The Upside Poster
The Upside (2019)
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The Upside Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 108.24M

Opening Weekend: 20.36M

Legs: 5.17

Overview: Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.


TMDB

7.1

IMDB

7.0

Metacritic

46

RT Tomato

43

RT Popcorn

82

Letterboxd

3.27

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Jan 10, 2019$1,100,000+ 0.00%2460
Fri, Jan 11, 2019$6,928,354+ 529.85%3080
Sat, Jan 12, 2019$7,864,742+ 13.52%3080
Sun, Jan 13, 2019$5,561,904 -29.28%3080
Mon, Jan 14, 2019$1,752,184 -68.50%3080
Tue, Jan 15, 2019$2,834,401+ 61.76%3080
Wed, Jan 16, 2019$1,693,684 -40.25%3080
Thu, Jan 17, 2019$1,678,170 -0.92%3080
Fri, Jan 18, 2019$4,184,585+ 149.35%3320
Sat, Jan 19, 2019$6,373,781+ 52.32%3320
Sun, Jan 20, 2019$4,448,098 -30.21%3320
Mon, Jan 21, 2019$3,361,428 -24.43%3320
Tue, Jan 22, 2019$1,881,257 -44.03%3320
Wed, Jan 23, 2019$1,140,051 -39.40%3320
Thu, Jan 24, 2019$1,202,207+ 5.45%3320
Fri, Jan 25, 2019$3,101,057+ 157.95%3377
Sat, Jan 26, 2019$5,548,371+ 78.92%3377
Sun, Jan 27, 2019$3,290,924 -40.69%3377
Mon, Jan 28, 2019$783,357 -76.20%3377
Tue, Jan 29, 2019$1,296,161+ 65.46%3377
Wed, Jan 30, 2019$875,298 -32.47%3377
Thu, Jan 31, 2019$940,114+ 7.41%3377
Fri, Feb 1, 2019$2,525,674+ 168.66%3568
Sat, Feb 2, 2019$4,686,320+ 85.55%3568
Sun, Feb 3, 2019$1,465,987 -68.72%3568
Mon, Feb 4, 2019$698,012 -52.39%3568
Tue, Feb 5, 2019$1,136,355+ 62.80%3568
Wed, Feb 6, 2019$688,451 -39.42%3568
Thu, Feb 7, 2019$639,439 -7.12%3568
Fri, Feb 8, 2019$1,788,587+ 179.71%3372
Sat, Feb 9, 2019$3,398,055+ 89.99%3372
Sun, Feb 10, 2019$1,896,121 -44.20%3372
Mon, Feb 11, 2019$459,309 -75.78%3372
Tue, Feb 12, 2019$677,084+ 47.41%3372
Wed, Feb 13, 2019$522,357 -22.85%3372
Thu, Feb 14, 2019$1,285,152+ 146.03%3372
Fri, Feb 15, 2019$1,345,309+ 4.68%2781
Sat, Feb 16, 2019$2,430,897+ 80.69%2781
Sun, Feb 17, 2019$1,715,023 -29.45%2781
Mon, Feb 18, 2019$1,021,846 -40.42%2781
Tue, Feb 19, 2019$608,530 -40.45%2781
Wed, Feb 20, 2019$400,789 -34.14%2781
Thu, Feb 21, 2019$399,984 -0.20%2781
Fri, Feb 22, 2019$892,047+ 123.02%2148
Sat, Feb 23, 2019$1,504,889+ 68.70%2148
Sun, Feb 24, 2019$781,022 -48.10%2148
Mon, Feb 25, 2019$219,883 -71.85%2148
Tue, Feb 26, 2019$386,241+ 75.66%2148
Wed, Feb 27, 2019$239,644 -37.95%2148
Thu, Feb 28, 2019$235,485 -1.74%2148
Fri, Mar 1, 2019$532,349+ 126.06%1607
Sat, Mar 2, 2019$975,315+ 83.21%1607
Sun, Mar 3, 2019$503,832 -48.34%1607
Mon, Mar 4, 2019$161,622 -67.92%1607
Tue, Mar 5, 2019$253,369+ 56.77%1607
Wed, Mar 6, 2019$171,167 -32.44%1607
Thu, Mar 7, 2019$133,757 -21.86%1607
Fri, Mar 8, 2019$282,818+ 111.44%1010
