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Movie Information

English RomanceDrama
R Contemporary Fiction Live Action Original Screenplay

Release Date: 2019-11-15

Budget: 6M

Runtime: 135

Domestic Total: 1.66M

Opening Weekend: 134.33K

Legs: 3.95

Overview: A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

TMDB

7.4

IMDB

7.5

Metacritic

80

RT Tomato

84

RT Popcorn

81

Letterboxd

3.93
Wikipedia Page Views

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Nov 15, 2019$47,706+ 0.00%4
Sat, Nov 16, 2019$56,974+ 19.43%4
Sun, Nov 17, 2019$29,653 -47.95%4
Mon, Nov 18, 2019$6,858 -76.87%4
Tue, Nov 19, 2019$9,356+ 36.42%4
Wed, Nov 20, 2019$9,903+ 5.85%4
Thu, Nov 21, 2019$6,781 -31.53%4
Fri, Nov 22, 2019$65,603+ 867.45%21
Sat, Nov 23, 2019$56,657 -13.64%21
Sun, Nov 24, 2019$43,676 -22.91%21
Mon, Nov 25, 2019$21,337 -51.15%21
Tue, Nov 26, 2019$16,706 -21.70%21
Wed, Nov 27, 2019$34,560+ 106.87%44
Thu, Nov 28, 2019$17,875 -48.28%44
Fri, Nov 29, 2019$48,550+ 171.61%47
Sat, Nov 30, 2019$49,970+ 2.92%47
Sun, Dec 1, 2019$41,950 -16.05%47
Mon, Dec 2, 2019$12,059 -71.25%47
Tue, Dec 3, 2019$16,798+ 39.30%47
Wed, Dec 4, 2019$15,619 -7.02%47
Thu, Dec 5, 2019$15,859+ 1.54%47
Fri, Dec 6, 2019$129,557+ 716.93%570
Sat, Dec 7, 2019$158,514+ 22.35%570
Sun, Dec 8, 2019$132,138 -16.64%570
Mon, Dec 9, 2019$53,438 -59.56%570
Tue, Dec 10, 2019$79,029+ 47.89%570
Wed, Dec 11, 2019$59,343 -24.91%570
Thu, Dec 12, 2019$51,176 -13.76%570
Fri, Dec 13, 2019$32,226 -37.03%281
Sat, Dec 14, 2019$43,228+ 34.14%281
Sun, Dec 15, 2019$36,832 -14.80%281
Mon, Dec 16, 2019$20,260 -44.99%281
Tue, Dec 17, 2019$30,286+ 49.49%281
Wed, Dec 18, 2019$27,491 -9.23%281
Thu, Dec 19, 2019$22,344 -18.72%281
Fri, Dec 20, 2019$10,494 -53.03%51
Sat, Dec 21, 2019$12,170+ 15.97%51
Sun, Dec 22, 2019$10,941 -10.10%51
Mon, Dec 23, 2019$9,718 -11.18%51
Tue, Dec 24, 2019$6,911 -28.88%51
Wed, Dec 25, 2019$5,457 -21.04%51
Thu, Dec 26, 2019$6,722+ 23.18%51
Fri, Dec 27, 2019$7,239+ 7.69%20
Sat, Dec 28, 2019$8,074+ 11.53%20
Sun, Dec 29, 2019$6,463 -19.95%20
Mon, Dec 30, 2019$6,264 -3.08%20
Tue, Dec 31, 2019$5,781 -7.71%20
Wed, Jan 1, 2020$6,562+ 13.51%20
Thu, Jan 2, 2020$6,661+ 1.51%20
Fri, Jan 3, 2020$5,206 -21.84%22
Sat, Jan 4, 2020$5,508+ 5.80%22
Sun, Jan 5, 2020$5,789+ 5.10%22
Mon, Jan 6, 2020$2,075 -64.16%22
Tue, Jan 7, 2020$2,021 -2.60%22
Wed, Jan 8, 2020$3,037+ 50.27%22
Thu, Jan 9, 2020$2,143 -29.44%22
Fri, Jan 10, 2020$1,439 -32.85%5
Sat, Jan 11, 2020$1,988+ 38.15%5
Sun, Jan 12, 2020$2,242+ 12.78%5
Mon, Jan 13, 2020$1,795 -19.94%5
Tue, Jan 14, 2020$1,057 -41.11%5
Wed, Jan 15, 2020$1,439+ 36.14%5
Thu, Jan 16, 2020$1,138 -20.92%5
Fri, Jan 17, 2020$909 -20.12%8
Sat, Jan 18, 2020$1,352+ 48.73%8
Sun, Jan 19, 2020$1,068 -21.01%8
Mon, Jan 20, 2020$1,176+ 10.11%8
Tue, Jan 21, 2020$578 -50.85%8
Wed, Jan 22, 2020$682+ 17.99%8
Thu, Jan 23, 2020$910+ 33.43%8
Fri, Jan 24, 2020$773 -15.05%5
Sat, Jan 25, 2020$921+ 19.15%5
Sun, Jan 26, 2020$1,225+ 33.01%5
Mon, Jan 27, 2020$612 -50.04%5
Tue, Jan 28, 2020$692+ 13.07%5
Wed, Jan 29, 2020$667 -3.61%5
Thu, Jan 30, 2020$579 -13.19%5
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Trey Edward Shults

