Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,708,080Details
International Box Office $35,677,104
Worldwide Box Office $59,385,184
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $936,879
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $726,385
Total $1,663,264
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, a journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,700,450 (19.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,625 opening theaters/3,625 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,482,824

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 23rd, 2022 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody
International Releases: December 21st, 2022 (Wide), released as Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Spain)
December 21st, 2022 (Wide) (France)
December 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Slovakia)
December 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
December 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: February 7th, 2023 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody
MPA Rating: PG-13 for strong drug content, some strong language, suggestive references and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2761 (cert #54100), 12/7/2022)
Running Time: 146 minutes
Plot point: Addiction, African Americans, Biography, Musicians
Social setting: Pop Music
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States, New Zealand
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2022 3 $4,700,450   3,625 $1,297   $4,700,450 1
Dec 30, 2022 4 $3,931,319 -16% 3,625 $1,085   $14,527,948 2
Jan 6, 2023 6 $2,415,774 -39% 3,184 $759   $19,714,496 3
Jan 13, 2023 9 $1,163,907 -52% 2,205 $528   $21,892,625 4
Jan 20, 2023 11 $503,305 -57% 1,308 $385   $23,007,694 5
Jan 27, 2023 - $225,321 -55% 1,205 $187   $23,424,927 6
Feb 3, 2023 - $52,314 -77% 370 $141   $23,573,323 7
Feb 10, 2023 - $11,195 -79% 91 $123   $23,609,410 8
Feb 17, 2023 - $7,051 -37% 34 $207   $23,624,016 9
Feb 24, 2023 - $11,358 +61% 28 $406   $23,698,821 10
Mar 3, 2023 - $1,674 -85% 11 $152   $23,704,983 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 22, 2022 P $730,000     3,093 $236   $730,000  
Dec 23, 2022 3 $1,979,797     3,625 $546   $1,979,797 1
Dec 24, 2022 3 $817,263 -59%   3,625 $225   $2,797,060 2
Dec 25, 2022 3 $1,903,390 +133%   3,625 $525   $4,700,450 3
Dec 26, 2022 4 $1,941,756 +2%   3,625 $536   $6,642,206 4
Dec 27, 2022 4 $1,561,038 -20%   3,625 $431   $8,203,244 5
Dec 28, 2022 4 $1,214,469 -22%   3,625 $335   $9,417,713 6
Dec 29, 2022 4 $1,178,916 -3%   3,625 $325   $10,596,629 7
Dec 30, 2022 4 $1,439,486 +22% -27% 3,625 $397   $12,036,115 8
Dec 31, 2022 4 $1,220,798 -15% +49% 3,625 $337   $13,256,913 9
Jan 1, 2023 4 $1,271,035 +4% -33% 3,625 $351   $14,527,948 10
Jan 2, 2023 4 $1,127,741 -11% -42% 3,625 $311   $15,655,689 11
Jan 3, 2023 4 $718,916 -36% -54% 3,625 $198   $16,374,605 12
