What Men Want (2019)

What Men Want
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $54,611,903Details
International Box Office $15,300,000
Worldwide Box Office $69,911,903
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $1,818,459
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,588,874
Total $3,407,333
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Ali Davis is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest to the test.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,232,087 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,912 opening theaters/2,912 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,305,496

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 2019 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: February 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Australia)
February 22nd, 2019 (Wide) (South Africa)
March 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands)
March 15th, 2019 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 4th, 2019 (Wide), released as Ce-şi doresc bărbaţii (Romania)
Video Release: April 23rd, 2019 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for language and sexual content throughout, and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2561 (Cert #51763), 1/16/2019)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Genderbending Casting, Remake
Plot point: Accidental Injury, Narcotics, Psychics, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession
Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Will Packer Productions, Paramount Players, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2019 2 $18,232,087   2,912 $6,261   $18,232,087 1
Feb 15, 2019 4 $10,675,205 -41% 2,912 $3,666   $35,905,533 2
Feb 22, 2019 6 $5,248,197 -51% 2,389 $2,197   $45,109,263 3
Mar 1, 2019 9 $2,763,886 -47% 2,018 $1,370   $49,704,890 4
Mar 8, 2019 11 $1,242,533 -55% 1,062 $1,170   $52,039,693 5
Mar 15, 2019 15 $720,259 -42% 587 $1,227   $53,427,275 6
Mar 22, 2019 17 $310,453 -57% 404 $768   $54,051,616 7
Mar 29, 2019 22 $205,218 -34% 309 $664   $54,408,997 8
Apr 5, 2019 28 $75,450 -63% 123 $613   $54,584,109 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 7, 2019 P $1,250,000     0     $1,250,000  
Feb 8, 2019 2 $6,590,556     2,912 $2,263   $6,590,556 1
Feb 9, 2019 2 $7,520,876 +14%   2,912 $2,583   $14,111,432 2
Feb 10, 2019 2 $4,120,655 -45%   2,912 $1,415   $18,232,087 3
Feb 11, 2019 2 $1,071,495 -74%   2,912 $368   $19,303,582 4
Feb 12, 2019 2 $1,700,051 +59%   2,912 $584   $21,003,633 5
Feb 13, 2019 4 $975,051 -43%   2,912 $335   $21,978,684 6
Feb 14, 2019 3 $3,251,644 +233%   2,912 $1,117   $25,230,328 7
Feb 15, 2019 4 $2,930,103 -10% -56% 2,912 $1,006   $28,160,431 8
Feb 16, 2019 4 $4,700,098 +60% -38% 2,912 $1,614   $32,860,529 9
Feb 17, 2019 4 $3,045,004 -35% -26% 2,912 $1,046   $35,905,533 10
Feb 18, 2019 4 $1,535,079 -50% +43% 2,912 $527   $37,440,612 11
Feb 19, 2019 4 $1,140,118 -26% -33% 2,912 $392   $38,580,730 12
Feb 20, 2019 4 $615,098 -46% -37% 2,912 $211   $39,195,828 13
Feb 21, 2019 4 $665,238 +8% -80% 2,912 $228   $39,861,066 14
Feb 22, 2019 6 $1,492,503 +124% -49% 2,389 $625   $41,353,569 15
Feb 23, 2019 6 $2,408,086 +61% -49% 2,389 $1,008   $43,761,655 16