Director

Trent Reznor

Original Music Composer

Atticus Ross

Original Music Composer

Drew Daniels

Director of Photography

Trey Edward Shults

Screenplay

James Wilson

Producer

Trey Edward Shults

Producer

Kevin Turen

Producer

Isaac Hagy

Editor

Trey Edward Shults

Editor

Cast

NameCharacter
Kelvin Harrison Jr.Tyler
Taylor RussellEmily
Renée Elise GoldsberryCatharine
Sterling K. BrownRonald
Lucas HedgesLuke
Alexa DemieAlexis
Neal HuffBill
Clifton Collins Jr.Bobby
Krisha FairchildEnglish Teacher
Ruben E. A. BrownWally
Joshua BrockingtonStan
Vivi PinedaElena
David GarelikRyan
Bill WiseCoach Wise
Harmony KorineMr. Stanley
Holland HayesDoctor Steve
Justin R. ChanChang
Albert LinkMinister
David PaytonSecurity Guard
Lulu BrahaProtestor
Avis-Marie BarnesDoctor
Harlan DrumSophie
Jon BrudzinskiCop 1
Jeffrey HershCop 2
Dennis DeveaughCop 3
George GreerJudge
Carter HarcekLip Sync Boy (uncredited)
Alan FritzBailiff (uncredited)
Kristin WollettPark Mother (uncredited)
Nicholas Ryan HernandezLip Sync Boy (uncredited)
Taisha PerezCoroner Jessie (uncredited)
Ellen Marguerite CullivanDoctor (uncredited)
Ciarra KrohneCore Friend (uncredited)

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
Touched with FireFeb 12, 2016$0
American SkinSep 1, 2019$5M
GrandmaJun 4, 2015$600K
The LoversMay 5, 2017$0
The MonsterNov 11, 2016$3M
PatersonNov 17, 2016$5M
La La LandDec 1, 2016$30M
Swiss Army ManJun 24, 2016$3M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $167.23K

Investor Share: $100.34K

Week 2: $256.41K

Investor Share: $141.03K

Week 3+: $1.24M

Investor Share: $617.57K

International

$916.97K (35.60%)

Investor Share: $320.94K

Costs

Budget: $6M


P&A: $6M

Breakdown

Gross: $2.58M


Net: $1.18M


Costs: $12M

Profit

Profit: $-10.82M (Loss)

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.

Production Companies

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Guy Grand Productions
JW Films
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