Spotlight (2015)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $45,055,776Details
International Box Office $46,846,662
Worldwide Box Office $91,902,438
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $2,415,833
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,723,766
Total $5,139,599
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$295,009 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:10.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/1,227 max. theaters, 11.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $63,232,197

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 2015 (Limited) by Open Road
International Releases: January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Central America)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Colombia)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Dominican Republic)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Thailand)
Video Release: February 2nd, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some language including sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2386, 8/12/2015)
Running Time: 128 minutes
Award nomination: 2016 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: BAFTA Best Original Screenplay Winner, Critics’ Choice Winner Best Picture, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Winner, Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Winner
Plot point: Child Abuse, Dysfunctional Family, Government Corruption, Investigative Journalist, Sex Crimes
Subgenre: Docudrama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Anonymous Content, Rocklin/Faust, Open Road Films, Participant Media, First Look Media, Topic
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2015 23 $295,009   5 $59,002   $295,009 1
Nov 13, 2015 12 $1,353,630 +359% 60 $22,561   $1,800,400 2
Nov 20, 2015 8 $3,528,384 +161% 598 $5,900   $5,804,495 3
Nov 27, 2015 8 $4,408,252 +25% 897 $4,914   $12,260,141 4
Dec 4, 2015 8 $2,800,008 -36% 980 $2,857   $16,505,705 5
Dec 11, 2015 9 $2,508,853 -10% 1,089 $2,304   $20,302,802 6
Dec 18, 2015 12 $1,425,193 -43% 825 $1,728   $22,803,219 7
Dec 25, 2015 17 $1,083,976 -24% 480 $2,258   $24,899,059 8
Jan 1, 2016 15 $1,185,093 +9% 385 $3,078   $27,108,972 9
Jan 8, 2016 17 $928,471 -22% 368 $2,523   $28,546,477 10
Jan 15, 2016 14 $1,650,133 +78% 985 $1,675   $30,623,296 11
Jan 22, 2016 16 $1,273,626 -23% 1,030 $1,237   $32,902,971 12
Jan 29, 2016 15 $1,200,039 -6% 715 $1,678   $34,765,827 13
Feb 5, 2016 17 $835,514 -30% 668 $1,251   $36,104,348 14
Feb 12, 2016 20 $698,951 -16% 455 $1,536   $37,204,863 15
Feb 19, 2016 26 $522,353 -25% 401 $1,303   $38,102,424 16
Feb 26, 2016 21 $735,999 +41% 685 $1,074   $39,121,520 17
Mar 4, 2016 15 $1,766,212 +140% 1,227 $1,439   $41,562,351 18
Mar 11, 2016 16 $931,412 -47% 847 $1,100   $43,187,686 19
Mar 18, 2016 20 $423,465 -55% 443 $956   $44,000,003 20
Mar 25, 2016 25 $158,087 -63% 206 $767   $44,338,925 21
Apr 1, 2016 28 $151,034 -4% 202 $748   $44,571,689 22
Apr 8, 2016 35 $79,473 -47% 112 $710   $44,726,885 23
Apr 15, 2016 37 $45,247 -43% 103 $439   $44,808,479 24
Apr 22, 2016 41 $31,253 -31% 91 $343   $44,867,903 25
Apr 29, 2016 33 $95,676 +206% 224 $427   $44,988,180 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 2015 - $89,387     5 $17,877   $89,387 1
Nov 7, 2015 - $118,272 +32%   5 $23,654   $207,659 2
Nov 8, 2015 - $87,350 -26%   5 $17,470   $295,009 3
Nov 9, 2015 - $35,108 -60%   5 $7,022   $330,117 4
Nov 10, 2015 - $33,370 -5%   5 $6,674   $363,487 5
Nov 11, 2015 - $53,126 +59%   5 $10,625   $416,613 6
Nov 12, 2015 - $30,157 -43%   5 $6,031   $446,770 7
Nov 13, 2015 12 $390,951 +1,196% +337% 60 $6,516   $837,721 8
Nov 14, 2015 11 $575,688 +47% +387% 60 $9,595   $1,413,409 9
Nov 15, 2015 11 $386,991 -33% +343% 60 $6,450   $1,800,400 10
Nov 16, 2015 9 $120,839 -69% +244% 60 $2,014   $1,921,239 11
