Queen of Katwe (2016)

The Queen of Katwe
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,874,389Details
International Box Office $1,181,092Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,055,481
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,665,130 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $269,310 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,934,440
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Synopsis

Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende, a missionary who teaches children how to play chess. Phiona becomes fascinated with the game and soon becomes a top player under Katende’s guidance. Her success in local competitions and tournaments opens the door to a bright future and a golden chance to escape from a life of poverty.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$304,933 (3.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:88.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:52 opening theaters/1,259 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,058,868

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,641 $8,874,389
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,545 $1,181,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,708 $10,055,481
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 524 $8,874,389
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $1,181,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $10,055,481

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2016 (Limited) by Walt Disney, released as The Queen of Katwe
September 30th, 2016 (Expands Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: October 21st, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
November 25th, 2016 (Wide), released as Queen Of Katwe (Australia)
November 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 6th, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
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Video Release: January 10th, 2017 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, an accident scene and some suggestive material.
(Rating bulletin 2421 (Cert #50255), 4/20/2016)
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Chess, Intellectual Pursuits, Set in Uganda, Underdog, Tournament, Poverty, World Championship, Intertitle, Widow/Widower, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Soccer, Single Parent, Homeless, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Epilogue, Unexpected Pregnancy, Non-Chronological, Class Warfare, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, ESPN Films, Cine Mosaic, Mirabai Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,641 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,875 $11,058,868
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,885 $8,874,389
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,024 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,129 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,095 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 524 $8,874,389

