Hidden Figures Poster
Hidden Figures (2016)
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Hidden Figures Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 169.32M

Opening Weekend: 1.04M

Legs: 6.79

Overview: The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.


TMDB

8.1

IMDB

7.8

Metacritic

74

Letterboxd

3.88

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Sun, Dec 25, 2016$515,499+ 0.00%25
Mon, Dec 26, 2016$323,072 -37.33%25
Tue, Dec 27, 2016$212,319 -34.28%25
Wed, Dec 28, 2016$199,697 -5.94%25
Thu, Dec 29, 2016$215,808+ 8.07%25
Fri, Dec 30, 2016$272,218+ 26.14%25
Sat, Dec 31, 2016$248,343 -8.77%25
Sun, Jan 1, 2017$337,669+ 35.97%25
Mon, Jan 2, 2017$333,453 -1.25%25
Tue, Jan 3, 2017$112,386 -66.30%25
Wed, Jan 4, 2017$102,048 -9.20%25
Thu, Jan 5, 2017$81,666 -19.97%25
Fri, Jan 6, 2017$7,621,334+ 9232.32%2471
Sat, Jan 7, 2017$8,835,181+ 15.93%2471
Sun, Jan 8, 2017$6,343,542 -28.20%2471
Mon, Jan 9, 2017$1,857,416 -70.72%2471
Tue, Jan 10, 2017$2,877,410+ 54.91%2471
Wed, Jan 11, 2017$1,915,107 -33.44%2471
Thu, Jan 12, 2017$1,978,932+ 3.33%2471
Fri, Jan 13, 2017$5,498,032+ 177.83%3286
Sat, Jan 14, 2017$8,478,941+ 54.22%3286
Sun, Jan 15, 2017$6,876,974 -18.89%3286
Mon, Jan 16, 2017$6,652,892 -3.26%3286
Tue, Jan 17, 2017$2,503,162 -62.37%3286
Wed, Jan 18, 2017$1,773,662 -29.14%3286
Thu, Jan 19, 2017$1,821,988+ 2.72%3286
Fri, Jan 20, 2017$4,398,487+ 141.41%3416
Sat, Jan 21, 2017$7,259,890+ 65.05%3416
Sun, Jan 22, 2017$4,063,229 -44.03%3416
Mon, Jan 23, 2017$1,289,710 -68.26%3416
Tue, Jan 24, 2017$1,968,540+ 52.63%3416
Wed, Jan 25, 2017$1,505,217 -23.54%3416
Thu, Jan 26, 2017$1,547,870+ 2.83%3416
Fri, Jan 27, 2017$3,752,820+ 142.45%3351
Sat, Jan 28, 2017$6,302,033+ 67.93%3351
Sun, Jan 29, 2017$3,948,422 -37.35%3351
Mon, Jan 30, 2017$1,141,175 -71.10%3351
Tue, Jan 31, 2017$1,634,816+ 43.26%3351
Wed, Feb 1, 2017$1,219,049 -25.43%3351
Thu, Feb 2, 2017$1,282,086+ 5.17%3351
Fri, Feb 3, 2017$3,125,889+ 143.81%3401
Sat, Feb 4, 2017$5,286,806+ 69.13%3401
Sun, Feb 5, 2017$1,776,893 -66.39%3401
Mon, Feb 6, 2017$864,303 -51.36%3401
Tue, Feb 7, 2017$1,228,006+ 42.08%3401
Wed, Feb 8, 2017$958,131 -21.98%3401
Thu, Feb 9, 2017$910,127 -5.01%3401
Fri, Feb 10, 2017$2,168,520+ 138.27%2667
Sat, Feb 11, 2017$3,716,898+ 71.40%2667
Sun, Feb 12, 2017$2,117,252 -43.04%2667
Mon, Feb 13, 2017$704,652 -66.72%2667
Tue, Feb 14, 2017$1,644,019+ 133.31%2667
Wed, Feb 15, 2017$807,717 -50.87%2667
Thu, Feb 16, 2017$880,522+ 9.01%2667
Fri, Feb 17, 2017$1,845,391+ 109.58%2217
Sat, Feb 18, 2017$3,036,878+ 64.57%2217
Sun, Feb 19, 2017$2,336,688 -23.06%2217
Mon, Feb 20, 2017$1,791,825 -23.32%2217
Tue, Feb 21, 2017$900,914 -49.72%2217
Wed, Feb 22, 2017$801,208 -11.07%2217
Thu, Feb 23, 2017$736,070 -8.13%2217
Fri, Feb 24, 2017$1,584,224+ 115.23%2022
Sat, Feb 25, 2017$2,742,493+ 73.11%2022
Sun, Feb 26, 2017$1,479,020 -46.07%2022
Mon, Feb 27, 2017$544,925 -63.16%2022
Tue, Feb 28, 2017$686,914+ 26.06%2022
Wed, Mar 1, 2017$473,813 -31.02%2022
Thu, Mar 2, 2017$488,246+ 3.05%2022
Fri, Mar 3, 2017$1,008,389+ 106.53%1582
Sat, Mar 4, 2017$1,788,841+ 77.40%1582
Sun, Mar 5, 2017$1,029,100 -42.47%1582
Mon, Mar 6, 2017$281,798 -72.62%1582
