its wide expansion. Like a Boss is earning the worst reviews of the weekend and that’s not helping its box office chances. Finally there’s Underwater, which was made by Fox before the merger, and I don’t think Disney cares if it lives or dies at the box office. This weekend last year was led by The Upside with just over $20 million. There’s a slim chance 1917 will double that figure over the weekend and even if that turns out to be too optimistic, 2020 shouldn’t have too much trouble topping 2019 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2020 Start on a Strong Note

January 9th, 2020

1917

There were three films in the $10,000 club, all of them holdovers. 1917 led the way with an average of $56,154 in 11 theaters, which is 7% higher than its opening weekend. I’m very excited for its wide expansion this weekend. On the other hand, Just Mercy fell to an average of $19,154 in four theaters. That’s still good, but perhaps not good enough to thrive in wide release. We finally got numbers for Ashfall as its distributor was closed over the Christmas break. The film earned an average of $16,198 in two theaters during its third weekend of release. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skywalker Slips on Saturday, Still Scores First Place

January 5th, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t going to live up to projections based on Friday estimates, but it is still expected to land a little north of weekend predictions with an estimated weekend haul of $33.74 million for a three-week total of $450.80 million. A 53% decline at this time of year isn’t a great result and it is clear the film’s reviews and its mere B plus from CinemaScore are not doing it any favors. That said, it is still one of the biggest hits released in 2019, both domestically and worldwide. Internationally, the film is pulling in $50.5 million in 53 markets for totals of $468.0 million internationally and $918.8 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this weekend, but it debuts in South Korea and the Philippines this coming weekend and that should help it hit $1 billion worldwide. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2019 End on a Strong Note

January 2nd, 2020

1917

Only four limited release announced box office numbers for the final weekend of 2019, but all four were in the $10,000 club. 1917 led the way with an average of $52,383 in 11 theaters. That was over the three-day weekend. It earned over $1 million during its five-day debut. Just Mercy was well back with an estimated average of $27,250 in four theaters over the three-day weekend. Ip Man: The Finale will probably turn out to be poorly named, because the movie earned over $1 million over the three-day weekend and earned an average of $20,850. I’m sure someone is trying to figure out how to continue the franchise, despite the Finale part of the name. Clemency was next with an average of $17,682 in two theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which earned an average of $16,430 during its second weekend of release. More...

2020 Preview: January

January 1st, 2020

Bad Boys for Life

It’s the year 2020, the year where we find out how many times you can say, “Well, hindsight is 20/20.” before you get punched. On the positive side, while December wasn’t a great month, it was good enough to help 2019 end on a positive note, a positive note that should continue into January. There are no real potential monster hits coming out this month, but there are three films that have a real shot at $100 million domestically. These are, in alphabetical order, 1917, which will rely on Awards Season to get to the century mark. Bad Boys for Life will have a much, much easier time getting to $100 million, assuming people still care about the franchise 17 years later. Finally, Dolittle is looking like a disaster with a really troubled production; however, a $100 million run isn’t out of the question and if it can get there, it will at least save face. As for last January, Glass was the biggest hit of the month in terms of raw dollars, but The Upside was more impressive, as it is one the biggest hits in STX Entertainment’s history. We need two of the three potential $100 million hits to reach that mark to keep pace with last year, but we also have one more weekend to get there. More...

Christmas Releases: Little Women hopes to have a Large Opening Day

December 24th, 2019

Little Women

It’s a Tuesday Christmas Eve, and that makes for a challenging situation for box office prognosticators, with Wednesday releases adding to the difficulties. Because of that, I am going to combine the weekend predictions and the limited releases into one shorter column. I will talk about all new releases / expansions for this week without going into detail over their box office chances. Look for a more comprehensive prediction column Thursday as usual. The biggest of the Christmas Day releases should be Little Women; however, that film is making big push for awards, and will likely have very long legs as a result. Conversely, Spies in Disguise is a rare family film opening on Christmas, which makes it a real wild card. More...

2020 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 12th, 2019

Bombshell

The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations this week and we are starting to see some patterns with similar names appearing over and over again. This time Bombshell led the way, earning four nominations, but four other films earned two or more nominations. More...

Just Mercy Trailer

November 20th, 2019

Real-life drama starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx opens December 25 ... Full Movie Details.

