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The Birth of a Nation (2016)
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The Birth of a Nation Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 15.8M

Opening Weekend: 7M

Legs: 2.31

Overview: Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.


TMDB

6.6

IMDB

6.5

Metacritic

69

RT Tomato

72

RT Popcorn

71

Letterboxd

3.10

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Oct 6, 2016$375,000+ 0.00%
Fri, Oct 7, 2016$2,619,859+ 598.63%2105
Sat, Oct 8, 2016$2,674,389+ 2.08%2105
Sun, Oct 9, 2016$1,710,006 -36.06%2105
Mon, Oct 10, 2016$952,766 -44.28%2105
Tue, Oct 11, 2016$673,520 -29.31%2105
Wed, Oct 12, 2016$504,602 -25.08%2105
Thu, Oct 13, 2016$392,992 -22.12%2105
Fri, Oct 14, 2016$794,602+ 102.19%2105
Sat, Oct 15, 2016$1,211,905+ 52.52%2105
Sun, Oct 16, 2016$741,094 -38.85%2105
Mon, Oct 17, 2016$268,191 -63.81%2105
Tue, Oct 18, 2016$312,072+ 16.36%2105
Wed, Oct 19, 2016$210,273 -32.62%2105
Thu, Oct 20, 2016$198,910 -5.40%2105
Fri, Oct 21, 2016$257,363+ 29.39%633
Sat, Oct 22, 2016$399,872+ 55.37%633
Sun, Oct 23, 2016$250,739 -37.30%633
Mon, Oct 24, 2016$91,763 -63.40%633
Tue, Oct 25, 2016$97,846+ 6.63%633
Wed, Oct 26, 2016$80,670 -17.55%633
Thu, Oct 27, 2016$83,717+ 3.78%633
Fri, Oct 28, 2016$155,499+ 85.74%404
Sat, Oct 29, 2016$240,743+ 54.82%404
Sun, Oct 30, 2016$160,779 -33.22%404
Mon, Oct 31, 2016$58,578 -63.57%404
Tue, Nov 1, 2016$66,025+ 12.71%404
Wed, Nov 2, 2016$58,564 -11.30%404
Thu, Nov 3, 2016$44,852 -23.41%404
Fri, Nov 4, 2016$70,695+ 57.62%197
Sat, Nov 5, 2016$117,417+ 66.09%197
Sun, Nov 6, 2016$72,004 -38.68%197
Mon, Nov 7, 2016$27,850 -61.32%197
Tue, Nov 8, 2016$31,115+ 11.72%197
Wed, Nov 9, 2016$22,293 -28.35%197
Thu, Nov 10, 2016$22,643+ 1.57%197
Fri, Nov 11, 2016$29,880+ 31.96%107
Sat, Nov 12, 2016$37,966+ 27.06%107
Sun, Nov 13, 2016$20,873 -45.02%107
Mon, Nov 14, 2016$9,852 -52.80%107
Tue, Nov 15, 2016$11,455+ 16.27%107
Wed, Nov 16, 2016$8,989 -21.53%107
Thu, Nov 17, 2016$8,549 -4.89%107
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Comps

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TitleRelease DateBudget
Straight Outta ComptonAug 11, 2015$28M
Hands of StoneAug 26, 2016$20M
JoyDec 24, 2015$60M
WoodlawnOct 15, 2015$12M
Eddie the EagleFeb 25, 2016$23M
Free State of JonesJun 24, 2016$50M
Black MassSep 17, 2015$53M
RaceFeb 19, 2016$5M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $9.51M

Investor Share: $5.71M

Week 2: $3.93M

Investor Share: $2.16M

Week 3+: $2.74M

Investor Share: $1.37M

International

$1.03M (5.98%)

Investor Share: $360.31K

Costs

Budget: $9M


P&A: $9M

Breakdown

Gross: $16.83M


Net: $9.6M


Costs: $17M

Profit

Profit: $-7.4M (Loss)

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.