Beautiful Boy (2018)

Beautiful Boy
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,634,767Details
International Box Office $9,691,265Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,326,032
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$218,888 (2.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,052 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,034,168

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 12th, 2018 (Limited) by Amazon Studios
International Releases: October 19th, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
November 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Portugal)
November 30th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
December 7th, 2018 (Wide) (Taiwan)
January 4th, 2019 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 3rd, 2019 by Prime Video
MPAA Rating: R for drug content throughout, language, and brief sexual material.
(Rating bulletin 2519 (Cert #51526), 3/21/2018)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Licorice Pizza
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Keywords: Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Off the Wagon / Relapse, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Plan B Entertainment, Amazon Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2018 Theater Average 9 $54,722 Oct 12, 2018 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 88 1,048 Oct 12, 2018 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2018 20 $218,888   4 $54,722   $218,888 1
Oct 19, 2018 18 $404,988 +85% 46 $8,804   $687,940 2
Oct 26, 2018 18 $653,618 +61% 192 $3,404   $1,495,815 3
Nov 2, 2018 13 $1,345,727 +106% 540 $2,492   $3,148,969 4
Nov 9, 2018 12 $1,450,661 +8% 776 $1,869   $5,227,614 5
Nov 16, 2018 17 $582,263 -60% 1,052 $553   $6,401,267 6
Nov 23, 2018 23 $313,490 -46% 254 $1,234   $6,982,639 7
Nov 30, 2018 24 $158,867 -49% 207 $767   $7,247,035 8
Dec 7, 2018 33 $101,712 -36% 196 $519   $7,424,750 9
Dec 14, 2018 36 $34,869 -66% 88 $396   $7,522,075 10
Dec 21, 2018 46 $10,001 -71% 25 $400   $7,558,908 11
Dec 28, 2018 47 $14,619 +46% 26 $562   $7,585,069 12
Jan 4, 2019 48 $13,200 -10% 18 $733   $7,610,815 13
Jan 11, 2019 55 $6,306 -52% 27 $234   $7,622,907 14
Jan 18, 2019 58 $2,118 -66% 23 $92   $7,630,950 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 12, 2018 - $106,562     4 $26,641   $106,562 1
Oct 13, 2018 - $66,875 -37%   4 $16,719   $173,437 2
Oct 14, 2018 - $45,451 -32%   4 $11,363   $218,888 3
Oct 15, 2018 - $16,377 -64%   4 $4,094   $235,265 4
Oct 16, 2018 - $15,808 -3%   4 $3,952   $251,073 5
Oct 17, 2018 - $18,333 +16%   4 $4,583   $269,406 6
Oct 18, 2018 - $13,546 -26%   4 $3,387   $282,952 7
Oct 19, 2018 - $140,405 +937% +32% 46 $3,052   $423,357 8
Oct 20, 2018 - $149,000 +6% +123% 46 $3,239   $572,357 9
Oct 21, 2018 - $115,583 -22% +154% 46 $2,513   $687,940 10
Oct 22, 2018 - $38,295 -67% +134% 46 $833   $726,235 11
Oct 23, 2018 - $43,459 +13% +175% 46 $945   $769,694 12
Oct 24, 2018 - $36,972 -15% +102% 46 $804   $806,666 13
Oct 25, 2018 - $35,531 -4% +162% 46 $772   $842,197 14
Oct 26, 2018 - $183,192 +416% +30% 192 $954   $1,025,389 15
Oct 27, 2018 - $260,123 +42% +75% 192 $1,355   $1,285,512 16
Oct 28, 2018 - $210,303 -19% +82% 192 $1,095   $1,495,815 17
Oct 29, 2018 - $72,198 -66% +89% 192 $376   $1,568,013 18
Oct 30, 2018 - $91,867 +27% +111% 192 $478   $1,659,880 19
Oct 31, 2018 - $67,185 -27% +82% 192 $350   $1,727,065 20
Nov 1, 2018 - $76,177 +13% +114% 192 $397   $1,803,242 21
Nov 2, 2018 15 $393,135 +416% +115% 540 $728   $2,196,377 22
Nov 3, 2018 13 $577,614 +47% +122% 540 $1,070   $2,773,991 23
Nov 4, 2018 14 $374,978 -35% +78% 540 $694   $3,148,969 24
Nov 5, 2018 15 $134,960 -64% +87% 540 $250   $3,283,929 25
Nov 6, 2018 14 $207,899 +54% +126% 540 $385   $3,491,828 26
Nov 7, 2018 13 $152,370 -27% +127% 540 $282   $3,644,198 27
Nov 8, 2018 12 $132,755 -13% +74% 540 $246   $3,776,953 28
Nov 9, 2018 11 $413,395 +211% +5% 776 $533   $4,190,348 29
Nov 10, 2018 13 $580,824 +41% +1% 776 $748   $4,771,172 30