After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 2019 28 $107,858   4 $26,965   $226,248 1
Jan 3, 2020 29 $76,615 -29% 4 $19,154   $400,348 2
Jan 10, 2020 5 $9,713,228 +12,578% 2,375 $4,090   $10,149,216 3
Jan 17, 2020 7 $5,776,473 -41% 2,457 $2,351   $19,389,116 4
Jan 24, 2020 9 $4,031,215 -30% 2,408 $1,674   $27,054,597 5
Jan 31, 2020 12 $2,170,078 -46% 1,807 $1,201   $30,811,487 6
Feb 7, 2020 13 $1,508,361 -30% 1,315 $1,147   $33,358,473 7
Feb 14, 2020 18 $772,408 -49% 846 $913   $34,752,574 8
Feb 21, 2020 24 $261,802 -66% 423 $619   $35,403,442 9
Feb 28, 2020 30 $175,791 -33% 300 $586   $35,737,935 10
Mar 6, 2020 29 $94,061 -46% 211 $446   $35,915,353 11
Mar 13, 2020 34 $31,350 -67% 139 $226   $35,991,389 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2019 - $81,072     4 $20,268   $81,072 1
Dec 26, 2019 - $37,318 -54%   4 $9,330   $118,390 2
Dec 27, 2019 - $36,633 -2%   4 $9,158   $155,023 3
Dec 28, 2019 - $38,624 +5%   4 $9,656   $193,647 4
Dec 29, 2019 - $32,601 -16%   4 $8,150   $226,248 5
Dec 30, 2019 - $19,091 -41%   4 $4,773   $245,339 6
Dec 31, 2019 - $22,542 +18%   4 $5,636   $267,881 7
Jan 1, 2020 - $38,600 +71% -52% 4 $9,650   $306,481 8
Jan 2, 2020 - $17,252 -55% -54% 4 $4,313   $323,733 9
Jan 3, 2020 - $21,498 +25% -41% 4 $5,375   $345,231 10
Jan 4, 2020 - $36,478 +70% -6% 4 $9,120   $381,709 11
Jan 5, 2020 - $18,639 -49% -43% 4 $4,660   $400,348 12
Jan 6, 2020 - $7,060 -62% -63% 4 $1,765   $407,408 13
Jan 7, 2020 - $10,070 +43% -55% 4 $2,518   $417,478 14
Jan 8, 2020 - $8,384 -17% -78% 4 $2,096   $425,862 15
Jan 9, 2020 - $10,126 +21% -41% 4 $2,532   $435,988 16
Jan 10, 2020 4 $3,681,878 +36,261% +17,027% 2,375 $1,550   $4,117,866 17
Jan 11, 2020 5 $3,639,087 -1% +9,876% 2,375 $1,532   $7,756,953 18
Jan 12, 2020 4 $2,392,263 -34% +12,735% 2,375 $1,007   $10,149,216 19
Jan 13, 2020 5 $670,456 -72% +9,397% 2,375 $282   $10,819,672 20
Jan 14, 2020 5 $1,352,131 +102% +13,327% 2,375 $569   $12,171,803 21
Jan 15, 2020 6 $766,216 -43% +9,039% 2,375 $323   $12,938,019 22
Jan 16, 2020 6 $674,624 -12% +6,562% 2,375 $284   $13,612,643 23
Jan 17, 2020 6 $1,650,604 +145% -55% 2,457 $672   $15,263,247 24
Jan 18, 2020 7 $2,394,077 +45% -34% 2,457 $974   $17,657,324 25
Jan 19, 2020 7 $1,731,792 -28% -28% 2,457 $705   $19,389,116 26
Jan 20, 2020 7 $1,740,829 +1% +160% 2,457 $709   $21,129,945 27
Jan 21, 2020 7 $882,863 -49% -35% 2,457 $359   $22,012,808 28
Jan 22, 2020 6 $520,466 -41% -32% 2,457 $212   $22,533,274 29
Jan 23, 2020 7 $490,108 -6% -27% 2,457 $199   $23,023,382 30
Jan 24, 2020 9 $1,091,031 +123% -34% 2,408 $453   $24,114,413 31
Jan 25, 2020 9 $1,855,726 +70% -22% 2,408 $771   $25,970,139 32
Jan 26, 2020 9 $1,084,458 -42% -37% 2,408 $450   $27,054,597 33
Jan 27, 2020 9 $316,163 -71% -82% 2,408 $131   $27,370,760 34