Nov 17, 2015 14 $125,187 +4% +275% 60 $2,086   $2,046,426 12
Nov 18, 2015 8 $121,068 -3% +128% 60 $2,018   $2,167,494 13
Nov 19, 2015 9 $108,617 -10% +260% 60 $1,810   $2,276,111 14
Nov 20, 2015 7 $1,025,097 +844% +162% 598 $1,714   $3,301,208 15
Nov 21, 2015 8 $1,517,144 +48% +164% 598 $2,537   $4,818,352 16
Nov 22, 2015 8 $986,143 -35% +155% 598 $1,649   $5,804,495 17
Nov 23, 2015 8 $355,011 -64% +194% 598 $594   $6,159,506 18
Nov 24, 2015 8 $461,514 +30% +269% 598 $772   $6,621,020 19
Nov 25, 2015 8 $652,981 +41% +439% 897 $728   $7,274,001 20
Nov 26, 2015 10 $577,888 -12% +432% 897 $644   $7,851,889 21
Nov 27, 2015 8 $1,657,861 +187% +62% 897 $1,848   $9,509,750 22
Nov 28, 2015 8 $1,740,754 +5% +15% 897 $1,941   $11,250,504 23
Nov 29, 2015 7 $1,009,637 -42% +2% 897 $1,126   $12,260,141 24
Nov 30, 2015 6 $333,180 -67% -6% 897 $371   $12,593,321 25
Dec 1, 2015 7 $410,895 +23% -11% 897 $458   $13,004,216 26
Dec 2, 2015 6 $361,588 -12% -45% 897 $403   $13,365,804 27
Dec 3, 2015 6 $339,893 -6% -41% 897 $379   $13,705,697 28
Dec 4, 2015 7 $830,428 +144% -50% 980 $847   $14,536,125 29
Dec 5, 2015 8 $1,270,555 +53% -27% 980 $1,296   $15,806,680 30
Dec 6, 2015 8 $699,025 -45% -31% 980 $713   $16,505,705 31
Dec 7, 2015 7 $286,600 -59% -14% 980 $292   $16,792,305 32
Dec 8, 2015 7 $372,580 +30% -9% 980 $380   $17,164,885 33
Dec 9, 2015 7 $312,967 -16% -13% 980 $319   $17,477,852 34
Dec 10, 2015 7 $316,097 +1% -7% 980 $323   $17,793,949 35
Dec 11, 2015 8 $711,126 +125% -14% 1,089 $653   $18,505,075 36
Dec 12, 2015 9 $1,123,579 +58% -12% 1,089 $1,032   $19,628,654 37
Dec 13, 2015 9 $674,148 -40% -4% 1,089 $619   $20,302,802 38
Dec 14, 2015 8 $269,659 -60% -6% 1,089 $248   $20,572,461 39
Dec 15, 2015 8 $312,804 +16% -16% 1,089 $287   $20,885,265 40
Dec 16, 2015 8 $278,396 -11% -11% 1,089 $256   $21,163,661 41
Dec 17, 2015 8 $214,365 -23% -32% 1,089 $197   $21,378,026 42
Dec 18, 2015 12 $355,889 +66% -50% 825 $431   $21,733,915 43
Dec 19, 2015 10 $644,159 +81% -43% 825 $781   $22,378,074 44
Dec 20, 2015 11 $425,145 -34% -37% 825 $515   $22,803,219 45
Dec 21, 2015 11 $238,081 -44% -12% 825 $289   $23,041,300 46
Dec 22, 2015 12 $276,174 +16% -12% 825 $335   $23,317,474 47
Dec 23, 2015 12 $251,318 -9% -10% 825 $305   $23,568,792 48
Dec 24, 2015 12 $246,291 -2% +15% 825 $299   $23,815,083 49
Dec 25, 2015 - $322,037 +31% -10% 480 $671   $24,137,120 50
Dec 26, 2015 - $418,648 +30% -35% 480 $872   $24,555,768 51
Dec 27, 2015 - $343,291 -18% -19% 480 $715   $24,899,059 52
Dec 28, 2015 - $243,737 -29% +2% 480 $508   $25,142,796 53
Dec 29, 2015 - $246,174 +1% -11% 480 $513   $25,388,970 54
Dec 30, 2015 15 $263,502 +7% +5% 480 $549   $25,652,472 55
Dec 31, 2015 15 $271,407 +3% +10% 480 $565   $25,923,879 56
Jan 1, 2016 15 $426,538 +57% +32% 385 $1,108   $26,350,417 57
Jan 2, 2016 15 $486,253 +14% +16% 385 $1,263   $26,836,670 58
Jan 3, 2016 - $272,302 -44% -21% 385 $707   $27,108,972 59
Jan 4, 2016 - $114,365 -58% -53% 385 $297   $27,223,337 60
Jan 5, 2016 - $131,521 +15% -47% 385 $342   $27,354,858 61
Jan 6, 2016 - $131,565 n/c -50% 385 $342   $27,486,423 62
Jan 7, 2016 - $131,583 n/c -52% 385 $342   $27,618,006 63
Jan 8, 2016 - $246,724 +88% -42% 368 $670   $27,864,730 64
Jan 9, 2016 - $434,234 +76% -11% 368 $1,180   $28,298,964 65
Jan 10, 2016 - $247,513 -43% -9% 368 $673   $28,546,477 66
Jan 11, 2016 - $89,105 -64% -22% 368 $242   $28,635,582 67
Jan 12, 2016 - $103,362 +16% -21% 368 $281   $28,738,944 68
Jan 13, 2016 - $106,463 +3% -19% 368 $289   $28,845,407 69
Jan 14, 2016 - $127,756 +20% -3% 368 $347   $28,973,163 70
Jan 15, 2016 14 $448,142 +251% +82% 985 $455   $29,421,305 71
Jan 16, 2016 14 $667,773 +49% +54% 985 $678   $30,089,078 72
Jan 17, 2016 14 $534,218 -20% +116% 985 $542   $30,623,296 73
Jan 18, 2016 13 $422,032 -21% +374% 985 $428   $31,045,328 74
Jan 19, 2016 13 $217,236 -49% +110% 985 $221   $31,262,564 75
Jan 20, 2016 13 $182,478 -16% +71% 985 $185   $31,445,042 76
