The Art of the Steal (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $544,890Details
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Synopsis

In 1922, Dr. Albert C. Barnes created The Barnes Foundation in Lower Merion Pennsylvania, five miles outside of Philadelphia. He formed this remarkable collection of Post - Impressionist and early Modern art to serve as an educational institution. Dr. Barnes built his Foundation away from the city and cultural elite who scorned his collection as “horrible, debased art,” and set it on the grounds of his own home, an arboretum in the leafy suburbs. Tastes changed, and soon the very people who belittled Barnes wanted ac cess to his collection. When Dr. Barnes died in a car accident in 1951, he left control of his collection to Lincoln University, a small African - American college. His will contained strict instructions, stating the Foundation shall always be an education al institution, and the paintings may never be removed. Such strict limitations made the collection safe from commercial exploitation. But was it really safe? More than fifty years later, a powerful group of moneyed interests have gone to court to take the art - recently valued at more than $25 billion - and bring it to a new museum in Philadelphia. Standing in their way is a group of former students who are trying to block the move. Will the students succeed, or will a man’s will be broken and one of America's greatest cultural monuments be destroyed?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$39,019 (7.2% of total gross)
Legs:8.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $744,467

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,962 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,016 $544,890
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,380 $544,890

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: IFC Films, 9.14 Pictures, MAJ Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 92 $13,006 Feb 26, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,962 $544,890
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,492 $744,467
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,036 $544,890
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 228 $544,890
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,380 $544,890
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,463 $744,467
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 92 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 905 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,941 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,479 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 86 $544,890

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 2010 56 $39,019   3 $13,006   $39,019 1
Mar 5, 2010 53 $30,019 -23% 9 $3,335   $83,837 2
Mar 12, 2010 41 $63,048 +110% 25 $2,522   $160,858 3
Mar 19, 2010 45 $45,129 -28% 27 $1,671   $242,182 4
Mar 26, 2010 46 $39,356 -13% 29 $1,357   $304,678 5
Apr 2, 2010 43 $39,004 -1% 34 $1,147   $366,446 6
Apr 9, 2010 59 $19,402 -50% 26 $746   $405,851 7
Apr 16, 2010 62 $16,662 -14% 21 $793   $432,393 8
Apr 23, 2010 57 $19,064 +14% 23 $829   $459,801 9
Apr 30, 2010 63 $17,314 -9% 31 $559   $490,271 10
May 7, 2010 66 $12,019 -31% 20 $601   $512,270 11
May 14, 2010 68 $8,010 -33% 17 $471   $529,083 12
May 21, 2010 78 $5,347 -33% 12 $446   $541,027 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 2010 55 $53,818   3 $17,939   $53,818 1
Mar 5, 2010 53 $43,992 -18% 9 $4,888   $97,810 2
Mar 12, 2010 36 $99,243 +126% 25 $3,970   $197,053 3
Mar 19, 2010 44 $68,269 -31% 27 $2,528   $265,322 4
Mar 26, 2010 49 $62,120 -9% 29 $2,142   $327,442 5
Apr 2, 2010 46 $59,007 -5% 34 $1,736   $386,449 6
Apr 9, 2010 58 $29,282 -50% 26 $1,126   $415,731 7
Apr 16, 2010 63 $25,006 -15% 21 $1,191   $440,737 8
Apr 23, 2010 58 $32,220 +29% 23 $1,401   $472,957 9
Apr 30, 2010 61 $27,294 -15% 31 $880   $500,251 10
May 7, 2010 64 $20,822 -24% 20 $1,041   $521,073 11
May 14, 2010 64 $14,607 -30% 17 $859   $535,680 12
May 21, 2010 77 $9,210 -37% 12 $768   $544,890 13

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Dr. Albert C. Barnes    Himself

Interviewee(s)

John Street    Himself
Richard H. Glanton    Himself
Julian Bond    Himself
Ross L. Mitchell    Himself
Nick Tinari    Himself
Dr. Robert Zaller    Himself
David D Arcy    Himself
Barry Munitz    Himself
John Anderson    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Argott    Director
Don Argott    Director of Photography
Sheena M. Joyce    Producer
Lenny Feinberg    Executive Producer
Demian Fenton    Editor
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
West Dylan Thordson    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 27th, 2010

July 26th, 2010

It is a deceptively slow week in the video market. I love that word, "deceptively", because it really has no meaning. In the first sentence it could mean the week appears to be busy, but it is really slow. Or it could mean the week appears to be slow, but it is really busy. In this case, it's the former. While there are 350 releases for the week on Amazon.com, there's only one significant first run release, Clash of the Titans. Moving down the list of best sellers, it doesn't take long until you run into second tier, or even third or fourth tier releases. Arguably the best release on this week's list of reviews is Mother, but that came out last week it's on the list because the screener was late. The two competitors for Pick of the Week from this week's releases are Batman: Under the Red Hood - Blu-ray with Litho Cell and Ip Man - Collector's Edition Blu-ray. Which one wins depends on whether you like martial arts movies or comic books more. For me, it's a tie. More...

Writer Still Profitable

March 2nd, 2010

Ghost Writer remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $18,350, which is a strong hold from its opening last week despite expanding its theater count from 4 to 43. Just a hair behind was A Prophet, which opened in second place with an average of $18,197 in 9 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Art of the Steal with an average of $13,006 in 3 theaters. More...


