Wonder Wheel (2017)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $1,403,237 | Details |
| International Box Office | $12,333,635 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $13,736,872 | |
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Synopsis
The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $125,570 (8.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 10.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/536 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,869,001 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 1st, 2017 (Limited) by Amazon Studios |
| International Releases: | December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (Poland) December 8th, 2017 (Wide), released as Užburtas ratas (Lithuania) December 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Portugal) December 15th, 2017 (Wide), released as La Ruota delle Meraviglie (Italy) |
| Video Release: | February 20th, 2018 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic content including some sexuality, language and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2482 (Cert #50899), 6/28/2017) |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Coney Island |
| Plot point: | Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Lifeguard, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Subgenre: | Historical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1950s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2017 | 23 | $125,570 | 5 | $25,114 | $125,570 | 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 23 | $150,143 | +20% | 47 | $3,195 | $316,323 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 18 | $460,069 | +206% | 536 | $858 | $839,323 | 3 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 27 | $78,609 | -83% | 113 | $696 | $1,163,141 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 31 | $100,687 | +28% | 55 | $1,831 | $1,306,606 | 5 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 44 | $20,870 | -79% | 29 | $720 | $1,363,787 | 6 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 58 | $6,113 | -71% | 10 | $611 | $1,380,847 | 7 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 58 | $6,380 | +4% | 6 | $1,063 | $1,392,830 | 8 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 60 | $6,517 | +2% | 5 | $1,303 | $1,403,237 | 9 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2017 | - | $37,174 | 5 | $7,435 | $37,174 | 1 | ||
| Dec 2, 2017 | - | $59,783 | +61% | 5 | $11,957 | $96,957 | 2 | |
| Dec 3, 2017 | - | $28,613 | -52% | 5 | $5,723 | $125,570 | 3 | |
| Dec 4, 2017 | - | $11,017 | -61% | 5 | $2,203 | $136,587 | 4 | |
| Dec 5, 2017 | - | $9,246 | -16% | 5 | $1,849 | $145,833 | 5 | |
| Dec 6, 2017 | - | $8,632 | -7% | 5 | $1,726 | $154,465 | 6 | |
| Dec 7, 2017 | - | $11,715 | +36% | 5 | $2,343 | $166,180 | 7 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | - | $44,360 | +279% | +19% | 47 | $944 | $210,540 | 8 |
| Dec 9, 2017 | - | $59,743 | +35% | n/c | 47 | $1,271 | $270,283 | 9 |
| Dec 10, 2017 | - | $46,040 | -23% | +61% | 47 | $980 | $316,323 | 10 |
| Dec 11, 2017 | - | $15,572 | -66% | +41% | 47 | $331 | $331,895 | 11 |
| Dec 12, 2017 | - | $17,229 | +11% | +86% | 47 | $367 | $349,124 | 12 |
| Dec 13, 2017 | - | $15,563 | -10% | +80% | 47 | $331 | $364,687 | 13 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | - | $14,567 | -6% | +24% | 47 | $310 | $379,254 | 14 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | - | $126,721 | +770% | +186% | 536 | $236 | $505,975 | 15 |
| Dec 16, 2017 | - | $195,780 | +54% | +228% | 536 | $365 | $701,755 | 16 |
| Dec 17, 2017 | - | $137,568 | -30% | +199% | 536 | $257 | $839,323 | 17 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | - | $62,423 | -55% | +301% | 536 | $116 | $901,746 | 18 |
| Dec 19, 2017 | - | $77,423 | +24% | +349% | 536 | $144 | $979,169 | 19 |
