The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,058,527Details
International Box Office $160,182
Worldwide Box Office $3,218,709
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The remarkable true story of a Bohemian St. Francis and his loving relationship with a flock of wild red-and-green parrots. Mark Bittner, a homeless street musician in San Francisco, falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life, unaware that the wild parrots will bring him everything he needs.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,731 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:28.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/66 max. theaters, 18.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,706,033

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 11th, 2005 (Limited) by Shadow
November 17th, 2023 (Limited) by Shadow
International Releases: September 15th, 2005 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 26th, 2005 by Docurama Video, released as Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The
MPA Rating: G
Running Time: 83 minutes
Geographical setting: San Francisco
Plot point: Homeless, Musicians, Unemployed
Subgenre: Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2005 59 $36,731   5 $7,346   $45,364 1
Feb 18, 2005 45 $83,833 +128% 12 $6,986   $148,017 2
Feb 25, 2005 51 $55,479 -34% 14 $3,963   $245,346 3
Mar 4, 2005 44 $73,157 +32% 14 $5,226   $341,179 4
Mar 11, 2005 41 $101,550 +39% 23 $4,415   $482,901 5
Mar 18, 2005 39 $100,702 -1% 27 $3,730   $615,584 6
Mar 25, 2005 37 $92,294 -8% 28 $3,296   $747,373 7
Apr 1, 2005 35 $85,640 -7% 28 $3,059   $873,553 8
Apr 8, 2005 40 $81,518 -5% 39 $2,090   $987,946 9
Apr 15, 2005 32 $106,053 +30% 47 $2,256   $1,124,934 10
Apr 22, 2005 36 $106,423 n/c 50 $2,128   $1,275,964 11
Apr 29, 2005 37 $102,069 -4% 48 $2,126   $1,421,400 12
May 6, 2005 33 $105,385 +3% 49 $2,151   $1,555,614 13
May 13, 2005 31 $92,133 -13% 51 $1,807   $1,685,363 14
May 20, 2005 32 $85,918 -7% 63 $1,364   $1,822,652 15
May 27, 2005 28 $104,267 +21% 66 $1,580   $1,958,818 16
Jun 3, 2005 29 $59,324 -43% 56 $1,059   $2,078,452 17
Jun 10, 2005 35 $57,792 -3% 51 $1,133   $2,170,870 18
Jun 17, 2005 41 $51,780 -10% 57 $908   $2,256,577 19
Jun 24, 2005 43 $57,523 +11% 53 $1,085   $2,350,729 20
Jul 1, 2005 49 $47,530 -17% 44 $1,080   $2,444,933 21
Jul 8, 2005 51 $43,965 -8% 47 $935   $2,519,861 22
Jul 15, 2005 39 $58,583 +33% 49 $1,196   $2,612,544 23
Jul 22, 2005 53 $31,631 -46% 35 $904   $2,664,174 24
Jul 29, 2005 54 $31,474 n/c 33 $954   $2,720,531 25
Aug 5, 2005 55 $30,466 -3% 32 $952   $2,758,133 26
Aug 12, 2005 57 $31,976 +5% 31 $1,031   $2,809,219 27
Aug 19, 2005 63 $17,801 -44% 24 $742   $2,838,749 28
Aug 26, 2005 70 $16,240 -9% 22 $738   $2,865,120 29
Sep 2, 2005 68 $15,137 -7% 20 $757   $2,886,035 30
Sep 9, 2005 72 $9,664 -36% 17 $568   $2,904,008 31
Sep 16, 2005 78 $11,078 +15% 17 $652   $2,925,274 32
Sep 23, 2005 95 $5,212 -53% 8 $652   $2,933,673 33
Sep 30, 2005 91 $5,945 +14% 10 $595   $2,949,678 34
Oct 7, 2005 91 $4,859 -18% 5 $972   $2,958,227 35
Oct 14, 2005 89 $4,260 -12% 5 $852   $2,968,214 36
Oct 21, 2005 110 $2,780 -35% 3 $927   $2,975,667 37
Nov 4, 2005 88 $6,224   4 $1,556   $3,005,637 39
Nov 11, 2005 99 $3,400 -45% 3 $1,133   $3,010,999 40
Nov 18, 2005 96 $3,500 +3% 4 $875   $3,017,172 41
Nov 25, 2005 84 $5,779 +65% 3 $1,926   $3,029,149 42
Dec 2, 2005 107 $2,000 -65% 2 $1,000   $3,032,124 43
Dec 9, 2005 79 $3,800 +90% 2 $1,900   $3,037,615 44
Dec 16, 2005 83 $2,350 -38% 3 $783   $3,041,591 45
Jan 6, 2006 79 $1,050   3 $350   $3,047,786 48
Feb 3, 2006 101 $1,100   2 $550   $3,051,320 52
Feb 24, 2006 115 $750   1 $750   $3,052,520 55
Mar 10, 2006 121 $450   1 $450   $3,053,470 57
Apr 7, 2006 115 $900   1 $900   $3,054,970 61
Apr 21, 2006 116 $1,000   1 $1,000   $3,058,065 63
May 19, 2006 126 $245   1 $245   $3,058,126 67
Jun 9, 2006 110 $300   1 $300   $3,058,229 70

