Whip It (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,077,184Details
International Box Office $5,812,788
Worldwide Box Office $18,889,972
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $8,365,161
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,262,076
Total $9,627,237
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Synopsis

Bliss Cavendar lives in small-town Texas and yearns to break free of her mother’s world of beauty pageants and conformity. She sees her chance when she meets the Hurl Scouts, a roller-derby team; she tries out for the team and wins a slot, lying to her parents about her new hobby. Bliss finds friendship and freedom with her teammates, but a conflict between a championship game and the Bluebonnet beauty pageant threatens to spill her secret.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,650,812 (35.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,721 opening theaters/1,738 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,853,755

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 2nd, 2009 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: January 26th, 2010 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material.
Running Time: 111 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself, Relatives Playing Relatives
Geographical setting: Texas
Plot point: Coming of Age, Miscellaneous Sports
Social setting: Roller Skating
Source material: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Subgenre: Sports Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Vincent Pictures, Flower Films, Rye Road
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 6 $4,650,812   1,721 $2,702   $4,650,812 1
Oct 9, 2009 8 $2,827,512 -39% 1,738 $1,627   $8,793,570 2
Oct 16, 2009 11 $1,507,379 -47% 1,482 $1,017   $11,360,796 3
Oct 23, 2009 18 $466,014 -69% 435 $1,071   $12,293,893 4
Oct 30, 2009 24 $196,089 -58% 260 $754   $12,610,792 5
Nov 6, 2009 34 $101,682 -48% 138 $737   $12,805,883 6
Nov 13, 2009 38 $68,646 -32% 116 $592   $12,924,766 7
Nov 20, 2009 43 $41,821 -39% 83 $504   $12,994,912 8
Nov 27, 2009 71 $9,581 -77% 30 $319   $13,021,433 9
Dec 4, 2009 65 $9,399 -2% 30 $313   $13,034,417 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2009 5 $1,598,957     1,721 $929   $1,598,957 1
Oct 2, 2009 6 $1,598,957     1,721 $929   $1,598,957 1
Oct 3, 2009 7 $1,975,725 +24%   1,721 $1,148   $3,574,682 2
Oct 4, 2009 7 $1,076,130 -46%   1,721 $625   $4,650,812 3
Oct 5, 2009 7 $313,407 -71%   1,721 $182   $4,964,219 4
Oct 6, 2009 7 $366,134 +17%   1,721 $213   $5,330,353 5
Oct 7, 2009 7 $315,535 -14%   1,721 $183   $5,645,888 6
Oct 8, 2009 7 $320,170 +1%   1,721 $186   $5,966,058 7
Oct 9, 2009 8 $893,398 +179% -44% 1,738 $514   $6,859,456 8
Oct 10, 2009 8 $1,177,050 +32% -40% 1,738 $677   $8,036,506 9
Oct 11, 2009 8 $757,064 -36% -30% 1,738 $436   $8,793,570 10
Oct 12, 2009 9 $391,509 -48% +25% 1,738 $225   $9,185,079 11
Oct 13, 2009 9 $231,963 -41% -37% 1,738 $133   $9,417,042 12
Oct 14, 2009 9 $219,550 -5% -30% 1,721 $128   $9,636,592 13
Oct 15, 2009 9 $216,825 -1% -32% 1,721 $126   $9,853,417 14
Oct 16, 2009 11 $478,497 +121% -46% 1,482 $323   $10,331,914 15
Oct 17, 2009 11 $667,346 +39% -43% 1,721 $388   $10,999,260 16
Oct 18, 2009 12 $361,536 -46% -52% 1,721 $210   $11,360,796 17
Oct 19, 2009 12 $110,401 -69% -72% 1,482 $74   $11,471,197 18
Oct 20, 2009 12 $123,122 +12% -47% 1,482 $83   $11,594,319 19
Oct 21, 2009 12 $115,604 -6% -47% 1,482 $78   $11,709,923 20
Oct 22, 2009 12 $117,956 +2% -46% 1,482 $80   $11,827,879 21
Oct 23, 2009 - $151,076 +28% -68% 435 $347   $11,978,955 22
Oct 24, 2009 - $202,779 +34% -70% 435 $466   $12,181,734 23
Oct 25, 2009 - $112,159 -45% -69% 435 $258   $12,293,893 24
