Domestic Total: 100.55M
Opening Weekend: 24.07M
Legs: 4.24
Overview: Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 10, 2016 | $1,450,000 | + 0.00% | |
| Fri, Nov 11, 2016 | $9,364,075 | + 545.80% | 2317 |
| Sat, Nov 12, 2016 | $9,046,470 | -3.39% | 2317 |
| Sun, Nov 13, 2016 | $5,663,502 | -37.40% | 2317 |
| Mon, Nov 14, 2016 | $1,869,054 | -67.00% | 2317 |
| Tue, Nov 15, 2016 | $2,443,506 | + 30.73% | 2317 |
| Wed, Nov 16, 2016 | $1,708,312 | -30.09% | 2317 |
| Thu, Nov 17, 2016 | $1,475,880 | -13.61% | 2317 |
| Fri, Nov 18, 2016 | $3,420,338 | + 131.75% | 2335 |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2016 | $5,227,164 | + 52.83% | 2335 |
| Sun, Nov 20, 2016 | $3,491,169 | -33.21% | 2335 |
| Mon, Nov 21, 2016 | $1,346,916 | -61.42% | 2335 |
| Tue, Nov 22, 2016 | $1,730,914 | + 28.51% | 2335 |
| Wed, Nov 23, 2016 | $2,102,598 | + 21.47% | 2442 |
| Thu, Nov 24, 2016 | $2,217,665 | + 5.47% | 2442 |
| Fri, Nov 25, 2016 | $4,493,704 | + 102.63% | 2442 |
| Sat, Nov 26, 2016 | $4,476,553 | -0.38% | 2442 |
| Sun, Nov 27, 2016 | $2,484,165 | -44.51% | 2442 |
| Mon, Nov 28, 2016 | $732,491 | -70.51% | 2442 |
| Tue, Nov 29, 2016 | $997,891 | + 36.23% | 2442 |
| Wed, Nov 30, 2016 | $756,313 | -24.21% | 2442 |
| Thu, Dec 1, 2016 | $729,834 | -3.50% | 2442 |
| Fri, Dec 2, 2016 | $2,065,179 | + 182.97% | 2915 |
| Sat, Dec 3, 2016 | $3,295,812 | + 59.59% | 2915 |
| Sun, Dec 4, 2016 | $1,906,038 | -42.17% | 2915 |
| Mon, Dec 5, 2016 | $619,541 | -67.50% | 2915 |
| Tue, Dec 6, 2016 | $904,547 | + 46.00% | 2915 |
| Wed, Dec 7, 2016 | $650,897 | -28.04% | 2915 |
| Thu, Dec 8, 2016 | $631,180 | -3.03% | 2915 |
| Fri, Dec 9, 2016 | $1,601,433 | + 153.72% | 3115 |
| Sat, Dec 10, 2016 | $2,532,715 | + 58.15% | 3115 |
| Sun, Dec 11, 2016 | $1,452,961 | -42.63% | 3115 |
| Mon, Dec 12, 2016 | $530,250 | -63.51% | 3115 |
| Tue, Dec 13, 2016 | $725,592 | + 36.84% | 3115 |
| Wed, Dec 14, 2016 | $547,743 | -24.51% | 3115 |
| Thu, Dec 15, 2016 | $450,965 | -17.67% | 3115 |
| Fri, Dec 16, 2016 | $823,830 | + 82.68% | 2157 |
| Sat, Dec 17, 2016 | $1,220,710 | + 48.17% | 2157 |
| Sun, Dec 18, 2016 | $928,418 | -23.94% | 2157 |
| Mon, Dec 19, 2016 | $487,412 | -47.50% | 2157 |
| Tue, Dec 20, 2016 | $486,824 | -0.12% | 2157 |
| Wed, Dec 21, 2016 | $306,638 | -37.01% | 1091 |
| Thu, Dec 22, 2016 | $355,159 | + 15.82% | 1091 |
| Fri, Dec 23, 2016 | $415,675 | + 17.04% | 667 |
| Sat, Dec 24, 2016 | $259,474 | -37.58% | 667 |
| Sun, Dec 25, 2016 | $402,331 | + 55.06% | 456 |
| Mon, Dec 26, 2016 | $446,467 | + 10.97% | 456 |
| Tue, Dec 27, 2016 | $343,086 | -23.16% | 456 |
| Wed, Dec 28, 2016 | $337,770 | -1.55% | 456 |
| Thu, Dec 29, 2016 | $325,171 | -3.73% | 456 |
| Fri, Dec 30, 2016 | $457,459 | + 40.68% | 545 |
| Sat, Dec 31, 2016 | $386,308 | -15.55% | 545 |
| Sun, Jan 1, 2017 | $515,591 | + 33.47% | 545 |
| Mon, Jan 2, 2017 | $489,619 | -5.04% | 545 |
| Tue, Jan 3, 2017 | $232,413 | -52.53% | 545 |
| Wed, Jan 4, 2017 | $188,068 | -19.08% | 545 |
| Thu, Jan 5, 2017 | $160,732 | -14.54% | 545 |
| Fri, Jan 6, 2017 | $253,828 | + 57.92% | 381 |
| Sat, Jan 7, 2017 | $367,934 | + 44.95% | 381 |
| Sun, Jan 8, 2017 | $244,034 | -33.67% | 381 |
| Mon, Jan 9, 2017 | $85,176 | -65.10% | 381 |
| Tue, Jan 10, 2017 | $128,626 | + 51.01% | 381 |