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 22 $304,933   52 $5,864   $304,933 1
Sep 30, 2016 7 $2,495,427 +718% 1,242 $2,009   $2,898,436 2
Oct 7, 2016 10 $1,627,313 -35% 1,259 $1,293   $5,393,949 3
Oct 14, 2016 14 $877,363 -46% 1,062 $826   $7,031,787 4
Oct 21, 2016 21 $374,379 -57% 319 $1,174   $7,748,974 5
Oct 28, 2016 26 $264,312 -29% 319 $829   $8,161,531 6
Nov 4, 2016 29 $144,759 -45% 172 $842   $8,420,570 7
Nov 11, 2016 33 $111,745 -23% 118 $947   $8,603,621 8
Nov 18, 2016 41 $47,843 -57% 81 $591   $8,696,341 9
Nov 25, 2016 46 $26,175 -45% 30 $873   $8,744,259 10
Dec 2, 2016 51 $11,878 -55% 27 $440   $8,765,436 11
Dec 9, 2016 53 $9,872 -17% 19 $520   $8,782,761 12
Dec 16, 2016 71 $1,294 -87% 6 $216   $8,786,975 13
Dec 23, 2016 45 $14,372 +1,011% 59 $244   $8,805,918 14
Dec 30, 2016 46 $19,824 +38% 53 $374   $8,857,311 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2016 - $81,592     52 $1,569   $81,592 1
Sep 24, 2016 - $136,223 +67%   52 $2,620   $217,815 2
Sep 25, 2016 - $87,118 -36%   52 $1,675   $304,933 3
Sep 26, 2016 - $18,386 -79%   52 $354   $323,319 4
Sep 27, 2016 - $26,100 +42%   52 $502   $349,419 5
Sep 28, 2016 - $26,812 +3%   52 $516   $376,231 6
Sep 29, 2016 - $26,778 n/c   52 $515   $403,009 7
Sep 30, 2016 7 $705,089 +2,533% +764% 1,242 $568   $1,108,098 8
Oct 1, 2016 7 $1,128,696 +60% +729% 1,242 $909   $2,236,794 9
Oct 2, 2016 7 $661,642 -41% +659% 1,242 $533   $2,898,436 10
Oct 3, 2016 7 $236,578 -64% +1,187% 1,242 $190   $3,135,014 11
Oct 4, 2016 8 $273,942 +16% +950% 1,242 $221   $3,408,956 12
Oct 5, 2016 10 $176,045 -36% +557% 1,242 $142   $3,585,001 13
Oct 6, 2016 8 $181,635 +3% +578% 1,242 $146   $3,766,636 14
Oct 7, 2016 10 $451,052 +148% -36% 1,259 $358   $4,217,688 15
Oct 8, 2016 10 $737,008 +63% -35% 1,259 $585   $4,954,696 16
Oct 9, 2016 10 $439,253 -40% -34% 1,259 $349   $5,393,949 17
Oct 10, 2016 10 $267,431 -39% +13% 1,259 $212   $5,661,380 18
Oct 11, 2016 11 $186,062 -30% -32% 1,259 $148   $5,847,442 19
Oct 12, 2016 11 $171,998 -8% -2% 1,259 $137   $6,019,440 20
Oct 13, 2016 11 $134,984 -22% -26% 1,259 $107   $6,154,424 21
Oct 14, 2016 15 $238,123 +76% -47% 1,062 $224   $6,392,547 22
Oct 15, 2016 14 $388,816 +63% -47% 1,062 $366   $6,781,363 23
Oct 16, 2016 14 $250,424 -36% -43% 1,062 $236   $7,031,787 24
Oct 17, 2016 14 $80,412 -68% -70% 1,062 $76   $7,112,199 25
Oct 18, 2016 - $98,869 +23% -47% 1,062 $93   $7,211,068 26
Oct 19, 2016 - $78,418 -21% -54% 1,062 $74   $7,289,486 27
Oct 20, 2016 - $85,109 +9% -37% 1,062 $80   $7,374,595 28
Oct 21, 2016 - $104,102 +22% -56% 319 $326   $7,478,697 29
Oct 22, 2016 - $168,326 +62% -57% 319 $528   $7,647,023 30
Oct 23, 2016 - $101,951 -39% -59% 319 $320   $7,748,974 31
Oct 24, 2016 - $30,453 -70% -62% 319 $95   $7,779,427 32
Oct 25, 2016 - $40,673 +34% -59% 319 $128   $7,820,100 33
Oct 26, 2016 - $39,239 -4% -50% 319 $123   $7,859,339 34
Oct 27, 2016 - $37,880 -3% -55% 319 $119   $7,897,219 35
Oct 28, 2016 - $67,360 +78% -35% 319 $211   $7,964,579 36
Oct 29, 2016 - $122,893 +82% -27% 319 $385   $8,087,472 37
Oct 30, 2016 - $74,059 -40% -27% 319 $232   $8,161,531 38
Oct 31, 2016 - $31,168 -58% +2% 319 $98   $8,192,699 39
Nov 1, 2016 - $33,595 +8% -17% 319 $105   $8,226,294 40
Nov 2, 2016 - $24,903 -26% -37% 319 $78   $8,251,197 41
Nov 3, 2016 - $24,614 -1% -35% 319 $77   $8,275,811 42
Nov 4, 2016 - $35,784 +45% -47% 172 $208   $8,311,595 43
Nov 5, 2016 - $69,986 +96% -43% 172 $407   $8,381,581 44
Nov 6, 2016 - $38,989 -44% -47% 172 $227   $8,420,570 45
Nov 7, 2016 - $14,123 -64% -55% 172 $82   $8,434,693 46
Nov 8, 2016 - $17,001 +20% -49% 172 $99   $8,451,694 47
Nov 9, 2016 - $18,643 +10% -25% 172 $108   $8,470,337 48
Nov 10, 2016 - $21,539 +16% -12% 172 $125   $8,491,876 49
Nov 11, 2016 - $37,720 +75% +5% 118 $320   $8,529,596 50
Nov 12, 2016 - $47,395 +26% -32% 118 $402   $8,576,991 51
Nov 13, 2016 - $26,630 -44% -32% 118 $226   $8,603,621 52
Nov 14, 2016 - $7,131 -73% -50% 118 $60   $8,610,752 53
Nov 15, 2016 - $16,068 +125% -5% 118 $136   $8,626,820 54
Nov 16, 2016 - $10,080 -37% -46% 118 $85   $8,636,900 55
