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The Boy (2016)
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The Boy Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 35.82M

Opening Weekend: 10.78M

Legs: 3.02

Overview: A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.


TMDB

6.0

IMDB

6.0

Metacritic

42

Letterboxd

2.58

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Jan 22, 2016$3,815,402+ 0.00%2671
Sat, Jan 23, 2016$4,572,902+ 19.85%2671
Sun, Jan 24, 2016$2,390,088 -47.73%2671
Mon, Jan 25, 2016$719,868 -69.88%2671
Tue, Jan 26, 2016$897,105+ 24.62%2671
Wed, Jan 27, 2016$606,324 -32.41%2671
Thu, Jan 28, 2016$632,227+ 4.27%2671
Fri, Jan 29, 2016$2,318,362+ 266.70%2671
Sat, Jan 30, 2016$3,481,897+ 50.19%2671
Sun, Jan 31, 2016$1,751,129 -49.71%2671
Mon, Feb 1, 2016$398,512 -77.24%2671
Tue, Feb 2, 2016$507,243+ 27.28%2671
Wed, Feb 3, 2016$363,849 -28.27%2671
Thu, Feb 4, 2016$342,776 -5.79%2671
Fri, Feb 5, 2016$1,283,844+ 274.54%2214
Sat, Feb 6, 2016$2,149,267+ 67.41%2214
Sun, Feb 7, 2016$650,711 -69.72%2214
Mon, Feb 8, 2016$274,303 -57.85%2214
Tue, Feb 9, 2016$295,647+ 7.78%2214
Wed, Feb 10, 2016$223,991 -24.24%2214
Thu, Feb 11, 2016$190,140 -15.11%2214
Fri, Feb 12, 2016$624,504+ 228.44%1450
Sat, Feb 13, 2016$1,115,088+ 78.56%1450
Sun, Feb 14, 2016$1,400,763+ 25.62%1450
Mon, Feb 15, 2016$433,164 -69.08%1450
Tue, Feb 16, 2016$206,442 -52.34%1450
Wed, Feb 17, 2016$156,875 -24.01%1450
Thu, Feb 18, 2016$121,555 -22.51%1450
Fri, Feb 19, 2016$400,744+ 229.68%977
Sat, Feb 20, 2016$708,611+ 76.82%977
Sun, Feb 21, 2016$327,237 -53.82%977
Mon, Feb 22, 2016$74,758 -77.15%977
Tue, Feb 23, 2016$88,123+ 17.88%977
Wed, Feb 24, 2016$66,476 -24.56%977
Thu, Feb 25, 2016$62,352 -6.20%977
Fri, Feb 26, 2016$234,084+ 275.42%672
Sat, Feb 27, 2016$446,492+ 90.74%672
Sun, Feb 28, 2016$211,416 -52.65%672
Mon, Feb 29, 2016$42,912 -79.70%672
Tue, Mar 1, 2016$57,615+ 34.26%672
Wed, Mar 2, 2016$44,751 -22.33%672
Thu, Mar 3, 2016$39,009 -12.83%672
Fri, Mar 4, 2016$108,061+ 177.02%339
Sat, Mar 5, 2016$201,765+ 86.71%339
Sun, Mar 6, 2016$91,386 -54.71%339
Mon, Mar 7, 2016$26,888 -70.58%339
Tue, Mar 8, 2016$31,023+ 15.38%339
Wed, Mar 9, 2016$25,589 -17.52%339
Thu, Mar 10, 2016$21,433 -16.24%339
Fri, Mar 11, 2016$71,214+ 232.26%216
Sat, Mar 12, 2016$119,207+ 67.39%216
Sun, Mar 13, 2016$55,438 -53.49%216
Mon, Mar 14, 2016$22,637 -59.17%216
Tue, Mar 15, 2016$28,306+ 25.04%216
Wed, Mar 16, 2016$21,222 -25.03%216
Thu, Mar 17, 2016$17,446 -17.79%216
Fri, Mar 18, 2016$37,728+ 116.26%132
Sat, Mar 19, 2016$60,283+ 59.78%132
Sun, Mar 20, 2016$27,941 -53.65%132
Mon, Mar 21, 2016$10,157 -63.65%132
Tue, Mar 22, 2016$10,843+ 6.75%132
Wed, Mar 23, 2016$10,011 -7.67%132
Thu, Mar 24, 2016$8,940 -10.70%132
Fri, Mar 25, 2016$19,442+ 117.47%78
Sat, Mar 26, 2016$24,207+ 24.51%78
Sun, Mar 27, 2016$14,441 -40.34%78
Mon, Mar 28, 2016$6,848 -52.58%78
Tue, Mar 29, 2016$5,969 -12.84%78
Wed, Mar 30, 2016$6,042+ 1.22%78
Thu, Mar 31, 2016$6,531+ 8.09%78
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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
The ForestJan 7, 2016$10M
The VisitSep 10, 2015$5M
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost DimensionOct 21, 2015$10M
KrampusNov 26, 2015$15M
Secret in Their EyesOct 14, 2015$20M
Friend RequestJan 7, 2016$10M
The GiftJul 31, 2015$5M
The Perfect GuySep 11, 2015$12M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $13.63M

Investor Share: $8.18M

Week 2: $9.16M

Investor Share: $5.04M

Week 3+: $13.02M

Investor Share: $6.51M

International

$32.4M (47.49%)

Investor Share: $11.34M

Costs

Budget: $10M


P&A: $10M

Breakdown

Gross: $68.22M


Net: $31.07M


Costs: $20M

Profit

Profit: $11.07M

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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