Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $71,916Details
OpusData ID: 261740100
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Synopsis

After Steven Spielberg’s classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film. They finished every scene…except one; the film’s explosive airplane set piece. Over two decades later, the trio reunited with the original cast members from their childhood in order to complete their masterpiece. Featuring interviews with John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth and more, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made is just that: the story of this long-gestating project’s culmination, chronicling the friends’ dedication to their artistic vision—mixed in with some movie magic—to create a personal, epic love letter to a true modern classic.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,059 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:24 opening theaters/27 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $94,020

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,861 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) 27,881 $71,916
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,301 $71,916

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 17th, 2016 (Limited) by Drafthouse Films
Video Release: June 17th, 2016 by Drafthouse
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Keywords: 1980s, Set in Mississippi, Film Festival
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Jeremy Coon Productions, Drafthouse Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,861 $71,916
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,350 $94,020
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,810 $71,916
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 401-500) 404 $71,916
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,301 $71,916
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,457 $94,020
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 227 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,762 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,344 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,083 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 998 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,450 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drafthouse Films Movies 14 $71,916

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2016 40 $26,059   24 $1,086   $26,059 1
Jun 24, 2016 63 $5,799 -78% 12 $483   $42,004 2
Jul 1, 2016 74 $2,288 -61% 6 $381   $46,772 3
Jul 8, 2016 63 $6,959 +204% 13 $535   $56,202 4
Jul 15, 2016 81 $1,972 -72% 9 $219   $61,054 5
Jul 22, 2016 85 $998 -49% 4 $250   $62,948 6
Jul 29, 2016 93 $504 -49% 1 $504   $68,064 7
Aug 5, 2016 74 $2,210 +338% 4 $553   $70,658 8
Aug 12, 2016 105 $84 -96% 1 $84   $71,131 9
Aug 19, 2016 101 $389 +363% 1 $389   $71,877 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2016 44 $36,205   27 $1,341   $36,205 1
Jun 24, 2016 67 $8,279 -77% 13 $637   $44,484 2
Jul 1, 2016 80 $4,759 -43% 8 $595   $49,243 3
Jul 8, 2016 67 $9,839 +107% 17 $579   $59,082 4
Jul 15, 2016 83 $2,868 -71% 10 $287   $61,950 5
Jul 22, 2016 79 $5,610 +96% 8 $701   $67,560 6
Jul 29, 2016 104 $888 -84% 2 $444   $68,448 7
Aug 5, 2016 83 $2,599 +193% 5 $520   $71,047 8
Aug 12, 2016 107 $441 -83% 3 $147   $71,488 9
Aug 19, 2016 111 $428 -3% 2 $214   $71,916 10

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Interviewee(s)

Chris Strompolos    Himself
Eric Zala    Himself
Jayson Lamb    Himself
Angela Rodrigues    Herself
John Rhys-Davies    Himself
Eli Roth    Himself
Chris Gore    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeremy Coon    Producer
Tim Skousen    Producer
Jeremy Coon    Director
Tim Skousen    Director
Jonathan Coon    Executive Producer
Kyle Newman    Executive Producer
Ed Stephenson    Director of Photography
Tim Irwin    Director of Photography
Barry Poltermann    Editor
Anton Sanko    Music By
Tim Skousen    Written By
Jeremy Coon    Written By

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Synopsis

After Steven Spielberg’s classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film. They finished every scene…except one; the film’s explosive airplane set piece. Over two decades later, the trio reunited with the original cast members from their childhood in order to complete their masterpiece. Featuring interviews with John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth and more, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made is just that: the story of this long-gestating project’s culmination, chronicling the friends’ dedication to their artistic vision—mixed in with some movie magic—to create a personal, epic love letter to a true modern classic.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,059 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:24 opening theaters/27 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $94,020

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,861 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) 27,881 $71,916
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,301 $71,916