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Synopsis

In 1922, Dr. Albert C. Barnes created The Barnes Foundation in Lower Merion Pennsylvania, five miles outside of Philadelphia. He formed this remarkable collection of Post - Impressionist and early Modern art to serve as an educational institution. Dr. Barnes built his Foundation away from the city and cultural elite who scorned his collection as “horrible, debased art,” and set it on the grounds of his own home, an arboretum in the leafy suburbs. Tastes changed, and soon the very people who belittled Barnes wanted ac cess to his collection. When Dr. Barnes died in a car accident in 1951, he left control of his collection to Lincoln University, a small African - American college. His will contained strict instructions, stating the Foundation shall always be an education al institution, and the paintings may never be removed. Such strict limitations made the collection safe from commercial exploitation. But was it really safe? More than fifty years later, a powerful group of moneyed interests have gone to court to take the art - recently valued at more than $25 billion - and bring it to a new museum in Philadelphia. Standing in their way is a group of former students who are trying to block the move. Will the students succeed, or will a man’s will be broken and one of America's greatest cultural monuments be destroyed?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$39,019 (7.2% of total gross)
Legs:8.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $744,467

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,962 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,016 $544,890
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,380 $544,890

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Exit Through the Gift Shop
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: IFC Films, 9.14 Pictures, MAJ Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 92 $13,006 Feb 26, 2010 3

Documentary Subject(s)

Dr. Albert C. Barnes    Himself

Interviewee(s)

John Street    Himself
Richard H. Glanton    Himself
Julian Bond    Himself
Ross L. Mitchell    Himself
Nick Tinari    Himself
Dr. Robert Zaller    Himself
David D Arcy    Himself
Barry Munitz    Himself
John Anderson    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Argott    Director
Don Argott    Director of Photography
Sheena M. Joyce    Producer
Lenny Feinberg    Executive Producer
Demian Fenton    Editor
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
West Dylan Thordson    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 27th, 2010

July 26th, 2010

It is a deceptively slow week in the video market. I love that word, "deceptively", because it really has no meaning. In the first sentence it could mean the week appears to be busy, but it is really slow. Or it could mean the week appears to be slow, but it is really busy. In this case, it's the former. While there are 350 releases for the week on Amazon.com, there's only one significant first run release, Clash of the Titans. Moving down the list of best sellers, it doesn't take long until you run into second tier, or even third or fourth tier releases. Arguably the best release on this week's list of reviews is Mother, but that came out last week it's on the list because the screener was late. The two competitors for Pick of the Week from this week's releases are Batman: Under the Red Hood - Blu-ray with Litho Cell and Ip Man - Collector's Edition Blu-ray. Which one wins depends on whether you like martial arts movies or comic books more. For me, it's a tie. More...

Writer Still Profitable

March 2nd, 2010

Ghost Writer remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $18,350, which is a strong hold from its opening last week despite expanding its theater count from 4 to 43. Just a hair behind was A Prophet, which opened in second place with an average of $18,197 in 9 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Art of the Steal with an average of $13,006 in 3 theaters. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,962 $544,890
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,492 $744,467
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,036 $544,890
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 228 $544,890
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,380 $544,890
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,463 $744,467
Top 2010 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 92 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 905 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,941 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,479 $544,890
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 86 $544,890

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 2010 56 $39,019   3 $13,006   $39,019 1
Mar 5, 2010 53 $30,019 -23% 9 $3,335   $83,837 2
Mar 12, 2010 41 $63,048 +110% 25 $2,522   $160,858 3
Mar 19, 2010 45 $45,129 -28% 27 $1,671   $242,182 4
Mar 26, 2010 46 $39,356 -13% 29 $1,357   $304,678 5
Apr 2, 2010 43 $39,004 -1% 34 $1,147   $366,446 6
Apr 9, 2010 59 $19,402 -50% 26 $746   $405,851 7
Apr 16, 2010 62 $16,662 -14% 21 $793   $432,393 8
Apr 23, 2010 57 $19,064 +14% 23 $829   $459,801 9
Apr 30, 2010 63 $17,314 -9% 31 $559   $490,271 10
May 7, 2010 66 $12,019 -31% 20 $601   $512,270 11
May 14, 2010 68 $8,010 -33% 17 $471   $529,083 12
May 21, 2010 78 $5,347 -33% 12 $446   $541,027 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 2010 55 $53,818   3 $17,939   $53,818 1
Mar 5, 2010 53 $43,992 -18% 9 $4,888   $97,810 2
Mar 12, 2010 36 $99,243 +126% 25 $3,970   $197,053 3
Mar 19, 2010 44 $68,269 -31% 27 $2,528   $265,322 4
Mar 26, 2010 49 $62,120 -9% 29 $2,142   $327,442 5
Apr 2, 2010 46 $59,007 -5% 34 $1,736   $386,449 6
Apr 9, 2010 58 $29,282 -50% 26 $1,126   $415,731 7
Apr 16, 2010 63 $25,006 -15% 21 $1,191   $440,737 8
Apr 23, 2010 58 $32,220 +29% 23 $1,401   $472,957 9
Apr 30, 2010 61 $27,294 -15% 31 $880   $500,251 10
May 7, 2010 64 $20,822 -24% 20 $1,041   $521,073 11
May 14, 2010 64 $14,607 -30% 17 $859   $535,680 12
May 21, 2010 77 $9,210 -37% 12 $768   $544,890 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,016 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) 16,628 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,411 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 756 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 601-700) 629 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,666 $544,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $544,890

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.