Pawn Sacrifice - Reel Numbers

Movie Information

Domestic Total: 2.44M

Opening Weekend: 202.05K

Legs: 2.42

Overview: American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

TMDB

6.7

IMDB

7.0

Metacritic

RT Tomato

RT Popcorn

Letterboxd

3.32

Wikipedia Page Views

Daily Table

Date	Revenue	% YD	Theaters
Wed, Sep 16, 2015	$8,252	+ 0.00%	4
Thu, Sep 17, 2015	$7,681	-6.92%	4
Fri, Sep 18, 2015	$61,047	+ 694.78%	33
Sat, Sep 19, 2015	$87,907	+ 44.00%	33
Sun, Sep 20, 2015	$53,099	-39.60%	33
Mon, Sep 21, 2015	$17,818	-66.44%	33
Tue, Sep 22, 2015	$19,235	+ 7.95%	33
Wed, Sep 23, 2015	$21,617	+ 12.38%	33
Thu, Sep 24, 2015	$18,462	-14.59%	33
Fri, Sep 25, 2015	$327,150	+ 1672.02%	781
Sat, Sep 26, 2015	$441,498	+ 34.95%	781
Sun, Sep 27, 2015	$236,423	-46.45%	781
Mon, Sep 28, 2015	$94,216	-60.15%	781
Tue, Sep 29, 2015	$119,051	+ 26.36%	781
Wed, Sep 30, 2015	$100,743	-15.38%	781
Thu, Oct 1, 2015	$78,307	-22.27%	781
Fri, Oct 2, 2015	$97,662	+ 24.72%	671
Sat, Oct 3, 2015	$172,591	+ 76.72%	671
Sun, Oct 4, 2015	$99,775	-42.19%	671
Mon, Oct 5, 2015	$36,722	-63.20%	671
Tue, Oct 6, 2015	$45,152	+ 22.96%	671
Wed, Oct 7, 2015	$37,288	-17.42%	671
Thu, Oct 8, 2015	$36,300	-2.65%	671
Fri, Oct 9, 2015	$26,075	-28.17%	125
Sat, Oct 10, 2015	$45,940	+ 76.18%	125
Sun, Oct 11, 2015	$29,442	-35.91%	125
Mon, Oct 12, 2015	$13,417	-54.43%	125
Tue, Oct 13, 2015	$9,812	-26.87%	125
Wed, Oct 14, 2015	$10,352	+ 5.50%	125
Thu, Oct 15, 2015	$9,120	-11.90%	125
Fri, Oct 16, 2015	$5,867	-35.67%	48
Sat, Oct 17, 2015	$10,218	+ 74.16%	48
Sun, Oct 18, 2015	$7,358	-27.99%	48
Mon, Oct 19, 2015	$2,345	-68.13%	48
Tue, Oct 20, 2015	$2,276	-2.94%	48
Wed, Oct 21, 2015	$2,772	+ 21.79%	48
Thu, Oct 22, 2015	$2,312	-16.59%	48
Fri, Oct 23, 2015	$2,946	+ 27.42%	23
Sat, Oct 24, 2015	$5,849	+ 98.54%	23
Sun, Oct 25, 2015	$3,679	-37.10%	23
Mon, Oct 26, 2015	$1,368	-62.82%	23
Tue, Oct 27, 2015	$1,022	-25.29%	23
Wed, Oct 28, 2015	$1,139	+ 11.45%	23
Thu, Oct 29, 2015	$1,723	+ 51.27%	23
Fri, Oct 30, 2015	$704	-59.14%	14
Sat, Oct 31, 2015	$1,393	+ 97.87%	14
Sun, Nov 1, 2015	$1,514	+ 8.69%	14
Mon, Nov 2, 2015	$619	-59.11%	14
Tue, Nov 3, 2015	$563	-9.05%	14
Wed, Nov 4, 2015	$1,001	+ 77.80%	14
Thu, Nov 5, 2015	$788	-21.28%	14
Fri, Nov 6, 2015	$551	-30.08%	11
Sat, Nov 7, 2015	$894	+ 62.25%	11
Sun, Nov 8, 2015	$499	-44.18%	11
Mon, Nov 9, 2015	$188	-62.32%	11
Tue, Nov 10, 2015	$464	+ 146.81%	11
Wed, Nov 11, 2015	$409	-11.85%	11
Thu, Nov 12, 2015	$384	-6.11%	11
Fri, Nov 13, 2015	$896	+ 133.33%	10
Sat, Nov 14, 2015	$1,151	+ 28.46%	10
Sun, Nov 15, 2015	$679	-41.01%	10
Mon, Nov 16, 2015	$564	-16.94%	10
Tue, Nov 17, 2015	$221	-60.82%	10
Wed, Nov 18, 2015	$257	+ 16.29%	10
Thu, Nov 19, 2015	$607	+ 136.19%	10
Fri, Nov 20, 2015	$127	-79.08%	3
Sat, Nov 21, 2015	$351	+ 176.38%	3
Sun, Nov 22, 2015	$225	-35.90%	3
Mon, Nov 23, 2015	$22	-90.22%	3
Tue, Nov 24, 2015	$18	-18.18%	3
Wed, Nov 25, 2015	$19	+ 5.56%	3
Thu, Nov 26, 2015	$9	-52.63%	3
Sat, Nov 28, 2015	$94	+ 944.44%	1
Sun, Nov 29, 2015	$175	+ 86.17%	1
Fri, Dec 4, 2015	$1,286	+ 634.86%	28
Sat, Dec 5, 2015	$1,791	+ 39.27%	28
Sun, Dec 6, 2015	$1,350	-24.62%	28
Mon, Dec 7, 2015	$557	-58.74%	28
Tue, Dec 8, 2015	$665	+ 19.39%	28
Wed, Dec 9, 2015	$524	-21.20%	28
Thu, Dec 10, 2015	$628	+ 19.85%	28
Fri, Dec 11, 2015	$244	-61.15%	11
Sat, Dec 12, 2015	$393	+ 61.07%	11
Sun, Dec 13, 2015	$212	-46.06%	11
Mon, Dec 14, 2015	$113	-46.70%	11
Tue, Dec 15, 2015	$133	+ 17.70%	11