Sat, Mar 9, 2019$475,643+ 68.18%1010
Sun, Mar 10, 2019$269,734 -43.29%1010
Mon, Mar 11, 2019$112,896 -58.15%1010
Tue, Mar 12, 2019$179,842+ 59.30%1010
Wed, Mar 13, 2019$127,052 -29.35%1010
Thu, Mar 14, 2019$107,562 -15.34%1010
Fri, Mar 15, 2019$234,808+ 118.30%880
Sat, Mar 16, 2019$368,258+ 56.83%880
Sun, Mar 17, 2019$202,511 -45.01%880
Mon, Mar 18, 2019$82,359 -59.33%880
Tue, Mar 19, 2019$143,919+ 74.75%880
Wed, Mar 20, 2019$96,060 -33.25%880
Thu, Mar 21, 2019$78,963 -17.80%880
Fri, Mar 22, 2019$160,837+ 103.69%647
Sat, Mar 23, 2019$242,155+ 50.56%647
Sun, Mar 24, 2019$146,279 -39.59%647
Mon, Mar 25, 2019$60,258 -58.81%647
Tue, Mar 26, 2019$92,807+ 54.02%647
Wed, Mar 27, 2019$71,660 -22.79%647
Thu, Mar 28, 2019$54,126 -24.47%647
Fri, Mar 29, 2019$103,551+ 91.31%456
Sat, Mar 30, 2019$177,609+ 71.52%456
Sun, Mar 31, 2019$94,798 -46.63%456
Mon, Apr 1, 2019$37,502 -60.44%456
Tue, Apr 2, 2019$54,679+ 45.80%456
Wed, Apr 3, 2019$36,351 -33.52%456
Thu, Apr 4, 2019$32,658 -10.16%456
Fri, Apr 5, 2019$60,922+ 86.55%274
Sat, Apr 6, 2019$85,497+ 40.34%274
Sun, Apr 7, 2019$45,741 -46.50%274
Mon, Apr 8, 2019$13,926 -69.55%274
Tue, Apr 9, 2019$23,740+ 70.47%274
Wed, Apr 10, 2019$15,373 -35.24%274
Thu, Apr 11, 2019$15,257 -0.75%274
Fri, Apr 12, 2019$34,053+ 123.20%179
Sat, Apr 13, 2019$53,354+ 56.68%179
Sun, Apr 14, 2019$28,606 -46.38%179
Mon, Apr 15, 2019$10,553 -63.11%179
Tue, Apr 16, 2019$15,585+ 47.68%179
Wed, Apr 17, 2019$10,052 -35.50%179
Thu, Apr 18, 2019$10,929+ 8.72%179
Fri, Apr 19, 2019$25,073+ 129.42%130
Sat, Apr 20, 2019$29,815+ 18.91%130
Sun, Apr 21, 2019$17,824 -40.22%130
Mon, Apr 22, 2019$8,317 -53.34%130
Tue, Apr 23, 2019$9,978+ 19.97%130
Wed, Apr 24, 2019$8,075 -19.07%130
Thu, Apr 25, 2019$7,304 -9.55%130
Fri, Apr 26, 2019$15,563+ 113.08%93
Sat, Apr 27, 2019$24,237+ 55.73%93
Sun, Apr 28, 2019$13,461 -44.46%93
Mon, Apr 29, 2019$4,536 -66.30%93
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Comps

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.

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JoyDec 24, 2015$60M
Eddie the EagleFeb 25, 2016$23M
Barbershop: The Next CutApr 15, 2016$20M
Table 19Mar 3, 2017$5M
Love the CoopersNov 12, 2015$17M
Florence Foster JenkinsMay 6, 2016$29M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $27.74M

Investor Share: $16.64M

Week 2: $23.07M

Investor Share: $12.69M

Week 3+: $58.53M

Investor Share: $29.27M

International

$17.58M (13.85%)

Investor Share: $6.15M

Costs

Budget: $38M


P&A: $38M

Breakdown

Gross: $125.82M


Net: $64.75M


Costs: $75M

Profit

Profit: $-10.25M (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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