Moonlight Poster
Moonlight (2016)
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Moonlight Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 27.85M

Opening Weekend: 402.07K

Legs: 11.96

Overview: The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.


TMDB

7.4

IMDB

7.4

Metacritic

99

RT Tomato

98

RT Popcorn

79

Letterboxd

4.20

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Oct 21, 2016$131,464+ 0.00%4
Sat, Oct 22, 2016$156,506+ 19.05%4
Sun, Oct 23, 2016$114,105 -27.09%4
Mon, Oct 24, 2016$43,477 -61.90%4
Tue, Oct 25, 2016$45,348+ 4.30%4
Wed, Oct 26, 2016$43,921 -3.15%4
Thu, Oct 27, 2016$35,972 -18.10%4
Fri, Oct 28, 2016$279,243+ 676.28%36
Sat, Oct 29, 2016$321,957+ 15.30%36
Sun, Oct 30, 2016$248,914 -22.69%36
Mon, Oct 31, 2016$77,968 -68.68%36
Tue, Nov 1, 2016$89,814+ 15.19%36
Wed, Nov 2, 2016$81,612 -9.13%36
Thu, Nov 3, 2016$84,397+ 3.41%36
Fri, Nov 4, 2016$379,127+ 349.22%83
Sat, Nov 5, 2016$522,935+ 37.93%83
Sun, Nov 6, 2016$333,213 -36.28%83
Mon, Nov 7, 2016$112,856 -66.13%83
Tue, Nov 8, 2016$78,746 -30.22%83
Wed, Nov 9, 2016$108,142+ 37.33%83
Thu, Nov 10, 2016$127,943+ 18.31%83
Fri, Nov 11, 2016$423,457+ 230.97%176
Sat, Nov 12, 2016$521,334+ 23.11%176
Sun, Nov 13, 2016$320,438 -38.53%176
Mon, Nov 14, 2016$111,232 -65.29%176
Tue, Nov 15, 2016$130,961+ 17.74%176
Wed, Nov 16, 2016$123,608 -5.61%176
Thu, Nov 17, 2016$107,360 -13.14%176
Fri, Nov 18, 2016$439,751+ 309.60%650
Sat, Nov 19, 2016$633,487+ 44.06%650
Sun, Nov 20, 2016$415,502 -34.41%650
Mon, Nov 21, 2016$160,904 -61.27%650
Tue, Nov 22, 2016$179,411+ 11.50%650
Wed, Nov 23, 2016$191,151+ 6.54%596
Thu, Nov 24, 2016$148,640 -22.24%596
Fri, Nov 25, 2016$457,746+ 207.96%618
Sat, Nov 26, 2016$482,510+ 5.41%618
Sun, Nov 27, 2016$278,958 -42.19%618
Mon, Nov 28, 2016$94,214 -66.23%618
Tue, Nov 29, 2016$113,271+ 20.23%618
Wed, Nov 30, 2016$112,138 -1.00%618
Thu, Dec 1, 2016$116,624+ 4.00%618
Fri, Dec 2, 2016$237,633+ 103.76%574
Sat, Dec 3, 2016$378,954+ 59.47%574
Sun, Dec 4, 2016$229,230 -39.51%574
Mon, Dec 5, 2016$85,815 -62.56%574
Tue, Dec 6, 2016$111,560+ 30.00%574
Wed, Dec 7, 2016$97,057 -13.00%574
Thu, Dec 8, 2016$94,145 -3.00%574
Fri, Dec 9, 2016$145,144+ 54.17%449
Sat, Dec 10, 2016$237,060+ 63.33%449
Sun, Dec 11, 2016$161,381 -31.92%449
Mon, Dec 12, 2016$75,849 -53.00%449
Tue, Dec 13, 2016$103,155+ 36.00%449
Wed, Dec 14, 2016$91,808 -11.00%449
Thu, Dec 15, 2016$72,528 -21.00%449
Fri, Dec 16, 2016$96,726+ 33.36%305
Sat, Dec 17, 2016$157,176+ 62.50%305
Sun, Dec 18, 2016$124,179 -20.99%305
Mon, Dec 19, 2016$70,782 -43.00%305
Tue, Dec 20, 2016$65,119 -8.00%305
Wed, Dec 21, 2016$56,532 -13.19%159
Thu, Dec 22, 2016$61,620+ 9.00%159
Fri, Dec 23, 2016$88,091+ 42.96%124