| Wed, Jan 11, 2017 | $93,208 | -27.54% | 381 |
| Thu, Jan 12, 2017 | $85,252 | -8.54% | 381 |
| Fri, Jan 13, 2017 | $145,009 | + 70.09% | 247 |
| Sat, Jan 14, 2017 | $234,805 | + 61.92% | 247 |
| Sun, Jan 15, 2017 | $172,446 | -26.56% | 247 |
| Mon, Jan 16, 2017 | $117,904 | -31.63% | 247 |
| Tue, Jan 17, 2017 | $65,380 | -44.55% | 247 |
| Wed, Jan 18, 2017 | $49,355 | -24.51% | 247 |
| Thu, Jan 19, 2017 | $44,153 | -10.54% | 247 |
| Fri, Jan 20, 2017 | $86,275 | + 95.40% | 180 |
| Sat, Jan 21, 2017 | $147,065 | + 70.46% | 180 |
| Sun, Jan 22, 2017 | $88,071 | -40.11% | 180 |
| Mon, Jan 23, 2017 | $30,530 | -65.33% | 180 |
| Tue, Jan 24, 2017 | $53,731 | + 75.99% | 180 |
| Wed, Jan 25, 2017 | $51,826 | -3.55% | 180 |
| Thu, Jan 26, 2017 | $48,069 | -7.25% | 180 |
| Fri, Jan 27, 2017 | $391,834 | + 715.15% | 1221 |
| Sat, Jan 28, 2017 | $695,613 | + 77.53% | 1221 |
| Sun, Jan 29, 2017 | $385,993 | -44.51% | 1221 |
| Mon, Jan 30, 2017 | $117,691 | -69.51% | 1221 |
| Tue, Jan 31, 2017 | $150,762 | + 28.10% | 1221 |
| Wed, Feb 1, 2017 | $122,814 | -18.54% | 1221 |
| Thu, Feb 2, 2017 | $121,729 | -0.88% | 1221 |
| Fri, Feb 3, 2017 | $239,068 | + 96.39% | 685 |
| Sat, Feb 4, 2017 | $417,370 | + 74.58% | 685 |
| Sun, Feb 5, 2017 | $139,698 | -66.53% | 685 |
| Mon, Feb 6, 2017 | $79,385 | -43.17% | 685 |
| Tue, Feb 7, 2017 | $95,698 | + 20.55% | 685 |
| Wed, Feb 8, 2017 | $79,453 | -16.98% | 685 |
| Thu, Feb 9, 2017 | $65,428 | -17.65% | 685 |
| Fri, Feb 10, 2017 | $114,349 | + 74.77% | 271 |
| Sat, Feb 11, 2017 | $212,100 | + 85.48% | 271 |
| Sun, Feb 12, 2017 | $122,283 | -42.35% | 271 |
| Mon, Feb 13, 2017 | $43,102 | -64.75% | 271 |
| Tue, Feb 14, 2017 | $79,540 | + 84.54% | 271 |
| Wed, Feb 15, 2017 | $39,001 | -50.97% | 271 |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2017 | $34,160 | -12.41% | 271 |
| Fri, Feb 17, 2017 | $92,877 | + 171.89% | 329 |
| Sat, Feb 18, 2017 | $128,228 | + 38.06% | 329 |
| Sun, Feb 19, 2017 | $82,455 | -35.70% | 329 |
| Mon, Feb 20, 2017 | $75,295 | -8.68% | 329 |
| Tue, Feb 21, 2017 | $45,602 | -39.44% | 329 |
| Wed, Feb 22, 2017 | $39,805 | -12.71% | 329 |
| Thu, Feb 23, 2017 | $23,931 | -39.88% | 329 |
| Fri, Feb 24, 2017 | $93,751 | + 291.76% | 443 |
| Sat, Feb 25, 2017 | $83,772 | -10.64% | 443 |
| Sun, Feb 26, 2017 | $67,505 | -19.42% | 443 |
| Mon, Feb 27, 2017 | $19,347 | -71.34% | 443 |
| Tue, Feb 28, 2017 | $23,334 | + 20.61% | 443 |
| Wed, Mar 1, 2017 | $19,764 | -15.30% | 443 |
| Thu, Mar 2, 2017 | $14,842 | -24.90% | 443 |
| Fri, Mar 3, 2017 | $24,988 | + 68.36% | 79 |
| Sat, Mar 4, 2017 | $39,018 | + 56.15% | 79 |
| Sun, Mar 5, 2017 | $24,565 | -37.04% | 79 |
| Mon, Mar 6, 2017 | $9,439 | -61.58% | 79 |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2017 | $13,802 | + 46.22% | 79 |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2017 | $10,356 | -24.97% | 79 |
| Thu, Mar 9, 2017 | $11,193 | + 8.08% | 79 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Amy Adams | Louise Banks |
| Jeremy Renner | Ian Donnelly |
| Forest Whitaker | Colonel Weber |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | Agent Halpern |
| Mark O'Brien | Captain Marks |
| Tzi Ma | General Shang |
| Abigail Pniowsky | 8-Year-Old Hannah |
| Julia Scarlett Dan | 12-Year-Old Hannah |
