Sarah’s Oil (2025)

Sarah’s Oil
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,675,627Details
OpusData ID: 695440100
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Synopsis

Sarah’s Oil is inspired by the remarkable true story of Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation's first female African American millionaires—at eleven years old.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,261,446 (36.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,410 opening theaters/2,410 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,675,627

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,203 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,460 $11,675,627

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 7th, 2025 (Wide) by Amazon MGM Studios
Video Release: December 2nd, 2025 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic content, some violence, language including racial slurs, a suggestive reference and brief smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2895 (cert #55560), 7/23/2025)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Nuremberg
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Keywords: 1910s, Texas, Biographical Drama, Biography, Corporate Malfeasance, Bigotry, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession, Sexism, African Americans, Coming of Age, Filmed in Oklahoma, United States
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Kingdom Story Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Wonder Project, Why Not You Productions, Wyldwood Productions, Amazon MGM Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,203 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,977 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,440 $11,675,627
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2025 97 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,659 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,111 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Amazon MGM Studios Movies 9 $11,675,627

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2025 4 $4,261,446   2,410 $1,768   $4,261,446 1
Nov 14, 2025 8 $2,241,369 -47% 2,410 $930   $8,557,478 2
Nov 21, 2025 10 $801,269 -64% 1,347 $595   $10,381,945 3
Nov 28, 2025 14 $394,103 -51% 505 $780   $11,150,635 4
Dec 5, 2025 - $112,158 -72% 277 $405   $11,378,220 5
Dec 12, 2025 - $136,936 +22% 817 $168   $11,570,428 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 2025 P $460,000     0     $460,000  
Nov 7, 2025 3 $1,742,593     2,410 $723   $1,742,593 1
Nov 8, 2025 4 $1,512,371 -13%   2,410 $628   $3,254,964 2
Nov 9, 2025 5 $1,006,482 -33%   2,410 $418   $4,261,446 3
Nov 10, 2025 7 $413,762 -59%   2,410 $172   $4,675,208 4
Nov 11, 2025 3 $973,063 +135%   2,410 $404   $5,648,271 5
Nov 12, 2025 - $360,419 -63%   2,410 $150   $6,008,690 6
Nov 13, 2025 4 $307,419 -15%   2,410 $128   $6,316,109 7
Nov 14, 2025 8 $650,336 +112% -63% 2,410 $270   $6,966,445 8
Nov 15, 2025 7 $982,496 +51% -35% 2,410 $408   $7,948,941 9
Nov 16, 2025 7 $608,537 -38% -40% 2,410 $253   $8,557,478 10
Nov 17, 2025 6 $212,626 -65% -49% 2,410 $88   $8,770,104 11
Nov 18, 2025 5 $432,281 +103% -56% 2,410 $179   $9,202,385 12
Nov 19, 2025 7 $226,974 -47% -37% 2,410 $94   $9,429,359 13
Nov 20, 2025 7 $151,317 -33% -51% 2,410 $63   $9,580,676 14
Nov 21, 2025 11 $217,578 +44% -67% 1,347 $162   $9,798,254 15
Nov 22, 2025 10 $336,043 +54% -66% 1,347 $249   $10,134,297 16
Nov 23, 2025 10 $247,648 -26% -59% 1,347 $184   $10,381,945 17
Nov 24, 2025 11 $125,358 -49% -41% 1,347 $93   $10,507,303 18
Nov 25, 2025 9 $126,442 +1% -71% 1,347 $94   $10,633,745 19
Nov 26, 2025 - $46,923 -63% -79% 1,347 $35   $10,680,668 20
Nov 27, 2025 - $75,864 +62% -50% 1,347 $56   $10,756,532 21
Nov 28, 2025 - $153,559 +102% -29% 505 $304   $10,910,091 22
Nov 29, 2025 13 $151,119 -2% -55% 505 $299   $11,061,210 23
Nov 30, 2025 13 $89,425 -41% -64% 505 $177   $11,150,635 24
Dec 1, 2025 - $27,593 -69% -78% 505 $55   $11,178,228 25
Dec 2, 2025 - $37,647 +36% -70% 505 $75   $11,215,875 26
Dec 3, 2025 - $28,968 -23% -38% 505 $57   $11,244,843 27
Dec 4, 2025 - $21,219 -27% -72% 505 $42   $11,266,062 28
Dec 5, 2025 - $27,043 +27% -82% 277 $98   $11,293,105 29
Dec 6, 2025 - $49,547 +83% -67% 277 $179   $11,342,652 30
Dec 7, 2025 - $35,568 -28% -60% 277 $128   $11,378,220 31
Dec 8, 2025 - $12,524 -65% -55% 277 $45   $11,390,744 32
Dec 9, 2025 - $18,541 +48% -51% 277 $67   $11,409,285 33
Dec 10, 2025 - $13,961 -25% -52% 277 $50   $11,423,246 34
Dec 11, 2025 - $10,246 -27% -52% 277 $37   $11,433,492 35
Dec 12, 2025 - $40,211 +292% +49% 817 $49   $11,473,703 36
Dec 13, 2025 - $58,209 +45% +17% 817 $71   $11,531,912 37
Dec 14, 2025 - $38,516 -34% +8% 817 $47   $11,570,428 38
Dec 15, 2025 - $21,196 -45% +69% 817 $26   $11,591,624 39
Dec 16, 2025 - $37,751 +78% +104% 817 $46   $11,629,375 40
Dec 17, 2025 - $30,237 -20% +117% 817 $37   $11,659,612 41
Dec 18, 2025 - $16,015 -47% +56% 817 $20   $11,675,627 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2025 4 $6,316,109   2,410 $2,621   $6,316,109 1
Nov 14, 2025 8 $3,264,567 -48% 2,410 $1,355   $9,580,676 2
Nov 21, 2025 12 $1,175,856 -64% 1,347 $873   $10,756,532 3
Nov 28, 2025 13 $509,530 -57% 505 $1,009   $11,266,062 4
Dec 5, 2025 18 $167,430 -67% 277 $604   $11,433,492 5
Dec 12, 2025 22 $242,135 +45% 817 $296   $11,675,627 6