Jan 4, 2023 4 $483,742 -33% -60% 3,625 $133   $16,858,347 13
Jan 5, 2023 4 $440,375 -9% -63% 3,625 $121   $17,298,722 14
Jan 6, 2023 6 $700,993 +59% -51% 3,184 $220   $17,999,715 15
Jan 7, 2023 6 $1,086,224 +55% -11% 3,184 $341   $19,085,939 16
Jan 8, 2023 6 $628,557 -42% -51% 3,184 $197   $19,714,496 17
Jan 9, 2023 6 $203,859 -68% -82% 3,184 $64   $19,918,355 18
Jan 10, 2023 6 $392,642 +93% -45% 3,184 $123   $20,310,997 19
Jan 11, 2023 7 $237,134 -40% -51% 3,184 $74   $20,548,131 20
Jan 12, 2023 7 $180,587 -24% -59% 3,184 $57   $20,728,718 21
Jan 13, 2023 11 $291,354 +61% -58% 2,205 $132   $21,020,072 22
Jan 14, 2023 9 $488,645 +68% -55% 2,205 $222   $21,508,717 23
Jan 15, 2023 9 $383,908 -21% -39% 2,205 $174   $21,892,625 24
Jan 16, 2023 9 $262,812 -32% +29% 2,205 $119   $22,155,437 25
Jan 17, 2023 9 $159,437 -39% -59% 2,205 $72   $22,314,874 26
Jan 18, 2023 9 $103,389 -35% -56% 2,205 $47   $22,418,263 27
Jan 19, 2023 9 $86,126 -17% -52% 2,205 $39   $22,504,389 28
Jan 20, 2023 - $137,309 +59% -53% 1,308 $105   $22,641,698 29
Jan 21, 2023 - $222,166 +62% -55% 1,308 $170   $22,863,864 30
Jan 22, 2023 - $143,830 -35% -63% 1,308 $110   $23,007,694 31
Jan 23, 2023 - $42,527 -70% -84% 1,308 $33   $23,050,221 32
Jan 24, 2023 - $69,824 +64% -56% 1,308 $53   $23,120,045 33
Jan 25, 2023 - $39,598 -43% -62% 1,308 $30   $23,159,643 34
Jan 26, 2023 - $39,963 +1% -54% 1,308 $31   $23,199,606 35
Jan 27, 2023 - $59,194 +48% -57% 1,205 $49   $23,258,800 36
Jan 28, 2023 - $107,709 +82% -52% 1,205 $89   $23,366,509 37
Jan 29, 2023 - $58,418 -46% -59% 1,205 $48   $23,424,927 38
Jan 30, 2023 - $21,865 -63% -49% 1,205 $18   $23,446,792 39
Jan 31, 2023 - $35,061 +60% -50% 1,205 $29   $23,481,853 40
Feb 1, 2023 - $23,048 -34% -42% 1,205 $19   $23,504,901 41
Feb 2, 2023 - $16,108 -30% -60% 1,205 $13   $23,521,009 42
Feb 3, 2023 - $10,223 -37% -83% 370 $28   $23,531,232 43
Feb 4, 2023 - $23,734 +132% -78% 370 $64   $23,554,966 44
Feb 5, 2023 - $18,357 -23% -69% 370 $50   $23,573,323 45
Feb 6, 2023 - $5,164 -72% -76% 370 $14   $23,578,487 46
Feb 7, 2023 - $7,692 +49% -78% 370 $21   $23,586,179 47
Feb 8, 2023 - $6,530 -15% -72% 370 $18   $23,592,709 48
Feb 9, 2023 - $5,506 -16% -66% 370 $15   $23,598,215 49
Feb 10, 2023 - $4,264 -23% -58% 91 $47   $23,602,479 50
Feb 11, 2023 - $4,739 +11% -80% 91 $52   $23,607,218 51
Feb 12, 2023 - $2,192 -54% -88% 91 $24   $23,609,410 52
Feb 13, 2023 - $1,425 -35% -72% 91 $16   $23,610,835 53
Feb 14, 2023 - $2,519 +77% -67% 91 $28   $23,613,354 54
Feb 15, 2023 - $2,347 -7% -64% 91 $26   $23,615,701 55
Feb 16, 2023 - $1,264 -46% -77% 91 $14   $23,616,965 56
Feb 17, 2023 - $1,958 +55% -54% 34 $58   $23,618,923 57
Feb 18, 2023 - $2,489 +27% -47% 34 $73   $23,621,412 58
Feb 19, 2023 - $2,604 +5% +19% 34 $77   $23,624,016 59
Feb 20, 2023 - $992 -62% -30% 34 $29   $23,625,008 60
Feb 21, 2023 - $25,003 +2,420% +893% 34 $735   $23,650,011 61