Jan 21, 2016 13 $184,303 +1% +44% 985 $187   $31,629,345 77
Jan 22, 2016 15 $370,025 +101% -17% 1,030 $359   $31,999,370 78
Jan 23, 2016 15 $610,541 +65% -9% 1,030 $593   $32,609,911 79
Jan 24, 2016 - $293,060 -52% -45% 1,030 $285   $32,902,971 80
Jan 25, 2016 14 $133,877 -54% -68% 1,030 $130   $33,036,848 81
Jan 26, 2016 14 $186,089 +39% -14% 1,030 $181   $33,222,937 82
Jan 27, 2016 12 $174,924 -6% -4% 1,030 $170   $33,397,861 83
Jan 28, 2016 12 $167,927 -4% -9% 1,030 $163   $33,565,788 84
Jan 29, 2016 14 $280,641 +67% -24% 715 $393   $33,846,429 85
Jan 30, 2016 14 $524,799 +87% -14% 715 $734   $34,371,228 86
Jan 31, 2016 14 $394,599 -25% +35% 715 $552   $34,765,827 87
Feb 1, 2016 14 $118,379 -70% -12% 715 $166   $34,884,206 88
Feb 2, 2016 14 $144,422 +22% -22% 715 $202   $35,028,628 89
Feb 3, 2016 14 $121,315 -16% -31% 715 $170   $35,149,943 90
Feb 4, 2016 14 $118,891 -2% -29% 715 $166   $35,268,834 91
Feb 5, 2016 - $229,797 +93% -18% 668 $344   $35,498,631 92
Feb 6, 2016 - $438,912 +91% -16% 668 $657   $35,937,543 93
Feb 7, 2016 - $166,805 -62% -58% 668 $250   $36,104,348 94
Feb 8, 2016 - $93,410 -44% -21% 668 $140   $36,197,758 95
Feb 9, 2016 - $117,697 +26% -19% 668 $176   $36,315,455 96
Feb 10, 2016 - $102,396 -13% -16% 668 $153   $36,417,851 97
Feb 11, 2016 - $88,061 -14% -26% 668 $132   $36,505,912 98
Feb 12, 2016 - $147,333 +67% -36% 455 $324   $36,653,245 99
Feb 13, 2016 - $287,301 +95% -35% 455 $631   $36,940,546 100
Feb 14, 2016 - $264,317 -8% +58% 455 $581   $37,204,863 101
Feb 15, 2016 - $153,304 -42% +64% 455 $337   $37,358,167 102
Feb 16, 2016 - $78,185 -49% -34% 455 $172   $37,436,352 103
Feb 17, 2016 - $71,148 -9% -31% 455 $156   $37,507,500 104
Feb 18, 2016 - $72,571 +2% -18% 455 $159   $37,580,071 105
Feb 19, 2016 - $122,641 +69% -17% 401 $306   $37,702,712 106
Feb 20, 2016 - $237,924 +94% -17% 401 $593   $37,940,636 107
Feb 21, 2016 - $161,788 -32% -39% 401 $403   $38,102,424 108
Feb 22, 2016 - $59,603 -63% -61% 401 $149   $38,162,027 109
Feb 23, 2016 - $74,503 +25% -5% 401 $186   $38,236,530 110
Feb 24, 2016 - $73,758 -1% +4% 401 $184   $38,310,288 111
Feb 25, 2016 - $75,233 +2% +4% 401 $188   $38,385,521 112
Feb 26, 2016 - $192,781 +156% +57% 685 $281   $38,578,302 113
Feb 27, 2016 - $372,067 +93% +56% 685 $543   $38,950,369 114
Feb 28, 2016 - $171,151 -54% +6% 685 $250   $39,121,520 115
Feb 29, 2016 12 $167,729 -2% +181% 685 $245   $39,289,249 116
Mar 1, 2016 13 $189,534 +13% +154% 685 $277   $39,478,783 117
Mar 2, 2016 12 $174,371 -8% +136% 685 $255   $39,653,154 118
Mar 3, 2016 12 $142,985 -18% +90% 685 $209   $39,796,139 119
Mar 4, 2016 13 $477,303 +234% +148% 1,227 $389   $40,273,442 120
Mar 5, 2016 14 $820,961 +72% +121% 1,227 $669   $41,094,403 121
Mar 6, 2016 14 $467,948 -43% +173% 1,227 $381   $41,562,351 122
Mar 7, 2016 13 $172,461 -63% +3% 1,227 $141   $41,734,812 123
Mar 8, 2016 13 $210,402 +22% +11% 1,227 $171   $41,945,214 124
Mar 9, 2016 13 $162,010 -23% -7% 1,227 $132   $42,107,224 125
Mar 10, 2016 14 $149,050 -8% +4% 1,227 $121   $42,256,274 126
Mar 11, 2016 - $248,330 +67% -48% 847 $293   $42,504,604 127
Mar 12, 2016 15 $429,611 +73% -48% 847 $507   $42,934,215 128
Mar 13, 2016 - $253,471 -41% -46% 847 $299   $43,187,686 129
Mar 14, 2016 - $100,319 -60% -42% 847 $118   $43,288,005 130
Mar 15, 2016 - $122,389 +22% -42% 847 $144   $43,410,394 131
Mar 16, 2016 - $91,792 -25% -43% 847 $108   $43,502,186 132
Mar 17, 2016 - $74,352 -19% -50% 847 $88   $43,576,538 133
Mar 18, 2016 - $106,040 +43% -57% 443 $239   $43,682,578 134
Mar 19, 2016 - $200,415 +89% -53% 443 $452   $43,882,993 135
Mar 20, 2016 - $117,010 -42% -54% 443 $264   $44,000,003 136
Mar 21, 2016 - $49,144 -58% -51% 443 $111   $44,049,147 137
Mar 22, 2016 - $51,601 +5% -58% 443 $116   $44,100,748 138
Mar 23, 2016 - $42,829 -17% -53% 443 $97   $44,143,577 139
Mar 24, 2016 - $37,261 -13% -50% 443 $84   $44,180,838 140