Feb 24, 2019 6 $1,347,608 -44% -56% 2,389 $564   $45,109,263 17
Feb 25, 2019 5 $396,781 -71% -74% 2,389 $166   $45,506,044 18
Feb 26, 2019 5 $673,002 +70% -41% 2,389 $282   $46,179,046 19
Feb 27, 2019 5 $396,885 -41% -35% 2,389 $166   $46,575,931 20
Feb 28, 2019 6 $365,073 -8% -45% 2,389 $153   $46,941,004 21
Mar 1, 2019 9 $770,255 +111% -48% 2,018 $382   $47,711,259 22
Mar 2, 2019 9 $1,267,186 +65% -47% 2,018 $628   $48,978,445 23
Mar 3, 2019 9 $726,445 -43% -46% 2,018 $360   $49,704,890 24
Mar 4, 2019 9 $249,830 -66% -37% 2,018 $124   $49,954,720 25
Mar 5, 2019 9 $400,271 +60% -41% 2,018 $198   $50,354,991 26
Mar 6, 2019 10 $255,611 -36% -36% 2,018 $127   $50,610,602 27
Mar 7, 2019 9 $186,558 -27% -49% 2,018 $92   $50,797,160 28
Mar 8, 2019 10 $338,199 +81% -56% 1,062 $318   $51,135,359 29
Mar 9, 2019 10 $557,226 +65% -56% 1,062 $525   $51,692,585 30
Mar 10, 2019 11 $347,108 -38% -52% 1,062 $327   $52,039,693 31
Mar 11, 2019 10 $150,972 -57% -40% 1,062 $142   $52,190,665 32
Mar 12, 2019 10 $224,537 +49% -44% 1,062 $211   $52,415,202 33
Mar 13, 2019 10 $160,788 -28% -37% 1,062 $151   $52,575,990 34
Mar 14, 2019 11 $131,026 -19% -30% 1,062 $123   $52,707,016 35
Mar 15, 2019 15 $209,882 +60% -38% 587 $358   $52,916,898 36
Mar 16, 2019 15 $320,392 +53% -43% 587 $546   $53,237,290 37
Mar 17, 2019 15 $189,985 -41% -45% 587 $324   $53,427,275 38
Mar 18, 2019 - $75,124 -60% -50% 587 $128   $53,502,399 39
Mar 19, 2019 15 $114,140 +52% -49% 587 $194   $53,616,539 40
Mar 20, 2019 - $71,841 -37% -55% 587 $122   $53,688,380 41
Mar 21, 2019 15 $52,783 -27% -60% 587 $90   $53,741,163 42
Mar 22, 2019 - $90,387 +71% -57% 404 $224   $53,831,550 43
Mar 23, 2019 - $138,002 +53% -57% 404 $342   $53,969,552 44
Mar 24, 2019 - $82,064 -41% -57% 404 $203   $54,051,616 45
Mar 25, 2019 - $33,828 -59% -55% 404 $84   $54,085,444 46
Mar 26, 2019 - $51,387 +52% -55% 404 $127   $54,136,831 47
Mar 27, 2019 - $36,978 -28% -49% 404 $92   $54,173,809 48
Mar 28, 2019 - $29,970 -19% -43% 404 $74   $54,203,779 49
Mar 29, 2019 - $55,354 +85% -39% 309 $179   $54,259,133 50
Mar 30, 2019 - $92,596 +67% -33% 309 $300   $54,351,729 51
Mar 31, 2019 - $57,268 -38% -30% 309 $185   $54,408,997 52
Apr 1, 2019 - $24,025 -58% -29% 309 $78   $54,433,022 53
Apr 2, 2019 - $33,461 +39% -35% 309 $108   $54,466,483 54
Apr 3, 2019 - $21,953 -34% -41% 309 $71   $54,488,436 55
Apr 4, 2019 - $20,223 -8% -33% 309 $65   $54,508,659 56
Apr 5, 2019 - $22,929 +13% -59% 123 $186   $54,531,588 57
Apr 6, 2019 - $35,254 +54% -62% 123 $287   $54,566,842 58
Apr 7, 2019 - $17,267 -51% -70% 123 $140   $54,584,109 59
Apr 8, 2019 - $6,530 -62% -73% 123 $53   $54,590,639 60
Apr 9, 2019 - $9,382 +44% -72% 123 $76   $54,600,021 61
Apr 10, 2019 - $6,535 -30% -70% 123 $53   $54,606,556 62
Apr 11, 2019 - $5,347 -18% -74% 123 $43   $54,611,903 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2019 2 $25,230,328   2,912 $8,664   $25,230,328 1
Feb 15, 2019 4 $14,630,738 -42% 2,912 $5,024   $39,861,066 2
Feb 22, 2019 6 $7,079,938 -52% 2,389 $2,964   $46,941,004 3
Mar 1, 2019 9 $3,856,156 -46% 2,018 $1,911   $50,797,160 4
Mar 8, 2019 10 $1,909,856 -50% 1,062 $1,798   $52,707,016 5
Mar 15, 2019 15 $1,034,147 -46% 587 $1,762   $53,741,163 6
Mar 22, 2019 17 $462,616 -55% 404 $1,145   $54,203,779 7