Tue, Mar 7, 2017$410,388+ 45.63%1582
Wed, Mar 8, 2017$324,084 -21.03%1582
Thu, Mar 9, 2017$317,147 -2.14%1582
Fri, Mar 10, 2017$717,806+ 126.33%1421
Sat, Mar 11, 2017$1,302,201+ 81.41%1421
Sun, Mar 12, 2017$740,995 -43.10%1421
Mon, Mar 13, 2017$283,853 -61.69%1421
Tue, Mar 14, 2017$338,054+ 19.09%1421
Wed, Mar 15, 2017$315,650 -6.63%1421
Thu, Mar 16, 2017$260,324 -17.53%1421
Fri, Mar 17, 2017$393,658+ 51.22%1162
Sat, Mar 18, 2017$711,109+ 80.64%1162
Sun, Mar 19, 2017$370,513 -47.90%1162
Mon, Mar 20, 2017$149,110 -59.76%1162
Tue, Mar 21, 2017$217,712+ 46.01%1162
Wed, Mar 22, 2017$185,619 -14.74%1162
Thu, Mar 23, 2017$175,082 -5.68%1162
Fri, Mar 24, 2017$210,841+ 20.42%640
Sat, Mar 25, 2017$330,670+ 56.83%640
Sun, Mar 26, 2017$211,629 -36.00%640
Mon, Mar 27, 2017$86,045 -59.34%640
Tue, Mar 28, 2017$116,611+ 35.52%640
Wed, Mar 29, 2017$92,430 -20.74%640
Thu, Mar 30, 2017$80,575 -12.83%640
Fri, Mar 31, 2017$126,865+ 57.45%352
Sat, Apr 1, 2017$186,605+ 47.09%352
Sun, Apr 2, 2017$100,919 -45.92%352
Mon, Apr 3, 2017$37,382 -62.96%352
Tue, Apr 4, 2017$58,124+ 55.49%352
Wed, Apr 5, 2017$54,749 -5.81%352
Thu, Apr 6, 2017$55,747+ 1.82%352
Fri, Apr 7, 2017$81,180+ 45.62%288
Sat, Apr 8, 2017$124,720+ 53.63%288
Sun, Apr 9, 2017$59,347 -52.42%288
Mon, Apr 10, 2017$25,397 -57.21%288
Tue, Apr 11, 2017$35,636+ 40.32%288
Wed, Apr 12, 2017$30,036 -15.71%288
Thu, Apr 13, 2017$35,117+ 16.92%288
Fri, Apr 14, 2017$55,496+ 58.03%194
Sat, Apr 15, 2017$62,718+ 13.01%194
Sun, Apr 16, 2017$36,804 -41.32%194
Mon, Apr 17, 2017$19,253 -47.69%194
Tue, Apr 18, 2017$25,142+ 30.59%194
Wed, Apr 19, 2017$22,181 -11.78%194
Thu, Apr 20, 2017$23,423+ 5.60%194
Fri, Apr 21, 2017$58,032+ 147.76%160
Sat, Apr 22, 2017$80,660+ 38.99%160
Sun, Apr 23, 2017$45,101 -44.09%160
Mon, Apr 24, 2017$14,161 -68.60%160
Tue, Apr 25, 2017$16,418+ 15.94%160
Wed, Apr 26, 2017$14,140 -13.88%160
Thu, Apr 27, 2017$29,587+ 109.24%160
Fri, Apr 28, 2017$26,065 -11.90%124
Sat, Apr 29, 2017$38,094+ 46.15%124
Sun, Apr 30, 2017$21,633 -43.21%124
Mon, May 1, 2017$9,425 -56.43%124
Tue, May 2, 2017$10,003+ 6.13%124
Wed, May 3, 2017$6,963 -30.39%124
Thu, May 4, 2017$8,886+ 27.62%124
Fri, May 5, 2017$17,786+ 100.16%113
Sat, May 6, 2017$27,299+ 53.49%113
Sun, May 7, 2017$13,499 -50.55%113
Mon, May 8, 2017$5,698 -57.79%113
Tue, May 9, 2017$10,400+ 82.52%113
Wed, May 10, 2017$9,036 -13.12%113
Thu, May 11, 2017$8,731 -3.38%113
Fri, May 12, 2017$21,820+ 149.91%103
Sat, May 13, 2017$39,380+ 80.48%103
Sun, May 14, 2017$20,293 -48.47%103
Mon, May 15, 2017$3,701 -81.76%103
Tue, May 16, 2017$4,225+ 14.16%103
Wed, May 17, 2017$5,796+ 37.18%103
Thu, May 18, 2017$4,525 -21.93%103
Fri, May 19, 2017$18,124+ 300.53%81
Sat, May 20, 2017$29,296+ 61.64%81
Sun, May 21, 2017$8,522 -70.91%81
Mon, May 22, 2017$3,957 -53.57%81
Tue, May 23, 2017$5,601+ 41.55%81
Wed, May 24, 2017$3,082 -44.97%81
Thu, May 25, 2017$7,377+ 139.36%81
Fri, May 26, 2017$5,431 -26.38%29
Sat, May 27, 2017$6,424+ 18.28%29
Sun, May 28, 2017$5,450 -15.16%29
Mon, May 29, 2017$4,191 -23.10%29
Tue, May 30, 2017$3,385 -19.23%29
Wed, May 31, 2017$1,838 -45.70%29
Thu, Jun 1, 2017$2,264+ 23.18%29
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Cast