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2005 40 $21,153     12 $1,763   $169,170 11
May 30, 2005 26 $31,447     66 $476   $1,990,265 109
Jul 4, 2005 45 $9,406     44 $214   $2,454,339 144
Sep 5, 2005 55 $7,749     20 $387   $2,893,196 207

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2005 57 $55,551   5 $11,110   $64,184 1
Feb 18, 2005 45 $125,683 +126% 12 $10,474   $189,867 2
Feb 25, 2005 51 $78,155 -38% 14 $5,583   $268,022 3
Mar 4, 2005 42 $113,329 +45% 14 $8,095   $381,351 4
Mar 11, 2005 41 $133,531 +18% 23 $5,806   $514,882 5
Mar 18, 2005 43 $140,197 +5% 27 $5,192   $655,079 6
Mar 25, 2005 41 $132,834 -5% 28 $4,744   $787,913 7
Apr 1, 2005 35 $118,515 -11% 28 $4,233   $906,428 8
Apr 8, 2005 42 $112,453 -5% 39 $2,883   $1,018,881 9
Apr 15, 2005 32 $150,660 +34% 47 $3,206   $1,169,541 10
Apr 22, 2005 38 $149,790 -1% 50 $2,996   $1,319,331 11
Apr 29, 2005 40 $130,898 -13% 48 $2,727   $1,450,229 12
May 6, 2005 33 $143,001 +9% 49 $2,918   $1,593,230 13
May 13, 2005 31 $143,504 n/c 51 $2,814   $1,736,734 14
May 20, 2005 33 $117,817 -18% 63 $1,870   $1,854,551 15
May 27, 2005 28 $164,577 +40% 66 $2,494   $2,019,128 16
Jun 3, 2005 31 $93,950 -43% 56 $1,678   $2,113,078 17
Jun 10, 2005 37 $91,719 -2% 51 $1,798   $2,204,797 18
Jun 17, 2005 38 $88,409 -4% 57 $1,551   $2,293,206 19
Jun 24, 2005 42 $104,197 +18% 53 $1,966   $2,397,403 20
Jul 1, 2005 49 $78,493 -25% 44 $1,784   $2,475,896 21
Jul 8, 2005 47 $78,065 -1% 47 $1,661   $2,553,961 22
Jul 15, 2005 40 $78,582 +1% 49 $1,604   $2,632,543 23
Jul 22, 2005 51 $56,514 -28% 35 $1,615   $2,689,057 24
Jul 29, 2005 54 $38,610 -32% 33 $1,170   $2,727,667 25
Aug 5, 2005 54 $49,576 +28% 32 $1,549   $2,777,243 26
Aug 12, 2005 58 $43,705 -12% 31 $1,410   $2,820,948 27
Aug 19, 2005 63 $27,932 -36% 24 $1,164   $2,848,880 28
Aug 26, 2005 73 $22,018 -21% 22 $1,001   $2,870,898 29
Sep 2, 2005 64 $23,446 +6% 20 $1,172   $2,894,344 30
Sep 9, 2005 66 $19,852 -15% 17 $1,168   $2,914,196 31
Sep 16, 2005 83 $14,265 -28% 17 $839   $2,928,461 32
Sep 23, 2005 79 $15,272 +7% 8 $1,909   $2,943,733 33
Sep 30, 2005 83 $9,635 -37% 10 $964   $2,953,368 34
Oct 7, 2005 85 $10,586 +10% 5 $2,117   $2,963,954 35
Oct 14, 2005 87 $8,933 -16% 5 $1,787   $2,972,887 36
Nov 4, 2005 88 $8,186   4 $2,047   $3,007,599 39
Nov 11, 2005 93 $6,073 -26% 3 $2,024   $3,013,672 40
Nov 18, 2005 91 $9,698 +60% 4 $2,425   $3,023,370 41
Nov 25, 2005 86 $6,754 -30% 3 $2,251   $3,030,124 42
Dec 2, 2005 93 $3,691 -45% 2 $1,846   $3,033,815 43
Dec 9, 2005 76 $5,426 +47% 2 $2,713   $3,039,241 44
Feb 3, 2006 93 $1,550   2 $775   $3,051,770 52
Feb 24, 2006 108 $1,250   1 $1,250   $3,053,020 55
Apr 21, 2006 114 $816   1 $816   $3,057,881 63
May 19, 2006 104 $48   1 $48   $3,057,929 67
Jun 9, 2006 101 $598   1 $598   $3,058,527 70

