Kubo and the Two Strings Poster
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
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Kubo and the Two Strings Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 48.02M

Opening Weekend: 12.61M

Legs: 3.85

Overview: Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.


TMDB

7.6

IMDB

7.7

Metacritic

84

RT Tomato

97

RT Popcorn

86

Letterboxd

3.94

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Aug 18, 2016$515,000+ 0.00%2100
Fri, Aug 19, 2016$4,061,170+ 688.58%3260
Sat, Aug 20, 2016$4,836,987+ 19.10%3260
Sun, Aug 21, 2016$3,710,215 -23.29%3260
Mon, Aug 22, 2016$1,077,095 -70.97%3260
Tue, Aug 23, 2016$1,517,849+ 40.92%3260
Wed, Aug 24, 2016$928,695 -38.82%3260
Thu, Aug 25, 2016$879,367 -5.31%3260
Fri, Aug 26, 2016$1,955,222+ 122.34%3279
Sat, Aug 27, 2016$3,424,740+ 75.16%3279
Sun, Aug 28, 2016$2,464,860 -28.03%3279
Mon, Aug 29, 2016$660,106 -73.22%3279
Tue, Aug 30, 2016$1,003,834+ 52.07%3279
Wed, Aug 31, 2016$648,952 -35.35%3279
Thu, Sep 1, 2016$692,344+ 6.69%3279
Fri, Sep 2, 2016$1,401,333+ 102.40%2985
Sat, Sep 3, 2016$2,502,578+ 78.59%2985
Sun, Sep 4, 2016$2,471,367 -1.25%2985
Mon, Sep 5, 2016$2,388,904 -3.34%2985
Tue, Sep 6, 2016$465,208 -80.53%2985
Wed, Sep 7, 2016$286,704 -38.37%2985
Thu, Sep 8, 2016$240,150 -16.24%2985
Fri, Sep 9, 2016$670,092+ 179.03%2335
Sat, Sep 10, 2016$1,590,203+ 137.31%2335
Sun, Sep 11, 2016$1,041,453 -34.51%2335
Mon, Sep 12, 2016$208,259 -80.00%2335
Tue, Sep 13, 2016$264,397+ 26.96%2335
Wed, Sep 14, 2016$177,190 -32.98%2335
Thu, Sep 15, 2016$162,700 -8.18%2335
Fri, Sep 16, 2016$509,275+ 213.01%1757
Sat, Sep 17, 2016$1,190,400+ 133.74%1757
Sun, Sep 18, 2016$840,356 -29.41%1757
Mon, Sep 19, 2016$146,624 -82.55%1757
Tue, Sep 20, 2016$185,127+ 26.26%1757
Wed, Sep 21, 2016$138,930 -24.95%1757
Thu, Sep 22, 2016$108,887 -21.62%1757
Fri, Sep 23, 2016$255,393+ 134.55%1209
Sat, Sep 24, 2016$510,517+ 99.89%1209
Sun, Sep 25, 2016$358,474 -29.78%1209
Mon, Sep 26, 2016$75,229 -79.01%1209
Tue, Sep 27, 2016$91,211+ 21.24%1209
Wed, Sep 28, 2016$75,783 -16.91%1209
Thu, Sep 29, 2016$55,596 -26.64%1209
Fri, Sep 30, 2016$92,376+ 66.16%526
Sat, Oct 1, 2016$223,912+ 142.39%526
Sun, Oct 2, 2016$153,143 -31.61%526
Mon, Oct 3, 2016$50,450 -67.06%526
Tue, Oct 4, 2016$43,360 -14.05%526
Wed, Oct 5, 2016$27,571 -36.41%526
Thu, Oct 6, 2016$29,460+ 6.85%526
Fri, Oct 7, 2016$53,511+ 81.64%251
Sat, Oct 8, 2016$98,609+ 84.28%251
Sun, Oct 9, 2016$79,533 -19.35%251
Mon, Oct 10, 2016$43,503 -45.30%251
Tue, Oct 11, 2016$21,461 -50.67%251
Wed, Oct 12, 2016$22,459+ 4.65%251
Thu, Oct 13, 2016$18,525 -17.52%251
Fri, Oct 14, 2016$25,398+ 37.10%139
Sat, Oct 15, 2016$49,711+ 95.73%139
Sun, Oct 16, 2016$39,676 -20.19%139
Mon, Oct 17, 2016$7,661 -80.69%139
Tue, Oct 18, 2016$7,529 -1.72%139
Wed, Oct 19, 2016$6,176 -17.97%139
Thu, Oct 20, 2016$10,316+ 67.03%139
Fri, Oct 21, 2016$17,258+ 67.29%102
Sat, Oct 22, 2016$31,639+ 83.33%102
Sun, Oct 23, 2016$20,953 -33.77%102
Mon, Oct 24, 2016$7,833 -62.62%102
Tue, Oct 25, 2016$5,454 -30.37%102
Wed, Oct 26, 2016$6,075+ 11.39%102
Thu, Oct 27, 2016$5,006 -17.60%102
Fri, Oct 28, 2016$31,773+ 534.70%176
Sat, Oct 29, 2016$59,215+ 86.37%176
Sun, Oct 30, 2016$49,048 -17.17%176
Mon, Oct 31, 2016$10,482 -78.63%176
Tue, Nov 1, 2016$11,674+ 11.37%176
Wed, Nov 2, 2016$10,124 -13.28%176
Thu, Nov 3, 2016$9,871 -2.50%176
Fri, Nov 4, 2016$26,650+ 169.98%149
Sat, Nov 5, 2016$53,872+ 102.15%149
Sun, Nov 6, 2016$38,384 -28.75%149
Mon, Nov 7, 2016$7,023 -81.70%149
Tue, Nov 8, 2016$10,859+ 54.62%149
Wed, Nov 9, 2016$7,277 -32.99%149
Thu, Nov 10, 2016$10,105+ 38.86%149
Fri, Nov 11, 2016$31,138+ 208.14%107
Sat, Nov 12, 2016$36,199+ 16.25%107
Sun, Nov 13, 2016$25,106 -30.64%107
Mon, Nov 14, 2016$4,309 -82.84%107
Tue, Nov 15, 2016$5,023+ 16.57%107
Wed, Nov 16, 2016$4,669 -7.05%107
Thu, Nov 17, 2016$4,647 -0.47%107
Fri, Nov 18, 2016$10,364+ 123.03%88
Sat, Nov 19, 2016$22,076+ 113.01%88
Sun, Nov 20, 2016$17,596 -20.29%88
Mon, Nov 21, 2016$7,630 -56.64%88
Tue, Nov 22, 2016$9,857+ 29.19%88
Wed, Nov 23, 2016$5,636 -42.82%46
Thu, Nov 24, 2016$2,623 -53.46%46
Fri, Nov 25, 2016$8,014+ 205.53%46
Sat, Nov 26, 2016$9,648+ 20.39%46
Sun, Nov 27, 2016$6,055 -37.24%46
Mon, Nov 28, 2016$693 -88.55%46
Tue, Nov 29, 2016$936+ 35.06%46
Wed, Nov 30, 2016$816 -12.82%46
Thu, Dec 1, 2016$1,362+ 66.91%46
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $16.65M

Investor Share: $9.99M

Week 2: $11.04M

Investor Share: $6.07M

Week 3+: $20.85M

Investor Share: $10.43M

International

$29.53M (37.82%)

Investor Share: $10.33M

Costs

Budget: $60M


P&A: $60M

Breakdown

Gross: $77.55M


Net: $36.82M


Costs: $120M

Profit

Profit: $-83.18M (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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