Nov 11, 2018 12 $456,442 -21% +22% 776 $588   $5,227,614 31
Nov 12, 2018 14 $199,814 -56% +48% 776 $257   $5,427,428 32
Nov 13, 2018 11 $177,071 -11% -15% 776 $228   $5,604,499 33
Nov 14, 2018 11 $121,794 -31% -20% 776 $157   $5,726,293 34
Nov 15, 2018 11 $92,711 -24% -30% 776 $119   $5,819,004 35
Nov 16, 2018 - $150,216 +62% -64% 558 $269   $5,969,220 36
Nov 17, 2018 - $245,957 +64% -58% 558 $441   $6,215,177 37
Nov 18, 2018 - $186,090 -24% -59% 558 $333   $6,401,267 38
Nov 19, 2018 - $85,055 -54% -57% 558 $152   $6,486,322 39
Nov 20, 2018 15 $84,074 -1% -53% 558 $151   $6,570,396 40
Nov 21, 2018 - $54,686 -35% -55% 558 $98   $6,625,082 41
Nov 22, 2018 - $44,067 -19% -52% 558 $79   $6,669,149 42
Nov 23, 2018 - $113,010 +156% -25% 254 $445   $6,782,159 43
Nov 24, 2018 - $122,520 +8% -50% 254 $482   $6,904,679 44
Nov 25, 2018 - $77,960 -36% -58% 254 $307   $6,982,639 45
Nov 26, 2018 - $23,190 -70% -73% 254 $91   $7,005,829 46
Nov 27, 2018 - $31,390 +35% -63% 254 $124   $7,037,219 47
Nov 28, 2018 - $25,093 -20% -54% 254 $99   $7,062,312 48
Nov 29, 2018 - $25,856 +3% -41% 254 $102   $7,088,168 49
Nov 30, 2018 - $44,608 +73% -61% 207 $215   $7,132,776 50
Dec 1, 2018 - $68,056 +53% -44% 207 $329   $7,200,832 51
Dec 2, 2018 - $46,203 -32% -41% 207 $223   $7,247,035 52
Dec 3, 2018 - $17,140 -63% -26% 207 $83   $7,264,175 53
Dec 4, 2018 - $20,130 +17% -36% 207 $97   $7,284,305 54
Dec 5, 2018 - $18,164 -10% -28% 207 $88   $7,302,469 55
Dec 6, 2018 - $20,569 +13% -20% 207 $99   $7,323,038 56
Dec 7, 2018 - $28,681 +39% -36% 196 $146   $7,351,719 57
Dec 8, 2018 - $41,494 +45% -39% 196 $212   $7,393,213 58
Dec 9, 2018 - $31,537 -24% -32% 196 $161   $7,424,750 59
Dec 10, 2018 - $13,318 -58% -22% 196 $68   $7,438,068 60
Dec 11, 2018 - $18,491 +39% -8% 196 $94   $7,456,559 61
Dec 12, 2018 - $16,033 -13% -12% 196 $82   $7,472,592 62
Dec 13, 2018 - $14,614 -9% -29% 196 $75   $7,487,206 63
Dec 14, 2018 - $8,549 -42% -70% 88 $97   $7,495,755 64
Dec 15, 2018 - $14,873 +74% -64% 88 $169   $7,510,628 65
Dec 16, 2018 - $11,447 -23% -64% 88 $130   $7,522,075 66
Dec 17, 2018 - $6,248 -45% -53% 88 $71   $7,528,323 67
Dec 18, 2018 - $6,884 +10% -63% 88 $78   $7,535,207 68
Dec 19, 2018 - $7,144 +4% -55% 88 $81   $7,542,351 69
Dec 20, 2018 - $6,556 -8% -55% 88 $75   $7,548,907 70
Dec 21, 2018 - $2,585 -61% -70% 25 $103   $7,551,492 71
Dec 22, 2018 - $3,980 +54% -73% 25 $159   $7,555,472 72
Dec 23, 2018 - $3,436 -14% -70% 25 $137   $7,558,908 73
Dec 24, 2018 - $1,702 -50% -73% 25 $68   $7,560,610 74
Dec 25, 2018 - $3,176 +87% -54% 25 $127   $7,563,786 75
Dec 26, 2018 - $3,484 +10% -51% 25 $139   $7,567,270 76
Dec 27, 2018 - $3,180 -9% -51% 25 $127   $7,570,450 77
Dec 28, 2018 - $4,884 +54% +89% 26 $188   $7,575,334 78
Dec 29, 2018 - $4,770 -2% +20% 26 $183   $7,580,104 79
Dec 30, 2018 - $4,965 +4% +44% 26 $191   $7,585,069 80
Dec 31, 2018 - $2,544 -49% +49% 26 $98   $7,587,613 81
Jan 1, 2019 - $4,613 +81% +45% 26 $177   $7,592,226 82
Jan 2, 2019 - $2,656 -42% -24% 26 $102   $7,594,882 83
Jan 3, 2019 - $2,733 +3% -14% 26 $105   $7,597,615 84
Jan 4, 2019 - $3,999 +46% -18% 18 $222   $7,601,614 85
Jan 5, 2019 - $4,806 +20% +1% 18 $267   $7,606,420 86
Jan 6, 2019 - $4,395 -9% -11% 18 $244   $7,610,815 87
Jan 7, 2019 - $1,311 -70% -48% 18 $73   $7,612,126 88
Jan 8, 2019 - $1,301 -1% -72% 18 $72   $7,613,427 89
Jan 9, 2019 - $1,544 +19% -42% 18 $86   $7,614,971 90
Jan 10, 2019 - $1,630 +6% -40% 18 $91   $7,616,601 91
Jan 11, 2019 - $1,682 +3% -58% 27 $62   $7,618,283 92
Jan 12, 2019 - $2,825 +68% -41% 27 $105   $7,621,108 93
Jan 13, 2019 - $1,799 -36% -59% 27 $67   $7,622,907 94
Jan 14, 2019 - $2,271 +26% +73% 27 $84   $7,625,178 95
Jan 15, 2019 - $939 -59% -28% 27 $35   $7,626,117 96
Jan 16, 2019 - $1,021 +9% -34% 27 $38   $7,627,138 97
Jan 17, 2019 - $1,694 +66% +4% 27 $63   $7,628,832 98
Jan 18, 2019 - $399 -76% -76% 23 $17   $7,629,231 99
Jan 19, 2019 - $1,371 +244% -51% 23 $60   $7,630,602 100
Jan 20, 2019 - $348 -75% -81% 23 $15   $7,630,950 101
Jan 21, 2019 - $3,817 +997% +68% 23 $166   $7,634,767 102