Feb 22, 2023 - $10,146 -59% +332% 34 $298   $23,660,157 62
Feb 23, 2023 - $27,306 +169% +2,060% 34 $803   $23,687,463 63
Feb 24, 2023 - $8,727 -68% +346% 28 $312   $23,696,190 64
Feb 25, 2023 - $1,617 -81% -35% 28 $58   $23,697,807 65
Feb 26, 2023 - $1,014 -37% -61% 28 $36   $23,698,821 66
Feb 27, 2023 - $270 -73% -73% 28 $10   $23,699,091 67
Feb 28, 2023 - $3,209 +1,089% -87% 28 $115   $23,702,300 68
Mar 1, 2023 - $373 -88% -96% 28 $13   $23,702,673 69
Mar 2, 2023 - $636 +71% -98% 28 $23   $23,703,309 70
Mar 3, 2023 - $289 -55% -97% 11 $26   $23,703,598 71
Mar 4, 2023 - $501 +73% -69% 11 $46   $23,704,099 72
Mar 5, 2023 - $884 +76% -13% 11 $80   $23,704,983 73
Mar 6, 2023 - $1,358 +54% +403% 11 $123   $23,706,341 74
Mar 7, 2023 - $1,312 -3% -59% 11 $119   $23,707,653 75
Mar 8, 2023 - $180 -86% -52% 11 $16   $23,707,833 76
Mar 9, 2023 - $247 +37% -61% 11 $22   $23,708,080 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2022 3 $10,596,629   3,625 $2,923   $10,596,629 1
Dec 30, 2022 4 $6,702,093 -37% 3,625 $1,849   $17,298,722 2
Jan 6, 2023 6 $3,429,996 -49% 3,184 $1,077   $20,728,718 3
Jan 13, 2023 9 $1,775,671 -48% 2,205 $805   $22,504,389 4
Jan 20, 2023 12 $695,217 -61% 1,308 $532   $23,199,606 5
Jan 27, 2023 22 $321,403 -54% 1,205 $267   $23,521,009 6
Feb 3, 2023 29 $77,206 -76% 370 $209   $23,598,215 7
Feb 10, 2023 40 $18,750 -76% 91 $206   $23,616,965 8
Feb 17, 2023 29 $70,498 +276% 34 $2,073   $23,687,463 9
Feb 24, 2023 45 $15,846 -78% 28 $566   $23,703,309 10
Mar 3, 2023 57 $4,771 -70% 11 $434   $23,708,080 11

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Synopsis

A portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, a journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,700,450 (19.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,625 opening theaters/3,625 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,482,824

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 23rd, 2022 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody
International Releases: December 21st, 2022 (Wide), released as Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Spain)
December 21st, 2022 (Wide) (France)
December 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Slovakia)
December 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
December 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: February 7th, 2023 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody
MPA Rating: PG-13 for strong drug content, some strong language, suggestive references and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2761 (cert #54100), 12/7/2022)
Running Time: 146 minutes
Plot point: Addiction, African Americans, Biography, Musicians
Social setting: Pop Music
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States, New Zealand
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2022 3 $4,700,450   3,625 $1,297   $4,700,450 1
