Words and Pictures (2014)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$2,171,257	Details
International Box Office	$1,174,538	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$3,345,795
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales	$983,146	Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales	$43,858	Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales	$1,027,004
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Synopsis

Prep school English teacher Jack Marcus laments his students’ obsession with social media and good grades rather than engaging with the power of the written word. A one-time literary star, Jack has not published in years filling his spare time with drink versus the art of language. He meets his match in Dina Delsanto—an abstract painter and new teacher on campus, who was once celebrated for her art. From the start, the two flirt and provoke each other with equal relish. With a performance review looming and his teaching job on the line, Jack hatches an inspired plan for galvanizing student interest in their studies: he declares a war between Words and Pictures, confident that the former can convey greater meaning than the latter. Dina and her art students accept the challenge between Jack and his English students, and the battle lines are drawn.

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100)	7,086	$2,171,257
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500)	6,497	$1,174,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800)	8,744	$3,345,795
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,060	$2,171,257

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	May 23rd, 2014 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
International Releases:	May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Germany) June 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Singapore) June 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Austria) June 13th, 2014 (Limited) (New Zealand) June 13th, 2014 (Wide) (Poland) ... Show all releases
Video Release:	September 9th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for sexual material including nude sketches, language and some mature thematic material. (Rating bulletin 2307, 1/29/2014)
Running Time:	116 minutes
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Keywords:	Writing and Writers, College, Teachers, Addiction, Writer's Block, Artists, Romance
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Romantic Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production Companies:	Latitude Productions, Lascaux Films
Production Countries:	United States

Leading Cast

Clive Owen		Jack Marcus
Juliette Binoche		Dina Delsanto

Supporting Cast

Bruce Davison		Walt
Navid Negahban		Will Rashid
Amy Brenneman		Elspeth Croyden
Christian Scheider		Tony
Valerie Tian		Emily
Josh Ssettuba		Cole
Janet Kidder		Sabine
Adam DiMarco		Swint

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Production and Technical Credits

Fred Schepisi		Director
Gerald DiPego		Screenwriter
Curtis Burch		Producer
Gerald DiPego		Producer
Fred Schepisi		Producer
Nancy Rae Stone		Executive Producer
Bob Gass		Executive Producer
Judy Burch Gass		Executive Producer
Joseph Cohen		Executive Producer
Richard Toussaint		Executive Producer
Wade Barker		Executive Producer
Derrick Evers		Executive Producer
Ian Baker		Director of Photography
Patrizia Von Brandenstein		Production Designer
Peter Honess		Editor
Tish Monaghan		Costume Designer
Paul Grabowsky		Composer
Maureen Webb		Additional Casting
Deborah Aquila		Casting Director
Trisha Wood		Casting Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 9th, 2014

September 9th, 2014

The Christmas shopping season has begun in full force. Even if Captain America: The Winter Soldier were the only new release this week, it would be a great release, as the Combo Packs are clearly pick of the week contenders. It's not the only Pick of the Week contender. Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 1 is also a prime contender, although I'm still waiting for the screener for that release. At the moment, I'm giving the win to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but when I get a chance to review the screener, that might change. More...

Per Theater Chart: Boyhood has Extended Childhood

July 23rd, 2014

The biggest film on the per theater chart this weekend was Boyhood, for the second weekend in a row. It expanded from 5 to 34 theaters, but its average fell just 56% to $34,418. That's fantastic. It has already earned a measure of mainstream success, while it has its eyes on Chef for best limited release for the summer. Second place went to There's No Place Like Utopia with $30,710 in one theater. This is a great start, but there are still no reviews, so I think it will have short legs. A Five Star Life and Mood Indigo were relatively close with averages of $15,996 and $13,256 respectively. The only wide release to reach the $10,000 club was The Purge: Anarchy, which earned an average of $10,626. More...

Per Theater Chart: Jumping over the Competition

June 18th, 2014

There were three films in the $10,000 club, including the top two on the overall chart. 22 Jump Street led the way with an average of $17,263. The Rover was wedged between the two wide releases with an average of $13,860 in five theaters. Next up was How to Train Your Dragon 2 with an average of $11,627. This is good, but lower than expected. More...

