Waves (2019)

Waves
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,658,790Details
International Box Office $1,007,075
Worldwide Box Office $2,665,865
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $23,261
Total $23,261
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$134,333 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/570 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,165,657

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 2019 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: January 17th, 2020 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
January 23rd, 2020 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 31st, 2020 (Wide) (France)
January 31st, 2020 (Wide) (Spain)
February 7th, 2020 (Wide) (Sweden)
Video Release: February 4th, 2020 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, drug and alcohol use, some sexual content and brief violence-all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2596 (Cert #52379), 9/18/2019)
Running Time: 135 minutes
Subgenre: Family Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A24
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2019 27 $134,333   4 $33,583   $134,333 1
Nov 22, 2019 25 $165,936 +24% 21 $7,902   $333,167 2
Nov 29, 2019 26 $140,470 -15% 47 $2,989   $564,115 3
Dec 6, 2019 21 $420,209 +199% 570 $737   $1,044,659 4
Dec 13, 2019 25 $112,286 -73% 281 $400   $1,399,931 5
Dec 20, 2019 31 $33,605 -70% 51 $659   $1,533,917 6
Dec 27, 2019 42 $21,776 -35% 20 $1,089   $1,584,501 7
Jan 3, 2020 45 $16,503 -24% 22 $750   $1,626,272 8
Jan 10, 2020 53 $5,669 -66% 5 $1,134   $1,641,217 9
Jan 17, 2020 53 $3,329 -41% 8 $416   $1,649,975 10
Jan 24, 2020 55 $2,919 -12% 5 $584   $1,656,240 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 2019 - $47,706     4 $11,927   $47,706 1
Nov 16, 2019 - $56,974 +19%   4 $14,244   $104,680 2
Nov 17, 2019 - $29,653 -48%   4 $7,413   $134,333 3
Nov 18, 2019 - $6,858 -77%   4 $1,715   $141,191 4
Nov 19, 2019 - $9,356 +36%   4 $2,339   $150,547 5
Nov 20, 2019 - $9,903 +6%   4 $2,476   $160,450 6
Nov 21, 2019 - $6,781 -32%   4 $1,695   $167,231 7
Nov 22, 2019 - $65,603 +867% +38% 21 $3,124   $232,834 8
Nov 23, 2019 - $56,657 -14% -1% 21 $2,698   $289,491 9
Nov 24, 2019 - $43,676 -23% +47% 21 $2,080   $333,167 10
Nov 25, 2019 - $21,337 -51% +211% 21 $1,016   $354,504 11
Nov 26, 2019 - $16,706 -22% +79% 21 $796   $371,210 12
Nov 27, 2019 - $34,560 +107% +249% 44 $785   $405,770 13
Nov 28, 2019 - $17,875 -48% +164% 44 $406   $423,645 14
Nov 29, 2019 - $48,550 +172% -26% 47 $1,033   $472,195 15
Nov 30, 2019 - $49,970 +3% -12% 47 $1,063   $522,165 16
Dec 1, 2019 - $41,950 -16% -4% 47 $893   $564,115 17
Dec 2, 2019 - $12,059 -71% -43% 47 $257   $576,174 18
Dec 3, 2019 - $16,798 +39% +1% 47 $357   $592,972 19
Dec 4, 2019 - $15,619 -7% -55% 47 $332   $608,591 20
Dec 5, 2019 - $15,859 +2% -11% 47 $337   $624,450 21
Dec 6, 2019 - $129,557 +717% +167% 570 $227   $754,007 22
Dec 7, 2019 - $158,514 +22% +217% 570 $278   $912,521 23
Dec 8, 2019 - $132,138 -17% +215% 570 $232   $1,044,659 24
Dec 9, 2019 - $53,438 -60% +343% 570 $94   $1,098,097 25
Dec 10, 2019 - $79,029 +48% +370% 570 $139   $1,177,126 26
Dec 11, 2019 - $59,343 -25% +280% 570 $104   $1,236,469 27
Dec 12, 2019 - $51,176 -14% +223% 570 $90   $1,287,645 28