Dec 30, 2022 4 $3,931,319 -16% 3,625 $1,085   $14,527,948 2
Jan 6, 2023 6 $2,415,774 -39% 3,184 $759   $19,714,496 3
Jan 13, 2023 9 $1,163,907 -52% 2,205 $528   $21,892,625 4
Jan 20, 2023 11 $503,305 -57% 1,308 $385   $23,007,694 5
Jan 27, 2023 - $225,321 -55% 1,205 $187   $23,424,927 6
Feb 3, 2023 - $52,314 -77% 370 $141   $23,573,323 7
Feb 10, 2023 - $11,195 -79% 91 $123   $23,609,410 8
Feb 17, 2023 - $7,051 -37% 34 $207   $23,624,016 9
Feb 24, 2023 - $11,358 +61% 28 $406   $23,698,821 10
Mar 3, 2023 - $1,674 -85% 11 $152   $23,704,983 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 22, 2022 P $730,000     3,093 $236   $730,000  
Dec 23, 2022 3 $1,979,797     3,625 $546   $1,979,797 1
Dec 24, 2022 3 $817,263 -59%   3,625 $225   $2,797,060 2
Dec 25, 2022 3 $1,903,390 +133%   3,625 $525   $4,700,450 3
Dec 26, 2022 4 $1,941,756 +2%   3,625 $536   $6,642,206 4
Dec 27, 2022 4 $1,561,038 -20%   3,625 $431   $8,203,244 5
Dec 28, 2022 4 $1,214,469 -22%   3,625 $335   $9,417,713 6
Dec 29, 2022 4 $1,178,916 -3%   3,625 $325   $10,596,629 7
Dec 30, 2022 4 $1,439,486 +22% -27% 3,625 $397   $12,036,115 8
Dec 31, 2022 4 $1,220,798 -15% +49% 3,625 $337   $13,256,913 9
Jan 1, 2023 4 $1,271,035 +4% -33% 3,625 $351   $14,527,948 10
Jan 2, 2023 4 $1,127,741 -11% -42% 3,625 $311   $15,655,689 11
Jan 3, 2023 4 $718,916 -36% -54% 3,625 $198   $16,374,605 12
Jan 4, 2023 4 $483,742 -33% -60% 3,625 $133   $16,858,347 13
Jan 5, 2023 4 $440,375 -9% -63% 3,625 $121   $17,298,722 14
Jan 6, 2023 6 $700,993 +59% -51% 3,184 $220   $17,999,715 15
Jan 7, 2023 6 $1,086,224 +55% -11% 3,184 $341   $19,085,939 16
Jan 8, 2023 6 $628,557 -42% -51% 3,184 $197   $19,714,496 17
Jan 9, 2023 6 $203,859 -68% -82% 3,184 $64   $19,918,355 18
Jan 10, 2023 6 $392,642 +93% -45% 3,184 $123   $20,310,997 19
Jan 11, 2023 7 $237,134 -40% -51% 3,184 $74   $20,548,131 20
Jan 12, 2023 7 $180,587 -24% -59% 3,184 $57   $20,728,718 21
Jan 13, 2023 11 $291,354 +61% -58% 2,205 $132   $21,020,072 22
Jan 14, 2023 9 $488,645 +68% -55% 2,205 $222   $21,508,717 23
Jan 15, 2023 9 $383,908 -21% -39% 2,205 $174   $21,892,625 24
Jan 16, 2023 9 $262,812 -32% +29% 2,205 $119   $22,155,437 25
Jan 17, 2023 9 $159,437 -39% -59% 2,205 $72   $22,314,874 26
Jan 18, 2023 9 $103,389 -35% -56% 2,205 $47   $22,418,263 27
Jan 19, 2023 9 $86,126 -17% -52% 2,205 $39   $22,504,389 28
Jan 20, 2023 - $137,309 +59% -53% 1,308 $105   $22,641,698 29
Jan 21, 2023 - $222,166 +62% -55% 1,308 $170   $22,863,864 30
Jan 22, 2023 - $143,830 -35% -63% 1,308 $110   $23,007,694 31
Jan 23, 2023 - $42,527 -70% -84% 1,308 $33   $23,050,221 32
Jan 24, 2023 - $69,824 +64% -56% 1,308 $53   $23,120,045 33
Jan 25, 2023 - $39,598 -43% -62% 1,308 $30   $23,159,643 34
Jan 26, 2023 - $39,963 +1% -54% 1,308 $31   $23,199,606 35
Jan 27, 2023 - $59,194 +48% -57% 1,205 $49   $23,258,800 36
Jan 28, 2023 - $107,709 +82% -52% 1,205 $89   $23,366,509 37
Jan 29, 2023 - $58,418 -46% -59% 1,205 $48   $23,424,927 38
