Stop Making Sense Poster
Stop Making Sense (1984)
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Stop Making Sense Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 4.43M

Opening Weekend: 856.8K

Legs: 4.01

Overview: A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.


TMDB

8.3

IMDB

8.7

Metacritic

94

RT Tomato

100

RT Popcorn

97

Letterboxd

4.68

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Sep 22, 2023$332,925+ 0.00%264
Sat, Sep 23, 2023$267,264 -19.72%264
Sun, Sep 24, 2023$256,608 -3.99%264
Mon, Sep 25, 2023$112,728 -56.07%264
Tue, Sep 26, 2023$123,024+ 9.13%264
Wed, Sep 27, 2023$117,216 -4.72%264
Thu, Sep 28, 2023$129,554+ 10.53%264
Fri, Sep 29, 2023$388,284+ 199.71%786
Sat, Sep 30, 2023$384,354 -1.01%786
Sun, Oct 1, 2023$277,238 -27.87%786
Mon, Oct 2, 2023$131,288 -52.64%786
Tue, Oct 3, 2023$139,085+ 5.94%786
Wed, Oct 4, 2023$149,873+ 7.76%786
Thu, Oct 5, 2023$138,979 -7.27%786
Fri, Oct 6, 2023$125,674 -9.57%527
Sat, Oct 7, 2023$182,365+ 45.11%527
Sun, Oct 8, 2023$136,774 -25.00%527
Mon, Oct 9, 2023$81,209 -40.63%527
Tue, Oct 10, 2023$71,232 -12.29%527
Wed, Oct 11, 2023$74,094+ 4.02%527
Thu, Oct 12, 2023$78,548+ 6.01%527
Fri, Oct 13, 2023$49,078 -37.52%258
Sat, Oct 14, 2023$69,691+ 42.00%258
Sun, Oct 15, 2023$52,268 -25.00%258
Mon, Oct 16, 2023$33,265 -36.36%258
Tue, Oct 17, 2023$51,431+ 54.61%258
Wed, Oct 18, 2023$46,743 -9.12%258
Thu, Oct 19, 2023$29,999 -35.82%258
Fri, Oct 20, 2023$18,690 -37.70%89
Sat, Oct 21, 2023$27,944+ 49.51%89
Sun, Oct 22, 2023$24,091 -13.79%89
Mon, Oct 23, 2023$13,214 -45.15%89
Tue, Oct 24, 2023$22,175+ 67.81%89
Wed, Oct 25, 2023$15,183 -31.53%89
Thu, Oct 26, 2023$14,956 -1.50%89
Fri, Oct 27, 2023$12,955 -13.38%70
Sat, Oct 28, 2023$17,563+ 35.57%70
Sun, Oct 29, 2023$17,897+ 1.90%70
Mon, Oct 30, 2023$8,874 -50.42%70
Tue, Oct 31, 2023$6,300 -29.01%70
Wed, Nov 1, 2023$15,675+ 148.81%70
Thu, Nov 2, 2023$15,223 -2.88%70
Fri, Nov 3, 2023$9,436 -38.01%32
Sat, Nov 4, 2023$17,995+ 90.71%32
Sun, Nov 5, 2023$14,396 -20.00%32
Mon, Nov 6, 2023$6,784 -52.88%32
Tue, Nov 7, 2023$7,776+ 14.62%32
Wed, Nov 8, 2023$11,212+ 44.19%32
Thu, Nov 9, 2023$6,431 -42.64%32
Fri, Nov 10, 2023$12,356+ 92.13%26
Sat, Nov 11, 2023$11,235 -9.07%26
Sun, Nov 12, 2023$8,426 -25.00%26
Mon, Nov 13, 2023$3,125 -62.91%26
Tue, Nov 14, 2023$2,321 -25.73%26
Wed, Nov 15, 2023$8,145+ 250.93%26
Thu, Nov 16, 2023$8,232+ 1.07%26
Fri, Nov 17, 2023$3,468 -57.87%24
Sat, Nov 18, 2023$5,906+ 70.30%24
Sun, Nov 19, 2023$4,725 -20.00%24
Fri, Nov 24, 2023$3,029 -35.89%13
Sat, Nov 25, 2023$9,243+ 205.15%13
Sun, Nov 26, 2023$4,394 -52.46%13
Mon, Nov 27, 2023$1,196 -72.78%13
Tue, Nov 28, 2023$1,677+ 40.22%13
Wed, Nov 29, 2023$4,897+ 192.01%13
Thu, Nov 30, 2023$3,666 -25.14%13
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $1.34M

Investor Share: $803.59K

Week 2: $1.61M

Investor Share: $885.01K

Week 3+: $1.48M

Investor Share: $741.59K

International

$1.75M (28.34%)

Investor Share: $613.35K

Costs

Budget: $1M


P&A: $1M

Breakdown

Gross: $6.18M


Net: $3.04M


Costs: $2.4M

Profit

Profit: $643.54K

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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