Dec 13, 2019 - $32,226 -37% -75% 281 $115   $1,319,871 29
Dec 14, 2019 - $43,228 +34% -73% 281 $154   $1,363,099 30
Dec 15, 2019 - $36,832 -15% -72% 281 $131   $1,399,931 31
Dec 16, 2019 - $20,260 -45% -62% 281 $72   $1,420,191 32
Dec 17, 2019 - $30,286 +49% -62% 281 $108   $1,450,477 33
Dec 18, 2019 - $27,491 -9% -54% 281 $98   $1,477,968 34
Dec 19, 2019 - $22,344 -19% -56% 281 $80   $1,500,312 35
Dec 20, 2019 - $10,494 -53% -67% 51 $206   $1,510,806 36
Dec 21, 2019 - $12,170 +16% -72% 51 $239   $1,522,976 37
Dec 22, 2019 - $10,941 -10% -70% 51 $215   $1,533,917 38
Dec 23, 2019 - $9,718 -11% -52% 51 $191   $1,543,635 39
Dec 24, 2019 - $6,911 -29% -77% 51 $136   $1,550,546 40
Dec 25, 2019 - $5,457 -21% -80% 51 $107   $1,556,003 41
Dec 26, 2019 - $6,722 +23% -70% 51 $132   $1,562,725 42
Dec 27, 2019 - $7,239 +8% -31% 20 $362   $1,569,964 43
Dec 28, 2019 - $8,074 +12% -34% 20 $404   $1,578,038 44
Dec 29, 2019 - $6,463 -20% -41% 20 $323   $1,584,501 45
Dec 30, 2019 - $6,264 -3% -36% 20 $313   $1,590,765 46
Dec 31, 2019 - $5,781 -8% -16% 20 $289   $1,596,546 47
Jan 1, 2020 - $6,562 +14% +20% 20 $328   $1,603,108 48
Jan 2, 2020 - $6,661 +2% -1% 20 $333   $1,609,769 49
Jan 3, 2020 - $5,206 -22% -28% 22 $237   $1,614,975 50
Jan 4, 2020 - $5,508 +6% -32% 22 $250   $1,620,483 51
Jan 5, 2020 - $5,789 +5% -10% 22 $263   $1,626,272 52
Jan 6, 2020 - $2,075 -64% -67% 22 $94   $1,628,347 53
Jan 7, 2020 - $2,021 -3% -65% 22 $92   $1,630,368 54
Jan 8, 2020 - $3,037 +50% -54% 22 $138   $1,633,405 55
Jan 9, 2020 - $2,143 -29% -68% 22 $97   $1,635,548 56
Jan 10, 2020 - $1,439 -33% -72% 5 $288   $1,636,987 57
Jan 11, 2020 - $1,988 +38% -64% 5 $398   $1,638,975 58
Jan 12, 2020 - $2,242 +13% -61% 5 $448   $1,641,217 59
Jan 13, 2020 - $1,795 -20% -13% 5 $359   $1,643,012 60
Jan 14, 2020 - $1,057 -41% -48% 5 $211   $1,644,069 61
Jan 15, 2020 - $1,439 +36% -53% 5 $288   $1,645,508 62
Jan 16, 2020 - $1,138 -21% -47% 5 $228   $1,646,646 63
Jan 17, 2020 - $909 -20% -37% 8 $114   $1,647,555 64
Jan 18, 2020 - $1,352 +49% -32% 8 $169   $1,648,907 65
Jan 19, 2020 - $1,068 -21% -52% 8 $134   $1,649,975 66
Jan 20, 2020 - $1,176 +10% -34% 8 $147   $1,651,151 67
Jan 21, 2020 - $578 -51% -45% 8 $72   $1,651,729 68
Jan 22, 2020 - $682 +18% -53% 8 $85   $1,652,411 69
Jan 23, 2020 - $910 +33% -20% 8 $114   $1,653,321 70
Jan 24, 2020 - $773 -15% -15% 5 $155   $1,654,094 71
Jan 25, 2020 - $921 +19% -32% 5 $184   $1,655,015 72
Jan 26, 2020 - $1,225 +33% +15% 5 $245   $1,656,240 73
Jan 27, 2020 - $612 -50% -48% 5 $122   $1,656,852 74
Jan 28, 2020 - $692 +13% +20% 5 $138   $1,657,544 75
Jan 29, 2020 - $667 -4% -2% 5 $133   $1,658,211 76
Jan 30, 2020 - $579 -13% -36% 5 $116   $1,658,790 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2019 31 $167,231   4 $41,808   $167,231 1
Nov 22, 2019 26 $256,414 +53% 21 $12,210   $423,645 2
Nov 29, 2019 26 $200,805 -22% 47 $4,272   $624,450 3
Dec 6, 2019 21 $663,195 +230% 570 $1,164   $1,287,645 4
Dec 13, 2019 24 $212,667 -68% 281 $757   $1,500,312 5
Dec 20, 2019 40 $62,413 -71% 51 $1,224   $1,562,725 6
Dec 27, 2019 42 $47,044 -25% 20 $2,352   $1,609,769 7
Jan 3, 2020 44 $25,779 -45% 22 $1,172   $1,635,548 8
Jan 10, 2020 49 $11,098 -57% 5 $2,220   $1,646,646 9
Jan 17, 2020 51 $6,675 -40% 8 $834   $1,653,321 10
