Dark Horse (2015)

Dark Horse poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $940,715Details
International Box Office $281,103Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,221,818
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $169,716 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $169,716
OpusData ID: 223570100
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Synopsis

The true story of a group of friends from a working men’s club who decide to take on the elite ‘sport of kings’ and breed themselves a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, before suffering a near fatal accident. Nursed back to health by the love of his owners — for whom he's become a source of inspiration and hope — he makes a remarkable recovery, returning to the track for a heart — stopping comeback.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,838 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:10.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/74 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,229,996

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,378 $940,715
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,989 $281,103
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,611 $1,221,818
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $940,715

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 6th, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 17th, 2015 (Wide), released as Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance (United Kingdom)
July 22nd, 2016 (Limited), released as Caballo ganador (Spain)
Video Release: August 23rd, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements and language.
(Rating bulletin 2374, 5/20/2015)
Running Time: 85 minutes
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Keywords: Horse Racing, Underdog, Dancing, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Film4, BFI, FFilm Cymru Wales, DSP , Worlds End Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,378 $940,715
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,033 $1,229,996
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,438 $940,715
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 201-300) 239 $940,715
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $940,715
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,995 $1,229,996
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 84 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 799 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,468 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,584 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 254 $940,715

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 53 $13,838   3 $4,613   $13,838 1
May 13, 2016 47 $22,205 +60% 10 $2,221   $41,872 2
May 20, 2016 46 $29,041 +31% 17 $1,708   $81,173 3
May 27, 2016 36 $36,359 +25% 13 $2,797   $130,831 4
Jun 3, 2016 33 $48,634 +34% 26 $1,871   $202,562 5
Jun 10, 2016 38 $43,237 -11% 28 $1,544   $265,842 6
Jun 17, 2016 26 $73,782 +71% 43 $1,716   $364,118 7
Jun 24, 2016 30 $88,580 +20% 74 $1,197   $489,237 8
Jul 1, 2016 33 $88,521 n/c 67 $1,321   $633,172 9
Jul 8, 2016 40 $59,744 -33% 52 $1,149   $749,639 10
Jul 22, 2016 48 $23,467   25 $939   $850,229 12
Jul 29, 2016 61 $8,307 -65% 8 $1,038   $870,581 13
Aug 5, 2016 55 $9,833 +18% 7 $1,405   $884,834 14
Aug 12, 2016 76 $5,067 -48% 5 $1,013   $894,905 15
Aug 19, 2016 83 $1,517 -70% 2 $759   $904,820 16
Aug 26, 2016 99 $240 -84% 1 $240   $905,930 17
Oct 7, 2016 104 $749   5 $150   $922,974 23
Oct 14, 2016 118 $109 -85% 1 $109   $923,584 24
Oct 21, 2016 94 $3,030 +2,680% 6 $505   $926,662 25
Oct 28, 2016 109 $584 -81% 4 $146   $933,623 26
Nov 4, 2016 100 $753 +29% 3 $251   $935,320 27
Nov 11, 2016 85 $1,324 +76% 2 $662   $938,518 28
Nov 18, 2016 114 $392 -70% 1 $392   $939,932 29
Nov 25, 2016 101 $455 +16% 1 $455   $940,430 30

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 59 $19,667   3 $6,556   $19,667 1
May 13, 2016 49 $32,465 +65% 10 $3,247   $52,132 2
May 20, 2016 46 $42,340 +30% 17 $2,491   $94,472 3
May 27, 2016 36 $59,456 +40% 13 $4,574   $153,928 4
Jun 3, 2016 35 $68,677 +16% 13 $5,283   $222,605 5
Jun 10, 2016 41 $67,731 -1% 28 $2,419   $290,336 6
Jun 17, 2016 28 $110,321 +63% 43 $2,566   $400,657 7
Jun 24, 2016 30 $143,994 +31% 74 $1,946   $544,651 8
Jul 1, 2016 35 $145,244 +1% 67 $2,168   $689,895 9
Jul 8, 2016 42 $91,364 -37% 52 $1,757   $781,259 10
Jul 15, 2016 48 $45,503 -50% 41 $1,110   $826,762 11
Jul 22, 2016 50 $35,512 -22% 25 $1,420   $862,274 12
Jul 29, 2016 63 $12,727 -64% 8 $1,591   $875,001 13
Aug 5, 2016 61 $14,837 +17% 7 $2,120   $889,838 14
Aug 12, 2016 67 $13,465 -9% 5 $2,693   $903,303 15
Aug 19, 2016 93 $2,387 -82% 2 $1,194   $905,690 16
Aug 26, 2016 110 $640 -73% 1 $640   $906,330 17
Sep 30, 2016 125 $736   3 $245   $922,225 22
Oct 7, 2016 109 $1,250 +70% 5 $250   $923,475 23
Oct 14, 2016 125 $157 -87% 1 $157   $923,632 24
Oct 21, 2016 85 $9,407 +5,892% 6 $1,568   $933,039 25
Oct 28, 2016 101 $1,528 -84% 4 $382   $934,567 26
Nov 4, 2016 86 $2,627 +72% 3 $876   $937,194 27
Nov 11, 2016 96 $2,346 -11% 2 $1,173   $939,540 28
Nov 18, 2016 122 $435 -81% 1 $435   $939,975 29
Nov 25, 2016 115 $740 +70% 1 $740   $940,715 30