Mar 25, 2016 - $51,706 +39% -51% 206 $251   $44,232,544 141
Mar 26, 2016 - $65,667 +27% -67% 206 $319   $44,298,211 142
Mar 27, 2016 - $40,714 -38% -65% 206 $198   $44,338,925 143
Mar 28, 2016 - $22,393 -45% -54% 206 $109   $44,361,318 144
Mar 29, 2016 - $22,169 -1% -57% 206 $108   $44,383,487 145
Mar 30, 2016 - $18,400 -17% -57% 206 $89   $44,401,887 146
Mar 31, 2016 - $18,768 +2% -50% 206 $91   $44,420,655 147
Apr 1, 2016 - $44,188 +135% -15% 202 $219   $44,464,843 148
Apr 2, 2016 - $68,491 +55% +4% 202 $339   $44,533,334 149
Apr 3, 2016 - $38,355 -44% -6% 202 $190   $44,571,689 150
Apr 4, 2016 - $16,109 -58% -28% 202 $80   $44,587,798 151
Apr 5, 2016 - $23,358 +45% +5% 202 $116   $44,611,156 152
Apr 6, 2016 - $18,219 -22% -1% 202 $90   $44,629,375 153
Apr 7, 2016 - $18,037 -1% -4% 202 $89   $44,647,412 154
Apr 8, 2016 - $22,400 +24% -49% 112 $200   $44,669,812 155
Apr 9, 2016 - $38,304 +71% -44% 112 $342   $44,708,116 156
Apr 10, 2016 - $18,769 -51% -51% 112 $168   $44,726,885 157
Apr 11, 2016 - $8,070 -57% -50% 112 $72   $44,734,955 158
Apr 12, 2016 - $10,814 +34% -54% 112 $97   $44,745,769 159
Apr 13, 2016 - $7,462 -31% -59% 112 $67   $44,753,231 160
Apr 14, 2016 - $10,001 +34% -45% 112 $89   $44,763,232 161
Apr 15, 2016 - $14,211 +42% -37% 103 $138   $44,777,443 162
Apr 16, 2016 - $18,474 +30% -52% 103 $179   $44,795,917 163
Apr 17, 2016 - $12,562 -32% -33% 103 $122   $44,808,479 164
Apr 18, 2016 - $5,527 -56% -32% 103 $54   $44,814,006 165
Apr 19, 2016 - $8,070 +46% -25% 103 $78   $44,822,076 166
Apr 20, 2016 - $6,940 -14% -7% 103 $67   $44,829,016 167
Apr 21, 2016 - $7,634 +10% -24% 103 $74   $44,836,650 168
Apr 22, 2016 - $9,464 +24% -33% 91 $104   $44,846,114 169
Apr 23, 2016 - $15,237 +61% -18% 91 $167   $44,861,351 170
Apr 24, 2016 - $6,552 -57% -48% 91 $72   $44,867,903 171
Apr 25, 2016 - $3,538 -46% -36% 91 $39   $44,871,441 172
Apr 26, 2016 - $7,925 +124% -2% 91 $87   $44,879,366 173
Apr 27, 2016 - $5,865 -26% -15% 91 $64   $44,885,231 174
Apr 28, 2016 - $7,273 +24% -5% 91 $80   $44,892,504 175
Apr 29, 2016 - $22,575 +210% +139% 224 $101   $44,915,079 176
Apr 30, 2016 - $39,729 +76% +161% 224 $177   $44,954,808 177
May 1, 2016 - $33,372 -16% +409% 224 $149   $44,988,180 178
May 2, 2016 - $15,685 -53% +343% 224 $70   $45,003,865 179
May 3, 2016 - $17,881 +14% +126% 224 $80   $45,021,746 180
May 4, 2016 - $18,596 +4% +217% 224 $83   $45,040,342 181
May 5, 2016 - $15,434 -17% +112% 224 $69   $45,055,776 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2015 23 $446,770   5 $89,354   $446,770 1
Nov 13, 2015 11 $1,829,341 +309% 60 $30,489   $2,276,111 2
Nov 20, 2015 10 $5,575,778 +205% 897 $6,216   $7,851,889 3
Nov 27, 2015 7 $5,853,808 +5% 897 $6,526   $13,705,697 4
Dec 4, 2015 8 $4,088,252 -30% 980 $4,172   $17,793,949 5
Dec 11, 2015 8 $3,584,077 -12% 1,089 $3,291   $21,378,026 6
Dec 18, 2015 13 $2,437,057 -32% 825 $2,954   $23,815,083 7
Dec 25, 2015 16 $2,108,796 -13% 480 $4,393   $25,923,879 8
Jan 1, 2016 16 $1,694,127 -20% 385 $4,400   $27,618,006 9
Jan 8, 2016 17 $1,355,157 -20% 368 $3,682   $28,973,163 10
Jan 15, 2016 14 $2,656,182 +96% 985 $2,697   $31,629,345 11
Jan 22, 2016 16 $1,936,443 -27% 1,030 $1,880   $33,565,788 12
Jan 29, 2016 15 $1,703,046 -12% 715 $2,382   $35,268,834 13
Feb 5, 2016 17 $1,237,078 -27% 668 $1,852   $36,505,912 14
Feb 12, 2016 20 $1,074,159 -13% 455 $2,361   $37,580,071 15
Feb 19, 2016 23 $805,450 -25% 401 $2,009   $38,385,521 16
Feb 26, 2016 16 $1,410,618 +75% 685 $2,059   $39,796,139 17
Mar 4, 2016 14 $2,460,135 +74% 1,227 $2,005   $42,256,274 18
Mar 11, 2016 18 $1,320,264 -46% 847 $1,559   $43,576,538 19
Mar 18, 2016 21 $604,300 -54% 443 $1,364   $44,180,838 20
Mar 25, 2016 25 $239,817 -60% 206 $1,164   $44,420,655 21
Apr 1, 2016 27 $226,757 -5% 202 $1,123   $44,647,412 22
Apr 8, 2016 35 $115,820 -49% 112 $1,034   $44,763,232 23
Apr 15, 2016 37 $73,418 -37% 103 $713   $44,836,650 24