Jan 24, 2020 52 $5,469 -18% 5 $1,094   $1,658,790 11

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Synopsis

Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$134,333 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/570 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,165,657

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 2019 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: January 17th, 2020 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
January 23rd, 2020 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 31st, 2020 (Wide) (France)
January 31st, 2020 (Wide) (Spain)
February 7th, 2020 (Wide) (Sweden)
Video Release: February 4th, 2020 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, drug and alcohol use, some sexual content and brief violence-all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2596 (Cert #52379), 9/18/2019)
Running Time: 135 minutes
Subgenre: Family Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A24
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2019 27 $134,333   4 $33,583   $134,333 1
Nov 22, 2019 25 $165,936 +24% 21 $7,902   $333,167 2
Nov 29, 2019 26 $140,470 -15% 47 $2,989   $564,115 3
Dec 6, 2019 21 $420,209 +199% 570 $737   $1,044,659 4
Dec 13, 2019 25 $112,286 -73% 281 $400   $1,399,931 5
Dec 20, 2019 31 $33,605 -70% 51 $659   $1,533,917 6
Dec 27, 2019 42 $21,776 -35% 20 $1,089   $1,584,501 7
Jan 3, 2020 45 $16,503 -24% 22 $750   $1,626,272 8
Jan 10, 2020 53 $5,669 -66% 5 $1,134   $1,641,217 9
Jan 17, 2020 53 $3,329 -41% 8 $416   $1,649,975 10
Jan 24, 2020 55 $2,919 -12% 5 $584   $1,656,240 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 2019 - $47,706     4 $11,927   $47,706 1
Nov 16, 2019 - $56,974 +19%   4 $14,244   $104,680 2
Nov 17, 2019 - $29,653 -48%   4 $7,413   $134,333 3
Nov 18, 2019 - $6,858 -77%   4 $1,715   $141,191 4
Nov 19, 2019 - $9,356 +36%   4 $2,339   $150,547 5
Nov 20, 2019 - $9,903 +6%   4 $2,476   $160,450 6
Nov 21, 2019 - $6,781 -32%   4 $1,695   $167,231 7
Nov 22, 2019 - $65,603 +867% +38% 21 $3,124   $232,834 8
Nov 23, 2019 - $56,657 -14% -1% 21 $2,698   $289,491 9
Nov 24, 2019 - $43,676 -23% +47% 21 $2,080   $333,167 10
Nov 25, 2019 - $21,337 -51% +211% 21 $1,016   $354,504 11
Nov 26, 2019 - $16,706 -22% +79% 21 $796   $371,210 12
Nov 27, 2019 - $34,560 +107% +249% 44 $785   $405,770 13
Nov 28, 2019 - $17,875 -48% +164% 44 $406   $423,645 14
Nov 29, 2019 - $48,550 +172% -26% 47 $1,033   $472,195 15
Nov 30, 2019 - $49,970 +3% -12% 47 $1,063   $522,165 16
Dec 1, 2019 - $41,950 -16% -4% 47 $893   $564,115 17
Dec 2, 2019 - $12,059 -71% -43% 47 $257   $576,174 18
Dec 3, 2019 - $16,798 +39% +1% 47 $357   $592,972 19
Dec 4, 2019 - $15,619 -7% -55% 47 $332   $608,591 20
Dec 5, 2019 - $15,859 +2% -11% 47 $337   $624,450 21
Dec 6, 2019 - $129,557 +717% +167% 570 $227   $754,007 22
Dec 7, 2019 - $158,514 +22% +217% 570 $278   $912,521 23
Dec 8, 2019 - $132,138 -17% +215% 570 $232   $1,044,659 24
Dec 9, 2019 - $53,438 -60% +343% 570 $94   $1,098,097 25
Dec 10, 2019 - $79,029 +48% +370% 570 $139   $1,177,126 26
Dec 11, 2019 - $59,343 -25% +280% 570 $104   $1,236,469 27
Dec 12, 2019 - $51,176 -14% +223% 570 $90   $1,287,645 28
Dec 13, 2019 - $32,226 -37% -75% 281 $115   $1,319,871 29
Dec 14, 2019 - $43,228 +34% -73% 281 $154   $1,363,099 30