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Synopsis

The remarkable true story of a Bohemian St. Francis and his loving relationship with a flock of wild red-and-green parrots. Mark Bittner, a homeless street musician in San Francisco, falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life, unaware that the wild parrots will bring him everything he needs.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,731 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:28.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/66 max. theaters, 18.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,706,033

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 11th, 2005 (Limited) by Shadow
November 17th, 2023 (Limited) by Shadow
International Releases: September 15th, 2005 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 26th, 2005 by Docurama Video, released as Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The
MPA Rating: G
Running Time: 83 minutes
Geographical setting: San Francisco
Plot point: Homeless, Musicians, Unemployed
Subgenre: Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2005 59 $36,731   5 $7,346   $45,364 1
Feb 18, 2005 45 $83,833 +128% 12 $6,986   $148,017 2
Feb 25, 2005 51 $55,479 -34% 14 $3,963   $245,346 3
Mar 4, 2005 44 $73,157 +32% 14 $5,226   $341,179 4
Mar 11, 2005 41 $101,550 +39% 23 $4,415   $482,901 5
Mar 18, 2005 39 $100,702 -1% 27 $3,730   $615,584 6
Mar 25, 2005 37 $92,294 -8% 28 $3,296   $747,373 7
Apr 1, 2005 35 $85,640 -7% 28 $3,059   $873,553 8
Apr 8, 2005 40 $81,518 -5% 39 $2,090   $987,946 9
Apr 15, 2005 32 $106,053 +30% 47 $2,256   $1,124,934 10
Apr 22, 2005 36 $106,423 n/c 50 $2,128   $1,275,964 11
Apr 29, 2005 37 $102,069 -4% 48 $2,126   $1,421,400 12
May 6, 2005 33 $105,385 +3% 49 $2,151   $1,555,614 13
May 13, 2005 31 $92,133 -13% 51 $1,807   $1,685,363 14
May 20, 2005 32 $85,918 -7% 63 $1,364   $1,822,652 15
May 27, 2005 28 $104,267 +21% 66 $1,580   $1,958,818 16
Jun 3, 2005 29 $59,324 -43% 56 $1,059   $2,078,452 17
