We Own the Night (2007)

We Own the Night
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $28,563,179Details
International Box Office $26,744,678
Worldwide Box Office $55,307,857
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $23,089,341
Total $23,089,341
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1988, New York’s police wage an all-out war on drugs, and guilty and innocent alike become casualties. Bobby Green, manager of a nightclub that is often frequented by gangsters, tries to remain neutral but hides a potentially fatal secret: His brother and father are both cops. After his brother is wounded in an assassination attempt, Bobby can no longer remain neutral. He joins forces with his brother for an all-out assault on the mob.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,826,287 (37.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,362 opening theaters/2,402 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $49,653,435

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 12th, 2007 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 12th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for strong violence, drug material, language, some sexual content and brief nudity
Running Time: 118 minutes
Plot point: Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Mafia, Narcotics, NYPD, Revenge, Sibling Rivalry, Undercover, Witnessing a Crime
Social setting: Organized Crime, Witness Protection
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, 2929 Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2007 3 $10,826,287   2,362 $4,584   $10,826,287 1
Oct 19, 2007 7 $5,420,793 -50% 2,362 $2,295   $19,704,516 2
Oct 26, 2007 9 $3,395,012 -37% 2,402 $1,413   $25,065,018 3
Nov 2, 2007 13 $1,317,856 -61% 1,634 $807   $27,648,264 4
Nov 9, 2007 25 $388,168 -71% 387 $1,003   $28,563,179 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 12, 2007 2 $3,791,874     2,362 $1,605   $3,791,874 1
Oct 13, 2007 4 $4,342,255 +15%   2,362 $1,838   $8,134,129 2
Oct 14, 2007 3 $2,692,158 -38%   2,362 $1,140   $10,826,287 3
Oct 15, 2007 2 $895,738 -67%   2,362 $379   $11,722,025 4
Oct 16, 2007 2 $952,587 +6%   2,362 $403   $12,674,612 5
Oct 17, 2007 3 $857,419 -10%   2,362 $363   $13,532,031 6
Oct 18, 2007 3 $751,692 -12%   2,362 $318   $14,283,723 7
Oct 19, 2007 8 $1,817,264 +142% -52% 2,362 $769   $16,100,987 8
Oct 20, 2007 7 $2,262,495 +25% -48% 2,362 $958   $18,363,482 9
Oct 21, 2007 6 $1,341,034 -41% -50% 2,362 $568   $19,704,516 10
Oct 22, 2007 4 $476,892 -64% -47% 2,362 $202   $20,181,408 11
Oct 23, 2007 4 $562,451 +18% -41% 2,362 $238   $20,743,859 12
Oct 24, 2007 4 $484,772 -14% -43% 2,362 $205   $21,228,631 13
Oct 25, 2007 5 $441,375 -9% -41% 2,362 $187   $21,670,006 14
Oct 26, 2007 9 $1,070,671 +143% -41% 2,402 $446   $22,740,677 15
Oct 27, 2007 10 $1,427,358 +33% -37% 2,402 $594   $24,168,035 16
Oct 28, 2007 9 $896,983 -37% -33% 2,402 $373   $25,065,018 17
Oct 29, 2007 8 $302,552 -66% -37% 2,402 $126   $25,367,570 18
Oct 30, 2007 6 $318,990 +5% -43% 2,402 $133   $25,686,560 19
Oct 31, 2007 8 $311,725 -2% -36% 2,402 $130   $25,998,285 20
Nov 1, 2007 6 $332,123 +7% -25% 2,402 $138   $26,330,408 21
Nov 2, 2007 - $417,687 +26% -61% 1,634 $256   $26,748,095 22
Nov 5, 2007 12 $113,651   -62% 1,634 $70   $27,761,915 25
Nov 6, 2007 11 $142,038 +25% -55% 1,634 $87   $27,903,953 26
Nov 7, 2007 12 $133,459 -6% -57% 1,634 $82   $28,037,412 27
Nov 8, 2007 12 $137,599 +3% -59% 1,634 $84   $28,175,011 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2007 2 $14,283,723   2,362 $6,047   $14,283,723 1
Oct 19, 2007 6 $7,386,283 -48% 2,362 $3,127   $21,670,006 2
Oct 26, 2007 8 $4,660,402 -37% 2,402 $1,940   $26,330,408 3
Nov 2, 2007 12 $1,844,603 -60% 1,634 $1,129   $28,175,011 4
Nov 9, 2007 28 $388,168 -79% 387 $1,003   $28,563,179 5