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 17th, 2016 (Limited) by Drafthouse Films
Video Release: June 17th, 2016 by Drafthouse
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1980s, Set in Mississippi, Film Festival
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Jeremy Coon Productions, Drafthouse Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Chris Strompolos    Himself
Eric Zala    Himself
Jayson Lamb    Himself
Angela Rodrigues    Herself
John Rhys-Davies    Himself
Eli Roth    Himself
Chris Gore    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeremy Coon    Producer
Tim Skousen    Producer
Jeremy Coon    Director
Tim Skousen    Director
Jonathan Coon    Executive Producer
Kyle Newman    Executive Producer
Ed Stephenson    Director of Photography
Tim Irwin    Director of Photography
Barry Poltermann    Editor
Anton Sanko    Music By
Tim Skousen    Written By
Jeremy Coon    Written By

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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August 16th, 2016

The Fits

There are a lot of releases on this week’s list, but most of them are like The Angry Birds Movie on DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Combo Pack. They are good, but not good enough to be a Pick of the Week contender. The best new release is The Fits, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand. More...

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Finding Dory not only earned first place on the weekend box office chart, but it also earned first place on the theater average chart with $31,373 per theater. Homeless Billionaire was next with $19,771 in its lone theater. Tickled earned an average of $10,949 in two theaters. Meanwhile, Central Intelligence was right behind with an average of $10,130. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Limited Releases have Dozens of Uses

June 17th, 2016

Swiss Army Man

There's not a lot of limited releases coming out this week, but there is one that I'm really interested in seeing: Swiss Army Man. Its reviews are not the best, but its premise is certainly intriguing. On the other hand, Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made is a better movie for fans of movies. It is certainly worth at least a VOD rental. More...

Home Market Releases for June 14th, 2016

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It is a much slower week than it was last time. In fact, the only two reviews this week were for releases that came out last week. That doesn't mean we don't have any good releases and there are a few contenders for Pick of the Week. Of these, Hello, My Name is Doris is the one I'm most interested in buying and the Blu-ray, while not loaded with extras, is the Pick of the Week. I'm also giving an honorary Puck of the Week to Dark Matter: Season 1, which is a Canadian Sci-fi series.

(On a side note, Amazon's list of new releases is a mess with a bunch of Game of Thrones and Star Trek titles, most of which don't even have images. This made sorting through the new releases a lot harder.) More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,861 $71,916
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,350 $94,020
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,810 $71,916
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 401-500) 404 $71,916
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,301 $71,916
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,457 $94,020
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 227 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,762 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,344 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,083 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 998 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,450 $71,916
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drafthouse Films Movies 14 $71,916

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2016 40 $26,059   24 $1,086   $26,059 1
Jun 24, 2016 63 $5,799 -78% 12 $483   $42,004 2
Jul 1, 2016 74 $2,288 -61% 6 $381   $46,772 3
Jul 8, 2016 63 $6,959 +204% 13 $535   $56,202 4
Jul 15, 2016 81 $1,972 -72% 9 $219   $61,054 5
Jul 22, 2016 85 $998 -49% 4 $250   $62,948 6
Jul 29, 2016 93 $504 -49% 1 $504   $68,064 7
Aug 5, 2016 74 $2,210 +338% 4 $553   $70,658 8
Aug 12, 2016 105 $84 -96% 1 $84   $71,131 9
Aug 19, 2016 101 $389 +363% 1 $389   $71,877 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2016 44 $36,205   27 $1,341   $36,205 1
Jun 24, 2016 67 $8,279 -77% 13 $637   $44,484 2
Jul 1, 2016 80 $4,759 -43% 8 $595   $49,243 3
Jul 8, 2016 67 $9,839 +107% 17 $579   $59,082 4
Jul 15, 2016 83 $2,868 -71% 10 $287   $61,950 5
Jul 22, 2016 79 $5,610 +96% 8 $701   $67,560 6
Jul 29, 2016 104 $888 -84% 2 $444   $68,448 7
Aug 5, 2016 83 $2,599 +193% 5 $520   $71,047 8
Aug 12, 2016 107 $441 -83% 3 $147   $71,488 9
Aug 19, 2016 111 $428 -3% 2 $214   $71,916 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) 27,881 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 26,101-26,200) 26,134 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,176 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 23,901-24,000) 23,943 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,182 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,911 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,441 $71,916
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drafthouse Films Movies 26 $71,916

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.