| Dec 20, 2017 | - | $54,550 | -30% | +251% | 536 | $102 | $1,033,719 | 20 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | - | $50,813 | -7% | +249% | 536 | $95 | $1,084,532 | 21 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | - | $21,434 | -58% | -83% | 113 | $190 | $1,105,966 | 22 |
| Dec 23, 2017 | - | $31,574 | +47% | -84% | 113 | $279 | $1,137,540 | 23 |
| Dec 24, 2017 | - | $25,601 | -19% | -81% | 113 | $227 | $1,163,141 | 24 |
| Dec 25, 2017 | - | $42,778 | +67% | -31% | 113 | $379 | $1,205,919 | 25 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | - | $11,455 | -47% | 55 | $208 | $1,281,481 | 29 | |
| Dec 30, 2017 | - | $14,037 | +23% | -56% | 55 | $255 | $1,295,518 | 30 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | - | $11,088 | -21% | -57% | 55 | $202 | $1,306,606 | 31 |
| Jan 1, 2018 | - | $13,439 | +21% | -69% | 55 | $244 | $1,320,045 | 32 |
| Jan 2, 2018 | - | $7,840 | -42% | 55 | $143 | $1,327,885 | 33 | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | - | $7,142 | -9% | 55 | $130 | $1,335,027 | 34 | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | - | $7,890 | +10% | 55 | $143 | $1,342,917 | 35 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | - | $6,238 | -21% | -46% | 29 | $215 | $1,349,155 | 36 |
| Jan 6, 2018 | - | $7,900 | +27% | -44% | 29 | $272 | $1,357,055 | 37 |
| Jan 7, 2018 | - | $6,732 | -15% | -39% | 29 | $232 | $1,363,787 | 38 |
| Jan 8, 2018 | - | $2,038 | -70% | -85% | 29 | $70 | $1,365,825 | 39 |
| Jan 9, 2018 | - | $3,647 | +79% | -53% | 29 | $126 | $1,369,472 | 40 |
| Jan 10, 2018 | - | $2,779 | -24% | -61% | 29 | $96 | $1,372,251 | 41 |
| Jan 11, 2018 | - | $2,483 | -11% | -69% | 29 | $86 | $1,374,734 | 42 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | - | $1,301 | -48% | -79% | 10 | $130 | $1,376,035 | 43 |
| Jan 13, 2018 | - | $2,649 | +104% | -66% | 10 | $265 | $1,378,684 | 44 |
| Jan 14, 2018 | - | $2,163 | -18% | -68% | 10 | $216 | $1,380,847 | 45 |
| Jan 15, 2018 | - | $2,070 | -4% | +2% | 10 | $207 | $1,382,917 | 46 |
| Jan 16, 2018 | - | $1,492 | -28% | -59% | 10 | $149 | $1,384,409 | 47 |
| Jan 17, 2018 | - | $1,005 | -33% | -64% | 10 | $101 | $1,385,414 | 48 |
| Jan 18, 2018 | - | $1,036 | +3% | -58% | 10 | $104 | $1,386,450 | 49 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | - | $1,592 | +54% | +22% | 6 | $265 | $1,388,042 | 50 |
| Jan 20, 2018 | - | $2,358 | +48% | -11% | 6 | $393 | $1,390,400 | 51 |
| Jan 21, 2018 | - | $2,430 | +3% | +12% | 6 | $405 | $1,392,830 | 52 |
| Jan 22, 2018 | - | $1,074 | -56% | -48% | 6 | $179 | $1,393,904 | 53 |
| Jan 23, 2018 | - | $670 | -38% | -55% | 6 | $112 | $1,394,574 | 54 |
| Jan 24, 2018 | - | $1,403 | +109% | +40% | 6 | $234 | $1,395,977 | 55 |
| Jan 25, 2018 | - | $743 | -47% | -28% | 6 | $124 | $1,396,720 | 56 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | - | $1,495 | +101% | -6% | 5 | $299 | $1,398,215 | 57 |
| Jan 27, 2018 | - | $2,857 | +91% | +21% | 5 | $571 | $1,401,072 | 58 |
| Jan 28, 2018 | - | $2,165 | -24% | -11% | 5 | $433 | $1,403,237 | 59 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2017 | 25 | $166,180 | 5 | $33,236 | $166,180 | 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 23 | $213,074 | +28% | 47 | $4,533 | $379,254 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 21 | $705,278 | +231% | 536 | $1,316 | $1,084,532 | 3 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 32 | $121,387 | -83% | 113 | $1,074 | $1,205,919 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 31 | $136,998 | +13% | 55 | $2,491 | $1,342,917 | 5 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 44 | $31,817 | -77% | 29 | $1,097 | $1,374,734 | 6 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 57 | $11,716 | -63% | 10 | $1,172 | $1,386,450 | 7 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 60 | $10,270 | -12% | 6 | $1,712 | $1,396,720 | 8 |