Nov 17, 2016 - $11,598 +15% -46% 118 $98   $8,648,498 56
Nov 18, 2016 - $10,775 -7% -71% 81 $133   $8,659,273 57
Nov 19, 2016 - $21,695 +101% -54% 81 $268   $8,680,968 58
Nov 20, 2016 - $15,373 -29% -42% 81 $190   $8,696,341 59
Nov 21, 2016 - $5,971 -61% -16% 81 $74   $8,702,312 60
Nov 22, 2016 - $7,522 +26% -53% 81 $93   $8,709,834 61
Nov 23, 2016 - $4,887 -35% -52% 30 $163   $8,714,721 62
Nov 24, 2016 - $3,363 -31% -71% 30 $112   $8,718,084 63
Nov 25, 2016 - $9,362 +178% -13% 30 $312   $8,727,446 64
Nov 26, 2016 - $10,152 +8% -53% 30 $338   $8,737,598 65
Nov 27, 2016 - $6,661 -34% -57% 30 $222   $8,744,259 66
Nov 28, 2016 - $2,274 -66% -62% 30 $76   $8,746,533 67
Nov 29, 2016 - $2,439 +7% -68% 30 $81   $8,748,972 68
Nov 30, 2016 - $1,555 -36% -68% 30 $52   $8,750,527 69
Dec 1, 2016 - $3,031 +95% -10% 30 $101   $8,753,558 70
Dec 2, 2016 - $3,381 +12% -64% 27 $125   $8,756,939 71
Dec 3, 2016 - $5,284 +56% -48% 27 $196   $8,762,223 72
Dec 4, 2016 - $3,213 -39% -52% 27 $119   $8,765,436 73
Dec 5, 2016 - $2,092 -35% -8% 27 $77   $8,767,528 74
Dec 6, 2016 - $2,597 +24% +6% 27 $96   $8,770,125 75
Dec 7, 2016 - $1,382 -47% -11% 27 $51   $8,771,507 76
Dec 8, 2016 - $1,382 n/c -54% 27 $51   $8,772,889 77
Dec 9, 2016 - $1,202 -13% -64% 19 $63   $8,774,091 78
Dec 10, 2016 - $7,488 +523% +42% 19 $394   $8,781,579 79
Dec 11, 2016 - $1,182 -84% -63% 19 $62   $8,782,761 80
Dec 12, 2016 - $666 -44% -68% 19 $35   $8,783,427 81
Dec 13, 2016 - $1,144 +72% -56% 19 $60   $8,784,571 82
Dec 14, 2016 - $537 -53% -61% 19 $28   $8,785,108 83
Dec 15, 2016 - $573 +7% -59% 19 $30   $8,785,681 84
Dec 16, 2016 - $331 -42% -72% 6 $55   $8,786,012 85
Dec 17, 2016 - $575 +74% -92% 6 $96   $8,786,587 86
Dec 18, 2016 - $388 -33% -67% 6 $65   $8,786,975 87
Dec 19, 2016 - $247 -36% -63% 6 $41   $8,787,222 88
Dec 20, 2016 - $287 +16% -75% 6 $48   $8,787,509 89
Dec 21, 2016 - $1,283 +347% +139% 41 $31   $8,788,792 90
Dec 22, 2016 - $2,754 +115% +381% 41 $67   $8,791,546 91
Dec 23, 2016 - $5,535 +101% +1,572% 59 $94   $8,797,081 92
Dec 24, 2016 - $3,676 -34% +539% 59 $62   $8,800,757 93
Dec 25, 2016 - $5,161 +40% +1,230% 59 $87   $8,805,918 94
Dec 26, 2016 - $8,411 +63% +3,305% 59 $143   $8,814,329 95
Dec 27, 2016 - $7,473 -11% +2,504% 59 $127   $8,821,802 96
Dec 28, 2016 - $6,987 -7% +445% 59 $118   $8,828,789 97
Dec 29, 2016 - $8,698 +24% +216% 59 $147   $8,837,487 98
Dec 30, 2016 - $7,601 -13% +37% 53 $143   $8,845,088 99
Dec 31, 2016 - $5,665 -25% +54% 53 $107   $8,850,753 100
Jan 1, 2017 - $6,558 +16% +27% 53 $124   $8,857,311 101
Jan 2, 2017 - $7,237 +10% -14% 53 $137   $8,864,548 102
Jan 3, 2017 - $4,044 -44% -46% 53 $76   $8,868,592 103
Jan 4, 2017 - $2,863 -29% -59% 53 $54   $8,871,455 104
Jan 5, 2017 - $2,934 +2% -66% 53 $55   $8,874,389 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 25 $403,009   52 $7,750   $403,009 1
Sep 30, 2016 7 $3,363,627 +735% 1,242 $2,708   $3,766,636 2
Oct 7, 2016 10 $2,387,788 -29% 1,259 $1,897   $6,154,424 3
Oct 14, 2016 14 $1,220,171 -49% 1,062 $1,149   $7,374,595 4
Oct 21, 2016 20 $522,624 -57% 319 $1,638   $7,897,219 5
Oct 28, 2016 24 $378,592 -28% 319 $1,187   $8,275,811 6
Nov 4, 2016 27 $216,065 -43% 172 $1,256   $8,491,876 7
Nov 11, 2016 32 $156,622 -28% 118 $1,327   $8,648,498 8
Nov 18, 2016 46 $69,586 -56% 30 $2,320   $8,718,084 9
Nov 25, 2016 46 $35,474 -49% 30 $1,182   $8,753,558 10
Dec 2, 2016 53 $19,331 -46% 27 $716   $8,772,889 11
Dec 9, 2016 56 $12,792 -34% 19 $673   $8,785,681 12
Dec 16, 2016 64 $5,865 -54% 41 $143   $8,791,546 13
Dec 23, 2016 51 $45,941 +683% 59 $779   $8,837,487 14
Dec 30, 2016 47 $36,902 -20% 53 $696   $8,874,389 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 1/6/2017 $19,974 0 0 0 $28,987 1/1/2019
Australia 11/25/2016 $593 0 95 364 $344,672 8/24/2021
Brazil 11/25/2016 $8,569 0 0 0 $17,891 11/16/2018
Germany 4/21/2017 $20,543 0 0 0 $46,814 6/29/2018
Mexico 11/4/2016 $38,059 0 0 0 $81,192 10/12/2018
New Zealand 3/9/2017 $0 0 1 1 $797 9/11/2023
Turkey 1/13/2017 $4,206 10 10 10 $7,099 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 10/21/2016 $572 0 133 133 $383,290 9/17/2018
 