Dec 15, 2019 - $36,832 -15% -72% 281 $131   $1,399,931 31
Dec 16, 2019 - $20,260 -45% -62% 281 $72   $1,420,191 32
Dec 17, 2019 - $30,286 +49% -62% 281 $108   $1,450,477 33
Dec 18, 2019 - $27,491 -9% -54% 281 $98   $1,477,968 34
Dec 19, 2019 - $22,344 -19% -56% 281 $80   $1,500,312 35
Dec 20, 2019 - $10,494 -53% -67% 51 $206   $1,510,806 36
Dec 21, 2019 - $12,170 +16% -72% 51 $239   $1,522,976 37
Dec 22, 2019 - $10,941 -10% -70% 51 $215   $1,533,917 38
Dec 23, 2019 - $9,718 -11% -52% 51 $191   $1,543,635 39
Dec 24, 2019 - $6,911 -29% -77% 51 $136   $1,550,546 40
Dec 25, 2019 - $5,457 -21% -80% 51 $107   $1,556,003 41
Dec 26, 2019 - $6,722 +23% -70% 51 $132   $1,562,725 42
Dec 27, 2019 - $7,239 +8% -31% 20 $362   $1,569,964 43
Dec 28, 2019 - $8,074 +12% -34% 20 $404   $1,578,038 44
Dec 29, 2019 - $6,463 -20% -41% 20 $323   $1,584,501 45
Dec 30, 2019 - $6,264 -3% -36% 20 $313   $1,590,765 46
Dec 31, 2019 - $5,781 -8% -16% 20 $289   $1,596,546 47
Jan 1, 2020 - $6,562 +14% +20% 20 $328   $1,603,108 48
Jan 2, 2020 - $6,661 +2% -1% 20 $333   $1,609,769 49
Jan 3, 2020 - $5,206 -22% -28% 22 $237   $1,614,975 50
Jan 4, 2020 - $5,508 +6% -32% 22 $250   $1,620,483 51
Jan 5, 2020 - $5,789 +5% -10% 22 $263   $1,626,272 52
Jan 6, 2020 - $2,075 -64% -67% 22 $94   $1,628,347 53
Jan 7, 2020 - $2,021 -3% -65% 22 $92   $1,630,368 54
Jan 8, 2020 - $3,037 +50% -54% 22 $138   $1,633,405 55
Jan 9, 2020 - $2,143 -29% -68% 22 $97   $1,635,548 56
Jan 10, 2020 - $1,439 -33% -72% 5 $288   $1,636,987 57
Jan 11, 2020 - $1,988 +38% -64% 5 $398   $1,638,975 58
Jan 12, 2020 - $2,242 +13% -61% 5 $448   $1,641,217 59
Jan 13, 2020 - $1,795 -20% -13% 5 $359   $1,643,012 60
Jan 14, 2020 - $1,057 -41% -48% 5 $211   $1,644,069 61
Jan 15, 2020 - $1,439 +36% -53% 5 $288   $1,645,508 62
Jan 16, 2020 - $1,138 -21% -47% 5 $228   $1,646,646 63
Jan 17, 2020 - $909 -20% -37% 8 $114   $1,647,555 64
Jan 18, 2020 - $1,352 +49% -32% 8 $169   $1,648,907 65
Jan 19, 2020 - $1,068 -21% -52% 8 $134   $1,649,975 66
Jan 20, 2020 - $1,176 +10% -34% 8 $147   $1,651,151 67
Jan 21, 2020 - $578 -51% -45% 8 $72   $1,651,729 68
Jan 22, 2020 - $682 +18% -53% 8 $85   $1,652,411 69
Jan 23, 2020 - $910 +33% -20% 8 $114   $1,653,321 70
Jan 24, 2020 - $773 -15% -15% 5 $155   $1,654,094 71
Jan 25, 2020 - $921 +19% -32% 5 $184   $1,655,015 72
Jan 26, 2020 - $1,225 +33% +15% 5 $245   $1,656,240 73
Jan 27, 2020 - $612 -50% -48% 5 $122   $1,656,852 74
Jan 28, 2020 - $692 +13% +20% 5 $138   $1,657,544 75
Jan 29, 2020 - $667 -4% -2% 5 $133   $1,658,211 76
Jan 30, 2020 - $579 -13% -36% 5 $116   $1,658,790 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 2019 31 $167,231   4 $41,808   $167,231 1
Nov 22, 2019 26 $256,414 +53% 21 $12,210   $423,645 2
Nov 29, 2019 26 $200,805 -22% 47 $4,272   $624,450 3
Dec 6, 2019 21 $663,195 +230% 570 $1,164   $1,287,645 4
Dec 13, 2019 24 $212,667 -68% 281 $757   $1,500,312 5
Dec 20, 2019 40 $62,413 -71% 51 $1,224   $1,562,725 6
Dec 27, 2019 42 $47,044 -25% 20 $2,352   $1,609,769 7
Jan 3, 2020 44 $25,779 -45% 22 $1,172   $1,635,548 8
Jan 10, 2020 49 $11,098 -57% 5 $2,220   $1,646,646 9
Jan 17, 2020 51 $6,675 -40% 8 $834   $1,653,321 10
Jan 24, 2020 52 $5,469 -18% 5 $1,094   $1,658,790 11

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.