Hong Kong Box Office for The Words (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Hong Kong Box Office $29,011Details
Worldwide Box Office $16,369,708Details
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Synopsis

The romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$6,000,000
Hong Kong Releases: November 8th, 2012 (Wide)
Video Release: December 24th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2222, 5/9/2012)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Keywords: Writing and Writers, Romance, Plagiarism, Unnamed Character, Interracial Romance, Ensemble, World War II, Publishing Industry, Writer's Block, Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Benaroya Pictures, Parlay Films, Animus Films, Serena Films, Waterfall Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 18th, 2012

December 16th, 2012

It's the last week before Christmas, which means it is the last chance for last minute gifts. There are a number of first-run releases coming out this week, some of which are not coming out till Friday, or even next Monday. There are also quite a few limited releases and TV on DVD releases hitting the home market this week. However, none of these were big hits and very few earned strong praise from critics. That doesn't mean there are none that are worth picking up. In fact, we have a trio of contenders for Pick of the Week. Shameless: The Complete Second Season on DVD or Blu-ray; Pitch Perfect on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack; and Arbitrage on DVD or Blu-ray. It was a close call, but in the end I went with Arbitrage. Also coming out this week is Rush: 2012 - CD and Blu-ray in a Deluxe Edition or Super Deluxe Edition, which is a clear winner of Puck of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office of the Living Dead

September 17th, 2012

2012 started off so well that I keep thinking the box office will return to those glory days, or at the very least it will stop sucking. That didn't happen this weekend. Granted, the box office grew 28% from last weekend to $86 million. However, this is 15% lower than the same weekend last year and it is still one of the worst weekends of all time. Year-to-date, 2012 still leads 2011, but that lead has shrunk to just 3.0% at $7.80 billion to $7.58 billion. If things don't turn around very soon, 2012 will lose its lead in terms of tickets sold (currently just 1.8%) and its overall lead shortly after that. Since fewer people are watching movies in theaters, it means fewer people are seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films. Fewer people seeing trailers for upcoming films does often times result in fewer people seeing these upcoming movies. We need a true blockbuster to break out of this cycle. More...

Contest: Scary Timing: Winning Announcement

September 12th, 2012

The winner of our Scary Timing was determined and it is... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Go Silent

September 10th, 2012

Yuck. The overall box office this past weekend was not only the worst of the year so far, but it was the worst we've seen in more than a decade. Not only did the box office have a decade of inflation, but also a decade of population growth, which makes this result even more depressing. The Possession was the only bright spot in the top ten. Both The Words and The Cold Light of Day missed the Mendoza Line during their opening weekend. Overall, the box office plummeted 35% to just $67 million. Compared to last year, the box office fell by 17%. It's a disaster. 2012 is still ahead of 2011 by 3.3% at $7.70 billion to $7.45 billion. Things will have to get better next weekend, so hopefully we will never have to think about this weekend again. More...

Weekend Estimates: Possession Tops Very Quiet Weekend

September 9th, 2012

One statistic suffices to sum up this weekend at the box office: based on estimates received so far, the weekend ranks as the 5th-worst weekend for total box office receipts since January, 2000 (see full chart here). While that position will improve when we get complete numbers on Monday, there's a good chance this will end up as the worst weekend since 2001, even though ticket prices have risen substantially since then. The two marks that industry watchers should look out for are the $67.5 million weekend of September 5, 2003 and the $67.9 million weekend of September 5, 2008. Unsurprisingly, the top film at the box office this weekend is the same as last weekend: The Possession is set for about $9.5 million in its second outing. The Words is the top opener, with about $5 million in 2,801 theaters -- certainly a disappointment, although CBS Films is hoping for good legs thanks to its adult-skewing demographic. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office is Going to Get Schooled

September 6th, 2012

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the entire year at the box office. This certainly seems to be the case this year. There are two wide releases, or to be more accurate, one wide release, The Words, and one semi-wide release, The Cold Light of Day. Neither film is expected to top $10 million. The last time the number one film over the weekend earned less than $10,000,000 was way back in 2008 with the release of Bangkok Dangerous, which opened in the weekend after Labor Day. There is a slim chance The Words will earn less than Bangkok Dangerous did. This weekend last year wasn't actually pretty good with Contagion dominating the chart. There's almost no chance any film opening this weekend will match the $22.40 million that film earned. The top three films combined probably won't match that figure. 2012 will start the autumn with a pretty big fall. More...