Rest of World $270,350
 
International Total$1,181,092 9/11/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,545 $1,181,092
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,506 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,788 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 749 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 880 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $1,181,092

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,708 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,737 $10,055,481
Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,715 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 548 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,181 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $10,055,481

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 5, 20171521,160 21,160$523,710$523,7104

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Lupita Nyong'o    Nakku Harriet
Madina Nalwanga    Phiona Mutesi
David Oyelowo    Robert Katende

Supporting Cast

Taryn "Kay" Kyaze*    Night
Martin Kabanza    Brian

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mira Nair    Director
William Wheeler    Screenwriter
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Producer
John Carls    Producer
Will Weiske    Executive Producer
Troy Buder    Executive Producer

Home Market Releases for January 31st, 2017

January 31st, 2017

Queen of Katwe

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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Queen of Katwe

January 30th, 2017

Queen of Katwe

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Home Market Releases for January 10th, 2017

January 9th, 2017

His Girl Friday

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October 12th, 2016

Asura: The City of Madness

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October 5th, 2016

American Honey

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Theater Averages: The Week’s Best Average Money can Buy is $9,511

September 28th, 2016

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

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Weekend Estimates: Magnificent Seven Rides to $35 Million Opening

September 25th, 2016

Sully

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Friday Estimates: Magnificent was Merely Okay with $12.7 million

September 24th, 2016

Storks

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Limited and VOD Releases: Dirty 30 is Apt Description

September 23rd, 2016

Queen of Katwe

Like last week, approximately 30 films open in limited release this week. That is far too many and all but ensures most will not find an audience. Furthermore, it means I have to be a little more liberal when it comes to pruning releases that don’t have enough buzz to talk about. There are lots of films that still made the cut, including a few highlights: The Age of Shadows, Audrie & Daisy, The Dressmaker, The Lovers And The Despot, My Blind Brother, and Queen of Katwe. Some of these are playing on VOD, so they will go nowhere in theaters. Several are aiming for Oscars, including Queen of Katwe, which will expand semi-wide next week. More...


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Synopsis

Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende, a missionary who teaches children how to play chess. Phiona becomes fascinated with the game and soon becomes a top player under Katende’s guidance. Her success in local competitions and tournaments opens the door to a bright future and a golden chance to escape from a life of poverty.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$304,933 (3.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:88.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:52 opening theaters/1,259 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,058,868

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,641 $8,874,389
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,545 $1,181,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,708 $10,055,481
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 524 $8,874,389
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $1,181,092
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $10,055,481

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2016 (Limited) by Walt Disney, released as The Queen of Katwe
September 30th, 2016 (Expands Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: October 21st, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
November 25th, 2016 (Wide), released as Queen Of Katwe (Australia)
November 25th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 6th, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
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Video Release: January 10th, 2017 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, an accident scene and some suggestive material.
(Rating bulletin 2421 (Cert #50255), 4/20/2016)
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Chess, Intellectual Pursuits, Set in Uganda, Underdog, Tournament, Poverty, World Championship, Intertitle, Widow/Widower, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Soccer, Single Parent, Homeless, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Epilogue, Unexpected Pregnancy, Non-Chronological, Class Warfare, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, ESPN Films, Cine Mosaic, Mirabai Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Lupita Nyong'o    Nakku Harriet
Madina Nalwanga    Phiona Mutesi
David Oyelowo    Robert Katende