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Spain 7/22/2016 $1,408 3 3 6 $3,346 11/17/2018
United Kingdom 4/17/2015 $0 0 1 1 $277,757 9/28/2015
 
International Total$281,103 11/17/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,989 $281,103
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,672 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,497 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,492 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 776 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 601-700) 621 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,017 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 241 $281,103

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,611 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,217 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,272 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,469 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,737 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $1,221,818

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Documentary Subject(s)

Jan Vokes    Herself
Brian Vokes    Himself
Howard Davies    Himself
Angela Davies    Herself
Tony Kerby    Himself
Maureen Jones    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Louise Osmond    Director
Judith Dawson    Producer
Julian Ware    Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke    Executive Producer
Anna Higgs    Executive Producer
Anna Miralis    Executive Producer
Adam Partridge    Executive Producer
Joby Gee    Editor
Jenny Mauthe    Line Producer
Benjamin Kracun    Director of Photography
Anne Nikitin    Composer

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Synopsis

The true story of a group of friends from a working men’s club who decide to take on the elite ‘sport of kings’ and breed themselves a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, before suffering a near fatal accident. Nursed back to health by the love of his owners — for whom he's become a source of inspiration and hope — he makes a remarkable recovery, returning to the track for a heart — stopping comeback.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,838 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:10.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/74 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,229,996

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,378 $940,715
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,989 $281,103
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,611 $1,221,818
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $940,715

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 6th, 2016 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: April 17th, 2015 (Wide), released as Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance (United Kingdom)
July 22nd, 2016 (Limited), released as Caballo ganador (Spain)
Video Release: August 23rd, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements and language.
(Rating bulletin 2374, 5/20/2015)
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tickled
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Keywords: Horse Racing, Underdog, Dancing, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Film4, BFI, FFilm Cymru Wales, DSP , Worlds End Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Jan Vokes    Herself
Brian Vokes    Himself
Howard Davies    Himself
Angela Davies    Herself
Tony Kerby    Himself
Maureen Jones    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Louise Osmond    Director
Judith Dawson    Producer
Julian Ware    Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke    Executive Producer
Anna Higgs    Executive Producer
Anna Miralis    Executive Producer
Adam Partridge    Executive Producer
Joby Gee    Editor
Jenny Mauthe    Line Producer
Benjamin Kracun    Director of Photography
Anne Nikitin    Composer

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Captain America: Civil War not only had the best theater average of the weekend, but it also had the best theater average for any film released in 2016. Its average of $42,390 was just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Midnight Special remains the best average for a limited release this year. Other films in the $10,000 club this week include A Bigger Splash, which earned an average of $22,884 in five theaters over the weekend for an average of $27,697 from Wednesday through Sunday. Eva Hesse saw its average rise 8% to $13,816, but it did open on a Wednesday last week, so that likely depressed its weekend numbers last week. Dheepan just made it into the $10,000 club with an average of $10,125 in two theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: What New Releases will Make a Splash?