Jan 30, 2023 - $21,865 -63% -49% 1,205 $18   $23,446,792 39
Jan 31, 2023 - $35,061 +60% -50% 1,205 $29   $23,481,853 40
Feb 1, 2023 - $23,048 -34% -42% 1,205 $19   $23,504,901 41
Feb 2, 2023 - $16,108 -30% -60% 1,205 $13   $23,521,009 42
Feb 3, 2023 - $10,223 -37% -83% 370 $28   $23,531,232 43
Feb 4, 2023 - $23,734 +132% -78% 370 $64   $23,554,966 44
Feb 5, 2023 - $18,357 -23% -69% 370 $50   $23,573,323 45
Feb 6, 2023 - $5,164 -72% -76% 370 $14   $23,578,487 46
Feb 7, 2023 - $7,692 +49% -78% 370 $21   $23,586,179 47
Feb 8, 2023 - $6,530 -15% -72% 370 $18   $23,592,709 48
Feb 9, 2023 - $5,506 -16% -66% 370 $15   $23,598,215 49
Feb 10, 2023 - $4,264 -23% -58% 91 $47   $23,602,479 50
Feb 11, 2023 - $4,739 +11% -80% 91 $52   $23,607,218 51
Feb 12, 2023 - $2,192 -54% -88% 91 $24   $23,609,410 52
Feb 13, 2023 - $1,425 -35% -72% 91 $16   $23,610,835 53
Feb 14, 2023 - $2,519 +77% -67% 91 $28   $23,613,354 54
Feb 15, 2023 - $2,347 -7% -64% 91 $26   $23,615,701 55
Feb 16, 2023 - $1,264 -46% -77% 91 $14   $23,616,965 56
Feb 17, 2023 - $1,958 +55% -54% 34 $58   $23,618,923 57
Feb 18, 2023 - $2,489 +27% -47% 34 $73   $23,621,412 58
Feb 19, 2023 - $2,604 +5% +19% 34 $77   $23,624,016 59
Feb 20, 2023 - $992 -62% -30% 34 $29   $23,625,008 60
Feb 21, 2023 - $25,003 +2,420% +893% 34 $735   $23,650,011 61
Feb 22, 2023 - $10,146 -59% +332% 34 $298   $23,660,157 62
Feb 23, 2023 - $27,306 +169% +2,060% 34 $803   $23,687,463 63
Feb 24, 2023 - $8,727 -68% +346% 28 $312   $23,696,190 64
Feb 25, 2023 - $1,617 -81% -35% 28 $58   $23,697,807 65
Feb 26, 2023 - $1,014 -37% -61% 28 $36   $23,698,821 66
Feb 27, 2023 - $270 -73% -73% 28 $10   $23,699,091 67
Feb 28, 2023 - $3,209 +1,089% -87% 28 $115   $23,702,300 68
Mar 1, 2023 - $373 -88% -96% 28 $13   $23,702,673 69
Mar 2, 2023 - $636 +71% -98% 28 $23   $23,703,309 70
Mar 3, 2023 - $289 -55% -97% 11 $26   $23,703,598 71
Mar 4, 2023 - $501 +73% -69% 11 $46   $23,704,099 72
Mar 5, 2023 - $884 +76% -13% 11 $80   $23,704,983 73
Mar 6, 2023 - $1,358 +54% +403% 11 $123   $23,706,341 74
Mar 7, 2023 - $1,312 -3% -59% 11 $119   $23,707,653 75
Mar 8, 2023 - $180 -86% -52% 11 $16   $23,707,833 76
Mar 9, 2023 - $247 +37% -61% 11 $22   $23,708,080 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2022 3 $10,596,629   3,625 $2,923   $10,596,629 1
Dec 30, 2022 4 $6,702,093 -37% 3,625 $1,849   $17,298,722 2
Jan 6, 2023 6 $3,429,996 -49% 3,184 $1,077   $20,728,718 3
Jan 13, 2023 9 $1,775,671 -48% 2,205 $805   $22,504,389 4
Jan 20, 2023 12 $695,217 -61% 1,308 $532   $23,199,606 5
Jan 27, 2023 22 $321,403 -54% 1,205 $267   $23,521,009 6
Feb 3, 2023 29 $77,206 -76% 370 $209   $23,598,215 7
Feb 10, 2023 40 $18,750 -76% 91 $206   $23,616,965 8
Feb 17, 2023 29 $70,498 +276% 34 $2,073   $23,687,463 9
Feb 24, 2023 45 $15,846 -78% 28 $566   $23,703,309 10
Mar 3, 2023 57 $4,771 -70% 11 $434   $23,708,080 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.