Supporting Cast

Taryn "Kay" Kyaze*    Night
Martin Kabanza    Brian

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mira Nair    Director
William Wheeler    Screenwriter
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Producer
John Carls    Producer
Will Weiske    Executive Producer
Troy Buder    Executive Producer

Home Market Releases for January 31st, 2017

January 31st, 2017

Queen of Katwe

It’s a slow week at the top, as there are no new releases that were hits in theaters. That doesn’t mean we have no contenders for Pick of the Week, just that they are smaller films or ones that struggled in theaters. Queen of Katwe is the best of this list and the Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Queen of Katwe

January 30th, 2017

Queen of Katwe

I think it is fair to say Queen of Katwe is an Oscar-bait movie. It is an inspirational movie about someone rising up from challenging circumstances. However, it struggled in theaters and went nowhere during Awards Season. Is there a problem with the film? Or was it released too soon for Awards Season and without Oscar buzz wasn’t able to find an audience in theaters? More...

Home Market Releases for January 10th, 2017

January 9th, 2017

His Girl Friday

There’s a lull in the quality and quantity of releases on the home market, one that will continue until the holiday releases start coming out. That’s not to say there are no releases worth picking up. Under the Shadow is an amazing horror film and the DVD is a Contender for Pick of the Week. However, the winner of that honor is The Criterion Collection release for His Girl Friday oni Blu-ray. More...

Theater Averages: Asura has Maddening Opening with $10,627

October 12th, 2016

Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness was the only film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,627 in two theaters. Interestingly, Operation Mekong nearly rose to that milestone with an average of $9,511 in 17 theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Denial Denies American Honey Top Spot with $18,746

October 5th, 2016

American Honey

Denial and American Honey were the only two films in the $10,000 club on the theater average chart this week. Denial earned first place with an average of $18,746 in five theaters, while American Honey was relatively close behind with an average of $17,801 in four. More...

Theater Averages: The Week’s Best Average Money can Buy is $9,511

September 28th, 2016

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Like last week, no films joined the $10,000 club this past weekend. Two came close though. Firstly, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy earned $9,511 in its lone theater. That’s excellent for a documentary and hopefully this start will help it be seen by more. The number one overall film, The Magnificent Seven, was close behind with an average of $9,446. More...

Weekend Estimates: Magnificent Seven Rides to $35 Million Opening

September 25th, 2016

Sully

The Magnificent Seven will almost exactly match Sully’s debut two weeks ago by posting a $35 million opening, according to Sony’s Sunday projection. To us, it looks as though the film will fall fractionally short of that number, but it should still have the sixth-best September opening of all time (not adjusted for inflation). Those two films alone have given the box office enough of a boost that the industry will wrap up the month in fairly healthy condition. More...

Friday Estimates: Magnificent was Merely Okay with $12.7 million

September 24th, 2016

Storks

The Friday box office was not particularly good, as The Magnificent Seven led the way with just $12.7 million. This isn’t terrible. In fact, it is nearly the record for biggest opening day in September for a non-sequel. (Sweet Home Alabama still holds that record.) However, this is far below the nearly $20 million a lot were expecting. There are some positive signs going forward. The film’s reviews are good and it did earn an A- from CinemaScore, so that should help its legs. Likewise, Denzel Washington’s films do tend to have long legs. A $35 million opening weekend is likely on the cards and that could be enough to get to the century mark domestically. I’m not saying $100 million is likely, but I also wouldn’t bet against it. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Dirty 30 is Apt Description

September 23rd, 2016

Queen of Katwe

Like last week, approximately 30 films open in limited release this week. That is far too many and all but ensures most will not find an audience. Furthermore, it means I have to be a little more liberal when it comes to pruning releases that don’t have enough buzz to talk about. There are lots of films that still made the cut, including a few highlights: The Age of Shadows, Audrie & Daisy, The Dressmaker, The Lovers And The Despot, My Blind Brother, and Queen of Katwe. Some of these are playing on VOD, so they will go nowhere in theaters. Several are aiming for Oscars, including Queen of Katwe, which will expand semi-wide next week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,641 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,875 $11,058,868
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,885 $8,874,389
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,024 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,129 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,095 $8,874,389
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 524 $8,874,389