Jan 28, 2020 9 $586,352 +85% -34% 2,408 $244   $27,957,112 35
Jan 29, 2020 9 $349,121 -40% -33% 2,408 $145   $28,306,233 36
Jan 30, 2020 8 $335,176 -4% -32% 2,408 $139   $28,641,409 37
Jan 31, 2020 12 $682,896 +104% -37% 1,807 $378   $29,324,305 38
Feb 1, 2020 12 $1,150,248 +68% -38% 1,807 $637   $30,474,553 39
Feb 2, 2020 13 $336,934 -71% -69% 1,807 $186   $30,811,487 40
Feb 3, 2020 11 $207,544 -38% -34% 1,807 $115   $31,019,031 41
Feb 4, 2020 10 $387,082 +87% -34% 1,807 $214   $31,406,113 42
Feb 5, 2020 11 $233,652 -40% -33% 1,807 $129   $31,639,765 43
Feb 6, 2020 10 $210,347 -10% -37% 1,807 $116   $31,850,112 44
Feb 7, 2020 11 $435,232 +107% -36% 1,315 $331   $32,285,344 45
Feb 8, 2020 14 $693,508 +59% -40% 1,315 $527   $32,978,852 46
Feb 9, 2020 13 $379,621 -45% +13% 1,315 $289   $33,358,473 47
Feb 10, 2020 13 $125,614 -67% -39% 1,315 $96   $33,484,087 48
Feb 11, 2020 12 $221,327 +76% -43% 1,315 $168   $33,705,414 49
Feb 12, 2020 12 $136,024 -39% -42% 1,315 $103   $33,841,438 50
Feb 13, 2020 12 $138,728 +2% -34% 1,315 $105   $33,980,166 51
Feb 14, 2020 - $253,417 +83% -42% 846 $300   $34,233,583 52
Feb 15, 2020 - $295,642 +17% -57% 846 $349   $34,529,225 53
Feb 16, 2020 - $223,349 -24% -41% 846 $264   $34,752,574 54
Feb 17, 2020 - $147,517 -34% +17% 846 $174   $34,900,091 55
Feb 18, 2020 - $103,522 -30% -53% 846 $122   $35,003,613 56
Feb 19, 2020 - $65,908 -36% -52% 846 $78   $35,069,521 57
Feb 20, 2020 - $72,119 +9% -48% 846 $85   $35,141,640 58
Feb 21, 2020 - $79,782 +11% -69% 423 $189   $35,221,422 59
Feb 22, 2020 - $110,558 +39% -63% 423 $261   $35,331,980 60
Feb 23, 2020 - $71,462 -35% -68% 423 $169   $35,403,442 61
Feb 24, 2020 - $34,902 -51% -76% 423 $83   $35,438,344 62
Feb 25, 2020 - $51,237 +47% -51% 423 $121   $35,489,581 63
Feb 26, 2020 - $34,531 -33% -48% 423 $82   $35,524,112 64
Feb 27, 2020 - $38,032 +10% -47% 423 $90   $35,562,144 65
Feb 28, 2020 - $62,137 +63% -22% 300 $207   $35,624,281 66
Feb 29, 2020 - $68,921 +11% -38% 300 $230   $35,693,202 67
Mar 1, 2020 - $44,733 -35% -37% 300 $149   $35,737,935 68
Mar 2, 2020 - $15,886 -64% -54% 300 $53   $35,753,821 69
Mar 3, 2020 - $28,043 +77% -45% 300 $93   $35,781,864 70
Mar 4, 2020 - $18,151 -35% -47% 300 $61   $35,800,015 71
Mar 5, 2020 - $21,277 +17% -44% 300 $71   $35,821,292 72
Mar 6, 2020 - $25,893 +22% -58% 211 $123   $35,847,185 73
Mar 7, 2020 - $44,116 +70% -36% 211 $209   $35,891,301 74
Mar 8, 2020 - $24,052 -45% -46% 211 $114   $35,915,353 75
Mar 9, 2020 - $12,134 -50% -24% 211 $58   $35,927,487 76
Mar 10, 2020 - $12,775 +5% -54% 211 $61   $35,940,262 77
Mar 11, 2020 - $10,282 -20% -43% 211 $49   $35,950,544 78
Mar 12, 2020 - $9,495 -8% -55% 211 $45   $35,960,039 79
Mar 13, 2020 - $8,925 -6% -66% 211 $42   $35,968,964 80