Mar 29, 2019 22 $304,880 -34% 309 $987   $54,508,659 8
Apr 5, 2019 31 $103,244 -66% 123 $839   $54,611,903 9

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

Ali Davis is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest to the test.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,232,087 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,912 opening theaters/2,912 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,305,496

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 2019 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: February 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Australia)
February 22nd, 2019 (Wide) (South Africa)
March 15th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands)
March 15th, 2019 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 4th, 2019 (Wide), released as Ce-şi doresc bărbaţii (Romania)
Video Release: April 23rd, 2019 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for language and sexual content throughout, and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2561 (Cert #51763), 1/16/2019)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Genderbending Casting, Remake
Plot point: Accidental Injury, Narcotics, Psychics, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession
Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Will Packer Productions, Paramount Players, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2019 2 $18,232,087   2,912 $6,261   $18,232,087 1
Feb 15, 2019 4 $10,675,205 -41% 2,912 $3,666   $35,905,533 2
Feb 22, 2019 6 $5,248,197 -51% 2,389 $2,197   $45,109,263 3
Mar 1, 2019 9 $2,763,886 -47% 2,018 $1,370   $49,704,890 4
Mar 8, 2019 11 $1,242,533 -55% 1,062 $1,170   $52,039,693 5
Mar 15, 2019 15 $720,259 -42% 587 $1,227   $53,427,275 6
Mar 22, 2019 17 $310,453 -57% 404 $768   $54,051,616 7
Mar 29, 2019 22 $205,218 -34% 309 $664   $54,408,997 8
Apr 5, 2019 28 $75,450 -63% 123 $613   $54,584,109 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 7, 2019 P $1,250,000     0     $1,250,000  
Feb 8, 2019 2 $6,590,556     2,912 $2,263   $6,590,556 1
Feb 9, 2019 2 $7,520,876 +14%   2,912 $2,583   $14,111,432 2
Feb 10, 2019 2 $4,120,655 -45%   2,912 $1,415   $18,232,087 3
Feb 11, 2019 2 $1,071,495 -74%   2,912 $368   $19,303,582 4
Feb 12, 2019 2 $1,700,051 +59%   2,912 $584   $21,003,633 5
Feb 13, 2019 4 $975,051 -43%   2,912 $335   $21,978,684 6
Feb 14, 2019 3 $3,251,644 +233%   2,912 $1,117   $25,230,328 7
Feb 15, 2019 4 $2,930,103 -10% -56% 2,912 $1,006   $28,160,431 8
Feb 16, 2019 4 $4,700,098 +60% -38% 2,912 $1,614   $32,860,529 9
Feb 17, 2019 4 $3,045,004 -35% -26% 2,912 $1,046   $35,905,533 10
Feb 18, 2019 4 $1,535,079 -50% +43% 2,912 $527   $37,440,612 11
Feb 19, 2019 4 $1,140,118 -26% -33% 2,912 $392   $38,580,730 12
Feb 20, 2019 4 $615,098 -46% -37% 2,912 $211   $39,195,828 13
Feb 21, 2019 4 $665,238 +8% -80% 2,912 $228   $39,861,066 14
Feb 22, 2019 6 $1,492,503 +124% -49% 2,389 $625   $41,353,569 15
Feb 23, 2019 6 $2,408,086 +61% -49% 2,389 $1,008   $43,761,655 16
Feb 24, 2019 6 $1,347,608 -44% -56% 2,389 $564   $45,109,263 17
Feb 25, 2019 5 $396,781 -71% -74% 2,389 $166   $45,506,044 18
Feb 26, 2019 5 $673,002 +70% -41% 2,389 $282   $46,179,046 19