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 22 $304,933   52 $5,864   $304,933 1
Sep 30, 2016 7 $2,495,427 +718% 1,242 $2,009   $2,898,436 2
Oct 7, 2016 10 $1,627,313 -35% 1,259 $1,293   $5,393,949 3
Oct 14, 2016 14 $877,363 -46% 1,062 $826   $7,031,787 4
Oct 21, 2016 21 $374,379 -57% 319 $1,174   $7,748,974 5
Oct 28, 2016 26 $264,312 -29% 319 $829   $8,161,531 6
Nov 4, 2016 29 $144,759 -45% 172 $842   $8,420,570 7
Nov 11, 2016 33 $111,745 -23% 118 $947   $8,603,621 8
Nov 18, 2016 41 $47,843 -57% 81 $591   $8,696,341 9
Nov 25, 2016 46 $26,175 -45% 30 $873   $8,744,259 10
Dec 2, 2016 51 $11,878 -55% 27 $440   $8,765,436 11
Dec 9, 2016 53 $9,872 -17% 19 $520   $8,782,761 12
Dec 16, 2016 71 $1,294 -87% 6 $216   $8,786,975 13
Dec 23, 2016 45 $14,372 +1,011% 59 $244   $8,805,918 14
Dec 30, 2016 46 $19,824 +38% 53 $374   $8,857,311 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2016 - $81,592     52 $1,569   $81,592 1
Sep 24, 2016 - $136,223 +67%   52 $2,620   $217,815 2
Sep 25, 2016 - $87,118 -36%   52 $1,675   $304,933 3
Sep 26, 2016 - $18,386 -79%   52 $354   $323,319 4
Sep 27, 2016 - $26,100 +42%   52 $502   $349,419 5
Sep 28, 2016 - $26,812 +3%   52 $516   $376,231 6
Sep 29, 2016 - $26,778 n/c   52 $515   $403,009 7
Sep 30, 2016 7 $705,089 +2,533% +764% 1,242 $568   $1,108,098 8
Oct 1, 2016 7 $1,128,696 +60% +729% 1,242 $909   $2,236,794 9
Oct 2, 2016 7 $661,642 -41% +659% 1,242 $533   $2,898,436 10
Oct 3, 2016 7 $236,578 -64% +1,187% 1,242 $190   $3,135,014 11
Oct 4, 2016 8 $273,942 +16% +950% 1,242 $221   $3,408,956 12
Oct 5, 2016 10 $176,045 -36% +557% 1,242 $142   $3,585,001 13
Oct 6, 2016 8 $181,635 +3% +578% 1,242 $146   $3,766,636 14
Oct 7, 2016 10 $451,052 +148% -36% 1,259 $358   $4,217,688 15
Oct 8, 2016 10 $737,008 +63% -35% 1,259 $585   $4,954,696 16
Oct 9, 2016 10 $439,253 -40% -34% 1,259 $349   $5,393,949 17
Oct 10, 2016 10 $267,431 -39% +13% 1,259 $212   $5,661,380 18
Oct 11, 2016 11 $186,062 -30% -32% 1,259 $148   $5,847,442 19
Oct 12, 2016 11 $171,998 -8% -2% 1,259 $137   $6,019,440 20
Oct 13, 2016 11 $134,984 -22% -26% 1,259 $107   $6,154,424 21
Oct 14, 2016 15 $238,123 +76% -47% 1,062 $224   $6,392,547 22
Oct 15, 2016 14 $388,816 +63% -47% 1,062 $366   $6,781,363 23
Oct 16, 2016 14 $250,424 -36% -43% 1,062 $236   $7,031,787 24
Oct 17, 2016 14 $80,412 -68% -70% 1,062 $76   $7,112,199 25
Oct 18, 2016 - $98,869 +23% -47% 1,062 $93   $7,211,068 26
Oct 19, 2016 - $78,418 -21% -54% 1,062 $74   $7,289,486 27
Oct 20, 2016 - $85,109 +9% -37% 1,062 $80   $7,374,595 28
Oct 21, 2016 - $104,102 +22% -56% 319 $326   $7,478,697 29
Oct 22, 2016 - $168,326 +62% -57% 319 $528   $7,647,023 30
Oct 23, 2016 - $101,951 -39% -59% 319 $320   $7,748,974 31
Oct 24, 2016 - $30,453 -70% -62% 319 $95   $7,779,427 32
Oct 25, 2016 - $40,673 +34% -59% 319 $128   $7,820,100 33
Oct 26, 2016 - $39,239 -4% -50% 319 $123   $7,859,339 34
Oct 27, 2016 - $37,880 -3% -55% 319 $119   $7,897,219 35
Oct 28, 2016 - $67,360 +78% -35% 319 $211   $7,964,579 36
Oct 29, 2016 - $122,893 +82% -27% 319 $385   $8,087,472 37