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
The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $125,570 (8.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 10.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/536 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,869,001 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 1st, 2017 (Limited) by Amazon Studios |
| International Releases: | December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
December 1st, 2017 (Wide) (Poland) December 8th, 2017 (Wide), released as Užburtas ratas (Lithuania) December 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Portugal) December 15th, 2017 (Wide), released as La Ruota delle Meraviglie (Italy) |
| Video Release: | February 20th, 2018 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic content including some sexuality, language and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2482 (Cert #50899), 6/28/2017) |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Coney Island |
| Plot point: | Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Lifeguard, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Subgenre: | Historical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1950s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2017 | 23 | $125,570 | 5 | $25,114 | $125,570 | 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 23 | $150,143 | +20% | 47 | $3,195 | $316,323 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 18 | $460,069 | +206% | 536 | $858 | $839,323 | 3 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 27 | $78,609 | -83% | 113 | $696 | $1,163,141 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 31 | $100,687 | +28% | 55 | $1,831 | $1,306,606 | 5 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 44 | $20,870 | -79% | 29 | $720 | $1,363,787 | 6 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 58 | $6,113 | -71% | 10 | $611 | $1,380,847 | 7 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 58 | $6,380 | +4% | 6 | $1,063 | $1,392,830 | 8 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 60 | $6,517 | +2% | 5 | $1,303 | $1,403,237 | 9 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2017 | - | $37,174 | 5 | $7,435 | $37,174 | 1 | ||
| Dec 2, 2017 | - | $59,783 | +61% | 5 | $11,957 | $96,957 | 2 | |
| Dec 3, 2017 | - | $28,613 | -52% | 5 | $5,723 | $125,570 | 3 | |
| Dec 4, 2017 | - | $11,017 | -61% | 5 | $2,203 | $136,587 | 4 | |
| Dec 5, 2017 | - | $9,246 | -16% | 5 | $1,849 | $145,833 | 5 | |
| Dec 6, 2017 | - | $8,632 | -7% | 5 | $1,726 | $154,465 | 6 | |
| Dec 7, 2017 | - | $11,715 | +36% | 5 | $2,343 | $166,180 | 7 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | - | $44,360 | +279% | +19% | 47 | $944 | $210,540 | 8 |
| Dec 9, 2017 | - | $59,743 | +35% | n/c | 47 | $1,271 | $270,283 | 9 |
| Dec 10, 2017 | - | $46,040 | -23% | +61% | 47 | $980 | $316,323 | 10 |
| Dec 11, 2017 | - | $15,572 | -66% | +41% | 47 | $331 | $331,895 | 11 |
| Dec 12, 2017 | - | $17,229 | +11% | +86% | 47 | $367 | $349,124 | 12 |
| Dec 13, 2017 | - | $15,563 | -10% | +80% | 47 | $331 | $364,687 | 13 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | - | $14,567 | -6% | +24% | 47 | $310 | $379,254 | 14 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | - | $126,721 | +770% | +186% | 536 | $236 | $505,975 | 15 |
| Dec 16, 2017 | - | $195,780 | +54% | +228% | 536 | $365 | $701,755 | 16 |
| Dec 17, 2017 | - | $137,568 | -30% | +199% | 536 | $257 | $839,323 | 17 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | - | $62,423 | -55% | +301% | 536 | $116 | $901,746 | 18 |
| Dec 19, 2017 | - | $77,423 | +24% | +349% | 536 | $144 | $979,169 | 19 |