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Leading Cast

Naya Desir-Johnson    Sarah Rector
Zachary Levi    Bert Smith

Supporting Cast

Sonequa Martin-Green*    Rose Rector
Garret Dillahunt    Devnan
Bridget Regan    Kate Barnard
Kenric Green    Joe Rector
Adyan Copes    Junior
Stelio Savante    Earl
Marco Fuller    Jimsye
Ryan O’Quinn    Eddie Caron

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cyrus Nowrasteh    Director
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh    Screenwriter
Cyrus Nowrasteh    Screenwriter
Tonya Bolden    Story based on the novel “Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America” by
John Shepherd    Producer
Cyrus Nowrasteh    Producer
Zachary Levi    Producer
Jon Erwin    Producer
Derrick Williams    Producer
Kevin Downes    Producer
Andrew Erwin    Producer
Daryl Lefever    Producer
Russell Wilson    Executive Producer
Robert Scott Fort    Executive Producer
Sherry Kang    Executive Producer
Tony Young    Executive Producer
Katelyn Botsch    Executive Producer
Ciara    Executive Producer
Johnny Derango    Director of Photography
Aimee Holmberg    Production Designer
Kathryn Bostic    Composer
Sean Albertson    Editor
Paul Seydor    Editor
Michael T. Boyd    Costume Designer
Jill Anthony Thomas    Casting Director
Anthony J. Kraus    Casting Director

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Synopsis

Sarah’s Oil is inspired by the remarkable true story of Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation's first female African American millionaires—at eleven years old.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,261,446 (36.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,410 opening theaters/2,410 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,675,627

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,203 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,460 $11,675,627

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 7th, 2025 (Wide) by Amazon MGM Studios
Video Release: December 2nd, 2025 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic content, some violence, language including racial slurs, a suggestive reference and brief smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2895 (cert #55560), 7/23/2025)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Nuremberg
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Keywords: 1910s, Texas, Biographical Drama, Biography, Corporate Malfeasance, Bigotry, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession, Sexism, African Americans, Coming of Age, Filmed in Oklahoma, United States
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Kingdom Story Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Wonder Project, Why Not You Productions, Wyldwood Productions, Amazon MGM Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Naya Desir-Johnson    Sarah Rector
Zachary Levi    Bert Smith

Supporting Cast

Sonequa Martin-Green*    Rose Rector
Garret Dillahunt    Devnan
Bridget Regan    Kate Barnard
Kenric Green    Joe Rector
Adyan Copes    Junior
Stelio Savante    Earl
Marco Fuller    Jimsye
Ryan O’Quinn    Eddie Caron

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cyrus Nowrasteh    Director
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh    Screenwriter
Cyrus Nowrasteh    Screenwriter
Tonya Bolden    Story based on the novel “Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America” by
John Shepherd    Producer
Cyrus Nowrasteh    Producer
Zachary Levi    Producer
Jon Erwin    Producer
Derrick Williams    Producer
Kevin Downes    Producer
Andrew Erwin    Producer
Daryl Lefever    Producer
Russell Wilson    Executive Producer
Robert Scott Fort    Executive Producer
Sherry Kang    Executive Producer
Tony Young    Executive Producer
Katelyn Botsch    Executive Producer
Ciara    Executive Producer
Johnny Derango    Director of Photography
Aimee Holmberg    Production Designer
Kathryn Bostic    Composer
Sean Albertson    Editor
Paul Seydor    Editor
Michael T. Boyd    Costume Designer
Jill Anthony Thomas    Casting Director
Anthony J. Kraus    Casting Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,203 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,977 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,440 $11,675,627
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2025 97 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,659 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,111 $11,675,627
All Time Domestic Box Office for Amazon MGM Studios Movies 9 $11,675,627