Oct 30, 2016 - $74,059 -40% -27% 319 $232   $8,161,531 38
Oct 31, 2016 - $31,168 -58% +2% 319 $98   $8,192,699 39
Nov 1, 2016 - $33,595 +8% -17% 319 $105   $8,226,294 40
Nov 2, 2016 - $24,903 -26% -37% 319 $78   $8,251,197 41
Nov 3, 2016 - $24,614 -1% -35% 319 $77   $8,275,811 42
Nov 4, 2016 - $35,784 +45% -47% 172 $208   $8,311,595 43
Nov 5, 2016 - $69,986 +96% -43% 172 $407   $8,381,581 44
Nov 6, 2016 - $38,989 -44% -47% 172 $227   $8,420,570 45
Nov 7, 2016 - $14,123 -64% -55% 172 $82   $8,434,693 46
Nov 8, 2016 - $17,001 +20% -49% 172 $99   $8,451,694 47
Nov 9, 2016 - $18,643 +10% -25% 172 $108   $8,470,337 48
Nov 10, 2016 - $21,539 +16% -12% 172 $125   $8,491,876 49
Nov 11, 2016 - $37,720 +75% +5% 118 $320   $8,529,596 50
Nov 12, 2016 - $47,395 +26% -32% 118 $402   $8,576,991 51
Nov 13, 2016 - $26,630 -44% -32% 118 $226   $8,603,621 52
Nov 14, 2016 - $7,131 -73% -50% 118 $60   $8,610,752 53
Nov 15, 2016 - $16,068 +125% -5% 118 $136   $8,626,820 54
Nov 16, 2016 - $10,080 -37% -46% 118 $85   $8,636,900 55
Nov 17, 2016 - $11,598 +15% -46% 118 $98   $8,648,498 56
Nov 18, 2016 - $10,775 -7% -71% 81 $133   $8,659,273 57
Nov 19, 2016 - $21,695 +101% -54% 81 $268   $8,680,968 58
Nov 20, 2016 - $15,373 -29% -42% 81 $190   $8,696,341 59
Nov 21, 2016 - $5,971 -61% -16% 81 $74   $8,702,312 60
Nov 22, 2016 - $7,522 +26% -53% 81 $93   $8,709,834 61
Nov 23, 2016 - $4,887 -35% -52% 30 $163   $8,714,721 62
Nov 24, 2016 - $3,363 -31% -71% 30 $112   $8,718,084 63
Nov 25, 2016 - $9,362 +178% -13% 30 $312   $8,727,446 64
Nov 26, 2016 - $10,152 +8% -53% 30 $338   $8,737,598 65
Nov 27, 2016 - $6,661 -34% -57% 30 $222   $8,744,259 66
Nov 28, 2016 - $2,274 -66% -62% 30 $76   $8,746,533 67
Nov 29, 2016 - $2,439 +7% -68% 30 $81   $8,748,972 68
Nov 30, 2016 - $1,555 -36% -68% 30 $52   $8,750,527 69
Dec 1, 2016 - $3,031 +95% -10% 30 $101   $8,753,558 70
Dec 2, 2016 - $3,381 +12% -64% 27 $125   $8,756,939 71
Dec 3, 2016 - $5,284 +56% -48% 27 $196   $8,762,223 72
Dec 4, 2016 - $3,213 -39% -52% 27 $119   $8,765,436 73
Dec 5, 2016 - $2,092 -35% -8% 27 $77   $8,767,528 74
Dec 6, 2016 - $2,597 +24% +6% 27 $96   $8,770,125 75
Dec 7, 2016 - $1,382 -47% -11% 27 $51   $8,771,507 76
Dec 8, 2016 - $1,382 n/c -54% 27 $51   $8,772,889 77
Dec 9, 2016 - $1,202 -13% -64% 19 $63   $8,774,091 78
Dec 10, 2016 - $7,488 +523% +42% 19 $394   $8,781,579 79
Dec 11, 2016 - $1,182 -84% -63% 19 $62   $8,782,761 80
Dec 12, 2016 - $666 -44% -68% 19 $35   $8,783,427 81
Dec 13, 2016 - $1,144 +72% -56% 19 $60   $8,784,571 82
Dec 14, 2016 - $537 -53% -61% 19 $28   $8,785,108 83
Dec 15, 2016 - $573 +7% -59% 19 $30   $8,785,681 84
Dec 16, 2016 - $331 -42% -72% 6 $55   $8,786,012 85
Dec 17, 2016 - $575 +74% -92% 6 $96   $8,786,587 86
Dec 18, 2016 - $388 -33% -67% 6 $65   $8,786,975 87
Dec 19, 2016 - $247 -36% -63% 6 $41   $8,787,222 88
Dec 20, 2016 - $287 +16% -75% 6 $48   $8,787,509 89
Dec 21, 2016 - $1,283 +347% +139% 41 $31   $8,788,792 90
Dec 22, 2016 - $2,754 +115% +381% 41 $67   $8,791,546 91
Dec 23, 2016 - $5,535 +101% +1,572% 59 $94   $8,797,081 92