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Synopsis

In 1988, New York’s police wage an all-out war on drugs, and guilty and innocent alike become casualties. Bobby Green, manager of a nightclub that is often frequented by gangsters, tries to remain neutral but hides a potentially fatal secret: His brother and father are both cops. After his brother is wounded in an assassination attempt, Bobby can no longer remain neutral. He joins forces with his brother for an all-out assault on the mob.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,826,287 (37.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,362 opening theaters/2,402 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $49,653,435

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 12th, 2007 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 12th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for strong violence, drug material, language, some sexual content and brief nudity
Running Time: 118 minutes
Plot point: Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Mafia, Narcotics, NYPD, Revenge, Sibling Rivalry, Undercover, Witnessing a Crime
Social setting: Organized Crime, Witness Protection
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1980s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, 2929 Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2007 3 $10,826,287   2,362 $4,584   $10,826,287 1
Oct 19, 2007 7 $5,420,793 -50% 2,362 $2,295   $19,704,516 2
Oct 26, 2007 9 $3,395,012 -37% 2,402 $1,413   $25,065,018 3
Nov 2, 2007 13 $1,317,856 -61% 1,634 $807   $27,648,264 4
Nov 9, 2007 25 $388,168 -71% 387 $1,003   $28,563,179 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 12, 2007 2 $3,791,874     2,362 $1,605   $3,791,874 1
Oct 13, 2007 4 $4,342,255 +15%   2,362 $1,838   $8,134,129 2
Oct 14, 2007 3 $2,692,158 -38%   2,362 $1,140   $10,826,287 3
Oct 15, 2007 2 $895,738 -67%   2,362 $379   $11,722,025 4
Oct 16, 2007 2 $952,587 +6%   2,362 $403   $12,674,612 5
Oct 17, 2007 3 $857,419 -10%   2,362 $363   $13,532,031 6
Oct 18, 2007 3 $751,692 -12%   2,362 $318   $14,283,723 7
Oct 19, 2007 8 $1,817,264 +142% -52% 2,362 $769   $16,100,987 8
Oct 20, 2007 7 $2,262,495 +25% -48% 2,362 $958   $18,363,482 9
Oct 21, 2007 6 $1,341,034 -41% -50% 2,362 $568   $19,704,516 10
Oct 22, 2007 4 $476,892 -64% -47% 2,362 $202   $20,181,408 11
Oct 23, 2007 4 $562,451 +18% -41% 2,362 $238   $20,743,859 12
Oct 24, 2007 4 $484,772 -14% -43% 2,362 $205   $21,228,631 13
Oct 25, 2007 5 $441,375 -9% -41% 2,362 $187   $21,670,006 14
Oct 26, 2007 9 $1,070,671 +143% -41% 2,402 $446   $22,740,677 15
Oct 27, 2007 10 $1,427,358 +33% -37% 2,402 $594   $24,168,035 16
Oct 28, 2007 9 $896,983 -37% -33% 2,402 $373   $25,065,018 17
Oct 29, 2007 8 $302,552 -66% -37% 2,402 $126   $25,367,570 18
Oct 30, 2007 6 $318,990 +5% -43% 2,402 $133   $25,686,560 19
Oct 31, 2007 8 $311,725 -2% -36% 2,402 $130   $25,998,285 20
Nov 1, 2007 6 $332,123 +7% -25% 2,402 $138   $26,330,408 21
Nov 2, 2007 - $417,687 +26% -61% 1,634 $256   $26,748,095 22
Nov 5, 2007 12 $113,651   -62% 1,634 $70   $27,761,915 25
Nov 6, 2007 11 $142,038 +25% -55% 1,634 $87   $27,903,953 26
Nov 7, 2007 12 $133,459 -6% -57% 1,634 $82   $28,037,412 27
Nov 8, 2007 12 $137,599 +3% -59% 1,634 $84   $28,175,011 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2007 2 $14,283,723   2,362 $6,047   $14,283,723 1
Oct 19, 2007 6 $7,386,283 -48% 2,362 $3,127   $21,670,006 2
Oct 26, 2007 8 $4,660,402 -37% 2,402 $1,940   $26,330,408 3
Nov 2, 2007 12 $1,844,603 -60% 1,634 $1,129   $28,175,011 4
Nov 9, 2007 28 $388,168 -79% 387 $1,003   $28,563,179 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.