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2025 4 $4,261,446   2,410 $1,768   $4,261,446 1
Nov 14, 2025 8 $2,241,369 -47% 2,410 $930   $8,557,478 2
Nov 21, 2025 10 $801,269 -64% 1,347 $595   $10,381,945 3
Nov 28, 2025 14 $394,103 -51% 505 $780   $11,150,635 4
Dec 5, 2025 - $112,158 -72% 277 $405   $11,378,220 5
Dec 12, 2025 - $136,936 +22% 817 $168   $11,570,428 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 2025 P $460,000     0     $460,000  
Nov 7, 2025 3 $1,742,593     2,410 $723   $1,742,593 1
Nov 8, 2025 4 $1,512,371 -13%   2,410 $628   $3,254,964 2
Nov 9, 2025 5 $1,006,482 -33%   2,410 $418   $4,261,446 3
Nov 10, 2025 7 $413,762 -59%   2,410 $172   $4,675,208 4
Nov 11, 2025 3 $973,063 +135%   2,410 $404   $5,648,271 5
Nov 12, 2025 - $360,419 -63%   2,410 $150   $6,008,690 6
Nov 13, 2025 4 $307,419 -15%   2,410 $128   $6,316,109 7
Nov 14, 2025 8 $650,336 +112% -63% 2,410 $270   $6,966,445 8
Nov 15, 2025 7 $982,496 +51% -35% 2,410 $408   $7,948,941 9
Nov 16, 2025 7 $608,537 -38% -40% 2,410 $253   $8,557,478 10
Nov 17, 2025 6 $212,626 -65% -49% 2,410 $88   $8,770,104 11
Nov 18, 2025 5 $432,281 +103% -56% 2,410 $179   $9,202,385 12
Nov 19, 2025 7 $226,974 -47% -37% 2,410 $94   $9,429,359 13
Nov 20, 2025 7 $151,317 -33% -51% 2,410 $63   $9,580,676 14
Nov 21, 2025 11 $217,578 +44% -67% 1,347 $162   $9,798,254 15
Nov 22, 2025 10 $336,043 +54% -66% 1,347 $249   $10,134,297 16
Nov 23, 2025 10 $247,648 -26% -59% 1,347 $184   $10,381,945 17
Nov 24, 2025 11 $125,358 -49% -41% 1,347 $93   $10,507,303 18
Nov 25, 2025 9 $126,442 +1% -71% 1,347 $94   $10,633,745 19
Nov 26, 2025 - $46,923 -63% -79% 1,347 $35   $10,680,668 20
Nov 27, 2025 - $75,864 +62% -50% 1,347 $56   $10,756,532 21
Nov 28, 2025 - $153,559 +102% -29% 505 $304   $10,910,091 22
Nov 29, 2025 13 $151,119 -2% -55% 505 $299   $11,061,210 23
Nov 30, 2025 13 $89,425 -41% -64% 505 $177   $11,150,635 24
Dec 1, 2025 - $27,593 -69% -78% 505 $55   $11,178,228 25
Dec 2, 2025 - $37,647 +36% -70% 505 $75   $11,215,875 26
Dec 3, 2025 - $28,968 -23% -38% 505 $57   $11,244,843 27
Dec 4, 2025 - $21,219 -27% -72% 505 $42   $11,266,062 28
Dec 5, 2025 - $27,043 +27% -82% 277 $98   $11,293,105 29
Dec 6, 2025 - $49,547 +83% -67% 277 $179   $11,342,652 30
Dec 7, 2025 - $35,568 -28% -60% 277 $128   $11,378,220 31
Dec 8, 2025 - $12,524 -65% -55% 277 $45   $11,390,744 32
Dec 9, 2025 - $18,541 +48% -51% 277 $67   $11,409,285 33
Dec 10, 2025 - $13,961 -25% -52% 277 $50   $11,423,246 34
Dec 11, 2025 - $10,246 -27% -52% 277 $37   $11,433,492 35
Dec 12, 2025 - $40,211 +292% +49% 817 $49   $11,473,703 36
Dec 13, 2025 - $58,209 +45% +17% 817 $71   $11,531,912 37
Dec 14, 2025 - $38,516 -34% +8% 817 $47   $11,570,428 38
Dec 15, 2025 - $21,196 -45% +69% 817 $26   $11,591,624 39
Dec 16, 2025 - $37,751 +78% +104% 817 $46   $11,629,375 40
Dec 17, 2025 - $30,237 -20% +117% 817 $37   $11,659,612 41
Dec 18, 2025 - $16,015 -47% +56% 817 $20   $11,675,627 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2025 4 $6,316,109   2,410 $2,621   $6,316,109 1
Nov 14, 2025 8 $3,264,567 -48% 2,410 $1,355   $9,580,676 2
Nov 21, 2025 12 $1,175,856 -64% 1,347 $873   $10,756,532 3
Nov 28, 2025 13 $509,530 -57% 505 $1,009   $11,266,062 4
Dec 5, 2025 18 $167,430 -67% 277 $604   $11,433,492 5
Dec 12, 2025 22 $242,135 +45% 817 $296   $11,675,627 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,460 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,436 $11,675,627
Top 2025 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 162 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 512 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,565 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,724 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $11,675,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Amazon MGM Studios Movies 10 $11,675,627

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.