Jun 10, 2005 35 $57,792 -3% 51 $1,133   $2,170,870 18
Jun 17, 2005 41 $51,780 -10% 57 $908   $2,256,577 19
Jun 24, 2005 43 $57,523 +11% 53 $1,085   $2,350,729 20
Jul 1, 2005 49 $47,530 -17% 44 $1,080   $2,444,933 21
Jul 8, 2005 51 $43,965 -8% 47 $935   $2,519,861 22
Jul 15, 2005 39 $58,583 +33% 49 $1,196   $2,612,544 23
Jul 22, 2005 53 $31,631 -46% 35 $904   $2,664,174 24
Jul 29, 2005 54 $31,474 n/c 33 $954   $2,720,531 25
Aug 5, 2005 55 $30,466 -3% 32 $952   $2,758,133 26
Aug 12, 2005 57 $31,976 +5% 31 $1,031   $2,809,219 27
Aug 19, 2005 63 $17,801 -44% 24 $742   $2,838,749 28
Aug 26, 2005 70 $16,240 -9% 22 $738   $2,865,120 29
Sep 2, 2005 68 $15,137 -7% 20 $757   $2,886,035 30
Sep 9, 2005 72 $9,664 -36% 17 $568   $2,904,008 31
Sep 16, 2005 78 $11,078 +15% 17 $652   $2,925,274 32
Sep 23, 2005 95 $5,212 -53% 8 $652   $2,933,673 33
Sep 30, 2005 91 $5,945 +14% 10 $595   $2,949,678 34
Oct 7, 2005 91 $4,859 -18% 5 $972   $2,958,227 35
Oct 14, 2005 89 $4,260 -12% 5 $852   $2,968,214 36
Oct 21, 2005 110 $2,780 -35% 3 $927   $2,975,667 37
Nov 4, 2005 88 $6,224   4 $1,556   $3,005,637 39
Nov 11, 2005 99 $3,400 -45% 3 $1,133   $3,010,999 40
Nov 18, 2005 96 $3,500 +3% 4 $875   $3,017,172 41
Nov 25, 2005 84 $5,779 +65% 3 $1,926   $3,029,149 42
Dec 2, 2005 107 $2,000 -65% 2 $1,000   $3,032,124 43
Dec 9, 2005 79 $3,800 +90% 2 $1,900   $3,037,615 44
Dec 16, 2005 83 $2,350 -38% 3 $783   $3,041,591 45
Jan 6, 2006 79 $1,050   3 $350   $3,047,786 48
Feb 3, 2006 101 $1,100   2 $550   $3,051,320 52
Feb 24, 2006 115 $750   1 $750   $3,052,520 55
Mar 10, 2006 121 $450   1 $450   $3,053,470 57
Apr 7, 2006 115 $900   1 $900   $3,054,970 61
Apr 21, 2006 116 $1,000   1 $1,000   $3,058,065 63
May 19, 2006 126 $245   1 $245   $3,058,126 67
Jun 9, 2006 110 $300   1 $300   $3,058,229 70

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2005 40 $21,153     12 $1,763   $169,170 11
May 30, 2005 26 $31,447     66 $476   $1,990,265 109
Jul 4, 2005 45 $9,406     44 $214   $2,454,339 144
Sep 5, 2005 55 $7,749     20 $387   $2,893,196 207