| Dec 20, 2017 | - | $54,550 | -30% | +251% | 536 | $102 | $1,033,719 | 20 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | - | $50,813 | -7% | +249% | 536 | $95 | $1,084,532 | 21 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | - | $21,434 | -58% | -83% | 113 | $190 | $1,105,966 | 22 |
| Dec 23, 2017 | - | $31,574 | +47% | -84% | 113 | $279 | $1,137,540 | 23 |
| Dec 24, 2017 | - | $25,601 | -19% | -81% | 113 | $227 | $1,163,141 | 24 |
| Dec 25, 2017 | - | $42,778 | +67% | -31% | 113 | $379 | $1,205,919 | 25 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | - | $11,455 | -47% | 55 | $208 | $1,281,481 | 29 | |
| Dec 30, 2017 | - | $14,037 | +23% | -56% | 55 | $255 | $1,295,518 | 30 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | - | $11,088 | -21% | -57% | 55 | $202 | $1,306,606 | 31 |
| Jan 1, 2018 | - | $13,439 | +21% | -69% | 55 | $244 | $1,320,045 | 32 |
| Jan 2, 2018 | - | $7,840 | -42% | 55 | $143 | $1,327,885 | 33 | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | - | $7,142 | -9% | 55 | $130 | $1,335,027 | 34 | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | - | $7,890 | +10% | 55 | $143 | $1,342,917 | 35 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | - | $6,238 | -21% | -46% | 29 | $215 | $1,349,155 | 36 |
| Jan 6, 2018 | - | $7,900 | +27% | -44% | 29 | $272 | $1,357,055 | 37 |
| Jan 7, 2018 | - | $6,732 | -15% | -39% | 29 | $232 | $1,363,787 | 38 |
| Jan 8, 2018 | - | $2,038 | -70% | -85% | 29 | $70 | $1,365,825 | 39 |
| Jan 9, 2018 | - | $3,647 | +79% | -53% | 29 | $126 | $1,369,472 | 40 |
| Jan 10, 2018 | - | $2,779 | -24% | -61% | 29 | $96 | $1,372,251 | 41 |
| Jan 11, 2018 | - | $2,483 | -11% | -69% | 29 | $86 | $1,374,734 | 42 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | - | $1,301 | -48% | -79% | 10 | $130 | $1,376,035 | 43 |
| Jan 13, 2018 | - | $2,649 | +104% | -66% | 10 | $265 | $1,378,684 | 44 |
| Jan 14, 2018 | - | $2,163 | -18% | -68% | 10 | $216 | $1,380,847 | 45 |
| Jan 15, 2018 | - | $2,070 | -4% | +2% | 10 | $207 | $1,382,917 | 46 |
| Jan 16, 2018 | - | $1,492 | -28% | -59% | 10 | $149 | $1,384,409 | 47 |
| Jan 17, 2018 | - | $1,005 | -33% | -64% | 10 | $101 | $1,385,414 | 48 |
| Jan 18, 2018 | - | $1,036 | +3% | -58% | 10 | $104 | $1,386,450 | 49 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | - | $1,592 | +54% | +22% | 6 | $265 | $1,388,042 | 50 |
| Jan 20, 2018 | - | $2,358 | +48% | -11% | 6 | $393 | $1,390,400 | 51 |
| Jan 21, 2018 | - | $2,430 | +3% | +12% | 6 | $405 | $1,392,830 | 52 |
| Jan 22, 2018 | - | $1,074 | -56% | -48% | 6 | $179 | $1,393,904 | 53 |
| Jan 23, 2018 | - | $670 | -38% | -55% | 6 | $112 | $1,394,574 | 54 |
| Jan 24, 2018 | - | $1,403 | +109% | +40% | 6 | $234 | $1,395,977 | 55 |
| Jan 25, 2018 | - | $743 | -47% | -28% | 6 | $124 | $1,396,720 | 56 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | - | $1,495 | +101% | -6% | 5 | $299 | $1,398,215 | 57 |
| Jan 27, 2018 | - | $2,857 | +91% | +21% | 5 | $571 | $1,401,072 | 58 |
| Jan 28, 2018 | - | $2,165 | -24% | -11% | 5 | $433 | $1,403,237 | 59 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2017 | 25 | $166,180 | 5 | $33,236 | $166,180 | 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | 23 | $213,074 | +28% | 47 | $4,533 | $379,254 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 21 | $705,278 | +231% | 536 | $1,316 | $1,084,532 | 3 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 32 | $121,387 | -83% | 113 | $1,074 | $1,205,919 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 31 | $136,998 | +13% | 55 | $2,491 | $1,342,917 | 5 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 44 | $31,817 | -77% | 29 | $1,097 | $1,374,734 | 6 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 57 | $11,716 | -63% | 10 | $1,172 | $1,386,450 | 7 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | 60 | $10,270 | -12% | 6 | $1,712 | $1,396,720 | 8 |
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.