NameCharacter
Taraji P. HensonKatherine G. Johnson
Octavia SpencerDorothy Vaughan
Janelle MonáeMary Jackson
Kevin CostnerAl Harrison
Kirsten DunstVivian Mitchell
Jim ParsonsPaul Stafford
Mahershala AliJim Johnson
Glen PowellJohn Glenn
Ariana NealJoylette Johnson
Saniyya SidneyConstance Johnson
Zani Jones MbayiseKathy Johnson
Donna BiscoeJoylette Coleman
Olek KrupaKarl Zielinski
Aldis HodgeLevi Jackson
Kimberly QuinnRuth
Frank Hoyt TaylorJudge
Lidya JewettYoung Katherine
Karan KendrickYounger Joylette
Jaiden KaineJoshua Coleman
Kurt KrauseSam Turner
Ken StrunkJim Webb
Selah Kimbro JonesCarolyn Marie Jackson
Tre StokesLevi Jackson Jr.
Corey Mendell ParkerHoward Vaughan
Ashton TylerLeonard Vaughan
Alkoya BrunsonKenneth Vaughan
Ron Clinton SmithWhite Cop
Gregory Alan WilliamsMarion Smithson
Maria HowellMs. Sumner
Arnell PowellProfessor Graves
Crystal Lee BrownBernie
Tequilla WhitfieldEleanor
Dane DavenportAlan Shepard
Evan HoltzmanDeke Slayton
Travis SmithScott Carpenter
Scott Michael MorganBill Calhoun
Chris CavalierIBM Technician
Robert G. McKayPastor Ayres
Rhoda GriffisWhite Librarian
Karen Wheeling ReynoldsCourt Clerk
Kate KneelandCourt Clerk
Joe KnezevichWind Tunnel PA Announcer
Paul RydenTV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
John AtwoodNewscaster
Jon Edwin WrightNewscaster
Wilbur FitzgeraldSenator Patrick
Michael HartsonNight School Professor
Bob JenningsNavy Officer
Gary WeeksReporter at Press Conference
Afemo OmilamiMan Outside Store
Cullen MossMission Control Commander
Amy TiptonWoman Crying
Elijah EverettMan Crying
Andre PushkinRussian Scientist
Randall NewsomeRussian Scientist
Joe Hardy Jr.Gordon Cooper
Howie JohnsonLibrary Security Guard
David KallawayNASA Security Guard
Addison Rose MelfiAddie Marcus
Paige NicolletteEunice (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
Steve JobsOct 9, 2015$30M
Queen of KatweSep 23, 2016$15M
DenialSep 30, 2016$10M
GeniusJun 10, 2016$0
Elvis & NixonMar 22, 2016$5M
The Man Who Knew InfinityApr 8, 2016$0
SpotlightNov 6, 2015$20M
The Big ShortDec 11, 2015$28M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $1.99M

Investor Share: $1.19M

Week 2: $17.42M

Investor Share: $9.58M

Week 3+: $149.91M

Investor Share: $74.96M

International

$60.06M (26.18%)

Investor Share: $21.02M

Costs

Budget: $25M


P&A: $25M

Breakdown

Gross: $229.38M


Net: $106.75M


Costs: $50M

Profit

Profit: $56.75M

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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