Mar 14, 2020 - $14,762 +65% -67% 211 $70   $35,983,726 81
Mar 15, 2020 - $7,663 -48% -68% 211 $36   $35,991,389 82
Mar 16, 2020 - $8,680 +13% -28% 211 $41   $36,000,069 83
Mar 17, 2020 - $984 -89% -92% 211 $5   $36,001,053 84
Mar 18, 2020 - $106 -89% -99% 211 $1   $36,001,159 85
Mar 19, 2020 - $343 +224% -96% 211 $2   $36,001,502 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2019 29 $118,390   4 $29,598   $118,390 1
Dec 27, 2019 28 $205,343 +73% 4 $51,336   $323,733 2
Jan 3, 2020 29 $112,255 -45% 4 $28,064   $435,988 3
Jan 10, 2020 4 $13,176,655 +11,638% 2,375 $5,548   $13,612,643 4
Jan 17, 2020 7 $9,410,739 -29% 2,457 $3,830   $23,023,382 5
Jan 24, 2020 9 $5,618,027 -40% 2,408 $2,333   $28,641,409 6
Jan 31, 2020 12 $3,208,703 -43% 1,807 $1,776   $31,850,112 7
Feb 7, 2020 12 $2,130,054 -34% 1,315 $1,620   $33,980,166 8
Feb 14, 2020 18 $1,161,474 -45% 846 $1,373   $35,141,640 9
Feb 21, 2020 25 $420,504 -64% 423 $994   $35,562,144 10
Feb 28, 2020 28 $259,148 -38% 300 $864   $35,821,292 11
Mar 6, 2020 29 $138,747 -46% 211 $658   $35,960,039 12
Mar 13, 2020 28 $41,463 -70% 211 $197   $36,001,502 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 2/28/2020 $0 0 10 10 $48,710 3/19/2020
Australia 1/24/2020 $489,519 231 231 962 $1,952,952 10/20/2020
Brazil 2/21/2020 $150,000 133 133 356 $509,389 3/14/2020
Bulgaria 2/21/2020 $5,407 0 0 0 $9,156 3/4/2020
France 1/30/2020 $683,000 206 208 639 $2,400,000 3/11/2020
Germany 2/27/2020 $242,000 129 129 129 $242,000 3/4/2020
Italy 1/30/2020 $608,218 0 3 3 $1,432,239 10/19/2022
Japan 2/28/2020 $150,000 50 50 50 $150,000 3/4/2020
Lithuania 1/17/2020 $10,564 10 10 16 $18,651 10/19/2022
Mexico 2/21/2020 $372,083 0 0 0 $930,000 3/24/2020
Netherlands 1/17/2020 $186,349 62 62 261 $653,594 10/19/2022
New Zealand 1/23/2020 $20,223 39 41 220 $94,331 8/5/2020
Poland 3/27/2020 $0 0 101 101 $23,415 10/19/2022
Portugal 1/17/2020 $70,246 49 49 130 $162,742 2/26/2020
Russia (CIS) 2/27/2020 $153,819 360 360 769 $243,149 10/19/2022
Spain 2/28/2020 $193,576 132 141 303 $474,537 7/16/2020
Taiwan 1/17/2020 $0 0 0 0 $260,000 1/29/2020
Ukraine 1/16/2020 $0 0 0 0 $180,000 1/29/2020
United Kingdom 1/17/2020 $689,818 376 376 707 $2,100,000 3/11/2020
 
Rest of World $2,508,406
 
International Total$14,393,271 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 2020540,735 40,735$731,601$731,6015
Apr 26, 2020921,650-47% 62,385$388,834$1,120,4356
May 3, 20202019,360-11% 81,745$344,995$1,465,4307
May 10, 20202115,513-20% 97,258$278,613$1,744,0438

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 19, 2020730,172 30,172$487,586$487,5865
Apr 26, 20201313,228-56% 43,400$264,030$751,6166
May 3, 20201910,683-19% 54,083$213,230$964,8467

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