Oct 26, 2009 - $36,035 -68% -67% 435 $83   $12,329,928 25
Oct 27, 2009 - $37,305 +4% -70% 435 $86   $12,367,233 26
Oct 28, 2009 - $23,489 -37% -80% 435 $54   $12,390,722 27
Oct 29, 2009 - $23,981 +2% -80% 435 $55   $12,414,703 28
Oct 30, 2009 - $64,801 +170% -57% 260 $249   $12,479,504 29
Oct 31, 2009 - $65,473 +1% -68% 260 $252   $12,544,977 30
Nov 1, 2009 - $65,815 +1% -41% 260 $253   $12,610,792 31
Nov 2, 2009 - $21,117 -68% -41% 260 $81   $12,631,909 32
Nov 3, 2009 - $25,836 +22% -31% 260 $99   $12,657,745 33
Nov 4, 2009 - $21,440 -17% -9% 260 $82   $12,679,185 34
Nov 5, 2009 - $25,016 +17% +4% 260 $96   $12,704,201 35
Nov 6, 2009 - $30,409 +22% -53% 138 $220   $12,734,610 36
Nov 7, 2009 - $46,672 +53% -29% 138 $338   $12,781,282 37
Nov 8, 2009 - $24,601 -47% -63% 138 $178   $12,805,883 38
Nov 9, 2009 - $8,134 -67% -61% 138 $59   $12,814,017 39
Nov 10, 2009 - $12,996 +60% -50% 138 $94   $12,827,013 40
Nov 11, 2009 - $19,848 +53% -7% 138 $144   $12,846,861 41
Nov 12, 2009 - $9,259 -53% -63% 138 $67   $12,856,120 42
Nov 13, 2009 - $19,988 +116% -34% 116 $172   $12,876,108 43
Nov 14, 2009 - $30,790 +54% -34% 116 $265   $12,906,898 44
Nov 15, 2009 - $17,868 -42% -27% 116 $154   $12,924,766 45
Nov 16, 2009 - $5,979 -67% -26% 116 $52   $12,930,745 46
Nov 17, 2009 - $8,805 +47% -32% 116 $76   $12,939,550 47
Nov 18, 2009 - $7,224 -18% -64% 116 $62   $12,946,774 48
Nov 19, 2009 - $6,317 -13% -32% 116 $54   $12,953,091 49
Nov 20, 2009 - $12,765 +102% -36% 83 $154   $12,965,856 50
Nov 21, 2009 - $18,772 +47% -39% 83 $226   $12,984,628 51
Nov 22, 2009 - $10,284 -45% -42% 83 $124   $12,994,912 52
Nov 23, 2009 - $4,216 -59% -29% 83 $51   $12,999,128 53
Nov 24, 2009 - $5,788 +37% -34% 83 $70   $13,004,916 54
Nov 25, 2009 - $3,101 -46% -57% 44 $70   $13,008,017 55
Nov 26, 2009 - $3,835 +24% -39% 44 $87   $13,011,852 56
Nov 27, 2009 - $3,555 -7% -72% 30 $119   $13,015,407 57
Nov 28, 2009 - $3,978 +12% -79% 30 $133   $13,019,385 58
Nov 29, 2009 - $2,048 -49% -80% 30 $68   $13,021,433 59
Nov 30, 2009 - $642 -69% -85% 30 $21   $13,022,075 60
Dec 1, 2009 - $1,186 +85% -80% 30 $40   $13,023,261 61
Dec 2, 2009 - $906 -24% -71% 30 $30   $13,024,167 62
Dec 3, 2009 - $851 -6% -78% 30 $28   $13,025,018 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 7 $5,966,058   1,721 $3,467   $5,966,058 1
Oct 9, 2009 8 $3,887,359 -35% 1,738 $2,237   $9,853,417 2
Oct 16, 2009 12 $1,974,462 -49% 1,482 $1,332   $11,827,879 3
Oct 23, 2009 19 $586,824 -70% 435 $1,349   $12,414,703 4
Oct 30, 2009 22 $289,498 -51% 260 $1,113   $12,704,201 5
Nov 6, 2009 33 $151,919 -48% 138 $1,101   $12,856,120 6
Nov 13, 2009 38 $96,971 -36% 116 $836   $12,953,091 7
Nov 20, 2009 50 $58,761 -39% 83 $708   $13,011,852 8
Nov 27, 2009 72 $13,166 -78% 30 $439   $13,025,018 9
Dec 4, 2009 59 $18,345 +39% 30 $612   $13,043,363 10

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Synopsis

Bliss Cavendar lives in small-town Texas and yearns to break free of her mother’s world of beauty pageants and conformity. She sees her chance when she meets the Hurl Scouts, a roller-derby team; she tries out for the team and wins a slot, lying to her parents about her new hobby. Bliss finds friendship and freedom with her teammates, but a conflict between a championship game and the Bluebonnet beauty pageant threatens to spill her secret.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,650,812 (35.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,721 opening theaters/1,738 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,853,755

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 2nd, 2009 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: January 26th, 2010 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material.