Apr 22, 2016 39 $55,854 -24% 91 $614   $44,892,504 25
Apr 29, 2016 32 $163,272 +192% 224 $729   $45,055,776 26

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Synopsis

The true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$295,009 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:10.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/1,227 max. theaters, 11.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $63,232,197

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 2015 (Limited) by Open Road
International Releases: January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Central America)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Colombia)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Dominican Republic)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Thailand)
Video Release: February 2nd, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some language including sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2386, 8/12/2015)
Running Time: 128 minutes
Award nomination: 2016 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: BAFTA Best Original Screenplay Winner, Critics’ Choice Winner Best Picture, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Winner, Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Winner
Plot point: Child Abuse, Dysfunctional Family, Government Corruption, Investigative Journalist, Sex Crimes
Subgenre: Docudrama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Anonymous Content, Rocklin/Faust, Open Road Films, Participant Media, First Look Media, Topic
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2015 23 $295,009   5 $59,002   $295,009 1
Nov 13, 2015 12 $1,353,630 +359% 60 $22,561   $1,800,400 2
Nov 20, 2015 8 $3,528,384 +161% 598 $5,900   $5,804,495 3
Nov 27, 2015 8 $4,408,252 +25% 897 $4,914   $12,260,141 4
Dec 4, 2015 8 $2,800,008 -36% 980 $2,857   $16,505,705 5
Dec 11, 2015 9 $2,508,853 -10% 1,089 $2,304   $20,302,802 6
Dec 18, 2015 12 $1,425,193 -43% 825 $1,728   $22,803,219 7
Dec 25, 2015 17 $1,083,976 -24% 480 $2,258   $24,899,059 8
Jan 1, 2016 15 $1,185,093 +9% 385 $3,078   $27,108,972 9
Jan 8, 2016 17 $928,471 -22% 368 $2,523   $28,546,477 10
Jan 15, 2016 14 $1,650,133 +78% 985 $1,675   $30,623,296 11
Jan 22, 2016 16 $1,273,626 -23% 1,030 $1,237   $32,902,971 12
Jan 29, 2016 15 $1,200,039 -6% 715 $1,678   $34,765,827 13
Feb 5, 2016 17 $835,514 -30% 668 $1,251   $36,104,348 14
Feb 12, 2016 20 $698,951 -16% 455 $1,536   $37,204,863 15
Feb 19, 2016 26 $522,353 -25% 401 $1,303   $38,102,424 16
Feb 26, 2016 21 $735,999 +41% 685 $1,074   $39,121,520 17
Mar 4, 2016 15 $1,766,212 +140% 1,227 $1,439   $41,562,351 18
Mar 11, 2016 16 $931,412 -47% 847 $1,100   $43,187,686 19
Mar 18, 2016 20 $423,465 -55% 443 $956   $44,000,003 20
Mar 25, 2016 25 $158,087 -63% 206 $767   $44,338,925 21
Apr 1, 2016 28 $151,034 -4% 202 $748   $44,571,689 22
Apr 8, 2016 35 $79,473 -47% 112 $710   $44,726,885 23
Apr 15, 2016 37 $45,247 -43% 103 $439   $44,808,479 24
Apr 22, 2016 41 $31,253 -31% 91 $343   $44,867,903 25
Apr 29, 2016 33 $95,676 +206% 224 $427   $44,988,180 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 2015 - $89,387     5 $17,877   $89,387 1
Nov 7, 2015 - $118,272 +32%   5 $23,654   $207,659 2
Nov 8, 2015 - $87,350 -26%   5 $17,470   $295,009 3
Nov 9, 2015 - $35,108 -60%   5 $7,022   $330,117 4
Nov 10, 2015 - $33,370 -5%   5 $6,674   $363,487 5
Nov 11, 2015 - $53,126 +59%   5 $10,625   $416,613 6
Nov 12, 2015 - $30,157 -43%   5 $6,031   $446,770 7
Nov 13, 2015 12 $390,951 +1,196% +337% 60 $6,516   $837,721 8
Nov 14, 2015 11 $575,688 +47% +387% 60 $9,595   $1,413,409 9
Nov 15, 2015 11 $386,991 -33% +343% 60 $6,450   $1,800,400 10
Nov 16, 2015 9 $120,839 -69% +244% 60 $2,014   $1,921,239 11
Nov 17, 2015 14 $125,187 +4% +275% 60 $2,086   $2,046,426 12
Nov 18, 2015 8 $121,068 -3% +128% 60 $2,018   $2,167,494 13
Nov 19, 2015 9 $108,617 -10% +260% 60 $1,810   $2,276,111 14
