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Little Boy (2015)
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Little Boy Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 6.49M

Opening Weekend: 2.75M

Legs: 2.36

Overview: An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.


TMDB

7.2

IMDB

7.3

Metacritic

30

RT Tomato

26

RT Popcorn

78

Letterboxd

3.18

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Apr 24, 2015$1,355,876+ 0.00%1045
Sat, Apr 25, 2015$802,575 -40.81%1045
Sun, Apr 26, 2015$591,905 -26.25%1045
Mon, Apr 27, 2015$151,111 -74.47%1045
Tue, Apr 28, 2015$204,110+ 35.07%1045
Wed, Apr 29, 2015$134,713 -34.00%1045
Thu, Apr 30, 2015$129,325 -4.00%1045
Fri, May 1, 2015$252,665+ 95.37%1045
Sat, May 2, 2015$308,251+ 22.00%1045
Sun, May 3, 2015$317,499+ 3.00%1045
Mon, May 4, 2015$90,905 -71.37%1045
Tue, May 5, 2015$121,812+ 34.00%1045
Wed, May 6, 2015$91,359 -25.00%1045
Thu, May 7, 2015$86,791 -5.00%1045
Fri, May 8, 2015$140,175+ 61.51%775
Sat, May 9, 2015$239,699+ 71.00%775
Sun, May 10, 2015$311,609+ 30.00%775
Mon, May 11, 2015$60,090 -80.72%775
Tue, May 12, 2015$80,521+ 34.00%775
Wed, May 13, 2015$62,002 -23.00%775
Thu, May 14, 2015$55,802 -10.00%775
Fri, May 15, 2015$77,871+ 39.55%490
Sat, May 16, 2015$130,045+ 67.00%490
Sun, May 17, 2015$115,740 -11.00%490
Mon, May 18, 2015$30,740 -73.44%490
Tue, May 19, 2015$39,347+ 28.00%490
Wed, May 20, 2015$32,265 -18.00%490
Thu, May 21, 2015$32,305+ 0.12%490
Fri, May 22, 2015$25,460 -21.19%181
Sat, May 23, 2015$49,138+ 93.00%181
Sun, May 24, 2015$51,104+ 4.00%181
Mon, May 25, 2015$61,836+ 21.00%181
Tue, May 26, 2015$16,841 -72.77%181
Wed, May 27, 2015$12,462 -26.00%181
Thu, May 28, 2015$14,705+ 18.00%181
Fri, May 29, 2015$16,819+ 14.38%121
Sat, May 30, 2015$25,565+ 52.00%121
Sun, May 31, 2015$24,534 -4.03%121
Mon, Jun 1, 2015$8,342 -66.00%121
Tue, Jun 2, 2015$9,844+ 18.01%121
Wed, Jun 3, 2015$7,678 -22.00%121
Thu, Jun 4, 2015$8,753+ 14.00%121
Fri, Jun 5, 2015$11,095+ 26.76%75
Sat, Jun 6, 2015$15,866+ 43.00%75
Sun, Jun 7, 2015$13,169 -17.00%75
Mon, Jun 8, 2015$5,004 -62.00%75
Tue, Jun 9, 2015$6,856+ 37.01%75
Wed, Jun 10, 2015$5,827 -15.01%75
Thu, Jun 11, 2015$5,244 -10.01%75
Fri, Jun 12, 2015$6,731+ 28.36%56
Sat, Jun 13, 2015$9,356+ 39.00%56
Sun, Jun 14, 2015$9,543+ 2.00%56
Mon, Jun 15, 2015$3,913 -59.00%56
Tue, Jun 16, 2015$4,383+ 12.01%56
Wed, Jun 17, 2015$4,390+ 0.16%56
Thu, Jun 18, 2015$4,395+ 0.11%56
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Cast

NameCharacter
Jakob SalvatiPepper Flynt Busbee / Little Boy
Emily WatsonEmma Busbee
Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaHashimoto
Michael RapaportJames Busbee
David HenrieLondon Busbee
Ben ChaplinBen Eagle
Eduardo VerásteguiFr. Crispin
Ted LevineSam
Ali Landry MonteverdeAva
Abraham BenrubiTeacup
Kevin JamesDr. Fox
Tom WilkinsonFr. Oliver
Toby HussColonel Bob
Kelly GreysonTyra
Candice AzzaraBertha
Rick MoraKid Falcon
James DuMontHarvey
Travis T. FlorySoda Fountain Clerk
Sam KindsethRonnie (Bully 2)
David UrySir Pent
James MacDonaldRecruitment Sergeant
Winston James FrancisBukha
Lorna ScottNurse Barbara
Lukas BehnkenLeonard Rice
Montserrat EspadaléSister Paulette
Mary SteinMartha
Masashi OdateJapanese Colonel
Theodora GreeceEliza the Girl on Beach
Ric SarabiaMike the Gambler
Eijiro OzakiMasao Kume
Jennifer CadenaArmy Nurse
Masami KosakaCommander Tokyo Joe
Matthew J. CatesEd
Scott SubionoDr. Hesley
Aaron LeddickRed Cross Soldier
J. Skylar TestaArmy Medic
Alex TrevinoWounded Soldier at Hospital
Eduardo Gomez MonteverdeWounded Soldier
C.K. McFarlandDoris
Michael D. NyeGilliam
Matthew Scott MillerFreddy Fox
Eddie DriscollNewsreel Narrator (voice)
Jill KellySpider Lady
Eiji InoueJapanese Soldier
Keisuke AkizawaJapanese Soldier
Tokio SasakiYoung Japanese Soldier
Tommy LameyFisherman #1
Kenny DavisFisherman #2
Fernando SurKid at Ben Eagle show
Barry FordThe Narrator (voice)
Yoshio IizukaSamurai Master
Ike KawaguchiSamurai Warrior in Dojo
Americus AbesamisGiant Tokyo Joe
Kenji NakamuraGuardian Tokyo Joe
Robert NobleLou the Bartender
Chuck LinesPrisoner of War
Jon BanglePrisoner of War
Zero KazamaWild Tokyo Joe (uncredited)
Kaiser JohnsonCol. Peter Stouff (uncredited)
Luke CusterPrisoner of War (uncredited)
Brian TakahashiJapanese Soldier #2
Andy GellerDr. Foley
Lawrence ThomasLighthouse Man
Jared JacobsenPlatoon Commander
Mitchell HesleyRecruitment Officer at Bus
Peter T. MaiJapanese Samurai
Pietro SchitoPrisoner of War
Logan LudwigJack the Bully
Larry DeanBarber #1
Raquel Vázquez GutiérrezJenny the Ticket Agent
Elijah VillegasKid Saying Fight
Janet WornerSpider Lady #3
Janice MatthewsSpider Lady #4
Bruce MorningstarGeorge
Kate ShalanderLady #1
Cole HurstKid at Fight
Craig StrawnBarber #2
Tim StaplesSoldier at Hospital
Rene FloresPhotographer
Michael CoatesMarine
Brian HatchMan in Church
Miguel Angel Varela FimbresRed Cross Soldier #2
Carsen Warnervoice actor

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $3.37M

Investor Share: $2.02M

Week 2: $1.27M

Investor Share: $698.11K

Week 3+: $1.85M

Investor Share: $923.53K

International

$11.28M (63.50%)

Investor Share: $3.95M

Costs

Budget: $20M


P&A: $20M

Breakdown

Gross: $17.77M


Net: $7.59M


Costs: $40M

Profit

Profit: $-32.41M (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.

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