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.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Art Parkinson | Kubo (voice) |
| Charlize Theron | Monkey / Mother (voice) |
| Brenda Vaccaro | Kameyo (voice) |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Hashi (voice) |
| Meyrick Murphy | Mari (voice) |
| George Takei | Hosato (voice) |
| Rooney Mara | The Sisters (voice) |
| Ralph Fiennes | Moon King (voice) |
| Matthew McConaughey | Beetle (voice) |
| Minae Noji | Minae (voice) |
| Alpha Takahashi | Aiko (voice) |
| Laura Miro | Miho (voice) |
| Ken Takemoto | Ken (voice) |
| Aaron Aoki | Villager (voice) |
| Luke Donaldson | Villager (voice) |
| Michael Sun Lee | Villager (voice) |
| Cary Y. Mizobe | Villager (voice) |
| Rachel Morihiro | Villager (voice) |
| Thomas Isao Morinaka | Villager (voice) |
| Saemi Nakamura | Villager (voice) |
| Zachary Alexander Rice | Villager (voice) |
| Mariel Sheets | Villager (voice) |
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe | Feb 4, 2016 | $14M |
| Zootopia | Feb 11, 2016 | $150M |
| The Secret Life of Pets | Jun 18, 2016 | $75M |
| Rock Dog | Jul 8, 2016 | $60M |
| The Good Dinosaur | Nov 14, 2015 | $175M |
| Norm of the North | Jan 14, 2016 | $7M |
| Inside Out | Jun 17, 2015 | $175M |
| Ice Age: Collision Course | Jun 23, 2016 | $105M |
Week 1: $16.65M
Week 2: $11.04M
Investor Share: $6.07M
Week 3+: $20.85M
Investor Share: $10.43M
$29.53M (37.82%)
Investor Share: $10.33M
Budget: $60M
P&A: $60M
Gross: $77.55M
Net: $36.82M
Costs: $120M
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.