Nov 20, 2015 7 $1,025,097 +844% +162% 598 $1,714   $3,301,208 15
Nov 21, 2015 8 $1,517,144 +48% +164% 598 $2,537   $4,818,352 16
Nov 22, 2015 8 $986,143 -35% +155% 598 $1,649   $5,804,495 17
Nov 23, 2015 8 $355,011 -64% +194% 598 $594   $6,159,506 18
Nov 24, 2015 8 $461,514 +30% +269% 598 $772   $6,621,020 19
Nov 25, 2015 8 $652,981 +41% +439% 897 $728   $7,274,001 20
Nov 26, 2015 10 $577,888 -12% +432% 897 $644   $7,851,889 21
Nov 27, 2015 8 $1,657,861 +187% +62% 897 $1,848   $9,509,750 22
Nov 28, 2015 8 $1,740,754 +5% +15% 897 $1,941   $11,250,504 23
Nov 29, 2015 7 $1,009,637 -42% +2% 897 $1,126   $12,260,141 24
Nov 30, 2015 6 $333,180 -67% -6% 897 $371   $12,593,321 25
Dec 1, 2015 7 $410,895 +23% -11% 897 $458   $13,004,216 26
Dec 2, 2015 6 $361,588 -12% -45% 897 $403   $13,365,804 27
Dec 3, 2015 6 $339,893 -6% -41% 897 $379   $13,705,697 28
Dec 4, 2015 7 $830,428 +144% -50% 980 $847   $14,536,125 29
Dec 5, 2015 8 $1,270,555 +53% -27% 980 $1,296   $15,806,680 30
Dec 6, 2015 8 $699,025 -45% -31% 980 $713   $16,505,705 31
Dec 7, 2015 7 $286,600 -59% -14% 980 $292   $16,792,305 32
Dec 8, 2015 7 $372,580 +30% -9% 980 $380   $17,164,885 33
Dec 9, 2015 7 $312,967 -16% -13% 980 $319   $17,477,852 34
Dec 10, 2015 7 $316,097 +1% -7% 980 $323   $17,793,949 35
Dec 11, 2015 8 $711,126 +125% -14% 1,089 $653   $18,505,075 36
Dec 12, 2015 9 $1,123,579 +58% -12% 1,089 $1,032   $19,628,654 37
Dec 13, 2015 9 $674,148 -40% -4% 1,089 $619   $20,302,802 38
Dec 14, 2015 8 $269,659 -60% -6% 1,089 $248   $20,572,461 39
Dec 15, 2015 8 $312,804 +16% -16% 1,089 $287   $20,885,265 40
Dec 16, 2015 8 $278,396 -11% -11% 1,089 $256   $21,163,661 41
Dec 17, 2015 8 $214,365 -23% -32% 1,089 $197   $21,378,026 42
Dec 18, 2015 12 $355,889 +66% -50% 825 $431   $21,733,915 43
Dec 19, 2015 10 $644,159 +81% -43% 825 $781   $22,378,074 44
Dec 20, 2015 11 $425,145 -34% -37% 825 $515   $22,803,219 45
Dec 21, 2015 11 $238,081 -44% -12% 825 $289   $23,041,300 46
Dec 22, 2015 12 $276,174 +16% -12% 825 $335   $23,317,474 47
Dec 23, 2015 12 $251,318 -9% -10% 825 $305   $23,568,792 48
Dec 24, 2015 12 $246,291 -2% +15% 825 $299   $23,815,083 49
Dec 25, 2015 - $322,037 +31% -10% 480 $671   $24,137,120 50
Dec 26, 2015 - $418,648 +30% -35% 480 $872   $24,555,768 51
Dec 27, 2015 - $343,291 -18% -19% 480 $715   $24,899,059 52
Dec 28, 2015 - $243,737 -29% +2% 480 $508   $25,142,796 53
Dec 29, 2015 - $246,174 +1% -11% 480 $513   $25,388,970 54
Dec 30, 2015 15 $263,502 +7% +5% 480 $549   $25,652,472 55
Dec 31, 2015 15 $271,407 +3% +10% 480 $565   $25,923,879 56
Jan 1, 2016 15 $426,538 +57% +32% 385 $1,108   $26,350,417 57
Jan 2, 2016 15 $486,253 +14% +16% 385 $1,263   $26,836,670 58
Jan 3, 2016 - $272,302 -44% -21% 385 $707   $27,108,972 59
Jan 4, 2016 - $114,365 -58% -53% 385 $297   $27,223,337 60
Jan 5, 2016 - $131,521 +15% -47% 385 $342   $27,354,858 61
Jan 6, 2016 - $131,565 n/c -50% 385 $342   $27,486,423 62
Jan 7, 2016 - $131,583 n/c -52% 385 $342   $27,618,006 63
Jan 8, 2016 - $246,724 +88% -42% 368 $670   $27,864,730 64
Jan 9, 2016 - $434,234 +76% -11% 368 $1,180   $28,298,964 65
Jan 10, 2016 - $247,513 -43% -9% 368 $673   $28,546,477 66
Jan 11, 2016 - $89,105 -64% -22% 368 $242   $28,635,582 67
Jan 12, 2016 - $103,362 +16% -21% 368 $281   $28,738,944 68
Jan 13, 2016 - $106,463 +3% -19% 368 $289   $28,845,407 69
Jan 14, 2016 - $127,756 +20% -3% 368 $347   $28,973,163 70
Jan 15, 2016 14 $448,142 +251% +82% 985 $455   $29,421,305 71
Jan 16, 2016 14 $667,773 +49% +54% 985 $678   $30,089,078 72
Jan 17, 2016 14 $534,218 -20% +116% 985 $542   $30,623,296 73
Jan 18, 2016 13 $422,032 -21% +374% 985 $428   $31,045,328 74
Jan 19, 2016 13 $217,236 -49% +110% 985 $221   $31,262,564 75
Jan 20, 2016 13 $182,478 -16% +71% 985 $185   $31,445,042 76
Jan 21, 2016 13 $184,303 +1% +44% 985 $187   $31,629,345 77
Jan 22, 2016 15 $370,025 +101% -17% 1,030 $359   $31,999,370 78