Sat, Dec 24, 2016$59,851 -32.06%124
Sun, Dec 25, 2016$75,324+ 25.85%124
Mon, Dec 26, 2016$91,337+ 21.26%124
Tue, Dec 27, 2016$82,203 -10.00%124
Wed, Dec 28, 2016$83,025+ 1.00%124
Thu, Dec 29, 2016$84,686+ 2.00%124
Fri, Dec 30, 2016$111,526+ 31.69%137
Sat, Dec 31, 2016$79,246 -28.94%137
Sun, Jan 1, 2017$120,669+ 52.27%137
Mon, Jan 2, 2017$117,049 -3.00%137
Tue, Jan 3, 2017$58,184 -50.29%137
Wed, Jan 4, 2017$59,930+ 3.00%137
Thu, Jan 5, 2017$59,330 -1.00%137
Fri, Jan 6, 2017$86,385+ 45.60%135
Sat, Jan 7, 2017$133,468+ 54.50%135
Sun, Jan 8, 2017$101,761 -23.76%135
Mon, Jan 9, 2017$65,127 -36.00%135
Tue, Jan 10, 2017$69,383+ 6.53%135
Wed, Jan 11, 2017$67,831 -2.24%135
Thu, Jan 12, 2017$70,544+ 4.00%135
Fri, Jan 13, 2017$291,656+ 313.44%582
Sat, Jan 14, 2017$443,796+ 52.16%582
Sun, Jan 15, 2017$360,645 -18.74%582
Mon, Jan 16, 2017$267,706 -25.77%582
Tue, Jan 17, 2017$120,468 -55.00%582
Wed, Jan 18, 2017$109,626 -9.00%582
Thu, Jan 19, 2017$99,726 -9.03%582
Fri, Jan 20, 2017$162,040+ 62.49%489
Sat, Jan 21, 2017$258,012+ 59.23%489
Sun, Jan 22, 2017$173,799 -32.64%489
Mon, Jan 23, 2017$68,346 -60.68%489
Tue, Jan 24, 2017$122,972+ 79.93%489
Wed, Jan 25, 2017$123,298+ 0.27%489
Thu, Jan 26, 2017$124,531+ 1.00%489
Fri, Jan 27, 2017$385,294+ 209.40%1104
Sat, Jan 28, 2017$637,962+ 65.58%1104
Sun, Jan 29, 2017$466,214 -26.92%1104
Mon, Jan 30, 2017$168,358 -63.89%1104
Tue, Jan 31, 2017$199,278+ 18.37%1104
Wed, Feb 1, 2017$163,796 -17.81%1104
Thu, Feb 2, 2017$158,968 -2.95%1104
Fri, Feb 3, 2017$289,766+ 82.28%842
Sat, Feb 4, 2017$515,096+ 77.76%842
Sun, Feb 5, 2017$197,194 -61.72%842
Mon, Feb 6, 2017$101,856 -48.35%842
Tue, Feb 7, 2017$123,257+ 21.01%842
Wed, Feb 8, 2017$108,833 -11.70%842
Thu, Feb 9, 2017$92,508 -15.00%842
Fri, Feb 10, 2017$127,765+ 38.11%351
Sat, Feb 11, 2017$247,700+ 93.87%351
Sun, Feb 12, 2017$153,307 -38.11%351
Mon, Feb 13, 2017$52,406 -65.82%351
Tue, Feb 14, 2017$88,042+ 68.00%351
Wed, Feb 15, 2017$56,737 -35.56%351
Thu, Feb 16, 2017$63,679+ 12.24%351
Fri, Feb 17, 2017$125,211+ 96.63%455
Sat, Feb 18, 2017$252,571+ 101.72%455
Sun, Feb 19, 2017$163,147 -35.41%455
Mon, Feb 20, 2017$130,653 -19.92%455
Tue, Feb 21, 2017$83,618 -36.00%455
Wed, Feb 22, 2017$71,075 -15.00%455
Thu, Feb 23, 2017$70,654 -0.59%455
Fri, Feb 24, 2017$206,736+ 192.60%585
Sat, Feb 25, 2017$357,984+ 73.16%585
Sun, Feb 26, 2017$138,587 -61.29%585
Mon, Feb 27, 2017$163,352+ 17.87%585
Tue, Feb 28, 2017$176,420+ 8.00%585
Wed, Mar 1, 2017$148,193 -16.00%585
Thu, Mar 2, 2017$140,783 -5.00%585
Fri, Mar 3, 2017$656,466+ 366.30%1564
Sat, Mar 4, 2017$1,034,274+ 57.55%1564
Sun, Mar 5, 2017$610,200 -41.00%1564
Mon, Mar 6, 2017$203,920 -66.58%1564
Tue, Mar 7, 2017$279,370+ 37.00%1564
Wed, Mar 8, 2017$190,972 -31.64%1564