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Cast

Name	Character
Tobey Maguire	Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard	Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber	Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg	Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe	Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse	Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick	Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla	Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp	Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu	Donna
Robin Weigert	Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis	Uncle Paul
Katie Bird Nolan	Maria
Ilia Volok	KGB Agent
Peter Janov	KGB Agent
Spiro Malandrakis	Reporter
Arthur Holden	Party Guest #3
Raphael Grosz-Harvey	Donald Byrne
John Maclaren	Theodore Tremblay
Vitali Makarov	Yovanovic
Eric Lee Huffman	KGB Bodyguard
Brett Watson	Lothar Schmid
Shawn Campbell	Cyril Pustan
Eugene Nomura	Japanese Anchorman
Norman Lehnert	German Reporter
Edward Zinoviev	Geller
Sam Stone	Deli Customer
Jonathan Dubsky	Tremblay's Aide
Mark Slacke	Icelandic Journalist
Alexandre Gorchkov	Iivo Nei
Igor Ovadis	Russian Bookstore Owner
Bobo Vian	Bookstore Owner's Wife
Joe Cobden	Motel Clerk
Brent Skagford	Businessman (Motel)
Richard Jutras	Referee - Santa Monica
Yanick Bousquet	Foreign Reporter #1 (French)
Shanmugasunder Chetty	Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)
Mohsen El Gharbi	Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)
Andrew Peplowski	ABC News Anchor
David Pryde	50's Reporter
Roc LaFortune	Official (Soviet Accres.)
Vito DeFilippo	Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)
Ellen David	Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Rosaruby Kagan	Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Alain Goulem	Reporter #1 (Vancouver)
Carlo Mestroni	Reporter #2 (Vancouver)
Glen Bowser	Bus Driver
Zach Fraser	Long Haired Hippy
Alexandra Van Loon	Joan's Daughter
Marco Verdoni	Joan's Husband
Matt Keyes	JFK Airport Journalist
Edward Yankie	President Nixon
Al Vandecruys	Arbiter - Bulgaria
Al Dubois	NBC Reporter
Francois Cote	Marshall Heavy
François Ducharme	Bent Larsen
Maurice Demers	President Brezhnev
Grace Anne	Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault	Press Conference (uncredited)
Benoit Priest	Texan Trucker (uncredited)
Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson	Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)
Natalija Ugrina	Bikini Babe (uncredited)
Lydia Zadel	Kissing Woman (uncredited)
Dennis Staroselsky	(uncredited)
André Sogliuzzo	Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)
Bobby Fischer	Self (archive footage)

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.

Title	Release Date	Budget
Grandma	Jun 4, 2015	$600K
Z for Zachariah	Aug 13, 2015	$0
The Vatican Tapes	Jul 23, 2015	$13M
Faith of Our Fathers	Jul 1, 2015	$0
Mr. Holmes	Jun 19, 2015	$11M
Legend	Sep 9, 2015	$25M
A Tale of Love and Darkness	Sep 3, 2015	$4M
The Clan	Aug 13, 2015	$4M

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $255.04K

Week 2: $1.26M

Week 3+: $922.85K

International

$1.7M (41.13%)

Costs

Breakdown

Profit

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.