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2018 22 $282,952   4 $70,738   $282,952 1
Oct 19, 2018 17 $559,245 +98% 46 $12,158   $842,197 2
Oct 26, 2018 17 $961,045 +72% 192 $5,005   $1,803,242 3
Nov 2, 2018 13 $1,973,711 +105% 540 $3,655   $3,776,953 4
Nov 9, 2018 13 $2,042,051 +3% 776 $2,632   $5,819,004 5
Nov 16, 2018 21 $850,145 -58% 558 $1,524   $6,669,149 6
Nov 23, 2018 23 $419,019 -51% 254 $1,650   $7,088,168 7
Nov 30, 2018 25 $234,870 -44% 207 $1,135   $7,323,038 8
Dec 7, 2018 34 $164,168 -30% 196 $838   $7,487,206 9
Dec 14, 2018 39 $61,701 -62% 88 $701   $7,548,907 10
Dec 21, 2018 50 $21,543 -65% 25 $862   $7,570,450 11
Dec 28, 2018 48 $27,165 +26% 26 $1,045   $7,597,615 12
Jan 4, 2019 49 $18,986 -30% 18 $1,055   $7,616,601 13
Jan 11, 2019 55 $12,231 -36% 27 $453   $7,628,832 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 2/1/2019 $28,475 40 40 58 $48,784 6/2/2019
Australia 10/19/2018 $1,931 4 73 382 $305,695 2/16/2019
Brazil 2/14/2019 $0 0 65 96 $67,986 3/30/2019
Czech Republic 1/4/2019 $22,732 32 32 53 $45,335 1/15/2019
France 2/1/2019 $0 0 157 513 $534,264 6/14/2019
Germany 1/25/2019 $74,693 62 67 247 $274,141 3/9/2019
Italy 6/13/2019 $79,051 0 9 11 $162,710 10/19/2022
Japan 4/12/2019 $0 0 27 81 $597,470 8/2/2019
Lithuania 4/5/2019 $1,649 6 6 14 $4,130 7/10/2019
Mexico 3/8/2019 $176,106 0 25 41 $521,238 4/19/2019
Netherlands 11/30/2018 $129,124 50 53 455 $843,048 4/19/2019
Poland 1/4/2019 $130,234 75 80 379 $585,648 4/6/2019
Portugal 11/23/2018 $746 1 20 55 $80,893 6/11/2019
Russia (CIS) 1/25/2019 $28,163 90 90 157 $62,841 3/15/2019
Slovakia 1/11/2019 $5,499 13 13 13 $5,887 1/15/2019
South Korea 9/19/2019 $31,046 116 116 142 $83,329 10/2/2019
Spain 3/15/2019 $45,129 48 48 104 $114,795 4/13/2019
Taiwan 12/7/2018 $0 0 1 1 $26,709 1/4/2019
Turkey 3/15/2019 $10,715 53 53 94 $33,694 4/12/2019
United Kingdom 1/18/2019 $466,119 124 208 703 $1,281,198 4/6/2019
 