Weekend Estimates: Maleficent Magnificent

June 1st, 2014

Disney’s $180 million gamble on Maleficent looks to have paid off this weekend, with Angelina Jolie’s starring role carrying the film to a $70 million opening weekend, in spite of middling reviews. The film is as much a triumph for Jolie as World War Z was for husband Brad Pitt. They truly are Hollywood’s power couple. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Full Picture

May 28th, 2014

There were only two films in the $10,000 club this weekend. X-Men: Days of Future Past led the way with an average of $22,729 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The only other film was The Dance of Reality with an average of $12,384 in two theaters. However, if one were to include holiday Monday, Words and Pictures would also reach the $10,000 club with an average of $11,544 in ten theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: X-Men Joins 2014 $90 Million Club

May 25th, 2014

Another weekend, another $90 million opener. This time, there’s an asterisk at least, because X-Men: Days of Future Past will “open” with $110 million, thanks to the four day Memorial Day long weekend, giving Fox an arguable claim to the biggest weekend of the year, and the first $100 million debut. The reality, however, is that it will line up in fourth place when comparing 3-day weekends, with Captain America still out in front, thanks to its $95 million opening back in April. May has seen the three other $90 million-plus weekends, with Godzilla second ($93 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 third ($91.6 million). More...

Limited Releases: Talking Pictures

May 23rd, 2014

It is not a particularly strong week for limited releases. There are a few that are earning good reviews, but almost none are earning good reviews and any buzz. Cold in July is one of the exceptions and its reviews and star power could have resulted in a fast start, but it is also playing on Video on Demand. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100)	7,086	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900)	6,816	$2,383,858
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500)	6,410	$2,171,257
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	182	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,060	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,169	$2,383,858
Top 2014 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	58	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,570	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200)	6,141	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,523	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)	316	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,954	$2,171,257
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies	35	$2,171,257

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
2014/05/23	36	$87,879		10	$8,788	$87,879	1
2014/05/30	32	$78,200	-11%	13	$6,015	$217,679	2
2014/06/06	19	$282,648	+261%	98	$2,884	$536,712	3
2014/06/13	17	$394,064	+39%	216	$1,824	$1,065,352	4
2014/06/20	24	$214,891	-45%	175	$1,228	$1,477,761	5
2014/06/27	30	$136,262	-37%	105	$1,298	$1,731,624	6
2014/07/04	36	$98,049	-28%	58	$1,691	$1,893,160	7
2014/07/11	41	$47,582	-51%	40	$1,190	$1,986,548	8
2014/07/18	42	$41,648	-12%	33	$1,262	$2,058,728	9
2014/07/25	52	$27,750	-33%	28	$991	$2,112,289	10
2014/08/01	63	$12,289	-56%	18	$683	$2,140,906	11
2014/08/08	71	$6,082	-51%	12	$507	$2,155,364	12
2014/08/15	72	$6,993	+15%	15	$466	$2,166,206	13