| Jadyn Malone | 6-Year-Old Hannah |
| Frank Schorpion | Dr. Kettler |
| Lucas Chartier-Dessert | Private Lasky |
| Christian Jadah | Private Combs |
| Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld | CNAC Anchor |
| Andrew Shaver | Environmental Tech |
| Pat Kiely | Environmental Tech |
| Sonia Vigneault | Dr. J. Bydwell |
| Mark Camacho | Richard Riley |
| Sabrina Reeves | Press Secretary |
| Julian Casey | Australian Scientist |
| Tony Robinow | British Scientist |
| Larry Day | CIA Officer Dan Ryder |
| Matthew Willson | Preacher |
| Ruth Chiang | Chinese Scientist |
| Russell Yuen | Chinese Scientist |
| Sergiy Marchenko | Russian Officer |
| Anana Rydvald | Swedish Scientist |
| Bineyam Girma | Sudan Representative |
| Abdelghafour Elaaziz | African Representative |
| Abdul Ayoola | Sierra Leone Representative |
| Alex M. Yeuh | Japanese Minister |
| Daniel Esteban | Venezuelan Representative |
| Albert Kwan | Chinese Man |
| Brittany Teo | Student with Smartphone |
| Joe Cobden | Cryptographer |
| Lorne Brass | Cryptographer |
| Genevieve Sirois | Cryptographer |
| Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon | Science Team Member |
| Michael Nangreaves | Science Team Member |
| Reda Guerinik | Communications Operator |
| Adrien Benn | Communications Operator |
| Sasha Samar | Communications Operator |
| Kathleen Stavert | Communications Operator |
| Kattia Thony | Nurse |
| Leisa Reid | Nurse |
| Brent Skagford | Lieutenant |
| Gurdeep Ahluwalia | Soldier |
| Shawn Campbell | TV Anchor |
| Brian Dunstan | TV Anchor |
| Dan Duran | TV Anchor |
| Lori Graham | TV Anchor |
| Orla Johannes | TV Anchor |
| John Sanford Moore | TV Anchor |
| Sangita Patel | TV Anchor |
| Hal Roberts | TV Anchor |
| Camille Ross | TV Anchor |
| Ola Sturik | TV Anchor |
| Tammie Sutherland | TV Anchor |
| Max Walker | TV Anchor |
| Marc-André Goulet | Motion Capture Heptapod |
| Paul-Antoine Taillefer | Motion Capture Heptapod |
| Martin Jr Pelletier | Motion Capture Heptapod |
| Carmela Nozza Guizzo | 4-Year-Old Hannah (uncredited) |
| Robert D. Morais | Master Sergeant Douglas (uncredited) |
| Mustafa Haidari | Foreign Correspondent (uncredited) |
| Philippe Hartmann | Halpern's Deputy Director (uncredited) |
| Laurean Adrian Parau | US Army Major (uncredited) |
| Nathaly Thibault | Gala Guest (uncredited) |
| Leslie Baker | Middle Aged Woman (uncredited) |
| Dave Campbell | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Alexander Da Mota | Venezuelan Military (uncredited) |
| Akul Dang | Pakistani Scientist (uncredited) |
| Frank Fiola | Soldier (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Self/less | Jul 10, 2015 | $26M |
| Me Before You | Jun 1, 2016 | $20M |
| The 5th Wave | Jan 14, 2016 | $38M |
| The Choice | Feb 4, 2016 | $10M |
| The Light Between Oceans | Sep 2, 2016 | $20M |
| Paper Towns | Jun 18, 2015 | $12M |
| Victor Frankenstein | Nov 10, 2015 | $40M |
| The Martian | Sep 30, 2015 | $108M |
Week 1: $31.54M
Week 2: $18.79M
Investor Share: $10.34M
Week 3+: $51.66M
Investor Share: $25.83M
$101.7M (49.93%)
Investor Share: $35.59M
Budget: $47M
P&A: $47M
Gross: $202.24M
Net: $90.69M
Costs: $94M
Profit: $-3.31M (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.