May 6th, 2016

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Out of all of the new releases this week, A Bigger Splash is the only one earning lots of buzz. Of course, Captain America: Civil War's buzz is so great that it is drowning out all limited releases, which explains why there's not a lot of films on this week's list. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,378 $940,715
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,033 $1,229,996
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,438 $940,715
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 201-300) 239 $940,715
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $940,715
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,995 $1,229,996
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 84 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 701-800) 799 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,468 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,584 $940,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 254 $940,715

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 53 $13,838   3 $4,613   $13,838 1
May 13, 2016 47 $22,205 +60% 10 $2,221   $41,872 2
May 20, 2016 46 $29,041 +31% 17 $1,708   $81,173 3
May 27, 2016 36 $36,359 +25% 13 $2,797   $130,831 4
Jun 3, 2016 33 $48,634 +34% 26 $1,871   $202,562 5
Jun 10, 2016 38 $43,237 -11% 28 $1,544   $265,842 6
Jun 17, 2016 26 $73,782 +71% 43 $1,716   $364,118 7
Jun 24, 2016 30 $88,580 +20% 74 $1,197   $489,237 8
Jul 1, 2016 33 $88,521 n/c 67 $1,321   $633,172 9
Jul 8, 2016 40 $59,744 -33% 52 $1,149   $749,639 10
Jul 22, 2016 48 $23,467   25 $939   $850,229 12
Jul 29, 2016 61 $8,307 -65% 8 $1,038   $870,581 13
Aug 5, 2016 55 $9,833 +18% 7 $1,405   $884,834 14
Aug 12, 2016 76 $5,067 -48% 5 $1,013   $894,905 15
Aug 19, 2016 83 $1,517 -70% 2 $759   $904,820 16
Aug 26, 2016 99 $240 -84% 1 $240   $905,930 17
Oct 7, 2016 104 $749   5 $150   $922,974 23
Oct 14, 2016 118 $109 -85% 1 $109   $923,584 24
Oct 21, 2016 94 $3,030 +2,680% 6 $505   $926,662 25
Oct 28, 2016 109 $584 -81% 4 $146   $933,623 26
Nov 4, 2016 100 $753 +29% 3 $251   $935,320 27
Nov 11, 2016 85 $1,324 +76% 2 $662   $938,518 28
Nov 18, 2016 114 $392 -70% 1 $392   $939,932 29
Nov 25, 2016 101 $455 +16% 1 $455   $940,430 30

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 59 $19,667   3 $6,556   $19,667 1
May 13, 2016 49 $32,465 +65% 10 $3,247   $52,132 2
May 20, 2016 46 $42,340 +30% 17 $2,491   $94,472 3
May 27, 2016 36 $59,456 +40% 13 $4,574   $153,928 4
Jun 3, 2016 35 $68,677 +16% 13 $5,283   $222,605 5
Jun 10, 2016 41 $67,731 -1% 28 $2,419   $290,336 6
Jun 17, 2016 28 $110,321 +63% 43 $2,566   $400,657 7
Jun 24, 2016 30 $143,994 +31% 74 $1,946   $544,651 8
Jul 1, 2016 35 $145,244 +1% 67 $2,168   $689,895 9
Jul 8, 2016 42 $91,364 -37% 52 $1,757   $781,259 10
Jul 15, 2016 48 $45,503 -50% 41 $1,110   $826,762 11
Jul 22, 2016 50 $35,512 -22% 25 $1,420   $862,274 12
Jul 29, 2016 63 $12,727 -64% 8 $1,591   $875,001 13
Aug 5, 2016 61 $14,837 +17% 7 $2,120   $889,838 14
Aug 12, 2016 67 $13,465 -9% 5 $2,693   $903,303 15
Aug 19, 2016 93 $2,387 -82% 2 $1,194   $905,690 16
Aug 26, 2016 110 $640 -73% 1 $640   $906,330 17
Sep 30, 2016 125 $736   3 $245   $922,225 22
Oct 7, 2016 109 $1,250 +70% 5 $250   $923,475 23
Oct 14, 2016 125 $157 -87% 1 $157   $923,632 24
Oct 21, 2016 85 $9,407 +5,892% 6 $1,568   $933,039 25
Oct 28, 2016 101 $1,528 -84% 4 $382   $934,567 26
Nov 4, 2016 86 $2,627 +72% 3 $876   $937,194 27
Nov 11, 2016 96 $2,346 -11% 2 $1,173   $939,540 28
Nov 18, 2016 122 $435 -81% 1 $435   $939,975 29
Nov 25, 2016 115 $740 +70% 1 $740   $940,715 30

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Spain 7/22/2016 $1,408 3 3 6 $3,346 11/17/2018
United Kingdom 4/17/2015 $0 0 1 1 $277,757 9/28/2015
 
International Total$281,103 11/17/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,989 $281,103
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,672 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,497 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,492 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 776 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 601-700) 621 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,017 $281,103
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 241 $281,103

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,611 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,217 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,272 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,469 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,737 $1,221,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $1,221,818

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.