Rest of World $4,011,470
 
International Total$9,691,265 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Steve Carell    David Sheff
Timothée Chalamet    Nic Sheff

Supporting Cast

Maura Tierney    Karen Barbour
Amy Ryan    Vicki Sheff
Kaitlyn Dever    Lauren
Andre Royo    Spencer
Timothy Hutton    Dr. Brown
LisaGay Hamilton    Rose
Amy Forsyth    Diane
Stephanie Scott    Julia
Jack Dylan Grazer    12 year old Nic Sheff
Zachary Rifkin    8 year old Nic Sheff
Kue Lawrence    4 and 6 year old Nic Sheff
Christian Convery    Jasper Sheff
Oakley Bull    Daisy Sheff
Stefanie Scott    Julia

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

Production and Technical Credits

Felix Van Groeningen    Director
Felix Van Groeningen    Screenwriter
Luke Davies    Screenwriter
David Sheff    Based on the book “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son's Addiction”
Nic Sheff    Based on “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamine”
Dede Gardner    Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Producer
Brad Pitt    Producer
Nan Morales    Executive Producer
Sarah Esberg    Executive Producer
Ruben Impens    Director of Photography
Ethan Tobman    Production Designer
Nico Leunen    Editor
Emma Potter    Costume Designer
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Ernie Avila    Set Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 12th, 2019

The Favorite

The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here. More...

Theater Averages: Everyone is Talking about Beale Street

December 19th, 2018

If Beale Street Could Talk

There was only one new release in the $10,000 club this past weekend. If Beale Street Could Talk opened with an average of $56,119 in four theaters. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Mary Queen of Scots, with an average of $10,602 in 66 theaters during its second week of release. It will continue to expand, but it very likely won’t expand even semi-wide. More...

2018 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 12th, 2018

A Star is Born

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. There’s not a lot of surprises on this week’s list. A Star is Born led the way with four nominations, while The Favourite was right behind with three. More...

2018 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 6th, 2018

Vice

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. It is still very early in the year and the predictive value of the Golden Globes is a little suspect, but there are still some things to learn here. For example Vice led the way with six nominations, so its Oscar chances have gone up, but don’t expect it to lead the way when the Oscars nominations are announced. More...

Theater Averages: Gate Begins Eternity on Top

November 20th, 2018

At Eternity’s Gate

At Eternity’s Gate led the weekend chart with an average of $23,214 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was next with an average of $14,932. Green Book debuted with an average of $12,817 in 25 theaters. This would normally be a good start for a limited release, especially one playing in 25 theaters. However, it isn’t good enough to justify a wide expansion on Wednesday. More...

Theater Averages: Chef is in Like Flynn

November 14th, 2018

Chef Flynn

Chef Flynn debuted on top spot on the theater average chart with $29,869 in one theater. The overall box office chart leader, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, was next with an average of $16,318. The Front Runner followed with an average of $12,886 over the weekend. The film opened on Tuesday, which obviously had some negative effect of its weekend number, but even the full six-day result of $71,742 / $17,936 average isn’t enough to warrant a full wide expansion. El Angel was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,674 in two theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Boy Erased Writes its Way to the Top

November 7th, 2018

Boy Erased

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Theater Averages: Suspiria Surprises with Yearly Best Average

October 31st, 2018

Suspiria

Suspiria led the theater average chart both over the weekend and for the year earning just over $180,000 in two theaters for an average of $92,019. This tops the previous average of $73,572 by Free Solo, although that movie was playing in four theaters. Up next was Can You Ever Forgive Me? with an average of $14,255 in 25 theaters during its second weekend of release. A couple of foreign-language films were next with Burning earning an average of $13,066 in two theaters and Border earning an average of $10,529 in seven. More...