Running Time: 111 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself, Relatives Playing Relatives
Geographical setting: Texas
Plot point: Coming of Age, Miscellaneous Sports
Social setting: Roller Skating
Source material: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Subgenre: Sports Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Vincent Pictures, Flower Films, Rye Road
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 6 $4,650,812   1,721 $2,702   $4,650,812 1
Oct 9, 2009 8 $2,827,512 -39% 1,738 $1,627   $8,793,570 2
Oct 16, 2009 11 $1,507,379 -47% 1,482 $1,017   $11,360,796 3
Oct 23, 2009 18 $466,014 -69% 435 $1,071   $12,293,893 4
Oct 30, 2009 24 $196,089 -58% 260 $754   $12,610,792 5
Nov 6, 2009 34 $101,682 -48% 138 $737   $12,805,883 6
Nov 13, 2009 38 $68,646 -32% 116 $592   $12,924,766 7
Nov 20, 2009 43 $41,821 -39% 83 $504   $12,994,912 8
Nov 27, 2009 71 $9,581 -77% 30 $319   $13,021,433 9
Dec 4, 2009 65 $9,399 -2% 30 $313   $13,034,417 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2009 5 $1,598,957     1,721 $929   $1,598,957 1
Oct 2, 2009 6 $1,598,957     1,721 $929   $1,598,957 1
Oct 3, 2009 7 $1,975,725 +24%   1,721 $1,148   $3,574,682 2
Oct 4, 2009 7 $1,076,130 -46%   1,721 $625   $4,650,812 3
Oct 5, 2009 7 $313,407 -71%   1,721 $182   $4,964,219 4
Oct 6, 2009 7 $366,134 +17%   1,721 $213   $5,330,353 5
Oct 7, 2009 7 $315,535 -14%   1,721 $183   $5,645,888 6
Oct 8, 2009 7 $320,170 +1%   1,721 $186   $5,966,058 7
Oct 9, 2009 8 $893,398 +179% -44% 1,738 $514   $6,859,456 8
Oct 10, 2009 8 $1,177,050 +32% -40% 1,738 $677   $8,036,506 9
Oct 11, 2009 8 $757,064 -36% -30% 1,738 $436   $8,793,570 10
Oct 12, 2009 9 $391,509 -48% +25% 1,738 $225   $9,185,079 11
Oct 13, 2009 9 $231,963 -41% -37% 1,738 $133   $9,417,042 12
Oct 14, 2009 9 $219,550 -5% -30% 1,721 $128   $9,636,592 13
Oct 15, 2009 9 $216,825 -1% -32% 1,721 $126   $9,853,417 14
Oct 16, 2009 11 $478,497 +121% -46% 1,482 $323   $10,331,914 15
Oct 17, 2009 11 $667,346 +39% -43% 1,721 $388   $10,999,260 16
Oct 18, 2009 12 $361,536 -46% -52% 1,721 $210   $11,360,796 17
Oct 19, 2009 12 $110,401 -69% -72% 1,482 $74   $11,471,197 18
Oct 20, 2009 12 $123,122 +12% -47% 1,482 $83   $11,594,319 19
Oct 21, 2009 12 $115,604 -6% -47% 1,482 $78   $11,709,923 20
Oct 22, 2009 12 $117,956 +2% -46% 1,482 $80   $11,827,879 21
Oct 23, 2009 - $151,076 +28% -68% 435 $347   $11,978,955 22
Oct 24, 2009 - $202,779 +34% -70% 435 $466   $12,181,734 23
Oct 25, 2009 - $112,159 -45% -69% 435 $258   $12,293,893 24
Oct 26, 2009 - $36,035 -68% -67% 435 $83   $12,329,928 25
Oct 27, 2009 - $37,305 +4% -70% 435 $86   $12,367,233 26
Oct 28, 2009 - $23,489 -37% -80% 435 $54   $12,390,722 27
