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Empire of Light (2022)
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Empire of Light Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 1.18M

Opening Weekend: 163.41K

Legs: 5.15

Overview: The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.


TMDB

6.6

IMDB

6.7

Metacritic

54

RT Tomato

45

RT Popcorn

74

Letterboxd

3.08

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Dec 9, 2022$67,740+ 0.00%110
Sat, Dec 10, 2022$54,639 -19.34%110
Sun, Dec 11, 2022$41,026 -24.91%110
Mon, Dec 12, 2022$18,458 -55.01%110
Tue, Dec 13, 2022$23,298+ 26.22%110
Wed, Dec 14, 2022$18,559 -20.34%110
Thu, Dec 15, 2022$13,101 -29.41%110
Fri, Dec 16, 2022$71,384+ 444.87%436
Sat, Dec 17, 2022$89,422+ 25.27%436
Sun, Dec 18, 2022$62,650 -29.94%436
Mon, Dec 19, 2022$36,538 -41.68%436
Tue, Dec 20, 2022$45,533+ 24.62%436
Wed, Dec 21, 2022$32,531 -28.56%436
Thu, Dec 22, 2022$21,705 -33.28%436
Fri, Dec 23, 2022$19,334 -10.92%350
Sat, Dec 24, 2022$19,967+ 3.27%350
Sun, Dec 25, 2022$46,946+ 135.12%350
Mon, Dec 26, 2022$41,830 -10.90%350
Tue, Dec 27, 2022$34,607 -17.27%350
Wed, Dec 28, 2022$36,543+ 5.59%350
Thu, Dec 29, 2022$38,756+ 6.06%350
Fri, Dec 30, 2022$35,696 -7.90%300
Sat, Dec 31, 2022$46,340+ 29.82%300
Sun, Jan 1, 2023$36,408 -21.43%300
Mon, Jan 2, 2023$31,916 -12.34%300
Tue, Jan 3, 2023$22,083 -30.81%300
Wed, Jan 4, 2023$19,405 -12.13%300
Thu, Jan 5, 2023$17,378 -10.45%300
Fri, Jan 6, 2023$13,660 -21.39%120
Sat, Jan 7, 2023$22,689+ 66.10%120
Sun, Jan 8, 2023$16,411 -27.67%120
Mon, Jan 9, 2023$5,534 -66.28%120
Tue, Jan 10, 2023$7,291+ 31.75%120
Wed, Jan 11, 2023$7,966+ 9.26%120
Thu, Jan 12, 2023$9,617+ 20.73%120
Fri, Jan 13, 2023$5,889 -38.76%48
Sat, Jan 14, 2023$8,069+ 37.02%48
Sun, Jan 15, 2023$6,427 -20.35%48
Mon, Jan 16, 2023$3,189 -50.38%48
Tue, Jan 17, 2023$2,502 -21.54%48
Wed, Jan 18, 2023$4,259+ 70.22%48
Thu, Jan 19, 2023$4,451+ 4.51%48
Fri, Jan 20, 2023$2,289 -48.57%22
Sat, Jan 21, 2023$4,003+ 74.88%22
Sun, Jan 22, 2023$2,956 -26.16%22
Mon, Jan 23, 2023$1,460 -50.61%22
Tue, Jan 24, 2023$2,416+ 65.48%22
Wed, Jan 25, 2023$1,344 -44.37%22
Thu, Jan 26, 2023$1,362+ 1.34%22
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Comps

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TitleRelease DateBudget
Swiss Army ManJun 24, 2016$3M
BrooklynOct 20, 2015$11M
StonewallSep 18, 2015$14M
The Florida ProjectOct 6, 2017$2M
CarolNov 20, 2015$12M
Sing StreetMar 11, 2016$4M
Bitter HarvestJan 31, 2017$20M
By the SeaNov 12, 2015$10M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $236.82K

Investor Share: $142.09K

Week 2: $359.76K

Investor Share: $197.87K

Week 3+: $580.99K

Investor Share: $290.5K

International

$10.14M (89.59%)

Investor Share: $3.55M

Costs

Budget: $14M


P&A: $14M

Breakdown

Gross: $11.32M


Net: $4.18M


Costs: $27M

Profit

Profit: $-22.82M (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

TSG Entertainment logo
Neal Street Productions logo
Searchlight Pictures logo