Theater Averages: Beautiful Start

October 17th, 2018

Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy had the best theater average of the weekend and the fourth best average for a limited release this year at $54,722 in four theaters. However, its reviews are well below what limited releases normally need to thrive, so I’m worried about its legs going forward. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Charm City, which opened with $10,511 in its lone theater. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Limited Releases Have Something to Teach Us

October 12th, 2018

The Kindergarten Teacher

It’s an odd week for limited releases and I’m not sure any of them will have a real shot at box office success. There are some, like After Everything, that are earning excellent reviews, but are playing on VOD. There are others, like Beautiful Boy, that were earning loud pre-release buzz, but failed to live up to the hype with critics. I think The Kindergarten Teacher might have a shot at box office success, but I’m also hoping Liyana beats expectations. More...

Beautiful Boy Trailer

June 27th, 2018

Real-life drama starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet opens October 12 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

The heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$218,888 (2.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,052 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,034,168

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 12th, 2018 (Limited) by Amazon Studios
International Releases: October 19th, 2018 (Wide) (Australia)
November 23rd, 2018 (Wide) (Portugal)
November 30th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
December 7th, 2018 (Wide) (Taiwan)
January 4th, 2019 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 3rd, 2019 by Prime Video
MPAA Rating: R for drug content throughout, language, and brief sexual material.
(Rating bulletin 2519 (Cert #51526), 3/21/2018)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Licorice Pizza
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Off the Wagon / Relapse, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Plan B Entertainment, Amazon Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2018 Theater Average 9 $54,722 Oct 12, 2018 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 88 1,048 Oct 12, 2018 0

Leading Cast

Steve Carell    David Sheff
Timothée Chalamet    Nic Sheff

Supporting Cast

Maura Tierney    Karen Barbour
Amy Ryan    Vicki Sheff
Kaitlyn Dever    Lauren
Andre Royo    Spencer
Timothy Hutton    Dr. Brown
LisaGay Hamilton    Rose
Amy Forsyth    Diane
Stephanie Scott    Julia
Jack Dylan Grazer    12 year old Nic Sheff
Zachary Rifkin    8 year old Nic Sheff
Kue Lawrence    4 and 6 year old Nic Sheff
Christian Convery    Jasper Sheff
Oakley Bull    Daisy Sheff
Stefanie Scott    Julia

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

Production and Technical Credits

Felix Van Groeningen    Director
Felix Van Groeningen    Screenwriter
Luke Davies    Screenwriter
David Sheff    Based on the book “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son's Addiction”
Nic Sheff    Based on “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamine”
Dede Gardner    Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Producer
Brad Pitt    Producer
Nan Morales    Executive Producer
Sarah Esberg    Executive Producer
Ruben Impens    Director of Photography
Ethan Tobman    Production Designer
Nico Leunen    Editor
Emma Potter    Costume Designer
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Ernie Avila    Set Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 12th, 2019

The Favorite

The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here. More...

Theater Averages: Everyone is Talking about Beale Street

December 19th, 2018

If Beale Street Could Talk

There was only one new release in the $10,000 club this past weekend. If Beale Street Could Talk opened with an average of $56,119 in four theaters. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Mary Queen of Scots, with an average of $10,602 in 66 theaters during its second week of release. It will continue to expand, but it very likely won’t expand even semi-wide. More...

2018 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 12th, 2018

A Star is Born

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. There’s not a lot of surprises on this week’s list. A Star is Born led the way with four nominations, while The Favourite was right behind with three. More...

2018 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 6th, 2018

Vice

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Theater Averages: Gate Begins Eternity on Top

November 20th, 2018

At Eternity’s Gate

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Theater Averages: Chef is in Like Flynn

November 14th, 2018

Chef Flynn

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Theater Averages: Boy Erased Writes its Way to the Top

November 7th, 2018

Boy Erased

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Theater Averages: Suspiria Surprises with Yearly Best Average