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
2014/05/23	-	$22,763		10	$2,276	$22,763	1
2014/05/24	-	$34,617	+52%	10	$3,462	$57,380	2
2014/05/25	-	$30,499	-12%	10	$3,050	$87,879	3
2014/05/26	-	$27,557	-10%	10	$2,756	$115,436	4
2014/05/27	-	$7,067	-74%	10	$707	$122,503	5
2014/05/28	-	$8,926	+26%	10	$893	$131,429	6
2014/05/29	-	$8,050	-10%	10	$805	$139,479	7
2014/05/30	-	$19,891	+147%	10	$1,989	$159,370	8
2014/05/31	-	$36,084	+81%	10	$3,608	$195,454	9
2014/06/01	-	$22,225	-38%	10	$2,223	$217,679	10
2014/06/02	-	$8,495	-62%	10	$850	$226,174	11
2014/06/03	-	$8,063	-5%	10	$806	$234,237	12
2014/06/04	-	$9,720	+21%	10	$972	$243,957	13
2014/06/05	-	$10,107	+4%	10	$1,011	$254,064	14
2014/06/06	-	$79,897	+691%	98	$815	$333,961	15
2014/06/07	16	$124,826	+56%	98	$1,274	$458,787	16
2014/06/08	-	$77,925	-38%	98	$795	$536,712	17
2014/06/09	-	$30,543	-61%	98	$312	$567,255	18
2014/06/10	-	$34,984	+15%	98	$357	$602,239	19
2014/06/11	-	$36,822	+5%	98	$376	$639,061	20
2014/06/12	-	$32,227	-12%	98	$329	$671,288	21
2014/06/13	-	$119,127	+270%	216	$552	$790,415	22
2014/06/14	15	$170,203	+43%	216	$788	$960,618	23
2014/06/15	-	$104,734	-38%	216	$485	$1,065,352	24
2014/06/20	-	$62,017		175	$354	$1,127,369	29
2014/06/21	-	$95,360	+54%	175	$545	$1,222,729	30
2014/06/22	-	$57,514	-40%	175	$329	$1,280,243	31
2014/06/23	-	$25,320	-56%	175	$145	$1,305,563	32
2014/06/24	-	$29,504	+17%	175	$169	$1,335,067	33
2014/06/25	-	$31,157	+6%	175	$178	$1,366,224	34
2014/06/27	-	$37,850		105	$360	$1,633,212	36
2014/06/28	-	$58,163	+54%	105	$554	$1,691,375	37
2014/06/29	-	$40,249	-31%	105	$383	$1,731,624	38
2014/06/30	-	$17,136	-57%	105	$163	$1,748,760	39
2014/07/01	-	$17,303	+1%	105	$165	$1,766,063	40
2014/07/02	-	$12,581	-27%	105	$120	$1,778,644	41
2014/07/03	-	$16,467	+31%	105	$157	$1,795,111	42
2014/07/04	-	$28,582	+74%	59	$484	$1,823,693	43
2014/07/05	-	$40,588	+42%	59	$688	$1,864,281	44
2014/07/06	-	$28,879	-29%	59	$489	$1,893,160	45
2014/07/07	-	$10,250	-65%	59	$174	$1,903,410	46
2014/07/08	-	$12,042	+17%	59	$204	$1,915,452	47
2014/07/09	-	$11,378	-6%	59	$193	$1,926,830	48
2014/07/10	-	$12,136	+7%	59	$206	$1,938,966	49
2014/07/11	-	$13,037	+7%	40	$326	$1,952,003	50
2014/07/12	-	$20,024	+54%	40	$501	$1,972,027	51
2014/07/13	-	$14,521	-27%	40	$363	$1,986,548	52
2014/07/25	-	$7,345		28	$262	$2,066,073	64
2014/07/26	-	$11,207	+53%	28	$400	$2,077,280	65
2014/07/27	-	$9,198	-18%	28	$329	$2,086,478	66

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
2014/05/23	35	$139,479		10	$13,948	$139,479	1
2014/05/30	32	$114,585	-18%	10	$11,459	$254,064	2
2014/06/06	21	$417,224	+264%	98	$4,257	$671,288	3
2014/06/13	18	$591,582	+42%	216	$2,739	$1,262,870	4
2014/06/20	23	$332,492	-44%	175	$1,900	$1,595,362	5
2014/06/27	33	$199,749	-40%	105	$1,902	$1,795,111	6
2014/07/04	37	$143,855	-28%	59	$2,438	$1,938,966	7
2014/07/11	40	$78,114	-46%	40	$1,953	$2,017,080	8
2014/07/18	43	$67,459	-14%	33	$2,044	$2,084,539	9
2014/07/25	53	$44,078	-35%	28	$1,574	$2,128,617	10
2014/08/01	61	$20,665	-53%	18	$1,148	$2,149,282	11
2014/08/08	72	$9,931	-52%	12	$828	$2,159,213	12
2014/08/15	64	$12,044	+21%	15	$803	$2,171,257	13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Theaters	Maximum Theaters	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Austria	6/13/2014	$0	0	17	51	$71,514	12/16/2015
Germany	5/22/2014	$0	0	66	66	$439,256	12/15/2015
New Zealand	6/13/2014	$0	0	18	18	$65,236	1/8/2016
Poland	6/13/2014	$0	0	93	118	$289,911	12/15/2015
Portugal	6/26/2014	$30,119	19	19	50	$85,320	12/16/2015
Singapore	6/12/2014	$0	0	1	1	$12,112	12/15/2015
Thailand	7/17/2014	$4,274	6	6	7	$7,769	12/17/2015

Rest of World						$203,420

International Total						$1,174,538	1/8/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500)	6,497	$1,174,538
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900)	5,835	$1,174,538
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500)	3,422	$1,174,538
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500)	5,459	$1,174,538
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400)	3,324	$1,174,538
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)	331	$1,174,538
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,443	$1,174,538
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies	44	$1,174,538

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800)	8,744	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900)	7,898	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600)	4,532	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500)	7,427	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500)	4,422	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	408	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,007	$3,345,795
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies	43	$3,345,795

Weekly US DVD Sales

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
9/14/2014	29	10,172		10,172	$142,306	$142,306	1

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