Feb 27, 2019 5 $396,885 -41% -35% 2,389 $166   $46,575,931 20
Feb 28, 2019 6 $365,073 -8% -45% 2,389 $153   $46,941,004 21
Mar 1, 2019 9 $770,255 +111% -48% 2,018 $382   $47,711,259 22
Mar 2, 2019 9 $1,267,186 +65% -47% 2,018 $628   $48,978,445 23
Mar 3, 2019 9 $726,445 -43% -46% 2,018 $360   $49,704,890 24
Mar 4, 2019 9 $249,830 -66% -37% 2,018 $124   $49,954,720 25
Mar 5, 2019 9 $400,271 +60% -41% 2,018 $198   $50,354,991 26
Mar 6, 2019 10 $255,611 -36% -36% 2,018 $127   $50,610,602 27
Mar 7, 2019 9 $186,558 -27% -49% 2,018 $92   $50,797,160 28
Mar 8, 2019 10 $338,199 +81% -56% 1,062 $318   $51,135,359 29
Mar 9, 2019 10 $557,226 +65% -56% 1,062 $525   $51,692,585 30
Mar 10, 2019 11 $347,108 -38% -52% 1,062 $327   $52,039,693 31
Mar 11, 2019 10 $150,972 -57% -40% 1,062 $142   $52,190,665 32
Mar 12, 2019 10 $224,537 +49% -44% 1,062 $211   $52,415,202 33
Mar 13, 2019 10 $160,788 -28% -37% 1,062 $151   $52,575,990 34
Mar 14, 2019 11 $131,026 -19% -30% 1,062 $123   $52,707,016 35
Mar 15, 2019 15 $209,882 +60% -38% 587 $358   $52,916,898 36
Mar 16, 2019 15 $320,392 +53% -43% 587 $546   $53,237,290 37
Mar 17, 2019 15 $189,985 -41% -45% 587 $324   $53,427,275 38
Mar 18, 2019 - $75,124 -60% -50% 587 $128   $53,502,399 39
Mar 19, 2019 15 $114,140 +52% -49% 587 $194   $53,616,539 40
Mar 20, 2019 - $71,841 -37% -55% 587 $122   $53,688,380 41
Mar 21, 2019 15 $52,783 -27% -60% 587 $90   $53,741,163 42
Mar 22, 2019 - $90,387 +71% -57% 404 $224   $53,831,550 43
Mar 23, 2019 - $138,002 +53% -57% 404 $342   $53,969,552 44
Mar 24, 2019 - $82,064 -41% -57% 404 $203   $54,051,616 45
Mar 25, 2019 - $33,828 -59% -55% 404 $84   $54,085,444 46
Mar 26, 2019 - $51,387 +52% -55% 404 $127   $54,136,831 47
Mar 27, 2019 - $36,978 -28% -49% 404 $92   $54,173,809 48
Mar 28, 2019 - $29,970 -19% -43% 404 $74   $54,203,779 49
Mar 29, 2019 - $55,354 +85% -39% 309 $179   $54,259,133 50
Mar 30, 2019 - $92,596 +67% -33% 309 $300   $54,351,729 51
Mar 31, 2019 - $57,268 -38% -30% 309 $185   $54,408,997 52
Apr 1, 2019 - $24,025 -58% -29% 309 $78   $54,433,022 53
Apr 2, 2019 - $33,461 +39% -35% 309 $108   $54,466,483 54
Apr 3, 2019 - $21,953 -34% -41% 309 $71   $54,488,436 55
Apr 4, 2019 - $20,223 -8% -33% 309 $65   $54,508,659 56
Apr 5, 2019 - $22,929 +13% -59% 123 $186   $54,531,588 57
Apr 6, 2019 - $35,254 +54% -62% 123 $287   $54,566,842 58
Apr 7, 2019 - $17,267 -51% -70% 123 $140   $54,584,109 59
Apr 8, 2019 - $6,530 -62% -73% 123 $53   $54,590,639 60
Apr 9, 2019 - $9,382 +44% -72% 123 $76   $54,600,021 61
Apr 10, 2019 - $6,535 -30% -70% 123 $53   $54,606,556 62
Apr 11, 2019 - $5,347 -18% -74% 123 $43   $54,611,903 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2019 2 $25,230,328   2,912 $8,664   $25,230,328 1
Feb 15, 2019 4 $14,630,738 -42% 2,912 $5,024   $39,861,066 2
Feb 22, 2019 6 $7,079,938 -52% 2,389 $2,964   $46,941,004 3
Mar 1, 2019 9 $3,856,156 -46% 2,018 $1,911   $50,797,160 4
Mar 8, 2019 10 $1,909,856 -50% 1,062 $1,798   $52,707,016 5
Mar 15, 2019 15 $1,034,147 -46% 587 $1,762   $53,741,163 6
Mar 22, 2019 17 $462,616 -55% 404 $1,145   $54,203,779 7
Mar 29, 2019 22 $304,880 -34% 309 $987   $54,508,659 8
Apr 5, 2019 31 $103,244 -66% 123 $839   $54,611,903 9

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.