2012 Preview: September

September 1st, 2012

August is over and let's just be glad we never have to talk about that month again. It is too early to tell how a couple of the wide releases from the month will do, but of the other fourteen we have solid numbers for, none of them were a pleasant surprise. There were a few that were mildly disappointing, but likely still profitable. There were also a few that were "What were they thinking?" level of box office bomb. This September, there about a dozen films opening wide, depending on your definition of wide. (Plus, For A Good Time, Call might expand wide on the 14th, while The Master is opening in limited release on the 14th, but might expand wide before the end of the month. "Might" is the key here. I don't think either will get it done.) None of the dozen films are likely to get to $100 million. In fact, there's a good chance no film opening this month will get to $75 million in total. The biggest film of the month could be Finding Nemo, which is getting a 3D Re-release. As long as the movie going public hasn't tired of 3D re-releases, it should be a hit, but there are signs that the trend might be ending soon. There are a few others that should become midlevel hits, but most will struggle to find an audience. Last September was not terrible with one $100 million film and a few other midlevel hits. For 2012 to come out ahead, it will have to rely on depth, and I'm more than a little worried in that regard. More...

Contest: Scary Timing

August 31st, 2012

This weekend is the Labor Day long weekend, which means next week is the first week of the year that it is acceptable to mention Halloween. To celebrate, we have two Halloween DVDs for prizes. As for a target film, there is only one film opening truly wide next weekend, The Words, while The Cold Light of Day is opening in less than 2000 theaters. This makes The Words the clear choice for target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Words. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Dora the Explorer: Dora's Halloween Parade on . (That's the French-Language bi-lingual edition.) Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2012/11/23 7 $19,337   6 $3,223   $19,337 3
2012/11/30 7 $2,719 -86% 2 $1,360   $29,011 4
2012/12/07 - $1,108 -59% 1 $1,108   $6,164 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/25/2013 $82,953 16 16 16 $82,953 12/30/2018
Australia 10/11/2012 $142,915 76 76 147 $257,121 12/12/2015
Belgium 1/16/2013 $14,035 7 7 7 $100,339 12/14/2015
Brazil 11/23/2012 $123,769 52 52 114 $244,559 12/14/2015
Croatia 10/18/2012 $3,866 4 4 18 $15,879 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 9/20/2012 $12,997 17 17 33 $37,934 12/29/2018
Hong Kong 11/8/2012 $0 0 6 9 $29,011 12/12/2015
Hungary 11/8/2012 $25,617 24 24 96 $68,706 12/29/2018
Italy 9/21/2012 $317,102 183 183 357 $749,419 12/12/2015
Lebanon 9/20/2012 $19,765 9 9 11 $29,791 12/29/2018
Mexico 12/7/2012 $208,317 139 139 389 $738,266 12/14/2015
New Zealand 10/11/2012 $15,985 23 23 45 $32,268 12/12/2015
North America 9/7/2012 $4,750,894 2,801 2,801 7,127 $11,494,838 12/11/2014
Portugal 11/1/2012 $42,870 17 18 58 $103,082 12/12/2015
Romania 12/7/2012 $18 1 6 14 $104,384 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/4/2012 $17,848 9 9 32 $33,820 12/12/2015
Slovakia 10/11/2012 $16,433 19 19 46 $57,274 12/12/2015
Spain 10/31/2012 $273,350 144 144 501 $937,323 12/13/2015
Taiwan 4/26/2013 $7,081 2 2 2 $8,942 12/14/2015
Turkey 12/7/2012 $74,958 31 31 84 $180,336 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/4/2012 $48,393 25 25 28 $82,125 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 4/19/2013 $1,165 10 10 10 $1,165 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $980,173
 
Worldwide Total$16,369,708 12/30/2018

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.

Leading Cast

Bradley Cooper    Rory Jansen
Zoe Saldana    Dora Jansen

Supporting Cast

Jeremy Irons    The Old Man
Dennis Quaid    Clay Hammond
Olivia Wilde    Daniella
Benjamin Barnes    The Young Man
Nora Arnezeder    Celia
Michael McKean    Nelson Wylie
John Hannah    Richard Fordham
J.K. Simmons    Mr. Jansen
Ron Rifkin    Timothy Epstein
Zeljko Ivanek    Joseph Cutler

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Brian Klugman    Screenwriter
Lee Sternthal    Screenwriter
Brian Klugman    Director
Lee Sternthal    Director
Jim Young    Producer
Tatiana Kelly    Producer
Michael Benaroya    Producer
Laura Rister    Executive Producer
Cassian Elwes    Executive Producer
Lisa Wilson    Executive Producer
Antonio Calvache    Director of Photography
Michele Laliberte    Production Designer
Leslie Jones    Editor
Simonetta Mariano    Costume Designer
Marcelo Zarvos    Composer