October 31st, 2018

Suspiria

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October 17th, 2018

Beautiful Boy

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October 12th, 2018

The Kindergarten Teacher

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2018 20 $218,888   4 $54,722   $218,888 1
Oct 19, 2018 18 $404,988 +85% 46 $8,804   $687,940 2
Oct 26, 2018 18 $653,618 +61% 192 $3,404   $1,495,815 3
Nov 2, 2018 13 $1,345,727 +106% 540 $2,492   $3,148,969 4
Nov 9, 2018 12 $1,450,661 +8% 776 $1,869   $5,227,614 5
Nov 16, 2018 17 $582,263 -60% 1,052 $553   $6,401,267 6
Nov 23, 2018 23 $313,490 -46% 254 $1,234   $6,982,639 7
Nov 30, 2018 24 $158,867 -49% 207 $767   $7,247,035 8
Dec 7, 2018 33 $101,712 -36% 196 $519   $7,424,750 9
Dec 14, 2018 36 $34,869 -66% 88 $396   $7,522,075 10
Dec 21, 2018 46 $10,001 -71% 25 $400   $7,558,908 11
Dec 28, 2018 47 $14,619 +46% 26 $562   $7,585,069 12
Jan 4, 2019 48 $13,200 -10% 18 $733   $7,610,815 13
Jan 11, 2019 55 $6,306 -52% 27 $234   $7,622,907 14
Jan 18, 2019 58 $2,118 -66% 23 $92   $7,630,950 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 12, 2018 - $106,562     4 $26,641   $106,562 1
Oct 13, 2018 - $66,875 -37%   4 $16,719   $173,437 2
Oct 14, 2018 - $45,451 -32%   4 $11,363   $218,888 3
Oct 15, 2018 - $16,377 -64%   4 $4,094   $235,265 4
Oct 16, 2018 - $15,808 -3%   4 $3,952   $251,073 5
Oct 17, 2018 - $18,333 +16%   4 $4,583   $269,406 6
Oct 18, 2018 - $13,546 -26%   4 $3,387   $282,952 7
Oct 19, 2018 - $140,405 +937% +32% 46 $3,052   $423,357 8
Oct 20, 2018 - $149,000 +6% +123% 46 $3,239   $572,357 9
Oct 21, 2018 - $115,583 -22% +154% 46 $2,513   $687,940 10
Oct 22, 2018 - $38,295 -67% +134% 46 $833   $726,235 11
Oct 23, 2018 - $43,459 +13% +175% 46 $945   $769,694 12
Oct 24, 2018 - $36,972 -15% +102% 46 $804   $806,666 13
Oct 25, 2018 - $35,531 -4% +162% 46 $772   $842,197 14
Oct 26, 2018 - $183,192 +416% +30% 192 $954   $1,025,389 15
Oct 27, 2018 - $260,123 +42% +75% 192 $1,355   $1,285,512 16
Oct 28, 2018 - $210,303 -19% +82% 192 $1,095   $1,495,815 17
Oct 29, 2018 - $72,198 -66% +89% 192 $376   $1,568,013 18
Oct 30, 2018 - $91,867 +27% +111% 192 $478   $1,659,880 19
Oct 31, 2018 - $67,185 -27% +82% 192 $350   $1,727,065 20
Nov 1, 2018 - $76,177 +13% +114% 192 $397   $1,803,242 21
Nov 2, 2018 15 $393,135 +416% +115% 540 $728   $2,196,377 22
Nov 3, 2018 13 $577,614 +47% +122% 540 $1,070   $2,773,991 23
Nov 4, 2018 14 $374,978 -35% +78% 540 $694   $3,148,969 24
Nov 5, 2018 15 $134,960 -64% +87% 540 $250   $3,283,929 25
Nov 6, 2018 14 $207,899 +54% +126% 540 $385   $3,491,828 26
Nov 7, 2018 13 $152,370 -27% +127% 540 $282   $3,644,198 27
Nov 8, 2018 12 $132,755 -13% +74% 540 $246   $3,776,953 28
Nov 9, 2018 11 $413,395 +211% +5% 776 $533   $4,190,348 29
Nov 10, 2018 13 $580,824 +41% +1% 776 $748   $4,771,172 30
Nov 11, 2018 12 $456,442 -21% +22% 776 $588   $5,227,614 31
Nov 12, 2018 14 $199,814 -56% +48% 776 $257   $5,427,428 32
Nov 13, 2018 11 $177,071 -11% -15% 776 $228   $5,604,499 33
Nov 14, 2018 11 $121,794 -31% -20% 776 $157   $5,726,293 34
Nov 15, 2018 11 $92,711 -24% -30% 776 $119   $5,819,004 35
Nov 16, 2018 - $150,216 +62% -64% 558 $269   $5,969,220 36
Nov 17, 2018 - $245,957 +64% -58% 558 $441   $6,215,177 37
Nov 18, 2018 - $186,090 -24% -59% 558 $333   $6,401,267 38
Nov 19, 2018 - $85,055 -54% -57% 558 $152   $6,486,322 39
Nov 20, 2018 15 $84,074 -1% -53% 558 $151   $6,570,396 40