Dec 24, 2016 - $3,676 -34% +539% 59 $62   $8,800,757 93
Dec 25, 2016 - $5,161 +40% +1,230% 59 $87   $8,805,918 94
Dec 26, 2016 - $8,411 +63% +3,305% 59 $143   $8,814,329 95
Dec 27, 2016 - $7,473 -11% +2,504% 59 $127   $8,821,802 96
Dec 28, 2016 - $6,987 -7% +445% 59 $118   $8,828,789 97
Dec 29, 2016 - $8,698 +24% +216% 59 $147   $8,837,487 98
Dec 30, 2016 - $7,601 -13% +37% 53 $143   $8,845,088 99
Dec 31, 2016 - $5,665 -25% +54% 53 $107   $8,850,753 100
Jan 1, 2017 - $6,558 +16% +27% 53 $124   $8,857,311 101
Jan 2, 2017 - $7,237 +10% -14% 53 $137   $8,864,548 102
Jan 3, 2017 - $4,044 -44% -46% 53 $76   $8,868,592 103
Jan 4, 2017 - $2,863 -29% -59% 53 $54   $8,871,455 104
Jan 5, 2017 - $2,934 +2% -66% 53 $55   $8,874,389 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 25 $403,009   52 $7,750   $403,009 1
Sep 30, 2016 7 $3,363,627 +735% 1,242 $2,708   $3,766,636 2
Oct 7, 2016 10 $2,387,788 -29% 1,259 $1,897   $6,154,424 3
Oct 14, 2016 14 $1,220,171 -49% 1,062 $1,149   $7,374,595 4
Oct 21, 2016 20 $522,624 -57% 319 $1,638   $7,897,219 5
Oct 28, 2016 24 $378,592 -28% 319 $1,187   $8,275,811 6
Nov 4, 2016 27 $216,065 -43% 172 $1,256   $8,491,876 7
Nov 11, 2016 32 $156,622 -28% 118 $1,327   $8,648,498 8
Nov 18, 2016 46 $69,586 -56% 30 $2,320   $8,718,084 9
Nov 25, 2016 46 $35,474 -49% 30 $1,182   $8,753,558 10
Dec 2, 2016 53 $19,331 -46% 27 $716   $8,772,889 11
Dec 9, 2016 56 $12,792 -34% 19 $673   $8,785,681 12
Dec 16, 2016 64 $5,865 -54% 41 $143   $8,791,546 13
Dec 23, 2016 51 $45,941 +683% 59 $779   $8,837,487 14
Dec 30, 2016 47 $36,902 -20% 53 $696   $8,874,389 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 1/6/2017 $19,974 0 0 0 $28,987 1/1/2019
Australia 11/25/2016 $593 0 95 364 $344,672 8/24/2021
Brazil 11/25/2016 $8,569 0 0 0 $17,891 11/16/2018
Germany 4/21/2017 $20,543 0 0 0 $46,814 6/29/2018
Mexico 11/4/2016 $38,059 0 0 0 $81,192 10/12/2018
New Zealand 3/9/2017 $0 0 1 1 $797 9/11/2023
Turkey 1/13/2017 $4,206 10 10 10 $7,099 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 10/21/2016 $572 0 133 133 $383,290 9/17/2018
 
Rest of World $270,350
 
International Total$1,181,092 9/11/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,545 $1,181,092
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,506 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,788 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 749 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 880 $1,181,092
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $1,181,092

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,708 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,737 $10,055,481
Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,715 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 548 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,181 $10,055,481
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $10,055,481

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 5, 20171521,160 21,160$523,710$523,7104

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