Thu, Mar 9, 2017$166,146 -13.00%1564
Fri, Mar 10, 2017$240,957+ 45.03%987
Sat, Mar 11, 2017$412,064+ 71.01%987
Sun, Mar 12, 2017$248,603 -39.67%987
Mon, Mar 13, 2017$93,549 -62.37%987
Tue, Mar 14, 2017$103,139+ 10.25%987
Wed, Mar 15, 2017$87,668 -15.00%987
Thu, Mar 16, 2017$72,764 -17.00%987
Fri, Mar 17, 2017$60,129 -17.36%283
Sat, Mar 18, 2017$118,803+ 97.58%283
Sun, Mar 19, 2017$64,242 -45.93%283
Mon, Mar 20, 2017$25,516 -60.28%283
Tue, Mar 21, 2017$36,233+ 42.00%283
Wed, Mar 22, 2017$28,986 -20.00%283
Thu, Mar 23, 2017$26,088 -10.00%283
Fri, Mar 24, 2017$19,964 -23.47%62
Sat, Mar 25, 2017$33,542+ 68.01%62
Sun, Mar 26, 2017$19,096 -43.07%62
Mon, Mar 27, 2017$11,098 -41.88%62
Tue, Mar 28, 2017$11,222+ 1.12%62
Wed, Mar 29, 2017$10,354 -7.73%62
Thu, Mar 30, 2017$8,866 -14.37%62
Fri, Mar 31, 2017$12,511+ 41.11%69
Sat, Apr 1, 2017$18,908+ 51.13%69
Sun, Apr 2, 2017$10,258 -45.75%69
Mon, Apr 3, 2017$3,565 -65.25%69
Tue, Apr 4, 2017$5,062+ 41.99%69
Wed, Apr 5, 2017$4,657 -8.00%69
Thu, Apr 6, 2017$6,101+ 31.01%69
Fri, Apr 7, 2017$4,956 -18.77%28
Sat, Apr 8, 2017$9,380+ 89.27%28
Sun, Apr 9, 2017$4,900 -47.76%28
Mon, Apr 10, 2017$2,688 -45.14%28
Tue, Apr 11, 2017$3,220+ 19.79%28
Wed, Apr 12, 2017$4,144+ 28.70%28
Thu, Apr 13, 2017$3,024 -27.03%28
Fri, Apr 14, 2017$2,854 -5.62%12
Sat, Apr 15, 2017$4,022+ 40.93%12
Sun, Apr 16, 2017$2,633 -34.54%12
Mon, Apr 17, 2017$1,488 -43.49%12
Tue, Apr 18, 2017$1,440 -3.23%12
Wed, Apr 19, 2017$1,356 -5.83%12
Thu, Apr 20, 2017$1,080 -20.35%12
Fri, Apr 21, 2017$2,056+ 90.37%12
Sat, Apr 22, 2017$2,544+ 23.74%12
Sun, Apr 23, 2017$3,280+ 28.93%12
Mon, Apr 24, 2017$2,316 -29.39%12
Tue, Apr 25, 2017$936 -59.59%12
Wed, Apr 26, 2017$876 -6.41%12
Thu, Apr 27, 2017$1,476+ 68.49%12
Fri, Apr 28, 2017$488 -66.94%4
Sat, Apr 29, 2017$1,413+ 189.55%4
Sun, Apr 30, 2017$668 -52.72%4
Mon, May 1, 2017$2,452+ 267.07%4
Tue, May 2, 2017$884 -63.95%4
Wed, May 3, 2017$520 -41.18%4
Thu, May 4, 2017$164 -68.46%4
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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
TrumboOct 27, 2015$15M
SpotlightNov 6, 2015$20M
The Danish GirlNov 27, 2015$15M
CarolNov 20, 2015$12M
StonewallSep 18, 2015$14M
American PastoralOct 20, 2016$10M
MacbethSep 22, 2015$15M
By the SeaNov 12, 2015$10M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $570.79K

Investor Share: $342.48K

Week 2: $1.18M

Investor Share: $651.15K

Week 3+: $26.1M

Investor Share: $13.05M

International

$37.04M (57.08%)

Investor Share: $12.96M

Costs

Budget: $4M


P&A: $4M

Breakdown

Gross: $64.9M


Net: $27.01M


Costs: $8M

Profit

Profit: $19.01M

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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