Nov 21, 2018 - $54,686 -35% -55% 558 $98   $6,625,082 41
Nov 22, 2018 - $44,067 -19% -52% 558 $79   $6,669,149 42
Nov 23, 2018 - $113,010 +156% -25% 254 $445   $6,782,159 43
Nov 24, 2018 - $122,520 +8% -50% 254 $482   $6,904,679 44
Nov 25, 2018 - $77,960 -36% -58% 254 $307   $6,982,639 45
Nov 26, 2018 - $23,190 -70% -73% 254 $91   $7,005,829 46
Nov 27, 2018 - $31,390 +35% -63% 254 $124   $7,037,219 47
Nov 28, 2018 - $25,093 -20% -54% 254 $99   $7,062,312 48
Nov 29, 2018 - $25,856 +3% -41% 254 $102   $7,088,168 49
Nov 30, 2018 - $44,608 +73% -61% 207 $215   $7,132,776 50
Dec 1, 2018 - $68,056 +53% -44% 207 $329   $7,200,832 51
Dec 2, 2018 - $46,203 -32% -41% 207 $223   $7,247,035 52
Dec 3, 2018 - $17,140 -63% -26% 207 $83   $7,264,175 53
Dec 4, 2018 - $20,130 +17% -36% 207 $97   $7,284,305 54
Dec 5, 2018 - $18,164 -10% -28% 207 $88   $7,302,469 55
Dec 6, 2018 - $20,569 +13% -20% 207 $99   $7,323,038 56
Dec 7, 2018 - $28,681 +39% -36% 196 $146   $7,351,719 57
Dec 8, 2018 - $41,494 +45% -39% 196 $212   $7,393,213 58
Dec 9, 2018 - $31,537 -24% -32% 196 $161   $7,424,750 59
Dec 10, 2018 - $13,318 -58% -22% 196 $68   $7,438,068 60
Dec 11, 2018 - $18,491 +39% -8% 196 $94   $7,456,559 61
Dec 12, 2018 - $16,033 -13% -12% 196 $82   $7,472,592 62
Dec 13, 2018 - $14,614 -9% -29% 196 $75   $7,487,206 63
Dec 14, 2018 - $8,549 -42% -70% 88 $97   $7,495,755 64
Dec 15, 2018 - $14,873 +74% -64% 88 $169   $7,510,628 65
Dec 16, 2018 - $11,447 -23% -64% 88 $130   $7,522,075 66
Dec 17, 2018 - $6,248 -45% -53% 88 $71   $7,528,323 67
Dec 18, 2018 - $6,884 +10% -63% 88 $78   $7,535,207 68
Dec 19, 2018 - $7,144 +4% -55% 88 $81   $7,542,351 69
Dec 20, 2018 - $6,556 -8% -55% 88 $75   $7,548,907 70
Dec 21, 2018 - $2,585 -61% -70% 25 $103   $7,551,492 71
Dec 22, 2018 - $3,980 +54% -73% 25 $159   $7,555,472 72
Dec 23, 2018 - $3,436 -14% -70% 25 $137   $7,558,908 73
Dec 24, 2018 - $1,702 -50% -73% 25 $68   $7,560,610 74
Dec 25, 2018 - $3,176 +87% -54% 25 $127   $7,563,786 75
Dec 26, 2018 - $3,484 +10% -51% 25 $139   $7,567,270 76
Dec 27, 2018 - $3,180 -9% -51% 25 $127   $7,570,450 77
Dec 28, 2018 - $4,884 +54% +89% 26 $188   $7,575,334 78
Dec 29, 2018 - $4,770 -2% +20% 26 $183   $7,580,104 79
Dec 30, 2018 - $4,965 +4% +44% 26 $191   $7,585,069 80
Dec 31, 2018 - $2,544 -49% +49% 26 $98   $7,587,613 81
Jan 1, 2019 - $4,613 +81% +45% 26 $177   $7,592,226 82
Jan 2, 2019 - $2,656 -42% -24% 26 $102   $7,594,882 83
Jan 3, 2019 - $2,733 +3% -14% 26 $105   $7,597,615 84
Jan 4, 2019 - $3,999 +46% -18% 18 $222   $7,601,614 85
Jan 5, 2019 - $4,806 +20% +1% 18 $267   $7,606,420 86
Jan 6, 2019 - $4,395 -9% -11% 18 $244   $7,610,815 87
Jan 7, 2019 - $1,311 -70% -48% 18 $73   $7,612,126 88
Jan 8, 2019 - $1,301 -1% -72% 18 $72   $7,613,427 89
Jan 9, 2019 - $1,544 +19% -42% 18 $86   $7,614,971 90
Jan 10, 2019 - $1,630 +6% -40% 18 $91   $7,616,601 91
Jan 11, 2019 - $1,682 +3% -58% 27 $62   $7,618,283 92
Jan 12, 2019 - $2,825 +68% -41% 27 $105   $7,621,108 93
Jan 13, 2019 - $1,799 -36% -59% 27 $67   $7,622,907 94
Jan 14, 2019 - $2,271 +26% +73% 27 $84   $7,625,178 95
Jan 15, 2019 - $939 -59% -28% 27 $35   $7,626,117 96
Jan 16, 2019 - $1,021 +9% -34% 27 $38   $7,627,138 97
Jan 17, 2019 - $1,694 +66% +4% 27 $63   $7,628,832 98
Jan 18, 2019 - $399 -76% -76% 23 $17   $7,629,231 99
Jan 19, 2019 - $1,371 +244% -51% 23 $60   $7,630,602 100
Jan 20, 2019 - $348 -75% -81% 23 $15   $7,630,950 101
Jan 21, 2019 - $3,817 +997% +68% 23 $166   $7,634,767 102