Jan 23, 2016 15 $610,541 +65% -9% 1,030 $593   $32,609,911 79
Jan 24, 2016 - $293,060 -52% -45% 1,030 $285   $32,902,971 80
Jan 25, 2016 14 $133,877 -54% -68% 1,030 $130   $33,036,848 81
Jan 26, 2016 14 $186,089 +39% -14% 1,030 $181   $33,222,937 82
Jan 27, 2016 12 $174,924 -6% -4% 1,030 $170   $33,397,861 83
Jan 28, 2016 12 $167,927 -4% -9% 1,030 $163   $33,565,788 84
Jan 29, 2016 14 $280,641 +67% -24% 715 $393   $33,846,429 85
Jan 30, 2016 14 $524,799 +87% -14% 715 $734   $34,371,228 86
Jan 31, 2016 14 $394,599 -25% +35% 715 $552   $34,765,827 87
Feb 1, 2016 14 $118,379 -70% -12% 715 $166   $34,884,206 88
Feb 2, 2016 14 $144,422 +22% -22% 715 $202   $35,028,628 89
Feb 3, 2016 14 $121,315 -16% -31% 715 $170   $35,149,943 90
Feb 4, 2016 14 $118,891 -2% -29% 715 $166   $35,268,834 91
Feb 5, 2016 - $229,797 +93% -18% 668 $344   $35,498,631 92
Feb 6, 2016 - $438,912 +91% -16% 668 $657   $35,937,543 93
Feb 7, 2016 - $166,805 -62% -58% 668 $250   $36,104,348 94
Feb 8, 2016 - $93,410 -44% -21% 668 $140   $36,197,758 95
Feb 9, 2016 - $117,697 +26% -19% 668 $176   $36,315,455 96
Feb 10, 2016 - $102,396 -13% -16% 668 $153   $36,417,851 97
Feb 11, 2016 - $88,061 -14% -26% 668 $132   $36,505,912 98
Feb 12, 2016 - $147,333 +67% -36% 455 $324   $36,653,245 99
Feb 13, 2016 - $287,301 +95% -35% 455 $631   $36,940,546 100
Feb 14, 2016 - $264,317 -8% +58% 455 $581   $37,204,863 101
Feb 15, 2016 - $153,304 -42% +64% 455 $337   $37,358,167 102
Feb 16, 2016 - $78,185 -49% -34% 455 $172   $37,436,352 103
Feb 17, 2016 - $71,148 -9% -31% 455 $156   $37,507,500 104
Feb 18, 2016 - $72,571 +2% -18% 455 $159   $37,580,071 105
Feb 19, 2016 - $122,641 +69% -17% 401 $306   $37,702,712 106
Feb 20, 2016 - $237,924 +94% -17% 401 $593   $37,940,636 107
Feb 21, 2016 - $161,788 -32% -39% 401 $403   $38,102,424 108
Feb 22, 2016 - $59,603 -63% -61% 401 $149   $38,162,027 109
Feb 23, 2016 - $74,503 +25% -5% 401 $186   $38,236,530 110
Feb 24, 2016 - $73,758 -1% +4% 401 $184   $38,310,288 111
Feb 25, 2016 - $75,233 +2% +4% 401 $188   $38,385,521 112
Feb 26, 2016 - $192,781 +156% +57% 685 $281   $38,578,302 113
Feb 27, 2016 - $372,067 +93% +56% 685 $543   $38,950,369 114
Feb 28, 2016 - $171,151 -54% +6% 685 $250   $39,121,520 115
Feb 29, 2016 12 $167,729 -2% +181% 685 $245   $39,289,249 116
Mar 1, 2016 13 $189,534 +13% +154% 685 $277   $39,478,783 117
Mar 2, 2016 12 $174,371 -8% +136% 685 $255   $39,653,154 118
Mar 3, 2016 12 $142,985 -18% +90% 685 $209   $39,796,139 119
Mar 4, 2016 13 $477,303 +234% +148% 1,227 $389   $40,273,442 120
Mar 5, 2016 14 $820,961 +72% +121% 1,227 $669   $41,094,403 121
Mar 6, 2016 14 $467,948 -43% +173% 1,227 $381   $41,562,351 122
Mar 7, 2016 13 $172,461 -63% +3% 1,227 $141   $41,734,812 123
Mar 8, 2016 13 $210,402 +22% +11% 1,227 $171   $41,945,214 124
Mar 9, 2016 13 $162,010 -23% -7% 1,227 $132   $42,107,224 125
Mar 10, 2016 14 $149,050 -8% +4% 1,227 $121   $42,256,274 126
Mar 11, 2016 - $248,330 +67% -48% 847 $293   $42,504,604 127
Mar 12, 2016 15 $429,611 +73% -48% 847 $507   $42,934,215 128
Mar 13, 2016 - $253,471 -41% -46% 847 $299   $43,187,686 129
Mar 14, 2016 - $100,319 -60% -42% 847 $118   $43,288,005 130
Mar 15, 2016 - $122,389 +22% -42% 847 $144   $43,410,394 131
Mar 16, 2016 - $91,792 -25% -43% 847 $108   $43,502,186 132
Mar 17, 2016 - $74,352 -19% -50% 847 $88   $43,576,538 133
Mar 18, 2016 - $106,040 +43% -57% 443 $239   $43,682,578 134
Mar 19, 2016 - $200,415 +89% -53% 443 $452   $43,882,993 135
Mar 20, 2016 - $117,010 -42% -54% 443 $264   $44,000,003 136
Mar 21, 2016 - $49,144 -58% -51% 443 $111   $44,049,147 137
Mar 22, 2016 - $51,601 +5% -58% 443 $116   $44,100,748 138
Mar 23, 2016 - $42,829 -17% -53% 443 $97   $44,143,577 139
Mar 24, 2016 - $37,261 -13% -50% 443 $84   $44,180,838 140
Mar 25, 2016 - $51,706 +39% -51% 206 $251   $44,232,544 141
Mar 26, 2016 - $65,667 +27% -67% 206 $319   $44,298,211 142
Mar 27, 2016 - $40,714 -38% -65% 206 $198   $44,338,925 143