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 11, 2005 57 $55,551   5 $11,110   $64,184 1
Feb 18, 2005 45 $125,683 +126% 12 $10,474   $189,867 2
Feb 25, 2005 51 $78,155 -38% 14 $5,583   $268,022 3
Mar 4, 2005 42 $113,329 +45% 14 $8,095   $381,351 4
Mar 11, 2005 41 $133,531 +18% 23 $5,806   $514,882 5
Mar 18, 2005 43 $140,197 +5% 27 $5,192   $655,079 6
Mar 25, 2005 41 $132,834 -5% 28 $4,744   $787,913 7
Apr 1, 2005 35 $118,515 -11% 28 $4,233   $906,428 8
Apr 8, 2005 42 $112,453 -5% 39 $2,883   $1,018,881 9
Apr 15, 2005 32 $150,660 +34% 47 $3,206   $1,169,541 10
Apr 22, 2005 38 $149,790 -1% 50 $2,996   $1,319,331 11
Apr 29, 2005 40 $130,898 -13% 48 $2,727   $1,450,229 12
May 6, 2005 33 $143,001 +9% 49 $2,918   $1,593,230 13
May 13, 2005 31 $143,504 n/c 51 $2,814   $1,736,734 14
May 20, 2005 33 $117,817 -18% 63 $1,870   $1,854,551 15
May 27, 2005 28 $164,577 +40% 66 $2,494   $2,019,128 16
Jun 3, 2005 31 $93,950 -43% 56 $1,678   $2,113,078 17
Jun 10, 2005 37 $91,719 -2% 51 $1,798   $2,204,797 18
Jun 17, 2005 38 $88,409 -4% 57 $1,551   $2,293,206 19
Jun 24, 2005 42 $104,197 +18% 53 $1,966   $2,397,403 20
Jul 1, 2005 49 $78,493 -25% 44 $1,784   $2,475,896 21
Jul 8, 2005 47 $78,065 -1% 47 $1,661   $2,553,961 22
Jul 15, 2005 40 $78,582 +1% 49 $1,604   $2,632,543 23
Jul 22, 2005 51 $56,514 -28% 35 $1,615   $2,689,057 24
Jul 29, 2005 54 $38,610 -32% 33 $1,170   $2,727,667 25
Aug 5, 2005 54 $49,576 +28% 32 $1,549   $2,777,243 26
Aug 12, 2005 58 $43,705 -12% 31 $1,410   $2,820,948 27
Aug 19, 2005 63 $27,932 -36% 24 $1,164   $2,848,880 28
Aug 26, 2005 73 $22,018 -21% 22 $1,001   $2,870,898 29
Sep 2, 2005 64 $23,446 +6% 20 $1,172   $2,894,344 30
Sep 9, 2005 66 $19,852 -15% 17 $1,168   $2,914,196 31
Sep 16, 2005 83 $14,265 -28% 17 $839   $2,928,461 32
Sep 23, 2005 79 $15,272 +7% 8 $1,909   $2,943,733 33
Sep 30, 2005 83 $9,635 -37% 10 $964   $2,953,368 34
Oct 7, 2005 85 $10,586 +10% 5 $2,117   $2,963,954 35
Oct 14, 2005 87 $8,933 -16% 5 $1,787   $2,972,887 36
Nov 4, 2005 88 $8,186   4 $2,047   $3,007,599 39
Nov 11, 2005 93 $6,073 -26% 3 $2,024   $3,013,672 40
Nov 18, 2005 91 $9,698 +60% 4 $2,425   $3,023,370 41
Nov 25, 2005 86 $6,754 -30% 3 $2,251   $3,030,124 42
Dec 2, 2005 93 $3,691 -45% 2 $1,846   $3,033,815 43
Dec 9, 2005 76 $5,426 +47% 2 $2,713   $3,039,241 44
Feb 3, 2006 93 $1,550   2 $775   $3,051,770 52
Feb 24, 2006 108 $1,250   1 $1,250   $3,053,020 55
Apr 21, 2006 114 $816   1 $816   $3,057,881 63
May 19, 2006 104 $48   1 $48   $3,057,929 67
Jun 9, 2006 101 $598   1 $598   $3,058,527 70

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.