Oct 29, 2009 - $23,981 +2% -80% 435 $55   $12,414,703 28
Oct 30, 2009 - $64,801 +170% -57% 260 $249   $12,479,504 29
Oct 31, 2009 - $65,473 +1% -68% 260 $252   $12,544,977 30
Nov 1, 2009 - $65,815 +1% -41% 260 $253   $12,610,792 31
Nov 2, 2009 - $21,117 -68% -41% 260 $81   $12,631,909 32
Nov 3, 2009 - $25,836 +22% -31% 260 $99   $12,657,745 33
Nov 4, 2009 - $21,440 -17% -9% 260 $82   $12,679,185 34
Nov 5, 2009 - $25,016 +17% +4% 260 $96   $12,704,201 35
Nov 6, 2009 - $30,409 +22% -53% 138 $220   $12,734,610 36
Nov 7, 2009 - $46,672 +53% -29% 138 $338   $12,781,282 37
Nov 8, 2009 - $24,601 -47% -63% 138 $178   $12,805,883 38
Nov 9, 2009 - $8,134 -67% -61% 138 $59   $12,814,017 39
Nov 10, 2009 - $12,996 +60% -50% 138 $94   $12,827,013 40
Nov 11, 2009 - $19,848 +53% -7% 138 $144   $12,846,861 41
Nov 12, 2009 - $9,259 -53% -63% 138 $67   $12,856,120 42
Nov 13, 2009 - $19,988 +116% -34% 116 $172   $12,876,108 43
Nov 14, 2009 - $30,790 +54% -34% 116 $265   $12,906,898 44
Nov 15, 2009 - $17,868 -42% -27% 116 $154   $12,924,766 45
Nov 16, 2009 - $5,979 -67% -26% 116 $52   $12,930,745 46
Nov 17, 2009 - $8,805 +47% -32% 116 $76   $12,939,550 47
Nov 18, 2009 - $7,224 -18% -64% 116 $62   $12,946,774 48
Nov 19, 2009 - $6,317 -13% -32% 116 $54   $12,953,091 49
Nov 20, 2009 - $12,765 +102% -36% 83 $154   $12,965,856 50
Nov 21, 2009 - $18,772 +47% -39% 83 $226   $12,984,628 51
Nov 22, 2009 - $10,284 -45% -42% 83 $124   $12,994,912 52
Nov 23, 2009 - $4,216 -59% -29% 83 $51   $12,999,128 53
Nov 24, 2009 - $5,788 +37% -34% 83 $70   $13,004,916 54
Nov 25, 2009 - $3,101 -46% -57% 44 $70   $13,008,017 55
Nov 26, 2009 - $3,835 +24% -39% 44 $87   $13,011,852 56
Nov 27, 2009 - $3,555 -7% -72% 30 $119   $13,015,407 57
Nov 28, 2009 - $3,978 +12% -79% 30 $133   $13,019,385 58
Nov 29, 2009 - $2,048 -49% -80% 30 $68   $13,021,433 59
Nov 30, 2009 - $642 -69% -85% 30 $21   $13,022,075 60
Dec 1, 2009 - $1,186 +85% -80% 30 $40   $13,023,261 61
Dec 2, 2009 - $906 -24% -71% 30 $30   $13,024,167 62
Dec 3, 2009 - $851 -6% -78% 30 $28   $13,025,018 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 7 $5,966,058   1,721 $3,467   $5,966,058 1
Oct 9, 2009 8 $3,887,359 -35% 1,738 $2,237   $9,853,417 2
Oct 16, 2009 12 $1,974,462 -49% 1,482 $1,332   $11,827,879 3
Oct 23, 2009 19 $586,824 -70% 435 $1,349   $12,414,703 4
Oct 30, 2009 22 $289,498 -51% 260 $1,113   $12,704,201 5
Nov 6, 2009 33 $151,919 -48% 138 $1,101   $12,856,120 6
Nov 13, 2009 38 $96,971 -36% 116 $836   $12,953,091 7
Nov 20, 2009 50 $58,761 -39% 83 $708   $13,011,852 8
Nov 27, 2009 72 $13,166 -78% 30 $439   $13,025,018 9
Dec 4, 2009 59 $18,345 +39% 30 $612   $13,043,363 10

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