Mar 28, 2016 - $22,393 -45% -54% 206 $109   $44,361,318 144
Mar 29, 2016 - $22,169 -1% -57% 206 $108   $44,383,487 145
Mar 30, 2016 - $18,400 -17% -57% 206 $89   $44,401,887 146
Mar 31, 2016 - $18,768 +2% -50% 206 $91   $44,420,655 147
Apr 1, 2016 - $44,188 +135% -15% 202 $219   $44,464,843 148
Apr 2, 2016 - $68,491 +55% +4% 202 $339   $44,533,334 149
Apr 3, 2016 - $38,355 -44% -6% 202 $190   $44,571,689 150
Apr 4, 2016 - $16,109 -58% -28% 202 $80   $44,587,798 151
Apr 5, 2016 - $23,358 +45% +5% 202 $116   $44,611,156 152
Apr 6, 2016 - $18,219 -22% -1% 202 $90   $44,629,375 153
Apr 7, 2016 - $18,037 -1% -4% 202 $89   $44,647,412 154
Apr 8, 2016 - $22,400 +24% -49% 112 $200   $44,669,812 155
Apr 9, 2016 - $38,304 +71% -44% 112 $342   $44,708,116 156
Apr 10, 2016 - $18,769 -51% -51% 112 $168   $44,726,885 157
Apr 11, 2016 - $8,070 -57% -50% 112 $72   $44,734,955 158
Apr 12, 2016 - $10,814 +34% -54% 112 $97   $44,745,769 159
Apr 13, 2016 - $7,462 -31% -59% 112 $67   $44,753,231 160
Apr 14, 2016 - $10,001 +34% -45% 112 $89   $44,763,232 161
Apr 15, 2016 - $14,211 +42% -37% 103 $138   $44,777,443 162
Apr 16, 2016 - $18,474 +30% -52% 103 $179   $44,795,917 163
Apr 17, 2016 - $12,562 -32% -33% 103 $122   $44,808,479 164
Apr 18, 2016 - $5,527 -56% -32% 103 $54   $44,814,006 165
Apr 19, 2016 - $8,070 +46% -25% 103 $78   $44,822,076 166
Apr 20, 2016 - $6,940 -14% -7% 103 $67   $44,829,016 167
Apr 21, 2016 - $7,634 +10% -24% 103 $74   $44,836,650 168
Apr 22, 2016 - $9,464 +24% -33% 91 $104   $44,846,114 169
Apr 23, 2016 - $15,237 +61% -18% 91 $167   $44,861,351 170
Apr 24, 2016 - $6,552 -57% -48% 91 $72   $44,867,903 171
Apr 25, 2016 - $3,538 -46% -36% 91 $39   $44,871,441 172
Apr 26, 2016 - $7,925 +124% -2% 91 $87   $44,879,366 173
Apr 27, 2016 - $5,865 -26% -15% 91 $64   $44,885,231 174
Apr 28, 2016 - $7,273 +24% -5% 91 $80   $44,892,504 175
Apr 29, 2016 - $22,575 +210% +139% 224 $101   $44,915,079 176
Apr 30, 2016 - $39,729 +76% +161% 224 $177   $44,954,808 177
May 1, 2016 - $33,372 -16% +409% 224 $149   $44,988,180 178
May 2, 2016 - $15,685 -53% +343% 224 $70   $45,003,865 179
May 3, 2016 - $17,881 +14% +126% 224 $80   $45,021,746 180
May 4, 2016 - $18,596 +4% +217% 224 $83   $45,040,342 181
May 5, 2016 - $15,434 -17% +112% 224 $69   $45,055,776 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 2015 23 $446,770   5 $89,354   $446,770 1
Nov 13, 2015 11 $1,829,341 +309% 60 $30,489   $2,276,111 2
Nov 20, 2015 10 $5,575,778 +205% 897 $6,216   $7,851,889 3
Nov 27, 2015 7 $5,853,808 +5% 897 $6,526   $13,705,697 4
Dec 4, 2015 8 $4,088,252 -30% 980 $4,172   $17,793,949 5
Dec 11, 2015 8 $3,584,077 -12% 1,089 $3,291   $21,378,026 6
Dec 18, 2015 13 $2,437,057 -32% 825 $2,954   $23,815,083 7
Dec 25, 2015 16 $2,108,796 -13% 480 $4,393   $25,923,879 8
Jan 1, 2016 16 $1,694,127 -20% 385 $4,400   $27,618,006 9
Jan 8, 2016 17 $1,355,157 -20% 368 $3,682   $28,973,163 10
Jan 15, 2016 14 $2,656,182 +96% 985 $2,697   $31,629,345 11
Jan 22, 2016 16 $1,936,443 -27% 1,030 $1,880   $33,565,788 12
Jan 29, 2016 15 $1,703,046 -12% 715 $2,382   $35,268,834 13
Feb 5, 2016 17 $1,237,078 -27% 668 $1,852   $36,505,912 14
Feb 12, 2016 20 $1,074,159 -13% 455 $2,361   $37,580,071 15
Feb 19, 2016 23 $805,450 -25% 401 $2,009   $38,385,521 16
Feb 26, 2016 16 $1,410,618 +75% 685 $2,059   $39,796,139 17
Mar 4, 2016 14 $2,460,135 +74% 1,227 $2,005   $42,256,274 18
Mar 11, 2016 18 $1,320,264 -46% 847 $1,559   $43,576,538 19
Mar 18, 2016 21 $604,300 -54% 443 $1,364   $44,180,838 20
Mar 25, 2016 25 $239,817 -60% 206 $1,164   $44,420,655 21
Apr 1, 2016 27 $226,757 -5% 202 $1,123   $44,647,412 22
Apr 8, 2016 35 $115,820 -49% 112 $1,034   $44,763,232 23
Apr 15, 2016 37 $73,418 -37% 103 $713   $44,836,650 24
Apr 22, 2016 39 $55,854 -24% 91 $614   $44,892,504 25
Apr 29, 2016 32 $163,272 +192% 224 $729   $45,055,776 26

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