Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Poster
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 66.25K

Opening Weekend: 7.61K

Legs: 5.94

Overview: A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.


TMDB

7.9

IMDB

8.1

Metacritic

95

RT Tomato

100

RT Popcorn

94

Letterboxd

4.21

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Jul 4, 2025$2,274+ 0.00%1
Sat, Jul 5, 2025$3,076+ 35.27%1
Sun, Jul 6, 2025$2,264 -26.40%1
Mon, Jul 7, 2025$1,090 -51.86%1
Tue, Jul 8, 2025$1,536+ 40.92%1
Wed, Jul 9, 2025$1,975+ 28.58%1
Thu, Jul 10, 2025$2,030+ 2.78%1
Fri, Jul 11, 2025$1,971 -2.91%1
Sat, Jul 12, 2025$2,680+ 35.97%1
Sun, Jul 13, 2025$2,131 -20.49%1
Mon, Jul 14, 2025$1,454 -31.77%1
Tue, Jul 15, 2025$2,218+ 52.54%1
Wed, Jul 16, 2025$1,476 -33.45%1
Thu, Jul 17, 2025$1,993+ 35.03%1
Fri, Jul 18, 2025$1,783 -10.54%4
Sat, Jul 19, 2025$1,773 -0.56%3
Sun, Jul 20, 2025$4,196+ 136.66%5
Mon, Jul 21, 2025$705 -83.20%1
Tue, Jul 22, 2025$1,319+ 87.09%2
Wed, Jul 23, 2025$1,701+ 28.96%4
Thu, Jul 24, 2025$2,927+ 72.08%2
Fri, Jul 25, 2025$618 -78.89%1
Sat, Jul 26, 2025$1,450+ 134.63%3
Sun, Jul 27, 2025$703 -51.52%2
Mon, Jul 28, 2025$796+ 13.23%2
Tue, Jul 29, 2025$909+ 14.20%2
Wed, Jul 30, 2025$1,349+ 48.40%2
Thu, Jul 31, 2025$997 -26.09%2
Fri, Aug 1, 2025$517 -48.14%2
Sat, Aug 2, 2025$504 -2.51%3
Sun, Aug 3, 2025$512+ 1.59%3
Mon, Aug 4, 2025$1,624+ 217.19%3
Tue, Aug 5, 2025$458 -71.80%1
Wed, Aug 6, 2025$756+ 65.07%1
Thu, Aug 7, 2025$823+ 8.86%2
Fri, Aug 8, 2025$161 -80.44%1
Sat, Aug 9, 2025$81 -49.69%1
Sun, Aug 10, 2025$883+ 990.12%2
Fri, Aug 15, 2025$217 -75.42%1
Sat, Aug 16, 2025$290+ 33.64%2
Sun, Aug 17, 2025$312+ 7.59%1
Mon, Aug 18, 2025$125 -59.94%1
Fri, Aug 22, 2025$540+ 332.00%3
Sat, Aug 23, 2025$281 -47.96%3
Sun, Aug 24, 2025$739+ 162.99%4
Mon, Aug 25, 2025$303 -59.00%3
Tue, Aug 26, 2025$410+ 35.31%3
Wed, Aug 27, 2025$224 -45.37%3
Thu, Aug 28, 2025$447+ 99.55%3
Fri, Aug 29, 2025$727+ 62.64%2
Sun, Aug 31, 2025$761+ 4.68%3
Thu, Sep 4, 2025$427 -43.89%2
Fri, Sep 5, 2025$30 -92.97%1
Sun, Sep 7, 2025$473+ 1476.67%1
Mon, Nov 10, 2025$116 -75.48%1
Tue, Nov 11, 2025$118+ 1.72%1
Wed, Nov 12, 2025$118+ 0.00%1
Sun, Nov 23, 2025$3,880+ 3188.14%1
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Comps

Comps are similar or comparison movies that are used for analysis and marketing purposes. The way they are found is described in more detail in the paper. Comps always have release dates before the movie they are compared to.

TitleRelease DateBudget
Marianne & Leonard: Words of LoveJul 5, 2019$0
WhitneyJul 5, 2018$0
BebaJun 24, 2022$0
GleasonJul 30, 2016$0
Jeremiah Tower: The Last MagnificentJul 29, 2016$0
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait PhotographyJun 30, 2017$0
One Child NationMar 29, 2019$0
The KingmakerNov 8, 2019$0
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $14.24K

Investor Share: $8.55K

Week 2: $13.92K

Investor Share: $7.66K

Week 3+: $38.08K

Investor Share: $19.04K

International

$12.12K (15.47%)

Investor Share: $4.24K

Costs

Budget: $N/A


P&A: $N/A

Breakdown

Gross: $78.38K


Net: $39.49K


Costs: $0.00

Profit

Profit: $39.49K

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

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