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.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Taraji P. Henson | Katherine G. Johnson |
| Octavia Spencer | Dorothy Vaughan |
| Janelle Monáe | Mary Jackson |
| Kevin Costner | Al Harrison |
| Kirsten Dunst | Vivian Mitchell |
| Jim Parsons | Paul Stafford |
| Mahershala Ali | Jim Johnson |
| Glen Powell | John Glenn |
| Ariana Neal | Joylette Johnson |
| Saniyya Sidney | Constance Johnson |
| Zani Jones Mbayise | Kathy Johnson |
| Donna Biscoe | Joylette Coleman |
| Olek Krupa | Karl Zielinski |
| Aldis Hodge | Levi Jackson |
| Kimberly Quinn | Ruth |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | Judge |
| Lidya Jewett | Young Katherine |
| Karan Kendrick | Younger Joylette |
| Jaiden Kaine | Joshua Coleman |
| Kurt Krause | Sam Turner |
| Ken Strunk | Jim Webb |
| Selah Kimbro Jones | Carolyn Marie Jackson |
| Tre Stokes | Levi Jackson Jr. |
| Corey Mendell Parker | Howard Vaughan |
| Ashton Tyler | Leonard Vaughan |
| Alkoya Brunson | Kenneth Vaughan |
| Ron Clinton Smith | White Cop |
| Gregory Alan Williams | Marion Smithson |
| Maria Howell | Ms. Sumner |
| Arnell Powell | Professor Graves |
| Crystal Lee Brown | Bernie |
| Tequilla Whitfield | Eleanor |
| Dane Davenport | Alan Shepard |
| Evan Holtzman | Deke Slayton |
| Travis Smith | Scott Carpenter |
| Scott Michael Morgan | Bill Calhoun |
| Chris Cavalier | IBM Technician |
| Robert G. McKay | Pastor Ayres |
| Rhoda Griffis | White Librarian |
| Karen Wheeling Reynolds | Court Clerk |
| Kate Kneeland | Court Clerk |
| Joe Knezevich | Wind Tunnel PA Announcer |
| Paul Ryden | TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral |
| John Atwood | Newscaster |
| Jon Edwin Wright | Newscaster |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Senator Patrick |
| Michael Hartson | Night School Professor |
| Bob Jennings | Navy Officer |
| Gary Weeks | Reporter at Press Conference |
| Afemo Omilami | Man Outside Store |
| Cullen Moss | Mission Control Commander |
| Amy Tipton | Woman Crying |
| Elijah Everett | Man Crying |
| Andre Pushkin | Russian Scientist |
| Randall Newsome | Russian Scientist |
| Joe Hardy Jr. | Gordon Cooper |
| Howie Johnson | Library Security Guard |
| David Kallaway | NASA Security Guard |
| Addison Rose Melfi | Addie Marcus |
| Paige Nicollette | Eunice (uncredited) |
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.
| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Jobs | Oct 9, 2015 | $30M |
| Queen of Katwe | Sep 23, 2016 | $15M |
| Denial | Sep 30, 2016 | $10M |
| Genius | Jun 10, 2016 | $0 |
| Elvis & Nixon | Mar 22, 2016 | $5M |
| The Man Who Knew Infinity | Apr 8, 2016 | $0 |
| Spotlight | Nov 6, 2015 | $20M |
| The Big Short | Dec 11, 2015 | $28M |
Week 1: $1.99M
Week 2: $17.42M
Investor Share: $9.58M
Week 3+: $149.91M
Investor Share: $74.96M
$60.06M (26.18%)
Investor Share: $21.02M
Budget: $25M
P&A: $25M
Gross: $229.38M
Net: $106.75M
Costs: $50M
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.