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 12, 2018 22 $282,952   4 $70,738   $282,952 1
Oct 19, 2018 17 $559,245 +98% 46 $12,158   $842,197 2
Oct 26, 2018 17 $961,045 +72% 192 $5,005   $1,803,242 3
Nov 2, 2018 13 $1,973,711 +105% 540 $3,655   $3,776,953 4
Nov 9, 2018 13 $2,042,051 +3% 776 $2,632   $5,819,004 5
Nov 16, 2018 21 $850,145 -58% 558 $1,524   $6,669,149 6
Nov 23, 2018 23 $419,019 -51% 254 $1,650   $7,088,168 7
Nov 30, 2018 25 $234,870 -44% 207 $1,135   $7,323,038 8
Dec 7, 2018 34 $164,168 -30% 196 $838   $7,487,206 9
Dec 14, 2018 39 $61,701 -62% 88 $701   $7,548,907 10
Dec 21, 2018 50 $21,543 -65% 25 $862   $7,570,450 11
Dec 28, 2018 48 $27,165 +26% 26 $1,045   $7,597,615 12
Jan 4, 2019 49 $18,986 -30% 18 $1,055   $7,616,601 13
Jan 11, 2019 55 $12,231 -36% 27 $453   $7,628,832 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 2/1/2019 $28,475 40 40 58 $48,784 6/2/2019
Australia 10/19/2018 $1,931 4 73 382 $305,695 2/16/2019
Brazil 2/14/2019 $0 0 65 96 $67,986 3/30/2019
Czech Republic 1/4/2019 $22,732 32 32 53 $45,335 1/15/2019
France 2/1/2019 $0 0 157 513 $534,264 6/14/2019
Germany 1/25/2019 $74,693 62 67 247 $274,141 3/9/2019
Italy 6/13/2019 $79,051 0 9 11 $162,710 10/19/2022
Japan 4/12/2019 $0 0 27 81 $597,470 8/2/2019
Lithuania 4/5/2019 $1,649 6 6 14 $4,130 7/10/2019
Mexico 3/8/2019 $176,106 0 25 41 $521,238 4/19/2019
Netherlands 11/30/2018 $129,124 50 53 455 $843,048 4/19/2019
Poland 1/4/2019 $130,234 75 80 379 $585,648 4/6/2019
Portugal 11/23/2018 $746 1 20 55 $80,893 6/11/2019
Russia (CIS) 1/25/2019 $28,163 90 90 157 $62,841 3/15/2019
Slovakia 1/11/2019 $5,499 13 13 13 $5,887 1/15/2019
South Korea 9/19/2019 $31,046 116 116 142 $83,329 10/2/2019
Spain 3/15/2019 $45,129 48 48 104 $114,795 4/13/2019
Taiwan 12/7/2018 $0 0 1 1 $26,709 1/4/2019
Turkey 3/15/2019 $10,715 53 53 94 $33,694 4/12/2019
United Kingdom 1/18/2019 $466,119 124 208 703 $1,281,198 4/6/2019
 
Rest of World $4,011,470
 
International Total$9,691,265 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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